(Cameron is dining with a blonde woman at the Port Charles Grille. Alexis looks on, peeking at them from behind a menu)

Cameron: (taking a drink) Could you believe the staff meeting?

(Alexis sneaks a peek at them)

Woman: Oh, that intern should never have mouthed off to Monica Quartermaine.

Cameron: I thought she was going to deck him.

(Alexis gets up from the table to make a quick, quiet exit when Scott arrives and startles her)

Scott: Well, well, well. Sorry, but what do we - but what do we got here? (Cameron turns around) A crazy killer? Baby snatcher? (Alexis glares at Scott) How many felonies have you committed in the last 24 hours? (Alexis and Cameron look at one another. Alexis looks embarrassed)

[end scene]

Alexis: (almost whispering) Please don't make a scene.

Scott: How many felonies have you gotten away with in the last 24 hours? (Alexis gives him a strange look) Ok, let's make it the last 12.

Cameron watches them.

Alexis: I just want to have a nice dinner.

Scott: Really? Well, you better order two for both of your personalities. By the way, which one am I talking to right now?

Alexis: (in a low voice) You'll be talking to a lawyer for harassment if you don't pipe down.

Cameron continues to watch the exchange.

Scott: Really? Ok. Well, if you want to come after me -- excuse me (he grabs a knife from a nearby table)-- here. Here's a knife. (He hands her the knife) Go ahead.

Alexis: (hisses at him) Put that down.

Scott: Go ahead.

Alexis: (whispering at him in a disgusted voice) What is wrong with you?

The camera switches back to Cameron and the blonde woman.

Woman: Is that Alexis Davis?

Cameron: (sighing) Yeah.

Woman: You helped her with her defense, right, in that murder trial.

Cameron: She's impossible. The one person I wanted to forget about tonight.

The camera switches back to Alexis and Scott.

Scott: Yeah, I know that you were temporarily insane so that you could get out of jail.

Alexis: It was lovely speaking to you, Scott.

She begins to leave. Scott grabs her arm.

Scott: Hey, let me ask you this.

Alexis: Don't touch me.

Scott: You can't wait to get back in the courtroom, right?

Alexis: I am following the court's ruling to the letter.

Scott: Really? So how do you explain Nikolas' restraining order?

Alexis: My nephew has several lawyers on retainer.

Scott: No, it's just a smoke screen. You're the one who's practicing law.

Alexis: You are a mean man, you know that? You are just a cruel, mean, old man.

Scott: (interrupting her) No, no, no. You're just in violation, and I'm going to prove it.

Cameron approaches them.

Cameron: You know, at the risk of further upsetting my client --

Scott: Oh --

Cameron: I'm going to have to ask you to take a hike.

Alexis looks happy that Cameron is coming to her defense.

[end scene]

Scott: Shouldn't you be getting back to Blondie over there? (He points in the direction of Cameron's date).

Cameron: You're harassing my client.

Scott: What is your client doing wandering around the streets?

Cameron: Why are you so obsessed with prosecuting women?

Scott: I prosecute criminals.

Cameron: How would you characterize your relationship with your mother?

Scott: I beg your pardon?

Cameron: Did she humiliate you? Did it involve your sexuality?

Alexis is loving this.

Scott: My stepmother, Gail -- she's a shrink, like you, at General Hospital.

Cameron: Of course. I'd forgotten. That explains it. Our children are always a mess.

Scott: Well, I -- I didn't get to know her until I was a teen, you know, past my formative years.

Cameron: Was she ever a blonde?

[Alexis chuckles]

Scott: Not that I know of.

Cameron: It's just that you seem to fixate on blondes -- my date, Summer, Laura. That's what this is all about, isn't it? Any woman who isn't blonde, who isn't Laura, deserves to be in prison.

Scott: I think that's a little nutty.

Cameron: If you ever feel like you're ready to talk about this, feel free to give me a call. Unless you'd rather go into therapy with your mother. I don't recommend that. Unless she'll go blonde.

Alexis tries to stifle her giggles.

Scott: Ooh.

Scott leaves.

Alexis: (laughing) That was good. That was very good, although I really didn't need defending. But I have to say, you were really good. Thank - (She turns around but Cameron has already gone back to his date)

Alexis leaves quickly. Cameron turns around and smiles.

{end scene]

Nikolas is at Windermere, fingering a coin. Alexis enters.

Alexis: Hi. Sorry I'm late.

Nikolas: Oh. Actually, I wasn't expecting you for a while.

Alexis: Well, I'm here. So you said you have a problem with Luke? (Both sit down on the couch. Alexis crosses her legs) Let's talk about it. You have any ideas?

Nikolas: You all right?

Alexis: Yeah, I'm fine. Why don't you go get a pen and a paper, and we can compare notes.

Nikolas: What? You seem upset --

Alexis: (replying too quickly and talking with her hands) I'm not upset. I'm annoyed because I'm being harassed by my therapist.

Nikolas: Oh. You want me to have Dr. Lewis fired from the hospital?

Alexis: (quickly) Yes. No. (Nikolas laughs) I'm -- no. Just -- you don't have to fix it.

Nikolas: You're sure?

Alexis: I'm sure, because he knows where I live and he'll follow me there.

Nikolas: Ok.

Alexis: Let's talk about you. Let's talk about Lucky. Let's talk about Luke. I don't want you going after them. We're going to find some way to come up with a truce, ok?

Nikolas: Yeah, well, actually, at the moment, I'm more concerned about business. The Cassadine finances are in serious trouble.

[end scene]

Alexis and Nikolas are sitting on the couch looking at documents.

Nikolas: This is how Helena paid for her last great scheme. She set out to destroy her enemies and nearly bankrupted the Cassadines instead.

Alexis: Does Stefan know about this?

Nikolas: He doesn't know how bad it is. I mean, entire accounts have vanished, along with priceless family heirlooms. If I don't get an influx of capital soon, I'm going to have to start selling off assets. And, you know, that'll signal a weakness, and corporate raiders like Jax will come circling, just waiting to dismantle Cassadine Industries.

Alexis: How much time do you have?

Nikolas: I don't know. A few months. I'm working on a possible solution, but if that falls through, we're going to take a huge financial hit.

Alexis: All right, how about if I go over some numbers, and then we'll pull together some suggestions?

Nikolas: I appreciate that.

Nikolas begins to gather up the documents and rises from the couch. Alexis follows.

Alexis: Can I take some of that home?

Nikolas: Yeah.

Alexis: Ok. Thank you. (She takes the documents from Nikolas) You'll be all right. (She gives him a hug)

Nikolas: Yeah, I know. It's what I was raised to do.

Alexis: OK.

Alexis leaves.