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27, 2005 Transcript Ric: You know, I don't have any time for your crap, Durant, so why don't you get your feet off my desk and get out? John: You know, I have always really liked your office here, Ric. I'm particularly fond of this answering machine. A very persistent -- you really should check your messages sometime. Somebody seems very anxious to talk to you. [Answering machine beeps] Reese's voice: Ric, it's Reese. Call me as soon as you can. [Answering machine beeps] Reese's voice: Reese again. I'm waiting for your call, Ric. [Answering machine beeps] Reese's voice: Ric, I really need to talk to you. Can you please call me? John: So, tell me, when did you get so chummy with Sonny's biggest fan, huh? John: Reese was probably calling you to thank you for all your help getting Sonny off the hook for A.J.'s murder. Ric: Sonny didn't kill A.J., Durant. John: Yeah? Well, that is a point of distinction that doesn't seem to matter to a lot of people; Mayor Dowd, for instance. We just finished chatting, and -- oh, I think it's safe to say that he is not very impressed with your performance at the trial. In fact, he has decided to remove you from your position as chief law enforcement official in this town your brother rules with such impunity. Ric, did you hear me? You're no longer the D.A. Ric: What, do you expect me to be surprised? John: But not to worry. The citizens of Port Charles are in good hands. I hear your replacement is a very capable fellow. Ric: Right. John: Me. Ric: Now I am surprised. Why would you give up a cushy job as a federal prosecutor -- a title you seem to hold so dear -- to be a local D.A.? John: Autonomy. I'm tired of getting paper cuts slicing through the bureaucratic red tape that doesn't allow me the freedom necessary to get this job done right. Ric: In other words, break the law to uphold the law? Bribe and blackmail your way into getting convictions? Everybody's guilty until proven innocent, isn't that right? But then, innocence is always relative, right, Durant? John: Oh, oh, oh, except in your case, your "relative" is as guilty as sin. Ric: Yeah, sure. John: You made one major miscalculation, Lansing. Ric: What's that? John: You jumped table to argue for the defense. Ric: Right. John: But I got to tell you, that took guts. The courage of conviction. I admire you for that. Ric: Right. John: Well, would you like me to prove it? I need a good, powerful A.D.A., and I'm willing to offer you that position, if you're willing to start understanding and playing by the new ground rules. The primary objective of this office is to take Sonny Corinthos off the street and put him in prison where he belongs. So what do you say? You want to rejoin your own side again? Ric: I'd sooner live in a cardboard box underneath the pier. John: Hmm. All right, well, then pack your crap and get out of my office. John: Oh, Mrs. Lansing, please, please come in. Ric: No, actually, this really isn't a good time. John: What are you talking about? It couldn't be a better time. She can help you pack your stuff and give you moral support at the same time. Alexis: He's an insufferable ass. Ric: Yeah. Alexis: I'm sorry. Ric: Ah. It's just a job. Alexis: No, it isn't just a job. You loved being the D.A. Ric: Uh-uh. When I stood up in that courtroom and I defended Sonny, I knew what I was risking. Alexis: So what happens now? Ric: I don't know. I mean, my old firm in Manhattan wants me back, but something about traveling down the road once traveled -- that just does not appeal to me. Alexis: I want to help you. I really want to help you. I just don't know what you need right now. Much as I hate the idea of banging my head against the wall yet again, here it goes. Just take it back. Just -- just say you didn't mean it and come home. And if you can't do that, if that's not an option -- if you don't think that this can be worked out, then say that and I won't bring it up again. Ric: Alexis, I'm sorry. And I really mean that, but I can't tell you what you want to hear. Look, I got to stop kidding myself, and I need to face reality here. I can't keep trying to make you into somebody that you're not or me into somebody that I'm not. It's just -- I can't help but feel like a husband figure that you use to prop up in court so it helps you with your custody case. Look, I know. I married you for less than pure reasons. I had an agenda, but all of that changed once I fell in love with you. Alexis: The feeling was mutual. I hope you know that. Ric: No, I'm not -- you don't understand. I'm not trying to question your love here. It's -- it's just -- I need more than that in a relationship. Look, if we would get in a fight -- I mean, we'd be in the trenches, you would say something, I'd say -- your priority is yourself and understandably your daughter, your child, and -- that's just a fact. I'm not trying to cast a judgment on you. It's just -- I won't be part of that equation, you know? We won't be part of that equation. I just need to feel like more than a bystander. Alexis: Well, all right, then. I respect your decision. There's just something that I want to make clear because I think it's very important. When our baby is born, I want him or her to know you. And I will do whatever makes you feel comfortable. So if you don't want to see me, then Viola will run interference. Ric: No, that -- Alexis: But it's very important to me that you have a -- a full relationship with this child. Ric: No, you're never going to have to worry about that. I want that more than anything. Alexis: Ok, good. So, I'll institute divorce proceedings right away. Reese: Sonny wants a chance with me. Ric: So that's what you want. What's -- what's the problem? Reese: I've ruined any possibility of a future with Sonny when I slept with you. Ric: No -- Reese, no, you didn't, ok? Sonny doesn't have to know. Reese: Well, that makes for an awfully big elephant in the room. Oh, Ric -- oh -- Ric: Sorry wasn't an option for you last night. You -- you didn't think you were going to ever see him again, and Alexis and I had already ended. That's -- that's why we slept together, because we're trying to ease -- Reese: I was there. I know what happened. Ric: I know. Reese: And it's not that, Ric. It's just -- keeping secrets -- I -- it is just not who I am. Ric: God -- I'm starting to learn that identity is fluid. It shifts and changes with all of us. Look, if you have the chance to be happy with Sonny, just take it, all right? Don't sabotage it by offering him information that he doesn't need to know, ok? Don't worry about me. My lips are sealed. Reese: Thank you. Sonny: What's all this about? Ric: I -- I just came by to warn you. I'm -- as you can expect -- no longer the D.A. but Durant’s put himself in that position. Reese: Why would he do that? Sonny: Probably thinks he's in a better position to come after me. Let him try. Reese: What are you going to do, Ric? Ric: Ah, the jury's still out on that one. Sonny: Maybe I can help you out here. Ahem. I owe you for standing up in court the way you did. You kept me out of prison, and you gave Michael a chance to grow up without the stigma of murder over his head. Maybe this can help you out till you get back on your feet. Ric: It's a lot of money. Sonny: You did me a lot of good, Ric. Take it. Ric: Thank you, but -- no, I didn't -- I didn't throw the case for money or to try to get close to my brother. I did it for Michael. Just for the record, I lost 10 times what you're offering right there. But I appreciate the gesture. I know it's sincere. Night. Sonny: Got to hand it to Ric. Sometimes he's just full of surprises. Reese: I completely misjudged him. I thought Ric was, well, nothing like what he is. Sonny: I know what happened between you two.
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