9:30 am - August 9, 2007 – London, England

Monica Quartermaine lands at Heathrow Airport for a group of seminars by the WHO. She registers for the 2nd seminar. After checking in at her hotel, she takes a cab to Hyde Park. She strolls around the park, and then stops at a local pub for lunch. She leaves her bag by the chair and head towards the back where the restrooms were. She doesn't return.

A man observing nearby gets frustrated and scared. His job was to tail her and snatch her when the moment presented itself. Losing her was tantamount to death.

 

1:45 pm – Munich, Germany

Elizabeth Webber is in a cab. She was glad she found a driver who spoke English. She nervously talks to the cab driver, telling him about all the good works that her parents do as doctors. She was excited to be meeting up with them in Munich, but was upset she had to leave her children at home. When she gets to her destination, an old church, she generously tips the cabbie. She walks around like a tourist. When the cabbie leaves, she heads inside and vanishes.

 

7:30 pm – Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nikolas and Lucky are at a RCMP station. They tell the constable about how Nikolas was mugged while the boys were visiting on holiday. The constable feels Nikolas should take him to the scene of the crime and be examined by a local doctor. He gives them a lift. When he returns, he states that he dropped the men off at the hotel.

 

6:30 pm – August 11, 2007 – Port Charles, NY

Luke Spencer leaves town. He has an argument with his wife Tracy, who feels he is once again neglecting his daughter, Lulu. She is also feeling like she's taken second place to Laura. After a bitter argument tinged with alcohol, Luke leaves "to be left the hell alone" for parts unknown.

One hour later, Lulu, Cameron, & Andi Spencer, Tracy Quartermaine, Lesley Webber, Audrey Hardy, and Spencer Cassadine are taken quickly to separate safehouses in undisclosed locations. Edward Quartermaine, Bobbie Spencer, and other family members are under close surveillance for their protection.

 

August 13, 2007: St. Petersburg, Russia

It is a crisp August morning. The Hermitage museum stands proud, dwarfing another old historical building nearby. Under the building lie several floors. This is the Russian headquarters of the WSB.

Liz walks in with a look of awe with Robert, who can't help but be a little bit amused at her child like wonder. Luke follows them, deep in thought. Luke met up with Robert and Liz in Hamburg after Liz met up with Robert in Munich.

Two hours later, Sean walks in with Nikolas and Lucky. The constable was a WSB contact. The mugging story was the code the constable needed to lead the young men to their rendezvous point, a freighter. The freighter took them half way around the world until it entered the city's ports 30 minutes earlier. Both were exhausted, but ready to do whatever was necessary to bring back their best friend.

Two hours after the last arrival, Monica arrived with Anna. "Sorry everyone. Women do like to make an entrance." Monica quipped.

Robert waited until everyone was comfortable and began. "Okay, I pulled all information on Helena and the other Cassadines. I also pulled information on the family Nikolas said Helena used when she kidnapped his son last year. When perusing it, I found something very interesting." He held out his last sentence. Finally, Monica couldn't wait anymore.

"Robert! Spill it!"

Robert continued. "It seems Daniel Craig, the ringleader for the Metro Court hostage situation, also had ties to that family at the same time as Helena"

Nikolas stared Robert down. "Are you saying that there might be a connection between what happened to us last February and my grandmother?"

"No, Nikolas. What I'm saying is that there IS A connection between Helena Cassadine and this Daniel Craig." He looked around to everyone. "From what you have told me, Craig seemed to know you all very intimately, but none of you have met him?"

Monica spoke up. "Emily told me that he took a, shall we say, interest in her. He shot Robin. He was brutal to Alan, as if he had a grudge." Monica stopped. Nikolas walked up to her and put his arm around her.

"It was eerie, Robert. He would needle us. He knew just how to get to our Achilles Heel emotionally. It was like he got off on it"

Sean, listening to Nikolas's words, turned and pointed to a map. "According to our Intel, there are possibly other people being held there besides Emily. The prisoners have been also been moved from here to here."

Liz eyes bugged out in shock. "Do they know who?"

"No, they don't. That's why I can't state enough why this mission is so dangerous. None of you are trained. You have to be prepared for anything. Robert, Anna, and myself will do whatever we can to get Emily out, but you have to listen to us. Understand?"

Everyone nodded. Sean continued. "Okay, everyone. I think you all need to have some down time. After dinner, we'll get together and go over the plan"

 

CONFERENCE ROOM, 1 HOUR LATER

"Are you sure, Anna?" Robert asked with an incredulous look

"Yes, Robert, I am. Monica was definitely being followed. My instincts tell me that if I did not meet up with her when I did, we would probably be searching for her as well right now"

Anna was holding a folder. She pulled a picture out and placed in on the table for the men to see. "Here's the man I saw at the pub. New Scotland Yard pulled his body out of the Thames yesterday. He was killed with a Colombian Necktie"

Robert and Sean made faces. "Not a nice way to go" Robert quipped.

"Definitely execution squad" added Sean. Seeing Anna's serious face, they shut up and returned to work mode. Robert pondered the information, as did Sean.

"I had no tails when I picked up Elizabeth Webber, before or after I met up with Luke. Sean?"

