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April
10, 2003 Transcript
"Just One Night"
Alexis
rocks Kristina in the crib as the baby cries.
Alexis:
Ok, that's a good girl. Does the rocking help just a little bit?
Because I don't know what else to do until Cameron gets back here
with the medicine. Ok? (Fusses with the blankets) Let's take
this off for a little bit. Oh, god, you're burning up.
(Camera
switches to Kelly's)
Cameron
is handcuffed.
Officer:
Dr. Cameron Lewis, you have the right to remain silent. If you give
up this right --
Cameron:
Baldwin, you have no grounds for this arrest.
Officer:
If you give up this right --
Scott:
(Motions for the officer to leave) Read them outside. (To
Cameron) A child has been kidnapped, and you know where she
is.
Cameron
slightly tilts his head and flashes his eyes toward the prescription
bag on the table. Zander gets the message and quickly puts his coat
on the table covering the bag.
Cameron:
Alexis is in a private psychiatric hospital.
Scott:
Yeah? Where?
Cameron:
Why, so you can barge in, make a scene, and undo the fragile progress
she's been making?
Scott:
You know, you've perjured yourself in a courtroom so she could away
with murder. Now you're whipping up some phony loony bin to cover
the fact that she stole her own kid!
Cameron:
Alexis is fighting a serious mental illness. I was concerned that
the stress of her daughter's kidnapping might cause the Kristina
personality to re-emerge.
Scott:
(Shakes his head and chuckles) Well, you know, you're going
down for accessory to kidnapping, and you can say bye-bye to your
medical license. (To the officer behind Cameron) Get him
out of here and get him on ice!
The
officer walks Cameron out.
Scott:
(To Emily) Once he talks, you can tell your family that I'll
bring the baby back.
Scott
leaves. Zander sits down with Emily. Emily notices the prescription
bag poking out from under Zander's jacket. She grabs hold of it
and stands up.
Emily:
Wait -
Zander
grabs the bag from the and she sits down..
Zander:
Wait -- don't talk. Please.
Cameron
is walked into the PCPD in handcuffs. Scott is close behind.
Cameron:
You have no proof that Alexis took the baby out of the Quartermaine
nursery because she didn't do it!
Scott:
You helped Alexis disappear. Now you're covering for her. That's
accessory to kidnapping after the fact.
Cameron:
Alexis is in a private psychiatric facility for treatment, thanks
in large part to your illegal conspiracy to give Edward Quartermaine
custody of the baby.
Scott:
Well, give me the name of this place, because for my own edification,
I would like to see with my own eyes her in the padded cell. Otherwise,
I'm holding you, and when I find Alexis and the baby, I'm going
to take great pleasure in prosecuting the both of you for kidnapping.
Emily
looks at the prescription bag.
Emily:
It's some kind of antibiotic for babies. Wait, Scott's right. Alexis
has Kristina, and your dad is helping her. (She grabs Cameron's
phone)
Zander:
Ok, wait a second. Who are you calling?
Emily:
Ned!
Zander:
(Takes the phone from her) Wait -- no, don't.
Emily:
Wait, Zander, Ned hasn't slept since the baby disappeared, and now
we know Alexis has her, and Kristina is sick!
Zander:
Ok, Ned's my friend, too, ok?
Emily:
Well, then give me the phone!
Zander:
If Alexis has Kristina, it is because your grandfather stole the
baby from her and Ned.
Emily:
Ok. So Alexis decided to steal her back? All right. I might be able
to sympathize --
Zander:
Ok, look --
Emily:
If she wasn't letting Ned suffer.
Zander:
Let's calm down. Let's think about this rationally, ok?
Cameron's
cell phone rings and Zander answers it hesitantly.
Zander:
Hello.
Alexis:
Zander?
Zander:
Yeah. I have my dad's cell phone because he just got arrested.
Alexis:
For what?
Zander:
Helping you. Baldwin just took him out of Kelly's in cuffs.
Alexis:
Oh, Zander, he was getting medicine for the baby. The baby's sick.
