Elizabeth: I never thought sneaking around and grabbing a night in a safe house would make me happier than I've ever been. I don't want to go back to the real world.

Jason: Well, it's --

Elizabeth: Except I do get to go pick up my boys.

Jason: Well, Sonny's back. We don't have to rush.

Elizabeth: Well, I'll take all the time I can get with you.

Jason: Um -- I'll get more wood for the fire.

Jason: So, no -- no dreams?

Elizabeth: Only one. But it was short. I don't even know what happened.

Patrick: It wasn't just the force of the car hitting her. She was thrown back and she hit her head on the ground. She's stabilized but she's still in very serious condition.

Alexis: Has she regained consciousness at all? I want to know what happened.

Patrick: Sam? Well, it looks like she was here for a split second, but she lost consciousness.

[Alexis sighs]

Patrick: Alexis, if you want to go home --

Alexis: Oh, I don't want to go home. I'm going to stay here. I want to be here when she wakes up. I want to know who did this to my daughter.

Patrick: Yeah.

[Logan groans]

Luke: Lucky? Oh, god. Talk about a bad day getting worse --

Trevor: So, what is this? Redecorating the office, moving the furniture around? Some show of rebellion?

Johnny: I haven't stepped foot in this part of the house all morning. I went for a run.

Trevor: Well, who did it?

Claudia: I did. It's time things got shaken up a little around here.

Trevor: You want to inflict your personal taste on this house? Do it in another room. I have documents, very sensitive documents -- huh -- that can't be misplaced.

Claudia: Do not speak to me like I'm some teenager who interrupted her father at work with her baton-twirling.

Johnny: Did you actually do that?

Trevor: Oh, no, no, no. The Claudia that I knew would never perform in public. Not once. So obviously, that's changed.

Claudia: A lot has changed. Daddy's paralyzed. Trevor is all dark and dour and seemingly in control. My little brother is all grown up and running into trees, from the looks of it.

Johnny: I'm fine.

Claudia: From the few things that uncle Rudy told me over the years, I imagine you're anything but. That's just one of the things I intend to fix while I'm here.

Johnny: I don't need fixing.

Trevor: Tell me -- how long do you intend to stay?

Claudia: Hmm. Till I'm good and ready to leave.

Marianna: Mmm.

Ric: What's wrong?

Marianna: I shouldn't be here.

Alexis: Patrick -- a little slow on acquiring this skill, but I want to thank you for saving my daughter's life.

Patrick: I had an assist from Dr. Devlin, who's a new staff member here.

Alexis: I want to thank him, too.

Patrick: I'll let him know when I see him. He disappeared after surgery. I haven't seen him since.

[Pager beeps]

Patrick: Excuse me, Alexis.

Alexis: Ok.

Jerry: Here you go. How's Sam?

Alexis: We're not going to know for sure until she wakes up. If you hadn't been where you were at the time and found her, she -- who would have done something like this to her? Who would just leave her lying in the street and drive away?

Ofc. Riley: Dr. Quartermaine?

Monica: Yeah?

Ofc. Riley: We found your car.

Monica: Oh, oh -- where?

Ofc. Riley: At the edge of town, and smashed into a park bench. Looks like somebody must have been joy-riding.

Monica: Well, why -- why do you say that?

Ofc. Riley: Well, it doesn't look like the bench was the first thing the car hit. And there were traces of alcohol in the front seat. We brought it in to dust for prints, but you can pick it up later.

Monica: Ok. Well, thank you.

Tracy: Hmm. Something awfully fishy about all this.

Epiphany: Mr. Breyer in 501?

Leyla: The toe infection?

Epiphany: Yeah. His B.P. went to 70 while he was in the E.R. his attending was concerned about sepsis. We're going to need that kidney function test, stat.

Leyla: Yes, Nurse Johnson. Nurse Johnson --

Epiphany: What?

Leyla: Did you go home last night?

Cassius: She most certainly did not.

Epiphany: Now, how do you know that? Are you stalking me now?

[Cassius chuckles]

Epiphany: And what are you doing with this?

Cassius: It's my V8 Fusion. I love my V8 Fusion. It's delicious.

Epiphany: It is not yours. You took it off the cart. This hospital paid for this juice. That means it is there for the patients' well-being, not yours. Didn't your mama teach you any better than that?

Cassius: You're tired, exhausted. You worked two double shifts.

Leyla: Yeah.

Epiphany: I am doing my job. You'd best stick to doing yours.

Det. Harper: Hey, Spencer --

Lucky: Hey.

Det. Harper: I'm here to follow up on the McCall hit-and-run.

Lucky: Sam -- she hasn't regained consciousness. I'm actually heading over to the spot where Jerry Jacks found her.

