Transcript
Friday, April 26, 2002
Sonny's penthouse.
Sonny: (skeptical) Zander, you hear a report that a car went into the lake and you just decide that it's Carly or -- what's going on here?
Zander: Sonny, a blue sport coupe. They think the driver was blonde, and Carly's not answering her phone. I've been trying her cell phone every five minutes, since the broadcast.
Alexis: A blue sports coupe could be any number of cars. Are you sure you're not jumping to conclusions?
Zander: (with an attitude) Well, you know, Alexis, I'd love to believe that, but I have this feeling.
Alexis: But that route isn't anywhere near her way home from the club.
Zander: Well, Carly wasn't at the club. She was with me and she was pretty upset.
Sonny: (he's suspicious; did Zander hurt her?) Upset? Why?
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Sonny: Why was Carly upset?
Zander: (lying) I don't know. She was all wound up when she came to my place. Something must've happened.
Sonny: Was Michael with her?
Zander: No. It was late. Michael was with Bobbie. Sonny, that car went into the lake right after she left. She was in a real hurry.
Sonny: It wasn't Carly, Zander.
Alexis: Of course it wasn't.
Sonny: Right?
Alexis: It couldn't have been because this happened, what, several hours ago if it's already been on the news and you would have heard that by now.
Zander: She's still not answering her phone.
Sonny: Then she's someplace else -- you know how she can be. As soon as you find her, you call me.
Zander: Sonny, I've looked.
Sonny: Then look harder. I mean, come on. Think about it. Why wouldn't she answer the phone? You know, maybe it was off. Maybe the -- the battery was dead. Maybe she's in one of her moods, she doesn't want to talk, and so she unplugged it. She can do that.
Alexis: I'm sure she's fine.
Sonny: You call me as soon as you find her. That's all.
Zander: All right. I will.
Sonny: All right.
Zander: All right. (leaves)
Alexis: What do you want me to do? You want me to make calls? You want me to call the state police?
Sonny: Hmm. (sighs) I'm going to make you that cappuccino that I -- that I said I was going to make. Aren't you going to join me?
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Sonny brings her a cappuccino.
Alexis: Why don't you let me call someone?
Sonny: Well, no one really to call, you know? Carly's fine. Besides, this was a great morning and I want to keep it that --
There's a knock on the door.
Sonny: I'll get it. (goes to answer)
Courtney: Hi.
Sonny: Hey.
Courtney: Oh, I (sees Alexis) -- I didn't realize that you'd have company.
Sonny: Well, I didn't even -- I didn't know you were back. What -- you all right? What's going on?
Courtney: Oh, no, I'm fine. Yeah, I just thought it would be nice to come over and wish you a happy birthday, that's all.
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Sonny: How'd you know it was my birthday?
Courtney: Oh, daddy told me when I was staying with him. Yeah, I wanted to know more about my big brother. You're either a Taurus or an Aries. I'm not sure. A bull or a ram -- they both kind of fit, huh? Oh, here, I got you these.
Sonny: All right. Cannolis.
Courtney: Yeah. Oh, dad said that you liked them. And I got them from Aquistos. That's your favorite bakery, right?
Sonny: Yeah. Very thoughtful of you.
Courtney: Yeah.
Sonny: Thank you.
The phone rings.
Sonny: Oh, sorry. (goes to answer)
Courtney: Oh. Yeah.
Sonny: Yeah? Check -- check the manifest. Yeah.
Courtney: (softly, to Alexis) Is this a bad time?
Alexis: He just has a lot on his mind right now.
Courtney: Ok -- well, maybe I should just go.
Alexis: No, no, no, no, no, it's ok.
Sonny: (stil on phone) No, I don't -- do what you got to do. I just -- I need this line to be kept open. All right. (hangs up, goes back to Courtney and Alexis) Ok. Sorry. Business. Sit down, sit down, sit down.
Courtney: Oh -- are you sure I'm not interrupting?
Sonny: No, no, not at all.
Courtney: Here.
Sonny: Thank you for the gift. You want one or --
Courtney: Oh, no. I bought them for you. I really -- I wanted to give you something for what you did for me down in the Caribbean -- you know, being so good about A.J. And throwing me the party.
Sonny: How's it going? You happy over at the penthouse?
Courtney: Yeah. Everything's great. But we actually spent the night at his parents' house. Looks like we're going to move in. Oh, I almost forgot. Do you have matches?
Alexis: Uh -- they're in here.
Courtney: You have to make a birthday wish.
Sonny: Hmm. All right.
Courtney: Ok. Close your eyes, make a wish, but you can't tell us what it is or else it won't come true. There.
Sonny: (blows out the candle) Wow.
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Courtney: I know it'll -- it'll be a little weird at first living with all those people, but, you know -- I mean, I've always lived with my mom or it's just been me. I don't really know these people yet, you know, so I think once I get used to it, then I'll really like it. You know, it's really important to me that everyone makes peace and sticks to it.
Sonny: Well, it's important to me, too.
Alexis: Peace needs to work both ways.
Courtney: I know, and I think that's where I can help. You know, I'm sort of like a go-between now -- someone that my brother and my husband have in common. And you both say that you love me, right? Just like you both love Michael.
Sonny: A.J. Sent you here, didn't he?
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Courtney: A.J.? No, wait, no, he --
Sonny: No, you don't have to lie for A.J., I know how he works. He's not home five minutes and he's already using you against me.
Courtney: A.J. didn't have anything to do with this. This was my idea. I wanted to come over and wish you a happy birthday, and I wanted to talk about Michael. Look, I'm connected to him now. My brother is his adopted father and my husband is his real father.
Sonny: Michael is nothing to A.J.
Courtney: Well, am I? The boy is my nephew and my stepson. I am entitled to get to know him. I think that he is, too.
Alexis: Courtney, maybe this isn't a good time to discuss this.
Sonny: What does A.J. know?
Courtney: What are you talking about?
Sonny: Something put this in A.J.'s head, he must know something.
Courtney: About what?
The phone rings again.
Sonny: I have to get this. (gets up, answers the phone) Yeah?
Zander: Sonny, it's me.
Sonny: Yeah, what do you got?
Zander: They -- Carly had a vanity plate made for her car -- CC-101 -- her initials and the name of the club, and one of the police divers got a positive I.D. On the plate of the car that went in the lake.
Sonny: (he has little patience) Just say it, Zander.
Zander: It's her car down there, Sonny. It's -- it's Carly's car.
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Sonny gets off the phone, and tells Courtney that he has to go. Courtney wants to keep talking, but Sonny is abrupt with her and leaves. Alexis catches him out in the hall.
Alexis: What was the call about?
Sonny: It was Carly's car.
Alexis: Oh, God.
Sonny: I got to go. I got to take care of -- I got to protect somebody. Bye.
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