February 5th, 2002
"I will
take care of everything."
Gia is listening to Taggert talk to Sonny about
the accident
~*~
Taggert: Elizabeth Webber, she could die as a
result of that accident.
Sonny: I'm sorry.
Taggert: If there was alcohol involved, I'm going
to find out, one way or another.
Gia flashes back to the
her drinking
Gia: Marcus?
Taggert: Yeah. I'm right here. {He goes over
to Gia}
~*~
Gia: It's about the accident.
Taggert:
Tell me.
Gia: {She glances at Courtney and Sonny} Marcus, I -- I don't
want you to call mom, ok? I don't want her to be upset.
Taggert: You're all right. That's all that
matters, Gia.
Courtney: {Walks closer to Gia} I'm sorry all this
happened.
Nikolas: {Walks into the ER} Gia? Gia, hey.
Gia: Nikolas. Hey.
Nikolas: You all right? Hmm? Where's your doctor?
Gia: I just
banged my head.
Taggert: She's got a minor concussion. She's going to
stay the night.
Nikolas: Tell me what happened.
Taggert: Looks like somebody ran a
red light. {Looks at Courtney}
Sonny: Ok, you know what, Taggert? If my
sister gets a blood alcohol test, so does yours.
Taggert: I don't have a
problem with that.
Nikolas: {Stands up} That won't be necessary.
Taggert: It's only going to take a couple minutes.
Nikolas: Well, Gia was with me all night. She wasn't drinking.
Taggert: You're willing to testify to that?
Nikolas: If it comes
to that, yes.
Sonny: Ok, I'm going to call Alexis.
Courtney:
Well, I don't need a lawyer.
Sonny: Yeah, you do.
Courtney: I
wasn't drinking, either.
Taggert: Well, we're glad to hear that, because
if Elizabeth Webber doesn't make it and I find out alcohol is involved,
somebody's going to jail.
Nikolas: Elizabeth -- is she that bad?
~*~
Alexis: {Walks over to Sonny and Courtney} Taggert
filled me in on the details.
Courtney: I didn't do anything.
Sonny: Ok, you know what? We just need to protect her from Taggert, all
right?
Alexis: Agreed. From now on, you just do exactly what I tell you.
Courtney: I wasn't drinking.
Alexis: In any case, a blood
alcohol test is out of the question.
Courtney: You think so? {Walks
toward Taggert} Lt. Taggert, I'll take that blood alcohol test now.
Taggert: Nurse? Give me a blood alcohol, stat.
Nurse: Right.
Come with me.
Sonny: Go with her, will you?
Alexis: Well, you
stay here and you make nice to Taggert, all right?
Sonny: Mm-hmm, yeah,
yeah, I got it, I got it, I got it. {Him and Taggert look at each
other}
~*~
Gia: I drank
this afternoon. You know that.
Nikolas: No, you didn't.
Gia: Irish coffee and then champagne.
Nikolas: What champagne?
Gia: You ordered it at the grill for
the whole table. I drank quite a bit.
Nikolas: You only had one sip,
didn't you? Didn't you?
Gia: That's right.
Nikolas: Ok.
~*~
Lucky: {Walking around the ER} How did this
happen? How'd this happen? Somebody?
Gia: You know what? I think I'm starting to
remember. {Looks at Courtney} It was you.
Courtney: Me?
Gia: You
ran the red light. This is all your fault.
~*~
Courtney: {Walks over to Gia} I had the right of
way. The light was green.
Gia: No, I remember. Elizabeth called, "look
out!"
Courtney: The light was green!
Gia: Well,
and now, what if she doesn't make it?
Nikolas: That's enough. Nurse, I want her room
ready immediately. {Nikolas wheels Gia away}
Taggert: Ms. Matthews, we're
going downtown.
~*~
Gia: Thanks for making them hurry.
Nikolas: {He sits on her bed} Well, you waited long enough.
Gia:
I shouldn't complain. I mean, not with Elizabeth --
Nikolas: I don't
want you to think about it, ok?
Gia: I can't help it. Nikolas, what if she --
Nikolas: {Touches her mouth with his finger} Shh. I'm going to ask you
something, and I want you to be honest. That accident, it was your fault, wasn't
it?
Gia: Yes. I had too much champagne and that Irish
coffee. I had no business driving and I didn't even see the light until it was
too late. The light was red and I couldn't stop and now Elizabeth is going to
die and I'll go to prison.
Nikolas: No. No, you won't.
Gia: But I did
it.
Nikolas: Come here. {He brings her into an
embrace} I'm going to take care of everything, ok? I will take care of everything.