Det. Harper: All right, well, let me know if you turn up anything.

Lucky: And you let me know if Sam wakes up. I called Mac. I put myself in charge of this investigation.

Elizabeth: Ok, Gram. Well, I'll be by soon to pick up the boys. Ok. Hey, thanks for the news. I love you, too. Ok, bye. So, my gram said the contractor called and that they repaired all the damage the fire did to the house, and the boys and I can move back in.

Jason: That's -- that's good news.

Elizabeth: What's wrong?

Jason: Nothing. I checked your car to make sure you didn't do any damage when you went off the road and --

Elizabeth: And what?

Jason: It looks like you hit something.

Elizabeth: Oh. Well, I'm sure it was just a guardrail or rocks or something.

Jason: No, it looks like -- it looks like blood on your bumper.

Elizabeth: I feel so bad. I hit some little animal and didn't even realize it.

Jason: Well, and judging from the size of the dent, it -- I mean, it couldn't have been too big. If -- if you would've dozed off, you would've known if you hit a deer. Maybe it was a dog.

Elizabeth: Well, I need to go back and look for it. I mean, what if it's not dead? Or what if there's tags? At least I can call the owners.

Jason: You let -- let me do that, ok? I just -- I want you to go11. I want you to see the boys and just try to put this out of your mind.

Elizabeth: Leo and Robin didn't want to check me out. I hadn't slept in days. I probably still had sedatives in my system. But because of my selfishness, a little animal's hurt.

Jason: You're not selfish.

Elizabeth: Sometimes I feel like the most selfish person in the world. When I'm alone and holding Jake, I can't help but feeling like you should be there. I've deprived you of a son and Jake of a father, and --

Jason: Jake is safe with you as his mother -- and with Lucky. It's just how it has to be.

Elizabeth: I need to go.

Jason: You know what? I can warm your car up for you.

Elizabeth: No. No, it's fine. I love you.

Jason: I love you, too.

Luke: What is he doing here? I'm gone two minutes, and what happens? You and son of Baldwin are in this "morning after" routine in my own house!

Lulu: Since when is it your house? I've been here more in the last year, which I think will qualify me for squatter's rights.

Luke: Hey, that's nothing but a diversionary tactic.

Logan: Mr. Spencer, look, this is -- it's -- honestly, it's not what it looks like, ok?

Luke: Oh, god! I can't believe you said that.

Lulu: No --

Luke: I've used that one about a million times myself.

Lulu: Dad, who cares what we may have done or where we may have done it? I am not a child anymore.

Logan: Listen --

Luke: I know, I know, I know.

Logan: Mr. Spencer, from where I'm sitting, with all due respect, you have no right to judge, criticize, or parent this girl. You left that to everybody else because you couldn't be bothered, because you didn't want to take the responsibility. Just like my worthless excuse for a father.

Luke: Hey, you finally found a subject on which we agree.

Logan: Look, Lulu's a good person, ok? She's forgiving. But she's also smart. She knows I've hurt her like no one else. But what she doesn't know is how there is nothing that I would not do to win her back completely.

Luke: That right there is what you should be worried about.

Lulu: Dad, stop.

Logan: Listen, ok? I -- I'm not good at patience. I'm not good at a lot of things. But I don't care how long I have to wait for her. Ok? For her to care and -- and trust me the way I care and trust about her, because I'm in this for the long haul. Because I love her.

Ric: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pressure you into anything.

Marianna: No, it's nothing you did, or what we did. It's just --

Ric: You know what? Tell me.

Marianna: You didn't see the way the clerk looked at me when we got here last night, did you?

Ric: No, I was too busy looking at you, why?

Marianna: You know, this place could be really small in more ways than one.

Ric: Hmm.

Marianna: And people know who I am, and people talk.

Ric: Mm-hmm, let them.

Marianna: That's easy for you to say. I mean, you get to leave here.

Ric: Huh. Come on, now. We didn't do anything wrong. You -- you didn't do anything wrong. What's the matter? You don't get to have a life?

Marianna: Huh. You know, I -- I should know my place. And people are going to start looking at you differently, too.

Ric: Well, I'm pretty much hated by everybody in Port Charles, so I think I can take a few nasty stares.

Marianna: It is so hard to believe that people don't like you.

Ric: Yeah, well, I earned their hatred. And I realized that I didn't like myself much back then. And as far as "your place" is concerned, I'd say that is right here in bed. So I'm going to go down to the breakfast room, I'm going to raid it, and I'm going to make you coffee for a change. Ok?

Marianna: Huh. Why are you so good to me?

Ric: Oh -- it's hard for me to believe that anybody could be anything else to you. Stay here.

Marianna: Mm-hmm.

