Brenda Starr, Little Girl Reporter, 1994

This is the first really lengthy scene Sonny and Brenda have. Their chemistry is obvious!

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Scene: Kelly's Diner. Brenda Barrett and Karen Wexler were discussing who could have killed Ray Conway
(the man who sexually abused Karen as a child), and set Jagger Cates up to take the rap for it. They conclude
Sonny must have been involved. Sonny enters Kelly's, and Karen runs out...leaving Brenda to question Sonny.

Brenda: (brings Sonny a cup of coffee) Black, no sugar, right?

Sonny: Good memory, Brenda.

Brenda: Well I make a special effort, Sonny, for some people.

Sonny: Oh yeah? Why's that?

Brenda: You're interesting.

Sonny: Your friend didn't think so (referring to Karen). She left here like I had the plague.
But you're here making nice, why is that?

Brenda: Who says we're friends?

Sonny: You two had your heads together like a couple of Siamese Twins.

Brenda: Ah, I was just being friendly.

Sonny: So how's your new digs? Last time I saw you, you were moving out of here.

Brenda: Right, uh, they're really good actually, thanks for asking. How's yours?

Sonny: (sullen) Not so great.

Brenda: I, uh, sorry about what happened at your club.

Sonny: What's going on here Brenda?

Brenda: (laughs nervously) Nothing.

Sonny: Aren't you worried about what Ruby might think?

Brenda: Well you're not worried about coming in here,
so why should I be worried about sitting next to you?

Sonny: I'm not on too many Christmas lists this year.

Brenda: (laughs again) Yeah, well, I'm not getting many Christmas cards myself,
so I guess we have a lot in common, right?

Sonny: (smiles) Right, right.

Brenda: Look Sonny, I guess you're...you're too smart for me. I did have something I wanted to ask you about.

Sonny: Oh yeah? Why me?

Brenda:Well because you know everything about everyone in Port Charles, right.

Sonny: (looks up at the ceiling, and then back to her) That would be nice.

Brenda:I mean everyone who counts.

Sonny: Who you interested in?

Brenda: Uh, that guy that got wasted...Ray Conway.

Sonny: He was a jerk.

Brenda: I thought he worked for you?

Sonny: Now why would you think that?

Brenda: Uh...I don't know.

Sonny: Huh? No as a matter of fact, he had a permanent invitation to stay out of the Paradise Lounge.

Brenda: See now I thought you would have been ticked off over him being killed...but I guess uh...
I guess you couldn't care less.

Sonny: I couldn't care less.

Brenda: Maybe you're even happy about it.

Sonny: Where you heading with this little rap here? It's interesting, but I got an appointment soon.
See I (looks at watch)...

Brenda: No wait, listen. It's just that the police only have one suspect in this...
uh, it's your friend and mine...Jagger Cates.

Sonny: Doesn't surprise me. The guy's a troublemaker. He'll be in trouble till his dying day.

Brenda: Yeah, uh maybe...maybe not.

Sonny: You know something I don't?

Brenda: I know Jagger didn't kill anybody.

Sonny: And how do you know that?

Brenda: Because I...look, I really know Jagger.

Sonny: Who do you think did it? Not that I care.

(Brenda raises her eyebrows and nodes at Sonny)

Sonny: Oh I see what you're getting at you little devil. You think it was me that whacked him

Brenda: Did you? And then you set him up for it?

(Sonny leans back in his chair, with his palms pressed together in front of his mouth)

Sonny: You gotta lot of starch coming over here and putting the screws to me.
I don't know if I should smack you...(smiles)...or give you a medal.

Brenda: (nervous) Why don't you just tell me the truth?

Sonny: Who are you? Brenda Starr, Little Girl Reporter? (licks his lips like the big bad wolf)

Brenda: Look Sonny, you haven't answered my question yet. Did you set Jagger up?

(Sonny gives her an adorable grin as the scene fades to black)

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