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00:11Jason Morgan had seen his share of blood, betrayal, and death.
00:15But nothing could have prepared him for the gut-wrenching truth that was about to come crashing down on him like a freight train.
00:22For months, he had been consumed with grief and guilt after Monica Quartermain's shocking murder.
00:26She wasn't just his mother, she was one of the few people in his life who had always seen the good in him, despite everything.
00:34Monica had forgiven him for every crime, every absence, every cold stare that came with his life as Sonny Carinthos' enforcer.
00:41And now she was gone. Jason had promised himself he'd find who did it.
00:47But when the name finally came out, Ronnie Dimestico, his world flipped upside down.
00:51Jason stood in the dimly-lit room of the safe house, fists clenched so tight that the veins on his arms throbbed.
00:58His voice cracked as he repeated the words that Dante had just told him.
01:03Ronnie? You're telling me Ronnie killed Monica?
01:07His eyes burned like fire as he glared at Dante, the detective who had once been one of his few allies in the PCPD.
01:14Dante looked torn, his expression weighed down with guilt.
01:17Jason, I swear I didn't want to believe it either.
01:21We found new evidence, fingerprints, DNA traces, and a confession he tried to hide.
01:27He did it.
01:29Ronnie killed Monica.
01:31Jason's jaw clenched as he turned away, pacing back and forth like a caged animal.
01:37That son of a...
01:37He slammed his fist into the wall, sending plaster flying.
01:40I trusted that bastard.
01:44He pretended to help me find who did it.
01:47His voice trembled with rage, echoing through the room.
01:51Sam, standing by the door, flinched at the explosion of anger but didn't back away.
01:56She took a careful step forward, her eyes filled with a mixture of fear and sorrow.
02:01Jason, please.
02:03You can't lose it right now.
02:05If you go after him without thinking, you'll end up in prison, or worse.
02:10Jason turned sharply, his eyes wild.
02:14He murdered my mother, Sam.
02:16He looked me in the eye while pretending to care.
02:19He made me believe he wanted justice.
02:22His voice broke, and for a fleeting second, the stoic hitman's walls cracked.
02:28Monica didn't deserve this.
02:30She never did.
02:31Sam placed a trembling hand on his arm, feeling the tension coil beneath his skin.
02:37I know she didn't, she whispered.
02:40But think, Jason.
02:42If you go after Ronnie, you'll give him exactly what he wants.
02:46Let Dante handle it, let the system, Jason snapped, the system?
02:51The same system that let Franco walk free?
02:54That system?
02:56Sam's words died in her throat as Jason's fury roared to life again.
02:59Meanwhile, across town at the docks, Ronnie Dimestico was standing by his car,
03:05cigarette dangling from his lips, looking smug.
03:08He thought he had tied up every loose end.
03:11But the truth had slipped out faster than he could control.
03:15He had underestimated Dante and his ability to dig deep.
03:19Ronnie knew Jason would find out sooner or later, and part of him almost wanted it.
03:23Come on, Morgan, he muttered to himself, exhaling smoke into the cool night air.
03:29Let's see what you've got when the tables turn.
03:33Jason didn't waste time.
03:35Within an hour, he was on the move, armed with his gun, eyes cold, heartburning with vengeance.
03:41Sam followed him to the door, pleading.
03:44Jason, please, think this through.
03:46But he didn't even look back.
03:50I have to end this, he said, voice low and dangerous.
03:54For Monica
03:55Sam watched helplessly as he disappeared into the night, her stomach twisted with dread.
04:01She knew what that look in Jason's eyes meant.
04:04There was no reasoning with him now.
04:07Jason Morgan was on a mission, and nothing would stop him until justice, or blood, was served.
04:12At the PCPD, Dante tried to get ahead of the chaos.
04:17He called Sonny, hoping to keep things from spiraling.
04:21Sonny, it's bad.
04:23Jason knows.
04:25There was a heavy silence on the other end before Sonny's gravelly voice replied,
04:29then you better find Ronnie before Jason does.
