Kelly's

A.J.: You know where courtney is?

Elizabeth: No, but if you'd like to leave a message, I'll make sure she gets it.

A.J.: Fine. Tell her that if she'd stop by where she's supposed to live, she'd find out that her manager has been looking for her because a pipe burst, and they can't get in because she changed the locks.

Carly: Hey. What do want now, A.J.?

The Loft

[Courtney is asleep on the couch and Jason is about to leave.]

Courtney: Jason
.
Jason: Yeah?

Courtney: Where are you going?

Jason: Sonny's expecting me. You looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you up.

Courtney: Well, I'd rather you wake me than -- than to wake up and find you gone. Just promise me that you'll always say good-bye.

Jason: I promise I'll always say good-bye. [Jason kisses her softly and sensually.]

Courtney: Jason, wait. Just don't leave. I don't -- i don't want you to go to jail again. I mean, we can just run. Let's just get out of here now.

Courtney: I mean, you were going to disappear with brenda, who you don't even like. Why don't you disappear with me?

Jason: I know. That was just to get her away from prosecution.

Courtney: What about you?

Jason: I'm ok.

Courtney: Look, jason, let's just not take the risk. I mean, what do you have to lose? A murder trial, prison visits? You want to stare at each other through bulletproof glass? I mean, god, don't you think it would be better if we could just jump in the car with rosie and just take off across the border?

Jason: Yeah, it -- I can't. I can't.

Courtney: Jason, i don't even care where we go. I don't. I just -- I don't want to lose you.

Jason: Courtney, I can't. I can't go anywhere right now. And, you know, sonny's a suspect. He can't walk out on his life. I'll get out of this.

Courtney: How? I mean, it's your word against some grandma. Who do you think they're going to believe?

Jason: I will prove that she is lying, trust me.

Courtney: But what if something goes wrong?

Jason: I'll deal with it. I'm not going to run. Ok? I don't want to have to leave my life and I don't want you to have to leave your life here. You have people that care about you and you have people that you care about. Look, I know this is hard. Ok, you just got to hold on. [Jason runs his hand trough her hair.] It's ok. I know you're scared, but sonny and I know how to handle this. I just need you to believe in me.

Courtney: I do
.
Jason: I know. I got to go.  [He kisses her again, then leaves.]

Kelly's

Carly: Oh, sonny's going to be real thrilled to know that you're harassing courtney.

A.J.: Well, you can't harass someone you can't find, carly.

Carly: Ok, not that it's any of your business, but courtney wanted to spend christmas with her family, so she's been at our place.

A.J.: Oh, so you can brainwash my wife and son at the same time.

Carly: Michael's not your son.

A.J.: Well, according to D.N.A., He is.

Elizabeth: In case you missed a beat, they used to be married.

Ric: Really? Doesn't seem like her type.

A.J.: Or you just telling him things that make him afraid of me?

Carly: Oh, like how you tried to terrorize your wife by hiring someone to stalk her so you could look like some big hero?

A.J.: Have you ever once mentioned to michael how much i want to be a part of his life but you won't let me?

Carly: You know what, a.J.? You had your chance. You were alone with michael over the summer --

A.J.: Oh, when he ran away from you and sonny?

Carly: And you know what happened? You told him that sonny was a killer.
A.J.: He is.

Carly: And you made him afraid of you, a.J.
You did that, ok? All he thinks of you is that you're some creepy weird guy who's angry, he comes around and makes no sense. He knows that sonny is his father and that sonny loves him. And you know what? He also knows now that he wants nothing to do with you, and you taught him that, I didn't.

A.J.: I'm not backing off. And you are living on borrowed time because sonny and jason are going down.

Carly: No, sonny and jason are going to flatten you.

A.J.: Oh, ok.

Carly: And until then, you're not welcome in this diner, so get out, a.J.
A.J.: You can't legally throw me out of here.

Carly: Oh, you know what? You're right, I probably can't legally throw you out, [Grabs the coffee and holds it over him.] but let's see if this works. Five, four, three, two --

A.J.: Ok, carly, thank you!

[Ric claps]

ric: I am -- I'm impressed. Just remind me never to tick you off, especially when there's hot liquids around.

Later…

Courtney: So she actually threatened him with coffee?

Elizabeth: I think if he'd pushed it, she would have thrown it.

Courtney: Oh, god, i love carly. So what happened, anyway? I mean, what caused it?

Elizabeth: Well, she sort of threw it in his face where you spent christmas, which made him madder than he already was.

Courtney: She -- she told him?

Elizabeth: Well, yeah. What's wrong? Why shouldn't you spend christmas with carly and sonny?

