Zander: You let Nikolas go on bail. That was not part of our deal.
Ric: It isn't that simple.
Zander: Sure it is. All you have to do is convict Nikolas and then I will sign away my rights.
Ric: Yeah and with Nikolas in prison, I assume that you think that you'll have a clear shot at Emily?
Lucky: You wanted to see Nikolas? Here he is.
Emily: You're going after the wrong person, Ric.
Ric: Let's get a positive I.D. first and we'll go from there. Zander?
Zander: He did this. Nikolas Cassadine attacked me.
Nikolas: It was a fair fight.
Zander: The guy tried to kill me.
Emily: You provoked him Zander.
Zander: Oh, so it's my fault? Is that what you're saying?
Ric: I did see you in a prior altercation with Zander.
Emily: Oh, come on Ric. Can't you see what Zander’s doing?
Ric: You either assault somebody or you don’t. That was your choice, you made it. You are responsible.
Nikolas: I agree.
Ric: I'm afraid you've broken the terms of your bail. You're going to have to be incarcerated until the trial.
Alexis: Excuse me, I'm sorry. I thought I -- I heard you just said that you were going to threaten to take my client back to jail.
Ric: Well --
Alexis: Or am I mistaken?
Ric: Well, he -- he attacked Zander and put him in the hospital, and he positively I.D.'d him, so yes, I am.
Alexis: He did positively I.D. him? Did he do it in a police lineup? Did you inform my client that it was a police matter and did you give my client the option of waiting for his attorney to arrive? See, I didn't think so, so good luck getting your I.D. into court, counselor.
Lucky: Damn, you're good.
Alexis: Are you feeling okay to have a chat with an old friend?
Ric: You're under no obligation to speak to opposing counsel.
Zander: It's okay.
Alexis: Would you mind giving us a minute?
Emily: Do you think Alexis can reason with him?
Nikolas: Look, I allowed Zander to provoke me. I'll live with the consequences, all right?
Lucky: Why haven't you put an A.P.B. out on Ben?
Ric: When you put out an A.P.B, it's usually best to get a picture or some reliable information, both of which we do not have.
Lucky: Yeah, well, I've seen bulletins issued with a lot less.
Ric: Well, as far as the state is concerned Lucky, Nikolas Cassadine is the only suspect in Cody McCall’s murder.
Lucky: Don't you railroad my brother.
Ric: You know, you're not being very objective about this case.
Lucky: What, because I'm trying to follow up on all the leads?
Ric: No, because you're becoming a professional liability to me and to the department. So as of right now, you are off the case.
Zander: So, does Kristina still like those canned peaches?
Alexis: She won't even consider the fresh ones.
Zander: She's a sweetheart. I'm glad everything worked out for you, Alexis.
Alexis: Me, too and as much as I love talking about my daughter, I came here to talk to you about you.
Zander: I know.
Alexis: You're better than this Zander. I knew that the first time I got you out of trouble and I know it now.
Zander: Maybe you're wrong.
Alexis: I'm not wrong. I saw the kind of man that you became when you were with Emily. I'm sorry she hurt you.
Zander: Things happen.
Alexis: I know that you're still in love with her and I know that you must be hurting, but this isn't going to help anything.
Zander: What exactly am I doing, Alexis?
Alexis: There's something not right about this case and I haven't quite figured it out yet, but I will.
Zander: Nikolas attacked me. That's it.
Alexis: All right, I’m sure that he did and I think that he should be held accountable for it, but he didn't kill Cody McCall and I know that you know that, too. So I am asking you as your friend to drop the assault charges. Let him free to go find out who really killed McCall. Zander, please, do the right thing.
Zander: I understand that Nikolas is family and you have to defend him and, I mean, that's -- that's great. I mean, he's -- he's lucky, you know?
Alexis: Has Cameron visited you?
Zander: No, I'm not even sure he knows I’m here.
