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The Triumph Of AJ Quartermaine
Talk to Me
The Brownstone--
Bobbie calls Carly as soon as Jerry left to let her know that he was on the way. She winces when she heard CNN in the background. "I was afraid of that. As soon as you got off the phone with Jerry you turned on the TV, didn't you?"
"Mama, it's on every channel here. It would be like if Canada collapsed. Why doesn't AJ call?"
"We're on the phone for one thing but I wanted to tell you something that happened. It might make you feel a little better."
"What? It would have to be good."
"Edward getting arrested for Attempted Burglary?"
"You're Kidding! Whose house? Oh wait a minute. He tried to break into my house didn't he? That sorry son of a ..."
"Yeah, Jerry thought that you might feel that way so when the security company called he made sure that they pressed charges."
"So he's in jail right?"
"Nope, Cook bailed him out."
"I thought that we were friends!" Carly protests.
"Oh I think that is just why she did it. When she got back to the mansion; I swear the woman winked at me." Bobbie states slyly.
"I get it. She thinks I couldn't get to him in Jail." Carly laughs without a tinge of humor.
"Now Carly..."
"If anything happens to AJ; I'm going to kill him or he is going to wish I'd kill him. If you want to put the fear of Spencer in his mind have him reread the trust agreement on the shares that he gave Michael. Cause if anything happens to AJ then he is going to have a very pissed Spencer on his precious board-- and Jerry will help me. Nevermind, I'll tell him myself. Mama, I got to go."
"Carly..." But it is too late Carly has already hung up. "Oh Caroline." Bobbie just shakes her head wondering what kind of trouble Carly was going to stir up; a scared Carly was a dangerous thing.
The Mansion--
Phones are ringing everywhere as more and more the news leaks out of not only Edwards foray into house breaking but also of the deteriorating situation in Indonesia. Finally Reginald notices that the family line is ringing and picks up.
"Quartermaines."
"Reggie, put the old man on the phone."
"Carly?! Where are you? Where is AJ? Things are kind of crazy around here."
"Ha. If you think things are crazy there, you should see it from where I'm standing; get the old man on the phone-- not Monica, not Ned, not even Emily, I want to talk to Edward and I want to talk to him now."
"Mr. Q, phone for you." Reggie holds the phone out gingerly to Edward.
"I'm busy for goodness sake, take a message."
"Oh I think that you'll want to take this one." Reggie insists. Edward grabs the phone.
"What?!"
"You're dead. You messed with the wrong people this time, you old goat. If anything happens to AJ, I am going to skin you alive and record your screams for playback later."
"Now Carly..." Edward blusters
"Don't now Carly me, you paternalistic bastard. You sent AJ into a war zone and then had the gaul to break into my house? Get a good lawyer cause you are going to jail. And I know people, who know people in jail, so don't bother trying to sleep. You messed with the wrong cookie this time."
"Carly, where are you?"
"Not close enough to get my hands around your throat so count your blessings, old man. Thank God, AJ and I decided to leave Michael with Jason or he'd have been here with us-- you ever think of that with your little one track mind?"
"This was a part of AJ's new job, Missy; so don't take that tone with me." Edward blusters. "And what were you thinking sending my great grandson to be with that hoodlum?!"
"Gee I don't know, Edward; that Jason loves Michael and would protect him with his life unlike you who serves up your family as cannon fodder to save a buck? Reread the trust agreement and then you better pray that AJ comes out of this okay." Carly hangs up.
"Carly? Carly! Damn." Edward hangs up the phone and turning around sees that everyone is looking at him. "We must have gotten disconnected." As everyone turns back to what they were doing Edward sneaks over to the desk and pulls out a file. The file has the stock transfer to Michael in it. Edward groans as he looks at the fine print. If anything happened to AJ then the voting rights went to Carly. "Ned, damnit get your cousin home. And in One piece-- one breathing piece."
"Carly tear you a new one, Grandfather?" Ned finds a silver lining in this gray day.
"Don't get happy too fast, Mr. Leather Britches. Sooner or later she is going to realize that you were the one that should have been in Jakarta and she'll be gunning for you too." Edward mutters.
Four hours later--
There is a transfer call from ship to shore. The connection sucks but the message comes through.
"This is the ELQ EMILY is Edward Quartermaine there. OVER"
"This is Edward Quartermaine. Go Ahead ELQ Emily. OVER"
"This is Irene Chang, Director of Personnel ELQ-- Jakarta, we are out of port, destination Sydney, with a full cargo and 15% of the personnel and dependants. OVER."
"Chang, where is my grandson OVER."
"Overseeing the Evacuation. OVER."
"When is he leaving? OVER."
"No idea, sir. Last I heard he was planning on being the last out-- to shut off the lights. OVER"
"Call me when you reach Sydney. OVER, OUT" Edward hangs up the call and takes it off the speaker phone. "That young fool."