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Black screen BERLIN. Push through the R. Berlin skyline at night. A janitor in a hallway is mopping the floor. He is wearing headphones, as if listening to a Walkman. Two men walk up from behind him, speaking to each other in German. Texttype across the screen identifies the building as the LEIZIG AEROSPACE HEADQUARTERS. One of them men says "Good nacht," to the janitor as they pass him. The janitor replies, "Izt morgen," as they get into the elevator. The two men get into the elevator, still speaking to each other in German. The doors to the elevator slide closed. The janitor turns on a comm in his ear. Janitor in Russian : They're in the elevator. Head of Op in Russian : The clamp is set. pushes a button on a device he's sitting next to Activating the charge. Voice over Comm in Russian : Acknowledged. ETA one minute. We see the elevator box descending through the shaft, then a view of the digital readout inside the car, clicking down 29, 28, 27. Cut to the two men, still speaking to each other in German. Cut to the device about ready to detonate. it explodes. We see the elevator begin plummeting down the shaft. Cut to reaction of the men in the car and then back to the car descending in the shaft. Cut back to the digital readout as the numbers whiz by 21, 20, 19, 18... The two men in the car are screaming. Suddenly, as the car reaches the 13th floor, it stops. we see a cable attached to one of the broken ones stretching taut. Then suddenly, the car starts rocketing upward. the younger of the two men in the car is screaming again. We see the car as it rockets up the shaft and then right out of the roof, where it is being carried, attached to a heliocopter and flying away into the night. Black Screen. LOS ANGELES. Push through the G. We look through a fence in what appears to be the warehouse. Two figures sit huddled over a small table. Jack voiced over the scene : Okay, Sydney, the test is over. cut to Sydney removing two disks that were covering her eyes Jack: If you were still under the influence of any valid brainwashing technique, I'd know it. As for your memory loss, some forms of torture, electroconvulsive shock therapy for example, can cause amnesia. Sydney: He was unarmed. Dad, I slit that man's throat. Jack: Your remorse is premature. Without knowing the circumstances, you can't be sure you didn't have just cause. Sydney: I know you don't want the CIA to see this tape to protect me, but maybe they should. Jack: Sydney, they'll detain you indefinitely. If they learn you murdered Lazarey, you won't be able to participate in finding out what happened to you over the last two years, which, frankly, I need you for. Jack stands up from the table. Sydney follows suit. Sydney: I don't trust myself right now, Dad. Maybe the CIA shouldn't either. Jack: Well, I trust you. I'll keep looking into Lazarey. Your mother may be helpful...assuming she's still alive. I haven't spoken to her in a year, but we established a protocol for making contact. I'll try and reach her. You deserve to get on with your life. Cut to an aerial shot of houses along a beachfront. Cut to Sydney, standing in front of a breakfast bar, wiping it down. The background is littered with moving boxes. Weiss walks in from a side door, carrying a moving box. Weiss: Why does moving heavy objects automatically mean, uh, that I need one of those beers? Chop, chop! Sydney smiles, grabs a beer bottle from a sixpack on the counter, twists off the top and turns to hand it to him. Sydney: Maybe because you're a slave to advertising. Weiss: Thank you. Sydney walks across living room to unpack a box Weiss: Is that a smile? It's nice to see that again. Sydney looks up a little surprised, gives a cute, embarrassed smile, and looks down again. Sydney: Yeah. Weiss: You're sure you're okay with this? I mean, are you going to be all right? By yourself? Sydney: I just can't wrap my head around it. I mean, Francie's been dead for two years, but I feel like I saw her a few days ago. And...now that Will is in witness protection, I can't even contact him. All my friends are just...gone. Weiss: Not all your friends... Sydney smiles, then looks around and sits on couch. Sydney: This place isn't so bad... Weiss: laughs Come on. Two blocks from the beach! Are you kidding me!? And you've got me as a neighbor... trust me, you're set. Sydney seriously : Can I ask you something? Weiss turns around from taking a swig of his beer. Weiss: Yeah. Sydney: Vaughn's wife...What's she like? Weiss looks down uncomfortably, sighs, then sits down : I'm not sure if you really wanna hear this. Sydney looks at him expectantly. Weiss: When Vaughn heard that you were dead? He dropped off the face of the earth. I mean, literally, Syd, he..he was..he was out of the country for, like, six months. You need to know that he was not cavalier about moving on. Sydney nods painfully. Weiss: I mean, I could barely convince him to consider coming back to the Agency. Sydney surprised : He's thinking about coming back? Weiss can't seem to maintain eye contact with Sydney now. He looks everywhere but her. Weiss more softly now : Well...you don't have to worry about that, 'cause it's not gonna happen. Sydney: Because of me...because I came back, right? Weiss pauses to consider an answer, then his phone rings. Sydney continues to ponder what Weiss has just said...and not said. Weiss: Weiss. Yeah. Got it. We'll be right there. Sydney sighs. Cut to black. Voiceover of unknown man's voice: At 1300 UTC, two agents of the Central Intelligence Agency were abducted in Berlin. Scene of the two men sitting in a dark room against a wall, bound and gagged. A door opens and a man walks in. We only see his leg and an arm as he reaches down and drags the younger of the two agents to his feet as he appears to protest from behind his gag. We claim responsibility for this act of aggression against the world's remaining superpower. Two men take the younger agent and forcibly throw him backward onto a metal medical table and chain his arms down. Who we are, is unimportant. What we represent is unimportant. Cut to a gray-haired man with a scar down the left side of his face and eye, holding a hacksaw. The man on the table is screaming in terror. What we want it to be heard. The scene of the "doctor" as he stands over his "patient' while two guards stand by from the doorway of the room. The door swings closed. Cut to the briefing room of the JTF as Sydney, Jack, Dixon, Weiss, and Marshall listen to the audiotaped message. Voice: Within this audio file are coordinates leading to a designated location. Go there. Retrieve the package. Follow our demands. Jack as photos of the abducted men appear on screen in the middle of the room : The two agents, Klein and Rotter, were working undercover for us at Laszig Aerospace. We believe they were abducted by a group known as "The Covenant," a loose affiliation of Russian Nationalists, comprised of former Central Committee members, and retired KGB; that we know little about them. The Covenant seems to function like an organized crime family. Marshall: Now the pickup location the Covenant specified is a theater in Munich in the...red light district, actually...it's an adult theater. Now, I checked and um, today's feature, now a rough translation...I don't actually speak German...it's "Penal Code, Part Deux" if anybody...cares...I have the times... Dixon: I don't like the idea of sending someone in alone to pick up the package. Jack: It's doubtful they'd betray us at this stage. Breaking their own rules before we even know their demands would result in a loss of negotiating credibliity. Sydney: I'll go. I want to. Dixon: Run the optech with Marshall. That's it. People get up to leave Syd, stay a minute. Jack and Syd exchange a look before Jack leaves. Dixon: I'd rather send Weiss. You're allowed to give yourself time before you jump back in with both feet. Sydney: The best way I can think of to start feeling normal is to start acting that way. I need this. Dixon: I'm allowing you to go, but you should know...you're not the only CIA operative that's experienced lost time. There's a group. Their next meeting's at the end of the week. Off Sydney's reaction we, cut to black. MUNICH. Push through the C. Night scene of what is supposedly the red light district Marshall spoke of. A lone man in spectacles sits watching the movie. Sydney pushes the curtain aside and enters the theater. Sydney: I'm in the theater. Cut to a building schematic lit up in green on a computer screen. Weiss is leaning over it. Weiss: We've got you on fly-by, Mountaineer. The perimeter's clear, no suspect signals...we're on standby. Shot widens. Jack and Dixon are standing behind Weiss, listening to comms. Cut back to Sydney in theater. She walks down the aisle and then stops, looking down a row of seats with a flashlight. She holds the flashlight under her arm and pulls out latex gloves, putting them on. She kneels down and pulls a box from under a seat. It's about the size of a large shoe box, maybe slightly larger. It's wrapped in brown paper. Sydney: It's a box; I'm sweeping it for explosives. Sydney uses a device over the box. Cut to Jack's reaction. Sydney voiceover : It's clean. Going to open it up. Camera pans to Dixon, also looking concerned. Dixon: Proceed with caution, Mountaineer. Sydney opens the box and moves aside some bubble wrap, feeling around the edge of the box with one gloved hand. She pulls her hand out of the box; her fingertips are covered in blood. Sydney to herself : Oh, God... We see the box as she moves aside the bubble wrap. It's the severed head of the younger agent, Klein, eyes closed, a paper sticking out of his mouth. Sydney breathes hard, reacting to the sight of the severed head. Cut to Dixon on comms. Dixon: What is it? Sydney: One of the agents...Klein... cut to reaction of Marshall, then Weiss ...it's his head. Pan up to Jack and Dixon . There's a piece of paper wedged in his mouth. Gimme a sec. Sydney extracts the paper and opens it . It's written in Russian. I have their list of demands. Cut to black. End of Act One [SCENE_BREAK] Aerial scene of LA, daytime. Cut to conference room at the JTF. Dixon is pacing while other meeting members are sitting. Dixon: The death of Peter Klein is a great loss to this agency, but keep in mind that his colleague is still alive, and it's our job to bring him home. Cut to Lindsay, then Sydney. Dixon: National Security Counsel Director Robert Lindsay will be coordinating with us. Dixon sits. Lindsay: As some of you already know, the Covenant has agreed to return our remaining agent in exchange for the release of Mr. Sark. Cut to reaction of Jack. I'm here to inform you, trading Sark for your remaining asset has been approved by the NSC. Sydney: Wait a minute...we can't just let him go! Lindsay: To the best of our knowledge, Sark's been bled dry of every piece of intel he knows. The burden of criminal justice not withstanding, he now has a value to us only as a commodity in trade. Sydney: Without even knowing why these people want Sark, how can we even consider this!? Lindsay: We think we know why they want him. They want him so they can kill him. Intelligence provided by Arvin Sloane Cut to a look shared by Sydney and Dixon and then back to Lindsay indicates that Sark may be responsible for the death of a high ranking member within the Covenant. They may want revenge. Sydney: If your 'revenge' theory is wrong, we're setting a terrorist free, to say nothing of the fact that taking Arvin Sloane's intel at face value is insane. Lindsay: While I'm fully aware of your history with Sloane, if Director Dixon can trust him, I think you can, too. Dixon: For the record, I don't. I never will. But I can't deny that, despite my feelings for Sloane, he has provided us with accurate intelligence for over a year now. I'm authorizing the trade. You and Weiss will escort Mr. Sark to the exchange point in Mexico. You'll leave in four hours. Lindsay gets up from the table and starts to walk off, as he passes by Dixon's chair he speaks. Lindsay: I'll come back... Jack and Sydney both give Lindsay a dirty look as he leaves. Cut to Jack and Sydney walking in the JTF rotunda. Sydney: Since when did the NSC become so eager to negotiate with terrorists? Jack: Bob Linsday has the White House spin machine ready to cover him when his actions prove ill advised. He's nearly untouchable. Sydney: I'd love to prove that wrong. Jack: You've come close enough in forcing his hand with my release. While you're in Mexico making the exchange, I'm going to Zurich to see Sloane. He'll be expecting me and we should appear predictable. Sydney stops walking, staring at something. Cut to a plaque on the wall with the title "Agents Killed In Action". Cut to a closeup of Sydney's name on the plaque. Jack: I'll have that adjusted. Sydney turns to look at Jack. Sydney: Where was I buried? Jack: You were...cremated. Vaughn spread your ashes at sea. Cut to a college campus. It does not appear to be the same one Sydney went to school at. Cut to Vaughn standing behind a desk in a classroom, speaking in French. Vaughn: N'oubliez pas lundi soir "les 400 coups", on le joue à la Cinémathèque. D'autre part, ce sera une version sans sous-titres. Translation: Don't forget on Monday evening "Les 400coups" is showing at the film library. Moreover, it will be without subtitles. *Thanks to vaughn ally for the French and the translation* So, if you guys didn't understand what I just said...good luck on the quiz... Students snicker, then get up to leave. Vaughn is looking through some paperwork. Sydney enters the room as the students exit. She looks nervous, anxious. Vaughn looks up, noticing someone there. He's shocked to see her there. His expression turns anxious and tense, as if steeled against another outburst. Vaughn doesn't know what to expect from Sydney. He sighs. Sydney meets his eyes. Sydney softly, sort of wistfully/painfully : You're a French teacher, huh? Vaughn pauses, answering cautiously : Yeah. Sydney: I know that you're thinking about coming back...to the Agency. Cut to Vaughn's reaction. He still has the same expression on his face. He's waiting to find out what Sydney wants, why she's there. Sydney: On the off chance that your hesitation is out of some courtesy to me...you can forget about it. I...I mean... I can handle you being there. Don't worry about me. Cut back to Vaughn's reaction. He looks off, as if in deep, troubled thought, then looks down and away. He takes a step or two closer to Sydney, while Sydney crosses her arms across herself in a self-protective gesture. Vaughn sighs again, then speaks, mildly defensive. Vaughn: The other day you said I gave up on us because I didn't have faith; that somehow you didn't mean enough to me. Sydney pained : When I said that, I was... Vaughn earnestly, in a pained half-whisper : No, let me finish. Cut to Sydney, she looks at him, sorrow and pain reflected in her eyes. Vaughn: After you died, I used to talk to you...like you were still around. Literally, out loud, whole conversations about...nothing Vaughn looks lost in memory as he speaks : the weather...Should I get a new car? Should I have another drink?... Cut to Sydney. She's clearly hurting for Vaughn. Cut back to Vaughn as he continues to speak. Vaughn meeting her eyes now : Then one day...you started answering. shakes his head slightly...his voice turns a bit unsteady and hoarse. I mean, I could hear you in my head...like you were right next to me, Sydney. Cut to Sydney. It looks like she wants to cry. Cut back to Vaughn. Vaughn: And although rationally I knew I was a guy who...stayed up nights drinking...talking to his dead girlfriend... Still, I couldn't stop. Cut to Sydney. Her eyes are watery. Cut back to Vaughn. Vaughn: So, before you tell me you can handle me coming back to the CIA, there are two things you need to know: First...is that I was so in love with you...that it nearly killed me. Cut to Sydney, eyes still watery, her face awash in pain and sorrow, and then back to Vaughn. Vaughn: And second... Vaughn shakes his head ...that I don't regret moving on with my life. Cut to Sydney. She's devestated by what Vaughn went through. She nods. Cut to scene of Zurich at night. Cut to Sloane's office. His personal assistant is in the room with him. Assistant: The president of the World Bank that you stop by his table. We've received word that he's...willing to make a sizable contribution to our cancer research. A man walks in with a file folder. Sloane opens it and signs it, still talking to his assistant. Sloane: His wife's a vegetarian, so make sure she's attended to. His phone rings; he answers. He's wearing an earpiece, so we don't hear what is said to him. Yeah. Send him in. Sloane hands the folder back to the man and speaks to both of them. I need you to excuse me. They leave. He takes his earpiece out. From Sloane's point of view, we see Jack Bristow enter. Jack: A world relief organization...the sheer audacity of your alleged turnaround would be laughable, if you weren't so dangerous. Sloane smirks. Sloane: I was wondering when you'd come to see me, Jack. Jack: You don't really expect me to believe that you've changed. Sloane: I expect you to believe in the consistency of my obsessions. Jack, I pursued the Rambaldi puzzle across the world for over 30 years. It never occurred to me that when the artifacts were finally assembled, that they would produce nothing more than a message...of peace. Jack: Personally, I would have found it anticlimactic...that after expecting to assemble a weapon of ultimate power, you ended up with a revelation you could have acquired from a fortune cookie. Sloane smirks again. Sloane: Always the aetheist, Jack. Hmm... I've missed you. Jack walks forward menacingly. Jack: I'll come to the point. I believe you're responsible for Sydney's disappearance. Tell me why, right now, and give her the peace of mind she deserves. In exchange, I'll halt my efforts to invalidate your pardon agreement. Sloane: Jack, don't go digging; you won't find anything. I know that you were imprisoned for making contact with your ex-wife. You went to Irina Derevko for help to find Sydney. Now I wouldn't have believed that you would ally yourself with a woman you vowed you'd never trust again. So, if you're capable of having such a change of heart, why is it so hard to believe that I am as well? Jack: Because every morally questionable thing I have done has been to protect Sydney. You don't have the same excuse. Sloane: Really? Sloane retrieves a mini disc from a davenport and returns to face Jack. Sloane: I investigated Sydney's death, too. This file contains all the leads I pursued...mostly dead ends. He slides the disc across the desk toward Jack. I'm hoping you'll find something in it that's useful. I trust that you will look at it...before you dismiss it outright. Jack picks up the disk. Jack: Should I take this as your official denial of any involvement in Sydney's disappearance? Sloane nods. Jack: Then, you've just made the worst mistake of your life. I'm going to bury you. They stare each other down, then Jack turns and starts walking away. Cut to black. End of Act Two. [SCENE_BREAK] Cut to cell door sliding upward. Sydney walks through to stand before the glass of Irina's old chamber. Sark is sitting on his bunk, head against the wall, knees up, with his arms lying across his knees. Sydney: I wanted a word before you get traded. Sark looks over at Sydney, clearly shocked. He gets off his bunk and walks to the glass to face Sydney. Sark: Dear God, it can't possibly be you... Sydney: Don't start this conversation by acting surprised that I'm alive. Sark: Sydney...you know how highly I regard your abilities as an operative, but...even I didn't think you were capable of cheating death once your remains had been identified...which begs the question...if it wasn't your body they removed from the ashes...whose was it? Sydney: I read the transcripts of your confessions...including the fact that you and a woman named Allison Doren killed my friend...Francie. Sark: If you've read my transcript, you know how cooperative I've been. I'll be glad to pay you the same courtesy if you simply tell me what you're getting at. Sydney: That explosion in my apartment was a cover up...to make the CIA believe I was dead. What I believe is that Sloane abducted me, I think you know why...but you failed to mention that in your confession. Sark: If I'm to understand what you're saying, you have no idea where you've been for the last two years. Sydney doesn't answer. Sark: None? Sydney gives Sark a dirty look. Sark lets out a short laugh. Sark: Unbelievable! snickers again I'm sorry, I don't mean to laugh, it's just...I'm speechless. Sydney, if Sloane had intended to abduct you, I wasn't privy to it. Sydney: What if I said I still don't believe you? Sark: I'd say it'd make no difference. In 24 hours I'll be free, and...you'll remain in the dark. Sark and Sydney stare each other down, then finally, as Sydney turns to leave... Sydney: See you in Mexico. Cut to black. MEXICO. Push through the X. A deserted desert plain, hills in the background filmed with an amber lens...everything looks yellowish . Two vans in the distance drive toward the camera. Cut to Sydney, speaking to other team members in one of the vans. Sydney: We've agreed to a location in the Sonora desert as the point of exchange. Each side is allowed no more than a five man cover team. Cut to the two vans as they stop. The team starts to disembark from one van. Sydney voiceover : Once the exchange is initiated, Sark and Rotter will be released simultaneously. Sydney disembarks from van, walks over to the other van. Cut to Sark sitting in the van and then Sydney as she bends down next to him to remove his foot shackles. She looks up at him and they make eye contact. Sark: I assure you, this organization, the Covenant, is as much a mystery to me as it is to the CIA. I can't imagine why they'd want to make this trade. Sydney: You're about to find out. Sark: My life's in danger, isn't it? Sydney makes eye contact, but doesn't answer. Cut to two other vehicles as they drive toward the exchange point. Cut to Sark as he steps out of the van, followed by Sydney. Cut back to two sedans driving closer. Cut back to Sydney and Sark standing, watching their approach. Cut to wide screen view of the two vans on one side, the two sedans on the other side, with plenty of space between them. Cut to the two sedans. Three men climb out of the first sedan. One holds a flare gun up into the air and sends a flare into the sky. Cut back to Sydney, standing next to Sark. Sydney: Space Ops, we've received a call signal. Should I confirm? Dixon: You're authorized, Mountaineer. Sydney points her flare gun into the air and fires. Close up on Sydney as she waits. People in the other sedan get out. Cut to a close up of Rotter. Cut back to Sydney. Sydney: We have a visual on Agent Rotter. Dixon: Roger, Mountaineer. Release the prisoner. Cut to Rotter as he begins to walk toward the CIA side of the exchange. Cut to Sydney unlocking Sark's handcuffs. He looks toward her, clearly uncomfortable. Sydney: You're up. Cut to wide angle shot of Sark and Rotter as they walk toward each other. Cut to close up of Sark walking. Cut to close up of Rotter walking. Cut to Sydney and Weiss as they stand watching. Cut to Sark and Rotter approaching each other in the middle. Cut to Sydney, she's noticed something amiss. Cut to three vehicles approaching the exchange area. As Sark and Rotter meet in the middle, Sark puts up a hand to halt Rotter's progress, nodding toward the group of cars that Sydney's noticed. They both stare in that direction. Cut to the six Covenent men as they turn and look behind them. Cut to the three oncoming vehicles, then back to Sydney and Weiss. Sydney: Space Ops, we have incoming vehicles. We need an Iden immediately. Dixon: They're not ours, Mountaineer. We're trying to get a visual. Stand by. Sydney: If we don't finish this trade before those vehicles get here, the Covenant will think it's a doublecross. The vehicles get closer. They're police cars. Cut back to Sydney and Weiss as we hear heliocopter blades whirring. She and Weiss turn and look behind them as a heliocopter comes over the closest hill toward them. Sydney: There's a chopper inbound. It's one of ours! The heliocopter flies overhead and emits an announcement. Voice: CIA operatives! This is Sgt. Trask of Delta Force! Put down your weapons! This operation has been countermanded by the National Security Council! The Covenant members begin firing at the heliocopter and jumping into their vehicles. Cut to Sydney and Weiss as they move around the side of the van. Weiss: Take cover! Cut to Sark and Rotter, who both lay down on the ground to get out of the fire exchange. Cut to Covenant members still shooting at copter and getting in vehicles. A police car screeches into view. The Covenant members start shooting at the police car. Cut back to Sydney and co. using the vans as cover. Dixon: Sydney, report! Sydney yelling over sounds of gunfire : Delta Force just showed up out of nowhere! Lindsay ambushed us! fires her weapon Dixon to ops officer on comms at desk he's standing over : Get me Bob Lindsay! Now! Back to gunfight. A Covenant member is shot. A policeman is shot. Members of the CIA team firing. Cut back to a really ticked off Dixon. Dixon: Don't tell me to calm down! You used my agents as bait! Lindsay: I'm trying to reaquire your missing agent without releasing Mr. Sark. Now, I'm sorry I didn't fill you in, Director Dixon, but I don't trust the CIA to maintain operational secrecy. Dixon: You son of a bitch! Lindsay: Yeah...can I get back to you, Director? I'm a little busy... Dixon hangs up on Lindsay. Cut back to policemen in the gunfight. They shoot another Covenant operative. Cut to Delta Force members in heliocopter taking aim and firing. Cut to Covenant member as he takes out the oil or fuel line on the heliocopter. The heliocopter starts to lose altitiude. The head Covenant operative runs around the side of his car to drag one of his men who has been shot out of the way so he can get in the car. Cut to Sydney. Sydney: Great! Head Covenant member drives the car forward as the other car provides his cover, shooting another one of the police officers. He pulls up next to Sark and Rotter, still lying on the ground and points a gun at them. Covenant member: Both of you! Get in! Go! Both Sark and Rotter get up and scramble toward the car. Sydney sees this and starts bolting toward the car. More gunfighting between Covenant operatives and the police and CIA agents. Weiss: Psycho's getting away with both of 'em! Sydney runs toward the car, but they're too far ahead. She yanks off her sunglasses and holsters her gun. She's ticked. Cut to black. End of Act Three. [SCENE_BREAK] Aerial view looking down over LA in daytime. Cut to Lindsay, standing facing a urinal. He flushes it, then partially turns. Although the screen cuts him off at the waist, it's very clear he's zipping up his zipper. He walks around the corner to the sink and leans over, turning on the water and washing his hands. The frame widens. We see a reflection of Sydney in the mirror, standing behind Lindsay in the men's room, looking very 'hell hath no fury', but controlled, ticked off. Lindsay looks up, sees Sydney's reflection and jumps, getting water all down the front of his pants. Lindsay: Son of a bitch! He shakes water off his hands and looks down at his wet front. Sydney: We should have gotten that last hostage back. We would have if... Lindsay: Who the hell do you think you are!? Sydney: I'm the person who's going to hold you accountable if they kill him! Lindsay: Oh, you're going to hold me responsible!? Sydney: Did I stutter? Lindsay: What exactly is the purpose of this conversation? Sydney starts talking over him here Did you want me to apologize...say I'm never going to do it again? Sydney: To let you know that I will take you to the mat...every time you pull something like this! I am not impressed by the fact that you play golf with the President... Lindsay gives Sydney a condescending smirk Sydney: It was moronic, and borderline criminal! Lindsay: Did it slip your mind that I am the Director of the National Security Council!? I could pick up the phone and have you thrown in the same jail cell your father just vacated...Hell, it's still warm! Sydney: Do it. Give me an object lesson in the abuse of power! Show me how it's done! Lindsay: If you're finished...this is the men's room... Sydney snidely : Who let you in? Sydney turns and walks out. Lindsay mutters under his breath and starts pulling paper towels out of the holder to clean off his front. [SCENE_BREAK] Cut to black. Then we slide to the left to reveal Sark, sitting at a table under the lone light in the room, leaning both arms on the table. An empty chair sits before him. We hear a door open and Sark looks in that direction. It is the Covenant agent, carrying a wine bottle with a corkscrew sticking out of the top and two wine glasses. Agent: Chateau Patreuse, 1982...Your favorite, no? Sark looks rather surprised. The Agent sits down in the other seat before him. Sark: Have we met? Agent: No...but you knew my brother. Antonin San'ko. Sark: And I suppose this is to be my last drink. The Agent pulls the cork out of the wine bottle. San'ko: Not necessarily. Begins to pour wine into the wine glasses. I know the bomb you placed in that vehicle was not meant for him. On the other hand, it does seem that you owe me... takes a drink of the wine Sark: And what would that price be? San'ko finishes his mouthful of wine. San'ko: 800 million dollars. Sark: 800 million dollars? I have nowhere near that amount in my nest egg. San'ko smiling : That, Mr. Sark, you do... San'ko slides the full wine glass over to Sark. Sark looks up at San'ko. Cut to Sydney walking into the rotunda of the JTF. She rounds a corner and stops. The camera pans 180 degrees so that we can see what she's looking at. It's Vaughn, dressed in a grey suit, talking to Dixon and shaking his hand. Close up of Sydney's reaction. There is pain in her eyes, but also a determination, as if saying 'I can do this.' Vaughn notices her standing there and stares, dropping Dixon's hand. Dixon turns, also sees Sydney, and beckons her over. She walks toward them and stops, standing next to Dixon. Dixon: Sydney...Vaughn's qualified for reinstatement. Dixon's voice continues as voiceover of following scene Until his field rating's been updated, he'll be on analysis, but he's back...effective immediately. If there are any special considerations either of you would like me to take into account, now's the time to speak up. Close up of Sydney's face, then Vaughn's. Vaughn is clearly worried about Sydney's reaction; there's worry etched on his face. He looks at Dixon and then finally meets Sydney's eyes as if asking her, "Are you sure you're okay with this?" Cut to include all three of them in shot as Dixon continues talking. Vaughn stands with his hands clutched together in front of him, as if awaiting a verdict. Cut to Sydney. She looks away briefly and then back, meeting Vaughn's eyes. For a split second, we see emotion in Sydney's eyes, but then it's gone and she's all polite business. Sydney: Welcome back. She nods slightly. Vaughn: Thanks. He nods back. He looks over Sydney's shoulder toward the sound of footsteps. His mouth drops open slightly, we can tell he's steeling himself for something even worse than seeing Sydney... Slightly breathless, he says Hello, Jack. The look Jack gives Vaughn that is cold and unfriendly. Brings to mind the looks he gave Vaughn during their first meeting at the Chinese restaurant... a "You'd better hope I don't catch you alone in some dark alley, or else I might have to kill you for breaking my daughter's heart" look...before completely snubbing him and speaking to Dixon as if Vaughn wasn't even there and hadn't spoken to him. Jack to Dixon : I just found out why the Covenant is interested in Mr. Sark. Cut to Vaughn's reaction to the snub. He appears as if he was expecting it, but that it still hurt more than he wants to admit. He looks down. Jack: At 10 o'clock this morning, Sark walked into the Thornton Bank in the Cayman Islands, accompanied by Ushek San'ko, a known operative of the Covenant. Cut to scene of Sark with San'ko and another guard as they enter a hallway leading to a door. Sark puts his thumb on a pad next to the door. The door reads his thumbprint and the door opens, revealing a waisthigh square stack of gold bullion bricks about 8 feet by 8 feet. Sark looks shocked and amazed. Sark: He was then led downstairs, where he used his thumbprint to access an executive vault. Inside the vault was a little over 800 million in gold bullion. More surprising is the fact that Sark had no idea he was entitled to that money... Cut back to JTF Dixon: Entitled? Jack: Eight months ago, an interagency memorandum reported the murder of a Russian diplomat by the name of Andrian Lazarey. Cut to Sydney's reaction to this news. She gives a sideways glance at her father. Jack: His murderer has never been found. Cut back to Sydney again at the bland way Jack delivers that lie. She's clearly uncomfortable, and looks down. Jack: However, a source of mine has provided evidence indicating he was a descendent of the Romanov royal family in Russia. The money was in his trust when he died. It went to Mr. Sark...Lazarey's son... He looks at Sydney as he says this, she looks back, shocked. Weiss and Marshall walk up. Weiss is holding a file folder. He sees Vaughn standing there. Weiss: Hey! Vaughn! Vaughn smiles slightly, as if relieved to see a friendly face. Marshall smiles at Vaughn also. Weiss: We tasked a satellite to track the enemy sedan once it left the desert. They were tracked to a Frankfurt night club known for selling top of the line synthetic drugs. Analysis thinks its a front for the Covenant. Hands Dixon the folder Dixon: Do we have reason to believe the last hostage is still alive? Jack: Yes. They're aware he's the team leader and therefore has the highest security clearance. The information they could extract from him would be priceless to our enemies. Dixon looks at a photograph of a man inside the folder Weiss: His name is Otto Edel. Drug dealer; he runs the club. He'll know where our agent's being held. Dixon to Sydney : I want you to accompany the hostage rescue team. Marshall: Actually, I had an idea... I think Syd should go in as a biochem major, you know, Harvard dropout, totally spoiled, maybe she got kicked out for synthesizing Exstasy in her dormroom, or crystal crank... Dixon: Fine. Marshall, run the optech. Cut to Jack and Sydney outside talking. Jack: The CIA would have discovered Lazarey's connection to Sark on their own, so there was no added risk to you in breaking the news myself. Without that tape, the CIA can't link you to his death. Sydney: This can't be a coincidence. I'm responsible for Lazarey's death and nine months later, the Covenant gets Sark released in exchange for his 800 million dollar inheritance!? Jack: It's looking more likely they're responsible for your 2 year absence. Be it under duress, or by some...other unknown means, they compelled you to carry out the assassination. I've scheduled to contact your mother tonight; hopefully she'll be some help. Cut to Jack's sedan sitting in an underground parking lot. Closeup of computer screen as he types a message in the AudioByts chat room in red, all caps...his handle is Mozart_182 : Distinguished composer looking for music lover. He puts a comm earpiece in that's connected to some voice program in his computer. A pop up box comes up that blinks: Handel_4me wants to chat privately... We hear Jack's audio program read Irina's response when Jack opens the private window: Couldn't believe it when I saw your ad in the London Globe. Jack types back: Glad you're alive. Then he types: Our daughter is alive. Irina's text pops up: My God. How is she? He types: Recovering, though she doesn't remember the last two years. Then he types: I need your help getting background on a man named Andrian Lazarey. Irina's response: Will upload all intel to our FTP dropsite. Then: Miss you. Jack pauses, then types: Miss you, too. Cut to black. FRANKFURT. Push through the U. A waitress with a short spiky blond hairdo dressed in a black top and short skirt walks by with two martini glasses on her tray. The bar is smoky. Some people dance, some are obviously under the influence of the drugs they sell there. In walks Sydney. She has a short black bob hairdo, small black framed glasses. A long black blazer is buttoned and she has a tie knotted around her neck and a long black skirt. She walks through the bar, reaching the entrance to the room where we see Edel on a couch with some young blonde babe. Sydney is stopped by one of the guards, who pats her down. He points to her pocket. She pulls out a Palm Pilot. Sydney pointing at Edel : It's for him. Security guard shows the Palm Pilot to Edel. He nods and waves Sydney inside. She approaches Edel. Edel: You're very attractive...for a chemist. Sydney pretends to be flattered, smiling and looking down. Sydney: Thank you for meeting with me. Edel: I like to keep my options open, although I doubt you can improve on my little...cocktail. Sydney: I can triple your sales. Edel: Really? How? Sydney: By making your drug more addictive. She turns on the Palm Pilot. There is a rotating schematic of a chemical compound on it. She hands it to Edel. While he's looking at the schematic, Sydney starts unbuttoning her blazer, revealing a black corset top. Sydney: Take a look. Edel does look...at her. Sydney smiles. Cut to black. End of Act Four. [SCENE_BREAK] Camera pans from feet of dancing clientele in bar up to Sydney dancing with Edel. Edel: Very impressive. Where did you learn your trade? Sydney: I was a biochem major at Harvard, not that I think they'll be asking me to make any commencement speeches in the near future. she smiles up at Edel Edel: Their loss...my gain. Sydney: I need one liter of your product. Edel: Oh! Just like that, hmmm? playfully, he sounds amused by her Sydney: I'll chemically alter it according to the spec you saw and have it back to you within the week. If you don't see demand go up, you owe me nothing. Edel: Somehow I would not mind being indebted to you. Sydney laughs and touches her lips playfully with a finger. Cut to Edel's office as Edel closes the door behind himself. Sydney is already in the room. She slides her fingers sensually along the desktop as she walks around it. Edel: Make yourself comfortable. I will only be a moment. Edel heads for his wall safe. She checks Edel when he's not looking and playfully fluffs her hair when he is. Edel turns to her and holds up a small vial. Edel: This has a street value of 50,000 dollars. Sydney: Mind if I try it? Edel: Be my guest. Sydney takes the bottle and grabs a syringe from the table, starting to load the drug into the needle. Edel: Of course, if I'm going to let you walk out of here with that, I'll need some sort of...collateral. You understand. Sydney innocently : I didn't bring any money. Edel walks closer to her; stands right behind her Edel: I do accept...other forms of payment... Sydney holds up the syringe, as if ready to inject it Edel: There's an air bubble in there... Edel moves as if to help Sydney fix it. Sydney grabs his arm and twists it behind him. Cut to a view of Marshall sitting at a computer, Dixon standing over him. They are listening to the feed from Sydney. Both are wearing comms earpieces. Cut to Vaughn, standing over Marshall's other shoulder, also listening to the feed. The look on his face is hard to describe, almost as if he's worried, but doesn't want to show he is. His mouth drops open slightly as he listens to Sydney with Edel. He doesn't have a comms earpiece. They hear Edel's groans as Sydney twists his arm. Sydney voiceover : Do exactly as I say or I push the plunger. Cut back to Sydney. She has forced Edel down into a chair. The syringe has been stuck into his neck. Sydney: Where is the alarm terminal that protects the sub-basement? Edel spits out : Bitch! Cut to Marshall's shocked expression. He looks over his shoulder directly at Vaughn. Sydney voiceover : Tell me where it is or you get an aneurysm! Cut to Vaughn. He doesn't notice Marshall's glance. He leans in closer, concern more plainly etched on his face. Cut back to Sydney and Edel. Edel: Okay...down the hall, first door. But I only manage the facility, I do not know the codes, I swear! Sydney elbows Edel in the side of the head, knocking him out. Slide cut to Sydney in the hallway, rounding a corner. She finds the alarm terminal. Sydney: Mountaineer to Space Ops. I've found the alarm terminal. Cut to JTF. Sliding pan of Dixon on comms and Vaughn standing beside him, both hands on his hips, listening to Sydney's transmission. Sydney voiceover : I'll need a minute to hack. Dixon: Copy that, Mountaineer. Blue team, do not breach until advised. Alarm is active. Cut to chain link fence. Focus in on Weiss and a small team. Weiss: Copy that, Space Ops. We're holding outside rear entrance. Cut to closeup of Sydney's hands. She's holding one of her high heeled shoes. She slides the base off, revealing a small electronic device. She removes it and plugs it into a phone jack located on the alarm panel. Weiss voiceover : Once Mountaineer disables the alarm, we'll proceed inside. Dixon voiceover : Copy that. Mountaineer, your entrance to the sublevel will be through the last door down on the north hallway. Cut to Marshall's computer screen as it displays in green the 3D layout of the building. Vaughn leans closer, looking at the schematic over Marshall's shoulder. Vaughn: Marshall, why does all this cabling run to the control room? Marshall: Looks like...some sort of filtration system... Cut to Vaughn, studying the scematics closer, worried. Cut to closeup of the code hacker. The code is beginning to appear on the screen. Sydney: I've got the code; I'm entering it now. Cut to Vaughn, still studying the layout over Marshall's shoulder. Vaughn: What could it be used for? Cut to Marshall Marshall: It could be a halon based fire supression system, some alarms... Vaughn suddenly picks up a spare comms earpiece from the desk and sticks it in his ear. Vaughn: Sydney, stop! You've got the wrong code! The alarm will be triggered by that sequence! Cut to Sydney as she was about to type in the code. She stops immediately and pulls her hand away. She listens on her comms to what Vaughn is saying. Cut back and forth between her and Vaughn. Vaughn: Remember the security system in Nepal? It's the same system! Those numbers can be converted into a password; that is the real code! Read me the sequence! Cut to Vaughn Vaughn aside to Marshall : Give me a pen. Marshall swiftly complies while Sydney reads off the code to Vaughn. Dixon watches with concern. Sydney voiceover : 746F70686174. Closeup of Vaughn as he studies the number he copied down and translates it into a code. Cut to Weiss' team outside the club. Dixon voiceover : Blue team, stand by. Weiss: Copy that. Cut back to Marshall and Dixon watching Vaughn nervously as he decyphers the code. Vaughn puts down the pen. Vaughn: Okay. Tophat...try Tophat! Cut to Sydney typing in code. Cut to Marshall's concerned face. Cut to Vaughn's wide eyed concerned face, leaning over the desk, watching the computer screen. The red lights go off. The screen is all green again. Marshall: Okay, it worked; the alarm's deactivated. Cut to Vaughn, panting a nervous sigh of relief. He stands up, rubbing his forehead. Cut to Dixon, also tense but relieved. Dixon: Blue team, the system is disarmed. Move in. Weiss voiceover : Copy that. Cut to back door of club. One of Weiss' team sets an explosive on the door, they step back, it goes off. The team pulls out their pistols and pull open the back door to go inside. Cut to Sydney hurrying down the hallway. Cut to Weiss' team inside lower basement, guns drawn. Vaughn voiceover : Blue team, I read two guards at your 3 o'clock. Weiss and team head in that direction. Cut to two guards heading toward them. They start firing. Weiss' team fires back, shooting both guards. Weiss and team move toward the downed guards. Weiss: Space Ops...Guards down. Sydney comes running from another corridor. She grabs an entry card and a pistol from one of the guards. Cut to a metal door with a swipe card entry. Sydney swipes the card. The light turns green. She pushes the door open. A man lies on a metal table. A gray haired and bearded man leans over him. As Sydney speaks, the gray haired man starts to reach for a gun. Sydney: CIA, freeze! The man is ready to fire, so Sydney shoots him. The man falls over backward into a metal storage container. Sydney hurries forward to the man on the table. Sydney In German : I'm CIA. You're going to be okay, Agent Rotter. She removes Rotter's gag. Rotter: Oh, thank God! Thank God! Cut to a very nervous Marshall. Cut to Dixon, who nods to cut a very nervous but relieved Vaughn. Sydney voiceover : Space Ops, I have the prisoner. He's okay. Cut to Sydney, starting to release Rotter's hands from the table. The evil doctor starts to speak. Sydney picks up her gun again and aims it at him. Doctor: You kept your promise. You said you would kill me. Cut to Sydney. She's shocked. Cut back to doctor. Doctor: You were my favorite... Cut back to Sydney. Her mouth drops open. Cut back to doctor. Doctor: ...you never broke. Sydney suddenly realizes this doctor knows her, has something to do with her lost time. She lowers her gun and rushes over to him. She grabs him by the lapels, shaking him. Sydney: Who the hell are you!? What are you talking about!? Wh...why...why did the Covenant take two years of my life!? The doctor makes eye contact with her for a moment before closing his eyes and drooping. We see a bullet wound in his chest. Sydney puts her hand over her mouth, gasping and sobbing. Cut to black. LOS ANGELES. Push through the O. LA skyline, daytime. Cut and pan to a man's face as he's talking. Man#1: The last thing I remember seeing was the missile threat warning on my cockpit display. The next thing I know, I'm being lifted by a special forces team out of an Iraqi hospital. I still don't know what happened in those 18 months in between. Woman#1: The hardest thing is...what I do remember: my life before. I can't seem to let go of it. Man#2: Even worse than not remembering...are the dreams. And I can't tell if they're part of something that really happened to me, or my mind trying to fill in the blanks so I finally can get some answers. Cut to reveal a circle of about 10 or 11 people. Sydney is one of them. Group Moderator: Thank you, Tom. Well, we have a new member today. Sydney, welcome. If you have anything to say, we'd be happy to hear it. Sydney: Right now, it just helps to listen, thanks. Man#2 Tom : How long you been back? Sydney: A little over a week. Tom: The dreams start yet? Nightmares? Sydney: Nope. Tom resignedly : They will. Close up of Sydney's face as she feels distinctly unnerved. Cut to Sydney walking down the hallway to Dixon's office, pushing open the door. Dixon is sitting on the edge of his desk. Dixon looks up and starts to stand when he sees her. Dixon: Sydney... Sydney cuts him off : I appreciate that you think it's good for me to know that there are other people out there who've experienced what I have, but you cannot put me into that group! Dixon: Sydney... Sydney continues, cutting Dixon off again. Her emotions are leaking out: pain, sorrow : Look, I'm not even gonna pretend that it isn't hard to see Vaughn... Do I still have feelings for him? Of course I do. Finding out that... Dixon more firmly this time : Sydney. This is Lauren Reed. Cut to Lauren, sitting in a chair on the other side of the room. Dixon: She's going to be our new liaison to the National Security Council. Cut to Sydney. She glances in Lauren's direction, then closes her eyes and smiles, embarrassed that she had her outburst in front of someone else. She tries to compose herself. Sydney to Dixon : I...I didn't mean to interrupt. to Lauren I..I didn't know you were here...I..I..I'm sorry. Lauren gets up and walks over to Sydney. Lauren appears moved, respectful. She puts out her hand and shakes Sydney's. Lauren: It's okay, really. Sydney smiles, embarrassed, and turns to leave, but Dixon starts talking to her and she stops. Dixon: Apparently, you had a coversation with Bob Lindsay in the men's room of the federal building in which you made your distaste for him abundantly clear. Cut to Lauren. She appears a bit disturbed by Sydney's confrontation with Lindsay and appears to want to hear Sydney's answer. Sydney turns around, gives a sideways glance at Lauren as if she wished she didn't have to discuss it in front of this person from the NSC. Sydney: I...guess I did. Dixon: Well...he got the message, because he decided to return to Washington. He's assigned Agent Reed here in his place Cut to Lauren again. She seems to be assessing Sydney's character. There appears to be a bit of sorrow in her eyes as well, almost as if she might want to cry. Cut back to Dixon. to assist our efforts against the Covenant. She'll also be looking into the murder of Andrian Lazarey as part of a joint investigation with the Kremlin. This makes Sydney nervous. She looks a bit fearfully at Lauren for a split second before saying. Sydney: If there's anything I can do to help... Lauren in a respectful, almost apologetic tone : You should know, in addition to being the new NSC liaison, I'm also Michael Vaughn's wife. Cut to Sydney's reaction. She's stunned. Her eyes widen. Sydney softly, almost a whisper : Hi...

Sydney's search for her past leads to a jailed Sark, but their Q&A is cut short when he becomes the ransom for a pair of abducted CIA scientists, whose kidnappers may be tied to the murder of his father. Jack contacts an old friend of sorts for info on Sloane's new world-peace project, and Vaughn makes a decision about his future as an operative. The episode shows a CIA plaque with names of "agents killed in action" which includes below "Bristow Sydney A." the name of production designer Scott Chambliss.

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"The Secret In the Soil" [SCENE_BREAK] ACT ONE Opens: BOOTH, BRENNAN and SWEETS and in SWEET'S office in session. SWEETS: Okay, Dr. Brennan, Agent Booth. Together. A little closer. Okay, yeah, that's perfect. Beautiful. Now keeping your back straight, I want you each to lean forward. BOOTH: No. SWEETS: Excuse me? BRENNAN: Come on, Booth. I'm sure this is just one of those meaningless exercises meant to illustrate the importance of supporting each other. BOOTH: We agreed to see another therapist, not be action figures for a 12-year-old. SWEETS: I'm 22, Agent Booth. I have a doctorate in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where my dissertation on the effects of job stress was published. BOOTH: That's great. I'm sure your mother is really proud of you, Sweets. SWEETS: Dr. Sweets, or Lance, you know, if you're more comfortable with informality, but I'd prefer, out of respect for each other and the process of psychotherapy, that we at least try to, uh... BOOTH: Sign the forms so I can get out of this suit and I could have a Saturday night. BRENNAN: I don't care how young you are. I've never believed in psychotherapy. SWEETS Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan, this isn't a game. The FBI is considering severing your partnership. BRENNAN: What? BOOTH: Why? SWEETS: Why? Dude, you arrested her father. BRENNAN: He was just doing his job. SWEETS: Yeah, but come on, he, like, he arrested your father. He's going to have to be a witness against him. Circumstances such as these tend to stir up a lot of scary feelings. BOOTH: I don't have scary feelings. Maybe you need a little night-light at night to sleep. SWEETS: Agent Booth, you've been trying to intimidate me since the moment you stepped in here. And you've succeeded. BRENNAN: Don't...scare the boy, Booth. SWEETS: Now, I need you both to, uh, fill out these questionnaires and get 'em back to me. Don't share your anwsers It'll help me evaluate whether Dr. Brennan's services should be signed to a new agent. BOOH: That's not going to happen. SWEETS: Like it or not, Agent Booth, I'm the therapist in charge of this case, so I suggest that we work in cooperation rather than conflict. BRENNAN: I can cooperate. SWEE Good. Agent Booth? BOOTH: I'm still going to call you Sweets. SWEETS: Yep. Cut to: BOOTH and BRENNAN in the FBI SUV. BRENNAN: It's some kind of personality test. BOOTH: I can't believe he gave us homework. You know, probably his. What kind of kid works on a Saturday night? BRENNAN: Oh, that's my fault. I told him I wasn't available during the week. BOOTH: Whoa, whoa, why'd you go and do that? You know, I had, I had seats right behind the dugout. His phone rings. Booth. BRENNAN: Don't look on my paper. BOOTH: Okay, yeah, got it. Well, there's only one thing more fun than therapy on a Saturday night and that's a dead body. Cut to: crime scene, with the usual cop cars, and forensic workers. BRENNAN: Look at all the cars. I thought the VA hospital was closed. BOOTH: Well, it is, Bones, but I mean, come on. It's the weekend, right? An abandoned building surrounded by acres of secluded land. Use your imagination. Teenagers, hormones. BRENNAN: You're saying they're here to fornicate. BOOTH: Yes. Nice image, very, uh, biblical. They walk up to CAM. CAM: These two were on their way to a romantic encounter under the stars and literally tripped over the remains. BOOTH: Oh, I'm guessing that killed the mood. CAM: I've got patchy tissue. But this level of decomp pushes things into your territory. I haven't touched it yet. BOOTH: Definitely not homeless...nice watch, good shoes, at least what's left of them. BRENNAN: Male, middle-aged. Level of decomp would suggest he's been out here a few weeks, but... BOOTH: I don't get it. Kids coming here every night and they're just noticing him now... CAM: Dumped at the top of the hill? BOOTH: And he rolled down. CAM: Would explain the amount of fresh mud and leaves on the body. BRENNAN: These bones are still greasy. Did you take an internal temperature? CAM: With this degree of decomp, why would it matter? BRENNAN: Maybe he hasn't been dead as long as he looks. The body is still radiating a lot of heat. CAM: Wow, you're not kidding. BOOTH: We used to use the local golf course. I remember taking Mary Ann Milano to the ninth hole... sand trap. She had long hair all the way... CAM: You are so going to regret telling this story. BOOTH: Okay, now what do you got? BRENNAN: 127 degrees? BOOTH: Wow, that's really not normal. CAM: No, that's way past really not normal. BOOTH: You're saying that before the body was dumped it was... CAM: Cooked. BOOTH: Cooked? BRENNAN: Cooked. ACT TWO Medico-Legal Lab - Platform. ZACH, BRENNAN, and HODGINS. HODGINS: Has it occurred to either of you that this might be another victim in the Widow's Son case? ZACH: Based on what? HODGINS: Because the victim was cooked like an entree. Same as that guy in Germany. BRENNAN: There's no evidence here to suggest cannibalism...no bite marks. HODGINS: No condiments. ZACH: We have a bullet hole in the sternum, Dr. Brennan. What guy in Germany? HODGINS: He ran a computer ad online, said he was looking for someone to eat. BRENNAN: There's an excessive amount of mud and debris from the dump site. It makes it difficult to get a clear view of the injury. HODGINS: Yeah, tell me about it. I have to separate and distinguish particulates and insects from the body's original location. ZACH: People actually replied to the ad? HODGINS: Oh, yeah. Guy ended up feasting on a computer engineer. ZACH: That's extremely disturbing. CAM: enters. HODGINS: Well, hello, my exotic princess. CAM: What a charmingly inappropriate greeting, Dr. Hodgins. ZACH: I think he's talking to a bug. CAM: Well, now I feel a bit... rejected. HODGINS: Looks like something from the Nitidulidae family. Where did you come from, you gorgeous creature? Do you have any friends? HODGINS: Boy, he melted like ice cream on a hot summer day. CAM: So when do I get my turn with him? BRENNAN: Oh, we should be finished within...20 minutes. CAM: Excellent. HODGINS: Wow. I'm finding a large concentration of bristletails and harvester ants dead by the victim's feet. That is odd. CAM: The guy was cooked, Hodgins. Odd is kind of a relative term. Cut to: BRENNAN in her office, BOOTH walks in. BOOTH: Hey. Angela called. She wanted me to...Hey, is that the test from Dr. Sweets? BRENNAN: Yes. BOOTH: Well, what'd you put for number seven? Because I put 12 to 15 times a day, and now I'm thinking I really misunderstood the question. BRENNAN: We're not supposed to discuss our answers. BOOTH: Come on, Bones, the teacher's not in the room, let me see. BRENNAN: Is this how you got through school, Booth? BOOTH: No. Well, maybe algebra, but... ANGELA enters. Hey, Booth, I got your I.D. Franklin Curtis, age 54. His wife Margie reported him missing yesterday. BOOTH: Whoa...Augusta county. He was rich. ANGELA: Yeah. Founder of the Natural Sun organic supermarket chain. BRENNAN: There's one near my apartment. Excellent selection of local produce. BOOTH: Totally overpriced. A carrot is a carrot. ANGELA: Hey, it's worth it. Organic, there's no pesticides. It's from sustainable farms. Every time that I buy something there, I feel so virtuous. BOOTH: Guy started off with a single roadside produce stand, which he grew into a nationwide supermarket chain. BRENNAN: An organic capitalist. BOOTH: Ambition like that is bound to create a few enemies. HODGINS enters. HODGINS: I tested fabric samples from the victim's pants They were covered with chloropicrin. BOOTH: Why the pinchy face, Bones? BRENNAN: Franklin Curtis built his whole career on organic produce and chloropicrin... HODGINS: Is a pesticide. Cut to: HARDING home with MARGIE CURTIS, her daughter KAT, BOOTH and BRENNAN. MARGIE: I was at a yoga retreat with my daughter. When Frank didn't answer the phone, I got worried. KAT enters. KAT: Here, Mom. Ignatia Amara. It's a homeopathic remedy for grief. MARGIE: When we came home, there was a cup of herbal tea on the counter as if he'd just...stepped out for a moment. BOOTH: I noticed the fields as we drove in. You still operate the farm? KAT: No matter how big the business got, Dad always wanted to remember how it all started. BRENNAN: Your farm, it's...certified organic, correct? No pesticides besides natural predators? MARGIE: Of course. BOOTH: Your husband, was he having any personal problems, recent arguments? MARGIE: No, everybody loved Frank. KAT: Mom. MARGIE: Your dad was a wonderful man. KAT: My dad was kind of obsessed. He'd pressure conventional farmers to go organic. MARGIE: "Pressure" makes it sound so...He was an extremely generous man. He offered to support them financially, while they made the transition. BRENNAN: What if a farmer didn't want to switch? KAT: Dad would turn things over to his lawyers. They'd find some legal loophole. Property taxes, zoning, who knows? Eventually Dad would just buy them out. BOOTH: And he'd force people off their land. I see. Any farmers he was trying to convert? Cut to: outside, BOOTH and BRENNAN are walking up to ANDREW HARDING on part of his land. BOOTH: Yeah, Mr. Harding? HARDING: Something I can help you with? BOOTH: Yeah, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth. This here is my partner Dr. Temperance Brennan. I'd like to ask you a few questions about Franklin Curtis. HARDING: You can tell that son of a bitch that the only crop that will ever grow in this land is tobacco. I don't give a crap how many suits he sends over here. BRENNAN: He, he didn't send us,Mr. Harding. Franklin Curtis is dead. HARDING: Well, I wish I could muster up some remorse. BOOTH: Wow, No love lost between the two of you, I see. HARDING: The man was trying to kick me off of my own land. My family has been on this farm for over 150 years. Tobacco built this country, yet these self-righteous eco-hippies have the nerve to look down their nose at us. BOOTH: Did you see Frank last Thursday? HARDING: N-Not that I can recall. BOOTH: Really? Because Virginia Pesticide Control Board reports that you registered an application of chloropicrin to your field last Thursday, the same day Frank disappeared. Pulls out a sheet of paper. HARDING: So? It's a fumigant insecticide. It's perfectly legal. BRENNAN: It was all over Frank's clothing. BOOTH: All... over. Waves sheet as he says it. HARDING: Okay, he did come over. He said he was giving me one last chance before he started playing dirty.I was spraying the fields. I may have accidentally aimed the chem hose at him. BOOTH: Accidentally. HARDING: Look, I swear I wasn't trying to hurt him. I just wanted him off my property. You understand? Who the hell was he to take my land from me? Cut to: BOOTH and BRENNAN in the FBI SUV. BOOTH: I'm just saying the guy had a point. If pesticides are so bad for us, then how come people live longer now than they did before they used pesticides? BRENNAN: You're over-simplifying an enormously complex issue.. BOOTH: Meaning you don't have a good answer. BRENNAN: The arguments in favor of organic farming aren't just about food safety.They're about prevention of soil erosion, protection of water quality, carbon emissions from shipping, not to mention... BOOTH: Whatever, you know what, you're not going to see me paying four dollars for a tomato. BRENNAN: You know, a researcher at the University of Florida proved that alligators who swim in pesticide contaminated waters have smaller genitalia than their clean-water counterparts. BOOTH: No way. BRENNAN: Way. Cut to: Medico-Legal Lab, with CAM CAM: See? Right there. There's some kind of pattern on what's left of the skin tissue. I'm hoping a more artistic eye than mine can make sense of it. ANGELA: Regular circular shapes, cross-hatching, I'd say button marks. Like buttons from the victim's shirt were pressed into his flesh while he decomposed. CAM: Yes, that's exactly what they are. ANGELA: Glad to help. CAM: Here's the thing, though. Our victim's clothing doesn't have any buttons. Cut to: BOOTH and BRENNAN in the FBI SUV. BOOTH: Yeah, in this whole environmental footprint thing, right, I mean, why shouldn't I leave a footprint? I'm here, right? Hey, why should I have fewer rights than any other species? Hey, Bones, you know we're having a lively discussion here. BRENNAN: Tobacco has to be cured. BOOTH: Yeah, I know, and it kills you. We're on the same side with that one. BRENNAN: Curing at tobacco farms is done in curing barns, using indirect fired burners. BOOTH: Oh, so if Frank's body were in Harding's curing barn, that would explain how it got cooked. BRENNAN's phone rings. BRENNAN: Brennan. BOOTH: That should be enough to get a warrant to search the farm. BRENNAN: There's what? CAM:, in the lab: Skin slippage. Our victim was pressed up against another body and during whatever heating process the two went through, the second corpse's tissue basically melted onto our victim. BRENNAN: Thanks. BOOTH: What, we got big news from the nerd posse? BRENNAN: When we search the tobacco farm, we'll be looking for more than the murder site. We'll be looking for a second victim. ACT THREE HARDING home, with LIZBETH, BOOTH, BRENNAN and various federnal and forensic personnel. LIZABETH: I'm making lemonade. BOOTH: Lemonade! LIZBETH: It's awful hot today. HARDING: It's an intrusion, Elizabeth, not a garden party. BOOTH: Agent Booth, ma'am. LIZBETH. Elizabeth Harding. Pleasure to meet you. BOOTH: Listen, we won't be any longer than we have to. LIZBETH: Shame about Mr. Curtis. HARDING: Uh, we don't have to talk to them, Elizabeth. LIZBETH: Don't mind Mr. Grouchy. BOOTH: Did you know Mr. Curtis personally? LIZBETH: Oh, of course. Although, maybe not as personally HARDING: Elizabeth... LIZBETH:...as he might have liked. BOOTH: How's that? LIZBETH: Andy didn't tell you? BOOTH: No. LIZBETH: Oh, he get so jealous. No reason. Looks aren't everything. Mr. Curtis was a big flirt. Always making passes at me. HARDING: It didn't seem relevant. LIZBETH: And right under his poor wife's nose, too. Fool thought he could get me to convince Andy to sell the farm. HARDING: Elizabeth! LIZBETH: Oh, don't you start again. When I told Andy, I don't think I have ever seen him so mad. What a temper you have. BOOTH: Thank you, Mrs. Harding. You have been very helpful. LIZBETH: Tell Andy. He doesn't think I can do anything right. So how many lemonades? BOOTH: Oh, how many lemonades? Turns to ask various FBI guys in the garden, working. BOOTH: Make a pitcher. Great. Medico-Legal lab, ZACK, HODGINS. HODGINS: Put solar panels on my house. Compact fluorescents in every socket and still feel guilty when I use a paper napkin. ZACK: I've been looking at low-impact housing. I saw a free-standing house that was 118 square feet. This entry to the sternum might not be a bullet hole. HODGINS: Wait, wait, wait. 118 square feet? Dude, that's smaller than the janitor's closet. ZACK: There's room for a bed, kitchen on one wall and a small bathroom. I don't really see why I would need more. Isn't the goal to reduce our impact on the environment? HODGINS: Our lives aren't only about function. We are allowed to enjoy ourselves occasionally. ZACK: That's why I work. HODGINS: Yes, finally. Identified my mystery bug. Carpophilus nitidulidae. King of the lab! It's an agricultural pest, found on pineapple plants. Cut to: HARDING farm, with BOOTH, various FBI agents strewn about. WOMAN FBI AGENT: Agent Booth? There's nothing, the curing shed is clean. BOOTH: Yeah, but the body was cooked, and there should be another body, too. WOMAN FBI AGENT: Not here. Enter LIZBETH. LIZBETH: More lemonade? WOMAN FBI AGENT:Yes, please. BOOTH: to WOMAN FBI AGENT No, no, no, just go back inside and check. to LIZBETH I'll take half a glass. Phone rings. Booth. BRENNAN and ANGELA in BRENNAN'S office, talking to BOOTH on speaker phone. BRENNAN: He was around pineapple plants at the time of his death. BOOTH: Pineapples? ANGELA: Hodgins found insect activity that's only found on pineapple plants. BRENNAN: But the closest place they're grown commercially is Florida. BOOTH: You're saying that the body was moved from Florida? BRENNAN: I don't have an explanation, I'm just giving you the facts. ANGELA: I found this article about the environmental impact caused by transporting crops over long distances. It mentions this farmer in Virginia who was trying to grow tropical crops in a hot house. BOOTH: Like pineapples? ANGELA: Like pineapples. BOOTH: to ANGELA and BRENNAN Thanks. to LIZBETH, with lemonade Thanks. Cut to LYNDON PAGE'S house, the kitchen, with BRENNAN and BOOTH. PAGE: Boy, sorry to hear about Frank. He was a good man. A big supporter of what I'm trying to do here. BOOTH: All right, Mr. Page... PAGE: Please, call me Lyndon. You ever eat a pineapple for the same day it was picked Agent Booth? BOOTH: Actually, no, and... PAGE: Let me make you each a smoothie. BOOTH: That's okay. BRENNAN: I'd love one. BOOTH: Frank Curtis ever visit your hot house? PAGE: Once, back when I first built it. He had some advice on how to maximize sun exposure. BOOTH: What's he doing? BRENNAN: He's powering the blender. The wheel rim is attached to a generator. This is rather ingenious. PAGE: Stay fit and save energy. BOOTH: I'm sure it'll catch on; so, you and Frank, you ever have any problems? PAGE: No, never. Probably helped that I didn't have a wife for him to flirt with. BOOTH: Seems Frank had a habit of hitting on other people's wives. PAGE: All great men have their foibles. Go ahead and check out the hot house. I'll bring these out soon as they're done. Cut to: hot house with BRENNAN and BOOTH. BOOTH: Frank Curtis's wife stood to gain the most from her husband's death. If she found out he was cheating... BRENNAN: But you said her alibi is solid. BOOTH: That doesn't mean we can't, you know, double check. I bet Sweets was picked that on all through school. BRENNAN: And that's relevant now, why? BOOTH: You're kidding me, right? Scrawny kid like that sees me coming, a former jock, and he's thinking to himself, "Time for a little payback," you know? Make him fill out all those stupid forms. Threatens to take my partner away from me. BRENNAN: These tubs are too small to fit anything. We're not going to find the second victim here. BOOTH: Yeah, you know what, you're right. So what do you say we go check... Bones, was that you? BRENNAN: Was what me? BOOTH: That smell. BRENNAN: I don't know what you're talking about. BOOTH: Come on. Why don't girls just admit it? It's a natural bodily function. You're a scientist. BRENNAN: Booth, I don't...That had to be you. BOOTH:: It wasn't me! BRENNAN: "He who smelt it, dealt it." BOOTH: How do you even know that phrase? PAGE enters. PAGE: Phew, sorry about that smell. Guess I left the vents open. Hands them their smoothies. Community composting facility is about a mile away, but when the winds blow westerly, it smells like it's around the corner. BRENNAN: Do you take agricultural wastes to the composting facility? PAGE: Sure, almost every organic farmer in the county does. It's a great program. You give them your waste and in return, they give you certified organic compost at a fraction of the cost. BRENNAN hands back the cups to PAGE. BOOTH: Whoa, I wasn't done with that. BRENNAN: I have an idea. Thank you very much, Lyndon. Your smoothies are excellent. BOOTH: Hey, hey, hey, do you have any "to go" cups? PAGE: The road to the apocalypse is paved with disposable food containers, my friend. Cut to Medico-Legal lab, with HODGINS, and BOOTH and BRENNAN on the phone in the FBI SUV. HODGINS: Compost, of course. The identifying organisms would have started dying as soon as the body was removed from the heat. BRENNAN: But how high do the temperatures get? HODGINS: Inside a large compost heap, as high as 170 degrees. BOOTH: That's hot enough to cook a body. BRENNAN: And if Lyndon contributes his waste to the pile, that could explain why the pineapple beetle was there. HODGINS: Hey, you guys going to check out a large compost pile? BOOTH: quietly It's wrong how excited he sounds. Wrong. Cut to: compost yard, with numerous trucks and equipment. BOOTH, BRENNAN, and GAVIN LEE. LEE: We've got five people on staff full time. But there's 43 farmers with keys to the gates. You all right? BOOTH: Yeah...oh, just the smell. LEE: We've probably got a couple masks in the office, you two want me to go... BRENNAN: I'm fine. Agent Booth tends to be squeamish. BOOTH: Look, I'm fine, okay? So you were saying 43 farmers? LEE: They're welcome to dump their own waste, otherwise we schedule a pickup with our truck when it's-- TIM: Hey, Gavin. LEE: Oh, Tim Peck, Clay Ainsley, couple of our local farmers. This is Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan. They're here about Frank. CHARLIE ROGAN enters. CHARLIE: Truck stopped running again, Gavin. I think it needs a new fuel filter. LEE: I just replaced it two weeks ago. CLAY: Yeah, when I switched to bio-diesel, I went through at least four fuel filters. It's a conversion, loosens up the deposits. BOOTH: You work here? CHARLIE: Yes sir. Charlie Rogan. BOOTH: Did you know Frank Curtis? CHARLIE: Very well. I only just heard what happened to him. I dated his daughter all through high school. Gavin introduced us. If there's anything I can do...Mr. Curtis was a great man. CLAY: scoffs BOOTH: Oh, you disagree? CLAY: Frank Curtis was in it for the money, not the cause. TIM: Then why did he donate his entire estate to environmental groups? We're talking millions. Even our corp could see some. CLAY: You ever been to his house? 4,000 square feet, brand-new everything. Left his air conditioner on all the time. Yeah, fat lot that man cared about the environment. TIM: Don't mind him. The smell out here always puts him in a foul mood. BOOTH: Alright, look, I'm going to need names and addresses of every employee... groans And a list of participating farmers. BRENNAN: And the facility has to be closed until all of the compost is searched. BOOTH: We can get a warrant if you want. LEE: I do. Cut to SWEETS' office with SWEETS, BOOTH and BRENNAN. SWEETS: Two independent people often find themselves...Agent Booth, are you listening? BOOTH has his knew up against the table flipping his phone for any possible messages. BOOTH: What? BRENNAN: The judge will call when the warrant is issued, Booth, pay attention. BOOTH: What, I'm in the middle of an investigation. I get distracted. BRENNAN: So it's not my investigation, too? BOOTH: It's too early in the morning for this. SWEETS: No, no, no, this is good, let's talk about conflict. When you guys argue, how do you come to a resolution? BRENNAN: We don't argue. SWEETS: Come on, remember, zone of truth, right here. BOOTH: Fine. We might bicker a little bit, but that's not arguing. BRENNAN: Bicker? I don't bicker. BOOTH: No? What about the whole environmentalism thing? BRENNAN: That was a discussion. BOOTH: You pretty much told me my pen1s was going to shrink if I didn't eat organic food. BRENNAN: That's not bickering, that's being a good friend. BOOTH: My pen1s is just fine, thank you. SWEETS: Now we're getting somewhere. All right, I think we're in that truth zone. BOOTH: Stop with the whole truth zone thing, alright? Bones and I are trying to catch a guy who cooked a tree hugger. So just score the personality test so we can get back to crime fighting. SWEETS: Yeah, that's good, Agent Booth. Now let the anger lead you to the fear. You can't be whole, you can't do your job to its fullest, unless you get in touch with that fear you feel. Now Dr. Brennan and I are going to close our eyes. Follow the anger, all right? Feel it? Feel it softening. You feel that? BOOTH and BRENNAN both snicker, as BOOTH gets his text. SWEETS: Very mature, guys. BOOTH: Got to run, Sweets. Got the call. Let's boogie, Bones. And, um, look, next time, you really should tell me if there's going to be an essay on the test. Cut to: Medico-Legal lab, with ZACK examining the victim's bones as CAM: walks in. CAM: I just got off the phone with Hodgins. He's knee-deep in compost. ZACK: He must be happy. CAM: Happy as a pig in...what pigs like to be in. ZACK: A sty? CAM: You said you had things to show me? ZACK: From the injuries, it appears there was a struggle. You can see the bruising and fresh hairline fractures on the femurs and left ulna. CAM: Consistent with defensive wounds? ZACK: That would be my assessment. CAM: So, there was a fight before he was shot? ZACK: He wasn't shot. CAM: I thought you said it was a bullet hole. ZACK: I was mistaken. It occasionally happens. The hole is actually a congenital abnormality. A sternal foramen. CAM: So we're back to no known cause of death? ZACK: Not quite. I found multiple puncture wounds with hinge fracturing on the scapula and posterior aspects of several ribs. CAM: He was stabbed? By what? ZACK: I'm working on it. Holds up two sharp objects. CAM: Okay then. Enjoy. Cut to: compost yard, with numerous trucks and equipment. BOOTH, BRENNAN, and HODGINS. Hodgins and BRENNAN are in the pile, searching for evidence. BOOTH: Oh, God, I'm never going to get over that smell. HODGINS: This place is awesome. The thermophilic bacteria content is off of the charts. BOOTH: No security cameras. Too high-tech for the granola crowd. That means we have about 100 suspects. BRENNAN: Are you coming in? BOOTH: No... you know what? That's your thing. And I'll just, uh, mess things up if I come up there. HODGINS: I just heard a crunch. Definitely not plant life. I'd love to try this feeding fungi. Bends down to investigate, brushes off some compost to reveal a skeleton. BRENNAN: That's adipocere. BOOTH: Is that good or bad? BRENNAN: Good for us. Bad for the victim. Female, probably in her early 20s. HODGINS: It would attribute to decomposition to the microbial activity of the compost pile... BRENNAN: She's been dead about the same time as Curtis. BOOTH: Even dead, Frank was lying with another woman? [SCENE_BREAK] ACT FOUR Cut to Medico-Legal lab -Platform with ZACK, CAM:, and HODGINS. ZACK: These three phalanges still have some tissue. CAM: And fingernails. I may be able to get some scrapings, maybe even a print. HODGINS: Calliphoridae didn't have a chance to oviposit. She must have been buried in the compost just hours after she died. CAM: Can you pinpoint how long it would take for her to reach this level of decomp? HODGINS: Well, given the carbon to nitrogen ratio of the compost I sampled, she's been in there since last Wednesday. ZACK: Meaning she died the day before Frank? CAM: Who catches two people cheating, but kills them a day apart? ANGELA enters. ANGELA: My sketch isn't matching any of the missing women on file. HODGINS: Well, maybe no one's missed her yet. ANGELA: Poor thing. Everybody should be missed. HODGINS: Oh, you are such an angel. HODGINS leans in to kiss ANGELA. CAM: I will get a bucket of cold water, I swear. ZACK: There's perimortem trauma to the skull. But it's not severe enough to cause death. I also found multiple broken ribs, and the sternum is severely fractured. ANGELA: Somebody tried to crush her? ZACK No, these injuries are consistent with inexpert use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CAM: Somebody tried to save her. Cut to BOOTH in the Curtis home with MARGIE CURTIS. MARGIE: The woman you found... who was she? BOOTH: Well, we were hoping you might know. MARGIE: I told you, I was out of town. I have no idea. BOOTH: But you were aware that your husband wasn't always faithful. MARGIE: Yes, I was. BOOTH: Yet you stayed with him. I get it. Big house, comfortable lifestyle. MARGIE: I stayed with Frank because I loved him. I accepted his faults. BOOTH: I'm sure you'll accept the life insurance money, too. MARGIE: I'm not even thinking about money, Agent Booth. How can you even? My husband hasn't even been dead for a week. BOOTH: I'm aware of that. Since you were so forgiving of your husband's infidelity, why didn't you mention that in our first conversation? MARGIE: Kat. I couldn't do that to our daughter. She idolized Frank. I can't ruin that, especially now. KAT enters, with CHARLIE ROGAN. KAT: Mom. BOOTH: Mrs. Curtis, I...I came over to tell you and Kat how sorry I am. Gavin said he'd try to stop over later. I didn't mean to interrupt. KAT: No, Charlie, it's okay, stay. Mom, I knew since high school. Charlie knew, all my classmates knew. MARGIE: Oh, God. CHARLIE: Come on, Kat. Not now. KAT: I pretended that I didn't. For you. Cut to: BRENNAN'S office, where she is on her couch reading and BOOTH walks in. BOOTH: Okay, so Margie said Frank kept an office in town. Turns out that office was an apartment. BRENNAN: Where he took his women. BOOTH: Yeah, okay, Bones, that's right. Come on, let's go to the apartment. BRENNAN: You know I used that device on in one of my novels, and my editor thought it was trite. BOOTH: Ha! Maybe it was Frank's take on being environmentally friendly, making a friendly environment. Get it? BRENNAN: Apparently not. Cut to the apartment of FRANK CURTIS. BRENNAN and BOOTH walk in the door as BOOTH complains about the latex gloves. Alas! Booth wears gloves like a squint instead of poking at thins with his pen! Success! BOOTH: You know, I really hate these gloves. No. No sign of forced entry. BRENNAN: These sunglass frames are made of bamboo. BOOTH: Oh, is that weird? BRENNAN: Well, most frames are made of metal or plastic, sometimes vinyl. BOOTH: Maybe they belong to the Eco Avenger. BRENNAN: Who? BOOTH: Frank. Toiletries in the bathroom, bra hanging over the shower rod. Definitely a woman living here. BRENNAN: Dried blood on the coffee table. BOOTH: Let's call forensics and have the place swept. BRENNAN: Send everything to the... BOOTH: To the Jeffersonian, yup. Got it. Including the whole... Yeah, the entire coffee table. Here...Here we go. Take-out receipt from, uh, two weeks ago. Hop Lee's Chinese Kitchen. Name on the credit card...Emma Billings. BRENNAN: Booth? BOOTH: Yeah. BRENNAN: I think we found our second victim. BOOTH: Emma Billings. Cut to: Medico-Legal lab. BRENNAN and ZACK are discussing the bones of the second victim. ZACK: She has an interior superior margin fracture to the C-5 vertebrae. BRENNAN: What about the posterior half of the vertebral body? Any linked sagittal fractures? ZACK: Yes. BRENNAN: So...if she fell and hit her head on the coffee table at this angle, that could account for the broken vertebrae. ZACK: It's a statistically rare possibility, but one that would have killed her instantly. CAM: enters. CAM: FBI sent over some info on our latest victim. She was a cashier at one of Franklin Curtis's Natural Sun Markets in New Jersey. BRENNAN: How'd she end up in Virginia? CAM: They think she was hiding. Earlier this year, she accused one of her coworkers of stalking her. Check him out. BRENNAN: Wouldn't want him following me. CAM: I know, right? Guy's name is Noel Liftan.He was fired. Emma filed a restraining order. Booth is trying to track him down. Any progress on time of death? BRENNAN: It appears to have been accidental CAM: That'll explain CPR ZACK: But Frank were stabbed multiple times. CAM: Right. Not so accidental. BRENNAN'S phone rings. BRENNAN: Hey, Booth. CAM: What about the murder weapon used on Frank? Find anything yet? ZACK: These puncture wounds...I still can't find any weapon this small and curved. CAM: They're close together. He didn't seem to move much. ZACK: Which is odd, because the wounds appear deep. BRENNAN: Okay, call me after. Booth found Emma's stalker. He's been staying at a motel right across the street from where Emma was killed. Cut to FBI investigation room with BOOTH and NOEL LIFTIN. NOEL: Don't look at me like that. You can't arrest me for renting a motel room. I didn't break any laws. I followed her, okay? But the motel room is over 150 feet from Emma's apartment building. I measured. BOOTH: Then I guess I got no reason to suspect you. I mean, you were just keeping an eye on her. NOEL: I was. BOOTH: Yeah. NOEL: Frank Curtis. BOOTH: Who? NOEL: Frank Curtis. BOOTH: Frank Curtis. NOEL: You should talk to him. Okay. He treated Emma like he owned her. It was so messed up. Wow, the reflections on this table, the patterns are beautiful. BOOTH: Noel. Focus. Frank Curtis. NOEL: Oh, sure. Frank comes in for one of his regional visits. You know, and has the manager hire Emma. The next time he comes in, he can see that Emma's falling for me. So he has me fired and then tells Emma to take out a restraining order. BOOTH: Oh and the the fact that you called her 20 times a dayand slept in her driveway, that had nothing to do with it? NOEL: I guess you've never been in love. BOOTH: Where were you last Wednesday and Thursday? NOEL: Mostly I just stay in my motel room, you know, keep an eye on Emma's building. Only times I ever leave is to go out and sell my products. BOOTH: Your products? NOEL: Hemp oil-based body products. I make them myself. BOOTH: There's a surprise. I guess you're telling me you don't have an alibi. Cut to: Medico-Legal lab - Platform with HODGINS: I reviewed the forensic samples from the apartment. Traces of triglycerides, diglycerides, and free fatty acids on both the carpeting and the furniture. It looks like some vegetable oil. BRENNAN: Could it be hemp oil? Booth said the person stalking Emma Billings sells hemp-based body products. Yeah, that's one possibility. BRENNAN: Re-examine any clothing from Frank and Emma's bodies.See if you can find additional traces of the oil. HODGINS: Okay. CAM enters. CAM: Dr. Brennan, I need you to see some thing. BRENNAN, CAM and ZACK walk to a screen to review evidence they've just found. ZACK: Fracturing to Emma's sternum I concealed a malformation that became apparent once I finished reconstruction. A sternal feramin. BRENNAN: Emma Billings and Frank Curtis both shared a congenital abnormality. CAM: When Zach told me his findings, I decided to run DNA tests on the tissue samples from both victims. Multiple matching RFLPs. Our victims were related. If our murderer thought he killed Emma and her lover, he was very wrong. BRENNAN: He killed Emma and her father ACT FIVE Cut to: Medico-Legal lab with ZACK, BRENNAN, and ANGELA. ZACK: I've tested over 40 different knives, ice picks, leather awls. I couldn't find a murder weapon to match. BRENNAN: Well, with decomp and postmortem trauma from being rolled down the hill it's very difficult, Zach. ANGELA: Okay, this will help you visualize the pattern of the wounds. ZACK: Usually I can determine the weapon. This is a very frustrating murderer. ANGELA: I'm sure he'll apologize when we catch him. There are five puncture wounds to Frank's chest. ZACK:The result of repeated stabs by an unknown and very frustrating object. BRENNAN: Perhaps not. What if Frank Curtis had broader shoulders? Angela, move the scapuli apart slowly. A little more. ZACH: The wounds become equidistant. BRENNAN: You're probably looking for an instrument with multiple sharp pointed objects projecting from it. ZACK: A pitchfork. ANGELA: How'd you get pitchfork? ZACK: These three wounds mark the termination of a three-tine pitchfork's penetration. BRENNAN: Makes sense. ZACK: I'll go match the exact type and make. HODGINS: I've got results from the clothes. You were right. Same vegetable oil on both Frank and Emma's clothing. But I found a high concentration of methanol and sodium hydroxide mixed in. BRENNAN: So, the oil isn't from body products. HODGINS: No, it's from bio-diesel fuel. Cut to: BRENNAN, BOOTH and ANGELA in the FBI SUV. ANGELA: So your suspect is going to give me a description of your suspect? I'm not following. BOOTH: Yeah, the stoned hippie guy. He's all we have so far. I mean, he'll tell you what the guy looks like who went into Emma's place and then you draw. ANGELA: I've never really found stoned guys that dependable. Except for cookies. They always have good cookies. BRENNAN: You're grasping at straws, Booth. We should wait for more information. BOOTH: It has to be somebody in the composting facility. Uh, they have pitchforks to turn the heaps, don't they? BRENNAN: Pitchforks are used on every farm in the area. BOOTH: But not bio-diesel, okay? The owner, Gavin, said he just replaced a fuel pump on his truck when he switched to bio-diesel. BRENNAN: One of the other farmers also said that he just switched. And he has a key, he could've dumped the body the middle of the night BOOTH: I'm sorry, but whose side are you on? Uh, don't say the facts, because that just annoys me. BRENNAN: You want us to base our actions on your gut again? BOOTH Yes. You have your shiny machines, I have my gut. ANGELA: Is it always like this when you two are together? BRENNAN: Yes.; BOOTH: No. Said simultaneously. ANGELA: It's kind of hot. Cut to: FBI investigation room with BRENNAN, BOOTH and ANGELA entering to NOEL, already in the room. BOOTH: What the hell is he doing? BRENNAN: It's a Vedic chant. BOOTH: All right, Noel, let's go, on your feet. NOEL: A bass player taught it to me. I'm trying to calm myself, man. Emma's dead and I'm innocent. How many times do I have to tell you that? BOOTH All right, you know, Noel. Just want to ask you some more questions, that's all. NOEL: Who are the chicks? BOOTH: Hey, be respectful, be a gentleman. Let's go, up, up, up... Come on. There you go. That's it, okay. This here is Dr. Brennan. Angela Montenegro, she's an artist. NOEL: Cool. BOOTH: Yeah, groovy. BRENNAN: Did you see a truck parked outside Emma's apartment building last Wednesday? NOEL: How would I know? I mean, it's not like I kept a log of everyone going in and out of the building. BOOTH: Listen, Noel, you're the primary suspect in Emma's murder. So if you do not cooperate, you're looking at 20 solid years keeping tabs on your cell mate. NOEL: All right, fine. I remember a truck, it had a cool logo from some organic composting place. BRENNAN: We need to know who was driving the truck and if he went in to Emma's building. NOEL: What, you think I have bionic vision or something? BOOTH: No, but you got binoculars... they're in every starter stalker kit... so give Angela something to draw. NOEL: I like artists. ANGELA: I'll crush you like a bug, dude. Describe the guy. NOEL: Uh, he's a young dude, maybe 26, about my height, average, kind of buff, Caucasian, uh, brown hair, he was wearing sunglasses. Kind of looked like they were made out of wood or something. Far out, huh? Wood. Hey, do you guys have medical marijuana in DC? Because I get anxiety attacks. BOOTH Give Angela something to draw. NOEL: Um... he had a, uh, square jaw, um, straight nose, cute ears. Cut to: compost yard, with numerous trucks and equipment. BOOTH, BRENNAN, and GAVIN LEE. BRENNAN is spraying to check for blood as BOOTH interrogates LEE. LEE: Charlie Rogan got 'em from Frank Curtis. Why? What's going on? BOOTH: Why did Frank give Charlie a pair of sunglasses? LEE: No real reason-Frank wore 'em one day to pick up compost, Charlie admired 'em, so Frank gave 'em to him. He was like that. BOOTH: Can you think of any reason why Charlie would want Frank dead? LEE: Of course not--he's a good kid; he loved Frank. BRENNAN walks up with a pitchfork in hand. BRENNAN: This is the murder weapon. BOOTH: There you go. BRENNAN: Bag it. BOOTH: It seems like Charlie and Frank had a thing for the same girl. Charlie gets jealous, he gets into a fight with the girl, kills her, and then he goes after Frank's story. As old as time, my compost friend. CHARLIE ROGAN walks up. CHARLIE: Need something, Gavin? BOOTH: Yeah. Charles Rogan, you're under arrest for the murder of Frank Curtis and Emma Billings. BOOTH begins to cuff Charlie. CHARLIE: Oh, God, no. Th-This isn't what you think! Gavin, I didn't...I swear I didn't... LEE: Don't. Don't say a word, Charlie. CHARLIE: Gavin... BRENNAN answers her phone, with CAM: on the other line. BRENNAN: Cam, we've got the murder weapon used on Frank Curtis, plus evidence linking Charlie to the scene of Emma's murder. CAM: Yeah, well, I hate to throw ants in your picnic, but I recovered DNA from beneath Emma's fingernails...Charlie Rogan didn't attack Emma Billings. Her assailant was female. BOOTH: What is it? BRENNAN: Charlie didn't kill Emma. BOOTH: What? He was there. CAM: But there's more. I noticed some odd similarities, so I compared Emma's own DNA to that of her attacker. There was a 25% commonality. BRENNAN: Half sisters. It was Kat Curtis- she killed Emma. Cut to: FBI interrogation room with BRENNAN, BOOTH and KAT CURTIS. KAT: My father promised he'd stop fooling around. My mother was so humiliated. BRENNAN: So you went to Emma. KAT: I had the key. I was waiting for her. I scared her, I guess. BOOTH: And you fought. KAT: She fell. I never meant to hurt her. I just, I wanted my dad to end things. It just looked like she bumped her head. BRENNAN: But she was dead. Cut to: FBI interrogation room with BRENNAN, BOOTH and CHARLIE ROGAN. CHARLIE: Kat called. We were still friends. I knew she'd never hurt anyone. It was an accident. BOOTH: So you told Cat you'd get rid of Emma's body while her and her mother went out of town. BRENNAN: But you leave your sunglasses. CHARLIE: It's not like I'd done this before. BRENNAN: And Frank sees them the next time he goes to visit Emma. CHARLIE: He came at me, man, one night at work. Frank went nuts. Wanted to know why I was at his place, where Emma was. BOOTH: He had a pitchfork. CHARLIE: I was turning the compost when he was yelling at me. BOOTH: He knew what would happen to you and Kat if you found out. CHARLIE: He came at me. I didn't even know I'd done it. It was like someone else jabbed him with it. BRENNAN: But the body, Charlie, why'd you move Frank's body? Cut to: FBI interrogation room with BRENNAN, BOOTH and KAT CURTIS. KAT: For my mom, for the insurance. BOOTH: Of course, no payout without a body. Cut to: FBI interrogation room with BRENNAN, BOOTH and CHARLIE ROGAN. CHARLIE: So I tossed him where we knew he'd be found. Cut to: FBI interrogation room with BRENNAN, BOOTH and KAT CURTIS. KAT: Dad left everything to nonprofits. That insurance money was all my mom would have. BRENNAN: You did it for your mother? KAT: I never meant for any of this to happen. I never meant to hurt anyone, I just...I wanted my mom to be happy. BRENNAN: Kat...your father wasn't having an affair with Emma. He'd had a relationship with her mother a long time ago. Emma Billings was his daughter. She was your half sister. KAT: What? Oh, my God. Oh, my God, no. Oh, my God, no! Cut to: SWEETS' OFFICE with SWEETS, BRENNAN and BOOTH. SWEETS: So, case finished? BRENNAN: Yes. SWEETS: Congratulations. BOOTH: Yeah. SWEETS: You don't seem too happy. BOOTH: Well, because sometimes, if you win, you end up with somebody else's pain and screwed-up life. You work for the FBI, you should know that. SWEETS: Must be a challenge for you to access those feelings. BRENNAN: Okay, stop. You don't know Booth. You don't know me, you have a limited view of us based on superficial data you've accumulated on a standardized questionnaire, and a subjective analysis from talking to us that is not at all scientific, so back off. SWEETS: Just trying to help. BRENNAN: By questioning his humanity? BOOTH: Okay, Bones, now you're going a little bit overboard. He's just a kid. Right? I mean, the worst thing that's probably ever happened to him was he lost at Mortal Kombat. SWEETS:Are you normally this protective of him, Dr. Brennan? BRENNAN: We are partners. Our lives depend on being protective of each other. SWEETS: And you feel the same way, Agent Booth? BOOTH: Sweets, I can only hope that one day you know what a real partnership is. SWEETS: You two are very close, that was evident in your superficial, standardized questionnaire and my unscientific observations. BOOTH Yeah? SWEETS: You complement each other. BOOTH: No, she never compliments me. Did you compliment me in the questionnaire? BRENNAN: "Complement," not "compliment." "Ple." He means that we complete each other, as a team. BOOTH: Yeah, right. SWEETS: Now, we've got a lot to work on over the next few months. BRENNAN: Meaning we get to stay together? SWEETS: Yes. BOOTH: I'm sensing a "but." SWEETS: However, BRENNAN: It's the same as "but." SWEETS: I have observed some underlying issues that need to be addressed. BOOTH: Issues? SWEETS: Yes. There's clearly a very deep emotional attachment between you two. BOOTH: We're just partners. SWEETS: And why do you think I would have thought otherwise? BOOTH: 'Cause you're 12. BRENNAN: Don't read into anything that Booth said. We're professionals. There's a line that doesn't even need to be there. BOOTH: Not at all, I mean, if there were no more murders, I would probably not even, you know, see her. BRENNAN: That's very true. BOOTH: Might have coffee. BRENNAN: Probably not. BOOTH: What? BRENNAN: What? BOOTH: You wouldn't even have coffee with me? BRENNAN: Well, in your scenario, we wouldn't even know each other because there are no murders. BOOTH: Were. I said "no more murders." BRENNAN: Then fine. I mean, we could have a coffee. So that's clear, then? I mean, we'd have coffee and that's our relationship? Coffee. BOOTH: Yeah, let's move on. END.

Booth and Brennan are called to investigate a decomposed body found on the grounds of an organic composting site. The body, belonging to the founder of an organic supermarket chain, was indicated by its unusually high temperature to have been incinerated. The team discovers a double homicide when flesh from another body is found, which turns out to have belonged to the first victim's daughter. Meanwhile, the FBI forces Booth and Brennan to undergo psychiatric counseling with Dr. Lance Sweets .

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[Scene: P3. Phoebe is at the bar. She looks at her watch.] Phoebe: Abbey, maybe you should get Sean another drink. She looks over at a guy sitting at the other end of the bar. Abbey: Okay, but that's over the club limit. Phoebe: Yeah, it's okay. We'll get him a cab home. Piper approaches the bar. Piper: Prue still hasn't called? Phoebe: Nope. Look at that poor guy. Piper: You think she stood him up? Phoebe: Not deliberately. I just think that since we've been back from pilgrim times, she's been on a demon vender. Piper: You think? You mean, because that's all she ever talks about? Phoebe: Yeah, well, how do we explain this to him? Piper: Abby, better make that a double. I'm gonna coat for him. She picks up the phone. Phoebe: Well, speaking of a big chill, is Leo keeping you warm? Piper: Nope. Phoebe: Honey, are you still afraid that they're watching you? Phoebe giggles. Piper: What am I supposed to think? The last two times they orbed him out was right in the middle of it. Phoebe: So what does he say? Piper: He swears they're not watching but he's a guy, he'll say anything. The point is I think they're watching and when I think, I can't, I can't, I can't concentrate. Phoebe: Hmm, well, at least you have the option to concentrate. Piper dials a number on the phone. If Cole and I continue this flirting tango thing, I'm gonna have to start concentrating on myself. Prue: in the phone Hello? Piper: Prue, hey, where are you? Prue: Hey, I'm on my way home from work. Hey, you will never guess what I found on the internet. Remember Micah? Piper: The 17th century hottie? Wow, it's hard to forget. Phoebe: Okay, enough about the past, tell her about the present. Prue: Well, I traced his ancestors and found an entire history of the village that we visited. I figured it might give us a clue to the identity of the demon that the triad sent to kill us. Piper: Prue, honey, aren't you forgetting something? Prue: No, my photo shoot's not until tomorrow. Piper: No, I mean something else. Like, uh, your date. Prue: Oh, oh, Sean, oh. Alright, uh, just give him a drink. Piper: If we give him anymore we're gonna have to send him to an A.A. meeting. Prue: How long's he been there? Piper: I'd say about an hour and 327 peanuts. Prue: Alright, so what do I do? Piper: Well, remorse is good and attendance is better. Prue: Piper, I'm half way across town, besides, I've gotta go home and-and look up all this demon stuff. Piper: Well, can't it wait? Prue: What, and you think the triad will? Right, we have to get them before they get to us. Just tell him that I got hung up at work and that I'll make it up to him. Piper: Alrighty then. She hangs up. Phoebe: Is she okay? Piper: Mmm hmm, I guess. Piper walks over to Sean. Uh, Sean? Hi, there's been a slight glitch. Uh, sometimes my sister gets hung up and work and she sorta has a one track mind. Sean: It's not a problem, I understand. Tell her just to give me a call. He leaves. Piper: Not a problem. to Phoebe He took that well. Phoebe: Well, he's had three drinks. Piper: So when does one track spell over into total obsession? Phoebe: When you start forgetting about guys like Sean. [Scene: Manor. Porch. Prue is there. She notices the front door is open. She walks inside. All the mirrors are broken. She steps on some broken glass. She walks into the living room. Someone attacks her from behind and they roll over the couch. Prue uses her power and the attacker crashes through the window.] Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Living room. Prue is sitting on the couch and Piper is sweeping up the glass. Phoebe comes in carrying an ice pack.] Phoebe: Here, sweetie. She hands Prue the ice pack and she places it on her shoulder. Are you feeling any better? Prue: Yeah, I think I was more stunned then hurt. You know, it just happened so fast. Piper: It's eerie knowing somebody went through every room in the house smashing mirrors. Touching who knows what. Phoebe: Fondling who knows what. Piper: It's just so creepy. At least nothing seems to be missing. Prue: How do you know it wasn't a demon? Phoebe: Mmm, demons don't usually fondle. Piper: And besides, the only demon that we know who used mirrors was Kali and we vanquished her sorry ass. Prue: Yeah, by smashing her reflection in the mirror. Darryl comes down the stairs. I mean, I know she's supposed to be dead but so were the Grimlocks. Darryl: Please don't remind me about them. Piper: Did you find anything? Darryl: Just a bunch of fingerprints that don't match your samples. I'm gonna run it through the computer to see if any names pop up. Prue: They won't. I mean, hello, guys. Book of Shadows, 101 mirrors. The portals through which evil enters. Phoebe: Yeah, but there are finger prints. Demons don't even usually have fingers. Darryl: Well, on the human side of things, I need you guys to put together a grudge list of any enemies you have past or present. Prue hands him a piece of paper. Prue: Already done. Darryl: reading from the list Abraxas, Barbas, Yama... What did you do? Date the united nations? Prue: It's the demons, warlocks and various evil forces that we've faced in the last two years. Darryl: That's not exactly what I meant. Prue: Okay, um, I'm gonna go get the Book of Shadows and see if I can find anything about mirrors. Prue goes upstairs. Phoebe: Prue's been a little fixated lately. Piper: Do you think it was a human bad guy? Darryl: In another house, yeah. Around here, you never know. Prue: from upstairs Piper? Phoebe? [Cut to the attic. Prue's there. Piper, Phoebe and Darryl walk in.] Piper: What, what is it? Prue: That door was unlocked. Darryl: So? Prue: So ever since a demon tried to steal the Book of Shadows a couple of weeks ago I've been locking it. Darryl: You lock this door but you don't lock the front door? Piper: I lock the front door. Phoebe: Me too. Mostly. Prue: I don't. Why bother? Darryl: Because you're three young women. In fact, your whole attitude about security baffles me. You have no alarm system, no dead bolts, no dog. Prue: Darryl, we're three witches. I think we can handle it. Darryl: about the door It wasn't jammed. Phoebe: So what, you're thinking we're dealing with a lock picking demon, Prue? Piper: It doesn't look like anything's missing from up here either. Phoebe: i just think it's ludicrous to rule out that a human could've done this. Prue: Yes, well, I think it's ludicrous to think that the triad has gotten nothing to do with it. Piper: Um, Darryl, why don't you go check on those fingerprints. We need to have a little conference here. Darryl: Okay. 'Night. Phoebe: 'Night. Darryl leaves. Prue: Leo? Piper: Uh, Prue? Maybe a little perspective here for a second. Prue: Leo! Leo orbs in. Leo: What? What is it? What is the problem? Prue: I need to know everything that you know about the triad. Leo: You what? Piper giggles and grins at Leo. Piper: Hi. Leo: Hi. Prue: Okay, well, this really can't wait. You know, the triad sent somebody back in time and nearly wiped out our entire line. And I am willing to bet that it's the same demon that we found up here a couple of weeks ago. She picks up the Book of Shadows. Now, if you guys don't wanna take that seriously that's your business. Me, I'm on a mission. Prue leaves. Leo: Oh. Phoebe: We really need to get her laid, huh? Piper and Leo grin at each other. Leo: Hi. Piper giggles. Leo and Piper stand close together. Phoebe: I think I'm gonna go see what Prue's up to. She leaves. Piper: So... [Scene: Triad. Three triad members are standing in a circle. Cole appears.] Triad #1: We've grown patient, Belthazor. We did not expect it to take this long. Cole: You had two years by their time without success. I've had a month. Triad #2: A month with two years worth of information. Information collected by the blood of demons before you. Cole: The young one, Phoebe, is almost within my grasp. Triad #3: That's not why we summoned you. We're assigning another. Cole: You're replacing me? We had a bargain. I get the Charmed Ones for you, you give me back-- Triad #2: That bargain is in your best interests, not ours. Triad #1: Don't look at it as replacement, Belthazor. Look at it as assistance. Triad #2: However, if either of you should be caught, the same maxims supply, we can't risk either of you leading the Charmed Ones to us. Cole: May I know who you're sending? Triad #1: Troxa has already started. [Scene: Manor. Porch. Troxa is there. He turns invisible, opens the door and walks inside.] [Cut to Piper's room. Leo and Piper stumble in. They are kissing.] Piper: Leo? Leo: Piper? Piper: We can't. Leo: Yes we can. He continues to kiss her. Piper stops him. Piper: No, I can't. I feel like I'm being watched. Leo: Piper, you have to get past this. Piper: Yeah... They continue kissing and lay down on the bed. Someone opens the door slightly. Okay, um, how about you tell them to look the other way? Leo: They're not looking. How many times do we have to have this conversation? Piper: Well, how do you know? How can you be sure? Leo: Because I told you, that's not what they do. Piper: Okay, then how do you explain the last two times, count two. Leo: That's shear coincidence. I'm telling you. Look, come on, Piper, we need to get past this. Piper: Yeah, and I need to feel like it's just you and me and not the whole universe watching. The door closes. I'm sorry. Leo: It's okay. I guess I better go find Prue some answers. Piper: Yeah. They kiss and Leo orbs out in the middle. Oohh! [Cut to the attic. Prue is asleep in a chair. Invisible Troxa walks over to Prue. He picks up a pillow and holds it above her face. Prue wakes up and uses her power. He flies across the room. She stands up and looks around.] [Cut to the foyer. Phoebe is answering the door.] Phoebe: Cole, what are you doing here? Cole: Are you alright? I just heard. Phoebe: Heard what? Prue and Piper come down the stairs. Cole: Uh, about what happened, the break in. You guys okay? Phoebe: You came all the way over her for me? I mean, for w-we? For us? Cole: Did you get a look of who it was? Prue: No. Cole: I'm gonna make a call. Get a patrol car to watch the place. Prue: That's alright, actually. I think that we can handle it. Cole: No you can't. I mean, you have no idea what kind of evil you're dealing with here. Piper: Yes, well, we were actually just discussing that, weren't we, Prue? The door opens and Cole sees it. It quickly closes. Phoebe: Um, do you want anything, Cole? Do you want some coffee or something? Prue: Actually, Phoebe, that's not really a good idea. We have something very important that we have to discuss. Cole: That's alright. I-I really should get going anyway. It's late, I, um... Call me anytime. Phoebe: Yeah, I-I-I will. Thanks. He leaves. Okay, this better be good. Prue: Yeah, well, I was up in the attic and when I woke up there was a pillow hovering above my face about to smother me. Piper: A pillow? Phoebe: Hovering? Prue nods. Well, that must be the infamous pillow smothering demon. Piper: Maybe is was just a nightmare. Prue: It wasn't a nightmare and it certainly wasn't a joke. There's a demon after me or us, I know it. Prue goes upstairs. Phoebe: Okay. [Cut to the porch. Cole is there.] Cole: Come out, come out wherever you are. Invisible Troxa grabs Cole around the neck and pushes him against the wall. Troxa turns visible. Troxa: What do you think the triad will say when I tell them you saved the witches? Cole: That I didn't want you to get them first. Troxa lets go of his neck. Troxa: You had your chances, Belthazor. Don't screw up mine again. I strike tomorrow night, you better not be there. Cole: You don't scare me, Troxa. You never did. Troxa: And you don't know how to defeat me, Belthazor, you never could. After all, he turns invisible you can't fight what you can't see. Troxa pins him against the wall again. He lets go and Cole coughs. He hears someone coming and disappears. Phoebe opens the front door and looks around. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Phoebe and Piper are there. Piper's drinking some coffee.] Phoebe: Can you hand me that? Actually, no, just pour it down my throat. Piper: You didn't sleep either? Phoebe: Not a wink. Thank god for make-up. Piper pours her some coffee. Hey, maybe we should get an alarm system. Prue walks in. Prue: Hey, Pheebs, did you borrow Grams' necklace again? Phoebe: No. Prue: Are you sure? Phoebe: Yeah, I'm positive. Why? Piper: What about my good luck blouse? Have you guys seen it? Phoebe: The fuchsia paisley one? Phoebe shakes her head. Piper: Is anything else missing? Prue: Not that I know of. Phoebe: Prue, this is important. Maybe the guy who broke into the house took them. Prue: Yeah, or maybe it was a demon who took them for some weird ritualistic ceremony? Piper: Ohh... Phoebe: Now would that be the, um, pillow smothering or the lock picking demon? Leo orbs in. Leo: They called me ----- something else, Piper. I swear, it's total coincidence. Piper: Mmm hmm. Leo: As far as the triad's concerned, they don't know much, they don't even know what it really is. Prue: Wow, six thousand years of conflict and that's it? These guys are serious underachievers. Leo: What they do know through, is that the triad is at the highest level of the other side. Phoebe: Okay, that's a biggy. Piper: Yeah, well, that's why we need to get to them before they get to us. Prue hands Piper and Phoebe a bag. Piper: What is this? Prue: A way to always be prepared. Phoebe: These are very big contraceptives, Prue. Prue: They are sneakers, alright. You know, we're always wearing inappropriate footwear when demons attack. Now we will be prepared. Keep them with you at all times. Phoebe: I am gonna be so fast in these. The doorbell rings. [Cut to the foyer. Everyone walks in and Piper opens the door.] Darryl: Hi. Piper: Hi. Darryl: We're making progress. He walks inside. The same set of fingerprints were found on all the broken mirrors. Leo: Whose are they? Darryl: Unfortunately FBI computer came up with a blank. Which just means the perp had no criminal record. Piper: So what does that mean? That it's some weird crazy person? Darryl: I can't say, I don't have enough to go on. I mean, we've got broken mirrors and nothing's missing. Phoebe: Actually there is stuff missing. Our grandmother's necklace and Prue's favourite shirt. Darryl: It's funny it's the only thing he took. You know, there is another possibility. Could be a stalker. Leo: A stalker? Piper: Who would want to stalk us? Darryl: Could be anybody. I need you to get a human grudge list together. Old classmates, people you work with or for, old boyfriends... Phoebe: Hey, what about Sean? Prue: A guy I stood up once? I don't think so. Darryl: The smallest things can set these guys off. Prue: Alright, well, if it's a stalker, it's a demonic stalker. Darryl: In any case, I'm gonna check out this Sean guy. I need that grudge list ASAP. Stalkers will do anything to obtain the object of their desire. You could be in real danger. Prue: Thanks. Darryl: Bye. He leaves. Phoebe: You need to listen to him, Prue. Prue: Why? No one listens to me. Here. She hands Piper her shoes. I gotta go. If the demon doesn't kill me, my editor will. [Scene: Outside Cole's office. An invisible Troxa walks out of the elevator and down the hall. He walks into Cole's office. Cole is there standing by the window. Troxa walks over and picks up a letter opener. Cole turns around holding a fire extinguisher and sprays Troxa. Troxa turns visible.] Cole: I did some research, Troxa. He hits Troxa over the head with the fire extinguisher and he falls over Cole's desk. I found your Achilles heal. Cold is very revealing for you. Although, worse because since you can't feel, you don't even know when it's cold. Troxa: First them, then you. Troxa leaves. [Scene: Studio. Prue is there with a snake hunter. She is going to take photos of him. He has an Australian accent. Transcriber's note: This accent is totally fake. We do not talk like that at all. This accent was so bad that it was hard to transcribe. This guy made us look and sound like total idiots. Sorry, I just had to clear that up. ] Prue: Just do what you normally do on your TV show. Okay, just pretend that I'm the audience. Snake Hunter: Okay, right, jillaroo. Now, the Australian Black Snake won't just run out of the bush and strike at ya for no good reason. They strike as a defense mechanism. That's the only way they can protect themselves. Now, you may wonder how we enticed this little beaut out of the wild to join us today. Over here, the only humane way to catch a snake, He walks over to a cage. Someone is standing behind the bushes taking photos of Prue. is to use a snake trap. You lure them in with a ripping snake snack. Like a tiny Mickey mouse or a froggie. Prue: Uh, what did you say the cage was for again? Man: Trapping snakes. Or any other varmints you might want to get rid of. Prue: Really? Snake Hunter: Yeah. Go on, beaut. He puts the snake back in the cage. There you go. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: P3. Phoebe walks up to the bar.] Phoebe: Abbey, Abbey, hi. Abbey: Hi. Phoebe: Have you seen Cole? Abbey: Who? Phoebe: Tall, dark, good looking, district attorney? Abbey shakes her head. Okay, no good. How about an easy one - where's Piper? Abbey: Oh, she's in the back, in the office. Phoebe: Okay, thanks. [Cut to the office. Piper and Leo are there making out. Leo has his shirt off. Phoebe walks in.] Phoebe: Whoaaaaa! I should've knocked, I'm sorry. Phoebe walks back out and closes the door. Piper: It's okay. Phoebe pokes her head back in the room. I can't do it anyway. Phoebe: I am so sorry to hear that Leo: I guess I better go. Piper: Yeah. Leo orbs out. I'm so tired of living under this scrutiny. Piper walks out of the room. They head towards the bar. Phoebe: Well, I told you I didn't see anything. Piper: Not you, them. I thought doing it somewhere else might take the pressure off. Phoebe: Mmm, I'm bummed for you, Piper, I really am. But I gotta tell you, Leo is looking fine. Piper: I thought you didn't see anything. Phoebe: Well, nothing good. Phoebe takes some pieces of paper out of her purse. Okay, here is my stalker list. It's mostly guys that I knew in New York. Piper: Wow, you were busy in New York. Phoebe: Yeah, um, so now that we have mine and yours, all we need is... Prue walks up to them. She is all dressed up. Wow, you look different. Piper: Relaxed. Phoebe: What happened? Prue: I'm not just as worried about demons as much anymore. Have you guys seen Sean around? Piper: No, I haven't, but how do you know he's not your stalker? Prue: Oh, don't be ridiculous. Phoebe: What happened to "there's a demon on my ass" Prue? Prue: Well, um, I set a trap. Piper: A trap? Prue: Mmm hmm. We are going to catch this demon and instead of vanquishing him like we normally do, we're gonna make him talk about the triad. Phoebe: So is this like a bear trap with big claws? Prue: I cast a spell over a series of cydarite crystals, she holds up a crystal sort of creating a power grid with the Book Of Shadows as bait. Piper: And how does that work? Prue: Well, the minute the demon steps into the grid, this glows and he's zapped. Piper: So whatever it is, is electrocuted. Prue: Yeah, well, whatever demon. Phoebe: Mmm hmm, and what about human? Or feline? You're gonna fry Kit. Prue: Well, Kit can't get in 'cause I locked the attic door. Piper: So, Prue, you've booby trapped our house. Prue: Mmm hmm. Phoebe: And again, what if it's human? Prue: It's not. She sees Sean. Oh, alright, if you guys will excuse me, I have a life to try and go give. Prue walks away. Piper: This is not good. Phoebe: No, if she keeps this up we're gonna have to do a demon intervention. [Cut to Sean. Prue walks up to him.] Prue: Hey. Sean: Hey. Prue: Thanks for coming. Abbey walks past. Um, oh, Abbey, whatever Sean wants to drink, can you just... Sean: No thanks. I've had more then my share of free drinks. Prue: Alright, well, I guess I deserve that. Um, look, Sean, there is so much going on in my life that I can't really explain but if you're interested I'd like to make it up to you. Sean: I'm definitely interested but I just ask that you be honest with me, okay. One thing I can't handle is games. It drives me crazy. Prue: Psycho freaky crazy? Sean: What? Prue: Never mind. [Scene: Manor. Cole opens the front door.] Cole: Phoebe? Anybody home? He walks in and closes the door. He turns up the air conditioning. He walks into the living room, picks up a lamp and drops it on the floor. He opens all the windows and then disappears. [Cut to the attic. Cole appears. He opens the attic door and the windows. He picks up Prue's notepad and looks at it. He sees the Book Of Shadows and walks over to it. He steps into the trap and gets zapped. He falls to the floor.] [Cut to P3. The crystal glows.] Sean: What the hell is that? Prue: Oh, oh, it worked. Sean: What worked? Prue runs over to Piper and Phoebe. Prue: Alright, it worked, it worked, we caught our demon, so let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Prue, Piper and Phoebe walk in.] Prue: Alright, we don't really know what kind of demon this is, so we have to go in attacking. Piper, you freeze him and I will tie him up. Piper: Speaking of freezing... it's freezing in here. Phoebe: That's because every window in the house is open. What kind of demon would do that? Prue: Oh, who cares. Has everybody got their sneakers on? They run upstairs. Pier: Yeah, yeah. Prue: Alright. [Cut to the attic. They run in. Prue turns on the light. They see Cole lying there.] Piper: Cole? Phoebe: What? Prue: Wait, it could be dangerous. Phoebe: For god sakes, Prue, he looks really hurt. Prue: Phoebe, it's a trap for demons. You do the math. Phoebe kneels down beside Cole and rests his head on her knees. What are you doing here? Cole: I came by to see how you're doing. Phoebe: Are you okay? Prue: So how did you get in and what are you doing up here? Cole: Front door was unlocked and when I saw the windows were open... Phoebe: You thought that someone broke into the house again. Cole stands up. Third degree over now? Cole: What happened? What's that? Piper: Uhh... Prue: It's a trap. Cole: A what? [Time lapse. Everyone is coming down the stairs.] Phoebe: Cole, I am so sorry. Please forgive us. Cole: I'll take that under advisement. Phoebe: Prue just panicked, she wasn't thinking straight. Prue: The hell I wasn't. Cole: Do you know that your trap is the equivalent of having a loaded shot gun with a trip wire behind your front door? That's illegal. I'm an ADA, an officer of the court. I could have you arrested. Piper: Somebody turned on the air conditioning. Why would they do that? Cole: I'm outta here. He walks outside and Phoebe follows. Phoebe: Cole, Cole. I am so sorry. It's just we've been under so much pressure lately. Cole: I'm just glad it wasn't you who did this to me. He leaves. Phoebe picks up a parcel that is sitting on the porch and takes it inside. Phoebe: How could you? How far are you gonna let this obsession go, Prue? Prue: Phoebe, listen... Phoebe: No, I'm not gonna listen, Prue. You didn't nearly catch a demon, you nearly killed a district attorney. My district attorney. Prue: How do you know we didn't catch a demon? I mean, think about it, Phoebe. He is always around when something is going on. I mean, look at tonight. Phoebe: You're right, he's a plant. Trying to get close to me so he can kill us. Now is everyone a demon, Prue? You are crazy right now. Piper: Prue? You have a lovely package from Sean. It looks like flowers. Pretty nice for a guy you've blown off twice. Prue opens the package. The flowers are covered in worms. Prue: Oh! Piper: Oh, that's disgusting. Look out, look out. Piper takes it outside. Phoebe: There's your demon, Prue. I'm going to call Morris. She leaves. Prue: Piper, that doesn't really make any sense. I mean, I can not believe I hurt that guy that badly. Piper: Darryl said it only takes a small thing to set them off. Maybe Phoebe's right, maybe you're just not seeing the reality. Prue: Piper, my instincts are almost always right, I have to trust them. Piper: You have to trust them. And I'm not saying that you shouldn't but, Prue, there are other evils in the world and some of them are even human. [Cut to outside. Cole's there leaning against his car. Troxa walks up to him.] Troxa: I warned you, Belthazor. Cole: Hold it, Troxa. Cool your jets. I came to apologise. Troxa: Apologise? For what? Cole: Pissing you off for one thing. I don't wanna be always looking over my shoulder for the rest of eternity. You want the Charmed Ones, they're all yours. Troxa: I don't trust you. Cole: Fine, don't. Just don't blame your failure on me or the triad. Troxa starts to walk off and turns invisible. Oh, by the way, the key to getting them is in the Book of Shadows. It's up in the attic. [Cut back inside. Phoebe and Piper are in the living room. Phoebe is slamming shut all the windows.] Piper: Be careful. Phoebe: Oh, you know what? I don't care, I'm just so mad at Prue. I mean, it's one thing to be obsessed, you know, but it's another thing to hurt innocent people. Piper: Okay, but she is trying to look out for us, but there is a triad demon on the loose. Phoebe: I understand that, Piper, but it is not Cole. Leo orbs in holding a large Hershey's Kiss. Piper: Oh, honey, that's sweet but not tonight. We all have headaches. Leo: Okay. Phoebe: But feel free to help us close some windows. [Cut to the foyer. Invisible Troxa opens the door and walks up the stairs.] [Cut to the attic. Prue's there closing the windows. Troxa walks in. Prue steps on some glass and then sees Troxa's reflection in the mirror. She uses her power and he flies into the wall. He turns fully visible and pounces on Prue. She pushes him into the trap and he gets zapped. She pulls one of the crystal out of the grid and stops zapping him. Prue: I want you to tell me everything that you know about the triad. Who they are, what their plans are. Answer me. Piper, Phoebe and Leo walk in. Troxa: You'll get nothing from me, witch. She puts the crystal back in the grid and zaps him. She pulls it away. I am Troxa. I'm not the only agent the triad has sent after you. There is another. His name is Belthazor. Troxa is engulfed in flames and he disappears in a hole in the floor. Prue: Alright, what the hell happened? Leo: The triad. Phoebe: Wait, so they know where we live now? Piper: No, they know where he is, or was. All that matters is he's gone. Phoebe: You were right, Prue. I owe you a big apology. Piper: I'm sorry I doubted you but I was worried... Prue: It's alright. Let's just, uh, let's look him up. They go over to the Book Of Shadows and flip through the pages. Piper: Troxa, an invisible demon. His weakness is that his ectoplasmic biochemistry is sensitive to cold, may become partially visible. Prue: Wait a second, so if someone hadn't turned on the a/c, opened up all the windows and made it freezing in here, I never would've seen him. Leo? Leo: I don't know anything about it at all. Phoebe: Does that mean we have another guardian angel? Leo: Well, I hope so. From what I've heard about Belthazor, we're gonna need all the help we can get. Piper: What do you mean? Leo: Well, he's infamous. He's a demonic soldier of fortune. He's one of the most evil vile creatures there is. They flip the pages and find Belthazor. Phoebe: Wait, that's the demon we say try to take the Book Of Shadows a couple of weeks ago. Piper: So Troxa's right. There's somebody else out there to get us. Prue: Well, at least now we know who he is. Piper: But we're safe for now. So I'm gonna take this rare opportunity to get a good night sleep. Leo: I'll go see what I can find out about Belthazor. Piper walks over to him. And enjoy your candy. Piper: Thank you. They kiss. Leo: Sure. She leaves the room and Leo orbs out. Phoebe: Are you gonna be able to get some rest now? Prue: No, I am way too wired ad also my photo assignment is due tomorrow. Phoebe picks up Prue's notebook and sees Cole's name written on it. Phoebe: Cole? Prue: Right, uh, well, I had to fill in something. Phoebe: Do you think maybe tomorrow you could call Cole and apologise to him? Prue: Yeah. [Time lapse. Prue is in the basement developing her photos. The photos turn out to be pictures of herself. Somebody appears behind her and pushes her head in the photo water.] [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper and Phoebe are there.] Piper: I've gotta meet Marvelous 3 this afternoon, so I need to get some stuff ready. Can I drop you off? Hello? Anybody home? Phoebe: Uh, yeah, I-I was just thinking there are still so many loose ends. I mean, the broken mirrors, the a/c, the open windows, the dead flowers, the stuff that's missing. Piper: Are you obsessing now? It's over, we were wrong. Phoebe: I know, but those aren't demonic things, they're things that a stalker might do. Like what Morris said. Piper: Well, you told him about Sean, he'll figure it out. Phoebe: Yeah, Sean. Um, where's our copy of the grudge list that we made for Morris? Piper: I left it at the club. Why? Phoebe: I just wanna look it over again. Piper: Okay, well, let's go. Is Prue still sleeping? Phoebe: Her bed is made and her car is not here. Piper: Well, maybe she took her pictures to 415. Phoebe: It's really early. I mean, is 415 even open yet? I'm gonna call her. Phoebe dials Prue's number. [Cut to the basement. Prue is tied up in a chair. Abbey is there. Prue's phone rings and Abbey answers it.] Phoebe: It's me, I'm just checking in. Where are you? Abbey: I'm in my car. The phone starts breaking up. Phoebe: Hello? Prue, I can barely hear you. Abbey: Yeah, I'm fine, I'll see you later, honey, bye. She hangs up. [Cut back to the kitchen.] Phoebe: She sounds fine. Piper: Okay. Phoebe: Okay, let's go. [Cut back to the basement. Abbey hears them leave.] Abbey: Bye bye. It's just you and me now, Prue. Your sisters are gone. Prue's eyes are red and her vision is blurred. Prue: What do you want? Abbey takes off her shirt. Abbey: Oh, Prue, isn't it obvious what I want, huh? She puts on one of Prue's shirt. I wanna be you. What, no way to come back? No confident "I'm the queen of the world" retort? Prue: Abbey? Abbey: No, you're wrong, Abbey's gone forever. She's a loser and you're a winner. And now I'm gonna be a winner too. As soon as I take care of you. She puts on a black wig. Did you like the dead roses I sent you? Huh? Do you even know I was the one who broke into your house. I have to be you. Oh, I love wearing your clothes, your things. Makes me wanna be you even more. Beautiful, successful, loved by men. Prue: I have just as much trouble with men as anyone. Abbey: What, you mean Sean? Oh, please. He's not good enough for us. Uh-uh, no, no, I can do better. She picks up a gun. Without you around. Now I just have one last question. Last night when I was here, Prue unties her hands with her power when I was running away from you, how the hell did you throw me through that door, huh? Prue: Like this. Prue uses her power and Abbey flies across the room. She uses her power again and pushes furniture on top of her. Prue stumbles up the stairs. [Scene: P3. The phone is ringing. Phoebe and Piper run in. Piper answers it.] Piper: P3. Darryl: Piper, hey, hey, where's Prue? I can't reach her anywhere. At the manor, on her cell. Piper: That's weird, we just talked to her on her cell. Why? What's going on? Darryl: I've got a match up with the finger prints I got at your house. Piper: Sean? Darryl: No, no, no, no, not Sean. Abbey, your bartender. The one off of your list. Piper: What? Abbey? Why would Abbey wanna hurt Prue? Phoebe: Abbey's hurt Prue? Piper: Hold on. Phoebe and Piper go into the locker room and opens Abbey's locker. Piper pulls out some photos and a book. Phoebe: Okay, and that's the kind of perfume Prue wears and the cosmetics that she uses. Piper flips through the photos. They are all pictures of Prue. Piper: reading from the notebook October 27th, 8:01. Prue leaves the house, gets into car. I love the way she walks so confident, in control. Phoebe: Enters dry cleaners, smiling, the sun catches her hair. So beautiful. Piper: Pages and pictures... Phoebe touches a photo and has a premonition of Abbey shooting Prue. What? Phoebe: Abbey, killing Prue at the manor. [Cut back to the manor. Prue is hiding in a closet. Abbey walks in the dining room holding her gun. She walks into the foyer and near the closet Prue is hiding in. Prue astral projects behind her.] Prue: Hey, over here. Abbey screams and shoots five times at astral Prue. Astral Prue disappears and reappears somewhere else. Hey, freak, I'm over here now. Abbey shoots at astral Prue another four times. Prue astral projects back into her body. Prue runs out of the closet and tackles Abbey. Prue tries to escape but Abbey pushes her against a wall. Prue hits her and pushes her on the floor. Prue finds her way into the kitchen and Abbey follows. She points her gun and Prue and shoots. The bullet freezes in mid-air. Phoebe and Piper walk in. Piper grabs the bullet out of the air. Phoebe: Okay, we're here. Piper: Everything's gonna be okay. Everything's gonna be great as soon as I fire her. Prue uses her power and Abbey flies into a cupboard. Phoebe: Nice. Feel better now? Prue: Yeah, I'm getting there. Piper: Alright, shake it off. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: P3. Marvelous 3 are playing. Prue and Phoebe are at the bar. The new bartender serves them a drink.] Prue: Thanks. Um, Rachel. Can I ask you a question? Rachel: Yeah. Prue: Are you happy? Rachel: Extremely. Prue: Boyfriend? Any career goals? Rachel: Engaged. I'm only doing this until I get my masters in education. I'm gonna be a teacher. Prue: Oh, that's just so excellent. Prue gives her a tip. Thank you. Rachel: Thanks. She walks away. Prue: You know, you can never be too careful with demons or mortals. Phoebe: So rumour has it Leo is installing an alarm system in the house. Prue: Yeah, I know, and we're gonna have to lock the doors and do all that responsible stuff women should do in the big city. Phoebe: I agree. And we're gonna have to watch out for Belthazor. Prue: Yes, I agree. Prue sees Cole walk down the stairs. But first I think you should watch out for him. Phoebe turns around and sees Cole. Phoebe: You don't like him do you? Prue: No, I don't... really know him. Do you? Phoebe: No, um, not as well as I'd like to. Actually, you know, I think I'm gonna go see what I can do about that. Prue: Be careful. Phoebe walks over to Cole. Prue sees Sean across the room and goes over to him. Hey. Sean: Why do I get the feeling that you're a high maintenance kind of gal? Prue: Oh, I don't know. Maybe because I am. Dance? Sean accepts and they walk on the dance floor. [Cut to Phoebe and Cole.] Phoebe: So, still friends? Cole: I hope we're more than that. Phoebe: Do you? Prove it. Cole pulls her closer and they kiss. [Cut to the manor. Piper's room. A hot and sweaty Piper and Leo are laying in bed.] Leo: Wow. You are amazing when you concentrate. Piper: And stopped worrying about them. Piper looks up. I hope you enjoyed the show. They giggle and cuddle up to each other.

After the manor gets burglarized, Piper and Phoebe become concerned that Prue is becoming obsessed with learning everything about the Evil Triad sending demons to destroy them. When Darryl comes to investigate the break-in, he tries to convince Prue that it was the work of human thieves, but she's certain that the suspect is supernatural. Upon meeting with the Triad, Cole is upset that his bosses are sending another demon to try and destroy the Charmed Ones, despite his assurance he'll destroy them on his own. Meanwhile, Piper is certain that Leo's bosses are behind another ruined attempt of having a normal, romantic date.

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[Scene: Underworld. A dark cave. Cole walks in, topless, holding a sword. He looks around. He sees the Source across the room, chanting with his back turned. Cole creeps towards him and is about to swing the sword.] The Source: Wait. The Source faces Cole and lifts off his hood. It's Cole. Cole/The Source: You don't really wanna kill me do you? Cole: But how... Cole/The Source hits Cole and he lands on the ground. The sword flies up to Cole/The Source. Cole/The Source: We're one now. I'm reborn, within you. Cole: I'll fight it. I'll kill us both if I have to. I won't let you hurt Phoebe. Cole/The Source: You won't have a choice. He stabs Cole and he screams. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Cole wakes up from his dream with a fright. He looks over at Phoebe, who's sleeping.] Opening Credits [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper takes a tray out of the oven. She walks into the dining room where the table is covered with food. Leo is sitting at the table.] Piper: Voilá! Leo: Oh, it looks great, let's eat. Piper: Wait, where is everybody? Leo: I don't know. Pass the croissants please. Piper takes off her apron. Piper: I don't understand, we were all supposed to eat together. You know, celebrate. Leo: Sisters. Butter. Piper: Phoebe! Paige! Paige orbs in and falls on Piper, knocking her to the ground. Paige! They stand up. Wait, Paige, did you just orb in from another room? Paige: Yeah, obviously the landing could still use a little work. Piper: You've been practising this? Paige: Yeah, I didn't wanna say anything until I knew for sure I could do it. She sees the food. Uh, food, thank god, I am starving. She sits down. Leo: That's the orbing. It burns a lot of calories. Why do you think I married a chef? Piper: I-I can't believe your powers are already advancing. This is just another reason to celebrate. Paige: Mm, Leo, butter. Leo passes the butter. Leo: Mm, butter. You should try the frittatas they're great. Piper: You're both very welcome. Paige: Oh, thank you, honey. I just wanna eat fast so I can get to work on time for a change. Piper: Well, I understand but still, it's not everyday that we vanquish the Source of all evil. The least you could do is wait for Phoebe and Cole. Phoebe walks in. Phoebe: Oh, don't bother. Cole's not here and all I need is a caffeine IV. She grabs a jug and pours herself some coffee. She sits down. Piper: What is the matter with you people? Our mortal enemy is gone, dead. Is there nobody else besides me happy about this? Paige gets up and puts her arm around Piper. Paige: Absolutely, honey, I'm thrilled. Thank you for the spread, have a good day. She leaves the room. The Elders call Leo. Leo: Hm, I'm being summoned. Piper: What, now? What do they want? Phoebe: I don't know, maybe they want to congratulate you guys. Piper: But... Leo: Gotta run. He orbs out. Phoebe: Does he have to do that so brightly? Piper: Well, that'll teach me to try and be in a good mood. What's the matter with you? Phoebe: Mm, I don't know. I went to bed and I was really happy and then I woke up this morning and I just, I had this horrible feeling about Cole. Piper: Cole? Phoebe: Yeah, it's kinda hard to explain. It feels like a premonition that's trying to come out but it never quite does. But whatever it is it's not a good thing. Piper: Well, that doesn't sound supernatural, that sounds supernormal. You got cold feet. Every bride-to-be does. Trust me, even I did. Phoebe: Just like that? Overnight? Piper: Well, the only reason you haven't gotten married is because of the Source, and now that he is dead you are that much closer to taking that very long walk down the aisle. Phoebe: I don't know. It feels like there's something else. [Scene: Underworld. A cave. The Seer is there. Cole flames in. He looks around, frightened. He sees the Seer.] Cole: How did I get here? Seer: The Source's magic brought you. I see you accepting that very soon. Cole goes over and grabs her around the neck. Cole: You never told me I would become the Source if I help vanquish him! Seer: Don't be naive. I told you of my vision. Of you and I doing great things together, this is just the beginning. He falls to his knees. You can not change your fate. As you can see the evil within you wont allow it. Cole: I'll fight it, I'll kill it. I'll find a way. Seer: There is no way. If you weren't clinging to the love for your witch so vigorously, it would've over taken you by now. It is only a matter of time and after the Source has fully inseminate you, his power will protect you, shield you from her premonitions. That we can wait for, unfortunately with Kurzon we can not. Cole stands up. Cole: Kurzon? Seer: The underworld's in chaos. The Source is presumed dead and Kurzon will attempt to fill that void. We must stop him or you will never reclaim the throne. Cole: I don't want the throne. Seer: You will, but at the moment you're not strong enough to vanquish Kurzon. The Charmed Ones however are. Cole: And what, you expect them to just go after him? Seer: No, I expect to make Kurzon think they will so he'll retaliate. And I expect you to make sure the witches are prepared to vanquish him before he can vanquish them. Cole: I won't do your bidding, Seer. You can't force me. Seer: Perhaps not. But the Source can. Cole flames out. [Cut to the manor. Bathroom. Cole flames in. He looks in the mirror and exhales. He walks into the hallway where Phoebe is and gives her a fright.] Phoebe: Whoa! Cole: Sorry. Phoebe: I didn't hear you come home. Cole: I just got back. Phoebe: From where? Cole: I had to, uh, get out of the house for a while, you know. Phoebe: No, I don't know. Do we need to talk? Cole: Phoebe, I... Ahh. He holds his head. Damn it. Phoebe: What's the matter? She touches him but he pulls away. Cole: Uh, nothing. It's just a migraine, I gotta go. Phoebe: Cole, where are you... He walks away. Cole. She sighs. Piper enters the hallway. Piper: What's the matter? Phoebe: I wish I knew. [Scene: An old warehouse. Demons are standing around Kurzon.] Kurzon: It is a new era, my friends. Our enemy is dead and our exile is nearing an end. The tasks that I assign to you are vital to our cause. Complete them today and tomorrow we can all return home. The demons disappear except for Kurzon and one demon. The Seer walks in. Seer: You will not live to rule the underworld. Kurzon: Have you seen my future, Seer? Seer: A lone but powerful witch will soon be on your trail. You must kill her now while she is still vulnerable. Demon: Her loyal is with the last Source. Don't trust her. Kurzon: And why would you want to help me? Seer: Because I've always allied myself with ultimate power. And if you kill this witch, nothing can stop you from becoming the next Source. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: South Bay Social Services. Paige walks into Mr. Cowan's office. He is sitting at his desk.] Paige: You wanted to see me, Mr. Cowan? Mr. Cowan: Yes. He stands up. I'm gonna miss you, Paige. Paige: I know I was late this morning, I won't be anymore. In fact, I've found out a way to get here in a blink of an eye. Mr. Cowan: I'm gonna miss you as an assistant. Because I'm promoting you to social worker. Paige: Thank you so much. That's so amazing. I, I am sticking to that not being late thing by the way. Mr. Cowan: Oh, you don't have to worry, you have a flexible work schedule now. Paige: God, that just caught me off guard, I thought Scott was next in line for the promotion, he has been here longer. Mr. Cowan: Mmm, it was a tough call, but after you helped Caroline Seldon, I couldn't pass you over. Paige: Caroline. Mr. Cowan: You worked a miracle with her. Paige: Not that I'm complaining but my promotion isn't based solely from her case is it? Mr. Cowan: Well, if you ask me whether Caroline's case helped tip the scales in your favour, then the answer is yes. I already told Scott if that's what you're worried about. Paige: whispers It's personal gain. Mr. Cowan: Excuse me? Paige: Thank you, thank you, Mr. Cowan. She leaves his office and walks past Scott's desk. Scott: Congratulations, Paige. Paige: Thanks, Scott. She sits down at her desk and sighs and groans. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Phoebe is there looking at the Belthazor page in the Book of Shadows. Piper walks in.] Piper: What are you doing up here? Phoebe: Nothing, just thinking. Piper: About... Phoebe: Cole. Piper: He's a human now, you're not gonna find the answers you're looking for in that book. Phoebe: Well, I've gotta find them somewhere because I'm starting to get scared. Piper: Well, of course you're scared, getting married is a huge step. Phoebe: I know that. It just feels like it's more than that. Piper: Have you tried talking to him? Phoebe: Yes, of course I have. He just keeps avoiding me like he did when he was... She points to the Belthazor page. Piper: Belthazor is dead. Cole is a man now. A man that you love more than anything else in the world. Phoebe: I know. So why am I so damn confused all of a sudden, it's killing me. Piper: Maybe you're right, maybe you do need the book. What good is being a witch when you can't use a little magic when you're hurting. Phoebe: I can not believe that you're suggesting that. What about personal gain? Piper: Well, just word the spell properly, avoid it, you should know how to do it by now. Just be pure, ask your heart for the answer. Just don't tell Paige. I don't want her thinking she can do it too. Piper leaves the attic. [Cut to the foyer. Paige walks in through the front door. Piper comes down the stairs.] Paige: Ugh, I hate it when you're right. Piper: Really? See I usually like it. Paige: Remember that spell that I cast last week, the one to help Caroline get her son back? Well, it had a little side effect. Piper: What kind of side effect. Paige: The one that gets me promoted. I know, personal gain, I've already beat myself up over it, you don't have to. Kurzon appears behind Piper in the dining room. Demon! Paige pushes Piper out of the way. Kurzon throws an energy ball. Energy ball! The energy ball orbs out and back in in Paige's hand. She throws is back at him, missing. He throws another at Paige and she orbs out. She orbs back in in mid-air and falls down. Piper: Enough of this. Bye-bye. She blows him up but he gets put back together. Uh-oh. Kurzon: Two witches. Damn her! He disappears. Piper gets up. Piper: Okay. Paige, are you okay? Paige gets up. Paige: I'm fine, I'm fine. It's my ego's a little bruised, that's all. Piper: That was odd. Paige: Yeah. Piper: Leo! Leo orbs in. Leo: What happened? Paige: Oh, same old. Demon tried to kill us. Piper: Yeah, a very powerful demon, strangely Source-like. Can't we get a freakin' day off around here? Leo: Well, that's why the Elders summoned me. The Source's death has created a power struggle in the underworld, and killing you means direct ascension to the throne. Piper: Ugh. Paige: So vanquishing the Source meant nothing? Leo: Well, it meant a lot actually. It set back evil decades but that doesn't mean it made you any less of a target. Piper: Yeah, but this demon didn't even seem to know who we were, which by the way I find insulting. Leo: Well, he knows now which means you better figure out who he is before he tries again. Paige: Attic. Piper: Mm. [Cut to the attic. Phoebe's there sitting at a table. She writes 'Should I marry Cole?' on a piece of paper and scrunches it up. She stands up and lights the paper.] Phoebe: "Where love is strong my spirit weak, it is an answer that I seek, the question burns within this fire, so I may hear my heart's desire." Piper, Paige and Leo walk in. Piper: Phoebe? We have a... Phoebe puts the burning paper in a bowl and it explodes. Phoebe gasps. Paige: Phoebe? Two tunnels of wind appear in the attic. Phoebe: What? An elderly woman and a little girl appear. Elderly Woman: What's going on? How did I get here? Piper: That's an excellent question. Elderly Woman: Oh my god, what have you done? Phoebe: Me? Wh-Who are you? Elderly Woman: What's the matter? Don't you recognise me? I'm you. Phoebe. Little Girl: Phoebe? That's my name too. Phoebe: Oh, boy. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Attic. Continued from before. Little Phoebe is getting frightened.] Little Phoebe: Who are you people? And how did I get up here? Phoebe: You don't have to be scared of us, honey. Everything's gonna be okay. to Piper Any ideas? Piper: It's your spell, don't look at me. Little Phoebe runs over to the window. Phoebe: It was your idea. Paige: Excuse me? Old Phoebe: You might wanna stop her before she climbs out the window. Phoebe: Whoa! She runs over to Little Phoebe who's half way out the window. Sweetie, hi, come here. She pulls her back inside. Hi, I can explain. You are dreaming. Piper: Dreaming? Phoebe: Yes, dreaming. And you're gonna wake up in your room and everything's gonna be fine. Little Phoebe: I'm ten, I'm not stupid. Grams! She runs out of the attic. Cole walks in. Piper: Wow, I do not miss that. Cole: What's going on? Old Phoebe: Cole. Cole: Who are you? Old Phoebe: Maybe this will refresh your memory. She walks over and slaps him across the face. You b*st*rd. Phoebe: What was that all about? Old Phoebe: Ask him. Leo: Uh, maybe we should go look for Little Phoebe before she escapes into 2002. Piper: Yes, we will do that and you talk to your future self. And fix this, fast. Cole: Future self? Leo: Uh, what about the demon? Phoebe: What demon? Piper: Uh, we were attacked downstairs. Paige. Paige: I'm there. She goes over to the book. Cole: You wanna tell me how she got here? Phoebe: I cast a spell to hear my heart's desire and I guess my past self and my future self showed up to help me listen. Cole: And what desire did you wanna hear? Phoebe: Well, that's between me and... me. Come on. Phoebe heads for the door. Old Phoebe: Worried? Phoebe and Old Phoebe leave. Paige: Dude, maybe you can help. We're looking for a demon that can reconstitute himself like the Source. Cole flames out. Anyone come to mind? Cole? She looks around to find him gone. Can't anybody help me? [Cut to the underworld. In a cave. Cole flames in. The Seer is there.] Seer: Welcome back. Cole: I didn't wanna come back. Seer: And yet you have. The Source is getting stronger in you. Cole: I've got him under control. Seer: Or is it the other way around? There must be something he wants you to tell me. Cole: Maybe it's that your plan is gonna fail because he knows Phoebe's conjured up her own way to seeing into the future. Her future self. Somebody who will be all too willing to tell her what I can't. What's the matter? You didn't see that coming? Seer: I don't need to see the future to know about good witches. They're overly cautious by nature. Her future self will be too afraid to say anything that might make things worse for her and her sisters. She'll preserve the future. Cole: How do you know? Seer: I've been a Seer longer than you've been the Source. You'll learn to trust my instincts. Cole: I'm not the Source. Seer: But you will be very soon. It's your destiny. Cole: My destiny is to be with Phoebe. He grabs her. Nothing will change that and neither will that thing inside of me. Seer: Your love won't be enough to save you in the end. You'll see. Kurzon will be attacking them again very soon. This time more prepared. You'd better hurry back, if you want them to survive. Cole flames out. [Cut to the manor. Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe's there. Old Phoebe walks in and picks up a skimpy top.] Old Phoebe: Uhh, the good ol' days. Of course nobody's gonna take you seriously until you stop dressing like a tramp. Phoebe: A tramp? Ugh, that is so in right now. Old Phoebe: Oh, you'll learn. Phoebe: Learn what? Old Phoebe picks up a photo album and sits on the bed. She opens it up. Old Phoebe: Oh, look at us. We had such promise. Phoebe: Okay, what do you mean? Does something bad happen to me? I-I mean us? Okay, you know what? I don't have time for games, okay. There is a demon... Old Phoebe: Don't talk to me about demons. I know plenty about demons. Phoebe: Okay, then please, tell me what you know about Cole. Look, I'm about to marry him and I have this really bad feeling. Do you remember feeling like that? Old Phoebe: Oh, I remember. But I won't change the past. Phoebe: No, but this isn't the past, this is the present. Old Phoebe: But it's my past. And I intend to keep it that way. Phoebe: You know, I already saw you slap him across the face. So that's a pretty big coming attraction for my life, don't you think? Old Phoebe: That was between him and me. Phoebe: I know, but you are me. Oh, okay, um... Can you give me a little hint? Do you guys get divorced? Does he, um, does he cheat on you? Did you ever get married? Old Phoebe: What makes you think we aren't married in the future? Phoebe: Because there's no wedding ring on your finger. Please tell me what happened. Look, the spell wouldn't have worked if you weren't allowed to tell me. Old Phoebe: I didn't need a spell to decide what to do. You must make this decision without using magic. Just like I did. Phoebe: Yeah, and that worked real well for us I see. Old Phoebe: Just ask Leo to send me back. As soon as possible. Phoebe: Why don't you ask him yourself? Old Phoebe: Because I'm staying here out of the path of history. And don't argue with me. We both know that when our mind's made up, there's no changing it. Phoebe: Yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Living room. Little Phoebe is hiding in the corner, blocking her ears. Piper and Leo are trying to get her out.] Little Phoebe: "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..." Piper: Honey, you have to listen to me. Little Phoebe: "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream." Piper: We're just trying to help. Little Phoebe repeats the song. Piper groans. Leo: She's your sister. Piper: Yeah, don't remind me. Phoebe walks in. Phoebe: Having a little trouble with young Phoebe? Piper: Yeah, enough to make me reconsider having children. Maybe we should just lie to her again. Phoebe: No. I think I have an idea. She goes over to Little Phoebe. Little Phoebe: Stay away from me or I'll sick Prue on you. Piper: Oh, yeah, don't go there. Phoebe: Phoebe, listen to me. I know that this is scary but I promise you you are safe here in this house. In your house. Our house. You know how Grams talks about magic all the time? And she likes to say anything's possible as long as you believe in it. Little Phoebe: Yes. Phoebe: Well, that's what happened. Magic brought you here, to your future. See that girl over there? That is Piper all grown up. Her eyes widen. Yeah! And that is her husband Leo. Mm-hm. And I am... Little Phoebe: Me? Phoebe: Yeah. I wanna show you something. She holds up her photo album. Do you remember this? Daddy sent it to you and me for Christmas. Little Phoebe: My album! Phoebe: Yeah, except it starts with pictures of you and it goes all the way back here to pictures of me. Why don't you go take it over there and look at it. Little Phoebe goes and sits on the couch. Leo: Nicely done. Phoebe: Ooh, yeah, at least I could get through one of my selves. Piper: Having problems with geriatric you? Phoebe: I know that woman up there is me when I'm old, but there is nothing familiar about her. I-I don't know how I got so... mean. Leo: She doesn't have any idea how to reverse the spell? Phoebe: No, she doesn't even remember casting it. How does that happen? Leo: The future changes with every choice we make. Some choices change it more than others. All that matters is she's here for a reason. They bother are. Phoebe: Yeah, but why? What's the reason? Piper: To help you listen to your heart. Leo: And until you do, they won't return to their times. Phoebe: I don't think they're ever going to because old Phoebe is not letting go of this grudge about Cole. Cole walks in. Cole: Talking about me? Little Phoebe: Oh my gosh. Who are you? Cole: Sorry? Phoebe: That guy is Cole. He's our fiancé. Little Phoebe: Wait, you mean he's our prince? The one who sweeps us off our feet. Piper laughs. Phoebe: She's talking about Cinderella. That was my favourite story when I was growing up. I can't believe that I forgot about that. Leo: Well, maybe that's why she's here, to help you remember. Little Phoebe smiles at Cole. Cole: to Phoebe Don't you think you should help Paige find out who the 'visitor' who dropped in was, before he drops in again. Leo: Good idea. Phoebe: Okay. to Little Phoebe We'll be right back. to Cole Uh, keep her company will you? She kisses him on the cheek. Cole: Yeah, sure. They all leave. Little Phoebe smiles at Cole. Hi. [Scene: Old warehouse. Kurzon is there. The Seer appears. Kurzon spins around and points a knife at the Seer.] Kurzon: You sent me up against the Charmed Ones. What do you take me for? Seer: I foresaw only one witch. How was I to know who she was? Kurzon: That mistake will cost you your life. Seer: Don't be foolish. Every Source has needed me. My visions have brought them all great power. I can do the same for you. Kurzon: Speak quickly. Seer: I can help you destroy the power of three with one simple move. I can make you the next Source. Demon: It's another trick. Seer: If it were, why would I have risked my life to come here? He puts down the sword. One of the witches has cast a spell, brought her past self into the present. She's a powerless child vulnerable to attack. Kuzon: So? Seer: So kill the child and the present witch is no more. The entire line is extinguished and with it the Charmed Ones. [Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo are there. Paige shows them the Kurson page in the Book of Shadows.] Piper: That's him. Phoebe: "Kurzon is an enemy of the Source who was banished from the underworld for inciting a failed coup." I don't understand, why didn't they just kill him? Leo: Probably because it's not that easy to do. You guys are gonna need the power of three. Paige: But if he's the enemy of the Source, doesn't that make him our ally? Piper: No, he's still evil, he's just a different kind of evil. They hear Little Phoebe scream downstairs. Phoebe: Phoebe. [Cut to the living room. Cole, Kurzon and Little Phoebe are there. Little Phoebe is screaming and then faints. Kurzon goes to throw a fireball.] Cole: No! Cole blocks little Phoebe and the energy ball hits him. Kurzon looks surprised. Leave the girl alone. Kurzon: Belthazor? I thought you were dead. Cole: He is. A dagger materialises in Cole's hand and he throws it at Kurzon. Kurzon pulls it out. Kurzon: It'll take more than that to stop me. Cole: Very well. He throws a fireball at him, knocking him down. Kurzon gets back up. Kurzon: The Source. Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo run down the stairs. Kurzon disappears. Phoebe: Cole! She runs over to little Phoebe. Cole: She's alright, she just fainted. Little Phoebe wakes up. Phoebe: Are you okay? Little Phoebe: Yeah. I think so. to Cole You saved me. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Living room. Everyone's there.] Little Phoebe: It was so scary. He just came out of nowhere. And then everything went black. Paige hands her a glass of water. Paige: Here you go, sweetheart. Little Phoebe: Thanks. She takes a sip. Who are you? Paige: Me? I'm Paige, your... Phoebe: Cousin. She's our cousin from mum's side. Piper: But we think of her as a sister. Phoebe: We'll explain it to you when you're older. Little Phoebe: What about that scary man? Where'd he go? Phoebe: You don't have to worry about him anymore, sweetie. Leo: Doesn't she? Piper: Leo. Leo: I'm sorry, but we can't risk her running into Kurzon again, she's Phoebe's past. Phoebe: And Cole saving her means that he saved me too. Little Phoebe: Hello! He loves us, remember? Leo: I think I should take Little Phoebe someplace, someplace safe. Paige: Do you really think Kurzon will come back? Cole: I do. I mean, why wouldn't he? He didn't fulfil his objectives. Phoebe: He's right. to Little Phoebe Okay, you're gonna have to go with Leo for a little while, but don't worry he'll keep you safe. Little Phoebe: I don't wanna leave. Phoebe: I know, but it's just for a little while, okay. It's for your own good. Come on. Leo: Come on, take my hand. She walks over to him. Now hold on tight. Little Phoebe: Are we going on a plane? Leo: No, but you might see some clouds. Leo orbs out with Little Phoebe. Paige picks up the glass and heads for the kitchen. She sees the dagger on the floor and picks it up. Paige: Where'd this come from? Cole: That-that's Kurzon's, he tried to stab me with it but I got it away from him. Paige: Really? You got it away from a demon? That's impressive. Piper: Why didn't he use his powers on you? Cole: Who knows? The point is I stabbed him which means we have enough of his blood to scry for him. The girls look suspiciously at him. Paige: Yeah, I'll go get a map and a crystal. Paige leaves the room. Piper: Do you think Kurzon's targeting little Phoebe? Phoebe: Why would he? Piper: Well, the same reason Leo said, because she's you. And if he kills her then there's no Charmed Ones. Phoebe: But how could he know I conjured her? Piper: He's psychic? Cole: Or maybe the Seer tipped him off. Phoebe: The Seer? You think she's involved? Cole: Wouldn't surprise me. Phoebe: Well, that's just great. Okay, well, we're gonna need a vanquishing spell. Cole, go with Piper, help her, tell her everything you know about Kurzon. She stands up. Piper: Where you going? Phoebe: Well, I'm gonna go try knock some sense into myself. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Old Phoebe is looking at a picture of Cole and Phoebe. Phoebe storms in.] Phoebe: We need to send you back fast. Old Phoebe: Fine with me. Phoebe: Not for your sake, for all of ours, especially little Phoebe's. And the only way for you to do that is to answer the question that I asked when I cast the spell. Should I or should I not marry Cole? Listen to me, a demon attacked downstairs and nearly killed Little Phoebe, which means he nearly killed us too. Old Phoebe: Oh, I know what that means. Phoebe: Then why won't you answer the question? Old Phoebe: Because if I were to say something that could change the future, other lives could be at stake too, not just ours. Phoebe: Yeah, well, maybe you're supposed to change the future. Maybe that's why you were sent here. If there is one belief that you and I still have in common, it's that magic happens for a reason. Isn't it possible that you've been given a second chance? Old Phoebe: To do what? Phoebe: To keep me from turning into a bitter old lady like you. Please, I have lost so much already. Don't make me lose myself too. Old Phoebe: Sorry, I can't. Phoebe: Then I guess you've dimmed us both. Phoebe leaves the room. [Cut to the conservatory. Piper, Paige and Cole are there. Piper is writing a spell, Paige is scrying and Cole is pacing.] Cole: to Piper Are you done with that spell yet? Piper: Almost. Could you please stop pacing, it's very distracting. Cole: No. Phoebe walks in and sits beside Piper. Piper: How'd it go? Phoebe: I still can't get through to her. Cole: She didn't say anything about the future? Phoebe: Nope. She's worried about the consequences of changing it. Paige: But she is your future, you can't change that. Piper: Yes we can. Our last trip to the future proved that. Phoebe's not burning at the stake anytime soon. Paige: Well, maybe you'll let me cast Phoebe's spell and get myself my own sneak preview. Find out what happens if I take that promotion or not. Phoebe: You got promoted? Piper: Yeah, by the way of a spell and her friend Scott got stuck with the consequence. Phoebe: Uh-oh, personal gain. Cole: If you don't vanquish Kurzon soon he'll become the next Source, the all of a sudden personal gain won't be so important because you'll all be dead. The crystal points to a spot on the map. Paige: Got him. He's across town. Piper: Okay, bring the crystal, we'll track him on the way. They get up. Phoebe: to Cole I would stay out of my bedroom if I were you. Unless you wanna get slapped again. She kisses him. Cole: Be careful. Paige: Aren't you coming? Cole: What can I do? I'm not a demon anymore. The girls leave. Cole flames out. [Cut to the underworld. A cave. The Seer is there. Cole flames in.] Cole: Look at me. Look at me! She turns around. You sent Kurzon to kill Phoebe. You betrayed me. Seer: For your own good. Your love for her was the only thing holding you back. The only thing keeping you from accepting full power of the Source. A fireball appears in his hand. The Seer backs away. Don't you understand? With her gone we wouldn't need the Charmed Ones to kill Kurzon. You'd be able to kill him yourself. Cole: Phoebe can't die, otherwise his soul dies too. His love for her is too strong and I'll need that strength to recapture what I lost. Seer: His love? The Source is finally showing through I see. You'll have to kill her eventually, our plan depends on it. Cole: It's your plan, not mine. I want Phoebe alive and the next time you betray me... He throws the fireball near the Seer. I won't miss. He flames out. [Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Old Phoebe is there. Cole flames in.] Old Phoebe: Hello, Cole. I've been expecting you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Continued from before.] Old Phoebe: What's the matter, Cole? Afraid I'll tell the girls your little secret. Cole: What do you want from me? Old Phoebe: My life for starters. Cole: You look alive to me. Old Phoebe: On the outside maybe. Cole: I can fix that. Old Phoebe: You can't kill me, Cole, you never could. Even after the Source took you over, a piece of you always loved me. Cole: That's not always enough. Old Phoebe: Yes it can be. I never married you, Cole, I called it off. And once I found out you were the Source, my sisters and I had to vanquish you. Cole: Why are you telling me this? Old Phoebe: Because I've spent most of my life wondering what would happen if we had married. It could have been different for both of us. Cole: Well, it's too late for that now. Old Phoebe: Maybe not. That's why I've come to you first. Before I risk everything. I have to know if there is a chance to save you. Cole: I'm not sure there is. Old Phoebe: So you won't even try? Cole: I want to, but he won't let me, he's too strong. Phoebe: Then I'll tell Phoebe the truth. I'll convince her to save you, save us. Cole: But if you change the future, Phoebe might die sooner and so might her sisters. Old Phoebe: Magic happens for a reason, Cole. I don't have faith in much anymore, but I do believe that. I have to trust that I'm meant to change this. Cole: You think you're meant to save me? Old Phoebe: Phoebe reminded me that I've once had hope, that we had love. That's why I'm doing this, to keep her from living a life of regret like I lived. Kurzon appears. Kurzon: Aww, I'm not intruding am I? [Cut to a street somewhere. Piper, Phoebe and Paige are parked there. They lay the map on the hood of the car. Paige starts scrying.] Piper: I can't believe we lost him! Paige: Oh, god, just give me a second. Phoebe: Alright, he might be still in the area. Paige: He's at the house. Phoebe: We'll never make it back in time. Piper gets an idea. Paige: Don't look at me. Piper: Why? You did it this morning. Paige: Barely, I went downstairs, alone, not across town with two passengers. Phoebe: Okay, well, Paige, he'll kill Cole, we have to try. They join hands and Paige orbs out with Phoebe. Piper: Hey! Piper goes too. [Cut to the manor. Kurzon throws an energy ball at Cole. He falls to the ground. Cole throws a fireball at Kurzon, missing. Old Phoebe helps Cole up.] Cole: I'm okay. Kurzon disappears and reappears behind them. He charges at them with a sword. Old Phoebe: No! She stands in front of Cole and Kurzon stabs her. He pulls the sword out and swings it at Cole. Cole grabs him and they struggle across the room. The girls orb in. Piper: Spell, spell, spell, quick-quick-quick. She pulls a piece of paper out of her pocket. Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "Hell threw you from its inner core, but earth won't hold you anymore, since heaven cannot be your place, your flesh and blood we now erase!" Kurzon catches on fire and is vanquished. Phoebe goes over to old Phoebe. Phoebe: Oh, no. Leo! Just hold on. Hold on. Cole: She saved me. Old Phoebe: to Phoebe There's your answer. Leo orbs in with Little Phoebe. Phoebe: Leo, please, please, please, please. Leo rushes over and tries to heal her. Leo: She's gone. Old and Little Phoebe disappear. Paige: What happened? Piper: The spell played out. You heard what you needed to hear. [Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper, Paige and Leo are there.] Paige: Speaking of orbing up there, when do I get to do that? Leo: Well, you shouldn't be in such a rush, you should be proud of what you accomplished. You saved the day. Paige: I didn't save everyone. Leo: No, but that's the great thing about the future, there's always time to change it. Paige: So Phoebe won't die that way? Piper: No, if I know Phoebe and I do, she's not gonna let her future turn out that way. Paige: Yeah, but what about little Phoebe? She went back to her time with all this knowledge of the future. Won't that cause complications? Piper: I doubt it. The minute she starts talking about magic, Grams will do some hocus pocus to erase all that knowledge. Paige: That's nice. Piper: That's Grams. Paige: Well, I'm done, I am off to bed. I have a future of my own to change tomorrow. She heads for the door. Piper: Have you decided what to do about your promotion? Paige: Yeah, I'm gonna turn it down. Piper: Hmm, what changed your mind? Paige: The three Phoebe's. She used magic to change her future but I used magic to change Scott's and that's not fair. I did the rhyme, I will do the time. Goodnight. She leaves. Leo: So what do you think Phoebe's gonna do about Cole? Piper: I don't know, but I don't think we're gonna have to wait forty years to find out. [Cut to Phoebe's bedroom. Phoebe's there looking at a photo of her and Cole. Cole walks in.] Phoebe: Hi. Cole: I just, um... Phoebe: Had to get out of the house? Cole: Yeah, something like that. Phoebe: Well, at least you came back. Cole: You didn't think I would? Phoebe: I don't know. Um, she sits on the bed I've been having a lot of crazy thoughts lately, about us, and I guess I just thought that maybe you were feeling the same way too. I never told you why I cast that spell did I? Cole: I thought it was to hear your heart's desire. Phoebe: It was to find out if I should marry you or not. Cole: Oh. And? Phoebe: Do you still want to? Cole: Well, it's still apart of my plans that's for sure. Phoebe: Mine too. It's not that I don't still have cold feet, it's just hearing my past self remind me of Cinderella, and seeing my future self willing to... willing to die for you. Cole: I'm willing to die for you. Phoebe: I'm gonna ask you a question and all I want is a straight answer, okay? Can you do that? Cole: Okay. Phoebe: Is there something that you're not telling me? About you? Something that I don't know? He sits next to her. Cole: No. They hug. [Cut to the underworld. The Seer is spying on Phoebe and Cole. She smiles.]

After getting a case of cold feet about marrying Cole, Phoebe decides to cast a spell where she brings her future, cynical self and herself when she was an innocent child to the present in order to gain some guidance as to what she should do. Meanwhile, Cole gets possessed by the Source and eventually becomes unable to resist doing his bidding. An evil demon called Kurzon attempts to align with the Seer to become the next Source and is sent on a mission to destroy the Power of Three. At work, Paige gets promoted to a social worker. However, worried that what she did in order to be promoted could be seen as a personal gain, she attempts to make things right with her co-worker that was passed up for the job.

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[The McGregor House] Mr. G: So, big night tonight, huh? My little girl, out dancing with boys. You're all grown up. Terri: Dad.... Mr. G: Oh, yeah. I can see it now. They'll be lining up for miles. Terri: Yeah, maybe in some alternate universe. Mr. G: What? What? Honey, wait. Terri: Dad, face it. I'm fat. Guys don't even notice me. Mr. G: Terri, you're not fat. That's ridiculous. Terri: No, Dad, it's true. Mr. G: Honey, you've gotta stop beating yourself up. You are beautiful. You're beautiful. Tonight you'll see. Terri: No I won't see 'cause I'm not going, 'cause no one's going to want to dance with a fat cow like me. Mr. G: Terri, come on, don't say that. Come on. Terri leaves. Theme song. [Degrassi] Spinner is with friends. A younger kid comes up to them. Spinner: Here you got something hits the kid with his finger Loser. Hey, Terri. Terri: Hey, Spinner. Spinner: Um, so is it okay if I borrow those geography notes? Terri: Yeah, I got 'em right here. Opens up her bag + takes out a binder and gives it to Spinner Spinner: Uh, thanks. I really appreciate this. So are you going to the dance tonight? Terri: Actually, I can't. It's my dad. He's kinda old. Spinner: Ok. Ashley approaches. She has a box with her, which must be for the dance. Ashley: Hey Terri! Spinner: Thanks again for these. Terri: See you. Spinner leaves. Ashley: Okay, I am beyond nervous. This has to go perfect. Amazing turnout. Zero problems. Otherwise, Raditch says it's daylight dancing for another year. [Inside Degrassi] Paige is walking in the hall. She spots Spinner and approaches him. Paige: Just the man I was looking for. Spinner: Hey, Paige. Paige: So, you ready to get down? Spinner: Huh? Paige: The dance. You are going? Spinner: Oh, uh, yeah. Paige: Well, you better save a dance for me. Spinner: Uh, sure. Whatever. Look, I gotta get to my locker. Spinner leaves. Ashley and Terri come in and Paige joins them Ashley: So, what was with the Spinner/Terri convention I interrupted? Terri: Nothing. I was just giving him some notes for class he missed. Ashley: Spinner wants class notes? Since when? Hon, that's called a flirtation deface. Paige: Something's happening with you and Spinner? Terri: No, Ashley got an overactive imagination. Ashley: You should totally ask Spinner to go with you tonight. Terri: Uh, no point. I can't go. Ashley: What? You have to. You're on the dance committee. Terri: Ash, it's not me. It's my dad. He's making me do chores. Ashley: On a Friday? Come on. Paige: If Terri can't go, Terri can't go. Liberty: Ashley! You're going to be late for the announcements. Ashley: Tell me something I don't know, Liberty. To Terri I'm not through with you yet. Ashley leaves to do the announcements. [Outside] A man drops off a boy who we find out is Sean Cameron . He takes off his helmet after he gets off the bike. He puts his hands through his hair, sighs, and goes inside. Sean: thanks for the ride. Tracker Sean's older brother be good. [Mr. Simpson's Homeroom] Emma: I can't believe you guys are chickening out meaning JT and Toby Toby: We're not chickening out. Emma: Fine. Toby: Fine. JT: We're just not going to the dance, ok? Emma: To Manny I just it's just me and you then. You did talk to your parents? Manny: Yes... and no. If the dance was during school hours, fine. But it's at night. Emma: So who am I supposed to go with? They sit down. Mr. Simpson enters, with Sean behind him. Mr. S: Morning, people. I would like to meet Sean Cameron. He was here for a few months last year, before he moved up north. Why don't you tell the class about yourself? Sean: No. Mr. S: Ok, well, um, maybe when once you've more settled in. Why don't you have a seat? He sits down. Ashley: over the announcements So, come make history tonight when I host Starlight, Starbright, Degrassi Community School's first ever nighttime dance. Thanks again, Mr. Raditch. And I know I speak for all of us when I say tonight's going to be the best dance ever. [Ms. Kwan's room] Ms. Kwan: Ok kids, now hold back on your excitement. Because today we're starting a unit on, ta-da, romantic poetry. Paige looks at Terri who Spinner is looking at. She is not happy. Which means she likes Spinner [Hall] The bell rings P.A.: A reminder to all dance committee members, please report to the gymnasium for set up [Gym] Ashley, Terri, and Paige are setting up for the dance. Ashley comes up to Terri. Ashley: Alright, Terri. What's the real story here? Terri: I told you, my dad. Ashley: Yeah, and your dog ate your homework. Terri: I don't have a dog. Paige comes down from a ladder. Ashley: Ter, you're lying. I can always tell. Your eye twitches. Just, talk to me. Why don't you want to go tonight? Terri: Because who'd want to dance with me? Ashley: What? What are you talking about? This is crazy. I'm not letting you do this. Terri: Fine. Tell me how to lose 10 pounds in 6 hours, and I'll be there. [Outside] Jimmy is dribbling a ball when someone takes it from him. He pretends to shoot a ball in the trashcan. He sees Sean and sits next to him. Jimmy: Hey, buddy. What's going on? It must be weird being back and all. Don't worry. The guys won't treat you any differently because, well, you know. Alright? Hits Sean on the arm. Sean looks at him weird and leaves. He sits down on a different bench. Emma looks at him, then looks away. meaning she likes him. [Gym] Ashley: You know what you're missing? Self-confidence. Seriously, Ter. Just let me come over tonight. I'll get you dressed up, I'll do your make-up... Paige: You want to give Terri a makeover? What, are we on some trashiod talk show here? Leave her alone. Ashley: It's about having fun, and Terri's not gonna have fun until she starts feeling better about herself. We'll have a great time, whoever we dance with. I promise. Paige: If this makeover has to happen, I better be there, too. Terri needs all the support she can get. Bell rings. [Ms. Kwan's Classroom -with grade 7] Ms. Kwan: To Sean Welcome. Why don't you take that seat and that's your book. Sean sits down. Emma and Manny watch. Toby and JT come in and walk over to them. Toby: Emma... Emma and Manny walk away. Toby: That girl's not happy. JT: Ever since boy bands reared their genetically perfect heads they expect us to know how to dance. Curse them and their fancy footwork. Toby: On the other hand, what else is there to do tonight? JT: Oh, uh, Toby-woby wants to dance with his girly-wirly friend. Toby: Shut up! Emma's not my girlfriend. JT: Yeah, well, forget about her. I have an alternative pulls out a piece of paper Ms. Kwan: Ok, guys, quiet down. I want you to open up your books and we're gonna read chapter 4. JT gives a piece of paper to Toby. Toby: Where'd you get these URL's? JT: I got this cousin who's really into the 'Net. Best thing about them, they're all free. Girls too sexy for me, I doubt it. Toby: I don't know. JT: Come on, Toby. It's a right of passage. Ms. Kwan comes by as she watches to see if everyone's working. Ms. Kwan: Boys, open up your books. The camera goes over to Emma, Manny, and Liberty. Manny: Em, I totally wish I could go tonight. Emma: Yeah, well, at least you have a real excuse. Those two? Manny: They're wusses. Liberty: Emma, are you really gonna let a couple of prepubescent boys dictate your amusement? [Toby's House] Toby and JT are waiting for Kate and Jeff to leave. JT: I thought you said your parents were going out tonight. Jeff comes in the room. He gets his keys. Jeff: Hey, you guys sure we can't give you a ride to the dance? JT & Toby: No. Jeff: Oh. Kate comes in the room. Kate: Ok. Alright, so, um, we're off. See you later. Jeff: Bye. Toby: Bye, Dad. Bye, Kate Kate and Jeff leave. JT: One parent away, two parents away, three parents away, four parents away. Toby: Parents are gone. JT: What are we waiting for? [Terri's] Ashley and Paige are helping Terri get ready for the dance. Ashley: Terri, you alive in there? Terri: I'll be out in a second. Ashley: Well, hurry up. I'm leaving in 5 and I want to see the final result. Terri comes out. She is wearing a black top and a colorful skirt. Her hair is up. Terri: I knew this was stupid. Ashley: Ter, stop. You look... incredible. Paige: Wow. You actually do. Terri: You're sure? Ashley: Totally. I know it's early but I really have to set up. Terri, you are coming? Terri: I guess so. I just wish I wasn't so nervous. Paige: You go, Ash. I just want to freshen up a bit. Ter, wanna wait? Ashley: Paige, you look fine. Paige: Please, it's boiling in here. I've sweated off all my makeup. Terri: It's okay. I'll wait. Ashley: Alright, but I gotta run. Terri, I'm so glad you changed your mind. Spinner is gonna freak. Ashley leaves. [SCENE_BREAK] [Degrassi] Spike is dropping Emma off at the dance. Spike: as Emma gets out of the car Call me when you want me to pick you up. You sure you're okay going in there alone? Emma: I'm fine. Spike: Okay. Good luck. But, do not walk home alone. Kids hear this and start to laugh. Emma: Mom... please. [Terri's] Terri is looking at herself in a mirror. Paige: Okay. That's better. I don't know about you, but I always get a little nervous before these things. Hey, you okay? Terri: Um, don't you think this outfit is a little too sexy? Paige: Hon, it's not that wild. Terri: Then maybe it's not sexy enough? Paige: Well, we could just a few final touches. Paige makes Terri's skirt a little shorter by raising it up. Terri: Paige, I don't know if I can go out looking like this. Paige: Terri, you're just nervous. You need to calm down. Come on. I think we could use a glass of cheery. Terri: Really? [Degrassi] Liberty: Your signs were blah. Ashley: Now you can't even read them. They're too covered in glitters, squiggles, and sparkles. As they're talking Sean is waiting in line. He gets tired of waiting so he goes to the front of the line, pays, and goes in. Liberty: It's called marketing. Ashley: It's called messy. $5.00 please. It goes towards the Degrassi Community Food Bank, though you wouldn't know that from the sign. Ashley takes Emma's money and Emma enters the dance. Ashley: To person after Emma $5.00 please. [The Dance] Spinner: Hey! It's little Miss Big Mouth + look she's got a heart on. Jimmy laughs and high fives Spinner. Emma walks away. [Kerwin House] Toby: It's weird. I didn't surf for this stuff before. As soon as Kate installed the filter... JT: Well, you can disable it, right? You weren't just making that up? Toby: types in some stuff It's gone. JT gives him the paper Ok, where should we start? Foxy ladies? Babes in heat? JT: How about the one with three X's? Toby: Ok, triple s*x XXX. Here we come. They try to enter a site but something comes up that the connection dropped, which means they can't surf the Web till it's back up. JT: What just happened? Toby: Stupid connection dropped. JT: Well, how long till it's back up? Toby: Could be minutes, could be hours. [Terri's] She and Paige are drinking as they talk. Paige: See the thing with guys, they love it when you take the lead. Terri: They do? Paige: They're shy too. You can't make them to do all the work. So, don't be nervous. Be yourself, just maybe a little more so. Terri: This is helping. Meaning the drink Paige: Here take mine. Hon, the more you have, the better you feel. Trust me. Pours Terri more [Kerwin House] The computer makes a noise. Toby: The connection's back up. They run to the computer. JT: Boobage, here we come. They click on a site. JT: Nice. Toby: I'll say. Picture number two. [Street] Paige and Terri are walking to the dance. Terri is having a hard time walking, so you know she must be drunk. Terri: Oops, Paige you saved me. Paige: Yeah, you owe me big time. Terri: I do. Um, you're such a good friend and I just owe you for tonight for looking out for me. Do you think I actually have a shot with Spinner? I like him, a lot, and I want him to like me too. Paige: Of course you do. We're going to make sure it happens. Let's go. She grabs Terri's hand and they head inside. As they do, Terri, drops the bottle she was carrying and it breaks. She laughs. [Inside] Ashley sees them and goes over to them. Ashley: Finally. I was starting to think you weren't coming. Terri: Fear not, Ashley. We're here. Ashley: Uh, Terri? Terri: Bring Spinner on. I'm ready for my man. Ashley: Have you been drinking? Paige: I tried to stop her. Ashley: Get her inside. Now. Mr. R comes up to her. Mr. R: How's it going? Ashley: Fine, Mr. Raditch. Mr. R: Good. He walks away. Ashley goes into the gym. [The gym] Emma gets some food and starts to walk around. Paige and Terri go to the food. Paige pours a soda. Spinner comes up to them. Spinner: Hey. I thought you weren't coming. Terri: Oh, you know, I changed my mind. Spinner: Cool. Paige: Hi Spinner. Spinner: Hi. Uh, Terri, you look, wow. Terri: Ashley, my friend. I love you. Ashley: Yeah, I love you, too, but maybe you should tone it down a bit before Raditch realizes you're drunk. Terri: I'm not drunk. I'm just...happy. Ashley: Paige, how much did she drink? And don't lie. Paige: I don't know. A few glasses. Ashley: What were you thinking? And what is with your skirt? fixes Terri's skirt Spinner: Uh, Ter, wanna dance? Terri: I thought you'd never ask. Ashley gives Paige a look. Paige sees Raditch and waves and leaves. Raditch walks around watching everyone. It shows Terri and Spinner dancing. The camera moves over to Emma. She is just standing there. Then it shows Sean. Jimmy goes over to him. Jimmy: Hey, man. After party at my place. It's grade 8's only, but we'll make an expectation just for you. What are you doing? Sean: gets angry and grabs Jimmy Just stop reminding me, ok? It sucks about having to repeat the 7th grade, and I don't have to have you rubbing it in my face. Emma: sees Raditch coming Do you wanna dance? Sean: let's go of Jimmy Yeah. They go on the dance floor and start dancing. It shows Ashley and Paige watching Terri and Spinner. It shows them dancing. Terri: Our very first dance. This is gonna be my favorite spot in Degrassi from now and forever. You're so cute. I can't believe I just said that. Spinner: Um, thanks. Terri: Do you believe in love at first sight? Spinner: Um, I don't know. [Kerwin House] Toby and JT are still on-line. JT: Whoa. She can be my on-line officer anytime. Toby: Oh, yeah. JT: Let's do some more exploration, shall we? Points to a site on the paper That Toby types it in. Toby: Whoa. Are those real? JT: Real something. Jeff and Kate come home. Jeff: Actually, I'd say silicon. Kate: Or saline solution. JT and Toby turn around, shocked when they realize Kate and Jeff are home. [The dance] A new song is on. Terri is dancing around Spinner. Paige and Ashley are watching. Paige laughs. Spinner: Um, are you okay? Terri: I'm fine. Never better. Spinner: Okay. Terri falls. Spinner: Are you okay? Terri: Um, Actually, I don't feel so good. Terri runs to the bathroom. Ashley follows her. Paige: I told Terri not to drink so much. So, did you save me that dance? Spinner: Uh, yeah. I guess. Paige grabs his hand and he spins her. She starts dancing with him. [Hall] Terri is running with her hand over her mouth to the washroom. Ashley runs after her. Ashley: Terri! From inside, you can hear Terri puking. [The next day at school - The hall] Manny: You actually asked him to dance? Emma: I know. He seems all scary and dangerous, but he was actually pretty nice. JT: I told you it was a stupid idea. Emma: What did you guys do Friday night? Toby: Nothing, why? JT: Nothing. Just imagine the most embarrassing possible moment of your life then multiply it by eternity. Manny: What happened? JT: The internet, Toby's perverted curiosity. Toby: Me? It was your idea, remember? Emma: You guys stayed home to look at p0rn? Toby: So? It's a right of passage. Manny: Please. JT: His dad and Kate came home early and found us. Toby: They made us look at p0rn sites with them, including sites with men. To teach us a lesson about objectifying women. Emma: they made you look at p0rn? Manny: With them? Emma: Males and Females? Toby: Not so loud, okay? Emma and Manny: Losers. They walk away. [Outside] Terri is walking. Ashley walks up to her. Ashley: Hey, so how come you didn't call me all weekend? Terri: Because I wanted to fall off the face of the earth and die. Ashley: Well, if it makes you feel any better, Mr. Raditch says we can have another right dance next semester. Terri: Well, at least I didn't wreck everything. Ashley: Of course you didn't. Things are going to work out, just trust me. Spinner comes up to them. Spinner: Hey, Terri. Hey, are you feeling better? Terri nods. Spinner: Look, here are those notes back. Thanks again. Terri takes them back. Paige: she comes up to them Yeah, Ter, thanks, but Spinner's gonna use my notes from now on. Spinner: Bye. Spinner and Paige leave Terri looking sad. The camera shows Ashley looking sad for Terri then moves back to Terri.

Terri doesn't want to attend Degrassi's first nighttime dance because she thinks she's too fat for any guy to like her. Spinner likes her, but Paige wants him for herself and, by playing on her insecurities, gets Terri drunk before her date with Spinner. Meanwhile, Emma is puzzled by the new kid's behavior and J.T. and Toby skip the dance to look at Internet pornography. Note: This episode marks the first appearance of Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron.

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[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, the gang is there except for Rachel and Ross, who both come storming in. Rachel is still going off about Ross's secret marriage.] Rachel: I cannot believe that you didn't tell me that we are still married!! Ross: Look I was going to tell you! Rachel: When?! After the birth of our first secret child?! To All Ross didn't get the annulment; we are still married. Chandler: What? Monica: You're kidding! Phoebe: overdoing it Oh my God!! Monica: Ross! Ross: Okay, maybe it wasn't my best decision. But I just couldn't face another failed marriage. Chandler: Okay, let me just jump in and ask, at what point did you think this was a successful marriage? Ross: Rach, come on, if you think about it, it's actually kinda funny. He laughs, and he laughs alone. Okay, maybe it's best not to think about it. Phoebe: Okay, this is inexcusable. I am shocked to my very core! Ross: Phoebe, I told her you already knew. Phoebe: Another lie. You have a sickness! Chandler: Ross, just for my own piece of mind, you're not married to anymore of us are ya? Opening Credits [Scene: Central Perk, Joey and Monica are at the counter getting some more coffee.] Joey: Oh! Hey, somebody left their keys. Looks at them Ooohh, to a Porsche! {Transcriber's note: Oh come on! Who would leave the keys to their Porsche behind? If I had a Porsche, I'd have the keys surgically attached to my hand!} Hey Gunther, these yours? Gunther: Yeah, that's what I drive. I make four bucks an hour, I saved up for 350 years! Joey: Na-uh! To everyone there Hey did anybody lose their keys? Monica: Joey, why don't you put them in the lost and found? Joey: There's a lost and found? Gunther sets the box up on the table. My shoe! Grabs it out of the box. Chandler: You left a shoe here?! Joey: Well, I didn't realize until I got home. I wasn't gonna walk all the way back down here with one shoe! Y'know what? I'm gonna go find that guy's car and leave a note on the windshield. Goes to do so. Chandler: Oh good, when he comes back for his keys, I'll be sure to give him your shoe. Joey: Great! Thanks. Exits. Phoebe: coming in from the bathroom Oh, good, good, you guys are here! Listen, how would like to spend tomorrow taking care of three incredibly cute little puppies?! Monica: Oh my God, what a fun day! That sounds great! Chandler: not enthused Yeah, all right. Phoebe: Okay, well I'll bring them by tomorrow morning. Okay, and uh, by the way, they're not actually puppies, they're Frank and Alice's triplets. Okay, see ya! Exits. Chandler: Whoa-whoa-whoa! What? Phoebe: stops Please! Please! Please! Please! Oh please! Please! Please! Frank and Alice asked me to baby sit the triplets and I'm nervous 'cause I've never done that before by myself! Monica: Don't worry about it Phoebe, we'll absolutely do it. Chandler: Yeah, I'm gonna pass. 'Cause I was kinda iffy when it was puppies. Monica: Come on Chandler, come on! It'll give us great practice for when- realizes what she's about to say and changes -people with babies come to visit. [Scene: The street down the block from Central Perk, Joey has found the Porsche and is writing the note.] Guy #1: Nice car! Joey: Yeah, it's not mine. Woman: walking up I love your car. Joey: Yeah, it's looks up and sees the woman mine. Woman: I bet it's fast. Joey: Me too! Yeah. And comfortable. Do uh, do you like leather seats? Woman: Yeah! Joey: checks in the window to make sure it has them It's got 'em! [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Phoebe and Rachel are having tea.] Rachel: So, I still have boxes here. I still have boxes at Ross's, and I have nowhere to live! Wow. I could so easily freak out right now. Phoebe: What about me? I just found out that Denise is leaving town for a while, I don't have a roommate. Rachel: Well, maybe-maybe I could be your roommate Pheebs. Phoebe: Maybe you could be my roommate! Rachel: Well there's an idea!! Phoebe: Yeah! Rachel: That would be great! Wait, how long is Denise gone for? Phoebe: Umm, she said she'd be back December 26th. Rachel: December 26th, huh maybe she's Santa Clause. Phoebe laughs, then stops to think about it. Ross enters. Rachel: deadpan Oh look who it is, my husband. The apple of my eye. Ross: Okay, I got us a court date for tomorrow at 2:00 and I picked up all the forms. I'll take care of everything. Rachel: Well sure, if you say you're gonna take care of everything I have no reason to doubt you. Give me those forms! Grabs them from him. All right, now I'm gonna do this my way and I don't want to hear a peep out of you! Ross: Okay Rach, but... Rachel: Op! You're peeping! Ross grunts something and hands her the pen he was trying to hand her. Rachel: Ross! Y'know what, I just got-why? Why did you do this?! Ross: Look I told you... Rachel: I don't wanna hear "Three failed marriages!" Ross: Look, if you'd had two failed marriages, you'd understand! Rachel: Well, y'know what? Thanks to you I'm half way there! Ugh! Oh! I am so mad! Ross, I don't think I have ever been this angry! Ross: What about the time I said we were on a break? Rachel: Ugh! Stares at him. [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, the next day, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe are baby-sitting the triplets. They each have one baby.] Monica: Pheebs, how's it going? Phoebe: rapidly I'm doing okay. I think it's going well. Do you think they're having fun? Am I talking to fast? Monica: Nope, sound like me. Pheebs, it's going great. Look at Chandler with little baby girl Chandler. Chandler: Little baby girl Chandler, where I have heard that before? Oh right, Coach Ruben. Tries to get her to drink a little more from the bottle when he suddenly smells something. It's times like these I'm glad Smell-O-Vision hasn't been invented. Do you know what Pheebs? When you're done over there, we kinda have a situation over here too. Phoebe is changing hers. Phoebe: Na-uh, no, we are all responsible for our own babies. Chandler: See that's where I think that you're wrong. We've been playing these babies man for man; we should really be playing a zone defense. Monica: What do you mean? Chandler: I just think that things would go a lot smoother if we each have our own zone. Phoebe, you can be in charge of wiping. And y'know Mon, you can be in charge of diapering and I can be in charge of looking how cute they are when they put their hands around... He degrades into baby talk, but he means when they grab his finger. Phoebe: That sounds really great, but maybe you should be in charge of wiping. Chandler: Okay, I'm a rookie. I should not be in the end zone. [Time lapse, they have set up a little assembly line for diaper changes. Phoebe wipes, Chandler adds the powder, begrudgingly, and Monica puts the diaper on.] Monica: This is so great! This is exactly how we set the plates at the restaurant. Phoebe: Yeah? Checking the final diaper Well this is not what I ordered. Joey: entering Hey guys! Chandler: Hey! Phoebe: Hey! Joey: Hey babies! Oh, I'm having the best morning. That uh, that Porsche I've got the keys too, still there! Chandler: Shocking! Since you still have the keys. Joey: You should see the treatment I get when I'm with that car! People are friendly; they-they wanna talk, and not just about the car! One guy gave me advice about my equity investments. Chandler: What equity investments? Joey: The ones that got me the Porsche! Will you keep up! Chandler wipes his forehead with a baby wipe, that might have been used. He drops it disgustedly. But I figured, if-if people keep seeing me just standing there, they're gonna start to think that I don't own it. So I figured I'll wash it. Right? Monica, you got a bucket and some soap I can borrow? Monica: Oh yeah, I got soap and sponges and rags and Carnuba wax and polishing compound. Chandler: You don't even have a car! Monica: I know. But umm, one time there was this really dirty car in front of the building, so I washed it. Chandler: And? Monica: And six others. Chandler: There you are. [Scene: The Porsche, Joey is finishing up washing the car and is talking to a guy about the car.] Joey: Yeah, she tops out at 130. Guy #2: Wow! Joey: And that's just in the city. I get her up to 160 when I take her upstate. Guy #2: Really! You got a place upstate? Joey: Sure! Guy #2: Well, I'll see you later. Joey: Okay, take it easy. The Porsche Owner: Hey! That's my car. Joey: Really? Oh uh, oh just give me five more minutes with it. The Porsche Owner: What-what are you doing? Joey: Oh I-I uh, found the keys and now I'm just polishing her up. The Porsche Owner: But it's my car! Joey: Yeah, but it's my wax. The Porsche Owner: Listen, I-I-I don't come to this city much so I don't know if you're crazy or this is some kind of street theater, but could I have my keys. Joey: Sure. Here. He hands them over. I'll uh, save your parking spot. The Porsche Owner: I'm not coming back. Joey: Why not? The Porsche Owner: I live upstate. Joey: Yeah, so did I. The guy gets in and drives off. [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, the triplets are all in their crib as Monica and Phoebe watch them.] Phoebe: I don't know why I was so nervous about this. And I don't know why Frank and Alice are always complaining. This is so easy. Monica: Yeah, two hours, a lifetime that's the same. Chandler: entering Check it out! Check it out! When the babies wake up, they can meet Krog! He holds up this Xena-like warrior action figure. Monica: Chandler, what are you doing? That thing can put someone's eye out! Chandler: He can do more than that! He can destroy the universe! Phoebe: No Chandler, they can swallow one of those little parts! And also, look at his smooth area, that's just gonna mess them up. Chandler: They're not gonna swallow anything, you guys are being way over protective. When I was a kid, my mom used to just throw me into a pile of broken glass! Phoebe: What?! Chandler: Glass, sand, whatever. Walks out as Monica and Phoebe turn to check on the babies again. Phoebe: Oh, look at little Leslie stretching in her sleep. Monica: Oh it's so cute. I wonder what age it is when you stop being able to put both legs over your head. Phoebe: Oh, I can still do that. Monica: How are you still single?! Chandler: entering All right. Clears throat I thought about it and maybe you're right. Maybe Krog is not a safe toy. Monica: Good. What made you change your mind? Chandler: I swallowed the sonic blaster gun. Phoebe: How did that happen?!! Chandler: Well, I was trying to prove that I was right. Y'know? And it turns out I was wrong. And now it's lodged in my throat. Mimics a cat trying to cough up a hairball. He does it again. Monica: Damnit! Y'know this whole time we were concentrating on watching the babies and, and no one was watching Chandler! He does it again. [Scene: A judge's chambers, Rachel and Ross are filing their annulment papers.] Judge: Okay you two are asking the court for an annulment? Rachel: Yes your honor, and here are, are forms, all filled out. Judge: So based on your petition you are seeking an annulment on the grounds that Mr. Geller is mentally unstable. Ross: Fine, I'm mentally unstable. Judge: And based on the fact that Mr. Geller is intravenous drug user. Ross: What?! Rachel: Uh yes, heroin and crack. Ross: Crack isn't even an intravenous drug! Rachel: Well, you would know. Judge: Now it also says here that you lied about your sexual preference before marriage? Ross: Oh, come on! Rachel: starts to cry Ross, please, I found the magazines! Judge: And finally that you were unable to consummate the marriage. Well, that makes sense since you're gay and addicted to heroin. Ross: Okay, I'm sorry, this is insane! I-I-I'm not addicted to heroin, I'm not gay, and there is no problem with my ability to consummate anything! Look, I'll consummate this marriage right here, right now! Judge: That won't be necessary. Ross: And when we were dating we consummated like bunnies! Rachel: Ugh! Judge: Now if you were two involved in a serious relationship, that really creates a problem. Rachel: Ross! Your honor, rest assured relationship ended like two years ago! To the stenographer And could you strike "Consummated like bunnies" from the record? Judge: Is there, anything in this record that is actually true? Rachel: Well, yes, we got married in Vegas and uh, and the names I think. Judge: Well, based on what I heard, you two certainly don't qualify for an annulment. If you two don't want to be together you'll have to file for divorce. Ross: stands up That's great! Are you happy now? Look what you did with your funny, funny form! Rachel: stands up as well What?! Me?! What about you and your consummated like bunnies nonsense! Ross: And what- notices the stenographer is still typing -What are you typing that for? Did you hear what she said? We don't get the annulment. Don't type that! What?! Stop typing! He goes over to where the stenographer is typing and in the process pushes Rachel out of his way. Hey! Stop typing! He's still typing. Stop typing! Stop typing!! Rachel: to the judge Okay, do you see, do you see what you're keeping me married too?! Judge: You need to get out of my chambers. Rachel: All right look lady here is the deal, I came here for an annulment and I am not leaving here until I get one! Ross: Yeah! Judge: Would you like to spend the night in jail? Rachel: And thank you for your time. They both beat a hasty retreat. [SCENE_BREAK] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Chandler is still doing the hairball thing as Monica and Phoebe are watching the babies. I can't describe it, you'll have to see it when it comes on in your area.] Joey: entering wearing nothing but Porsche clothes So the Porsche guy took his car back. Chandler: But you found the keys to his clothes? Joey: No. No, I just uh, I just loved the way it feels when everybody thinks I own a Porsche. Monica: And people will think you own a Porsche because you're wearing the clothes? Joey: Of course! Only an idiot would wear this stuff if you didn't have the car! Right? Chandler: That is true. Phoebe: Yeah, but only a genius would swallow a sonic blaster gun. Joey: Oh, I've been there. Yeah, I am gonna go drive my Porsche. Starts to leave. Monica: Joey, you know you don't actually have one. Joey: Come on! What are you doing?! I'm in character! Would you talk to her! Storms out. Chandler: Ahh, I think it just moved. It's really poking me. Monica: All right, that's it, we're going to the emergency room. Phoebe: What?! No, you can't, you can't leave me here with them! We're baby-sitting! Monica: The babies are asleep, I'm sure you'll be okay on your own for a while! Phoebe: But you-you can't leave me with them! We-we're a team! We're playing a zone! They're gonna triple team me! Monica: He's got something plastic lodged in his throat, we've got to go to the hospital. Phoebe: But no, because a doctor won't be able to help him, it's just gonna y'know naturally pass through his system in like seven years. Chandler: I think that's gum. Phoebe: I'm pretty sure it's gun. Chandler: Okay, listen this really hurts. Let's go. Phoebe: A real man wouldn't just run to the hospital! They don't stop. No! What would, what would Krog do? They ignore her and Phoebe is left alone. [Scene: The street, Joey is hanging out wearing his Porsche grab.] Joey: Why isn't that valet back with my Porsche? Passerby: Maybe because you've got the keys? Joey: to women passing him Porsche. Ross and Rachel approach, they're still yelling at each other. Rachel: This is totally your fault! Ross: My fault?! You threatened the judge! Rachel: Well, you ripped the paper out of the court reporter's machine!! Ross: That was the only way I could get him to stop typing! Joey: Hi! How are the Gellers? Rachel: Don't call us that! Storms away Ross: The judge wouldn't let us get an annulment! Now we gotta get a divorce!! Did a Porsch throw up on you? Walks on. Joey: Hey! It's Porsche!! He's right y'know. [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Phoebe is being triple teamed.] Phoebe: Me taking care of you is no problem, huh? You guys feel safe. Right? Okay, I'm gonna take that spit bubble as, "Yeah, I do!" Okay, after I get rid of this dirty diaper Leslie, I'll set you up with a clean one. She throws it at the garbage without looking, misses, and knocks over a vase and flowers, which fall to the floor and break. Okay, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I just have to clean that up. Okay? 'Cause let's face it, we're at Monica's. She crawls over, disposes of the diaper, picks up the flowers, and the vase. I broke it. All right. Well, that's just the way that goes. She throws out both the flowers and the vase. Okay, good. She turns around and only counts two babies. Why are there only two of you? Where is Leslie? Well, you can't answer. She starts looking for her Leslie? Where are you Leslie? Leslie, now would be a good time for your first words! She turns around and finds that Leslie has managed to crawl into the bottom drawer of the TV cabinet. Well, look at you! Hey! You are a little bit mischievous! My gosh! She picks her up and notices a surprise is waiting in the drawer. Oh, you're a lot mischievous! Well, it'll dry. Closes the drawer with her foot. To Leslie Okay, you sit with your brother and sister now-who aren't there! They both have disappeared as well. [Time Lapse, the babies are finally asleep. Good for Phoebe! The only problem is, Monica's apartment looks like a tornado, a hurricane, a swarm of locusts, fire, brimstone, hail, and giant man-eating, radioactive ants have torn the place apart. Needless to say, it's messy enough to cause Monica to die of shock right away. Parents with small children know what I'm talking about.] Chandler: entering Hey! Phoebe: exhausted How do you feel? Chandler: Well, let's just say that Krog will be fully equipped to destroy the universe again in twelve to fourteen hours. Phoebe: Okay, so I totally took care of the babies all by myself! I fed 'em, bathed 'em, and put 'em to bed. Chandler: And protected them from a tornado? Monica enters and her jaw drops in horror. Monica: Oh my God. Phoebe: I know, the babies are asleep. Monica: Phoebe, what, what happened here?! Phoebe: I did it! I took care of the babies all by myself! Monica: But my apartment! Chandler: Was the setting of Phoebe's triumph. Monica: But the mess! Chandler: Is not as important as the fact that Phoebe took care of the babies all by herself. Monica: You're right, you're right I shouldn't freak out. 'Cause this is what will happen when you and I have babies! When will that be?! Chandler: pause Phoebe, would you take a look at this mess!!!! [Scene: Ross's apartment, Rachel is packing what she still has over there as Ross enters.] Rachel: deadpan Oh honey thank God you're home, I was getting worried. Ross: I picked up the divorce papers. Uh, I've already signed everything and I put little 'X's where you need to sign. Rachel: Oh, little 'X's! Great! That makes up for everything! Ross: Y'know, I-I-you've done a lot of stupid stuff too! Okay? Rachel: Oh, name one stupid thing that is as stupid as this one! Ross: Okay, how about you flew to London to stop my wedding! Ah, how about you told me you loved me after I was already married! Rachel: Hey! Wait a minute! That was different! I did those things because I was in love with you! Ross: Yeah! Right! Pause. Ross: You're right. That's very different. So let's, let's just sign the papers. All right? Sits down and Rachel keeps standing there. What? Rachel: Nothing. Sits down. Ross: Okay, can we just sign please? Rachel: Uh-hmm. Just as Rachel finishes signing her name, Ross yanks each page out of the way. Ross: Congratulations. Gets up to leave. Rachel: Okay Ross, we're-wait a minute. Umm, I uh, I kinda have a little confession. Ross: What? Rachel: Well, y'know this whole marriage thing, kinda my idea. Ross: Excuse me? Rachel: Well, remember how we were too drunk to remember anything the night we were married? Ross: Yeah? Rachel: And uh, yeah, I didn't really, I didn't want to say anything, but it kinda it just, it kinda kept coming back to me, and umm, remember we were in the casino and for some reason thought it would be funny to eat a lot of grapes. And uh, and I thought it would be funnier if we got married. So as a, as a compromise we decided first to get married, and then Ross joins in to eat a lot of grapes. So umm, sorry I got us into this mess. Ross: So then if-if-I mean if you think about it, this is all Pause. your fault. Rachel: Yeah, don't push it though. Ross: I've got to say; I know I divorce a lot of women, never thought I would be divorcing you. Rachel: I know. I always thought if you and I got married, it would be the one that stuck. And it wouldn't be a secret, and we wouldn't have our wedding dinner at Pizza Hut. They both laugh. Ross: Did I, did I even treat? Rachel: No, it was on the house, it was, it was a newlywed special. Ross: That may be the most depressing thing I've heard in my life. I should probably get these to my lawyer's office. Rachel: Hey, thanks Ross, for taking care of all of this. Ross: Eh, no problem. They hug. Rachel: I'm gonna need a copy of those. Ross: Totally. Exits. Ending Credits [Scene: The street, Joey is messing with a car cover and still wearing the Porsche stuff. This guy playing street football catches a pass next to the car cover Joey is fooling around with.] Joey: Hey! Hey! Be careful around my Porsche! Woman: the same one from before approaches Hi Joey. Joey: Hey! How you doin'? Woman: to her friend He has the most amazing Porsche under there! Joey: I'd love to show ya, but I just tucked her in. She's sleeping. The women both laugh Hey uh, would you two girls like to go for a drink? Just then the same guy with the football dives to make a catch, lands on the car cover, and collapses it. It turns out that Joey set up a bunch of boxes to make it look like a Porsche.

Rachel forces Ross to get the annulment, though he is still reluctant. As retribution for him lying to her, Rachel fills out the annulment paperwork saying Ross is gay, mentally unstable, and addicted to intravenous drugs. The judge (Conchata Ferrell) then disallows an annulment and rules they must obtain a divorce. Ross is miserable, but cheers up when Rachel confesses that getting married was her idea. Joey tries to impress girls by pretending to own a Porsche, whose owner left its keys in Central Perk. Phoebe recruits Monica and Chandler to help her babysit the triplets, but Monica takes Chandler to the emergency room when he swallows a toy gun, leaving Phoebe alone.

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Act 1 Scene 1 – KACL Frasier is doing the show and signs off for a commercial break. Roz comes into the booth. Frasier: This is Dr. Frasier Crane. We'll be right back after this. Roz: OK, after this spot we're gonna come back in 15 seconds, you do a station ID and then toss it to the news. I'll count you down. Frasier: That won't be necessary. I have a built in mental stopwatch. As a child playing "Hide and Go Seek" I was the only one who didn't need to say, "One Hippopotamus Two Hippopotamus." Roz: Frasier, I've heard you. You're always either talking into the news or running short. Frasier: I am not! Roz: [taking money out her pocket] I'll bet you 20 bucks you blow this one. Frasier: All right, you're on. Roz: [looking at the clock] No, you are. Roz runs back through to the booth. Frasier starts the show again. Frasier: Hello, we're back. This is Dr. Frasier Crane tuning in for our second hour on the "Dr. Frasier Crane Show." In our first hour we covered everything from anorexia to xenophobia. What will be next? As always of course that's entirely up to you. So stick around – the Doctor is in and he's listening. [Frasier finishes, proud with himself until he realises he's forgotten a part and tries to rush it in] Ooh, this is KACL 780 AM... The news cuts in over him and he throws down his headphones in disgust. By this time Kate Costas has walked into the studio. Kate: That was very smooth. Frasier: Thank you. Roz: [collecting her money off Frasier] Oh, let's see. “One Andrew Jackson, Two Andrew Jackson...” Kate: Look Frasier, I've been getting a lot of complaints from sponsors saying that their ads are getting buried in huge commercial blocks. Frasier: I see. Kate: So instead of having four blocks per hour we're going to have eight... Frasier starts to daydream about Kate and the time he was in the studio with her grappling on the desk. Kate continues to talk over his daydream. Kate: ...only they're only going to be half as long. I thought it might help you. And you want to stay on top, don't you, Frasier? ...Frasier? Frasier snaps out his daydream. Frasier: Of course, very much so, yes! Kate: Good. Kate leaves through one door whilst Roz comes in through the other. Roz: Frasier, what was that? Frasier: What was what? Roz: Call me crazy, but when you were talking to Kate you had this goofy little teenage look on your face. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you got a thing for her. Frasier: For Kate? Roz: Mmm-hmm. Look at you. You're flushed. Frasier: I had Mexican for lunch. It's not lust – it's a Chimichanga. Roz: Frasier, I'm sorry but I'm never wrong about these things. Frasier: Have you lost your mind? Roz: Look me in the eye and tell me I'm wrong. Frasier: [looking Roz in the eye] Roz, you're wrong. [he turns away at the last minute] Roz: Oh my God. I'm sitting on a powder-keg here. You've got a crush on Kate! Frasier: Stop it. Everybody knows you are the biggest gossip in the entire station. You'll be sworn to secrecy. Roz: I swear I won't tell anyone. Frasier: No, it doesn't count until you shake my hand. Frasier puts out his hand. Roz: [shaking his hand] Oh, all right. Frasier: Roz, Kate and I... Roz: Oh my God! Kate's "Dirty Girl"! Roz goes hysterical and tries to wrench her hand free, but Frasier won't let go of it. Roz: Kate is the woman you had s*x with on the air in this booth and you were calling "Dirty Girl"? Oh my God! I just need a minute. Frasier: Alright. Of course it happened months ago. Only a couple of times. Roz: Uh-huh. Frasier: Our relationship started out so antagonistic. Then suddenly it just spilled over into passion. Intense, romantic, exciting... Roz visualises the studio with Frasier and Kate. Kate is standing in front of Frasier looking at him. Frasier takes down his trousers and waddles towards Kate before falling flat on his face whilst trying to reach out to her. Frasier: ...the whole thing's over now, but Roz, you will say nothing, absolutely nothing... Roz? Roz? Roz snaps out her daydream looking slightly disturbed. Roz: Boy, I'll never do that again! [SCENE_BREAK] Scene 2 – Frasier's apartment Niles and Daphne are in the kitchen together. Daphne is grating a carrot whilst Niles looks on. Niles: I notice you're grating that carrot at a 45-degree angle. Does that enhance the flavour? Daphne: No, no. Just an old habit. Niles: Ah! And why exactly did you choose to grate carrots? Daphne: [getting annoyed] Because we have carrots! Niles: I hope you don't mind all the questions. It's just now that I'm separated I'm going to have to learn to cook for myself. Daphne: Quite alright. Tell you what. Why don't you grate while I put the chicken in? Daphne squeezes past Niles towards the oven. Niles enjoys the "experience." He then examines the grater. Niles: Thousands of little metal teeth able to tear the flesh right off your... Niles goes to grate the carrot but grates his finger instead. He pulls back in pain and knocks Daphne who drops one of the chickens, which was to go in the oven. Niles checks himself for blood. Niles: No, no, false alarm. Normally I bleed like the Russian royal Family, but not today. While he's been talking Daphne has picked up the chicken that was lying on the floor and put it back on the tray. She sticks a toothpick in it, which Niles notices. Niles: Interesting. You put a toothpick in that chicken. Now, is that to check when it's done? Daphne: No, no. I'm just marking which one is yours. Dr. Crane, would you mind setting the table? Niles: Oh, certainly. Just give a yell if there's anything else that you need to have grated. Daphne: You've done enough grating for one night! Niles walks through to the living room to see Martin sitting at the table writing. Niles: Writing a letter? Martin: [sarcastic] No, I'm writing my memoirs! Niles: I'll take that as a Yes. Martin: My old army buddy. Niles: [examining the letter over Martin's shoulder] You know that's the improper use of a hyphen. Martin: Somehow I don't think Maurie Dingman will mind. Niles: Then I'm sure he won't notice that missing comma and that run-on sentence. Although this is a particularly glaring error. It's best not to end a sentence with a preposition. Martin does some scoring out and writing in before handing the letter to Niles to be "marked". Niles examines the letter. Niles: Not to be technical, but "Off" is a preposition too! Frasier walks in. Frasier: Evening all. Niles: Good news. I have tickets for the symphony tomorrow night. Are you free? Frasier: Well, actually no. I have a date. Martin: With who? Frasier: Some woman I met at my accountant's. Martin: Yeah, when I was in the service – first thing I'd do when I hit a new port was go straight to an accountant and find out where the action was. Frasier: I must admit I'm having a little trouble working up my enthusiasm about it. It's not the woman's fault. It's just that I find myself preoccupied with somebody else right now. Well, frankly, it's gone a bit beyond preoccupation. I'm having fantasies about her all the time. Martin: Well there's nothing wrong with that. You know, when I first met your mother she was so upbeat and bouncy I used to fantasize about her wearing a skimpy little cheerleader's outfit, shaking her pom-poms... Frasier and Niles protest loudly for Martin to stop. Martin: Grow up you two! I'm just saying it's perfectly natural. I can't tell you the number of times I was on a stake-out in the cold picturing your mother in front of a warm fire wearing nothing but a... Frasier/Niles: DAD!!! Martin: Oh, I'm sorry. One day your mother and I went on a church picnic and the two of you came floating down the river in little wicker baskets! Niles: Was that so hard? Frasier: You know, I'm beginning to wonder if I have real feelings for this woman? I mean I think about her all the time. Daphne walks in from the kitchen. Daphne: Ooh this sounds interesting. Who are we talking about? Frasier: Kate from the office. Martin: Oh, "Dirty Girl." She seemed nice. Frasier: She is nice. Intelligent, accomplished. Daphne: Well, if you think so much of her why don't you ask her out? Frasier: Well, we agreed we wouldn't pursue things. Frankly, she hasn't given me any indication since that she's even had a second thought about me. Niles: Added to which, if Frasier did pursue her and she rejected him, he could hardly rationalise it by saying she doesn't know what she's missing. She would know exactly what she's missing - she just didn't miss it! Frasier: [staring daggers at Niles] Thank you, Niles! Daphne: You can't let fear of rejection stop you Dr. Crane. Frasier: Well, you know Daphne, it's just not that easy really. Maybe I'm letting this romantic fantasy run away with me. Truth is we don't really know each other very well and, if she did reject me, I'd end up going to work every day feeling like a fool. Martin: [sniffing the air] Hey, am I getting a whiff of chicken here? Frasier: [annoyed] Oh fine Dad! Frankly I've had enough of you and your adolescent wisecracks. I am not "chicken." I am just merely hesitant. I will ask her out tomorrow. Fine. I hope that makes you happy! [he storms out the living room] Martin: I just thought I smelled dinner! [SCENE_BREAK] THE CITY WITH BROAD, BARE SHOULDERS Scene 3 – KACL Kate is standing, waiting for the elevator. Frasier joins her. Frasier: Oh Kate. Hi. There you are. I wanted to talk with you. Kate: I'm just going down to the Billing department. Frasier: I'll ride along with you. [both get in the elevator] You know, it seems every time we speak lately the conversation always leads to ratings, commercials, demographics... As Frasier continues to talk, Kate starts to daydream about grappling with Frasier on a bed. Frasier: ...hirings and firings, promotions, demotions, the odd skirmish over the expense account. It just seems all so dry and impersonal. [looks at the control panel] Did I hit the right button? Kate: Oh, yes! [snaps out of it] Yes. Yeah. You did. You did. You hit the right button. I'm sorry – I've got a lot on my mind. Frasier: Yeah, so do I. Kate I wanted to ask you Kate: Frasier, I'm leaving KACL. I'm moving to Chicago. Frasier: What? Kate: Yeah. I'm taking over a station there. In fact I'm going out on the "Redeye" tonight. I thought, given our history, I should tell you first. Frasier: [shocked] Well, I'm at a loss for words. Kate: Wouldn't you know it – on the day I'm leaving? The lift stops and Kate gets out. Frasier: Well congratulations. This is a big step for you. Kate: Thanks. Boy, this was not an easy decision believe me. You never know if you're leaving a place too soon. Frasier: All I know is that for the time you've been here I've certainly enjoyed having you. [Frasier realises what he just said and tries to apologise] Having you... Kate: I know. I guess this is goodbye. Frasier: I suppose so. Goodbye, Kate. They go to kiss but are interrupted and pull back. Kate heads off, leaving Frasier looking sad in the elevator. End of Act 1 Act 2 Scene 1 – Frasier's apartment Frasier is adjusting his shirt and tie for his date. Daphne is sitting at the table. Daphne: My. Don't you look dashing? Frasier: Thank you. Daphne: So, tell me about this woman you're going out with. Frasier: Well, her name's Donna. She's an art director. Or a park director – I forget. Daphne: Look, I know you're upset about Kate leaving but cheer up. There's nothing quite as exciting as a first date. All those questions you ask. "What's your favourite food?" "What's your favourite colour?" "If you were to come back as an animal, what sort of animal would you be?" If she were to ask you that one, what would you say? Frasier: "Cheque please" comes to mind! The phone rings and Martin picks up. Martin: Hello? Niles, no one was mean to you last night. No, if you want to come over, that's great. Yeah, we'd love to see you. OK. Bye. The doorbell goes and Frasier answers. It's Niles. Frasier: Hey Niles. Martin: No traffic? Niles: Dad, you sounded lonely so I rented some movies. Martin: Oh, didn't you know the VCR is broken? Niles: No subtitles this time! Martin: Oh, that's right, I got it fixed. What'd you bring? Niles: I have "The Way We Were" and a classic, "Casablanca." Daphne: Oh, I just love that movie. Is there any more heartbreaking moment in all of film than when Humphrey Bogart tells Ingrid Bergman to get on that plane with Victor Laszlow even though Bogey loves her? What an ending! Niles: Well, there goes my need to finally see that one. Frasier: He cares deeply for her and yet he lets her go. Wonder why Bogey did that? Niles: Why don't we put the movie in and find out? Daphne: Because Laszlow needed her by his side to fight the Nazis. Martin: Forget the Nazis. No man in his right mind would give up Ingrid Bergman. By now Niles has both fingers in his ears trying to drown out the conversation. Daphne: Oh sure! Sacrifice the entire free world for a little Swedish meatball? Martin: Look, I don't like Nazis any more than the next guy but what's Ingrid going to do with Laszlow? Daphne: You're missing the point. What makes the movie so romantic is seeing Bogey go from a cynical playboy to a noble self- sacrificing patriot. Niles: [throwing the videotape away in disgust] Oh why don't you just put on some trenchcoats and act it out? Daphne: I'm telling you, if you're in his shoes you've only got one choice. Martin: I'll say you do. You get the hell down to the airport and tell her to get off the plane. Daphne: She's going to Lisbon to fight the Nazis! Frasier: [grabbing his raincoat and heading for the door] No, she's not. She's going to Chicago to turn a Country & Western station into an all-talk format. Martin: Where are you going? Frasier: To stop Kate from getting on that plane! Martin: Well your date's gonna be here in a minute. What are we supposed to tell her? Frasier: Oh, I don't know. Tell her I'm visiting a sick friend or something. Better yet – just tell her the truth. Sometimes two people just aren't meant to be together. Daphne: Ooh – it's just like Redford and Streisand at the end of "The Way We Were." Niles: [throwing the second videotape away] And that's another one down. [SCENE_BREAK] Scene 2 – Kate's Apartment Frasier knocks on Kate's door and she answers. Kate: Frasier! Frasier: Don't say anything. Just listen. Kate, this afternoon I wanted to say something to you but when I found out you were leaving I held back. Well, I'm not holding back any more. I can't stop thinking about you. Not just about the times we made love but about the possibility that we might have a future together. Now if there's any part of you that wonders the same thing about me, we owe it to ourselves to see it through. You see, if you get on that plane tonight you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of our lives. Anyway I think I made my point. What do you think? A man Tony walks up from behind Kate from in the apartment. Tony: Kate! Frasier: [surprised] More importantly, what do you think? Frasier skulks away. [SCENE_BREAK] Scene 3 – Frasier's Apartment Niles, Daphne, Martin and Donna Frasier's date are all sitting watching Niles’s videos. Martin: Aw, for God's sake, you've been bawling the whole movie. Niles: I have not – my eyes just itch! Frasier walks in. Frasier: Well, it turns out Bogey was right to let her go. Martin: Frasier, what are you doing here? Look, Donna stayed to watch “Casablanca” with us. Frasier: Donna, hi. Donna: Hello, Frasier. How's your friend? Martin: In the hospital? Frasier: Oh, he's doing much better actually. They're thinking of sending him home tomorrow. Donna: After a heart transplant? Frasier: Well, he's with an HMO! So... er... what do you say we have that dinner? Donna: Great, I'll just grab my coat. Donna goes off to get her coat. The doorbell goes and Frasier answers. It is Kate. Frasier: Kate! Kate: OK; now you listen to me. I was so touched by what you just said at my apartment. You said everything that I've wanted to say to you for the last two months. Tony's just a guy that I went out with a couple of times. He just came over to say goodbye to me before I went to the airport. When you saw him you just looked so hurt... Donna appears from behind Frasier. Donna: You had a date with her tonight too? Kate: ...but apparently you rebounded! I'm sorry. I thought you were sincere. [heading off towards the elevator] Hold the elevator! Frasier: Kate! I was, Kate! This woman means nothing to me. Donna: Thanks a lot! Frasier: Oh, I'm sorry, Donna. I'm truly sorry. It was very inconsiderate, but that woman means a great deal to me. I'm sure you'll hate me, but I just gotta do what I gotta do. Frasier heads out after Kate leaving Donna in the apartment. Martin: I'm really sorry about this. Daphne: Why don't you stay and watch the end of the movie. Donna: Thank you, but I've spent quite enough time in this house tonight. Donna leaves angrily and meets Frasier standing outside the elevator. Frasier: Well... this is lucky. We can ride down together. [SCENE_BREAK] Scene 4 – The Airport Frasier rushes into the departure lounge where Kate is waiting. Frasier: Kate! Kate: Frasier! [she hugs Frasier] Frasier: Oh my God. I know you're upset. I don't even care about that woman. She's just a blind date I didn't even want to go on. I wanted to be with you tonight. Kate: I know. I overreacted. I've been standing here for a half an hour hoping you'd come. I never thought you'd come. Frasier: I can't believe I waited so long when all I had to do was say something. Kate: Listen, it's not your fault. I could have said something. Frasier: [kisses her] Well it doesn't matter. We're together now. Attendant: Your boarding pass, please? Frasier: [letting people go ahead in the queue] Go ahead. Go ahead. [to Kate] Couldn't you just stay one more night? Just call them. Tell them you'll come in tomorrow. Kate: I can't. I can't. I have a board meeting in the morning. Frasier: Oh damn. All right I'll call you. Where are you staying? Kate: I'm staying at The Drake. But, you know what? I'll call you. I'll call you the minute I get in. Attendant: Ma'am, we're closing the doors. Kate: Goodbye Frasier: Goodbye. I'll miss you. Kate: I'll miss you. Frasier and Kate kiss goodbye and Kate heads off to the plane. As she closes the door behind her a message comes over the Loudspeaker. Attendant: Ladies and Gentlemen. I just spoke with our captain and we're having a little technical snag. So Flight 487 to Chicago will be delayed indefinitely. Kate comes back out the door and rushes into Frasier's arms. Kate: I missed you! Frasier: I missed you too! The minute that door closed I started praying for something bad to happen to your plane. Kate: It's just like fate – like somebody's willing us to get together. Frasier: I felt that way since the moment I met you. Kate: Me too. Why don't you come with me tonight? Frasier: I gotta work. I could come out next weekend. Kate: Oh, yeah. Oh, great. You know what, you can meet my twin sister. She lives in Chicago. Frasier: You've got a twin? Kate: Yes. Frasier: Wow. You know there's so much we don't know about each other. Kate: Well, ask me. Ask me anything. Frasier: Er... oh, I know. What's your favourite colour? Kate: Blue. What's yours? Frasier: Arctic silver. It's available on all the big BMW's. Kate: Where's your favorite city? Frasier: Paris! Museum? Kate: The Prada! Musical? Frasier: Candide! Yours? Kate: Cats! Frasier forces a smile but doesn't look too impressed. Frasier: Really? Kate: Well I love cats. I have a cat. Would you like to meet Louie? [she points down towards the cat box she has with her] Frasier: No, no. Allergies. Allergies. Cats. Not really much of a pet person. Kate: Oh, really? Oh, no. All right, we'll work around that. You Know, what we can do when you come out? We can go jogging around the lake. Oh Frasier, the lake is so beautiful. Do you ever jog? Frasier: Once. In a dark parking lot. When a truck backfired. Kate: Oh, all right. We can do something that you like. What do you like? What do you like? Frasier: Well, we could go antiquing. Kate: You know what? I'm not one of those people for whom "antique" is a verb. Frasier: Ah! Well, this is all good. The contrasts between us will make our relationship more vibrant. Kate: Vive la difference! They both laugh nervously. Suddenly Frasier starts sneezing. Kate: [pointing at the cat box] Louie's getting to you, isn't he? Frasier: No, no. It's all right. Kate: Well, you know, if this is really gonna be a problem there's a shot. Frasier: Yes – and I understand they're completely humane! [Kate stares at him in horror] Oh, you meant an allergy shot, didn't you? [SCENE_BREAK] Scene 5 – Still in the airport Frasier is sneezing uncontrollably. Kate looks on. Kate: I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Frasier. I'm just afraid that if I move Louie any further away they're gonna think he's a bomb! Frasier: It's all right. It's all right. So... er... you were saying that you love animals? Kate: Oh yeah. I think that's one of the main things that motivates me to work so hard. I've always had this dream to get a ranch in Montana – you know? To ski in the morning and ride horses in the afternoon? I just always wanted to raise horses. Frasier: Wow, life on a ranch raising horses. I always pictured myself in a penthouse raising children. Kate: You still want more children then? Frasier: Yes. You like kids? Kate: Oh yeah. I love kids. I don't see myself mothering one, though. Frasier and Kate both look downhearted as they realise they're not suited. Kate: [heading for the desk] You know, just to be on the safe side let me just check to see if there's another flight? Frasier: Yeah, it couldn't hurt. Kate: Excuse me – is there another flight to Chicago tonight? Attendant: Not until morning. Frasier: How about on another airline? Attendant: [checking the computer] American has one connecting through Atlanta leaving in 10 minutes. Kate: Atlanta's good. That's a hub. Attendant: Yeah, but they're way on the other side of the airport! Kate: Oh damn. I'll never get there. Frasier: [noticing an electronic buggy nearby] Look Kate – fate to the rescue once again. [speaking to the driver as they both get on] Sir – this woman has to get across the terminal post-haste. Driver: Hey pal, this'll go a lot faster with just one person. Frasier: Good point. [kisses Kate goodbye] Bye. [realises they are never going to see each other again] Pity, though! Kate: Isn't it? Frasier is left standing in the departure lounge and notices Louie still in the cat box sitting there. He picks up Louie and heads out the lounge. Frasier: Well, Louie. This looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. End of Act 2 [SCENE_BREAK] Niles, Daphne, Martin and Eddie are still in the apartment. Niles is watching the video whilst Martin and Eddie are asleep and Daphne is asleep on his shoulder. Niles tries to reach out for his drink but is restricted by Eddie on his lap and Daphne on his shoulder. He leans forward, trying no to wake Daphne, but ends up spilling the drink all over the carpet.

Roz gets Frasier to reveal the identity of "dirty girl", with whom he had an affair that was accidentally broadcast live on KACL . Frasier finds himself thinking about Kate constantly, and wondering if they made the right decision not to pursue any relationship. Daphne encourages him not to let fear of rejection get in his way, but just as Frasier is on the point of broaching the subject with Kate at work, she announces that she is moving to Chicago that night to start a new job. They say goodbye and that seems to be the end, but Niles decides to call around later that day with a video of Casablanca , and the ensuing conversation starts Frasier thinking again.

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[N.B. This episode originally had a subplot about Daphne trying to expand her physical therapy clientele, featuring actress Ana Gasteyer as a physical therapist observing the techniques Daphne used with Martin. Director David Lee later said the subplot hadn't turned out as well as hoped, so the subplot was scrapped. Gasteyer returned to play housekeeper Trish Haney in [10.07] "Bristle While You Work," which was filmed after this episode.] [Act 1 Scene 1 -Frasier's Apartment Martin is lying prone on a gurney. Daphne massages his hip.] Martin: Ow! All right, all right, I'll talk! Just make the pain stop. Daphne: Oh, shut up. I'm just trying to get the blood flowing. Martin: Oh, more like make me hemorrhage. Daphne: Don't tempt me. Martin: Oh, God, you broke something! Daphne: Too bad it wasn't your bloody pie hole! There, we're done, you big baby. Martin: [genuinely disappointed] What, already? [rising] Oh, that felt great! Oh! I feel like a new man. I love your new table. Daphne: Oh, you're sweet. Can I make you a sandwich? Martin: Oh, that'd be great. Yeah. Oh, by the way, Daph, you know, they're showing the first-ever episode of Rockford today. If you're really serious about becoming an American citizen, maybe you ought to watch it. [Martin sits in his chair. Frasier and Niles enter. Frasier is holding an envelope.] Niles: Well, now you've opened it. That's mail theft. Frasier: Nonsense. Martin: What's going on? Frasier: Nothing. Just another piece of Cam Winston's mail has found its way into our box. It's been happening a lot since we switched mailboxes. Even after I gave the postman a stern lecture. Martin: Especially after. Frasier: Anyway, it was an honest mistake. Cam and I are on all the same mailing lists, and I'm sure mine is in his box. Besides, it's nothing personal, look, it's just an announcement for some place called La Porte d'Argent. Martin: Probably just another froufrou restaurant or froufrou clothing store. Frasier: No, no, no, this is not "froufrou," Dad, as evidenced by the manly scent of balsam. Niles: [taking the letter and sniffing] Hmm. Frasier: They obviously deal with a very upscale clientele. Niles: Hmm. Oh! La Porte d'Argent! Someone at the racquet club was talking about this. It's very, very exclusive. Frasier: [excitedly] Yes? Niles: That's all I know. Some ill-mannered person started up his blow dryer before I could hear any more. Daphne: [entering from the kitchen with Martin's sandwich] Hello! Niles: Oh, Daphne, Daphne! Did I get one of these [holding up the announcement] in the mail today? Daphne: No, I don't think so. Frasier: [grabbing the announcement] Poor Niles. Daphne: What's this about? Martin: Oh, they're all worked up about some smelly invitation Frasier stole to some place they never heard of. Daphne: [unsurprised] Oh. Frasier: Yes, but that's what's so intriguing, Dad, that there exists an exclusive place in Seattle that neither of us knows about. [Niles picks up the phone and starts dialing.] Niles: [rising] It could be an art gallery, or a new haberdashery. Martin: Or an Italian shoelace boutique. [Daphne laughs at this.] Niles: What's happening? Frasier: It's a machine. It's asking me to enter my six-digit access code. What'll I do? Martin: Why don't you just punch in whatever keys spell out "SNOBBY"? [Frasier glares at him.] Niles: You know, it might be worth a try. [Frasier punches it in, listens, then grimaces.] Frasier: Oh, denied! Niles: Oh! The allure of the Porte D'Argent has increased tenfold! Frasier: All right, here's our plan. We go to the university computer lab, bribe some hungry hacker, and, once we've tapped into their mainframe, La Porte D'Argent will give up her sweet secret like a blushing bride on her wedding night! Martin: Why don't you just go down there and ask them what they do? [Frasier and Niles look taken aback.] Frasier: All right, Dad, that's a "Plan B". [SCENE_BREAK] PLAN B Scene 2 - La Porte D'Argente [Fade in. Frasier comes into the reception area, admires the stylish decor and then goes to the front desk.] Frasier: Hello. Uh, is this La Porte D'Argent? Receptionist: Yes, it is. Frasier: Ah, good. Say, someone was asking me earlier today about La Porte D'Argent, and I had a difficult time characterizing it. What would you tell him? Receptionist: We try to discourage word of mouth. Frasier: That's exactly what I said. So, well, I'm here to take advantage of your offer. [He hands the invitation over.] Receptionist: Sure. Can I have your name, please? Frasier: Yes. Frasier Crane. Receptionist: [typing it into the computer] I'm not finding you. Frasier: Try Doctor Frasier Crane. Perhaps you've heard my popular radio show. Receptionist: I'm not really a radio person. I'm sorry Dr. Crane, you're not on the list, I can't let you in. Frasier: But I have an invitation. Receptionist: Yes, but you're not on the list. Frasier: Yes, but I do have an invitation! Receptionist: But you aren't on the LIST. Frasier: Yes, well, if I was on the list, I wouldn't need an invitation, I'd just say "I'm on the list." Therefore, the invitation supercedes the list. Receptionist: No, invitations are given out only to those on the list. Frasier: Ah-ha. But you do concede that I do have a valid invitation? Receptionist: Yes. Frasier: Then it naturally follows that I would be on the list. Receptionist: But you're not. Frasier: Then how did I GET the invitation? Receptionist: I really don't know. You could have stolen it... [He returns to his work. Niles comes into the reception area.] Frasier: Are you accusing me of deception? [He notices Niles.] Frasier: Cam! Cam Winston! There you are. [He gestures Niles over.] Niles: [in a deep voice] Hello, Frasier. Frasier: You know, while I was waiting for you, I decided to test the mettle of this young man. I'm pleased to report that he follows the rules of La Porte D'Argent to the letter. [He and Niles laugh heartily.] Frasier: Anyway, I am a guest of Mr. Cam Winston's here. He told me to meet him here, gave me the invitation and here I am. Niles: Yes, I'm Cam Winston and he's my guest and I asked him to meet me here. [The receptionist checks his records, then hands folders across to them.] Receptionist: Here you are, Mr. Winston. Welcome to La Porte D'Argent. Frasier: Ah, thank you. Receptionist: I hope you both enjoy your stay. Take a moment to look over our services and I'll be back in just a moment. [He heads through a silver door and the boys look over the folders.] Frasier: [excited] Niles, it's a day spa! Niles: [still in a deep voice] Good gravy, this is fantastic! Frasier: Would you stop talking like that? That's the worst impersonation of Cam Winston I've ever heard. Niles: You've heard another one? Frasier: Of course not. Niles: Then it's the best! [They take seats.] Frasier: Now you're stuck talking like that all day. [The receptionist comes back out. Niles and Frasier rise and he holds out cards to them.] Receptionist: Here are your keys, gentlemen. Your estheticians will be with you shortly. Frasier: Thank you. Niles: [booming] Thank you. [He clears his throat and talks normally.] Niles: Thank you. Oh, I've been waiting for that all morning. [Frasier gives him a dry look as the receptionist leaves again. They return to their seats and look over their choices.] Frasier: Oh, Niles, the arovetic massage sounds splendid: two therapists at once, using hot stones and a blend of essential oils personally created for your dosha. Niles: I think I'll have the aromatherapy Swedish. Frasier: Oh, Niles, look at this bounty! Take a risk, be a man! Niles: [looking at the folder again] The chardonnay/rose hip salt glow? Frasier: Now that's more like it. [An attendant comes out and hands them bundles with robes and sandals.] Niles: Hello. Frasier: Lovely. Attendant: Right this way. [She leads them off.] Niles: Frasier, Frasier! River rocks and a stalk of wheat! Frasier: Ooh. [They follow the young lady through the door. Fade out.] AFTER THE RUBBIN' Scene 3 - La Porte D'Argent [Fade in. Frasier and Niles are putting their jackets back on after their therapies.] Niles: I knew it was going to be good, but I had no idea it would be this good! I feel like I've been rubbed by angels. Frasier: Niles, I just wish you had tried the vusattasen aqua-treatment. I feel as if I'd had a rebirthing experience. I've never felt better in my life. Niles: I'm so polished my entire body is squeaking. [He shifts. They step up to check out.] Frasier: Hello. Clerk: How was everything? Niles: Heaven. Frasier: Nirvana. Clerk: I'm so glad. Now, this is a breakdown of your services. [She hands them bills and they choke slightly upon reading them.] Frasier: Nirvana ain't cheap. Well, it's worth it, I suppose. What do you say we make this a standing appointment, Niles? Niles: Well, I think we owe it to ourselves. Frasier: Yes. Clerk: I'd be happy to set that up. Now, I've also put together a personal La Porte D'Argent product system for each of you, based on the recommendations of your estheticians. [She hands them bags and they gasp in delight at the contents. Frasier tries a mist spray.] Frasier: Oh, Niles, this smells great. Try that. Clerk: Ah, the mid-afternoon anti-stress spritz. Niles: [studying something] I've never even heard of eyelash conditioner. Frasier: Ah, hence the brittle lashes. [Niles brushes some on, then notices a man going through a gold door.] Niles: Say, isn't that Senator Ogden? Frasier: It is! Oh, Niles, this just gets better and better. Balanced skin and social advancement all in one setting. I'm going to go say hello. [He heads over, but the Senator has already gone through. Frasier presses on the door.] Clerk: I'm sorry. That area is restricted to our gold level members. Niles: You have a gold level? How do you get in? Clerk: You'd have to be on the list. Frasier: Well, we ARE on the list. Clerk: The GOLD list. Frasier: This is absurd! I am a member of every exclusive club in this entire town. You must have a reciprocal membership with one of them. Clerk: I'm sorry. But you're more than welcome to enjoy the many amenities of the silver level. Frasier: And just how are we supposed to enjoy this!? [He angrily sprays the anti-stress spritz in his face.] Frasier: And this isn't working! [He stands there fuming as Niles applies more eyelash conditioner. Fade out.] End of Act 1 Act 2 Scene 1 - Frasier's Apartment [Fade in. Martin is in his chair and Daphne is on the couch, watching TV.] Daphne: You never told me Rockford was Maverick. Martin: Well, technically he isn't Maverick in this, he's Rockford. Even though we all know he's secretly Maverick. Daphne: I can see why you like this show. Martin: Yeah, what's not to like? Solving crimes, pretty girls, car chases... Daphne: Leisure suits. Martin: Yeah. Daphne: Rockford's dad reminds me of you. Martin: [brow furrowing] What are you talkin' about? Daphne: Rockford's dad. You're just like him: cranky but loveable. Martin: The hell I am! I'm like Rockford. Daphne: How'd you get that? Martin: Well, come on: he solves crimes, I solved crimes. We're both in tune with the beat of the street. He's the kind of guy that men want to be and women want to be with. When this show first came out, everybody used to say I was like Rockford. Daphne: I'm sorry, I don't see it. You still remind me of his dad. Martin: Rocky? But he's old. [realizing the implication] Oh, I see. Daphne: I didn't mean that. I just meant there's something about him that reminds me of you. Martin: His oldness? Daphne: Oh, stop it! If you want to be Rockford, you can be Rockford, I don't care. Martin: Fine, then let's just watch it. [They watch for a few moment, Martin quietly stewing. Then he grabs the remote and turns off the TV.] Martin: I don't want to watch this anymore. Congratulations, you ruined Rockford for me. [Frasier and Niles come in the front door.] Niles: I had a nagging feeling the whole time they were holding something back on purpose. Frasier: "Blended for your dosha," indeed! They wouldn't know my dosha if they fell over it! Daphne: So what kind of hoity toity place did it end up being? [Frasier paces around as Niles goes to get sherry.] Frasier: It was a hell-hole! They had the nerve to call it a day spa, when it's nothing more than a mere front for a bona fide luxury spa which taunts those kept at bay outside its golden door! Martin: If you didn't go in, how do you know it's better? Frasier: It had to be! The door was gold, ours was only silver. Gold is better than silver. [He sits down as Niles brings sherries over.] Niles: [muttering] Stupid silver. [He hands Frasier his sherry as Daphne rises and gives him a hug.] Daphne: Well, you'll always be in my exclusive club, honey. Niles: Oh, thanks. And that's all I need. [He sits next to Frasier.] Niles: There must be somebody who can get us in. Frasier: Let's go comb our Rolodexes! [They both rise.] Niles: Yes, there has to be a way out of the slum they call the silver room. [Frasier heads to his room as Niles goes out the front.] Niles: Why do I keep squeaking!? [He closes the door behind him. Fade out.] Scene 2 - Cafe Nervosa [Fade in. Frasier is sitting at a table. Roz comes in.] Roz: Hey, Frasier. Wait 'til you see this. It is so cool. [She sits down.] Frasier: Really? Well, I could use something to balm my wounds. Painful as it is, I've come to accept that I shall never pass through that spa's gold door. Roz: Anyway, I was filing your new head shot... Frasier: Yes? Roz: And I started looking at your old ones, I went back to when you first started? [She holds up a stack of photos and quickly flips through them, laughing. Frasier gets a sour look on his face as she does it again.] Roz: Woo. Frasier: What am I looking at? Roz: Oh, it's like an animation of your hairline receding. Isn't that great? Okay, wait now, here's the good part: [she flips them the other way] it's growing back! Receding... growing back. Frasier: Yes, yes, all right Roz, that's enough! All right! [He grabs at the photos to stop her. Niles comes in.] Roz: Oh, don't be so sensitive. Niles: Hi. Roz: Hi. Frasier: Oh, Niles, no good news, I suppose. Niles: I've had no luck getting us into the gold level. Roz: Are you guys really this bent out of shape over that gold spa? Frasier: Yes! Roz: Why can't you be happy with the silver one? Niles: Gold is better. Roz: Bull! The only reason why you want to go there is because you can't! Frasier: We saw a senator go in there. A senator! We elected him, he works for us! How is it fair that our employee is admitted while we are shunted off to the icy depths of silver level?! Roz: It's a spa! How much better could it be? I mean, are they gonna carry you around like a sultan? You gonna be massaged by supermodels? And what if you do get through the gold door? What next, the diamond door? And after that a titanium door! And after that a plutonium door! Niles: Oh, that's ridiculous. Plutonium's radioactive, no one's going to make a door out of it. Frasier: Although Roz does make a point, Niles. What kind of fantasy are we chasing? [He sighs.] Roz: See? I'm right. Frasier: Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just imagining supermodels with that crook Senator Ogden. Roz: It was Senator Ogden? [laughing] I know him. Niles: You do? Roz: Yeah, he really owes me one, too. Want me to give him a call? Frasier: Would you? Absolutely! Niles: How do you know Senator Ogden? Roz: Well, I knew him a few years ago when his marriage was on the rocks. We kept it very hush-hush. Thank God I knew CPR. [The brothers sit, digesting this. Fade out.] Scene 3 - Frasier's Apartment [Fade in. Daphne is on the couch, thumbing through TV Guide. Martin is in his chair.] Daphne: Rockford's on. Martin: Not interested. Daphne: Oh, come on, it looks like a good one. Tom Seleck's in it. Martin: Oh, those are good. Not that I care. Daphne: You know, I caught a few episodes at home, and I see the resemblance between you and a young Jim Rockford. Martin: No you don't. Daphne: Yes I do. No one gives him credit when he has a good idea. He likes to drive a little too fast... Martin: He has my chin! He knows how to work the system and the babes love him. Daphne: Yes they do. So what do you say? Martin: Oh, okay, why not? [He turns on the TV.] Martin: Ah, this is good. Sorry I got so worked up. Daphne: Oh, you can't help it. You've got principles, like Rockford. Martin: Okay, let's not lay it on too thick. Oh, and look at that. Malibu, California. FYI, those mountains you see in the background are the same ones you see at the beginning of MASH. Daphne: Oh, I love MASH. Whenever I watch it, I think of you. Serving in Korea all those years ago, just like Colonel Potter. [Martin lets this sink in, then grabs the remote and shuts off the TV.] Martin: That's it, go home. Daphne: Why? Martin: Colonel Potter was old when he did Dragnet! Daphne: Colonel Potter, that funny young doctor that used to mix martinis in his tent? Martin: Oh, you're thinking of Hawkeye. Daphne: Yes, that's who I meant. [Martin gives her a calculating look, while she looks back innocently. He reaches for the remote again.] Martin: Okay. [He turns the TV back on and settles down happily. Daphne sits back with a wide-eyed, sarcastic look at his willingness to go along.] [SCENE_BREAK] Scene 4 - La Porte D'Argent [Fade in. It is a plant-filled room with the sounds of running water and birds. A woman wheels Niles in on a gurney. He is wrapped up like a mummy and has a facial and cucumber slices on his eyes.] Attendant: I've taken you to the relaxation grotto. We'll just let the wrap and your orange honey-butter mask soothe you while you listen to the healing sounds of the Javanese rain forest, okay? Niles: [murmuring sleepily] Okay. [She leaves him and passes Frasier as he comes in. Blinking and shuffling in his robe, he runs into a potted tree.] Frasier: Oh, excuse me. Niles: Frasier? Frasier, is that you? Frasier: Niles. Niles: What? Frasier: I just had a, a color therapy treatment, my eyes haven't readjusted yet. They sent me in here to relax. Niles: I'm letting my orange honey-butter mask set. [They both sigh contentedly. Frasier sits down.] Frasier: Roz was so wrong. Completely wrong. Oh, there. My eyes are better. Oh, Niles, you should see this place. Niles: Be my eyes, Frasier. Frasier: [rising] Well, it's just paradise. From the rare exotic orchids, to the trompe l'oeil sky, to the perfectly bubbled stream, to the... [He stands there, stunned at what he sees.] Niles: To the what? Frasier: There's a platinum door. Niles: Platinum? Are you sure? Frasier: Yes! Niles: Is it guarded? Frasier: No! It's just brazenly standing there! Niles: Then rip the cucumbers from my eyes and let's go! Frasier: Right! [He takes the slices off Niles' eyes and helps him sit up.] Frasier: Niles! What are we doing? [He lets Niles fall back onto the gurney.] Niles: Oh. Frasier: This is exactly what Roz said! Niles: No! Roz said, "diamond door"! [He throws his legs over the side and manages to sit up, only to fall down the other way.] [N.B. During the filming of this scene, David Hyde Pierce fell off the gurney and hit his head on the floor. He had to be rushed to the hospital, but no major injuries were reported.] Frasier: Niles, this is heaven, right here and now! Why do we have think about someplace else? Niles: This is only heaven to the people that can't get into the real heaven. The platinum heaven. Frasier: Niles, why can't we be happy? Why must we allow the thought of something that at this point can only be incrementally better ruin what is here and now? Niles: I don't know. Let's figure it out on the other side! [He heaves himself upright again, only to fall to the other side once more.] Frasier: No! I am through chasing the eternal carrot. Whatever is behind that door shall remain behind that door, unseen! [Niles thrashes again, finally managing to get up off the gurney.] Niles: Stay if you want, I have to know! [He starts towards the door, but since he is wrapped down to the ankles, he can only take four inch steps. Nonetheless, he shuffles rapidly and heads for the door.] Frasier: Oh for God's sake, you can't even walk, you ninny! All right, all right, I will go, just to take a peek. [He heads for the door as an attendant comes into the grotto behind them to change the water pitcher.] Attendant: I'm sorry. Sir? You're not allowed through there. Please remain in the relaxation grotto. [He heads out. Frasier stands there, outraged.] Frasier: "Please remain... in the relaxation grotto"? [Niles is heartbroken and almost sobbing.] Frasier: Have crueler words ever been spoken? Well, that's it. I am determined to see where they think I don't belong! Niles: Take me with you! [Frasier strides over, wraps his arms around Niles, lifts him up and carries him to the door. He then kicks it open with his foot and sunlight streams into the room. They gasp in delight.] Frasier: Niles! Healing warmth and light! It must be a magnificent solarium! Niles: Goodbye sweet and edible facials, hello radiant life-giving sun! [Frasier carries him through the door. Cut to - the other side of the door as the come through it, blinking in the light, letting the door close behind them.] Niles: It's beautiful, it's beautiful! Frasier: Yes! This is where we belong. [The shot pulls back to show that, rather than a solarium, they are in an alley behind the building, next to a trash dumpster.] Niles: Do you smell garbage? Frasier: Oh dear, Niles. I don't think this is part of the spa! [Leaving Niles propped against the dumpster he pounds on the door.] Frasier: Hello! Hello! Anyone in the relaxation grotto! Niles: Frasier, look at all those bees. Frasier: Bees?! Niles! Our sweet and edible facials! Run! [He takes off down the alley. Niles, still wrapped can only desperately shuffle after him. Fade out.] [SCENE_BREAK] Roz is at Cafe Nervosa with Senator Ogden. She shows him the flip book of photos with Frasier's receding hair line. They both laugh. After a moment, though, the senator clutches his chest and falls to the floor. Everyone rushes over while Roz, a frustrated look on her face, gets down to give him CPR again.

Owing to an item of misdirected mail, Frasier learns of a very exclusive new spa in Seattle called La Porte d'Argent . When he discovers that membership is strictly by invitation only, he persuades Niles to masquerade as Cam Winston (whose name is on the list) so they can get past the receptionist. Once inside, they find the service expensive but excellent, and are quite contented until they discover that there is an even more exclusive gold membership. Roz calls in a favor to get the brothers admitted, and they enjoy the luxurious pampering - until they notice yet another door, this one completely unguarded. Believing it to be the entrance to an even higher level of membership, they sneak through only to find themselves locked out of the spa in its garbage-strewn back alley. At the same time, Martin and Daphne are struggling to bond after she became his daughter-in-law, finding a common fondness of old television shows like M*A*S*H .

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2.02 - Hammers and Veils OPEN AT LORELAI'S HOUSE [Rory is on the couch in the living room as Lorelai calls her from upstairs.] LORELAI: Rory! RORY: Living room! [Lorelai comes down the steps wearing a newspaper veil on her head.] LORELAI: I need your advice on something. What do you think? RORY: Huh. LORELAI: Not good? RORY: I'm not sure. Have you tried the Arts and Leisure section? LORELAI: I need you to be serious. RORY: You are wearing a newspaper on your head. LORELAI: I know. RORY: And you need me to be serious? LORELAI: I am trying to figure out veil lengths here. RORY: Oh, well sure. LORELAI: See, I kind of like this shoulder length kind of semi-poofy thing like this. RORY: Mm hmm. LORELAI: But there's also a longer one that might be interesting. RORY: Longer, sure. LORELAI: And then there's the full on Diana. RORY: Right, right. LORELAI: Which is nice but it just might be a little. . . . You're reading me. RORY: Wait, don't move. LORELAI: Rory, stop it. RORY: This Putin arms race thing is really getting crazy. LORELAI: I am trying to have a serious conversation about the most important fashion decision of my life. RORY: Why don't you go to a wedding dress place and try a real veil on? LORELAI: No way. RORY: Why? LORELAI: Too much taffeta, it gives me cotillion flashbacks. RORY: Okay fine. Could you bend over so I can see what the weather's gonna be like tomorrow? LORELAI: Actually, I went in one of those places yesterday. RORY: You did? Which one? LORELAI: Marry Mimi's. RORY: Ooh, I see we're going top of the line. LORELAI: Ugh, it was horrible. Apparently, you're supposed to order your wedding dress the first day of junior high, and if you haven't, it's off the rack for you missy. I tried on three different dresses, one of which gave me a rash. And I gotta say, has anyone missed the bustle? 'Cause I haven't. RORY: It was not that bad. LORELAI: They all looked wrong. I'm gonna be gross and all the children will laugh and Max will realize he's made a horrible mistake and then people will walk away, exactly as you're doing now. RORY: Let's go. LORELAI: Where? RORY: Wedding dress shopping. LORELAI: Uhhh, you're reading. RORY: I'm done. LORELAI: Uh, you need to see Dean. RORY: He's playing softball. LORELAI: Your cure for cancer's almost finished. RORY: We are going to find the perfect thing for you to walk down the aisle in your perfect wedding day, where there will be no pointing, mocking or walking out. LORELAI: I did not say pointing, why did you say pointing? RORY: Keys. LORELAI: Thank you. CUT TO CHILTON [Paris, Madeline, and Louise are standing next to a bulletin board.] LOUISE: Ooh, spending the summer at Chilton. Happy happy, joy joy. MADELINE: If I don't improve my French grades, I can kiss Vassar goodbye. PARIS: You need to follow a study schedule. I've been telling you this second grade. LOUISE: Yes, which worries both of us. MADELINE: Maybe I won't go to college. PARIS: You have to go to college. LOUISE: Princess Grace didn't go to college. PARIS: Thank you for the history lesson, A.J. Benza. LOUISE: Take a pill. PARIS: Marry rich. [Rory walks over to them] MADELINE: Hey. RORY: Hey. MADELINE: You doing the summer school thing too? RORY: Uh, yeah. MADELINE: What classes are you taking? RORY: Well, I uh LOUISE: Ahem. MADELINE: What? RORY: Uh, you're not talking to me. MADELINE: I'm not? LOUISE: Tristin. PARIS: PJ Harvey. MADELINE: Oh yeah. RORY: I'm just gonna look at the bulletin board, and then you can back to your conversation. MADELINE: There's a Rebuilding Together thing going on tomorrow. You know, they fix up homes for the needy. It's a total easy outdoor denim gig that looks really great on your college transcript. Sorry. RORY: Thanks, I'll think about it. PARIS: You wouldn't like it. RORY: 'Cause you'll be there? PARIS: Yes, I'll be there. RORY: I'll think about it. [Rory walks away. Paris follows her.] PARIS: You don't want to go. RORY: I'll see. PARIS: You don't, it's not you. RORY: I have multiple personalities. It might be one of me. PARIS: It's hours of hammering and drilling and dirt and it's horrible. You'll hate it. RORY: How do you know? How do you know that I don't spend hours every week hammering and drilling? And dirt, I love dirt. I collect it. PARIS: You're hilarious. RORY: You're pathetic. PARIS: Fine. Forget it. [Paris walks back towards the bulletin board. Rory follows her.] RORY: Why don't you want me to go? PARIS: I don't care if you go. RORY: You just spent a great deal of energy trying to convince me not to. PARIS: I'm late for class. RORY: Are you seriously going to be mad about the fact that you thought I was going out with Tristin even though I wasn't for the rest of your life? PARIS: I have great commitment. RORY: And you don't see how stupid that is? PARIS: I'm sorry if you thought we had some kind of deep Thelma and Louise thing going here, but we didn't. RORY: Well, have it your way, but I'm going tomorrow. PARIS: Fine. Go. See if I care. RORY: I will. PARIS: Great. I hate summer. [Paris, Madeline and Louise leave. Henry walks up to Rory.] HENRY: Rory? RORY: Oh, Henry, hi. Nice to see you. HENRY: You too. What classes are you taking? RORY: Shakespeare, physics, obscure Russian poetry. HENRY: Wow. I'm still trying to get through trig. But hey, third time's the charm. RORY: I can help you if you want. HENRY: I just may take you up on that. RORY: Okay. HENRY: Okay. RORY: Lane's fine. HENRY: Is she? Good, 'cause I haven't talked to her in awhile. I called. RORY: Yeah? HENRY: Once. I called once. RORY: And? HENRY: Her mother answered. RORY: Oops. HENRY: She sounded angry. RORY: No, that's just Mrs. Kim. HENRY: I hung up. Twelve times. And then on the thirteenth time she said she was gonna have the FBI trace the call and have me thrown in prison. And although I know logically that the punishment for multiple hang ups probably isn't prison, she just sounded so capable of doing real damage that I. . . RORY: Stopped calling? HENRY: And now Lane probably thinks that I forgot about her, and. . . RORY: You'd like for me to tell her that you haven't. HENRY: That would be good. RORY: Done. HENRY: And maybe you could give her my number and she could call me. RORY: I'll get right on it. HENRY: Aw thanks. [writes his number down, hands the paper to Rory] Thank you. RORY: Uh huh. HENRY: Okay. Bye RORY: Bye. Uh, henry? HENRY: What? RORY: Your trig notes. HENRY: Ahhh. RORY: I think we may have nailed down the problem. CUT TO ELDER GILMORE RESIDENCE [Lorelai and Rory pull up and walk to the front door talking.] LORELAI: Mom, tomorrow I'm going to build a house. RORY: Help build a house. LORELAI: Did you tell them that there's a light bulb in your closet that burned out in '97 that you still haven't changed? RORY: It's for charity. LORELAI: Wow, don't those people have enough problems without having you as a contractor? RORY: I'm sure there will be real construction workers there. LORELAI: Oh. RORY: I will be assisting, I will be helping out those less fortunate than myself, I will be getting college credit and this is the end of this particular conversation. LORELAI: You're right. It's a good thing. Nice, keeps your halo shiny. Oh wait, wait. [takes off her engagement ring] RORY: When are you going to tell them? LORELAI: Soon. RORY: When's soon? LORELAI: When the big hand hits the "S" and the little hand hits the "OON." RORY: You're getting married in three months. LORELAI: Ring the bell. RORY: I think you should tell them now. LORELAI: Ring the bell. RORY: The longer you wait the harder it's gonna be. LORELAI: For the love of God, will you please ring the bell. RORY: You can tell them before dinner. LORELAI: I will tell them when I'm ready to tell them. You have to accept that because I'm the mother and you're the daughter, and in some cultures, that means you have to do what I say. RORY: If you don't tell them in two weeks, I will. LORELAI: Though apparently not in this one. RORY: Good. [rings doorbell] [Emily answers the door] EMILY: We're going to have to eat quickly, your father has a very early flight tomorrow morning. [walks away] LORELAI: Oh, I'm good. Yeah, and Rory's gonna build a house tomorrow. I know, I thought it was a little weird too. EMILY: Walk as you babble please. LORELAI: [to Rory] Somebody must have scratched the silver. [walk to dining room] EMILY: [to maid] Bring the bread out too. And pour the wine please. [to L/R] Come on, hurry up. LORELAI: Yeah, 'cause we don't want our salad to get cold. EMILY: Richard, dinner! LORELAI: Mom. EMILY: Eat eat. LORELAI: Shouldn't we wait for Dad? EMILY: Don't worry about him. LORELAI: He's the one with the early plane. We don't have to go anywhere tomorrow. We can stay all night. Have a party, do some Jell-O shots, play light as a feather, stiff as a board. Okay, pass the bread. RORY: Grandma, would you like some. . . EMILY: Yes please. RICHARD: You started. EMILY: You have a six o'clock flight. RICHARD: Six o'clock, are you sure? EMILY: What do you mean, am I sure? Of course I'm sure. I double-checked it three times with your secretary because I know she's an idiot and all three times she told me six o'clock. I wrote it down, I have your ticket right out on the. . . You're teasing me. RICHARD: Very possible. EMILY: I don't find that amusing, Richard. RICHARD: Exactly the point of teasing, Emily. Hello Lorelai. LORELAI: Hello Father. RICHARD: Rory. RORY: Grandpa. RICHARD: May I speak with you for a moment, please? RORY: Okay. [Richard and Rory leave the room.] LORELAI: Hmm, I wonder what that's all about. I guess we'll find out later, right? Hey, whatever happened to Shusha? CUT TO BACK PATIO RICHARD: I just thought we should touch base, you and I, after that unfortunate incident last week. RORY: Grandpa, you already called me about that. RICHARD: Yes, I know, but I thought taking a moment to once again say to you in person, how. . . RORY: I know, and I appreciate it. RICHARD: We'd never had a fight. RORY: No. RICHARD: This was our first one. RORY: Yes it was. RICHARD: And I must say, I didn't care for it. RORY: Neither did I. RICHARD: Well, all right. We should go back inside. We're find now, right? RORY: We're fine. Buck up, Private. RICHARD: Oh wait, I wanted to give you something. RORY: What? RICHARD: Come on, come on. [they walk past the dining room] LORELAI: Hey, where you guys going? RICHARD: We'll be right there. LORELAI: Well, hurry, 'cause you're missing one hell of a conversation. You know, Mom, I'm really loving this salad dressing. EMILY: I'm glad. LORELAI: Lemony. EMILY: Yes. LORELAI: There's nothing like a nice salad of lemony goodness. [pause] Mom? EMILY: Hmm? LORELAI: I have something to tell you. EMILY: Yes? LORELAI: Well it's like this. Um, . . .could you put down your fork for a second? Thank you. Okay, um, you know Max? EMILY: No, I don't. LORELAI: Okay, I know you don't know him know him, but you know of him, right? EMILY: I've heard rumblings. LORELAI: Okay, well, um, the. . .Max and I have been serious for quite awhile now, and he asked me to marry him, and I said yes. I'm getting married. EMILY: Well, I think that's very nice. I certainly hope we'll be in town for it, but if not I promise we'll send a nice gift. Now excuse me, I'm going to check on the roast. CUT TO STARS HOLLOW [Lorelai and Rory are walking towards Luke's.] RORY: Are you okay? LORELAI: I'm perfect. RORY: Really? LORELAI: I have hit a level of perfection that has rarely been seen outside the Victoria's Secret catalog. RORY: I'm really sorry. LORELAI: Aww, do not be sorry. What happened tonight was inevitable. RORY: Mom. LORELAI: I should've known not to tell my mother. RORY: You were trying to be nice. LORELAI: Telling her I was getting married to a wonderful guy who will love me and make me happy. That, and giving her my address when I finally moved out, two worst moves I ever made. RORY: Maybe she'll think about it and call you and say she's sorry. LORELAI: Mom, I'm getting married. I'm an idiot. And you know, as my mouth was opening my mind was screaming, 'Don't do it, I mean it, you'll regret it!' But did my mouth listen? RORY: No. LORELAI: No! And it opened and the words came out, and Emily was Emily, and my mouth was stunned. And my mind said 'I told you so.' And then my mouth got mad because no mouth like's to have it's nose rubbed in it. And now my mind and my mouth aren't talking, and it'll be weeks before we can get the boys together again. RORY: Your mouth has a nose? [they walk into Luke's Diner] LORELAI: God, I'm crabby. RORY: You're hungry. LORELAI: No I'm not. RORY: Well you didn't eat any of your dinner. LORELAI: Yeah, well, by the time I could get my jaw off the ground, Speed Racer had taken my plate. RORY: Luke will cheer you up, won't you Luke? LUKE: Oh sure, I'm great at spreading the joy. What'll you have? RORY: We'll have two coffees and a rant meal please. Extra cheese. LORELAI: No. RORY: Why? LORELAI: I'm through ranting, the rant is over. I'll have an acceptance meal and a side of fries. RORY: Please, you have not accepted this. LORELAI: I am a grown woman. I do not need my mother's permission or blessing to be happy. LUKE: Must've been a good Oprah today. LORELAI: Just a little family drama. No biggie. RORY: It's a little biggie. LUKE: Yeah, what's going on? LORELAI: I told my mother about me getting married and it was slightly ugly. LUKE: Yup. LORELAI: Yup, what? LUKE: Well, there's nothing like a wedding to screw up a family. LORELAI: Actually, in my case, there's nothing like a family to screw up a family. LUKE: Something that's supposed to start nice, two people making promises to each other. I'll love you forever, I wanna die when you die, my life meant nothing until you used my toothbrush. And then it starts. LORELAI: Well, that's not exactly. . LUKE: Who do you invite, who sits where, open bar, yes or no. . . LORELAI: Luke? LUKE: Auntie Junie doesn't eat chicken, Uncle Momo's off his meds. LORELAI: Junie and Momo? LUKE: Just an example. LORELAI: Of a retired circus couple? LUKE: And then after all that planning, the reception will still be a disaster because no matter what you do or how carefully you plan, halfway through one of those nauseating Bette Midler ballads, someone's getting drunk, someone's sleeping with someone else's wife, and someone's chicken kiev is landing on the cake. LORELAI: You know, the Gettysburg Address was only one page long, and that was about a war. LUKE: I just call them like I seem them. LORELAI: I have officially changed my order. I'll have the 'Luke's giving Lorelai a Migraine' meal. LUKE: Bleu cheese or ranch? LORELAI: Both. LUKE: Coming right up. CUT TO LORELAI'S HOUSE [Lorelai is in the kitchen pouring coffee as Rory comes out of her room.] RORY: Time? LORELAI: 8:30. RORY: I'm late. LORELAI: Hold on, coffee! RORY: Thanks. I'll see you tonight. LORELAI: Wait, one sec. RORY: Mom, I have to be there in twenty minutes. LORELAI: I know, but I made you something really cool. RORY: Can't it wait 'til tonight? LORELAI: It won't be cool tonight. RORY: What do you mean it won't be cool tonight? What loses its cool factor in twelve hours? LORELAI: This. [holds up a hammer decorated in pink] RORY: What is that? LORELAI: A hammer. RORY: It has feathers on it. LORELAI: Yes. RORY: Why? LORELAI: So the rhinestones and bows won't feel lonely. RORY: What do you want me to do it? LORELAI: Build a really pretty house. RORY: How long is it gonna take me to talk you out of giving that to me? LORELAI: Forty minutes, an hour, tops. RORY: Hand it over. LORELAI: Call me when you get home, and please be careful. RORY: I will. LORELAI: I mean it Timmy, no falling down the well. RORY: Bye. LORELAI: Bye. [Rory opens front door. Lane is standing there with several boxes] RORY: Oh, geez, you scared me. LANE: Sorry. Where you going? RORY: I'm doing that Rebuilding Together thing today. LANE: Right. I'll be fast. [brings in the boxes] Okay. Here's my CD's, my 'zines, my posters, my books, three of your sweaters, and one Diva Glam lipstick. I need to leave them here while I'm in Korea because my mother's bound to search my room and if she finds them, she'll throw them out. And then spend the rest of the summer praying for my soul. RORY: I'll treat them like my own. LANE: Okay, now. This is the Lane Kim retrieval kit. It contains the phone number of my cousins in Korea, a map of the house I'll be staying at, a picture of me now, and a mock-up of me in 6 months. RORY: You've lost some weight. LANE: Now this is that name of that guy at the American Consulate, and several important Korean phrases written out phonetically, you know, 'Help', 'Have you seen this girl,' 'Comes from money', et cetera. RORY: Still no return date info from the parents? LANE: Nope, but they did buy me a winter coat. RORY: When are you going? LANE: Right after your mom's engagement par... RORY: Shhhh! LANE: Do you think she heard me? RORY: I don't think so. No, she'd be in here grilling us for details if she had. LANE: She wouldn't have pretended not to have heard so she wouldn't kill the surprise? RORY: And risk clashing with the decor? LANE: Right. Okay, I gotta go. RORY: Hey, Henry? LANE: Called him. RORY: And? LANE: He likes me. He's perfect. I'll never see him again. You'll read about it in my novel, A Connecticut Yankee in Pusan. [leaves] CUT TO FRONT YARD [Rory walks out the front door as Dean walks up to the house.] DEAN: Hey. RORY: Hi. DEAN: Where you going? RORY: I have to build a house. DEAN: Okay, so where you going? RORY: I'm serious. DEAN: You're going to build a house? RORY: It's for charity and I'm late, and why don't you go on inside and you and my mother can continue the 'Rory's building a house' routine and when that gets boring you can move on over to 'Who's on First?' DEAN: Well, how long are you gonna be gone? RORY: I don't know, why? DEAN: I just thought we could hang today. Maybe see a movie, get something to eat. We could go to a bookstore, I'll watch you browse for six or seven hours. RORY: I would love to but I have to do this thing today. DEAN: Blow it off. RORY: I can't. DEAN: Did I mention the bookstore for six or seven hours? RORY: How about tonight? We can get a pizza and go on Amazon. You'll be just as bored watching me ordering books, I promise. DEAN: Deal. RORY: Good, I have to go. CUT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE [Rory taps on a man's shoulder while he's sawing a piece of wood.] RORY: Excuse me. MAN: Hey, you're touching a man with a saw. You don't touch a man with a saw. What are you thinking? RORY: I'm sorry. MAN: I could've hurt myself. I could've hurt you. There's a ton of hurt that almost happened here. RORY: I really am sorry. I've never been on a job site before. It's nice. MAN: Okay, where you from? RORY: Chilton. My name. . . MAN: Come on Chilton. RORY: No, it's Rory. Chilton's my school. MAN: You got a hammer? RORY: Oh, yes, sir. MAN: Where is it? [Rory takes out the decorated hammer and shows him] RORY: It's a real hammer underneath. MAN: That's a hammer? RORY: Well, it's just dressed up a little. MAN: You dressed up a hammer? RORY: No, my mother did. She does that. She, um, she takes thinks that aren't pretty and makes them pretty, like a hammer, you know. One time she made individual outfits for my liquid paper bottles. A clown, a cowboy, a newscaster. She's not insane, she just sounds it. MAN: Okay. Work here. Wear these. Don't look up, pay attention to your surroundings, the words duck or run mean duck or run. Wear sunscreen, drunk water, get a button on the way out. RORY: That's it? That's the instructions? MAN: Yup. RORY: But I've never done this before. MAN: Well, tomorrow you won't be able to say that. RORY: But people actually have to live in these houses. They may have kids or pets or breakables. MAN: If you get in trouble, ask the person next to you. ANOTHER MAN: Uh look out! [Rory jumps back as a piece of wood falls next to her.] MAN: Hey, you learn fast. I didn't even mention that one. [walks away] [Rory starts to hammer a nail.] PARIS: This is my wall. RORY: What? PARIS: I've been working here. I put together this entire wall. Go work someplace else. RORY: You put together this wall? PARIS: Go help with cement. RORY: It's very impressive. PARIS: I've done it a million times before. It's no big deal. Louise! What did I just tell you, use a grub axe for that! LOUISE: Bite me! RORY: Funny. I never pictured you as a Bob Vila kind of girl. PARIS: Rebuilding Together is an extremely prestigious and respected organization. I've been volunteering for them for years. RORY: Really? You just love the overalls? PARIS: I don't. Harvard does. RORY: What does that mean? PARIS: When you apply to an ivy league school, you need more than good grades and test scores to get you in. Every person who applies to Harvard has a perfect GPA and great test scores. It's the extras that put you over the top. The clubs, charities, volunteering. You know. RORY: Oh yeah, I know. PARIS: I started volunteering in fourth grade. I handed out cookies at the local children's hospital. By ten, I was leading my first study group. The youngest person in the group was twelve. RORY: Wow. PARIS: I've been a camp counselor. I organized a senior illiteracy program, I worked a suicide hotline, I manned a runaway center. I've adopted dolphins, taught sign language, trained seeing eye dogs. RORY: But when did you have time to have a life? PARIS: I'll have a life after I graduate from Harvard. Now if you'll excuse me, the drainage on the south side of this place sucks. MADELINE: Hi! PARIS: Madeline! MADELINE: Bye! CUT TO STARS HOLLOW BUSSTOP [Dean is waiting on the bench as Rory steps off the bus.] DEAN: Hey. You look good in dirt. RORY: Dean, hi. DEAN: So how was it? RORY: Long day. Long long day. DEAN: The day is over. Let's talk about the night. Uh, there's a 7:30 showing of Barbarella, and I thought you can bring your mom's purse, you know the one with that monkey face and we'll sneak in some burgers and. . . what? RORY: I can't. DEAN: Get your mom's purse? RORY: I can't do anything tonight. DEAN: Why not? RORY: Because I have a lot of planning to do. DEAN: What planning? RORY: I'm like ten years behind on my extracurriculars. DEAN: What are you talking about? RORY: Paris has been accumulating these things since she could walk. I mean, she has a list of good deeds that could bump Mother Teresa off the Harvard list. DEAN: Okay, I'm lost. RORY: I've been studying my butt off my whole life and I really thought that that was enough, but then Paris tells me that everyone makes good grades and it's the extras that put you over the top. And I thought that she was messing with me like she always does, but she's right. I mean, it makes total sense. DEAN: What does? RORY: Good grades aren't enough. I need to do things. I need to volunteer. I need to work for charity, I need to help the blind, the orphans, I don't know. I just need to do something. DEAN: Fine, but what does this have to do with tonight? RORY: I need to start now. DEAN: Now? You have to help the blind and the orphans now? RORY: Didn't I tell you that I was ten years behind? DEAN: Well you can't make up for ten years in one night Rory. RORY: I know. I just need to get organized. DEAN: Well, Rory, it's summer. I mean, summer's the time to hang out and kick back. RORY: I can't hang out or kick back. I need to find a retarded kid and teach him how to play softball. Oh God, listen to me. I am horrible. I am under qualified and horrible. DEAN: Wait a minute. I thought we were gonna spend some time together. RORY: We are. DEAN: When? RORY: I don't know. Tomorrow maybe? DEAN: You were busy today. RORY: I told you. . . DEAN: So we made plans for tonight. RORY: Yes but. . . DEAN: And now you're blowing me off again. RORY: I am not blowing you off. DEAN: You're going to summer school three days a week. RORY: You knew about that. DEAN: Yes, but we've been apart for awhile now and I figured you'd want to spend some time with me. RORY: Dean, this is about Harvard. DEAN: Oh, well excuse me, it's about Harvard, I forgot. Okay, fine. RORY: You're mad? You're mad because I want to be sure that I get into a good college? DEAN: Nope, I'm mad because my girlfriend doesn't seem to have time for me anymore. RORY: Dean, stop it. This is important. DEAN: And it can't wait for one night? RORY: No. DEAN: Fine. RORY: Why are you acting like this? DEAN: Like what? RORY: Like you're two. DEAN: Hey, I'm not going to Harvard, I could care less about Harvard. I just wanted to hang with you. But relax, since apparently I'm two, maybe I'll just grow out of it. [SCENE_BREAK] CUT TO LORELAI'S KITCHEN [Rory's sitting at the kitchen table as Lorelai walks into the kitchen.] LORELAI: Okay, I'm officially way too tired to go out tonight so I'm not trusting my accessorizing instincts. Tell me what you think. RORY: I have no wilderness skills. LORELAI: So you hate the purse? RORY: How am I supposed to get into Harvard if I have no wilderness skills? LORELAI: I don't know honey. Maybe you'll have to give up your dream of majoring in logging. RORY: I called the Fireflies. Do they need troop leaders? Yes. Good, I'll be a troop leader. Great. The only catch is, it's summer. Camping season. I need wilderness skills. Why did you never take me camping? LORELAI: Camping? Are you kidding? I couldn't get you to step on wet grass until you were three. RORY: If you had taken me camping, I'd have wilderness skills. LORELAI: Well, I'll tell you what. I'll take you upstairs. I'll throw you out the window. If you manage to grab that tree, I'll be your witness. RORY: I called the Sunnyside Home. Do they need any volunteers? And believe it or not, they don't, but they do need an accordion player for their Friday night polka party. LORELAI: How come I never forced you to learn the accordion? RORY: The library was closed. I can call them tomorrow, but they only have twelve books so I'm not counting on that. The tutoring program at Chilton is still taking names. I guess I can do that but LORELAI: Honey, calm down. RORY: I'm not prepared. I will never catch up. LORELAI: You will catch up, but not in one night. You've made your lists and your calls, why don't you relax and call Dean to come over? RORY: We're in a fight. LORELAI: Why? RORY: Because you never took me camping. LORELAI: Oh boy, I am really sucking tonight. RORY: We were supposed to hang out and I told him I couldn't and he got made and we're in a fight. LORELAI: Ugh. Well, listen, why don't I cancel on Max tonight and I'll hang out here with you. We can make popcorn and reminisce about how I never forced you to become a missionary. RORY: No, go, I'm fine. I just need to focus on this. LORELAI: Well, I can help. RORY: No, I need to do this alone. LORELAI: Are you sure? RORY: I'm sure. LORELAI: Okay, well, I'm not gonna be home late. And listen, I would reconsider calling Dean. It's not his fault that you're so fabulous he can't think about anything else. RORY: Bye Mom. LORELAI: I mean, he just sits in his room, eating Froot Loops out of the box, saying your name over and over and over. RORY: Time is ticking. LORELAI: Rory, I love you Rory. Rory, I will not be ignored Rory RORY: Leave. LORELAI: Okay, I'll be home early. Bye. CUT TO RESTAURANT [Max and Lorelai are eating dinner outside.] MAX: You hate your dinner. LORELAI: No I don't. MAX: You've hardly touched it. LORELAI: Well, when somebody goes to all the trouble to make your entrée look like a little tiny hat, you hate to mess it up. MAX: Is something wrong? LORELAI: No. MAX: You can tell me. That's what I'm here for. LORELAI: I thought it was just for eye candy. MAX: That too. LORELAI: I'm fine. It's just stuff, ya know. Rory's freaking out about not having enough extracurricular things to impress Harvard with. MAX: I can help her with that. LORELAI: I'm sure she would greatly appreciate it. MAX: Is that all that's wrong? LORELAI: Yeah, just a lot of stuff to think about, you know, for the wedding. MAX: I forget to tell you, I saw my parents today. They just wanted me to tell you how thrilled they are. My mother cried twice. She said you don't have to call her mom but you're welcome to if you want. LORELAI: Really? MAX: And then my father took me aside and gave me a long talk about marriage and the many ways of making a wife happy. LORELAI: Ooh, a dirty talk. MAX: Then they gave me this. [holds out a check] LORELAI: No they did not. MAX: Yes they did too. LORELAI: Ah, did you tell them that we're paying for everything ourselves? MAX: I did. LORELAI: Sookie's doing the cake, the ceremony's at my house, Patty's supplying the chairs thirty five dollars? MAX: It's the first of four installments. That way we can't spend it all in one place. LORELAI: Oh, that is so cute! MAX: They just want to be involved. LORELAI: That's sweet, that's really sweet. Can I. . .thanks. MAX: Oh, and my mother even offered you her wedding dress. LORELAI: Huh. MAX: But since three of you could fit into that dress I took the liberty of declining it. LORELAI: Oh, I hope she wasn't insulted. MAX: No, I just told her you were wearing your mother's dress. LORELAI: Ah. MAX: It doesn't matter whether you are or not, she just wanted to offer something. LORELAI: Let's get dessert. MAX: You okay? LORELAI: I just think it's great. I think it's great that your parents are so happy and into everything. I. .that must be nice to have that. MAX: Well, why don't you think of it this way? Now they're kind of your parents too so you'll have that also. LORELAI: Yes, I will think of it like that. That is exactly how I will think of it. MAX: Good. LORELAI: Because otherwise, I'd have to look at it like Max has parents who love him and care about him, and I have parents. MAX: I didn't mean to upset you. LORELAI: I'm not upset. It's just, I can't get that one moment out of my mind. 'That's nice, I hope we're in town.' Who, who, who reacts like that? I mean, what sort of mind forms that reaction to 'Hey mom, I'm getting married'? MAX: Well, from everything you've told me about your parents, there's so much baggage between you guys LORELAI: You figure out a different way. You tap into compassion or family obligation or something. You don't react like that. MAX: I agree. It's wrong. But you can't change who they are, and you won't get anywhere trying to. LORELAI: Okay, you know what? I don't want to talk about my parents anymore. Okay, I don't want to speculate about them, I don't want to analyze them, I don't want to think about them anymore. We should go. MAX: Come on, it' still early. We'll go someplace else. Talk a little bit more? LORELAI: Yes. Absolutely. Sounds good. CUT TO INSIDE MAX'S CAR MAX: Listen, I'm sorry tonight brought up all these bad feelings for you. LORELAI: That's okay. Make a right. MAX: But I bet this was harder for your mother then you think it is. LORELAI: Uh huh. MAX: I mean, look what's happened to her over the last year. She was just getting back into your life, and suddenly, everything changes on her. LORELAI: Yeah, that's gotta suck. Go right. MAX: You know, maybe once we get married, things will settle down, you two will be able to work it out. I mean, you never know, I might be able to help the situation, ya know, uh, act as a buffer or so. LORELAI: That's a good thought, good thought. Pull Pull in here. CUT TO ELDER GILMORE RESIDENCE [Lorelai and Max pull up out front and walk to the front door.] MAX: Lorelai, hold on, ya know, I think I know what's going on here, and I gotta tell you, it's not a good idea. LORELAI: This'll just take a second. [rings doorbell several times] MAX: I don't know, maybe you should wait until tomorrow, calm down a little, think this through, maybe you'll be able to be more objective. LORELAI: You are not asleep. Come on! MAX: You are way too emotional for this. LORELAI: No, I'm just emotional enough. Now if you like you can wait in the car because I really don't plan on being here that long. [Emily opens the front door] EMILY: What on earth? LORELAI: Hi mom, do you have a sec to chat? Super. [Lorelai walks inside, Max waits inside by the door] EMILY: Lorelai, what is this? LORELAI: I just wanted to see how you were, that's all. EMILY: I'm fine. LORELAI: You are? Oh good, good. I'm glad that you're fine. I, however, am not fine. EMILY: Your father and I were just about to go to bed. We can do this in the morning. LORELAI: Actually Mom, no. We can't do this in the morning. We really need to do this right now. EMILY: Are you drunk? LORELAI: No, I'm not drunk. I'm confused. EMILY: About what? LORELAI: About you. EMILY: And what about me confuses you Lorelai? LORELAI: Well, so many things. I mean, for example, why can't you keep a maid in this house? I mean, there must've been a thousand women who've gone through here in the thirty-two years that I've been alive, and not one of them could stick it out. EMILY: And this is what we need to discuss right now? LORELAI: These are women from countries that have dictatorships and civil wars and death squads and all of that they survived, but five minutes working for Emily Gilmore, and people are begging for Castro. EMILY: All right, I'm going to bed now. LORELAI: And why is it that when your only daughter tells you that she is getting married, you can't muster up even a little enthusiasm? Even a little fake enthusiasm. Why don't you pretend that you care? I mean, this is the biggest thing to happen to me possibly for the rest of my life, and you dismissed it like I said, 'Hey, I'm thinking of getting a Honda, what do you think?' EMILY: You're obviously hysterical! LORELAI: Why don't you care? Why have you never cared? No matter what has happened to me my entire life, you've never been happy for me, and that hurts, Mom, it really hurts! EMILY: I'm not discussing this with you. LORELAI: Do you know how it felt for me to tell you that I was getting married and to have you just brush it off like that? Do you know? EMILY: No, I don't, I don't know! Possibly very similar to finding out from a complete stranger that my only daughter was getting married and had told every other person in the world before she bothered to tell her own mother. Possibly it felt something like that. Now if you'll excuse me, it is late, and I am going to bed. [opens the front door, Lorelai walks out] MAX: Um, my parents would really like to have lunch with you and Mr. Gilmore, sometime. . . soon. Nice meeting you. [leaves] CUT TO INDEPENDENCE INN [Sookie and Michel are at the front desk.] MICHEL: I don't care. SOOKIE: I just need a quick opinion. MICHEL: It took me two seconds to tell you I don't care. That's as quick as I get. SOOKIE: This Lorelai's engagement party. It is a once in a lifetime event, and I want it to be perfect. MICHEL: I am working. SOOKIE: Just pick a cookie. MICHEL: I don't want to. SOOKIE: Michel, for the rest of their lives, Lorelai and Max are gonna think back on their engagement party and they're gonna talk about three things. They're gonna talk about the friends who came, and that special song they danced to, and the cookies that they ate. MICHEL: Their world is very small, isn't it? SOOKIE: Macaroons or chocolate pralines? MICHEL: Go back to the cooking room. SOOKIE: Not until you eat these and tell me what you think! MICHEL: Sookie! I only eat fifteen hundred calories a day. If I eat that, I cannot have my Boca burger later. [Lorelai walks in.] LORELAI: Hey Sookie. Is there any coffee left? I had a really lousy night. SOOKIE: Oh, sorry, ya know, I've been so busy I didn't even think about it. LORELAI: Oh, that's okay. I'll make some myself. SOOKIE: No! I'll make it! I'll make it! I wanna make it! I wanna make it! Let me do it! I wanna make hey, I make the coffee! LORELAI: Sookie, relax, you're busy. SOOKIE: No, I'm not. Go back to the counter. Michel's stealing. CUT TO INDEPENDENCE INN KITCHEN [Lorelai and Sookie walk through the door. The kitchen is filled with decorated cakes and baked goods.] LORELAI: Oh my god. What is this? SOOKIE: Uh, the dinner special? LORELAI: The dinner special is a heart shaped pastry with Max and Lorelai written on it? SOOKIE: I couldn't find any good salmon. LORELAI: Oh Sookie, you're throwing me a wedding shower, aren't you? SOOKIE: It was supposed to be a surprise. LORELAI: Oh my God, this is amazing, Sookie, even for you. SOOKIE: Wait 'til you see the ice sculptures! LORELAI: When is it? SOOKIE: Tonight. LORELAI: Uh, so your yen to hit the bingo parlor in Enfield was. . . SOOKIE: A vicious vicious lie. LORELAI: This is incredible. This is really really incredible. My God, is there any pink icing left on the planet? SOOKIE: The whole town is in on it actually. It's gonna be quite the affair. I think you'll be sufficiently impressed with the amount of people that wanna celebrate this with you. LORELAI: Michel? SOOKIE: No. LORELAI: Right. I, I just, I can't get over this. Ugh. Hey, you didn't by any chance invite my parents, did you? SOOKIE: Actually, I did. LORELAI: Oh. SOOKIE: And at first, I was really torn because I know you have issues with them, but it is your wedding and I assumed you wanted them to be there. Oh no, your mother told you. LORELAI: Sort of. SOOKIE: Damn, I thought I mentioned that it was a surprise. I don't know, maybe I didn't. It would be so typical of me. Uh, the cat's already out of the bag, and I'm stuffing imported chocolate squares down my shirt so you don't see me walk into the kitchen with them. Hey, did your mother mention if they were coming? She never got back to me. LORELAI: Uh, yeah, no, um, she's got a thing tonight. SOOKIE: Oh, too bad. Hey, we can save her a piece of cake. LORELAI: That would be nice. CUT TO ENGAGEMENT PARTY [In the center of a very decorated Stars Hollow, people are celebrating as Lorelai and Max sit surrounded by presents.] KIRK: [on bullhorn] Attention guests, the buffet line is clogging at sector B. I repeat, sector B is moving too slow. Keep it moving people. [Rory walks up to the table where Lane is in charge of the party music.] RORY: Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on. LANE: How's it sound? RORY: Great. LANE: I'm trying to find that subtle blend between not too cliché sounding traditional tunes with out of left field, should be standard. RORY: Well, the Sinatra medley was great. I'd maybe skipped playing anything else by The Damned. LANE: Got it. What time is it? RORY: It's eight. What time do you leave? LANE: I have a 10 o'clock flight. RORY: Have I told you how much I'm gonna miss you? LANE: Write me. Constantly. RORY: Everyday. LANE: Encouraging letters full of hope and see you soons. RORY: I'll be tying yellow ribbons around the old oak trees. LANE: I will be back for the wedding. RORY: You better be. LANE: Just don't let her change the date. RORY: Not going to happen. Max is teaching a summer course at the University of Toronto, so if you're back by the end of the summer, it'll be fine. LANE: Don't say if. RORY: Right. [Cut to Lorelai and Max] MAX: I don't know if you've realized, but every gift so far has been for you. LORELAI: Yes, well, in this town, I am the queen. You are simply my jester. MAX: A position I happily accept. LORELAI: Aw, so come on then. How can you stand to leave all this for two months? Do you think Toronto's gonna make you into an ice sculpture? I don't think so. MAX: I wish you'd come with me. LORELAI: I have to work. MAX: Well, two months is a long time. LORELAI: I know. MAX: Will you still want me when I got back? LORELAI: I think there's a very good possibility that I will be just as infatuated with you then as I am now. MAX: Maybe more. LORELAI: Maybe more. [cut to the gazebo, where young girls dressed as brides gather to perform a dance.] MISS PATTY: Oh, come on ladies, hurry up. Love waits for no one. Lucy, get off of Jenny's train! All right, bouquets up, and music! [the girls start dancing. Kirk watches them as Rory walks over to him.] RORY: How come you're not up there Kirk? KIRK: Oh, I don't tap anymore. Bum knees. RORY: Ah. KIRK: I have to tell you, I'm a little worried about this gazebo holding up all those hoofers. They never did a trial run like I requested. RORY: Oh, I think it's okay. The studs are definitely sound, and the two by fours are a nice number two structural grade. Or better possibly. I built a house yesterday. KIRK: Oh, for Pete's sake! [on bullhorn] No tossing of the Jordan almonds. I repeat, put the almonds down! [Kirk walks away as Dean walks over.] DEAN: Hey. RORY: Hey. DEAN: This is quite a party. RORY: Elegant and understated, just like my mother. DEAN: So, uh, how are you? RORY: I'm fine, how are you? DEAN: Me? Uh, I'm an idiot. RORY: No you're not. DEAN: I'm so sorry Rory. RORY: I'm sorry too. DEAN: I don't even know what happened. RORY: We had a fight, that's all. DEAN: I mean, I've just missed you and RORY: I've missed you too. DEAN: I got I don't know, I got jealous of Harvard for a minute, which is crazy 'cause I love the fact that you're gonna go to Harvard. And then you have to do something that's gonna help you get there, and I I don't even, I don't even really understand it myself. RORY: Well, I didn't help. I was all wigged out when I got home. DEAN: Well, you had all the right to be. RORY: It's just that when it comes to Harvard, I sometimes get a little tunnel vision, and it's getting closer DEAN: Whoa. RORY: and I have to think about it DEAN: You do not have to explain. RORY: But I don't want you to feel unimportant, because believe me, you're not. DEAN: I'm glad. RORY: I mean it. The only way you could be more important to me is if you had a Kit Kat bar growing out of your head. DEAN: Well, I can't make any promises, but I'll give it a try. RORY: I'm sorry. DEAN: Don't be. I mean, I'm not going to a fancy school. I don't have that kind of pressure. I can't even imagine what that must feel like. RORY: You could go to a fancy school if you wanted to. DEAN: I don't think so. RORY: Why not? You're smart. DEAN: No, you're smart. RORY: You are too. DEAN: Rory. RORY: And I could help you organize all of your extracurricular activities because I'm now an expert at it. DEAN: I don't RORY: How are your wilderness skills? DEAN: Hey? RORY: What? DEAN: Do you accept my apology? RORY: Yeah, I accept your apology. [cut to Lorelai and Max] MAX: You okay? LORELAI: Yeah. You know, I'll just um, I'll be right back. MAX: Okay. [cut to Kirk] KIRK: [on bullhorn] Only three treats per person. No hogging of the treats. If caught with more than three treats on a plate, you will be faced with possible expulsion from said party. LORELAI: Hey Kirk. Can I see that for a sec? KIRK: Oh, sure. LORELAI: Thanks. [walks away with bullhorn] CUT TO LUKE'S DINER [Lorelai walks in. Luke is at the counter filling up ketchup bottles.] LORELAI: Hey. LUKE: Hey. Why aren't you at your party? LORELAI: Well that's funny, I was about to ask you the same thing. LUKE: Ah, well, I just got kinda busy here. LORELAI: Oh, yes, I can see that. Boy they keep making that ketchup slower and slower, huh? LUKE: It's the Heinz family's little joke. LORELAI: Boy, it's really pretty crazy out there. LUKE: Oh, I can imagine. LORELAI: Lots of people all having fun, just the kind of thing you'd hate. LUKE: Sounds awful LORELAI: You'd be miserable. LUKE: Oh, yes I would. LORELAI: But in spite of all that, I was kind of thinking, and you don't have to, that maybe you could pull yourself away for a second. LUKE: Ah, well I LORELAI: I mean, you know, finish the ketchup tonight, but maybe leave the worchestshire sauce for tomorrow. LUKE: I'll see how it goes. LORELAI: Okay. I mean, it's just it's a really big night for me tonight, and I don't know, it just feels like you should be there. Anyway, I'll let you get back to your ketchup. [leaves] [cut to Sookie and Jackson at the party] SOOKIE: The macaroons are going like hot cakes! JACKSON: Yup, everything's a big success. SOOKIE: Look at all this, isn't it beautiful? I know it's cliché, but it is so romantic it makes you all giddy in a really sappy kind of way, doesn't it? JACKSON: Uh, sure, I guess. SOOKIE: I hope they're happy. Ugh, what am I saying? How can they not be happy? They're in love, they have each other, and everything's perfect JACKSON: Okay! I get it! SOOKIE: Jackson, what are you JACKSON: What do you think I need a piano to fall on my head? SOOKIE: Well, I don't think anybody actually needs a piano to fall on their head. JACKSON: All the marriage talk, and the, 'Oh Jackson, you should see Lorelai's ring, it's so beautiful.' SOOKIE: Well, it is. JACKSON: I understand. I'm hip, okay? We've hit that point in our relationship where the little hints are starting. Which means that'll be followed by the 'where are we going' talk, and that'll only end in a big ultimatum. Suddenly all hell breaks loose. SOOKIE: Okay, no more sugar for you. JACKSON: So, I think I need to say this right now. I'm not ready for marriage. SOOKIE: Okay. JACKSON: However, I'd be willing to move in. SOOKIE: Move in where? JACKSON: Move in with you. SOOKIE: [laughing] Jackson, you're hilarious! JACKSON: I am? SOOKIE: I'll move in with you. [laughs] What a riot! JACKSON: Why are you laughing? SOOKIE: [laughing] You're face! God, you're good. You are good. JACKSON: I wasn't joking. SOOKIE: [laughing] Come on, let's go get some punch. JACKSON: Sookie, I'm serious, I'm moving in. SOOKIE: [laughing] Jackson, stop, you're gonna give me a cramp! JACKSON: Sookie, get back here! [pan around the party to: Miss Patty dancing with Kirk, Rory and Dean sitting on a bench, Lane leaving for the airport, Lorelai and Max dancing, Luke coming to the party. Lorelai and Luke smile and wave at each other. Luke sits down on a bench next to three little girls dressed as brides, who all stare at him.] CUT TO ELDER GILMORE RESIDENCE [Emily sits at a table writing something as the doorbell rings.] EMILY: Marina, the door please. [the maid answers the door. Lorelai walks in.] LORELAI: Hey. Oh thanks. Hey mom. I was in the neighborhood, 'cause there's that wedding dress place on Willow. Elizabeth Taylor bought one of her dresses there. Anyhow, I was trying to make a decision about a veil, and I thought maybe you might have some opinion about which one would look best on me 'cause, well you know me, so um, I thought I'd stop by and ask you which one you thought would be good. On me. So, which one? EMILY: You're quite capable of choosing that yourself Lorelai. LORELAI: I'm sorry. EMILY: All right, you're sorry. LORELAI: I don't know how to tell you things Mom. Um, I don't know if you've noticed this or not, but we don't communicate very well. When something good happens to me, I'm just afraid you're gonna make me feel bad about it. And when something bad happens to me, I'm always afraid you'll say 'I told you so.' I'm not sure if that's always fair, and I'm sure I share part of the blame for this circle we get into, but you think your words don't have any effect on me, but they do. And, I just didn't want to feel bad about this, so I waited. And I really didn't mean to hurt you. Okay, well, I will let you get back to that letter there. EMILY: Your head is much too big for a veil. You might consider a tiara. LORELAI: Um, a tiara? EMILY: That's what I wore. LORELAI: Oh. Okay. Well, I'll think about that. [leaves]

Lorelai avoids telling her parents about her engagement to Max, while Rory urges her to spill. But due to a call from Sookie asking them to come to a surprise wedding shower for the happy couple, they already know, and are appalled that Lorelai didn't tell them and so they give her the cold shoulder. Meanwhile, Rory and Dean are having trouble in paradise due to the fact that Rory suddenly becomes obsessed with finding enough extracurricular activities that will set her apart from the hundreds of other Harvard applicants.