Alexis: Why don't you let me call him, Zander?
Zander: No, please.
Alexis: Why can't we just come up with a compromise? And then the two of you can just walk away from this.
Zander: What do you want me to tell you, Alexis? That he didn't beat me up?
Alexis: I mean, did you have good reason for wanting him in jail? Because Nikolas thinks that he was framed, and this makes it look like you were involved.
Zander: I had nothing to do with that.
Alexis: Then make that clear to everybody, Zander. Drop the assault charges.
Zander: Look, when I lose my temper, I have to pay. Why shouldn't Nikolas?
Alexis: I know that he ran off with the love of your life. I know how upset you are. You have a right to be, but think about what you're doing. Zander -- Zander, do you understand that I need to do whatever is absolutely possible to help Nikolas?
Zander: Yeah.
Alexis: Do you know what that means?
Zander: Family's family. No hard feelings.
Ric: I have a uniform on the clock out here. What's the decision? Are we dropping the assault charge?
Zander: No.
Ric: Fine.
Alexis: Zander, I'm sorry.
Zander: So am I.
Ric: Nikolas Cassadine, you are under arrest for assault, a violation of bail.
Emily: Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds, Ric?
Ric: Read him his rights in the car.
Lucky: I'm going with you.
Ric: Be careful, Spencer.
Lucky: Don't worry about it. Remember? I'm off the case.
Alexis: You took Lucky off the case?
Ric: Yes. Do I need to clear that with you, Ms. Davis?
Emily: Hey, I need to take care of a few things. Don't worry, okay? I'll be right behind you. Okay, I love you.
Ric: Let's go.
Emily: You're framing Nikolas for this murder, aren't you? That's why you wanted him back in jail.
Zander: Not at all.
Emily: Then why did you show up at Wyndermere two seconds after Nikolas was arrested? Why did you offer to make the murder charge disappear, Zander?
Zander: I thought it would make you happy.
Emily: How do you know so much about this murder, unless you killed the guy yourself?
Jason: Hey, are you okay?
Emily: Yeah. Oh, thanks for getting here so quickly.
Jason: I heard Nikolas got out on bail.
Emily: Yeah, he just got arrested again. He beat up Zander on the docks and Zander’s pressing charges.
Jason: Oh okay, what do you need me to do?
Emily: I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but I think Zander may have killed Cody McCall, and he's framing Nikolas. Could you ask around, find out if anyone saw Zander heading to Wyndermere the night of the murder? Also, any solid information on this guy -- his name is Ben Rogers -- could really help.
Jason: All right, I’ll see what I can do.
Emily: Okay. Thanks. Thank you so much.
Faith: Aren't they sweet?
Jason: You have no business here, Faith.
Emily: It's okay, I’m leaving. Bye, Jase.
Faith: Give my best to Nikolas.
Jason: What do you want?
Faith: You just can't understand the meaning of "truce," can you? My last shipment didn't even make the harbor. Heard you grabbed Alcazar. Killed him, didn't you? So that means I'm next. Just so you know, I won't go easily.
Faith: We have a problem. Sonny is away somewhere, Alcazar has vanished, and Jason is off his leash.
Zander: How you doing, Zander? Great, thanks for asking.
Faith: You know what? I don't appreciate it when my people end up in the hospital. It wastes time, it attracts attention, and it stops them from doing their jobs, which would explain why Jason so easily took out that last shipment. Oh, by the way, he and his sweet, dear little sister are out in the hall.
Zander: Okay, talk to me.
Faith: Emily's life would be much easier if you just disappeared.
Zander: Is that what they're talking about?
Faith: Who knows? But with Sonny out of the way, Jason has no brakes, and you are directly in his path -- probably even more than me.
Zander: Okay, then we need to get Sonny back in town.
Faith: Yeah and distract Jason while we're at it.
Zander: Do you have any ideas?
Faith: I'm sure something will occur to me.