April 19, 2005 Transcript
"Why Mess Up a Good Thing?"

Reese: I'm not a fugitive, Ric, so I have to wonder why you're going around knocking on doors searching for me.

Ric: I'm here to see Sonny, agent Marshall. He went to great lengths to assure me that you weren't here, but now you've both been caught in a lie. Which makes me wonder, why all the secrecy, hmm? Why not just admit that you were staying here with Sonny?

Alexis: I think the answer is obvious.

Reese: In case it slipped your mind, I recently had an attempt made on my life.

Alexis: Reese, your car blew up on Sonny's property. Wouldn't you have gone to someone else for assistance?

Reese: Sonny had nothing to do with the car bombing.

Alexis: Those are what I believe are famous last words.

Reese: All right, if Sonny wanted me dead, why would he have pulled me away from the explosion?

Alexis: I didn't think Sonny wanted you dead, but he is quite probably the reason that someone else did. Anyone associated with Sonny is inevitably a target.

Reese: Sonny had nothing to do with this.

Ric: Well, that sounds like you know who's responsible.

Reese: Yeah, I'm working on it, Ric, and you'll know as soon as I do.

Ric: Could it be John Durant? Left a message on my machine that you wanted to talk about him.

Reese: I do. In private.

Ric: Anything you say in front of me you can say in front of Alexis.

Reese: Ok. All right. So John Durant has been trying to pressure me into pinning the Sandoval killings on Sonny. I told him I don't have any proof, so what does he do? He goes and he tries to coerce Maria Sanchez into giving false testimony.

Ric: Yeah, I'm aware of all this. He set up a phony drug bust on ms. Sanchez's son, Diego.

Reese: Right. Ok, so I argue with Durant about his tactics. Two hours later, my car blows up.

Ric: You know, John Durant thinks he's above the law. We can't eliminate him as a suspect.

Alexis: John Durant is a federal prosecutor. Where I believe he will bend the law to get a win, he is too smart to resort to murder.

Alexis: Durant has no reason to want to kill you. If he thought you were protecting Sonny, he would simply have you reassigned.

Reese: All right, you know, I know it's really hard to believe, but that's why I didn't mention it in the first place.

Ric: Yeah, and on the other hand, we all know that Durant is obsessed with destroying Sonny. That kind of fixation can lead to bad decisions.

Alexis: How many people have you put in prison in your career? Couldn't one of them have set the bomb, completely unrelated to Durant?

Reese: Yeah, anything is possible. That's why I have to protect myself by staying here.

Ric: All right, we won't let anybody know that we found you here.

Alexis: Wild horses couldn't drag it out of me.

Alexis: I don't believe for one minute that Reese believes Durant tried to kill her.

Ric: She sounded convinced to me.

Alexis: She's trying to have a common enemy with Sonny because she's obviously emotionally involved with him.

Ric: Alexis, I think you might want to employ some of those coping strategies right about now.

Alexis: The responsible thing for her to do right now is to have herself removed from this case so that she can be replaced with somebody with more objectivity.

Ric: I don't think she's going to see that as a viable option.

Alexis: Then maybe you should speak to her superiors about it.

Ric: Alexis, I can't prove that Reese and Sonny are involved.

Alexis: An attempt was made on her life and she ran to him, to Sonny, for protection. Doesn't that speak for itself? Reese Marshall is emotionally --

John: Well, excuse me. What was that about agent Marshall?

Ric: Alexis and I were just discussing agent Marshall’s disappearance from the hospital. You wouldn't know where she was, would you?

John: At this point, I'm just hoping she's alive. Have either of you heard or seen anything that could help me find her?

Ric: No, wish we had.

John: Oh. All right. Well, let me know if you do, hmm?

Alexis: Notice I didn't say a word?

Ric: I appreciate your restraint.

Alexis: I told you I wouldn't tell anyone and I won’t.

Ric: Alexis, I am --

Alexis: I am doing everything I can to learn not to resist.

Ric: I know. I appreciate the effort, ok? I know how hard this is for you.

Alexis: Oh, no, you don’t. Which is why I have a professional to speak to. Which reminds me -- I need to make an appointment tomorrow with Dr. Winters. I'll be right back.

Ric: So how does this work anyway? I mean, do you actually lie on a couch or --
Alexis: No, I sit.

Ric: Then what happens? I mean, does Dr. Winters, like, ask you questions, or do you just start talking?

Alexis: It's for you. Why are you so interested in this anyway?

Ric: I'm just seeing what it's done for you. I was -- I was thinking maybe I'd go myself.

Alexis: No.

Ric: What?

Alexis: No!

Ric: Why?

Alexis: Because I like you just the way you are.

Ric: Oh, that's very sweet, but I'm sure there's at least one or two things that drive you absolutely crazy.

Alexis: Oh, there's more than one or two things --

Ric: Watch it.

Alexis: About you that drive me crazy, but I like when you drive me crazy.

Ric: Thank you very much, but I'd still like to go see dr. Winters at least once.

Alexis: All right. You want to start therapy? How about we start right here, right now? You game?

Ric: I don't know, it depends. What do you got in mind?

Alexis: Ok, here's what happens. I start and you stop.

Ric: Oh.

Alexis: Talking, that is.

Ric: Mm-hmm. Oh.

Alexis: You can't talk, ok? You just -- you let me do --

Ric: Mm-hmm?

Alexis: All the work.

Ric: Ok. Hmm, ok, I like this therapy. This is good. Is this covered by insurance?

Alexis: Mm-hmm. Yes, you have unlimited visits.

Ric: Oh, I'm very sick, doctor.

[Phone rings]

Louise's voice: This is Dr. Louise winters. I'm taking two weeks off to attend a medical convention. I'll be out of the office until Wednesday, April 20. If this is an emergency, press 22 and you'll be connected to my service.

[Answering machine beeps]

Alexis: Who you calling?

Ric: I was just -- just checking the messages. Hey, um -- you want to have lunch tomorrow?

Alexis: Well, that's a nice idea.

Ric: What time's your appointment with Dr. Winters?

Alexis: 1:00. I can make it earlier if you want.

Ric: No, no, no. Why do that? Why mess up a good thing?