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Thunderclap. ZBZ house - Casey & Ashleigh's room Casey screams. Ashleigh : Calm down, Jamie Lee, it's just me. Casey : I know. That nail polish is super scary. Ashleigh : Be serious. I have a crucial question to ask you. Do these need more rhinestones ? Casey : Ash, they're puffy paint perfection ! The pledges are gonna flip. Ashleigh : I know, right ? Why you're going through the trouble ? We didn't have a party when we were pledges. Casey : It's simple. Today's pledges are tomorrow's voters. Ashleigh : Wow, you said Obama was cute but this campaign event seems extreme. Casey : for Zeta Beta President, you dork. With Franny, and the rest of the house away at the Indiana game, it's the perfect opportunity for me to impress the girls. There are a ton of fun exercises in my Pledge Educator handbook. After tonight the girls will be bonded to each other, to Zeta Beta, and most of all, to me. Ashleigh : They must be so excited ! Casey : Oh, that's the best part. I told them to pack for a mystery location. I can't wait to surprise them ! ZBZ house - Living room Rebecca : We missed an away game to spend the night in the living room ? Casey : Girls, tonight is about sisterhood. It's about all of us talking the time to connect on a deeper level. By morning, we'll truly be sisters. Now, who's up for a trust fall ? Thunderclap. Rebecca sighs. Omega Chi House - Living room TV is on. Calvin : OK, so I finished mopping the floors, cleaned bathrooms. Anything else ? Evan : Yeah, uh, just one more thing. It's time to repaint the kitchen. Calvin : Uh... chuckles It's Friday night. Everyone else is out of town at the game. Evan : Oh, poor Pledge Owens. You know, I drew the short stick and got house duty too but you don't see me getting teary. Now, come on, if I'm here, then my Little Bro is here. Calvin : All right, where's the paint ? Evan : I'm screwing with you ! Come on, plant a cheek; Let's hang out for a bit. Calvin : Oh. Well, actually I... Evan : What ? You've got someplace you'd rather be ? Calvin : No, no, no. I, um...No, this is...great. Evan : Yeah. Thunderclap. Evan : Want to watch TV ? Calvin : Love TV. TV is on again. Evan : Damn. Look like we've got a mouse. Calvin : Well, that sucks. Evan : Well, you know what sucks is you pledges still don't know how to clean. Got you're easy. They smiles. Evan : Oh, check it out, "Alien". Calvin sends a text message to Heath. "Still at the house might be a while" KT House - Living room. Plain White T's : Friends don't let friends dial drunk. Heat receives Calvin's text message. A man : Spitter, a beer please. Thanks. You're the man. Rusty meets Cappie who is sitting on the stairs. Rusty : Hey, why the long face ? This party got your three favorite things : beer, girls, ans a several warning. Cappie : I'm in a funk, Spitter. Rusty : Come on. Look at all the hot mamas here. I'm currently off the market because I'm in a relationship. But if I didn't have a girlfriend, I'd be all over this. Cappie : Subtle. A girl : Cappie. Rusty : What about her ? Cappie : We call her Saran Wrap. Clingy. An other girl passes. Rusty : She's pretty. Cappie : Her perfume gives me hives. Girl 3 : Cappie. Rusty : Now what could be wrong with her ? Cappie : Sleep apnea. Rusty : You are in a funk. Cappie : Yeah, I just feel like I'm watching TV and all that's on is reruns, you know ? Maybe I just need a furlough from the females. I could spend some time indulging my other interests. Like beer. And "Days of our Lives". And mentoring today's youth. Speaking of which, tell me about this girlfriend of yours ? Rusty : Well... Her name is Jen K, and she has these soft, fluffy pink lips that I could kiss forever. Doorbell rings. Cappie : Hold that thought. Cappie opens the front door to meet a motor girl. Thunderclap. The girl : My Harley popped a flat down the road. Can I come in ? Cappie : Dear God, yes. Credits ZBZ House - Living room Thunder rumbles. Casey : Okay, everyone has a partner ? Jen K is with Rebecca. Jen K : Best Friday night ever, right ? Way better than reruns of "Ghost Whisperer". We've been pledge sisters for six weeks, but we've barely even spoken. Rebecca : It boggles the mind. Casey : this is about trusting that your sisters will always be there for you, that they will catch you when you fall. And trusting that they won't be skanky sluts who sleep with your boyfriend. So, when you're ready, fall back and feel the support of the Zeta Beta sisterhood ! Girls chuckling. Rebecca doesn't care of Jen K. Rebecca : Ooh ! Ouija board ! Jen K falls back. Casey : Oh, my God, are you okay ? Jen K groans. Jen K : Brain pain. Rebecca : Who wants to go first ? All : Oh, I do. Casey : We'll have time later once we get through my agenda of activities. Rebecca : Casey, this corporate retreat ha been a non-stop funfest. But what better way to learn about Zeta Beta legacy than by talking to some old dead sisters ? All : Yeah. Rebecca : That is, unless you're scared. Casey : Rebecca, you should know that I'm not scared of things that are evil. Rebecca : Prove it. Casey : Fine. And then we can move on. Rebecca : Is anyone there ? Casey : looks like nobody's home. Rebecca : They must be at the football game. Rebecca glaps. Rebecca : Look ! A spirit moves among us. Casey : Please, Rebecca totally moved it. Rebecca : Spirit, tell us who you are ! All : V...I...R...G...I...N. Thunderclap. Casey : Virgin. I stand corrected. It's not Rebecca. Now, back to bonding. How about some pledge trivia ? Rebecca : or, we could tell ghost stories ! All : Yeah. Let's do that. KT House - Living room Cappie : Welcome to Kappa Tau. I'm Cappie, your humble servant. The girl : Cappie, huh ? Cute. Cappie : So I've been told. And, uh... And you are ? The girl : Destiny. Cappie sighs. Cappie : Exotic. Cosmic. Me likey. These are other people. May I take your jacket ? Destiny : Fine. Cappie : Destiny, you are ... Destiny : Thirsty. Pour me a drink? Cappie : What would you like ? Destiny : Something with a bite to it. Cappie : I'll get you something you can sink your teeth into. Cappie leaves. Beaver : So should we call someone ? Destiny : Why ? Rusty : To fix your bike ? Destiny : Oh, right. I'll let the storm blow over. Beaver : Are you a student ? Destiny : You ask a lot of question. Do I need to have my lawyer present ? Kidding. You learn to ask that in prison. Kidding. Destiny leaves. Rusty : She's odd. Beaver : Yeah. Oddly hot. ZBZ House - In the hallway. Jen K is sitting on the stairs and Casey comes. Thunderclap. Cell phone ringing. Casey : Let me guess, it's from my brother. My, oh, my, isn't he captain Romance ? Jen K smiles. Casey : How's the head wound ? Jen K : I'm not showing any signs of a concussion, So I should be OK. Casey : Are you pre-med ? Jen K : No, just clumsy. Casey : I see. Jen K : So I guess this proves Rebecca Logan can't be trusted. Casey : That was proven long ago. Jen K : Via text message. Casey : Exactly. Wait a second. How did you know about that video ? Jen K : I sent it. Casey : What ? Jen K : Rebecca and I were in the same rush group. I had a front row seat that night for her little indiscretion. I thought you deserved to know. Casey : Wow. That video was painful to watch. Jen K : So I shouldn't have sent it ? Casey : No, no. I'm glad you did. In a weird way it helped me process and purge. I cant' believe you were the cell phone Scorsese. Jen K : Scorsese ? You think ? I felt the framing was a little off, especially towards the end. I'm sorry chuckles . Sometimes I misinterpret snappy banter. Just know that I was only trying to help. No matter what, there's always one pledge who's on you side. Casey : Thanks, Jen K. Jen K : Oh, I didn't mean me. I was talking about Mandy. Casey : Funny. You're really funny. I can see why my brother's so into you. Thunderclap. ZBZ House - Living room. Rebecca : Legend has it, the ghost was the spirit of an old student who was the golden girl on campus. Class president, prom queen, all that crap. But, she'd suffered a horrible humiliation. I heard it was some sort of a s*x scandal. Anyway, she became the laughingstock of the entire school. And the humiliation mad her snap ! Girls gasp. Rebecca : She took a razor blade and slashed the throats of the most popular girls at school. Then she arranged the bodies in an elaborate fake slumber party. And that's how they found her, covered in blood, pretending she had friends. Door opens. Ashleigh : Dobler's is closed. Can you freaking believe it ? Casey : Perhaps because of the tornado watch. Ashleigh : So ? It's karaoke Friday ! Their loss. I was gonna do my reggae version of "Lady Marmelade". Casey : Ash ! Rebecca is totally hijacking my slumber party. She's in there telling ghost stories. Help me get control back. Ashleigh : No problem. Let me handle this. Everyone listen up ! Dis you know that a ZBZ died in this house ? Casey : Ash ! Thunderclap. Ashleigh : Her name was Virginia. Rebecca : I bet that was the Ouija board was spelling ! All : Yeah. Light is off. All gasping. Rebecca : See ? Told ya. Omega Chi House - Living room Generator fizzles. Both : No ! Evan : Oh, man ! Just was just about to blow it out the airlock ! Calvin : Thanks ! Evan : What ? Calvin : Now I know how it ends. Evan : I'm sorry. Calvin : Gotcha ! Evan : Oh, ho, ho ! Calvin : Who's easy now ? Evan : I've seen that movie like 87 times. Calvin : Cell phones are out too. Evan : What can two guys do alone in the dark ? Calvin : Uh...Uh, how about we catch that mouse ? Evan : Great idea ! Calvin : Yeah. KT House - Living room. Destiny : Did you arrange this lighting ? Cappie : Well, I do look best in candlelight. Destiny chuckles. Destiny : And how do I look ? Cappie : You look...familiar. Destiny : Let me guess, you've seen me in your dreams ? Come on Cappie, is that the best you've got ? Cappie : I love your smile. I just want to put it in my pocket. Destiny : I love your eyes. I want to gouge them out and wear them on a chain around my neck. Thunderclap. Cappie : You're a little bit twisted. Refreshing. Rusty comes. Rusty : cap, can I borrow a candle ? I'm gonna look for some flashlights. Rusty leave to find a radio-light. Whirring. Woman : Will be in effect... Static High winds have knocked out power lines throughout the area. Everyone is advised to stay inside. Whirring. Rusty finds a note in Destiny bad. "Kappa Tau Gamma - 129 Chancellor St. - Cyprus, Ohio" Rusty : She came here on purpose. ZBZ House - Living room. Girls murmuring. Casey : Hold the hysteria, everyone. It's just the storm. Rebecca : Or is it Virginia ? Casey : There is no Virginia. Right, Ash ? Ashleigh : Then, why did they make this ? Casey : What is that doing here ? Ashleigh : Franny hung it there. She said it was too depressing for daily viewing. Jen K : I wonder how she died. Rebecca : She was probably murdered. By a serial killer. Who ate her ! Thunderclap. All gasp. Casey : Please. I'm sure she died of something boring like cancer. And, Ash, we don't know she died in the house. Ashleigh : If only we could Google her. Casey : Ah, but we can't. Moving on. How about we all gather around for a sharing circle ? Rebecca : We could use this. Ashleigh : Oh, right ! Books ! Duh ! KT House - Living room. A man : Where's the lights Spitter ? Man 2 : Yeah, man. Wade : Spitter ! Cut it out. Rusty : Sorry. Wade, have you seen Cappie. Wade : No. Rusty : That girl Cappie's with has been lying to us. She said she came across this house by accident, but I found our address in her purse. What should we do ? Man 2 : Spitter, come on. Rusty : Wade ? You there ? Omega Chi House Evan : Ok, "Alien" versus "Aliens". Discuss. Calvin : What's there to discuss ? "Alien". Sigourney Weaver, uh, Ridley Scott, it's in an different league. Evan : Yeah. I don't know though. I don't know. I mean, "Aliens" had James Cameron. And Paul Reiser. Calvin : Paul Reiser ? You call that an argument ? Evan chuckling. Calvin : No "Alien" is a classic. Like "Jaws". Evan : Uh, please, don't... don't bring up "Jaws". My sister died in a shark attack. Calvin : Yeah, right. Evan : No, it's true. It was two summers ago. We were taking surfing lessons in Hawaii. She'd just caught her first wave. I'll never forget the smile on her face. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere a fin appeared. Calvin : Oh my God. Evan : Yeah. We screamed for her to paddle but it was too late. The shark attacked. Thunderclap. Evan : She screamed... 'I can't believe you're buying this, Calvin !" Calvin : Oh, you jackass ! Evan : No, no, I don't even have a sister, only brothers. And a addiction to horror movies. Calvin : Oh, same here. Evan : Really ? Calvin : Yeah, yeah. When I was a kid my parents would only let me watch PBS. Late a night, I would sneak downstairs and stay up all night watching horror movies. Evan : Watching two inches away and you keep the volume low. Calvin : Which made it even scarier. Evan : I know ! Plus, in those 1980s slasher movies, there's always a hot girl flashing her boobs. Calvin : Yeah. Evan : Yeah. Do you hear that ? Calvin : Evan. Evan : What ? Calvin : It's right behind you. Calvin laughing. Calvin : Oh, Evan. Evan : Yeah, you'll pay for that, Owens. Calvin : That's for you dead sister. Both scream. Evan : What ? Squeaking. Evan : I think I'll need a bigger spatula. Calvin : Yeah. KT House Rusty : Cappie ? Rusty screams and pants. Destiny : Manly scream you got there. Rusty : Yeah, well, you surprised me. Have you seen Cappie ? Destiny : I'm not his mother. Is the bathroom this way ? Rusty : Yeah. Destiny, wait ! Why are you here ? Destiny : Someone needs to work on their listening. I told you, my bike broke down. Rusty : How do you explain this ? Destiny : Where did you get that ? Rusty : Never mind that. I'm on to you. Wade : Relax. Rusty : Hey, Wade... Muffled yelling. Wade : Nice one, Spitter ! Rusty : Who are you ? Sydney Bristow ? Destiny : OK, listen, I came here to see Cappie. Rusty : You know him ? Destiny : We went to Camp Kitchi-Wa-Wa together ten years ago. Rusty : Why didn't you just say so ? Destiny sights. Destiny : Because...God, this is so embarrassing. Look... My real name isn't Destiny. It's Patty. Back in Camp, I was the fat girl. A total outcast. Cappie was the only thing that made it worthwhile. I had such a crush on him. But he was part of the cool crowd. So I promised myself that one day I'd make him notice me. Rusty : You chose tonight ? Destiny : I drove up from West Virginia. Just my luck, there's a freakin' hurricane outside. Rusty : Let's get Cappie and tell him. Destiny : No ! No, this is our little secret. If you tell Cappie it'll ruin our moment. Rusty : He deserves to know who you really are. Destiny : This is who I really am ! Are you the sale person you were back then ? Rusty : No, I'm not. Destiny : See ? I swear I'll tell him eventually. Cool ? Rusty : Fine ! Could you please release your kung fu grip ? Destiny : This is me being gentle. If I wanted to, I could snap it like a twig. I'm real glad we had this chat. ZBZ House - Living room Ashleigh : I found her. Oh my God, she's wearing the Rachel. Hello, hair cliché ! Jen K : It says here that she was Pledge Educator, just like you, Casey. Rebecca : Really ? I wonder if she planned a slumber party. Jen K : In fact, she ran for President. But according to these minutes, she lost by one vote to Trudy Henderson. Oh, my gosh ! Casey : What ? Jen K : The election was the day she died. Rebecca : You guys, I found out how Virginia croaked. She hung herself from the chandelier. All : O, my gosh. Gross. Jen K : She must have been really depressed about losing. Casey : How sad ? Rebecca : Sad ? It's pathetic. Who makes that big of a deal about a stupid sorority election ? Thunderclap. The chandelier falls down. All screaming. KT House Plain White T's : Making a Memory Cappie : You're hypnotizing me with those hips, aren't you ? Destiny : Go ahead. Try and pinch an inch. You can't, can you ? Cappie : You're perfect. Destiny : I'm perfect for you. Cappie : I couldn't agree more. Rusty comes. Rusty : Cappie, you've got to come quick ! Cappie : What is it, Lassie ? Is the barn burning down ? Destiny : Yeah. Can't you see we're kind of busy ? Rusty : It's Beaver. He's drunk. And he's peeing in your closet. Cappie sighs. Cappie : Not again. All right. Stay here, I'll be right back. KT House - Cappie's room Cappie : Well, they're urine-free. You must have given him stage fright. Rusty : Cap, we don't have much time. Cappie : That's why we should live in the moment. Rusty : No, I mean until Destiny finds us. She's not who you think she is. Cappie : She's not a hot girl ? Rusty : No, she is. Cappie : The she's exactly who I think she is. Rusty : But you know her. She went to camp with you. Cappie : What ? Rusty : Listen, I might die for telling you this, but her name isn't Destiny. It's Patty. Cappie : Patty ? From camp ? The only Patty there was Patty the Fatty. Oh, my God, she's Patty the Fatty ! What are the odds that she'd get a flat tire outside of our house ? Oh, my God, she came to see me. Rusty : Yeah. She's always had a crush on you. She spent the past ten years getting in shape. So you two could have a second chance. Cappie : That is really... Rusty : Insane. Cappie : Hot ! Rusty : What ? Cappie : A fat girl turn into a hot chick for me. It's like... It's like a Reese Witherspoon movie ! She went through all that trouble to get into shape, the least I can do is reward her effort, right ? Rusty : But she sounds crazy. Rusty : Crazy like a fox. A super fox in leather, to be specific. I'm flattered. You need to relax. Rusty : Listen. No... Cap. I think she's dangerous. She's really strong ans she got these crazy eyes. She tried to... Cappie : Wow. You're really mowing that grassy knoll, huh ? I think I can handle her, Spitter. ZBZ House - In the hallway Casey : Breathe, girls. In through the nose, out through the mouth. This is all because of the storm. Ashleigh : The storm entered and knocked down the chandelier ? Casey : No, the chandelier is older than Madonna. We've been trying to get an electrician in here to secure it. The wind made the house vibrate, which was enough to make it fall. Rebecca : But Casey, I saw the electrician in here last week. Casey : that's not possible. Rebecca : This has got to be Virginia. She is one pissed poltergeist ! Thunderclap. Casey : you're freaking the girls out. Rebecca : Good, it's working. Casey : What is your problem ? Rebecca : These girls might buy your slumber party bonding crap, but I see right through it. You just want their votes. Casey : That's not true. Rebecca : It's good politics. I'm actually impressed. Casey : Why are you sabotaging it ? Rebecca : Well, first there's the whole arch nemesis thing. But also, I feel my pledge sisters deserve to see how their future leader reacts in a crisis. Ashleigh : Wait, everyone, shut up ! I know how to fix this. We need to have a séance ! Rebecca : Great Idea ! Omega Chi House Creaking. Evan : You see anything ? Calvin : No yet. He's too fat to have gone far. Evan, three o'clock. Squeaking. Evan : All right, begin Operation Rodent Round-up. Calvin : Dinnertime, Mr. Rat. Evan : On three. Calvin : OK. Evan : OK. Ready ? Calvin : Ready. Evan : One... Two... Squeaking. Thunderclap. Evan : What the hell was that ? Calvin : I don't know. KT House Heath : Hey, Rusty. What you watching ? Rusty : A freaky, delusional romance that could have deadly consequences. Heath : Uh - huh. So do you know how to work this thingy ? I was kind of wondering when cell service is gonna be back. [SCENE_BREAK] Whirring. Heath : Cool. It's like magic. Rusty : Actually, it's a simple crank generator that turns friction into electricity. Heath : Or magic ! Man on radio : This is just : Stonybrook Mental Institution reports that one of their patients has escaped. She's described as a Caucasian woman, five-foot-eight... Static Whirring. Man on radio : ...years old. Listeners are warmed to avoid contact since she is considered unstable and extremely dangerous. Heath : Scary. Rusty : you have no idea. ZBZ House Ashleigh : we're already. Casey : This is ridiculous, Ash. Ashleigh : Trust me. I had a Goth phase In middle school. This séance will work. Rebecca : Yeah, Casey. We gotta see this through. Virginia's trying to tell us something. Casey : Probably that there's no such thing as ghosts. Ashleigh : Shh ! OK, we all must be quiet and relaxed. Everyone close your eyes and hold hands. Rebecca : Eww ! Clammy. Ashleigh : Virginia Horton, the sisters of Zeta Beta Zeta invite you to commune with us Casey : Maybe she has her cell phone turned off. Rebecca gasps. Muttering gibberish. Rebecca : Ow ! Casey : Sorry, you were possessed. Rebecca : Her spirit passed through me. Whispers She is here. Casey : Ashleigh, could you ask the ghost what she wants so we can move on ? Ashleigh : Virginia, tell us what you want. Casey : I bet she wants us to get back to bonding. Wind gusting. Window opens. All screaming. Glass breaks. Girls murmuring. Casey : You guys, it's just the wind. Ashleigh : Um... I'm not so sure. Girls gasping. Omega Chi House Evan : What do you think that was back there ? Calvin : No idea. I'm just, uh, hoping it doesn't bleed acid. Evan : Don't worry, little bro, I'll protect you. Calvin : What do you think I need protecting ? Evan : Well... You seemed little scared, that's all. Calvin : Me ? No. I've faced some pretty vicious animals in my day. See that ? My little sister's bunny, Flopsie, took a chunk out of it. I needed four stitches and a tetanus shot. Evan : That's nothing. Petting zoo, 1998, got attacked by a rogue goat. Six stitches and they closed the zoo for a week. Calvin : Paper route, eight grade. Rabid poodle attack, 12 stitches ans I passed out. Evan : Poodle ? Try a polo horse. I fell of one four years ago, got a concussion ans a CAT scan. Calvin : Ah, head trauma, huh ? Explain a lot. Evan : What ? Calvin : Uh... Stammers Thump. Evan : It's on the move ! ZBZ House Rebecca : You guys, there's no such as ghosts. Right, Ashleigh ? Thunderclap. All gasping. Ashleigh : You can never be too safe. Rebecca : Casey, tell them they're being ridiculous. Casey : Well, you did call Virginia pathetic. Everyone heard you. Rebecca : But I was kidding. I was kidding ! It was just a joke ! Clatter. All gasping. Casey : Oops. Loose brick. Jen K : You guys... Look. Ashleigh : The ghost is writing us notes ! Rebecca : Virginia is such a pretty name ! Jen K : I don't think these are notes. I think these are votes. Casey : Then that can only mean one thing. Jen K : Someone fixed the election. The minutes said that Virginia by one vote. But if these were counted, she would have won. Casey : You guys... I know what we have to do ! Omega Chi House Banging. Both screaming. Evan : All clear ! Sweep the room. You know, we really make a good team. Calvin : Yeah, like, uh, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Karate Yell. Laughing. Evan : To think I thought, you know, we wouldn't get along. Calvin : Really ? Evan : You know, you're...You know. Calvin : Um, what ? Evan : You're pals with Rusty. Him and I aren't exactly "amigos". Calvin : Yeah I know, I was there for paddlegate. Evan : Oh, yeah. It's cool you can see beyond that, man. Calvin : Well, you know, I just try to stay out of others people's business, you know ? Evan : I do. And I respect that. You know how many people want in my business because I'm a Chambers ? Calvin : Yeah. It's... It's crazy how one little word can define you. Evan : Totally. Calvin : Uh... Evan, there's something I think you should know. Evan : What is it ? Calvin : Giant snake ! Above you ! Evan : Nice try laughs . Both screams. Evan : Get it off ! Get it off ! Calvin : Get away from him, you bitch ! Evan : Get it off me ! Get it off me ! Calvin is screaming. Evan : Counter-clockwise ! Counter-clock... KT House Rusty : Cappie ? I really need to talk to you. Clattering. Rusty : Cappie ? Water leaking. Beaver : Dude, give me a second. It's just number one. Rusty : The bathroom is that way, Beav'. Beaver : Why do they keep moving it ? sighs Beaver leaves. Rusty : What the hell ? Whoa ! gasping Destiny : Do you like my art project ? Rusty : I can see you're influenced by the deconstructionist movement. Destiny : Ah... Sit down. We're not done. I'm really good at arts and crafts. Rusty : I can see that. Destiny : This was what I did every day at camp, alone, while everybody else played kickball and rode horses. Rusty : Well, creativity is a much more transferable skill. Destiny : I'd imagine this was me and Cappie, holding hands for eternity. Rusty : I can see the resemblance. Destiny : Now, I kind of picture this as us and all our friends. Oh, look. This is you. Oopsy. Rusty : Listen, Patty. Destiny : Destiny ! Rusty : Destiny. I know what it's like to want to go back and revise history. I wasn't always this cool frat guy you see before you. But... you can't change the past. And you can't make someone love you. Destiny : Yes, I can ! Tonight is going to be perfect. You'll see. Because I have waited too long to let anything mess this up. Or anyone. Cappie : Camp Kitchi-Wa-Wa, it's really fun. Destiny : It's really fun, Cam Kitchi-Wa-Wa. Cappie : Our campers are the bravest ones. Destiny : We don't write letters to our mamas. You remember me ? Cappie : Of course. From the moment you walked in. How could I forget the way the water glistened off your Wonder Woman bathing suit ? Destiny : You didn't stand up for me ! You let them call me names ! Cappie : I know, and that was wrong. I was young and stupid. Destiny : Do you have any idea what it's like to love someone who has caused you so much pain ? They kiss. Rusty : Cappie, look out ! They kiss again. Destiny : That's it ? Cappie : Excuse me ? Destiny : I lost eighty pounds for that ? Cappie : I never had any complaints before. Let me just try a better angle. Destiny : Yeah, no, that's OK. Listen, it's been fun, but I really need a doughnut. Cappie : Stay in touche ! Destiny : Uh - huh. Yeah. ZBZ House Casey : Sisters of Zeta Beta Zeta, this election is called to order. Our President is the person who shapes the future of our sisterhood. It is a role that requires vision, tenacity and grace, so choose wisely. We have two candidates this evening : Virginia Horton and... What's that chick's name ? Jen K : Trudy Henderson. Casey : ... Trudy Henderson. Would anyone like to make a supporting statement for either candidate ? Rebecca : I'd just like to say that Virginia seems like the clears choice. She is by far the skinniest, prettiest, most worthy candidate. She's definitely not pathetic. In any way. Casey : Thank you, Pledge Logan. Let's get on with the voting. All in Favor of Virginia Horton, raise your hand. Well, it looks like... Ashleigh : Wait ! Hold on, I'm not done counting ! Casey : Ash, it looks unanimous. Virginia Horton wins. Congratulations, Virginia ! This election is adjourned. Ashleigh : Now what ? Casey : Now we can get on with our evening. Rebecca : Do you think it worked ? The light is back. Casey : Apparently so. Ashleigh : Let's hear it for Casey, everybody ! All : Yeah, Casey. Casey : Now, who's up for some ice cream ? Jen K : It looks like you owe Casey your life. Omega Chi House Calvin : The exterminator's gonna be here in two hours. Evan : Two hours ? OK, I think we can make it until then. Calvin : What do we tell the guys ? Evan : I say we never speak of this again. Everybody's got their secrets, right ? Calvin : Right. Keypad beeping. KT House Heath's cell phone ringing. Text message from Calvin "Hang tomorrow ? Miss you" Man on the radio : In other news, police have apprehended the escaped mental patient. Officials sat that luckily the 60-year-old woman had a bad hip and was unable to travel far. Cappie : Could I be a bad kisser ? It's like having a dangling booger, someone would tell me, right ? Rusty : Cap, you can't listen to what she said. She was crazy after all. Cappie : She wasn't crazy, she was in love. It's a fine line between the two. Rusty : She drove here from West Virginia to find you. Cappie : She went after what she wants. You have to admire that. Rusty : But what did it get her ? Cappie : Closure. Now she can move on. Door closes. Beaver : Guys... Look who I found outside. Cappie : Hey, Timmy ! All : Timmy ! Beaver : I'm so glad that I found you. Who's my buddy ? Who's my buddy ? ZBZ House Ashleigh : What's up with the redecorating ? Casey : Just putting Virginia back where she belongs. After tonight, she deserves to be up there. Ashleigh : Yeah, funny thing about tonight. What a coincidence that these votes were hidden in the fireplace. Jen K : I know, right ? Ashleigh : And what's more impressive is one of them's in Casey's handwriting. Crazy, huh ? Casey : Really ? chuckles What a coincidence. Winds gusts.

Most of the Greek's are at CRU's away game, leaving just a handful of students on campus as a thunderstorm rolls into town. Casey has planned a slumber party for the pledges, but Rebecca hijacks the agenda, purporting that ZBZ is haunted by the ghost of a sister who killed herself. Evan and Calvin hunt for a rat in the Omega Chi house. The KT's party continues despite the storm, when a mystery, biker chick ( AnnaLynne McCord ) shows up to pull Cappie out of his girl-induced apathy, only to discover she's known him since their days at camp and has been obsessed with him ever since.

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Provided by TVTDB.com Seattle scenes MVO: In life, only one thing is certain...apart from death and taxes...no matter how hard you try, no matter how good your intentions, you are going to make mistakes. George and Callie are in their hotel room George: Callie. MVO: You're going to hurt people. You're going to get hurt. And if you ever want to recover... George: You haven't said anything in...in...just say something. Please. Anything. MVO: There's really only one thing you can say. Callie: I forgive you. George: What? Callie: You made a mistake. But we took vows...till death do us part...so...I forgive you. George is rushing through the hospital George: Izzie, why aren't you picking up your phone? You need to pick up your phone. I just talked to Callie and... George passes Meredith who is in the elevator Meredith: George. George: I gotta find Izzie. Meredith: We have rounds in five minutes. George: Right after I find Izzie. George rushes off and Derek enters the elevator Derek: You wanna go away with me this weekend? Meredith: Why would I want to go away with you? Derek: Because of this. He kisses her Meredith: We didn't go away when we were a couple. Now we're not a couple, and not couples have no reason to go away together. Derek: Meredith, you're not paying attention. I'm talking about 48 uninterrupted hours of this. He kisser her again Meredith: Where would we go? Derek: Wine country. Meredith: Wine country sounds like a couples' place. Derek: Well, there's wine, there's country, and you wouldn't see any of it. We'd be in bed all weekend. Meredith: Oh, a weekend of s*x. Derek: Now you're paying attention. Meredith: Well, I would have to get someone to cover for me. Derek: Okay, so you're in? Meredith: 48 uninterrupted hours of this. I'm in. Cristina walks past as Meredith exits the elevator Cristina: Oh, great. I'm stuck in the pit protecting smack heads and gang bangers with my idiot interns, and you're getting McDreamied in the elevator? Meredith: Really, smack heads and gang bangers at Seattle Grace, huh? Cristina: My point is, I hate interns. Meredith: Well, Lexie's not that bad, is she? Cristina: Oh, are we not hating her anymore? Meredith: Oh, no. We still hate the idea of her. We just realized we don't have a reason to hate the actual person. Cristina: She's an intern. That's reason enough. Meredith: I think you may be the new nazi. Cristina: Damn right. To the interns nearby Meredith: I don't see any charts. Meredith walks up to Alex Meredith: Will you work for me on Saturday? Alex: What's in it for me? Meredith: What do you want? Alex: Take Norman off my hands today. Meredith: Who? Alex: The world's oldest intern. I've got my interns in the pit, and he's only gonna slow me down. Meredith: Ageist. Alex: Deal? Meredith: Fine. George rushes by again Meredith: Rounds. George: Still can't find Izzie. Meredith: I'm gonna have to put you in the clinic if you miss rounds. George: Oh, the clinic! Bailey is in the clinic Bailey: Uh, Ms. Sales, hi. I'm Dr. Bailey. Oh, you are? Will: Uh, the boyfriend who warned her not to read on the Stairmaster. Ruthie: That's how I did this. I fell off last night. I took a ton of ibuprofen, but when I woke up this morning, it was huge and hideous. Bailey: How much ibuprofen did you take? Ruthie: I usually take some everyday anyway, because of the gym, so I doubled the dose, but it did nothing for me. Bailey: Okay, let's get some x-rays and then... Ruthie: Actually, can I just get a shot of cortisone or something? I'm supposed to meet my trainer this afternoon. Bailey: Uh, Ms. Sales, I can't treat you until I find out what's wrong with you. George rushes in George: Have you seen Dr. Stevens? Bailey: Check the pit. George: Right. Ruthie: What time do you think we'll be done? Just so I can tell my trainer. George enters the ER George: Lexie! Sorry. Uh, have you seen Dr. Stevens? Lexie: No. Have you seen Dr. Yang? George: No. Lexie: She told me to meet her here in the pit, and she's not here. I don't want to give that woman any more reasons to hate me. George: Good for you. Lexie: I'm prepared. I'm gonna answer every question correctly. And I'm not gonna take any more of her crap. Cristina enters the ER Cristina: Three! Incoming, let's move. Derek is in the trauma room with Adam and Stanley Singer Stanley: He got hit during a scrimmage. Derek: Are you the coach? Adam: He's my dad. Stanley: And his coach. He was charging the receiver after the kickoff. He got blocked, had his head down, couldn't see the other guy coming. Adam: I had my head down because the guy blocking me was holding it down. Stanley: You could've gotten past that guy. Derek: I need you to leave the room. Okay, let's cut him out of his equipment. I need the saw. Dr. Grey, I need you to help me stabilize his neck and his head, please. It's very important, Adam, that you not move your head. I need you to keep perfectly still. Don't move. Relax. George rushes past the Chief Richard: O'Malley, what's the hurry? George: Sorry, I can't talk, chief. George runs into a cart Richard: O'Malley? George: I...sorry, I...I just gotta find Izzie. Richard: She's at the third floor nurses' station. George: Oh. Thanks. Richard: Oh, and...and when you find her, tell her Dr. Torres is looking or her. Izzie is walking in the hall with her interns Izzie: Now I know charting doesn't seem as exciting as surgery, but it is every bit as important. Believe me when I tell you, people, penmanship saves lives. George is rushing through halls George: Pick up your phone. What kind of doctor doesn't pick up their phone? Izzie is with her interns Izzie: Is that a 7 or is that a 9? If I have to ask myself that question in the middle of an emergency, your patient is dead. You killed him with your handwriting. Think about that. Callie walks up Izzie: Callie. Hey. Hi. Callie: We have to talk. Izzie: Okay. Um, about? Callie: George told me. Izzie: He told you? Callie: Everything. Cafeteria, noon, you and me. Be there. Intern: Dude, is she gonna kick her ass? Izzie and George are in the hall Izzie: She forgave you? George: She said I had a rough year, that people make mistakes, and that...that I made a mistake. Izzie: Oh, so now I'm a mistake? To her interns Back off! George: No, she said that. I didn't say that. Izzie: What did you say? George: Um, I didn't expect her to forgive me. I expected...rage, uh, bloodshed. Izzie: No, she's saving all her rage and bloodshed for me. She's gonna kill me in the cafeteria at lunch. George: No, she wouldn't. Izzie: She breaks bones for a living, George. She's crazy. George: No, she's not crazy. Izzie: Well, she is if she thinks I'm not gonna put up a fight. Lexie, Cristina and Derek are in the viewing room Lexie: I can't believe that kid's dad. I mean, his son is paralyzed, and the guy's still riding him. Cristina: Focus more on the medicine, three, and less on the tragedy. Derek: Three? Is that a nickname? Lexie: You could say that. Derek: So how would you proceed, Dr. Grey? Lexie: Oh, um...you won't be able to operate unless you realign his spine, would you? Derek: And how would you do that? Lexie: Traction halo? Derek: Very impressive, Dr. Grey. Your intern year's off to a good start. How's it going? How are you and Meredith? Lexie: It's weird, the whole family thing. And plus, I think she might still hate me. Derek: She doesn't hate you. Lexie: Really? Did she say that? Cristina: You know, why don't you go see if Mrs. Cooley's dressings need changing? Derek: Yang, why don't you go see if Mrs. Cooley's dressing needs changing? Cristina: Certainly. Meredith is at the desk with Mark Meredith: Dr. Sloan, Dr. Norman Shales. Mark: Oh, Dr. Shales, call me Mark. Norman: Thank you. Mark: I thought you were on my service. Meredith: I am. He's my intern. Norman: I know, right? It's like, "seriously, you're an intern?" But it's seriously true. Seriously. Mark: Glad to have you aboard Norman. Norman: So is he the one you call, uh...McDreamy or, Mc, uh, Sleazy, or Mc, uh, wait a minute, what is it? Meredith: Norman, we have labs to deliver. Norman: Yeah. Meredith: Labs and discharges. Norman: Uh, this one's being discharged to hospice? Meredith: When there's nothing else we can do. Norman: So we have to tell someone they're dying? Meredith: Don't worry. I'll teach you the protocol. Norman: McSteamy! He's the one you girls call McSteamy. Callie enters the x-ray room where Bailey and George are Callie: You paged me, Dr. Bailey? Oh, I didn't know you were... George: I'm in the clinic. Or I was... Callie: What have you got? Bailey: Ruthie Sales. Says she twisted her ankle falling off the Stairmaster. Callie: She didn't twist it. She crushed it. We should book an OR right away. Bailey: Dr. Torres, you don't think we should run a few tests first? Find out why Ruthie's bones are so fragile in the first place? Callie: She's osteoporotic. I see it in older women all the time. Bailey: Now you're seeing it in a 28 year old. Callie: Oh, right. Call me when you get the test results. Callie leaves George: I can't talk about it with you. Bailey: Well, is she all right? George: Yeah. Meredith is walking in the hall with Norman Meredith: So when giving a patient the bad news, you want to be polite and detached, but not cold. Norman: How can you be detached but not cold? Meredith: You show that you care without actually allowing yourself to care, because if you get too emotional, then they get scared, and then they get emotional, and that's bad. Norman: Seriously? Meredith: Stop with the seriously. Norman: Uh, I'm sorry. Meredith: I know it must be hard being older than most of us, but I think you're gonna go a lot further if you just let everything else go and focus on the medicine. Cristina walks up Cristina: Hey, are you aware that McDreamy and the other Grey are bonding? Meredith: Bonding? Cristina: Over their mutual Meredith Greyness. Meredith: What do you mean? They're talking about me? What are they saying? Cristina: Oh, I don't know. He's making me deal with his patients while they focus on what's really important...you. Meredith: Cristina! What was I saying? Norman: You were saying how important it was to focus on the medicine. Meredith: Just give me the chart. Cristina, Lexie, and Derek are in Adam's room Cristina: First we're going to apply halo, which uses weights and traction to pull your spine back into place. Adam: Traction? Lexie: Like at the gym. We stretch your upper body using weights until the tension pops the spine into position. Cristina: Except unlike at the gym, Dr. Shepherd needs to attach the traction device directly to your head by screwing two bolts into your skull. Adam: That sounds painful. Stanley: Painful is if he doesn't fix your spine. Painful is you never walk again. Okay. We gonna do this thing or what? Meredith and Norman are in a patients room Meredith: I told you not to get too emotional. Norman: I couldn't help it. What now? Meredith: Go apologize one last time. Norman: Once again, ma'am, we are very, very sorry...very sorry. And now? Meredith: Now we slowly and respectfully back out of the room. Izzie enters a curtain in the clinic where Alex is Izzie: Alex, I need a favor. Alex: I don't have time for favors. I'm working here. Izzie: Well, what are you doing at lunch? Alex: According to my interns, I'm watching Torres kick your ass all up and down the cafeteria. Izzie: How do they know? Alex: So it's true. What'd you do to her? Izzie: Nothing. Alex: Dude. Shouting is heard from a nearby room. Alex and Izzie enter to find Adele and Camille Doctor: We need a little help here! Adele: Oh, thank god. Somebody I know. Will somebody please make sure they page my husband? Alex: Is that? Izzie: It's the chief's niece. Doctor: Camille Travis, 18, I tried intubating 3 times. Izzie: There's some kind of obstruction. Arlene: My baby can't breathe. Doctor: Sats staying down. They're at 82%. Izzie: She needs a surgical airway. Somebody get me a crike tray. Alex: How many emergency crikes have you done? Izzie: Including this one? One. Alex: Dude, it's the chief's niece. Doctor: Pulse is getting weaker. Izzie: So we better not screw this up. Adele: What are you doing? Trying to help her breathe. Arlene: She just slit her throat! Izzie: Suction. I need suction. Get the retractors in. Alex: There's so much blood. You didn't hit an artery, did you? Izzie: No, not on purpose. Adele: Oh, god. Oh, god. Izzie: Get the tube. Adele: Oh, god. Doctor: Sats are going up. Izzie: Oh, we did it. Richard enters Adele: Oh, Richard! What the hell are you doing to my niece? Alex, Izzie and Richard are in the OR Richard: One thing this child did not need was another surgery. Alex: She wasn't breathing, chief. Izzie: We didn't know what else to do. Richard: You did the right thing. But Camille was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was 14. She's had both ovaries removed, a hysterectomy and now this... Alex: There it is, the mass. Izzie: No wonder she couldn't breathe. Richard: I can take it out. But we won't know how many more there are until we do further studies. Izzie: I'm so sorry, chief. Richard: She beat it twice before. She'll beat it again. Meredith and Norman walk up to Cristina Meredith: I just had to tell a 48-year-old woman that she's gonna die. Cristina: Yeah? I wish I could tell a 24-year-old woman she's gonna die. She looks up to see Derek and Lexie talking Meredith: I have gone out of my way to be nice to her, and this is what she does, talks about me behind my back? Cristina: When were you nice to her? Meredith: I was nice...once. My point is... Lexie walks up Lexie: Hey, Meredith. Hey, Norman. Norman: 'Sup, Lexie? Meredith: Come on, Norman. Lexie: Um...Dr. Shepherd asked that we meet in Adam's room in ten minutes. You could at least acknowledge that you heard me. Cristina: You're using the Grey sister angle to get in good with the attendings. I get that. But you're here on my license. So if you do anything, like kill someone, it's on me. So for the rest of the day, you're gonna hug the wall. You're not gonna say anything, you're not gonna do anything. You're an intern. Are we clear...three? Lexie: Lexie. Cristina: What? Lexie: It's Lexie, or Grey. It's not three. I have a name. Bailey, George and Callie are in Ruthie's room George: Your blood tests show low electrolyte levels, low calcium and low vitamin D. Have you been dieting? Will: She just lost 40 pounds. Ruthie: Will told me if I ever got back down to a size 4,we'd move in together. Bailey: How romantic. Ruthie: We both just needed motivation. I told him I wouldn't live with a smoker, so he quit smoking. Bailey: The problem is, even if Dr. Torres is able to repair your fracture, it won't do any good unless you're eating more and working out less. Am I right, Dr. Torres? Dr. Torres...hey, are you all right? Callie: Uh, uh...Bailey's right. Will: So what, you're saying that you won't operate unless she puts on a bunch of weight? Callie: No, but, um... Will: Then why are we still talking about this? We came here to get her leg fixed. So fix her leg. Callie: Okay. Mark is at the nurses desk when Norman and Meredith walk up Mark: How'd that discharge-|to-hospice patient go? Meredith: Not great. There was crying and tears and...more tears. Mark: Tears? Really? Such a tough old bird. I thought he'd take it like a man. Meredith: "He'd take it like a man"? Mark: What, I'm sexist now? Meredith: No, "he" as in "him"? Mark: Joel Hanson in 2212. Meredith: Not Gretchen Bitzer in 2213? Norman: Oh, dear. I thought that "2" was a "3." Mark: Dr. Grey, did you and your intern tell a woman who came in to have her moles removed that she was dying? Norman: Oh, dear. I mean, crap. Oh, crap. Adam's room Stanley: You hear that? Like a weight room. There's nothing to be scared of. He's been weight training since he was 8 years old. Cristina: What did I say about you and the wall? Derek: Dr. Yang, this is still a teaching hospital, isn't it? Cristina: Yes, sir. Derek: You need to get a little closer if you want to learn something today, Dr. Grey. Okay, Adam, I'm going to attach the tongs now. I need you to stay perfectly still during this procedure. Let the weights do all the work. Okay, you're gonna feel a little pressure, but with the meds we've given you, you shouldn't feel any pain. All right. Here we go. Alex and Izzie are in the scrub room Izzie: Can you imagine being 14 years old and having some doctor tell you you've got cancer? What do you do with that? Alex: Well, you fight. Camille's a fighter. You two have that in common. So what's it gonna be, Stevens gets her bones broken or Torres gets taken to the trailer park? Izzie: Neither. It's not happening. But if it does, will you pull her off me? Alex: You gonna tell me what you did to her? Izzie: You have to promise not to say anything to anybody. Swear. Alex: I swear. Jeez. Izzie: I slept with George. I know. I'm a terrible person. Which is why I'm gonna let her get one good punch in. Maybe two. I deserve it. No, one. Then you pull her off me. Alex: You slept with O'Malley? Izzie: Alex, you just said you wouldn't say anything. Alex: I won't, believe me. This...I'm embarrassed for you. Norman and Meredith are walking through the hall Meredith: You had one job... one job... read the charts. Norman: You want to yell at me some more? You can, because I am an intern and according to Dr. Bailey, yelling is how we learn. Meredith: Well, I'm not a very good yeller. Norman: Oh, I'm sure it just takes practice. Perhaps Ms. Bitzer will show us how it's done. Meredith: Just let me do all the talking. Norman: Ms. Bitzer... Meredith: Gretchen. Nurse: She left about an hour ago. Meredith: She's gone? Left the hospital? Norman: Feel like yelling now? Richard is in Camille's room with Adele Richard: Your CT results showed that not only is the cancer back, it's spread to your chest, lungs and throat. We have options, though. We can operate. We can be even more aggressive with the chemo and radiation than the last time. Camille: I just want to go home. Richard: We could try to treat you at home, but, Camille, you... Camille: No, you don't understand. I don't want any treatment. Arlene: What? Camille, don't say that. Camille: I've tried, mama. It's not working. I can't do it anymore. Adele: You can and you will. You have no choice. Camille: I'm 18 now, aunt Adele. I do have a choice. Adele: You may be 18,baby girl, but you are clearly not capable of making life-and-death decisions for yourself right now. Tell her, Richard. Richard: Camille... Camille: No, you tell her. Tell her how the radiation almost killed me last time, how I got hepatitis and my kidneys shut down and my skin was so raw I couldn't be touched. Richard: Camille... Camille: I'm dying. We all know that. I don't want to spend what little time I have left in this hospital. I want to spend time with my friends. I want to sleep in my own bed, and I want to be home. So please don't be my doctor right now. Be my uncle who loves me. Let me go home. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam's room Cristina: Try not to move your head, Adam. Adam: I'm... I'm trying, but... I don't know how much longer I can take this. Stanley: You'll take as much as they give you, son. Okay, now come on! You can do this. Cristina: It's just another few pounds. Lexie: Dr. Yang, maybe we should... Cristina: No one asked you. Adam: I...I can't. Please take it off. Stanley: No, no. Can't quit. Push through it. Cristina: Okay, just one more plate. Stanley: Adam, you're strong. You can handle this. Want to be a quitter, do you? Huh, do you? Cristina: Okay, you know what? That's it. That's it. That's 20 pounds. Stanley: There, you did it. Right? Told you, you could do it. Adam: Somebody get him out. Please. Somebody get him out. Stanley: Adam, I'm just trying to help out. Adam: Please get out! Get out! Get out! Get out! Cristina: Adam, Adam, calm down. Try not to upset him. Adam. Adam, calm down. Adam: Get...get... Lexie: Adam, it's ok... it's okay. Cristina: What are you doing? Don't touch him. The slightest movement could...put his hand down, gently. Lexie: I'm so sorry. I forgot. Cristina: Now step away from the patient and leave the room. Get out right now or I will throw you out. Derek walks in Derek: Dr. Grey, take over for Dr. Yang. Dr. Yang, a word. You are a resident now. Your job is to teach interns, not abuse them. Cristina: I wasn't. She grabbed his... Derek: Until you learn to be less competitive and less selfish, you will not assist on my surgeries. You will observe them. Cristina: But she... Derek: You can go. Adele, Richard and Arlene are walking through the hall Adele: Arlene, she's just tired. She doesn't know what she's saying. Arlene: But she's right. She's not gonna get any better. Richard: We don't know that, Arlene. There's always a chance. Adele: Not if she doesn't get treatment. You've got to talk to her, Richard. You've...you have to convince her. She loves you. She trusts you. And she's the closest thing we have to a child of our own. Richard, I'm begging you. Please. Save our baby girl. Meredith and Norman are at the nurse's station Meredith: Again, Ms. Bitzer, it's very important that you call us back. Mark walks up Mark: You idiots still can't find her? Meredith: I called her home, her cell, her next of kin. Mark: I don't care if you have to call every Bitzer on the planet. Find her! Norman: I am really so very sorry about this. Meredith: It's not entirely your fault, Norman. You're just an intern. I should've double-checked the charts. I was distracted by things I shouldn't be distracted by. Norman: For what it's worth, Lexie Grey is a good girl. She's very sweet. I don't think she would say anything untoward...or uncool. Meredith: I have Bitzers to call. But, you know, you could take the...Norman? Norman? Cristina and Meredith are in the cafeteria Cristina: I'm not a bad resident, am I? Meredith: Don't ask me. I lost a patient today. Cristina: Oh, you killed someone? Meredith: Lost. Literally can't find. Cristina: Shepherd says I'm selfish and competitive. What the hell is wrong with that? I kick ass. I'm an excellent resident. Meredith: I'm not. In addition to losing my patient, I also lost my intern. Turned around, he was gone. AWOL. Cristina: See, what... what is wrong with these interns? We weren't like this. Meredith: We were great interns. Cristina: I was great. You were... you were good. Izzie and Alex walk up and sit down Izzie: You guys seen Callie? Meredith: No. Is it time for her to grind your bones into dust? Izzie: You don't think I can take her? Meredith: Are you guys really doing this? Izzie: You heard? Meredith: The whole hospital heard. Izzie: Yeah, well, that explains the line at the salad bar. Meredith: Well, what are you fighting about? Alex: Believe me, you don't want to know. Izzie: Alex. Alex: I'm just saying, whatever it is, it's not worth it. Izzie: Actually, it is. Some things are worth fighting for. George is at the lab Lab Tech: O'Malley. George: Picking up repeat labs for Ruthie Sayles. Lab Tech: So who's your money on, O'Malley? Guess you gotta back the wife, huh? George: What? What are you talking about? Lab Tech: The fight downstairs. Torres vs. Stevens. What are they fighting about anyway? George: Oh, that's just a rumor. It's not happening. Callie is way too mature for that. Lab Tech: That's not what my buddy in the cafeteria just said. George takes off at a run Lab Tech: O'Malley, your labs! George: Gotta go! I'll be right back! Izzie is stretching in the cafeteria Izzie: I'm just saying, I learned how to fight in a trailer park. Okay? Where'd she learn to fight, boarding school? Not quite the same thing. Callie enters the cafeteria Izzie: I'm a street fighter. I've got some badass in me. I could take a girl down. Meredith: Izzie. Alex: Punch with your left. Protect your face with your right. Cristina: No, your hands... protect your surgeon hands. Your face can heal. Izzie: Here we go. Callie: Stevens. Izzie: Let's do this. Let's go. Let's go. Callie: Go where? Izzie: You know, go. Callie: I wanted to talk. Izzie: You want to talk. You don't want to kick my ass? Callie: You thought I was gonna fight you? You... Callie finally realizes how many people are in the cafeteria Callie: That's cr...excuse me. Callie leaves Intern: That's a forfeit. Torres forfeits. Izzie: Oh, my god. Cristina: You were very ghetto fabulous. Izzie: Oh, my god. George enters George: What happened? Was there a fight? Alex: No. Guess they realized they were fighting over nothing. Derek enters the office where Mark is Derek: Hey, what do you thinks a better weekend getaway, Napa or Sonoma? Mark: I hope you don't mind if I kill your girlfriend. Derek: Well, first of all, she's not my girlfriend. Second of all, I do mind. Mark: Interns should be seen and not heard. They shouldn't talk to patients. Derek: That's how they learn. Mark: Which means I have to teach, and then I have to deal with their problems when they screw up. Derek: Meredith rarely screws up, and she's not an intern. So Napa or Sonoma, what do you think? Mark: Sonoma. Derek: Mm. Mark: Smaller hotels, fewer tourists. And Meredith...she's still an intern. Don't kid yourself. She's green, she's a baby, and the only difference between her and that old guy she's got trailing her is that you're not sleeping with the old guy. Callie enters Ruthie's room Callie: Sorry I'm late. Bailey: Well, I was just explaining the surgery. Since your bones have splintered, Dr. Torres will place metal plates and screws to hold the ankle together. Ruthie: How long will the recovery time be? Bailey: It's hard to say. You'll be in a cast 8 to 12 weeks. Will: Three months? Bailey: Right, Dr. Torres? Callie: Longer if she doesn't eat. Will: She eats. Callie: Not enough to keep her bones from snapping, but you don't seem too concerned about that. Will: What is your problem, lady? Callie: I don't have problem. I'm not the one who has to live with you. Will: You know what? This...you have a problem...Ruthie! Ruthie is vomiting blood Bailey: In here go ahead. In here. George enters the OR where Ruthie's surgery has already started George: I thought Ruthie wasn't going into surgery till tomorrow. Bailey: That's before she started vomiting blood. She's got a bleeding duodenal ulcer. Callie: How did we not see this? Bailey: She came in with a broken ankle. Her malnutrition and the amount of ibuprofen she's been taking, she's lucky to be alive. George: Why did she do this to herself? Bailey: 'Cause people are stupid and just want to be loved. That's the only reason anybody does anything. George: Asystole. Bailey: Ok, start CPR. Adam's surgery Lexie: You think he'll walk again? Derek: It's not impossible. Mm. We have a bleeder. I need you to cauterize the vein, Dr. Grey. Lexie: Oh, okay. I... I, um... I...I can't find it. I...I...I can't see where it starts. Um... it's coming too quickly. Cristina: Stop. Suction around it. You have to see where the bleed is coming from first. Follow the flow to the source. Good. Okay, now Bovie it. Lexie: Got it. Derek: Good job. Dr. Yang, if you don't mind stepping in? Norman walks up to Meredith who is at the nurses station Norman: Dr. Grey. Meredith: Norman, where have you been? Norman: I was... Meredith: Norman, do you think you can just cut out on me in the middle of a crisis? Norman: I...I went... Meredith: Where, Norman? Where did you go that was important enough to just disappear in the middle of a shift? Norman: Ms. Bitzer's apartment. Meredith: You went to Ms. Bitzer's apartment. Norman: I told her she had a bill outstanding. She's right behind me. Meredith: Oh. Norman: Oh, but if I may say so, your yelling has improved remarkably. Meredith: Thank you. Ms. Bitzer: I...I'm sorry I missed your calls. I didn't mean to cut out on my bill. It's just, I got a lot of living to do and not a lot of time to do it in. Meredith: Actually... Ms. Bitzer: I quit my job, dumped my loser boyfriend, told my boss where he could shove it, and bought a one-way ticket to Iceland, where the sun never sets, which is fine by me. I'll sleep when I'm dead, right? Meredith: You're, uh, not going to die, Ms. Bitzer. Ms. Bitzer: I'm not? Meredith: There was a mix-up with your labs. You're going to live, hopefully a very long, healthy life. Ms. Bitzer: I quit my job. I broke up with my boyfriend. I gave up my apartment. You know how hard it is to find an apartment...with parking? Callie walks up to Will who is outside Callie: I thought you quit smoking. Wasn't that the deal? Ruthie loses 40 pounds, you quit smoking? Will: My girlfriend's in emergency surgery. I think she'll forgive me for smoking. Callie: No, no, she won't, because she's dead. Ruthie's dead. Dr. Bailey tried to stop the bleeding, but because she was starving herself and over training, her heart couldn't take the strain. Will: You think this is my fault? She wanted to lose the weight. I just wanted her to be healthy. Callie: She was healthy 20 pounds ago. You just wanted her to be hot, especially if you we gonna move in with her, right? Will: No, that...I loved her. Callie: You didn't love her. You just didn't want to be alone or maybe, maybe she was good for your ego or...or maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life, but you didn't love her because you don't destroy the person that you love! George steps between them George: Callie! Will: Get her away from me, man. Get her away from me. Callie: You gonna hit me? You gonna hit me? Give me any excuse to kick somebody's ass today because I am dying to! Will: Don't touch me! Bailey: Dr. Torres! Uh, sir, we are so sorry for your loss. O'Malley, please take... George: Sir, why don't you come with me? Come on. Bailey: Okay, I'm gonna ask you one last time, are you all right? Callie: I'm fine. It's nothing. Bailey: Really? 'Cause nothing almost cost you your career just now. Camille's room Richard: The mass we removed from your throat was so big you couldn't breathe. Camille...what took you so long to come in? Camille: I knew the cancer wasn't gone. It's never been gone. It's never gonna be gone. And...don't tell my mom, but the truth is...I was hoping it would kill me before I had to come back here. I'm just so tired, uncle Richard. I am so, so tired. Richard: Camille...what I have here is a plan to keep you alive. It involves 12 oncologists,8 new drugs, six experimental treatments from three different continents. I have no idea if it'll work. But as your uncle...I'm begging you to take it. Because I know for a fact the world...my world...is a better place with you in it. However... as your doctor, I promise to do whatever you want. Camille: I just want to go home. Richard: Then let's get you home. Izzie walks up to Callie in the hall Izzie: Callie. Callie, wait. Please, wait. Please. I'm sorry...about the cafeteria. I didn't know that you wanted to talk to me. I thought you wanted to kill me. I'm sorry about everything. With George, I...I'm really sorry. I feel terrible. Callie: You feel terrible? You took advantage. He was your best friend. I tried to trust you...so much, I had convinced myself that it was all in my head, that I was crazy. But I wasn't, was I? And then you pull that thing in the cafeteria today? It's not bad enough that you humiliate me by getting in bed with my husband. You have to humiliate me at work, too. George might be the one that broke his vows, but you...we're women, Izzie. You did this to another woman. You...took something from me. You stole something from me like a petty little thief. You are the one who should be humiliated. You are the one who should be ashamed. You are the one who should... don't you dare come to me for forgiveness, you traitorous bitch. Alex walks past Izzie who is sitting in the hall Izzie: What, I'm invisible now? Alex: What do you want? Izzie: So you hate me now, too. Well, join the club. Alex: You and O'Malley? O'Malley! Izzie: What? What is it that I did that is so horrifying? I fell in love, Alex. Alex: He's married. Izzie: Yeah, so? You're carrying a big ol' torch for Ava or Jane Doe or whatever it is that you call her, and she's married. So what gives you the right to judge what I do? Why do you even care? Alex: You told me you weren't ready yet...after Denny... to be with anyone. And then O'Malley? O'Malley. And then you tell me like I'm one of your chick friends. Come on. Meredith, Norman and Mark are saying goodbye to Ms. Bitzer Meredith: Ms. Bitzer ,I just wanted to apologize one more time. Ms. Bitzer: Oh, and I just wanted to say thank you, Dr. Grey. And, you, too, Dr. Shales. Bless you. Bye-bye. Meredith: She's not going to sue? Mark: Nope. Our lawyer talked her into settling. Seattle grace just bought that woman four bedrooms and three and a half baths in Reykjavik. Meredith: I'm so sorry. Mark: Well, don't tell me. Tell the chief. I'm writing you both up. It wasn't Norman's fault. He's my responsibility. I'm the resident. I'm the only one you should write up. Mark: That's very noble of you, Dr. Grey. Stupid...but noble. Meredith: Oh. Norman: For the record, Dr. Grey, I don't think you're stupid at all. I find you... quite smart. Adele walks up to Richard Adele: What did you say to Camille? Richard: Adele... Adele: I've already lost one baby. And now I have to lose Camille? Richard: I am not going to use Camille to try and make up for the fact that I never gave you children. Adele: I never asked you to. I asked you to talk to her, to convince her to... Richard: I can't do that... I can't do that, Adele. I can give her all the options in the world, but I cannot make her do what I want her to do. I'm her doctor. Adele: I thought being a doctor was about saving lives. After all these years of choosing your job over your family, the one time I ask you to do your job to save this family... Richard: Adele, I'm sorry. I'm truly, truly sorry, but... Adele: So am I, Richard. George walks up to Callie who is standing in the rain George: Callie...you can't...just forgive me. What I did to you...is unforgivable. Callie: That's how it works. That's what "I forgive you" means. George: No, see, I...I think it means you don't forgive me. I...you don't know how to talk to me right now. I mean, look, you don't...you can't even look at me. You're so angry that...I think the only way you can deal with me is to say you forgive me and...what, we pretend it didn't happen? I...it happened. And you don't forgive me. Callie: You're right. I don't. Meredith walks up to Derek who is about to get in the elevator Meredith: So I got Alex to cover for me. Derek: Oh. Meredith: So I can leave right after I round on my patients. Derek: Yeah. Meredith: 48 uninterrupted hours... Derek: Yeah, yeah. Um...you know what? Maybe this is not a good weekend. Meredith: What did Lexie say about me? Derek: She didn't say anything. I did all the talking. Look, don't blame her. Meredith: So what, you're friends with my sister now? I mean, you talk to the other Grey about me? Derek: Mm-hmm. You know what I talked about with the other Grey? All the things this Grey won't let me say. Meredith: You can say anything to me. Derek: I want to marry you. I want to have kids with you. I want to build us a house. I want to settle down and grow old with you. I want to die when I'm 110 years old in your arms. I don't want 48 uninterrupted hours. I want a lifetime. Meredith takes a step back Derek: Mm-hmm. Do you see what happens? I say things like that, and you fight the urge to run in the opposite direction. It's okay. I understand. I didn't, but now I do. I do...you're just getting started. And I've been doing this for a long time. Deep down...you're still an intern. And you're not ready. Meredith: I'm not ready right now. But things could stay the way they are... And I can get ready. I'll get ready. Derek: Things can stay the way they are. We can still meet in the elevator or the on call room. And maybe you'll be ready. And I'll wait. I'll wait until you're ready. Meredith: Okay, then. Derek: Yeah, but what if...what if while I'm waiting I meet someone who is ready to give me what I want from you? Meredith: What if you do? Derek: I don't know. Derek enters the elevator, leaving Meredith standing there Stanley is in his sons room, Lexie walks up to Cristina outside his room MVO: Forgive and forget. That's what they say. Lexie: I just wanted to say, um, thank you for...saving my ass today in surgery. Cristina: Well, that's my job, three. Now where are Adam's post-op labs? MVO: It's good advice, but it's not very practical. Lexie: I'll get them, Dr. Yang. MVO: When someone hurts us...we want to hurt them back. Izzie is on her bed crying. There is a knock at her door Izzie: Come in. Alex tosses her a box of tissues Alex: Keep it down, will you? MVO: When someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness, old scores are never settled...old wounds never heal. Callie is sitting on the edge of the bed and turns off the light MVO: And the most we can hope for is that one day we'll be lucky enough to forget.

Meredith agrees to go away with Derek for the weekend, but has to take Norman off of Alex. However, Derek realizes that he and Meredith want different things, and considers ending their relationship. Meredith gets annoyed at Norman after his error leads to them telling the wrong patient that she's dying. Callie forgives George for sleeping with Izzie. Lexie stands up to Cristina, and Derek criticizes her teaching style. George desperately tries to find Izzie before Callie can, while Izzie admits to Alex that she slept with George. Derek, Cristina and Lexie treat a college football player who faces paralysis, whose dad is still heavily critical of him. Bailey and Callie have to deal with a patient who wants to leave the hospital as quickly as possible so she can continue training to earn the approval of her boyfriend, and Callie takes her personal issues out on him when the patient dies. Webber's niece ends up back in the hospital, and Webber is disheartened when she admits that she doesn't want further cancer treatment.

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Amy: Previously on "Heartland"... Ty: Scott couldn't guarantee I'd stay on, so I took that job at the reserve. Are you okay? Be exciting to start something new. Bob: These poachers aren't just a bunch of yahoos shooting deer out of season. Don't you want to stop this? What I really want is to go home after work in one piece. Jack: It's because you did such a good job taking care of this guy that Ty says he's healthy enough to go to a wolf sanctuary at all. Jade: Guys, they brought a keg! Everybody grab a beer. I know; I'm fired. You are gonna clean up this place until it looks brand new! And then you're fired. Poacher: If you keep sticking your nose where it don't belong, you're a dead man! Ty grunts in pain Hooves clop on rocks, water splashes lightly Cell phone chimes Amy: Hey, Scott. Sure. Yeah, I can come have a look at him. Okay. I'll see you soon. Okay. Hooves clop on rocks, Amy clucks her tongue Bird screeches in the distance Birds chirp and cry Bob: Yeah, that pups in great shape. But don't worry. The sanctuary he's going to uses the soft-release method. Georgie: What's that? Bob: Oh, it's awesome. They'll take this little guy and put him in a huge fenced-off area, with a bunch of other wolves, so he can slowly acclimate back into the wild. You know, kinda... get back into the swing of things. That's good, I guess. Well, you bet it is. They got a ton of success stories. Jack: Well, I think it's time to hit the road. But Ty's not even here yet. We've waited long enough. Dr. Granger has a lot to do, and so do I. Bob: Hey, you did a great job, kid. It usually takes a whole wolf pack to care for a pup 'til he's weaned. My gut says this fella's got a good shot at making it now. Aw... bye, Fang. Hmm. That's a great name. I've got a few scars myself. Bob: It was nice meeting you. Jack: You too, Bob. Bob: See ya. Doors bang shut, engine starts Truck rumbles away Jack: So you sure Ty said he was gonna meet us there? Georgie: Positive. I called him back right before we left for the reserve. Well, something must have come up. Maybe he's mad at me because I got too close to Fang, and I... I made up all those lame excuses to get him to come to Heartland when he didn't want to. Jack: Ty might be going through a tough time, Georgie, but he's not the least bit upset with you. Guaranteed. Cell phone rings Oh, see? I bet that's him right there. Phone beeps on Hello? Well, if it isn't Dr. Virani. How you been keeping? No. Yeah, of course, Tricia, I'll head over there right away. Yeah. No problem. We'll see ya. What's going on? Jack: Well, it looks like we're gonna make a bit of a detour. Gearshift shifts, truck rumbles down road Oh. Well, I just thought Georgie would be home by now. Ah... yeah, I was, I just- I got... held up with something here. Could you just tell her that um... I'm sorry I didn't make it and that I'll talk to her soon? Okay. Thanks, Lou. Bye. Pea bag rustles, dishes clank Ty exhales sharply Groans softly Truck engine rumbles in the distance Truck engine idles loudly outside Engine cuts out, trailer door opens Door bangs shut, trailer door bangs shut Hey, Scott, what's up? Just dropping off your final paycheque. Ty: Oh, I was... I was gonna come by later and get it. You didn't have to come all the way out here. I didn't. I'm taking this horse to Heartland. Got it. So, uh... things are okay? Yeah. Couldn't be better. You're looking a little rough. Uh... I didn't get much sleep last night, so... Yeah. Well, I gotta get going. 'kay, well, thanks for dropping this off. No problem. Truck door bangs shut Georgie: We're back! Lou: Grandpa, I'm really glad you're home because I have a ton of errands to run. Jack: Well, I'm hoping that you can hold up for a minute. Come on. Jade? Didn't I just fire you? Yeah. Miss me? S08E06 ♪ And at the break of day you sank into your dream ♪ ♪ You dreamer ♪ oh, oh, oh... ♪ You dreamer... ♪ You dreamer... Jack: Oh, Tricia called, she had to go out of town. She asked if Jade could stay here for a few days. I would've been totally fine living on my own. Oh, right. Because you've proven yourself to be so responsible. Is somebody gonna clue me in to what's going on here? Georgie, can you please take Jade up to your room? Georgie: What?! Jade: What?! I don't wanna hear it. Especially not from you. Sighs Fine, let's go. Can I come, too, mama? Georgie: Okay, Katie, come on. Oh, uh, Georgie, Ty called. He said that, um, he's sorry he missed you at the reserve, and he'll see you soon. Georgie: Okay. Jade: Ty? That's that hot vet, right? Georgie: don't be gross! The dude ranch was a total mess this morning! Jade threw a huge party there last night. Party at the dude ranch? Yeah. There was a cancellation, so she knew it was empty. You gonna tell Tricia about this? I was planning on telling her about it today, in person. Well, too late. She's off to Toronto to try to patch things up with her husband. Fine. But if she stays here, she pulls her own weight. And I swear to God, grandpa, if she steps one foot out of line again... Okay, agreed. Just... go easy on her. She might even be helpful. I wouldn't bet on it. Truck rumbles Trailer door clicks shut Good morning, Scott! Hey! Morning, Amy. Scott: This is Dash. Amy: Oh... Scott: A client of mine just bought him. Amy: What's his problem? Scott: He's pretty skittish. Real struggle just to mount up. I checked him over. There doesn't seem to be any pain or soreness. Amy: Okay. Well, let's get him tacked up and see what's going on. Scott: 'kay. Amy: All right, Dash. Good boy, Dash. Dash snorts nervously Hey... hey! Whoa... Stand. Stand. Dash snorts Hey! Stand. Whoa. Whoa... hey. Pats Dash Well, he seems okay once you're on. It's just getting there. Dash snorts Scott: I'm sorry, Amy, I gotta run. The clinic's been crazy busy these days. Does that have something to do with Ty? Yup. Kind of left me in the lurch. Have you seen him lately? Yeah, I was just at his place. Amy: 'kay, well, I'll do my best with this guy. Amy: No promises. Scott: Thanks, Amy. I know you'll figure him out. You always do. Dash snorts restlessly Tinny sound of music through headphones Laundry basket clunks Jade: Um... what's all this? Lou: I am going out for a little while and you are gonna take care of some things for me while I'm gone. What kind of things? Lou: Folding the laundry, uh... cleaning up the living room, and I've just put Katie down for a nap, and you're gonna watch her for me. Right, grandpa? Jade: Uh... but-but the kid hardly even knows me. What if she freaks out when she wakes up? Why can't Georgie do it? Jack: Georgie is working with Amy. I'll be around to help out. Okay, fine. Katie is a light sleeper, so the less you check up on her, the better. You can keep an eye on her with this. Jade: Oh, cool! A nanny-cam. So what's the going rate for babysitters in the boonies? Well, I'm not sure it matters since you're helping out for free. Jade: I was just kidding. Get a sense of humour already. Lou: You know what? You two look like you're gonna have fun. I will be back as soon as I can. Bye. Screen door creaks open All right. Well... I'm heading back to the barn. Jade: Wait! I thought you said you'd be around? The barn's just across the yard. You're a smart girl. Electronic device beeps, music starts playing You sure it was the poachers? Well, they weren't exactly trying to hide it. And they said they'd be back if I didn't stop asking questions. They took their surveillance camera, too. That sucks, buddy. No doubt about it. I just don't know how they knew where I lived. They knew my name, too. We've gotta find these guys. Well, the way I see it, you got off easy. I'm not afraid of them. You should be. I had a run-in with some poachers a while back and... Chuckles Ty: Well, what happened? You take a few hits? Bob: No, man. They handed me my butt on a platter. I spent a couple days in the hospital. And then they threatened to put me out of business if I didn't back off. So I decided to start keeping a lower profile. Ty: Wait a second. How so? Bob: I report everything to Fish and Wildlife. Let them put their necks on the line. Better them than me, right? So should I call them about last night? Um, no, those guys know me. Let me handle it. Birds chirp and Twitter Dash snorts, hooves plod Amy clucks her tongue Amy: When a horse won't stand still, you have to give him a reason to stop. Amy clucks her tongue Good boy. Whistles Georgie: So you're trying to tire him out? Amy: Yeah. And keep him focused. You know, he probably had a bad experience that stayed with him. So he needs to get to know me as much as I need to get to know him. Then he'll realize I'm not a threat. Cool. Cool? How's he doing? Okay, I guess. 'kay, well, Lou called. She's running late. I'm heading to Maggie's to pick up dinner. Now, Katie should be up any time now, so... can you check in on her? But I thought Jade was with her? Gotcha. Gate clanks Amy: Good boy. Katie: Humming Georgie: Katie?! Where's Jade? Katie: I don't know. Yelling Jade! Jade! Door opens Jade: Yeah! Where were you? About to crush my personal best score! Georgie: Okay, well, you can't just leave Katie alone like that! Jade: Chill out, kid. You can do more than one thing at once. It's called multi-tasking. Ever heard of it? The nanny-cam was helping me babysit. See? I got it covered. Georgie: Okay. Whatever. Here. Come on, Katie. We're gonna go have a snack. Blocks clatter This place is a disaster! Look at all this laundry. Jade: Yeah, Lou told me to fold it. I just... I haven't got around to it yet. Georgie: We have to clean this up before she gets home. Lou is gonna lose it. Jade: Yeah. Let me just finish this level. I'm kinda on a roll here. Video game sound effects Georgie: Jade. Annoyed sigh Ty exhales sharply Bob: What's the skinny on these guys? Ty: All spayed and neutered. Procedures went well. Bob: Cool. Ty: I think they're ready to go. I guess you oughta be the one to set 'em free. See them go forth and not multiply. Laughs That's the idea anyway. Why don't you just take 'em out beyond the perimeter fence tomorrow? Ty: You bet. Bob: All right. Bob: Well, I'm off. Ty: Okay. Bob: Oh, hey. There's this um... little joint just down the road I always go to. Thought I might stop off for a couple pops. You wanna come? My treat. Uh... yeah, maybe. Well, you've had a rough night. I mean, might be just what you need. Ty: Uh... Bob: But hey, like, don't let me hold you back, if you got somewhere you gotta be. No, no, I don't. I just got some stuff I gotta... I gotta finish up first, but I'll see you there later maybe. All right, buddy. Don't stay too late. Birds chirp Phone beeps Gate clanks shut Jade: Dinner rocks. My mom never cooks. Jack: Well, I can't take the credit. It's leftovers from Maggie's. Lou: Have you heard from your mom? Jade: Nah. She's too busy wasting her time in Toronto to care about me. She's trying to give my dad space. Bad idea. It totally backfired. He got himself a stupid new girlfriend and moved on. Cutlery clinks Lou: Well, I have to admit. I was pleasantly surprised by everything you did today. Knife scrapes as it cuts Well, uh... Georgie pitched in, too. Pitched in? More like I did everything myself! I babysat, I set the table, I picked up toys. I did laundry! I was going to help, but you did it all so fast I didn't have a chance! That's 'cause you were playing your stupid video game. Lou: Okay, you know what? I knew this wasn't going to work. Jade: Oh, come on! Jack: All right, that's enough! Jade, since you're not so interested in helping out around here, I've got something else you can do. Well, she's not going near the dude ranch again. Jack: As of tomorrow morning, Jade is going to be Heartland's new ranch hand. No way! I don't even like horses! Too bad. You bunk here, you pitch in. Simple as that. I am trying to focus on work right now. The last thing I need is someone who clearly isn't into it. Jack:: Well, you know, I remember it wasn't all that long ago you helped turn another reluctant recruit into a fairly decent ranch hand. That was mostly you, and besides, it was different with Ty. Jack: Well, in some ways it was, yes, but, in the important ways, it was the very same. Lou: No. I'm-I'm with Amy. That's two strikes, and I just- I don't think this is a good idea. I just think it could be just what Jade needs. Amy: And what about what I need? I'm gonna go do night check. Receding footsteps Georgie, you need to be part of this too. Not sure how I can help. Well, step up and you show Jade the ropes. So I'd be... kind of like her boss? Well, I guess that's one way to look at it. Rooster crows, phone chirps Door creaks open, phone chirps Phone chirps loudly Jade: Where's my stupid phone?! Sighs You are evil. Come on! You've hit snooze like a thousand times already. I just need a couple more minutes. Get up now, or else I'll be back with a bucket of ice cold water. You wouldn't dare. Come on! We have to go! Jack is waiting. Jade: See, thing is, kid... I don't do mornings. Slams phone down You know what? You do now. So get up! Pillow thwacks Jade, Jade groans and grunts Jade: Hey! Hey! Stop it! Georgie: Get up! Straw rustles, shovels scrape Ugh! How do you stand it? I'd lose my mind if I had to do this everyday. Georgie: I think it's fun. Jade sighs and sniffs the air Ugh! It's making my clothes reek. And it's totally ruining my boots. Jack: Guess you're getting the hang of it then. Well, it's not exactly rocket science. Jack: Uh, Georgie, why don't you go see if Amy needs some help with that new horse. Georgie: Relieved sigh Gladly. Jade: Well, that was fun. Yeah, I'm uh... heading into town. I expect you'll be done by the time I get back. You're kidding, right? I can't do anymore; My hand hurts. I think I'm getting a blister. I guess... you'll need these then, seeing as you still got a ways to go. So I have to do all this on my own? Well, that's the great thing about living on a ranch. The fun just never ends. Dash pants and snorts, Amy clucks her tongue Good boy, Dash. Okay, I think he's ready to give this another try. Clucks her tongue Good boy. Whoa... stand. Dash snorts nervously Stand. Hey. Hey. Clucks her tongue Dash snorts nervously Hey, hey, hey. Whoa... Stand. Dash snorts Snorting What's his deal? He has a problem with standing still. Jade: Well, aren't horses supposed to move? Isn't that the whole point? Amy: Have you ever tried to get on a horse that won't stand still? Hardly. I stay as far away from them as I can. Amy: Laughs Well, a horse's natural instinct is to flee if it feels threatened or anxious. Makes sense. Probably feels a lot safer than just sticking around to see what happens. That's exactly what he's thinking. For someone that doesn't like horses, you seem pretty interested. Jade: Well, I guess I'd better go finish cleaning the stalls before Jack gets back. Don't want him to have a meltdown. Birds chirp Loud thunk, birds cry in the distance Cage rustles the grass Ty: All right. Doors are open. Carrion birds crow in the distance ATV rumbles Engine cuts out Carrion birds crow loudly Damn. Amy: Good boy. You're okay. Dash snorts nervously Whoa, whoa, whoa. Georgie: Whoa. Relax. Ho, there. Amy: Whoa... whoa... Good boy. He's doing it! Amy: Good boy! That's what we want. Pats Dash Let's try that again. Rooster crows in the distance Stand. Laughs Good boy, Dash. Georgie: Laughs Amy: That's great! All right. Well, I say we call it quits for today. Georgie: All right. Jade and I will go untack him. Amy: Jade doesn't seem too keen on horses, Georgie. Georgie: She just needs to get used to being around them. Amy: Well, don't push it, okay? People have to come into it in their own time, and some just never do. Georgie: That's why I'm gonna show her exactly what she's missing. Amy laughs, gate latch clanks Flies buzz, grass rustles Flies buzz loudly Animal wails Wailing Growling Bear cubs growl, bushes rustle Georgie: So once you're done loosening all the dust and dirt, then you can brush it out like this. Jade: Why are you even showing me this? Georgie: Because it's part of being a ranch hand. Jade: Who cares? I didn't sign up for this! I can't believe my mom's making me stay here. Georgie: She's just worried about you. Jade: Yeah, well, she should stop meddling. You know, I can take care of myself. Georgie: Sighs Look, I've had some people not care about me at all. It's way better to have someone worry about you, trust me. And since you're stuck here, you might as well take some time to bond with the horse. Jade: I don't think so. Jack probably has like a million more chores for me. Actually, I already talked to him and he says it was okay. Dash snorts What is he doing? Make him stop! Laughs It's nothing to freak out about. I'm not freaking out. It just means he likes you. Hey? Good boy. Wow. He really likes carrots. Yeah. All right. I'm gonna go grab copper and tack him up. You can take Dash back to his stall. I don't think so. And you need to stop pushing all this horse stuff on me, okay? It's bad enough I'm stuck raking up all their poo! Georgie: Look, if you're gonna be a ranch hand, you got to learn to ride. Ride? Ugh! Yeah, you're kidding, right? Nope, and I'm gonna teach you. Jack thinks it's a good idea, too. So, if you have a problem with it, you can go talk to him. Dash nickers This is so not fair. Bridle jingles Hooves clop, gate clanks open Come on. Come on. Nervously Mm! Gate clanks shut, Jade sighs The bear was a sow. Those cubs probably belonged to her. Bob: That sucks. The cubs have gotta be six or seven months old now, so at least they can survive on their own. Ty: I think you're missing the point. They've already killed two bears that we know of. Fish and Wildlife is working on it. It just takes time. It's hard for them to make headway without new info. Bob, those orphaned cubs are on us. Look, I get that you're upset, buddy. So am I. Well, I'm not just gonna sit around and wait, okay? I'm gonna try and stop them. Bob: Look, you just don't get it, do you? What if these are same poachers that I dealt with and now you're on their radar, which means so am I and my reserve. I mean... these guys are dangerous. What're they gonna do when push comes to shove? They're gonna come right after us! This isn't just about bears, Ty! Got all these other animals to worry about. Why don't you do me a favour and take the day off tomorrow. Ty: What're you talking about? Bob: Take the day off and go and get your head straight around this. Grow up! [SCENE_BREAK] Birds chirp and squawk Gate creaks open Jade: This is gonna give me hat head. Georgie: Okay, well, get over it. Beginners have to wear a helmet. Those are the rules. Amy: Don't worry, Jade. We'll be right here. There's nothing to be afraid of. Jade: I'm not! don't you get it? I just don't wanna do this. Grunting and panting Amy: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Dash! Latch clanks Whoa... Dash. Whoa, buddy. It's okay. Stand! How did this happen? Well, don't look at me. Jade was the one who put him in his stall! How is this my fault? You have to check that the stall door is latched. I did! Well, you obviously didn't check close enough. This is a client's horse, Jade, and I'm responsible if anything happens to him! I get it, okay? But I didn't do anything wrong! Thanks for having my back. Receding footsteps, Dash snorts Yes, but the horse is fine. Can't you cut her a little slack? I just don't think that Jade is taking this ranch work seriously enough. Lou: Well, she hardly ate anything. She's obviously upset. Someone should talk to her. Sighs heavily don't you look at me. I already tried. Besides, I'm not the one who thought that this was a good idea. Birds chirp outside She's got a lot on her mind. She has a point. I am the one who thought this might be a good idea. Lou: That's true. Jack: But... I'm not giving up on her. Not just yet. Dogs bark in the distance, cat meows Approaching footsteps Saw your truck outside. You're here pretty late. Well, I am a bit short-staffed these days. Look, Scott, the only reason I came by is 'cause I could use your help. For real? You leave me high and dry and now you want my help? Cage door rattles Okay. Forget it. I was just wondering if you had any connections with Fish and Wildlife. Why you wanna know? Because I found two dead bears. Both killed with crossbows. Both females. Scott: Where? Map rustles Ty: One here... and today, a new mother right here. Both had their gallbladders removed. Poachers. Sounds like they were being baited. Yeah. I found her orphaned cubs hanging around. That's too bad. The thing is, Scott, Bob called Fish and Wildlife, but they don't seem to be doing much. So I thought if you knew someone there that... I dunno, maybe you could help. I'm afraid not. Well, it was worth a shot. I guess I'll try and track down their baiting stations myself. If you're smart, you'll let Fish and Wildlife handle it. So, in the meantime, I'm supposed to let these guys kill as many bears as they'd like? I don't think so. Receding footsteps Screen door creaks open and closed Jack: So you were pretty quiet during dinner. Tinny music plays through headphones Hey! I said, you were pretty quiet at dinner. Just trying to stay out of trouble. Look, Jade, everyone makes mistakes. What matters is how you choose to handle it. Meaning? Well, meaning... Georgie could use a hand doing night check. I think I'll take a pass. Well, it's not up to you. Besides, sitting here feeling sorry for yourself sure won't solve anything. You know, it might even make you feel good. Jade: I seriously doubt that. Jack: You ask me? It's too bad when people get so worried about making mistakes, that they quit trying altogether. Broom swishes Georgie: Hey! Here. Let me. Look, I'm sorry about earlier, okay? I was supposed to be supervising. Well, I guess it makes it your fault, then. How about... it's both our faults. Okay. I can live with that. You know, he likes you. You should pet him. It's okay. Look it, his ears are pointing towards you; that means he wants you to. You know, you should really change your story. Which one? Georgie: About not liking horses. The truth is... they do kind of scare me... a little bit. But there's something about this guy. Gate clanks, latch clicks Georgie: You know... I can help you get over your fear, if you want me to. Rattles gate Birds chirp, seat belt clicks into place Lou: There you go. I'll get you your snack. Morning! Amy: Good morning. Where are you off to? Lou: Oh, Katie has gymboree. I'm gonna pop into Maggie's. But we'll be back soon, right? Katie: Yup! Jack: So how's it going with that new horse? Amy: Pretty good. I'm happy with the way he's responding. I think we're getting close. Jack: Well, I'll give you a hand. Amy: Thanks. Door rumbles open Amy: Oh no! Sighs Jack: It looks like he's long gone. Jade: What's wrong? Amy: Dash is missing. You forgot to check the stall door again? Jade: Hey! I'm not stupid! Jack: Tone it down. I double checked this time. Amy: Looking after horses isn't for everyone, okay? And maybe you're just not up to it? It wasn't Jade's fault! We double-checked the latch. It was fine when we left him. Amy: Then how do you explain this disappearing act? We can't. That's not good enough. Bridle jingles, gate clanks open Got your message. What's up? Scott: Well, I thought about what you said. But if I'm gonna get involved, I wanna check this area out for myself. Ty: No, no, no. Thanks for the offer, but I got it. It'll be fine. Scott: No, it won't. I know you're too stubborn to drop it. But I don't have a lot of time. So when can you do this? Well, I uh... I got the day off. All right. I'll get Cass to cover. But I can only spare a couple hours. Amy: Come on, grandpa. Losing a client's horse, that's a big deal. Jack: That is true, but we're not really sure how it happened yet, and seems to me that you've been... overreacting to pretty much everything these days. Crows caw Amy, I swore I was gonna stay out of things from here on out, but I know from experience that it can be good when two people take the time and space from each other that they need. Look at me and Lisa. The time we spent apart after my heart attack, that was good. But there's also such a thing as taking too much time. I've tried talking to Ty, okay? It just never works. Amy, if you want things to change, you gotta keep trying. Sighs Jack: There he is right there. Amy: Sighs Do you mind watching Spartan? Jack: Sure. Lands with a thud, grass rustles underfoot Amy: Well, we're about to see if he's learned anything. Hey, boy. Stand. Whoa... stand. Good boy. Huh? You had us worried. Come on, let's go home. Jack: Looks like you fixed him. Amy: Yeah, not bad, huh? Truck rumbles loudly Ty: Yeah, stop anywhere along here and we'll walk in. Scott: Okay. Engine cuts out, doors open and close Ty: You sure we need a tranq gun? Scott: Just a precaution. Bears are food-driven. If they find a reliable source, chances are they'll be back. Ty: All right. I found both dead bears in this general area. Loud snort nearby Georgie: Look! Hooves plod lightly, horse snorts Is he okay? Oh, he seems to be just fine. Georgie: Relieved sigh I'll take him. Georgie clucks her tongue Amy: Girls? I was pretty upset before. But now that I've had a chance to cool off, I've gotta ask you again, do you have any idea how this happened? No. None. Sorry. We've gotta find out though. Georgie clucks her tongue Ty: The bear cubs ran off into those woods. Probably a good place to start. Scott: Poachers usually monitor a few baiting stations at once. There's the ground blind. Ty: There's the bait. Looks like stale donuts and cookies. Scott: Makes sense. Bears usually have a sweet tooth. Ty: Sighs Carrot crunches loudly Jade: This is lame. He's not doing anything, he's just standing there. How long are we gonna keep doing this? Georgie: As long as it takes. What if there's nothing to see? Maybe I didn't latch the stall door. Georgie: I saw you check it, remember? Look! No way! That is messed up. Amy and Jack will never believe this! Maybe we can show them. Ty: What do you think? Call Fish and Wildlife, let 'em take it from here? Yeah, we'll call. Dialing beeps ATVs rumble nearby, phone beeps off Foliage rustles underfoot ATVs rumble loudly, engines cut out Bag rustles Ty: I know those guys. They paid me a visit. It's time for a little payback. Hey! Don't do anything stupid. But I guess it's too late for that, huh? Careful, Ty! Ty: Huh! Poacher: Oh! Grunting and groaning Ty: Hey, you're not so fast! Hard punch Ty: Stay down! Poacher: Okay, okay. Take it easy! Ty: Nice try. Why spend your day off sticking your nose where it don't belong? Bob: I told you to leave it alone, man. Ty: You told them my name, Bob! That I had the day off. Where I lived! You knew they were coming after me and you let it happen! Bob: You don't understand. Ty: Yes, I do understand! You've been lying to me from the start! About everything! Okay, yeah, the poachers threw some money my way and I took it. Now that may sound bad to you, but I have been busting my butt off just trying to keep this place open! I did it for the greater good. Oh, don't kid yourself. You're no better than they are. I'm not proud of it, but I did what I had to do to survive. And yeah, a few bears died, but look at all the other animals that got to live. Ty: Oh, yeah? Bob: Yeah! Tell it to Fish and Wildlife, and good luck with that. Bob: Ty, wait! Loud thunk, Bob sighs heavily Jack: What do you got going on in here then? Georgie: Wait till you see this! Jade: Prepare to have your minds blown. Lou: Consider us warned. Jack chuckles Jade: Come on, Dash! Come to the carrot! Georgie: Come on! Jade: Come on, boy! Jade: Come on, Dash! Come! Georgie: Dash, come on! Jade: Come get it! Whistles Jade: Come on! Georgie: You can do it! Georgie: Clucks her tongue Jade: You love carrots. Come on, I know you do! Come on! Jade: Come get it! Georgie: Good boy! Jade: You got it! You got it! Georgie: Come on! Georgie: You can do it! Jade: What's that? Jade: Good boy! Georgie: Wait, almost... Almost there! Georgie: Wait, almost... Jade: Come on, you almost got it! Latch clanks Georgie and Jade: Good boy, Dash! Jade: Good boy! Come here! Come get it! Georgie: Oh, good boy! Lou: That's crazy! I've never seen anything like it. How did you guys figure this out? Well, we spied on him with Katie's nanny-cam. But we wanted you guys to see it in person. So Jade came up with the carrot idea. Well, I better rig something up quick before he decides to drive the tractor. Amy and Lou: Chuckle I guess I owe you two an apology. This time I'm the one who jumped to conclusions and sorry I was so quick to blame. Good boy, Dash. Patting him Now for your final test. He's doing it! Amy: Laughs and pats Dash You're such a good boy. Dash snorts Amy: Clucks her tongue Whoa... That's it. Do you wanna give it a try? Come on, you can do this. Jade: I can't believe I'm getting sucked into this. Amy: Just put your left foot in there and swing your right leg over. There you go! Okay, now hang onto your reins. How do you feel? Amy clucks her tongue Amy: Good job! Georgie: Nice! Amy: Take him forward! Come on, Dash. Ty: Hey, Scott?! Scott: Hey. Sorry to hear about Bob. Thought he was a decent guy. Yeah, I thought so too. But he made some stupid decisions and now he's gotta deal with the fallout. Look, I... I gotta say, I really appreciate you stepping up and helping me out. It was great to work with you again. Look, I know a lot was said, but this is one of the best jobs I've ever had. I have to admit, it hasn't been the same around here without you. Thanks, man. I... I appreciate that. You know what, Scott? I... I totally blew it. You've got a business here to run and I didn't handle that Dr. Kerr thing very well, and I see that now. Is there any way you'd ever consider hiring me back on? Scott: The thing about you, Ty, is you always put the welfare of the animals first. Which is one of the qualities that's gonna make you a great vet someday. And just so you know, I walked away from the Dr. Kerr deal. So what're you saying? Welcome back. Are you serious? Hands slap Thanks, man. You won't regret it. Don't thank me yet. Cassandra's really picked up the slack since you've been gone so... she's the boss now. That's fine. I'll do whatever it takes. I'm just happy to be back. See you in the morning, Ty. Knocks on the desk You bet. Gate clanks open, hooves clop Wait. I wanna give him this. Here you go, boy. Chuckles Okay, girls, time for him to go. Georgie: Oh... Amy: Chuckles Amy: Come on, Dash. Clucks her tongue Good boy. ♪ Nothing was wrong Door bangs shut ♪ We just moved on ♪ No fear in our hearts ♪ love on the tip of our tongue ♪ Jade: It sucks saying goodbye. Georgie: That's how it is in the animal business. We try not to get too attached. And I wish I could tell you it gets easier, but it doesn't. ♪ We just got lost ♪ and I will always remember we're better together ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh... Amy: Hi. Ty: Hey. Where you headed? I'm... returning this horse to Scott. I guess he must be pretty busy. Amy: Yeah. Ty: Hopefully I can help with that now. What do you mean? Well, I just got my old job back. Amy: That's great! What about that reserve? Ty: I quit. It's kind of a long story. Um... Sighs heavily I should get going. Amy: Ty? I miss you. Take care of yourself. ♪ No, nothing was wrong Truck rumbles away ♪ We didn't give up ♪ no fear in our hearts ♪ we just got lost ♪ no, nothing was wrong ♪ we just got lost Announcer: On the next Heartland... My brother thinks there's something wrong with the horses. Announcer: Too much horse to handle. Pull back! Announcer: When horse whispering isn't the answer. You're such a liar! Announcer: A plot is a foot. He's going to sell them. We have to stop him. Announcer: An all new Heartland, next Sunday at 7:00 on cbc.

Amy blames Georgie and Jade when a client horse repeatedly escapes from his stall, but she is forced to reevaluate when she discovers that the horse has hidden skills. When his boss at the Reserve refuses to help him bring down a dangerous poaching ring, Ty turns to Scott for assistance. Jack enlists Georgie's help to turn Jade into a ranch hand. Ty returns to Scott's clinic after finding out his boss was involved in the poaching ring.

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["How I Met Your Mother", credits] [Title: The Year 2030] Narrator: Kids, when you're single all you're looking for is happily ever after. But only one of your stories can end that way. The rest end with someone getting hurt. This is one of those stories, and it starts... with a shirt. Daughter: A shirt? Narrator: Just listen... [The Year 2005] [The Apartment - Ted] Ted in the closet taking out a shirt Narrator: Because none of this would have happened if it hadn't have been for that shirt. Ted: mouths Wow. [The Bar - Barney/Lily/Robin/Marshall/Ted] Ted enters Robin: Nice shirt! Ted: Right? Right? Lily: Look at those colors! Green and brown together at last! Marshall: Hot top, Bro, is it new? Ted: That's the crazy part. I've had this shirt for, like, six years... Until this morning I wasn't into it at all, but now it's like my tastes have changed. Barney: Booger. Ted: Yes, hello, Barney. Robin: Barney's offering me fifty bucks to say some stupid word on a live news report. Barney: Not some stupid word, "Booger". Robin: But I'm not doing it, I am a journalist. Barney: What? Journalist? You do the little fluff pieces at the end of the news. Old people, babies, monkeys... that's not journalism, that's just things in a diaper. Robin: For your information, my boss is about to bump me up to the City Hall beat. Lily: City hall, Miss Thang! Robin: So I'm not going to jeopardize my promotion by saying "Booger" for fifty bucks. Barney: Of course not, because now you're saying "Nipple" and it's a hundred! Whispers Step into my web. Ted: Sipping drink Mmm... Who's bourbon is this? Lily: Ooh, I don't know. It was here when we sat down. Ted: Aaah, point is. I seem to like bourbon now. I could have sworn I hated bourbon. First the shirt, now bourbon. I spent twenty-seven years making up my mind about things, right? The movie I saw once in Haden, the city I'll never go back to because it was raining the day I visited. Maybe it's time to start forming some second impressions... Marshall: You're finally gonna watch "Goonies AGAIN? Slow love, Chuck". Ted: Laughs Not Goonies, girls. What if there's someone from my past, who I thought was wrong for me at the time, but in fact she, like my shirt, is actually a perfect fit? Barney: Hold up, there are only two reasons to date a girl you've already dated. Breast, Implants. Lily: That's not a bad idea. Let's think, Ted's greatest hits... what about that girl, Steph? Ted: Steph... [Flashback to Dinner with Steph] Stefanie: Okay, this is difficult to say, back when I lived in LA, I was pretty broke, so I spent a month making adult films. Ted: Wow, okay... how many did you make? Stefanie: A-hundred-and-seventy-five. [Flashback ends] Lily: Say what you will about the p0rn industry... they are hard workers. Marshall: What about that chick...um...Jackie? [Flashback to Dinner with Jackie] Ted: And my bathing suit had fallen completely off. Jackie: laughs with Ted I know the feeling, once... when I was sixteen, I was driving, and I hit this hitchhiker. Don't know what happened to him... just kept drivin'! Laughs [Flashback ends] Ted: Uh...no. Lily: What about Natalie! Marshall and Ted: Natalie! Robin: Who's Natalie? Narrator: Natalie, I had so many fond memories of her. The tea candles on her dresser. The sock monkey collection on her bed. That one Belle and Sebastian song that she always listened to. Her smile. Ted: Man, I haven't seen her in like three years! Robin: Well why'd you guys break up? Ted: I just wasn't looking for a big commitment at the time, of course now a big commitment doesn't seem so bad... maybe I should call her? What do you guys think? Barney: You dumped a p0rn star? Friendship over gets up FRIENDSHIP OVER! [Robin's Boss's office - Robin/Joel Adams] Mr. Adams: Come in, On Phone Alright, I'll get back to you. Hangs up Robin: You wanted to see me, Mr. Adams? Mr. Adams: Yes, I did. I need you to cover a story. Nods It's down at City Hall. Robin: City Hall? Pans In Oh, my god. [City Hall, Hotdog stand - Robin] Robin: So, next time you're passing City Hall, make sure and stop by New York's oldest hotdog cart. Today a delicious hotdog will cost you $2.50, but back when the stand first opened in 1955, you could get one for only a nipple. Reporting live, Robin Scherbatsky, Metro News One. [The Apartment - Robin/Lily] Robin: I said, "Nipple" on the news! That was so unprofessional! I said, "Nipple" on the news! Lily: At least it's better than booger. Laughs Booger. Barney Enters Barney: There she is. Hey is it cold in here, because I can kind of see Robin's nickels? Now for your next challenge... Robin: No, there is not going to be another challenge, I don't care how much you offer me. Barney: Oh, search your soul, Robin. You and I both know this wasn't about the money. Sure, Metro News One pays you jack and hey, a little green salad on the side's good for you, me and Mr. McGee. Lily: Seriously, who talks like that? Barney: Well baby really likes, is the thrill of pulling one over on those bean counters, who under appreciate you and still haven't promoted you. And for two more hundy-sticks, baby's going to look in the camera and say this Whispers in her ear Lily: Eew. I'm just assuming. Robin: sighs I gotta get back to work. See ya. Lily: Bye. Robin: To Barney Baby's going to think about it. Robin leaves. Ted enters from bedroom Ted: Found it! I found Natalie's number. Lily: Hey, Ted. Nice shirt! Is it yesterday already? Ted: Thank you. I am calling her; this is crazy I haven't talked to her in, like, three years. I wonder if she even remembers me. [Natalie's Apartment - Natalie] She picks up the ringing phone Natalie: Hello? Ted: Natalie, its Ted Mosby. Natalie: Go to hell. Hangs up Ted: She remembers me. [The Apartment - Ted/Lily/Barney] Lily: Why would Natalie hang up on you? Ted: I don't know! Barney: Did you sleep with her sister? Ted: No. Barney: Sleep with her mom? Ted: No. Barney: I'm losing interest in your story. Lily: Well, you must have done something. Why did you guys break up? Marshall: He wasn't ready for a commitment. Lily: Uh-huh. Ted: And her birthday might have been coming up. Lily: angrier Uh-huh... Ted: Okay, so I didn't wanna get a boyfriend level gift for a girl I was just about to break up with. Lily: So you dumped her right before her birthday? Ted: No, I didn't dump her... right before her birthday. Marshall: Uh-oh. [Flashback to Day of Break up. Ted's on the phone] Ted: Natalie! Hey, Happy Birthday! Listen... [Flashback ends] Lily: hitting Ted with every word Never...break...up...with...a...girl...on...her...birthday! Ted: LILY WAIT, THE SHIRT! I KNOW, IT WAS A MISTAKE! Lily: Well, did she cry her eyes out? Ted: I don't know. Lily: How do you n...Oh, you didn't! [Flashback to Day of Break up. Ted's on the phone] Ted: Natalie! Hey, Happy Birthday! Scene splits in two to show he's leaving a message on her machine Listen... you're awesome. You really are... awesome. I'm just like super busy right now, so... maybe we should just... call it a day. But you're awesome. [Flashback ends] Lily: Hitting with every word On...her...answering...machine!? And...on...her... birthday? Oh... who... breaks... up... with... somebody... on... their... answering... machine... on... their... birthday?! Marshall: Yeah, dude, email! Lily: Not exactly the point I was trying to make, Marshall. That is a terrible way to break up with someone. Marshall: Okay, in my client's defense. Is there an unterrible way to break up with somebody? No. Personally I'd rather hear the bad news on an answering machine than face the humiliation in person. Lily Picks up her phone It's the least painful way you can do it. Who are you calling? Lily: On Phone Hi, Marshall, it's Lily. We're not going have s*x for at least a month. But you're awesome. Okay bye-bye. Hangs up Barney: Know, that was a big mistake, Ted. You should've done it in person. Lily: Thank you. Barney: Desperate "Please-don't-leave-me" s*x is amazing. Ted: Okay, it was childish and stupid, I just...I didn't want to see her cry. Lily: Well guess what? She cried! You just didn't have the sack to face those tears. Ted: That was me then, okay? This is the new old shirt-wearing, sack-having Ted. I'm gonna make this right. Barney: You know what else? My younger sister just got married and I'm about to turn thirty-sex. Fantastic. [Robin's in a deceased's house] Robin: An occasion that was supposed to be joyous suddenly turned tragic when Ethel and Sadie Marsolis, New York's oldest twins, suddenly passed away on this, the eve of their one hundredth birthday. I'm a dirty, dirty girl Slaps behind . Ow. Reporting live, Robin Scherbatsky, Metro News One. Camera man mutters a word or two Producer: Joel Adam's wants to see you in his office leaves [Mr. Adam's Office - Robin/Mr. Adams] Robin: Before you say anything, I just want to say, I really like working here at Metro News One. Mr. Adams: That's great. So my dog keeps going Makes three consecutive dog scoffs Robin: What? Mr. Adams: Well you have dogs, right? What do you... what do you think that means? Robin: Take him to the vet? Mr. Adams: Genius. Smiles That's one I owe you. Robin: Was that all? Mr. Adams: Yeah. Robin gets up to leave. Then stops Robin: And nothing about the twins' story? Mr. Adams: Oh, yeah, great job on that one. New York loves you. You're a superstar, bye-bye. Narrator: That's when Robin realized, no one, not even her boss, watched Metro News One. [Natalie's Apartment] Bell Rings. Natalie looks through the peephole and sees a giant sock monkey. Opens the door Ted: Hi. Natalie slams door shut Ted: Natalie. Come on, I just want to say I'm sorry. I only came down here because you wouldn't take my call. Natalie: I have an idea. Why don't you leave a message? Ted: Fake laughs Good one. Okay, fine. I'm just going to leave this sock monkey here Pretends to walk away Goodbye. Natalie opens door. Ted jumps in Ted: Natalie... I. Natalie: OH! Ted: OKAY, okay... I... look, look. I know you're mad. Happy Birthday hands her a sock monkey Three years ago. Natalie: Oh yeah? Up yours... three years ago closes door. Ted opens it Ted: No, look... I was an idiot for leaving that message. I realize how much that sucked. Natalie: shakes her head No you don't. [Flashback to Day of Breakup] Pans out on Answering Machine to show people listening in the apartment because it's a surprise party Ted: On Machine Maybe we should just, call it a day? But you're awesome. Okay, bye. Hangs up Natalie walks in. Everyone stands up One Guest: Surprise... Awkward moment [Flashback ends] Ted: There was a surprise party that night? Natalie nods How come nobody told me? People think I can't keep a secret but I totally can! Sorry, not the issue... Look, Natalie, I was just a stupid kid back then, terrified of commitment. Natalie: And I suppose you're suddenly ready to get married and settle down? Ted: Well, yeah, actually smiling . I'm a different guy now. Give me another chance. Natalie: You must think I have absolutely no self respect. Ted: Come on... Just a cup of coffee. Pretending the sock monkey's talking Please Natalie. Give the guy a chance. Natalie looks at the sock monkey Self respect is over-rated! Monkey raises right arm as though it's a fact. Natalie laughs [SCENE_BREAK] [Natalie's Apartment - Ted/Natalie] After s*x Natalie: Wow. Maybe it was the caffeine, but you really brought your game up to a whole new level. Ted: Thanks. I did just start subscribing to esquire. They have some helpful columns. The following, is from the October issue. Narrator: So, Natalie and I started dating again and just like that it all came back. The tea candles. The Sock monkeys. Belle and Sebastian... all of it. It seemed like happily ever after wasn't far off. [The Bar - Ted/Natalie/Lily/Marshall/Barney] Natalie: Well I better run, I have my Krav Maga class in half an hour. Ted: Krav Maga, how cool is it that she does Krav Maga? Natalie: Thanks honey. Ted: Hmm... Natalie: Bye, guys. All: Bye. Marshall: Dude, what's Krav Maga? Ted: I have no idea. Some kind of yoga? Barney: You know, that Natalie... she's good times. Marshall: Yeah, she's like the best girl you've dated in years. Lily: Yeah, Ted, hold on to that one. Ted: Yeah, I have to break up with her. Marshall: I don't get it, man, Natalie is awesome. Ted: I know, she's terrific, but I have to break up with her. Lily: Hitting with every syllable Why... couldn't... you... leave... that... poor... girl... alone? Ted: I know! I hate this. These past three weeks have been great. I should be in love with her, but I'm not feeling that thing. It's ineffable. Marshall: Ineffable... good word. So when are you going to do it? Barney: She's probably on the subway by now. You could call her Voice Mail. Beep, dumped. Click. Done! Ted: I have to do this face-to-face. I just... I don't know what I'm going to say! Marshall: "I'm not ready for a commitment." Lily: Oh, that's such a cliché. Marshall: It's not a cliché, it's a classic. It's the stairway to heaven of breakup lines. Lily: Well, I think Natalie deserves better. Marshall: Better. There's no better in breaking up. There's only less awful. A cliché's a cliché for a reason. It's comforting. Ted: It doesn't matter, I already told her I am ready for a commitment, so... oh, my god... there's no way out... I'm going to have to marry her. Marshall: No, no. We're going to get you out of this. Okay, how about... "It's not you it's me"? Barney: Mm... Mm! Six words! You... look... fat... in... those... jeans..., you're free to go. Lily: Ted, have you considered telling her the truth? Barney and Marshall share a laugh Barney: Seriously, honey, men are working, here. Lily: Ted, what is the truth? Why do you want to break up with her? Ted: The truth? She's not the one. Lily: So, tell her that. Marshall: Oh, you can't tell her that. That's horrible. Lily: Why? What is so horrible about that? Ted: Yeah, what is so horrible about that?..."She's not the one." Why is that such a heart-breaking thing to hear? The chances of one person being another person's "The one" are like six billion to one. Lily: Yeah, you have better chances of winning the lottery. Ted: Exactly, you wouldn't take it personally if you lost the lottery. Marshall: Alright, man, tell her the truth. She's goanna cry. Lily: Yeah, and he's going to sit there and he's going to take it like a man. Ted: I have to do the mature thing. Robin enters Robin: Want to talk mature? I just wrapped up a live newscast by honking my own boobs. Barney: And great TV was had by all. Alright Scherbatsky, new challenge. And this one's big. But so, is the cash reward. For one thousand dollars, you heard me, all you have to do is get up there on the news and do one of these... does odd dance Robin: What the hell is that? All: The Ickey Shuffle. Barney: And as you do it, you say this, "Elbert Ickey Woods. The bangles were fools to cut you in '91. Your 1521 rushing yards and your 27 touch downs will not be forgotten. So Coach Dave Shullah, screw you and your crappy steakhouse." Robin: Just write it down for me. What do I care, it's not like anyone's watching anyway, right? Sits down Ted: Man, she's gonna cry. Lily: Slow loves junk Ted: Thanks, Lil. [At the Restaurant - Natalie/Ted] Narrator: So the next night I took Natalie out to dinner. To do the mature thing. Ted: Look, uh, Natalie there's something I have to say. Natalie: Oh wait, wait. There's something I have to say first. Today at work, I had not one, not two, but three birthday cakes, so tonight; can we just skip the cake? Ted: Today is your birthday? Natalie: Yeah, no that's okay... I wasn't telling anyone about it. Ted: Today's your birthday! I... I didn't get you anything. Natalie: Oh, it's okay. You know you've already given me the best present of all. I can trust again. Ted: You're welcome. Chugs wine. To waiter Oh, so much more wine. [SCENE_BREAK] [West 53rd Street, Horse Stable - Robin/Henry] Robin: Henry, as New York's oldest handsome cab driver, you've seen quite a lot. Cut to TV in bar Robin: On TV In your past sixteen years on the job what is your most exciting memory? Henry: On TV Well... Barney: Ahh! This is it. Lily: Oh, boy, here we go. Barney: To everyone in the bar Everyone, everyone... If I may direct your attention to the television. You're about to see something... amazing. Henry: on TV And them, in '72, Mickey Mantle rode my cab for the fourth time. Barney: Come on, baby... bring it home. Henry: on TV But the most exciting moment, that would have to be this one, right now. Robin: on TV What? Henry: on TV Look at me, I'm on TV. I never thought I'd have my story told. Thank you, Miss Robin Scherbatsky. Cut to outside West 53rd Street, Horse Stable Henry: Thank you. Narrator: And right then, Aunt Robin realized how important her job truly was. Robin: It's an honor to tell your story, Henry. On TV in Bar Robin: on TV You know, Metro News One may not be number one in viewer ship. But this reporter takes pride in... trips and falls off camera Whoa!! OH! Oh, my god! I'm covered in horse crap! It's in my hair!! Oh my, ow... ow my knee. Marshall: You planned that? Barney: No, Marshall. That was beyond my wildest dreams Robin's wailing on TV [At the Restaurant - Ted/Natalie] Natalie: So, if you ever come to Alabama, my mom throws these huge crawfish boils and she's just dying to meet you, by the way. Ted: Look, Natalie, there's something I have to say and there's no good way to say it. I wanna break up. I don't think you're the one for me. I don't want to waste your time because I really like you. I wanna do right by you, and I think the best way to do that is just to be honest. I'm sorry. Natalie covers her face Just let it out. They're only tears. Throws her spaghetti on him Aah! Natalie: I'm not the one for you? Ted: I'm sorry. I just thought the mature thing to do would be... Natalie: It's my birthday! Ted: Yes, I know I didn't realize that it was... Natalie: It's my birthday and you're telling me I'm not the one for you? Ted: It's really not such a big deal. I mean it's the odds. It's like you lost the lottery. Natalie: Oh, so dating you is like winning the lottery? Ted: No, no, no. I didn't mean that. Natalie: Okay, So what's the problem? Ted: It's... I can't explain it. Natalie: TRY! Ted: It's... ineffable. Natalie: I'm not "F-able"? Ted: No, no, no, no. Ineffable, ineffable means it can't be explained. Natalie: Oh, so I'm stupid? Ted: Oh, god what's going on? Natalie: Okay, "what's going on" is, you broke my heart over my answering machine... on my birthday, waited three years for me to get over you. Tracked me down, begged me to go out with you again only so you could dump me three weeks later. Again on my birthday! Ted: No, it's... it's not like that. I'm just... it's, it's, it's. Natalie: WHAAAT!? Ted: I'm just like super busy right now. Narrator: Remember when Natalie said. [Flashback] Natalie: I have my Krav Maga class in half an hour. [Flashback ends] Narrator: Turns out Krav Maga is not a kind of yoga. It's a form of gorilla street fighting developed by the Israeli army. She kicks Ted and he flies back [The Bar - Robin/Barney/Marshall/Lily] Waiter: This is compliments of those two gentlemen at the bar. For Robin Guy#1: mimicking My knee! Guy#2: mimicking It's in my hair! Robin's embarrassed Barney: But isn't it nice to know that people are watching? Robin shakes her head. Ted enters bruised Marshall: Oh, my god. Are you alright? Lily: What happened to you? Ted: Told the truth, turns out the truth has a mean round house kick. Marshall: Oh, man. Lily: Oh, well you did the right thing. I'm proud of you. Ted: I'm bleeding internally. Barney: Hey, Ted, you know what always picks me up when I'm down? Other people's misfortune. You missed something so amazing. Robin: Please can we please have one person in this whole bar who didn't see it? Barney: Fine. Lily: Are you okay? Ted: I really thought I was going the good way this time. I guess there is no good way. Sometimes no matter how hard you try to do the right thing, you just end up flat on your back flailing around in a big pile of horse crap! Robin: You saw it? Ted: It's going against the internet now! It's okay, grow up. Narrator: And that's how it ended with Natalie. No happily ever after. Just a whole lot of hurt. And just like that all those wonderful memories were replaced. By this one Cut to Natalie beating him up Narrator: But you know, bad as that night was... within a year Natalie was married. With three beautiful children. So that's the up side of her. Sometimes it happens for a reason. [Title: The Year 2030] Son: Wow, so you beat up by a girl? Narrator: Is that all you're taking away from this story? Son: You got beat up by a girl? Narrator: Hey, she knew Krav Maga.

Ted's continuing search for 'The One' leads him to look into his past to rekindle old flames. Unfortunately, the woman he is thinking of is the same woman he broke up with years ago on her birthday, and she still holds a grudge. Meanwhile, Barney dares Robin, the anchor of Metro News One, to slip questionable words or phrases into her daily newscast in return for money. Despite this, Robin begins to appreciate the importance of her job more.

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Scene: The Apartment. Sheldon: Damn you, walletnook.com. Leonard: Problem? Sheldon: The online description was completely misleading, they said eight slots plus removable ID, to any rational person that would mean room for nine cards, but they don't tell you the removable ID takes up one slot, it's a nightmare. Leonard: Okay, now, do you really need the honorary Justice League of America membership card? Sheldon: It's been in every wallet I've owned since I was five. Leonard: Why? Sheldon: It says keep this on your person at all times. Knock on door It's right here under Batman's signature. Leonard opens door. Raj and Howard are outside. Raj is holding a laptop which is open. His parents are on the screen. Raj: And this is Leonard and Sheldon's apartment. Howard: Guess whose parents just got broadband. Raj: May I present, live from New Delhi, Dr and Mrs V. M. Koothrappali. Leonard: Hi. Dr Koothrappali: Lift up the camera. I'm looking at his crotch. Raj: Sorry papa. Dr Koothrappali: Oh, there's much better. Hi. Leonard: Hi! Raj: And over here is Sheldon. Sheldon: Hi. Raj: He lives with Leonard. Mrs Koothrappali: Oh, that's nice. Like Haroun and Tanweer. Raj: No, no, not like Haroun and Tanweer. Mrs Koothrappali: Such sweet young men, they just adopted the cutest little Punjabi baby. Leonard: Yeah, we're not like Haroun and Tanweer! Dr Koothrappali: So are you boys academics like our son? Together: Yes. Dr Koothrappali: And your parents are comfortable with your limited earning potential? Together: Not at all. Raj: Papa, please don't start. Dr Koothrappali: God, it's just a question, he's so sensitive. Raj: Okay, that's my life, that's my friends, good to see you, say goodbye. Together: Bye! Dr Koothrappali: Wait, wait. Before you go we have good news. Put the computer down and gather your friends. Raj: What is it papa. Dr Koothrappali: Friends. Howard as they gather : Is it just me, or does webchatting with your clothes on seem a little pointless. Mrs Koothrappali: Rajesh, do you remember Lalita Gupta? Raj: The little fat girl that used to kick me in the samosas and call me untouchable. Mrs Koothrappali: Yes. Well, now she's a dental student at USC, so we gave her your contact information. Raj: Why did you do that? Dr Koothrappali: You're 26 years old Rajesh. We want grandchildren. Raj: But Papa, I'm not supposed... Mrs Koothrappali: Lalita's parents approve the match. Dr Koothrappali: If you decide on a spring wedding, we can avoid monsoon season. Raj: Spring wedding? Mrs Koothrappali: It's up to you dear, we don't want to meddle. Raj: If you don't want to meddle, then why are you meddling. Sheldon: If I may, your parents probably don't consider this meddling, while arranged marriages are no longer the norm, Indian parents continue to have a greater than average involvement in their children's lives. Raj: Why are you telling me about my own culture? Sheldon: You seemed confused. Raj: Sorry, Mommy, Papa, but with all due respect I really can't go through... Mrs Koothrappali: Sorry darling, we have to go. Doogie Howser is on. Grandma, it's Doogie time! Bye bye. Dr Koothrappali: Bye bye. Raj: I don't believe it. Howard: Neither do I. Doogie Howser's been off the air for like, twenty years. Leonard: Actually, I read somewhere that it's one of the most popular programmes in India. Sheldon: It might speak to a cultural aspiration to have one's children enter the medical profession. Leonard: I bet you're right. Howard: I bet they love Scrubs. Sheldon: What's not to love? Raj: Excuse me, hello? My parents are trying to marry me off to a total stranger, what am I going to do? Sheldon: I suggest you go through with it. Raj: What? Sheldon: Romantic love as the basis for marriage has only existed since the nineteenth century. Up until then, arranged marriages were the norm, and it served society quite well. Howard: It's the entire premise of Fiddler on the Roof. Leonard: I'm not a big fan of musicals, but I love that show. Howard: Me too. Of course, it speaks to me culturally. Sheldon: Understandable, but there's a universality to that story which transcends ethnicity. Howard: Let's not forget it's got some really catchy tunes. All: various noises of agreement Raj: Okay, I know what I'm going to do. Leonard: What? Raj: Find new friends. Howard: So who wants to rent Fiddler? Sheldon: No need, we have the special edition. Leonard: Well, maybe we are like Haroun and Tanweer. Credits sequence Scene: The apartment. Sheldon on phone : This is Dr Sheldon Cooper. Yeah, I need to cancel my membership to the Planetarium. Yeah, well I'm sorry too, but there's just no room for you in my wallet. Yeah, I understand, but it was between you and the Museum of Natural History and, frankly, you don't have dinosaurs. Well I'll miss you too, bye bye. Okay, I know you're texting about me, and I'd really like you to stop. Raj entering : Oh dear, I am rightly and truly screwed. Leonard: Hey, I thought you were finding new friends. Raj: I've got some feelers out. In the meantime, listen to this. Lalita voice from Raj's phone : Hi Rajesh, this is Lalita Gupta. Your mother gave my mother your phone number to give to me. So I'm calling you, and, ah... call me back. Bye. Raj: Can you believe how pushy she is? Leonard: So don't call her. Raj: If I don't call her, I won't hear the end of it from my parents. Leonard: So call her. Raj: How can I call her, you know I can't talk to women. Leonard: I'm done, anybody else? Howard: Give me the phone. Raj: Why? Howard: Just give it to me. Dials Raj: What are you doing? Howard: Don't worry, you'll thank me. In a fake Indian accent Hello Lalita, Raj Koothrappali. Raj starts to chase Howard across the room. Yes it is good to talk to you too. So, what are you wearing. Oh, not important, so, anyhow, when would you like to meet. Friday works for me. And I call you with the time and place, but in the meantime, keep it real babe. In own voice You may now thank me. Raj: For what, making me sound like a Simpsons character? Howard: Fine, next time make your own date. Raj: I didn't want to make this one. Leonard: Look on the bright side, she might turn out to be a nice, beautiful girl. Raj: Great, then we'll get married, I won't be able to talk to her, and we'll spend the rest of our lives in total silence. Howard: Worked for my parents. Penny knocking and entering : Hi guys. Leonard: Oh, hey. Penny: I need some guinea pigs. Sheldon: Okay, there's a lab animal supply company in Reseda you could try, but if your research is going to have human applications may I suggest white mice instead, their brain chemistry is far closer to ours. Penny: I swear to God, Sheldon, one day I'm going to get the hang of talking to you. Leonard: His mom's been saying that for years. What's up? Penny: Well, I finally convinced the restaurant to give me a bar tending shift, so I need to practice making drinks. Leonard: Oh, great, well the key to acquiring proficiency in any task is repetition. Sheldon: With certain obvious exceptions. Suicide, for example. Penny: So Leonard, how about it? Leonard: Look, Penny, we'd love to help you, but Raj is going through some stuff right now. And besides, he doesn't drink, so... Raj whispers in his ear Really? Um, Raj is going through some stuff right now and he'd like to take up drinking. Scene: Penny's apartment. Penny: Okay, here you go, Leonard, one tequila sunrise. Leonard: Thank you. This drink is a wonderful example of how liquids with different specific gravities interact in a cylindrical container. Thank you. Penny: Okay, Raj, what'll it be? Raj whispers in Leonard's ear. Leonard: Whatever you recommend. Penny: Uh, how about a grasshopper. I make a mean grasshopper. Okay? Good. Coming up. Sheldon, what are you going to have? Sheldon: I'll have a diet coke. Penny: Okay, can you please order a cocktail, I need to practice mixing drinks. Sheldon: Fine. I'll have a virgin cuba libre. Penny: That's, um, rum and coke without the rum. Sheldon: Yes, Penny: So coke. Sheldon: Yes. And would you make it diet? Penny: There's a can in the fridge. Sheldon: A cuba libre traditionally comes in a tall glass with a lime wedge. Penny: Then swim to Cuba. Sheldon: Bartenders are supposed to have people skills. Penny: Okay, Raj, here you go. Alright, who's next? Howard: I'd like to try a slippery nipple. Penny: Okay, you're cut off. Anybody need a refill? Raj: Where did my life go, Penny? One day I'm a carefree batchelor, and the next I'm married and driving a minivan to peewee cricket matches in suburban New Delhi. Penny: A... are you talking to me? Raj: Is there another Penny here? I had such plans. I had dreams. I was going to be the Indira Gandhi of particle astro-physics. But with a pen1s, of course. Leonard: It's amazing. Raj: Ever since I was a little boy my father wanted me to be a gynaecologist like him. How can I be a gynaecologist, I can barely look a woman in the eye. You know what, I'm not going to let my parents control my future any longer, it's time for a showdown. Somebody give me a computer with a webcam. Penny: Okay, sweetie, I think that's the grasshopper talking. Raj: And it's about to tell my parents that I'm not riding an elephant down the aisle with Lalita Gupta. Penny: Okay, calm down, no-one can make you get married. Why don't you just meet this girl and, see what happens. Raj: Haven't you been listening to me, I cannot talk to women. Leonard: Um... Raj. Howard: No, no, let's see how long it takes him. Penny: Um, Raj, honey, you say you can't talk to women but... you've been talking to me. Sheldon: And now we'll never know. Raj: You're right. I... I am talking to you. Hello Penny, how are you? Penny: I'm fine. Raj: Okay, now I just need to make sure I have a Lalita before I meet the grasshopper. It's a sweet green miracle. Penny: Okay, if you're going to drink on this date just promise me you won't overdo it. Raj: Overdo what? Happiness? Freedom? This warm glow inside of me that promises everything is going to be all hunky donkey? Penny: Yeah, that. Uh, why don't you bring her to my restaurant when I'm tending the bar so I can keep an eye on you? Raj: Okay. Leonard: Wait a minute, what's the plan here? Let's say he meets her and he likes her and they get married, what's he going to do, stay drunk for the rest of his life? Howard: Worked for my parents. [SCENE_BREAK] Scene: The restaurant. Raj: I can't believe I'm sitting here next to little Lalita Gupta. Lalita: Well, you are. Raj: Little Lalita. That's kind of fun to say. Little Lalita, Little Lalita, Little Lalita, you should try it. Lalita: No, it's okay. Raj: You have lost so much weight! That must have been difficult for you because you were so, so fat! Do you remember? Lalita: Yes, I do. Raj: Of course you do. Who could forget being that fat? Lalita: Well, I've been trying. Raj: So you're a dental student? Hmm, are you aware that dentists have an extremely high suicide rate? Not as high as, say, air traffic controllers, but then there are far more dentists than air traffic controllers, so in pure numbers you're still winning. Lalita: Yay me! Leonard to Penny : You have a drink that'll make him less obnoxious? Penny: Drinks do not work that way. Howard: I'd say he was doing fine, look at her, last girl my mom set me up with had a moustache and a vestigial tail. Sheldon: Sorry I'm late. Leonard: What happened? Sheldon: Nothing, I just really didn't want to come. Virgin diet cuba libre please. Penny: Okay. Sheldon: In a tall glass, with a lime wedge. Penny: Oh, I'll wedge it right in there. Sheldon: So, how's Koothrappali d.... oh my Lord. Leonard: What? Sheldon: That's Princess Punchali. Leonard: I'm pretty sure her name's Lalita. Sheldon: No, no, Princess Punchali from The Monkey and the Princess. Howard: Oh, yeah, I tried to watch that online, but they wanted a credit card. Sheldon: It's a children's story. Howard: Oh, no it isn't. Sheldon: When I was a little boy and got sick, which was most of the time, my mother would read it to me. It's about an Indian princess who befriends a monkey, who was mocked by all the other monkeys because he was different. For some reason I related to it quite strongly. Penny: I know the reason. Leonard: We all know the reason. Sheldon, what are you getting at? Sheldon: That woman looks exactly like the pictures of Princess Punchali in the book. How often does one see a beloved fictional character come to life? Howard: Every year at Comic Con. Every day at Disneyland you can hire Snow White to come to your house. Course they prefer it if you have a kid, but... Raj: Hey guys. This is Lalita Gupta, Lalita this is Leonard and Sheldon and Howard and Penny. Isn't it great, she isn't fat any more! Sheldon: Forgive me your highness, for I am but a monkey, and it is in my nature to climb. I did not mean to gaze upon you as you comb your hair. Lalita: I'm sorry? Sheldon: You are the living embodiment of the beautiful Princess Punchali. Lalita: Oh, no kidding? Oh, who is that? Sheldon: A beloved character from an Indian folk tale. Lalita: Oh. Us Indian, or "come to our casino" Indian? Sheldon: You Indian. Lalita: Oh. Sheldon: The resemblance is remarkable. I can practically smell the lotus blossoms woven into your ebony hair. Lalita: Thanks. I imagine you smell very nice too. Sheldon: I shower twice a day and wash my hands as often as I can. Lalita: Really, so do I. Raj: But you're a dentist, he's nuts. Lalita: Don't be insulting Rajesh. So, Sheldon, tell me more about this princess you say I look like. Sheldon: It was said that the Gods fashioned her eyes out of the stars, and that roses were ashamed to bloom in the presence of her ruby lips. Lalita: Oh my. Raj: Back off Sheldon. Sheldon: What? Raj: If you do not stop hitting on my lady you will feel the full extent of my wrath. Sheldon: I'm not hitting on her. Lalita: And I am not your lady. Howard: And you have no wrath. Raj: You are my lady. Our parents said so. We are for all intents and purposes one hundred percent hooked up. Lalita: Okay, let's get something straight here. The only reason I came tonight was to get my parents off my case, I certainly don't need to be getting this old world crap from you. Sheldon: Exactly the kind of spirit with which Princess Punchali led the monkeys to freedom. Raj: Oh, screw Princess Punchali. Lalita: Hey, you can't talk to me like that. Raj: But you're not Princess Punchali. Sheldon: Luckily for you, she could have you beheaded. Lalita: Sheldon, are you hungry? Sheldon: I could eat. Lalita: Let's go. Raj: What just happened? Leonard: Beats the hell out of me. Howard: I'll tell you what just happened, I just learned how to pick up Indian chicks. Scene: The apartment. Raj is talking to his parents on the webcam. Mrs Koothrappali: What are we supposed to say to Lalita's parents? Dr Koothrappali: I play golf with her father, I won't be able to look at him. Raj: Maybe you should keep your eye on the ball, Papa. Dr Koothrappali: Oh, now you're a funny man? This is not funny, Mr Funny Man. Leonard: Doctor and Mrs Koothrappali, in all fairness, it wasn't entirely Raj's fault. Dr Koothrappali: This is a family matter Sheldon. Leonard: No, I'm Leonard. Dr Koothrappali: Oh, sorry, you all look alike to us. Raj: But he's right, Papa, listen to him. Sheldon enters You! You are the one who ruined everything! Mrs Koothrappali: Who is it? We can't see. Dr Koothrappali: Turn us, turn us. Raj: Go ahead, tell my parents why they won't have any grandchildren. Sheldon: How would I know, do you have a low sperm count? Raj: This has nothing to do with my sperm count. Mrs Koothrappali: You are wearing the boxers that we sent you, aren't you Rajesh. Raj: Yes Mommy. Mrs Koothrappali: Because you know what happens to the samosas when you wear the tidy whities. Raj: Can we please stop talking about my testicles? Sheldon, tell them what you did. Sheldon: What did I do? Leonard: You left with his date. Friends don't do that to each other. Sheldon: Oh. Alright, noted. Sorry. Raj: Sorry? That's all you can say is sorry? Leonard: Take it, Raj. It's more than I've ever gotten. Sheldon: And may I point out she wouldn't have asked me to go with her if you hadn't been drunk and boring. Dr Koothrappali: Drunk? Sheldon: And boring, her words. Dr Koothrappali: I knew it, he moves to America and becomes an alcoholic. Raj: I'm not an alcoholic. Dr Koothrappali: Then why were you drunk? Raj: It was just this one time, Papa, I swear. Dr Koothrappali: Are you in denial? Do we have to come over and do an intervention? Mrs Koothrappali: Don't embarrass him in front of his friends. Dr Koothrappali: Alright. Carry us outside, we want to talk to you in private. Raj: But Papa, please.... Dr Koothrappali: Now, Rajesh. Raj to Leonard and Sheldon : I have to go. Dr Koothrappali: Now listen to me.... Raj: Please wait until I get into the hall. Sheldon: Okay, well, good night. Leonard: Hold on. What happened with you and Lalita? Sheldon: We ate. She lectured me on the link between gum disease and heart attacks, nothing I didn't already know, and I came home. Leonard: So you're not going to see her again? Sheldon: Why would I see her again? I already have a dentist. Exits Leonard: I wonder who's going to tell his parents they're not having grandchildren. Scene: Penny's restaurant. Sheldon is on the piano, singing "To Life" from Fiddler on the Roof enthusiastically. Leonard: I don't believe it, what's gotten into him? Penny: Oh, maybe a couple of virgin cuba libres that turned out to be kind of slutty. Leonard: You didn't? Penny: Hey, you do your experiments, I do mine.

Raj introduces his parents, Dr. V.M. Koothrappali and Mrs. Koothrappali, to his friends via webcam. However, Raj is overwhelmed when his parents try to arrange him a date with Lalita Gupta, a childhood friend and dental student, as he cannot talk to women. To Raj's annoyance, Howard, using a fake Indian accent to impersonate Raj, phones Lalita to set up a date for them. Meanwhile, Penny takes up bar tending for some extra money. She practices mixing drinks with the guys, and they discover Raj is able to speak to women after drinking alcohol. They decide his date should be at Penny's restaurant so she and the guys can keep an eye on Raj's behavior when drinking. On his date, Raj becomes an obnoxious drunk. After Sheldon flatters Lalita with compliments comparing her to Princess Panchali, an Indian fairy tale princess, she takes him away for a meal, to Raj's horror. When Raj tries to explain all this to his parents, they are angry about his drinking. Leonard asks Sheldon if he plans to see Lalita again, but he replies that he already has a dentist.

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Scene: The cafeteria. Sheldon is drawing on a napkin. Raj: What are you drawing over there? Sheldon: It's a hypothetical containment field for a Frisbee-sized wormhole that could serve as a portal to a parallel universe. Howard: Oh, you silly doodlebug. Leonard: You know, a lot of scientists believe that making contact with other life-forms would probably not end well for us. Sheldon: It's a Frisbee-sized wormhole, Leonard. You can block it with a Frisbee. Calm down. Hands Howard the napkin Howard: Do you expect me to build this? Sheldon: I expect you to wipe the pudding off your chin. Gentlemen. Howard: Have you guys ever noticed that Sheldon always disappears every day at two forty-five? Leonard: Really? Raj: He probably just goes to the bathroom. Leonard: Actually, no, he goes to the bathroom at eight a.m. with optional follow-ups at one forty-five and seven ten high-fibre Fridays. Raj: It's sad that you know that. Leonard: Oh, that's just the tip of the sadness iceberg. Howard: I'm looking at his public calendar. Two forty-five to three-oh-five, nothing. Yesterday, two forty-five to three-oh-five, nothing, last week, nothing, last month, nothing. He never has anything booked during that time. Raj: Twenty minutes a day, completely unaccounted for. Howard: We should figure out where he goes. Raj: Ooh, this is exciting. Like one of my classic murder mystery dinner parties. Leonard: Right, the case of who murdered three Saturday nights of my life? Howard: Colonel Koothrapali in the kitchen with the olive spread. Raj: It was tapenade and you guys suck. Credits sequence. Scene: Penny's apartment. Penny is texting. Penny: So, how was work today? Leonard: Well, I spent most of the afternoon growing isotopically pure crystals for neutrino detection. Penny: That sounds like fun. Leonard: Yeah, it was. Penny: Oh, good, I guessed right. Leonard: Who you talking to? Penny: Oh, just this guy I met at school. Leonard: Oh, great. We're still dating, right? Penny: Relax. He's just a friend. We're doing an oral report together. He's really nice. Leonard: I'm sorry, what was that? I had a little stroke after oral. Penny: Would you stop? Look, he just moved here from London, okay? He doesn't really know anybody. Leonard: Oh, good, an English accent, the sexiest accent you can have. Penny: No. That's not true. There's French, there's Italian. No, you're right, it's the best. Leonard: Did you tell him you have a boyfriend? Penny: It didn't come up. Leonard: Well, maybe you should tell him. Penny: What am I supposed to say? Leonard: Say, can't talk right now, hanging with my boyfriend. England sucks, you suck, USA number one. Penny: Fine. Hanging with my boyfriend. Talk to you later. Happy? Leonard: Yes. Thank you. Penny: Mm-hmm. Hmm. Leonard: What did he say? Penny: Nothing. Leonard: What? Penny: Did your boyfriend make you type that? Leonard: I hate this guy. Penny: Don't be like that. Leonard: Come on, trust me, he's hitting on you. Penny: No, he's not. We're just friends. Look, is this gonna be a problem? Because he's supposed to come over tomorrow to work. Leonard: Really? Here? Penny: If it makes you uncomfortable, I'll switch partners, even though the thing's due next week and everyone already has a partner and I'll probably end up failing the class. Leonard: That'd be great. Thank you. Scene: The corridor outside Sheldon's office. Howard: Two forty-four, Right on schedule. Hey, Sheldon. Sheldon: Oh, hello. Howard: Raj and I are heading over to the genetics lab to pet the glow-in-the-dark bunny. Want to come with us? Sheldon: No, thank you. Raj: Are you sure? They turn off the lights, and it's like a cute little laser show that poops all over the place. Sheldon: I'm quite sure. Good day. Howard: Well, where are you going? Sheldon: Where are you going? Raj: We just told you. Sheldon: I just told you. Howard: No, you didn't. Sheldon: Well, it's your word against mine; see you in court. Howard: Should we follow him? Raj: I don't know, I'm torn. I want to know where he's going, but now I kind of want to play with the bunny. Alex: Hi, guys. Howard: Hey, Alex, do you know where your boss just went? Alex: No. Howard: Don't you know his schedule? Alex: All I know is corduroy makes too much noise and I have to go find quieter pants. Howard: Come on. Raj: Boy, what I wouldn't give to get her out of those pants and into something a little more stylish. Scene: A corridor in the basement. Sheldon takes out a key, unlocks a door and enters. Howard: This is where he goes? What's in there? Raj: I think it's an old storage room. Howard: What could he be doing in there every day for twenty minutes? Raj: Well, he's not doing twenty-minute abs, because if he were, he would have way better abs. Can you hear anything? Howard: Not yet. What are you doing? Raj: I'm listening. Howard: Can't you face the other way and listen? Raj: I can't do anything right for you, can I? Howard: What the hell is he up to? Raj: He is kind of a weirdo. Maybe he's got Leonard Nimoy chained up in there. Or Bill Gates. Or Stephen Hawking. Howard: Why would he chain up Stephen Hawking? Raj: Howard, please, you can't treat the man differently just because he's disabled. That's not okay. Scene: The apartment. Leonard: If you're wondering why I've been staring through the peephole, I'm trying to get a look at this guy who's coming over to Penny's. Sheldon: To be honest, I didn't know you were here. Leonard: It's not a big deal. He's just in her history class. They're working on a project together. I don't even know why I care. You know what, I don't care. Sheldon: You think you don't care? Leonard: This is silly. I have nothing to worry about. Sheldon: Oh, I don't know. I mean, statistically speaking, I'm sure you have something to worry about. Leonard: What do you mean? Sheldon: Well, if we assume your looks are average, yeah, right off the bat, fifty percent of men on Earth are more attractive than you. That's one point five billion handsome lads standing by, waiting to rain on your parade. Leonard: Well, yeah, but this isn't just about looks. I'm, I'm way above average in a lot of other things. Sheldon: Not height, vision, athleticism, or ability to digest dairy products. Leonard: I'm talking about important things like emotional maturity. Sheldon: You were just spying on your girlfriend through a peephole. Leonard: I liked it better when you thought I wasn't here. Sheldon: I'm not saying you don't have attractive qualities. Your choice of friends is impeccable, you're a good sleeper, and last but not least, you buy the grapes I like. You're a real catch compared to some snoring guy with a fridge full of lousy grapes. Leonard: None of this matters. I trust that Penny cares about me, and nothing's gonna happen with this guy. Sheldon: Well, unless of course he's a skilled hypnotist. Leonard: What? Sheldon: While unlikely, it's still a statistical possibility. She might be performing sexual acts with him and not even know it. Leonard: Now you're just being ridiculous. Sheldon: Am I? The mind's a mysterious thing, Leonard. He could be having the time of his life while she thinks she's a chicken pecking for corn. Scene: The university basement. Raj: Look at us, sneaking around in the middle of the night like a couple of cat burglars. Howard: I think we're more like ninjas. Raj: I don't want to be a ninja, I want to be a cat burglar. Howard: Fine, I'll be a ninja, you be a cat burglar. Raj: No, we both have to be the same thing. Okay, we're ninjas. Howard: Thank you. Raj: But next time, we'll be cat burglars. Howard: It's locked. Raj: Are you sure? Howard: Yes, I'm sure. Now, you stand guard, I'm going to... Raj trying door : It's locked. Howard: Just keep an eye out. I'll have this open in a minute. Raj: When did you learn how to pick locks? Howard: When I was starting to do magic in junior high, I thought I could be an escape artist like Harry Houdini. Raj: How did that work out? Howard: Pretty good. I managed to escape friends, popularity, and every party thrown in a twelve mile radius. There. Ready? Raj: Hold on, hold on. Howard: What? Raj: Sheldon is a very smart man, and he obviously wants to keep this a secret. Howard: Yeah, so? Raj: What if it's booby-trapped? Howard: Don't worry, I'm one step ahead of him. Raj: Great, what's your pl... Howard pushes him inside Howard: Are we good? Raj: Yeah. Huh. Forty-three? What the hell does that mean? Howard: I don't know. The solution to an equation? Raj: Maybe. It's a prime number. Encryption systems are built on prime numbers. Howard: What kind of secret does Sheldon have to encrypt? Raj: He's always been very cagey about what he puts in his egg salad to make it so tasty. Howard: It's paprika. Raj: Really? Well, oh, okay, one mystery solved. Scene: The apartment. Voice from Outside: Okay, good night. Penny off : Thanks, Cole. See you at school. Cole off : See you. Leonard: I'll be right back. Sheldon: I thought you left a long time ago. Leonard rushing to catch up with Cole : 'sup? Cole: Hey. Leonard: You, uh, moving into the apartment on the fifth floor? Cole: No, I was just visiting a friend. Leonard: Oh, cool. That cute blonde on four? Cole: Yeah. You know her? Leonard: I, well, I see her around. I like to keep my distance because her boyfriend is a pretty scary dude. Cole: Really? Leonard: Yeah. He's ganged up. Cole: She told me he's a scientist. Leonard: That's the name of his gang. The Scientists. They are crazy. Cole: Well, thanks for the tip. Leonard: No problem, brother. Stay frosty. Cole leaves. Leonard spots Penny watching. We're still dating, right? Scene: The cafeteria. Alex: Oh, hello, Dr. Hofstadter. Leonard: Hey, Alex, and call me Leonard. Dr. Hofstadter is my father. And my mother. And my sister. And our cat. Although, I'm pretty sure Dr. Boots Hofstadter's degree was honorary. Alex: May I join you, Leonard? Leonard: Sure. Alex: Thanks. Leonard: Hey, Alex, let me ask you something. My girlfriend knows this guy at school. He's got an English accent. Alex: Ooh, I love English accents. Leonard: Yeah, you all do. Anyway, I feel like he's hitting on her. She says he's just being nice and that I should trust her. Alex: It's probably harmless. You know how it is. I'm sure you get hit on all the time. Leonard: Right. Because girls are always like, ooh, that guy owns two Star Trek uniforms and gets a lot of ear infections. I got to get me some of that. Alex: I don't know, I bet it happens more than you realize. Leonard: Trust me, it doesn't. Alex: You sure? You're cute, you're funny. Maybe you're getting hit on, and you don't even know it. Leonard: Really? Alex: Yep, pretty sure. Leonard laughs : Okay, I got to get back to work. Thanks for listening. Alex: No problem. Leonard: Hope-hope no girls rip my clothes off on the way. [SCENE_BREAK] Scene: Raj's office. Raj: Come on, we're smart guys. We can figure this out. Howard: Forty-three. What is forty-three? Besides my mom's neck size. Raj: It's the atomic number for technetium. Howard: That stuff's radioactive. Raj: Do you think he's building a bomb? Howard: Ah, it took him two years to put together that Lego Death Star, I'm not worried. Raj: Ooh, this could be something. forty-three is the number of calories in half a cup of fat-free yoghurt. Howard: Why would you know that? Raj: I'm sorry. We can't all eat whatever we want and still stay thin. Wait, in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, isn't forty-three the answer to the question of life, the universe,and everything? Howard: That's forty-two, dumb-ass. Raj: Hey, hey. Feelings. Howard: We should stop. I'm exhausted. Raj: Yeah, me, too. We've got more important things to do. Who cares what stupid forty-three means? Howard: Not me. Raj: Let's go home. You want to get something to eat? Howard: Sounds good. Raj: What the balls is forty-three? Howard: I have to know! Scene: The stairwell. Leonard: Hi. Penny: Hey, shouldn't you be out with your gang, spray painting equations on the side of buildings? Leonard: Come on, I'm sorry. Penny: I just can't believe you don't trust me. Leonard: I do, of course I do. Penny: Then why did you embarrass me in front of my friend, who, by the way, knew exactly who you were? Leonard: Really? Penny: Your picture's on my refrigerator. Leonard: Oh. You know, I'm really starting to not like this guy. Penny: What is your problem? Do you use up all your thinking at work and then have none left over for when you get home? Leonard: I don't know. It-it-it's hard sometimes. Everywhere you go, guys hit on you, even if I'm standing right there. And they're all taller than me. Why is everyone taller than me? You know what, this is all in my head. It's my problem, not yours. Penny: Leonard, why do you always do this? Listen to me, you're the one I'm with. You know I love you, so will you please relax because you're driving me crazy. Leonard: You know that's the first time you ever said that you love me. Penny: Yeah. Leonard: We're just supposed to pretend it's not a big deal? Penny: That's exactly what we're gonna do because you're about to make me cry, and we both know if I start crying, you're gonna start crying. Leonard: You're right, you should go. Penny crying : All right. Leonard crying : She loves me. Receives text Hey, it's Alex. Nice having coffee with you. If you want to talk more, I'm always available. Smiley face, smiley face. What a friendly girl. Scene: The cafeteria. Howard: Okay, picture's up. Looks like the camera's working. Raj: That's good quality video. Howard: It better be. It's the spare camera for the Mars rover. Raj: How did you get your hands on that? Howard: Million dollar camera, ten dollar lock. Raj: Oh, my God, here he comes. This is it. Howard: What the hell is that thing? Raj: I don't know. Sheldon on screen : This is Dr. Sheldon Cooper. Experimental log. Wormhole generator test forty-four. Howard: Wormhole generator test? On screen a wormhole appears Sheldon: The first forty-three parallel universes I've checked proved to be empty. I see no reason to suspect universe number forty-four will be any different. Puts his head in the wormhole Howard: Oh, my God! Raj: Holy crap! Sheldon with an alien creature stuck to his face : Oh! It's eating my face! Raj: Aah! It's eating his face! Sheldon throwing alien onto the laptop : I found your webcam and replaced the video feed. You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Raj: Sheldon, we're really sorry. Howard: Yeah, really sorry. Sheldon: Sorry? You may not realize it, but I have difficulty navigating certain aspects of daily life. You know, understanding sarcasm, feigning interest in others, not talking about trains as much as I want to. It's exhausting. Which is why, for twenty minutes a day, I like to go down to that room, turn my mind off and do what I need to do to recharge. Howard: But what are you doing in there? Raj: And what does forty-three mean? Sheldon: You don't need to know, you don't deserve to know, and you will never know. Raj: Yeah, well, I know how to make your egg salad now. Scene: The room in the basement. Sheldon enters, takes out a box, takes a beanbag from the box, then starts playing keepie-uppie, Sheldon: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... Drat. I'm never going to get to forty-three again. One, two, three, four... Rats.

Leonard is jealous of Penny's British classmate Cole who works with her on an oral class project, afraid Cole is hitting on her. Confronting him on the staircase, he tries to frighten him off Penny, unaware he is uninterested. She overhears them and is furious at Leonard's lack of trust. In the Caltech cafeteria, Leonard discusses his problem with Alex, who flirts with him, unbeknown to him. He later tells Penny of his insecurity about other men hitting on her, and she finally confesses her love for him. Leonard says that this is the first time she said that she loves him. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj wonder what Sheldon does from 2:45 to 3:05 pm daily. They see him enter a storage room in Caltech's basement. They break in at midnight to find only the number "43" on a chalkboard and nothing else. They try to discover its meaning using their science, mathematics and popular media knowledge but to no avail. Howard installs a "borrowed" Mars Rover camera to spy on Sheldon. Finding the camera, he fakes a video of himself in the room under attack by an alien creature after he opens a small wormhole to find life in the 44th parallel universe, the first "43" being lifeless. He admonishes them for spying and reveals he relaxes in the room from his difficulties in daily life, but will not explain "43" because they don't need or deserve to know. In the final scene, the audience sees Sheldon playing with a hacky sack in the room: "43" is his maximum number of consecutive hits.

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[ The apartment ] Sheldon: Hello. I'm Doctor Sheldon Cooper, and welcome to Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with Flags, the final episode flagtacular. gasps I knew it was coming. Still scary. Now, I'm sure you're thinking, the final episode? Who will stand between us and flag ignorance? Amy: I know I was thinking that. Is this a show on flags or mind reading? Sheldon: But the truth is I can no longer balance a full-time career, a popular Internet show, and a girlfriend. Amy: And he really does have one, you jerks on the comment board. Sheldon: So as they say, all good things must come to an end. Amy: After only 232 episodes. Sheldon: 233 if we include the one somebody forgot to press record on. Amy: You said you weren't gonna bring that up. Sheldon: And you said you pressed record. Anyway, please sit back, relax, and join us as we take our final lap, as indicated by the waving of this racing flag. And, of course, white flags can also represent surrender, the Stewards of Gondor, and the Japanese Minamoto clan, but I'm sure you remember that from episode sixty-two, White Flags, Who's Wavin' 'Em and Why? Amy: That was a good one. Sheldon: It was so good. [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ The Earth began to cool ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ We built the Wall ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] We built the pyramids [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] ♪ That all started with a big bang ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] Bang! [SCENE_BREAK] [ An office at the university ] Raj: You know, I thought cleaning out a dead professor's office was gonna just be boring, but then I found his dentures and realized it's also gross. Howard: Doesn't Professor Abbott's family want any of this stuff? Leonard: I don't think he had a family. Raj: That's rough. Leonard: I know. You can spend your whole life working, and at the end all that's left are some papers in a box. Howard: Makes you think. Oh, well. Leonard: Hey. Hey, we're supposed to look through all this stuff before we throw it away in case it's important. Howard: I did. It's all outdated or disproved. Raj: I don't know. This old pen kind of proves gravity. When I tilt it, her bathing suit falls right off. Howard: Oh, my dad used to have a pen like that. I dated it all through sixth grade. Leonard: It still feels weird just throwing away his work like this. Howard: Don't feel bad. Someday someone will be throwing out your work, too. Leonard: That someone was Sheldon, and the day was yesterday. Hey, look at this. Dear Roger, to be opened upon your first great discovery. Love, Mom. Wow, look at the date. He saved this fifty years and never got to open it. Howard: That's intense. Raj: Poor Roger Abbott. Howard: Roger Abbott sounds just like Roger Rabbit. Raj: Roger Abbott, Roger Abbott, Roger Abbott. Oh, my God, Leonard, I know he's dead, but try it. It's fun. Roger Abbott, Roger Abbott. [SCENE_BREAK] [ A hotel conference room ] Dan: Penny. Oh, my rookie of the year. Penny: Oh, Dan. My boss who didn't want to hire me and now's a little hug machine. Dan: Oh, look at you. Brand-new and already the third best sales rep. Penny: Aw. Dan: Yes. Why don't you come over to my table. Penny: I'll be right there. Bernadette's just parking the car. Dan: Oh, good. Bernadette. Cute, sweet, vicious little Bernadette. Penny: Come on. She's not that bad. Dan: Oh, yeah? At the company picnic she yelled at me and my grandson for losing the three-legged race. I mean, he still calls her that mean kid with the big boobies. Penny: I know she can be a little intense, but, I swear, she is so sweet once you get past all the... Bernadette: Hey, what are you talking about? Penny: Oh. We were just talking about how much we love working with you. Isn't that right? Dan? [SCENE_BREAK] [ The apartment ] Sheldon: Over the years here at Fun With Flags, we've had an opportunity to learn, laugh, wonder. Amy: And, yes, even shed a tear or two. Sheldon: Like when you do a two-hour Fourth of July spectacular and it doesn't get recorded. Amy: How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? Sheldon: How about four thousand. One for every domino I set up to make that American flag. Please enjoy these highlights. Highlight 1 Sheldon: Crikey, what flag do we have today? Amy: Australia, mate. Highlight 2 Sheldon: And now it's time for the speed round of Flag or Not a Flag. Kripke: Fwag, fwag, not a fwag, fwag, I am cwushing this. Highlight 3 Amy: Say, Betsy Ross, what you working on? Sheldon: I have no idea. Because the story of me sewing the first American flag is unsupported poppycock. Amy: Then who did sew it, hmm? Sheldon: Don't ask me. I'm just a simple seamstress whose descendants are out to make a quick buck. Highlight 4 Sheldon: Fancy a dip, my dear? Amy: I do. Sheldon: Wait, that purple flag indicates that marine pests, such as jellyfish, are present. Amy: Wow, that flag is a lifesaver. Sheldon: No. This is. Stop looking at my legs. Highlight 5 Kripke: Not a fwag, fwag, fwag, not a fwag. Fwag. Ugh cwap. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The office ] Raj: When stuff like this gets me down, you know what I like to do? Howard: Sing Hakuna Matata like an eight-year-old girl? Raj: Wrong, smarty-pants. It's Everything Is Awesome from The Lego Movie. Leonard: Look at these notebooks. They're full of pages and pages of data. He clearly spent years on this. Howard: Mmm. It's just columns of random numbers. Toss it. Leonard: Well, but what if this was a potential breakthrough for him? What if, what if this is the thing that would've finally let him open that bottle of champagne? Raj: Maybe he didn't know what to pair champagne with. Strawberries, caviar, oysters. All good choices. Yeah, that look right there is why people eat before they come to your parties. Leonard: This has to mean something. Howard: Well, there's no discernible pattern that I can see, but it shouldn't be too hard to run the numbers and check. Leonard: Well, maybe we can get some time on the supercomputer. Howard: Sure. We could try multiple regressions with varying physical and experimental constants. Leonard: Oh, we could run a pattern-matching algorithm against well-known unsolved physics problems. Howard: Ooh, it might be a substitution cipher. We could start with basic cryptanalysis. Raj: Or we could talk to this guy he used to share an office with. Howard: Oh, let's do that. Leonard: Because you don't know how to do cryptanalysis, do you? Howard: Yeah, I'm not even sure if it's the right word. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The conference room ] Penny: So, Dan, you have a grandson. How old is he? Dan: Seven. Bernadette: Oh, yeah. I remember him from the picnic. He was the one crying like a wuss the whole time. Penny: I heard he was being picked on by a mean kid. Bernadette: Just builds character. Like my dad said, nobody likes a crybaby except their mommies and Democrats." Dan: I need another drink. Bernadette: What's his problem? Penny: Oh, I don't know. Maybe he didn't like the fact that you called his grandson a wuss. Bernadette: Well, I didn't think you were supposed to say sissy anymore. Penny: Okay, look, I know what a good person you are, but sometimes people think you might come off a little harsh. Bernadette: What? I'm, like, the sweetest person I know. Look at me. I should be in a tree baking cookies. Penny: Yes, but once in a while, people think you're a little mean. Bernadette: Oh, yeah? You one of those people? Penny: No. No, no, no. I think the cookie thing. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The apartment ] Amy: Action. Sheldon: Welcome back. Our guest today is a returning fan favourite. He puts the reading in your rainbow, the Geordi in your La Forge, and the Kunta in your Kinte, Mr. LeVar Burton. LeVar Burton: Thank you, Sheldon. Now, remember our deal. Sheldon: You do this, I delete your contact information. LeVar: While? Sheldon: While you watch me do it. LeVar: Great. Happy to be back. Sheldon: Well, since you're here, I'd like to get your opinion on something. In honour of Black History Month, I portrayed George Washington Carver in a loving tribute that my roommate called wildly racist. What do you think? On recording Hi. My name is George. LeVar: Oh, hell, no. Sheldon: You heard him, Leonard. No, it's not racist. [SCENE_BREAK] [ An apartment building ] Howard: Are we sure this is the place? Raj: The doorman said this is the right building. Leonard: I think if you're pulling up your pants, you're not a doorman. Knocks Man O.C. : Who is it? Leonard: Uh, I've been looking for a Professor Sharpe? Professor Sharpe: Hold on. Can I help you? Leonard: Hi. We're from the university. We're trying to get some information about Professor Abbott. Howard: We were cleaning out his office and found these books full of numbers. Leonard: Any chance you know what it is? Professor Sharpe: Yes, he was always working on this. Raj: I was thinking it might be some sort of interstellar coordinate system, maybe an updated version of Hubble's law. I keep seeing the number 90 repeating. That could be the angle of perturbation of a distant galaxy. Professor Sharpe: It's the number of calories in a yoghurt. That's his food diary. Leonard: Really? Professor Sharpe: Yeah, he wrote down everything he ever ate. He was convinced that calorie restriction was the key to living forever. Raj: Does it work? Howard: Seriously? Raj: Well, he could have been hit by a bus. You don't know. Professor Sharpe: Sorry it's not more interesting. On the bright side, you didn't have to listen to his stomach growl for 35 years. Leonard: So, was there anything that Professor Abbott worked on during his life that came close to an accomplishment? Professor Sharpe: To be honest, his research never amounted to anything. Raj: You were his colleague. How did your research turn out? Great. Hey, this is the apartment you get when you win a Nobel. Raj: Well, you could be very frugal. I'm getting a little tired of everybody's sarcasm. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The conference room ] Bernadette: I'm not a bully. I mean, maybe I come off a little strong, but that's only because my dad raised me to be tough and not to take crap from anybody. Penny: No. That's fine, but there's a difference between being tough and telling your friend her new pants look like a saggy diaper. Bernadette: I did say that, didn't I? Penny: Yeah, you did. I felt so self-conscious, I had to return them. Bernadette: Where? To Babies R Us? Penny: You're doing it again. Bernadette: Okay, sorry. Can we just go? I feel like everybody hates me. Penny: Oh, come on, they don't hate you, all right? They're just a little intimidated. All you need to do is show everyone how sweet you really are. Bernadette: I think I'd rather go. Penny: No, come on. You are not going anywhere, all right? I am here for you, and we are gonna fix this together. Bernadette: Thank you. Penny: Even though your dress is ugly. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The apartment ] Sheldon: Well, my little flag-keteers, it looks like the last episode of Fun with Flags is at an end. If I could, I would run each and every one of you viewers up a flagpole and salute you. And if you touched the ground, burn you. I'd like to take a moment to personally thank Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, who you may or may not know is the first woman to co-host a flag or banner-related Internet info-tainment show. Amy: Take that, glass ceiling. Sheldon: And if I may get serious for a moment, hosting this show has been one crazy ride. But with all its ups and downs, I wouldn't give it up for the world. Except for now, when I'm giving it up. Before I sign off, I'd, uh, I'd like to share with you all one last use for a white flag. It's good for times like this. Good night. Amy: Cut. Sheldon, that was beautiful. Sheldon: If you didn't press record... Amy: I pressed it. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The office ] Leonard: Well, that's it. That's the end of Roger Abbott. Raj: And we still don't know who framed him. Leonard: I still keep thinking about how an entire life can seemingly amount to nothing. Howard: I guess the sad truth is, not everyone will accomplish something great. Some of us may just have to find meaning in the little moments that make up life. Leonard: That's a nice way of looking at it. Howard: Yeah for you, not for me. I went to space. I'm covered. Leonard: You know what? This bottle was meant to celebrate an achievement. Let's make a pact. When one of us gets their first big breakthrough, we'll celebrate by opening this bottle of champagne and toasting Professor Abbott. Howard: I love that. Raj: Yeah, me, too. Leonard: Then, of course, rubbing our success in Sheldon's face. Raj: Oh, well, that's the best part. Howard: Oh, yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] [ The conference room ] Bernadette: Dan, could I talk to you for a minute? Dan: Sure, go ahead. Bernadette: Just want you to know I didn't mean to be rude about your grandson. Dan: No, it's okay. Bernadette: No, it's not. Penny told me that everyone's scared of me. Dan: What? What? Why would she say that? You know she drinks, right? Penny: What? Bernadette: No, she's right, and I just want you to know that from now on, I'm gonna be much more sensitive. I don't want anyone walking on eggshells around me. Dan: Oh, well, okay, then, uh, one thing I've been meaning to tell you is that the company is gonna stop paying for our coffee. Bernadette: No problem. When does that start? Dan: Five months ago. Bernadette: What? Dan: Yeah. Bernadette: Who's been paying for my coffee? Dan: All of us. Penny: Yeah. It comes from the swear jar we put money in when you curse. Bernadette: What else don't I know about? Penny: Uh, well, you know your private bathroom? Bernadette: Yeah? Penny: That was supposed to be for the whole floor. Bernadette: You're kidding. Dan: No, no. It's okay. It only really affected Wheelchair Kathy, and she's back in the hospital now, so it all worked out. Bernadette: I feel so bad. Penny: Well, then, maybe you shouldn't have named her Wheelchair Kathy. Bernadette: Oh, my God. I thought everybody liked me, but I'm just a monster. Dan: But a cute one, like that, uh, eyeball guy in Monsters, Inc. Bernadette: No, I'm the worst. I'm a terrible person. Dan: Come on, don't cry. It's okay. Bernadette: It's not okay. How can I even work here anymore? Penny: Because this company needs you. Dan: It's fine. We don't mind paying for the coffee. Bernadette: I can't let you do that. Dan: Maybe we could get you an espresso machine for your office. Bernadette: I guess that would be all right. Penny: See? You don't have to be mean to get what you want. Bernadette: You're right. Now where did we land on my bathroom? [SCENE_BREAK] [ The apartment ] Leonard: Hey. Sheldon: Hello. Leonard: How come you're up so late? Sheldon: I posted the last episode of Fun with Flags hours ago, and not a single person cared enough to comment. All that effort for nothing. Leonard: Mm. I know how you feel. I spent the day throwing out a man's entire career, and all that's left is an old bottle of champagne and a naked lady pen that Raj took when he thought no one was looking. Sheldon: It's not the same thing. I don't think you know how I feel at all. Leonard: Sad? Sheldon: Hmm. You do get me. Someone left a comment. Leonard: Yeah. What did they say? Sheldon: Too bad your show is done. I kind of liked it. Leonard, did you hear that? Oh, the people are heartbroken. I can't take this away from the world. Fun with Flags is back. Leonard: Congratulations. Sheldon: Let's celebrate. Leonard: Sheldon, that wasn't for you. Sheldon: Oh, no, I'm not going to drink it. I just wanted to hear the pop. Yeah, I knew it was coming. Still scary. [SCENE_BREAK] [ LeVar Burton's house ] Sheldon: Knock, knock, knock LeVar Burton? Knock, knock, knock LeVar Burton? Knock, knock, knock LeVar Burton? LeVar: Ugh. What are you doing here? Sheldon: You told me not to call, and I didn't know how else to give you the good news. Fun with Flags is back, and you can be in the next episode. LeVar: Wil Wheaton said, get a gate. I don't know why I didn't get a gate. Sheldon: You, at least listen to the premise. Since you were born in Germany, I thought we could talk about German flags. How do you feel about dressing up like a swastika?

Leonard, Raj and Howard clean out deceased Professor Roger Abbot's office and find champagne to be opened after his first great scientific discovery. Abbot's coworker Professor Sharpe reveals that a journal full of numbers is just Abbot's food calorie diary: he believed he could live forever by controlling his calorie intake. The men realize not every scientist can make great discoveries, and resolve to drink the champagne in Roger's honor if one of them ever discovers something. Sheldon prepares his final episode of "Fun with Flags" and reviews highlights of the series including Amy as a kangaroo, Sheldon dressed as Betsy Ross, and playing "Fwag, Not a Fwag" with Barry Kripke. Sheldon's final guest is LeVar Burton. The first viewer to comment on the episode posts that he will miss the series, leading Sheldon to plan its revival and uncork Roger's champagne in front of Leonard. Penny and Bernadette attend a banquet for their pharmaceutical company. After Penny makes Bernadette realize she has been verbally bullying others, she apologizes to their boss Dan, who is afraid of her, and starts crying on hearing how she has offended her coworkers. Dan feels bad and resumes fulfilling Bernadette's wishes.

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[PREVIOUSLY_ON] Mr. Parker: Luke is gone. He merged with Kai, Kai won. Kai: I always win. Tyler: I would have done anything for you, and you chose death over me. I never want to see you again. Damon: Bonnie needs magic to get out. We just need to tell her where to find some. Bonnie: Damon, you're a genius. Stefan: Caroline's mom isn't doing too hot. Liz: Caroline is meant to be extraordinary, and she needs to know how proud I am of her. You tell her yourself. Stefan: When you told me you hated me. Caroline: I think we both know I never really hated you. Flatlining She's gone. [SCENE_BREAK] [ FLASHBACK ] Caroline has fallen off her bike and is leaning against a tree when Liz walks in Liz: OK. I've got band-aids, surgical gear, and a medevac enroute for an airlift. Caroline: You're making fun of me. Liz: No, sweetheart. I'm making fun of me. There is no greater first than watching your kid ride without training wheels... tends to the graze Oh, boy... and no worst first than seeing them bite the dust. All right. There. Caroline: Mommy? Liz: Yes. Caroline: Am I gonna die? Liz: I would say your chances of survival are 100%. Caroline: Are you gonna die? Liz: Well... everyone dies eventually, sweetie, but not for a long, long time. Caroline: But what if you die and I'm still here? Liz: Well, then you'll be all grown up, and you won't need me. Caroline: I think I'll always need you. Liz and Caroline hug each other [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Caroline awakes on a couch and sees Matt, Elena, Tyler, and Stefan sleeping around her. Caroline walks over to the kitchen where Damon is still trying to write Liz's eulogy. As Caroline opens the door, Damon rips a sheet of paper from a notebook and crumples it. Caroline: Sorry. Just, um, water. Damon: Help yourself. Caroline: walks over to the sink So what are you not writing? Damon: You believe your mother entrusted me to eulogize her? Caroline: That's... nice, I guess. fills a glass with water Damon: I think she's trying to teach me a lesson about my own mom. Was supposed to do the eulogy at her funeral, and I just... Caroline: We don't have to share. Damon: Right. Caroline: I just mean today is pretty much gonna be the worst day of my life. I'm not sure that I need to start it off by bonding with you. No offense. Damon: None taken. Caroline: Great. Thanks for the water. starts to walk out of the kitchen Damon: Hey, blondie. Today isn't the worst day of your life. Today and tomorrow, it's a cakewalk. And there will be people day in and day out like they're afraid to leave you alone. The worst day? That's next week when there's nothing but quiet. Just a heads-up. Caroline: Appreciate the tip. walks out Damon: Sure. Anytime. [SCENE_BREAK] Caroline is writing a to-do list for Liz's funeral Caroline V.O. : You've all asked what you can do to help. Cut to Caroline talking to Elena, Matt, Tyler and Stefan in the living room Caroline: There are five day's worth of projects on here. We are going to do them in one. We can break the rules and cut through the red tape. I expect my mom to be properly celebrated and buried by the end of the day. Matt: Sure, Care. Whatever you need. Tyler and Stefan nod Caroline: Elena, you're coming with me. Elena: Where are we going? Caroline: Casket shopping. Let's move! [SCENE_BREAK] [ EXT. SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE - FRONT PORCH ] Caroline and Elena walk through the front door Elena: You drive. I sent my car to Jeremy. Caroline: Jeremy! I forgot to put him on my list of people to call. Elena: It's okay. I called him. Overlay of 1994 prison world, Bonnie walks up to the front door [SCENE_BREAK] [ 1994 PRISON WORLD - SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Bonnie is filming on the camera Bonnie: It's day 278 inside this stupid prison world. I have two broken toes, nine blisters, and an ear infection, but I don't care. I have phesmatosed the crap out of this magic Canadian rock, and I have my magic again. Getting a drink of bourbon And when that eclipse hits 12:28, I'm going home. You hear that, me? Home. Drinks [SCENE_BREAK] [ JO'S APARTMENT ] Jo is throwing up into the toilet and Alaric is standing just outside of the bathroom Alaric: Uh, you sure you don't want me to hold your hair back or something? Jo: Stay away form me. This is gross. We haven't been dating long enough for you to see gross. Alaric: I have guilt. The vegan dish I made fun of did you in. Jo: I'm dying. Stupid Thai food. Never again. Throws up Alaric: You know, maybe would just skip the funeral. Jo: We're going. The doorbell rings. Alaric opens the front door and sees Kai, who doesn't look too good. Kai: Hey. Alaric tries to shut the door Wait, wait, wait, wait. Alaric opens the door Look. I know you hate me, but I really... really need to see my sister. Alaric: I think she'll pass. Alaric tries to shut the door again, but when Jo appears at the door, he leaves it open Jo: What are you doing here? Alaric opens the door Kai: I called to tell you I was sick, and you... you hung up on me. Jo: Because I have food poisoning. Did the sound of me vomiting on the other end of line not clue you in? Kai: Look. There's an issue I've been worried about since the merge because we really didn't do it right. You know, the whole , "You're not my twin" "Hey. That's okay. Close enough" plan? It worked, which is, you know, cool. Hey, I'm even a little bit nice now in case you were wondering. But I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop. And, well, I think it's dropped because I'm... Where's the bathroom? Kai starts vomiting blood Jo: Oh, God! Ric! Alaric: Gives Kai something to vomit into Here. Alaric and Jo look concerned Kai: I don't think you have food poisoning. I was supposed to merge my magic with you. But I got Luke's instead. Ohh. Now I'm defective, and I think that's why you're sick. I kind of feel like I'm dying, actually. And if I die, so do you, dad, Liv, and the rest of our dumb coven. So could you please fix me, like, now? [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Damon is putting on a tie for the funeral. [SCENE_BREAK] [ FLASHBACK: 1857 - SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Young Stefan is putting on a tie for his mother's funeral. Damon walks in. Damon: What are you doing? Stefan: Borrowing one of father's ties for the funeral. Damon: He will skin you alive. Take mine. Takes off his tie and kneels down to put it on Stefan Okay. Stefan: Did you finish the speech? Damon: Not quite. Stefan: It's an important speech. Damon: I will finish it, Stefan. Stefan: Father said we're not to cry. Damon: That is because father is incapable of human emotion. You are ten. You can cry if you feel like it. Stefan: Shakes his head I don't think I will. Damon: Why's that? Stefan: Because mother's angel told me everything would be alright. Damon: When was this? Stefan: Last night in my sleep. She visited me. Did she visit you? Damon: I must have missed it. There. Be on your way. Pats Stefan on the head, who leaves the room. [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE - PRESENT DAY ] Stefan is standing behind Damon. Stefan: Well, I see the eulogy is coming along swimmingly. Damon: It's percolating. Stefan: Listen. I need your advice, and I need you to not be a dick about it because I have no one else to ask. Damon: Oh, this sounds promising. Stefan: What did I just say? Damon gestures for Stefan to continue All right, look. Something happened between Caroline and me. Damon: Ooh! Finally! Stefan: And then her mom died, and I haven't had a chance to talk to her about it, and I don't know the best way to handle it. Damon: Oh. Pull the ripcord. Stefan: What? Damon: Well, she's not the one. If she was, you wouldn't have to ask. Stefan: Yeah, but I didn't even- Damon: You've been in love twice in your life, Stefan. Setting aside that it was technically the same face, does this feel like that? Stefan doesn't answer Not all love is true love, brother. Caroline wants the real deal, and if you don't, pull the ripcord before you make things worse. Just not today. Let her have today. Damon leaves the room [SCENE_BREAK] [ EXT. ARCHER & SON'S FUNERAL HOME ] Ms. McGruder: Your mother was such a vibrant woman. Even after your father ran off with that man. Elena: rushes in Thank you, Ms. McGruder. I'm sure we'll see you at the funeral. quickly leads Caroline away. Well, welcome to the world of awkward sympathies. That's why you have to be prepared with your responses. I recommend at least three. Caroline: I don't know how you survived this. Elena: Your responses will be different for each category of people in your life: friends of circumstance, casual acquaintances, loved ones. Caroline: I kissed Stefan. I want to talk to him about it, but if it's bad, I feel like he won't be honest, you know, not today. Elena: Then talk to him about it tomorrow. You already have a lot on your plate. Caroline: I think I need to know today. We're behind schedule. Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] [ JO'S APARTMENT ] Jo is giving Kai a checkup Jo: Any joint pain? Kai: Mm-hmm. Jo: Headaches? Kai: Yup. Jo: Are you pregnant? Kai: Stop making jokes. I feel like I'm being scrunched from inside out. This is kinda private. Does your baby-boo need to be here? Alaric: I'm not leaving her alone with you, so deal with it. Jo: Okay. Your vitals are fine, your temperature is normal. I'll wait on pathology, but there is nothing medically wrong with you. Kai: Yeah, duh, because I'm magically diseased. You haven't puked in at least... Jo: Realizes Kai is about to vomit blood Oh! Jo goes to get a trash can for Kai. As he is vomiting, he grabs Jo's arm and absorbs some of her magic. Alaric: Hey, hey! pulls Kai off of Jo Kai: Oh. I feel better. Jo: Yeah because you juice-boxed my magic. Kai: Yeah, sorry about that. That was an accident, but I... Wow! I legitimately feel better. You need to give me your magic. Jo: What? Kai: This faux merge is clearly failing because I was supposed to get your magic, right? Kai gets up toward Jo, but Alaric stands in front of him Just - I don't know - put it in a teddy bear or a bed pan and gimmie. reaches out his hand Alaric: Grabs Kai's hand Listen. I could just as easily break seven little bones with one good squeeze, okay? Kai: I can see you're skeptical, Ric. Can I call you Ric? Hey, buddy, but here's the thing you need to know is that Jo only survives if I do, okay? And if that's not enough for you, the power that binds the prison worlds comes form the leader of the gemini coven. If I die, the worlds collapse, alright? I see vacancy. Would you like me to start over with single syllables? Alaric: Did you say prison worlds, as in more than one? Kai: Has no one ever mentioned that? [SCENE_BREAK] [ 1994 PRISON WORLD - THE CAVE ] Bonnie: This is it. I'm ready. There's no one to stop me. I have magic and the ascendant and the eclipse. The cave starts to rumble and Bonnie looks up to see a night sky with snow falling. Bonnie: No. No! Bonnie climbs out of the hole to find the world covered in snow. [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Elena: I'm worried about Caroline. I don't think she's handling this as well as she thinks she is. sees Damon still writing the eulogy You're not done yet? Damon: No, I'm not done, and I will never be done. I am not a nice person and should not have to stand in front of the whole town and pretend to be a nice person. This is Liz having a last laugh from the great beyond. Elena: Hey. Easy. You are nice... ish. Damon: Not helping. Elena: This isn't about you, Damon. This isn't even about Liz. It's about Caroline and what she needs to hear. Okay? kisses Damon on the cheek and leaves the room [SCENE_BREAK] [ FLASHBACK - 1857, MYSTIC FALLS ] Damon, holding a bottle of bourbon, walks up to Stefan, who is at their mother's grave Stefan: You missed your speech. Damon: I know. Stefan: Why? Damon: I did not know what to say. Stefan: crying You could have just said goodbye. [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE - PRESENT DAY ] Damon starts writing [SCENE_BREAK] [ JO'S APARTMENT ] Jo: I really don't have a choice. Alaric: Of course you have a choice. It's your magic to give or not give. Jo: What do you think I should do? Alaric: Look, my life is full of martyrs who cave to the bad guy, trying to be heroes, and it never ends well. Somebody inevitably gets hurt or dead, and that somebody could just as easily be you, or Bonnie regardless, no matter what you do. So, if you wanna fight adn keep your magic, I will fight with you. And if not, well... I loved you when you weren't a witch, and I'm pretty sure I will still love you regardless. Jo: Pretty sure? Alaric: Yeah, at least 92%. Alaric kisses Jo's forehead and they hug [SCENE_BREAK] [ MYSTIC FALLS CHURCH ] Many people are walking for the funeral while Caroline is inside looking at Liz's dead body and Stefan walks in Stefan: Caroline? Doing alright? Caroline: Yeah. Fine. All things... considered. Stefan: walks over Sure you're doing okay? Caroline: Mm-hmm. Yeah. No. I don't know. Just now, I was supposed to put you into a category so I would know what to say to you, but then I realized I didn't know what category you would want to be put in. So, uh, I was thinking, "I guess there's no time like the horribly inappropriate present to get to the bottom of that." pause I could list the categories if you like. Stefan: Caroline, I, um... I-I want to talk to you about all this. I do, but, maybe when we're alone and you've had a chance to get through the day. Caroline: Yeah. God, of course. Um, this is not the time. I'm so sorry. Stefan: Hey, hey. hugs Caroline Don't be sorry. lets her go We'll talk when all this is over. leaves the room Caroline adjusts her mom's badge and starts crying. Elena walks in. Elena: Care. They're ready. Do you need a minute? Caroline: No, I'm okay. looks at her mom's body I'm gonna be alright, mom. I promise. Everything will be fine after today. looks up I'm ready. [SCENE_BREAK] [ PRISON WORLD ] Bonnie: Okay. Clearly, I've been dropped into a snowy tundra hell dimension. Either that or I finally had a psychotic break. A green light shines over the world. Bonnie looks up to see the Aurora Borealis Bonnie makes her way to a house in the distance and enters it Bonnie: Incendia! Several candles in the house light up. Bonnie walks over to the table, where she finds a journal stating that the Northern Lights are a recurring celestial event like the eclipse in the 1994 Prison World. She also finds that she is a prison world of November 1, 1903. [SCENE_BREAK] [ EXT. MYSTIC FALLS CHURCH ] Matt is standing outside and Tyler shows up Matt: There you are. You're late. Tyler: putting on his jacket Yeah. Liv used to say she hated all my ties, so I had to find a new one. slips down the stairs Matt: Are you drunk? Tyler: That depends. How many days in a row can someone drink before they're just normal? Tyler tries to enter the church but Matt stops him. Matt: You're not going in there. Tyler: Back off, man. It's Caroline's mom. I'm not missing her funeral. Tyler tries to enter again, but Matt stops him, causing him to slip and fall. Matt: I'm sorry about you and LIv. I know you've been going through a lot of crap, but Caroline does not deserve you bringing it here. Matt walks inside the church. [SCENE_BREAK] [ INT. MYSTIC FALLS CHURCH ] Pastor: We are here today to pay our tribute and our respect to a pillar of our community, our sister, our protector, Sheriff Elizabeth Forbes. We are also here today to show our love and support for Liz's family and friends. The pastor's words fade as Elena reaches out to Caroline's hand. Police force members walk up to honor Sheriff Forbes. They place an American flag over her casket. Officer: Calling Sheriff Forbes. This is the last call for Sheriff Forbes. Matt leans forward as if getting an idea No response. Radio Number 2-6 is out of service after twelve years and four months of police service. Gone, but never forgotten. Center! The officers return to their seats and Damon walks up for the eulogy. Damon: Liz Forbes was my friend. In her last moments, she asked me to pass along a message to her daughter, but I cut her off before she could say too much. I told her she could tell Caroline herself, but she didn't get that chance. Your mom wanted you to know how proud of you she was, and she should be. You're a beautiful, strong woman, a generous friend, and a bright light in a sea of dark. She said you were extraordinary, and you are, and so was she. Liz was a hero to this town. She was a hero to all of you. And she was a hero to me. Goodbye, Sheriff. You will be missed. Damon returns to his seat and Caroline walks up. Caroline: Thank you all for coming. This is for my mom. ♪Go in peace. Go in kindness. Go in love. Go in faith. Leave the day. The day behind us. The day is done. Go in grace. Let us go into the dark. Not afraid. Not alone. Let us hope by some good pleasure. Safely to. Arrive at home.♪ [SCENE_BREAK] [ MYSTIC GRILL ] Tyler: I'm sober. Don't ask me to leave. Matt: I'm not. I'm glad you pulled it together. The thing is, Ty, I get it, alright? We've all been through so much that it's bound to make us a little crazy. But I was thinking, you know, watching the way all those cops honored her today, I want to be a part of something like that. So I talked to one of the deputies, and he gave me an application. There's this, uh, officer training program. Seems pretty cool, you know, like something I'm supposed to be a part of. I got one for you too. At the front of the grill, Caroline gets ready to leave. Elena: Hey, are you leaving? Caroline: Yeah. I think I've done the whole funeral thing enough for one day. Elena: I'll walk you home. Caroline: No, it's two blocks. I'll be fine, Elena. Elena: I just don't think it's a good idea for you to be alone tonight, you know? Caroline: I think that's exactly what I need actually. hugs Elena Thank you for everything you did today, Elena. I'll never forget it. Elena: You're welcome. But- Caroline: I'll be fine, Elena. Okay? I just had to get through today. Caroline leaves and Elena looks as if something has dawned onto her. [SCENE_BREAK] [ 1903 PRISON WORLD - UNKNOWN HOUSE ] At a table inside the house, Bonnie finds a picture of Damon and Stefan, realizing she is in the Salvatore Boarding House. Bonnie: Oh, my God. [SCENE_BREAK] [ JO'S APARTMENT ] Jo: Let's do this. Kai: Ahh. Me, our coven, and the prison worlds thank you. Alaric: What exactly is this other prison world? Kai: A place filled with crappy people like me, I'm sure. to Jo Congrats. You're saving their miserable lives from Oblivion. pinching Jo's cheeks Oh, don't look so stressed. Jo shakes him off You never liked being a witch anyway. Jo: Shut up. Jo places her hands on Kai's cheeks Oribos turai manecsitus. Orbiem. Oribos turai- [SCENE_BREAK] [ 1903 PRISON WORLD - SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] The house starts shaking and Bonnie runs out and finds herself back in the woods in the 1994 Prison World. Bonnie sees the eclipse and checks her watch; it is nearly 12:28. Bonnie: Oh, God. runs for the hole [SCENE_BREAK] [ JO'S APARTMENT ] Jo: Oribos turai manecsitus. Orbiem [SCENE_BREAK] [ 1994 PRISON WORLD - THE WOODS ] Bonnie runs through the woods as Jo chants. The prison world is shifting between 1994 and 1903. Bonnie makes it to the hole. Bonnie: I can do this. The Northern Lights, the eclipse, they're both recurring events. checks her watch I can get out of here. cuts her hand on the ascendant Come on, come on. Sangina mearma, ascendarum cavea. Sangina mearma, ascendarum cavea. Sangina mearma, ascendarum cavea. Sangina mearma- While Bonnie was chanting, the Northern Lights shift to the eclipse and a woman walked towards Bonnie. Woman: Who are you? Bonnie: Who are you? Bonnie returns to the real world. [SCENE_BREAK] [ JO'S APARTMENT ] Jo has just finished giving Kai her magic. Jo: It's done. Kai: Ahh. Thank you. And congratulations. Jo looks confused so Kai whispers into her ear. Kai: Have a good life, Sissie. Kai leaves Alaric: What'd he say? Jo: The reason I was sick, it wasn't food poisoning. Alaric: What was it? Jo: He said that I'm pregnant. I don't know what to say. I don't hmm... I don't know what to do with that. Alaric: Marry me. Jo: What?! No, no. That's a pity proposal. You can't throw a pity proposal at a pregnant ex-witch. I don't even know if I want kids, let alone get married. Alaric takes a ring box out of his pocket Oh, my God. What are you doing? Alaric: I bought this the day after your brother died. Caroline's mother was sick and you were in danger. And I just thought life's too short. And I've been trying to plan for the right moment, which was supposed to be this morning with breakfast in bed, you know, until you started puking up last night's dinner. Jo: Ric. Alaric: We can talk about choices and all that. We can. But I would really love to have this baby with you. That's, uh, something I never thought I'd have. So this isn't a pity proposal, Jo. I love you. Alaric kneels down and opens the box to reveal a diamond ring. Marry me. Jo: sits down I can't believe this. Are you sure? Alaric: At least 92%. Jo: Yes. Yes. Yes. Alaric and Jo smile and hug. [SCENE_BREAK] [ MYSTIC GRILL ] Damon is finishing a drink at the bar and Stefan walks up to talk to him Stefan: Nice speech. Damon: Thanks. Stefan: What broke through the writer's block? Damon: I just needed to be reminded that the goodbye wasn't about me. I failed you by not doing the eulogy at our mother's funeral. Stefan gives Damon a surprised look. I didn't want to fail anyone today. Stefan: I think you were wrong about Caroline. I realized that I may not be able to explain what I feel for her, but it is something. And yeah, maybe all love isn't true love in the messed up way that you and I have experienced it but, I think this could turn into something even better. Damon: Well then, brother, stop wasting your time sitting here with me. I think she could use a piece of news like that today. Stefan heads over to Caroline's house. [SCENE_BREAK] [ CAROLINE'S HOUSE ] Caroline walks through the door and places the flag on a table. She takes her mom's sweater and puts it to her nose and puts it down. Caroline notices Elena is behind her. Caroline: I said I was fine, Elena. Elena: I don't believe you. Caroline turns around. All day, something has been bugging me. You wanted to pack this all in so quickly like you had somewhere you needed to be. I mean, you were so concerned with getting through today without a hint of how you'd feel tomorrow. And then I realized. You don't want to feel tomorrow. That's the plan, right? You're not going to feel tomorrow because you're going t turn it all off. Caroline: I thought I could get through the rough patch and just pick myself up after like I usually do, but then Damon made me realize it's just going to get worse. Elena: You listened to Damon? Caroline: I can't do worse, Elena, okay? I didn't even think there was a worse. It's better this way. Elena: Better? Care, you're talking about flipping the humanity switch. There's nothing better about that. Caroline: That is your experience, okay? I have more control over my vampire side than you ever did. My experience will be different. Elena: It's not gonna be different, Care. It's gonna be deadly. You saw what happened to me when I did it. Caroline: Yeah, that's my point, Elena. You did it. You couldn't handle the pain when your brother died, so you turned it off. Damon died, and you erased all your memories. Stefan moved to Savannah and became an auto mechanic. What, do you think that you guys are the only ones who get to escape grief? Elena: You just mentioned two of the biggest mistakes that I ever made. Caroline: Were they mistakes? Because when you came out the other end, the worst part of the pain was gone, and that's what I need. I just need the pain to be gone. Elena: And if Stefan had said the right thing earlier, would that have changed your mind? Caroline looks shocked. Yeah. I heard. Caroline: Well, he didn't, so it really doesn't matter. starts to cry My mom is dead, Elena. I-It hurts so bad, I can't breathe. I can't-I can't do worse. I can't, okay? I shouldn't have to. Elena: No one should have to. It's not fair. It's not. I get it. I do. Elena hugs Caroline. And I know you think that you have it all figured out, but please listen to me. I'm not gonna let you do this. Caroline breaks Elena's neck. Caroline: emotionless That's not your choice to make. [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Damon: leaving a voicemail Where'd you go, Elena? Call me back. Damon walks into the kitchen and sees pancakes on the table. He looks up and sees Bonnie. Damon: Bonnie? Bonnie: One and only. Damon opens his arms and Bonnie jumps in for a hug. Damon: Oh, you made it! [SCENE_BREAK] [ CAROLINE'S HOUSE ] Stefan walks in. Stefan: Caroline? Sorry to barge in. Door was unlocked. He walks in and finds Elena's unconscious body. Stefan runs over to her, but Caroline is nowhere to be found. Caroline! Caroline! [SCENE_BREAK] [ SALVATORE BOARDING HOUSE ] Damon is looking at the picture Bonnie brought back from the 1903 prison world. Damon: I don't get it. So you were in my house in a 1903 prison world. Bonnie: takes out the video camera Watch this. I didn't know it was still on when I got pulled out. Damon: Congratulations. You shot some walls. Bonnie: Just wait. Woman: on camera Who are you? Bonnie: on camera Who are you? Damon: Who is this? Bonnie: There. Stop. pauses to get a clear view of the woman Damon: Oh, my God. Bonnie: What? Damon: It's my mother. [ END ]

Bonnie has her magic back thanks to Damon's message and is planning to return home that night. Kai is dying because he merged with Luke instead of Jo. He tells Jo that unless she gives him her magic, they and the rest of the coven will die and the prison worlds will collapse. Meanwhile, Damon is struggling to write Liz a eulogy and is having flashbacks to his mother's funeral. He also tells Caroline that it will only get harder for her later after everyone expects her to move on. Before Liz's funeral, Caroline tries to ask Stefan how he feels about her, but he responds by saying that he'll talk to her about it later. The funeral takes place: Damon gives the eulogy, Caroline sings, and the police honor Liz one last time. The moving display prompts Matt to get an application to join the police for both himself and Tyler, who has been drinking heavily since his breakup with Liv. Jo decides to give Kai her magic, and as this is taking place, Bonnie's prison world shifts in and out of the Salvatore home in 1903, when the aurora borealis was taking place. Right before she is about to return home, she sees a woman who asks her who she is, but before she can learn more, she returns to the normal world. Kai feels healthy after receiving Jo's magic, but before he leaves, he tells her that she is pregnant. Alaric proposes to her, telling her that he had already been planning to propose before the news, and she accepts. After Liz's funeral, Caroline returns home, but Elena follows her and confronts her after realizing that Caroline plans to turn off her humanity to stop her pain and prevent what Damon warned her about. Caroline decides to go through with it anyway and breaks Elena's neck. Stefan realizes that what he feels for Caroline could turn into something deeper and goes to her house, but he sees Elena lying on the ground. Damon reunites with Bonnie, and when Bonnie shows him the video she accidentally took while she was escaping, Damon realizes that the woman Bonnie saw was his mother.

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VERONICA VOICEOVER: Previously on Veronica Mars... Professor Landry and Mindy O'Dell kiss in the hotel room at the Neptune Grand in 309 "Spit and Eggs." At home, Veronica is telling Keith all about it. VERONICA: Dean O'Dell's wife is cheating on him with Dr. Landry, my criminology professor. At Hearst College, the dean is gutted to see Keith waiting for him in the hallway. VERONICA: [offscreen] Are you going to tell him? KEITH: [offscreen] You know the rules, honey. I have to. Weevil enters the dean's office and finds him slumped over his keyboard, a bullet hole in his temple. Cut to Veronica and Mac in the crowd at the Take Back the Night Rally in 301 "Welcome Wagon." MAC: The shrink asked if a lifetime without a libido is such a bad thing. I think she's given up on me. VERONICA: You just need more time. Logan breaks up with Veronica in 309 "Spit and Eggs." LOGAN: Yeah, I think we can take a tough but survivable amount of pain now or stay together and deal with unbearable pain later, so I vote for the pain now. Logan walks away from Veronica. End previously. INT - MARS INVESTIGATIONS - DAY. Veronica is at her desk in the main office, sliding a letter into a manila folder. VERONICA: You should hire someone to do this. Keith is sitting on the small couch, a box file in front of him. KEITH: Hey, you're lucky I'm not a farmer. You'd be out ploughing a field. Veronica pauses to gaze at another manila folder. VERONICA: What is manila anyway? Keith rises from the couch, picking up the box file to carry to his office. KEITH: I don't know. Is it a substance, a colour maybe? "In the kitchen, we'll do a nice manila." VERONICA: I'd say more like, "by the time we dug him up, he turned manila." KEITH: Don't you have to get to class? VERONICA: On my way. Veronica taps at the keyboard. VERONICA: Oh, and Wikipedia says: "Not a what, but a where, called 'manila' after hemp from the Philippines." Veronica rises from the desk, grabbing her bag and shutting the lid of the laptop. She freezes at the sound of steps and sight of the person making them. VERONICA: Oh. Good morning. It's Mindy O'Dell, who walks towards her desk slowly. Keith, unaware of her presence, calls out to Veronica as he exits his office to join his daughter at her desk. KEITH: Guess that would explain why this filing was giving me a killer buzz. He sees Veronica's look and turns to see Mindy. KEITH: Oh. Can I help you, Mrs. O'Dell? MINDY: I hope so, Mr. Mars. KEITH: Please, come in. Keith gestures to his office and Mindy walks into it. He and Veronica share a curious look as Keith follows and closes the door behind them. After gazing after them for a brief moment, Veronica heads out of the office. In Keith's office, Mindy is settled in the chair opposite Keith's desk. MINDY: My husband didn't kill himself. KEITH: [gently] What makes you think that? MINDY: Because I know my husband. KEITH: Mrs. O'Dell, I saw him that night. He had just learned of your infidelity. He was drinking heavily. MINDY: Well, it was in him to sulk, to divorce me, even, but he would never in a million years kill himself over me. KEITH: The sheriff ruled it a suicide six weeks ago. Why come to me now? MINDY: Honestly? Money. As his death was ruled a suicide, his life insurance is denying benefits. I'm a widow with two children to take care of. KEITH: You told Mr. O'Dell you were at a junior league meeting the night he died. MINDY: Are you asking for my alibi? KEITH: If it is a murder, you'll be asked for it repeatedly. Your husband implied that your junior league nights were a cover for your affair with Professor Landry. MINDY: I was with Hank...all night. Look, I didn't kill Cyrus, Keith. Neither did Hank Landry. But someone did. KEITH: Well, let me dig around. If I find anything, I'll take the case. MINDY: Thank you. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, LAB - DAY. Mac walks into a darkened lab room. The place looks like it has been tossed. Empty cages litter the room. Two students in white coats are crouched on the floor, starting to clear up the mess. MAC: Wow, this is one trashed lab. All that's missing is a big hole in the wall shaped like the Hulk. Mac chuckles, but her smile fades as the students stare at her, not amused. MAC: Somebody called tech support? PAULINE: I did. The female student rises and points to the side of the room where the computer is, leading Mac towards it. PAULINE: We had a break-in. Our computer was sabotaged, and it's dead. There's a year's worth of research on that hard drive. Our professor will have med students practicing autopsies on us. GIL THOMAS: Professor McGregor has to understand it's not our fault. Gil Thomas glances at his colleague, who is glaring at him. GIL THOMAS: I locked up, Pauline. MAC: Do you have a backup? PAULINE: Yeah. He's gone, too. MAC: Your backup's a he? GIL THOMAS: Twenty-five, our research monkey. Gil Thomas points to an empty cage behind him. He shuts the door of the cage. GIL THOMAS: He is the research. Even if you save the hard drive, without Twenty-five, the whole project is dead. PAULINE: And we'll be dead, too, if McGregor finds out we lost him. Who do you go to, to find a stolen monkey and twenty control-group rats? INT - HEARST COLLEGE, FOOD COURT - DAY. Veronica is sitting at one of the tables, playing with her food listlessly. She is staring at Logan who is standing at one of the food outlets. He is glancing around, but doesn't appear to have seen her. VERONICA VOICEOVER: Logan Echolls, don't you get it? Ex-boyfriend. That's your new title. It comes with certain restrictions. Logan starts walking out of the Food Court, carrying his purchase. VERONICA VOICEOVER: This is my Food Court time. You're not a breakfast person. You're not even an early-lunch kind of guy. Can't we just agree this is Veronica time? Veronica's pity-party is interrupted. MAC: Veronica. VERONICA: Mac. Veronica looks up to see Mac, accompanied by the two students from the lab, still in their white coats. VERONICA: And the people coming to take me away. MAC: Veronica Mars, Pauline Elliott and Gil Thomas Pardy. They're missing a monkey. Veronica frowns. GIL THOMAS: And twenty rats. VERONICA: We're talking "monkey" as in... MAC: "Touch my..." PAULINE: It's not just any monkey. VERONICA: Please tell me he plays piano. Mac grins at this, although neither Pauline nor Gil Thomas appreciate Veronica's levity. PAULINE: Twenty-five is a genetically altered capuchin monkey. Its uptake-inhibitor proteins have been coded to allow us to monitor cholesterol breakdown at a cellular level. Pauline sighs at the realisation that this has not excited or motivated Veronica. PAULINE: And he can play "Chopsticks." VERONICA: Excellent. Veronica grabs her tray, rises from the table and walks over to the bins. VERONICA: Any idea who would want to nab... She slides the tray contents into the bin and turns to face the group, who have followed her. VERONICA: Um, what's his name again? PAULINE: It's not a pet. We don't name them or wrap squeaky toys up for Christmas. Veronica holds up her hands in a "mea culpa" apology. PAULINE: His research ID number is twenty-five. Yes, I know exactly who stole him. It was those damn fat kids. VERONICA: Because, I take it, monkeys are delicious? And, dude, "girth-challenged" is the preferred nomenclature. GIL THOMAS: P-H-A-T. People for Humane Animal Treatment. They've done this kind of crap before. They liberated him and took a year's worth of research in the process. Please, this is our future. We need that monkey back. Opening credits. EXT - HEARST COLLEGE - DAY. Veronica and Mac are walking across the campus. MAC: I just can't wait for that moment when you're in a tree, going, "here, monkey, monkey," and holding out a banana, and then the branch breaks and hilarity ensues. VERONICA: Ah, if there's hilarity, I charge extra. Think you can salvage anything off their hard drive? MAC: Iffy. Looks like someone poured something on it. Veronica comes to a stop in front of one of the campus notice boards. VERONICA: Aha. MAC: You've solved the case. Veronica taps one of the posters. VERONICA: PHAT is having a recruitment meeting tonight. The poster Veronica is referring to reads as follows: "Attention Students: Hearst College Chapter of People for Humane Animal Treatment P.H.A.T. invites you to our spring semester orientation meeting, Wednesday, 8pm, Guyot Hall 310. We'll be presenting an informative slideshow covering the various ways in which mainstream corporations' abuse and mistreat animals. Their inhumane actions will never cease unless you, the public, demands respect and humane treatment for these animals." The notice is pinned on top of other posters, including a handwritten one regarding the "borrowing" of someone's car "I will hunt you down..." and another "borrowed" from the World Can't Wait-Drive Out the Bush Regime Steering Committee statement read out at rallies around the country on October 5, 2006 and only bits of which can be seen: "In just the past year we have seen government spying bolted into law; Alito and Roberts installed in the Supreme Court, the Patriot Act passed again, theocratic ante-abortion and anti-gay laws spreading intolerance; war in Iraq more murderous; war on Lebanon approved and fuelled; war on Iran in preparation, torture legalized..." VERONICA: Square one. MAC: Want some company? Veronica raises her brows, seen despite her sunglasses. MAC: What? This soft spot here... Mac gestures in the general direction of her heart. MAC: It's for all creatures, great and small. VERONICA: Okay, the more, the merrier. [with faux-excitement] All we need is one more angel, and we've got a show. I'll come by your room. Dress cruelty-free. We want to blend. MAC: Got it. Off to class. Mac walks off, leaving Veronica at the notice board. Veronica takes a last look then turns from the board. She walks straight past Keith, registering his presence with surprise. She doesn't pause in her stride, but slides the sunglasses off her face. Keith follows her. KEITH: Hi. VERONICA: Hi. What are you doing here? KEITH: Looking for you. I need to find Weevil. VERONICA: You two palling around now? KEITH: I need to ask him some questions. Mindy O'Dell doesn't think her husband killed himself, and Weevil found the body, so... VERONICA: You think Dean O'Dell was murdered? KEITH: Uh-uh. Not really. I think he had his heart broken and shot himself. I suspect his wife feels a tremendous amount of guilt. VERONICA: So why take the case? KEITH: I haven't yet. I'm checking it out. VERONICA: Physical plant after 6:00. Veronica, having put her sunglasses in their case and back in her bag, pulls out and glances at her cell phone. VERONICA: How did you find me? My cell phone is not on. KEITH: Maybe I'll tell you someday. Keith passes behind her and goes on his way. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, MAC AND PARKER'S DORM ROOM - DAY. As Mac searches through her closet, Veronica is sitting on Mac's bed reading from the PHAT website. VERONICA: According to the PHAT website, we should stay away from fur, obviously, down, leather... MAC: The one day I feel like wearing a leather miniskirt. VERONICA: If it ever had a face or parents, you can't wear it. MAC: So my mollusc shoes are cool? Mac pulls out an unattractive jumper and walks to the centre of the room, holding it up. Beyond her, Parker is sitting at her desk, reading. She looks up at the sweater. MAC: Oh, does this say "cruelty-free"? PARKER: It says, "I've given up. Don't look at me." Before the doleful Mac has a chance to respond, there is a knock at the door. It opens to reveal a girl carrying a clipboard. PARTY ORGANISER: Hey. She beams and then consults the clipboard. PARTY ORGANISER: You guys haven't picked a country yet. Parker looks at her blankly. PARTY ORGANISER: For the around-the-world party. Every dorm room dresses itself up like a different country. Party, fun? Mac looks singularly unexcited. Veronica returns her attention to the website. PARTY ORGANISER: No? MAC: I prefer most of the people on the floor, you know, not in my room. Parker, now on her feet, sighs. PARTY ORGANISER: Okay, well, if you change your mind, let me know soon. Most of Western Europe goes down fast. The girl leaves. Parker swings around to face and point to Mac. PARKER: Single. Parker steps towards them and points at Veronica. PARKER: Single and on the rebound. Veronica looks back at her sourly. PARKER: Just so you know, we're approaching critical, pathetic mass if the girl who most wants to host gentlemen callers is the most recent victim of a sexual assault. We should be out there! Or, at the very least, not barring them from coming to us. Veronica and Mac glance at each other, unconvinced. Parker lets out an exasperated sigh and turns back to her side of the room. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, GUYOT HALL, ROOM 310 - NIGHT. In the classroom, there is a PHAT banner on the blackboard which, as well as setting out the name, declares that animal dealers traffic two million animals a year. Set in front of the blackboard is a screen for slides. A slide shows the PHAT logo. People are entering the room, including Veronica and Mac who are at the door. They pause as Veronica takes a sheet of paper being handed out by Darla. She is assisted by another PHAT member. On the other side of the door is a guy writing in the notebook. Mac gazes into the room unhappily. MAC: Okay, I get cruelty-free, but I'm an animal, too, and the clove cigarettes and no-bathing thing is cruelty to me. Veronica doesn't respond, noticing the guy who has overheard Mac. He closes his notebook and drops his head. Mac turns and sees him, and backtracks. MAC: Oh. He chuckles. MAC: No. Not you. You're... She leans towards him and sniffs. MAC: Fine. He walks them into the room, taking a perch on one of the tables. BRONSON: You guys ever been to one of these things before? MAC: Me? No. I come from a meat-and-potatoes kind of family, minus the potatoes. My first pacifier was made of jerky. He chuckles again, clearly taken with Mac. BRONSON: Well, it, uh, it could be fun. MAC: Or it could be a lot of speechmaking by politicos-in-training. BRONSON: Or that. He holds up crossed fingers. Veronica, getting his interest, smiles at Mac. Mac glances back with a bit of a frown and they move towards the back of the room. Cut to a little later. The guy is at the front of the room, fronting the group. BRONSON: My name is Bronson Pope. I'm the chapter president of PHAT here at Hearst. Veronica glances at Mac who is chagrined. BRONSON: I'd like to thank everyone for coming out. Bronson turns off the lights to start the slide show. The slides reflect what he is saying. BRONSON: From food industries to clothing to medical research, corporate America employs horrible cruelty to animals, simply to maximize profit. It's a tragic state of affairs that we fight with education. People who disagree aren't the enemy. They're the goal. Veronica shoots her hand up and clears her throat to get Bronson's attention. BRONSON: Yeah? VERONICA: This is in addition to some of the more active stuff? There was a rumour that someone liberated some research animals. I was just wondering if we'd be doing anything like that. The rest of the attendees stare at Veronica for her interruption, which she notices. VERONICA: What? I raised my hand. Mac grins. BRONSON: That's really not our thing, but if you're eager for action, how about joining us tomorrow night to launch our letter-writing campaign? Bronson switches the lights back on. VERONICA: [unenthusiastically] Sure. That sounds almost as good. DARLA: You know, Bronson, that psycho bow-hunting rocker guy Ed Argent is playing downtown tomorrow night. We should consider picketing the show. BRONSON: You ever meet an Argent fan, Darla? Uh, they'd pay double to spit on our picket line. There's a muttered agreement amongst the rest of the group. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, DEAN'S OFFICE - NIGHT. Weevil, with his ring of keys jangling, leads Keith into O'Dell's office. WEEVIL: So, I came in at around seven. First, I thought he just had a bender and fell asleep at his desk, but then I saw blood..and the note. KEITH: A note? WEEVIL: Yeah, on the computer. He had a memo on the screen, saying, "Goodbye, cruel world zzzz." I guess his head fell on the Z. It's a shame, man. He was pretty cool...for a weird, old, white dude. Keith is less interested in Weevil's observations, and more intent on the bottle of Glencracken, still on O'Dell's drinks table. He picks it up. WEEVIL: So, uh, what, you just wanted to see if he left any booze? Keith looks at Weevil, deep in thought. INT - LOGAN'S SUITE, NEPTUNE GRAND HOTEL - DAY. It's apparently morning. Dick, garbed in a dressing gown and naked underneath, amuses himself by taking a picture of his pen1s and throwing the picture off the balcony window. Logan, in t-shirt and boxers, comes to the door to the balcony. LOGAN: I think I told you, the management asked if you'd stop doing that. DICK: That's exactly what's been wrong with you lately. Since when do you side with management? Dick looks back over the balcony to see the results of his gift to the world. DICK: Ooh, best-case scenario: old lady. Logan doesn't respond and turns to walk back into the room. Dick is exasperated with him and Logan pauses. DICK: What's with you? That is awesome! Dick strides past Logan, going back into the suite, nudging him on the arm as he passes. DICK: How about a little life? Dick turns back to face Logan. DICK: So what, you're just going to mope around like that guy in...what's that book where the guy's mom dies and he comes back to Jersey? He's got that motorcycle sidecar. LOGAN: Garden State was never a book. DICK: It wasn't? Oops. [to himself] So much for that paper. Dick heads back to and settles on the couch as he lectures Logan. Logan rests on the arm of the couch at the other end of the settee. DICK: But if this were a book, the theme of my essay would be the symbolism of how your character had his man parts ripped off by the Veronica Mars character. LOGAN: [crossly] My man parts are intact. DICK: Show me. LOGAN: Well, you'll have to take my word for it. DICK: I mean, symbolically. We're young, single men in our sexual prime, and the only reason why we're not out there going hog-wild is because of your feelings? What, are we on "The View"? Am I Rosie O'Donnell? Here's something I read. "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." Dick gazes at Logan, wide-eyed in wonder and with a grin. DICK: Think about that. Logan is unmoved. DICK: Really, think about it. LOGAN: Yeah, well, as a statement, it seems, you know, obvious and pointless. DICK: Which means...that's what your life is. You need help. I'm offering, okay? Nothing too major, just baby steps. Just, please, let me help you. Dick ends pleadingly. Logan nods, considering the offer. INT - HEARST COLLEGE - NIGHT. The PHAT team have set themselves up in another classroom and are stuffing envelopes. Bronson is watching over Darla when he looks up and sees Veronica and Mac at the door. BRONSON: Hey. He races over to them. BRONSON: Thanks for coming. Um, lick or stuff? He leads them into the room, pointing out the various areas of activity. BRONSON: Letters are there, envelopes there. You know, this is what it's all about. Yeah, if people knew that every research animal on campus is caged, tested, and killed, you know, they might not be here in the first place. VERONICA: Every research animal? Bronson nods. BRONSON: Yeah, that's why this is so important. Veronica is a bit shocked by this. MAC: Well, I'd like to stuff. BRONSON: Okay, come on. Bronson leads Mac away to the stuffing table. Veronica, having recovered her composure, heads for Darla. She sits down next to her. VERONICA: Darla, hi. I'm Veronica. I think your idea to protest Argent was great. If you go through with it, I'm in. I do a wicked picket. Veronica glances around conspiratorially, then leans towards Darla, lowering her voice. VERONICA: Look, I know letter writing isn't all you do. You got to be careful with new members. I get it, but, just so you know, I'm ready. Darla passes her a stack of envelopes and a sheet of stamps. She pats Veronica on the arm. DARLA: Good to know. Darla gets up and walks away, leaving the girl detective foiled and unenthusiastic about her assigned project. Elsewhere in the room, Bronson is sitting with Mac, stuffing envelopes. BRONSON: Your friend seems pretty gung ho. MAC: Veronica? She played pee wee soccer; she made her own penalty cards so she could red-card players she didn't like. Bronson smiles. BRONSON: I'm glad you guys came. I don't usually have much fun at these. He grins at her. Mac grabs some more envelopes. MAC: The letter stuff seems fun. She rises and races away. Cut to a little later. Mac is sitting with Veronica at the table where stamps are put on the letters, concentrating on her task. Veronica is concentrating on something over Mac's shoulder. VERONICA: Do me a favour. Casually look over there. Mac looks over her shoulder. Bronson is staring at her, smiling. He holds her gaze for a moment before going back to work. Mac looks back at Veronica. MAC: What? Veronica rolls her eyes at Mac's obliviousness to Bronson's interest. Sam, the other PHAT member who greeted them at the door at the orientation meeting, joins them at their table. SAM: How's it going? Darla casually drifts into view to stand behind Sam. VERONICA: Great. Maybe we should throw in some low-interest credit-card apps, really grab their attention. SAM: Yeah, letter writing's good, but, uh, some of us aren't so patient. Some of us want to get the message out a little more...actively. DARLA: If you're interested, maybe you can prove yourself. VERONICA: What do you have in mind? SAM: Just something that gets our attention. He shrugs. SAM: Surprise us. Veronica looks at them thoughtfully and then at Mac, who stares back at her questioningly. INT - MARS RESIDENCE - NIGHT. Veronica enters the apartment to see Keith leaning back against the cooker in contemplative mode. Veronica frowns at him as she shuts the door and enters the apartment. VERONICA: You look sad. You and your friend Weevil have a fight or something? Veronica drops her bag and takes a seat at the kitchen counter. KEITH: Just thinking, if I was going to get drunk and shoot myself, I'd probably drink the good stuff first. VERONICA: Sheesh. Good thing we don't have any good stuff. KEITH: Dean O'Dell did, a bottle of forty-year-old single malt. Said he lived in anticipation of drinking it. So why, if he's going to commit suicide, does he drink the cheap stuff instead? Keith turns back to stir whatever is cooking as Veronica watches. KEITH: You had a few run-ins with the dean, right? What were your impressions of the man? VERONICA: I...admired him. He had character, or was one, or something. I don't know, just... Keith drops a bowl of bread on the counter. KEITH: How 'bout his rhetorical style? Businesslike and bland? Veronica thinks about this. VERONICA: More...Old Testament sarcastic. KEITH: Sarcastic? Like he might leave a dumb cliché as a note, as a joke? VERONICA: What did the note say? KEITH: "Goodbye, cruel world," typed as a memo. VERONICA: Like on the computer screen? KEITH: Yeah, why? VERONICA: Just...we had to do these papers for Landry's class, like plan the perfect murder. I got an A, just in case you were wondering. KEITH: And what does this- VERONICA: Mine was a fake suicide, where you leave a note on the computer, so you can't check the handwriting, and write something clichéd so you don't study the message. My example was, "Goodbye, cruel world." They absorb this little titbit. EXT - HEARST COLLEGE - DAY. Veronica is sitting on the steps of one of the buildings. She looks back at students emerging from the building and jumps up when she sees Piz. Veronica puts on her most persuasive charms. VERONICA: Hey, Piz. Piz grins. They carry on walking together. VERONICA: Ed Argent is in town. Think you can pull some of that Oregon-mountain-man, kill-what-you-eat, gun-rack charm and book him on your show? PIZ: Everything north of San Francisco is just Thunderdome to you, isn't it? VERONICA: It's for a case involving...a missing monkey. PIZ: The case of the missing monkey? VERONICA: Mm-hmm. You'd be helping science and me, and you might help classic rocker and conservative wild man Ed Argent connect with a whole new audience. So everybody wins, which is nice. PIZ: That is nice. So, how is Ed Argent connected to the missing monkey again? VERONICA: I didn't say, and I can't. Client privilege. You'd be doing me a favour I'd really appreciate. Piz smiles. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, LAB - DAY. One of the cupboards in the room is opened. It's empty. PAULINE: Look. Twenty-five's food is gone. It was here after the break-in, and now it's gone. Pauline is showing this to Veronica. Gil Thomas is working to the side. PAULINE: Obviously, those PHAT fanatics are trying to take care of him. What did you find out? VERONICA: There might be a splinter cell. I'm setting something up to get inside. Pauline sighs in frustration. VERONICA: So, what happens to Twenty-five...after you complete your research? PAULINE: The only way to conclusively prove test results is through an autopsy. VERONICA: So...that monkey good life includes a blindfold and a last smoke? GIL THOMAS: You sound like one of them. VERONICA: It's just a question. PAULINE: Ah, a question like, how do we cure cancer or discover new vaccines? They are interrupted when a door into the room is flung open. Another student scientist marches into the room and checks the thermostat. She makes an exasperated gesture as she adjusts the control. EMMY: You've got the A/C on full. She spins around, confronting the others with her arms crossed. EMMY: If you want to see my nipples, just ask. Gil Thomas raises his hand. She ignores him. EMMY: How many times do I have to say, "temperature affects rates of carbon assimilation"? PAULINE: I don't know, Emmy, a billion? Emmy trounces back through the door, slamming it behind her. VERONICA: Friend of yours? INT - HEARST COLLEGE, EMMY'S LAB - DAY. Emmy's room is much smaller than the one used by Pauline and Gil Thomas. Her experiments revolve around plants, which fill the room. As Veronica checks out the room, Emmy continues to work at a microscope on the narrow bench against the wall. EMMY: I was in my lab until around nine, locked up. Didn't see anything suspicious and went home. I already talked to campus police. VERONICA: I'm sure you did all you could to help your pal Pauline. EMMY: They have twice the space I have. For what? To find a pill so fat guys in the suburbs can keep eating cheeseburgers. It's ridiculous. Look, I may not love Pauline and Gil Thomas, but I'm a scientist. I'd never vandalise a lab...ever. Veronica sighs, seemingly persuaded by her passion. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, RADIO STATION - NIGHT. Piz and Ed Argent finish their interview and Piz shakes his hand as he leads him out of the broadcasting room. PIZ: Hey, that was awesome, man. Thanks a lot. Veronica, Parker and Mac are waiting in the outer room. They are all wearing pink sweatshirts which say "Zeta Theta Beta." Veronica, holding another sweatshirt similarly labelled, shoots up from the couch, acting the deranged fan. VERONICA: Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God! I am your biggest...super biggest fan. I joined the NRA after they covered you in Guns Magazine. Parker, also very into her role, rises from the couch, clutching her chest and gushing. PARKER: Oh, I loved that article. Everyone except Parker, who is grinning manically at Argent, glances at Mac. She is finding it harder to adapt. She slowly stands revealing yet another sweatshirt on the couch behind her, folded. MAC: Totally. The second amendment is, like, my favourite. She tails off, embarrassed. Veronica leaps in again, still jumping up and down. VERONICA: We were so hoping to get a picture of you in our sweatshirt for our celebrity wall. Veronica holds up the sweatshirt with the "Zeta Theta Beta" prominently displayed. ARGENT: Anything for a fan. VERONICA: Awesome. Unnoticed by Argent, Mac grabs the sweatshirt behind her, and she and Veronica swap it with the one Veronica was holding as Veronica makes her way over to Argent. Mac throws the other one back over the couch and accompanies Veronica to Argent, who puts on the sweatshirt he was given. Parker is waiting with a camera to take a photo. Argent doesn't glance down at the sweatshirt he is wearing, which proclaims "Meat Is Murder." ARGENT: Maybe, after the show, I could stop by the sorority. VERONICA: Ooh, I think the Theta Betas would really enjoy that. Parker nods enthusiastically, then readies them for the picture. PARKER: Okay, say "meat"! ARGENT, VERONICA, MAC: Meat! The picture shows Argent and Mac grinning. Veronica has her lion face with her tongue sticking out. While Argent gets in a bull horn's gesture, Veronica's fingers, whilst in approximation of the same formation, look more like the classic sign for a loser. INT - HEARST COLLEGE - DAY. Veronica gets up from one of the hallway computer terminals and walks into Sam. SAM: Hey. Look at this. He hold out a copy of the Hearst Free Press, turned to a page which features the photograph of her, Mac and Argent in the "Meat is Murder" sweatshirt. It is printed under the headline "Argent tells KRFF listeners: rock hard, eat what you kill." The caption under the picture reads "...Cuddly? The brash rockster, Ed Argent [?], poses with Cindy Mackenzie [?] and Veronica Mars [?]." SAM: Tell your friend you guys are in. He slaps a slip of paper into her hand. SAM: Three o'clock, that room. He walks away, leaving Veronica to open and read it. She is well satisfied. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, SAM'S DORM ROOM - DAY. Darla opens the door to Veronica and Mac. DARLA: Great, you're here. Come in. Darla hurries back into the room as Veronica and Mac step inside. MAC: I've never been initiated before. Think I'll get a code name? Veronica smiles and closes the door behind them. Sam is at a computer on the desk in the room. Darla is standing between him and a camera on a tripod, in front of a brown curtain. DARLA: We really loved what you did, and we want you to join our anti-fur campaign. Darla goes to the camera as Sam gets up and grabs a couple of large cards. SAM: Congratulations. You're one of us. Sam hands one card each to Veronica and Mac. Mac's card says "No," with a prohibition sign over a rabbit for the O. Veronica's card says "Fur." Veronica and Mac smile and hold up their cards. DARLA: We have a lot of work to do, so just go ahead and take 'em off. VERONICA: Uh, take what off? SAM: Your clothes...for the calendar. You are committed, right? Veronica and Mac watch, stunned, as Sam goes over to the computer and pulls up a picture of himself, naked except for the "No Fur" card that covers his genitals. VERONICA VOICEOVER: It's an ongoing question in the private-eye game: "how naked are you willing to get for a case?" SAM: This campaign epitomises what we're about. VERONICA: Oh, yeah, totally, but- DARLA: We know you guys believe in the cause - that fur is the unnecessary killing of animals for nothing more than human vanity. So, you want to pose together? Veronica looks down at the size of the card, then at Mac, who is speechless. Veronica is still working out what to say when the curtain is pulled back and the rest of the PHAT team, including Bronson, are revealed, laughing. Darla takes a picture of Veronica and Mac's faces. SAM: Sorry. We do this to all the real gung-ho recruits. DARLA: But we totally love you guys. Veronica chuckles more in relief than amusement. DARLA: That Ed Argent thing was genius. Bronson steps forwards and addresses Mac. BRONSON: So, um...some of us are going to grab a bite, if you want to come along. MAC: I'm good. I had some mints. Veronica can't control her WTF?! face as she stares at Mac in dismay. BRONSON: Ah. So...you have any plans this weekend? Veronica jumps in, nudging Mac in the arm as she does. VERONICA: We have that around-the-world party tonight, remember? You should come. Every room is a country. Very educational. BRONSON: Yeah, great. Uh, what country are you guys? Mac just stares at Bronson with a fixed smile. Veronica gives herself thinking time by pretending she didn't hear the question. VERONICA: Hmm? INT - HEARST COLLEGE, BENES HALL - DAY. The party organiser, dressed in a Chinese costume, is checking out the decorated rooms. She wanders through "Italy" with a bottle of Chianti. PARTY ORGANISER: Bella, bella. She leaves the room, handing the Chianti to one of the room's residents. PARTY ORGANISER: Ciao. She walks out into the hallway and spots a girl putting up paper laterns. PARTY ORGANISER: I love your enthusiasm. Love it. She walks to the door of another room which is decked out as Cuba. There's a neon palm tree on the back wall and one of the room's residents is dressed up like Fidel Castro. She walks away, fanning her face. PARTY ORGANISER: Ooh, caliente! [Translation: Ooh, hot!] She walks to the door of another room which is decked out as Cuba. There's a neon palm tree on the back wall and one of the room's residents is dressed up like Fidel Castro. She walks away, fanning her face. She reaches the door to Mac and Parker's room. The contents of Parker's whiteboard haven't changed since 304 "Charlie Don't Surf" and Mac still displays her name solely with a strip of tape. New to the door, however, is a strip of tape on which is written: Canada. The party organiser looks at the door, bemused. She slides off her coolie hat and enters the room. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, MAC AND PARKER'S DORM ROOM - DAY. Parker, sitting on the small couch reading a magazine looks up. PARTY ORGANISER: So, you're participating now? The party organiser looks around. PARTY ORGANISER: What about this is Canada? Veronica, standing by a small picture of a moose, does a "duh!" face and points to the picture. MAC: Uh, our accents. Eh? The party organiser snorts. Parker looks confused, as if she didn't know what they were up to. VERONICA: And I almost forgot aboot... Veronica leans over in front of Mac to turn on a CD player. Music blares out. Music: "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies. LYRICS: It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry" Five days since you laughed at me Saying get that together come back and see- Mac and Veronica jerk to the music, Veronica rather more enthusiastically, complete with tongue sticking out and air guitar. MAC: There you go. The party organiser glances down at Parker and sceptically accepts the "effort." PARTY ORGANISER: Okay. She walks out of the room and the music is switched off. End music: "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies. Parker stares at Veronica and Mac, who are smirking. PARKER: I'm confused. I thought you were against the whole party idea. VERONICA: We were. And then... Veronica rolls her eyes and jerks her head in Mac's direction. VERONICA: "The guy" happened. This excites Parker. PARKER: Ooh! But embarrasses Mac. MAC: No. Veronica looks back at her, appalled. MAC: In a way. I don't know. VERONICA: Somebody was doe-eyed, tongue-tied, and, dare I say, twitterpated? MAC: Hey, there's enough guys for everyone. Maybe Piz will show up. PARKER: Ugh. God, I'm so over that. I don't know what his problem is. I think he has a girlfriend back home. It's a new day. No more games, no more waiting around. I'm ready to be wooed! VERONICA: Amen, sister! This also excites Parker, forcing Veronica to backtrack. VERONICA: That was supporting, not joining. I do not want to be wooed. PARKER: Don't you want to hear all about how great you are? I mean, don't you want to see the look on some cute guy's face when he realizes that you're not only smokin'-hot but funny and smart? Why, you're the catch of the century, Veronica Mars... She looks over at Mac. PARKER: And so are you. VERONICA: Are you saying we ought to... Veronica pretends to struggle with the word. VERONICA: Mingle? PARKER: I'm saying there's a saddle, Veronica, and we should be back in it. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, MAC AND PARKER'S DORM ROOM - NIGHT. "Canada" is well-attended. Music: "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies. LYRICS: Chickety china, the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watchin X-Files with no lights on, We're dans la maison I hope the smoking man's in this one Like Harrison Ford I'm getting frantic Like Sting I'm tantric Like Snickers guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurasawa I make mad films Okay I don't make films But if I did they'd have a Samurai Gonna get a set a' better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs Just so my irons aren't always flying off the backswing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon 'Cause the cartoon has got the boom anime babes That make me think the wrong thing How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad Tryin' hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to your sides and said "I'm sorry" Five days since I laughed at you and said "You just did just what I thought you were gonna do" Three days since the living room We realized we're both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday you just smiled at me 'Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry In a corner on Parker's side of the room, Veronica is talking to a guy described in the credits as "super hot." SUPER HOT GUY: It's just hard when you know you've tried your best. You know? VERONICA: I do. It's a bitch. SUPER HOT GUY: I really wanted that relationship to work. I was committed, which is hard for me. Think I should call her? Veronica is saved from giving or considering advice to the lovelorn when she notices Mac unhappily wandering around the room. VERONICA: Can you excuse me for just one sec? She runs over to Mac. MAC: So, how's it going? VERONICA: I'm trying to keep an open mind. You? MAC: I think I've been around the world, and I want my room back. This just isn't my scene. Can you manage Ultimate Boy Quest 2007 solo? VERONICA: He didn't show. Mac shakes her head and shrugs. Veronica sighs, then calls out to the room. VERONICA: Okay, everybody, Canada is closing! Sorry. Border-control issues. There's general groans and mutterings of complaint. VERONICA: Sorry. Veronica gestures for everyone to get out. VERONICA: Pbht! Mac smiles at her gratefully. End music: "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, BENES HALL, DORM REPRESENTING RUSSIA - NIGHT. A large bust of Lenin and a version of "Lara's Theme" greet visitors to this room. A few Russian dolls and posters are scatter about. By the door, Veronica is being chatted up by a seemingly interested guy. SEEMINGLY INTERESTED GUY: So, what do you do, like, for fun? VERONICA: Um...I don't really know. SEEMINGLY INTERESTED GUY: You play any sports or anything? VERONICA: Nope. SEEMINGLY INTERESTED GUY: So you just, like, hang out? He scoffs a little. VERONICA: Not really. I...my hobby is more like a job... He raises his eyebrows and rapidly loses any interest in her. He starts to scan the room for other opportunities. Veronica is initially oblivious to this. VERONICA: Which is kind of like a compulsion. But it's fun sometimes. It doesn't really leave time for what most people consider... She looks up and realises immediately that he has tuned out and is making eyes at a Cossack-costumed girl across the room. She nods. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, MAC AND PARKER'S DORM ROOM - NIGHT. The room is now cleared of everybody except Mac who is lying on her bed reading a book and listening to music through headphones. Parker enters the room and shakes Mac on the shoulder to get her attention. PARKER: Mac? There's someone here to see you. Mac looks bemused as Parker's body is blocking any view of the guest. Parker steps away. It's Bronson. Mac scurries to a sitting position, smiling and a little nervous. MAC: Oh. Hey. BRONSON: Hey. Parker holds up Bronson's wallet and hands it back to him. PARKER: I checked his ID at the border, and all seems on the up-and-up. She grins and walks out of the room, closing the door behind her. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, BENES HALL - NIGHT. Veronica threads her way through the crowd gathered in the hallway. Parker catches up with her. PARKER: So, how's it going? VERONICA: I'd say it's boys zero, me zero! Think I'm calling it. PARKER: Well, we can't go back to Canada. They both note the closed door. PARKER: "The guy" showed up an hour ago. Veronica takes Parker's arm and leads her away. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, MAC AND PARKER'S DORM ROOM - NIGHT. Bronson and Mac are sitting on her bed. BRONSON: Sorry I've got to go so soon, but... MAC: That's why I wasn't doing much activism. Cuts into my partying. They both chuckle as they head for the door. Bronson puts on his jacket. BRONSON: You should have seen me before I quit Greenpeace and the Sierra Club. Now at the door, Bronson turns to face her. MAC: Jeez, why are you so down on people raping the planet? I mean, really. BRONSON: Yeah, well, thanks for showing me Canada. MAC: Sure. Bronson steps forward to kiss her. Mac quickly backs away to avoid it. MAC: Sorry. Um, I... BRONSON: No, it's...yeah, well, I guess I should go. Mac opens her mouth to say something, but nothing comes and Bronson leaves the room. Mac shuts the door behind him and leans back on it, pissed off with herself. EXT - BEACH - DAY. Logan stares out over the beach. Other surfers are walking to and from the waves. Logan's suit is stripped to his waist and he is carrying his white NulLoa board. Dick, his suit draped over the yellow surfboard he is carrying, is in a red t-shirt and calf-length pants. He stands next to Logan. DICK: Okay, baby steps. Just some dudes, some tasty waves, and some tasty brews. It's all we need. Logan nods. Both turn as they hear a shout. CHIP: [offscreen] Where the hell you been?! They head for the shouter. It's Chip Diller, also in his suit stripped to the waist. A couple of boards and some towels adorn a small wall-less wooden building on the beach. Chip is holding some beers. DICK: What? You think I just roll out of bed looking like this? It takes time. Chip, who has elected to keep the very short haircut, rubs his head. CHIP: Low maintenance. You should try it. DICK: What? Getting chewed by an angry mob of lesbians who stick eggs up people's butts? No, thanks. CHIP: I'm just saying, it does simplify one's personal grooming. LOGAN: Are we here to surf or swap hairdo secrets? They reach the construction. Dick turns and sees something of interest on the beach. Girlish laughter can be heard. DICK: Dude, wait. Check it out. Three girls, all carrying surfboards and in wetsuits, walk by, checking them out.. LOGAN: I thought all I needed was some dudes, some tasty waves, and some tasty brews. CHIP: Well, we didn't bring enough beer to make them hot anyway. Chip passes a can to Logan and tosses another to a grinning Dick. EXT - NEPTUNE STREET - NIGHT. Mac is effectively being marched up the street by Parker and Veronica, one on each side of her. MAC: This is dumb. I blew it. It's over. PARKER: It's not dumb. Just keep it simple. Mac pulls out and holds up the driving license that was in her pocket. MAC: "Hi, my insane friend stole your driver's license." PARKER: It wasn't stealing. It was making an excuse to see him again. So you say, "Hi, you forgot your ID at the party. We're going out, thought we'd drop it off, and, hey, you want to come along?" They've turned into the path leading up to a house. MAC: You want me to say that? PARKER: Mac, he tried to kiss you. MAC: And my libido n't kicked in. VERONICA: Mac, he understands. He seems like a really great guy. Just a regular vegan JFK looking for his Mackie O. Veronica reaches out to knock firmly at the door. Parker gives Mac's arm a reassuring rub. Veronica and Parker let Mac go and step back slightly behind. A pretty girl opens the door. This surprises all three girls. AMY: Hey, there. Bronson appears behind Amy, pleased to see Mac. BRONSON: Hi. For a moment there is an uncomfortable silence until Mac finally responds. MAC: You left your ID. There's another long moment until she hands the license to him. MAC: Here it is. He takes it and nods, bemused. MAC: Good seeing you. Mac tries to turn around to leave, but Parker and Veronica step closer together behind her to prevent it. BRONSON: Well, hey, um, come in. I want to show you some results. Bronson puts his hands on Amy's shoulders. BRONSON: Oh, and this is Amy, everyone. Amy holds up a hand in greeting. Bronson and Amy head into the house. Mac, confused, follows reluctantly after giving Veronica and Parker a dirty look. They follow. [SCENE_BREAK] INT - POPE RESIDENCE - NIGHT. Bronson leads them into a living room. Amy follows behind them and settles on the sofa with a magazine. Bronson picks up a letter from a table. He turns back to face Mac, Veronica and Parker. He hands the letter to Veronica. Parker concentrates on checking out Amy. BRONSON: Letters from Bellissima Cosmetics. They quit animal testing, thanks to the letter campaign, because they make all their money off of college kids. Bronson notices their clothes, which are sparkly. BRONSON: You're pretty dressed up. Where you guys off to? MAC: Uh...Club...Club. It's new. Veronica smiles. Amy glances up. Mac panics. MAC: Mind if I get a glass of water? BRONSON: Yeah, kitchen's in the back. Let me- MAC: No, it's okay, I'll find it. Mac hurriedly escapes the room. Veronica hands the letter back to Bronson. VERONICA: That's really cool. In the hallway, Mac pauses on route to the kitchen as something catches her eye in one of the rooms. She steps forward to take a closer look. EXT - BEACH - NIGHT. Chip, Dick and Logan are sitting around a large fire. They are still drinking beers and there's a cool box between Dick and Logan. All have changed out of their wetsuits, wearing sweatshirts and shorts. DICK: See, you did it. LOGAN: Did what? DICK: You lived. I told you, chicks are just a distraction. You're better off without that broad. LOGAN: Yeah, well I'll admit, this has its charms. TAYLOR: Hey! All three look over in response to the shout. TAYLOR: You got any more beers? The three girls they saw earlier are heading towards them. Chip speaks softly to Dick and Logan. CHIP: Okay, new category: hot enough. He shouts out to the girls. CHIP: Yeah, sure! The girls put down their surfboards and head for the fire. Logan's not that thrilled at the company. LOGAN: How about "chicks are a distraction," huh? DICK: I didn't say a bad distraction. The girls arrive. Taylor falls onto her knees in the sand next to Logan. TAYLOR: Hmm. What have you got? Logan looks in the cool box. He closes it and looks back at Taylor. LOGAN: Apparently, we're into the cheap stuff. TAYLOR: Hmm. Logan nods and opens the cool box to get beer for the girls. LOGAN: Yeah. INT - POPE RESIDENCE - NIGHT. Bronson sits down on the couch next to Amy. Mac is still out of the room. BRONSON: If you guys get bored of Club Club, you should come by Goldfinger's. I tend bar there. PARKER: Hmm. Parker directs a question to Amy. PARKER: Do you hang out there a lot? AMY: Not really my scene. We have slightly different ideas on... Amy continues talking as Mac returns and whispers to Veronica. MAC: Might want to grab a drink. His bedroom. Veronica interrupts Amy. VERONICA: Um, okay if I grab a quick H-2-O, as well? It's important to hydrate. BRONSON: Yeah. Bronson points towards the kitchen. Veronica leaves the room. Bronson glances at Mac. She smiles. In the hallway, Veronica quickly finds and enters the bedroom. There are a number of glass cages containing black rats. Veronica takes a picture with her cell phone. She then gazes at them unhappily. VERONICA: Rats. Veronica returns to the living room, giving the appearance of being very excited. VERONICA: Why didn't you say anything? Bronson looks at her quizzically. VERONICA: I saw them, the test rats you liberated. Where's the monkey? Bronson rises from the couch. BRONSON: Um, I don't have the monkey, and I didn't free the rats. They just showed up. VERONICA: Like, in a tiny van with a sob story about needing a place to crash? BRONSON: Like, in a box on my doorstep. Yeah, people know I'm the animals guy. It happens. VERONICA: Can I see the box? Bronson is surprised. Cut to a little later, in another room. Bronson and Parker are watching as Veronica picks up the shredded paper from the box. PARKER: So...Amy seems nice. Mac, standing next to Veronica, is horrified. PARKER: How long have you been together? BRONSON: Uh, nineteen years. Parker looks at him with a double-take. BRONSON: She's my sister. Parker nods and grins. PARKER: Oh. She and Bronson leave the room. Veronica and Mac are smiling. Veronica is stuffing the shredded paper into her bag. Mac watches with concern. MAC: So, um, are you going to tell Pauline and Gil Thomas about the rats? VERONICA: They're clients. I kinda have to. Veronica steps past her to leave the room. Mac isn't happy. EXT - BEACH, LOGAN'S CAR - NIGHT. Logan, the recent recipient of a blowjob, endures Taylor's kiss on the mouth as she rises, then wipes his mouth quickly. TAYLOR: Boy, oh, boy. You are bad. Taylor is excited and giggly. Logan is deeply unhappy with the situation as he attends to his zip. TAYLOR: Man, I can't believe I just did that with Aaron Echolls' son. This goes down like a lead balloon with Logan. Taylor, oblivious, giggles. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, LAB - DAY. The scene opens on the picture Veronica took of some of the rats, these black, white, and black-and-white. Pauline and Gil Thomas are sitting at one of the tables. Veronica is standing behind them, leaning on the backs of their chairs. VERONICA: They were in a rat habitat in Bronson Pope's bedroom. He said someone dropped them off. PAULINE: Dropped off? Funny. What about Twenty-five? VERONICA: He says he didn't get the monkey, but you have the rat photos, so it- PAULINE: Can we get the sheriff's department to get a search warrant? Veronica's cell starts to ring. VERONICA: Excuse me. Veronica walks away from the table to take the call. VERONICA: Hello. MAC: [on phone] Veronica, hey. I found something interesting in this hard drive. EXT - POPE RESIDENCE - DAY. Bronson opens the front door. He doesn't look too surprised to see Deputy Sacks. SACKS: We got a report about some stolen rats. Got a warrant. Sacks holds out a piece of paper and steps inside. Bronson takes it and starts to read. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, MAC AND PARKER'S DORM ROOM - DAY. Veronica, looking thwarted, steps into Mac's room. Mac, working on the bed, grins. MAC: Hey! Mac races over to her computer on her desk as Veronica shuts the door behind her. MAC: So, you know, I figured some sort of liquid was poured over the computer with all the research on it. I had to remove the ram card to let it dry out, but- VERONICA: You told Bronson? Mac doesn't respond. Veronica approaches her, disappointed. VERONICA: The cops raided the place, and the rats were gone. MAC: I didn't want him to get into trouble. I believe him. I'm sorry. Veronica sighs. Mac reaches into one of her drawers and brings out a small plastic bag. MAC: I found these on the motherboard. Veronica takes the bag and looks at the contents. VERONICA: Looks like little leaves. MAC: Do you think it means anything? INT - HEARST COLLEGE, EMMY'S LAB - DAY. Emmy is not pleased to see Veronica. EMMY: Oh, good. You. Veronica waves the plastic bag. VERONICA: We found these in Pauline and Gil Thomas' hard drive, some sort of leaves. Any idea where they might have come from? Emmy impatiently grabs the bag and gives the leaves a cursory look. She sighs and opens the bag. She takes out a pinch and smells the contents. EMMY: Congratulations. You just narrowed down the suspects to anyone who had access to green tea. VERONICA: Green teeth? Emmy grabs a container of green tea from a shelf above her. In taking it down, she reveals a plastic banana hidden behind it. Emmy notices that Veronica has seen the banana. EMMY: I stole it off Twenty-five's cage a few weeks ago. The sound was driving me nuts on the weekends. Emmy takes the banana down and hands it to Veronica. Veronica stares at the banana. She squeezes it, causing it to produce a squeaking sound. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, LAB - DAY. Veronica goes into the empty lab. She checks the counter where the kettle is and finds green tea. She ponders. INT - MARS RESIDENCE - NIGHT. Veronica is working at the light box in her bedroom. She has paste some of the strips of shredded paper onto a sheet of paper. The resulting completed sheet is a picture of a girl with little on. VERONICA VOICEOVER: In the movies, when they piece back together shredded magazines, they always find an address sticker. All I've found are near-naked ladies. INT - PARDY RESIDENCE - NIGHT. Gil Thomas walks down the hallway to his apartment. He stops short when he sees Veronica waiting for him outside the door to his apartment. She is holding the plastic banana. VERONICA: Did you name him? Is that what happened? Gil Thomas scoffs. GIL THOMAS: Named who? VERONICA: Twenty-five. Veronica points at the door with the banana. VERONICA: I heard him behind the door. Sounds like he misses you. Veronica holds the banana out to Gil Thomas, who sighs. Cut to inside the apartment. Twenty-five is enjoying himself, playing with a toy car. He drops it and runs over to Gil Thomas, sitting on an armchair opposite Veronica. The monkey settles on Gil Thomas' lap. VERONICA: There were tea leaves in the hard drive. You just grabbed the handiest thing around and poured it in the drive? GIL THOMAS: Pauline's the one who drinks tea. VERONICA: But I'm guessing she doesn't subscribe to...lad magazines. When reassembled, the shredded pages from the rat box were mostly almost-naked babes making almost-naughty quotes. The monkey has jumped up to the back of the armchair, leaning on Gil Thomas' head, giving him the appearance of wearing a fur hat. VERONICA: You knew you could pin the break-in on PHAT, and you knew Bronson would take care of your lab rats. The monkey jumps back down and sits down next to Gil Thomas. Gil Thomas smiles indulgently. GIL THOMAS: I started coming in on the weekends to catch up on work. I bought him a few toys, let him play with them while Pauline wasn't around. He holds up the banana. GIL THOMAS: His favourite, by the way. Always had to take it back before I left. One day, I'm halfway out the door, when I turn around and he's holding it out through the bars for me. He knew I was leaving. You know why we don't name them? Because, to do the work, we have to turn our compassion off, because things are harder to kill when they've got a name. The monkey moves back into Gil Thomas' lap. GIL THOMAS: Veronica Mars...meet Oscar. Veronica watches them and smiles. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, LAB - DAY. Veronica enters the lab. Pauline is standing next to a man who is sitting at a table, working on a computer. Gil Thomas arrives from the back of the room. PAULINE: Oh, Veronica, this is, uh, Professor McGregor. You said you had news. Gil Thomas waits anxiously. VERONICA: Um... Veronica holds out a cheque. VERONICA: Here's your cheque back. I wasn't able to find him, I'm afraid. Gil Thomas is relieved. PAULINE: Oh, those idiots at PHAT! They're paving the road to hell. VERONICA: Well, the good news is, Mac was able to recover most of your hard drive. MCGREGOR: Oh, for crying out loud, I thought you said you were getting him back. PAULINE: I said I thought we were. MCGREGOR: Well, the data could still be useful as a comparison. The professor starts tapping on his computer. MCGREGOR: If we can rush-order another one, we might- VERONICA: Another one? MCGREGOR: Yeah. We should have another monkey in another...six days. Science marches on. Veronica is not happy to hear this. EXT - POPE RESIDENCE - NIGHT. Mac walks up to Bronson's door. She hesitates a moment and knocks. When there is no immediate response, she shuts her eyes and turns to hurry away. The door opens behind her. BRONSON: Mac! Music: "Fair" by Annuals. LYRICS: I know there's no hope in holding up this weight It just won't float Man, I tried, but the tide It knows no sides If that's what's not fair, then what could be wrong with my life? If that's what's not fair, then what could be wrong with my life? Maybe she needs love to put the bottle down Maybe she needs me to be around The pain in her stare is drawing me shapes Oh, so fair The pain in her stare is making me wish I was there With something to declare Well it's quite possible I won't make it out alive Because I'm quite sure that I could die Because what's best is what's left when nothing is left but the sound of The rain on your head, a woman asleep in your bed Dreaming in my bed Something's got to happen Now Bronson steps out and Mac turns back. BRONSON: Hi. MAC: Hi. Bronson. I was just...wasn't just in the neighbourhood. I was more actually coming by because I was wondering... Bronson, smiling, nods to encourage her. MAC: What I'm trying to say, or ask, is, I guess...do you like movies? BRONSON: Um, yeah. MAC: Because they're doing 2001 in 70-millimeter tomorrow night and- BRONSON: Yeah. Let's go. MAC: Um, okay. Great. Mac giggles. MAC: Bye, then. Mac turns and starts down the steps. Bronson looks up at the heavens, thanking his lucky stars. As Mac reaches the bottom step she turns and hurries back up the steps. She kisses Bronson and he kisses her right back. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, FOOD COURT - NIGHT. Veronica pays for some food in the all-but deserted Food Court. She glances over at the radio station. Piz is in the booth. He looks up and sees her. He smiles and holds up a hand. She smiles back. PIZ: [offscreen] It's kind of lame, but a really hot girl band is playing at the Roxy. It's a little later and Piz has joined Veronica at a table in the Food Court. PIZ: So they all went out to try and score, which is both never going to happen and ridiculous, so I just took a shift to get out of it. VERONICA: I know how you feel. I mean, different team, sure, but the whole chasing, hooking-up, people-go-round. Parker has been going nuts, like I'm some sort of freak because I'm not grabbing anything within ten feet. It's exhausting. PIZ: Totally. I mean, it's like music. You know, I love music, but it doesn't mean I have to listen to it at all times and anything will do. I'm not going to throw in a Hasselhoff CD just because I left my Nico Case in the car. VERONICA: Like, why bother with something that's not good? Because if it's not good... PIZ: It's bad. Exactly. But these guys were all like, "as long as she's got a pair of..." Piz cups his hands in front of his chest, then notes Veronica's raised eyebrows. PIZ: You know, it was indelicate. VERONICA: What's indelicate about shoes? PIZ: I figure, you know, I mean, I know what I like. Why waste my time? VERONICA: Like, why bother with something not good just because it's something? PIZ: Especially when you know the difference, which not many people do. I mean, do you? VERONICA: I...I think I do. PIZ: You see, I think that's like ninety percent of life, just knowing the difference. Veronica considers this. Piz grins. They carry on chatting as Veronica finishes her food. INT - LOGAN'S SUITE, NEPTUNE GRAND HOTEL - NIGHT. Logan is alone, sitting on the couch, looking sad. There's a knock at the door. He looks up but doesn't react until there is a second knock. He walks to the door and opens it. Veronica is standing outside. They stare at each other with longing. Veronica rushes into his arms and they kiss passionately. Logan uses his foot to slam shut the door. End music: "Fair" by Annuals. INT - BAR - NIGHT. Music: "Long Long Time" by Linda Ronstadt. LYRICS: Everything I know to try and make you mine... And I think I'm gonna love you for a long, long time Caught in my fears Blinking back the tears I can't say you hurt me when you never let me near And I never drew one response from you All the while you fell all over girls you never knew Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine And I think it's gonna hurt me for a long long time Wait for the day You'll go away Knowing that you warned me of the price I'd have to pay And life's full of flaws Who knows the cause? Keith, having put this on the jukebox, moves to the bar counter where Landry is sitting, nursing a drink. Keith takes a seat a couple of stools from Landry. BARTENDER: What'll you have? KEITH: Scotch, please. Landry glances at him and the two men acknowledge each other with a nod. KEITH: It's a hell of a song. Landry nods. Keith's drink arrives. BARTENDER: Here you go. KEITH: Thanks. Wish someone felt that way about me. You married? LANDRY: Nope. KEITH: Involved? Landry smiles and takes a belt of his drink. LANDRY: Somewhat. Keith makes a toast. KEITH: To women. LANDRY: Women. Both men drink. KEITH: What's she like? LANDRY: What are they all like? KEITH: Crazy. Or we are. I haven't figured it out yet. LANDRY: Probably us. Keith chuckles and shakes his head. KEITH: What's the craziest thing you ever did for a woman? Landry doesn't respond. KEITH: I knew this girl once, best-looking woman the world had ever produced, as far as I could tell. She tells me her ex-boyfriend's bothering her, always showing up at the same parking lot she hangs out in with her friends. So one night, I went and I filled a jelly jar with gasoline, stuck a rag in it, figuring, Molotov cocktail. I'll light the guy's car on fire. No more bother in the parking lot. She'll be impressed. LANDRY: You torched a guy's car? KEITH: You ever light a rag soaked in straight gasoline? Thing exploded in my hands. I torched my car. Landry laughs. LANDRY: Must have been a hell of a girl. KEITH: What the hell was I thinking? Have you ever done anything like that? Landry gives Keith an appraising look. LANDRY: That why you put this song on, Keith? I read your book, all the way to your picture in the back. So, no, I've never done anything like that, like, for instance, kill Cyrus O'Dell for a woman. I wrote a book, too, about profiling, reading people. Landry drains his drink and rises from his seat. LANDRY: Maybe you should check it out. Landry exits, leaving Keith thwarted. End music: "Long Long Time" by Linda Ronstadt. INT - MARS INVESTIGATIONS - DAY. Mindy is in Keith's office. KEITH: I've thought it over, Mrs. O'Dell. I'll take the case. MINDY: Good. Thank you. So, uh, what made up your mind? KEITH: Just...the scotch. INT - HEARST COLLEGE, FOOD COURT - DAY. Music: "Greenland" by the Kingsbury Manx. Veronica is sitting at one of the tables, staring into space. She looks up as Piz approaches. PIZ: Hah. And good morning. Piz slides into the seat opposite her. VERONICA: Oh, morning, Piz. PIZ: I was actually figuring, you got dinner last night, maybe I could spring for breakfast. VERONICA: Oh, um, actually- Logan arrives bearing a tray which he sets in front of Veronica. LOGAN: As ordered. Logan takes the seat next to her as she smiles at him. LOGAN: Hey, Piz, what's new? Piz, gutted, looks from one to the other. He swallows hard. PIZ: Uh, nothing, apparently. I'll, um, I'll let you guys... Piz rises makes a quick exit. Veronica stares after him as Logan stares at her. End. End music: "Greenland" by the Kingsbury Manx.

Six weeks later, Dean O'Dell's death has been ruled a suicide. Mindy O'Dell asks Keith to investigate the Dean's death because his insurance policy does not cover suicide. Mac and Veronica go undercover as animal rights activists to find a missing lab monkey. Veronica talks to Piz about not letting things slip by, not realizing that he is trying to ask her out. Logan is upset after breaking up with Veronica and she realises that she wants Logan back in her life and shows up at his door and the pair decide to get back together.

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Tad: Hey. J.R.: Do you mind? Tad: No, not at all. I thought you said you wanted to talk. J.R.: I need to keep my hands busy, so I don't hit something. Tad: Oh. Oh, well, by all means, knock yourself out. Just remember -- break it, you own it. You want me to guess? J.R.: What? Tad: At whatever or whoever is pissing you off. J.R.: The "who" shouldn't surprise you. Tad: What's Adam done this time? J.R.: It's not him that I'm mad at. My dad just knows all the buttons to push. I'm mad at myself 'cause I've got so damn many of them. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Hey. Oh, Babe, come here. Honey, I was worried sick about you. Are you ok? Babe: Mama, I'm -- I'm fine. Krystal: Yeah? Babe: Yeah. Krystal: Well, come in here. Come in here and sit down, all right? You -- you want some coffee? Babe: Mama, I'm ok, really. Krystal: Here, sit down. Listen, I heard what happened to Ryan, and I know you were in the room, so don't try to tell me that it's no big deal. Babe: He's going to be ok. Krystal: I know, I know. I called the hospital and Annie filled me in. Still, it must've been terrifying. Babe: It was, it was, but thank God, it's over now. Krystal: Yeah? Well, from where I stand, it doesn't seem like it's over to me. Come on, come on, I'm your mama. Tell me -- tell me what happened. Babe: I don't know. I just -- I was thinking how random life can be sometimes, you know? It's like you're going along, you think you know exactly what your future's going to be, and then -- and then, bam, something happens, you do a complete 180, and you have no idea where you are. Krystal: Are we still talking about the shooting here? Babe: Yeah, of course. What else would we be talking about? Krystal: I don't know. Uh -- I'm thinking we might be talking about a man. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Hey. Annie: "Hey" back. Ryan: I love you. Annie: Never would've guessed. [Ryan chuckles] Annie: I love you, too -- ahem -- so much. No, no, no -- doctor's orders. Ryan: I am fine. Annie: Uh -- [Ryan groans] Annie: See? See? Ryan: Ah. Annie: Lay back. Ryan: I have a headache. Annie: Yeah, well -- Ryan: Oh, my head hurts. Annie: Getting shot can do that to you. Will you just relax, please, and rest? There's nowhere you need to be right now. Promise? Ryan: You know, you're kind of sexy when you get bossy like that. Annie: Well, I have a few more tricks I can show you if you're really, really good. Ryan: Oh, I'll be really good. [Annie chuckles] Ryan: Hey. Did you talk to Zach and find out where he took Kendall? Annie: He mentioned something about stopping by to see Josh. Ryan: Josh? Why? Annie: To warn him there is a crazy person running around shooting people. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock on door] Zach: Hey, Josh, if you're in there, open up. Come on. Kendall: Well, maybe he left. Zach: Yeah, maybe he did. Step away from the door. Kendall: Why? Zach: Just do it. [Knock] Zach: Hey, buddy, you in there? Josh: Zach, take Kendall and get the hell out of here! Kendall: Josh! Hannah: Son of a bitch! Josh: It's Hannah -- she has a gun! Hannah: Hey, Kendall. Come on in. Your brother really needs you. Zach: Hannah? Hannah: Hi, darling. I've missed you. Zach: Let's talk about this. Hannah: Oh, let's not. I can think of so many other things to do than just talk. Kendall: You hurt my brother, you crazy bitch, I will kill you! Hannah: Oh -- huh, huh. You know what, Kendall, sweetheart? I promise I won't miss this time. Josh: Zach, get out of here! I can handle this! Zach: Can't do that. Hannah: Well, that is really new for you, isn't it, Zach? Staying put? You're always so used to leaving. Kendall: Hannah, please, I -- I'm sorry for whatever you think I've done to you, but please don't drag Josh into this. Hannah: You're sorry, Kendall? Wow, that is so touching. We should engrave that on your tombstone. Zach: Ryan's alive -- you didn't kill anybody. So if you end this now, we -- we can work it out. I'll tell them to take it easy on you. Hannah: Yeah, like they did your wife? You know what? It must be really nice, Kendall, having a safety net to catch you every time you screw up. I wish I had one. But then again, there is only one Zach Slater. Zach: You're angry at me, and I understand that, so let's talk, you and me. Hannah: You can't play me anymore, Zach. Zach: What do you want? Hannah: Oh, what do I want? Justice -- justice for me, for Kendall. Isn't that what you were going for when you tortured poor Greenlee, Kendall? Justice? Zach: Call the police. Kendall: But why? Zach: Just go do it. Nothing's going to happen. Kendall: Ok. Hannah: What's the matter out there? Am I boring you? You better be out there, Zach. Or your brother-in-law is going to die for your sins. I am so sorry, baby. I really did like you. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: So, Joe tells me I dodged a bullet -- literally. Annie: The doctors say you were really lucky. Ryan: Yeah, and not just because of that. You, me -- family. I'm so lucky to have you, to hold you. God, you are gorgeous. Are you really my wife? [Annie chuckles] Annie: Forever and ever. Ryan: Yeah? Annie: Yeah. Ryan: Prove it. Annie: Hmm. Julia: Oh. Hey, you two love birds. Ryan and Annie: Hi! Ryan: Julia, come on in. Julia: I just thought I'd stop by, see if they were treating you right. Ryan: Well, they're not -- they're treating me horribly. They won't even let my wife stay the night. Can you talk to somebody, please, and hook that up? Julia: Uh -- not my department, I'm sorry. Annie: You need to rest. Ryan: Hmm. Annie: Yeah. Nurse: We need to change his bandages. Julia: All right. Ryan: Ok. Julia: Annie and I will wait outside. Ryan: All right. Annie: Ok. Ryan: Hi. Nurse: Hello. Julia: Annie, how are you doing? Annie: Honestly? I'm kind of a mess. Oh. [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: Ugh. Sean, you are so lame! Dre: You alone? Colby: You're late again! Dre? Where have you been? Dre: I've been around, you know? Colby: Well, everybody's been worried about you since that guy came snooping around. Dre: He been around again? Colby: No. Dre: Well, I'm sorry about that, and I didn't mean to split on you, either, but, um -- Colby: What? Dre: You know. Colby: No, I don't know. Where did you go, Dre? Dre: I -- I just had to leave. Colby: Ok, well, the least you could do is tell me what you're hiding from. Dre: The family. Colby: "The family"? Dre: Yeah, you know how it is. You -- you get on the wrong side of something, and they come looking for you -- family. Colby: Oh, my -- it's the mafia? Is there a hit on you or something? Did you rat somebody out? Oh! [Dre chuckles] [SCENE_BREAK] Hannah: I don't want to do this, Josh. Josh: Then don't. You can stop right now. Hannah: No, I can't. Josh: You can -- I can help you. Hannah: Would you stop saying that? Zach: Hannah? Hannah: You're back. Zach: I never left. Hannah: Huh. Planning your strategy? It's so like you -- always thinking of everything. Zach: Well, not everything. I -- I had no idea how much I hurt you. Hannah: Now you're apologizing? That is so sweet. But you know what? Now is not the time for that, so -- let's reschedule. Zach: I'll wait. [Hannah chuckles] Hannah: You'll wait? Welcome to my world -- waiting for the man to become available. And he never was. You know what I did, Zach? When I found out that you were missing? I lit a candle and prayed for you to come back. Isn't that sad? Zach: We did care about each other once. Hannah: You don't care about me, or your son. Do you remember Ethan, our son? Zach: Yeah, I remember. Hannah: We were your throwaway family, weren't we? Your mistake. You sure love your new family. They're the ones you came back for. Zach: And you have a right to be angry about that. Hannah: Oh -- agreeing with me. Huh. That's a good tactic -- we use that in business negotiations all the time. Zach: Why don't we talk, you and me? Hmm? Just face to face and let Josh go. Hannah: And now, you're offering yourself up as a hero. That is so marvelous. Zach: I'm not a hero. I -- I try to do the right thing and sometimes I make mistakes, and I made a mistake with you, and I don't want to do that again. Hannah: You know, it's too late for regrets. I'm sorry. Oh! [Hannah groans as Josh tries to get the gun away from her and a shot rings out] Zach: Hey. Kendall: Josh? Josh, you all right? Josh: Yeah, I think so. Kendall: You ok? Up. [Josh groans] Zach: Where's Hannah? Josh: She went out the back. Kendall: Ok. Josh: Wait, wait -- Zach, she's got the gun. Kendall: No, no, Zach! Zach, no! She could be out there ready for you! Josh: Kendall -- Kendall -- Kendall: Zach -- no! No, no, she could hurt him! Zach, please come back! No, she could hurt him! Zach! Zach! [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: So was I right? Is this about a guy? Babe: I'm kind of embarrassed, all right? Krystal: Why? Babe: Why? Because Ryan almost died, somebody's trying to kill Kendall, and I'm -- I'm sitting here bugging you about some guy I'm not even sure that I like. Krystal: "Some guy" -- hmm. Now, that used to be J.R., but now I get the feeling we're talking about Richie Novak? Babe: All right, let's just drop it, ok? Krystal: What happened, Babe? Babe: Mama. Krystal: No, look. You know you're going to tell me, so we might as well just get to it. Babe: All right. After Ryan got shot, I -- I went to go find Annie. She was visiting Richie. Krystal: Ok. Babe: And, well, he got this news, big news for him -- well, for anybody. He might be eligible for a bone marrow transplant, mama. He might live. Krystal: Great. Babe: And, then we kissed. Krystal: A congratulatory kiss? Babe: I think, maybe -- I don't know -- but it -- it ended up -- Krystal: I think I can figure out the rest. Babe: Ok, it didn't go that far, Mama. Give me some credit. Krystal: No. [Krystal chuckles] Krystal: Look, I -- you -- you know I'm not judging you. But I can tell you're drawn to this guy. Babe: Look, I don't know what I am, all right? I -- I just feel for the guy. You know, he -- he's sick, he's alone. Krystal: And you're the girl who always takes in strays. Poor baby. So, tell me -- how does J.R. fit into this pretty picture? [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: I don't know. Look, I'm confused -- spell it out for me. Your father tried to float what? J.R.: My dad knows that I'm struggling right now. He knows that my internet thing went up in smoke thanks to Zach Slater, so he's dangling money in front of my face. Tad: How much money? J.R.: 50 million. Tad: 50 million? In exchange for what? J.R.: To come over for dinner, to be his son. Tad: Sell your soul. J.R.: Exactly. Tad: Right, so he sits there, he doesn't offer you any specifics -- just a wink and a promise that he'll be there for you when you need him -- am I right? J.R.: Ah, so you've played this game before. Tad: We both have. We both have. This is classic Adam Chandler BS, and we both know it, which means you still have to learn to tune him out. J.R.: The way that you did when he said he had a lead on Kate? Tad: I'm not saying it's going to be easy, I'm not saying it's not going to drive you crazy at times. Your father is a past master at what he does. I am saying that we both have to learn to consider the source. Personally, I like to pretend that whenever he opens his mouth lately, all I hear is white noise. J.R.: Hmm. I wish I could do that. Tad: As somebody who loves you more than anything, I am telling you, you have to. If you want to survive, you really want to be released from being torn up every time he does or says something, then you have to. You can start by defining what you want. To hell with your old man -- what is your definition of a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? J.R.: I don't know, Tad. I'm all mixed up right now. Tad: Well, then, get unmixed. Do whatever you have to, because the universe only knows one answer, and it's yes. It means you come up with an idea, a plan that hasn't got somebody else's fingerprints all over it. J.R., we have so little time together these days. Why don't we talk about you? Don't you think it's time? [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: Ok, so I got a little carried away. [Dre laughs] Dre: Yeah, a little. Colby: So if you're not in, like, the mafia or in gangs or anything like that, what are you really hiding from? Dre: Um -- politics. Colby: Huh? Dre: That's the family business. You ever heard of Samuel Woods? Colby: "Samuel" -- oh, yeah. He's running for something, isn't he? Dre: Senator. Colby: Yeah. I think my dad went to a fundraiser he had. So you're, like, related to this guy? Dre: Yeah, he's my dad. Colby: Wow! Dre: What? Colby: I don't know. You're, like, this mysterious hip-hop kind of guy and your dad's, like, a -- Dre: Colin Powell? Colby: Well, I wasn't going to say that. Dre: Doesn't matter -- everybody else does. Hey, I'm -- my dad's what you call, like, a political force. And he doesn't exactly agree with my life -- the band -- Colby: Mm-hmm. Dre: All that, so -- Colby: So you went AWOL on him? Dre: He wanted me to wear a suit, be a good boy and smile for the camera. A photo op? [Colby chuckles] Dre: Sorry, I ain't into that. Colby: Yeah, well, ok. Don't kill me, but is it really that bad -- I mean, every once in a while? Dre: You don't know my dad. You know, nothing is ever good enough for him. Colby: Actually, I do know him. He sounds a lot like mine. Dre: Well, then, you know. Colby: Yep. I guess I do. Dre: Anyway, um, you don't have to tell the rest of the guys about this. Colby: Oh -- why? Because it would ruin your street cred? Dre: Yeah, it would. So, what's your deal with Sean? Colby: What deal? Dre: Aren't you two hooking up tonight? Colby: Oh, my God -- I completely forgot. [SCENE_BREAK] Sean: Come on, Colby. I know I'm late. I suck, but I am here now. [Running through the park, Hannah literally runs into Sean] Hannah: Ah! Sean: Oh! Hannah: Oh -- damn it! What the hell do you think you're doing? [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: Thanks. I just -- I guess I needed a good cry. Julia: Sure. If you ever need me, this shoulder's dry. Annie: Thanks. I just didn't want to lose it in front of Ryan. Julia: No, I get that. But Ryan seems like he's doing fine. Actually, I'd say he's doing better than fine. Annie: Yeah. Yeah, he's amazing. Julia: Is there something else? Annie: Um -- it's just nothing I want to bother Ryan with. Julia: You can bother me if you want. Annie: Thanks. I just -- I don't really feel like talking about it. Julia: I get that. It's ok. But if you ever need to -- Annie: Thanks, julia. Thanks. I'm -- I'm going to go back in. Julia: Yeah. Annie: Ok. Julia: Ok. Ryan: No! What -- what -- what do you think? Do you think I look like that guy on the dancing show? Annie: Which one? Ryan: You know. Annie: Oh, no, no, no. You're way better looking than he is. Ryan: Aha! You see? Nurse: Oh. Keep an eye on this one. Ryan: Come here. Get over here. You know, I think maybe this getting-shot thing kind of agrees with me. Annie: Don't even joke about that. Ryan: Ok, all right, I'm sorry. It's just that it's weird, you know? I was this close to death, and yet, I've never felt more alive. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: What does J.R. have to do with any of this? Nothing. J.R. is J.R. Krystal: Yeah. Uh -- he's the father of your child, he is the man that you used to love with all your heart. You know, maybe kissing Richie was your way of avoiding your feelings for your ex-husband. Babe: Well, he has been trying to make up for everything lately. Krystal: Huh. I'm sure he has. Babe: I mean, he's been sweet and honest -- Krystal: Oh. Babe: Available. Krystal: Everything he wasn't when you were together. Babe: I know, and I fell for it. Krystal: Yeah. Yeah, you took the bait. Babe: I mean, what is wrong with me? I -- I make out with an ex-convict, I sleep with my ex-husband. I mean, I'm a mother with responsibilities. Krystal: And you're doing a great job, Babe. Babe: Then why do I feel like I'm 14? What the hell is that all about? Krystal: It's about being you. And as far as feeling like you're 14, join the club. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Hmm. J.R.: I want -- I want more. [Tad laughs] J.R.: What? Tad: Well, you know, "Key Largo. "Key Largo," 1948, Edward G. Robinson -- "I want more"? Oh, I'm so old. Never mind -- let's go back. Um -- what does the universe look like to J.R. Chandler? J.R.: Well, what do you mean? Tad: I mean, in a perfect world, what would you be doing? J.R.: I'm -- sailing a ship. Tad: Ok. It's a little vague, it's a little esoteric, but it's a start. So what kind of ship is it? No, come on. Is it -- is it a luxury liner? What? J.R.: No. It's a yacht, with sails. It's all tricked out. Tad: Nice. J.R.: And I'm at the helm. Tad: Uh-huh. J.R.: And there's, like, this sea of possibilities for me to choose from. Tad: Excellent. J.R.: And I'm respected, the kind of person that a kid could look up to. Tad: Ah. I see. Uh, so, what about passengers? You know, sailors get lonely. Hmm -- so I've heard. Is there anybody coming by to visit the captain's quarters? J.R.: Just one -- Babe. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Here you go. Josh: I'm fine, thanks. Kendall: Ok. Josh: How did -- how did this happen anyway? Kendall: Hannah is obviously off the deep end and wanted me out of the way. Josh: And Ryan's ok? Kendall: Yeah. I mean, he seems to be. Josh: Anything? Zach: She's vanished. Josh: I'm sorry, Zach. Zach: You're sorry? My wife almost got killed today and that's all you can say is, "You're sorry"? Kendall: All right, Zach, come on. Zach: You messed up. You were supposed to keep an eye on her, you said you had it under control. Josh: It's my fault, all right? I admit it! Zach: Yes, it is your fault! You messed up! So what happened? What did she do to distract you this time? What was it -- answer me! Kendall: Hey, Zach, stop it! Stop. [SCENE_BREAK] Sean: Here, here. Hannah: Uh -- I got it. Sean: Are -- are you ok? Hannah: Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you for asking. Sean: You were really tearing through here. Is someone chasing you? [Hannah puts her hand on the gun in her purse] Sean: Hey, you know what? Never mind. It doesn't matter. Uh -- I like to know as little as possible about most people. Hannah: Really? Sean: Yeah, it keeps things simple, you know? So -- so whatever's going on, just -- just do your thing. I never saw you. I'm just -- just here waiting on a friend. Hannah: She stood you up? Sean: I -- I don't know. I sent her a text, but she hasn't responded. Hannah: How old are you? Sean: 19. Hannah: You know what I think? Sean: What? Hannah: I think we both had a really rough day. Do you know what I'd like to do to make it all better? [Hannah kisses Sean] [SCENE_BREAK] Sean: What? Dre: So you and Sean still cool? Colby: Yeah. You know, it's kind of been tough lately. He's doing the college thing, and I'm in high school. Dre: Yeah, I get that. Colby: So what about you? Dre: Me? Colby: Yeah. You and girls. You like them? Dre: Yeah, I like them. [Colby chuckles] Dre: And there's nobody special right now. Colby: Hmm. Corrina thinks you're smoking hot. Dre: Yeah, well, we're in a band together. I don't mess around where I work. Colby: You're really serious about all this, aren't you? The music, I mean. Dre: It's what I was born to do, I guess. Besides, I'm not very good at anything else. Colby: Oh, I don't believe that. Dre: Huh. Colby: So what are you going to do in the meantime? Hide out here till that guy your dad sent goes away? Dre: Yeah, I guess. Colby: Well, you got a place to stay? Dre: I'll figure it out. Colby: Come on. Dre: What? Colby: I got a place where no one will find you. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: From now on, I am never letting you out of my sight, deal? Ryan: Deal. But you might get a little sick of looking at me. I'm just warning. Annie: Never. Ryan: Hey, what is it? What's wrong? Annie: Nothing. Ryan: I'm fine. Annie: I know. Ryan: Is it Richie? Did something happen with Richie? Annie: No, no, it isn't him. I just -- all this shook me up, that's all. You need to rest. Ryan: Well, yeah, because I'm so good at that. Will you give me my phone, please? Annie: Are you kidding me? Ryan: What? I want to find out what's going on out there in the world. Annie: Derek said that they would call us as soon as they found the sniper. Ryan: Well, I am a very impatient guy. Pretty please? Annie: All right. [Ryan chuckles] Annie: One call. Ryan: Yes, ma'am, one call. Why Kendall? I don't get it. Why would someone want to take a shot at her? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Zach, stop. Stop a second. Now, I'm the one who asked you not to fire Hannah. I didn't want to look like the jealous wife. That was stupid of me, ok? So this is on me. Zach: I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry. Josh: Forget it. Zach: It's no one's fault. We didn't know she was going to do this. Josh: Look, what do you need from me? Zach: You get the guys and make sure that my wife and my kids are ok. Josh: Done. Zach: And when you talk to them, the orders are to take her down. Kendall: Wait a second. You're ordering your men to kill Hannah? You don't really mean that? Zach: Hannah claims she knows who Zach Slater really is. She's about to find out. Kendall: So then it's shoot to kill? And then what happens? Zach: What happens is you're safe. I was in a hole for a month. Didn't know I was going to see you or the kids ever again. I'm here. She threatened my family. Now she'll pay the price. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: So, this love boat of yours has got a passenger manifest of one? And it's all Babe, all the time? J.R.: Well, some things never change, huh? Tad: Yeah. Well, have you told her? J.R.: Yeah, I told her. She freaked out. Tad: I'm not surprised. Let's face it -- you two don't exactly have the greatest track record in the world. J.R.: Yeah. Well, I could write down all the things, the reasons that she shouldn't be with me. But you said "in a perfect world." Tad: Yeah, I did. J.R.: So, in a perfect world, she'd be there all the time. Tad: So, keep the faith, because it may not be a perfect world, but it is the world that you make it. So it could happen. J.R.: Yeah, like my ship has a magic wand to erase all my screw-ups. Tad: I wish it did. In any case, congratulations. J.R.: On what? Tad: You just made it through an entire conversation without mentioning -- J.R.: Don't even think about it. Tad: Edward G. Robinson. J.R.: There you go. Tad: Yeah. Well, that's progress. You're going to make it. J.R.: How do you know that? Tad: Because you're your mother's son. And mine. No matter what Adam does to you, you got Dixie's heart. J.R.: You always say that. Tad: Yeah. I always mean it. When you finally become the man that you want to be, that'll be what leads you. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Babe, you know I love you. I support you in everything you do. Babe: I know, but -- Krystal: But what? Babe: Why do I have to keep coming back to Mama to figure it all out? Krystal: Guess what. You are going to be 100, and I am going to be 120, and we are still going to be standing here sorting all this out. Babe: Thank you for not judging me. Krystal: Oh, I'm the last person to judge anybody. [Jenny cries] Krystal: Well, I guess I got to take care of my other baby doll right now. Babe: Do you want me to come? Krystal: No, no, no, you stay here. Take care of yourself. I love you. Babe: Me, too. [Babe sighs then lies down on the couch and daydreams of kissing Richie] [SCENE_BREAK] Dre: What is this place? Colby: Home, sweet home. [Dre chuckles] Dre: Where are we? Colby: The Chandler Mansion tunnels. It's not a safe house, but you could stay here for as long as you want. Dre: Huh. Whoa. How far do these tunnels go? Colby: I have no idea. Dre: So -- what, your old man built this place just for the hell of it? Colby: Uh-uh. It's actually part of the Underground Railroad. Dre: For real? Colby: Yeah, isn't that cool? Dre: Huh. The Underground Railroad? Huh. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Whew. Krystal: Hey. Tad: Hey. Krystal: I'm so happy to see you. Tad: Oh. Are you ok? Is Jenny all right? Krystal: Oh, yeah. Yeah, we're fine. Tad: Hmm. Krystal: Will you just hold me? Tad: Sure. Krystal: Thank you for this. Tad: Well, whatever it is, you're welcome. Just do me a favor and clue me in as to what it is I did. Krystal: Hmm. You gave us a second chance. You gave me peace, comfort, and a home. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Ok. [Knock on door] Babe: Um -- come on, sweetie. Right here. Ok. J.R.: Whew. Hi. Babe: Hi. J.R.: Do I look that bad? Babe: No. No, come on in. What are you doing here? J.R.: I was -- I was just in the neighborhood. I wanted to stop by. Babe: Were you really in the neighborhood? J.R.: Huh. Ok, you got me. I wanted to see you. I can go. Babe: No, don't. Um -- where -- where are you staying these days, anyway? J.R.: Here and there. Hotels till I can figure it out. Why? Babe: Well, you can stay here tonight, if you want. I mean, you know, you can stay in Little A's room. J.R.: What happened? Are you ok? Babe: Yeah, yeah, I'm ok. I -- I -- um -- I just had this bad nightmare is all. It's -- it's silly. I'm just having a hard time shaking it. Um -- so, you know, you -- you can stay here, if you like. Just for tonight. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: Ok, I've called pretty much everybody we know to tell them that you're ok. I love it. [Ryan chuckles as he sports the words "I'm alive" on the bandages around his head] Annie: Oh. You are alive. Hmm. [SCENE_BREAK] [Hannah chuckles as she and Sean continue to kiss] Sean: Wow. Hannah: Do you want me to stop? Sean: Uh-uh. Hannah: No? Sean: No. Hannah: You know what? Do you want to get lost? Go somewhere else? What do you think? Sean: Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Well, they're both asleep. Josh: Good. Rachael said she could come by, if you'd like. Kendall: Thank you. So, what's the word on Hannah? Josh: Nothing new. But your -- your men are on it, the cops are on it. She'll be found. There's one thing you need to know, though. She was working with Adam Chandler. Zach: Doing what? Josh: Nothing good. Spying on you, for starters. Zach: Keep me informed. Josh: Will do. Good night. Kendall: Good night. Zach: Come here. I love you. Kendall: Mmm. Oh, Zach, please -- please, don't do anything crazy with Hannah. [NEXT_ON] Zach to Adam : Tell me where Hannah Nichols is hiding, now. Ryan to Erica : I don't believe that we've ever had the chance to dance. Erica: Let me lead. Ryan: What else is new? Kendall to Aidan : Not talking about the fact that we slept together doesn't make the fact that we did it go away.

