General Hospital Rewrite Part One

May 30th 2016 Part 4

12:03 a.m.
     Carly makes her way down to the cell where she was told Sam and Arthur are working. As soon as she gets there she runs and hugs Sam. "They said Sonny's with Julian and you have a lead."
     "We've narrowed it down to only a few places." Arthur butts in. "Are you gonna do something about it or just wait?" she demands. "We just need to get surveillance to see which of the warehouses have activity then we'll make a move." he states calmly. "So you're just waiting?"
     He grunts, takes his phone, and storms out without another word. He goes right past Finn without a word. He stands in the doorway, partially turned. "What's wrong with him?" he asks. He looks from Carly to Sam and goes after Arthur. "Hey." he calls after him. "What the Hell?" he grabs Arthur's hand. "What's going on?" he asks. "If I'm wrong they die."
     "It won't be your fault. You're trying." he says. "This job is what's killing me. Its why I left. I left in January. That's before I even knew I was this sick. Their lives depend on me being right, if I'm not, Alexis is gonna be a widow, Sam's never gonna be able to tell her father She'd having a baby. Leo's gonna grow up without his dad, and I'm gonna outlive Julian. Its my fault Stevie died, it might be my fault his brother dies." he cries.
     "They would have died if you hadn't done anything either. What you're doing is giving them a chance. They might be able to see their families again because of you." he tells him. "You need to go rest." he adds, realising just how close to passing out Arthur is. "I need to see this through to the end." he says. "Alright, than take two of these." he hands him a bottle of pills.
     "They're non-drowsy, they'll take the edge off and they're over the counter." he says. "Thank you." Jordon runs over to them. "We've got news, where's Sam?" She asks. "In the cell with Sonny's wife." he says. "Good, neither of them need to know until the team is off. Only one of the warehouses has movement right now. We're sending in Swat now. Do you wanna join the squad?" she asks Arthur.
     "No, absolutely not, Arthur's in no shape to do anything like this." Finn insists. "I'll go get ready." he counters. "Arth, what are you thinking?" he demands. "I gotta go find my friend. I told you, I gotta see this through to the end. Its my fault Stevie is dead, I'm gonna save his brother even if it kills me." he states clearly.
     "Be careful. Don't over do it and stay hydrated." he reminds him. "Alright Mum." he teases. "You wanna go get moving, the rest are already getting ready."

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     The same doctor or medic from before had showed up to help this time too. The guard that accompanies him shoves Sonny into the corner as the medic leans over Julian. The medic puts his hand over Julian's nose and mouth. "He's not breathing," he starts, pressing two fingers to the side of his neck, "but he's got a pulse." he declares. He pushes hard on his chest. He gasps for air and starts coughing.
     He immediately starts shaking violently and the guard looks over. Sonny grabs the guards gun and puts his arms over his neck. Julian shoots up and grabs the medic, holding his side arms against his head. "Shh, make a sound you die." he warns, just now realising how young the medic is. By the look of terror Julian guesses he's still in med school. "I'm gonna release you, if you try anything, I'll put a bullet in your brain. Got it?" he whispers. The kid nods frantically.
     Julian releases him and stands up. He looks over to Sonny who's still holding the guard. "Take his clothes." he tells him. "Should we let him live?" Sonny asks. "No, bastard pointed a gun at us, he can die." Sonny jerks the gun hard. The guard falls to the ground.
     Sonny changes into the guards uniform and Julian ties up the medic. They move the body into the corner and go over to the door. "Remember, I'll kill you." Julian warns as Sonny knocks on the door. Julian puts his arm over Sonny's shoulder and slouches, making himself appear weak. The guard opens the door. "We're separating them, this one's got something we don't the other getting, he's still in there getting checked." Sonny tells him.
     "Alright, make sure you don't get what he has too." the guard warns. "Will do." him and Julian start walking. The grunts of pain coming from Julian are clearly real. "Keep going, we stop now he'll know somethings up." Sonny warns. "I know." he gasps. They make it around the corner and Julian drops. He looks around, making sure no read guards can see them. "We're clear but we gotta get moving." Julian says. "Take time, if we have to start running I don't want you to collapse on me, cause I'll leave you." Sonny tells him.
     They wait a second more and Sonny helps Julian back up. They slowly make their way down the hall, stopping when another man come down the hall in front of them. He stops them and Julian's blood runs cold. "What are you doing?" the man asks. "Moving him to a new cell, he's got a cough we don't want it spreading to the other one." Sonny lies. "The other holding cells are that way." he tells him, point the way they came. "Can I see your ID?" he requests.
     Julian uses Sonny and pushes off, he hits the other man hard between his eyes before drawing his gun. "Did you know?" he asks. "Know what?" he counters. "Did you know I wasn't home? Did you know my daughter was home? Did you kill her on purpose?" he demands. "I don't know!" he yells back. "You don't know? I've seen your face, I know you know what they did." The yelling caught the attention of some guards and they charge towards them.
     Julian shoots and they take off down the hall. "You're bleeding." Sonny tells him as he notices the dried blood start to turn darker and wet. "Damn it." he presses his hand to his side, not slowing his pace. The end up at a dead end. Sonny tries the door but with no avail. "We turn and fight or we give up." Julian states. "I'm not going down without a fight." Sonny tells him.
     "Good, cause neither am I." They both point their guns at the empty hall, confused as to why it hasn't been flooded yet. The sound of far away gun fire tells them something else is going on. "We gotta keep the exit blocked." Julian tells him. Someone crosses one of the halls farther down. It's far but Julian recognises the man. It was the same man who'd been there the day Jo was killed. He'd told Julian to watch his back and not cross them. This man has known Jo was gonna die, because he planned it. It was his fault, and Julian would make him pay for that.
     He takes off without warning, running after the man. A single bullet to the leg stops him from running. Julian stands over him, gun pointed at his head. "Julian Jerome, I was wondering when I'd get a chance to see you." he jokes, clearly in pain from the gun shoot to his leg. "You killed my daughter." he growls. Julian takes his silence as a yes. "I'll give you anything you want!" he begs as Julian lifts the gun, ready to fire. "Anything?"
     "Money, power, drugs, weapons, international territory, loyal men, anything you want. Everything I have, and more." he tells him. "I my daughter back you son of a bitch." he pulls the trigger. He keeps pulling until the clip runs out. "Julian." Sonny says softly, getting his attention but not startling him. Julian turns around. Sonny reaches out to take the gun. Julian looks at the gun and his blood covered hand before handing it over. "He dead."
     Sonny nods. "Yeah, he's dead." he tells him. A man busts into to room. Sonny points the gun at him. "Don't shoot." he says, his voice familiar and friendly. He pulls his mask off and fluffs his hair. "Arthur." Julian smiles, hugging him. "Oh thank God you're alive."
     "Who's that poor bastard?" he asks, motioning towards the dead man. "Someone who had a gun." Sonny answers quickly. Arthur nods, seeing through his lie. "Let's get you to hospital." he tells Julian. "You'll need to be checked out too. Both your wives are frantic." he tells them. "Is Alexis okay?" Julian asks, not giving Arthur a chance to say anything else. "Once she gets to hold you again." he smiles.