04:32Because if he gets to him first, there won't be enough left for you to arrest.
04:36Sonny hung up, running a hand down his face.
04:39He knew Jason well enough to understand what was coming next, a storm that couldn't be contained.
04:44Jason tracked Ronnie to the docks, the moonlight reflecting off the dark water as he approached.
04:51He could see Ronnie's silhouette leaning against the car, a smirk playing on his face.
04:56You took your time, Morgan, Ronnie said, flicking his cigarette into the water.
05:01Jason didn't speak.
05:03He stepped closer, the sound of his boots echoing against the wooden planks.
05:08Tell me why, Jason said quietly, his voice trembling with restrained fury.
05:13Ronnie shrugged, why not?
05:15She stuck her nose where it didn't belong.
05:19She knew something she shouldn't have.
05:22I couldn't let that stand.
05:24Besides, you and your family act like you're untouchable.
05:28I wanted to remind you, you're not.
05:31Jason's breath came out in sharp bursts.
05:34He felt his vision blur with red.
05:37You killed her because of me, he said, his tone dark, shaking.
05:41Ronnie chuckled, maybe I did.
05:43Maybe I wanted to see what would happen if I took something precious from you.
05:48Guess it worked, you're losing it, man.
05:52Jason's hand tightened on his gun.
05:55You don't talk about her, he said through gritted teeth.
05:58Ronnie smirked wider, taking a step forward.
06:02What are you gonna do, Morgan?
06:04Kill me?
06:06That's what you do best, isn't it?
06:09Solve your problems with a bullet?
06:10Jason's finger hovered over the trigger, his heart pounding like a war drum.
06:16He could hear Monica's voice in his head, soft and kind.
06:20You're better than this, Jason.
06:23Don't let the darkness win.
06:25His hand trembled, rage battling with grief.
06:29But then Ronnie pushed him too far.
06:31She begged, you know, Ronnie sneered.
06:34She begged for her son to save her.
06:37That was it.
06:39Jason lunged forward, grabbing Ronnie by the collar and slamming him against the wall.
06:44You shut your mouth, he shouted, his voice raw.
06:48Ronnie laughed, blood dripping from his split lip.
06:52Hit me, Jason.
06:54Prove me right.
06:56Jason raised his gun, pressing it against Ronnie's temple.
06:59For a long, silent moment, all that could be heard was the sound of the waves.
07:05Then, footsteps echoed from behind.
07:08Jason, stop!
07:10Dante's voice cut through the night as he raised his own gun.
07:14Don't do it!
07:16He's not worth it!
07:18Jason didn't move.
07:20His eyes stayed locked on Ronnie, hatred radiating off him like heat.
07:24He killed her, Dante.
07:27He murdered my mother!
07:29Dante's voice softened, desperate.
07:32And she wouldn't want this.
07:34Think about what Monica would say right now.
07:38You know she wouldn't want you to throw your life away for revenge.
07:41Jason's chest heaved, his mind spinning.
07:45Ronnie chuckled weakly, listened to him, Morgan.
07:48Be a good boy.
07:50Jason turned his glare back on Ronnie, his jaw tight.
07:54You're lucky, he said finally, lowering the gun a fraction.
07:58Because the only reason you're still breathing is because of her.
08:02Jason dropped the gun into the water and turned away.
08:06But before he could take another step, Ronnie pulled out a hidden weapon and aimed it at his back.
08:10Sam, who had followed silently from the shadows, screamed, Jason, as the gun fired.
08:16Time slowed.
08:17Time slowed.
08:19Jason spun, tackling Ronnie to the ground.
08:22The two struggled violently, fists flying, the sound of grunts and gunfire echoing through the dock.
08:28Dante dove in, trying to separate them.
08:31The gun went off again, and Ronnie froze, eyes wide.
08:35He slumped backward, a dark stain spreading across his chest.
08:39Jason stared at him, breathing heavily.
08:43Dante grabbed his shoulder.