Zach and Kendall pay Josh a visit at his apartment but don't get an answer. Josh yells at them to leave because Hannah has a gun. Hannah holds a gun on Josh and tells Kendall that if she leaves, she will kill Josh. J.R. visits Tad and tells him about Adam offering him fifty million dollars in exchange for acting like his son again. Babe goes to visit Krystal to let her know that she survived the shooting at Greenlee's apartment. Colby waits for Sean in the park but soon bumps into Andre who tells her he's running from his political family. Zach tries to talk to Hannah through the door while Josh works diligently on getting the ropes untied. Josh tackles Hannah and the gun accidentally goes off. Babe lies down on Krystal's sofa and dreams of herself and Richie together. Hannah escapes from the apartment's back door when Zach and Kendall barge in. Colby takes Andre back to Adam's mansion via the tunnels under the house. Hannah runs into Sean, literally. After talking a few minutes, Hannah and Sean begin to kiss. Annie sits vigil at Ryan's bedside. While another nurse changes the bandages on Ryan's head, Julia comforts Annie. Tad comes home and Krystal flies into his arms, glad to see him. When J.R. visits Babe, she offers to let him spend the night with her in Little A's room. Josh lets Zach know that Hannah had been working against Zach to gain info on Zach for Adam. Zach vows to make Hannah pay for trying to destroy his family.

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Amanda: Good morning. J.R.: Morning. Amanda: Is it as lumpy as it looks? [J.R. grunts] J.R.: The lumps have lumps. Ah. Amanda: Here you go, sir. You should've gotten your own room. J.R.: I wanted to be near you just in case you needed anything. Amanda: It's not like you have to look after me 24/7. J.R.: I want to, all right? I want to be with you. [SCENE_BREAK] Minister: Who gives this woman away? Bianca: I do. [Reese wakes up with a hangover] Reese: Oh, my head. Oh, you idiot. Ew. [SCENE_BREAK] [Bianca yawns] Bianca: Yeah, can I have Reese Williams' room, please? [Knock at door] Bianca: Oh. Ok, I know -- I know we're not supposed to see each other, but I just tried calling you, and -- oh, mom. Erica: Good morning, honey. Hi. Well, look at you, not even dressed. Bianca: Do you have the limo all gassed up and waiting outside? So that I can make my escape from Reese? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Need some aspirin with your coffee? Reese: Morning. Kendall: It is never a good idea to overindulge the night before your wedding. The headaches, the regrets. [Reese remembers kissing Zach] Kendall: Wow. You just turned a paler shade of white. Don't tell me you have regrets. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: It's about time you woke up, sleepy head. You brought me back here last night and then you passed out. Aidan: Ow. Annie: I did that, patched you up. Oh, I hit you, too. Sorry. Aidan: Why did you hit me? Annie: Because you want to stop me from doing what I have to do. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock at door] Greenlee: Finally. I'm starving. Oh! Ryan: Greenlee. Greenlee. Please, let me in. Greenlee: No. I can't. Ryan: I've already seen you in your dress. Greenlee: Twice is double the bad luck, and we've had a hard enough time getting here. Ryan: It doesn't matter, Greenlee. We're not getting married. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: I want to be with you because of the ghost. Amanda: What ghost? J.R.: You didn't know about that? Apparently this place is haunted. There's a book downstairs about it and everything. Amanda: Because I did hear some weird noises last night. I mean, once it sounded like, I don't know, someone moaning or something. [Floorboard creaks] Amanda: What was that? J.R.: What was what? Amanda: Ok. You know what? I -- I don't think I like this. I think that we should go to a different room or something. J.R.: Oh, come on. Don't tell me that you're afraid. [Floorboard creaks] Amanda: Oh, you. You scared me. J.R.: Muahahaha. Amanda: Stop. J.R.: [Spooky voice] Amanda. Oooooooh. Amanda: Stop. Stop it. J.R.: Look, I'll stop if you want me to. [Knock at door] Amanda: Do ghosts knock? J.R.: I don't think so. Jake: Hey. We were wondering if you wanted a -- [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Listen. I found out the truth about Sinclair. I know why she's out to get you. She was in love with your brother, and she wants to see you in prison for life for killing him, and she wont stop until you're behind bars. Annie: What? Richie and Dr. Sinclair? Oh, my God. It's like Richie's dead and he -- he still wins. He still always wins. Aidan: Annie. Hey, hey. He's not going to win. I promise you, all right? I'm going to take down Sinclair, and you're going to get the help you need with a new doctor. You're going to get better. Annie, will you come with me? Annie: No, not until I do what I came here to do. Aidan: No. You can't hurt Greenlee. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: We're getting married. Oh, my God. You look so beautiful. We're getting married, Greenlee, just not -- not here, not -- not like this. Greenlee: Well, it's a little late to change your mind. Ryan: Oh, my God -- the moon. The moon helped bring us back together, right? So maybe we can do that. We can get married, like, on a mountain top underneath the full moon or something like that. Doesn't that sound nice? Greenlee: What's going on? What happened since last night to change your mind? Ryan: Zach and Reese. [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: I have, uh, a lot of regrets. I regret letting your toast get to me. I regret drinking way too much. And I regret embarrassing Bianca. Kendall: Bianca didn't come back to the inn with you last night. Reese: No, she didn't. Kendall: There's no trouble, I hope. Reese: No. Kendall: How did you get home? Reese: I got a ride. Kendall: You are not a morning person, are you? So, who gave you the ride? Reese: You know, I -- I don't know, you know? I got way too drunk, and I just don't even remember. Kendall: Well, I hope you didn't do anything you regret with whomever it is you don't remember. Reese: Ok. Right. Will you just listen to me a minute? I love your sister, and I want to be with her, so why don't you just let us get married in peace and let us live our lives, all right? Leave us the hell alone. Zach: Hey. Reese: I've got to go get ready. Good morning. Zach: Morning. You're up early. Kendall: Hey. Yeah, big day. There's a lot to do when you're in the wedding party. Zach: Don't tell me you're nervous. Kendall: Well, I'm not the only one. Turns out one of the brides is very hung over and all nerves. Zach: Reese. Kendall: Yeah. She's not exactly acting like this is the happiest day of her life. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: I just want this day to be perfect. Erica: And it will be. Honey, this is going to be the most perfect wedding ever. I promise you that. And about your move -- Bianca: Oh, Mom. I thought we did this last night. Erica: I'm sorry. I overreacted. It's just that when you came back and you settled in with -- with Miranda, and beautiful baby Gabrielle, Reese, it just seemed so right, our family finally together. I had so many plans. Bianca: I know you did, Mom, but my life is with Reese now, and you can't make plans for us. Erica: No, I know that. I know that. It's just that -- Josh's death, almost losing Kendall, it's made me greedy for more time with you. But you and Reese, you have got to make decisions that are best for you and your family, and so if that means moving back to France, then France it is. I get that. I accept that. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: We're -- we're just friends. So, I'm sorry that I lied about the separate rooms. Tad: Oh, honey, listen. No, listen. We don't care if you're hanging from the chandeliers. We just wanted -- what did we want? Jake: Breakfast. Tad: Right. Jake: And go to -- Tad: The -- the wedding. J.R.: Suppose I could use one of your rooms to shower and get cleaned up so Amanda can get ready? Tad: Sure. Why not? God bless the man who gives the woman her -- Jake: You got the keys? Tad: Getting ready space. Jake: Go ahead. J.R.: I'm just getting my shoes. Amanda: Ok. Jake: Well, uh, I guess I'll hit the buffet and, if you want to come down, you know, later, or -- Amanda: How did you get your job back? Jake: What do you -- what do you mean? Amanda: If you got around David and got your job back then there has to be a way for me to get him to lay off blackmailing me. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: I want to apologize for last night. Reese: Um, it's all right. Erica: No, Kendall hurt you and so did I, and I just hope that we can put this all behind us. Please, can we just look forward to the wedding and to your future together wherever you're going to live. I mean that. Reese: Thank you. Ow. I'm so sorry. Bianca: Oh. Reese: I'm sorry. Bianca: Do you want aspirin or something? Reese: I tried that. I -- Erica: I think I have the answer. Yes, hello. This is Erica Kane. I'm in my daughter's suite, the bridal suite. I'd like to order a virgin Mary with bitters and a raw egg. Thank you. Ok, so when that's delivered just stir in the raw egg, and hold your nose, and down the hatch. This used to be my daily breakfast when I was in Las Vegas before I got sober, and I know it works. Reese: Ok, I'll try that. Erica: I want my daughter's bride to float down the aisle, happy and pain free. If that's going to happen, we have to get to the chapel soon. Your dresses and your accessories are already there, so I'll meet you in the lobby. Bianca and Reese: Ok. [Both giggle] Reese: Bitters and a raw egg? Your mother's trying to poison me. Bianca: Oh, she's -- she's trying. Reese: I know. I -- [Reese laughs] Reese: I know. Oh, sweetie. You know what? Tonight we're going to be married, and we'll be home soon in France, and we'll be starting our new life together. What? What is it? Bianca: Are we making the right decision? I mean, it would -- it would mean so much to my mother if we stayed. Reese: I know. What would it mean to you? Sweetheart, where are you going to be happiest? Bianca: Pine Valley hasn't exactly been easy for you. Reese: I'm happy wherever you are. Bianca: So you don't mind staying? Reese: We can stay. I will make things work with your mother and with Kendall. Bianca: You are the bravest person I know. Reese: Yeah? All right. Kiss me. Kiss me for courage. Bianca: Ok. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: You got in late last night. You were out celebrating with the groom? Zach: I gave Reese a ride home. Kendall: So you're what she doesn't remember. Zach: Excuse me? Kendall: Well, Reese told me she was so trashed that everything was a blur. Turns out the blur was you. Zach: Well, she was pretty out of it. Kendall: Well, thank you for telling the truth. Zach: Why wouldn't I tell you the truth? Kendall: Reese lied to me. Zach: Well, I think she's aware that you're not a big fan of our friendship. Kendall: So, she lied to protect me or you? Zach: Hey, why don't we do this. Let's go to a wedding, enjoy ourselves, wave goodbye, and that's it. Kendall: I have to get to the chapel. Zach: I'll give you a ride. Kendall: You're just everybody's chauffer, aren't you? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: There is no way that Zach and Reese had sex. It's impossible. Ryan: I know what I saw, Greenlee. They were all over each other heading in that direction. Greenlee: Well, there has to be an explanation. Ryan: I confronted Zach, and he lied. He said nothing happened. Greenlee: I should go and talk to him. Ryan: You're Kendall's best friend, Greenlee. Do you really think that he's going to be honest with you? Greenlee: Well, I have to try. Ryan: Hey, listen to me. I love you so much, and I want to marry you more than anything in the world, but I am not going to stand up there next to Reese and Bianca with -- with Zach and Kendall watching. I'm not going to do it and make my vows to you. I won't. I don't want anything to do with Reese or Zach and his games. I'm certainly not going to share my wedding day with them. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Annie, I know what you're doing here. Annie: I love him. Aidan: I loved Greenlee, but I had to let her go, and it hurt a lot, but I got over it. And you have to accept that what happened between you and Ryan is over, ok? I'll get you help to make it easier. Annie: No. Ryan is my husband, not Greenlee's. Aidan: Annie, you can't hurt Greenlee. It's wrong. Trust me. Let me help you. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: You mean too much to me, Greenlee. Our relationship means too much to me to share it with someone who's starting her marriage with a lie. Greenlee: I feel a case of food poisoning coming on. Ryan: I'm going to give you the wedding of your dreams, ok? I really will wherever, whenever. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you. Greenlee: I love you. [Ryan leaves the room] [Phone rings] Zach's voice: This is Slater. Leave a message. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: So, you and Amanda, huh? J.R.: And the couch. Tad: You can't blame me, all right? I just didn't know that you and Amanda were that close. That's all. J.R.: She's pregnant. Tad: Huh? J.R.: She's pregnant. Tad: What are you going to do? J.R.: Well, right now we're just friends. After that, I don't know. Tad: Well, hang on. Wait just a second. Look, do me a favor, ok? Don't go rushing into anything. I know what you're thinking. It's a mistake. Don't do what I did. It's one thing to love your kid. Don't leap into some kind of prefabricated family. It's not necessarily the best thing for your child. J.R.: Just because it didn't work out with you and Krystal doesn't mean it's not going to work out with me and Amanda. Tad: Yeah, so you are thinking about it, marrying Amanda. J.R.: Like I said, right now I'm on the couch. Tad: J.R., just remember you're fighting to stay sober which means you're fighting for your life. You're also fighting to keep Little Adam away from David. J.R.: And I'm winning on both counts. Tad: I'm glad to hear it, because David's done it to both of us before. You cannot afford to forget that he's the kind of person that won't be happy unless he takes the thing you love most. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: How's your headache? Reese: It's gone. Bianca: Oh, wow. That really is a miracle cure. Erica: Miracle. [Both laugh] Reese: Well. You know, you're my little miracle. [All scream with excitement] Bianca: Oh my goodness. Look at how beautiful -- Reese: Oh my goodness. Aren't you a vision? Miranda: I'm not a vision. I'm the flower girl. Reese: Oh. Yes, you are. Erica: Oh, look at this beautiful flower girl. [Phone rings] Bianca: Excuse me. Erica: Ok. Reese: Come here. Let me brush your hair. Bianca: Hello. Ryan: Bianca, hey. It's Ryan. Bianca: Oh, Ryan. Where are you? I thought you and Greenlee would be here by now. Ryan: Yeah, I'm, uh -- I'm afraid that we won't be. Greenlee has -- she's come down with something. Bianca: Oh, no. Is she sick? Ryan: Yeah. Yeah, she can't keep anything down at all. I think it's food poisoning or something. Anyway, I'm afraid that we won't be able to make the wedding. Bianca: That is terrible. I -- I'm so sorry. Is there anything we can do? Ryan: No, we -- we'll be fine. We'll be fine. Bianca: Ok. Well, please let us know how Greenlee is doing. Ryan: I will. I will. Hey, Bianca? Be happy, ok? Bianca: Now that I can manage. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Zach Slater's room, please. Woman's voice: Mr. and Mrs. Slater left about 20 minutes ago. May I take a message? Greenlee: No. No message. Opal: Oh, thank God I caught you. Greenlee: Opal, I don't time for hocus pocus. Opal: Make time. You have got to make time. You've got to listen to me because if you leave this room, if you say your "I do's," you are not going to survive. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Come back to Oak Haven with me and leave Greenlee alone. Annie: You'll help me get better? Aidan: Yes. Annie: Ok. I'll go back with you. Aidan: Great. Annie: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You don't look so good. Lie down. Aidan: I'm fine, all right? We need to get going. Annie: Ok. Annie: You -- you should sleep, ok? I'll -- I'll wake you up in plenty of time to get back, all right? Aidan: I just need five minutes. Annie: Ok. Ok. Just sleep. [Annie takes Aidan's gun] [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Hey. Jack: So you all ready for the big day? Ryan: Jack, I need to talk to you. I need to talk to you about the wedding. Jack: Sure. [SCENE_BREAK] Opal: I'm so sorry. I don't know why, why I did it, lying about the cards like this? Greenlee: Oh, Opal, it really -- it doesn't matter. Opal: Life and death matters, honey. I had a dream you were walking down the aisle. You're just happy and beautiful and then suddenly, no aisle. It was like a freefall into the abyss. Greenlee: Opal, Opal, Opal, Opal -- Opal, I'm not getting married. Opal: What? Greenlee: Ah, not today. I'm feeling a little under the weather. Opal: Really? Greenlee: Yeah, Ryan and I decided to wait until I'm 100%. Opal: Oh, thank the Lord, thank the Lord. Um, well, I've got some special -- Greenlee: I really -- I really don't have time right now. Opal: But you ought to be in bed. Greenlee: Medicine, I need medicine, lots of it. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: You feeling ok? Amanda: Yeah. J.R.: It's just you haven't said anything since I left you with Jake. Did he say something to upset you? Amanda: Oh, it's a -- ah, it's a beautiful day. And I am just happy to be here with you. J.R.: You look amazing. Is there anything I can do for you? Amanda: Uh, hey. Frankie: You can start with a big, frothy glass of milk. [All laugh] J.R.: Thanks -- for the other day, with helping Amanda in the E.R. What? Amanda: I am dying for that glass of milk. Do you mind? J.R.: I'll see what I can do. Amanda: Thank you. J.R.: Hey, Kendall. Randi: Did you tell him that Frankie altered the sonogram? Amanda: No way. No one else is ever going to know that this baby is David's. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: The guests are starting to arrive. Kendall: Everybody loves a wedding. I should go help the brides. Zach: Is there anything I can do? Kendall: Just enjoy the love fest. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: I am so happy for you. Oh, I should go talk to Reverend Vance. I should tell her there's been a change in plans. Bianca: Oh, um, Mom. There's -- there's been another change in plans. Reese, why don't you tell her? Reese: Um, Bianca and I have decided to stay in Pine Valley. We'll raise the girls, and we will make our life here. [Kendall overhears the conversation] [SCENE_BREAK] [While Annie watches her, Greenlee puts her leather jacket over her wedding gown and leaves] Ryan: Hey, excuse me. Have you seen my bride? Man: She was just here and headed for her motorcycle. [Motor running] Ryan: Greenlee! [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Jake, how are you? You all right? Jake: Yeah, man. Is it true that Ryan and Greenlee are bagging the wedding? Jack: Hey, you know a wedding day's no fun if you're sick. I think Ryan just wants to get Emma and Greenlee back to Pine Valley. Jake: That's bananas. You know that Greenlee's not the type to let a bug stop her from marrying the man of her dreams, right? Opal: I am telling you, if Greenlee and Ryan had taken their vows, disaster would have rained down, but now we can just breathe easy, relax, and enjoy ourselves. [SCENE_BREAK] [Gabrielle fussing] Zach: What's the fuss? Rachael: Hi, sorry. She just won't settle down. Zach: Let me have her. Let me see what's going on. Oh, my little monkey. What are you doing? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: That is the most wonderful news. Thank you. Bianca: I -- I want Bianca to be happy. Erica: Does Kendall know? Oh, Kendall should have been here by now. Opal: Hi there, honey. How come you're not dressed for the wedding? You gonna go change? Zach: Kendall. Hey, slow down. Kendall: I have to get out of here, ok? Zach: Come on, what are you doing? Kendall: I need to go. Zach: Take a breath, can you do that? Kendall: I am fine. Zach: You're not fine. You had surgery. Try to relax. Kendall: Leave me the hell alone. Zach: What's going on here? What happened? What got you so upset? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Opal. Opal, have you seen Kendall? Opal: Kendall just bolted out of here. Zach went after her. I don't know what to make of it. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: What do you want to do? You want to talk? Let's talk. We'll go inside. You want to go somewhere? Fine, ok, but I'm driving. Whoa! [Wheels screech as Kendall floors the accelerator] [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: We are really, finally doing this. All the craziness, insanity, doubt, and fear -- we got through it. Reese: Yes, we did. And I couldn't be any happier. Miranda: Me, too. Bianca: Oh, hey, sweetheart. Come here. Erica: I just spoke with Opal. Zach and Kendall have just left. Bianca: What? Erica: Kendall apparently is very upset and -- and they're gone. I'm just going to go talk to Reverend Vance and have her just delay -- Bianca: No, no, no. We're not delaying anything. I'm getting married today. And if Kendall doesn't want to be a part of it, then so be it. [SCENE_BREAK] [Wheels screeching] Zach: That's enough. Pull over. Kendall: You leave me the hell alone. Zach: What happened to you? Kendall: They are staying, Zach, ok? Your lovely Reese and Bianca are staying in Pine Valley. Why, why? Because of you. Reese can't leave you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Greenlee speeds down the dark road on her motorcycle] [SCENE_BREAK] [As Ryan struggles to start his car, Annie pops up in the back seat] Annie: Don't do it. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: That was quite a pow-wow you had with Randi and Frankie. Amanda: Just business. J.R.: Really? Because I had no idea that Frankie was so concerned with the state of mascara. Amanda: Oh, uh, big entrance. J.R.: That was no conversation about mascara. Amanda: Shh. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Is everything ok? Kendall looked upset. Erica: Oh, everything's going to be fine. Reverend Vance: Thank you all for joining me today to celebrate this joyous occasion. For those of you who aren't aware, due to illness only one of our couples will be celebrating their union today. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Reese and Bianca are leaving. We agreed on it. Kendall: Shut up, shut up. I heard them. I heard Reese. They're staying. [Car accelerates] [Wheels screeching] [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: What are you doing here? Annie: I am so glad I found you before you married Greenlee. [SCENE_BREAK] [Crowd chuckles] Erica: Very good. This way, sweetheart. ["Wedding March" playing] [Music ends] Reverend Vance: Please be seated. I am honored to officiate at this ceremony. The uniting of these women today to establish a new family is an important and memorable event. It is a celebration, a sacred act, one that is blessed by all who witness it. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Annie, you -- you need to be in Oak Haven, ok? You need to get better. Annie: No, but, but -- but I feel better when I'm with you. Ryan: Annie, you need help that I can't give you. Annie: No, I -- no, I want to stay with you. Do not call them! Ryan: It's going to be ok. It's going to be all right. Annie: No, I'm not going back. I don't want to leave you, Ryan. I'm never going to leave you again. [Annie pulls the gun on Ryan] [SCENE_BREAK] Reverend Vance: Bianca and Reese, I charge you both as you stand before God to remember that love and loyalty will serve as the foundation for a happy and enduring home. Honoring the vows you're about to make will give you a life of peace and joy. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Annie, I will always care for you, but I am going to marry Greenlee. Annie: No. Ryan: Put down the gun, please, Annie. Put it down. [Door opening] Aidan: Annie, give me the gun. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: It may not have Cupid's arrow that brought us together, but the day Miranda's ball hit you in the head, my heart changed forever. I found a woman of strength, passion, and beauty. I look into your eyes and I see my soulmate. I see tomorrow and the day after that and all the days to come. I see passion and joy for each other, our life together, our family, our future, wherever we are and whatever it brings. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I heard Reese say it. I heard her say it. They are staying in Pine Valley, and she sure as hell isn't doing it for Bianca. Zach: There is nothing between us. Kendall: There's a baby between you, Zach, a baby. And a lot more. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: You make me feel safe and loved, like anything's possible. And with you, it is. I promise to always put my hand in yours so that we can face what's ahead together. You're my strength. No matter how dark some days may be, I know that I can survive anything wrapped in your arms, your love, our family. I promise to be your partner, your home -- [SCENE_BREAK] [Annie gives up and takes refuge in Aidan's arms] [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: You're on the wrong side of the road! [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: Your wife -- [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Oh, my God! [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: For eternity. [SCENE_BREAK] [To avoid Kendall's car, Greenlee flies her motorcycle off the cliff]

In Amanda's room at the inn, J.R. is asleep on the sofa. Amanda wakes him up and gives him a cup of coffee. Amanda tells him that he has his own room. J.R. tells Amanda that he wants to be near her. Reese dreams that they are at the wedding ceremony and Bianca gives Reese away to Zach. Reese wakes up with a pounding headache. Bianca, happily wakes up and calls Reese, but doesn't get an answer. Where there is a knock on the door, Bianca thinks that it is Reese, but finds out that it is Erica. Reese is downstairs getting her some morning coffee when Kendall comes in. Reese remembers the kiss between herself and Zach. Kendall comments that Reese is whiter than she already was. Zach wakes up and finds Kendall gone. Aidan wakes up with Annie towering over him. Aidan questions Annie as to why she had hit him in the head. Annie tells him that he was trying to prevent her from doing what she needed to do. Greenlee, in her room, readies herself for the wedding. There is a knock on the door. Happily, Greenlee opens the door, but when she sees that it is Ryan she quickly closes the door in his face. Greenlee tells him that he cannot see the bride before the wedding that it is back luck. Ryan tells her that they are not getting married. Greenlee can't believe her ears.

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Dr. Sinclair: It's about time. I didn't think you'd bring her back. Aidan: I gave you my word. Dr. Sinclair: Yes, you did. And now, I'm going to keep mine. I hope you enjoyed your taste of freedom, Annie. It's the last of it you're ever going to get. [SCENE_BREAK] [Monitor beeps] Zach: Hey. Kendall: Any news? Zach: Erica called to check in, and they're still looking for Greenlee. Kendall: It's been hours. Zach: It's a brand-new day. The sun's up. It's going to make it a lot easier. They are going to keep looking for her. They -- they will find her. Kendall: But they haven't yet. This is my fault. I did this. Zach: I told the police I was driving. Let's keep our stories straight. Kendall: Greenlee is missing, and all you can think about is keeping our stories straight? My best friend could be dead. I don't give a damn what the police think. Zach: Calm down. Kendall: No, no, no, I'm sick of all the lies and everyone walking on eggshells, afraid to be honest with me. [Monitor beeps rapidly] Kendall: I -- I am not going to break, Zach. I can handle the truth. David: What happened? [Monitor beeps normally] Kendall: It was just an honest conversation with my husband. David: Your heart rate and blood pressure went through the roof. What's the matter, Zach? Greenlee wasn't enough? You have to kill your wife, too? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: It's chamomile. It'll help you sleep. Bianca: Why aren't you offering tea to Randi and Amanda? Erica: I'm not their mother. Come on, honey. Why don't you go up and try to get some rest. I'll wake you if there's any news at all. Bianca: Why haven't we heard anything yet? What is taking so long? Erica: Well -- Bianca: Anything? Erica: Oh, Jack. You must be freezing. Amanda? Amanda, could you bring one of those blankets over here? We need a blanket over here. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: How long -- how long until we can get the boats back out there, Jesse? [Jesse sighs] Ryan: The boats -- they're going back out there, right, Jesse? Jesse: A few of them are. Ryan: What are you talking about, "a few of them"? We need everybody out there, searching. We need everybody out there. Jesse: Ryan -- Sheriff: We're pulling back on the rescue effort, and we're going to recovery. Jesse: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Ryan: No. Jesse: Ryan. Ryan: No, Jesse, Greenlee is out there, and she needs us to find her! [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Sinclair: I should have notified the police as soon as Annie escaped. She's far too dangerous to be out there. Aidan: Annie's back. You've got a confession on tape. Now she's going to pay for killing Richie. Dr. Sinclair: She never should have had the chance to hurt anyone else. Aidan: Relax, all right? She just wanted to say goodbye to her little girl. Dr. Sinclair: And was that before or after she tampered with Greenlee's motorcycle? Aidan: What are you talking about? Dr. Sinclair: This. I told you something like this would happen. Greenlee crashed her motorcycle on the way to the wedding. Her body still hasn't been recovered. The police are calling it an accident, but you and I both know better. Annie did this. She wanted to make sure that Greenlee would never be with Ryan. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: So is -- is there anything that we can get you? Jack: Yeah, you can get me another chance, go back, be a good father. Erica: You're a good father. Bianca: You are a good father. Jack: No, a good father would have stayed behind. You know, when Ryan told me that Greenlee was too sick to get married, I should have gone up and checked on her, and maybe if I had, then this -- Erica: Don't -- don't do -- no, Jack, I'm not going to let you blame yourself. This is not your fault. Bianca: This is no one's fault. It's a terrible accident. Jack: Doesn't make any sense. I mean, Greenlee had already backed out on the wedding. What the hell was she doing even going to the chapel? [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: Hey. Zach: Hey. Reese: Hey. I just spoke to Bianca about the kids, and there's still no word on Greenlee. Reese: What did the doctor say? Zach: Kendall is stable. Hayward's in there right now. He's examining her. Reese: Is it her heart? Zach: It's stress. Greenlee and Ryan and the -- how's Emma? Anybody talk to her? Reese: No, she's just busy playing with Miranda. David: Poor kid, huh? She already had to deal with losing one mother. Now, thanks to you, Zach, she's lost another. Reese: What? It was an accident. David: Were you in the car? Reese: What does that matter? David: So you don't even know if he was paying attention. So what happened, Zach? Too busy arguing with your wife to keep your eyes on the road? Zach: How's she doing, David? David: She's ok, no thanks to you. You knew Kendall didn't want to go to that wedding. You knew that. So if you would have just listened to your wife, let her stay home, Greenlee would be on her honeymoon right now, instead of the bottom of some river. Good luck getting that off your conscience. Reese: Ok -- don't, don't -- don't let him get to you. Zach: You should go. Reese: Can I help? Is there anything I can do? Zach: Anything you can do? No. I think we've done enough. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: You know, Greenlee is my friend, and my friend was supposed to walk down the aisle to her happily-ever-after. Someone deserves to have their happily- ever-after, right? She worked like hell to be with her -- her man, the man she loves, and now Ryan is dredging the river, looking for her body. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Sheriff, listen, my fiancée is out there, all right? And she's out there, and she's waiting for us to find her. Sheriff: We've been over every inch of the riverbank within a two-mile radius. Ryan: Well, then, broaden the circle, Sheriff. The current is strong. Who knows how far the current has taken her down the river? Sheriff: Even if your fiancée managed to survive the wreck -- Ryan: She did survive. Stop talking to me like she's dead, please. Jesse: Ryan, easy, take it easy. You can't help Greenlee from a jail cell, man. Ryan: What are you going to do, Jesse? You're going to arrest me? Jesse: You keep getting in the sheriff's face like that, I'm sure that can be arranged. Ryan: What am I supposed to do? What am I supposed to do? He's called off the search. Jesse: He didn't call the search off. He's just scaled it back, ok? There's still a dive team out there. Ryan: There looking for a body. Jesse, he's given up, and what are you -- have you given up too, because I called you here to help me. Jesse: You know damn well I'm doing everything I can do to help Greenlee, all right? But the odds are stacked against her. It's the middle of winter, the temperatures are going to be below zero all night. Ryan: Which is why we have to get back out there now, please. I got to get out there. I should be out there. I should -- I should be helping. Jesse: Ryan -- Ryan: I should be working right now, looking for her. Jesse: Ryan, Ryan, the waters are way too rough, and how the hell are they going to look for Greenlee if they're worried about whether or not you're going to get tossed overboard? Ryan: I'll wear a lifejacket, Jesse. Jesse: Ryan -- Ryan: Just talk to the sheriff, please, just talk to him. I can't stay here anymore. I can't do it. Jesse: All right, I'll see what I can do. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: I feel so useless. J.R.: Yeah, well, we don't have much of a choice. Randi: I mean, we could go back out there and look for Greenlee. Frankie: We have looked, and if we did find her now -- well, Greenlee wouldn't have lasted two minutes in that water. J.R.: There's nothing anybody else can do. Greenlee's gone. Amanda: Who's going to tell him that? [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: They going to let you go back out there? Ryan: They're not going to be able to stop me. Bianca: Ryan, I've been thinking a lot about yesterday, and playing everything over in my mind. Ryan: I would change a lot of things. Bianca: Yeah, well, I think in hindsight, we all would. But there's something that -- that doesn't make any sense to me. Why was Greenlee going to the chapel? I mean, you told me that she was sick. Ryan: I lied. Bianca: Why? Ryan: Because I didn't want to stand next to you and Reese while we said our vows. I didn't want to stand there, and hear how she tells you that she's never going to hurt you again, after all that she's done. Bianca: Ryan, Reese and I have worked through our problems. There are no secrets between us anymore. Ryan: So she told you that she slept with Zach? Bianca: What? Ryan: After the rehearsal dinner. Bianca: N-- no. Ryan: I walked in on them, Bianca. Bianca: Actually having -- Ryan: No, but they were on their way, and that's why Greenlee was on the road back to the chapel so she could ask Zach herself. Bianca: Ok, look, I don't know what it is you think you saw, Ryan, but there's no way that Reese or Zach would hurt me like that. Ryan: Really? Because you thought something was going on a few weeks ago? Bianca: I was wrong. Ryan: No, I was wrong. I should never have stopped you from testing them because if you had gone through with it, none of this would be happening. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Did you sleep with her? Zach: No, I didn't. It doesn't matter what I say, does it? Kendall: No, it doesn't. You and Reese will always have a connection because of your daughter. Zach: Gabrielle has two loving parents, not me. Kendall: Zach, I've seen the way you look at that little girl. Your face lights up every time you hold her. The -- the little girl -- the -- the daughter that you've always wanted. Then don't sit there and tell me that you're just some donor. I know how much you love her. Zach: Of course, I love her. She's a little girl. She's -- you know, I thought I could be disconnected from her. I really thought I could, but when she was born prematurely in my hands, and she opened her eyes and looked at me, all I wanted to do was hold her and protect her and keep her safe. Kendall: Well, I could see how that would bring you closer to Bianca, but the bond you formed was with Reese. What is it about her, Zach? Why are you so drawn to Reese? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Bianca? Bianca: Um -- please tell Uncle Jack I'm -- I'm sorry. I have to go. Erica: Well, are the girls all right? Bianca: You were right the whole time. Erica: I was right about what? Bianca: About Reese and Zach. Ryan saw them together the night before our wedding. Erica: Oh, honey. Bianca: I have to get out of here. Erica: No, let me get my things. I'm going with you. Bianca: No, no, no, no, no, this is between me and Reese. I have to handle this on my own. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Well? Jesse: The waters are just too rough. There's a storm front coming in, Ryan, and the sheriff is not going to let anybody else out there until it's passed. Ryan: But that could be hours. Jesse: It's the best I could do. Listen, everybody, I want to thank you all for staying, but the local dive team is going to take it from here. Now, we're in for some heavy rains, it looks like, so I want you all to be very careful going home, all right? Ryan: This -- this isn't about a storm, is it? They think she's dead. Jesse: Yeah, they do. I'm sorry, Ryan. Ryan: The hell with you, the hell with all of you. I'm going to find her myself. Aidan: I'll help. [SCENE_BREAK] David: I don't care that they're backed up. I'm chief of staff in this hospital. When I say I want some labs done, they better damn well do it now or else you're all going to be looking for a job. Krystal: Bad day? David: Incompetent staff, irate patients. I'm sorry. You didn't come all the way down here to hear about my bad day. Krystal: Well, I, ahem, I hate to add to it, but Opal called last night, and there's been an accident. Greenlee's missing. David: There was no accident. Krystal: What do you mean? David: Greenlee didn't have to die anymore than Babe did. Krystal: If we hadn't moved that beam, then we would have lost Little A, too. David: Babe and Little A wouldn't have been in the state if it wasn't for Adam. He tricked J.R. into bringing them back to town, and Babe paid with her life. And Zach is no better. He kept jerking Kendall around, and now Greenlee is dead, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: When you were in the coma, I tried everything I could to get you back. But it wasn't working. I couldn't help you. Kendall: So, you helped yourself to Reese instead. Zach: She needed a friend. She needed someone to talk to. Kendall: She had Bianca. She didn't need you, too. Zach: Maybe I needed a friend. Maybe I needed someone to talk to, as well. I was watching you slipping away from me, every day. You were dying right in front of me. I just wanted to talk to somebody, and I thought I lost you. Kendall: That's the same justification I used with Aidan. Zach: Well, I didn't sleep with Reese. Kendall: Well, maybe you should have. Then we'd finally be even. Zach: This is not about being even, Kendall. I wouldn't do that because I wouldn't want to hurt you like that, because you, my family, there's nothing more important. And you're willing to throw all that away over a kiss. Kendall: A kiss. That "kiss" cost Greenlee everything. She would not have been on the road. I wouldn't have run her off, ok? No, no, you can tell all the lies that you want, but it won't change the fact that my best friend is dead, and I'm the one who killed her. [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Sinclair: Good news. I just spoke with Judge Adams, and he's so impressed with our progress that we've made. He's agreed to schedule a hearing to evaluate your competency. Annie: When? Dr. Sinclair: Tomorrow. After I present my findings to the court, you'll be declared fit to stand trial for Richie's murder. With a taped confession, the district attorney should have no problem getting a conviction. I sincerely hope you've enjoyed your time here at Oak Haven. Pretty soon, it'll be nothing but a distant memory. What's the problem, Annie? Don't feel like talking? Annie: There's nothing left to say. Dr. Sinclair: You don't want to tell me how you killed Greenlee? [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Thanks for coming. Amanda: After last night, I -- I just had to be here. J.R.: You know, it wasn't too long ago I was in Ryan's place, hoping that Babe would somehow pull through. And when reality hit, everything just stopped -- my mind, my heart, my entire world. You know, if it wasn't for Little A -- Amanda: Thank God Ryan has Emma and Spike. J.R.: They're going to help him pull through. But he's going to need somebody else to lean on. And, sure, I had Krystal and Tad and Colby. But the person that helped me out the most was you. You've been such a good friend to me. And you're going to make an even better mother. Our baby is one lucky -- [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Are you sure it's such a good idea for you to be seeing patients when your mind is obviously elsewhere? Jake: Yeah, you got a pen? I -- I can't just hang around and do nothing. My mind keeps thinking about Greenlee in the water, so I -- [Jake sighs] Jake: What a crap night. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: I'm so sorry about Greenlee. David: She was the love of my brother's life. When Leo died, a piece of us all did. Same with Babe. I'm beginning to wonder if there's anything left. There's been so much loss. Everyone -- everyone I ever cared about has been taken away -- my brother, my daughters. And now the Chandlers want me to stay away from Little A. That boy is the only family I have left. Krystal: It's not true. You have me. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Jack, where do you think you're going? Jack: I'm going out to find my daughter. Erica: But, Jack, look, you were up all night. You came in here soaking wet and freezing cold. Why don't you just give your body a chance to warm back up again? Jack: I'll be fine. Erica: No, Jack, you're exhausted. Jack: Look, Erica, I appreciate your concern, I do. But I don't have time for this. Ryan and Jesse -- they have a boat, and I need to get to it, ok? Erica: But you heard what Jesse said. He said it's way too dangerous to even be out on the river. Jack: Do you think I care about the danger, Erica? My daughter's out there. She might be dead. The least I can do is bring her in from the cold, don't you think? [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Sinclair: Talk to me. Greenlee's death must be weighing on you. Annie: But Greenlee's not dead. You're just saying that to confuse me. Dr. Sinclair: I know you killed her, just like you killed Richie. Annie: No. Dr. Sinclair: Yes. Greenlee was going to marry Ryan, take your place in his new life, become Emma's new mother, and you couldn't have that. Annie: I didn't -- I didn't hurt Greenlee. Dr. Sinclair: You were in Connecticut. Aidan found you near the inn where she was staying. Annie: I wanted to see Emma. I had to say goodbye. Dr. Sinclair: Greenlee lost control and crashed off an embankment. You cut her brakes, didn't you? Made sure she couldn't slow down when she took that turn. Annie: No, no. Dr. Sinclair: You wanted to get Greenlee out of the way, and now she's dead. Do you think Ryan will ever forgive you? [SCENE_BREAK] [Thunder] Ryan: Jesse, I don't -- I don't care if I got to rent my own boat to get back on the water. I got to get back out there. We got to keep looking. We got to try and find her. Jesse: Ryan, Ryan. I told you, no boats on the water until this front passes. Hey, listen to me. While we're waiting, take me back through what happened. Ryan: You saw the tracks. Zach was on the wrong side of the road, ok? He ran Greenlee off. That's why we're here. He caused all of this. Jesse: It was an accident. Dark roads, tight curve -- come on. He didn't -- he couldn't see this coming. Ryan: You don't get it. You don't -- you don't get it. Jesse -- Jesse: What, what, what? Ryan: This started a long time ago, ok? This started when he agreed to be that baby's father, and he didn't tell Kendall about it. Now he's lying to Bianca about nothing going on with Reese. Meanwhile, they're having an affair. Jesse: You're sure about this? Ryan: Yes. I walked in on them. That's why Greenlee was on the road -- because she was worried about Kendall. She didn't want her to hurt like that, so please, do me a favor and don't tell me that Zach didn't cause this, because he caused all of this. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: You're still here? Reese: Yeah, I wanted to check on you. David was pretty harsh back there. Zach: He didn't say anything that wasn't true. Reese: Well, you didn't bully Kendall into going to the wedding. She did that for Bianca. Zach: No, they had a deal. Just like we had a deal. Kendall shows up for the wedding, then you, Bianca, and the girls leave for Paris. Reese: Ok, so that's why Bianca said she wanted to go to France, because Kendall had a problem with me. Zach: Not just with you. Gabrielle. Every time she looks at the kid, she is reminded of the secret and the lies. Reese: But you're just trying to protect her. Zach: Yeah? How's that? By kissing you? [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: I guess we all needed to feel close to Babe today. J.R.: Yeah, well, we were just going. David: Amanda, how many of your friends have to die before you wake up? Being with the wrong man can be fatal. Amanda: Being with J.R. did not get Babe killed. Standing in the wrong place during a tornado did. David: Babe wouldn't have been in Pine Valley if it wasn't for the Chandlers. J.R.: What are you talking about? We were subpoenaed. We didn't have a choice. David: There's always a choice, Junior. You made the wrong one. And now we're all living with the consequences. Krystal: It was an accident, David. They happen all the time. David: Yeah, right. Some happier than others. Kind of like your pregnancy -- not planned, but still very much wanted. [Pager beeps] David: I have to get back to the hospital. Krystal: Yeah. I'm going to stay and just spend a little time with Babe. David: All right. J.R.: Yeah, we should get going, too. Come on. Krystal: J.R., I -- I really wanted to talk to you. Could you -- could you give us a few minutes? Amanda: Yeah. I'll see you back at the house. J.R.: Whatever you have to say, I don't want to hear it. I'm sure it'll just be David doing the talking, or the pills that he's got you hooked on. Krystal: J.R., I just need a few minutes of your time, ok? If you can't do it for me, could you just please do it for Babe? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Listen to me. I know what you're going through. I've been where you are, with Josh. I mean, all I could see was the pain in him, and all I could do was just put my arms around him and reassure him. Jack: I came into Greenlee's life kind of after the fact, the way you did with Josh. I just -- well, we got to a good place. I just thought we'd have years to make up for the time we'd lost. Erica: And you will. Jack: Erica, she's been out there so long now. Erica: But Bianca was right. Greenlee is a fighter. Nobody knows that better than I do. I've gone up against her a bazillion times. Believe me, she never backs down, she never gives up, and neither should you. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: How are you feeling? Kendall: Not as good as you. Bianca: That bad, huh? Kendall: Spare me any tears. Bianca: What? Kendall: This all worked out perfect for you, didn't it? With Greenlee missing, now you don't have to make up a reason to stay in town. Bianca: That's why you ran out before the wedding. You overheard me and Reese telling Mom that we weren't going back to Paris. Kendall: We had a deal. Bianca: I was going to tell you. Kendall: You were going to tell me? Like you told me about the baby? Or -- or told me about Zach being the father? My God, Bianca, what is it about the truth that is so hard for everyone? Bianca: Ok, you want the truth? I know why Greenlee was going back to the chapel. Kendall: So do I. Bianca: You do? Kendall: Yeah. She was the only one willing to be honest. She was going to confront Zach and slam him with the truth about what he did with your new wife. You knew there was something going on. Bianca: No. Kendall: Oh, God, yes! Bianca, Greenlee told me about the test. You had doubts, and you went ahead and you married Reese anyway? What the hell is wrong with you? Bianca: I honestly believed she loved me. Kendall: Well, you should never believe another word out of Reese's mouth. It's lies -- every last word. [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: Look, the rehearsal dinner was not my finest hour either, all right? I was hurt, I was drunk, I made a complete fool of myself. Zach: Nothing to do with being drunk. I wasn't drunk. I was completely sober. I wanted to kiss you. Reese: No, it was -- it was a mistake. It -- come on, it's over. No one ever has to know. Zach: They know. Ryan saw us together. He told Greenlee. Reese: What? Zach: That's why she was coming to the chapel. He told her we were sleeping together. Reese: What? It was -- it was a kiss. Nothing happened. Zach: Nothing will happen. What was I thinking, moving you and the kid into the house? It just -- that doesn't make any sense. Reese: Well, I don't know. Maybe there had been a tornado, and you needed some help. Zach: That tornado caused a lot of damage, but nothing compared to what our friendship has caused. It's got to end. It's got to end now. [SCENE_BREAK] [Thunder] Jesse: Looking for something specific? Aidan: Ryan said the bike was brand-new. Jesse: It was an early wedding present. Aidan: Did Greenlee have any trouble on the way up here? Jesse: No, it ran fine. Why? Aidan: Could be a manufacturing wire. You know, a loose wire, a missing bolt. I mean, that would explain why Greenlee couldn't stay on the road. Jesse: The tire tracks indicate that Zach overshot the turn. He came around the corner in the wrong lane. Greenlee swerved to miss him. Aidan: So the deputies went over the rest of the bike. They find any evidence that it had been tampered with? Jesse: What are you saying, that this wasn't an accident? Officer: The dive team found something about three miles downstream. Jesse: Ryan. Come here, you're going to want to hear this. Did you find Greenlee? Officer: No, but we did find this caught between some rocks. Was it hers? [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: J.R., I'm happy for you. I really am. I am. I'm glad that you're moving on. I'm glad that you're building a new life, because I know that's what Babe would want. I just want to make sure that you're doing it for the right reasons. J.R.: We're having a baby. Krystal: Is that a reason to be with somebody? I mean, Tad and I got married for the sake of the kids, and look how that turned out. J.R.: I'm surprised you're not pushing for a proposal. Yeah. I see the way David looks at Amanda. And I know you do, too. I mean, that's where all this concern is coming from, right? Yeah. You're worried he's going to run off with Amanda, and you're not going to have anything left. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: What the hell are you doing? David: Well, I was just about to go save a man's life before his aorta ruptures. So if you don't mind -- Amanda: What was that? Back at the grave, making digs about my unborn baby? David: That wasn't a dig, it was a point in fact. There's a chance that child might be mine. If it is, I will be a part of its life. Amanda: I told you, J.R. is the father. David: Hmm, right, until the DNA test proves otherwise. Amanda: It won't. So back off. David: You can relax, Amanda. Your flawed little family is safe, at least for now. But if you don't deliver me Little A, J.R.'s going to find out that I paid you to help get him drunk. Baby or not, you will end up on the street. Amanda: I can't get you access to Little A if J.R. doesn't trust me to be alone with him. David: The clock is ticking, Amanda. Make it happen, before your life implodes. [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Sinclair: You are so clever. You're more clever than people give you credit for. You wanted to get rid of Greenlee, and you even made it look like an accident. Annie: What? No. I -- I didn't do anything. Dr. Sinclair: Oh, so you just happened to be in Connecticut on Greenlee's wedding day. It's no coincidence that she didn't make it to the chapel. Annie: Ask Aidan, ok? He was there. He'll tell you, I didn't hurt Greenlee. Dr. Sinclair: No, no, no. Annie: Ah. Dr. Sinclair: Aidan's gone. You're on your own now, Annie. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: I warned her. I told her that you weren't worth it. But she blew our life apart anyway. Greenlee loved you, Ryan, and this is how you repay her? This is how you protect her! [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: I just checked on your wife. She could use some rest. Zach: Thanks, man. Jake: Why don't you go on home and get some rest yourself? Zach: I'm going to go see my wife. Jake: Well, that's the thing, Zach. She doesn't want to see you. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Greenlee. What are you doing here? Greenlee: I came to say goodbye. Kendall: No, please. Please don't go. Please. I'm so sorry. I did this. I did this to you. This is my fault. I hurt you. Greenlee: None of this was your fault. Kendall: Yes, it is. I wasn't paying attention, and Zach and I were fighting, and he told me to pull over. Why didn't I listen? Greenlee: Zach loves you, Kendall. Hold on to that. Never forget how much. Kendall's voice: Greenlee? Greenlee! [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: Hey. Bianca. Did they -- did they find Greenlee? Bianca: No. Reese: Honey, I'm -- I'm so -- Bianca: Don't you dare touch me.

At Oak Haven, Aidan quickly hides when he sees an orderly. When the orderly leaves, Aidan gets Annie and takes her to her room only to be confronted by Dr. Sinclair, who awaits in Annie's room. Zach visits Kendall at Pine Valley Hospital. Kendall asks Zach had Greenlee been found. Kendall blames herself for Greenlee's death. David comes into Kendall's room and demands to know what is going on that her heart beat and blood pressure is up so. At the inn in Connecticut, Erica gives Bianca some chamomile tea to help her sleep Jesse, Jack and the other police officers come back into the inn. Jack lets Erica and Bianca know that Greenlee hadn't been found. Jesse tells Ryan that the police had gone from rescue to recovery. Dr. Sinclair shows Aidan the newspaper picture of Greenlee and that she is missing. Aidan rushes out of Oak Haven. Reese arrives at the hospital to check on Kendall and if Greenlee had been found. David comes out of Kendall's room. David blames Zach for Greenlee's death and for Kendall being in the hospital. Zach orders Reese to go. Ryan begs Jesse to find Greenlee. Ryan lets Bianca know that Zach had slept with Reese. Kendall realizes the bond between Zach and Reese because of Gabrielle. Bianca lets Erica know that Ryan had seen Zach and Reese together. Aidan arrives at the inn to help find Greenlee. Krystal comes to the hospital to tell David about Greenlee. Dr. Sinclair sets up a competency hearing for Annie for the next day. Dr. Sinclair asks Annie how had she killed Greenlee.

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Tad: What the hell is this? [Jake snores] Tad: Yes, yes -- "It's datermater.com, the one-stop love shop, filling voids and discriminating hearts for over six months." [Tad laughs] Jake: What are you doing? Tad: What do you mean, what am I doing? What are you doing? Jake: Oh, I was doing some research. Tad: Yeah, research, huh? Like a scientific experiment? Is that why you added two inches to your height? Jake: I did not. Would you shut that off, please? Tad: This is awesome. [Laptop sounds] Tad: Hey, hey, they're paging you. Ah, the love shop, for Dr. Martin. Jake: Shut it off, Tad, or die! Tad: Paging Dr. Martin. Jake: Shut it off -- you know what? Don't shut it off. I don't care what you do. You want to humiliate me? Go ahead, humiliate me. Tad: Ah, the hell you don't. Hey! [Tad laughs] Tad: You got a match! Jake: Give me that. Tad: No, no, no. Jake: I'm serious. Give that to me. Give it to me, give it to me. Give it to me, give it to me. Tad: This could be the woman of your dreams paging you. Jake: Stop it! Tad: Even as we speak. [SCENE_BREAK] Brot: Hey, good morning, beautiful. Taylor: Morning, beautiful. [SCENE_BREAK] Pete: I don't mean to be blunt, but you don't look so good. Amanda: Thanks, Pete. Pete: Do you need some help with that? [Amanda sighs] Amanda: Notice the wheels? Pete: No -- I mean, you're a complete Goddess, but even Goddesses come down with the flu. I could maybe call your doctor? [Amanda chuckles] Pete: Is that funny? Amanda: I've got one too many doctors in my face. It's a long story. I'm not sick. I'm homeless. Never lease your yacht to people who actually might sail away in it. Pete: But the Chandlers? Amanda: They gave me the boot last night. Pete: I know how that boot feels. Adam: You having a little pity party with the office boy, are you? Pete: If office boy had super powers, I'd swoop in here -- Adam: Make yourself scarce or I will have you for breakfast. All right, I'll take care of the Erica situation. You can tend with your mess. J.R.: Can I talk to you downstairs? Adam: Where's Erica? Erica: Pete, can you fix my desktop, please? Uh, yes, yes. Well, you know, I will look into this, and then I'll get back to you by the end of the day. Exactly. Adam: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Erica: Hey, hey, hey -- what are you doing? Adam. Adam: I don't care if it's King Tut calling from his sarcophagus. You have been lying to me about my investment. Erica: Adam, I told you that is not true. Adam: No, no, lies, all of them. No, the money's gone. I know that you've robbed me blind. And no one gets away with that, Erica. Not even you. [SCENE_BREAK] David: All right, my beautiful bride-to-be, time to rise and shine. Krystal: Get away from me. David: What's the matter? Krystal: Your hands are like ice. Where were you, the mausoleum? David: Well, I'm sorry to inform you this, but the entire house is in deep freeze. The power is out in the whole neighborhood. Krystal: Well, when's it coming back? David: I couldn't get an answer. They said families with infants and children are first on the list. Krystal: Oh, I guess Jenny doesn't count, huh? David: Jenny counts. You hear me? She's going to be with us someday. That little girl is going to be a huge part of our lives. Krystal: Not if Tad has anything to say about it. David: Well, little by little, he'll come around. Krystal: I don't think so. David: I know so. So why don't we focus on one miracle at a time, shall we? Krystal: Yeah, like getting married in a house with heat and light? David: Ok, well, let me see what I can do. Come here. Oh, is that warmer? [Both chuckle] Krystal: Getting there. David: So, what do you say we have a beautiful wedding with a roaring fire, dozens of candles, hmm? Krystal: Oh. David: That would be incredibly romantic. Krystal: Yeah, incredibly romantic, and me in a couple of sweaters and a big fat coat. I'll look like a tugboat instead of a bride. David: Oh, boy, you are a tough customer. Krystal: I used to be. Not so much anymore. David: Yeah, well, now you can let your guard down, knowing I got your back. Krystal: Hmm. Is that why I feel like I'm turning into somebody else? David: Hey, you are not turning into anyone else. You know exactly who you are. Don't ever say that. If it weren't for you, I'd be a very lonely man right now, and I'd be completely lost. Krystal: But you're not? David: No, I'm not. Because I've finally found my soul mate. I found her one beautiful night a very long time ago. And like a fool, I let her slip away for a lifetime. Krystal: Well, I was just a young, naive girl that suddenly became a mother. David: Hmm. Yeah. Our golden girl, huh? I can feel her right now. Krystal: Can you really? David: Yeah, I can. She's happy for us, Krystal. I'm sure of it. She wants you to be happy, too. Can you see her smile, hmm? Can you feel her light? Hey, be happy, Krystal. Be happy. This is finally our time. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: I gave all David's money back, and I couldn't go through with the job. I -- I didn't want to help you wreck your life because I -- J.R.: Because you figured I'd do that on my own, right? Amanda: No. J.R., Please listen to me. That's not what I'm saying. I really, really -- Will you just give this a rest, ok? We've been through this. Amanda: And then what? J.R.: Then we make peace. Amanda: You'd do that? J.R.: Yes. But on my own terms. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Adam, Fusion is still a very sound investment. Adam: I need my money now, Erica. Erica: Well, maybe you should have thought of that before you intentionally brought our Bella fragrance down. Don't forget, if it weren't for me, you would be in the federal penitentiary. Doing what you did, poisoning consumer products -- that is a criminal act. So, if you're destitute, I could still arrange to get you a cell. Adam: More threats, eh? Um, go ahead. I dare you. Erica: Well, maybe your friend Reese will visit you in jail, but don't depend on that because she's not very loyal. Adam: You don't know anything about my relationship with Reese. Erica: Well, I know that you do nothing from kindness, so obviously, you're using her as much as she's using you. Adam: Oh, this from the consummate user. Erica: Well, then there's always Amanda, isn't there? You'll continue to feed and clothe her until the baby is born. Adam: Amanda is out as of last night. Erica: Really? That's a very interesting choice. Adam: Well, what are you waiting for? Call the FBI. Call the CIA. Have justice served. Incarcerate me. Erica: Believe me, Adam, I would love to -- [Erica hangs up phone] Erica: But I'm not finished with you yet. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: What is all this? J.R.: It's a standard legal agreement. Nothing complicated. Just give it a sign, hmm? Amanda: Oh, J.R., I didn't sleep all night. I couldn't read a menu. You're going to have to break it down for me. J.R.: It makes provisions for the baby. Amanda: Provisions, like what, child support? J.R.: Support and primary custody. Amanda: Primary custody for you or for me? J.R.: I want to raise this baby on my own. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: I don't know. If it was my choice, I'd choose Poochie. Jake: What you don't seem to understand is that Pamela and her dog, Poochie, are a team. They come as a set. Tad: No, I understand. I got that part. You know, what I'm saying is maybe that's not such a bad deal. Look at him, he's adorable. It says he's loyal, he's energetic. Jake: Yeah. Tad: Housebroken -- that's more than I can say for you. It's a pit bull mix, you know, it's interesting. Jake: And also, Poochie's probably the only male creature that she's loved in a very long time. It doesn't say a lot for Pamela's potential. Tad: You really are bitter, you know that? Maybe she's just a challenge. Jake: Yeah, maybe she's a dog. Maybe she's a dog. Maybe she's got three heads on her. Why would a person put a picture of a dog instead of her own picture? Tad: Oh, I don't know. Maybe she's shy, you know. Maybe she's got a little character. Jake: You sound like you understand this woman. Maybe you should date her. Tad: Oh, no, no, no, no, you're not going to turn this around. Jake: You're single. Tad: It doesn't matter. You know what? She can walk in here and be God's gift to mankind, and it wouldn't matter. She'd take one look at you in your squalor and go bolting out of here like a sprinter. Jake: A man's got to eat. I will clean it up. Tad: No, no, no, it's not a question of eating. Kathy: I can't find my plastic man! I can't find my plastic man. Tad: Honey, it's ok, it's ok. We'll find your plastic man after breakfast. Kathy: I need him now! Tad: Why do you need him now? Kathy: I need him, I need him! Tad: All right, fine. Remember the rule -- no whining before breakfast, all right? I'll look for plastic man, and Uncle Jake is going to fix your breakfast. Jake: Yeah, I'll fix it. I'm going to fix breakfast. Come on, let's go. Let's go eat. Come on, let's go. Kathy: Are we getting a dog? Jake: Uh-oh. Kathy: Are we getting a puppy? [Jenny cries] Kathy: Please, Daddy, can we? Tad: We'll talk about it later. Jake: We're going to eat breakfast is what we're going to do. That's what we're going to do right now. Kathy: I want to get a puppy today. [Tad mumbles] Tad: Ah, it's -- it's ok, baby. It's all right. Your Uncle Jake will be right up. Jake: No, your Uncle Jake is not going to be right up. I'm fixing breakfast. Tad: I'll fix breakfast. You go on up, ok? Jake: She's not used to me picking her up yet. Tad: Oh, you know what? It's never going to get better with that kind of attitude. Kathy: Say we can get the puppy. Please, Daddy. Tad: I -- we'll talk about it later, ok, honey? We'll talk about it later. [Jenny cries] Tad: Coming! Perfect. I found your plastic man, baby. Here you go. Jake: That's good. Uh, all right, so what -- what should I make? How -- how's oatmeal? Kathy: That's a silly name for a dog. [Jenny cries] Tad: Coming! Jake: Ok, I guess I won't make oatmeal. I'll make -- what should I do? What should I make? Tad: You should get on the phone. Dial 1-800-Mary Poppins. Jake: All right, let's eat. Let's eat some breakfast. Let's go. Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Brot: Here we go. Breakfast, breakfast, breakfast! Taylor: I know what it is. Can I look now? Brot: No, no, you have to guess. Taylor: Bagels, right? Brot: No. All right, go ahead -- look. Taylor: The American special -- Brot and Taylor style. Brot: That's right. Saltines with jam. Taylor: Wait, wait, wait -- you found raspberry. Brot: It was definitely a lot easier than Baghdad, for sure. [Taylor laughs] Taylor: And take-out coffee. Brot: Well, that wasn't hard either because there was a coffee shop right across the street, which makes it a lot easier. Trust me. Taylor: But this is our special breakfast exactly. See, this is why I love you. Brot: Ah, you're so easy to please. [Taylor laughs] Brot: No wonder why you never gave up on me after I kept pushing you away. Taylor: Because I'm not easy to get rid of. That's why. Brot: You're telling me. You'd been more than patient. Taylor: I'm stubborn as a mule. You know it. And I did my fair share of pushing back. Brot: And look where it got us. Taylor: It got us back where we are at our best. And we still are. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Not another cent will you get from me. Erica: I don't need your money, Adam. Money, money, money -- is that all you think about? Adam: Well, it comes in handy if you're trying to run a business. Erica: Without a strategy, you just run aground. Adam: Oh, this strategy you keep talking about -- that's something that you're doing on your lonesome? I mean, Amanda and Pete and maybe the little porn girl -- I've forgotten her name -- can't wait. Erica: Well, actually -- see, you've just put your finger on the problem. What I need is someone as bright and talented as I am, shoulder-to-shoulder, side- by-side. Adam: You're not suggesting -- Erica: Yes, I am. Come on. You haven't lost your swagger, have you, Adam? I've never known the brave Adam Chandler to shrink from a dare. [Adam laughs] [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: The baby will want for nothing. He'll have the best schools, a loving older brother, a warm extended family, Tad and his kids. Amanda: So just sign him away? J.R.: You'll have liberal visitations. Look, it's a win-win situation for you. We could put everything in our past and put this child first. Amanda: To be raised by you and your father. J.R.: By me. Maybe you need some time to think about this. Amanda: I know what I think. Go to hell. [SCENE_BREAK] David: All right, so this is where we'll say our vows, right in front of the fireplace, while you look luminescent as my bride. Krystal: It just -- it just seems so bare. David: What else do you want? Krystal: Babe, Jenny, Little A. David: Babe will always be with us. The rest, we'll work on. Krystal: I just -- I guess I just sort of feel a little bit off-kilter, you know? It's freezing cold. This empty house. David: It's not empty. We live here. Dr. Hayward and the love of his life. Krystal: Am I really? David: How could you even doubt that? Krystal: I don't know. I guess I just probably need a little warm milk. David: You need to stir up your courage? Is that it? Krystal: No, I'm -- I'm not scared. David: All right. Look, why don't you go see your daughter, ok? We don't want Tad getting all bent out of shape because you're late. Krystal: You're right. You're right. [Krystal chuckles] Krystal: You're always right. David: Hurry back to me, ok? Hi, it's Hayward. Did you follow my instructions? So Amanda's yacht sailed off without her? Great job. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: You throw me out so I'm homeless and then go in for the kill? J.R.: No one is being killed here, Amanda. Don't get hysterical. Amanda: I am not hysterical. I'm furious! You are just like your father. You are a power freak and control freak. J.R.: Oh, my -- you know, I could say a few things about your family. Amanda: I am not my mother. I am not insane. J.R.: Well, you're acting pretty crazy right now. Amanda: I can raise this baby by myself. I don't need your help! [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: So you're admitting you can't run this ship without me? Erica: No, not at all. I am merely offering you the opportunity to step in on a temporary basis and help save this company. Adam: Yes, these turn-around things that you're talking about -- are they on paper or just in your head? Ah. Mm-hmm, that's -- that's nice. Yes. Oh. Not bad. Erica: Ah, good, I knew it. I knew you were going to like this. Oh, Adam, there is so much more. Adam: Uh-huh. Oh, staff cuts. Good, that's good. Erica: Well, it's regrettable but necessary. I haven't exactly decided on who I'm going to cut yet. Amanda: You son of a bitch! You think I'm a total moron or just a spineless wimp? J.R.: No, you're a single mother who I simply think is not equipped to take care of a kid. Amanda: Oh, you have got some incredible nerve. You know that? I am going to fix my mess of a life for this baby. To hell with you. I don't need you! Erica: Amanda, Amanda, what is going on here? This is a place of business, Amanda, not a place for personal knockdown-drag-outs. Adam: Yeah, Erica has made some staff cuts -- trimming the fat, so to speak. And you're a clear first choice for downsizing. Erica: Adam, staff cuts are strictly my choice alone. Amanda: Don't bother firing me. I quit. Erica: No, Amanda, I haven't made any decisions pertaining to you. Amanda: Well, now you don't have to. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Ginger? Let me get a Bloody Mary this morning. Ginger: You want an omelet with that? Jake: No thanks, Mom. Ginger: You bring out the nurturer in me. Jake: Mmm. Well, maybe later, then. About the omelet. Ginger: I just made an idiot of myself. Jake: No, no, I liked it. I liked it. Ginger: Hmm, it's ok. I know you blow off one woman every time you come in here. Jake: What? That can't be true. David: Just the man I was hoping to see. Jake: Listen, I am not working. I am not on call. So just -- just try to leave me alone, all right? David: I'm celebrating. Join me, please. Champagne for everyone, on me. Ginger: Ok. Here's your Mary. Jake: Thank you. What, did you win the mad scientist of the year award or something? David: No, actually, I'm getting hitched today. Jake: Hmm, well, hopefully, Krystal will come to her senses before it goes down. David: Thank you for your warm thoughts. I was going to ask you to stand up for me. Jake: Well, I'll stand up for you with the rest of the pall bearers on your funeral when you get killed by a lightning bolt. David: Hmm, nice. Sweetheart, you look terrible. Did the Chandlers throw you to the curb already? Amanda: I don't need the Chandlers any more than I need you. I don't have a job, a home, or a bank account, and I feel better than I have in forever because you can't get to me. David: Ah, really, really? Didn't I tell you that you have to be careful about these pregnancy hormones? I mean, at first, it's all smiles and sunshine until you wake up one day alone with a screaming baby in a one-room dive over a gas station somewhere. Jake: Shut up, Dave. David: No, no, no, wait a minute. I'm just giving her a dose of reality. You're certainly not going to do it. Amanda: Reality? You want reality, David? Here it is. You hired me to make an end run on J.R.'s little boy. I dropped the ball in the middle of the field. Your game's over. You lost. David: No, no, darling, my game's not over. Now yours and J.R.'s, on the other hand, well, kaput. Amanda: That doesn't matter to me as much as it did, ok? Because I can take care of this baby and myself. I always could. David: Hmm. Amanda: You won't get your child. David: My child? Babe is gone, Amanda. What child of mine are we talking about? So what child of mine am I not going to get? Amanda: Little Adam. David: Little Adam is my grandson, not my child. Amanda: You misunderstood. David: No, no, I heard you quite clearly. You were specifically referring to this child -- Amanda: You consider him yours. That's all I meant. Jake: All righty, ok. Enough insulting the pregnant woman, don't you think? Hey, let's go. Here. Amanda: I blew myself out of the water. Basically just announced that this baby's David's. Jake: No, no, I thought you covered nicely. Amanda: You think? Jake: I do. And don't worry. You got me and Frankie at the hospital also to, you know, take care of all the records. [Amanda sighs] Amanda: All my big talk. "I don't need anybody." So, now, it's back to square one. Start from scratch. Good thing the Pine Cone takes plastic. Jake: I don't think the Pine Cone is any place for you. Amanda: Well, it's my only option at the moment. Jake: No, it's not. No, it's not. Amanda: Well, oh, where are we going? Jake: We're not going to the Pine Cone. That's where we're not going. Amanda: Ok, well, "Not the Pine Cone" better be cheap. Jake: Ginger, put that on my tab. Ginger: You got it. David: To Amanda's unborn child. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Wow. [Tad chuckles] Tad: Listen, honey, I -- I owe you an apology. Jenny had a really bad night. She's up there. She's out cold. But, you know, you look really nice. We don't you come on in? I can make us some lunch. We can hang out, you know, until she's conscious again. Krystal: I can't, I can't. Tad: Why? You got a meeting or something? Krystal: Or something, yeah. I'm getting married. Tad: To David? Krystal: Yes. Who else? Tad: Why? Krystal: Because I love David and he loves me. Tad: Why now? Krystal: Why not? Tad: He get you pregnant? You two out there trying to come up with another Babe? [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Erica had every right to fire Amanda. Erica: I didn't fire her. She fired herself. Adam: Well, why do you care? She -- she tried to ruin you. J.R.: She brought me back from the edge. Adam: No. Hayward paid her to push you over the edge. Erica: Is that true? J.R.: She gave the money back. She stopped me from drinking. Adam: For how long? Erica: Why did she run out of here so furious? J.R.: I asked her to sign over custody of the baby. Adam: You really think that Amanda would hand over your baby for free? J.R.: Amanda's not going to hand over the baby at all. Adam: Are you really that naive? Ah. Oh. Erica: Adam, what have you done? [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: You can never replace one child with another. How dare you suggest that I could re-create Babe? Tad: I'm just trying to figure this out. Krystal: What is there to figure? I love David the way I never was in love with you. Tad: Define "love." Go on, give it a shot. Or should I? I mean, does your heart pound? Does your pulse race? Do you get that knot in your stomach? You know, you feel like if you don't see him soon, you're just going to die? What's the difference between that and a junkie who's desperate for a next fix? Krystal: If you don't know, I feel sorry for you. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: What are you doing? More debris? Like we need more debris? Amanda: That's my debris. Jake: Ok, mouth? Tad: Ok, what? Kathy: Daddy, Daddy! Tad: Hey, sugar. Kathy: Ms. Cohen says some dogs can learn to use the potty. If we find one like that, can we get it? Tad: No, honey, we're still trying to train your uncle. [Jenny cries] Amanda: Oh, you know, now looks like a bad time. Tad: Honey, there's no such thing as a good time. It's like this 24/7, believe me. Amanda: The last thing you need is me. Jake: No, stop. We have a room for you. It's going to be good, and we were just talking about that we could use a woman's touch around here. Weren't we saying that? Tad: Yeah, as a matter -- in fact, we were. Jake: That's right. Tad: Amanda, I'll tell you what. You're more than welcome, if you can take it. Amanda: I'm pretty sure I would love it here. Do you want me to check on Jenny? Jake: Oh, yes, please. Tad: Would you? Amanda: Yeah. Kathy: Do you like dogs? Amanda: I love dogs. You want to come with me to check on Jenny? Kathy: Ok. Amanda: Come on, Kathy. Jake: Them checking on Jenny -- that's good. What? Tad: What was this about? Jake: The prince of darkness, David Hayward. You're not going to believe what he did this time. [SCENE_BREAK] David: Hey. Krystal: Hey. David: Sweetheart, there's something I'd like you to do for me. You remember my attorney, Jay Stark. Jay drafted up a prenup for us to sign. Nothing out of the ordinary. Just standard stuff. Krystal: What's "standard stuff"? David: Nothing crazy, just protecting my heirs, in case we divorce. Krystal: Little A needs protection against me? David: Of course not. Krystal: Do you have any other heirs that I don't know about? David: Well, not now, but anything is possible. Krystal: What's that supposed to mean? David: Well, come on, Krystal. I didn't even know that I had a daughter until Babe was 20 years old. And we could still have a child if we wanted to, right? Krystal: I -- I better -- I better read this thing. David: You know, I understand your desire to do that, but there really isn't a lot of time. The minister's on his way right now, and I don't think we want to postpone this, do we? [Krystal exhales sharply then signs the papers] [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Thanks, Petey. Ok. Adam: Oh, um. Erica: Hmm, yeah, oh, Adam, I'm sorry. I know this is the hardest thing in the world to hear, but you can't manage J.R.'s life. Unfortunately, you can't lock up grown children and stop them from making mistakes. Believe me. I've tried and tried and tried. It only makes matters worse. Adam: So -- so what do I do? Erica: You do what you do best. Turn red ink into black. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Hi. Taylor: Hi. Tad: Hey, I was wondering how you felt about a late lunch. Taylor: Wow. Normally, I really like a late lunch, but I actually had a late breakfast. Tad: Yeah, I sort of see that. Taylor: Come on in. Tad: Oh, thanks. Um, clearly, my timing sucks, so, uh -- Brot: No, not -- not at all. It's good to see you. Have a seat. Tad: Uh -- no, I don't think so. You know what? I'll definitely take a rain check on that one, and definitely, I'll -- I'll call next time, ok? So you guys just, you know, au revoir. Brot: Well, see you soon. Tad: Ok, bye. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Oh, yeah. Very, very solid work here. Erica: So, do I have a partner? Adam: Yeah. Um -- [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: So we've got the rest of the day. What should we do with it? Brot: I was thinking undercover ops. [Taylor chuckles] Taylor: Sounds serious. Brot: Damn straight, it does. Taylor: Don't we kind of need music for this? Brot: Shh, shh, shh. Don't you hear it? Taylor: Now I think I do. [Brot chuckles] [SCENE_BREAK] Minister: The union of husband and wife, in heart, body, and mind, is intended by God for their mutual joy. For the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity. And when it is God's will, for the procreation of children, and their nurture in the knowledge and love of the Lord. The lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul. Krystal: All my life, I stumbled through my life with half a heart and half a soul. I didn't know anything was missing, until I opened myself up to you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: We need another A. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal's voice: I never knew I could want anyone as much as I want you. I never knew I could need anybody as much as I need you. David: We lost a lifetime together, Krystal. We lost our beautiful, loving daughter. But I promise you, the days of losing are over. This is our time in the sun. We deserve to be more than happy. We deserve to be golden. And we will be. I, David, take you, Krystal, to be my lawfully wedded wife. Krystal: I, Krystal, take you, David, to be my lawfully wedded husband. [SCENE_BREAK] [Bottle smashes] [J.R. inhales sharply] J.R.: Give me another bottle. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: You all right? Amanda: I'm spotting. [SCENE_BREAK] Minister: I now pronounce you husband and wife. David: Now you're mine.

Tad catches Jake surfing a dating website and teases him about it. Amanda tells Petey that she was kicked out by the Chandlers. Amanda tells J.R. that she gave David his money back. J.R. wants her to sign away custody of her child to him, so she gets angry and tells him off. Adam pressures Erica about the money she lost. Erica threatens to go to the police with his tainting the Bella fragrance, so he calls her bluff and tells her to go ahead. Erica agrees to make cuts at Fusion if Adam works with her; Amanda quits when Adam suggests Erica fire her. Erica advises Adam not to try to run J.R.'s life. Jake and Tad have a hard time coping with Kathy.

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[PREVIOUSLY_ON] Simone: If you can't be in sync with us, then I think it's probably best if you go home. Tad: I owe you an apology for that kiss. Liza: Yeah, I'm still trying to figure it out. Mia: He had an affair? Alison: I'm looking for Jake? Chris: Jackson was just telling me why we shouldn't get married. [SCENE_BREAK] Chris: Erica? Erica: How could you, Jackson? Jack: Erica, calm down. Erica: Don't you tell me to calm down. Jack: It's not what you think it is. Erica: Then what is it, Jack? What did you tell Chris? [SCENE_BREAK] Waitress: Can I get you anything? Alison: Excuse me. Waitress: Yeah? Alison: I'm meeting Dr. Martin -- Jake. Has he been seated? Waitress: I'm sorry, he isn't here yet. Alison: I'm a few minutes early. I'll just wait. Mia: Oh, there's no need. You're right on time. [SCENE_BREAK] Mover: Is here good? Lysistrata: Yeah, that's perfect. You know, sweetie, you need to lift with your legs more, and you -- you need to wear tighter pants. Mover: Yes, ma'am. Lysistrata: Here. Thank you, fellas. Ah. Ok. Tad: Hola? Lysistrata: You're early. I like that. Shows initiative, a desire to confront things head-on. That's good. Unless it's a compulsion. Then that's not so good. Tad: Punctuality's a compulsion? Lysistrata: Can be in certain people. Now, why don't you lie down, make yourself comfortable. Tad: No. No, thanks, I'm not here -- Lysistrata: Listen, this is never going to work if you don't listen to me. Lie down! Tad: Ok. Fine. Have it your way. Lysistrata: Excellent. We're off to a good start. Tad: Glad to hear it. Lysistrata: Ok, why don't you tell me why you're here. Tad: I'm here to ask you out. Lysistrata: Oedipus issue. Tad: No, I'm asking you out, not my mother. Lysistrata: Denial. Tad: What denial? You told me to call you. I figured you wanted me to ask you out. Lysistrata: What? You. Tad: Yeah, me. [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: That was a great practice, guys. I'll catch you guys later. Hey, Laurie. [Laurie sighs] Jamie: What is it? Laurie: Nothing. Really, it's nothing. Jamie: You can tell me. Laurie: You'll think I'm stupid. Jamie: No, I won't, I swear. Laurie: I just want to run away and never come back. Jamie: Hey, you don't mean that. Laurie: Yes, I do. Jamie: Is it ok if I -- can I? [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: That was JR's principal. Liza: Is he in trouble? Adam: Well, to actually be in trouble, you have to show up. He hasn't been in school for a week. Liza: Well, how's that possible? I mean, I see him every morning as I'm going to work. Adam: Obviously, that's for our benefit. Liza: Where is he now? Adam: I don't know. No one has seen him since last night. Liza: Ok, uh, maybe he's with Jamie, or Laurie. We can call Tad's. Adam: No, I'm calling the police. Liza: No, don't do that. Adam: My son is missing. Liza: You don't know that. Adam: Can you tell me where he is? Liza: Adam, I'm just asking you not to jump until we can give this a chance. Are you listening? Please don't. Just stay out of this. Adam: No, if either of us should stay out of this, Liza, it's you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: You want to know what I said to Chris? I simply suggested that if he felt he couldn't trust you, then maybe he shouldn't marry you. Erica: I beg your pardon. Just who do you think you are, Jackson? Chris: Erica, Erica, it is not his fault. I asked him the question and you walked in on his answer. Erica: You asked him if you should marry me? This is just so unbelievably humiliating. You are having doubts about marrying me, but you don't come to me? Do -- how do you think that makes me feel? Chris: Well, forgive me for being human, Erica. I needed somebody to talk to for a change, and I thought Jackson might give me some insight to the situation. Erica: Into whether you should marry me? Oh, my God. Chris, what's happened to us? How could you stop trusting me? Jack: Maybe he thinks he has reason not to. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I don't think this is a good idea. Look, I have better things to do with my time than connect the dots for you. Why don't you tell Jake I said Hi. Mia: Unless those better things have to do with explaining to the hospital administration board what you did with the chief of staff to improve your bedside manner, I think it would be wise for you to sit down and answer my questions. Could we get some menus over here? Think I'm working up an appetite. [SCENE_BREAK] Simone: Ah, thank you. Joni: Please, just let me help you. Simone: Oh, you just did, thanks. Now you can go. Joni: You know what I mean. I can get the school into Fusion if you just let me. Simone: You need a boyfriend, seriously, someone else other than myself that you can bug. Joni: I had one, Ok? Simone: Yeah, and where'd he go, crazy? Joni: No, my best friend stole him away from me. [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: Did JR do something to upset you? Laurie: No. I haven't seen him since the Fusion party, before Joni told him that we -- Jamie: Yeah. Laurie: You know. I call him, but he won't call me back, and he hasn't been in class all week. He's totally avoiding me. Jamie: JR shouldn't treat you like that. You don't deserve it. Laurie: Maybe I do after what I did. Jamie: Laurie, we kissed. That's it. Period. Laurie: Thanks. Jamie: Hey, at least you don't have to deal with Mr. Chandler anymore. Laurie: Harvard. God, I can't believe I actually thought that was going to solve anything. Jamie: You're smart enough to go on your own. You just don't need Mr. Chandler's money. Laurie: Jamie, if I don't qualify for financial aid, I can't even go to P.V.U. Jamie: You'll get financial aid, and I'm sure you'll get a bunch of academic scholarships, too. Laurie: I hope so. Without JR, college is, like, all I have left now. Jamie: That's not true. You still have me. [SCENE_BREAK] Liza: So now you're going to blame me for what's happened to JR? He doesn't want you solving his problems for him. Adam: Yeah, well, it's too late now. He's gone, and I don't know where he is, and I don't know how to find him, short of calling the police. Liza: Which is exactly what you shouldn't do. Adam, you should let him learn these lessons on his own. He needs you to be his father. He needs you to be there. When he's ready, he will come to you. Adam: It's the same damn thing! Liza: No, it's not! Are you listening to me? Adam: Oh, ok. All right, I think I'm getting it now. I am too controlling and too domineering and too overbearing, and why don't I just lie down and roll over and play dead like any other lap dog. Liza: So that's what you really think I'm asking you to do? Adam: Well, with all those ridiculous therapy sessions you had me going to, I don't know. I don't know, but you certainly don't seem to be addressing any of your faults. Liza: And trying to fix our marriage is a fault of mine? Adam: No, you're not trying to fix our marriage, you're trying to end it, and like with everything else that you fail at, you blame me for it! [SCENE_BREAK] Lysistrata: Uh, I thought you were a patient. Tad: Yeah, I get that a lot. Lysistrata: Oh. Tad: Must be the slightly lost look around my eyes. I'm not sure. Lysistrata: You feel lost? Tad: No, it's just a look. My eyebrows grow like this. I mean, not that I couldn't use a little couch time these days. Lysistrata: Hmm. So what do you want, a date or a session? Tad: A date? What, you mean, like, now? Lysistrata: Yeah, I've got some time. I thought you were my 5:00 an hour early. New patient, they're always early. Tad: No, no, no, seriously, thank you, but no. I'm just -- I just came here to ask you about dinner. Lysistrata: When? Tad: Now. Oh, uh -- I don't know, I figured sometime, you know, around dinnertime. Lysistrata: What's wrong with right now? Tad: You got a patient in an hour. Lysistrata: Um, actually, 55 minutes. Tad: Well, how much can you really get out of that? Lysistrata: Sweetie, the hour is for the patient, not for me, and you'd be surprised how much I can get out of that 55-minute session. Tad: I'll bet. Are you getting something out of me right now? Lysistrata: Uh-huh. Tad: Ok. I'll play. Fine. Just out of, you know, professional curiosity, what are you drawing so far? Lysistrata: Why are you so nervous? Tad: You're good. Lysistrata: I know. [Tad sighs] Tad: Well -- fine, you know, when in Rome -- uh, I guess I just never figured that I would be here again, you know? Not here in your office here, but here asking you, a woman, out on a date. Lysistrata: Don't you like women? Tad: Like you read about. Lysistrata: And when you look at me, do you -- well, do you see a woman? Tad: Why? Is there something under the dress I should know about? Lysistrata: Nope, but there's something you're hiding. Tad: Well, I don't want to brag. Lysistrata: Ha! Cute, using humor as a defense tactic. I've never seen that before. Tad: I pride myself on originality. Lysistrata: I want to know what you're not telling me, Tad, and until you do, this isn't a date, it's a session, and, incidentally, I'm on the clock. [SCENE_BREAK] Simone: Your best friend stole your boyfriend? Laurie? Um, Ok. Ok, so I can understand why you'd want to throw yourself into work as a distraction. Joni: So does that mean I can help? Simone: No. Joni: Why not? Simone: Oh, honey, I have already made a ton of stupid mistakes trying to get the public to notice Fusion, and involving you in a plan to break into the school is by far the worst. Joni: Well, we wouldn't breaking in, though. Simone: Oh, I can't think of anything more stupid than -- what is she doing here? [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: Shouldn't you be asking your fiancé these questions? Mia: If I had one I would, but I don't. Alison: You guys broke up? Mia: No, Jake left. There was no official breakup. Alison: He moved out of the apartment, just like that? Mia: No, he left town, just like that. Right after the party. Alison: What? Mia: Yeah. As my friend Kendall would say, he flat left me, you, his family, his friends. Alison: I thought I didn't see him around the hospital because we had conflicting schedules. Mia: All right, well, no such luck with that, huh? Alison: Why is this little meeting taking place? Mia: Jake can't answer the questions that I have. So that leaves you. Simone: Mia. Hi, honey. Are you out of your mind? [SCENE_BREAK] Laurie: Look, Jamie, you know I like you, I do, but as a friend, and until I talk to JR -- Jamie: Yeah, I know. Laurie: Because if there's even, like, the slightest chance -- Jamie: He doesn't deserve you. Laurie: Look, I have to go. I've got to talk to my dad about filling out those financial aid forms. Jamie: Sounds like a fun night. Do you want me to walk you home? Laurie: No, it's ok. Jamie: Ok. Well -- yeah. Sorry. I keep doing that. Laurie: It's ok. Really, it's all right. Bye. Jamie: See you. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: I'm telling you, I'm looking you square in the face and saying I am fine, you know? I am -- I am perfectly fine. I am somewhere around normal, even. Lysistrata: You know that saying, "there's no such thing as normal"? Tad: Sure. Lysistrata: Yeah, it's true. You yourself said you could use a little couch time. Tad: I was -- I was just being funny, you know, like trying to break the ice? Lysistrata: Yeah, yeah, again using humor as a defensive tactic. Tad: I'm not being defensive. Well, I am now, but, you know, I wasn't then, before. Lysistrata: Uh-huh. Before you were what? Tad: Being charming. Lysistrata: You like yourself. Tad: I'm a likeable guy. Lysistrata: You believe other people are just naturally drawn to you. Tad: Yeah, it's a blessing and a curse. Lysistrata: And the women in your life -- which do they think it is? Tad: What? Oh. Oh, I got it. I got it. Oh, my God, she told you about it, didn't she? Lysistrata: Uh -- Tad: Yeah, no, no, no, she came into this office, she laid down on your little Sigmund Freud knockoff here, and she -- would you stop writing for a second? She told you. Lysistrata: I'm sorry, I don't follow. Tad: Yes, you do. Liza told you about our kiss, didn't she? Tad: No, no, no, wait. You're not my doctor, you're my date. Lysistrata: You pay all of your dates? Tad: During a dry spell, and don't change the subject. You're busting me about Liza. That's what's going on here. Lysistrata: Tad, even if I wanted to -- Tad: Ok, fine, fine, if you don't want to talk about it, I will. Did she also happen to mention that she tracked me down and kissed me again? Lysistrata: She did what? [SCENE_BREAK] Liza: Let's just get one thing straight -- I don't want to be married to a yes man, but I will not be bullied. If this marriage fails, it will be both our faults. Adam: Liza, Liza -- I'm sorry. I -- you hit a nerve. Ok? I -- I know that I haven't been much of a father or a husband, not as I should have been, and you and JR are having to pay the price for it. It's -- it's a hard thing to live with. Liza: It could just be that JR needed some space. He's down at the carriage house, playing with Colby. I just think we should check before we jump to conclusions. Adam: Thank you. [Phone rings] Adam: Hello? Laurie: Mr. Chandler? It's Laurie Lewis. Adam: What do you want? Laurie: I just wanted to thank you, but I can't accept your offer to pay for me to go to Harvard. Adam: Is JR with you? Laurie: No, he's -- I don't know where he is. Adam: You don't know where JR is? Laurie: No. Adam: Put my son on the phone. I want to talk to him. Laurie: Mr. Chandler, I swear, JR's not here. I haven't seen him all week. Doug: Give me this. Adam: Laurie? [Phone disconnects] Adam: Hello? Damn. [Doorbell rings] Adam: Winifred! Why isn't anyone ever where they're supposed to be in this house? Oh, it's you. Jamie: Is JR home? Adam: Is JR home? Just how stupid do you kids think I am? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Look, Jackson is hardly objective about me. Chris: What are you talking about? He's one of your oldest friends. Erica: He's also one of my toughest critics. Jack: Well, no, I've also been known to praise you from time to time. Erica: Chris, the best one to talk to about me is me. You shouldn't be talking to Jackson about us. Chris: Well, he's the only one who's been willing to listen lately. Erica: What? Chris: Wait. Erica, look, what you two have I want for us. I mean, you don't have to ask one another questions because you instinctually know the answer. You're both on the same page. Jack: Well, I couldn't agree more. Chris: All I want is to make you happy. Erica: And you do. You do, Chris. Look, if I have some sort of an unspoken language with Jackson, it's just some historical thing. It doesn't mean anything anymore at all. Chris: Maybe I just love you too much. Erica: No. Chris: Yes. Because my kind of love can make a man crazy. Erica: What do you mean, crazy? Chris: I thought that there might have been a chance you were cheating on me. Erica: Look, Chris, you've got to stop this, ok? You got to stop talking to me like this because I just can't take it anymore. Because the truth is you're right. Chris: What are you saying to me, Erica? Erica: I have been cheating on you. With Enchantment. Chris: Go on. Erica: Ever since this nightmare with Fusion, my priorities, my -- I let myself get distracted by that and I just wasn't thinking anymore about what is most important to me -- you, us, our marriage. Chris: You -- Erica: I haven't been putting you first. Chris: You -- you feel unfaithful not putting me first? Erica: Yes. Of course I do. I know I come first with you. Why would I expect you to settle for anything less from me? Chris: I -- I don't know what to say. Erica: You don't have to say anything. Just please, just please promise me that if anything is bothering you about me that I'm the first person, that I'm the only person that you'll turn to. Chris: Ok, but only -- only if you do the same. Erica: Absolutely. Absolutely. Please, let's not fight. Chris: Ok. Look, I -- I have some things that I need to take care of, but I want to talk to you more about this -- in private. Erica: Absolutely, yes. Soon, please? Chris: Uh-huh. I'll meet you back at the penthouse. Erica: All right. I'll be waiting. Chris: Good. Uh -- thanks for listening. Jack: Boy, I got to hand it to you, Erica, you've still got your moves. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: No one has seen JR since last night. Jamie: Really? Adam: Really. His little girlfriend called, says she doesn't know where he is, and then you show up at the front door looking for him. Jamie: So? Adam: "So"? I should accept that as a coincidence? Jamie: I don't know. Adam: You don't know? Well, you are a familiar sight around here. You're welcome to come and go as you please. No one's going to question seeing you come out of JR's room with a few of his things. Jamie: You think I'm hiding JR? I haven't even seen him since the party. Laurie hasn't, either. He's been avoiding us. Adam: Oh, really? Avoiding his best friend and his girlfriend? Now, why do you think that would be? Jamie: I don't know. Adam: Really? Well, I'll tell you what I think. I think it's because you kissed his girlfriend, because you betrayed him. Jamie: Who told you -- who told you that? Adam: I heard them talking about it at the party. Jamie: Who? Adam: JR and the little girl, the blonde one. Jamie: Joni? Adam: Joni. Yes, that's her. You've always been jealous of JR. You've always wanted what he has, and JR, being the kind of man he is, has always been very sharing with you, and how did you repay his generosity? You made moves after his girlfriend. Jamie: JR doesn't deserve Laurie, not with the way he treats her. I told her not to blame him, because he doesn't know any better. How could he with a father like you? Adam: You snide little punk. Jamie: You know, forget it. Adam: How dare you! Jamie: Forget it! Adam: No, no, you're not going anywhere until you tell me where my son is! [SCENE_BREAK] Doug: What are those? Laurie: My financial aid forms, for college. Doug: Oh. I thought big man Chandler was paying your way. Laurie: Dad, I turned him down. I told him I couldn't accept his offer. Doug: You mean his charity. Laurie: Look, I can fill out all the information. You just need to sign here. That's all I need you to do. Doug: Uh-huh. Well, what if I don't want to sign these stupid papers, huh? Laurie: That -- that would keep me from going to college. Doug: Well, you could go to school a lot of places that don't cost a ton of money to say you're smart enough and good enough. Laurie: You're the one who doesn't think I'm good enough. Doug: I think you're plenty good! I just don't think I need to fork over all of my money to prove it! Laurie: Dad, I can't stay here my whole life. I'll die! Doug: Oh, come on, Laurie, you're not going to die. This is your home! Laurie: I don't want to be here anymore! Doug: What, are you ashamed of me? Huh? You don't respect your father, but you'll sell it to Junior Chandler? Well, let me tell you something, sweetheart -- money does not buy happiness! Laurie: No! It just buys you all the beer you can drink, which I guess to you is happiness! Doug: Huh? What are you talking about? Laurie: Dad -- Doug: What are you saying? Laurie: Dad, you're hurting me! [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: [German accent] So, the patient failed to mention the second encounter. Interesting. Lysistrata: But you enjoyed it. Tad: [Normal voice] Why not? It's hard not to enjoy something you're good at. Lysistrata: Doesn't it bother you that Liza's a married woman? Tad: I don't know, does it bother you? I mean, are you asking me as a therapist or as a woman, you know, a potential date? Lysistrata: Well, the therapist route doesn't seem to be working, so what the hell, I'm your date. Tad: Thank you. In all honesty, I wasn't looking to get something started with Liza. Lysistrata: What are you looking for? Tad: You know what -- it's your turn. Lysistrata: My turn? Tad: Yep. Lysistrata: What are you talking about? Tad: I'm tired of talking about me. We're going to talk about you. This is a date. Let's get going. Now, you give me that and lie down on that thing. Lysistrata: Oh, no, no, no, I hate that thing. Tad: Yeah, let's go. Lysistrata: It's very suffocating. Tad: Now you know how I feel. Down. Go on, down. Good. Ok. Comfy? Lysistrata: No. I -- I can't cross my legs. Tad: And how does that make you feel? Lysistrata: Vulnerable. Tad: Excellent. We're off to a good start. [SCENE_BREAK] Simone: Jake's a jerk, Alison's a ho. What more do you need to know? Mia: I need to know why. Simone: Do you really think you're really going to feel better, hmm? Mia: Maybe. Maybe not. Simone: Ok. Fine. If you really think that's what you want. You have my cell. Mia: Yeah, and the police station on speed dial. Well, you never know with you. Simone: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, I am so going to kill her. [Simone sighs] Alison: My shift starts in 15 minutes. Mia: Yeah, well, that's all this is going to take. Alison: Look, Mia, things happen. Right, wrong, indifferent -- they just do. I'm sorry you got hurt. Now I have to go. Mia: Sit down, now. I am not finished with you yet. Men laughing [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: I don't know where JR is! And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Adam: Get out! Jamie: If JR's smart, he'll never come back home. Adam: You'd like that, wouldn't you? Without him here, it'd be a lot easier for you to move in on his girlfriend. You can't compete with JR -- not now, not ever. No Martin ever bested a Chandler! Jamie: Yeah. You might want to ask your wife about that. Bet she doesn't agree with you. [SCENE_BREAK] Laurie: Dad, you're hurting me. Doug: What -- get -- you know, Laurie, I don't know where this attitude comes from. You know, I think you got it pretty good around here. I provide for you, right? Don't I? Pay for your food, pay for these clothes that you parade around in, that car you borrow. Who pays for the gas? Laurie: Dad, you're supposed to do stuff like that! That's what dads do. Doug: Well, you know, it'd be nice if you showed a little gratitude! Laurie: I help out around -- I do everything. I work two jobs, and now, if I want to go to college, I'm going to have to get a third one! Doug: Oh. You know, you had Chandler's free ride in your pocket for five minutes and now nothing's good enough for you! Laurie: I wish I had accepted Mr. Chandler's offer. Anything is better than staying here. Doug: Well, you're not paying -- he's not paying anything! Laurie: It's not your decision to make! Doug: You want to bet? You're going to stay here where you belong, and that's the end of it! Laurie: Why? Why don't I get to go to college? Everybody else gets to graduate, everybody else gets to be happy, but not me! You won't let me, and I don't know why! What did I do? Doug: Laurie, listen, you could be just as happy here as anywhere else! Laurie: Just like you are. You're miserable and you want me to be miserable, too! And I hate you for it! Doug: What did you say? [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: All right, considering this is costing me more than dinner would have, I'll play. What exactly do you think I am hiding behind? Lysistrata: The man you used to be. Tad: The man I used to be was a mess. I'm very grateful for evolution. Lysistrata: I'm not talking about who you were in the past. I'm talking about who you are inside, the man who's buried deep down in there, the man who's dying to break out and live again. Tad: Oh, him. He wants to break out and do what again? Lysistrata: Come on! He wants to live again! He wants to jump out of an airplane! Tad: Wrong! I've already done that! Huh? I've also gone off a bridge, I've fallen into bed with a woman and her mother, I have been bound and gagged, poured into a dress, and made love in the green grass behind the stadium. Lysistrata: Wow. You've got some heavy baggage. Tad: I like to think of it as character. Lysistrata: Aren't you tired of covering with the quick one-liners? Tad: Only when they fall flat. Lysistrata: I'm serious. Tad: So am I. Aren't you tired? Lysistrata: Of what, you? No. Tad: Uh-uh, of what you're hiding behind. Lysistrata: And what's that? Tad: You know, this whole wacky, crazy, zany, Goldie Hawn thing, right, with a 1960s hairstyle and this office and that -- that voice. Lysistrata: Oh, this is my natural voice. Tad: Really? Lysistrata: Mm-hmm. Tad: Well, um -- I'm sure that underneath all that stuff is a very interesting woman. Lysistrata: Hmm. Damn interesting. Tad: You think she wants to come out and play with the guy hidden in me? Lysistrata: Absolutely. What do you have in mind? Tad: I don't know yet. Want to get drunk? Lysistrata: Juvenile. I've got something better in mind. You into leather? Singers: The Cad. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: All right, now, what the hell was that for? Erica: Oh, you are so smug, standing there, leading Chris from accusation to accusation without one concern for what that does to me! Jack: Hey, he came to me, sweetheart, I didn't go to him, and any ideas that Chris has gotten in his head he hasn't gotten from me! Erica: Are you saying that I'm giving him reason to doubt me? Jack: Oh, like the way you came running into that door? Come on, that wasn't the least bit suspicious? Erica: You told Chris that he shouldn't marry me! Jack: That's because he shouldn't marry you! Erica: That's because you want me for yourself! Jack: That is only part of it! Erica: That's the biggest part of it! Jackson, you have got to let this go! Please. Please, you cannot ruin my life because of one little mistake. Jack: The only mistake you made was saying yes to Chris' proposal. Erica: No, that is the only thing I did right! When we made love, if I thought that this one act of kindness was going to haunt me for the rest of my life -- Jack: "Act of kindness"? And you don't know what a haunting is until you marry that guy. Then you will know, then you will know. You'll be haunted like Rosemary's baby! Erica: Chris loves me and I love him! Jack: He is not the man you think he is, Erica, and he is not near as worried about you deceiving him as he is you finding out that he's already deceiving you. [SCENE_BREAK] Chris: Let me have another one, all right? Bartender: Coming right up. Michael: Ahem. Chris: Damn the devil. As I live and breathe, there he is. [SCENE_BREAK] Mia: So, where'd you guys do it, huh? Alison: You know, I was willing to indulge you, but now you're just being insulting. Mia: How would you like me to be really insulting, you pathetic little whore? Alison: We did it in his office. He practically ripped the buttons right off of my sweater and made me blush telling me all the things he wanted to do to me. We did it on his desk, twice. Mia: Oh, very classy. So who came on to who, huh? Was it Jake? Was he feeling misunderstood? Was he feeling like less of a man because I wanted my own career? What was it? I mean, was I just not -- was I just not doing it for him in that way? Is that what he told you to get you on his desk? Alison: You didn't come up. Mia: Oh, ok. So, what, you guys just didn't talk? You didn't talk? You just -- Alison: We just -- we didn't talk. Mia: Oh. So, how was the sex? Was it good? Alison: Look, I'm sorry he left you, I'm sorry he cheated on you. I hope you have a nice life. Why don't you pick up a spine on your way out. Mia: I said was the sex good? Alison: It was the best I ever had. I can't even look at a mahogany desk without getting hot. Happy? Mia: Not yet, no. Alison: Ok. What do you want to know now? Mia: When it was all over, when you two were finished, did he brush the hair out of your face and tell you how beautiful you looked? Did he tell you how good your skin felt against his skin or how much he loved you? Did he promise you that it would always be like that? Hmm? Alison: No. Mia: No. Do you know what that makes you, Alison? Alison: A slut? Mia: No. It makes you lucky, because he didn't play you for a fool. [SCENE_BREAK] Simone: What did I tell you not to do? What? Joni: Uh, you told me not to help you. I know, but -- but you didn't say anything about me doing it myself. Simone: Oh! Are you kidding? Joni: Come on, Simone, look, look, even you can admit this is good. Simone: Uh -- yeah, you know, when I did this, I was arrested. Joni: What? Simone: Yes, so let's go before you really get into trouble. Grab your stuff. Come on. Guard: Oh, it's just a little too late for that, ladies. Simone: Officer. [SCENE_BREAK] Doug: You hate me? Laurie: I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Daddy. Doug: Oh, now it's, "I'm sorry, Daddy," huh, Laurie? Do I need to remind you how it works around here, huh? Laurie: Dad! No, Daddy! [SCENE_BREAK] Liza: Well, JR wasn't at the carriage house. Adam: What did Jamie mean when he said you wouldn't agree with me? Liza: I don't know. What did you say to him? Adam: I said that no Martin could Everest a Chandler. Liza: How Shakespearean of you. Adam: Liza? Liza: I think he might be referring to something that he heard about. Adam: And what would that be? Liza: I kissed Tad. [SCENE_BREAK] Lysistrata: Whoo! Was that fun or what? Tad: Oh! My God! I can't catch my breath! Lysistrata: Feels good, doesn't it? Tad: It feels amazing! That last thing you did -- Lysistrata: Uh-huh, uh-huh. Tad: My legs still hurt from hanging on. Lysistrata: Hmm. Tad: You are one wild woman. Lysistrata: Well, practice and you'll get used to it. Tad: You think? Lysistrata: Mm-hmm. Once you get into it, it's like an addiction. You want to do it all the time, every day, and you'll never be satisfied until you climb back on. Tad: Sweet. Lysistrata: Ever think a motorcycle -- Tad: No, no, no, no, credit where credit is due. That thing you got is not a motorcycle, it is a hog. Lysistrata: Yeah. Ever think my hog could make you feel this way? Tad: Not in a million years. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Chris may be rough around the edges, but he is decent and he is honorable! Jack: Yeah, you sure about that? Erica: Yes, I am sure about that! I know my fiancé! Jack: You don't even know yourself these days, Erica. You don't know what you want, and you know what you're going to end up with? A broken heart. Erica: I want Chris. Jack: He's not the man you think he is, Erica. I'm telling you like a friend, he's not the man you think he is, he is not the man you want him to be! Erica: You mean he's not you. He's not arrogant, he's not egotistical -- Jack: Oh, you know what, you fracture me! You just kill me! You come running in here, pretending to be so afraid that I'm going to tell Chris about us, but I know why you're here. That's just a convenient excuse. The real reason you're here is because you can't stop thinking about me. Erica: Oh, that is not true. That is not true at all. I'm going home. Jack: Yeah, well, you tell me what's going to happen next time Chris kisses you, next time he touches you, undresses you, and all you can do is think of me. Erica: I don't think of you, Jack. Jack: Liar. Erica: You don't know a damn thing about what I want, and you never have. Jack: I know you want this. [NEXT_ON] Adam: Go make Tad your lover again. Michael: You don't trust your fiancée, do you? Chris: You're courting some serious trouble here. Erica: What do you think you saw, Reggie? Reggie: Oh, two horny people about to go get nasty. Greenlee: I'm not here to bail you out, Simone, I'm here to fire you.

Tad stops by Lysistrata's office to ask her out. She mistakes him for a patient. Tad finds out that Liza told Lysistrata about their kiss and tells her she kissed him a second time. She tells him he is looking for adventure. They go for a spin on her motorcycle. Adam finds out that J.R. hasn't been in school all week. Neither Liza nor Adam knows where he is, and they argue about how to handle the situation. Adam interrogates Laurie when she calls looking for him. When Jamie stops by, Adam rakes him over the coals. He accuses Jamie of hiding J.R., and then he says Jamie stabbed J.R. in the back. Liza tells Adam she kissed Tad. Jackson tells Erica he told Chris he should call off the wedding if he doesn't trust her. Erica is angry with Chris for talking to Jackson about their relationship. She tells him to come to her with problems. Chris tells Erica he wishes their relationship were as close as her and Jackson's. He admits he thought she was cheating on him. She admits she has been working too much. They kiss and make up and Chris leaves. Erica gets angry with Jackson and asks him why he is trying to ruin things for her. He insinuates that Chris is not telling the truth about himself. Erica defends Chris. She tries to leave, but Jackson pins her against the door and kisses her. Mia arranges a meeting with Alison by pretending Jake has summoned her. Alison is surprised and gets up to leave. Mia stops her by threatening to go to the hospital board. Mia tells her Jake is gone, so she is the only one who can answer her questions. Alison tells her some of the explicit details of her encounters with Jake, and Mia calls her a whore. Joni decides to plaster the school with Fusion posters, even after Simone tells her not to. Simone tries to stop her, but a security guard catches them before they can take them down. Laurie turns down Adam's offer to pay for Harvard. Her father overhears the conversation. They argue about college and why he should have to pay for it. He thinks she should stay in Pine Valley. Laurie doesn't understand why he is holding her back.

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Angie: How are you feeling? Any blurry vision? Headache? Trouble sleeping? Krystal: No. Have you seen David yet? Angie: No, I haven't seen him. You want me to call him? Krystal: No. No, I called him a half a dozen times, I just haven't been able to reach him. Tad: So you get knocked on the head and end up in the hospital. He can't even pick up a phone. I'm guessing the honeymoon's over. [SCENE_BREAK] David: I've been here all night, Hubbard. How about some answers? Where is my grandson? Jesse: I am not at liberty to discuss this. David: I have a right to know. Jesse: With J.R. in jail, Social Services felt it was best to put the boy under foster care. David: Foster care? How the hell is that better than being with his grandparents? Jesse: You really need me to answer that? Get your lawyer to take it up with the judge at the hearing. David: And what about Adam? Why haven't you brought him in yet? Jesse: We're working on it. J.R. is not talking. David: Give me ten minutes alone with the bastard. I'll get him to talk. [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: I hate this. Where is Barry? J.R.: He'll be here soon. In the meantime, keep your mouth shut. You understand? Colby: I'm sorry, J.R. I didn't mean to hurt Krystal like that. I just -- I couldn't let her get Little A. She'd bring him to David. J.R.: I know. And I appreciate your help, but you've got to let me handle it from now. You take a step back, or you're going to make things worse. Colby: I'm really screwed, aren't I? J.R.: Barry will do something. He'll keep you out of jail, at least. Colby: But David's going to use this to get Dad back to town. What is it? What's the matter? J.R.: There's something I haven't told you about Dad. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Hey. Erica: Oh, how wonderful. You're home. Oh, I guess Kendall finally took my advice after all. Zach: Did she? Erica: Oh, I mean, I told her that I knew that if you two would just sit together in a room and talk, you certainly could get past all your problems. Where is she? Zach: I have no idea. She didn't sleep here last night. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: The boys are probably wondering why Rachael is there this morning instead of me. I should probably get home. But it doesn't feel like a home anymore. It's all a reminder of what Zach and I tried to make work, but couldn't. God, every day feels like another battle. I don't know what I'd do without you. Ryan: Kendall, we can't -- we can't do this anymore. Kendall: Is there something wrong with helping each other along the way? With -- with meeting someone? I mean, come on, Ryan. No one else could possibly understand what you and I have been through these past few months. Ryan: How is this helping? Maybe you can explain it to me, because I don't see how it's helping. I mean, your marriage is over, right? It's over. And I am more screwed up than I have ever been. I mean, Kendall, I'm still in love with Greenlee, so what the hell am I doing in bed with her best friend? Kendall: All right, listen to me. I know -- I know it's crazy. The whole thing is crazy, all right? But we're just trying to work through the grief together, so stop beating yourself up. Please. Ryan: It's not right. I mean, no matter what we say to each other, it's just -- it's just not right. And you know it's not right -- not this, not what we've done before, not you being here right now. None of it is right, Kendall. Kendall: All right. Ok, listen. Listen to me a minute. We are hurting, all right? Greenlee is gone. You have lost Greenlee. I have lost Zach, so -- Ryan: Kendall, the more we try to justify it, the worse I feel, ok? I think you should go. Kendall: Ryan, come on. Ryan: Kendall, please. Please. Ryan: [Sighs] [Kendall leaves] [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: You're getting a divorce? Zach: Running out of options. Erica: No, you're running out on your marriage and your family. Zach: That's not what I'm doing. Erica: Well, what else would you call it? A month ago, you told me that you weren't going anywhere. So what happened, the tough times didn't end fast enough for you, so you're just giving up? Zach: Tough times, huh? Erica: Don't you remember sitting at Kendall's bedside and praying for a miracle? Well, that miracle happened. She came back to us. And I know it hasn't been easy. I know that Kendall seems different ever since the transplant. I understand that. But the woman you love, the woman you married is still in there. Zach: The woman I love, the woman I fell in love with, is in love with someone else -- always has been. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Dad collapsed. He's in a hospital. He's checked in under Stuart's name. Colby: Oh, my God. Why didn't you tell me? J.R.: Because I didn't want to risk them hearing. I didn't want to make you more upset. Colby: How is he? J.R.: Stable, but they're running more tests. Colby: I have to get out of here. I have to go see him. J.R.: No, that's exactly what you can't do, because they'll follow you, and they'll arrest Dad for kidnapping. Colby: But he's all alone. J.R.: Hayward's not just only after my son. He's -- he's out to bring Dad down. We have to do everything we can to keep Hayward away. [SCENE_BREAK] David: This is a farce. Why don't you just admit it? You've been in the tank for the Chandlers all along. You gave Adam the heads up that J.R. was about to lose Little A, even after he left the boy with a bottle of Scotch as a babysitter. Then you did absolutely nothing to prevent Adam from taking off with my grandson, and you knew damn well that Erica knew where they were. And you did nothing about for holding her for aiding and abetting. Now my wife is in the hospital and my grandson is consigned to foster care? Look, if you don't start doing your job, you're going to force me to do it for you. Jesse: I really, really don't like you. I don't like what you're doing to the people in this town, and I don't like what you're trying to do to that little boy. And I especially don't like you getting all up in my face. And you had better never, ever think about threatening me again. You don't know me. Are we clear, Doctor? David: Oh, yeah, Chief. I'm your biggest fan. Jesse: Good, then you get the hell out of here. David: You have got to be kidding me. Where were you 30 seconds ago? Jay: What happened? David: It's not important. I want you to get to the judge. Tell him I want my grandson out of foster care by lunch time. Jay: I'll do what I can. David: Today. You understand me? Jay: Look, it's not that easy. I could make a case for temporary custody, but the court's going to want to be assured that the kid's going to a stable home, with two loving, caring parents. David: Krystal and I are all that boy needs. Jay: Then let me handle things here, and you get to hospital and make a good show of loving your wife. David: I do love my wife. Don't you ever question that again. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Right now, a loving husband's place is by your side. And he's not here. Could it be because he doesn't give a damn? Angie: I've tried to tell her, but it hasn't done any good. She doesn't want to listen. I've got rounds. Tad: See you later. You know that's a bad sign, when good friends start treating you like a lost cause, because no matter how much they care about you, they can't reach you anymore. It's a sad footnote, which is all you're going to be if you don't break away from David sooner rather than later. Krystal: Hey, well, wait a minute, now. You dump me on his doorstep, and now you care? Why are you here? Tad: Because someday, I want to be able to tell our daughter the truth -- that I did everything I could to save your life. [SCENE_BREAK] David: What room is my wife in, please? Nurse: 403. Angie: A little late to be showing your concern, isn't it? David: You have something you want to say to me, Doctor? Angie: Krystal was checked in over 12 hours ago. You didn't come down here. You didn't even call. You don't know what her condition is or what care she was receiving. David: I know a lot more than you realize. There are people in this hospital that actually care enough about their jobs to keep me apprised of things. As for her care, this is an excellent hospital. I knew she was in capable hands. If that's not the case, well, then maybe I need to reevaluate the people I have on my staff. Angie: You know, I tell you what you need to reevaluate is trying to steal J.R.'s son and concentrate on your own family. David: That little boy is my family. So you can tell your husband he can push his weight around all he wants. Nothing is going to keep me from my grandson, including that badge he hides behind. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: You know what it's like to have a child taken away. So why on earth would you want to put J.R. through the same heartache? Krystal: And you know what it's like to want to keep a child safe. I made Babe that promise, that I would keep Little A safe, and he is not safe in that house with J.R. and with Adam. He's not. Tad: That is just David talking, and we both know it. Do you really, in your heart of hearts, think that Babe would want you to take their son away from his father? Krystal: I'm not taking his son away from him. He can see him. I just know he's going to be safer with us. Tad: All David wants is that little boy. Everything else and everyone else is secondary, including you. Krystal: [Laughs] Tad: You've already been through enough pain. Why do you want to put yourself through even more? David: If you don't mind, I'd like some time alone with my wife. [SCENE_BREAK] Emma: Daddy! Ryan: Hey, my princess! Hi! Did you have a fun sleepover? Emma: We played char-peesi. Ryan: Char-peesi? Corrina: Parcheesi. She was rolling doubles like the dice were loaded. Ryan: Ok. Well, thanks for taking her. Corrina: Any time. Put this stuff upstairs? Ryan: Yeah, that would be great. Thanks. You are a little hug-a-bug today. Emma: Mommy said my hugs always help -- helped her when she was sad. Ryan: Oh. They help me, too. And I've been sad a lot lately, haven't I? Emma: Because Greenlee went to heaven? Ryan: Yeah. Hey, you know what makes me happy, though? Spending time with you makes me happy. And that's what we're going to do today. We are going to pretend like it's a weekend, and I don't have to go to work, and you don't have to go to school, and we're just going to play, you and me, all day. How does that sound? We're going to start by making waffles and bacon. Emma: Can I have chocolate chips, too? Ryan: Of course, you can have chocolate chips. They wouldn't be "Emma waffles" without chocolate chips, you know that. Go upstairs and tell Corrina what we're doing, put on some play clothes, and come back down, and I will get breakfast started. [Phone rings] Ryan: Hello? Jack: Hi, Ryan, it's Jackson. Um -- I wonder, can you come by the hospital this morning? Ryan: Actually, it's not a good time, Jack. I have plans with Emma. Jack: Well, that would be tough to say no to, but this won't take long and it's -- it's important. It -- it has to do with Greenlee. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: You're seeing something that isn't there, Zach. I mean, of course, Kendall cares for Ryan -- they have a child together. But you -- you're the one she loves. And it is stronger than any love she's ever had or could ever possibly have. Zach: Yeah. Well, Ryan and Kendall -- they share more than just a kid, and there's something between them. And that was their way before I got into town. And when I did come into town, I saw it. I know what it is, but I was hoping eventually it would go away. But it didn't. Not for him, not for her. There's a reason why -- why Kendall is the only one that Ryan remembered when he lost his memory, and why she ran to him when her marriage fell apart. So it's -- Erica: Well, she's confused. I mean, look at everything that was thrown at her the minute she got out of the coma. Zach: I know. Lord, that's my fault. I did that. Reese and Gabrielle and I -- hey, maybe I did it on purpose, you know? Maybe I pushed -- pushed them together. I wanted Ryan and Kendall to be together, because it was going to happen eventually. Erica: You know what I think? Zach, I think that you believe that you don't deserve to be happy. I think you're still wallowing in that "Cambias curse" nonsense. Well, let me tell you something. Just because your father and your brother were miserable human beings doesn't mean that you have to be unhappy as well. What you and Kendall have is extraordinary. You can't just walk away from your marriage. Zach: This time, it's too late. Erica: True love doesn't die that easily. Zach: What about you? True love ever die on you? Erica: We're talking about you and Kendall now. Zach: And people who don't think they deserve happiness. Just wait for the sitter. [Kendall shows up just as Zach is leaving] [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: All right, you're free to go. Krystal is not pressing charges. Colby: What about J.R.? Jesse: J.R. won't be making bail any time soon. So get out of here. Go on. Go! J.R.: Go on, Colby, it's fine. Everything is going to be all right, I promise. Jesse: I don't know if you really believe all that, or are you just trying to make your sister feel better? But it's not going to be all right. J.R., this is not just going to blow over. As a matter of fact, this is about as bad as it gets. [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: Did you have any better luck with her than I did? Tad: No. David showed up. He's got her so screwed up. I don't know what to make of it. Sucked the life right out of her eyes. And everything else I used to love about her. Angie: I don't understand how anyone could let themselves be so manipulated. I always thought Krystal was stronger than that. Tad: I did, too. Angie: And now I don't know. I guess losing Babe just cut too deep. Tad: Maybe. But I swear, there's something else going on with Krystal, and it's not just David. It can't be. [SCENE_BREAK] David: I'm sorry it took me so long to get here. Krystal: Where have you been? David: The police station. I just want to make sure that Colby and J.R. didn't get off on some Chandler technicality. Krystal: Colby didn't mean to hurt me. David: She could have killed you. Krystal: If you're so concerned about me, why didn't you call me? David: I did. Right after you were admitted, several times. You were sleeping. I even had the duty nurse give me an update every half hour since. Krystal: I called you. David: I know -- I know. The police made me turn my phone off, but I came as soon as I got the messages. Krystal: How's Little A? David: I'm sure he's fine, but right now it's about you. How are you feeling? Krystal: I'm going to be fine. David: Good. Krystal: I'm just really concerned about our grandson. David: Well, Jesse has assured me that he has been placed with a good family, and that he's doing as well as can be expected. Krystal: They have him in foster care? David: Yeah, until this whole custody mess is ironed out. Krystal: He must be scared to death in a strange place with strange people. Oh, my poor baby. Well, he can't stay there. We have to do something. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Hey, Mom. Opal: Oh. Tad: You ok? Opal: No, not really. I just haven't been sleeping. Not a wink in days. I'm just jumpier than a skillet full of rattlesnakes. I was hoping maybe the doc could fix me up with something, help me sleep. Tad: You have been under a lot of stress lately. Opal: Yeah, I know, but this isn't about the house, or even the money. It's -- it's about Greenlee. Tad: What about her? Mama, you heard Jake -- they found her. It's a positive ID. Opal: I know, but it's about her soul. I can feel it. It's cold, it's alone. She needs to be set free. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Hey. Ryan: Where do you, um, plan on doing it? Jack: I thought the beach. Ryan: Yeah. The beach would be nice. She'd always go to the beach to find some peace of mind. You know, go there, look up at the moon, try to find some answers. Jack, I think maybe that you -- you should do this on your own. Jack: I just thought, Ryan, you were a huge part of her life. I thought maybe, you'd like -- Ryan: Well, I just think that she would really want her dad to do this. I've already said goodbye to her, you know? So I just hope you understand. Jack: Yes, I -- I do. Ryan: I thought I could do this, but I just -- Jack: It's ok. I get it, and I think -- I think that Greenlee would, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: What is this, an intervention? Zach: Yes. Your mom and I, we got together, and we just want you to break up with Ryan and come home to us and the boys. The boys are fine, by the way. Rachael had an emergency, so I stayed. I have to ask where you stayed, right? Kendall: Where I stay is no longer any of your business. You filed for divorce, remember? Zach: It is my business if my -- it is my business if my boys are looking for you, and you were nowhere to be found. Kendall: All Rachael had to do was pick up the phone and call me. I would have come right home. Zach: Well, maybe since you went through so much trouble making her stay here, she didn't want to disturb you. Erica: Look, you two, will you just stop it? Please, stop it. I know you both still love each other, and you know that as well as I do. Are you just going to sit back and watch him walk away from your marriage without putting up a fight? Kendall: Oh, come on, Mom. You're one to talk. How many marriages have you fought for and lost miserably? Erica: What's happened to you? What's happened to you, just letting your marriage dissolve like that without putting up a fight? And going to sleep with Ryan? Kendall: Ok, you know what? Who I sleep with is no more your business than it is his. Zach: You know, she's right. It's not our business. This marriage is over. Erica: Do not just let him walk out that door. If you do, he will not come back. Kendall: Zach, wait -- wait. I -- hell, I -- I don't know what to say. Zach: Because there's nothing left. [Door closes] Erica: I had a long talk with Zach before you got home. I never understood until now why he could walk away. I mean, he had it all. You, the kids, a wonderful life. But instead of enjoying it, he's been waiting all this time for something to take it away. Kendall: The tornado did that. Erica: No, you did that when you slept with Ryan. Kendall: Oh, God. Mom, come on, please. I don't need this from you right now. I've had enough lectures from Zach. Erica: Ok, how about a little advice? Unless you see yourself marrying Ryan and spending the rest of your life with him, end it now. And try and save the family you have with Zach. Kendall: Zach's made his decision. Erica: And you need to make yours. You have put yourself smack in the middle of a terrible mess, and you are going to have to dig yourself out. Kendall: I love them both. In very, very different ways. And even -- even if there still was an option open, how do I choose? I mean, if I was smart, I would just be alone for awhile. Erica: You're not meant to be alone. You're not capable of being alone. Kendall: Oh, thanks. Erica: Just the truth. Once you put the boys to bed and you are sitting here alone, you know very well you're going to pick up the phone. The question is, who are you going to call? [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Did you get me what I needed? Francesca: I burned you a copy. The player's over at the bar. Ryan: I've got a message for Slater. I'm ready to put everything I own on the line and take him down, man to man. Winner takes all. Aidan: It's a bold move. Ryan: Yeah? Well, another thing -- the winner is going to be me. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Opal. Opal: Oh, oh. Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't -- uh -- Jack: It's ok. Opal: Is this -- Jack: Yeah. Opal: Oh, gosh. I should have known. You know, I haven't been sleeping at all the last few nights, not a wink, and I knew it was -- it was something to do with Greenlee. And, well, there it is. Jack: What are you saying? That it had something to do with Greenlee's ashes? Opal: Well, her soul hasn't been set free yet, and when it is, then maybe we both can find some rest. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: There was a warrant out for your arrest, and you got caught trying to sneak your son out of town when supposedly he was out of the country. Yeah, that's going to piss any judge off. J.R.: Look, I didn't know anything about any kidnapping charges. Jesse: Right. It was all one big misunderstanding. J.R.: No, it was Hayward coming after my son, setting my father and me up, playing all of you, I might add. Jesse: Where is your father? Don't make this any worse, Junior. Where is your father? J.R.: He's out of state. He's at a hospital. That's what I was doing when I got pulled over. I was taking my son to go visit his sick granddad. Jesse: Which hospital? J.R.: Why? So you can arrest him? So you can harass a sick man when you should be nailing the bastard who is responsible for this? Jesse: Don't do this to yourself. J.R.: Oh, come on, give it up, Jesse. You know what Hayward's up to. It's my son, for God's sake! Let me out of here! Give me my son! Jesse: You know I can't do that. J.R.: It's not that you can't. It's because you won't. You know, I think I'm owed a phone call. [SCENE_BREAK] David: So the custody hearing is on Friday, all right? Which means we're going to have to testify, both of us. And we're also going to have to sit there while J.R. tries to tear us apart during his time on the stand. Now, I'll understand if you're not up for this. If you're not strong enough yet -- Krystal: No, no. I have to fight for Babe's son. David: Good. She's going back down to Radiology for a follow-up MRI. [SCENE_BREAK] [Kendall remembers] Zach: I do love you. I told you that in your apartment, and I told you that on the island. And from where I'm standing right now, it looks like I'm going to love you until the day I die. Ryan: You're the woman that I love. Kendall, believe in me, in us. If you can do that, there's going to be no stopping us. [SCENE_BREAK] Corrina: Hi, Zach. Zach: Hey. Emma, what are you doing getting so big? Emma: Uncle Zach! Zach: Hi! Oh, my goodness, what are you doing here? Why are you not in school today? Corrina: She's playing hooky with her daddy. Zach: Where is Ryan? Corrina: He had to run an errand. He should be back soon. You're welcome to wait. Zach: Ok. Hey, what are you drawing? Emma: A butterfly that Daddy wants called "Greenlee." Zach: I bet you miss her, huh? Emma: He is sad. Zach: And that's why you're drawing something, to make him feel better? That's very nice. I like that picture. [Ryan walks in] Emma: I made you something. Ryan: You did? Goodness, let me see -- I love it. It's beautiful. That is extremely beautiful. I've got something for you, too. Look inside the box. Emma: Mittens! Mittens is back from heaven. Does that mean Greenlee will come back, too? [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: Hi, baby. Jesse: Hey, what's going on? Angie: Listen, I had a run-in earlier with David. And he told me to send you a message not to get in his way. Jesse: He's an idiot. Don't worry about that man, ok? I can handle it. He don't scare me. Angie: No, but maybe he should. Because he's -- he's not going to stop, not until he gets Little A. You know, sweetheart, that little boy -- that poor little thing -- I mean, he has lost his mother. Now he's being torn from his family, put in a foster home. This is all David's fault. Jesse: With a little help from those dysfunctional Chandlers. Angie: Who knows what kind of family that little boy is going to end up with? Jesse: Don't you worry about it. I've found the little kid a perfect place to stay. Angie: Where? Jesse: With us. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Hey, Dad. How are you feeling? I -- yeah, I went to the safe house. I got Little A. That's why I'm calling. No, we were on our way to the airport. I got pulled over. Dad, listen -- listen to me. Listen to me. I'm in jail. They took Little A into custody. Dad -- Dad, will you please just calm down? Dad? Dad, are you all right? Dad, answer me. [SCENE_BREAK] David: Hey, what's going on? Jay: It's all set. The judge has agreed to meet with you tonight. David: Excellent. Well done. Jay: What about Krystal? Is she going to be up for it? David: Don't worry about Krystal. We're going to be the picture-perfect family. [SCENE_BREAK] [Waves crash as Opal holds Greenlee's ashes] Jack: You know, it was right here -- right here in this place where Greenlee and I finally connected as father and daughter. To say she was reluctant is a bit of an understatement. Jack's voice: You know, this tough-girl act of yours, it's not working for you. At least it's not working on me. Greenlee: How can I make you understand that I don't give a damn what you think? You're nothing to me. Jack: No, actually, I'm your father, whether you like it or not, whether I like it or not. You can be as big a pain in the butt as you want to be about it, but you're not going to chase me away. So you might as well get used to it. Greenlee: Want to bet? Ow! Jack: You know what, that's it. You're coming with me. Come on. Greenlee: Let go of me. Let go. Jack: My dear, sweet, brave, beautiful girl. I fell in love with you that day. I just hope you can find peace now. [Jack opens the urn and scatters the ashes] [SCENE_BREAK] Erica's voice: Once you put the boys to bed and you are sitting here alone, you know very well you're going to pick up the phone. The question is, who are you going to call? [Kendall picks up the phone] [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Yeah, I know. He looks like Mittens, right? But he's not Mittens. This is a brand new guy. Mittens is still in heaven, and so is Greenlee, and that's where they both have to stay. Emma: Why? Ryan: Well, I think it's because Greenlee is an angel now, and she needed a little friend, and I thought you needed a friend, too, so I stopped by the shelter, and I got you this little guy. Corrina: Who's this? Ryan: You've got to check it out. A new little kitty-cat. Hey, you know what, I bumped into Alanna and her mom in the elevator, and she was freaking out over the kitty-cat. Why don't the three of you go down and play a little bit? Hang out? Does that sound good? Ok, be careful. Ok, sweets. All right. Let me get that for you. Ok, have fun. What the hell are you doing in my house? Zach: I heard you want to deal with this man to man. I'm here. Let's do this. Right here, right now.

At the hospital, Angie examines Krystal's eyes and questions her about if she has any symptoms of head trauma. Tad comes in and interrupts Angie and Krystal. At the police station David demands to know from Jesse where Little A is. Jesse lets him know that Little A is in foster care. Colby is handcuffed to a chair in the interrogation room with J.R. J.R. lets Colby know that Adam had collapsed and was in the hospital. Colby wants to go to him, but J.R. tells her that that isn't' such a good idea. Zach is at home with the children when Erica comes to visit. Kendall wakes up beside Ryan. Ryan tells Kendall that this cannot happen again as he gets up out of bed. Cleaning up the mess, Ryan looks at a pic of Greenlee. Ryan orders Kendall to go. Zach lets Erica know that he and Kendall are getting a divorce. Jesse grabs David and pushes him up against the wall and orders him out. Ryan receives a call from Jack concerning Greenlee. Erica tries to convince Zach that Kendall loves him, but Zach doesn't believe her. Zach starts to leave the house, but runs into Kendall. Colby is released from custody.

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Erica: Where's my daughter? Ethan: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Even if she were here, I wouldn't let you see her right now, not until we've settled this. Erica: Oh, you have me confused with someone you can boss around -- my daughter, perhaps. Ethan: Ok, listen, stop calling me a liar. Stop spreading that lie that Zach Slater is innocent and stop breaking your daughter's heart. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: You do not get to declare war and then strut off like that's it, battle's over. I'm the injured party here. Kendall: Injured? You will be annihilated. Greenlee: For caring enough to try to save you from that lying, predatory Brit? I don't even have to fight back. Ethan will wipe you out all on his own. Kendall: Ok, when you realize that you were wrong about him -- Simone: Yo, guys, I picked up Dani on the way. Greenlee: No, that'll never happen. Kendall: No, you will. You will come crawling back on your hands and knees and beg for my forgiveness. But instead, I'll just knock you right back down on your bloody knees, then walk right over you. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: I'm going to get a drink before the flight. You want one? Want a drink before the flight? Tad: No. Aidan: Ryan? Ryan: No. Where is my sister and why is she not answering the phone? Tad: Take it easy. You said she moves around a lot. It's not like you've been in touch with her. Ryan? Ryan: Hey. Remember me? Man: You're one of the Lavery boys. How are you? Ryan: How am I? I'm in hell, thanks to you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Of course, I tried to get Lily to look at the pictures of Braden Lavery, but she wouldn't. Yes, Derek, I'll try again, but I'm not going to push her, and you know why. We'll talk later, all right? Reggie: Hey, man, is life really as bad as you look? Jack: Well, it's been better. Look, I need some help. I need some help with Lily. Reggie: Oh, that's cool. I mean, what's my mission? Jack: It has to do with Zach Slater's case. Reggie: Do I look surprised? Where's she at? Jack: She went upstairs to Greenlee's to grab something. She'll be back shortly. [SCENE_BREAK] Jonathan: Please, you've got to tell me, Braden. Tell me, what did you do to Ryan? [Keys clatter] [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: I'll stop calling you a liar when you stop lying. What you want doesn't interest me. Ethan: What about Kendall? What about what she wants, hmm? Erica: You? You think she wants you? Ethan: She's not a child. Erica: No, she's not. She's a grown woman very anxious to make up for all the failed relationships in her life. And so she has created this romantic fantasy, starring you. Ethan: I love Kendall very much. Erica: Well, that is your misfortune. Because eventually, I will make her see you for what you really are. Ethan: No, my father is the liar and the manipulator here. Erica: Kendall's not here, Ethan. You can drop the act. Ethan: How did Zach get to you? How did he convince you, of all people? My father is a murderer, Erica! Erica: Ethan, I hated my father. He betrayed me in ways that you can't even begin to imagine. And so I do understand your desire to make him suffer. But not this way. This is wrong. Ethan: The only person who's going to get hurt here is Kendall, because she loves me. Erica: When it is exposed that you have been lying about Zach, when the world understands that you have perjured yourself, her feelings will change for you. Believe me, they will change drastically. Ethan: You're wrong about me. Erica: No, I'm not. Ethan, even if the world never learns about this vicious lie you've told about your father, you know it, and you have to live with it. Ethan: Come on, my father deserves to rot in prison for what he's done. Erica: Maybe he does. Maybe he does deserve to rot in prison, but not for this. Not for killing Edmund. And if you play God, it's going to eat away at your conscience. Ethan: You even think I have one? Erica: I'm not sure. Maybe not where Zach is concerned. But the real killer is still out there somewhere, thanks to you. Lily is incredibly vulnerable. If anyone else dies, that blood is on your hands, no one else's. [SCENE_BREAK] Jonathan: You got to get out of here now. Lily: I have to get the Fusion projections. Jonathan: Go home, now! Go! Braden: Think you can run out on me? Jonathan: I didn't. I'm still here. Braden: I'm not through with you. Jonathan: I had to see who it was. Braden: So who was it? Jonathan: Nobody important. Braden: You don't walk out on me for some nobody. Jonathan: I didn't walk -- I'm sorry. Braden: Got that right. Jonathan: Why won't you tell me about Ryan? He's -- he's not dead, is he? Braden: Hmm. He's still playing the game. I won't end it till he realizes what he did, every slimy thing, to all of us. Jonathan: He didn't mean to hurt you, Braden, or me. Braden: Yeah, Ryan's got the cushy life. Why? What'd he do to deserve it? He flushes Cambias away, and he's still got it all. Anything he wants, his rich wife buys it for him. How is that right, huh? It's not right! [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Simone, will you have Kendall weigh in on her favorite shots? Simone: Kendall, could you please tell us which ones you prefer? Kendall: Of course. Simone: Ok, good. Kendall: Dani? Danielle: I'm still here. Kendall: Please inform Greenlee that her copy is lackluster and, in a word, inadequate? Danielle: Uh-uh. If I wanted my head handed to me, I'd just call my dad and confess this top really wasn't half off. Simone: You know, guys, can we just quit this madness? You both set this dang deadline. Let's just extend it already. Greenlee: If we don't keep up this momentum, the Shake It Shimmer body fragrance is going to stop shaking off the shelves. Kendall: You know, I think an extension makes perfect sense. Greenlee: If it's too much for the rest of you, take off, quit. I'll do it myself. Kendall: Um -- Dani, please tell Greenlee I never quit, on work or relationships. Danielle: Kendall doesn't give up on work or relationships. Greenlee: Simone, please inform Kendall that intelligent people know when to cut their losses. Like when the guy they're clinging to is a piece of lying dirt. Simone: Kendall, sometimes it's better to quit when you're hooked up with a guy who's a lying piece -- Ethan's a lying piece of dirt? Greenlee: And I'm being generous. Kendall: Ladies, for the record, Greenlee is the poster pig for lying dirt. Danielle: Not to surrender my Switzerland-like neutrality here, but what type of lie are we talking about? Simone: Yeah, what did Ethan say? Is this about Zach Slater? The murder thing? Greenlee: Ethan's lie about Zach was just the warm-up. The mega-whopper? He actually told Kendall he loves her. Kendall: All right. Why don't we take it out on the roof, Greenlee? I'll bust out with your little trapeze and give you a little do-over. And this time, I'd just love to see you fly. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: So as you can imagine, the DA's pretty steamed about his case against Zach Slater going south. Reggie: Oh, so he still wants to nail Slater? Jack: Well, sure he does. I mean, the murder of Edmund Grey, that's a high- profile case. Reggie: Yeah, but Lily pretty much said the dude's innocent. Jack: Yeah, well, "pretty much" doesn't hold much water with the judge and a jury. Reggie: She did the best she could. She said Zach didn't do it. Jack: Yeah, but she didn't say who did do it, and that's what we need -- a positive ID. Although I got to tell you, everything Derek has points right to Ryan's brother Braden. Reggie: Yeah, but you need an eyewitness. Did you show those to Lily yet? Jack: I tried, I tried, but Lily wouldn't focus. Reggie: Well, I mean, I'll see what I can do. Jack: Thanks. Reggie: But if Lily drops the dime on this guy Braden, aren't we just, you know, painting a big target on her back? Jack: Hey, sweetheart. Did you get what you needed? Reggie: Lily, what's wrong? Jack: Honey, what happened? [SCENE_BREAK] Braden: According to the papers, this Lily Montgomery was in the stable at the time of the murder. You know her? Who is she, baby brother? Jonathan: She's a -- she's a kid, Braden. She's a teenager. I mean, she's not a threat to you. She's a little girl. She's some kind of autistic. Braden: So no one will believe her when she testifies? Jonathan: If they could even get her to testify. They have Slater in jail already. Braden, you have nothing to worry about, honest. You can relax. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Ryan? Who is this, a friend of Braden's? Ryan: No, he's not my friend. Mr. Hewlett: I was Braden's teacher, and Ryan's -- all the Lavery kids'. Ryan: Good old Mr. Hewlett taught us all. Don't know why we ever listened to a word you said. Mr. Hewlett: Ryan, I haven't seen you in -- huh -- how many years? Ryan: Long enough that you forgot about the welts that you saw on my arm. Man, you put on a good show. I almost believed that you were concerned for me as a child. Mr. Hewlett: It was not a show. Ryan: Really? Well, then why didn't you do anything about it or say something? I mean, you had to know. Somebody had to know. Braden coming in beaten all the time, me every once in a while, then Jonathan gets lucky, and nobody steps in? Mr. Hewlett: I should have done more. Ryan: More? You did nothing. Except for stick your head in the sand. Mr. Hewlett: That's not entirely true. I saw signs before there were any welts. Every kid gets hurt, but you and Braden -- you -- you had more than a classroom's worth of bruises. A hint of any adult making physical contact made you flinch. You hated to leave school at the end of the day. Ryan: Well, then why didn't you do anything? Tad: My father's a doctor. He's legally bound to report it if he discovers anything like that. Aren't teachers? I mean, if not legally, out of a sense of conscience? Mr. Hewlett: I did report it. I shouted loud and long. Even sent a caseworker over to your place to check things out. But your father won her over. I guess someone heard and tipped him off. I am so sorry. Ryan: So that was it? Did your best, too bad, let the kids fend for themselves? Mr. Hewlett: I did not give up. Your father came over to my house, threatened my whole family if I said another word about how he disciplined his boys. I took the coward's way out, I know. I apologize for that. Ryan: You should've tried harder. Someone should've tried harder. [SCENE_BREAK] Livia: Mr. Slater, what can I do for you? Zach: Get me out of here. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: You want to fly without a net again, you just let me know. Greenlee: That, women, is what delusion looks like. Not pretty. Simone: Can we please lose the knives? Greenlee: I've been nothing but kind. Kendall: Ha. Greenlee: Be gentle with her. She's snapped. Kendall: Ignore poor, demented Greenlee. She's kind of freaked out, because Ryan would rather baby-sit his brother than hang out with her. In fact, it's kind of pushed her over the edge. She's not really thinking straight. Simone: You know, if this is a Mexican standoff, can I go and get margaritas? Danielle: How about you two go back to your corners while I lock up all the sharp objects? Simone, can you get them something mellow and decaf? Simone: Hmm. As soon as I get down to something. Did you really say that Ethan doesn't love Kendall? Danielle: Suggest margaritas, then throw gas on the fire. Simone: Yeah, well -- does he or doesn't he? Greenlee: He doesn't. Kendall: He does! Danielle: Why do you care? Greenlee: Stay away from him, Simone. Kendall: Yeah, because he's not available. Greenlee: He will be, but he's lethal. Kendall: Don't go near my boyfriend. Greenlee: You should just give him away. Dump him. He doesn't love you. Danielle: Never go for a friend's castoffs -- unless we're talking designer clothes. Simone: That is not what I was doing, honestly, ok? Even if Ethan and Kendall are on the rocks -- Greenlee: They are. Kendall: We aren't! Simone: Despite how good-looking he is, I am not in any way, like, going after him. Kendall: Simone, listen to me, ok -- we're fine, we're solid, we're committed. Greenlee: You should be. Kendall: And we love each other very much. Greenlee: Oh, yeah. So much so that he took your love in vain. Danielle: Say what? Greenlee: Ethan swore on his love for Kendall, and what he swore to was a big, horrible, vicious lie. [SCENE_BREAK] Ethan: What am I supposed to do? How do you want me to prove to you that I'm not lying? Want me to take a polygraph test? That's it, would you like me take a lie-detector test, Erica? Erica: Come on. You know as well as I do how unreliable they are. A truly demented mind can beat them. Ethan: You actually can't accept the fact that Zach just might be guilty, can you? Erica: I don't care if he's freed or executed. I don't care if you two call a truce or you kill each other. This is none of my concern. The only thing I'm concerned about is my daughter Kendall. Ethan: Ok, see? So we do have something in common. Erica: Oh, my -- you're just completely impossible. Ethan: No, what I am -- what I am is the right man for your daughter. That's why I'm going to ask her to marry me. And I would very much like your blessing. [SCENE_BREAK] Mr. Hewlett: Ryan, there's nothing I can do or say to make it up to you. Ryan: If you ever -- I mean ever see a child act the way that my brothers or I did, you'd better pick up a damn phone and call somebody. Call the cops or -- or a hospital or a hotline or shelter. Leave an anonymous message if you have to, but you'd better keep calling until that little boy or little girl is safe and smiling again. Mr. Hewlett: I will. To be honest, I've always been worried about your brother. Is he all right? Ryan: You should be worried about Braden. Mr. Hewlett: I don't mean Braden. I was talking about Jonathan. [SCENE_BREAK] Braden: What, you want to make a toast to getting even? Jonathan: I thought we could drink to something else. Like loyalty between brothers? Braden: Dead and gone. Jonathan: Doesn't have to be. Braden: Don't start whining about Ryan again. Jonathan: You don't have to hurt him. Braden: Huh. I want to hurt him. Jonathan: All he did, Braden, was make some mistakes. That's it. Braden: What'd Dad teach us? You screw up, you got to pay. All Ryan cares about is that prissy, stuck-up wife of his. Jonathan: It's not true. It's not. He cares about us. He does. And we have to stick together right now. Braden: You and me maybe. Ryan's out. Jonathan: He's our brother, Braden, and he always will be. And -- I need him, Braden. I love him. Braden: You love him? What's up with that? He screwed you over worst of all. Jonathan: It wasn't intentional. Braden: Like hell. Ryan ran off. Saved his own skin and let psycho Dad take it out on you. Jonathan: That was a long time ago! Braden: Ryan wussed out and left you to take his punishment. He deserves anything I'm going to do to him. Jonathan: Don't hurt Ryan to get even for me. He's been good to me, Braden, real generous. He'll be that way with you, too, if you'd give him a chance. Braden: God, you are stupid. Ryan won't cut me a break. I got to kill him. If I don't, he'll sic the cops on me. Jonathan: You don't know that. No, he may -- he may let you get away. Braden: Ryan will have me locked up for the rest of my natural life. I won't die in a cage like some forgotten animal, won't let Ryan do that to me. That's why we're playing the game. I get him before he gets me. Jonathan: There's another chance. You can leave town. Leave Pine Valley tonight. Nobody's ever going to know. Braden: Where's the wife? Where the hell is Greenlee Smythe-Lavery? Jonathan: I don't know. Braden: You're lying. Never, never lie to me. Where's our sister-in-law? Jonathan: Somewhere you can't get to her. She's -- she's not alone, ok? There's always a lot of people at Fusion. Braden: Then call her. Tell her to come home now. Jonathan: I won't. You can't make me. Braden: That's the funniest thing you've said all night. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: You guys get it, don't you? If some sketchy guy swears on his love to you and what he swears to is a lie, it means he doesn't love you. He doesn't even respect you. Simone: Yeah, well, that's one way to turn it. Greenlee: It's the only way to turn it, and Kendall refuses to see it. Kendall: I get it. Greenlee: You do? Finally. We've achieved a breakthrough. Simone: Oh, hallelujah. Then we can all be friends. Kendall: You're playing me. Greenlee: Back to square one. Kendall: You think I'm going to repeat the same pattern. Danielle: What? What pattern? Kendall: I make the same mistakes with men over and over. Simone: Oh, who the hell doesn't? Kendall: Did you plan this with Erica? Try to plant doubts about Ethan to try to ruin my relationship? Greenlee: You're so wrong. Kendall: You know, the thing is you know that I've never, ever been able to trust a man and you think it's going to be easy to mess us up. Greenlee: You've morphed from delusion to paranoia. Kendall: See, I don't know if it's because I've changed or because I've finally found a man that I love and that I trust. It's not going to work, Greenlee, trust me. You want to know why? Because I will never, ever, ever give up on Ethan. Nothing could ever undermine my faith in him, because I love him and trust him completely. Greenlee: I applaud the concept, but your choice in men -- Kendall: Greenlee, stop, stop! You cannot break us up. Greenlee: I don't have to. Kendall, Ethan doesn't deserve your loyalty and devotion. Now, when you realize that, you're going to crash and burn. Just don't expect me to watch it happen. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Well, you certainly have inherited the Cambias gall. Ethan: My love for Kendall's very sincere. Erica: Oh, please. Ethan: She knows that I will be a good and faithful husband. Erica: Hmm. Ethan: Your daughter is the best part of my life. Erica: Of course she is. At last you say something I can believe. Ethan: Listen, I can give Kendall everything that she deserves, whether it be a mansion on a mountainside or a hilltop or both, whether she wants to have a manor house in England or a place on Lake Como! Erica: What are you talking about? Ethan: I will keep Kendall so close to my heart. I can give her everything that she wants, I can give her everything that she needs. Erica: What she needs is honesty and love. Ethan: Two things that you withheld from her for a very long time. Erica: She will never get honesty from you, because if you tell her the truth, she'll hate you. Ethan: No, I can give her exactly what she prizes most, something that you never could. [SCENE_BREAK] Reggie: What were you upset about earlier? I know it's not about pulling your homework together. Lily: I have to get ready for school. Reggie: Lily, school's, like, 12 hours away. Lily: It's 10 hours, 23 minutes, and 40 seconds. Reggie: Excuse me. Lily, look, I have a problem. Lily: Like a math problem? Reggie: No, but I need you to help me solve it. Lily: A mystery? Reggie: Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a mystery. It's a real tough one, though. I keep going over in my head what happened at Wildwind, you know, at the barn -- Lily: I'm not on the case anymore. I think you should call Aidan. Reggie: Lily, I know you're not trying to solve it, but I need -- Lily: I'm not partners with Aidan anymore. Reggie: That doesn't mean you have to give up detecting altogether. Hey, where's that book I had to cover for you, "The --" oh, yeah. Jack: What book is that? Lily: "The Killing Club," by Marcie Walsh. Jack: Sweetheart, you know, I wish you wouldn't read books like that just for a little while. Lily: It's a good book. It had a red cover, so Reggie made a cover for me, which is a little messier, but at least there's no red on it. Reggie: See, you know, this is what I'm talking about. You could be just like this Walsh woman. Lily: Marcie Walsh isn't a real detective. Reggie: Well, you know, she writes about them, so she must think like one. Lily: I guess so. Reggie: Come on, Lily, it'd be fun. We could solve a real-life mystery. Well, let's start off by looking at some of these mug shots, you know? You see the guy in there that hit Edmund with a shovel? Lily: He's upstairs. Reggie: "He"? "He" who? Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa, the killer is upstairs? Lily: I couldn't get the Fusion projections, because I couldn't go inside Greenlee's penthouse, because the man that hit the man that was walking out of the wheelchair was up there. Jack: All right, now, you listen to me, you call the cops. You two stay here -- and lock the doors! [SCENE_BREAK] Livia: So suddenly, you want to fight the charges? What happened? I mean, is the state's hospitality suite not cutting it? Zach: There's an eyewitness. Livia: Your son. Zach: Lily Montgomery. She knows I didn't do it, and she's in danger until we find the real killer. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Greenlee! Greenlee! Greenlee! [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Oh, you are making me sick. Spare me! Ethan: You think this is funny? Kendall doesn't, and I believe in her. Erica: You barely know her. Ethan: I know that she's not been allowed to feel worthy. Erica: My daughter knows that I'm devoted to her. Ethan: Mm-hmm, as long as she makes you proud and as long as she doesn't cross you or embarrass you, Erica. Erica: My love is unconditional. Ethan: That's a good one. Erica: You do not want me as an enemy. Ethan: Your love for Kendall is constantly under watch. You always seem to have her on probation. You're always judging her. Erica: That's not true. Ethan: When we're married, you'll cut Kendall off. Erica: First of all, I would never cut my daughter Kendall off. Secondly -- very importantly -- she will never marry you. I would not stand by because I do respect her. There is no way that I will stand by and watch her wind up with a -- a nothing like you. Oh, I wish to God that you and your uncle and your father had never been born. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Did your brother assign anyone to Lily? Livia: I'm not going to tell you anything. I'm certain that Derek and Jack have things under control. Zach: Ok, well, that's not good enough. When I get out of here, I'll get my own security. Livia: I don't know how they do things in Nevada, but you're in Pennsylvania now. Zach: I didn't kill Edmund. Livia: Well, it's a little more complicated than "I didn't do it, so now where's my get-out-of-jail-free card?" Zach: Please, just file whatever motion you have to, so they can reconsider my bail. Would you do that? Livia: With evidence mounting against Braden, it's possible. Zach: And Lily's testimony. Livia: And your son's? Zach: Ethan's a liar. Livia: He presents very well and he's very emphatic, while Lily, on the other hand, is uncooperative and less direct. Zach: Ok. So no one wants to listen to Lily. But Braden wants to shut her up. Livia: I can probably get you out of here temporarily. In order to keep you out, we're going to need the real killer to show up with a signed confession in hand. [SCENE_BREAK] [Phone rings] Danielle: Fusion. How may I help you? Jack: Put Greenlee on the phone, please. Jack: Is Greenlee there? Danielle: Yes, but -- Jack: Then put her on the phone. This is her father. Danielle: It's your mad dad. Sorry. Greenlee: Did you talk to Ryan? Jack: No. No, but, boy, am I glad you're there. Greenlee: Why? Where would I be? What's wrong? Jack: Listen, I'm in your apartment. Greenlee: Oh, my God, what happened? Jack: Lily came up here to get some files -- something about Fusion's projections or something? Greenlee: For her stock market project. And? Jack: She found Braden there. Greenlee: I must have left right before he showed up. Simone: Who, who? Who showed up? Greenlee: Braden. Simone: Oh, my God. Jack: Greenlee, Reggie got through to Lily. She told him that Braden killed Edmund. Greenlee: Is Jonathan with you? Jack: No. No, I -- I haven't seen him. Greenlee: I left him at the apartment. He was there when I showed up. Jack: Greenlee, the police are here now. Let me call you back, ok? Greenlee: Be careful. Jack: You, too. Lt. Perry: Take a look around. Jack: Look, I've looked all over this apartment. Lt. Perry: You should've waited for us. Jack: There is no sign of Braden Lavery anywhere, Lieutenant. Lt. Perry: There's two beer glasses half finished right here. Morrison, check these for fingerprints, will you? Jack: Look, my daughter Greenlee said that when she left this apartment, Jonathan Lavery was here. If Jonathan and Braden are together -- Lt. Perry: We'll get them. The arrest warrant for Jonathan Lavery just came through. Jack: Finally cut through the red tape, huh? Well, gee, only a couple weeks too late! Why should he be in our custody? Let Braden get him. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Go away. Greenlee: Jack just told me -- Kendall: Yes, that Braden was at your apartment. Thank you for the update. I'm busy. Greenlee: Lily saw him, Kendall. She told Reggie and Jack that she saw Braden kill Edmund. It wasn't Zach. Kendall: What? Greenlee: It proves Ethan lied. It's hard to hear, I know, but it's true. Ethan couldn't have seen Zach kill Edmund, because Zach didn't do it. I'm not gloating. I only want you to just accept it, Kendall. Danielle: Oh! Watch it! Simone: I was just trying to get to the files. Greenlee: Like you don't have things to do? Simone: We're doing it! Danielle: I faxed a copy! Greenlee: All you can do is just hang around, eavesdropping, butting in? Simone: We're not butting in. Danielle: It's kind of hard to work. Simone: Yeah, with all the drama, excuse me. Greenlee: Find a way to focus, because what you're turning out right now sucks. Simone: Excuse me? Danielle: Yeah, excuse her? Greenlee: I am sick and tired of cleaning up after you, double- and triple- checking every little thing, answering the same question over and over. Simone: Ok, despite your little feud with Kendall, we've actually accomplished a lot today. Danielle: Yeah, and it's fantastic. Greenlee: It's flat, boring. The graphics don't pop. Simone: It's bright and vibrant! Greenlee: And the copy? There's no "there" there. It's superficial, glossy. Simone: I disagree. Danielle: Enchantment's body fragrance is selling like crazy. America's shimmering, thanks to us. Greenlee: Get to work and make me happy. Simone: You know what -- I don't take orders from you, and I certainly don't make miracles. Dani, you're with me. The Shake It Shimmer campaign can sell itself. Burgers and fries on the house. Danielle: I can get with that. [Phone rings] Greenlee: Hello? Jack: It's me. They found fingerprints. Braden was definitely here with Jonathan. Greenlee: Have you talked to Jonathan? Did he show up? Jack: No, no. My guess is he's with Braden or -- Greenlee: Or Braden's already finished what he started and dumped Jonathan's body someplace. Jack: Sweetheart, listen to me, I want you to stay right where you are. I'll come pick you up, ok? Greenlee: Thanks. Jack: And listen, there's no reason to believe that -- that Ryan isn't just fine, ok? Greenlee: I know, I know. It's just I told Kendall that Lily IDd Braden as Edmund's killer. Jack: How'd she take it? Greenlee: Her lover's a vindictive liar and probably never loved her. How do you think? [SCENE_BREAK] Ethan: After I propose, I'll tell Kendall that she doesn't have your blessing, and she'll be very disappointed, but she won't be surprised -- and we'll live. In fact, I think we'll have a very happy life. Erica: No, no, no, no, no. There is no way that I'm going to let you just swoop in and destroy everything we've built. Ethan: That's up to you. But if you try and turn your daughter against me, you're right, you will lose Kendall. Erica: Unless I pretend that you're good for her? Unless I pretend that you deserve her? I'd rather die. Ethan: Ok, well, then I will tell her that you dropped by. Erica: And I will make sure that you never marry my daughter. Ethan: Knock yourself out. Erica: I will. Ethan: I gave you a chance to come over onto my side. Don't forget that. I was willing to let go of everything that had happened, but you refused. And you will regret it. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Chocolate chips are too random. Reggie: Yeah, but they are kind of tasty. Lily: I like these better. What I do is I dunk them into the milk to the sixth line for exactly two seconds. This way, the cookies are still crisp, but lightly coated with milk. You submerge the cookie for longer than two seconds, it might get soggy and then you might not want to eat it. [Pounding on door] Kendall: Jackson! Reggie! Lily: That's Kendall. Reggie: All right, chill out, I'm coming. Kendall: Please let me in! Please? Reggie: All right, all right. Break the door down, why don't you? Kendall: Thank you. Lily -- Lily, hi. Listen, I need some info from you. Lily: Do you want a cookie? Kendall: You've been telling people that Zach Slater did not kill Edmund Grey. Reggie: All right, look, if you want to rant, back in the hall. If you want to talk, sit down. Kendall: Did she say Zach didn't do it? Reggie: She saw Braden kill Grey. Kendall: Ok, listen, maybe you thought you did, but you're wrong, all right, Lily? Listen to me, you can't say that anymore. You have to stop saying that. Lily: I'm not saying anything. I'm dunking cookies. Kendall: No, when you do talk, you can't say that you saw Braden kill Edmund. Reggie: All right, all right, Kendall, stop giving my sister orders. Kendall: Reggie, it's not true. She's confused. Reggie: All right, just chill out, ok? Kendall: Listen, Reggie, she could not have seen Braden. If she saw anyone, it was Zach. Reggie: All right, Ethan can lie, all right? Lily can't. Her brain doesn't work that way. Kendall: No, but maybe she got it wrong. Maybe she made it up. Lily: I don't make things up. Kendall: Well, maybe not until now. Reggie: All right, Kendall, you crossed the line. Lily: Never. I never have. Kendall: Admit it, Lily. Reggie: All right, Kendall, get out of here right now. Kendall: No, no, listen to me, just tell me that you're wrong. Lily, tell me that you're wrong. Reggie: Kendall, stop. Kendall: Zach killed Edmund! Tell me that you saw Zach kill Edmund! [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Tell me you'll take my case. Livia: Sure. I like life on the edge. Zach: Good. Wouldn't have called you if I didn't think you could help me. Livia: Just remember we have a witness who swears you did it, and that's going to cause us both a world of trouble. Zach: I've created Ethan. I'll deal with him. Ethan: Hello, yes, it's Ethan Cambias. Sorry to call so late, Arthur, but you and I need to have a little chat. It's about Erica Kane. [SCENE_BREAK] Reggie: All right, look, you rampage in here, jump all over Lily -- Kendall: Reggie, this is serious. Reggie: You think it's serious? Kendall: She can't say she saw the wrong man. Lily: He was wrong to hit Edmund with a shovel, but he did. Kendall: Zach killed Edmund. Lily: Zach wasn't the man with the shovel. Reggie: See, you heard her, now you have to live with it. Kendall: Lily -- all right, I'll keep my voice down. I'll stay calm. Reggie: Far enough. Kendall: Lily, I'm sorry I upset you. Can you remember that night, back when you were in the stables? Lily: You're scared, aren't you? Do you have a disorder like I do? Kendall: No, no, I don't. Erica: Kendall? What are you doing? Kendall: I need the truth. Reggie: She's going on and on about how Zach had to do it, because Ethan said he did. Jack: Sweetheart, are you all right? Lily: Do you want a cookie? Erica: Kendall, you won't get the truth by repeating the same old lies. Lily: I don't know how to lie. Is it important that I learn? Jack: No, no, sweetheart, it is not. Reggie: You know, just give it up, Kendall. Lily told you what she saw. Kendall: You all treat Lily like she's some kind of a sacred oracle! Jack: All right, that's enough. Kendall: Like there's just no way that she could ever, ever be wrong! Erica: Kendall! You just don't want to believe the worst about Ethan, so it has to be a lie. Jack: Look, I wish to hell that Lily didn't see anything, but she did. And thanks to Ethan, the killer is still out on the loose. Erica: Braden was here a short time ago. Jack: And that means Ryan, Greenlee, and Lily are in danger! Kendall: Well, aren't they lucky they have a nice, close-knit family that actually gives a damn, someone that actually cares! I don't need any of you anymore. Jack: Kendall, please, don't -- don't do this, please. Kendall: Me? Me? I'm not going to let your screwed-up delusions ruin my life again. Erica: Kendall, the only one who is screwed up is your boyfriend, Ethan. He just threatened to ruin me! Kendall: Good. With any luck, maybe I can help him. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Ryan? Our flight's boarding, man. Ryan: Just give me a minute. So you taught Jonathan after I left? [Mr. Hewlett sighs] Mr. Hewlett: It always seemed to me that Jonathan took it the hardest. Is he ok? Ryan: Well, none of us got out without any scars. Mr. Hewlett: Again, I am so sorry. He was such a sweet kid. Tad: You all right? Ryan: Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go. Aidan: I like the way you dealt with him. It was good. Ryan: Really? Because I wanted to give that pathetic excuse of a role model just the littlest taste of what my dad gave my brothers and me. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Hey, Ryan, I guess you don't get coverage where you are, so by the time you get this, I'll be missing you even more. Which is way, way more than any average person could ever believe. So come back to me ASAP. Or even better, BTWITA. "Be there when I turn around." No such luck. I love you. Did I say that? I think it all the time. I say it a thousand times a day. [Phone beeps] Greenlee: I love you so much. [NEXT_ON] David: We have to finalize it. They have to be warned. Jack: Jonathan Lavery was just here. He's on his way to meet Braden right now. Ethan: I hate my father enough to do whatever it takes to destroy him. Kendall: Define "whatever it takes." Erica: Ethan is lying, and I'm going to prove it.

Everybody except Kendall believes that Ethan lied and falsely accused Zach of murdering Edmund and that Braden really did it. Greenlee tries and fails to get through to Kendall. Braden comes to visit Jonathan and tells him he needs to get Greenlee to meet them. Jonathan refuses. Braden also instructs Jonathan to help him kill Ryan. Jonathan urges Braden to see that Ryan loves them and they cannot make him the enemy nor threaten him. Ryan is with Aiden and Tad at the airport and runs into an old teacher who failed to intervene when he knew that the three Lavery boys were abused by their father as children. Knowing that Lily saw Edmund get murdered and now says she knows it was not Zach who killed him, Kendall urges Lily to believe she either lied or got her story incorrect. But Jack, Erica and Reggie urge Kendall to see the truth. They also urge her to know that by falsely accusing Zach of murder while the real killer is still out there, many people are still in danger.

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Aidan: Annie. Annie: I'm so glad you're here. I've been remembering more things. Aidan, Tori's been helping me to remember. Aidan: Where did Tori go? Annie: She's right here. Now you finally get to meet each other. I'm so glad. Tori's been helping me. I really don't know how I'm going to thank her. Aidan: Annie, there's no one here. Annie: Don't do that. Don't do that. She's right over -- she was just right -- Aidan: Annie. Annie: That's so strange. I swear, she was just here. I -- Aidan: Annie, Tori wasn't here, because Tori doesn't exist. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: My God. Adam. You're supposed to be in the hospital. What are you doing here? [Adam kisses Erica] Erica: Adam. Ok, well, you mean it. What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the hospital. Why aren't you in the hospital? Adam: I missed you, too. Erica: Look, it's not safe for you to be here. Adam: Why? Who would know? Erica: The police are looking for you. You have to go back. Adam: The police. What have you told them? Erica: I haven't told them anything. Adam: What about my family? [SCENE_BREAK] Officer: The car was wrapped around a tree. Colby: Oh, oh, my God. J.R.: Was my father inside? Officer: No, sir, it was abandoned. Colby: He must have crashed the car. He has to be out there somewhere. We have to go look for him. Tad: No, no, take it easy. We don't know who was driving the car. J.R.: Yeah, it could be a bunch of kids just joyriding, for all we know. Tad: Where exactly was the car found? Officer: Uh, Park Road, near Rivermont. [Phone buzzing] J.R.: Dad? Oh, thank God. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: We made the right decision. Ryan: Hmm. Kendall: He'll come home. I'll be right back. Ryan: Hey. Kendall: Hi. Ryan: Any word on Ian? Kendall: Um, he just went in a minute ago. Ryan: Right. Kendall: I'm glad you came. Ryan: Um, Spike made this for Ian, and he and Emma said I had to get it here right away. [Reese walks in] Kendall: What the hell are you doing here? [SCENE_BREAK] [Zach exhales] Zach: Oh, Myrtle. Where the hell are you? You see what's going on down here, right? Ian's having a rough time, and he's, um -- well, you know what that boy means to me, and if anything happens to him, if -- so I got a favor to ask you. If you are up there, and you're sitting next to the man in charge, just talk some sense into him. Would you please? The way you used to do with me. Because this isn't fair. This boy has fought so hard just to see his first birthday. He keeps fighting, and, you know, after a while he just -- he's earned a longer life than this, you know? He just deserves a longer life, more than most people I know, more than -- more than me, for sure, so -- if you just have one more carny trick to pull out of your sleeve, this would be the time to do it. All right? [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: I was here for an eye exam, and I heard about Ian, and I wanted to see how he was doing. Kendall: Who, Ian or Zach? Reese: I wanted to see how Ian was. Kendall: He's in surgery. Ryan, maybe you should go home, and I can call you later. Reese: Look, Kendall, if there's anything I can do, I just -- Kendall: Would you stop -- stop it, stop, ok? Please stop. I know what you're doing. You're trying to score points with Bianca, acting all concerned about her nephew. Well, you know what? I already talked to her, and she doesn't give a damn about what you do anymore. Ryan: Kendall? Kendall: What? What? Are you buying her act? Ryan: No, I just don't know if this is the time -- Reese: It's not an act, ok? I grew very fond and very close to Ian while I was taking care of him for all those months. Kendall: The only person you ever cared for is yourself, and the only reason why you ever looked after Ian in the first place was because you were trying to get into Zach's pants. That's why. Zach: Hey, that's enough. [SCENE_BREAK] [David exhales] David: Hey. Krystal: Shouldn't you be scrubbing up for surgery? [David exhales] David: Yeah. Krystal: Don't be down on yourself. We both know you can do this. David: I was fine until I saw the surgical instruments. They make special ones to operate on children this age, much smaller than the ones I usually use. Those little retractors, they just brought me right back to Leora. Krystal: This is a different day. Today a child is going to live because you have a gift, and you're the strongest man I know. David: Huh, strong. I don't think that's a word most of the people in this town would use to describe me. Krystal: Well, you know what? Then they're idiots. And they don't know you like I do. David: There's this little ritual I do before I operate. I've never told anyone this. I take two fingers, put them on my wrist, and I feel my pulse for at least a minute. It helps me to remember just the power that I'm about to go face-to-face with in there. Krystal: I'll do it with you. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Dad, are you ok? Were you driving in your -- listen, Dad, you have to tell us where you are. Dad? Dad. He must have hung up. Officer: Did he tell you where he was? J.R.: No. Officer: Well, let me see your phone. Maybe he left a number. J.R.: Excuse me, do you have a warrant? Officer: Hey, is that the way you want to play it? J.R.: I want my father to turn himself in. I don't need a bunch of armed men with itchy trigger fingers coming after him. Officer: Yeah, yeah, then I suggest you talk some sense into him. Come on, let's go. Colby: How is he? How did he sound? Tad: There was no phone call, was there? J.R.: No. Tad: Hmm. J.R.: I just wanted to throw them off the scent. Colby: So we don't know where he is or if he's ok? J.R.: No. Tad: Actually, we have a pretty good idea where he is. J.R.: What do you mean? Tad: Well, the car was found at the corner of Park and Rivermont. That's only a couple of blocks away from the casino. And who do we know that lives there? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: I told J.R. exactly what we agreed I should tell him, the truth. That you were admitted to a hospital under Stuart's name after some unexplained collapse. Adam: And that's all you told him? Erica: Yes, because that's all I know. Why? Is there something else, Adam? Is there something wrong? I mean, did the doctors find something? Adam: How is Little Adam? Erica: Little Adam is in foster care. I have been assured that he's in really good hands, and, um -- awaiting what the courts say to do next. Adam: Oh, my God. How could I have let this happen? Erica: Well, look, at the moment I'm much more concerned with his grandfather, ok? Are you still taking your medication? Adam: Oh, yes, of course. Erica: Adam, there are things you're not telling me, and I wish you would. Please, please. You can trust me. Adam: After all the battles we've fought, who would've thought that you'd end up being the only one I could turn to? Erica: Maybe because of all the battles we've fought. So tell me. What's going on with you? What -- what did the doctors find? Adam: Nothing. Nothing. That's why I had to leave. I got tired of being stuck with all those needles. Erica: They didn't find anything at all, Adam? Adam: No, nothing. Erica: Well, then, you're fine. Adam: Well, not exactly. There is something going on with me, something -- it's not right at all. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: Of course, Tori exists. Aidan: Except no one apart from you has ever seen her. Annie: I've spoken to her, for hours and hours. Aidan: Yeah, exactly, because you were lonely, and you needed a friend, so you created her. Annie: No. Aidan: Right? She was someone you could speak to, right? Someone that would help you remember. Annie: I didn't just imagine her, Aidan. Aidan: Annie, it's ok, all right? And I understand. Tori was a way for you to unlock whatever it is your mind is hiding. Annie: No, this is ridiculous. Tori's real, ok? She's real, and Tori's my friend! Aidan: Annie, Annie, calm down. Annie: I'm not going to calm down! Tori's a real person! You think, what, I made her up in my head, and she's a fiction of my imagination? Aidan: Annie, just calm down. You got to -- Annie: Just go away! Get out of my room! This is none of your business! Get out of my room! Get out of my room! Tori? Tori! Tori, show them you're real! Tori! Get out! Aidan: Where is she? Is she all right? Dr. Burke: She's been mildly sedated. My staff is keeping her under observation. Want to tell me what happened? Aidan: I'm not sure. Dr. Burke: Mr. Devane, you've been given extraordinary leeway in visiting with Annie, and I was against it at first, but there's been remarkable progress made with your presence and support, but I need to know everything that she said to you, and everything that you've said to her that might have sparked this reaction. Aidan: Because you need to report everything to the D.A., right? Dr. Burke: Yes. Aidan: I wish I could help you. I really do. We were just talking about how Annie was feeling today, and then, suddenly, she just got upset. Dr. Burke: Who's Tori? Aidan: Excuse me? Dr. Burke: You must have heard Annie screaming that name. So who is this Tori, and why does she have Annie so upset? [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock on door] Colby: What do you want? Krystal: I came by to see J.R. Are you all right? Colby: Uh, he went out. I don't know where, and I'm fine. Krystal: Wait a minute, Colby. Honey, I've never seen you like this. What's wrong? Is there anything I can do to help? Colby: I think you've done enough already. Krystal: What are you talking about? Colby: You know. You married him. Krystal: You're upset because of David. Colby: He's the one who's trying to destroy my family, and he may have already gotten my dad. Krystal: What happened to Adam? Colby: He's missing. My dad is missing because of your husband. They found his car wrapped around a tree here in Pine Valley this morning. So I hope you're happy. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Adam, I've never known you to even hint at any kind of weakness. I -- is it bad? Adam: Bad? I don't know. I don't know whether it's bad. I just know that there's something wrong. I haven't been myself. I'm not thinking clearly these days. Erica: Oh, well, Adam, let me tell you. There are plenty of people around here who are not thinking clearly these days, so -- I mean, maybe we should just get you back to the hospital, and -- and have the best specialists in the field have a look at you and just figure this out. Adam: What makes you think I want to know? Chandler Enterprises is hanging on by its fingernails. The last thing I need is to tell the public there's something wrong with my health. Publicity like that will kill my company for good. Erica: Well, Adam, your health is a lot more important than your business. Adam: Thanks for the fortune cookie, but you're wrong. I have my family to think of, my legacy. Erica: Adam, look, if you need medical help -- I mean -- look, you are so frustrating! If you had no intention of taking any help whatsoever, why in the world did you even come back here? Adam: Hey, Hayward is looking for blood. If he gets a hint that there's something wrong with my health, he'll use it to prove I'm incompetent, that I can't take care of my own grandson. Erica: Well, of course, you can. I mean, that's just ridiculous. Adam: Look at this. See it? Right here. I did this by running into a tree with my car. I don't have any memory of it. I just woke up, and there it was. Erica, you are the only person that I can turn to now. J.R. has his own problems. I need -- you're the only person I can trust. I need you, Erica. I need you. Will you help me? Erica: What do you want me to do? Adam: Right now? Just, you know, give me some cover. Let me stay here for a while? Erica: You know something, let's talk about this some more, but right now, I really have to go to the hospital. Little Ian is about to have some heart surgery, and I -- I -- Adam: My God, why didn't you tell me? No, you go on. Go, go, go. Erica: Adam, are you sure that you're going to be here? You'll be all right here by yourself? Adam: Yes, of course, I am. I'm fine. Erica: All right. Adam: Well. J.R.: What are you doing here? Adam: I don't suppose I can convince you two to turn around and pretend you never saw me. J.R.: Hmm, no. Tad: Adam, are you ok? Adam: Why don't you go and make sure little Ian pulls through? Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. J.R.: Do you have any idea what you've been putting us all through, thinking that you were in danger while you're here shacking it up with Erica? Adam: You don't have any idea of what's going on here. J.R.: Do you know how upset Colby is? Yeah, the cops, they swung by the house, told us about the car that you wrapped around a tree. Colby's a wreck. How's that make you feel, Dad? Tad: I'm sure your father has a good excuse. So what is it? What the hell's going on? [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Is there a person named Tori here? Dr. Burke: No. Annie must have said something to you about this Tori person before she lost control. Aidan: Yeah, actually, I have heard that name. Dr. Burke: In what context? You know who she is? Annie: I murdered somebody. I know it. Aidan: No, maybe just someone Annie used to work with. I'm sure it doesn't mean anything. What do you think it might mean? Dr. Burke: Could be anything. We'll just have to see where Annie heads from here. Aidan: Do you think this is a serious setback? I mean, you said that she was doing so well. Dr. Burke: Sometimes these outbursts come just as a patient's making a breakthrough. Then again, it could be a signal of regression. Regardless, we're going to have to keep a closer eye on her. Aidan: Good. Dr. Burke: This may be nothing, but if Annie mentions this Tori again when you two are alone, you need to make sure I hear about it. Aidan: Because you need to keep the D.A. in the loop. I understand. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: This isn't helping Ian, and that's why we're all here, right, to help Ian? Kendall: Ryan came by to drop this off. Ryan: You know, Spike made it for Ian, and he insisted that I bring it by right away, so -- Reese: Well. Ryan: Well, what? Reese: I don't know. Kendall took a shot at me. You want one? Ryan: Why didn't you just seduce him and take him as far away from here as possible when you had the chance? [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Why didn't you stay in the hospital? Adam: Because there's nothing wrong with me, and you need me right here. Little Adam in foster care? How could you let that happen? J.R.: I tried to stop it, but you didn't help matters much by not leaving the country with him in the first place! Tad: Both of you standing around arguing is not going to help Adam. It's not going to get the charges against you dropped. Adam: Charges? I thought -- I thought they just wanted to question me. Tad: Adam, you're wanted for kidnapping. J.R.: I've already been arrested. Adam: Kidnapping my own grandson? That's -- that's ridiculous. J.R.: Hayward pushed it through. I told Jesse that the charges won't stick on account that you were in the hospital, and you weren't running anywhere. Adam: Oh, you told him that. J.R.: Mm-hmm. Adam: Why didn't you just send out a press release to all the shareholders? There's nothing wrong with me, damn it. Tad: Are you sure? Adam: I don't need your diagnosis, Martin. I've had enough idiots telling me what they think. Tad: He certainly seems ok to me. I got to go talk to Jesse, see what's going on with the case. If I can get the charges dropped, old happy pants won't have to be booked. [Door opens and closes] Adam: Why did you involve him? J.R.: Because I was worried about you. I still am. Adam: What is that? J.R.: I was hoping you could tell me. Adam: It's Erica. Who drew it? J.R.: You did. But you told everybody it was your sister Lottie. Adam: Oh, that. That thing. I was pretending to be Stuart, remember? I drew some pictures. J.R.: Then why did you tell everyone it was your dead sister? Adam: Well, as I said, I was pretending to be Stuart. I was making up things, thinking about our childhood again, but now, we have to go on the offensive. I am going to call in some favors from some judges, find out where they're keeping Little Adam. J.R.: There's no need. I know where he is. Adam: You do? Where? J.R.: I'm not going to tell you. Adam: Don't -- don't be an idiot. We have to know where he is, know if he's all right. J.R.: He's fine. Adam: How do you know? J.R.: Because I've seen him. Adam: Good. Good. That's good. Don't -- don't keep me out of the loop on this, J.R. That's exactly what Hayward wants. We have to be united on this. J.R.: When it comes to taking care of Little Adam, the only person I can rely on is myself. Adam: We both know you don't stand a chance against Hayward. [SCENE_BREAK] Pete: Colby! Sorry. It took forever for me to find Tad's shovel. Colby: What are you doing with that? Pete: I was going to help you bury the -- did you do it already? Colby: Do what? Bury what? Pete: David Hayward. Colby: What are you talking about? Pete: The other day -- the last time I saw you you were freaking out because you thought David Hayward was going to do something terrible to your family -- remember? And then you looked like you were going to do something crazy to stop him, and I told if you need an alibi or anything, just to call, and then, I get a text, you know, to meet you in the middle of nowhere where you could hide a body. Colby: You can lose the shovel. I didn't kill anyone. Not yet, anyway. Pete: Thank God. So, what are we doing here? Colby: Did you see the skid marks and the tree missing a chunk up by the road? My dad's car did that. If he was driving, and he's hurt, and he wandered off, I need to find him. Pete: I'm flattered that you think my semi superpowers would solve this mystery, but don't you think it be better just to call the police? Colby: J.R.'s too worried the cops will arrest Dad for these kidnapping charges. Tad and J.R. had an idea where to look, but I haven't heard from them, nobody is answering their phones, and I couldn't sit around the house waiting any longer. Pete: Ok, ok. I've -- I've got it. The case of the missing mogul. Any clues? Colby: Not unless my dad starting drinking coffee super action drinks. Pete: Well, this has lipstick on it, so we can rule this out. Um, any footprints? Colby: Not really. [Phone rings] Colby: Did you find him? Thank God, where is he? J.R., tell me. I have a right to know. Don't hang up on me. Don't hang up -- Pete: Well, the first part sounded positive. Colby: J.R. thinks I'm a risk to our dad's safety. The cops could follow me to where he's hiding out. Pete: Well, C-man's safe. Case closed. Colby: My own brother doesn't trust me to protect my father, while you show up ready to dig a grave, no questions asked. What's wrong with this picture? Pete: From my vantage point? Nothing at all. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Because that what you wanted, isn't it? To run away with him? And it sure would have made life a lot easier for the rest of us. Reese: Oh, ok. Well, there's a problem with that. I don't love Zach. I never have, all right? And I never stopped loving Bianca. Ryan: Then what are you still doing here? Reese: I heard that Ian was sick, and I wanted to check in on him. Ryan: Hey. Erica: Hi. Any word? Ryan: Not -- not yet. Not yet. Erica: Where's Kendall? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I shouldn't have gone off on Reese like that. I guess I'm just so worried. I took it out on her. Zach: Well, you've got to stop. You've got to stop blaming Reese for what happened between you and me. This is on us. Kendall: I've stopped blaming other people for our marriage failing. I can't just start pointing fingers again, because I'm scared to death. It all went so wrong. Ever since I find out about Gabrielle, I've just been pushing you away, and you went running to Reese. I went running to Ryan. [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Burke: Well, Annie. How are you? Annie: I'm not sure. Dr. Burke: I want to talk about what made you so upset earlier. I've been chatting with Aidan here about Tori. Do you want to tell me about her? Annie: Who? Dr. Burke: Tori? The name you were calling. Aidan doesn't think that the name is important, but I wanted to hear from you. Who's Tori? Annie: She's no one. I don't know anybody named Tori. Dr. Burke: All right. Well, let's get you comfortable. [SCENE_BREAK] David: Ian pulled through ok. We patched the tear in his aortic valve, and his vitals are all good. Kendall: Oh, thank God. Zach: So that's it. He's fixed. David: No, no. I mean, your son just went through open-heart surgery. The strain on his heart was significant. There's also the possibility of infection. So let's just take one step at a time. He pulled through this, ok, and he's a very strong boy. The next 24 hours will be crucial. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: David, I really do know how difficult this had to be for you, and thank you. Kendall: When can I see him? David: Right now. He's still sleeping, but he's in recovery. Kendall: Are you coming? Zach: Yeah, yeah, in a minute. Kendall: Ok. Zach: Thank you. David: Sure. Zach: Uh, it's the business I'm in, so what -- what are the odds? David: More than 50%, but let's not dwell on the odds right now, ok? Your son made it off the operating table without any complications. As far as I'm concerned, he's more than halfway up the field. David: Hey. Krystal: Ian? David: So far, so good. Krystal: He's lucky to have you. How are you? David: Well, let's just say I'm glad it's over. Krystal: Oh. David: What's wrong? Krystal: Nothing. I just have a stitch in my side. Listen, I rushed over here to see you. David: Why? Is everything all right? Krystal: Well, I went over to the Chandler Mansion. Colby wasn't happy to see me. They found Adam's car this morning in Pine Valley. It had been in accident and then abandoned. David: So he's back in town. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Damn it! Tad: You do know that's vandalism? Jesse: Damn machine ate my dollar. Tad: Why don't you take it downtown and beat it to death with a rubber hose? And besides, there's a trick to it, ok? You just have got to know how to negotiate with these things. Yeah, that'll teach it. Jesse: That works. Why didn't I think of that? David: Hubbard. Why wasn't I told Adam Chandler's car was found today? Jesse: Maybe because you weren't on my e-mail list. David: The man kidnapped my grandson. There's a warrant out for his arrest. I expect to be told when information like this comes up. Jesse: A little shock here maybe, but, you know, you are not my top priority, Hayward. David: That son of a bitch is in town. I want him arrested and thrown in jail. Jesse: I'll drop you a note as soon as something comes up. Go away! David: Waste. Jesse: I can't stand that guy. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: I didn't tell him anything about Tori. That is what you were trying to tell me, wasn't it? Aidan: Yeah. Annie: But why though? I mean, he's not like Dr. Sinclair. He wants to help me. Aidan: Well, he has to report everything back to the D.A., and the charges against you haven't been dropped. Look, no one needs to know that you think you might have killed someone else. Annie: Or that I am seeing people that aren't there. Aidan: Yeah, but she's -- maybe she was somewhere, and that's why you keep -- keep seeing her. Annie: I don't understand. Aidan: I need you to think. Think of her, all right? Not Tori as a grown woman, like you've been seeing her, but I need you think of -- think of her as a little girl. Annie: I -- I still don't know what you mean. Aidan: Remember I told you I was going to do some research, right? Well, I did some digging into some newspaper files from the paper where you grew up, and around about the time of your seventh birthday, a girl went missing, and her name was Tori. [Annie gasps as she remembers the past] Annie: Tori was my friend, and I killed her. I killed her. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: You know, my friend, the thought occurs that you can help me out and get David's goat at the same time. Jesse: Why do I all of the sudden feel like you're about to make my life even more complicated than it already is? Tad: It's my job. Look, these kidnapping charges, you've got to drop them. It's a joke, ok? It's ridiculous. Little Adam is safe. Adam is his grandfather. He wasn't kidnapping him, and J.R. told you about his dad being in the hospital. Jesse: So, now you are campaigning for Adam Chandler? My brain hurts. Tad: Off the record? Jesse: Yeah. Tad: Adam is back in town. I just saw him. And before you ask me, the answer is no. I'm not going to tell you where, but you and I both know that Hayward set up this whole three-ring circus in the first place. It's ridiculous. You've got to drop the charges. Jesse: Now, you know better than that. It's not that easy for me. The d -- Tad? Tad: No, but I know -- what I know is the Jesse Hubbard that I know could get it done if he wanted to, and it's the right thing to do. And Hayward's a bonus. Look at it this way. We get to sit back, eat snacks, watch him bounce off the wall, acting like Rumpelstiltskin. You know you want it. [SCENE_BREAK] [Krystal sighs] David: Hey. Krystal: Hey. What did you find out? Did they find Adam? David: Not that I know of, but if Adam is back in town, he can't stay hidden forever. Krystal: Do you think he was hurt? David: With any luck, he stumbled into the woods somewhere and keeled over from a heart attack. Krystal: Come on, you don't mean that. David: The hell I don't. With Adam out of the picture, it will certainly make our lives a lot easier. J.R. would fold over like a cheap $20 suit, and it would leave us as the only choice that judge could make. Krystal: Let's not talk like that, ok? Come on. David: All right. It's been a rough day. Let's go home. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: I came back to help. Why are you so angry? J.R.: Well, why didn't you tell me how bad the company had gotten? It completely caught me off guard. Adam: I thought maybe I could pull it off myself. How bad is it? J.R.: It's pretty bad. Barry and I have gone over all the assets. We've dumped the losers, been able to keep the company afloat, but just barely. Adam: Right. I'm glad you took action. But I'm back now. I'll dive in first thing in the morning. J.R.: Are you well enough? Adam: I've told you there's nothing wrong with me. Nothing. We need to pull together to keep the family business afloat and drive Hayward into the dirt. J.R.: But what about our interest in Fusion? I mean, it's the only drag that's left on our books. Adam: We'll keep Fusion alive for now. J.R.: I had a feeling you'd say that. Adam: Hmm. Ah, how's Ian? Adam: Oh, wonderful. Erica: Yes. Adam: Wonderful news. J.R.: Yeah, well, I've got work to do. I assume that you're going to be staying here? Adam: We'll see. Erica: Ok. Well, I overheard you talking about Fusion. So, you still believe in me as a business woman. Adam: I believe in you as all sorts of woman. What about me? Do you have faith in me? Erica: Unfortunately, yes, I do. Adam: Why unfortunately? Erica: Because I'm afraid that it's going to be my downfall some day. Adam: No man could ever bring you down, Erica. Erica: Right. Of course, not. So I fully expect you to fall on your sword if the time ever comes. Adam: Ah. I look forward to the privilege. [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: Look, I really do care about Ian, and what's happened to him is terrible. Ryan: I'm not going to text Bianca and let her know that you're sitting vigil, if that's what you're waiting for me to do. Reese: Wow. And to think that we almost shared our wedding day with you. Ryan: I know. What a farce that would have been. Reese: Really? Is that what you think? Because it wasn't a farce to me. I meant, every vow that I took. Ryan: Whatever you say. Reese: Wow. You know, um, Ryan, what if Bianca forgives me? Because it's possible. Do you know what that would mean? It would mean that she could forgive what I did and get over it, but you couldn't. Why don't you just go home? Because from what it looks like to me, Kendall's not coming back. Ryan: Wow. You could be a real bitch, you know that? Reese: Just calling it as I see it. [SCENE_BREAK] [Kendall takes Zach's hand as they watch over their little boy in recovery]

At the Chandler mansion, two police officers let J.R., Tad and Colby know that they had found Adam's car wrapped around a tree, but hadn't found Adam. At Oak Haven, Aidan visits Annie. Annie is happy that Aidan will finally be able to meet Tori, but when she looks toward Tori's chair, Annie finds Tori gone. Aidan lets Annie know that Tori doesn't exist. At the Yacht Club, Erica finds Adam in her hotel room. Adam pulls her toward him and kisses her. Erica pulls away from him. J.R. gets a call, which he pretends is from Adam to throw the police off of Adam's trail. When the police demand to know if it was Adam, J.R. closes the lid on the cell phone. At the hospital, Zach tells Kendall that she had made the right decision in letting Ian have the operation. She turns around and sees Ryan. In the waiting room, Ryan gives Kendall a pic that Spike had drawn for Ian. Reese walks into the waiting room where Kendall and Ryan are. Kendall demands to know why Reese is here. David has second thoughts about doing the surgery. Krystal tells him to stop doubting himself. Erica lets Adam know that Little A is in foster care which Adam doesn't' take too kindly to. Adam reveals to Erica that something is wrong with him. Erica tells Adam about Ian's surgery. Adam has opened the door for Erica to leave when Tad and J.R. appear in the doorway. Tad lets Adam know that he is wanted for kidnapping. Adam is extremely upset when he finds out that J.R. had been the one responsible for Little A being in foster care.

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Angie: Hey. You didn't have to get us a hotel room. Jesse: Now, hold on -- this ain't just any hotel room. This is our honeymoon suite -- well, not the honeymoon suite. [Angie chuckles] Jesse: There's a real wedding here tonight, but it's our honeymoon suite. Come on -- legal or not, we took some vows today. Angie: That we did. Jesse: Yes. Close your eyes. Angie: Oh, is there more? Oh, Jesse, I don't -- Jesse: Close your eyes! Angie: I don't think I could take another surprise. I don't -- Jesse: You can take this, you can take this, all right? Come here, come on. [Angie sighs] Angie: All right. Hmm. Don't let me walk into the door frame now. Jesse: I got you. I got your back, baby. Open them. Angie: Oh, baby! [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: And you're sure that Erica was at a Pay Right? Zach: That's where the call came from. Jack: Pay Right? I'm just trying to imagine Erica Kane shopping the bargain bins at Pay Right. Zach: Yeah, that makes two of us. [Jack sighs] Jack: So I guess we go there and we -- we try to figure out what Erica and Carmen's next move is. She did sound ok, though, right, when you talked to her? Zach: Yeah -- great. Said she had a plan and that everything was under control. Jack: Oh, God, not a plan. When Erica Kane is involved, nothing is under control. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: All right, everyone. I think it's time at we all just step back and take a breath and relax. Louisa: Hmm. Mando: You look smokin', Sugar. Carmen: Thank you. It was all Erica's doing. Erica: Ok, look, I think that we've all gotten off the topic here just -- just a little bit. What are you doing? Carmen: What? Wasn't the whole point that I -- Erica: No, you were supposed to play hard to get, not turn into some lovesick puppy. Louisa: Enough! You two like talking so much, answer me this -- how is it that you're doing a the talking, and I'm the one holding the gun? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Who can you count on the way you know you can count on me? Ryan: That's the point, Greenlee -- I shouldn't be counting on anybody, you or Kendall or anybody. I should be figuring this out on -- on my own, all right? Why can't you understand that? Greenlee: I -- I can't. I know you don't remember, but we had a pretty intense conversation not too long ago. I was in a horrible place, and I had done some unforgivable things and instead of letting me punish myself forever, you let me off the hook. You even went so far as to apologize to me after everything I'd done. Ryan: I can't take back what I did. Greenlee: You even said you were sorry for not being ready to have kids when we were together, for not supporting me wanting to be a mom. Ryan: I should be sorry. I should've said it a thousand times. I should still be saying it -- I am, I am so sorry. Greenlee: No, but don't you see what that means? I knew then like I know now what a mistake you were making. I knew with all of my heart that you would be a great father and that you would love it, and you are and you do. Ryan: So you -- you were right, Greenlee. Is that what you want to hear -- that you were right? Greenlee: No, I want to hear that you trust me -- enough to walk away from here, enough to come back home. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Why do I feel so -- so terrible, Kendall? Greenlee doesn't even love me anymore, so why is it that we still feel so guilty? Annie: What is he talking about? Kendall: I have no idea. He's -- he's sloshed. Annie: Sounded pretty clear to me. What do you and Aidan feel so guilty about, Kendall? Are you seriously not going to answer my question? Kendall: Oh, uh, I'm sorry. What? Annie: You, Aidan, what you feel so terrible about. Kendall: Oh, right. Aidan was just -- he was talking about when Zach and Greenlee were in the bomb shelter. Annie: What about it? Kendall: Just that we feel so terrible that we didn't get to them sooner. Right, Aidan? Aidan? Great. You know what? I should probably just go and take him with me. I mean, you don't want to have to deal with him first thing in the morning, all crabby and hung-over. Annie: Why are you being so weird about this? Kendall: I'm not being weird. Annie: Yes, you are. You're completely avoiding the topic, and I didn't even bring it up -- he did. Kendall: Uh -- well, Aidan, he -- he gets emotional when he drinks and, uh, you know, he starts thinking about the past. So I'm sure tonight when -- when Greenlee turned down his proposal, it had to bring up a lot of stuff. I mean, you -- you have to know obviously it was really hard for us when Zach and Greenlee were missing. Annie: Right, but you found them. You're heroes, so what is there to feel guilty about? Kendall: "Guilty" is the wrong word. Uh -- Aidan and I, we did not feel guilty. It's just -- um -- we just -- we felt bad that we, you know, had the -- the plans for the bomb shelter right under our noses. Aidan gets upset that we didn't find them sooner. Annie: Right, but -- but you found Zach and Greenlee in time. I mean, that's all that counts now. Kendall: Yes, but if we had gotten to them earlier, maybe Greenlee wouldn't have gotten sick and almost died. So -- there, little miss curious. You happy now, satisfied? Annie: Not really, Kendall, because I don't believe you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Tell me something. Why -- why would Erica willingly stay with this Carmen? Zach: I don't know -- said something about giving her a new beginning. Jack: She said those words -- "a new beginning"? Zach: Yep. Jack: What the hell is that supposed to mean -- a makeover? I mean, what else did she say? Zach: She didn't say much, didn't stay on the phone that long. Jack: All excited for her next move, no doubt. Oh, dear God, I hope she didn't do something stupid, get herself hurt. Zach: Don't do that. Don't think like that -- it doesn't help anybody. Jack: Maybe Sam Woods was right. Zach: About what? Jack: About me taking this case to start with. I mean, maybe I -- I -- he said I'm too close, I'm too close to do it. Zach: And you think Erica would've listened to anybody? Jack: Maybe there's another attorney out there, yeah, who could've convinced her not to plead guilty. Zach: Oh, stop, stop beating yourself up. We'll go find her, and she'll do the beating up for you. [Jack chuckles] [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Have you completely forgotten why we're here, what he did to you? Carmen: Did you really think you were going to get away with it? Mando: With what? Carmen: Don't sit there acting like you don't know exactly what I'm talking about. Erica: We know you robbed the bank, Armando. Carmen: And left me hanging out to dry. How could you do that? I thought we loved each other. Mando: Hey, we do. Louisa: Mando. Mando: I'm so sorry, Sugar. Erica: Oh, Armando, I know, I know. It could be very, very difficult, I understand completely. I mean, sometimes things just have a way of snowballing out of control. Mando: It wasn't my idea. Louisa: Shut up, Mando! Erica: Mando, why don't you tell us exactly what happened? Louisa: One more word out of you, and you're the one who's going to be needing bullets removed! Mando: Mama! Louisa: One word! Erica: I think it's in everyone's best interest, especially yours, Louisa, to put that gun down. Louisa: And how do you figure that? Erica: We already know that Armando robbed that bank, and that makes you guilty of harboring a fugitive. I think you two are in enough trouble already, don't you? [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: It's beautiful! Jesse: Ah! You know, you're beautiful. This ain't too shabby, though, huh? [Jesse chuckles] [Classical music plays] Angie: That wedding -- is it next door? Jesse: It's across the courtyard. Is that too loud? Should we get another room? Angie: No, no, no, no. I'm happy right here. Now, I don't know about you, but I say we get this night started! Jesse: Oh! I hear you, baby -- come here. [Angie and Jesse chuckle] Angie: Ah! Jesse: Ha-ha. Angie: Oh -- Jesse! Jesse: What? Angie: What -- what is -- what's on your head? Jesse: Oh, crap! It's chocolate, it's chocolate. It's chocolate. [Jesse laughs] Jesse: It's chocolate. Angie: Well, don't get it on my nice white wedding -- Jesse: Oh, ok. You can laugh all you want, miss. You wouldn't be laughing if this was all up in your hair. Angie: You don't have any hair. Jesse: I got your hair. Ah! Angie: Hey, no! Jesse: Blah, blah, blah! Angie: Let go! Stop! No! [SCENE_BREAK] Louisa: Now, let's stop talking about harboring fugitives. Carmen: Now convince this dummy to take a hike. Louisa: What did you just say? Erica: She didn't say anything. Louisa: Did you just call me "stupid"? Carmen: You and your wannabe thug son. Louisa: Huh -- obviously, Mando can't be too sharp if he hooked up with trash like you. Erica: Carmen? Carmen: You going to let her talk to me like that? Were you always this much of a idiot? Louisa: Hey, watch it now. That's my baby you're insulting! Erica: Carmen, we didn't come here to fight, remember? Carmen: No, uh-uh. She deserves what she got coming. Let's get something straight -- your puny excuse of a son used to worship the ground I strutted on. Louisa: Hmm, yeah, until he left you high and dry! Carmen: So you admit it. Louisa: What, that you were a waste of Mando's time? Mando: On, snap! Carmen: That's it. I can't take her. Erica: No, wait, stop, both of you. Oh, oh, stop, both of you. Ladies, you just stop it right now. Louisa, we have gotten way off track here tonight. I came here because I have something to offer you. Carmen: What? Erica: Carmen, it's time that we tell Mando and Louisa exactly why we're really here. Louisa: What do you think we would ever want from you? Erica: The opportunity of a lifetime. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Annie, my mother is missing. She is handcuffed to some crazy, gun- toting fugitive, so I apologize if my drunken, mumble decoding skills aren't up to par. Annie: I'm -- I'm sorry about your mom. Kendall: Thank you. Annie: With everything going on with Ryan, I -- it -- it just completely slipped my mind. Kendall: No, that's understandable. Annie: It's late, and I'm exhausted. And right now, I don't really give a damn what the two of you might have to be worried about or feel guilty about. I don't really care that my husband's, like, being stalked by your best friend. Quite frankly, I don't really give a damn if Aidan and Greenlee ever end up together at all. Kendall: Annie? Annie: Just go, Kendall, please. And, yeah, take him with you. I'm just -- I'm done with all this drama. Kendall: You know, it wasn't so long ago when we considered each other family. Annie: Really? God, it feels like a lifetime ago to me. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Ryan, don't you see? It's happening again -- you're trying to run away to protect me from yourself and I want you to stay, because I don't need protecting -- not from you, never from you. This is like Greenlee and Ryan, take two. Ryan: For you -- for you it is, you know, because you've been here before, this -- this you and me, you know? But for me, it -- it's like the first time I've been invited to the party. Greenlee: But you know what happened. I told you everything. Ryan: I know you've told me everything. I know, and I've listened to you. I've heard it and I've seen the video that Zach showed me -- I've got it all up here. You know what I mean, like I know it here but I just can't feel it here. I can't. Greenlee: Ok, trust -- trust me to feel it for you. I can make this better. Ryan: How? Greenlee: Don't you think it's crazy that I came here, that I knew to come back to the place where you -- you could find answers to your childhood? I told you, Ryan -- I know you, maybe better than anyone. Ryan: I do think it's amazing. I do, honestly, that you came here, that you knew to come here. And honestly, I'm a little comforted by that, I am, but it doesn't solve any of my problems, you know? Greenlee: Well, what if you let me help you? I can help you, I know that I can. Ryan: No, Greenlee, no, no, not after what I did to you in the casino. Greenlee: Look at me. Ryan: No -- no, Greenlee. Greenlee: Just, please, just look at me. Oh, my God. Ryan: Yeah. Yeah, I -- I know. Greenlee: No. I mean, oh, my God. I'm doing it again, I'm trying to fix you. Greenlee: No, no, no, let me rephrase it, then -- I need to fix you. Annie was right. She said that my kissing you the last time and my telling you to lie to her, all of my butting in -- that it wasn't for you, it was for me. She was dead-on. Ryan: Ok, uh -- help me out here. I'm a little lost as -- as to how me getting my memory back helps you. Greenlee: It makes me feel relevant, I guess -- like I'm still that person, the one that knows what's best for you? I not only wanted to fix you, Ryan -- I wanted to be the only one that could. Ryan: Well, talk about your control issues. Greenlee: I know, I know, right? And I did it when you didn't want to have children. I went and I got pregnant because I knew that's what you really wanted. I shouldn't be here, Ryan. I should be home with Aidan. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Ahem. Aidan: Well, well, well. Home sweet home. Kendall: Isn't most of your stuff at Greenlee's? Aidan: Yep -- hmm. But I'm not going to be there and wait for her to come home -- or not come home. You want a beer? Kendall: Are you kidding me? Aidan: What? Kendall: You're finally speaking English again, and you think it's time to crack open a beer? Aidan: Oh, don't be so bloody dramatic. Kendall: Aidan, what do you remember about tonight? Aidan: Don't be ridiculous. Kendall: No. Come on, humor me. Aidan: I went to the beach, I proposed to Greenlee, she rejected me. I went for a couple of drinks, uh, I went to Annie's, and now I'm here with you. Kendall: Ok, aren't you forgetting, like, one little part? Do you even remember me stopping by Annie's? Aidan: Sort of. Not really. Kendall: Oh, my God. You are a piece of work, you know that? Aidan: Oh, all right, enough. Kendall: Do you -- I mean, leaving me to clean up your mess? Aidan: Tone -- tone it down a little bit, will you? What's the big deal? Kendall: The big deal? You almost told Annie that we slept together -- that's the big deal. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: I'm so sorry it's so late but I have a sitter available and I'd really like to get this over with tonight. I'm more convinced than ever this is what I need to do. [SCENE_BREAK] Man: The police were here already and questioned me for hours about Ms. Kane and Ms. Morales. I don't know what more I can tell you. Jack: Actually, what we'd be interested in seeing is whatever your security cameras caught. Man: Well, they looked at those, too. Zach: Sure but, you know, knowing Ms. Kane the way we do, maybe we can find something that they missed. Man: Well, they're still out. You can help yourself. Jack: Thanks, appreciate it. Zach: Stop -- there they are. Jack: What is she doing? Is she -- is she really -- Zach: I think she is. Jack: I'll be damned. Erica actually did give her future cellmate a makeover. [SCENE_BREAK] Louisa: "Opportunity of a lifetime," huh? Now, you got me interested. Carmen: Yeah, me, too. Erica: Louisa, you don't watch much television, do you? Louisa: Besides my "Ugly Betty," not really. Erica: I didn't think so. But you did say that you recognized my name -- Erica Kane -- probably from just my modeling, or my movies, my books, my cosmetics company? Well, I also have an enormously successful TV show. Louisa: Oh, right. You have that show "do over" or something? Erica: "New Beginnings," actually. Louisa: Yeah, same difference. Mando: Yeah, for real! Carmen: See, Mando? I'm with her. I've got people. Mando: Hey, how'd you get hooked up with Erica Kane? Carmen: Well -- Erica: Actually, I sought Carmen out once I heard what happened to her. Louisa: You know, this doesn't smell right. You got cops outside? Is this like one of those "to catch a perp" shows? Erica: No. Louisa: Then why are you here? Erica: I'm producing a new reality show. Louisa: And? Erica: And I want the two of you to star in it. [SCENE_BREAK] [Classical music plays] Jesse: Hmm, hmm, hmm. Angie: Get it all off? Jesse: Yeah. Angie: Well -- Jesse: All of it. Angie: What are you just standing there for, then? Come on over here before I -- give me this. [Jesse chuckles] Angie: Before I rape you. Jesse: Ah. Ha. [Angie laughs] Jesse: Make a couple of vows to a girl, and she's all over you, huh? Angie: That's right! [Jesse chuckles] Angie: Oh, my God! Jesse: What? Angie: Jesse! Jesse: Oh -- Angie: Oh! Jesse: Ok, all right, all right. Hold on. Angie: Oh! Oh! [Jesse pours water on the fire] Angie: Oh -- oh, my God! Oh. Oh. Did you get it all? Jesse: Oh, yeah. Angie: Oh. Jesse: Yeah. Angie: Oh. Jesse: Yeah, I got it. Angie: God! Jesse: Holy moly. Angie: Uh-oh. Is that -- is that -- Jesse: We're -- we're -- whoa, whoa, wait a minute. [Jesse chuckles] Jesse: That's the wedding reception right there. We're ok. Angie: Hi. Jesse: Hello. They saw me. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Right there -- what's that? Stop there for a second. Jack: Ok, got it, got it. Zach: She's taking something. Go closer. Can you get closer to this? Jack: Yeah. What the hell is that? Zach: Well, maybe a tape recorder. Jack: It is a tape recorder. Zach: Keep going. That's a pretty intense conversation they're having. Jack: Yeah. Oh, did you see that? Zach: What? Jack: The way Erica put her hand on her heart there, like they're -- like she's talking about love or -- I know that look. I know that look right there. That's Erica flirting. Zach: What is -- this -- she's -- why would she take a tape recorder? Jack: Well, look, Carmen's mimicking her now, so evidently -- what? We're -- we're looking at what here, flirting lessons? Zach: I don't know. Jack: Well, no, no, wait. Listen, listen. Listen, first, Erica gives Carmen a makeover, right? Zach: Uh-huh. Then they take a tape recorder for whatever -- Jack: No, just -- just hear me out here, all right? Ok. Then they're talking about love or relationships, or something like that, right? Zach: And you think her relationship with this Ortiz fellow, is that what it is? Jack: Exactly, flirting lessons for her boyfriend, Armando. Zach: The one who set her up? Jack: Yeah. And they're going to find this guy and try to get him to confess. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Louisa, it must be very, very difficult to raise a son on your own. Louisa: Yeah. Erica: I mean, I'm going to guess that it makes you have to make choices, difficult choices, just to put food on the table. Louisa: What's your point? Erica: My point is that sometimes you get to a point that you have to just do things you never thought you would do just because you think there are no other options. And that's what my reality show is about. Louisa: That still doesn't explain this one. How'd she get out of the pen? Erica: Well, I know people in very high places. We made a deal. Louisa: Why? Erica: Because I needed Carmen for two reasons. To be part of my show, and to help me find you. Louisa: And they let her go, just like that? Erica: No, not exactly. Carmen is going to have to remain in my custody for the duration of the production of my show. And she's going to have to do 1,000 hours of community service. Louisa: What about us? Mando: Yeah. Is this some sort of setup so we take over Sugar's cell? Carmen: I wish. Erica: You two are going to have full protection, complete anonymity -- you know, fake names -- whatever you need to feel comfortable. Louisa: I don't know. Erica: "The plight of the single mother" -- I think it's a story worth telling, Louisa. I certainly would be honored if you'd let me be the one to tell yours. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Holy -- my -- I can't believe that just happened. I go from hiding my face from the world for 20 years to -- Angie: To showing them everything you got. [Jesse chuckles] Angie: [Southern accent] The calla lilies are in bloom again. Jesse: Oh -- go ahead, you laugh it up, laugh it up. People saw me naked -- that's weird. Angie: [Normal voice] Oh -- well, now they know how fortunate I am. Jesse: Ugh. Angie: Get over here. [Jesse chuckles] Jesse: So, where were we before we were so nudely interrupted? Hmm? Were we -- Angie: I think it was something like this. Jesse: Ah, like this? And like this? Angie: Hmm, yes, it's all coming back to me again. Jesse: And like that, and like this, and this? Oh, no! Oh! [Loud beeping] [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: I almost told Annie that we slept together? Kendall: Yep. [Aidan sighs] Aidan: Well, what did I say, exactly? Kendall: Well, right before you passed out, you -- you asked me why we felt so guilty. Because -- Aidan: Well, don't stop there. Because -- because why? Kendall: Well, you wanted to know -- you asked me why we felt guilty, because Greenlee doesn't even love you. Aidan: Are you serious? Kendall: Yeah. Welcome to my world. Aidan: I'm sorry. Well -- well, what did you say? Well, how did we get out of it? Kendall: Well, I -- I told Annie that you and I felt guilty for not finding Zach and Greenlee sooner. Aidan: That's pretty good, Kendall. And did she buy it? Kendall: Not really. Aidan: So then what happened? Kendall: Well, then she threw us out. So, I brought you here. Aidan: Huh. I couldn't have screwed up more royally. You know what? This morning, I should've just stayed in bed. Kendall: Aidan, it's ok. Really. I mean, you -- you had no idea what you were saying. It's all right. Next time we go out, I'll be sure to bring a muzzle for you. Aidan: Yeah, a muzzle. That would've been good this morning. Because that way, I wouldn't have made the colossal mistake of asking Greenlee to marry me. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: I -- I don't know what I'm doing here. Ryan: Yeah, that makes two of us. [Ryan sighs] Ryan: We're some pair, huh? Greenlee: Has it helped at all, coming back to this place? Ryan: No. I went to visit Erin's grave. Greenlee: Oh, Ryan -- Ryan: It's when I was there that I thought that if I came to this place -- you know, if I came here, that I would find that one missing piece, you know? Greenlee: And? Ryan: And no missing piece. You were right. Greenlee: Hmm. I love that. When? Ryan: When you said you should be with Aidan. Go home, Greenlee, be happy. Greenlee: That's where I should've stayed. But then everything happened so fast. I got your message, and I just had to find you. And now I know how bad that was. I have this incredible loyal, gorgeous man who loves me and can put up with me. Me -- can you believe it? Ryan: Yeah, actually, I can. Greenlee: Aidan asked me to marry him, and all I could think about was running to help you. Ryan: Do you love him? Greenlee: Yes. Ryan: Then go. Go and -- and be with him, and -- and be happy, ok, Greenlee? I'll be fine. I'll be fine. One way or another, I'll figure this out. Greenlee: How? Ryan: I haven't figured that out yet. Greenlee: That's very reassuring. Ryan: Thank you. Seriously, for coming all this way. I mean, for making the trip. Greenlee: What? What, it means I'm crazy, right? Ryan: I don't know about that, but it means you care, a lot, and thank you. So just go -- get back to -- because I would -- I would feel horrible -- I would hate myself if this mess got in the way, you know, of your future with Aidan. [SCENE_BREAK] [Loud beeping] Angie: Where is it coming from? Jesse: I don't know. It's not the fire alarm. Angie: Oh, my -- ugh! Jesse, make it stop! Jesse: All right, well -- wait a minute. Wait a minute! [Beeping stops] Jesse: Unbelievable. Angie: Ugh. Thank God. Jesse: Unbelievable. Who sets the alarm for this time of night? Angie: And at that volume? Jesse: You know what? Are you thinking what I'm thinking? You want to just -- Angie: Lead the way. [Jesse and Angie laugh] Jesse: Unbelievable. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: All right, Derek, thanks. We'll talk to you soon. They called that stakeout off after 48 hours. Zach: So there's no police at Armando's mother's apartment? Jack: None, which means if Erica and Carmen are on their way there -- Zach: They could be in real trouble. [SCENE_BREAK] Louisa: There's no way we can get into trouble being on this reality show? Erica: My shows are not about making trouble. Louisa: And is she going to lose it and go mental on me? Erica: No, no, no, no, no. Carmen understands the terms of the deal. Louisa: Because she was pretty damn angry when you two busted in here! Erica: Well, because she saw Mando again, and that just brought up all these painful memories, of course. But I'm sure she's over that now, right? Carmen: Yeah. I mean, right. Mando: I never meant to hurt you, Sugar. Erica: Do we have a deal? Louisa: Yeah. Ok, deal. So, where do we start? Erica: At the beginning. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Aidan, it was not a mistake proposing to Greenlee. Aidan: It's funny -- funny you should say that, because I distinctly remember not putting a ring on her finger. Kendall: But she didn't say no. Aidan: But she didn't say yes. I finally found the one. Or at least, I thought I did. I mean, this is supposed to be the easy part, right? Kendall: Are you kidding me? When has anything involving Greenlee been easy? And for the record -- I told her what an idiot she was. I told her she was losing her mind. Aidan: I don't know -- maybe we're just not supposed to be together. Kendall: No, no, you -- you are. You are meant to be. Greenlee will come home from wherever she is. Aidan: With Ryan. Kendall: Yeah, well, she will take one look at your gorgeous eyes and be a puddle at your feet. How can she not be? Aidan: That's nice of you to say. But I'm more concerned about you. Kendall: Me? Aidan: Yeah. I mean, I'm sorry. I really am. I -- I'm sorry for putting you in this position with Annie. Kendall: Aidan -- Aidan: I'm a bonehead. Kendall: A little bit. Aidan: A screw-up. Kendall: Listen -- no, listen. It's ok, really. Besides, something tells me that Annie has bigger things to worry about. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: So this is it, huh? Livia: Divorce papers just like you asked for. Annie: Thank you. I -- I mean, for getting it done so quickly. Livia: Maybe too quickly. Annie, I know things are very tough with Ryan's mind being mixed up. But are you really ready to give up on him? Annie: No. Of course, I don't want to give up on Ryan. Livia: Then maybe we should not file these papers. It's not like Ryan's memory loss is something he's doing on purpose. Annie: It's not fair for my daughter, for us, to keep living like this. I mean, I have to push forward, for Emma's sake. Livia: Annie, I have filed a lot of these papers. And I can tell you, it is not always best for the kids. Annie: I might not have a choice. I mean, the more time that passes, Livia, I -- it's starting to look like Ryan may never come back. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: You're going to be lost without me. Ryan: I'm kind of lost already, remember? Greenlee: No, I'm just saying it's going to be tough figuring all this out without my help. Ryan: What are you doing? We just decided that you should go home and be happy. Greenlee: Hello? Do you know me at all? It's much easier for me to go if I think you want me to stay. Ryan: Please stay, Greenlee. I really need you here. I'll be lost without you. Greenlee: Oh, that was convincing. Well, it's too bad. I'm leaving. I've got a Prince Charming waiting for me at home. At least I hope I do. I hope I didn't ruin everything. Ryan: No, you didn't. Greenlee: How do you know that? Ryan: Because you're worth it, and he knows it. Come on. Greenlee: I'd be honored to be Mrs. Dynamite Kiddo. Don't just help me, start the damn thing. Long day at the office, dear? Ryan: Greenlee, wait! [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: Thank you for all this. Jesse: Are you kidding me? You're welcome. Just sorry it didn't turn out the way I planned it. Angie: Oh, I'm not. I'm not, because this is going to -- it's going to be a night we never forget. [Jesse laughs] Jesse: You know, it's going to be a night a whole bunch of folks are not going to forget. [Angie and Jesse laugh] Jesse: So, Mrs. Hubbard, can I take you home? Angie: There's no place I'd rather be. Jesse: Then let's get the heck out of Dodge. [Angie chuckles] Jesse: Got everything? Angie: Yeah. Jesse: All right. [SCENE_BREAK] Louisa: I -- I wasn't lazy. I worked odd jobs when I could find them, and collected welfare when I couldn't. But a lot of the time, it wasn't enough. Erica: So what did you do? Louisa: Started out small. Swiped a can of soup here, a soccer ball there. Erica: And then? Louisa: Then things got bigger. Armando got older, and we started to work together on things. Erica: Oh. What kind of things? Louisa: Hmm -- first stop, we hit a local deli. Made off with a couple of hundred and worked our way up through the years until we finally hit pay dirt. Erica: Which was? Louisa: The bank robbery. Erica: And how exactly did Carmen fit in? Louisa: Someone had to take the fall. It wasn't going to be Armando. Hey, hey! What the hell's going on? Louisa: Uh -- [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Thanks for bringing me home. Kendall: I didn't. I brought you here. Your home is with Greenlee. Aidan: Yeah. Well, we'll see about that. But really, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for tonight. Kendall: Stop. Quit, ok? Stop talking. Let's forget it. Aidan: Well, what if Annie says something? All right? I'd just -- I would never forgive myself if I messed things up with you and Zach. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: I'm going to call Kendall. Jack: Yeah, sure, go ahead. I just hope to God we get there before it's too late. Zach: Hey, we'll find her. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: You, my friend, worry too much, ok? So you know what you need to do? Relax, calm down, get some sleep, ok? [Phone rings] Kendall: Need to do that. Oh. Zach? Zach: Yep, it's me. Kendall: Any news? Any leads? Zach: We think we might know where Erica is. I can't get into it right now. I just wanted to check in with you. Kendall: Thank you so much. It is so good to hear your voice. Zach: So, how's it going over there? Anything I should know about? Kendall: Nope. It's been a pretty uneventful night. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: Thank you so much for meeting with me. Livia: Anytime. Annie? I know that this is your decision, but have you considered -- what if Ryan remembers your life together tomorrow, or next week? Or in a month, or even a year? Don't you worry that he'll feel that you didn't love him enough to fight for him? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: What? What is it? Ryan: Greenlee -- Greenlee: Yeah? What? That's me. What? Are you ok? Ryan: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I'm fine, I'm fine. I just -- I just really -- I wanted -- I just wanted to say that Aidan is a really lucky guy. That's all. [NEXT_ON] All: Surprise! Greenlee: Where's Zach? Kendall: Hopefully, he's saving my mom's butt. Louisa: Is something burning? Mando: It's her pecho! Carmen: That's Erica Kane for you -- one hot mama.

When Jesse and Angie arrive at their honeymoon suite, he tells her to close her eyes as he opens the door. Zach and Jack go in search of Erica in Chicago. Zach tells Jack that Erica said that everything is under control. Armando compliments Carmen on her looks. Erica reminds Carmen of their plan. Louisa still holds the gun on Erica and Carmen. Greenlee still remains with Ryan, trying to help him with his problems. Aidan asks Kendall why they still feel so guilty. Annie questions Kendall as to what Aidan means. Kendall lies and shakes Aidan, but he is passed out. Kendall offers to take Aidan with her so that Annie will not have to deal with him in the morning. Annie doesn't believe Kendall's explanation. Jack wonders why Erica would stay willingly with Carmen and hopes she hasn't done something stupid. Carmen confronts Armando about leaving her to take the rap for the bank robbery. Louisa threatens Armando that if he says another word, he will be the one with gunshots. Erica gets Armando and Louisa to agree to be on a reality show. Louisa owns up to how she and Armando worked together to frame Carmen for the bank robbery. Jesse and Angie begin to kiss when the curtains catch on fire and Jesse has to extinguish them. They begin to kiss again when an alarm goes off. They finally decide to go home. Greenlee realizes that she is trying to fix Ryan just as Annie said. Greenlee decides to return to Aidan. Ryan begins to remember his life with Greenlee and yells for her to come back. Upon seeing her face, Ryan tells Greenlee that Aidan is a lucky man. Kendall takes Aidan to the P.I office. She lets him in on the fact that he almost told Annie that they slept together. Aidan feels guilty about what he almost did to Kendall and Zach. Annie calls Olivia to draw up divorce papers. Olivia thinks Annie should love Ryan enough to fight for him.

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Ryan: Really? You want to end our marriage? Annie: I didn't plan -- I had the divorce papers drawn up, yes, but I was just angry, Ryan. Like when I was angry, and I said that Emma was mine, and not ours. But then in there, we talked, and for a second, it was the way it used to be, and -- I should have talked to you about -- Ryan: It's ok, Annie. It's all right, it's ok. I mean, maybe this is the answer. Maybe it is time for us to move on. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: You came. Zach: You called. Greenlee: You sound surprised. Zach: I am. Greenlee: I need your help. Zach: My help? What, are we friends again? Greenlee: Huh. [SCENE_BREAK] [Keys jingle in lock] Guard: No physical contact with the prisoner. No transfer of materials. If you need to give the prisoner anything, give it to me for inspection first. Jack: How are you? [Door closes] Erica: You can get a surprisingly good hairstyle from one of those wall- mounted hair dryers, you know? Jack: You look wonderful. How are you? Erica: It's good to see you. Just the way it was in Chicago. Jack: You had me really worried. Erica: You didn't need to be. Jack: You held your own with Ortiz and his mother. You did good. You did. Erica Kane fights for love, justice, and the right to good hair. [Erica and Jack chuckle] Jack: I hate that I can't touch you. Erica: So do I. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Well wow, is all this for Jenny, Daddy? Is all this for Jenny? Huh? [Krystal chuckles] Tad: I can't stop thinking about Kate. I won't pretend I don't. But as far as this little one is concerned -- [Krystal chuckles] Tad: Think about where we were a year ago. And a week after that. Never thought we'd see this beautiful face ever again. Krystal: I can't think about that. It just hurts too much. Tad: Well, we're here now, the three of us. A family. And that, my gorgeous wife, and daughter, is worth one hell of a birthday celebration. Krystal: Hmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: Hmm. Don't wake me! [Jesse chuckles] Angie: I'm dreaming about my gorgeous husband. We said these beautiful vows again and -- and we had to sneak off to be alone, again. Just like we did 25 years ago. It was real. Jesse: As real as this. Angie: Hmm. All right. All right, there's no time. We have someplace to be. Jesse: Oh, don't say it, don't say it. Don't say the honeymoon is over. Come on. Angie: Our honeymoon does not end when we leave this place. I swear to you. Jesse: Well, you can't go anywhere if I won't give you your clothes. Angie: Ok. All right, we can miss the big event. No big deal. Jesse: "The big event" -- oh, that's today? Oh! Baby, I'm sorry -- when you said we had somewhere to be, I thought you -- Angie: I meant we have someplace to be. [Jesse laughs] Jesse: Then what you waiting on, woman? Get dressed. We got lives to live, to get on with. You know what I'm saying? Come on now. Angie: You do, Jesse. You really do. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I filed the motions, I've taken depositions, I've been working with the D.A.'s office in Chicago and with the Feds here. Erica: And that is wonderful. That is wonderful, Jack, really. But do you mind? Could we just skip the legalese? Because they have put a time limit on these little visits. Jack: Sure. Erica: And I just want to say very simply that Carmen had no idea that her ex- fiancé, Mando, was robbing that bank. No idea whatsoever. And we've got Mando and his mother to confess to the whole thing. Jack: No, but unfortunately, that confession was not recorded. Erica: Oh, well, not because I didn't try. That tape recorder that actually fried -- smoked, right -- was on me. Anyway, it doesn't change the fact that Mando is in custody because of Carmen. Jack: Yes, he is, but not for the crime of the bank robbery, for other crimes. Erica: I know, he violated his parole, he had a gun, a lot of stolen property in their apartment. Yeah, and here's Carmen. Carmen, Jackson was just telling me how he can help you. Jack: Hi, Mrs. Morales. Carmen: Call me Carmen. Jack: Carmen, please. Carmen: I know, I know. Escaped custody, took a cop's gun, kidnapped a world- famous inmate. How much extra time am I looking at? Erica: Well, they can't give you any extra time on a sentence you shouldn't have had in the first place, because you never robbed the bank in the first place. I mean, doesn't make any sense. It defies logic. Jack: Erica, you've been around the criminal system a couple of times. You know it's unreasonable to expect these charges are just going to go away. Erica: Well, that's ridiculous. Carmen: That's life, superstar. This is the way it is. You may not be used to it, but the rest of us are. Erica: You're just saying you're giving up? Jack: Carmen, I wish there was more that I could tell you. Erica: You're both just giving up? What is wrong with you two? I have seen both of you act in a completely fearless way, and now you're just sitting here? You're just going to throw up your hands and hide in the corner? I am stunned. I mean, I'm sure that both of you are going to come out of this, you're going to come to your senses. But in the meantime, I'm going to have to fight hard enough for three of us. [SCENE_BREAK] [Music plays at ConFusion] Zach: Am I wrong? Because I've been wrong before. Greenlee: Listen, one fight doesn't end a friendship. Besides, I said way meaner things to you in the bomb shelter, and look at us now. We're buddies. Zach: True. Greenlee: Great. Let's move on. Zach: What do you need? Greenlee: I need the love of my life, that man of my dreams. And you have to help me get him back. Zach: Ryan? Greenlee: Aidan. Zach: Aidan. Greenlee: Aidan is the one I want and need and love, not Ryan. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: You've been amazing, Annie. I mean, you have been so unbelievably patient, and -- and honestly, I'm only starting to get to know you. You know what I mean? And what I see is, is I see all this kindness, and I see all this strength, and you just -- you deserve so much more. So if you decide that it is time to move on, then I'm not going to stand in your way. Annie: Stop it. Not one more word. I swear, if you say one more thing, I will scream. [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: Hello, hello, hello. Tad: Hey, buddy. Krystal: Colby, come on! This is the sixth present you've brought by today. Come on, you got to get your gold card a rest. Right, Jenny? Colby: No, this one is different, ok? This is her birthday outfit. Tad: Ah. Colby: "Ah"? What? What does that mean? Krystal: He means that Ruth, Opal, Myrtle, and Babe already got Jenny a birthday outfit. Colby: Oh. Krystal: I know, I know. People just love to buy little girl's clothes. They're so cute. Colby: Oh -- Jenny? Ok, listen here, sister. You tell them since I was the very first person to touch you, that you're going to wear my outfit, ok? It's a sister bond. I'm sure they'll understand. Come on, yes. Krystal: Well, listen, I would love to back you up, girlfriend, but when those grandmas get together and they double-team you -- Tad: Oh, baby, duck and cover. It's the only way to go. Colby: Oh. Angie: Are we way too early? Tad: Ah, hell, no. Come on, give me, give me, give me, give me. I believe there is a spare corner left in here that is not covered with gratuitous birthday decorations. Krystal: Oh -- what Mr. Manners means to say is you shouldn't have, and thank you very much. Tad: What Mrs. Manners means to say -- what the hell happened to you last night? And you may spare me some of the gory details. Angie: All right, thank you for the translation. [Krystal chuckles] Angie: But listen, we -- we really did love the party you threw for us. Tad: Oh, yeah, so much so, you snuck out without bothering to say good night. Jesse: Oh -- stop it. [Angie laughs] Jesse: Oh, is this who I think it is? Tad: You want me to make introductions? Jesse: Of course. Tad: This, Jenny Colby Carey Martin, is the best friend your namesake ever had. Jesse: Hey there. Tad: This is your Uncle Jesse. Jesse: Hey. What's up? Hey, you. Hey there, little Jenny Jr. [Laughter] [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: I'm sorry, Annie, I didn't -- [Ryan sighs] Annie: It was such a dream, you and me, Ryan. It was a fairy tale. I mean, I almost couldn't believe it was happening. Me and Erin, and her taking me to your home, which then became our home. And you protecting me and Emma from -- from Terry, and then from the courts -- it -- it's just another long story, of many. But they all had such a happy ending of you and me and Emma as a family. It was -- it was magic. And now, I have to accept that that doesn't exist anymore. Ryan: No, don't say that. Don't, because we did -- we -- you know, we -we made a home, we made a family. Ok? And to give that up -- it -- I hate it. Annie: But you don't even remember. Ryan: But it kills me, Annie. You don't even know. When I went back to where I grew up -- I mean, even though that the building was torn down -- even though that there was nothing there but a vacant lot, I could still hear my old man scream. I could still smell the booze on his breath. And I remember -- I remember thinking to myself, as a kid, that I would never, ever grow up to be like him. I would never, ever just drink all day, and -- and yell at my wife and beat my kids. And then I wake up one day, and I find out that I had the perfect life. And I had the perfect wife and kids and happiness -- happiness that I didn't even know existed when I was a kid. Only I had all that, except I don't know what it felt like, because I don't remember. What -- what I do remember is -- is still being with Kendall. And I know -- I know now that she's not the one. I understand that. I understand that Kendall's not the one, and I understand that Greenlee's not the one, but -- but the one -- the one is somebody that I feel like I just met. Annie: You used to know everything about me. And now, I look in your eyes and none of it is there. Ryan: But what if it comes back? I mean, I know I should move on. I know I should get on with my life. And I know -- I know without a doubt that you should, too, but -- but what if -- Annie: What are you saying, Ryan? What is it that you want now? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: So trying for a repeat performance got me nowhere. I set up the whole romantic beach picnic, and no encore proposal from Aidan. Zach: And this is after you followed Ryan to his hometown? Greenlee: You know it was. Yes, I screwed up, and I know it was about Ryan, and I want to fix it. But how can I fix it if Aidan won't even forgive me? I mean, if he screwed up, I'd forgive him. That's what being in love is about -- love, forgiveness, total understanding. I would never walk away, no matter what he did. Zach: You sure about that? [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Wow, those eyes, man. Tad: Yeah, I know. Just like Jenny's. [Jesse chuckles] Tad: It's more than that, though. I mean, she just -- she's got my sister's soul, I swear. When she smiles, it travels all the way up her face. Jesse: Yeah. Tad: Into the corners, crinkles up. Jesse: You know, I prayed a lot when I was out there. And I had Jenny looking over Frankie for me. Tad: Mm-hmm. Jesse: I swear, man, I -- I had so much fear for that boy. Tad: Well, I've prayed for her from the day she was born. Jesse: Yeah. Tad: And every day since then. Jesse: I hear you, man. Tad: Yeah. Well, if I got anything to say about it, she's not going to go through anything like my sister did. And if she lucky, maybe she'll have a Jesse in her life, huh? Jesse: What are you talking about? She's already got a Jesse in her life. Tad: Yeah. Jesse: Me. Tad: Well, I'll let you two get better acquainted. I got to help out in the kitchen. Jesse: Hey, how about a story? You want to hear a story? Colby: Yeah, yeah. Jesse: Hmm? You want to hear a story? About the best friend any boy from across the tracks could ever have. You want to hear that story? Ok, so, how we met -- hmm. We met at this tacky bar called "Foxy's." It was pretty embarrassing, but, you know, a guy's got to make a living somehow, right? So does a girl. She's got to make a living, too. Hey, looks good. Jenny: Oh, I hate it. Give me some help here? Jesse: Sure, yeah. You hate it? Why do you hate it? You look sharp in it. Jenny: Thanks. It's tacky and stupid. Jesse: Oh, man -- Jenny: Look at this. How would you like to wear something like that, huh? Jesse: And after that, we were like this. We were tight. It was me, Angie, Jenny, and Greg. [Dance music plays] Jesse: Life wasn't fair to Jenny. Never was. I don't know -- I guess she was too good. Too smart. Doesn't make sense, does it? That's how it was. Liza: And I have something for you. Newspaper clippings. Your father raped Mrs. Martin. They're very enlightening. Jenny: Mrs. Martin never said anything. Mama never even told me. Liza: That's because nice people don't talk about things like that, Jenny. Jenny: But I lived with them. Liza: But these are for you. I have others. Jenny: To show Greg? Liza, please -- please don't. Liza: You know, I think Greg deserves to know the whole truth about you. Jesse: So, she ran. She left us. We were afraid we'd never see her again. That's pretty scary stuff. You know? Losing a loved one. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: I'm not trying to push, Ryan, but I'm -- I'm having a hard time keeping up, so -- so what is it that you think you want now? Ryan: I -- I told you, I'm trying to aim for the future, as tricky as that is. Annie: You'll be ok, Ryan. You -- you have a lot of people that care about you. Ryan: You see, that's another thing that I don't understand. I don't. After all the stunts that I've pulled, I don't know how anybody could be hanging around me. Annie: Trust me, everybody in this town have made their fair share of mistakes. Look, if you honestly don't want to hurt me, Ryan, then just tell me what you want, because I'm -- I'm too tired, and I'm too hurt to have to figure it out myself. Ryan: What if I asked you to -- just to hold off on the filing? What if I asked you to give our marriage -- to give me just a little more time? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Of course, I'd forgive Aidan. Zach: Of course. Think of you, I think of forgiveness. Greenlee: Did I not forgive you for torturing Ryan with his past? Zach: Or maybe you glossed over it, because you want something. Greenlee: Whatever, ok. So we need a plan. And since Aidan's a guy, and you're a guy -- Zach: I mean it. You'd forgive Aidan anything, everything, no matter what? Greenlee: Well, I'd probably scream and get really upset, and then I'd forgive him. I hope he can forgive me for making him feel like he's not the one I want. Zach: Is he the one you want? Greenlee: Why are you doing this? You keep asking like I should come to my senses. I thought you lid Aidan. I mean, you practically staple him to Kendall for that L.A. trip. I mean, now we shouldn't be together? Zach: You turned down his proposal. Greenlee: And I told you, it was a mistake. Zach: You know what I remember? I remember that pretty young woman in a bomb shelter. She was telling me a story about an empty house where she has no one to talk to, no one to care about. And she dreams about filling up the rooms. Greenlee: Yes, I admit it. I'm doing that. Why can't you be happy for me? Why shouldn't I have what you and Kendall have? Zach: Does it matter who's moving in? Ryan's not interested, so now Aidan will do? Greenlee: This moment -- remember it. Because this is another one I have to forgive you for. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: So, Carmen, I will follow up with the Feds. I just don't want you to get your hopes up. Carmen: Yeah, I get it. No problem. Guard: Time's up, Erica. Carmen: Thanks, Jackie. As far as hearts go, you're solid. Jack: "Jackie"? And I'm a "heart"? Am I? What exactly did Carmen mean by that, Erica? What have you been telling her? Erica: Sorry. Our time is up. We'll have to discuss that later. Jack: I'll be back. I hate leaving you here. I hate it. Erica: But you just said you'd be back. And I believe you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Yeah, Jenny was something else. She was special. Because you see, back in the day, not too many people were feeling me, you know? I was a bit of a knucklehead kid. But Jenny -- she was my friend. She didn't care what people thought, or what they said. And this was the 1980s, you know what I'm saying? You'd think people would be further along, in terms of tolerance and whatnot. But no. Anyway -- Jenny was brave. She was the bravest person I knew. A lot of people see a black boy and white girl living together, and they get ideas. They can't deal with it, you know? Jenny: Jesse, come on, knock it off. I don't care what a bunch of bigots think, I need you. Jesse: Look, you don't understand, Jenny. You don't understand. Look, folks like to make it as hard as possible for people like you and me, you know? Jenny: Yeah, well, so far, we've been doing just fine, and we'll keep on doing fine, Jesse. But look, you've got to stop talking about leaving, all right? Huh? [Jesse sighs] Jesse: Are you sure? Jenny: Yeah. Yeah, I'm positive, ok? Huh? Jesse: You're incredible, you know? All right. And she was something. She was amazing. And so are you. I can tell. So, Jenny was gone and nobody had a clue as to where she was. I mean, things were really bad here in pine valley. Really bad, because of Liza Colby -- no offense, but your mom was a handful when she was a kid. [Jesse chuckles] Jesse: Uh -- so, I decided I would leave, too. Yeah. I went to look for her, and I found her in New York City. New York City. And it happened to be one of the hottest summers in New York City history. It had to have been. And it wasn't too safe there, either. We were just two knucklehead kids knocking around this dangerous city. Huh. Even with all that, man, I wouldn't have -- I wouldn't give up that time I had with Jenny for the world. [Piano plays as scenes from the past play] Jenny: Jesse, come on, we're friends, right? Friends are supposed to share whatever they've got with each other. Right now, I've got the money. Jesse: Oh, right. And I've got the "whatever." Jenny: We're friends for life, right? Jesse: Oh, and you know that. [Jenny chuckles] Jenny: And, no matter what, we'll always be there for each other, deal? Jesse: Deal. What's this? Jenny: Deal? Jesse: Deal. We got back to Pine Valley eventually, to people who loved us. But still, it wasn't all good, not by a long shot. [SCENE_BREAK] [Music plays at ConFusion] Greenlee: You want to throw the miserable rantings of my dying moments at me? Fine. Whose name did I say every five minutes? You wanted me off your back, and so you got me drunk and told me to think happy thoughts. Were those thoughts about Ryan? Zach: No. Greenlee: No, no. They weren't, they were about Aidan. Zach: And when you told Aidan you needed more time, who were you thinking about then? Singer: Dream on ♪ Greenlee: We don't forget the people who mattered. I mean, I don't think I'll ever forget Ryan. A part of me will always love him. After Leo, I thought I was done, and Ryan proved to me that I wasn't. And now, I love Aidan with all my heart. You know, you told me that I was a brat and I was a whiner and I was spoiled rotten. Well, Zach, this is me being a grownup. This is me holding on to something that's good and real -- to a person who wants to just protect me and love me. Either back me up on that, or -- Zach: Or we're not friends anymore, and I was right. Greenlee: I want this. And I want you to want this for me. Can you do that? Can you accept that I've truly moved on from Ryan? [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: Put the divorce on hold? But you said that -- Ryan: I feel like I'm on the road, you know? And I've got no map, and I've got no destination. And it used to be that that would make me feel free, but right now, it just -- I don't know -- it makes me feel trapped. Annie: Right -- by me and by this marriage. Ryan: No -- Annie: That's why I'm -- Ryan: No, no, no, no. Trapped by the unknown. You know, I just -- I just don't want to make any more mistakes. Singer: Dream on, dream on ♪ Annie: So is getting a divorce a mistake, or is staying married a mistake? Ryan: Annie, I've taken so much from you. I know that. I've -- I've imposed on you. I've imposed on your kindness and your understanding and your generosity. And I have no right, and I know that. I guess I just -- I really want to have, like, a reason to move forward. I just -- I want something to hope for. I guess what I'm saying -- I guess what I'm asking is if you'd give me just a little bit more time. Singer: Dream on dream on life is what we make it dream on oh, dream on life dream on, dream on I always get so taken ♪ [Annie tears up the divorce papers] Annie: Ahem -- I am -- I have to get home to Emma. Ryan, stop. I'm trying to get out of here without crying, and I don't know if I'm going to make it. Singer: Oh, no and dream this dream of life ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: No map on an escape hatch on the back page? Guard: Funny. Erica: Ok. Jack is a brilliant lawyer. In fact, he's one of the great legal minds of our times. But around here, we're going to have to pull our own weight. Carmen: Do you not listen to that man? He said we were out of luck. Erica: Well, that's because Jack is -- huh -- he's such a pragmatist. But that, frankly, is a worldview that I do not subscribe to. I dream big, I don't give up. So this is your next lesson in how to accomplish that for yourself. Carmen: I dream big, Erica -- then I have the sense to come back down. Erica: Please do not tell me that I am out of touch with the real world. I told you I wasn't born rich and famous -- fabulous, yes, but not famous and not rich. I told you I -- I grew up with a single mom who -- who worked as an assistant back when they were called "secretaries." I worked for everything I have. Carmen: Honey, I work every day, too, except I can't call the governor and bitch him out. It's just the way things are. Erica: But you don't expect me to apologize because I have connections. I mean, why wouldn't I reach out to somebody who could help us if he just understood the situation? Carmen: Huh. Hell, call the president. But don't kill yourself trying, because it's not going to change anything. At the end of the day, I'm me, and you're you, and I'm not going anywhere. Erica: You don't know that. Carmen: Look around, Erica. Look at all the other women in here. They spend $400 on rent, not shoes. Things go bad, they're in the wrong place at the wrong time, cop takes their hands, locks them behind, puts their face down on the floor, and then they get 10 years. They screw up, they get another 15 tacked on. If they had money, the right skin, the right address, maybe things would be different, but for the rest of us, buena suerte, you know? Erica: Yeah. I think I'm beginning to. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Hey, I told you how beautiful Jenny was, right? Huh? Well, everybody thought she was -- well, she was a model. And her brother -- oh, man. Oh, man. Tad: I hear my name being mentioned. But if it's in vain, I'm going to throw you right out. [Jesse chuckles] Jesse: Yeah, well, the kid deserves to know what gene pool she's from. Tad: Oh, Lord, I knew I should've kept you in the basement. [Jesse laughs] Colby: Oh. Jesse: I got one word for you, Jenny Jr. -- "Machismo." Tad: How do I look, sis? Jenny: You'll pass, but I wouldn't want to dance too close. Tad: Oh -- is something missing? Jenny: Machismo. Without it, you're just another guy. With it, you're a man. Tad: La la la la la la la la la la ♪ I'm not listening, I'm not listening. Jesse: Oh, Daddy's mad, poo-poo. Tad: Forget it -- you know what? Jesse: Daddy's mad. Tad: You see if you get an invitation to her next birthday. [Colby and Jesse chuckle] Jesse: Whatever, dude. You're out of here -- all right. So, let's wrap up our little story, huh? Problem is, this is a story without a happy ending. I really wish it could've been a happy ending. You have no idea. [SCENE_BREAK] [Music plays] Greenlee: Ok. That's it. I couldn't walk away from your silent treatment in the bomb shelter, but I can walk away from you now. Zach: Hey. I'm sorry. Singers: Turn the beat up mix the beat up, come on ♪ Greenlee: Whoa, whoa. Hold on a second. Right -- Mr. No Apologies just said -- Zach: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah -- no. Singer: Let's keep going ♪ Greenlee: Does that mean you're on my side? Singer: Let's go far and dance around Zach: Aidan Devane -- he's the one you love? Greenlee: Yes. Zach: He's the man you want? Greenlee: Totally. Zach: Ok, I will do whatever I can to keep you two lovebirds together. Greenlee: You're a prince -- you know that? Zach: Yeah, I do know. What is it about that guy anyway? Silly accent or smile or -- Greenlee: Hmm, he ducked really well when I threw a bedpan at his head. [Greenlee chuckles] Zach: He makes you smile -- you smile a lot. He makes you happy. Greenlee: Well, he's funny and goofy, and he lets me be funny and -- that's it. You're brilliant. That's who he is. [SCENE_BREAK] Carmen: What? You want my autograph, too? Inmate: Sure, Morales -- whatever. Erica: Yeah -- don't say it. I know what you're thinking, but don't say it. Carmen: What? That maybe you just proved my point? A whole lot of Carmens in here, only one Erica. Erica: Ok, I know there's only one Erica in here -- I know that. I accept that, I embrace that. But what you have to accept and embrace is the fact that now, all my celebrity is in your corner. I'm ready to do whatever it takes and I am not going to just throw up my hands and give up until I get you out of prison. Carmen: You go, tough girl. Erica: Carmen, this is not just talk. This isn't funny. This is your life. This is your freedom. [SCENE_BREAK] Singers: Turn the beat up mix the beat up come on, shake the room now got to make it boom loud D.J., make it boom now turn the beat up mix the beat up yeah, baby yeah, baby turn the beat up mix the beat up come on, shake the room now got to make it ♪ Zach: And she's done with me. Greenlee: Hey. I'm conquering the world or at least one man's heart -- now, shush for a sec. Zach: You're welcome. Singers: D.J., make it boom now turn the beat up ♪ Greenlee: Thank you. Singers: Mix the beat up come on, shake the room now got to make it boom loud D.J., make it boom now turn the beat up ♪ Greenlee: I'd be honored to be Mrs. Dynamite Kiddo. Oh. Singers: Come on shake the room now boom loud turn the beat up D.J., make it boom loud turn the beat up mix the beat up D.J., make it boom loud boom loud turn the beat up D.J., make it boom loud turn the beat up mix the beat up ♪ Zach: Hey -- may I be excused? Greenlee: I'll race you out of here. I got a proposal to accept. Singers: D.J., make it boom loud turn the beat up mix the beat up ♪ [SCENE_BREAK] Guard: No physical contact. Kendall: Mother -- oh, hi. Erica: Hi. Kendall: Are you ok? Erica: Oh, yes. Kendall: Did -- did that crazy woman hurt you? Erica: No, no, she didn't. I'm fine. She's not crazy. Kendall: But she could've killed you. You could've gotten killed. Erica: But I'm fine. Kendall: How could you possibly be fine? Erica: Kendall, stop it. You got to stop it. If you don't, I'm going to have to turn around, walk right back to my cell. You won't see me for six months. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: She was gone -- too soon, way too young. Being left behind -- oh -- that hurts like I can't even begin to tell you. Yeah. But we had to hang on to hope. All of us did. Jenny would've wanted it that way. That's what she was all about. When Greg asked me to get up here and say something today, I -- I wasn't sure I could do it. Then I remembered Jenny, the kind of friend she was. And the way she treated people. She treated people so good, I knew she would want me to get up here, stand up here and say what was right. And once, she told me that there were three things that you needed in life to be happy. One was something to do. Someone to love. And something to believe in. And you know something? The girl was right. Because she believed in the power of love. Which is why I know she is still here, with me just like -- just like I know she is still here with all of us. And it's that kind of love that never dies. It's -- it never dies. Well, I'm proof, Jenny. Your dad, Angie, this one over here -- [Colby chuckles] Jesse: We're all proof that that kind of love just never dies. It never does. Never. Never, never, never, never. Colby: Mm-hmm. [Jenny coos] [NEXT_ON] Adam to J.R. : Somebody came after you, and they hurt you. We're not going to let them get away with it. Greenlee to Aidan : I love my man. I want him back. Will you help me find him? Kendall to Erica : I cannot live with the guilt. I am going to tell Zach I slept with Aidan.

Annie and Ryan are at the Confusion Bar. She has just told him that she had divorce papers drawn up because she was angry. Ryan tells her that this may be the answer that it may be time for them to move on. Greenlee paces the floor as she waits for Zach to arrive. She is relieved when Zach finally arrives. Zach asks her are they friends again. Greenlee smiles and nods her head as they hit fists together. Greenlee asks him to help her to get Aidan back . Jack visits Erica in prison. The guard reminds him that there is to be no touching. Carmen soon join them. They discuss the charges against Carmen. Jack and Carmen are both doubtful that the charges will be dropped against her .Erica wants to know what is wrong with them that they are so doubtful. Ryan asks Annie to give him some more time before she files for divorce. Annie, after looking into Ryan's eyes, she tears up the divorce papers. Jesse tells Baby Jenny a story of her namesake, Jenny. Kendall visits Erica in jail. Greenlee makes Zach know that it is Aidan, who she wants. Zach apologizes for his skepticism. They hug. Ryan watches them hug.

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[PREVIOUSLY_ON] At the wedding of a lifetime, three stories of love collide. First, two best friends -- Greenlee: We will conquer the world. Greenlee and Kendall: Yes! One with a dirty little secret. Kendall: We slept together. We cheated on our significant others. Aidan: It was a one-time mistake. Then, back from beyond to reunite her family. Tad: My little girl is still out there somewhere. Only one man can help. Dixie: I came to make you do the right thing. And -- Tad: You and Angie -- it's a hell of a love story. Separated for 20 years. Jesse: I never stopped loving you. A joyous reunion, until his past catches up to them. Robert: Jesse Hubbard, your day has come. A day of celebration turns deadly. Jack: Aidan and Kendall betrayed you. Greenlee: How could you have done this to me? Robert: One move and she dies. Jesse: Let's do this! Tad, no! [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Oh. Jake: Tad. Tad: Oh, my God. Frankie: We got to get him out of here. Jake: Ready? Frankie: Yeah. Jake: One, two, three. [Tad screams] [Tad moans] [SCENE_BREAK] [Jesse grunts as he climbs aboard the helicopter] Robert: Ow! Jesse: Are you trying to kill us all? Robert: Killing you would be enough, huh? Angie: Jesse! Jesse: Baby! Baby, take the controls! Angie: Jesse, what do I do? Jesse: Pull that stick back towards you! Angie: What do I do with it? [Robert yells] Jesse: Pull it back! Pull it back! [SCENE_BREAK] Cassandra: You have to let me go up to the roof. Aidan: You can't. Not a chance. It's not safe. Cassandra: He's got my mother, my brother, and Jesse. Aidan: Yeah, and Robert Gardner is armed. And we're not sure where he is. Cassandra: Look, I don't care. Dre: Hey, come on. Greg: Are you ok? Opal: How could I have been so stupid? Greg: No, don't beat yourself up. Opal: You see any smart people locked in a closet? What a fool I was. I should have known that Ray Gardner's brother would have just as black a heart. Greg: It sounds like he fooled a lot of people. Dre: Cass? Cassandra: Let me go! Aidan: Listen, I told you, you can't go. It's not safe. Cassandra: I don't care. He has my mom. Ruth: She'll be all right, dear. They all will. Cassandra: You don't know that. Ruth: I've been sending up prayers all the time. [SCENE_BREAK] [Noise] Zach: Greenlee? [Noise] Zach: Green-- [Greenlee grunts] Zach: Ay-yi-yi. You forgot your purse. Greenlee: Those shoes are new if you're Aidan's size. Zach: Uh -- no, they're going to be a little tight on me. Greenlee: Son of -- Zach: Do you want to talk? Greenlee: I'd much rather -- [Greenlee growls] Greenlee: So much better than talking. Zach: You're hurt. Greenlee: No. I'm cleaning. It's spring. It's what you do. And I feel so much better already. Really. All this room, space to spread out again, closets just for myself, and the bed -- Zach: Oh, that's pretty. Greenlee: Aidan gave it to me. A souvenir from the famous Los Angeles book tour trip. [Greenlee grunts] [Souvenir crashes] Greenlee: When did he have time to shop for me? Hell, when did he have time to think of me? He was too busy doing your wife. Zach: That's not what happened. Greenlee: Oh, that's right, that's right. It was only once that they got naked. And every day, week, month since, Aidan lied to me. [Greenlee grunts] Zach: Here. Greenlee: What? Zach: I lied to you, too. I thought maybe you'd want to throw something that belongs to me and -- Greenlee: You were supposed to be my friend. Zach: Yeah, well, friends make mistakes. Greenlee: I'm not forgiving you here. Zach: That's ok. Greenlee: And I'm never forgiving Aidan. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Hi. Is Greenlee here? Have you seen her? Ryan: No, why would Greenlee be here? Kendall: Did she call you? Ryan: No. What's going on? Kendall: Uh -- are you alone? Ryan: No, Emma's here. But Annie's out. Let me try this again. What is going on? Kendall: Ah -- I don't know. I -- I -- I should go. Ryan: Hold on, hold on, that's ok. Just stay here and calm down, ok? Please. Kendall: I can't. Ryan: Hey, hey, hey, hey. It's ok. It's ok. Tell me what happened. Kendall: Uh -- oh, God, Ryan, it was really bad. There was -- we were at Angie and Jesse's wedding, and there was this man, and he was shooting at everybody at the reception, and he shot at everybody around him. And -- and he shot Julia. Ryan: Julia Keefer was shot? [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: We have a gunshot, upper right quadrant. I need a fast exam and a C.T. scan, stat. Nurse: Yes, doctor. Joe: Get some O-negative up here, at least five units. Cube two. Julia: Krystal? Krystal: I'm right here, Julia. Julia: What -- what happened? Krystal: You were shot. Julia: Kathy -- Krystal: She's fine. She's fine. She's with Colby. Julia: I need to -- I need to see her. Krystal: No, no, no. You need to let them take care of you. EMT: Julia, we got to move. Krystal: You're going to be fine. You hear me? Everything is going to be fine, Julia. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: Hold on, hold on, hold on. Jake: The bullet went through his arm and into his chest. [Tad moans] Jake: Through -- [Tad screams] Jake: And through. Frankie: Oh, lots of blood. Jake: Most likely a tear to the brachial artery. Frankie: All right, we got to stop it before it bleeds out. Jake: All right, all right. His breathing is shallow and rapid. He's cyanotic. Hold on. Frankie: He's got a perforation between the lung and the pleural cavity. Jake: Pneumothorax. Frankie: Yeah. We got to get him out of here. Jake: Not an option. He'll never make it. Frankie: Oh, Tad -- get down! Get down! Down! [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: Jesse! Jesse: I'm -- I'm ok, baby! You're doing great! You just keep breathing, baby! You keep that throttle pulled back as far as you can! As hard as you can! Keep this thing in the air! Robert: Damn you! Jesse: Give it up! Give it up! Robert: Never! Angie: Jesse! [Jesse grunts] Angie: Jesse! Robert: You should have stayed dead! Angie: Jesse? Jesse -- [Robert yells as he falls back to the casino's rooftop] Jesse: You should have fastened your seat belt! Hold on, baby, just hold -- just hold -- Angie: Oh -- oh -- oh -- [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: You're sure Kathy's ok? Krystal: Yeah, yeah. She's right as rain. Julia: You're sure she wasn't hurt? Krystal: No, no. No, she wasn't even in the room when that crazy man stormed through, remember? Colby had just taken her to the restroom. Julia: Thank God. She didn't see me like this? Krystal: No. No, she has no idea what happened. Everything's going to be ok. All right? You're going to be home before you know it, chasing that little girl around the house. [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: Do you want to play a game, Kathy, or read a book? How do you feel about dinosaurs? Little A's left lots of them around. Kathy: Where's Aunt Julia? Colby: I'll go grab some toys and stuff. I'll be right back. Adam: Uh, why don't you take Kathy -- with you? Adam: Well, I think I'm going to make myself a drink. Long day. Hmm. Would you like something? Cookies and milk? Kathy: No, thank you. [Adam finds another copy of the adoption certificate at the bar] Adam: Damn! Kathy: That's a bad word Adam: Yes. Yes, it is. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Nice. Frankie: This is going to hurt. Jake: All right. Frankie: This should stop the bleeding until we get to P.V.H. Jake: His breathing's getting worse. Pressure's building in the left lung. You stay with me, ok? I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here. I'm right here. Dixie: No, no, Tad -- Frankie: Ah. We're going to have to relieve it. Jake: Or we're going to lose him. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Well, when do you think you will have an update? All right. Ok, thank you. Kendall: How's Julia? Ryan: They're still working on her. There's -- there's no word yet. Kendall: Oh, God. Oh, my God. Ryan, it was such a beautiful day. I mean, their wedding, and the vows. All that love and hope. And then -- Ryan: Who is this guy? I mean, why would he take Angie hostage? Kendall: I don't -- it's Tad's uncle? I don't know. I don't know why. Ryan: You're lucky that you weren't shot. Kendall: Yeah, well, I wasn't there when it happened. Aidan told me about it. Ryan: Well, if you're looking for Greenlee, that's a pretty good place to start. Kendall: I don't think so. Ryan: Why? What happened? Kendall: Greenlee found out. Ryan: Found out what? Kendall: Well, you're going to hear it anyway. Uh -- Aidan and I -- we -- we were together. Ryan: You what? Kendall: Just once. Once, Ryan. It was just once, ok? And it was when they were missing. We thought that -- we thought that Greenlee and Zach were dead. Please, please don't look at me like that, ok? We were going through a horrible, horrible time. We both thought that we had lost the people that we love. Ryan: Once? Kendall: Once, once, yes! Ryan, I love my husband. Ryan: Does he know? Does Zach know? Kendall: Yeah, he -- he knew a while ago, and he's dealt with it. Ryan: Zach has dealt with it? I mean, how does any man deal with his wife sleeping with another man? Kendall: Greenlee was so happy, ok? She was happy, and she was in love, and we all just wanted to protect her, so we kept quiet. Was that so wrong? Ryan: You know, you lied to Greenlee about using your eggs and not hers when Spike was conceived, because you wanted to protect her. And how did that work out for you? Kendall: Greenlee barely survived in that bomb shelter. She got so sick, she almost died. I mean, what was I supposed to say? "Hey, I'm glad you're out of hell. Oh, and by the way, I slept with Aidan"? Ryan: It was lies that drove Greenlee out of Pine Valley, and she came back. She worked it through, she forgave. She finally got her life to a good place, and what happens? Her life gets blown up by the people that love her. Kendall: I want to make things right, Ryan. But I don't know what to do. I mean, you should have seen Greenlee's face. If you had seen her face -- I don't think she'll ever get over this. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Total flipping liar! [Greenlee pants] Zach: Better? Greenlee: A little. [Greenlee can't get her engagement ring off] Greenlee: I've got to get it off. Come on. I swear to God, I'll cut off this finger if I have to. [Greenlee grunts] Zach: Here, let me help you. Greenlee: I can do it! I've got it. Zach: You're just making it worse. Greenlee: I want it off, now! I hate him, Zach. I hate him. I want this ring off. I want Aidan out of my life. I never want to see him again. [SCENE_BREAK] Opal: I wish somebody would tell us something. Cassandra: Now, I knew there was something sketchy about that guy. I knew it. Dre: There's nothing you could have done. Cassandra: I keep -- I keep reliving it in my head. My mom looked so scared. Dre: Don't. Cassandra: It's so -- it's so twisted, right? I mean, it's like a perfectly happy day. And then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, all hell breaks loose? Life or death time? Dre: I got to get out of here. Cassandra: Where are you going? Wait, what's wrong? Dre: I'll call you later, ok? Cassandra: Dre? Aidan: Hey. Listen, you can't go. Cassandra: Ok, if he's going, so am I. Aidan: Hey, hey, hey. Greg: Come here. Come here. Your mom's going to be ok. Cassandra: Look, the guy has a gun! What do you -- Greg: Angie can take care of herself. Cassandra: You don't have to talk to me like I'm a kid, like to pat me on the back and tell me everything's going to be ok. Greg: I'm not, I'm talking to you like someone who has known your mom for a long time. She's not going to lose her head, she's not going to fall apart, she's going to stand up to Robert and win. I've seen her do it a million times. Cassandra: Yeah, I know. She's -- she's pretty tough. Greg: Yeah, and she's got Jesse and Tad up there fighting for her, and Frankie, too, a regular war hero. And Jake. There's no way Gardner stands a prayer. [SCENE_BREAK] [Jesse pants] Jesse: All right, ok. All right. All right, baby. Calm down. We're going to get this thing down. We're going to get this thing down on the ground. All right, baby, you did good. You did good! You did good, baby! Angie: Put on your seat belt. I don't want you to fall out! [Jesse and Angie laugh] Jesse: Oh, my God. Anything for my new bride. Oh, Jesus. [SCENE_BREAK] Dixie: Oh, my love, hang in there. Jake: Oh, God, he's going into shock. Cardiac output is just too low. I'm going to have to puncture the lung and release the pressure. Got anything sharp? Something sharp. Frankie: I call her "my lady." She's sharp, but she ain't sterile. Jake: She's going to have to do. Jake: I'm sorry, brother. This is going to hurt. [Tad groans] Frankie: Ok. All right. Damn you! [Frankie struggles with Robert for the gun] [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Here. Get it off now. Zach: All right. Just relax. Greenlee: Relax? Relaxing got me here -- trusting, believing. What the hell was I thinking? Ok, I'll relax. I'm still not forgiving you. Greenlee: Did you throw things when you found out? Zach: Maybe one thing. Greenlee: That was it? How did you do it -- be ok with it? Zach: I wasn't ok with it. It's, um -- Greenlee: You are now. Zach: The punch helped. It felt good. Greenlee: Yeah. You punched Aidan hard. Maybe I'll forgive you. Zach: I understand if you don't. People don't like being lied to. [Ring hits the floor] Zach: Hey. Come here. [Zach hugs Greenlee] Zach: It's ok. It's going to be ok. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Greenlee shouldn't be alone, Ryan. I'm worried about her, and I will go after her, but Zach swears it would only make things worse. Ryan: So you want me to find her. Kendall: Well, yeah. You're not part of this mess, and she needs that. Ryan: Maybe she just needs some space. Kendall: Please, Ryan. You and Greenlee had that whole green Dynamite Kiddo butterfly thing -- whatever that was, you had that, and she needs that superhero now. Ryan: Well, I don't remember any of that, so -- Kendall: But you still have the connection. She'll listen to you, and you can make her understand. Ryan: Greenlee's fiancé slept with her best friend. The people that love her most in the world lied to her. I don't think I can explain that. Kendall: But, Ryan, please, please. I need this. Greenlee needs this. Oh. Oh. Ugh. Sorry, sorry, I -- Ryan: What? Kendall: Of course. No. Ryan: What? Kendall: I totally understand why you don't want to go after Greenlee, because you have all that love for her that you don't have for Annie. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Hang in there. [Frankie and Robert continue fighting] Jake: Here we go. Jesse: Ah! Jake: Ok. I'm right here. [Tad wheezes] Jake: Good, good. You're responding. Thank you. Dixie's voice: Thank you. Jake: That's very kind of you. [Tad gasps] Jesse: Hey! Robert: Ah! Ow! Jake: Get him tight. Frankie: Don't even think about it. Mom. [SCENE_BREAK] [Jesse pants] Jesse: We got it. We got it, baby. We're ok. We're ok. Angie: I love you. Jesse: I know. Me, too. Me, too. I love you. Ok. All right. [Jesse and Angie laugh and kiss as they land the helicopter] Jesse: We did it. Baby, we did it. We did it. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Kathy was just a picture at the wedding. Julia: She was so excited. Krystal: Joe, what's the good news? Julia: It's bad. Joe: The bullet hit your liver and did some damage. Julia: It's lacerated? Badly? Krystal: But you can fix that, can't you, Dr. Joe? I mean, some stitches and -- and she'll be good as new. Joe: We're going to get Julia into the O.R. right away. [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: How about we draw something special for your Aunt Julia? Kathy: Can we call her? Colby: I bet you're a great artist. Kathy: I want Aunt Julia. Adam: You know, I -- I have it on the utmost authority that your Aunt Julia loves cats. So, why don't we -- why don't we draw her a cat? A great big cat. What do we call it? What's his name? Kathy: Sam. That's my cousin's name. Adam: Sam, perfect, perfect cat -- name for a cat. Inspired. What about his whiskers? Let's see. Hmm. Hmm. What about whiskers? Long or short? Kathy: Long. [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: We'll get you prepped. Julia: No. No surgery. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Guy's name is Robert Gardner. He just retired from the FBI, and he's armed. Cassandra: Look, he's got my mother, Angie Hubbard. Officer: All right, how many people on the roof? Greg: Robert, Angie -- four men went after them. Cassandra: One of them is my brother, Frankie Hubbard. Officer: Was anyone else armed? Cassandra: Look, you have to save her, ok? Opal: They will. They will save her, honey. Cassandra: You have to -- Opal: They'll save them all. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Baby, it's ok. It's ok. It's ok. Look at me. Look at me. Are you ok? Are you ok? Angie: Oh, boy, I do a lot for you, don't I? [Jesse laughs] Jesse: I love you. I love you. All right, come on. Come on. Let's go finish this. All right? You with me? All right. Breathe, baby. [Jesse and Angie cry then get out of the chopper and hug in relief] Angie: Oh, my God, Tad. Robert: Ow! Oh! Jesse: You ok, son? Frankie: I'm good. Jesse: All right, hold him still. I want to look at the man who tried to kill my wife for a rock. [Jesse takes the diamond out of Rob's pocket then picks up the gun and points it at his chest] Robert: Damn you, Hubbard. Jesse: You -- you're done, Papel. You are so done! Jake: He's lost a lot of blood. Angie: But you kept him out of shock. Jake: Barely. He's in bad shape, Angie. Angie: Hey, handsome. We're going to take care of you, ok? Robert: Go ahead. Shoot me. Go on, you know you want to. Hell, all those -- all those years, huh, I kept you from your precious woman. She's a sweet little thing, isn't she? Huh? Jesse: Shut up! [Robert chuckles] Jesse: Shut up. Robert: Go on, you got a gun. Why don't you use it? Frankie: Dad, don't do it. Robert: 20 years -- 20 years, you've been wanting to do this. All that hate, all that rage, and now you got a chance, huh? Finally. So, go ahead. Huh? You've been dreaming about this, haven't you? Haven't you? Haven't you, huh? Frankie: You cannot give him what he wants, Dad. He knows what it's going to be like. Prison for an ex-FBI agent? Come on. Now if you shoot him -- if you shoot him, you give him an easy way out. Now, he's given you 20 years of hell. He's given me 20 years -- us 20 years of hell. I say, you give it back to him. [Robert coughs] Frankie: Make him do his time. Robert: Oh! Frankie: Oh, yeah! All right, all right, all right. Yeah. Robert: You're a little coward, ain't you? Frankie: All right. Officer: Police! Drop the gun! Frankie: Here's your man right here. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: No, no. She doesn't mean that, Joe. Of course, she wants the surgery. The loss of blood, the shock, the drugs -- Julia: Krystal, I know what I'm doing. No surgery. Krystal: No, no, this is crazy. Julia: I have a steady internal bleed, a severely lacerated liver. Krystal: That's -- that's why they're going to operate, so they can fix that. Tell her. Julia: It would only be temporary. Krystal: That's not true. That -- that can't be true. Right, Joe? Joe: We'll pack the wound. Julia: I'll die anyway. You know that. Krystal: No. No, no. That can't be. There's got to be some -- a transplant. We'll turn Pine Valley upside down to find a donor. I'll volunteer right now. Joe, test me. Come on. Joe: The lead time for testing takes weeks. We don't have that long. Want to see Kathy? Julia: No. I brought her here when her mother died. I won't put her through that. Julia: It's the best decision, Krystal. Joe: We'll do everything we can to make you comfortable, Julia. Julia: Thank you. Krystal: Is there anything I can do? Anything that you need? Julia: My sister Maria in California. She is Kathy's appointed guardian. Call her for me. Krystal: Of course. Of course. I just -- I just wish that -- Julia: Maria has a wonderful family. Kathy adores Sam and Maddie. She'll be happy and loved. Julia: One more thing. Krystal: Anything. Julia: Tell Kathy I love her. [SCENE_BREAK] Robert: I'll be in touch. Ow! Frankie: You did the right thing. You did. Jesse: I'm not so sure. [Frankie hugs his dad] Jesse: How's he doing? Angie: He doesn't have much time, Jesse. Jesse: You got your wings? Frankie: Like a bird. Flown one, flown them all. Jesse: We got transportation. Jake: I'll call P.V.H., tell them we're on the way. Jesse: Thaddeus, you listen to me. You hang in there, all right? You hang in there. You cannot leave us. You can't leave us, man. You hang in there. You hear me? Jake: Come on, come on, come on. Jesse: You just hang on. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Ryan, I'm sorry about the whole Greenlee thing. I shouldn't have brought it up. You -- you have enough troubles of your own. Ryan: It's ok. It's all right. Look, Annie's going to have to know about Julia, all right? She told me that they're close. Kendall: Yeah, I know. Of course. I should go. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Surviving that bomb shelter, bad food, bad water, snakes, and skeletons, and no air -- that was easy, but letting myself trust someone again -- the scariest thing I've ever done in my life, and look where it got me. Zach: Oh. How do snails fight? They slug it out. Slug -- slug it out. Greenlee: That was terrible. Zach: Yeah. Greenlee: Thank you. Zach: You want something? A glass of water, a cup of coffee, or scotch? Water? [Greenlee kisses Zach] [SCENE_BREAK] [Monitor beeps] Krystal: I'll tell Kathy that her mother was strong and brave and beautiful, and that you loved her to the other side of the moon. Julia: Her favorite color is yellow. And she likes creamy peanut butter, not chunky. And she likes to have her back rubbed when she goes to sleep. She likes bubble baths and butterfly kisses, and she wants a pony. Dixie: You've taken such good care of my Kate. So much love. Thank you. I wish you didn't have to go, but she'll be all right. I promise you, Julia, our little girl -- she'll be all right. Krystal: Julia? Julia: She's going to be all right. My little girl's going to be all right. [Monitor flatlines as Julia takes her last breath] [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: I love you guys. Jesse: Be careful up there. Jake: Buckle up, bro. We're going airborne. [As Frankie and Jake take Tad to PVH in the helicopter, Jesse and Angie stand together on the roof kissing] [NEXT_ON] Greenlee to Zach : Let Kendall go. Make love to me. Angie: Julia, I want you to come back. Krystal to J.R. : What about Tad? J.R.: He's going to be all right. Jake: A partial tear -- J.R.: He's not going to leave you and Jenny now. [Monitor flatlines as Dixie watches over Tad]

Jesse manages to rescue Angie from Robert's clutches but then struggles to land the helicopter. Tad is shot. The bullet went through his arm into his chest. Dixie hovers over him while Jake works frantically to stop the bleeding. Julia is rushed to the hospital, but she has some major internal bleeding plus a lacerated liver that costs her her life. Robert was knocked out of the helicopter by Jesse, but he begins to come to. Adam and Colby take Kate home to Adam's mansion and try to distract her. Krystal stands vigil by Julia's hospital bed when she receives the bad news from Joe. Realizing that her condition is fatal, Julia refuses surgery. Zach goes to see Greenlee who is busy tossing everything of Aidan's out the door. Kendall tells Ryan what happened between herself and Aidan and wants him to go after Greenlee, but he refuses. Cassandra begins to panic over what happened to her mom. Robert manages to grab the gun and get on his feet. Frankie sees him and tackles him. They struggle over the gun. Greenlee urges Zach to get Aidan's ring off her finger. Greenlee informs Zach that she will not forgive him. Zach holds Greenlee when she begins to cry over Aidan, then they kiss. Jesse and Angie land the helicopter safely then are horrified to see Tad lying in a pool of blood. As she's dying, Julia asks Krystal to get in touch with Maria, because she is Kate's legal guardian. Jesse wants to shoot Robert, but Frankie asks him to make him do his time in prison instead. The police arrive and take Robert away. Realizing that Tad needs immediate hospitalization, Frankie and Jake fly him there by helicopter. After Dixie thanks her for taking such good care of Kate, Julia takes her last breath, confident that her little girl will be all right.

