Scene ~ PH 4... Sonny: What about Carly?
Jason: What do you mean?
Sonny: I don't know if you know, but she came in here yesterday telling me what to do about Hannah. I'm telling you now, Jason. This whole setup is gonna blow, because Carly doesn't know when to shut up.
Jason: Carly will not blow the setup with Hannah. She has more sense than that.
Sonny: I guess you got more confidence in her than I do.
Jason: Well, you know, she shoots her mouth off when she gets scared. But she is really worried about you.
Sonny: She couldn't care less if I was lying face down in the middle of a lake. What she's worried about - is that you get hurt because of me.
Jason: She just wants to help.
Sonny: No. She just wants to keep her hooks in you. But you know what? It's none of my business why you don't cut her loose. But just do me a favour. (knock on door) Keep her away from me.
Johnny: It's Carly.
Sonny: Send her away, please.
Carly: (heads right on in) I'm coming in.
(Satan throws his hands up and looks at Jason like - What did I tell ya?)
* * * * *
Sonny: Thanks, Johnny.
Carly: Thank you.
Sonny: You're welcome. Now get out.
Carly: I'm not leaving. Until you listen to me. Both of you.
Sonny: You see, Jason? No caution, no concern for who else might be in the house.
Carly: I asked Johnny if Hannah was here - he said she wasn't. (she follows him to the middle of the room) Is that good enough? Now I supposed Sonny told you about our little meeting. I do not intend to stand by and watch while you risk sending you both to prison!
Sonny: I told you yesterday to stay out of my business. What else do you want?
Carly: You know what? It's my business too!
Sonny: Okay.
Carly: Yeah. If it wasn't for me you wouldn't even know that Hannah was a fed.
Sonny: Well, I said thank you. What else do you want?
Carly: I want you to get rid of her today.
Sonny: Oh. Okay, you made your point. Bye.
Carly: Sonny, I know that you're hurt. I get that. I don't blame you for wanting to hurt back. This is not the way. The FBI dropped their charges against you. Why are you pushing your luck? Why? Jason, you know I'm right! (she turns briefly back to Jason) Tell- Why are you willing to risk sending your best friend to prison for your stupid pride?
Jason: Carly! (she turns to face him) That's enough.
* * * * *
(Satan moves to stand a little behind and beside Jason, not quite facing Carly)
Jason: Don't come back here. Don't even knock on the door. What you did to help doesn't matter now. Nothing matters but ending this. And you can't be any part of it.
Carly: Jason, look. (as she speaks, she starts to slowly move closer to where he's standing) I know better than anybody does, how loyal you are. And what you would do for friendship. But this is not about friendship. This is not even about business. This is about - Hannah hurt Sonny, and Sonny wants payback.
Sonny: If I want payback, I'll go after you. (he walks more behind Jason)
Carly: What the hell does mean?
(she starts to move toward him and Jason puts a hand on her shoulder to stop her)
Jason: No, no, no-
Sonny: Agent Scott is being dealt with. If anything goes wrong, if there's one false move, I'll know you betrayed me.
Jason: Now hold on, Sonny. (he faces Satan) You are not gonna blame Carly for what Hannah did to you.
* * * * *
(Jason stands with his his hands on his hips, in between Carly and Satan)
Sonny: I'll take care of Hannah. You take care of her. If anything goes wrong - I'll know who to blame.
Carly: Blame yourself.
Jason: Carly's not going to betray you.
Sonny: Oh. Do you hear yourself, Jason?
Jason: Do you? Carly didn't betray you, Sonny. Hannah did.
* * * * *
(Satan's walking around the two of them to the wetbar, and sets his glass down on it. Jason follows - any hidden meaning here? - keeping himself between Satan and Carly)
Jason: Carly's not who you're mad at, Sonny. She didn't betray you, Hannah did. If anything, you owe her.
Sonny: (looks over Jason's shoulder at Carly) I don't owe her a damn thing.
* * * * *
(Carly moves to the other side of Jason, standing more at his side now, though still a little behind him)
Jason: Carly's why we know about Hannah, Sonny.
Sonny: I know Hannah set me up. Betrayed me. Every word out of her mouth was a lie. But what you refuse to get - is she's just as bad or worse.
Carly: Wrong! Wait a second, I never seduced somebody so I could send them to prison.
Sonny: I accepted the truth about Hannah. And I'm dealing with it. (Jason crosses his arms somewhere in here...) I'm dealing with it my way. At least I'm dealing with it. You've know the truth about Carly since the first day you laid eyes on her. And you keep swallowing everything she feeds you. You want to talk about lies, games, betrayals-
Carly: Wait a minute! Have I ever sold Jason out to the feds? Do you think that I ever would?
Sonny: Oh. Oh, no. but you'd just, uh, you know, send him off with his kid, tell him you'd be on the next plane. And instead, you tell the cops he's a kidnapper.
Carly: When are you gonna get it? Why did I do that?
Sonny: Huh?
Carly: So that Jason and I could stay together. Not so I could send him to prison, Sonny. You know why you hate me? (Jason, arms still crossed, turns his head to look over his shoulder at Carly) You hate me because I'm the one who found out the truth about Hannah. (Jason returns his glare to Satan)
Sonny: Well, I guess lying tramps recognize each other- Jason: That's enough, Sonny! Sonny: No, it's not enough! You want her to ruin your life, go ahead. But now she thinks she can walk into mine whenever she wants. (he's - literally - spitting mad) And that's wrong! Jason: She's trying to help. Sonny: Oh. Like she helped you? Jason: You know what? The times I really needed Carly, she came through. No matter how much it cost her, no matter how much it hurt. Unlike Hannah, she stayed with you when there was no one else. Because she knew it was what I'd want. Sonny: Well, you know what? Whoever let her in that day, I oughta kill them with my bare hands! Jason: It was Carly! The woman that you call a tramp, the woman that you treat like dirt. Where was Hannah when she stuck it out with you? Sonny: Hey, I never asked her to. Jason: You needed her to. You owe Carly as much as I do. Sonny: God bless you, Jason. If you believe that. Jason: Let's go. (said to Carly, as he turns for the door. He touches Carly's shoulder as he passes. Carly turns and he holds the door open for her to go out first. He follows, shaking his head as he closes the door.)* * * * *
Later, the docks... Carly: Jase?
Jason: (thumps down the steps quickly) Now, see. If it wasn't me, you woulda just let some stranger know that you're down here, that you're scared, and that you're alone. And the next time you call and threaten to stay down here until someone mugs you-
Carly: I'm sorry!
Jason: If I don't show up-
Carly: I just, I- I had to see you.
Jason: What are you trying to do, prove Sonny's point?
Carly: I just- Some things, you know... I can't say on the phone. And I wanted... I wanted you to know that... In my whole life, nobody's ever defended me the way that you did with Sonny tonight. And I know- I know what it means for you to go against him. You always said that you never would. But - you know, you did. And you didn't even hesitate.
Jason: I just told the truth.
Carly: I know. Do you understand that you believing in me is... It's the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Jason: And you couldn't tell me this over the phone?
Carly: (laughs) Some things have to be said in person. (pause) I'll go home, now. I just...
Jason: I'll get you a cab.