08:45He's gone, Jason.
08:47It's over.
08:49Jason stood there, motionless, staring at Ronnie's lifeless body.
08:54There was no satisfaction in his eyes, only emptiness.
08:58Sam rushed to him, her voice shaking.
09:01Are you okay?
09:03Jason didn't answer.
09:05He looked out over the water, the moonlight catching the tears he didn't bother to hide.
09:10She's still gone, he said quietly.
09:13Nothing changes that.
09:16Sam's heart broke for him as she took his hand.
09:19No, but Monica's love doesn't die with her.
09:22She's still with you, Jason.
09:25Always.
09:26The police sirens wailed in the distance as Dante spoke softly.
09:30You did the right thing tonight.
09:33You didn't let him turn you into what he was.
09:37Jason didn't respond, just watched as the officers loaded Ronnie's body into the van.
09:42When Sonny arrived a few minutes later, he placed a firm hand on Jason's shoulder.
09:47Monica would be proud, you know.
09:50You didn't lose yourself.
09:52Jason nodded faintly, though his voice was hollow.
09:56Maybe.
09:57But it doesn't feel like it.
09:59It doesn't feel like it.
10:00He looked back at the dark horizon, his heart aching with the weight of everything he'd lost.
10:05Later that night, Jason returned to the Quartermain mansion.
10:09The house was quiet, the way it always was since Monica's death.
10:13He walked into the living room and saw her picture on the mantle, her warm smile frozen in time.
10:19He reached out, tracing the edge of the frame with trembling fingers.
10:22I got him, Mom, he whispered.
10:25But it doesn't bring you back.
10:28He sank onto the couch, burying his face in his hands, the grief crashing over him again.
10:34Sam sat beside him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
10:37You did what you had to, she murmured.
10:41You honored her.
10:43Jason looked up at the portrait again, his eyes softening.
10:47I wish I could tell her I'm sorry, for not being there enough.
10:51For letting my life get in the way.
10:54Sam shook her head gently.
10:55She knew, Jason.
10:58She always knew you loved her.
11:01Jason exhaled shakily, closing his eyes.
11:05For the first time in weeks, the storm inside him began to settle, even if just a little.
11:10He knew Monica's memory would never fade.
11:13She had been the heart of his family, the light that somehow survived all the darkness.
11:18As the night wore on, Jason sat in silence, the sound of the grandfather clock echoing through the empty house.
11:24Sam leaned her head against his shoulder, and for the first time in what felt like forever,
11:29he allowed himself to grieve, to feel everything he had buried under layers of rage and vengeance.
11:34Ronnie was gone, justice was served, but the pain remained.
11:38Still, in that moment, Jason realized something profound,
11:42Monica's love, her forgiveness, and her belief in him would always guide him.
11:46Even in her death, she had saved him once again, from himself.
11:50The sterile hum of Port Charles General Hospital's corridors was a constant backdrop,
11:55but today, it was drowned out by the storm brewing in Jason Morgan's heart.
12:00He stood frozen in the hospital's waiting area, his piercing blue eyes fixed on the linoleum floor,
12:05as if staring hard enough could erase the truth he'd just uncovered.
12:08His fists clenched at his sides, the knuckles whitening under the strain.
12:12Ronnie DiMestico, the man he'd once trusted as a friend, a confidant, and a fellow enforcer,
12:18was the one who had taken Monica Quartermain's life.
12:21The revelation hit him like a freight train,
12:24shattering every ounce of restraint he'd spent years cultivating.
12:28Jason had always been a man of control,
12:30a fortress of calm and the chaos of Port Charles's underworld.
12:33But this, this betrayal, was personal.
12:37Monica, the matriarch of the Quartermain family, had been more than just a figurehead.
12:42She was the glue that held the fractured family together,
12:45the voice of reason when tempers flared,
12:47and the one person who never judged Jason for the life he'd chosen.
12:51Her death had left a void in the town,
12:53and in Jason's heart, that no amount of vengeance could fill.
