January 14, 2004 Transcript
"Family's family. No hard feelings."

(in Zander's hospital room)

Nikolas: It was a fair fight.

Zander: The guy tried to kill me.

Emily: You provoked him Zander.

Zander: Oh, so it's my fault? Is that what you're saying?

Ric: I did see you in a prior altercation with Zander.

Emily: Oh, come on Ric. Can't you see what Zander’s doing?

Ric: You either assault somebody or you don’t. That was your choice, you made it. You are responsible.

Nikolas: I agree.

Ric: I'm afraid you've broken the terms of your bail. You're going to have to be incarcerated until the trial.

Alexis: Excuse me, I'm sorry. I thought I -- I heard you just said that you were going to threaten to take my client back to jail.

Ric: Well --

Alexis: Or am I mistaken?

Ric: Well, he -- he attacked Zander and put him in the hospital, and he positively I.D.'d him, so yes, I am.

Alexis: He did positively I.D. him? Did he do it in a police lineup? Did you inform my client that it was a police matter and did you give my client the option of waiting for his attorney to arrive? See, I didn't think so, so good luck getting your I.D. into court, counselor.

Lucky: Damn, you're good.

Alexis: Are you feeling ok to have a chat with an old friend?

Ric: You're under no obligation to speak to opposing counsel.

Zander: It's ok.

Alexis: Would you mind giving us a minute?

Zander: So, does Kristina still like those canned peaches?

Alexis: She won't even consider the fresh ones.

Zander: She's a sweetheart. I'm glad everything worked out for you, Alexis.

Alexis: Me, too and as much as I love talking about my daughter, I came here to talk to you about you.

Zander: I know.

Alexis: You're better than this Zander. I knew that the first time I got you out of trouble and I know it now.

Zander: Maybe you're wrong.

Alexis: I'm not wrong. I saw the kind of man that you became when you were with Emily. I'm sorry she hurt you.

Zander: Things happen.

Alexis: I know that you're still in love with her and I know that you must be hurting, but this isn't going to help anything.

Zander: What exactly am I doing, Alexis?

Alexis: There's something not right about this case and I haven't quite figured it out yet, but I will.

Zander: Nikolas attacked me. That's it.

Alexis: All right, I’m sure that he did and I think that he should be held accountable for it, but he didn't kill Cody McCall and I know that you know that, too. So I am asking you as your friend to drop the assault charges. Let him free to go find out who really killed McCall. Zander, please, do the right thing.

Zander: I understand that Nikolas is family and you have to defend him and, I mean, that's -- that's great. I mean, he's -- he's lucky, you know?

Alexis: Has Cameron visited you?

Zander: No, I'm not even sure he knows I’m here.

Alexis: Why don't you let me call him, Zander?

Zander: No, please.

Alexis: Why can't we just come up with a compromise? And then the two of you can just walk away from this.

Zander: What do you want me to tell you, Alexis? That he didn't beat me up?

Alexis: I mean, did you have good reason for wanting him in jail? Because Nikolas thinks that he was framed, and this makes it look like you were involved.

Zander: I had nothing to do with that.

Alexis: Then make that clear to everybody, Zander. Drop the assault charges.

Zander: Look, when I lose my temper, I have to pay. Why shouldn't Nikolas?

Alexis: I know that he ran off with the love of your life. I know how upset you are. You have a right to be, but think about what you're doing. Zander -- Zander, do you understand that I need to do whatever is absolutely possible to help Nikolas?

Zander: Yeah.

Alexis: Do you know what that means?

Zander: Family's family. No hard feelings.

(Ric enters the room)

Ric: I have a uniform on the clock out here. What's the decision? Are we dropping the assault charge?

Zander: No.

Ric: Fine.

Alexis: Zander, I'm sorry.

Zander: So am I.

Ric: Nikolas Cassadine, you are under arrest for assault, a violation of bail.

Emily: Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds, Ric?

Ric: Read him his rights in the car.

Lucky: I'm going with you.

Ric: Be careful, Spencer.

Lucky: Don't worry about it. Remember? I'm off the case.

Alexis: You took Lucky off the case?

Ric: Yes. Do I need to clear that with you, Ms. Davis?

Emily: Hey, I need to take care of a few things. Don't worry, ok? I'll be right behind you. Ok, I love you.

Ric: Let's go.

(they leave)

Emily: (to Zander) You're framing Nikolas for this murder, aren't you? That's why you wanted him back in jail.

Zander: Not at all.

Emily: Then why did you show up at Wyndermere two seconds after Nikolas was arrested? Why did you offer to make the murder charge disappear, Zander?

Zander: I thought it would make you happy.

Emily: How do you know so much about this murder, unless you killed the guy yourself?