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June
17, 2004 Transcript Faith: And I said back off. I am tired of deferring to the almighty Mrs. Corinthos. It is time somebody treated you like the trash you are. Ric: All right, ladies. Carly: Oh, and I'd like to see you try -- Ric: Let's everybody calm down. You better call 911. She's not breathing. [Faith gasps] Ric: Faith? You all right? Can you hear me? Alexis: Too bad, Ric. You just lost your chance to slap Carly with a trumped-up murder charge. Ric: Well, maybe, but I can still charge you with aggravated assault. Ric: How is she? Paramedic: Stable, but we won't know the extent of the head injury till we get her to the hospital. Ric: Ok. I'm afraid I’m going to have to take you down to the PCPD for questioning. Carly: For defending myself against a vicious attack? Ric: Carly, you were involved in a public disturbance. Faith was knocked unconscious. Carly: Yeah, after she pushed me twice. You want to talk to any witnesses? You can call any one of these people over. Ric: I was one of those witnesses, Carly. Carly: Yeah, and you're completely impartial, aren't you, Ric? Alexis: Faith attacked Carly. You have no case, Ric. Ric: Well, we'll see. Alexis: You're harassing her because of your personal vendetta against her husband. Ric: Faith was brought to the hospital, Alexis, ok? She's seriously injured. Alexis: Faith attacked Carly. Everyone in this restaurant saw that. If you insist on pressing charges, you're opening yourself up to a lawsuit which I will greatly enjoy filing. Carly: Why are you defending me? Carly: I'm thrilled to have you defending me, but I can't help but wonder -- what is the catch? Alexis: D.A. Lansing's under the mistaken impression that he can railroad innocent citizens when the mood strikes him. He needs to keep in mind that he is a public servant, not a dictator. Ric: Mm-hmm. Carly: Well, you want to make this go away, it is fine by me. Ric: Well, good. Now that Mrs. Corinthos has agreed to let you defend her, can we take a little walk down to the PCPD so I can continue with my investigation? Alexis: You have no case. Ric: Well, I will as soon as Faith presses charges, which I am assuming that she will, especially after I go down to General Hospital and interview her. Alexis: And coach her. Ric: Oh, come on, Alexis. Faith is a victim here. Alexis: There are people here who can testify to the contrary. Ric: Don't get ahead of yourself, counselor, all right? Even though this case is still pending, there's nothing you can do to stop Carly from being charged. Alexis: We'll see. She walks away. In Faith's hospital room Ric: Faith. Faith: I didn't realize I had so many concerned friends. Ric: I just wanted to let you know I can make a case for assault if you'll testify against Carly. Alexis: Nothing like putting words in her mouth. Faith: Ohh, the D.A. seems to be the only one that cares that I didn't die on the floor of the club you stole from me, Carly. Carly: All I did was defend myself from you, you -- Alexis: Carly! Ric: No, Carly’s opinion of the victim is pertinent to the case. Alexis: There is no case. Ric: Oh, what, is that your defense -- deny the incident ever occurred? Alexis: Your client attacked my client. Ric: I'm just doing what the people of this town have paid me to do. Alexis: Then the people deserve a refund. Ric: Would you like to make a case against Carly Corinthos? Faith: Huh. Nothing would give me more pleasure. Carly: You're making a big mistake, Faith. It's one of many. Faith: Oh, yeah. How's that? Carly: Trusting Ric? Alexis: Carly -- Carly: Only two months ago -- Alexis: Carly, that's enough! Carly: She is a sociopath. Ric: You know, your actions could be construed as an attempt to intimidate the victim. Alexis: Faith's no victim. Faith: She's right, I’m not. Ric: Wait a minute. You just said before that you wanted -- Faith: I said nothing would make me happier than making a case against Carly, but there's no point. Ric: Look, the woman put you in the hospital. Shouldn't she have to pay? Faith: As much as I would like to help you with your never-ending quest to destroy Sonny -- which is obviously why you want to lock up his wife -- there's no case here. Look, Carly and I had an argument that got out of hand. Ric: Oh. Faith: I banged my head. It was an accident. No harm, no foul. Ric: I'm going to have the doctor check for a concussion. It's obviously clouding your judgment. (leaves) [Door closes] Carly: You disappointed? Alexis: Just surprised. Carly: Hmm. Well, you obviously wanted to take this case so you could go head to head with Ric, and I want to know why. Alexis: Keep in mind, I'm $650 an hour. Carly: All right, Faith, cut to the chase. What is it that you want for not pressing charges? Faith: Nothing -- for now. At The Cellar Ric: (at the bar) Scotch, please. (to Alexis, from the bar) Well, so should I get a witness to corroborate the fact that you're the one who's following me now? Alexis: That won't be necessary. Ric: Well, I hope you didn't come here to gloat, because you didn't win. Faith just inexplicably refused to cooperate. Alexis: You loathe Faith. It doesn't make any sense that you'd try to solicit her cooperation. (Ric walks over to Alexis, who is seated at a table) Ric: She was a victim of a crime. (sits) Alexis: See, that's the part that I don't understand. Ric: Hmm. Alexis: You're a brilliant, albeit obnoxious attorney. Ric: Oh, thank you. Alexis: Why would you waste your talent trumping up charges to further your vendetta against your brother? Why? What did he do to you? Ric: I have this compulsion to get in my brother's face, you know, mess with his life. I hope to send him to prison one day. Alexis: You still didn't tell me why. Ric: Maybe I'm just twisted. Alexis: It's possible. Ric: Or maybe it's just the simplest, oldest reason in the world -- jealousy. Mommy liked him best. Alexis: Did your father divorce his wife? Ric: Yeah, well, he planned to. He sent my mother and Sonny out to our summer house. He was going to make all the arrangements. Sonny was 6 at the time. He was already ruthless and cold-blooded. He didn't want to share our mother, so he pushed her down the stairs, injuring her and nearly killing me. Alexis: Maybe it was an accident. Ric: My father didn't think so. I mean, he thought Sonny was a danger to me and my mother, so he asked her to give him up; asked her to choose between Sonny and a comfortable family life with me and my father. Alexis: And she chose Sonny? Ric: Yeah. I never managed to make peace with that. Alexis: What about your father? Ric: Oh, he loved my mother, and I was a constant reminder of what he had lost. Alexis: If it makes you feel any better, I know what that's like. Ric: You always have the feeling that they'd rather be someplace else. Alexis: But they're always not someplace else. And my stepmother can trump your mother anytime. Yeah, I always wanted his attention and, you know, you do anything you can to please them. Ric: But you never feel like it's enough. Alexis: No, you just keep going through the motions even after they're gone. I have to go. Ric: Yeah. You know what, let me walk you home. Alexis: Yeah, ok. Thank you. In the park Alexis: I think maybe your problem is that you see love as a commodity. You think there's a limited supply -- Ric: Well, how would you know that unless you think of love the very same way? Look, love doesn't just happen, does it? It's always got to be something that's managed or controlled, or it's got to be in some sort of cubbyhole, sandwiched between career -- Elizabeth: Ric?
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