[Key turns in lock]  David: All right, Erica, you were standing right there, telling me what to do, as usual. So you must have put your book down right here. Right -- come on. Of course not, that would be too simple, right? All right, let's look over here. Is anybody here? Ok. All right. What the police don't know won't hurt me, right?

David: You -- what the hell are you doing here?

Aidan: You're destroying evidence, aren't you?

David: You don't know what the hell you're talking about. Give it back to me.

Aidan: What, and let you compromise a crime scene? I don't think so, David.

David: How the hell could it be a crime scene when no crime has been committed?

Aidan: Since when do you use good scotch as plant food?

David: All right, all right, you know something? You're right. I shouldn't be here, and neither should you, so just put it down. We'll go outside and we'll talk about it.

Aidan: Fine. Come on.

Aidan: Hey, hey. What the hell are you doing?

David: You better be careful. You don't want to cut yourself.

Aidan: What was in that bottle?

David: Looks like you're never going to find out, so why don't you just get the hell out? Perfect.

Anna: You guys meet here often? Or did Michael Cambias invite you? Well, I guess technically he's still missing, so then that would make you trespassers, and you probably knew that. Do you want to tell me why? Hmm? I can't wait to hear.

David: Well, me, personally, I stopped by to find out where Cambias was headed. Thought it might give Bianca some peace of mind.

Aidan: Do you always lie to her face like that?

Anna: No, only on special occasions. What's your version, Aidan?

Aidan: I caught Davey-boy here pouring out a decanter full of whiskey.

Anna: Oh, that's so interesting. David, rebuttal?

David: Don't you want to read me my rights first?

Anna: Is this the decanter here?

Aidan: Yeah, busted. On the floor.

David: Well, as far as I can see, I’m only into Cambias for 15 bucks worth of scotch. Your nephew owes him for the bottle. It looks like it was an antique.

Anna: How did it happen?

David: Well, your goon of a nephew jumped me.

Aidan: I think there's still enough liquid here to send to a lab.

David: You know something? I vote that we all go our separate ways and we forget that we even saw each other here today.

Anna: Anything you want to add, Aidan?

Aidan: No, apart from your boyfriend here fights dirty.

David: I like to win.

Anna: It's endearing, isn't it? We'll talk later.

Aidan: All right.

Anna: Scotch?

David: Yep. Only the good stuff, too.

Anna: Want to play a game? Play true or false. I think you were dumping that scotch because there was something else in the bottle.

David: Hmm. And why would you think that?

Anna: Because you put it there, one of your special concoctions, like the one that you were working on the other day. Only you told me that that formula could save lives. I guess it isn't a complete lie. One might think that you'd used that liquid to save Erica and Bianca’s lives. True or false?

Anna: True or false?

David: True. Or should I say guilty? But of course, Anna, there are extenuating circumstances.

Anna: I'm not interested.

David: Oh, come on. Of course you are. Since when aren't you interested? Anna, you know that I couldn't tell you without compromising your position on the force. Anna!

Anna: Hi.

Aidan: Did you bring David in yet?

Anna: Not yet.

Aidan: You just saw him at Michael’s condo destroying evidence.

Anna: I have no reason to believe that bottle of scotch was evidence.

Aidan: Right, so your boyfriend was just there to water the plants, tidy up?

Anna: You have proof otherwise?

Aidan: I didn't want to bring it out when David was here. He's only probably going to lie about it or set it on fire.

Anna: What exactly is this?

Aidan: Check it out.

Anna: Well, it looks like a datebook.

Aidan: Look on the front.

Anna: "EK".

Aidan: Erica Kane.

Anna: Oh.

Aidan: I picked it up at Michael’s condo. Open it to the marker.

Anna: You think that Erica left it there?

Aidan: The night old Mikey disappeared.

Anna: Meaning that you don't think he left town?

Aidan: Maybe in the trunk of someone's car. Maybe David’s car. That guy is definitely covering up something, Anna.