PH4

Jason: You talk to felicia?

Sonny: Yep. She's working on getting to the witness.

Jason: What happened?

Sonny: I think I know who set this up. See if this works -- skye gets drunk, shoves alcazar. Now, maybe it's an accident. Who knows. He's dead. She freaks. She goes to A.J., A.J. Says, "oh, you know, don't worry about it. I'll work it out." But before that can happen, you get arrested for the murder. So he's -- you know, he's happy, everything's worked out. Except your murder charge does not stick. Skye's scared and she's mad.

Jason: And she wants revenge on brenda.

Sonny: That's right. So she accuses brenda of killing alcazar, jax steps in -- like he always tries to be the hero -- and says he's the killer. Nobody believes him. The D.A. Wants to blame brenda, so a.J. Makes it possible. He hires an eyewitness to nail brenda and to claim that you paid her to leave town. That takes care of skye for brenda, you for A.J. With any luck, i get nailed as an accessory.

[Jason sighs]

sonny: It's a dream come true for A.J.

Jason: I know, it makes sense, but should we give A.J. --

Carly: You know what? Throw A.J. Back in that meat locker and make him tell the truth.

Carly: I should have known that twisted little weasel was behind this whole thing --

sonny: Carly, we have no proof that A.J. Bought this witness, so I don't know what you --

jason: Carly, we can't move against him until we know all the facts.

Carly: Oh, really? Ok, and then what? Then what happens? What are you going to do to him then? Listen, I was wrong, ok? When i told you that you needed to let courtney deal with a.J. In her own way and handle it, i was wrong.

Sonny: First of all, you shouldn't have been listening, ok?

Carly: I was -- ok, I came in through the kitchen because I brought home ice cream and I wanted to put it in the freezer so it didn't melt.

Sonny: The point is now you think you heard something. You're going to go do something about it you shouldn't do.

Carly: I have a right to be angry about this.

Sonny: You can be angry, but you can't make a mess out of it. We can't afford that. If a.J. Finds out that we suspect him, he's going to cover his tracks. You don't want that, do you?

Carly: No, I don't want that.

[Phone rings]

sonny: Take care of this, will you?

Jason: Yeah.

Sonny: Hey, you got to do me a favor, all right? You got to stay out of this. You concentrate on what you're doing with the club. Whatever you heard, forget about it. Put it out of your mind. I'm in between lawyers right now and jason's bail can be revoked. That's the last thing I want. Do you understand what i'm saying?

Carly: I do. I will just work on my club. But promise me that you will stop a.J.

Sonny: If a.J. Is involved in this, he won't be a problem.

Jason: We need to go.

Sonny: I know. Bye.

Carly: Bye.

Jason: Is johnny in position?

Sonny: He'll follow ida, you follow a.J. Odds are they're going to connect at some point. When they do, you get it on film, we have proof a.J.'S behind the frame.

PH4

[Doorbell rings]

courtney: Hey.

Carly: Hey. Well, we must be psychically linked because i've been thinking about you nonstop.

Courtney: Well, I just came over to thank you for covering with a.J. At kelly's. You know, I can't believe he still thinks he has the right to keep tabs on me. Just --

carly: Well, A.J.'S a bloodsucking parasite who infects people and makes them sick. Listen, he can do a lot more harm than you think. Courtney, you got to be careful. You got to cover your tracks better.

Courtney: Yeah, I just -- what is it going to take to get a.J. Tsee that he doesn't stand a chance with me anymore?

Carly: A.J. Doesn't stop when he wants something, and what he wants is michael. That's why he tricked you into marrying him. It's why every chance that he gets, he tries to rip my family apart. Because he thinks if sonny's not around, then of course i'm not going to be strong enough to fight him off. That's why he is trying to frame jason and brenda, because he thinks --

courtney: Whoa, whoa, wait, wait.

Carly: Hmm.

Courtney: A.J.'S trying to frame jason? Are you sure?

Carly: Courtney, I promised sonny that i wouldn't say anything and that I would be quiet about this.

Courtney: God, carly --

carly: Apparently, I can'T.

Courtney: Carly, sonny's my brother, ok? I was married to a.J. I have a right to know what's going on.

Carly: Ok. Ok. You know that so-called eyewitness who claims that she saw brenda kill alcazar and jason paid her off? Well, A.J. Paid her to lie and accuse brenda and jason so they would go down and sonny would go down with them.

Courtney: A.J.'S not going to get away with this.

Carly: No, courtney, he could if we don't find some kind of proof that a.J. Was behind this setup.

Courtney: Ok, you know what? Don't worry, carly. I'll get the truth out of A.J.