Trevor: If you're so intent on joining us, why don't you let me guide you through a couple of things?

Claudia: What, you mean steer me around the things you don't want me to know about? Why are you making it sound like you have no intention of getting me involved in family business?

Johnny: I already told Trevor why I thought he brought you here. I'm being difficult. Translation -- "Johnny has his own brain and can think for himself." Trevor thought you'd show up, do what you're told, and he'd be back to his regular tricks like he was with dad.

Trevor: Tell me, why are you two so quick to think the worst of me?

Claudia: Because you make it so easy. No one's ever seen the best of you. Is there a best of you, Trevors? I mean, Uncle Rudy certainly didn't think so.

Trevor: Well, he was never in any position to judge.

Claudia: I disagree. He's managed to make a lot of money, and people like him. I like him.

Trevor: A dirtbag loser.

Claudia: He's up front, he's in charge, he's taken the heat, unlike you, Trevors.

Trevor: "Trevors"? Why do you call me that?

Claudia: Because that's how I remember you before I got shipped away. This figure in the shadows, always there saying the right things, doing the right things. I member you as being helpful. You were always helping, like a servant. The dutiful Trevors -- got paid for his "sincerity."

Trevor: All right, kids. Let's stop the parlor games. If you ever think that you're going to take on Sonny Corinthos and his like, we're going to have to work together.

Claudia: Oh, we're not going to work together, you're going to work for me. Is that clear?

[Phone rings]

Marianna: Hello? What are you doing calling me? No, how did you know? No, I haven't done it. I can't. I said I can't! Just leave me alone.

[Noise]

Ric: Oh, somewhere there's a nail in the carpet out there. I just lost it. Well -- well, I got to say that that shirt definitely looks better on you than it does on me. Hmm. So, I got your coffee. I hope it's the way you like it. And what I'm told are the best cranberry and orange muffins on the entire island. You're shaking like crazy. Did something happen while I was gone?

Luke: I think I'll hit the road. Tell Lucky I was here looking for him. No -- on second thought, don't do that. I was thinking maybe I'd crash here, but -- my weakened heart can't take another scene like this. You should have stayed at the Quartermaines'. At least that way, you could smuggle blankets, bourbon, and bonbons down to me in the boathouse.

Lulu: Well, if it means you'll stay here, I'll go back.

Luke: Oh, no. Thanks, anyway. I didn't -- I don't want to be here. You know, Lucky's got all these kids and everything. I'm not good on diaper patrol. And a hangover always needs a nice, quiet, peaceful place to recover. Not that I'm drinking.

Lulu: Or smoking?

Luke: No!

Logan: Huh.

Luke: Doctor told me not to, didn't he? Listen, she may have given you another chance, but you get no more chances with me.

Logan: Mr. Spencer, that's ok. You're not really my type.

[Lulu chuckles]

Luke: Eh --

Logan: Listen, if I said too much --

Lulu: No, you said everything that needed to be said. And what's more --

Logan: What, what?

Lulu: No, it's -- it'll sound funny.

Logan: Well, say it.

Lulu: I actually believed you.

Logan: That's good.

Lulu: Am I wrong to?

Johnny: It was all a setup, you know. Dad's been a lot worse. Trevor just thought you were --

Claudia: That I was still naive. Well, I passed that a long time back. How are you, really?

Johnny: What do you care?

Claudia: I care.

Johnny: You do? Is that why I haven't heard from you in god knows how long?

Claudia: Look, I thought it was best for you if we didn't have any contact.

Johnny: No, no, that is a lie. But I don't have the energy right now to search for the truth.

Claudia: I didn't want to go, John.

Johnny: I do. I want to break the sound barrier getting out of this place, but I'm here, aren't I?

Claudia: That's because running's no good. It doesn't matter how far you go, or how fast. You'll never get away. Hey, could you stay?

Johnny: So we can catch up?

Claudia: We'll have time for that. I want to know all the power players in this war that's been brewing with Sonny Corinthos.

Johnny: Then you better learn all you can about somebody named Jason Morgan.

Det. Rodriguez: Excuse me. This is a restricted area. You got any business here?

Jason: No. What -- what happened?

Det. Rodriguez: It was a hit-and-run late last night. Funny you should just happen to show up.

Jason: Why is that?

Det. Rodriguez: The victim was your old girlfriend, Sam McCall. Any chance you might know something about this?

Lucky: Hey.

Elizabeth: Hi.

Lucky: I heard you signed yourself out of your room last night.

Elizabeth: Yeah, I did. What's going on?

Lucky: It's Sam. She's in intensive care.

Elizabeth: What happened?

Lucky: She was a victim of a hit-and-run.


Edited 1 time by LiznJase Feb 6, 2008 10:18.