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[Erica sniffs] Jack: What do you have there? Erica: I have photographs of my fiancée and of my daughter. Please don't take them away from me. Please don't do that. you've taken everything else from me. Please, please let me at least keep these. Man: Are you all right? Erica: Why? Don't I look all right? You mean I don't look like the same dazzling Erica Kane that you see in movies and magazines and TV? Maybe that's because you're holding me prisoner, and maybe for some reason it means more to you for some other reason than money. I don't understand. But your boss Jane -- she's gonna find out that it's not easy being Erica Kane -- even when you are actually Erica Kane. [SCENE_BREAK] Doctor: You realize this won't all make it better, don't you? Not after what you've been through. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Let me. Um, Jackson called me. He couldn't get a hold of Krystal. I don't know all the details. Are you all right? [SCENE_BREAK] Liza: Ok. So what is so important that this couldn't wait until the morning? Tad: Forensics report on Diana Holden. Liza: You seriously just brought me over here to read something that I've read a thousand times? Tad: Read it again, and this time read between the lines. Liza: Ok, you know what? My job is to read the facts, and the facts in this report Tad: If you're after facts, you should know that the most important one isn't in there. It's what's not in this that's the most important. Look, you indicted the wrong guy, and most likely it's gonna cost him his life. [SCENE_BREAK] Cara: You can't help me, Jake. Please let me go. Jake: I'm not doing that. I can't do that. [SCENE_BREAK] Ricky: Wow. Well, aren't you full of surprises. First the recorder, and now this? Kendall: It's over, Ricky. Ricky: Is it, Kendall? Because this thing right here? That's not gonna do you much good. So guess what? You have no proof, Kendall. And if you kill me, you're going to make your children very lonely. Mommy goes away to prison for years and years -- Kendall: Shut up! Shut up! I will not let you use my children against me anymore. You took away their father. You used them to get close to me, just like you used my friends and my family. Ricky: No, no, no. You still don't get it. That's the thing: I did this for you. Ok, Zach -- that was just business -- everything else was about that life that we talked about, that life that we dreamed of and that you said that you wanted with me. Kendall: I hate you. I hate you! I only said those things to make you prove what you did. I only said those things to make you pay for what you did. Ricky: Really? That admittance of guilt? Guess what -- you don't have that anymore, Kendall. So what are you going to do, shoot me?! Kendall: You don't think I will? Go ahead. Take another step. Safety's off. Magazine's got a full load ready to go. Zach taught me how to shoot, and he was one hell of a good teacher. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: It's one thing to try to impersonate someone for a day or two, but to try to take my whole life? To live with the people who know me best? Can she run a company? Can she handle the press? Can she juggle 40 balls in the air at the same time and look good doing it? Do you really want to go to prison for her bizarre desire to be me? Look, you know so much about me, and I don't even know your name. Won't you tell? These are my daughters. This is the man I love, and she's trying to take it all away from me. You can't possibly be as cruel as she is. Man: You have no idea of what I've taken away from people. [Phone rings] Jane: Yes, I am trying to get out there just as soon as I can. Is everything ok? Man: She's not happy. I've never really seen her like this, but there's nothing she can do. What about you? Jane: What do you mean? Man: You sound a little upset. Jane: No, I'm fine. Just too many reminders of things that I need to forget. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: Any news? Jack: No. I'm still waiting to hear back from Jesse. Listen, Kendall is going to be fine. There's nothing I can do to help her, but maybe there's some way I can help you? Bianca: I'm not the one who's out there missing with a murderer. Jack: No, thank God, you're not. But you did just come through something pretty scary. Bianca: Yeah. Yeah, I did. Jack: Something that might've brought back some bad memories. Bianca: No, Ricky is not Michael Cambias. I'm fine, as long as Kendall's ok. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Have you been checked out by a doctor? Marissa: No. I'm fine. I'm just a little shaken up. J.R.: Ok. Then why don't you come back to the house with me? Marissa: No, I -- I want to stay here. I don't want to leave Bianca until I'm sure she's ok. J.R.: Jack just told me that she's fine. She's got her mom. Come back to the house, eat some food, take a hot shower. Marissa: Yeah. Yeah, I do want to take a shower. I want to get the memory of that man's touch off of me. J.R.: I'm gonna make sure that he's caught and that he never touches you again. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: I can't let you just risk your life like this, ok? Cara: No, I'm not gonna stay here when my brother could be over there -- Jake: Your brother would want you to be here. Your brother wants you to be safe. That's what he would want. Cara: He could be dead, Jake. He could be dead. So, no, you are not gonna stop me, and I'm gonna do what I want to do. Ok? [SCENE_BREAK] Liza: Griffin Castillo was found at the scene when Diana Holden's freshly strangled body was found in his bed. Tad: With somebody else's DNA under her fingernails. Liza: So she's got bad hygiene. She didn't scrub her nails that morning. Is that really all you've got, because I've got a lot more evidence here that is going to convict him. Tad: And that's the problem. Liza, honestly, why do you go to work in the morning? Are you after a conviction or justice? Because if you want another notch on your bedpost, by all means, you are wasting your time. But if you want the truth, you're gonna test that DNA again. Liza: Against who? Tad: Revered Ricky Torres. [SCENE_BREAK] Ricky: You don't want to shoot me. Kendall: No, you couldn't be more wrong. Ricky: You shoot me now, and you'll never know the truth. Kendall: I know everything I need to know about what you did to Zach. Ricky: I'm not talking about Zach. I'm talking about your sweet baby sister. Kendall: What have you done to Bianca? Where is she? Answer me! [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I want you to listen to me. You are not to be worried about anybody or anything. You've been through enough. We will find Kendall, and Ricky -- if I have anything to say about it -- will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Bianca: Thank you. Jack: You're welcome. Bianca: I wonder what's taking Mom so long. Jack: I was kind of wondering the same thing myself. [SCENE_BREAK] Jane's voice: You don't understand. I wouldn't expect you to. Doctor: Even though it's been a while, the loss must still be with you. Jane: I don't want to talk about it, and now I don't have to. Erica Kane doesn't suffer. Erica Kane doesn't lose. Jack: Erica? Sweetheart, what is it? [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Please keep me posted. Marissa: Is there any news? J.R.: Not yet. How are you feeling? Marissa: I'm better after the shower, but still -- J.R.: How would you like a glass of wine? Marissa: Yeah, I'll take you up on that. J.R.: All right. I haven't told you this, but I'm very proud of you. Bianca's very lucky to have someone like you with her. You're shivering. Let me get you a throw. Marissa: Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Liza: Ricky Torres? What does a reverend have to do with a dead casino executive? Tad: I don't know. I'm not sure yet. I haven't been able to fill in all the blanks. It's complicated, but I swear to you he's up to his neck in this: In Diana Holden's murder and Zach's. Liza: Zach's? Tad: And Zach's. Like I said, it's complicated. The only thing you got to know right now is that Kendall is in serious trouble, and I will bet you a year's salary the DNA under her fingernails belongs to Torres. So you have to reopen the investigation before it's too late. Liza: I don't know. Tad: Liza, for God's sake, give me a break here, ok? It's Cara's brother that's out there. He's on the run, and she's worried sick. I don't want some trigger-happy cop to find him before I have a chance to prove that he's innocent. And I don't think it's fair for Kendall to be out there risking her life to put this guy away when we have enough evidence to do it ourselves. Please. Liza: Ok. All right. I'll put a warrant out for a DNA sample for Ricky Torres. Tad: Thank you -- and Cara thanks you. Liza: I just realized just now just how much you really love your wife. [SCENE_BREAK] [Phone rings] Jake: Stop, stop. Jake Martin. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Don't move. Tell me where Bianca is now. Ricky: Ok. She's somewhere where she's gonna need to be rescued, and soon. So if I were you, I'd be careful with that safety being off. Because if you get rid of me, you'll get rid of the only person who can lead you to her. Kendall: You call the cops. Call the cops. Tell them exactly where Bianca is. Ricky: I got a better idea. Why don't you call them? Kendall: Hey! Stop it! Ricky: Give me the gun. Kendall: Stop it! Ricky: Let go. Kendall: No! Ohh! Ricky: Relax. Oh, Kendall, Kendall. Oh, I wanted you to love me, Kendall. And even though I know that you might not want me, guess what. I still want you -- and I always get what I want. Let's play a little game. Let's pretend that none of this ugly business ever happened, that you've completely surrendered yourself to me, because I can make everything that's bad in your life go away, Kendall. Your husband, your sister -- none of it matters anymore. All you know -- is I can make it all feel better. That's it. That's the Kendall I wanted to see, baby. Ah! [Kendall whimpers then kicks Ricky off her] Ricky: Why the hell did you have to go do that for, huh?! Oh, Kendall. We could've been so good together, Kendall. And now? Now I'm just gonna have to end this. Ok? [Door opens] [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I thought you were going out to get Bianca some food. Jane: I was. But then a reporter called and work came up, and my phone hasn't stopped ringing. Jack: So turn the damn thing off. Jane: And what I think I should do is what I said I was gonna do, which is to go get some real food for Bianca. Jack: Erica, why am I getting the feeling that you just don't want to be in Bianca's hospital room? [SCENE_BREAK] [Bianca remembers] Bianca's voice: Aah! Oh! Oh! Ricky's voice: You know everything, don't you, Bianca? Michael: Stupid, self-righteous bitch. Ricky: I was hoping there wouldn't be any more complications. Bianca's voice: No, stop! Aah! Stop it! Stop! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Come on, let me go! Stop it! Let me go! Let me go! Stop it! Stop! I'm not afraid of you. I won't be afraid of you or anyone like you ever again. [SCENE_BREAK] Marissa: I kept thinking that any minute Ricky was gonna come through that door and kill the both of us. And then I thought of Annie and what she did and what a person like that is capable of when their mind snaps. J.R.: Annie was my fault. I should've seen it happening. Marissa: But nobody can take away what she did. J.R.: I can try, if you let me. What? What is it? Marissa: I know you too well, J.R. J.R.: What are you talking about? Marissa: You're using the situation to your advantage, to keep me here, to keep me close to you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: We -- ahem. We can't -- Cara: It's ok. It's -- nothing happened, so -- yeah. Nothing happened. Jake: Right. Tad: Hey. I found you. [SCENE_BREAK] Ricky: Bravo. We're very impressed. I didn't realize you could fly, Doc. Griffin: It's over, Ricky. Let her go. Ricky: Yeah. You're right about that. It is over. But how did you get on board? Griffin: I convinced a guy on a speedboat that there was a woman in danger on this boat. Now, let her go. Ricky: Hey, hey. All I got to say is thank you. Griffin: For what? Ricky: Because you gave me everything that I need to get out of this. Dr. Griffin Castillo -- fugitive, drug dealer, and murderer -- finds the woman that he loves in the arms of her fiancé. So he kills poor Kendall, and then he turns the gun on himself. You like that? I do. But don't worry, guys, because I will deliver both of your eulogies. Kendall: Aah! [Gunshot] Ricky: Ugh! Agh, agh, agh! You son of a bitch! You broke my leg! Ugh! Griffin: You ok? Look at me. Look at me! You killed Zach. You killed Diana Holden, and you framed me for her murder, and you framed me for selling the drugs. Ricky: Griff, you got no proof. Ok? You know it. I will get away with all of it, live to make another plane explode in the sky. Kendall: Griffin, no! Ricky: Come on. You don't have the guts. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Jane: Of course, I want to be in that room with Bianca. I just thought it would be a good idea to get her some decent food to eat. Jack: Erica, you don't go off to pick up food. You have it delivered. I mean, what is it? Sweetheart, what's wrong? Jane: Look, honestly, um, it is difficult for me to be in there with her right now. It just brings back some horrible memories. Jack: All right. That I totally get. I was concerned about Bianca's reaction to all this, as well. Jane: And, Jack, I just want to go back to having fun. Back to that magical date we were having, where we were laughing and really enjoying each other's company -- instead of being here in this hospital and worrying about my daughter. Jack: Look, this is all gonna turn out ok, and we will get back there. I promise you. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Believe it or not, when I put my arm around you just now, that was me trying to be compassionate. But if you'd like me to keep my distance, I will. Marissa: No, I -- I don't know what I'm feeling right now. J.R.: I'm sure you're feeling pretty freaked out. Marissa: No, that's the odd thing -- I'm not as freaked out as I thought I would be. I was ready to fight as hard as I could. If Ricky had shown up -- J.R.: He would've been sorry. Marissa: Damn straight! But I decided I wasn't gonna wait around for that. So I worked on those ropes as hard as I could, and I got my hands free, and then together we kicked that door in, you know? We did it in one kick! J.R.: It's a good thing that you and Bianca have great legs. Marissa: J.R. J.R.: What? I'm just trying to keep things light. Marissa: Pour me another and maybe I'll chuckle a little. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: It's good news. Liza's agreed to reopen Griffin's case. Cara: That's great. What did you find? Tad: It's what I didn't find, is what I'm hoping to find. You see, she's gonna take a look at the DNA underneath Diana Holden's finger -- what the hell's going on? Did I miss something? Jake: Oh. Yes. There was a report that came in, and it's -- there was an attack on the Afghan border, and there was a group of humanitarian doctors there and there was a lot of casualties, and it's possible -- it may be possible that Griffin was there. Cara: And I can't seem to get any information, so I'm not sure if he's alive or if he's dead. Tad: Cara, it's ok. Cara: It's not -- Tad: No, Griffin's alive. Jake: Tad, you don't -- Tad: It's not a joke. He's alive. Not only that, he's here in Pine Valley. He just pretended to leave, because he wanted to prove his innocence and he wanted to look after Kendall. Cara: I'm sorry. He's really alive? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Griffin, listen to me. I want to kill him, too, but you can't. Ricky: No, don't put it past him, Kendall. He prides himself on being the great healer, but he loves you, too. Griffin: You're pushing your luck. Ricky: You're exactly like me, Castillo. You think nothing can break you, nothing can get to you. But then somebody like Kendall walks into your life, and then all reason goes out the window, because you know what? You want her, and if you have to kill for her, you will. Come on. Come on! Blow me away like I blew her husband away into tiny little pieces. Come on! Griffin: I am nothing like you. Jesse: Police! Freeze! Drop the gun, Castillo. Drop it now! Kick it over. Lieutenant, we're all clear here. I got it under control. All right. Just so you know, Coast Guard has got the bridge locked down. So no stupid moves. Ricky: Thank God, Chief. Thank God you're here. These two were trying to kill me. This one killed that woman, and she helped him escape. Go on, arrest them! Kendall: He's a liar. Ricky: Oh, please. All this time you were trying to make me believe that you loved me, that you wanted to marry me, while she was keeping him hidden away. Kendall: No, he killed Zach. He killed that Diana woman, too. Ricky: No, they're trying to fool you. Ok? This guy broke my leg, and he was gonna shoot me. You saw him. Griffin: Jesse, you can't possibly believe what -- Jesse: Shut up. You've been a big enough pain in my ass, all right? You. You're under arrest for kidnapping Bianca Montgomery and Marissa Chandler. Kendall: Bianca? What happened to Bianca? Is Bianca all right? Jesse: She'll be fine. She was locked up in the good reverend's closet with Marissa, right? Ricky: Hey, I told you -- ow -- my leg is broken! Jesse: Improvise. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Ricky: I love you, Kendall. I love you. Regardless of what happened, I love you. Kendall: I hate you. Shut up! You killed Zach! You killed my husband! You killed him! You killed my husband! You killed my husband! No! No. Griffin: Hey. Kendall? Kendall, it's over. You did it. You did it. You did it. Kendall: No. No, no, I didn't. I didn't. I couldn't have done it without you. Yeah, my kids are safe now. Now my kids are safe, and maybe Zach can rest in peace. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: We will get back to that wonderful life, but right now your daughter needs you. Ok? You are the only person who can help her tap that inner strength of hers that is the hallmark of the Kane women. Jane: I am. Jack: So get out there and take a walk, get some air, shake off whatever's bothering you, and then get back here and help your daughter. Jane: Yes. I think you're absolutely right. I do need to take a walk. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: I'll have the lab tests back later tonight. So get a good night's rest, and you'll be on your way home in the morning. Bianca: And what about the panic attack I had? Frankie: If you're asking if you need medication, I don't think so. You're in pretty good shape after the day you've had. You and Marissa really pulled each other through. So, good night's rest, see you in the morning. Bianca: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: I'm gonna go check on A.J. I'll be right back. Marissa: Thanks. Hey, J.R.? Thank you for being so sweet. I really, really appreciate all of this. J.R.: Shh. You're gonna ruin my reputation. And if you tell anyone, I'll deny it. [Phone rings] Marissa: Hello? Bianca: Hey. It's me. How you doing? Marissa: I'm good. How are you? Bianca: Ok. Is it too late to call? Marissa: No, no. In fact, I was just thinking about calling you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: I think it's fantastic. Cara: Why didn't you tell me before? Tad: Because I couldn't. I didn't have a choice. I only found out about it myself recently, and then he made me promise that I wouldn't tell anybody, especially you. And I hated to keep you in the dark. I knew you were in pain, but I gave him my word, and all he was trying to do was protect you. Jake: Protect her from what, exactly? Tad: Are you kidding? From doing something crazy. I hate to admit it, but it worked. Cara: Griffin's alive. Tad: Yep. [Phone rings] Tad: Hang on. Oh, this is huge. Hey, Jesse, tell me something good. You're kidding. Both of them? And they're ok? You -- yeah. No, it's fine. Listen, I'll call you back later. Um, ha ha ha ha! Cara: What happened? Tad: Griffin and Kendall just nailed the real killer, and you're never gonna guess who it is. Now, listen. I'm sure he would like to see your smiling face, so what do you say? Cara: Yes, let's go! Yes, let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Bianca's safe, and you're safe, and the man that killed Zach is behind bars. Griffin: Yeah. It's all good. Kendall: I don't know how I can ever thank you. Oh, my God, Griffin. Griffin, you were shot. Griffin: It's ok. It's all right. It's not serious. I would know -- I'm a doctor, remember? No, it's all good. I got lucky. It's just a graze. Kendall: No, no, we have to get you to a hospital. Griffin: No, no, no. All this has to be is washed and dressed. I would know. What's important now is that it's over. Jesse: Not quite yet. I'm afraid I still have to put you under arrest, Doctor. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Look at yourself. Jane's more you that you are right now. She will not bring me down, because only one person can say these words: "I am Erica Kane." [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: I just want to make sure you're doing ok. Marissa: Good. J.R. has been amazing, but don't tell him I said so. Jack: Hey, hey. Great news. They found Kendall. She's ok. Torres is in police custody. Bianca: Oh, my God! Thank God! Jack: Yeah. I'm gonna go find your mom, give her the good news, ok? Bianca: Did you hear that? Marissa: Yeah, yeah. Great news. Bianca: Oh! We don't have to worry about him ever again -- not that you were afraid or anything. Marissa: You're wrong there. I was terrified. Bianca: You could've fooled me. Marissa: Wow. Crazy day, huh? Bianca: It was. We make a great team. Marissa: Hell, yeah. J.R.: Hey. I just heard that Kendall's ok. Marissa: Oh, I got a better source. I already got the 411. J.R.: Is that Bianca? Marissa: Yeah. J.R.: Tell her that I'm glad that she's safe and Kendall, too. Marissa: Will do. Did you hear that? Bianca: Yeah. Tell J.R. to take good care of you, or he'll answer to me. Marissa: I will do. Have a good night. Bianca: You, too. Sleep well. J.R.: Your room's ready. Why don't you get a good night's sleep? Marissa: Thank you, J.R. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Cara? Cara: Yes? Tad: You do know it's gonna take a while? That boat was out there. Cara: No, thanks. No, I want to wait here. I do. I'm excited. I want to see his face. I want to see that he's really here. Tad: Yeah, I'm sure. Listen, be honest. How angry are you with me for not telling you about Griffin, on a scale from one to punching my lights out? Cara: I'm not angry. Ok? I understand why you didn't tell me. It's all good. Hey, you helped keep my brother alive. Yes, you did. Thank you. Tad: Well, hey. I got the feeling I should've told you no matter what I promised Griffin. Cara: Ok. All right. Do the dishes for a month. We're even. Tad: No, it's not a joke. Look, hey, a marriage vow is supposed to be sacred, even when it comes from a marriage as unique as ours. I can't help thinking that I let you down, that I broke mine. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: He's been shot. He needs a doctor. Jesse: We're gonna need another ambulance at the dock. How bad is it? Griffin: Just a graze. It's ok. Kendall: You can't possibly think he's guilty after all of this. Jesse: This is not my decision, Kendall. The man has got outstanding warrants. I can't just ignore those -- not to mention resisting arrest, assaulting an officer. Kendall: He was trying to save my life. Jesse: Ok. And that will all come out, I'm sure. But right now I've got to do my job. Kendall: Yes, I understand that, but he caught the man who killed Zach! We have the proof right there. It's right on that thing. I got Ricky to confess. He confessed that he killed Zach, and he killed Diana Holden. You can't do this, Jesse! Griffin: Kendall, it's all right. Hey, he's just doing his job. Everything will work out, I promise. Kendall: We're gonna end this. We're gonna make this right. We're gonna get your life back to the way it used to be before you turned it upside down for me. Griffin: I am so looking forward to it. Let's go.

Tad persuades Liza to reopen the case against Griffin and seek DNA from Ricky to prove that he killed Diana. " Erica" and Bianca both relive bad memories at the hospital "Erica" remembers her plastic surgery and the doctor telling her that the surgery won't help her replace the loved ones she has lost. Erica tries to persuade Jane's employee to let her go since she is sure that he isn't as cold as she is but he says that she doesn't know the things he has taken from people. Bianca again recalls Michael's rape and how Ricky grabbed her and how hard she fought back against him then she tells herself that she will never be afraid of Michael or people like him again. Cara is vulnerable and is about to leave to go look for Griffin when she returns and gives Jake a passionate kiss which he returns they begin to take their clothes off when they are interrupted when Jake gets a call from the hospital. Kendal almost shoots Ricky but he distracts her and takes the gun away from her and pins her to the ground and starts to kiss Kendall. Kendall sticks her knee where it can most hurt Ricky and tries to get away but he grabs her again and points a gun at her temple. Griffin arrives and he and Ricky struggle for the gun a shot goes off and Griffin breaks Ricky's leg and Griffin considers killing Ricky but Kendall reminds him that he is better then Ricky.

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Erica: Oh, this must be a mistake. This can't be right. Guard: Do you want to see the visitor or not? Erica: I don't know. Who did you say it was again? [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Hey, Jake. Jake: Hey, what's happening? No beer? Aidan: Well, I didn't think Tad was up for it just yet. Is he awake? Jake: Well, yeah. Krystal's in with him. Aidan: Ok, well, I don't want to interrupt, so can you tell me -- you know, is Tad going to be back on his feet soon? Jake: Well, he's not going to be dancing on the bar anytime soon, but he's doing well. He's looking good. What's the matter with you? Why are you looking like you just lost your best friend? [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Greenlee. Greenlee: Who did you think it was -- a ninja? Ryan: You shouldn't sneak up on people like that. Greenlee: Well, I saw you, and I thought I'd surprise you. Ryan: Yeah, well, congratulations. You surprised me. You ok? Greenlee: Yeah. Ryan: What are you doing here? Greenlee: Oh, nothing much, just trying to figure out how my entire life jumped off the tracks. Ryan: You, too, huh? Greenlee: I can mosey on down the sand if you want to be alone. Ryan: No, I've been alone long enough. Stay. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: Hi, has my blood work come back yet? Receptionist: No, as soon as it does, we'll give you a call. Woman: Dr. Campbell is wonderful. Are you pregnant? Annie: Not yet. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: We almost lost him. Babe: But we didn't. Tad made it. J.R: And Kathy is Kate. Babe: Yes, your sister. J.R.: Tad looked so long for that little girl, and my father knew she was here all the time. He knew. Babe: It's ok, J.R. Tad has his daughter right now. J.R.: No, it's not ok. It's not ok. Adam Chandler's lost his son. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: I found Kate. Tad: Where's Adam? I need to talk to him. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: You're still beating yourself up for not being on the roof when Tad got shot. Aidan: No, it's just some personal stuff, that's all. I'm going to wait for Krystal and then I'm going to go and see Tad. Jake: No, why don't you just let me buy you a cup of coffee, all right? And we can talk about why Greenlee is such a -- a pain in the ass. Aidan: So, what -- you're a mind reader, too, now, huh? Jake: No, I'm not being rude when I say this is -- it's just that I've been there. Aidan: Greenlee broke up with me. She broke off the engagement. [Jake sighs] Jake: That's a shame, because I thought, in you, she finally found the right one. Aidan: So did I. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Is there any more news on Tad? Ryan: It sounds like he's going to be ok. Greenlee: Oh, thank God. Ryan: I know. I know. It still hasn't hit me that Julia's gone. Yeah, he told me about how incredibly kind she was to her and to Emma. She let them stay at Wildwind. She let us have our wedding at Wildwind. I'm sorry. Greenlee: You can say the word wedding. Ryan: I wasn't thinking about you and Aidan. Greenlee: Look on the bright side. With no vows to write, no dress to have altered, I'll have tons tons of free time. Maybe I'll take up knitting. Ryan: You don't have to do that, Greenlee. It's just you and me here. Greenlee: Do what? Ryan: That. Pretend that everything's fine, that everything's normal, blow it off like you did at Spike's birthday. Greenlee: How was that for you? Seeing your little man turn two? Ryan: It was amazing it was a great experience. Talking about our problems -- Greenlee: I know, I know, it seems wrong with all the other stuff that's gone down. Ryan: It sure makes you think, doesn't it? That everything can just change so incredibly fast. Greenlee: One minute a person's there, the next they're not. Ryan: One bullet. One bullet can take away an entire life. Greenlee: Or four years. It's ok to talk about it. Ryan: Well, that's true. I hurt a lot of people. I hurt a lot of people. I hurt you the most. Greenlee: That's all in the past. Ryan: Maybe it's my karma. Seriously -- for being so incredibly selfish for -- you know, for leaving Jonathan and Erin when they were just two innocent kids, for leaving you when you were pregnant with my child. You know, I ran away from life then, so now, my life's being taken from me. Greenlee: You know what? You don't deserve this. You're a good man. A fabulous father. Ryan: I do love my kids more than I ever thought possible, that's for sure. They're a part of me -- and so are my memories. My memories are a part of me, and I just want them back, you know? It's like, I want my life back. Somebody help me. I need to fix this. Greenlee: It won't always be like this. Ryan: It's like, everywhere I go, everything I do -- I'm there -- I know I'm there, but I don't feel it -- a part of me doesn't feel it. You know, I need to just -- I need to feel it again, Greenlee. Greenlee: You will. You'll get it all back -- all of it. Ryan: I finally remembered something about Annie. [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Campbell: You and your husband are still having difficulty conceiving? Annie: We've been trying to make a baby for more than a year. No luck. Dr. Campbell: It seems there's a problem with ovulation. Your blood work suggests you've stopped producing and releasing eggs. Annie: No, no, no, no, that's not possible. Doctor, I need to get pregnant. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Adam Chandler uses children to get what he wants, and it makes me sick. Babe: You know what, J.R.? I know that you're upset, but you have to keep your voice down. J.R.: And -- and he teased us, do you remember? He teased us that he knew. Babe: Yes, that's why you moved back to the mansion, because he said he knew where Kate was. J.R.: And what happened? It was a lie, right? Because what does Adam Chandler do better than anyone else? No, no, the joke was on us. Babe: You know what? I think we should go. J.R.: No, just wait a second. Adam Chandler is not my family. He's done playing God with kids. Here's a man who can back me up. Medic? Tell Babe what a snake my father is. Jake: I was just getting some coffee. J.R.: Come on, don't be shy. All right, fine, fine. I'll tell her. Colby was supposed to be Jake's daughter. Babe: What? Jake: Oh, wow. J.R.: You know, I think Babe really needs to hear about this. Liza wasn't with my father when she decided to have a child, and she wanted Jake here to be the donor. Babe: J.R., stop. J.R.: No. And my father, you know, the sly fox that he is, he switched the samples. And you know what? He let Jake believe that Colby was his daughter for much longer than Adam kept Kate from Tad. Jake: You know, Colby doesn't know about this, so I'd really appreciate you not broadcasting this all over the hospital. J.R.: How long did my father keep Jenny before he tried to sell her to strangers? Anyone? No? No one? Well, I'm just going to have to ask Janet. Jake: Coffee. Babe: I'm so sorry. Jake: It's all right. J.R.: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Shouldn't you gunning for Adam? Shouldn't you be loading your clip? Huh? Aren't you pissed? Jake: Life's too short, J.R. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Hello, Erica. Erica: Adam? What are you doing here? Adam: I need your help. Erica: You want me to help you? Adam: Yes, I need a friend. Erica: [Scoffs] So did I, but I was charged with insider trading thanks to a tip I got from you. Adam: We've been through all this. Erica: No, you swept it under the rug, Adam. You said you didn't want to get involved. That's the kind of friend you are. Adam: Ok, what do you want me to say? I'm sorry. Erica: Sorry enough to finish out my sentence for me? Adam: [Sighs] Erica: Yeah, no, I didn't think so. But you know something, Adam? I'm actually glad you turned your back on me, because it made me do the right thing. No, but that's a concept you haven't acknowledged, and I know that's completely foreign to you. Adam: Not entirely, Erica. Erica: Oh, please. Adam: Tad Martin got what he wants. Erica: Yes, he's going to live. And I'm sure that's very disappointing to you. Adam: There have been some new developments regarding Tad's daughter, Kate. Erica: His missing daughter? Adam: Not anymore. She's not missing anymore. She's not missing thanks to me. Erica: You found her? Adam: Yes. Erica: Well, that's wonderful. Why did you come all the way over here to tell me that? Adam: Kathy is Kate. Julia's Kathy. Erica: Then she was right here in Pine Valley all that time? [Adam sighs] Erica: You knew, didn't you, Adam? Adam: Well, no, not -- not from the start, no -- Erica: Oh, come on. How long, Adam? How long? How long did you deliberately keep Tad from his own daughter? Adam: Tad Martin deliberately kept me from my daughter forever. Forever. Then he impregnated my wife and kept this child that was supposed to be mine. Erica: I see, I see, I see. So this is your idea of -- of a payback? Deliberately manipulating the life of an innocent little girl? Adam: I told him the truth. I probably saved the man's life. Erica: So you want me to build you a statue? Adam: I knew it was wrong. I -- Erica: Wrong? Way below wrong, Adam. This was despicable. I mean, even by your low standards. Adam: No. Erica: What am I saying? You're Adam Chandler. Adam: Oh, and you're Erica Kane. You've done this just the same. Maybe worse. Erica: Oh, no, sorry, Adam. This time, you have trumped all of us. Adam: I've lost J.R. and Colby. Erica: And don't forget Krystal. Adam: No, don't worry. I won't forget. Erica: And so, was it worth it, Adam? Was it worth it? To lose all of this just so you could continue with your feud with Tad that goes on and on and on? How could I possibly help you when you have made it your life's work to hate Tad Martin? I mean, what a waste. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Honey, please. I need to talk to Adam. Krystal: He's not here, Tad. He left. Tad: Find him for me. Please. Please. [Krystal leaves] Tad: Mama. How's Kathy? Opal: She's plum tuckered out, poor little thing. Ruthie took her home. Tad: Oh, good. Finally found my little girl. Joe: Yep, your daughter's safe at home, and her daddy is going to be just fine, so long as he takes it easy. Tad: Huh. Opal: I just can't believe it. All these years, I've had this sixth sense about people, and I -- I didn't even recognize my own granddaughter. Tad: It's ok, Mom. I recognized something. Opal: Hmm. Tad: Dixie, maybe. I -- I just didn't know it. Opal: In your heart, you knew. Joe: Kathy has been asking her Aunt Julia. So far, we've been able to distract her, but we can't -- can't keep on doing it, you know. Tad: Julia. I can't believe I never got the chance to say thank you. Opal: Honey. I can talk to Kathy. Krystal and me could do it together. Joe: I could be there, too, if you'd like. Tad: No, Pop. I love you. I love both of you. But it's got to be me. It's got to. I'm her father. Opal: Yes, you are. Tad: Huh. Opal: We are so blessed. All of this family. Well, except for that part about Rob Gardner. May he roast on a spit in hell right next to his brother. I just can't believe I ever trusted that bastard. I'm so sorry. Tad: Mama, it's over. Opal: Well, I just thank my lucky stars my baby boy is all right. Tad: Hmm. Joe: Well, Tad needs his rest. After all, he has another daughter to look after now. Tad: Careful, Mama. Opal: I love you, baby. Tad: You, too. Opal: Sleep tight, now. Tad: See you later, Pop. Joe: Bye, son. Tad: Well, Dixie... she's home. Our little girl is finally home. I guess sometimes we wish on a star, and it does come true. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Where are you, Adam? Babe: How's Tad? Krystal: Thanks. Joe says so far, so good. Babe: How did we get here, Mama? I mean, one minute we're at a wedding -- Krystal: I know, I know. Poor Jesse and Angie. Some wedding day for them. Babe: More importantly though, how are you? Krystal: Babe, I -- I took him for granted. I did. I -- I thought Tad would always be there for me and for Jenny. Babe: He will be, Mama. Tad loves you. Krystal: Where's J.R.? Babe: Well, hopefully, letting off some steam. Krystal: Well, well, I can't blame him for that. Babe: It just -- it just proves that you were right about Adam, right to leave him like you did. That man should be in the ground, not Julia. Krystal: No, don't. Don't say that, Babe, even about Adam. Babe: Are you defending what he did? Krystal: No. No, of course -- Babe: I just -- I don't understand how -- how you could have ever loved him. I don't understand that. Krystal: I guess I could ask the same question of the girl who just hit the sheets with the ex-husband who tried to kill her. I'm sorry. Babe: No, I deserve that. Krystal: Look, Adam isn't wired like the rest of us. But there is some good in him. I mean, there has to be, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have finally told Tad the truth. It's just all the hurt that he's felt his whole life and all the emptiness that he feels right now, it just makes him want to lash out at everybody around him, and I don't love him. I don't. But I -- I'm starting to understand him just a bit -- Babe: All right, stop, Mama. That man does not deserve an ounce of sympathy. Please, do not let him suck you back in. You have to cut yourself off from Adam Chandler for good. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: You really think that you're the injured party here, don't you, Adam? Adam: Tad Martin has everything he wants. Erica: Oh, yes. Near-death experiences are always so delightful. Adam: Yeah, well, he's not dead, and he has his entire family around him. Erica: Point taken. I understand missing family all too well. Adam: I'm sorry for the part I played in all of that, Erica. Erica: That sounds almost genuine. What do you want from me? Forgiveness? Absolution? I'm really not the one who can give that to you, Adam. You know that, and I'm not so sure I would even if I could. What is it that led you to choose this path toward goodness? Adam: Dixie Martin. Erica: Oh. What, is she alive again? Adam: Yes, she's been haunting me. Erica: Haunting you? Adam: Yes, it's true. I swear it. She's appeared to me as some sort of a -- a spirit. Erica: You saw her? Adam: Yes, she won't leave me alone. She said if I don't give Tad back his daughter that I will rot in hell and that everyone that I love will be hurt, so I did what she said, and here I am. Erica: You know what you need, Adam? Adam: No. Erica: You need a little prison time. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: So, uh, Jamie was telling me that you were doing some good work over there. Jake: Yeah. What's up with you? J.R.: What's up with me? Um, sorry, I'm just a bit sidetracked right now. Uh, trying to get my life back together. I'm going to quit drinking. Jake: Ok, still working for your father. J.R.: For now. Jake: Until -- J.R.: Until I don't have to anymore. Jake: Right. J.R.: Uh, about before -- Jake: Oh, about your dad? Yeah, no, it's ok. I agree with you. He's a bastard. He's not on my radar anymore, but -- Babe looks good, huh? J.R.: What the hell is that supposed to mean? Jake: Just saying she's a good-looking woman. J.R.: Yeah, she is. We're not together anymore. Jake: Oh. J.R.: We were close. Jake: Got you. J.R.: I mean, if that makes any sense. Jake: You know what's funny? I left this town God knows how many years ago, and coming back, it's kind of just like a record that skips over and over, you know? The Martins and the Chandlers still at war, you and Babe still going nowhere. It just gets so old. It's like you need a new tune or something. I'd also stay away from the coffee. It tastes like a couple of dogs took a bath. [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Campbell: We should be able to get your eggs viable again. Essentially, all we have to do is give your hormones a boost. We do that with an injectable medicine. Annie: You're going to give me a shot? Dr. Campbell: No, you're going to inject yourself. Annie: Oh. You know, I don't really like needles. Dr. Campbell: Mrs. Lavery, I wish I could tell you that achieving motherhood were as simple as taking a pill, but I can't. But you have options, which makes you very lucky. Annie: You're right. You're right. I have the chance to give my husband the most wonderful gift. I mean, having another baby, it's -- it's like a dream for us. Dr. Campbell: Your family sounds lovely. Annie: Yeah, my husband and I have a wonderful life together, but we want to build on that life, you know, add -- add new memories. That's what we want. More than anything. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: You remembered something about Annie? Ryan, that's huge. Aren't you happy? Ryan: That is what I've been waiting for. Greenlee: That wasn't a yes. Ryan: Well, it's like the memories -- I mean, they came back. These -- these images, sort of flashes, me and Annie, and we were -- you know, we were passionate, whatever, and, uh, but I could see it, you know? So, obviously, it actually happened. Greenlee: You were in love. Ryan: Yeah, it's not like I can't comprehend that my head. It's just -- just here. Greenlee: Did you tell Annie that you remembered? But you didn't tell her that you don't -- Ryan: No. I can, uh -- I can see -- I can see hope, you know? I can see the hope in her eyes. I can't, I can't hurt her more than I already did. Greenlee: Yeah, but you can't pretend, either. Ryan: And I just keep coming back to "why?" I think I might have an answer. I don't -- all the -- all of the frustration and all -- all the guilt and the reason that it's the feelings that haven't come back to me -- I mean, what if I never really loved Annie at all? Greenlee: Oh, Ryan, no. Ryan: It's a possibility, and I just have to -- I have to face that possibility. Greenlee: Aidan said that, um, he thinks I never really wanted to marry him at all, that I was using what he did with Kendall as an excuse to bail. Ryan: That's insane. Greenlee: He said I was waiting for someone better to come along. Ryan: Who? Greenlee: You. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: I don't think time behind bars will solve my problem, Erica. Erica: Oh, Adam, you'd be surprised. Although it doesn't look like anybody's going to arrest you anytime soon, even though you deserve it. So I will try to give you the benefit of my prison experience. Adam: Enlighten me, please. Erica: There's a saying in here. "Behavior gets you in, and behavior gets you out." Adam: So you don't need the file I have stashed up my sleeve? Erica: Behavior got you into your current trouble, Adam, and behavior will get you out. Adam: I was damned either way. If told Martin, I'd lose everything. If I didn't tell him, then he'd probably be dead, and my entire family would be decimated. I -- I was trapped. Erica: No, Adam, trapped is being sentenced to 20 years in prison for something you didn't do. Adam: Oh, come on. Don't start with the melodrama. Erica: Every woman in here, Adam -- myself included -- would give anything to be on the other side of those bars. You have your freedom, Adam. Use it. Look, Adam, not that long ago, you came to me, and you reminded me of who I am, that I am capable of doing anything I set my mind to. Well, you can, too. I mean, it won't be easy, but it's possible. I mean, you were good once before, Adam. I know you can do it again. Adam: You know, I think I just figured out why I came to see you. Prison becomes you, Erica. You -- you're more beautiful than ever. Erica: Go get your family back. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. Tad: Did you find Adam? Krystal: He's -- he's not answering. I think he turned the phone off. How you feeling? Tad: Honey, I want some answers about my daughter. Krystal: Well, I -- I don't really know much, but there is something. Remember when Adam planned that party for us when we did our vows after the elopement? Tad: Yeah. Krystal: Yeah. Adam offered me a deal that day. If I divorced you, he -- he would tell you where Kate was. Tad: Krystal, that was Christmas. Come on, neither one of us thought he had anything. Krystal: I still have a hunch that I should look into it, so I went to J.R. Tad: That's why he moved back into the house. Oh, honey, why didn't you tell me? Krystal: I didn't believe him, Tad. And I just -- I didn't -- I didn't want to get your hopes up, you know, over something that I thought was just nothing. Tad: I might have been able to convince Adam to talk. Krystal: Listen, you know, just a few hours ago, I thought Jenny was going to grow up without a daddy. But you're alive, all right? You have Kate, I have my husband, so why in the heck are we sitting here wasting time talking about Adam Chandler? Tad: You're absolutely right. Krystal: I'll let you rest. But before I go, I just want to make -- make one thing really clear. I love you. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Aidan knows that you and I are -- Greenlee: What? What are we exactly, Ryan? More than friends, less than soul mates? Ex-soul mates? He thinks I never got over you. Ryan: You guys were engaged, he cheated with Kendall, you broke up. I don't see how I figure into that at all. Greenlee: I told Aidan that I didn't want to have kids. He didn't understand why I would do anything to have your child, but with him, kids were out of the question. He says that no matter how much I've changed, no man in my life will ever compare to you. He's not exactly wrong. Ryan: You wanted kids badly. And I never wanted to be a dad, and now look at us. Greenlee: Complete reversal. God's sense of humor. Ryan: I was so sure that I was going to end up like my old man. Greenlee: I knew you wouldn't. Ryan: All the horrible stuff that happened to me as a kid -- that I remember. Not holding Spike or Emma for the first time, not falling in love with my own wife. Greenlee: You're not alone now. Ryan: I told my shrink about this, and I told Kendall about this, but there's something about telling you. Greenlee: It's nice, you know, how we always come back to each other. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: So, how soon can I expect to get pregnant? Dr. Campbell: Well, the first step is to get you producing eggs. There are potential side effects. They're in the literature, but I -- Annie: Whatever they are, it's worth the risk. Dr. Campbell: You may experience mood changes that can be quite severe. Annie: Oh. Is there any way to prevent that? Dr. Campbell: Well, most women say that what helps most is going through this experience with a strong and supportive partner. Annie: Well, then I should have no problem. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: We can't do this. Greenlee, it's not a good idea. It's not. You're hurting. Greenlee: So are you. Ryan: It would be so easy for us to go back to what we know, but we got to be -- we got to be smarter, we got to be stronger. Greenlee: I have been strong, Ryan. I've been braver than I've ever known. And where's it gotten me? You've been spinning your wheels for months. Ryan: We have to stay focused. Greenlee: On what? On what? The love you can't feel? The wedding I have to unplan? I know kissing you right now is not the answer, but what is? You just said you're not sure if what you had with Annie was real, so is that your answer? Ryan: I'm so confused. I'm so frustrated right now. But Annie is my wife. I can't, I can't. I can't. Greenlee: I'm sorry. You're right -- about everything. Ryan: I'm not saying this to hurt you. Greenlee: I know. Ryan: I really want you to find the man that you belong with, the man that is always going to be there for you. But I can't be that man. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Nice to see your eyes open. Do you need anything? Tad: Yeah, as a matter of fact. If the bullets don't get you, the food around here will. I'd do anything for a steak and some cabernet. Aidan: I bet you would, my son. It's my treat -- steak and cabernet as soon as you get out of this place. So, I hear there's a new lady in your life. Tad: Oh, yeah. She's really something -- blonde, cute. She's about four-foot- two. Aidan: All this time, Julia's little girl. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. But I'm really glad that you found -- Tad: Don't be sorry for anything. Thank you. I mean it, for everything, for all of your work, all of your help. Aidan: We looked everywhere for her, and there she was, right under our noses. We're behind you all of the way, all of us. Adam Chandler's not going to get away with this. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Hey, you want to go get some dinner? J.R.: I'm not hungry. Babe: You haven't eaten anything all day. J.R.: Jake Martin is still the same sleazebag, arrogant bastard that he always was. Babe: Why? What happened? J.R.: Nothing happened. He just thinks he's above all. Babe: Because he doesn't want to put his fist through a wall like you do? J.R.: Have you heard from Richie? Babe: What? J.R.: Has the guy who set me up with the hooker been in touch? Babe: Why are you suddenly interested in Richie? J.R.: He let you believe that I was whoring around. Did you think that I would forget about that? Babe: No. I just -- I just thought that you moved on, that's all. J.R.: No, no. I will move on when that lowlife gets what's coming to him. Babe: J.R. -- J.R.: And by the way, this has nothing to do with my father. Babe: Right, right, because Richie is just next on your list of things to do. J.R.: Hmm, yeah, something like that. Babe: J.R., please, please do not do anything. J.R.: Why? I'll handle this, ok? Stay out of it. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Oh, Jack, I was just hoping to hear your voice. I was just calling to say I -- I miss you. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Well, it's getting late. I should probably get going. Greenlee: I actually have an interview to do with Kendall. Ryan: Yeah? You going to be ok? Greenlee: Sure. Ryan: What I said -- Greenlee: You have a wife to get back to. I have a life to get on with. Ryan: So we're good. Greenlee: All good. Ryan: You can do this, Greenlee. You can move on, and you can be happy. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Hey, Amanda. Listen, it's Babe. I really, really need your help. Yeah. Do you remember that plan that I was telling you about the other day to get proof from Richie's hooker friend, Treena? Yeah, well, J.R. is on the warpath, and I'm afraid that if he goes after Richie, he's going to do something absolutely crazy. So channel every slutty instinct that you ever had, because I'm coming over. The game is on. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: I thought you were known for dodging bullets. Tad: Only with women. Krystal: Oh, not quite. Not this one. J.R.: Yeah, but look, you're safe now. We're all here. We all got you surrounded. Krystal: With love. [Krystal kisses Tad on the forehead] Krystal: Adam. [NEXT_ON] Adam to Tad : Hit me with everything you've got. Jake to Zach : You have no right digging around in my private life. Kendall: So you're saying that Zach told you secrets? Greenlee: He knew better than anyone, husbands and wives don't tell each other everything.

Erica has a visitor, but is reluctant to see the visitor. Aidan comes to visit Tad at the hospital and runs into Jake. Annie goes to a Women's Fertility Clinic. Ryan flips Greenlee to the ground when she comes up behind him at the beach. Babe and J.R. still reels from the news that Kathy is really Kate. Tad remembers his conversation with Adam in which Adam had told him that Kate was alive and she was Kathy. Aidan lets Jake know that Greenlee had broken off the engagement. Erica's visitor is Adam, who asks for her help. Adam lets Erica know that Kathy is really Kate and that Adam had known for a long time. Annie sees a doctor for her fertility problems. Krystal visits Tad in the hospital. Tad begs Krystal to get hold of Adam for him and tell him that he needs to see him. Krystal is reluctant, but agrees to do as he asks .

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J.R.: So, what's the big secret? You guys had your heads together. It certainly looked serious to me. What did he say to you? Babe: It was nothing. I -- J.R.: Well, it had to be something. You're obviously upset. Babe: He just -- he wanted to know how Bess was doing. Jamie: I'm glad she's all right. Any luck finding the guy? J.R.: They'll get him. Babe: J.R., let's go. I just want to get Bess home. Jamie: Yeah, so do I. Derek: Ok, let's go. Jamie: Where to? Derek: You can wait in the interrogation room until you're processed. Jamie: Great. Derek: All right, let's go. Danielle: Aunt Livia? It's Dani. You've got to help me. It's a matter of life and death, I swear. It's Daddy. He's completely lost it. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: What did Jamie do to get thrown in the clink? Tad: I don't even want to think about it. Last time he got arrested -- Krystal: Whoa, last time? Tad: Last time. Krystal: Sweet baby boy's got a rap sheet? Tad: He goes off on a tarry once in a while because he's too damned hotheaded. Krystal: Sounds like somebody I know. Tad: Yeah, well -- Krystal: I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding. Tad: Listen, I'm sorry for running out on you like this. Krystal: I'd be disappointed if you didn't. Tad: Whatever. Thanks for understanding. Krystal: Hey. Tad: Whoa. [Krystal grabs his coat sleeve, spins him back into her arms, and kisses him] Tad: What the hell was that for? Krystal: For good luck, and a rain check. Tad: I need a cold shower. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Looks like we'll get an exclusive deal. Ryan: Great. Greenlee: Ooh, more enthusiasm. You're still worried about me doing a 9:00-to-5:00 with Kendall. Ryan: Well, I'm just -- you know, I'm getting serious bad vibes. Where'd she just disappear to? Greenlee: She's hiding, eavesdropping. Kendall, we know you're listening! She's thrown everything at us and we're still standing. Ryan: Well, that doesn't mean that we should let our guard down, all right? My guess is she's going to use my brother as a smokescreen for her next move. Greenlee: Well, from what I can tell, Jonathan can handle her. She'll need new ammo, and you'll be ready. Ryan: But my gut says that she's got her sights set on you now and she's just waiting for the right time to pounce. [SCENE_BREAK] Bobby: You want me to seduce Greenlee? Kendall: Well, it's not like I'm asking you to romance a stone. Bobby: Oh, so you also want the romance and the sex. Kendall: Call me matchmaker. I saw the two of you up here together, and light bulb. Bobby: You spied on us. Kendall: It's obvious you find her attractive. How hard could it be? Bobby: Well, I find you attractive. How about I seduce you? [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: What are you doing here? David: I want to see Krystal. Tad: This is my house. David: Her car's in the driveway. Tad: I don't have time for this. You got a stalker. David: Look, you weren't at home and I couldn't reach you on your cell phone. It's important. Krystal: Listen, it's ok, Tad. I mean, you've got other issues to deal with. Tad: Yeah. I'll check in with you later. Krystal: So, what is so important that you had to hunt me down. David: Babe. Krystal: What about Babe? David: What I said at the Chandlers', about wanting to be more than just a sperm donor? Well, I meant it. I want to be a real father. Krystal: What, do you want a pat on the back or -- David: I want you to teach me how. [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: I blew it. I told Babe J.R. gave her the drug. Reggie: And that's a bad thing? Jamie: What if she confronts him and throws it in his face? Reggie: Oh, you're scared J.R.'s going to go after her again. Jamie: God, see, I don't even want to think it. But if he drugged her up, there's no telling what he could do. You know, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I missed something. Reggie: No, no, no, Jamie, you're dead-on, all right? Jamie: I got to get out of here. I got to -- I got to get to J.R. before he does something stupid. Reggie: It's too late for that. Jamie: I got to talk to him! Reggie: What, you think he's going to give you a confession? Jamie: No, I want him to tell me that I'm wrong. Maybe there's another explanation. Reggie: And maybe Derek Frye's going to give me a medal for keeping Phelps off the street. Jamie: Just say I'm wrong. Reggie: And say you're right! Are you ready to go there? Jamie: I love my brother, no matter what he's done. I don't want to lose him. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Nothing is off-limits for Kendall, all right? If she used my own brother against me, who knows what she'll pull out of her bag of tricks to bring you down. Jonathan: Well, don't worry, if Kendall tries to get me to sleep with Greenlee, I'll fight it all the way. That was a joke. Tough crowd. [Phone rings] Ryan: Gail. Just a sec. Pickering's on the line about the international distribution deal. Jonathan: So you want to work on some tax management. Greenlee: Hit me. Jonathan: Why don't you fill me in on the local tax situation? Greenlee: How about we start with you? Jonathan: Me? What? I paid my taxes. Greenlee: All I know is that you're Ryan's brother, you have an MBA, you need to work on your humor, and you pay your taxes. Jonathan: Yeah, that about sums me up -- no lame pun intended. Greenlee: Hmm. Jonathan: I was looking at last year's quarterlies compared to this year's projected payments, and -- Greenlee: No, it doesn't. Jonathan: Excuse me? Greenlee: It doesn't add up. A smart guy like you? How could you sleep with Kendall not knowing that it's Ryan's ex? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Don't play me. Bobby: It takes two. Kendall: Try a different approach on Greenlee. Bobby: Hmm. You complaining? Kendall: I'm offering you a job. Bobby: Hmm, more like a hit. Kendall: Hey, whatever works for you. Bobby: Ok, I get Greenlee into bed, wreck her marriage, you get Ryan back. What do I get? Kendall: You get satisfaction of a job well done, and cash -- lots of it. Bobby: How do you know I'm the right guy for the job? Kendall: Hmm, I know it. Bobby: Hmm. Because I did a job on my wife? Kendall: Your wife left you. She dumped you. So what do you have to lose except the chance at easy money? Bobby: You also said that you would help me get Anita back. Kendall: Yeah, I'll help you get rich, and then you can use every dime on your little wifey trying to get her to fall in love with you all over again. Bobby: I don't need the money. I'm doing all right on my own, thanks. Kendall: Oh, come on. Bobby, come on, you're living medium. Living large would be so much better. I can make it happen. Bobby: How are you so sure I'll say yes? Kendall: I didn't pick you because of your green eyes and that cute little smile of yours. You are all about big risks for big bucks. You got Vegas in your soul. You get off on the rush. The money's just a perk. Bobby: God, you got it all worked out. Kendall: I know what I want. 20 grand. Bobby: 50,000 -- cash. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: You barely knew Kendall and you jumped in the sack with her. Jonathan: I got a degree in business, not women. I get it now. Sleeping with Kendall was a mistake. Greenlee: At least you're a fast learner. Jonathan: I promise you that Fusion's new tax structure is far more interesting than I am. Greenlee: I'm just trying to get to know my brother-in-law. Jonathan: Ok. Here's the scoop on me. For the last seven years, I've been focused on one thing -- school. My hot dates were with textbooks. If I wasn't on the computer, I was at the library, and if I wasn't at the library, I was at some lecture hall. Greenlee: A hottie like you all locked up with your books? I don't buy it. Tell me more. We're family. Jonathan: I was driven. Any social life? It wasn't existent. Besides, you know, working to pay my way, there wasn't -- there wasn't a lot of time for personal grooming. And then there was also that humor glitch. Greenlee: Well, you're starting to get funnier. Jonathan: Yeah? Greenlee: Mm-hmm. Ryan: Hold on. Yeah, I got the papers right here. All right, go ahead. Jonathan: Ryan inspired me. My brother left home, threw himself into the world. He knew what he wanted and he went after it. The bigger the risk, the better it was for him. Greenlee: What about you? Jonathan: Total opposite. And when things heat up, Ryan reaches into the fire. Me? I go and look for an extinguisher. Greenlee: You like to play it safe. Jonathan: Um, all right, past tense. When I graduated, I realized it was going to go one way or the other, and I didn't want to be in back of an office somewhere, shriveled up. Greenlee: You're not exactly shrivel material. Jonathan: Amazing what a little free time plus an extreme makeover can do. So I packed up my diploma, I headed to New York, and ta-da. I got the works done. Greenlee: I doubt they had a lot of work to do. Jonathan: But remember, it was an internal makeover, too. I had to relearn that I could talk without raising my hand and that I could speak above a library whisper. Greenlee: Hmm. And all the women were ready to hear. Jonathan: It was lonely behind the library stacks. So when Kendall propositioned me, I couldn't say no. Greenlee: You're not the first. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Ok. All right, 50 big ones it is. But you don't get paid until you play. Bobby: You really want to blow up this marriage bad. Kendall: To the moon. Bobby: Ok. How do you want to work this? Kendall: Greenlee is a sucker for a compliment. Something about her eyes should get you in the door. Bobby: Hmm, that's it? Kendall: The details are up to you. Be creative. Just get her into your bed. Bobby: Ok, what are we talking here -- Greenlee gone wild, caught-on-tape kind of thing? Kendall: No, no, I want Ryan to see this with his own eyes. You call me, I'll make sure he gets a front-row seat. Bobby: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Me in bed with the wifey, up close and personal? Sorry, I need some hazard pay for that. Kendall: Oh, come on, you look like you can take care of yourself. Bobby: You've done this before. Kendall: It's foolproof. Bobby: Well, as long as the fool gets paid. Kendall: You know I'm good for it. You just concentrate on Greenlee. Do we have a deal? [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: And so the charges are what? Derek: Possession with intent. Jamie: To take down a dealer. Tad: You have the right to remain silent. I would exercise it. Reggie: That punk deserved it. Jack: Hey, hey, hey. Jamie: Dad, this is totally bogus, I swear. Tad: You mean like the last time you were arrested? Jamie: Exactly. Tad: This is why I don't call your mother. Derek, would you excuse us for just a second? Derek: Yeah, I'll be back. Tad: Possession? Jamie: Dad, they got it all wrong. This guy pushes to kids. Tad: So, what, you think that entitles you and Reggie to play mod squad? Jamie: No, Reggie and I had him cornered. He threw his stash at him. Tad: Yeah, great, so the police arrest you up to your elbows in drugs. Well- played, James. Jamie: We were going to dump it. Reggie: But the cops jumped in on us too quick. We didn't have a chance. Derek: So embarrassing. Jack: Oh, come on. Danielle was part of this? Reggie: I tried to keep her out of this, I swear. Danielle: Oh, thank God you're here. Daddy just booked me, right down to the fingerprints and the mug shot. Derek: What are you doing here? Danielle: I called her. Derek: What? Danielle: I have a right to an attorney. Livia: Derek, we need to talk. Derek: Right after I process Reggie. Let's go. Jack: All right, just hold on a second. Now, if you book him, he'll be in violation of his probation, Derek. He might go to prison. Derek: Well, he should have thought of that before he got mixed up with a known dealer. Jack: Reggie does not use. I believe his story. Derek: Well, his story is lame, Jack, and you know it. Tad: For the record, I'm with Derek on this one. Jamie: You think I was buying? Tad: No. I think there's a lot more to this story than you're letting on. So just out of curiosity, who are you protecting? [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: You haven't said much. You ok? Babe: Bess was almost kidnapped and Jamie's arrested. I'm about as far from ok as I can possibly be right now. J.R.: I understand. Why don't you go swimming, take a nap. Get your mind off of it. What? Babe: When you left me and Bess at the park, you said you had to do something at work, all urgent, but then you came back. Why? J.R.: I told you. I went to the car. I saw that guy with Bess. Come on, what are all these looks for? Babe: Do you blame me for what happened to Bess? J.R.: Why would you say that? Babe: Because if I wouldn't have helped that little boy and if I wouldn't have turned my back, none of this would've ever even happened. J.R.: Yeah, but that doesn't mean that it's your fault. Babe: But at the police station, you kept keeping Bess away from me, and when I asked if you hated me, you didn't even give me an answer. J.R.: Babe, I don't hate you. Babe: But you blame me for nearly losing Bess. J.R.: Where is all this coming from? Babe: David had said that the night that I stayed out, you felt like I was neglecting Bess. J.R.: Hayward? That guy is such a jerk! First of all, he announces that he's your dad. Now he's pulling on your strings. Babe: J.R., I can think for myself. J.R.: Yeah, well, then you know that he has a major hate-on for me, and he wants you to hate me, too. Babe: So you didn't talk trash about me? J.R.: Of course not! I'm the one that told you to go to the party, remember? Babe: Do you think I'm a good mama and a good wife? Do I make you happy? J.R.: You are just totally stressed out. Babe: J.R., please, I need to know this. Do you still want to be with me? Do you even still love me? [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: I don't know why you're asking me how to be a father to Babe. You seemed to know what you were doing when you made your big announcement. David: All right, but what next? Look, you said yourself that I was just trotting out my dog-and-pony shot. Krystal: So which is it? David: It's just that when I hugged Babe and I said all the right daddy lines, of course a part of me was faking it. Krystal: What? David: Oh, come on. I suspect Babe was, too. Krystal: Oh, great, great. You're off to a great start, accusing your daughter of lying. She was touched. She -- she reached out to you. David: Yeah, why? Why? Because she actually felt something for me? Or maybe it was because she thought it was in her best interest to do so because she knew that I was about to give Bess over to Bianca. Krystal: So you think she's playing you? David: Hey, she's a smart girl, you know, just like her mother. Krystal: And she's got a big heart, unlike her father. David: All right, look, you know, maybe this isn't getting off on the right foot here. The point is this, Krystal -- I don't know Babe. We don't know each other. And I want to know her. You know, I'd like to have a relationship with her. So I guess I'm just trying to find, you know, where do you start? Krystal: Well, I think keeping your promise would be a good place. David: No, I gave her my word, and I intend to live up to it, ok? I want her to know that she can trust me. Krystal: You really mean that? David: Yes, I do. What you and Babe have -- well, it's the real deal. And I would like that for myself. Krystal: Well, it's going to take some work. David: And I'm willing to work at it. That's why I want to start by getting the Chandlers out of the way. Krystal: You have been a daddy no more than two seconds, and already you're getting territorial? David: J.R. and Adam don't want me anywhere near Babe or Bess. They're going to throw everything they can in my way. Krystal: Well, can you blame them? I mean, you have done some real damage. David: That's why I need you. Krystal: Why? David: To run interference. Krystal: Oh, listen, listen, the Chandler household is already complicated enough. David: Yeah, but you've already figured them out. You've found a way to manage them. Krystal: Yeah, it's like managing a pit of gators. David: Krystal, you have to do this for me. I need you to keep J.R. and Adam out of my face, ok, so I can get to know Babe. Krystal: I don't have to do anything. David: Are you forgetting what I've done for you? Krystal: You know, I -- I don't like your tone. David: I'm keeping your secret! Krystal: Oh, ok. So that's how it is? You're going to hold that over our heads? Is that your idea of fatherly love? Well, you know what? I'm out of here. David: You owe me. Krystal: Are you threatening me? [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: So with the merger, the loss carried forward's going to save us tens of thousands of dollars and we're not going to pay any tax on the subsequent earnings. Greenlee: You mean we'll be making tax-free money? Jonathan: Sweet. Kendall: Wait, wait, wait. Are you in or are you out? Bobby: I like to live on the edge. Kendall: Ok, but listen -- Bobby: Hey, guys. Ryan: I thought you left. Bobby: I tried. Kendall cornered me on the roof. Greenlee: You've plowed through the Laverys, now you glom onto Bobby? Bobby: Actually, she offered me a very interesting proposition. Ryan: You might want to watch out. Kendall's propositions have trapdoors. Bobby: Oh, this one's pretty straightforward. It's a job, purely freelance. Very big bucks. Greenlee: What kind of job? Bobby: As a matter of fact, it involves you. Greenlee: Why am I not surprised? What's the big plan? Bobby: Well, Kendall wants you and I to get into bed together on an ad campaign for Fusion. Ryan: And what do you know about advertising? Bobby: Well, I know Vegas, and she wants this to be a high-glam, high-glitz, high roller kind of thing. And she thinks that you and I would be the perfect match. What do you think? Ryan: Wow, that's really exciting and everything, except no deal because Kendall doesn't have the authority to offer you a job without consulting us first. Bobby: Actually, I wasn't interested anyway. I don't need the job. [Phone rings] Ryan: Yes, Lavery. I got to take this. Bobby: Well, I guess the meeting's over. It's great seeing you. Congrats again, ok? Greenlee: Thanks. Bobby: Ok. Kendall: Ahem. Bobby: Next time you want to pimp someone to get your boy back, don't call me. Jonathan: Now, is it me, or was there a lot more going on than that job offer there? Greenlee: Welcome to Kendall's world. Rule number one -- never turn your back, never blink, and never trust a word that comes out of her mouth. Jonathan: Oh, I know. I'm way ahead of you. I'm packing a cross, steak, and garlic. Kendall: Ooh. No wonder you were third in your class. Come on, let me show you the file room, and how to get out of there if Simone corners you. Come on. Ryan: Ok, I'll get that stuff out to you right away. Thank you. I'm busy here. Kendall: You really know how to spoil a girl's fun. Ryan: Not right now, Kendall. Kendall: Ok, it's your loss, Ryan. It's your loss. But that campaign I came up with could have worked wonders for us. Ryan: For Fusion. Kendall: Yes, Fusion is all I'm interested in. Would you like to hear more? Jonathan: Thank you for the file tour. Greenlee: Well, Simone can bring you up to speed tomorrow, but don't let her lock the door. Ryan: Meet me on the roof. So, what did you guys get? Jonathan: Oh, as soon as I figure out your system, I'll know where we stand. Ryan: Ok, sounds good. Kendall: Ok, well, I'm not even here anymore. I think I've had enough proposals shot down for one day. Ryan: Well, I'll see you tomorrow. [SCENE_BREAK] Derek: Ok, Reggie, let's go. Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just hold on. Can we please just have a minute? Derek: One minute. Jack: Fine. Reggie: Man is cold. Jack: Forget about him. Please explain to me why you would do such a thing. Reggie: It is what it is, J, all right? I didn't do anything wrong. Jack: So you and Jamie just decided to organize your own drug bust. Reggie: No, this guy's been all over the place, all right? In the music store, in the park pushing to kids. He even tried to bug on me and Dani one time. Jack: So why not let the police handle this? Reggie: Jack, I did the right thing. Things just got a little sidetracked, that's all. Jack: Look, is this some kind of a vendetta? I mean, is this some kind of payback for your mom? Reggie: This had nothing to do with my mom, ok? Jack: Your mom is an addict. Guys like Seth Phelps, they give her what she needs. Now, I could understand if you wanted to lash out. I would, too. Reggie: Jack, look at me. I told you this had nothing to do with my mother, ok? [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: I'm trying to help someone, all right? Tad: Is it Babe? It doesn't take a rocket scientist, James. Drugs put her in the hospital, so you thought you'd go after the dealer. Jamie: I wanted to find out who gave her the drug. Tad: Did you? Derek: Ok, Jackson, time's up. I got to process these two. Livia: Well, process this, Chief. Nobody's going anywhere. Derek: Can't you just hold Dani's hand until I get back? Livia: Danielle's not my only client. I represent Reggie, as well. Derek: What? Livia: Jackson called me in since he's still on suspension. Derek: Oh, this is too much. Livia: Oh, I'm just getting warmed up. You press charges against my client, and I'll hit you with a lawsuit, brother or not. Derek: You have no grounds! Livia: Well, I'll start with malicious prosecution. [SCENE_BREAK] David: I just -- I want someone on my side with this, all right? Krystal: Well, then just act like you have a heart. David: You've already been convinced by Martin that I don't have one, remember? I stole his wife. I drugged a boatload of people. I'm evil incarnate! Krystal: Well, you've done some God-awful things. Tad: And who the hell are you, Sister Krystal? It takes a pretty cold-hearted person to do what you did to Bianca. Krystal: You love Bianca, and you think I am so despicable. Then why keep the secret? David: Because I want a daughter. I want someone in my life, all right? Someone who's my own flesh and blood. And I want that so badly that I'm willing to hurt someone I love deeply to get that. Krystal: Why don't you just get a puppy instead of using Babe and Bess to fill that hole that's eating you alive! David: I don't give a damn what you think, ok? You don't have a clue what this is like! I have nothing in my life, all right? Do you understand that? Nothing! [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: You know how I feel about you. Babe: J.R., something's been off with us for a while now. We hardly even talk. J.R.: Yeah, but we're talking right now. Babe: You know what I mean. Yeah, we talk about work and we talk about Bess, but never about us. We used to look into each other's eyes and make all these plans and be all silly and romantic, but now -- J.R.: We're married. We got different responsibilities. Things change. Babe: Like making love? We hardly even do anymore. We don't even do anything. Did I do something? Is it me? Are you sick of me? J.R.: Babe, you had a rough time after Bess was born. You just got out of the hospital again. We've been busy. We're tired. Hey, don't worry about it. Babe: Something's different. You're different. What are you keeping from me? J.R.: I tell you everything. Babe: Don't shut me down, J.R., like at the police station. J.R.: Babe, we almost lost Bess today. My brother got busted with a drug dealer. I'm sorry if I'm a little bit tense right now. Babe: He was a drug dealer? Did you know him? J.R.: What? Babe: Well, I saw how the two of you were looking at each other. It was like you knew him or something. J.R., tell me. I'm not going to stop asking. What are you keeping from me? [SCENE_BREAK] Derek: I can't believe you'd file suit against me. Livia: Reggie's my client. He has a case. Derek: He was caught with a fistful of drugs! Jack: Which he had no intention of using or selling, Derek. You know that. Livia: This is not about drugs. It's about Dani. Ever since Reggie made her eyes light up, you've been out to get him. Derek: Because he's a delinquent. Livia: Because no matter what you do as a father, they keep seeing each other, so you wave your weight around as police chief to try to stop them. Derek: I hope this isn't your argument in court because it won't stand up. Livia: Well, forget about court and just step back for a second and you'd see that everything you're doing is wrong and it's hurting everybody, including you. Derek: I have a job to do. Livia: What about your job as a father? Derek: I'm doing the best I can! Livia: I know you love Dani, and I know you want what's best for her, but this is not the way. If you go through with this, you could end up losing your daughter. Derek: It's for her own good. Livia: Dani needs to trust you. Mimi has let her down in so many ways. She needs to know that she can feel safe with you. You need to listen. You need to understand and not slap handcuffs on every boyfriend you disapprove of. Dani needs to know you trust her. Danielle: Yo, King Man. Reggie. You really went off on that dealer back there. You were awesome. Tad: I'll tell you what -- you share with me what you have, ok? I'll look into it, and whatever happens, we'll do it together. All right? Jamie: I can't. I got to do this alone. Reggie: So, what's up with the chain gang? Derek: No charges will be filed against you. Seth Phelps is another matter, but you're free to go. Danielle: Thank you, Daddy. Tad: No, you're coming home with me. Jamie: I got somewhere to go! Tad: It can wait. Jamie: Dad, do not hold me back. I got to do this. Tad: All right. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: You're right. You're right. I know the drug dealer. Seth and I went to high school together. Babe: Oh, God, J.R., you're not -- J.R.: No, no. I gave up drugs a long time ago. But I think there's a connection between Seth and whatever you got slipped at SOS. Babe: Why would somebody I don't even know want to drug me? J.R.: Because of me. Come here. I ran into Seth earlier that day. I guess he thought I blew him off when I didn't respond to his subtle sales pitch. I think he's getting back at me by drugging you. Babe: Did you see him at SOS? J.R.: No, I think he used a buddy. Babe: Do you have any idea who? J.R.: He's got a lot of friends. Ask Jamie. He knows them. Babe: He does? J.R.: That's why I warned Jamie that Seth might be behind this. Babe: Is that how he got arrested with that Seth guy? J.R.: He said it was about you. Babe: You think Jamie's buying drugs? J.R.: I don't want to believe it, but Jamie's been acting kind of weird lately. Babe: No way is Jamie using drugs. J.R.: God, I hope not. You see why I didn't want to tell you? I didn't want to get you all worried. I'm sorry if you felt like I was shutting you down. I just want to protect you. I want to give you the life that you deserve. You believe that, don't you? Babe: Yes. J.R.: You're my life. I love you more every day. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Come on, Ryan. Where are you? Reggie: Thank you so much for saving my butt. Jack: Yes, which I'm going to put into a chair so that I can explain to you the many other options to a vigilante drug bust. Reggie: Can we talk about that on the way home, please? Jack: Yes, we can. Consider us gone. Thank you, Livia, very much. Livia: She'll be fine. Jack: Of course she will. She has an absolutely great lawyer. Shall we? [SCENE_BREAK] Danielle: Lock me up, swallow the key, because I've heard it all before. Derek: There's no lecture. Danielle: You don't trust Reggie, you won't trust me. Derek: All I want to do is -- Danielle: Keep me down, stomp all over my self-esteem -- Derek: Danielle -- I just want to apologize. Danielle: You do? Derek: Yeah. I've made a mess of things. I love you. And I want to be a good dad, but I'm just adjusting to the full-time gig. God, you've grown so much. Danielle: Glad you noticed. Derek: But you're still my little girl, and the only way I know how to be a father, the only way I know how to show my love is to protect you. Danielle: Whether I need it or not? Derek: Yeah, I've held on too tight. I've come down too hard. I get that. You know, I -- I don't tell you enough, but you have made my life so much better. Crazier, louder, but it's home now. It's real nice. Just be patient with me, Danielle, and I'll do my best to be the father you need. Danielle: I love you, Daddy. Derek: I love you, too. Danielle: So does this mean you'll let me see Reggie now? Derek: Dani -- Danielle: You want to give this a real shot, give Reggie one, too. You got your mind made up so well that you can't even see how great he really is. Come on, Daddy, try to see what I see, please? Derek: All right, you can see him. Danielle: Oh, thank you! Derek: But on a limited basis. Danielle: I can work with that. I got to tell him. Derek: No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait. You are still grounded. Danielle: What? Derek: One week. I can make it two. Danielle: All right, already. One week, starting now. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Are you all right? David: I don't know what the hell I was thinking. This is a waste of my time. Krystal: David, I understand. David: Just -- just drop it, ok? Enjoy your life with chuckles and the rest of the Martins and the Chandlers. Krystal: David -- David, wait. David. You really want a chance with my -- with our daughter? David: Yes. Yes, I do. Krystal: No tricks? No games? All right. All right, I'll help you. I'll help you be a real daddy to Babe. [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: Oh, thank God you're all right. Babe: Jamie. Jamie: I got to talk to J.R. about what he did now. Is he here? Babe: You're a liar. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Remember the last time we were up here together, just the two of us? We made love. Ryan: I'm on to you, Kendall. Kendall: You were on me that night. So, why did you want to see me alone? Ryan: Whatever you think is going to happen is not going to happen. Kendall: Ryan, it was your idea to come up here, to meet me up here. Don't tell me you don't remember what we did right there and right over there. Ryan: Can it, Kendall, all right? You want blood, but you're not going to get it. Kendall: Is that a threat? Ryan: No, it's a warning. You want to stay in this town, work at Fusion? You made your choice and I made mine. Kendall: Now, that's the Ryan I know. So decisive, so macho, and so wrong about me. Ryan: If you do anything to hurt Greenlee or my brother, or anybody that I care about -- my 80-year-old mailman -- then you will be dust. You understand? In this company, in this town, and in my life. Kendall: Well, you don't give a girl much room to maneuver. Ryan: I mean it, Kendall. I mean it. If you try anything, I will find a way to get you out of my life for good. That's a promise. Kendall: Give it your best shot, Ryan. Because I'm going to get what I want, and that's a promise. [NEXT_ON] Maggie: Why stay here? You have no commitments. Babe: Jamie said you're the one who drugged me. Kendall: You are going to take these keys, and you are going to use them if you know what's good for your brother. Greenlee: Tonight, dear husband, you're in for fabulous.

Since he has nothing in his life, David tearfully asks Krystal to help him be a good father to Babe by running interference with the Chandlers. Krystal agrees to teach him how to be a real daddy as long as there are no tricks or games. After questioning Jonathan about why he slept with Kendall, Greenlee sees how someone so socially inexperienced could have been taken in by her. Bobby declines Kendall's offer to seduce Greenlee, but she promises to do whatever it takes to get Ryan back even after he threatens to grind her into dust if she tries anything.

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Annie: I was way too excited to sleep, so I dug up all these old bridal magazines and thought of some fabulous ideas. Did you know to get married at the top of the Empire State Building is only a fraction of the price than if you got married at the Eiffel Tower? I mean, not that price really matters. I mean, we are Chandlers -- Scott: Yeah. No, I'm here. How soon can we make that happen? Just let me know. Ok, great. Thank you. Annie: Uh-huh. I mean, if the top of the Empire State Building is too much and you want to stay local, we could always get married at the club. I'm sure once we tell them that it's a Chandler wedding, they'll make it happen. Scott: You think so, huh? Annie: Oh, absolutely. But first things first. I have to call the newspaper so they put in an announcement. Oh, and I have to call a photographer so they take our picture. And I want to make sure I get this beauty in the shot. Ugh -- all those people who thought I was washed up after Adam Chandler left me -- they can all just kiss my -- Scott: No one's going to be kissing anything until your divorce from my uncle is final. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Now, you're sure that he doesn't know that you're working for me? Right. Keep it that way. I'll show my appreciation with an added bonus on top of your fee. [Laughs] I thought you would. Just call me as soon as that deal is sealed. All right. [SCENE_BREAK] Annie: You know what? I don't really need the whole Broadway production. Scott: It sounds like you do. Annie: No, I -- I was just brainstorming. I can ditch the whole megawatt wedding thing. We could just fly to Vegas once my divorce is finalized. Scott: Oh, I don't know. Eloping might cut down on your guest list by a few hundred, at least. Annie: You and I are the only people that matter. [SCENE_BREAK] Marissa: Have you seen Krystal? Krystal, my mother? The owner -- is she here? Caleb: I haven't seen her. Sorry. Marissa: I'm sorry, I don't mean to be such a mess. I just, um -- I just blew the bar exam. And all the practice tests and studying and gallons of caffeine to pull all those all-nighters -- it was just for nothing. [Cries] Caleb: You got the results already? Marissa: I don't have to. I know that I failed. I was so distracted and I -- I just knew that I would tank it. I walked out before I even finished it. I told you, I'm a complete mess. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: You're awfully quiet this morning. Emma: I'm making wishes. Ryan: What are you wishing for? Emma: If I tell, it won't come true. Ryan: Well, if you don't tell, I won't be able to help it come true. Emma: I'm wishing I find my Cinderella dress. Ryan: Ems -- I told you that I would buy you another one. Emma: It won't be the same. Ryan: Why? What's so special about this one? Emma: Greenlee gave it to me. Daddy? Ryan: Yes? Emma: Are you making wishes, too? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: What are you doing? David: Just watching my beautiful wife sleep. Greenlee: You should be sleeping yourself after the night you had. David: Did I wake you? Greenlee: I was in and out, but every time I did wake up, I could hear you walking around. David: I'm sorry. I just figured that you'd be completely crashed after your trip to New York. Greenlee: It did take a lot out of me. David: But you're glad you did your part, right? Greenlee: I am. David: You know, you mentioned something about, um, seeing the usual suspects at the convention, but you never mentioned who they were. Um, did you know any of them, or -- were they just advertisers? Greenlee: Not all. David: Well, did you know anybody well? Or they were just all acquaintances? Greenlee: You found out I saw Ryan, didn't you? How did you even know that I saw Ryan? David: Frankie Hubbard told me. Greenlee: Frankie? David: Mm-hmm. Greenlee: How did he -- it doesn't matter. Why didn't you ask me about this last night? David: Oh, I don't know, Greenlee. I guess I was just waiting -- hoping that you would tell me on your own. Greenlee: Well, there was nothing to tell. It's not like I planned to run into Ryan. It was a last-minute thing. David: So you had no idea that he would be there? Greenlee: I wasn't going for him. And I didn't tell you because I didn't want to hurt you. David: Huh. Well, so much for being honest with each other, right? Greenlee: I know. I know, we did promise that, but I just didn't see the point of making more of it than it was. David: The fact that you kept it from me at all makes it seem like there was more to it. Greenlee: I was just trying to spare you. I mean, if anything, this trip was a wake-up call. David: Really? In what way? Greenlee: I realized that I don't have to go to New York or anywhere else to get what I need. I have everything I need right here in Pine Valley. I have a thriving business, a loving and supportive husband. David: Well, that's nice to hear. Greenlee: I mean it. David: Do you really? Greenlee: Why would you doubt that? David: I guess I'm just curious. If you really have everything you could ever hope to have with me -- Greenlee: I told you that I did. David: Then why are you carrying around a picture of you and Ryan? [SCENE_BREAK] Madison: Good morning, you two. Ryan: Hey. This is a nice surprise, isn't it, Emma? Emma: Yeah. Ryan: Yeah. Madison: Well, I saw your car parked outside, and I remembered you saying that you were having breakfast with Emma this morning. Ryan: Well, I'm glad you came by. Making you leave New York early, an omelet is the least I could do. Madison: Oh, well, you had someone very important to get home to. Ryan: Yes. Madison: Something tells me you didn't have any luck finding your Cinderella dress. Well, then, it is a good thing I brought this -- Ryan: What? Madison: For you. Emma: What is it? Madison: Look inside. See. Emma: [Gasps] My dress! Ryan: Wow. Emma: It's not mine. Madison: What do you mean? Emma: No, thank you. Ryan: E -- Ems -- Madison: It's ok, it's ok. Ryan: Well, no, no. No. No, it's -- Madison: They assured me at the store that this is the only one they sell. Emma: My dress had a special message -- right in here, written in silver thread. Madison: Well, what did the message say? Emma: "From your fairy godmother. Love, Greenlee." Can you just call and ask Greenlee to help me find it? Ryan: Um, I -- I don't think it's a great idea right now, Ems. Madison: Ryan, call her. I'm sure if you tell her what happened, she can have this re-embroidered, too. I could drop it off at Fusion. Ryan: Um -- are you sure? Emma: Please, Daddy? Madison: Well, we can't disappoint Cinderemma here, can we? [Ryan and Emma chuckle] Madison: I'll catch up with you later? Ryan: Ok. [SCENE_BREAK] [Marissa sighs] Caleb: Who wants to be a lawyer, anyway? Marissa: Me. Caleb: Really? Marissa: Yeah. Caleb: Well, you know, people take those tests 2, 3, 4 times. Marissa: It's not just the test. It's everything. It's my whole life. My marriage, my husband. You know, it's like -- it's like the harder I hold onto it, the more it slips away. And living in that house -- I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I came here looking for Krystal and here I am just forcing you to listen to me go on and on. Caleb: Ah, forget it. Marissa: I can't. It's just another embarrassing reminder of what a complete basket case I am. Caleb: Where are you going? Sit down. Sit down. Marissa: Excuse me? Caleb: Well, you can't drive when you're like this. Sit down. Come on. A glass of water or something? [SCENE_BREAK] Scott: Did I miss something? Annie: What do you mean? Scott: You went from Lady Di going to Buckingham Palace in a horse-drawn carriage to an Elvis impersonator on the Vegas strip. Annie: I just -- I just got a little carried away for a second. A big production is not necessary. You are all that I need. Scott: And I want to give you the wedding of your dreams. Annie: I don't need it. I just want to make sure you know that you are all that matters. Scott: I do. Believe me, I do. J.R.: Have you spoken to business affairs today? Annie: Uh -- Scott: We were kind of having a private moment here, cuz. J.R.: Well, next time, move to a private space. Scott: Maybe you should be checking up on your wife. J.R.: She's taking the bar today. Scott: And she was pretty freaked out when she left. J.R.: I'd rather not bother her during her test, so -- actually, I had something I need to run by you. Scott: You know, whatever it is, it can wait, because my fiancée and I are planning a wedding here, so if you don't mind -- J.R.: Whatever you say. [Annie sighs] Scott: Listen, when I asked you to prove that I was right to have faith in you, I didn't mean give up your wedding dreams. I love you, and I want to give you the world. Annie: Mmm, mmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: That picture of me and Ryan was in my day planner. David: I guess that's where it was -- in your day planner. Greenlee: Were you going through my things? David: Of course not. I trust you. Which is why, when it fell out of your book, I was pretty surprised. Greenlee: Well, you shouldn't be, because it's not mine. David: Oh, Greenlee -- Greenlee: It's true, David. My father gave it to me -- before he left town with Erica. He said he wanted to remind me how happy I was with Ryan -- "was" being the operative word. It was a lame and manipulative stab at sentimentality on my father's part, and I told him so. You're making too much of this. David: Huh. You keep saying that. Greenlee: I didn't think twice about it. Look at me. You are the one who has been there for me. You saved my company, you took the fall for that whole Miranda Center fiasco. I mean, you went above and beyond to keep Erica in West Virginia so I could get a leg up on the competition. I mean, you have risked everything for me. David: Because I love you. Greenlee: And I'm grateful, for all of it. Too grateful to go backwards. Please say you believe me. David: Ok. Ok, I do. I'm sorry if I accused you. Greenlee: Well, I'd rather you ask than to hold it in and let it fester. David: All right, I'll give it a shot next time. Look, I got to get going. I've got a meeting with the board, and I still haven't showered. [Kiss] [David sighs] Greenlee: This really isn't a good time. Ryan: I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm having a little bit of a crisis. Greenlee: Are you ok? Ryan: I'm -- I'm fine. It's Emma. Greenlee: What's wrong? Ryan: Well, she lost the Cinderella dress that you gave her, and she's completely and totally devastated. Greenlee: I'll get her another one. Ryan: We tried that, and it seems that it's the embroidered message on the inside of the dress that means more to her than the actual dress itself. Greenlee: Bring me the dress that you bought, and I'll have my art department embroider the same message in there. It'll take no time at all. Ryan: Madison's on her way over there right now with the dress. Could you do your fairy godmother wand wave and make it all better? Greenlee: Consider it done. Ryan: Thank you. Hey, I'm taking Emma to the park. Any chance you could just kind of bring it by there when it's finished? Greenlee: The park it is. [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Scott: I feel so lucky. Annie: I am the lucky one. You're a good guy, Scott Chandler. Most people would probably say too good for me. Scott: No. No, we have both made our share of mistakes. Annie: Yeah, well, I think I have you beat in that department. Scott: I don't care what you've done. I love you for who you are. Annie: You do accept me, don't you? Scott: I do. Forever and ever. Annie: So? When can we make it official? Scott: [Chuckles] Well, I talked to the lawyer, and we could fast-track the divorce through the courts and have it finalized as early as next week. Annie: Great. What day next week? Scott: I'm not exactly sure. Annie: Ok. Well, I just want to make sure that there's an opening at the courthouse so we can get our license in time. Scott: Well, it doesn't have to be the same day. Why are you pushing this? Annie: I'm not. Scott: Yeah, you are. Annie, I told you, you don't have to play games with me. Annie: I guess I just -- feel like when you find the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should start that life as soon as possible. I really, really want to be with you. And I want to be Mrs. Scott Chandler. The sooner, the better. [SCENE_BREAK] Caleb: I think we're out of napkins. Marissa: Don't worry, I'm done crying. I'm just angry. Caleb: At your husband? Marissa: At myself. I can't believe that I let my mess of a marriage destroy my professional future. Caleb: You can't let the Chandlers ruin this for you. They've done enough damage already, trust me. Marissa: Oh, God. I can't deal with him right now. I have to go. J.R.: Marissa? What the hell did you do to her? Caleb: Excuse me? J.R.: My wife. She just ran out of here in tears after talking to you, so you must have said something to upset her. What was it? Caleb: If your wife is upset, it's probably because she's realizing that she's married to a first-class jerk just like his father. [SCENE_BREAK] [Marissa sobbing] Krystal: Marissa? Baby, what's wrong? Marissa: Oh -- Krystal: What -- oh. All right. What did J.R. do now? Marissa: I did it this time. It's my fault. Krystal: What? What -- what is it? What is it, honey? You can tell me. Marissa: I took the bar exam this morning -- or I tried. And I just completely tanked. Krystal: You know what? I bet you did better than you think. Marissa: No, I couldn't even get through it. All those months of killing myself, wasted. Krystal: You know what? You've had a lot on your plate. Your marriage problems alone would have kept a weaker person under the covers for a month. Marissa: But I thought I could do it. You know, rise above what happened with J.R. I told myself over and over again not to let what he did get in the way of what I want. You know, what I worked so hard for. But then every time I turned around, the two of them were just staring at each other across a room. Oh -- I guess I'm just not as strong as I thought. Krystal: Wait a minute. Like hell you aren't. Marissa: Uh-huh. Krystal: No. No, no, J.R. is the weak link in this marriage. You're the one that's held everything together. Especially for A.J. Marissa: Oh, that little boy has been through too much. Krystal: [Sighs] At least he has you for his mother. And as for that exam -- Marissa: Ok, if you're going to tell me that I can take it again, then I don't even want to think about that right now. Krystal: No, that's not what I was going to say. I will give you some advice, though. Before you throw yourself back into that studying hell, I want you to dig really, really deep. And I want you to take a good, hard look at your marriage and what it's giving you, and if it's even worth getting. Marissa: Are you saying that I should leave J.R.? Krystal: [Sighs] Honestly, I don't see how you stay. Marissa: I love him. And I love A.J. I mean, that little boy is like my son. Krystal: A.J. will always be a part of your life. But his daddy is becoming toxic to you. Marissa: No. No, no, no. I just need to learn how to handle him better. Krystal: You shouldn't have to handle him at all. You know, married or not, yes, J.R. is -- he can be a sweetheart, but he comes with a whole boatload of his own problems. And the longer you stay with him, the bigger the chance you have of getting sucked into them and away from the kind of life that you deserve. Don't let him rob you of that. Marissa: You're starting to sound like Caleb Cooney. Krystal: You talked to him about this? Marissa: You weren't there. And unfortunately for him, he was. Krystal: Well, what exactly did he have to say about it? Marissa: Just that I shouldn't let a Chandler ruin my life. Krystal: That can happen. If you stay married to J.R., he can pull you down right along with him. [SCENE_BREAK] Caleb: Ahem. You're going to have to move, Junior. J.R.: No. Where do you get off sticking your nose in my family's business? What has any Chandler ever done to you? Caleb: Do you want to move, or you want me to move you? J.R.: I get it. You're hanging onto the old Chandler-Cooney rivalry. If that's what it is, you need to step into the 21st century with the rest of us here. Caleb: Hmm. J.R.: Because Palmer and my father -- they were at a ceasefire a long, long time ago. Caleb: Seeing how upset your wife was is proof that the world would be a much better place without your family in it. J.R.: Don't you bring my wife into this. Caleb: If you cared about your wife, you would have gone after her, instead of picking a fight with me. J.R.: You know, I'm not going to stand here and listen to you preach about my marriage. You son of a -- A.J.: Daddy, stop! [SCENE_BREAK] Emma: Huh. Ryan: There you go. Emma: You can wish on flowers, too, Daddy. Ryan: Well, that is very good to know. Right now, I kind of wish the sun would come back. It's trying. Emma: [Chuckles] If you had one wish, what would it be? [Gasps] Greenlee! Greenlee: Did I hear you were looking for this? Emma: It's there! The message is there! How did you do it? Greenlee: Ah, a simple wave of my magic wand. Bippity-boppity-boo! Emma: Thank you. [Greenlee laughs] Ryan: Yes, thank you. Emma: I wished and wished and my wish came true. Greenlee: Well, if you wish hard enough, it can happen. Emma: You really are my fairy godmother. Greenlee: Oh, come here. [Birds chirping] Greenlee: Well, I guess I should get back to work. Emma: Can't you stay and find more flowers with me? Ryan: Yeah, we could kind of use all the help we can get. Emma: Mm-hmm. Greenlee: Ok. Ok, one quick power flower walk. [Emma and Greenlee laugh] Greenlee: Ok. [Emma and Greenlee laugh] Greenlee: You know, you look like a real princess in that dress. Emma: Hmm. Greenlee: If I didn't know any better, I'd call you Cinderella herself. Emma: Hmm. There's some more daisies over there. Madison: I see you solved the dress crisis. Greenlee: Yeah, Ryan said that you brought it over to Fusion so I could. Thanks. Madison: No problem. Greenlee: You taking an early lunch? Madison: Sort of. I'm meeting Ryan here. Greenlee: Oh. He was right behind me. We are helping Emma make a daisy chain. Madison: Must be sort of strange for you to be here with the two of them. Greenlee: Strange how? Madison: The three of you almost became a family. Greenlee: That's in the past. Madison: Is it? Greenlee: You don't have to worry about me, Madison. Madison: It's Ryan that I'm worried about. He loved you and you broke his heart, and it took him a really long time to even think about getting back out there again with someone else. Greenlee: Like you? Madison: He's happy, Greenlee. If you care about him, you'll let him stay that way. Greenlee: I just dropped off a dress for a special little girl. Madison: Like you just went to New York for a convention? Ryan: Hey. When did you get here? Madison: Just now. Ryan: Oh. Hey, Ems, gather up those flowers, ok? I just got a call from work. I got to drop you off with the sitter, sweets. Greenlee: I can -- I can drop her off. It's on my way. Madison: I'll take her. You know, I have the key. Hey. So, is the dress how you remembered it now? Emma: Thanks to my fairy godmother. [Ryan chuckles] Madison: Oh, and what is this? Emma: A daisy chain. This is for you. Greenlee: Oh, honey, I can't take that from you. Emma: I want you to have it. Greenlee: Oh. Emma: I love you. Greenlee: Oh. I love you, too. And if you ever just need me or my magic, you call me. Ok? Emma: Ok. Ok. Madison: You ready? Emma: Mm-hmm. Ryan: I'll talk to you later, ok? I'll see you. Emma: Ok. Ryan: Ok, buddy. Madison: Come on. Emma: Bye. Greenlee: Bye. Ryan: Hey. Greenlee: Hmm? Ryan: I -- I really appreciate you coming through like that. Thank you. Greenlee: Anything for Emma. Ryan: It means a lot. It means more than I can even say. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Hey, buddy. Annie: A.J., I said to wait up for me. J.R.: You brought him? Annie: Marissa wanted to see him after her exam. Scott was going to drive him, but he had business to take care of. Where is Marissa? J.R.: Well, she just left. Caleb: Ran out is more like it. Annie: Caleb. Always a pleasure. Caleb: Mm-hmm. A.J.: Why were you yelling at this man, Daddy? J.R.: Uh, well, I -- I wasn't yelling. A.J.: Yes, you were. J.R.: No, no. We were having a discussion. A.J.: It sounded more like a fight. J.R.: Well, it wasn't. I'll prove it to you by introducing you to Mr. Cooney. Caleb Cooney, this is my son A.J. Caleb: How are you doing, A.J.? J.R.: Caleb was Grandma's cousin, which makes him our cousin, too. A.J.: So is he related to us? Caleb: Hmm. J.R.: That's right. A.J.: Why is our family always yelling at each other, Dad? J.R.: Well, they shouldn't be. You see, we always have to try our best to get along -- no matter what. You know, my son's right. We shouldn't be at each other's throats. Caleb: Is that where we're at? J.R.: I started it. I'll own it. In fact, the last thing A.J. needs is his father tense and always on the edge, ready to fight anyone and everyone. Caleb: Sounds like you know something about that. J.R.: The bottom line -- you're not my enemy. You're my family. And that's what I want for Chandler -- to be a family-run business. Caleb: Yeah, well, good luck with that. J.R.: You're probably heading back to West Virginia soon, right? Caleb: Soon as I tie up some loose ends, yeah. J.R.: Well, you probably won't, but if you change your mind -- about selling Cortlandt -- my offer still stands. Caleb: You have certainly perfected the fine art of B.S. that you inherited from your father. J.R.: Hmm. I have no idea what you're talking about. Caleb: Hmm. Well, for the record, family or not, I would never have a Chandler owning Uncle Pete's company -- not for all the money in the world. So you can give it up, Junior. Any day now, Cortlandt Electronics is going to be off the market, and your dreams of ever owning it'll be down the drain. I'll see you at the family picnic. I'll bring the potato salad. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Yes, I'd like to place an order to be picked up at 5:00. One veggie burger with slaw, one sirloin steak, medium rare, not too pink, gravy on the side, and -- Krystal: Extra lean. That's the way David likes it. Greenlee: Extra lean. No, that's it. Greenlee Hayward. Thanks. Krystal: Sorry. I just know how picky David can get about what he eats. Greenlee: Well, it's a good thing I don't have to slave over the stove cutting up that extra lean meat. Krystal: Yeah. No, David -- he aims bigger than that -- than chaining his wives to the kitchen. He manipulates on a much higher level. Greenlee: Well, you may have that experience, but I don't. David doesn't manipulate me. Krystal: Well, if you say so. Greenlee: Clearly, you have more to say. Krystal: Well, I -- I did hear that you were, um, boozing it up solo at my bar the other afternoon. Greenlee: And that's your business how? Krystal: Well, Amanda and I, we're -- we're thinking about forming a little ex-wives club. But you're right. You're -- you're not an ex. And I am so far out of David's orbit, so more power to you. You're a strong woman, and I can't speak your mind. Greenlee: We actually have a very supportive relationship. We're equals who completely respect each other. Krystal: And trust each other? Greenlee: You just can't help yourself, can you? Do you serve all this up with a side of fries to every customer? Seriously, Krystal, you should take judgment off the menu. [SCENE_BREAK] David: Lavery! Ryan: What do you want, Hayward? David: We need to talk. Ryan: I got nothing to say to you. David: It's about Greenlee. Ryan: What about her? David: I am so sick of you putting yourself in her path every chance you get. Ryan: What are you even talking about? David: Did you or did you not call her asking her to meet you here in the park? Ryan: It was for my daughter. David: Oh. Huh. Oh, for your daughter? Oh, that's a new one. You know, I'm kind of surprised. Sir Galahad stooping to using a child? Ryan: No, I think that's a little bit more your M.O. than mine, wouldn't you say, Hayward? David: Your whole plan is so transparent. It's not fair to Greenlee, and it's pissing me the hell off! Ryan: That's fascinating. Thank you. David: I'm not through with you! Ryan: You get your hands off me, now. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Ok, you're right. Unsolicited advice on my list of specials is probably not the best idea, but David hurt me pretty bad. Greenlee: Krystal, wait. I'm sorry that things were so rough with you and David. Krystal: You don't have to apologize for David. Greenlee: But even though it got to a really bad place, it must have felt right in the beginning, didn't it? Krystal: You know, I was in such a bad place when we got together, I really wasn't thinking straight. Greenlee: When did it change? I mean, when did you realize that what you had with David wasn't what you thought it was? Krystal: I'm not sure. But the important thing is, I figured it out. Greenlee: Hmm. I should get going. Krystal: Take care. Oh, Greenlee? You forgot something. Greenlee: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Scott: Hey, I thought you were at Krystal's. Marissa: I had to get out of there. Scott: Well, Annie just brought A.J. over there to see you. Marissa: [Sighs] They just can't stay away from each other, can they? Scott: Who? Marissa: Never mind. Scott: You all right? Marissa: Why are you marrying Annie? Scott: Ah. Because I love her. Marissa: I mean, do you really think that she's going to make you happy? Scott: Yeah. I know what you're thinking. Marissa: Do you? Scott: She's not the same woman she used to be. Marissa: Oh. Yeah, how can you be so sure? Scott: I know what I feel for Annie. It's the real deal. Marissa: No -- well, so is the competition between you and J.R. I mean, how do you know that convincing Annie to say yes isn't just another way to one-up him? Scott: Annie and I had a connection long before she and J.R. ever got together. I'm sorry, but you brought it up. Look, I know what I'm feeling, and it is not some control high that is going to fade. Marissa: I just don't want to see you get hurt. Scott: Don't you worry about me. Take care of yourself. [SCENE_BREAK] Caleb: Well, about time you got back. Krystal: I -- I understand you not only had your usual hash browns and coffee, but you also dried some tears? My daughter Marissa told me that you let her cry on your shoulder. Caleb: Mm-hmm. Well, I think you better order some more napkins. Hmm. Krystal: Seriously, I -- I'm grateful that you let her unload. Caleb: Oh, that's all right, as long as she doesn't make a habit of it. Krystal: Oh, you don't like dealing with feelings, huh? Caleb: I prefer the mountains, thank you -- and animals. Krystal: [Chuckles] Oh, I -- I got my keys back. Thank you for getting those to me. Caleb: Yeah, you're welcome. Your car needs a tune-up. Krystal: Uh-huh. So did you run into Erica before she left? Caleb: Hmm. Our business is done. Krystal: What? Pine Valley doesn't do it for you? Caleb: Not my type of people. Most of them. [Krystal laughs] Caleb: What? Krystal: Oh, well -- Caleb: What? Krystal: You. I mean, on the one hand, you're this down and dirty mountain man, and then -- then I hear this completely different story about Caleb Cooney. Caleb: Is that right? Krystal: Yeah. Jackson told me. Yeah, he said you were some big, high-powered attorney before you got off the fast track and went to breathe some mountain air. Caleb: Well, after being around here for a while, I know I made the right choice. Krystal: So what -- what finally convinced you to hang up the 3-piece -- Caleb: People who ask too many questions. Krystal: That's what you get from people, Caleb. You get the good and you get the bad. [Caleb sighs] Krystal: Caleb? Oh. Somebody's calling my place for you. Caleb: Oh, and I gave your number out, and I've been using it as an office. I hope you don't mind. Krystal: Oh, don't mind. Caleb: Oh. Yeah? So it works for you? That's great. Well, good luck with it. Yeah, you're welcome. Well, that's that. Krystal: What is? Caleb: Cortlandt Electronics. I got rid of it. Krystal: Not to J.R.? Caleb: Not if my life depended on it. [Krystal sighs] Caleb: Well, it's finally done. Hmm. Krystal: Isn't this what you wanted? Caleb: Oh, yeah. I'm a free man again. Some suit's got a new company to worry about, and I've got nothing to hold me down. [SCENE_BREAK] [Snaps phone shut] J.R.: I did it. Annie: Did what? J.R.: I just closed the biggest deal of my life -- and proved my father wrong at the same time. Annie: Oh, my gosh. [J.R. laughs] Annie: Oh, my -- oh! Ah! Stop it! J.R.: Yes! Annie: Uh-huh. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: I said get your hands off of me! David: As long as you stay the hell away from my wife. Ryan: What, are you paranoid, Hayward? David: There's no way I'm going to let you move back into her life, you hear me? Ryan: You're afraid that I'll finally get through to her? Is that it? David: What's wrong with your head? Ryan: God -- nothing. Nothing is wro -- I'm fine. David: What the hell is wrong with you? Ryan: I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm completely -- [Ryan falls to the ground with a loud thud]

At the Chandler mansion, Annie tells Scott about her plans for an expensive, elaborate wedding. J.R. is on the phone and tells the person not to divulge that they are working together. David watches Greenlee sleep. When she wakes, he asks her again her trip to NY and if she saw anyone she knew. Greenlee realizes that he knows she saw Ryan at the convention in New York. Greenlee tells David that it meant nothing to see him; she just didn't want to hurt David by telling him. David asks her why she has been carrying around a picture of her and Ryan, so she explains that Jack gave it to her in an attempt to make her see how happy she'd been with Ryan. Ryan has breakfast with Emma who is upset that she lost her Cinderella dress. Madison arrives with a new dress for Emma, but the little girl doesn't want it because it's lacking Greenlee's special message inside. With Madison's encouragement, Ryan calls Greenlee to ask her if she can get Emma's dress embroidered just like the first one. When Greenlee agrees, Madison takes the dress to Fusion. David overhears the conversation between Greenlee and Ryan agreeing to meet at the park.

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Taylor: Hi, I'm looking for Dr. Franklin Hubbard. Nurse: Are you a patient of his? Taylor: No, just a friend, but he's been after me to have my foot checked out, so... Nurse: His shift hasn't started yet. I can get another doctor. Taylor: No, no, thanks. I'll just wait. Jake: Hey. Nurse: Hey, Dr. Martin. [SCENE_BREAK] Randi: Two skim lattes. Babe: Thank you. Amanda: Thank you, Randi. Babe, have you seen the new numbers? Babe: Charm! set a new sales record. Amanda: And after we get done with our secret project -- Babe: Fusion will be on fire. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: How soon can we move on Fusion? Barry: As soon as we settle on a strategy. Adam: Well, how about this? We steal Fusion from those airheads, and then I steal it from my ingrate son before he knows what hit him. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: So, how's Kathy? Krystal: Better, better. You just missed her. She just went to camp. J.R.: Oh, actually I came by to see you. Krystal: Oh, what's on your mind? J.R.: Babe and changing her life forever. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Randi, I hope you don't mind us dumping more on you on your second day. Randi: Bring it on. Babe: That's the attitude I'm looking for. Hello, teamwork, goodbye, drama. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Who's next? Nurse: Dr. Martin, your shift ended an hour ago. Go home. Jake: I can't. My roommate kicked me out. I'm homeless, I'm homeless. [Phone rings] Jake: I'm a homeless doctor. Nurse: E.R. He's right here. Aidan Devane, sexy accent. Jake: You should see the rest of him. He's shredded. Hello, sweetheart. Mm- hmm, well, of course, I'm still going to call you sweetheart just because I'm living alone and I got no place to go. Yeah. No, I'm not angry. People fall in love. They fall in love. I mean, listen, can you do me a favor? I left a box of my stuff in your bedroom. Maybe you could drop it off at the hospital. Is that asking too much? Right at the front desk. Yeah. Well, there won't be any awkward moments. Do we still get to work out together? Uh-huh. I can call you if I'm lonely? Good. All right. I miss you, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: It is too early to be that chipper. Greenlee: I hardly slept all night. Kendall: Yeah, me either, but not because I was doing that. Spike had a bad dream. Annie: Is that your new excuse, Kendall? Spike's having nightmares, so that's why he has to stay with you? I knew you'd come up with something. Kendall: Ok, don't start this, Annie, please. Annie: Spike is safe. He's with Ryan, far, far away from his evil stepmother. Kendall: Come on, already, please. Annie: So, I'm going to go in the lounge where I won't scare anybody. Greenlee: Care to fill me in? Kendall: I don't know what's wrong with her. She's having issues. Oh, Amanda, wow -- you, hey, is that a new fashion statement? Greenlee: Or did Babe try and scratch your eye out? Babe: Funny, funny. Amanda: Actually, I got poked with a stem while taking care of your flowers. Kendall: Oh, sorry. Where are my flowers? Babe: Actually, first, Kendall Slater, Greenlee Smythe, meet Randi Morgan Greenlee: Major potential. Kendall: Major. Greenlee: Do you see what I see? Kendall: She could be the new face of Fusion. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: Open the door, Fletcher. Open the door. Fletcher: Got my money? Frankie: You need to stay away from Randi. Fletcher: Deadline's up, all right? Didn't want you to forget. Frankie: I know what I have to do. Fletcher: Hustle, Doc, or Randi goes bye-bye. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: What kind of life changes are we talking about here? J.R.: Has Babe told you what's been going on at Fusion? Krystal: Well, working her to the bone. J.R.: Mm-hmm. I've been trying to help her, you know, figure out a way to make it stop. Krystal: Well, what did you come up with? J.R.: Babe should be in charge. Krystal: Well, it happens to be Greenlee and Kendall's company, J.R. J.R.: Yeah, but they don't care about it. They're never there. They just took off for Vegas in the middle of the work week. When Babe found out, she almost quit. Krystal: Well, if it's that bad, maybe she should. J.R.: Babe loves Fusion. Why should she leave when she can stay and be happy? Krystal: You have a plan. J.R.: An idea. I buy Fusion. Babe runs it. Krystal: And how does Babe feel about your idea? J.R.: She doesn't want to betray her friends, but that's not it. She's scared. She doesn't think she has what it takes to be the boss. But she absolutely does. Krystal: J.R., I really love that you believe in my baby doll. I do, but if this is not what she wants -- J.R.: But see, that's the thing. She does want it, more than anything. Krystal: If Babe says no, you have to respect her choice. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: You guys don't understand. Greenlee: You have the most beautiful eyes. Kendall: Wait, wait, wait, the Fusion Eye Candy campaign -- Greenlee: Get the photographer here now. Amanda: She's not a model. Kendall: Oh, my God, we discovered her? Greenlee: This is too good. Babe: No, this is Randi Morgan, Fusion's new assistant. Kendall: You -- this is Randi? Greenlee: You're kidding. Tell me she's kidding. Babe: No, before you guys took off for Vegas, Kendall said that I could bring in more help. Greenlee: You did? Babe: That's the only reason why I'm still here, Greenlee. She didn't tell you that I almost quit? Kendall: Yeah, I knew there was something I forgot to add to your wedding toast, sorry. You know what? Your job crisis was not on my mind when I was in Vegas, ok? And still, I don't understand. Why didn't you just hire Carmen? Babe: Oh, oh, so now Erica and her ex-cellmate get more of a vote in the company than I do? Greenlee: Relax, relax, relax. We're psyched that you hired Randi. You just hired her for the wrong job. Kendall: Yes, a mistake easily fixed. Babe: Unbelievable. Greenlee: What is your problem? Amanda: Babe has been busting her ass for you guys and all you do is slam her. Kendall: Ok, well, Greenlee and I are back, so you can leave the heavy lifting to us now. [SCENE_BREAK] Nurse: Foot exam, right? Taylor: That's me. Nurse: The doctor can see you now. Cubicle one. Taylor: Thank you. Nurse: You can wait right here. Jake: Taylor? Oh, I didn't recognize you because you weren't running off someplace, and you're sitting still, so -- Taylor: You didn't recognize me because you're usually behind me trying to catch up. Jake: Yes, that was a great race, but I was going easy on you and, uh, let's put it this way. If it ever happened again, I would annihilate you. Taylor: Only because I gave you a head start. Jake: Well, you're the one who's going to get a head start next time because your foot hurts. Taylor: My foot is fine. I'm just trying to get this friend of mine off my back. Jake: Ok, so, let's, if you don't mind, so, you've been putting in how many miles a week would you say? Taylor: I don't know. A lot, I guess. Jake: Mm-hmm, and is it mostly outdoors? Taylor: Treadmills are for babies. Jake: I only use a treadmill. Taylor: Well, that explains a lot. Give me a dirt road anytime. Give me a dirt road with a muddy, rocky -- give me a muddy, rocky dirt road out in the pouring rain -- Jake: Yeah, we get that you like dirt roads and they're muddy and they're horrible, the roads. I'm saying what if, what if you were to take your workout inside? A little less impact, cuter guys. Taylor: I'm sure there are, but I like to work out alone, thank you. Jake: I can tell, because every time I see you working out you're alone. And by the way, when I ran into you that time, I was not trying to hit on you or anything like -- Taylor: Oh, yeah, about that. Jake: I'm just not that type, I-- Taylor: I am so sorry about that. I mean, I didn't understand then, but I understand now. Jake: Oh, you understand, ok? Ok, um, well, shall we get going with the exam- patient -- are you comfortable with -- I mean, because some women like a female doctor to examine them. Taylor: It's cool. You want me to take all my clothes off? Jake: No, no, no. No, just roll up the -- roll up your pants -- would be just fine. Ok, are you comfortable? Taylor: Mm-hmm. Jake: Ok, I'm going to press on just little different parts of your foot to see if there's any pain, ok? We're going to start at the top. Taylor: No. Jake: No, nothing? Anything now? Taylor: Nope. Jake: So, dirt roads, huh? Rocky, dirty, smelly, rainy, wet roads. Taylor: Yes. Jake: Where you're drenched. That sounds nice. It sounds hard, sounds tough. Taylor: Yes, sir, it is. [SCENE_BREAK] Fletcher: The girl signed a contract. She's in violation. Frankie: Yeah, well, she's done with you and your phony contract. Fletcher: Buy her out and she's all yours, ok? You know, you keep stalling. Grab her up like I grabbed you. Frankie: Yeah, whatever, you're not going to hurt anybody, Fletcher. Fletcher: Go ahead, blow me off. Watch what happens. I mean, did you see the bruises I put on her face before? Frankie: You're already facing assault charges. You add blackmail to that, you're looking at some serious time. Fletcher: Cops can't touch me. Frankie: My father already nailed you once. If he finds out that you're threatening his son? Fletcher: No, no, no, no, no, no. Not threats, ok? Promises. Frankie: Ah, cute. Listen, my father is the chief of police. I make one call to him and you're done. Fletcher: Ok, do you think that putting me in prison is going to save that little whore? I got friends on the inside. I got friends on the outside. You know, guys who get messages to other guys. Frankie: Hmm, what are you going to do because my father's going to be tailing her? He's going to have the police watching her 24/7. Fletcher: What about your mom? The other Dr. Hubbard, yeah? Works mostly day shifts, right? And, uh, your little sis likes hanging down at the pool in a bathing suit, damn -- Frankie: Listen to me. Fletcher: She is fine. Frankie: You say one more word about my family, you come near them, I swear to God I will kill you. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Ok, so you've never really modeled before? Amanda: Would you leave her alone? Babe: Don't bother, Amanda, there's no point. Randi: I'm really cool just answering the phones. Greenlee: You are way too gorgeous to be behind a desk. Kendall: Yeah, we at least have to do some test shots. Amanda: Ok, listen, if you would just listen. Yes, she's gorgeous, ok? But if you'd shut up for like two seconds you'd realize she's a lot more than that. She really loves this company, and she has a lot to offer. Greenlee: Why is modeling such a bad thing? Most people would kill for this chance. Randi: Look, I really just want to do the job you guys hired me to do, if that's all right. Babe: Of course, it's ok. Kendall: Professional photo shoot, they will treat you like a goddess. Amanda: Randi, you can answer the phone if you want to. Kendall: You know what? Let's order lunch. You, me, and Greenlee, we can talk about things. Babe: Oh, so you can do all your heavy lifting without me being in the way? Randi: I'll be right back. Greenlee: I don't care how much extra work you've been doing, do not speak to us like that in front of our employees. You should show some respect. Babe: That's hilarious coming from you. I told Randi how great this place was. Honestly, I'm embarrassed. Greenlee: You're free to leave anytime. Amanda: Well, I might because I don't work here because I have to. I have tons of money. I'm here because I care. Kendall: Yes, we all do. Babe: You know what? This is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. You pop in, you give us a bunch of work to do, and then you pop back, and you criticize us for everything we're doing wrong. You know what? I'm going to be over there doing my job. Maybe you should try it sometime. Why do I need this? Amanda: You don't. They should be taking orders from you. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: J.R. still thinks we're working together to acquire Fusion so his bimbo ex-wife can run it. Barry: And that's what we want J.R. to continue to think. Adam: Yeah, but we're not going to tiptoe. We're going full force on this. That way his defeat will be even more humiliating, and he will be taught a lesson that obviously he and his wife need to learn. Barry: So, we hit Fusion hard and fast? Adam: Yep, and they hit rock bottom, and I grab it for next to nothing. Barry: When the CEOs are forced to resign for the greater good. Adam: Wouldn't it be wonderful if some disastrous crisis hit Fusion? I think I'm going to have more fun than I've had in a long time. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I'm sorry about Spike. It was a misunderstanding. Annie: So, yesterday I'm a danger to your child and now today everything's fine? Greenlee: Hey, hey, hey, hey, whatever happened can we just drop it? I'm so sick of all the fighting. Annie: You're sick, huh? Better run to a bathroom. Greenlee: What does that mean? Annie: You're so desperate to get alone time with Ryan, you couldn't even wait for your honeymoon plane to land. The door was jammed. We were stuck. How is that my fault? Annie: It's always so innocent, Greenlee. The kisses, the motorcycle rides. Kendall: Ok, you know what? This is between you and me. Leave her out of this. Annie: Yes, but she is always in the way. She ruined my wedding to Ryan and then when we go to renew our vows, there's Greenlee again. Kendall: Ok, all right, you know what? You need to calm down because this is not good for the baby. So, why don't you just sit down, I'll get you some juice. Annie: Shut up, Kendall. Stop pretending to be my friend. And you, stop pretending that you don't want Ryan back. How stupid do you think I am? Greenlee: I'm in love with my husband, Aidan. Annie: She is trying to turn Ryan against me. You are trying to mount him at 30,000 feet. Yet I'm paranoid? Amanda: They're about to rip each other's heads off. Randi: Doesn't bother me. Amanda: How can it not? Randi: Where I'm from it's not a real fight unless someone ends up cut, shot, or killed. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: You say one more word about Randi, one more word about my family, and I swear -- Fletcher: What? And what, huh? Fletcher: Just what I thought, ok? You're not going to kill me. Not over a little piece of trash like Randi, ok? Frankie: All right, you said, you said, you said, I had more time to come up with the money. Fletcher: Ok, not much. Ticktock. Frankie: Quit hounding me and stay away from Randi. I will deliver, ok? Fletcher: You want to know what I think? I think you got a cash flow problem. I do take other forms of payment. Frankie: Like what? Fletcher: You work in a hospital. Frankie: So? Fletcher: Hospitals got drugs. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Ok, plantar fasciitis, or plantar fasciitis. Some doctors say -- either way, it's got two I's, it's difficult for us because -- but this is where the fascia is attached to the calcaneous. Taylor: The what, what, what, what is that? Jake: The calcaneous, the calcaneous, that's the heel bone. Taylor: Just, just, just show me. Jake: No problem, I'm showing you. Right at the top of this right here, the heel pad, right there at the calcaneous. If I were to touch this right here, if I were to touch this, it would feel like a nail going right through -- Taylor: Well, it wasn't quite that bad. Jake: Well, I know exactly what it is because I've had the same thing, ok? I've experienced the same exact -- it's right here. Taylor: Ok, so what, what you're saying is I will feel bad if anyone should touch me on the -- what's that called? Jake: The calcaneous. Taylor: The calcaneous. Jake: I'm also afraid that your ligament is all, you know, swollen. Taylor: But that's the spot. That's the one spot that I have to worry about, right there? Jake: Yes, all you have to worry about, yes, and if you don't worry about it it could become chronic. If it becomes chronic, you could need surgery. And if you need surgery, well nobody wants surgery, so -- Taylor: I get, I get it. Jake: So, all I want to do is put you on some anti-inflammatories for about a week or two, ok? Taylor: Ok. Jake: All right. So, if you want to put your shoes on, we can walk right out of here. Jake: Mandatory two weeks and that's perfect. Cici, did a guy drop off a box for me? Cici: A hottie. Jake: Oh, yeah, well, he's spoken for. Here you go. No generics. You got it? Well, you could use a generic if you wanted to, but well, it doesn't really matter, it's all just -- Taylor: Thanks. Jake: Ok, and I just want you to watch out for it because I -- I'd like a rematch someday, if that's all right. Taylor: Thanks, Dr. Jake. It'll get better. Jake: Awkward. Cici: Do you have an insurance card? Taylor: I'll pay cash, thanks. Cici: You sure? Taylor: Yeah, hey, listen, um, what happens with that chart? Cici: We file it for your records. Taylor: But everything stays confidential? Cici: Completely. Taylor: So, how much do I owe you? [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: You buy Babe the company and that ties you two together for the long haul. J.R.: That's not why I'd do it. Krystal: Oh, come on, now, you know you want Babe back. J.R.: We're talking it slow. As you know, Babe has moved back into the mansion, but we're in separate bedrooms. It's the way she wants it. Krystal: What do you want? J.R.: Well, I want to get married again and have kids and have a life. We've talked about it. But the guy I used to be would keep pushing Babe until she walked out the door. I'm not going to make that mistake again. I'm trying really hard to do everything right this time. Krystal: You and me both. I, I have a confession to make. J.R.: Mm-hmm, about my dad? Krystal: Yeah, yeah, I, I kissed him. The night that Richie kidnapped Babe. J.R.: Why are you telling me this? Krystal: Look, you and I, we know better than anybody how easy it is to get sucked back in by Adam. We think we're headed in the right direction and then he just, he just gets inside your head and he -- I don't know, you start to think like him and then you start to act like him. Listen, Babe is terrified that you're going to turn out to be just like your daddy. J.R.: Mm-hmm, so am I. But it's not going to happen. Krystal: Well, this whole Fusion takeover thing, it sounds an awful lot like Adam. J.R.: I know, but I'm not my father. Krystal: I know, I know, and I can see the difference that it's made with Babe. I mean, listen, I think you two can really make it this time. J.R.: You really mean that? Krystal: Yes, if you continue to make smart choices, grown-up choices, work together as a team. You know, I risked everything when I slipped up with Adam. So, I had to make a decision, and I told him we are over, we're through, and now I am free. I am free from Adam's hold and you are too, J.R. J.R.: Mm-hmm. Krystal: You just, you can't forget that. J.R.: No, I won't, and that's the plan, but a little reminder once in a while doesn't hurt. Krystal: Maybe we can remind each other. J.R.: To never look back. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: The primary targets are Fusion's leadership. They own the shares. Barry: Miss Slater and Miss Smythe? Adam: They're disasters. The ways we could go at them. It seems a pity to choose just one. Barry: Who says we have to? Adam: Attack on multiple fronts? Barry: They both have criminal histories as do their mothers. We could really exploit that. Adam: Well, they've bounced back, though, from so many attacks on their personal reputations. I think we need something fresh. Barry: Well, it shouldn't be difficult if we're careful. Adam: Well, they're not going to catch us. According to J.R., they're so wrapped up in their personal lives, they've stopped paying attention to the business. Barry: And you're confident we can proceed without detection? Adam: As long as those dimwits are cat-fighting every day? Ha, piece of cake. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: We were trying to be nice. Greenlee: Yeah, I mean look at everything we've let slide. Annie: You? Greenlee: Who broke into my apartment? Kendall: Who got Zach busted with the cops? Annie: Who kidnapped Spike and crashed the car with him in it? I mean, really, Kendall, you're awfully down about Spike spending time with Crazy Annie, meanwhile you're best friends with the woman who almost killed him. Babe: Enough. This is an office, you guys, we're here to work. Ok, if you can't do that, if you can't act sane, professional adults, then do the rest of us a favor and leave. Annie: Fine, I quit. Babe: Annie, I was just trying to get you guys to stop yelling, that's all. Annie: It's not your fault, Babe. Greenlee: We all overreacted. Annie: Move. I have to go get a box to pack up my stuff. Greenlee: Don't be like this. Annie: Get out of my way. Babe: Nice, guys, real nice. Amanda: Well, there goes our drama-free day. Are you sure you're ok with the modeling thing? Randi: They know I'm not into it, right? Amanda: Are you sure? I mean, most girls would humiliate themselves on reality shows for just one photo shoot. Randi: Look, no pictures, no TV. If Fletcher saw me or one of my old clients, everyone would know who I was. I'd get fired and Fusion would be slammed. Amanda: All right. Well, if you change your mind, we can go and talk to Kendall and Greenlee together. Randi: My whole life, when people look at me, all they see is my outside. My body, my face. But I have a mind. No one's let me use it, not till I got here. I've had enough eyes on me. I just want to be invisible now. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: You want me to pay you with drugs? Fletcher: No cash, I'll take the stash, you know. Then Randi's free. You get me the good stuff, lots of it. I mean, you must know what sells, right? You know, get me enough pills and Randi -- Frankie: No. Fletcher: Randi, Randi will never have to worry about me again. Frankie: No, you don't know what you're asking me to do. Fletcher: Randi ever tell you about a girl named Sherrie? Frankie: No. Fletcher: Ok, ask her. Frankie: Sherrie? Fletcher: Yeah. Then you hurry up and make up your mind, for Randi's sake. [SCENE_BREAK] Randi: You get where I'm coming from, right? Why I don't want to model? Amanda: Totally, and I respect it. Even though I want the exact opposite. Randi: Wait, you want to be a cover girl? Amanda: I want to be noticed by a young, hot, handsome man. Randi: Mm-hmm. Amanda: Or 12. Babe: Amanda, this package just came for you. Amanda: What? Randi: What the... Amanda: What is this? Babe: Oo. Randi: Whoa. Amanda: What in the world? Ok, I've got to read this. "The eye patch looks so good, I thought you should have the whole outfit. Get your pirate booty to ConFusion at 3:00 p.m. if you dare. Jake." Babe: Oh, wait, wait, wait. He wants you to wear this pirate costume in public? Amanda: Yeah. Babe: No, no, no, no. Amanda: Hey. Do you still have my black fishnets, "Candy?" [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Hey, Cici. Dr. Bell paged me. His wife's going into labor, so I said I'd cover his shift for him, ok? Cici: Are you sure? You could be here all day. Jake: Oh, I had plans, but I'm going to cancel them. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: What made you come around to me and Babe? Krystal: Seeing you with Kathy the other day, how loving and kind you were with her. J.R.: She needs us. Krystal: You know, when I saw you comforting that little girl, I saw deep into your heart. How much family means to you and how much love you have to give. You are a changed man, J.R., and you are definitely deserving of my daughter. J.R.: You've been great with Kathy, too. Krystal: I don't know about that. J.R.: What? When she locked you out of the house -- sorry. You could have, you know, you could have gone off on her. Krystal: Well, you know what? She's a child and she has lost a lot of people she loves. She's sad and she's confused, and I'm -- listen, I don't blame her. J.R.: But some parents would. Some parents would never even take the time to tell them that it's ok, wrap their arms around them, explain it. And if a kid doesn't have that... Krystal: They can get lost? J.R.: Yeah. Look, when my mom died, I asked you if you could be my mother. I mean, not to take her place, but just to be there for me. And you were. And you're going to be there for Kathy, too. And I'll help explain that to her. That you'll be here looking out for us, while Dixie's looking down from heaven. Did you guys ever get a chance to watch this? Krystal: Oh, yeah. No, it was great. Tad did a running commentary in his French accent. J.R.: Oh. Krystal: Had Kathy rolling. Had me rolling, too, actually. J.R.: Yeah, he used to do the same thing with Jamie and I when we were kids. Krystal: Oh. You know, Tad makes me mad, but that is one thing I love about him. He does make me laugh. When I was living at the mansion, it was always so serious. J.R.: Yeah, we never had movie night at my dad's place. Krystal: Aw. Well, you know I tried to liven things up with my trucker blowouts. But that was rare. And you need that. You need fun every day. You know, just goofing around, playing tag in the backyard, you know, just having fun. It's not just for kids. J.R.: Mm-hmm. You know, between Chandler and Fusion and Richie, I don't recall the last time Babe and I actually had some fun. Krystal: Well, there you go. That is how you can prove that you're not turning into Adam. You make Babe laugh 10 times a day. That is your assignment. Ok? J.R.: All right. Krystal: All right. J.R.: I'm on it. Krystal: Ok. J.R.: Ok. Krystal: Oh. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Amanda, you're going to make a total fool of yourself. Amanda: Oh, lighten up, Babe. Randi: You definitely have to go with Fusion's stormy seas on the eyes. The eye. I think I have some in my bag. Amanda: Oh, wait, wait, wait. What about my lips? What color goes with my corset? Babe: Don't waste Randi's time on Jake's pirate fetish. Amanda: I get it, Babe. You think it's a dumb idea. I don't care. Babe: You're not afraid that everybody's going to laugh at you? Amanda: No risk, no reward. Randi: Jake is a serious catch. Babe: You can't go along with a stupid idea just because you like the guy, ok? You have to think about the consequences. Amanda: I would rather take a risk and fall flat on my face than play it safe and sit around and wonder, you know, what if I wore that pirate costume? Babe: You know what, guys? I think I'm going to ahead and take lunch. Randi: Um, can I take lunch, too? Amanda: Sure. Randi: Great. Babe: Are you sure that you're going to go along with this? Amanda: Oh, I will see Jake's dare, and I will raise him big. [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: I thought you said that you had plans? Jake: I did, but it's, you know, nothing important. Joe: Jake, having a life outside of work is very important. Jake: Dad, I took an extra shift. It's not -- it's no big deal. Joe: Yeah, yeah. Jake: It's fine. Joe: Seems to me that we talked a little bit a while ago that you were feeling frustrated, you were feeling restless. A little break would be good for you. Jake: He calls me, he needs a little help, I'm helping me out. Am I going to leave him hanging? Joe: I'll fill in for Dr. Bell. Jake: Dad, I don't need -- Joe: Whatever plans you had, I want you to go do it, ok? Just stop being Dr. Martin for a few hours. Just be Jake. I mean, who knows? You might even enjoy yourself. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Sir. Man: Lt. Thompson, how's the foot? Taylor: Feels great, sir. Man: Let's take a look. All right, I'm going to start of the top with your ligament and work my way down. No pain? Taylor: No, sir. Man: All right, I'm going to press on your calcaneous, your heel bone. Nothing? Mm, very good. Taylor: That's it? I pass? I'm cleared for redeployment? Man: No. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Hey, Annie, please. Please stay. We need you. You're a part of the team. Annie: No, I'm not. And I never was. Greenlee: Please, please stop. Annie: I'm going. Do you understand? You two, never tell me what to do ever again. Oh, wait. Can't forget this. Quick, hide your kids. Evil Annie's on her way with her wicked, hidden key. Kendall: Ok, wait, just wait. Annie: Go to hell. Greenlee: Key? What key? [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Let's get the capital ready. Barry: I'll put the wheels in motion from my end. Adam: Barry, what do you know about Fusion Green? Barry: It's their environmentally friendly line, I believe. Adam: Yeah. Look into it. Find everything you can. Barry: Will do. Adam: Babe in the boardroom. J.R., you really are a fool. Barry: Ahem. J.R.: What's going on? Adam: Barry was just leaving. Barry: Goodbye, J.R. J.R.: Is everything ok? Adam: Well, yes. We were just discussing the terms of my bail. Where have you been? J.R.: I was running some errands. Listen, if you need me, I'll be in my room. Adam: I'll always need you, J.R. [SCENE_BREAK] [Rap music playing] [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: You won't sign off on me? Man: You're not ready. Taylor: With all due respect, sir, I disagree. Man: I know how badly you want to get back to the ranks. Taylor: Then let me, sir. Man: You need more time. Taylor: That... sir, my foot has healed. It's fine. Man: Yes, but -- Taylor: Don't do this. Don't deny me this. I have a job to do. Man: After what you've been through, you need more time. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: Hey, uh, Dad, listen. I need to talk to you in person now. I'm in B.J.'s, can you meet? Thanks. Randi: Hey, I got your text. What's up? Frankie: Hey, who's Sherrie? Who is she, Randi? Randi: Another -- another working girl. My best friend. Cops found her in an alley dead. They never arrested anybody, but I knew who did it. Frankie: Fletcher? He murdered your best friend? Randi: Whenever I thought about leaving him, he'd bring her up, how sad it was what happened to her. Frankie: I'm sorry. Randi: How do you know about Sherrie? [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Nice. Oh, good. You're home from lunch. I wanted to talk to you about -- [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: What's this about Annie and a key? Kendall: It's hidden in the frame that she just had. Greenlee: And you know this how? Kendall: Well, Ryan caught me snooping around Annie's stuff, he got pissed off and slammed down the frame, and out popped the key. Greenlee: Ryan knows. Kendall: Yeah, yeah. He told me to drop it. And Zach told me to butt out. But I know Annie has a secret. Greenlee: Why didn't you tell me? Kendall: Well, you know now, ok? Annie claims it was just some diary that she supposedly burnt, but I don't buy it. The woman is nuts and she is hiding something. Something big and bad. Greenlee: Well, now you'll have to drop it. Annie quit and took the key. Kendall: But I made a copy.

Babe and Amanda are working on a secret project at Fusion. Barry is visiting with Adam and they are talking about stealing Fusion from Greenlee, Kendall, and JR. Fletcher meets Frankie and requests the payment for Randi's release from her contract. Fletcher threatens to hurt Angie or Cassie if Frankie does not pay up. Greenlee cautions Babe about speaking to Kendall and she in a disrespectful way in front of their employees. Adam tells Barry that he cannot believe that JR wants his bimbo wife, Babe to be CEO of Fusion. Annie tells Kendall not to pretend that she cares about her. She tells Greenlee to not pretend that she doesn't want Ryan back.

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Jamie: Hey, Babe. Babe: Jamie. What are you doing up here? Amanda: Jamie, are you trying to lose me? I swear, if I fall or if you try and scare me, I won't give you your -- surprise. [SCENE_BREAK] Di: I've told you everything I know about Kevin Sturgess. If it's not enough, well, I can't help you, so unlock the door. Unlock it! Tad: Dixie, I have reason to believe that your Kevin Sturgess -- Di: No, my -- he's not my anything anymore. Tad: Ok, all right, fine! I think he's involved with some very, very nasty people. Di: I don't know any of Kevin's friends, so I have nothing to tell you. Tad: Really? What about that little something you couldn't tell the grand jury, that little something you think you can't tell me? Got anything like that kicking around? I think you do, and if I'm right, you've got Julia Santos' life in your hands. [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: Sam? Hey, what, are you redecorating? Sam: Well, this way, no one can surprise you. Julia: Oh. Good thinking. Sam: You should've let me fix the food. Julia: Oh, no, I think you're more valuable up here doing construction. And besides, kind of got a rush out of being, you know, domestic and nearly normal. Sam: Mmm, good work. Julia: Thanks. So we've got a lot of catching up to do. Sam: Mm-hmm. Julia: Sam, why are you on the run from our family? [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: So what's going on, my dead boy? One foot out of the grave? Ryan: We agreed that you wouldn't call me here. Zach: We agreed you would stay dead. Since you can't seem to do that -- Ryan: I'm doing just fine. Zach: You're doing all right? That's why your wife's having doubts about being a widow? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: It's impossible, right? It can't be, it shouldn't be, but I can't help thinking what if it is. If Ryan's alive -- oh, God, Kendall, if Ryan's alive, it's what I dreamed for, it's what I prayed for. But the reality, if it's reality, if Ryan is alive, it's some sort of nightmare, because he could -- could he -- Kendall: No, no, no, you can't do this to yourself, Greenlee. Greenlee: Could he be somewhere knowing what I'm going through? Could he just walk away, leave me? I thought nothing could be worse than losing him, but if he's intentionally staying away -- We can't do it, Kendall. We can't have Ryan's baby. Kendall: Who did this? Who got you all wound up like this? Was it Lily? I love Lily, ok, but she's Lily. She's not the most reliable witness to anything. Greenlee: Edmund? His murder? Kendall: Yeah, she had us running around looking for Braden when it was really Jonathan. And her perceptions are off. She translates things in weird ways. I mean, her communication skills? Come on. Greenlee: Lily said that Ryan was as far away from her as you are to me, and Zach saw him, too, and Lily doesn't lie. Kendall: Ok, Zach found Lily that night, and he didn't understand why she thought Ryan was standing there, but she seemed so sincere and concerned, so Zach humored her. Greenlee: Ryan wasn't there? Kendall: Ryan adored you, Greenlee. Why would he do that? He wouldn't -- he wouldn't let you think that he was dead and then take off and live some other life somewhere. He would never do that. He -- he couldn't do that to you. He loved you too much. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Is she ok? Is Greenlee ok? Zach: It's a good thing I traced this call and not Kendall. Ryan: Is Greenlee ok? Zach: Greenlee is fine. And she will continue to stay fine if you continue to stay dead. Now, if you hurt Kendall or Greenlee again, I will hunt you down and kill you myself. Ryan: Yeah. Bet you will. Well, I'm no Zach Slater. I don't rise from the dead just to stick it to people. I have real reasons. I'm not as self-centered and screwed-up as you are. Zach: Yeah, the Laverys, paragon of mental health. Stay dead. Mimi: Well, if it isn't my favorite obstructer of justice. Zach: If it isn't my favorite pursuer of perps. Mimi: Amazing, isn't it? We couldn't be less alike, yet we've bonded over a mutual interest -- Julia Santos-Keefer. [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: So, you're here while Maria and Maddie are on the other side of the country. They take off without telling you? Sam: Aunt Julia, I got the word. I'm a Martin. I'm living here with my family. Julia: Oh. So we're not family anymore? I'm not your Aunt Julia? Sam: It's not like that. Julia: Well, I can't imagine. I was forced to cut myself off from my family, pretend that you all didn't exist. I missed everyone so much. I missed you and your sister, seeing you grow up -- years I can never get back. Sam: I'm sorry. Julia: Yeah, me, too. But hey, I get to see you now, even here like this. Sam: Hmm. Julia: I love seeing you. And I hate that I'll never get to see your dad again. Sam: Yeah, me, too. Julia: Everything that you went through -- I know how it hurts. But doesn't that loss make you want to grab on to your mom and sister even more? Biological parents give you life, but the people who step in and give day after day, they can't be replaced. Sam: She replaced him. She just stopped loving my dad. Julia: Maria? Stopped loving Edmund? No. Never. Sam: You weren't there. Julia: I was at the beginning. You know the whole saga of General Chow's revenge? Sam: General what? Julia: Their prawns in orange sauce sealed the deal for Edmund and Maria. She never told you this whole super-romantic -- oh, wow. Well, I went out for Chinese take-out, and I took my own sweet time coming home, so the prawns didn't enjoy the trip. Yeah, Maria got a lot sicker than I did. I thought she was going to end up in the ER, but instead she ended up in Edmund's arms. Sam: Yeah, that's not romantic, that's gross. Julia: Oh, yeah, it's beyond gross. But Edmund played doctor -- I mean that innocently -- with Maria as the patient, and she was disgusting. She was retching and sweating and -- well, Edmund treated her like she had just spent a day at the spa. So she had no choice. She had to accept his proposal. I mean, who else would hold her hair while she was -- I'm sorry. You get the idea. Sam: It's too bad that she didn't love him like he loved her. Julia: She did, Sam. There is no way on this earth that Maria will not love Edmund until the day she dies. Sam: You've been gone a long time. Julia: People do change, Sam, and I'm not saying that they don't. Marriages go sour, people grow apart. But what they have is real love, and that never dies. [SCENE_BREAK] Di: Julia Santos can't be involved with Kevin. Tad: Dixie, Julia Santos just dropped out of the witness protection program. So now not only is she being looked for by the Feds and the police, she's being hunted by Kevin and his buddies. Di: And how do you know all this? Tad: It doesn't matter. What matters is Julia is a target, and the guys with the guns are part of a crowd that runs with Kevin or used to run with him. Di: This is too fantastic. I don't believe it. Tad: Well, you'd better start, because whether you want to believe it or not, Kevin is obviously more than some corporate tick who's sucking up other people's pension money. Real blood has been spilled, and Julia's might be next. I would really like to prevent that. Di: I don't know everything he's into! I mean, if I could help, don't you think I would? I mean, what would I possibly have to gain by keeping a secret about Kevin? Tad: Good question. Are you protecting him? Di: No, I am most certainly -- Tad: Are you protecting him, and if so, why? Di: No, I wouldn't protect him! I'm not! And Kevin is not part of some big crime family or a mob of hit men. Tad: You just admitted you don't know everything he's into. Well, I'm telling you he's into making Julia Santos dead. He runs with a group of people who've already tried to kill her, who killed Noah. One minute you tell me you don't give a damn about Kevin Sturgess, and the next you're turning yourself inside out trying to prove to me that he's innocent. Either way, you're lying. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: So if this is the top, shouldn't we plant a flag or something? Jamie: It's not unexplored territory. Amanda: Right, Babe got here first. Oh, so, you're not here alone, are you? Babe: I needed some time to think. Amanda: Oops. Come on, hon, she wants some privacy. Jamie: Why don't you give me a couple minutes? Amanda: Whatever. You know me. I'm flexible. Jamie: Babe, there's something you should know. Babe: Amanda made it pretty clear, thanks. So you two ended up together. Jamie: We understand each other. Babe: Well, you know what you want, and if that's Amanda, then -- Jamie: I've always known what I want and where I stand. Babe: You got it all figured out. Good. Congratulations. I'll just leave you two alone. Amanda: Hooray. You made it through your first déjà ex "didn't I already dump you" moment, and you're still standing. Let's fix that last part. Jamie: You pull that crap again and we're done. Amanda: Pull what, Jamie? I was just doing what I thought you wanted. Jamie: You rubbed Babe's face in it. Amanda: Yeah, and you're through with her. Isn't that why I'm your fun buddy, the reason why you slept with me in the first place? No complaints. Long as you keep it up, I'm a happy girl. I mean, any way you slice it, it's still revenge sex. Jamie: Not to me. Amanda: A rebound slam dunk like us is the classic flip-off to your ex. I figured we were still in flip-off mode. Jamie: We aren't. No revenge, no gloating. Amanda: So what do you want? Jamie: I'm headed forward. So lay off Babe. I don't want to hurt her. Amanda: If you hurry, you can still catch up with her. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Let's get you to the hospital, ok? Jonathan: My head hurts. Ryan: I know, we're going to fix that. Erin: Ryan, no, please, let me take him by myself, all right? It's too big of a risk for you. Dead men can't take their brothers to the hospital. I'm not sure why you have to stay dead, but I do know that I almost just ruined it for you. So let me make it up to you now, ok? Ryan: Come on, we got to get going. He's in so much pain. Erin: So are you. I can see that now. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Who knows why Lily thought Ryan was really there. I mean, her perceptions are off sometimes. Greenlee: But she always tells the truth. She can't help it. Kendall: Yeah, what she thinks is the truth. Greenlee: And Zach denied the whole thing? Kendall: He didn't deny it, he explained it. Greenlee: He lies. He'll say anything. Kendall: Why? Why would he lie about this? He likes you. He actually likes you, Greenlee. He does, and he was worried about you when you were going to tell Ryan about the baby. God knows he has no reason to cover for Ryan. Greenlee: If Ryan asked Zach for help - - Kendall: Yeah, oh, there's a likely alliance right there -- Zach and Ryan banding together to help Ryan play dead. If he could be here right now with you, he would be. But he can't. He's dead. And he died loving you. Greenlee: If Ryan were out there, if he could do this to me -- Kendall: He didn't. Greenlee: I couldn't go on. I'd have nothing. Kendall: Nothing has changed, Greenlee. We can still have your baby. We can still go along with everything that we planned to do. That's still what you want, isn't it? [SCENE_BREAK] Di: I hate it when you twist what I say. Tad: Dixie, I don't want to fight with you. Di: Well, you won't back off. Tad: I can't, not when Julia's entire life is on the line. Di: Ok. I understand. I can relate. My life's been on the line, too. Tad: All right, then help me to help her. Di: I would love to help you protect Julia, just like I would want to protect J.R. and Little Adam, but I can't tell you what I don't know. I'm not lying or hiding anything. Why would I do that? It doesn't make sense, unless you think I'm just heartless. Tad: No. But you did spend a year in prison to protect Sturgess. That didn't make sense, either, until now. Di: Tad, we've been through all this! Tad: Dixie, are you scared? Is that what this is about? This guy put the fear of God in you, and you think it's going to come down to Julia's life or yours? [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: Relationships evolve. One day, there will be a trait that'll make you so angry, you just want to pick something up and throw it. And then the next day, that same thing will make you smile. Then it's endearing, then it's love. You can't explain what makes that change. It just happens. But unfortunately, it can unhappen, too. You wake up one morning and you gaze over at the person next to you, and they're the same person who was there the night before or the month before, but you just don't see them the same way. I mean, you try and you try. There's just something missing. Sam: And is that what happened to you? Julia: And Noah. Yeah. I blamed it on stress. You know, we fell in love in a different life. We had so many different identities and jobs and locations, I never called them homes. And, you know, we just moved and hid and, yeah, I just chalked it up to stress. Sam: Wasn't that it? I mean, how do you survive something like that? Julia: Well, it doesn't -- it doesn't matter what caused the change, Sam. The fact is that I -- I love Noah. I'll always love him. And whatever happened with your mom and your dad, you know, however they screwed up -- and we all screw up -- it doesn't mean that they didn't love each other. That love just got lost for a while. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Shouldn't you be hiding in some high-tech police van? Mimi: I'll be all over you until I find Julia. Zach: Wow. Is that sexual or police harassment? Mimi: Neither, Mr. Slater. I'm just devoted to my job. Zach: Come on. Call me Zach. Mimi: Have a seat, Zach. Zach: You want me to watch you eat? Mimi: Oh, no, you can eat, too. After all, you're picking up the check. Zach: I am, huh? I think I could like you. Mimi: Well, no, I figure a meal is the least you owe me after giving my men the slip. Zach: Now you've lost me. What did I do? Mimi: Your men crashed into a PVPD unmarked car, giving you a chance to get away. Now, it cost the taxpayers a tidy sum. Zach: Can I say something? Maybe this is not the time, but, you know, the amount of taxes I pay, you cops should be flying jets, and we should take these people out for dinner every night -- steak, lobster, anything you want. Now, you're a gorgeous woman, but I can't play with you right now. I'll join you some other time, ok? Mimi: I'd really like your company. Zach: Enough to take me down to the station? Because that's the only way you're going to get it tonight. I'll take a rain check on dinner. Ok? I think we'd have fun. Mimi: Any evening you turn around, I'll be here. Zach: That's a nice thought. You got a minute? Babe: Depends. What's it about? Zach: I need some information on Di Kirby. [SCENE_BREAK] Di: You never know when to quit. Tad: I can't. I told you it's not an option. But I give you my word, I won't let anything happen to you. You've got to trust me. Di: I do trust you, Tad. Tad: No, you don't. Di: But you're just not playing fair. Tad: I'm not playing at all! Julia spent nine years -- nine years -- jumping in and out of a variety of second-class, crummy lives. Dixie, you had a choice. You got to decide whether you wanted to be Di Kirby or Dixie Cooney. She didn't. Julia just got shoved all over the map by the Feds, because she had to stay one step ahead of scum like Kevin and his associates. She sacrificed everything -- her mother, her siblings, her friends, and in the end, finally and permanently, her husband. Di: I feel for Julia, I truly do, but, Tad -- Tad: All right, then imagine it, all right? Just think about it for a minute. For a minute, think about what it must be like to give up the life you love, everything -- J.R., Little Adam, everybody you've ever cared about -- because all you wanted to do was to do the right thing. Di: And in return, you wind up with nothing, everything gone. Tad: Exactly. Please, you got to help me. Just give me something, give me anything about Kevin Sturgess. The smallest little detail could blow this thing wide open. And if we don't come up with anything, then fine, ok, it doesn't matter. We tried. We gave it our best shot. But Julia only wants what you already have. She wants her life back. Dixie, do the right thing. Please tell me what you know. [SCENE_BREAK] Erin: I can take Jonathan to the hospital, get him admitted. You wait outside. Ryan: He's going to think I'm getting rid of him. Erin: Look, I gave you a hard time at first, because that's what I thought you were after. Now I know you're right. I -- I just can't give Jonathan the kind of help he needs. Ryan: I'd feel better if I was there, you know? Erin: It's not some kind of escape plan, Ryan, ok? I'm not going to whisk him to the hospital, out a side entrance, to some secret location. Ryan: I'm not worried about that. Erin: I want to do this in a way that's safe for you both. I owe you that much. Ryan: No debt except mine. I walked away from my wife forever. You two are all I have left. You are my family. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: It's awful, but it's better this way. Ryan didn't leave me on purpose. He couldn't help it. He died. Kendall: So then we're going to do what we said we would do? Our very own Ryan memorial? You still want to go ahead with the baby? [Greenlee nods.] Kendall: Well, kids, get ready for the big egg hunt. Greenlee: I wish it were that easy. Here. Kendall: Ok. What is this? "Preparing for Another Life," "Perfecting Pregnancy." My God, I won't finish these until the kid's in kindergarten. Greenlee: Start with this, this, but this is a must. Read carefully. The test is next Saturday. Kendall: Yeah, right. Greenlee: I'm serious. You're majoring in the art of pregnancy. Now, I've found three Mommy-to-be exercise programs. Choose whichever you prefer, but you got to get yourself in shape. Kendall: Excuse me, I am in great shape. Greenlee: Good enough for you, but not for you and the baby. And you'll read this, but your diet is no longer your own. Kendall: Right, you're co-opting it for the baby. Greenlee: Of course. Ok, no alcohol, no caffeine. Shellfish is an issue we'll discuss, but cut down now, and soy, and need I say your nightlife is a thing of the past? You need tons of sleep. Kendall: Why don't you just cage me in a corner for the rest of my life? Greenlee: Hmm, if I could. Oh, and last but definitely not least, before you get pregnant, you have to get a divorce. Go. Get busy. You've got tons to do. Kendall: Hold on a second, divorce? When did the D word get involved in this? Greenlee: Why kick about one tiny stipulation? I mean, fly to the islands, fill out a form, bye-bye, Slater. Just be back by Saturday. Kendall: Greenlee, you don't own my body, it's on loan. Greenlee: Your husband is untrustworthy. I don't like him, and my child doesn't need his negative prenatal influence. Kendall: Ok, you're kidding me about the prenatal -- Greenlee: Does Zach make you happy? No. And where will my baby be for the first nine months of his or her life? Kendall: Yes, but -- Greenlee: Zach is dangerous, Kendall. Kendall: No, he's not. Greenlee: As long as he's hanging around Julia Santos, dodging bullets, he is, and if you're near him, you're in the target zone. It's unacceptable, and I don't want my baby around him -- ergo, divorce is a must. Ok, drugs. No aspirin whatsoever. Kendall: No. Greenlee: Whatever you take, my baby takes, too, so -- Kendall: No, I will not divorce Zach. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Thanks. So, why come to me about Di? Zach: Well, she's a friend of your mother's. They were in prison at the same time. Babe: Wouldn't exactly call them friends. Zach: What can you tell me about her? Oh, don't worry about her, she's just jealous. How well did you know Di? Babe: I never said I knew her at all. What's your deal with her, anyway? She in some kind of trouble? Zach: She could be. Just want to talk to her. Babe: It's possible. Ok. My life has pretty much gone up in flames, and Di played a big part. Zach: How? Babe: She has a secret, and I want to know what it is. So you tell me what you have on her, and I just might be able to locate Di for you. Zach: And I might just have exactly what you need. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: You say you want to move on. That's what I was going for, full speed ahead. Jamie: We don't have to flaunt anything to Babe. Amanda: And if I'd been clear on that, no problem, but I honestly thought you wanted me to drive the point home. Jamie: I don't need you to talk or think for me. Amanda: Good, because that's not what I'm here for. Jamie: From now on, Babe is off-limits. Understood? Amanda: I couldn't care less where Babe is as long as you are here with me. Now, what were we here for again? I forgot. Oh, yeah. Goes like this. [Amanda kisses Jamie.] [SCENE_BREAK] Di: Why would I play games with Julia's life? Tad: I don't know. Di: I wouldn't. Like I wouldn't risk J.R. or Little Adam. I mean, if I could prove that Kevin was a homicidal maniac, I would. Tad: I'm not asking you to. All I'm asking you to do is have a conversation just reminisce about your past about Kevin. Di: About how I'm keeping some big, dark secret from you. I -- I thought we were past this enough so you could trust me, I mean, but -- Tad: Don't, don't. Don't do it, ok? Just don't turn this around on me. Di: But you don't believe me. That's pretty big, Tad. It hurts. I mean, don't do this to me. Don't do this to us. Tad: I want to believe you. Di: But you want to just come this far to throw it away? Tad: Now who's twisting words around? Di: Ok. I mean, either -- either you believe me, or you unlock that door and you go. I mean it, Tad. I mean, either this torture's got to stop, or you have to leave me for good. [SCENE_BREAK] Sam: I prayed that I would find my real family. And I have -- Tad and Ruth and Joe. What's wrong with that? Julia: When I became your godmother, I gave you a present. Sam: A prayer book? Julia: Mm-hmm. It belonged to your great -- ahem, it belonged to my grandmother. Do you remember what I wrote inside? Sam: "Read this well, but remember --" Julia: "Remember that sometimes God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." The Martins are your relatives, Sam, but your family is in California. [SCENE_BREAK] Erin: I thought you'd escaped, but it got you, too. I guess no one could run away from pain like ours, huh? Ryan, how close are you, how close are we to being in his place? Let's start fresh, forget old grudges. Can we? Ryan: God, yes. Yes. [Jonathan smiles listlessly as Ryan and Erin hug.] [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: Your father the journalist would tell you to explore everything. And I bet Maria didn't fight you too much on staying here. Sam: She was pretty cool with it. Julia: You're a lucky guy, Sam. Sam: Sometimes. Julia: Wouldn't it be nice if life were like a fairy tale? You know, "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Hansel & Gretel"? All this would be gingerbread. Sam: You'd have trouble with the rats. Julia: Happily ever after does not include rats. Sam: It's also fake. Julia: Well, when you're in love, you don't think so. It's all part of the package, and you just go for it. Noah and I did, your mom and dad did. I can't explain to you what happened to change our love any more than I can explain what happened to your mother and father's. But I will tell you this -- Maria would never, never do anything to hurt you or him or Maddie. It may not have been happily ever after, but it was real. Sam: Can you tell me more about my mom and dad? [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: So I'm after specific links between Di Kirby and some other people I heard about. Babe: And that's it? You expect me to hand her over for that? Zach: I know it doesn't sound like much, but when it all comes together, it's going to be big. Babe: You're not going to tell me anything else, are you? Zach: It's your turn. You owe me. Babe: Why, because you helped Bianca and me freak out J.R. with our affair at your little casino? Zach: No. Because I'm Miranda's uncle. Babe: I could hand over everything and get no payoff. Zach: I don't guarantee a jackpot, but I have a feeling you're not going to be disappointed. Babe: Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Give me one single reason why you're still married to Zach. Kendall: Well, that's it, the single reason. If I'm married, I'm not single. Greenlee: Where's your pride, your independence? What is wrong with you? You don't love Zach. You barely tolerate him. Kendall: I don't want to fall in love. That's why my marriage to Zach is perfect. I'll never get my heart broken again. But if I'm out there on the market, it could happen. Greenlee: Waddling into the dating pool, you really think you'll get a lot of action? Kendall: It could happen. Greenlee: Yeah, right. Pregnancy will not make you a guy magnet. But if some demented, family-oriented, baby-obsessed male starts sniffing around -- Kendall: Ok, that's a pretty picture, lovely. Greenlee: And you're feeling frisky, lumber away in the opposite direction. No sex during our pregnancy. Kendall: You're unbelievable. Greenlee: I know, I know there's nothing wrong with it, I know it's normally no risk to the baby, but since my bun will be in your oven, no éclairs or baguettes need apply. Kendall: Do you lie awake at night thinking this stuff up? Greenlee: No sex. Agreed? Kendall: Agreed. Greenlee: Fine. Kendall: Great, ok, I won't have your -- subject your bun to any frisky business. Greenlee: Great. Hit the books. Kendall: My marriage gives me security, and I won't end it, because you're on some maternal tear. So don't worry about it, Zach is not going to put me in any danger. Our baby stays safe, and I stay married. Greenlee: Oh, my God. Oh, my -- Kendall: What? Wait, what are you looking for? Greenlee: Something big enough and heavy enough to knock some sense into you. You care about Zach Slater. [SCENE_BREAK] Jamie: Aren't you hungry? Amanda: Isn't it obvious? God. Didn't take much. Jamie: What? You wouldn't like lobster? Amanda: You see Babe for five minutes, and you switch off. Jamie: I haven't eaten since noon. Amanda: You know, why don't you go for some takeout? Ooh, ooh -- get Mexican so we can get a big order of guacamole in Babe's honor. Yeah, I'll build a campfire, we'll sit around, tell Babe stories, maybe even sing your song. You guys did have a song, right? Jamie: You know, I came up here to have fun. Amanda: So did I, so let's get to it. Jamie: And suddenly I'm not having any. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: So we'll take him together, ok, to the hospital. You need me there to fast-talk them into admitting him under a different name. Erin: We're going to make this work. Ryan: Yes, we are. Hey. You feeling any better, Hockett? Jonathan: I'm trying. Ryan: Don't you worry about a thing, ok? Erin: We're going to get you to the hospital, ok? Ryan: We're all on the same side. Jonathan: Because we're family? Ryan: Always, Hockett. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Pick the most unlikely, unlikable man in the universe, and you still fall for him. Kendall: I haven't fallen for Zach. Greenlee: You're hopeless. Kendall: Zach, he's -- he's barely human, Greenlee. He's not tender or gentle or any of that. He's the antithesis of anyone I could ever possibly care about. Greenlee: Admit it, Kendall. Kendall: Stop, ok? Not another word. Zach -- I have him for one specific reason only. He is the -- the one worthless guy that will keep me from falling for any other worthless guy. Greenlee: You want him. Kendall: Other than that, he means nothing. No, I don't! Would you stop it? Please, stop. Ok, end of discussion. We're not talking about this anymore. I haven't fallen for Zach Slater, got it? [Door closes] Greenlee: No, you got it. Fallen and ker-splat. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Well, can't say I don't keep things interesting. Di: But it's real? You trust me? Tad: Yeah. Di: I love you. I love you and J.R. and Little Adam. That's why this time, "Together Forever" has to stick. [As Di and Tad kiss, Babe and Zach peer at them from behind some bushes.] Babe: There she is -- Di Kirby, otherwise known as Dixie Cooney Chandler Martin. [NEXT_ON] Danielle: Mom? I need help with my zipper. [Garret walks into the dressing room.] Babe to J.R. : There's only one man for me. Always was, always will be. Zach to Tad : I need you to find somebody for me. Di to Del : I'm about to lose everything.

Babe runs into Jamie and Amanda together and it's clear that Jamie is not over her nor she-him. She runs into Zach and he is able to persuade her to let him in on what she knows about "Di Kirby". She takes him to the Chandler house so he can see the woman who is her son's nanny and claims to be JR's mother. Tad urges Dixie to tell him what she knows about Kevin because he believes that Kevin might get Julia killed. But she tells him she doesn't know anything more than what she is telling him. Julia tells Sam that he must realize that although the Martins are his biological relatives, Maria and Maddie are his family. Greenlee and Kendall grapple with the possibility that Ryan might still be alive. But they still want to go through with Kendall having the baby for Greenlee.

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Damon: [Sneaks up on Colby in her bed and kisses her] Hey. Hey. Hey. You're sleeping in the middle of the day. Colby: No. I didn't sleep all night. Damon: It was the first party I've been to -- yeah, the first party where a guy actually died. Colby: I tried to do what Asher told me, just forget what I saw in the hotel room, but I just couldn't do it. Damon: Yeah, he made it seem like it was no big deal. Colby: I know. When two guys are fighting, and then a few seconds later one keels over dead -- I mean, that is a big deal. Damon: So you told your mom? Colby: Yeah. Now she's going after Ryan for the murder. D.A. Mama can't stand to lose her first big case, so she's gonna use whoever she can to win. You should hang out with somebody else today. I'm not gonna be a lot of fun. Damon: I want to be with you however you are. You don't have to be fun. Colby: No. Well, can I go shower at least first? I mean, I must look like hell. Damon: You look like beautiful, ok, and you're staying where you are. After everything you've done for me, it's my turn. [SCENE_BREAK] A.J.: Is he in heaven? Marissa: Is who in heaven, sweetie? A.J.: Grandpa David. Krystal: Why do you ask? A.J.: Because a kid at school told me that he was a bad man. Marissa: Do you remember when "Toy Story 3" first came out, and you wanted to go to the first show, but you couldn't because you had a cold? You remember Grandpa David went out and got you the video game and Sparks the Robot and played with you all day? He did that because he loved you. You were his one and only favorite, special boy. Krystal: You know what? I wouldn't listen to anyone else. I would just think of my memories. Think of all the good things he did. Caleb: Hey, A.J. How you doing, buddy? I'm sorry about your grandpa. A.J.: Were you his friend? [SCENE_BREAK] Asher: J.R.? Can I call you J.R.? J.R.: You saved my sister's life. You can call me whatever you want. Asher: Thanks for setting me up with that interview at Chandler. I think it went pretty well. J.R.: My H.R. rep loves you. In fact, I think she might be in love with you. Asher: We did hit it off. J.R.: I'm not sure if she wants to hire you or marry you. But there is one snag. The top university that you put on your resume? The school in question says they never had an Asher Pike enrolled there. Asher: So I'm fired before I even get hired? J.R.: It depends. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: So any new prison tattoos I should know about? Kendall: Thanks for posting my bail and not calling me an idiot. Bianca: Are you ok? Kendall: Yeah, I'm fine. Zach is gonna freak. Bianca: You haven't told him yet? Kendall: What am I gonna say? "Hi, honey. I can't meet you in New York, because I've been charged with a felony or two. Oh, and to top it off, I may go to prison, so I can't leave Pine Valley." Bianca: I'm sure if you just explain it to him -- Kendall: How do you think Zach's gonna react when I tell him the reason why I could go to prison is because I was helping Ryan? [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: How did we get here? You behind bars? David gone? Ryan: You should go. Greenlee: And go where? Yacht Club? Wildwind? Maybe to the mall, where everybody wants to take my picture. Ryan: Greenlee, you should go. I'm serious. We shouldn't be seen like this together. This is my attorney, Roy Gibson. Roy, this is Greenlee. Roy: Greenlee? You're Dr. Hayward's -- Greenlee: Widow, I guess. Ryan: So where are we, Roy? Roy: We're expecting the autopsy results today. I think it's time we consider cutting a deal. Greenlee: You want Ryan to plead guilty? Roy: If Hayward died from the fight, you're looking at a murder charge, life in prison. Greenlee: You didn't murder him. I know you. I don't know what happened to David. I don't want to think about it, but you're not pleading guilty. You're not going to prison. Ryan: I turned myself in. I knew what I was getting myself into here. Greenlee: No, you have too much to live for. You have everything. You have Emma. You have Spike. You have a future. You have -- [SCENE_BREAK] Damon: Cappuccino. Colby: Cappuccino? You made cappuccino? Damon: Yes. No. Lucretia made it, but I put the cinnamon on top. Colby: Oh, really? Damon: Yeah. Colby: That's really good. Damon: Thank you. I thought so. It took a lot of work. Colby: Mmm! And a chocolate croissant? Damon: Yeah. Colby: My favorite. Damon: I figured the sugar plus the caffeine might get you going. Colby: Thank you. Damon: That's not all, although. I know you're bummed out, so I put together something hopefully cool for you. Colby: No, I got that for you, though. Damon: Yeah, I know, and it's awesome, and -- oh, look. Check out my screen saver. And look. There's a little video I made. Colby: You made? When did you do this? Damon: I've been working on it for a while so we could remember when we first -- you know. Colby: Yeah, I do know. Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Why'd you on your resume? Asher: I'm ready to start work for Chandler Enterprises. Does how I got here really matter? J.R.: All right, you got two minutes, or I forget everything. Asher: College wasn't for me. Long story short, I broke the rules and I cut a deal. They'd wipe out my records, make it look like I was never there. But I was there for a couple years, so I put it on my resume. J.R.: And you didn't think that I'd check? Asher: Most people don't. J.R.: Still, it's funny that a school would cut a deal like that. What exactly did you do? Asher: I hacked into the computer system, changed around a bunch of grades. J.R.: Yours? Asher: I did it for these college basketball players who were gonna lose their scholarships if they flunked out. I mean, do you know how much a top-ranked hoops program brings in? J.R.: Is that why you don't like cops, Asher? Asher: Look, here's the thing. I'm not the typical guy who would apply for a job at Chandler. J.R.: Yeah. No kidding. Asher: I've done some questionable things. J.R.: Why are you telling me this? Asher: Because I think a guy like you could probably use a guy like me. J.R.: Really? What kind of guy is that? Asher: I'll do what you tell me, how you tell me, no questions asked. I'm great with computers. J.R.: Or hacking into them. Asher: That's not my only skill. Part-time, off the books -- whatever. No one even has to know that I'm working for you. J.R.: What makes you think that I could use someone like you? [SCENE_BREAK] A.J.: Is Grandpa David keeping Mama company? Krystal: We hope so. We hope they're up there in heaven together. A.J.: I miss Mama. Marissa: Would you like to go to the cemetery, maybe bring her some flowers? Krystal: Hmm. She'd like that. You know, she always looking down on us. Caleb: I got to find a place that's quieter where I can concentrate. Ahem. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I keep telling myself everything will be ok, but Zach will not be ok with this. Bianca: Ok, he is he gonna be thrilled you got yourself arrested? No. No. But in he end, he'll understand. Kendall: Before I got sucked into this whole mess, I kept telling myself Zach would disapprove, but I did it anyway. Bianca: Your friends were in trouble. You needed to help. Kendall: Yeah, well, most people help by being a shoulder to cry on or making a phone call. What do I do? I break into cars. Bianca: And set evidence on fire. Kendall: Thanks, Binks. It's like this instinct kicks in, and I can't stop. Before you know it, I'm sucked in, and I can't get out. Madison: Hey. Have you guys seen Ryan? Bianca: Not exactly. Kendall: Bianca just bailed me out. Madison: You were arrested? Why? Kendall: For destroying the evidence that David used to blackmail Greenlee. Madison: It's completely gone? Kendall: Torched it myself, along with my life. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: I will not abandon you, Ryan, not after everything you've done for me. Ryan: Just don't run off and do something crazy and get yourself in handcuffs like Kendall, ok? I told you that there was gonna be a way out. I want you to take it. Greenlee: I'll get my father to help with your case. Everyone's gonna want to help you, because they care about you. They love you. Madison: I heard the great news. No more fake evidence hanging over your head. So Ryan's locked up, but you're free -- to go. Ryan's in jail, and you're the one who's free. It's so nice how that worked out for you. Greenlee: You think I'm happy about this? You think I'm celebrating Ryan locked behind bars, the fact that David is gone? Madison: Your husband blackmailed you. You got away, and Ryan and Kendall pay the price? Ryan: Madison, Greenlee honestly had no choice. She would've been arrested for attempted murder, and Liza would've had more evidence on me. Because if I knew that David was blackmailing her, then it would've given me real motive to kill him. Madison: Yeah, because everyone knows that you would do anything to protect her. But you could spend the rest of your life in prison. Ryan: Madison -- Greenlee: No. You know what, Ryan? She's right about all of it, about all of the collateral damage around me. David didn't deserve to die, and you don't deserve to be in there. Ryan: Greenlee, can I talk to Madison alone, please? [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: So you hanging out with my family now? Caleb: Am I hanging out with your family now? Yeah, I suppose I am. That should be your job, shouldn't it, Junior? J.R.: Thank you for the advice. Oh, by the way, the integration is going great. Uncle Palmer's company fits perfectly under the Chandler umbrella. Caleb: That won't be for long. J.R.: Yeah. Whatever, Cooney. Caleb: It's Cortlandt. Cortlandt. J.R.: Good for you. Caleb: You know, the thing about people like you who play the game the way that you do, it never ends well. You should ask Marissa's father. J.R.: [Opens door] I'm here to pick up A.J. Marissa: He's in the kitchen. Krystal: You know what? I actually have a couple errands to run, so -- will you be ok? Marissa: Yeah, I'll be fine. J.R.: Ok, what's wrong? Marissa: You think that if you drive Scott out of Chandler, that Annie will leave him. J.R.: Where did you get an idea like that? Marissa: Oh, it makes perfect sense. You take Scott out of Chandler, you take all the power for yourself, and Annie will want you. J.R.: Annie's married. Marissa: Oh, marriage didn't stop you before. God, you're still going after her. You're just using a different strategy. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: What are the sales on the last quarter? Bianca: Kendall, you just got out of jail. Let's go see the kids. Kendall: I'm worried about Fusion. Bianca: We're doing great. We're working on it, anyway. Kendall: Ok. I'm worried about Ryan. I've been where he is -- locked in a cell, away from your kids, not knowing when you're gonna get out, if you're gonna get out. It is the worst possible place to be. How did this happen? Bianca: Ryan saw Greenlee in danger? Kendall: So he killed David? No, I can't believe Ryan would go that far. Bianca: It is possible to do something violent, something you never imagined yourself doing. Kendall: Do you think Ryan's guilty? Bianca: I think it was an accident, a tragic accident. I'm not sure a jury is gonna see it that way. [Elevator door opens] Greenlee: Ryan needs your help. Bianca: You never should've pulled him into this. Greenlee: I didn't ask for his help. I certainly didn't ask for it to end like this. Bianca: Oh, you just thought David would let you walk away, and everything would be clean? Kendall: We all know how Ryan is. He comes to your rescue even if you didn't send out a distress call. Greenlee: I told him so many times I could handle David on my own. Bianca: But you knew Ryan would never back off. And then David finally pushed him too far. Greenlee: We don't know what happened. Kendall: Greenlee, we have a pretty good idea. Bianca: We all know that Ryan isn't a murderer. But, I mean, given his history, this doesn't look good. Maybe it's time for you to own this, Greenlee. Kendall: Bianca. Greenlee: She's right. I should've done this a long time ago. Kendall: Done what? Greenlee: Come clean about everything I did, all of it. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: You're divorcing me. You don't get to concern yourself with my life. Marissa: Your life affects our son's life. You promised that A.J. would be your top priority from now on. J.R.: He is. Marissa: Yeah, except when your company is your top priority, or when Annie is your top priority. J.R.: I'm not gonna fight you on this. Our son always comes first, so don't listen to Scott. He wants to make you think the worst, so he can get an edge over me. Marissa: This is not about Scott! A.J. just lost his grandfather. He needs you, and all you care about, all you think about, is power. J.R.: A.J. is a Chandler. This is his legacy. Marissa: He doesn't need your company! He needs attention, support, a peaceful family, not constant conflict! God, I would think that having grown up with Adam as your father, you would understand that, but clearly you don't. J.R.: [Sighs] So A.J.'s really having a tough time with David's death? Marissa: Yes. He is asking all kinds of questions about heaven, about Babe. This is really hitting him hard. J.R.: Yeah, well, we should've broke the news to him together. Marissa: Yeah, well, some kid at school beat us to it and wasn't nice about it. God, the look on his face. J.R.: I'm sorry. But he'll get over it. Kids are resilient. If we don't mention David's name around him, he'll let it go. Marissa: Whatever anyone says about David, he was my father. I won't just erase him. J.R.: But it wasn't like A.J. and him were close. Marissa: Yeah, they didn't have a lot of time together, but David made what they had count. A.J. has lots of memories, happy memories. J.R.: Oh, really? Like the time Grandpa Dave tried to cut him out of my life forever? Marissa: What do you want, J.R.? You want to make your son forget that he has any family besides you? You want to fight me until I finally admit that A.J. should be raised as a perfect Chandler? J.R.: He was supposed to be back with me by now. Marissa: Well, he's happy with me! J.R.: Really? Is that what you tell him? [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: It's not easy for you, is it? Caleb: What? Krystal: All that pain and loss. That's what you walked away from all those years ago. Caleb: You know, I got to get home and find some stuff. Krystal: All right, all right. Just -- well, just remember the filing system I set up for you. Caleb: And the color-coded stuff? Krystal: Mm-hmm. Blue for briefs, magenta for motions. Caleb: Magenta? Krystal: It was either that or mauve. Caleb: Are you gonna help me out with this or what? Krystal: I thought you'd never ask. [SCENE_BREAK] Asher: We can fix any computer: Laptops, mainframes, networks. That's why they call us "The Nerd Army." Francoise: Uh, you don't look like a nerd. Asher: And you don't look like a nanny. [Doorbell rings] Asher: That's my coworker. Us nerds always travel in pairs. I got it. You can go back to the kids. [Opens door] Asher: Can I help you? Gregory: I'm Gregory from The Nerd Army. Is Caleb Cortlandt here? Asher: I'm Caleb. Gregory: I do all the tech over at Fusion. Bianca Montgomery asked me to come take a look at the computers, make sure there was no damage from the fire. Asher: Yeah. Actually, I just got off the phone with Bianca. We're all good. False alarm. Thanks anyway. Gregory: Sure. Asher: Yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Ok, I totally understand you being upset, but let me be very clear. Greenlee is not the reason that I'm in here right now. Madison: If she had stood up to David sooner, if she had left him, everything would be different. Ryan: She was afraid of what he was gonna do to her. I mean, you know what that's like. You know what it feels to be trapped like that. Madison: Yeah, I do. And I even talked to Greenlee about it, and I told her that she has support and friends who would help her, that she's safe. But she had to do it her way, and now look where we are. It was supposed to be over. And now it might not be over for a very long time. Ryan: Which is why I can't ask you to wait for me. Madison: You're not asking. I'm telling you I will wait for as long as it takes. Ryan: Madison -- Madison: Ryan, you know how I feel about you. My feelings haven't changed, and they're not going to. I'm not gonna turn my back on you. I'm not gonna let these bars scare me off. I sure as hell am not gonna let you push me away. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: So many people have done so much for me. You stepped up for my company. You risked going to jail to help me. Ryan's facing murder charges, and David -- in I can't let him go to his grave taking all the blame for the things I did. Kendall: What did you do, Greenlee? Greenlee: I fixed the books to make it look like Erica stole from the Miranda Center. David helped me, but it was all my idea. I was angry. A year of my life was gone. My fiancé, my best friend betrayed me. I had nothing except Fusion, and I couldn't stand the idea of Erica taking it away. I would've done anything to hold onto it, and so I did. Kendall: The plane? Greenlee: I asked David to keep Erica out of town until after the scandal hit, so she'd look even more guilty. I didn't know that he was gonna mess with her plane, and when I found out, I was horrified. But I kept quiet to protect him and myself. Bianca: So you could've ended this months ago? If you had just said something, Ryan wouldn't be in jail. David would. Greenlee: And he'd still be alive. I was selfish, and everyone suffered because of it. If I could go back and change everything, I would. David would be alive. Ryan would be free. Please believe me, from the bottom of my heart, I am so, so sorry. Kendall: All this time I've been helping you get away from David, convincing myself that you had nothing do with that plane crash. Because no matter how much you hated my mother, I never believed that you would actually help David kill her. Greenlee: It all got so out of hand. Bianca: "Out of hand"? We thought she was dead. Uncle Jack searched the woods for her body. My children had nightmares. Greenlee: I never meant to hurt Erica. Kendall: You meant to send her to prison. Greenlee: No. But -- Kendall: Then just ruin her reputation? You could've destroyed our company, everything that we worked so hard for! Greenlee: I was sick about it. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. Kendall: Oh, ok. But you could save yourself, and you could protect your husband, the man who tried to kill her? Greenlee: I finally told Ryan. Bianca: You told only enough to ease your guilty conscience. Kendall: Before I burned that evidence, you thanked me for believing that you would never hurt my mother. Greenlee: I didn't do it on purpose. Kendall: But all you did was care about saving yourself and David. Greenlee: He saved my life! Kendall: And I am so sick and tired of hearing that! Greenlee: When I woke up, everything that I cared about was gone. Everyone had moved on and forgotten about me. I felt so alone, except for David. He was there for me. He held my hand. But the choices we made -- we just weren't good together, and he just couldn't accept that. Why couldn't he just accept that? Kendall: Because he was David. And you should've known better. Greenlee, we have been friends a very long time, and I have forgiven you for a lot. But this? Greenlee: Kendall, please. Kendall: No, I risked my freedom for you! I risked my marriage! My son's father -- he's in prison! Greenlee: I'm gonna get those charges dropped. I'll make sure of it, and I will help you any way I can. Kendall: No, no, I don't want your help. Bianca: What you've just admitted is huge, ok, but we can't deal with that right now. Our only focus is getting Ryan out of jail and keeping Kendall from going back there. Greenlee: We can work together. Bianca: No. No, we can't. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: You really want to stick by me? Madison: You're an honorable man, Ryan. You tried to push me away to protect me, to spare me from everything that you're going through. I don't want to be spared. I want to be in this with you. Ryan: But you're building a life. You know, you should be out there. You should be living it. You should be doing whatever you want to do that makes you happy. Madison: What makes me happy is you -- your smile, your eyes, and the way your hand feels in mine. I'm not gonna let that go. So if this goes to trial, I will be in that courtroom every day. Sorry, Lavery, you're not gonna get rid of me. Ryan: Guard? [SCENE_BREAK] Marissa: Are you still feeling sad about Grandpa David? J.R.: Hey, I've got an idea. How about we head home, get changed, go down to the office, and you can sit in the big chair? Would you like that? Ok. Do you want to join us? Marissa: No. You go ahead with your daddy, ok? I'll see you later. I love you more than anything in the whole world. We both do. Come on. See you later. Singer: And the life I have found [SCENE_BREAK] [At Wildwind, Asher accesses Courtland Electronics' records and prints them out] [Noise at door] Asher: You're Caleb Cooney. Caleb: I'm Caleb Cortlandt. Who are you, and what the hell are you doing in my house? Asher: I'm with The Nerd Army. Caleb: The what? Asher: The Nerd Army. Krystal: They make house calls to fix computers. Caleb: What's wrong with the computer? Asher: Oh, Bianca Montgomery sent me over to check all your machines, see if there's any damages from the fire. Caleb: You're gonna have to come back another time, and make an appointment. I've got stuff to do. Asher: I'll be really quick. I'll stay out of your way. Caleb: Did you heard what I just said? Asher: Got it. I'll come back when it's more convenient. Caleb: Yeah, for me. [Door closes] Caleb: I can't find the notes that Angie gave me on the hospital board meeting. Krystal: You're looking in the wrong place. I sub-filed them by date, remember? Caleb: Oh. Right. Got them. Krystal: You seem a little distracted, on edge. Is it because of the fire? Oh, come -- Caleb. You don't blame yourself, do you? It wasn't your fault. If anything, you should be proud. You saved Miranda's life. Caleb: Angie saved Miranda's life, ok? I appreciate your concern, but I'm fine. [SCENE_BREAK] Colby: I'm really sorry to hear about your dad. Damon: Yeah, me, too. Marissa: Thanks. Colby: Um, is there anything that I can do? Marissa: Yeah. Actually, can you keep an eye on A.J. when he's staying at the mansion? Colby: Of course. Of course. Is he doing ok? Marissa: Yeah. He's just -- he's having a hard time with the news about David, and J.R. and I disagree about how to deal with it. J.R. thinks that we should just stop talking about David, you know, as if pretending that he didn't exist will magically make A.J. forget. Colby: Hey, don't forget your family. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: All right, you run upstairs and get changed. We'll go to the office. We'll have a blast, ok? [Doorbell rings] J.R.: What's this? Asher: Caleb Cooney's schedule for the next month.' J.R.: Where'd you get this? Asher: Is it helpful? J.R.: Well, there's a lot of meetings he's having this month: CEOs, some board members. Wait a minute. This guy's our banker. What the hell? Asher: I thought you might be interested. J.R.: All right, what do you want? Asher: I just thought I'd let you know whose side I'm on. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I'm just in shock. Bianca: Me, too. Kendall: I mean, I really thought that she -- Bianca: Me, too. Kendall: I can't say that I'm completely shocked. I always thought there was a chance that maybe Greenlee was involved. Bianca: Yeah, she's more than involved. She set the whole thing in motion. Kendall: Do you believe what Greenlee said about being with David, that being with him made her into a different person? Bianca: Greenlee -- she's gone through a lot. I mean, there's no question about that. But she's a strong woman. Her choices got her where she is. Now she has to take responsibility for it. Kendall: I should call Zach. I have waited way too long already. What am I gonna say? Bianca: Tell him the truth. Kendall: All he wants is his family together and safe, and I keep putting it at risk. Bianca: You fight for what you believe in. You follow your heart. Zach's got to accept that. Kendall: What if he doesn't? [SCENE_BREAK] Officer: You have five minutes. Madison: When you called for the guard, I didn't know what you were -- [Ryan kisses Madison] [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Hi. I'm Greenlee Hayward, and I need to make arrangements to have my husband's body taken to the funeral home. Nurse: I'm sorry for your loss. I'll be just a minute. Greenlee: Ok. David: You really are worried, aren't you? Ryan could go to prison for life. Greenlee: That won't happen. David: It certainly could. The man did want me dead. No one can deny that, especially you. You're the reason he did it, Greenlee. Greenlee: Don't say that. David: It's the truth. Ryan murdered me for you. Aren't you the least bit sorry about that? Greenlee: More than you could ever imagine. Cliff: I need to have these transcribed immediately. Greenlee: Did you finish the autopsy? Cliff: Yes. Your husband didn't die the way we thought. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: People been talking about David and how the world's a better place without him. Caleb: Well, I think we're here, and then we're not here, and in between we just try not to make things any worse than they were when we got here. Krystal: But look at Palmer. He left a real legacy, especially in Pine Valley: His company, his family. Even when he died, he brought us his nephew. Caleb: Whoo-hoo! Hmm. Lucky you. Krystal: Do you have any idea how much you mean to this town? [Caleb sighs] Krystal: I mean, you must've felt it when you were giving that speech. People respect you. I think people are even starting to depend on you. Caleb: I'm gonna get another drink. Krystal: Wait a minute. Now, don't do that. You heard me. and I know you felt it, Caleb Cooney. Caleb: Cortlandt. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: A.J.? Hey, if you're hiding in here, buddy, it's time to come out. A.J.? A.J.? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I miss you, too. Zach, wait. There's something that I have to tell you. It's Spike. He's having such a good time here in Pine Valley that he wants to stay a little bit long. I hope that's ok. Ok. I love you, too. Bye. [Hangs up phone] I couldn't do it. [SCENE_BREAK] Madison: Wow. I mean, wow. Ryan: My thoughts exactly. Madison: You're seeing stars, too? Ryan: Because of you. I might've killed a man, and you're willing to stand by me. Madison: Even if you did, I'm not really in a position to judge you. But I know you didn't kill David. Ryan: But if a jury thinks I did or if I take a plea, I could be going away for a very long time. You're willing to ride that through? Madison: All the way. [Kissing] [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: David wasn't killed by blunt force because of the fight? Cliff: No. Greenlee: Did he die of natural causes? Cliff: No. I'm afraid not. Greenlee: Then what was it? Cliff: I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but your husband was poisoned.

Colby lies in her bedroom when Damon walks in and crawls on the bed to her. Damon kisses her awake. Colby doesn't want to get up since she hadn't gotten much sleep the night before. She was worried about Liza using the info against Ryan that she gave her. At Krystal's restaurant, A.J. sits at a table and asks Marissa about heaven and if David is there. Caleb walks in and watches Marissa, Krystal with A.J. J.R. confronts Asher as to why when he had checked Asher's references that the school had had no record of an Asher Pike. Kendall and Bianca discuss Zach and how that Kendall needs to tell Zach everything that is going on. Greenlee visits with Ryan in jail when Roy comes to visit Ryan. Roy lets Ryan know that they should try to make a deal with the D.A. since the autopsy is coming back that day and Ryan could face life in prison. Ryan orders Greenlee to go since they shouldn't be seen together. Madison walks in and finds out that Kendall had been arrested for destroying evidence in Ryan's case. Outside of Krystal's restaurant, J.R. confronts Caleb about spending too much time with J.R.'s family. Greenlee tells Ryan she refuses to abandon him when Madison walks in. Madison reminds Greenlee that Ryan is in jail and Kendall had been arrested and Greenlee was walking around free. J.R. comes in to Krystal's and sees Krystal behind the bar. Marissa walks in. Krystal hurriedly leaves while Marissa reprimands J.R. for trying to oust Scott from Chandler so that Annie will want J.R. Kendall and Bianca come to work at Fusion. Kendall wants to go over the figures, but Bianca stops her. Greenlee comes in and wants Bianca and Kendall's help. Greenlee tells Kendall and Bianca that she needs to tell everything. A.J. comes in and witnesses J.R. and Marissa fighting. Caleb asks Krystal for help. At Wildwind, Asher poses as Caleb when a computer expert stops by to check on Caleb's computer. Asher breaks into Caleb's computer and prints out a copy of his schedule. Caleb and Krystal come in and catch Asher. Caleb questions Caleb as to what he is doing here. Asher lies and tells Caleb that he was checking his computers for glitches since the fire. Caleb orders Asher to go. Greenlee confesses all to Kendall and Bianca about her involvement in Erica's plane crash and for setting Erica up for embezzlement of Miranda Center funds.

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J.R.: Look, I don't care what your policy is. I need my mother's account information. Alfred: I've already told you, that information is confidential. J.R.: I have to check her activity. It might be able to tell me where she is. Alfred: And if you would like to contact the proper authorities, I would be more than happy to assist them. But there are strict channels -- J.R.: Listen to me, you little vault troll, hmm? My mother's missing, she's in danger, and if you don't help me, you will be in danger, too. Do you understand me? Babe: J.R., stop. Let him go. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: What about Dixie Martin? Did you check under that? Fine. Case all of Manhattan if you have to and let me know. Man: The information you requested. Zach: Is that everything? Man: All we can find on Di Kirby from the time she was with Kevin Sturgess. Zach: Go. Oh, my, oh, my. Di Kirby gets around, doesn't she? [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Thank God. You get any leads on Dixie? Aidan: Jamie helped our guys out. We must've hit everyone in a 10-mile radius, and we got something. Tad: You want to hit me with it? Aidan: Someone remembers seeing Dixie within the two-hour window after she left Julia. Tad: So she was meeting with this guy The Dragon? Aidan: Well, you tell me. Dixie was at the yacht club right after Mimi Reed's wedding, talking to the groom, Garret Williams. [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: Yes! Look what I found under the bathroom sink. Di: How are you going to use that against Garret? Julia: I'm going to poison your friend The Dragon. Di: Oh. You think he's really going to toss back a bleach cocktail? Julia: I will mix it in with his food, I will put it in his orange juice. Di: Ok, all right, calm down. Think about this -- he's not an idiot, Julia. He's going to know if there's -- Julia: Look, I'm no a sitting duck. I'm going to find a way to bring this guy down. Di: Yeah? And you think bleach is going to do the trick? You want me to go find you a butter knife in the kitchen, as well? Julia: You want to stop shooting down all my ideas and work with me? [Keypad beeps] Garret: Hello, doves. Is it laundry day, because I've got some -- [Di screams as Julia showers Garret's face with bleach.] Garret: Oh! [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock on door] Ryan: Erin's back already? [Ryan's about to open the door when he hears a car approaching.] [Car door closes] Greenlee: Hi. You must be Erin. Erin: You're Greenlee. Greenlee: It's so good to finally meet you. How did you recognize me? Erin: I saw your pictures in the paper after my brothers -- Greenlee: I'm sorry for surprising you like this. You're still trying to deal with everything that happened to your brothers. I'm trying to deal myself. Erin: Then -- then you'll understand why I need some space, you know, time to figure out how I feel? Greenlee: Towards Ryan? That's part of the reason I came. Maybe we can help each other. Erin: I'm doing fine, thanks. Greenlee: You need space? You're doing fine? Which one is it? Erin: Both, depending on the day. Can you come back in a few weeks? Greenlee: Please give me a little time. Can't we at least talk? I promise I won't stay long. Erin: I'm just not sure if it's going to help. Greenlee: Being here, seeing you, I feel closer to Ryan. Erin: Come on in. Greenlee: Your place is adorable. Erin: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: You have got to stop blowing up at people that you need help from. J.R.: Shut up, ok? I can handle this. Babe: You let me handle Mr. Vanderpoole. Hi. Look, J.R. -- he has this big bark, but there's -- there's no bodily harm necessary. J.R.: Just zip it, Babe. You're wasting time. Alfred: Until you laugh in my face and chain me to my desk or throw me in the vault. What other practical joke has Dixie concocted? J.R.: This is not a joke. Alfred: Oh, yeah, and I heard that one before, too. I've heard that one before. Babe: Mr. Vanderpoole, he's serious. Dixie's missing. Alfred: Really? You're serious? J.R.: Can't you get a clue? I told you that when we first came in here. Babe: Look, I can see that you're a compassionate man. Can you please just give us a moment of your time? Alfred: There's no problem here. I'm fine. J.R.: Yeah, fine, great. Now, can we see the account information? Alfred: I told you, I'm still not permitted to do that. J.R.: You will give me that information -- Babe: J.R., please. We all know how special mamas are, right? What would you do if your mama went missing? Alfred: Well, that would never happen to my mother. I mean, I do everything for her. She never has to leave our home. Babe: But if she did go missing, you would just sit back and do nothing? Alfred: No, of course not. Babe: You would do everything in your power to find her, save her, right? Alfred: Nothing would be too much. Babe: Including taking a look into her bank information? Please? It would really be a big help. Don't let another son be without his mama. Alfred: All right. All right. I'm going to pull up Dixie's financial statements on my computer in my private office, and I will leave them on the screen while I step away for a moment. I think I'll go call my mother. I'd like to see if she's ok. Babe: We'll be gone before you get back. Thank you, Mr. Vanderpoole. Alfred: For you, anytime. Next time leave him at home. Babe: So we'll just give Alfred a minute to pull up what you need and then we'll hit his office. J.R.: Thanks. Babe: I'm sorry, what was that? J.R.: Thank you, ok? You were right. Babe: Is that gratitude? Well, serve up the snow cones -- it's freezing here in hell. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Damn it, J.R., what have you done? Krystal: Any word on Dixie? Adam: No, no, nothing yet. Why don't you join me? Krystal: Yeah, take one sip of that orange juice, next thing you know, I'm flat on my back being wheeled out of here. Adam: I'm not going to poison you, Krystal. Krystal: Not yet, huh? Adam: Come on, sit. I'm trying to frame an apology. Krystal: And what are you sorry for, huh? Getting me drunk, taking advantage of me, or kicking me in your sleep the other night? Adam: I haven't been very fair with you. Krystal: Yeah, I can think of a few other words to describe your behavior. Adam: I'm trying to speak in earnest for a moment. Krystal: And what brought that on? Adam: I've been thinking a lot about everything that happened with Dixie. Uh, J.R. may be losing his mother all over again. And I was wrong to spend so much time and energy trying to prove she was a fake, and I almost lost my own son in the process. Life is too short to keep family apart. Krystal: For once, I agree with you. Adam: I don't want to be so suspicious. Krystal: You really think you can learn new tricks at your age? Adam: Well, I can reach out more to the other people in my life, and not just blood relatives. Krystal: And that includes me? Adam: Well, no matter how it happened, you are my wife. Krystal: Admitting it is the first step. Adam: I don't want to fight anymore, Krystal. You're a good woman. You deserve my respect. Krystal: Well, isn't that something else? Adam: I don't want you to leave this marriage empty-handed, and I'm willing to negotiate a fair settlement. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: How many people were at the yacht club when Dixie was there? Aidan: Well, according to one of the waiters, it was pretty crowded. Mimi's wedding was small, but there was a business luncheon going on in the main room at the same time. Tad: So it is possible she spoke to somebody other than Williams? Aidan: Yeah, completely possible. Tad: Wait a minute. Sammy gave me this early this morning. He said that he and Lily found it on a road near where Julia disappeared. It's a parking voucher from the yacht club. It's dated the same date as Mimi's wedding. Aidan: Well, Dixie went to the yacht club, and Julia disappears from the same area a ticket from there was found. Tad: And I saw Dixie speaking to Garret Williams myself at the police station. When I interrupted, she said they were just talking, but there was definitely some kind of tension between them. What the hell are you doing here? Zach: Have you heard from the lovely Dixie? Tad: Well, if I had, you wouldn't get the memo. Zach: Well, maybe she's spending some time with friends from the good old days. [Zach produces a newspaper article showing a picture of Di with Garret and another man.] [SCENE_BREAK] Di: Are you ok? Garret: Is that any way to treat a friend? Julia: Why aren't you yelling? [Garret coughs] Garret: You know, there's no pain. Actually, that bottle you have -- it's filled with water. I left it just for you to see what you'd do. Unfortunately, you failed my test again. Julia: Give me another chance, I promise I'll come through. Garret: You couldn't pass up an opportunity to destroy me. Julia: You're delusional if you think I'm going to fall for your sick mind games. I'm not some teenaged twit. Garret: No, of course not, Julia. You're very -- Julia: Why don't you just stick to the girls you pick up in bus stations? Garret: I'd keep my friend quiet if I were you. Di: Ok, Julia, please stop. You're not doing us any good here. Julia: What's not doing any good is sitting around waiting for him to kill us. I won't do it. He goes first. Di: Well, you're not earning us any favors. Julia: I have lived too hard, too long to give it up to that sick bastard. You want to break me, you're going to have to kill me. Garret: Be careful what you ask for. Di: She's just completely strung out. Take it easy on her. Let me talk to her. Garret: You know what? Give up on your friend Julia. Your little chats aren't helping, Di. Di: Well, I can't give up on her. She's my friend. Garret: Since when? Di: Since Dixie's friends became mine. Garret: Well, a friend like that can be a liability. Di: Now, don't do that. Don't go there. Garret: What kind of friend would she be if she'd let you get hurt in the end? Huh? Di: You can't kill me. My letter would be released, and you would be found out. Garret: I knew I was forgetting something. Time's up, Di. Hand over the letter. Di: No. It's my insurance policy. Garret: That letter insures your safety, not Julia's. [SCENE_BREAK] Erin: Let me take your coat. Greenlee: It's pretty chilly up here. I haven't taken my coat off since I got here. Erin: You get used to it. Please have a seat. Greenlee: Thanks. I brought some things of Ryan's. I wanted you to see the Ryan that I knew. I thought maybe you could get a little bit of the kind of person he really was -- to me, to everybody. Erin: I just -- I don't know if I'm ready for this. Greenlee: Please? I need to do this. I need you to understand. [Greenlee pulls a pair of sunglasses out of her purse.] Greenlee: He looked so handsome wearing these. The only downside was you couldn't see his eyes. When you looked into those eyes you knew he was someone you could count on. So many people did count on him. Ryan and I had this thing where we would surprise each other, so he took me to this circus once for a trapeze lesson, because I told him that when I was a little girl I always wanted to learn to fly the trapeze -- Erin: Yeah. Greenlee: And he wanted to make my dream come true. Erin: I love the circus, too. Greenlee: He told me. He wanted me to give this to you when he found you. Erin: "Dynamite Kiddo"! Greenlee: Yeah. Erin: Oh, Ryan left some of these at home when he took off. Greenlee: Yeah, he still loved these. He told me how he used to pretend to be a superhero, but he didn't have to pretend. Not for me. We were partners, partners who told each other everything straight. I've lost my partner. Erin: Was Ryan -- did he ever tell you about our father? Greenlee: He kept a lot of it in, but he told me enough to know what a horrible childhood you all had. Erin: Was -- was he like our father? Greenlee: Where did that come from? Erin: You know, you can't grow up with a father like ours and not be affected in some way. Jonathan was. I know I am. Greenlee: Of course he was affected. Erin: But did he have a temper like Dad's? Was he -- was he abusive? Greenlee: This was a big mistake. Erin: Please don't go. I didn't mean to hurt you. Greenlee: If you're going to accuse Ryan of murdering Jonathan, I'm out of here. He did what he did to save me, to save my friends. Jonathan was out of his mind and somebody had to stop him. It killed Ryan to have to do that, so don't you dare think that that's what he wanted. Ryan changed when he came out of that cave. He never got over shooting his own brother. From that day on, he thought he was damaged goods, and he was wrong. I did everything I could to try and show him that, but it wasn't enough. Erin: So you knew him better than he knew himself? Greenlee: Did your dad ever hold himself back from slapping anyone around? Erin: God, no, my dad loved hitting my brothers and my mother. I think he got off on it. Greenlee: I knew that Ryan was different from your father. He was so angry the night he died -- angry with me -- but he stopped himself from hurting me. He drove himself off a cliff to keep from hurting me. Erin: I get it. I get it, I believe you. All right, I -- I love my brother, and I believe in him just like you do. Greenlee: You're talking about him as if he's still alive. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Where did you disappear to? Krystal: I've got it all under control. Help is on the way. Adam: What are you doing? Krystal: You've had a couple of close calls with strokes, Adam. This must be one of those episodes that Babe was telling me about. Adam: I feel fine. Krystal: There must be something seriously wrong with you for you to be talking to me as if I was worth something. Adam: But you are, Krystal. Of course -- I'm trying to tell you I am sorry for everything. Krystal: There you go again. No, no fever. This must be the beginning of something worse. I got your doctor's number from Winifred. I'm going to call him and tell him to meet us at the hospital right away. Adam: No, no, there is nothing wrong with me. I have not lost it. And you're not going to commit me to some -- some hospital for the feeble, so you can get your claws into my entire estate. No, no, no, no, you're not getting one red cent! Krystal: Hallelujah! You're cured. Yeah, yeah, you were playing all soft and mushy, hoping you could work me over, get me to settle on some measly pittance. Dumb move, Adam. Adam: You don't -- you don't really think that I could sink to that level? Krystal: Oh, come on! That's par for the course here at the Chandler Country Club. Well, just remember, not only have I seen all of you, I can also see right through you. The more you try to manipulate me, the more I am going to bleed you dry. Adam: Damn, woman! [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Thanks for all your help. Alfred: Did you find what you were looking for? J.R.: My mother hasn't used her ATM or credit card since the day before she disappeared. We got Jack. Alfred: I'm sorry. I wish I could've been of more assistance to you. Babe: You did all you could. Thank you. Alfred: You're welcome. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I have some computer files to close. Babe: Your mom's tough. She'll be fine, I'm sure. J.R.: All right, enough with the patronizing. Something's happened. Babe: Look, a ton of people are looking for her -- the cops, Tad, your detectives. They'll find her. So why don't you just go home and try to get some rest, ok? Josh: Ahem. Have I been drinking before noon, or are you out of your mind? [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Captain. Mimi: There's no word on Dixie yet. Tad: Yeah, well, we may have somebody who can help you out with that. Mimi: Hmm. "We"? You two friends again? Look, if you and Tweedledum here plan on compromising my investigation again -- Zach: Wouldn't think of it. Did you know your husband's friends? Mimi: What does Garret have to do with -- Tad: So I guess he never told you that he knew the murdered member of an organization that you're investigating? Imagine that. Zach: Can't ignore it. Mimi: Look, Garret is on the board of half of the charities in New York. He takes pictures with strangers all the time, Tad. Tad: So what's your point? Dixie's a stranger? Not to Garret. They were seen numerous times together in Pine Valley. Zach: They were talking at the wedding. Mimi: So? I saw them, too. What's the big deal? An old friend can't wish me and my husband well on our wedding day? Tad: At exactly the same time that Dixie left Julia to make a plea for her life? Mimi: A plea to whom? Tad: The man that was trying to kill her. The man in charge. Zach: Coincidence? Tad: We need to talk to your husband, Mimi. Where is he? [SCENE_BREAK] Garret: Tell me where the letter is. Di: I can't do that. Garret: Tell me, or I'll bring Julia out here right now and do what I should've done a long time ago. Di: Ok, put the gun away, Garret. Garret: You know, it's not really my style, sweetheart, but -- Di: Well, you're not going to kill her right out in front of me. Please, we can figure out a way for us all to walk out of here. Garret: I'd like to think that's possible, but it's too bad. Julia, would you come out and join us, please? Julia: Who the hell do you think you are -- Garret: It's up to you. You can determine your new friend's fate right now. Di: Please, please, please don't do this. Garret: Give up the letter, or she's dead. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: I'm not letting you talk to anybody. Do I need to remind you I'm in charge here? Tad: Of course you are. Mimi: I'm not letting you interrogate Garret! Zach: If there's nothing there, why can't we ask him a few questions? Mimi: Do you hear yourselves? I mean, this is crazy, this is ridiculous. Garret is not involved with the organization. Tad: We're not saying he is. All we're saying is we want to talk to him. Mimi: Garret is an honest businessman who does wonderful things for his community. You know what? You're worried about Dixie, and you want someone to pin this on, and that someone is not my husband. Zach: What are you afraid of, Mimi? Mimi: I am not afraid of a damn thing. You have a photo of my husband with Dixie and her ex. They've been seen together. That adds up to nothing. Dixie looks just as guilty. Tad: We also have this. Look at the date. It was found near where Julia gave your Fed pals the slip. Mimi: So you found a valet ticket. What, did you find it in the road? Garret was not the only one at the yacht club that day, and he certainly wasn't the only one who valeted his car. Tad: Why don't you at least dust it for prints. Zach: We know about The Dragon. Mimi: So what? Garret has a tattoo of a dragon. Tad: Julia's informant, the one who was killed at Wildwind, identified the man after her as "The Dragon." [SCENE_BREAK] Garret: So what's it going to be, the letter or her life? Di: Ok, fine. You win. I'll get you the letter. Garret: You're very smart, Di. Di: I'll call the person who's holding it, and we'll arrange for you to pick it up somewhere. Julia: Do you know what you're doing? Garret: Use this. It's a prepaid number, so it can't be traced back to me. Di: Hello. It's me. No, I'm -- I'm fine. Um -- I just -- I had to get away for a while, get some alone time. No, I -- really, it's been -- it's been wonderful. Um -- you know the letter I asked you to hold on to? I need it. No, no, nothing -- nothing is wrong, I -- I swear. I just decided to put it somewhere else. I need you to put it behind the barrel of oars at the boathouse. Yeah. Yeah, thanks, that'll be soon enough. I'll talk to you soon. Ok. It'll be at the boathouse at Memorial Park within an hour. Garret: Can I have my phone back now? Di: Oh, wait -- have to erase the number and all. Garret: I'm not really interested in your middleman. It's better when we all get along. Now, you women behave yourself when I'm gone. [Door locks] Di: Are you ok? Julia: Was that really the person who's holding your letter? Di: Yeah. Yeah. I had to call. What other choice did I have? Julia: When Garret gets his hands on that letter, we're both dead. [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: Big deal. J.R. is the father of my child, after all. Josh: Ok, talking to him -- I get that, sure. But I could've swore I saw some genuine TLC. Babe: J.R.'s dealing with a family crisis. Josh: Oh, is that why you were over there taking care of him, reassuring him, keeping him from tossing that poor guy out a window? Babe: All guys need that sometimes. Josh: J.R. Chandler is a first-rate jerk, ok? He's treated you like some bottom feeder, and suddenly you're his best friend? Josh: Propping up some guy who enjoys spitting on you? Babe: I will do anything for my child. He's my life. Josh: Sucks to be that kid. [SCENE_BREAK] Erin: It's still so hard to believe he's gone. You know, it isn't easy talking about Ryan in the past tense. Greenlee: Sometimes, especially in the beginning, I wanted him to be alive so much I actually started to believe it myself. Erin: Has it gotten any better? Greenlee: I still wait for him to walk in the door at night or kiss me when I wake up in the morning. Erin: Why are you looking at me like that? Greenlee: I -- I didn't see a resemblance at first, but I do now. I can see Ryan in your eyes. I'm sorry I got angry before. You just hit a sore spot. I mean, I couldn't stand it when Ryan compared himself in any way to his father. Erin: No, you know what? I shouldn't have brought it up. The night -- uh -- that Ryan -- Greenlee: Died? You can say it, I can hear it. Erin: Why was he so angry? Greenlee: I told him I was pregnant, but he didn't want any kids. He thought he was a danger to our child and me. I was sure our baby would prove him wrong. Erin: When are you due? Greenlee: I'm not. I lost the baby. Erin: I am so sorry about the baby. Greenlee: Our baby is what got me through after losing my husband. I felt like I had a piece of Ryan to hold on to. When I lost the baby, I felt like I lost everything. Normally I'm a fighter, but not this time. There are mornings when I don't want to get out of bed and nights when I wish I'd fall asleep and not wake up. Erin: When I lost my brothers, I was a mess, but I'd get a little bit stronger every day. You will, too. Don't give up. Greenlee: Everyone expects me to bounce back eventually, but this time I won't. It's different, I can feel it. I'll never get over Ryan. A part of me was lost with him. I'll never be the same. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: Who the hell do you think you are, and what else are you holding back? Tad: Nothing. We're just trying to find Julia and Dixie and keep them alive. Mimi: All you have done is get in my way and get people hurt. Zach: We got information now. Act it. Call Garret. Mimi: Not a chance. I am not going to get sucked into any more of your little games. You are going after Garret to get back at me. Tad: Mimi, that's ridiculous. This has nothing to do with you. Mimi: Yeah, that's right. I blocked your little vigilante moves, and now you're accusing my husband. Zach: What, do you think every time I get thrown in jail I'm going to go after the cops? Come on, that's not going to happen. Tad: It would get to be a nightmare. Mimi: You're just trying to find some new way to undermine my investigation. Tad: Mimi, you can't turn this thing around on us. Mimi: Stop attacking my husband. He is a model citizen. He's admired, respected in the business community, and he does not have a record. Zach: Noah told Julia that the man he was after was untouchable. Marry the head of the task force, what do you get? You don't get more untouchable than that. [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: You wrote that letter incriminating Garret. You just defended me. You've proven to him that he can't trust you, not anymore. Once Garret gets his hands on that letter, he'll take us both out. Di: Well, at least I bought us some time. Julia: That's about all. Di: Well -- ok, we have to find a way out of here before he comes back. Julia: Look, look, look, you've been telling me that there is no way out of here. I have searched every inch of this place, and you're right, there's no escape. Di: Well, we can't just give up! Julia: No, I'm not planning on it, but it's kill or be killed. We have to do this together. I can't take him out myself. Di: Are you asking me to help you kill a man? Julia: Do you want to come out of here alive? I -- I know some moves that we can use on Garret, some things that Noah taught me. I can show you. Di: Ok, Julia, a crash course on self-defense isn't going to make me an assassin. Julia: When Garret comes back here, we have to take him together. It's our only option. Do you have any other ideas? I didn't think so. Are you with me? [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: How am I hurting my little boy by doing everything I can for him? You obviously don't have children. Josh: Whenever the parent makes it all about the kid, the kid ends up paying for it. Babe: Paying for it how? What, because of more love, more time? I don't get it. Josh: Being the golden child -- it puts so much pressure on him to live up to the title. When your parents tell you every moment of your life that you're the most precious being on the planet, how can you not suffocate? Babe: Ok, so when did you become this parent/child expert? Josh: Personal experience, all right? I was my parents' miracle child. You know how that works? They don't think they can have kids, and then -- bam -- there I was. The moment I was born I was their little prince. Babe: Just sounds like you were spoiled. Josh: That wasn't it. The whole time I was growing up I was in their spotlight. Every decision they made revolved around me. Every move I made was watched and applauded, and every day, Babe, they made me realize how many sacrifices they made for me, and I hated it. Babe: Well, my child is going to know nothing but my love. Josh: How many sacrifices have you made for your kid already? How old is he? Babe: It's called being a good mother. Josh: Look, all I ever wanted to do was be a regular kid. If you love your son, you'll back off. Don't let him find out that his mommy gave up everything. It's a long fall off that pedestal. Live your life, Babe, and let your son live his. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: I have got a great divorce lawyer, my dear. So when you are ready and willing to give me half of everything you own, I'm ready and willing to talk divorce. [Door closes] J.R.: Dad, is there any word on -- Adam: Do you have any idea what you've done? [SCENE_BREAK] Babe: I know what I'm doing with J.R. Josh: I don't get you at all. You were so noble when you made your big sacrifice for your ex-fiancé. Now you're sucking up to his brother who pushed you to blow off Jamie in the first place, and you claim you're doing it all for your kid. That doesn't sound twisted to you? Babe: You don't get it, and I don't even care that you don't. Josh: Fine. You know what? Whatever. I just hope that whatever you're pulling with J.R. doesn't blow up all over your kid. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: Just relax, Dad. It can't backfire in our face this time. We own our company again. Adam: Yeah, I know, I know. I can read. Why did you have to do it now? J.R.: Chandler Enterprises is back with the Chandlers, where it belongs. That's all that matters. Adam: You got the company back, but I'm still married to that hellcat. Don't you get it? You've given half of Chandler Enterprises to Krystal -- Carey! Krystal: Well. Looks like Christmas came early this year. [SCENE_BREAK] Julia: Garret probably won't be gone very long, so if we're going to work together on this, we're going to need to plan our attack. Di: Ok. Show me what Noah taught you. When Garret comes through that door, we'll take him down. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: I am not dragging Garret into this. Zach: Somewhere in the back of your mind, you know we're on to something. Mimi: You know what? You're wasting my time. Why don't you get out? Tad: Mimi, you and I go back a long time. You know me. I would not do this to you because of some kind of grudge. Mimi: I can't count on either one of you for anything. Tad: That's not true. Look, I know you love Garret just as much as I love Dixie, but the fact is she had a couple secrets. Maybe he's got some, too. Now, you got to put aside your personal feelings, look at what we brought you, and act like the good cop that I know you are. You've got to question your husband. Garret: Excuse me for interrupting, but I need to speak to my wife. [SCENE_BREAK] Erin: You're crushed, you've just lost your husband, but you'll move on. Greenlee: I loved another man before Ryan, and it was beautiful and wonderful, and then I lost him, too. It took a lot for me to take a chance on love again, but Ryan was worth it. We were going to grow old together. He filled the hole in my heart left by Leo. Not only did Ryan fill it, he made my heart feel bigger and fuller, and now he's gone. There will never be anyone else for me, I won't love again. I don't have it in me anymore. I know myself. I don't need to love anyone else because Ryan will be with me until the day I die and I join him, wherever he is. [NEXT_ON] J.R.: Tell me it's not true, Kendall. Tell me you're not working against me. Mimi: Garret, these two gentlemen have tagged you as the master criminal out to kill Julia Santos. Greenlee: I'll never let go of Ryan. Erin: What if you could get a miracle? What if Ryan could come back to life?

JR demands and threatens people at the bank to give him information about his mother's disappearance, while Babe acts "supportive" to him and kindly motivates them to help JR get his mother's bank records. But Josh tells her that she needs to stop trying to help him and scheme to get back with him because it will not benefit her son. Aiden tells Tad that Dixie was seen talking to Garrett shortly after his wedding to Mimi. They put two and two together to find out that Garrett might be responsible for the disappearance of both Dixie and Julia. Tad and Zach inform Mimi what she does not know about Garrett and ask her to investigate him. But she does not believe what they tell her about her husband. Julia reveals that she can no longer fake being Garrett's "friend". But Dixie tries to negotiate to him on behalf of her. He asks Di/Dixie to hand over the letter to ensure her safety but she refuses. Both women, then conclude that they must kill him before he kills them. And now Dixie is in the position of needing Julia's help. Greenlee shows up outside Erin's door. Little does she know that Ryan is alive, well and right behind the door. When he sees her, he knows he must hide. She meets Erin while he hides and listens to their conversation. She tells Erin that Ryan is the love of her life, she could never love again, and he is all she wants and needs, wherever he is. At that point, Ryan almost busts through the door.

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Bianca: Mom? Ah. Erica: Oh, honey. Hi, I'm so glad that you came. What do you think? Perfect space for new beginnings, right? I mean, can't you just see it -- with good lighting and with a fresh color palette? Bianca: Mom, I just came from seeing J.R. His version of what Babe wrote in her letter? Totally different from yours. According to J.R., Babe wrote that -- that Bess is Miranda. [SCENE_BREAK] David's voice: If you tell Bianca that Miranda is alive now, your son and my daughter could very well end up being charged with murder and kidnapping by morning. [Knock on door] Tad: J.R. J.R.: I need to talk you about Babe and Jamie -- and my baby. [SCENE_BREAK] Maria: Sure you're ok? Officer: I'm really sorry. Anita: Yeah, it's ok. I'm a total space cadet. Maria: You're sure? Anita: Yeah, go ahead, go back to your patient. Yeah, I'm good. Officer: You got everything? Anita: Yes, thank you. Officer: We didn't contaminate anything, did we? [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Answer me, then. Ethan: Just getting a bit of fresh air. Aidan: Smells more like freedom to me, but it's kind of overkill. Ethan: I don't follow. Aidan: Your plan. It's flawless. In fact, pure genius until now. Why run when you can walk? Ethan: What are you talking about? Aidan: Someone took another shot at Ryan Lavery again today, and my money says that you're behind it. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: What are you waiting for? I mean, I just don't stand around and play target for anyone. Go ahead, grab your gun, take the shot. Let's get this going. Zach: Find someone else to play with. Ryan: This is as good as it's going to get. This time, you can't miss. Zach: I didn't miss last time. I didn't shoot at you. Ryan: Really? This says that you did. I pulled it out of the back seat of my car. Zach: So? Ryan: So compare it to the stash of bullets that you have in your desk. It's a perfect match. Zach: You think? Ryan: I'm sorry, Slater, but you tipped your hand. Game's over. You lose. [SCENE_BREAK] [Car starts] [Tires screech] Jonathan: Oh, my God. Greenlee, Greenlee, are you ok? Greenlee, are you ok? Greenlee, are you ok? Are you ok? Can you hear me? Greenlee! Ok. Ok, good. Stay here, ok? Stay here. Jeez. Kendall? Kendall? Can you hear me? Kendall? Kendall, can you hear me? Come on, wake up. Kendall? [SCENE_BREAK] Ethan: Do you really think I'd hire some gunman to take shots at Lavery just so that I could get myself released? Aidan: I expect nothing less from an Oxford grad. Ethan: Except I just tried to make a run for it, and you -- you just caught me. Seems I missed all my plotting and scheming classes at Oxford University, eh? Aidan: Yeah, but you aced marksmanship. Ethan: A very good point. And exactly why you should be looking somewhere else, because let me assure you that if I had tried to shoot Lavery either time, he would be dead. Officer: Not very smart. Ethan: Seems to be the consensus around here. Aidan: All right, that's my fault, Officer. He wasn't feeling very well, and I offered to bring him out here for some fresh air. Officer: Yeah, guys in custody don't get air. Maria: Ok, can we hold off on the cuffs, though? Ethan: Hey. Maria: I still need to get that hand. I need to X-ray it. Officer: All right, let's go. Maria: Take him inside. I'll be in in a second. Why did you just cover for him? Aidan: The situation has changed a little bit. Ryan was shot at again today. Maria: Oh, my God. Is he ok? Is he coming here? Aidan: Yeah, he's fine, considering somebody's trying to kill him. Maria: "Somebody"? But not Ethan? Aidan: He seemed as surprised as you when I mentioned it to him. Maria: Ok, well, do you think he's innocent or do you think he's still somehow involved? Aidan: I don't know. I don't know what to think anymore. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: I do have the same type of bullet. Doesn't mean I shot at you. Ryan: Well, it's a good start. Zach: To nowhere. I wasn't at that rest stop. Ryan: How'd you know I was there? Zach: It's all over the news. Ryan: Oh, and I assume you have an alibi? Zach: Of course I do. Ryan: Yeah, nothing like being prepared? Zach: Hmm. I knew you were going to show up here because Ramsey's in jail, which puts me number one on your list. Ryan: Yeah, but see, the thing is last time, your casino. This time, your bullet. So you see why I'm curious? Zach: I do. But I have nothing against you. I mean, you annoy me a lot, but not enough to shoot you. Ryan: Really? Are you done? Zach: No, you're done. You got nothing on me. Ryan: Actually, I do. [SCENE_BREAK] Maria: Oh! Damn it! Anita: Used to cost us a quarter. Maria: I swear I think Mama got rich off me. Anita: Here, let me. You're exhausted. Maria: Thank you. I feel like roadkill. I don't even know what's going on since Edmund shut me down. Anita: Look, I know Edmund loves you and I know how much you love him. You have everything to fight for. Maria: You know, I just -- I don't know if I have any fight left in me, Anita. Anita: For Edmund? You would do anything. You basically came back from the dead. Maria: Yeah, well, you know what? Compared to what's going on right now, I feel like the Lazarus thing was really easy. I just -- I just got to get out of here. Anita: No. Look, you can spare 10 minutes. Maria: No, I can't. Anita: Come on, do it for me. I mean, with this whole separation thing and Bobby's being a total jerk, we can compare notes. Maria: I know, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry about what you're going through with Bobby, but I just -- it's really not the same. Anita: I know. Maria: No, you don't know, ok? You don't know. You couldn't possibly know, because I love Edmund -- I really do -- but, God help me, I love Zach, too, and I -- I love them both. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: Stop stalling and just answer me. Did Babe say that -- that Bess is Miranda? Is that what you didn't want me to find out? Erica: I didn't want to hurt you. Bianca: I'm so tired of this. I'm so tired of people not telling me things because they don't want to upset me. Look at me, Mom! I'm upset! Erica: Honey, I think withholding the truth to spare each other's feelings does seem to run in our family. Bianca: I thought we were over this. Erica: Honey, I will never be over trying to protect you. Bianca: I can handle bad news, but I cannot handle being lied to. Please, Mom, tell me the truth, whatever it is. Erica: Honey, I don't think you want to hear it, not about Babe. I've been trying to tell you, and you won't listen. Bianca: Because you're wrong. Erica: Babe said that she would never leave Bess, but she did. She said that she would always be here for you, but she's gone. Bianca: Just tell me what Babe wrote in her letter. Erica: I didn't read it. J.R. did. And according to J.R., it is full of lies. Bianca: J.R.'s the liar, not Babe. He would say anything to get what he wants, but Babe -- Babe wouldn't write that Bess is mine unless it were true. Erica: Honey, we know that Bess is Babe and J.R.'s baby. We know that because there was a DNA test that Tad and Joe did. I talked to Joe. Bianca: I know, I know about the test. Erica: Well, then there's your truth. Honey, if there's anyone you can trust in all of this, it is Joe and Tad. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: So, why would you need to talk to me about Babe and Jamie and this little angel here? [J.R. sighs] J.R.: To save Jamie. Tad: From what? J.R.: Babe. He needs to be deprogrammed, and I couldn't do it. Tad: So you tried? How'd it go? J.R.: It was a major bust. I tried to reconnect with him like -- like old times, and I wanted to let him know that I want to be brothers again like we used to be. Tad: But he wasn't buying? J.R.: I wasn't selling it. I meant what I said. I tried to convince him that Babe's got him punked. She's just going to bring him down. He's not listening to me, and now they're gone. I just hope that Jamie never comes back. Tad: Why would you say that? J.R.: Because maybe I wasn't able to save him from Babe, but I might be able to save him from my dad. Tad: What are you talking about? Adam's not a threat anymore. We beat him. J.R.: When Jamie left, he stole money out of our safe. Adam caught him, and now he wants to drag him back and press charges. Then he wants to use that to get you to tell him where Colby is. Tad: This just gets better and better. J.R.: I know how much you love Jamie and how much you're ramped up to get him back, but please, Tad, for me, don't do it? Tad: For his sake? J.R.: Listen, I have no reason or right to ask this, but I -- just trust me on this, ok? Dad's not going to stop at anything to get Colby back. Tad: Apparently, there's not much you'll stop at, either. J.R.: Everything I've ever done is for my daughter, to protect her. Her father knows what she needs. Tad: J.R., I think we should at least be honest with one another. The reason you don't want Jamie back is you don't want Babe back, because you know if she comes back to Pine Valley, she'll take that little girl away from you. J.R.: She won't. I won't let her. Tad: I know how much you love her. J.R.: Of course I love her. She's my daughter. Tad: J.R., if you love someone -- really love them -- you don't do whatever you have to to hang on to them. If you love someone, you accept the truth about who they are. J.R.: It's a little late for a stepfather-son chat, don't you think? Tad: I hope not. I just want to help. J.R.: Then stop lecturing me about how Bess needs a mother. She doesn't. In fact, the only parent that she needs is me. Tad: J.R. -- Joe: J.R. Hello. J.R.: Hi. Joe: Hi there, sweetheart. How's she doing? J.R.: She's fine. Joe: Yeah? J.R.: Yeah, everything's just fine. Tad: J.R.? J.R.! Joe: What was that about? [SCENE_BREAK] Jonathan: Come on, are you all right? Kendall, are you all right? Yes, there. Kendall: I'm all right. Jonathan: Ok. Kendall: I'm all right, I think. Jonathan: Ok. Kendall: I'm all right. Jonathan: Careful. Kendall: Oh, what happened? Jonathan: Ok, don't move too quickly, don't move too quickly. Kendall: Ooh. Jonathan: Do you want to stand up? Here, I'll help you. Come here. Kendall: There was a car -- Jonathan: Come here. Kendall: A car came towards me. Did you see it? Did you see it? I thought that it was -- I don't know. I didn't know what it was. I thought that it -- it was you. You -- you tried to hit me! Greenlee: You killed Ryan. Kendall: What? Greenlee: How could you do it? Kendall: What? Ryan's dead? Greenlee: You shot him! Kendall: No! Greenlee: I saw you! Kendall: No! No! Greenlee: I saw you shoot Ryan! Jonathan: No, no, no! Hey, Ryan's not dead! Ryan's not dead! Ryan's not dead! He's just running an errand, remember? He'll be back soon! Kendall: Wait, hold on, you're not just saying that? Jonathan: No! Kendall: He wasn't hurt? Jonathan: No, not a scratch. Not a scratch on him. Kendall: What -- Greenlee: No! Kendall: What is wrong with you? What is wrong with you? You tried to kill me! Greenlee: Ryan's dead! Kendall: No. Greenlee: My husband's gone! It's all your fault! You killed Ryan! Kendall: Is this crazy act because you're going to plead insanity when I press charges on you? Jonathan: I saw the whole thing! It was an accident, Kendall! She lost control of the car! Kendall: Yeah, she lost control of her mind! Greenlee: You murdered him! I saw you! Kendall: No, no, put a leash on her! Jonathan: Kendall, I think you should go now. You should go to the ER and get checked out. Kendall: You know what, you'd better get all of your brain cells back, because you're going to be sorry. When I'm through with you, you are going to be so sorry. Jonathan: Greenlee? Greenlee, what were you thinking? You almost hit her. Greenlee: I wanted to kill her. Jonathan: Come on, come on, we got to get upstairs. Let's get upstairs. We got to find Ryan. Greenlee: No! I know where he is. He's lying in the grass where Kendall shot him. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: So what do you have, more slugs? Ryan: Know what this is? Zach: Trick question. Ryan: You remember. Alexander Cambias, Sr. gave it to his firstborn, his golden boy, Alex, Jr. Even inscribed it on the back, "To my son." It's too bad, though, because Junior died before his time, left behind the watch and Daddy with a broken heart. Zach: Forgive me if I don't tear up. Ryan: Oh, but you haven't heard the happy ending yet. The old man met me and he decided that I was gold enough to take the place of his son. Zach: Point? Ryan: You see, I know from bad childhoods, Alex. I know what a bad father can do to your head. He can make you feel like you just don't measure up. And that's what Alex did to you when he gave the title, but still let you know that you still fell short, and that's got to wear on you, man, a little bit. That's why you faked your death. That's why you started a whole new life. Everything was great till you found out that Daddy died and you'd been replaced by me. I had his respect and his watch and his money. And do you know why? Because I measured up like you never could. And that just brought out a lot of bad feelings inside of you, a lot of anger and a lot of jealousy, so you decide that the new golden boy should repeat history and die before his time. Zach: That's an interesting theory. I never liked that watch. I'm glad you have it. It was always a little too slow for me. Ryan: Yeah. It's time for you to get some help, Alex. Lucky for you, I hear they have really, really good shrinks in maximum security. [Phone rings] Zach: Slater. Where is he? Ok. Ryan: Something wrong? Zach: Business. I assume you want to give those to the police? Ryan: Big of you. Zach: Good luck with your investigation. [SCENE_BREAK] Maria: It was just another time, in another place, and then Zach walked right back into my life and -- wham -- it's -- Anita: Then you realized you still loved him, just like that? Maria: No, no, I mean, I didn't want to admit to myself right away because I love Edmund. I love him, I love our life together, I love our family. He's everything that I ever wanted. Anita: Until Zach walked into the middle of it? Maria: I thought -- I mean, I really did -- I thought I could just be his friend, and I thought I could be Zach's friend and Edmund's wife. What the hell was I thinking? I mean, seriously. And then I was blaming it on Edmund. I was angry at him for the way he was handling it, but how could I blame him? I was the one who was lying to him. I was the one who was denying it the whole time, and I think that he knew probably before I did that I still loved Zach. Anita: It's a hard secret to keep. Maria: Yeah. I tried not to love him. I really did. I mean, I just wanted him to be out of my life and out of my heart. And I couldn't. I couldn't do it. I couldn't cut him out of either one. So I kind of made this big, massive mess, and I didn't want to. Anita: You used to clean up every mess that Rosa, Julia, and I would leave -- Maria: I know. Anita: Before Mama and Papa would come home. Maria: God, I wish this was just some grape juice on the curtains, but it's not, so -- I had these -- I fell in love in two separate lives, and then the lives just collided. So, what do you do? [Knock on door] Nurse: Dr. Grey? Maria: Yeah? Nurse: The X-ray for Ethan Ramsey's hand. Maria: Thank you. Ahem. Thanks. Maria: Well, no fracture. Big surprise. Ok. Thanks for letting me vent, but I got to do all this paperwork and get Mr. Ramsey back to jail. Anita: Don't stop now. Maria: No, I have to. I've really got to do this. Thanks, though, ok, Anita? Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Ethan: All right, all right, all right. What now? Officer: We wait till you're discharged. Sit down! Ethan: Kendall. Hey! Officer: Don't even think about it! Ethan: All right. Kendall: Ethan, wait, what are you doing here? Are you ok? What are you doing here? Ethan: No, no, you first. What's going on? Kendall: Greenlee tried to kill me. [SCENE_BREAK] Jonathan: I want you to stop worrying. Hey, my brother's alive and well. He's going to stay that way, and I'm going to make sure of it. Greenlee: But I saw -- Jonathan: Whatever you think happened, Greenlee, Ryan's a survivor. I mean, even better than that, he's a winner. He runs a successful company, he lives the good life, and he has you. Ok? The only place Ryan's going is home to you every night. Here. I'm going to get you some more, ok? Get some rest. [Gunshots] Greenlee: Oh! Ryan: Get down! Get down! Greenlee: Ryan? Ryan: Greenlee? Hey. Are you all right? Greenlee: Get away. Get away from me. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: We still don't know what Babe wrote in that letter. Erica: I agree. And I also know that J.R. would probably say or do anything right now to hurt Babe, and I can't say that I blame him. But you know what, honey -- whatever it was, it's over. It's past. Bianca: I went off on J.R., Mom. I was so furious. I mean, trying to make me believe that Babe would make up such a horrible lie? Babe would lie about some things, yes, but there's no way that -- there's no way that -- that she would say Bess is Miranda. And then Bess made that little cry of hers, and I looked down at her and she looked back at me. I -- I felt something. It was so intense. Bianca: What if -- Erica: Oh, honey, please don't. Please don't do this. Please don't torment yourself. The DNA test proves that Bess isn't your little girl. Bianca: I know. I know it. But for that -- for that brief moment when I looked into her eyes -- Erica: I know. And, you see, this is exactly what I was afraid of, honey, because no matter whose lie it is, J.R.'s or Babe's, it hurts you. It gives you false hope. I don't want to see you cling to something that can't be. Bianca: No, no, no, no -- no clinging. I know. I know that Miranda is gone. I know that Bess isn't mine. I had a brief flash, but that's it. It's over, for good. Erica: I'm sorry. I just don't want you to be unhappy anymore. Bianca: I'm more angry. I mean, of all the lies that J.R. could've chosen to tell about Babe, he was so cruel to choose that one. Erica: Yes. Well, cruelty seems to run with the Chandler men. Bianca: Yeah, but it just doesn't make any sense. I mean, I know that J.R. hates Babe, but it seems like he wants everybody else to hate her, too. Erica: Well, she slept with his brother, so that is double the betrayal and -- and double the pain. And for a man like J.R., revenge is the only answer. Bianca: But it's just so horrible. Erica: Do you remember how your father was when he learned about your Uncle Jack and me? There were no winners. Betrayal can really rip a family to shreds. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock on door] Zach: Hey. How's Ethan? What happened? Maria: You care? Zach: Of course I care. Maria: Well, that's not according to Ethan, because I know you offered to help him and then you didn't post bail. Zach: He's better off in jail. Maria: Why, because you think he's guilty? Zach: Is my son all right? Maria: Well, your son attacked a wall, so he hurt his fist pretty badly. Do you still think he's better off in jail? Zach: He's still here? Maria: If he didn't try to escape again. Zach: If he what? Maria: He got so desperate, he tried to escape. Zach: Wait -- he could've screwed up everything. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Greenlee could've just lost control of the car. I mean, she's been a mess. She totally freaked out when she found out that Ryan was shot at again. Ethan: Well, I can't blame her, but to accuse you of killing Ryan is just completely -- Kendall: No, it's crazy. Ethan: Yeah. Kendall: It's crazy, I know, ok? She's completely lost her mind. I don't know, but thank God that they're both alive and they're unhurt. It's a miracle. Wait a minute, if somebody shot at Ryan, Ethan, this is -- this is your get-out-of- jail-free card. I -- I have to call Livia. I'm going to call Livia right now and tell her what happened. Anita: You're the one who needs a ride. Kendall: I'll wait for the next bus. Anita: I'm afraid this is it. Radiology is waiting. Ethan: Hey, go on. Get patched up. Kendall: Is there a seat belt on this thing? Ethan: Look after her. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Get away. Ryan: Greenlee, please -- Greenlee: Stay away from me. Ryan: Please -- Greenlee: No, I mean it, I mean it! Get away! Leave me alone! Ryan: Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? Greenlee: You're not real. Ryan: I am real, Greenlee. It's -- it's me. It's Ryan. I'm your husband. Greenlee: No. No. No, you're lying. You're lying! I saw him! I watched him die. Ryan: I'm alive. Greenlee: No, you're dead! I saw everything! You're not real! I don't want you! I want him! I want my husband back! I want Ryan back! I want Ryan! I want Ryan! I want Ryan! [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Ow! Anita: Sorry. Pay any more guys to sleep with someone lately? Kendall: Great. I almost get hit by a car by a freak, and now the hospital staff is taking shots at me. Nice. Anita: Not the staff. Just me. At least you're not denying it. Kendall: You're not going to leave any air bubbles in that, are you? Anita: Oh, don't worry. I'm a professional. So you know, you'll get your money back. Kendall: It's not necessary. Anita: I don't like debts. I don't want to owe anyone anything. Kendall: Well, actually, it's more like I owe you. When I sicced Bobby on Greenlee, I was -- I was desperate. I was totally pathetic. I loved Ryan so much that I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that the man that I lived for couldn't love me the way I wanted to be loved. Anita: That makes two of us. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Hi, it's me. It's Ryan. [Ryan knocks] Ryan: You hear that? It's real. It's me. Please just try, ok? Just -- just give me your hand. Give me your hand. Touch me. Touch me for a second. You feel that? You feel that? It's me. That's my heart. It's beating because I am alive, and I love you. Hi. Greenlee: Ryan? Ryan: Yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: And you say Bess is really Miranda? Tad: And Ace Buchanan is Babe's son. That DNA test we ran was worthless because of Krystal. Now, you know how I feel about family, Pop. If Babe felt she had to be with her son and snatching him was the only way to make it happen, I could understand that to a certain extent. Why the hell did she have to involve Jamie? Joe: Yeah, well, if I were to judge, Jamie involved himself. Tad: Then there's Babe, Krystal, David all the while comforting Bianca, trying to help her through her tragedy, and the entire time they were raising her daughter in front of her face. Joe: Well, with Hayward, you know, anything's possible. But I am surprised about Babe and Krystal. Tad: Yeah, well, they had me snowed, too. Now they're dragging my son through hell. You knew Paul Cramer. If he had bad karma coming his way, it's his fault, but if he is dead and Hayward's right, then Jamie is a prime suspect. Joe: Look, we both know that Jamie is not a murderer. Tad: Ordinarily, I'd agree with you. Ordinarily. But what if Hayward's right and Jamie got to Cramer, cornered him? Cramer had a gun. Pop, maybe Jamie didn't have a choice. In any case, even if he's not guilty of murder, he's still guilty of kidnapping. Joe: It's -- it's like your son is reliving your history. Tad: Now's probably not the time for "I told you so's," Pop. Joe: Yeah. Tad: I mean, when Dixie and I took J.R. back from Adam, I was convinced I was doing the right thing, exactly the same way I'm sure that Jamie's convinced he's doing the right thing, but there was a difference. For Jamie to let his own brother, J.R., run around thinking that his child is dead, all Jamie is doing is making the same mistake Babe did all over again. Now, why would he do something like that? Joe: J.R. -- is he still in denial about Bess? Tad: Complete denial. After everything that poor kid's been through his entire life. I mean, losing Dixie was the last straw. Now I'm convinced he's hanging on that little girl with everything he has because he can't face losing her. It's ripping me up because J.R. and I can't be straight with one another. I can't reach out to him, help him deal with the truth, let Bess go. And Bianca? Every single day that goes by is another day taken from her and the joy of knowing that her daughter is alive. It's disgusting. What kind of people take a -- a child away from its mother and convince themselves that it's all right? Joe: So, what do you want to do? You want to tell the truth to Bianca and J.R.? Tad: Oh, in the worst way. Pop, I feel like I'm drowning in lies. I don't know how to help myself. I don't know whom to tell and what I would tell them if I did. And no matter what I do, it's -- everybody gets screwed. Hell, I haven't even told Brooke yet. Joe: Really? Why not? Tad: Because if Jamie gets arrested, I don't want her to have to testify against her own son. Joe: Well, you're getting ahead of yourself now. We've only got Hayward's word that Jamie was anywhere near that guy's body. Tad: It's true enough. In his own twisted way, he might be trying to protect Babe. And I got to give it to him, I understand it. There's nothing he wouldn't do for her, the same way there's nothing I wouldn't do for Jamie. But no matter what I do, somebody is going to have to suffer. So you tell me, what do I do? Joe: I think you already know. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: What do you think? Great bones, huh? Everything's here. The right touch, it'll be perfect. Bianca: I think it's great. I think you should go for it. Erica: Oh, I will. The only thing I have to do now is convince Zach Slater to sell it to me. Ahem. Bianca: Well, I'm afraid you're on your own on that one. I'm done with Zach. Erica: Well, I can't tell you how -- ahem -- really glad I am to hear that, honey. I mean, Zach Slater certainly cannot be trusted. Bianca: Well, then are you sure you want to do business with him? Erica: You know something? The way I feel now, I could do anything, including beating Zach Slater at his own game. Bianca: Well, then I think he'd better watch out. Erica: Honey, I want this for you and Kendall, too. I want you to know that you can tackle anything. I promised your sister that I would help her find her new beginning. And maybe you and me and Kendall can find our new beginnings together. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: "A-Da"? Yeah? "Daddy"? Can you say " Daddy"? Watch me. "Daddy." Yeah. Yeah. I'm your daddy. I always will be. [Miranda squeals] J.R.: Yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] Joe: Good luck, son. Tad: I'll need it. Joe: Keep in touch, huh? Tad: Will do. Joe: Ok. Hi, Aidan. Aidan: Dr. Martin. Joe: Thank you. Tad: Did you get it? Aidan: Yeah, it's right here. Tad: Good, because I don't know whether to thank you or smack you. Hooking up Jamie with fake IDs. What the hell did you think you were doing? "Kate and Brad Anderson"? My gran would get a kick out of this. You're sure these are the names they're using? Aidan: Yeah, positive. Tad: All right, then there's only one thing left to do. Let's go find the Andersons. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Thank you. Oh, Livia, Livia. Thank God you're here. So can you help Ethan? Can you help him get released? Livia: As soon as I heard about the shooting, I filed a motion to dismiss. Judge Pleet is willing to hear it this evening. Kendall: Oh, oh, you're the best. Livia: I've been told. Kendall: Just think, in a few hours, it'll all be over. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Ok. You just -- you just rest now, ok, my little butterfly? Everything's going to be ok. Jonathan: Oh, I'm glad you're back. She's -- Ryan: Shh, shh, shh. She's a mess. What happened? Jonathan: There was an incident in the parking garage. She -- she tried to run Kendall down. Ryan: What? Jonathan: She got it in her head that Kendall shot and killed you. Ryan: Oh, my God. Why didn't you call me? Jonathan: I was trying to calm her down. Ryan: You didn't calm her down! You left her alone! Jonathan: She hadn't eaten all day! I thought she'd feel better after some food! I just ran across the street! Greenlee: Ryan? Ryan: Hey. I'm here. I'm right here. Greenlee: I feel like my head's going to explode. Ryan: We're going to take care of that right now. I'm going to pick you up, ok? Ready? Greenlee: Where are we going? Ryan: We're going to go to the hospital and we're going to figure out what's going on and get you better right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Thank you for trying to help Ethan. Maria: Wait, wait, wait. What would Ethan have screwed up? Zach: You heard about the Lavery shooting? Maria: Yeah, someone went after Ryan again. Zach: Someone else went after Ryan. Which means the charges against Ethan should be dismissed. And if he tries to run, it makes him look guilty. Maria: Which would blow his chance at a dismissal. That was your plan, wasn't it? Is that why he should've stayed in jail and he was better off? You didn't bail him out because it wouldn't have actually solved the real problem, so that's why you didn't do it. So if there's another shooter, then the charges are dropped, the case is dismissed, and Ethan is free. Oh, my God. The other shooter was you. [NEXT_ON] Man: That is a fine-looking baby y'all got. Is he yours? Adam: Is Bess our granddaughter or did we have a grandson? Ryan: Do you have any idea at all what it could be? Greenlee: She thinks I have a brain tumor, Ryan. She thinks I'm going to die.

Greenlee drives into Kendall and knocks her down. They are both ok physically but Greenlee is hysterical and believing Kendall shot Ryan. Jonathan witnesses the whole thing and informs Ryan that he saw Greenlee intending to kill Kendall. Since Ethan has been in jail and in the hospital when Ryan and Greenlee were shot at, at the park, Kendall and Livia are able to get Ethan cleared from charges. But that points all the suspicion in Zach. Maria admits to Anita that although she's fought it, she knows she is in love with Zach.

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Frankie: You look amazing. Randi: Thank you. I brought your suit. Frankie: Thank you. Randi: But I know it's your third double shift this week, and you've got all that family stuff going on, so you really don't have to come. Frankie: And miss being arm candy for the most gorgeous woman in the world? [SCENE_BREAK] Angie: Look at you. Natalia: Hey. Rebecca: Look at you. When did you get all grown up on me? Natalia: Here. Rebecca: What's this? Natalia: It's a dress. You're going to be my date. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Wow, that's fantastic. You really look nice. I never knew. Taylor: I am so not a party person. Jake: Oh, sure you are. Taylor: Tell that to the guy I killed at the last fiesta I was dragged to against my will. Jake: Yeah, well, hopefully you won't need to take anybody out tonight. Taylor: Well, if Dr. Hayward is there, I can't make any promises. Jake: Well, if Dr. Hayward is there, I'll take him out myself. [SCENE_BREAK] David: Stunning. Amanda: What are you doing here? David: No need to cover up on my account. I hope you'll save me a dance. Amanda: You can't just show up whenever you feel like it. David: Well, as a matter of fact, I tried that last night, but you had company -- J.R. How'd that go? Amanda: It went. David: Great. Progress. Amanda: The deal's off, remember? David: You really are spectacular. Amanda: I have to get ready. David: Tonight, Amanda, you can bring that bastard to his knees. [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: Oh, magnifique. Erica: Well, tres jolie yourself, gorgeous. Bianca: This was a great idea. Erica: Yes. You know, with all the money we're going to raise tonight, we are going to make such difference in so many peoples' lives. Bianca: A new beginning for Pine Valley, perhaps? Erica: And for everyone affected by these tornados. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Tell me there's progress. Dr. Farrington: I'm sorry, Mr. Slater, but we've done everything we can for your wife. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: I'm glad you're going to the fundraiser. No, I'm fine, Dad. No, they haven't arrested Annie yet, but I'll be careful. It's Ryan and Emma that I'm worried about. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Princess, what are you doing? Emma: Mommy's favorite. When is she coming home? [SCENE_BREAK] [Annie applies red lipstick a little too much] Annie: Beautiful. I, Annie, take thee, Ryan, 'til death do us part. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: I don't know when Mommy's coming home. She's just kind of going through a tough time right now. Emma: Is she sad? Ryan: Yeah, she is a little bit sad. But you know, when she comes back we can help her get better, ok? Do you have any idea how much I love you? Do you have any idea? Emma: This much. Ryan: This much, that's so much. You're so right. Oh, I love you so much. [Doorbell rings] Emma: Maybe it's Mommy. Ryan: Yeah, maybe. Stay right here. Jesse. Any word? Jesse: No. Ryan: Emma? Would you run upstairs and put on your pajamas? Would you do that for me? Good girl, thanks. Jesse: Yeah, nobody's seen her anywhere -- airports, train stations. This girl has pulled one hell of a disappearing act. [SCENE_BREAK] Rebecca: A bath and a good night's rest is about all the good time I need for tonight. Natalia: I'll do your hair and makeup. You'll be gorgeous. Angie: You know, it might do you good to get out, Rebecca. And actually, this will be a great chance for you to meet some of our friends. Natalia: Please, Mom? Rebecca: All right. Ok, I'll come. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: All right, let's get this party over with. Jake: Nice attitude you have there. Taylor: Well, the only reason I agreed is because I knew that you would keep pushing me until I said yes. You owe me big, by the way. Jake: Oh, I don't have a problem owing you. I'm going to like owing you. All right, let's get your shoes on. Taylor: I don't need those. Jake: Sure you do. You're going to be dancing, and it's cold outside. Taylor: There will be no dancing. Jake: Oh, there will be dancing. Let's get going here, Ginger. Taylor: You know what? In here in private, sure, I'll dance with you, Fred. Jake: You know, you are being negative. You realize that, right? Taylor: I don't want people staring at me like I'm some sort of freak. Jake: Well, you are a freak. I'm kidding. Taylor: I don't want to go. Jake: I was kidding. You're not a freak. Taylor: I'm not going to go. I'm going to be bad company. Jake: What is wrong with you? What is the problem? Taylor: Nothing. Jake: You -- let me ask you something. Does this work for you, generally? The thing that you do, freezing people out? Taylor: Three years ago today, I met Brot. Today, three years ago. It was my first day in Iraq. We were hot, we were tired. We were jet-lagged. Mostly we were hungry. And he cut in front of me in the mess line. Jake: Brave fellow. Taylor: Yes, considering I was his superior officer. So I told him off. And he talked back to me. Jake: Really? Taylor: Next thing he knew, he was wearing my chicken surprise. And then I was wearing his orange juice. Jake: Lovely. I hate chicken surprise with orange juice. I call that love at first fight, that's what I say. Taylor: Yeah, pretty close. Sorry, he always comes up. Jake: It's all right. I understand. You loved him. [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: Look, we took advantage. Provoking him with Babe's dress? It seems a little cruel to do that. David: Even crueler for you to live a life of poverty. How many times did Babe think J.R. loved her, only to have him turn on her? That's exactly what he's doing to you, Amanda. First he whips off your dress. Next thing you know, he's crying on your shoulder. If you fall for that now, if you go all soft, it's going to come back to bite you. My advice? Bite first. Amanda: J.R. is just so wrecked over Babe. David: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ok, all right. How many times does he have to grind you into the dirt before you get it? Are you telling me you believe in this man enough to give up $5 million? Amanda: $6 million. David: Excuse me? Amanda: I want $6 million, not $5 million. Hazard pay. And you don't get to just show up, order me around, breathe down my neck, spy on me. No, no. I get to take care of J.R. my way, on my terms, in my time. Take it or leave it. David: Hmm. And what if I leave it? Amanda: You won't. You need me. David: I've got to tell you, I like the confidence. Amanda: We have a deal? David: I'm counting on you. Amanda: Then leave already. I have to get dressed. David: Don't be late. [On the way out, David smacks Amanda's butt, and she smiles] [SCENE_BREAK] Bianca: You made it. Greenlee: Why wouldn't I? Bianca: No reason. Greenlee: Who chose these flowers? And what about decor? I mean, what the hell is that? Erica: That is one of my contributions. Greenlee: Just what we need, another really big picture of you. Erica: It's just a way to kick off the donations. Greenlee: And make this about you, as always. Reese: A fundraiser was Erica's idea, and she's been working non-stop all -- Greenlee: Who are you? Reese: Reese. Greenlee: Reese. Why don't you take a swag bag and go -- Bianca: She's my fiancée. And she's worked just as hard on this event as any of us. Greenlee: Oh. Well, thank you. I really appreciate your help. And yours, too, Bianca but this company doesn't need some diva tyrant taking over. Erica: No, it doesn't. And I in no way want to take over your role, Greenlee. I am simply acting on my daughter's behalf. Greenlee: Legal proxy, yes. Got it. Erica: Good. Greenlee: That doesn't mean you get to march all over us, calling all the shots. Erica: For your information, both Bianca and I as well as the entire Fusion staff put this fundraiser together while you were off somewhere chasing after Ryan. So your best bet is to just back off, walk away, get out of the way, and let us do our work. Oh, why don't we go over the music with the DJ? Bianca: Good idea. Erica: Listen, Greenlee. I intend to continue helping this company until my daughter Kendall is back at her desk. The sooner you accept that, the better it's going to be for everyone. [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Farrington: Your wife hasn't responded to any of the treatment. Zach: Well, you keep trying. Dr. Farrington: She should have had some neural response by now. Zach: She's not getting any worse. Mr. Farrington: And she's not getting any better. I think it's time that you take her home, back to Pine Valley. Zach: This is the place, the state-of-the-art place, right? Dr. Farrington: Dr. Martin is an exceptional physician. He'll know exactly what to do. Zach: Let me ask you something. Are you sending her home to die? Dr. Farrington: There's no reason to believe she won't remain in her current state. Zach: So this is it, your great expertise? Dr. Farrington: These things happen. Zach: These things happen. This is my wife. You're supposed to be the great doctor. You can do things, you can fix things. You haven't done anything. Dr. Farrington: Look, I made no promises -- Zach: Get out. Dr. Farrington: Mr. Slater, I did everything I could. Zach: Get out. [The doctor exits] Zach: Ok, it's going to be ok. I'll take you home. [SCENE_BREAK] David: Give me a vodka on the rocks, ok? Lime. Erica: David, I had no idea that you would be here this evening. David: It's a worthy cause. Erica: Well, promise me you'll behave yourself. David: You look beautiful. Erica: I'll take that as a yes. [Erica walks away] David: Don't forget about our dance. Amanda: Don't talk to me. Tad: Hey, sailor. New in town? David: Sorry, Thaddeus. My dance card's full. Tad: Where's the pity? A couple of pieces of advice. Don't spike the punch, stay away from Krystal. David: Whatever happened to people saying, "Hello, how have you been?" Tad: It's just an observation, if you're going to cause trouble, why don't you do everybody a favor and leave now? David: Your brother -- now that's a man that needs to learn his way around an operating table. Tad: He does all right. He saved Aidan's life, didn't he? David: Oh, not quite. If I weren't there, Aidan would be dead right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Jake, I had no idea you would be here. Jake: You look beautiful. I wouldn't miss it for the world. Erica: Thank you. Jake: How's Gabrielle? Erica: Oh, she's beautiful. Thank you. Jake: Oh, good. Oh, sorry, I apologize. Bianca Montgomery, Erica Kane. Erica: Hi. Bianca: Hi. Jake: Taylor. Taylor: Hi. Erica: Of course, I recognize you -- the Bella party. She killed a man. Bianca: What? Erica: Yes, well, to save Randi. You're a hero. Enjoy. Taylor: Thank you. I am making such a great impression on everyone. Jake: Yes, you are. Taylor: So are you. J.R.: You're too good for him. [SCENE_BREAK] Pete: I called, I texted. I figured you bailed. Colby: I almost did. Pete: Because of him. Colby: Brot's leaving in the morning. I'm taking him to the bus station. Pete: I know you have a thing for this guy, but I really think that he's bad news. Colby: He shouldn't leave. He has people who care about him, people who would want to know he's here. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Erica, Erica. Once again, you have unleashed your charms on poor little Pine Valley. This is a wonderful event. Erica: Well, I hope that means you're going to bid on the auction. Adam: If it means holding you in my arms, oh, yes, I plan to win. Erica: I love your enthusiasm. Adam: Isn't that why you planned this "Win a Dance with Erica Kane" contest? Erica: I hope you have deep pockets, Adam. You're going to need them. Excuse me. Well. Jackson: Hi. Erica: Dashing as usual. Jackson: Thank you. And may I just say that nobody throws a party like you, or looks as gorgeous doing it. Erica: Thank you. Does that mean you're going to bid on the dance? Jackson: Well, you know, there's nothing I love more than a good cause. Greenlee: Hey, you made it. Jackson: Oh, look at you. You made it back in one piece. I'm glad. Greenlee: Don't you have a rumba to practice? Erica: As a matter of fact, yes, I do. Greenlee: How can you still look at her like that? You know, she's trying to take over Fusion. Jackson: Hey, you know what? I have a great idea. Let's talk about you, shall we? Like how are you? How's Aidan? Greenlee: He's fine, actually. He's going to make a full recovery. Jackson: Good. And how are you and Aidan? Greenlee: I have to circulate. Jackson: Hey, whoa, whoa. Listen, listen. I'm sorry. But you being with Ryan is not a good idea. Greenlee: I'm not with anyone. Jackson: Just listen to me. Annie is out there, right? She thinks you're the source of all her troubles. She's dangerous. Greenlee: Then worry about Ryan. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: Hey. Angie: Hey. Krystal: Wow, how do you manage to look so fabulous after putting in all those hours at the hospital? Angie: Obviously, this is a very good friend of mine. Both of them are. You guys remember Natalia, Jesse's daughter? And this is Rebecca, her mother. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: All right. Get back to me, ok? Greenlee: Please tell me you're here because Annie is sitting in a cell at the police station. Jesse: I'm sorry, Greenlee, but no. Annie is still out there. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone ringing] Ryan: Hello? Annie: Ryan? Ryan: Annie, where are you? Annie: Here. Ryan: Where's here? Where is it? Let me help you, ok? Let me come and get you. Annie: That's not how it works. Ryan: What are you talking about? Annie: You don't get to see me before, but I'm almost ready. Are you? Ryan: For what? Annie: Silly, you always make me laugh. Ryan: Annie, where are you? Ok, just tell me where you are. Annie: I will be there soon. Ryan: Where? Annie: Our friends are probably already waiting for us. Ryan: Annie? Annie: Soon, my love. And this time, we're going to do it right. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: How can Annie just disappear? How hard can it be to find a crazy woman? Jesse: Look, her state of mind is going to work in our favor, all right? She's obsessing over Ryan, Emma, and you. She's bound to show herself. We'll nab her then. All right? Greenlee: Why is that not reassuring? [Cell phone ringing] Jesse: I've got to take this. Bianca: Hey, you having fun? Greenlee: I'm sorry that I came on so strong before. Bianca: It's ok. Listen, I understand that you and my mom don't mix. But she's turning that company around. So instead of slamming her, why don't you try working with her? You might actually learn something. Greenlee: How naive are you? She came in here waving the proxy flag, playing good mother. This isn't about maternal instincts. It's a business move. She wants Fusion, and she won't stop until it's hers. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: You have a lovely daughter. Rebecca: Oh, thank you. I think so, too. Frankie: Big turnout. I wasn't expecting the whole family. Angie: You know, I thought I saw your father around here. Do you know where he's disappeared to? Frankie: No, we should go look for him. Excuse us. What are you doing? Angie: Frankie, we agreed to accept Natalia and Rebecca into our family. Frankie: You know, I think you're taking this family thing too far. I need a drink. [SCENE_BREAK] J.R.: The last time I was at Fusion I was with Babe. She was so happy, on top of the world. Amanda: You didn't have to come tonight. J.R.: I wanted to. It's important. [SCENE_BREAK] Krystal: I think I'll have a couple of those mojito-tinis. Thanks. David: Living on the wild side, huh? Krystal: Go away. David: What's the matter, Krystal? Afraid Tad might see us? So you can slip into my house in the middle of the night for comfort, but you can't be seen with me in public? Krystal: Why are you doing this? David: I just want you to know that I'm available. Any time. Krystal: Not here, not now. Not ever. David: Or at least until the next time you can't sleep, and I'm the only one who knows what you need. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Hey, look, a familiar face. P.V. Hospital let you out early? Colby: Yeah, once in awhile they do. Jake: Something -- something wrong? Colby: No. Taylor: Colby, are you ok? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Zach. Oh, Zach, I wasn't sure you would even make it. Tell me Kendall's better, she's improving. Zach: She's not worse. Erica: All right. Then we're just going to have to pray harder, and we're going to have to focus on helping everybody who's here tonight, and we're going to do it in Kendall's honor. Reese: Hi. So what did the doctor say -- Zach: Long day, long flight. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: I want you to cover this area, you know, exits and the patio. Don't blink. Greenlee: What's going on? What are they doing here? What are you doing here? Ryan: Annie called and she said she wanted to meet. Greenlee: Here? Ryan: She said our friends would all be waiting. I thought of this party. Greenlee: Annie's coming here? [SCENE_BREAK] [Annie locks herself in the ladies' room] Annie: Definitely beats the basement. Perfect. Something borrowed. Something blue. Something old. Something new. [Annie pulls out a long, shiny knife and smiles wickedly] [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: We have to warn people. Jesse: That could create a panic. Ryan: Yeah, Annie doesn't even know what planet she's on right now, guys. She might not even show up here. Greenlee: We're not that lucky. Jesse: All right, listen. We're covered. Trust me. I'll be back. Greenlee: I do not feel better. Where's Emma? Ryan: She's -- she's safe. She's at her friend's house. She's sad. She's worried about her mom. I mean, Corrina's with her. Two very large cops. She's fine. Greenlee: I thought the worst was over. I'm so sorry. David: I'm going to tell you, Ryan, this is you all over. Partying down, having a grand old time while your lunatic ex-wife runs around town attacking innocent people. Ryan: Back off, Hayward. David: And you, Greenlee, what is it going to take for you to realize that this man is a loser? Greenlee: Not now, David. [SCENE_BREAK] Frankie: They shouldn't be here. Randi: What, you're ashamed of them? You barely said two words to Natalia. She's your sister, Frankie. Frankie: I know that. I don't need to be reminded. Randi: Why, because she's illegitimate? What, you think you're the heir to the throne, right? That you're better than her? Frankie: Randi, chill, ok? Randi: I'm illegitimate. I'm an ex-hooker, but maybe you should hide me, too. I mean, you don't want these nice people to finding out the truth about me. Frankie: Listen, listen. You know how I feel about you. You're overreacting, ok? Randi: And you are dissing your family. I've got to go. Frankie: Randi. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: Colby, you're acting a little bit odd. Colby: Sorry, um, no sleep, low blood sugar. You look good. Taylor: Thank you. Colby: Are you happy? Taylor: I have my moments. Why? Colby: Just curious. Taylor: What was that about? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Thank you all so much for joining us tonight and helping us make Pine Valley a better place tomorrow. I'd like to introduce you now to my co- sponsor, Mr. Zach Slater of Cambias Industries. Zach: Hey, how you doing? Um, our town has taken a big hit. And you have, as always, answered with courage and determination. But there's a lot of work to be done. Schools and homes, office buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Families have been damaged, loved ones hurt or lost. So our job is not just to rebuild schools and homes, but to rebuild lives and families. And we will. And not just with money, but with our hearts. So this is a contribution from Cambias Industries. Thank you. Erica: Oh, Zach. Zach, this is more than generous. Thank you so much, Zach. It is so wonderful to look out here and see so many friends and family and -- and neighbors working together to help each other. The tornados may have decimated our community, but it did not harm our spirit. We will rebuild, and we will thrive. We will be stronger, because of all of your donations this evening. You are going to help create the tomorrow that we all want for Pine Valley. [Applause] Erica: Well, Zach Slater has contributed a very, very generous check, and in addition to my donations, I would like to offer my legs. A dance to the highest bidder. And, gentlemen, this is your community, so be generous. Tad: $5,000. Jackson: A mere bag of shells. $10,000. Erica: Thank you, Jack. Adam: $25,000. Erica: Oh, well, my goodness. Ok, then, it looks like Mr. Chandler -- David: $50,000. Adam: You're not going to accept that bid. His check won't clear. David: My money's as good as anyone else's, and in your case, even better. Erica: And very much appreciated. So -- going, going, gone. [Applause] [David and Erica take to the dance floor while everyone looks on and applauds] [SCENE_BREAK] Reese: Zach? Hey, are you ok? Zach: The doctor told me to bring Kendall back to Pine Valley, so she can die at home. Reese: Oh, Zach, I'm so -- I'm so sorry. Erica -- Bianca -- do they know? Zach: No, not tonight. There's too much hope. Reese: I mean, is there nothing that the doctors can do? [SCENE_BREAK] Amanda: Doing ok? J.R.: Uh, to tell you the truth, it's a lot easier with you here. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Ah, if you'll excuse me. May I? David: Why don't you go back to your cage, Chandler? I haven't gotten my money's worth yet. Erica: Well, it's -- it's going to be a long evening, so we will finish this later. Excuse me, I'm just going to go powder my nose. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: I thought I was supposed to lead. Ok, what's going on? Krystal: What do you mean? Tad: Between you and Hayweird. Krystal: Nothing. Come on, let's just enjoy the evening. Tad: What? You're the one that, you know, gave me your word you'd try to stay away. Krystal: I can't help it that he shows up at the same party. Tad: No, I mean, you went and saw him again, didn't you? Krystal: All right. I'm not supposed to see him, that's a big problem, I'll fix it right now. I'm out of here. Tad: Oh, come on, Krystal. Krystal: I'm going home. [SCENE_BREAK] Jesse: Good evening, ladies. Angie: Oh, you're a busy man. So is something going on? Jesse: Working this case -- it's pretty tough. I have to tell you, you ladies look amazingly beautiful tonight. Natalia: How about a dance? Jesse: Uh, ok, sure, sure. Natalia: With my mom. Rebecca: No. No, no, no, honey, I'm not up for all that. Angie: Oh, come on. Why not? It'll be fun. Jesse: You heard what your mother said. Maybe another time, all right? Angela, I need to speak to you, quickly. I didn't know you were bringing Rebecca. Angie: It was Natalia's idea. I couldn't say no. Jesse: Angela, don't you think you're pushing this whole big happy family a bit too far? Angie: First Frankie and now you. Look, I am trying to make this work. I am trying to do right by you. Look, the last thing I need is all this flak from you and our son. Jesse: Angela, I'm trying to do right by you, too. I mean, you're my wife, baby. I wanted to spend time with you tonight, dancing with you, not Rebecca. Look, this is hard enough for all of us, especially you. So stop pretending it is not. I love you, Angela. I have to get back to work. You look really sexy tonight, baby. [SCENE_BREAK] Jake: They're playing our song. Taylor: This is our song? Jake: Oh, yes. Well, it is tonight. Taylor: All right, just try to keep up, stud. Wait, wait. Jake: You amaze me. Taylor: Hold me. Jake: I've got you. [SCENE_BREAK] Greenlee: Oh, my God. Annie: Hi. I knew you'd be here. Are you ready? Ryan: Am I -- am I ready for what, Annie? Annie: You know. Hey, stop -- why are they here? Ryan, make them stop. Ryan: Ok, ok. Everybody's -- everybody's ok, everything's fine. Everything's all right. Annie: It will be. And this time, no one will interfere with our wedding. [Annie pulls out her bloody knife] Greenlee: Oh, my God. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Don't be sad. I said I'd bring her home. I'm not going to let her die. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Nobody wants to ruin your wedding, Annie. Annie: Our wedding. Ryan: Annie. Annie? Are you -- are you ok? Did you -- did you hurt yourself? Annie: No. No, why would I hurt myself, silly? It's my wedding day. It's the happiest day of my life. Nobody's going to ruin it. Ryan: That's right. That's right, Annie. Nobody wants to hurt you, ok? Nobody. Annie: Because you'll protect me. You always protect me. [Hums "Here Comes the Bride"] I love you, Ryan, with all my heart. Everything I've done, I've done for you -- and for us, you know? So that we'd be a family again. And so -- and so you'd love me the way that you used to. I, Annie, take thee, Ryan, to be my lawfully-wedded husband, to have and to hold, 'til death do us part. Ryan: Annie. Annie: What? Ryan: Who did you hurt? Who? Who did you hurt with the knife, Annie? [As Annie looks down at the bloody knife, Erica lies motionless on the floor of the ladies' room]

At Pine Valley Hospital, Randi has just brought Frankie's suit to him so he can dress for the fundraising. They share a kiss. At Angie and Frankie's, Natalia arrives with a dress for Rebecca to wear to the fundraising. Rebecca has her reservations about attending, but Natalia talks her into attending. Jake helps Taylor gets dressed for the event. David and Amanda are at her yacht. She prepares for the fundraising. David lets her know that he knows that she had company the night before and wonders how it had gone with J.R. Amanda lets him know the deal is off. Erica and Bianca put the final touches on the fundraising event. Zach visits Kendall in the Canadian hospital. Kendall's doctor comes in and Zach immediately asks her how Kendall is doing. Greenlee talks on the phone while she prepares for the fundraising. Ryan spends some quality time with Emma. Emma questions Ryan as to where Annie is. Annie puts on her lipstick and prepares for her imaginary wedding day. Amanda sets some new ground rules for her business association with David. Greenlee arrives at ConFusion and sees a big picture of Erica. Bianca and Reese approach Erica and Greenlee. Bianca introduces Reese to Greenlee as her fiancé'. The doctor tells Zach that Kendall is not responding to treatment and he needs to take Kendall home. Everyone gathers for the fundraising event in order to re-build Pine Valley. Greenlee is taken aback when Jesse arrives and informs her that Annie is still on the loose.

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[As Erin stretches in the park, the sound of rustling leaves makes her pause and look around. When she tries to resume her run, however, she trips and falls.] Erin: Oh -- ugh! [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Ok. I want everything you've got on that lying SOB. Tad: Well, looks like I'm not the only one that got the short end of the wishbone. Erica: He won't get away with this, Tad. He will not tear my family apart. Tad: I know what you mean. So, just who stuffed your Thanksgiving bird? Erica: The man who dropped the ticking test tube right in the middle of my family -- Dr. Greg Madden! [SCENE_BREAK] Singer: Too many cups of coffee you won't hear it anymore won't you let the diesel drag you down won't you let the diesel Greg: You told me you would keep your mouth shut. Josh: Good to see you, too, Pop. Why don't you take a seat. Join me. Greg: Why did you tell Greenlee Lavery that Kendall was carrying her own child? And don't try to tell me that you didn't. Why? Have you any idea what you've done? Have you any idea the damage you've caused that family? [SCENE_BREAK] Henri: Mr. Montgomery, on behalf of management, we request that your family finds another venue for your holiday festivities next year. Jack: Gee, I -- I can't imagine why. Zach: What are you going to do about Kendall? Jack: Well, Slater, what happens with my family is really none of your business, now, is it? Zach: You're mistaken. Everything to do with Kendall is very much my business. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Greenlee, please let me talk to you. Greenlee: Get out. Ryan: You heard her, Kendall. You don't need to be here. Kendall: You can't leave. Greenlee: Watch me. Kendall: No, please don't go. Ryan: I said leave. Kendall: No, you have to listen to me. Greenlee: I don't have to do anything. Kendall: I did this for you. Ryan: I got it, Kendall, ok? This is between us. Greenlee: No, it's not. Kendall: Greenlee, listen to me. Listen -- I love you. Please, please let me help you understand. Please don't leave me. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: Until the day of the divorce, I'm still her husband. So what are you going to do? Jack: Well, I don't have a lot of options, now, do I? I can't very well erase the lie that Kendall told me, now, can I? What do you expect me to do? Zach: I expect you to realize what an amazing woman your stepdaughter really is. But you and Erica -- you're so busy meddling in the girls' lives, I think you missed who they are to each other. Jack: I understand very well what their relationship is, and the solid ground on which it's based. Zach: Yeah, but you don't know why Kendall did what she did. She did this for her friend, for her sister. Maybe you don't know either one of these women very well. And you know why? Because you and Lavery, Erica -- all you want to do is blame somebody, point the finger, and try to find the deep, dark motive behind what Kendall did and make yourselves feel better. Jack: Gee, you know, I was just thinking maybe you don't know your wife very well, because when it comes to Ryan Lavery, she has deep, dark feelings, believe me. Zach: Well, of course, she does. And after all, it's your Kendall, right? Obsessive and selfish. Maybe she did all this just to get back at Greenlee, to get back at Greenlee for all the things that she did to her. What do you think? Jack: Tell you what -- Zach: You know what? No, no, no, hang on one second. You and me -- we're not that different, and not just because we both hate Ryan Lavery, but because we both have a little bit of a problem forgiving people for what they've done to us. But maybe Kendall is different. Maybe Kendall is better than both of us. Jack: Kendall was there to support Greenlee like a good friend should be. But that's where it should've stopped. Zach: And I was there when Kendall decided to carry this child. And I fought her, believe me. Jack: Well, obviously, you don't have a whole lot of influence on your wife. Zach: Yeah, and Greenlee gave her a way out more than once. But Kendall decided to go through with it. Jack: Sure she did, because she wanted to have Lavery's baby herself. Zach: She wanted to give Greenlee the one thing that she wanted more than anything in the world. Jack: My daughter had no idea what she wanted, because she was too busy grieving for her supposedly dead husband and the child she lost. Zach: Sure, and who was there to help her? Hmm? Not you, not me, not anyone else in this selfish town. But Kendall -- she couldn't bear the thought of her friend, of her sister, bearing this pain, the pain of losing the last piece of her husband. That's why she did this. Made sense to me. You're a smart man. Come on, just get past your preconceived notions of what family is and what friendship is, and you'd see it, too. You, all of you guys -- you should be helping Kendall right now. Give her some comfort and appreciation for the sacrifice that she's made. But, no, here you are -- here you are, and your narrow-minded family. And all you can do is tear her down, take away the last piece of dignity she has left. And why is that? [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Please, Greenlee. I'm your sister, remember? Greenlee: I'm going back to my old philosophy -- family's worthless. Ryan: Get out, Kendall. You're not helping. Kendall: No, Greenlee, I did this for you. I did this, because I love you. Greenlee: You love me? You hear that? Kendall: It's true. Greenlee: Listen to her, Ryan. Doesn't she sound like she actually means that? She sounds just as sincere as you, in fact. God, you both are so good. I have to keep reminding myself of who you were when you came to this town. I mean, you could never take the con out of the man, and you -- you once hated me more than anyone in the world. Can you just lock me in another tower or toss me in a pool? It would've been so much easier. At least with your enemy you know where you stand. Kendall: No, no, it's not like that anymore, and you know it. Please, please, just listen to me. We'll sit down, and you can hear me out. Ryan: Shut up, Kendall. You're making it worse. Greenlee: Worse than what? Faking your own death? Bringing the guy who tried to kill me back to town? I can't keep up with what's worse anymore. Kendall: Ok, I -- listen, I know it'll take some time to understand, but then you'll see -- Greenlee: Don't you come near me, and don't you touch me, either! Both of you -- I am done listening. You should've let me die in that fire, because between the two of you, you've killed me. [SCENE_BREAK] Greg: Why did you do this to Greenlee and Kendall? Greenlee couldn't find this information on her own. You were the only one who had the facts. You were the one who told her. Why, Josh? Why would you do this to other -- why would you destroy people's lives? Josh: Will you step off your soapbox for one second, Dad? You're the hypocrite here. Always Mr. Straight and Narrow, telling me to live by the book. Don't stand there and lecture me about morals and ethics. The only book you live by is the one you wrote in some laboratory. Parents are petri dishes, relationships are research, and babies are all your call. I just have one question -- why did you do it, huh? You didn't need another patient. Why Kendall? Who appointed you judge of -- of life and death, mover of heaven and earth? Greg: I help women have children, and you know why. Josh: Yeah, yeah. Mom. Greg: Josh, please don't talk about your mother in that tone of voice. Your mother loved you. You were her angel here on this earth. Josh: Yeah, how could I forget? Greg: The happiest moment of your mother's life is when she brought you into this world. Josh: Dad, this is way beyond helping women conceive. You played Almighty God to Greenlee. Greg: My job was to give that woman a child. I had consent forms, a psych evaluation. I kept my promise. Josh: You promised her her own kid, not her friend's. Greg: Kendall is carrying that baby for Greenlee. Josh: You know, I hate to admit it, but Erica has a point. Who are you to decide who gets a kid and who doesn't? [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Regardless, it's Dr. Greg Madden who's to blame for this. He took advantage of Kendall. She has very complicated feelings. He knew that, he pushed her into this, and once she was sucked in, she couldn't get out. Tad: Well, I'm sorry. It's like I said -- anything I found out about him is already in his CV. He graduated top of his class, he's held a number of Ob-Gyn positions at several prestigious hospitals up and down the coast -- Virginia, New York, Massachusetts. The guy came out of the gate summa cum laude and ended up being one of the top fertility specialists in the country with a string of clinics. Erica: Could I know him from -- from charity events? I mean, could we have served on a board together? Tad: It's possible. I mean, he does do a lot of pro bono work, but he's mostly known for his research. He's been a pioneer in the field since the 1970s, started in his third year in med school. Erica: Well, what about malpractice? What about some unhappy patients? Tad: Clean as a whistle, sterile as surgery. Erica: Well, find something. Find out how Greg Madden is connected to me. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: You know, you're not exactly an expert on family. Zach: Man, you're right about that. And I'm right about this -- Kendall did what she did out of love. She was willing to sacrifice her heart and her body for your daughter. Jack: Why didn't she ask her, huh? Why didn't she tell her? At least after the deed was done, tell her something? Zach: Because all she wanted to do was take Greenlee's pain away, that's it. That's her deep, dark motive. Yeah, I wouldn't blame you for not understanding that, because there isn't a single adult in your family that has ever done anything out of pure love. There's always been some selfish reason. Hey, all you have to do is look at your own wife for proof of that. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: There is something about Greg Madden. There's a feeling I just can't shake that there's some weird connection to my past. Tad: With all due respect, do you really think this whole thing is some way to get at you? Erica: I know he has a grudge against me, and maybe against my family, and maybe it's why he did this to Kendall. Tad: Just for the sake of argument, what if it's the other way around? I mean, what happens if Greg Madden went along with it, because it's what Kendall wanted? I mean, he does own the clinic where, you know, the first deposit was made. Erica: And isn't that interesting? Tad: Erica, come on, what's your point? You're saying that he bought the clinic on the off chance that your daughter would want to carry her best friend's baby to term? I'm not saying the guy didn't step out of line, I'm just saying I don't think it has anything to do with you. Erica: Then prove me wrong. Please, Tad, find out everything you can about this man, so I can just chalk it up to just some strange, sick coincidence, and I can get this man out of our lives. Tad: Erica, I'm working on it, ok? I swear to you, as soon as we find out anything, I'll call you. Erica: Well, you have to make it fast before anything else happens. Tad: Well, I don't know what more I can tell you. Erica: Tell me that I can kill this man and get away with it. Because I swear to you, I can't stop thinking about the fall-out from this. Kendall may never recover from this, Tad. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: Please, Greenlee, think about how far -- how far we've come together. I have become a better person, because of my friendship with you. We've changed, both of us, and it's because of you and how much you mean to me. I couldn't just let you curl up and die when Ryan left. You wanted to, but I held you instead. And when I lost my faith in love, I found that faith again in you. I could've just let you die in that fire if I was really, truly such an awful person. If I was the person that I used to be, wouldn't I have just saved myself? Yes, I did things wrong with the baby. But I wouldn't be me if I didn't screw it up somewhere. Greenlee: You think I wouldn't accept this if I could? It's too much. I've been knocked down too hard. I can't get up. Kendall: Do you -- do you remember the night -- the night of the black-out, when everything went wrong? I found you on the rooftop, and you were so lost. You said sometimes you just wanted to close your eyes and give in. You asked for my help. Yes, I know, I know, I should've called you from the clinic. I should have asked you, but all I could think about was how broken you were. All I could think about was how you wanted this baby so badly. All I could think about was you! I mean, could you really take another loss after losing Ryan and losing the baby? Could you take another loss? Ryan: This is mine? Our -- Kendall: Yours. Yours and Greenlee's son. That little one was created by someone that you love and someone who loves you. I never thought of him as mine, ever. And for probably the first time in my life, this was not about me. From the moment I carried this child inside of me, Greenlee, I did it for you. He was yours, your baby, and he still is. And you can hate me. You can hate me all you want, but don't walk out on your son. Don't walk out on a future with Ryan. You both need this little boy more than you know, because he is your future now. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: Why are you out here alone at this time of night anyway? It's not a safe place to be for a woman, you know. Erin: For your information, Jonathan is back at the motel room asleep. Aidan: Did I ask you where your brother was? Erin: That's all you care about -- finding something on him that you can use, getting your revenge. Aidan: You know, I'm not the only one interested in your brother, you know. Are you sure there's not another dozen people following you through this park? Erin: You might have convinced my brother of your so-called sincerity with that little card game, but I don't buy it for a second. Aidan: Wow. You know, with a suspicious mind like yours, you should be the PI. Erin: You're just out to get him, punish him. So listen up, Mr. Devane. You've already seen me take you out once. And if you so much as think of coming near me or my brother, I won't be so gentle the next time. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Tell me what you want, Greenlee. You want her to go, she'll go. If you want her to stay and talk, then she'll stay and talk. Just let me know, and I will make it happen. Greenlee: I want to trust you. I want to look at you and still love you. I want to know that I can believe in the two of you. You're the two people who have meant more to me than anyone in my life. I want to go back to when I had a future. Kendall: You still have a future. Greenlee: No, I don't! You stole it. Futures should be built on hope. I've given up hope, I've given up trust, I've lost all faith in you -- in anyone, in myself. It's gone, and there's nothing that either one of you can do to bring it back. Look at me. Look at me, damn it! I am broken. You've broken me! There are so many pieces all around me I don't know where to start. I have to fix myself, and I can't stand to look at you or be anywhere near you, and I have to get away from you and you and this apartment and hospitals and babies. I have to get out of here. I have to get away from both of you. Ryan: Greenlee, no, I'll go. Greenlee: Didn't you hear me? I have to go alone. Ryan: I can help you. Greenlee: Get your hands off of me. You told me you'd give me my choices back and go along with whatever I wanted. Well, this is my choice. Let go of me. Ryan: If this is what you want -- Greenlee: It is. Kendall: Oh, God. Oh, God, Ryan, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Ryan: Don't you get it? Leave us alone. [SCENE_BREAK] Aidan: I was just making sure that a woman didn't get hurt walking through the park. I was being a nice guy. Next time, I'll think twice. Erin: Well, I've gone all these years without some jerk to protect me, so I'm not about to start now. Aidan: Well, I'm happy to leave you alone. You know, there's all sorts of rocks you can turn over looking for conspiracy theories against you, you know. Erin: Wait. You're right, ok? Aidan: I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. I'm -- I'm what? Erin: I probably overreacted. You just -- you startled me. Aidan: Do you usually bite people's heads off and ask questions later? Erin: Only people who are out to hurt my brother. Aidan: And you're so sure that that's me, huh? Erin: Well, you haven't exactly won us over. Aidan: I told you the other day when I came around to see Jonathan that I'm keeping an open mind. Erin: My brother was all I had for so many years, and I'm just -- I'm not going to let you go after him, especially now. Aidan: Yeah, I get it. You alone stand between Jonathan and the world. Erin: Jonathan is what I lived for. And after the first breakdown I tried to take care of him for a little bit, and obviously not very well, so I owe him this. Aidan: Why devote your whole, entire life to him? Erin: He's my brother. I love him. What else would I do? [SCENE_BREAK] Greg: I am helping these women. Josh: You know, you've officially fallen off that very high pedestal that you put yourself on. You lied to the very woman who was supposed to have that baby. Greg: If it weren't for you, Greenlee would have a beautiful child in a matter of months. Everyone would've been happy. Josh: Says the man with the higher power, looking down on the mere mortals. Greg: You're not just going after those women. You're attacking me, Josh. Josh: And you always talk about your job being so noble. How many times have you reminded me of that special day Mom gave birth to me? Huh? Is that why you do what you do? Is that why you did this to Kendall? Greg: This pregnancy has nothing to do with you or your mother. Josh: No? You're not trying to re-create that sacred day that Mom gave birth to me and saved her life? Because if you are, Dad -- if you are -- stop it! All right? I am so tired of being reminded of the miracle that I am. Greg: Right now I seem to forget that myself. Josh: I don't want to be the reason why you do all this! Greg: Look, you still haven't told me the reason why you did what you did. Josh: Maybe it serves me, all right? You're not the only one keeping an eye on Erica, remember? This will keep her off her pins for a while. Greg: You wouldn't do this just to get at Erica. I've raised you better than that. Josh: Maybe this will also make you take a long, hard look at how you conduct yourself as a human being. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Madden has taken two very capable women and pitted them against each other. This man has potentially destroyed any hope of my family ever finding happiness. We may never recover from what he did to Kendall and Greenlee. He has manipulated Kendall to such a point that I actually fear for her physical and her mental health. He took Greenlee's already devastated heart, and he stomped on it. And he's caused a horrendous rift between Jack and me. The man has got to be stopped, and he's got to be punished. Tad: We have a lot in common. I swear to you, if Greg Madden has done anything he needs to be punished for, I'll find out about it. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: You don't know a thing about my wife or our daughters. And you -- the only reason you even got involved with Kendall was to get her name on your casino licenses to keep the money just rolling in. Zach: Come on. Kendall knew exactly what she was getting into, just as she did when she was helping Greenlee. Why can't you see that? Jack: Why don't you save your breath. I'm not going to rise to your bait. Zach: Just can't admit that I'm right. Kendall is better than all of us. You should be taking better care of her, because Greenlee's not the only one that needs you right now. Jack: Oh, let me ask you a question. If you were so concerned about Kendall, why didn't you step up for her? Zach: Because I'm not her family. We're getting a divorce, you know that. Jack: Yeah, not a moment too soon. Zach: I sat there and watched you, all you guys. I didn't jump in, because it only would've made things worse. Jack: Gee, I can't imagine things being any worse. Zach: She didn't want me to defend her. She wanted one of you to do it. How did you miss that? She was standing there open and exposed, praying that someone -- anyone, just a member of her family, as long as it was someone that she loved -- would step up and stand by her side. Give her honest, unconditional support, the same kind of honest, unconditional support that she's been giving Greenlee ever since Ryan took off. How did you miss that? How did you and everybody else miss that? You were just sitting there. Nobody even flinched. All about Greenlee -- poor, sad, abused, devastated Greenlee, the same Greenlee who would take and take from Kendall until Kendall had nothing left to give but life itself. And she did, Jackson! She did! How did you miss that? Hey, good news --Greenlee's going to be just fine taking care of herself. [SCENE_BREAK] Ryan: Greenlee, Greenlee, please, please, stop. Just stop and please just listen to me, please. Just -- just give me a little bit of time. I'll come with you, ok, and we'll leave all of this -- all of this behind, just you and me, like it used to be. Please, we'll leave all of the pain behind, and we'll just start over, just the way that we wanted. Please don't do this. Please, don't do this. I can't let you go -- please, not like this. Don't. We can go and we can leave this mess. We can just hit the open road and find each other again. I want you in my life. I just -- I love you so much. Greenlee: It's over. There's nothing left. Ryan: How can you say that? How can you say that? I felt it. And I know you felt it, too. I made you laugh. Do you remember? Do you remember how much we used to laugh? We -- we can dance again. We can do this. Greenlee: Months ago, I would've believed anything. But then you died, my baby died, you came back, you hid everything -- Jonathan -- and now Kendall? I -- we don't have a future, Ryan, not anymore. Ryan: I refuse to believe that. Greenlee: Don't do this to me. It has to be this way, damn it. You made a promise -- if I wanted a divorce, you'd give me a divorce, if I wanted you out of my life, you'd stay out of it, and I'm telling you now this is my decision. If you try and follow me or find me, you'll only be making things worse. Don't you understand? I can't take the pain anymore. I just can't do it. Are you going to make good on your promise to me or not? Greenlee: Good-bye, Ryan. [SCENE_BREAK] Zach: What about the baby that Kendall is carrying? How is your family going to accept them with open arms? Jack: We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Zach: Maybe you should start crossing that bridge right now. After all, it's a Lavery. You going to hold him and love him like you did Miranda, or are you going to turn your back on him, because of who his father is and how he was conceived? Jack: Why don't you go to hell, Slater. [SCENE_BREAK] Greg: You helped Greenlee find out the truth just to get back at me? Oh, Josh, have I been that bad of a father? Josh: Not get back at you, more enlighten you. Greg: What, and have Erica Kane up against the ropes? Is that enough of a perk to destroy the lives of two young women who had nothing but the best of intentions? Josh: I'm a truth-teller, Dad, nothing more. And that was one huge lie you were dumping on that baby. Every kid deserves to know who his real mother and father are. Greg: Parents are not only created by biology. Josh: Rationalize all you want, Dad, but this blew up because of you. You had the chance to stop this by saying no, but you didn't. Blame yourself. Singer: And I'm already gone [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: We couldn't stop her. Ryan: I almost had her back. Why did you come here? Kendall: I had to. I had -- I had to try to make Greenlee understand why I did it. Ryan: Did you think? It didn't occur to you that you'd done enough already? That this wasn't between you and Greenlee, this was between me and Greenlee -- us, not you? Kendall: It became us the minute you died, and I was the only one that she had left. Ryan: You know, you say that you love her and that you understand her. Kendall: I do, I swear. Ryan: And still you did this. Didn't you realize how she would feel? How could you do this? How? Please tell me. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I thought I might find you here. Erica: You know me too well. I just couldn't stand another round of arguments. Jack: Yeah, well, that's the last thing I want, believe me. I don't know what to do. Things are just spinning out of control. But the one thing I need to know is that I can count on you, on us, on our marriage. Erica: I've been thinking about our wedding day. So much to look forward to. Jack: Yeah. Now it's all seemed to have gone right off the rails, and I don't know how to get us back on track. Erica, the last thing I want to do is start pointing the finger or blame. I don't want to start attacking. Erica: Well, if you're looking for a target for your anger, take a shot at the good Dr. Greg Madden. Don't blame Kendall. [SCENE_BREAK] Kendall: I did this for her. I did this for Greenlee, because I thought it was for her own good. Ryan: I'm sorry, what did you say? How could you possibly think keeping a secret like this could be for her own good? Kendall: This all started, because you broke her heart to save her! You stayed away for months to save her. You come back from the dead to save her! You have no right to judge me after what you did to her! Maybe if she didn't need saving, maybe if she just needed love -- that's what I did for her, that's what I gave her! How does someone -- how does someone who loves someone leave them the way that you left her? You didn't -- you did not hold her when she cried. You didn't. And you didn't -- you didn't make her eat food to keep up her strength. You didn't do any of that! You didn't try to show her that life could be worth living again. You didn't -- you didn't remind her to smile. You didn't! Why? Why? Because you were not here! You weren't here. Ryan, everything, everything you took away from her I tried to give back to her. Including a baby. A baby, Ryan, for her! Everything, everything I did I did, because I love her. And if you can't understand that, then you can rot in hell! [SCENE_BREAK] Erin: After Ryan and Braden left home, it was just me and Jonathan, and it -- it was hard for him. I got dolls, and he got bruises. I'm the only one of us who my father didn't torture daily. And we were very young, but I was all Jonathan had, so I've looked after him ever since. Aidan: But what about yourself in all of this? Erin: Well, Jonathan's my life. I'm happy to do it. Aidan: Yeah, but nothing but Jonathan? You know, you can't do this forever. Erin: Oh, well, in case you haven't noticed, it's kind of a full-time commitment. I mean, how could there be anything else? Aidan: Yeah, but you must have some plans of your own, you know, especially if Jonathan -- you know, if Jonathan gets better. Erin: I mean, he's my brother. If -- if this isn't what we're meant to do, taking care of each other, then doesn't say much about life, does it? Aidan: Yeah, but you've just got to ask yourself, is he worth doing all of this for? Erin: Then you don't get it. I -- I genuinely love him. We've been through so much together. I'll never leave him. Can't you understand that? Aidan: You know, my advice still stands. You should really do your running in the daytime. Erin: Well, I do. I run three times a day. Aidan: Wow, three times? What, you training for a marathon or the Olympics or something? Erin: I have to run that much. If I don't, I go crazy. Aidan: You running away from anything in particular? Erin: No. No, I just like it. You know, just some time alone with your thoughts. It's very freeing. Do you run? Aidan: I've been known to, yeah. Usually along the beach. Erin: And how do you feel when you're done? Aidan: I feel great. Erin: Life, you know, is crazy and fast and sometimes it's just nice to take some time out, just listen to music or talk to yourself or just be quiet, just listen to the sound of your feet hitting the ground. Aidan: You know, you sound like one of those infomercials. You know, with a sales pitch like that, you make me want to go out and buy a pair of trainers. Erin: I can run an eight-minute mile. Aidan: Really? Erin: Mm-hmm. You? Aidan: I don't know, I never timed it. Erin: Yeah, sure you haven't. Aidan: But I'll race you if you'd like. Erin: Oh, can you keep up? Aidan: I'll try. I'm not in my runners, but I'll try. Erin: All right. Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Josh: You've been nagging me and preaching to me my whole life, and I had to take it, because you're the miracle man who makes babies appear. Greg: I stand by everything that I have done. Josh: Yeah, well, welcome to the rest of the world, Dad, because your secrets out. But not all of them, right? You're still holding on to something that has to do with Erica. Well, sit tight. I'm going to unlock the combination to that one, too. I love a challenge. [SCENE_BREAK] Erica: Greg Madden is out to damage me as much as he possibly can. Jack: But he couldn't have done anything without Kendall. I'm trying desperately to understand how she could've gone so far. Erica: Well, we're going to have to sort all that out. There are very difficult times ahead for her, and for all of us. Jack: I know one thing for sure. We are not going to let this come between us. I want to figure this out. I want to figure this out as your husband. Erica: I am so glad to hear you say that. [SCENE_BREAK] [Greenlee cries as she drives alone. Ryan returns to his empty home, then weeps in the bedroom. Kendall stumbles into her condo where Zach comforts her. Singer: Best friends are hard to find true love is rarer still. In you they're both combined if it's God's will. Who am I to break it? And loving you is crazy and life just never ceases to amaze me. I never wanna be without your love. You give me hope and inspiration. In finding you I've found salvation. I never wanna be without your love gifted from angels above. No one is perfect yet, but I know you and I are so right it frightens me. Each night I say a prayer and it will be. Life is what we make it. You rule my heart. I never know how you seduce me and fill my head with poetry and music. I never wanna be without your love. You fuel my imagination. In finding you I've found salvation. I never wanna be without your love. [NEXT_ON] J.R. to Babe : I'm not letting you drive back to the Pine Cone. You're going to stay here again tonight. Jamie to Amanda : You can't go around hurting people, thinking you can get away with it. Amanda to Jamie : I am not crazy! Zach to Kendall : I've fallen in love with you.

