June 4, 2009 Transcript
"You are Working a Scam"

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Alexis: How reliable is your information?

Rayner: According to the mother's medical history, there's nothing to indicate that the Woman was ever hospitalized for childbirth.

Alexis: Well, maybe it was an in-home birth or she delivered her outside the country.

Rayner: Or she wasn't actually Rebecca's birth mother.

Alexis: I checked. I checked. There was no record of her being adopted.

Rayner: I have reason to believe this was an illegal adoption.

Alexis: Are you sure? Are you sure about this? You sure Rebecca was adopted?

Rayner: There is nothing to indicate that the people who raised Rebecca were related to her. So, what now?

Alexis: So now we try to find out if Rebecca was related to Emily Bowen Quartermaine.

Alexis: Emily was born in Phoenix to a Paige and a Henry -- Hank Bowen. I believe that Hank died when she was a toddler, and Paige died, I know, when Emily was 11 years old.

Rayner: So she was an orphan.

Alexis: Well, I don't know. She had an aunt, but she wasn't that close to her and they didn't connect. But hear me out. Monica Quartermaine was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she had this treatment done at a treatment center near --

Rayner: Monica Quartermaine -- General Hospital chief of staff.

Alexis: Right. And Emily's mother Paige was also diagnosed at the same time with breast cancer. So they got to know each other in the treatment center, they bonded, they became friends. Friends enough so that when Paige was dying, she asked Monica if she would take care of Emily for her.

Rayner: That's a lot to ask of someone.

Alexis: That's right. And when Emily was 11 years old, her mother died, Monica got better, and Alan and Monica adopted her.

Rayner: Lucky girl.

Alexis: I was so sure that she was not related to Emily, this Rebecca. I swear to God, I thought it was plastic surgery.

Rayner: No, see, there is no evidence in here that Rebecca was ever in a hospital or ever had any plastic surgery. There was an incident where she was in an emergency ward, had several stitches, but that's it.

Alexis: A cut on her hairline?

Rayner: How did you know that?

Alexis: Because that's where I thought the plastic surgery scar was -- God, I'm an idiot. Do you think there's any chance that we'll find Rebecca's birth parents?

Rayner: There's that word again, "we."

Alexis: Well, we've come this far, we might as well go all the way. Oh, God, I didn't mean it the way that I said it.

Rayner: I know what you meant.

[Alexis sighs]

Alexis: So you can imagine when Rebecca came here in January, it caused quite a stir.

Rayner: Because of her resemblance to Emily.

Alexis: Because of the whole thing.

Rayner: You don't care for Rebecca, do you?

Alexis: It's not that. I just don't trust her. I mean, she didn't want anything to do with Nikolas, and now she wants everything to -- oh, and I forgot to tell you about this. Emily had breast cancer. And then all the sudden, Rebecca has this very conveniently-timed breast cancer scare.

Rayner: You think she faked it?

Alexis: I don't know. The whole thing is just beyond coincidence. And it got even worse when Helena showed up two weeks later.

Rayner: Helena Cassadine. And you're right, she does make interesting reading. I ran a check on her, too.

Alexis: She's a witch.

Rayner: With an extensive criminal record. And due to some clever legal maneuvers, she has immunity from prosecution. That being said, there's nothing to indicate whatsoever that your stepmother had anything to do or ever met Rebecca Shaw.

Nikolas: It's by choice, mostly. I'm not always comfortable with letting people in, you know?

Rebecca: But, Nikolas, I'll let you in on a little secret. I'm really good at climbing those walls. And I'm very careful once I get over the top.

Alexis: Okay -- so much for waiting.

Nikolas: You don't need to leave, and you need to learn how to knock.

Alexis: The door was open, and it's a stable, Nikolas. I didn't expect to walk in here and see the -- and by the way, I can tell you're a Woman of your word. It was your idea to make the agreement, and you didn't keep it, did you?

Rebecca: You win, Alexis. Great, good job. I loved spending the day with you. I loved having sex with you. And I don't want another nasty fight with your weirdly territorial aunt, so I'm going to go, okay?

Nikolas: Okay.

Rebecca: Call me later. Thank you.

Nikolas: Bye.

Nikolas: Don't. I'm not interested in your opinion, I'm a grown man, and I don't regret what happened here tonight.

Alexis: Okay, I can see that. Can I just ask one question? And please don't provide me with any details. Did you and Emily have sex in the stables?

Nikolas: Oh, God.

Alexis: That's what I thought.

Nikolas: Yes, I made love to Emily in these stables, and on the beach and on the bluffs and probably every other room in this house. If I had to avoid having sex with Rebecca wherever I'd been with Emily, I would have to leave Port Charles.

Alexis: I can't help notice that you make love with Emily, yet with Rebecca, you have sex.

Nikolas: As long as I'm happy, why do you care?

Alexis: Because I think she's lying to you, and I think it's going to go bad and you're going to be devastated.

Nikolas: It's not going to bad. I care about her. She's sweet, she's funny, she's surprising, she's all that.

Alexis: That was what you said about Nadine. You cared about her, too, until Rebecca showed up.

Nikolas: It wasn't right with Nadine.

Alexis: The only difference between Nadine and Rebecca is Emily's face. I want you to be happy, I do. But I don't think Rebecca is the way that you're going to get there. In fact, I think that she's going to hurt you -- or worse.

Rebecca: What are you doing here?

Helena: Well, I had to come back to see you, my dear. We have so much to discuss.

Rebecca: No, we don't.

Helena: Were you raised by wolves? Don't you know it's rude to turn your back when someone is addressing you?

Rebecca: I said I'm not interested in anything you have to say.

Helena: Well, it seems that I've underestimated you. No, I had assumed that you were just a ridiculous little ninny like that dreadful Emily. But you're a far more worthy adversary than I had imagined.

Rebecca: Well, what's that supposed to mean?

Helena: It means that Alexis was half right. You are working a scam, aren't you, my dear? Just not with me.