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April
3, 2003
Transcript
Cameron arrives at the docks where Luke is waiting for him.
Luke: Thank you for meeting me on such short notice. Cameron: I'm a little pressed for time. Luke: I'll make it fast. Do you know Nikolas Cassadine?
Cameron: Rich, elitist, full of himself -- yeah, we've met. Luke: Well, unfortunately, due to a malicious twist of fate, he's also my wife's legal guardian. He's used this position to get a restraining order against me. I can't visit her. I don't get any updates on her condition. Cameron: That's tough, but I'm not sure what I can do about it. Luke: I need her condition re-evaluated. Cameron: I'd need access to her records. I don't think Nikolas would allow that. He'd see me as being on your side. Luke: Well, as her legal guardian, would he have a copy of these records? Cameron: Yeah, most likely. Certainly he'd have written progress reports. Luke: Is that enough? Cameron: It's a start. Luke: Ok. I'll get you what you need. Luke leaves.
Skye is standing at the bar in the Q mansion living room. She's about to drink from a glass that looks like it's holding vodka. A.J. walks in just as she raises her glass.
A.J.:
Don't do it. Look, I realize lately your solution to everything
is to check your makeup at the bottom of a glass, but my freedom
is on the line here as much as yours, and there's no way in hell
I'm letting you Skye: Water. Feel free to taste it if you want. A.J.: I'm sorry. I assumed and I shouldn't have. I'm --
Skye: Yeah, believe me, A.J., I am painfully aware that we are running out of time here.
A.J.: Not necessarily. Look, if we're careful, no one knows that we took Kristina. Ok, if we stay cool, no one ever will. Skye:
Except the person who took her from us. A.J., this is horrible.
Because of us, that innocent baby is out there right now with some
kidnapper, ok. And if the police don't find her, we are going to
have to A.J.: That's where I come in. I'm warning you -- don't even think about it. (Camera switches to the foyer) The doorbell rings and Ned goes and opens the door. It's Jax. Ned: Anything?
Jax: Not yet. Alexis here? Ned: No, I haven't seen her since last night. Jax: Oh. Edward walks in.
Edward: I heard the doorbell -- oh, god, it's him. Just go away. The last thing we need is to have you here making a bad situation worse.
Ned: Grandfather, back off. He's helping with the search. Jax: Yeah, I'd think you'd welcome it, considering you're the one that brought Kristina into this house and made her vulnerable for the kidnapping in the first place. The doorbell rings again. Ned answers the door to Scott and Mac. Scott: Ned. Ned: Hope you have something positive to tell me. Mac: Well, we have a witness report. Ned: Kristina's been spotted?
Scott: Well, there was a fisherman out on the lake last night, claims he saw a woman scurry across your lawn carrying a baby. Mac: She was headed toward the house. Edward: Oh, that doesn't make sense. Mac: It does if the kidnapper intended to return the baby.
(Camera switches to Wyndemere) Alexis is sitting in a study at Wyndemere holding the baby and talking to her. Luke watches through a window
Alexis: You're a real trouper, you know that? Being shuffled around to all these places by all these people who shouldn't have anything to do with you. Mama's here now. And this isn't going to go on for long. And I promise you that things will work out the way that I told you that they would. Mm-hmm. Nikolas walks in the door. Nikolas: Hey. Who's this? Alexis gets up and takes the baby over to Nikolas. Alexis: Say hello to your niece.
Nikolas: You are just so beautiful. (Kisses the baby) Alexis: Isn't she something?
Nikolas: My god, are you kidding me? She's amazing. Hi -- she -- hi. You had her all along?
Alexis: Let me put her down and I'll tell you. Alexis walks over to the baby carrier sitting on the desk. Alexis: Come here, monkey. Come here, sweet pea. (Lays the baby down) Oh, that's my girl.
Alexis: We got here last night. Nikolas: Anyone see you?
Alexis: We came in through the tunnel, so we stayed in the north tower. It would be difficult to find a kidnapped baby in a house full of 50 rooms. Nikolas: Ok, Alexis, do you have any idea what you're risking here?
Alexis: I think the risk is for me to stay here in Port Charles. I want to leave, I want to take the baby out of the country, and I need you to help me.
Luke watches Alexis and Nikolas from outside the room. Nikolas: Before I can help you, I need to understand what's going on. Alexis, why did you take Kristina?