Ryan and Kendall both try and fail to get Greenlee to stay and trust them again. But she tells them she has to get as far away from them as possible because she can never get over what they have both done to her. Ryan blames Kendall for lying about using her own eggs to have the baby. But she tells him she has no right to judge her. He let Greenlee believe he died. He broke her heart. He was not there for her. But she was. Zach tells Jack that he has no business judging Kendall after the selfless act she has done for his daughter. Erica tells Jack if he's going to blame anybody it should be the "good doctor". She tells Tad he must find some dirt on Dr. madden. Josh tells his father that he had to let Greenlee in on the secret. And he knows his father has some sort of secret involving Erica Kane. Not far away, Tad hears their conversation.

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Aaron: God, I miss this place. I wish I could -- Alison: Me, too. I wish we could dance like this forever. Aaron: I'm gonna get us something to eat. Okay? Alison: Do you know what I'm in the mood for? Aaron: Cheesecake? Alison: You. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: What are you doing in here?! Will: Rosanna. Rosanna: Why do you keep doing this to me? Will: Rosanna -- Rosanna: What's it going to take to make you stop?! Will: I didn't do anything to you! Rosanna: Get out! Paul: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa -- Rosanna: Get out! Paul: Hold on a second. Rosanna, stop, stop, stop. Stop. Rosanna: He broke in here again. I can't take this anymore! Paul: No, no, no, no -- listen. Will is here because I asked him to be here. Will: You know what? Forget this. Paul: Will, hold on a second! Just stop! Will didn't do any of the things that we said that he did, all right? Not the Christmas stocking, not the doll -- he didn't do any of it. Rosanna: What are you talking about? We saw him! We saw -- he was standing right there! He was holding the doll! Paul: We were wrong, Rosanna. Will would never do anything like that to hurt you. Rosanna: Then who did it? Paul: The last person you'd think. [SCENE_BREAK] Hal: Wow. That's some greeting. Emily: Our first new year's kiss. Just because you had to work late tonight, doesn't mean we can't celebrate, you know? Hal: Paul came by to see me today. Emily: Oh. I was afraid about that. I actually wanted to talk to you about that. Hal: You did? Emily: Mm-hmm. I tried tracking you down, but when I couldn't reach you, I figured we'd talk about it later. I didn't want to waste what little time we have together tonight alone, finally. Daniel's out of the house and Barbara is actually gone for two whole days. Hal: Em -- maybe we can talk about it now. Emily: Okay. He's lost his mind, Paul. He accused me of breaking into Fairwinds, Hal, which is locked up tighter than ft. Knox. And then, did he feed you that garbage about me doing things to Rosanna to remind her of her dead baby? I would never do something like that. Hal: Yeah, I know. That's what I said. Emily: Good. Hal: But then, he showed me this. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucinda: All right. The D.A. is on his way. Margo: Lucinda, why did you call Tom? He already assigned an assistant and she has come and gone. Lucinda: I'm not going to let Jordan Sinclair languish in your dungeons on the say-so of a novice. He's my employee and I intend to have him sprung within the hour. Margo: Your employee assaulted an officer. So he's not going anywhere. Sierra: Jordan didn't mean to hurt that officer. He was just trying to help get Dusty out of here. Margo: I know, so that Dusty could get to Lucy. I get that. Sierra: Well, do you get that Lucy is stuck on top of a mountain in a raging snowstorm and that every minute -- no, every second -- counts? He was just trying to get dusty out of here. He doesn't deserve to -- Jordan: Sierra? Sierra: Are you all right? Jordan: Yeah, I'm fine, I just -- I'm glad to be out of there. Lucinda: Well, you're not yet, but you will be soon. There's some judges that I can wake up. Jordan: So was Dusty able to find Lucy? Sierra: Well, he made his way to a rescue station in -- outside of Stanley, Idaho. And he wouldn't have gotten there is it wasn't for you. Thank you. Jordan: So they're close? Sierra: They're close, but there's bad weather now. And it's too dangerous for the rescue team to go looking for Lucy and Rafael. They have to wait till the storm blows through. Jordan: How long is that gonna take? Sierra: They're saying days. I'm hoping its hours. I can't bear it. I can't bear it. I need her back. [SCENE_BREAK] Rafael: All right. Come on. Time to take another stroll around the mine. Lucy: No, I'm tired. Rafael: Come on, come on. We can't fall asleep. Lucy: We slept before. Rafael: Yeah, I know, but that's when we had a fire going and oxygen to spare, okay? We fall asleep now, we're not gonna wake up. Lucy: I just want to be warm. Rafael: You will be. Lucy: No, I want to be warm now. Rafael: How? Lucy: Can I just warm my hands? Rafael: How? Lucy: From my dad and Dusty's club. The flame from a match won't burn that much oxygen, will it? Rafael: I guess not. Lucy: They're probably both dead now. And we're not getting out of here, so now Dominic's killed us, too. Rafael: Yes, we will get out of here, okay? I've got a lot of good reasons for staying alive. All right, I'm going to take another search around here -- see if I can find something we can use for insulation. Maybe there's like, some newspaper lying around somewhere. Lucy: Be careful. Rafael: All right, hey. Stay awake. All right? [Lucy hallucinating] Dusty: Lucy -- I won't let you down again. Lucy: How can you promise me that? I don't even know if you're alive! Dusty: Lucy. Lucy. Rafael: Lucy? Hey! Lucy, look at me. Who are you talking to? [SCENE_BREAK] Rafael: You're talking to yourself. Lucy: He was right there. I saw him. Rafael: Who? Lucy: It's just like "the little match girl." Do you know that story? Rafael: I don't know that one. Lucy: The little match girl was freezing, and she lights matches and saw things in the flame. Things she needs to keep going -- a feast, a fire -- the face of her grandmother. Rafael: Was she anything like your grandmother, Lucinda? Lucy: Probably not. Rafael: What did the little match girl see? Lucy: Her heart's desire. Rafael: Is that what you saw, your heart's desire? Lucy: It doesn't matter, it wasn't real. Rafael: Come on, what happened to her? The little match girl? Lucy: She froze to death. Rafael: Oh, come on, wait, look at me. Look, we're not gonna die. Okay? Lucy: Why do you keep saying that? There is no point. Rafael: I love you. All right? And when we get out of here, I'll spend my life proving that to you. [SCENE_BREAK] Jordan: You really should be home, Sierra -- not hanging out here dealing with this. If I have to spend the night in jail, it's no big deal. Sierra: Well, it is to me. The only reason why you're here is because you were trying to help my daughter. I'm not going to just let that slide, do you understand me? Jordan: Yes, ma'am. Lucinda: Tom! Ah! Tom, I want you to release Jordan. Immediately, or we'll sue. Margo: Hi. Tom: Hi. What are the charges? Margo: Assaulting an officer, aiding and abetting an escape, obstruction of justice. Tom: So -- what happened? Lucinda: He doesn't have to answer any questions without his attorney present. Tom: He does if he wants me to review his case in the middle of the night. Jordan: Lucinda, its okay. Dusty and I got this guy, Bud, to try to help us find Lucy and Rafael Ortega, but he got shot. Tom: Do you know who did that? Jordan: Dominic Ramsey. Margo: We have reason to believe that Ramsey is responsible for the disappearance of Lucy Montgomery and Rafael Ortega. Tom: Let's get back to the guy that was shot -- Jordan: Bud, yeah. He, um -- we tried to help him out, but he died. The police came and wanted to hold us for questioning, but Bud had told Dusty where Lucy might be. So, there was no time. He needed to get out of there, so I created a distraction. Tom: And you did that by assaulting an officer of the law? Lucinda: Don't admit to anything. Jordan: Yes, that's what I did. Lucinda: Good grief. Jordan: I had no other choice. And, to be honest with you, if I thought it would save Lucy and her friend -- I would do it again. Lucinda: Now, Tom, this is a good man. He did a good thing. Tom: Well, you know what? It's your call. It's your officer, how's he doin'? Margo: The officer is fine, and I think that he would probably drop all charges if you wrote him a letter of apology. Jordan: You've got it. Tom: Go home. We'll take care of the legalities in the morning. Margo: All right, you wanna take care of Mr. Sinclair's paperwork? I'm out of here. Cop: Sure thing, detective. Margo: You look nice. Tom: Oh. Thanks. Margo: I'm really sorry that Lucinda interrupted your evening. Tom: Yeah, well, you know, it's not the first time that's happened. Actually, I'm kind of glad Lucinda called. I was over at the mayor's party. Command performance. Margo: Oh, wow, poor you. Mansion, wining, dancing -- Tom: Yeah, the mansion was cold, the wine was cheap, and since I went stag -- Margo: No dancing? Tom: How about you? Margo: Uh, you know, working. But, you know, my shift's up, so I'm just gonna go -- Tom: Yeah, I heard, so, yeah. Okay, then I guess you're tired. Margo: Yeah. Yeah, I guess, so -- good night. Tom: Hey, you know, wait up. Margo: Yeah? Tom: Is it too late for a drink? Margo: It's never too late for a drink. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: What's wrong? Aaron: It's not exactly private. Alison: Okay, let's go home. Aaron: Alison, I -- I can't do this. Alison: You were fine a second ago. Aaron, I don't care about your arm. Aaron: Yeah, but I do, Ali. I can't hold you the way I wanna hold you. I can't touch you the way I want to touch you. You deserve better than this. Alison: There is no guy that's better than you. I look in those gorgeous eyes and I'm gone, you kiss me and I'm speechless. [Aaron scoffs] Aaron: You're never speechless, come on. Alison: Well, I can be if you do all the talking. Aaron: What do you want me to say? Alison: Nothing, just that I'm beautiful and smart and funny -- irresistible. Aaron: And sexy -- and the most beautiful woman I've ever met. Alison: Really? Aaron: Really. Alison: I wish you'd make love to me. [Aaron sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Hal: If you have a -- if have an explanation for any of this, I'd sure love to hear it. I need to know -- why your signature is on this receipt, why you're in this picture buying the same kind of doll that turned up at Fairwinds. Emily: Will had this doll at Fairwinds. Hal: Why are you bringing Will into this? You bought the doll. Don't you know what this is? This is a photograph from the security camera at the store. Emily: This isn't me. Hal: What? Emily: It isn't me. I wouldn't do this. What -- what reason would I possibly have for torturing Rosanna -- hurting her like that? Hal: Maybe you wanted to hurt Will. I mean, you weren't all that thrilled about having him come and stay here after he was -- Emily: Because you didn't ask me! You just moved him in, you just made up your mind on your own. This isn't about Will -- this has nothing to do with that, these are two separate issues. Hal: Are they? Or are you just so determined to keep Daniel away from Will that you would set him up, make it look like he's still doing some crazy things. Emily: I love Will. Hal: When was the last time you had him over for dinner? When was the last time you took Daniel over to see Will? Emily: I've been sick! You know that. Would you just think for a second, why would I do something so horrible like this to Will? Why? He doesn't even live with us anymore. Hal: That's what I'd like to know. Emily: I did not set Will up. But, obviously, somebody is trying to set me up, and it's probably Barbara. This has Barbara written all over it. Hal: Oh, for heaven's sake, that's impossible. Emily: She's the only one sick enough to do something like this. Give me this picture -- this is probably Barbara wearing a wig or something. Hal: Emily that is not Barbara. Emily: How can you be so sure? Hal: Because she has an electronic device on her leg. She cannot leave the house unsupervised. Emily: Well, if she wanted to get it off her leg, she'd find a way. Believe me. [Hal sighs] Hal: Kim was here with Barbara in this house -- during one of the incidents at Rosanna's place. Barbara never left the house. It's not her in that picture! Emily: She hired someone to impersonate me, Hal. Hal: Oh, for heaven's sake, Emily! Emily: Why are you doing this? Why are you defending Barbara? You know she's crazy enough to do something like this. Oh, my God. It isn't just Paul who thinks I did this. You do, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: It's just so hard to believe that Emily -- Will: But it wasn't hard to believe about me? Rosanna: Oh, come on, that's not what I'm saying. Please. I'm just -- I'm trying to understand why Emily would do such a thing. Did she explain to you why she did it? Paul: She denied everything. Rosanna: But with the kind of evidence that you're talking about -- she's going to be charged, isn't she? She's gonna be arrested. Will: Why don't you just check her into the mental hospital? She could get the family discount. Paul: Will! Rosanna: Will, come on now, I know you have every right to be angry, okay? And I feel terrible. I mean, I made assumptions -- wrong, very wrong assumptions. And I'm so sorry. But we can get through this, right? Because we're family. Will: Yeah, Rosanna, you'd fit right into my family. What they say today means nothing tomorrow. They betray you, and then expect you love them anyway just because you're family. Paul: Will, stop it. This isn't Rosanna's fault. Will: Is it mine?! Rosanna: Look, you have to understand, Will. Every reminder of Cabot -- it brought back the day that he died. And with that kind of grief in you, you just -- you can't think clearly. Listen, I feel terrible. I'm so sorry. Can you forgive me? Will: It's too late. Rosanna: Can I make it up to you? Will: How are you going to do that, Rosanna? You know what? I'm just gonna go stay with Aunt Kim and Uncle Bob for a while. Paul: How long is "for a while?" Will: I don't know. Until I can figure out what I'm gonna do. Paul: Will, just stay here, all right? Spend the night here, all right? Now, look, I know that you're angry at us, and that's understandable. But stay here, sleep on it, all right? Try and figure out where Rosanna and I were coming from. You hang out here tonight, and then we'll talk about it in the morning. Will: Okay? Paul: Thank you. Rosanna: I hurt him so bad. I really let him down. Paul: Yeah, well, you didn't know what was going on. Although, I gotta tell you -- Rosanna: Emily! How could she do this to us, to will, to our family?! Paul: What are you looking for? Rosanna: My keys. Paul: Whoa, hold on a second. Rosanna, can I talk you out of this? Will you let me drive? [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: You really believe I could do this. Hal: I believe what I see. Emily: Well, what about what you feel? Hal, honey, how can you sleep next to someone for years and not know who they are? Hal: You're just blaming everybody else. Will is confused, and Barbara is unstable, and blah, blah, blah, blah -- I don't even what to feel anymore. Emily: I did not do this, you know me. Hal: I know the know the woman that I married, and I also understand that there are certain habits that people just don't change. Emily: So, what are you saying? I'm reverting to the person who always got what she wanted no matter who she had to step on to get it? Hal: Why did you go after Rosanna? Emily: I didn't! Because there was no reason to! Can you just be logical for one minute here? Even at my lowest, Hal, I always had a reason for what I did. But, I don't! I have nothing against Rosanna. And even if I did -- her baby died! And I'm gonna use that against her? I'm going to torture her like that? You think I could hurt someone like that? Hal: No, I didn't! No, I didn't. But I didn't think that you would also do what you did with Chris Hughes, either. [Hal sighs] You betrayed me, and betrayed your sister as well. I never thought you capable of that. But you did it! [Hal sighs] So, honestly, yeah. Sometimes I don't know what to think of you. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: Where are you going? Aaron: To get our coats. Alison: You're mad at me? Aaron: No, I'm not -- Ali, there's a time where a guy wants to make the first move. Maybe I want to be the one to ask you to make love, Ali. Alison: Well, ask me. I'll say yes. Wait. Wait. Aaron, sometimes I just get scared. Aaron: Of what? Alison: That you'll get fed up with me, and just -- Aaron: No! Never. Nuh-uh! Alison: But what if your arm never gets better? Aaron: Well, then I'm glad that you were stubborn enough to stick around me until I could deal with it. You will stick around, right? Alison: Aaron? Aaron: What? Alison: Make the first move. [Cell phone rings] We're busy. Will: Ali, it's me. I'm at Fairwinds. Can you come over? Something's happening, and I want you to hear about it from me. [SCENE_BREAK] Sierra: You know, if you'd like to take a shower, I could probably find you something to wear. Jordan: Oh, that would be great. I'd like to be here when you get the good news from Lucy. Sierra: You're so sure it's gonna be good news? Jordan: Absolutely. And it's not just wishful thinking. It's logic. Sierra: How so? Jordan: She's obviously very strong and determined; otherwise she wouldn't have survived the plane crash. And if she's inherited more than your good looks, she's bright enough to handle a tight situation. So is it any wonder that my money's on your daughter? [SCENE_BREAK] Lucy: No more. Okay? Rafael: Lucy, come on, we've gotta to keep fighting. Come on. Lucy: Why? We're gonna to die -- Rafael: No, Lucy, no! We're not gonna die. Lucy: Rafael -- thank you. For loving me and keeping me going, but I don't want to do this anymore. I don't wanna keep -- I just want to fall asleep in your arms. Can I do that? Lucy: Rafael? Rafael: I'm here. It's okay. Lucy: No, did you hear that? Rafael: What was it? Lucy: I don't know -- it sounded like rocks moving. Like someone's digging us out. Hello! Is anybody out there? Hello! I heard something. I know -- I know I heard something! Just listen. Dusty: Anyone down there?! Rafael: Yes! Lucy: Oh, my God. Rafael: Yes! Yes, we're down here! Lucy: Oh, my God! Did you hear him? Rafael: Yes! We're gonna be okay. Lucy: No, didn't you recognize the voice? Rafael, it's Dusty. [SCENE_BREAK] Announcer: Coming up on "As the World Turns" -- Emily: I want to take a polygraph test. I am not the one torturing you. Emily: I am not setting up Will. That is the truth. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: Christmas was great. Casey really loved having you there. Tom: It was good for me, too. It almost felt normal. Hey -- Margo: Yeah? Tom: There is something that I need to know about -- when we split up. Margo: Sure. Yeah. Whatever you need to know, I'll tell you. Tom: How exactly did we let this happen? [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: You're throwing what happened with Chris Hughes in my face now? Hal: Emily, you were this far from having an affair with your sister's fiancé. I never thought you could do it, but you almost did. Emily: We were having problems. [Hal sighs] You know that. I was very lonely, and I acted out. I was playing with fire, but I stopped before things got out of control, and I told you how terrible I felt about all of it. Hal: Right. And I took a lot of the blame, too. But where are we now? I have my ex-wife under house arrest living in this house. And that's not a good thing, that's bad. And I'm still working too much, and you're still lonely as hell, but now I just want to know, is this another way of acting out? Baby -- Emily: You lied to me. Hal: Please -- Emily: You lied to me. You swore to me you'd forgiven me what happened with Chris, but you haven't. Have you? Have you forgiven me? [Tapping on door] Paul: Hal, its Paul! Emily: That must be for me. I'll get it. Hal: This is a bad time. Rosanna: Too bad. I need to know why you did this to me. Emily: I didn't. Rosanna: Then, how do you explain --? Emily: Someone is setting me up. Paul: We have your picture buying the doll. Will caught you in our house. You have to stop denying it, Emily. Everybody knows the truth, even Hal. The question I have is, why? Do you hate Will that much? Did he pose was such a threat to you that you had to try to set him up to get him put away? Emily: I want to take a polygraph test. Hal: Why? Emily: I am not the one tormenting you. I am not setting up Will. That is the truth. And if I can't get you to believe me, maybe a machine can. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: Why are you back here? Did you talk to your brother? They're not going to send you back to the hospital, are they? Aaron: Ali, give him a chance, Alison. Alison: Yes, but if he has hide or escape or something -- we can't waste any time. Will: No, it's okay. I'm not going back to the hospital. Alison: Oh, my God, that's great! What happened? Will: I told you, Paul was on the case. He worked things out. Alison: Oh, that's so cool! I'm so happy for you! Aaron: So Paul found out who was sneaking in here and creeping Rosanna out? Alison: Oh, Will already knows. He just won't tell me, because we -- is that why you called? Because you can tell me now? Are they locked up or something? Will: No. Alison: But they will be, right? Who was it? Will: Alison -- it was your sister. It was Emily. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: Thank God. Thank God you're still alive. You okay? Don't cry, you're gonna get icicles on your cheek. How are you doin'? Rafael: Great, now. You got any food in here? Dusty: Yeah. Food, blankets, warm clothes, all kinds of gear in there. What happened? Lucy: I thought you were dead. Dusty: No, I'm fine. And so is your dad. Lucy: Really? Dusty: Yeah. But I got news for you. Dominic still wants you dead, all right? So I want you to eat quickly, and I want you to put on some warm clothes -- Lucy: Dominic's not in jail? Dusty: -- We gotta hike out of here. No, not yet. Rafael: Wait, you think he'll come here? Dusty: I don't know. Just change into warm clothes and eat something, all right? I'm gonna go up and light a flare for the forest service rescue team, okay? Lucy: Don't go. Dusty: I'm not going anywhere without you. Both of you. Rafael: Protein bars have never looked so good. Did I tell you? Did I tell you we'd get out of here? We're going home. Lucy: That's all because of you. I never -- I never would have made it without you, Rafael. Rafael: We did it together. Dusty: Well, we're going to have to hike out of here a couple of miles. Are you sure you're up for it? Lucy: You should ask Rafael. He was the one who was bitten by a snake. Dusty: You okay? Rafael: Yeah, thanks to Lucy. She saved my life. Dusty: All right, let's get moving. Your mother's worried about you. Lucy: I'll call her as soon as we get back to the ranger station. Dusty: I think we got time for one more call. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: I'm so sorry. Tom: I don't need any more apologies. I've got enough to hold me. Margo: Then what? Tom: A reason. Margo: Um -- I am a wife and a mom and a cop. And that's what I was, and I didn't think I would ever be anything more than that. And then this guy, Doc, comes into my life and he wants someone who didn't seem to be any of those things -- Tom: Go ahead. I need to hear this. Margo: When Doc first came on to me, I just thought it was funny. I mean, he thought that I was sexy, and I just thought he was silly. But then it -- it just got to the point where I wanted to laugh with him and I wanted to flirt with him and I wanted to -- Tom: Hey, you know what? I know all that stuff. Margo: Baby, you didn't do anything to deserve this. Tom: Yeah, well -- Dad, district attorney, husband. I felt myself looking in the mirror and saying, "Where did all those gray hairs come from? When did I become a version of my dad? When did I start looking at you as something that would always be there, instead of as something that I could not bear to lose?" Margo: I'm still here. Tom: Well, I can't go through it again. I mean, I can never go through that again. Margo: Okay. Okay. Tom: Okay. So, from now on, we talk. Margo: From now on? Tom: I tell you what's going on with me. You tell me what you're up to. And if I'm too busy, you trip me. Margo: From now on, even if the talking hurts, we don't stop. Tom: You know, we've held hands like this before, in front of family and friends -- Margo: And God. Tom: Made promises -- we didn't keep. Margo: Well, there's one promise I don't think I could ever break. I love you. Tom: I love you, too. Talk to me. Margo: Come home with me? [SCENE_BREAK] Will: I understand if you don't believe me. Alison: I don't care what kind of pictures or receipts or proof you think Paul has. Emily wouldn't do this. Why are you out to get her? Will: I'm not. Alison, I just told you because I didn't want you to find out from the newspapers. Alison: Newspaper? They will take Emily to jail. What about your dad? What about Daniel? Will: What about me, Alison? Am I supposed to just pretend I didn't see what I saw? Who are they going to lock up, then? I've already been put away for something I didn't do. I'm not going through that again. Not for you and not for your sister. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: There are ways around lie detectors, aren't there? Hal: A polygraph will not necessarily prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is telling the truth. Rosanna: Then why bother? Hal: Because it is very persuasive. And since Emily has already volunteered to take the test, I think we owe it to her that we take the results seriously. Emily: Can we stop talking about this please? Hal: Yes, we can. Rosanna: No, I have more questions. Hal: Well, they'll have to wait until after the test. Good-bye. Rosanna: How could you do this? Hal: Rosanna -- Rosanna: How could you do this to me? I need to know. Did you ever stop to wonder how I would feel? Can you imagine what it's like lose a child? How could you? Emily: That's what I'm trying to tell you, Rosanna. I couldn't. Thank you for backing me up with the polygraph test. Hal: Yeah. It was very brave of you to suggest it. And I pray it'll clear this whole thing up. I'm going to go call the station, I'm going to go set it up. [Knock on door] Paul: Can I talk to you a moment? For one second? Emily: You know, I've had enough accusations for one night. I don't think I could take any more. Paul: That's not what this is about. Emily -- listen. There was a time, not so long ago, when you and I meant a great deal to one another. And I -- I really hope that I'm wrong about you on this one. Emily: Thank you. But I did not do this. Paul: All right. But, you see, I have a hard time believing that, Emily, because that's you, all right? That's you holding the doll that will saw you with at Fairwinds. So even if you do find a way to get by this polygraph test, it's not gonna change the fact that that is you. [Emily gasps] [SCENE_BREAK] Aaron: Ali, there has to be another explanation. Alison: You're just saying that to be nice, but you don't really believe that. You haven't even trusted Emily since you saw her kissing Chris. Aaron: Emily is your sister, okay? Chris was your fiancé. That whole situation, Ali, was wacked out. So I don't exactly trust her. But it doesn't give you any reason to not believe in her until you have all the facts. Alison: Look, I wouldn't say this in front of Will, but I don't know what I believe about Emily. All I know is that this is totally going to wreck Daniel and Hal and my mom -- Aaron: Ali, Ali, Ali? What have you been telling me ever since I got hurt? Alison: To get over it? Aaron: Right. And that there's nothing that the two of us can't get through together. Alison: You listened to me. Aaron: Yes, that's how I did. 'Cause you were right. Come on, let's go home. I'll take care of you for a change. [SCENE_BREAK] Hal: The polygraph is set up for tomorrow. Emily: Oh. You know, I'm thinking the polygraph test isn't such a great idea, after all. Hal: Emily, this was your idea. Emily: I know, but those tests can be misleading, right? Hal: Em -- I love you, and I'm in your corner. But, if there's something you want to tell me -- Emily: No, there's nothing. I have nothing to hide, because I didn't do it. I know I didn't do it! [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Some happy new year. Paul: Oh, come on. It will be. Eventually, Emily will own up to what she's done. Rosanna: And Will? I hurt him so much. Paul: He's going to be fine. And he's a sweet kid. He's not like his older brother, he's not going to hold a grudge. Rosanna: I hurt us, too. Paul: You and me? No. No way. Indestructible. Rosanna: Look, I promise, I'm going to make it up to Will, okay? And to you. Somehow. I promise. [SCENE_BREAK] Jordan: Still no word? Jordan: No, Sierra, don't worry about it. This is much more important. Come here. Lucinda: Darling. Sierra: Hello? Lucy: Mom? Sierra: Lucy? Oh, Lucy, are you all right? Lucy: I'm fine. I'm calling you from Dusty's radio phone. He found us. We're okay. Sierra: Oh, thank God. Where are you? Lucy: I have no idea, but I'll be home soon. Sierra: I love you, baby. Lucy: I love you, too, Mom. I was so scared, but Dusty said you never gave up, so neither did he. Sierra: Just hurry home. Lucy: I'm on my way. Let's go home. Dusty: I think I heard the forest service team. They must have followed the flare. You ready? Lucy: Yeah, let's go. Dominic: Not so fast. Thanks for leading the way, Dusty. Too bad you have to die for your trouble. Just like they do. [NEXT_ON] Carly: No matter what you do, Julia is not going to be happy. She's very resentful, and that's only going to get worse, and with this little boy right in the middle of it. Jack: Yeah, maybe it'd been better if they'd just left town? Holden: Some things, you just can't fix. So I'm moving out. Lucy: Please don't hurt him. Rafael: No! Dusty: No! Dominic: No, this is her fault. She should die first.

Alison tries to persuade Aaron to make love, but he's hesitant. Not to worry, Alison gets a call from Will and told the unpleasant news that Emily is the one behind Roseanna's haunting. Hal wants to believe his wife but her dalliance with Chris hinders him. Emily volunteers for a polygraph when Paul and Roseanna confront her but as she looks at the picture of her at the store, she flashes to Fairwinds and knows she was there. Margo and Tom make up and swear to make their marriage work after Lucinda calls Tom away from the New Years party at the Mayor's to let Jordan out on bail. Dusty finds Lucy and Rafi and just after Lucy talks on a radio phone with her mother, Dominic shows up and threatens them with a gun.

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Gwen: I can't even tell you how good it is to see you. Will: Come on inside, Guys, it's freezing out there. Come on. Hey, Case, um, this is our daughter, Hallie Jennifer Munson. Casey: That's great, Guys. Gwen: You want to hold her? Casey: No! No, that's okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: You're kidding, right? Brad: Please. I would get funky real soon if I don't practice some personal hygiene. Katie: Okay, you want me to wash your -- stuff? Brad: I would do it for you. Katie: I bet you would. You know, your hands aren't broken. Brad: The doctor said that I shouldn't strain myself. You were there. You know, fine. Fine, Katie, have it your way. I'm just going to lie here in your bed, in my own filth. Katie: Oh, give me a break! Brad: I broke my leg looking for you. You know, but did I complain about it? No. Because that's what friends do, they suffer for each other. Katie: All right. Let me get it ready. You've got to be kidding me! Brad: Well, what? Relaxation helps with recovery. Besides, who says you can't enjoy this too? Katie: Oh, I will. Don't worry. Brad: Oh, oh. That's freezing. Katie: Yeah, just like a cold shower, which is exactly what you need. Brad: Ow! Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that feels like sandpaper! Katie: Fine, if you're going to be a baby. Brad: Come on. Come on. Come on, Katie, just be gentle. Katie: How's that? Brad: It's good. Don't stop. Katie: You can finish the rest yourself. [SCENE_BREAK] Parker: You know, a shrink isn't going to help because I'm not the one with the problem. Sam is. Jack: Sam's not the one who lied to us and skipped out on the school dance. You did. Sam didn't break into Metro and steal that dummy. You did that. Parker: Yeah, but I didn't put the stupid puppet in my bed. Carly: Sweetheart, we'd like you to talk to Dr. Seidman. Do you remember her? You liked her. You told me you thought that she was pretty cool. Right? Parker: Whatever. [Door bell rings] Carly: Hello. Come in. Thank you for coming to the house. Dr. Seidman: I thought Parker would be more comfortable at home. Parker: The farm's my home, not this place. Jack: Well, the farm's a little crazy right now, so we thought this would be better, Parker. Dr. Seidman: Could Parker and I talk privately? Carly: Yes -- yes, of course. Dr. Seidman: Is it okay if I sit? Parker: Don't waste time. Just certify me crazy, and my parents can ship me off to boot camp. Dr. Seidman: Why would they do that? Parker: 'Cause they don't want me here unless I keep my mouth shut and play by their rules. Dr. Seidman: Why don't you tell me what's going on? [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: There's no change in Rosanna's condition. Jack: You got to hang in there, Carly. Carly: I know. I will. I may have lost my sister, but I'll be damned if I lose my son. [SCENE_BREAK] Sam: Carly keeps hanging out with her ex, they might get together again. We can't let that happen. Cowboy Jack: The ex ain't the problem. It's that smart-aleck son of theirs. If you want to be with Carly, you got to get rid of Parker. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: We are not going to lose Parker. We're getting him the help he needs. Carly: I know. And he has parents who love him. Jack: Hey. We are gonna get through this, I promise. Dr. Seidman: Ms. Tenney? Mr. Snyder? Parker and I had a good talk. And I think we can work these problems out in family therapy. Jack: You mean -- Carly and me too? Dr. Seidman: Yes. Carly: Well, we'll do anything. Won't we, Jack? Jack: Sure. Dr. Seidman: Good. Then, if Parker will excuse us, I would like to talk to the two of you. Parker: Now you'll know what it feels like. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Okay. I can be your slave no longer. Up and at 'em. Brad: But, you know, but the doctor said I was supposed to take it easy. Katie: For 24 hours. Now it's time to get up and start moving. Come on. Let's go, let's go, let's go. Brad: Ah! Katie: You can do it. Brad: Oh. Katie: Try these on for size. [SCENE_BREAK] Lisa: Oh, Barbara. Hey, Honey. Barbara: Hi. Lisa: What great timing. Have you heard the good news? Barbara: No. No, what? Lisa: Bob is doing so much better. Barbara: Oh, I'm so glad to hear that. I've been meaning to stop by and see him, but life has been -- I'll call Kim. Lisa: No, no, wait. Honey, why don't you just go now? I mean, you're here, you might as well just drop in. Show him the pictures of the new, precious, little baby granddaughter. What is it, Honey? What's wrong? Barbara: I just don't really have a lot of time to talk right now. Lisa: That isn't true. Wait a minute. You don't sound right. You still sound funny. Barbara: I told you, I just need to get some dental work redone. Lisa: Yes, I know that, but you can't be upset like this just because of a dentist appointment. Barbara: That's all it is. Really, that's all it is, Lisa. Lisa: We're best friends. Let's be honest with one another. Barbara: I can't lie to you, Lisa. I have cancer. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: It's okay. Gwen: Yeah, you're not going to hurt her. Casey: I haven't had the best track record with babies. Will: Well, I don't think anybody does at first. Gwen: No, it's one of those things, you kinda just have to jump in there. Casey: Yeah, I had to. I had a responsibility for you and -- your baby. And I was a no-show. Gwen: You know, we were kids. I think, we all made a lot of mistakes then. Casey: Will stepped up for you and your baby. Well, you know, the baby that we thought was yours. Gwen: You know, I think that we've all learned from everything that's happened. I don't know, I know that I have Will and I found out we want to be together and have a family. Casey: I'm happy for you guys. Gwen: Thanks. Hey, this one's hungry, you want to come help? Alison: Sure. Will: So, uh, how does it feel being back? Being out? Casey: Every day in jail I dreamed about this, and now that like I'm out, it's -- Will: It's weird, right? I know. When I got out of the hospital, I felt like I had "Crazy person" tattooed on my forehead. Casey: It's like everyone's moving on and I'm just standing still. You know, when I was just outside, and I saw you guys through the window, it's just -- so much has changed. Will: Yeah. Being locked up will do that to you. It really -- I mean, it sucks. It can mess with your head. Casey: Tell me about it. Will: All you got to remember is that you can get used to anything. You know, even normal life. It just takes time. Gwen: Hey. It's so cool the way Alison connects with Hallie. And it gives me a chance to be with Will. It's like quick, quality time. Hey, Casey, have you talked to Maddie at all? Casey: No. And I'm not going to. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: You're going to have to learn to use them sooner or later. Brad: Okay. Okay. Yeah, but you got to help me. Katie: There's nothing to it. Brad: Ahh, they're too short. They're just too short. Katie: Well, they're adjustable. What height would you like them? Brad: I don't know. Well, you're the perfect height, so who needs crutches? Katie: You do! Brad: Okay. Okay, fine. Okay, fine, but you got to spot me, make sure I don't fall on my face. All right? Ow, God! [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Yeah, Parker, we're just going to talk to the doctor. It's no big deal. Carly: Why don't you go up and study for your test before practice? Parker: Okay. Have fun. Carly: Should we sit? Jack: Please. So, uh, Doc, tell us how we fix Parker's problems. Carly: What did he say to you? Dr. Seidman: On the surface, he seems very concerned about a friend of yours, Sam. Jack: Yeah, we got that loud and clear. Carly: Parker's always warning me about Sam. He's never liked him. Dr. Seidman: And the past few years have been very difficult for Parker. Carly: Yes. He lost his father, and then his sister, and then I -- was out of the country for a while. And Jack and I were divorced. And Parker was furious, mostly at me. Jack: Yeah, but he bounced back from that. He was even willing to accept me getting married again. Then everything changed. Dr. Seidman: What happened? Jack: Well, Carly was diagnosed with a brain tumor. And we thought she was going to die. Carly: I was misdiagnosed. It was a big mistake. Jack: Not exactly. Carly: It was. For a while. Dr. Seidman: Even so, Parker had to be terrified? Jack: Yeah, who wouldn't be? We all thought Carly was gonna die so, we put our lives on hold and ran to her side. Just like she planned. Carly: How many ways could I apologize for that? Jack: I am just telling her what Parker's mindset was. Carly: All right. I know that all the problems start with me. But I want to be a better mother. So, what should I do to help him? Dr. Seidman: Well, for now, show Parker that when it comes to his welfare, the two of you are united as his parents. Carly: We are. Dr. Seidman: How do you feel about that, Jack? Jack: It's fine. I'm there. What else? Dr. Seidman: Parker needs to feel secure. Obviously, he has a fear of abandonment. So, we need to do all that we can to make him feel secure. And I'm not talking about just putting a good face on the situation. He is a bright boy. And he seems very intuitive. Carly: He is. There are times when he just --he seems to know things. And he's very connected to Jack. Dr. Seidman: Well, if that's so, don't you think Parker can pick up on your anger, Jack, and act on it? Jack: Act on my anger? Who am I supposed to be angry with? Dr. Seidman: Carly. Carly: He has every right to be angry with me. Jack: No, it's old news, Carly. Seriously, I was mad, yeah, but I got over it. Carly: No, you haven't. You didn't get over it. And Parker knows that. Dr. Seidman: See, your anger at Carly may be feeding Parker's anger at his mother, Jack, and validating it, encouraging it. Jack: This is great. Well, yeah, so you're saying this is all my fault? Carly: This is not Jack's fault. This is my fault. Dr. Seidman: This is not about finding fault, or taking blame. You just need to be aware of how your behavior affects your child. Jack: Okay. I admit that I have been angry and haven't dealt with it well. Carly: And I admit that when I try to make things better, more often than not, I make them worse. Jack: Yes, we both should've been more aware of how Parker was affected by the way we were treating each other. Carly: But what do we do now? Like how do we get him to stop acting out like this? Dr. Seidman: You've already taken the first step, by acknowledging that you have issues that you need to work out. Now, if Parker is willing, I would like to meet with him once a week. We will work through his anger issues, and his fear of abandonment. You need to look at the anger between you and how it's affecting your kids. If you'd like to talk about these issues, give me a call. Carly: Thank you. Jack: Thank you, Doctor. That was very helpful. Dr. Seidman: Well, therapy is a process. Don't expect overnight changes in Parker. But let me know if either of you needs to talk, alone, or together. Carly: Thank you. Thanks again. Parker: So, did the therapist do her thing? Are we all better now? Jack: You don't want you to be late for practice, why don't you grab your gear, and I'll wait for you in the car. Carly: I'm going to go over to the hospital and check on Rosanna. I'm really glad that you're willing to work through this. I feel good about that. Jack: As long as we keep things straight. We're doing this for Parker, right? [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: All right, stop it. Stop it! Stop playing games! Brad: I'm not. I'm not. I need your help. Katie: Do you see that door? I want you walking through it on your own and soon! Get with the program, buster! I am going out. By the time I get back, you better be on those crutches! Vienna: Ta-ta. I brought you two love birds some sinfully fattening strudel from a diner. You can just warm it up, and then spread some whipped cream all over. Hmm? Brad: What a great idea, Vienna. I could spread the whipped cream like all over. Katie: Touch me with that whipped cream, and your brains will need crutches! Vienna: Why so angry? Brad: She's sick of taking care of me. Any bright ideas? Vienna: Yes. Tell her the truth. Tell her you love her! Can you do that? [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: I didn't know to ask my dentist for oral cancer screening. And I've been under so much stress for so long. I had a cold sore at the base of my tongue and the thing wouldn't go away. Lisa: You're going to be all right though, aren't you? Barbara: I'm trying to think positively. Lisa: Barbara, I'm sorry, you know, I just -- it's a shock to me. Barbara: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I just -- it feels good to finally talk to someone about it, that's all. Lisa: You haven't told anybody? Not even your children? Oh, Honey, you've got to tell your children. You must tell them right away. You must. Barbara, this is the time you really need your family around you. [SCENE_BREAK] Gwen: You should just at least tell her that you're home. Casey: What's the point? Will: So, what's next for you? Gwen and I are at school right now. We're at O.U. Casey: I can't see myself in a classroom right now. I better get a job. Will: Yeah, well, we'll help you find something. Casey: It really won't be easy. Know anyone hiring ex-cons? Alison: Hallie just dozed off. Gwen: Yeah, thank you. Alison: No problem. She's such a cutie. Will: Hey, who's hungry? 'Cause we could have like a homecoming party. I can get a pizza or something. Casey: No thanks, I better take off. You know, start job hunting. Alison: Oh, where you gonna look? Casey: Well, I guess Crash if off the list, 'cause I robbed that place. You know, maybe bus tables at Al's. Alison: Oh, I used to waitress there. I could put in a good word for you. Gwen: Henry and his girlfriend Vienna own Al's now. Casey: Oh. Well, I guess I can cross that off the list. I got to go. Bye. Will: It was good seeing you, man. Gwen: Yeah, you should come back. Don't stay away 'cause you think I'm going to get on your case. Casey: Yeah. See ya. Uh, congrats on the new baby. Take care, Ali. Alison: Bye. Guys, I don't really know him that well, but it seemed like he couldn't wait to get out of here. [SCENE_BREAK] [Keys rattling] Sam: Hey. Carly: Hey. Sam: Carly? You all right? Carly: I went to the hospital to see my sister, and she's gone. I didn't even get a chance to say good-bye. They said she's on a plane back to the clinic in Switzerland. Sam: Who gave word for that? Carly: She left instructions with her doctor. Sam: From the look on your face, I thought that maybe the worst had happened. Carly: They say that it could be irreversible. I may never see her again. Sam: I'm sorry. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: I am in no condition to carry Katie up some stairs like some movie hero. Vienna: You're right. It won't work with her, you got to go straight for her emotions. You told her you love her. And that's why she's taking care of you now. Brad: I didn't tell her I loved her. Vienna: When you and Katie were lost, you said it in your sleep. Brad: No, I didn't. Vienna: Yes, you did. She told me. Brad: You're kidding. If Katie knows I love her, and she's still pushing me away, that's a really bad sign. Vienna: Well, so, make it into being a good sign. Make her understand that she is woman of your dreams. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Straight home after practice and hit the books, right? Parker: Sure. Jack: Good. Parker: If I ask you something, will you tell me the truth? Jack: Of course I will. Parker: Don't you think therapy is just a waste of time? Jack: I think it can help some people. And sometimes it's just about facing the truth about yourself. And that's important, don't you think? Parker: Yeah. See ya later. Jack: All right. Hi, could I get a cup of coffee, please? Thanks. Katie. Hey. You trying to duck out on me? Katie: No. I was just -- no. Jack: Well, good. I could really use a friend right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: I hope you know what you're doing. Experience tells me that Katie is going to freak out when I tell her I love her. Especially since, you know, I'll be awake. Vienna: When she sees all this, and if you're sincere, and not a wisecracker, then she will be yours. Brad: But if Katie freaked out when I told her I loved her in my sleep, how do you think she's going to respond when I'm alive and in person? Vienna: Tell her what she needs to hear. That you are in it for the long haul. You want to make babies and create a future. Brad: Wow. I mean, then that sounds like a serious commitment. Vienna: Okay, okay. Don't waste my time, Brad, or Katie's. She's scared of being hurt again. And I'm not going to let that happen to her. Serious commitment or not? You choose. Brad: I do. Vienna: Good. Good. But tell it to her and not me. The time is now. Call her. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I'm sorry. I hate when people do this. Sam: Hey, you're allowed to lose it -- every once and a while. Carly: I just feel so guilty. She needed me, and I wasn't there for her. Sam: You couldn't have known this was going to happen. Carly: I was too involved with myself to help anybody else. Sam: You are helping Parker, your son. Okay, that doesn't sound selfish to me. Sounds like you're being a good mom. Carly: Well, I think that you're letting me off too easy. But it is nice to hear that I'm okay for a change. It's freezing in here! Sam: Yeah, I'm still waiting for that part to fix the boiler. Carly: Well, Kit is going to be really upset if we don't get these doors open, isn't she? Sam: By the time my ex gets out of her legal troubles, Metro is going to be the hottest place in town. Carly: I can't wait. Sam: Well, why don't you go home, you know, before you catch pneumonia. Carly: Okay. And what about you? Where are you gonna go? You can't stay here. Ah, what the hell? Why don't you come back to my place? Sam: You sure? Carly: Yeah. I'm not expecting Jack or the kids. It won't be a problem. [SCENE_BREAK] [Casey remembering] Gwen: Henry and his girlfriend Vienna own Al's now. [SCENE_BREAK] Lisa: Casey! You're home! Casey: Hi, Grandma. Lisa: Why didn't you tell me? Casey: Oh, it's a surprise. Lisa: I guess it's a wonderful surprise. How are you? Casey: I'm okay. Lisa: Yeah? Casey: Mm-hmm. Lisa: Yeah, okay. Well, that's good. Oh, Sweetheart, I'm just so happy to see you. I have thought about you every single minute of every day. Believe me, if I could have changed those charges against you, I would have. You wouldn't have had to gone through it. I feel so horrible. Casey: Oh, relax, Grandma. You know, I went through it. I'm all good. You know, I'm home now. Lisa: Good. Good, I'm glad you're home. So, what are your plans? Casey: Right now, I'm trying to get a job, but it's not gonna be too easy. Lisa: You're hired. Casey: Huh? Lisa: You are hired. Yes, end of your job search. Casey: Oh, my -- Gram. Oh, my – [SCENE_BREAK] Gwen: Do you think I pushed Casey too much? Will: No, I think you were right. He probably should call Maddie. He just -- he might need some time to realize it. Gwen: He did seem kind of shut down. Alison: Yeah, I practically had to drag him in here. I think he was gonna leave without saying hello. Will: I know how he feels. And I probably wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for him. You know? I needed his help. And I hope I can be there for him, the same way he was for me. Gwen: Yeah, I think he just needs friends right now, more than anything else. Will: The welcome home party might be cancelled, but I'm starving, so I'm going to order some pizza. They read my mind. Barbara: Hi. Do you mind if I come in? I have something I need to tell you. Alison: Umm, guys, I think I'm gonna take a rain check on the pizza, but anytime you need help with Hallie, just let me know, okay? Gwen: All right. I will. Alison: Okay. Bye. See ya. Gwen: Bye. Alison: Uh, bye, Will. Will: Yeah. So long, Al. Alison: See you later, okay? Barbara: So, what have you two been up to today? Will: Casey just got back. And he stopped by and said hi. Barbara: Casey saw the baby? Will: Yeah. He did. I know you still have problems with him. Barbara: He stole from you, Will. Will: Well, we've forgiven him for that, Mom. Barbara: Have you? That's good. That's good. You know, sometimes in life you can start to see things differently. I know that one of the greatest blessings that I had was when Jennifer forgave me -- and we were close before she died. I just wish that it had been sooner -- because time is very precious, and you can't waste it on anger. [Hallie crying] Will: Mom? Are you all right? Barbara: No, actually, I'm not, Will. Gwen: Is it okay? Will: Mom, this is Hallie Jennifer. [SCENE_BREAK] Lisa: Now first, I want you to meet the manager. Then you have a lot of paperwork you have to fill out. And then you can start making some money. Have you any questions? Casey: Just, how can I say thank you? You know, after what I did to Crash, and robbing the safe and trashing the place? You still trust me to work for you? Lisa: Course I do. I love you. I'd do anything in the world for you. And you've really had a very hard lesson to learn. Now, I personally believe in giving people a second chance -- especially grandsons. Casey: Stop. Thank you. Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I'm asking Parker to face his problems. I have to be willing to do the same. Katie: Therapy? You? Jack: I can't blame all Parker's trouble on Carly. Katie: Therapy's not easy. Talking about yourself, that's not really your thing. Jack: I know. I know. But I've got to be willing to face up to what I've done. I put my son in the middle of my problems with his mother and he got hurt. And I hurt you too. Bottom line is, I thought I was a better man than that. Katie: Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, Jack. You are a good man. Jack: That means more to me than you know. [Cell phone rings] Katie: He's gonna keep calling until I answer. Yes, Brad. What is it? Brad: Katie, I fell down. It's real bad. I need you. Katie: All right. I will be right there. He fell. So I should probably go. Jack: Hey, the least I can do is help you get my brother off the floor. Katie: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: She bought it. She's on her way. Vienna: Then we better make this look good. Come on. Brad: All right. Oh. Ow. Easy, easy. Right, right. Okay. All right. Okay, this better work. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Ah, heat! I think I'll turn it up. I want it hot! Well, in that case, I'm glad I brought a few of these. Something to drown our sorrows with. Carly: That letter from Kit really hit you hard, didn't it? Sam: Can I be honest with you? The only thing that's getting me through this is you. So what does everyone want for dinner? [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: Oh. Oh, Katie, thank God. You're here. Jack: Hey, let me get you up. Brad: And Jack -- Jack: I'll get the chair. Hold on a second. Brad: Oh, I didn't expect -- oh! Ow! Jack: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It slipped. It got caught on the rug. Brad: -- Expect you to be here. Jack: No, I was with Katie when you called, Brad. You all right? Katie: Come one, let's get him up on the bed. What happened? Brad: Ow. Ah. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I just was moving around, you know. And everything started spinning, and then I just went down. Jack: Well, it looks like you guys are getting ready for a party here. So -- Brad: Private party, Jack. Jack: Yeah. I'm gonna be going. Katie: Well, thank you, Jack, for everything. And, hey, good luck with -- you know, everything. Jack: You too. Katie: Jack, Brad's just being Brad. Jack: Yeah, no, Katie. It's what he does best. It was good to see you. Katie: It was good to see you, too. Seriously, as much as I want you to be independent, don't push it, okay? You really could've hurt yourself. Brad: You really do care about me, don't you? [SCENE_BREAK] Lisa: Look at you. You look so handsome. That uniform looks like it was made just for you. Casey: Thanks, Grandma, you really made my day. Lisa: Well, I know a good employee when I see one. Casey: Oh -- Lisa: Believe me, I do. Now when you're ready to go back to college, I will -- I'll work around your schedule. Casey: I don't think I'm going back to school. I just need to make money now. Lisa: You're not going to make much of a salary. The waiters make all their monies in tips. Lisa: Yeah, the gratuities. So you just take the tips and pool them. Casey: Yeah, you divide the money at the end of the shift? Lisa: That's it. That's it exactly. And then whatever cash tips you get you put in that crystal bowl -- I think it's over -- yeah, right over there on the -- Casey: Oh, okay. Lisa: Okay. Okay, well, I'll let you get back to work. Casey: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: Look at her. Her hand here's just so perfect. Gwen: Do you want to hold her? Barbara: Oh. Oh. [Baby coos] Oh, you sweet thing, you. You are so beautiful. Thank you so much for giving me this happiness. Will: You're welcome, Mom. Barbara: I'm just so happy that I can be here to see my beautiful little granddaughter. Will: What do you mean? Barbara: I just -- I mean that Jennifer and now Dusty never got to see their son. I'm just so grateful. Yes. Gwen: What did you want to tell us, Barbara? Barbara: Oh, it can wait. I don't want to spoil this perfect moment. Just seeing your face makes me think that everything's going to be just fine. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cork pops] Katie: Oh. Brad: Let's have a toast. Katie: What are we celebrating? The room was spinning. You fell. You're not better. Brad: Well, I'll be a lot better when I tell you how I feel -- Katie: Whoa -- you're talking about your leg, right? Brad: No. No, I'm not talking about my leg. Katie: Brad, don't. Brad: Okay. It's about my heart. Katie: No, no, no. You know, I -- I -- I just realized I -- I forgot my thingamijigger at Java, and I've I really got to get it. Brad: Katie. Katie! Katie: I'll be right back! Brad: Katie. Katie! Katie, wait! Just come on. Wait! Vienna: Katie! Has Brad shared his feelings with you? Katie: No! I don't want to hear it. I gotta go. Brad: See, I told you. I told you! She freaked out before I could tell her. Vienna: She -- she's in denial. She loves you and it terrifies her. Only a woman in love will behave like that. Brad: Are you sure? Vienna: Believe me, she can't hold out forever. Soon Katie will be all yours. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I know exactly how you feel, Sam. We both lost someone we love. Sam: But you've had a lot more to handle than I have. Jack, your sister, Parker and all his troubles. And yet, you've never let it get you down. Carly: I don't know about that, but I have kids. When you have kids, you don't have the luxury of wallowing. They mean everything to me. Sam: You're an amazing mother. Your kids have no idea how good they have it. Carly: Well, thank you, Sam. I needed to hear that today. Sam: Hey, isn't that what friends are for? Carly: Yeah. I'm glad that you're my friend, Sam. [NEXT_ON] Emily: What's this about? Jack: Dusty Donovan's murder. Emily: You ratted me out to the cops? J.J.: Where did you go after Al's anyway? Parker: I was getting rid of a dummy and his stupid puppet, too. Kit: Has someone been a bad boy while I've been gone? Carly: I'm afraid something did happen.

Casey has a rough time adjusting to being home and feels awkward around Will and Gwen. Will advises him to be patient because it takes time to get used to being free. Lisa gives Casey a second chance by giving him a job as a waiter at the Lakeview. Brad and Vienna plan a romantic evening for Katie so Brad can tell her how he feels about her. Katie gets nervous and runs out of the room before Brad can tell her he loves her. Vienna tells Brad that Katie is scared of her feels for him but it won't be long before she won't be able to deny how she feels about him. Jack and Carly agree to help Parker work out his problems in family therapy. Sam talks to Cowboy Jack who advises him that in order to get close to Carly he must get rid of Parker. Sam comforts Carly who is sad that she didn't get to say good-bye to Rosanna before she was taken to the clinic in Switzerland. Sam is happy when Carly invites him to stay at her house for one night because the boiler is still broken at Metro and later Sam and Carly almost kiss.

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Casey: Okay. Hi. I'm -- I'm Casey Hughes, and today's my last day as a single man because tomorrow's my wedding day. Of course, I got people lined up to work the camera, 'cause, you know, I'm the groom and stuff, but I just wanted to be the first person to say something on-camera, you know, for prosperity. Okay. So, in less than 24 hours, I am going to marry Alison Stewart. I'm a little nervous, obviously, because she's awesome and amazing and beautiful, and I really don't know why she is marrying me, but she would be here right now, but she's doing her bride stuff because she's the bride. Anyway, I don't really know what she's doing, but I'm guessing it has to be important. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: Didn't you hear what I said? You are the only person who can stop me from hurting the people that you care about. Alison: I don't understand. Why do you want to hurt them? Mick: No. I told you, I don't want to, but I can't control it. Alison: Because James Stenbeck is somehow making you do these things? Mick: Yes, that's right. Alison: Mick, James Stenbeck is dead. Mick: No, I know. I know he's dead, but it doesn't matter. He's in here. He's in my head, and I try to fight him off, but I can't. It's too hard. Alison: Wait. Is that what you're doing when you get your nosebleeds? Mick: Yes, and the headaches. Exactly. That's what happens when I try and resist him, when I try and think for myself, and it's like his thoughts are in my head and I have to do what he wants. Alison: No. You're still Mick Dante. You don't have to do anything that you don't want to do. Mick: No. It doesn't matter who I am most of the time. When he takes over, Mick Dante is gone. I am James Stenbeck. [SCENE_BREAK] Susan: Hi. Emily: Hi. Susan: Where's Paul? Emily: He was just texting me. He's out shopping for Alison's wedding gift. Susan: Oh. I can't believe she's getting married tomorrow. Emily: I know. Alison and Casey? Who could have ever imagined. Susan: That's not what I meant. Emily: What's wrong? Susan: She was supposed to meet me after her shift for some last-minute shopping, but she left work early, and now she's not answering her phone. Emily: Well, where is she? Susan: I don't know. And there's more, and maybe you should brace yourself for this. Emily: What? What? What do you mean? Susan: Mick Dante escaped from the hospital. Emily: Are you kidding me? Susan: Nope. That's why I'm so worried. Emily: Oh, my God. For me, for Paul. Susan: And for your sister. You don't know? Emily: Don't know what? Mother, what are you talking about? Susan: You can't say anything. Emily: I'm not gonna promise not to say anything until you tell me what you're talking about. What's going on? Susan: She slept with him. Emily: What?! Who told you that? Susan: She did. Emily: What? Wait. Why -- why -- why would she do that? Susan: I don't know, and she's not sure herself. Emily: Oh, my God. I don't believe this. Susan: I know. It's bad. Emily: Oh. You have no idea how bad it is. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Where is he? Where's that little science experiment? Barbara: I don't know where your father is. Paul: He's not my father! Barbara: You know, the sooner or later, you're going to have to accept it, Paul! Paul: Here's all I have to accept. Barbara: What are you doing with that? Paul: What do you think I'm doing with this? Barbara: I'm not gonna let you shoot your father! Paul: He's not my father! James is dead! This kid is just somebody that James managed to brainwash! Barbara: And if you believe that, why do you want to shoot him? Paul: It's the only way to stop him! Barbara: You're not making any sense. Paul: I'm not asking you again. You tell me where he is. Barbara: I don't know. Paul: Don't you lie to me. Barbara: Why? You gonna shoot me, too? Paul: You brought him in to my life. Now, one way or another, I'm gonna get rid of him, this time for good. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: You are not James Stenbeck. Please tell me that you know that you're not him. Mick: It doesn't matter. Alison: Yes, it does! You have to hold on to that. It's the only way to help you through this. Mick: I've tried. Alison: Well, he is dead! He can't control you. Yes, he was an evil monster who hurt a lot of people, including you, but -- Mick: No, he didn't hurt me. He loved me, and I loved him. Alison: What are you talking about? Mick: He took me in, treated me like I was his son, let me look up to him like he was my father, and in return, he wanted me to come back here and destroy Paul and everyone he cares about. Alison: But why would he want you to do that? Mick: Because Paul betrayed him. Alison: No. No. James ruined Paul's life over and over again, and now he's trying to destroy yours, too. Mick: No. I owe him everything. Alison: You can't let him force you to do this! Mick: You don't understand! He doesn't have to force me! Alison: You make it sound like you -- Mick: No! I make it sound like I want to do this? I don't, but I knew that this was coming. I did. I knew it was just a matter of time. Alison: Fine. Fine. You said that I could stop this, then that is what I'm gonna do. Mick: You see, I knew that I needed you from the moment I saw you. We were meant to meet each other. This is destiny. Alison: The only reason that I helped you then, Mick, was because I thought you seemed desperate. That's all. Mick: Then why did you sleep with me? Alison: Helping you was a big mistake. It's made my life miserable, not to mention my sister's. Mick: Then why are you here? Why did you come with me when I left the hospital? Alison: Well, I don't know. Mick: Because I asked you to, and you couldn't say no. You know that I needed you, that I need you to fight this. Alison: Well, I don't even know if I believe you! Mick: I'm telling you the truth. Alison: That James Stenbeck has programmed you to destroy his family and that -- and that you can't stop it and you're not even sure if you want to? Mick: Yes. Alison: I-I don't -- why does he want to do -- how did you even get involved with him? Mick: I told you, he took me in. Alison: Just like that? Mick: Yeah. I had nothing. I was nothing. I ran away from home, and no one even tried to find me. I was living on the streets. I was living in the woods when the weather got bad. Stole what I could, foraged the rest, and one day it was pouring, I was soaked and I was freezing, and I had nowhere to go, and I noticed this cabin in the woods, and I thought it was deserted. So, I broke in, and then I realized that I wasn't alone. Alison: James was there. Mick: I thought he was gonna kill me, but he didn't, and later he said he saw something in me right away. Alison: What was he doing there? Mick: He was hiding out, just like I was. So, we hid out together, and he treated me better than anyone ever had, and he made me feel like I mattered. And after a while, he started to call me "Son," told me I gave him more respect than his real son ever had. Alison: He never gave Paul a reason to do anything but hate him. Mick: I didn't hate him. I loved him, and he trusted me. If he needed anything done, he would tell me, and I would get it done, and I didn't care what it was. I only cared that he needed it done. Alison: Even if you knew what you were doing was wrong? Mick: Back then, I didn't think about it. I only wanted to prove myself to him, but as time went on, the things that he was asking me to do, I -- I just started wondering, "How much do I really owe him?" Alison: That must have been hard for you. Mick: I never meant to hurt anyone. I just couldn't disappoint him. Alison: He manipulated you. Mick: No, I think he knew that my heart wasn't in it the way it used to be. I think he was scared that he was gonna lose me soon. Alison: Did he? Mick: No. Alison: Why not? Mick: Because he took away my ability to think for myself. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: And here is the great grand dude! Okay, listen. Do you have anything you want to say to the camera? Bob: Absolutely. What do you want me to say? Casey: You can start off by saying how I'm your favorite, number-one grandson. Bob: Okay. Casey: Good one, good one. Bob: Well, you know I love you, kid. Casey: Okay, yes. So, what do you think about me and Alison getting married? Bob: Well, I'm thrilled. I think you make a perfect couple. Casey: Really? Bob: Yes. I think you'll have a long and happy life together. Casey: Thanks. Can I ask you something? Bob: Sure, you can. Casey: When you and Kim were getting married, were you nervous at all? Bob: Are you kidding? I was shaking like a leaf. You know, the first time that I performed surgery, I thought, "I'll never be anxious about anything again," and then came the wedding day, and it made surgery look like making a sandwich. Casey: But why were you so nervous? I mean, you were sure you loved Kim, right? Bob: I've never been more sure of anything in my life, but it's a big deal. Casey: Yeah, it's a huge commitment. I mean, saying you're gonna spend the rest of your life with this one person and planning to have kids with them, start a family? Bob: Hey, hey, hey, hey. I'm talking about the wedding day. Casey: Oh, okay. Bob: I mean, I never had any doubts about all that other stuff that you just mentioned, but -- do you have doubts? Casey: Me? Doubts about Alison? Are you kidding me? Bob: I take that as a yes. Casey: Absolutely. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: Listen, you got to let me out of here, all right? Take that mask off! I don't have tuberculosis! You're gonna regret locking me up in here! Dr. Hughes happens to be a very good friend of mine! [Telephone rings] Orderly: Room 715. It's for you. Detective Hughes. Henry: Oh, Margo! Thank God! You have got to help me out. I am being held against my will! What? No, not by Mick Dante. Why would -- he said what? Does he know James is dead? Does Barbara know about this? You really think he's dangerous? No, of course I won't go near him, Margo. I'm trying to tell you that I am a prisoner here in -- Margo? Margo? [Coughing] Help! Tuberculosis! It's getting worse! You got to help me! Orderly: I'll call a doctor! Henry: You don't understand! You don't understand! I'm feeling very weak! [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: I'm not gonna let you do something that you're going to regret. Paul: No chance of that. Tell me, where is dear old dad? Barbara: I don't know how many times I have to tell you, I don't know! Paul: You tell me where he is or, so help me, I will shoot you. Barbara: You'd shoot me? Paul: Do you remember what he did to my wife? You take his side on this, Mom, and you and I, we're through. What's it gonna be, him or me? Barbara: All Angels Church, in the bell tower. He likes it up there. Paul: You better not be lying. [Door closes] [SCENE_BREAK] Susan: James Stenbeck? Emily: That's right. Susan: James is dead. Not only that, he would be twice Mick Dante's age. Emily: Yeah, I know, but Mick claims that the injections he gave to me and Barbara, he gave to himself. It saved his life and reversed the aging process. Susan: And Barbara believes this? Emily: Evidently, yeah. Susan: Do you? Emily: No. No. I think the guy's insane. Susan: But? Emily: I saw it with my own eyes. Okay, I saw Paul pluck the hairs out of Mick's head, and he ran a DNA test, Mom. It's almost an exact match to James. Susan: Maybe there was a mix-up in the lab or -- Emily: Maybe. I don't know. You know what? It doesn't matter. Whoever this guy is, he's dangerous. Susan: I can't believe he convinced so many people to buy in to this. Emily: No. You don't -- you don't know. He had this way of getting in to your head and making you believe what he's telling you, and if he has Alison, Mom -- we got to get her. Susan: We got to find her. Emily: We got to find her, fast. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I knew that James Stenbeck could be persuasive, but -- Mick: No. It was more than that. He would tell me that he wanted to talk to me, and then later, I could barely remember anything that he said. Alison: You make it sound like he was brainwashing you. Mick: Yeah. He had this device, this thing, and he would shine the light in my eyes, and then the next thing I knew, my head was full of thoughts, these ideas that I knew weren't mine, but I couldn't resist them. I couldn't -- Alison: God. That sounds terrible. Mick: To tell you the truth, I liked it at first. I liked being James. I could do things that I couldn't do as myself. I had more guts. Alison: But you fought it. Mick: Not until I met you. You made me want to fight it. You made me want to be myself again. Alison: Look, Mick, what you need is professional counseling, someone who knows how to reverse the psychological programming. You're gonna have to turn yourself in. Mick: Do they have those people in prison? Alison: You don't have to go to prison, okay? Casey's mom is the chief of detective. She will listen to me. I will make her understand, okay? But we need to go now, while James isn't controlling you. Mick: We're not going anywhere. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: I have no doubts about Alison. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with her. Bob: Well, then, what's the problem? Casey: Me. I want our marriage to be as good as yours or my parents'. You know they're strong, they're dependable, they're responsible, and she deserves that. Bob: Mm-hmm. Casey: And I'm not sure I have what it takes. Bob: Nonsense. I mean, the fact that you're worried about it is -- is a good sign. Casey: It is? Bob: Well, you love Alison. You -- you want to be with her. You want to take care of her, share things for the rest of your life. Casey: Yeah, yeah. All the way. Bob: Well, you got what it takes. I mean, well, you got to work at it. I mean, you can't take things for granted, but if you get the right girl like I did, it's the best decision you'll ever make in your life. [Knock on door] Casey: I'll get that. Emily: Hey. Susan: Hi. Emily: We're -- we're looking for Ali. Casey: She isn't here. Emily: Have -- have you heard from her? Casey: I thought she was with you. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: I'm not turning myself in. I'm not going to prison. Alison: Okay. Will you please let go of my arm? Mick: You're gonna tell them where I am. Alison: No, I wouldn't do that, but you do need help, and I just want to make sure that you get it. Mick: They're not gonna believe me. Alison: Margo will listen, okay? I will make sure that she knows that this isn't your fault. Mick: That doesn't matter! I hurt your sister, I lied to Barbara, I cheated Paul out of thousands of dollars! They don't care if I go to jail! They're gonna lock me up, and then I'm gonna lose you. Alison: Mick, you don't have me to lose. Mick: How can you say that? Alison: Because it's the truth. Mick: We made love. Alison: And then I went home to Casey, which is where I want to be. It's where I belong. Mick: You're lying to yourself. Alison: I'm not. Mick: You've had many chances to walk out of here. Nothing I said has scared you off. What does that tell you? Alison: It tells me that you're here to hurt my sister and her husband and that I won't let you do that. I can't. Paul: Mick Dante! I know you're here! I'm coming for you! Alison: It's Paul. Mick: Shh, shh. Keep quiet. Alison: He knows that you're up here. Mick: Maybe not. [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: God, you came to your senses, Paul! Henry? Henry: Can I come in, please? I'm freezing. Barbara: You're in a hospital gown. Henry: I know that. Barbara: W-why? Henry: Look, I can tell you. It's a very long story. Please let me in, please? Barbara: Yes. Come on in. What were you doing in the hospital? Henry: I wasn't just in the hospital. I was in quarantine. Barbara: Why? Henry: Tuberculosis. Barbara: You've got to get out of here! [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: What are you doing here? Alison: Same thing you are. Paul: Where is he? Alison: Why? What -- what's that for? Paul: You don't need to worry about that. Alison: Paul, this is a church. It's not right to have a gun in here. Paul: Yeah. I'm not so worried about what's right. Is he up there? Alison: I don't know. Paul: You just came from there! Do you not know what he did to your sister? Alison: Yeah, I know. Paul: So, answer me. Is Mick Dante up in that bell tower or not? Alison: Paul, I just want to know what the gun is for. Paul: You don't really want to know what the gun is for. Alison: Okay, Mick's not here. Not anymore. He -- he's gone. Paul: But he was here. Alison: Yes. I-I followed him after he escaped from the hospital. Paul: Did you help him? Alison: No! I-I had no idea what he was planning to do. Paul: What happened after you got here? Alison: I tried to talk to him to convince him to go back and turn himself in. Paul: How'd that go? Alison: He's afraid that he'll be put in jail. Paul: He should be. Where did he go? Alison: All he said was that he's leaving town. Paul: He's not leaving town. Alison: Paul, he was scared. I don't know. Something about being put in a cell really spooked him out. Paul: Oh, my heart just bleeds for him. Alison: He's not here, okay? Will you just leave it at that, please? Paul: You okay? Alison: Yeah, I guess. I'm just -- I'm a little spooked myself. Paul: He's not gonna hurt anyone, not ever again. Alison: I know that. He's gone. Paul: You should call your mom, call your sister. You've got a wedding to worry about. Don't forget that. Alison: I know that. Yep. Right here. Paul: You -- you want me to take you home? Alison: Oh, no, no. My car's here, and I have to go to Casey's anyway. Thanks. Paul: Okay. You sure? Alison: Mm-hmm. I'm fine. Paul: Call your sister. Alison: Okay. Mick: You lied for me. Alison: He had a gun. Mick: But you lied. We both know why. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Ali. Hey, it's me. Just give me a call when you get this. Bye. Emily: You know, she's probably shopping or something. Casey: Then why isn't she answering the phone? Emily: The -- the malls are noisy. Casey: You're right. I'll text her. Emily: No. Don't -- don't do that. Casey: Why not? Emily: Because there's nothing to worry about, I'm sure. Right, Mom? Nothing to worry about. Susan: Oh, right. Things are always crazy the day before a wedding. Bob: I have an idea. Casey: What? Bob: Why don't you tape these lovely young ladies while we wait for Alison? Emily: What do you mean? Casey: Oh, I want to get everyone saying something for the wedding video. Susan: Oh. Maybe we should wait and do that at a different time? Emily: Yeah, yeah. I think we need to go find Alison. Bob: This won't take long, and we'll hear from Alison, and you'll know where to meet her. Emily: Okay. Casey: Emily, you first. Emily: Oh, great. Why don't you do this with me? We'll do it together. Casey: Okay, hit it. Emily: Hi, Ali. We love you so much, and we want you to be safe and happy for the rest of your life. [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: You're sure you're not sick? Henry: Yes, of course I'm sure! It was that lunatic quack that's been treating Noah. Forget about him. Forget about the doctor. Listen, Margo told me about Mick Dante. Barbara: What did she tell you? Henry: She told me that he's going around saying he's the ghost of James Stenbeck or something crazy like that. Barbara: She told you that? Henry: Yeah, she told me like that. So, I thought I would warn you. Barbara: I already know. Henry: Yeah, of course. Of course you would already know. I just think we should be careful until they catch this guy, because he's obviously not playing with a full deck. Barbara: Mick is James. Henry: What? Barbara: I know this is very hard to understand, but he's your father. Henry: What are you talking about? Barbara: Mick Dante is James Stenbeck. Henry: Barb-- okay. First of all, the kid's barely out of his 20s. Barbara: No, I understand that. I understand it, but, you see, James discovered some kind of a youth serum and he used it on himself. Henry: He's dead. Barbara: No, he is not. He is very much alive. Henry: Sweetie, have you been hitting the schnapps? Is that what's going on? Barbara: I know how hard this is to understand, I really do. Henry: You really believe this, don't you? Barbara: Yes, I do. He's back because he wants to make things up to Paul and up to you, and he discovered this serum that can make you younger, actually make you younger, and he is living proof of it. Henry: Oh, my God. This is why you've been letting him treat you. You want to be younger. Is that it? Barbara: Well, among other things. Henry: What? What other things? Why would you do something like this?! Barbara: Well, I did it for me. And I did it for you. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: I don't know where I would be without you. Alison: Dead. He's not going to give up, okay? You -- you need to be careful, Mick. He's gonna keep looking for you, and when he does find you, he will kill you. Mick: I won't let anything happen to you, either. Alison: Are -- are you even listening to me? Mick: Yeah. I don't care about Paul. I just care that you're on my side. Alison: Mick, you have to find some way to reverse this programming or you're gonna be a danger to everyone. Mick: Not you. Alison: You just said that you're here to hurt everybody I care about, so, yes -- yes, you are a really big danger to me. Mick: But I'm fighting it. Alison: That's not good enough! Mick: Well, I don't want some psychiatrist picking through my brain, telling me why I am the way that I am! I just want you. Alison: And I'm here, and I'm trying to help, but I -- Mick: What? Alison: Well, I don't know what I'm supposed to do, okay? I can't hide you from Paul forever, and I can't just walk away, but you're telling me now that the main reason you're here is to destroy my sister's family. Mick: I'm sorry. Alison: What do you want me to do? Mick: It's simple. Come away with me. Alison: I-I can't just leave with you, Mick. Mick: But if I'm not in Oakdale, I'll be free of the programming. Alison: Well, how do you know that? Mick: Because everyone that James wants me to hurt is here. Alison: What would stop you from coming back? Mick: You would. Alison: I can't fight James Stenbeck. Mick: But I can if I'm not here, and if I'm with you, then we'll be free and we can go anywhere you want, anywhere in the world. Alison: I -- I'm getting married tomorrow. Mick: So, then we'll leave tonight. Alison: I can't. Mick: Yes, you can. You don't want to marry Casey. Alison: Yes, I do. I love him. Mick: No. You love the life that he can give you. You love the family. You love the respect. That is different from being in love with him. Alison: No. I am in love with him. Mick: Then why did you sleep with me? Alison: I was confused. Mick: No, you weren't confused. You were looking for a way out. Alison: You're wrong. Mick: You are getting married tomorrow, and you want to stop it. Alison: I don't want to. Mick: Be honest with yourself. Be honest with yourself like you were when you were lying in my arms right here. Alison: I don't even know why I'm listening to you. You're not -- you're not even sane! I don't even know what the hell I'm doing here with you! Mick: You are here with me because being here with me is the place that you most want to be. Alison: Stop! I can't listen to this anymore. You just need to leave, okay? Mick: Alison -- Alison: No! You -- you have to go! And if you don't turn yourself in, then Paul will find you, and he will kill you. Mick: No. I'm not gonna leave without you. Alison: I'm not going with you, okay? I'm going to marry Casey. So, just -- now go! Just -- I never want to see you again! Mick: Shh. No, no, no, no. Don't say that. Alison: Mick, this is over! Okay? [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: You did what for me? Barbara: Look, Henry, you know, you have to admit, we got off to kind of a rocky start. You were using me. Henry: You know how sorry I am about that. Barbara: I do. And I was using you, and I was not quite so sorry about that, because we did have some very lovely times. Henry: Yeah. With all due respect, Vienna left me because of our times together. So, I don't look back on it as fondly as you do. Barbara: Well, I suppose not, but, I mean, however, it did happen. For me, it was -- well, it was exactly what I needed. Henry: Barbara, you are a very attractive woman. You don't need me to prove that to you. Barbara: Oh, but I did. You see, after the cancer diagnosis, I thought that my life was over, and then you came along and you showed me that it -- it doesn't have to be. Henry: Well, I'm -- I'm glad I could help you with that. What does this have to do with Mick? Barbara: I was in a very strange place after us, and -- and -- I mean, even though I had beat the cancer, I was still feeling very vulnerable, and I felt like it could come back and take me away, and I felt old. Henry: Oh, God. You are not old. Barbara: Well, the thing is, despite all your faults, Henry, you are alive. Henry: What faults? Barbara: Oh, come on, Henry. You're selfish. You're petty. Henry: I am not petty. I just streaked through Old Town to see you! Barbara: That's exactly what I'm talking about! See how alive you are? And that's how you made me feel. And, so, despite everything else, I realized, in the end, I just couldn't compete with Vienna or Katie. Henry: I never meant for it to be a competition. Barbara: Well, you probably didn't, but that's how it was in my mind. Henry: And then Mick comes along with his treatments and you thought -- Barbara: I thought that not only could I feel younger, I could really be younger. Henry: Hey, hey, it's -- a con man always has a nose for his mark, and the whole fountain of youth thing, that's one of the oldest scams in the book. Barbara: Because there's always an older, richer woman willing to pay to be younger and silly. Henry: Would you listen? Listen to me. You don't need to be younger. You don't need to be anything but what you are right now, which happens to be a very attractive, exciting woman, who's also sexy as hell. [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: Oh, good. You're home. What is that? Paul: It's a gun. Emily: Thank you. I-I know that's a gun. Is that -- is that your gift to my -- to my sister? That's your wedding -- Paul: Mick Dante escaped from the hospital. Emily: I know. I heard. He couldn't have gotten far. They'll find him. Paul: Not according to your sister. Emily: You saw -- you saw Alison? Where? Paul: At the church. She's the one who told me that Mick got away. Emily: Oh, thank God. Paul: He can run, but he can't hide from me. After what he did to you, I'm gonna wipe that rat off the face of the earth. Emily: And spend the rest of your life in jail? Paul: No. You see, that's not gonna happen, because I'm gonna tell them right from the beginning what I'm doing. Emily: Are you crazy?! Paul: I have a DNA test that proves that he's James Stenbeck. Emily: You don't believe that for a minute! Paul: It doesn't matter what I believe. James Stenbeck is legally dead. I can't go to jail for killing a corpse. It's pretty clever. Don't you think? Emily: You'd still be killing a human being, Paul. Paul: That's the last thing this guy is. Emily: Whoa, whoa. No, no, no, no. Stop! You are not walking out of this house with a gun! Paul: Get out of the way. Emily: You walk out -- you walk out of this house, I will not be here when you come back. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Oh, you're here! I have been worried! I didn't know where you were! Alison: Oh, no. I'm fine. Casey: Where have you been? I thought you were supposed to be with your mom and Emily, but then they came looking for you and you never answered your phone. Alison: Oh, I was -- shopping. Casey: Well, I texted you, too. Alison: Yeah. My battery went dead. Casey: Who cares? I'm just glad you're back. Come on, come on. Inside. You're freezing. You know, I heard that creepy Mick Dante guy busted loose from the hospital. I was a little scared he got to you. Alison: Oh, no. He didn't. You have nothing to worry about, okay? Casey: You know, once we're married, you can't ignore me when I call you. Alison: I didn't! That goes both ways, Mister. Casey: Oh. Maybe we can get those phones that always stay connected, you know, like those walkie-talkies. Psch! Alison: I'd like that. Casey: Really? Alison: Yeah. I'd be able to talk to you, you know, every minute of the day. Casey: Sounds good. Alison: I love you so much. [Casey chuckles] Alison: What was that? Casey: Something outside. Alison: No. Don't go out there. Casey: It's okay. I'll be right back. Alison: Is somebody out there? Casey: No. Must have been the wind or an animal or something. Alison: Right. Casey: Now, where were we? [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: I need to take a shower, wash the hospital off of me. I'll bring you your blanket back later, okay? Barbara: Okay. Henry: You all right? Barbara: Yeah. Henry: I know you have a really long, twisted history with my father, but this isn't about him, okay? This is about Mick using James to get at your money. Barbara: I hope you're right. Henry: I know I'm right. I'll call you later. Barbara: Henry? Henry: Yeah? Barbara: Are you going to Casey and Alison's wedding? Henry: Yeah, I am. Barbara: Well, if I go, and I'm not sure that I'm still wanted there because of everything that's gone down, would you like to go with me? Henry: I'd love to, but I told Katie I'd go with her. Barbara: Oh, sure. Of course. Well, I'll see you there if they still let me come. Henry: I'm sure they will. As long as you don't outshine the bride. [Door closes] [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: You have worked so hard not to be like your father. This is his last chance to impose himself on you, and I know you are angry and frustrated. So am I! But you are doing exactly what your father wants you to do. Paul: I don't have a choice. Emily: Yes, you do! You always have a choice! We -- we can do this together, by standing united and being strong and rejecting what your father wants you to do! I love you! Do you love me? Paul: Yes. Emily: Okay. Well, then, can you please believe in me and believe in our marriage and give me the gun? Paul, do not make me go to this wedding by myself today. Give me the gun! Thank you. Paul: You really believe that we can just go to a wedding like -- like nothing ever happened? Emily: Yes, I do. Because I believe in us. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I should go. Casey: Well, what happens if I get lonely? Alison: You can call me. Casey: Can I sneak in to the window at your mother's house? Alison: Don't do that. Casey: I was just kidding. Sort of, you know. Alison: No. One more day and we will be together for the rest of our lives. Casey: Sounds good. Alison: It will be. I promise. Casey: Okay. I'll see you tomorrow. Alison: Okay. Casey: At our wedding. Alison: I can't wait. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: Leave me the hell alone! You know what you have to do. I won't. There's a reason that you're here, Son. I don't want to hurt them. They hurt me. They deserve what you're going to do to them. They celebrated my death. Paul and his brother and his mother, they were relieved that I died. You hurt them. I gave them everything, more than I ever gave you, and you, you mourned me. You felt the pain of my death, but they rejoiced. They're still celebrating. That wedding tomorrow -- that's Alison's wedding. I'm not gonna ruin that for her. That little girl doesn't care about you. Yes, she does. Then why is she marrying Casey Hughes? You're a distraction, that's all. She'll never love you. She's just like the rest of them. That's why you need to take care of all of them at the wedding. They'll all be together. You need to make them suffer. I don't want to hurt them. They've been good to me. Don't be stupid! I'm the only one who was ever good to you! And now you are me. No. I'm not. It's too late. You are James Stenbeck. No. Tell me who you are. I'm Mick Dante. Who are you? I'm Mick Dante! Who are you?! I'm James Stenbeck. [SCENE_BREAK] Next week on "As the World Turns" -- Alison: James? Mick: That's right. You see, Ms. Stewart, I have a few scores to settle. Jack: You think I don't want you? Carly: I'm gonna tell Jack everything and blow Janet Ciccone-Snyder right out of the water.

At the Hughes house, Casey makes a video for himself and Alison to watch. Alison and Mick hide out at the church after he escapes the hospital. At Fairwinds, Susan lets Emily know that Mick escaped from the hospital and Alison is with him. Paul barges into Barbara's room and demands to know where Mick is. Bob also contributes to the making of the wedding video. Mick comes clean to Alison as to who he really is. Henry and an orderly are in his quarantined room at the hospital. Henry gets a call. Henry pretends to start coughing which scares the orderly and he runs out, leaving the door open for Henry to escape. Paul orders Barbara to tell him where Mick is or he will kill her. Barbara gives in and tells Paul where Mick is. Alison tries to get Mick to turn himself in, but Mick refuses. Casey confides to Bob that he has doubts about marrying Alison. Henry barges in on Barbara and tells her that he had been in quarantine for tuberculosis. Barbara stays away from Henry until Henry tells her what had really happened. Paul meets Alison at the church and demands to know where Mick is. Alison lies to him and tells him that Mick is gone. Paul doesn't believe her at first, but then changes his mind and believes what Alison has told him about Mick. Susan and Emily visit Casey to find out if he had seen Alison. Casey tries to call Alison, but doesn't get an answer. Casey gets Susan and Emily involved in the making of the video. Mick tells Alison that she had protected him from Paul and comes to the conclusion that Alison must care for him.

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Casey: Maddie! Thanksgiving parade's over, didn't anyone tell you? Maddie: Oh, and I was just going to say you looked very nice. Casey: You still can. Maddie: Do you have a date, Casey? Casey: Yeah. What about you? Maddie: Yep, me too. Going out with Nate for Valentine's Day. Casey: Hey, a fashion tip. Lose the hot air balloon. What do you have in that coat? Maddie: A surprise for Nate. Stop being so juvenile. Chocolates for Valentine's Day. See you around. [SCENE_BREAK] Mike: I know this whole blindfold thing's a big trust thing I have going with you right now. Katie: Uh-huh, I won't let you down. Don't worry about it. Okay, stop. Mike: Aw. Katie: How'd I do? Mike: It's perfect. I don't want to leave. Katie: Fine. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Aren't you supposed to be at your other job? Jack: I'm pulling a double shift here tonight. We're behind on our reports and there are wiretap transcripts to read, so -- Nick: Might as well keep 'em. Jack: Not the reports. Tomorrow's the 15th, Nick. Nick: Go home and get a couple hours ok. Jack: We're not going to discuss my wife or my kids, okay? And here's why. We're partners on the job. And that's just about it. I'm going do my job, you're going do yours, and we're going get along just ducky. [Jack calls Carly] Jack: Hey. Sorry I didn't catch you. Carly: Not sorry enough to call my cell phone. Jack: I won't be home for dinner break. I got the night off at WOAK and I need to work an extra shift at the station to catch up. You know, stay ahead of things. So, tell the kids I'll try and call before bedtime. [Jack hangs up] Carly: Oh. "Bye, Carly. I forgive you. I love you. I'm not really dying of exhaustion. I don't hate every single moment of my life, I just sound like it." [SCENE_BREAK] Maddie: Hey guys! Sorry it took so long. I took the long way so wouldn't be followed and I ran into Casey which was totally unexpected. I had to give him the slip. Gwen: This is like the Mary Poppins' bag. Will: This is all? Maddie: Yep, that's it. Oh, wait a minute. No it's not. Happy Valentine's Day. [SCENE_BREAK] [Jennifer remembering] Madame Lacoste: I may have been wrong about something. At first it seemed his communications were coming from the spirit world. Jennifer: But now? Madame Lacoste: I have a feeling, a very strong feeling, that he may still be alive. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: Did you sleep at all? Jennifer: Enough. Dusty: Happy Valentine's Day. That's from your son. Jennifer: Johnny went out and got a rose? Dusty: Well, he pointed it out. He's with Barbara. You and I have reservations for dinner anywhere you want. Maybe even some dancing. Jennifer: You planned in advance? Dusty: You wanted courtship. You got it. If you're wondering what to wear, I like that green silk dress. Jenny? Jennifer: Oh. Green dress? Yeah, you got it. Dusty: What's wrong? Jennifer: Nothing. [Dusty sighs] Dusty: Paul. And you're right, he's not my favorite topic. But if it's on your mind, let's talk. Jennifer: I want him to be alive. And I think he could be. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knocking on the door] Meg: Hey, hey, hey! Excuse me! It is you. Paul: Where have you been? You were supposed to be here yesterday! Meg: Paul, I didn't know if this was a trap. And I had to make sure that Henry and Emily didn't follow me. Paul: Why are you back in town? Meg: Because you called! Paul: What? Meg: I got an urgent call in Mexico and it sounded like you were in trouble. So I raced here. I went up to the cabin and you weren't there. So I thought I was too late. That you were dead in the snow somewhere. And I started looking everywhere that I could think of until I finally collapsed and gave up. You know what? You scared me nearly half to death. [Paul groaning] Paul: Ow! Meg, I didn't call you! I would never call you! [SCENE_BREAK] Jade: How much longer until we know if you're pregnant? Lily: A few more minutes. Jade: I cannot believe you could wait all day. Lily: Well, Faith had school, Natalie had a play date, I had a million errands to run. Sit down. Jade, I know you think you have this sense that I'm pregnant, but I don't want you to be disappointed. Jade: I won't be. I know I'm right. Lily: That sounds like something Rose would've said. [Holden clears his throat] Jade: Really? Lily: Really. Hey, hi! Holden: I don't mean to interrupt. Lily: Oh, no, no, no, not at all. Holden: Can we have a minute? Jade: I'll go help Luke in the garage. Lily: Okay. Holden: Lily -- Lily: Listen, whatever it is, you're going to have to wait a few more minutes. What's going on right now is huge. Holden: I agree. And so does your mom. Lily: What? Holden: We both think before this goes any further, that Jade needs to get a blood test. Lily: Holden, that's not the big news. Holden: Lily, if there's something going on that's more important than some girl landing on our doorstep, then I think I need to know about it. That would be -- Lily: This is a pregnancy test, Holden. Holden: And it's -- Lily: Positive. Happy Valentine's Day. You're going to be a daddy again. Holden: How did this -- Lily: Happen? Yeah. I think you know how to make babies, Holden. [Holden laughs] Holden: We weren't planning this. Were we? Lily: No! But, remember? Remember that time in the -- Holden: The pickup? Lily: The pickup. Surprise. You okay? Holden: Yeah, yeah. I'm okay. It's a baby. Lily: Yes, it's a baby. Holden: Yes, we're having a baby. [Lily laughs] Lily: Oh, thank goodness. Holden: What? Lily: You scared me for a minute. Holden: No, no, I'm sorry. It's just not where my thoughts were. Lily: What about your heart? Holden: Of course. Of course, it's wonderful news. I mean -- it's a baby -- you just shocked me. Your surprised me. I have to tell you, it's probably the best thing that could've happened to us right now. Lily: Aw. [SCENE_BREAK] Gwen: I totally forgot that it was Valentine's Day. Will: Yeah, me too. Thanks. Maddie: You're welcome. That's the least of it. Gwen: No, we're starving. This is big. Maddie: Bigger than -- I don't know, getting the cops off your trail? Will: No, that would count, too. Did your plan really work? Maddie: Yep. I told Margo that I found a bus schedule on the roof where you guys hang out and she has everybody looking at the bus terminals. So nobody should be here. You're safe for a while. Gwen: Oh, you're a genius! Will: Yeah, really. That's awesome! I'm going to put this in the back. Maddie: So you made your nest. Gwen: Yeah, you know, kind of like a squirrel or a rodent. Maddie: No, kind of like -- okay, remember in "It's a wonderful life" when they can't go on their honeymoon and Donna reed fixed up that old house? You remember that? Gwen: Yeah, I don't think it smelled quite like bourbon. Maddie: Yeah, well, it's still a love nest. Gwen: So what about you? Are you doing anything for Valentine's Day? Maddie: Homework. It's a school night. Gwen: Yeah, maybe, but that's wrong. Maddie: Yeah, I know, it bites. Whatever, I have hope. Gwen: There's a special guy? Maddie: Yeah. No, not really. Not for me, anyway. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: It's not like I was expecting to hear from you, okay? The message was just cryptic and I couldn't think of who it would be. Paul: I wouldn't call you because I wouldn't want you to get into any kind of trouble. Meg: A little late for that. So somebody else left that message? Paul: It must've been Emily. Emily and Henry almost caught me. Meg: What? How? Paul: They called the cell phone that you left me. Meg: My phone. I was using it in my room, then the next minute it was gone. They were there? Paul: Yeah. [Paul coughing] Meg: Are you still doing that? How often? Okay -- so they found you? Paul: They would have. I think. I don't know. That's why I left the cabin. I couldn't take that chance. Meg: So you came here in that get-up? Paul: Yeah. And you decided to drop by the Lakeview, why? You can't say you were looking for me. Paul: I have a plan. Meg: This is about Jennifer, isn't it? You're trying to come back from the dead. For her. Are you out of your mind, Paul? This is a stupid game, and it has to end. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: Why would you think Paul's alive? Jennifer: It's possible. I mean, there was a time when you thought so. Dusty: That was before your father found his car in 60 feet of water. Jennifer: But he could have fallen in the river and survived. Think about Jack Snyder. Dusty: Jen. Jennifer: Oh. Just say that it's possible. Why can't you give me that? Dusty: Is that what you want? False hope? Jennifer: I'm sorry. Dusty: Don't be sorry. Jennifer: No, I am. Because you have planned this wonderful night in advance and I just feel like I'm a mess. Dusty: You look fabulous. I got nothing. Jennifer: Hey. I have something. Dusty: You do? Jennifer: Yes I do. A wonderful man. Dusty: Are you sure you believe that? [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Hey. Jack: Hey, did you get my message? Carly: Yeah. Yeah, every word of it. That's why I'm here. I brought you some fortification. Jack: Dinner? [Carly opens up her jacket, she's wearing her outfit from the strip club] Carly: In a way. Come and get it. [SCENE_BREAK] Mike: Baby, why are you so scared? Katie: I don't know. It feels like tempting fate to be apart right now. How long did it take us to get here? Mike: A hundred years. Katie: I'm serious. It feels like forever ago that you showed up at Memorial with your finger lopped off, wanting me to help find it. Mike: That's impressive. You knew you wanted me right there, didn't you? Katie: Right then and there. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Carly, what are you --? Carly: Shh! [Door closes] Jack: Listen, honey -- Carly: Before you say anything, I know that you're mad at me, Jack. And you'll still be mad at me after this. And you'll still have two jobs to work. And we'll still have three kids and two mortgages. And a car payment. But right now, you are the hottest guy I have ever known. And you're still mine. And I want that. [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: So tell me, do you know how far along you are? Lily: Let's do the math. Not that long. I thought I might be pregnant. Since we weren't trying, I think I was in a bit of denial. And then Jade asked me if I was pregnant. It's like she knew somehow. Holden: Lily. Lily: I'm just glad that she's here in time for this. We're having a new baby on the way. What? What? What is it? Holden: Just be careful with this girl. Lily: If she's Rose's daughter, as far I'm concerned, it's like she's one of our own. Holden: If she is, yes! But I still think that we need to get that blood test. [Lily groans] A baby. Lily: Yes. Let's go back to that. Holden: Okay, this is what we're going to do. Tomorrow you should make a doctor's appointment. I'll go with you. Lily: Good, we'll get a sonogram. I'm so glad you're happy about this. Holden: Why wouldn't I be? Lily: I don't know. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Mr. Donovan, you are one thing that I am sure of. I know what a wonderful man you are. Dusty: But maybe you're not sure I'm here for the long run? I mean, is that why you're hanging onto this thing with Paul? Jennifer: No, no, no. Dusty: Because I'm not going anywhere. Jennifer: Okay. Dusty: You don't believe me? Jennifer: You can't promise that. Dusty: Yes I can. I can. I know my reputation. I know I haven't always been there for everyone in my life. But when I'm there, I'm there. I don't run. Jennifer: I love you so much. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: Why are you taking these risks? Paul: They're my risks. Meg: Uh, no. This is my life too. Paul: No it's' not. That's why you had to go! Meg: Oh, I did? Then why did you give me those matches at the Lakeview yesterday? I didn't recognize you. You were gone as far as I knew. The only reason I'm standing here right now is because you got me here. Paul: Well, I saw -- I saw you, and I didn't -- I couldn't understand why you were back here. I had to make sure you weren't in any kind of trouble. Meg: You're so noble these days. So what was it, really? You were afraid that I was back to turn you in? Or was it that cough you can't keep down? Paul: It was, I don't know, maybe a little bit of all of the above? Meg: Well, you look like hell. Paul: Thanks, you look great. You got a little color. Meg: Did you take those antibiotics I left? Paul: Yeah, of course I took them. Why wouldn't I take them? No, I swear I took them. Meg: Here, sit. Sit. Paul: What, you just carry one of those around? Meg: Shut up. Okay, breathe. Come on, breathe. You sound like hell, too. Paul: I can still get around. Meg: Which means that you're well enough to go someplace where you could get real medical care. So why are you still here, Paul? Paul: Because I couldn't let Jennifer feel what she's feeling right now. And look, nobody asked you. I know how you feel about it and nobody asked you. What? Fine. You know what? You're free to go. Meg: Don't dismiss me. Paul: No, Meg -- you want me to say please? Fine. Please, Meg, go. I mean it. What the hell do you care what I do? So stick around. Meg: Why do I care? What a good question. Paul: Wait, no. Meg: I don't, okay? I don't give a damn what you do. You're on your own. Paul: Meg, hold on a second. Look, I don't mean to sound ungrateful. You have been more than dedicated. Meg: Look, you paid me for a service. You got it. End of story. Paul: Well, I think it's more than that. Meg: Is it? Paul: I don't know. You tell me. Why are you so upset? Meg: Look, I get misty eyed over road-kill, okay? Don't flatter yourself. Paul: Wow, okay. Meg: You want me gone, I'm out of here. Paul: No, wait, wait. I don't want you gone. I don't. I really like bossy nurses. I do. Look, honestly, I'm just trying to help you out here. Do yourself a favor. Be smart and walk away. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: This one's from me. Jennifer: Honey. [Jennifer gasps] Oh my gosh, this is a beautiful watch! Honey. [Jennifer reading] "Whenever you look at this, I'll be thinking about you. All my love, all the time." Dusty: Get it? Jennifer: Yes. And you're very proud of yourself, aren't you? Dusty: Well -- Jennifer: Hey, you always know the right thing to say to me. Dusty: It's you and me, Jenny. All the time. From now until always. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Where is she? Gwen: She had to go. You want some? Will: No thanks. I hope she doesn't get in trouble. Gwen: Yeah, me too. She's helped us out a lot. I really like her. Will: Yeah, me too. Just as long as she doesn't tell Casey. Gwen: She won't. Will: Mm-hmm. Stay here. Gwen: What is it? Oh no, you're kidding. Will: A lot of bands used to play here. Gwen: Somebody just left this behind? Will: Well, maybe they were really bad and their friends couldn't take it anymore. This could be the remains from an intervention. Gwen: You know, I thought it looked familiar. My band said they were sending it away for tuning. [Gwen tuning the guitar] Will: Uh-huh, they lied. Gwen: Yeah, no kidding. Will: You know, I never did get to hear your band play. Gwen: Yeah, it's been a long time since I even, you know, thought about them or talked to them. Will: Too long. Play something for me. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Do you think we could borrow someone's car? Jack: We might get grounded if we get caught here. Carly: So what happened to those cabinets that we hid behind the last time? [Nick clearing his throat] Nick: Jack, good news. Carly: You're transferring? Jack: What's up? Nick: I finished with my case files, so I can do the reports for tomorrow. Jack: Nick, I'll be right out. You don't have to cover for me. Nick: It's Valentine's Day. Take your wife home and enjoy yourself. Jack: That's okay, Nick. I can pull my weight. Nick: You already do. You can pull your weight tomorrow. Carly: What's the catch? Nick: Well, it's a straight trade, really. If I cover tonight, you can't be a jerk to me for another 48 hours. So just go home, please? [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Hey, look at you guys! And you have your coats on. Luke: Yeah -- Lily: Where you headed? Luke: Well, I was thinking that maybe we could take the girls out for some ice cream. I mean, I know I'm still grounded, but I figure that this qualifies as babysitting, doesn't it? And I'm only doing it so that you guys can, you know, have some alone time for Valentine's Day or whatever. Holden: I don't think it's a problem for you guys to go out for a while. Faith: Can we go to the movies, too? Luke: Hey, kiddo! Don't push your luck. Thanks. Holden: Have fun. Jade: You too. 'Night. Lily: The girls are going to be so excited. Holden: Yeah. Lily, I'm serious. I want Jade to get that blood test. Look, if she's conning us in any way, I want her gone. I don't want anything to get in the way of you and the new baby. Lily: Okay, can we just back off this for a little while. I know there's a million things to deal with right now. Do we have to deal with this tonight? Holden: Just promise me you'll think about it. Lily: I know Jade's telling the truth. But I'll think about it. Holden: Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Mike sings] Happy Valentine's Day. Katie: Oh, Mike. Electronics. Mike: It's a PDA. Katie: Okay -- Mike: Look, I have one just like it. Katie: Oh, look, they match. Mike: Honey, that way we can text each other any time we want. Day or night. And if the phones don't work, you can always reach each other. Katie: Okay, this is sounding better all the time. [Mike laughs] Mike: Maybe Casey will teach you how to use it. Katie: It can't be that hard. Mike: I'll bet you got a message. Katie: You think? "I love you, Kat." Mike: I left the end off. Katie: That's okay, I get the idea. Mike: Aw. Katie: I love you too, Mi. [Laughter] More than you'll ever know. So hurry back, okay? Promise me. Mike: I promise. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: I couldn't walk away. But when it comes right down to it, I don't have anyplace to go. Paul: You can go anywhere you wanted in the whole world, Meg. You know, if you need more money -- Meg: It's not the money. I never thought I would say that. Thanks to you, I'm rich. I should be living it up, right? Paul: I'd hope so, yeah. Meg: Puerto Vallarta. Paul: Really? Meg: That's where I went. I booked the most luxurious resort, the best suite, spa treatments every day, dancing every night. Paul: Men throwing themselves at you? Probably nothing new there, right? Meg: Well now it could be about the money. That's new. Paul: Relax. Enjoy it. Meg: I couldn't. Because the only think I could think of was that there's nobody waiting for me back home. There's nobody missing me. Nobody who needs me. That's a rotten feeling. That's why I packed my bags when I thought you'd called. It felt like coming back home to real life. Paul: Did you miss all this? Meg: I know. Paul: This is not real life. Meg: No. But it'll do for now. Paul: So, stick around. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Come on. Gwen: No. Will: Why not? Gwen: The guitar's out of tune, I'm out of tune. Will: Oh, blah, blah, blah. Gwen: No blah, blah, blah, it's true. Will: No, it's not. Come on. [Gwen groans and sighs] [Will whispers] Gwen, Gwen, Gwen! Gwen: Okay, if you start yelling "Freebird," I'm gonna walk out into the cold and turn myself in. Will: Come on, you know you want to. Gwen: Will, the whole music thing, having my own band, it was just part of a deluded fantasy to get out of my life. And now that you're in it, I want my life. Problems -- Will: That is -- that is so sweet. Now go sing. Gwen: Okay. [Gwen sighs] Let's see what we have here. Without you the ground thaws the rain falls the grass grows without you the seeds root the flowers bloom the children play. [SCENE_BREAK] Walter: Hughes -- your grandmother sends her apologies. She'll be here as soon as she can. Casey: Hotel crisis? Walter: It's Valentine's Day, everyone wants to get a suite. Casey: All right. Thanks, Walter. [Casey daydreaming] Maddie: Wardrobe hint, Hughes? Those look better on a girl. [SCENE_BREAK] Nate: Hughes? Hughes? Casey: Hey, Nate. Did you like the candy? Nate: What? Casey: The candy. From Maddie? You know, your Valentine's Day date? Nate: I don't have a date tonight. My dad's in town, I'm meeting him. Casey: Really? [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Thank you for coming home with me tonight, Jack. Jack: I hope I don't pay for it tomorrow. Carly: I think Nick was being sincere. Jack: What? Did you just say something nice about my partner? Carly: Make sure you write it down, because it'll never happen again. I'm just happy to be with you. Jack: And you haven't even gotten my present yet. Carly: No -- oh, no, Jack! Jack: Wait, wait, wait. Carly: Oh, you shouldn't have. And for once, I actually mean that. We can't spend our money like this. Jack: We didn't, I did. Carly: Oh, Jack. Oh, it's really pretty. Jack: You like it? Carly: Yes. Oh, look -- oh, it's beautiful! Thank you. Jack: Let me help you, come here. Carly: Okay. Oh, Jack. Jack: It's wonderful. Carly: You take such good care of me, you know that? [Jack chuckles] You do. Jack: Yeah, well -- Carly: So, why don't you let me take care of you? Jack: Oh, honey. You do. Every time you smile at me. Carly: Oh, I think I can do a lot better than that. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: You know it's dangerous to be here, right? Emily and Henry, they could find me, they could turn you in. Someone could follow you here. There's like 1,000 different things that could go wrong. You know that? Meg: Okay. And you know it's foolish to think that Jennifer will forgive you if she finds out you're alive. Paul: Yes. That's one thing that could happen that would hurt me -- one thing for me. Like 1,000 things for you. Meg: Okay, thanks. You win. Paul: Yeah, I win. I'm really glad you're back. Meg: Me, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Can I ask you something? Seriously. Dusty: Okay. Jennifer: Is it waterproof? Dusty: You're talking about your watch? Jennifer: What did you think I was talking about? Dusty: I'm guess I'm not thinking. Jennifer: Well, I hope that it's waterproof, because I never want to take it off. And I'm holding you to what you said. Dusty: Deal. Jennifer: I mean it. I can't lose anyone else. Dusty: You won't lose me. And I don't want to lose you to a ghost. You understand? Jennifer: I'm gonna get my head straight about Paul, I promise. Because I don't want to lose you, either. I'm with you, from now until always. [NEXT_ON] Casey: I know you're up to something. Does it have anything to do with Will or Gwen? Will: We're gonna take the money and we'll get out of here tonight. Are you with me? Jennifer: If my brother is out there, you have to help me find him. Paul: Let's turn the heat up a little bit, see how she reacts. Meg: You're the one who killed him, and you've been covering it up ever since. What if her reaction is to finish what she started -- by killing you for real?

Maddie continues to lie to Casey about her ongoing relationship with Nate, when she is really spending time with Will and Gwen. Casey and Nate bump into each other and Casey's realizes Maddie lied about spending Valentine's Day with Nate. Casey dreams about kissing Maddie. Katie and Mike share a romantic Valentine's Day together before he leaves for a couple of weeks. Carly seduces Jack at work, which is witnessed by Nick. Nick generously offers to do Jack's work so he can go home with Carly, but later dreams about kissing Carly. Gwen serenades Will. Jen dreams of Paul. She admits to Dusty that she thinks Paul may be alive. Dusty promises to stand by her no matter what she feels and believes about Paul. Paul and Meg dance around what they are starting to feel for one another. Paul thinks it is best for her to leave, but is happy when she decides to stay by his side. Lily takes a pregnancy test after Jade's feeling. She happily tells Holden he is going to be a daddy again. After the initial shock wears off, Holden and Lily warm to the idea and joyously plan to make an appointment for an ultra sound. Holden still wants Lily to consider asking Jade to have a blood test done. Lily agrees to think about it.

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Casey: Say that again? Emily: Don't listen to him, Casey. He'll say anything to torture us. Barbara: Don't provoke him. All that matters is getting Paul to the hospital. Alison: Casey, no. Casey: Listen, I don't know what your problem is or your game is at all or what unfinished business you have with your family. Just leave Alison out of this. Mick: Well, I wish I could, but facts are facts. Casey: Alison would never sleep with you. I know that, and everyone in this room knows that. Mick: Do they? Well, let's ask them. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: This is not a request. This is the perp's demand. Nothing that even smells like a cop car gets through that perimeter. Do you understand me? Look, this guy has already assaulted an officer and shot one of the hostages, so I am not taking any chances here. What? What do you mean swat's on their way? Who's heading that team? You tell him no sirens. And he better pray that nobody in that church spots him, or I'll shoot him myself. [Margo sighs] What are you doing here? You should go home. Tom: I went to get my cell phone out of the car. Margo: No, no. I don't want you here. Tom: Well, I'm not letting you do this alone. Margo: Look, its bad enough that Casey is in there. I don't want you here. I want you out of the way. I want you out of danger. Tom: Well, that's what I want. So do your job, get our boy and Alison out of there safely, and we'll all go home together. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: Emily, front and center. Paul: No. She stays put. Whatever she has to say, she can say from -- from right here. Mick: Now, Son, you shot me enough times to know that the guy with the gun wins. Emily -- Emily! Emily: Oh! Okay. Mick: Now, Casey here is your ex-husband, correct? Casey: What's that have to do with anything? Emily: Yeah, yes. Casey and I were married. Mick: And you ended that union. Rather, he ended that union because you were so terrified of becoming pregnant that you had your tubes tied. That was a bit extreme, wasn't it? And what does that say about you? Emily: It had nothing to do with him. If you wanted to embarrass me, you succeeded. Is that what you wanted? Mick: You forgot about our impromptu poll. Now, you and your sister are close, yes? Emily: Yes. Mick: And sisters confide in each other, don't they? Emily: Yes. But she never -- Mick: I'm sorry. I -- I totally forgot to explain the rules of the game. It's really simple. If you lie, you die. Casey: Listen, we all know Alison never slept with you. Mick: Do we? Okay. If you're so confident about that, ask her. Casey: Alison, what's going on? Why is he doing this? [Cell phone rings] Mick: Oh, look, Casey. Mommy's calling. Its okay, it's okay. She can wait. Alison, you were saying? [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: Damn it, damn it, damn it! He's not picking up. Why? Tom: Hey, take a breath and take a step back. So, this guy thinks he's Stenbeck. What would James Stenbeck do? Margo: He would play me. He'd mess with my mind. Oh, James loved his games. Tom: All right, fine. So -- so wait till he calls you. Margo: No, there's no time for that. Swat's coming in. Tom: But Dante said no cops. Margo: The state police overruled my orders. Tom: Why? Margo: Because they know it's my son in there. They know that I'm not impartial. And they're right. If -- if Dante held a gun to Casey's head, I'd give him whatever he wanted. Tom: Yeah, well, he tried to let Casey go before he let me and the others leave. Margo: Casey and Alison stayed in there why? Tom: Because Dante wasn't gonna let Alison go, and Casey wasn't gonna leave without her. Hey, what are you thinking? Margo: James always has a master plan. We've got to assume that Dante has one, too. Tom: And this plan involves Alison? Margo: He crashes her wedding, he takes her as hostage why? Tom: Because he wants to put a stranglehold on you. She's about to marry our son. Margo: No, no. If he was after me, he'd -- he'd insist that Casey would stay there, and Alison would be let go. Tom: Do you want me to call Susan? Margo: I want you to call Susan. I want you to find out if there is a connection between Alison Stewart and Mick Dante that we don't know about. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Leave her alone. Can't you see she's scared of you? Mick: I asked her a simple question. Casey: You're waving a gun around! You're threatening to shoot people if you don't hear what you want to hear. Alison didn't sleep with you. You're a liar. Mick: Indeed I am often, but not in this case. Casey: I am gonna jam that lie down your throat. Alison: Casey, don't! It's not a lie. Mick: Finally, the truth comes out! Tell him the rest, Sweetheart. Alison: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Mick: Aw. She's leaving out the best part. Now, a gentleman never kisses and tells, but she seemed to enjoy it at least as much as I did. Alison: Casey! [Gunshot] Tom: Oh, my God! Margo: I knew it! I knew that we shouldn't trust him! [Cell phone rings] Mick: Hello, Margo. Margo: I will give you five seconds to open this door! Mick: Next time, I won't miss. Margo: Two -- Henry: Shouldn't you deal with the angry policewoman? Margo: Three -- Mick: Barbara, tell Margo to relax. Margo: Four -- Barbara: Margo, its okay! Wait! Nobody's hurt! It was just an accident! Margo: I want to hear my son say that. Mick: Speak now or forever hold your peace. Casey: I'm okay. Mick: Good boy. Must be every bride's dream, seeing her groom willing to die for her honor, such as it is. Emily: Will you stop it? Haven't you hurt her enough? Casey: What did you do to her? You drug her, threaten her? Mick: I didn't do anything. Girls always go for the bad boy. Just ask Barbara, or Emily, or your sweet, sweet mother. She and I were lovers once, as well. Henry: Don't take the bait. Casey: Alison would never go near you, much less -- what did he do to you? Alison: Let them go. You don't need them. Mick, look at me. This isn't you. I know you are somewhere in there. Mick: Mm, don't think he is. Alison: Did you kill the cop, the one who arrested you before, the one who you stole the gun from? What happened there? Mick: Ah, I see. Because if I haven't killed someone already, then the Mick part of me might be encouraged to let you go. Is that it? Alison: You are not a killer. Mick: The technique I used on the police officer can both incapacitate and kill. You start by placing your hand on the victim's neck. Casey: Get your hands off of her. Mick: And then it's just a simple matter of finding the right spot. Alison: Mick? Mick, it's you, isn't it?! Mick, stop this! Don't let him use you! Mick: Tie them up. Tie them both up. Tie her to her groom. Henry: With what? Mick: Oh, you're more useless than your brother. There is rope behind the altar. Get it. Barbara: How long have you been planning this? Mick: Pick up a collection basket, and pick up the cell phones. Emily: What are you gonna do with them? Mick: Quiet. Tie them both together. They need to talk things out. [Cell phone rings] [Mick groans] Hello. Margo: What happened in there?! Who did you shoot? Mick: No one yet. The gun went off. It was a mistake. Actually, we were playing quite nicely. My favorite family game, truth or dare. Margo: Casey and Alison aren't even family. Send them out. Mick: Uh, can't do that. Two of my best opponents. Margo: Send Paul out, then. He's been shot. He needs to go to the hospital. Mick: No one's leaving till I win the game. Emily: He's bleeding. You have to let Paul go. Paul: I'm not going anywhere. Henry: Listen, Dad, you've missed out on a lot of family moments. I can tell that. So why don't you and I make up for that? We'll slip out of here. We'll have a -- we'll have a Haut Brion '82, maybe a steak. What do you say? Barbara: Henry, don't waste your breath. He is not your father. He's just been programmed to think like James. He's a poor imitation. Mick: [Growls] We're gonna go have a chat. One of you tries to escape, I kill them both. Alison: Emmy, he means it. Don't try to get away. Emily: No. Ali, no! Henry: No, no, stop. You're just gonna make him crazier than he already is. Paul: We're gonna be fine. We'll just do what he says. Emily: No. Alison won't. Oh, God, what she said. She called me "Emmy." It's -- it's this thing she used to do when she was a little kid. Barbara: What did it mean? Emily: She's telling us to go. Mick: Did neither of you learn anything from your first marriages? Casey: I hope they gun you down. Alison: Casey -- Mick: No, this is good. Let him go. We're sharing. Is there anything else you'd like to get off your chest? Don't be shy. Casey: When I get out of here, I'm gonna kill you. I'm gonna tear you apart. Mick: Be careful. Your struggling is discomforting your wife, fiancé. Oh, we're rethinking that, are we? Casey: Get out of my face! Mick: I know that this is a personal matter between the two of you, but I fear that Alison will be a little uncomfortable broaching the subject, so, Casey, what are you gonna do when this is all done? Marry her, live your live in sin, become her porn producer? After all, she is quite skilled. [Gasps] Gasp, horror, shock. How could words so cruel come from the lips of the man who courted you, who claimed to love you? Alison: You're not Mick, not when you talk like that. Mick: James Stenbeck, now and always. I'm curious, Alison, how will you get Casey to forgive you? Will it be the born-again virgin routine, or will you release your inner wanton? Casey: Just get out of here! Leave us alone. Mick: All right. I do have hostages to tend to. Alison: Wait. Don't leave! Stay. Henry: Listen. If I have to choose between being shot, doing nothing, and shot trying to escape, I vote escape. Barbara: Well, we have to try now, because we're not gonna get another chance. Help me with Paul. Emily: We -- we cannot just leave Casey a -- and Alison here! Henry: Casey's a strong guy, and I didn't tie that rope as tight as I should have. Barbara: You said that she was buying us time anyway. Emily: Honey, are you gonna be able to do this? Paul: I couldn't run a marathon, but I can make it to the door. Barbara: Come on, Paul. Emily: Okay. Be careful. Alison: You told me how James Stenbeck took you under his wing, and he cared for you like a son. That's why you feel like it's your duty to defend him. Casey: Who cares? Mick: No one. Alison's trying to distract me. Do you think the message that you gave to your sister was lost on me? They should be just about ready to try and make their escape. You better hope I get there -- [Gun cocks] Mick: Before they do. Otherwise, I'm gonna be very angry. I'm gonna have to punish Emily. Alison: Wait. It was my idea. Don't hurt her! Mick, please! Captain: You've got 10 minutes. After that, this is my operation. Margo: Understood. Tom: So, what are you gonna do? Margo: I'm gonna pray that Dante calls me in the next 10 minutes. Emily: Margo -- Margo, its Emily. Can you hear me? Margo: Emily! Emily, where's Dante? Emily: He's in the next room. Margo, you got to get us out of here. This door is locked. We can't get out. Margo: I need to get a battering ram for that. Emily, where is his exact position so we can take him out? Barbara: He took Alison and Casey somewhere! We don't know where! Hurry! Tom: What are you gonna do? Dante's in there with Casey. He hears the cops breaking in, he's gonna kill him! Margo: We got to get him out of there. Emily: Margo, I -- I don't know how much longer Paul can wait. Please hurry. [Gasps] [Sobs] Margo: Emily. Emily, what's going on? Paul: Let her go. Mick: Or what? You can't even walk on your own. Don't worry, Margo. I've got everything under control. You know how families get at weddings. Margo: What about Alison and Casey? What have you done with them? Mick: Well, they're working through some issues right now. I have a feeling there won't be a couple much longer. Emily: What have you done with Alison and Casey? Mick: I've merely stirred the pot. They're simmering now. Henry: Excuse me, Dad. Uh, Paul and I are your sons. You've got a score to settle, fine. I got nobody waiting or weeping for me. Just let them go, and I'll stay. Mick: There may be hope for you yet, Henry. But Paul is still the number-one son. I'm not done with him yet. If he disappoints, maybe I'll allow you to make the supreme sacrifice. Paul: You want to finish me off? Fine. You go ahead. You do whatever you want. But you let Emily go. Mick: Sorry. What's that? I couldn't hear you. Maybe I could hear you better if you were on your knees! Emily: Oh, God! [Paul screams] Emily: Stop. Mick: Now beg! Go on. Beg for her life. [Paul screams] Mick: You're actually considering it, aren't you? How could you after what she's done? Paul: She loves me. Mick: While you were waffling on her treatments, I offered to give her a child -- my child. Do you know what she said? Her only thought was how we could keep you in the dark about it. Emily: No, no! I never said that. You're twisting around my words! Mick: When I harvested her egg, she wasn't thinking about the deep, abiding love that you two supposedly share. All she wanted to know was she could get her hands on that baby. [Voice breaking] Emily: That's not true! That's not true. I always wanted Paul's baby. It was always -- it was always to have a family with Paul. You gave me hope. You gave us hope, but there was no hope. You're a monster! Mick: Oh, I may be a monster, but you are nothing but a common whore who does what she has to to get what she wants. Now, do you want to beg for her life, son, or should I go ahead and make you a widower? Emily: No, God! Mick: Much less messy that way. Emily: Please, please tell me you don't believe him. Please. Paul: I detest -- but I love you more. [Emily sobs] Paul: I'm begging you -- please, I'm begging you, please, let Emily go. Mick: What is wrong with you? She didn't think twice about betraying you, and you are still begging for her life? You disgust me! Barbara: Stop it. Stop torturing him. Mick: Oh, here we go. Just like old days. Here comes mommy to save her little boy. How do you expect him to grow into a real man with you constantly smothering him?! Barbara: You are a freak. You are not his father. Mick: Oh, you're nobody's idea of a mother, either, Barbara, or a wife. I molded you. I enhanced what was beautiful about you. And how do you repay me? By turning my son into your lapdog? Barbara: What about all the times that you abused me, threatened me, deserted me? I was not about to let my son grow up to be anything like you -- like James! Mick: Your beauty is no longer dazzling, Barbara. I have no problem keeping a clear head. Henry: You don't know what beauty is, or bravery, but they begin with "B," and they stand for Barbara! Oh, oh! Almost had him. Mick: [Laughs] Aiming a little low these days, Barbara, chasing after a man who's half your age who only seduced you to get my money, didn't you? Henry: Guilty as charged. Barbara: I do not regret my time with Henry. Mick: Spare me. Barbara: If I die now, I know that I will have been with a man 10 times better than James Stenbeck ever was! Mick: Well, well. If things don't work out for Alison and Casey, then you and Henry can get married. It would be a shame to waste all these flowers. Although we could save them for the funeral. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I know you won't talk to me. You probably hate me. And I don't blame you at all. But, Casey, will you please help with these knots. Casey, say something. Do something! Casey: You want me to do something? Alison: No! Casey: You want me to do something? Alison: Stop! Stop it! You're hurting me! I'm sorry. Casey: [Scoffs] When did it start? When you wouldn't sleep with me again, when you said you wanted to wait till our wedding? Were you doing it with him already? Alison: No, no. It was only once. Casey: When? Alison: It doesn't matter. Casey: When? Alison: A few days ago. Casey: What was it about him? I want to know! You owe me. Alison: He needed me. This thing James Stenbeck has done to him -- that's not who he is. He -- he tried to stop it. I saw that. I -- I saw -- Casey: So -- so this one time you slept with him, it was gonna heal him? Was it out of pity? Alison: No. I don't know. I -- I can't explain why I did it. I -- I felt like I was in a dream even when I was awake. Casey: So were you drugged? Alison: No. I wish he had. I wish that I could blame this on him. But it was me. I don't know what it was about, but I couldn't -- I couldn't stop myself. And I know that it was wrong, and I'm so sorry. Casey: If you wanted him that badly, why -- Alison: What? Casey: All this time, I thought I wasn't good enough for you. I knocked myself out trying to be better for you. But I guess the joke was on me. No, you haven't changed a bit. I should have known. Right before you married Aaron, you slept with Chris, and you turn around and do the same thing to me! Alison: You just almost tore Mick apart for calling me names, and now what are you calling me, Casey? Casey: God, I wish I could see your face right now. I want to be looking at you when I tell you I never want to see you again. Alison: Here's your chance. [SCENE_BREAK] Captain: I have sharpshooters in place and demolitionists ready to blow the door. Tom: Captain, can we have a moment. Listen, whatever happens, you're not to blame. You did the best that you could. Margo: Tom, that's our baby in there. There must have been something else I could say, some way I could change things. Tom: It's been impossible from the beginning. Dante is not rational. He's not gonna negotiate, and he's not gonna let them go. Margo: Today's Casey's birthday. Tom: I know. Margo: I just -- just want time back, time when both Casey and Adam were little and I could hold them and I could keep them. I could keep them safe. Tom: Honey, that's it. That's it! Margo: What? What are you talking about? Tom: What you said about the boys being little. I -- I have to get in touch with Reverend Shaw. Margo: W -- what? About what? Tom: Do you remember when -- when Adam did a Christmas pageant here? It was snowing. Margo: A tunnel. There's a tunnel. Tom: From the classrooms to the church. Margo: Yes, so they -- so they would stay warm. And the school is still there. Tom: I bet the tunnel's still there, too. Margo: Yes. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Get away from me! Where are you going? Alison: To stop Mick. Casey: Let the cops do that! If we're lucky, they'll shoot him. Alison: What are you going to do? Casey: We got to get out of here. And then I got to let my mom get back with the cops. Alison: If the cops rush Mick, he will panic, and he could hurt someone. I've got to talk to him. Casey: No, no, Ali. I can't let you go out there. Alison: Just let me go. Casey: I can't. Alison: You hate me now. Why don't you just let me go? Casey: When did you stop loving me? You had to stop loving me, right, to sleep with him? Alison: I do love you. Casey: You know -- I can't stop thinking about the other day when I came home and you were sleeping in the bed. It looked like you were dreaming, I guess, smiling. You looked so beautiful. Leaned down and kissed you on the face. You didn't even open your eyes. You reached back, and you kissed me. I thought you were dreaming about us, but now -- who were you really dreaming about? When you open your eyes, who do you want to see? Alison: You. I want you. I love you and -- and to be married to you for the rest of my life. Damn it. He is what I chose. And I can't change it, and I can't take it back. Casey: Please, don't go out there. Come with me. We'll go to the cops, and they'll keep us safe. Alison: I've got to try to get through to him. And if there is any part of you that wants to stop me, just don't. Casey: Ali -- Ali! Alison: I was dreaming of him. Remember that. I was dreaming about him. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: While you are in the begging mood, how about you beg me for forgiveness for the years of disrespect and betrayal for being a crushing disappointment? Paul: No. I'm -- I'm done. I'm done. I'm done begging. Mick: Sure about that? Paul: My whole life -- I've been scared of what my father can do to me. But even through a cyborg like you, he can't touch me, because I have something in my life that James Stenbeck never had or could even hope to understand. Mick: Enlighten me. Paul: Love. Love. The kind of love that James was never capable of giving to me or to anybody else. I love you. Emily: I love you. Paul: I love you, and I want to spend whatever time I have left loving you as much as you love me. Barbara: Game's over. You lose. Mick: Time you had left is up. Emily: No! [Crying] Barbara: Paul! Alison: Mick! Don't shoot. I'm ready to go. Just come with me. Mick, you don't belong in this church, and neither do I. We've both been pretending. Emily: Alison, please, stay away from him. Alison: He won't hurt me. And you won't hurt Casey, either. Casey's not why you're here. I heard what Paul said. James Stenbeck was incapable of love. But you're not. I know you're not. Mick: You don't know me. Alison: I know Mick Dante, and he's just as much James' prisoner as we are. And I know how you suffered, and I know how much you want to do what's right. Mick: Stop justifying what you've done! You cheated on your fiancé! You were not with him out of love. You were with him to get respect. Alison: No, that's not true. Mick: And you weren't drawn to Mick Dante out of compassion. It was lust -- lust for life, lust for a passionate, exciting life. He gave you things that this boy couldn't offer, and you jumped at it. Alison: No. No. Mick: You want me to believe you? You want me to go with you? Admit it. You tell him who you really are and why he will never be enough for you. Casey: She already did. She told me how she dreams about you, how she can't help herself and that she wants -- what she wants is you. Mick: You told him that? Alison: Please, come with me. Mick: No. Stay back. You betrayed me once, called in the cops. That's not gonna happen again. Alison: I was pretending, just trying to be the person I thought I should be. But that's over now, just like James Stenbeck is over. Mick -- come with me. I'm yours. I'm only yours. Casey: Alison. Margo: This guy is a Stenbeck clone. Stenbeck always has a way out. You guys blast in there, and you're gonna think that you've got him. He's gonna set up a decoy. It could be one of the hostages. It could be my son. Please. Come on, you've got kids. Please, you've got to let me do this. Captain: All right. We'll cover the other exits. Margo: Thank you. Paul: Please. This church is giving me the creeps. Henry: Yeah, that's a good idea, before Daddio comes back and finishes us off, right? Margo: Where is he? Where's Dante? Henry: He's gone. Emily: Yeah, thanks to Alison. She offered herself in our place. Tom: Casey? Barbara: He went after them. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: We have to keep moving. The police are gonna know by now that we ran away, okay? Come on. Mick: I'm gonna keep moving on my own. You're a little conspicuous in that wedding dress. Alison: Well, where are you gonna go? Are you gonna run away? Mick: Gathering details for the police, Alison? Alison: No, I -- Mick: Look, you don't have to keep pretending you care about me. Everyone's safe. Alison: Mick -- it's you. [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: Okay, lay down. Are you okay? You all right? Margo, where the hell is the ambulance? Margo: They're sending it in now. Barbara: [Sighs] Oh, I'm sorry. Henry: Its okay, it's okay. That's what it's there for. Tom: Any word on Casey? Margo: I'm going after him. Tom: Well, where's your backup? Margo: Practically the entire police force is looking for this guy. Tom: Well, I'm not married to them. Call for backup. Margo: I am not taking anyone off this search. This is a hunt. I'm not sending anyone on a hunch. I'm gonna go. I got to get to him before it's too late. Tom: I want you both coming out of there safe. Do you hear me? Margo: Yes, yes, yes. [SCENE_BREAK] Mick: What is it? Alison: It's a change. You were just so completely him, and I kept looking and waiting for you to show up. Just when you do it, it's so fast and -- Mick: Scary? Alison: Sad that James can just completely take you over like that, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. It must be awful. Mick: What's awful is knowing that you don't trust me anymore. Alison: Can he come back? Mick: I'm glad that you saved Paul and everyone in the church, and I'm really grateful that you tried to save me, but you don't have to keep pretending that you care about me. Alison: I do care about you, Mick. Mick: I'm sorry for a lot of the things that I've done. I'm sorry that James takes me over. I'm sorry that I shot Paul. I'm sorry for all the cruel things that I said and did in that church. I am not sorry that I stopped you from getting married. Alison: You hurt Casey. We both did. Mick: Better to hurt him now than destroy him later. You did not want to be Mrs. Casey Hughes. Alison: No. I truly wanted to be his wife. Mick: You wanted to belong to someone. Alison: Yes. Mick: And you do. I love you. I know I don't deserve you, but I love you. [Alison chuckles] Mick: What? Why are you smiling? Alison: Because -- it's you again. It's really you. Mick: I know that I have no right to ask this, but, um, would you be with me? Would you come with me, whatever happens? Casey: Alison! Alison: No! You'll have to shoot me first. Casey: No, get out of the way. Margo: Police! Drop the gun, Dante. Drop it! Mick: Good-bye, Alison. [Tires screech] Mick: Oh, my God! Alison: Mick! Mick! Emily: I don't know what I would do if I lost you. Paul: I'm right here. Come on. My father, in the flesh or in the spirit or otherwise is never gonna hurt me again. Emily: James has a way of coming back to haunt us every time. Paul: I'm a new man. Did you hear what I said? Did you? Give us a baby. Emily: No, no, no, no, no. No. Paul: We can start right here. Emily: No. Paul: Come here. Emily: No, just listen -- listen to what I have to say, okay? You -- you said it. You said it from the very beginning, but I wouldn't listen to you. You're right. We don't need a child to fill this gap in our lives. We have each other. Paul: That's enough for you? Emily: You bet it is. Barbara: What are you still doing here? Henry: [Sighs] You gave me a look after I said that no one would be waiting or weeping for me. Barbara: Because you were wrong. You have Katie. Henry: Not even close. Barbara: Look, you took me to the wedding to make her jealous. Henry: I took you to the wedding because I was jealous. I wanted to be with Katie, but she doesn't see me that way. And you do. Barbara: But I'm old and desperate. Henry: That is exactly how James wanted you to feel. You need to get back to who you were -- strong, sexy. You beat cancer, Barbara. That's a lot tougher than James Stenbeck. Barbara: Thanks for trying to buck me up. Henry: I'm just trying to remind you of what you already knew. The years have made you better. You're not that wimpy, sappy ingénue that fell in love with the wrong guy, okay? You are a formidable woman -- a woman who fights and wins. And quite frankly, you're more gorgeous than ever. Barbara: You need to leave. You need to go out there and find yourself a woman with more staying power than Vienna and more insight than Katie and someone who's a lot younger than me. Henry: You know what you need to do? You need to turn around. You need to lie on your back. And you need to close your eyes. And you need to stay right here. Barbara: That feels really good. Henry: It does feel really good. That's all that matters. Barbara: For now. Henry: For now. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: Is -- is he gonna make it? EMT: You're a nurse, Alison. You know the drill. Alison: Internal injuries? EMT: Doesn't look good. Tom: Hey. How are you? Casey: A little rope burn, but I'm fine. How's, uh, Granddad and Kim? Uh, Mom said you went to check on them. Tom: Yeah, I did. They're -- they're fine. Where's Alison? Margo: That's what Casey wanted to talk to us about. Casey: Together, so I only have to say it once. Tom: What is it? Casey: Back there, I found out that Alison slept with Mick. Tom: Oh -- Margo: I don't understand. Did -- did they know each other before he came to Oakdale? Casey: No, no. Margo: Then when? Casey: A few days ago. Tom: Did Dante tell you this? Casey: Alison admitted it. Tom: Well, maybe she just did that to pacify him in the heat of the moment. Casey: No. She meant it. Margo: That's why he wouldn't release her in the first round of hostages? Casey: Yeah. But it's -- its good he didn't. She really got through to him. If she hadn't, I don't know how many people would have died today. Tom: Aw, Case -- Casey: Can we just go home? I want to get this suit off. Margo: I have to check on Dante's status. Casey: Okay. I'll wait in the car. Margo: Okay. We'll be right there. How could she do that to him? Tom: Casey. Margo: Let's go. [NEXT_ON] Carly: Maybe it feels good to be around a man who actually wants me. Jack: You think I don't want you? Alison: I do love you. Casey: What is that supposed to mean, huh? That you didn't sleep with Mick? [Monitor beeping] Paul: You're telling me to turn it off? You want me to pull the plug? With pleasure. [Monitor flat lines]

The hostage crisis continues inside All Angels Church as Mick who has been taken over by James personality forces Alison to admit to Casey that she slept with him. Casey is deeply hurt and tells Alison that he thought he was the one who was foolish because he thought he wasn't worthy of her love. Casey tells Alison he never wants to see her again. Mick as James also makes Paul beg for Emily's life and Paul does that until he realizes that James or a brainwashed form of him can't hurt him anymore because he has Emily's love and that is all that is important. "James" tells Barbara that she is pathetic because she tried so hard to be young that she slept with a man that only used her for her money. Henry defends Barbara and tries to go for Mick's gun but fails in his attempt. Alison pleads for the real Mick to come out and when he eventually does she leaves the church with him.

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[Thermometer beeps] [Vienna laughs] [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: This is gin, Baby! Katie: Don't say that word. Brad: Gin? Katie: Baby. Brad: Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Katie: We're trying to keep our minds off the whole subject, remember? Brad: Right, right, right, right, right, yeah, I'm sorry. Just okay, okay. Let's play. I want to keep my hot streak going. I meant my winning streak. Katie: Maybe we should think of something else to keep us distracted. Brad: Like what? Katie: I don't know. Um, you hungry? Brad: Yes. I mean, no. Not for food anyway. Katie: Brad! Brad: Oh, come on. I know, I know. I'm just so frustrated. Katie: I know, but you have to save yourself for Vienna. You know what I mean. Brad: Okay. I guess I can go for, you know, a little bite of something. Katie: Okay. Brad: I meant food. Katie: We have Chinese food leftover. Steamed dumplings, spicy beef. Brad: Steamed dumplings? Katie: Spicy beef. Brad: No. Nothing steamy or spicy! No. [Telephone rings] Katie: Oh, thank God! Brad: Hello? Vienna: I dropped an egg! Brad: Oh, Katie once told me the best thing to do is just to scoop it up. If you try to wipe it, it'll just smear all over. Vienna: Brad! Not that kind of an egg! Brad: What? Oh, oh, oh. Oh, you mean, um -- Vienna: Yes! Yes! Katie: What? Brad: Vienna dropped an egg. Katie: Vienna? Hi, you're ovulating? Vienna: Yes! Yes! I called the doctor! So, um, I'll meet you at the hospital. Katie: We'll be right there. Oh! This is it! Brad: Whoo! Katie: Are you ready? Brad: Are you kidding? Are you kidding? After all this abstinence? I mean my the torpedoes are fully loaded! The fleet is ready to take off! My guns are -- Katie: I got the picture. Brad: Right, okay. All right, we are going to make a baby today, Honey. Katie: Not exactly the way I pictured it. Brad: Okay, maybe not. Okay, but in nine months we're going to be taking our own little baby home with us, just like we planned. Katie: What if it doesn't work? Brad: Then we'll try again next month. Katie: What if Vienna changes her mind? Brad: Are you kidding me? She's more into this than any of us. Katie: I just wish Henry was. Brad: He'll be fine. Okay, don't worry. I have a really, really good feeling about this today. All right? It's going to work. Katie: Then this is it. Brad: This is it. [SCENE_BREAK] [Henry thinking] Katie: Okay, Vienna, that's right. Breathe! Oh, you're doing great! Vienna: It's coming! I can feel it! Katie: Okay! One more push! Vienna: I want Henry to catch it! Henry: What me? [Vienna breathing heavily] Vienna: Yeah, please! I want you to be a part of it! It would mean the world to me! Henry: No, no, no. We need like a doctor or nurse or something like that! [Vienna grunting] Katie: Oh, we don't have time for that now! Henry: Yeah, but, but -- Katie: Do it! Henry: You know, okay, okay, what do I do? Katie: Catch it when it pops out. Henry: That's it? Katie: Yes! But make sure it doesn't slip through your fingers! Henry: Okay, okay, okay! Okay. I'm ready! Katie: Okay, Vienna! Push! Vienna: I'm pushing! [Vienna grunting] Brad: Whoo! Hello, sucker! [Henry screaming] [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: Henry. Henry: What? Vienna: What's wrong? Henry: What? What? Vienna: I'm ready. Henry: For what? Vienna: To go to the hospital. Henry: Okay. Um, I'll see you later. Vienna: You don't want to go with me? You don't want to be there when Brad gets me pregnant? Henry: Of course I do. Where else would I want to be? Vienna: Well then, let's go. Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: You okay? Luke: Yeah. It was just hard to relive it. Noah: Yeah. Well, hopefully our statements will help put Mark behind bars where he belongs. Luke: I just don't know why they had to go after Kevin, too. Noah: Well, he was an accessory after the fact. I mean, he helped Mark avoid getting caught. He almost got Alison killed. Luke: I know, it's just -- Noah: Hey, Mark sold Elwood the drugs that killed Reg. And then he killed Elwood to shut him up. He's in there now in a place where he can't hurt anybody else, and that's because of you. Luke: Me? What did I do? Noah: You never gave up. You stuck with it until you made sure that that killer was brought to justice. Luke: Yeah. But I can't stop thinking, if I hadn't gotten Elwood to meet me on that bridge then -- Noah: Mark would've killed him someplace else. Elwood was cracking long before you ever spoke to him. Luke: Yeah, I guess so. Noah: Luke, come on! A killer has been caught who was peddling dangerous drugs. You did a great thing. Luke: Yeah, but then why do I still feel like crap? [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Yes. I will give them both the message. Thanks. That was Grant Moranís office. Lucinda: From Starglow Foundation? Lily: Yeah. You and Luke are supposed to have a meeting with him today. Lucinda: Today? Today? I don't -- Lily: Well, Brian set it up before he left. Evidently, he proposed some sort of partnership with Luke's foundation and Starglow. Lucinda: Today? It's news to me. Lily: Maybe Luke knows about it. I should call him. [Phone ringing back] Luke: It's Luke, leave a message. [Answering machine beeps] Lily: Hey, Sweetie, it's Mom. Are you aware that you and your grandmother have a meeting at the foundation today? Give me a call when you get this message. Lucinda: He never answers his cell phone anymore. Lily: I know. It's usually turned off. He has been in such a deep funk since that election. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if you have to go to that meeting by yourself. Lucinda: Oh, Darling, I can't do that. Lily: Why not? You've kept up with the foundation's business, haven't you? Lucinda: That's not the problem. Lily: What is? Lucinda: Open your eyes, Lily. Lily: What are you talking about? Lucinda: Facts are facts, Honey. I'm -- I'm much too sick. I can't leave the house. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Hey! You're here! Oh, I don't know how we are ever going to thank you. And you, too. Henry: I'm just the chaperone. Vienna: So what do we do now? Brad: We find a doctor. All right. We'll be right back. Vienna: Okay. Henry: It's not too late to change your mind. Vienna: Why would I do that? Henry: Oh, I don't know, uh, morning sickness? Swollen feet? Walrus waddle? Vienna: Well, you're forgetting the enormous breasts. Henry: Yeah, well, there's good and bad in everything, I suppose. Vienna, look, I still don't understand how you can have his child in you for nine months, and then just give it away. Vienna: Why do you keep harping on that? Henry: Because you're about to do something really huge, and I just want to make sure you don't have any doubts. Vienna: I don't have doubts, but clearly you do. I think, once -- once I get pregnant, and you'll see how happy everyone is, you'll get over it. Henry: Let's -- let's hope so. Vienna: Listen, if you want us to back out, this is your last chance to say so. Henry: We promised Brad and Katie. Vienna: No, they'll understand if you can't make yourself go through with it. But this is the time to speak up -- or forever hold your peace. Katie: Okay, what's wrong? Is there a problem? Vienna: Henry? Is there? Katie: It's okay. I think it's perfectly natural for you to have second thoughts. I mean, what we're asking you to do is huge. So, if you can't handle it, we'll call it off. We don't want anything to happen to our relationship. Henry: Doubts? Second thoughts? Moi? Brad: You sure about this, Bud? 'Cause I'm with Katie. You know, the friendship, it's more important. Henry: You know what your problem is, you two can't take yes for an answer. Vienna: Well, we just want to make sure that you're being perfectly honest with us. Henry: Okay, um, to be brutally honest with you. Uh, yes, I've had doubts, a million doubts, a billion doubts. I mean, who wouldn't? Brad: Well, we all would. Henry: I mean, the love of my life is about to carry another man's baby. I just -- I just think that what we're doing is wonderful. And Vienna's being incredibly generous. Brad: Amen to that. Henry: I think this will bring us closer together. And so I'm fully on board. Okay? Katie: We could not have two better friends. Nurse: Ms. Hyatt, we're ready for you. Vienna: This is it. Henry: Yeah. Nurse: These are for you, Mr. Snyder. Katie: Oh, you're going to have fun. Brad: No magazines necessary. Just -- Katie: Why, are you going to think of me? Brad: Of course. Nurse: You sure you don't want the magazines, just in case? Brad: Look, I've never had trouble before. All right, this is it. Let's set out to sea, men. Katie: So, Henry -- anything new? [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: Figuring out what to do with your life is hard work. It doesn't just happen. You know? You try something, it doesn't work out, you try something else. Luke: Is that what you're doing? Noah: Well, I guess that's what college is for. So, when people tell you, maybe you should go back to college, it's because you probably should go back to college. Luke: Yeah, maybe. I just don't think so. But speaking of college, don't you have a mid-term that you have to study for? Noah: I do. Are you going to be okay? Luke: Yeah. Yeah, if I want somebody to tell me to go back to college, I'll call one of my parents. Or my grandmother. Or my other grandmother. Or my aunt, or my uncle, or my little brother. Noah: Okay. You know, I get your point. Luke: Look, I'll see you around. Noah: Uh, Luke? Nah, you'll figure it out. Luke: Yeah. Sure. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Mother, I'm so sorry. Lucinda: For what, Darling? Lily: For not being more sensitive to you. You are just always so upbeat and resilient, and you never complain. I had no idea how hard this radiation was hitting you. Lucinda: Believe me, it packs a wallop. I'm just disappointed -- disappointed in my body. Lily: Well, I hate to break it to you, but you're human. Lucinda: Evidently. Lily: And you will get better. Lucinda: I miss Brian. I miss him. I liked him. He was nice. I know, he was gay, closeted gay, but I -- I miss him. He sure thought I was the greatest woman ever were. The cat's meow. Okay. So, what are we going to do about this damn foundation? Lily: I should keep trying to reach Luke. Lucinda: Someone from the board of directors must be at the meeting. Lily: You mean me? Lucinda: Well, you know all about it, and you know Grant. Lily: Well, I know Grant socially, but I don't know the business of the foundation. Lucinda: Darling, you know enough. Lily: Oh, Luke, good. You got my message. Luke: What message? Lily: You have a meeting at the foundation today. Luke: Oh, well, can't you take care of that for me? Lily: No, she can't! Luke: Why not? Lily: She's not feeling up to it today. Lucinda: Anyway, Sweetheart, this is your foundation, not mine. Luke: Okay, well then, just cancel the meeting. Lily: Luke, I thought the foundation was important to you. Luke: Well, it is. I just -- I just don't feel up to it right now. Lucinda: Well, come on. What the hell is going on? You can't just walk away from something like that. Luke: I'm not walking away from anything, Grandmother. I'm just taking a break. Lily: Fine. Don't go. I will. Luke: Fine. Good. Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone rings back] [Cell phone rings] Noah: Hello? Lily: Noah, its Lily. Are you busy? Noah: Um, just studying. Is everything okay? Lily: Not really. I could use your help. [SCENE_BREAK] Luke: I'm sorry you're not feeling well, Grandmother. Is there anything I can do? Lucinda: Yeah, you can tell me why you're such a spoiled brat! Lily: Noah, thanks for doing this. You know so much more about the foundation than I do. And Luke just flat-out refused to come. Noah: Well, I was with Luke all morning, and I have to say, he seemed pretty down. Lily: He's lost. He doesn't know what to do with himself. He used to be so level-headed. Noah: Luke? Level-headed? When exactly was that? Lily: When he was five. Noah: He's having a hard time. He just needs to figure it out himself. And we need to give him the space to do that. Lily: You are so patient and understanding. My son is lucky to have you. Noah: I am the lucky one. Okay? He's helped me through some pretty tough stuff of my own. I'm just lucky to return the favor. Oh, my God. Lily: What is he doing here? [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Thank you, Henry. Thank you so much. I know you're not crazy about all this, but I appreciate you letting us do this. Henry: You're just lucky I'm crazy about you. Brad: Uh, hey, can you come over here just for a second? There seems to be a problem. Katie: Oh, you want me to get you the magazines? Brad: No, no, no, that's not it. Just the whole business. I don't know why, but it's not working. Henry: Is there a problem? Brad: No, everything is fine. Everything is fine. Couldn't be better. Henry: Okay. So, what's the hold-up? Brad: There isn't any hold-up. Henry: Uh -- Brad: Uh, no. That's not what I meant. Katie: Please, Henry. This is hard enough. Henry: Well, then there shouldn't be a problem. Katie: You know all those nice things I just said about you, I take them back. Henry: Okay, all right, I'm going. Brad. Katie: Just ignore him. Don't even think about him, don't even think about anyone around here. You have one job right now, and that is to relax. Brad: Can you come in here with me. Katie: No. Brad: Why not? Katie: Because we're practically in public. Brad: Exactly. I mean, this has never been a problem for you before. What about that time we did it in the green room during the Christmas special? Katie: This is different. Brad: I know. This time we're trying to make baby together. You know, and you said you wanted to be a part of it. This is your chance -- Katie: Oh, yeah. I would get to be part of it. Brad: Big part. Katie: All right. What the hell are we waiting for? [SCENE_BREAK] Lucinda: You upset 'cause I called you a spoiled brat? Luke: Where would you get that idea? Lucinda: Kid, I never pull punches with you. Luke: Or anyone for that matter. Lucinda: So what are you going to do about it? Luke: Well, I'm going to think of something equally insulting to throw in your face. Lucinda: No, that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the foundation. Luke: I don't know. I just don't think I'm very good for it right now. Lucinda: Why not? Luke: Because I'm -- I've changed so much since when it began. I'm not so naive now. Lucinda: Luke, you have a lot of money. There are people in trouble, more than I've ever seen in my entire business life. How is it naive for you to want to try to help? Luke: All right, well let's just get real about why I started this foundation. It wasn't just to help people. It was because I wanted to find a way that I could stick it to my-so-called father. Lucinda: And you'd fling the foundation in the fine Italian face of Damian Grimaldi? Luke: Exactly. He gave me that money because he had a guilty conscience. So what did I do? I turn around, and I use that money on something that I know would just bug the hell out of him. Lucinda: Good, you got your "Gotcha" moment. Now what are you going to do? Luke: I don't know! I just don't want to feel like a hypocrite anymore. I don't want to run around pretending that I'm some do-gooder when all I really am is just some stupid college kid who got kicked out of school for stealing the student government election. Lucinda: Oh, Honey. My darling, you are so much more than that. I'm just trying to get you to be realistic. You won't always be able to do anything. Right now you can. And if you have the wherewithal, and if you have this opportunity, and if you don't grab it, and do the best that you can do, Mark my words, you're just going to regret it forever. [SCENE_BREAK] Brian: Hello, Lily. Noah. Lily: Brian, it's great to see you. Brian: Thank you. It's good to see you, too. Where's Luke? Noah: Uh, not here. Lily: We weren't expecting you. Brian: I made the connection with the Starglow foundation before I left, I thought I should be here to make the introductions. Lily: Oh, well, I appreciate the thought, but I'm not sure it's necessary. I know Grant Moran. Brian: Oh, well, I'll just make sure everything comes off smoothly then. Oh, hello, Grant. Grant: Hello. Brian: You remember Lily Snyder, of course. Grant: Oh, yes, of course. Nice to see you both. Lily: And you as well. This is Noah Mayer. Grant: Hello. Noah: Hi. Nice to meet you. Um, excuse me, I have to make a quick phone call. Luke: Hey. How's your studying going? Noah: I'm at Worldwide, at your foundation meeting, and you need to get here now. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: Mission accomplished. Katie: The nurse just took the sample to be washed. Henry: Why washed? Vienna: Well, they have to wash the sperm because -- Henry: Never mind. Never mind. Doctor: We're ready. Henry: Okay, well, I guess we should leave them to their work. Vienna: No! I want everyone here. Henry: Shouldn't this be a private moment? Vienna: No. We're all in this together. We're ready. Henry: No, we're not. Vienna: Well, Henry. Henry: Um, you. I need you to come over here. And turn this way. And stand right like this. And don't move, okay? Um, okay, we're ready. Doctor: Now you might feel some cramping when I introduce the syringe. Vienna: Okay, Doctor, if it's okay, um, I'd like Henry to do it. Henry: What? Vienna: If anyone's going to inject me, it should be you. Doctor: This is a medical procedure. Vienna: Please, Doctor. Brad: Swim for it, boys! Henry: Oh, would you please. [Tray hits the floor] Vienna: Oh! Henry: I'm so sorry. Katie: It's okay. It's okay. We'll just do it again. Brad: Excuse me? Katie: You'll be fine. You can do it. Brad: Not without you, I can't. Let's go. Excuse me. [SCENE_BREAK] Brian: Even though I no longer work with the Luke Snyder foundation, I'm still deeply committed to its success. I hope that you and Starglow feel the same about our partnership. Grant: Without your direct involvement? I'm sorry, but your mission statement is just too vague. Noah: Uh, excuse me, but what's vague about it? Luke: Oh, it's not too vague. The problem is that it's too clear. Lily: I didn't think you were coming. Luke: Noah called me. Now, let me try and guess what it is you don't like. Could it be our support for the gay film festival? Our contribution to the campaign for hate crime legislation? So, well, it's like you said in the very beginning, Brian. Some professionals don't like things that are so, uh, controversial. But this foundation is dedicated to the equal rights for everyone. Now you can stay and help make that a reality, or you can go, and we can do it without the help of the Starglow foundation. Grant: Brian, you agree with all this? Lily: Let's be clear. Brian is no longer part of the Luke Snyder foundation. But everyone who is supports Luke 100%. Noah: That's right. Luke: But if Brian has something to say, by all means, you should say it. I mean, isn't that we're fighting for? So that everybody can get their voice heard. So, Brian, go ahead. Brian: As Lily said, I'm no longer part of this foundation, but I happen to agree with them. This is a private foundation endowed by Luke Snyder. He has a wide variety of interests, including equal rights. And you may be right that the mission statement needs clarification, but the mission itself couldn't be clearer. If Starglow doesn't want to be part of that, we'll find other partners who do. Grant: Well, then I'd advise you to start looking. Brian: You look surprised. Luke: Not half as surprised as you. Brian: You're probably right. But I meant every word of it. Lily: Luke, what did Noah say to get you to come? Luke: Uh, he told me that Brian was here and I should show my face before he screwed everything up. Noah: And I was so wrong. Brian: I don't blame you. And it's good that you were here, whatever the reason, this foundation needs you. Lily: Brian? If you have some time, would you stop by the house? My mother would love a visit. Brian: Are you sure about that? Lily: Absolutely. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Okay, let's pretend that we're not in a hospital bed with everybody waiting for us. Brad: You want to try one of those playacting things that Henry and Vienna love so much? Katie: No. Brad: You can be an intern or patient -- Katie: No, no. Listen, we're at home. In our bed. Brad: Okay. Katie: The lights are down, candles glowing. Music's playing. Brad: Keep going. Katie: Liberty's out. So, we're all alone. We have all the time in the world. But this time when we make love, it's going to be different -- because we're going to be bringing a new child into the world. Brad: It's okay. Katie: I just wish it could really be that way. Brad: The baby is still going to be ours. And they are going to have the most wonderful mother. Katie: I love you so much, Brad. Brad: I love you, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: It was an accident. Right? Henry: What? Vienna: Just tell me that you didn't knock the tray on purpose. Henry: Of course not. I would never consciously do something like that. Vienna: What do you mean? Henry: I can't be responsible for my subconscious. Vienna: Oh, I just wish I knew what has gotten you so scared. Henry: I don't want to lose you. Vienna: Why would you lose me? Henry: You're having another man's baby. Vienna: Oh, it's a medical procedure. It's not a love affair. You shouldn't be jealous. Henry: What, of Brad? Of course not. Vienna: Then what? Henry: The baby. Vienna: You're jealous of the baby? Henry: I think I am. Yeah. I think I am. Vienna: Well, it's not even born yet. Henry: I know. I know, Sweetie, but -- when it's growing in you, you're going to be spending so much attention on it, how can I expect you to have any leftover for me? Vienna: Oh, Henry. Nothing will ever replace you in my heart. Nothing. Brad: We're ready! Doctor: And can I make a suggestion? This time let me do it, alone? Vienna: That's a good idea. Henry: Yeah. Brad: That means you, Slippery Pete. Katie: Good luck. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Thank you. Hello. Lucinda: Hey, hi, you're back. How'd it go? Luke: Could have gone better. Lucinda: Oh, well, I want to hear all about it. Lily: First, there is someone who would like to say hello. Lucinda: Brian? Brian: Hello, Lucinda. It's so good to see you. Lucinda: What are you doing here? Brian: Lily thought you might not mind a visitor. Lucinda: No, no, I mean, what are you doing here? From whence have you come? Luke: Brian was at the meeting. He was awesome. Brian: I just followed your lead. Lucinda: Now I really want to hear about it. Brian: I'll understand if you'd rather I left. Lucinda: No. Sit. I won't bite. Brian: It's so good to see you. Lucinda: What were you doing at the meeting? Brian: Well, I thought since the partnership was my idea, I would make sure everything went smoothly. Lucinda: Oh, did it? Luke: No, not exactly. Brian: Turns out that Grant Moran is less than willing to affiliate with a foundation dedicated to gay rights. And Luke let him have it, eloquently. Luke: Yes, but then Brian backed me up. Also, very eloquently. Brian: Mm-hmm. Lucinda: Does that mean you're going to have your old job back? Brian: Well, no, I think it would be better if Luke found another administrator. Someone who can work closely with him on the issues he wants to fight for. Lucinda: Luke, does this mean you're back at the helm? Luke: Well, yes, I guess I decided it's time I stop being such a spoiled brat. Noah: Well, Brian, could you suggest anyone to be the new administrator? Brian: Well, if would have to be somebody committed to your issues, who also has executive experience. Running a foundation is a lot like running a business. Lily: True. Come to think of it, I might know someone. Luke: Really? Who? Lily: Me. Luke: I think it's worth a try. Lily: Wait, one condition. Luke: Oh, Mother, with you it's always one condition. Lily: You have to promise me, you won't disappear. Luke: Was this all just some big scheme to get me back at work? Noah: I wish we were that devious. Lily: And effective. Luke: Well, it worked. Noah: Yeah? Luke: Yeah. Noah: Terrific. Now I have got to go. I've got a mid-term to study for. So good to see you. Brian: Thanks. Luke: I'll walk you. It was awesome seeing you. Brian: Thanks. Lily: Bye. Lucinda: Lily, are you sure that you want to do this? It's an awful lot of work. Awful lot of pressure. Lily: That's exactly what I'm looking for. Lucinda: Brian, do you think they'd be a good team? Brian: Well, like I said, it'd be great for the foundation. But it's going to be stressful. Luke is very political. Lily: He cares. And so do I. Brian: Then I think you'll be great. Please don't hesitate to call me if I can be of help. Okay? Lily: Thank you, Brian. Now I'll let you two talk. Lucinda: You looking good. Brian: So are you. Lucinda: You always used to give it to me straight. Don't stop now. Brian: All right, you're looking pale, and tired. Are you taking your vitamins? Lucinda: Yeah, I miss you fussing around me. Brian: I missed you, too. Lucinda: What are you doing? [SCENE_BREAK] Luke: What are you so happy about? Noah: I'm proud of you. Luke: Proud of me? 'Cause I showed up? That's not something to be so proud of. Noah: Yeah it is, considering the way you've been acting. Believe me it is. Luke: Yeah, I mean, I guess I have been kind of down lately, huh? Noah: Try whiny and self-absorbed. Luke: You and my grandmother. She called me a spoiled brat. Noah: No argument here. But today, at that meeting, you were yourself again. Luke: It felt good. Noah: So are you really going to go back to work for the foundation? Luke: Yeah, well, there's a lot of work to be done. And no reason to wait. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: The doctor said we could go. It's celebration time. Katie: Whoo! Henry: Oh, hey, that's my idea of a celebration. Balloons and cupcakes. Vienna: Well, I'm starving. I don't know why I have this craving for sugar, but I do. Henry: Sweetheart, Sweetheart, you can't be pregnant yet. You know. Vienna: Well, why not? Maybe little Sven or Inga is already down there. Katie: Sven or Inga? Brad: Wait, Vienna, you do know that you don't get to choose the name of the baby, right? Vienna: Why not? I'm going to carry this baby for nine months. I want to be able to talk to her. Brad: Yeah, I mean, of course you do. Vienna: Then when she's born you can name her whatever you want, but I need to call her something. Brad: I know. I know. Vienna, but -- Katie: Brad, no, I think it's really great that Vienna wants to talk to our baby. It's part of her body right now, and so she can call it Sven, or Inga, or whatever she wants. Brad: You sure? Katie: Positive. Henry: Well that's settled, let's get out of here. Katie: Oh, wait, here, let me help you up. Brad: Yeah, here. Vienna: I'm fine. Brad: Oh no! Not when you might be walking for two. Vienna: Mm-hmm. Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: You know who you reminded me of today? Luke: Who? Noah: The guy I first met. First thing I remember about you is just how comfortable you were in your own skin. And that was so amazing to me. Luke: Well, you were pretty amazing to me, too. Noah: I was a mess. I was half in the closet, and half in denial. I was lucky if I remembered my own name. Luke: Yeah, well, I knew you'd get past that. Noah: If I did, it was because of you. And watching you go through all this, I just wanted to tell you that you are still the man you were when we first met. I didn't know how to help you get it back. But you did it yourself, today. Luke: So you're proud of me? Noah: Yeah, I already told you. Luke: Well, why don't you show me? Noah: Why don't you come back to the dorm and let me. Luke: All right, but don't expect to be getting any studying done. [SCENE_BREAK] Brian: You don't have to worry. I'm not -- I'm not trying to worm my way back into your life. Lucinda: I didn't think that that's what you were. Brian: I've done -- I've done everything I can to honor your wishes. That's why I won't come back to the foundation. Lucinda: You can, please. You can if you want to. Brian: I think, um, Lily just took my job. Anyway, I already have one. Lucinda: Oh, good. Brian: Yeah, it's in Minneapolis. It's not too far, but it's a safe distance. And I only came because Lily asked me to. Lucinda: I'm glad you did. Brian: So am I. I'm glad I did, too. I wanted to see you. And it just felt right to hold your hand. Lucinda: Me, too. Brian: Look, I, um -- I know I misled you. Lucinda: And yourself. Brian: And I'm not ready to make any kind of public declaration of my sexuality. Lucinda: No, no, it's your choice. It's your choice. Brian: But I -- I'd like to have some kind of relationship with you. I'd like to -- I'd like to know you. You're my friend. Lucinda: I can do that. Brian: You sure? Lucinda: I've always wanted to have a friend in Minnesota. Brian: So you won't mind if I keep in touch? Lucinda: No, please do it. Please, do. There's no point in grudges. It's a waste of time. And -- we married because I felt my life was slipping away and you helped me get my hands around it again. And I will always be grateful to you for that. [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: Guys, come on. I'm not sick, you know. Katie: I know. But the doctor said you shouldn't move anymore than you have to, just for a little while. Brad: Yeah, give my boys a chance to close the deal. Henry: Oh, can we put an end to the metaphors, please? Vienna: Oh, come on, there's nothing to worry about. Oh, it's happening, Katie. I know it. You want to feel? Katie: Oh, yes, I would love to. Okay this might just be the power of suggestion, but I actually feel something. Henry: That would take some awfully big molecules. Brad: Well, this is my boys we're talking about. Sorry. Sorry. Vienna: Brad? Brad? Don't you want to feel your baby, too? Katie: Yes, yes, yes. Brad: Okay. Henry: Yeah, why not? Sure. Go on. Katie: Can you feel it? Brad: You know what? I think I do. Vienna: Oh, Henry? Come on. Come on. Henry: Can't say I feel a thing. Katie: We should all say a prayer. Brad: Do you mind if I do it? Do you mind if I do it? Vienna: Oh, good. Brad: Please. Can I do it? Vienna: Go ahead. Brad: Okay, this for you, Sven or Inga. Um, you have nine months to get here. So, I want you to read lots of books, study for your SATs, and put all your pieces in the right places. And may God deliver you to us, safe, healthy and happy. Vienna: Oh. Katie: Amen. Vienna: Amen. Brad: Amen. [NEXT_ON] Lucy: I promised him I wouldn't have anything to do with you anymore, and I expect you to abide by my wishes. Dusty: I don't think it was a show. I think she meant it. Meg: Seriously? Paul: She was just saying how she and Craig were getting along great. Now she's busting into her dad's room? Emily: Remind me, I don't know what it has to do with Meg. Paul: I don't either. But I'm sure it does. Tom: Petitions for emancipated minors are usually granted to the kids who plan to get married, and he can't get married in Illinois without parental approval. Parker: We're getting married.

Lily and Lucinda hatch a plan to get Luke interested in the foundation again and it works because when Luke thinks that the StarGlow foundation won't work with his foundation because he defends gay rights he defends his foundation . Luke realizes that his foundation is important and decides to work on it again. Brain returns to help with the StarGlow foundation meeting and later visits Lucinda and they agree to be friends. Lily decides to be the new administrator for Luke's foundation.

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Mike: Hey. I booked us a table at the Lakeview to celebrate your relaunch. From the look on your face, I take it that's not a good plan. Jennifer: I blew it, Mike. I missed almost the entire press conference. Mike: But you didn't, did you? Jennifer: Barely. And Dusty tried to fill in for me, but he had reporters asking about waistlines and hems, and it -- that's not funny. Mike: I know. Jennifer: Okay, he was not happy. And then my mother was hovering around, probably making everything worse. Mike: Come on, get off your feet. Jennifer: No, no. I should probably work on a follow-up press release. Mike: Sit down. You look like the walking dead. Jennifer: And I thought I loved you. Mike: Yeah, you do. I'm gonna pamper you and your baby tonight. [Knock on door] Barbara: Hi, Mike. Mike: Hi. Barbara: Did Jen get here okay? She was pretty upset. Jennifer: I'm here, as you could probably see from my car outside. Mom, I'm tired, okay? So if you don't mind -- Barbara: Okay, fine. You rest until your brother gets here. Jennifer: What?! Barbara: I had to call Paul. Mike: Had to? Jennifer: Family conference. He should be here any moment. Paul: Hey, I'm here. Hi. What's going on? Barbara: Jennifer needs our help. And we're gonna pull out all the stops to make sure that she gets it. [SCENE_BREAK] Celia: We're early. Casey: It's okay. This way, we can find a good spot to hang. Celia: You want to be by the dj, right? Casey: Do you mind? Celia: Not as long as you promise to look at me as much as you do the music. Casey: Not a problem. Celia: Since we're early, maybe we can get our picture taken. Casey: Let's wait for Will and Alison. Celia: Why? Casey: I don't know. Will said he and Ali might stop by, so it would be cool if we could all get our picture taken together. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Alison, please open up. Yes, I'm still here, and I'm not going anywhere until we talk about this. Alison: Leave me alone! Will: No, not until you listen to me. Alison: Do you want the neighbors to call the police? Go away! Will? This is a trick, isn't it? You sit out there all quiet until I open up the door. Well, forget it! [Knock at door] [Alison screams] Are you nuts? Is that how you broke in here the first time? Will: No. I never -- Ali, please. We have to talk about this, okay? I'm gonna sit out here until we do. You have to let me explain myself. [SCENE_BREAK] Keith: You look great. Lily: You like? Keith: I do. I do like. Where'd you get a costume like that? Lily: I'm Rose d'angelo's sister. I learned a thing or two about wardrobe. Keith: Oh, that's flippy, baby. Flippy. That's "jailhouse rock." Lily: Oh. That's a little before my time. Keith: Oh, come on. It's on TV all the time. He was in his prime then. Let's go public. What do you say? Lily: Flippy, baby. Flippy. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Hey. Holden: Hey. Thanks for coming by. Jack: Where's Faith? Holden: Upstairs, with Lisa. Jack: All right. Guys' night. Carly's still in Montana, kids are at the sitters. Let's go. Holden: Jack, what do you know about Keith Morrissey? Jack: This isn't guys night. Holden: When you were checking him out for Julia's murder, did anything turn up? Jack: We didn't get too far before your family started confessing right and left. Why? Holden: There's a guy upstairs with a gun talking about how much money Keith owes him. Jack: How do you know that? Holden: I heard. Jack: You -- you heard? You just happened by an open door, and there was a guy talking on the phone about Keith? Holden: Yeah, something like that. Jack: Maybe you heard wrong. Holden: No. Keith owes a lot of money. He tried to raid J.J.'s trust fund. Come on. Jack, Lucinda had him checked out. Jack: Why? Holden: Because her instincts told her that something was off with the guy, and it turns out she was right. The guy is trouble. And today, Faith tells me that he's moving into the guest house. He's gonna be around my kids 24/7. Jack: And so those are your concerns? The kids? Holden: Yeah. Jack: What does Lily say about this? Holden: You need to talk to her about it. Jack: No, no. No way, man! Holden: Jack, come on. Jack: This is between the two of you! Holden: She won't listen to me. She'll listen to you. Jack: This was a total ambush. Holden: Yeah, it was. So just do it. Talk to her about our concerns. Jack: Our concerns? Holden: Yeah. Come on. It's not asking a lot. Just do it. Do it for me. Don't let me down here. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cows mooing] Margo: Hey, hey, hey! Tom: Oh, Sandy, you said you'd be here an hour ago! Margo: The Walden case broke. Oh, we got the feds, we got the thieves. We got 12 arrests. But I took down the feds, and now he's squealing brutality, so I had to stay and do the report. Tom: Brutality? Margo: Well, you know, I jumped him from the hood of the car, but it was only a three-foot drop. This guy is like 300 pounds, so it's really more of a roll than a drop. No -- oh, no! It's okay. It'll steam out in the shower. It's okay. Tom: Um, are you serious? Margo: You know what? It's your fault, because you told me I had to fix myself up for tonight. Tom: We don't have time for you to dye your hair! Margo: I'm just touching up the roots, and Lisa said it'll only take ten minutes. Tom: And you trust her sense of timing? Margo: I trust her beauty sense. Now, go and practice your dance steps. I'll be there in 20 minutes. Tom: Well, take 30 minutes. I got to pick something up. Don't be late. Margo: I won't, I won't. Okay, so let's see. Ten minutes. Cool. [SCENE_BREAK] [The Drifters' "This Magic Moment"] Casey: Thanks, man. Sure thing. Casey: Did you see them? Celia: I can't be bothered. Casey: Good for you. But just in case, I'm really glad you came with me tonight. Celia: Oh. You're the only person I would have come with. Casey: Want to dance? Celia: Not yet. Casey: Why, because those girls are watching? Celia: I'm not just here to tick them off. Casey: Well, I hope not. But it's a nice bonus, right? Celia: Kind of. I know I shouldn't care what they think. Casey: You shouldn't. They're idiots. Celia: Still -- Casey: Still, what? They're popular? Celia: They are. But right now they're both wishing they were me. Casey: My parents are coming. Celia: Oh, right. We should be standing on opposite sides of the room when they come in. Casey: I wouldn't go that far. Celia: Who are you calling? Casey: Will, to see if he and Alison are gonna come. Celia: I thought you wanted to dance. Come on. Casey: Sure. Celia: Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: You've one minute. Will: Okay. Look, I'm really sorry about the window. All right, it was just an accident. Alison: What? Will: I mean, I didn't think. You know, I just -- I forgot to close it when I left. Alison: Do you think that's an answer? Will: All right. I know it was a big mistake, but, you know -- and it's my fault that you got robbed. Alison: What? Will: Well, isn't that why you're mad at me? Because I screwed up, and I forgot to close your window? Alison: Yeah, after you trashed my place. Will: What are you talking about? Alison: Come on, Will. I know. Will: You know what? Alison: You were seen here. Will: Is this coming from Celia? Did she say that? Alison: You broke in and robbed my place so you could be my big hero. Will: Is that what she said? Alison: This isn't about Celia! Will: Okay, fine, fine. Forget about her. Is that what you think? Alison: Just tell me the truth, Will. Were you or were you not in my apartment while I was out of town? Will: Yes! But just right after you left. I came in because I forgot my keys. So I came in through the window, and that's when Celia showed up and I dropped your perfume. That's it. [Alison sighs] Alison, do you really think I'm that much of a freak? I could never do something like that to hurt you. I love you, Alison. I mean, we're friends, right? Right? [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: Jack, I really appreciate this. Just lay it out for Lily. All the facts about Keith. You say it, she'll get it. Jack: They're not my facts, Holden. Holden: Well, then check it out for yourself. Lucinda had a document from the bank saying that Keith tried to get money out of J.J.'s account. Jack: I'm not saying you made it up. I'm just saying it feels kinda weird. Holden: It's still the truth. Babysitter: Hi. Holden: Hi. Babysitter: Mrs. Snyder said that you were gonna have Faith for the rest of the night. Holden: Yeah, I would have, but something came up. Where is Lily? Babysitter: She went out for the night. Faith: Daddy? Are we home? Holden: Yes, we are, pumpkin. I'll tell you what, can you get her ready for bed? Babysitter: Yeah. Holden: All right. Babysitter: Come on. Lily is out with Keith. Jack: Probably, yeah. Holden: It's perfect. We can go search the guest house. Jack: No, Holden, ease up a second. Holden: Ease up? Jack, he's trying to take money out of his nephew's account. He's got a guy with a gun chasing him all over town. What's to love here? Jack: He cares about J.J., for one thing, and I've never seen him be anything but good to that kid. Holden: So? Jack: So, I've wrongly accused him once already, and it came back to bite me. I'm not gonna follow it up with an illegal search. And if Lily ever found out, she'd be furious. So why don't you just wait until you can speak to her about what you suspect? Holden: Until you can speak to her. Jack: Fine, whatever. But not tonight. She's out to dinner or whatever. And I thought we were gonna have a guys' night. Holden: All right, all right. Let's do it. Jack: Fine, let's go play some pool. Go. [SCENE_BREAK] Keith: Did you change your mind? Lily: No. Keith: Well, you seem to be frozen in place. Lily: You were joking before, but this really is going public. Keith: I guess it is. Lily: I know this seems really silly to you, but it's been a really long time since I was out with anyone other than Holden. I mean, years and years. Keith: We don't have to do this. We can go someplace, you know, get something to eat, or I could take you home, whatever. Lily: No. No, I want to stay. I want to be here. My marriage is over. And it's time. Keith: Or not. You know, sometimes, whether something's over or not, to say it out loud can be, sometimes, too soon. Let's go in and dance. What do you say? Lily: Yeah. Let's dance. [SCENE_BREAK] Tom: Hey. Wow, you look awesome! Margo: I feel like I took off ten years in ten minutes. What's that? Tom: Oh, that is for you. Margo: Honey, if we get any cuter, I'm gonna throw up. Tom: C'mon, you're my girl. It's the big dance. Margo: Oh, does that mean we can make out in the back seat? Tom: I don't know, I was hoping maybe I could get, you know, lucky? Margo: Yeah? That could happen. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Well, Dusty had every right to be furious. There he was, trying to prove to the world that Street Jeans is still in business, and I don't even show up until the very end. Paul: Well, Glenda was there, though, right, being her usual insightful self? Jennifer: Oh, yes. She went right at Dusty with questions about accessories. Paul: Oh, boy. Jennifer: But I'm sure -- you know, I'm sure he did the best he could. Barbara: Honey, I caught with her before she left. I just wanted to clarify that she understood that these were all of your influences. She loved the line. It wasn't a fiasco. Jennifer: But it could have been. And I can't afford even one slip-up. Barbara: And that's why we're here. Paul: Yeah, let us help. Or, at the very least, let me help. Barbara: Whatever way that you're comfortable with. Let Paul come in, all right? You just have to realize that you can't try to do everything. Jennifer: Or maybe we just can't do everything. You sure you don't want to just elope? Mike: I thought you said you wanted a real wedding? We were looking at churches today. Paul: Well, planning a wedding is huge. How are you gonna do that and run a business single-handedly? Jennifer: Well, Dusty's there. Paul: How a you going to do that and run a business single-handedly? No, I'm serious. Please, just let me help. At least with the work. Jennifer: I appreciate the offer, really, but I need to be at the office to see things through. Paul: Jennifer, something's got to give. Jennifer: You're right. Something's got to give. Barbara: Well, it won't be your wedding. Let me handle it. Just leave everything to me. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I love Aaron. Will: I know. Alison: I am in love with Aaron. For real, forever. And that's not just gonna change 'cause he's in Seattle now. Will: I got it. Alison: Do you? I mean, did you really think things would change now that I'm alone more? I mean, I know I leaned on you last night, and maybe I was sending the wrong message, but -- Will: Don't, Ali. We're friends. Alison: I shouldn't have asked you to stay here last night. I'm handling this all wrong. Will: No, you're not. You were freaked out. You got robbed. You have a right to be. Not by me, but -- Alison: If you are so innocent, why didn't you just tell me what happened? I mean, when Hal asked about the open window, why didn't you just tell us the truth? Will: I was embarrassed. And then, you know, it was -- it was, like, too late. Look, I'm really sorry, okay? I'll replace the perfume and everything else that I can -- Alison: How did you break my perfume bottle? Will: I dropped it. Alison: Well, then why did you even have it in the first place? Will: I don't know. It was by my keys. I guess I picked it up. Alison: And smelled it? Will, this -- this isn't fair to you or me. And I feel like I hurt you all the time just because of how things are. Will: That's not true. Alison: I can't keep telling you over and over that I love Aaron. Will: I know, okay? I get it. Alison: And I feel like this is keeping you from making real friends. Will: Ali, you are a real friend. Alison: No, I mean friends with girls who are possible for you. Will: You are impossible. That's true. Ali -- Ali, please don't do this. Alison: I have to. I feel like -- I feel like this is -- I'm already dealing with so much right now. And worrying about you, it's just too much. Will: How? Alison: Too much! Too much feeling, too much responsibility. Too much. Too much everything! I can't be friends with you anymore. I'm sorry. [SCENE_BREAK] Tom: Hey, did we make it? Margo: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Dance contest hasn't started. We're just under the wire here. Tom: Sign up. Margo: Okay. Tom: Cute, right? Celia: Hey. Tom and Margo: Hey. Celia: You look great, Mrs. Hughes. Tom: How about the hair? The hair looks good. Celia: Oh, it does. Always does. Looks great. Margo: You know what? He is busting your chops. I made him wait a whole ten minutes so I could do my hair. Casey: Well, it was worth it, 'cause you look great, Mom. Margo: Thank you. Tom: You know what? You just need to stop and disappear, and act like your parents aren't here. Casey: Am I embarrassing you? Margo: Yeah, you are. Ditch it. Get out of here. Oh, my, my, my, my, my. Lookee here. You think she's just being neighborly to the new kid in town? Uh- uh. That's a date smile. Tom: Yeah. Margo: Yeah. You know about this? Tom: A little bit. Margo: How? Tom: Well, Lucinda's all in a snit because they're getting so close. She calls me every day with some wild scheme as to how to throw him in jail or run him out of town. Margo: You know, wouldn't life be boring without Lucinda? So, is it any particular reason, or just that Keith isn't Holden? Tom: I think that's enough. Margo: Hmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: We've been spotted. Tom and Margo. Keith: Let's go say hello, you want to? Lily: Yes. Tom, Margo. Margo: Hey. Hi. Love that dress. Lily: Thank you. It's just something I threw together. That skirt, you must have gone shopping for that. Margo: Lisa -- Lisa dug this up, and I just did what she told me. Lily: It's great. It looks great on you. Tom: So, you guys in the dance contest? Keith: No. Lily: No. We're not. We're not gonna do that. But the two of you, I hear, are fabulous. Tom: No, you probably heard we're a little out of practice. Dj: Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the spotlight dance. Margo: Ah, let's practice. Keith: You know, you can breathe now. Lily: Yeah, yeah. I seemed a little nervous, didn't I? Keith: But, you know what? It gets easier each time. Lily: Yes, it will. Keith: Listen, you know we're not in the contest, but -- Lily: Mm-mm. Keith: I still think we should dance, though. What do you say? Lily: Yeah. Keith: C'mon. Lily: Sure. Jack: Oh, picked the wrong place for beer and pool. Why don't we hit that new joint out on route eight? C'mon. [SCENE_BREAK] Announcer: Coming up on "As the World Turns" -- Keith: It's about me, right? Jack: Come on, let's get out of here. Let's just go. Holden: Not until she knows. Lily: Knows what? Paul: And here's to my new brother. Welcome to the family. All: Cheers. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Holden? Holden: I need to speak to you. Lily: Holden? Keith: Hey, this is not a good time. Holden: Nobody asked you. Lily: Hey, this is not a good time or place. Holden: Just give me five minutes. Keith: What's it about? Holden: Lily, please. Lily: Is this about the kids? Holden: In a way, it is. Keith: No, it's about me, right? Jack: Come on. Let's get out of here. Let's just go. Holden: Not until she knows. Lily: Knows what? Holden: Who you moved onto your property, next door to our kids. This guy is a deadbeat. He skipped out on his bill at the Lakeview. Lily: That's not true. Keith: Look, if you think I'm after her money, if that's your concern, you can relax. Holden: No, my concern is the guy with the gun who's trying to muscle you. Lily: What? Holden: Ask him. There's a guy in town who says that Keith owes him money, and he's armed. Keith: Joe. Lily: Oh, right, Joe. Holden: You know this guy? Lily: Yeah, I met him. He's an old friend of Keith's. Keith owes him a little money, that's all. Keith: Yeah, he came into town last night and stayed with me. And, you know, he carries a gun because he's an airline pilot. Holden: And it's got nothing to do with collecting from you. Don't tell me that you buy this story? Lily: You need to leave now. Keith: Wait a second. Wait a second. Yeah, is this the guy? Lily: Is it? Holden: Yeah, it could be. This picture's a little old, though. Keith: Well, you see, we were in the service together. Now we fly for the same airlines. And he's kind of like a brother to me. Holden: Like a brother? Didn't seem like a brother, or a friend. Lily: Were you eavesdropping? Jack: Okay, this is getting a little embarrassing. We're gonna go. Holden: Yeah, okay, fine. We are gonna go. Hey, you have a nice night, all right? Jack: Sorry to interrupt you. We had no idea you were gonna be here. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: This is unreal. Alison: I'm sorry. Will: How can you just decide that we're not gonna be friends anymore? Alison: I told you. This whole thing is too much. Maybe that's unfair, but that's the way it is. And please accept that. Jennifer: Hi, this is Jennifer Munson. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you. Will: Jen, it's me, Will. I need to talk to you. I don't know -- I guess I'll try coming by your place. Just please give me a call back. I need to talk to you. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Hey, Will, it's me. Where are you and Alison, man? Call me. What? Celia: Is it so bad to be alone with me? Casey: What? Celia: You're, like, obsessed with getting Will and Alison here. Casey: The guy actually agreed to come to a dance. I mean, something that historic, you got to push it through. So -- I don't know. I just want to see him have fun. Celia: That's sweet. I'll be right back. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: Okay, I'm gonna do a quick hair and make-up check in the can, and then I come back, and we dance, and we take no prisoners. Tom: Hey, we're taking the trophy home. Margo: Yeah. I'll be back soon, in a flash. Tom: Hey. Casey: Hey. Tom: You and Celia having fun? Casey: Yeah. Yeah, we're having a good time. Tom: Really? That's it? Casey: What do you want? Tom: Nothing, I just kind of enjoy watching you squirm. It's parental humor. Casey: It's very twisted. Tom: That's true. [SCENE_BREAK] Lia: Celia, don't we look authentic. Ann: Oh well, she's got a built-in advantage, you know? It helps when you come from a place where everything new stopped in, like, 1960. Lia: Oh, what is that place? You know, my third world geography is a little lame. Celia: You know, if you weren't so nasty, you might attract a great guy like Casey. But most guys think that attitude's a real turn-off. Ann: Oh, do they? And how would you know? Lia: Maybe that great guy that she came with told her. [SCENE_BREAK] [Phone rings] Alison: Hello? Casey: Hey, Ali -- Alison: Will, I told you, I can't do this. Casey: Whoa, whoa. It's Casey. Will's not there? Alison: No, sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you. Casey: No, it's okay. Will said you guys might stop by the dance? Alison: Will and I aren't doing anything, ever. Casey: Why? What happened? Alison: Ask Celia. I got to go. Celia: You would've been so proud of me just now. Casey: Yeah, why's that? Celia: What is it? Casey: You told Alison about Will, didn't you? [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Mom, I'm not so sure that a full-blown wedding is such a good idea, even if you could handle the whole thing. I have to focus on my work, I have to stay healthy for the baby. And I just can't stretch myself that thin. Barbara: But, honey, if you let me handle this wedding for you, all you're gonna have to do is show up. Jennifer: I don't know. Mike? Mike: Don't ask me. When it comes to wedding plans, that's your call. Barbara: Can you really tell me that a wedding without all the trimmings is what you want? Honestly? Jennifer: Well, whatever we do will be fine. Barbara: Wouldn't it be wonderful to have your whole family there? Your dad could walk you down the aisle. What do you think? Jennifer: I'd like that. Mike: I'll need a best man, if you're available. Paul: I'm definitely available. Barbara: And I will design the gown, subject to your approval. Jennifer: Of course. Barbara: You're doing the right thing. Thank you. I won't let you down. With all the recent news on prescription pain relievers, Will: Congratulations? For what? Barbara: Okay, now. Stop holding your breath. Jennifer: I wouldn't bother. I'm gonna be huge anyway. Barbara: Well, that depends on how far along you are. Jennifer: Oh, honey, the wedding's next week, okay? I want to get married with a waistline. Barbara: Come on. You can't care about that with a baby on the way. Will: Jen's pregnant, and getting married? Barbara: Whoa. Time for a beer. Paul: She's ready for the bouquet toss. Barbara: No, thanks. 12 weddings are quite enough. Paul: Don't even ask. Jennifer: She's only exaggerating a little bit. Mike: I'd like to propose a toast to my one and only bride. Paul: And here's to my new brother. Welcome to the family. Cheers. Barbara: Cheers. Jennifer: Who's there? Is someone there? [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: How many times did I tell you that the thing that happened between Will and Alison was none of our business? Celia: I'm sorry, Casey, but I don't feel the same way about it that you do. Casey: No? Celia: No. Alison's been good to me. She's the only reason me and Rafael are even in this country. I owe her. Casey: Owe her what? Will's her friend. Celia: I don't think so. Casey: You are so wrong. Celia: He's playing her, Casey. He used the whole break-in situation to move in on her. Casey: He's being a friend. Celia: He spent the night. Casey: Yeah, so what? Celia: So, doesn't it creep you out at all that he's trashing her apartment, and then he turns around and acts like her friend? Casey: Oh, man. Celia: What? Casey: Is that what you told Alison? Celia: I told her that's what I thought. Casey: You have no proof, though. Did you even ask Will his side? Did you? I mean, hasn't Will been a good friend to you, too? Will's a nice guy, and you trashed him without any proof. I mean, do you even know what he's been through? He doesn't need this. Celia: Well, I don't need this either. [SCENE_BREAK] Keith: My money's on the D.A. That's if I had any money. Lily: I'm so sorry about earlier. I don't know what Holden's problem is. Keith: Well, you know, he's concerned about you. You're rich, and he just thinks I'm a deadbeat. Lily: I don't think that. You want to go? Keith: You know what? I'm gonna go outside and get a little air, okay? You gonna be all right? Lily: Yeah, sure. Keith: I'll be back. Lily: Okay. [Keith sighs] [Applause] Casey: Come on, man. Pick up. Hey, it's Casey, for the tenth time. Listen, man, I heard. Just call me, all right? Immediately. [Cell phone beeps] [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: It's a little rough. Paul: It's very nice. I like it around the neck. Barbara: It's a beautiful neckline. And with her long, gorgeous neck, it'll distract attention from the waistline. She sounded a little self conscious about that. Paul: You got your daughter back. Barbara: The only thing that would make me happier is to have my whole family back. Paul: Okay, don't push it. This is about Jennifer. Don't forget. This is her kid. This is her wedding. Barbara: I know that. But I'm allowed to be excited to be a grandmother. Aren't I? Paul: Whatever you want, Granny. Barbara: Hey, something more suitable, please? But you admit I'm right. This baby is gonna bring our whole family back together again. Jennifer: It would be nice to get along, for a change. Paul: It would be nice. Jennifer: Because I'm too tired for anything else. Oh, my God. Will! We haven't told Will our good news. Mike: Tomorrow. Let's get some sleep. Jennifer: Are you going to nag me through my whole pregnancy? Mike: Listen, if I have to put up with your crankiness, then I get to nag. We'll call him first thing in the morning. Paul: All right. Come on. Let's get out of here. Barbara: Okay. You get a good night's sleep, and I'll bring you sketches tomorrow, okay? Good night, sweetie. Good night, Mike. Mike: Good night. Paul: Listen, thanks. This is really nice. It's not often good things happen to this family. So I'm really glad I was a part of it. [Will outside the door. Remembering what Alison said to him.] Alison: It's too much, Will. Too much feeling, too much responsibility, too much everything! I can't be your friend anymore. Paul: Here's to my new brother. Welcome to the family. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: You sure you don't want to go shoot pool? I've got a game in the other room, if you want to do that. Or you can just break something. Holden: I've embarrassed myself enough for one night. Jack: Yeah, you have. Holden: I must have sounded like them -- our wives, when they went after Julia. Jack: Well, you see a gunman, you automatically assume it's a leg-breaker out to get Keith for money. Holden: I must've sounded like a jealous husband. Jack: It happens. Are you? Holden: What? Jack: A jealous husband. And don't tell me it's the kids. Why don't you take a minute to think about that before you answer the question? Holden: Was I jealous? No, I don't think so, considering I told her I didn't want to be married to her 500 times. Jack: So maybe it's different, coming from her? Holden: Maybe. Maybe it was just a knee-jerk reaction, and I didn't like seeing her with somebody else. But the bottom line is I'm still worried about my kids. Jack: Right, because Keith's so dangerous. Holden: Yeah, and Lucinda seems to think so, too. Jack: Lucinda thinks everyone's after Lily's money. Holden: That's because most of time they are. Jack: Oh, that's different than being dangerous, Holden. Holden: Lucinda knows the difference. She's a good judge of people. The guy has a lot of debt. He's got some guy with a gun chasing after him. I think I have a right to be concerned, Jack. Jack: Okay. I'll check him out for you, if you want me to. Holden: No, you know what? Don't even bother. I don't want you to risk losing J.J. Jack: Listen, I just don't want to make trouble when there isn't any. But if the guy's bad news, if he poses a problem -- Holden: Well, you just said that haven't seen it. Jack: No. No, I haven't. Holden: You know what? Just forget it. We both probably should just forget it. Jack: Can you do that? Holden: I think I have to. I certainly don't want to embarrass myself anymore. Jack: Well, we've all been fools for love, Holden. You just got to make sure that that isn't what it is. Check yourself, because if you're still in love with Lily, it's a whole different ball game. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: This is a gorgeous trophy. Tom: Thank you. Lily: I'm not gonna lie to you. Margo: Ain't she pretty? I'm just glad we're still on our feet. Tom: I am gonna go get drinks. Margo: Thank you. How are you? You okay? Lily: Yeah, sure. Margo: Yeah? 'Cause I saw Holden here before, that couldn't have been fun. Lily: No, it wasn't. It was a big enough deal bringing Keith out tonight. I figured we'd see friends, and then seeing Holden -- I guess it's better to get everything over with at once. Margo: Is it over? Lily: My marriage? Margo: Yeah, because it wasn't too long ago that Tom and I were separated. We thought it was over. Lily: This is different. I fought really hard. But I have to listen to Holden. You know, I think he's right. I think I have to let him go, and move on. Margo: So, that's what you're doing with Keith? Lily: I don't know. I'm just trying to have fun, you know? Take it one day at a time. And Keith has been one big surprise. A really nice surprise. [SCENE_BREAK] Keith: That hurt. What the hell are you doing here? Vin: Keeping an eye on you. You got a real nasty habit of disappearing. But you ain't getting rid of me. Keith: Look, I'm just here on family business. That's all. Vin: I seen the family you're hanging out with in there. I'm not interested in Lily's money. I wonder what your girlfriend would think if she knew just how far you would go for money? [SCENE_BREAK] Announcer: Next week on "As the World Turns" -- Katie: Oh, I didn't realize. I didn't think you would be here. Jennifer: Katie, no. Katie, Mike and I were just fighting. And I bet that makes you really happy, doesn't it? So congratulations. You're finally getting what you want. [Screaming] Lily: Help! Help! [Gunshot]

Alison tells Will she can't be friends with him anymore because their friendship is too intense for her. Jennifer agrees to let Barbara plan her wedding and design her dress. Barbara is so happy about the idea but deep down Jennifer isn't happy about it at all. Will feels left out of his family when he arrives to talk to Jennifer and hears that she is going to have a baby and marry mike. Will is hurt when he hears Paul make a toast and call Mike his new brother. Will leaves Mike and Jennifer's house before anyone can see him. Casey and Celia have a big fight because Celia told Alison that she suspected Will trashed her apartment. Holden continues to worry that Keith is a danger to Lily and the kids so he asks Jack for his help. The goon that has been following Keith around Oakdale punches him in the face and threatens to tell Lily just how far Keith will go for money.

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Katie: That's fantastic! Yeah, we'll be there. Okay, thanks. Bye. Brad: Who was that? Katie: That was Kim. She wants us to come by the studio to tape the segment. Brad: That's kind of last-minute, isn't it? Katie: It's for the reality show about trying to get pregnant. Brad: Okay, well, first things first -- baby vitamins. We want this kid to grow up big and strong. Katie: I still can't believe I'm gonna have a baby of my own, Brad. This wasn't supposed to happen. Brad: I know. And the only way it can is for you to take care of yourself. Now, are you sure that doing this taping is not gonna, you know, be too much stress on you? Katie: No, no, no, no. Don't worry. I'll be fine. [Katie sighs] Katie: But there is another problem. Brad: Your morning sickness will turn into afternoon sickness? Katie: No, not that. Kim wants Henry and Vienna to do the show with us. Brad: No way. Katie: I know. They're still so devastated about losing their baby, and this show could make things worse. [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: Of course we'll be there. Anything for Brad and Katie. Okay, bye. Henry: Who was that on the phone, Sweetheart? Vienna: That was, uh, Kim. She wants us to be on TV with Brad and Katie again. Henry: Why would we want to do that? Vienna: To finish up the reality series about them trying to get pregnant. Henry: No, that's a bad idea. Vienna: We got to be there to support Katie. Henry: I don't think so. [Vienna sighs] Vienna: You know what? This tie just looks perfect. Let me go change into something fabulous so we can go to the studio, okay? Henry: Sweetheart, you're not lis -- you're not listening to me. You're -- you're not. Listen. Honey. This reality TV show is not part of my reality, okay? And I'm not going, and I don't think you should, either. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Um, are you sure I can't get you some milk? Paul: There's no time. The cops will be here any minute. Rosanna: You -- you can't leave without food. Paul: I'll get something on the road. Rosanna: She's already hungry. She's hungry now. Paul: Will you cut it out, please? I take really good care of her. Rosanna: I know. I know you do. I'm just -- are you gonna be okay? Paul: Yeah, we'll be fine. Listen, thank you so much. You've been a huge help. I don't know what we would have done if you hadn't taken us in. Rosanna: Where are you gonna go? Paul: I don't know. I'll figure it out. Rosanna: Take care of that beautiful little girl. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: I'm sure this is the baby I saw at the farmstead. Dusty: You need to find this baby and arrest Paul Ryan. Len: I'll call it in. Dusty: There's no time. We got to go now. Len: This is police business. We'll decide who goes where. Dusty: This guy's useless. Bonnie: Wait, where do you think you're going? Dusty: I'm not letting Paul disappear with Meg's baby again. I'm going after him. Are you coming with me or not? [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Just be careful, okay? Paul: Yeah. And once again, thank you. Edna: Hold on. The cops just called. They said that baby was kidnapped. Paul: That's it. I'm out of here. Edna: Rosanna was the one who convinced us to let you stay here. Now our whole community is at risk. Rosanna: And I'm so sorry. I had no idea it would go this far. Edna: Well, don't expect me to take the blame. If you're planning on telling an officer of the law that that baby is my granddaughter, I'll say you're lying. Paul: It won't come to that. I -- I'm leaving. Edna: Then you've got to take Rosanna with you. Rosanna: Edna, please. Edna: Kidnapping is a felony, Rosanna. Rosanna: I -- I had no idea -- Paul: She -- she didn't. I had custody when I got here. Edna: I'm sorry. I can't cover for either one of you. You have got to leave, and you can't come back. Rosanna: Well, uh, let me get my purse, okay? I'll -- I'll get a few things. Edna: There's no time. You two have got to take that baby and get out of here. [Edna sighs] Paul: She's right. You got to come with me. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: I don't want you to go. Vienna: I have to. Please come with me. Henry: No. I -- no, I don't want to be a part of some reality TV circus. They can find another clown! Vienna: No, this is not about a performance, Henry. This is about supporting our friends. Henry: Sweetie, the studio is where you fell. It's where we lost our baby. How can you even think of going back there? Vienna: I know it might be painful, but this might be the closure we need. Henry: It -- it might be. It might -- it might reopen the wound. I don't know about you, but it's still pretty raw for me right now. I'm not as angry as I was, okay? And I'm -- I'm not gonna sue anybody. But you can't expect me to go on TV and -- and share my feelings like I -- I'm happy that those two won the baby lottery and we lost. Vienna: Oh, but this is not about winning or losing! Henry: Really? Then why do I feel like I'm saying goodbye to the biggest jackpot of my life? Vienna: Oh -- I understand. I understand. But this is about Katie and Brad getting their dream come true. And they're our friends, and how can we let them down, huh? Henry: I can't, Liebchen. I -- I can't do it. Vienna: I understand, but I have to, for Katie. Henry: All right. Well, I'm sorry to make you go without me. Vienna: I can deal with that. But can you deal with seeing me on TV being happy for Brad and Katie? [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: Oh, my God! Kim: Perfect! Vienna: Sorry, everyone. I know I'm late. Kim: No, no, no. You're not late. We're just ready to start. But where's Henry? Vienna: Uh, he -- he wasn't able to make it. Katie: He's still too upset. Vienna: I'm afraid so. Katie: Sorry. I mean, of course we understand. But, Vienna, I want to be sure that you're sure about this. Vienna: Of course, of course. The show must go on, right? Kim: Oh, bless your heart. I know this is a really tough time for you. And I really thank you for coming. Vienna: Okay. Kim: You catch your breath. We're gonna start taping --couple minutes, okay? Vienna: Okay. Katie: It's okay. Come on, sit. [SCENE_BREAK] Edna: What can I do for you folks? Dusty: Where's Paul and the baby? Edna: Could be anywhere by now. I know where they were headed -- Dusty: Bonnie saw them here an hour ago. Why are you lying to us? Edna: I don't know what you're talking about. Dusty: You've been hiding them here, haven't you? Admit it. Edna: That is not true. Dusty: Tell us where he went now. [Siren wailing] Dusty: Oh, great. Here comes Barney Fife. He's gonna be a great help. Len: I told you two to stay out of this. Dusty: You're a little late. This lady's in on the kidnapping. She knows where the baby is. Edna: I -- I do not! Dusty: She's covering for Paul Ryan. Bonnie: Dusty, take it down a notch. Dusty: She told us they were on their way to Sparta, Minnesota, but they've been here the whole time. Do what you got to do, Officer. Get her to tell you where Paul took that baby. Len: I'm sorry, Edna. I've gotta take you in to questioning. Edna: Why? This has nothing to do with me! Dusty: Child safety's at stake. You know where they went. Tell us where he took that baby! [SCENE_BREAK] [Engine sputters] Rosanna: What happened? Paul: I -- I don't know. It doesn't work. [Engine sputters] Rosanna: Can't believe we barely got out of Greenville -- Paul: Aah! Rosanna: Hey! Would you please --? Paul: Car's a piece of junk! [Eliza cries] Rosanna: Shh! Can you fix it? Paul: Can I -- no. But call a tow truck. We'll just -- might cost an arm and a leg. Rosanna: Well, I had to leave my purse behind. How much money do you have? Paul: Me? I'm broke. [Laughing] Rosanna: You're broke? Wow. Great. Okay. So what do we do now? Paul: You sit here, I push. Rosanna: You're kidding me. Paul: What, you have a better idea? [Rosanna scoffs] Rosanna: Go ahead. Oh, thank you. [Rosanna laughs] Rosanna: I'm ready. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: How are you gonna live with yourself if these people get away? Edna: I'll go down to the station with you, Len, but I swear, I have nothing to do with this. [Cell phone rings] Dusty: She knows more than she's saying. Bonnie: You know what? It's time for a different approach. You're getting us nowhere. I am so sorry for my friend. He's -- I know he can be a little intense. But he's just worried sick about the baby. Edna: I don't know why he thinks I know where that child is. I have nothing to do with this. Bonnie: I'm so sure that that's true, but it's just once the police get involved, it gets kind of complicated. Actually, you know what? I'm a lawyer. So if you need any free legal advice, just call me anytime. Edna: I don't know why I would need a lawyer. I didn't do anything wrong. Bonnie: No. I -- I don't want to pressure you, believe me. I just want to find this baby and bring her home to her mother. She's -- she's actually quite a fine young woman. She lives on this farm a lot like yours with her family. Edna: I didn't know that. Bonnie: Yeah! It's -- it's a really special place for a child. It's, um -- it's a lot of people surround her and love her a lot. And I'm just afraid if we don't track down Paul, she's never gonna see those people again. That would just be a terrible shame, don't you think? Edna: Yeah. Bonnie: Yeah. Edna: Yeah, it would. Bonnie: Gosh. You know, once she's home and safe, I'll make sure that nothing happens to you. I promise. And I'm sure the police will leave you and your beautiful farm alone. But, Edna, could you -- I mean, could you just give us any clue to where you think Paul might have taken the baby? Edna: I don't know where they were headed, but they were going south on Route 6. Bonnie: Route 6. That could really help. Thank you. Thank you so much. Don't worry. Everything is gonna be fine. Len: I'm sorry, Edna. I do have to take you into town. Bonnie: Come on. Let's go. Dusty: Where? Bonnie: Do you want us to find Meg's baby or not? [SCENE_BREAK] Kim: Okey-doke! Five seconds! And stand by. 5, 4, 3, 2 -- Katie: Welcome back, and look who's here -- my husband, Brad Snyder, and our best friend, Vienna Hyatt. Brad: Hello, everybody. Katie: We've got some pretty fantastic news. Brad: Katie's pregnant. [Brad laughs] Katie: I still can't believe it. Brad: I know, I know! It's amazing! Katie: We've been dreaming about this for so long, but we thought that I couldn't get pregnant, you know, the usual way. So Brad and I were trying to have the baby using surrogate mother. Brad: We also tried a couple times with the whole test-tube thing, but while the doctors were trying to make a baby in the biology lab, Katie and I ended up -- we ended up making one with old-fashioned -- [Brad whistles] Brad: You know biology. [Brad laughs] Katie: It wasn't supposed to be possible, but it did happen. And you've been with us this entire time, so we wanted to share our good news with you. Um, trying to get pregnant has been a roller-coaster ride. Brad: With, uh, real -- real highs and real lows. Katie: We tried in vitro, adoption, and using a surrogate mother. As you know, Vienna, our friend, was willing to carry Brad's baby. Brad: And for a while there, we thought the baby was mine. But then -- Katie: Uh, sadly, Vienna lost her baby. Vienna, I know that our audience would like to express their sympathy to you. Brad and I feel your loss so deeply, and we're so grateful for what you are trying to do for us. Vienna: I, um -- I really wanted to give my, uh -- my friends, uh, a baby. And -- and it just didn't happen. But now I'm just so happy that, uh, Katie is having a baby of her own with Brad, and it's just the perfect, happy ending, right, Katie? Katie? [Katie gasps] Brad: Katie. Katie! Kim: Cut, cut! Brad: Hey, call an ambulance. We have to get her to the hospital right now. Kim: Tell them it's an emergency! [Brad exhales sharply] Brad: Katie -- [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: That's it. That's -- that's it. Get out. I'm not -- I'm not pushing any more. Rosanna: So now what do we do? Paul: I don't know. I have no idea. But -- [Eliza cries] Paul: Eliza's probably hungry. Rosanna: Aw. Paul, how are we gonna feed the baby with no money? I mean, maybe this is a sign. Maybe, uh -- maybe you should take the baby back to Meg. Paul: No! I am not -- not giving up my daughter. I'm not. I'll figure something out. [Eliza crying] Paul: You know what? Why don't we go to that diner back there and -- well, maybe they'll give us some milk. Rosanna: For free? Paul: Unless you got a better idea. Rosanna: Wait, wait, wait! [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: Hi there. Hi. Um, I was wondering if you could help us with something. Did this man check in this afternoon with this baby? Dusty: There's an APB out on the guy. Innkeeper: Nope. I haven't seen him. I'd remember a cute kid like that. Bonnie: Thanks. Dusty: What'd I tell you? He's not gonna stop at a motel with the cops after him. Bonnie: Right now, the baby needs to sleep. Dusty: She can sleep in the car. He's trying to get as far away as he can. Bonnie: But he still needs to take a break. So unless he can master the art of sleeping while he's driving -- Dusty: He's going south. Let's keep going until we find him. Bonnie: We can't do that? Dusty: Why not? You got a better idea? Bonnie: I -- I'm just feeling sick all of the sudden. Dusty: How sick? [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Listen, we hate to impose on you, but, uh, our baby's hungry. Paul: Car broke down up the road, and we don't have enough money to fix it or buy baby food. Rosanna: We -- we lost both our jobs in Detroit. Paul: Right, 'cause of the -- the layoffs. Rosanna: And, um, we're -- we're on our way to visit my mother and stay with her for a little while until we can get back on our feet. She -- she's in Tennessee. Paul: Yeah. We -- we haven't seen her since -- since the wedding. Rosanna: Um -- Paul: Right. Rosanna: Yeah. We sold both our rings to buy the car. Paul: Which turned out to be a real lemon, you know? I mean, we thought we'd get to Memphis, but now we're stuck. Rosanna: Yeah. Do you think you could help us? Paul: We'll work for food. Mr. Kent: Sorry, I'm not hiring anyone right now. Paul: Really? 'Cause I saw a great, big pile of dishes back there in the kitchen. And, you know, I'd -- I'd wash the whole stack if you'll just help us out. Rosanna: Please. Please don't let our baby go hungry. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Why did I do this? I jinxed myself. Brad: Hey, hey, hey. Hey, relax. We got here in time. I'm sure everything is going to be okay. I want you to just meditate on good things. Vienna: Yes. You and your baby are in very good hands, okay? Katie: I know. I'm very lucky. Vienna: Well, excuse me for one moment. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone rings] Henry: Hey, Vienna. Uh, how's the taping going? Are you still at the studio? Vienna: Uh, no, actually. There was a problem. We're at the hospital. Henry: What happened? Are you all right? Vienna: I'm fine. It's Katie. She fainted, and we don't know why. We had to call an ambulance. Henry: Is the baby all right? Vienna: We're -- we're not sure yet. But she's very worried, and she needs you, Henry. Henry: I'm on my way. [Vienna sighs] Vienna: Thank you. Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: Hey, little guy. It's daddy. Okay, listen, I want you to behave yourself. Don't give your mother any trouble. Vienna: We love you, Sweetheart. Brad: And we can't wait to welcome you into the family. Hi, Doc. Can you tell us why Katie fainted? Katie: You can see my history. You know what we've been through. So if it's bad, please, don't sugarcoat it. If I'm gonna lose my baby, just tell me now. Doctor: Mrs. Snyder, right now your baby is fine. [Katie sighs] Katie: Oh, thank God! Brad: So, why did she lose consciousness? I mean, is there -- is there a problem? Doctor: She has elevated blood pressure, which could lead to preeclampsia. To avoid complications, she'll need bed rest. Brad: For how long? Katie: I think she means the rest of the pregnancy, right? Brad: Okay, hold on. So that means she has to stay in bed for like what, 24/7? Doctor: And avoid all stress. Brad: Okay, so that means -- that means no work -- no arguing with her husband. Agreeing with everything he says. I like it. That's good. Katie: I don't care as long as my baby's okay. Brad: Yeah. Katie: That's all I care about. Brad: Anything for the baby. Katie: So, when can I get out of here? Doctor: We'll keep you for observation and send you home later. Katie: Thank you. Brad: Thank you. Thank you, Doctor. We really appreciate it. [Vienna sighs] Brad: That wasn't so bad, you know? Hey -- Vienna: Please -- can you just do exactly what the doctor said? Don't take any chances. Katie: I won't. Brad: Oh, she's -- well, you're gonna be in bed or on the couch with your feet up. I'm not gonna let you lift a pinky till the baby comes. Vienna: And I'll help you, Brad. I'll do anything for you. Katie: So you guys are gonna spoil me? Brad: Only the best for you. Vienna: And your perfect little baby. Brad: Okay, do you need an extra pillow or, you know, water? Go to the candy machine? Katie: No. I need you two to get out of here. Brad: Forget it! Vienna: No, no. We're not going anywhere. Katie: Now listen. You need to do me a favor. We can't keep Kim hanging at the studio. We need to finish that segment for today's show. Brad: You can't go back to work! I mean -- [Brad stammers] Brad: You lost your mind? You just heard the doctor. Katie: I know, but you two can do it! You have to go! There's not much time! Brad: Well, I mean -- you know, I guess we could handle that, yeah? Vienna: Don't worry. We're on it. Brad: Okay, okay. Um, I'll go, uh -- I'll go fill out all your paperwork. I'll call Kim, tell her the good news, tell her that, uh, Vienna and I are on our way. Katie: Okay. Brad: I love you. Katie: I love you. Thank you. Vienna: Oh, my God. You're so lucky. Katie: I know. Thank you for being here with me. I don't know if I could do it without you. Vienna: You know what? I'm not going anywhere except for the studio, and then I'll come right back, and I'll be your nursemaid and your errand girl and your at-home stylist. Katie: Thank you for taking my place at the studio. For everything. Vienna: What are friends for? I love you. [Knock on door] Henry: Flower delivery. Katie: Oh, Henry, they're beautiful! Henry: Brad just told me the good news. Sounds like with a little, uh, TLC, you and the baby will be fine. And I, for one, could not be happier. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Sir. How's my little munchkin? Rosanna: She's eating like a pig. Paul: Yeah? We're lucky that guy took pity on us, huh? Rosanna: No. I think Eliza charmed the pants off him. Paul: Yeah. She's irresistible. Rosanna: I really think you should get back in there, you know? Paul: She ate all of that? Rosanna: Yeah. [Rosanna laughs] Paul: Wow. Rosanna: Shh! Paul: She's gonna need solid food for her next meal. Maybe we can get that guy to give us some for the road. Rosanna: Well, I think we should get the car fixed first, unless you want to walk. Aww! [Eliza cries] Rosanna: Something's bothering her. It's okay. Shh! Paul: Let me try. Hi, Princess. Hey, Daddy's here. Maybe she just ate too much, you know? Rosanna: Maybe. Paul: Something's bothering her. Rosanna: I know. You know what? I got an idea. [Rosanna laughs] Rosanna: Hang on a second. Shh! Um, excuse me. Do you mind if I borrow this? Mr. Kent: Be my guest. Rosanna: Thank you. Paul: We're gonna get a concert, it looks like. [Rosanna laughs] Paul: That was amazing. Rosanna: Thanks. Paul: Yeah. Did the trick. Rosanna: Yeah. Paul: And, uh, looks like he might want to be in your fan club, too. Rosanna: Well, you know, babies and, uh, diner owners. They're my biggest fans. Paul: And, Rosanna, look, I know that this has been tough on you, but Eliza and I are both really lucky that you're here. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: How do you feel? Bonnie: Great. How do I look? Dusty: Like hell. Bonnie: Thanks a lot. We should get on the road. Dusty: Paul certainly has a head start now. Bonnie: Well, then, we should get moving. Dusty: You talk a good game, but I don't think you can put one foot in front of the other. Bonnie: You know what? Just stop grabbing me. Dusty: You want me to let you fall? Bonnie: Yeah. That's not gonna happen. Dusty: Maybe we should stay here. Bonnie: No way. You said that Paul's on his way, and he could be at the state line right now. Dusty: I'm sure the cops have roadblocks. Bonnie: You don't trust the cops, Dusty. Dusty: Why are you giving me such a hard time? Bonnie: You know what? You're just stop -- stalling. We should just go. I -- Dusty: That's it. That's it. We're not going anywhere. Bonnie: What do you mean? Dusty: Excuse me. We decided to stay. We'd like two rooms. Come on. Let's get you into bed. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: Katie is fine. Katie is fine. She just -- she just needs some rest. We're taking very good care of her. And, Vienna, you have been a lot of help. Vienna: Well, you know I would do anything for you and Katie. Brad: Well, you definitely proved that by coming in to finish this segment for us today. Vienna: Well, I am very, very happy to be here. Right. [Vienna laughs] Vienna: Being on TV is -- is very exciting. Brad: Yes, it is. It is. Katie, if you're watching, I want you to get a lot of rest. I want you to put your feet up. I want you to -- [Brad inhales sharply] Brad: Take deep breaths and think positive thoughts. Vienna: About the beautiful baby you're going to have and how much we love you. Kim: And that's a wrap. Make sure the editor gets to that right away. Brad: Good job! You did great. Kim: You were really wonderful together! Brad: Oh, really? Kim: Thank you for coming back and filling in. Vienna: Okay. That was -- that was my pleasure. Kim: So now, Brad, tell me, what happens with Katie? Are they gonna keep her in the hospital for a while? Brad: No, no. She'll be able to leave by the end of the day. But she's got to go straight to bed the second she gets home. Vienna: Yes, and she needs to stay there. Brad: Right, right. The doctor says as long as she takes it easy that the pregnancy should progress as normal. But she absolutely cannot come back to work until the baby is born. Kim: Okay, okay. Whatever it takes to have a healthy baby. That's the most important thing. You know, we'll just put the show on hiatus, and when she's ready to come back, we'll start up again. Brad: Well, um -- I'm available. And you did say that if I did those reality segments, I could get my old job back, you know? So what do you say? You want to see what it's like for me to fly solo? Kim: Well, you know what? This has absolutely nothing to do with you personally, but the show works best with a co host. Vienna: Well, what if -- what if I do the show with Brad? You know, you said we worked good together. Kim: Oh, you did. You were wonderful. And the camera certainly loves you. Brad: Would you really be interested? Vienna: Of course! Absolutely! Brad: So, what do you say? What -- what do you think? Do you think it could work? Kim: I don't know. It certainly would be a different dynamic. But listen, let's do a trial show, and see if we get some sparks, hmm? Vienna: Yeah. Brad: Sounds good. Sounds good. Okay. Hey, are you really sure about this? Vienna: Yeah, of course. You know, I said to Katie I would do anything for her, and I meant it. Brad: I just -- I just wonder how Henry's gonna feel about it. Vienna: Don't worry. Henry will not be a problem. I guarantee it. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Henry, you didn't have to bring those over. I'm not gonna be in the hospital for long. Henry: Well, just bring them home with you, then. Tell Brad to change the water and throw this little packet of stuff in. It's -- I think it's plant steroids, though, so you make sure you stay away from it, all right? Katie: I'll be careful. Henry: You'd better be. Come over to your house and give you big trouble. Katie: Honestly, I didn't know if you were speaking to me yet. Henry: When have I ever passed up a chance to give you a hard time? Katie: You know what I mean? For a while there, I thought I lost you. Henry: Vienna said you were in the hospital, just the thought of you losing the baby, I -- I got so worried, I think I broke the sound barrier getting over here. Katie: Must have been too close to home, though, with Vienna being here not that long ago. And I wouldn't blame you if you thought that I deserved what happened to her. Henry: Sweetie, don't say that. Don't say that. Katie: Well, it's a logical question. Why should I get to keep my baby when Vienna lost hers? Henry: You can't think that way, baby, okay? You can't. Katie: I just wish I could go back and change what happened. Henry: So do I. We got to put the past behind us, though, okay, and look to the future. This kid right here -- that is the future. So you hold on with both hands and don't let go. Katie: Just feels wrong to be happy when you're so sad. Henry: Happiness comes and happiness goes. Friendship is for keeps. As long as you're my best friend, all's right in my world. Katie: Mine too. Vienna: Well, I hope Henry's been taking good care of you. Katie: He's been an angel. Brad: Look what I've got. I got your release papers. Are you ready to go home, put your feet up, and take it easy until the baby comes? Katie: Not really, but if I have to do this bed rest thing, at least I can be in my own bed. Brad: Dr. Love is in the house. Vienna: Okay. Katie: So, how did it go at the studio? Vienna: Oh, my God. It was amazing. Brad: Okay, I -- I know you hate it that you can't do the show right now, but there is good news. Kim made good on her promise. She gave me my old job back. [Katie gasps] Katie: That's fantastic! Brad: Yeah. Henry: Yeah. So, how does that work? Are you -- you're gonna do it alone? Brad: Actually, Vienna is gonna fill in for Katie. Henry: She what? [Vienna laughs] Katie: Oh, my God. That's great! Vienna: I thought if being Brad's partner will keep the show going, I thought you'd want me to do it. Katie: I do. Brad: I mean, it's not -- it's not set in stone. We just -- we're gonna do a test show. Vienna: Yeah, they have to see if we have the chemistry. Henry: "Chemistry"? What does chemistry have to do with anything? Brad: That just -- I mean, that's just how they describe, you know, how two people kind of -- how they work together on camera. Henry: That's funny, because it doesn't sound like a work word to me. Katie: I think Vienna and Brad will have great chemistry. Vienna: Yeah! On air, okay? On the air. So, I promise I will take good care of him at the studio. Henry: What does that mean? Vienna: What's the matter? Henry: What do you mean what's the matter? I think you know what the matter is. Katie: Henry, is there a problem? Vienna: No, no, no. No problem. Henry: Speak for yourself, Sweetheart. Vienna: Okay. Um, she doesn't need any stress right now. Katie needs to rest. So you know what? We're gonna go. Katie: What was that about? Brad: Something tells me that we don't want to know. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Car won't start. Still got no place to stay tonight. Rosanna: Well, I think our friend is gonna help us. Rosanna: Who? Mr. Kent: You did a good job with those dishes. Both: Thanks. Rosanna: Um, Mr. Kent liked my singing so much, he's gonna let us spend the night. Mr. Kent: There's a room in the back with a cot. Rosanna: Yeah. Isn't that sweet? Paul: Yeah. I appreciate that. Mr. Kent: Take good care of that baby. Rosanna: Thank you. Paul: Thanks to you, things are looking up. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: Please don't argue with me when I'm at death's door, okay? Dusty: All right. You'd better lie down. Bonnie: You know what? I can do it myself. Dusty: Okay. I'm just trying to help you. Bonnie: Listen -- listen, if you just want to leave me here and keep looking for Paul, go ahead, okay? Dusty: I'm not gonna leave you on death's door. Try to relax. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Oh. Brad: Brought you some of your favorites and some of your not-so-favorites. Okay, you have to eat the wheat germ for the folic acid. Katie: Sounds gross. Brad: It's called taking one for the team. Okay, tell me the truth. Are you really cool with me doing the show with Vienna? Katie: Of course I am. You know how much it means getting your job back. Brad: I know, I know. It's just I promised that I was gonna be with you 24/7. And if I'm gonna be at the studio a lot, it's just gonna cut down on the time I have to wait on you hand and foot. Katie: You cannot spend every waking moment with me in bed. Brad: Well, I can if I'm lucky. Seriously, I can -- I can reschedule my TV comeback for -- for later on. The most important thing to me is -- is making sure you and the baby are healthy. Katie: We'll be fine. We'll work it out, okay? Brad: Hey, Junior. Okay, hey, this is your manager/daddy speaking. When you're born, your mommy's up to it, we're gonna take you to "Oakdale Now," and we're gonna put you on the show and teach you how to host the show. Katie: I cannot tell you how magical it is to feel your baby growing inside of me. [Cell phone rings] Katie: You should get that. Brad: Hello. Right now? Okay, okay. That's Kim. She wants to have a meeting to discuss the test show I'm gonna do with Vienna. You want me to call someone and have them stay with you? Katie: No, no. I'll be fine. Go. Brad: Are you sure? Katie: I'm sure. Go. Brad: Wish me luck. Katie: Good luck. You deserve it. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: I just think about you doing a show with Brad day in, day out, and I just -- I just, uh -- Vienna: What, what, what? Henry: Look -- look at Brad and Angelina. Vienna: That's a different Brad! Henry: No, no, but it's the same situation! Its -- its attractive people and chemistry and more chemistry. Vienna: Listen. This is all work, Henry. You know, I'm -- I'm on TV with Brad. I'm not doing this for Brad. I'm doing it for Katie. Think of it as a gift from us to her. Henry: How much more do we have to give? First you were gonna have a baby with the guy, and now you're co hosting a show with him? You're spending more time with him than me! Vienna: Well, I'll still be in bed with you every night. Henry: Promises, promises. Vienna: Oh. No one can do what you do to me, and you know what I'm talking about. Henry: You know what I'm talking about? I want you all the time, and I don't want to share. Vienna: Oh! [Laughs] Vienna: Well, no one is sharing this. Henry: Oh, goodness. Vienna: Ah! [Cell phone rings] Vienna: Just a minute. Henry: No, no, no, no. Vienna: Phone. Henry: No, no, no, no, no! Don't answer it! Vienna: I have to. It's Kim. [Henry groans] Vienna: Hello. Now? No, no, no. I'm not -- I'm not busy. [Henry chuckles] Vienna: Yeah, I'll be there right away. Okay. I have to go to the studio. Henry: Is Brad gonna be there? [Vienna sighs] Vienna: You have nothing to worry about, okay? There's only one for me -- you. I love you. Say you know I love you. Say it, Henry. Say, "I know you do." Say it. Henry: I know you love me, Vienna. And I love you, too. Vienna: Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: How is Henry dealing with this? Vienna: Oh, don't worry about Henry. He'll -- he'll come around. How about Katie? I mean, she said she was fine with me taking her place, but do you think she really -- Brad: Absolutely. No worries. Katie is cool. Vienna: The show is on. How do we look? [Laughs] Brad: I look handsome. Katie is fine. Katie is fine. She just -- she just needs some rest. We're taking very good care of her. And, Vienna, you have been a lot of help. Vienna: Well, you know I would do anything for you and Katie. Brad: Well, you definitely proved that by coming in to finish this segment for us today. Vienna: Well, I am very, very happy to be here. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: Glad somebody's happy. [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: But being on TV is -- is very exciting. Brad: Yes, it is. It is, it is. Katie, if you're watching, I want you to get a lot of rest. I want you to put your feet up. I want you to -- [Brad inhales sharply] Take deep breaths and think positive thoughts. Vienna: About the -- [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: They're right. Doing this for you, baby. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: How are you feeling? Bonnie: Quit asking. You're making things worse. Dusty: Here we go. Maybe that'll help. Bonnie: Wow. You're actually being nice to me? Dusty: Don't tell anyone. Bonnie: It'll be our little secret. You can go now. I really should sleep. Dusty: I'll take care of you till you fall asleep. [Bonnie sighs] Dusty: How's that? [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: You take me to such lovely places. Paul: Yeah, I can see why you hate me. Rosanna: Oh, come on. I don't hate you. We made it through the day, right? And for some reason, I don't feel afraid anymore. I know this sounds crazy, but I -- I feel safe here. Paul: I still don't know what to do next or where to go. Rosanna: Listen, why don't we just take a nap, sleep on it? Paul: All right. [Rosanna sighs] Paul: Oh, sure. You take the cot. Rosanna: Thank you. Hey, you can use this as a pillow. Paul: Thank you. Rosanna: Listen, don't worry. We're gonna work everything out. We'll figure it out tomorrow, okay? Paul: Okay. Rosanna: Right now, just try to get some rest. Paul: Yeah, you too. [NEXT_ON] Paul: Hey, go back to the farm, stay disappeared. Dusty: Rosanna? Paul: I'll be here for one hour. If I don't hear from her, then nobody's gonna see me or my daughter ever again. Barbara: I know how to reach him. Meg: Well, do it, now!

Paul and Rosanna leave the Co-op farm with Eliza because Dusty , Bonnie and the police are hot on their trail and they want to arrest Paul for kidnapping since Meg now has custody of the baby. Paul's car stalls and Rosanna and Paul end up sleeping in the back room of a restaurant in exchange for Rosanna singing for the customers and Paul washing dishes. Bonnie persuades Edna to tell them which way Paul and Rosanna went but they must stay in town an extra night since Bonnie gets sick.

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[Bonnie sighs] Dusty: You look busy. Bonnie: Well, I go away for a few days, and I'm a month behind, so -- Dusty: I know what you mean. You left some things in my car. I wanted to give them back to you. Bonnie: That's nice of you. What -- no fast-food wrappers, empty paper cups? Dusty: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know they meant that much to you. This might, as well. I assume it's yours. Bonnie: Where did that come from? Dusty: The glove compartment. Bonnie: Did we -- [Clears throat] Bonnie: Do something that I don't remember? Dusty: Well, you were pretty out of it when you got sick. Bonnie: Tell me we didn't. Bonnie: And you're telling me that nothing happened? Dusty: Pretty sure, yeah. Bonnie: What do you mean "Pretty sure"? Dusty: I don't remember anything happening. Bonnie: Then it didn't. Dusty: You sure. Bonnie: Yeah. Trust me -- if it did, I promise you, you wouldn't forget. [SCENE_BREAK] [Meg sighs] Damian: Busy? Meg: Uh, no, no. Not at all. [Meg chuckles] Meg: Just, uh, enjoying the feeling of having my daughter back again. Damian: There's nothing like being close to your children. Meg: Mm-hmm. Damian: Where is the little princess? Meg: Sleeping. I just checked on her, and she had the most beautiful, peaceful look on her face. Damian: Well, now that she's finally back home where she belongs, everything must be perfect in her world. [Meg chuckles] Meg: You think she knows that? Damian: Absolutely. How do you feel? Meg: Ecstatic and exhausted. [Meg laughs] Damian: You've been through a lot. It'll take you some time to recuperate. Meg: I know. And I have so much to do, but I just can't get the energy, you know? Every five minutes, I drop everything I'm doing so I can go take a look at her. Damian: I don't blame you. I wouldn't mind having a look at her myself. And that will make it easier for you to deal with those documents you don't want me to see. Meg: You know, I can explain -- Damian: No, no. You don't have to explain anything. I don't want to be prying in your personal life, absolutely. Meg: Hey, hey, look. It's okay. They're just the revised custody agreements. Bonnie drew them up. I'm giving Paul visitation rights with a chance to increase his time with Eliza, if he follows the rules. Damian: That sounds fair. Meg: My family won't think so. [Meg chuckles] Damian: Don't worry about what anyone else might think. You're doing what's right for your baby. Meg: Do you think I'm crazy for giving Paul the benefit of the doubt? Damian: Not at all. I think you're doing exactly the right thing. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: I guess I just left it in your glove compartment, and I forgot all about it. Dusty: I can't believe you took it off without me noticing. Bonnie: An oblivious man? I always wanted to meet one. Dusty: Oblivious -- me? I'm not the one stashing undergarments in the glove box and forgetting about it. [Bonnie laughs] Bonnie: Yeah, good point. Thanks for bringing it back. Do you want a drink or something? Dusty: It's too early for me. I still got to mend some fences out there. Bonnie: Meg? Dusty: Got to apologize to Meg for telling her what to do with Paul. Bonnie: Well, you had your reasons. Dusty: She had just gotten her baby back. Bonnie: Wasn't the best timing, Dusty. Dusty: I just can't believe she's giving this guy another chance, you know? Bonnie: Well, you still have to apologize. No one wants to be told what to do. [Dusty chuckles] Bonnie: What? Dusty: This coming from the woman who's never stopped telling me what to do since the day we met. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Ah. Thank you. Paul: You're welcome. Rosanna: Ooh! Hey, you remember how I like it. Paul: I remember a lot of things. Rosanna: Mmm. Oh. Can I tell you how strange it is to be back here? [Rosanna chuckles] Paul: Well, we're different people now. Rosanna: Yeah. Yeah. We know far, far too much about each other. Paul: We had a pretty good thing going there for a while, I thought. Rosanna: Yes, we did, until it got really horrifically bad. [Rosanna chuckles] Paul: Yeah. That was my fault. Rosanna: Yes, it was, mostly. Paul: Kind of like how it's all my fault now with Meg. You'd think I'd learn. Rosanna: Come on. Things have changed. I think you've learned something. Paul: Well, when I think about what it is that I put you through -- Rosanna: Oh, please, you know, let's not go back there. Paul: Okay. You're probably right. It's probably best. Rosanna: Yes. Paul: Really glad you're here. I'm glad we're friends. Rosanna: Me too. But we both know I can't stay. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Oh, Craig. What do you want? Craig: I thought I'd come by and check on you and Parker. Carly: We're fine. Craig: It was a pretty rough night. Carly: Aren't they all these days? Craig: Yeah, well, how is Parker? Carly: He's, uh, still asleep. Craig: Can't say I blame him. Carly: I don't think he is gonna be coming downstairs anytime soon. Craig: How are you feeling? Carly: I'm feeling like I'd like to spend the day under the covers, as well. Craig: Oh, you don't want to do that. Carly: Why not? Craig: Well, for starters, it's a beautiful day. In fact, we should go work on the porch. Carly: Work on what? Craig: I have some ideas for our vitamin water. They're all inspired by your design. Carly: What -- what is wrong with you? Why do you just categorically refuse to understand the word "No?" I said that we're not working together anymore. How many other ways can I say it? Craig: You need to work, Carly. You need to get back to normal. Carly: What the hell is that? Craig: You know, last night might have been tough, but you can't let it derail the rest of your life. [Carly sighs] Carly: Craig, last night is not problem -- you are. I know you want to help, but you can't. Not anymore. Craig: Why not? Carly: Because the more I let you into my life, the more I lose everybody else. Craig: Now you're exaggerating. Carly: I'm not. My son, his father, my sister -- they all hate you. Craig: Well, then, maybe you should think about doing what you know is right, instead of worrying about what other people think. Carly: They're my family. They're all I have. And they all want you out of my life. Craig: Well then, I guess it's my job to change their minds. Carly: Craig! Craig: Starting with Rosanna. [Carly laughs] Carly: Good luck with that. Craig: Well, she's always been a reasonable person. I'm sure I can convince her to give me a chance. Carly: She should be staying here in this house with me. But do you want to know where she's staying? She's staying with Paul Ryan. She would rather throw herself on the mercy of a raving lunatic than stay here where you could pop in at any moment, like you just did. Craig: I'll talk to her. Carly: There is nothing you can say that'll fix this. Craig: Trust me. I'll think of something. [Carly sighs] [Door closes] [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: You know, you don't have to leave. You can stay here, you know? There's lots of rooms. There's enough rooms up there for -- for a water-polo team. Rosanna: Yes, I'm aware of that, but I don't want to be dependent on you. Paul: You wouldn't be. And look, the only reason you're here is because I got you thrown out of where you were, so in a way, I kind of owe you. Rosanna: I can see your logic, but you remember that it was good for me to leave the co-op. I was hiding. Paul: Great. Then you're welcome. [Rosanna sighs] Rosanna: Paul, I don't want to be mooching, okay, off your generosity. I want my own job and my own place. Paul: Great. You can stay here until you get all those things or until I drive you away. [Rosanna sighs] Rosanna: And why would you do that? Paul: Because that's kind of what I do. It's inevitable. Rosanna: Hmm. Paul: Mm-hmm. Rosanna: Mmm. Paul: I like having you around. I do. It's kind of nice, you know? I don't want to hang out here, ramble around, and think about Eliza all day. Come on. [Rosanna sighs] Paul: Please. Rosanna: Okay, I'll stay. Paul: Great. So, what kind of job are you looking for? Rosanna: Oh. Well, I've gotten pretty good at growing and selling vegetables. Paul: You have? Terrific. You should try Chicago. That's a big farming town. Rosanna: Oh, right. Paul: You're kidding, right? Come on. You're Rosanna Cabot. You're a hard- driving, corporate honcho. [Rosanna laughs] Rosanna: Well, I don't know if you noticed, but the corporation is gone and -- and so is the honcho. It's a different world. I'm a different person now. Paul: Okay. I mean, if you're okay with that. Rosanna: Yeah, sure. I mean, it's fine. It doesn't matter. It's all good. Hard-driving Rosanna Cabot is gone, and she's not coming back. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: You want my advice, Dusty? Dusty: What's that? Bonnie: Apologies always work better with flowers. Dusty: Thanks. Want some advice from me? Bonnie: What's that? Dusty: Keep track of your underwear. Hey, Derek. Derek: Dusty. Bonnie: Hey. Derek: Hey, whoa, whoa. What's all this? Bonnie: Oh, it's -- it's just some stuff I left in Dusty's car. Derek: Is there a story behind this? [Bonnie clears throat] Bonnie: Nope, probably not the one you're telling yourself right now. Derek: Yeah, well, why don't you tell me yours? [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: So this whole "Finding a job" thing -- I mean, that's just, you know, something to do while you implement your secret plan to get your money back from Craig, right? Rosanna: I don't have a secret plan. Paul: You're joking. You're not angry at him that he took all your money? [Rosanna sighs] Rosanna: Well, I was at first, but then, you know, after I woke up out of the coma, I did everything I could to figure out how to get it back. And, when I ended up at the farm, I -- I realized that I really just didn't need it anymore. I realized the virtues of a simpler life. Paul: Okay, so you get the money back, and then you can buy yourself a really big, enormous simple life with lots of virtues. Rosanna: I don't want the money back, and I don't want to even think about what it would take to get it back. Paul: All it would take is a really good plan. Rosanna: A plan or a war? Listen, I don't have the strength for that anymore. Paul: You have the strength to wait tables at Al's? Rosanna: That's no worse than working at a -- a farm stand. And I actually found that rather fulfilling. Paul: Did you, now? Rosanna: Yes. Paul: How very Zen. Rosanna: You're obviously not the type to give up something you think is yours. Paul: Exactly. Why would I do that? Rosanna: It's a little thing that is called "Letting go." Paul: Mmm, letting go is one thing, okay? I get that, you know? If you gave your money to charity or something, but you -- you didn't choose to do this. Craig took your money. He took away with it any choice that you had. Rosanna: Right. And I don't want to fight him. Paul: We could fight him together. Rosanna: You don't have enough problems? Paul: And I like distractions. [Rosanna chuckles] Rosanna: Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no, not this one. No, no, no. Thank you. Paul: Mmm. Rosanna: So sweet of you. I totally appreciate the thought. Thank you. No. I'm gonna go. I'll see you later. Paul: Where are you going? Rosanna: I'm going to see my sister Carly. Paul: Oh. Probably shouldn't tell her that you're staying here with me. Rosanna: Why not? She already knows. Paul: Okay. See you later. Rosanna: Okay. What are you doing today? Paul: I don't know. I'll think of something. [SCENE_BREAK] Damian: Well, I know from personal experience that keeping a loving father from his child leads to disaster. [Meg chuckles] Meg: Usually caused by the loving father. Damian: Usually. And the one ends up hurting the most is the child. Meg: You don't think I'm giving in to Paul because I'm afraid of what he might do? Damian: Are you? Meg: No. No, not really. I really do believe that it will be better for Eliza to have a relationship with her father. I mean, Paul, in his own way, has proven how much he loves her. And I'm not gonna leave her alone with him, but I do want her to know him. And I'm not gonna cut her off from Barbara, either. Damian: I think all those are excellent reasons. [Meg exhales sharply] Meg: I'm not so sure anybody else would think so. Damian: If you're referring to your brother, he has strong opinions, yes. Meg: Well, they're nothing compared to my mother. [Meg laughs] Damian: But I'd be surprised if Luke doesn't support you -- and Lily, too. Meg: I hope you're right. [Eliza cooing] Meg: Do you think she knows we're talking about her? Damian: Absolutely. Meg: You know, it's too early for her to wake up from her nap. Yeah, she probably dropped her pacifier. Damian: Do you want me to go? Meg: Would you like to go? Damian: I'd love to help. Meg: Thank you. [Crying continues] [Knock on door] Dusty: Is this a bad time? Meg: It's never a bad time for flowers. Dusty: And apologies? Meg: They're beautiful. Dusty: I'm sorry about what happened down at the police station. I shouldn't be telling you what to do. Meg: I agree. Dusty: I care about you very much. I shouldn't be ordering you around. I'm sorry. Meg: It's okay. I understand. Dusty: So, we're good? Meg: No, Dusty, we're not good. I can't let your hatred of Paul affect what I do for my daughter. Dusty: I agree. From now on, you call the shots. Meg: Really? Dusty: Yeah. I won't even kiss you unless you tell me it's okay. Meg: It's more than okay. Dusty: What's this? Meg: Nothing. Dusty: You got to be kidding me. [Meg sighs] Meg: Dusty. Dusty: Why'd Paul send you another custody agreement? Meg: He didn't send it. Dusty: His lawyers drew it up? Meg: No, mine did. Dusty: What do you mean? It says he gets to spend more time with Eliza. Meg: Yes, it does. Dusty: That's coming from you? Meg: Yes, it is. [Dusty scoffs] Dusty: Then you're crazier than he is. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: Rosanna? Wait. I need to talk to you. Rosanna: Well, I don't need to talk to you. Craig: Please. It's about Carly. [Rosanna sighs] Rosanna: Unless you're going to tell me that you're gonna leaving town forever and ever so she never has to see you again, I really don't want to hear anything that you have to say. Craig: I know you have a few million reasons to hate me, but this really isn't about you and me. Rosanna: Right. You're concerned about Carly. Craig: You have no idea the hell she's been through. Rosanna: Yeah, I do. I know -- she lost Jack. Craig: It's bigger than that. She's having major problems with her son, and Jack is constantly in her face, as judgmental as he ever was. Rosanna: And you're just here to ride to the rescue, eh? Craig: She's in a downward spiral, Rosanna. She's on the verge of losing everything. Rosanna: Sounds a little dramatic. Craig: Well, trust me -- it isn't. It's entirely accurate. And she needs help to pull out of this nose dive before it's too late. Rosanna: Help from you? Craig: From all of us. But now she's pushing me away because you don't disapprove. Rosanna: Aw, poor you. Craig: I know you despise me. Rosanna: Does it show? Craig: But isn't there some way we can find a temporary truce for Carly's sake? She needs us both. Rosanna: You seem quite sincere about this. Craig: I am. Rosanna: Sounds like you genuinely have feelings for her. Craig: I do. Rosanna: Wow. And if I don't approve, then she won't have anything to do with you? Craig: That's what she said. Rosanna: Ooh. Well, I guess I, uh, I have to do what's best for my sister. Craig: Good. Rosanna: Which is why I wouldn't approve of you seeing my sister if my life depended on it. Hey. Carly: Morning. Rosanna: Look at you. Carly: Ah. Rosanna: How are you? Carly: I've been better. Rosanna: Yeah? Well, uh, what happened? Carly: Yesterday was just awful. And everything was completely out of control, including me. Rosanna: Mm, you, uh, want to talk about it? Carly: No, I don't, really. Rosanna: Okay. Carly: So, how are you? Rosanna: I'm good. I'm -- I'm adjusting. It's kind of weird being back here, especially living with Paul at Fairwinds. Carly: Yeah. He's completely insane, Rosanna -- you do know that? Rosanna: Oh, I -- I wouldn't go that far. Carly: Well, then, how far would you go? Rosanna: Deeply disturbed. Carly: You shouldn't be there. Rosanna: It's okay. I mean, he's changed. I really believe that. Carly: But that's because he's very good at getting people to think what he wants them to think. Most sociopaths are. Rosanna: He's not acting like a sociopath. At least, not at the moment -- at least, not with me. Listen, he's -- he has a really sweet, tender side. You should see him with his daughter. Carly: I don't want to see him with his daughter, for her sake. I certainly don't want to see him with you. Rosanna: Listen, I -- I think that he's trying to help me. I think he feels bad about the past. Carly: That may be. But I don't trust him. Rosanna: Well, I don't blame you. Carly: But you do? Rosanna: I'm starting to. Carly: You really believe that somebody like Paul Ryan can change? Rosanna: Well, sure. I mean, I changed. I'm not the person I was. Maybe Paul isn't, either. Carly: Maybe Craig isn't, either. Rosanna: Oh, my goodness. I walked right into that, didn't I? Carly: You certainly did. Rosanna: Ohh! So you really think Craig can change? Carly: I think he already has. [SCENE_BREAK] [Paul is outside Craig's room] Paul: Hey, I was just headed back to my room. You got a chance to finish? Maid: Oh, yes, Sir. I'm done with this floor. [Paul uses Craig's laptop] Paul: Okay, Craig. Let's see where you have your bodies buried. Ah. Just what the doctor ordered. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: He's the only person around who doesn't make me feel like I'm a complete loser. Rosanna: But you're not. Honey. Carly: Tell that to Jack. Tell that to Parker. They don't think I can do anything right. Rosanna: Well, they -- they are wrong. Carly: And Craig agrees with you. And whenever he stands up for me, he gets nothing but flak, so I was really hoping that somebody would give him a chance. Rosanna: Oh, Carly. Carly: I know. I know that you have every reason to hate him, but if you could forgive Paul for what he's done, then you can forgive Craig, maybe? Rosanna: I don't know. Hey. Hey, what are -- what are these? Carly: Uh, it's just some -- some work that I've been doing for Craig, but I quit, you know? I told him that it's over, so now I've got plenty of time to sit around, feeling sorry for myself. Rosanna: The guilt -- thank you. Carly: I'm just stating the facts. Rosanna: You really think Craig can make you happy? Carly: People change, right? Rosanna: Yeah, they do. You just have to hope it's for the better. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: Look, if I'm fair with him, then he won't want to hurt us, either. Dusty: You think it'll work that way? Meg: It's working for you. Dusty: What are you talking about? Meg: You were ready to steal Johnny until Craig had a change of heart and said that you could see him. You worked it out. Dusty: Are you comparing me to Paul? Meg: Well, you're in similar situations. Dusty: No, no. I'm not crazy. You're playing with fire. Meg: Don't take this the wrong way, but I really don't care what you think. Dusty: You think this will all just go away, but I'm telling you, it won't. Meg: It's my decision. Give those to me, please. Dusty: I won't let you do it. Meg: Are you listening to yourself? Dusty: I care about you too much. Damian: If you cared about her as much as you say you do, you'd let her make her own decisions. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: All right, Derek, it's not what you think. Dusty and I were looking for Paul and Eliza. It was work. Derek: Oh, right. Bonnie: No, I -- I came down with something. I felt sick. I -- I couldn't breathe, so I just took it off, you know? Derek: Because getting naked makes you feel better? Bonnie: I wasn't even naked. I was completely dressed. Derek: Except for your underwear. Bonnie: No, I had a shirt on, and I wasn't even exposed. I mean, why -- why are you making such a big deal out of this? Derek: I'm just trying to find out what's going on. Bonnie: There's nothing going on. And even if there was, I mean, would it be any of your business? Derek: I thought we had something special between us. Bonnie: Well, maybe you should have told me about that. Derek: Well, I didn't think it was anything we had to spell out, but, obviously, I was wrong. Bonnie: You know, do you really think I had some sort of sexual encounter with Dusty Donovan? Derek: Well, did you? Bonnie: When did you become so jealous? Derek: When did you start taking road trips without your underwear? Bonnie: Oh, my gosh. I do not have time for this. I have work to do. Derek: Oh, yeah, I wouldn't want to keep you from your important work. Bonnie: Derek, just get out. Derek: Don't worry. Bonnie: Please, just get out. Derek: I'm gone. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Transfer. New account number. Re-enter new account? Ay-yi-yi. Okay. And verify. Submit. I did it. I did it. Rosanna: Hey, Craig. I need to talk to you for a second. Craig: A few insults you forgot to hurl at me earlier? Rosanna: You gonna talk to me or not? Craig: Sure, come on in.

Breaking up is hard to do in Oakdale as Derek breaks up with Bonnie because he gets upset that she left her underwear in Dusty's glove compartment. Bonnie tries to explain that nothing happened between her and Dusty she just took them off because she was sick and they felt uncomfortable. Bonnie explains to Derek that she was always fully covered and Dusty didn't even know she took them off. Derek gets jealous and Bonnie reminds Derek they never had an official relationship. Meg tells Dusty that they can't have a relationship if he continues his war with Paul because he is Eliza's father and Paul will always be a part of Eliza's life. Dusty and Bonnie later drown their sorrows at the Lakeview and tell each other they have been dumped.

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Dusty: You know where the well is? Do you know where Steinbeck has Lily and Rose? Barbara: When I heard James say "Tommy Stout," I, of course, remembered the Nursery rhyme, but I also remembered something I hadn't thought about for years. Holden: Barbara, just tell us where the well is. Barbara: When Paul was little, James used that rhyme to scare him -- "ding, dong, bell pussy's in the well" -- Holden: Right, right, we know the words, and the next line says something about a barn, which is why we thought the well might be on a farm. Barbara: There was a time when James took Paul away from me and they went to live on a farm somewhere. And Paul was young enough that James was worried that he was gonna wander off, because there was an old well nearby, so he taught him that rhyme. Dusty: Where was the farm? Margo: Is this the old Stewart farm? Barbara: Yes. James rented it for a summer. Holden: It's south, on route 6. Come on. Barbara: Lily and Rose aren't there. You won't find them. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Rose? Rose? Rose: I'm almost to the top, Lily. I can see -- [SCENE_BREAK] Molly: Okay, Hannah, which ribbon should I use, green or yellow? Hannah: Yellow. Katie: Oh, Mike -- can you hand me that basket? Mike: Yeah. Craig: What is it about weddings that drives otherwise rational women into a frenzy of pheromone? Rosanna: What is it about you that cannot leave well enough alone? Craig: Did I say anything? Rosanna: The churning of your brain is making a rather loud sound. Hannah: Katie, if you could check on Carly, we're trying to time this with the moon-rise -- Katie: Sure, yeah. Rosanna: The answer is no. Craig: You don't even know what I was about to ask. How can you possibly even -- oh, maybe you do. But at least do me the courtesy of hearing me out. Jack: Ohh, okay. Hannah: Oh, there you are. I thought we were gonna have to start without you. Parker, can I borrow your finger? I need you to tie some bows. Molly: Hey, Jack. How you doing? Jack: Good, good. Parker and I just did a little shopping. [Sage crying] Carly: Are you absolutely sure? Dr. Banks: The man listed on that form is the biological father of your baby girl. There's no doubt about it. If he has any questions, tell him to call me. Carly: Yeah, okay. Thanks -- thank you, doc. Dr. Banks: Nice night for a wedding. Carly: What? Dr. Banks: Congratulations. Carly: Thanks. I don't believe it. Katie: Who was that? Carly, you're not dressed. You're getting married in like ten minutes! What's wrong? Carly: Nothing -- everything. Katie: Was it whoever that just was? I mean, did he do something? Carly: Yeah. He gave me this. [SCENE_BREAK] Molly: That's gotta hurt. Jack: Yeah, that's the way it is. What am I gonna do? Molly: Nothing. Except we pray that Sage is yours. Jack: Oh, and if she isn't, what then, Molly? Listen, I'm not even gonna go there. I've gotta concentrate on the big picture -- Carly, me and the kids. Parker's not mine, I love him, right? If Sage is -- if she isn't mine -- it'll be fine. Molly: You can't even stand to see him pick her up -- Jack: Listen, I'll get used to it. Come on, I knew the score coming in. Right? I chose to come here, to ask Carly to be my wife, to move forward. It'll work. Look -- it's our birth-stones -- mine, Carly's, Parker's and Sage's. Carly's wedding present. I want her to -- I want her to know how I feel. We're a real family. Molly: Sure. It's beautiful. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: Mike Kasnoff knows almost 16 words. He's broke, he dresses like a dirty movie, and who would trust that smile? Rosanna: Well, maybe it's the tool belt that's so attractive. Craig: And yet, otherwise intelligent women seem to lust after that Neanderthal. Rosanna: Well, my lusting days are over, darling. I married you. Craig: I get your jokes. Rosanna: Yes, I know, and it makes up for so much. Craig: But I do not intend to stand by and watch him ruin Katie's life the way he has ruined Carly's and Molly's and yours. Rosanna: I thought Mike and Katie were friends. Craig: They were sharing a sleeping bag. Rosanna: Well -- what are you saying? Are you and Jack -- ? Craig: What? Rosanna: You were sharing a sleeping bag. Craig: You're trying too hard. Rosanna: Well, maybe it's the altitude. I'm just in a fine mood. You and Sierra spent your entire wedding, what, at sea level? Perhaps we should make a plan -- once a year, we must go to the mountains. Craig: Will you talk to Mike Kasnoff? Rosanna: About what? Craig: About Katie. Rosanna: Oh, Katie, yeah, I think -- she's helping Carly get ready, isn't she? Craig: I know where she is -- it's where she's going that bothers me. She is my baby sister. Rosanna: And I'm your wife and you haven't kissed me in at least an hour. I'm going to pout. Craig: Oh, come here. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: You're such a good girl. That's right, you got me. Molly's right, too -- I can't help it. I want you to be mine -- my little girl. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I gotta talk to Jack. Katie: You're not changing your mind, are you? Carly: No! No, of course not. I love Jack, I want to marry him more than anything else in this world. It's just -- the timing -- Katie: Yeah, well, speaking of timing, Hannah says you have got to be ready within ten minutes, because that's when the moon is gonna rise, and that's the most auspicious time for vows and promises. And not really that it's any of my business, but considering your track record, I think you need all the auspiciousness you can get. Carly: And if Jack has told me once, he's told me a dozen times -- he wants to marry me, no matter what. Everything else will just have to wait. Katie: Carly, what's on that piece of paper? I have a feeling that it's not just a note wishing you good luck on your wedding day. Carly: No, it isn't. But it is my wedding day, and that is a very sacred thing, so what is on that piece of paper will have to wait. So come on, Katie -- let's get me gorgeous. [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: You just said that James rented the old Stewart place. Barbara: That's right, but this well I'm talking about was at some hunting lodge that they found in the woods. Now, they never took me there, I don't know where it is. It was their little secret. Margo: Okay, a hunting lodge -- Dusty: I say we go back and we force Steinbeck to tell us where it is. Barbara: Haven't you learned that you can't force James Steinbeck to do anything? Holden: Barbara, did Paul ever say anything about the lodge? Did they have to drive to it, walk to it? Was it near a creek, a lake? Barbara: It wasn't very far away, I know that. They hiked to it. Paul said something about maybe a couple of miles. You know what, I'm going to call Lisa, see if she remembers anything at all. Margo: Okay, you guys, this whole area, it's a wooded area with a lot of private land reserves, so we're gonna have to triple forces to cover the entire area. Dusty: Not if we're only talking about a few square miles. I say we break it up, we assign somebody to each section. These things cover a lot of territory. They're all set to the same frequency as the walkie-talkie that Lily and Rose have. Margo: That's great, we blanket the area and flood the frequencies. Dusty: We've gotta find 'em. Margo: Absolutely, they're gonna hear it. Now, we're just -- I need about a dozen maps here. We're taking a three-mile radius around the old Stewart farm off of route 6. Right? Holden: Okay, now, that's the one that they found on Stanley, right? Dusty: This one's the lucky charm. This one is the best shot at picking up Lily and Rose. Holden: All right. Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] [Lily coughing] Lily: Rose? Rose! Oh -- Rose? Rose -- Rose, Rose? Oh -- Rose? Lily: Rose -- Rose! Oh -- oh, thank God! [Rose coughing] Rose: You okay? Lily: Yes. You were out cold. Rose: Oh. I just remember this big bang. Wow, that's a lot of dirt. Yuck. Ow. The good news is, they dropped a lot of stuff this time. I can definitely climb out of here now. Lily: No. They could start blasting again, Rose. Rose: No, they're done for the day. Lily: You don't know that. Rose: Look, I am not gonna sit here and wait for us to get buried alive. Now, you just relax and I'm gonna get out of here, get a manicure and a pedicure and I'll be right back for ya. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: I know this wasn't easy for you, Barbara -- I mean, given the way you feel about Dusty and Rose. Barbara: They killed my son. They have to live with that. But I'm not the one who should be punishing them. Margo: You didn't always feel that way. Barbara: After the fire, I was angry enough that I allowed myself to need James. But after seeing him in prison, watching people squirm is his only pleasure, and I won't end up like that -- a hunter, a torturer. Margo: A hunter! Barbara: What? Margo: You know what? I think I know where to find the twins. You can take this prisoner back to his cell. We don't need him anymore. Brackett: Something happen? [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Hi, daddy. I know, it's been a while. Sorry. I just have a really important question this time. Where's Simon? Have you seen him lately? He's probably on some beach somewhere with a rich lady. A yacht -- that would be her yacht -- her villa. I just wanna know if he's okay. And don't tell him I'm asking. I mean, I guess if he wanted to be back here, he would be. I mean, not here -- Oakdale. But he's gone. I know he's gone. I just wanted to know if he's still -- that's the thing, right? He's never still, he's always going. And now he's gone. Uh, Carly? We have, like, t-minus two minutes until the moon rises. Carly: Just a minute. Worth the wait? Katie: Oh, man, do you clean up. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: I thought we were going to be honest and above board. Rosanna: It's not your methods I'm questioning, darling, it's your motive. Craig: I'm looking after my baby sister. Rosanna: I hate to say this -- I don't want to say this, but you're in danger of becoming a meddlesome fossil. Katie can take care of herself. She doesn't need you worrying about her love life. It's none of your business. Craig: Well, then, maybe it is better coming from you -- "Mike, what are your intentions towards Katie?" That's all you have to say. Rosanna: And he'd have every right to slug me. Craig: Well, then, I would kill him and Katie would be safe. Rosanna: Let me point something out to you -- one of the charms of being married is that you only have to worry about one woman -- me. Carly and Katie don't need your constant attention -- Lucy doesn't even need you so much anymore. Craig: Are you feeling neglected? Rosanna: I'm feeling exasperated. If you put half the attention and time into your business as you did into worrying about your flock, you'd be richer than me. Craig: Well, then, you'd feel obliged to go back to Detroit and beat up on your board of directors and then where would we be? Mike: Everything okay? Rosanna: No! And I give up, officially. Nah. Mike: What's the problem? Craig: Well, since you asked -- Molly: If I were you, Craig, I would quit while I was ahead. Craig: I'm not you. Molly: If Jack found out that you might have insulted Mike and that Mike would have to punch you in the nose, then Jack might have to dis-invite you to the wedding. Mike: My knuckles thank you. Molly: No problem. A lot's happened since last time Carly and Jack did this. Mike: Yeah? I'd like to think they're not the only ones who've gotten older and wiser. Molly: I don't know, Mike. Mike: Come on. If we both hadn't learned some things, we wouldn't be here right now, would we? Molly: Thanks again for calling me. I wouldn't want to have missed this wedding for the world. Molly: But I've never been to a native American wedding ceremony. It's legal, right? Mike: Yeah, yeah. Hannah's like a tribal elder. She's got all the necessary clearances. Molly: It's a good thing, because this wedding needs to go the distance. It's only fair, right? [Sage fussing] how're you doing? Mike: Well, when those DNA results come back, I'll be able to breathe a lot easier, but till then, weddings are cool. Molly: Will you save me a dance? I'd really like to talk about what happened to us. Katie: I would just like to announce that Carly is finally ready to make her appearance. Hannah: Good. Tell her, her timing is perfect. If everyone could take their places, please. Jack: You have the ring? Mike: Safe and sound. Let's get you married. [Jack sighs] Hannah: And with the rising of the moon comes the bride. Hannah: It's traditional for those who are witnessing the ceremony to offer their thoughts, a blessing -- Craig: Well, I've got something to say. [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: Hey, Margo. No luck so far. Margo: I know where they are. Margo: Oh! Susan, hi, excuse me. I'm sorry -- I have to ask you a couple questions. It's about Lily and Rose. Susan: How can I help? Margo: Your ex-husband, Dan, he was a hunter, right? Susan: You could call it that. Margo: What -- I'm sorry, I don't understand. Susan: When we were married, he strayed. Margo: Oh, no, I -- I don't mean that kind of -- a real hunter, he was a real hunter -- and there was a story about a bear. Susan: Oh, that stupid bear. Dan and a couple of his cronies -- one of them might've been Bob -- they left an open keg of beer on the porch. And this poor old bear wandered up, helped himself, fell asleep right in front of the lodge. Margo: A hunting lodge? Margo: Okay, do you remember if this hunting lodge -- did it have a well? Susan: It used to, but I think it dried up. Margo: Do you think that perhaps James Steinbeck might've known about it? I know they spent a lot of time on the farm with Paul. Susan: Sure he knew. The picture of Dan with the poor drunk bear -- you know, the great hunter -- that was hanging over the fireplace. And Steinbeck must've heard the story. There was even an extra set of keys out at the farm to the lodge. Margo: Really? Great, listen, do you think that you could find the lodge on the map here? Susan: Oh, sure. I know exactly where it is. Margo: Thank you, come here. Brackett: If the taxpayers could see you now. [SCENE_BREAK] Molly: Hey. You look gorgeous. Hannah: The spirit who lives in the earth, in the sun and the moon, in all living things, has called each and every one of us together to witness the union of Carly and Jack. Some of us have loved this couple -- others have tested their love -- or done a little of both. But you're all here to bless this union. Carly, Jack -- why are you getting married? Jack: Well -- everyone here knows us. And everyone knows all about us -- the good, the bad, the beautiful. I love you, Carly. That's the simple answer. Because you make my life make sense. You're the reason why I get up every day, and why I always try to do the right thing. 'Cause no matter how many times we have been tested -- and let me tell you, we have been tested -- it always comes back to what we found, here in Montana. Life means something when we're together. And now that we're back where it all began -- so much richer, with all our friends and two wonderful kids and a chance to build a life together -- if you'll have me. Carly: Oh. Of course I'll have you, Jack -- you know, the next time I design a wedding dress, I'm gonna put a pocket in it. Jack: Oh, here. That's all right. Carly: See? You always fix everything, Jack -- no matter how many mistakes I make. And some mistakes -- they turn out to be miracles in disguise. But you never know -- at least I don't. For all I know, I could've made just another doozy. No -- if Katie hadn't found me, I would've missed my own wedding. And that would've been my biggest mistake. Because you're my compass, Jack. You're my true north. When I look at you, I know exactly where to head -- home. To you and to Parker and to Sage. You accept who I am. And you love me, despite everything. And that's real love. That's the real thing. And I am honored and lucky and so happy to build a life with you. Hannah: Uh, we haven't quite gotten to that part, Carly. Jack. Okay. Now, before I say a final blessing, it's traditional for those who are witnessing the ceremony to offer their thoughts -- a blessing, a gift. Anyone? No one has anything to offer? Craig: Well, I've got something to say. [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: Lily? Rose? Are you there? Lily, Rose, can you hear me? Dusty: Looks like we just did a three-mile circle. Holden: We should've heard something by now. Dusty: We'll find 'em. Holden: Of course we're gonna find 'em. I don't care if we have to dig up the whole forest, we're gonna find 'em. I'm not going back home without my wife. Dusty: That's -- that's the old Holden I remember. Holden: Lily? Rose? Dusty: I tell you, it's almost like when we were back -- Holden: Dude -- don't get chummy with me, okay? Dusty: Okay. Holden: We are not friends and we will never be friends. This is your fault -- all of it. No matter how it pans out, I will never forgive you for it. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Rose? You almost there? Rose? Rose: Just gotta pull myself -- aagh! Lily: Rose, what happened? Rose: You okay, Lily? Lily: Yes, I'm fine. What happened? Rose: I'm a klutz is what happened. Come on, Jersey, let's go! Lily: Rose? Rose! Rose: I made it! Lily! I made it out! I'm okay! I made it! Lily: I knew you would. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Sweetheart, is this really necessary? Craig: Yeah, I have something that needs to be said. Katie: Craig, please don't ruin this wedding. Jack: Let the man talk. Craig: Now, thank you, Jack. Now, what you said before about obstacles -- I realize that I haven't been the only one. And yet, despite my efforts, and those of others who shall remain nameless, you have prevailed. Flying into the face of reason, nothing could stop you. Was it kismet or fate, dumb luck? Dumb, or just the fact that you're both too stubborn to know any better? Well, you have my blessing, Jack and Carly. And my respect for your tenacity in the face of insuperable odds. Jack: I'll take it. Craig: You earned it. Rosanna: If I might add something. [Katie mutters] Katie: A muzzle? Rosanna: I think that my husband had a very interesting point to make, and I'm glad he made it. Craig: That's why she married me. Rosanna: And now you can shut up. Craig: Huh? Rosanna: Kiss. Oh. Ah. There. All right. Well -- it's no secret that Carly and I have had our share of difficulties. I've certainly seen my sister through some extraordinary times. I've seen her miserable, I've seen her stubborn, and I've seen her just as tenacious as my husband said she is. But I have never, ever seen her this happy. And that is what I wish for you. I truly do. You and Jack -- I wish you both joy. Carly: Thank you. Molly: I just want to say that I am really glad to be here. Not just here in Montana, 'cuz, but in your heart. Because without you, my world's a really lonely place. And it's like you always say, none of us are perfect. We all make mistakes. And you can either take those mistakes and stand on ceremony, or you can try to forgive. And that's you and Jack. You have faith in people, in what love can do, and in forgiveness. And that is a blessing that you both give me and everybody, every day. And so I'm just here to remind myself of that, and to thank you both for your faith. Carly: I love you, 'cuz. Molly: I love you. I know you love me. Carly: Jack, if you could -- do you have another handkerchief? Mike: No, I got it. Katie: I think I have something to say. You know what I think the most important thing is? The way people treat each other. And Carly and Jack -- they're friends. I've seen that again and again since I got here. When they talk to each other, they listen, and care so much about each other. They're safe, and you can feel it. They're on the same team, they're committed. That's exactly what counts. 'Cause you can love someone so much, but if they're not committed -- well, Carly and Jack just have what all of us want -- someone to love who loves us back. Carly: Katie, thank you. Molly: Okay, you know, Parker, you can say it. You've been dying to say it. Go ahead. Parker: Food! [All laughing] Molly: Parker says that Carly and Jack have the greatest food. Carly: That's because mama knows where to shop. Jack: Oh, he's so cute. Mike: Look, what you all have is love. And -- I've just been envious. You know, in all the past few months, the ups and downs, that's what it's always come back to. But I believe that for right or for wrong, it's always been about love. And I wish you the best. [everyone chuckles] and love. Well said. You may exchange your rings. Jack: I love you. Carly: Get on there. Hannah: And now, through the power of the great spirit and the sanction of the great state of Montana, Carly and Jack's spirits have been joined. They are husband and wife. And now, you may kiss the bride. Molly: Whoo! Yee-hoo! [whistle blows] [laughter] Craig: Get up, because what time is it? Parker: Time to eat! Craig: Yeah! That's for sure. All right, come here. Rosanna: That was one of the most moving ceremonies I've ever had the honor to witness. I wish you both the best. Carly: Thank you. Jack: Thank you. Carly: Thanks for being here. Jack: Yeah, and for bringing Parker and keeping the tall guy in line. Rosanna: I try. Molly: That was the best wedding ever. Jack: Well, hopefully it was the last wedding ever. Katie: Yeah, right? Carly: You don't want to do this every year? Molly: That's why they invented anniversaries -- so we can get together and party every year. Mike: That's right, and we will be there. Congratulations. Jack: Thank you, Mike. Carly: I need to talk to you. Rosanna: Ah, yes, so we should all set up, right? Let's set things up. Katie: Oh, yes, I forgot to put the extra champagne in the fridge. Rosanna: Oh, yes -- yes, yes, do. And -- you have your -- assignment? Okay, good. Darling, we should get the binoculars, right, out of the car? You want to look at the constellations with Hannah? Parker: Yeah! Rosanna: Yay! And sweetheart, hm? Isn't it time for us to prepare for our -- Craig: I'm way ahead of you. Okay, listen, we'll be there in about half an hour, and remember, it's a surprise. Rosanna: A surprise? Oh, okay. Let's go. Jack: Oh, she's a good girl. She was good through the whole ceremony. Carly: Yeah. Well, I guess she's gotten used to the excitement -- which is a good thing, with us as parents. Jack: Right. Carly: Jack -- Jack: The ring fit? Carly: Yeah. Yeah, it's perfect. Jack: Good. Carly: Yeah. It's back where it belongs. We worked it out. Jack -- Jack: Hey, I've got something that goes with it. Hold on a second. Carly: Oh, it's beautiful! Jack: It's our birth-stones -- you, me, Parker and Sage. I wanted the whole family -- Carly: Oh, Jack -- Jack: What's the matter, what'd I do wrong? Carly: No, nothing. You're perfect. I have something to tell you. And I've been waiting all day. Jack, I love you so much. [SCENE_BREAK] Susan: Okay, here's the ridge. Here's the creek. Margo: Uh-huh. You're sure now? Susan: I'm positive. We used to go backpacking in there when we were feeling ambitious. We'd follow the ridge down along the creek, and it's right here. That's before they paved the trail. You can drive in there now, except you have to -- you have to hike from the creek. Margo: That's fine, thank you so much, Susan. Susan: Anything I can do to help. [Pager beeping] oh, that's me. I'm due in surgery. Margo: Okay, go, go, I got it from here. Susan: Let me know if anything pans out. Margo: I will, absolutely. Absolutely. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: You think that I wanted any of this to happen? Holden: I think that you don't give a damn about anybody but yourself. Dusty: Whoa, you're wrong about that. Holden: Tell that to Paul. Lily? Rose? [Cell phone rings] Holden: Yeah? Margo: Holden? Holden: Hey, Margo. No luck so far. Margo: I know where they are. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Rose? Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself climbing out? Rose: No, I'm okay. Lily: Where are we? Rose: I don't know. We're in the woods, somewhere. Look, you just sit tight, okay? I'll be back. I'll be back as soon as I can. Brackett: The hell you will. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Oh, my God. Carly: I love the necklace, Jack. And I love you. You've given me so much -- your patience, and your willingness to try over and over and over again -- Jack: Hey, I wanted that mailbox. It was no hardship. Carly: I have something for you, too. Jack: Yeah, she's a beauty. Carly: Yeah. I think she looks a lot like her dad. Jack: Her -- her dad? [SCENE_BREAK] Mike: This is from the doctor? [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Yes, it's me. Holden: Hear that? She's alive. It's Lily, she's alive. Lily. [SCENE_BREAK] Brackett: We have unfinished business here, Rose.