Zander:
Yeah, I've got it. Tell me where you are. (He grabs a pen and
starts writing) Yeah, hold on. (He stops writing) Wait,
is that a cabin that overlooks Stinson Lake? Is there a deer head
that's above the fireplace? All right. I know exactly where you
are. All right, I'll be there in a minute. (He hangs up)
Emily:
Whoa. Alexis kidnapped Ned's baby and now you're going to help her?
Are you expecting me to keep quiet about that?
Jax
arrives at the PCPD to report a phone call from Sonny. He notices
Cameron in cuffs across the room.
After
speaking with Taggert Jax looks over at Scott and Cameron.
Scott:
Why don't just admit that you're covering for Alexis? Tell me where
she and the baby are and maybe I'll let you keep your medical license.
Cameron:
You know, it's possible the baby was kidnapped by somebody in the
Quartermaine family. Why isn't anybody investigating that? I mean,
we've established that you're corrupt, biased, and incompetent,
but there ought to be somebody in your office or on this force who's
actually capable of doing their job.
Jax
walks up to them.
Jax:
Can I have a word with Cameron alone?
Scott:
No. Get lost.
Jax:
Look, if Alexis is stranded somewhere with her child, I want her
found.
Scott:
Three minutes.
Jax:
Thank you.
Jax
and Cameron walks into the interrogation room.
Scott:
If I find out that you're mixed up in this, I'll charge you with
accessory!
(Camera
switches to the interrogation room)
Cameron:
Ahem. That man has serious childhood issues he's never dealt with.
Jax:
Save it, Cameron. I know that Alexis has Kristina. I've been keeping
my mouth shut for Alexis' sake, but if you're trying to be the big
hero here, it's not working. You've made the situation much worse.
Now, do you understand that if Alexis is caught with Kristina she
could lose her forever?
Alexis
opens the door to Zander and Emily. Kristina is crying.
Alexis:
Hi.
Zander:
Hi. Guess who came home.
Alexis
hugs Emily
Alexis:
Emily. It's good to see you, honey. Come on.
Zander
and Emily walk in.
Emily:
What's wrong with the baby?
Alexis
takes the medicine out of the bag and unwraps the container.
Alexis:
She's got an ear infection. Hopefully, this is going to help her
out. How much trouble is Cameron in?
Alexis
brings the medicine to Kristina.
Zander:
Well, Baldwin and a cop arrested him as an accessory to kidnapping.
Emily:
It's pretty accurate, isn't it? Like he's obviously helping you.
Alexis:
How long have you been here, Emily?
Emily:
Since the night Kristina disappeared from the nursery.
Alexis:
I didn't take her, Emily. I found her. I just wanted to take her
here so I could spend some time with her before I have to give her
back.
Emily:
My whole family is terrified. Ned hasn't slept since the baby disappeared.
This is his little baby, too. How could you -- I know you're sick,
but this is wrong.
Alexis:
Ok, then she's finally asleep. All
right, Emily, I'm going to try to explain this to you. I do not
want Ned to suffer. But I did not steal this baby. Skye and A.J.
took the baby. They took the baby to Brenda's old cottage. I found
her. I was returning her to the Quartermaines. I overheard Edward
saying that he's going to make sure that I never see my daughter
again. I panicked, I was going to leave the country, but Zander's
father -- he talked me into not doing it, and he and I both know
that the right thing to do at this point is to bring Kristina back
until I can get her home with me. But I just wanted to spend a little
time with her before I have to do that.
Emily:
All right, but you could have called Ned. I mean, he's as mad at
grandfather as you are, but he's also out of his mind afraid that
someone took little Kristina and --
Alexis:
Emily, things have changed since you've been gone. Ned does not
trust me all that much, and quite frankly, I don't trust him all
that much. I couldn't risk telling him.
Emily:
All right, well, so what about Zander's father? I mean, the police
are holding him as an accessory to kidnapping.
Alexis:
Well, I can't very well let him stay in jail for helping me.
