January 22, 2004 Transcript
"I Want to Protect You, Nikolas"

At Wyndemere

Emily: "It has become too dangerous to use my ring to seal my correspondence with Constance. Our affair must remain a secret, so I’ve ceased sending her letters. Instead, I leave her a single rose each night to remind her of our bond." That's beautiful.

Nikolas: Have I mentioned that you're a hopeless romantic?

[Emily giggles]

Emily: Yeah. Sometimes I -- I think Constance and Blackthorn's love was too passionate to be real and then I realize we have that, too.

Alexis: Hi. I'm sorry to interrupt, but I just wanted to let you know they set a court date.

Nikolas: Oh.

Emily: Yeah, this is all going so fast.

Alexis: If it's all right, I need to do some prep work with Nikolas?

Emily: Oh yeah, it's ok. I should call Dillon. He's having girl trouble and I’d like to provide a sympathetic ear.

Nikolas: Ok.

Emily: Ok, bye.

Nikolas: Ok. You want to start prepping for the trial tonight?

Alexis: I'm not sure that I did the right thing by hinging your freedom on Ric’s cooperation. Getting in league with a morally corrupt A.D.A. is generally not the best way of proving somebody's innocence.

Nikolas: As long as it works.

Alexis: I want to protect you, Nikolas, you're my family. You and Kristina are the only family that I have left, and from this moment on, anyone else who tries to hurt my family is going to have to go through me first.


At the hopital

Alexis: Now what? Are you all right?

Jax: What's one more bullet wound, you know?

Alexis: It's one step closer to being dead. Would you do me a favor and duck next time?

Jax: Hey.

Alexis: What is -- what do you know about Nikolas' case?

Jax: Ben Rogers is dead.

Emily: The fence?

Jax: Yeah. Yeah, he confessed to killing Cody McCall.

Alexis: Do you have proof?

Jax: Sam and Sonny heard the confession. Nikolas is being cleared of the charges as we speak.

Emily: Oh, my God! This is amazing!

Nikolas: You kept saying it would work out and it did.

Alexis: Well, I'm -- I am going to have a conversation with the police. I'm going to check with the authorities in --

Jax: Azure key. Yeah, Ben’s body is still down there.

Nikolas: It's bad news for Zander. His little frame didn't work out.

Emily: Thank you for delivering the good news, Jax.

Nikolas: You sure you're ok?

Jax: Yeah. I've survived worse.

Nikolas: Did you speak to Mac?

Alexis: I'm on my way to the station. A report just came in from Azure Key and I want to make sure that none of this goes on your permanent record.

Nikolas: You need me to come with you?

Alexis: Nope. I want you to stay here and share the good news with Emily. Jax, remember -- duck.

Jax: Sure.