January 19, 2004 Transcript
Alexis Makes a Deal

At the PCPD

Alexis: I got your message. All right, now what? Never mind. Nikolas, what happened? Is it true what I heard?

Nikolas: Yeah, Lansing decided to reinstate my bail.

Alexis: Why?

Nikolas: Well, Zander picked a fight and tried to say I started it. I guess Ric didn't buy it.

Alexis: Well, that's quite a turnaround, since he fought your bail with every obscure precedent that he could find. So now all of a sudden -- uh-uh. Uh-uh. Something's not right here.

Nikolas: Not really, Alexis. I'm still standing trial for murder with false evidence stacked against me.

Alexis: Or maybe he realized that he went over the top with the bail issue, so he's trying to show impartiality by going by the book.

Nikolas: Let's stop wasting time dissecting Ric’s motives, ok? I'm getting out of here, that's what matters. What about this fence guy, Ben? I'm positive he's the one who killed Sam’s father. We need to find this man.

Alexis: I've been following your lead with Ben following Sam to Azure Key. Unfortunately, there's a hurricane so there's a communication problem. There might be something else to accomplish here. I heard what happened. Do you want me to get you out of here?

Zander: Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest?

Alexis: My interest here is seeing that justice gets done.

Zander: Then we're on the same page.

Alexis: We're not even reading the same book, Zander. I am asking you one last time as your friend to stop this before it goes any further.

Zander: You already know what I said, Alexis.

Alexis: And then I’m going to give you one last chance to let it sink in. Zander, what do you think, that you're going to put Nikolas in prison and that Emily’s going to be out there waiting for you?

Zander: Alexis, just leave me alone.

Alexis: It's not going to happen. It is not going to happen because I am not going to let Nikolas go to prison and even if he did, it wouldn't change anything because Emily is not going to stop loving Nikolas any more than you can apparently stop loving her. Stop hurting everybody just because you're hurt. I want you to leave them alone and I want you to stop holding that baby over Ric and Elizabeth’s head. Just look to the future. Just let the past be the past, Zander.

Zander: You sound so sincere. It sounds like you really care about me.

Alexis: I do.

Zander: Maybe, on some level, but not the one where Nikolas lives. When it comes down to it and it's me or him, you're going to sink me. So, thanks for the advice, but no thanks.

Ric: And once the paperwork is finished, your client is free to go.

Alexis: Thanks, that's very generous of you.

Ric: You're welcome.

Alexis: Too generous.

Ric: What does it take to win with you, huh, Alexis?

Alexis: The truth usually does it.

Ric: You know what? I don't know where this is going, but I’m really pressed for time.

Alexis: Well, make time. I'm just getting started.

Alexis: When you kidnapped Carly, it's because you wanted her baby, right?

Ric: Wait, wait -- what does this have to do with anything?

Alexis: Well, and sadly enough, you find yourself right back where you started. I mean, even you can see that and I want you to know that on some level, I can actually understand that you want your family and you will do whatever it takes.

Ric: What's your point?

Alexis: Well, my point is, is that Elizabeth is pregnant with Zander’s baby and Zander has promised to sign over custody to you. And I'm guessing that he hasn't done that yet because he's waiting for you to find Nikolas guilty of Cody McCall’s murder. That way, Zander gets Emily, you and Elizabeth get to keep the baby and then my nephew -- he gets to go to prison, which is completely unacceptable to me.

Ric: That's quite a theory.

Alexis: I'm not finished. There's a more likely suspect -- a jewel fence that you haven't made any attempt to look for at all. I don't think that I have to tell you just how much trouble you are going to be in -- both professionally and personally -- if it comes out that you are tampering with evidence in order to convict an innocent man in exchange for a signature on custody papers. I don't know why I’m giving you a choice. I have no idea why I’m being so, so nice to you, but you can either risk me talking to a judge, or we can make a deal.

Alexis: I'll push for a speedy trial, you keep Zander believing that Nikolas will be convicted and then at the last minute, you throw the case. If you so choose, you can drop an injunction barring Zander from any contact with the baby based on his police record and the fact that he's working currently for a known mob figure.

Ric: I thought Zander was your friend.

Alexis: Nikolas is innocent.

Ric: All right. One condition, though.

Alexis: What's that?

Ric: Don't tell Elizabeth.

Alexis: Deal.