Barbara told Margo that James took Paul to the old Stewart farm when Paul was a boy. There was a hunting lodge nearby with a well, and James told Paul the "Tommy Stout" rhyme to keep him away. Margo talked to Susan, whose ex-husband, Dan, used to go to the lodge. Susan showed Margo how to find the lodge. Margo sent out search parties, which included Dusty and Holden as a team. Dusty tried to lighten the mood by reminiscing about old times, but Holden said he would never forgive him for endangering Lily and Rose. The fake Agent Brackett overtook a police officer, then donned his uniform and joined the search. Rose finally managed to climb out of the well, only to be grabbed at the top by "Brackett." In Montana, Carly received the results of Sage's paternity test, but decided informing the daddy could wait until after the wedding. Craig wanted Rosanna to ask Mike about his intentions toward Katie, but she refused. Molly and Mike agreed to talk after the wedding. During the traditional Native American ceremony, Jack and Carly told the onlookers why they were getting married. Each guest then gave blessings to the couple. After the wedding, Jack gave Carly a necklace featuring his, Carly's, Parker's, and Sage's birthstones, symbolizing their new family unit. Just as Carly told Jack that Sage had her father's eyes, Katie read the results of the paternity test

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[Lily dreaming] Lily: Ethan! Ethan! Here's your mommy! Oh, Baby! You did it! Holden: No, we all did. Lily: Holden, I would have never gotten through this without you. No! No! Oh, my God, no! No! Oh, my baby! Oh, my baby! No! No! No, no! [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: Lily! Lily, its okay! It's okay. Lily: Is he dead? Holden: No, no, no, no. Look at me, look at me, look at me. Lily: Oh, my God, Holden. You brought him out, and he -- Holden: Lily, Lily, Lily, you were just dreaming. You were just dreaming. We're still in the tent. Nothing has happened. It was just a bad nightmare. Lily: Oh, it was so real. He wasn't moving, and then I looked at your face, and you were -- oh, God, Holden! It was so real! Holden: It's not real. It's not real. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I can't believe all this has happened. We were only gone a couple days. Aaron: Someone should have called us. We would have come home. Emma: And what exactly would you have done? Worry? I mean, I think most of us have that covered. Aaron: We would have been home, Grandma. Emma: Well, you're here -- you're here now. Alison: I can't believe he's been down in that hole for so long. Aaron: He must be so scared. Alison: Are they sure he's okay? Emma: No. No, they're not sure he's okay. They -- they have this little -- this little device that they put inside the hole. They can kind of hear him, and they think he's all right, but they can't be sure. Can't be sure. Aaron: Dad won't let anything happen to him, okay? Emma: Yeah, I know. I know. He's such a little boy. Aaron: Listen, I'm gonna out there, okay? See if I can help. Alison: Okay, I'll go with you, okay? Faith: Grandma. Emma: Hi, Darling. Look who's here -- the honeymoon couple. Aaron: Hey! I missed you. Faith: Grandma, what were you talking about just then? Was it something bad? Is Ethan dead? [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: Call the maid, Honey. We'll have breakfast in bed. Oh, it's you. Derek: Yeah. You okay? Henry: Am I okay? You try sleeping, tied to a chair. Derek: Yeah, well, you're the one who tried to escape. Henry: How long are you planning on keeping me here? Derek: Until Mr. Stenbeck tells me you're no longer a threat. Henry: Derek, I'm only a threat to myself. Derek: Yeah, well, obviously, he thinks differently. Henry: What do you think? Derek: Unfortunately for you, it doesn't matter what I think. I'll let you go when he says so. Henry: Do you always do what you're told? Derek: When James Stenbeck does the telling, yes. Henry: Okay. What about Vienna and Bonnie? What did he tell you to do with them? Because, Derek, if anything's happened to those women, I tell you -- Derek: I gave you my word, none of you would be hurt. Henry: I'm having a hard time respecting your word right now, especially if you tell me the shots are being called by Stenbeck. Derek: Vienna and Bonnie are safe. Henry: Are they still together? Derek: Yes! Henry: Then they're not safe! [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: Oh, you! You! Get away from me! Bonnie: No, you get away from me! Vienna: Aah! [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: Paul, where are you? Paul? Maid: Good morning, Ma'am. Meg: Have you seen Mr. Ryan? Maid: Not this morning. I don't think he's been here since yesterday. Meg: Oh, okay. Thank you. [Ringing] Paul: Hi, it's Paul. Please leave me a message. [Beep] Meg: Paul, it's me. Where the hell are you? [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: Mike, what's going on? Mike: Well, the engineer just brought the new rig, and the rescue guys are checking it out. Holden: Will it hold my weight and Ethan's? Mike: It'll hold that and a lot more. We just have to make sure it's secure. Lily: When? Mike: Well, I need to make sure that we have stable enough ground to anchor it on. Lily: That was supposed to be done by now. Morning. You said morning. It's morning. Well, what's taking so long?! Mike: I know. We need to calm down and make sure we have everything safe first. Holden: What's this for? Mike: I was gonna ask you the same question. Did you try and go down there again? Holden: No. Of course not. Lily: He was with me in the tent. Mike: Oh. Well, I'll ask Fred, see if he knows what it is. Holden: Okay. So, what can we do in the meantime? Mike: Nothing until we're ready. Lily: Ethan, can you hear me? Paul: He's fine. Mike: Who is that? Who's down there? Paul: This is your boss, Kasnoff. I'm down here doing your job for you, as usual. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: Okay, nobody ever finds out about this. No one! And we do not speak of this again. Vienna: Never. Bonnie: We were just cold, and it was a matter of survival. Vienna: Well, that doesn't mean that I don't despise you. Bonnie: Oh, don't you worry, Honey. I cannot even stand the sight of you. Vienna: Great! So we won't tell anybody. Bonnie: Absolutely, because what happens in this warehouse stays in this warehouse forever. I'm so hungry. I feel like I'm gonna faint! Vienna: You and me both. Bonnie: I cannot even remember when my last meal was. Vienna: Do you think there's some food in here? Bonnie: I don't know. Let's go see! Vienna: Okay. I found something! Bonnie: What you got? Okay. Corn, pudding, cream corn, and whole-kernel corn. Who worked here? Vienna: How old is this? Bonnie: I don't know. It doesn't really matter. The beauty of canned food is that it lasts forever. Little pots. Ah! And plates. Can opener. Great, let's go. Whole kernel or creamed? Vienna: Whole kernel is probably safer. Bonnie: Mm-hmm. Probably. Let's try. Okay. Vienna: With your fingers? Bonnie: Oh, come on. You can go look for sterling silver if you want, but I am hungry. That is so awful. Vienna: What?! Bonnie: Have some. Vienna: You just said it was awful! Bonnie: But it's still food! Vienna: No, I don't eat with my fingers. Bonnie: Fine, you can be a dainty, little corpse. Vienna: That's awful! Bonnie: Come on, just eat it. Vienna: No, I can't. Bonnie: Fine. Starve if you want to. Vienna: Fine. Just give this to me in 10 minutes. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: Could you at least loosen the ropes a little bit? I'm starting to lose the feeling in my extremities. Derek: Forget it, Coleman. I'm not gonna give you another chance to escape. Henry: Who am I, Harry Houdini? How far am I gonna get on two numb feet, anyway? Derek: Sorry. No can do. Henry: Even inside a brute like you, there still beats a human heart. Derek: Is that your twisted way to try to convince me? Henry: That is over the top. Derek, all I'm trying to say is, you seem like a decent guy who's in the grip of a monster. [Cell phone rings] Derek: Coburn. Yeah, okay. Henry: Who was that? Was that him? Did he tell you to kill me? Derek: I thought you thought that even a brute has a heart. Henry: What are you doing? Derek: What does it look like? Henry: Because I asked? Derek: Because the monster said let you go. Henry: Just like that? Derek: Just like that. Henry: And Vienna and Bonnie? Derek: They can be let go, too. I can take you to them if you'd like. Henry: Yes, I would like that. I would like that very much. Thank you so much. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: Oh! They're asleep. So, what's this all about? Derek: Well, as they say, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. Henry: In that case, I have the deepest respect for your privacy. [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: Paul, the money went through. It's transferred into my account. James: Hello, Barbara. Barbara: Where is he? James: It doesn't matter. You're too late. Barbara: What do you mean, I'm too late? Oh, dear God. Not your own son! James: Oh, of course not! Paul passed his test. He doesn't need your money. Barbara: What test? What are you talking about? James: Paul is about to rescue the boy at the Snyder farm. He'll become hero of Oakdale, assuming, of course, he survives. [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: How the hell did he get down there? Lily: Paul, is Ethan with you? Is he okay? Paul: Yeah, Ethan's -- he's fine. Except I think you just woke him up. Mike: I still want to know what you think you're doing down there. Paul: Well, I told you I was gonna be more hands-on, Mike. Mike: And I told you to stay the hell away! Paul: You know, as much as I'd like to debate this with you right now, maybe it's a good idea that we get the kid out of the hole first. Lily: Mike, please, don't antagonize him. Holden: Lily's right. He's down there. He could help us get Ethan out. Mike: Okay, but -- we're gonna get everything set up. How long do you need, Fred? Fred: Well, if we're just lifting the child, we don't need the new rig. We can handle this weight on the standard hoist. Get the small harness from the truck. Lily: How long will that take? Fred: Just a couple of minutes. Lily: That's it? And you'll have him out? Fred: That's the plan. Holden: I told you. I told you it was gonna be okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Aaron: You know Dad won't let anything happen to Ethan, right? Faith: I guess. [Telephone rings] Emma: Hello? Oh! Oh, that's wonderful! Oh, will you call us as soon as you know anything? Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. They're getting him out. Aaron: Yes! I told you! It's gonna be okay! Faith: He's gonna be okay! Aaron: He's gonna be okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Lily: Mike, I thought you said this was gonna take a lot more time to make sure it was safe. Mike: Yeah. That's when I thought that we were gonna have to lower Holden down and then both of them back up. But now that Paul's down there to put Ethan in the harness, it's a lot less weight. Holden: Okay, Paul. Here it comes. There's a walkie-talkie inside so we can talk to you directly. Meg: Mike, Paul didn't come home last night. Have you seen him? Mike: No, I haven't, but I think I know where he is. Down there. Meg: Oh, my God! Did he fall? Mike: I don't think so. Meg: Then how did he get down there? Mike: I'm looking forward to asking him that same question myself. Paul: I got it. I got it! Can you hear me? Mike: Loud and clear. There's someone who wants to talk to you. Meg: Paul, hey. What are you doing in there? Paul: Meg, that you? Meg: Yeah. Are you okay? Paul: Yeah, I'm fine. Look, we got to get Ethan out of here right now, okay? Hold on. Hey. So, you like amusement parks, Kid? Ethan: Yeah. Paul: All right. You got a ticket? Give me five. Get ready for the ride of your life. Lily: What's taking so long? Holden: I just hope he makes sure he puts that harness on right. Mike: Paul, is there a problem? Paul? Paul: Sorry. I needed two hands to put him in this thing. Mike: Are you sure he's secure? Paul: Yep. He's good to go. Mike: All right. All set? Meg: Okay, are they gonna be able to use this to get him out, too? Mike: We need to put in the other rig to support Paul's weight. Meg: Well, how long is that gonna take? Mike: We're gonna do it as fast as we can. Okay, Paul. Are you ready? Paul: Keep clear of the walls, okay? They look really shaky. Mike: Got it. Here we go. Paul: Here you go. Meg: It's gonna work. Lily: It has to. [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: There's no bowls anywhere, but I did find another spoon. So, just gonna have to eat out of that pot. Vienna: At the same time? Bonnie: Mmm. It's not bad. You can cook, kind of. Vienna: I would have taken that as a compliment if it wasn't for the fact that you were ready to eat this stuff raw. [Pounding on door] Henry: Hello? Anyone in there? Vienna: Oh, my gosh! Somebody's here! Somebody's here! Henry: Hello? Anybody there? Vienna: A little help, please! We're locked in! Henry: Vienna, Baby, is that you? Vienna: Oh, Henry! My God! Henry: Is Bonnie with you? Vienna: Yes, yes, yes! Henry: Are you okay? Bonnie: Yes, we're fine! Just get us out of here! Henry: All right, all right! Hang on! Vienna: Oh, my God! I knew Henry would save us! Derek: I told you, no one would get hurt. Henry: Yeah, yeah. You did. I thank you so much for that. How do we get in there? Derek: I'm sure you'll figure something out. Henry: Me? Derek: Yeah, I told you I'd bring you to them. Getting them out is your problem. [SCENE_BREAK] Fred: Keep it coming. Nice and slow. Barbara: Paul's down there? Meg: How did you know? Barbara: Is he all right? Meg: He says he is. Barbara: And they'll be able to get him out? Meg: As soon as they can. Holden: There he is. Lily: Oh, my God! Ethan! Oh, my baby! Here we go. Here we go, Buddy. Oh, yes! He looks so pale. Fred: Let us have a look at him. His pulse is good. Breathing is regular, but it's shallow. Hi. My name's Fred. Can you tell me your name? Ethan: Ethan. Fred: How old are you, Ethan? Ethan: 4. Fred: Does it hurt anywhere? Your head, your stomach? Ethan: No. Lily: He looks so listless. Fred: Could be dehydration or shock. Why don't you take him to the hospital? They can take care of him over there. Lily: We're gonna go with him. Fred: Oh, sure. Barbara: Are you gonna be able to get my son out of there? Fred: We're working as fast as we can, Ma'am. Barbara: That's just not good enough! Mike: The bigger rig is in place, and it's ready to go. We're gonna get Paul out, okay? Barbara: Aaah! [Rumbling] Meg: Paul! Paul! Barbara: Paul! Meg: Paul! Mike: Paul, can you hear me? Meg: Paul! [Coughs] Mike: Paul, can you hear me are you hurt? Paul: I'm here. Mike: Are you all right? Paul: Yeah, I'm all right. I think. My dry-cleaning bill's gonna be crazy, but I'm okay. Kid makes it all right? Mike: He seems to be all right. We're taking him to the hospital to check him out. Paul: So, do you want to think about maybe getting me out of here? Mike: We're working on that. Paul: Working on what? Mike: What do you think? Fred: I'm not sure where we can anchor the new rig. Meg: What do you mean? How are you gonna get him out? Mike: I don't know if we can. [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: Henry, the doors are all sealed shut! You need to get help! Henry: I can't use my cell phone. Vienna: Well, how are you gonna get us out? Henry: I'm working on it. Don't worry. Got gas. All I need is a car. A bomb, huh? Just hang tight a minute! Okay, Ladies, something's gonna go boom, so I need you to take cover, all right? Vienna: We're ready! Bonnie: We're ready! Henry: Here we go! Vienna: Henry! Oh, my God! Bonnie: Oh, my God! There he is! Vienna: Oh, my God! Henry! Can you hear me? Henry? Henry? Oh, my God! Help, please! Help! [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: I don't know why I keep staring at the phone. It's not like it's gonna make it ring any sooner. Aaron: No, I know. I can't help it, either. I feel like we should have heard something by now. Alison: Maybe we should go down there. Aaron: No. No, Grandma's right -- we have to just stay out of their way. This rescue team needs as much space so they can do what they have to do. Everything's gonna be fine, okay? Alison: I know. I just can't believe we didn't even know about this until like a couple seconds ago. I mean, someone should have called us. Aaron: Maybe they felt bad. They didn't want to bother us on our honeymoon. Alison: That's sweet, but my mom wouldn't have waited. Aaron: No? Alison: I love her to death, but when it comes to bad news, she and my sister do not hesitate to spread the word. You, I mean, you have this family who wants to protect you for as long as they can. Aaron: That's your family now, too. Alison: That's right. I keep forgetting that. Sometimes, it's hard to really believe that we're actually married. Aaron: Yeah? Even after that fantastic honeymoon? I don't know. Should I be insulted? Alison: Stop! Please. That was the best honeymoon ever. Aaron: Yeah, not bad for last-minute. Alison: Not bad? I give you 48 hours of bliss, and I get not bad? I don't know. Should I be insulted? Aaron: No way. [Telephone rings] Alison: Oh! I got it! Aaron: I should get it. Alison: No, no. Okay. Aaron: Hello? Lily. That's awesome. How does he look? Okay. Well, what can we do? Okay, we'll see you there. Okay. He's fine. He's got a few bumps, some scratches. Alison: Oh, Aaron! That's amazing! Aaron: Yeah. They're gonna send him to the hospital just to make sure 100% that he's okay. We got to tell Grandma and Faith the good news. Alison: Of course! I can't wait to see him. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: How can you not know of a way to get him out? You are the chief of the rescue squad! Do your job! Fred: We need the bigger rig to handle the extra weight, and we have nowhere to anchor it. Meg: Well, find a place! Mike: We will. We will. You guys put the rig together, and I'll survey the hole. Fred: We'll do the best we can. Meg: Please! Paul? They're coming, Paul. Barbara: Honey, Honey, Honey. Don't get yourself upset, all right? You have to remember the baby. Let me take you home, all right? Meg: No, no, no! I am not leaving Paul in that hole! Mike: Look, you need to go home and get some rest. I'll call you the minute we get Paul out. Meg: I am not leaving my husband! Mike: Paul, I need you to tell Meg that she should go home and get some rest. It's the best thing for her. Paul: Meg, I never thought I'd say this, but maybe you should listen to Mike. Meg: I don't want to leave you. Paul: I know, but it's not about me. It's about the baby. Meg: The baby's fine. Paul: Meg, please. Just let someone take you home. Meg: Promise me you will do everything you can to get him out of that hole. Mike: I promise. Meg: Paul, I love you. Paul: I love you. I'll see you soon. Meg: You better! Barbara: Come on, Honey. Paul: Mike, you still there? Mike: Yeah. Paul: Thanks for lying. [SCENE_BREAK] Vienna: My God. What are you doing?! Bonnie: I'm trying to wake him up! Vienna: He's cut. He's bleeding! He's gonna die! Help, somebody! Help! Bonnie: Will you shut up? Vienna: I'm trying to get help! Bonnie: Haven't you figured out by now that nobody can hear us out here? Vienna: Well, what do you have a better suggestion? Bonnie: No. Vienna: Help! Somebody help! Help! Bonnie: Oh, no. Derek: What happened? Is he okay? Bonnie: Oh, my gosh! What do you care?! Derek: I brought him here, and then I heard the explosion, so I came back. Bonnie: No. He is unconscious, and he needs a doctor. Derek: Let's get him to my car. Bonnie: No. Oh, no, no. We are not going anywhere with you. Derek: Look, I don't blame you for not believing me, but, at this point, do you have another option? Vienna: No. He's right. Derek: Come on. We have to carry him. Grab his arm. Vienna: Hurry up! Derek: Ready? One, two, three. [SCENE_BREAK] Aaron: How's Ethan? Lily: He's awake. In the ambulance, the Medics thought that he seemed pretty stable. Aaron: He's a tough kid. He's a tough kid. He'll be fine. Holden: Is Mama with you guys? Aaron: No. She thought it'd be best to keep Faith at the farm. She figured you had a lot of stuff on your mind. Alison: Is Ethan with the doctor now? Chris: You guys can come in. Lily: My baby. Are you okay? Ethan: It hurts. Lily: Oh, I'm sorry. Chris: He was pretty dehydrated. I wanted to get his fluids up quickly. I have him on a mild sedative so he doesn't fidget too much. He should be sleeping a lot in the next couple days. But his vitals are strong. He's a tough little guy. Holden: When can we take him home? Chris: A couple of hours to replenish his fluids, then he can go. Holden: Listen, I should call Mama and Faith and let them know he's okay. Lily: No, it should be me. I'm the one that left him in the first place. Holden: Lily, it's not your fault. Lily: Maybe not, but it was my responsibility. Sweetie, I'm gonna go get your sister, and then I'll be back, okay? Chris: Holden, can I go over a couple things with you? Holden: Yeah, sure. See you, Buddy. I'll be right back, okay? Aaron: Next time you go hiking by the farm, you let me know, okay, Buddy? And I'll go with you. Poor guy. He can't even keep his eyes open. Alison: No. He isn't breathing! Chris! Chris, he isn't breathing! Talk about a wake up call. [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: You need to climb into bed and get some sleep. Meg: How can I sleep? Barbara: You got to try, Meg. Meg: Okay. Okay, I will, but you need to get back there. Barbara: No. Mike said he would call us. Meg: Mike doesn't care about Paul! No one does! You saw the rescue-squad guys. They were ready to pack it in. We need to make sure that they don't give up. Barbara: Okay. If I go back, will you go to bed. Meg: Yes. As long as there is someone there I can count on. Barbara: Fine. Meg: And the minute you know anything, please call me. Barbara: I will. You sleep. Meg: Okay. James: Hello, Meg. It's good to see you. Meg: You're real. You're here. James: Yes. I'm real, and I'm here. Look, I'm sorry that I woke you before in that dream business, and I'm also sorry that Paul's had to deceive you all this time. Meg: You've seen Paul? James: Yes. Meg: How long have you been here? James: Well, ever since the problems with your development started. Meg: That long? And Paul knew it? James: Yes, but you were in a delicate situation. He didn't want to upset you, and he didn't want you to know how much trouble I've gotten him into. Meg: So the money, the loan sharks, all that led up to it, that was your doing? James: Yes. But it's almost over. Meg: You better make sure nothing happens to him. James: I can't do that, Meg. Meg: Really? Well, who can? James: You. [SCENE_BREAK] [Coughs] Chris: Okay, okay, okay. Okay, Buddy. Just relax. Just relax. Holden: How is he? Is he okay? Chris: He's breathing normally right now. That's the main thing. His pulse is steady. Holden, I'm so sorry. There must have been some dirt lodged in his larynx. I should have caught it. Holden: Are you sure he's gonna be all right? Chris: Yeah. Holden: Okay. Hi, Buddy. You're gonna be fine. It's a good thing your mommy wasn't here to see that. [SCENE_BREAK] Faith: Is he okay? Lily: He's fine. Emma: Oh, thank God. Lily: I know. Emma: Thank God. Faith: When can I see Ethan? I want to apologize. Lily: For what? Faith: For not watching him like I should have been doing. Lily: Listen to me. I never should have left you. You did your best. In fact, you were very responsible. None of this was your fault. Faith: Can we not talk about this anymore? Lily: Sure. Faith: So, when can I see him? Lily: How about right now? Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Derek: I can't stay here. Bonnie: What, do you think you can run? Look, I know who you are, and I'm not gonna let you get away with this. Derek: Look, I don't blame you for hating me. Bonnie: Oh, really? Derek: And I'm sorry the way this all happened. To tell you the truth, I really like you. Bonnie: Oh, well, next time, you know, find a better way to show it. You know what? There will not be a next time! Derek: I never meant for you to get caught up in this. This wasn't your fault. Bonnie: You're right. It was all yours. Derek: I know. I know. And it might not mean anything now, but I never had a choice. [SCENE_BREAK] Mike: We're trying to find a way that we can anchor the rig so that we can both support Paul's weight and keep him clear of the sides. Any small disturbance can make things worse. [Rumble] Barbara: What was that? Mike: That was exactly what I was worried about. Paul, are you okay? Paul: I'm fine. I just -- a bunch of stuff just fell again, that's all. Mike: Okay, just hang in there. I'm gonna put your mom on. Barbara: Paul, Honey? Paul: Mom, I thought you took Meg home. Barbara: I did. She made me come back to be with you. Paul: Well, thanks for dropping by, but you got to go back and stay with Meg! Barbara: I am not leaving you Paul. You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be all right. Paul: I hate to break it to you, Mom, but I think this might be one situation that you're probably not gonna be able to buy my way out of. Barbara: Mike promised that he was gonna get you out of here, and I believe him. [Rumble] Paul: Might want to tell him to hurry up. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: What can I possibly do to get Paul out of that hole? James: You can't, but I can. Meg: How? James: Well, let's just say it's gonna be a lot easier getting him out than it was getting him in. Meg: Okay, then do it. What are you waiting for? James: Well, you know, like everything in life, Meg, there's a price. And only you can pay it. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: Chris, you saved his life. Chris: I wouldn't have had to if I'd got the examination right the first time. I still don't know how I missed that. Aaron: Listen, it's over. Alison's right. My family owes you a lot. Chris: Just doing my job, but thanks. Holden: Yeah, it was a little scary. He stopped breathing. Lily: Oh, my God. Holden: But he's gonna be fine. Chris wants to keep him a little while longer just to make sure. Faith: I am so glad you're okay. I was very worried about you, and I promise, I'm never gonna call you annoying again. [SCENE_BREAK] Henry: My head feels like someone dropped a piano on it. Vienna: I'm just glad you're all right. You saved my life. Bonnie: Mine too. Henry: Hey. Question -- how did you two manage to survive without killing one another? Bonnie: We have no idea what you're talking about, do we, Vienna? Henry: Right. So, what did you do? Did you spend the night on opposite sides of the warehouse, or what? Vienna: No, we're adults, Henry. We would never do that. Henry: Right. Vienna: So, is Derek out there? Bonnie: No, he's gone. Henry: He was here? Vienna: Well, he drove us here. You were unconscious, but he probably saved your life. Bonnie: Okay, look. Let's not give him a medal. He's the one who got us in danger in the first place, but I just completely misjudged him. Henry: Bonnie, you couldn't know. Bonnie: No, I should have. I've spent enough time with criminals. Henry: I don't want to defend the guy, but I don't think he had much of a choice. Bonnie: That's what he said. Henry: He was just doing what Stenbeck asked him to do. James Stenbeck. Bonnie: James Stenbeck? Henry: Yeah. Bonnie: That guy's been in prison for years, and everyone is always blaming everything on him. Henry: For good reason, because James told me himself. Bonnie: You are telling me that you saw him? Henry: That's right. Vienna: Who is this guy? Bonnie: Paul Ryan's degenerate father, who's supposed to be locked up forever. Henry: Well, he's out. Vienna: Why would he want to kidnap us? Henry: Because he doesn't want anyone to know he's here, Sweetheart. And when I saw him, he had to shut me up. And when you two tried to find me, he had to shut you up, as well. Bonnie: So, why is he back? Henry: He didn't tell me. Whatever he's after, he's not gonna stop until he gets it. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: You want my baby? James: I need an heir. Meg: What about Paul? James: Paul is worthless. Your child is my only hope for the Stenbeck future. Meg: You're insane. James: Don't you insult me! I'm giving you a chance to save Paul's life, now sign this. Meg: And if I don't sign it, what? You're just gonna let him die? James: That's right. Meg: He's your son! Don't you care about him at all? James: Not really, no. Do you? Meg: Of course I do! James: Good, good. That's very good. Then you sign this document, I'll save Paul, and your child will inherit an empire. [SCENE_BREAK] Barbara: They're setting up now! It won't be long! Paul: No, totally not. Derek: Is it off? Paul: How did you get in here? Derek: I followed your father's directions. Paul: My father? Derek: Yeah, he sent me to get you out. Paul: How? Derek: There's a tunnel. Paul: Oh, of course. There's a tunnel that, let me guess, only he knows about. Derek: Yeah, he dug it. Paul: So, all of this -- all of this, he set all this up, and you, you're a part of it? Derek: Yeah, from the beginning. Paul: Why?! Derek: Let's just say I'm paying off old debts. Paul: But why would -- go through all of this for an empty chest?! Derek: I don't know. He doesn't confide in me. He tells me what to do, and I do it. Paul: I'm gonna kill him. Derek: Yeah, well, that's not my problem. Paul: No, but this is. [SCENE_BREAK] Mike: Will that hold his weight? Fred: It should. Mike: Tell him we'll be ready in five minutes. [Rumbling] Barbara: What's happening? Paul?! Paul, can you hear me?! Paul?! You've got to do something! Fred: I'm sorry. There's no way anyone could have survived that. He's gone. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Where are you? Where are you?! Meg? Meg? Meg?! What did you do to her, James? I'll kill you. I swear to God, I'll kill you. [SCENE_BREAK] Next week on "As the World Turns" -- Aaron: What's got into you? Alison: I want to make a baby. Lily: Please don't go. Jack: If I were you, I'd tell him where his wife is before he kills you. Meg: Oh my God.

After Lily dreams that Holden brings Ethan's limp body out of the hole, Holden comforts her. Alison and Aaron went to hear if Ethan can be heard through a device that was lowered in the hole. Derek receives a phone call and releases Henry. In the warehouse, Vienna and Bonnie share some canned food. At the site, Mike is setting up a new rig. Meg searches for Paul then finds him in the hole trying to rescue Ethan and tells him she loves him. Paul places Ethan in a harness and he is lifted out unharmed, but when they try to pull Paul out, the rig breaks and sends dirt on top of him. Barbara takes Meg home to rest. James appears to Meg and fills her in on everything to do with the money and the loan sharks then demands that she sign a document making her son James' heir and thus save Paul's life. Henry manages to blast open the warehouse door and rescue the girls. Derek appears and takes Henry, Vienna, and Bonnie to the hospital where they hear that James is back. At the hospital, Ethan stops breathing due to some dirt in his throat which Chris hadn't seen. Derek lets Paul out through a tunnel that James had built. Paul is angry when he realizes that Derek has been helping his father settle old debts and goes searching for Meg, vowing to kill James if he has hurt her.

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Janet: Is she down here? Jack: Who? Janet: Liberty. I just checked her room, and she's not there. Jack: Maybe she got up early. Janet: Yeah, and made her bed without me yelling at her? Jack: Okay, check your phone. Maybe she left you a message where she -- she spent the night. Janet: I did. She didn't call. There were no messages. And the last thing we told her was that Paul and Emily couldn't have her baby. Jack: Right. Janet: And you told me to let her have some space and cool down. And that's what I did, and she didn't come home last night! Jack: Okay, you know what? Calm -- you need to calm down. Janet: You need to put out an APB for my daughter! [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: Liberty, hi. Paul: Hey. Liberty: Hi. Paul: Croissant? Emily: Oh, no. Do you have morning sickness? You okay? Liberty: No. I'm -- I'm actually really hungry. Emily: Oh, here. Paul: Great. Liberty: Thank you. Paul: How did you sleep? Liberty: It was actually one of the best night's sleep I've had in a while. Emily: Oh, wow. That's great. Sleep -- sleep is really good for you right now. Liberty: You guys, that bed you have in your guest room is amazing. Paul: Glad you like it. Liberty: Don't get me wrong. I'm not dissing the farm or anything, but it has been so tense around there lately. And me not coming home last night is only gonna make it worse. Paul: Emily was talking to you yesterday about how stress is really bad for the baby, right? Liberty: Oh, I know. I'm sure she's right. I just have no idea how to change that. Paul: Well, the best way to avoid stress is to avoid stressful situations. Emily: That -- that's right. That's right. And listen, if -- if there's tension at home, the best thing you can do is move in with us until you have that baby. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I can't put out an APB on Liberty. Janet: Yes, you can! Yes, you can. Do you want me to help you? Here, give me the phone. I'll do it for you, okay? Jack: Honey, why don't you -- why don't you grab the phone and call her? Have you called her? Have you left a message saying you're worried? Janet: I tried to. Jack: What? Janet: I'm afraid that if she doesn't answer, that means that she's mad at me, or she's having a -- and I -- and I can't even go there, Jack. Jack: Okay, all right, listen. But not knowing -- that's making it so much better, isn't it? Call her, at least. If she answers the phone, then you'll know you're worrying for nothing. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone rings] Liberty: Uh-oh. Hi, Mom. Janet: Sweetie, where are you? Liberty: I'm having breakfast. Janet: You didn't come home last night. Are you okay? Liberty: I'm still pregnant, if that's what you're asking. Janet: Where did you spend the night? Why didn't you call me? Liberty: Yeah, I, uh -- I stayed at a friend's and crashed before I got around to calling you. I'm sorry. Janet: Yeah, you better be. Do you know how worried I was? Liberty: Yeah, I do. It's all you seem to be doing these days. Janet: Sweetie, that's because you're going through a lot right now. And I just want to make sure you're taking care of yourself. Liberty: I will be home soon, Mom. Paul: How's your mother? Liberty: Oh, she's hysterical, as usual. And it's my fault, as usual. Emily: Well, hang on. You have to at least finish your breakfast before you go. Liberty: Thank you, but I -- I can't. I can already feel my stomach tying into knots. Emily: Okay, you know what? That settles it. For the sake of this baby, you are moving in with us. Liberty: Oh, I -- I wish, but there's no way my mom would ever let that happen. Emily: Well, then, Paul and I will go with you and convince her. Let's go. Paul: Wait. I -- I can't. Eliza's mine this morning. I have to go pick her up. Emily: No! This has to be done this minute. We cannot wait. She cannot be in this state for another minute. We're gonna go down to the farm and pack your things, okay? Liberty: Hey, are -- are you sure? You don't know what you're getting into it with my mom. Emily: Okay, your mother has no idea what she's getting into with me. Let's go. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: What is it? What's wrong? Tom: Nothing. Margo: What are you doing here? Tom: I thought I'd stop down, and we'd go to the hearing together. Margo: Oh, oh! Right, yes, okay. Sorry. Tom: And could you do us both a favor and breathe? Margo: What about Adam? Tom: I'm pretty sure he's breathing all by himself. Margo: No, I mean how is he? Tom: He's okay. Said he needed a little time to himself, so I told him we'd meet him at the courthouse. Margo: Good, okay. It's gonna happen, isn't it? Tom: Thanks to Maddie. Margo: Yeah, yeah. Thank God she came back to town, huh? Tom: Well, we're pretty lucky that she's willing to come through for Adam. Margo: Yeah. It's gonna be okay, 'cause once she gets up on the stand, she tells the truth, then the charges will be dropped, and everything will be back to normal. Tom: Not everything. Margo: I know, I know. Casey. But Casey -- he'll be fine. He'll have to deal with it, right? Right? Because once the case is settled, then we can work on getting our family back to where it's supposed to be. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Whoa. Hey, no, no, no. Uh-uh, no, no. Her money is no good here. Alison: No, I can't let you do that. Adam: Are you kidding me? 'Cause it's the least I can do. I owe you so much after -- after you got Maddie to come back here and testify for me. Alison: Okay, it didn't take much convincing. It seemed to me like she had been wanting to set the record straight for a long time. Oh, so when is the hearing? Adam: Today, actually. Alison: Today? Adam: Yeah. Alison: Shouldn't you be preparing or meditating or whatever? Adam: I came to -- to try some herbal tea, actually. I hate it, but they say it's supposed to calm your nerves. And then I -- I saw you, and I figured I'd talk to you instead. Alison: Wow. Adam: Mm-hmm. Alison: I rank higher than herbal tea? Good to know. Adam: Yeah, see, you put a smile on my face already. It's not easy, having hope for the first time in a long time. I don't trust it. Alison: You deserve a chance to restart your life, Adam. Everyone does. Adam: I just wish it didn't come at your expense. Alison: 'Cause of Casey? Adam: Look, Alison, he didn't want you to help me. Alison: You know, I know that's what he says, but, I mean, you're his brother. I have to believe that deep down, he loves you. Adam: Well, it must be really deep down. Alison: You know, it may take some time, but he'll come around. Adam: I hope so, for both of our sakes. [SCENE_BREAK] Maddie: Good morning. I'm still here. Casey: Yeah, I can see that. The question is, why? Maddie: I saw your parents leave, and I thought I'd slip in and pay you a little visit. Casey: But, um -- yeah, you used the -- Maddie: Yeah. I remembered some of our old tricks when I used to live here. Casey: We did sneak in here a lot, didn't we? Maddie: We used to do a lot of things. But that is not what I am here to talk about. Casey: Did you think about what I said? Maddie: About not testifying for Adam? Yeah, I couldn't think about anything else last night. Casey: Well, uh, what did -- what did you decide? Maddie: That there's a name for what you're doing -- emotional blackmail -- and I don't like it. [SCENE_BREAK] Janet: Mm! Oh, thank God! Thank God! Don't ever do that to me again! Liberty: I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry. Jack: Liberty, no matter how mad you are at your mom, can you just text her to let her know where you are so she doesn't worry herself half to death? Janet: Yeah! Liberty: Okay. Janet: Do you want something to eat. Do you want some eggs or something? Can I fix you a plate? Emily: Oh, you know what? She had croissants and a big glass of O.J. Janet: What are you doing here? Liberty: I, uh -- I had breakfast at Fairwinds with Paul and Emily. Janet: What? Liberty: That's where I spent the night last night. Janet: Why? Emily: I thought she needed to get away. Janet: I'm not talking to you. Liberty, what is going on here? Liberty: I really needed a break, Mom. Janet: A break? Emily: Yeah, from all the stress you're putting on here. She's here two minutes, and you're already giving her the third degree? Janet: My relationship with my daughter is none of your business. Emily: Actually, actually, it is my business. She made it my business when she chose us to adopt her child. And together, we've decided that Liberty's gonna live with us until she gives birth. Janet: Over my dead body! There is no way my daughter is moving in with you. You have no claim over her or her baby. Emily: I'm not sure Liberty feels that way. Janet: Oh, please. Do not tell me how my daughter feels. Liberty: Stop, okay? I -- I can't handle this yelling again. Janet: Yeah, you're right. You're absolutely right, which is why Emily is leaving. Liberty: No, Mom. That -- that's why I'm leaving. Janet: Sweetheart, do you really think moving in with a couple of strangers is gonna help anything? It's not. You need stability. Paul and Emily are the opposite of that. Emily: Excuse me! Janet: Hey, if you don't like it, you can leave. Liberty: And so can I. Janet: No. Sweetie, please, let's talk about this. Let's work it out. Liberty: Mom, we have not worked anything out since I got pregnant. You keep telling me that what I want is wrong. Janet: That's because I want you to make the right decision. Emily: And who decides what that right decision is, Liberty or you? Janet: Okay, that's it. For the last time, stop it, all right?! That's enough! Jack: You know what? No, I'm dragging us out right now. Let's go. Janet: No! If you think that I'm gonna let her take my daughter and baby- snatch her, you're wrong! Jack: Okay, you know what? I think you're going about this all wrong. Janet: What?! You think I'm supposed to just let my daughter leave? Jack: Yeah, let her leave, just for now. Janet: Never. Jack: You can't lock her up. Brad tried that. Didn't work. Janet: I know everything out of my mouth is just driving her further away. I get that. I just don't know what to do, Jack. You got to help me get out of this mess! Jack: Honey, I will. If you'll let me, I will. But you need to calm down and let me try and help you, okay? Janet: Okay. Okay, okay. Just hurry. Please, go. Liberty: Hey. Liberty: Hey. I'm gonna go pack my stuff. Janet: Sweetie, wait. Don't forget to take a jacket. It's getting pretty chilly out there. Liberty: Okay, I will. Janet: Where the hell do you get off turning my daughter against me? Emily: Well, look in the mirror, lady. You did that all by yourself. [SCENE_BREAK] Maddie: You know, I really hate the way that you put me in the middle of you and your brother. Casey: You kind of put yourself there, Maddie. Maddie: Me testifying for Adam has nothing to do with the way that I feel about you. You know that I care, that I've always cared. You were the one that broke up with me, remember, not the other way around. Casey: Don't you see? That was Adam's fault, too. Maddie: You can't be serious. Casey: Everything in my life went wrong when Adam turned on me and the family. Maddie: He didn't make you a gambling addict, Casey. Casey: No, no, but he knew I had a problem, and instead of helping me, he used it against me, just like he's using you. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Oh, no. Oh. Hey, it's my hearing. Alison: Well, good luck, though I really don't think you'll need it. Adam: Thanks. Alison: Look, you know, I have the whole day off, so I'm probably just gonna be nursing my coffee for a while. Come back and, let me know how it goes, okay? Adam: Okay. You know, Casey has no idea how -- how lucky he really is to have you. Alison: Actually, I really hope he does, and that once all this is over, we can get things back on track. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: He's still a liar and a cheat. He hasn't changed. Maddie: He seems different to me. Casey: How? Would an honest guy put his mom through hell because he's afraid to pay for what he did? Would an honest guy turn Alison against me? Maddie: Is that what this is about -- you and Alison? Casey: No, no. It's not just that. He -- he's turned my parents against each other. Maddie: I thought that they were pretty tight. Casey: Dad didn't want to defend Adam, but Mom put the pressure on him. You know, she didn't give him any other choice. Maddie: Still, your dad wouldn't have taken the case if he thought Adam wasn't worth defending. Whether you like it or not, I think so, too. Casey: And who's gonna defend you, Maddie, huh? When your testimony gets you in trouble? I can't stand by and let Adam hurt you, not again. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Hey. Margo: Hey! Adam, hey. Oh! We're in the home stretch. Everything is gonna be okay. Adam: I'm actually -- I'm actually starting to believe that myself. Margo: Well, do believe it. It's gonna be a great day. Adam: What about you, Dad? Any -- any predictions? Tom: No guarantees, but with Maddie's testimony, I think the odds are pretty good that you'll be spending the night with us at home tonight. Adam: You think? Margo: He thinks. I know. We're gonna close this chapter of your life. [SCENE_BREAK] Maddie: I overreacted when I saw Adam trying to kiss Gwen. I was wrong. Casey: No, you weren't. He -- he tried to force himself on her. Maddie: But it wasn't rape, Casey. I know that now. He would have let her go if I would have given him the chance, but I didn't. I almost killed him. He didn't deserve that, and he didn't deserve what happened afterwards. Casey: But if you testify, he's going to walk. Maddie: If a judge decides that he's not guilty, then that's how it goes. Casey: Okay, what if the same judge decides you should be punished for trying to bury him alive? Maddie: It will be all right, Casey. I will be all right. Casey: The only way to know for sure is for you not to testify. Maddie: Does it really mean that much to you? Casey: You mean that much to me. You know, I've been to prison, and I can't stand the thought of you having to deal with that. Maddie: Thank you. Thank you for caring. Casey: I'll always care for you. Listen, you -- you have to do what you have to do. [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: You know, it's really not that bad. Fairwinds isn't that far away. Janet: I don't care if it's right next door. Liberty needs to be with family. You and Paul are not family. Emily: Liberty doesn't want to raise this child, and we do. It's a win-win for everyone. Why can't you see that? Janet: Oh, I'm sorry. I just can't see how you being the parents of my grandchild is a win-win. Emily: Well, you know what? You can pass judgment all you like, but Paul and I have the ability and the resources to take care of this child. And I swear to you, we will -- we will love this baby with all our hearts. Liberty: I'm ready to go now. Janet: Sweetie, can we please just talk about this? Liberty: You mean stay and listen to you tell me what I'm doing is wrong? No more, Mom. I'll be outside. [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: What's that, Mr. Bunny? You want to hang out with Miss Eliza? Well, it's a good thing, 'cause here she is. Say hi to Mr. Bunny. [Jack clears throat] Paul: Mr. Bunny's running from the law. Jack: The housekeeper let me in. I hope I'm not disturbing you. Paul: I don't know. Do you think he's disturbing us? Thank you. Jack: Look, I'm not gonna beat around the bush. I -- I would like it if you and Emily backed off the baby situation. Paul: The "Situation"? Liberty is asking us to adopt her baby. She's fine with it. I -- I didn't realize it was a situation. Jack: Listen, you already have a gorgeous baby of your own. Why do you need to rush into getting another one? Paul: Didn't realize there was a limit. Jack: There isn't. Paul: Emily would like it if we had a child of our own. Jack: Listen, there are thousands of babies out there. Choose one of them. Paul: What's the problem here, Jack? I mean, we didn't twist Liberty's arm into giving up her baby for adoption, and we didn't ask her to choose us. Jack: Then -- then you un-choose her. Because right now, all you're doing is upsetting Liberty and her mother. Paul: Oh! Okay, now I get it. This isn't about Liberty at all. You're worried that Janet's gonna go over the deep end. Jack: No. Liberty is my stepdaughter, and I have every right to look out for her best interests. Paul: You got to look out for her, Jack. If you'd like, I can write down what the warning signs are. Jack: There's got to be something we can do here, Paul. Paul: There's something you can do. You can get Janet to back off her prejudicial attitude towards me and Emily. Because Liberty wants us to be the parents of this child, and there's nothing you can do to stop that from happening. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: Maddie, Maddie, Maddie, Maddie, Maddie, where are you? Are you -- you sure you told her the right time and place? Tom: No. Of course I did. I even sent her a text confirmation. Adam: Mom, I'm sure she'll be here. Clerk: People vs. Munson. The judge is ready for you. Tom: You coming? Margo: Yep, yep. Right behind you. Alison: Maddie. Maddie: Alison. Alison: Is the hearing over already? How did it go? Maddie: I don't know. Alison: Oh, did you leave before it was over? Maddie: No. Alison: What's going on? Why aren't you there? [SCENE_BREAK] Tom: Your honor, we'd like to request a brief recess. Judge: For what purpose? Tom: We're waiting on a key witness. I'm sure she'll be here soon. Must have been unavoidably detained. Judge: You have one hour, Counselor. Tom: Thank you, your honor. Margo: What happened with Maddie? Tom: I don't know, but there's still no message. Margo: This is not like her, Tom. Adam: No, it's not, but I think I know what happened. Margo: What? What's going on? Adam: I'll take care of it, okay? I'll be back in an hour. [SCENE_BREAK] Maddie: I thought about it, and I decided I couldn't testify. Alison: What are you talking about? I mean, that's the whole reason that you came back to Oakdale. Maddie: I thought I could do it, but when it came down to it, I couldn't. Alison: Couldn't what? Tell the truth? Maddie: I can't go through with this, Alison. Let it go, okay? Alison: You're not testifying because Casey doesn't want you to. You think if you jump when he says "Jump," that maybe you'll get him back? Maddie: You couldn't be more wrong. Alison: Look, I know Casey, Maddie, and I know how easily he can get people to do what he wants. Maddie: You may have slept with him, Alison, but you don't know him at all. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: You did it, didn't you? You talked Maddie out of testifying! Casey: Maddie makes her own decisions. Adam: Don't give me that! You worked on her, got her to do what you wanted! Casey: Forcing women is your thing, not mine. Adam: What did you promise her? Casey: Nothing. I don't make promises I can't keep. Can you say the same thing? Adam: What is that supposed to mean? Casey: Okay, when we were all in Canada, you swore if we let you go, you would leave and never come back to Oakdale. Adam: Without her testimony, Casey, I am looking at serious jail time. Casey: And I'm sure Mom will come visit you all you want. Adam: Okay, fine. What do you want me to do to get Maddie to testify for me? What do you want from me, Casey?! Casey: You out of my life, once and for all! Adam: Okay, fine. You win. I'll leave and never come back. Casey: You've said that before. Adam: And I meant it, all right? I thought if I came back as Riley Morgan, I could check in and check out without anyone ever knowing. Casey, I just wanted to see my family one last time. Casey: Oh, because you love us so much? Adam: Believe it or not, I do. I love Mom and Dad. I love you. Casey: R -- really? Was it love that made you use my gambling addiction to set up Will? That my big brother that I looked up to used me to get to someone else's wife? Adam: It wasn't like that! Casey: That's exactly what it is! And this past week, Mom turning herself inside out, trying to get you out of jail when she never -- Adam: When she never would do the same thing for you. Casey: So the offer's on the table. Are you gonna take it or no? Adam: I never knew I hurt you so much, Casey. Casey: Because you didn't want to know. Adam: I am so sorry. If I could go back in time and take it all back -- Casey: And you can't. I'm sorry, but you can leave now. Adam: If you get Maddie to drop the charges against me, I'll leave town, and you'll never have to see me again. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Maddie, I am so glad I found you. Maddie: Hey. Um, I -- you should know that I've decided not to testify. Casey: No, you didn't go to hearing. I know. Maddie: Not because you pressured me or anything like that. Casey: No, I know. Maddie: Just that I was thinking about what you said to me, and it really made sense. Casey: And what I'm about to say to you is not gonna make any sense at all. Maddie: What are you talking about? Casey: I need you to testify after all. Maddie: Excuse me? Casey: Yes. I know it's a complete 180, but it's for a good reason. All you have to do is exactly what you were planning on doing before. Maddie: I would feel so much better if I could tell the truth. Casey: And that's why you should do that. Maddie: And if I go to jail, at least I won't have all this guilt weighing down on me. Casey: You are not gonna end up in jail. My dad won't let that happen. Maddie: Thank you. Casey: So, um -- Maddie: Listen, I got to get going, 'cause I'm gonna be late. Casey: You'll -- you'll tell me how it turns out? Maddie: Yeah, yeah, sure. But just to warn you, Alison's in there, and she's on the warpath, so look out. Alison: Casey, what the hell were you thinking? Casey: You're gonna have to be a little more specific than that. Alison: Talking Maddie out of testifying just to get back at your brother?! I didn't think you could sink that low! Casey: Ali, Ali, listen. Alison: No, it's not okay! This is totally beneath you! Casey: Can I get a word in here? I fixed it. Alison: What do you mean? Casey: I talked to Maddie. She's on her way to testify right now. Alison: She is? Casey: She is, yes. Alison: Oh. Oh -- I guess -- I guess I owe you an apology then. Casey: Don't worry about it. Alison: No, no, I'm sorry. I should have known that you would come to your senses and do the right thing. Casey: This is the right thing for everyone. [SCENE_BREAK] Adam: Everything is gonna all right. Tom: Uh, uh, define "All right." Clerk: People vs. Munson, you're up again. Tom: Well, I hope for your sake you're right about Maddie being on her way, 'cause I don't think the judge is gonna cut us any more slack on this one. Your honor, if we may beg the court's indulgence just for a few more moments. We're ready, your honor. [SCENE_BREAK] [Baby fusses] Emily: Oh! Liberty: Hi! Emily: Hi! Oh, hi! Did you -- did you find room for everything? Liberty: Are you kidding? My stuff barely filled half of one of those dresser drawers. Emily: Oh. Well, then, we need to take you shopping. Liberty: No, you don't have to do that, really. It's fine. Paul: No, that -- that sounds fun. Emily: No, we -- we want to make you happy. Liberty: Aw. Emily: We want to make you happy, don't we? Don't we want to make Aunt Libby happy? We want to make her feel right at home. Yes. Sorry. Sorry about that. Sorry. Liberty: It's fine. Don't -- don't worry. I just -- I'm gonna need a little while to get my bearings. Is the kitchen that way or -- Emily: Uh, yeah. Are -- are you hungry? I can fix you something to eat. Liberty: I'm just thirsty. Emily: Okay. I can have them make you some herbal tea or -- or a glass of milk -- a big glass of milk. Good for the baby, good for the bones. Liberty: Gross. I was thinking more along the lines of a diet soda. Emily: Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no liquid chemicals. You know what? We need to come up with a meal plan for you, just to keep you on track. Liberty: We don't have to do that, really. I don't think so. Paul: You know, um, I've got to drop Eliza off at Memorial. That's where I'm meeting Meg. So maybe while we're there, we can pick up some literature on prenatal nutrition. Liberty: No. I have -- my mom gave that to me. Emily: It's a great idea! It's a great idea. Our first road trip! Ah, I'm so excited! [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I saw Paul with Eliza this morning. He seems to know what he's doing. He was good with her. Janet: Playing peek-a-boo twice a week does not a good father make. Jack: The bottom line, Darling -- this isn't up to you. It's up to Liberty. Janet: I know that. I know that. I just feel like I need to stop her from doing something I know is flat-out wrong. Jack: And all you can do is tell her how you feel. And you have done that. What more can you do? Janet: Well, instead of backing off, what if we make her a better offer? Jack: We tried that. She hated that couple from Nebraska. Janet: No, no, no, no, no. I mean a better "Better" offer. Jack: Such as? Janet: We keep the baby and raise it ourselves. Janet: We raise the baby and keep it in the family. And that way, Liberty can go off to college, and she'll know that the baby has a very safe place at home here. And then when she's ready to be a mom, it will be here for her. Jack: I thought you didn't want to have any more children, because you had spent so many of your glory years raising Liberty by herself. Janet: I know, I know, I said that. But my mind has been changed, okay? Things change. We have to change with them. Come on. It won't be like me and Liberty. This time, I'll have you. And you know -- admit it -- this would be the best thing for everybody. [SCENE_BREAK] Maddie: I thought Adam was attacking Gwen. Tom: But he wasn't, right? Maddie: No. But by the time I figured that out, it was too late. Tom: Because you'd knocked him out. Is that correct? Maddie: I thought I was protecting my friend. Tom: So what happened then? Maddie: He wasn't moving. And we thought -- I thought I had killed him. Tom: So you buried him. Maddie: We were so sure. I mean, I was sure. He wasn't breathing. He had no pulse. So yes, I dug a hole. God, to think about how he must have felt when he woke up and realized that -- Tom: Ms. Coleman, the court is aware that this was unintentional. You and the defendant were both victims of a terrible tragedy. Maddie: That's exactly it. And Adam, I am so sorry. Tom: So can we assume that if the same thing had happened to you, that you had woken up and found yourself mistakenly buried alive, would it have provoked a radical change in your mental state? Maddie: Definitely. Tom: In fact, anyone in that situation would understandably be traumatized. Maddie: Yes, they would. And that's why I understand why Adam came after me and Gwen -- because of what we did to him. Tom: Thank you, Miss Coleman. No further questions. Judge: Is there anything else, Counselor, you'd like to add? Tom: I would, your honor. I'd like the court to consider the extreme circumstances here. My client was suffering from a kind of post-traumatic stress that we couldn't even conceive of. Given what he was subjected to, I wonder if we can hold him accountable for his response to any of those things. But beyond that one of the two young women that he allegedly assaulted has come here to testify in his favor, and I think that urges the court toward leniency in this matter. I also have a signed affidavit from Gwen Munson stating that she would not object if the court were not to pursue this case. I respectfully request that all the charges be dropped. Judge: I see no justification for wasting the taxpayers' money. Case dismissed. Margo: Oh, my God! I can't believe it! I can't believe it! You're finally home for good! Oh! Adam: Mom, just to know that you've always accepted me, loved me no matter what -- meant so much to me. And it always will. Margo: Oh, come on, baby. It's all behind you now. Adam: Dad, you have no idea how good it feels just to call you dad again. Tom: Well, I am your dad. I always have been. I always will be. Margo: Okay, okay. Enough hugging. Let's go. Let's go celebrate. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: What happened? Maddie: I did it. I did what you wanted. Alison: Good. I mean, testifying was the right thing to do. [Cell phone rings] Casey: Sorry. Dad, hi. Tom: Hey, Case. I thought you'd like to know, Maddie really came through for us. Casey: She did? Tom: Yeah. All the charges have been dropped against your brother. He's a free man. Case, did you hear me? Casey: Um, yeah. Con -- congratulations. Tom: Look, I know this is hard for you. Casey: Uh, you have no idea. Tom: Listen, your mom would like to celebrate down at the Lakeview, and I know she would love it if you and Maddie and Alison would show up, because Adam owes you all a huge debt. Casey: I -- I'm with Ali and Maddie right now. I'll ask them. Is, um -- is Adam with you right now? Tom: He's gonna meet us at the Lakeview. Casey: Okay. I'll see you there. My parents want us to join them for a celebration. Alison: Sounds great. Maddie: Tell them I said thanks, but you guys go without me. Casey: No, wait. Adam owes you his freedom more than anyone else. Alison: Please come, Maddie. We both said things that we didn't really mean. So let's just let bygones be bygones, okay? Maddie: Okay. Casey: Okay. I -- I have to do something first, though. I'll meet you guys at the Lakeview, okay? [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: You're still here. Adam: Not for long. My stuff's all packed. Just wrote a quick note for Mom. Casey: Saying what? Adam: Nothing about you telling me to get the hell out, so don't worry. Just -- just wanted to say good-bye. Can't say it in person, or else she'd break me down and make it impossible for me to leave. Casey: Yeah, she would do that. Adam: Casey, I know I can't convince you to forget about the past. I just -- I just hope that some day, you will realize that I really do -- Casey: No. Adam: I hope that someday -- I don't know, maybe you'll -- you'll want me in your life again. [SCENE_BREAK] Tom: Well, I don't know what's taking Adam so long. He's not picking up his cell. So maybe I should call Casey? Margo: Well, without the guest of honor, there's no reason to rush Casey. You know, Adam's been under a lot of stress lately, and maybe, you know, it's pushing it to try to have a party. So, would you girls mind if we just did this another time? Maddie: Sure, sure. Alison: No, of course not. Margo: Okay. Okay. Tom -- Tom: Yeah. Margo: Let's go home. Maybe Adam's waiting there for us. [SCENE_BREAK] Janet: Listen, if my parents had made this offer to me when I was pregnant with Liberty, I would have jumped at the chance. Jack: Liberty's not you. Janet: I know. She is so much better than I could ever have been. She's got a real future ahead of her, and I want to make sure that she gets that chance for that future. Oh, come on, Jack. This could be good. This could be really good. Please. Jack: Okay. If this is what you want. Janet: Yes. Jack: But Liberty has to agree. Janet: Yes, she will! I know she will. Oh, God, thank you, Jack. Thank you so much! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Well, the good news is, we got all the brochures. Emily: Well, just wait 'til I turn my computer on and I start ordering books. Liberty: Oh, great. Paul: Come on. You don't remember any of this stuff? Emily: No, I don't. It's been a long time since I had Daniel, and you forget a lot between babies -- a lot. I mean, especially the labor pains. Liberty: You forget the labor pains? Because that is the thing -- Emily: No, you have to. Trust me, no woman on this planet would have another baby if she remembered -- oh, God, no. Sorry. Liberty: I'm tired. If it's okay with you guys, I'm gonna go lay down. Emily: Uh, yeah. Of course. Paul: Look, if you want anything, anything at all -- Emily: Just, uh, nothing diet. Paul: Call the kitchen, and they'll bring you whatever you'd like. Emily: Nothing diet. [SCENE_BREAK] Alison: What are you doing here? Why weren't you at the Lakeview? Casey: I just kind of didn't see the point. Alison: Don't be like that. Your parents wanted you there. Like it really mattered. I mean, Adam didn't show up. Do you know what happened to him? Casey: He's gone. Alison: What do you mean he's gone? What? Oh, no. Is this what you meant by "Fixing things"? Casey: It works out for the best, yes. Alison: The best for who, Casey? Oh, my God, your mother. Do you have any idea what this is gonna do to her? Casey: It was necessary. And if you loved me, you would be on my side. Alison: I do love you, Casey, but I'm not gonna let you use my love for you as a weapon against me, not anymore. [SCENE_BREAK] Margo: I don't understand. I mean, the charges were dropped. There was -- there was no need to run. He was a free -- free man. Tom? Tom: Maybe, uh -- maybe that's what he wanted all along, to just be free to leave. Margo: No. No, I don't believe that for a minute. He loved being home, here with us. Something -- something drove him away. [Voice breaking] Margo: Oh, my God. We just got him back. [SCENE_BREAK] Casey: Why are you so mad, Alison? He's not going to jail. Isn't that what you wanted? Alison: You turned what should have been a wonderful thing into something so dirty. I mean, you accused Adam of pulling strings, but you have done that and more. I mean, you hurt your parents, you plotted with Maddie, and you lied to me. Casey: I am sorry I hurt you. Alison: But you're not sorry for anything you've done. Okay, I can't -- I can't do this anymore. I never know what you mean or where you stand. Casey: You've known exactly where I stand about Adam. Alison: You mean after you decided to stop lying to me about who he was? Or when you told me that you were gonna help him, while the whole time, you were trying to find a way to just get him out of town! I am -- I'm sick of you and your hidden agendas! Casey: Maybe you're just sick of me, okay? Is that what you're trying to say? Alison: We can't play this game anymore, Casey. Maddie: Hey. You okay? Casey: I'm fine. [SCENE_BREAK] Announcer: On the next "As the World Turns." Alison: Let me go! Casey: Let's talk about this. Alison: I can't! Hunter: Hey, take your hands off my sister. Casey: You're the only one in my corner. Maddie: I'll always be in your corner. Tom: You've got another son here, and he needs you. Audrey: Check, please. Maddie: Whoa, whoa, no. Vienna -- Audrey: Maddie -- Maddie: What kind of scam are you trying to pull now? Barbara: Mm! Vienna: Henry? Henry?

Janet comes downstairs at the ranch, frantic that she cannot find Liberty and doesn't know where Liberty is. Liberty join Paul and Emily in the living room of Fairwinds. Janet goes totally ballistic when she cannot find Liberty. Jack urges Janet to call Liberty. Liberty answers the cell phone when Janet calls her. Emily offers to let Liberty move in with her and Pau until after the baby is born. Liberty gets a call from Janet urging her to come home. Emily offers to drive her home. Casey and Maddie wake up together. They discuss Adam's trial which is scheduled for today. Margo and Tom wait for Adam outside the courtroom. Alison offers Adam some words of encouragement. Casey doesn't want Maddie testifying for Adam in court. Liberty arrives home and Janet is overjoyed. Emily walks in and tells Janet that Liberty had eaten breakfast at Fairwinds. Janet becomes angry at the thought that Liberty was with Paul and Emily. Emily lets Janet know that Liberty is moving in with them. Janet goes totally ballistic. In talking to Jack, Janet changes her mind and agrees to let Liberty move in with Paul and Emily.

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Carly: This diagnosis it kind of takes my emotions and dials them up to ten. I'm scared everything's going to mean too much. When it was the times when not much was happening and we all just kind of hung out that made me the happiest. Parker: You have to see this! Carly: What are you doing here? You should be at school. Parker: No, forget school. Look what I found. Carly: What? What is it? Parker: It's a way to save your life. [SCENE_BREAK] Luke: Oh! Dad, I'm sorry I didn't -- I didn't hear you come in. Holden: What's got you dancing? Good news? Luke: Ah, yeah. Yeah, definitely. Holden: Well, that's okay. If you don't want to tell me what it is, that's fine. Luke: Oh no, I mean right now, I could -- I could sing it from the rooftops! I can't believe it actually, but there's a really good chance that things could actually work out between me and Noah. [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: Thanks. I've really got to thank you again, Dad. Colonel Mayer: Who else is going to make sure you get three squares a day? Noah: I didn't mean about buying me lunch. I meant -- I meant about accepting I'm gay. Colonel Mayer: I won't pretend any of this has been easy, Noah. But family always comes first. Noah: And you're the only family I've got. I didn't want to lose you. Colonel Mayer: I would not let that happen. Noah: Still, you did this total 180. I mean, what happened that changed your mind? Colonel Mayer: You have no idea how far I'm willing to go to do what's right for you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Car honking] Sly: Room service! Dusty: Why'd you come back? Sly: I couldn't let you croak out here. And if somebody was going to help you, might as well be me. [SCENE_BREAK] Parker: I was up all night surfing the internet. And I Googled brain lesions, like the one you have. Carly: Parker, I love you for this, I really do, but I want you to sleep at night, okay? I don't want you getting sick. Parker: I'm fine. You're the one who's sick and you need to get better. That's all I care about. Okay, so, there's this clinic in Berlin with a new kind of treatment -- Carly: Parker, this treatment is experimental and it would take up almost all the time I have left, with no guarantees. Parker: Yeah, but if there's a chance it could save your life, isn't it worth it? Carly: Yeah, well, that would be real good, Sweetie. But there are also insurance issues. Going to Germany for unapproved treatments would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe more than that, I don't have that kind of money. Parker: I do. In the trust fund that Aunt Rosanna gave me. Carly: That's for you, that's not for me. Parker: Yeah, but this is for me! You're my mom. And I'd do anything to keep you around. Carly: You are fantastic, you know that? Parker: So will you do it? Will you sign up for that treatment? Carly: Honey, even if I thought this treatment could help me, you can't pay for it. You can't touch that trust fund until you're 21. Parker: What if it's an emergency? Aunt Rosanna will get us that money, Mom. All we have to do is call her! [SCENE_BREAK] Paul: Answer my question! Why did you suddenly case of amnesia about what Craig did to you? You lied on the stand. Rosanna: No, no, no, no, I didn't lie -- Paul: Rosanna come on! Rosanna: I didn't lie. Paul: We were so close to getting Craig put away! Rosanna: It wasn't like that -- Paul: He must have got to you. Did he get to you? Rosanna: No. Paul: Did he threaten you? Rosanna: No. Paul: Well, he must have done something, Rosanna. What does he have hanging over your head? Rosanna: Okay, okay. All right. All right. If you want to know the truth, I'll tell you. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: It was a simple question, Craig. Did you have something to do with Rosanna suddenly losing her memory in court? Craig: How can you even ask me that? Meg: Simple. At first, you were sweating bullets about the hearing. You were terrified that Rosanna's testimony would send you back to prison. Craig: And anyone would be on edge given those circumstances. Meg: But today, everything changed. You were counting on Rosanna to have a sudden memory loss, weren't you? Craig: You know how much Rosanna hates me. Do you seriously think I could influence her testimony? Meg: I'm not stupid, Craig. And neither is Paul. He's going to figure out that's exactly what you did. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Okay, now before I tell you this, I want you to know that I love you so much and that I would never, ever deliberately hurt you, but the truth is -- I have been lying to you ever since the day that you brought me home. Paul: You've been lying to me? Rosanna: Yes. Ever since you brought me back to Oakdale. Do you remember that first night that we -- we were at the Lakeview and we saw Craig and Meg. And I saw then how much you hated Craig and how much you wanted to see him suffer for what he did to me so, I knew then that the only way that Craig could be punished for his crimes was if I remembered what he did. And so I started telling you what you wanted to hear. Paul: Yeah, until today, when you're on the stand. All of a sudden -- Rosanna, what happened? Rosanna: Well, I mean, I put my hand on the bible, I couldn't lie. Paul: Even if it means that now Craig can come between us? Rosanna: I couldn't do it. I couldn't lie under oath, Paul. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry that this -- that this hurt you. Can you ever forgive me? Paul: Of course. Rosanna: Oh God, thank you. Thank you so much. I'm so sorry, it was just this huge, huge, huge mistake and I will never ever, ever do something like this again. Okay? All right? So please just -- can you just tell me that we can just put it past us and get on with our lives and planning our marriage, and planning our lives together. Paul: You know I'd love nothing more than that, I wish we could, but I'm afraid right now this is impossible. [SCENE_BREAK] Sly: Ah, I felt lousy leaving you out here. Dusty: Why? Sly: I started thinking about you rotting away like one of these rusted-out cars. Dusty: Cut the crap! Tell me what you want. [SCENE_BREAK] Colonel Mayer: I'm sure you think that I'm an uptight, old-fashioned geezer who was never young. But I know what it's like being your age. I remember those feelings. Those feelings can make a young man do things he would not normally do. Noah: If you're saying I being gay is some stage I'll grow out of, I don't think so. Colonel Mayer: No, I don't mean that. Whether straight or whatever, young men can make mistakes. Noah: Like I did with Maddie. Because I wasn't being honest with myself, Dad. Colonel Mayer: She's a fine young woman. I know, I know it's over. I know. I won't push that anymore. Noah, I feel terrible about the way I treated you. I was wrong. Noah: That's okay, really. Colonel Mayer: No, it's not. What would you say to spending some time together, you and me, as father and son, so I can make it up to you? Noah: Seriously? I'd like that. Colonel Mayer: Good. Because I want to make amends. And not only to you, but to Luke. Can you help me do that? [SCENE_BREAK] Luke: Bottom line, we all must've underestimated Noah's dad because Colonel Mayer did a complete turnaround. Holden: Really? Luke: Yeah. I mean don't get me wrong, the guy's as conservative as they come. But he must really love his son because when push came to shove, he accepted Noah for who he is. Holden: That's great. I'm glad to hear that. Luke: Yeah, and now that Colonel Mayer knows the truth, Noah's not afraid anymore, so -- Holden: So, it means that there might be a chance for you two? Luke: Well, let's just say that Noah's giving all the right signals. Holden: Well, I hope it works out. Luke: Thanks, Dad. That means a lot. Noah, hey, I was just talking about you. Noah: Really? I was talking about you, too. Are you free this afternoon? Luke: Ah, yeah, yeah -- yeah, what's going on? Noah: It's my dad. He wants to see you. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: I cannot attest to what's going on in Rosanna's mind. I can't even tell you what happens to someone after two years being in a coma. What happens to their memory? I can only tell you, she did not testify, the result is, I'm free. Now I thought that would be something that we would want to celebrate. Meg: I never wanted to see you suffer, Craig. Craig: No, you're just a little disappointed I didn't get hauled out of court in leg irons. Meg: That is not true. Craig: Oh really? You're harping on all this honesty thing, okay. How about returning the favor? You demanded to be next to me in court and foolishly I thought it was because you wanted to support me. But you had your own agenda the whole time, didn't you Meg? You were hoping that Rosanna's testimony was going to send me straight to prison. And then you would have the perfect excuse to end our marriage and go back to Paul. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Wait, wait, wait a minute. Wait, now you don't you want to be with me anymore? Paul: No, no, that's not what I said at all. Rosanna: But you just said that you don't want to go ahead with our wedding. Paul: What you said was that you didn't feel like you've made a full recovery. Rosanna, I feel like I'm partly responsible for that. Rosanna: No, how could you be responsible? Paul: I pushed you so hard to try and remember what Craig had done to you. I really, I should've had more patient. Rosanna: Look, this is not your fault. Do you understand? I am the one that convinced you that my memory was returning, I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry. Paul: No, you don't have anything to apologize for. Look, if we are going to get married then we're going to get back to the life that we both want together, then you need to get better. So we'll get you the best doctors, we'll get you the best specialists available, whatever it takes, we'll spare no expense. Rosanna: But as long as I'm with you, I'm fine. Paul: Obviously, that's not true, or you would have made a full recovery by now. You getting your memory back, that's all that really matters right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Parker: Maybe this is why aunt Rosanna came back, so she can help you. Carly: Honey, Rosanna is going through a lot of her own stuff right now. Parker: Whatever. It can't be more important than saving your life. I'm sure she'll let me use my trust fund if we ask her. Carly: I'll call her, okay? Parker: Okay, but do it now. There's no time to waste. Carly: Yes, you're right. Time is precious. But that doesn't mean you get to play hooky. Go to school. Parker: Mom -- Carly: Parker, I will talk to Rosanna, you go to school. We'll discuss it later, okay? Parker: Okay, but you've got to do this. I don't want to come home and find you crying again, like last night. Please call Aunt Rosanna right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Why do I get the feeling that you're not being honest with me? Paul: About what? Rosanna: You -- you're upset, aren't you? [Phone ringing] Paul: You going to get that? It might be important. [Phone ringing] Rosanna: Hello? Carly: Hey Rosanna, it's me. I hate to give you such short notice, but I really need you to come over. Rosanna: You mean, right now? Carly: Yeah, as soon as you can. Rosanna: All right, I'll be right there. Carly: Thanks. Rosanna: So sorry, that was Carly, she needs me. So, can we talk about this some more tomorrow? Paul: Yeah, absolutely. [SCENE_BREAK] Dusty: So, what do you want? You want money? Sly: Nah, somebody already cleaned you out. Dusty: Why are you being so gracious? Sly: Don't want his honor to come gunning for you again. Dusty: Who? Sly: You said the mayor was the one who did this. Dusty: No! No. Mayer is the guy's name. Winston Mayer. Army guy. A colonel. Sly: The hit man was a G.I.? Dusty: Listen to me -- if you take me to the hospital, I'll pay you. Sly: No hospitals. Gunshot victims get too much attention. Cops start asking questions. Can't risk it. Dusty: Give a message -- give a message to a friend. Tell her where to find me. She'll give you all the money you need, just tell her where to find me. Sly: You got a rich girlfriend, huh? Dusty: No -- no girlfriend. A friend. Sly: What's her name? Dusty: Lily -- Lily Snyder. [SCENE_BREAK] Holden: Welcome. Come on in. Noah: Mr. Snyder. You must be Noah's dad. Colonel Mayer: Colonel Winston Mayer. Holden: Holden Snyder. Colonel Mayer: Very nice to meet you. And what a beautiful farm you have here. This is the way people should live -- close to the earth, fresh air, natural bounty. You're very lucky. Holden: It's been in the family for a lot of years. Colonel Mayer: Is Mrs. Snyder around? Because she and I got off on the wrong foot. And she really does need to hear what I have to say. Holden: Actually she's not. She's on a scouting trip with my younger daughter. Luke: But I'm sure my mom, you know, understands -- why you reacted the way you did when she tried to help with Noah. Colonel Mayer: Young man, I owe your mother and you an apology. I was harsh with her, and I judged you based on my prejudice. And I was wrong. And I hope you and your mother can forgive me. Luke: Of course. Yes, thank you. Holden: Colonel, I'm sure that this hasn't been easy for you. Colonel Mayer: I won't say I've completely come to terms with Noah's -- change in lifestyle. But he's my son, no matter what. Noah: This really means a lot to me, dad. I just knew that when you met Luke and his family -- I mean, they're great. Luke: And Noah speaks so highly of you. I mean, I know that he really looks up to you. So I'm very excited to get to know you, too. Holden: You know what? I have an idea. We're having a family dinner a little bit later -- Luke's two brothers will be here with us. I have some errands to run, but why don't you guys join us? It'll give us all a chance to get to know each other a little better. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Hey, Sweetie. Carly: Hey, thanks for coming. Rosanna: Sure, you sounded so serious on the phone. Has something happened? Carly: Yeah, you could say that. Rosanna: Oh, Baby, I know that Jack marrying Katie was really awful, but you really have to be strong -- Carly: Yeah, I know. If only it were that simple. Why don't we sit down? [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: You don't need to worry about Paul. He hates me now. Craig: Yeah, and if you got to settle for second best, why not me? Meg: Don't put words in my mouth, Craig. Craig: Do you believe me or not? Meg: I would like to believe you, but -- Craig: There's a catch there, huh? Meg: After Rosanna basically exonerated you, I should be relieved -- elated, even. Craig: But you're not? Meg: I didn't know what to think. Craig: I have always told you how I felt about you, Meg, and I have been honest on that score. But if you are always going to doubt me. If you are going to believe and listen to whatever Paul or Rosanna or Holden or anybody else says about me, then this marriage is meaningless. It is over. So it is time for you to make a decision. You are either with me, or you're not. And if it is the latter, I would like you to go. Now! [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: But there must be something that we can do. I mean -- I'll pay for it, okay? I'll pay whatever it costs, okay? Whatever it takes to find a cure for you. Carly: I knew you would say that. I -- I've already gotten a dozen second opinions. Parker's even been looking online at some experimental treatment they're doing in Berlin. Rosanna: Okay, great. We go to Berlin. That's what we'll do. We'll take you there. Okay? Carly: You know what? If I thought that it would save my life, I'd be on the first plane, and I would not be too proud to let you pay for it. But I read about it, and the truth is, the kind of tumors they're working on, they're not like mine. Rosanna: Okay, well, that's too bad, but we'll find another treatment. Okay? Carly: I'm out of options, Rosanna. Rosanna: Honey, come on. There must be something that I can do for you. Carly: There is. You are so lucky. You got a second chance at your life, Rosanna. Go for it. Are you engaged? Did Paul propose to you? That's great! That's wonderful! Congratulations! And you know something? I really, really, really, really want to be in your wedding. So do it soon, okay? What is it? Rosanna: Nothing. Carly: Hey, what is going on? Rosanna: Honey, there might not be a wedding. I love Paul so much, but he may not love me. [Rosanna remembering] Paul: Meg, you know who he is. And you know the things that he's done. Why can't you just walk away? [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Why would you say Paul doesn't love you? Rosanna: You know what? You really don't need to hear this right now. Carly: Don't do that. Don't treat me differently because I'm sick. I want the people I love to be happy. You're clearly not happy. I'm your sister, I want to help you. Rosanna: I love Paul. I can't lose him. Carly: Well, what could make you lose him? Rosanna: Meg Snyder. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: You make up your mind, Meg. If you cannot fully commit to me, I want you out of here now. Meg: If Rosanna wasn't prepared to accuse you, then I have no right to mistrust you anymore. Craig: Not exactly a ringing endorsement from my wife. Meg: What do you want from me, Craig? Craig: I would like you to stop doubting me! I would like you to be a wife to me! In every way. Starting now. [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: That's really kind of you, Mr. Snyder, but we can't impose. Holden: It's really not a problem. Colonel Mayer: We'd be delighted to stay for dinner. Thank you. Holden: Great. I have a couple of things to take care of. Luke, why don't you show them around the farm? Luke: Sure. Holden: I'll see you later. Luke: So, would you like to see our stables? My dad raises horses. Colonel Mayer: You know, if you don't mind, I'll just show myself around. I need the exercise and fresh air. Thank you. Luke: Wow. I mean, that is -- that's amazing! I guess people really can change their minds and come around. Noah: Yeah, well, I did. Luke: Yeah, and I'm glad. [SCENE_BREAK] Sly: Lily Snyder? She owns that Lakeview hotel, right? Her mother's the richest woman in town. Dusty: That's right. Tell her where I am. Sly: And she'll pay big bucks? No cops? Dusty: No cops. Sly: Okay, where do I find her? Dusty: Farm -- Sly: What farm? Where? Dusty: There. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: You lied under oath? Rosanna: Well, I was desperate. So, I told the judge that I was confused, and I couldn't remember. Carly: Because Craig told you that if he went to prison, then Meg would go after Paul. Rosanna: Well, come on, I mean, I didn't want to believe it. But then I saw the cell phone footage that the P.I. shot. And I just couldn't bear the thought of losing Paul. So I lied, and I let Craig go free. Carly: Wow -- that doesn't sound like you. But I do understand, probably better than anyone, what it's like to go to any lengths to hold onto the person you love. Rosanna: Be honest with me, Carly. You think I made a big mistake, don't you? Carly: I'm in no position to judge. Rosanna: Come on, tell me the truth. Please, please just don't -- don't spare my feelings. Carly: Well, I have done my share of lying. What I found out is the more I lied, the more I pushed Jack away. That's how I lost him. I'd hate for you to lose Paul like that. Rosanna: But if I tell Paul the truth now, I mean, he'll definitely leave me. Carly: Well, I guess all you can do then is hope that he doesn't find out. But I know you, I'm sure you were careful. [Cell phone rings] Rosanna: Oh, oh, oh -- Paul? Paul: Hi. Listen, I've been thinking. I might have misjudged what happened in court today. Rosanna: Really? Paul: Yeah. And I just think it's time that we're completely honest with each other. So why don't you come home, and we'll talk about it then? Millicent? Hi. I'm sorry -- listen -- last night, early evening, did Ms. Cabot have a guest? Maid: Yes. There was one. A gentleman I didn't recognize. Rosanna: Well, Paul sounded better on the phone. Maybe this will all work out after all. Carly: Well, you should go home and find out. Rosanna: You still think lying is a mistake? That the truth will come out eventually? Carly: Well, I think it usually does. But you know, I'm also thinking that even if Paul does learn the truth and forgives you completely, you may still have that problem. Rosanna: I know -- Meg. Well, that's a problem I'm just going to have to take care of. Right away. Carly: I'm sure you'll do the right thing. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: So for all of you saying that you have faith in me, you still can't make up your mind. Meg: This hasn't been an easy day. Craig: Really? You're not the one who almost went to prison. So deal with it. Decide, right now. Are you my wife or not? Decide, meg. Now! [Cell phone rings] Craig: Montgomery. Rosanna: I need to see you, right away. Craig: I'm sorry, it's going to have to wait. Rosanna: It can't wait. There's some things that we need to straighten out, now. Craig: This really isn't a good time. Rosanna: Let me guess. You're with your darling Meg. Well, get rid of her, and meet me in ten minutes at Al's. Craig: That may not be -- Rosanna: Be there, or I will come over and have a little chat with Meg myself. Craig: My lawyer. He needs to see me. We need to discuss strategy. And Rosanna, I'm still taking her to court to unfreeze my assets. Meg: Of course, money always comes first. Craig: You should wait for me upstairs. Think about what I said, Meg. I'm planning for my future -- and it's with you, or without you. [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: What do think of the house? It's awesome. [Door closes] Col. Mayer: It's -- a lot to take in. Noah: Do you want to come back inside? Col. Mayer: In a few minutes, yeah. Noah: Dad, if this is hard for you being around Luke and his family, we don't have to stay for dinner. Col. Mayer: I've accepted the invitation. And Colonel Winston Mayer never goes back on his word. Noah: Are you sure you're okay? Col. Mayer: I'm sure. I'm sure. Go on back inside. Don't be rude to your friend. That's an order. Sly: Yoo-hoo. Col. Mayer: Who are you? Sly: Uh, nobody. Col. Mayer: You don't look like you belong here. Are you aware this is private property? Sly: We need to talk, colonel, about Dusty Donovan. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Parker, what are you doing here? School's not out yet. Parker: I had a study period. Did you call Aunt Rosanna? Carly: I did. Parker: And she'll give you all the money you need to get better, right? Carly: She would -- Parker: Awesome! Now, we need to tell Jack and J.J. and Sage -- Carly: Hey, hey -- slow down, all right? Sit down. Look, I read about that. We're not going to Berlin. The stuff that they're doing -- it's not going to work on my tumor. Parker: You don't know that. Carly: Yes, I do. We have to accept it. I am not getting better. And that's why instead of running off and looking for something that isn't there, we have to stay here, and we have to concentrate on making the most of the time that we have left. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: You did the right thing in court today. Rosanna: It was hardly the right thing, and you know it. I lied, and got you a get-out-of-jail-free card, because you managed to convince me that if you were out of the equation, Meg would go after Paul. Craig: Well, now that won't happen. Rosanna: Well, it better not. Otherwise, I'm going to throw you back in prison so fast, it'll make your head spin! Craig: Is that why you demanded this meeting, Rosanna? To threaten me? Rosanna: You know, we are not out of the woods yet where Meg and Paul are concerned. There's still something very powerful between them. And until it's dead and buried, neither of us are safe. Craig: So, what do you propose we do? Rosanna: Well, I'd like to get Meg out of the equation. And I'd like you to do it for me. Craig: If you're suggesting that I kill my wife, that's not going to happen. Rosanna: What? You tried to kill me when we were married. It didn't seem to bother you then. But no, don't worry, I'm not considering attempted homicide. Your marriage to Meg. It's not in name only, I hope? Craig: What do you mean? Rosanna: Do I need to draw you a picture? I'm asking if you and your wife sleep together. Craig: Of course. But our sex life is none of your business. Rosanna: Actually, it is. Because if you would like to hold on to Meg, and I would like to stay with Paul, then you and Meg are going to have to have a child together. So get her pregnant, okay? The sooner, the better. [SCENE_BREAK] Meg: Hey, what's taking you so long, Craig? I thought you'd be back by now. [Door closes] Hi. Craig: Thought about what I said? Meg: Yes. Craig: Are you ready to be my wife? Meg: I am. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: So the treatment in Berlin might work for another kind of tumor, but it won't work on mine. Parker: Maybe the doctors there could still help you. You never know unless you try. Carly: Parker, I want to be able to enjoy every good day that I have left with you and your brother and your sister. Parker: But you can't give up! Carly: Honey -- I know how hard this is for you to accept. It's hard for me, too. But you've got to help me out here. There's nothing we can do to make this better, except be here for each other. Can you do that? Parker: Of course I can, but -- Carly: What? Parker: Nothing. I should get to school. Carly: Hey. Are you okay? Parker: Yeah. Mom, I know you're not going to believe me, but I've got this feeling inside. I got a really strong feeling that you're going to be fine. [SCENE_BREAK] Noah: Can you believe how amazing this day has turned out? Luke: I still can't wrap my brain around it. Noah: You know, I don't even care, as long as I get to do this. Luke: Oh, hey, hey, hey! What if your dad comes back? I mean, I know he's making strides, but I think he'd be totally freaked if he saw us like this. Noah: He's on one of his power walks. He won't be back for a while. Come on, why are you so uptight? Luke: I'm not. I just get the feeling that your dad still doesn't like me very much, and I know that he doesn't like the whole idea of -- us. Noah: I know. But give him time. He can be a little intense. Once he makes up his mind to do something, there's no stopping him. [SCENE_BREAK] Col. Mayer: I'm afraid you're mistaken. I don't know any Dusty Donovan. Sly: Well, this should jog your memory. He's the guy you shot and left for dead. [SCENE_BREAK] Craig: What -- we don't need that. Meg: Craig -- Craig: No. I want to make a baby. [SCENE_BREAK] Rosanna: Paul, are you here? Maid: Mr. Ryan went out, but he wanted me to give you this. He said you might want to see it again. Rosanna: Thank you. [Rosanna opens up the box and in it is her cellphone with the video paused on the screen. She hits play] Paul: Meg you know who he is. And you know the things that he's done. Why can't you just walk away? [NEXT_ON] Holden: What's going on, here? Col. Mayer: Donovan. Is he still in that car? Sly: Where else would he be? Meg: He made a complete turn around. It's like he accepts the fact that Noah and Luke are now together. Luke: Your dad wants the three of us to go on a fishing trip together. Rosanna: You need to understand -- Paul: The only thing I need to do is get the hell out of this house.

Noah's father pretends to accept Luke and Noah's relationship by going to have dinner with the Snyder family at the farm. Sly returns to the junkyard because he feels guilty about leaving Dusty in such bad shape. Sly only wants money so he agrees to go to the farm to tell Lily Dusty's location because Dusty promises him Lily will give him money. Sly runs into the Colonel at the farm and since Dusty told him the Colonel shot him Sly decides to negotiate with the Colonel and tells him Dusty isn't dead yet. Parker finds an experimental treatment for Carly and wants to pay for it with the trust fund money Rosanna gave him. Carly tells Rosanna about her illness and the experimental treatment but she tells her sister the treatment won't work for her kind of tumor. Craig pressures Meg to either act like a wife to him in every way or leave him. Meg gives into Craig's pressure and they start to make love because Rosanna tells Craig he must get Meg pregnant right away. Paul discovers that Rosanna had a private detective follow him when he sees the video of him and Meg talking. Paul leaves the house but the maid gives the cell phone video back to Rosanna on orders from Paul. Rosanna fears she has lost Paul because she lied to him.

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Emily: Watch it. You're going to ruin what's left of my reputation. Chris: Oh, alert the media. Emily: Consider me alerted. No, wait. Coffee, okay? First. Or I'm cutting you off. Chris: Well, in that case, you go grab a table in the lounge. I'll get the paper and we can start looking for a place to live. Emily: Oh. Chris: What? Emily: I can't believe we're actually doing this. Chris: Come on -- second thoughts? Emily: No. Not at this very moment. Chris: Hey, hey, Evan Walsh? Evan: Oh, you've got to be kidding me. Chris, I thought you were vying for sainthood in Darfur. Chris: Well, things got dicey. They evacuated the medical station, and I ended up in Paris. Evan: So what, you're here because you had a craving for freedom fries? Chris: No, Paris -- Paris is great, Oakdale's our home. Evan: Our home? Plural? Chris: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is my girlfriend, Emily Stewart. [SCENE_BREAK] Bob: Lori, have you seen my son Chris today? Nurse: No, but I've been running between the floors all morning. I might have missed him. Bob: I doubt that. [Cell phone ringing] Bob Hughes. Kim: So how's my handsome husband doing? Bob: Maybe I made a mistake hiring Chris. Kim: Oh, why? What happened? Bob: Well, it's his first day and he hasn't bothered to show up. Kim: Oh, well -- maybe he's still jetlagged. Come on now, Honey. Give him a chance. Bob: Why, because his father's chief of staff? Kim: I doubt that he's expecting special treatment. He's a lot of things, but Honey, I don't think he's a slacker anymore. Bob: I hold him to the same standards I do everyone else. Kim: You know, he's inherited your stubborn streak. So, calling him on the carpet at the hospital might be counterproductive. Do it on neutral ground. Like the Lakeview. Bob: What are you doing running a TV station? They need you at the U.N. [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: It's funny, I used to know an Evan Walsh. Evan: Yeah, that's my dad. He doesn't live here anymore. I'm just here on a work thing. Chris: Yeah, Evan's a biochemist. We met at a medical conference a while back. Did some serious time in the hotel bar, huh? Evan: Oh, God, my head just hurts thinking about it. Chris: Wait, are you still working on that nano-robotics project? Evan: Yeah, absolutely. And I just got seed money from Montgomery Enterprises. Chris: They're in med-tech now? Evan: I don't know, new CEO or something. Anyway, all I know is they cut me a big check. Now I just need to find a lab, preferably in a hospital. Sort of a one stop shop thing. Emily: Maybe you two should work together. Chris: Emily, come on. Emily: What? What did you say to me in Paris? There's no such thing as coincidences? Evan: Hey, I think I've used that line myself. Chris: Hey, that wasn't a line. And Emily's right. I'm running the research department over at Oakdale Memorial starting -- actually, two hours ago. I'm sure the board would jump at the chance to sponsor some real cutting edge work. Evan: Yeah. Yeah, just give me a chance to make my case to them. Chris: Yeah, I would, but we have to go through my father first. And knowing him, the fact that I slept in this morning probably already means that I'm on probation. Not the best time to ask him to think outside the box. Emily: You know what? Give it a shot. He might surprise you. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Morning. Jack: It's afternoon. You okay? Carly: Fantastic. A little bleary-eyed, maybe. I didn't sleep much last night. Jack: If this wedding stuff is stressing you out -- Carly: It's a good stress. Jack: Good stress? Carly: I couldn't sleep because I'm so happy. I thought I'd work on my dress and I lost track of time. Jack: If you tire yourself out, Carly -- Carly: I don't want to talk about it, Jack. Today, I refuse to be sick. Jack: Fair enough. Tom hooked me up with a judge who owes him a favor. And he's expediting the marriage license as we speak. So, now the only question is whether you want to get married at city hall or have a J.P. come here and do it. I can round up the kids and we can be married by tonight. Carly: What's the big rush? [SCENE_BREAK] Kim: Uh-uh, Brad. Brad: So busted. Kim: I don't care if you eat the whole thing, but you might have to duke it out with the crew. Brad: Well, not without Katie here to defend me. Kim: That was a really great show you just did. You're getting to be quite the star. Brad: Thank you. You know, she taught me everything I know. Kim: That's interesting. Not too long ago, you would have taken that as an invitation to negotiate your own spin-off. Brad: No way. We're a team. She makes me better. Kim: Are we still talking about work? Brad: Yeah, of course. I mean, what else? [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: What's the rush? I don't know how to answer that, because you don't want to talk about what's happening to you. Carly: Indulge me. Let me be a bride. Jack: I thought that's what I was doing. Carly: Well, I want it to be more than just our signatures on a piece of paper, Jack. I want our wedding to be very special. It's very important to me. It's important to the kids. Jack: Carly, I'm a part of this, too. My priority is making sure you stay as healthy as possible. Someone's got to look out for you. Carly: I thought the deal was you weren't doing this out of pity. Jack: No, this is what I want. I wouldn't be doing this otherwise. But we can't pretend -- nothing. Carly: You can say it. What? We can't pretend what? Jack: It's not like before. When we thought we had forever. Carly: This is forever as far as I'm concerned. Jack: You're right. You're right. I'm sorry. It's not what I meant. What I meant to say was let's not waste the time that we have. Carly: I don't want to waste a single moment. That's why I want to do this right. Jack: Agreed. Okay, so, I am going to go get the marriage license. And while I do that, you finish your dress and decide where you want to get married, because it's just you, me and the kids. So once we figure that out, then we're good to go. Carly: Jack! Jack: Yeah? Carly: You're going to need this. Jack: Oh, thank you. Brad: Hey. Jack: Hey, Bro. Keep an eye on her for me. Thanks. Brad: Is there hazard pay involved? Carly: Mmm, mmm, mmm. What do you want, Brad? Brad: I just came by to see if you're still dying. But if that peck my brother just gave you is any indication, he still has you filed under dead and buried. Saving yourself for your wedding night? Carly: At least I'm getting what I want. Brad: Yeah. A wedding under totally false pretenses. Every woman's dream. Carly: You have no idea what it's like to love someone the way Jack and I love each other. Brad: Lucky me. Carly: You know what? I'm not going to let you get to me. I won. And you know something? Jack has won as well. I am marrying my soul mate. Brad: Because he thinks you're terminal. That's not love, Carly. It's -- its intensive care. A strictly limited engagement. Carly: Why are you so mean today? Brad: Get real! Okay, let's just -- let's just say you managed to pull this off. You and Jack tie the knot. He's already sleeping on the couch. You're going to tell me that you can be satisfied with that? Carly: It's temporary. Brad: I'll say. Carly: He wouldn't be doing this if he didn't want to be my husband again. Because -- there is no one else for us but each other. Brad: I'm not saying he doesn't love you. Because I think he does. But he can't live with lies. And here you are manipulating him back into your bed again. Carly: I'm not lying. Brad: Oh, okay. Well, then, yeah, I guess you must have the tumor after all? Yay! Carly: But I was dying. That was real. And all the unnecessary things fell away. And all that mattered was getting my family back. Brad: Then drop operation deathbed. Now. Because when Jack finds out that you let him and those kids think you were dying one second longer than they had to, he's going to leave. And this time it's going to be permanent. [SCENE_BREAK] Emma: Hey. Jack: Smells good. Emma: Well, it's the last of the garden for this year, I'm afraid. Would you like a little taste? Jack: I just came by to get some documents. Those annulment papers. Emma: Have you spoken to Katie? Jack: No, she doesn't want to talk to me. I don't blame her. Carly and I -- are getting married. Emma: Hmm. You and Carly, huh? Jack: It's going to be simple. Just her and me and the kids. And we're going to do it as soon as possible. Before -- you know. Emma: Oh, Jack. Jack, you got to take it a little easy here. Jack: Hey, you know, I'm trying not to think about it. Because the kids, they need their dad right now. And that's the only way they're going to get through this. Emma: Well -- I don't know what to say. Congratulations seems to not be appropriate at the moment. Jack: It's really -- it's really hard. And sometimes it just doesn't seem right. Emma: Jack, why? Why Jack? Why are you doing it? [SCENE_BREAK] Chris: Don't say it, Dad. Bob: When we're here, I'm your boss, not your father. Chris: Well, Dr. Hughes, I realize I wasn't here at the crack of dawn, but I don't need to be on hospital premises to write grant proposals and crunch numbers. Okay. Seriously you want me to punch a clock like the rest of the support staff? Bob: That's not the point. You have a job to do. Chris: I know, but frankly, Dad, I could run that lab in my sleep. Bob: Apparently. Chris: Hey, it's decent work, but it's just not the kind of work that's going to build a reputation for your hospital. But I know how to change that, if you'll hear me out. [SCENE_BREAK] Kim: I'm so glad almost everybody could make it on such short notice. Nancy: It's time we had a big family get-together. You beautiful man. Come and give me a kiss. Tom: Oh, you're embarrassing me. You look better every time I see you, Gram. Somebody should learn to bottle your secret. Oh, before you say anything, Margo sends her love. Nancy: Where is she? Tom: She said the next time we plan a family lunch, it should probably be on Oakdale most wanted list's day off. Kim: Holy smokes. Point well-taken. You know, Chris just got back, and I thought seeing us all together would make him feel like he's really home. Nancy: Don't worry. We'll show him our love. [SCENE_BREAK] Bob: Now, does Evan Walsh's project -- would that make the difference in a patient's life, say, somewhere in the next five years? Chris: I don't know. But we should at least talk to him. It's exciting, right? Bob: Chris, the answer is no. You work on the project that you already started and leave the science fiction to somebody else. Chris: So that's it? End of discussion? Bob: Your mother has arranged a family lunch at the Lakeview. I trust you're not too busy to join us. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: The kids are losing their mom. The way the family's been torn up the last few years, and all the changes along the way. Emma: So, you want them to feel like they have a safe place to be? Jack: Yeah. Yes, exactly. Emma: Oh, Jack. Sweetheart, you're that safe place. Your kids know that. You're not going to let them fall. But that's not the only reason you're doing this, is it? This is for Carly. Jack: She's trying to be so tough. No fear, you know, that's a way of life for her, but I can see how scared she is, Emma. She doesn't want to show it. I can see how alone she's feeling right now. Emma: Jack, you are not superman. No, you're not. And this is one situation that even you can't fix. Jack: Believe me, I know that. Because I didn't want to break Katie's heart. I still love her the same way I did as the day I married her. If Carly hadn't gotten sick, I'd be trying to make her happy right now. Katie's right, you know? I love Carly too. Emma: Well, that's understandable. After all that you've been through together. But listen to me -- there's love and there's love. Does Carly feel the same way for you as you feel about her? Jack: I honestly don't know. Emma: Oh, Jack, this is going to be very hard on you. Jack: Okay, listen, this is Carly's dying wish. To have her family back the way it used to be. Or at least, as close as it can be. Okay? So, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't at least try to make that happen. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Why don't you get off my case? Start thinking about Katie. Concentrate on making this work for you. Brad: You make it seem like its some business opportunity, Carly. Katie is not some deal that I want to close. Carly: I'm just asking you to look on the bright side here. I'm getting my family back. Jack's smiling again. A couple of months ago, he couldn't even look at me! Now he wants to be with me all the time. Brad: In case you need CPR. Carly: When we were in Montana, things were exactly like they used to be. And by the time this wedding is over, it really will be until death do us part. [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: Oh, hey, there you are. I was just about to call you. Evan: So, we in business? Chris: My dad didn't want to hear it. But I'll wear him down. It just take -- might take longer than I expected. Evan: Yeah, don't worry about it, Man. I'll find another lab. Not a problem. Chris: Do me a favor and don't do anything yet. Evan: Yeah, well, I've got to give Craig Montgomery some good news or he'll stop the check. Chris: Just give me an option before you join forces with another company. Evan: Okay, will do. Chris: All right. Thanks. Who am I kidding? My dad will never sign off on this. Maybe if it were someone else's idea, he'd at least listen. Emily: You know what? Let him sleep on it. Maybe he'll change his mind. Chris: You're so beautiful, you make me think that's almost possible. Emily: Why don't you take me back to the hotel and you can tell me that again? Chris: We can't. We can't. It's a family lunch, but we don't have to go as long as we avoid the Lakeview. Emily: No! No, you can't blow this off if you want your father's support. Besides, it'll give you a chance to talk about the project. Who knows, maybe your dad will start liking the idea. Chris: I don't think you get how much he hated it. Emily: What's up with you? Come on! The Chris Hughes I know does not give up this easily. [SCENE_BREAK] Bob: He's got guts, I'll give him that. He shows up late, presents me with a hare-brained research project that he wants to run in the lab. Wants me to sign the dotted line without any questions. Nancy: That runs in the family. Bob: I think he could learn a little humility. Nancy: That too runs in the family. Tom: Welcome home, Chris. Chris: Good to see you, Tom. Where's your wife? Tom: Ah, she's keeping the world safe for humanity. What are you doing here with Emily? Chris: Mom didn't tell you? Kim: Uh, um -- Nancy: Give your grandmother a great, big hug. Chris: Hey Gram. Emily: Hi, Tom. How are you doing? Tom: Good. Kim: I'm so sorry, Honey, we need another chair. Tom: No, I'll -- I'll get that. Kim: Emily, I just -- I just didn't realize you were coming. It's okay. Chris: It's a family lunch. I assumed that included the woman I'm going to be living with. Tom: So, you two are living together? [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: What about Katie? She's going to come home eventually. Every time Jack sees her -- Carly: It's too late. Katie gave up without a fight. Brad: You know what it's called? It's called dignity. Carly: She had Jack and she let him go. And don't try to make me think it's because she was taking the high road. She folded. Brad: Don't do this. Okay? Don't do this. Come clean with Jack. While there's still a chance he can forgive you. Carly: I will come clean. In my own time. In my own way. In the mean time, you should be thinking of a way to help Katie pick up those pieces. [SCENE_BREAK] [Phone ringing] Emma: Hello? Carly: Emma, hi, it's Carly. Emma: Oh, Carly. Hi. How you feeling? Carly: Great. Wonderful. Emma: That's good. I want you to know that you're always in my prayers. Carly: Oh, thank you. Emma: You missed Jack. He left a while ago. Carly: No, actually, I wanted to talk to you. I was hoping that you could help me with the wedding. Emma: Oh, from what Jack said, I didn't think there was much to do. Carly: Well, Jack is a man. And doesn't know much about weddings. He thought we could be married by later today. So, I made an executive decision, and it's going to be tomorrow. So I wanted to let you know, and I'm hoping that you could call Meg, as well? Emma: Well, I thought it was just going to be you and Jack and the kids. Carly: Well -- no, I want as much family there as possible. You know? And that certainly includes you. And I was really hoping to have some wildflowers. Do you think you could go out and pick some and send them over? I would do it myself, but there's so much to do, I've got the dress, and the phone calls and -- I just -- I really want everything to be perfect, Emma. Thank you so much for doing this. It means the world to me. Jack: Hey, what's going on? Carly: Hi. You need to go to the church right away. They can handle a wedding tomorrow, but the minister needs to talk to one of us. And I thought maybe on the way you could stop by Dino's and order pizza for the reception. Jack: Pizza? Carly: Yeah. Yeah, why not? I think it's a great idea. And then maybe we should call Aaron. He can bring beer and soda over to the reception too. Or maybe, you know what, maybe Lily and Holden could do that on their way to the ceremony, right? Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a second! Whoa, whoa! What the hell is going on? Some people go to extremes to protect themselves. Carly: I'm planning our wedding. Most people takes months to do that. Jack: I thought we decided that we were going to keep it small. Just family. Not make a big production out of it. Carly: Well, I want it to be special, Jack. Jack: Carly, you're getting yourself all worked up. You can't afford to push yourself like this. Carly: Don't worry about it. Jack: It's reckless. Carly: The last thing I feel today is sick. Jack: Well, a couple of weeks ago you were having seizures and blacking out. I can't forget that. Carly: Neither can I. And that's why I know that every minute we have together now is a gift. And I want to do this right. Please -- please, can we do this right? [SCENE_BREAK] Emma: Hey. Brad: Hey. What's this about? Emma: Well, Carly called. She wanted me to get some flowers for tomorrow. Brad: I thought Jack wanted it under the radar. For Katie's sake, if nothing else. Emma: Carly Tenney never did anything under the radar. Brad: He could never say no to her. Emma: Not true, Brad. Brad: I'm just glad that Katie's out of town. So Carly can't rub her nose in the situation. Emma: I think the only thing on Carly's mind right now is Jack. Brad: He doesn't want a big wedding, Aunt Emma! If she would just shut up once in her life and listen to him, maybe -- maybe they would have a shot. Emma: Oh, come on now, Brad! Give her a break! Brad: Fine. Whatever. I don't want any part of it. Emma: I understand why this is so hard on Jack, but why in the world is it so hard on you? [SCENE_BREAK] Kim: I am surprised that you and Emily are thinking about making this permanent. Chris: Did you expect me to move in with you and Dad? Kim: No. I just said I'm surprised. Tom: Have you talked to Daniel about this? Emily: Of course I have. Daniel loves his Uncle Chris. And he's going to be relieved to see me happy for a change. Chris: Hey, hey, everyone lighten up. All right? I'm happy to be home. If you don't stop giving me the third degree, I'm going to make a call, I'll be on the next plane to Africa. Nancy: Oh, no, heaven forbid. We've just gotten you back. Chris: What do you say, Dad? Can we call a truce? Bob: If you're referring to our disagreement about the research, look, I'm trying to protect you from making a big mistake. Chris: What makes you think I need protection? [SCENE_BREAK] Brad: I feel for Jack. He lives to do the right thing, which is impossible, thanks to Carly. No matter what he does, it's going to be wrong. Katie's life is destroyed. And they're both being royally jerked around. She fell in love with Dudley Do-right and -- I don't know. I'm ticked off! Emma: Well, Carly's the one who's being jerked around. She's not going to live. Quite frankly, I'm a little angry with the powers to be about that. Brad: Well, let's change the subject before you get struck down by lightning. What can I do to help? Emma: What? Excuse me I'm -- Brad: I'm offering to help. Don't read into it. Emma: Well in that case -- Brad: You're going to take me up on it? Emma: Yes, I am. Listen, you can take these to the truck. And bring them over to the church. They're expecting us. You know, you're right about one thing. This is not going to be a happy occasion. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Look, wait, wait -- I don't need to make it a big show for people. Carly: Are you ashamed of what we're doing? Jack: No, of course not, Carly! But I don't want to be thinking about anything besides you and the kids. Okay? This isn't about one day for me. It's about spending as much time together as we can. Carly: Don't worry about me. Jack: How is that possible? Carly: You have such a beautiful, strong heart. You make me want to live forever. Jack: Can you do that, please? Carly: None of us can do that. But for one day, can't we pretend? So you'll talk to the minister? Jack: And get the pizzas. And do whatever else you want. Carly: Thank you. J.J.: Hey, Mom. Carly: Hi. Sage: Where'd Dad go? Carly: Oh, he's just -- has to do some errands before the wedding tomorrow. Sage: It's tomorrow? Carly: Yes, Ma'am. J.J.: Cool. Sage: Did you hear that, Parker? Parker: Loud and clear. Sage: I can't wait! Carly: Me neither, but I need some help. Can you guys go to the attic, and get a lot of family photos? Make a collage for the front of the church. Can you do that? J.J.: Yeah, no problem. Come on, Sage. Hey, Parker? You coming? Carly: Yeah, you two get started. Parker will be up in a minute. What's the matter? Parker: Nothing. Carly: When you say it like that, it's obviously something. What's up? Parker: I'm not sure I want to go to the wedding. Carly: We can't get married without you. This isn't just about me and Jack. This is about putting our family back together. Parker: Yeah, but for how long? Carly: Well, forever, if I have anything to say about it. Parker: There's no such thing, Mom. Carly: You still believe I'm going to be okay, don't you? Parker: But that doesn't mean that you guys are going to stay together. No matter how much you want it, you always -- Carly: I always do something stupid, right? Parker: And then it all blows up again. And I can't deal with it anymore. Carly: What if I promise that I'm not going to blow it this time? This time our family is going to stay together forever. Can you trust me? Parker: I wish I could. [Cell phone ringing] Carly: Hey, Jack. Is everything okay? Jack: Fine, but the minister needs to see both of us before he'll agree to do the ceremony. Carly: Okay. I'll be right there. [SCENE_BREAK] Chris: What's it going to take for you to respect me, Dad? Tom: Chris, take it down a notch. Chris: No, no, no. He's been condescending to me since the minute I started at Memorial. I'm not a resident anymore. I ran my own hospital in Darfur. Nancy: Your father knows that, Dear. Chris: He knows the facts, but he wasn't there. Some of the things I saw were unspeakable. We didn't always have the meds we needed. Or the staff. Hell, there were times we didn't have water or electricity. I made life and death decisions every single day. Kim: And we are very proud of you for that, Chris. Chris: But as soon as I come within the city limits, I'm no longer capable of making my own decisions? Bob: Oakdale is not Darfur. Chris: Oh, well, we agree on something. Emily: You know what? Chris is right. You're not giving him enough credit. Bob: It took a great deal of courage for you to pick up your life and move yourself into the middle of a civil war. I find that selfless, and I admire you for that. But that kind of experience doesn't necessarily translate to here. Chris: Running a research lab? Do you think that's hard for me? Bob: I'm not talking about the work. As the head of a department, any decision you make reflects on the whole hospital. I'm responsible for the livelihoods of hundreds of people, and I can't afford to let you put that at risk. Chris: Did it ever occur to you I could be an asset, rather than a liability? I'm wasting my breath. Emily: I'm sorry. Excuse me. Would you stop? Chris: Nothing I do is good enough. Emily: My mother is the exact same way. You know that. But I love her, and I want her in my life, so you're going to have to find a way to deal with it. Chris: Yeah, but everything I do upsets him. Emily: Honey, just live your life the way you want to. And he will catch on eventually. He loves you, okay? We all know that. Everybody knows that. Chris: Thank you. I don't know how I'm going to do it -- Emily: You are going to go in there and have lunch with your family, okay? It's okay I got your back. Chris: Right back at you. [SCENE_BREAK] Minister: I understand the special circumstance that brings you here. And while I feel deeply for you, Carly, and I find Jack's commitment laudable, I must ask if you're certain this is the right thing for the two of you. Jack: I explained to him about the children. Carly: Well, this is about bringing our family back together in the eyes of God. How could you object to that? Minister: Not too long ago, Jack was married to another woman. And as the ceremony states, marriage is not to be entered into lightly. Carly: Jack doesn't do anything lightly. Whatever he does, he does with his whole heart. Always. Minister: I'd feel more comfortable if you would take a little time to reflect before marrying again so soon. Jack: Time is the one thing we don't have. [SCENE_BREAK] Kim: Look, we all know what Chris is like. If he's not challenged by his work here, he's not going to want to stay. And maybe this is selfish of me, considering all the good he could do out of the country, but he's so excited about this. And I'd like to have him around for a little while. Isn't there any way you could find some kind of a compromise? Bob: You mean give in. Kim: No! Not at all. But he is excited about the project. Maybe -- can't you at least look at it, or give it some kind of a trial look. I mean, he might settle down. And who knows? It could be the best thing for everybody. Bob: I cannot allow my personal feelings to affect what happens at the hospital. That's unethical. Tom: Only if Chris's project is bogus. Chris: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ruin lunch. Nancy: You didn't. This is what families do. Chris: Dad? Bob: Son, have a seat. Emily: Excuse me. Bob: Chris, I didn't mean to start a fight with you. Chris: Me neither. Bob: But I can't grant you special favors. Chris: Oh, come on Dad -- Emily: Let him finish. Bob: Everybody is going to be looking at us. I gave you this job because I think you're the best man for it. But you've got to prove that. Chris: You have to let me. Evan Walsh is legit. All right? And you don't have to take my word for it, you can talk to him yourself. We could be talking about millions in grant money. Bob: Son, I'm sorry. The answer is still no. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I got married to Katie because I loved her. Just because we got our marriage annulled doesn't mean that my feelings for her went away. But with Carly's illness -- it kind of changed everything. I know that I hurt Katie badly, and I will always regret it, but marrying Carly right now is absolutely the right thing to do. I love her. I always have. We have a family together, and that means more to me than anything else in this world. And the thought of her leaving us is unbearable. This is just the one thing I can think of to help us all through this. Minister: Jack is clearly prepared to do a lot for you. Carly: Yes. Yes, I know he will do anything for me. I don't take that for granted. Minister: I can see that. Now, what are you prepared to do for him? [SCENE_BREAK] Emily: What are you looking at? Chris: When I was in Africa, I missed a lot of the conveniences of home. But I forgot how backward people can be here. Emily: He's just being cautious. Chris: No, he's living in a time warp. And the funny thing is, is we got along better when we were on opposite sides of the world. Emily: Well you weren't -- you weren't seriously thinking about going back? Were you? Chris: When I said it, I was. Want to go to Africa? I mean, there's a hell of a lot to write about there. Emily: I'm not going to watch you run away. Chris: Was I even making myself clear? Like Evan's project can change the way we treat. We could save lives. Emily: No, no, Bob's just -- give him time to get used to the idea, okay? Talk to your mom. She can work him. Chris: She's a master. Emily: Yeah. Your mother is the master of a lot of things. President of my fan club, she is not. Chris: Hey -- that's not your fault. That goes back to your mom and my dad. Emily: Yeah, talk about a time warp. Chris: I'm sorry, Em. You deserve better. Emily: It's okay. I can handle it. I actually like my life right now. I'm not going to let anything get to me. Chris: Well, I think you're incredible. Emily: I think you're incredible. What else could we want, right? Chris: What I did in Africa made a real difference. I'm going to find a way to make that happen here. With or without my dad's help. [SCENE_BREAK] Tom: Okay. I got Gram in a cab. I would love to stay for the post-game wrap- up, but I really got to get to the office. Kim: Oh, Darling, thank you so much for coming. Tom: You're welcome. And the next time Emily's going to show up with her hooks in a family member, can someone tell me in advance? Kim: Oh, Honey, I'm sorry. But believe me, I was as surprised as you were. Bob: Well, I guess I spoiled everybody's lunch. Tom: No, no you didn't. But you know what, Dad? I don't like to see you this stressed out. It's a road that you shouldn't go down if you don't have to. Bob: My heart is fine. Tom: Okay. Kim: You know something? Tom is right. I mean, with Chris back here now, maybe he could take part of your work load. Bob: Why don't we make him chief of staff? Kim: Oh, you know what? You are impossible! Tom: Dad, you do not have to do everything alone. You know, I wish I'd cut back before I wound up in the hospital. Bob: As far as I'm concerned, the only cutting back has got to be in Chris' attitude. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: All I can do for Jack is try to be the best mother, the best wife I can be. Minister: I have no doubt. But the coming months are going to be hard on all of you. And even though you'll be the one who's suffering, you're going to have to guide the others through it. Help them make their peace with you and with fate or God. Carly: With all due respect, Reverend -- do we have to dwell on that? I really don't want a black cloud over our heads tomorrow, you know? Minister: There won't be. But here, now, I want you to be honest with yourselves about your reasons for making this commitment. I hear clearly how much you need each other. Jack will take care of your children, I have no doubt of that. But someone needs to care for him. Do you, Carly, have the strength to help Jack face the end, even as you're facing it yourself? Carly: I don't see it as an end. I see it as a new beginning for all of us. Every minute with my family gives me strength. I'm not giving up without a fight. Jack: So what do you say? Will you marry us? Minister: It would be my pleasure. Carly: Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone beeping] Brad: Katie -- bunny and I hate the Bahamas. Will be home on the next available flight. [NEXT_ON] Fellows: They decided to move on that paternity test. Rosanna: Well, let me know when you get the details. Meg: I'm going to prove that this baby I'm carrying is yours. Katie: She's not dying. She's been faking it! And she's known for a long time. Jack: Come on. Let's do this. Let's get married! Katie: I have a wedding to stop.

Chris is hurt when Dr. Bob refuses to allow Evan to use the hospital lab for his cutting edge medical project. Jack just wants a low key wedding at the court house but Carly wants a church wedding. Jack and Carly fight for a while but he finally agrees to a small church wedding. The Minister talks to both Jack and Carly but he is hesitant to marry them until Jack persuades him that even though he loved Katie when he married her Carly's illness made him realize he has always loved her. Jack admits to Emma that he still loves Katie but he must do everything possible to make Carly's dying wish come true. Brad advises Carly to tell Jack the truth before while there is still a chance he could forgive her. Katie sends Brad a text message saying she is coming home tomorrow which is also the day Jack and Carly are getting married.

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Ridge: What's going on with you? Quinn: Nothing. I'm fine. Ridge: You okay? Quinn: Are you? Katie: Hi! Ivy: Katie, hey. Katie: Um, have you seen Quinn? Ivy: She just left, actually. Katie: Oh. Okay. Well, I'll text her. Ivy: Um, have you seen her today yet? Katie: No. Why? Ivy: Something's up. I'm worried about her. Bill: She'll show! Liam: Well, she would have been here already if it weren't for Wyatt. Bill: I know you're frustrated, Liam, but just give them a minute. Liam: Look, I told her how important this is to me, that these -- these games, these stupid games with Eric, Wyatt, and Quinn have to stop. She has to start focusing on us, and she has to do it tonight. Bill: Or what? You're skipping town? Liam: You know, I sure as hell hope it doesn't come to that. Bill: [Sighs] Liam: But maybe -- maybe I will! Listen, they're already in the process of a divorce. If she really can't communicate to him that the relationship is over, if she really doesn't walk through that door -- Bill: You're done?! Liam: Where the hell is she?! She should have been here by now! Wyatt: It's gone. No more wedding band. Doctor: You'll want to keep that bandage on until it heals up. Steffy: Thank you, Doctor. Wyatt: Oh, no, he's not done. [Clears throat] It's my turn. Steffy: What? Wyatt: Yep. Steffy: Are you serious? Wyatt: I told you. I am a man of my word. All right. So what are we doing? I got to put these on? All right. I mean, how much could it hurt, right? [Chuckles] It's just a little laser. How bad could it be? Doctor: Ready? Wyatt: Yeah. Yeah. [Laser clicking] Wyatt: Ow! What -- are you -- are you kidding me?! You did this three ti-- ow, ow, ow, ow! Bill: Hey, what are you cooking there, anyway? It doesn't smell half bad. Liam: It's mushroom risotto. It's Steffy's favorite. Could it be you like the smell of something vegetarian? Bill: Could it be that somebody's been raiding my wine cellar? Liam: Straight to voicemail. Unbelievable. Bill: Leave a message! Liam: I got to get out of here. Bill: Take a walk on the beach. Liam: No, dad, I mean like "out of here," out of here, like out of L.A., Like out of the country! Can I borrow the jet? Can I do that? Bill: You got to take a breath, Liam! Just relax! Come on! Liam: No! I am so sick of waiting! This is all I do is I wait and I wait and I wait, and for what?! Either she wants to be with me or she doesn't! Bill: She does want to be with you! But first she has to extricate herself from her marriage to your brother! Liam: No, no, I can't do this! She's already late! She's not answering the damn phone! And she knows I'm here waiting for her! So what do you think that means?! Bill: [Stammers, sighs] I don't know. Liam: Yeah, yeah. Wyatt: Oh. [Winces] Ooh-ee. Okay. Ow! My God, that's -- what are you -- ooh, I'm gonna break the chair. Steffy: [Chuckles] Wyatt: Seriously. Are we done yet? This is crazy. [Cell phone vibrates] Wyatt: This is a wedding band! It's not a tramp stamp! Steffy: [Chuckles] Just think, you got five more sessions after this. Wyatt: Five? Steffy: Five more. Doctor: I hate to say it, but it could be more. Wyatt: Are -- Doctor: Yours isn't coming off as easily as Steffy's. Wyatt: Oh! Great! That's just great! Just my luck! Yeah, I'm gonna need some -- ahh! What is -- it's not funny! Ivy: Quinn was just here. She was working, and... I don't know, she was all clammy, and she -- she looked like she was gonna be sick. Katie: Maybe she caught some kind of bug? Ivy: [Sighs] I don't know. She said she was flustered and that she didn't feel like herself, but... look, maybe it was stress. I don't know. But it was like she was burning up inside. Ridge: Look at you. You're hot. You're all worked up. Quinn: I... I can't stop thinking about what happened in san Francisco. Ridge: Just keep your voice down. Quinn: I-I am thinking a lot about what we said to each other, our behavior, how antagonistic we are towards each other, the teasing, the flirting. But I think we're a lot alike. I mean, I think now we understand each other, right? We -- we do. We have an understanding, right? Ridge: Yes, we do. Much better. Yes. Quinn: So we're good, right? We're on the same page. Ridge: It appears that way. Quinn: [Sighs] You're so much trouble. Ridge: You like trouble. Quinn: No, no, not anymore. Not with you. We agreed. We were gonna behave, be respectful to each other. I want -- [Sighs] Ridge: You want what? Quinn: I don't want to lose everything. We have an understanding, right? You made a promise. You are not gonna tell Eric what we did. [Seagulls calling] Steffy: "Just a little laser," right? Wyatt: Could that have been worse than actually getting the tattoo? Steffy: [Chuckles] Don't worry. I won't tell anyone you cried. Wyatt: I didn't cry. Steffy: Oh, just a couple tears. Wyatt: I had dust in my eye. Steffy: Dust in your eyes? Wyatt: Yeah. Steffy: That's your story? Wyatt: It's dusty in Malibu, in here. Steffy: [Chuckles] Wyatt: Dust. Steffy: I know this sounds strange, but, um, this was kind of fun. Wyatt: Super fun. Steffy: [Chuckles] Wyatt: Finalizing my divorce, getting my wedding band burned off my skin. So fun. Steffy: So fun. Wyatt: Great. Steffy: Oh, I can say laughing was never our issue. We always had fun together. Wyatt: Yeah, we did. Uh, [Clears throat] Don't forget these. They are signed and finalized. Ow. And... congratulations. We are officially divorced. Steffy: Thank you. Thank you for being so thoughtful and surprising me with the divorce papers and the doctor. This wasn't easy for you, and it wasn't easy for me, either. But you made it a lot less painful than it could have been. Wyatt: You just speak for yourself, okay? Steffy: [Laughs] Wyatt: This was awful. Steffy: I'm proud I got to know you, that I, um... that I got to be your wife. Wyatt: We had a good run, didn't we? I mean, I enjoyed almost every minute of being married to you. But you were never really mine to begin with. And I owe it to my brother that I'm finally able to man up and admit that. And also to let go of the most precious thing I ever had. I love you, Steffy. I will always love you. Liam: I told her, "go, get the job done, and come back." She said yes. Why isn't she back?! She should have called at least! Bill: Her phone died. She lost track of time. Call her again. There you go. Yes, Mr. Spencer? Liam: Hey, did you get my text? We've already filed the flight plan. As far as dining options, would you like the usual? Crudité, hummus, vegetables? Liam: Uh, yeah, you know what? Um... actually, give me a steak. Rare. No, forget the steak. Uh, I'll take a -- I'll take a, um, a veal chop. Biggest veal chop you can find. Bill: Wait, what are you talking about, a veal chop? Liam, you've never had veal in your life! Liam: Tonight I have veal. Bill: All right, look. I know you're in a tough spot, and I'm sorry. So you do whatever you need. You -- you take the jet anywhere you want. You -- you did A... you did a really nice thing here tonight, and, uh, and it looks like Steffy isn't going to show, so -- so here's what I'm telling you to do. You let loose, all right? You -- you -- you get crazy! You blow off some steam! Liam: Aaah! [Glass shatters] Bill: I think the veal chop would have been a better idea, but whatever. Liam: I need to move on with my life, dad. I really do. And if it's without Steffy, that sucks! It sucks, but I can't -- I can't do this. I can't wait every day for her to walk through that door. [Sighs] God. But I'm tired. I'm so tired. And I'm not gonna put up with it anymore. Ivy: Why did you want to speak to Quinn? I forgot to ask. Katie: Uh, I heard that Wyatt moved out? Ivy: Oh, yeah. I don't think Quinn was very happy about that. Katie: Well, you never really know how Quinn is gonna react to anything. Has she, um, has she said anything to you? Ivy: About? Katie: Well, I just want to make sure she's not mad at me. Ivy: Why would she be? Katie: I spent some time with Eric while Quinn was in san Francisco with Ridge. Quinn: I can trust you, can't I? I want this. I want this so badly, this... this new relationship with you where we appreciate each other and -- and we see eye to eye. [Sighs] I just -- I still feel so guilty about -- Ridge: Just breathe. Quinn: What happened between us in San Francisco, I just -- it just came out of nowhere. Ridge: Did it? Quinn: It can never happen again. Ridge: Okay. Quinn: I'm happier than I've ever been in my entire life. I'm happier than I deserve to be. I adore Eric. And you, you've hated me for so long. I just -- I don't understand. I don't understand why you're not using this to get rid of me. Ridge: Because we'd both go down in flames. And as much as I've despised you, I'm -- I'm not willing to lay down my life with you just yet. I don't want to be banished from my family. Quinn: Yeah. Yeah, we have to think about Eric. This would be a huge blow to him. He already collapsed once before. This could kill him. Ridge: And Brooke. Man, I was furious with you, and I was blinded by my plan. Quinn: To get rid of me once and for all. Ridge: Well, I'm not blinded by it anymore. I see things very differently now. [Car alarm beeps] Steffy: Liam! Liam, I'm -- I'm so sorry I'm late! Liam! Bill. Where's Liam? Bill: He left. Steffy: Where is he? Bill: At the end of his rope, Steffy. He didn't think you were coming. Steffy: What? Bill: Yeah. Steffy: No, I lost track of time. Where did he go?! Bill: To the airport. He's taking my jet. He can't do this anymore. He had to get out of here. Steffy: Oh, my God, Bill. Oh, my God. Bill: Yeah, you better run! Katie: Eric and I are neighbors, and I go over and spend some time with him every now and then. Ivy: Without Quinn being home. Katie: We've known each other for a long time. Ivy: Well... [Chuckles] I-I know, but you know what Quinn can be like. Katie: Yeah, she's given me an earful a couple of times. I mean, I'm assuming she knows about the other day. Ivy: Well, she hasn't mentioned anything. Katie: Oh. Well, then I have no idea why she's so worked up. Quinn: I am grateful... for this new understanding that we have with each other. Ridge: Yeah, me, too. So let's do that. Let's try to support each other and stop tearing each other down and see each other in this -- this new light. You want that, right? Quinn: I do. Ridge: So see me now. See where I am, my position here. My history and my future. You got to respect that. Quinn: I will. Just as you have agreed to keep my secret, I...I'm gonna do that for you. Ridge: Okay. Quinn: And, um... while we also agree not to talk about what happened in San Francisco. I... [Chuckles] I don't think I'm ever gonna forget it. Ridge: I never thought about it once since we left, so... Quinn: No, no. Oh, no, neither have I, so... [Chuckles] So is this all gonna work out? Ridge: Yeah. No one's gonna know about it. And it's never gonna happen again. Quinn: Never. Ridge: Never. Liam: Hey, neighbors! Sky! Sky! Steffy's back! She's back, baby! She's better than ever! Aren't you? Steffy: I love you. Liam: I love you. Steffy: Oh, my God. Liam! Oh, no. No, no, no. Liam! [Breathing heavily] Liam. The divorce papers. It's final. It's final. I'm all yours. I'm all yours. [Laughing] I'm all yours. Liam: Are -- are you -- you serious? Oh! Oh! [Laughs] Oh, my God!

Ridge asks Quinn is she is fine and she says yes and wants to know if he is. They agree they are on the same page. She says he made a promise that he would not tell what they did. Katie drops in and Ivy tells her that she is worried about Quinn. Liam continues to whine to Bill that if Steffy really doesn't walk through that door soon he is walking out of town. She should have been here by now. He will be gone out of her life, out of the country. All he does is wait and wait. She either wants to be with him or not. She is late, and is not answering the phone and yet she is not in touch .what could that mean? Wyatt winces as the doctor begins his tattoo removal. Steffy tells him this may sound strange but this has been kind of fun. He gives her the papers and says congratulations as they are now officially divorced. She says he made it a lot less painful that it could have been. He says she was never his to begin with and he owes it to his brother to man up and do this. They give each other a big hug. Bill tries to convince Liam that Steffy just lost track of time so call her again. But he is on the phone to the jet pilot by now. Bill says it looks like Steffy is not going to show, so take the jet and go anyplace he wants and blow it all off and then return. Liam says he is so tired and he is not going to put up with it anymore.

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Rick: Do you camp out at the beach or something? Stephanie: One might think so. Any coffee for a weary traveler? Rick: I'm going to work. I didn't make any. Stephanie: Ahh. Well, all right. I won't keep you from work. I just came back because, um, I want to make sure that it's over between you and Steffy. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Tell the banker that we've got a new designer. That should cheer him up. Nick: From a business standpoint, Mother, it would really help me if I could meet this person. Jackie: Darling, I have told you, she's very private, and she just feels comfortable working with me. Nick: Sighs Could I have a name, please? Jackie: "Madame X." Nick: God, this business. Can I please go back and live on my boat? Jackie: No, I don't think so. That is no longer suitable. Nick: Who says? Jackie: Well, I'm sure your fiancée would agree with me. Nick: Hi. Katie: Hi, babe. Nick: Hi. Katie: Mm. You left these on the kitchen table. Nick: Thank you. Jackie: Yes, well, I think that's my cue to leave. Katie: Oh, no, don't run off on my account. You can't hide from me forever. Jackie: Sighs Look, if you've got something to say, go ahead. Get it out of your system. Katie: Don't patronize me. I have every right to be angry with you. Jackie: For the very last time, we were sent those designs. We didn't steal them. Katie: You produced them. You claimed them as your own. Jackie: Sighs Katie: And you sold every last one of them, and now Eric and Ridge have to redesign their entire line. Nick: Katie, this was my call. Jackie: Oh, and she didn't pressure you at all, I'm sure. Nick: She was trying to save her company. Jackie: Yeah, and I still am, so if you'll excuse me-- Katie: No, sorry. I won't. Nick: We've been over this. Jackie: Scoffs I don't believe this. I mean, Eric-- he's not holding a grudge. Why should you? Katie: I'm engaged to your son. I work at Forrester. You had to know suspicion would fall on me. Jackie: Okay, I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position. I'm sorry. But I'm not sorry that I still have a business to run. Nick: Now, I've apologized about this. I've been honest. I think it's time to move on. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Stephanie, please, do not push me on this. Stephanie: If I were going to push you, I would have stayed here last night and waited for your answer. Rick: So this is you being patient? Stephanie: Are you going to end this? Rick: Stephanie, please. I am exhausted. I didn't sleep last night. Stephanie: I didn't sleep last night either. And? Rick: You're unbelievable. Look, I am sorry, okay? I can't let Steffy go. I love her too much. Stephanie: Oh, my God. Rick: But you made some good points, okay? I mean, look-- Stephanie: Rick, this is never going to work. Rick: No. See, that's the thing. I thought about this all last night. That's why I didn't sleep. Look, you say that-- that Ridge is not gonna be able to accept this, right? That--that--that he's-- that he's gonna be pushed to the edge when he finds out about Steffy and me, but he has to take into account what Steffy wants. If he loves his daughter as much as he claims, then he's gonna have to listen to her, and she's gonna tell him how much she loves me, and he's gonna have to accept it, even if it means he could lose her. Stephanie: You're gonna make her choose? You're gonna put her right in the middle between you and her father? Rick: No, see, that would be Ridge's choice, not Steffy's. Stephanie: I gave you the chance to do the right thing, Rick. Now I'm telling you what you're gonna do. You're going to end it now. End it now. If you don't, you'll regret it, and she will, too, for a long time. Rick: Sighs I'm in love with Steffy. I love her. I want a future with her. Stephanie: And what kind of future is it going to be? Conflict? Unhappiness? Hostility? Rick: You and Ridge can spare us that. Stephanie: I can't. No. Ric well, then Ridge needs to think about his daughter's happiness, okay? Stephanie: This is just going to end disastrously. You've got to know that. Rick: Lis--listen to me. Deep down, you know I'm a good person. I know you know that. And you had to come here, 'cause you have to get me to stop pursuing Steffy 'cause you're afraid she's not gonna stop pursuing me. It's been happening for years with my mother and Ridge, and you couldn't keep them apart either. Stephanie: What, do you think the two of you are indestructible or something? This is so naive on your part. No one is going to want this. No one is going to support it. I mean, God, you and Steffy against the world-- I know that sounds so terribly romantic, but you know the reality of that kind of thing. You grew up with it. Rick: No, my mom was never fighting "The world," Stephanie. She was fighting you. Stephanie: If you continue down this road, you won't be fighting just me. You'll be fighting the whole family. Rick: I can't--I can't-- I can't deal with this anymore. Okay, I'm done. We're finished here. Stephanie: Ridge always knew exactly the sort of person your mother was. Steffy has no idea what kind of person you are, what you're capable of. Rick: Out. Stephanie: Do you really want to fight this battle? Rick: I'm not afraid of you. Stephanie: You should be. Rick: Exhales slowly [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: God, I've missed you. Rick: You couldn't stand being away from me for one night, could you? Steffy: Mnh-mnh. Laughs It was a long one. Rick: Yeah, tell me about it. Steffy: Hey. Is something wrong? Rick: Sighs We have a problem, a big problem. [SCENE_BREAK] Doorbell rings Stephanie: I should have called, but I have to talk to you. Taylor: Oh, Stephanie, I'm so glad you're here. I could use a friendly face. And I-- Stephanie: Oh, sweetheart. Taylor: I could use some good news right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Hi. Jackie: Hello? May I help you? Bridget: Foreign accent Actually, Jackie, I am here to help you. Jackie: Bridget? Bridget: Shh! Whispers Jackie, shh! Jackie: Gasps Oh. Oh. Bridget: Laughs Jackie: Oh, Bridget, I don't believe this. Bridget: Laughs Jackie: I mean... laughs wow, let me see. You look marvelous. Laughs Bridget: Normal voice But you did know it was me. Jackie: Oh, yes, but you'd fool anyone else. I mean, nobody would recognize the good Dr. B. In that sexy outfit. Let me see it again. Laugh oh, wow. Bridget: Well, thank you. I mean, I-I think. Jackie: Oh, yes, darling. I mean, fashion's all about projecting an image and... Bridget: You're right. It can do that. Jackie: This one is magnifique. Bridget: Okay, so what do you think it, um, what does it say about me? Jackie: That you are definitely getting out of a rut and jumping back into life with both feet. Bridget: Exactly. I can't wait to get started. Jackie: Laughs Bridget: I am so excited. Jackie: Okay, I've got an idea. Do you work with an easel? Of course you do. Let's move this table, move all these tea things-- Bridget: Here? You mean you're not gonna squirrel me away some--down in some office? I figured, you know, less chance I'd see Nick. Jackie: Sighs Darling, Nick doesn't work here very much, and once we sort it out with the bank, believe me, he'll be doing all the finances from home. Bridget: You don't think he's going to want to meet the new designer? Jackie: I told him that Madame X will be working only with me. Laughs Bridget: Madame X? Madame X--as in ex-wife? Jackie: Oh, my God, I hadn't thought of that. Bridget: Of course. Jackie: Sort a bit of a Freudian slip, really, isn't it? Bridget: Laughs I love it, actually. I-I love it. It sounds, um... foreign accent very mysterious, darling. Jackie: Laughs Bridget: Laughs Jackie: The press are gonna love it, too. Oh, my, I've just had a great idea-- something to pump up the intrigue when Madame X is being interviewed. Bridget: Normal voice Interviewed? Jackie, I couldn't do that. I don't think that's a great idea for me. Jackie: But, darling, the press is just part of the job. Don't worry about it. You can't hide in the shadows forever. Bridget: Sighs Jackie: Bridget, you have to know that sooner or later your family are going to find out that you're working for the competition. Bridget: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Sighs sniffles Stephanie: Are you hibernating? Taylor: Sniffles oh, just a bad morning. Stephanie: What happened? Taylor: Sniffles I woke up at--in the morning, and I smelled coffee brewing, and I-I threw on my robe thinking that Phoebe and Steffy were downstairs making breakfast, and I almost reached my bedroom door, and I actually called out her name. Sobs and then I remembered, and it was... sniffles it was just, like, for those few precious moments, that she was here again. She was here with us, and she was downstairs cooking breakfast with her sister. Stephanie: Whispers I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Taylor: Sniffles Sighs Stephanie: Normal voice Is Steffy here? Taylor: No, she's at work. She always leaves me these little notes on the coffeepot. I know she's worried about me. She stands outside of my door. I know she's outside the door in the hallway listening to see if I'm crying. Sniffles Stephanie: She's a good girl. Taylor: Sighs sniffles Yeah. Stephanie: Taylor, have you noticed any change in her? Taylor: Laughs I-I catch her smiling sometimes, and I know she tries to hide it, and I've told her it's okay, that I want her to be happy. Stephanie: How do you think she's coping with this? Taylor: Sighs, sniffles Stephanie: I mean, is there anything that you're concerned about where she-- Taylor: Like what? Stephanie: That she's lonely? I mean, that she's vulnerable because she's lost half of herself? Taylor: Yeah, I've-- I've discussed that with her, that she lost the most important person in her life, her twin, and that would make her very vulnerable, and she just needs to be aware that she might try to fill that void with something either positive or negative. Stephanie: Well, I think she's filling that void, but I'm afraid it's not in a positive way. [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: What? What happened? Rick: Stephanie was here this morning, and she was here last night. She knows about us. Steffy: What? Rick: She was spying on us the last time we were together and we were talking, and she overheard everything. Steffy: Everything that we--we were talking about? Y-you and--and me and my grandfather's designs? Rick: Everything. Steffy: Oh, my God. What--what are we-- what are we gonna do? Sobs oh, my God. Rick: Steffy, I don't-- I don't want you to freak out about this, okay? Steffy: Freak out? Freak out? It's my grandmother, and she knows. God, she's had a vendetta against your whole family my whole life, and the way she feels about you, I just-- Rick: Oh, I know. She made that quite clear-- that I'm a manipulative opportunist just like my mom. I know. Steffy: She thinks you're manipulating me? Rick: The whole situation. Steffy: Sobs Oh, God, I-I have to talk to her. Rick: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait! No, no, no, no, no. Steffy: No, no, no, no, no. I have to! Rick: Listen to me! Stephanie wants us to end things. Steffy: Well, are you? Rick: Well, I-I was thinking about it. Steffy: Sighs Rick: No, l-listen--listen to me. She was--she was just making a lot of sense with everything she was saying about what could possibly happen... Steffy: No, no. No. Rick: But I love you too much. I couldn't do it. Steffy: I love you. I love you. Rick: Listen, Stephanie was angry this morning, okay? But last night, she was worried, mostly worried about you. And I was trying to explain to her how we feel about each other and what we have is real. Steffy: Sighs Rick: But she's just not listening to me. Steffy: She's gonna tell my dad. Rick: No, she's not. Steffy: No, yes, she's going to tell my-- Rick: No, no, she's not going to do that. Steffy: You don't know my grandmother. She doesn't bluff, and she doesn't give up. She'll split us up no matter what, no matter who she hurts. Rick: Sighs Seagulls calling Steffy: Sniffles Rick: Stephanie is not gonna tell your dad, at least not yet, okay? Steffy: Sniffles You convinced her not to? Rick: She just doesn't want him to find out any more than we do. Steffy: Sniffles no. No, he--he can't. He can't find out. Sniffles I talked to him yesterday, and he's completely paranoid about this. He just wants to keep me safe and away from you, and he just-- he thinks you're the devil. If he were to find out anything about this, I just don't-- Rick: Sighs Steffy... Steffy: Sniffles Rick: He's gonna find out eventually. Steffy: No. No. Rick: Yeah. Steffy: No, he's not. Rick: Well... sighs think about it, you know? If we want people to accept us, to get behind us, we have to prove to people, to show people that what we have is real, including your father. Steffy: There's-- there's no way. Sniffles He's not ready, nowhere near ready. Rick: Steffy, Stephanie knows about us. That means somebody else is gonna find out. That means other people are gonna find out. Steffy: Yeah. Rick: And do you want your father to learn about us that way, through a third party? Steffy: No, I know. Sniffles I-I just-- I don't know what I can do. I just-- I don't know what I can do. Rick: Okay. Okay. Okay. Shh. Steffy: Sniffles I just don't know. I just--I, like, I need some--some advice, someone who can handle my grandmother and my dad. Somebody... sniffles my mom. We gotta talk to my mom. Sniffles [SCENE_BREAK] Bridget: I thought we agreed to keep this under wraps. Jackie: Sighs I am not going to shove you into the spotlight, not yet anyway. Bridget: Sighs Jackie: But, darling, look at these designs. I mean, look at them. They're brilliant. They're going to cause a stir, and we've got to be prepared for that. And then we've got to create a backstory and--and work on a persona. Bridget: I mean, why don't you just let the-- Nick: Mother, banker bob needs more information on our hot new designer project. Jackie: Darling, I'm in a meeting. Nick: Well, I just joined it. Will you introduce me, please? Jackie: Uh, this--this-- this is my--my son. Nick: How you doing? Dominick Marone. Bridget: Foreign accent Madame... Madame X. Enchanté, Monsieur Marone. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Stephanie, what's going on? What's happened to Steffy? Stephanie: Taylor, she's gotten herself into a situation that I think might end badly. Taylor: You're scaring me, Stephanie. Just tell me. Stephanie: No, no, please-- all right. You've been shielding your grief from Steffy. I think that she's been shielding her grief from us. Taylor: No. No. We talk about everything. She--she tells me her feelings. Stephanie: No, no. You haven't talked about this. She's involved with a man, and I think he's using her. Taylor: What do you mean? She's only mentioned Marcus. Stephanie: No, this man she's kept secret. Taylor: Why would she do that? Stephanie: Because he's used you. Taylor: Used me? Who? Who--wh-who are you talking about? Rick: No, I know. We're gonna be just fine. Just-- Door closes Taylor: You? No! You and my daughter?! Taylor: Sighs, scoffs

Jackie is secretive about her new designer when talking with Nick. She simply refers to her as Madame X. Katie is none to happy that she too took flack about the stolen designs and suspicion fell on her too. Jackie says Eric is okay with this and she is sorry that Katie got caught in the middle, but she is not going to apologize for still having a business to run. Stephanie shows back up at the beach house and wants to be sure that Rick is going to end it with Steffy. He argues then shows her the door. Steffy drops by and glumly he has to tell her they have a big problem. He tells her that Stephanie knows about them. Steffy panics. She knows Stephanie has always had a vendetta against the Logans so she will tell Ridge and they will do everything in their power to split her and Rick up. She states that Ridge is no where ready to learn about their relationship. She has to do something to make sure Stephanie does not tell him. She needs some advice, perhaps her mom.

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Nicole: So... what do you think? Vivienne: Oh, Nicole, baby, you are Maya: Zende is going to freak out when he sees you. Nicole: That's the goal. Vivienne: Ohh. It was so thoughtful of him to get hair and makeup for us. Maya: Seriously. The man thought of everything. Nicole: He's all right. Vivienne: Such a romantic. A Valentine's Day wedding. Maya: Ladies... Vivienne: Oh! Nicole: Oh! Vivienne: Yes! Maya: Cheers! Zende: Mom! Dad! Kristen: Hi, baby! Look at you! Oh, my gosh! Oh, it's so good to see you. Zende: Dad. Hey, man. Come here. Tony: Congratulations! Eric: Well, well. Parents of the groom. Kristen. My beautiful Kristen. Hi. Kristen: Hello. Good to see you. Eric: Tony. Hey. Welcome. Tony: Dad. Thank you, dad. Pam: And wait till you're totally out before you come replenish. I love the sight of empty plates. It means happy guests. Charlie: There. Perfect. It's lovely. Pam: You think so? I baked it myself. Charlie: Excuse me? Pam: Okay. He helped a little. Darlita: You're going to the Forrester wedding?! I love weddings! Can I go as your plus-one? Sally: No, Darlita. I don't think that it would work that way. Saul: Yeah, you don't get a plus-one when you don't get invited. Sally: Now, Saul... Saul: How are you even gonna get in there? Sally: Well, if you would stop being so negatory, maybe we could figure that out. Shirley: Yoo-hoo! Coffee break time! [Squeals] Fresh out of the oven. Sally: Not now, grams. We're kind of in the middle of something. What are those? Shirley: Cakes! [Giggles] What's it look like? I used to push out a dozen of these from the bakery every single day. I've tried some new recipes. I want to find out which one y'all like best. Sally: Cake! [Gasps] Yes! That is the answer! [Gasps] Ooh, I love you, grams! [Classical musical plays] Eric: Lovely, isn't it? Quinn: Remarkable. Julius: The father of the bride has arrived! Eric: Julius! Welcome. Julius: Eric. Man, family is everything, isn't it? Eric: [Laughing] Yes. Julius: Oh. And the lovely lady of the manor. Quinn: Aww. Charmed, I'm sure. [Giggles] Julius: And the soon-to-be newest member of my clan. Zende, bring it in, son. [Chuckles] Wow. Eric. Thank you. This is the nicest gift you could have given my daughter for her wedding day. Eric: Actually, Zende's responsible for that. Julius: Ah. Wow. On your wall, the same place that my other daughter used to reside. Oh, wait a minute. Are you and the lovely wife moving out and giving Nicole and Zende the estate? Is that what's happening? Zende: No, we just -- Quinn: No, this is just for the wedding. It's just -- just for the wedding. Julius: Oh, okay. Quinn: [Chuckles] Zende: Look, I want you to meet my parents. Julius: Oh, okay. Great. Zende: Come on. Julius: See you guys. Quinn: [Sighs] Just the wedding. Sally: There. Just like that. Shirley: What are you doing? Sally: What does it look like? It's a wedding cake! For the Forresters' wedding! Shirley: Whoa. Whoa. Just hold it. Sally: We'll just drop it off. We'll be quiet and discreet. I just want to see that house and the grounds. We have to got to stay in the headlines with Steffy like the other day. This exposure is gonna tie us to the Forresters and Steffy's followers. Just more eyeballs for our upcoming preview. I can see it now -- "sally spectra crashes Forrester wedding." Vivienne: I'd like you to have this. Or at least borrow it. Nicole: Mom... Vivienne: Your grandmother gave it to me on my wedding day. Apparently, it's a day for tears. Nicole: I'm gonna have to use it already. Vivienne: [Laughing] No! Nicole: Thank you. Maya: All right, all right. No tears! The makeup! Come on! Nicole: Okay, okay. Vivienne: Okay, okay. [Laughter] Julius: Well, well. What do we have here? Nicole: Dad! You made it! Julius: [Sighs] Nothing would stop me from being here for my beautiful daughter's wedding day. Kristen: What a shame. I'm sorry that Brooke's not feeling well. Ridge: Oh, thank you, sis. It is a shame. But Brooke sends her love and sends the best for Nicole and Zende on their special day, right? Tony: Well, she'll be missed. Ridge: She'll be here in spirit. Kristen: All right, well, can we catch up later? Because I think we should probably go check on our boy. Ridge: Great. Tony: See ya. Kristen: Hey. Ridge: She would have loved this. R.J.: Yeah. Yeah. Ridge: We'll call her later. Hey. You look nice. The place looks great. You are, uh, quite the hostess. Quinn: I'm trying. Ridge: Yes, I can see that. You gave up your place on the wall. Eric: Just for one day. Ridge: Right. Eric: This is nice. Tony: When you came home for Christmas, the way you talked about Nicole... there was no doubt in my mind that this day would come. Zende: Thanks, pop. Tony: She's gonna be walking down those stairs any moment. Zende: [Sighs] Yeah. Yeah. Kristen: You okay? Zende: Yeah, I'm fine. Wait. Do you know something? Kristen: No, I -- [Laughs] Zende: Is something wrong? Kristen: Of course not. No. Zende: Sorry, I'm just -- I'm good. I'm good. Kristen: Good. Zende: I'm just a little anxious. Kristen: Of course you are, but, honey, just relax, okay, and enjoy this moment. Zende: I will. And every moment after that. Kristen: You love her? Zende: Yeah. I do. Kristen: That's all we ever wanted for you. Rick: Zende! Look who decided to show up. Carter: Can't have a wedding without the officiant. Zende: Thanks for doing this, man. Carter: Of course. Liam: How's the groom holding up? Zende: Barely. Steffy: And the bride? Thomas: She didn't get cold feet, did she? Zende: You're funny. Nothing's gonna ruin this day for Nicole. Pam: Um, are you with the caterers? Sally: Yes. Yes. Yes, we are. And you are? Charlie: Well, I'm just the handsome all-star quarterback -- Pam: And she's the head coach. [Clears throat] Well, the food part, at least. [Chuckles nervously] Pam: Okay. Kitchen's this way. Follow me. [Indistinct conversation] Shirley: Let's go, girl. Get with it. Zende: Hey. Sasha: Hi. Zende: Relax. Nicole invited you. Sister of the bride. Look, we can't get closer to family than that, right? Sasha: Yeah. Yes, you're right. Thank you. I really needed to hear that. Look, I just came today because I wanted to show my love and support for you two. Nic really is marrying... well, an incredible man. Zende: Thank you. Nicole: So, what do you think? Your baby girl's tying the knot. Julius: I couldn't be prouder. And what a setup! It must have cost a fortune. Nicole: [Laughs] Dad... Julius: I know. I know. When did you decide to grow up? I mean, I still see you as my little baby girl. You used to fit right here. All 7 pounds of you. With your little fingers wrapped around my thumb. Then you started walking and talking and... Nicole: And it all went downhill from there. [Both laugh] Julius: And you found a good man, too. But he better take good care of you. Nicole: He will. I'm so happy, daddy. Julius: This is your day, baby. All yours. And I want it to be the happiest day of your life. Come here. Eric: Shouldn't be long now. Quinn: Uh-huh. Eric: I'm curious about your fascination with this portrait. Quinn: It's lovely. Just like everybody says. Eric: Mm-hmm. Quinn: What? Eric: You may have me wrapped around your little finger, but I'm still pretty good at reading my wife, and I think I detect just a hint of jealousy. Quinn: What? Don't be silly. Okay, well, maybe you're not being silly. It's just, Eric, that is my spot. In this whole house, there's only one place that belongs to me and only me, and it's -- it's there. That could be a zillion- dollar Picasso, and I still wouldn't be very fond of it, and... I am being ridiculous and you need to ignore me. Eric: You know, there is one other place in this house that's yours alone. Right here. Quinn: [Gasps] I love you. Thomas: Dad. Hey. How you doing? Stop staring. She's the hostess. You have to be nice. Ridge: You're right, I'll have to try to rise above it. Shirley: [Sighs] Well, this sort of spits all over your perfect little plan, doesn't it? [Sighs] I have seen better cakes in a cow field. Sally: Well, life is what it throws at you, grams. Deal. Shirley: [Sighs] Honey... I didn't have enough time to make it presentable. And we don't even know if it's edible. We never got to taste it. Sally: To be continued! Here. Let's go mingle. Thomas: It's a little bit better than yours... Rick: I don't even recognize the living room. Carter: Zende did good. Rick: I'm good. Thank you. Thomas: Oh, watching your girly figures? You look cute. Carter: It's not a carb day. It's not a carb day. Thomas: Really? Rick: Look at all this other food we're gonna be eating. Carter: Yeah. Save some room. Charlie: All right, the cake is all done, and it's perfect. It's really great. The bird goes in the oven... Pam: I still wonder about those two. Charlie: Well, they're -- they're just backups, you know? Their coach probably called them in, in case they need more help. Pammy, you got enough to worry about. Pam: [Sighs] Julius: You just take care of my little girl, okay? Zende: Always and forever. Look, you have my word. Julius: Congratulations. Son. Nicole: You've been through this before. Steffy: Mm-hmm. Nicole: Any advice? Steffy: Just breathe. Nicole: [Sighs] Steffy: The bride is the star of the show. Nicole: Not used to that. Steffy: You're gonna look gorgeous, and so is the wedding, okay? Nicole: Okay. Steffy: I'm so happy for you. I really am so, so happy for you. Nicole: Thank you. Vivienne: All right, girlies. Come. Let's put that dress on. Steffy: Okay, so, just remember -- everyone loves you. Everyone in that room loves you. [Knocks on door] Sasha: Oh, wow. Nicole, you look gorgeous. Um, do you guys mind if I have a moment alone with my sister? I just want to wish her the best. Sasha: Nic, you look so beautiful. Nicole: Thank you. Sasha: I mean, no, I mean it. You look all...glowy. [Both chuckle] Nicole: Big moment to glow, I guess. Sasha: And you will. Nic, I am so happy for you. And I -- I am truly, truly grateful that you let me be here. Nicole: Sisters are forever. No matter what. Sasha: Zende's really a lucky guy. Carter: Why are you sweating, man? You nervous? Zende: It's hot. Carter: Why are you nervous? Zende: It's hot in here. Carter: I mean, she said yes, right? R.J.: Looks nervous. Ridge: A groom has a right to be. R.J.: You won't be when you and mom tie the knot, right? Ridge: No. Tony: I'm actually more nervous than I thought I would be. Vivienne: I feel like I'm about to faint. Kristen: Well, don't do that, but I know what you mean. I am so excited, I could burst! Vivienne: [Chuckles] Julius: There's a lot of that going around. My baby girl... Maya: Hello, hello. Are we all set? What are we chatting about? Carter: Yeah, we're good to go, right? Zende: Yeah, absolutely. Maya: All right. Then I'll go get Nicole. Steffy: Ooh, I just love a good wedding. Liam: [Chuckles] Me, too. Steffy: You better. Liam: I do. Steffy: How about you? Thomas: Hmm? What? Steffy: You're like a million miles away. Liam: Dude. Steffy: What's up? Thomas: No, I'm -- I'm here. I'm here. Liam: Okay. How was that thing? Steffy: It was actually really good. Liam: Yeah? Was that a cream cheese, or...? Shirley: Stop staring! Sally: I'm not! Stop eating those! Shirley: Yes, you are, and at Thomas Forrester, too! What's that about? Maya: You ready? Nicole: Just taking a moment. Maya: Is everything okay, honey? Nicole: Are you kidding? I'm so grateful for everything, everyone in my life. I feel so blessed. Maya: You are blessed. And so worthy. You deserve all of the good that life is going to give you. Now let's get that dress on so Zende can see how lucky he is! [Giggles] Rick: This is it. You ready? Zende: Uh... can't wait. Rick: Really? Because I couldn't tell. Liam: You know, it won't be long before I'm the one anxiously waiting for my bride to walk down the aisle. Steffy: Bring it on. Liam: Oh, yeah? Steffy: Yeah. Maya: Hi. She's ready. Carter: Oh, okay. Maya: Yeah, yeah, we're good. ["Wedding March" plays] Nicole: Oh, my god! [Laughter] Carter: I think I can speak for everyone when I say how deeply grateful we are to share in the love between these two. And how fitting that it's Valentine's Day. Vivienne: Mm-hmm. [Laughter] Carter: We are gathered here to celebrate the union of Zende and Nicole.

Nicole is surrounded by Vivienne and Maya and her own hairstylist and makeup artists. Vivienne says she is stunning. The kitchen is a buzz with Pam and Charlie decorating the cake. Kristen and Tony arrive and are greeted by Eric. He tells them nothing is going to ruin this day for Nicole. Sally hugs Shirley for bringing in some cake; just what she needs to crash the wedding. Julius arrives and thanks Eric as this is the greatest thing he could have ever done by doing this for his baby daughter. Vivienne gives Nicole a boxed antique handkerchief that her mother gave her. Julius shocks Nicole but he says nothing would have stopped him from coming for this very important day. He is so proud of her. Ridge praises Quinn for being the gracious host. Sasha comes in and Zende tells her to relax. She says she wanted to show her love and support for both of them. Sally and Shirley manage to sneak in the open door as part of the catering team, complete with cakes.

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Sally: When you said you wanted to stay in bed, I thought you wanted to back to sleep. Wyatt: With you lookin' like that? Like this? I mean, come on, this is -- this is -- I've been awake. Wide awake. Mm-hmm, yeah, and you have been for a while. Uh-huh. You sigh you when you have a lot on your mind. Wyatt: [ Sighs ] Um... well... Sally: Yep. Wyatt: Okay. [ Clears throat ] Sally: [ Sighs ] Wyatt: I, um... I need to talk to you about something. My father asked me to come back to work at spencer publications. Justin: So thorne gave katie annulment papers and headed back to paris. Bill: Must have learned that move from his brother. Two loser peas in a pod. Justin: I must say, dollar bill, I feel for her, but this may not be a bad thing. Will's the best part of your life. You have a great future with him. And no matter how you cut it, that future involves katie. Katie: You don't have to hang out here with me if you don't want to. Donna: I just thought while will is at a friend's house, you might want to talk. About things. Katie: [ Sighs ] I guess I'm just trying to wrap my head around everything. I mean... thorne was supposed to bring stability to our lives, and now everything is turned upside-down. Donna: I'm so sorry, honey. Katie: Yeah. Me, too. Donna: Are you okay? That's what I want to know. Tell me the truth. How are you doing? Katie: I guess I'm just in shock. It never crossed my mind that thorne would end our marriage. Donna: It's just so sad. You know, after all these years, he's still not over losing darla and aly. Katie: Well, I think if that was our only issue, he would have been able to deal with it, but... that's not the only thing that drove thorne away. Donna: No, he thinks you're still in love with bill. And if I'm being a good sister, I have to ask -- are you? Bill: Will and katie will always be a big part of my life. Justin: And thanks to your new attitude, you have an important place in theirs. Again. You know, but you really have changed. Bill: And that change is finally starting to pay dividends. I am -- I am pulling my family back together. Will and katie were the first step. And now I've taken another one. I reached out to wyatt, practically begged him to come back to spencer publications. Justin: Ooh! I would have loved to have seen that. Bill: Okay, I don't mean that I literally begged him,. I mean -- look, you know what i mean! Why do you have to aggravate me? Justin: All right, so what did he say?& Bill: [ Sighs ] Sally: So, your father wants to work with you again. Wyatt: Yeah. Look, I -- I understand that you have your issues with him. I mean, what he did to you was despicable. Like, he literally turned spectra fashions into rubble. And I know that you're not exactly thrilled about this, but... Sally: Is this what you want? Wyatt: I've been -- I've been thinking about it. Sally: Look, wyatt, I -- I don't want my issues with bill to interfere with your relationship with him. Wyatt: Because you're amazing like that. But there is something I want to talk to you about. I have an idea, okay? Let me show you something, yeah? Sally: Okay. Wyatt: Yeah. Sally: [ Sighs ] Justin: I know how badly you want wyatt back. Have you made a formal offer? Bill: I promised him I was gonna be a better father, somebody they could actually stand to be around. I want my boys back in this company, justin. Spencer publications is their legacy. Justin: Well, what did he say? Bill: [ Sighs ] He hasn't given me an answer yet. Justin: Oh, so he's still thinking about it. Bill: Yes! Justin: Ooh! That must have been some hell of a pitch! Bill: Well, wyatt and I, we, you know, speak the same language. Liam and I -- [ Groans ] It's gonna take me a little bit longer to win back his trust. But I'll get there! With wyatt's help, I am gonna reunite this family. Justin: Well, you are off to a good start, sir. Bill: Putting family first. In fact, I'm gonna do that right now. Justin: All righty. So where are you going? Bill: I'm gonna check on will, see how he's doing with forrester having left. Justin: Well, have you heard from katie? Bill: I'm gonna check on her, as well. Justin: Well, she might not be in the mood for company. Bill: We're family! Family doesn't need an invitation. Will and katie need to know they have my support. Justin: Okay, just do me a favor. Take it easy on her. She may not be in the mood for, you know, "I told you so." Bill: I'm not that guy anymore! Justin: Oh, that's right. You're dollar bill spencer, family man. Bill: Yes! Justin: Yeah. That's your new focus, huh? Bill: Nothing more important. Later. Justin: Okay. Sally: Wyatt, if you want to work for your dad, just tell me. Wyatt: No, you just -- you have to see this first, and then we can talk about my dad all you want, all right? Sally: [ Sighs ] Okay, smart guy, what is your big idea? Wyatt: Ah! This. Sally: I don't know why i still have that. Wyatt: Reviving spectra fashions was your dream, sally. Sally: [ Sighs ] Yeah, before your father blew it up. Wyatt: Well, he wants me back at spencer. In fact, he said he would do anything to make that happen. Sally: But you love your job at forrester. Wyatt: I do, but I could do that at spencer. And a whole lot more. My dad says he wants to make things right. Maybe we should give him a chance. Donna: I'm not trying to put you on the spot. Katie: [ Sighs ] I'm not trying to avoid answering questions. Donna: I'm sorry, I just can't stop thinking about it ever since you told us what happened. Katie: What you're suggesting is ridiculous. After everything that bill and i have been through, this last year alone -- custody battle, arguments, threats... Donna: Yeah, but you said that you put all that behind you. Katie: Well, I did because of will, but not because I think there's a future for the two of us. Donna: Tell me the truth. Do you still have feelings for him? Katie: [ Sighs ] Donna -- [ Knocks on door ] Hi. Bill: Hey. I was just thinking about you and will, thought I'd check it. Katie: Oh, well, come in. Donna: Talk about timing. Bill: Hey, donna. Um, uh, thanks for helping will with that history project, by the way. Donna: Yeah, it was fun. Katie: Dioramas were always donna's thing in school. Donna: My imagination always working overtime. Well, you know, I was actually just gonna go, so, um, I'll let you two talk. Okay, see you later. Katie: See ya. Um, so, checking in? Bill: Yeah, uh... wyatt told me about you and thorne, the annulment papers. Katie: [ Sighs ] Okay, all right, well, you know, I'm really not in the mood for a diatribe about thorne and how i shouldn't have rushed into marriage. Bill: Katie. Katie. I'm not here to go off on thorne. Actually, I don't give a damn about him. I'm just concerned about you and will. That's really the only thing i care about. Wyatt: I would only consider going back if dad does right by you. Sally: Me? Wyatt: If he wants me back at spencer publications, well, then he's gonna have to resurrect spectra fashions, too. That's it. Sally: What? Wyatt: That's the least he could do, after everything he put you through. Sally: I'm designing for forrester now, and I'm really happy. Wyatt: Me, too! But I'm only happy working there because of you. And we could do that at spencer. You know? You'd be the lead designer, calling all the shots. Wyatt: And I -- I know my father doesn't deserve your forgiveness, and, trust me, that is the last thing I'm asking you to give him. But what I'm talking about is a business arrangement, you know? A chance for him to, like, prove to me that he's really changed. But my commitment to you comes first, foremost. Sally: Before this spectra idea? Wyatt: Before everything. Sally: Okay, so what exactly are you saying? Wyatt: I'm not going back to spencer unless you're a part of it. Donna: Justin? Justin: Donna. Thanks for coming. Donna: Hi! Justin: Wow. You look great. Wow. Donna: [ Chuckles ] Is this what you do when bill's out of the building? Arrange secret meetings in his office? Justin: Well, I, uh, spend so much time in here, it feels like it's my office. [ Chuckles ] I just wanted to ask you something in private. Donna: Promise it's not about marcus. I just talked to our son, and he said everything was fine. Justin: No, yeah, it is. It is. You know, he's great. He's great. Donna: Oh, good. Justin: Yeah. Donna: I am -- I am so proud of him, everything he's doing. Justin: Yeah. Me, too. We raised a great kid, didn't we? Donna: We sure did. But that's not the reason you want to see me. Justin: Uh, no, donna. I wanted to ask you something. It involves bill and your sister katie. Bill: Wyatt says that will's handling it okay. Is that true? Katie: Yeah, I think so. Bill: He knows that thorne's leaving had nothing to do with him... Ktie: We made that very, very clear. Bill: Look, I'm gonna be completely honest. I'm not gonna miss bumping into thorne when I -- when I come over. But I am sorry for you and will. Katie: Well, he's sad and he's disappointed, but I think he knows that thorne loves us and that he wanted to be a family. His heart is just too broken. Bill: Will understands that? Katie: Yeah. I think so. Bill: You know, um, you might want to go with a sports injury analogy for will. Katie: Okay. Bill: Just go with me on this, all right? Um, a basketball player gets injured. He's devastated, he's frustrated because he loves the game. He wants to get back on the court. So he pushes it. Maybe he comes back too soon, and the pain is still there, but he keeps grinding through. What does that do? It just prolongs the injury. Sometimes it's best to just stay away from the game for a little while. Katie: Wow, bill, I, um... I hadn't really thought of it like that. Bill: No, I don't imagine you did. Uh, I'm happy to kind of flesh this out for will. Katie: Um... as long as there's no thorne-bashing... Bill: [ Scoffs ] Katie: Oh, come on. No "forrester lite"... Bill: "Forrester lite" was funny. Katie: Bill... Bill: Man, it was funny... Katie: Bill... Bill: Okay! Seriously, katie, I'm -- I'm just worried about you and will. And I'm here for you. Justin: So, you said in your text that bill was at the house. Like, how did he seem? Donna: Your bill's oldest friend, justin. Justin: I know, I just want to see him happy. I don't think I've ever seen him happier than he was with will and katie. Katie: I wasn't quite sure how you would take this news. Bill: Historically, I would have -- I would have jumped all over it. Katie: Well, I suppose you did warn me not to rush into marriage, so I wouldn't blame you if you felt vindicated. Bill: Katie, uh, all I'm concerned about is my family. In fact, that's exactly what i expressed to wyatt. It might have been one of the most important conversations we've ever had. Katie: I wondered how much wyatt told you. There were things that thorne and I didn't get into with will, concerns thorne had about, um... our connection. And...my feelings for you. Thorne didn't just leave because of aly and darla. He, um... he thought I was still in love with you. [ Door opens ] Will: Dad? Bill: Hey, pal! Will: What are you doing here? Bill: Uh, well, I just, uh, came by to check on you and your mom. Will: She told you about thorne. Bill: Yes, yes, um, she did, and I'm sorry about that. And -- and I want to talk to you about it. But first, there's something I want you to hear from me, all right? And this goes for you and it goes for your mom, as well. I'm here for you, all right? Always. We're family. Anything you're feeling, I want you to tell me about it. Anything that you're going through, I want you to express it to me. Will: Thanks, dad. Sally: Wyatt... I can't ask you to give up this opportunity because clearly your father wants you back. Wyatt: Well, he's got to understand that we're a package deal, done. Sally: Yeah, but I don't want you to worry about my issues with your dad or feel like you need to fix them. Wyatt: That -- Sally: No, I -- I am touched by how much you care, okay? But look at where I am now. With you and at forrester. I mean, I -- I've never been happier. Wyatt: Sally, I feel the same way that you do, all right? I think about my life and how it's changed and all that I've accomplished, like finding my father after so many years... becoming a spencer. Building my future with my dad and my brothers has been more than I have ever imagined. And then -- and then dad went off the rails, and he went after you and he obsessed over steffy and... everything he did, he turned his back on his family, and it all just -- it fell apart. Now, if there's some way that i could just -- I could put it all back together and, like, reclaim my position at spencer, well... you asked me if I want to do this, and I do. Sally: Of course you do. It's your birthright. And, believe me... I know how important that is. Wyatt: Sally, I have never met anyone with more passion for this business than you. And I see that. Forrester does, too. Like, you -- you built your way up in their ranks. But I just -- I believe you can accomplish so much more by yourself. And you would have if my dad didn't sabotage you. But think about it -- everything that you went through, all those frustrations and setbacks and everything just made you stronger. And you learned a lot from forrester. Now, you take all of that, and it's your time to shine now. I truly believe that. I feel like your future can just -- it can be... it can be incredible. Sally: Your love and support for me means more than any success. Wyatt: [ Chuckles ] Sally: No, I -- I was ready to walk away from all of this, but you convinced me to stay. You gave me the confidence to give it another shot. You changed my life. So I have no doubt in my mind that my future will be everything that you say that it could be. As long as you are in it with me. Wyatt: Always. Sally: [ Chuckles ] Wyatt: Hmm? Sally: You're a crazy, crazy man. Wyatt: Yeah? Sally: [ Sighs ] I love you so much.

Wyatt and Sally spend their usual in bed. He finally says that he needs to talk to her. Namely, his dad would like her to come work at Spencer Publications. What Bill did to her and Spectra was despicable but at least this is a start. She asks if this is what he wants as she does not want her situation with Bill to interfere in their personal relationship of father and son. He says his dad wants to make things right so maybe she should give Bill a chance. But the only way he would go back is if it is okay with Sally and Bill resurrect Spectra Fashions. That is the least he can do after leaving her in the rubble. He is not going back to Spencer unless she is a part of it. Donna talks to Katie and says she wants her to tell her the truth in how she is doing. And she has to ask if she is still in love with Bill. With Justin, Bill says he is pulling his family back together ..first with Katie and Will and now with Wyatt. Of course Wyatt has not given him an answer yet if he will return but he is going to try to reel him in and get this family back together. Now he is going to drop in on Katie and Will. Justin tells him he might want to call first but Bill says they are family, that won't be necessary. He wants them to know he is thinking of them. Donna is still there and still quizzing about Bill when he arrives. She makes herself scarce. Bill starts off with he knows that Thorne has left Katie. He doesn't give a damn about him but he does care about her and Will.

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Hope: So you're not giving up, that's what you're telling me? Six months of you pursuing Liam? Steffy: It's called a "waiting period." It's the law. In order to get a div-- Hope: Yeah, I-I know the law, Steffy. It is not an opportunity for you to come on to Liam every chance you get. Steffy: Whoa, whoa, whoa, who's coming on to Liam? I'm here with a date, all right? It's not my fault my husband's a little jealous. Hope: Scoffs Rick: Hey. Clears throat Bottles clink Liam: So... it's not gonna work. I mean, you--you know that, right? Rick: Clears throat Am I supposed to know what you're talking about? Liam: Don't do it, Rick. She's been though enough. Rick: Do what? To whom? Liam: Okay, I think it's fairly obvious that you're playing Steffy to get her to sign the annulment papers, right? Rick: Isn't that what you want? Liam: I don't want it from you. Rick: So you're telling me you're willing to wait six months for a divorce. Liam: Okay, Steffy's been burned before, and I don't want to see her go through this again. Rick: I think you got her all wrong, partner. Liam: I doubt it. Rick: You see, Steffy and I, we're not-- we're not exactly strangers. Liam: Oh, I-I know. I know that. Yeah, you used her once before, and I don't think any of us want to see a repeat. Rick: Hey, I'd be careful if I were you. You're sounding a bit too protective for someone who's supposed to be going through a divorce. [SCENE_BREAK] Cell phone rings Ring Brooke: Hi. Sighs Katie: Hey, you ready? Brooke: Are you sure about this? Katie: Yes. Brooke, come on. We're sisters. Our husbands have to learn how to get along. Brooke: Bikini, huh? Katie: Yeah, we'll keep it casual. Brooke: I don't know, Katie. Katie: Hey, no backing out! Brooke: He's actually down for this? Katie: He'll be there, yes. Brooke: I guess Ridge will be there, too. Katie: Good. I'll see you in a bit. Brooke: Chuckles Okay. Ridge: Tell me that was Katie canceling. Brooke: No, that was Katie confirming. Ridge: How about a night with just the two of us? Candlelight, dancing, warm massage oil-- I've got the bedroom all set up. Do you want to see it? Brooke: Yes... after we come home from Bikini. Chuckles Mwah! Ridge: Bill is not the one that's going to put me in the right mood here. Brooke: Trust me... Sighs I will put you in the right mood when we come home. Let me get my coat. Ridge: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Door opens Bill: Hey. Katie: Ready for some comfort food? Bill: Yeah, I'm gonna grill us up some burgers. Katie: It's not the same. Bill: True. I won't suffer the heartburn that I would sitting at table with Ridge. Katie: Sighs He's your brother-in-law. Try to remember that. Bill: I've been trying to forget that since the day we got married. Katie: He's part of the package, and I'd say it's a small price to pay, wouldn't you? Hmm? Bill: Maybe you have a point. Katie: Huh? Laughs [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Good to go? Ridge: I better go change. Want to come up and help me? Brooke: Oh, will you stop? This is going to be fun. Ridge: You can't be serious. After all these years, you think you might know someone. Brooke: I'm the same girl that you met a long time ago, the caterer's daughter. Remember her? Ridge: Mm. Spending an evening with "Dollar" Bill Spencer is her idea of fun? Brooke: Well, there's fun, and then there's... Coyly Fun. Ridge: Now there's my Logan. Come on. Brooke: Laughs Ridge: Come on. Brooke: Normal voice Wait a minute. Where are we going? Ridge: Up to the bedroom to let the real fun begin. Brooke: Chuckles Ridge. [SCENE_BREAK] Indistinct conversation Liam: So I-I'm not supposed to care about Steffy? Is--is that your point? Rick: Not for whom she goes out with. Liam: But that's the thing, Rick-- you're not going out with her. You're taking her for a ride. Rick: See, that's not where I think you're coming from. You see, Steffy, she's-- she's a hot one, and I think that's what worries you. And to tell you the truth, it's starting to worry me. Are you sure you're ready to move on with my sister? Liam: Pounds table Your sister is my future. That doesn't mean I'm not looking out for Steffy. She's my friend. She always will be. Rick: Yeah, she's my friend, too, friends with benefits, I hope. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Liam isn't jealous of Rick any more than I'm jealous of you. Steffy: Oh, come on, Hope. I've been with Liam. You haven't. How could that not bother you? Hope: Well, he's divorcing you. Steffy: Mm-hmm, in six months. That's a long time to go without. Hope: Liam respects my choices. He loves me for them, and that's why he's willing to wait. Steffy: Okay, you know what? You have unrealistic ideals that you made very, very public, and now you're in a bind. No wonder you're in such a rush to make it to the altar. Hope: A rush--excuse me? Steffy: Hmm? Hope: Steffy, you rushed in like a cat in heat the second you found out Liam and I had a falling-out. Steffy: Okay, you broke off the engagement. He was free, and so was I. Hope: Steffy! You tricked Liam into marrying you. Even you have admitted that. Steffy: And I fought for my man, just like you are. Hope: And you lost him. You have to accept that, Steffy. Look, Rick is a terrific guy. Steffy: Sighs Hope: He really likes you, and you have a history together. You should give him a chance. Steffy: Chuckles Oh, Hope, don't go there. I am Steffy Spencer, and I will remain Steffy Spencer until the day I die. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Mm. Okay. Ridge: Hmm? Brooke: Chuckles Okay, you've made your point. Aah! Laughs Ridge: Good. You call Katie, I'll go light the candles. Brooke: No. No, no, no. That's not what I meant. We re meeting them at Bikini. Ridge: Really? Brooke: Yes. I promised them we would be there. Ridge: Oh, Logan, no. No, no, no, not-- not the state I'm in right here. Come on. Brooke: I am not going to cancel on Katie and Bill just because you can't control yourself. Ridge: I'm feeling a massive amount of rejection here. Brooke: Laughs The first time, no doubt. Ridge: Do we have to? Really? Brooke: Yes. Yes, we have to. Ridge: Sighs Brooke: But... I will make it up to you when we come home. Ridge: Hmm. Brooke: Mm-hmm. Chuckles Come on. Ridge: Mm. Brooke: Come on. Ridge: Mm-hmm. Brooke: Here we go. Here we go. Ridge: Mm-hmm. Brooke: Chuckles Ridge: Okay. Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: You know, baby, you really should go ahead. I have so much work to do. Katie: Not tonight. Bill: Really, I am swamped. Look--ay! Fingers. Chuckles Katie: Please. You can come up with something better than that. Here, help me with this, please. Bill: Uh, I'm really not feeling well. Katie: Ohh, is there a cold coming on? Bill: Raspy voice Flu. Flu. Katie: Ohh, well, that's a little bit better. You know, illness is a lot more convincing. Bill: What? You think I'm kidding? Feigns coughing Do you hear? Do you hear that? Katie: Laughs Uh, yeah. My big bad husband never gets sick. Try again. Bill: Groans Normal voice I would rather have pins stuck in my eyes than break bread with Ridge Forrester. Katie: Oh, that's the man I know and love. Bill: Then you understand. Katie: Chuckles I do. Bill: But it's not gonna work. Katie: Nope, I'm afraid not. Bill: How did Dollar Bill Spencer end up with a woman who can't accept no for an answer? Katie: You love a challenge. Bill: I love more than that. Katie: Mm. And you'll get more than that... tonight. Bill: Sweetening the pot, huh? Hmm? All right, let's get this over with. Katie: Just so long as you're on your best behavior. Bill: Or no dessert? Katie: I'm so glad we understand each other. Bill: Laughs Katie: Laughs Bill: Mm. Katie: Sighs It'll be fun. Bill: Yeah, we'll have fun. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Clears throat Steffy. You ready to get out of here? Steffy: Um, you sure you don't want any dessert? What about you, Liam? Liam: Um, uh, whatever. Hope? Hope: Sighs Actually, I'd like to get home. Rick: Come on, I'll take you back to the loft. Hope: The loft? Steffy: Yeah, where I used to live... before I got married. Liam: Right, I thought you were staying with your mother. Steffy: Yeah, but I like the privacy. Hope: Privacy's a good thing. Steffy: Yep. So when are you gonna move out? Hope: Oh, the next time I move.... Rick: Clears throat Hope: I'll be married. Steffy: Mm. Well, the beach house is quite lovely. Hope: Oh, I don't think we'll be staying there permanently. Steffy: Well, you've got all the time in the world to think about that, don't you? Hope: Yep, we sure do. Rick: Well, this has been an interesting evening. Clears throat Steffy: Yes, it has been very interesting. Rick: Look, you guys have a nice night. Liam, I'm glad we had our little chat. You want to go to a club? Steffy: You know, I-I'd rather just get home. Rick: Even better you know what? Uh, get her home safely. Hope: Rick. Rick: What? Old habits, you--you know? Later, guys. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Thank you. Chuckles Okay. Ridge: Suddenly, I'm hungry. Brooke: Oh, yes. Sighs It's all that unrequited foreplay. Ridge: Your humor escapes me, Logan. Brooke: Yeah? Well, there is a little smile there. Ridge: That's a smirk of frustration. Brooke: Nah. Ridge: I can't imagine Bill's looking forward to this. Maybe he canceled out. Brooke: Laughs Not a chance. Ridge: One can hope. Brooke: Oh, there they are. Ridge: Oh. Katie: Hey. Brooke: Hi! Katie: Hi, sorry we're late Brooke: Oh, no, no. You're not late. Katie: Okay. Mwah! Brooke: Good to see you. Katie: Good to see you, too. Hi. Brooke: Hi, Bill. Bill: Brooke, you look beautiful, as always. Brooke: Thank you. Ridge: Katie, you look fantastic. Katie: Oh, thank you, Ridge. Bill: Ridge. Ridge: Bill. Katie: This is so much fun! Ridge: Like a barrel of monkeys. Katie: Chuckles Bill: I've been looking forward to this all week. Ridge: Yeah, me, too. Bill: I'll bet. Brooke: Why don't we order some drinks? Katie: Drinks. Drinks are great. Brooke: Chuckles Yeah. Woman: Hi, what can I get for you? Katie: I'll have a glass of cabernet. Brooke: Make that two, please. Bill: Scotch, double. Ridge: Scotch, triple. Katie: See? Look how much you two have in common. Bill: So how are the kids doing? Brooke: They're good. Sighs Rick took a new position at Forrester. Bill: Is that so? Brooke: Mm-hmm. He's working on the Intimates line. Bill: Steffy's collection. Ridge: Rick volunteered. We got kind of short-handed with Couture. Bill: Interesting. Brooke: And as for Hope and Thomas, they're very, very busy. Bill: How's Steffy doing? Ridge: She's miserable. Katie: Well, she'll get over it. I'm sure working with Rick is, uh, a help. I mean, they used to be close once, right? Brooke: Mm-hmm. Ridge: Not in recent years. Brooke: Hmm. How's Liam? Bill: You probably see as much of him as I do. Ridge: He's got his hands full, doesn't he? Brooke: Well... Chuckles Katie: Uh, you know, I-I saw Hope's recent press conference. Brooke: Mm-hmm. Katie: And she's getting a ton of buzz on the Internet. Brooke: Yes, we are very proud of her. Katie: You should be. I mean, she's become quite a role model for many young women, and it's pretty phenomenal. Chuckles Bill: Clears throat Brooke: Sometimes I wonder how she's my daughter. Katie: Well, you must have done something right. Brooke: I think it's the opposite. I don't think she wants to do anything like her mother. Katie: Oh, come on. Bill: Yeah, come on, Brooke. You mean you didn't wait until you were married? Katie: Hmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Thank you. Huh. Liam: What? Hope: Guess who is having dinner at Bikini right now? Liam: Who? Hope: Your parents and mine. Liam: Oh. Hope: Chuckles Liam: Got out of there just in time. Hope: Right? Yeah, that should be fun for them. Liam: Yeah, more like awkward. Hope: Scoffs Uh, yeah, kind of like our night. Sighs Liam: Sighs Yeah. So how was your talk with Steffy? Hope: Um, it was typical. She was being difficult. What did Rick have to say? Liam: Oh, he's using her. Soda can pull tab pops Hope: He said that? Liam: No, but come on. That's what he's doing. Hope: Oh, how can you be sure? Liam: Because he's done it before. Hope: No, they're past all that. Liam: Really? Are they? Hope: Yeah. Steffy thinks you're jealous. Liam: Protective, maybe, not jealous. Hope: Protective? D-do you really think that Steffy needs to be protected from anyone? I mean, if someone's getting used in this situation, it's my brother. Liam: Ha! That'd be a first. Hope: Gasps S-Steffy is not going to cooperate, okay? She--she intends to make very good use of this waiting period. Liam: Yeah, but... she knows it's over. Hope: Okay, then why doesn't she just let you go? Liam: Probably because this is hard on her and all she can think to do is make it hard on us. Hope: Well, that's not right. Liam: I know. Hope: Sighs It's not. And we should be married right now, and the only reason we're not is because of her. Liam: I just hope that you're not insecure about Steffy. Hope: Sighs Look, I just-- I just want to be with you. I want to be your wife, your lover, your soul mate and we would have been married months ago, but she pulled that number on us. And now she's doing it again, and I just don't get why she won't leave us alone! Liam: Okay, I know, I know. Okay, no more about Steffy, all right? We're alone. We're alone. Let's make the most of it. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Thank you. Well, to the men in our lives. Bill: And the women who shape them. Katie: Yeah. Ridge: Hear, hear. Katie: Laughs Brooke: Oh, and to our sons and daughters. Glasses clinking Katie: Yes. Bill: I'll drink to that. Katie: You know, I think what Hope is doing is... Chuckles kind of remarkable. Brooke: Mm-hmm. She's taking a stand and sticking with it. I just wish she didn't go so public. Katie: Yeah, it kind of paints her into a corner. I mean, especially since she has to wait six months to marry Liam. Bill: I think they both need to cool off. Ridge: Amen to that. Katie: Hope's been in the freezer for quite a while, thanks to Steffy. Brooke: You know, I really didn't want to talk about this tonight, but Katie's right. I don't see why Hope and Liam have to wait six months to get married. Bill: Well, that's determined by the State of California. If Liam wants a divorce, he has to wait six months. Brooke: You don't want your son to start his life with the woman that he loves? Bill: I think I have made my position clear. I like Hope. I just don't think she's right for my son. Brooke: What are you talking about? They love each other. Liam adores her. You've seen them together. Bill: Want to help me out here? Ridge: No, I think you're doing pretty well on your own, Bill. Bill: Thanks for the support. Ridge: I've always got your back. Bill: Here's the bottom line-- hope's a nice girl, but she is wholly inexperienced when it comes to the best thing that life has to offer. Liam has a lot of experience. He's been married-- to a beautiful woman. It wouldn't hurt him to take some time to decide what he really wants. Brooke: Oh, I think he knows exactly what he wants. Katie: Yes, he does. Bill: I guess we'll see, won't we? Ridge: You know, six months is really not the end of the world. Bill: Why don't you give it a shot, Ridge? See how that works for you? Ridge: I think it's time to order some food. Katie: I agree. I'm starving. Brooke: Hmm. Katie: Here's your menu, baby. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: This is nice, house all to ourselves. Hope: Mm. I hope Mom and Ridge take their time. Chuckles I love being in your arms. Liam: I love you. Hope: Mm. Hope: Mm. Sighs I wish we were married. Giggles Liam: Sighs Hope: Sighs Liam: Why don't you-- why don't you come with me? Let's just go. Just let's... go to my place. Grab your stuff. We'll go to my place. Hope: Sighs Liam: We'll start our lives right now. Hope: Sighs

Liam tells Rick not to go through with this. Steffy has been through enough; she doesn't need this game of his to get her to sign the papers. He knows they have a history before when he used her and she doesn't need a repeat. Steffy is his friend and always will be and he doesn't want to see her get hurt again. Likewise Hope tells Steffy that this six month's waiting game is ridiculous. Liam is not going to change his mind in that time. He respects her choices and is willing to wait. Steffy gloats that she has had Liam and Hope hasn't; that must really get to her. Steffy says she fought for her man, just as Hope is now. She did not have to seduce him; he came willingly. Ridge is not happy at all that Brooke booked them for an evening with Bill and Katie. He's in the mood for upstairs. Bill too is not a happy camper; he'd rather stay home and have pins stuck in his eye than look across the table at Ridge. Katie manages to sweet talk him into it.

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Nick: Storm to act as my attorney. Brooke: Oh, good. Nick: We've gotta be careful how we handle Taylor. She wants to be alone with her son, but I cannot allow her to be with him if there's any threat of her drinking again. Brooke: Why didn't you tell me she was drinking again? Nick: Because I wanted to protect her. Brooke: Protect her? Well, thank God nothing happened to Jack. Nick: I was with him the whole time. I wasn't gonna let anything happen. Brooke: Yeah, well, now she's alone with him. God knows what's gonna happen now that you're not there to monitor her drinking. Nick, it scares the hell out of me to think that Jack could be in danger. Nick: It scares the hell out of me, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Well, he seemed a little confused about his new crib and the bedroom, but you know, I sang him a couple of songs, and, uh, he went back to sleep. Rick: Well, that's normal, yeah. Taylor: Yeah. He's always been a really good sleeper, but, uh, I think it'll just take a little time for him to get used to the room. Are you still concerned? Rick: Yeah, I am, a little bit. Taylor: You know what? I find this so ironic that you of all people would be supporting me against Brooke. Laughs Rick: I don't necessarily see it that way. I-I look at myself as someone who is just concerned about you and wants what's best for you and--and your son. Taylor: Well, what's best for Jack and me is for us to be together. Rick: And you're sure about that? Taylor: Well, do you doubt me? Rick: Let me ask you something. You-- you said before that when you look at Jack, you see mother, and it fills you with--with rage. Taylor: It wasn't that. What--what I felt was rage, but it was not directed at the baby. It wasn't about that. Rick: Okay. Well, I am also Brooke's son. Do you feel rage when you--when you see me? Taylor: You know what? When I see you, I see a wonderful man, a man who's kind and sensitive and--and very sweet. I don't know how I would have gotten through any of this without you. Rick: Laughs [SCENE_BREAK] Phoebe: It's so weird the way Mom and Nick split up. Ridge: Some things weren't meant to be. Phoebe: Well, yeah, but it seemed like things were working out. And then out of the blue, it's over? I don't get it. Ridge: There are things going on, kiddo. Phoebe: Well, what about Jack? I mean, is Mom gonna raise him all alone? Ridge: That's up to Nick and Taylor-- joint custody, probably. Phoebe: You know, Mom didn't seem like herself after Jack was born. I mean, you must have noticed it, too. She was kind of nervous all the time, like something wasn't right. Ridge: She's going through a lot. Phoebe: Like depression? Being a new mom again, or something? Ridge: Look, sweetie, that's all behind her now. She seemed much better when I saw her earlier, and I think she'll be back to her old self. Phoebe: Yeah, I hope so. Ridge: And the last thing she needs is for you to be worrying about her. She did tell me that. Phoebe: Mm. Ridge: So if you want to help your mom... Phoebe: Quit worrying. Ridge: Just give her some space, and she'll let you know if she needs you, okay? Phoebe: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Thanks a lot for coming over. Come in. Come in. Storm: Well, you're welcome. I'm, uh-- I'm just sorry to hear about you and Taylor. Nick: Thank you. Uh, I'm worried about Taylor. Like I told you on the phone, she hasn't been herself lately. Storm: Yeah, well, she's had a tough time of it the last two years. You know, the drunk-driving accident that killed Darla, having to spend time jail. I'm surprised, though. I, uh-- I thought she'd gotten herself straightened out. Brooke: She had, but then she started drinking again. Storm: Is that true? Nick: Unfortunately, it is. She's not drinking right now, but for her to fall off the wagon like that and then want to be alone with Jack, she's unstable. She's been that way for months. What I need to know is how do we protect ourselves as well as my son? Storm: Well, I gotta tell you, Nick, it doesn't make much sense. I mean, the picture you're painting doesn't sound like the kind of woman that Taylor is at all. Why don't we just, um, back up a little bit? And you can tell me a little bit how she came to this change in behavior. Brooke: Sighs Storm: Brooke? You didn't have anything to do with this, did you? Brooke: Sighs yes, I did. But, um, it's--it's not the way that you're thinking. Sighs I'm Jack's biological mother. Storm: Laughs clears throat So of all the eggs to be accidentally mixed up, what a shocker. Brooke: Yep. We were all shocked when we found out what happened, but Taylor's the one that's had the most difficult time with it. Storm: Well, understandably so. Now I can see why she's become so unglued. Brooke: She's emotionally unstable. She's a woman with an alcoholic past that's admitted to drinking again. Storm: Sighs All right, so what do you want to do about this, Nick? Nick: I don't want to take away her parental rights completely, but I do want to be in control of my son and the situation, at least until Taylor has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that she's pulled herself back together. Storm: Oh. Well, it is true that being in Taylor's care does put your child in a potentially risky situation. Nick: The safety and well-being of my son is all that matters here. That's why I want to ask for an emergency custody hearing first thing tomorrow morning. Storm: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: And I am really going to be needing your support more than ever. Rick: That's what I'm here for. Taylor: I just-- I cannot believe that Nick was so upset that I want to be there for my child. I just can't. I--and that he's so concerned. That--it's just completely unnecessary. Rick: Well, do you honestly think you're ready to care for this child on your own? Taylor: Yes, or I wouldn't have brought him here. I love that baby. I want to be with him. He's everything to me. Rick: No, I realize that, but I don't think Nick is so confident. Taylor: Well, then I'll just have to prove myself. Rick: Good. Good for you. Taylor: Oh, listen, I, um-- I wanted to ask you if you could help me with something. Rick: Yeah? Taylor: Could you just go all through the house everywhere out on the property and--and just make sure there's no alcohol anywhere? I just--I want every bottle out of here... Rick: Yeah. Yeah, ab-- Taylor: Because I don't want anybody coming up with an idea that I might be drinking. Rick: No, that's fine. I think it's a great idea. Um, I'll start at the bar. I-I'll, um, go to the wine cellar, the pool house, anywhere that there might be alcohol. I'll just--I'll get rid of it. Taylor: Thank you for everything. What? What? You keep doing that! Rick: Noth--nothing. Now look, I just-- I'm looking at you, and I'm seeing an unbelievably beautiful woman, yet so fragile at the same time. Taylor, I don't --I don't think that anybody really knows what you've been through. I mean, years of being pitted against my mother and--and losing battle after battle... Taylor: Well, today is a new day. I am not going to be losing this battle. Rick: Now you do realize what you're getting yourself into? Taylor: Maybe just a little bit of a challenge, but it isn't anything I can't handle. Rick: You're entering into a joint custody situation. I'm talking about a future being connected to my mother. Taylor, I-I admire that you want to be a-a mother to Little Jack. But have you ever considered the fact that it just might not be your place in life? Taylor: No. My place in life is with him. But you know what? You're making me think about this now. I'm just curious. Where do you think my place in life is? [SCENE_BREAK] Felicia: Mom? Yo, Mom? Ridge: Sis, mother's not here. Felicia: Well, that's okay 'cause you're the one I'm looking for anyway. I'm not interrupting a father/daughter moment, am I? Phoebe: No, I have to head back to my dorm anyway, lots of work to finish. Felicia: Is everything okay at school? I haven't talked to you in a couple days. Phoebe: Yeah, thanks for giving me a heads-up about grandpa's picture in the paper. Felicia: Oh, God. Yeah, I figured you needed to be forewarned. Phoebe: I-I hid out for a couple of days, and then I realized it's kind of funny if you think about it. Are he and Donna still together? Felicia: That's actually why I'm here. Ridge, we have a golden opportunity. Ridge: Do we? Felicia: Yes. It's Mom and Dad's anniversary, and it's a biggie, and he has promised her that the family is gonna be together on this day. So we just have to figure out some way to make sure he doesn't leave after. Ridge: I don't know, sis. He's pretty committed to Donna. Felicia: What? I'm not gonna just hand him over to her, not without a fight. Are you with me? Phoebe: Well, I'm sure we both are. Let me know if you need anything. I actually--I have to go. Bye, Dad. Ridge: Bye. Phoebe: Bye. Felicia: Bye. [SCENE_BREAK] Storm: Okay, so what you're asking for is an emergency hearing to determine custody on the basis of your opinion that Taylor is temporarily unfit to care for your child, right? Nick: I want to go about this as careful as we can for Taylor's sake. Storm: I understand, but if you want to remove your child from Taylor's care immediately, then we have to build a case against her. We have to prove how unstable she is. Nick: I know that, but just do it as respectfully as possible. I don't want her dragged through the mud. Storm: Sighs Well, you said that, uh, Taylor herself admitted to drinking and that she's had a hard time connecting with Jack, right? Nick: The bottom line is I don't want her alone with my son, not until she's proven she's stable. Storm: I understand. You don't want to take away her parental rights completely. You just want to make sure that any visitation Taylor has with Jack be supervised. Nick: Exactly. Storm: Okay. Well, now that I have all the facts, I can understand why you, uh-- why you'd be concerned. Why don't I just go ahead and make a few calls, see what I can do? Nick: Sighs Brooke: Sighs I know this is hard for you. Nick: I just hate doing this to Taylor. Brooke: I hate it, too, but we have to think about Jack, what's best for him. You're doing the right thing. Nick: Whispers Okay. I found it! [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: Look, Felicia, about this anniversary party-- Felicia: Just hear me out, okay? I l-I really think we can convince Dad not to leave. If we get the family together, and I mean the whole family, and we make it very moving and emotional, you know what he is with his family. I mean, this family is his greatest accomplishment. Donna can't compete with that. Ridge: Dad's in a different place now. That silly photograph that was plastered all over the style section-- he barely even batted an eye. Donna has changed him. He actually seems like a happy man now. Felicia: What is wrong with you? Do you not care about this at all? Ridge: Sometimes, sis, you gotta grab happiness when you can. Felicia: Whoa. Do I smell trouble in paradise? What did Brooke do now, huh? Ridge: She didn't do anything, except just be herself, and it's kind of making me a little nuts. Felicia: Something to do with Nick's baby, the one that she's accidentally the mother of? Ridge: Nick and Taylor split up. Felicia: Surprise, surprise. Ridge: And I put my wedding on hold until Brooke can figure all this out. Felicia: Uh, which will be, like, forever. Ridge: Well, now you're sounding like Taylor. Felicia: Laughs I can read the tea leaves all by myself. Good luck. Ridge: God, every time Brooke and I are so close. Felicia: Did you ever stop to think that, um, maybe it's just not meant to be? Okay. I'm sure you two will work things out. Um, but about Mom and Dad's anniversary party-- Ridge: Look, you go ahead and plan it. I'll be there. Just don't expect any great miracles. Felicia: That's just it, big brother. I am absolutely expecting a miracle. Maybe you should, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Storm: Okay, great. Thank you. Well, we're in luck. I was able to arrange for an emergency petition to be heard first thing tomorrow morning. The process servers are on their way over to Taylor's to serve her the papers. Nick: Thank you. Storm: Well, I better get home, get to work so we're prepared for tomorrow morning. See ya in court. Nick: Scoffs See ya in court. Oh, God, what a mess. I never thought I'd be battling for custody of my son. Brooke: Taylor's given you no choice. Nick: It seems like there should have been some other way. Brooke: Well, there wasn't. And I can't help but think about Rick's involvement in all of this. Nick: When did he become so close to Taylor? Brooke: It seems strange. Nick: Well, maybe it's a good thing. If Jack comes home to us, she'll need somebody there for her. Brooke: My son, of all people? Nick: Well, he seems committed to it. He's a good guy. Brooke: But why? Where is this coming from? [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: So where is your place? Well, right now it's here with me. Taylor, you are a-a brilliant psychiatrist. You've successfully raised three children. You're beautiful, talented, sexy, completely irresistible. Taylor: If you don't stop being so sweet, I'm not letting you come over here anymore. Rick: Laughs I can't. I can't stop. That's what I'm trying to tell you. And you have nothing to worry about with me. I'm the one man in this entire universe that is not going to fall in love with Brooke Logan. Doorbell rings Taylor: Hi. Man: Are you Dr. Taylor Marone? Taylor: Yes. Rick: You okay? What is that? Taylor: It's a summons. I have to be in court in the morning? [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Sighs heavily Taylor's probably gotten the papers by now. Brooke: She must be feeling horrible. Nick: I'd imagine so. Brooke: I'm sorry, Nick, but I know the pain of losing custody of your children. It happened to me last year, thanks to Stephanie. Nick: What you went through last year with your kids wasn't your fault. You weren't emotionally unstable. You weren't drinking. You were completely innocent. Stephanie used you. This is totally different. Brooke: Yeah, well, whether it's Taylor's fault or not, it's still a terrible feeling having your child taken away. Nick: Brooke, you gotta stay committed to this. You told me that I was doing the right thing by putting Jack first, remember? Regardless of what Taylor goes through? [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Nick filed an emergency petition for custody for Jack. I have to be there tomorrow morning. I can't believe this. I can't believe he's trying to take the baby away from me. Oh, my God. I can't believe he thinks I'm not able to take care of the baby. Rick: Taylor, this is exactly w-what I was afraid of. It's why I questioned if it was best for you to-- Taylor: To what? What? Walk away from my child like I had to walk away from my husband? No, no, no, no way. No, I'm not doing it. I'm talking to him. Rick: Uh, Taylor, I-- you're a little emotional right now, and do you think that that's best for you to-- to--to be calling him? Taylor: Sniffles phone rings [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Oh, that must be Taylor. Nick: Hello. Taylor: How could you do this to me? An emergency petition for custody of Jack? Nick: You left me no choice. Taylor: What do you mean? I left you no choice? You left me no choice but to walk away from this marriage. God, you know that it killed me. It broke my heart, but I had to do it for my own sanity. I couldn't deal with this. Why? I mean, you know I've already lost you. Why do you want to make me lose my baby? Nick: Taylor, I believe you will pull yourself together eventually, but for right now, I think it's too soon for you to be alone with Jack. Taylor: I can't believe I'm even hearing you say this. What do you mean it's too soon for me to be with Jack? I don't think you want me to have custody at all. I think you want to take him away from me completely. Nick: That's not the case, I promise you. Taylor: Well, I know exactly who's responsible for this. It's the same person who's responsible for everything I've ever lost in my life. It's Brooke. She wants my baby. I know that's what she's up to. And I promise you one thing. She has taken two of my husbands. She is not going to take my baby. I swear to God that is not going to happen. So you can just tell her to forget it. I swear you and Brooke are not taking my child! Brooke: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Crying How can he do this to me? I can't understand this. Rick: Taylor, Taylor. Taylor: I loved him so much. Rick: Hey, hey. Come here, come here. Listen. Taylor: I can't believe he's being so mean. Rick: Listen to me. Listen to me. Taylor: Sobbing Rick: I am not going to let them take your baby away from you, okay? Everything's gonna be all right. Everything's gonna be okay. Taylor: Sobbing Rick: I'm here. I'm here for you. Taylor: Sobbing Rick: It's okay. Taylor: Sobbing

Nick informs Brooke that Storm has agreed to be his attorney. Brooke wonders why Nick didn't tell her that Taylor was drinking again. He just wanted to protect her. Storm comes over and Nick wants to know how they can all protect themselves? Storm is surprised to hear the shocker that Brooke is the biological mother. Nick doesn't want to take away Jack completely, but he wants control of his son, the safety of his son is the only thing that matters and he wants the temporary custody hearing tomorrow morning as soon as possible. He doesn't want Taylor dragged through the mud, but he wants her proven unfit to take care of Jack right now. Brooke knows how difficult this is, but assures him he is doing the right thing. Taylor mentions her shock that Rick is supporting her against his mother. He doesn't see it that way. He wants to know if she feels the same way when she sees him like she sees Brooke in Jack? She tells him she only sees a kind, caring young man and she doesn't know how she would have gotten through the last few days without him. They hug. He admires her and tells her what a beautiful woman she is; fragile right now but he'll be there for her. She asks him to go through the house, the pool house, all over the property and make sure there are no hidden bottles of alcohol for anyone to find.

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Steffy: Daddy's a little quiet today. Liam: Oh... yeah. Sorry. Steffy: No. It'S... it's nice. [ Kelly coos ] Not every visit has to be wild and crazy. Liam: No, I--you know, I... it's nice to just... watch them. Steffy: Yeah. Liam: And these moments are really special, and I don't get enough of them, so... I'm not saying-- hope has been really generous. It's just, no matter how much she lets me see beth, it's--it'S... not the same. Steffy: Not the same as living with them. Liam: No. But who am I kidding? If the roles were reversed, I'd probably be complaining about not seeing kelly enough here, so, you know. Steffy: Yeah. Yeah. I get it. It's hard being apart from hope and beth. I wanted to believe it was gonna get better, but... Kelly: Ohh! Steffy: It hasn'T. Liam: Ohh. A got a toothbrush for you. Douglas: I don't want this. I don't want it. Thomas: Come on, douglas. You're gonna hurt zoe's feelings. Hope: He doesn't have a problem with zoe. He just thought he'd have more time to get to know her before the wedding. Thomas: Yeah, okay. Well, you know what? We're gonna be married in-- in a day or so, and we'll get to know each other then. Hope: A day or so? Thomas: Yeah. I mean, I'd do it today if I could. Douglas: No, mommy! You can't let them! Hope: It's okay, sweetie. It's okay. Zoe: Thomas, if you and douglas need some time, I can-- Thomas: Uh, he's just-- he's a little surprised. Look, douglas, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have blurted it out like that. Okay? Hey, I'm just really excited to marry zoe, and once I do, we're gonna have this adventure, you know? The three of us. Now, things are gonna happen really quickly, but once they do, I promise you're gonna have a real family again. Douglas: No! Steffy: You don't have to hide your feelings for me. I can see what the separation is doing to you. Liam: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, but I'm not gonna complain to you about it. Steffy: It would serve me right. Liam: No, it wouldn'T. Steffy: I know you don't blame me for what happened. Liam: Yeah, obviously, but I don't want you to blame yourself, either. Thomas: Now listen. I will call your phone when hope's watching. You know what to do, stef. [ Clatter ] Steffy: Ohh. Douglas: I already have a mommy. Hope is my mommy. Hope: Douglas, I know this is a big, sudden change, but that doesn't mean that it changes everything. Zoe: I'm really nervous about all this, too. Douglas: You are? Zoe: Yeah. Thomas: Yeah. Yeah. You know, zoe's never been anybody's mommy before. Zoe: Yeah, but, you know, I'm really excited about it. And I think if you can help me, we can make this really fun. Thomas: Yeah. And weddings are-- are a lot of fun. Remember? And you're kind of a pro at them. Plus, he looks pretty great in a tux. Come on, douglas. You got to give it a chance. Hope: You're really not giving him time to do that. Sweetheart, do you want to go grab a snack? Okay. Let's go. Thomas: Uh, I, uh, I'm telling you, it's gonna be fine. When our daughter and her kids moved in with us... Steffy: And now we'll go over here, and we'll go over here, and then I spin you. [ Kelly fusses ] Oh, you don't want to? Okay, you want your toys. Liam: Of course she wants the toys. She always wants the toys. We're chopped liver. Steffy: Oh. [ Laughs ] Liam: Oh, okay. Fine. I guess I should, um, get this one home. Steffy: You think hope will ever let her spend the night? Liam: You were her mom for months. You shouldn't even have to ask that question, but, because of me, I think that's, um, a little much to ask right now, given everything. [ Beth fusses ] Oh, here you go. Steffy: Yeah. I have to think that... hope and I will work through what happened eventually. It's just, uh, you know, it's just not gonna be easy, given everything. The kiss brought up for her-- my life is broken right now.S, I will find it, and, um... and I love the girls with you. Liam: Yeah. Steffy: Even though it's not exactly how you want it to be, but... Liam: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. Yeah, well, things haven't been exactly the way I want them to be since thomas signed those custody papers. That's another thing I keep thinking about is--is just how different things would have been for hope and me when we got beth back if-- if it weren't for your brother. Sorry. Steffy: [ Sighs ] You aren't wrong. Thomas caused chaos in all of our lives, the way he manipulates people and undermines their behavior. But I don't want you to think that he's ruined everything. I know that you're sad and frustrated right now, but don't let those feelings overwhelm you. Don't let them take away from the good things in your life, like these precious angels, their love for you and yours for them. That can't be corrupted. Their love is pure and true. And that's something to hold on to when everything else is a mess. Promise me you won't lose sight of that. Never forget how much we love you. [ Beth coos ] Liam: Ohh. [ Chuckles ] Oh, thank you. Thomas: Okay, this-- this is not gonna blow up in my face. Why would you say that? Vinny: Proposing to zoe wasn't crazy enough. Now you're rushing ahead with the wedding? I mean, I just didn't think you'd go through with it, man. Thomas: Okay, vin, you wouldn't be so skeptical if you saw the way that hope and douglas reacted. Vinny: You told them? Thomas: Yes. I told them, and they totally freaked. Well, hope held it together for zoe's sake, but douglas, he was not happy. Vinny: Douglas is your kid. Thomas: Yes. Douglas is my kid, and I'm trying to give him the life and the family that he wants, okay? And--and this plan's coming together perfectly, so I don't appreciate you trashing it. And if you're just calling to lecture me... Vinny: I'm just trying to talk you off the ledge, man. It's not too late to go another way. Zoe: Aw, thanks, charlotte. Thomas: I got to go. Vinny: Dude, wait. Just-- Zoe: Hey. Thomas: Hey. Zoe: Did, uh, douglas come back? Thomas: Um, no. Not yet. But he's gonna be fine. Zoe: He looked really upset, thomas. Thomas: Yeah, but not with you. Zoe: I mean, it kind of felt like he was. Thomas: Look, douglas has been through a lot, okay? It makes sense that he's afraid of change, even when it's good for him. Zoe: Yeah, but, you know, if he's not ready, then-- Thomas: No. I'm ready. Okay? And I-- I see everything I want right in front of me. And I want it now. Here. I want to show you something. Zoe: Wow. Thomas, these are beautiful. But why are there two? Thomas: Oh, well, one is for hope for the future. The other is for my beautiful bride. Zoe: [ Chuckles ] Well, they're gorgeous. They actually make me want to get married twice. Thomas: Oh. Zoe: Thank you. Thomas: You're welcome. Hope: Douglas is in tears right now with donna, but please don't let that interfere with your celebration. Thomas: I thought you were calming him down. Hope: He wouldn't need to be calmed down, thomas, if you hadn't dropped that bomb on him like you did. I mean, what were you thinking? Thomas: Look, we all knew douglas would be a little disappointed, and we all know why. Hope: He's scared, thomas. Thomas: Well, the sooner we get married, the sooner he'll realize there's nothing to be scared of. Hope: It is the way you did it. What about that do you not understand? Thomas: All right, look, I'm a little excited. I want to go ahead and marry this beautiful woman, okay? I want to see her coming down the aisle in this dress. Hope: What's the other one for? Thomas: That's for you. What do you think about making it the hope for the future showstopper? Hope: Frankly, I don't want to talk about work right now because I am worried about your son, and I cannot believe [ Phone jangles ] That you are not worried about him. Zoe: I'm so sorry. I want to be here to help douglas, but they do need me across the hall. Thomas: It's--it's fine. Everything's gonna be okay. We're getting married. Zoe: [ Chuckles ] We're getting married. Hope: What happened to communication, establishing boundaries, making it clear to douglas that he's not going to get lost in all of this, that I'm still going to be his mother? Thomas: Yes. But once zoe and I are married, she will be the one he spends more of his time with. We'll be his parents, hope. You do understand that, right? For most patients that have Zoe: So doesn't your assistant usually help you with these release forms? Carter: Uh, yeah. I, uh, I wanted to congratulate you on your engagement. Zoe: Well, thank you, carter. Carter: I was shocked when ridge told me how it happened. I still can't quite believe it. Zoe: Uh, yeah. To tell you the truth, neither can I. It's still so surreal. Carter: Mm-hmm. Zoe: [ Chuckles ] I mean, I'm going to be a forrester. Carter: An amazing family. You'll fit right in. Zoe: I just wish the idea of it didn't upset douglas so much. Carter: He just needs more time, that's all. Things will be great by the time you and thomas get married. Zoe: Yeah, but that's actually what set douglas off. Thomas, he, uh, doesn't want to wait. He wants to get married right away. Hope: You're asking me to take a step back? I love douglas. Douglas loves me. I'm legally his mother. Thomas: I realize that, okay? I am not minimizing your importance in his life. But, hope, things are going to change. Hope: What I'm not understanding is why everything is changing so quickly. Thomas: You don't understand why I'm anxious to get on with my life? Hope: No, I do. But, thomas, douglas needs-- Thomas: Douglas is going to be fine, okay? Like I told zoe, it's like ripping off a bandage. Okay? After it happens, douglas will forget why he was all upset in the first place. Look, I know what my son wants, and I would love to honor his wishes, but... you aren't willing to make a life with us, hope. Steffy: What's going on? Thomas: Douglas is having a tough time with my marriage to zoe. Steffy: You're not married yet. Hope: Oh, but they're going to be, and as soon as possible, in fact. Douglas was pretty upset when he found out. Steffy: Where's douglas now? Hope: He's with donna. Steffy: You should probably go check on him. Hope: Yeah, I think I should. Steffy: Really, thomas? A quickie wedding? Thomas: Look, stef, I have waited long enough. I need to make this happen now. Steffy: Make what happen? A future with zoe or a future with hope? Ok everyone! Steffy: I didn't want to believe it. I've been trying to give you the benefit of the doubt. Thomas: You still haven't forgiven me. That-- that's what this is about. Steffy: No. Do you know how guilty I feel? It has been killing me every day since liam and I kissed. I thought you were thinking about kelly. Thomas: Okay, that's-- Steffy: I thought you were thinking about my family. Thomas: That's what you need to do. You need to be thinking about kelly and what she needs. Steffy: I was just with liam. It's killing him to be apart from hope and beth. Thomas: 'Cause liam's an idiot. He's blind to what's right in front of him, okay? Look, if you play this right, liam and hope, they'll never be together again. Okay? You can have him. Steffy: And you can have hope. Wow. Liam and brooke have been right all along. That's what you wanted from the very beginning. So what are you gonna do, hmm? Are you gonna push douglas until he begs hope to stop the wedding? And then what? How's she gonna do that? Is she gonna marry you instead? Is that what you're hoping for? [ Footsteps ] Liam: Hey. You know you can still talk to me, right? Like, I can see that you're upset about something. Douglas, too, actually. Hope: I just-- I thought seeing beth would make him feel better. You know how much douglas likes reading to her. Liam: Yeah, well, there's a big old stack of books in there, so he must be pretty darn upset. Hope: Yeah, well, thomas dropped one hell of a bomb on us at the office. Liam: About what? Hope: His wedding to zoe and how they are now getting married right away. Liam: By right away, you mean... Hope: As in right away, right away. And douglas isn't at all ready for this yet. I mean, he's already traumatized, and now thomas is talking about how it's going to be what's best for everyone, it's just like ripping off a bandage, and I just am so... I just don't understand why thomas keeps doing this to his son. Liam: Because upsetting douglas upsets you. Thomas doesn't want to marry zoe right away. He probably doesn't even want to marry her at all. What he wants is a reaction from you, and clearly it's working. He is terrorizing his son into begging you-- begging you to marry his father before zoe does. Hope: That's crazy. Liam: Yeah. Yeah, hope. It's crazy. It's very crazy. I just need you to recognize that. Hope: I am not naive, liam. I am--I have been watchful of thomas and his motives, and... I do believe that he cares about zoe. I just don't understand why they have to rush into this marriage. [ Sighs ] And now he's-- he's starting to talk about how I need to take a step back so that douglas can spend time with zoe and bond with her, and it's just-- it's really just starting to feel like thomas is beginning to rip douglas away from me. Liam: Oh, W... well, yeah, duh. That's the whole point. That's what he wants you to think. I mean, this is clearly all part of the plan. Everything thomas has done, he's done in order to get you in this exact emotional space that you're in right now-- desperate, anxious. This is-- this is how he got you to marry him the first time, and nothing has changed. He wants to make you his. He's willing to manipulate whoever it takes to make that happen. Don't let him get away with it. Thomas: You are reading way too much into this. Steffy: What, you think I'm seeing things that aren't there? Like, what's this? Two wedding gowns? Thomas: That's work. Steffy: Work? Thomas: I mean, one is, and the other is for zoe. Look, a wedding gown showstopper, this is a forrester family tradition, and I want hope for the future to be a part of that. Steffy: That excuse may work on dad but not on me. I wanted to believe that this marriage to zoe wasn't a trick, but after this, what I walked in on-- you taunting hope. Thomas: I wasn't taunting hope. Steffy: Yes, you were, just like you provoked me that day on the phone. Admit it, thomas. You're hoping the real showstopper will be hope wearing this gown to marry you.

Beth is visiting Liam, Kelly and Steffy at the beach house. Steffy notices how quiet Liam is. He's just enjoying Beth, having missed her (and Hope). Steffy admits that it's been hard on her, too, not having Beth live with her. As they play with the girls, Steffy wonders if Hope will ever let Beth spend the night. Liam says that probably will happen eventually. Steffy knows that Hope is still mad about the kiss. They talk about how Thomas is to blame for so much of their problems. At Forrester, Hope explains to Thomas in an exasperated manner why Douglas is so upset after Thomas just told them that he's going to marry Zoe right away. Douglas keeps protesting, just as Thomas wants him to. Zoe looks embarrassed. Zoe chimes in as Thomas tries to convince Douglas. Hope takes Douglas to get a snack, chiding Thomas for what he's doing to his son. Later, Thomas and Vinny chat on the phone again. Vinny points out again what Thomas his kid. Thomas doesn't appreciate his lecturing. Vinny is just trying to get him to see that maybe he's not going about this the right way. Zoe returns, so Thomas hangs up. Zoe is worried about how upset Douglas was, but Thomas waves off her worries, as usual. He shows her two beautiful dresses he made. One is for her, and one is for Hope for the Future. Hope returns and yells at Thomas for upsetting Douglas. He shows her the gowns asks if the one can be the showstopper for her line. Hope can only concentrate right now how upset Douglas is. Zoe gets called away for work. Thomas reminds Hope that he and Zoe are going to be Douglas' parents, putting more pressure on her. Hope doesn't understand why they have to move so quickly. Thomas says that Douglas will be fine and reminds her once again that she isn't willing to make a life with him.

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[Birds chirping] Ridge: Tell them we're not interested. Rick: Even though we are? Ridge: It's business. They'll lower the price. Rick: Those people have had that corner store for 40 years. Ridge: They sure did. And now they're selling it. Rick: They have to sell it. The neighborhood's changing. Ridge: Which is why I want it. Rick: So this is your tactic? To bluff? Ridge: Rick, that whole area's gonna be gentrified in another five years, and that corner is gonna be perfect for a boutique. Why don't you get that? Rick: Oh, I get it. It's exactly what you did to me. Ridge: What? Rick: You were disingenuous. You lied. You -- you pretended that you didn't want something that you really did want. Ridge: Which was what? Rick: Getting me out of that house! [SCENE_BREAK] Caroline: [Clears throat] [Door opens] Thomas: Hi. You're still here. I, uh, I thought you were gonna be at work. Caroline: No. I am not going into work today. Thomas: Ah, sweet, sweet. Caroline: I'm having a girl's day. Thomas: Nice. How's, uh, how's Junior doing? Caroline: Hmm. Making his presence known, that's for sure. Thomas: That's good. Caroline: Hey, um, I really liked your revisions to the swimwear. Thomas: Thank you very much. I hope Dad likes them, though. Caroline: Oh, yeah. Yeah. He will, 'cause you followed his notes to, like, a "T." Thomas: [Chuckles] Well, sometimes he has good ideas. Caroline: [Laughs] Thomas: I'm just kidding. Uh, no. His -- his notes were excellent this time. He saw a lot more than I did. Caroline: Hmm. That's quite a compliment. Thomas: Well, I mean, I'm seeing my old man differently these days. Caroline: You're seeing a lot of things differently these days. Thomas: Well, I'm trying to step up in every way I can, as a designer, a son, and, of course, one day a big brother again. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: You left that house of your own accord. Rick: You played me. You used that portrait of Stephanie to force my hand. You really don't care or give a damn what portrait is on the wall, do you? You provoked me to walking out, and in the same day, you moved Caroline and yourself in. Ridge: My mother's portrait deserves a place of prominence in her home. Rick: With all due respect to Stephanie, the baton has been passed. Ridge: It has? To whom? You and Maya? Really? Rick: To a Forrester. A son of Eric Forrester. Ridge: [Chuckles] Rick: Which, uh, that's not you. Ridge: Uh-huh. You got to be careful playing that card, because your dad sided with me. Rick: Well, how could he not? You just heaped on the guilt. Ridge: What guilt is that, Rick? Rick: Stephanie's portrait. You manipulated Dad, me, Maya. Hey, who else are you manipulating? 'Cause sometimes I have to wonder. [SCENE_BREAK] Thomas: I don't think you realize how important this little baby is to me. Caroline: You have other siblings, Thomas. Thomas: None that are babies. I mean, Steff is a little bit of a baby, but, you know, it's fine. Caroline: I didn't realize you had such a thing for munchkins. Thomas: Yeah, absolutely. I want to be close to my little brother, you know? And, of course, that means I have to be close with you and -- and Dad, and I just -- I don't want you guys to have a reason not to trust me. Caroline: [Sighs] You know, you just have to be patient with your dad. He's just got -- he's got his own issues to work out still. Thomas: I get it, you know? And I-I really wanted his forgiveness on all this stuff, all the mistakes that I've made over the past year. I was stupid, but I just don't want him to have a reason to refuse me time with my little brother. I want to be a role model for him in some way or another and teach him a curve ball. I think that's a smart move. A soccer coach. All of that, some more. Anyways, uh, I got to get back to work. Do you mind if I grab some food out of the kitchen? Caroline: Listen, you may not be in this house, maybe in the guest house, but you can always come and raid that refrigerator any time you -- [Exhales sharply] Thomas: Hey, uh...you okay? Caroline: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. [Exhales sharply] Thomas, I think I'm having a contraction. Thomas: Uh... [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: Good. This is good. It's good to get things off your chest. So, now you've done that. Let's get back to work. We got stuff to do. Rick: You're dismissing me? Ridge: I'm not -- [Sighs] Okay, if you want to call it that, yes. I'm dismissing you. Rick: I'm not your employee, Ridge. Ridge: Then what are you, Rick? What are you? You're just a sad boy who doesn't want to be stepped on? Rick: You know it's coming to haunt you, right? Ridge: It is haunting me! You're in my office all the time! Rick: I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about someone else that you've taken advantage of, something you've done. It's out there. I'm also gonna tell you something else, Ridge. You keep on pushing people, the day will come someone will push back. Ridge: All right. Thank you. I will take that advice and I will file it with all the other...great pieces of wisdom you've given me over the years. But right now, I got to focus on leading this company and this family forward. [SCENE_BREAK] [Birds chirping] Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Thomas: Okay, okay. Are you sure it's contractions? Caroline: Yes. It's not like the Braxton Hicks ones. It's -- [Exhales deeply] This is way more intense. Thomas: Okay, okay. You're in labor. All right. Come over here. You're gonna take a seat. Caroline: Hand me my phone. I have to call Ridge. Thomas: All right. Caroline: And the midwife. Thomas: There you go. There you go. Caroline: [Breathing deeply] Thomas: Okay. Here you go. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: You probably don't believe it, that I-I wish things weren't like this between us. Rick: I'd like to believe that. But you're right. I don't. [Cell phone rings] Ridge: Hey, hon. Caroline: Babe, it's time. [Exhales deeply] Ridge: Time? Caroline: The baby -- it's -- I'm in labor. Ridge: I'm on my way. Caroline is in labor, so I... I got to go. I-I got a phone call coming. Rick: I'll take care of it. You go. Oh, and, Ridge? Good luck. [SCENE_BREAK] Caroline: Mm-hmm. Yeah, they just started. Okay, yeah, I'll start timing them. Yeah, Ridge is on his way. Okay, thank you. Okay. Uh... the midwife is calling the doula. Thomas: Okay. Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Thomas: Uh, how you doing? You good? Caroline: I'm excited. [Chuckles] Thomas: [Chuckles] That's awesome. I'm sure Dad's on his way just destroying every red light he can all the way through Sunset. Caroline: [Chuckles] Thomas: I-I would be. Absolutely. Caroline: [Groans] Okay, yeah, there's another one. Thomas: Okay. Okay. Caroline: Time it. [Exhales deeply] [Exhales sharply] [Exhales sharply] [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Where's Ridge? We had a meeting. Rick: Uh, he had to step out. Eric: Well, I'm sure he had a good reason. Rick: He always does, doesn't he? Eric: Rick, look. Rick: Caroline is in labor. He had to go home. [SCENE_BREAK] Thomas: Uh... okay, okay, there it is. Um, is there anything else I can get for you? Do you need anything? Caroline: Just help me keep it together until Ridge gets here. Thomas: Well, he better get here soon, because I think this kid's gonna be seeing his brother before he sees his dad. Uh... you okay? You scared? Caroline: A little. [Chuckles] It does help that you're here, though. [Door opens] Ridge: Hey. Caroline: Hey. [Chuckles] Ridge: Everything okay? Are you all right? Caroline: Uh-huh. It's time. It's time. Joanne is on her way with Lori. Ridge: I know, I know. I talked to her in the car. Caroline: [Chuckles] Ridge: And what are you -- are you timing the -- Thomas: Yeah, the contractions. The -- the first two were four minutes apart. Ridge: Okay. Caroline: [Chuckles] Thomas: It -- it's an honor to be here for the birth of your child, Dad. This is amazing. [SCENE_BREAK] [Seagulls calling] Eric: A new Forrester. That's wonderful. Rick: Yep. Eric: When did she go into labor? Rick: Not long ago. I was here when Ridge received the phone call. He took off right away. Eric: It's a great day for our family. Rick: Yeah, I suppose so. Eric: What? Were you and Ridge in here arguing? What's the matter? Rick: We were... clearing the air. But don't worry, Dad. I stepped up, wished him good luck. I have a feeling he's going to need it. Eric: Not very nice. Rick: I'm not talking about the birth. I'm talking about after. He's controlling. He's always trying to control everyone. And now he's got this kid, which I don't envy. Eric: Well, fortunately, this baby is gonna have an uncle and a big brother standing by. Rick: Thomas is all about it. You'd think that -- that he was having the baby. But me -- you know, Ridge is never gonna let me around that child. Eric: That's not true. Ridge knows the importance of family. Rick: It's amazing, you know that? Eric: What? Rick: How you side with him every time. You know he's not the upstanding person you make him out to be. Eric: Because he moved into the house when you moved out? Rick: I didn't move out. I left because he disrespected my wife. Did he give me a week, a day to work through this? No. It's because he planned it. He wanted to have the house to himself, Dad. Eric: All right, can we get past this? He and Caroline are about to give birth to a new baby. Rick: I'm about to have a family, too, or doesn't that matter? Or is it because Maya's transgender, and she doesn't fit into the Forrester mold?! Eric: No, no, no, no, no! You don't get to do that! And you can be angry with me. You can be angry with Ridge about the house thing. But you don't put words in my mouth about Maya. Rick: You're right. I'm sorry. I'm just so upset that I didn't see this coming! It was so obvious! I should have known it from the moment he took Maya's portrait off the wall. He is a master manipulator. He's manipulated you and Mom, me. Who's gonna be next? [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Ridge: Okay, just keep breathing. Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Ridge: Okay. Caroline: [Groans] Ridge: You all right? [Door opens] Lori: Caroline? How we doing? Caroline: I think it's showtime. Lori: And you, Ridge? Ridge: I'm okay. You know, it's, uh, better that you guys are here. [Chuckles] Caroline: Thomas, this is our -- our doula and our midwife. Lori: Hi. I'm Lori. Thomas: Thomas. Joanne: Hello. Joanne. So, you've been timing the contractions? Ridge: Yeah, uh, 45 to 60 seconds every three and a half to four minutes. Joanne: All right. Sounds like we're in active labor. Lori: Sounds like we are. Joanne: Yeah, so you've prepared the room? Caroline: Mm-hmm. Just like we talked about. Ridge: It's upstairs. Should we go there now? Lori: Yes. Ridge: Okay, come on. Caroline: Okay. [Sighs] Ridge: You all right to walk? Caroline: Mm-hmm. I think so. Ridge: I'll carry you. Joanne: No, let her walk. Ridge: Sure. Okay. Caroline: [Chuckles] Ridge: You all right? Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Ridge: Okay. No. Not you. It's a private moment. Thomas: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, right. What am I thinking? Uh, just -- just the mom, baby, and...the father. [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Could we try to look at this in a more positive way? Rick: Me being ousted? First my job, now my home? [Scoffs] Where's the positive spin on it, Dad? Eric: I'm sure your mother's very happy to have you and Maya in her home. Rick: Back to where I started. Eric: The same with Ridge -- back where he started, too. Rick: Ridge has that beach house. I bet you he never even gave one thought to moving back until he hatched that scheme. Let him go find his own house. Hey, Dad, you were there when he made the announcement to Caroline. How did she take it? Eric: She was surprised. Rick: You see? I guarantee they never even spoke about this. God, he is so fast, especially when it comes to screwing me over. No rules, no standards. Not like the rest of us, right, Dad? 'Cause he's not a Forrester. Eric: He is a Forrester. I raised him. He's my son. Rick: He's a Marone. He acts like a Marone. The guilt trips, the intimidation, just like Massimo. You know, let me tell you, the old apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Eric: All right, all right, all right. You're angry. I get that. Rick: I feel sorry for you, Dad. You may not see it now, but one day you're gonna be in for a very rude awakening. Eric: Oh, I doubt that. Rick: Oh, trust me. I'm sure Ridge has at least one skeleton in his closet. Hell, if not a dozen. Eric: [Chuckles] All right, come on. Look, can we change the subject here, all right? Ridge and Caroline are about to have their firstborn baby in our house. You're about to become an uncle. Thomas is about to become a big brother. And I'm gonna be a grandfather again. To Ridge's child... born in the Forrester home. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: [Chuckles] [Heart beating] Lori: Good. Good, strong heartbeat. And you're dilated six centimeters, Caroline. Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Lori: Here. Caroline: Thank you. Lori: Plenty of fluids. Joanne: And change positions as much as you can. Caroline: Hmm. Joanne: Good. Caroline: There's another one. Ridge: Uh-oh. Joanne: Yep, they're coming more frequently. Lori: Ridge. Ridge: Yeah, oh. Caroline: Oh, God. Babe. Joanne: Just breathe. In and out. Caroline: [Inhales deeply] Joanne: Follow your breath. Caroline: [Breathing heavily] Mm-hmm. Ridge: Good job, good job. Lori: You're doing great, Caroline. Joanne: You certainly are. Okay, rest, but keep breathing deeply. Caroline: [Exhales deeply] Ridge: Hey. Caroline: [Chuckles] Ridge: Remember. Everything I am, everything I embody, from this day forward... Caroline: ...Is yours. [Sighs] It's our vows. It's the truest words I've ever spoken. Ridge: And now you're giving me a baby, doing all this for us. I love you so much. Caroline: [Sighs] [Sighs] Our baby.

Rick accuses Ridge of not really caring whose portrait is on the wall. He just used that as an excuse to get Rick forced out of the house. Ridge says fine, it is good to get things off his chest so now they can get back to work. Rick tells him there are things out there about Ridge. And some day he is going to push someone and they will push back. Caroline stays at home to work rather than go into the office today. Thomas finds her alone and says he wants to be close to this little boy she is having so that means he would like to be forgiven for all his past mistakes and be on Ridge's good side too. Caroline suddenly thinks she is going into contractions. She calls Ridge and says it is time; the baby is coming. Thomas stays close by and helps her time the contractions. Ridge rushes in and Thomas says it is amazing that Ridge is going to be here for the birth of his child.

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Steffy: Mmm. No more. We're not done packing, and the car is coming. Liam: "The car?" Steffy: Yes. Liam: [Laughing] Oh! The car can wait. Steffy: Baby... Liam: Huh? Steffy: The flight won't. Now, we don't want the bride and groom missing the plane to our own wedding, right? Quinn: Okay. Tickets? Eric: On the phone. Quinn: Yeah, uh, and passports? Eric: Yep. Got 'em right here. Quinn: Okay. I need a pillow. I can't sleep without a pillow on a red-eye. Eric: They'll have pillows on the plane. Everything's been taken care of, all right? Quinn: Uh-huh. Eric: All we have to do is relax and enjoy the trip. There's absolutely nothing to worry about. Quinn: [Sighs] Brooke: You really don't mind us going to Australia without you? R.J.: No, it's just -- Ridge: We know what this means to you. R.J.: As long as you guys come home Mr. and Mrs., I don't need to see it. I'll stay here. Hold down the fort. Brooke: And you'll get to spend some time with your new friend, coco spectra. Sally: What are those? Darlita: Well, you said to bring you four bolts from the table in the hall. Sally: Bolts of fabric! Put those back! [Knocks on door] Thomas: Knock, knock. Darlita: Uh, sally... Thomas Forrester is here. Sally: Yeah. Yeah, I see him. Thank you. Thomas: Hope this isn't a bad time. I'm on my way to the airport. Sally: Business trip? Thomas: Sister's wedding. It's a pity you're not gonna be in Sydney. I would take you as my date. Sally: So you would take me to your sister's glamorous destination wedding... Thomas: I would if I could. Sally: Why? To stick it to Steffy? Thomas: No. Because I actually think we'd have a lot of fun together. Besides, you are gorgeous. Sally: Well, can't argue with that. We would definitely set the bar beyond fire. [Sizzles] Thomas: It's not gonna be the same without you. Ugh, car's waiting. I better go. Sally: What if I showed up? Thomas: I hope you do. Liam: 1, 2, 3, 4. I got the bags. Steffy: Okay, I'm almost ready, I'm almost ready. Don't rush the bride. Liam: Pfft, if that were possible, we'd be married already. Bill: Let's go! Chop, chop! Car's waiting! Liam: Hey, dad. Bill: Hey. Need a hand? Liam: Uh, no, actually, but I'm so glad you're here because I want to thank you for coming. Bill: Aww. Liam: Yeah. Bill: [Grunts] Liam: Okay! Whoa! Hold on a second. Bill: What? Liam: My Spencer senses are tingling. Yeah! Where's your, uh... where's your necklace? Bill: Oh, I'm just, uh... taking a break from it. Brooke: Oh! Be good. R.J.: Will do. Ridge: Yeah, be good. No party at the house and no fooling around at the office. R.J.: No fun while you're gone. Got it. Brooke: [Laughs] That's right. Katie: Hi! Ridge: Hey. Katie: All ready to go? R.J.: Hey, aunt Katie, can you do me a favor? Katie: Of course. How can I refuse? You're gonna help aunt donna with will, so... what do you want? R.J.: Make sure these two get married, okay? Katie: Yeah. Brooke: Nothing's gonna stand in our way this time. R.J.: Oh, did you hear that? My parents are all grown up and ready to settle down. I'm proud of you. Especially you, dad. You finally came to your senses and realized mom's the only woman for you. Brooke: [Laughs] Eric: You okay? Quinn: I'm just marveling at my life. I'm about to attend Steffy's wedding as your wife, an accepted member of this family. Eric: Pretty amazing. Quinn: Mm. Eric: Not really surprising, though, the way things have been going. Quinn: Well, the -- the way things have been going, nothing should surprise me anymore. Shirley: We can't use high-end fabric like this on knock-offs, Saul! You're gonna have to sell it! Saul: We won't get what we paid for it. Shirley: Darlita, where's the invoice? Darlita! Saul: Hey. What's with you? Darlita: [Sighs] That dreamy Thomas Forrester was here again. Saul: Is he in there now? [Door opens] Shirley: Why was Thomas Forrester here? Saul: Are they onto us? Did they fire coco again? Sally: Thomas is going on a trip. And he wanted to say goodbye. Saul: Oh, for good, I hope. Sally: He's going to his sister's wedding in Australia, and if I were in Sydney, I would be going, too. Saul: Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Crashing one Forrester wedding, that's enough. Sally: For your information, I was invited as Thomas' date. I'm not going, of course, but it would be something. Could you imagine the look on Steffy's face whenever she saw me? Saul: If Thomas wants to ruin his sister's wedding, let him do it himself. Sally: Gee. Thank you. Shirley: Obviously it wasn't a serious invitation. Sally: Heck yeah, it was! Shirley: [Gasps] So Thomas would really take you to the ceremony. Sally: If I was in Sydney, yeah. He said we would have a really good time. I think he actually likes me. Shirley: Then you have to do it. You have to go! Eric: Okay. Ridge: Do you want me to help you with your bag? Brooke: Thank you. Eric: Here, I got it. Thomas: Here, here, here. Let me help you with that. Ivy: Ahh, thank you! Thomas: Mm-hmm. Ivy: This is so exciting! Thomas: Yeah, I know, right? I can't wait to see what Steffy has in store for us. Ivy: Mm... Thomas: Hmm... Bill: How fast can somebody get me a scotch around here, huh? Katie: Uh-oh. Am I gonna regret sitting next to you? Bill: Well, you could have gotten a seat up front. Next to your sister. Katie: No, that's okay. This seat is just fine. Bill: [Chuckles] Welcome aboard. As soon as you're all settled in, I'll come through and serve some champagne. Steffy: Oh, wonderful. Thank you so much! Liam: Cool! Thank you. Steffy: This is so exciting! Liam: I know, and with everybody traveling together, it's like a giant party. Steffy: Yeah! Everyone, I just want to thank you all for making the trip with us. Sydney, here we come, all right? [Cheering] Steffy: [Laughs] Quinn: [Laughs] Ohh. Well, this is a little different than the last time I flew overseas, that's for sure. Eric: Well, you never have to worry about that again. Quinn: With you, I don't think I ever have to worry about anything, ever again. [Chuckles] Ridge: Mmm. Just a short little trip, and we'll be married. Brooke: Yes. I can't wait. Ridge: Are you good? Do you need anything? Brooke: Uh, I could use another pillow. Could you get one from the attendant? I am gonna text R.J. and tell him we're already aboard the plane. Ridge: Good. I'll go get your pillow. Brooke: [Giggles] Ridge: Hey. Excuse me, could I get another pillow, please? Yes, sir. Ridge: Thank you. Hey. Quinn: Hey. Ridge: Everything okay? Quinn: Yeah. Yeah. I'm excited for this trip. It's gonna be great. Ridge: I've, um... Quinn: Yeah. Ridge: Okay. [Bell dings] Bill: Hey. All buckled in and ready to go? Brooke: I am. If you'd please take your seats, we'll be pushing back shortly. Bill: Thank you. Well, have a good flight. Brooke: You, too. Sally: If you want an update, shifty, you can read the trade papers just like everybody else. [Scoffs] [Whispering] Okay, could you guys stop whispering over there? I know you're talking about me. Saul: You can't go to this wedding. Shirley: Oh! I will row you across the pacific in a dinghy if I have to. Saul: If Thomas really wanted you to be his date, he would have bought you a ticket, right? Shirley: That is a big step for a first date, even for a Forrester! But if sally just happened to be there... Saul: Nope. She won't. Nope, she'll be right here, working on the plan that you thought of, Shirley. Sally: Okay, in case you two forgot, I can't even afford a bus pass right now. Shirley: Honey, we'll find a way to swing it because you have to go! Just think of the publicity. The pictures, the videos... Sally: Grams, I might actually like this guy. Shirley: So? Sally: So... we're already using coco to poach their designs, which I'm still not a fan of. Shirley: [Laughs] Just think of it, though. Private pictures of this Forrester wedding. [Gasps] If we put that out there and posted it on our website, we'd get a million hits. Millions of hits! Oh! Darlita! Darlita, get in here. Saul: She doesn't want to go, Shirley. Sally: Yeah! Of course, I do. Shirley: You have to book sally a ticket. Saul: No! No, she doesn't. Chasing Thomas Forrester, that is a terrible idea. He's a playboy, sally. You know that. He's gonna love you and leave you. I mean, come on! You can't keep up with a guy like that! Sally: That's a real vote of confidence, Saul. Shirley: Thomas Forrester invited you to Steffy Forrester's wedding. That does not happen to everybody. Oh, you have to have advantage of this. This opportunity may never come again. Sally: Darlita, book me a flight. Darlita: For when? Sally: Tonight. But please make sure it's cheap. The cheapest and the fastest plane that you can find. Darlita: Okay. Steffy: Oh! Thank you. Ridge: Thank you. Thomas: So, are you excited to be going home? Ivy: Yeah! I mean, L.A. is home, too, but I'm excited to show everyone Australia. Hey, I've organized a whole bunch of sight-seeing trips for everyone, but if you want to get out there and surf, I can organize a board, too. Thomas: That'd be great. Ivy: Mm. Thomas: Yeah. Ivy: You know, I'm surprised you didn't bring a date along. Thomas: I thought about it. Steffy: It's pretty amazing, everyone here to celebrate our relationship. Liam: I'm really impressed my dad decided to be here. Steffy: We'll make sure your father has a good time. Liam: I don't know, he seems to be doing okay so far. Bill: Hey. Katie: Hey. Bill: How's will? Katie: He is happy as a clam. He's being spoiled by his aunt donna. Bill: As he should be. Good. Katie: I bet a part of you, like me, wishes that you were back there with him. Bill: Yeah. But I'm glad to be here for Liam and Steffy. Katie: Well, I know they appreciate it. Where's your necklace? Did you leave it at security? Bill: Wasn't wearing it. Eric: Uh, we're headed to the lounge. You want to join us? Ridge: No, thank you. Brooke: I'm gonna put on my pajamas and try to get some sleep. Eric: Have you and ridge decided what you're gonna say to each other? Your vows? Have you worked on that yet? Ridge: Um... Brooke: I don't think it's gonna be difficult putting our feelings into words. Eric: We'll catch up with you later. Quinn: Good night. Ridge: Good night. Quinn: Good night. [Laughs] Sally: I won't let you come in here and tell me that I don't get to have my moment. Thomas: That's not what I'm saying. Sally: Thomas, then why are you here? If not to undermine me, why are you here? Saul: This is a mistake. Shirley: Don't be such a party pooper! Sally is finally showing some gumption. Saul: Are you really gonna do this? You're gonna go to Australia? Sally: Well, if Darlita can book me a flight... hey, d, how's the search coming? Shirley: You found something? Darlita: I couldn't get on you the Forrester flight. That already left. Sally: That's okay. Gives me a little element of surprise. Saul: I need you to stop and think about this. I know things aren't going the way we planned, but you cannot give up. Shirley: Who said anything about giving up? Saul: You're not gonna win the respect of the fashion world by marrying rich! Darlita: And handsome. And talented. Oh, I found something! And it leaves tonight! Sally: How much? Shirley: Oh! Not bad. Saul: I've never heard of that airline. Shirley: Discount airways. It looks fine to me. It's got a logo and everything. Saul: Uh, we need to be focused on the company. Shirley: This could help the company! It's the perfect smoke screen. No one would ever accuse Thomas Forrester's girlfriend of stealing from him. Sally: Okay, one, not his girlfriend. Saul: See? Sally: And, two, I am not going down there to scoop on Steffy's big day or generate publicity or get my face shoved in another wedding cake. Thomas invited me to a Forrester wedding, so I'm going to go behave like a lady and be honored to be a part of it. Darlita, book me that flight. Ma'am, we're just about to dim the cabin lights. Steffy: All right. Thank you. Thank you. I guess it's time for us to say goodnight. Liam: I don't know, I bet we could both find a way to cuddle up right here. Steffy: I don't think we'd get much sleep in this. Liam: It's kind of the point. Steffy: You're bad. Liam: Am I bad? I'm so bad. I'm so bad. Steffy: See you in the morning. Liam: All right. You, too. Brooke: Did you get R.J.'s text? Ridge: I did. He's very excited for us. Brooke: Me, too. We've been headed in that direction for a very long time. Ridge: Only a few more thousand miles to go. Brooke: Mm-hmm. Bill: You were saying something about will? Katie: Hmm? Bill: You keep doing that. Katie: What? Bill: Looking over at Quinn. Katie: [Sighs] You know what, I think I am gonna get some sleep. Bill: You're still so certain that ridge and Brooke are going to tie the knot? Katie: Yeah, of course. I mean... Brooke's always said that they were meant to be. Bill: Well, history says otherwise. Katie: Mm. Bill: I was so sure that Forrester would do something, pull one of his stunts, screw Brooke over yet again. Katie: Well, I hope he doesn't. Bill: You have doubts. Katie: No. Eric: This is a good look for you. Quinn: [Laughs] Thank you. Eric: Back at the house, you were marveling at your life. I feel the same way about mine. Quinn I'm glad. Eric: I'm so blessed right now. I have you. I have this wonderful family. All of us together. Steffy's so happy. And ridge and Brooke finally getting married. It's a great feeling. [Chuckles] Quinn: Ridge. Eric: I love you so much. Quinn: I love you, too. Brooke: Riiiiiiiidge! [Gasps] Nicole: You're not my sister, Maya. You're not Maya at all. You're Myron. You're my brother. Steffy: You targeted Liam! You have messed with my family, and now you are targeting my grandfather! Never again! Quinn: I love him! [Screams] Steffy: Never.

Steffy tells Liam she still needs to finish packing. They cannot be late for the flight to their own wedding. Bill comes by and immediately Liam notices that he is not wearing his necklace. Bill says he is just taking a break from it. RJ laments to Brooke and Ridge that he does not mind staying behind. Brooke kids him that will give him time to spend with new friend Coco. Katie stops by to see if they are ready to leave. RJ tells her to be sure these two get married this time. Thomas stops by Spectra and tells Sally that he is on the way to the airport and he wishes he could take her with him. Darlita is in a fog, dreaming about that dreamy Thomas. Saul is disturbed when he finds out Thomas was there. He rushes in to see if he can find him but Sally says she turned Thomas down. She will not be going to Sydney. Shirley tells her she must. She will run her across the ocean in a dingy if she has to. She can just see the pictures and the videos. They will get millions of hits; she must go. Saul says no, Thomas is a playboy, bad idea. Shirley says this opportunity may never come again. Sally finally says yes, tells Darlita to find the cheapest plane she can find.

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[Monitor beeping] Brooke: Test results? Dr. Meade: No change. Her white count's still very high. Bill: But she's hanging in there. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: [Sighs] Taylor: I'm surprised to find the two of you here together. Hope: Well, I came to see my aunt Katie and my cousin Will. I spend mornings with him every week. And Liam came to see Bill. Liam: Which, by the way, he never showed up for our meeting. Taylor: Where's Steffy? Liam: At home, resting. Taylor: How was her doctor appointment yesterday? Liam: Good. Good. Yeah, the baby's looking really good. Taylor: Good. Hope: Why are you here, Taylor? Taylor: I have a follow-up session with Katie scheduled today. Where is she? [SCENE_BREAK] [Monitor beeping] Donna: Can we talk? Outside? You too, Bill. We were interrupted before when I asked you about what happened. Brooke: Katie had an episode in the car. Bill: On her way home from Brooke's place. Donna: When she went over there to confront you two. Brooke: You knew about that? Donna: I was with Katie when you called saying that Bill would spend the night. You never said why. You never said what happened. Just that Bill was not gonna come home. And Katie couldn't actually believe that her husband would spend the whole night out, but he did. So, in the morning, she came over to your house. And now she's in there...with heart failure. Are you two responsible for this? [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Is Katie upstairs with the baby? Hope: Donna left us with Will. Taylor: Donna? Liam: Yeah, she was here earlier, but then she had to go. Taylor: So you two are here babysitting? Liam: Um...yeah. I guess you could call it that. Taylor: Where is Katie? Liam: We don't know. Hope: I called her cell, but she's not answering. I'm sorry. Why -- why do you have a follow-up appointment with her? She's fine, right? Taylor: I'm sorry. I can't discuss that with you, Hope. Liam: She seems fine. Seems fine to me. Taylor: Let's just say, um... Katie's come a long way. She's had a lot to deal with. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: You said that things blew up between you and Katie. Brooke: That's when she took off her wedding ring. Donna: Why would she do that? Brooke: She was upset, Donna. Donna: But to end her marriage? Bill: Katie made it very clear that the marriage was over. Donna: She loves you and Will. Her family means everything to her. Brooke: And we tried to convince her of that. Bill: She wouldn't hear it. She insisted that... Donna: Insisted what? Bill: That Brooke and I belong together. Donna: Just like before, when she had postpartum depression? I know about the two of you in Aspen, the kiss... Bill: This had nothing to do with depression. Katie meant it. Donna: She's been worried, Bill, about you and Brooke. Brooke: We tried to tell her over and over again -- Donna: Right, right, that there was nothing to worry about. But then suddenly, sh-- she gets a call from you saying that Bill was spending the night at your place. Brooke: That was unavoidable. Donna: So she goes over in the morning, sees the two of you there together, and suddenly, the marriage is over. She must have walked in on something. What? [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Okay, Will's asleep again. Taylor: Donna didn't say where Katie might have gone? Liam: No. Taylor: This is just odd. Hope: I know. It's weird. Katie doesn't like to be away from Will for that long. [Doorbell rings] Liam: Uh, that's probably the nurse. Hope: I'll get it. Taylor: You should check on Steffy. [Door opens] Taylor: She's pregnant, Liam. [Door closes] Carmen: Hello, everyone. Liam: Hi. Taylor, this is Carmen. This is Will's baby nurse. Taylor: Hi. Nice to meet you. Carmen: Katie's up in the nursery? Taylor: Actually, no. Hope: No, she isn't here. Liam: Um, Will is. Will's upstairs. We've been watching him. Carmen: Where's Katie? Taylor: We're trying to figure that out. Carmen: Has she been gone long? Liam: A few hours. Carmen: That isn't like her. Hope: Okay, I'm calling my mom. [Cell phone rings] Brooke: Hi, honey. Hope: Mom, have you seen Katie? Brooke: Yes, she's here, with me, at the hospital. Hope: What? Brooke: You need to come. She's not well. Hope: Oh, my God. K-Katie's in the hospital. I have to go. Liam: What? Okay, I'm coming with you. Carmen: You go. I'll look after Will. Taylor: Thank you. Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Hope's on her way. Donna: So -- so, what happened? When Katie arrived, what -- what did she walk in on? Brooke: Nothing, Donna. Donna: So she went in there, she took off her wedding band, and she left? Bill: We tried to explain. Donna: Then try explaining it to me. Brooke: Okay. There was a car accident. Flashback [Tires screeching] Present time Bill: I was on my way home from the office. Katie and I had been arguing. I called Brooke and told her to meet at the house so the three of us could hash this out. That's when the accident happened. Donna: So how do you fit into this? Brooke: I was going over to meet Bill, and we collided. Donna: The two of you hit each other. Brooke: Yes, we had an accident, and my car was totaled. His car was okay, but he was hurt, so I drove him to my house. Donna: Why wouldn't you just go home? Brooke: It was closer. Donna: No, something -- something more is... going on here. Katie said that you were drinking, that you were taking a shot every time she said no. I imagine that you took a lot more shots after she left. Bill: I did. I drank too much. Katie was pushing my buttons. The point is, I never should have been driving. Donna: So, you went to Brooke's so Katie wouldn't see you drunk? You -- you're protecting him? Brooke: From more than just Katie. The police found my car, Donna. And Lieutenant Baker came snooping around. Donna: And he found Bill all drunk, and he put two and two together, and -- Brooke: No. No, I hid Bill in my bedroom. Donna: Your bedroom? Brooke: Yes! He couldn't know that Bill was there. It would have become a huge scandal. Donna: Why didn't you just explain all of this to Katie when she called on the phone that night? Brooke: And tell her that he was drinking and driving? Do you know how furious she would have been? Bill: Baker was watching the house. If Katie had come charging over, the whole thing would have blown up sky-high. Donna: So didn't Baker see your crashed car? Brooke: No, I hid it in the garage, and I told him he couldn't go in there without a search warrant. Donna: Brooke. Bill: Look, Donna, this is a family matter, all right? It is a night that went terribly wrong. Donna: It would have been a legal matter had she not stepped in to protect you. Brooke: Stop. All that matters here is Katie. That is what we need to focus on. Donna: Tell me nothing happened between the two of you last night. Brooke: No. No, I slept in the guest room. Donna: And this morning? When Katie arrived? Bill: I was still hung over. Brooke was helping me. I hadn't even gotten out of the bed yet. That's when Katie came in. Donna: Oh, great. Great, great. So, Katie saw the two of you in bed again. Just what she needed to see. Look, this -- this all might have been innocent, this all might have been done for the right reasons... but Katie was obviously very upset when she left your house, and... and now she's in there fighting for her life, so we have to pull together here, and we have to help her through this. We cannot lose our sister, Brooke. [SCENE_BREAK] [Monitor beeping] Bill: She has to come through this, Brooke. Brooke: Katie will survive. Donna: Of course -- course, she will. Brooke: I probably should have just told her everything over the phone. Donna: It doesn't matter now. Although you did make some pretty crazy decisions. Brooke: I did that to try to protect everybody. Donna: Except yourself. If Lieutenant Baker finds out that you hid that car... Brooke: He won't. Donna: We don't know that. Brooke: Look, only you and me and Katie and Bill know about this, and it has to stay that way. Donna: But there has to be a police report. Obviously, there was a collision, even if the other car is nowhere to be found. And Bill's involvement could come out. Brooke: He wasn't involved. And he didn't spend the night at my house last night. That can't get out. Donna: Why are you protecting him? Brooke: I'm trying to protect everybody, Donna. This can't turn into a scandal. It would be terrible for the families and for the business. Can you imagine if we were all in the spotlight? I'm trying to tell Donna that we need to keep this private. Bill: The only thing I'm worried about right now is Katie. Brooke: She stands to get hurt more than any of us. If the police find out, her life will become a public spectacle. Do you really want that? For Katie? For Will? Liam? Bill: Fine. We'll keep it a secret. That's really not my concern right now. Brooke: It should be. There's a lot riding on this. [Elevator bell dings] Hope: Mom? Mom. Hey, what happened? Brooke: Oh, your aunt is in heart failure. Hope: Oh, my God. Brooke: I know. Something happened when she was driving the car. Taylor: Driving where? Brooke: What are you doing here? Taylor: I was at the house when Hope called you. I was supposed to have a session with Katie today -- a follow-up session. Hope: How is she? Donna: She's still unconscious. Hope: Okay. But she'll be okay? Won't she? Bill: We don't know, Hope. She's in pretty bad shape. Brooke: We'll ask her doctor. Bill: How is she? Dr. Meade: Her fever's up a bit. Taylor: Dr. Meade, Katie was brought in for heart failure? Dr. Meade: Due to myocarditis. Hope: I'm sorry. What is that? Taylor: Inflammation of the heart muscle. Hope: Why? Because of her heart transplant? Dr. Meade: No, not necessarily. It could be an infection -- any number of things, actually. Taylor: Katie's been taking her antirejection drugs. Dr. Meade: Yes, but if she missed a few doses, that could have kicked things off. Have you been treating her? Taylor: Yes. Dr. Meade: Is it possible that she's -- I don't know -- been distracted, uh... failed to take her medication? Taylor: Yes, it's possible. What is her prognosis? Dr. Meade: Well, we've given her anti-inflammatories, we've drained excess fluid, but she has not responded yet. Hope: Can we see her? Dr. Meade: She's not conscious. Hope: I know. Dr. Meade: Sure. Come on in. Hope: Oh, my God. Taylor: May I speak to you? Brooke, what happened? Brooke: I already told you -- Katie had a heart problem while she was driving. Taylor: Why was she driving? Where was she going? Brooke: What's the difference? Bill: What's going on? Taylor: That's what I'd like to know. [SCENE_BREAK] [Monitor beeping] Hope: She's a fighter. Donna: She never gives up. Liam: She won't this time, either. Hope: You hear that, Aunt Katie? We're counting on you to pull through. Donna: She has to. Hope: You're a survivor. You are. I mean... you've had a heart transplant... a miracle baby... you had a heart attack in the delivery room. There were so many times that we could have lost you. But you didn't go anywhere because you're strong. You're Logan strong. [Sniffles] We need you, Aunt Katie, so please don't leave us, okay? Donna: She won't. Liam: Look, she has a lot to live for -- a baby she loves, a husband who adores her. Hope: I've leaned on her so many times, and she's always pulled through. She's always pulled through. I need her. And Will -- Will! I mean, he can't live without his mother. Liam: Hope, hey. He won't. Katie will recover, and until she does, we are all here for her, and we're all here for Will -- Donna, your mom, you, me, especially my dad. I mean, he loves her too much. He's not gonna leave her side. She's in good hands, guys. [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: If you have an actual question, Taylor, why don't you just ask it? Taylor: Katie is my patient. I have her best interests in mind. Bill: Well, actually, I fired you, so Katie is no longer your patient, which means you're just here to stir up trouble. Taylor: I've been watching you two. Bill: You don't say. Brooke: Katie's under a lot of stress because of you and your so-called therapy. Taylor: I'm not the cause of her problems. It's more to do with you and her husband flaunting a relationship that's highly, highly inappropriate. Brooke: The doctor said it's because she missed her medication. That's what brought this on. Taylor: Katie's been taking her antirejection drugs for years faithfully. She's never missed it. Why would she suddenly forget it? Bill: New baby. She's got a lot going on. Taylor: Precisely. Because she's distracted and agitated because of you two. Bill: Well, that's nonsense. Woman: Mr. Spencer? Bill: Yes. Woman: That bump on your head, I can get you some ice. Bill: Oh, uh, no. I'm fine. Woman: You sure? It might help the swelling -- Bill: Yes, I'm fine. Thanks. Woman: Okay. Taylor: [Gasps] How did that happen, Bill? Bill: I hit my head. Taylor: How? Oh, my gosh! Were you in some kind of accident? Bill: [Sighs] Taylor: Does that have something to do with why Katie's in there fighting for her life? Bill: No. Taylor: I don't believe you. There's something you don't want me to know. What is it? Okay, fine. You don't want to tell me? I do know this. I will find out the truth.

Dr. Meade tells Brooke, Donna, and Bill that there is no change; Katie is still in critical condition. Her blood count is still very high. Donna asks Brooke and Bill if they can talk outside Katie's room. She explains that she was there with Katie when she got Brooke's phone call with no explanation, but that Bill was going to spend the night at Brooke's place. Katie left to go to Brooke's place and confront them, but somehow now she's here in the hospital with heart failure. They must be responsible for this. Katie must have walked in on something. Both Brooke and Bill try to explain this is not Katie's depression talking, but yes, Katie took her rings off and said she wanted a divorce .the marriage was over. Taylor is surprised to find Hope and Liam babysitting and wonders where Katie is. Liam says that Bill never showed up for their meeting either. They don't know where they are. They just took over for Donna when she had to leave. Taylor said she had a scheduled session with Katie also, so this is very unlike her not to be there. She's had a lot to deal with lately. Hope gets worries and calls her mom. Brooke tells her Katie is in the hospital, and she should come right away. Hope, Liam, and Taylor all run out leaving the baby nurse with Will.

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Steffy: How long have you been here? You were here the whole time. You heard Thomas and me. Bill: You are really getting into this, aren't you? Pregnancy, looking after your woman. Liam: That's a very 1950s way of putting it, but, yeah, I am. I'm getting into it. Bill: I'm proud of you. Liam: Look at us. Couple of guys, couple of married guys settling down. Spencer men breaking the cycle that your father started. I'm proud of you, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Brooke... I'm not gonna pressure you, but you're upset. If you're not gonna talk to me about whatever this is, then you've got to talk to somebody. A professional? Brooke: Eric... you're so sweet to be concerned. Really. And if there was anybody I could talk to about this... it would be you. Eric: I'll be here for you, whatever you need. If you need to talk, I'll listen. I'll give you advice, or I'll shut up. We can sit together all night long if you need a hug. You can just sit there and cry if you want. Brooke: [Chuckles] You're so good to me, even when I don't deserve it. Eric: You deserve anything and everything that I have to give. Don't you know that? After everything we've been through together, there's nothing you can do or say that would change how I feel about you. Now, whatever this is... you're Brooke Logan. And you'll persevere. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: You all right? Bill: Hmm? Liam: Are you all right? Bill: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh, I was just thinking about, uh, what lies ahead for you. Liam: Are you worried I'm not gonna be able to handle it? Bill: Not at all. Liam: [Chuckles] Hey, just so you know, I'm gonna be coming to you a lot for advice. You know, all those milestones -- the teething, the potty training, I mean, any stage we're at, you'll have just been there with Will, so I expect you and Katie to be our number-one parenting source. Bill: Well, Katie's the one you should consult, you know, the way she's jumped into motherhood. Liam: Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, she's also had time to make up. Bill: Yeah. Liam: Yeah. Bill: All right, here's your first bit of advice. Pay attention to your wife. Make sure she knows how much you love her. Liam: Well, that I got covered. Steffy's not gonna question how I feel about her ever. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: I should have let you guys know that I was -- I was in there. You and Thomas were talking, and I just... Steffy: I-I understand. Hope: Sorry. Steffy: I haven't really seen you much since we got back. Hope: I've been avoiding the office. Steffy: Really? Hope: Can you blame me? Steffy: I'd do the same. Hope: [Sniffles] I just don't feel like I need to see you every day, knowing what you've taken from me. Steffy: You here to see Oliver? He's sharing the house with my brother, so we're bound to run into each other. Hope: Um, the guys wanted to cheer me up, so they invited the three Hope for the Future spokesmodels over to go surfing. Steffy: Huh. Hope: I'm not dating Oliver, if you're wondering. Steffy: No, no. But he does care about you. Hope: That would make it easier if I just moved on? Steffy: It might for you. [Cell phone ringing] Hope: [Clears throat] Go ahead. Steffy: No, no. It's fine. Hope: Steffy, he's your husband. Just answer your phone. [Ringing continues] [Beep] Steffy: Hey. Liam: Hey. I thought you'd be home by now. Steffy: Uh, yeah. I'm, uh... I'm leaving very soon. Liam: Thomas isn't putting you to work, is he? Because I swear I will not have my pregnant wife lifting a finger. Steffy: Looks like he's settling in...without my muscles. Liam: Oh, good. Um... he's not -- he's not, like, expecting to be invited, right? Steffy: You know, I, uh... let's just have it be us. You know, Thomas is surfing with Oliver, so... Liam: All right, well, what are you waiting for? Get back here. Baby's first barbecue. Steffy: I'm, uh...I'm on my way. Bye. [Beep] Steffy: Um, I'm sorry about that. Hope: Don't be. Better get going. Thomas: Whew! I'm just gonna grab a sandwich, and we'll head out. Oliver: Yeah, sounds good, man. Thomas: I didn't -- I didn't realize you were still here. Steffy: Yeah, I-I'm gonna -- I'm gonna leave. You -- you should stay. You know, go surf with them. Enjoy the sun. Thomas: Might as well hang out with us. Steffy: Oh, no. It's fine. Liam's waiting for me. Thomas: He's gonna be waiting a while. Oliver: Oh, yeah. We were talking to some people down on the beach. There was a major accident on PCH. Steffy: What? Thomas: Wall to wall. You're not going anywhere. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: Well, if there's nothing else, hint-hint, my wife is gonna be here any minute. So, uh... Bill: Nice. Really nice. My own flesh and blood kicking me out in the street. Liam: Hey, I'm just saying baby's gonna be here before I know it. My alone time with Steffy is coming to an abrupt end. I'm taking advantage. Bill: Oh, you have no idea. Liam: [Chuckles] Not that I mind. When the baby comes, having this -- this, like, being that's half Steffy, half me, that's -- that's cool. You know, everybody always talks about how having a baby's a blessing, it's a blessing, it's a blessing. I never really got that until now. Bill: I had you and didn't even know it. And you turned out to be one of the greatest blessings of my life. Having a child, Liam... it will open your heart in ways you can't even imagine. I'm excited for you. Being a dad... it doesn't get any better than that. [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Brooke, you're shaking. Brooke: Am I? Eric: Just drink. Drink. Brooke: Mm. [Sighs] Thank you. [Sighs] Eric, you're always there. You're always so caring. Eric: We've been through a lot together. I'd stand by you through anything. You'd do the same for me. Brooke: We've been good for each other through the years. Eric: We seem to know what the other one always needs. Whatever it is you're going through... you can't just keep it bottled up inside. Just gonna get worse. Brooke: I know. I know. And I -- I'm gonna deal with it. I am. It's just... I-I will tell you, too. I will. It's just I need to...talk to somebody else first. [SCENE_BREAK] Thomas: Okay, so you'd rather sit in traffic than come with us. I mean, just sit in the sand and marvel at my sweet skills on the wave. Oliver: [Chuckles] Steffy: Yeah, I choose traffic. It'll clear up eventually. Oliver: It's backed up for, like, two miles. It'll take hours. Thomas: Yeah, call Liam. He'll understand. Steffy: I will do that -- in the car. Thomas: Fine. Oliver: What about you, Hope? Coming with? Hope: Uh, no thanks. I'm o-- I'm okay. You guys have fun, though. Um, is it cool if I just hang out here? Thomas: Yeah, of course. All right. Oliver: Okay. Hope: Look, it's really silly for you to sit in traffic. I mean, you can wait it out here. It's fine. Steffy: I'd feel better about being on the way, even if I'm not moving. I know it sounds crazy, but, uh... Hope: Not at all. You're going home to Liam. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: Mmm! She's gonna love it. She's gonna love it. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: [Sighs] [Sighs] [Ringing] Secretary: Bill Spencer's office. Hello? Spencer Publications. May I help you? Brooke: Um, is -- is Bill in? Secretary: Not at the moment. May I take a message? Brooke: No. It's okay. Just, uh... you can just -- [Sighs] Never mind. I'll just call his cell. Secretary: Alison said he'd be right back. I'm happy to let him know you called. Brooke: Okay. Just tell him it's Brooke Logan and... he knows my number. [Sighs] You know what? Forget it. It's really not important. Just tell him I'll just call him later. Okay. [Beep] Brooke: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: You'll be okay? Hope: Yeah, yeah. I've got, you know, magazines and my phone and stuff. I'm fine. Steffy: That's not what I meant. Hope: [Sighs] Steffy, I-I told Liam to marry you because I know that your baby comes first. Steffy: Our marriage is more than a baby. Hope: I know, Steffy. [Sighs] Liam wouldn't... Liam couldn't have committed to you unless he loves you, so I know that he does. Congratulations. I-I want what's best for you guys. Steffy, I-I'm angry. And I'm a little lost. But I'm not gonna be held captive, you know, by my negativity. I'm not gonna be this person forever. It's just -- it's gonna take some time. But I have hope for myself. [Chuckles] And even for us, you know, because you said it yourself. We work together and we're family. I'm not gonna hide from that, and I'm -- I'm not gonna run from you every time that I see you. Who knows? One day I might even be happy for you. I really do want only the best for you and Liam and your child. [Sighs] [Door opens] [Door closes] Hope: [Sniffles] Singer: Time and space is a lonely place there's no sound just a heart that pounds life's unknown where's the way back home? In my mind is a silent cry what you feel what you know you're not in control oh-oh-oh, oh, oh if you just let it go there's a peace you'll know oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh got to be something bigger than me [Cell phone ringing] Singer: How to find just some peace of mind what you feel what you know you're not in control oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh what you feel what you know you're not in control oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh if you just let it go there's a peace you'll know oh, oh, oh Come on! [SCENE_BREAK] [Hinder's "Born to be Wild" plays] Singer: Get your motor running head out on the highway [Engine turns over, revs] Singer: Looking for adventure and whatever comes our way hey! Yeah, darling, go make it happen take the world in a love embrace fire all of your guns at once and explode into space I like smoke and lightning heavy-metal thunder racing with the wind and the feeling that I'm under [Horns honking] Singer: Whoa! Yeah, Darling, go make it happen take the world in a love embrace fire all of your guns at once and explode into space like a true nature's child we were born, born to be wild we can climb so high I never want to die born to be wild born to be wild Born to be wild Born to be wild Born to be wild [Tires screech] [Horn blares]

Hope wipes the tears from her eyes as Steffy walks back in. She figures out that Hope was there the whole time and heard her and Thomas talking. She comments that she hasn't seen much of Hope since they got back. Hope says that's because she has been avoiding the office. She just doesn't feel like seeing Steffy every day knowing what she took from her (why oh why does she keep bringing that up, makes her look so desperate). Bill watches as Liam is preparing to grill and is fixing the salad. Bill likes that Liam is taking care of his woman. Liam comments that is a very 50's ways of saying it, but yeah just look at them .a couple of married guys settling down a couple of Spencer men breaking that old cycle that Bill's dad started. Liam says he is proud of Bill too. And just so he knows, he will be coming to him a lot for parental advice as Bill will have just gone through it with Will ..teething .potty training, all that good stuff. Bill says here's his very first piece of advice. He should pay attention to his wife and make sure she knows he loves her. Liam says that part is easy. Bill also tells him that having him as his son has been one of the biggest blessings of his life. A baby will bring him so many more joys that he can imagine. Being a dad .it doesn't get any better than that. Liam calls Steffy and tells her she better hurry back; this is baby's first barbecue. Oliver and Thomas come in and they tell Steffy that she is not going anywhere. There was a major accident on the PCH, wall to wall.

