Nikolas: It's Cody.
Nikolas: He's dead.
Emily: Oh, my God. Why would he do this to himself?
Nikolas: Maybe he didn't.
Emily: We need to get him down, Nikolas.
Nikolas: We need to wait for the police.
Emily: Cody stole from you, and now he's dead. What if the police think you killed him?
Nikolas: If the police even remotely suspect that I killed Cody, the evidence will prove that I'm innocent.
Emily: Cody was after the treasure, okay? Maybe whoever killed him was looking for this. I'll put it in a safe in my room before the --
Lucky: Nikolas? Nikolas.
Nikolas: Yeah, thanks for coming.
Lucky: You said you found a body hanging in the tunnels?
Nikolas: Yeah, come here, I'll show you.
Lucky: Looks like suicide to me.
Nikolas: I barely knew Cody, but he didn't seem like the type to take his own life.
Emily: We need to tell Lucky about the treasure.
Lucky: I'm sorry, what?
Nikolas: When -- when my freighter was sabotaged, it sank onto another ship, a ship that belonged to the Quartermaines in the 1700s.
Emily: Cody has a daughter, Sam, and Sam was supposed to salvage Nikolas' freighter. When she discovered the treasure, she tried to take it for herself.
Nikolas: At the time, I didn't know that Sam and Cody were related. Anyway, Cody claimed that he was an experienced diver, so I hired him to recover the treasure first before anyone else had a chance to.
Lucky: Well, what about the Quartermaines? Don't they have a claim?
Nikolas: The Quartermaines and myself agreed to a 50/50 split of whatever we could recover. So Cody dove the night of the Haunted Star -- the night it opened -- but he claimed that by the time he had gotten there, the treasure was already gone. We think -- we think Sam took it. I mean, no one's seen her, Lucky.
Emily: Yeah, and then Cody showed up dead.
Lucky: So you think Sam McCall killed her own father?
Nikolas: No, it just doesn't fit. She was too small to have lifted him up there. But, see, there was another person involved, a -- a fence named Ben that Cody had warned was dangerous, so I --
Lucky: Well, then, we got a lot of people chasing this treasure. We just got to figure out who wanted it bad enough to kill.
Lucky: I got Detective Beck up to speed.
Brian: So tell me more about this guy Ben. Lucky says that the victim contacted him about buying the treasure?
Nikolas: Cody owed him money, seemed to think that he would kill for the treasure.
Lucky: Okay, you know what, we need to get as much information on Ben as we got.
Brian: First I have a few questions for Mr. Cassadine, starting with your whereabouts earlier this evening.
Emily: He was with me. Nikolas found me unconscious in the grotto, and he took me to the hospital.
Nikolas: The doctors released her, and we've been home ever since.
Brian: Okay, but I still need to know where you were before you found Ms. Quartermaine.
Nikolas: I went to the Haunted Star to see Jax. Came here, found Cody. We discussed the treasure. I warned him that he better find it. He left, and then I went to look for Emily.
Brian: Okay, so as far as we know, you're the last person to see Cody McCall alive.
Nikolas: Except for the killer.
Brian: Mr. Cassadine, you had both motive and opportunity to kill Cody. I guess my only question is, did you?
Emily: Nikolas has been with me since right after Cody left.
Lucky: Unfortunately, you weren't conscious the whole time, so that doesn't help.
Nikolas: No, no, it's okay. I'll answer the Detective's questions --
Emily: Let me call Alexis first.
Nikolas: There's no need to because I didn't kill Cody. We found the body hanging in the passageway, so we called the police like responsible citizens are supposed to do. So, unless Cody really did commit suicide, the obvious suspect here is Ben, okay?
Lucky: Okay, can you describe him?
Nikolas: I -- I never saw him.
Lucky: Okay, what about you, Emily? I mean, do you -- did you see who knocked you out in the grotto?
Emily: I was hit from behind.
Brian: Then it could've been Cody.
Emily: He was here, talking to Nikolas. It was probably Ben.
Brian: A man that no one's ever seen. Do you know his last name?
Nikolas: No. Cody never mentioned it to me.
Brian: Then as of now, there's no proof that Ben even exists. You could've made him up to cover your own guilt.
Lucky: Ahem. Forensics will call as soon as they determine the cause of death.
Emily: Lucky, you know Nikolas didn't do this.
Lucky: Of course not. But it would help if you guys could come up with something on Ben.
Nikolas: I've already told you everything I know about him.
Lucky: Okay, sometimes in a case like this, a detail that doesn't seem important is. I mean, you both got to think every time you've been with Cody. I mean, maybe one of you walked in on him when he was finishing a phone conversation?
Nikolas: Lucky --
Lucky: Did you see him in public?
