Nikolas:: The letter's not a forgery, Luke. He wanted to commit suicide.
Luke: The hell he did. He fought for his life up on that cliff.
Nikolas:: He lured you out there because he wanted you to be blamed for his death.
Luke: Then he got his last wish.
Nikolas:: It's all right there!
Luke: I murdered Stefan! Because he tortured Laura and he killed Summer. Nobody's going to take that away from me!
Luke: Burn the letter.
Skye: No, you can’t. You have to give that letter to the police. It is proof that Luke didn't kill Stefan.
Luke: It proves nothing.
Skye: Well, forensics can verify that it's authentic.
Luke: If Stefan committed suicide and wanted to frame me for murder, why would he put it down in a letter?
Nikolas:: Because he wanted me to know that he died protecting me.
Luke: Well, see, that answers everything. He lied. The letter's a lie so he can be a big hero for you. It's not the first time this has happened.
Nikolas:: This is your chance to be free here. Come on.
Skye: Nikolas is right. Stefan's dead. It doesn't matter how it happened.
Luke: It matters to me! I killed him! He did not commit suicide. I won!
Skye: Listen to him. My God. It's all about keeping score.
Luke: It's payback for all the years that bloodsucker drained the life out of my family.
Skye: There he goes, right to Scott. I knew he wouldn't let you pay for a crime you didn't commit. He didn't do it.
Luke: Good. He did the right thing.
Skye: Yeah, and you're going to prison for the rest of your life. Some victory.
Nikolas:: Luke asked me to burn my uncle's letter.
Emily: He asked?
Nikolas:: All right, more like demanded, after he insisted that it was a forgery.
Emily: Hmm.
Nikolas:: You know, I just keep going back to the same thing. If Luke wants to go to prison, why in my right mind should I try and stop him after everything that he's done to me and my family?
Emily: Zander's determined to throw his life away, and I could stand by and do nothing and tell myself it's out of my hands, this is what he wants. But I can't sit by and watch someone wreck their life.
Scott: Two Spencers on their way to jail, huh? Makes you want to do the jig.
Nikolas:: Scott. I have some material evidence regarding my uncle's death.
Scott: What is it?
Nikolas:: It's a letter he wrote just before he died.
Scott: Oh. He was murdered.
Luke: What are you doing back here?
Nikolas:: You want to trash your life, Luke, go ahead. But I'm not going to help you.
Scott: Well, this chicken scratch is like a suicide note!
Luke: Baldwin, you want me convicted for murder?
Scott: Yeah, followed by a steak dinner and a lethal injection, Spencer.
Luke: Well, then, rip that forgery up and toss a steak on the grill. Let's get on with it.