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Donna: So Mom took Katie's car and went to your house after she left here? Brooke: That's where Dad and I found her-- talking with Hope. Katie: Well, do you think that's why she left-- she wanted to see the kids? Brooke: I'm not really sure. But she did have a good reunion with them, and Hope asked her to spend the night in her room last night. Donna: Really? That's so cute. Katie: Well, that's great. How did she seem this morning? Brooke: Good. Quiet. But, uh, I think she seems more like her old self. Katie: Do you think she'll stay? Brooke: How could she not now that she knows we want her here, her whole family? Dad really wants that, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Beth: Chuckles music box playing ring around the rosy pocket full of posies ashes, ashes we all fall down Beth: Exhales deeply Stephen: Here we go, freshly brewed coffee-- very strong and black-- the way you like it. Beth: Thank you. Stephen: So are the girls still upstairs talking? Beth: Yes. Stephen: Well, I'm sure they're making plans. Beth: Oh. Stephen: You're very quiet, Beth. Beth: Oh, I'm sorry. Stephen: No, no, no. Don't apologize. I know you've got a lot going on inside right now. Beth: You--you can't imagine what it's like. Stephen: What, Beth? Beth: Empty space you feel inside when your memories start to leave you. What did I do, Stephen? Why is this happening to me? Stephen: I don't know. Beth, I-I don't know. [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: Where's Granddad? He needs to sign these. Phoebe: Good morning to you, too. Steffy: I ought to be furious with you. Phoebe: For telling Dad the truth about Marcus and Donna? Steffy: Because you repeated a private conversation without even coming to me about it first. Phoebe: You said you should be furious. Steffy: Because Granddad was so amazing and no harm was done, I'll overlook it... this time. Phoebe: I went to Dad because I was worried, mainly about you. I still am. Steffy: Phoebe, I don't-- Phoebe: Look, Dad's not gonna accept you with Donna's son any more than he did Rick and me. You don't want to go there, Stef. Trust me. [SCENE_BREAK] Man: Dude's a Forrester. Check it out. Man: Got his name on the building. Marcus: Chuckles Well, not quite, fellas. Man: So what's it like being Donna's son? Marcus: Well, it's--it's pretty new for the both of us. But, uh, you know, so far it's been great. Oh, and Mr. For--well, Eric-- he's been totally cool with the whole situation. Man: What about the rest of the family? Marcus: Well, it's gonna take us a little ti-- all a little time to get used to. But in the meantime, I'm gonna continue to work hard and, you know... Man: In shipping? Marcus: Oh, yeah, absolutely. I'm staying put. I like it just fine where I'm at. Rick: Excuse me, guys. I'm sorry. Mind if I talk to Marcus here for a second? Marcus: Yeah. Man: Catch ya later, Marcus. Marcus: All right. Later. Rick: So, um, I just heard the news. I have to admit, I was a bit surprised. Marcus: Yeah, I'm pretty sure you were. I mean, it's like a dream, man. I have a family here, you know? Things are going well. Rick: And you knew all this when you got to L.A.? Marcus: Yeah, but I wasn't sure at first. Rick: But now you were sure, and you still didn't tell anyone. Why was that? I mean, why weren't you up front about who you are? Man: South Haragate Avenue-- that must be it. Yep, that's it. [SCENE_BREAK] Beth: I've made a decision, Stephen. Stephen: What decision? Beth: Well, it's one I know you're not going to like. But please, don't fight me on this. Phoebe: Steffy, Dad made things miserable for Rick and I. Steffy: Didn't stop you from seeing each other, did it? Besides, you and Rick were involved. Marcus and I are just friends. Phoebe: The way you two look at each other? Please. Steffy: Dad can't dictate who I hang out with. He doesn't like Donna. That's his deal. But he shouldn't hold it against Marcus. He's a good guy. Phoebe: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Man: That's it, all right-- Forrester Creations. Marcus, my man, no wonder I haven't heard from you. Marcus: First off, I apologize, okay? And you have every right to be upset. Rick: Thank you. Now please answer the question. Marcus: Look, I didn't want to keep anything a secret, but Donna asked me, so I did. You see, Ridge really has it in for her. And she was worried that if he found out that-- Rick: No, I-I get it. I know all about the wrath of Ridge. Marcus: So then we're cool? Rick: Yeah, we're cool. Man, we're family. We're--we're cousins. Laughs Marcus: You sure that's all? Kind of a complicated family tree, don't you think? Rick: It's more like a snarl of ingrown branches than a tree. Not even a team of Forresters could figure this one out. Laughs Marcus: Laughs Steffy: That was so lame. Rick: Hi, Steffy. What, are you the connoisseur of bad puns? Steffy: No, uh, I think that would be you, apparently. Rick: Well, everyone's a critic. Laughs Marcus: Fashion biz-- I guess I better figure this out. Steffy: Laughs [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: So Mom's pretty much recovered from the stroke, but she has these memory problems, is that it? Katie: Yeah, she thinks it might be early signs of dementia. Brooke: We should find out. Katie: Bridget's on it. She's making appointments with all the neurologists at the hospital. Donna: Which is why she should be here with family. She shouldn't be alone. Katie: Were you able to convince her? Brooke: Well, I think it was more the kids. Hope was really wonderful with her. You should have seen them together. Katie: She's terrified that she's losing her memories, losing us. Little by little, everything's slipping away, just leaving this empty void. Donna: You know what we need? We need a way to remind her, a way to keep the memories fresh and alive. Brooke: Yes, we need to remind her of all the wonderful times that we shared as a family. Katie: But not just stories. We need to recreate them, make them very vivid. Donna: I love it. I love it! Where do we start? Brooke: Sighs heavily Vacations, family outings, holiday traditions. You know... exhales deeply why don't we do this? We'll make a list-- "Ways to bring Mom's memories back." [SCENE_BREAK] Stephen: You're still thinking about leaving. Beth: I know it's hard for you to understand. Stephen: I don't understand. Beth, things seemed positive, good. Beth: I know, and that's exactly why I want to go now. I want to leave some wonderful moments for my family to have as memories. Stephen: Your girls are upstairs right now planning more wonderful memories. Beth: I know that. And I don't want to disappoint them. Stephen: Then don't go. If you leave, they'll be brokenhearted. Beth: Not as heartbroken as they will be watching me retreat into my own isolated little world. Stephen: You can't predict the future. Beth: I am not talking about the future. I am talking about what's happening to me today right now while you were in the kitchen making coffee. I was here. I-I-I was thinking about our girls and how wonderful it has been to experience a bit of their lives again. I was even thinking about how wonderful it would be to stay and share their successes and their happiness and to watch my grandchildren grow up. And then I remembered them when they were little, our girls when they were playing. Stephen: See, Beth, those are memories. That's something you can hold onto. Beth: No, wait, I'm not finished, Stephen. I was thinking about one particular day when they were playing ring-around-the-rosy, which they could do for hours on end. And I could see them. I could hear their little voices. It's as though it were yesterday. And that's when it happened. A cloud descended in the darkness, in where I'd been experiencing and remembering life and warmth and love. Suddenly, there was nothing but a cold and dark void. It's not the first time it's happened, and it won't be the last. The darkness will come. The memories will disappear until all the people I love are no more than strangers to me. So please understand me when I tell you that my decision is final. Stephen: Sighs Beth, please don't do this. Beth: It's the only decision I can live with. Stephen: You can't just run away! Beth: It's the way it has to be. I have no choice, and you have no input. So do not argue with me! Brooke: What's going on? What's all this yelling about? Stephen: Your mother has made a decision, one I think is completely wrong. Brooke: What is it, Mom? What did you decide? Donna: What's going on? Beth: You girls have been incredible. I can't believe what an amazing family I have. But I am not going to stay here. I am going back to Paris. Katie: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: So... how's it feel being a celebrity? Marcus: I guess it's kind of like that, huh, now that word's getting around. You know, I think people are wondering if I've changed, like I'm gonna start ordering them around or something. Steffy: It goes with the territory. As long as you stay being the same great guy, people will like ya. Marcus: Well-- Steffy: Nobody'll think much about you being part of the family. Marcus: Well, it won't go that easy with your dad. Steffy: Hmm. Marcus: He doesn't like me or my mom. You know, I don't think he's ever gonna be cool with this... ever. Steffy: Don't sweat my dad. Do your job. Don't make waves. It'll all work out. Marcus: I got your word on that? Steffy: I know how to handle my father. Marcus: I'll bet you do. Steffy: Chuckles [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: I know this is difficult for somebody as independent as you. But Mom, you have to start realizing you need to depend on others. Beth: I cannot stand that thought. That is nothing I would ever want for myself. Katie: That's not always our call to make. Sometimes we have to play the hand we're dealt. Beth: Well, here's the hand I've got. Last night at Brooke's I laid awake almost the entire night trying to recall memories and hold onto them, and I couldn't. Oh, yeah, I get vignettes, little scenes here and there. But when I would try to call them back, they were gone. This is what I am going through. This is what is happening to me. This is the burden that I carry, and it is not fair to give that burden to my children. Katie: Don't you think that's a decision that we should make. Brooke: Mom, we want to help you. Donna: What can we say to make you believe that? Beth: Oh, I do believe you. I do. And it means more to me than you could possibly know. Donna: We want to help you get better, Mom. Beth: What if I don't get better? What if I only get worse? Stephen: So you won't even try? Beth: Oh, my God. I have tried. Don't you think I would change this if I could? The mother that you remember was Beth Logan at her best. You tell your children about her. Keep that Beth Logan alive in their minds. Let that Beth Logan live in your memories. And please, please let me go. Katie: Mother, Bridget's already called doctors. She's--she's made appointments. Brooke: You can't give up, Mom. We're not gonna let you give up. Katie: We want to help you. Please. We love you. Beth: Stop it! Stop pushing me! You can't push me. [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: It must really get to you sometimes, the way my family treats Donna. Marcus: There's a lot of history there I don't know about. You see, they're still blaming her for splitting up your grandparents. Steffy: Mmm, I think they would have done that anyway. It's happened before. Donna was just there to pick up the pieces. Marcus: Gotta pin it on someone. Steffy: Doesn't it kind of make you want to get back at them? Marcus: Who? Steffy: My dad maybe. Marcus: Why? He'll only resent us more. There's no way I'm going down that road. Steffy: That's what's so great about you, Marcus. You're real. I got that when you told me you wanted to get to know your mom. I'm startin' to feel you now. Marcus: And what you see is what you get, right? Steffy: Laughs You're gonna shake things up around here. I know it. Marcus: Now is that a good thing or a bad thing? Steffy: It's gonna be very interesting, I think, seeing it all unfold. Later. Marcus: Why do you look familiar? Man: Owen Knight. Marcus: As in Owen Knight investigative services? All right, it's nice to meet you in person, man, real nice. Owen: I came to congratulate you. You hit it rich, my friend. And to think you owe it all to me. [SCENE_BREAK] Beth: Why can't you understand I want to be remembered for the woman I was, not the woman I'm becoming. Katie: Mother, maybe you're becoming this woman because... you're isolating yourself. You--you can't push people away. You--you can't build walls. Of course that's gonna make you unhappy. I know you're afraid. And I know you're frustrated and--and angry about what's happening to you. You must feel so out of control. And I know what that feels like. When I woke up from the transplant, I didn't want to live. I hated that storm had died because of me. I didn't want his life. I didn't want his heart. And the last thing I wanted was to depend on anyone. I'm like you like that. But I needed help. And if it weren't for the people in this room, I never would have made it. Because of them, I found some peace with what happened to me. And you can, too. But not if you run away to Paris, not if-- you can't do this on your own. You'd be choosing fear. Life is short, and every moment is valuable. You have to choose to live. Brooke: We're all here for you, Mom, whatever happens. Donna: Please don't tell us that you're obsolete, that you have nothing to give to us because it's not true. Just be our mom. Let us love you. That's all we ask. Stephen: Beth, look at these women... Beth: Sighs Stephen: Our amazing daughters. You won't find three more compassionate, loving people in the world. And who's responsible? You are. Because of the example you set for them as a mother. Because you raised them single- handedly-- you. You're a large part of the reason they are such magnificent human beings. So how can you ever think of turning away from them, especially now? If--if it doesn't work for you here, if--if things go badly, Paris will still be there. Beth: Crying Stephen: We don't know what tomorrow will bring. We have today. And this is our chance to reunite the Logans, to be--to be the family we never had a chance to be until now. Beth? Beth: Sniffles Katie: It's what everyone wants. It's what storm would want. I know it is. Beth: I'm so--I so scared. I don't want to be... sobbing alone. And I don't want to be a bur--a burden. But more than anything... sobbing for whatever time we have, I want to be with you. Brooke: Mom. Beth: Sobbing Brooke: Mom. Beth: Exhales deeply

Katie is happy when Brooke tells her and Donna that Beth spent the night and how can she help but not stay? Her whole family, including Stephen, wants her to stay. Steffy tells Phoebe she should be furious with her for spilling Marcus's secret, but since no harm was done she will overlook it this time. She will hang out with who she wants to and Ridge can't dictate. Rick quizzes Marcus why he wasn't upfront about who he was when he first came to town? They laugh over being cousins. Beth asks Stephen not to fight her over this. She has made a decision he won't like. He asks her please not to go, it will break the girls' heart. They make a list of how to bring mom's memories back, but are crushed moments later when she insists she is going back to Paris. A stranger stands on the street outside of Forrester's and declares that yessiree Marcus has got it made. Steffy tells Marcus just work hard, don't make waves and it will all work out. However, she thinks it is going to be very interesting around here to see how things unfold. Owen Knight waits until Steffy leaves and introduces himself to Marcus, from the P.I. service that pointed him to Donna, he owes all of this to him.

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Brooke: What do you think? Is it gonna clear up? Nick: Not yet. [Bell rings] Brooke: We can't just sit here. Nick: We don't know what's out there. Brooke: Well, nobody can see us either. Nick: That's why we have fog lights and warning bells. We're fine. Brooke: We're stuck. Nick: A fog like this can clear off in a minute. Brooke: Or it could stay around all night. I know what the weather's like out here, Nick. Nick: A good captain is always optimistic. Brooke: We were supposed to have a lovely dinner on Catalina tonight. Nick: Are you hungry? Is that what you're saying? Brooke: What do you think? I'm sure you don't have any wonderful food here on this ship of yours. Nick: Come here. We're on a boat. We're surrounded by food. Here, put that on. Brooke: Oh, no, no, no, no, I don't fish. Nick: You can hold a net, can't you? Brooke: You know, it's slippery out there. Nick: Well, just hang on to something. You'll be fine. Brooke: Oh, oh, look, I've got a signal on my cell phone. Maybe I should call somebody. Nick: Well, who are you thinkin' about calling? The pizza delivery guy? Brooke: Oh, very funny. Nick: Now, this is gonna be truly fresh fish, not that stuff you get at that cafe who's its you eat at. What is it? Brooke: Cafe Russe. Nick: Russe. Right. Brooke: Russe. Nick: Whoa! Brooke: Oh! Nick: We hit something. Get the net. Brooke: What net? Nick: The net, the net, back here. Grab the net. It's on the floor. That's it there. Bring it over here. That's it. All right, now, put it down by the water. Brooke: Where? Nick: Overboard. Put it -- just bend down -- that's right. Just try to scoop him in there. That's it. Scoop him up. Good, good, good. Good, good. Good, there you go. Excellent. That's a girl. All right. Look at that. Look at that. Huh? Well, I don't need to take you to dinner. I brought dinner right here. Good job. Brooke: You're not gonna kill that, are you? Sally: Hello, Rick. Rick: Sally, your daughter's making a big mistake. Sally: Excuse me? Rick: Hooking up with Deacon. It's a bad idea. Sally: Really? For who? Rick: For Macy. Sally: Oh, I see. You're concerned about Macy. Rick: Well, aren't you? Sally: Look, why don't we just cut right to the snapper, save a lot of time? I know all about Deacon Sharpe. His entire history. And I think I can assure you, that's all behind him now. Rick: Right, right, because he's a changed man? Sally: He's trying to be. Rick: Yeah? And what's Macy trying to do? Sally: I'll just accept that as a rhetorical question. Rick: She is using my son to get back at my mother. Sally: Oh, Rick, no. Macy has gotten very close to little Eric. She would never use him. Rick: Why? Why is she so interested in Deacon's children? Sally: Because Macy and Deacon are interested in each other. Rick: And this is their way of getting back at my family. Sally: No. No, this is their way of getting on with their lives. Now, apparently, your family doesn't want them to. And what is all this talk about vengeance and getting even? Seems to me that if anybody's being vindictive around here, it's you, Rick. Macy: You want to marry me? Deacon: More than anything. Macy: Look, I realize this might be a way around Brooke's restraining order, but you really should check with an attorney first. Deacon: Wait a second, I don't need to check with anybody. I know how I feel. Macy: I know you're angry. I understand. I'm angry, too. Deacon: I love you. Macy, I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You and me, and the kids. Macy: A family. Deacon: No. Our family. Look, I'm not trying to outwit Brooke here. I'm not just looking for some legal loophole to jump through. I want you to be my wife. And when I do finally get to see my kids, I want you to help me raise 'em. Rick: You think I'm being vindictive? Sally: I think you're doing everything in your power to keep Deacon away from his children. Rick: We're protecting them. Sally: He's their father. Rick: Sally, Deacon is dragging your daughter into a fight that they cannot win. Sally: He's giving her a reason to smile again. He's made her happy. Spending time with Deacon and his children has given her a whole new lease on life. And I do not intend to stand by and let you or your family take that away from her. Not now, not ever again. Macy: Oh, Deacon. I -- I don't know what to say. Deacon: Well, you could try yes. Macy: I'm touched. I -- I am. Deacon: I caught you off guard, didn't I? Macy: I just -- I wasn't expecting any of this. I wasn't expecting to meet you or connect with your kids. Deacon: Macy -- I want you to be a part of their lives. Macy: I want that, too. I do. It's just that I've been through a lot. Deacon: I know. Macy: We both have. And we've been there for each other. But -- I don't want you to confuse that. Deacon: Now, do I look confused to you? Macy, I have never been more sure of anything in my life. And everything that we have been through, to me that's just proof. Macy: Of what? Deacon: Of how right this is. Now, think about it. You think what marriage is. It's two people coming together and doing better than they can by themselves. Macy: It's just happening so fast. Deacon: We have waited our entire lives to get to this place. And I don't know about you, but I'm not gonna wait another minute. Rick: Sally, I'm sorry about what happened to Macy. I really am. [Cell phone rings]Rick: You know, I've got to take this. Sally: Fine. We're through here anyway. Rick: Mom? Brooke: Look, I've got to talk fast because my phone's dying out. I just want you to know that I'm on Nick's boat and we're stuck in the fog. Rick: What do you mean you're stuck? Brooke: We can't move until the fog lifts, but I just want to make sure that you and Amber can watch little Hope for me until I get back. Rick: Yeah. Yeah, no problem. How long are you gonna be? Brooke: I have no idea. Rick: Are you in Catalina? Brooke: No, not yet. But I just don't want you to worry, okay? Rick: Oh, I'm not gonna worry. You're with nick. You'll be fine. Look, just have a good time and I'll see you when I get home. Brooke: I'm losing you. Hello? Nick: Brooke, what's going on? Brooke: Rick? Nick: The food's ready. You still hungry? Brooke: Yeah. Rick's gonna watch the baby for me. Nick: Oh, well, good. Brooke: Yeah. Nick: Can I have that? Brooke: Oh, sure. Nick: All right. That's all settled. We can relax. Would you like to eat? Brooke: Yes. Nick: Okay. Dinner is served. Brooke: This is wonderful. Nick: Well, what it lacks in looks it will make up for in taste. Brooke: I didn't know you could cook. Brooke: Thank you. Nick: You can actually learn a lot about a person. There you are. I'd say by the time we get moving again -- we'll know each other a whole lot better. Cheers, kid. Brooke: Cheers. Macy: Deacon. Deacon: Hey, we've earned this. We deserve this. Macy: I don't want to rush. Deacon: I know. I know. Hey, listen, we're gonna -- we're gonna take it slow. You can trust me. Macy: I do. Rick: Hang on, Sally, we're not finished yet. Sally: I think we are. Rick: No, sally, listen to me, okay? Sally: No. I've heard enough. You know something, Rick? The only thing more annoying than a Forrester on his high horse is a Forrester pretending to be contrite. Rick: Sally, I really am sorry about what happened to Macy. Sally: Well, you should be. You and your whole ridiculous family. Rick: Yeah, you see? Macy does blame us. Sally: Oh, what was I just saying, huh? It has to be about you, right? Rick: No, no. This is about Deacon. He is a user. He used Becky. He used my sister. Sally: And what about your mother? Oh, but then, of course, nobody takes advantage of Brooke Logan, do they? Rick: Nobody threatens her children, either. Sally: Why would Deacon threaten her children? Unless this battle isn't as futile as you seem to think it is. Rick: This is not Macy's battle. This is not Macy's business, and she's not doing herself any favors getting involved. Sally: And you're not doing yourself any favors by coming to me with this, either. Macy is not going to go on living her life according to Forrester rules. She is going to make her own decisions from now on. And I support her in that 100%. Rick: Even if she ends up getting hurt? Sally: Now, who's threatening who? Rick: It's just what happens to people who get involved with Deacon. Sally: Macy and deacon have been a very good influence on each other. And you know something else, Rick? I think if your family allows little Eric to spend time with them, Macy will have a very good influence on him as well. Brooke: This fish is fabulous. Nick: I can go catch another one if you want. Brooke: I'm all right. Nick: Yes, ma'am, you are. Brooke: So what other hidden talents do you have? You can cook, you can fish, you can play guitar. Nick: I can tie 100 different knots. Brooke: Hmm. Well, that could certainly come in handy. Nick: Yeah? Why's that? Brooke: Well, according to Massimo, he thinks I'm an expert at tying the know. But lately -- Nick: Well, it's okay to step back and examine your options every now and then. Brooke: Well, look at a couple like Massimo and your mother, how they've just kind of thrown caution to the wind and just went for it. Nick: After going it alone their whole lives. Don't forget that. Brooke: Your mother didn't date after her husband died? Nick: Oh, no. My mother and I have very high standards. Brooke: Obviously. Nick: Remember, I pretty much haven't known who I was my whole life. Can't really give much to another person when you don't know who you are. So now I know who my old man is, and it's time to start looking ahead. Brooke: And what do you see? Nick: Children. Five girls. That's what I'd like to have. Brooke: Not a boy? Nick: No. I don't think I could deal with somebody like me. Brooke: Hmm. For some reason, I didn't picture you as a sugar and spice kind of guy. Nick: Well, girls aren't like that anymore. Dance recitals and dolls. They play the same sports as boys. I could be the fishing coach. Brooke: Wow. But you know what? A lot happens before that. Like, there's midnight feedings, you've got to change all the diapers. Nick: Well, I'll just stick to gutting the fish for now. I think I'd be a good dad. Brooke: I think you would, too. A little girl needs someone to make her feel safe. Macy: You certainly are full of surprises tonight. Deacon: Oh, yeah? You had a couple of your own there. Macy: You know what I mean. Deacon: Yeah. So, you still think it's too soon to get married? Macy: It's a big step. Deacon: It's a big step in the right direction. Macy: Yeah, it could be. Deacon: No, no, no. It will be. Macy: You are so sure of yourself. Deacon: Yes, I am. About us, I got no doubt. Macy: I don't doubt you. Not at all. Deacon: Tell me, then -- what's the matter? Macy: Well, we haven't known each other that long. Deacon: Yeah. Okay, all right. Go ahead, ask me. Anything. Anything you want. Macy: It's -- it's not you. It's me. Deacon: Macy, I know that you are -- you're one of the most decent people that I have ever met in my life. I know how I feel when I'm around you. And I also know that you're just getting out of a marriage. Macy: I've made some mistakes, Deacon. Deacon: Join the club. Macy: I've jumped into some relationships. I've gotten married for the wrong reasons. Deacon: Are you worried about what to tell your family? I mean, I understand, you know, if Sally doesn't want me calling her "mom" right away. We'll ease into that. Macy: I don't exactly know how to explain this to them. Deacon: You know something? Everybody's a sucker for love. All you gotta do is tell them the truth -- that we met each other, and we fell in love. Macy: It's that simple for you? Nick: How do those jammies fit? Brooke: Oh, they're good. How do they look? Nick: Good. We're not going anywhere tonight. Brooke: What did I tell you? Nick: Well, you were right. Brooke: Are we in any danger? Nick: I guess that depends. Probably a good idea to get some shut-eye. Brooke: You only have one bed? Nick: Well, this isn't a cruise ship, honey. Brooke: Nick, I can't share a bed with you. Nick: No problem. Not interested. Brooke: You're not? Nick: Nope. Not if what I hear about you is true. Brooke: What did you hear about me? Nick: That I'm just some speed bump on your way back to Forrester. Brooke: Who told you that? Nick: Do you deny it? Brooke: Do you need me to? Nick: Not really. I know you're attracted to me. Brooke: That's your most attractive quality -- your modesty. Nick: Thanks. Brooke: There is something very appealing about a man who wants what he has. Which begs the question -- what attracts you to me? Nick: Well, who says I am? Brooke: I do. Nick: Maybe a little. Brooke: Why? Nick: Because we've both devoted our lives to something. I devoted mine to the sea. And you've devoted yours to Forrester. Brooke: We're both missing something. Nick: I think so. We're the same, you and me. We may be lost in the fog, but we're really not lost at all. Are we?

Rick & Sally talk at Insomnia. He doesn't like Deacon & Macy fighting for his kids. She thinks things are not all about the Forresters. He says Macy wants revenge on Brooke. She disagrees 'cause she cares for Deacon and his kids. He still thinks Macy wants revenge and they better stay away from the Forresters. In that conversation, Brooke phones Rick and says she's stuck out in the fog for who knows how long and he will have to watch her baby 'till she gets back. He agrees and feels she's safe since she's with Nick. Nick had just reeled in a fish with Brooke catching it in the net. He takes her inside the boat for dinner. She's amazed at his cooking skills. They eat, drink, and have a romantic time getting to know each other. Afterwards, Brooke discovers there's just one bed. Nick says "this isn't a cruise ship honey." They kid around about not being interested in each other romantically and have no attraction. Nick says the right words about them being alike stuck in a fog that he reaches in and kisses her. Meanwhile, Macy tells Deacon his proposal was too soon. He tells her he wants her for life and to raise his kids with him. Deacon says he's been waiting all his life for this moment. He takes her into the bedroom. Next we see them in the bed (after the fact) and he's telling her sweet words about wanting to live his life with her!

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Donna: What's going on? Nick: Your sister has some news for you. You want to tell her the news? Brooke: When Nick suggested that you replace me as spokeswoman for Brooke's bedroom, I wasn't sure if you could do it, I wasn't sure if you wanted to do it. Donna: It's your baby. Brooke: Yes, I created it, I nurtured it and watched it grow into one of the most successful clothing lines ever. It's not just a brand name, it's a philosophy, it's who I am. Donna: Which is why you can't be replaced. Brooke: I'm ready to take on new challenges in my life. Donna: Even if it breaks your heart? Brooke: It would break my heart if you said no. Donna: Brooke -- Nick: Your sister's offering you this job -- she's counting on you. Don't let her down. [SCENE_BREAK] Bridget: Felicia -- please, come on. This doesn't concern you. Felicia: Whether you're pregnant or not? Our son could have a little brother or sister on the way. You might've mentioned you were trying. Bridget: Why would he need to tell you that? Felicia: Dante is Dominick's father. If he's gonna have more children, I think I have the right to know. Dante: Look -- she's going to find out anyway. So, are you pregnant? Bridget: The test came back negative. I'm not pregnant. Dante: Well, we'll keep trying, right? [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Brooke resigned? Ridge: As spokesmodel for the bedroom line, but she's still ceo. Stephanie: Oh, well -- it's a start. I know you think it's the end of an era. Ridge: There's no Brooke's bedroom without Brooke, mother. Stephanie: Well, you just have to move on. Ridge: Have you checked the sales figures lately? Stephanie: Of course I have. They're extraordinary. Ridge: It's our most profitable venture yet. Stephanie: Well then maybe she'll change her mind. Ridge: She's already found a replacement. Her sister, Donna. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: You're sure you want me to replace you? Nick: You seem like you're a natural with this. Donna: I don't know the first thing about modeling. Brooke: I'll teach you. You can do this. Donna: Look, it's not Donna's bedroom, it's Brooke's' bedroom. They want to see you. Brooke: We'll make the transition as smooth as possible. Donna: What if I tank? Brooke: I won't let you. You saw Brooke's bedroom as one of my dreams before I even knew that I had it. I can trust you more than I can trust anyone. Donna: Look, I know this is an amazing opportunity for me, I do -- Nick: And you should grab it. Donna: I know my sister. I saw the look on your face when I came downstairs. Brooke: Donna, I'm sentimental, you know that. I'm closing a chapter in my life that was very important to me. But now I'm opening a new one, and so are you. So, I made my decision. The job is yours if you want it. Donna: Well, don't you have to run it by Ridge? Nick: She doesn't need his permission. Donna: But it's his line, too, Brooke. He has a right to know. Nick: He's got no right. Brooke: Nick -- could I just talk to my sister for a minute -- alone, please? Nick: Sure. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Oh my God! She hasn't accepted? Ridge: Can't imagine her turning it down. She'll make more in a week than she could earn in a year. Stephanie: What does she know about modeling? Who's gonna teach her? Ridge: Not me -- I'm not designing for the bedroom line anymore. Stephanie: What? But you love that line. Ridge: I love working with Brooke on it. Yes, she was my inspiration. Frankly, it'll never be the same without her. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to get his knickers in a twist. Brooke: You were goading him. Donna: If it wasn't for your seafaring husband, you'd never give up modeling, you wouldn't need me to replace you. Your giving up something your passionate about to make him happy. Brooke: Because I love him. And marriage is about compromise. Someday you'll understand that. Donna: So I'm just supposed to sit back and watch you make the biggest mistake of your life? Brooke: Well now, if giving up modeling is the biggest mistake of my life -- Donna: No, it's not just the modeling, Brooke, it's what it represents. Your future with Ridge. Your destiny. Brooke: Donna, what I had with ridge was an amazing love story, but it's over. So what's it gonna be? Is this the new face of Brooke's bedroom? Donna: You really think I can do it? Brooke: I know you can. You're gonna make me so proud. [SCENE_BREAK] Dante: Are you sure these home pregnancy tests are reliable? Bridget: Yeah, yeah, they're almost 100% accurate. Dante: I was already thinking about names. Bridget: Oh baby, I know you're disappointed. Dante: Aren't you? Bridget: Honestly, I'm -- a little bit relieved. Dante: Relieved? What? Bridget: Well, I mean -- honey, we're not even married yet. Dante: I thought you wanted this. Bridget: Well I do -- I know I told you that, but we have the rest of our lives to raise children and it would be nice to focus on ourselves. You know, get to know each other. Dante: Get to know each other? We already know each other, I mean -- was I wrong? Bridget: Of course we know each other, that's why i can be this honest with you. Look, I know that I'm doing a 180 here, but if you can just be patient with me -- Dante: Patient? That's all I've been is patient since the day I met you. I waited a year for you to get over Nick -- remember that? Then I asked you to marry me, when you said no, I almost married your sister. Bridget: Honey, I've just made some mistakes and I don't want to make another one. Dante: So having a baby with me would be a mistake? Bridget: I didn't say that. Please don't put words in my mouth. Dante: Bridget, just tell me, what are we doing here? What? Bridget: Seems like you're overreacting a little bit. Dante: Do you want have a life with me or not? Bridget: How can you ask me that? Dante: Because I want to know if I'm wasting my time. You led me to believe that you wanted to have a family with me. Bridget: I do want to have a family with you, but we haven't even set a date yet. Dante: I'd marry you tonight, but you keep wanting to wait. Bridget: My sister-in-law just died. I feel like you want me to prove something to you that you should already know. I love you, Dante, and -- Dante: I want to be alone, please. Bridget: Dante listen -- Dante: Just please -- just go. Please. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock at the door] Nick: Hi, is it safe? Brooke: Yeah, Donna left a little while ago. Nick: Okay. So give me some good news -- did she take the job? Brooke: She's practicing as we speak. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Chin up. Shoulders back. Now walk. Loosen up! Sell it. [Applause] Ridge: Brava. Donna: Ridge! You scared me. Ridge: So Brooke's passed the torch. Donna: Yeah, can you believe it? Me, Donna Logan, spokesperson for Brooke's bedroom. Ridge: Did she say exactly when this transition is supposed to take place? Donna: She's holding a press conference for tomorrow morning. Ridge: Oh, that fast? Donna: You know how she is when she gets an idea in her head. Won't take no for an answer. Ridge: Mm-hmm -- Donna: Look, I know you'd rather have Brooke modeling the line. Ridge: You're gonna be fine. Donna: They won't be looking at me, they'll be looking at your designs. Ridge: Not this time. Donna: What do you mean? Ridge: I'm not gonna design the Brooke's bedroom line anymore. [SCENE_BREAK] Felicia: Hey -- I could say I'm sorry that Bridget's not pregnant but you'd know that I was lying. I like it that we have a child together. Bridget may have you, but I have your son, the best part of you. Dante: You know what she said? She said that she was relieved she wasn't pregnant. I thought she wanted to have a family with me, now she wants me to wait. Felicia: Dante, I am so sorry. Dante: I didn't even tell you the best part about it. She wants me to be patient! [Glass breaking] Dante: I know you warned me this would happen. I asked her to marry me, she said no. I ask you to marry me, you say yes and then she's got to have me. Now that we're together -- Felicia: Maybe it's better for it to come out now, before there's a child involved. Dante: She's driving me crazy. Felicia: You know, everything you want you already have with me. A child. A woman who loves you. I love you. And I miss you. We were happy. Yeah, maybe it didn't last very long, but we were a family. The three of us in our own little world. And it felt right -- to me, anyway. Dante: Come on Felicia-- Felicia: Oh God, I hate saying this. You're never gonna be happy with her. I know that you don't realize it right now, but you know what, you will. And when you do, I'll be waiting. Dante: I know what it's like, you know, not wanting to be with someone -- trying to be patient. Felicia: You're worth it. So whenever you're ready - [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: I know it's tough. Brooke: Yeah, but it was the right thing to do. For all of us. Nick: I am crazy about you. Brooke: I love you, too. Nick: You ready for bed? Brooke: I'll be up in a minute. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Ridge, you can't give up the bedroom line. Ridge: Don't worry, maybe my father will step in. You'll be in good hands. Donna: I'm not thinking of myself. I know how much Brooke's bedroom means to you. Ridge: Brooke and I definitely made some magic. Donna: It wouldn't be the same without her. You know, this whole situation is wrong. Brooke and nick married? My sister cutting herself off from everything you two share? Ridge: Brooke is lost. Donna: Because she's not with you. You've been the one constant in her life. Even when you're apart, it's like her love for you grounds her somehow. Which is why I've always looked up to you two -- what you share. I mean it's true. It's -- you guys have been the gold standard. What the rest of us hope to find in a relationship -- only to come up short. I know, believe me, I've tried for years and never married -- no serious involvements. Because of you, Ridge. This isn't a come-on. I just want you to know the effect that you've had on my life. No man has ever measured up. I have to wonder if any one ever will. You're handsome, and sexy and exciting and dangerous. You're kind and understanding. You're everything a woman could ever ask for. Ridge: Seems your sister has forgotten. Donna: Temporarily. But she'll remember. She always comes back to you. Destiny. Isn't that what you both call it? I mean it's true. I've had a front row seat to the greatest love affair ever. It's not over. It can't be. Ridge: Thank you, Donna. Donna: No, I should be thanking you. Seeing the passion that you guys share is -- it's given me something to aspire to. And I refuse to settle for anything less. Even though I can't find that fulfillment in a man right now -- in the meantime, I am determined to make my mark on the runway. Ridge: You're gonna be great. Donna: I was kind of hoping to do it with you. But, you know, I totally understand if you don't want to design for anyone but Brooke. And even though this is my first modeling job and I was kind of counting on you, I won't hold it against you if the whole thing goes bust and they blame it all on the poor, little waitress from San Francisco who doesn't know -- Ridge: Okay, all right, all right, all right. You win. I'll design the line. Donna: Oh my God! You have no idea how much this means to me. If I can do anything -- anything at all -- Ridge: You've already done a lot. You've done a lot. This last while hasn't been real easy for me, as you know. But being with you -- Donna: I want to be there for you, Ridge -- in any way I can. Whenever you want. Whatever you need. Let me be your Logan.

Nick tells Donna that Brooke is counting on her to be the new spokesperson for Brooke's Bedroom; don't let her down. She plays coy, makes mention that she knows nothing about modeling but in the end she accepts. Not before she gives a lecture to Brooke that she shouldn't be giving all of this up just to keep her seafaring husband happy. Bridget tries for some privacy but Felicia remains and Dante even asks her in front of Felicia if she is pregnant? She tells him the tests are negative. Felicia is relived. She is miffed they didn't even tell her they were trying; she felt it was her right to know. Bridget confesses she is relieved which perturbs Dante and he asks to be left alone. Felicia wastes no time in speaking her peace and emphasizes they could still be one big, happy family. Not saying yes or no, he kisses her. Ridge tells his mom that Donna will be the new spokesperson. But that he won't be designing the new line. She doesn't concur but thinks he has to move on without Brooke. Ridge watches Donna practice her runway walk and tells her she will do just great. She convinces him to stay and design for the line. And has him puffing like a peacock when she tells him this is not a come-on but he is handsome, sexy, exciting and dangerous. No man will ever measure up and she is not going to settle for less. She puts in a plug too for her sister, his Destiny. She'll come running back. But for now, she wants Ridge to know she will do anything ..anything for him. Let her be his Logan. She surprises him with a kiss.

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Felicia: Great, machine. Nick? Felicia. Where do you get off telling my mother that I've got a drug habit? You know what? You don't have a clue. You don't know anything about me. So you just back off! Stephanie: Eric, before you get on the phone with Ridge and Thorne -- Eric: Oh, Stephanie, we can rehearse this thing a thousand times. I didn't sleep a wink last night. Stephanie: I know you didn't. Neither did I. But I have something else I want to talk to you about. Eric: What? Stephanie: I should have told you last night, but I know you're really upset. Eric: What is it? Stephanie: Nick came to the house yesterday to talk to me. Eric: Nick Marone? What did he want? Stephanie: He wanted to talk to me about Felicia. Eric: Felicia? Stephanie: Yes, I didn't realize they've come to know one another. And he's worried about her. Eric: Let me guess. She's bungee-jumping -- Stephanie: Stop, this is serious. Felicia may have a drug problem. Felicia: Yuck. Get a room, will ya? Ridge: You get a room, you big mooch. Brooke: You can stay for as long as you want, Felicia. It's fun having you here. Felicia: At least someone thinks so. Ridge: Hey, I'm just kidding with you. Felicia: I was referring to Mother. Ridge: Oh, you finally got a chance to talk with her, huh? Went that well? Felicia: Well, you know. Ridge: Yeah, I'm afraid I do. I'm not exactly at the top of her list these days. Felicia: Her precious "Ridgie"? Ridge: She never called me that. Felicia: Not any more, apparently. Whoa, Ridge. These are smokin'. Ridge: Thanks. Part of the new collection. Brooke: Do you ever miss designing? Felicia: Sometimes. Then I remember all the crazy office politics and it goes out the window like that. Ridge: Yeah, speaking of which -- Felicia: You have to head over to the office? Ridge: Yeah, I got a meeting. Felicia: Oooh. Sounds important. Ridge: Yeah, it is. Felicia, just so you know -- Thorne's being removed from Forrester today. Darla: You want some more milk, sweetheart? Want your bottle? There you go. Whose feet are these? Whose feet are these? Are these your feet? [ Makes smooching noises ] Darla: Need some help, honey? Thorne: No, I'm fine. Darla: You sure? Thorne: Yes. Darla: I think Daddy needs some help. Here, you hold on to your lamby, okay? There you go. I'll get that. Here, here, here. [ Thorne sighs ] Well, if looks play any part in this decision, you have got a lock on it. Thorne: Mm-hmm. And if they don't? Darla: Well, then -- you have got a lock on it. Hi, baby. Thorne: We'll find out soon enough. Knowing Ridge, he's probably already moved his stuff back into my office. Darla: It'll just add insult to injury when he's got to move it all out again. Thorne: Know something I don't? Darla: Maybe. I went to go see your parents last night. Thorne: About the meeting? Darla: About the stupid mistake I made, giving Sally the designs. Thorne: Honey, that was an accident. Period. Darla: Yeah, but I didn't know that your parents believed that. If I had anything to do with you losing your job, I couldn't -- Thorne: But they didn't give you any, did they? Darla: No, no. They were pretty cool about it. As a matter of fact, I got a really good vibe. Thorne: Well, that's great. Darla: Yeah. Thorne: But, honey, you didn't have to do that. Darla: Well, I know that. It's a good thing I did. Brooke showed up. Thorne: Lobbying for Ridge? Darla: Yep. Thorne: Huh? I bet Mother loved that. Darla: I don't know. Brooke seemed pretty confident, you know? Maybe just a little too confident. Thorne: Maybe they gave her a reason to be. Darla: Why would your parents confide in Brooke, of all people? Thorne: Well, Mother wouldn't. But Dad might. Darla: Hey, don't psych yourself out like this. Thorne: It's my default. Expect the worst so I'm not disappointed. Darla: Yeah, well if you were stuck with that attitude, you never would've gotten your promotion in the first place. Thorne: Point taken. Darla: When you take the bull by the horns, you are unstoppable. Which that bull-headed brother of yours totally underestimates. Ridge: We're having a meeting this morning. Felicia: About firing Thorne? Ridge: He's has a bit of a problem being a team player. Felicia: That doesn't sound like Thorne. Ridge: He's the one that issued the ultimatum to Mother and Dad. Him or me. Felicia: Get out. Ridge: That's probably what they're going to tell him. Felicia: Said "Mr. Sensitivity." Ridge: Hey, I didn't mean for it to wind up this way. Felicia: But you're sure he's going to be the one that's going? Ridge: If you don't take my word, ask Brooke. She was with Mother and Dad last night. Brooke: I wasn't trying to influence their decision. I just wanted to make sure your Mother would leave her feelings for me out of it. Felicia: You really think she can? Brooke: Well, she said so. Ridge: There you go. Felicia: Well, that doesn't mean that they're going to choose you. Ridge: Sounds like you're hoping they don't. Felicia: Well, it never pays to bet against the favorite, does it? Eric: A drug problem? Felicia? Stephanie: I don't know, absolutely, for sure. Eric: What did Nick say to you? Stephanie: That she had a lot of pills in her purse. Eric: What kind of pills? Stephanie: I don't know. But he was concerned enough that he drove all the way over to the house to talk to me. So, I called her, I asked her to come over -- Eric: Oh, Stephanie. No, you didn't. Stephanie: Well, of course I did. Eric: You should have let me be the one to talk to her. Stephanie: Well, I wanted her to know that I was concerned. Eric: And what happened? Stephanie: What always happens. She stormed out. She won't return my calls. Eric, you're gonna have to talk to her. Eric: Of course I will. We have to take care of this first. [ Phone ringing ] Thorne: Hello? Eric: Thorne, it's Dad. Thorne: You ready for me? Eric: Yes. And I'd like you to bring Darla along as well, would you? Thorne: Okay. Eric: You know, she came to see us last night. Thorne: Yes. Eric: I think she'd be interested in this. Thorne: Okay. We're on our way. Stephanie: Now, Ridge -- Felicia: You're kidding. You want me giving your teenage son advice? Ridge: I wouldn't say that. Brooke: He wants you to spy on him. Ridge: I wouldn't go that far, either. Felicia: Well, good. Neither would I. Ridge: He's just taken an interest in this mystery girl. Felicia: Well, he's on the rebound, right? There's nothing wrong with that. Ridge: I'm not so sure. Brooke: Ridge saw Thomas kissing some girl in a car. Ridge: It's just that he wouldn't tell me anything about it, you know. He just wanted to keep it a mystery. Kind of weird. [ Phone rings ] Brooke: I'll get it. Ridge: Anyway, it's probably nothing I need to worry about. [ Phone rings ] Felicia: But you want to be sure. Ridge: Well -- would you talk to him? I know no man can resist your charm, sis. Felicia: Well, you'd be surprised. But I'll try. Brooke: Of course, Eric. We'll be there as soon as we can. Ridge: Is he ready for me? Brooke: Yes, he wants me to be there, too. Felicia: All right, well, I will tell Catherine that you're leaving. And I'll have that talk with Tommy boy. Ridge: Great, thank you. What's up? Brooke: There was something in the tone of his voice. It sounded pretty ominous. At an excellent idea! Darla: Okay, we are set. Thorne: Is Alexandria okay in there? Darla: She and sally are havin' a ball. Thorne: Good. Darla: What are you doing? Thorne: I'm thanking you. Darla: You're thanking me? Thorne: Yes. I never would have been able to take this step without you. You know that. Darla: Well, you'd better wait to thank me until we see how this ends up. Thorne: You think they'll pick me? Darla: I do. Thorne: So do I. Darla: They realize how amazing you are, honey. And how much they'd be losing if you ever left that company. Ridge may have stolen the spotlight the last few months, but -- they appreciate you and all of your hard work. Baby, you have earned this. You know it. I know it. And your parents do, too. Ridge: Wow. Wow! I really am a brilliant designer. Brooke: Well, that was never in question. Ridge: No. And neither was this decision. Whatever tone you heard in Dad's voice -- Brooke: He just sounded a little grim. Ridge: Well, of course he did. He's voting Thorne out of the company today. Brooke: You know who you remind me of right now? Ridge: Who? Brooke: Massimo. Ridge: I am Eric's son. That's why I came back to Forrester. And that's why I'm going to stay there. Brooke: Well, there's nothing wrong with being self-assured. Ridge: So why do I feel like you're busting my chops here? Brooke: I'm not. Forrester wouldn't be what it is today without you and Eric. Ridge: I know that. Brooke: Everybody knows that. The press, consumers, me, your parents, Thorne. Ridge: So I'm just salt in his wounds. Is that it? Brooke: Well, maybe it wouldn't have gotten to this point if -- Ridge: No. I disagree. I think the problem is not my confidence, Brooke, it's his lack of it. Every move I made, he turned it into a threat. And, you know, he blew up finally. I think that was probably Darla's influence in the whole thing. Brooke: Oh, Ridge -- don't start on her. Ridge: Is she gonna be there? Brooke: Probably. Ridge: Maybe that's just as well. She'll see once and for all what I've been saying this whole time. This little crusade of hers to get Thorne his due is just gonna backfire and hurt him. Let's go. Eric: Darling, it's gonna be all right. Stephanie: He'll never understand. I don't understand how I let it get this far. Eric: You? Stephanie: I treated Ridge differently. They all knew it. And they resented it. Eric: You weren't alone in doing that. But you're right. He's not gonna understand. Stephanie: I fought so hard to protect my children. I never thought that we'd have to try and protect them from each other. [ Knock on door ] Megan: Thorne and Darla are here. Stephanie: Oh, good. Eric: Oh, good. Send them in. Darla: Hi. Stephanie: Hi. Thorne: Mom, Dad. Stephanie: Hi, sweetheart. Eric: It's good to see you. Darla: Thank you. [ Thorne sighs ] Thorne: So, today's the day. Stephanie: Whether we like it or not. Thorne: It's a hell of a position to put you in, but something had to give. Thomas: Aunt Felicia. What's up? Felicia: You, finally. Late night? Thomas: Kinda. Where's Brooke? Felicia: She actually had to go to the office with your dad. Thomas: Oh. Felicia: Oh, come on. It's not such a bad thing. It's a good thing to get rid of the old folks. Gives you and I a chance to catch up. Thomas: Well, dad told me to plug my ears if you start telling stories. Felicia: Really? Well, I'm sure you have a few stories of your own. Thomas: Starting to. Felicia: Mm-hmm. With the ladies. Do tell. Thomas: Well, there's um -- barely a chapter in that story. Felicia: Oh, come on. What about that chick you were kissing last night? Thomas: Dad told you? Felicia: You know, he's a little overprotective. But I think it's cute. Thomas: Well, he has nothing to worry about. Because we're just having fun. Where it goes from here -- we'll see. Felicia: Well, it sounds healthy. Thomas: No lectures? Felicia: Just one word of advice. Thomas: And what's that? Felicia: Be nice to your Dad. Treat him like a friend. Thomas: I try. Felicia: Try harder. I'm the voice of experience, okay? I mean, no matter how much he gets on your case -- someday, you're gonna need his friendship. Believe me. It's gonna be a sad day when you realize that you need it -- and it's gone. Thorne: Dad, you could just tell us. Eric: There are things I want to say to you both. Thorne: Damn it. Eric: Ridge, Brooke. Good. Brooke: Sorry we're late. Ridge: Had some new ideas last night, took them down to the cutting room. Didn't want to get too far behind. Ridge: Thorne, Darla. Pleasure to see you. Thorne: Ridge. Eric: Well, let's all sit down. This is a very sad day for your Mother and me. Stephanie: I don't think either of you really understand how difficult it has been to make this decision. Ridge: Well, once we get past this point, it'll get easier. Eric: Yeah, I hope so, Ridge. I hope so. But from our perspective, there's only one way that can happen. And that's if the two of you resolve your differences like adults. Like brothers. The two of you apologize to one another. Because you've both been in the wrong. Thorne: I can't do this anymore, Dad. Ridge: Well, maybe you should have quit months ago. We wouldn't have to go through this right now. Thorne: That's your style, isn't it? Walking out. Stephanie: Oh, stop it, both of you. Ridge: I go after what I want, Thorne. Thorne: What do you think I'm doing? Ridge: Whining. [ In whiny voice ] "You owe me this company, I've had such a difficult childhood" -- Brooke: Ridge. Darla: Well, if he did, it's because of you. Brooke: You're making this worse, Darla. Thorne: You're gonna start on her, too? Ridge: You're lucky to even be in this building, Darla. In fact, this is your last time, by the way. Thorne: You know what? She's family, Ridge. Just as much as you or Brooke -- Ridge: The hell she is, Thorne! She's ripping us apart! And if you don't see that, you're a dingbat as well! Eric: All right, stop it! Just stop it. Ridge: There's no getting around this, Dad. Eric: I get it, Ridge! I get it! I see that now. Ridge: So pull the trigger. Put him out of his misery so we can get back to work. You did make a decision, right? Eric: Yeah. Somebody is leaving. But it's not going to be Thorne.

Felicia leaves an angry message on Nick's answering machine about his telling Stephanie she may have a drug problem. Ridge asks her to speak to Thomas about the girl he was kissing, so she does. She advises Thomas to treat Ridge as a friend. Stephanie tells Eric about Nick's visit and what he said about Felicia. He promises to talk to Felicia. Darla is confident that Thorne will win in his battle at Forrester, and she gives him confidence. Brooke is a little nervous about Ridge's over-confidence. They go to Forrester. Eric and Stephanie want them to work out their problems like adults, but they argue like children instead. Eric tells Ridge that Thorne will not be the one leaving the company.

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Wagner's "Bridal Chorus from 'Lohengrin'" playing Katie: The way you talk about her-- it's beautiful. I only hope somebody thinks of me that way someday. But Donna doesn't love you. She's just doing this to make Stephanie insane. Donna: Thank you for standing by me. It means a lot. Donna: Whispers this is the happiest day of my life. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Oh. Mutters Oh! Laughs rescued in the nick of time. Taylor: What? Nick: Come here, woman. Come, come, come, come, come. Come, come. Whispers God, you look good. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Taylor: What? Nick: This is what the love of a good woman is all about, right here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Taylor: I feel like I'm going to get into trouble. Nick: Maybe you are in trouble. Taylor: Feeling a little feisty, are we? Nick: I don't know. Are we? Mmm. God, you look good. You feel good. You look good. You smell good. Taylor: Oh. Nick: You feel good. Mmm. Taylor: What do you think about "Jeremy"? Nick: I don't know. Who's Jeremy? Taylor: Mmm. I am talking about a name for the baby. Nick: Baby names? And boys, nonetheless? Ha! What do you know? Taylor: What, uh, what about "Jacqueline"? Would you like that? I like it. Nick: My mother's name? Well, I don't know, I mean, she'd probably like it, but wouldn't it be a little confusing for the kid? Two of 'em? Taylor: Okay, so no second additions... Nick: No. Taylor: No "The thirds," no-- Nick: No, no, no, no. Just give the kid its own original name, okay? Yeah. Be happier and healthier. Taylor: Do you have any ideas? Nick: Well, I got ideas, but it ain't about kids' names right now. Mm-hmm. Taylor: I am in big trouble. Nick: Mmm. Oh, big, you are, you are. Telephone rings Nick: Just ignore that. Meriah will get it. Ring Nick: Come here. Come on. Taylor: No, I can't. I can't ignore that. That's really distracting. Just answer the phone. Whispers just answer the phone. Ring Nick: Okay. Whispering you look good. You feel good. Good. Ring Nick: Yeah? He wants to talk now? Uh, yeah, go ahead. Put him through. I'm sorry. Clears throat Taylor: No. Whispers I'll be right back. Nick: Hey. [SCENE_BREAK] Minister: We are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the joining together of Donna Logan and Thorne Forrester in holy matrimony. We pray that their marriage will be a blessing to them, enriching their lives and fulfilling the promise of their love. If anyone present has reason why this union should not take place, speak now or forever hold your peace. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: So is your mother joining us for dinner? Because I'm starving. Nick: She's going to Thorne and Donna's wedding. Guess our invitation got lost in the mail. Taylor: Mm. Well, I don't really think its part of miss manners, to, uh, have to invite your boss to your wedding. Nick: Well, it would have been nice. Tell me, is the food as good as I hear it is at those Forrester weddings? Taylor: Well, I didn't really see Stephanie going all out on this one anyway. Nick: No, right. If it's not for the dressmaker, I'm sure Thorne will be getting the cream cheese sandwiches and the veggie tray. Taylor: Oh. What I mean, is, um, she couldn't have if she wanted to because the whole thing went down so fast. Nick: Chuckles you know, Donna-- with that blond hair and all that... stuff going on-- people underestimate her. Stephanie sure did. Taylor: No, she just doesn't like her because her last name is Logan. Nick: Well, that's the whole point. Taylor: The point of what? Nick: Donna is marrying Thorne so she can stick it to Stephanie. Taylor: What makes you think that? Nick: Because that's what Donna told my mother. [SCENE_BREAK] Minister: Since there are no objections, we will continue with the reading. Felicia: This is a reading about the nature of love. From 1 Corinthians. "Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Minister: Donna and Thorne, if it is your intention to share your lives, all your joys and sorrow, and everything the years may bring, with your promises, now bind yourselves together as husband and wife. Join hands. Donna, make your vow to Thorne. Donna: Whispering I've waited my whole life to say this to a man. I'm so happy that man is you. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Donna told your mother that she's only marrying Thorne because she wants to "stick it" to Stephanie? Nick: It's revenge, pure and simple revenge. When did your mother tell you about this? Nick: A while ago. Taylor: And you didn't say anything? Nick: To be honest, I really didn't think she'd go through with it. Taylor: Well, nick, they're getting married today. I'm--I'm telling you, if Thorne proposed to Donna, it's because he believes that she loves him, and if she doesn't... Nick: Well, let this be on her conscience, not yours. Every time that Thorne might get hurt, doesn't mean you have to jump and run to his rescue. Taylor: But, no, he will get hurt if this is true. I mean--I mean, Stephanie obviously wasn't able to stop the wedding, and I seriously doubt anybody from the Logan family will even try. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Thorne, I know this happened quicker than anyone expected, but when I think about how long we've known each other, how long we've been a part of each other's lives... our relationship has blossomed unexpectedly, but it's been growing and maturing for years and years. Katie's voice: Donna doesn't love you the way you think she does. The way you think she does. Minister: Thorne. Your vows. It's time to commit your life to Donna. . Rock music playing Thorne: I have a million things going through my head right now. I had this whole speech prepared, but those words which I've been practicing all morning can't be--begin to describe what I'm feeling right now. I'm so overwhelmed. Thorne: Marriage is such a huge commitment. We're talking about the rest of our lives... my daughter's life. Aly loves you so much, Donna. Donna: And I love her, too. I love you, too, Thorne. Paper crumples Thorne: I can't. I can't do this. Donna: Thorne, wait! Where are you going? Thorne! [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: This is wrong. This is just so wrong. Sweetheart, would you be upset if I just go over there and talk to Thorne? I just--I can only hope that the wedding hasn't happened yet. Nick: Go. Offer 'em free marriage counseling. Go on. Save the world. Taylor: I love you. Get us some takeout. [SCENE_BREAK] Clarke: What the hell just happened? Storm: Stephanie's wildest dream just came true. Katie: This doesn't have anything to do with Stephanie. It has to do with Thorne and Donna. Jackie: I'm sure they just need to talk, that's all. Sort some things out. Felicia: Okay, the caterer is serving drinks by the pool. Ashley: Well, that sounds good to me. Rick: Yeah, I could really use a drink right now. Stephanie: You know, maybe everyone should just go home. Bridget: Stephanie, no. No one knows what's going on right now. Stephanie: We all saw the expression on Thorne's face. He is not going to marry Donna today or any other day, thank God. [SCENE_BREAK] Thorne: How could I not have seen it? How? How could I have not seen it? Knock on door Donna: Thorne. Thorne, open up. Grunts what's wrong? Thorne: "What's wrong?" I think you know what's wrong. Donna: Voice breaks look, look, it--it-- it's just cold feet. Thorne: Yeah. Donna: That's all. It's not the end of the world. I mean, it happens. We'll just-- we'll just take a few minutes and relax and get back out there. Thorne: No, Donna, that's not it, and you know that is not it, you know it. I thought what we had, I thought what we shared-- I thought it meant something, Donna. I thought it meant something. I thought it was real. Donna: What are you saying? Of course, it's real. I-I-I-I said my vows. I-I made my commitment to you. Thorne: Why? Why, Donna? Why? Donna: What? Your mother got to you. Thorne: No. No, she didn't, but she tried. But I wouldn't listen. Donna: No, no, no, listen. Just--just stop. Stop, okay? Okay? Whatever you're thinking, I-I can explain, okay? Baby, baby, somebody's putting ideas in your head. Just--just tell me who it is. Tell me what they said. Donna: You? You went to Thorne? Katie: I gave you every chance to do the right thing, Donna. Donna: You stabbed me in the back. My own sister. Do you have any idea what you've done... to me? To Thorne and Aly? Thorne: Are you saying she's lying? Why would she do that, Donna? Donna: Jealousy. Katie: Oh, please. Don't try and spin this. Donna: No, I'm finally-- I'm finally happy, and--and you can't stand it. Katie: That's not true, and you know it. Donna: Well, why else would you do this? Katie: I thought Thorne had a right to know the truth. Donna: Scoffs you only got in town a few days ago, and--and--and suddenly, you're an expert on our lives? You know more about our relationship than my future husband. Katie: I know when I'm being lied to. Donna: I never lied to you, to either of you. Katie: I asked you if you loved Thorne. Do you remember what you said? Donna: I-I said the truth. I said that I would make Thorne and Aly happy, that I'll make him a good wife. I will, Thorne. Please, you just-- you just have to have a little faith. Katie: And Stephanie-- where does she fit in to all this? Donna: Nowhere. The minister asked if-- if there were any objections, and--and she didn't say anything... because she knew she didn't have to. You already said everything for her. Katie: No. Donna: They're working together, Thorne. Thorne: You know what? Stop it, okay? Stop trying to make Katie out to be the bad guy. Donna: No, no, but-- but she's ruining everything. Thorne: You mean your plan for revenge? I know all about it, Donna. You were using me to get back at my mother. Katie: I'm sorry, Donna. I-I really am. You would have regretted this marriage as much as anyone. Donna: No. No, no, baby. Baby, please, l-listen to me. I love you, okay? I love you. Thorne: No, you don't. You don't. Donna: Sobbing oh! Oh! Thorne: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Sighs I know you were supportive of this wedding, but if it doesn't happen, it--it won't be the worst thing. Taylor: Eric? Eric: Taylor? Taylor: Where's Thorne? Where's everybody? Jackie: The wedding didn't happen. Thorne couldn't go through with it. Taylor: Thank God. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: I am so, so sorry. Thorne: You didn't say anything that I hadn't already been told. I... oh. My mother was right. She--she was right. I just can't believe it took this long to get it. I mean, the signs were there-- the constant... seduction, th--th-- the subtle manipulation. I-I... why couldn't I see it? Why couldn't I see it? Katie: You wanted to see the good things in Donna. That's something to be proud of. Thorne: I let my loneliness eclipse my judgment, is what it was. Katie: Well, Donna must have been pretty desperate to do what she did. I mean, I can't imagine any other reason. Maybe I'm making excuses for her. She is my sister. Thorne: You did the right thing, Katie, the courageous thing. I mean, you saved me from making a terrible mistake-- one that would've affected my whole family, especially my daughter. Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Damn it. Damn it. Glass shatters Donna: Damn it! Stephanie: Oh, my. All the weapons on display. They really let you down today, didn't they? Donna: Brooke always said you were threatened by sexuality. I guess she was right. Stephanie: Thorne had a good time, but finally, he came to his senses. I always knew he would. Donna: Oh, no, you didn't! You were gonna let us get married. Stephanie: Fortunately, your sister had other ideas, didn't she? So I guess that just proves that there is a decent Logan on the family tree. Donna: You think what she did was decent? She broke your son's heart. Stephanie: No, you broke my son's heart by lying to him. She just enabled him to see that. Donna: We could have been happy together. I could've made him happy. Stephanie: Laughs oh, right, keep thinking that while you pack your things and leave. Donna: This isn't over. Stephanie: Oh, yes, it is over, because he's seen the truth, and he sees you for what you are-- a conniving opportunist. Donna: Oh! Stephanie: Stop that! Stop that! You get the hell out of this property! You're the one that blew it, you understand me?! You blew it! And no one-- no one in this family's ever gonna be taken in by you again. Donna: I did not get my revenge on you today, Stephanie, but I promise you, someday, somehow, I will. Stephanie: Blah, blah, blah, blah. Donna: Sobbing

At the altar, Thorne reminisces about what Katie just told him about Donna not really loving him. As the ceremony proceeds, Stephanie and Katie's eyes are gazing at him. Dare anyone say I object? Donna says her vows, but Thorne is in a trance and must be nudged when it's his turn. As he begins, he tells her how much he loves her and Ally loves her too, but he can't do this. Nick greets Taylor with a big kiss, in fact several big kisses and feels rescued from his work. He has big ideas, but not about kid's names right now. He shares his view that Donna is only marrying Thorne to stick it to Stephanie. Taylor feels perhaps she should crash this wedding to offer professional advice and rushes off. Donna chases after Thorne and tells him she understands; this is just cold feet. She cries and begs that whatever doubts he has, she can explain. The guests are flabbergasted, but settle for drinks by the pool.

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Knock on door Thorne: Oh, for... Donna: No, Thorne. Th--Thorne, wait. Thorne: Donna, go! Donna: No. No, my husband needs me. Thorne: Your husband threw you out of here. Donna: This is our home. Thorne: Oh, not anymore it's not. Donna: What? Man: Is there a problem? Thorne: Yes, there is a problem. Could you please escort this woman of the premises? And she is not to step foot on this property again. Donna: What? Man: Let's go, miss. Donna: No. Get your hands off me. Listen, I live here! Thorne, please, my God, I'm begging you. Thorne! [SCENE_BREAK] Dr. Patrick: You're doing remarkably well, Mr. Forrester. Ridge: Better every minute, right, Dad? Eric: Right. Dr. Patrick: You seem a bit down to me. Something bothering you? Felicia: Actually, Dr. Patrick, something's bothering all of us a lot. Ridge: He, uh, saw something we wished he hadn't. Dr. Patrick: Concerning? Ridge: His wife Donna. He found her in one of the other bedrooms with another man. Dr. Patrick: I'm sorry to hear that. Stephanie: Well, Dr. Patrick, what was so upsetting for us is that when we discovered Eric, he was hyperventilating terribly. Dr. Patrick: Where's Donna now? Felicia: Dad told her to go, so we sent her packing. Ridge: The last thing we want is for him to have a relapse. Thorne: Sighs Donna was at the door. I just got rid of her. Stephanie: Oh, good. Okay. Ridge: So, doctor, would you give us some instruction here on what to expect, how to handle various situations? Dr. Patrick: Well, in the short time since he's emerged from the coma, your father has made remarkable strides. But there will be a significant period of recovery. His muscles have atrophy. He'll need therapy to regain his physical strength. Ridge: Yeah, of course. Dr. Patrick: It appears his basic mental function is intact, which is tremendously encouraging. My best advice-- give him all the love and support you can. Thorne: Chuckles Felicia: Hot and cold runnin' love 'round the clock. Got it. Stephanie: Laughs Ridge: That's what brought our father back, Dr. Patrick-- Mother's love and dedication to him, also her insistence to bring him home, doing what she knew was best for him. Thorne: Yep. If it wasn't for Mother, I doubt if we'd be celebrating this moment. Crickets chirping [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Scoffs Rick: Hey. Taylor: Sniffles Rick: Sighs I thought you were gonna read a little bit. Taylor: I couldn't concentrate. Is Jack down? Rick: Mm-hmm. Snoring. I didn't know babies could snore. Laughs Taylor: So he's fast asleep already? Rick: Groans Don't do this now. Please, don't do this to yourself. Taylor: Mothers all over the world can put their babies down, and they go right to sleep. Why can't I? Rick: Exhales deeply Taylor, th--there's nothing wrong with you, okay? Look, you're--you're-- you're tense, and you're--you're giving off a lot of tense energy, and--and Jack is picking up on that. It's making him restless. That's it. Taylor: Sniffles Rick: Is it because of my mother? Does--does that bother you that she knows about this, that she's trying to help? Taylor: Sighs I know your mother's heart is in the right place, but the last person I want from is Brooke. Rick: Sighs Taylor: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Nick, it's Brooke. You need to call me. It's about Jack. I know you're out of town, but call me as soon as you can. I'm just really worried. I can't help it. Door opens Brooke: Hi. Donna. Donna: Oh. Brooke, you won't believe what happened. Brooke: W-w-what's wrong? I thought you were in Paris. Donna: Well, I was, but everything went so well, I-I came back home to be with Eric. Brooke, uh, he's back. He--he--he's out of his coma. Brooke: Eric came out of his coma? Donna: Yeah. Brooke: When? Donna: I-I-when I was away. He's--he's at the house, and he's--he's in a wheelchair. He's talking. I had no idea. Brooke: I had no idea either. Donna: Chuckles Brooke: That is wonderful. Oh, so what are you doing here? Why aren't you with him? Donna: Um, well, it's, um, it's kind of mess, you know? See, uh, there's been, uh, a huge misunderstanding. Brooke: What kind of a misunderstanding? Donna: Well, Owen, um, and I were in a-a guest room. Brooke: Owen? Donna: Yeah. He went to Paris with me, and he brought me back home, and, uh, you know, Pam is still out there, and he--he insisted on staying over so I wouldn't be alone in the house. And... well, I walked right by the master bedroom, and I had no idea that Eric was there and half the family and-- I didn't realize that Owen and I weren't alone. Brooke: Okay, wait. I don't understand. What's the big deal if you and your assistant were by yourselves or not? Donna: Brooke, I-I've been so sad, and I've been lonely. And I was exhausted. I-- sighs Owen was--he-- Brooke: Owen was what? Donna: He was comforting me, okay? And--and Eric must have heard noises, and he--he came over on his--on his wheelchair, and he saw us in bed together. Brooke: Oh, my God, Donna. You and Owen? Donna: No, no, my God, no! No, it wasn't like that. I l-I love him. I-I wouldn't be unfaithful. But that's-- that's what Eric thinks he saw. Sighs Brooke: Donna, what exactly did Eric see? How was Owen comforting you? Donna: He--he was holding me and kissing me, okay? But that's it. Brooke: Oh, my God. Kissing? Donna: But th-- sighs Brooke, all I've heard for weeks is that he's not gonna survive, let alone recover. I-- I started to lose faith. Brooke: Okay, so you were alone with Owen, and you felt vulnerable? Donna: Yes. Yes. Thank God somebody understands. Brooke: Sighs Well, I'm trying to. Donna: Brooke, I just--I just heard the best possible news-- that my husband is home. He came out of his coma, and I-I want to be with him, and I can't. And it's killing me, Brooke. My God, if I just-- if I just maybe had a chance to--to explain to him what--what happened, I-- Brooke: Honey, why don't you? Donna: I can't, okay? I can't because Eric-- Eric was so upset when he saw Owen and me. I-- Brooke, I couldn't even believe my eyes that he was even there. I went over to see him, and then half the family came in-- and Thorne and Felicia and--and Ridge and Stephanie-- and they all just-- they kicked me out of my own house, and they won't let me back in. They hired guards. Brooke: What? Oh... sighs t-they're keeping you away from Eric? Donna: Yes. Yes. You know what? I-I am not gonna take this. I'm not gonna take this. Telephone rings Stephanie: Hello? Donna: Stephanie, put Eric on the phone. Stephanie: No, Donna. Donna: Stephanie, please, if you just give me a chance to explain-- Stephanie: Donna, no one is interested in anything that you have to say, especially Eric. Now look, the doctors want him to be absolutely calm. So I'm not going to let him speak to you because you will only upset him. Donna: You can't keep me from seeing my own husband. Phone disconnects Donna: Stephanie? Stephanie? Oh, my God. She just hung up on me. Brooke, oh, my God, Eric is-- eric's in the house alone with--with Stephanie, his kids. I mean, who knows what kind of spin they're gonna put on this? They're gonna poison him against me, Brooke. Brooke: Wait, wait. There may be a way to counteract this. Donna: How? Brooke: Ridge. Donna: What? [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Pam... did this? Ridge: Pam went off her meds last spring. She's been in a downward spiral ever since. Thorne: Only no one knew it. The police are looking for her now, and when they find her, well, at least she'll be under a doctor's care again. Eric: Oh, my go--God. Stephanie: Honey, I-I'm sorry. You--you--you fought so hard to come back, and I'm sorry that you had to-- to kind of wake up to this terrible shock. Felicia: But don't worry, Daddy, we're gonna do everything in our power to protect you. Eric: From Pam? Felicia: From Pam and from Donna. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: That's our promise to you, Dad. We love you far too much to let anything or anybody endanger your recovery now. I'm gunna do another one of my sleep studies. Ridge: Oh, Dad's doing great. You wouldn't believe it, Logan. Brooke: I can't wait to see him. Ridge: I'm gonna assume you heard the news from Donna? Brooke: As a matter of fact, she's here right now. Ridge: Well, I hope she told you the full story and not some sanitized version where she's the heroin and we're the villains. Brooke: Donna wants to see Eric. And so do I. Ridge: Look, Dad's resting right now. He's made it very clear that he does not want to see Donna. He just wants to be with family, our family. Brooke: Well, that's understandable. Ridge: I also think it might be best if maybe you didn't visit for a while, too. I mean, yes, you're very much family, but you're also Donna's sister, so just for now. Brooke: I understand. Give Eric my love. Ridge: Thank you, sweetie. Will do. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Well, w-what did he say? Brooke: Neither one of us are welcome over there at the moment. Donna: What? Brooke: The family wants to be with Eric alone. Donna: But I-I am his family. I'm his wife. [SCENE_BREAK] Felicia: You may have married somebody else, but I am telling you, Mom has been more of a wife to you these past few weeks than Donna ever could be. Stephanie: I was just determined that you were not going to slip away from us. That's why I persuaded Dr. Seifert to get on a plane, get over here from Europe and take care of you. Thorne: Chuckles Yeah, "persuaded" being a euphemism for camped out on his doorstep until he finally said uncle. Felicia: Laughs Eric: Sounds about right. Stephanie: Chuckles It wasn't your time, honey. You have a lot of good years ahead of you. Eric: Love you... all of you. Eric: Let you down. Stephanie: No, honey. Eric: Mm-hmm. Stephanie: No. Eric: I lost... my way. I'm back now... with my children and my--my Stephanie... Felicia: Giggles Eric: My family, where I belong... Eric: If you will have me. Felicia: Oh, Daddy. Thorne: Chuckles Felicia: Oh, Daddy, of course we will. We love you. Eric: All right. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Stephanie. Stephanie: I want to talk to you, Donna. Donna: Come in. Donna: Are you here to hear my side of the story, or is that too much to ask? Stephanie: Well, we all saw you with Owen. There's really no explanation for that, is there? No, I've come to tell you I do not want you to continue hounding us. Don't come to the house, and don't make phone calls to us. Donna: You can't bar me from my own home. And you can't keep me from seeing Eric. Stephanie: He doesn't want to see you, Donna. He wants to be with his family. He wants to be with me. So if you actually care for him, as you claim to, then you'll just walk away, for his sake, for good. [SCENE_BREAK] Fiesta music playing Jack: Crying Taylor: Crying Rick: Hey, hey, come here. Taylor: I've tried everything. Rick: I know. I know. Taylor: Jack won't stop crying. I-I don't why everything I try to do-- it just makes him more miserable. Rick: Sighs It's gonna be okay. Everything's gonna be just fine. You'll see. Taylor: Just tell me the truth. What am I doing wrong? Jack: Crying Rick: Nothing. You're not doing anything wrong. But, look, maybe we need to accept the fact that we need help. So we'll call Nick, and then-- Taylor: No! No. No. No. It's bad enough your mother already knows. No, you can't say anything to anybody. Rick: Taylor, ta-- listen to me. Listen. Taylor: No. I already lost custody once. I don't want to lose the baby again. Rick: Th--that's not gonna happen again. This is an entirely different situation. Taylor: No! I don't care. I don't care. Jack: Crying Taylor: I already lost him once. I can't go through that a second time. Please. [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Donna. Ridge: Dad, I know you're hurting, but let's not dwell on it. All that really matters is your recovery. Felicia: He's right. I'm just glad your eyes were finally opened, that you've finally seen that woman for who she really is. I am just so sorry it had to happen the way it did when it did. Thorne: Listen, we want you to focus on the positive things, Dad, okay? And you'll--you'll forget about Donna Logan. And she'll be out of our lives once and for all. Eric: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: Stay away from Eric? Are you insane? He's my husband, Stephanie. I love him. I have every right to see him. Stephanie: You gave up that right when you slept with another man. Donna: I know what you're doing. You are manipulating him. Stephanie: The very trick that got you in the front door is what got you kicked out in the end, honey-- sex. So do everybody a favor, but most especially Eric-- stay away from him, and don't bother to come to the office anymore. Donna: Oh, my God, more manipulating. And you are not even bothering to hide it this time. Stephanie: Donna, he's made a decision. Respect it, okay? He's done with you. The marriage is over. For God sakes, Donna, we could have lost him again when he saw you in that bedroom with owen. Loyal wife... chuckles how long did that title last? Donna: Oh, that is-- Stephanie: About two months? Donna: Stephanie, that is not what happened. And you--you had no right to take him out of the hospital and not even tell me that he was recovering. Stephanie: I tried. I came to your home to tell you. I came to tell you that he'd regained consciousness. And guess what I saw instead? You in bed with Owen. That's when I made the decision that I was going to take care of Eric, because, obviously, you were occupied elsewhere. Donna: You cannot keep me from seeing him, Stephanie. Eric is still my husband. Stephanie: For not much longer, young lady. He wants me. Donna: Oh, believe me, I am not gonna let that happen. Stephanie: I don't think you have much of a say in it. Look, why don't you just get on with your life with Owen? He seems to be a perfectly nice guy, good-looking. I'm sure he's a great lay. But stay away from my husband! Is that clear? Donna: Eric is disappointed in me. Stephanie: Chuckles Donna: And I understand that. But he will forgive me. Oh, you are not gonna get your way this time, Stephanie. I will get my husband back. And you're not gonna stop me. You will not stop me.

Donna tried to see Eric, but the Forrester children and Stephanie are not letting anyone in. Dr. Patrick says Eric has a long recovery ahead, and needs lots of love and support. They all promise to give Eric plenty and not let anyone, including Donna and Pam cause any more problems. They give Stephanie all the credit for bringing Eric back from the brink of death. Eric lets them know he was lost, but now he's back where he belongs. He's with his family and his Stephanie. Donna has to come clean with Brooke about getting caught with Owen. Taylor is still upset about Jack. Rick suggests calling Nick, but Taylor begs him not to let anyone else know. She doesn't want to take a chance of losing Jack again. Stephanie goes over to warn Donna about trying to see Eric, since he's made his choice. Donna tells her she will get her husband back and Stephanie won't stop her.

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Deacon: Hope, I-- look, I know that flowers don't begin to make up for the way that I left that day. At least we had some time together before the ceremony. Hope: Mm-hmm. Deacon: I-I read everything that I could get my hands on about it. I-I can't believe you got an entire Italian village coming out to celebrate with you and your husband. Hope: Chuckles Um... he--he's not my husband anymore. Sighs Deacon: That's why I'm here. Hope: Sighs Deacon: Hope, I'm so sorry... for more than you know. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Laughs Whoa! He is kicking me hard! I mean, we're talking, like-- Bill: World Cup soccer potential. Katie: Or maybe he might choose the Bolshoi Ballet. You know, those ballet dancers are real athletes. Bill: Yeah, you can stop that right there. Do you think a son of mine is going to choose ballet over football? Katie: Chuckles Bill: Spencer males are hardwired for-- Katie: Ransacking and ravaging and not wearing their hearts on their sleeves? Bill: Yeah, something my first-born son has been slow to learn, but we're working on that. Katie: You are pushing him into this. This is not who Liam is and it's not who Hope fell in love with. Bill: Hope doesn't love Liam anymore. They're done, my love, and nothing is going to change that. [SCENE_BREAK] Deacon: I know I didn't hang around that day. I-- Hope: No, it's okay. It's okay. I'm just... Sighs I'm just glad you're here now. Chuckles I'll be honest, I kind of thought I'd never see you again. Deacon: Yeah, well, I'm sure that's what Brooke would have preferred. Hope: Scoffs You know, she and Ridge are on their honeymoon right now. Deacon: Yeah. Those two crazy kids tying the knot for the umpteenth time, huh? Hope: Yeah. I know. Deacon: It's unbelievable. I had read something like that. I don't know. I figured it might be a good opportunity to, uh, make the most of it. Hope: How much do you know? Deacon: What, um... what's been happening in your life since Italy? Hope: Um... well, I mean, it really didn't take long after we got home for everything to blow up... Deacon: Sighs Hope: And then blow up again. Deacon: This never should have happened... Hope: Sighs Deacon: None of it. Hope: Well, hey, it's not your fault. Deacon: Honey, I'm your father. I mean, I-I'm not much of one, granted-- Hope: Don't say that. Don't say that. Deacon: It's okay. It's true. Hope: No, it's--okay, but that's--you know what? It's--it's not how I feel. Sighs Deacon: Yeah, I-I don't know what I did right in this life to deserve such a sweet and forgiving young woman as my daughter, because, I mean, you've just-- you've accepted me into your life unconditionally. And, Hope, I don't deserve it. The truth is, I'm as responsible as anyone for things not working out between you and Liam. [SCENE_BREAK] Caroline: Sighs Thomas: Sighs Caroline: We should probably get back to work. Chuckles Thomas: Groans The C.E.O. is on his honeymoon. He'll never know. Caroline: But Rick will, and he seems to like to crack the whip. Thomas: Well, Rick's not in charge. We're all pitching in while dad's away. Caroline: You mean the way that you pitched in with Hope earlier? Thomas: Sighs It was a photo shoot, and I'm part of Hope's line now. Besides, Hope's still in love with Liam. Sighs Caroline: But if she weren't, would that matter? Rick: Hey. You've gotta see these proofs. Clears throat Thomas: Sighs Rick: Yeah? Thomas: Yeah. Rick: You two look great together-- in front of the camera and off. Thomas: Scoffs Caroline: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: You keep talking like this, and it's going to cause more friction between you and your son. Door opens Liam: Sighs Bill: Or not. Liam: Do you know expense accounts are out of control around here? Look at that. I'm implementing cuts immediately. Katie: Um, I-I was under the impression you were gonna go see Hope. Liam: No. No. Business first-- something my old man here's been trying to teach me since day one. As for Hope, I think the, uh, less said, the better. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Why would you think that you're responsible? Deacon: Because I am. Hope, there's so much that you don't even know about. I-- Hope: Sighs Well, there's a lot that you don't know, too. Deacon: Um, you know, actually, I think I've managed to piece this together pretty well from your press conference. Hope: Sighs No, I mean, about Italy. After you left, um, basically, Liam found the note that you left me, and he thought I left it. Um, he got really confused and upset and turned right to Steffy. Deacon: No, wait, wait, wait. Hang on a second. Wait. Are you telling me that Liam-- Hope: Trust me. Trust me. When I explain it all to you, you will understand why Liam and I are not married and never will be. [SCENE_BREAK] Oliver: Ladies. Telephone rings Both: Oliver. Donna: I'll escort him inside, and you get the phone. Ring Pam: No, you get the phone. I'll escort him. Donna: What? No. What-- Ringing Donna: Okay, fine. Ring Donna: On three. One-- Pam: Two, three. Ring Oliver: You make me feel like royalty. Donna: Chuckles Ring Donna: Sighs Ring Donna: Grunts Ring Donna: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Oliver: I enlarged the photos from the shoot. Rick: Wow. Wow, these are even sexier than I thought. Did you send these over to Spencer Publications? Oliver: Yeah! I don't get why you want to give them first dibs, though. Rick: Chuckles [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: The latest Hope for the Future shoot. Obviously, they didn't waste any time putting Thomas and Hope together. I should have the same e-mail. Not surprisingly, those two -- wow. Katie: Subtle as always. Bill: Hope told Liam how she feels. She didn't sugarcoat it. She was in love with you, now she's not. Everything's been said. It's all out in the open. You both know all there is to know. [SCENE_BREAK] Deacon: Sighs Hope: So there was the letter, the video, the marriage not being legal. You know, I think that any other couple could maybe survive one of those things -- certainly not all three. I mean, when Liam showed up at Stephanie's house after being out all night with Steffy, I just -- Deacon: Sighs Hope: I really hate that I still love him. Deacon: Sighs Hope: But Liam's feelings for Steffy and hers for him are just too strong. Yeah, they try and fight it, but something always happens -- always, and I'm left -- I'm left at the top of the stairs in my wedding dress with Liam below pleading for me to understand that he and Steffy just ... Sniffles I just couldn't do it anymore. Deacon: Sighs Hope: Kind of like when you couldn't stay that day Sniffles Deacon: Hey, baby. Please believe me that I wanted to more than you know. Hope: I know what you said in that letter. Deacon: That's the thing. If I'd just stayed, there never would have been a letter for Liam to misinterpret. Hope: No. No, I'm not blaming you at all. You flew all the way to Italy to be with me on my wedding day. Laughs I will always love you for that. Deacon: Sighs Let me ask you something. Hope: Sniffles Deacon: What you said at the press conference about -- um, you know, wanting a fresh start and not looking back. Hope: Uh-huh. Sniffles Deacon: Now, come on. Is that really how you feel? Because looking at you and hearing you... Hope: Sniffles Deacon: Kiddo, you've got it bad. Hope: Sniffles Deacon: And I mean, um, saying that things are over between you and Liam, it sounds kind of silly when it's so obvious that they're not. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: We're going in a new direction with Hope for the Future. I want to get the word out. Thomas: Didn't Hope's press conference take care of that? Rick: There's no such thing as too much good publicity. Isn't that right, Ollie? Oliver: Sure. Cell phone rings Thomas: Sorry. Rick: Okay, good idea. Thomas: Thomas Forrester. Rick: Whispering indistinctly Thomas: Right now? Okay, I'll be right there. I'm sorry. This won't take long. Caroline: Okay. Oliver: I'm gonna get out of here, unless you need something else. Rick: No. Oliver: Good seeing you. Door closes Rick: They're just publicity shots. Caroline: Sighs Rick: It doesn't mean what you're thinking. Caroline: I don't want to be thinking what I'm thinking. Rick: Then don't. Think of something else... like how exciting it will be when I'm sitting in that chair as president and C.E.O. of Forrester Creations with you by my side. Chuckles Caroline: It's what makes you excited, isn't it, being in charge? Rick: Well, my father founded this place. I'm motivated and determined to preserve his legacy. Caroline: Or create your own. Rick: I want to make my mark almost as bad as I want to do this. Sighs Kisses Caroline Caroline: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Despite what your father may think, he's not always right. Bill: Did I imagine Thomas kissing Hope in front of a room full of reporters? Katie: No. But if you'll remember, he's involved with Caroline. You remember Caroline, your niece? Bill: Yeah. I wonder what she thinks of these. Katie: I think she thinks that it's business, because that's what it is. Bill: If that's what it is. Katie: You're making something out of nothing. Liam: Yeah, I'm not so sure. Katie: Sighs Don't listen to your father. He's got his own agenda. Bill: For my first-born son to man-up--yeah-- be the Spencer he's supposed to be, not the "Yes" man that Hope turned him into. But that chapter's closed, because Hope closed it. End of story. [SCENE_BREAK] Deacon: I still can't believe you and Liam aren't married. I mean, if I had known, I would have... Scoffs oh, this is-- Hope: Hey, no, there's-- there's nothing that you could have done. Deacon: Honey, I'm your dad, you know? I mean, a father's job is to protect his little girl... Hope: Sighs Deacon: Even if she-- even if she isn't that little anymore. You know your entire life, I've been AWOL. Hope: Things get complicated, okay, and you make decisions or they're made for you. Sighs Deacon: Yeah. You think maybe it's possible that that's what happened between you and Liam? I mean, I--obviously, there were outside forces, but, uh... Hope: Are--I mean, are you talking about Steffy? Deacon: Yeah. I mean, she was with Liam the day of your wedding in Italy and then the night before you were gonna make it official in Los Angeles. Look, I-I get it I've never met the girl. But I gotta tell you, from what I'm hearing, I-- Hope: Uh, guess what? Deacon: Sighs Hope: I invited her to Italy. Yep. I invited her, because I wanted to bring the families closer together. Clearly, that backfired, um, not because she was trying to undermine me. You know, but because-- Deacon: Yeah, because of the letter that I never wrote. Hope: What do you mean, you never wrote? Deacon: No, I-I just meant that I-I-I didn't mean to write it, and, you know, the way I left, sneaking off like that, I-- honey, see, the thing is, I knew if I stayed, somehow I was gonna hurt you, and I'm sorry. Hope: Sighs Deacon: I took the coward's way out. Hope: No, you are not ward. And you're here for me now. What changed your mind? Deacon: I saw your press conference on the Internet. I saw what Rick was saying about Liam, and, um... look, are you absolutely sure that this guy's worthy of you? I mean... Sighs I gotta be real honest with you. There's a part of me that wants to-- wants to just go and teach Liam a lesson for the way that he's treated you, not to mention is old man for all the grief that he's put you through. Hope: How did you know about that? Deacon: Am I wrong? Hope: No. No. I mean, I-I'm definitely not his first choice... Deacon: Sighs Hope: For a daughter-in-law. Um, but you know, it's so ironic, because at the wedding, he actually stood up, and he accepted me as part of the Spencer family. Deacon: Sighs Hope: I mean, clearly, he doesn't feel that way anymore. Deacon: So he's back on the, uh, Steffy and Liam bandwagon, right? Hope: Yeah, it's okay. Deacon: No, it's not all right. This guy is a-- this guy is such a control freak. Hope: Sighs Deacon: I mean-- Hope: Hey. Hey. It's a--it's all right. I'm fine. I'm fine, especially now that I've got you here looking out for me. Just, um... promise me, no more "good-bye" letters, okay? Chuckles Deacon: Yeah. Hope: I kind of want you to stick around. I mean, there's so much that I-I still don't know about you. And... I love you. Chuckles Deacon: Sighs I just wish I deserved it. Maybe one day. [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: I think we both know where Katie's headed. Liam: Uh, she said something about seeing Donna. Bill: Mm-hmm, at Forrester, no doubt, checking up on their niece. Liam: Uh, the-- I wasn't-- that's not what you think. Just-- Bill: I'm not thinking anything, except how proud I am of you-- my son finally embracing what it means to be a Spencer. No more "Liam, the bleeding heart." You're Liam the conqueror. Hope, your feelings for her-- are a thing of the past. Don't look back. Liam: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Sighs Chuckles Sighs "Until You Came Along" by JJ Heller playing Nothing makes sense without you it's like waking up in the dark I didn't have a song until you came along nothing makes sense without you it's like waking up in the dark I didn't have a song until you came along Hope: Sighs Sniffles [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: Hell, yes, you're gonna get through this. Of course, you are. This is no time to cave. Come on, you've been in business a long time. All right, sure, anytime. No problem. Knock on door Bill: What is it? Door opens Bill: What the hell are you doing here?

Deacon stands in front of a surprised Hope and tells her that he knows the flowers won't make up for him skipping out and leaving her on her wedding day in Italy. He hugs her and says that is why he is here now. He's read everything he could and he knows about Liam. She asks just how much does he know. He doesn't know what he's done in this life to have such a sweet daughter. But he's sorry to hear that things aren't working out between her and Liam. Hope explains that day and that it wasn't Deacon's fault that he left a letter and Liam found it and misinterpreted it. Deacon says she may say it is over, but it seems obvious to him that it is not. Katie tells Bill that if he keeps talking like this that he is it is only going to cause more friction between him and his son. Liam tells her that the less said about Hope the better; he is not going to go see her. Apparently Caroline got over her tiff with Thomas as they canoodle on the couch in Ridge's ..or Rick's office. Rick bursts in and has to show them the terrific photos from the recent shoot. He states that Hope and Thomas are a great couple both in front of the camera and off camera. Oops, there is that green eyed monster again for Caroline.

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Thorne: This is -- this isn't what I expected. Stephanie: You thought we didn't hear you, but we did. We did, Thorne. We did. Eric: You can fight us. You can declare war on us if you need to, but you're still our son, and we love you. Stephanie: I know we haven't always been able to tell you that. Eric: The recognition you're getting now. From the press and from the industry, you should've gotten that from us. Stephanie: You earned it. You always earned it. Eric: I don't agree with all the choices you've made, but I'm glad you're getting the recognition that's been denied you for so long. I'm proud of you, son, I'm so proud. Thomas: Here you go, Dad. And don't worry, I got things covered until you get back. Ridge: Hold on there, boy. We're not done. Thomas: Look, I know what you're going to say, and there's nothing -- Ridge: I love you. You know that. Thomas: Yeah, yeah. Ridge: I know it seems like I've been kind of hard on you lately. Thomas: No, it's fine. You don't have to apologize. Ridge: I'm not. I just want to leave things on good terms here, but I'm not backing down as far as the situation with Amber. She's bad news, Thomas, and I don't want you anywhere near her. If she tries to contact you -- Thomas: You've got a restraining order against her, remember? Ridge: So, she hasn't tried? Thomas: She's not crazy. Ridge: I'm counting on you. Thomas: Have a good trip. Ridge: My boy. See you when I get back. Thomas: See ya. [Thomas' Cell phone ringing] Thomas: Yeah? Amber: Hi. You're supposed to be here. Thomas: I'm on my way. Thorne: You're proud of me? Eric: Yes, we are. You haven't always felt it, have you? Well, if this collection is what it takes to convince you, then -- then, it's yours. It's a gift. Although, there is something I'd like in return. I want you to come back to Forrester. It's where you belong. I'll always believe that. But whether you're there, or whether you're here at Spectra, you're always my son. And who else would we do this for? I mean, you don't believe me when I say that everything your mother and I have done, everything, all of our success, has been for our children. I know, Ridge has taken most of the credit. And your contributions have been mostly overlooked. But this is your turn in the spotlight. Thorne: Well, I'm not so sure Ridge would be too pleased with that. Eric: He'll get over it. Thorne: Don't be so sure, mother. Eric: You know, when I started this collection, I assumed that you would be the person to take it through production and distribution. And so you have been. Thorne: You also assume you'd have your name on it. Eric: It does. Right there. "Spectra Couture by Thorne Forrester." Eric: You sell the gowns. You keep the money. I don't need it, 'cause I'll have the same satisfaction I always get from every collection, knowing that all my hard work went to benefit my children. Why else do we do this? Make the choices we make? The sacrifices we make? Except for our children. This was hard for you, wasn't it? Making this decision. Thorne: I didn't want it to come to this. Eric: I know. But you needed validation. And now you have it. I'm happy for you. We both are. You sell this collection, then you go back to me. I need you. We got to go, I got a business to run. So do you. Stephanie: I love you. Thorne: I love you, too, Mother. Stephanie: I'm sorry you ever doubted that. Brooke: Don't forget this one. I don't want you to go. Ridge: I know it's going to be hectic here. Five kids. Catherine taking classes -- you're gonna need some help. Brooke: That's not what I'm worried about. Ridge: I'm not worried, either. But in a pinch, you could always call my mother. Brooke: Yeah. Somehow, I don't see that happening. Ridge: You two are getting along better these days, aren't you? Brooke: That's because she only sees me when I'm with you. She knows there's nothing she can get away with. Ridge: Yeah, you got a point there. Still in an emergency -- Brooke: There's plenty of people that I can call besides your mother. You know how she is with "Taylor's children." And if I give her an opening, she'll probably just take over. Ridge: Hey, she didn't interfere when I got that restraining order against Amber, so -- Brooke: Well, that's true. She's probably as repulsed about that relationship as we are. I am so glad that you did something about that. You put a stop to it. Thomas: Sorry. I got here as fast as I could. Amber: They wouldn't let me postpone my break. Thomas: Wait, you have to go back to work? Amber: Yeah. Soon. So just stop gabbin' and let's get down to business. [Techno version of sabre dance] Eric: It's all still up in the air. Stephanie: He may not want to come back to Forrester. Eric: Maybe not. But at least he knows that we care about him. Stephanie: Maybe if we'd shown our support a little sooner. Eric: Well, we have now. At least he knows. Stephanie: I thought you had to go back to work? Eric: Yeah. Damage control. But you know, in spite of what Ridge thinks -- Stephanie: Oh, this company's going to be fine. Eric: Yes, it is. More importantly, so is the family. Amber: Now, that's what I call a break. I can successfully go back to work with a smile on my face. Thomas: You sure nobody's gonna narc on us? Amber: Don't worry. It is our little secret. Thomas: I just don't want to get you in trouble. Amber: Oh. You know, you are the most sweetest, thoughtful guy the world. Yeah. Thomas: Really? Amber: Mm-hmm. Yeah. It's hard to believe you're Ridge Forrester's son. Thomas: Yeah. You know, he doesn't mean to be a jerk. He's just kind of been stressed. Amber: Because of Thorne stealing the designs? Thomas: Yeah. And now my dad has to go out of town to meet with some clients. Amber: He's -- he's going out of town? Thomas: He's leaving today. Amber: Really? Thomas: And I don't know how long he's going to be gone for. Amber: Oh, my gosh. It's kind of sad, you know. I'm going to miss him so much. Thomas: Nobody breathin' down our necks. Nobody looking over my shoulder. Amber: Just the two of us. Thomas: Just the way it should be. Amber: Yeah. Thomas: Now come here. [ Knock on the door ] Stephanie: Come in. Caitlin.? Caitlin: Megan told me I'd find you here. Stephanie: Can I do something for you? Caitlin: I'm not sure. I'm not even sure I should be talking to you about this. Stephanie: Something wrong? Caitlin: It's about Thomas. And amber. Stephanie: Oh, his father's taken care of that. Caitlin: The restraining order. I heard. Stephanie: Rick told you. Caitlin: Yes, ma'am. Stephanie: You haven't seen them together or something, have you? Caitlin: No. But I have seen amber at Insomnia. That's where she works now. And I'm not trying to get her in trouble. I mean, she can work wherever she wants. I just know Thomas goes there a lot. Stephanie: So are you saying that she's taken this job in order to see him? Caitlin: You know her better than I do. But from what I've heard, amber can be really stubborn when she wants something. Stephanie: That's a fair assessment. Caitlin: I didn't go to Brooke and ridge, because I really don't want amber to go to jail. And I think that ridge is mad enough, he might put her there. Amber really respects you. She spoke so highly of you when she stayed with us. And, I guess, I thought that you would know what to do. Stephanie: I'll take care of it. Caitlin: I wasn't sure I should say anything. Stephanie: Oh, no, no, you did the right thing. Caitlin: I feel kind of responsible. They got together after Thomas found out about Rick and me. Stephanie: Oh, it's -- it's more than that for him now. Caitlin: I think he's really lonely. I was hoping things would get better after Brooke and Ridge got married, and everything settled. Brooke's a good step-mom. Thomas and the girls are really happy with her. But I can't help thinking, if Thomas' real mom were alive, this might not be happening. It's totally new. Darla: You wanna talk about it? Thorne: I wouldn't know what to say. Darla: Pretty amazing the way your parents forgave you. Thorne: Yeah. Yeah, it was amazing. Darla: I think they really meant it, too. Thorne: So do I. Darla: You have waited so long for them to show you the respect that you always deserved. Thorne: Yeah, well, look how far I had to go to get it. Darla: I know they didn't want to pressure you or anything, but they'd really like you back at Forrester. Thorne: And I would love that. If things were different. Darla: Well, maybe they will be, you know? Now that they know what you're capable of. Thorne: I appreciate everything that they said. It means the world to me. But if you notice, they didn't offer me the presidency. You know, ridge is the star. It's always been that way, and it always will be that way. Mm-hmm. As much as my parents would like to change things, they can't help themselves. The only way this would work -- Darla: What? Thorne: Maybe there is a way. Ridge: What's going on? Brooke: You're leaving. Ridge: Yeah. Just for a little while. I'll be back before you know it. Brooke: I know. I'm just being ridiculous. Ridge: No you're not. I don't want to be away from you either. Brooke: It's only been a few months, but I can't imagine being without you. Even if it's for a little while. Ridge: I'll still be here. No matter how far away I am, my heart is still here with you and our family, okay? Nothing can separate us, Logan. We are forever. Brooke: I love you so much. Ridge: And I love you back. Amber: You know, my break isn't over for another 15 minutes. Thomas: You still hungry? Amber: I'm famished. Thomas: What do want? Amber: How about a big, fat burrito. [ Amber laughs ] Umm, there's a tex-mex place a little ways down the street. Thomas: Right, yeah. Amber: Yeah. Thomas: Stay put. I'll be right back. Amber: Okay. Stephanie: Hi. Waitress: Can I help you? Stephanie: Yes, I'm looking for Amber. Waitress: She's on break. Stephanie: Is she coming back? Waitress: In 10 or 15 minutes. Stephanie: Oh, fine, I'll wait. May I have coffee? Cappuccino? Waitress: Coming right up. Stephanie: Thank you. Thank you. What's -- what's back there? Waitress: Nothing. Just the office. Stephanie: Oh. Stephanie: Amber. Amber: Stephanie. Stephanie: I warned you, Amber, and Ridge warned you. Amber: What are you talking about? I was just -- I'm putting my uniform -- Stephanie: The hell you are. I saw Thomas leave here. What are you doing with my grandson? Amber: Nothing. We -- Stephanie: You're lying to me!

Eric and Stephanie both tell Thorne how much they love him and how proud they are of him. Eric asks him to come back to Forrester, but will love him no matter where he works. Thorne and Darla talk about his returning to Forrester. Thorne only sees one way that it would work. Ridge packs and gets ready for his business trip. Caitlin pays a visit to Stephanie and tells her about Amber working at Insomnia so that she can see Thomas. Amber and Thomas have a secret meeting in the office at Insomnia again. Stephanie goes to Insomnia to talk to Amber and sees Thomas leave the office. She goes into the office and finds a half dressed Amber. Amber tries to explain, but Stephanie slaps her across the face demanding to know what she is doing with her grandson.

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Bill: Hope lives her life as she wants to. She only lets you be a part of it when it suits her. That's not a marriage. I hate seeing you hurting like this. Liam: Sighs Bill: Call off the engagement. Rick: Hey, steaks are gettin' cold. You guys joining us? Liam: Yeah, yeah, we'll-- we'll--we'll be right there. Let's go inside and enjoy your party. Bill: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Have you heard from Liam? Hope: Uh, no, but I've been checking my cell, and, um, he's probably in the middle of some insane bachelor party-type debauchery. Brooke: Chuckles Or not. I got a call from Donna while you were in the other room, and Justin said they're at Sunset L.A., and it's all very sophisticated and boring. Not a stripper in sight. Hope: Oh. Oh, poor Liam. Chuckles Well, I guess he'll just be even more excited when he comes home to me. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: So you're not backing off. Is that what you're saying? Steffy: Why should I? Hope doesn't appreciate Liam. Katie: Oh, my God. You're like a broken record. I mean, is this how you want to live your life? Making the same mistake over and over again? Here's a tip-- stay away from married men. Steffy: Okay, uh, Liam and Hope-- they're not married, not yet. But with the way Hope is treating him, I doubt they ever will be. [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: Hope has broken too many promises, made Liam wait too long. I mean, a man has his limits. Katie: Liam is not gonna call off the wedding because Hope wants to save herself for marriage. Steffy: He's going to call off the wedding to save himself from Hope. Katie: Sighs Steffy: He realizes exactly where he fits into her busy schedule, and that's right at the bottom. After she talks to the press, primps her hair, oh, rescues a dolphin or two, and then and only then will she think of him. Katie: Sighs Steffy: Why should he settle for that when he can be with me instead? [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: What? What is that look? Brooke: Sighs Nothing. Hope: What? Are you still worried that Liam's upset? Brooke: I just don't want anything to go wrong. If he has it in his head that you broke a promise to him... Hope: Well, he will, because I did. I-I told him that we could move the wedding date, but we--we can't. I was disappointed when I realized, but I understood, and so will Liam. We will talk it over. I will explain everything, and then I'll tell him how I feel and what I'm ready for, and, you know, I'll-- I'll tell him that the wedding is just a formality, that our real commitment to each other happens tonight. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Hey, does, uh, does Liam seem okay to you? Marcus: Yeah. Why? Rick: No reason. I don't really know the guy. Just... he seems out of it, I guess. Marcus: Huh. No, man, that's just, you know, pre-wedding jitters. Rick: Yeah, probably. Marcus: Mm-hmm. Rick: Hey, I hear congratulations is in order. You have a beautiful daughter. Marcus: That I do. Thanks, man. Rick: Yeah. You and Amber are... Marcus: No. Rick: Is she well? Marcus: She is. Motherhood suits her. Rick: I'm glad. Justin: Sighs You think we should rescue Liam? He's stuck over there with Clyde in accounting. I mean, come on. You've gotta save him. Give him another toast or something. Bill: I've already said everything there is to say. At some point, Liam has to learn to save himself. [SCENE_BREAK] Thomas: Okay, now-- now don't forget that the wedding is about her. Justin: Yeah. Oliver: Yeah, oh, you can't question anything. All right? And--and give up on that idea that you have any say in anything that happens. Marcus: Who told you that? Who told you-- Justin: It's actually more than that. You give up on the idea that you have control over anything at all. Two words for you-- "yes" and "dear." Laughter Justin: Re--memorize them. Use them. Thomas: Hey, hey, hey. I think it's a little harsh. But, no, dude, seriously. Your--your life is totally over. Justin: Oh, my gosh. Oliver: Playin' by Hope's rules now. Marcus: Yeah, be quiet. Justin: I know, dude. I'm killin' it. It's great. Cell phone rings Steffy: Hello? Bill: It's me. Steffy: Hi. Bill: Liam's miserable. I need your help. Steffy: Uh, yeah. What can I do? Bill: You can get over here. We're at Sunset L.A. Steffy: Yeah, sure. I'll be right there. Look, um, I gotta go. A friend needs me. So, um, if you have anything else to say to me... Katie: Just stay away from Liam. That's all. Steffy: Yeah, yeah, and Bill, too. I'll try. Those Spencer men, they're hard to fight off. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Wow. What's this? Ridge: What's what? Brooke: Oh, so you didn't notice all the candles, did you? Ridge: Candles? Candles? What candles? Oh, these. Well, maybe someone wants a little alone time with his beautiful wife. Brooke: I wonder who. Why didn't you go to the bachelor party? Ridge: Well, let's see. Spending the evening with Bill Spencer or spending the evening with my absolutely gorgeous wife. Brooke: Laughs Ridge: Not much of a contest there. Brooke: No. Ridge: Besides, I'm the soon-to-be father-in-law. I didn't want Liam feelin' like he had to behave. It's probably better if I stayed here. Brooke: He is going to have a good night tonight, but not because of the party. Hope's waiting for him over at his place. Ridge: She is? Brooke: And she doesn't have any plans on coming home. [SCENE_BREAK] Marcus: So what's goin' on? What, this is it? I thought we were goin' to the strip club. Oliver: Lesson learned. You don't let your father throw your bachelor party, right? Liam: Thanks for comin', Rick. Appreciate it. Rick: Hey, I'm glad I could make it. I'm glad I was in town. Liam: Yeah. Rick: So, uh, listen, uh, you okay to drive? I can give you a lift. Liam: Uh-- Bill: Uh, no need. I've already arranged for a driver. Liam: I don't need that. I'm fine. Bill: Well, better safe than sorry, right? Excuse me, guys. Steffy: Hey. What's this? Bill: The keys to Liam's car. You're driving him home. You're gonna walk him to his door. You're gonna give him a kiss good night. You're going to do whatever you have to end this engagement. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: Whoa. No, you're right maybe I do need a driver. Thanks. Bill: I'm your father. I'm always looking out for you. Liam: Good night. Grunts Steffy? Steffy: Mouths words Car engine starts [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Sighs Now you see why I'm so concerned? Ridge: Yeah, but I can understand why she'd want to tell him in person. Brooke: Well, then she should have waited to tell him everything in person. All Liam knows is that she isn't able to push up the wedding. I heard her talking to him on the phone, and he didn't seem too happy about it. Liam was really looking forward to getting married sooner. Ridge: Yeah, well, wait till he realizes what she has in mind for tonight. Brooke: Yeah. [SCENE_BREAK] Marcus: Oh, yeah, great bachelor party, uh, there, Bill. Thanks for havin' us, man. Bill: I'm glad you could be here to support Liam. Oliver: I really do wish him the best, Bill. Bill: Thanks, Oliver. Justin: Hey. Bill: Sighs Justin: I'm proud of you. Bill: Why? Justin: Big step to throw a party for Liam, rethink your stance on Hope. Bill: I didn't rethink anything. Justin: Hmm. Bill: That's why I just put Liam in the car with Steffy. Justin: You did what? Bill: Hope and Liam are done after tonight. Steffy's going to make sure of that. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Hey, it's me. You know anything about Steffy or Liam Spencer? Any gossip there? Call me back. [SCENE_BREAK] Liam: Scoffs I can't believe my dad asked you to drive me home. Steffy: Well, if you've been drinking... Liam: You and I both know that's not why. Steffy: Okay, is it that bad to be around me? Liam: No. I just wish he would learn to drop it. Steffy: What? You and Hope? Liam: Yeah, I mean, I-- he--he said he was accepting it. He said he was gonna try. Steffy: Well, you know what? She's hurt you. She's broken a promise. I mean, your dad's not gonna give it up that easy. Liam: Well, he should, 'cause it's not up to him. I-I mean, I love her. I'm gonna marry her. So... Steffy: Yeah, on her terms. Look, I-I just don't understand that you could marry a person, and they're gonna choose a clothing line over you. Liam: Okay, look, Steffy. Steffy: God. Liam: Hope-- all right, Hope hurt me tonight. And it's not the first time. But I've hurt her a lot worse, and, yeah, am I mad? Yes, I'm mad. I'm very mad, and I have every right to be, but we're gonna talk about it, and we're gonna work it out, and tomorrow, we'll wake up one day closer to my wedding. Steffy: Well, if she has time for you. Liam: Steffy, dude. Steffy: No, I'm ju-- okay, I'm just saying, all right? Like, what? You need somebody, and she wasn't there. No, I was here for you. Your dad called, and I came. Look, if you need help, I'm gonna be there to drive you home, help you with your work if-- I'm just gonna be on your side. So whatever it is, I'll be there for you. Liam: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: Liam's lucky we told Hope she couldn't move up the ceremony. Brooke: You should have seen her. She was so happy and so excited. She was picking out CDs. She was lighting candles. Ridge: Candles, you say? Brooke: I wonder where she got that. Laughs * [SCENE_BREAK] Justin: I should have known. Bill: Yeah, you should have. And what were you doing telling Liam all that-- that "yes, dear" crap? You know how I feel about the way Hope treats him. Justin: Dude, I was just fooling around with-- Bill: Well, I'm not fooling around. This is no joke to me. That's why I got Steffy involved. I am not going to watch my son suffer the rest of his life with Hope. [SCENE_BREAK] Car approaches Hope: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Steffy: Are you gonna call Hope? Liam: She's expecting me to. Steffy: Mm. Liam: I don't know. Maybe I should wait till morning when I'm less upset. What do they say? "Don't ever go to bed angry"? Steffy: Well, I think you should go to bed and let her worry. Liam: Scoffs Steffy: What are you even gonna say to her? Liam: I'm not sure. Steffy: Well, you want to practice on me? Liam: That's weird. Steffy: No, it's not. Laughs Liam: Yeah, that's weird. Steffy: No, it's not. No, you can pretend I'm Hope, okay? Liam: Laughs Steffy: No, you say you don't want to go to bed angry, so, um, let me have it. Liam: Uh... Steffy: Come on. Liam: Okay, all right. Um... sighs I don't understand why you... first of all, I love you. I love you, and that's-- that's not gonna change. But this has been starting to feel a little one-sided lately. I mean, you know, I asked you for this one thing, just this one thing-- move up the wedding, you know, and--and it really sucks that you wouldn't even do that, that your work is more important to you than our--our personal li-- Steffy, this stupid. Steffy: No, it's not. No, I-it's fine. You're just-- you're doing fine. Come on. Liam: I know how much Hope for the Future means to you. But I'm talking about our marriage. I mean, I'm talking about the rest of our lives. How is your work more important than that? How is anything more important than making love for the first time? Steffy: No, I-I wish I could-- I wish I had an answer for you, but, um, there's no explanation. Liam: Sighs Well, I guess we'll find out when I see her tonight. Steffy: Wait, see her? Liam: Yeah, she wants to talk to me in person tonight. I mean, I guess that's a good sign, right? I mean, at least there's some logical reason why she's keeping the wedding date. Steffy: Yeah, there-- there is a reason. She's a Logan. She's self-absorbed. Liam: Oh, come on, Steffy. That's--that's not it. She's--she's anything but that. And she loves me. It's just... sighs we kind of have our wires crossed lately, and it's gonna end, you know? I'm gonna do something about it. I'm gonna talk to her, we're gonna discuss it, and everything is gonna work out fine. Steffy: Okay. Rick: Sighs Steffy: Well, do you want me to go in there with you? Liam: How is that a good idea? Steffy: Sighs Okay, well, like, maybe if I go in there, uh, well, if you call her and, you know, she's busy, or she doesn't have an explanation or... I don't know. I could, you know, stay with you. Liam: The night? Steffy: Yeah, I don't-- yeah, I could spend the night with you. Laughs Liam: Laughs Come on. Steffy: What? What? Liam: No, I can't-- no, I can't do that. Steffy: Okay. Well, then, uh, can I kiss you? Just a... like, a-a friendly kiss, like the one on the beach. Liam: Sighs

Katie tells Steffy that she is beginning to sound like a broken record that Hope doesn't appreciate Liam and she can do better. Why would Liam put up with all of Hope's other priorities when he can be with Steffy instead? Hope tells Brooke that she hasn't heard from Liam, but she expects the party is in full swing now so he's otherwise engaged. She will explain to him when she sees him. The wedding is just a formality and their real wedding will happen in their hearts tonight. Bill slips away from the party and calls Steffy. He tells her that Liam is miserable and he needs her help – get over to Sunset immediately. Ridge explains why he didn't go to the bachelor party. He'd rather spend the evening with his gorgeous wife rather than Bill Spencer or be a father-in-law type too soon for Liam and force him to behave. Brooke explains that Liam will behave, and Hope is going to be waiting later and spending the night with him.

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Nick: We've got to tell her. We've got no choice here. We've got to tell your mother. Bridget -- Bridget: I'm sorry, Nick. I know this very well could cost you your marriage. But I just -- I can't help being happy. I'm going to be a mother again. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: What am I supposed to do? Really, Hector? I mean, Phoebe still feels guilty because she wants to help Shane. She's the one who hurt him. And Shane hasn't done anything. He hasn't threatened me. In fact, he's been nice. Hector: Taylor, don't kid yourself. That's just his way of worming into your life. [Doorbell rings] Stephanie: Hello. Don't we have to start making some plans? Taylor: Oh, I know, I know. Phoebe's birthday. Stephanie: Oh, hello, Hector. Are you still living here? Hector: Nice to hear from you, too, Stephanie. Stephanie: Did you tell him? Taylor: About what? Stephanie: You and Thorne. He needs to know the truth or he's going to think he has the right to stay here. Thorne and Taylor are developing a relationship, Hector. Hector: Thank you for that, Stephanie. That's very nice. You want something to worry about? There's a person who's more of a threat to Taylor than I am, or ever will be. His name is Shane McGrath and he knows things that we all wish he didn't. Stephanie: Shane McGrath? What do you mean, he knows things? [SCENE_BREAK] Phoebe: Hey, be careful with your hand. Shane: Hey. Yeah, I know, the doctor told me to keep the circulation moving in it. Phoebe: Here's your breakfast. Shane: Whoa, look at that. Phoebe: Enjoy it. Shane: That looks really good. Hey, hey, hey, hang on. Phoebe, wait a second. Phoebe: I have to go, Shane. Shane: Wait, wait, wait, Phoebe -- Phoebe? Hey, don't be afraid of me. I already told you, I'm not going to say anything about the night that Darla got killed. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Oh, there you are. Brooke: Oh, Jackie, hi. I was just in the middle of something -- Jackie: No, no, no, I'm not going to keep you. I just wanted to say that -- Eric told me a moment ago that you and Nick renewed your wedding vows? Brooke: Yes, we did. Jackie: It's a bit unusual, isn't it? I mean, considering the fact you've just been married three months. Brooke: No, I know. It's just -- it was challenging. Ridge had pushed some buttons and there were some issues. But your son stood by me. Jackie: That's because my son absolutely adores you. Brooke: Yeah, I wish I had appreciated that more than I did. Jackie: Well, Brooke, now you do. And I think it's marvelous. [SCENE_BREAK] Bridget: Do you think it's wrong for me to be happy about this child? Nick: No, no, I think that it's natural. Bridget: Well, how do you feel? Nick: A child is going to be born. And that's a beautiful thing, and much bigger than who should or shouldn't have what. Bridget: Yeah -- I just don't know that my mom is going to be that philosophical about it. Nick: Well, she may surprise you. Bridget: How? Nick: Well, we've talked about it, and she doesn't want to have any more children. I've accepted hers as my own and she just doesn't feel this overwhelming desire to be a mother again. Bridget: But Nick, this baby could cost you your marriage. Nick: Well, we don't know that. Not if your mother, somehow, understands. Maybe there's something that can work out for all of us here. Bridget: What are you talking about? Nick: Well, I don't know. I don't know, some sort of arrangement that suits everyone. Bridget: Nick -- Nick: Well, we really don't have much choice, do we? I'm not going to lose your mother over this, Bridget. I just won't accept that. [SCENE_BREAK] Phoebe: It's just that you could say something, Shane. It's scary. I mean, I would lose my mother, she would definitely go to jail. I could even go to jail -- Shane: Hey, hey, hey, phoebe. Phoebe, that's why I'm not going to let that happen, okay? Phoebe: Okay, you say that. Okay, you say that, but why would you come and pretend to be our gardener and just -- it doesn't make any sense. Shane: Listen, listen, all I did was clean up a little bit. I shaved, I combed my hair. It's not a big deal. Phoebe: Don't treat me like a stupid person. Shane: I'm not. Phoebe: You knew something extremely dangerous for my family and you didn't say a word. Shane: Phoebe, I just want to be your friend, okay? Phoebe: Do you not get that this is an extremely bizarre way of trying to become my friend? [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: How does this man know that you killed Darla? Taylor: Remember the homeless man that tried to help phoebe when her car broke down? Hector: He creeped her out, so she locked herself in the car until Darla got there. Stephanie: I remember. Taylor: That homeless man is Shane. Stephanie: Has he gone to the police? Taylor: No. Stephanie: Has he asked for money? Taylor: No. Stephanie: He will. That's what this has be about. Let's just hope that we can fix it with money or we're all going to go to jail. All of us. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: My marriage is in a very good place. See? I don't even have to knock on wood to say that. [Laughter] Jackie: I'm so happy for you. And for myself, too. Well, isn't it natural that I should start looking forward to my first grandchild? Brooke: Yes, it is natural. But it's not going to happen. Jackie: Oh, don't say that. Brooke: I'm sorry to disappoint you, Jackie. Jackie: But we both know how much Nick wants to have a child of his own. Brooke: Nick and I talked about it. He understands that I've already raised Rick and Bridget. And I still have a lot of work to do with Hope and R.J. Jackie: And you are a CEO of a company, on top of that. I do understand, Brooke. But I would be very careful about assuming that Nick is willing to drop this. It's been his dream for so long. I mean, he wants a child of his own, and you're the only one that can give him that. [SCENE_BREAK] Bridget: You have no idea how much I just wish my mother would accept this pregnancy. Nick: Well, I've got to get her to accept it. She doesn't want to have children of her own anymore, Bridget -- Bridget: Yeah, but Nick, this is just so different. I'm her daughter -- your ex-wife -- and I'm carrying your child. Nick: Well, what do you suggest we do? Go find a bridge and jump off of it? Lay our head on the track and wait for the evening train? Bridget: No, Nick, no -- Nick: Well, then, let's be positive. We're gonna be parents. The two of us. Our DNA, the real thing. And it doesn't matter what mistake led up to this. Your mother will understand. She knows how much I want to have a child. She knows how much I love her. That's the way I look at it. That's the way I choose to look at it. Bridget: Okay. Nick: Okay. We'll make it work. I feel these tingling sensations Bridget: Nick, I feel like you're trying to -- you're even fantasizing about making the best out of a situation that just is not okay. Nick: Well, let's not forget your mother hasn't lived the most conventional life. If anybody can understand, she can. I say we tell the truth and we hope for the best. Bridget: Do you want me there when you tell her? Nick: I should probably do this alone, okay? Bridget: It's your call. You do know how she's going to react, don't you? Nick: Well, I'll just have to let her go there. And bring her back safely. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Look, if it's help you need, I'd be happy to pitch in. In fact, I would be delighted. Brooke: Thank you, Jackie. But Nick and I have come to a decision. Jackie: Are you sure it's not your decision, and that he loves you enough just to go along with it? Brooke: Well, that happens a lot in a good marriage. Jackie: You know what I'm saying. When Nick lost Nicole, it was just -- Brooke: Jackie, no. Having a child with me will not replace Nicole in Nick's heart. But helping me raise Hope, that will fulfill his need. You'll see. If Nick really wanted a child, he would tell me. But he doesn't, and neither do I. [SCENE_BREAK] Shane: Phoebe, come on. Admit it. If I'd shown up looking the way I did that night, you guys would have slammed the door right in my face. Phoebe: But -- but, if you had told us what you saw from the beginning, then none of this would be a problem, right? Shane: Oh, come on, look at you. You'd be acting the way you are right now, all paranoid. I just wanted to give you a chance to get to know me first. To see that I'm only trying to protect you. Hey, phoebe, I just want to be a part of your life, okay? Phoebe: Let's just see how it goes, okay? I have to go change. My grandmother's coming to see me. Shane: Wait, wait, your grandmother's coming? Phoebe: Yeah, she wants to plan my 18th birthday party. Go eat your food. It's getting cold, I'm sure. [Shane daydreaming] Phoebe: Yeah, I'm going to be 18. Legally an adult. I can make my own adult decisions. Shane: We could really have some fun with that. Phoebe: We could. Shane: Couldn't we? Phoebe: Because, my first decision is that I want to be free. Shane: Yeah? Phoebe: Grown up. And I don't want you to leave. Ever. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Stephanie, believe me, I wish Shane knew nothing about any of this. But he's here. I don't know, maybe I'm just trying to convince myself to trust him. Stephanie: Well, go ahead, but I won't. Hector: A friend of mine did a background check on him. He's got a restraining order against him in Atlanta -- Taylor: There's an explanation for that, Hector. Hector: Maybe, Taylor, but have you ever had a restraining order against you? Or has anybody else that you know? I mean, the guy was arrested for theft the same night as Darla's accident, right here in LA, and he never showed up for his arraignment. Stephanie: Taylor, from everything that he's just said, this boy -- this boy sounds like big trouble. I think we have to get him out of here. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Well, you and my son have only been married for a short while, so who knows? Maybe you'll change your mind. Brooke: I'm sorry, Jackie, it's not going to happen. And Nick understands. The last thing I need in my life right now is another child. Taylor: What am I supposed to do, Stephanie? I can't just throw Shane out on the street. Stephanie: Maybe you're right. Maybe that's too dangerous to do. Hector: If I could see, I'd get a hold of that guy -- Stephanie: No, please. Let's not have any of that. He'll just end up going to the police, and then we really will be in trouble. Hector: I covered her tracks pretty well. Stephanie: I think we have to find a way to neutralize this fellow -- Taylor: Just don't do anything to make him angry. Listen, I've got to take Hector to a doctor appointment and we have to go right now or we'll be late. The car's waiting outside, I'm sure. Come on. Stephanie: I'm going to wait and see phoebe and talk to her about what she wants to do for her birthday. Taylor: Okay, all right. Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Hello. Shane: Hi. I believe I'm the fellow you're going to neutralize. Stephanie: Oh, Mr. McGrath. And exactly what is it that you think you want, Mr. McGrath. [SCENE_BREAK] [Bridget remembering] Bridget: Oh, you fought so hard. Nick: I should have been here. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Bridget: It's okay. That's not going to happen to you. Mommy's not going to let that happen. And your daddy won't either. God, please, Nick -- please just convince my mom this isn't the end of the world. Please. [SCENE_BREAK] Jackie: Nicky, we were just talking about you. Brooke: Your mother's disappointed that we're not having children. Could you please explain it to her? Jackie: I am not interfering, all right? I just know how disappointed you must be, too. Nick: I need to talk to Brooke, Mother. Jackie: You're asking me to leave? Nick: Would you mind? I love you. Jackie: You know I love you, too. Brooke: Bye, Jackie. So, what's up? Nick: There's something I have to tell you. Brooke: Okay, well, I have a meeting, but I could cancel it. Is something wrong? Nick: Yeah, but potentially wonderful, depending how you choose to look at it. Brooke: Well, I will certainly will do my best. Nick: I know you will. Life's funny, you know. It can really throw some curve balls. Especially when the unexpected happens. It seems frightening at first, but so many good things can come out of it. And I believe facing it head-on -- is the best way to -- to face those fears. And they turn out to be blessings. Brooke: Okay, now you're making me a little bit nervous. Nick: Just remember, we love each other, right? And we've worked very hard at building a life together for you and for me, and for your children. And nothing is going to take that away. I won't let it. Brooke: Nick, what are you talking about? What are you trying to tell me?

Nick tells Bridget they have no choice, they HAVE to tell her mother. She knows it may cost him his marriage, but she can't help but be happy that she is going to be a mother. He won't accept the fact that he may lose Brooke. Stephanie stops by to help Taylor with Phoebe's birthday party. She tries to get rid of Hector by spilling the beans that Taylor and Thorne are a twosome so he can move on. He tells her about Shane who knows things about the night Darla was killed. Stephanie suspects blackmail, of course and hopes they can fix it before he goes to police. Shane assures Phoebe that he won't tell anyone the Darla secret. He has fantasies of a newly grown-up 18 year old Phoebe.

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Brooke: This can't be true. This must be a sick joke. Shauna: We knew you'd be shocked. Hope: Yeah, I don't think that begins to describe it. Donna: How does this even happen? Brooke: Flo is katie's kidney donor? Flo? Sally: Uh, where does hope keep the extra diapers? Wyatt: What? If you went through all the extra diapers in the nursery, I mean, we got problems on our hands. Sally: Ah. Your uncle thinks he's so funny. Oh, no. Wyatt: [ Laughs ] Sally: No, I wanted to restock them before hope and liam got home, you know, just so they didn't have to do it whenever they got back. Wyatt: Well, then let's just, let's look at the list. Sally: What list? Wyatt: The list that hope gave us with all the instructions. I mean, I'm sure it tells us where all the extra diapers are, right? It's just I gotta... gotta find the list. Uh-oh. Sal...do you--do you know where the list is? Sally: I didn't know there was a list. Wyatt: Did you put it somewhere? Douglas: Here. Wyatt: The list! [ Laughs ] Where did you find it? Douglas: You put it on the fridge so you wouldn't forget where it was. Wyatt: That's exactly what I did. Thank you. Uh, diapers now. Where are the diapers? Douglas: Right here. Wyatt: That's--yeah. That's exactly where they are. [ Clears throat ] Sally: Yeah, I could use one of him around our house. Wyatt: Yeah. Sally: Wyatt is always losing something. Wyatt: [ Laughs ] Especially disagreements with her. Sally: Ha. Ha ha ha ha. Wyatt: Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Right? Sally: Well, according to this, it is time for beth's nap. Wyatt: Sure doesn't seem very sleepy. Maybe we could fudge on the nap time? Douglas: Mnh-mnh. Wyatt: Or not. Douglas: Hope says naps are important. Sally: And hope is right. They are. Douglas: Liam usually rocks her in his arms. She likes that a lot. Wyatt: Well, that's exactly what we're gonna do, right? Sally: You know, douglas, wyatt and I haven't looked after a lot of babies, and it can be kind of intimidating even with babies as sweet as beth. But with you here, it has been easy-peasy. Douglas: I like beth a lot. I'm glad she's back with her real family. Wyatt: Yeah, and we are, too, bud, and it's all 'cause of you. You know, you told the truth, and you were so brave, and everyone is gonna be so grateful to you, and because of you, beth is right back where she belongs. Douglas: With her mommy hope. Ridge: All right, shauna. Start explaining. Shauna: My daughter and i were deeply worried about katie, and so flo, you know, she wanted to help in some way, so she-- Brooke: So she secretly donates her kidney to my sister, hoping what? Hope: Hoping that all will be forgiven, that we'll just conveniently forget what flo did? Camille: Everyone, please. Flo and katie have just been through major surgery. They need rest. Brooke: Yes. You shouldn't have come. Shauna: And what, you'd prefer that katie never know? I mean, because it seems to me that-- Flo: [ Speaks indistinctly ] Shauna: No, it's okay, honey. I'm trying to explain. Dr. Davis: How's our patient? Both patients. Shauna: Uh, my daughter's doing really well, considering. Brooke: Katie's doing well, too, aren't you, katie? Dr. Davis: So I see you've met your donor. I'm sure you and your family are so grateful for what she did. I mean, what a wonderful sacrifice this young woman made on your behalf, and I just wanna say thank you personally for donating your kidney. You really came through for her. I wish there were more people like you. Organ donation is so critically important and-- Camille: Doctor, can I, uh, speak to the two of you outside for a moment? Dr. Davis: Sure. Shauna: Look, I realize this is shocking for everyone. But you heard the doctor. Shouldn't we just be grateful to flo that she gave this amazing gift to katie? I mean, isn't that what's most important? [ Birds chirping ] Wyatt: Douglas and beth okay? Sally: Mm, beth is in dreamland, and douglas is reading about knights and dragons. Wyatt: Nice. Sally: Any word from the hospital? Wyatt: Yeah, I mean, the transplant's over. Katie came through like a champ. But there's no complications and everything's gonna be fine, you know? Sally: Okay, so... cautious optimism. Jeez, what a relief, huh? Wyatt: Yeah, for everyone who's ever loved katie, and--and especially for will. I mean, if all goes well, he won't lose his mom like douglas did. Sally: Douglas really does deserve a model. Wyatt: Talk about strong and resilient at such a young age, too. Like, he helped put an end to all the lies surrounding beth. Sally: Yeah, lies perpetrated by flo. Wyatt: Well, sally-- Sally: Look, I get that she wasn't the mastermind behind all of it, but she had plenty of opportunities to come clean, to tell hope that her baby was still alive and breathing and... Wyatt: I know. Sally: ...Living with steffy. Wyatt: I know. Sally: Look, I get that she was gonna lose a lot and possibly everything. She just stayed silent. Wyatt: Till the lies got to be too much, but that's not... that's not the girl I fell in love with in high school, you know? That was the girl who was honest even to a fault. Sally: Yeah, you loved her a lot. It wouldn't hurt so much if you didn'T. She loved you, too. She still does. And I am also positive that she is not going to give up on trying to get you back. Wyatt: [ Scoffs ] [ Monitor beeping steadily ] Flo: It makes me so happy to see that you're okay. Hope: I don't understand any of this. How is it possible that flo became aunt katie's donor and we weren't told? Brooke: We should have been told. Shauna: Flo didn't want anyone to know until after the surgery. Hope: Yeah, well, she's really good at keeping secrets. Shauna: Katie needed a kidney. And flo--she was determined to help. She was afraid if you knew she was the donor, that you wouldn't allow it, and looking at all of your reactions, she was right. You would have done anything you could to block it from happening. Flo did what was in her heart. She gave a piece of herself so someone she cares for could live. How anyone can find anything wrong in that... Katie: Why? Flo: I did it... I did it because I had to, because I wanted to. Katie, you are my-- my family and-- Shauna: Honey, you don't have to right now. You're very weak still. Flo: It's okay, mom. I wanna say this now. I know that I hurt you. I know that I hurt hope. And you're all family. I know that you all hate me. But I'm also very aware that my dad would be... very disappointed in me. [ Monitor beeping steadily ] I never met him. I never got to know him except through all of you. And there are a couple things that are really clear. He was a great person, and he would've sacrificed anything to save his family. So why? I did it for you, katie. I did it for will. [ Voice breaking ] And I did it for everyone who loves you like I do. So... I also did it for my father. Because I want him to be able to see a part of himself in me. And I want him to be proud of me. Ancestry provided me the opportunity Sally: Why are we still talking about flo? 'Cause if I remember correctly, you and I are engaged. Wyatt: This is very true. But I-I do need to put a ring on this finger so that the whole world knows about it. I just don't want you doubting my commitment. I don't want you wondering if I'm thinking about flo. Sally: You're not? Ever? I mean, she was your first love. Wyatt: What--what about your first love? Sally: He didn't feel the same way about me as I did about him. That was not true for you and flo. She loved you, and you loved her back. Wyatt: Okay, we were kids. Sally: And now you're not. Okay? It didn't stop you from picking right back up where you left off the second she turned up in L.A. Wyatt: Yeah, but a lot has happened since then. I now know of the side to flo that she kept hidden, or at least a side she didn't even know she had until she got pulled into buckingham's scheme. Sally: Yeah, okay, well, this much I know. Despite whatever is going on between you two at the moment, she still wants you. Wyatt: Okay, look, ther--there is nothing that I can think of that flo can do to get me to see her differently. Donna: Sis... don't misunderstand. I'm not forgiving flo for what she did to hope. But...I think we need to at least...thank her for... giving katie her kidney. I mean, we could have lost a sister. Will could have lost a mother. I-I can't just ignore that. Brooke: Thank you. But it doesn't erase what you did. Hope: I agree with my mother. Of course we're grateful that aunt katie is all right, but it doesn't absolve flo. Brooke: You think that you're just wiping the slate clean. There is no forgetting what you did to my daughter and to beth. You kept a mother and daughter apart for months. You saw her grieve over the loss of her daughter, and you knew that beth was alive, and you didn't say a word, not one word. So you giving a kidney doesn't really matter. I mean, yes, of course, we're glad that katie is alive and doing well, but it doesn't change the way we feel, doesn't change the way i feel, doesn't change the way hope feels about what you did. And it definitely doesn't mean that you're back in the logan family, because you're not a logan, and you never will be. Katie: What you did to our family... so much hurt... so many lives... I won't ask anyone to accept you or forgive you. [ Voice breaking ] But I'm so grateful for you. [ Crying ] Your father gave his life for me, and because of you, that gift hasn't been wasted. Because of you, I opened up my eyes, and I could see my beautiful boy smiling down at me. Because of you... he's got his mother back. And I've got my life back. And your father would be proud of you. Humira patients, you inspire us. [ Birds chirping ] Wyatt: All's quiet in the nursery. Sally: Good, 'cause this whole baby thing is making my head spin. Wyatt: [ Chuckles ] Well, you better get a second wind, miss spectra, because there are some things on this list, half of which we didn't do yet. Sally: I don't even know what half these things are, I'm gonna be honest. Wyatt: I don't know, either, but we gotta figure it out if we ever want kids one day. Sally: Uh, I think we need to tie the knot first. Wyatt: Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Sally: Mm-hmm. Wyatt: Yeah. Sally: Yeah. I'm ready when you are, snookums. Wyatt: I'm sorry. What? "Snookums"? Sally: I don't have a pet name for you, and I was trying one out. Wyatt: "Snookums." Sally: I bet flo had a pet name for you. Wyatt: Well, if she did, it sure wasn't "snookums." Sally: Sorry. I didn't mean to bring her up again. I just-- Wyatt: It's fine. Okay? Forget about it. I just--I just want you to know you don't have anything to worry about, okay? [ Indistinct conversations ] Dr. Davis: Everything okay? Ridge: Yeah, everything's fine. We're just emotional. Donna: A lot emotional. Dr. Davis: Understandable. Well, both patients need to rest. Can you take ms. Fulton back to her room, please? Katie: Thank you. I'll never be able to thank you enough. Shauna: I'll be right there, honey. Ridge: I'm getting coffee. You want coffee? [ Indistinct conversations ] Shauna: Katie, thank you so much for saying that to her, for thanking her for her sacrifice. I'm so grateful, and we're very pleased that you're gonna be okay. Donna: Hey. Can I get you anything? Katie: Just stay until bill and liam and will get back. Hope: We're not gonna go anywhere. Brooke: I'm gonna go get will. Shauna: Are you sure my daughter isn't in too much pain? Because I just worry that-- Nurse: Everyone's taking very good care of her. Shauna: Thank you. [ Indistinct conversations ] Brooke. I just wanna tell you how thrilled I am that katie's doing so well. Hopefully the transplant will help her get her life back and her future. That's what flo and i are praying for. Brooke: What else are you praying for, shauna? Shauna: Excuse me? Brooke: Are you also praying that despite what I said in that hospital room, that hope and I might change the way we feel about flo after what she did for katie? I mean, that was your little speech, right? You wanted the logans to know that we were indebted to you. Shauna: No, that's not-- Brooke: Good, good, because we're not. I do believe that flo was... sincere when she talked about why she had the surgery. You know, she did it for katie and for the family, especially for storm. Shauna: Flo loves the logans, and the minute that she found out that katie was in renal failure-- Brooke: Don't you dare paint her out to be a saint, because she's not, not after what she did to my daughter. She can just slither on back to where she came from. No matter how many organs she donates, she is not back in the family. Do you understand me? And you...you are as guilty as she is, so I am putting you on notice, too. Stay away from me, stay away from my sisters, and stay away from my husband.

Brooke says this must be a sick joke. Flo could not be the donor. Sally and Wyatt babysit Beth and Douglas. Wyatt loses the list of instructions but Douglas comes to the rescue. Wyatt says maybe this one time Beth can skip her nap. Douglas says no, Hope says they are very important. He likes Beth a lot and glad she is back with her real family. Ridge tells Shauna to start explaining. The doctor tells them that this is a wonderful sacrifice and she wishes there were more people like Flo who would donate. Flo tells Katie that it makes her happy to see her okay. Brooke says they should have been told. Shauna said they were afraid they would say no if they knew it was Flo and seeing their faces now she would have been right. Flo says she is family and she had to do this. She knows she hurt Hope and they all hate her and are very disappointed in her. And she never got to know her father except through them. She knows he would have sacrificed anything for his family. She did this for everyone who loves Katie ..and she did it for her father. She wants to see part of him in her and know that he would be proud of her. Sally asks Wyatt why they are still talking about Flo. She seems to remember they are engaged even though she knows Flo will not give up trying to get him back. Wyatt says he does know another side of Flo now that she apparently kept hidden. There is not a thing he can think of now that would make him see her differently now. He needs to put a ring on Sally's finger. Donna tells the others that because Katie is alive and well she cannot feel vindictive toward Flo. Brooke finally says thanks but it certainly does not erase what Flo originally did to hurt her daughter. Hope joins into that she is grateful that Katie is alive thanks to Flo but it does not absolve her. Katie joins in last with tears in her eyes that thanks to Flo she was able to open her eyes and see her son again. She will always be grateful for that.

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Mateo: Everything will be okay. Quinn: [ Sighs ] I don't see how. My son is being corrupted by katie logan, and when I dare express my concern, my husband gets mad and he walks out. Mateo: It'll blow over. I'm sure no man could stay mad at you for long. Quinn: [ Sighs ] Mateo: Are you okay? Quinn: It's my back. Mateo: You must have aggravated the sprain. Quinn: [ Groans ] Things got a little...physical with katie. Mateo: Well, let's put you back on the table before the muscles tighten up. Quinn: What was I supposed to do? I had to get that woman off of my son, and then to add insult to injury, I find out that my husband knew and he didn't tell me. Eric: Oh, god, katie. My wife did this? Katie: She burst into my house, found me and wyatt together, and...attacked me. Charlie: I don't eat anything I can't pronounce. Pam: [ Whispering ] Oh, my god, charlie! Charlie. Look over there. Charlie: What? Where? Pam: Follow my eyeballs. Over there. Sheila carter is working here! I should have listened to you and not come here. Now our lunch is ruined. Sheila: Charlie, right? Pam. I know you both look, uh, a bit surprised, but it is true. I'm waitressing here at my favorite restaurant. "My name is sheila, and I'll be your server." Pam: Cute. And your favorite restaurant just happens to be as close to forrester creations as possible? Sheila: That's just a happy coincidence. I'm trying really hard to jump-start a new life. Pam: I'm calling malarkey on your "happy coincidence." You just happened to find a job here, practically five steps from forrester creations? Sheila: I know, it'S... it's true, though. Charlie: Yeah. Of all the restaurants in los angeles... Sheila: You know, I'm sorry, charlie. Does my presence here bother you? Charlie: No. No, no, no, no. I'm just -- I'm just saying, i mean, you could have waitressed anywhere. Sheila: Well, I got a job here, and I really do like it here. So I'm -- I'm not gonna quit. So can I get you anything? [ Cellphone chimes ] Charlie: Oh, come on. Not now. Pam: What? Charlie: Pammy, I got to go. Pam: Oh! Charlie: I got to put out a minor forrester fire. Pam: You want me to get you takeout? Charlie: Yeah. Sheila: You know what, don't worry, I'll keep pammy company. Charlie: Uh, are you okay with this? I mean, you can come back with me, you know. Pam: I'm fine, charlie. I'm fine. I'm a big girl. [ Laughs ] So, I guess you're gonna be taking my order? Sheila: Well, you know, first, there are just a couple things I'd like to say. Pam: Okay. I can't imagine what. Sheila: You have reservations about me. Pam: [ Scoffs ] Yeah! Based on the past. Sheila: Okay, but what did you just say? The past. Now, I did some terrible things, pam, but I'm not that person anymore. You know, rehabilitation, it truly does work, and I am the best self right now than I have ever been. Ask eric. He'll vouch for that. That much, at least. Which brings me to what you and I do have in common. We both want what's best for eric. Katie: Okay, I know that you have invested a lot in the new and improved quinn, but that woman is as unstable as she has ever been. Eric: I admit, she's been pretty intense these days. Katie: You think? She came into my house, clearly uninvited, burst into my bedroom, and went berserk! Eric: All right, katie. Tell me exactly what happened. Katie: I'll tell you what happened. You married a crazy person! That's what happened! Quinn: I can't unsee what i saw. My son in bed with that... cougar. Oh, I don't like katie. I don't trust her. And everyone knows that, including my husband and my son. Especially them. And eric knew all along -- [ Sighs ] How could he do that? Mateo: Did you ask? Quinn: He said that wyatt wanted to tell me himself. Mateo: Sounds reasonable. Quinn: It does? Mateo: Yeah. You're just too wound up to see it. Let go, mrs. Forrester. Quinn: [ Exhales sharply ] Mateo: Focus on your breath. Come on. In... ...and out. Quinn: [ Exhales sharply ] Mateo: In... ...and out. There you go. Relax. Stop thinking. Give yourself over to me. Katie: Wyatt and I were together in the privacy of my own bedroom. We were...spending some time together, which is probably why we didn't hear quinn come in, because she certainly wasn't invited! And then suddenly, I hear her voice from the doorway! Eric: And that's when she saw you and wyatt together. Katie: She screamed like someone was being murdered. And then she ordered wyatt out of the bed, which obviously he couldn't do, and then she ordered me out of the bed, and yanked me by my arm. I mean, out of my own bed! And then she threatened me. She said I could never even lay eyes on wyatt again. Eric: I can't believe this. I knew it would upset her to find out about this, but this -- this is too much. Katie: Listen, it's way too much, okay? You have forgiven her for everything that she's done, all of the terrible things she has done. You have been her champion. You have invested in this image of her, that she's changed, but she has not changed. She was violent before, and she's violent now. She gave sheila a concussion in your home, and she attacked me in my home! I mean, really -- is this the woman that you want to spend the rest of your life with? Pam: I have to give you credit. You have been shooting pretty straight since you came back. I mean, at least from the little I've heard from eric. Sheila: So eric's been talking about me. Pam: No -- [ Scoffs ] I wouldn't say that. Sheila: He knows that I've changed. Pam: Well, you know eric. He wants to think the best about everybody, until you give him reason not to. Sheila: I'm not gonna do that. You know, it means so much to me that eric is okay with my presence here in L.A., And you know, I love L.A. L.A. Is my home. And so are the forresters. Including you. We go back so far. We have so much history. Albeit, not all of it was good. We're still connected. You know, everyone who knew loved and feared stephanie. Pam: [ Sighs ] I miss her so much. [ Sighs ] Sheila: I know. And we had our differences, but quinn? This deranged, crazy, blight on stephanie's memory? I mean, do you honestly believe your sister would approve? She is a bad mark on eric's reputation, on the whole family, and you know that, pam. Your stephanie's sister. People listen to you. This is about eric's happiness. Do you honestly believe stephanie would approve of quinn? Quinn: [ Groans ] It hurts. Mateo: Breathe through it. Quinn: [ Inhales sharply ] Mateo: Better? Quinn: Yeah. [ Moans ] I so needed this. Mateo: Well... you're very tense. Quinn: I'm scared. Eric was so angry. Do you think I overreacted? Mateo: No. I understand a mother's instinct of wanting to protect her son. Quinn: It feels really good to be understood. Mateo: Well, I'm here for you, mrs. Forrester. Whatever you need. Eric: Look, I -- I have to admit that quinn's behavior lately...distresses me. Katie: Yeah! It should! Eric, she attacked me in my bedroom! I mean, my bedroom! I mean, there's zero justification for this. I realize that she is your wife and you love her, but she is completely out of control, and i have serious doubts about her mental stability. I mean, is this really how you want to live your life? Just running after quinn doing damage control and cleaning up her messes? I mean, what happens when she does something that you can't fix? When she seriously hurts someone. Or worse! Eric, I care about you. I do. I don't want to see you get hurt because you...fell for a nutcase. There's got to be someone else out there for you. Sheila: Come on, pam. It's just us girls. Be honest. Pam: [ Sighs ] Do I think that quinn is the best partner for eric? No. But neither are you, sheila. Sheila: Me? Pam: Yeah, I mean, come on. Just us girls, you got to admit it. You want him back. That's why you're hanging around. Sheila: No. No. I -- I told you -- I just want his happiness, regardless of how he gets there. I don't think quinn is the one to do that. On the short term, maybe, but she's gonna hurt him again, pam. You mark my words. Pam: Eric doesn't want to hear one word against her. He disowned the family when we tried to tell him that marrying her was a mistake. Sheila: Yeah, but you know what, I think it'd be hard for the forrester family to really accept anybody after stephanie. Pam: It is so nice to hear somebody give my sister the respect she deserves. Sometimes, it feels like she's just gone. From everybody. Sheila: You know that's not true, pam. It's just... you know, life goes on. Pam: Yeah, well, part of me wishes that it didn't, and part of me is, like, screaming inside -- "where's my sister?!" [ Sighs ] Sheila: Look, I'm sorry. You had a difficult loss. Pam: Thank you for noticing. Sheila: I have so enjoyed this girl time, but I've got to tell you, I've got to get your order in. They're probably screaming in the kitchen. If -- if you ever want to pick up where we left off, you know where to find me. I'm not going anywhere. Quinn: Mmm. [ Exhales deeply ] Why does that feel so good? Mateo: Certain nerves, muscles, blood vessels are being stimulated. It induces relaxation. Quinn: Mmm. You certainly know your stuff, mateo. Mateo: As long as you're pleased. Quinn: You worked wonders on me. Really. I'm having a very hard time clearing my mind, focusing on my breath. Eric and I rarely disagree, let alone fight. Maybe... you know, maybe I did overreact, seeing wyatt and katie together. Mateo: You said you didn't trust her. Quinn: Mnh-mnh. Not a bit. Mateo: You were looking out for your family. I get that. Your fire. Determination. You're a passionate person. I am, too. Mateo: How do you feel? Quinn: So much better. Your hands are a national treasure. They know exactly where to go and how much pressure to apply. Mateo: Well, massage is a dialogue. Your body directs the conversation. Quinn: Huh. [ Knocks on door ] Eric: Quinn, I want to talk to you. Quinn: Eric! Eric: What's going on with you? I can't believe you! I just came from katie! You attacked her? What's wrong with you?! Quinn: Eric, I -- Eric: I want to talk to my wife alone. Katie thinks you're out of control, and I can't deny that. I mean, first, it was sheila. Not once, but twice, in this house there were violent altercations, one of them ending in a concussion, and now today, you go to katie's house, you attack her in her own home, you yank out of her own bed? She has marks on her arm from what you did to her today! I can't keep defending you! I'm so disappointed! I'm so disappointed in you! Sheila: Tell me you're not making this up. Mateo: No, it's all true. Mr. And mrs. Forrester got into a huge argument. Sheila: Quinn went after katie logan? Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but why on earth would she do that? Mateo: You're not gonna believe it, but mrs. Forrester found her son in bed with katie. Sheila: [ Laughs ] Yes! God, I knew it. This is wonderful! Quinn must have imploded! Mateo: Yeah, she dragged her out of bed. Sheila: Oh, this is so gloriously dumb! She has to know how eric feels about his precious little katie, little miss logan that can do no wrong. And yet, quinn still attacks her? After doing the same to me? This escalating pattern of violence... ooh. Not good, quinn. Mateo: Well, she must have dragged ms. Logan pretty hard. She threw out her back. Sheila: [ Laughs ] Sheila, table 23 is waiting for their check. Sheila: Okay. You took care of the situation, right? Mateo: Well, I did my job. I gave her a massage. Sheila: Excellent. Mateo: [ Sighs ] It hardly felt like a chore. Mrs. Forrester's an attractive woman. Sheila: Yeah, well, i wouldn't go so far as to say that, but what about eric? Mateo: Well, mr. Forrester came in looking for her. He had just come back from ms. Logan'S. I've never seen him more angry. He laid into her right then and there. I stood by the door trying to see if I could hear, but i didn't want to risk him storming out and catching me. I would have been fired. Sheila: No, we -- we have you perfectly positioned, mateo. We don't want anything like that to happen. Good work. Mateo: I better go in case mrs. Forrester needs me. Sheila: [ Chuckles ] You keep me posted. We will be together again, eric. Together at last.

Eric is almost in disbelief when Katie shows him her arm where Quinn attacked her after coming into her home uninvited. Quinn tells Mateo she is okay, just a little physical pain but more emotional as she has to get Katie away from her son. Pam and Charlie have lunch at Il Guardino and she is surprised to see Sheila there as their server. So convenient, Pam says, right next door almost to Forrester. Charlie gets a call that he must go and Sheila says she can send takeout for him and keep Pam company in the meantime. When she sits down Sheila says she knows Pam has reservations about her, things that she did in the past but she is the best she has ever been. She can even ask Eric. They both have that in common. They both want what is best for Eric. Katie tells Eric his wife is clearly as unhinged as she has ever been. He has married a crazy person. She and Wyatt were upstairs spending some private time and Quinn came bounding in when she clearly was not invited and proceeded to scold them and ordered her out of her own bed. Eric has done everything for Quinn and she promised she had changed but she has not. There has to be someone else out for him. Sheila tells Pam that she loves Eric and she considers this her home now. She cannot believe Stephanie would approve of Quinn. Quinn has put a blight on Stephanie's memory. Quinn gets another treatment from Mateo and starts talking about the cougar after her son. He works his magic with his fingers and tells her to just relax and think as she slowly breathes in and out. Mateo tells her that he is there for her no matter what she needs.

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Ridge: Well, I did what had to be done. The judge owed me a favor, so I called it in. Thorne: Well, I'm glad you did. Ridge: I wasn't sure how you were gonna react. Thorne: Seriously? You gave will a chance for a better life. You should be proud of yourself. I'm proud of you -- and grateful. Bill's not a great guy. Ridge: Ah, you have no idea. First he went after steffy, and... hey, why don't you guess what he's up to now? Bill: Katie is now allowing me to see will as much as i want! How did you do it?! Brooke: I didn'T. Katie did. Bill: Come on, brooke. She fought so hard for full custody. Now she's practically sharing it with me. You're incredible. Whatever you said to her changed everything for me. I've got my son back... all because of you, brooke -- all because of you. Quinn: Okay, question. How many pam and charlies does it take to make a lemon bar? Eric: That's a joke, right? Quinn: Well, they have been in the kitchen for a really long time. Eric: I hope they're not bickering in there. Quinn: I don't know. I mean, pam protects that recipe like it's a priceless heirloom. Maybe charlie is trying to add a new ingredient to the mix. Heaven help us. Pam: [ Laughs ] Charlie: You know, I almost swallowed your engagement ring. Pam: I can't believe that you hid my [Laughing] Engagement ring in the lemon bars, charlie. Charlie: The one thing you love only second to me, right? Pam: Right. Charlie: [ Sighs ] Pamela ann... will you be my wife? Pam: [ Sniffles ] Yes, charlie webber. I would love to be your wife. [ Sighs ] Charlie: This is good. Come on this side. Pam: Oh. Well, you don't know. [ Both laugh ] Eric: What? What? No lemon bar? Quinn: What have you two been doing in the kitchen all this time? Wait. I don't want to know the answer to that question. Pam: Well, actually, you might want to know the answer to that question, quinn, 'cause it was very, um -- how do I say? -- Engaging. Charlie: Oh-ho-ho. Pam: [ Laughing ] Pretty good, right? Eric: Uh, charlie, you got a little, uh, -- you got a little something right there. Charlie: Oh. Eric: Corner of your mouth there. Charlie: Oh, no. Thank you, dear. Pam: Thank you. Eric: Yeah. All right. All right. All right. What is this? You two are up to something. I want to know what it is. Pam: Us? Charlie: Us? Pam: No. W-we're not up to anything. Are we, charlie? Charlie: Nope! Pam: Because -- Quinn: Um, pam, pam, what is that on your finger? Pam: What? Oh, this? It's -- it's just... I'm engaged! Isn't it great?! Charlie and I -- well, he proposed to me. [ Chuckles ] Charlie: Ta-da! Pam: Isn't it beautiful? [ Chuckles ] Thorne: Wait a minute. Bill has been hitting on brooke? Ridge: Apparently, it's been going for a while. Thorne: How'd you find out? Ridge: Steffy walked in on 'em. Thorne: Where? Ridge: Here. Right here in my office. Bill kissing my wife in my office. Brooke: Quite the coincidence, running in to you here. Bill: Well, you know, they say there are no coincidences, right? I guess we proved 'em wrong. Brooke: Did we? Bill: No. I tracked you down. Brooke: [ Sighs ] Bill: Come on, brooke. I had to see you. Brooke: Bill! Bill: I-I know. I know. You're off limits. But, my god, what you did for me... you -- you literally gave me my son back. The only thing I can't fathom is how you did it. What did you say to katie to convince her? Brooke: I just told her the truth. Brooke: You bribed the judge? Ridge: I didn't bribe anybody. Brooke: You told him to side with katie. Ridge: I was protecting a little boy. Brooke: You did it to get revenge on bill by taking his son away! Ridge: It was a clear-cut case. The judge would have ruled in katie's favor anyway. Pam: Thank you, eric. Eric: Yeah. I am so happy for the two of you. We both are. Well, uh, to the, uh -- the magic and the wonder of marriage. May the two of you be as happy as quinn and I are. Quinn: Cheers. Pam: Thank you, mr. Forrester. Quinn: I've never see you gesture so much, pam. It must be a learned attribute. Pam: Well, with this beautiful thing on my finger, I think it's about to be. Hey, what's your professional opinion, quinn? Quinn: Um... Pam: Really. Quinn: Let me see. [ Sighs ] I think it's really, really lovely. Charlie: Thank you. Pam: It is. Quinn: What's with all the little yellow bits, though? Pam: Oh. Charlie: Oh, that must be leftover lemon bar. Quinn: Oh, that's right. You said you put it in the tray. Here. May I? Pam: Yes. Thank you very much. Charlie: You know, I thought I'd licked all that off, but here -- let me have another go at it. Quinn: It was in his mouth! Pam: Well, presentation is everything. Eric: All right, look, you two -- uh... have you given any thought to where you're gonna get married? Charlie: Mnh-mnh. I don't think we have given that much thought. Pam: Well, for me... what could possibly be better than right here, eric? I mean... you know, if that would be okay with you. Quinn: In -- in our living room? Pam: I sure would love it. Thorne: I can't believe this. Spencer and brooke making out, and steffy walked in on them? Ridge: Yeah. And she struggled with telling me. She didn't know if she should or not. In the end, she did, and I'm glad she did. Thorne: Well, after everything he's done to this family... what are you gonna do? Ridge: I don't know. Brooke told me it would never happen again. Thorne: It shouldn't have happened in the first place. You guys have been married for like two seconds. Ridge: I understand that. He's playing on her sympathies for his case, I guess. I don't know. Thorne: Okay. Ridge: And I told her that she can't be anywhere near him ever again. Thorne: And she agreed? Ridge: Yes, she agreed. We can't trust bill. Look what he's done. Look at how he manipulated brooke and katie. I got to do something. I'm gonna protect my wife and I'm gonna protect my family from spencer. Brooke: You didn't have to pay for my business lunch. Bill: Are you kidding me? After what you've done for me, I should buy you a private island somewhere. Brooke: You need to stay away from me, bill. I promised ridge that you would. Bill: Well, you shouldn't make promises that I can't keep. Brooke: I'm serious. Bill: He's that upset with you? Brooke: He's upset with you for kissing me! Bill: That's because he thinks there's something more to it. Brooke: Well, there isn'T. I'm in love with my husband -- only my husband. Bill: And yet you jumped through hoops to get katie to let me spend more time with my son. Brooke: Because you deserve it, and so does will. Bill: You saw katie several times before the hearing and tried to convince her. Then the judge rules in her favor. And -- and now she's practically sharing custody with me. I mean, you're a miracle worker, and when I find out what you said to convince her -- Brooke: Bill, just let it go. You have a blessing. Your son is back in your life. You need to focus on that. Bill: That's exactly what I'm going to do. But the true blessing in my life, brooke... is you. Brooke: [ Sighs softly ] I-I have to go. Thank you for paying the bill. That's the last time you'll ever have to do that. Pam: All the history in this home -- my sister, you, eric, all the nieces and nephews running in and out. Eric: Stephanie would be so pleased that you're getting married. Pam: I know. Quinn: How about a destination wedding? Santa barbara. Oh, or wine country, right? Because I think eric and I would love to chip in on that for you. [Laughing] Good, eric, do you remember when I first moved in here with tiny all those years ago to live with you and steph? Eric: Of course I do. I remember it well. You were starting a whole new life for yourself. Pam: Yeah. Charlie: Yeah, a-and you made her feel so welcome and -- and like part of the family. Pam: You did, eric. And, you know, if you hadn't been so kind, I don't know that I would have stayed, and I never would have met charlie, so... Charlie: Yeah. Pam: ...Yeah. I mean, you don't know what it would mean to me to get married in front of that fireplace, underneath my sister's portrait -- you know, the true matriarch. It would just be a dream come true. Quinn: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You -- you want to put stephanie's portrait up there? Pam: Well, yeah, if that would be okay -- you know, like at ridge and brooke's wedding. It was just so incredible, having her in the room with us that day. Quinn: You want to take my portrait down and you want to put stephanie's portrait up? Pam: Well, she's my sister, quinn. Quinn: I know she's your sister. And she'll be with you in spirit wherever you get married. Charlie: Yeah. Well, you know, why don't we talk about this -- Pam: Actually, I happen to know where the portrait is, eric. You know, I mean, if this all wouldn't be too much to ask. So...is it, eric? Is is too much to ask? Thorne: I can't even imagine what I would do to that guy if he even tried to hit on katie. Ridge: I wouldn't put it past him. Thorne: Yeah, but, you know, she -- she would never, uh, go for that, put up with it. Ridge: Neither did brooke. Thorne: Well... it did happen twice. Ridge: She got caught off guard, and spencer -- that's what he does. He knows what he wants. He knew exactly what he was doing. He wants my wife now. Thorne: You know, after what happened with steffy... I thought for sure he would just kind of stay away from me. Ridge: Yeah, I thought that, too. But, apparently, that's not spencer. Thorne: So, is brooke gonna stay away? Ridge: Yeah. No private conversations and no private meetings. She saw how upset I was, so, yeah, I think she's gonna stay away from him. Thorne: But is he going to stay away from her? Ridge: [ Scoffs ] [ Sighs ] If he walks up, she's gonna walk away, or, better still, she's gonna give me a phone call. I would like nothing more than to be in his face. I'm not gonna do this. I'm not gonna tolerate him hitting on my wife ever again. Bill: [ Chuckles softly ] My boy's back in my life... and all because of brooke. Brooke: Bill kissed me, and i put a stop to it. This is why I don't like to bring up bill's name, because this is how you get, and it scares me. Ridge: I get this way... when someone is kissing me wife and she doesn't tell me about it. Brooke: I'm sorry. I should have told you. Bill: Brooke, you went to the mat for me, and I can't thank you enough. You're a hell of a woman, brooke. Ridge: You are my light... and my shining star. It scares me so much to think that someone could take that away from me. Don't ever let anyone take that light away. Promise me. Brooke: [ Sighs ] Ridge: Hey. How was your meeting? What, something happened? What's wrong? Quinn: Sweetheart, another wedding, so close to the holidays? Pam: Well, we could totally do it sooner, you know, so it wouldn't have to be close to the holidays. Charlie: Uh, darling, we -- we can't plan a wedding overnight. Pam: Well, it wouldn't be overnight, but don't forget how quickly we did hope's wedding. Quinn: Yeah, but you two are such a unique couple, you know? I mean, why would you want one of those boring old "do you take this man to be your blah blah blah?" Kind of weddings, you know? What about medieval knights? You love medieval knights. How about you do it there? You know, you're guinevere, you're arthur. We can dress ridge up as sir lancelot. Come on. That'll be fun. Pam: You don't want us to have the wedding here. Eric: We would love to host your wedding here -- both of us, wouldn't we? Pam: Really? Quinn: I-I-I-I think that charlie, the groom, should have a say in this, right? I mean, don't -- don't -- don't you want your say, charlie? You know, come on. I mean, king arthur, right, and all the forrester men would be knights at the round table, you know? [ Imitates fanfare playing ] It would be fun. Charlie: That'd be fun. Pam: Charlie. Charlie: Oh. Oh. Or not. I'm gonna do exactly what my lovely bride wants. Pam: Oh, thank you. And thank you, eric. I mean, you -- you don't know what this means to me, to -- to be married here in the home that my sister lived in for all those decades -- it would just make my wedding day the happiest day of my life. Eric: We'll make it a day you'll never forget. Pam: Thank you, eric. Thank you. [ Sniffles ] [ Indistinct conversation ] Ridge: Brooke, what happened at the meeting? Brooke: [ Sighs ] Oh, nothing out of the ordinary. Ridge: Really? 'Cause your face is telling a different story. Brooke: Something did happen. Uh, so, I was sitting there... at the restaurant after my business meeting and, uh, taking some notes, and I looked up, and he was there. Ridge: Not spencer? Brooke: Yeah. It was bill. He just appeared. And I didn't invite him, ridge. Ridge: Well, that's what happens now. Wherever you are, he is. Brooke: He wanted to tell me that katie gave him access to will. Ridge: Why? Tell you why? How did he know where you were? Brooke: I don't know! He found out somehow. But I certainly didn't invite him. He just showed up. Ridge: Ah. Brooke: He wanted to thank me, and he said that katie can see things more clearly now because I discussed the custody situation with her. Ridge: Yeah, because you told her about the judge and me. Brooke: Yes, I did. She deserved to know. But I swore her to secrecy. She's not gonna say anything to bill. Ridge: You can't say anything to bill! Why don't you get this? Bill is poison. He's poison to you, to your sister, to thorne, but more than anything else, he's poison to that little boy. Brooke: But he loves that little boy. That's why he came to the restaurant to tell me. Ridge: No, no, no, no. He came to the restaurant because of you, because he wants you. He's going after you. Brooke: Ridge, please don't overreact. Ridge: I'm not overreacting! Got some guy kissing my wife. Brooke: I don't care about bill. Don't you see that? Ridge: Don't you see that i need to do something? I'm gonna end this. How do I end this? Brooke: Stop it! Stop talking like that. You're sounding like bill. And you're not like that. You are sweet and gentle, and you are my husband and I love you. And bill can't get to us. So just stop it. Okay? [ Sighs softly ]

Charlie washes off the ring and tells Pam that he almost swallowed that. He gets down on bended knee and asks if she will be his wife. They play coy but enjoy teasing Eric and Quinn with the engaging question. Both are happy for them. Eric gives a toast to the magic and wonderment of marriage and hopes they will be happy as he and Quinn. Pam says she would like the ceremony to be right here if it is okay with Eric. He agrees that would make Stephanie so happy. He's at odds though when Pam wants to hang Stephanie's portrait up and Quinn isn't happy with that idea. She even encourages Charlie to be a knight and do it medieval style. But Pam keeps insisting if it is not too much trouble it would make her day to get married here where her sister lived for decades. So it is settled, it will be at Eric's. Thorne tells Ridge that Ridge did what he had to do to give Will a better home; he is grateful for his brother stepping in. They wonder what they can do now. All Ridge knows is that Brooke knows she cannot be around Bill. He has to protect her. He will not tolerate that ever again.

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Pilot: I radioed the tower and informed them there's been a delay. We have clearance to leave Puerto Vista as soon as they arrive. Massimo: All right, thanks, Jake. Well, hopefully Stephanie and Brooke will get here soon. Nick: I'll try Brooke's cell again. I should have never let her go off like that. Massimo: Oh, Dominick, listen -- she just lost her husband, you know? She needs some time alone to say her final goodbyes. Nick: I just wanna make sure she's okay. Come on, Brooke, where the hell are you? Brooke: I'm right here. Nick: Are you all right? Ridge: You bet she's all right. [Massimo gasps] And so am I. Sally: Well, my darling little girl, it seems to be the season of publicity and hype in the rag trade. I see Fenmore's department store has a couple of full-page ads pushing the season a little bit. They're advertising their pre- Thanksgiving sale. That's ridiculous. What happened to Halloween? I don't know. I don't get it. Everybody's rushing around, pushing things ahead. Doesn't make any sense. Wait a minute -- what's this? What is this? I can't believe this. What in the name of all that's holy is going on here? Ty: What's the verdict, boss? Oscar: You know, not bad for a rush job. Ty: And what about the radio spots? Oscar: I'll get amber on it. If she ever shows up. Amber: You want me to leave? Deacon: Look, I don't want to confuse my son. I think the longer you stay here, the more likely it is that's gonna happen. Amber: Confuse him? I am his mother, not some stranger! Deacon: Look, I know that. I know -- Amber: Then why are you doing this? Huh? Why? Never mind, I know why. Deacon: Look, look -- you helped me out. You pitched in when Macy had her accident -- Amber: You know what, Deacon? Your wife is in a coma. You need me here -- Deacon: No, what I need is for you to leave. And I need you to do it before he gets back from school. Amber: You mean I don't even get to say goodbye? Deacon: I'll make sure he understands. Amber: Right. You'll have saint Bridget explain to him that his mother is such a shrew that she can't be around him anymore. Bridget: Amber, stop. Come on, you're still gonna get to see him. It's just not right for you to be living here. Amber: Oh, please, I am so sick of your meddling in my life, wherever it's concerned -- with my job, my kid! Deacon: That's it, that's it. That's it! Stop. Amber, I've made my mind up. Bridget: We just want what's best for Eric. Amber: I am. I -- I am what is best for him. Ask him. Ask him, he'll tell you! But that's -- that's never going to happen, is it? No, no, no, no. It's never gonna happen. Because, you know, of little miss goody-two-shoes, here. You know, you have butted in my life for the last time! Massimo: Ridge. Ridge: I know what a shock this is for both of you. Massimo: I can't believe it. [Massimo sobbing] My god! This is a miracle. I mean -- I mean, how did this -- we saw you go into the furnace. Ridge: Yeah, I know. That furnace had a door in the back of it for cleaning ashes out. And that woman, Anna, she was there. Brooke: She pulled him to safety. Massimo: What you've been through -- Ridge: Hey -- what we've all been through. I owe the three of you my life. Not to mention $10 million in gold to my old man. Nick: Well, if you need a loan, I can help you out. Ridge: No, you've done enough. Brooke told me how you made good on your promise. Taking care of her when you thought I was dead. You're a helluva little brother, little brother. Massimo: Wait till your mother and Eric -- Ridge: Where are they, anyway? Massimo: There was some trouble at Forrester, and Eric had to fly back right away. But Stephanie should be here any minute. Stephanie: Thank you, Jake. Is Mr. Marone on board? Pilot: He's inside with Nick. Stephanie: And is Brooke here as well? Brooke: I'm right here. And I'm not alone. Bridget: Hey, I figured you'd need these. Deacon: Good call. Thank you. Bridget: Oh, Deacon, it's gonna be okay. Deacon: Yeah? You know something I don't? Bridget: Would I lie to you? Deacon: You never have. Not that I can say the same. Bridget: That's true. People change. Deacon: I dunno, I guess we both have this past year. I don't -- I don't get it. I didn't think you'd ever even want to be in the same room with me. Here you are, rushing to my rescue. Again. Why? Bridget: I don't know. It's hard to explain. I guess -- I mean, deacon, we were married. And I loved you. And I think that regardless of everything that's happened, I'm always gonna care about you. Deacon: You know what I think one of my biggest regrets is? That -- that somehow I managed to miss this entire transformation from this innocent young girl that I met to this amazing woman that's sitting in front of me. Darla: Hey, Sal. What is it? Oh, god, no -- it's not Macy? Sally! Sally: No. Darla: Then it's me, huh? The baby. You're still angry, aren't you? Okay, I -- I can come back later. It's fine. Sally: Darla -- stay. Macy is going to need everybody who loves her around her now. Especially now. Darla: Why? What do you mean? See for yourself. Darla: Oh -- Sally: Yeah. Yeah. You know, quite frankly, I really didn't believe that anybody could sink that low! But, obviously, they can. Obviously, I was wrong! Amber: Hey. Hey, Jeff, do you know -- do you know where Ozzy is? Do you know where he is? Is he around? Could you call him for me? Call him in his office -- 'cause I need to talk to him. Like -- right now. Jeff: Okay. No problem. Amber: Okay? Oscar: Let's get on that, all right? We don't got a lot of time. Hey, where the hell you been? Amber: Yeah. I'm late, but I don't need a lecture. Oscar: Okay, let's start over. I'm not the enemy, okay? Amber: Sorry. Sorry. I'm just -- you know, I'm -- I'm fed up to here, y'know? Oscar: What, you and Bridget go another round? Amber: She told Deacon I shouldn't be living there. Oscar: In his place with your kid? Amber: Yeah. Yeah, she fed him this bull about it's gonna confuse Eric. And Deacon bought it. Oscar: So he kicked you out? Amber: Yeah. Yeah, he cut me out of my little boy's life again. Not that I should be surprised. I mean, maybe -- maybe he's right. Maybe they're just all right. Maybe I really am just no good. Oscar: Amber, you're talkin' crazy. Amber: What do you care? Oscar: You know what? I don't know. But listen, Deacon might come around. Amber: I don't think so. Oscar: Oh, you don't think so? How do you know? Huh? Amber: Are you kidding? This is the story of my life. Okay? I mean, not that I ever get used to it. And how could I? You know, my dad, he -- he left when I was a little girl, so I just -- I cut off all feelings for him. And the same with my mom. 'Cause, you know, she just -- she would always just steer me the wrong way. And then my husband, he left. He left me, too. And now it's my little boy. My precious little baby. Deacon, he -- he won't let me be part of his life anymore, so -- god! How much more of my heart can I just rip out and still have any left? Oscar: All right. All right -- enough of this. Enough, all right? Hey, look at me. Look at me. You raised a good kid, right? Right? Well, here's the thing -- eventually, every parent's gotta let go. And I know, maybe this is a little soon. But -- yeah, okay. It is. It's a little soon. But the thing is, you were there. Right? You were there for the most important years of his life. So no matter what, you're always gonna be a part of him. No matter what Deacon or anybody says. And I know this sucks. It does. It sucks a lot. But I think you're gonna bounce back. Amber: How? Huh? It just feels like there's nothing left. Oscar: Oh! Nothing? What are you saying nothing? You got this job. Right? The big reopening. And let me tell you something, we're gonna have to hoof it if we're gonna be ready. And who better to lead the charge than Ozzz's promotions guru -- Ambrosia Moore. Stephanie: I just didn't know how I was gonna go on. Because all I could think about was the last time we'd been with each other. We'd been so angry. Ridge: Yeah, well -- we don't need to go there, do we? Stephanie: No. No. We have a whole lifetime to make up for that. And a lot more. Bridget: All right, you. You are going to eat this. Every last bite of it, do you hear me? Deacon: Were you this bossy when we were married? Bridget: I don't remember. I blanked it all out. Deacon: The whole enchilada, or just the part where I was a huge jerk. Bridget: Yeah, that pretty much was -- Both: The whole enchilada. Deacon: I screwed up, didn't I? In ways I think I'm just starting to realize now. Bridget: I'm gonna go. Deacon: Oh, you got a hot date? Bridget: Not exactly. Deacon: Okay. Well, then, what exactly? Bridget: A little presumptuous, aren't we? Deacon: No, no -- a lot presumptuous. Because if you're going where I think you are -- Bridget: Oh, come on, Deacon. I'll be fine -- Deacon: And how many times am I gonna have to tell you --Oz Marone is nothing but -- Bridget: I know, I know. Deacon -- I'm a big girl. Okay? I know what I'm doing. Besides, you're the one who taught me to look out for myself, right? Oscar: So you're still in, right? I can count on you? Amber: What if I'm -- what if I'm having second thoughts? Oscar: Well, if you're having second thoughts, then I'd say that I blew a wad on those business cards for nothing. Amber: Oh, great. Guilt. Oscar: That's right. Whatever it takes, right? As long you stick around. Amber: You really need me? You're not just -- Oscar: Saying that to make you feel better? Amber: Because, you know, if that's the reason, I'm not gonna fall for it -- Oscar: All right. All right. Fine, fine. You want the truth? I'll give it to you. Here it is, plain and simple -- I believe in you, amber. I do -- I mean, you come in here with a run of awesome ideas. You got crazy energy, talent out the wazoo. I'd be a crazy person to let you get away. What are you doing? Amber: What? What? Huh? A girl can't kiss up to her boss a little bit? Oscar: Okay. Okay. But I wanna tell you something about yourself you probably don't already know. You don't need to kiss up. Not with everything you've got going on -- forget about it. All right? So remember that next time you feel like trashin' yourself. Ridge: Well, maybe I should come back from the grave more often. If it means that -- Stephanie: I should take my blinders off. Ridge: Seeing my wife in a whole new light? Stephanie: I've been awfully hard on you these last years, haven't I? Brooke: I gave as good as I got, Stephanie. Stephanie: I just couldn't accept the fact that you really loved him. Brooke: You thought -- Stephanie: It doesn't matter what I thought. I was wrong. I was wrong about you. You never thought I'd say that, did you? I never thought I'd say it, either. But these past few days, I saw how much pain you went through when you thought you'd lost him. I just had to face it -- you really love him. So I made a promise to myself. I'm never going to come between the two of you again. Massimo: Good. Ridge: You gonna bury the hatchet, too? Massimo: Oh, ridge -- tragedy seems to bring a family together. I'd like to keep it that way. Ridge: Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I can't wait to get home with my wife. Start our life together. See our kids. Maybe have one of our own. Who knows? Could already be in the works.

Amber gives Brittany a warning after she is asked to move out. Ridge reunites with his parents. Deacon notices that Brittany has grown up. Sally shows Darla the newspaper proving that people can sink very low. Amber has to wonder if Brittany is right that she shouldn't be living at Deacon's house. Amber feels better when she thinks about the promotion. Stephanie embraces Brooke. Deacon realizes that he may have made a mistake. Amber's boss lifts her spirits. Stephanie tells Brooke that she accepts her and will not get in the way of her marriage to Ridge.

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[Birds chirping] [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: I don't mind Caroline and Ridge taking risks, but this? I mean, no, no, no. What is this even supposed to be -- a bow? Because it looks like a bird flew into the dress and died. If we remove it entirely, maybe -- maybe I'll include it in the line. That'll be all. Thank you. Maya: You a designer now? [Door closes] Rick: I'm president of the company, hoping to be C.E.O. soon, involved in all facets of the business. Maya: That was one of Ridge and Caroline's? Rick: Yes. Maya: The happy little design team. Where are they right now, anyway? [SCENE_BREAK] Deacon: Honey, are you giving me an ultimatum here? Hope: I don't want to. Quinn: Yeah, but that's what this is. He chooses me or you. Deacon: I'm finally back in your life. I mean, I'm -- I'm actually feeling like a father to you, and you would do this? Hope: I have a responsibility to protect myself and my family, and that means keeping her far away. But if you are choosing a life with her, to be in a relationship with her, then... I have loved getting closer to you -- Deacon: Okay, stop. Just -- just stop. Hope, think about this. Hope: No! You need to think. This is what she does. She manipulates. She uses people to get what she wants. She's using you. I tell her that she can't be around my baby, and suddenly, she's interested in you? Doesn't that seem suspicious? [SCENE_BREAK] Quinn: I knew this would be a waste of time. Thanks for trying. She hates me too much to understand. Wyatt: [Scoffs] Mom, come on. You've interfered in her life so many times. Can't you see why she'd be upset by all this? Deacon: Okay, Wyatt, upset is one thing. We figured that, but, honey, this is too much. I mean, being with Quinn shouldn't mean giving you up. Hope: She's manipulating you to get to me. That's what this is. Deacon: Right, 'cause, you know, why else would she want to be with me? Hope: That's not what I said. I know you're upset that it didn't work out with mom. I'm sorry. But that doesn't mean you should turn to Quinn. You're smarter than that. You, of all people, should see through this con. Wyatt: Okay, you two need to leave. Deacon: Okay, you know, just in a minute. Let's talk about this. Wyatt: No. Now. Quinn: She needs to calm down. [Door closes] Wyatt: Hey. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: I'm not sure where Ridge and Caroline are. Maybe my dad's office or perhaps the sky lounge. Maya: Nope. Neither of their cars are in the parking lot. Rick: Well, then they must be working someplace else. It doesn't really matter, as long as they're sketching. Maya: She doesn't tell you when she's leaving? Rick: My wife and I both have very busy schedules. We don't keep tabs on each other throughout the day. Maya: Seems like I'd want my husband to know what I was up to. Rick: [Sighs] Maya: Unless...I didn't. Rick: Meaning? Maya: They've been spending so much time together. Rick: A design team tends to do that. Maya: With a team like Caroline and Ridge? There's no limit to where their creativity might lead. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: I'm gonna miss this -- our collaboration. Caroline: You don't need me anymore. Ridge: Don't be so sure about that. Caroline: Go ahead. You can do it. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Thanks. Wyatt: Yeah. Give me these. Hope: [Sighs] This is so messed up. Wyatt: [Sighs] Just try to put them out of your mind, okay? Hope: This is my dad and your mom. It's wrong on so many levels. Wyatt: I know. It's a little strange, but it doesn't do us any good to worry about it, and I don't like seeing you stressed out, especially now. Look, I understand you have your issues with my mom, and I don't blame you, but maybe her focusing on something other than me and this baby just might be a good thing. Hope: But that's not what this is. She's not focusing on something else. This is her worming her way back into our lives. Wyatt: Maybe. Maybe not. Hope: She picked my dad. Of all the people she could have picked, she picked my dad. Wyatt: I know. Hope: It's obvious what she's doing. If Quinn were in a relationship, that would be a good thing. Of course. It would mean that she is away from us. You know, she would have her own life. Wyatt: Yeah. Hope: I would welcome that. But not my dad. He's got to know that she's using him. [SCENE_BREAK] Deacon: [Exhales deeply] You know Hope's just trying to protect her kid. Quinn: From its grandmother? Deacon: Well, granny does have a history of threatening people with swords. Quinn: [Sighs] Deacon: I mean, come on, baby. It's not like you're spending your afternoons knitting. Quinn: Well, I can knit. I could learn if she gave me the chance... if she gave us the chance. [Sighs] I am trying to bring peace and harmony into this family. I'm her mother-in-law. I'm this baby's grandmother. [Sighs] I should be throwing her a baby shower, helping her pick out names, helping her decorate her nursery, and this is how she treats me? And you -- you poor man. I mean, you were just -- you were trying to get her to understand that there's somebody special in your life. What kind of a person gives her father an ultimatum like that? She can't dictate who you spend time with. In a matter of months, she is going to be a mother, and she's throwing these huge temper tantrums. It's -- it's ridiculous. She's being completely unreasonable. Deacon: Is she? Quinn: [Sighs] Deacon: I mean, after everything you've done to her? Quinn: Come on. Don't tell me she's getting to you. Deacon: Is Hope right? I mean, are you... are you just using me? [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Why are you doing this? Maya: What? Rick: Causing trouble. Maya: Me? Rick: Yeah. Maya: I'm not the one missing in action around here. That's your wife. If anyone's causing trouble, it would be her. Rick: Is she off somewhere with Ridge? Yeah, well, she better be. They have a collection to finish. They're partners. Maya: A partnership that goes way beyond the sketchpad. [SCENE_BREAK] Caroline: Take the big, bad pencil. Don't be afraid. Do it, Ridge. Show me what you got. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Is there something specific you'd like to tell me? Because if there is, I would prefer it if you just, you know, spit it out. Maya: Just be careful. That's all. Be aware. Rick: Of Caroline? Maya: And Ridge and whatever it is they're doing. Rick: Enough! All right? That's enough attacking my wife like this. Maya: Okay, I have been keeping my mouth shut, but there's something you need to know about. Rick: No, here's what I know. You're upset about what happened between you and Carter, and you think if you can drive a wedge between Caroline and me, that it just might make you feel better. Maya: I caught them. Rick: Excuse me? Maya: I walked in on them. Rick: On...? Maya: Caroline and Ridge. And they were doing a lot more than designing. She was in his arms. [SCENE_BREAK] [Soft music playing] [Music continues] [Music continues] [Music stops] [SCENE_BREAK] Wyatt: Did you mean it? Telling your dad he had to choose? Hope: Yes. I think so. Wyatt: I know how much it means to you, having him back in your life again. You know? Hope: And I really don't want to lose him. I am praying that he will not choose a relationship with Quinn -- that he will take a good look at her and realize what she's up to, that she's using him. [Sighs] God, I hope I got through to him. Wyatt: Come here. [SCENE_BREAK] Deacon: I mean, is this just some elaborate con? You know, just a way for you to get me to go to bat with Hope? Quinn: No. Deacon: I mean, here I am -- I'm -- I'm with a person that I barely know, and I'm telling my daughter that we're seeing each other. Quinn: [Chuckles] Aren't we? Deacon: So you can have access to Hope, to the baby? Quinn: There's more to it than that. I mean, these past few weeks of you living here, spending time together, sharing a few beers, a few laughs, getting to know each other -- did any of that seem fake to you? Deacon: No. Quinn: Then why are you letting Hope's extremely skewed opinions about me get to you? She doesn't know what she's talking about. She doesn't know how we relate, how we touch. Deacon: All right, let me ask you a question. If I'm just some Joe Schmoe off the street, you know, no relation to Hope, would you have asked me to move in here? I mean, you know, rent-free? Full refrigerator? Quinn: Of course not. Don't be stupid. I let you move in here because you're Hope's father, because I thought you could be useful, and you were, but don't you think we've gotten past that? Deacon: I think I've overstayed my welcome. Quinn: Deacon. Deacon: Look, I'm not gonna jeopardize my relationship with my daughter. Quinn: You are letting her get away with this. Deacon: Nobody cons me... not even you. Quinn: [Sighs] You are being paranoid. You're letting her get inside your head. Deacon: It's about time. I'm out of here. Quinn: Deacon, wait. You're not going anywhere. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: My dad is vulnerable right now. Wyatt: Oh. Deacon Sharpe can handle himself. There is nothing vulnerable about him. Hope: He's upset that things didn't work out with my mom. Wyatt: [Sighs] Hope: I know he is. She turned him down, and she left for Italy. Wyatt: Yeah. Hope: As tough as he would like to come across, he's hurting. So Quinn shows him a little attention. I get it. I-I get why he would go to her. Wyatt: Or he's having a good time using her as much as she's using him, and there's nothing wrong with that. Okay, look, I-I don't want to talk about our parents anymore, okay? Hope: It's -- it's just -- Wyatt: No. Mnh-mnh. Hope: It's hard -- Wyatt: Shh! Shh! Wyatt: Look, we can't worry about what our parents do. This is what matters, okay? [Chuckles] The future, our family, our baby -- keeping him or her happy and healthy and safe. Hope: Mm-hmm. Wyatt: My mom, your dad -- whether they're using one another or not -- who cares? Let them deal with it. You and I -- we just need to live our lives. And that's it. We'll be the, uh -- the parents we never had. [SCENE_BREAK] Quinn: Close the door. Deacon: That doesn't mean I'm staying. Quinn: Oh, you're staying. Deacon: You gonna make me? Quinn: I'm not gonna let you leave until you experience a little bit more of what I have to offer. Deacon: I'm listening. Quinn: That's right. You're gonna listen, and then you're gonna do exactly what I say. Deacon: [Chuckles] Quinn: Tell me your safe word. Deacon: Diamonds. [SCENE_BREAK] Rick: Caroline was in Ridge's arms? Maya: Yes. Rick: Where? Maya: Here. In the office. I walked in on them. Rick: Hugging? Maya: Yes, in an embrace -- an intimate embrace. Rick: It could be for any number of reasons. Maya: You didn't see it, Rick. Rick: I hug people all the time. It doesn't mean that I'm trying to jump in the sack with them. Maya: They were alone. Rick: I am not worried about my wife hugging her design partner, Maya. Maya: You don't want to believe me. That's fine. Caroline doesn't appreciate you. She doesn't appreciate you or the life that you've given her, and that's apparent. But you don't want to see it. If it were me -- if I were your wife -- I would appreciate you. You would never find me in another man's arms. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: It's a little rough. Caroline: No, no. It's -- it's -- I'm happy for you. The greatest designer I've ever known -- he's -- he's back. Ridge: And our partnership is... Caroline: Yeah. What we shared in design... [Sighs] I can only imagine... I guess we'll never know. Ridge: No. Caroline: Goodbye.

Rick is not happy with the latest design. Maya walks in and questions it and wonders why neither Ridge or Caroline's car is in the parking lot. She wonders where they are. Rick says it makes no difference as long as they are designing more lovely pieces. Ridge and Caroline continue the kiss but then she gets another pencil and gives it to him and says he can do it. Deacon asks Hope if she is giving him an ultimatum. She opines that she has good reason to keep Quinn from her family and if Deacon chooses Quinn then he needs to know he will be out of Hope's life. Quinn manipulates people to get what she want. Right now she is using him. Hope tells Deacon that he is smarter than that. He should see through this con. Deacon and Quinn leave and Wyatt holds Hope. He brings her some herbal tea. He hates to see her stressed out. He says he knows she does not like his mom and her dad together, but maybe that is a good thing to keep her away from them. Quinn tells Deacon that she is only trying to bring peace and love into this family. She should be knitting, picking out names or helping with the nursery but this is the way that Hope treats her. She is being completely unreasonable throwing these temper tantrums. Maya tells Rick that the pairing of Caroline and Ridge goes way beyond the sketch pad. Rick tells Maya that this is enough. If she has something to say then just spit it out. She says she just wants him to open his eyes and be aware. She has not said anything specific until now, but she caught them in each other's arms. They were not designing. Ridge takes the pencil and finishes the sketch all by himself. Wyatt asks Hope if she meant it when she said Deacon had to chose. She says she hopes by saying that he will take another look and realize what this will cost him. Wyatt agrees that his mom is using Deacon as much as he is using her. They simply can not worry about what their parents do. The baby is all that matters, keeping her or him happy and safe. They just need to live their lives and let their parents lead theirs.

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Bill: Do I have to remind you why I'm in the hospital? Ridge: I'm not here to talk about that. Bill: You can't take the moral high ground, forrester. Not after you pushed me over that balcony. Now, if I had pressed charges, you'd be the one waiting to be released. Ridge: Released? Bill: On bail. But I don't want to be that guy anymore. This whole experience has made me want to change my life. I'm trying to practice forgiveness. So don't make it so damn hard. You're welcome, by the way. Ridge: Come on spencer. You're not trying to be a better person. You're trying to get to brooke. Brooke: [ Sighs ] Eric: Hi, brooke. Everybody keeps sending me the wrong designs. I asked -- well, here it is. This is what I asked for. It's right on the desk, here. All right. Did I hear you say that, uh, bill spencer got out of the hospital today? How's he doing? Brooke: He was very lucky. Eric: Apparently my sons were, too. Are you sure he's not gonna press charges? Brooke: No, eric. No. He's tired of the violence and conflict in his life, and he wants to change. Eric: Oh, like I've never heard him say that before. Brooke: I believe him this time. Pam: Are you even listening to yourself? Quinn: I just said you could have your damn wedding at the house. Pam: My "damn" wedding? I can have my "damn" wedding at my own sister's home? Quinn: No, it's my home. You would do well to remember that. And maybe show me a little bit of gratitude. Pam: Or what? You'll cast a spell on me? Turn charlie into a toad? Quinn: [ Sighs ] Pam: Why would I be grateful to you? You haven't done anything for me. You have made this all as difficult as possible. Destroying my sister's portrait, telling charlie to call off our "damn" wedding? Quinn: I just told him he should give your engagement some more thought. Pam: You called me crazy. Quinn: You have called me a lot worse. Pam: Is that why you hate me, quinn? Because you can't snow me the way you do everybody else? [ Quinn sighs ] Admit it, quinn. Your attitude towards me has not changed one bit. The only reason you agreed to let charlie and me get married here at eric's house is so that you could snow him into not being upset with you. Quinn: [ Sighs ] Eric: You know, change is really difficult for some people, brooke. Brooke: I know. It took a lot for bill to get to this point. Eric: Yeah. He's been through a huge ordeal. I -- I get that. And I'm relieved that he's okay. But, I'm sorry, I really don't believe that bill spencer is gonna change into anything besides bill spencer. Nothing changes that. He's ruthless to the core. Brooke: Eric, living that way hasn't made him happy. Eric: And since when is happiness a priority of bill spencer's? Brooke: His family is. And that's what he's focused on right now. He wants to repair all the relationships that are most important to him. Eric: [ Sighs ] Brooke: I don't blame you for being skeptical. Eric: I don't trust him. You shouldn't trust him, either. Bill: You think I'm playing games. You're wrong. Ridge: Wrong about you? Never. Bill: I'm not going to share the contents of my conversation with brooke with you. That's between us. But I will say that everything i told her was the truth. I'm trying to change course in my life. Ridge: Mm-hmm. See, I don't buy it -- this whole overnight transformation, you wanting to be a better guy. That's not what you want. You want to be with brooke. Bill: Careful, forrester. Your insecurity is showing. Eric: Brooke, this is not easy for me to say. Brooke: Well, it's not easy for me to hear. Eric, you're the one who taught me the value of giving second chances, and that's before stephanie even gave me one. Eric: [ Laughs ] That's true. I haven't lost my faith in people. The basic goodness of people. I haven't it's a guiding principle of my life. You're right. Brooke: But it just doesn't apply to everybody. Eric: I think there are exceptions. But I think that, uh, with the right motivation, anybody can change. Brooke: Not bill. Eric: I think the two of us need to be really clear on what we think his motivation really is. Brooke: I'll tell you what his motivation really is. He feels his family slipping away from him, and he wants that back. And to do that, he needs to change. He needs to regain their trust. And he wants to be the kind of father to his children that they can rely on, that they can admire and look up to. Eric: Well, I-I'm -- I'm sure he does. But I think that this sudden change of heart of bill's has a lot more to do with you than you're willing to admit. And I think -- I think ridge feels that way, too. You know, it doesn't bother ridge that bill wants to get closer to his family. What bothers him is that he thinks the driving force for this motivation is you. Isn't it? Bill: What do you suppose brooke would say if she knew you were here? Ridge: Why would I care if brooke knew I was here? Bill: I think she'd be concerned. Ridge: About you? Bill: About you. You walk into my hospital room. You're accosting the man you just pushed over a balcony. Provoking me could have serious consequences. Ridge: No, no, no. The new-and-improved spencer already agreed that he wasn't gonna call the police. Bill: Well, you know, if it was anyone but you, I-I just might have to. But since I can see the insecurity written all over your face, I'm gonna cut you some slack. Look at you. You come marching in here, calling me out, and what? I'm supposed to be impressed by your growling? It's the little dogs that make the most noise. [ Ridge laughs ] Always yapping, frenetic, nervous. Are you nervous, forrester? You should be. Because we both know I'm more of a man than you'll ever be. Quinn: Why are we still debating this? I said yes, you can have your wedding here. So if you don't mind, ple-- Pam: Yeah, but you still don't understand how important this is to me, quinn. Quinn: Ugh! Pam, do I really have to? [ Pam sighs ] I mean, eric considers you part of his family. You are stephanie's precious little sister. He feels a responsibility to you. Pam: No, what eric feels for me is a connection to his past. Quinn: [ Sighs ] Pam: Just like this home. This is the foundation of his family life. This is the place where he and stephanie raised their children. Every inch of this house is crowded with memories. Every room! The rose garden, the courtyard. I'm standing here, surrounded by history. By my sister's legacy. Everything that made this family so great -- long before you ever darkened their door. Quinn: [ Sighs ] Pam: But here you are, granting me permission to be married here like it's your place? That makes me sick! And looking there at that [Laughs] Ridiculous portrait -- excuse me, but... there, where stephanie once was, it's just an insult to everything she ever stood for. So... Quinn: [ Sighs ] Pam: ...I am going to get her portrait repaired, and you can go back to making yourself into a wicked sexpot or whatever you were really going for with that outfit. Quinn: Ah, ah! No, no, no, no, no. You're not taking this. Pam: Oh, no. I am taking this, quinn. Quinn: Pam! This portrait is eric'S. It's his property, and you are not taking it out of this house. Pam: I am taking this painting. Quinn: No, you're not. Pam: This is my sister's portrait. You ruined it on purpose, and I'm getting it fixed. Quinn: You can talk to eric about that. Pam: I will do it myself. Quinn: Pam, get your hands off of it. Pam: I am not leaving it here for you to just throw out or burn in your witch's cauldron fire. Quinn: Pam, you have no right to take this out of the house. Pam: No! You have no right, quinn! This painting was made as a tribute to my sister! She would never let you treat me the way you're treating me! Stephanie would never put up with any of this. Quinn: Hey! Hey! What are you doing? Pam: I'm doing what my sister would do. You know what? You don't even need a costume to look like a witch. Quinn: Pam, don't you dare touch that. Pam: You meant to destroy my sister's portrait! You did it to hurt me! How would it feel if i did the same to yours? [ Huffs ] Eric: He's coming after you again, brooke. Brooke: [ Sighs ] He's grateful to me for supporting his relationship with will during the custody battle. That is all. Eric: Ridge thinks there's more to it. Brooke: [ Scoffs ] Ridge always thinks there's more to it when it comes to bill. Eric: He has good reasons. Brooke: Look, I'm not gonna list all of the bad things that bill has done. To his family, to our family, to steffy, to ridge. I mean, the list is long. But it's not getting longer. In fact, it's the opposite. Bill doesn't want to hurt anybody anymore. Eric: Brooke, bill was married to you. He still feels that kind of connection to you. Those feelings don't go away. Brooke: I'm not vulnerable to him, eric. I'm not. Eric: Ridge thinks you are. Brooke: [ Sighs ] Well, ridge is so angry, he can't see clearly. It's not bill's state of mind that I'm worried about. Eric: I have to get back to the house. We'll talk more about this later. But, brooke, I have to be honest with you -- I think you're getting caught between ridge and bill again. Brooke: [ Sighs ] Ridge: And here I felt bad about throwing you off the balcony. Bill: Oh, relax, poser -- ugh. Ah! Not poser. That wasn't nice. Ridge. Relax, ridge. Bill: I'm just stating a fact. Ridge: That you're more of a man than I'll ever be. Bill: Well, of course I am. Because I'm a man of substance and commitment. Ridge: [ Snorts ] You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get the doctor to have you examined again, because there's something wrong with your head. The only thing you've ever committed to is your own greed. Bill: I don't waver in my decisions. When I want something, I go after it. And we both know I usually get it. Because I follow through. Ridge: Because you are a real man. Bill: Because I stay the course. Ridge: And anyone gets in your way, you just plow them over. Bill: I take responsibility for my actions. Do you? I'm talking about with brooke. Ridge: I know. That's all you talk about, is brooke. Every day -- brooke. You're not gonna put a wedge between the two of us. Bill: How long have you been back together? Because every time brooke thinks, "this is it." But for you, it's just another lap around the track. You'll let her down again, because you always do. And when that happens -- Ridge: You'll be there to catch her, huh? You really think she'll come back to you? She's smarter than that. Think again. Oh! Quinn: Pam, you need to calm down and remember where you are. Pam: Yeah, it's different when it's your picture, isn't it? Feels personal. Quinn: You're the one who's making it personal. You know damn well what happened to stephanie's portrait was an accident. Pam: Oh, please! It was not, quinn. You did it on purpose. How would you like it if I put my fist right through your sneering face? Quinn: Pam, I'm telling you, get your hands off of my portrait. Pam: No, I won't get my hands off of your portrait! Quinn: Pam! I'm telling you, leave it alone, right now! Pam: No! Eric: What in the world is going on? What is this? Pam: Uh... Eric: Pam? Pam: What? Eric: What are you doing with that? Quinn: She's trying to destroy it. Pam: Oh, yeah, like you did stephanie's! Eric: Stop it, both of you. Quinn: She just showed up here. Pam: [ Sighs ] Eric: Well, didn't you tell her that she could have the wedding here? Quinn: Yes! Pam: Oh, yeah. No, she told me, eric. She told me I could have my "damn wedding" here. That's what she called it, eric! My "damn wedding"! And then she told me that i couldn't take steph's portrait to get it repaired -- after she destroyed it. I-I couldn't stand the thought of it just lying in tatters by the garbage bins. Quinn: I never said I was throwing it out! Pam: You told me I couldn't have it. Quinn: I told you it's eric's property, and that we were going to have it repaired. This is what I'm talking about, eric. She's completely unreasonable. Pam: Unreasonable?! She totally disrespected stephanie, eric, and denigrated my wedding! How am I supposed to react? She has pushed me past my breaking point, eric! Quinn: Ugh. Pam: This is not how a bride is supposed to be feeling preparing for the happiest day of her life! This conflict has gotten to be too much for me, eric. It's gotten way too ugly. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I appreciate that you want me and charlie to get married here in your beautiful home. That means so much to me. But I can't now. I just can't do it anymore knowing how she feels about me. She destroyed stephanie's portrait. She ruined it. And now...everything's ruined! [ Sobbing ] Ridge: Oh, billy, I see what you're doing. I can see right through you. And I hate to disappoint you, but I'm never gonna let brooke down ever again. Bill: [ Chuckles ] Oh, come on, man. Look at your track record. When have you not let her down? Every time you convince brooke to take you back, it's like, "whoo! Hallelujah! We're good to go." And then -- bang! The gun sounds and you're off to the races, running away from brooke and every promise you made her. It's who you are. If they gave out trophies -- Ridge: Why don't we look at your track record for a second? You took advantage of my daughter. You betrayed both your sons. Katie wanted full custody of will because she doesn't trust you with your own kid. With your own kid, spencer. Doesn't make you a man. It just means you don't know right from wrong. Because you don't have boundaries, right? Because you've never met a line you wouldn't cross. That's how strong you are. That's not manhood. That's ego. You think you're more of a man than me? No, you're not more of a man than anybody. You're a child. Immature child in desperate need of another necklace. Bill: [ Chuckles ] Justin: What's going on here? Bill: Oh, gee. [ Sighs ] Looks like visiting hours are over. Justin: You're gonna have to leave, ridge. I'm taking dollar bill home. I've got your discharge papers. Bill: Oh, well, that's great, because, uh, suddenly, things are getting extremely boring and tiresome around here. Ridge: Mm-hmm. You want to stay out of the hospital? Stay away from my wife. Justin: Did he just threaten you? Bill: Do I look threatened? The dressmaker thinks I'm after his wife. It's got him a little on edge. Because everybody knows that bill spencer always gets what he wants.

Bill reminds Ridge that he is the one in the hospital and he is trying to be a different man. He will not press charges but Ridge is making it so hard by accusing him of going after Brooke. Pam repeats it, she cannot believe Quinn is calling it her "damn" wedding. Quinn says show a little respect and accept her offer. Pam says she cannot be grateful to Quinn as she has done nothing but call her crazy. She is too and that is the only reason she is allowing this wedding so she can snow Eric into thinking she has changed. Pam goes on to point out every room in this house, her sister's legacy and what made this family so great. Now here is Quinn giving her permission like it is her place. It is an insult to Stephanie and everything she built. Pam says she is taking Stephanie's portrait and will have it fixed and hung for her wedding. Quinn says in no uncertain terms that Pam is not taking Eric's picture of Stephanie from this house. Pam yells that she will not leave the portrait here. It was a tribute to her sister and she will take and have it repaired. Quinn repeats again that Pam needs to get her hands off the portrait. Pam does for a moment and runs and gets a stepladder and intends to take Quinn's portrait off the wall. She does not need a costume to look like a witch. Pam tells her again to get out.

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Thomas: So you're gonna do it? You're gonna help me pull off this stunt? Brooke: Sighs Well, I have no idea what you have in mind, but if it's gonna get the press' attention, I'm on board. Thomas: Good, good. 'Cause I have an idea that will definitely get me some attention. Everybody's gonna be talkin' about it. Just remember to follow my lead. Brooke: Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Okay, I-I've gotta say I'm a little worried. Whip: Clears throat Oh, maybe a couple of reporters have left. That's all. There's still plenty of people. I just hope Thomas takes my advice. Taylor: That's exactly what I'm worried about. Whip: What's that supposed to mean? Taylor: Well, what were you saying? You told him what, he should pull some kind of P.R. stunt or P.R. gimmick? What is that? Whip: Sweetheart, I'm sorry. I-I don't mean to burst your bubble here, and I know he's your son and everything, but look around. I mean... Scoffs Hope's line really knocked their socks off, and now what are they supposed to do? Sit around and wait... Taylor: Sighs Whip: For some boring preview about men walking around in suits? No, he's gonna have to do something big. Taylor: Yeah, but still, he--he has to be careful about what it is he does. This is his introduction, his first impression of his new line. Whip: Oh. Taylor: You know, this-- this is Forrester Creations. It's not Jackie M. Its two different things. Whip: Okay, well, you're gonna just have to trust me on this, okay? He's going to have to make a statement, some big splash that's gonna make every single reporter in this room forget that they even saw Hope for the Future today. [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: This is the one we're gonna use. Thorne: Aunt Pam, you're drooling. Eric: Pam, give me the belt. Pam: Oh, wait, Max needs help getting dressed. Ridge: Are you almost ready? Rick: Just about. Marcus: Big day. Ridge: Yeah, the first half went great. Let's hope we get the same reaction with the men's line. [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: This long intermission is really trying my patience. It looks bad. Now that I own a piece of this company, they should be asking my advice. Katie: I agree. I don't know where Brooke is. Hi. Bill: Where have you been, "Romeo"? Liam: Chuckles Uh, with Hope, actually. Bill: Oh, big surprise. Jarrett: Well, she should be very proud. Her line is gorgeous. Liam: Oh, yeah. She's beyond happy. Katie: Well, she's not the only one. You look like you're on cloud nine. Liam: You know what? You know what? That is exactly where I am. Between me and Hope, things couldn't be better. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Hey. Oliver: Hey. Hope: Hey. Oliver: What's goin' on? Hope: Oh, well, I just heard uh, my dad and Eric talking, and I just wanted to be sure you were okay. Oliver: You do care. Hope: You know I care. So, um, what happened? Oliver: You're wondering if I still work here. Hope: Look, Oliver, if they fired you, I-I will talk to them. I will-- Oliver: They didn't. Hope: They didn't? They didn't? You still work here? You still have your job? Oliver, that's great. Oh, my God. I am so relieved. Oliver: Yeah, your dad and Eric were awesome. Hope: Yeah, I'm glad we're still gonna be working together. Oliver: Yeah, me, too. Hope: It was a close call. Oliver: You saved the day. Hope: Well, I'm just glad that Liam and I figured out what was going on before anything happened. Oliver: When are you gonna dump that guy and come back to where you belong? Hope: Oliver. Oliver: Don't you dare tell me it's not gonna happen. You're my Hope, and I'm not givin' up. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: Giggles Bill: All right, can you lose that goofy grin before I throw up? Hope's not even here right now. Katie: Oh, don't listen to your father. I think it's sweet that you care about her so much. Liam: I do. Thank you. Katie: Chuckles Liam: Katie, your niece is amazing. She's everything I ever imagined and more. Katie: Well, she's a Logan. Laughs Bill: All right, I just cannot take it anymore. I'm gonna leave you two ladies to your Harlequin romance, okay? Jake. Jake: Yeah? Bill: What the hell is goin' on? Is the second half of the show ever gonna start? Jake: Soon. We're movin' as quick as we can. Adding Hope's line to the schedule just threw us. Bill: Well, any idea what the reasoning was behind that? Jake: Uh, no, I don't. Whip: See? Look right there. Taylor: What? Sighs Whip: That's why Thomas has gotta do something. Taylor: This is horrible. This was supposed to be his big day. Whip: I know. People that are supposedly here to see your son are leaving. It's a shame that Hope's line overshadowed everything. Sighs You know, he can't just get out here and do some sort of run-of-the-mill preview. If he wants to be in the headlines tomorrow, he's got to have something else planned. Thomas: Max. Stop. Just stop. Max: Thanks, Man. Thomas: Okay, tuck that in. Don't go embarrassing me out there, okay? Max: Chuckles No way. Thomas: Sighs Marcus: Hey, are you getting nervous? Thomas: Trying not to. Marcus: Chuckles Well, I am. You know, I've never really done this modeling thing before. Being out there on that runway just, uh, kinda got my palms a little bit sweaty. Thomas: Dude, Marcus, you were great in rehearsal. You in that suit--you-- you're gonna knock them dead. You kidding? Marcus: Well, I hope so, Tom. I mean, I really want this to be a big smash for you, Man. Thomas: Thanks, Marcus. Chuckles Man, people need to stop leaving. Rick: Thomas, stop stressing, okay? It's gonna be packed. Thomas: It better be. I-I-I've worked way too hard on this line for it to be upstaged. Rick: You do understand why things were moved up the way they were. Thomas: Sighs Don't get me wrong, Rick. I-I'm glad we were able to throw things together and pull the rug out from underneath Amber, but it's frustrating. I just thought today was gonna be about me for a change. Okay, I'm--I'm not gonna let this be a big deal. I'm just gonna-- I need to go out there and remind 'em why, you know, they came in the first place. Marcus: Hey, look, no problem. Now what you're gonna do, you're gonna go out there, and you're gonna wow them with charm, all right? Now that's what you do. Thomas: Chuckles Oh, I'm gonna wow them all right. You'll see. They're gonna be talkin', that's for sure. Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Taylor, I'm so glad you came. Taylor: To my son's premiere? Of course. I wouldn't miss that for the world. Brooke: Well, you told me how you feel about me working with your son. Taylor: I'm very proud of my son. I'm very proud of him. I've told him that. I think this new men's line is going to be amazing. If you have to be a part of it, then I guess that's the way it is. Whip: Great job with, uh, with Hope's line. You guys really knocked it out of the park. I had no idea what Amber was doing, by the way. Brooke: I know. Thank you, Whip. Taylor: Not that I was comfortable with it at all. Whip: Taylor. Taylor: Well, I'm not. Brooke: Okay, what can I do to make it better? Taylor: Don't be a part of it. Brooke: I am not walking away from the men's line. I already told Thomas I would help him. Taylor: Well, Brooke, it's only just been a few weeks since your last scandal, so since it's all like clockwork with you, you're due for another one any moment now, and I don't want my son involved in it. Brooke: That's crazy. What do you think's gonna happen? Taylor: Scoffs With you? Anything goes. Anything--that's the problem. Whip: It's okay. Come on. Just relax. Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: I feel like I've been so worried about you getting down on yourself, but then I see you smile... Chuckles Oliver: How can I not smile when you're around? Hope: Chuckles Oliver: Not that I haven't made some big, hairy mistakes. Hope: Well, everyone's made mistakes. Oliver: I didn't exactly not water the plants. Hope: Well, true. Yours were slightly more epic. Oliver: But you forgave me because you have a big heart. Hope: Yes, I do. Oliver: The biggest I've ever seen. Hope: Chuckles [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: I just spoke to Jake. The stage is ready. Thomas: Great. So we're good to go? Brooke: Looks like it. Thomas: Well, awesome. You want to gather the troops? Brooke: I think you should. Thomas: Okay. All right, everybody, gather around, please. Please hurry up. Now today is a big day for Forrester Creations. Not one but two of our lines will be making headlines. Pam: Yes! Man: All right. Yeah. Thomas: Now they're a bit restless out there, thinking they've seen the best we have to offer, but they're mistaken. We're gonna get them up and out of their seats, pumped and excited. Pam: Yes! Brooke: Yes! All right! Thomas: All right, let's do this. Pam: Okay. All right! Man: Let's do it. Let's do it. Eric: Come here. Thomas: Sighs Ridge: I'm proud of you. Thomas: Thank you, Dad. Ridge: Go out and knock 'em dead. Thomas: Thank you. Thank you, everyone. My name is Thomas Forrester. And as the designer for the new men's line, I am very proud to be introducing the second half of our show. Thomas: Now I sincerely appreciate your patience. This was supposed to be the main event. But necessity required a change. I think you all agree that Hope for the Future will be one of our most popular Forrester lines ever. Well, good news. You're about to preview another. Our reenergized men's line will blow you away. It--it's focused on Brooke Logan's original concepts, uh, from the past years-- innovative styles, bold new lines, and a distinctive departure from the traditional business suit. I've had a great opportunity to have Brooke's input. She has been extremely invaluable. And I couldn't have done this without her. And at Forrester, we want our men to be hot, and they will be. So, ladies and gentlemen, get ready to witness something unlike you have ever seen before-- the new men's line by Thomas Forrester. Techno music playing Techno music playing Brooke: Mouthing words [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: We've been through a lot together. Oliver: And yet, we're still here. Nobody died. Hope: Chuckles More good times than bad I think. Oliver: You really feel that way? Hope: Yeah, I do. Oliver: You know, I got this gig at Forrester because of you. Hope: I just made sure your music got heard. That's-- Oliver: You got me in the door. You did that for me. Hope: And I never regretted it. Oliver: Not once? Hope: Nope, not once. We did really great things together on this Hope for the Future campaign. I mean, we're gonna get a lot of publicity. Who knows? Maybe you and I will be like the next dynamic duo at Forrester. Oliver: Chuckles Hope: It's incredible where life takes you sometimes. Oliver: Incredible. [SCENE_BREAK] Techno music playing Katie: Chuckles Whoo! Chuckles Babe, pay attention. Doesn't Marcus look great? Bill: Yeah, beautiful. Take a look around. In case you haven't noticed, no one cares, including me. Katie: Sighs Taylor: These are good, right? Or am I just being a mom? Whip: No, no, no. They're--they're fine. Really. They're okay. I just wish he didn't have to follow Hope's premiere. He would have had a much better reaction otherwise. Taylor: Sighs You know, he worked so hard on this. I'm telling you. Whip: I know. I-it'll be okay, as long as he follows my advice. He's gonna have to get the audience responding, get their jaws dropping. Applause Whip: And he's gonna have to do it soon. [SCENE_BREAK] Thomas: Marcus, Dude, you blew it up for me out there. Thank you. Marcus: I do what I do, Man. Eric: Let me see you. Let me see you. You looked good out there. Thomas: Max, where are your pants? Rick, can you get the pants? We're comin' up on the end of the show, and I-I'm still not ready. Rick: Sure. Come on. Thomas: Thank you. Brooke: Sighs You seem a little stressed. Don't be. Everything is going well. Thomas: Yeah, not well enough, and you know it. Brooke: Well, then it's time to pull out the big guns. Aren't you the guy with the mysterious plan? Thomas: Well, you're still with me on this, right? Brooke: I said I would be. It would help if you'd give me a clue what it is. Thomas: Nah, it wouldn't be the same. Trust me. Just promise me you'll go with me on this, okay? Brooke: I promise. Chuckles Thomas: Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Oliver: You have no idea what this does to me when I'm close to you like this. Hope: Well, I don't want to send any mixed signals. Oliver: Why not? You've got mixed feelings. Hope: Oliver, I felt so much for you. You know, I-I can't just turn that off. I'm not wired that way. Oliver: Yeah, me either. I bet when you were younger you'd find, like, abandoned cats and little injured birds and nurse them back to health. Hope: Yeah, I did that a lot, actually. Oliver: 'Cause when you see a creature in distress, you want to help them. Hope: Oliver, if you're asking me to rescue you-- Oliver: No, you already did by blowing Amber out of the water. You saved me from ruining this entire company. You were a huge hit, and I saved my job. I am so lucky because of you. Hope: I feel the same way. Oliver, after everything that we've been through together, and after all we've accomplished, I can't imagine my life without you, and I don't want to. Oliver: Well, your dad didn't fire me. You're stuck with me. You know what I think? I think that our lives are tied together... Hope: Chuckles Oliver: You know? That no matter what happens, we're gonna cross here and there and everywhere. You changed me. I changed you. I screwed up, and you forgave me, but now we can move on. We can look towards our future. Hope: Oliver, I-- Oliver: Hope, hold--let-- just let me finish, okay? Hope: I... Sighs Oliver: Our future together is gonna be so great. And I am gonna love you like no guy has ever loved anyone ever before. And I'm gonna be there for you. It's not over for us, Hope. It's never gonna be over for us. [SCENE_BREAK] Techno music playing Ridge: Thomas is next. Techno music playing Whip: He's gotta do better than this. Eric: Ladies and Gentlemen, Thomas and Brooke Forrester. Audience: Gasps Applause Cheering Cheers and applause

Thomas tells Brooke to trust him and follow his lead. The press will definitely pay attention. He's going to wow them for sure. Whip says it will have to be really big to make the entire room of reporters forget Hope For The Future. Hope hugs Oliver when she hears that he wasn't fired and still has his job at Forrester. She thinks they might be the next dynamic duo at Forrester. He kisses her and says he has not given up hope. They will be together again. Thomas makes his speech and introduces the men's line. Basically the audience is bored and not raving as Thomas expected. Brooke innocently tells him that it's time to pull out the big guns. Thomas takes his final turn down the catwalk and then motions for Brooke to come out. When she joins him, he dips her and plants a big kiss on his step-mother. She is caught by surprise with a dumbfounded look as well as most of the reporters.

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Brooke: I know it's a lot to take in. Ridge: I thought he was doing better. Brooke: Right, 'cause you don't wanna see him for who he really is, ridge. And that's frustrating to me. But I do understand it. You love him very much. But this escalation of behavior has been showing for some time now.& Ridge: Well, I need to see him. Hope... after you signed the adoption papers, and he chased you all through forrester, what--what happened then? Have you heard from him? Has he been in touch with you? Brooke: Nobody's heard from thomas. Ridge: So what do we do? We just wait for him to show up, to resurface? Hope: [ Gasps ] Thomas? Oh, my god. [ Gasps ] Ridge: Hope? What? Hope: I didn't mean...to. Brooke: Honey... Ridge: What'S... what's going on? Hope: I'm sorry, ridge. Ridge: Sorry for what? Why are you apologizing? Brooke: So that call you got earlier about the hydrofluoric acid? Ridge: Yeah, what about it? Brooke: Well, it's out of the building, right? I mean, it was disposed of properly. All traces are gone. Ridge: Yes. Everything's fine. Why are you asking that? Brooke: Well, I was just...wondering. M-maybe that's why you're so concerned. Ridge: I-I was concerned, but, yeah, I'm not worried about it. It was there. Now it's gone, like it was never there at all. I'm concerned because I didn't know where my son is. I'd like to find out. Is it--is there anything else you wanna say? Well, I'll try thomas again. Steffy: Wow, these are terrific. Quinn: Thanks. Steffy: I'd love to incorporate this into the line I'm working on with sally. Quinn: [ Sighs ] Well, I would love to help you out, but I can't finalize anything until I get thomas' input. Is he around? Steffy: He seems to be mia today. Quinn: Really? You haven't heard from him? Steffy: Nope. Neither has my father. Quinn: Interesting. Steffy: You know something? Quinn: He and douglas didn't come home last night. When I went to bed last night, I just thought thomas and douglas were out late, but neither one of them came down for breakfast in the morning when I left for work. What, do you --you think I should sound an alarm? Steffy: No, not yet. I don't know about thomas' whereabouts, but my father called douglas' school, and he found out that he was dropped off this morning. Quinn: Oh. Steffy: We just don't know by whom. Though maybe it was hope, because now she is douglas' new legal mother. Quinn: Wait a minute. What? Steffy: Thomas made a terrible decision. Ridge: Well, if you get this, please call me back or text me, something. [ Cellphone beeps ] I'm, um...gonna stop by the office, and then I'm going back to dad's, so if you hear something... let me know, okay? Brooke: Okay. [ Door closes ] [ Exhales deeply ] I was so worried you were going to say something. Hope: I should have. He's looking for thomas, but he's never going to find him because I killed him. [ Applause ] Thank you. Quinn: Ever since thomas and douglas moved into the house I've been able to see their relationship up close. Steffy: It's improving, right? Quinn: Oh, yeah, definitely. Thomas is... he's loving, and he's sweet, and...and douglas is really relaxing into that, and, you know, there's a lot of laughter and playtime. It's why I--I'm just-- I'm so confused that he would give hope any legal standing. They're not married, and he doesn't need help repairing his relationship with his son. Brooke: Well, hope can talk my brother into anything. She's his weakness. Quinn: Yeah, but giving up your parental rights, even partially? I mean, who does that? Steffy: I know. I get it. I get it. Ridge: Hey. Steffy: Hey. Quinn: Hey. So, uh, I cannot do anything else with my jewelry until I get input from thomas. Do you have any idea where he is? Ridge: I don't know when he's coming into the office. But if you're in a bind, I can certainly make the call. Quinn: Well...give me a holler if he shows up. Steffy: I definitely wanna use your pieces for the line. I think it'd be great. Quinn: Okay. [ Door closes ] Steffy: [ Sighs ] Ridge: What? Steffy: I was about to ask you that. Ridge: I've just got a lot of things on my mind. That's all. Steffy: Yeah, yeah, I know. I know you went to see hope and brooke about the custody papers. How'd it go? Ridge: Your kids are everything. I mean, you know that now. From the moment you're born, you just--you--you wanna make their life better. You wanna give them happiness. [ Sighs ] You're a better parent than me. I-I've always loved you guys, but...I wasn't always there. Steffy: We know you love us, dad. Ridge: But knowing might not be enough, right? Not for thomas, anyway. Steffy: Whoa, you can't-- you can't blame yourself. Thomas is a grown man. He can make his own choices. Ridge: Yeah. I thought he was getting better, and I just... I talked to hope and brooke, and...now I'm more concerned about him than I ever was. Hope: We have to get ridge back here. We have to tell him what really happened. Brooke: Honey, you need to calm down. Hope: He is worried about his son for good reason, and that is because he is dead. Brooke: Okay, please, stop saying that. Hope: Thomas is in a vat of acid because of me, and I'm not going to keep that secret. Brooke: You're forgetting how this all happened. Thomas brought this on himself. His actions made you react. And what kind of a father does that, takes his son and puts him in an empty room, and leaves him there in an empty building so that he can chase you around and have sex with you? He was coming on to you, hope. He cornered you. Hope: But that shouldn't have cost thomas' life. I should have tried using my words. I should have tried talking to him. He listened to me. Or at least he did before I killed him. Brooke: Oh, honey, how many times do I have to tell you? It was an accident. Hope: Do you really think that's going to make a difference to ridge? To steffi or to douglas? I killed douglas' father, mom, after he just lost caroline, and douglas trusts me. He trusts me. Brooke: Honey, you've gotta listen to me, okay? God only knows what would have happened if you didn't defend yourself. Thomas was intimidating you. You had to protect yourself. Hope: No, I took it too far. I have to tell ridge. I have to--I have to tell the cops. Brooke: No, wait. Wait. Let's think about this. Let's be smart. Ridge told us that the acid was gone. It was disposed of properly, and the vat as well. So you know I'm a chemist. So trust me when I tell you this-- that all traces of any evidence, all traces of...thomas, as horrible as that may sound, it's gone, honey. It's all gone. What does help for heart failure look like? Steffy: I'm almost afraid to ask. You were so positive about thomas' progress. Ridge: Yeah, I know I was. This is so hard. You know, I really--I thought he was doing better, working with your mother and just...getting his stuff back together, and I think he might--might be worse than he ever was. Steffy: What did hope and brooke say? Ridge: Ohh. [ Sighs ] [ Clears throat ] They said that a few days ago, your brother suggested that they could, um... [ Scoffs ] They could trade custody of douglas for, um... Steffy: For what? Ridge: [ Sighs ] Steffy: You've got to be kidding me. Trade custody for sex? Are you serious? Ridge: That's according to hope, and listen... Steffy: Oh, my god. Ridge: She's a lot of things, but she's not a liar. Of course she didn't do it. Steffy: Like, of course she wouldn't, and thomas should have known that. Ridge: So your brother changed tactics again. He, uh, asked her out for a nice dinner, and douglas would be there, and he would bring the adoption paper. Steffy: Oh, gosh. The dinner. Give her an offer she couldn't refuse. Ridge: Yeah, but she didn't refuse, but she--she tried to steer it a different way. She tried to meet him here instead. So he once again had another idea, and it fit well, and let's just have dinner here and then afterwards, the two of them could be alone. Steffy: I thought douglas was there. Ridge: He was there for the dinner, but, uh, thomas said that he made other arrangements for him after dinner and took him away. Steffy: With a babysitter? Ridge: No, no. He took him to a dressing room and left him there. Steffy: What? Ridge: And then after your brother had the paper signed and had him sitting there, he decided to make a move on hope. And she was scared not just for herself but for douglas. So she ran out, and he chased her all over the building. Steffy: He chased after her? Ridge: What's going on with that kid? What is... what's with this obsession with hope? Brooke's daughter's gonna be the death of my son. Hope: What are you suggesting, mom? Brooke: I'm not suggesting anything. Hope: 'Cause it sounds like you're telling me to keep quiet, to not tell anyone. Brooke: Honey, you heard what ridge said. Hydrofluoric acid was neutralized, and it was disposed of properly, along with the vat. So everything, including thomas, is gone. Do you understand that? There is nothing that points to you. There's nothing that puts you anywhere close to that storage area. Hope: I cannot pretend like last night didn't happen, mom. Thomas fell into that vat of acid because I pushed him. Brooke: Not on purpose. Hope: It doesn't matter. He's still dead. Brooke: Does that mean your life has to end, too, honey? The life that you just got back? The life that so many people tried to steal from you. Thomas tried to steal from you. Now I know you're a good person, and you wanna confess. But I can't stop thinking about what would happen next. They would arrest you. You would be dragged off to jail. Your marriage would end. You would lose your baby-- the baby that you just got back. And douglas, too. And me--god, I don't even know what I would do without you. Hope: I don't know, mom. I don't know. [ Crying ] Brooke: Honey. Thomas was chasing you around the building, and he was being very aggressive. He was trying to come on to you. He had you cornered on the catwalk. You had to do something. You had to defend yourself. Hope: So I just don't say anything? Brooke: That's not what I'm saying, honey. Hope: Mom, ridge is already asking questions, wondering about where thomas is, and you really think the forresters are just gonna shrug their shoulders and just go, "oh, well, he never came home"? [ Cries ] And besides, mom, we know firsthand just how destructive keeping secrets can be. Brooke: Oh, god, you're right, but I just keep thinking about ridge, when he finds out. & Hope: It's going to be awful. But I have to tell the truth. And I should have from the start. Brooke: I'm just so frightened for you, honey. Hope: I know. I am, too. But at least I won't be keeping any secrets. Brooke: Oh. [ Exhales deeply ] [ Crickets chirping ] Ridge: Joint custody of douglas means that thomas and hope are gonna be tied together forever. It's a legal document. In the eyes of the law, they are the parents. How's your brother ever gonna get past hope if he ties himself to her forever? Steffy: That's the point. His strategy just gave him all the time in the world to win hope over. Ridge: Well, I don't think he was talking about strategy when he put that little kid in a dressing room and was chasing hope all over the building. Answer your... Steffy: Maybe he's lying low because he's embarrassed. Ridge: He should be embarrassed. What happened here? He was focused. He was focused on dealing with his relationship with you and--and being there for his little kid. Taylor said he was doing well, and--and look--look at what he's doing. This-- he's designing these. He's finally coming into his own. Steffy: You know, impulse trumps intellect. Ridge: Thomas is not built to live his life impulsively. He's too emotional. He's too vulnerable, and you know why? Because of me. Because I wasn't there for him. I was never there for him. Steffy: Dad, dad, dad, stop. You gotta stop, okay? Just breathe. At some point, we have to own who we are. Ridge: And your brother was doing that. To give custody to hope-- that's just --that's a mistake. It's a huge mistake. But it's done, and what-- what's done is done, so... we'll just deal with it. I support thomas. And he knows that, and he'll find his way home. Hope: Thomas... I would give anything to get that moment back. [ Crying ] I just thought I was pushing you. It was an accident. I never meant to harm you. I have to admit it. The truth has to come out. But how? [ Crying ] How am I gonna tell douglas that I killed his father? [ Sobs ] [ Continues crying ] What if I go to jail? What if I go to jail? [ Sobs ] And douglas is going to lose three parents in such a short amount of time, and I'm gonna lose liam, and I'm gonna lose beth after I just got her back. I can'T. [ Crying ] How did any of this happen? [ Sobs ] I could never love you, but I didn't wanna hurt you. I'll never, ever be able to forgive myself. [ Sobs ] One second. I ruined everything in one second, and I ruined it all, and I'm sorry. And I'm so sorry, thomas. I'm so sorry. [ Sobbing ] [ Gasps ] [ Gasps ] Thomas? Is... is that you? Thomas: Yes. Hope: Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. You're alive! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Thank... [ Sobbing ] [ Gasps ]

(THIS AIRED 11/19 IN SOME AREAS) Brooke tries to cover with Ridge about Hope's saying that Thomas is dead. Hope is very upset still. Brooke asks about the hydroflouric acid at Forrester. Ridge doesn't know why she's asking about that, but he says that it's gone - like it was never there. Ridge's main concern is finding Thomas, so he leaves. Brooke breathes a sigh of relief, but Hope still feels guilty that she killed Thomas. Hope gets very upset, and Brooke tries to reason with her about what happened. Hope wants to tell the police or Ridge what happened. Brooke doesn't think that's a good idea. Hope doesn't agree that she should keep the truth hidden. Brooke is just worried about what will happen to her. Later, Hope goes to Thomas's former bedroom in Brooke's house and talks to him, upset. She tells him that she's so sorry. She is shocked when he turns up alive and hugs him, sobbing, grateful.

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Brooke: Eric should be here soon. Can you wait for him? Stephanie: Grunting Brooke: Stephanie, what are you doing? Stephanie: I want to get this off. Coughing Brooke: Okay. Stephanie: Coughs Breathing heavily Indistinct conversation [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Sighs I guess I missed the meeting. What are you doing here? Eric: Well, I was here for the meeting, and, uh, now I'm trying to get back to my wife. Hope: Is that what I think it is? Pam: Yeah. It's the--the tribute. Rick: The video that we shot at Stephanie's party. Eric: I just don't know if I should show it to her now that everything's happening with her so fast now, and it's just-- I don't want it to upset her. Rick: No, no, Dad, that's-- that's not what we intended. Eric: I know. Of course not. Pam: Well, Eric, maybe you should just take a look at it first, and then you could decide after? Exhales deeply Tony: What do you want? Kristen: You go first. Tony: Sighs You never treated me like a walking disease, not the way people do when they learn that I am H.I.V. positive. You always treated me like a person. Kristen: I want you to know, Mom, you were a good mom. Voice breaking A good mom. And I-I'll never forget that. [SCENE_BREAK] Katie: It's happening again. My--my heart is-- Taylor: Katie, there's nothing wrong with your heart. Katie: Then why do I feel like I'm dying? Taylor: That's what is so horrendous about postpartum depression. Katie: Sniffles Taylor: You know, in your body's efforts to return to normal, it does just the opposite, and it ends up robbing you of all of the beautiful dreams you had of being a mother. Katie: Crying Can you help me? Please help me. Sobbing Taylor: Katie, do you want your life back? Katie: Not if it's only gonna be taken away from me. My son needs someone who's always gonna be there for him. Taylor: He's a part of you. There is no better person for him to be his mother than you. Katie: What if something's wrong with him? He--he would just cry and cry as if he knew that I had passed on something terrible to him. Taylor: That's how life is. Sometimes it's precious. Sometimes it's terrible. [SCENE_BREAK] Thorne: I just felt like I never could get that close to you because I didn't think that you had enough love for more than one son. And I understand now that you are-- you were letting me go my own way because that is what I needed. Felicia: Aah. Sorry. This is so surreal. You know, to think that for so many years, I've lived by the mantra, "I am not my mother. I am not my mother." Well, who am I now? Chuckles [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Coughing Take this off for me. Take this off. Coughs Take--take the ring off. Coughing Brooke: Okay. I--the-- Stephanie: No, no, no. Coughing No. Brooke: Okay, I-I don't understand what you want. What? Stephanie: Give me one back. This one. This one. Brooke: Here, let me... Stephanie: No. Coughing Brooke: Moans Stephanie: Coughing Breathing heavily Eric. Brooke: Yes. He loves you very much. Stephanie: Chuckles Finally. Brooke: Chuckles Stephanie: Coughs That ring is for you. I want you to have it. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Katie, I l-- I lost a child. I lost my daughter Phoebe. You've been agonizing over leaving Will, and you don't even know. He could leave you. Tomorrow is promised to no one. And do you really want him to grow up and not be able to remember his mother's love, no matter how much time you have? Katie: Crying I've been so selfish. Taylor: No, you've been sick. Katie: I don't want to die. I don't. Crying Taylor: Of course, you don't. Katie: I want my baby. I want my son. Sobbing [SCENE_BREAK] Bill: But I have a little secret to share with you. I think we're kindred spirits. You don't suffer fools lightly, you have no low opinion of yourself. Like the mama bear you are, you are fiercely protective of your family, those that you love. Those that you don't-- well, they quake in their boots when they see you comin'. I like that. Dayzee: Sighs I owe you so much. You have taught me... so much. And... you're irreplaceable. And there'll forever be a small gap in my heart that will never be filled. Ever. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: This should go to one of your daughters. Voice breaking I wanted something of yours so much. I just never imagined it would be this. Crying Stephanie: Why not? You got all my men. Laughs Brooke: Chuckles Yeah. Stephanie: Coughing Brooke: I did. Stephanie: Coughing Sighs That hurt, you know? You hurt me. But you also saved me. Brooke: What does that mean? Stephanie: Well... Honey, you can't live-- you just can't live life-- I mean... Chuckles Because of you, I lived it for something. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Fusses Katie: Wait, wait, wait. Donna: Katie. Taylor: You said you wanted to hold the baby. Will: Cries Katie: What if he doesn't want me? Taylor: Katie, don't let your fear speak for you. Katie: No, it's-- it's the truth. He--he--he wouldn't take my breast. He turned away from me like he was disgusted, even when I would pump and try and feed him with a bottle. Taylor: Sometimes the medication can cause a reaction in the baby where they feel colicky or anxious, might even refuse to feed. But it hasn't been you. It isn't your fault, and it isn't your heart. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: I thought it was a competition. And I wanted to win. But not like this. Not like this. Sighs Rick: Look, I blamed you for a lot of things. Mostly, for splitting up my mom and dad. Sighs So it's taken me a long time to admit I wouldn't be the person I am today or the man I am today without your guidance. Marcus: You are the scariest woman that I've ever met. So how awesome was it for me to be welcomed by the family by the most badass lady on the planet? Thank you. Steffy: I'm glad kids don't get to pick their own name, because I wouldn't have picked yours. I always thought it was stuffy and old-fashioned. But what I didn't know is that... it'd be like a compass, always reminding me who and what I wanted to be. Taylor: I want you to know I've listened and I've watched, and I'm going to be able to get through all that lies ahead. But I'll miss you. You're my hero. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Are you cold? Do you want me to call anybody? Stephanie: No. Brooke: Do you want me to read you the rest of the story? Stephanie: What's the end? Brooke: I could go get the book. Stephanie: No, no. Chuckles Make it up. Brooke: The lady in the book, Mrs. Transome, she was waiting patiently for her son's engagement to be married, I believe. And she wanted it to be so perfect. So she hired the peasant girl in the valley and her mother, and they came over, and they helped her to make this splendid, splendid party. And when the son arrived, he met the peasant girl's eyes, and it was love at first sight. Needless to say, Mrs. Transome wasn't very happy about it. Stephanie: Needless to say. Brooke: Chuckles But the girl, she realized over time that she not only loved the son, but she loved the family, too-- who they were... Sighs What they stood for, and she really wanted to be one of them. But Mrs. Transome thought she was a threat. Sighs And she had to protect her family. They fought and they fought for years. Sighs They tried to destroy each other. Stephanie: This sounds familiar. Brooke: I don't think I... knew what love was... until I knew I loved you. Stephanie: Hmm. Brooke: I'm so ashamed. I'm ashamed of all of the pain that I put you through for all these years. Stephanie: It all adds up. Brooke: Sighs I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Stephanie: No. No. It all adds up to now. Brooke: Yes. To now. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Fusses Donna: Shh. Katie: He looks bigger. Donna: Bill says he's gained about 3 pounds since you brought him home. Will: Fusses Katie: Would it be okay if I... Donna: Oh, Baby, of course. Shh. Katie: Hey. It's okay, my boy. Mommy's here. [SCENE_BREAK] Pam: I've always been the baby. No one expected much of me, and I didn't let them down. Chuckles I can find my own way now, and if I get a little lost... Sighs I'll just ask you what to do, because somehow, I know you'll always tell me. Eric: My wonderful Stephanie, how I have loved you and despised you. So powerful and so towering and so righteous. I wouldn't blame anyone for, uh, getting caught up in the bedazzlement of you. I won't forget any of it ever, not a day, not one hour. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Who's there? Eric? Brooke: Eric's gonna be here really soon. Stephanie: Never around when you need him. Brooke: He's coming. Stephanie: Sighs I'm tired. I'm so tired. Brooke: Whispers I know. Normal voice Do you want to sleep? Stephanie: Yes. Brooke: And I'll wake you when he gets here. Stephanie: Yes. I'll miss you. Sing me to sleep, Baby Girl. Brooke: Sniffles Voice breaking You want me to sing? Stephanie: Whispers Yes. Sleep. Brooke: When Irish eyes are smiling 'tis like a morn in spring in the lilt of Irish laughter you can hear the angels sing when all the hearts are happy the world seems bright and gay when those Irish eyes are smiling Sobs They steal your heart away Sobbing Sobbing

Brooke sits with Stephanie on the outside bench taking in the beauty of the blue sky, mountains and the lake. She says that Eric will be here soon if Stephanie can wait for him. Stephanie struggles with her coughing jags but manages to get off her engagement ring and wants Brooke to have it. She quips that Brooke had all her men, now she has the ring too. She admits Brooke really hurt her, but she also saved her too. Brooke has a way of life so now Stephanie has been able to live for something. Eric prepares to get back to the cabin, stopping only long enough for the others to wish him well and say goodbye to Stephanie. He has a video of the party but isn't sure whether to show it to Stephanie or not. Pam convinces him to play it and view it first. One by one it's a tribute to the pit bull and Mama Bear by Eric, Pam, Donna, Rick, Steffy, Marcus, Dayzee, Thorne, Felicia, Taylor, Bill, Kristen and Tony. Katie cries to Taylor that she feels like she is dying; her heart is pounding. Taylor explains that is just the depression. Katie asks for her to please help. She does not want to die. Donna brings Will into Katie's room and puts him in his mother's arms.

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Eric: Are you sure? Stephanie: We-- uh, we argued. Eric: And she pulled out a gun and... and you... you saw her? Stephanie: I s -- I saw her. Eric: She was leaning over you when I found you. She said that she turned you over. Stephanie: Scoffs then sighs heavily Donna. Donna. Eric: Whispering Damn it. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: Yeah, Thorne, that's great news. Okay, we'll see you in the morning. Thanks. Bye. Brooke: Stephanie made it through surgery? Ridge: Dad's with her now. He refuses to leave her side. Brooke: Well, she's okay. That's what matters. Ridge: Is she okay? Someone tried to kill her. Brooke: You still believe it was somebody from my family. Ridge: She said it was a Logan that shot her. Brooke: Well, that's what you inferred from what she said. Ridge: She was very clear. Brooke: She was in shock. Ridge: Look, regardless, there's gonna be an investigation. The police will be asking a lot of questions, and the press will, as well. Brooke: So we should show a unified front? Ridge: Exactly. Brooke: Well, I am. I'm supporting my family. Ridge: Even if it means putting our family at risk? [SCENE_BREAK] Woman: Dr. Kravitz, you have a visitor in the main lobby. Dr. Kravitz, a visitor in the main lobby. Donna: So how is she? Eric: The surgery went well. Donna: So S-Stephanie's okay? Eric: She was shot, Donna. And so no, no, Stephanie's-- she's not okay. The, uh-- she has a good prognosis, but... Donna: Good, good. I'm glad. And she's awake? Eric: And talking. Phone rings Donna: Yeah, yeah, I saw that. Eric: How long have you been out here? Donna: For a little while. Did you ask her who did this to her? Eric: Yeah. Donna: Well, what did she say? Phone rings Eric: She said it was you. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Are you asking me to choose between you and my family? Ridge: No, I'm asking you to keep an open mind. Brooke: I asked every member of my family if they were involved, and they swear they weren't. Ridge: Oh, come on, Brooke. You don't really expect them to admit it. If one of them pulled the trigger, they did it for you, to protect you from my mother. They're not gonna drag you into this by telling you what really happened. Brooke: Just like your mother would never say anything that might not be true. Ridge: Okay, now what does that mean? Brooke: Ridge-- sighs your mother says whatever she wants whenever she wants something. And right now she wants to rid Donna from Eric's life. Ridge: By making false accusations? No, Brooke. I would hope she'd learned her lesson after what she did to you. Brooke: Ridge, she had Donna locked up in a steam room. Ridge: Okay, that wasn't fair, but it's not the same as accusing Donna of attempted murder. Brooke: You told me how upset she was for losing Eric. Ridge: Well, this has been a little rough on her. You know, she's been through this before. Brooke: Well, maybe she doesn't feel like she's ever gonna get him back. Ridge: Or maybe Donna just won't let anything or anyone get between her and her man. Brooke: I thought you supported them. Ridge: I accepted my father's decision. It doesn't mean I agree with it. Brooke: So now Donna is a gold digger and a potential murderer? If that's the way you really feel, I don't know what else we can say to each other. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: You didn't just-- Stephanie said I shot her? Eric: Yes. Donna: No, no, no, she's--she's confused. It's--it's the painkillers or--or the blood loss or something. Eric: I-I just--I just n-n-need you to tell me what happened. I-I need you to tell me. Donna: Eric! Eric: Look, Donna, I just--I just--I just need to know the truth. Donna: No, th--this is insane. This is crazy. Of course I didn't shoot her. Eric: Well, look-- but the two of you argued, right? Donna: Yes, yes, we argued after the showing. But this was supposed to be our big night, our big moment. Eric: Look, I just-- I just need to know-- I need to know what happened. I need to know everything. Donna: You want me to convince you I didn't do this? Eric: You heard the gunshot. Where--where were you? Donna: You're asking me if I have an alibi. Eric: Well, maybe you saw something. Um, maybe you saw someone. Donna: I-I was down the hall. I-I-I heard a noise. I went into the showroom. I-I saw Stephanie lying there. We've been through this. Eric: Well, but maybe-- maybe somebody saw you. Maybe--maybe you saw somebody. I don't know. Donna: Stephanie. I thought she collapsed, and I-I-I turned her over, and--and she opened her eyes, and she saw me. That's why she thought I did this, because--because it's the last thing she remembers-- me leaning over her. Eric: And so you were leaning over her and... Donna: If she says I pulled the trigger, she's lying. It didn't happen, Eric. I-or sh--she doesn't remember. Donna: Eric, you have to believe me. Eric: Okay, look, uh, it's been a long day for all of us. Maybe you should go home. Donna: No, please, just-- just come with me, please? Eric: No, I'm gonna, uh, I'm gonna stay here. Donna: Exhales deeply {Eric thinking} [ Short staccato snore ] Donna: Eric, you have to believe me. Stephanie: I s--I saw her. Eric: She was leaning over you when I found you. She said that she turned you over. Stephanie: Echoing Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna. Donna, Donna, Donna. Donna: If she says I pulled the trigger, she's lying. Eric: Hey. Stephanie: Oh. Eric: You drifted off. Stephanie: Oh. Eric: Mm-hmm. Not for long, though. I've been here the whole time. Stephanie: You stayed? Eric: Yeah. Stephanie: Mm. Eric: I didn't stay here to be with you, though. I'm just hiding out from the press in here. Stephanie: Chuckles funny. Eric: Yeah. Look, now you're tired. You go ahead, you close your eyes. You rest. Stephanie: Mm. You go home. Eric: Maybe I will. Stephanie: Mm. Eric: Would that be okay with you? Stephanie: Mm-hmm. Eric: Yeah? All right, but I'll be back first thing in the morning, all right? Stephanie: Mm. Eric: The fact is the police'll probably be here, too. They're gonna want to talk to you, you know... Stephanie: Mm. Eric: A lot of questions. Stephanie: Mm. Eric: Sighs Eric: You know what you said before? Honey, I know you're tired, but-- but what you said about Donna-- that you saw her. Did you see her pull out a gun? Did you... did you see her pull the trigger? Eric: Sighs hey. Nurse: Hi. Your wife's been given a sedative. She won't wake up again tonight. Eric: You take good care of her, okay? Sighs heavily [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: You don't want to believe the people you love are actually capable of this. I didn't want to believe my mother did what she did to you. Brooke: Sighs Ridge: Our families are, uh, are gonna disappoint us, you know that-- our parents, our siblings. They're not always gonna be the people we want them to be. But they're still family. Brooke: Does that mean you're going to invite your mother to our wedding? Ridge: If you still even want to marry me. Brooke: Well, we may have to put it off for a little while. Ridge: Maybe getting the Logans and the Forresters together isn't really a good idea right now. Brooke: Sighs Ridge: But I don't want to argue, okay? I don't want to argue, but that still doesn't mean-- cell phone rings rings Ridge: It's dad. Hey, what's going on? Eric: I just got home. Ridge: I thought you were staying at the hospital. Eric: Well, they gave your mother something to make her comfortable, so I don't think she's gonna be waking up again tonight. Ridge: Again? You already talked to her? Eric: Ohh, look--ohh. It's been a really long day, so why don't you stop in and see your mother first thing in the morning, all right? I know she'd like to see you. Ridge: Okay, sure. Eric: Good night, son. Ridge: Good night. Brooke: Did Stephanie make a statement? Ridge: He said they talked, but she's asleep right now. Look, we'll see mother in the morning. And if she does have answers, we'll get them then. [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Sighs heavily sniffing what is that? Sniffing it's like it-- it's like pot roast. Pam: I thought you'd never get home. Chuckles Eric: Pam? Pam: Laughs Eric. Eric: Hey. Hey. Pam: How is my poor sister? Eric: Ohh. You heard, huh? Pam: Yeah. Eric: Yeah. Pam: I heard on the radio on my way back from the fashion show. Eric: You were at the show? Pam: Well, I couldn't get in. Do you believe that? I came straight from the airport. My name wasn't on the list. The guard said I couldn't get in. I told him I was Stephanie's sister. I told him I was supposed to be on, but anyway-- ohh, the poor girl--how is she? Eric: She's gonna be all right. Pam: I-I called the hospital and heard that, but anyway-- after the day you've had, I figured you could use a home-cooked meal. Eric: Oh, Pam. Look, I'm n--I'm not really very hungry at all. Pam: Even for my pot roast? Pshaw. I made it just the way you like it... Eric: Look... sighs Pam: Slivered almonds. Here, taste. Eric: Inhales sharply Pam: Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Donna: You just couldn't stand it. You had to steal my spotlight. If you're not happy, nobody else can be. Donna: Tell me, Stephanie, are you happy now? [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Storm, every one of us in this family has a motive. It doesn't mean any one of us would have done it. Brooke: Sighs Ridge: My mother knows who did this, Brooke. You can deny it. I can keep speculating, but eventually the police are gonna question her. And when they do... echoing The truth will come out, the truth will come out, the truth will come out. Brooke: You're wrong, Ridge. Donna didn't do this. She didn't shoot Stephanie. Nobody in my family did this. But then who did? [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Pam, uh, well, it's so wonderful that you would, uh, think of me and-- and do this for me. Thank you. Pam: It is my pleasure, Eric. Eric: Sighs heavily look, I'm sorry. I was so preoccupied getting the-- getting the showing ready, it never occurred to me that you would-- you would be here, that you would come. Pam: Stephanie obviously forgot to tell you. She's usually so good at that sort of thing. But I guess she's had other issues to deal with recently. I'm aware of the separation, Eric. Eric: Oh. Mm-hmm. Pam: I had to practically drag it out of her. You know Stephanie-- always so tough. She's always been the strong one. Eric: Well, you've had your own burdens to bear over the years, Pam. You really have. Pam: Well, this is not one of them. I want you to know that. Taking care of you is no chore for me. Eric: Taking care of me? Pam: Well, someone's gotta look after this house while you're in the hospital with Stephanie. I put my bags in the back room. I hope you don't mind. I brought my dog, Tiny, with me. Eric: Well-- no, of course not. That's--that's fine. But, uh, look, Pam, you should know, I'm not, uh, I'm not alone here. Pam: Yes, I, uh, I heard that, too. Eric: Well, if you're gonna be staying at the house here, you need to respect, uh, my life and-- and who's in it with me. Pam: Of course. Anyhoo, if you're not gonna eat that, I'm gonna wrap it up and make sandwiches with it tomorrow. Eric: Yeah. Pam: I want you to go upstairs, run yourself a nice long hot bath. And I've turned your bed down already. And I'll just, uh, finish up the laundry. Eric: Oh, no, Pam, you don't have to do that-- Pam: Shoo, shoo. I'll see you tomorrow. Eric: All right. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Oh, God. Go away. Ahh. Donna: Not until we get something straight. I didn't do this to you. You're accusing the wrong per-- Stephanie: Nurse? Donna: Stop it. Stephanie: Nurse? Donna: Calm down, Steph-- Stephanie: Nurse? Donna: I just want to talk to you. Whatever you're telling Eric, stop it. I didn't shoot you. Stephanie: I-I saw you. Donna: No, no. I-I don't know what you saw, but it wasn't me. Stephanie: The police'll just have to-- Donna: You keep your mouth shut about me. Stephanie: Nurse? Donna: I didn't do this to you, Stephanie. It's over. Eric may feel sorry for you right now, but he is committed to me. I'm gonna be the next Mrs. Eric Forrester, and there is nothing you can do about it. Stephanie: This is crazy. This is crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy. Donna: Crazy? What about you-- all the stunts you've pulled over these years. I wouldn't be surprised if you had yourself shot to win Eric's sympathy. Stephanie: No. Donna: No? Stephanie: No. No, no. Donna: Well, if you didn't do it, I didn't do it, your shooter is still out there. You're not safe. So stop accusing me, and start looking for the real culprit, because I didn't do it. I swear to God, it wasn't me.

Eric grimaces; Stephanie is saying that Donna shot her. He knows she was kneeling and leaning over her when she was found, but Donna? Ridge checks on his mother by phone, but he and Brooke continue their back and forth that this could have been anyone in her family responsible for shooting Stephanie. He asks if Brooke is willing to support her family if it means putting their family at risk? And he can't believe Brooke's theory that Stephanie would say anything to blame her family. She's learned her lesson about that. Brooke lets Ridge know that if he really thinks Donna is a gold-digger and the shooter to boot, then they really have nothing more to say to each other. Eric sees Donna looking in and goes to join her. He remarks that Stephanie's prognosis is okay, but she's not good, she's been shot. She's shocked when Eric tells her that Stephanie said it was Donna that shot her. Yes, she admits they argued, but she did not shoot her. Eric says he needs to know what happened, he needs to know everything. She gets that he is trying to find out if she had an alibi. He hopes someone might have seen Donna. Vehemently, she says Stephanie is confused or she is lying and he has to believe her. He won't go home with her, he's staying at the hospital.

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Taylor: Oh, I am so glad to have you home, Phoebe. I missed you so much... Phoebe: Sighs Taylor: And Steffy said that you're moving back, you're moving back home? Phoebe: Uh, we'll see. I mean, the tour's over, and Constantine wants to take a break, so... Taylor: Wow. Was--was that really strange singing to a huge crowd like that? I don't think I could ever do that. I couldn't-- Phoebe: No, it was-- it was fun. Taylor: So do you think, um, Constantine's going to ask you to do the next tour? Phoebe: Uh... sighs probably. I mean, I wasn't always available to rehearse, because I was off promoting the Phoebe fragrance in every city, and he was very forgiving, but I think maybe next time, he'll want a singer who will be entirely devoted to the show, you know? Taylor: Oh, no. No. No way. He won't settle for anything but the best. I-I'm just--I'm so happy to have you home. I can't tell you how much we've missed having you here, and it just doesn't feel like home without you here. Phoebe: Well, it's gonna be a lot easier to live here now that Rick isn't sharing your bed. Taylor: Scoffs Phoebe: Come on. Don't look so shocked. You had to know the real reason I haven't been here. Taylor: Sighs Phoebe: It hurt too much to be with you. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: You know, I want to talk to Rick and invite him to our rehearsal dinner. Ridge: Not a good idea at all. Brooke: Why? Ridge: Because he's too stubborn, Logan. You're not gonna convince him to be okay with us before the ceremony happens. It's... I'm sorry. If he's not gonna support us during this time, he's not welcome at the party tonight, and he's definitely not welcome at the wedding tomorrow. Rick: You think he'll make you happy this time, Mom... inhales deeply but he won't. Slams pen down on desk sighs I cannot let this happen. I cannot let this happen. Sighs I'm gonna stop the wedding. Sighs Brooke: I'm not telling my son to stay away from my wedding. Ridge: You want him to cause a scene? Brooke: No. He won't. Sighs Look, maybe if I could talk to him and get him to agree to come to the rehearsal dinner, he'd see the family gathered around us supporting our love. Maybe that would make a difference. Ridge: Look, if you go to him, he's just gonna start whining about how I'll never be good enough for you. Why start your day like that, hmm? [SCENE_BREAK] Cell phone rings Rings Ridge: Hello? Phoebe: Hey, Dad. Ridge: Hey, sweetheart. Hey, the connection's good this time. Where are you? Phoebe: Oh, this faraway place called Los Angeles. Ridge: Outstanding! Phoebe's here for the wedding. Brooke: Mm. Ridge: Hey, are you staying with us? Phoebe: Uh, well, from what I hear, you've got a pretty full house as it is. I'll--I'll be fine at Mom's. Ridge: Well, maybe it's better you spend some time with her anyway. Phoebe: I guess so. Ridge: Hey, are you there now? Can I come and visit? Phoebe: Uh, sure. Yeah. Ridge: Good. I'll be over as soon as I can. How great. I didn't know if she was gonna make it to the ceremony. Brooke: I'm glad for you. It's really nice that all of your children are going to be able to join the celebration. Ridge: Well, my kids aren't trying to break us up. Brooke: Ridge, he's my son. I want him there. But I just can't imagine that he won't be there on the greatest day of my life. Ridge: All right. Go work your magic, Logan. Brooke: Really? Ridge: Yeah. Brooke: Laughs Thank you. Sighs you won't regret this. Whispers I promise. Laughs [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Steffy and Thomas helped me talk to your dad, and... sighs tell him that we really wanted him to be back here with us and be a family again, a-and I wanted you to be here. I-I called you. Phoebe: I couldn't deal, Mom. I'm sorry. Taylor: Sighs Phoebe: You know, the whole time I was away, I kept telling myself that what you and Rick had was real, and I just needed to suck it up. Well, then I got that message from you asking me to fly home and help talk Dad into coming back to you. I mean, what were you thinking? Was I supposed to be happy that you got involved with my first love just so you could screw around with a younger guy for a few months? Taylor: I know. I'm so sorry, sweetheart. Phoebe: Mom, I don't want you to be sorry. I just... sniffles God, I just want things to be the--the way they were. Taylor: Is that possible? Phoebe: I hope so. He was my first love, Mom. Taylor: Phoebe, I don't know how but I will find a way... Phoebe: Sniffles Taylor: And I'll make this up to you. Phoebe: Sighs Taylor: Sweetheart, I did not realize that I was hurting you in such a horrible way. I had no idea. I am so sorry. I will regret that for the rest of my life. And I promise you, I will find a way to make it up to you. Phoebe: Okay. Sniffles Phoebe: Sniffles [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Hi, honey. Rick: Hey. So are you ready for your big day? Brooke: That's why I'm here. Rick: Now if you have some ridiculous idea of me reading a silly poem or--or God forbid, standing up for Ridge then-- Brooke: I want you to stand up for me. I need your support. I want you to put aside your anger and come to terms with the fact that Ridge and I are gonna spend the rest of our lives with each other. Can you do that? Sighs we have a rehearsal dinner tonight, and Ridge has agreed to let you come. Rick: Oh, has he? So his royal highness has granted me entry? That's very kind of him. Brooke: Honey, I really want you to be there. Rick: Sighs There is no way in hell that I'm going to be there, Mom. Marrying Ridge is the worst possible thing that you could be doing, and I-I-I'm sorry. I cannot support that. So enjoy your dinner tonight and--and your day in the sand tomorrow, and please, be sure to call me when everything falls apart because only then will I be able to support you. [SCENE_BREAK] Phoebe: Hey. Ridge: There she is. Phoebe: Laughs How are you? Mm. Ridge: Groans Phoebe: Groans Sniffles Ridge: I am officially forbidding you from being gone that long ever again. Phoebe: Yes, sir. Laughs Ridge: I mean it. It's not the same without you around here. Where's your mom? Phoebe: Uh, she's in the kitchen making tea or something. Ridge: Hmm. That's the barrette I got you in Sydney. Phoebe: Oh, yeah. I wear this all the time. Laughs Ridge: You do? Phoebe: It reminds me of you. Ridge: Aw. Phoebe: You know, you gave it to me at a time when I didn't appreciate how you were trying to protect me, and I appreciate it now. Ridge: Sighs Phoebe: I'm sorry it took me so long to understand that. Ridge: It's all right. I'm just glad you finally do. Phoebe: Laughs I wrote a song for you. Ridge: What? Get out of here! Phoebe: I did. Ridge: Well... Laughs Phoebe: Laughs Ridge: Can I hear it? Phoebe: Um... well, how about tonight, that is if you'll allow me to sing at your rehearsal dinner? Ridge: I would be honored. Ridge: It means a lot to me to have you back here. I've missed my little girl. Phoebe: I've missed you, too, Dad. Ridge: After the wedding, I want to sit down with you and hear about all the amazing places you've been touring. Phoebe: Yeah, of course. Ridge: I do not want to come back from a honeymoon and hear that you're off singing in Helsinki for the next six months, okay? Phoebe: Laughs I promise. I promise. Taylor: Hi, Ridge. How are you? Ridge: Hey. Can you believe it? Our little girl's back where she belongs. Phoebe: Laughs Taylor: Yeah. It's about time. Phoebe: You know what? I'm gonna go unpack. I'll leave you guys to talk. Taylor: So did you stop by because you have something you want to discuss? I-I think I heard something about a honeymoon or a wedding or something. Sniffles Ridge: It's tomorrow, Doc. Brooke and I are getting married tomorrow. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: I'm sorry you think this is a mistake. Rick: Scoffs No, you're not. Brooke: Damn it, Rick, what do you want from me? Rick: Sighs I want you to be happy, Mom! Come on! Brooke: Open your eyes. I am happy. I am happier than I've ever been in my life, and that's because of Ridge. Rick: It is not going to last. Why can't you see that? Brooke: You know, I-I've been patient with you. I've listened to your pleas. Rick: Groans Brooke: I've listened to your theories about the ups and downs of our relationship, and you know what? Some of that is true. You spent most of your childhood growing up watching Ridge and me break up and get back together again, so I respect your insight on what our relationship was. Rick: Oh, you do not respect my insight. Brooke: Stop it! I am not that woman anymore, and Ridge is not that man, and Hope and R.J., They are not you and Bridget. I love you. I am so proud of you. I mean, look at everything that you've accomplished. You are walking again. You're president of Forrester Creations. These are the things in your life... Rick: Sighs Brooke: That you should be enjoying, not worrying about me. Don't wish the worst for me, Rick. I know it's gonna work this time. I just know it. So please... sighs just be happy for me. Rick: Sighs So you're asking me to close my eyes and just allow you to walk into yet another disaster with this man? Brooke: Yes. Laughs yes, that is exactly what I'm asking. Rick: Well, then I'm sorry. I can't do that. I told you this before, and I'll tell you it again-- I will never support your relationship to Ridge, never. Brooke: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Well, congratulations. Ridge: I know you were hoping the two of us might get back together and... Taylor: Well, I think I've been through this before, but no, you're right. I did kind of have my hopes up. Sniffles Ridge: Can you let that go? Doc, can you, uh, promise me you'll move on? Taylor: Sighs I don't know. I guess I can if you would, um, promise me something. Ridge: Okay. Taylor: Since we have phoebe back home, it--I just wonder if we could still take this opportunity to bring some stability to the family. And I know you're with Brooke, but you know, like--like we did when you came over, and we played tennis, and we watched movies, and we all ate together and just... Taylor: I know there isn't a chance for us, but do you think you could just do that for the kids? If you could just come over here sometimes, and--and we'll all hang out and watch movies and play tennis? If you could do that for the kids? Ridge: Done. Taylor: Sighs You don't think Brooke will take an issue with that? Sniffles Ridge: No. No, she'll be okay. Taylor: Then, um, yeah, I can do it. I'll move on. I promise. Ridge: Would you come to the wedding? Taylor: Laughs No. Sniffles I don't think there's any time like right now to move on. Laughs Ridge: I'll always love you, Doc. Taylor: Sighs sniffles Ridge: Sighs Taylor: Sighs [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: We finally got it right, Rick. We're ready. We are committed. We're raising a family together. Ridge and I have discussed what it would take to succeed. Rick: Sighs Brooke: And I really wanted you to be a part of that, but I can see that's not going to happen. Ridge has done everything he can, and so have I, and I can see that you're the only one who's not budging here, so this is your problem, not mine. I fought Stephanie for too many years on this same issue. I'm certainly not gonna do it with you or anybody. Rick: So that's it? My opinion doesn't matter to you anymore, is that it? Brooke: No, your opinion does matter to me, but not your prejudices. Brooke: Sighs I am going to miss you tonight, and I'm most certainly going to miss you tomorrow at the wedding. I love you, honey. Sighs And I just wish I could have done better by you. I wish I could go back and change anything that--that you'd like me to change. Sighs Rick: Mom, wait. Rick: Sighs You were not a bad mother. Brooke: Sighs God, I made a-a lot of mistakes. Rick: You were a good mother, a great mother. I worshipped you as your son. I didn't want to share you with anybody, especially not Ridge. Look, any kid would be damn lucky to have you as their mom. Brooke: Sighs whispers Oh, honey. Sniffles Normal voice You don't know what that means to me. You can't know what that means to a mother to have her child's forgiveness and their love unconditionally. Rick: Well, you have that. Of course you have that. Laughs Brooke: Sighs Rick, tomorrow, I have the opportunity to have the most perfect day in my life. I'm gonna marry the man that I've loved for most of my life, and this time, it's gonna be forever. Now I know you don't believe that, but it's true. Rick: Sighs Brooke: Ridge is planning something really special. We're gonna get married on the beach, say vows to each other like we did so many years ago when you were just a little boy. It's just strange how it seems like all years just roll right into one. But I am your mother, and I love you more than life itself. So please, I'm asking you if you can just... be there for me, support me and--and love me? Help me celebrate this... laughs this amazing day in my life. I don't just want you to be there. I need you to be there. Rick: Inhales deeply Brooke: Please, Rick... can you be there for me? Rick: Scoffs laughs Well, how the hell am I supposed to say no to that? Laughs Brooke: Laughs I don't know. Crying I don't know. Rick: I love you, Mom. For you, I would do anything. So yes. Brooke: Oh. Rick: Yes, I will be there. Laughs Brooke: Thank you, honey. Sniffles Thank you. Laughs Sighs

After being away on tour with Constantine for months, Phoebe arrives home and Taylor is ecstatic. It didn't feel like home without her. Phoebe says it will make it much easier now that Rick is not sharing her mom's bed. Taylor confesses that she had no idea she hurt Phoebe so much, and she will find a way to make it up to her. Ridge tells Brooke that considering how Rick feels, that he is not welcome at the rehearsal dinner party tonight and not at the wedding tomorrow. She's hurt as she wants him there on the greatest day of her life. After being surprised by Phoebe's phone call, Ridge gives in and tells Brooke to go work her magic on Rick. Taylor shows her disappointment to Ridge that he is actually getting married again to Brooke. He wants her to promise that she will move on. She acknowledges that she will if he will make an effort to come over and be closer to the kids like before. They hug and he tells Doc that he will always love her.

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Ridge: You want to have a place in Jack's life? Brooke: Our families are so intertwined already, and your children with Taylor, R.J., Jack-- they're all related. We're all a part of each other's lives. Now I-I know you think that's a problem, but it doesn't have to be. And Jack can be the one to bring us together. I truly believe he can. You know, there's his christening coming up. Why don't we use that as a time to all celebrate? Just think about it. No more anxieties, no more animosities. Just one big, happy family. [SCENE_BREAK] Felicia: Whoa. Didn't expect that. Laughs Ashley: Kind of an unexpected twist right at the end? Felicia: Yeah. Citrus? Ashley: Wow. You have a very perceptive nose. Felicia: It's nice. Ashley: Aah! Felicia: What? Ashley: Whoa... not there. Felicia: Sorry. Ashley: Okay. Felicia: All the labels look alike. Ashley: Oh, I'll take it. Felicia: You might want to watch that. It could lead to big problems. Ashley: Yeah, I know. Felicia: Do you? Ashley: You do. Felicia: Are we talking about the same thing? Ashley: Brooke? Felicia: Nick? Ashley: The baby? Felicia: So you do know. Ashley: Brooke is Jack's biological mother. Felicia: Sighs So it's already all around the office. Nobody's supposed to know. Ashley: Well, I don't think it's all around the office. I mean, Ridge told me. Felicia: Ridge is confiding in you? What does that mean? [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Oh, hey! There's my guys. Nick: Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Whispering he fell asleep in the car. Taylor: Oh. So how did he like his first trip to the "marlin"? Nick: Normal voice I think he's got seawater in his veins. Taylor: Oh. Nick: What's going on here? Taylor: Oh, I'm just going over a few case files. Nick: Case files? I thought Dr. Kibe was handling that for you. Taylor: Yeah, she was temporarily, but, um, I plan on going back to work. Nick: But not for a while. Taylor: Tuesday. That'll give me just enough time to get everything back up to speed. Nick: That's pretty soon, isn't it? We didn't have a chance to talk about it. I just--I just assumed that, um, I sold Forrester Creations. We're wealthy people. Taylor: Well, you don't really expect me to just sit around at home all day, do you? Nick: Well, it's not like you have to work. Taylor: Yes, I do. [SCENE_BREAK] Ridge: What is wrong with our family the way it is? Brooke: Nothing. Ridge: Then why are we having this conversation? Brooke: You don't even want to discuss it? Ridge: We did discuss it, Brooke, and I thought we were in agreement. Sighs how long has it taken us to get to this point right here? What have we had to go through? We finally have a chance to raise our son, to have the marriage and the family that we've always wanted, and now you seem to be telling me that it's just not enough for you. Brooke: No, that's not what I'm saying. Ridge: You want this little boy to be a part of our lives? Brooke: He deserves to have as much as love as any other child. Ridge: He is loved, Brooke. He's very loved by his parents. Brooke: Okay, now we're getting caught up in labels. So who's his mother? Who's not? Ridge: You're not. Brooke: Ridge, I helped you raise your children with Taylor, and I loved them all the same, Thomas and the girls. And Deacon--you hate him, but it didn't color your feelings for Hope. Ridge: I don't have negative feelings towards this baby. Brooke: Well, that's a start. Ridge: I have negative feelings about this plan. Brooke: It's going to be bumpy at first, until we all figure out how we fit in, but just think about how much we're going to gain and the benefits for our children. If we could all just find a way to get along and show some faith, some courage... Ridge: Have you thought about how Taylor's gonna feel about all this? Having to share her child with you? Brooke: Ridge, that's not what I'm trying to do. Ridge: It's not what she needs, and you know it. With your history with Nick and her? Brooke, if you want Jack to have a happy, stable family, you're gonna need to back away completely. [SCENE_BREAK] Felicia: Possibly one of the biggest family secrets we've ever had just happened to come up in conversation? Ashley: Look, I know it sounds strange, but Ridge and I are friends, and he can talk to me in confidence and... Felicia: About his current fiancée with his former fiancée? Ashley: Actually, we were talking about Nick and Taylor, and it kind of came up. Felicia: If Ridge really believed that Jack was their baby, he wouldn't be talking about it. He's worried about what all this means for his relationship with Brooke. Ashley: He told me he doesn't think it's gonna be an issue. Felicia: Yeah, right. Ha-ha. Ashley: Brooke's not making a claim on Jack. She's not gonna have a relationship with him, supposedly. Felicia: I know how much Brooke loves my brother, and she doesn't want to jeopardize anything they have together, but denying her own flesh and blood? I mean, is that realistic? Ashley: It sounds like torture to me, but I guess they came up with this idea, and they think it's the best solution for everyone. Felicia: Well, it is, and it might actually work if they can avoid each other. But that's not possible, because you know what? Those kids are gonna run into each other-- at the playground, at--at school, at holidays. I mean, come on. Jack is Hope and R.J.'s half-brother. Ashley: Well, Ridge did not get into the logistics with me. Felicia: No, he probably didn't with Brooke, either, because when you stop to wrap your brain around all this... kaboom! Say what you want about Brooke, but she's a terrific mother. She loves her children. So why should anybody expect her to feel any different about baby Jack? [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: You think I'm deserting our son? Nick: No. Taylor: I went back to work after Thomas and the girls were born, and it was no problem. Nick: I'm just surprised you wouldn't wait. Taylor: Okay. I get it. So it's okay for the man to go back to work. That's acceptable. But if the woman does, it's selfish. Nick: No. No, that's not what I'm saying. You know that. I would never ask you to leave your job. Taylor: No, I know. I'm just kidding. I'm kidding. I understand. I know you're being a little protective, but I do want our son to see me going back to work and being productive and doing something that I love. Nick: Okay. Taylor: Being a psychiatrist is what I do. It's, you know, helping people. That's what I like to do. Nick: Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Taylor: That's who I am. Nick: Okay, I get it. I get it. Caveman understand. Taylor: Do you have a bearskin, uh, you know, Speedo to go with that pose thing you got going there? Nick: And body? Taylor: Oh, yeah. Nick: Oh, the chicks would love it, too. I'll take care of jack. You go about your professional business. Taylor: It won't take very long, okay? Nick: Okay. Clears throat You know, the christening's coming up, so we need to make plans for that. So I thought I'd just go ahead and do it. Taylor: You? Nick: Yeah. Yeah, me. Taylor: Uh, I don't know about that. Well, okay, if--if you just take the name of my caterer, I'll let you do it. Nick: No, no. I-I'll handle it. Taylor: Well, it's-- it's not going to be at Chuck's. I'm telling you that. Nick: Listen, I was wondering how you'd feel about asking... Brooke, Ridge and the kids? Taylor: Did you just say that? Are you kidding? Ha! Nick: Well, your children are gonna be there. I figured that you might want their father there. Taylor: The man that you hate? Nick: I'd like to be an example for my son. I don't want him growing up seeing his father hate somebody. Taylor: You're doing this to help Jack? Are you sure it doesn't have anything to do with Brooke? [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: You still have a problem with Nick. Ridge: You left me for him, Logan. Brooke: And that mistake almost cost me the best thing that ever happened to me. But we're back together again, and we're getting married, reuniting our family. Ridge: And why can't we just leave it at that? Brooke: Sighs if the four of us just spend time together, you and Taylor will see that there's nothing between me and Nick. Ridge: You can't take Nick out of the equation. He's Jack's father. Brooke: You don't trust me being around Nick? Ridge: I just don't want "Popeye" getting the wrong idea. That's all. Brooke: He's happily married. Ridge: Then if you want him to stay that way, let this go. Brooke: Ridge, I'm sorry. I think we're all a little more mature than that. If we just approach this carefully and respect each other's feelings... Ridge: I'm asking you to respect mine. Brooke: I do. Ridge: Do you understand them, though? Does what I've said mean anything to you at all? I really thought we were on the same page here. I mean, I told Ashley that-- Brooke: You told Ashley what? About Jack? So you're sharing the most intimate details of our life with your former fiancée? But I can't be around Nick? [SCENE_BREAK] Ashley: Ridge knows it's not gonna be easy for Brooke to keep her distance. Felicia: Well, with the way Ridge feels about Nick, I guess he feels there's no other option. Ashley: It seems to me that ridge is more concerned about Brooke than he is about himself. Felicia: I don't think he'd be as concerned if Nick weren't the baby's father. Ashley: But Brooke knows what's at stake. I mean, if she wants a future with Ridge, then she has to separate herself from Nick and their son. That's the only alternative. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: I don't see the harm in letting Brooke see Jack once in a while. Taylor: You don't see the harm? Nick: He's a child. Family politics don't really mean much to him. Taylor: Politics has nothing to do with it. Nick: Honey, I have seen hope and R.J. look up to your children. I see your children look up to Rick and Bridget. This whole Forrester family is like a pretzel. I mean, if they can get along, why can't we? Taylor: Because Jack's biological mother also happens to be your ex-wife. That's why. I mean-- Nick: And she's getting married to Ridge. Taylor: Okay, so then when that marriage blows up or it becomes completely lonely-- I mean, I lived a lot of years like that. I know what it's about. I'm looking over my shoulder, never knowing when an anvil's gonna fall on my head. Nick: I just don't believe Brooke would ever try to take jack from us. Taylor: I-I don't believe I'll ever have a drink again, but I don't go hanging out in bars so I can see if I can handle it. Scoffs Nick: So you think it's too much of a temptation for her to be around jack? Taylor: I-I just-- I-I don't want her involved in our lives any--any more than --than she has to be, no. Nick: Okay. Sorry I brought it up. Taylor: Um, I'm gonna put the baby to bed, okay? [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: So you've been confiding in Ashley? Ridge: We were talking about Jack. It came out. I'm sorry. Brooke: It's not like it's some deep, dark, dirty secret. There was a mix-up in the fertility lab, and my egg was used in Taylor's in vitro. So their son has my DNA. Ridge: And that's what I told Ashley. It was not your fault. It was just a mistake. Brooke: Jack is not a mistake. Ridge: This isn't what anyone wanted. That's what I meant. Brooke: Well, treating this like it's the end of the world isn't really going to fix it. Is that how I should handle working with Ashley? Ridge: Look, I shouldn't have said anything, okay? Brooke: I have to admit, it's been kind of awkward, the three of us working in the same building, but I never demanded for her to quit. Ridge: Brooke, it was your decision to give up your claim on Jack. Brooke: My point is the more I'm around Ashley, the easier it gets. And who knows? Maybe someday we'll be friends. Ridge: Okay, I understand what you're trying to say here, but it's not really the same. Brooke: Why not? Ridge: Because I left Ashley to have a life with you. I'm just trying to protect that. Brooke: Ridge, our life isn't being threatened. Ridge: Yeah, we've said that before. Brooke, this is what happens. We spend all of our energies rebuilding our connection, and we devote ourselves to each other and our families, and then we slip up. We get distracted. We think there isn't anything we can do wrong. We--we think, this time, of course, it's gonna be different. Brooke: And it will be. Ridge: If we don't make the same mistakes, if we focus on our future and our children. Logan, we've worked too hard to risk everything now. Brooke: Including Jack's family in our life isn't a risk. Ridge: Logan, I love you. I love Hope and R.J., too. That's all I need. That's all I want. That's all I think about is you and our kids. Brooke: Sighs We just can't build a fence around our family. It's--it just won't work. Ridge: Don't we deserve a little peace now? Haven't we been doing this long enough to deserve that? Brooke: Yes, we do. We do. But how about a bigger, lasting peace? Ridge: And what if I say... no, I can't? Part of raising a kid is letting go. You need to let go of Nick and Taylor's child. Ridge: Sighs I have to get to a meeting. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Sniffles cell phone rings rings Brooke: Hello? Nick: Can you talk? Brooke: Not on the phone. I need to see you, Nick. Nick: Yeah, I need to see you, too. Brooke: At the "Marlin"? Nick: I'm on my way. . So this is the first room that I've worked on... [SCENE_BREAK] Cell phone rings Rings Taylor: Hello. Ridge: Taylor, it's me. Is it an okay time to talk? Taylor: Well, I-I just put the baby down. Ridge: Hey, I heard a rumor about a christening. Taylor: Yeah, that's something we're planning. Ridge: Could I ask you to keep us off the guest list? Taylor: Okay. Ridge: I'm okay with hope and R.J. getting to know Jack someday, but I just don't want my family mixed up with... inhales sharply yours and Nick's right now. Taylor: Oh, I-I agree 100%. Ridge: It's not the perfect solution, but I think it's the only option right now and best for everybody involved. Taylor: Well, hopefully, Brooke sees it the same way. [SCENE_BREAK] Brooke: Sighs Well, how'd it go? Nick: You first. Brooke: He couldn't handle it. Nick: Neither could Taylor. Brooke: He was really hurt. He would have been more hurt if he knew that I had already seen Jack... in secret. Scoffs Nick: You didn't tell him? Brooke: No, of course not. It only happened once. It shouldn't have happened at all. Nick: It's not wrong for you to see this boy. Brooke: It is if I keep it a secret from Ridge. It is. My life is with Ridge and the kids, and your life is with Taylor and Jack. Nick: You shouldn't have to choose. Brooke: I can't be a part of it. That's just the thing. None of us chose this, Nick, and that's what Ridge is having a hard time seeing. But we all have the same questions. We all have the same confusion. Inhales sharply Nick: Maybe this just needs a little time. Maybe we should just let this... Brooke: No, no, no. Nick: Calm down. Brooke: No more time, okay? There can be no more photos, no more updates, no involvement of any kind. Nick: Can you do that? Brooke: I have to... for Ridge, for Taylor, for the futures that we committed to. I can't see jack anymore. I really do love him. Never doubt that. And somehow I have to get over knowing that he is our son. Brooke: And it breaks my heart. Sobbing but I have to let him go. Nick: He won't know who you are, but I'll know that you'll always love him. Brooke: Sobbing

Brooke continues to try to persuade Ridge into accepting baby Jack so that she and Ridge, Taylor and Nick can be one big happy family. Ridge wonders why they are having this conversation; he thought they already had one big happy family. Now she is telling him that is just not enough for her. He states he has no negative feelings for this baby, just against the plan. He thinks if she wants Jack to have a happy, stable family, then she is going to have to back away completely. Felicia discovers from Ashley that Ridge confided in her and they discuss this so-called torture that may happen if Brooke considers herself Jack's mother. Nick is disappointed and shocked that Taylor is going back to work so soon; being home is not enough for her. And when he brings up the fact that he sees no harm in Jack seeing Brooke every now and then, Taylor recoils. She doesn't want Brooke involved in their lives any more than she has to be. He's sorry he brought it up, privately he sulks.

