April 10, 2002 Transcript
"Make A Wish"

(Alexis and Sonny are in her apartment. Alexis is working on her laptop at her desk and Sonny is on the phone, speaking in Spanish)

Sonny: Ellos estan a veinte millas de republica dominica. Eso cubre mucho terrirorio. No, necesito mas informacion. llamame de nuevo. (hangs up the phone)

Alexis: A.J.’s gone to a great deal of trouble to cover his tracks.

Sonny: Well, you know what? I’d have Courtney home by now if Jax hadn’t had me arrested, you know, to impress his girlfriend.

Alexis: Speaking of Jax, I’m filing a brief that’ll stave off the wrecking ball. You’ll be able to keep your warehouse.

Sonny: Why can’t Jax just stick to bribing the city council instead of trying to tell me not to deal with A.J.?

Alexis: (stops working at the computer and turns to look up at Sonny) You know, in these circumstances, I happen to think that Jax is right.

Sonny: You agree with Jax.

Alexis: In this instance, yes.

Sonny: Well, I’m not letting A.J. walk because candy boy tells me to. That’s something I won’t do so –

Alexis: (gets up from her chair) You said you trust me, right?

Sonny: Right.

Alexis: You know why you trust me?

Sonny: Why?

Alexis: Or why I think you trust me is because I always tell you the truth.

Sonny: Mm-hmm.

Alexis: And I’m giving you my opinion because I have your best interests at heart. And, ironically, so does Jax.

Sonny: You lost me there.

Alexis: He wants to protect A.J. because he’s committed to Skye and I want to protect A.J. because I’m committed to you.

Sonny: Alexis, this is my decision, not yours.

Alexis: I understand. (They both walk over to the coffee table in front of the couch. There is a fruit basket on it) Guess I don’t have to remind you that you’re claustrophobic. And you can deny and downplay that as much as you want, but the fact of the matter is you spent hours in jail and it almost drove you insane. I’d hate to see what a lifetime of prison would do for you. (She pops a piece of fruit into her mouth)

Sonny: I’m not going to prison. (pops a slice of apple into his mouth)

Alexis: (talking with her mouth full) You will if you do anything illegal.

Sonny: Well, that depends how, you know, A.J. wants to play it. (They both sit down on the couch and cross their legs simultaneously)

Alexis: What if he doesn’t play it to your liking?

Sonny: Well, every situation has a different solution.

Alexis: (pats Sonny on the shoulder) Good. You give A.J. all your power. That’s a great idea. Because he’s trying to goad you, he’s trying to bait you, he is trying to push you and hoping that you will lose control.

Sonny: Do I look like a man who’s out of control? (laughs)

Alexis: (sort of laughing) Not at this particular moment, no.

Sonny: You see, that’s what lawyers do. You worry and you let your imagination cover every possible base, which is fine, because that’s what I pay you to do. But not when it comes to A.J.

Alexis: You trust me, right?

Sonny: (gives her a big smile) You know I do.

Alexis: Then listen to me, carefully. If you do anything illegal, I will recuse myself from the case. And I hate to burst your bubble, but you are not the Houdini of the justice system. You will go to prison and I would hate to see that.

Sonny: (sets the knife and the rest of the fruit on the coffee table) I’m not going to prison. (puts his arms up on the back of the couch, getting closer to Alexis) But even if I was, why would you care? I mean, you could always find someone else to put you on retainer.

Alexis: But if you’re not here, who – when I rant about any number of things, there’ll be no one here to talk me down. (pause) And if I have nothing to eat but popcorn in my kitchen and I’m starving to death, there won’t be anyone here to whip me up a great meal that has all the food groups in it.

Sonny: (nods) Mm-hmm.

Alexis: And when it appears that life makes absolutely no sense to me and I want to talk to you, even though you never listen to anything that I ever say – (Sonny laughs)

Alexis: (almost whispering) I still like talking to you.

Sonny: (nods and gives Alexis a long smoldering look) I’m not going to prison, so you don’t have to worry about anything.

Alexis: Ok. (smiles)

Sonny: (They look at each other for a moment. Then Sonny takes his fingers and plucks an eyelash off of Alexis’ cheek. The action appears to have startled her a bit) You got an eyelash there. It’s kind of – it was on your cheek.

Alexis: I think you’re supposed to make a wish on it.

Sonny: Yeah? All right. Make a wish. (gives her a huge grin)

(Alexis closes her eyes and makes a wish. Just then, the computer chimes)

Alexis: That’s the clerk. (they both walk over to the computer) I’m expecting an e-mail.

(The e-mail is a picture of Courtney lying on a bed)

Sonny: (reading the e-mail) “I’ve got her now. Love to you both. A.J.”

(Alexis looks at Sonny for his reaction)

Alexis: Maybe I can find him through his e-mail address. (gasps) Oh, god, it’s gone.

Sonny: What do you mean, “It’s gone”? (starts to leave her apartment)

Alexis: I don’t know what happened! I’m sorry! Sonny, wait a minute – Sonny –

(As they reach the hallway between their apartments, Ned walks off of the elevator)

Ned: Alexis --

Alexis: Oh, boy – (tries to see past Ned)

Ned: Just one moment, ok, please? (he ushers her back into her apartment) Are you alone?

Alexis: Yeah. Oh, I --

Ned: I know where A.J. and Courtney are.

Alexis: Where?

Ned: Before I tell you, I need you to be honest with me.

Alexis: Ok, ok, about what?

Ned: You promised you wouldn’t tell Sonny. Did you mean it?

Alexis: I don’t really want Sonny to find A.J.

Ned: You’re sure?

Alexis: I don’t really think anything positive’s going to come from it.

Ned: Ok. I’ll make some arrangements, and then I’m going to come back and pick you up later.

Alexis: Do I need a passport?

Ned: Yes. A.J. is at a private villa on the island of St. Sophia.

Alexis: Thank you for trusting me with this. I’ll get ready.

Ned: And thank you for justifying my faith.

(Alexis turns and goes upstairs)

(Alexis’ bags are packed and waiting on the floor by the front door. When she hears a knock, Alexis comes down the stairs wearing a pink top and black pants)

Alexis: I’m all set. (opens the door to find Sonny, not Ned)

Sonny: Look like it. You going somewhere?

Alexis: On a business trip.

Sonny: (enters the apartment) Yeah, I decided to go and stay at the Puerto de Santos. That way I can, you know, be closer when they locate A.J. and Courtney. You look like you’re dressed to go to the Caribbean too.

Alexis: You’re going to miss your plane if you don’t hurry.

Sonny: Oh, the pilot will, you know – he’ll leave when I tell him to leave.

Alexis: Well, I’m going to miss my plane if I don’t hurry.

Sonny: Where did you say you were going?

Alexis: I didn’t.

(Just then, Ned steps off of the elevator and walks into the discussion)

Sonny: You going somewhere with Ned?

Ned: Los Angeles. I have some contract disputes with one of my bands.

Sonny: Contract dispute, huh?

Ned: Yeah.

Sonny: You’re not going to find A.J., are you?

Ned: No, Sonny, A.J. is your problem. I have a band on the brink of a walkout, so if you’ll excuse us –

Sonny: Yeah. I got to discuss something with Alexis. You see, I might need her, and I just need to know if she’s being honest with me. So, where are you going, Alexis? To Los Angeles or to look for A.J. and my sister? If you know where they are, you should tell me.