April 27, 2005 Screencaps

Steven: Without going into detail, I'll give you the broad strokes. A.J. didn't die from the fall. He was murdered.

Emily: How could anyone think that A.J. was murdered? He was in a hospital room. He was surrounded by doctors and nurses.

Monica: Did you rule out embolism?

Steven: Yeah.

Reese: So do you have a cause of death?

Steven: Suffocation.

Durant: Signs of struggle?

Steven: Well, that's inconclusive, but A.J. wouldn't have been able to put up much of a fight.

Emily: If he didn't struggle, then why do you think that he was murdered? I mean, it could have been a reaction to the medicine or an asthma attack or --

Steven: Look, the forensics are conclusive. Somebody put a pillow over A.J.'s face and held it there until he died.

Elizabeth: A.J. was sedated. Someone murdered him in his sleep.

Monica: You told your father that A.J. had died. You shouldn't have to tell him that he was murdered.

Emily: Mom, you've already been through so much tonight.

Monica: Well, no matter what, he's got to be told before someone else gets to him.

Emily: Okay, so why don't we tell him together?

Monica: Are you up for that?

Emily: I've always been stronger than I look.

Monica: Well, at least we can tell him that A.J. will never hurt him again.

Durant: I'm sorry for your loss.

Emily: Thank you.

Durant: If there's anything I can do to help --

Monica: We appreciate your concern.

Durant: Michael is my grandson, too. We're all angry at A.J. for what he's done to him. But it must be particularly difficult for you, knowing that one of the prime suspects is your only surviving son.

Luke: A.J. shot his father in the back?

Skye: It was terrible.

Luke: Well, there's something Lucky hasn't tried yet.

Skye: Lucky's the least of your problems. A.J. poisoned michael's mind against his parents.

Luke: Been there.

Skye: Michael may never recover, Luke. See, that wouldn't have happened if we hadn't let Faith out of prison in the first place.

Luke: Oh. How am I ever going to get you off the hook if you just keep jumping back on? A.J. did the damage and he paid the price. Now for God's sake, let it go.

Skye: I just -- I can't believe A.J.'s really dead.

Luke: Red, you need a project.

Skye: A project?

Luke: Helena's on her way back to Port Charles.

Skye: No.

Luke: Yes. I've been tracking her for weeks.

Skye: No, what I mean is, no, I'm not going to go after her with you.

Luke: Did I ask you to go after her?

Skye: You were about to. You were about to make us create some crazy scenario about dressing up as goatherds and then going after her.

Luke: I'm not so keen on the goatherd.

Skye: My point, Luke, is you're on your own.

Monica: You have no right to accuse my son of anything.

Durant: Somebody has to keep an eye on the investigation.

Emily: Jason didn't kill A.J.

Sam: No, he couldn't have. He was in the E.R. with me the entire night.

Emily: Thank you.

Durant: Well, let's hope the E.R. Staff can back that up then.

Sam: Oh, well, you don't have to worry because they will.

Emily: Okay. What is wrong with that guy?

Emily: Hey, sleepyhead.

Alan groans.

Alan: Hi, Em.

Emily: Hi. Dad, you're out of surgery. You did fine.

Alan: Hmm. I'm in the hospital?

Emily: Yeah.

Alan: Hmm. I thought I was at home. A.J. was there, happier than I'd ever seen him in years. He was running up and down the stairs.

Emily: I hope A.J.'s in a better place now.

Monica: So do I.

Emily: Dad?

Alan: Hmm?

Emily: We have to tell you something.

Alan: What happened? Come on, tell me.

Monica: A-- A.J. was murdered.

Emily: He was smothered in his sleep.

Alan: No. No! No!

Monica: Stay calm, Alan. Alan, be calm.

Alan: Get out! Get out!

Emily: I know how much this hurts.

Alan: Oh, neither of you cares! It wasn't jason, was it? Go on, get out of the room!

Monica: Of course we care!

Alan: Get out of the room! Go on, get out of the room!

Monica: All right. Okay, all right.

Alan: This is Dr. Alan Quartermaine. Is Mac Scorpio in the building? You tell him to get up to my room immediately.

Alan: I spoke to jason down in the E.R. I told him that I had helped A.J. and that it was wrong and I -- I apologized to him. I begged him not to kill his brother, and all I got back were these cold, dead eyes without any mercy.

Mac: Did Jason threaten to kill A.J.?

Alan: He didn't have to. There's no doubt in my mind that Jason killed my son.

Monica: Okay. I want you to leave. You're not going to interrogate a man who's just come from surgery.

Alan: I asked mac to come up here.

Monica: He's on pain medication, and if you try to use that statement against Jason, I swear I will sue the police department.

Alan: You know that Jason did it. That's why you're so angry.

Monica: Oh, did Jason shoot you in the back and leave you to bleed to death? Did Jason steal every single penny you have? Did Jason traumatize Michael and steal him away from the people that love him the most?

Mac: Jason's not the only suspect. I'll be in touch.

Monica: I will never forgive you for this!

Alan: You're glad Jason killed A.J., aren't you?

Monica: All right, that's it. That's it. I want a divorce.