12:57But vengeance was all he had left now.
12:59The news had come from an unlikely source, Spinelli,
13:03the quirky tech genius who'd been digging into Monica's death for weeks at Jason's request.
13:08Spinelli had uncovered a trail of encrypted messages,
13:11financial transactions, and surveillance footage that all pointed to one man, Ronnie.
13:16The evidence was ironclad,
13:18a grainy video of Ronnie slipping into Monica's office at the hospital late at night,
13:22a syringe in hand, and a cold, calculated look on his face.
13:26The coroner's report, which Spinelli had hacked into,
13:28confirmed the cause of death,
13:30a lethal dose of an untraceable toxin administered with surgical precision.
13:35Ronnie, with his background in covert operations,
13:38had the skills to pull it off without leaving a trace, until now.
13:42Jason's mind raced as he pieced together the why.
13:45Ronnie had been struggling to climb the ranks in Port Charles's criminal underbelly,
13:49always overshadowed by Jason's reputation as Sonny Carintho's right-hand man.
13:54Jealousy?
13:56Greed?
13:56A power play?
13:59None of it made sense yet, but Jason didn't need a motive to act.
14:03He needed blood.
14:05He stormed out of the hospital, the glass door swinging wildly behind him.
14:10The cool night air did nothing to temper the fire in his chest.
14:14His motorcycle roared to life, the engines growl a mirror of his own rage.
14:19Ronnie was holed up at a safe house on the outskirts of town,
14:22a place Jason knew well from their days working together.
14:26The irony wasn't lost on him, Ronnie had chosen a hideout Jason had once secured for him.
14:31The ride to the safe house was a blur, the streets of Port Charles streaking past like a fever dream.
14:37Jason's mind wasn't on the road, it was on Monica's face, her kind eyes, her steady voice.
14:42She'd been a mother to him in ways he could never repay, and now she was gone, stolen by someone he trusted.
14:49The betrayal cut deeper than any bullet.
14:52When he reached the safe house, a run-down cabin tucked in the woods, Jason didn't bother with stealth.
14:58He kicked the door open, the woods splintering under the force.
15:01Ronnie was inside, sitting at a small table, a glass of whiskey in his hand.
15:07He didn't flinch at Jason's entrance, didn't even look surprised.
15:12That alone told Jason everything he needed to know, Ronnie had been expecting him.
15:17Jason, Ronnie said, his voice calm, almost mocking.
15:21Figured you'd show up sooner or later.
15:24Jason's gun was in his hand before he even registered drawing it, the cold metal and extension of his fury.
15:29Why, he growled, the word barely audible through gritted teeth.
15:34Why, Monica?
15:37Ronnie leaned back in his chair, swirling the whiskey in his glass.
15:41You really want to know?
15:43Or you just here to put a bullet in me?
15:46Don't play games with me, Ronnie, Jason said, stepping closer, the gun steady in his grip.
15:52You killed her.
15:53I want to know why.
15:56Ronnie sighed, setting the glass down with a deliberate slowness that made Jason's trigger finger itch.
16:02Monica was in the way, he said finally.
16:05She was digging into things she shouldn't have, hospital records, offshore accounts, connections to the syndicate.
16:11She was too smart for her own good, Jason.
16:15You know how that goes.
16:17Jason's jaw tightened.
16:19Monica had always been relentless when it came to protecting her family and the hospital.
16:24If she'd stumbled onto something dirty, she wouldn't have let it go.
16:29But Ronnie's explanation felt hollow, like a half-truth meant to deflect.
16:34That's it?
16:35She was nosy, so you killed her?
16:38Ronnie's lips curled into a faint smile, and that was when Jason saw it, the glint of defiance in his eyes,
16:43the same look he'd seen in countless enemies over the years.
16:47You think you're untouchable, don't you?
16:50Ronnie said, his voice low and venomous.
16:53You and Sonny, running this town like you own it.
16:57Monica was just collateral damage, Jason.
17:00A message to you.