Alexis: Because the Quartermaines left me no choice. The baby wasn't kidnapped. She was shuttled off to another faction of the family. She was a bargaining chip in one of their internal squabbles. I can't trust them to know that they'll give her back to me when my therapy is over, so I have no choice but to take her and disappear.
Nikolas: Ok, I'm going to ask you a question, and I know you may not like it. Alexis: I'll tell you anything. Nikolas: Are you well enough to take care of Kristina?
Alexis: There is no one that can take better care of Kristina than me. Nikolas: You sound sure. Alexis: I am. Nikolas: Ok. Ok. I will help you. Money, arrangements to get you out of the country -- whatever you need, I will help. Alexis hugs Nikolas
Alexis: I'm beholden to you. Nikolas: Listen, we're family, ok? Despite everything that's happened, that still means something to me. She kisses his cheek as they part.
Alexis: Now, we need to find a way to cover -- cover my tracks, and I also need to make sure that you are not implicated in any way.
Edward tells Scott and Mac that the woman seen on the lawn was probably Alice carrying towels. They don't buy it. Edward gets angry and says he'll assemble the staff and question them. He says that it's likely a lot of the had crossed the lawn the night before. Jax and Ned are left alone and talk to themselves.
Ned: You don't buy that "Alice with towels" business, do you? Jax: No. But something doesn't fit. The kidnapper and Kristina were on the property, and he or she did intend to bring her back. So why isn't she here? Ned: Maybe Alexis changed her mind.
Skye is standing at the window in the living room looking very guilty.
A.J.: Skye -- please, get away from the window. You look guilty. Skye: How? A.J.: You're too interested. If you haven't done anything wrong, why do you need to keep an eye on the police? Skye: The lawn is crawling with them. A.J.: That is a good thing. The longer they waste their time looking in the wrong place, the colder our trail.
Skye: Do you ever care about anybody but yourself, A.J.? What about the baby? Now, we have vital information about where the kidnapping took place. We are going to have to tell the police.
A.J.: No. You know we can't do that without incriminating ourselves, ok? There's nothing we can do for Kristina now. Whoever kidnapped her wanted a kid to love and take care of. Skye: Oh, you got to be on drugs if you think I'm going to buy this lame story that you just made up on the spot about Kristina living some fairy tale life with her kidnapper. A.J.: You're right, all right? It was wrong. I just wanted to help you relax. Unless you want to destroy our lives. Is that what you want, Skye? Is that what you really want?
Gia and Zander meet at Kelly's. Gia tells him that she managed to get a job with Scott by stroking his ego.
Jax: Alexis wouldn't steal her own child.
Ned: I would've never guessed she'd kill Alcazar, either.
Jax: Ned, come on. Don't do this. Don't hold Alexis' illness against her by automatically thinking the worst.
Ned: From Alexis' fractured point of view, it actually makes a weird kind of sense. Ok, say she kidnaps Kristina and then she suddenly has an attack of conscience, so she decides to return the child and then changes her mind again. It's like -- it's like two people overruling each other's decisions. Jax: Or it could've been someone else. Or it was Alice with towels. All I'm asking is don't immediately jump to the worst-case scenario. The doorbell rings and Ned answers the door. Alexis walks in.
Alexis: I just saw the forensics trucks outside. Did they find anything new?
Ned: Well, actually, the cops got a tip about a woman being spotted on the back lawn last night carrying a bundle of some kind.
Alexis: Maybe they found something.
Alexis walks away from Ned and makes a face to herself as if embarrassed that she was seen. She goes into the living room. Alexis: A.J. A.J.: Hello. Alexis comes up close to Skye.
Alexis: How's the investigation going? You think they're any closer to finding my daughter?
Luke walks up to Nikolas as he fusses over the baby. Luke tells him that Nik being part of the kidnapping is all Luke needs to get Nik to sign off as Laura's legal guardian.
Alexis and Skye walk away from the window. A.J.: Scott and Mac are questioning the staff. They've been out there for a while, but doesn't seem like there's any drama going on. Alexis: Did anyone question you, Skye?
Skye: (Uncomfortably) Well, why should I be?
Alexis: No need to be defensive.
Skye: I'm -- I'm not. Alexis: The kidnapping happened in this house. Question the family would be a natural part of the investigation. Cameron walks in.
