Nikolas: Outside. I know talking about Mary’s death last night is going to be difficult, but you have nothing to worry about, okay? You're going to be fine as long as you just tell the truth.
Jason: Don't say anything.
Lucky: Hey -- um -- did you see Emily the night Mary died?
Elizabeth: Yeah, she was in the hall near the I.C.U.
Lucky: Was Emily alone?
Elizabeth: Yes. I was just doing rounds with my medicine cart and -- well, I realized I forgot something, so I asked her to watch it for me.
Nikolas: Emily needs to cooperate with the police, Jason.
Jason: No, she doesn’t.
Nikolas: I know it's your first reaction not to cooperate, but that's because you usually have something to hide.
Emily: Okay, you don't understand.
Nikolas: Em, refusing to answer questions only makes you look guilty when you're not.
Emily: Listen, I know you're worried.
Nikolas: No, I'm not. Not really. You'll be fine, but I think following his advice right now is a bad idea.
Emily: Okay, I asked Jason to come down here. I need him.
Emily: I'll be okay.
Nikolas: I just want this Mary nightmare behind us, and if you talk to the police, we're that much closer.
Jason: Emily, we need to talk -- alone.
Emily: Can you give us a minute?
Nikolas: Yeah, I'll wait outside.
Emily: Okay.
Lucky: Hey -- what are you doing here?
Nikolas: Ric wanted to ask Emily some questions about Mary’s death. She's hesitant for some reason. I don't know. I know Ric. Ric has tried to railroad me in the past, but Emily’s fine. She's innocent. She didn't do anything.
Lucky: Yeah, well, you know what? The best thing for her to do right now is cooperate.
Nikolas: That's what I said, but Jason disagrees.
Jason: Emily, it doesn't matter that you're innocent. The cops will twist whatever you say to implicate you. They want this case closed, and you're the obvious suspect.
Emily: But doesn't refusing to answer make me look guilty?
Jason: No, it makes you look smart. You hated Mary, and that's motive. Ric called you down here because he wants you to incriminate yourself.
Emily: All right, so -- so what do I do?
Jason: You don't say anything without an attorney. No matter what they ask you, no matter how easy you think it will be to explain what happened, do not say a word.
Lucky: I need to speak to Emily alone.
Emily: So, is this official?
Lucky: I'm a cop, but I'm also your friend. And I want to clear this up for you, but that's why I need to know everything that happened the night Mary died.
Nikolas: Listen, you really want to help Emily? You should probably leave.
Jason: She wanted me here.
Nikolas: Yeah, yeah, I realize that. It's like a reflex with her. Every time she thinks she's in trouble, she calls you so you can fix it for her.
Jason: No, actually, she doesn’t. And that should give you some idea of how scared she is. Emily tries to work out things on her own, and then when they don't work out, that's when she calls me.
Nikolas: No, it's real simple to me. All she has to do, Jason, is give a statement.
Jason: Yeah, see, and that's why I'm here, Nikolas, because Emily loves you and she will do anything that you ask, even when it goes against her best interests. The truth is that Emily went to Mary’s house more than once, ok? She threatened Mary more than once, and that makes her look bad, maybe even guilty. That's why I don't want her talking to Ric.
Nikolas: She had --
Jason: There's no way that Emily can explain what happened without her showing how much she hated Mary.
Nikolas: But she had a right to do all that. The woman tried to kill her! Come on!
Jason: Right, right, and the woman slept with you for three months. You don't think the cops are going to bring that up? Throw it in her face? And how do you think Emily is going to respond to that? Of course she's not going to blame you. No, no, she's going to blame Mary. Mary lied to you; she took advantage of you. That's motive for murder, Nikolas.
Nikolas: Oh, come on. Come on, how could anyone think that Emily is a killer? That's ridiculous.
Jason: Yeah, well, how could anyone think that Mary was at first? I met her; she was nice. She was a little strange. Okay, I knew that she was lying about something, but I had no idea she basically kidnapped you.
Nikolas: Yeah.
Jason: And even after you knew the truth, you didn't realize that she was a threat. You didn't see her as violent, right?
Nikolas: What, you think that -- you think I should've known that Mary would try to kill Emily?
Jason: No, that's not -- no. I'm just saying, you know, maybe you're a little too close to this. And if you're blaming yourself for everything that happened, you need to stop because you're only making things worse for Emily. The cops know better than to bring her in here without a lawyer. They were setting her up. And I know you want this over with, but you're playing right into their hands.
