CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE

THE STABLE, ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE:

Carly(rushed over to where Sonny had fallen from the horse and fell at his side weeping. She took his head gently into her lap)Baby, speak to me?

Sonny(open his eyes groggily)What happened.

Carly: That miserable horse threw you. That’s it, Sonny. From now on you’re not getting on the back of another horse for as long as you live.

Sonny: Aren’t you overreacting a bit? (he asked as he sat up and began to rise to his feet)

Carly: (yanked him back down to the ground)What do you think you’re doing?

Sonny: What does it look like. I’m standing up.

Carly(yelled)Are you crazy? A horse just threw you. You could have died.

Sonny: I’m fine. I just got the wind knocked out of me.

Carly: You were unconscious.

Sonny(stood up)See, I’m just fine. (but suddenly his knees buckled and he got woozy. If Carly hadn’t caught him he would have fallen flat on his face)

Carly: You’re not fine, at all. I’m taking you back up to the house and then I’m going to have a doctor come and examine you to see if you’re really all right.

Sonny:(leaned heavily on Carly to keep on his feet)That’ll be a neat trick if you can pull it off. Are you forgetting this place doesn’t have phones.

Carly: Then I’ll send one of the servants to get a doctor. I’m not going to rest easy until a doctor gives you a clean bill of health.

AJ(simmered with anger as he watched Sonny and Carly head back up to the main house.)He’s like a damn cat. What does it take to kill him!

TONY’S OFFICE, GENERAL HOSPITAL:

Roy(entered)Dr. Jones, I hope I’m not disturbing you?

Tony: Of course not, Mr. DeLucca, what can I do for you? I didn’t know you’d gotten out of jail.

Roy: All the charges were dropped against me.

Tony: So, what is it that I can do for you?

Roy: Do you have any idea where Bobbie is.

Tony: Did you try the Brownstone.

Roy: I was just there and all of Bobbie’s clothes are missing from the Brownstone. When I saw her before I released she didn’t say anything about moving out of the Brownstone.

Tony: She didn’t say anything about it to me, either. I have no idea where Bobbie is.

Roy: Maybe Sonny and Carly do?

Tony: They’re out of the country on their honeymoon.

Roy: I think we should go to the police. Something may have happened to Bobbie.

Tony: I agree, let’s go.

SONNY AND CARLY’S BEDROOM, THE ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE:

Carly(looked down at Sonny asleep on the bed.)So, doctor, you’re sure my husband is all right?

Dr. Meadows: He’ll be fine. He’s got a concussion and a couple of cracked rips, but for the most part he’s all right. I’ll want you to keep waking him up every few hours to make sure he’s alert, but aside from that he should be as right as rain in a couple of days.

Carly: (watched as the doctor walked out the door)Well, Sonny, this is some honeymoon we’re having. Everything started going wrong from the moment you told me you didn’t want to have another baby on our wedding night and it’s just gone completely downhill from there.

Stableboy:(knocked on the door)Mrs. Corinthos, is he going to be all right?

Carly: Yes, but he won’t be getting on anymore horses while we’re here.

Stableboy: Mrs. Corinthos, I think there’s something you should know. What happened to your husband wasn’t an accident.

Carly: What are you talking about?

Stableboy(held up a tack)I found this stuck under the saddle of the horse your husband was riding.

Carly: How would this get under the saddle.

Stableboy: There’s only one way it could have gotten there. Someone had to put it there.

Carly: Just what are you saying?

Stableboy: I think someone was trying to kill your husband.

Carly: That’s crazy. Who would want to kill Sonny.

Stableboy: Some of the staff spotted a stranger lurking around the property. Maybe you and Mr. Corinthos know him.

Carly: What does he look like?

Stableboy: He’s a little shorter than your husband. Straight dark hair. Kind of has the face of a weasel. Does that sound like anyone you know.

Carly: Oh yes, that sounds like someone we know. You just described my ex-husband AJ Quartermaine to me.

Stableboy: Do you want me to call the authorities.

Carly: No, I’d like us to keep it just between the two of us. I’ll deal with this situation myself.

Stableboy: What should we do if we should spot him.

Carly: Grab him and come and get me and I’ll deal with him.

Stableboy: Whatever you say, Mrs. Corinthos.

Carly(watched him leave, then she sat down on the bed next to Sonny and caressed his hair)AJ killed our son. (she took his hand and placed it on her stomach)By some miracle our daughter managed to survive. But if he tried to kill you, Sonny, I swear I’m going to kill him.