Amelia: I need to be at the studio in 12 minutes, please. Thank you.
Nikolas: Uh -- I'm -- I'm sorry. Excuse me, is --
Amelia: Nikolas Cassadine?
Nikolas: Yes. Do -- I'm sorry, do we know each other?
Amelia: I'm Amelia Joffe.
Nikolas: Oh -- right, right. You produce "Everyday Heroes," right? Right, right, Sam McCall's my cousin.
Amelia: I'm -- I'm well aware, but I'm just back from a quick trip to the city, I'm fighting a production deadline. I'm afraid you've gotten in the wrong car.
Nikolas: No, no, actually, I haven't, but I can drop you off on the --
Amelia: This is -- it's my car, isn't it?
Nikolas: No, no.
Amelia: It's not?
Nikolas: My butler sent this for me.
Amelia: Oh. I'm officially embarrassed.
Nikolas: No, no, don't -- listen, it's okay. I can drop you off at the studio on my way home.
Amelia: Well, you really are a prince.
Nikolas: No, actually, I'm just a businessman with a title, that's all.
Amelia: So you're just back from a business trip, as well?
Nikolas: Mm-hmm.
Amelia: Is it pushy to ask what kind?
Nikolas: No, no. I was trying to kill a man.
Nikolas: Yeah, I -- I went to Russia to track down Jerry Jacks. I thought that he may be involved in the kidnapping of Jake Spencer, but -- you know.
Amelia: Why would you make that assumption?
Nikolas: Let's just say we have a bit of a history.
Amelia: I'd say so if you were trying to kill him.
Nikolas chuckles.
Nikolas: Yeah. So I understand that the real kidnapper was a woman that Sam interviewed on her show, yeah?
Amelia: Yeah, Maureen Harper. She just lost her own infant daughter in a fire. She saw Jake in the park and snapped. It's a tragic situation.
Nikolas: Hmm. Lucky told me that you -- you helped track her down.
Amelia: Yeah, that's right.
Nikolas: Thank you. Thank God. I'm very grateful for that.
Amelia: Don't speak too soon. My intentions weren't completely benign.
Amelia: How well do you know Sam?
Nikolas: Well, we're not -- we're not particularly close. But I -- I still would have a problem if anyone tried to hurt her.
Amelia: Hmm. Before Sam landed in Port charles, she was running a very lucrative scam which involved marrying rich men and stealing their money.
Nikolas: That's a -- that's a pretty serious accusation, don't you think?
Amelia: No, it's a fact. Sam doesn't dispute it. When she married my father, she was calling herself Angela Monroe. When he discovered that she was stealing all of his money and about to head out of town, he confronted her. She killed him, shot him through the chest, got off on self-defense, and vanished.
Nikolas: Oh -- okay. So -- so you -- you tracked her down to, what, to -- to avenge your father?
Amelia: More or less. I was working in New York as a producer. The news of the Metro Court explosion made the national feed. When I saw the woman who murdered my father being hailed a hero, it made me physically ill. I wanted to drive to Port Charles and confront her and call the cable networks, tell the whole world the truth. And then I had a moment of clarity -- inspiration, if you will. I decided to build a show around Sam, make her a star, then destroy her.
Nikolas: But that's not what happened.
Amelia: My revenge didn't turn out quite the way I expected.
Nikolas: It rarely does. I'm learning that all over again right now.
Amelia: So what have you learned about revenge the hard way?
Nikolas: Nothing relevant to your situation. Look, if you've -- if you've set out to destroy Sam, then why did I just see her picture on the side of a bus in New York City?
Amelia: It's ironic, I suppose. "Everyday Heroes" is a hit. Sam's numbers keep going up, so do the ratings -- that makes me the network golden girl. It would be career suicide for me to destroy Sam -- at least, at the moment.
Nikolas: Look -- look, I'll -- I'll buy out her contract -- whatever I need to do. But I -- I can't just stand around and allow her to -- to work for someone who's out to destroy her.
Amelia: Well, I appreciate your loyalty -- as misplaced as it may be -- but trust me, I'm not Sam's problem. In fact, I may turn out to be the best friend she has.