Cameron: Any progress in the search?
Alexis: Uh-uh. I guess she's probably miles away from now, probably in some remote place where no one can find her. Maybe in an isolated house, you know, somewhere on the edge of the woods where the neighbors wouldn't know that the place was supposed to be occupied. Skye looks very guilty.
Skye: Whoa -- you know, we have to believe that Kristina's safe, that no one would hurt her.
Alexis: I really do want to believe that. I can't imagine what kind of horrible human being would steal a child. Ned walks in. Ned: Alexis? I need to speak to you alone.
Alexis: I need to wait here. I want to see what the police come up with. Ned: Would you mind waiting in the foyer? Skye: Yeah, sure. Skye and A.J. leave the room. Ned: I think you know where Kristina is. Alexis: Ned --
Ned: Now, please, let me finish. If you took her, I know you only did it out of love. Well, I love her, too, and I'm afraid for her, but I can't do anything about it because I can't be sure if she's ok. I want to help her. I want to help you. So if you know where she is, you have to tell me.
Alexis: I don't know where she is, Ned. I hate your family for letting this happen. I don't want to be in this house anymore. Alexis storms out. Ned: Alexis, wait, wait, wait, wait --
Nikolas fusses with the baby. Luke:
I guess I gave Alexis more credit than she deserves. If you're going
to steal and secure your own child, you don't leave it with the
crazy relatives. This is going to be the first place anybody looks,
which
Nikolas: Say what you mean and get it over with, please. Luke: I want you to turn over that guardianship of Laura. It's as simple as that. If you don't, I call the D.A. You won't like prison. Nikolas: Where does that leave Alexis, exactly? She's your friend, right?
Luke: I do what I have to do. Alexis walks in.
Alexis: Luke, you weren't supposed to know anything about this.
Luke: Well, it's your bad luck that I do, darling. Nik is trying to keep me away from Laura. You know I'll do anything I have to to stop him.
Alexis: (Calmly) By taking my baby away from me? Luke: If that's what it takes. Alexis: Nikolas, can I talk to Luke alone for a minute? Nikolas: Yeah. Come on. Let's go. Nikolas takes the baby in the carrier and walks out.
Alexis:
Do you have any idea what has gone down here? Do you know that the
court gave Kristina to Ned, then Edward stole Kristina from Ned,
then -- then Skye and A.J. stole Kristina from Edward? Do you see
how sick and twisted that is? And now you and Nikolas are going
to do the same thing? I
Luke: I'm very sorry, Natasha. My concern isn't for you and your baby. My concern is for my wife. Alexis: Then just give me a minute to -- to reason with Nikolas. Luke: I'm running out of patience.
Alexis: And I'm running out of time. You know that my baby is all that I have. You know that I am all that she has. She needs me. I'm her mother. Please, just let me take my daughter and go away.
Jax walks into the living room to meet with Skye. Jax: Why would you leave me a message on my cell phone? We're in the same house.
Skye: I needed to speak to you alone. Look, I have done something very wrong, and I need your help.
Jax: You and A.J. took Kristina, didn't you? Skye: How did you know that? Jax: Something went wrong? How bad is it? Skye: Well, we were keeping Kristina at Brenda's cottage, and she just disappeared. Look, I'm not trying to avoid responsibility here, Jax. I'm not. If you think that I should go out there right now and tell Scott and the police, I will do that. But I'm hoping you will agree to help me find Kristina and bring her back here. For once in my life, help me make right of something that I've done wrong.
Luke: If you're going to take your child and run, leave the country, don't use Cassadine money or connections to do it.
Alexis: Why not? Luke: Because the Cassadines and the Quartermaines move in the same financial circles. Alexis: I'll bow to your expertise. How do you suggest I get out of the country? Cameron walks in.
Cameron: That would be a bad idea.
Luke: And why would that be a bad idea?
Cameron: Because a life on the run is no life at all, especially for a child.
Alexis: The situation is untenable. I refuse to return her to that madhouse.
Cameron: I put my career on the line for you.
Luke: Well, that doesn't give you control over the woman's life. If she wants to save her kid by running, that's her business.
Cameron: Fine. Take Kristina and run. I'll give you 10 minutes before I call the police. Or you can stay here and fight. You won't be by yourself. I'll be with you every step of the way. It's your call, Alexis, but you have to make it now.
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