June 21, 2005 Transcript
"Gunshots Down on the First Level"

Jason: You and Reese ought to work on that story. It doesn't add up.

Ric: It happened exactly the way I said, Jason.

Jason: Ok. So you're telling me Reese’s ex-con, ex-husband comes to Port Charles, demands money, ends up dead --

Ric: Yeah.

Jason: With you and Reese standing over his body?

Ric: I shot him in self-defense, unlike you.

Jason: Then why did you insist that Sonny had to leave --

Ric: Well, I don't know. Are you kidding me? What? Durant's going to show up here. You don't think he's going to pin it on the both of you?

Jason: What, you want me to thank you?

Ric: No. You know what? I did it for Sonny. You just got lucky this time.

Jason: Yeah, that's right. That's who you did it for. What, are you Sonny's big defender now? Or is it Reese? Which one?

Ric: You know, you're working on a full-blown case of paranoia. Or maybe it's jealousy.

Ric: What's the problem, Jason? What, is it that Sonny all of a sudden realizes that I'm blood and you're not? And you just don't like that?

Jason: Well, if that's the way you want to see it, Ric, that's fine.

Ric: No, no, really -- no, I think you're just so threatened by me that you're willing to throw something ugly at Sonny's feet so you can prove to him that I'm no longer to be trusted ever, ever. Like I'm always out to get him, right?

Jason: You are.

Ric: No, you can spin it any way you want. I really don't care. See, Sonny knows. All the chances that I let go by where I could have done substantial damage, Jason --

Jason: It's a smokescreen, Ric!

Ric: Jason, you don't like me, ok? I don't really care. My brother's willing to put the past where it belongs, and so am I. So you want to come after me, fine, but you know the truth. And whatever you think that I have done here today that makes you so suspicious, Sonny sees it differently. And you know it.

Lucky: Alexis -- hey, do you have a minute?

Alexis: Sure. I do. Do you mind if we sit down for a second, though? My feet are killing me. This pregnancy is making my feet swell already. Can you believe that? How was yours, by the way? You probably had a nice one.

Elizabeth: Oh, it was great. With Cameron, I absolutely loved being pregnant. Which is exactly why we need to talk to you.

Alexis: Are you having a baby?

Elizabeth: No, not yet. We need some legal advice first.

Lucky: Elizabeth wants to be a surrogate. We'd like you to draw up the contracts.

Reese: Ric? It's time we get serious about opening our own firm.

Ric: Yeah, funny. You know, I've been -- I've been thinking about that and I really don't think it's a good idea.

Alexis: And then, of course, you're going to have to get a mandatory physical.

Elizabeth: Oh, well, I'm so healthy it's insane. And I had such an easy time with Cameron that this should be a breeze.

Alexis: So what about you? How do you feel about this? Is it going to be ok with you that she's pregnant with somebody else's child for nine months? You go through this, you know.

Lucky: Well, as long as Elizabeth’s ok with it.

Alexis: You were pregnant with Zander’s baby when you were with Ric. Was that all right?

Elizabeth: Oh, Ric and I didn't work out for a lot of reasons. None of them had to do with the pregnancy. And Lucky knows that. But, Alexis, if you're uncomfortable with this --

Alexis: No, not at all.

Elizabeth: We can find somebody else.

Alexis: Not at all. The only thing is this is a little more complicated than you think. If you two are planning on getting married, there could be a custody problem. If he's your husband at the time that you have this baby, he is considered the legal father.

Elizabeth: Oh.

Lucky: We didn't think about that.

Elizabeth: No.

Alexis: It's a little more complicated than you think. And we really need to talk about it. Now's not a good time. Why don't you guys make an appointment, come down to the office, and we'll get into it later.

Lucky: Ok. Thank you, Alexis.

Alexis: You bet.

Elizabeth: Ok. Come on. Did you detect a little attitude back there, or was it just me?

Lucky: Well, she does have a right to ask those questions.

Elizabeth: Why? What's on your mind? Tell me.

Lucky: Doesn't it bother you at all that you're going to have to give this child up?

Elizabeth: Well, of course I'm going to get a little attached. But I'm not going to back out.

Reese: Why the cold feet, counselor?

Ric: Come on, Reese. You and Sonny? We go into business together; you don't think you're going to tempt fate? You could blow that whole relationship right out --

Reese: He knows. I told him.

Ric: What do you mean, he knows?

Reese: I -- we discussed us going into business together. He was surprised, but he didn't try to talk me out of it. He's started to trust you.

Ric: Huh.

Reese: Next step, brotherly love.

Ric: Yeah, not so much if he finds out that I'm keeping your secret. Or should I say, Charlotte's secret?

Alexis: Hey. Who's Charlotte?

Ric: Uh -- she's a prospective client.

John: Heads up, you two. I need you to come down to my office to make your statements about Evan Tucker's death -- separately.

Ric: You know what, Durant? You're just blowing smoke. I already admitted that it was self-defense, ok?

John: Uh-huh. It's what you haven't admitted that I'm interested in. Surprise!!!

Reese: Everybody get down! Come on!

Lucky: Get back inside right now!

Reese: Get down!

Lucky: There's been a shooting!

Ofc. Murphy: I heard gunshots. What's going on? What's going on?

Lucky: Listen, I want you to go seal the building off right now. I'm going to go check the corridors.

Ofc. Murphy: You got it. Hey, you check the west side. I'm going north. This way. Go, go, go, go!

Ric: Alexis?

Ofc. Murphy: We have gunshots down on the first level, the ground floor.

Elizabeth: Mr. Durant, can you hear me?

John: Yeah, my back.

Elizabeth: Ok.

John: Ah, God!

Alexis: I'm ok, I'm just not sure about the baby.

Ric: You're sure? All right, all right. Yes, we need an ambulance at the courthouse, first floor. It's a gunshot victim.

Reese: Hey, how you doing, John?

John: Oh, how do you think?

Ric: Can you stand up?

Alexis: No, I'm all right. I just -- I want to go to G.H. I want to check on the baby.

Ric: All right, ok, just slow -- slow, please.

Alexis: I'm fine.

Ric: Easy, easy. It's ok.

John: All right. All right. Tell me, what do you see? What is it? Ah!

Elizabeth: Well, it doesn't look critical, but the bullet -- it's still in you. Ok.

John: Oh! You hear that, Reese? It doesn't look critical, so don't start celebrating yet!

Lucky: Save your breath, Durant, she's gone. You all right?

John: Oh. God!