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David: Anna? Are you home? Anna? Erica, it's me. Aidan and Anna found me at Michael Cambias'. No, no, I didn't see it. So just be prepared. Things are not going as planned. No, no, you listen to me. If it hits the fan, you say nothing. You know nothing. Do you understand me? They're going to come after me, and I can take care of it. You just take care of Bianca. And you remember, she's why we did this.

----

Anna: Well, I love a good whodunit as much as the next person, but we have no evidence to say that Michael was done in.

Aidan: Try telling him. Of course, you'll have to dig him up and stitch him together first.

Anna: A very wealthy man. If he wanted to disappear, what makes you think he couldn't do it?

Aidan: It's too contrived. It's too pat.

Anna: In addition to rape, he's wanted on a variety of business-related charges. He wouldn't be the first person to fake his own disappearance.

Aidan: No, you see, retreat -- it's just not Mikey's style.

Anna: Maybe he's never been under so much pressure before.

Aidan: Oh, pressure, come on. The cocky bastard likes to buy his way out of everything. He's not on the run. He's dead.

Anna: Ok, where's the body? The murder weapon? This is all academic, Aidan.

Aidan: And Erica’s datebook?

Anna: All right. Did Erica beat Michael to death with her datebook before or after he went to Las Vegas with Kendall?

Aidan: This is not your job, to work against me, is it?

Anna: No. I am just saying that if he was a victim of foul play, when did it occur?

Aidan: I don't know, but Kendall came back from Vegas alone.

Anna: Dead men don't talk. They also don't say "I do" much, either.

Aidan: If Erica was involved in the disappearing of Cambias, maybe Kendall’s trying to protect her.

Anna: And the best thing that she could come up with is letting the world know that she married her sister's rapist?

Aidan: All right. Well, I haven't worked that bit out yet, but I will.

Anna: And Pine Valley will rest so easy when you bring these people to justice.

Aidan: If Michael Cambias is dead, there aren't many people in Pine Valley that want to see his murderer punished after what he did to Bianca.

Anna: Well, I'm glad you realize that if Michael Cambias is dead and you bring his killer to justice, no one's going to throw you a party.

Aidan: No, I think there would be a hell of a bash to celebrate Michael’s death. But I will get run out of town, with the D.A. leading the pack.

Anna: Excuse me?

Aidan: I gave Jack the first look at this, and he went ballistic.

Anna: Yeah, well, Jack and Erica are very close.

Aidan: His conflict of interest is not my problem, though.

Anna: Any more than mine is?

Aidan: If a crime has been committed, it's your job and the district attorney's job to catch the perp, isn't it?

Anna: You think Jackson and I should recuse ourselves?

Aidan: Don't you?

Jack: No, I'm just -- just working the case.

Anna: Oh, yeah? What case? Hmm? Michael Cambias?

Aidan: Jack couldn't think of a good reason why Erica would go and visit Michael the day of the pretrial hearing.

Anna: Maybe she didn't.

Aidan: So you think someone just planted the datebook there?

Anna: Well, I think why or how that ended up in Michael’s apartment isn't really important, unless --

Aidan: Unless you are convinced that a murder has been committed.

Anna: Correct.

Aidan: Right. You see, at first I thought Erica had planted the drugs at Michael’s condo; but since I saw David there, I think it's a lot bigger than your drugs.

Anna: Oh, you are coming to such amazing conclusions with no facts to back them up.

Aidan: Have you noticed just how close Erica and David have been lately?

Erica: Come on. I mean, she's got to stop this, David. She will ruin everything.

[Door opens]

Anna: Oh -- ahem. Don't let me interrupt.

Erica: Of course not. You're not interrupting anything, Anna. I was actually just leaving.

Aidan: They're practically joined at the hip.

Anna: Yeah, well -- David is helping Erica and Bianca cope with this trauma.

Aidan: Right, but you ever wonder how much David is helping Erica?

Anna: You know what? I am getting really tired of this.

Aidan: Oh, really? How far would David go to make sure that Erica and Bianca are safe from Michael Cambias?

Anna: Stop it!

