John's Apartment

John: Mr. Morgan, thanks for coming by on short notice. Please, come in.

Jason: What do you want?

John: Have you ever lost a child, mr. Morgan? You know what that feels like? It's a terrible thing. It's -- it's awful. It -- you see, because that's how i feel when you get between me and carly -- like I lost my little girl. And when i see the look on carly's face, knowing how badly she wants to be a part of my life, that is painful. Do not get between me and carly.

Jason: What are you going to do? You and your little buddy steven going to frame me?

John: No. No, not at all. I'm going to go after your ex-wife courtney.

[Jason grabs him by the collar]

Jason: I'm going to make this really simple. You do anything to courtney, and I'll kill you.

john: Threat duly noted. Now get your hands off me before i haul you in for assault.

Jason: Better stay away from courtney.

John: Fine, as long as you stop pressuring carly. She's done nothing wrong except for commit the apparently unforgivable sin of wanting to know her father.

Jason: Yeah, and unfortunately carly's father is a man who wants to destroy her whole family. She may be blind to that, but I'm not. And if carly won't protect herself, i am happy to do it.

John: You know, I've been doing some research on courtney's children's foundation. It's a very noble cause. Still, i don't think it would be too much of a stretch to assume that, behind those lofty intentions, there is a nice little money-laundering operation, huh?

Jason: Courtney wouldn't do that.

John: Oh. It doesn't have to be true, it just has to look that way. The foundation would be ruined. I don't know -- courtney could go to prison.

[Phone rings]

jason: [on the phone]Yeah?

Sonny: We need to discuss durant.

Jason: I'm with him right now. He just threatened courtney. Can I kill him?

Sonny: Don't tempt me. Durant's throwing a press conference in a little while, to brag about how he's going to clean up the streets of port charles. Now, supposedly, he's taken the bull's-eye off me and put it on alcazar.

Jason: That could be a lie.

Sonny: Yeah, I know, but I want you there.

Jason: Don't worry, I wouldn't miss it.

Outside Kelly's

[Diego is watching Lo&Lana]

Lorenzo: Let's go over this one more time.

Lana: Let's not and say we did.

Lorenzo: I want to make sure you've got this down cold.

Lana: I'm not a rookie, lorenzo.

Lorenzo: Neither is durant. Look, he may be fine with taking you to bed. That doesn't mean he takes you at face value.

Lana: If you're so nervous about this, why don't we go to plan b? I'd be a lot more comfortable taking durant out from the hotel across the street.

Lorenzo: That wouldn't work. You cannot forget or minimize the most important element. Sonny corinthos or one of his men, preferably morgan, goes down for this shooting.

Lana: I know all of this. Will you please lighten up?

Diego: Um -- can I get the beautiful lady another cup of coffee?

Lorenzo: The lady wasn't drinking coffee.

Diego: Then, how about some tea?

Lorenzo: I got a better idea. Whoever you are, you're no waiter. [he grabs Diego]So why don't you tell me what you really want.

The Hospital

Sonny: Hey.

Jason: How's michael?

Sonny: Well, he's doing good. They finally took him to get an x-ray. What's going on with durant?

Jason: Durant summoned me to his hotel room. He thinks I'm the reason carly cut him loose.

Sonny: So, what, if you don't, you know, change your position and influence her in his direction, he's going to, what, hurt my sister? Like i'm going to let that happen in a million years? Was his threat -- was it specific or --

jason: It was to the foundation, to make it look like courtney's been laundering money for us.

Sonny: Well, he's bluffing. He's not going to do anything to hurt courtney. That's going to alienate carly. That's not what --

jason: Courtney wanted out of this life, sonny. I'm not going to let her get dragged back in.

Sonny: I understand that, but durant's starting to push us a little too much. We're going to have to figure out a way to push back.

Outside Kelly's

[Courtney runs out from Kelly's]

Courtney: Take your hands off of him. What's going on?

Lorenzo: That's what I'd like to know. This kid's been spying on me for the last 10 minutes -- first through the window, now he's pretending to be a waiter. Who do you work for?

Courtney: What, are you insane? Diego is a teenage boy under my foster care, so why don't you just lay off.

Diego: Damn, courtney.

Courtney: Keep quiet. Look, diego may be a little overcurious, ok, but he is not some spy or rival gang member trying to bring you down, even though someone should. Go, inside now.

[They both go inside]

Diego: I was just trying to help mike.

Courtney: By spying on his customers?

Diego: I wasn't spying. That alcazar dude is off the charts. You're not buying this, are you?

Courtney: No, not even close.

[Jason comes in]

Diego: Ok. I was getting information about alcazar for sonny and jason.

Jason: Who asked you to do that?

Diego: Look, I didn't get anything this time, but I'll keep at it. I'll bring you info. Then you and sonny will realize that i deserve a place in your organization.

Courtney: Over my dead body.

diego: It's not like sonny and jason are strangers. One's your brother. The other's your ex.

Courtney: Diego, let it go, ok? It's not going to happen.

Diego: That's not fair. I'm looking at a major opportunity here. We can be living the good life, and you don't want me to pursue it.

Mike: Here's your cue, jason. Why don't you fill diego in on what a great life you have. Tell him about the pain and misery it causes the people you care about, how they're put in constant danger --

courtney: Dad, that's enough, ok? Come on -- look, diego, we're leaving, all right? I don't want to have another discussion about this. [They leave]

Jason: Mike, you know sonny and I don't hire kids.

Mike: Look, that was for courtney's benefit. I'm not crazy about seeing her with jax. But I also realize she's a lot better off away from you.