If this lands on me, I’m going to take you down with me
Claudia: I still want to run the shipment. I just want to cut Devlin out. I don’t need a middleman. Find out who’s running things from the Canadian end. I’ll take care of it.
Johnny: Don’t you mean we’ll take care of it?
Claudia: I thought you’d be sleeping in after your late night.
Johnny: Is that your little way of asking me where I was after I left the casino last night?
Man: The district attorney’s here. Says she has business with you.
Alexis: I have some questions for both of you regarding the shooting of Michael Corinthos.
Alexis: The night Michael was shot, you said that you would be willing to testify against Trevor Lansing.
Johnny: I did, and I would.
Alexis: Oh, well, that’s unfortunate because his alibi does check out. He was, in fact, having drinks with the mayor.
Claudia: Then I don’t see how we can be of any more help to you.
Alexis: I was thinking that perhaps Trevor may have hired someone to pull the trigger. I mean, given his association with your family for so many years, he would, in fact, have access to any number of qualified assassins.
Claudia: As entertaining as this little exercise is, I assure you we have better things to do with our time.
Johnny: Trevor does want Sonny dead. And you’re right; it would have been very easy for him to find someone to do the job.
Alexis: Mm-hmm. That’s what I was thinking. You know, I’m also thinking how interesting it is that you’re so determined to implicate your own attorney.
Claudia: Trevor’s a slime, but he’s not the only one with motive. I mean, I’m sure Sonny has a long list of enemies.
Alexis: Mm-hmm. You being one of them. Maybe. Well, rumor has it that you are a woman scorned, so… and rumor has it that you were locked up or kidnapped or something when Michael went missing, so seems to me that either one of you or both of you might want Sonny dead.
Claudia: I was standing in the middle of the Metro Court hotel when Michael Corinthos was shot.
Alexis: Did anyone see you?
Claudia: As a matter of fact, I was talking to Carly when she got the news that her son was hurt, and my brother was on the Haunted Star with Lulu Spencer.
Alexis: Would Lulu be willing to swear to that?
Johnny: Why not? It’s the truth.
Alexis: If Trevor Lansing could have hired an assassin, so could you have.
Claudia: You have a child with Sonny Corinthos, don’t you?
Alexis: Sorry?
Claudia: A little girl who’s in just as much danger as Michael every single day of her life.
Alexis: And why does this concern you?
Claudia: You have more reason to want Sonny dead than either of us. Do you have an alibi for the night Michael was shot?
Alexis: This is not a joke.
Johnny: Whatever my problems may be with Sonny, I would never fire a gun at or around a child. I have no idea who shot Michael Corinthos, but I do know it wasn’t me or my sister or anybody who works in this organization.
Alexis: Well, I hope you’re telling the truth. Careful.
Claudia: It was a thing of beauty the way we turned the tables on our illustrious D.A. You handled her so well.
Johnny: I told the truth, really. I don’t know who shot Michael. And I wouldn’t fire a gun around a child any more than you would, okay? This is on whoever you used, and I’m starting to think it’s time to feed this idiot to Sonny.
Trevor: Spending every waking moment with your sister is not healthy, and it is not wise, John.
Claudia: Make you nervous, Trevors?
Trevor: Why should I worry, Claudia? The police have just confirmed my alibi. I was having drinks with the mayor while young Michael Corinthos was being shot.
Claudia: Yeah, Alexis Davis mentioned it when she came here to question us. She also mentioned it’d be real easy for you to arrange someone to do the shooting for you.
Trevor: I think you two should be more discreet. Trying to pin that shooting on me in front of Alexis? It only made you two look more guilty.
Man: Someone to see Ms. Zacchara.
Ian: Hello, Claudia.
Claudia: Dr. Devlin.
Ian: You never came in for that follow-up on your injuries, so I decided to check on you in person.
Claudia: Oh, well, I do appreciate your hands-on approach. But unfortunately right now is not a good time.
Trevor: Now that’s what I call devotion to one’s profession.
Ian: Thank you, Mr. Lansing. I do take my work very seriously. Especially when I tell a beautiful woman that there will be no residual damage. Ms. Zacchara, if you put this off, I may not be able to make good on my promise. Things could get worse.
Claudia: I will call you the first change I get, and we’ll have a private consultation.
Ian: Ah, I look forward to it.
Trevor: Poor John. You’re risking your life for this? You alienate me for a tramp who will do the dirty with anybody, including her own personal physician. Claudia is an embarrassment — makes you look weak.
Johnny: You’re the one who’s becoming the liability, Trevor. Find a way to get along with Claudia or you’re gone.
Trevor: Let me ask you both a question. Whose name is on the property that controls the piers? Who holds the balance of power in Port Charles? If anybody goes, it won’t be me.
Claudia: First, Devlin botches the hit on Sonny. Shoots his little kid in the head, and now he’s threatening to expose my involvement.
Jerry: How brilliant. Does anyone else suspect?
Claudia: Not yet. But let me tell you something. If this lands on me, I’m going to take you down with me. So it’s in both of our best interests that you shut Ian up.
Jerry: Don’t threaten me, Ms. Zacchara. It makes me cranky.
Johnny: You feeling okay? You don’t look so hot. Maybe we should call that doctor back to take a look at that injury.
Claudia: I flirted with him a little bit. And he thinks, what, I’m gonna drop on the floor? In his dreams.
Johnny: Trevor may have bought that, Claudia, but I think I know you a little better. When Devlin walked in, you were rattled.
Claudia: I was annoyed.
Johnny: “If you don’t get this looked at, things could get a lot worse,” I believe is what he said. The man was threatening you. It sounds like he’s holding something pretty big over your head. If I had to take one guess, Devlin shot Michael, didn’t he?
Claudia: John, I know that you don’t like it when guys flirt with me, and Dr. Devlin was certainly less than subtle.
Johnny: If that guy’s your shooter, he was here to threaten you. Let me help.
Claudia: I worked with Dr. Devlin, before, in Milan. He was very reliable, and he assured me that he could take care of Sonny.
Johnny: A doctor?
Claudia: Ian Devlin is much more than a doctor.
Johnny: Is there anything that can be traced back to you?
Claudia: No money changed hands. There’s nothing that ties me to the shooter. But Ian’s going to probably try to blackmail me. That won’t work, and I promise you that I can take care of it.
Man: A Mr. Lansing to see you.
Claudia: You were so much more interesting when you held the deeds to the waterfront property. It’s a shame you had to let your daddy get the best of you.
Ric: Mm. It’s your father I’m here about.
Johnny: What about him?
Ric: Anthony Zacchara has been made a ward of the court. Which means you two are no longer allowed to see him. He’s being moved to a private psychiatric facility pending his hearing.
Claudia: Hearing for what?
Ric: Competency. If all goes well, by next week, your father will be free.
