Lucky Meets Faison
On the day before his renewal of wedding vows to Eve, Kevin visits Mac at the police station and asks him to drop the charges against Lucy. [General Hospital episode April 28 and 30, 2001]

*This excerpt was made from full length transcripts on The TV Megasite's GH Transcripts page, and was done with the permission by my pal Suzanne, who's webmaster of The TV Megasite. 

April 28, 1999, the door to Lucky's cell opens and Spenser finally meets his captor.

FAISON: MR. SPENCER, I APOLOGIZE FOR KEEPING YOU WAITING. 

LUCKY: DON'T YOU MEAN FOR KEEPING ME PRISONER? 

FAISON: I'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT REMISS IN MY DUTIES AS A HOST. SO, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. CESAR FAISON.

April 30, 1999, the scene picks back up in Lucky's cell.
LUCKY: FAISON? CESAR FAISON? 

FAISON: CLEARLY YOU HEARD OF ME. I'M FLATTERED. 

LUCKY: AND AT I HEARD WAS YOU WERE DEAD. 

FAISON: DEATH HAS SOMETIMES PROVED TO BE AN ILLUSION. MINE WAS. SO WAS YOURS.

The scene fades out, then returns.

FAISON: IT'S UNFORTUNATE YOU HAD TO MISS YOUR MEMORIAL SERVICE. IT WAS QUITE HEARTBREAKING, THOUGH TASTELL WOULD THAT BE YOUR MOTHER'S TOUCH? 

LUCKY: IF THERE REALLY WAS A MEMORIAL SERVICE, MY PARENTS WERE JUST PLAYING ALONG, SCAMMING UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW TO FIND ME. THEY DON'T BELIEVE I'M DEAD. MY MOM HAS A SENSE ABOUT THESE THINGS. 

FAISON: SUCH PERCEPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, IT TAKES A LITTLE MORE THAN A SENSE TO DENY THE REALITIES OF A BURNED BODY BEYOND RECOGNITION, A DENTAL MATCH, D.N.A. MATCH. DO YOU KNOW WHAT? IT TOOK ME A LOT OF WORK TO REPLACE YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS. BUT THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY GRATIFYING. YOU'RE DEAD, LUCKY, DEAD. AS DEAD AS I EVER WAS. 

LUCKY: YOU SAID -- YOU SAID BURNT. THEY'LL KNOW IT WAS ARSON. 

FAISON: DO YOU TAKE ME FOR AN AMATEUR? DO YOU? LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING -- YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STARTED THE FIRE. YOU LEFT SOME CANDLES UNATTENDED. THE ARSON REPORT WAS QUITE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. THOSE CANDLES WERE TO BLAME. YEAH. WELL, I BELIEVE IT wAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND WHO -- 

LUCKY: YOU BASTARD! OH. OH. 

FAISON: SO I SEE YOU ARE IMPULSIVE LIKE YOUR DAD. HUH? IT'S NOT ALWAYS A GOOD TRAIT. 

LUCKY: WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT MY FATHER -- 

FAISON: I DON'T THINK. I'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH YOUR DADDY FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. HE SELLS ME DIAMONDS. AND I'VE REFERRED HIM TO AN EXCELLENT TOBACCONIST. I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN SEEING HIM SMOKING THE SPECIAL BLEND I HAVE RECOMMENDED. LUKE KNOWS ME, AND HE SUSPECTS NOTHING.

The scene fades out, then returns.

FAISON: SO, I BELIEVE I OUTLINED YOUR SITUATION IN A WAY SO EVEN YOU UNDERSTAND. YOU WON'T ESCAPE.

LUCKY: WELL, MAYBE NOT THE FIRST TIME OR THE TIME AFTER THAT, BUT I'LL MAKE EVENTUALLY. THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE KEEPING ME HERE. 

FAISON: I'D HOPE IT WOULDN'T COME TO THIS. "MAYBE NOT THE FIRST TIME, MAYBE NOT THE SECOND TIME." WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IS THAT A THREAT? SO UNCIVILIZED. SINCE YOU INSIST -- 

FAISON: I BELIEVE YOU KNOW THE YOUNG LADY. IT'S HEARTBREAKING, REALLY -- SO SAD, SO YOUNG. AND IT WOULD BE EVEN SADDER IF SUCH YOUTH, SUCH BEAUTY, SUCH POTENTIAL WERE TO BE SNUFFED OUT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE TO STUBBORN TO COOPERATE. 

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