17:02You're not as invincible as you think.
17:05The words hit harder than Jason expected, fueling the rage that was already threatening to consume him.
17:10He lunged forward, grabbing Ronnie by the collar and slamming him against the wall.
17:16The whiskey glass shattered on the floor, the sound sharp in the tense silence.
17:21A message?
17:22Jason roared.
17:24You killed her to send a message?
17:27Ronnie didn't fight back, didn't even try to break free.
17:31He just stared at Jason, his eyes cold and unrepentant.
17:35You're losing your edge, Morgan.
17:37Getting soft.
17:38You think I'm the only one who sees it?
17:42There are people out there who want what you have, and they're coming for it.
17:47Monica was just the start.
17:49Jason's grip tightened, his vision blurring with anger.
17:53He wanted to pull the trigger, to end Ronnie right there, but something held him back.
17:58Not Mercy, Jason was beyond that, but a need to understand.
18:02Who was pulling the strings?
18:05Ronnie wasn't smart enough to orchestrate this alone.
18:08Someone bigger, someone with real power, was behind it.
18:13Who's calling the shots?
18:15Jason demanded, his voice a low growl.
18:18Who put you up to this?
18:21Ronnie's smile widened, and for the first time, Jason saw fear flicker in his eyes.
18:26Not fear of Jason, but of something, or someone, else.
18:29You'll find out soon enough, Ronnie said.
18:33But by then, it'll be too late.
18:36That was it.
18:38Jason's restraint snapped.
18:40He threw Ronnie to the ground, the gun still trained on him.
18:44You're done, he said, his voice cold as steel.
18:48You don't get to walk away from this.
18:50But before Jason could pull the trigger, a sharp pain exploded in his side.
18:55He stumbled back, his hand instinctively going to the wound.
19:00Blood seeped through his fingers, warm and sticky.
19:03He turned just in time to see a figure in the shadows, a second man, armed with a silenced pistol.
19:09Ronnie hadn't been alone.
19:10Like I said, Ronnie taunted, scrambling to his feet.
19:15You're not invincible.
19:18Jason's vision swam, but he didn't go down.
19:22Years of training kicked in, overriding the pain.
19:25He dove behind the table, flipping it for cover as another shot rang out.
19:30The safe house was small, the space cramped, but Jason knew every inch of it.
19:35He fired blindly toward the shadows, hearing a grunt as his bullet found its mark.
19:39The second man collapsed, but Ronnie was already moving, darting for the door.
19:45Jason forced himself to his feet, ignoring the searing pain in his side.
19:50He couldn't let Ronnie escape.
19:52Not now.
19:54Not after Monica.
19:56He stumbled after him, the world tilting as blood loss started to take its toll.
20:01Outside, the night was silent except for the crunch of gravel under Ronnie's boots as he ran for his car.
20:06Jason raised his gun, his arm shaking but his aim true.
20:12Ronnie, he shouted, his voice cutting through the darkness.
20:16Ronnie turned, his hand reaching for his own weapon, but he was too slow.
20:20Jason's shot was clean, precise, hitting Ronnie square in the chest.
20:25He crumpled to the ground, his eyes wide with shock as the life drained out of him.
20:30Jason staggered forward, his strength fading fast.
20:33He dropped to his knees beside Ronnie's body, his breath coming in ragged gasps.
20:39The pain in his side was unbearable now, but he didn't care.
20:43Ronnie was gone.
20:45Monica's killer was dead.
20:47But as Jason's vision darkened, Ronnie's words echoed in his mind,
20:51you'll find out soon enough.
20:53This wasn't over.
20:55Someone else was out there, pulling the strings, and Jason would find them.
20:59No matter what it took.
21:02He collapsed onto the cold ground, the stars above Port Charles blurring into nothingness.
21:08Somewhere in the distance, sirens wailed, growing closer.
21:12Help was coming, but for Jason, the fight was just beginning.
