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January
19, 2005 Transcript [Phone rings] Ric: Ric Lansing. Oh. Jordan Baines went out of town -- what do you mean? Where did she go? Oh, that can't be good. Sonny: I figured you'd come back. Get your clothes off. We'll go for a swim. Jordan: That sounds lovely, Sonny, especially since there's snow on the ground in Port Charles, but I am not here to enjoy myself. Sonny: Is there a problem with the house? Jordan: No, no. Actually, you can make your new house Kristina’s new home. Jordan: Alexis and Ric have separated, which gives you an opening to get sole custody of Kristina. Sonny: Yeah, but I already agreed to share custody, so how -- Jordan: I know, but that's when you thought that Alexis and Ric were providing a stable home environment for Kristina. That's no longer true. So it's reasonable for you to repetition for custody, but we have to act quickly. [Phone rings] Sonny: Yeah? Stan: It's Stan. The new security system has picked up a glitch. Sonny: What's wrong with it? Stan: Well, it's saying that someone entered the house, but there's no one here and there's no sign of a break-in. Sonny: Ok, you got to get the system fixed, because the house has got to be safe by the time I bring my children home. Stan: I'll take care of it, Sonny. The system will be perfect by the time you get home. Jordan: Your case for sole custody is strong, so -- Sonny: Yeah? Jordan: Yeah. Sonny: What about me and Carly getting divorced? Jordan: Well, since Alexis and Ric’s marriage has been exposed as a sham, I don't think it's going to matter to the judge. Jordan: Have you figured out the glitch in the security system? Stan: Yeah, I should have it tracked pretty soon. Jordan: Because Sonny is understandably anxious about the system being installed and running perfectly before he brings his kids home. Stan: I know, he already told me, and everything will be up and running when he's ready to move in. Sonny: Where are you going? Michael: To the beach. Sonny: You just got out of the pool. Michael: So what, dad? That's what I love about this place. You can stay wet all day long. Sonny: Sit down for a second. I want to ask you a question. How would you feel if Kristina came to live with me full-time? Michael: But that would mean you would buy a big house, like the one that I saw in the newspaper ad? Sonny: Maybe. Maybe not. But I'm just -- you know, I need to know if you'd be ok with it. Michael: Will Kristina be there every time me and Morgan come over? Sonny: Yeah, probably, yeah. Why? Michael: Hmm, I think I’d like that. Sonny: Yeah, you wouldn't be jealous that she's getting a better deal? Michael: You promise I won't hurt your feelings? Sonny: You got it. Michael: Living with you would be fun -- Sonny: Mm-hmm. Michael: But I love mom, too. So I don't mind being -- actually going back and forth. Sonny: Yeah? Well, that would never hurt my feelings. I mean -- if you're happy, so am I. Michael: But remember -- Sonny: What? Michael: Morgan and I are going to be at your place a lot. So, you should start looking for a new house right about now. Sonny: Let me tell you something. You know what? This house thing, it's not the most important thing in the world. Our family staying strong is the most important thing, ok? Right? Michael: Yep. Ric: That's a noble thought, Sonny. What about my family? Should we stay strong, too? Sonny: Leticia and Morgan are on the beach. You got all the food you need there, ok? Go. Michael: Ok. The beach is this way. Sonny: I know. Ric: Smart kid. Sonny: You mean in spite of his father? Ric: I didn't come down here to argue with you. Sonny: Well, why did you come down there, Ric? Ric: Look, I figured that you were going to find out about Alexis and my separation. Judging from your conversation with Michael, I see that you have. Sonny: Alexis is the mother of my daughter, ok? It's important for me to keep tabs on her. Ric: I got no problem with that, Sonny. Sonny: Uh-huh. Ric: I just came down here to talk with you about it in person. Sonny: You married the wrong woman. There's nothing to discuss, Ric. Ric: You know what? Actually, it was Alexis who wanted out. Sonny: What'd you do? Ric: Alexis discovered that I knew that you were Kristina’s father since last May. Sonny: How'd you manage that? Ric: How -- I persuaded the lab technician who doctored the test results for Alexis. Sonny: I always wondered what you saw in Alexis, you know. Now I know. You saw her as a way to get to my child, you wanted to raise a little girl that I didn't know about, and you wanted to do everything you could to keep me out of her life -- that's sick. That's sick. That's twisted -- Ric: Yeah, yeah. Sonny: Even for you, Ric. Ric: Well, you're right, as usual, Sonny. Originally, I did want to get close to Alexis because I knew that you were Kristina’s father, but after a while, I started to actually care about the both of them. Sonny: And you don't expect me to care -- Ric: No, Sonny, I don't expect anything out of you. I just thought that maybe, you know, you would appreciate the irony of the situation, the fact that my older brother, who I'm obsessed with, led me towards something that I really would love to have, and that is a wife and a family. Sonny: I don't want to hear your insight. I just -- look, hey, at this point, what do you want? Ric: Your attorney's going to go for sole custody. I am asking you to let Kristina stay with her mother, where she belongs. Sonny: Watch yourself, Ric. You're getting predictable. Ric: What do you mean by that? Sonny: Alexis threw you out, so now you're over here scoring points with her by trying to talk me out of going for sole custody. Ric: No, look, Alexis and I are having problems, ok? All couples have that. It doesn't change her capabilities as a mother. Sonny: Yeah, she's the same pushy, manipulating, neurotic -- Ric: I agree with that, all right, but Alexis also happens to be a devoted mother, and Kristina, your daughter, adores her. You know, despite everything that Kristina has been through, Sonny, she's a remarkably happy and confident child. And that's not an accident. It's because Kristina has learned that Alexis is a constant in her life, ok? She knows that nothing's going to happen to her, because mommy's always going to be there. If you tear her away from that, Sonny, it would break her heart, and she may never get over that.
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