Aidan: I'm sorry. I know you love him. But David is going to ruin your career and your life, and he's going to bring you down with him, Anna.

Anna: That's ok. You've just helped me make a very important decision.

Aidan: I'm sorry. I don't mean to make things worse for you.

Anna: No, no. You want truth and justice, and you really shouldn't apologize for that.

Aidan: So you're going to bring him in?

Anna: Hmm. Yeah. I know how to handle David. Don't worry.

Aidan: Ok, well, I've got a lot of things to take care of. Why don't you give me a call when -- well, just give me a call a little bit later, ok?

Anna: Mm-hmm.

[Door opens and closes]

Ofc. Lyman: Chief -- sorry. We still don't have a thing on Cambias. Should we step it up?

Anna: I wouldn't. Whoever helped Cambias disappear did a damn fine job.

David: Anna, for heaven's sakes, will you please just call me? You're going to make me crazy.

Anna: You're leaving me another message?

David: The third. So why didn't you answer?

Anna: Because this is better done face to face.

David: Hmm. No arresting officer. I'm encouraged.

Anna: Don't be.

David: Anna, hear me out. And don't jump to any rash decisions.

Anna: No, this is something that I should have done a long time ago. I just couldn’t.

David: But what something you should have done a long time ago?

Anna: Well, it's over, David. Isn't it? I'm leaving. So I resigned. I'm no longer part of the Pine Valley police department. And as soon as I’ve put all my things together, I'm leaving here.

David: Oh, you got to be kidding me. This is what I get for finally being honest with you, for once? For telling you the truth, that I put a drug in Cambias' scotch?

Anna: This isn't punishment, David.

David: I apologize for upsetting you, all right? But I will not apologize for wanting that pathetic pervert killed!

Anna: don’t. I don't want any apologies or explanations. I was in that hearing. I saw the smirk on Michael’s face over what he had done to that poor child.

David: Well, then, if you understand, what are you talking about?

Anna: I kept thinking of Leora. What if it had been our daughter or Robin that he had attacked? It could drive anyone who loved Bianca to do anything, even murder.

David: So you really do get it? Are you on my side or --

Anna: Aidan found this in Michael’s apartment. There's no question that it's Erica’s. I assume that you were trying to find it before we did.

David: So what happens now?

Anna: It's entirely up to you. Take it.

David: Anna, wait a minute. Did you resign because of this?

Anna: I no longer know what is right or wrong. I only know that I can't launch an investigation that is going to go after people that I care about.

David: So you just quit?

Anna: If I pursue this, it'll bring trouble to you and possibly Jackson and Erica. No, she's not my most favorite person in the world, but I am not going to put a mother in prison for protecting her child.

David: So you sacrificed your career to protect somebody else. Is that it?

Anna: I can't do my job.

David: Anna --

Anna: I have to get out.

David: Don't you see that we're both finally on the same side now! Wait a minute. Don't you understand that we shouldn't be pulling apart right now?

Anna: David --

David: You and I should be coming closer!

Anna: Don’t.

David: Let me tell you something. Even if I knew that you had this, I never would have asked you for it, and I certainly wouldn't have expected you to give it to me. You can't act as if this doesn't mean anything. This is huge!

Anna: I can't argue that.

David: No, you can't argue that, and it's tearing you up inside. Anna, stay with me. Let me prove to you that you were right for believing in me. Stay. We can rebuild starting right now at this very minute, we can do that, but the only way we can do it is if you stay

Anna: I've tried so hard. But you said yourself that the feelings are gone. A lot of what we had died with her.

David: No, no, no.

Anna: Yes, it did. It's no one's fault. It's just the way it is.

David: No, no, you are so wrong. I still love you, Anna.

Anna: Oh, I love you, too; but I think it's more in our heads than our hearts.

David: Yes, yes, we've suffered a terrible loss, a devastating trauma in our lives; but if we hold on to the fact that we really do love each other, Anna, we could work through this. If we're just careful with each other --

Anna: Careful? Does that sound like either one of us?