Nikolas: Lucky, Alexis hired him as a butler, okay? His references checked out. But according to Jax, he was an experienced con man, so I doubt he left any incriminating information behind.
Lucky: Okay, I'm going to start digging up Cody's past. Maybe we can connect it to ben, you know, get a last known address.
Nikolas: Okay.
Emily: All right, that would be great. Thank you.
Nikolas: All right, I appreciate you coming by.
Lucky: You're my brother. We're in this together.
Nikolas: This is getting way too dangerous for you. I want you out of this.
Emily: No, listen, we've already decided we're doing this together. I told you that I would stand beside you through this whole thing, and I meant it, Nikolas.
Nikolas: All right. All right. I guess the first step is -- is trying to find ben. I mean, if Cody was in fact murdered, then this Ben guy is obviously the killer.
Emily: All right, well, he's probably gone after Sam, and she's probably gone after more treasure. I think this journal can help. Okay, what we know so far is that Blackthorn the pirate was also a Cassadine Prince.
Nikolas: Emily, you seriously want -- you seriously want to keep pursuing this like nothing's happened?
Emily: I don't know what else to do, Nikolas.
Nikolas: Fine. Fine, fine, fine, okay. Well, I doubt that the Courage is the first ship that Blackthorn has raided, so --
Emily: Okay, well, then where did he stash the rest of his loot?
Nikolas: That's probably what's in those missing pages.
Emily: Maybe there are other clues in the text.
Nikolas: Possible.
Emily: Okay, well, then let's get to work. We'll just -- we'll go over this page by page until we figure out where the rest of Blackthorn's treasure is.
Nikolas: I bet Sam took those pages.
Emily: Mm-hmm. Makes sense.
Nikolas: Wherever she went, I'm sure ben is following her. He wants that treasure.
Emily: So if we can find the location of the remaining treasure, then we'll find Sam and probably ben, as well. There are clues in this text. I can just feel it.
Nikolas: I know, but so much of this is about Constance's romance with Blackthorn. I'm not sure it can help.
Emily: Ah, but you're being too literal.
Nikolas: Too what? I am?
Emily: Yes, you are. Look, someone could tell a lot about me by looking at my relationship with you. I'm in love, and it affects me every day, and it was the same with Blackthorn.
Nikolas: Give me. Let's -- let's go to the entry after Blackthorn saved Constance in the park, all right?
Emily: Okay.
Nikolas: Here it is. "It didn't surprise me when Constance came looking for me later that night.
British Accent: When she entered, Constance stood out like the aristocrat she was, not the kind of lady you spill your ale on."
Constance: Ahem. Excuse me. I have a query for you.
Pegleg: I don't answer queries for free.
Constance: Oh, yes, naturally. I'm looking for a man who carries these coins. Tell me where to find him, and you'll be well paid.
Pegleg: Today's my day for fortune. I'd lost this piece, and now you've returned it to me.
Constance: No, the coin belongs to another. Return it immediately.
Pegleg: I will -- for a kiss.
Constance: A -- a kiss? Keep the coin.
Blackthorn/Nikolai: Ms. Quartermaine doesn't appreciate your filthy hands all over her, Pegleg.
Blackthorn/Nikolai:Constance: Pegleg? Pegleg? What a ridiculous name! You have two feet that I can plainly see.
Pegleg: They don't calls me pegleg because I have one. They's call me that because I give them to those who cross me!
Men laugh.
Blackthorn/Nikolai: Well done.
Constance: Yes. Well, you rescued me in the park, and I'm pleased to return the favor.
Blackthorn/Nikolai: I suddenly feel compelled to demonstrate my gratitude.
Constance: Prince Nikolai.
Blackthorn/Nikolai: Prince Nikolai, the Russian Prince when I need to be. And Blackthorn the Pirate when it suits me better.
Constance: You have two identities?
Blackthorn/Nikolai: Aye, 'tis true, milady. But both Prince and Pirate are in love with you.
Nikolas: I can't believe he let his guard down and allowed Constance to reveal his identity so quickly.
Emily: Blackthorn obviously trusted Constance. She was his one true love. You know what that's like.
Nikolas: I'll always come to your rescue.
Emily: Yeah, and I'll always rescue you right back.
Emily: Did you find any clues where Blackthorn hid the rest of the treasure?
Nikolas: Yeah, maybe. Listen to this. Uh, yeah -- "I've left the only place that comes before the name of my one true love."
Emily: That's cryptic. What do you think it means?
Nikolas: I don't know, but I think we just found our first clue.
Lucky: The report came back on Cody McCall. He was murdered. Ric Lansing wants to question you.
Emily: All right, I'll call Alexis, tell her to meet us at the station in the morning.
Lucky: Ric needs to question Nikolas tonight.