"No. The boys had no problems in Halifax. If there were tails, they should have had them. That's why we sent the boys out by that route, to throw off Helena if she suspected something."

Anna was sitting quietly thinking. "Gentlemen, of all the people who came, the one LEAST likely to get a tail gets tailed. The tailer is later murdered execution style. Now, we have already theorized that Daniel Craig is connected to Helena Cassadine. Kidnapping Emily is in Helena's purview. It makes sense in a twisted way with her history."

Anna gets up and paces. "But why Monica? According to our Intel, Daniel Craig did not exist before 1999. From what everyone has said about the events at Metro Court, Craig paid particular attention to certain people." She walks over to a dry erase board and begins to write names down.

"Sonny and Carly Corinthos, Emily Quartermaine, Nikolas Cassadine, and Elizabeth Webber. Alan Quartermaine was pistol whipped and left to suffer and die from a fatal heart attack"

Robert knew his ex-wife had a thought. "Luv, what are you getting at?"

"Robert, don't be dense. Daniel Craig is Helena's partner, we can agree. However, Mr. Craig definitely has a separate agenda involving Monica Quartermaine. Somehow, all these events tie together. Figuring out who Daniel Craig is key to this mission. Not just to find Emily, but to stop Helena once and for all"

 

EMILY & ALAN'S ROOM

Emily is pacing around the room. She looks through the CDs until she stops on one. Alan looks at her with a look of worry. He was so glad to see her, but upset that she had been taken prisoner by Helena also.

"Em sweetheart, come here."

Emily walks over to her dad still holding the CD. Alan sees her firm grip on it and decided to try to distract her. "What do you have there?"

Emily gives a wane smile. "It's a Nickelback CD. Nikolas and I picked out our wedding song last week. Do you want to hear it?"

Alan looked at his daughter with love in his eyes. "I've missed out on so much" Alan thought to himself. "I can't miss anymore"

"I'd love to"

Emily turned around and put the CD in the player. "This song is not one you or Mom would listen to usually, but Nikolas and I heard this last week. We thought it described us perfectly." The beginning notes to Far Away begin.

At the same moment, Nikolas was sitting in a den like room. He got up to hear some music to distract him. He flicked on the stereo and the beginning notes to Far Away begin to play as he gets lost in the lyrics.

 

This time, this place

Misused, mistakes

 

Nikolas thinks of the time Emily walked in on him with Courtney.

 

Too long, too late

Who was I to make you wait

 

Nikolas remembers seeing Emily with Sonny. The scene fades to Emily, who is also caught up in the lyrics.

 

Just one chance

Just one breath

Just in case there's just one left

Cause you know, you know, you know

I love you

I have loved you all along

 

Emily remembers hanging out with Nikolas at the limo at the Quartermaines during New Years Eve 1996

 

And I miss you

Been far away for far too long

 

Dancing at their wedding reception

Finding Nikolas and Mary while with Lucky

 

I keep dreaming you'll be with me

And you'll never go

 

Making love to Nikolas in the stables

 

Stop breathing if

I don't see you anymore

 

Watching Nikolas from the helicopter during the PC Hotel Fire.

Alan hears the lyrics and can't help but get caught up in the emotion of them. Hearing them makes him think of Monica.

 

On my knees, I'll ask

Last chance for one last dance

 

Remembers proposing to Monica for the second time

 

Cause with you, I'd withstand

All of hell to hold your hand

 

Holding Monica's hand and kissing it after she comes to in recovery from her mastectomy.

 

I'd give it all

I'd give for us

Give anything but I won't give up

 

Arguing with Monica when he finds out she cancelled her 6 month checkup with Dr. Cahill

 

Cause you know, you know, you know

That I love you

I have loved you all along

 

Alan and Monica making out after being locked in Tammy's room at Kelly's

 

And I miss you

Been far away for far too long

 

Making love after reconciling after being separated in 1996

 

I keep dreaming you'll be with me

And you'll never go

Reconciling after fighting on their 20^{th anniversary}

 

Stop breathing if

I don't see you anymore

 

Monica shot during 1991 hostage crisis

 

So far away

Been far away for far too long

 

Kissing before Alan serves her with divorce papers

 

So far away

Been far away for far too long

 

Kissing when Alan tells Monica he doesn't want a divorce and will dump Susan

Flash to Monica, sitting in her room, gazing at a picture of her and Alan

 

But you know, you know, you know…

I wanted

I wanted you to stay

 

Talking to Alan in his hospital room after his heart surgery

 

Cause I needed

I need to hear you say

That I love you

 

Kissing after being given clean bill of health by Dr. Cahill 1996

 

I have loved you all along

And I forgive you

For being far away for far too long

 

Monica accepting Alan's 2nd wedding proposal

 

So keep breathing

Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

 

Hugging Alan in the garden after telling him of biopsy 2001

 

Believe it

Hold onto me and never let me go

Keep breathing

Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

 

Holding Monica while she is breaking down before cancer surgery

 

Believe it

Hold onto me and never let me go

 

Alan and Monica dancing during 1987 reconciliation

 

Keep breathing

Hold onto me and never let me go