21:16Ronnie
21:16Ronnie Lascoe
21:19The name, once associated with a sense of grudging reliability, now sent an inexplicable,
21:24cold trickle down Jason's spine.
21:27Ronnie was his head of security, a man he had trusted with his life, with the lives of his
21:31son and his loved ones.
21:34He was a fixture, a part of the structure that kept Jason's world secure.
21:38What did he say?
21:40Jason's voice was even, betraying none of the sudden, instinctual alarm.
21:45He was joking around with Danny, telling him he had to be tough, to protect his mom.
21:51Then he said,
21:51You never know what can happen.
21:54People get hurt in car accidents all the time.
21:57Sam paused.
21:59Jason, he said it with this, weird intensity.
22:03It just didn't sit right.
22:05It felt like more than a joke.
22:07The words car accident landed not like a phrase, but like a physical blow,
22:12knocking the air from Jason's lungs.
22:14His own past was a ghost story written in the scars on his body and the blank spaces in his mind.
22:20The accident that created him was the foundational trauma of his existence.
22:25For Ronnie to use that specific phrase, to his son,
22:27it was a key scraping against a lock Jason hadn't even known was there.
22:32Okay, Jason said, his tone dangerously calm.
22:35I'll look into it.
22:37He ended the call and stood motionless in the center of the room.
22:42The cityscape beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows was a sprawling, indifferent grid of light and shadow.
22:47His mind, usually a precision instrument, was now a storm of disjointed fragments.
22:52Ronnie's loyalty.
22:55His efficiency.
22:56The way he always seemed to be in the right place at the right time.
23:00A dozen minor, forgotten inconsistencies over the years now swarmed to the forefront of his consciousness,
23:06each one taking on a new, sinister significance.
23:10He moved to his desk, a sleek, minimalist piece of furniture that housed a state-of-the-art computer system.
23:15His fingers flew across the keyboard, pulling up every piece of data he had on Ronnie Lasko.
23:22He had vetted the man thoroughly, of course.
23:25The file was clean, almost too clean.
23:27A former Marine, honorable discharge, a stint in private security for a corporation that had since dissolved.
23:35The trail went cold in a few places, periods of time that were glossed over with vague references to private contracting.
23:41Jason's jaw tightened.
23:44Private contracting was often a euphemism for work in the gray areas of the world, areas Jason knew all too well.
23:51He began digging deeper, using backchannels and encrypted servers that existed outside the law.
23:56He cross-referenced dates, locations, financial records.
24:01Hours bled into one another.
24:04The sun began its descent, casting long, accusing shadows across the room.
24:08It was a single, seemingly insignificant transaction that broke the case open.
24:14A payment, routed through three separate shell corporations in the Cayman Islands,
24:18made to our, Lasko from a holding company Jason recognized with a jolt of ice-cold dread.
24:23It was a front for a man named Nilos Sorrel, a Bratva enforcer with whom Jason had had a brutal, bloody turf war over a decade ago.
24:30The timing of the payment was two weeks before the event that had defined Jason's life,
24:34the car accident that had supposedly killed his first wife.
24:38Monica.
24:39Her name surfaced in his mind not as a memory, but as a wound.
24:44Monica Quartermain, the woman he had been before the accident, the man known as Jason Quartermain, had loved.
24:51Her death had been the catalyst for everything.
24:54The official report was a tragic, single-car accident on a rain-slicked road.
24:59A blown tire, a loss of control.
25:02A terrible, random act of fate.
25:05He had accepted that.
25:07He had to.
25:09There was no other narrative to cling to.
25:11But now, this payment to Ronnie from a non-enemy, timed just before that accident, painted a different picture.
25:19A picture that was not random.
25:22A picture that was deliberate.
25:23A picture of murder.
25:26A low, guttural sound escaped Jason's throat, a noise of pure, animalistic denial.
25:32It couldn't be.
25:34The evidence was circumstantial, a ghost in the machine.
25:38He refused to believe it.
25:41Ronnie had been there in the aftermath.
25:44He had been a pillar of stoic support.
