Caroline Benson 1998 96
Caroline Benson 1998 96 Luke arrives at the penthouse and announces that he's there to see Jason, and that he will wait. It's going to be a long wait, since Jason is at Tony's house, pushing his way in with his bodyguards, intent on finding Michael. As the men with Jason burst into the house, fanning out to search for Michael, one grabs Tony, twists his arm behind his back, and barks, "Sit down." Carly wants Luke out of the penthouse, but he insists on waiting to talk to jason. Luke neither blames Carly for the kidnapping nor exonerates her of responsibility. He is firm about one thing, that while he doesn't BLAME Carly, she should have known better, she should have been more careful. There's another visitor: Edward. He has come to see Carly, and asks why Luke is there. He learns that Luke has been told of the kidnapping. Luke and Edward spar entertainingly, and Luke ditches. Edward is simultaneously reassuring, the one person who appears supportive of Carly, and yet he is still manipulative, attempting to plant seed of doubt about Jason with Carly. He invites Carly to move into the Q mansion, an offer she declines, hoping, no doubt, that when Michael is found he can join his momma there. Then we see Carly serving tea to Edward. Carly tells Edward that the housekeeper is used to running the penthouse without help or interference, prompting Edward to speak of Cook's ruling of the Q roost; he says that Cook should listen to him, since "I pay her wages and I own the house." "Wait, I thought Monica owned the house." "Good lord, you know more about us that I realized." Edward soothes Carly with talk about family togetherness and assuring her that she is not at fault for Michael's kidnapping. He pins the blame on jason, a remark that prompts an angry glare from Carly. Jason meanwhile is having a little talk with Tony. Jason and Tony are seated on hard-back chairs, very close together, while some of the bodyguards stand by and some search the premises. Jason leans close to Tony, putting bullets in a small gun, as he talks. Tony is wild-eyed but curiously subdued. "You're right, Dr. Jones. I never liked you." Jason says that Dr. Jones "taught" him what it meant to be brain-damaged, and that he resented the way TOny acted after the accident, always talking to the Qs as if Jason weren't in the room, treating him like something "broken that you couldn't fix." This segues into another amazing jason monologue about Michael. "And then Carly met you and fell in love, which frankly I never got, and she got prenant, and you decided that the kid was yours. And when Carly said that you weren't the father, you went off like she stole something from you and you wanted it back. Michael's not an IT. He's a person." He begins to speak more quickly, his words piling up on each other. "He doesn't belong to you. You're not his owner. You're not his father. You have no RIGHT (He begins to shout now) to take him from the people who love him." Long intense pause. "That would be me and Carly." Then Jason grows quiet again, and more menacing, if that's possible. "Look at me", he demands, but Tony stares straight ahead. A bodyguard places black-gloved hands on the sides of Tony's head and jerks his head around, forcing the doctor to comply. HE hold's Tony's face in position, as Jason says, "Your diagnosis is wrong, Dr. Jones. I CAN feel. I can hate. Because I hate you. Where's Michael?" Tony gets a spooky, goofy grin on his face, but before he can say anything, Taggert and Garcia burst through the door, guns drawn. "Police." Tony wants the police to arrest Jason. Garcia and Taggert are not as interested as usual in harassing Jason, although they go through the motions of threatening him and reminding him not to interfere in police matters. Garcia asks Tony to show him through the rest of the house, and with Tony thus occupied, a surprisingly decent Taggert asks Jason if they have found anything. Seems the police are suspicious of Jones as well, and since they have no evidence to obtain a search warrant, they are using the presence of jason and his thugs to give them an excuse to come in and look around themselves. Garcia and Tony return, and when they start talking about how long it will take to prosecute jason for bothering Tony. Tony says he wants to be able to leave town soon and so won't press charges. Jason leaves.
Caroline Benson 1998 96 Luke arrives at the penthouse and announces that he's there to see Jason, and that he will wait. It's going to be a long wait, since Jason is at Tony's house, pushing his way in with his bodyguards, intent on finding Michael. As the men with Jason burst into the house, fanning out to search for Michael, one grabs Tony, twists his arm behind his back, and barks, "Sit down." Carly wants Luke out of the penthouse, but he insists on waiting to talk to jason. Luke neither blames Carly for the kidnapping nor exonerates her of responsibility. He is firm about one thing, that while he doesn't BLAME Carly, she should have known better, she should have been more careful. There's another visitor: Edward. He has come to see Carly, and asks why Luke is there. He learns that Luke has been told of the kidnapping. Luke and Edward spar entertainingly, and Luke ditches. Edward is simultaneously reassuring, the one person who appears supportive of Carly, and yet he is still manipulative, attempting to plant seed of doubt about Jason with Carly. He invites Carly to move into the Q mansion, an offer she declines, hoping, no doubt, that when Michael is found he can join his momma there. Then we see Carly serving tea to Edward. Carly tells Edward that the housekeeper is used to running the penthouse without help or interference, prompting Edward to speak of Cook's ruling of the Q roost; he says that Cook should listen to him, since "I pay her wages and I own the house." "Wait, I thought Monica owned the house." "Good lord, you know more about us that I realized." Edward soothes Carly with talk about family togetherness and assuring her that she is not at fault for Michael's kidnapping. He pins the blame on jason, a remark that prompts an angry glare from Carly. Jason meanwhile is having a little talk with Tony. Jason and Tony are seated on hard-back chairs, very close together, while some of the bodyguards stand by and some search the premises. Jason leans close to Tony, putting bullets in a small gun, as he talks. Tony is wild-eyed but curiously subdued. "You're right, Dr. Jones. I never liked you." Jason says that Dr. Jones "taught" him what it meant to be brain-damaged, and that he resented the way TOny acted after the accident, always talking to the Qs as if Jason weren't in the room, treating him like something "broken that you couldn't fix." This segues into another amazing jason monologue about Michael. "And then Carly met you and fell in love, which frankly I never got, and she got prenant, and you decided that the kid was yours. And when Carly said that you weren't the father, you went off like she stole something from you and you wanted it back. Michael's not an IT. He's a person." He begins to speak more quickly, his words piling up on each other. "He doesn't belong to you. You're not his owner. You're not his father. You have no RIGHT (He begins to shout now) to take him from the people who love him." Long intense pause. "That would be me and Carly." Then Jason grows quiet again, and more menacing, if that's possible. "Look at me", he demands, but Tony stares straight ahead. A bodyguard places black-gloved hands on the sides of Tony's head and jerks his head around, forcing the doctor to comply. HE hold's Tony's face in position, as Jason says, "Your diagnosis is wrong, Dr. Jones. I CAN feel. I can hate. Because I hate you. Where's Michael?" Tony gets a spooky, goofy grin on his face, but before he can say anything, Taggert and Garcia burst through the door, guns drawn. "Police." Tony wants the police to arrest Jason. Garcia and Taggert are not as interested as usual in harassing Jason, although they go through the motions of threatening him and reminding him not to interfere in police matters. Garcia asks Tony to show him through the rest of the house, and with Tony thus occupied, a surprisingly decent Taggert asks Jason if they have found anything. Seems the police are suspicious of Jones as well, and since they have no evidence to obtain a search warrant, they are using the presence of jason and his thugs to give them an excuse to come in and look around themselves. Garcia and Tony return, and when they start talking about how long it will take to prosecute jason for bothering Tony. Tony says he wants to be able to leave town soon and so won't press charges. Jason leaves.