David: Anna, feelings change! They evolve! We could start rebuilding right now from this very moment.

Anna: No! You have to have reserves, and I don't. I don't have it. I hoped that I did and I kept trying to find whatever it takes, but, oh, God, David, I am empty.

David: No, I can't accept that, not you.

Anna: I know!

David: That's not possible.

Anna: It's a horrible thing to say, and it's terrible to admit.

David: You know what this is really about? You still blame me.

Anna: Oh, no, I don’t.

David: Yes, you do.

Anna: I don't want you to think that.

David: Yes, you do.

Anna: No. I lost -- I lost more of myself with Leora than I realized. I prayed that that wasn't so and I could get it back, and I keep trying to find the missing piece of me.

David: We can weather this, Anna. We can. We'll seek counseling. We'll work through this.

Anna: You know it's too late.

David: When the hell did you become so lazy not even to fight? I mean, are we worth it, Anna? If you ever really valued anything about us --

Anna: Oh, I valued this more than anything, certainly more than my honor and integrity. I'm not just saying, "Oh, gee, you know, my relationship isn't working, I'm bored." No one fights harder than I do when there's something to win.

David: Well, thanks a lot. Thank you.

Anna: I'm not doing this lightly, David; and it's not you. I don't blame you. It's me, my heart. It's just shut down. Maybe it's temporary. Maybe I'll feel again or love someone the way they deserve; but it's not going to be here, now, with you.

David: So where's it going to be, hmm? Do you have an itinerary?

Anna: I'm going to go to Paris.

[David chuckles]

David: That's great. Oh, that's great. The city of lights and love -- good choice.

Anna: Yeah, well, I want to see robin, you know. I've really thought a lot about her since we lost Leora.

David: I never would have stopped you from going there to see her or living with her for as long as you wanted.

Anna: If we're going to get on with life and find reasons to do that, we have to be apart. If I wasn't so convinced that our lives depended on it, I wouldn't go. I'm so sorry that I couldn't -- I couldn't force this to work. I'm so sorry that I failed you, that I failed us.

David: No. Don't you ever say that. Do you hear me? You didn't, Anna! You couldn't have! It's just the way things worked out, that's all.

Officer: Excuse me. Mr. Montgomery, I have message for you from chief devane's office.

Jack: Thank you.

Jack: No reply, officer, thank you.

Reggie: What's wrong.

Jack: A friend in trouble.

[Knock on door]

jack: David, where's anna?

David: Gone.

Jack: Gone? And what did you do to make her leave?

David: You of all people should be glad she's gone, jack.

Jack: Really? And why is that?

David: Because she was convinced that you had something to do with michael cambias' disappearance and she was about to come after you. Try, i fail to see the connection between a trip to tahiti and dixie.

David: One thing we can say about anna -- she's rather succinct.

Jack: Yeah. You say she was coming after me? That's ridiculous.

David: That's right. Well, not that there was anything special about you. She was also suspicious of kendall for claiming she married michael cambias and not being able to produce the guy. She was plenty suspicious of me, too. So maybe we're all fortunate she's gone.

Jack: What's erica's datebook doing here, david?

David: Funny you would ask, jack. Well, erica's also on anna's suspect list. She was troubled by the fact that that datebook showed up in his condo around the time that he disappeared.

Jack: And were you with erica the night that cambias disappeared?

David: Yeah.

Jack: And what were the two of you doing exactly?

David: Well, if i was district attorney, i would want to know the answer to that -- not that i'm going to tell you anything.

Jack: Yeah, well, david, i am the D.A., And I am asking you what you and erica were doing the night cambias disappeared.

David: Well, why don't you show up with a subpoena, and I might just sing like a canary.

Jack: Does it not matter to you that michael's disappearance affects a lot of the people you supposedly care for or that they just might benefit from the truth?

David: Well, perhaps I'm under the belief that those same people I care for will benefit much more from the truth being locked up nice and tight right here.

Anna's Departure Page 1 (8/26-8/27), Page 2 (9/3-9/5) and Page 3 (Sept. 10-15)

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