25:45He had helped Jason bury the man he was and build the man he became.
25:51He needed more.
25:53He needed irrefutable proof.
25:55His next call was to Spinelli, his brilliant, if eccentric, hacker and friend.
26:01Spinelli, I need you to drop everything.
26:04I need you to look into something for me.
26:07The deepest dive you've ever done.
26:10Ronnie Lascoe.
26:12Ronnie?
26:12The stone-cold operative of vehicular and personal security?
26:17Spinelli's voice was puzzled over the line.
26:20Is there a breach in the fortress walls?
26:23Maybe, Jason said, his voice gravel.
26:27I need to know everything.
26:29His entire history, every financial transaction, every communication, especially from the period around Monica's accident.
26:37And I need a cross-reference with Milos Sorrell's known operations from that time.
26:41The use of Monica's name and the gravity in Jason's tone silenced any further questions from Spinelli.
26:47On it, stone-cold.
26:50The jackal will pierce the digital veil and return with truths, however dark they may be.
26:55While Spinelli worked his magic in the digital world, Jason descended into the physical one.
27:00He left the penthouse and drove to the old, abandoned warehouse district where he and his men often handled, sensitive business.
27:08The place was a cathedral of concrete and shadows, smelling of damp, oil, and old violence.
27:14He needed to move, to act, to do something with the furious energy coiling inside him like a serpent.
27:19He pounded his fists into a heavy bag until his knuckles were raw and bleeding, the rhythmic thud a futile attempt to drown out the roaring in his mind.
27:28Ronnie
27:28Monica
27:30Sorrell
27:31Accident
27:33Murder
27:34The words were a hammer beating against his skull.
27:39The trust he had placed in Ronnie felt like the deepest, most profound betrayal of his life.
27:44This wasn't just a business double-cross, this was a violation of his past, a desecration of his grief, a theft of his very identity.
27:52His phone buzzed.
27:54It was Spinelli.
27:56Stone-cold, Spinelli's voice was uncharacteristically somber.
28:00The jackal has, uncovered a digital tomb.
28:04And the specters within are most grievous.
28:07Tell me, Jason commanded, his chest heaving.
28:11I found the payment.
28:13It's confirmed.
28:15It was a down payment.
28:17There was a second, larger payment from the same sorrel-linked entity to a different shell company, made two days after the reported accident.
28:25A completion bonus.
28:27Jason's blood ran cold.
28:30What else?
28:31Encrypted emails from the time, recovered from a server farm in Latvia.
28:36They're fragmentary, but the context is clear.
28:39They discuss a Q target.
28:42The instructions were to make it look like an accident.
28:46Permanent removal.
28:48There's a reference to break-line integrity.
28:50The world tilted on its axis.
28:53The clean, orderly lines of Jason's reality blurred and swam.
28:57He remembered the police report.
29:01Single-car accident.
29:03Cause undetermined, possibly mechanical failure.
29:06He had never questioned it.
29:09He had been too lost in grief, too shattered by the trauma of his own injuries.
29:14Break lines.
29:16It wasn't a blown tire.
29:18It was sabotage.
29:19It was murder.
29:22And the sender?
29:24Jason asked, his voice a deadly whisper.
29:28The IP address is masked, but the linguistic analysis and the timing.
29:31The jackal is 99.7% certain.
29:36The communications originated from a device registered to Ronald Lasco.
29:41There it was.
29:43The irrefutable truth.
29:45It wasn't a faceless assassin from a rival organization.
29:49It was the man who had stood by his side for years.
29:52The man he had trusted with his family's safety.
29:56The man who had smiled at his son, who had shared a beer with him after a long day,
30:00who had looked him in the eye a thousand times with the lie living comfortably behind his own.
30:04A sound ripped from Jason's throat, a raw, inhuman roar of agony and rage that echoed through the vast, empty warehouse.
30:12He swept a metal shelf unit off the wall with a deafening crash,
30:15sending tools and parts scattering across the concrete floor.