Nikolas: I honestly don't think you're seeing this clearly, Jason.
Jason: Look, Mary came at you and Emily with a knife. You grabbed the police commissioner's gun, and you shot her.
Nikolas: What, you would have done it differently?
Jason: No, you did what you had to do, but now there's a mess and my sister's been pulled in. I want to get her clear of this.
Nikolas: Then let her talk to the police, Jason.
Jason: No!
Nikolas: She's innocent, you know that!
Jason: The police do not care! Emily had motive, means, and opportunity. The more she tries to explain; the worse she'll incriminate herself.
Nikolas: Yeah? And what if you're wrong? Huh?
Jason: You're the one who shot her. And you know Emily’s going to do anything she can to protect you. The more pressure she's under, the more likely she's going to make a mistake.
Nikolas: Jason, Jason, you're acting like she has something to hide. She didn't give Mary the wrong meds. She didn't give her any meds. Come on, you know her. She doesn't even have it in her to kill anyone.
Jason: Nikolas, the police do not care. This isn't about guilt. This isn't about innocent or who killed who. This is about me protecting my sister, and you should want that as much as I do.
Nikolas: Need more time?
Lucky: Yeah, Emily’s refused to answer any questions.
Emily: Does that mean I’m free to go?
Lucky:Yeah, for now. But don't leave town.
Jason: Elizabeth.
Elizabeth: Hey.
Jason: Hey. Emily told me that you were working here now.
Elizabeth: Yeah, I'm a student nurse. It's a more practical job than, you know, being an artist.
Jason: As long as you like it.
Elizabeth: So far, so good.
Jason: Can I ask you a couple of questions?
Elizabeth: Sure.
Jason: Emily said that -- that you were working the night that Mary died.
Elizabeth: That's right.
Jason: And you saw Emily here?
Elizabeth: Yeah. Yeah, she was in the corridor near the I.C.U. She had been in earlier to see Mary, and I was just doing rounds with my med cart, realized I forgot something, and I asked her to watch it for a few minutes.
Jason: So she was alone with the med cart?
Elizabeth: Yeah, but just for a few minutes.
Jason: Ok. What happened next?
Elizabeth: I came back. I gave the med cart to Donna Harris -- she was the nurse in charge -- and then I went off duty.
Jason: Have you told anybody else about this?
Elizabeth: Well, only Lucky. But he was just doing follow-up, Jason. He doesn't suspect Emily of trying --
Jason: Okay, can you just do me a favor and not tell anybody else about Emily?
Elizabeth: Okay. But it really shouldn't matter.
Jason: Well --
Elizabeth: I mean, yeah, Emily hates Mary, but she didn't try to kill her.
Jason: I know, but the cops need a suspect, and Emily’s not thinking straight right now. She almost lost Nikolas more than once, and she would do anything to protect him -- even incriminate herself.
Emily: The -- the fact is, you know, Jason’s had a lot of experience with situations like this, and --
Nikolas: He's afraid that you'll incriminate yourself to protect me, but I’m telling you, you don't have anything to worry about because you're innocent, okay?
Emily: Okay -- you're wrong. I'm not innocent at all.
Jason: Nikolas wants to believe that the system works.
Elizabeth: And sometimes it does.
Jason: Well, sometimes isn't good enough, and I don't want to take that risk with Emily.
Elizabeth: Come on, Jason. You know, when you're in a relationship, you want to have complete trust in the other person. Well, that's what Emily’s trying to do with Nikolas.
Jason: Yeah, but, Elizabeth, she's my little sister, and I have to protect her.
Elizabeth: I know, and she's going to be okay.
Jason: She hated Mary. They had fights in public over Nikolas.
Elizabeth: True. But isn't that all circumstantial?
Jason: Well, Emily was in the corridor outside Mary’s room along with the med cart the night Mary died. It doesn't matter that she's innocent. She looks guilty, and she could be charged with murder.
Emily: I should've listened to everyone and just stayed away from Mary.
Nikolas: Emily, it was -- listen, it was a perfectly normal reaction after the way that she hurt us both.
Emily: Honey, you don't understand. I went back to Mary’s room last night --
Nikolas: I know, I know. You wanted her to know that we weren't going to take it anymore. You were angry at her. So what?
Emily: No, no, Nikolas, I think I killed Mary.