Zander:
Ok, how do we fix that?
Alexis:
I'm going to have to turn myself in.
Alexis
and Zander arrive at the PCPD. Jax is still there.
Jax:
Are you all right?
Alexis:
Yes. (To Mac) Did you find my daughter?
Mac:
Not yet. Where have you been?
Alexis:
Dr. Lewis was concerned about the stress that I would face due to
the kidnapping, so he checked me into a private psychiatric facility,
telling me to trust you people to find my daughter and bring her
back safely -- to Ned. Zander came to get me and told me that Cameron
had been arrested.
Scott:
What's the name of this facility?
Cameron
walks out of the interrogation room and stands next to Alexis.
Cameron:
Shadybrook. Now that Alexis has come forward, I'm no longer bound
by the rules of confidentiality.
Zander:
I used my father's cell phone to figure out where Alexis was. It
wasn't that hard.
Scott:
Where's the baby?
Alexis:
I don't know, Scott.
Scott:
You know, I bet you were nowhere near this ShadyCreek.
Cameron:
Shadybrook.
Scott:
Shadybrook -- I don't care what. You know what? You're protecting
your girlfriend. You probably got people over there in you pocket.
You falsify records, don't you?
Cameron:
Have you ever thought about seeking treatment for your paranoia?
Scott:
Listen, I got bigger fish to fry across town here, so I can't waste
my time anymore. But I know you took your kid, and I advise you
to bring her back, because if I catch you and the baby together,
I will prosecute you and you'll never, ever see your little baby
again.
Scott
leaves and Jax walks up behind Alexis.
Jax:
I'll call you later. (He leaves)
Alexis:
Mac, you have no grounds to arrest Cameron.
Mac:
We still have a missing baby, and I think both of you know something
about it.
Alexis:
Do you want this release to turn into hours of unnecessary paperwork,
Mac?
Mac:
Sign him out.
Mac
walks away and an officer starts some paperwork.
Cameron:
Is everything all right?
Alexis:
Thanks to Zander. He came through for both of us.
Emily
sits alone holding Kristina at the cabin.
Emily:
Your life must seem pretty strange so far. You were born into a
pretty weird family. On both sides. But there are good things about
the Quartermaines. And Alexis. It's obvious how much she loves you.
But why wouldn't she? Look at you. You're beautiful. Totally innocent.
You have your whole life ahead of you. You know that? People used
to say that to me. Mm-hmm. They did. That I had my whole life ahead
of me. But if you think about it, it's kind of like a promise for
the future, like there are tons of things ahead of you. Yeah,
I know. I know. And you can have any one of them. But sometimes
your whole life ahead of you can sound really sad, when it's about
what might have been or what you might have had if things were different.
Like if I were different, I'd have liked being around for you.
Less of a second cousin once removed or whatever our official relationship
is and more of a sister. That would have been cool, huh? Yeah? But
that's not how it happened.
Alexis
finishes tucking Kristina into her crib. Zander and Emily sit at
the table.
Alexis:
She's sleeping like an angel. Temperature's down. The antibiotics
are obviously working. You know how your father knew she had an
ear infection?
Zander:
No.
Alexis:
Because she was grabbing her ear and he said you used to do the
same thing when you were a baby.
Zander
and Emily look at each other.
Alexis:
I can't tell you how grateful I am to all of you for helping me
out. But it is time to get realistic, and I don't have any good
choices, but the best one we have is to get Kristina back to the
Quartermaines.
Cameron:
No. Not tonight. (Hands Alexis a mug of tea) Tomorrow. (He
turns toward Zander and Emily) That is, if you two will let
Alexis have another night with her baby.
Zander:
I will.
Zander
looks over at Emily. She doesn't answer. Alexis sits down at the
table in front of her.
Alexis:
Emily, please. Just one night.
Emily:
The person who counts most in this is Kristina. And I'm sure that
if she could she would tell us that wants to be with her mom for
as long as possible.
Alexis
smiles.
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