30:19He punched the brick wall, feeling the skin on his knuckles split open anew,
30:23the pain a welcome anchor in the maelstrom of his fury.
30:26Monica.
30:28Her smile, the echo of her laugh, the feel of her hand in his,
30:31fragments of a life that wasn't really his anymore, but whose loss had carved the hollows of his soul.
30:37She hadn't been taken by chance.
30:40She had been executed.
30:42And her killer had been his most trusted guardian.
30:45The psychological horror of it was a poison more potent than any neurotoxin.
30:50Ronnie hadn't just killed Monica, he had spent years profaning her memory with his presence,
30:55twisting the knife in Jason's back with every show of loyalty.
30:58The calm that settled over Jason then was more terrifying than his outburst.
31:03It was the absolute zero of emotion, the quiet at the eye of the hurricane.
31:08His mind, no longer chaotic, became a single, focused instrument of vengeance.
31:14The logic was brutal and simple.
31:16Ronnie Lasko had to die.
31:19But not quickly.
31:21Not cleanly.
31:23He had to know why.
31:25He had to feel a fraction of the betrayal he had inflicted.
31:29He had to look into Jason's eyes and understand the depth of his damnation.
31:33Jason's phone rang again.
31:36The screen lit up with the name, Ronnie.
31:38It was as if the universe was taunting him.
31:42He let it ring three times, composing himself,
31:45letting the mask of the man Ronnie knew slip perfectly back into place.
31:48He answered, his voice deceptively normal, just slightly strained from his workout.
31:54Ronnie.
31:55Hey, Jason.
31:57Just checking in.
32:00The perimeter sweep at the penthouse is clear.
32:03Everything quiet on your end?
32:05Ronnie's voice was easy, familiar.
32:08The sound of it made bile rise in Jason's throat.
32:12Yeah.
32:12Everything's fine, Jason lied.
32:16Actually, I need you to meet me.
32:19The usual place.
32:21I've got a new job.
32:23High priority.
32:25Needs discretion.
32:27Sure thing, boss.
32:30I can be there in twenty.
32:32Good.
32:33See you then.
32:35Jason ended the call.
32:36The usual place was another secure location, a discreet office above a garage that he used
32:42for meetings he didn't want traced to his home or his more public business fronts.
32:47It was sound-proofed.
32:49Isolated.
32:50Perfect.
32:52The drive there was a blur.
32:54Jason's mind was a vault, containing only the plan.
32:58He parked in the alley, entered through the back, and ascended the narrow staircase.
33:02The office was spartan, a desk, two chairs, a filing cabinet.
33:08He didn't sit.
33:10He stood in the center of the room, waiting, his hands clenched at his sides.
33:14He heard Ronnie's car pull up, the familiar sound of his footsteps on the gravel, then on
33:19the stairs.
33:21The door opened, and Ronnie stepped inside, his expression one of casual readiness.
33:26You said a high-priority job?
33:28What's the-
33:29Ronnie's words died in his throat as he took in Jason's posture.
33:33The tension in the room was palpable, a physical force.
33:37Jason wasn't standing like a man with a job, he was standing like a predator about to strike.
33:43Ronnie's eyes, trained to read threat assessments, widened slightly.
33:47Jason?
33:48What's going on?
33:50Jason didn't move.
33:53His gaze was locked on Ronnie, cold and penetrating.
33:56I was talking to Danny today, Jason began, his voice dangerously soft.
34:01He told me what you said to him.
34:04About car accidents.
34:07About people getting hurt.
34:09Ronnie's face went carefully blank, a professional mask sliding into place.
34:13features, everyone else's face.
34:30He prenders into the shack for the� max DJ.
34:32��ating with aРИ.
34:34I usually try to switch to Larry's face.
34:34He told me what I was playing in town.
34:36He to be Jessie and можешь, begeey.
34:37He told me why he would come to be silent.
34:38For the next door, he could run without terms.
34:39That's fun.
34:40He told me that you're only playing in the wrong place.
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