The Loft

Courtney: Here you go.

Jax: Thank you.

Courtney: Mm-hmm.

Jax: Mmm. This is very nice juice. So, after breakfast, can I get a sponge bath?

Courtney: Oh, you know, I already made an appointment for you.

Jax: Really?

Courtney: Mm-hmm, yeah. Lisa was unavailable, but some guy named gunther is ready and waiting.

Jax: Gunther?

Courtney: Yeah.

[Gunshot]

courtney: Oh! Get down!

Safehouse

danny: I don't want to stay here!

Jason: No, no, no, danny, danny, I know. I know you don't, but it's important. I need you to help me.

Danny: How?

Jason: Well, you just -- you need to stay here until i can make sure both you and sam are safe.

Danny: Will sam come see me?

Jason: She'll be here soon. And I brought the tv.

Danny: We got cable?

Jason: Cable? We got better than cable. We have a satellite dish -- 750 channels.

Danny: Whoa!

Jason: Any game you want.

Danny: How about motocross?

Jason: Motocross, car racing -- you name it. Whatever you want.

[Phone rings]

jason: Yeah? Ok. All right. Ok, ok, danny, just -- just stay here.

Danny: I promise.

[Jason rushes out]

The loft

Courtney: Are you ok?

Jax: I am so tired of being target practice.

Courtney: Just hold still. I don't want you pulling the stitches out of your leg. I don't want you bleeding to death on me.

Jax: Wow, i'm touched.

Courtney: Ok, just don't move. You ok?

Jax: Hey. Be careful.

Courtney: I don't see anything.

Jax: It doesn't matter. We both know it was faith rosco. I'm calling the police. In the meantime, you don't happen to have a gun around here to protect yourself?

Courtney: Of course not, jax. You know how i feel about guns and violence.

[Jason busts in, gun drawn, looking oh so fine!]

Later…

[Jason is looking out the window on the phone]

Jason: Ok, thanks. Well, whoever did this is long gone. One of my guys saw him take off in a blue sedan.

Courtney: You're having my place watched?

Jax: You think he just happened to be in the neighborhood?

Jason: You have any idea why somebody would be shooting at you?

Jax: I don't think courtney was the target.

Jason: Why?

Jax: Faith put the bullet in me. I assume that she sent someone by to finish the job so i wouldn't testify against her.

Jason: Well, why did faith shoot you in the first place?

Jax: Oh, she was afraid that sonny or alcazar was out to kill her, so she wanted me to give her money and then fly her out of the country. I refused, so she shot me.

Jason: Well, you know, if faith's running for her life, it doesn't make sense she'd come after you again.

Jax: Well, you're the expert.

Courtney: Maybe she just wanted to tie up loose ends.

Jason: I'll take care of this.  

[Jason leaves and Jax picks up the phone]

Courtney: What are you doing?

Jax: Calling the police.

Courtney: No!

Courtney: You can't call the police, jaxó-- you'll only get jason in trouble.

Jax: You have got to be kidding me. I am calling the cops!

Courtney: He said that he'd handle her, ok?

Jax: He's going to kill her!

Courtney: No, you don't -- you don't know that, jax.

Jax: What do you think "handle" means? He's going to give her a stern talking-to, rap faith on the knuckles? He's going to kill her, courtney! That's what he does!

Courtney: Faith has crossed him before and she's still alive, ok?

Jax: Yeah, and what do you think the odds are this time, hmm?

Courtney: God. Let's just -- let's just wait, ok?

Jax: You know, you said that you want nothing to do with the life jason leads, and you don't want me to call the police?

Courtney: Look, you may not care about jason going to jail --

jax: Stop protecting him, ok? You can't have it both ways! So which is it going to be?

Lorenzo's Place

Man: You can't go in there.

Jason: Where's alcazar?

Man: Mr. Alcazar does not --

jason: Yeah, well, get alcazar!

Lorenzo: It's all right.

Jason: Where's faith?

Lorenzo: What has she done now?

Jason: Somebody put a bullet through courtney's window.

Lorenzo: What makes you think i know where she is?

Jason: Because faith is running from you and sonny. Sonny doesn't have her, so that leaves you.

[Gunshots]

Lorenzo: I want you to find out how the hell this happened. All right, that's it. This ends now. That's faith, right there.

Jason: G.P.S. Locator?

Lorenzo: Yeah. She paid me a fortune to rent my yacht, and she should've waited till she got off it to have her men take a shot at me. But I don't think foresight's ever been faith's strong suit. Well. Looks like she's returning to port charles.

Jason: She's not that far.

Lorenzo: Yeah. At the speed she's traveling, she'll probably be here around 10:00 tonight. And I will be waiting.

Jason: You stay out of it.

Lorenzo: Forget it. I want to handle this myself.

Jason: I don't trust you.

Lorenzo: If she's alive tomorrow, she's mine.

The loft

Courtney: I don't want any part of jason's life, ok, but that doesn't mean that i am going to stand aside and watch him get hurt or killed.

Jax: By not letting me call the cops, you are agreeing with him. You're condoning his lifestyle.

Courtney: That's not true, jax! What --

jax: He walked out that door with every intention of being faith's judge, jury, and executioner, and it's all right with you.

Courtney: All he said is that he'd handle her.

Jax: He's going to kill her, and you know it. The woman shot me, and now she's going to die for it. It's not ok with me, but that's ok with you. I really want to know how you justify the double standard, courtney.

Courtney: Jason was trying to protect me, ok?

Jax: Well, he did a hell of a job.

Courtney: Oh, and you did better?

[Knock on door]

man: Police.

Courtney: Yes?

Ofc. Serino: We got a report of shots fired. Are you all right?

Courtney: Yeah, we're both fine.

Ofc. Serino: Do you know who did this?

Jax: I have no idea who shot at us or why.

Ofc. Serino: And what about you, mrs. Morgan?

Courtney: It's matthews.

Ofc. Serino: Ms. Matthews. Do you know who did this?

Courtney: No, I don'T.

Ofc. Serino: You wouldn't be covering for your brother or your ex, would you?

Courtney: Look, I didn't see who shot at us. I have no idea who sent them or why.

Ofc. Serino: You were admitted to general hospital with a gunshot wound.

[Jax sighs]

ofc. Serino: Now someone shot at you again, but you have no idea who?

Jax: Nope. I'm going to have to rest my leg, officer. Are we through?

Ofc. Serino: For now.

Jax: Thank you.

Courtney: Thank you, jax. I know that wasn't easy for you.

Jax: I can't stay here.

Courtney: Jax, come on, you're still hurt. The doctor says you need to stay in bed.

Jax: You need to decide where you stand -- with jason and the life he leads or on your own.

Courtney: It's not that simple.

Jax: Yes, it is. You're either part of that life or you're not. There's no middle ground, courtney. Now, you decide what you want and let me know.  {He leaves]

Courtney: Jax, come -- god.