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Brooke: Uh, wow. [ Laughs ] You are full of surprises. Thorne: Wasn't planned. Although, I'm not gonna deny it. I've been wanting to kiss you for a long time. I hope I didn't completely surprise you. Brooke: Uh, no, I mean, i wasn't offended or anything. Thorne: Encouragement. Brooke: [ Laughs ] Thorne: [ Chuckles ] Brooke: I've loved our time together. Thorne: Past or present? Brooke: Both. You have everything that a woman would want in a partner. You're charming and you're sweet and you're gorgeous and you're wise. You're a good guy. Thorne: You make me sound like a catch. Brooke: You are. Thorne: Well, if you feel that way, maybe we should give it another try. R.J.: What do you think? Ridge: What do I think? I think you have talent. It's raw, but you have potential. R.J.: Really? Thank you so much. I mean, your opinion means, like, everything, so... Ridge: Hey, let me -- let me ask you something. How -- how would you feel about me guiding you? It's gonna take some time... R.J.: No, no, that would -- that would be awesome. Really. Ridge: It'd be for me, not for you. The idea of recreating what i had with my dad with my son... it'd make me very happy. R.J.: Ah, well, you know, i heard uncle thorne, he put his pen in the ring. Ridge: Yeah. Uncle thorne is insinuating himself all over the place, wanted or not, talented or not. R.J.: I take it you're not impressed by his work. Ridge: Not as impressed as he is. I think he should keep his day job in paris. R.J.: Okay, so you're not happy he's back. Ridge: Nah. He's trying to start trouble between your mom and me. But don't worry, I'm not gonna let that happen. Ivy: I mean, I love the emerald, but this brilliant round, it's just -- ugh! It's just so classic and timeless. Quinn: I know, that's why i have options, but I have to say, I love the emerald cut. It's classic. Simon: Delivery for you, ivy. Ivy: Oh, simon! Oh, thank you so much. Hey, quinn, have you met simon? Quinn: Ah, the new star intern! No. Are you learning a lot from the program? Simon: Absolutely. Quinn: That is wonderful. Actually, simon, I have a task for you. Nicole: Wow. South africa. That must have been an incredible experience. Maya: It was amazing. It's hard to describe. I mean, the whole thing was so "go, go, go," but it barely felt like work. And everyone was so welcoming and embracing. It was life-changing. Nicole: That's great, maya. Maya: Yeah. Nicole: Can you even believe our lives right now? Maya: [ Laughing ] No. Nicole: I mean, I'm living in paris, you're traveling the world... okay, you have to show me more. Maya: Okay! [ Laughs ] Nicole: So awesome. Maya: Yeah. I can't wait to go back. Spend some time exploring another culture... Nicole: I get it. Since zende and I moved to paris, it's like my eyes have been opened. I have a broader sense of the world. Maya: Yeah, it shows. You're more...sophisticated. Nicole: Oh, stop it. Maya: No, you are! You're more mature. Enlightened. Something... it looks good on you. Nicole: I'm just at a really good place in my life. And zende is, too. I mean, his designs keep getting better and better. But it is nice to come back and see you and rick and lizzy. Mom and dad, too. But you know, I didn't know thorne was coming back. If I had known, we could have just flown together. Have you seen him? Maya: Oh! Oh, yeah. He's, uh... he's staying here. Nicole: Here, here? In brooke's house? Maya: She insisted. Simon: What can I do for you, mrs. Forrester? Quinn: Well, simon, you're from england, right? Simon: Yes. Quinn: And you've been around, exposed to the finer things in life? Simon: I suppose, yes. Quinn: So, we would like your humble opinion. Which of these engagement rings do you prefer? Simon: Let me see. Emerald cut and brilliant cut, correct? Ivy: Yeah! Quinn: Very good. Simon: It's quite hard to judge these in the box. Do you mind if I... Ivy: Oh! Right here. [ Chuckles ] Simon: Ivy, you are the most unique woman I've ever met. Will you marry me? Ivy: Oh, stop it, simon! Quinn: Oh, you are quite the charmer. Ivy: Mm-hmm. Simon: You know, this ring does sparkle just like ivy's eyes. Ivy: Why, thank you, but I am not the one getting married. Quinn: No, you're not. [ Chuckles ] Simon: Wow. Quinn: Hmm. Simon: Perfect chunk of pure ice. Ivy: Mm-hmm. Quinn: Mm-hmm. Simon: Bling. I like this one. Quinn: Hmm! Ivy: [ Groans ] Thanks, simon. Simon: Anything else? Ivy: No! Just continue charming women your own age. I'm sure you'll have no problem with that. Simon: I will do my best. Quinn: Thank you. Ivy: [ Groans ] Quinn: I win. I win! Ivy: I know. I know! Quinn: [ Chuckles ] R.J.: How could uncle thorne possibly get between you and mom? Ridge: He can'T. Nothing's gonna come between us. R.J.: Oh, seems like you got a plan. Ridge: I have a surprise, and I think your mom's gonna love it. Brooke: You just kissed me. Thorne: Yes, I did. Brooke: And I'm very flattered, of course. Thorne: Well, that's a start. Where do we go from there? Brooke: [ Sighs ] You know I have a son with ridge. Thorne: Yeah. R.J. I mean, he's practically grown. He'll be out on his own in a few years, living his own life. Brooke: It's not that simple. Thorne: Sure it is. Plus, ridge hurts you. I'm sure R.J. Doesn't want to see that. Don't get his hopes up only to have them come crashing down when ridge cheats on you again. Brooke: You don't know that will happen. Thorne: Yes, I do. And so do you. That's just what my brother does. You and I, on the other hand, had a wonderful marriage. Great life together. There's no reason why we can't have that again. Ivy: So, you really think brooke will just accept everything and remarry ridge? Quinn: That's the plan. Ivy: Well, what if their luck has just run out? Quinn: Ivy, have you ever seen the way brooke looks at ridge, even when she's not fully onboard? This isn't about luck. It's about a connection that can't be broken. Ivy: Yeah, but connections change. Quinn: You think brooke and ridge aren't gonna get back together? Ivy: I'm just saying nothing's a given until it happens. [ Door opens ] Maya: I thought you were getting something to drink. Nicole: I was. I, um... Maya: What? Nicole: Nothing. Not exactly. Maya: All right, are you gonna make me guess? Nicole: I just saw brooke and thorne. But they looked....close, like, intimate close. Maya: What were they doing? Nicole: Just talking. Looking deeply into each other's eyes. Like they were in their own world. Which is why I came back 'cause it didn't seem like a good time to interrupt. Maya: Do you think something's going on between brooke and thorne? Quinn: Ha! Ridge: Did you finish it? Quinn: I brought you options. Ridge: And I appreciate the offer, but I'm gonna go with logan, I made up my mind. Quinn: Oh, wait, hold on. Let me just see if I have a laugh in there... no. No, I don'T. Ridge: Nothing? Quinn: Anyway, so I followed your specifications for the stones. Flawless, finest quality, both 8 carats, and I decided to do one as a round brilliant cut, and then of course I have the emerald cut, which I have to say, I'm a little partial to the emerald. Ridge: And I'll have to go with the talented quinn forrester. That setting's brilliant, it's very classy. Quinn: Yes. Class personified, if I do say so myself. Brooke: I have to say, I am so touched by you and what you said. But right now, I am more focused on your relationship with ridge. You'll have to find a way to get along with him. Thorne: Well, I'm not the one being dismissive. I mean, I came home with the best intentions towards my brother. I wanted to work with him, i wanted him to accept me as a designer. I realize I don't have the same experience, but I am good. Brooke: Nobody's saying you aren'T. Thorne: Yeah, but right away, he had to start at me, keeping me in my place, reminding that he's always been better than me. I mean, all that little brother crap, it's kind of immature. Brooke: Yeah, ridge is difficult that way. I know. But you can't keep fighting like this. Thorne: It's not how I want it, it's how ridge wants it. Whatever, it's fine with me. Brooke: What can I do, thorne? I mean, there's got to be something. Thorne: Yeah, you can stop caring for him so much and see a better future. You know, I've been thinking about my life, analyzing where i went wrong, what I did right. Letting you go, not fighting for you was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made. Brooke: We were good together. Thorne: Yeah, we were. And coming home, I wanted to respect you and ridge. I wasn't gonna bring up my feelings for you. I could have lived my life without you in it, the way i wanted you. As long as you were happy and ridge was treating you right. And then I find out what he did with quinn, how he hurt you yet again. Not to mention dad. My brother's incapable of commitment. Brooke: People change. Thorne: Not ridge. You know, I've really loved spending this time with you. It feels good. And if I can save you from another go-around with my brother that will only end in heartache, I want to do that. Just don't be so quick to commit to a future with my brother. Consider your options. Maya: I know they were married for a while. Nicole: There's still a connection. That's obvious. Maya: But everyone assumes that brooke and ridge are gonna get back together. Nicole: Mm, I don't know if that's necessarily a sure thing though, not after what I just saw. And brooke's divorce from bill is still processing, so thorne has plenty of time to press his case, and he's living right here. Maya: Wow. I wonder if ridge has any idea that his brother may still have feelings for brooke. Ridge: Can you do me a favor? Can we keep this ring business between us? Brooke doesn't need to know that you... Quinn: I -- I get it, I get it. The fewer reminders of our little dalliance, the better. You really need to stop thinking about it, though. Ridge: Thinking about what? Quinn: The kisses that we shared. Ridge: I don't think about that. Quinn: [ Laughs ] Liar. Ridge: It may have crossed my mind in the past, but now you got to let this go, really. Quinn: Oh, yeah, I guess i do. I do. Ridge: We've come a long way, haven't we? Quinn: Yeah. Yeah. From enemies to...whatever we were in the middle...to now friends. Ridge: Yeah. Minimal damage. You and dad are okay, and i think brooke and I, we're -- we're gonna figure it out. Quinn: You will, ridge. I have no doubt. Thorne: What could have possibly been going through ridge's mind when he chose to kiss our father's wife the day before he was supposed to marry you? I mean, how can you even consider spending your life with a man who thinks so little of you? Brooke: Fair question. Thorne: You want to tell me what happened that day? Brooke: Between ridge and quinn? No, I don't like talking about that. Thorne: [ Sighs ] You know, keeping it in only gives it power. If you let it out, then maybe you can let it go. Brooke: Okay... well, as you know, we were in sydney, australia, for liam and steffy's wedding. I was feeling great, you know? I was really excited that I was gonna marry ridge the next day. And d I lost him somewhere on the beach, and eric said that he went for a walk, so I ran down the beach to catch up with him, and I went around the bluff, and there he was, with quinn. They were standing so close, it was like they had some kind of secret. She just reached out and... gently touch his arm. He look at her, and I knew -- I knew what was gonna happen. That's when they kissed. I was -- I was shocked. Really, I was shocked and devastated for eric and for me. Thorne: What kind of kiss? Brooke: [ Scoffs ] I don't know. Thorne: Yes, you do. You saw it. Brooke: They said it was a goodbye kiss. Thorne: And you choose to believe that? You realize you're making excuses for a man who is supposed to be 100% committed to you. I hate saying this, but you deserve so much better than my brother. Give yourself a chance at true happiness. Maya: Okay, if it's true that thorne is making a play for brooke, you know how competitive ridge is with his brothers, and thorne even more than rick. If they go head to head over brooke... Nicole: I know. I hate to think what it could do to the family. Ridge: I like your confidence in the future. Quinn: Well, these things take time, you know? What we did to brooke was... it was hurtful. She needed time to process, get to a place of forgiveness. Like eric did. I mean, it's not even a thing between us anymore. Ridge: And brooke was almost there, and then thorne comes back and he had to stir everything up. Quinn: What -- what does thorne have to do with anything? Ridge: He knows. Quinn: About us? Ridge: Yeah, about us. I don't know how, but he does, and he -- he came over to brooke's house and told her how horrible I am, and you should have seen her face, just reliving everything. Quinn: That's not okay. Ridge: No, it's not okay. I just want to get past this, look to our future, you know? And I thought maybe... maybe this would help show her that she's the only woman for me. Thorne: You're upset. Brooke: Uh, no. No. But I told you, I don't like thinking about ridge and quinn. Thorne: Easier just to forget what you saw? Brooke: Yes. Thorne: Put it out of your mind? Pretend it never happened? Brooke: Yes. Thorne: But it did happen, brooke, and there's nothing you can do to change that. You can't go rushing into a marriage that you know is going to end in heartache down the road. Because that's what my brother has in store for you. [ Cellphone rings ] Brooke: Hey. The nerve of you! Thorne: You can yell at me later. I need your attention. Brooke: [ Scoffs ] Okay. You got it. Thorne: It's time to say no. It's time to say no. You will not allow ridge to break your heart ever again. You will not stand for one more betrayal and one more affair because you know they're coming. They always do. Is that what you want? Or do you want the man who's truly there for you? Truly adores you. Don't marry a man who can betray you and his own father the way he did. I couldn't even conceive doing something like that. Brooke: I know you couldn'T. Thorne: I would treat you the way you deserve to be treated. And I'd be grateful to have you in my life. Brooke: Thorne... Thorne: I've been thinking a lot about my life and all the people I've lost. People I trusted. People I love. No one more than you. You're an incredible woman. I was devastated when we broke up, but I accepted it, and then... I come home to this. You cannot marry my brother. If you're gonna marry anyone, you marry me, brooke. You marry me.

Thorne tells Brooke that he has wanted to kiss her for a long time but this was not planned. She says he has everything a woman would want and she's had good times with him, now and then. He says if she feels like that maybe they should give it another shot. Ridge confides in RJ that he has a surprise for his mom and he thinks she will love it. Nicole oversees Thorne and Brooke huddling together and goes back to tell Maya that they looked intimate close. Maya finds that hard to believe as everyone assumes it will be Brooke and Ridge again. Quinn and Ivy finish up her design for a gorgeous engagement ring to show Ridge. Thorne tells Brooke it is time to stop this little brother crap. He says she could have a much better future. Letting her go and not fighting for her was one of his biggest mistakes. But as long as she was happy and Ridge was treating her right, he could be okay with that. But now he finds Ridge has not been good for her, so she needs to consider her options and not be so quick to say yes again to him. She explains what she saw between Quinn and Ridge and the kiss in Australia. Later they said it was a goodbye kiss. Thorne says he hates saying this but she deserves so much more than his brother and not to believe all his denials and explanations.

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Nicole: Please, Brady, help me, just until I can come up with another plan. Just help me hold her off. Brady: I have a better idea. Why don't you tell Mia the truth, tell her the reason she can't meet your fiancé is because he doesn't know what the hell is going on, Nicole? Mia: Is this him? Is this your fiancé? [SCENE_BREAK] Charlotte: Thanks. [Gasps] Oh, John. Uh, you startled me. John: I'm sorry. Charlotte: Thanks. I got it. Thank you. John: Cynthia told me I might find you here. Charlotte: What can I help you with? John: I've made a decision. I've decided to go through with the hypnosis. Charlotte: Ugh! You'd think I never put on lipstick before. Ugh. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucas: What's the matter? Are you a little nervous? Chloe: Yeah, slightly. Just wondering who's coming, the guest list. Lucas: Well, I'm sure there won't be any more surprises. My Mom's not gonna invite anybody we can't stand, right? Chloe: Wouldn't make much sense. Lucas: No, it wouldn't. You look amazing, so beautiful. My future wife. Chloe: What's this? Lucas, what have you done? Come on, you've given me the ring. Isn't that enough? Lucas: I didn't do that. I don't know what that is. It's not from me. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: It's a small party, and it's last minute, obviously. Can you come? Do you need some time to think about it? Daniel: No, I-I-I just -- I don't know why you want me there. Kate: Well, I-I thought that I had made it clear that even though we're not romantically involved, I still value your friendship. Unless you just don't want to be around me. Daniel: No, I-I didn't say that. Kate: Well, then what's the reluctance? Is it because of Chloe? Daniel: No, Chloe has nothing to do with this. [SCENE_BREAK] Mia: Are you the guy she's marrying? Are you gonna be my baby's father? Brady: No. I'm not. [SCENE_BREAK] Mia: Who are you? Nicole: He's a friend. You can trust him. Mia: Trust him? Why? I can't trust anybody, least of all you. Nicole: Mia. Mia: No, whatever you're doing, you can just stop now. You are never gonna get your hands on my baby. Never. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: How could you do that to me? Brady: I told you. I was not gonna lie. Nicole: That was my last chance at happiness, and you destroyed it. You selfish son of a bitch. You ruined everything! You ruined my life! [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: Hi. Um, I'm picking up a cake. It's under the name Chelsea Brady. Woman: Yes, for the Horton engagement party. Chelsea: Right. Woman: Yeah. I'll get it for you now. Chelsea: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Max: [Exhales sharply] Hey, I'm sorry to bother you. I think I left my cell- phone here on New Year's. Oh, thank you. Woman: You're welcome. Max: I appreciate it. Woman: One cake coming up. Max: Well. She lives. Chelsea: What's that supposed to mean? Max: I left you four messages, and you haven't called me back. I kind of feel like a stalker. Chelsea: You didn't have your cell-phone, so it's not my fault. Max: Good point. Chelsea: And you're never home, so how was I supposed to get in touch with you? Max: Oh. So you're not avoiding me? Chelsea: No. Why would I be avoiding you? Max: Well, the last time we were here, you literally ran out of here. Chelsea: I did not run. Max: Uh-huh. Chelsea: It was more like a fast-paced walk. Max: All jokes aside, I thought we agreed we were just gonna be friends. Chelsea: That's what I thought, too. Max: Then what? Chelsea: I don't know, Max. Do friends go around kissing each other? [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: It's from your mom. Lucas: Imagine that. Chloe: "Dear Chloe, welcome to the family. We are blessed to have you. Love, Kate." Lucas: See? See that? You won her over. You did it. You nailed it, kiddo. Chloe: I-I feel so grateful. I never thought that she'd like me, let alone welcome me to the family. Lucas: Yeah, well, I am still blown away at the complete novelty of not having to fight tooth and nail for the woman I love. You know, in the past, no one's ever been good enough, until now. Chloe: Maybe she's just lowered her standards. Lucas: Will you stop putting yourself down like that? Come on, you know she thinks the world of you after everything you've done for her. And even if she didn't, even if I had to fight for you, I would in a second, in a heartbeat. Chloe: Would you? Lucas: I'd do anything to be with you. Outside of my kids, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: This isn't you. Daniel: What? Kate: This evasiveness. Daniel: Evasive. Kate: Yeah. I think maybe you think that people don't notice. But I have noticed, and the tension between you and Chloe is palpable. And now she doesn't want you to be her doctor. And can you really deny there's a problem here? Daniel: I think you're making too much of it. Kate: Okay. Well, I hope I am because Chloe is going to be part of my family. And you're part of our lives and part of our family. Daniel: I-I-I'm sorry. I don't even know what to say. Kate: Okay, so what I think the burning question is here, is will you come to the party tonight? Daniel: You know, I think I have a little time left on my shift. I probably should just hang around here and keep an eye on Theo. Kate: Okay, fine. I understand that. But if you are able to get out, and if you get out in time, will you show up? For me? Daniel: For you. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: You bastard! You ruined my life! Brady: Nicole, I'm trying to help you. Nicole: Help me?! You've done the complete opposite of help me! You screwed everything up! Brady: Hey! Calm down! All right? Nicole: Get your hands off of me. [Breathing shakily] You self-righteous fool. I never should have trusted you. Maybe you won't stick your neck out for me, but what about that little girl? What about her? This is about her, too. Brady: You're damn right it's about her! It's about you taking her baby under false premises. Nicole: Who gives a damn about premises?! God, I just -- I wanted to give her and her baby a decent life. I wanted to -- to give them love and -- and security for both of them, whatever they needed. But, no. You're above that, aren't you, Brady? You're above saving my life, too, you sanctimonious creep. Brady: Supporting your lies is not a way to save your life, not in my book. Nicole: [Crying] Without that baby... and without... E.J., I might as well be dead because I'm gonna lose everything that ever truly mattered to me. And you could have stopped it, but you didn't. [Sobbing] You hung me out to dry, Brady, and it is all on you! [SCENE_BREAK] Max: We kissed. So what? Chelsea: Wow. Okay. Max: It was New Year's Eve. Chelsea: And it didn't mean anything to you. Max: Yeah. No. I don't know. Chelsea: Do you want to explain that? Max: No, I-I just don't think it's something we need to freak out about. Chelsea: I'm not. Max: You're the one who said "friends don't kiss friends." That's a direct quote. Chelsea: It's a statement of fact. I wouldn't consider it freaking out. Max: Well, something's going on. Chelsea: I just thought that we had figured out where everything stood. And now... Max: You're not sure. Chelsea: Right. Max: Okay. Where do you want things to stand? [SCENE_BREAK] Charlotte: Wow. This is great. Truly. John: What's so great? Charlotte: If you don't mind me asking, what made you change your mind? John: Might have been when you told me that there wasn't much more you could do for me unless I was willing to move forward. Charlotte: I got through to you, did I? John: Actually, I wasn't ready to stop the sessions just yet. [SCENE_BREAK] Charlotte: Marlena. Oh, I didn't know you were here. Marlena: I just came in. Charlotte: Wow, what timing. Marlena: Timing? Charlotte: Well, John and I were just discussing his therapy, which was a private conversation, and, you know, timing. Marlena: I wasn't eavesdropping on you. [SCENE_BREAK] Charlotte: So, until our next session, right? John: Looking forward to it. Charlotte: Great. Take care, Marlena. [SCENE_BREAK] John: Well, I guess I don't have to tell you that I'm going to proceed with hypnosis. Marlena: I think that's wonderful. I'm so proud of you. Sit down. John: Just don't get your hopes up. Marlena: No, I will keep my expectations realistic. But hypnotherapy was a very important part of our success when we went through all of this, you know. John: It's good to know it worked before. Marlena: John... what made you change your mind? John: Wanting to know the truth about my past, no matter what. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: [Crying] What am I gonna do? Brady: I'm -- I'm really sorry. Nicole: No, you're not. You're just saying that to make yourself feel better. Brady: Nicole, if I thought that lying was the answer, if I thought that that would help -- Nicole: It would! It would help! It would help me. It would help E.J. Most important, it would help that precious baby. You're too busy thinking of your sweet self. Brady: I am thinking of a better way to go, Nicole, and that's to tell E.J. the truth, that you want to adopt this precious baby. Do you honestly think you're gonna kick you out on the street for that? Nicole: You just don't understand! Brady: I don't understand? I understand that selling and buying babies on the black market is a crime, Nicole. Nicole: But what about giving a baby a good home with a loving family? Is that a crime? Brady: Oh, my God. The DiMera's? The DiMera's a loving family? Nicole: Why are you trying so hard to make me feel bad about something good?! Brady: I'm trying to talk some sense into you! I'm here, aren't I? I'm here for you. Every time you call me, don't I show up? Haven't I been here every single time you need my help? Nicole: You only... you only come when I call because you have nothing better to do. You never actually come through for me. Brady: I know you don't mean that, Nicole. Nicole: You look in my eyes, and you tell me if I mean it. Brady: You're lashing out. You're lashing out at me because you can't lash out at the one person you're most angry at. Nicole: And who is that, Dr. Phil? Brady: That's E.J. [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: So, whatever it takes? John: I thought you knew that. Marlena: It's good to hear you say it. It is the only chance you have of regaining your memories. John: It may never happen. Marlena: Don't worry about it. I'm not getting ahead of myself. John: I should apologize. Marlena: Why? John: For making New Year's Eve so uncomfortable. Marlena: I wish you would stop feeling sorry and guilty. This was not your fault. John: Oh, that's not what Charlotte says. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: I'm confused. Max: Join the club. Chelsea: I thought that we had this all settled. Max: Maybe we did. Chelsea: Okay, then why are you asking me where I think things should stand? Max: I guess it just doesn't hurt hearing it again. Chelsea: Yeah, but do you not want us to be anything more than -- Max: No, I -- [SCENE_BREAK] Woman: Here you go. Chelsea: Thank you so much. Max: What's the occasion? Chelsea: Uh, engagement party for Lucas and Chloe. It's over at my grandfather's place. Max: You sound excited. Chelsea: I should be. I mean, I'm happy for Chloe and Lucas. Max: But... Chelsea: Okay, this is gonna sound incredibly selfish, but, um, I just don't really feel like going to a party where everyone's gonna be all happy and in love. You know, there's Daniel and my grandmother, Stephanie and Philip -- sorry. Max: It's all good. Don't -- don't worry about it. Continue -- continue your amazing story about how seeing everybody all happy and in love is just gonna make you want to, what, hurl? Chelsea: Kind of. Max: I get it. It kind of grosses me out, too. Chelsea: And I'm just gonna feel like an outcast because, you know, I'm going to be with my family, and I'm the only one that's gonna be there solo. Max: Well... then maybe you'd feel better if you went with a good-looking, handsome guy on your arm. Chelsea: Yes. But where do I find one of those? Max: I have an idea. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock on door] Chloe: Ooh, great. Lucas: You all right? Come in! Kate: I am so sorry. Chloe: No, wait. Uh, Kate, please. I wanted to thank you for your gift. It was incredibly thoughtful. Kate: You like it? Kate: Actually, I've only read the card so far. I haven't had a chance to open the actual gift. Kate: Come on! Come on, girl, open that up. Chop, chop. Lucas: I don't know. Here it comes. Chloe: Oh, Kate. Kate: It better fit. Chloe: I love it. Kate: Oh, well, Lucas gave me your size. Chloe: It's absolutely gorgeous. Kate: I want you to feel like a princess tonight. Chloe: Thank you. Lucas makes me feel like that every day. I'm so lucky. Kate: So is he. So am I. Okay, so, I'm gonna get down to the kitchen, help out. I will see you two in a few minutes. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucas: Yeah, yeah. We'll be there in a few. Whoa, look at that, huh? Chloe: Wow. Lucas: She's got great taste. Chloe: You're mom, she's -- she's been so good to me. Lucas: I just can't get over the change in her, ever since she's been diagnosed. I don't think it's for my sake. I think she is extremely fond of you. Chloe: I don't deserve it. Lucas: Please stop saying that. I told you. You deserve all this. Chloe: I'm sorry, I... sometimes I just feel guilty. Lucas: You keep saying that. Not only that, but you keep acting like it. Is something going on, something you're not telling me? [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Angry at E.J.? Brady: You obviously don't think that he loves you enough to understand the hell you've been going through, that he won't cut you a break. Nicole: No. No. That is not it. I know he loves me. He is a good person. He is a caring person. Brady: Then go to him and tell him the truth and adopt a baby together and live happily ever after. Nicole, the time has come for you to trust that he's not going to abandon you. And if he does -- if he does, he wasn't worth it in the first place. It's time to take a leap of faith. No net. You need to go for it. [SCENE_BREAK] John: Dr. Taylor seems to think that I have developed some mental block to remembering my past. In other words, it's not just what Stefano has done to me. Marlena: She thinks you don't want to remember your past? John: Would I have agreed to hypnosis if I didn't want to remember? Marlena: I don't know. Maybe you're not ready to give up your sessions with Dr. Taylor... kind, compassionate, altogether wonderful Dr. Taylor. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Your mom needs to stop giving me all these gifts. It's over the top. Lucas: Are you serious? Chloe: This is exactly why I don't tell you these things because you make me feel stupid. Lucas: Chloe, you gave the woman bone marrow, all right? You saved her life. And now she gives you a dress, and you're telling me that it's over the top? Chloe: I don't need to be rewarded. Lucas: It's a gift from your future mother-in-law. All right, and you -- you deserve this because you're very deserving. Understand? Any of that sinking in? Chloe: Yeah. And the dress is incredibly beautiful. Lucas: And as much as I wanted to take off your clothes earlier, I just can't wait to see you in that gorgeous dress. Chloe: Mm. What an impossibly charming thing to say. Lucas: Hmm, that charming thing I got down. You know that. Chloe: Mm. I really need to finish getting dressed. Lucas: Okay. We'll have our alone time later, then? Chloe: Definitely. Lucas: I look forward to that. All right. [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: Where's your, uh... where's Chloe? Lucas: She's upstairs getting ready. She should be down around, I don't know, midnight maybe? Daniel: [Chuckles] Kate: You made it. Daniel: I did. Kate: I'm glad you decided to come. Lucas: Why wouldn't he? Is something going on here? Kate: There isn't any reason he shouldn't know. Lucas: What? Kate: Daniel and I are no longer seeing each other. Lucas: You son of a -- [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: So, I am just supposed to tell him? Brady: Yep. That's all you got to do. Nicole: You make it sound so easy. Come on, let's get out of here. Nicole: Mm. Okay. Where to, Rio? I'm in. Brady: No, somewhere quiet where you can get your head straight. Nicole: You mean like you? Brady: What the hell does that mean? Nicole: You listen to me, Brady Black. There is no way in hell that I'm gonna end up like you, you got that? There is not way that I'm gonna give up on the dream of having a man who actually loves me. What do you think, I'm gonna let something as stupid as the truth stand in my way of having a family? Brady: It's good to see that I got through to you, Nicole. Nicole: No, you want to know what got through to me, huh? That you're a downer, that you're a great, big buzz kill. Why don't you just take your negativity somewhere else? Why don't you just go depress some poor soul who actually thinks you're his friend? Brady: Fine. I'm done helping you anyway. Nicole: Done? You never even started. Brady: Don't call me. Don't contact me. Game over here. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: So you know where I could find a handsome guy for the engagement party tonight, huh? Max: Like I said, I have a couple of ideas. Chelsea: I wonder what they could be. It's too late for perfectdate.com. Max: Yes, they always take way too long. Chelsea: Wait. You're not by chance talking about you, are you? Max: No. Although I do kind of fit that handsome part of the bill, I think. Chelsea: I'm totally fine to go to the party by myself. And I appreciate you offering. It's very sweet. But, really. Max: Really what? Chelsea: I'm running late. And, um, what kind of party is there without a cake, right? Max: Chelsea, I said I'd go with you. Chelsea: I know you did because you felt sorry for me. Max: No! Chelsea: And that's my fault because I was complaining about having to go alone. Max: I didn't feel sorry for you, Chelse. Chelsea: Max, it is fine. I'm gonna go to that party alone. I'm gonna be brave and independent. Max: [Chuckles] Chelsea: And I will wear my aloneness proudly. Max: Okay, if that's the way you want it. Chelsea: It is. Max: Okay. That's fine. Chelsea: It is fine. But, um, I will see you around. Max: Sure. Right. Chelsea: Okay. Max: Mm-hmm. Chelsea: And I'm sorry for not returning your calls. Max: No, no worries there. Chelsea: I'm glad we finally got things straight. Max: Me too. Me too. Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Lucas, just calm down, all right? Calm down! Lucas: You just had a bone-marrow transplant. What, two weeks later, he dumps you? Kate: He didn't dump me. No one dumped anyone, all right? Lucas: Then what happened? I don't get it. Daniel: Your mom and I came to an understanding that she would focus on her family and her health for right now. Lucas: Then what the hell's he doing here, Mom? Kate: We decided to still be friends, all right, Mr. Punch first and ask questions later. Lucas: Look, Daniel, I'm sorry. Daniel: Forget it. Lucas: No, I'm embarrassed. I shouldn't have acted like that. Daniel: I said forget it. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: I'm gonna go upstairs. I'm gonna get a first-aid kit. Daniel: I can take care of this. Kate: Daniel. Daniel: I can take care of it. Kate: Fine. Daniel: Just tell me where the kit is. Kate: In the hallway to the left, there's a bathroom. It's below the sink. Daniel: I'll be right back. Kate: Well, are you proud of yourself? [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock on door] Chloe: Oh, Lucas, perfect timing. This zipper is an absolute pain. Would you help me with it? Daniel. What are you doing here? Are you looking for Kate? Daniel: No. I'm looking for you. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: [Crying] Oh, God. Is it so wrong of me to want to be a mother? There are so many kids who need one. [Cries] I could have used a Father like E.J. when I was growing up. I'm not so sure about a Mom like me, but... but I know when I'm blessed with that little baby... I'm gonna give him or her all that love I had -- that I have for my sweet baby girl up in heaven. Because all this love I feel... [Sobbing] just because someone's gone, it doesn't mean the love goes. You have to have somewhere to put it. You have to. You have to. [Sobbing] [SCENE_BREAK] John: Not like you. Marlena: What? John: To be so hostile. Marlena: I get hostile sometimes, John, especially when I feel somebody is being thoroughly disingenuous. John: Meaning me. Marlena: It seems to me it took a certain ultimatum from a certain therapist to get you to the next level of your therapy. And it was only after Charlotte said to you she would end your therapy -- John: You said you were gonna end our family unless I got help, so I did. And you want to know something? It hasn't worked, none of it. But I'm still going, aren't I? Marlena: What is that about? John: I just can't win with you, can I? Marlena: Oh. Yeah. I'm sorry. I just want this so badly. John: Then just wish me luck. Marlena: I guess there's nothing more I can do. Good luck. John: I'll keep you posted. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: Hey, Dad. John: I got to run, kid. Marlena: Hey, Brady. Brady: Something happen between you and Dad? Marlena: We were just talking about his treatment. Brady: Please don't tell me he's stopping. Marlena: No, no. He's going into hypnotherapy. Brady: Well, that's great. That's great, right? Marlena: Yeah. Yeah, that's great. Brady: Why do you seem so bummed about it, then? Marlena: Well, I-I just think that I have pushed him into seeing Dr. Taylor, and I may have begun something he may not be willing to end. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: Sorry that I'm a little late. Where is everybody? Lucas: Chloe's upstairs getting ready, and Mom's around here, taking care of 20 million things. Chelsea: And Daniel is... Lucas: He's around, too, I'm sure. Chelsea: Is everything okay? Lucas: Yeah. Yeah. Um, just do me a favor. Don't ask what happened to his face, all right? [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Oh, my God. What happened? Daniel: Uh, it's just Lucas. That's all. Chloe: Oh. Did you tell him? Daniel: No, no, no. It had nothing to do with us. Chloe: There is no us. Daniel: If you, um... if you need help with that, I can -- Chloe: No, I got it, okay? [Grunting] Daniel: You know what, if you could just relax, this might make it easier on both of us. Here. [Zipping] Chloe: Um, well, whatever it is that you wanted to talk about, it's got to wait because the party can't start until I get downstairs. Daniel: Actually, that's what I wanted to talk about. Something happened to me today, a few things... that made me think about what we're doing. Chloe: Daniel. Daniel: No, running scared, wasting time, lying to ourselves... to other people. Look, it is not too late Chloe. You don't have to marry a man you don't love... with your whole heart. [SCENE_BREAK] Mia: Nicole, what happened? You're crying about the baby. Nicole... I see... well, I can tell how much you really want this. Nicole: I... I don't blame you for not trusting me. You are just trying to take care of your precious little baby. Mia: Well, maybe -- I mean... I think we could, um, probably work things out. Nicole: You mean it? Mia: Yeah, I do. Like I said, I can tell how much this means to you. And now I don't want to give my baby away to anybody but you. Nicole: [Sobs] Mia, bless you. Bless you. Mia: But I still need to meet your fiancé, okay, make sure that he's a good guy and that he's down for all this. Nicole: He is. He is. Of course he's -- he's a wonderful guy. It's the -- the only problem is I found out he had to go away on another business trip. He's -- he's crossing the Atlantic as we speak. Mia: Oh, well, when he gets back. Nicole: Yeah, of course. But, um, I-I-I need an answer now because, um, I-I can't stand this dragging on and on. Mia: And I feel for you. I really do. But like I said before. My Mom, she had all of these really, really mean boyfriends because she didn't have a husband. I don't want my kid to go through that. I do not want my kid to go through what I did. So, I'm sorry, but if I can't meet the dad, I can't give you my baby. That would be a deal breaker. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: These are unbelievable. Kate: Good. I'm gonna go to the kitchen and get another batch. Lucas: Why don't you let Henderson do something? Please, come on, sit. Kate: Honey, I'm fine. You know how much I love playing hostess. Lucas: I don't think Daniel would approve of you pushing yourself. Kate: Would you stop worrying, please? Your only job today is to enjoy yourself. Lucas: Enjoy myself a lot more when Chloe gets down here. Chelsea: Oh, she's getting beautiful for you. Lucas: Yeah, I think I'll go check on her. Chelsea: Oh, will you sit still and give her a break? Girls don't like to be rushed. Lucas: All right, all right. I'll be patient. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: I can't do this. Daniel: You are just getting in deeper and deeper. You go through with this party, that -- that is just cruel. Chloe: You want to talk about cruel? How about breaking Lucas' heart or Kate's. Is that what you want? Daniel: No, I don't. And that's why it is not fair to them. We have got to stop pretending. Chloe: I am not pretending, okay? I love Lucas. Daniel: And you feel nothing for me? Answer me. You do not have to go through with this charade, Chloe. Don't do it. Don't do it. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: You will meet him. I promise. Just not until he gets back. Mia: Okay. If it's soon. Nicole: It will be. Oh, and when you do meet him, you're just -- you're gonna love him. And if you ever need to get in touch with me for any reason -- if you have a cell-phone on you right now, I-I can program my phone number in. Mia: Yeah. Nicole: Okay. You know what, Mia? This is gonna work out for all of us. Mia: I hope so. Nicole: Okay. There you go. Mia: Thanks. I should probably get back home. Nicole: Yeah, me too. Mia: Talk to you soon. Nicole: Okay. Very soon. Bye. Oh. I'm gonna make it work this time... whatever it takes. [SCENE_BREAK] Rafe: Get this fever down, take a cold shower. Sami: But if you can't even stand up -- Rafe: That's where you come in. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: One of them has moved on, and Daniel has probably met somebody else. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: I love Lucas, okay? Daniel: Do you think about him day and night, like I do you?

Brady refuses to go along with Nicole's plan and Mia storms off when she realizes Nicole lied to her. Nicole blows up and goes off on Brady, accusing him of ruining her life. He thinks that she should tell EJ the truth, and that if he leaves her, then he wasn't worth it. Nicole refuses to listen to reason, and Brady finally gives up on getting her to do the right thing, telling her not to contact him anymore. Later, Mia overhears Nicole praying and decides to give her her baby, provided that she meet Nicole's fiance. Nicole agrees. John bumps into Charlotte and tells her that he wants to do hypnotherapy. Marlena overhears and tells John that she is happy about it. Later, however, she admits to Brady that she fears that she pushed John into something with Charlotte that he won't want to end. Chelsea picks up a cake for Chloe and Lucas' engagement party and runs into Max. They awkwardly discuss their kiss on New Year's and he offers to be her date to the party later. She turns him down, but promises to stay in touch. Kate gives Chloe a dress to wear for the party. Daniel decides to come, and when Kate tells Lucas they broke up, Lucas assumes Daniel dumped her and punches him. Kate explains what really happened, and Daniel angrily heads off to get a first aid kit. He goes into Chloe's room upstairs where she is struggling with her zipper. He helps her, and he begs her to reconsider marrying Lucas, saying that they can't keep denying their feelings for one another.

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Adrienne: Hey. Jennifer: Hey, come on in. Adrienne: Hey, I brought JJ some of Alex's guitar picks. I don't quite know how he acquired so many since he never practiced, but here you go. Jennifer: Oh, thanks. Adrienne: What's wrong? Jennifer: Oh, um, it's Abigail. She's just--she's having a tough time. Adrienne: Oh, with what? Jennifer: With the DiMeras. Adrienne: You mean Chad? Jennifer: And EJ. And I am telling you, if I had known sooner-- Adrienne: Oh, gosh. I'm sorry, I-I... I should have told you. Jennifer: About what? Adrienne: I saw Abigail and EJ together, more than once. [SCENE_BREAK] Julie: Abigail! Abigail: Oh, Julie. Hi. Julie: Hi. I'm so glad I ran into you. Have you heard from Nick lately? Abigail: Yes, actually, he texted me yesterday. Sounds like he's doing great. Julie: A text, of course. God forbid anyone should use the telephone for the purpose for which it was intended... Abigail: [Laughs] Julie: So people could speak to each other. Abigail: I know, I know. Well, I haven't spoken to him at all. Julie: Well, nor has anyone else, apparently. Abigail: Yo--you know, maybe Nick just needs to put some distance between what happened in Salem and his new life in New York. Julie: [Sighs] But why in the world would he want to distance himself from his family? [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Hey. Gabi: Hey, uh, if you're here to see Ari, the boys just took her to the park. Kate: In this weather? Gabi: Well, after I set off the smoke alarm, they wanted to get some fresh air. Kate: Oh, so is it--is that the--that's the smell in here? Gabi: No, no, actually that's the smell of my new batch of churros. And if you stay, you can probably be the official tester. Kate: Oh, honey, thank you. But you know, I'll save that honor for the boys. Gabi: Well, it's not for Will and Sonny. It's for EJ. Kate: EJ? Gabi: Yeah, I wanted to thank him for what he did to keep Abigail's mouth shut about Nick. Kate: [Sighs] God. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: So, two minutes ago, I hear you telling Abigail how much you love me. Sami: [Scoffs] How do you know what I said to Abigail? EJ: And now you are standing there in front of me, and you're accusing me. Sami: I'm not accusing you of anything. EJ, I am trying to help my brother. If you have information that could clear his name, I have to ask. EJ: Samantha, I have told you countless times, I had nothing to do with my sister's ridiculous plots. Sami: Okay, so, um, let's just call this idle curiosity. Do the DiMeras have one criminal psycho doctor that they go to for any and all occasions, or are there more? Like, a specialist who focuses on faking brain tumors, and then another one you go to when you need a rape drug? [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: Oh, my gosh. That's why Nicole was so tense. She knows how you feel about her. Does she know? Eric! Eric: No. Marlena: Well... who else have you told you have feelings for Nicole? Eric: Father matt. Marlena: Well, honey, if he knows, then your suspension might never be lifted. Have you thought of that? You might never be reinstated as a priest. [SCENE_BREAK] [Keyboard clicking] Daniel: What the hell is going on here? [Keyboard clicking] Daniel: All my files... are gone? [SCENE_BREAK] [Keyboard clicking] Nicole: [Gasps] Who the hell are you, and what are you doing with Daniel's computer? [SCENE_BREAK] Anne: No. No, I have not tried installing the new updates because, as I may have mentioned, the computer, it's frozen. [SCENE_BREAK] Ted: Sometimes that happens when you don't do proper maintenance. Daniel: Oh, Ted, Ted. Listen, thank God you're still here. My computer, it just crashed. I need you to look at it right away, thank you. Ted: Okay. Anne: Oh, no, no, no way, José. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: [Sighs] If my brother can prove that he was drugged, EJ, he can--he can start putting this nightmare behind him. EJ: Samantha, you know full well I've completely disassociated myself from my father's side of the business, and that includes his people. Sami: But that didn't stop you from helping Chad... and his sick and twisted plot! EJ: That's just about enough from you. I am sick and tired of saving you from yourself, Samantha. This is the thanks I get for it? Sami: I don't know that I understand how what happened with Abigail is saving me. EJ: Perhaps if you listened, you would understand. First, let me ask you this. When you were in Chicago, did you happen to murder anybody? Sami: [Scoffs] [SCENE_BREAK] Eric: Anything I say to Father Matt is in confidence. Marlena: Yes, but won't his opinion carry some weight when the bishop reviews your case? What if--what if he realizes you have feelings for a woman, for Nicole? Eric: I'm human. I have feelings, Mom. I haven't acted on them. You know, if this was anyone besides Nicole, you wouldn't care in the least. Marlena: N--this is about you, not about Nicole. Eric: I shouldn't have said anything. You know what? Why don't we just forget I even had this conversation. Marlena: No, sorry. I can't do that. [SCENE_BREAK] Chyka: Hello, I'm Dr. Duvall. Um, Dr. Jonas didn't mention that you'd be here. Nicole: He didn't mention that you'd be here. Chyka: Well, I just got in from New York to consult on a cardiology case. Nicole: Daniel's at the hospital. Chyka: Yes, I just saw him there. He told me to get the records we needed on his personal computer. He gave me his home key and told me to let myself in. He said he'd be here any minute. Nicole: That's funny, he told me he'd be working late. You know what? Um, maybe I should just call him. Chyka: Uh, no! [SCENE_BREAK] Abigail: I don't think that Nick wants to get away from us, but, you know, maybe he just needs to put everything that happened in Salem behind him. Julie: That's ridiculous. Abigail: Do you want me to text him and ask him to call you? Julie: Yes, please. Abigail: Okay. Julie: Thank you. Tell him I will pester him every day until he answers my calls, and if necessary, I will bodily track him down. Abigail: [Laughs] [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: [Scoffs] God, EJ. I mean, just when I convinced myself that you sacrifice because you love me, you--you remind me of how much I owe you. For the record, it is Stefano's fault what happened to Bernardi. EJ: Okay. You were just doing a good deed, were you? Sami: I was! EJ: Do you see the irony here, Samantha? Your family was so concerned about you marrying into this evil DiMera clan, and yet, compared to you, for the last six months, I look like Gandhi. Sami: I don't see how the situation with Abigail makes you so noble. EJ: Really? The situation with Abigail was all about helping you. Sami: What are you talking about? EJ: You and Kate neglected to tell Gabi that Kate was sending text messages to Nick's family using his telephone. Gabi just about had a nervous breakdown when Abigail received a text message from dear, dead cousin Nick. Sami: Oh, my God. EJ: Yeah. She was so concerned with Gabi's reaction that she went all the way off to see Hope so that they could go and find Nick together. Sami: Why didn't you tell me? EJ: Because you weren't there, Samantha. So I took care of it, as usual. And now the three of you don't have to go to jail. Sami: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Gabi: I was trying to think about what to get the man who has everything. I mean, do you think EJ will like 'em? Kate: Oh, yeah. I'm sure that he'll love them. So, how did that conversation go with Abigail? Gabi: [Sighs] Well, she was kind of suspicious at first, but I think that she bought it in the end. Kate: So EJ worked his magic? Gabi: Yeah, I'm just--[Sighs] I'm just so glad that he's on our side. I mean, it's like, for the first time, I'm starting to think that things are gonna be okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: What was Abigail doing with EJ? Adrienne: Well, I'm not sure. I mean, the first time I saw them, at the pub, I--[Sighs] I didn't really pay attention. But the second time, they were looking at this book, I mean, so intently that they didn't even notice me, or anyone else, for that matter. It was just really intense. Abigail: Hey, Aunt Adrienne. What's going on? [SCENE_BREAK] Anne: Listen, I can't get any work done at all until this computer is unfrozen, okay? So no one gets hired-- Ted: No one gets fired. Anne: No one gets paid. Daniel: Okay, Anne, Anne. Anne: All right, now listen-- Daniel: Now, you need to li-- Anne: Dr. Jonas, I'm sure that somewhere there is a life that needs saving, and that you are the only demigod who can do it. So why don't you run along, and Ted here, he's gonna come find you later, when it's your turn. Daniel: No, this is an emergency, Anne. Anne: Oh, really? Because you could access all of your lab results from this terminal right here, if it were working, so why do I doubt that this emergency has anything at all to do with official hospital business? Ted: I'm afraid I'm gonna have to call technical support to resolve your issue. Anne: Oh, my God. That's you, Ted! Ted: But in the meantime, let me see what I can do to help Dr. Jonas. Daniel: Hmm. Ted, okay, listen to me, nothing is coming up. Ted: Okay. Don't worry. Daniel: I need you to get in there and just keep looking through files. Anne: That's it. [Screams] Nurses: [Both snicker] Anne: Damn it! [Groans] [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: Look, you may be all grown up, but it's still my job to protect you. Eric: Like the way you protected Brady from Kristen? That worked out really well. Marlena: You know I feel awful about that. And what I did to you cost you your vocation, and I hope it-- Eric: [Sighs] Mom-- Marlena: I hope it isn't over forever. Eric: Mom, I know that. Marlena: It's why I want to help. Eric: And I appreciate that, but there's nothing you can do. Marlena: But do you see why I'm concerned? If--if Nicole were to--to say anything-- Eric: There's nothing going on between me and Nicole, all right? I told you, she is involved with somebody else. I don't want you to worry about that, and more than anything, I just don't want to have this conversation or discuss it anymore. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Why can't I call Daniel? Chyka: Well, um-- Nicole: Who are you, really? Chyka: I've already told you, I'm a cardiologist. I'm here to consult. Nicole: Well, I-- Chyka: I wouldn't do that if I were you! Nicole: No! Oh, God! Let go of me! Let go! [Screams] [Struggling] [SCENE_BREAK] Classical piano Gabi: Okay, the last batch is in. What are you doing? Kate: Ugh. The damn Hortons are hounding Nick again. But don't worry, because I have it all under control. Gabi: I hope so. Kate: Anyway, um, you know Sami is back in town. I'm sure EJ has her all up to date. Gabi: Right. Kate: [Laughs] I would just love to see the look on his face when you deliver those churros. Gabi: Why, do you think he's not going to like them? Kate: No, no. Oh, honey, I'm sure that he will adore them. Anyway, um, give Ari a kiss for me, and I will be in touch later. [Door opens] [Door closes] [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: So then useless bloody Gabi didn't know what to do, so as she thought Abigail was gonna blow it, she came around here looking for you. Sami: And she found you. EJ: She told me that Abigail was going to Smith Island to see Hope, so I followed her. Fortunately, by the time I got there, Hope had already left the island. Sami: So what did you tell her? EJ: Oh, I... fed her a story that had just about enough truth in it to sound plausible. Something about how I came across Gabi and Nick having a fight, and I was worried for her safety and was being very protective of her, and, you know. Sami: And she bought it? Abigail: Why are you running errands of mercy for your would-be stepson's roommate? Don't you have an empire to run or something? EJ: She is not his roommate. She is the mother of his child, and I take time for my family. Abigail: I'm sorry, EJ, but I don't buy it. Something is way, way off here. EJ: Well, I mean, I had to pull out all the stops, but, um, yeah, eventually she bought it. Sami: And the thing about Chad and the fake brain tumor, that's true? EJ: Yeah, yeah, no, that's all true. Abigail told Jennifer about it, and so she came around here and gave me a piece of her mind. Sami: [Scoffs] What a nightmare. EJ: Oh, you have no idea. [SCENE_BREAK] Adrienne: Well, it's great to see you, Abigail. I've got to run. Take care, sweetie. Abigail: Yeah, you too. Jennifer: Bye, Adrienne. Abigail: What is it? Mom, is something wrong? Jennifer: What exactly is going on between you and EJ DiMera? [SCENE_BREAK] Julie: Kate! Kate: Oh, Julie, hi. Julie: The very person I was hoping to see. Kate: Me? Why? Julie: Perhaps you can tell me what's going on with Nick. [SCENE_BREAK] Anne: [Sighs] All right, now you both saw what just happened. Daniel pushed me. Nurse: You mean, he pushed your buttons, and then you tripped over your own two feet. Anne: [Sighs] Well, my sciatic nerve thanks you for your concern, Nurse! [Sighs] Joelle? Hi. Can I ask you a question? Joelle: Mm-hmm. Anne: Yeah? Do you like your job? Joelle: Of course. What's not to like? Anne: Okay, I want you to come with me. We're gonna have a little chat, okay? In private. [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: I'm sorry to take you away from what you were doing. Ted: [Chuckles] Are you kidding? I owe you big time. Daniel: Yeah, well, my hard drive is wiped. I guess it crashed? Ted: I'm pretty confident I can get you up and running again. Daniel: Okay, what about my files? Any way to get them back? Ted: Well, let's see what I can do. [SCENE_BREAK] Chyka: That was a mistake! Nicole: Aah! Chyka: And that was too! Nicole: No! Get--[Cries] [Crying] Oh, God! Chyka: Just relax. Nicole: Who are you, and what are you gonna do to me? Chyka: You'll see. Nicole: Ah! [Gasps] Chyka: Actually... you won't. [Grunts] [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Roman: Well, good to see you two together. Mind if I join you? Eric: Of course not. Roman: Listen, I just came from the station, and unfortunately I've had to pull all my extra manpower off the Kristen DiMera case. I'm sorry. Eric: Yeah, Dad, Dad. It's okay, I understand. Listen, you can put a thousand man-hours on this and you'll never find her. She's a DiMera. Marlena: I don't want you giving up hope. Eric: I'm not. Daniel's working the medical angle. Roman: Does he have something? Eric: Well, he was finally able to prove that I was drugged. Marlena: Honey, that's wonderful. Eric: Yeah. Roman: Why didn't he bring it to me? Eric: Because he's collecting information, and he doesn't want Stefano to get wind of this. Roman: Okay, what kind of information? Eric: Well, these drugs, apparently, are very rare that not many doctors have access to, so if he can tie the person who used it to the DiMeras, then-- Marlena: Then it proves you're innocent. Eric: I hope so, but nothing is certain at all. Roman: You'll keep us informed? Eric: Of course I will. Listen, I need to get going. Roman: Okay, hey, you take care of yourself. Eric: I will. Marlena: Yes, please do. Eric: I love you guys. Roman: You too. That's great news. Marlena: Mm-hmm. Roman: Doc, what is it? Marlena: I have hurt him so badly, I don't know if he will ever trust me again. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Nick? Julie: Nick Fallon? He's my cousin. Kate: Why would you think that I would know anything about him? Julie: He told me you were paying him to do special projects for you after you let him go. So, are you the reason he left Salem? Sami: He's pulling me in! Help! Help! Nick: Help! Sami: Help me! No! Nick: Gabi, no! No! No! Gabi: Oh, my God. Kate: [Sighs] Not as far as I know. Julie: Well, I just can't understand why he's being so elusive. Kate: [Sighs] I can think of a few reasons. Julie: Implying what? Is he doing corporate espionage for you, Kate? Kate: Okay, Julie, any connection I had with Nick is dead in the water. Julie: But why? He's smart. He's hard-working. And if I can say one positive thing about you, you've always known a good thing when you see it. Kate: I know a bad thing too. Julie: Are you blackmailing him? Are you forcing him to work for you, whether he wants to or not? Adrienne: Julie, why on earth would you say something like that? [SCENE_BREAK] Abigail: Mom, what are you talking about? Jennifer: I know that you've been seeing EJ. Abigail: I am not seeing EJ. Jennifer: Well, people have said they have seen you with him. Abigail: People who? Who? Who has seen me with him, Mom? Aunt Adrienne? [Scoffs] Just because I see him doesn't mean anything. What am I supposed to do-- Jennifer: What does he want with you? What does he want? Abigail: [Sighs] Is it so hard to believe that someone would want to just stop and talk to me, Mom? Jennifer: That is not what I said. Was it more than that? Abigail: Yes. Yes, Mom, you're right. It was--it was more than that. Jennifer: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: EJ... thank you for handling Abigail for me. EJ: Okay. Sami: Okay. [Laughs] A fake brain tumor? EJ: [Laughs] Sami: Really? EJ: Well, I should probably have asked you about it. We could have had Cameron rubbed out. Sami: [Chuckles] That's not funny. EJ: No, it's not. I'm getting really tired of this conversation, Samantha. Sami: What you mean is that you're getting tired of me. [SCENE_BREAK] [Keyboard clicking] Ted: Damn. Daniel: What? What? Ted: I've--I've never seen a virus like this one before. It's not looking very good for this disk drive. Daniel: Oh, my God. My hard copies are gone too? [Sighs] Ted: Who are you calling? Daniel: The DNA lab I'm working with. See if they can send me some backups. Oh, lovely, I'm on hold. That's great. Ted: What do you think happened? Daniel: I don't know. There was a doctor in here earlier. He was having a casual conversation with me about the case I'm--but he's a reputable cardiologist. I mean, he couldn't-- hi, this is Dr. Daniel Jonas. I need you to locate some records for me. Yes, it's urgent. [SCENE_BREAK] Chyka: [Grunting] [Knock at door] Eric: Daniel, it's Eric. Are you there? [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Honey, please, you know that you can tell me anything. Abigail: [Sighs] When Chad was in the hospital, I gave him the angel wing that Daddy gave me. After he left town, he wanted to give it back. EJ brought it to me. Jennifer: Okay. Abigail: He knew that it was really important to me, and-- and then we started talking, and he--he mentioned something that he only could have known about Dad from reading his book. He said really nice things about him. Jennifer: Really? Abigail: He told me that the angel wing was taken from a painting by Rafael, and... I just felt like--I felt like I was getting this one last message from Dad. Jennifer: Okay, by way of EJ DiMera? Abigail: He was being really nice, Mom. Jennifer: No, he's not "nice." He's not nice to anyone unless he wants something. Abigail: What could EJ want from me, Mom? Jennifer: You! You. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: Tired of you? No, I'm never tired of you, Samantha. Look, I love you, and I-I--look, I realize that as long as we're together, there's always going to be trouble, all of the time, and it's always going to be about you. Sami: You're the one person who's never said that to me. EJ: Well, it's true. But I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. You just--you need to understand, I have needs and wants of my own. Sami: I know that. EJ: Do you? Because...I spend all my time cleaning up these messes of your own making, and it means I have to put aside things that are really important to me. I can't keep doing that. Sami: [Sniffling] [SCENE_BREAK] Julie: Adrienne, dear, this is not your concern. Adrienne: Julie, take it from me. I've made some pretty bad judgments about people in Kate's family. I let my concern for my son overshadow my good judgment, and I couldn't apologize enough. Kate: Well, Will and Sonny are happy, and that's all that matters now. Julie: Well, I'm concerned about Nick. And if I feel emotional about it, I apologize. And if you do hear from him, would you please let me know, Kate? Kate: Of course. Julie! I do understand. I'm sure Nick is just fine. Adrienne: Why would Julie think you know anything about Nick? Kate: Well, that's really none of your concern, is it? And for future reference, I can take care of myself. [SCENE_BREAK] Abigail: Why would you say that, Mom? Jennifer: Honey! EJ helped his brother fake a brain tumor so that he could have the girl of his dreams. Do you think he's above being nice in case he could pave the road for Chad's return home? Abigail: Chad's not coming home, Mom, and-- [Phone rings] Jennifer: Hold on, one second. Hello. Uh, yes, I have it, but she said she didn't need it until later. Okay, I'll--I'll bring it right over. All right, good-bye. Honey, I'm sorry. I have got to run to the hospital. Abigail: That's okay. Um, you know, I'm not really sure that there's that much more to say anyway. Jennifer: Yes, there is. I have more to say to you. But promise me you will stay away from EJ. If he even comes near you, walk the other way, do you hear me? [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: And I apologize for not having been in touch sooner, but things have been a little bit busy here, so-- [Doorbell rings] EJ: I'm sorry, can I call you back in a minute? Would you mind? Thank you. [Sighs] Yes? Gabi: Special delivery. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: But promise me you will stay away from EJ. [SCENE_BREAK] Gabi: They're--they're churros. I made them from my grandmother's recipe. EJ: What, they're for me? Gabi: Yeah. They're just a little something so I could say "thank you" for everything you've done. I mean, my brother would never believe that you've been so good to me. EJ: Okay, we're not gonna tell your brother a word about this, are we? Gabi: No, of course not. No, I just--I'd love it if he could see this side of you. [Phone rings] EJ: Excuse me. I'm--I'm sure these taste wonderful and I'll enjoy them... [Phone ringing] EJ: But I have to take this call. Gabi: Okay, all right. Enjoy. EJ: Bye-bye. [Phone ringing] EJ: [Sighs] Hello? Abigail: EJ, my mom-- she knows about us. [SCENE_BREAK] Ted: What's wrong? Daniel: The lab was about to call me. Father Eric's test results are missing from their computer too. You won't say anything to anybody about this. Ted: Of course not. But who would do something like this? Daniel: Well, now I have a pretty good idea. Ted: And there's no backup anywhere? Daniel: Oh, there is. It's on my home computer, and I need to get over there right away. You keep working. Ted: All right, good luck. Daniel: All right, thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] [Knock at door] Eric: Hey, Daniel. Hey, I thought I heard something fall. Nicole! Hey. Chyka: [Grunts] [SCENE_BREAK] Anne: Can you believe how Dr. Jonas shoved me because I, a mere mortal, was in his way? Joelle: He shoved you? Anne: Well, yeah, you saw it. Joelle: No, I didn't. Anne: Yes, you did. And consequently, as God and you are my witnesses... Daniel's professional ass is gonna be on the line while mine will be happily filing a formal harassment complaint against him. Can't imagine it would be the first, but don't worry, honey. Listen, who do you think has more power in this hospital, huh? Me or Dr. Jonas? Here's a hint. Who do you think has the power to pad your paycheck with, like, a well-earned bonus, you know, for going above and beyond the call of duty? [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Hey. So, what? What do you want? Kate: Oh, great. Not your usual sunny self? Sami: Well, I have a backlog of work from my trip to Chicago. Kate: Oh, Sami, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry that things aren't going well at Countess W for you. So sorry. Sami: You know what? We can't keep meeting like this, having strategy sessions every 48 hours. What's there to say? Nick was dead yesterday, he's dead today, he's gonna be dead tomorrow. That's it, right? Kate: Okay, did EJ tell you about the situation between Gabi and Abigail? Sami: Yes, it's over and done. Next? Kate: Okay, Julie Williams is still concerned that Nick hasn't contacted her, although God knows why he would. She's like a Rottweiler with a bone. But still, do you think that we should have EJ handle that? Sami: Oh, God, no. No. I think it's best if you and I handle as much of this on our own as we can. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: How could she know? You didn't say anything to your mother, did you? Abigail: No, of course not. But she knows that I'm freaked out, and my Aunt Adrienne saw us together, and... EJ: What, did she put 2 and 12 together? Abigail: No, she doesn't know about what happened at the cabin... but she does know that there's something going on. She thinks that it's suspicious that we're friends. So I just wanted you to know in case she shows up on your doorstep again. EJ: I consider myself warned. Thank you very much. I'll be prepared. Now, Abigail, I think it's probably best if you and I don't talk on the phone anymore. All right? Abigail: [Scoffs] [SCENE_BREAK] Anne: Dr. Jonas. I want you to know that I am filing a complaint against you. Daniel: Mm-hmm, for what? Stealing your technical guy? [Laughs] You gotta be kidding me. Anne: Yeah, I suppose you were laughing along with everyone else when you pushed me to the ground. Daniel: What? Anne: Yeah, oh, and I have a witness who will attest to the whole thing. Daniel: Okay, you know, I really don't have time for this. I have an emergency to take care of. Anne: Oh, really? Another personal emergency? Well, that's shocking. Daniel: All right, I'm done. Anne: I'm sorry, did you want to push me out of your way? Here's the thing. I'm writing you up, and you don't get to go anywhere until you submit a formal response. Okay? Daniel: Who is this? Anne: Oh, this is my-- my witness. Joelle: I'm sorry, Dr. Jonas, but I can't let you leave until we get the situation straightened out. Jennifer: Well, maybe I can help with the situation. Joelle, I know that Anne is your boss, but I heard everything that she said to you... and everything that you said to her. Anne: [Scoffs] Jennifer: And you will not get in trouble for doing the right thing. I promise you. Joelle: I'm sorry, Ms. Milbauer. Anne: Mm-hmm. Jennifer: Okay, no more witness. Dr. Jonas should be free to go. Anne: [Sighs] Daniel: Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Roman: [Sighs] You know what? I would be thrilled if Daniel's lead pans out, but if Kristen's not brought to justice, I'll feel like I failed our son. Marlena: You have not failed at all. And if I hadn't done all that I did, he'd be fine right now. Roman: Hey, hey. The truth was gonna come out one way or the other. The only person responsible for what Eric's going through is Kristen DiMera. Marlena: And if I hadn't been so obsessed with seeing her suffer, I would've done things differently. I wouldn't have exposed everything so publicly. And then Brady would be sober and Eric would still be a priest. Roman: He is still a priest, Doc. Marlena: I know. But he's beginning to question the things that he believes in, including how much I love him. Roman: Hey, he knows that. Marlena: Oh, I hope so. [SCENE_BREAK] Chyka: [Sighs] And now I have to get rid of you. [SCENE_BREAK] Abigail: Of course, I understand. I didn't mean to bother you. I just thought you should know. EJ: Wha--Abigail, what I meant-- Abigail: I know exactly what you meant, EJ. [Scoffs] [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Then Adrienne swoops in on her little broom to rescue the day. Sami: Seriously? [Phone chimes] Kate: Did Nick have this many friends when he was alive? Oh, my God. [SCENE_BREAK] Anne: Who the hell do you think you are? Jennifer: Oh, the voice of reason, Anne? Is this third grade? Really? Do you have nothing better to do than concoct ridiculous ways to make my life and Daniel's life completely miserable? Anne: You know, I don't think you need any help in that area. Now, Jennifer, do you not have anything better to do than to lurk around this hospital looking for ways to help Daniel? I mean, really, after he embarrasses you in front of the entire hospital. It looks a wee bit pathetic. I mean, really, actually, it is pathetic. It's like no matter what he does to you, you still love him. [SCENE_BREAK] [Keyboard clicking]

Adrienne told Jennifer that she saw Abby and EJ together twice. Julie was worried that Nick hasn't been in touch with his family. EJ and Sami argued over him helping Chad. Nicole wanted to know what Dr. Chyka was doing on Daniel's computer. Eric defended the fact that he had feelings for Nicole to Marlena. Dr. Chyka lied to Nicole about why he was at Daniel's apartment, but she didn't believe him. When she was about to call Daniel, Dr. Chyka stopped her. EJ told Sami that Abby was concerned about Nick and how she ended up on Smith Island. Abby showed up at her house just when Adrienne was telling Jennifer about Abby spending time with EJ. Dr. Chyka stopped Nicole from calling Daniel. While EJ was telling Sami about Abby, he pictured making love to Abby. Jennifer wanted to know what was going on between Abby and EJ. Julie ran into Kate and questioned her about Nick. Dr. Chyka gave Nicole a needle and she passed out.

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Melanie: [Sniffles] Gabi: Oh, Melanie. No joke--thank God you're here. The ladies' locker room has run out of towels, like, three times. Melanie: On it. Gabi: Melanie, you okay? Melanie: Yeah, I'm fine. Gabi: Oh, no. What's wrong? Melanie: Nothing. Gabi: But you've been crying. What's going on? Melanie: No. Um, remember how I told you about my dad--the tremor in his hand, that he can't work anymore? Gabi: Is he all right? Has it gotten worse? Melanie: No, it hasn't gotten worse--it just hasn't gotten any better. So he's --he's going to take some time for himself. Gabi: What does that mean, "take some time for himself"? Melanie: He's going to leave town. Gabi: Oh, no. That's why you're freaking out. Melanie: I just found him. I just found him, and now I'm losing him. [SCENE_BREAK] Chad: [Clears throat] Hello? Anyone here? Anyone? [Footsteps approaching] Stefano: Those are Kona beans. The others here, from Jamaica here, is Blue Mountains. And the Kopi Lowak are from Indonesia. Now, those are very, very rare. They're probably some of the best coffee beans in the world. That's-- that's my favorite. Chad: Okay, so you asked me here for what-- a taste test? Stefano: No. No, no, no. But if you would like some, I'll have it made for you. Chad: You know what? That's okay. Just, um--just tell me why I'm here. Stefano: Well, because I heard of your latest, uh, venture with--what's his name?-- Sonny Kiriakis. That you're going to change the Cheatin' Heart to a coffeehouse. Chad: Word travels fast. Stefano: Yes, and I would like to help you if I could. Chad: With what? Stefano: Well, I certainly have a lot of connections, and I--I know a lot of the right people. As a matter of fact, you see what you have there in your hands? They'll make sure that you get all that you want of that. And the price will be beyond anything anybody can touch. Chad: Oh! Okay, so those right people. Stefano: Yes, and I would also like to invest. Chad: Why? Stefano: Why? Chad: Yeah. Stefano: Because you are my son, and I want you to succeed. Chad: [Sighs] Yeah, um... maybe you didn't get the memo before, but, uh... I don't want your help. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: They're hot. Sami: And that's exactly what we need for this campaign. Kate: I mean, I have to say, I'm really surprised. This came out much better than I thought. Sami: And those are just the test shots. I mean, look at the potential. Those two definitely belong in a fashion magazine. Kate: Yeah, yeah. I mean, they pop off the page. That's for sure. Sami: I really believe we have found the faces to represent the Countess Wilhelmina youth line. Kate: You know, you could be right. And the best part of it is it would blow Madison James and her little company right out of the water. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: You stare at that key any longer, you're gonna burn a hole in it. Hope: Sorry. I'm just trying to figure out what our next move is. Bo: Yeah, well, first things first. Do you agree with me that Stefano could be the other holder on Mrs. H's safe deposit box? Hope: I hate to say it, but, yes, I do. He's been connected to almost everything from the beginning. Bo: Yeah, so... how do we secure his cooperation? I mean, 'cause if he's involved, he's not gonna admit it to us. Hope: We're just gonna have to figure out a way to get him to talk, because if we don't, we may never find out the truth. We could still try to subpoena the bank records. Bo: Hope, no crime has been committed. Hope: Or maybe get a search warrant for Stefano's house, see if we can find the other key to open the box. Bo: Oh, Fancy Face-- Hope: I know it's a long shot, but-- Bo: It's more than a long shot. Banks are protected by the law. No judge is gonna sign off on a search warrant based on speculation. Hope: I can't believe you shot me down. Seriously, I'm willing to try just about anything right now. In fact, last night I even debated breaking into Stefano DiMera's house. Bo: Excuse me? Hope: Well, obviously I would've waited till no one was there. Bo: Oh, well, that makes me feel so much better. I want to get to the bottom of this, too, but I draw the line at anything where you're gonna be arrested... 'cause then I'd have to break you out of jail. We know how that goes. Hope: I guess we do know how that goes. Bo: So let's keep our operations on the up and up. Hope: Why should we? Nobody else is playing by the rules. Bo: Because that's how we roll--we play by the rules... more or less. And most times it works out for us. Hope: And what if it doesn't this time? Bo: Would you please try to have some faith? Hope: Brady, I am serious here, okay? What happens if we run out of options and we never find out whatever it is that we're looking for? What if? [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Grazie, Massimo. Kate: I can't get over how good these two look together. Sami: What do you think of the slogan "youth is served"? Kate: Who's idea is that? Sami: Mine. What? If you don't like it, just say so. Kate: You know what I don't like? Every time I give you a compliment, you find some way to lord it over me. And I find that really annoying. So I'm never gonna tell you that... well, how much potential this campaign has-- most potential that I've seen in years. And I certainly wouldn't tell you how you hit the ground running here at Countess Wilhelmina and made a lot of my executives look like amateurs. And I would never, ever want to tell you that hiring you is one of the smartest things I've done in years. Sami: Well, damn. 'Cause it would've been nice to hear that. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: I'll find it. I'll find it. Hope: You're not doing it fast enough. Madison: Hi. Sorry, excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt. I'm Madison James. We met once before at the Town Square. I was with Brady. Bo: Yes, I remember. Victor, my Father, speaks very highly of you. Hope: I've been hearing nothing but incredible things about your work at Mad World. Madison: Oh, well, thank you. Um, that's actually what I wanted to talk to you about. Hope: Me, why? Madison: I'm just curious-- how much do you love being a cop? [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Well, I knew... that you would react that way, but I was hoping you would hear me out. Chad: Why? What's the point? Stefano: The point is you don't know what I am offering you. Chad: What, that I'm gonna regret saying no to you? I'll take my chances. Stefano: Don't let your pride get in the way of any success, all right, Chad? Because to start a business, at any time, is difficult. To start a business in this day and age, they are ready to knock your head off right from the start. Chad: You think I don't know that? Stefano: I know that our relationship has been strained lately. But I am still your father. And it's every father's duty to see that their children reach their top potential. Chad: So what is it? I'm nothing without you? Is that what you're saying? Stefano: Don't even think about the name Stefano DiMera being anywhere in the business. No, nothing like that. I am simply a silent partner. Chad: Silent partner. Stefano: Mm. Chad: Meaning I'm the only one who knows where the money's coming from? Stefano: Well, of course, there's gonna be an understanding between you and me. Chad: And what if that's not how I want to run my business? Stefano: Why do you always think that there is something negative about everything I suggest? Chad: Because I'm not stupid, all right? I know you don't care about some coffeehouse. So why don't you just tell me what it is you really want? [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: You know the answer to that, Chad. I just saw an opportunity for us to do something together that was, uh, positive. Chad: Funny how a silent partner with connections doesn't sound all that positive to me. Stefano: Yeah, well, see, I mean, I figured if you'd let me come in and help you like that, you would see that my motive is really... [Sighs] Well, very sincere. Chad: And then what? Stefano: And then... and then we get together, and we work out a real relationship between a father and son. Chad: All because you bought some beans, huh? Stefano: Oh, come on, now, you know better than that. There's more to it than that. Chad: Right, right, right-- muffins and scones too. But I'd stay away from those. Bad for you diabetes, huh? Stefano: See? See, you really do care. Hey. Chad: Barely. You've got more money than God. I mean, this gesture's meaningless. Stefano: Do you know why I'm so wealthy, Chad, hmm? Because I never--not once-- not once did I ever invest in something I did not believe in. And I believe in you. Chad: Why? Because I have your genes? Oh, man. God help me. Stefano: No, because you earned it, all right? Look, you are never gonna be able to cut me out of your life. So don't even try it. Just take it as if it's inevitable, all right? I want this rift between us to heal. Chad: All I have to do is just sit back and let you do all the work? Oh, wow, wow, wow. I mean, you really got it all figured out, don't you? Stefano: Why do you make everything sound so bad, huh? You're my son. And I miss you, huh? I don't apologize for that. Chad: No kidding. Stefano: No, wait. Do you have any idea how many nights I stay awake trying to think of a way so that you could be back in my life, hmm? So, yes, I came up with this plan, yes so that you could have a future... so that we could have a future together as a father and a son. [SCENE_BREAK] Gabi: Okay, so wait. You don't know where your dad's going? Melanie: No. I don't think he knows either. Gabi: Oh, that's crazy. Melanie: Yeah. It's not as crazy as what he's been going through here. I think he just needs some time to get his head on straight. Gabi: That makes sense. I felt like that a couple times myself. Melanie: Me too-- more than a couple times. I picture him off somewhere vacationing, smiling, laughing, surfing in the sun. And I realize I don't know when the last time I really saw him laughing was. Gabi: Well, then this is probably gonna be really good for him. Look, think about it. He'll go surfing, hiking. He'll get a tan. He'll get tanner. And then he'll come back, and he'll pick up exactly where he left off. Oh, you don't believe me, do you? Melanie: I do. I do believe you. He said he'd be back. Gabi: Then what's the problem? It's what he didn't say. He didn't say when he'd be back. I just don't know when the next time I'm gonna see my dad will be. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Okay. Let's move on it. Sami: Kate, how soon are you thinking? Kate: Well, we have to sign them. That's the first priority. Then book the studio, hire a photographer--and "a" list only talent, Sami. Sami: Yes, I will make all those calls first thing in the morning. Kate: No, I need you to do it today. I want to get them in front of the camera. I want them up on the billboard. I want people looking up at them and saying, "I want to be just like that," and then using our products to do it. Sami: Well, I think you're the best person to approach Chad. Kate: Yeah, that's probably true. He's always a little cautious when it comes to anything involving Stefano. Sami: Can you blame him? Habit--sorry. Kate: That's fine. It's all right. I can pull strings... [Chuckles] With Chad when I need to. Gabi--you're her sister-in-law. Why don't you talk to her? Sami: Yeah, I will. Keep in mind, though, that she is very loyal to her brother. Kate: What does Rafe have to do with any of this? Sami: You remember what Stefano and EJ did to Rafe-- you know, the whole impostor thing? Kate: Okay, what allegedly he did? Come on. Really? Stefano has nothing to do with this, and I expect that signed contract with Gabi this afternoon. Sami: I will do the best I can. Kate: No, you'll do better than that. This campaign is perfect. And if it works... [Sighs] Sami: What? Kate: Well, if it works, I hope to start a reconciliation between Chad and Stefano. And regarding Gabi, I mean, I'm worried about Will, aren't you? Sami: I am on top of what is happening with my family. Kate: I'm just suggesting if you get to know Gabi a little better, maybe you'll find out what happened between her and Will--why they broke up. Sami: Find out why he's been so angry lately. Kate: It's win-win, Sami, for both of us-- personally and professionally. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: You want me to what? Madison: To model for Mad World. Hope: You're kidding, right? Bo: No, looks to me like she's serious. Madison: I am serious. I'm 100% serious. When I look at you, Hope, I just think, "wow." Bo: I-I tend to agree with you... on a different kind of level. Madison: [Laughing] I hope you don't think I'm being too forward. Hope: I just--the whole thing is just--I'm-- it's just so out of the blue, I don't know what to think. Madison: Well, you have a great look, and there's an essence about you that is exactly what I want my company to represent to the public. Hope: I'm truly just--I'm just speechless. I'm blown away. I, um, I don't-- I don't know what to say about this offer. But I'm a cop, and I love being a cop. It's who I am--it's my whole identity outside of being a wife and a mother. Madison: What if you could do it all? What if you could be a cop, be a wife, be a mother, and be a model? I would be more than happy to work around any schedule you have. Hope: Schedules--plural. Madison: Okay, it's doable. You've done it before, right? Hope: Wow. You've done your research. Madison: Look, you know the ropes. You know what's required. You'd be a natural. Bo: She makes a good point. Madison: My products are developed for real women-- for relatable women-- and I can't think of anyone who fits that mold better than you. Hope: It's not that I'm not completely intrigued by your offer, 'cause I am. It wouldn't be--it's just I-- it's just not for me... right now. Madison: Okay. Okay, um, thank you for listening to me, hearing me out. And this is my card, so please call me if you change your mind. And you should know my instincts are never wrong. Hope: Thank you. Madison: All right, thank you. See you. Bo: Bye. Madison: Bye. Hope: Bye. Can you believe this? Bo: Well, the only thing I don't believe is you don't get that kind of offer every day. [SCENE_BREAK] [Door closes] Stefano: Well, you know, Chad, I certainly can be more than a father for you. I can be-- I can be your friend. I can--I can be your mentor. You know, I mean, something that you've always wanted. Chad: You, a mentor? [Scoffs] Wow. Stefano: Uh-huh. Yes. I know. I know that you don't want to have anything to do with anything that I do. I can accept that. But to reject a family--this family, your family-- that I cannot take. You have to realize that maybe because you're so young, you think you'll never have regrets. But the day will come when you will have regrets. You know, I will never give up on you, my son. And I pray that the day comes that you will not hate me for it. [SCENE_BREAK] Melanie: Oh! What are these? Gabi: Oh, Sami sent those over. They are photos from the photo shoot we had. Melanie: Yes, I see that. Gabi: Chad looks good, doesn't he? Melanie: You don't look so bad yourself, girl! Gabi: Oh, stop. Melanie: Um, did you have fun? Gabi: Yeah, it was amazing! Seriously, I felt like a real model. Melanie: Yeah, I'll bet. Gabi: I actually felt sexy, like I didn't have to fake feeling like I was desirable. And I knew at that moment that I was. Is that weird? Melanie: No! No. Gabi: I had to force myself to take the makeup off. Even Chad had a good time. Melanie: Really? Gabi: At first, he didn't want to--I mean, like, at all. But-- Melanie: Yes, knowing Chad... Gabi: I mean, it was good for him. It was a good distraction since, you know, the breakup with Abigail. Melanie: Yeah, sure. Gabi: What do you think? Melanie: About? Gabi: Chad. Melanie: Why would I-- what would I think about Chad? Gabi: I mean, you guys are close. So, I mean, he hasn't mentioned anything about how he's feeling? Melanie: Um, we don't really talk about that kind of stuff. Gabi: Oh, okay. Can I ask you something? I mean, this is totally random, but, um... would you ever consider hooking up with Chad? [SCENE_BREAK] Chad: Boy, you are not shy about putting someone on the spot, are you? Stefano: [Chuckles] Well, I was just happy that, uh, you waited to hear me out. Look, uh, would it be out of place for me to invite you to stay for dinner? Chad: Get that you're being sincere. I mean, you wouldn't be offering to help out with the coffeehouse or saying these things if you didn't mean them. But I meant what I said too. I really want to do this on my own. Stefano: I understand. And I admire you for it. But... Chad: But as far as dinner goes, I can't. You know... instead of buying coffee for me, maybe you can buy a cup from me one of these days. Stefano: I would like that very much. [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] [Door closes] Hope: I still can't get over this offer from Madison. Bo: Fancy Face, why are you surprised? Everything she said about you is true. You're the most beautiful woman I have ever met, inside and out. Hope: All right, all right. I'll pay you later. But seriously, a model? Bo: Yeah. Hope: She's asking me to be someone I'm just not anymore. Bo: Whoa, stop. Say that again. Hope: Hmm? What? Bo: Humor me. Say that last part again. Hope: She's asking me to be someone I'm just not anymore. Bo: That's it. Hope: What's it? Bo: I just figured out how we get to Stefano. Ha! [SCENE_BREAK] Madison: Kate DiMera and Countess Wilhelmina are more than just our competitors. They're in our way. The more they push, the harder we push back. We got to stay ahead of them and ahead of the curve always. You know? What else can we do? Sami: Well, I think we've already done the most important thing. Putting someone on the inside at Countess W was genius-- to borrow one of Kate's favorite words. And I think it's already paying off, big-time. Madison: You just took the words right out of my mouth, Sami. Sami: We are hitting Kate where it's gonna hurt the most-- right in her over- inflated ego. Madison: You're sure she doesn't suspect you? Sami: Oh, no way. She's too busy patting herself on the back to see what's right in front of her face. Madison: Good. Okay, that's great. Let's keep it that way. Sami: Oh, absolutely. You know what worked the best? Was staging those fights and timing them so she would walk right in and see everything. It's a perfect setup. Madison: She sure took the bait, though, right? Faster than we thought she would. Sami: I didn't have to play surprised when she actually offered me the job. I was shocked. Madison: She was betting she was gonna turn you against me, Sami. She thought she could prop you up and get you to spill all of Mad World's secrets, and then she was gonna use those against me. Sami: Oh, she's running with it. I mean, no doubt. She has definitely made the most of that information. She has revised her entire line 'cause she wants to beat you to the shelves, and all of it's based on the false dates that I have fed her. Madison: But she still-- her strategy is still to market toward the youth. Sami: Oh, yeah, she's completely forgotten about any other demographic. Madison: Good, because that way, when we launch our youth campaign while still marketing to the over-30 crowd, we will attract all the clientele that she has completely ignored. Sami: It's a brilliant plan. Madison: I've already started working on the marketing for it. I'm gonna go with real women-- you know, real women, none of this glossy, wannabe, teen- angst crap. Sami: So, one thing-- I just want to make sure that we're still focused on everything at Titan and making sure we cover our tracks, because I don't know. Kate's probably got spies and bugs and stuff there. Madison: I'm sure she does. But at this point, she's so sure she's ahead of the game, she's gonna let her guard down. She's gonna relax, and she's gonna be the one left twisting in the wind. [SCENE_BREAK] Melanie: Gabi, why would I want to hook up with Chad? Gabi: It's just I-- I don't know, I've seen the way you look at him sometimes. Melanie: No, we are friends. That's all. Gabi: That's all? Melanie: Yes. Gabi: I mean, I just had to ask. Melanie: Yeah. I'm gonna-- [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: [Gasps] There she is-- my newest star. Gabi: Me? Kate: Yes. Who else? Did you see these photos? The two of you together... are simply stunning. Gabi: Thank you. Kate: So did you speak to Sami? Gabi: About what? Kate: Obviously you didn't, or you wouldn't be asking me that question. Is Chad here? He usually works out this time of the day. I want to talk to the two of you...together. Gabi: What's going on? Kate: I'd really rather discuss it with the two of you in front of me. Gabi: I can text him if you want. Kate: Okay, why don't you do that? Tell him to meet us here. Melanie: Uh, Gabi, I think I'm gonna just take a little break. I'll be back. Gabi: Yeah, that's all right. Melanie: Okay. Kate: Oh. Love this one. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: I have to admit to you, I had real reservations about this plan. I did not think it was a good idea for me to be behind the scenes at Countess W. Madison: Uh, "dumbest idea ever"--I think you said that. Sami: Well, I never thought in a million years Kate would actually want to hire me. Madison: Hey, there you go. That's what desperation will do. Sami... I really need to thank you for everything that you've done for me and for my company. You have done an incredible job for me. Sami: Thank you. You know, when it gets tough, I just remind myself there is an exit strategy in mind. Madison: I will take care of you. Sami: I know you will, thank you. Madison: Of course. Sami: Kate is all gung ho about her new plan. She's even planning to sign some new inexperienced models. Madison: Love it. Sami: One of the models actually is, um, my sister-in-law. Madison: Really? Sami: Yeah, so I do feel sort of bad that the plan is doomed to failure, because of Gabi. You know, she's cute, and she's good. I mean, I'm not regretting it, because of Kate, obviously. Madison: Listen, your sister-in-law--she'll be okay. But Kate... it won't be pretty. Sami: Madison, remind me of something. Madison: What's that? Sami: To never get on your bad side. Madison: Or yours. Sami: To us. Madison: To us. Sami: I still can't believe that I convinced Kate to plan a whole campaign based on the idea of fresh, new faces. Madison: She really, really thought that was an original idea? Oh, God! And she still plans to release a press release about it, right? Sami: Right at the time that we are going to unroll our campaign featuring fresh, new faces of all ages. Madison: This is perfect. You know what Kate's going to look like? She's going to look like she's playing a really bad game of catch-up. And you are a genius. Sami: And you are ruthless, my friend. Madison: I know. I am. Sami: I love that side of your personality-- have I mentioned? Madison: You're one of the few. You are--really. Sami: So the next issue becomes, what do I do at Countess W now? How can I mess things up more? Madison: I just--I don't know, Sami. I think I'm going to let you run with it. You've done such a great job for me so far. I think I'll let you do whatever you think is best to do next. Sami: Well, I love my job. And I was thinking that I could work on being really creative in coming up with new ways to torment Kate. However, I believe that would require a renegotiation of my contract. Madison: [Laughing] I don't think so. You're already pulling down two paychecks--one for Countess W and one for Mad World. Sami: It was worth a shot. I was sort of kidding, 'cause the truth is, Madison... [Clears throat] I would do it for free. Madison: Mm. [SCENE_BREAK] Chad: Are you okay? You want to talk about it? [Both chuckle] Chad: Okay. Um... I just got a text from Gabi saying that Kate was at the spa. She's waiting for us. She wanted to talk to us. Melanie: Yeah, yeah, I know. I just came from there. Chad: Ah... any idea what it's about? Melanie: Probably those super-hot pictures you guys took. Chad: Oh. Melanie: You don't want to keep them waiting. Chad: Yeah, sure. Um, because I would much rather stay here with you. Melanie: I don't think that's a good idea. Chad: I mean, all those pictures that were taken, I-- you know, I was imagining it was you I was holding in my arms the whole time. Melanie: [Chuckles awkwardly] You can't say things like that. Chad: Look, I know how upset you are about Abigail not wanting to be friends anymore. But can't we even be friends? Melanie: Chad. [Giggles] Chad: Because I could really use a friend right now. And I just--I just saw my dad, and he's so relentless. You know, he's so determined to be part of my life, and... I don't really know what to do right now. Hey. Melanie: You're so lucky. You're not the only one having dad problems. [SCENE_BREAK] Carol: So how was that? Hope: Perfection. Bo: Yeah, we appreciate you doing this for us. Carol: Pleasure was all mine. Hope: Pay her. Bo: Oh, sorry. Uh, there you go. Thanks. Hope: Thank you, Carol. Bo: We said the hardest part was getting Stefano to talk to us. Hope: Yep. But not anymore, huh? [SCENE_BREAK] Chad: Your dad's leaving? When? Melanie: [Crying] I don't know. He just said as soon as possible... which is more than he said about when he's coming back. Chad: Oh, my God. I'm--I'm so sorry. I had no idea. Melanie: Yeah, me neither. I didn't even see it coming. Chad: You know it's not forever, right? Melanie: Max left me. My mom left me. Dario left me. I just feel like I always get left behind. Chad: Come here, come here. Come here. Hey, I'm still here. Melanie: Yeah. Chad: And your dad's crazy about you. You know he can't stay away from you for long. Melanie: [Sobbing] I know, but why does he have to leave at all? Chad: Melanie, come on. Melanie: [Sighs] Chad: Come on, it's okay. Melanie: Actually, I can't be doing this. I shouldn't be doing this. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm sorry. Chad: No, it's-- [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Did Chad respond yet? Gabi: Yeah, he said he's on his way. Kate: When? Gabi: I don't know. Maybe he's stuck in traffic. Kate: Well, I certainly hope he gets here soon. Gabi: Could you give me a hint about what you want to talk to us about? Kate: It's about your future, that's all. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Hey, Brady. Bo: Hey. Any sign of Simpson in the bank? Hope: No. The teller said he has the day off. Bo: Oh, good. We don't want him to tip off Stefano. Hope: How long are we going to give him, huh? Bo: As long as it takes. Hope: I just hope he hasn't figured out what we're doing. Bo: Oh, come on. We played this just right. Hope: Yeah, well, you never know with him. I mean, for all we know, he could have been waiting for us to try something like this all along. Bo: You're forgetting one thing--actually, two things. Hope: What's that? Bo: He doesn't know that we know about the safe deposit box. He also doesn't know that we found the key. Hope: Unless Simpson told him about out visit last week. Bo: Will you have a little faith? Hope: I'll have faith, Brady, when I see him walk through that arch. [Both sigh] Bo: Well, start singing, 'cause here he comes. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Madison: So... you parked around back, right? Sami: Yes, of course. Um, no one knows I'm here. No one knows that I'm working for you, and everyone thinks that I'm completely invested in team Kate. Madison: Excellent. Listen, Sami, I just-- I really need you to know... I so appreciate everything that you're doing for me and for my company. Sami: You don't have to thank me. Madison: No, I do. Yeah, this is not easy stuff that you're trying to pull off. I mean, corporate espionage-- that's not all fun and games. Brady's been really tough on you. Sami: Well, he thinks I'm a traitor, so I don't blame him. Madison: I really wish we could have let him in on it. But you know what, Sami? There's no way he would have green-lit this. Sami: I understand. I totally do. I mean, as much as I would love to not be keeping secrets from my husband, I... I believe it will all be worth it in the end. Madison: You know what? I think maybe, actually, we can let them in on it at this point. I mean, you know, since we've been so successful. Sami: Are you sure? Madison: Yeah, I trust both of them, and neither one of them has any allegiance to Kate. Sami: Thank you, Madison. I really appreciate that-- almost as much as I appreciate the opportunity to take Kate down. But there is one more thing. Madison: What's that-- a bonus? Sami: Yes, a bonus. I've been thinking a lot about it. And what I want more than anything is to see the look on Kate's face when she finds out the truth. Madison: Done. [SCENE_BREAK] Gabi: You want to talk to us about our future? Kate: With Countess Wilhelmina. Gabi: Well, what are you talking about? Kate: This photo session wasn't to evaluate my product. It was to evaluate you and Chad. And this was magical. I really believe that you two are going to take my company to the next level, as the fresh faces of Countess Wilhelmina. Gabi: You--you want us to model for you? Kate: Yes. And I don't intend to take "no" for an answer. [SCENE_BREAK] Chad: Melanie, come on. Melanie: Chad, come on. We can't keep doing this. Chad: All right, but that's not fair. Melanie: That's all I'm trying to do, is be fair. Chad: To who? Melanie: Abigail. Chad: Okay, would you just stop thinking about her for two seconds? Melanie: I can't do that. Chad: Think about us. Melanie: I can't do that either. Chad: Come on, think about how good we could be together. I know you felt it just now... all right? I am right here. I-I need you just as much as you need me. Melanie: I shouldn't have told you about my Dad, huh? Chad: What? Why not? I want to be there for you. I mean, can't you see that? Melanie: Yeah, I know. I want you to be there for me. I want to be there for you too, but-- Chad: But what? I mean, what good reason do you have to walk away from this? And don't say "Abigail." I know you feel guilty about this, but you shouldn't. That's the last thing I want you to feel with me. Melanie: [Sniffles] I can't keep saying "no"... 'cause it's too hard. So, please, just stop. Just stop. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: I can't believe it worked. Bo: So far. Oh! Oh, my goodness, Stefano DiMera. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Who is this? Carol: Ms. Sherman from Salem First National Bank. I'm sorry to disturb you, Mr. DiMera, but there's a problem with your safe deposit box. Stefano: Call my lawyer, all right? He takes care of all these things for me. Carol: Sir, this is your personal box--the one shared with A. Grayson. Stefano: What's the problem? Carol: It's not something we can take care of over the phone. I know how much you value discretion where this account is concerned. Stefano: [Sighs] All right, I'll be there as soon as I can. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: My goodness. What are the odds of running into you here? Stefano: Pretty high, I would assume. Hope: Really? Why is that? Stefano: Well, you tell me. Hope: Actually, you know what? I can't tell a lie--we were just talking about you... Stefano: [Chuckles] Hope: And about the safe deposit box you share with my grandmother. Stefano: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: Daniel, there's, uh, something I've been meaning to tell you about Maggie being your mother. Sonny: What happened when you came out to your parents? Will: [Chuckles] Madison: I've been keeping a secret from you, and I think it's probably time I come clean.

At the DiMera mansion, Chad went to see Stefano. Stefano had an offer for Chad. He wanted to help him invest in the coffee house with Sonny. Chad rejected his offer. Kate and Sami were looking at pictures of Gabi and Chad. Kate was convinced that this campaign will blow Madison's company out of the water. Bo and Hope were at the pub talking about the key. Hope agreed with Bo that Stefano is Alice's partner. They talked about how they were going to get Stefano to admit to being Alice's partner. While Bo and Hope were talking about how they were going to get to Stefano, Madison showed up at the pub. She took a picture of Hope on her phone and smiled at it. Madison introduced herself to Bo and Hope. Madison wanted to talk to Hope about being a cop. Stefano tried to convince Chad that it was a good idea to allow him to help him with his business venture. Chad wasn't too fond of the idea of working with Stefano. Stefano tried to appeal to Chad by telling him that he is his son and that will never change. He wants to have a future with his son. Kate and Sami talked about getting Chad and Gabi signed with the company. Sami was convinced that getting closer to Gabi will help her figure out what was going on with Will. Hope was shocked when Madison asked her to model for her. Madison thought she would be perfect for her new campaign. Hope didn't think that was right for her right now. Madison gave her a business card and hoped that she would change her mind. Hope told Bo about Madison's offer. Bo thought it sounded like a once in a lifetime opportunity for her.

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Rex: Sweetheart, why haven't you come to bed? Mimi: I'm not tired. I don't wanna keep you awake. Rex: I love when you keep me awake. Mimi: It's not what I meant. Rex: I know. Do you wanna talk about it? What's bothering you? Mimi: I just -- I love you so much I never wanna lose you. Rex: You won't. Come here. Jan: Oh, yes, you will. If you keep lying to sexy Rexy, you're gonna lose him faster than I can say... Mimi wimi's a big, fat liar but the best part is if you tell him the truth, you're gonna lose him anyway. It's lose-lose, Measles. Mimi: No! Rex: Mimi, what's wrong? What is it? [SCENE_BREAK] [Cheers and applause] Shawn-d: Philip. Philip, you're breaking up. Did you hear what I said? Hello? Jan: There's no way that Belle will dump her husband just as he's heading off to war. Once he ships out, she'll have to be faithful to him. Then Shawn will be mine. Shawn-d: Hello? Hello, Philip, are you there? I-I can't understand you. Listen, if you can hear me, Belle does not love you. She loves me, okay? I'm -- I'm sorry if you thought your marriage was something that it wasn't, but it's over. Hello? Can you hear me? Damn it. I just lost the connection. Shawn-d: Excuse me. Excuse me, sir. Can you please tell me if private Kiriakis has taken off on his plane yet? Man: I don't know which one private Kiriakis is on, but the last of the transports just cleared the tower. You can't reach him by cell anymore. Belle: Philip didn't hear you, did he? Shawn-d: No. Belle: And now he's gone. I guess it's too late. Jan: Yes. Belle: Are you gonna tell me what happened to your face? Shawn-d: It's fine. The semper fis. Belle: What? Shawn-d: It doesn't matter. I don't care if every marine here tries to stop me, Philip has to know the truth so that we can be together. I am gonna tell him. I don't care if I have to fly over there to do it. [SCENE_BREAK] John: [Moans] Oh, Doc. I need you, baby. I can't do this alone. Marlena: Don't say this. You're going to be all right. We're going home. John: C-c-come home and help me, baby. C-come home and help me. Marlena: I'm strapping you in. There's no way this raft can support both of us. John, please remember. Remember... that I love you. I love you. John: Doc! Where are you, Doc? I can't find you. Help me, I need you. I need you, baby. John: Thank God. You've come back to me. I knew you'd come back to me, Doc. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Okay, so I've got to get back to the penthouse and check on John, firm up my alibi. Now, when the time comes, you know what to do, right? Eugenia: I will follow your instructions to the letter. Kate: Perfect, because the horoscope that we planted on the web site that Sami is addicted to is about to come true. "A man from your past will destroy your happiness..." 'cause Brandon's back. Man: What can I get ya? Kate: Hi, uh, vodka, rocks? Kate: Brandon's not gonna leave that room tonight. And since Sami's in there with him, she's gonna do what she does best -- self-destruct. Eugenia: And then horoscope number two will come true. "Today is your wedding day, but, unfortunately..." Both: "You will never walk down that aisle." Eugenia: [Giggling] Kate: Shh. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Oh, God, Brandon. My horoscope was right. You really are here. Look, Brandon, I know -- I know your dad is really sick, but you can't stay in Salem. Brandon... Brandon, I am getting married tomorrow, okay? So y-you can't still be here when that happens. Otherwise my wedding day horoscope will come true, and -- and I'll have another wedding day disaster. So, please, please go back to London, or Chicago, or I don't know. Take a vacation to Tahiti, okay? Just -- Brandon, just get the hell away from me, okay? Now! [SCENE_BREAK] Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of Our Lives. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Brandon, don't just lie there, okay? Can't you just say something? No. No, don't -- don't say anything. Don't -- don't move, okay? 'Cause if you do, then it'll just seem real, and this is not real. I mean -- oh, my God, it can't be real. I'm just -- I'm just so tired that maybe this whole thing is a nightmare. Oh, God, it has to be. No, Brandon, please... if you ever cared about me -- even if you didn't -- I'm asking you, please just get your stuff and -- and -- get out of Salem. I know your dad is sick, but Abe's not dying. You could come back in a couple of days. All right, I realize that that sounded selfish. I'm sorry. It's just that I'm -- I'm marrying Lucas tomorrow, and -- and Lucas, and will and I are finally gonna be a real family... except -- except my horoscope -- except my horoscope said that a man from my past is gonna destroy my happiness, and -- and I'm never gonna walk down the aisle again, and I am not gonna let that happen. No way. No way am I gonna let the stars, or you, or -- or Kate, or freakin' Eugenia Willens screw this up for me. So, Brandon... I'm telling you right now, they are plotting against me -- Kate and Eugenia. Lucas doesn't believe me. But it's true. I know it's true. They'll do anything to mess up my marriage -- anything. [SCENE_BREAK] John: I knew that you'd come back to me, baby. I knew you -- I-I need you. I need you so badly. Woman: And I need you to lie back down, be still, try to sleep. John: Help me, baby. Help me. I need you to help me. Woman: It's gonna be all right, I promise. John: Aah! Help me, Doc. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: It's too late, Philip's gone. There's nothing else we can do. Shawn-d: Yes, there is. We'll figure something else out. Belle: The plane's in the air. We can't call him. Shawn-d: There has to be another way. Philip has to know the truth about us before he gets into combat. Belle: Maybe it's just a sign that we're supposed to wait until he comes home safely. Shawn-d: They keep extending these tours of duty. Who knows how long he's gonna be over there? We cannot just put our life and our love on hold. We have to tell him the truth -- that we love each other, and that we're gonna be together. I know you don't want to do that in a letter. Belle: No, absolutely not. That's why I'm here. Shawn-d: You know what? I have an idea. I'll be right back. Belle: Wait. Where are you going? [SCENE_BREAK] Jan: Belle, you cannot do this. Belle: What are you doing here, Jan? Jan: Philip is your husband. You swore that you would be faithful to him forever. You took vows before God. Betray them, and God will punish you. Belle: Jan -- Jan: No, if you go through with this, you're gonna destroy Philip's reason to live. And if he dies over there, his blood will be on your hands. [SCENE_BREAK] Rex: Sweetheart, look, it's my fault you're upset. Mimi: No. Rex: I shouldn't have put you in a position where you had to choose between your love for me and your friendship with Belle. I know how bad you wanted those two to get back together. Mimi: It's not that. Rex: Belle is your best friend, Mimi, and as much as I think Shawn wasn't good enough for her, it was wrong for me to ask you to promise not to help her see him. Mimi: Maybe, but I did promise, and I broke that promise more than once. Rex: Because you believed that Belle and Shawn were still in love with each other. And you know what? Apparently, you were right. Mimi: Okay, you don't understand, Rex. I lied to you. Rex: Right, and I wish that you hadn't. But I have to take some of the responsibility there. I mean, I put you in an impossible position. Mimi: But -- Rex: Besides, it's not like you make it a habit of lying to me, Mimi. I mean, this was a one-time thing. Jan: But it's not just a one-time thing. Do you wanna tell Rex about the abortion, Mimi, or should I? Rex: Mimi, what's wrong? Mimi: It's just been a rough night. Rex: I know, I know. It has, it has. You're right. You're right. And I understand why you felt like it was so important to fight for true love. And I love the fact that that's so important to you. You know what? And usually I would be right behind you 100% of the time. It's just that Philip is my brother. And even though I haven't known him long, family is so important. Mimi: I know. Rex: Especially for me, Mimi. I-I mean, I never got the chance to really appreciate what it was like having a family in my life. And now, the only family I have is my mom and Philip. And that's why I had to stand by him. Mimi: It's not that, it -- Rex: But I should never have let that come between us. Sweetheart, you are the most important person in my life. And you know what? Someday... we are going to have a family of our own. Won't that be amazing? Mimi: No! No! No, we can't have our own family because I don't deserve to be the mother of your children. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Brandon, I can't let my horoscope come true. I don't deserve it. I have been really good lately. Because of Lucas, because he -- because he believes in me. You know, I could really have ruined Mimi Lockhart's life if I had told Rex that she had an abortion, and she never even told him that she was pregnant. I mean, even though I don't particularly like my half-brother, he deserves to know something like that, don't you think? But, no, I didn't tell him. And you wanna know why? Because Lucas told me not to. And so I didn't. I haven't told anybody -- not anybo-- oh, wait a second, I told you. No. See the kind of effect you have on me? I mean, this is exactly what my horoscope was talking about. Brandon, you have to promise me that you are not gonna ever tell anyone what I just told you. Eugenia: Won't be long now, Sami. Eugenia: That drug should just about be taking effect. The fat lady's warming up to sing, Sami. And the song is "wedding bell blues." Sami: [Sighs] This is all our little secret, right, Brandon? Speaking of secrets, I'm not the only one who knows Mimi's secret. Jan Spears knows about it, too. And she's been blackmailing her because of it. Of course, I have something even better on Jan. She drugged my cousin Shawn. Yep, that's why he drove his motorcycle through the stained-glass window at St. Luke's during Belle and Philip's wedding. I guess you wouldn't have heard about it in London, would you? But it's true. It really did happen. And it was a nightmare. I mean, the whole church caught on fire, and it almost ruined Belle's wedding. Not that I care about that. She deserved it. She deserved it because -- I'll tell you why. She should never have married Philip 'cause she's still in love with Shawn. I guess I shouldn't have told you that either. That's a secret, too. That's not just a secret, that's a sin. And God's gonna punish her for it big-time. [SCENE_BREAK] Jan: Maybe I was right before. Maybe you do wanna kill Philip. Belle: Stop saying that. Philip isn't gonna die over there. Jan: It would sure make your life a lot easier if he does. Belle: I may be in love with Shawn, but I care about Philip. I don't wanna see him get hurt. Jan: Not as long as you're the one doing the hurting, though, right? Belle: Shut up. Jan: If you tell Philip that you don't love him now -- when he's on his way to war, when he does not have a chance to come back and fight for you, he'll be devastated. He'll be dead before the insurgents fire one single bullet. But you don't care. Just as long as you wind up with Shawn -- my fiancé. Shawn-d: It's a matter of life and death, sir. Philip Kiriakis's wife has to speak with him. There must be some way that you can communicate with that jet, some way that you can let her talk to her husband. Man: No. Belle: You don't care about Philip. You're just trying to guilt me into staying with him because you're desperate to hang onto Shawn. And let me tell you something, Jan, that's never gonna happen. I know honesty doesn't mean anything -- Jan: Look who's talking. Belle: Look, I have been lying to myself. I can't keep lying to Philip. He deserves to know the truth. Jan: He deserved to know the truth before you said I do, before you promised to love, honor, and cherish each other as long as you both shall live. Not now, when he's shipping out. How can you do this to him? "Oh, good luck, honey, in the war. And by the way, before you go, our marriage -- it was a complete joke. I don't love you. I love Shawn. Happy fighting." Belle: That's not what I'm doing. Jan: That's exactly what you're doing. Because you can't wait until Philip comes home to end the marriage. Belle: It's not that I can't wait, it's -- Jan: It's what? That you don't want to? That selfish Belle has to have everything happen on her schedule, the hell with everybody else? Do you really think that you and Shawn will live happily ever after if your getting together costs Philip his life? Gentle acoustic guitar music Jan: If you're not afraid of what this is gonna do to Philip, then why didn't you tell him before he left? Belle: I tried. But then he got that call from his friend Paul -- the lieutenant who wound up in that car crash after -- Jan: After what? After his wife left him. Is that what you want to happen to Philip? Maybe he'll be so devastated, so distracted, he'll wind up in an accident of his own -- die in combat? Belle: No! That's not what I want. But I'm not in love with Philip. I'm in love with Shawn. Jan: But you knew that you were in love with Shawn all along, didn't you? So why did you marry Philip in the first place? Belle: It was complicated. You know that. Shawn and I had a lot of issues... Jan: Issues? Like the fact that he was engaged to me? Belle: And he doesn't really understand how he got engaged to you, Jan. Doesn't remember a lot of things. Jan: Everyone knows that Shawn had amnesia after his accident, Belle. What's your excuse? No one forced you to promise to love Philip as long as you both shall live. You all blamed that lieutenant's wife for what happened to him. If you break Philip's heart, you'll be responsible for his death. Excuse me. Belle: God, Philip. Shawn-d: Belle, I have some bad news. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: [Sighs] Oh, how is Mr. Black doing? Woman: He's sleeping, but he's had a pretty rough time. Kate: Will you still be able to stay through the night? Woman: And tomorrow, too, if you want. I'm used to long shifts. Kate: Thank you. That would really be great. You could take a break right now, and I'll check on him. I just have to make a phone call. Hi. Hi, Lucas, it's me. Yeah, well, look. I have some bad news. This flu -- John's flu -- is really getting worse. I haven't been able to leave his side. Yeah, I know. And it looks like he's just not gonna make the wedding. No, of course, I'll be there. I wouldn't miss it. Yeah, I know, I had my doubts, but, um, look, sweetie, um, I-I do have a little confession to make. Yeah, um, well, I hired a private investigator to follow Sami. Kate: I know. No. No, I know. It -- it was. It was a terrible thing to do to my future daughter-in-law. Yes, and to my grandson. Lucas, Lucas, just -- would you listen to me, please? There's just something that you really do need to hear. Okay. They didn't find anything. Yeah, except the fact that Sami loves you very much, and she just wants you to be happy. Yeah, well, that's exactly what I want for you, too. So if Sami can do that, then I'm behind this wedding 100%. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: I hope God punishes Kate, too. I can't wait to tell Salem that she is nothing but a cheap hooker. And tell everyone that John is nothing but a junkie. Whoa. I can't wait to see the look on Belle and Brady's face when they find out the truth about that. It's true, you know? He really is hooked on drugs. Sami: What is wrong with me? Eugenia: I still hear talking in there. But it can't be much longer until that drug knocks Sami out. Sami: They say stress can make you tired. And I have really been stressed out lately, but, oh, I'm really tired. Come on, Brandon. You can say something now. So what? What do you think? Brandon? Oh, you've been asleep this whole time? I never had that effect on you before. Brandon, come on. Wake up. I know you get tired with jet lag, but come on. This is serious. There's something wrong with you. Brandon, Brandon, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with me? [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: John. John. I can only imagine how horrible this is for you. But you're gonna get through it. You're gonna beat this, and no one will ever have known that it happened. Lexie has -- has promised to respect the doctor-patient confidentiality, and the nurse has -- has been sworn to secrecy. And everyone in town believes that you have a terrible, terrible flu. John, this is gonna be our little secret. Thank God Sami didn't find out. Wait. What happened to the photo? Did you cut your hands, John? John: Don't ever leave me again. Kate: I won't. I won't. John: Oh, Doc. Kate: It's Kate, John. It's Kate. John: Kate? Kate: Yeah, I'm here. I'm here. John: Kate. I need something for the pain. Kate: I can't do that. John: Kate, please. Just this once. I won't tell anyone. I promise. I just need a little. Otherwise... I'm not gonna make it. Kate: Yes, you are. Yes, you are. You have to make it. You have to make it. You have to make it for your kids. You have to do it for them. John: Right. Right, my kids. Kate: Just block out the pain. Focus on them. John: I will do anything for my children. Kate: So will I... anything. [SCENE_BREAK] Rex: Mimi, w-what are you saying? Mimi: I... lied to you. I don't deserve to be the mother of your kids. I hurt you, and I'll hurt them. Rex: Sweetheart, come on. You could never hurt anyone. Look, I-I know that you wanna be a better mom than your mom was. She -- she is a great person, but, Mimi, you're nothing like her. You are the most loving person I know. And you -- when we're ready -- are gonna make a wonderful mother. Just imagine it. Imagine it. You and I creating a brand-new life for the first time. Our own baby. Mimi, I-I grew up without a family at all, and I'm not afraid. Cassie and I didn't even know what a mom was. But now that I've had the chance to hang around with Kate, and get to know her, I have learned so much. She -- she would do anything for her children. She -- she would do anything for Philip, Lucas, Billie, Austin, and... and -- and me. And that's what I want my children to have -- someone to hold them and love them, and someone who's willing to lay down their own life to save theirs. And that's you. Mimi: Maybe it's not. Rex: Mimi, you are going to be a terrific mother. I mean, you're kind, and you're loving, and you're gonna teach our children to be just like you. They're gonna be perfect. Sweetheart, are -- are you okay? I mean, you look kinda pale. Are you sick? Mimi: My head hurts. Maybe I should take some aspirin. I hope I'm not coming down with the flu. Rex: No. You know what? It's probably just tension headaches from all that stuff going on with Philip, Belle, and Shawn. And seriously, I want us to be able to put this behind us. Mimi: But you were so upset. Rex: Yeah, and so were you. Should we talk about it? You said you came into the bathroom while I was in the tub and tried to talk to me while I was asleep. Mimi: Oh, that. Rex: Yeah, I mean, maybe you should tell me what you said. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: What's the bad news? Shawn-d: I talked to the commanding officer. I begged him to let you contact Philip's plane, but he said he couldn't break regulations. Belle: Then that's it. Shawn-d: No, no. Belle: There's nothing else we can do. Shawn-d: You can e-mail him. I know it sounds crazy. I know it's not what we talked about, but it's the only option left. We agreed that we were gonna tell Philip the truth as soon as possible. This is the only way. Will you do it? [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: We both love our children so much we would do anything to keep them safe and to keep them happy, wouldn't we? We all miss Marlena and Roman... desperately, but they would not want us to wallow in it. They'd want us to be there for each other, and they'd want us to be there for our children. John: I know. You're right. Kate: That's why you have to beat this, okay? Because Belle needs you right now. She really needs you. Philip has already left for the war, and we're -- we're praying that he comes home quickly and he comes home safely, but we have to make sure -- we have to make sure that they have a future together. Do you know what he told me before he left? He told me that before too long, they'd be making us grandparents. John: Oh, that's nice. That's nice. I thought you already were one. Kate: Oh, thanks a lot. But listen to me, it's so wonderful, it really is. Will is the love of my life, and I'm dreaming of the time that I can meet Billie's daughter. I'm just hoping that she will be reunited with Georgia, and then she'll come home and live happily with -- with -- with a man that she loves. And that Austin and Rex -- that they'll find someone. John: Rex is -- he's -- he's living with Mimi, right? Kate: Yes, but they're young, you know? Who knows what's gonna happen? John: I'm sorry I can't be there for the wedding. I know that you worked really hard on those plans. Kate: Yeah, I did. I worked really hard. I'd do anything to make sure that Lucas had the future he deserves... [Thinking] A future without Sami. [SCENE_BREAK] Eugenia: Hello? Anybody awake? Eugenia: Perfect. Eugenia: I'm gonna make it look like you two had one hell of a night. Eugenia: Mmm. That's excellent. It's a shame we have to waste this. Mmm. Okay. Now it's time to get you two lovers naked. Mm. Hot damn. Damn, Brandon Walker, you sure are fine. Fine! I can see why Sami could barely resist you. I can barely resist you myself. Mm. Mm. Mm. Ooh, okay. Poor Sami had to have you one last time, even if it is the night before her wedding. [SCENE_BREAK] Rex: So, what were you trying to tell me in the bathroom? Mimi: I was pregnant. It happened months ago, and I didn't know what to do. You weren't ready for kids yet, and I didn't wanna ruin your life. I thought I was doing the right thing. I've regretted it every second. I had an abortion. Rex: What was it? Mimi: I, um, you were so angry about me helping Belle and Shawn get back together. I was just telling you I was sorry, and that I didn't know what I would do if I lost you. Rex: Meems -- Mimi: I mean it, Rex. Without you, my life would be nothing -- worthless. Rex: Your life could never be worthless. Mimi: You don't know. You don't know. That's why I would do anything to keep you with me. Rex: Sweetheart, I'm not going anywhere -- not now, not ever. Mimi: I hope not. Rex: I promise. Even though Philip is my brother, I understand why you helped Belle and Shawn get back together, and why you lied to me about it. Mimi: You do? Really? Rex: Yeah, Belle and Shawn are obviously still in love with each other, and sooner or later, with or without your help, Belle was gonna break it off with Philip. And as hard as that's going to be for Philip, it's really better he finds out now than later. Mimi: Yeah. Rex: Right? Mimi: Yeah. Rex: And as for you lying to me, I mean, seriously, I put you in an impossible position. And after seeing what a wreck you were, I was crazy to ever think you and I could ever have trust issues. I know, Mimi, that you would never lie to me about anything that really mattered. Jan: Wanna bet? [SCENE_BREAK] Shawn-d: It's the only way. We can't call him. We tried that. So you have to e-mail him. Belle: That's so harsh. Shawn-d: I know. I know, but we can't our love on hold. Philip deserves to know that you're not in love with him, but you're in love with me. Philip: I actually know quite a few guys who've gotten letters, e-mails, voice mails like that, you name it. And it's pretty heartless, actually. I mean, especially if you're still gonna break up with someone who's stateside. At least have the guts to do it in person. Shawn-d: Belle, the sooner you send it, the better. Do you have your P.D.A. on you? Jan: [Thinking] There's no way you can do this, Belle. There's no way you can rip Philip's heart out by e-mail -- especially not while he's on his way to war. You don't even have it in you to be that cruel. Shawn-d: I know this is hard. It's cruel to let it drag on. He deserves to know the truth. And we both know he'll only believe it if it comes from you. Shawn-d: You do love me, right? You still wanna be with me? You haven't changed your mind about us? Belle: No. Shawn-d: Then you have to e-mail him. You have to tell him that the marriage is a mistake and that it's over. Jan: [Thinking] Do it, and there's gonna be hell to pay -- starting with your best friend Mimi. If I lose the love of my life, Measles loses the love of hers. Shawn-d: Belle? [SCENE_BREAK] Rex: Hey, what's wrong? Mimi: I have to get rid of that doll. It makes me nervous. Rex: The doll? Mimi: Yeah, I don't want anything from Jan Spears. Jan: You're good at getting rid of things, Measles. But I warned you, if I lose Shawn to Belle, I would tell sexy Rexy what else you got rid of -- his baby-waby. He may be willing to forgive a lot, but he won't be able to forgive that. So either make sure Belle stays married to Philip, or lose Rex forever. Mimi: [Thinking] Why did I have that abortion without telling Rex I was pregnant? It was wrong. I have to be honest with him. But how? How do I tell him? Jan: You don't. Your only hope is to keep your mouth shut, to keep Belle away from Shawn. Otherwise, your relationship will be as dead as your baby. [SCENE_BREAK] John: I-I need you tonight, Doc... more than I've ever needed you before. Marlena: There was a time last year when I was not sure we were going to make it. The vows we made to each other carried me through. I will always love you. And I promise I will never, ever give up on us. John: I love you, Doc. I'll always love you. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Everything's set? Eugenia: When Sami wakes up, she won't know what hit her. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: You will never believe who's having reconstructive surgery in a clinic just outside of town. [SCENE_BREAK] Nancy: How are you feeling? Chloe: I'll be much better once I see Brady. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Since when does Lucas call me Samantha? Oh, God. What have I done? [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: I do love Philip. Shawn-d: You do not! You need to ask for an annulment. Belle: I am not gonna ask for an annulment -- not now, not ever!

Mimi imagines that the baby doll turns into Jan and taunts her. Rex takes some of the responsibility for Mimi lying to him. Mimi feels uncomfortable and undeserving as Rex gushes about how great a mother she would make. Mimi decides against repeating her abortion confession to Rex until she can decide how to break the news. Power is restored to the airport. Philip was unable to hear Shawn's confession because his plane took off which messed up the cell phone connection. Shawn tries to convince a commanding officer to let Belle get in contact with Philip on the plane but it doesn't work. Shawn asks Belle to e-mail Philip instead. Jan tries to make Belle feel guilty about dumping Philip. Jan decides that if Belle emails Philip, she'll rat out Mimi to Rex.

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EJ: I'll take a Scotch, double, neat. Tad: Uh, bartender called in sick. Can I get you an apron? Oh, I'm just kidding. But I have had regulars request you since you filled in on New Year's, so, you know, if this corporate thing doesn't work out... EJ: I'll keep that in mind. [Cell phone rings] EJ: [Sighs] Hello? Sami: EJ, it's me. EJ: Are you home? Sami: No, there's been a major problem with the distributor here in Chicago. I'm gonna have to spend the night. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Abigail. [Laughs] Hey. Abigail: Hi, hey. Nick: We meet again. Abigail: Yeah. Nick: Uh, crazy. How are you? Do--do you have a minute now to grab a-a cup of coffee or something, catch up? Abigail: Oh, uh, uh, well-- Nick: Wow, you seem really excited about that. Abigail: No, I-- Nick: No, it was just--it was, like, the same earlier. It almost seems like you can't wait to get away from me. Abigail: Nick, no, it's not that. [SCENE_BREAK] Rory: Just one hit, JJ, to help you relax. [SCENE_BREAK] Theresa: Oh, no-- Brady: Come on. We both know you don't want to be in the program anymore than I do. Theresa: But I have to be. Brady: I'm not gonna tell. [SCENE_BREAK] JJ: I don't need it. Rory: But you want it, JJ. JJ: It's not my thing anymore, man. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: [Sighs] What's the matter? You don't trust me? [SCENE_BREAK] Maxine: I'm sorry, Dr. Jonas isn't in today. He was on the schedule, but he had to cancel his surgeries. Yes, I'll give him the message. Jennifer: Maxine. I couldn't help overhearing. Is Daniel okay? Maxine: As far as I know. Jennifer: Then where is he? [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: [Gasps] Look. That's gotta be Chyka's hideout. [Yelps] [Gasping] Oh, Daniel. You scared me. Daniel: Shh, what, should I give you a megaphone so he knows that we're here? Nicole: I'm sorry, I'm just excited. Daniel: Yeah, I get that, but we're not gonna do anything to screw this up. Nicole: No, we're not. Chyka's goin' down. [SCENE_BREAK] Chyka: Charles Jacobs. Yes, a one-way flight. Tonight is perfect. Excellent. Excellent, thank you very much. [SCENE_BREAK] Maxine: I got the impression Dr. Jonas was leaving town. Maybe he went to visit his son. Jennifer: Is Parker okay? Maxine: You know as much as I do. Now you--you could call and find out. Jennifer: I deleted Daniel's contact information from my phone. Maxine: Like you don't know it by heart. And if you don't, I have his number. Jennifer: Well, thank you, Maxine, but Daniel's personal life is really not my business anymore. Maxine: You know, Jennifer, you really can't have it both ways. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: Samantha, you need to come home. Sami: It's not my fault that this distributor's trying to jerk us around. I mean, you want me to do my job or not? EJ: I'll send Cedric. Sami: No way. This is my division, and I have to do my job, EJ. And believe me, I am not the one who left us at the mercy of these cutthroat bastards. You know, if Kristen had just-- EJ: I'm not discussing my sister with you. That is a conversation that's just gonna get us even deeper into the morass that we are already in. Sami: Which morass would that be? EJ: [Sighs] You didn't return any of Gabriella's text messages. Sami: I did. I know that she and Kate are freaking out about Mr. Greetings. EJ: Would you please stop calling him that name? Sami: But you have it under control, don't you? EJ: If Nick knows what you did--I'm not a miracle worker, darling. He holds all of the cards. Now we just have to wait until he makes his next move. Sami: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: When you saw me at the church, you and--and a lot of other people just-- you looked like you'd seen a ghost. Abigail: Like I said, Nick, I was just--I was surprised. Everybody was surprised. Nick: Yeah, I just--I wanna make sure that nothing has changed between us, you know, after--after everything that happened with Gabi. Abigail: What happened with Gabi? Nick: Oh, you know what happened with Gabi. You heard me tell everybody at St. Luke's that--you know, that I arranged to get her a modeling job in New York, and-- and basically stalked her so that I could be with her and--and Ari. I bet that freaked you out. Abigail: Yeah, it-- it did. Nick: But I want you to know now that I'm aware that that was a huge mistake, and I'm--I'm getting help. Abigail: Good, that-- that's really good, Nick. Nick: Thanks. Yeah, I mean, it's just... [Sighs] I keep thinking about, if I'd just been straightforward with Gabi from the beginning, things would be so different now. For everyone. So... Abigail: Well-- Nick: I'm gonna tell it like it is now, just like--like you always do. Abigail: Well, I'm not so sure that that's a compliment. Nick: Of course it is. It's a total compliment. You're all about honesty and integrity. My cousin. My role model. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: This isn't a game of five-card stud, EJ. This is my life. EJ: I'm well aware of that. Sami: In case you haven't noticed, I'm not very good at sitting around and waiting for other people to make things happen, and neither are you. EJ: No, I'm not. Sami: You don't care if it's Nick we're talking about or this distributor who is trying to hold Countess "W" hostage. EJ: Then come home. Sami: I am trying. You just have to let me work. EJ: All right, Samantha, you know, I really don't care what-- you do whatever it is that you feel that you have to do, okay? But when you get back home-- Sami: You can add your name to that list, EJ. EJ: What list? Sami: I don't need you dictating to me about my life. EJ: Okay. Thought it was our life. Sami: Throwing another ultimatum in my face? EJ: That's not what I was trying to do. Sami: Maybe I should remind you of the last thing you said to me before I left. You said, "things have to change one way or the other." If that's not an ultimatum, what was it? EJ: It was supposed to be the start of a conversation, and one I do not wish to continue over the telephone. Thank you. Sami: In other words, it's going to be your way, when you are ready? Good-bye, EJ. [SCENE_BREAK] JJ: Put that away, dude! Rory: Well, I--if you don't want it, I was gonna just-- Bev: Okay, Rory, enough. Just-- Rory: I was just trying to help. JJ: All right, the only thing that's gonna help is Theresa doing what we need her to do. [Vehicle approaches] JJ: All right, my Aunt Kayla just pulled up. Bev: [Chuckles] Oh, great. She can't stand me. Rory: Nobody can stand you. Bev: Hey. Rory: I mean, from JJ's family. It goes double for me. JJ: All right, I can't handle another lecture right now about the quality of my friends. So could you guys-- Bev: Yeah. Rory: We're out of here. JJ: Okay. I'll text you when she's gone. Bev: Okay, and we'll text you if we hear anything on the Theresa front. JJ: Thanks. [Doorbell rings] JJ: [Sighs] Aunt Kayla, what's up? Kayla: Uh-- JJ: My mom's at work. Kayla: I know. I need to talk to you, actually. JJ: About what? Kayla: What are you doing with Theresa? [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: Mm. Theresa: Mm. Brady: Are you sure? Theresa: Yep, I am. Brady: Are you, afraid you'll--I'm gonna blow your cover as bad girl gone good? That people will think you're a negative influence on me? Theresa: You know what? Everybody already knows that you're a train wreck, Brady. You don't need my help. Oh, and by the way, if I don't have any, it still counts as drinking alone. Brady: That's all right. More for me. To train wrecks. Theresa: Okay. Brady: There you go. [Sighs] [Snickers] You are thorough. I'm gonna like you. Theresa: You know what? I can't take any chances, okay? Look, I already OD'd, and I almost lost everything. [Sighs] And just because I'm not AA all the way doesn't mean that the whole thing's an act. Brady: God, you--you-- you are--you're so full of... something. I-I don't know what it is. Theresa: You said you wanted to talk about Daniel, so talk. [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: No, no, no, no, no. Nicole, no. We don't know what we're gonna find in there. Nicole: Oh, I do. We're gonna find out the truth. [SCENE_BREAK] Abigail: Nick, please, uh, don't act like I'm a role model. I've made plenty of mistakes in my life. Nick: Oh, man, who hasn't? But, I mean, you'd never try to hurt someone, you know? Intentionally. And if you did, you'd own it. You know, you wouldn't try to make excuses or cover it up, anything like that. Abigail: Well, you said that you wanted to catch up, so, uh, why don't you tell me what's going on with you? Nick: Good news. Abigail: Yeah? Nick: Yeah, I got a--I got a lead on a job. Abigail: Oh. That's great, Nick. So does that mean that you're-- you're staying in Salem, then? Nick: Yeah, I am, and I'm hoping that means that we can spend a lot more time with each other, now that I'm back. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: Cancel my lunch plans, please. Yeah. Ask Dan to meet me at the corporate gym in 20. Thank you. Tad: Well, I guess you won't be needing a lunch menu. Big deal to close on the handball court? EJ: No, actually, I'm working out with my trainer. Tad: Oh. Well, even a mogul has gotta eat. EJ: I lost my appetite. Tad: Okay. Well, work off some steam, and, uh, come back and see us. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone rings] Sami: Hey. How bad's the counter-offer? They took the deal? Oh, my God, I thought we were gonna be going back and forth all night. That is incredible. It's-- no, no, don't tell EJ. I want to tell him myself. Yeah. I'm gonna surprise him in person. [SCENE_BREAK] JJ: Well, Aunt Kayla, what are you talking about? Kayla: Roman told me that he saw you here with Theresa. JJ: Oh, we were just-- Kayla: No, you don't--you don't need to explain. But, um--and I'm not-- I'm not gonna tell your mom. JJ: Well, she just came over here to drop off a letter from work. Kayla: Theresa can't be bothered to open an envelope off her desk. If she came over here with a special delivery, then she wanted something. JJ: All right, well--well-- well, whatever it was, I mean, she didn't get it. I mean, she understands that I want nothing to do with her. Kayla: All right. I believe you. But I just feel like there's something maybe you're not telling me. JJ: No, I, um-- okay. You're right. There is something going on. And you might be the only one who can help me. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: I'll tell you a lot about Daniel, but before we get started, you should know that you're probably wasting your time. Theresa: You know what? You're the one who invited me in here, Brady, to talk about-- Brady: Mm. Theresa: Oh, was that--was that just a ploy? Brady: What do you mean, to spend time with you? Theresa: Oh, why would anyone want to do that, right? You know, Daniel's attracted to me, as much as he might not want to admit at the moment. Brady: Of course he is. Of course he is. Why wouldn't he be? I mean, he's a guy. You're a-- Theresa: A lady. Brady: Yeah, you're a lady. You're an attractive lady, actually. Theresa: Thank you, I think. Brady: And Daniel's attracted to you. That's already been established. I mean, you two did sleep together on the night you... [Clicks tongue] OD'd, right? Theresa: Your point is? Brady: My point is Daniel has it bad for Jennifer. Still. You know, he doesn't want-- Theresa: Me? He doesn't want me? Brady: He doesn't want anyone. Not right now. Just not now. Theresa: You know what? I think I know how men think and--or don't think, as the case may be. Brady: Yeah, I know what you mean. Theresa, you may know how men think, but you don't know Daniel like I do. Theresa: Oh. So you can read his mind? Brady: Don't have to. The night that you slept with Daniel, it broke Jennifer's heart. And even though they've given up on being a couple, there is no way in hell he's gonna do that to her again. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone vibrates] [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Okay, so what do you see? Daniel: Uh, not a damn thing. I'm not even sure he's in there. Nicole: There's a car in the driveway. That's gotta be Chyka's. I mean, if we could just get closer, maybe we could-- Daniel: What, get shot? No, that is not gonna happen. Nicole, you better get that through your head. Can't just storm up there. There's gotta be a better way. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone rings] Chyka: Who gave you this number? Oh, yes, this is Charles Jacobs. Inclement weather? I'll just use another airline and connect-- a few hours? All right. I can live with that. Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: Okay, I know how badly you want to clear Eric's name, but we need to think this thing through, 'cause what we're doing is not only illegal-- Nicole: I told you, I don't care. Daniel: We could be killed. Look at this setup. Nobody knows where we are. We're in the middle of nowhere. We don't have any training. No backup. Nicole: What are you saying? Daniel: I don't know. Maybe it's just not too late to call the police here. Nicole: You know, I get it. I know exactly what you're saying. You're giving up. Daniel: Okay, no, I am not giving up, and I am not backing down. That man tried to kill you. Believe me, I want to rip his head off as badly as you do. Nicole: Yeah, but if we go to the police, and they tip off Stefano, we're done. Daniel: Okay, if we walk up to that hideout and Chyka's there, you know we're at the point of no return. Nicole: I realize that, but-- Daniel: No, I'm not sure you do, Nicole, because if this goes badly and we get caught doing what is not only highly risky, but what is illegal--right? You get that, right? Illegal, right? Nicole: Yes, yes. Daniel: Because you're the one with a criminal record. You're the one whose life could be turned upside-down. Do you understand that? Nicole: Yes, Daniel, but-- Daniel: Okay, no, Nicole. No buts. Look, I know you want to save Eric's future. I get that. But you cannot risk your own in the process. There is no way in hell I'm gonna let you do that. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: Abigail, hey. Abigail: Hi. Tad: What can I get you? Abigail: Coffee, black and strong. Tad: Nobody's hungry. What gives? Abigail: EJ, we need to talk... about, um, some press releases that the hospital board needs to approve immediately. So I'd appreciate it if you would call me back. Tad: Too bad you weren't here ten minutes ago. Abigail: Why is that? Tad: EJ was just here. Abigail: Uh, where'd he go? Tad: To the corporate gym to work out. Must be good to be king. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Maybe I should remind you of the last thing you said to me before I left. You said, "things have to change one way or the other." If that's not an ultimatum, what was it? [SCENE_BREAK] Kayla: JJ... JJ: Yeah? Kayla: You can always talk to me. I want to help you. JJ: [Sighs] When you told me about what my dad did to you--and I'm sorry to even bring it up again. Kayla: You--you don't need to ever apologize about that. JJ: I-it's just--it's probably one of the worst things you ever went through. It just-- but somehow, you forgave him. Right? You did, right? Everyone says you did. Kayla: It took a long time. But in the end, yeah. JJ: Well, how did you do it? Kayla: Why are you asking me about this now? JJ: It's just because I'm not so good at forgiving people myself, and-- Kayla: JJ, what's going on with you? JJ: If I screw it up one more time, do you think Mom could really ever forgive me? [SCENE_BREAK] Theresa: And Daniel's not going to pine after Jennifer for the rest of his life. I mean, she broke his heart how many times? And not to mention the fact that she's so annoying and boring-- Brady: You know, if you're gonna pretend to still be in the program, you can't live in denial. Theresa: God, Brady, have you ever considered that maybe you don't know Daniel as well as you think you do? Brady: Oh--[Groans] Theresa: I'm sorry, I'm-- Brady: Don't-- [mumbles shrilly] these things happen. Don't worry. I got another one like this at home, I bet. Yeah, I got one just like it. No worries. Theresa: Wow. Brady: [Grunts] Theresa: Must be nice to have a disposable income to buy disposable designer accessories. Brady: I--that was a gift, I think, actually. Theresa: Oh, oh, oh, even better. God, you have no idea how lucky you are, do you? Brady: No, I know, I know. I'm--I'm very lucky. I'm lucky. That's a nice purse you got there, though. Theresa: Oh, come on, please. It's a cheap designer knock-off, okay? Anyone can tell. Brady: Theresa, who cares? Theresa: I do. Brady: It's just stuff. Who cares about it? Theresa: Oh, well, I'm sure that the person who blew, what, ten grand on that watch would love to hear you say that. You know, the only stuff I ever got from my family, Brady, was lectures, okay? Brady: Well, here's what I know. You have a roof over your head. You have a job. And the best stuff of all, you have people that care about you. Theresa: So I should just shut up and be grateful? While rich jerks like you who don't even need the money just keep getting richer? God, you have no idea what it's like. Brady: Well, I'm sure you're gonna tell me, honey, right? Theresa: No, you know what? Go to hell, Brady. Brady: Wait, w-- [Door slams] Theresa: [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Kayla: Why are you worried about this now? Did something else happen? JJ: [Sighs] It's just that Uncle Justin got called away tomorrow, and he can't be at my hearing. Kayla: Well, that's too bad. It could be postponed, right? JJ: Well, I-I just want to get this over with. You know, so I'm pretty sure I'll just go ahead tomorrow with another lawyer. Kayla: Which will be fine. JJ: I just hope that it won't be a mistake. Kayla: Well, you've been doing great, right? JJ: But what if the judge changes his mind? Kayla: Listen, whatever happens in court, you can't predict the judge's decision. And even if it doesn't go your way, why would you think that your mother would be mad at you? She knows how hard you've been trying and everything that you've done. And you know what else? You are her pride and joy. She loves you so much, and nothing is going to change that. Come here. Oof. It's gonna be over soon. [SCENE_BREAK] Cashier: Hey. Can I help you? Theresa: I'm good, thanks. Hi, I'm from University Hospital. I have some supplies to pick up. Cashier: No problem, Miss... Both: Deveraux. Cashier: But for this kind of check, we need to see two forms of ID. [SCENE_BREAK] Tad: All right. Brady: Thanks, T. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Uh, no, no, Adrienne, I'm so sorry I missed you. I did get your message. Oh, no, it's not your fault at all. Yeah, I'll talk to JJ, and I'll let you know what he decides, okay? All right, thank you. Bye-bye. Brady: Jenn? Hey. Jennifer: Hey. Brady: Is everything okay? Jennifer: Uh, no. I just found out that Justin is not going to be at JJ's sentencing hearing tomorrow. Brady: Oh. Sorry about that. Don't worry, it'll work out. Jennifer: Yeah, I hope so. I just-- Brady: [Chuckles] Yeah, I--as you can see, I left the program. Jennifer: What happened? Brady: Well, I had a bad day, first of all, to cap off a very bad year, as you know. And, look, I had a few too many, and I missed Arianna's christening. Jennifer: Yeah, I was wondering where you were. Brady: Of course, Maggie was very unhappy with me. Jennifer: No, she was very worried about you. Brady: I'm fine. I'm fine. There's nothing to worry about. Um, and I'm sure everything is going to be fine with JJ too. So don't worry about it. Jennifer: Thank you. Brady: You're welcome. [Grunts] It's good to see you. Jennifer: You too, Brady. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Your life is at risk too, okay? I dragged you into this. Daniel: No, you didn't. Nicole: Why am I the only one you're worried about? Daniel: You're not the only one. I, um-- Nicole: You think I'm helpless? The weaker sex? Daniel: Please. Please, is it so hard to believe that I care about you? Nicole: Sometimes. Daniel: We have been through a hell of a lot together. I will always care about you. Hold on, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Nicole: What? Daniel: It's Chyka. He is inside. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Sami. Sami: Nick. Nick: How are you doing? Sami: Great. Nick: Look, it looks like you're in a hurry... Sami: I am. Nick: But if you have a minute-- Sami: Save your breath, Nick. I heard all about what you were shoveling at Gabi and Kate, and I'm just telling you right now, I'm not gonna buy it. Not one word. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: [Sighs] [Shower running] EJ: Shut the door. [SCENE_BREAK] JJ: Thanks, Aunt Kayla. Kayla: Well, you feeling better? JJ: A little. Kayla: Hey, listen, I want you to tell me what you decide about that court date, okay? 'Cause I want to be there. JJ: You don't have to. Kayla: The whole family wants to come. We want to support you. JJ: Great. Kayla: Okay. All right, I guess I should get going. I don't need to remind you to stay away from-- JJ: Away from Theresa, yeah. Kayla: Theresa, right. You know how much I love her, and I want to believe that she's trying to change, but you, mister, need to keep your nose clean. I'm afraid for you. She means trouble. JJ: Right. Oh, and let me let you out. Kayla: Yeah, okay. I'll see you later. [SCENE_BREAK] JJ: You have no idea. Rory: Dude, I thought your aunt would never leave. She's there, dude. JJ: What? What? Bev: Theresa's at the store. [SCENE_BREAK] Theresa: [Scoffs] I cannot believe that I drove here without my driver's license. Cashier: Um... excuse me a sec. Theresa: Hey, um, hi. Can you actually help me? Kurt: Yeah. Theresa: My boss, she's just such a bitch on wheels, and if I show back up at the office without getting what she sent me for, she's totally gonna fire me on the spot. Kurt: Mmm. Theresa: You think maybe you could-- Kurt: Yeah, let me see what you got. Okay, um, Abigail... uh, I'll make an exception this one time. Theresa: Oh, thank you so much. Kurt: Let me go put together the order you emailed over. Theresa: Oh, you know what? Actually, this is actually for an employee morale incentive program, so I'll stop by for the paperclips and thumb tacks at another time. Kurt: Okay. Theresa: I just need 20 $100 gift cards. Kurt: What kind? Theresa: The debit kind. The kind you can just use anywhere. Could you maybe do that for me? [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: Uh...I don't know. I'm not 100% sure. Nicole: What? I thought you said it was him. Daniel: Well, it looks like him. Think he's alone, but he's staying away from the window. Nicole: Oh-- Daniel: Get down. Get down. Nicole: What are you doing? Daniel: Shh. Okay, you--you are gonna stay right here. You're gonna be my lookout. Do not leave from this spot. If you need help, you call me. Nicole: No, that's not part of the deal. Daniel: Damn it, Nicole. Listen to me. You take it or you leave it. Nicole: But how are you gonna-- [Whispers] Oh, Daniel! [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Kate and Gabi both were talking about me to you? Wow, I've never been so popular. Sami: You remind me of one of my daughter's toys. You squeeze it and it says the same three things over and over again. 'Cause you've changed, right? Determined to turn your life around this time. Nick: Yeah, from what I hear, you said those same things a few times. I understand that it's hard to believe that I've changed this time and that it's gonna take time for me to prove myself to you. Sami: I wouldn't hold my breath. Nick: I would. Sami: All right, Nick. Why don't we just put our cards on the table here? Nick: Cards? Sami: [Chuckles] Oh, you're good. But two can play at this game, and you're not gonna win. [SCENE_BREAK] Abigail: I'm sorry. I tried to call you. I ran into Nick and he said some stuff that was, uh, hard to take. EJ: Mm-hmm. What did he say? Abigail: He said that I was honest... and good... and that I would never do something if I knew that it would hurt someone. I felt like he could see right through me. He...he kept saying all of these wonderful things and all I could do is think about you and me. EJ: Well, let's go back. Abigail, you're a good person. Abigail: Would Sami say that if she knew what we did? Or what about your kids? My mom? EJ: What do you want me to say? Abigail: I don't know. I don't know. I hate lying to my family, but every single time I tell myself that this is over, I... I feel like I'm lying to myself. EJ: Abigail... you shouldn't be here. Abigail: No one saw me. Not a single soul. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: [Laughs] I'm sorry. Sami: What's so funny? Nick: Well, I guess to extend your metaphor, uh, I can count cards and I don't really need you to lay yours on the table. Do you know what I mean? Unless you insist. In which case, ladies first. Sami: You are nothing to me. Nick: Really? Sami: You're my son's cousin. That didn't stop you from trying to ruin his life. He was still willing to take a bullet to save yours, and then you were still planning to ship his daughter to a different state. Nick: Thank you. Sami: You were gonna take her away from him. Nick: Thank you for the recap, Sami. Sami: You think there's something you could say right now that would make me ever trust you? Nick: [Sighs] I'm getting the sense that you want nothing to do with me. Sami: Uh-huh. Wow. You really are a genius, aren't you? Nick: I'm sorry you feel that way, because I am a changed man. And not giving me a chance to make amends? It's gonna be your loss. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: This one's for you, Jenn. You tell Maggie I just said no...and eventually she'll have to accept it. I don't have a problem. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: JJ, where are you? [SCENE_BREAK] Theresa: [Sighs] Thanks. Kurt: What else can I do for you, Abigail? Theresa: Nothing. Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] [Branch snaps] Chyka: Hello? Who's there? [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: You're sure Mr. DiMera is in here? Okay. Thank you. Oh, EJ is gonna be so surprised.

EJ and Sami got into an argument over her being away. Daniel and Nicole were outside the cabin where Dr. Chyka was. Nick and Abby met at the town square. He told her how he set up Gabi. He also told her he was getting help. Theresa turned down Brady's offer to drink. Nick kept driving it home to Abby that she was good and honest which made her uncomfortable. The deal Sami made worked out so she was able to go home. Theresa wanted to know about Daniel, but Brady told her that he was with Jennifer and only wants to be with Jennifer.

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Carly: [Grunts] Where am I? Gus: Six feet under. Bring back memories? [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: Why do you want to ask me about Vivian? Hope: Because I'm worried she's up to something. Victor: Vivian's always up to something. She craves attention. Hope: So the Kiriakis take is Vivian is flighty, perhaps even unbalanced, but no real threat. Victor: Boy, you're right back into that cop thing, aren't you? Hope: I'm not so sure Carly and Kate would agree Vivian is no real threat. Victor: Yeah, well, I'm not gonna lose any sleep over either one of them. Hope: As a matter of fact, you kind of goad her on, don't you? Making Kate share Philip with her is, well... it's your idea of fun, right? Victor: Kate has literally made her bed. Hope: What if Vivian actually hurts someone you love? Say Philip. Victor: She wouldn't. She loves Philip. Hope: I'm not saying she'd hurt him directly. But what if something happened to, say, Melanie? He'd be devastated, wouldn't he? [SCENE_BREAK] [Door opens] Nathan: Hey, I'm glad I caught you. Maggie: Hmm. Nathan: I thought you'd be dressed by now. Maggie: I'm not going. Nathan: What? Maggie: What are you doing here? Nathan: Just brought the information by about where I'll be. You have my cell. What do you mean you're not going? Why? Maggie: Well, I want this to be a perfect day for Melanie. And I--I don't want to bring everyone else down. Nathan: You know she wants you there more than anybody else in the world. Maggie: Well, I can't! Okay? [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: Oh, don't cry, dear. We'll have to do your makeup all over again. Melanie: This is all my fault. Arianna: What can we do? Vivian: Oh, no, don't be silly. Melanie: Look what I was asking Maggie to do. Come to my wedding on her anniversary with Mickey. She said she was sick. Vivian: Now...she'll stay home and have a cup of tea. Now about your hair-- Melanie: I need to be alone for a minute. Vivian: But, darling, we don't have time for that. Arianna: Yeah, we do have time for that. Let's go, come on. Be right outside, honey. Vivian: Very forceful woman. Stephanie: Hey, let me know if you need anything, okay? Melanie: Yeah, she loved Mickey so much. They had a great marriage. Stephanie: I know. Melanie: That's all that I want. Yes. A great marriage. Nathan... [SCENE_BREAK] Gus: Do you have a vague feeling of déja vu? Carly: Oh, my God. I've been buried alive. No. Nooo! Gus: This isn't literally a coffin, but you are six feet underground. And you can't get out. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: [Whispering] Wake up. Daniel: Hey. Man, you smell good. Chloe: Hmm, thank you. Daniel: You got like some cinnamon body oil on you? What is this? Chloe: No. I made you these. When you were sleeping, I just decided to pop some buns in the oven. Daniel: No, you didn't. You don't bake. I didn't think you knew where that oven was. Chloe: Ha. You know, there's a lot of things about me that you don't know. And there's a lot of things that I've never done that I'm gonna start doing. Daniel: Thank God. [Both laugh] Daniel: Well, like what? What, exactly? Chloe: Well, for starters, I'm gonna give up caffeine and alcohol. Daniel: Yeah, right. Mmm, god, but don't stop making these. These are delicious. Chloe: Okay. And speaking of buns in the oven... Daniel: We are? [SCENE_BREAK] Melanie: Stephanie. Stephanie: Yes? Melanie: Hey, um... Stephanie: What's up? Melanie: Can I ask you a favor? Stephanie: Yeah, what is it? Melanie: Will you give this to Nathan for me? [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: You know, brides tend to be a bit emotional. It's not a good idea to coddle them. Arianna: Hmm. Yeah, I'm gonna go see how the groom is doing. Get a little air. Vivian: Oh, is she ready yet? Stephanie: Not quite. I have to run an errand for her. Arianna: Oh, I'll go with you. Stephanie: Great. Arianna: Okay. Vivian: Uh...don't worry about a thing. I have everything under control. [Forced chuckle] Oh. [Cell phone ringing] Vivian: The fun begins. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Where am I? Gus: [Chuckles] This is called the cannery building on First Street. They don't build them like this anymore. Walls six feet thick. Totally soundproof. Carly: Why did you bring me here? Gus: I'll let someone else explain that. An old friend of yours. Vivian: Hello, Carly. Welcome to my hideaway. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Yeah, how do you feel about--what's November? It's Scorpio, right? How do you feel about Scorpios? Daniel: Chloe. Chloe: Ah, they're a little intense, but with you as a daddy, I think it'll be okay. Daniel: Me as a--as a daddy? Chloe: Yes, and I know that you're a scientist, so here's the proof. Here...and here... Daniel: Positive. Chloe: And here. Daniel: Positive. Chloe: And here. Daniel: Okay. Chloe: We are gonna have a baby. Daniel: [Laughing] I know we are. Mmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: What's Melanie got to do with this? Hope: I think you know exactly what Melanie might have to do with this. Victor: Ah, I see. You've been talking to Kate. You bought into her conspiracy theory. And for some bizarre reason, Vivian is out to hurt Melanie. Of course, all of Vivian's reasons are bizarre. Hope: We both know what Vivian's done in the past. Victor: Listen to me very carefully, Hope. Vivian lives under my roof. Whatever goes on under my roof is under my control. Vivian is not going to hurt Melanie. Trust me. Just not gonna happen. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Ohh, I cannot believe I am going back to that house. I thought I had said good-bye to all that Greek mush on a cracker that Victor thinks is a canapé. Stefano: Ah. Lucas: Oh, glad I caught you. Don't you look nice, Stefano? You going somewhere? Kate: What are you-- we are going to a wedding. What are you doing here? You're the best man. Lucas: That's right, and I'm here in that official capacity to tell you that I'm gonna make sure this wedding goes off without a hitch. Or else. Stefano: Or else what, Lucas? I don't think you have anything to back that threat up. Lucas: You know, if something does go wrong, you won't be the one who pays. You will. [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: I'm just gonna call Stephanie then. Maggie: No, I've already-- Melanie knows I'm not coming. Nathan: No, I need to call her and let her know we're not going on our trip. Maggie: What? Nathan: You don't really think I'm gonna leave you here like this, do you? [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: I hope Gus made you feel at home. I can't see you, but I can hear you. Carly: What are you doing now, Vivian? Vivian: Savoring a moment I've been waiting for, after what I heard what you did to Lawrence. Carly: So you didn't have the guts to kill me yourself? You sent in the hired help? Vivian: Who said anything about killing you? Carly: You're an eye-for-an-eye kind of gal, Vivian. We both know that. Vivian: Oh, that's true, but you didn't kill me. You killed someone I loved. Carly: No. Vivian: Do you know who's in there, getting ready for her walk down the aisle? Carly: No! Vivian: Yes. Your little baby girl. Getting ready for the happiest day of her life. And the last day of her life. [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: Mmm. Chloe: Mmm. Daniel: [Whispers] Wait a second. So you are really pregnant, like--like you-- we're really having, like, a baby baby? Chloe: Yes, yes, yes. I couldn't believe it, either. First, I wasn't gonna tell you because I know that early on in a pregnancy, things could, uh-- you know what? I'm not even gonna think that. Daniel: Don't do it. Don't. Chloe: Ohh. So you're happy? Daniel: I am over-the-moon happy. Chloe: Oh, good, because I didn't think that you wanted to talk about it, and I thought that maybe you changed your mind about having kids. Daniel: No, no, I didn't want you to think I'd be disappointed if we didn't have a kid. No, I am... look, I am happier than I ever imagined I would be. All right? This little thing right here, this--this--this here is a little bonus round right here. Chloe: Hmm. Well, he or she is gonna be very lucky to have you as a dad. Daniel: Yeah? And you as a mom. Chloe: Maybe. Daniel: Mmm. Should we call your folks, I mean... Chloe: Uh, no. You know what? I want to keep it a secret at first. Daniel: Yeah? All right, we'll keep it a secret. Chloe: Okay. Daniel: It'll be a really, really great secret. Chloe: Mmm. I don't think I've ever been so happy. Daniel: Me either. Chloe: Mmm. Daniel: Mmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Maggie: Oh, come on, don't do this. You can't cancel your trip with Stephanie because of me. Nathan: You want to bet? Maggie: You have to go. I mean, I couldn't stand it if I ruined this for you. Nathan: I know. Maggie: That's blackmail. Nathan: Kind of. Tough day, isn't it? Your anniversary. Must be hard having to go to a wedding without him. You two were a couple for a long time. Maggie: [Sobbing] I just... I wouldn't be any good to Melanie...today, I... I just can't shake this, Nathan. I just don't feel... Nathan: Do you think that Melanie doesn't already know you're sad? Do you think she wants you to fake or pretend how you feel? No. I mean, she along with a hell of a lot of other people just want you there. Hey, you on your worst day have done more good for Melanie than anyone she's ever know, ever. I mean, you've gotten more people through more crap than anyone I've ever known. Maggie: [Laughs] Well, maybe when I had Mickey. Nathan: You still do. All you gotta to do is show up. And he'll handle the rest. Right? He'll be with you, by your side, the entire night through. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: Hey, Maxine. Something wrong? Maxine: I don't like it when I don't know where my patients are. That orderly from radiology took her without telling me. What are you doing here? And I love those shoes. Stephanie: [Laughs] Thank you. Um, I have something for Nathan, but I don't see him around. Maxine: Oh...well, he's on break right now. Should be back in a minute. Want me to give it to him? Stephanie: No, no. I'll--I'll wait. Maxine: Okay. Well, I'm off to tear a certain orderly from radiology a new one. Stephanie: [Chuckling] [Whispers] Thank you. So, Melanie, what was so damn important? [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: So you swear Vivian isn't going to do anything? And you're handling this by what? Remote control? Victor: You know, it's very short-sighted to think the general has to be in the foxhole. Hope: Well, you're not exactly at command central. You're at the Brady pub, drinking vodka. Victor: Hope, believe me, everything is in hand. Hope: Aren't you worried about whatever it is Vivian doesn't want any of us to know about? Victor: I saw it. Very beautiful, very delicate. Melanie's gonna love it. Do you think Vivian has read Medea? Medea gave Glauce a poisoned golden cloak that melted her skin when she put it on. Hope: I don't think this is funny, Victor. Victor: This...is a non-starter. Melanie's gonna be fine. Bet on it. [Door closes] Hope: Oh, Victor... you forgot your bag. [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: Do you feel any better? Melanie: Yeah, I guess so. Vivian: Well, you look gorgeous. And now...for the piece de la resistance... Carly: No! Vivian: Perfection. Carly: That's it? [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Now I get it. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucas: All right, mission accomplished. Mom won't be pulling any stunts tonight. Philip: Thank you. Lucas: Yeah. Philip: Thank you. Lucas: You don't got a thing to worry about. Philip: [Laughing] [SCENE_BREAK] Melanie's voice: Dear Nathan, I'm sorry, but I can't get you out of my mind. I just need to know once and for all if you still have feelings for me, because if there's any chance for us... I can't marry Philip. If I don't hear back from you, that'll be my answer. But I need to know, Nathan. A part of me will always love you. Melanie. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: You're not gonna get away with this. I was on to her. I left messages all over town. Gus: And no one's done a thing. She's going down. The baby girl's going down, and there's nothing you can do about it...Madam. Uhh! [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: It's showtime, darling. Melanie: I don't really feel very good. Vivian: So soon? I-I mean...you don't? Melanie: Mm-mmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: Son, in many ways, marriage is like a leaky canoe. Philip: For one day, just one day, could you act like a normal father? Victor: Yeah, the two of you can paddle like hell. And you still sink. Philip: What happened to the, "I just want this to be a wonderful day for you, son; nothing's gonna ruin it for you"? Victor: What happened to your sense of humor? [Cell phone ringing] Philip: [Sighs] I've got to get this. Yeah? What the hell? [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: What you need to do is focus. There's a very handsome young man downstairs who's waiting for the woman of his dreams. So I think you should just pull yourself together and go get married. Hmm? [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: You're sure about that? Okay. Thank you. Well, Bo, your father's at it again. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: Uhh! [Screaming] Gus: [Choking] Carly: [Coughs and gasps] [Whispers] Okay. All right, think, Manning, think. Think this through. [Breathing hard] [SCENE_BREAK] Melanie: I'm feeling a little better. Vivian: Oh, good. Just a case of pre-wedding jitters. Melanie: Um, Vivian, could you go downstairs and make sure everything is...on schedule? Vivian: Oh, I don't know. Do you think I should leave you alone? Melanie: Yes, I will be fine. Vivian: All right. Maybe I'll go down and have a nice glass of Victor's exquisite champagne. Now that your hair is done, there's no need for me to be here anymore. Memorable, memorable day. Mwah. Melanie: Ugh. Might be a tad more memorable than you think. Um... dearly beloved, there's not gonna be a wedding today. Sorry, Philip. You don't mind, do you? It's just Nathan and I have some, uh, some unfinished business. Or do we? Ah, you should have gotten that letter by now. [Sighs] [Knock on door] Melanie: Nathan. Arianna: Hey! Brady: Hello. Arianna: Did I just see Vivian again? Brady: Nice dress. Is there a special occasion today--what's going on? Melanie: You're so funny. Arianna: Honey... are you okay? Melanie: I don't really know what's going on...right now. [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: [Sobbing] No! No, she's dead! Vivian: Philip's young. He'll get over it. But Carly never will. [Cell phone ringing] Vivian: "Trouble with Carly. Come quick." Damn! You want something done right, you've got to do it yourself. [Sharp sigh] [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: [Whispering] Okay. Bo, I need you. Cannery on First Street. Basement. Need...backup. Vivian...is...coming. [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: Now what? Philip: That was the justice of the peace's office. He has the flu. Victor: You know, the other day, I was feeling kind of achy. Philip: I don't care. If there's no justice of the peace, there's no wedding! Kate: No wedding? Philip: She's here, isn't she? Victor: Yes, and she's brought the new husband. What a cute couple. Philip: You just had to bring him, didn't you? You just have to push the envelope. Stefano: You should be overjoyed to see me. I can help you, you see? Look who's here to save the day. Victor: For once he's right, son. You got nothing to worry about. [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: Hey. You're early. Stephanie: Actually, I... Nathan: You look...great. Has the wedding already happened yet, or... you know, actually, don't say anything about the wedding. Or Melanie or anything that doesn't have to do with our trip. Stephanie: But... Nathan: But...nothing, all right? You know, I have zero tolerance for ex- girlfriends right now. Stephanie: Okay. Nathan: Okay. Good. Wait, why are you here? Is everything all right? Stephanie: Yeah, I, uh, I left some paperwork I need to process, so I ran down here. But now I'm running late, so-- Nathan: Oh, sorry. Stephanie: No, no, it's great, great. Um, I'm gonna go get that wedding started. Um...I'm sorry. That thing I have to do. And then we are off to the best vacation ever. Nathan: Hmm. Yeah. Right. [SCENE_BREAK] Justin: I don't think we have to worry. When I got here, I saw Vivian drive away. [SCENE_BREAK] Will: It's time for an ally-oop! And slam dunk! Maggie: [Giggles] Mia: That locket is so pretty. Maggie: Oh. You know what? I wasn't sure I was gonna wear it; it's a little old-fashioned. Mia: No, it's not. I love it. Maggie: I love it too. What, Will? Will: Oh, just thinking about, um...Uncle Mickey. You know? How he used to look at you, and then he'd say, "Ahem, so, Red, who gave you that gorgeous locket?" Maggie: Hmm. And I would say, "You did Mickey, and you know it." Will: Yes, and then he would say..."Damn...I have good taste." [Both laugh] Maggie: Did I ever tell you about the time we were at a wedding... oh...oh, my. Might have been one of your mother's. I'm sorry. Anyway, Mickey decided it wasn't lively enough, so he went out into the kitchen and he started banging on pots and pans. He was like a one-man marching band. [Laughter] He was just crazy. Lucas: Look at her. She seems good, doesn't she? Justin: Yeah, she does. Lucas: You know what? I think I'll call Nathan. He was worried about her. Let her know she's okay. Justin: I wonder if she knows how many people are worried about her? [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: Uh, maybe--maybe I should go downstairs and see if Lexie is here. Melanie: No, no, no. I don't want Philip to think anything's wrong. Brady: Melanie, what if something is wrong? Melanie: Nothing is wrong. I'm just being stupid and getting worked up over nothing. Arianna: Well, it can't have helped to have that crazy woman hanging out here all day long. Can't she play with friends her own age? Brady: Crazy? Who we talking about here? Melanie: She's talking about Vivian. She's in here trying to help with the wedding. She can be, uh, a little pushy. Arianna: A little? How'd you get her to go? Melanie: I don't know. Once she got this comb in my hair, it was pretty easy to get her to leave. [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: This better be important, or somebody doesn't get wedding cake. Gus? Carly: Actually, he's a little "tied up" at the moment. [SCENE_BREAK] Philip: We're really in a bind here, Abe. Lexie: Philip, of course Abe will marry you. Abe: Sure, that's no problem. You know, I told Myron to get a flu shot. Lexie: Honey. Kate: That went well. May I say how handsome you look? Philip: I'd better go see if Lucas has the ring. Victor: I don't know what has happened to that son of ours. I mean, didn't even say thank you for coming, Stefano? Stefano: Oh, well, I'm sure he's got other things on his mind. Victor: Why don't I see if I can track down Vivian? We can get some champagne, have a nice little chin-wag. Stefano: Mm-hmm. Kate: Hmm. He's going to search for Vivian. Stefano: Well...good luck with that. Kate: At least there's one thing I can enjoy about this wedding. [Chuckles] Stefano: Yes. [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: Good, good, good. Uh, thanks for letting me know, Lucas. And she looks --she looks good, right, she seems fine? All right, thanks. No, no, no, no. I'm not gonna-- I'm--I'm on duty and I have to take off after. Ah, she's-- she's cool. Um, Melanie completely understands. Daniel: Really? You find it necessary to see me to my floor? Chloe: Yeah, I just don't want the father of my baby to get lost. Daniel: Are you ever gonna call me Daniel again, ever? Chloe: Mm, I don't know. I kind of like the sound of "father of my child." Daniel: Shh. I thought you didn't want anyone to know yet. Chloe: Uhh, I'm a pregnant woman. I'm full of contradictions. Daniel: Yeah. [Laughs] Chloe: I really wish you didn't have to work. And I really wish I didn't have to go to this wedding. Daniel: Yeah, but I do and you do. But tonight, know what we could do? We could light a fire, engage in all sorts of contradictions. And start picking out baby names. Chloe: Oh, really? You know what? They're already picked out. Daniel: Really? Really? Well, you want to tell me what my kid's name is gonna be? Chloe: Mm, I think I'm gonna tell you in about 8 1/2 months. Daniel: You are such a tease. Chloe: [Chuckles] Okay, bye. Daniel: A hot tease. Uh-huh. Looks like you threw in the towel. Nathan: What? Daniel: Well, as far as I know Layton-Kiriakis wedding is still going on as planned. Nathan: Why shouldn't it? Daniel: You. [SCENE_BREAK] Arianna: Hey, you upset? You're not telling me something? Melanie: I'm just--I haven't eaten today. I think maybe I'm just a little hungry. Arianna: Okay. What can I get you? Melanie: Um... [Knock on door] Stephanie: Hey, I'm back. Melanie: Hey, you know what? I think that's it. So if you and Brady could maybe get, like, some crackers. Or, like, fruit? Arianna: We are on it. Brady: Okay. Take it easy too. It's just a wedding. Arianna: Just a wedding? He's such a guy. Melanie: You're funny, Brady. [Giggling] It's just... it's just a wedding. Did you give Nathan the note? [SCENE_BREAK] Will: Ally-oop! Justin: Hey, Allie, Ciara is upstairs playing with her nanny. Would you like to go upstairs and play until the wedding starts? Will: All right, Mia and I will take you up. Mia: Okay, watch out for her dress. Lucas: Yeah, please. Should we go back in there? Don't want to leave Maggie alone with that crowd. Justin: Yeah. We come from complicated families, don't we? Lucas: Yeah, we do. [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: We miss you at the hospital. Maggie: Oh, I'll be coming back soon. Lexie: Yeah? Maggie: Yeah. Lexie: Okay. Maggie: Oh, my goodness. Don't you both look fabulous. Lexie: Yeah. Lucas: Whoo. Thank you. Justin: So do you. Lucas: Justin's gonna fill in for Bo. Both: Oh. Justin: So, uh, Lexie, um, how's it going? Lexie: Well, my father's on his best behavior. And that always scares the hell out of me. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Victor's not back yet. Kate: I guess he couldn't find Vivian. [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: She wasn't with Melanie? Philip: Not out there. Victor: Vivian, where the hell did you go? [SCENE_BREAK] Vivian: What do you think you're doing? Carly: I could ask you the same thing. It was your henchman who dragged me down here. Vivian: [Laughing] I-- I don't even know what you're talking about. Carly: Really? 'Cause you were in a rush to join us when he texted you. Or, you know, you thought he did. Vivian: What? Carly: I suggest you be careful how you talk to me. Because killing Lawrence was horrible, but you... oh, I think that could be lots of fun. Vivian: I'm not scared of you--never was, never will be. Carly: I don't care how you feel. It's over. Bo is on his way. It's done. Vivian: You think that you've saved Melanie because I'm here? Carly: She's gonna live happily ever after. Vivian: I don't think so, because she's gonna die in about a half an hour. [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: Hey, hey. Ah, ah! Give it to me. Stefano: Ohh, you really do care, huh? Lexie: I don't think Philip or Melanie need you going into a diabetic coma at their wedding. Stefano: You know something? It's a lucky thing you and Abraham showed up. There might not have been a wedding. Lexie: I need a drink. Stefano: No, come back. Listen, sweetheart, listen to me. After the ceremony, all right, you and Abraham, we pick up Theo and we have a nice supper. Lexie: Father. Father! Stefano: What? Lexie: Our being here doesn't change the fact that you knew, and you didn't tell EJ that Sydney was his daughter. [Smacks his stomach] Lose some weight. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucas: It's gonna be crazy. Victor: [Clears throat] Hope isn't here. Justin: I know. She's back on duty. Victor: Ah. Well, then, Salem is a safer place than it was yesterday. Justin: Yeah. You know, she was, um... kind of worried about Vivian. Victor: Yeah, she told me. Justin: She did? Victor: I'll tell you the same thing I told her. We have nothing to worry about from Vivian. Justin: I guess not. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: She left the wedding, that's where--is Bo back from the stakeout? Officer: Oh, sorry, not yet. Hope: I've got to get in touch with him. Officer: Well, you won't be able to, 'cause he left his cell phone here. Hope: A text from Carly. [SCENE_BREAK] Nathan: I did not throw in the towel, thank you. I'm letting Melanie live her own life. Daniel: Ah, whatever. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Nathan: You know, actually, after the wedding, Stephanie and I are going on a great vacation. I'd like to think that's the definition of moving on, you know? Daniel: Mm-hmm. Nathan: I'm fine, my friend. More than fine. Daniel: Yeah, keep telling yourself that. [SCENE_BREAK] Philip: We're ready to go. Where the hell is Vivian? [SCENE_BREAK] Carly: I'm not letting you out of this basement. So you're not gonna lay a hand on my daughter. Vivian: You're always so literal, Carly. You think in such a pedestrian way. Lawrence must have gone mad talking to you. Carly: Oh, 'cause he was such a deep thinker and all. Vivian: No, no. Don't talk about him in that tone of voice, because you killed a man who was much better than you are. Carly: No, Vivian, it was him or my daughter. Vivian: [Sighs] Do you know what you took away from me when you stabbed him? He was a prince. Carly: He was a monster! I saw what that illness did to him. It took away every speck of humanity. And then he turned his sick, sick anger on a defenseless little baby, and she has suffered mightily because of what he did. Vivian: What you made him do. Carly: No. Suffering is all done, okay? She is gonna live a full and happy life, even if I have to kill again. They say it gets much easier. Vivian: Ah, spoken like a true doctor. Well, do what you will. I accomplished what I set out to do, and nothing can stop it now. [SCENE_BREAK] Stephanie: I don't know how to tell you this, um... Nathan wouldn't read the letter. Once he saw that it was from you, he refused to. Are you all right? Melanie: I'm ready to get married. Um... let's do this. I'll see you downstairs. Stephanie: Okay. Melanie: [Sighs] [Grunts] [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Actually, I--I have something I should tell you. Brady: Melanie, are you okay in there? Carly: I'll kill you. I'll kill you! I'll kill you!

Chloe gives Daniel the news about her pregnancy, and both are thrilled. Everyone gathers at the Kiriakis mansion for Philip and Melanie's wedding. Lucas puts Stefano and Kate on notice. Lexie lays into Stefano for what he did to EJ. Philip panics when the justice of the peace cancels, but Stefano has Abe come over to marry the two. Meanwhile, Hope pumps Victor for information about Vivian and Melanie, but all Victor will do is assure her that Vivian won't harm Melanie. Vivian has arranged for Carly to watch over a laptop as she fastens the comb in Melanie's hair. Carly, who doesn't understand the significance of the comb, decides to get Vivian to the warehouse to keep Melanie safe. She knocks Gus out, and sends Vivian a text from his phone. Once Vivian arrives, Carly threatens to kill her. Vivian tells Carly to do whatever she wants, as her mission is accomplished. Victor searches for Vivian. Stefano and Kate, thinking Stefano's man has done his job and eliminated her, are delighted. Melanie has Stephanie deliver a letter to Nathan from her. Stephanie opens it and reads it to find out that Melanie wants to know that there is no chance of her and Nathan getting back together before she maries Philip. When Nathan tells Stephanie that he doesn't want to talk about Melanie, Stephanie decides not to tell him about the letter. When she later tells Melanie that Nathan didn't want to read the letter, she decides to go through with the wedding. Before Melanie can go downstairs, she passes out on the bed. Daniel isn't convinced that Nathan is over Melanie. Nathan talks Maggie into attending Melanie's wedding, and later, she and Will shares stories about Mickey with Mia.

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Max: I'd love to, Mimi, but I can't tonight. I'm totally buried, and if I don't get back to work, I... I know it's late. I have three oil changes, a brake job, and a bad trannie all stacked up, and I don't think I'm gonna have enough time as is. Well, I'm sorry, too, baby. I just -- I'll talk to you later, okay? Yeah, I'll try not to. Okay. Okay, bye. What the hell? I didn't leave the lights on. My God, Abby. Abby: It's about time you showed up. Max: What are you doing here -- under there? I thought you quit. Abby: Well, I had left some books in the office, and I noticed that you were all backed up, so I thought I would help. Max: Huh. Abby: I did three oil changes, I bled the brakes, but the trannie's all yours. I didn't want to mess with that. Max: You did all this for me. Why? Abby: Well, I felt bad about bailing out on you, and since Shawn was cutting out, I just thought that you needed help. Max: I, uh, could have -- Abby: Look, face it, Max. You need me more than either one of us realized. [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: Chelsea? Chelsea? Are you home? Chelsea? She's still not home. Nick: Where could she be? We searched everywhere. She won't answer her phone. It's like she just disappeared. Do you think that she might have done something? Billie: Hey, knock it off. Listen, she just needed some time to herself. She's hurt, and she's upset. Nick: All because of me and my lies. I shattered her whole world -- all her hopes, all her dreams, everything. Billie: Okay, you're being a little melodramatic. Nick: You didn't see her face when I told her the truth -- that I, Nick Fallon the loser, was actually Dr. Shane Patton. Billie, she didn't just look disappointed. She looked betrayed by somebody she thought was her friend. That's what kills me most about this whole thing is -- more than the fact that I might have lost any chance of being with her, I lost a friend. Billie: Don't be so sure. Nick: No, I'm sure. And just when I thought she was starting to like the real me, you know, I blew everything. Chelsea hates me, Billie, and I don't blame her. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: How could you think that I did favors for Patrick? Bo: It's all right here in this transcript. Chelsea: What is this? Bo: It's Lockhart's statement. Hope: Bo, calm down. Chelsea: "Chelsea Benson or Brady was someone I called on to help me from time to time. She had the goods on Bo, her father, and often helped with the little thing so I could stay ahead of the cops." This isn't true! I called you the night John Black was shot. I know that he asked you to get in touch with me, which you did. He arranged it, with in the boathouse with Wells instead of me. Chelsea: I didn't know that, that's what he was doing, okay? He called me. I called you. The rest of it isn't true, Dad. Bo: I don't believe you. In fact, I'll never make the mistake of believing you again. [SCENE_BREAK] Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of our Lives. [SCENE_BREAK] Abby: Well, I drained the old oil, added five cans of fresh, changed the filter, topped the wiper fluid, and put air in the tires. Is there anything I missed? Max: No, no, that about covers it. You know, if I knew I had such a talented mechanic on my hands, I never -- you still got -- I never would have let you go. Abby: Well, I learned from the best. Max: Right, thanks. Abby: Shawn's a really great mechanic. Max: Are you kidding me? What? Abby: I meant you. Max: Ha ha. Abby: You know, I used to watch you all the time. Max: Yeah? Abby: Yeah. I remember once when this guy came in with some old bucket of bolts, and the engine was gonna explode, and most people would just say, "sorry, I can't help you," but you realized that this guy -- the car was all he had, and you put it back together, piece by piece. Max: Well, that's what I do. It's what I love. Abby: Yeah, well, it kind of inspired me to learn more about cars. Max: I... Um, I really appreciate you helping me. I don't even know what to say. Abby: You don't have to say anything, Max. Look, I'm gonna go get changed. I'm sure Mimi's on her way over. Max: No, actually, she's not. I told her I had a lot of work. Abby: Well, now you don't. Max: Right. Um, so maybe you want to grab a bite to eat? Abby: You mean you and me? Max: Well, taking you to dinner is the least I can do for saving my butt. Abby: You don't have to do anything, Max. Like I said, I kind of left you in the lurch. Besides, it was kind of fun getting my hands dirty. Beats physics homework any day. Max: Well, um, for old time's sake? I don't know about you, but I'm starving. Abby: Uh, okay, I guess. I'll just go get cleaned up, and we'll change. Max: Great. [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: Chelsea is not going to hate you forever. Nick: I wouldn't blame her if she did. I tricked her into falling in love with someone who doesn't exist. Billie: Okay, but that's not what you set out to do. Okay, it was wrong for you to pretend to be somebody else, but you didn't do it out of selfishness. You weren't malicious about it. You saw someone who was hurting and you reached out to them in the best way you knew how. Nick: And instead, I just ended up hurting her more. Billie: Yes, she is upset, but I think you'll find out that what you did was a good thing. Chelsea has more confidence now. She's opening up. She's trusting. Nick: And look what I did with that trust. Billie: You made her want to be a better person. Nick: I didn't make her want to be a better person. Dr. Shane Patton made her want to be a better person, and he doesn't even exist. Billie: No, no, no. That's where you're wrong. See, you and Dr. Shane Patton are one and the same. It was your words and your sensitivity that Chelsea responded to, and I think pretty soon, she's gonna realize that. Nick: All she's gonna realize is that I'm an even bigger loser than she ever thought. Billie: Well, if that's your attitude, then she's right. Nick: What is that supposed to mean? Billie: It is time for you to stop feeling sorry for yourself. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Bo, please. Let's all sit down and discuss this as calmly as possible. Bo: There isn't anything to discuss. She betrayed us to Lockhart. This is another attempt of hers to destroy our family, only this little stunt put you and our baby in danger. Chelsea: No, I would never do anything to hurt you or that baby, Hope. I swear to you. You have to believe me. Patrick -- he's lying. He's trying to get out of what he did by accusing me. Bo: I doubt it. Chelsea: Why would you believe anything that criminal said over me, your own daughter? Bo: Because he's got nothing to gain by lying. You obviously do. Ashley, Annie, Kathleen, Kate, Julianna, or Laura? [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: Look, what's done is done. Now all we can do is find a way to fix it, if that's what you really want. Nick: Of course it's what I want, but how do you make somebody stop hating you when they have every right in the world? Billie: Okay, you're doing it again. Nick: It's true. Billie: We make mistakes. You made a mistake, and God knows Chelsea has made a hell of a lot of mistakes. So listen, just give her a chance to cool down. Then talk to her. Make her understand. It's not the end of the world, okay? Nick: No, the end of the world is when she finds out that you and I slept together. Billie: Hey. That will never happen. Nick: Well, that's what I thought about Dr. Shane Patton. I thought Chelsea would never find out if I didn't tell her, but that's not how things worked out, did it? Billie: So what are you saying, Nick? Nick: I'm saying that secrets have a way of coming out, so I wouldn't be so sure we're gonna take this one to our graves. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: I don't understand. What do you think I had to gain by working with Patrick? Bo: Your goal has always been the same as his -- to come between me and Hope permanently, so you gave him information. Chelsea: I didn't give him anything. I don't even trust him. Bo: Oh, that's why you did exactly what he wanted the night John was shot? The night he kidnaped Hope at gunpoint? Chelsea: He told me to give you a message saying I saw him and Hope leaving town together in a car. Bo: But you didn't see him, did you? Chelsea: No, I didn't. And I thought it was suspicious, which is why I called you right away. Bo: Come on. There's more to it than that. Chelsea: No, there's not! And I never thought it was a part of some murder plot. If I had, I never would have helped him. I didn't help him. I... Bo: You know, you can just stop with the innocent act. We all know what you're capable of. Chelsea: I am not that person anymore. I have changed. I know better than to come between you and Hope. I know you guys belong together. Hope: Is that what you thought the night you talked to Patrick? Chelsea: Then I thought that maybe you two were going away together and maybe there was a chance that dad would go back to mom. Bo: There you go. Chelsea: Dad, it's still not what you think. I will admit that Patrick called me and he said that if I helped him, I would benefit from it. He said that he was gonna make Hope leave town for good and that you would be free, but I didn't know that "for good" meant he was gonna kill her and the baby. Dad, you have to believe me. That is the truth. Please tell me that you believe that. Please. [SCENE_BREAK] Abby: I still cannot believe that the guy in the church turned out to be Mimi's dad. Max: Yeah, tell me about it. But they did a DNA test, and it turns out that they are David Lockhart. Abby: Poor Mimi. Max: Yeah. Abby: How did he end up in the church anyway? Max: Well, that we don't know, and whoever does isn't telling. Abby: Well, do you think her mom knows anything about it? Max: She suspects her mom and Conner both know more than what they're saying. But the cops are all over the case, anyway, so hopefully, they'll get to the bottom of it, you know? Abby: Well, how's Mimi holding up through all this? I mean, on top of everything that's happening with Patrick, she must be a basket case. Max: That is an understatement. She's totally freaked out, and she's beating herself up for all the bad things she's thought of her father over the years -- that he just took off and abandoned her and the family. Abby: And all this time, he's been dead. Max: Yeah, and her biggest fear is that...everyone in her family is gonna go to jail and end up like Patrick and she won't have anyone else. Abby: Well, she has you. Max: Yeah. For what that's worth. Abby: What do you mean? I'm sure it's worth a lot. Max: I'm not -- I'm trying to help her with everything. I'm trying to be there for her with all of this, but it's just... she deserves a break. She's a good person. She really deserves a break. She's not the way you think. Abby: You don't have to convince me, Max. If you say she's a good person, I believe you. Max: Sorry... for going off on you like that. I mean, it's just this past, you know, couple of weeks -- it's just been... I've felt a little overwhelmed by everything -- all of this. It's a lot, you know? Abby: I know it is, and it's like you feel a responsibility to fix everything for her. Max: Right. I mean, I want to be there for her. I want to help her out, you know? Abby: It's like being friends with Chelsea sometimes. It's draining, and after a while, you feel like your whole life has just disappeared -- or it will if you don't start paying attention to it. Max: Yeah, exactly. Ooh. God, that feels good getting it off your chest, though, doesn't it? I mean, I kind of felt, even saying those words, I'd be letting Mimi down. Abby: Listen, uh, while we're being honest here, I have something to tell you -- something that I need to get off my chest. Max: Okay, yeah. What's up? Abby: It's about the way I acted toward Mimi and all of the awful things I said to her. You must have thought I was such a brat, but the truth is... I was jealous. Max: Jealous? Abby: Of the two of you, and I'm really sorry. [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: Look, you've got enough to deal with as it is. Chelsea will never know about this. Nick: Okay, Chelsea will never find out, hopefully, because if she does, we're both dead. Billie: As far as I can tell, you've still got a pulse, so you're not dead yet. So we have to focus on the positives. Nick: What positives? Billie: Well, Nick, you're smart and attractive and funny and...and you've got a lot to offer a girl, and there's one thing you haven't thought about. Chelsea likes you -- a lot more than she's willing to let on. Nick: Did she say that? Billie: Not in so many words. But if she didn't, she wouldn't be so devastated by what you did. Nick: So what you're saying is that I should be glad that Chelsea hates me? Billie: What I'm saying is that passion works in all kinds of different ways. Listen to me. If she didn't care about you, she wouldn't be so devastated by what you did. Nick: Do you mind if I ask you a question? Billie: Um, no. What? Nick: Why is it so important to you for me to stay in your daughter's life? I would just think that, uh, after what we did, you wouldn't want me anywhere near her. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: Dad, please tell me that you believe me. Bo: I want to believe you, kid. You have no idea how much. But I can't. Not anymore. Chelsea: Dad, please. Bo: You have proven to me that you can't be trusted. You're a threat to this family, and because of that, I can't have you around here anymore. You are no longer welcome in this house. Hope: Bo, we need to talk privately. Bo: No. There's nothing more to talk about. I'm through with her. Chelsea: Dad, please don't do this. I need you in my life. I need this family, and you and Hope and mom and the baby -- you guys are all I have. Bo: Well, I guess you should have thought of that a long time ago, huh? Chelsea: I did. Bo: Chelsea, how many chances have I given you? How many times have we stood here like this, and you've told me that you've changed? Chelsea: I have, Dad. I have. I swear it. Bo: I got to protect my family. I want you out of my house. Don't ever come back. Chelsea: Dad, please, I swear I didn't do -- Bo: Get out of my house before I throw you out. [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: I want you in Chelsea's life because I think you'd be good for her, because you've helped her become the type of person I always knew she could be. Nick: I think you just want me in Chelsea's life because you're afraid she's gonna go. Billie: I think that now that everything is out in the open and she knows the truth, you two would be good for each other, so please, don't give up on her. Give her some time. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: I couldn't believe it when Roman showed me that transcript. How could Chelsea -- how could she help Lockhart out like... what are you doing? Hope: I'm calling Billie. Your daughter is devastated, and someone needs to go after her and make sure she's -- Billie, hey, it's Hope. Listen, I just thought you should know that Chelsea left here just a few moments ago very upset, and I'm worried about her. Billie: Is this about Nick? Hope: No, she told us all about the e-mails, but this is something else -- something worse. Billie: What? Hope: She and Bo had a huge argument, and he told her to leave and never to come back. Billie: Oh, no. Why? Hope: I don't think we should get into it over the phone. Please, just find her. Billie: Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Hope. Thanks for letting me know. I'll take care of it. Chelsea and her father had a huge argument. She took off. I don't know where she went. Where would she go? Nick: I don't know. We searched everywhere, right? Abby. She'll try to find Abby. Oh, my God. [SCENE_BREAK] Max: You were jealous of me and Meems? Abby: You couldn't tell? Max: No, no. Abby: All right, well, confession time. Max: Okay. Abby: Um... I had a huge crush on you back then, and when you started falling for Mimi, I was less than thrilled, so I acted really immature, and I said things about her that weren't fair, and I apologize. Max: Abs, you don't have to apologize. I just can't believe I didn't see it before. I'm sorry. Abby: No, it's no big deal. I'm happy to say I've grown up a little since then. Actually, a lot. Max: Yeah. I wish I could say the same. Abby: Max, what's going on? Max: What do you mean? Abby: Well, something's wrong. I know that you're overwhelmed with all of Mimi's stuff, but it's more than that, isn't it? Max: It's a lot more. It's my whole life. I don't know what to do with it. And it's like there's something missing, and whatever it is, it's right there in front of my face, and I just can't see it. Abby: Lucky for you, I can. You need to get back on the circuit and start racing again before you go crazy. Max: How did you know I've been thinking about racing again? Abby: It's not a huge leap. It's what you love. It's in your blood. Now, what I don't understand is how you've stayed away from it as long as you have. Max: I've stayed away because I've moved on. That chapter of my life is over. Abby: Why? Why did you quit? Max: Just seemed like the right time. Okay, you want the truth -- something I haven't admitted to anyone, maybe not even myself? I'm scared. Abby: You're scared? Max: I feel like a loser saying that, but ever since the crash with Stephanie, I've been thinking about it. I could have died that day, and worst of all, someone else almost did. Abby: It wasn't your fault, Max. Max: I know. it's... Abby: So what are you scared of? Max: I'm scared that it might happen -- that I could make a mistake and screw up and hurt someone else, and I'm afraid to take that chance. Abby: Max, you know that any team in the country would kill to have you, so you have to get back in there. If you're not ready to drive, then at least get back to the pit. Get back in the game and take it from there. I know it won't be long till you're ready, but at least you'll know for sure. Max: Anyone ever told you how smart you are? Abby: All the time. But not lately. Max: Well, you are. And thanks...you know, for coming out tonight -- talking and listening. I really needed it. Abby: You're welcome, but I'm sure that you have lots of other people to talk to and hang out with. Max: No, not like this. I really missed you. Abby: I've missed you, too. Max: Look, I don't know if the timing's right at this point, but, um, you're not the only one who had a crush. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: I'm serious, Hope. Chelsea -- she's out of our lives for good. I can't do this anymore. Hope: I know you're upset, and you have every right to be. But she's not the only one who's made mistakes, Brady. Bo: Hope, I wouldn't call helping a guy who tried to murder my wife a mistake. Hope: She said -- Bo: What she says is one thing, and what she does is another. Look at what she's done over the past year. You were right in the beginning. She's bad news. Hope: Bo, I think maybe -- Bo: What about Zack? What about our little boy? Hope: That was a mistake. Bo: So, what? We're just supposed to forget about it? Hope: No. Never. But hanging on to all this anger -- it isn't going to help. A lot's changed since then -- for all of us. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: Abby? Billie: Chelsea? Chelsea: Mom? Billie: What are you doing here? Chelsea: Oh, um, Abby said that she was gonna meet me here, so I'm just waiting. She's not here yet. Billie: Well, I'm here. I'm here, okay? Everything's gonna be all right. Chelsea: No, it's not. Mom, I -- I just realized I'm not meant to be loved. It doesn't matter how I am -- if I'm good or if I'm bad or anywhere in between. No one's ever gonna love me. Billie: That is not true. I love you, and the Brady's love you. Nick: And your friends love you. Chelsea: What are you doing here? Billie: Chelsea, Nick was worried about you. He came by the house. Chelsea: Well, he shouldn't have bothered. Nick, I told you that I don't ever want to see you again, and I meant it, okay?! So get out! [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: I said get out! Leave, Nick! Go! Billie: Nick, okay, you can go now. I'll take care of it. Chelsea: What are you waiting for? Leave! Go! Billie: It's okay. Well, wow. It's been quite a night for you, hasn't it? Between Nick and your dad. Chelsea: You heard. Billie: Yeah. Nick told me what happened. You know, he never meant to hurt you, Chelsea. Chelsea: And dad? Billie: Well, you know, your dad's got a temper. He doesn't mean the things that he says. Chelsea: You know what I realized tonight, Mom? You and I -- we're really not really that different, because every time that we think we find one shred of happiness, it doesn't work out. It's like we're cursed. Billie: We are not cursed. On the contrary, I have a beautiful daughter who came back to me after all these years, and I have never been happier in my whole life. Don't you understand how blessed I feel? I thought that you were lost to me forever. Chelsea: All I've ever done is caused you pain and misery. Honestly, I probably just should have stayed lost. It would have been better off for everybody. Billie: Listen, we have had some growing pains, our family. Yes, we have, but you have come a long way in these past few months, and I am proud of the person that you have become, and I am proud to say that you are my daughter. Chelsea: Well, you obviously haven't heard the whole story then, because once you do, you'll probably change your mind out that. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: I've done a lot of thinking, trying to figure out where things went wrong. And, of course, undoubtedly, it all started with Zack's death. But the truth -you are to blame for the disintegration of our family. Bo: You're blaming us? Hope, Chelsea -- Hope: Chelsea -- yes, in her worst, most desperate moments saw opportunities and definitely took advantage of them. But you know what? We allowed her to do it because we turned our backs on each other when we needed each other the most. Bo, please. Let's not do the same thing to Chelsea. Hey, we're a family again. Finally, we're starting to heal. We can't tear our family apart -- not again. Bo: I don't understand. She's been the one trying to tear us apart. I'm doing this for us -- for you. Hope, you're the reason I'm willing to turn my back on Chelsea. Hope: Then you haven't listened to anything I've said. Because that's not what I want. [SCENE_BREAK] Abby: You? You're saying that you had a crush, too? On me? Max: Well, when Chelsea and I broke up and you started working at the garage, I thought about asking you out. Abby: No way. Max: Is that so hard to believe? I mean, how could I not be attracted to you -- a girl who's both beautiful and nice? And after the nightmare that was Chelsea, it seemed almost impossible. And so did dating you. Abby: Why? Max: Well, number one, you're Chelsea's best friend, and it was the wrong timing. And number two, there's the age thing. Abby: Excuse me, I am nearly the same age as Chelsea. Max: I'm just saying you seem a little younger, more innocent. Abby: Innocent? Max: The point is there's like six years' difference between us, and it might seem like much when you're older, but at our ages, it really is. I don't think your parents would appreciate me hitting on their little girl. Abby: Oh, please. Max: Your dad's crazy. No offense, but I could totally see him flying across that ocean and kicking my butt. Abby: Okay, now I know that you're just kidding. Max: I promise you I'm not. That's the main reason why I held back. And I'm beginning to wonder if that wasn't a huge mistake. I missed our chance, huh? It's too late. Abby: Yeah, I guess so. Max: So, now that you're this big co-ed at Salem "U," you must have tons of guys just falling all over you. Abby: Tons. Max: Oh, really? Really? So, how's going back to school? Are you liking it? Abby: Yeah, it's good. I'm really glad Chelsea talked me back into going full- time. You know, for a bit, I was feeling like you -- like I didn't know what I was gonna do with my life. Not that I didn't love working at the garage. Max: It's not exactly a calling. Abby: Yeah, not for me. Max: Well, you made the right choice, and I'm really proud of you, even if I miss you around. Abby: Hey, you're not getting rid of me that easy. I'll be stopping by to check up on you and make sure you're not falling down on the job again. Max: You will, huh? Abby: Well, somebody has to crack the whip. Max: I think you're right. I think you need to keep me in line, so name your price. Abby: Hmm, $1 million a year and free repairs on my car. Max: I'm getting off cheap. I'll have you know, so you got yourself a deal. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Dr. Rebert? What are you doing here? Dr. Rebert: I'm just finishing up some work. What's your excuse? Nick: I just came to finish up some lab reports. I didn't want to go home. Dr. Rebert: That bad, huh? Nick: Worse. Dr. Rebert: You want to talk about it? Nick: Not really. Dr. Rebert: I understand. Nick: Okay, you know that girl Chelsea -- the one who thought that you were Dr. Shane Patton? She essentially just told me to go to hell. She hates me. Dr. Rebert: I'm sorry to hear that. Nick: I really liked her. Dr. Rebert: I don't blame you. She seemed really nice... not to mention beautiful and a really great kisser. I mean, that is one passionate lady. Try not to take it so hard. Someone else will come along. They always do. Nick: Maybe for you. Dr. Rebert: In the meantime, you've got your work to keep you busy. Nick: Thanks, Dr. Rebert. Dr. Rebert: Sure. Anytime. Anyways, I think I've just filled this job. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: So there you have it. Dad thinks I betrayed the family again. Billie: Well, you just got to give him a little time. He's obviously freaked out about this whole Patrick thing. Chelsea: Mom, I swear to God I did not help him. I mean, I never meant to. Billie: Okay, listen, I know that you're telling the truth. I know you, and I can see that you're being honest. Chelsea: Then why can't dad? Billie: Because he's just -- you know, he's just being protective of his family. Chelsea: Yeah, everybody in it but me. Billie: That's not true. Remember how he helped you after the accident with Zack? Chelsea: Yeah. It almost cost him Hope. I almost cost him Hope. Billie: Hey, he's just being a little more cautious this time, but that doesn't mean that he'll never forgive you. Chelsea: He's never gonna believe anything I say anymore, Mom, even if it is the truth. Billie: He will. You've just got to give him some time, and you have to make more of an effort to prove to him that you've changed. And I think you can do it because I believe in you. And the good thing is that Hope Believes in you, too. Chelsea: No, she doesn't. She was starting to forgive me -- Billie: No, she told me. She believes in you. Chelsea: She said that? Billie: Yes, she did. So come on. Let's go home and raid the chocolate cupboard or something, okay? Chelsea: Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Don't do that. Don't say you're cutting Chelsea off from me, because that's not what I want. She's a Brady. She is part of this family, and she's not working with Patrick, then I think we should take her word over his. Bo: What good is her word? What good has it ever been? Hope: Wouldn't you say the same thing about Patrick? Bo: Yeah. Hope: Bo, she is trying. She really is. We never, ever talked, and I could see the change in her. I could see that she was genuinely sorry for everything that she had done to us. Bo: Come on, Fancy Face, she's always sorry about something. Hope: What about what she did for Shawn and Belle -- how she put herself on the line for them by taking the money to Toronto with Nick. Why would she do that if she wasn't trying to make an amends? Bo: I don't know. Why does she do anything? Hope: She did it for her brother, and she did it to make her father proud of her. Can't you see that? That is all she wants. Can't you see that she craves your approval? If you turn your back on her now, I don't even want to think about what could happen. She needs you -- her father. Actually, I think she needs both of us. Bo: You got a big heart, Fancy Face. It's one of the many reasons I love you so much. But, no, I can't give Chelsea another chance. I can't. [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: Knowing my daughter the way I do, it's gonna take a while before she forgives you. A while could be a very long time. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: If I get the job, I'm pretty sure I could use him to make Nick jealous. [SCENE_BREAK] Steve: Those DiMeras can come after me all they want. I couldn't take losing you again, sweetness. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: Nothing is too good for you, Father.

Abby surprises Max by doing the more minor car repair jobs for him at the garage. He thanks her by taking her out to dinner where they both admit to having crushes on each other. Bo refuses to believe Chelsea's claims of innocence and banishes her from the house. Hope calls Billie to alert her to Chelsea's mood and Billie and Nick track Chelsea down at the garage. Chelsea yells at Nick to leave so Nick heads back to the lab where Dr. Rebert considers mending Nick's broken heart by hiring Chelsea. Billie helps console Chelsea and they head home together. Bo thinks he needed to turn his back on Chelsea for Hope but Hope tries to change his mind. Bo refuses to give Chelsea another chance.

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Lexie: Make love to me, Tek. Make love to me. I need you. I need you so much. Abe: Whose car is that? Tek? [Smooching] Lexie: [Moaning] Abe: No. No. Lexie: [Gasps] Oh, my God. Abe. [SCENE_BREAK] John: Hey, Abraham, what are you doing out here? Hey, man, you okay? Abe: No. No. And I don't think I ever will be again. [SCENE_BREAK] Alex: What is it? You're awfully quiet this evening. Marlena: I'm sorry. I don't mean to be. Alex: No, I'm sorry. I brought you out tonight so you could get things off of your mind, but obviously, that hasn't worked, so please tell me what I can do 'cause I can't stand to see you like this. Marlena: I'll be fine. I promise I will. Alex: But you're still worried. Marlena: Yes, I'm -- yes, I'm worried. Why wouldn't I be worried? How many times is John going to attack you, hmm? Alex: I knew I shouldn't have told you. Marlena: How could you not tell me? He hit you in the face. He beat you with his bare fists. I mean, he could have put you in the hospital or even worse. Alex: But he didn't. And I'm fine. Besides, I'm learning to roll with the punches. Marlena: That's not funny. Alex: I know it's not, and I'm sorry 'cause I know you are worried about me. Marlena: Do you know that? Alex: Yes, I know that. And I will look into getting another restraining order. In the meantime, I am fine. I'm not seriously injured. Now, what more can I do to reassure you? Marlena: What if the next time he attacks you, you're just not so lucky? Alex: Well, hopefully there won't be a next time with a restraining order in place. Marlena: Do you think that'll help? We already have one restraining order in place. He's ignored that. He's supposed to stay away from us, and he won't do it. He shouldn't be getting away with it. He needs to be in jail. Alex: I agree with you. But listen... don't worry, all right? I'll take care of him. And if I get my way, and I will, John will never threaten me nor upset you ever again. I promise. Marlena: Why? What are you going to do? [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: Oh, honey. Honey, honey, honey, honey, don't cry. Don't cry. Hey, who cares what some jealous little nothing from high school thinks? Who invited that witch anyway? Mimi: She said that I don't deserve to be with Shawn, that he and Belle are the ones who belong together, and she's right, Mom. Bonnie: Like hell she is. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Like I said, she's just jealous. She probably had a crush on Shawn way back when, and he didn't even know she was alive. Mimi: Kind of like with me? Bonnie: No, that's nothing like with you. Honey, look at me, please, baby. Listen to me. Listen to me. You are Shawn's best friend, and now you're the woman he loves and is gonna marry. You dry your eyes. This is your bridal shower for pete's sake, okay? Come here. Now I've got icing all over you. You have so much to be grateful for. Look at all this fancy china and silver and crystal, not to mention that Plasma TV. And you have so much to look forward to beyond that -- a beautiful wedding with even better and pricier gifts -- no. A wonderful future with Shawn, honey. Mimi: Wonderful future. Bonnie: Yes. Mimi: What if he finds out that he's the father of Belle's baby, and I knew, and I didn't tell him? He would never marry me then. He would never even speak to me again. Bonnie: He's not gonna find out, so you're not gonna have to worry about th now, will you? Mimi: He is going to find out because I am going to tell him. I can't take it anymore. He has to know the truth. Bonnie: No. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: Shawn, hey. Um, I need to talk to you alone. Shawn D.: Yeah, what's going on? Is everything all right? Belle: No, everything is all wrong. This party tonight really made me see that. You know what? It made me see a lot of things a lot more clearly, and I know exactly what I need to do. [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: I've made up my mind. Shawn deserves to know that he's Claire's father. Kate: Victor, how can you do this to Philip? Will you please think of our son? Victor: I am thinking of Philip. He deserves to know the truth as well. Kate: Where are you going? Victor: I'm going to find Shawn. I'm gonna put an end to this charade once and for all. Kate: Victor -- Victor: You're not gonna stop me this time, Kate. I'm gonna do what I should have done a long time ago. Kate: I can't believe this. Philip: Actually, there is something I want to say to Shawn, and I want both of you and everyone else to hear it. [SCENE_BREAK] Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of our Lives. [SCENE_BREAK] John: So, what is it, partner? What's going on? Abe: [Sighs] You know, I -- I have no right to complain, you know, but I -- I just can't help feeling frustrated. I thought my vision would be back to normal, that I'd be back at work, that I'd be doing all the things I used to do -- well, most of it, anyway. Anyway, it's just not gonna happen. My night vision is so bad, I just -- I may as well be blind. John: Oh, stop talking like that. Come on, man. You said you're making great progress. It's gonna take some time. You know that. Hang in there. Abe: Yeah. John: Listen, it's cold, man. What are you doing out here anyway? Abe: I came out, and I was looking for Lexie, and then I saw -- I don't know. I saw something strange. John: Yeah, like what? Abe: Well, this is Tek's car, and it's parked here, but it looked like it was... I don't know -- like it was moving. John: Moving? Abe: Well, I don't know. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. John: Yeah. Yeah. Where do you think Lexie got off to? Abe: Oh, she was probably paged and had to go to the hospital. She was on call. She figured she might have to leave. John: Yeah, yeah. Doggone it. That means I might have to buy you a drink.. Abe: [Laughs] John: I want to talk to you about this Alex North thing. Abe: Yeah, yeah, okay. Let's go inside. John: No, that place is crawling with half of Salem, you know -- the bridal shower and the bachelor party. Let's find a place where we can be in private, all right? Abe: All right, lead the way. Here you go. [SCENE_BREAK] Tek: That was close. Lexie: Oh, my God -- way too close. I never should have done this. What was I thinking?! Tek: Lucky for us old Abe's still blind as a bat when the sun goes down, right? [SCENE_BREAK] Victor: Philip, I don't think this is something you want to make public. Philip: No, I do, in fact, and I want everyone here to hear it. Excuse me. Shawn D.: Look, are you sure you want to do this again? We've already talked about this. We have said all there is to say. Belle: No, no, no. That's just it. I don't think that we have. At least, I haven't. Shawn D.: What else is there? Philip: Excuse me, everyone. Can I have your attention, please? [SCENE_BREAK] Bonnie: Hey, hey. We'll talk about this later. Mimi: No, we won't. I can't put this off any longer. I have to talk to Shawn now. Bonnie: You can't say or do anything now. Philip's about to make a speech. Now let's give him the respect he deserves. Come on. Mimi: Let me get my drink. Bonnie: Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Philip: I'm sorry to interrupt your evening, but I have something very important to say that I'd like everyone to hear. As Shawn's best friend, best man, and best uncle, I would like to make a toast. Shawn, buddy, you are one lucky bastard. You are about to marry one of my favorite girls. And forget everything you might have heard. Take it from me, man. Marriage is amazing. Trust me on that. Whoo! Philip: In fact, the smartest thing I have ever done is to marry this beautiful lady right here. And if weren't for her, I wouldn't be here right now. A lot of you who are here tonight know that not too long ago, I was shipped overseas to war, and in the process, my left leg was taken from me. Now, in the wake of that happening, I thought that I had lost everything. I thought that my life was over. And it was my beautiful wife who showed me how wrong I was. Not only was my life not over, but my life was just beginning because we had a wonderful future to look forward to together. I had been held hostage for weeks, and it was my wife who got me home. I'd endured hours of very painful rehab, and it was my wife that got me through it. And if I had not married my wife, I would not be standing here talking to you all right now. In fact, as it turns out, I wouldn't be standing at all. And when I finally got back in her arms, and I didn't think I could get any happier, my wife gave me the greatest gift of all. She gave me our little girl. When Claire was born, and I held her for the first time and looked down at her face, it was the happiest moment of my life. I felt like I'd been given a miracle. And I say this because I know Shawn and Mimi are gonna experience the miracle of a family very soon. You two may think you're happy now, but just wait till you hold your baby for the first time. It will give your life a new meaning, a new level of happiness you never thought was possible. Anyway, I digressed just a little bit. What I really want to say here is... Shawn and Mimi, I love you both very much. We all do. And we wish you the best -- the most wonderful marriage, beautiful family, and loving life together because you deserve it. To Shawn and Mimi. Everyone: To Shawn and Mimi. Here here. [Cheers] Bonnie: Sweet. Now do you believe me? You can't do it, Mimi. You can't foil your future with Shawn by telling him the truth, and you sure as heck can't hurt Philip. You'd take his wife and his baby away, and who knows what it'll do to him? [SCENE_BREAK] Shawn D.: Thanks a lot, bro. Philip: Of course. Of course. You know I meant every word of it. And you know you guys have my best wishes -- you're my favorite couple -- not that you need them 'cause I think you're going the distance, man. Shawn D.: Yeah, bro, hopefully just like you and Belle. Philip: That's exactly what I'm talking about. Shawn D.: Yeah. Hey, I just want to thank my best man for the best speech and make a toast of my own. To Belle and Philip -- great friends. Philip: Come on! Shawn D.: Give it up. And to their Goddaughter, Claire. Let's hear it. [ Cheers] [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: How dare you speak that way about my husband? Tek: I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it. Lexie: Oh, God, I'm one to talk. I have totally betrayed Abe's trust in me. If he caught us just now, he'd be devastated. Tek: [Sighs] Lexie: He'd hate me, Tek. Oh, God, it'd be the end of our marriage. Tek: What marriage, Lexie? It's a marriage in name only. Lexie: [Sighs] That is not true. Tek: When was the last time you and Abe were together as husband and wife? Lexie: I'm not gonna answer that. Tek: You don't have to. We both know it's not since he's been back. Lexie: [Sighs] He can't help it. Tek: He can't help being impotent, but there's still ways to be intimate.. He can still show his affection for you if he wanted to, if he gave a damn about your feelings and not just his own. Lexie: No, I can't listen to this anymore. I have to go. Tek: No, you don't want to listen to this 'cause you know what I'm saying is true. Lexie, Abe doesn't want you. I do. I can give you everything. I can give you everything you need. Lexie: Stop it. Tek: No -- Lexie: Stop. Stop. Tek: I'm not just talking about sex. I'm not talking about sex. Although, when we make love, it's like nothing I ever felt before. I've never wanted a woman as much as I want you, Lexie. And I know you want me, too. Lexie, look at me. Lexie, look at me. Look at me. I'm so sorry that you're hurting, but this isn't wrong. Lexie: [Sniffles] Tek: Abe made a choice. He pushed you away. Now we can't help what we feel for each other. I can love you the way you need to be loved, but one thing I can't do is stay away from you, Lexie. Tell me you can stay away from me. Tell me. Lexie: I can't. I can't. God, forgive me. I can't. I can't. I can't. [ Moaning] [SCENE_BREAK] Alex: More wine? Marlena: No, thanks. You haven't answered me yet. How do you plan to keep John from hurting you again? Alex: You feel free to tell anyone you like, but no one's going to believe you -- not Marlena, not the police, not anyone. You know why? Because you've cried wolf too many times, and there is not one shred of evidence that puts me anywhere near Lois at the time of her death, but you, on the other hand -- you have freely admitted that you illegally injected her with truth serum, which has caused her to commit suicide. So, John, not meaning to rub it in -- I win. You lose. Alex: I won't have to. The legal system will take care of and punish John. Marlena: He is so dangerous. I can't believe that I was in love with a man like that. Alex: Well, that all happened a long time ago. It's in the past. Marlena: It wasn't quite so long ago. Alex: Even so, you didn't know then what you know now. Marlena: I knew some things. I knew that he was a mercenary for Stefano DiMera. Alex: Yes, and he managed to convince you that was only because he was under DiMera's control. He had no choice. He also convinced you that he had changed, that he was no longer a violent man -- obviously untrue. Marlena: Obviously. [Exhales sharply] It's frightening, isn't it? Alex: Yes, it is frightening. That's why I don't want to talk about it anymore. I don't want to talk about John anymore. I just want you and I to enjoy our evening together, hmm? Marlena: All right. No more talk of John. Alex: Or anything else unpleasant. Marlena: It's a deal. I'm gonna powder my nose. Will you excuse me, please? Alex: Of course. And I will get the dessert menu while you're gone. I...find myself in the mood for something decadent this evening. Marlena: Well, you get whatever you want 'cause you deserve it. Alex: Hmm. Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Abe: I can't believe that he actually told you that he intended to harm Marlena. John: Abraham, he was proud of the fact. It was -- it was like he was taunting me. Abe: Yeah, well, that's exactly what he was doing. He wanted to provoke you into attacking him, and you fell for it. John: Yeah, I did. I'll tell you what -- I will murder that son of a bitch with my bare hands if that's what it's gonna take to stop him. Marlena: Oh, my word. You really are sick. John: No, actually, I feel pretty good. Marlena: I heard what you said. These threats against my husband have to stop and stop now. Marlena: I don't believe what I just heard. Alex is right about you. You are a monster. John: Ooh. Relax, Doc. Marlena: Don't call me that. You said it. You threatened to kill Alex with your bare hands. John: Yeah, I really hate to break a nail, but to protect you, I'll risk it. Marlena: It's us who should be protected from you. You know, your threats, all your violence -- they prove the kind of man you really are. John: Yeah, well, at least I'm a man and not a murdering monster like North. Marlena: Any wonder I don't want to be with you? Any wonder that I chose Alex? John: And I am a man who will risk his own life to protect yours. Alex: Excuse me. Is there a problem here? [Indistinct conversations] [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Thank God you didn't say anything. Do you know what a mistake that would have been? It would have destroyed him. Victor, Belle and Claire are his life. They mean everything to him -- absolutely everything. Philip: See you, bro. Shawn D.: All right. Belle: No, Shawn, I mean it. I need to talk to you before you marry Mimi.. I have something really -- Shawn D.: Okay, what is it? Just tell me. Philip: I know exactly what she wants to tell you, Shawn. [SCENE_BREAK] We will return for the second half of "Days of our Lives" in just a moment. [SCENE_BREAK] Tek: [Moaning] Lexie: [Exhales sharply] [Moaning] Tek: Oh, God, Lexie, that was amazing. You're amazing. Oh, God, you believe me when I tell you I never felt like this about anyone, right? Lexie: Oh, come on, Tek, I know you've been with lots of other women. Tek: Yeah, I have, but I care about you. I care about what happens to you. Lexie: Tek... Tek: I think it's pretty obvious that you and me are meant to be together. Lexie: Oh, god, Abe doesn't deserve this. Tek: Lexie, can you walk away from our life and spend the rest of your life in a cold, lonely bed with a man who might as well be your brother? [SCENE_BREAK] John: Yeah, there's a problem. Abe: Hey, hey, hey. Take it easy. Take it easy. Marlena: There really is no problem, Alex. I was telling John that my future is with you, not with him. Nothing he can do or say to change that. Alex: Let's just hope the message came across once and for all. If you'll excuse us. John: I'll give you a message, Alex. [SCENE_BREAK] Abe: Hey. You make a scene in here, and you'll be playing right into his hands again. John: What am I supposed to do -- just let her walk away with that guy and get herself murdered? You tell me what I'm supposed to do. Abe: I will tell you. I will tell you if you just calm down and listen to me. Stop going off half-cocked. Stop trying to strong-arm this guy. Think. Think. Move your head instead of your fists. Hell, use your ISA training. Go undercover if you have to. Get what you need one way or the other and beat North at his own game. Do you know what I'm talking about? John: Yeah. Abe: Look, remember, you give him ammunition, you're gonna end up in jail for good, and then you'll be no help to Marlena at all. John: That's a fact. Abe: All right. So, you get the goods on North, and everything else is gonna take care of itself. John: Yeah. Yeah. Abe: All right. Need any of my help? John: No, Abraham, I think you've done enough. You kept me from going after North. That kept me out of the back of a squad car. Give you a lift -- home? Alice's? Abe: No, no, no. You go on. I'm gonna finish my drink. John: Thanks, partner. Abe: Yeah. John: I owe you two. [SCENE_BREAK] Alex: It seems we can't go anywhere these days without running into John.. Marlena: Hmm, I'm so sorry. Alex: I'm sorry that he has upset you. I wouldn't be surprised if he was stalking us. Marlena: He seems so determined, so passionate. It... scares me. It makes me wonder -- Alex: Wonder what? Marlena: Oh...nothing. Nothing. It's not important. Alex: John is not important, but I can see that he has upset you, so I want you to forget about him and start concentrating on our future together. I'll tell you what -- I'm going to go get the check, and then I'm taking you home. Marlena: Good. [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: [Gasps] Oh. Oh, my gosh, John. That's exquisite. John: Happy Anniversary. Marlena: Oh, my gosh. Is it a blue topaz? John: Blue diamond. Marlena: Aren't those unbelievably rare? John: That's why I chose it. It's like our love. And just like our love, it will last forever. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: Philip, I -- Philip: Yeah, sorry, I couldn't help but overhearing. I just figured I have a pretty good idea what you wanted to tell Shawn. Belle: You do? Philip: Sure. You two were together for a long time. You went through a lot together. You almost got married yourselves, to each other. So, I'm guessing you probably want to say something like you're sorry it didn't work out between the two of you, but you're glad that he found love with Mimi. Is that close? Belle: Um...I -- I just think that we should each be with whoever truly makes us happy. Philip: Amen, and it looks like that's a done deal. Can you believe how it's working out for the four of us? Shawn D.: No, no. But let me tell you -- Philip: There she is. Shawn D.: When I met this lovely lady, and I realized that all my dreams could come true, I was convinced. Philip: Hmm, well -- oh, isn't that cute? I don't know about you guys, but I think we make two pretty good couples. You know what I think this calls for? Mimi: What? Philip: A group hug. Belle: Oh, no. Philip: Come on. Bring it in. The four of us together. A nice group hug. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: [Exhales sharply] Look at them. We have to leave well enough alone. We have to let Belle and Philip be happy with their baby. We have to let Mimi and Shawn get married and have a family of their own because frankly, I think this is the only way the four of them are going to be able to get through this without being miserable for the rest of their lives. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: Um, well, you know, it looks like the party's kind of winding down.. We should probably take off. Philip: I know a little baby who's looking for her parents right now. I am going to go get the coats. Be right back. Belle: Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Shawn D.: Well, we should probably get going. Mimi: Yes. Yeah. I'm just gonna say good night to my mom first. Shawn D.: Okay. Belle: Okay, Shawn, I really -- I need to talk to you alone. I promise this is the last time I'm gonna ask, okay? [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: I feel so guilty about keeping the secret, so I won't anymore. Bonnie: Thank heavens. You're finally coming to your senses. Mimi: Yes, I am. Bonnie: Calls for a drink. Mimi: Okay, you don't get it, Mom, as usual. I'm telling Shawn the truth tonight. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: Well, good night. Thanks for everything. The shower was lovely. Belle: Oh, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Okay. Shawn D.: I'll be right in. Philip: I'm gonna go pay the babysitter. Belle: Okay. Philip: Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Shawn D.: All right. Well, that was a nice evening. Belle: Yeah. Shawn D.: And now we're alone, so did you want to talk to me about whatever it was? Belle: No, not here. Meet me on the roof. Shawn D.: No, no, I'm not doing that. Last time we did that, we almost got caught. Belle: Shawn, please, it's important. I need to talk to you. It can't wait. [SCENE_BREAK] Philip: Hey. Look who's still awake and wanted to see her mommy. Belle: Hello, sweetie! Philip: Go to mama. Belle: Come here. Did you miss us? Philip: Yeah. She told me she couldn't sleep until her mom and dad tucked her in. Belle: Oh, no, you must be so sleepy, Sweet Pea, but we're home now. We'll get you some milk, and daddy will sing you to sleep, okay? Mimi: Oh, God. How do I tell Shawn he's Claire's father? What if I chicken out again? I'll write him a letter. I'll write him a letter. That way, I can't change my mind. I'll tell him everything. "Dear, Shawn..." [SCENE_BREAK] John: All right, North's got to have something around here somewhere. Well... [SCENE_BREAK] Alex: [In distance] You didn't say one word all the way home. Are you sure you're feeling all right? Marlena: [In distance] I'm fine. I'm fine. [Door opens] Alex: Well, I don't. I think that you're still upset about your run-in with John. Marlena: I thought we weren't going to talk about John anymore. Alex: Oh, you're right. My mistake. Marlena: Shall I make us some tea? Alex: Thanks, but no. Um, I'll tell you what -- Marlena: Hmm? Alex: This has been a long day, and I think you're looking a little exhausted, so why don't we take you upstairs, put you to bed? Marlena: Oh, gosh, I'd like that. Alex: All right. Marlena: Yeah, yeah, thanks. Marlena: [In distance] You'll be sure to lock everything up? Alex: [In distance] Already did. [SCENE_BREAK] [Door opens] Marlena: [Sigh] [Sighs] Alex: Well, good night. Marlena: Good night. Alex: You know, I can't wait until our wedding night when we don't have to say good night at the bedroom door. I know it sounds silly. I mean, we are married. We've lived together, but I am glad we waited. I want that first night to be a very special one. I hope you don't mind. Marlena: No, I think it's sweet, and I think it's romantic. Alex: Not to mention, we'll have a lifetime of sharing the same bed and everything else along with that, hmm? [Moaning] Hey, you sure you're all right? You do seem distracted. Marlena: [Yawning] I'm tired is all. I'm so tired. Alex: I'm sorry. Why don't I make you some warm milk? Marlena: No, no, I'm fine. I'll just -- I think I'll take a sleeping pill tonight. Alex: That sounds good. You know, you need your rest. We do have a wedding to plan. Marlena: We do. I'll get a good 8-hour rest tonight, and then I'll be plenty rested by tomorrow. Alex: I hope so. Well, sweet dreams. Marlena: You too. Alex: [Moaning] Oh, I better go. [Stuttering] Good night. Marlena: Good night. [Sighs] [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: Okay. Tek, this was the last time. I can't do this anymore. I can't keep breaking my marriage vows, okay? I need to be faithful to my husband. Tek: You say that now, but we both know you can't. Lexie: [Exhales sharply] Tek: It's gone way too far to turn back now, Lexie. There's no use even trying [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: Oh, my God. It's Abe. [Clears throat] Hey, honey, you're still here. Did you get my message? I got paged and had to go back to the hospital. Is the party still going on? Abe: It's no good, Lexie. Lexie: Abe, uh... what are you saying? Abe: It's my night vision. It's still no good. I'm starting to lose my patience. Lexie: Well, honey, come on now. You have to be patient, you know. You're still recovering from your surgery. Abe: I tell you, my eyes have been playing tricks on me all night. Lexie: Yeah? Abe: I thought I saw you with someone, but that -- that couldn't be. I mean, you just got back from the hospital. Lexie: Yeah, yeah, that's right. I did. It must have been a shadow or something. Abe: Yeah. Lexie: Yeah. Abe: Yeah, it must have been. Lexie: Uh, look, honey, I know this is frustrating for you, but I promise you, Abe, you'll be back to your old self again in no time. Promise. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] Alex: Well, here's to the perfect plan. It won't be long now, and it'll all be over. John can say goodbye to his precious Doc, and I... will have finally had my revenge. [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: John? Oh. Thank God you're here. No. Don't go. John, I still love you. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Victor... please tell me that you'll reconsider -- that you won't tell Shawn the truth. Victor: No, I won't tell him, not for now, anyway -- too much pain and heartache for everyone involved. Kate: Oh, my God. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: I knew you would come. We can't go on like this anymore. You and I have to be honest about the way we're feeling, even if it hurts other people. Philip: What are you talking about? [SCENE_BREAK] Shawn D.: Mimi? Where'd she go? What is this? [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: This is it. When Shawn reads that letter, he'll know the truth. And then he'll leave me. It'll be all over. [SCENE_BREAK] Austin: You're definitely worthy of being loved. [SCENE_BREAK] Lucas: The hell with being cautious. I love you, Carrie Brady. [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: I want us to make love. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: I wrote Shawn a letter, and what I'm trying to tell him really affects all four of us. Everything is going to change.

Lexie and Tek miss being spotted because Abe credits the rocking car to his lousy night vision. Lexie regrets having been with Tek tonight but Tek gets Lexie to admit her feelings for him. Lexie allows Abe to blame his night vision when he thinks he sees her with someone else. Alex has brought Marlena to Chez Rouge but Marlena is too preoccupied with how John hurt Alex again. Marlena overhears John tell Abe that he will kill Alex if necessary. Abe has to hold John back from attacking Alex again. Marlena recalls a past anniversary with John. John sneaks into the penthouse and hides in the bedroom closet when Marlena and Alex return home. John watches Marlena's emotional reaction to a picture of them. Marlena stops John when he tries to leave and professes that she still loves him.

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Marlena: You know exactly what it is. Let's not play this game. John: Gimd, will you? I'm having a hard time processing the fact that my wife is carrying a bug-sweeping device in her purse. Marlena: Don't make a big deal out of this. John: Who gave it to you? Marlena: Roman. Oman. [ Cellular phone rings ] Rex: Hello. Rolf: Rex, it's professor putnam. How have you been? Rex: Good, good. I'm doing good. Rolf: Excellent., I'm, uh, I'm back from my sabbatical now. Rex: Oh, yeah? Rolf: How's my star student doing wi Rex: Uh, I'm doing some independent study work, and that's going well. Rolf: I'd like to meet with you, rex, but, uh, I probably shouldn't come to the mansion. I don't want to bother count dimera. Rex: Well, my father's not home. Come over now. Rolf: All right. I'll be there soon. Rex: Looking good. Shawn-d: What do you want to do? Belle: Oh...hold your hand. Shawn-d: Well, that's easy. Want some pizza? Belle: Nope. Shawn-d: Soda? Belle: Unh-unh. Ha ha ha ha! I kinda like this. Shawn-d: You know what? Me too. Belle: Let's never fight again, okay? Shawn-d: It's a deal. Belle: Have you noticed? Shawn-d: What? Belle: I'm not acting all depressed. Shawn-d: Oh... yeah. Right. Because I'm so sorry that I have been negative lately. Belle: You haven't been. Shawn-d: Hey, don't argue withe.E. Belle: Okay. Shawn-d: But this is good, 'cause I am so lucky to have you. Belle: Yeah, you are. Shawn-d: I don't know what it is that makes two people go together so well, but whatever it is, you and I have got that. Belle: I am definitely not arguing with you. Shawn-d: Okay. Kate: God, I can't believe I let you drag me over here like this. Roman: Oh, kate, I didn't exactly drag you over here. Kate: Oh, really? Well, I was having a wonderful evening at tuscany, one of my favorite restaurants, even though they don't serve bean dip and chili. Roman: What, is that supposed to be some kind of insult? Kate: No. What it is, is a comment. It's a comment, saying that a gentleman invited me out for an elegant dinner. Roman: Oh, you know, you don't have to flip your hair like a damn diva. Tony dimera is no gentleman! He's a criminal. So what the hell were you doing out with him tonight? Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. We are off tomorrow for good friday..ical peel, Kate: You are jealous of tony dimera. Roman: Oh, the hell I am! No, I am worried about you hanging out with that dangerous lowlife. Kate: I was tangoing with another man, and you can't stand it. Roman: There was a whole lot more than tango dancing going on out there. Kate: What the hell is that supposed to mean? Roman: Well, let me put it this way -- I have heard that in some states you could be arrested for dancing that way. Kate: Are you calling me cheap, roman? Roman: Don't go putting words in my mouth. Kate: Oh, god! You know something? You are more right than you think you are, because I was having a great time with tony. He is a very attractive man. Roman: Yeah, if you're turned on by snakes. Nah, you're just using tony to get back at me, that's all. Kate: Get back at you... for what? Belle: You want to play connect four? Shawn-d: Do you? Belle: Well, I do if you do. Shawn-d: Well, I do if you do. Belle: Hey, how about you just kiss me? Shawn-d: Okay. Woman: Are you playing with the game? Shawn-d: Mnh-mnh. No, no, it's all yours. Man: Thanks. Shawn-d: Yeah. Woman: So I guess y g guys are back together. Belle: Yeah. Woman: I told rick you wouldn't stay mad at each other. Rick: Sandy's always right about things like that. Belle: Oh, my god, your ring is gorgeous. Wait, are you guys engaged? Rick: Not yet. It's a purity ring. Belle: Purity ring. Sandy: It means I decided not to have sex until I get married. Belle: Really. And, um, you're okay with that? Rick: Yeah, I think it's cool. Like, when we do get married, we'll be each other's one and only. Belle: And what are you thinking right now? Shawn-d: Hmm? Just, uh... well, I'm sick of everyone bringing that subject up around me. Belle: It's interesting -- abstinence. I mean, not having sex until you're married. It almost doesn't even seem like an option anymore. Shawn-d: Even if it is the 21st century. Belle: What? Shawn-d: Oh, no, it's just something your dad brought up. Belle: You were talking to my dad about sex? John: Of course... roman. Had to run to your ex. Marlena: Sad that I had to go to anybody else -- John: Didn't have to. We've been through this. I said I was sorry that I planted the bug on you, didn't I? Marlena: Yes. You apologized. But I'm not sure when it's going to happen again. And I'm not coorortable being married to a man who tracks my moves with an electronic device. John: I did it to protect you. Marlena: You did it to control me. John: Is that how you really feel? Marlena: You put a bugging device in my bag without my knowing it? That says to me you don't trust me. John: It's not you, it's tony! Marlena: Oh, stop with tony! It isn't about tony. It isn'T. It's about you and me and our vows to each other. John: Our marriage -- come on, come on, our marriage is rock-solid. And those vows I took mean ever more to me today than they did on the day we were married. Marnana: You're saying all the right things. I don't think you're convinced. Because of the fact that now you know tony and i are rex and cassie's parents. John: You know, doc, you just kind of throw that out therlilike it's no big deal. Marlena: You know, we didn't want it. We didn't ask for it. It's what happened. We're making the best of it. John: Yeah, but it sure as hell is changing our lives, isn't it? Marlena: Yes. It has changed our lives. But no relationship worth its salt has no movement. Good marriages change and adjust because of challenges, sometimes in spite of challenges. John: Are you saying that we don't have a good marriage? Marlena: I want you to stop being insecure. John: Oh, so now I'm insecure? Marlena: Yes. You are. John: You're not making any sense. Marlena: It's not your fault, but you are afraid that I will do to you what I did to roman. You're afraid that I'll cheat on you. Would bring such a suspenseful the green jacket is going north of the border. The perfect size.Dg Shawn-d: It's not like your dad and I sat around talking about sex. Belle: Please. God. Shawn-d: I just went to the pub to have some breakfast, and your dad was there. Belle: Did he interrogate you? Shawn-d: No. Not really. He just wanted to know how things were between you and me, but he had the wrong idea because of something you told him over the phone. Belle: Something I told him? Oh... yeah, I remember that. Shawn-d: Oh, do you remember talking to him, telling him how we were thinking about...having sex? Belle: No! No, it wasn't straight out like that. Shawn-d: No? Belle: Shawn, I talk to my parents. What's wrong with that? Shawn-d: Nothing. I would just think that at some point in your life, you'd switch over to being a little more private about -- Belle: You mean sharing things instead of with them. Shawn-d: I guess, yeah. Belle: Shawn, they still think of me as their little girl. That's changing, but... okay, you know how long it took the glaciers to melt? It's kind of like that -- slow. What about your parents? Shawn-d: What about them? Belle: Well, I mean, do they ever ask you if we're having sex? Shawn-d: My dad and I have talked about it, but he's more concerned with us just being safe. I mean, I think he assumes we're having sex. Belle: Because you're a guy. Shawn-d: Maybe. I don't know. My mom freaked out about it a long time ago, but she never actually asked. Belle: See, why is it such a big deal for girls, but when it comes to guys, they're like, "hey, way to go, man." Shawn-d: I don't think that. Belle: You don't? Not at all, not even a little bit? Shawn-d: No, but I love you. So that makes things a little different for me. Belle: Different, how? Shawn-d: Well, before we were going out, when I was a sophomore in high school, I didn't exactly make all the right judgment calls. Belle: Okay... Shawn-d: But, you see, when I went on the road with the baseball team a couple weeks ago and the guys were partying and the girls were in there running around... in their underwear, I didn't want to have anything to do with them. I stayed away. Belle: Really? In their underarar. Did they happen to have days of the week on them? Shawn-d: Oh, you mean, like...no. Belle: So you were looking. Shawn-d: Well -- I was -- yes. I'm alive. Hello? Belle: Were they pretty? Shawn-d: Sure. Okay? But that doesn't matter. You want to know why? Because you are the only girl I want to be with. [ Knock on door ] Rex: Come in, professor. Rolf: Thank you, rex. Rex: Sure. Sit down. Would you like some tea or coffee? I can call down to the kitchen. Rolf: Uh...no, no, I-I really can't stay. I just wanted to see how you're getting on with your studies. Rex: You mean college? I'm almost through. Rolf: Through? I don't understand. Rex: Well, the department heads had a meeting and decided there's not much they can teach me. I'm too advanced. Rolf: Well, I could've told them that. You have an extraordinary intelligence, rex. Well, so does your sister, but, uh, it manifests itself differently. Your talents are intellectual, and cassie's are interpersonal. Rex: Maybe that's why she's been getting into so much trouble. She's too interpersonal. Rolf: Oh, dear. What happened? Rex: Uh, she got kicked out of the dorm for drinking. That's why I moved back here, to keep an eye on her. Rolf: So, you're, uh, you're a good brother, as well as a genius. I had no idea your I.Q. Was this high. Although, I shouldn't be surprised. You and your sister aren't like most people. Rex: Cassie wants to be. She likes to fit in, you know? She wants to be popular and famous -- things I don't care about at all. Rolf: Well, you're destined for a different kind of greatness, rex. Your intellect, your, uh, your gift for science will lead you to do important things. You, uh, you working on a project now? Could I se Marlena: I... I still feel guilty about that. I will always feel guilty about that. So much time has passed, and that hasn't changed what happened, and you are intimately aware that I... betrayed my husband with another man. And that's bound to make you insecure. John: Well, I am sorry, dr. Evans, but I don't feel insecure. Besides, I wasn't just... any other ma w was I? John: Of course you did. You're an honorable woman, but you're also human. Marlena: Isn't that what every cheating spouse says -- "I was human"? It doesn't excuse the betrayal, does it? John: Doc, I-I can't stop you from blaming yourself, but I wish you wouldn'T. Look, our... our situation was different. It was... it was different. Marlena: All right. John: The thing is, I'm just -- I'm justotot happy that you brought roman into our thing with tony. Marlena: Are you embarrassed because knows what you did? John: No, I'm not embarrassed. It's just none of his damn business. I mean, roman loves it when you and I are fighting. Marlena: That's not true. John: Oh, come on, doc, any chance he gets to make me look bad in your eyes, he jumps on it. Marlena: No, it's not so. He was very understanding about this. John: I'm sure he was so sorry that your husband put a tracking device on you that he just filled up with sympathy, so you decided to get back at me by running to your ex for that sympathy. Marlena: It wasn't about sympathy. John: Come on, you ran to the guy because he's ilill in love with you. Marlena: Why are you being so impossible about this? Roman is not in love with me. You've seen him with kate. They're crazy about each other. John: Yeah, yeah, he and kate were hot and heavy at one time, but she's miserable now because roman can't commit. Three guesses why not... Marlena: It's not because of me. John: It's totally you. You basically ruined the guy for any other woman. Kate: I thought you were so hot to talk, to get some answers. Why don't you give me one? Just exactly what is it you think I was trying to get you back for, huh? Roman: Look, can we just pretend this never happened, all right? It's not like you meant it. Kate: What? Roman: Kate, come on, you thought I was in danger. It's the only reason you said you loved me. Just in case something happened, then those would be the last words I heard on earth. Kate: Oh, my god. Well, that is a very poetic thought, but it's absolute crap, okay? When I tell a man I love him, it's because it's the truth, and I don't know why you would think anything else. Roman: Because you're kate roberts. You're a worldly, sophisticated woman. You're not some damn teenybopper with a crush! All right? So blurting out "I love you" on a police radio isn't exactly what you would do. It's not a kate thing to do. Kate: Oh. I see. It was, um, impulsive, so you couldn't trust it, is that it? Roman: There you go. You got it -- right there. So now can we forget about it? Kate: Sure. Roman: Good. Great. So, would you like to sit down now, maybe have a cocktail? Kate: But I'm not talking on the police radio right now, am I? Roman: No, you're not. Kate: We're in your home, the privacy of your home, so anything I say here you would have to take in good faith, right? Roman brady, I love you. What do you y y to that? Ean Another chilly weather day. Are you right ñ Ñ q Ñ w q q t x I q Marlena: I've ruined roman? John: Um... Marlena: You believe that? John: I didn't mean it the way it sound-- doc, come on, you've got to admit, it has taken roman years to get over you, and I'm not convinced that he has even yet. Marlena: You're implying that I want to have some control over roman's heart. We stay close because of the children -- of sami and eric. John: Right. Because you share children. Marlena: Yes, that's right. John: Just like you do with tony. Marlena: No. No, no, tony and I haven't raised the twins together. John: Yeah, but you're making up for lost time now, aren't you? Marlena: We're trying to do the right thing. John: A dimera trying to do the right thing... stefano dimera is responsible for all the hell you and roman and i lived through, remember? Marlena: Tony isn't stefano. John: That's right. Stefano's dead, but tony's not. He's alive a w well, living in salem, free to ruin the rest of our lives. Marlena: You can't paint them with the same brush. That's not fair. Tony never chose to be a dimera. John: Boy, he is good. He's actually got you believing he's a victim. Marlena: You know what? Sometimes, he is. Like when you choose to hate him, not because of what he's done to you or done to us, but because he's a dimera. John: That's right, doc. Give the guy a pass. He's just an innocent man, trying to live a quiet, respectable life in the fine city of salem, right? Marlena: Is that so hard to believe? John: Yes, damn it, it is! Marlena: Your anger is unjustified, and you know what? In my opinion, tony's got far more reason to hate you. Rex: Why are you so curious about my work? R rolf: Well, I'm, uh, I'm a scientist, as well as a professor, rex. My curiosity's only natural. After all, you're one of the finest -- well, if not the finest -- students I've ever had. Rex: So that's it? You're interested because I'm your student. Rolf: Look, uh, rex, I know that you've moved far beyond me in your capacity for learning. I'm just curious about your development. I believe you're going to do great things in the field of science. Rex: And what about your other gifted students? Do you visit them at home and ask to see their projects? Rolf: Well, I-I have, on occasion. I mean, not as often as I should, but, uh, then I've taken a special interest in you. Rex: Why? Rolf: That's complicated. Rex: You know, people use that expression when they're trying to hide the truth. Rolf: It's very astute of you. Rex: So you are hiding something. What is it? Does it have to do with my father? You're not really a professor at salem university, are you? There's some other connection. Rolf: Connection? Rex: Yeah, with me, with my sister. I've felt it for a long time. Who are you, really? Rolf: I'm the doctor who delivered you and cassie. Shawn-d: So you're not upset anymore? Belle: About the girls? No. Not thrilled... Shawn-d: I-I wasn't, either. Belle: So how many? Shawn-d: How many what? Belle: Girls. Shawn-d: Well, I lost count after the first 10... I don't know. I just wanted to go to sleep. Belle: I like this whole not being jealous thing. It feels good. Shawn-d: There's nothing to be jealous of. Belle: That's why I like it. I feel comfortable and calm. Is that how you feel right now? Shawn-d: Calm? No, no, not really. Not when you're doing this. Kate: Nothing? [ Sighs ] A declaration of love, and the man has nothing to say? Roman: Kate, I have very, very strong feelings for you. I'm just not real good at the talking thing. But if you come over here, I will show you exactly how I feel. Kate: No. Roman: Do you know how hard that was tonight, seeing you with tony like that, watching him dance with you like that? I never knew I could be that jealous. Look, I want to be the only man who touches you like that, and I want to be the only man who kisses you like this. Kate: If you want me so badly, why can't you say the words that I want to hear? Roman: 'Cause I got my own way of saying things. Rex: Wait a minute. What did I miss here, professor? How could you be the doctor that delivered me and cassie? Rolf: I performed ma t tasks for stefano dimera over the years, rex, but none that's as dear to my heart as bringing you and your sister into being. Rex: Into being? Isn't that a little over the top, even for a doctor? Rolf: Well, it, uh, it applies in this case. You know, rex, everyone hates me for what I did. But I look at you, at how brilliant you are, and I say, how could it have been wrong? Rex: How could what have been wrong? What are you talking about, professor? It sounds to me like you were a lot more involved than an ordinary obstetrician. Rolf: I think I've said too much. Rex: I think you better finish what you started, or you'll have to answer to my father. Rolf: I merely did what your grandfather wanted me to do. Sperm was collected, eggs were fertilized, and voil! Perfect twins. A boy and a girl such as the world had never known before. Rex: So we were an experiment? Rolf: Well, only technically speaking. Stefano dreamed of human perfection. I made that dream come true. R: : By playing god? Rolf: No, no, no, not me, rex. That was stefano's role. I was merely the facilitator. And along the way, I came to care for those two remarkable babies. Makes me very happy to see how beautiful you've turned out. Rex: So the experiment was a success? Rolf: Oh, my, yes, by anyone's measure. I, uh, I only hope you don't feel exploited, rex. I had your best interests at heart. Kate: I'm not -- I'm not sure about this. Roman: I am. Kate: I don't know, it's just I don't feel that things are right between us. Roman: Everything is right about us, kate. Kate: We need to talk. Roman: Not now. Kate: Then when? Roman: Not now. Belle: I want it to stay like this forever. Shawn-d: Okay. Belle: No, shawn, I'm serious. Hodo we make sure that we stay happy, and that we don't fall into a pattern of fighting about the same things over and over again? >Hahawn-d;: I don't know. Belle: Well, I'm pretty sure it's me more than you, so I'm gonna make sure that I stay a little more relaxed about everything. Shawn-d: I'm not so sure about that. Rolf: Rex, I can't take credit for conceiving the idea to create you and cassie. The glory goes to stefano for that. I just did as he asked. And that was always the way with us. I was the servant, he was the master. Rex: Yeah, the word "servant" doesn't really apply to you, professor. After all, you creeded human life. I don't think eliana's done that lately. Rolf: No, no, probably not. So, uh, you're not angry with me, you're not sentful? Rex: No. You were just carrying out my grandfather's wishes. I mean, after everything I've read or heard about him, stefano dimera wasn't the kind of man people said no to. Rolf: That's very true, rex. Look, I'm just relieved that you understand. Rex: Oh, I do. I completely understand. But what I don't get is why grandfather wanted you to. Why was it so important to bring cassie and me into being? Rolf: Oh. Believe me, rex, trying to understand the workings of stefano's mind was an exercise in futility. But look, let's talk about you, about that extraordinary superior intelligence. Have you made any progress yet? Have you come up wi a anything groundbreaking? Do you need my help? I would be honored to work with you, rex. Rex: Well, I don't need any help right now, but I will remember your offer. Rolf: Can't you even share with me what your project is? Rex: Later. When I've had my first success, I'll let you know. Rolf: Well, I'll look forward to it. Rex: Uh, professor... Rolf: Hmm? Rex: There's something I've been looking forward to for a while now. Rolf: Oh, really? What's that, rex? Rex: I'm dying to see what your real hair looks like. Rolf: My -- my real hair? Rex: Come on, take off the wig, professor. Rolf: I-I don't know what you're talking about. Rex -- Rex: Bald. That's what I figured. You know, you look a lot better without the rug. Now, if you'd just drop the accent... it's really cheesy, professor. What do you really sound like? Rolf: [ Regular voice ] Well, well, well. You are certainly one smart cookie. Rex: German. Of course. It's nice to finally meet the real professor putnam. Rolf: I can see there is no fooling you, rex. Rex: That's right. Rolf: Huh. Before I go, let me give you the number of the motel where I am staying just outside town. 'S's the roadside motel. I'm listed under my mother's maiden name -- blitz. Rex: Got it. Rolf: Well, I will be in contact soon. Rex: Okay. Rolf: Ah, rex. Rex, I am so proud of you. I am as proud as if I were your own father. Rex: Weird. Rex: You think you're proud of me now, just wait until my project is completed. Then I'll be the one making history. Kate: [ Laughs ] Roman: Oh, god. [ Both moaning ] Roman: Come on... Kate: [ Giggles ] Roman: Ah... kate... kate, I don't want to hurt you. Kate: Oh... the only way you can hurt me is if you stop. Kate: [ Chuckles ] Mmm... I never knew the shoulder could be such an erogenous zone. Roman: Uh-huh. Kate: Well, there's no problems in the bedroom, that's for sure. That's rare, you know. I mean, for me. I don't think I have ever been so deeply, utterly satisfied. I think I make you happy, too. Roman: [ Kisses shoulder ] Kate: That's what worries me a little bit. I mean, I know I'm good with my body, but... you don't know the reason why, do you? Don't -- don't say anything, okay? I just want to -- I want to talk while I have the courage. It's about -- it's about my secret past that you're always so curious -- curious about. Roman... I guess I've been ashamed to say anything. And I don't know why I'm going to say anything now, but I... I just want you to... to really know me, because if you're going to... if you're going to love me, then you need to know all of who I really am. Kate: When I was, um... much younger, and, um, very desperate to survive... I took -- I took money in exchange for sex. I sold my services to men. And that's what, um, worries me now. Because when you were first in pursuit of me I was so afraid that you just wanted me -- wanted me to go to bed with you. I mean, not that I don't mind jumping into bed with you. It's great, but... I wanted you to want me for me. Kate: And now who knows? After hearing all this, you might not want me at all, right? Roman... do you still -- do you still feel -- roman? Roman? Belle: Wow. You think I can't change. Shawn-d: I don't mean that in a bad way. I just know that you're the type of person who worries... a lot. Belle: So? I can go crazy sometimes, too. Shawn-d: Oh, you? Cra-- oh, yeah. Crazy? Belle: Yeah, you know, me and meems, girls' night out. You know how it is. Oh, whatever, shawn. I am not sensible all the time. I can go wild. Fine, I'll show you. Shawn-d: No -- Belle: Oh, my god! Oh, my god! I am -- I'm so sorry. Seriously, I'm sorry. Wait. Wait! Guys! Shawn, is this wild enough for you? Shawn-d: Yeah. Yeah, bring it on. Saddam struck fear into their hearts. Yet it was coalition troops that took their loved ones away. The thousands of iraqis still awaiting freedom. On tonight's "global national" with kevin newman. Shawn-d: Hey! Oh, my god! Belle: That's gross! Shawn-d: You started it. Belle: It was an accident! I didn't mean to. Shawn, this is a new dress. What if I get a stain on it? Or -- it's okay. It's just a dress. I'll just change my style and start wearing jeans with holes in them. Shawn-d: You know what? I don't want you to change a thing. Belle: Oh, shawn, but you deserve a girl who can go crazy every -- whoa! Shawn-d: Whoa! There goes the dress! Belle: That's okay. I'll just take it off. Shawn-d: Oh, no, no. No, you don'T. Belle: Gotcha. Shawn-d: Yeah, you did. Belle: Come on, shawn, I never go that crazy. Oh, let's get them! Shawn-d: What? No, come here. Come here. John: I can't believe tony's doing this to us. Marlena: He's not. You are. John: No, he's doing something, all right. You're being manipulated. You've got a soft spot in your heart for those kids -- Marlena: Gosh golly, I do. John: Of course you do. You're a wonderful mother. And I'm not saying that you shouldn't go out of your way for them. I'm just saying that tony's playing you, damn it. There's no doubt in my mind about that. Marlena: You don't have any proof of that. John: Well, I know of divorced couples who have raised their children without so much as even speaking to one another. That's why I don't understand why you and tony have to be so all-fired close. Marlena: We are not so close. John: I saw the way you were looking at him tonight. Marlena: What? John: At tuscan when he was dancing with kate, you couldn't keep your eyes off him. Marlena: Do you think that I'm jealous? John: Were you? Marlena: Uh... I have no interest in dancing with tony. [ Soft music playing ] Marlena: You're my partner. In all things. Dance with me. Come on, force yourself. Marlena: Come on. John: [ Sighs ] Kate: Goodbye. Rex: Get ready, salem. My presence is about to be felt in a big way. Lexie: It only happened once. Hope: Lex -- Lexie: I cannot let brandon threaten my marriage. Abe: Vin ramsell's out on bail. Bo: I'll take the bastard down myself. Jennifer: So we're gonna strip you down. Yeah, to the basics, and we're gonna start all over with you, jack deveraux. Jack: Before I'm through, I'm gonna make that hunk you're dating look like quasimodo. Who is it?

Belle and Shawn continue to forgive each other. Later, they start a food fight and others join in. John and Marlena argue about the bug sweeping device. John accuses Marlena of ruining Roman for any other woman. Finally, they make up. Roman and Kate go to his place, where they argue about Tuscany and her announcing her love for him over the police radio. Later, after they make love, Kate tells him about her days as a hooker. When she looks over, Roman is asleep. Upset, she leaves. Rex is working on his project, until Rolf calls and asks to meet him at the mansion. When Rolf arrives, he begins questioning Rex about his and his sister's interests and projects. Rex figures out that Rolf is not Professor Putnam, but somebody else, so he asks Rolf why he is so interested in him and Cassie, Rolf reveals himself and takes off the wig and says that he delivered them at birth. Rolf leaves. Later, Rex talks about how his new invention will rock Salem

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Lexie: Dr. Jonas... what happened? Daniel: She lost consciousness at home. Temp's 101.3. Lexie: Has she been over-exerting herself? Kate: No. We were at the pub for breakfast this morning. She wasn't doing cartwheels. Lexie: Hmm. What's her B.P.? Daniel: 80/50. Lexie: It has to be a complication from the surgery. Daniel: I agree. Kate: What kind of complication? Okay, doc, I need to see you for a moment. I think you need to start talking -- now. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: Samantha? Hey. Wait until you see the new office Mickey has for me. As soon as we install that credenza, I'm gonna be ready for anything he throws at me. Sami: Good for you. E.J.: Oh, listen, I had an idea. I thought we could go down to some of those secondhand stores this afternoon. You have some pretty good deals in there. Hey! And, you, young man -- I need a picture of you for my desk, please. Are you guys going out? Sami: What does it look like? Yes, we're going to the park. E.J.: Oh, great. Let me get a sweater. I'll come with you. Sami: Actually, um, don't bother. You're not coming with us. E.J.: Hmm? [SCENE_BREAK] Ava: You did this to me. You -- you ought to get locked up! Bo: Okay. Hold on. Angelo: Back off. I said, "back off." George. Ava: You left me. You left me on our wedding day, and you didn't come back! You didn't say goodbye -- nothing! Kayla: That is enough! Ava: Shut up! Shut up! Steve: Wait. Don't worry. Don't worry. Ava: I loved you. I loved you. We were gonna have kids together, a house, everything, and then you ruined it! You ruined my family! Steve: It wasn't intentional, baby. Ava: Say you're sorry. Say you're sorry. Go ahead and say it. Let me hear it. Steve: I am sorry. Ava: Say it like you mean it! Steve: I'm sorry, baby. Please believe me. Ava: [Chuckles] I will never, ever, ever forgive you. [Sobbing] You ruined my... Angelo: Shh! Shh! Bo: Hey. If we don't get out of here soon, bad things are gonna happen. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: What do you mean? It's gonna be a beautiful day. I will go get some things together. You grab the sunscreen. Sami: E.J., you're not listening to me. You're not coming with us. E.J.: What do you mean I'm not coming with you? Do you remember what happened last time you took them to the park on your own? Johnny wouldn't stop crying, and Allie got a rash. Sami: Are you implying that I can't take care of my children by myself? E.J.: No, that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying it's a lot easier if we do this together. Sami: I'll be fine. I have taken care of them on my own a million times. E.J.: I have no doubt that you'll be fine, but I thought we had agreed that we were going to try and spend more time together as a family. Sami: Where is Allie's hat? I was just holding it. E.J.: I don't know. It's probably over here where you left it. This hat? Sami: [Sighs] E.J.: Look, Samantha, I would -- I'd really like to come. Please? Sami: I don't think it's a very good idea. What about your client? What if she needs you? You should be here waiting for her call. E.J.: Do not tell me that this is about Nicole. Sami: Are you kidding? I specifically asked you not to take the case. I don't want you working with her. E.J.: I thought that we had this conversation last night. Sami: I'm so surprised you remember, because obviously it wasn't sinking in, or you thought, what, I was gonna wake up this morning and have some complete change of heart? E.J.: No. I thought you might, if given a little time, come to realize the folly of some of your actions. Sami: My actions? E.J.: Your actions. Do you remember? Your behavior was so disgusting, you almost got us kicked out of Chez Rouge. Sami: Oh, spare me, okay? Maggie, first of all, was on my side, and you're acting like Nicole was an innocent victim. E.J.: You were both acting like a couple of babies. Sami: And why am I the one getting the lecture? E.J.: Because you're my wife. Sami: Be very careful how you use that word -- only in the presence of a government employee. E.J.: All right. Okay. Look. I'm sorry. Samantha, please. Can we just forget about last night? Sami: Are you kidding? I would love to. So, does that mean you're gonna call Nicole and let her know you're dropping her as a client? [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: All right, I'm gonna need a CBC with diff, chem-7, amylase, and lipase. Also a blood culture. Oh, and call radiology. I want a C.T. of her abdomen. Nurse: Yes, doctor. Daniel: And make her NPO. Kate: What's wrong with her? Daniel: I told you. We won't know until we run some tests. Kate: Okay, but you're the specialist. You're supposed to have an idea, right? Daniel: I don't like to speculate, and I can't diagnose accurately unless I have all the facts. Kate: How long is that gonna take? Daniel: We'll be done with this when we're done with this. Why don't you go grab some coffee right there in the lounge? Kate: Well, if she's just having tests, I think I should be able to stay. Lexie: Kate, please. We will let you know as soon as we know anything. Chelsea: Don't be fighting with them, Grandma. Kate: Oh, sweetheart. Chelsea: Dr. Jonas will take good care of me, right? Daniel: There. See that? Chelsea's on board. [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Hey. Morgan called. She said Chelsea passed out. What's going on? Kate: They think that, supposedly, she's had a complication from the operation, but I think there's something that Dr. Jonas knows that he's just not letting on. Chelsea: Nick. Nick: You...are not supposed to be here right now. We're supposed to have our John Hughes movie marathon today. Chelsea: I'm sorry. Daniel: Okay, people. Everyone who doesn't have a medical degree needs to clear out. Chelsea needs to rest. Chelsea: I guess "Ferris Bueller" will have to wait, huh? Nick: Maybe tomorrow. Okay? [Door opens, closes] [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: How you holding up, Fancy Face? Hope: I'm great. Bo: Sit down over here. Ava: Hey. What do you think of him now, huh? Your husband -- he's not as great as you thought he was. Kayla: I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt you. Ava: You're defending him? You're defending him after everything that I just told you. My God, he has you snowed. Bo: Come on. I've known Steve most of my life. Hope: Bo. I know you're hurting. Ava: [Chuckles] Hope: But we can help. Ava: Oh. You want to help me? Hope: If you'll let us, yes. Ava: Come on. Look at you guys. Look at the way you look at me. You think I'm crazy. Hope: No, Ava, we don't. Kayla: You could get treatment. Ava: "Treatment"? But I've been treated. I have been locked up in a padded cell. I have been pumped full of drugs. They really took great care of me. This is your fault. God, I hate you. I hate all of you! [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: Do it, E.J. Call her. Tell her to get herself a new lawyer. E.J.: I will absolutely not do that, Samantha. It would be completely unprofessional. Sami: Well, then I guess it's clear where your priorities lay. E.J.: Now, you listen to me. Hey. Don't question my priorities. My priorities are to you and those children. That's why I took this job in the first place. I don't have any other income, Samantha. Sami: A job, yes. Working for the devil, no. E.J.: Why do you insist on doing this? I mean, it's ridiculous. This whole thing about exaggerating the situation with Nicole is getting really old. Sami: You're the one who's underestimating her. Maybe you just can't help yourself. With all that DiMera arrogance, you think you're invincible. Why don't you ask Victor how he felt when she almost succeeded in murdering him? E.J.: What would you like me to do? Shall I get some bodyguards? Sami: This isn't a joke to me. I'm talking about the safety of my children. E.J.: She's not gonna come anywhere near your children. Sami: Do you not know her at all? You're her lawyer. She's gonna find a way to be around you, be around here, if for no other reason just to irritate me. E.J.: Samantha [Sighs] It's a simple divorce. It's going to take a few weeks. Sami: Don't be naive, E.J. She's gonna find a way to drag it out for as long as she wants. E.J.: Great. I bill her by the hour, okay? Now, can we please just put this behind us? Let's just go and take the kids out, shall we? Sami: No. No. Not until you make that call. E.J.: Samantha, I'm not going to do it. Sami: E.J., until you drop Nicole, you're not going to the park or anywhere with your son. [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: How you doing? Huh? Let's try and bring this fever down. Give her 500 milligrams of acetaminophen. Nurse: Okay. Chelsea: Everybody's gone. You can tell me the truth now. Daniel: Just try and rest, okay? Lexie: He's right, Chelsea. You need to rest. Chelsea: What's wrong with me? Daniel: Well, it's, uh, too early to tell, okay? Chelsea: Why do you guys keep giving each other looks? [SCENE_BREAK] Nick: Coffee? Kate: Oh, yeah. Thanks. Thank you. Nick: Did you get ahold of Billie? Kate: Um, no, I didn't. I left a message on her voicemail. I just wish that she was here. Chelsea really needs her mother right now. Nick: She's got you. The next best thing, right? Kate: Yeah. Right. Nick: I think Bo's probably on his way, as well. I tried calling him, but I couldn't get through to his cellphone. Kate: I know. I tried calling him. I called him at home. There was no answer, which I thought was weird since he was just released from the hospital. I even called Caroline. She hasn't talked to him since yesterday. I wonder where he is. [SCENE_BREAK] Ava: You. You are the most handsome man I have...ever seen. I couldn't wait to say "I do" and spend the rest of our lives together. "You may kiss the bride." [Giggles] Do you know we were gonna spend our honeymoon in Vegas? Do you remember that? We were gonna stay in a tacky, little motel, and we were gonna order room service every night and every morning, and then... we'd just stay in bed... all day. Do you hear that? [Exhales sharply] Do you hear that? They're -- they're playing our song -- the music. Let's dance. Let's dance. Mm. Mm. Who invited you? Who invited you here? This is my day -- my day! Steve: This is your day, baby. Ava: No. No. You married her. She's the one. You destroyed my life! Kayla: What about the lives that you destroyed?! Ava: What? Kayla: What about the pilots? What about my Pop? Ava: The plane wasn't supposed to crash. Kayla: It did, and I hold you personally responsible. Ava: I'm sorry. I am sorry about your pop. Kayla: You're sorry? You're sorry by holding us all hostage here? Ava: None of this would have happened if you hadn't taken my man. Steve: This isn't Kayla's fault, Ava. It's not Kayla's fault. Ava: She tricked me. [Laughs] You've all -- you all tricked me. Thought you could pull a fast one on the crazy lady, right? Oh, the joke's on you guys. Hey, George. You guys, you all miss your pop so much, huh? Why don't I just arrange a little reunion in hell? I want them dead. Bo: Easy, now. Ava: Do it. Kayla: Ava! Ava, please! Steve: Wait. Wait. Kayla: Please listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen. I know you have a heart. Ava: [Chuckling] No, I do not. Kayla: No, no, no, no. No. You're a good person. You're a good person. You know, you've had some bad knocks. But you wouldn't kill an innocent baby. You wouldn't. Listen. Ava -- Ava, look at me. Do -- do you feel the baby kick? Do you feel that? Do you feel the baby? You tell George -- you tell George to put the gun down. Tell him to put it down. [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: How dare you. How dare you...blackmail me with my own son. Sami: He's my son, too, and I offered you a choice. What you do with it is your problem. E.J.: Oh, you gave me a choice? That rings a bell, eh? I guess you showed me, Samantha. You know what you could do just to really rub it in, to give yourself the upper hand? Why don't you say that I hit Johnny? I mean, you'd do the same thing to me that you did to Lucas. Sami: I have to remember to thank Nicole for telling you that story. E.J.: Don't. To be honest with you, when she told me, I wasn't that surprised. Sami: E.J., are you daring me to play dirty right now? Because I am fine with that. E.J.: No. No. No. All right, no, okay? Can we just please stop this stupid, petty fighting? Sami: Because let's not forget -- we do have that appointment with the immigration officer coming up, and I have so much I would like to tell him. E.J.: Samantha, you're not going to do that. Sami: Want to bet? E.J.: Yes. I know that you don't want both of your children growing up without a father. Sami: Then you are in for one hell of a surprise, E.J. E.J.: All right. I'm thinking, strangely enough, that maybe for once...Uncle John was right. Sami: About what? E.J.: About the real reason that you don't want me working with Nicole. Sami: I have told you the real reason 100 times. She's a money-grubbing, backstabbing bitch. E.J.: You're jealous. [Chuckles] You're jealous. [Laughs] [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: I wish all my patients were as good as you. Chelsea: Right. Daniel: No, I mean it. You'd be surprised how many people are afraid of a little pinprick. Even a grown man. Chelsea: Seriously? Daniel: Seriously. Yeah. There was this one guy that I was treating when I was doing my training, and he, uh -- well, never mind. Chelsea: You can't do that. It's against the rules. You have to finish. Daniel: I really, really shouldn't. You know, doctor/patient confidentiality. Chelsea: Come on. It's me. Please? Daniel: Okay. All right. But it doesn't leave this room. Chelsea: I swear. Daniel: Well, there was, um, there was this guy. He was a football player, right? Just huge. Like, oh, 6'4", 250. Just rock solid. He, uh, he came into the office there to get his physical. We took his temperature, blood pressure, and everything was cool. It was all good. But then we looked at his records, and we realized that this guy hasn't had a tetanus shot in like 15 years. Chelsea: Uh-oh. Daniel: "Uh-oh" is right. But this guy -- he was sweating. His heart was thumping. He was as white as a sheet. He was trying to act all macho, like it was no big deal. He's a football player, remember? Chelsea: I remember. So, what happened? Daniel: Well... the first thing that we always do is we clean the injection site with alcohol. And I kid you not -- the second that cotton ball hit his skin, it was lights out. Chelsea: He fainted? Daniel: Mm-hmm. Chelsea: Before you even gave him the shot? Daniel: Yeah. And this guy -- he could hold his own with anybody out there on the field. But you show him a little needle, and [Clicks tongue] Nighty-night. Chelsea: Well, he better pray that he never has to get an I.V. Daniel: Yeah. Well, that would be the day that I call in sick. Chelsea: I'm scared. [Door opens] Nurse: Doctor, we have some stat results. Daniel: [Clears throat] Thank you. Put a rush on the rest of these tests. Nurse: I'll call the lab. Chelsea: Dr. Jonas... what? It's not good, is it? [SCENE_BREAK] Kayla: This baby didn't do anything to you. You're angry. I understand that. I'm sorry. We're all sorry for what happened to you. Hope: She's right. We are. Ava: He just kicked. He just kicked. Did you feel that? Kayla: It's amazing, isn't it? Steve: Talk to me. Come here. Angelo: What? Steve: Listen, man. We got to do something. We got to help Ava. Now, if we all die, she's responsible. The guilt will eat her alive. Angelo: Look, you lied to her. As far as I'm concerned, this is the most sane thing she's done in a long time. Steve: Oh, really? You want to see your cousin spend the rest of her life behind bars? Is that what you want? Angelo: No. Didn't you ever hear of temporary insanity? Steve: Don't you want to protect her? Angelo: What do you think I'm doing? Steve: I don't think you are. Now I think there's still a chance for her. I think you believe that, too. She's a good girl. She's not like her old man. She's not a cold-blooded killer. Angelo: Put the gun down. Ava: What -- what are you doing? Angelo: Look, I think we ought to rethink this. Ava: What are you talking about? It's too late. We -- we can't turn back. Angelo: No, no, no, no. It's not too late. Let's just discuss it, okay? Ava: There's nothing to discuss. Angelo: I don't want you getting hurt, all right? Steve: Ava... we only want what's best for you. Ava: But you were best for me, Patch. All I ever wanted was you, and now look at me. I've got nothing. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: It's bad, right? You can tell me. Daniel: Well, let's not go there yet, okay? Let's just wait till we get all the results. Chelsea: Don't -- don't you think that I should at -- at least be prepared? Daniel: You really want to know what I think? I think you need to find something else to focus on. Chelsea: Like what? Daniel: Oh, I don't know. Whatever rocks your world. Hmm? A funny movie, maybe? A favorite vacation? Well, I'm sure you've been a lot of places. No? Well, if you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Chelsea: Um... I'd -- I'd probably go back to New York. Or if I could go anywhere, um... Australia. Daniel: Excellent choice. I've been there many times myself. Chelsea: To surf, right? Daniel: From Burley to Black Rock. Chelsea: When was the last time that you were there? Daniel: [Whistles] Oh, I'd say a couple years. A buddy of mine, he lives on the -- he lives on the Gold Coast, so he shows me all the local haunts. And there is nothing like waking up before sunrise and just paddling your board out. Well, without getting barreled in the green room. It is pretty gnarly. Chelsea: Well, the waves sound awesome. Daniel: Oh. Well, they are. And you haven't lived until you've wiped out and been washed over the falls by cow bombie, right near Margaret River. Deepwater Break. Chelsea: Well, what other recommendations can you make for someone that doesn't really know how to hang ten? Daniel: Well, do you like to dance? Well, Sydney has some just sweet nightlife. This might sound a little touristy, but there is this place called Neptune Island, just off the Southern Coast, where they have some intense cage-diving expeditions. Chelsea: As in sharks? Daniel: As in great white sharks. Chelsea: And you've done it? Daniel: Nose to nose with nature's fiercest. Chelsea: Weren't you scared? Daniel: Hell, yeah. I was freaked out of my mind. Yeah. But you should have seen it. Their teeth -- they must be like this big. Crazy. Chelsea: Well, in that case, I think I'll pass on the experience. Daniel: You could lounge out on the boat, just work on your tan. Chelsea: That sounds like a vacation. Daniel: You'll be there, Chelsea... probably sooner than you think. [SCENE_BREAK] Steve: How's everybody doing? Kayla: I'm all right. Bo: Fancy Face? Hope: I'm good. Steve: I'm really sorry about this, guys. Bo: Man, if I hear you say that one more time -- Steve: What are you gonna do, tie me up? Bo: [Chuckles] [Echoing] Hardy har. Hey, you want to make it up to us? Steve: [Echoing] Anything, buddy. Bo: Okay. Fine. How about you get the next round at the Cheatin''' Heart? Kayla: So? Bo: Yeah. So, we got ourselves a deal? Steve: It's a deal. Bo: [Normal voice] Besides, the four of us -- we've been in worse jams than this. [SCENE_BREAK] Sami: [Scoffs] You think I'm jealous of Nicole Walker? How could you even suggest that? E.J.: Well, I mean, she's very attractive. Sami: Oh, yeah, in comparison to a basset hound. E.J.: A basset hound? Right. You're not jealous. No, of course. Silly. Sami: Of her and her 12-year-old boy's body? No, actually, not jealous. E.J.: The body of a 12-year-old boy. [Clears throat] Let me tell you something, Samantha. Just about every living, breathing man in Chez Rouge would very much disagree with that statement. Sami: That's because she came into the restaurant practically naked, E.J. E.J.: Oh, you mean the dress she was wearing? I didn't have a problem with it. Sami: No, of course you didn't, because, as it turns out, you're like every other man that turns to jelly when they see a slinky blonde like her come into the room. E.J.: Let me get this straight. So this beautiful blonde girl walks into a room, everybody gets upset, and you're not jealous? Sami: Stop saying that. E.J.: Of course you're not jealous. Come on, Samantha. Admit it. There's a part of you that just doesn't like the fact that I'm working with this beautiful, soon-to-be single girl. Sami: She started off attractive and now she's beautiful, E.J.? Come on. Give me a break. What, are you already falling for her? [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: Well, it worked. Daniel: Oh, yeah. A little exercise in distraction? Chelsea: Yeah. The next time I'm scared, I'll just...picture myself going nose to nose with a great white. Daniel: Not the outcome I was looking for. Oh, look at that right there. I got a smile out of you, though. Chelsea: Yes, you did. It's pretty amazing. Daniel: Well, you've got a lot to smile about, Chelsea. [SCENE_BREAK] Kayla: Stephanie's gonna be so worried. Bo: Yeah. Chelsea, too. Steve: Well, if they're worried, that must mean they're looking for us. It's only a matter of time. Bo: Yeah, well, Hope doesn't have much time. They better get here quick. Hope, you hanging in there? Fancy Fa-- Hope? Kayla: She's unconscious, Bo? Bo: Hope! Hope, come on. Wake up. Hope, wake up. Hope, come on. Hope! [SCENE_BREAK] Daniel: Your heart is racing. You feeling okay? You look a little flushed. Chelsea: I'm fine. Daniel: Okay. I'm gonna run down to the lab, find out what's taking so long. You gonna be all right? Chelsea: Mm-hmm. Daniel: Okay. All right. Chelsea: [Sighs] You are such an idiot. Daniel: You took my advice. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Any news? Daniel: Not yet. Nick: Can we see her? Daniel: Yeah, but not for long. She needs -- Nick: To rest? We understand. Daniel: Yeah. Kate: Thanks. [SCENE_BREAK] Chelsea: You guys are still here. Kate: Yes, and I'm not going anywhere until you are 100%. Nick: Same goes for me. Chelsea: Don't you have class? Nick: I cancelled it. Chelsea: Nick... Nick: Chelsea, I don't want to hear it. This is where I need to be right now -- with you. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: Hope? Kayla: Hope! Bo: Come on. Wake up. Don't do this. Come on, Fancy Face. Wake up. Hope! Steve: She needs help. Can't you see that? Untie her. Kayla: I'm a doctor. Untie me. Bo: What are you doing just standing there? Call 911. Kayla: She's lost a lot of blood. She needs to get to the hospital. Come on, please. Bo: Thanks, man. Just untie us -- would you do -- how is she, huh? George: Still breathing. Nothing to worry about. Bo: Untie her, would you?! What's the matter with you?! George: I don't like your attitude. Kayla: Bo! Bo! Steve: Why'd you have to do that for? George: Shut up. You want a piece of this, mouth? Steve: Come on! [SCENE_BREAK] E.J.: No, I'm falling for her. I'm just making an observation. Sami: Have her. I don't care. If you want Nicole, fine. Just remember -- you, um, can't have everything. E.J.: All right. Let me... [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Are you sure you're comfortable? Is there anything I could do for you? Chelsea: I'm fine. Would you please stop asking me if I need anything? Nick: We're just trying to help you. Chelsea: I know that you both mean well. If you keep acting like there's something wrong with me, eventually I'm gonna believe it. Kate: Okay. You're right. Chelsea: Okay. So let's just act like everything is normal. Can we do that? Kate: Yep. Yep. I can do that. [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: Did you get the results? Daniel: Uh, yeah. Yeah, I did. Lexie: And? Daniel: Uh... it's not good, Lexie. [SCENE_BREAK] Steve: Sweetness, you think Hope's gonna be all right? Kayla: It's a clean wound. It's good. You know, less chance of infection. But she's lost a lot of blood. We need to get her to the hospital as soon as we can. Steve: Are you listening, George? She needs a hospital. Come on. Help us out here. What am I wasting my breath for? Angelo: What's going on? Steve: Hope passed out. Your goon here pistol-whipped Bo. George: Sorry, boss. He left me no choice. Angelo: It's okay. Wait outside. Oh. Let's see. No. The pulses are strong. They're fine. Steve: Oh, so you're an M.D. now? Kayla: I am a doctor. Just let me go, and I'll check them out. Angelo: Right. Steve: Ava. Ava! Ava: Hmm? Steve: My friends need help. They need a hospital. Ava: Oh, no. If Angelo says they're okay, they're okay. Just forget about them, okay? Hey, guess what. You want to hear my news? Kayla: "News"? Ava: I've been doing a lot of thinking, and I finally made a decision. It's one that involves everyone. Kayla: You're gonna let us go? Ava: No. I'm actually kind of getting used to having you around. I like the company. So I'm not gonna kill you. Steve: Well, that's good news. So untie us. Ava: What? What is this? I tell you I'm gonna spare your life and you can't even say thank you? Where are your manners? Steve: Thank you, Ava. Now, how long do you plan on keeping us locked up here? Days? Weeks? What? Ava: I don't know. It's more like months. Nine months. Well, maybe not nine. How far along are you in your pregnancy? Kayla: Why do you care? Ava: Because you're my surrogate. Kayla: Your what? Ava: The baby that you're carrying is mine. Steve: God, Ava, no. No, Ava. Ava: Oh, and I really, really, really, really hope that it's gonna be a boy 'cause I have all these boys' names picked out. Kayla: Do you really think I'm gonna give you my baby? Ava: Mm-hmm. Look, I know it's gonna be difficult at first, but it's not like you don't already have a kid. So now we'll both have one. Kayla: You're crazier than I thought. Ava: Oh, Patch. Patch, I hope he gets most of your genes, 'cause I want him to have your smile. You have the best smile. Steve: There is no way you're taking our baby. Ava: What? Why don't you consider it payback, yeah, for ruining my life? Steve: "Payback"? You can't be serious. Ava: Oh, God. Stop complaining. That's a fair trade. Kayla: You're never gonna get away with this. Ava: Well, I guess we'll have to see, won't we? Oh, oh, hey. There's one itty- bitty, minor, little thing I forgot to mention to you guys. Once you have my baby, then I'm gonna decide who gets to live and who dies. Bye. Steve: Sweetness... I'm sorry. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Is she really going to be all right? Daniel: I'll do my damnedest to make sure. [SCENE_BREAK] Philip: John has ruined your father's job and reputation. 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Daniel has tests run on Chelsea, and tells Lexie that the news isn't good. EJ and Sami fight over his representation of Nicole. EJ thinks that John was right, and that Sami is jealous of Nicole. Sami tells EJ that he can't spend time with his son unless he drops Nicole as a client. Hope loses consciousness from her gunshot wound while tied up in Ava's room. Ava tells Steve and Kayla that she plans on holding them there until Kayla has her baby. Ava plans on taking the baby and raising it with Steve.

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Nicole: DNA results? Prisoner? EJ, what are you up to? I'm gonna find out. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Hmm. That was the orderly from the asylum. Rafael escaped this morning. EJ: You don't seem very upset about that. Stefano: He's dead. Fell off a cliff. EJ: What? Stefano: Hmm. EJ: [Sighs] Guess that'll teach him he ought to look wherever he's going. [Laughing] Ohh, wow! I mean, I certainly never intended for him to... be dead, but... this is very tidy. [Sighs] Samantha. Check. And mate. [SCENE_BREAK] Ciara: Theo, you have to promise. Theo: No! I wanna go now! Rafe 2: Hold on a second there, little man. You're not going anywhere, you hear me? Ciara: Daddy? Daddy! [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Hey. Hi. EJ: Taylor. Taylor: I'm sure you heard the good news about Theo and Ciara? Stefano: No. No, no, no. We haven't. Taylor: Oh, they tracked down a young girl in Centerville who saw them. Yeah, Bo and Hope, they're already there. Stefano: Thank God! Taylor: Yeah, the girl said they're fine. They were just hungry, and Lexie's certain that they're gonna be home soon. Stefano: Oh, thank God. EJ: That's wonderful. Thank you for telling us. Nice that somebody keeps us in the loop, huh? Taylor: Yeah, well, I'm sure Lexie was just waiting until she knew for sure to tell you. Stefano: All right, fine. Look, I am going to tell Katherine. I will leave you two alone. Okay, thank you. [Muttering] She told me... I don't understand that. Oh! Katherine. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Hello, my love. Stefano: Taylor just informed us that they think they know where Theodore is. Kate: [Joyful laugh] Stefano: I know. I know, I know. [Laughs] Ah, the only trouble is, uh... Alexandra didn't feel the need to tell me. And...Elvis told me that I was on thin ice because I did not agree with some of his suggestions, see? Oh, God. Children! Kate: Agh! Tell me about it. I'm going to be racking up the frequent flyer miles visiting Lucas in Hong Kong and Philip and Parker, wherever they land. I don't know. London. I'll tell you what. Why don't you say that we get out of here and get some fresh air? Stefano: Good idea. Let's take a page from Theodore's book, huh? And run away from home. Come on...let's go. Kate: [Laughs] Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: So you and your father seemed to be in a pretty intense conversation when I got here. Of course, things are...always pretty intense around here. EJ: Taylor... Taylor: You know, um... maybe I should just go to another job or something and just decompress. EJ: The conversation that I just had with my father, that... involved you. Taylor: Well, there's nothing to say about me, 'cause I'm going. EJ: What if you didn't have to go? What if Nicole went? [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Glad to see your good intensions were short lived. Chloe: You're back. Nicole: Yes. Trust me. No judgment here. I'm glad to have the company. Uh, excuse me. Can I have what she's having? And just keep 'em coming. Bartender: Absolutely. Nicole: So, um... you need a little fortification to face life at Maggie's, and I need some to face Chez DiMera. Chloe: What happened? Nicole: I don't know, exactly. But I'm gonna find out. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: No. No, no, no. Nothing that ever happened between your mommy and me was ever your fault. Yes, baby, we--we had our problems. But it wasn't because of you, okay? Your mommy and me, we just didn't work hard enough to keep our family together. We didn't...we didn't work hard enough to see things the same way, all right? But you gotta know something. You gotta remember this. Mommy and I, we--we will never be happy at home if you're not there with us. Okay? [Crying] My God. You're the most precious, precious person in the world to us. And we love you. Love you very, very, very much. Ciara: I love you too, Daddy. Bo: Okay. Okay. [Gasps] And you are one amazing friend. You--you hung in there with Ciara. You were...there with her all the time; made sure she wasn't alone. And I'm sure at times that was pretty scary, huh? Yeah. But you hung in there. You're a true and loyal friend, and that says an awful lot about you. Theo: Thank you. Bo: Yeah. But the two of you have to remember something. No matter what's going on at home, what problems you have, running away is never the answer, okay? You scared an awful lot of people. 'Cause running away is not the answer --ever, ever, ever. Theo: Ever. Bo: Ever. Ciara: I promise, Daddy. Bo: Oh, good. Good. That's my girl. Ohh. Oh, my goodness. We better call your mommy. I'm sure she wants to know you're safe and okay. All right? [Sniffles] [SCENE_BREAK] [Phone rings] Hope: Do you have them? Bo: Yeah, they're here. Both of them are here, and they are fine. I'm gonna let you talk to your daughter, okay? Ciara: Hi, Mommy. Hope: Oh, baby! Ohh, God, thank God you're okay. I love you so much. Ciara: I love you too, Mommy. Hope: Okay, I'll see you when you get here, okay? I've missed you so much. I can't wait to see you. Ciara: Me, either. Hope: Tell Theo that his mommy and daddy can't wait to see him too, okay? Ciara: Okay, I will. Bo: Hey, I'm gonna hang up right now so we can get there and you can get some real hugs. [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: So they're safe and sound. Stefano: Oh, you know, I'm so relieved to hear that. My God, I'll be right over. Lexie: Actually, um, we think Theo may need a little time to decompress. I'll call you tomorrow and set something up, okay? Stefano: Fine. Give him a hug for me. Lexie: I will. [SCENE_BREAK] [Phone beeps off] Stefano: Hmm. I have been cordially asked to...stay away. Kate: Ohh. [Scoffs] I'm sorry. Stefano: Oh, it's all right. Anyway, the important thing is that Theodore is safe and sound. That's all that counts. I'll go over there sometime when Abraham is taking a bath or something. You know, I know what I'm going to do. I am going to call Chad, okay? Kate: Stef-- Stefano: Because he's always been worried about Theo. Kate: But...honey... Stefano: Yeah? Kate: You don't have to call him; he's right in there. Stefano: That's great. It's serendipity. Kate: He's with Abigail. [SCENE_BREAK] Ciara: Mommy, I can't breathe. Hope: Oh, baby! Oh, thank God you're back. We were so scared, so scared. Bo: So were your folks, little man. They love you and miss you an awful lot. Theo: We went on a truck! Bo: Yeah, we figured that out; that's how you got so far away from home. Hope: Hundreds of people were looking for you, praying for both of you. Theo: I'm hungry. Ciara: Me too. Hope: Hey, I bet you are. How 'bout we get something? Bo: Okay, why don't you take these guys and go grab something to eat. I gotta talk to Rafe here for a second. Hope: Rafe, again, thank you. My God, thank you. Thank you so much. Okay, let's go. Whoops! Let's go, kids. Bo: All right, see you in a second. Hope: Okay. [SCENE_BREAK] Rafe 2: [Sighs] Bo: Okay, man, uh... well, we know how the kids got here. What I don't know is how the heck did you find them? Rafe 2: Well...I'll tell you. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: Do you remember when I told you I was trying to figure out how EJ could have engineered Rafe's accident? Chloe: Yeah. Nicole: Okay, well... I haven't, but... well, figured it out, anyway. But something strange happened to me when I left. I went on a walk to clear my head, and I heard Vivian braying to that mutant that follows her around. And I hid, because, of course, I didn't want to have another run-in with her. But she was, um... she was talking about the DiMeras. And...that there was a prisoner in the basement. Chloe: They have a prisoner in the basement? Nicole: And I realized... I knew when they were having something built in the basement, and EJ told me not to ask any questions, and so I didn't. But this happened before the accident. And--and Vivian, she was trying to figure out who was in there, but she couldn't. I think I know. I think it was Rafe. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: I just told my father... I'm divorcing Nicole. Taylor: What, be-- because of me? EJ: No, I'm doing it because we love each other, and this is the only solution to this situation. Taylor: Okay, you know what? I'm not sure that I agree with either one of those statements, but what I do know is it will break Nicole's heart, and I will not be a part of breaking my sister's heart. EJ: This has nothing to do with you, all right? I'm doing this for all of our sakes. Taylor: No! I won't let you. [SCENE_BREAK] Chad: Do you think it'd be all right if I called Lexie? I'm gonna call Lexie, let her know that I'm thinking about her. Abigail: Yeah, I think that'd be really nice. [SCENE_BREAK] [Cell phone rings] Chad: Hello? Kate: Hi! Chad, it's me. I have really good news. They've found Theo. He's fine and he's on his way home. Chad: Oh, my God, that's great. And--and Ciara? Kate: Oh, she's fine too. I have a favor to ask you, though. I am at the pier, and I'm waiting for a client to come in on their yacht. I'm supposed to text them, and my phone has gone absolutely haywire, and I am in desperate need of a tech-savvy young man. Chad: Uh, yeah, yeah. No problem. Kate: [Sighs] I am in your debt forever. And believe me, that is a very good place to be. Mission accomplished. Mwah! On to step two. Stefano: Thank you. Chad: See you later. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: I'd just like to know how you found the kids. I mean, this runaway girl gave us a lead, but... you were there before I got there. Rafe 2: Yeah? Ah, well, uh, let me go back a little, try and explain. Bo: Sure, that'd be great. Rafe 2: I don't know how much your brother's told you or... said, but, um...I've been having a little trouble ever since the accident. Bo: Yeah, well, my brother hasn't told me anything. He's notoriously tight- lipped about the people who work for him. Rafe 2: Well, nice to know. Well, anyway, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. And, um... you maybe noticed I've been doing a pretty lousy job at the station. Anyway, I asked for a leave of absence right about the same time that the kids went missing. So naturally, Roman freaked out on me, bit my head off. Bo: Yeah, he's good at that. Rafe 2: Yeah. But you know what? It didn't take me long to see that he was right. The truth is...he and I, we weren't on such great terms, and, um... so I started to look for Theo and Ciara myself. I knew that you and Roman, you were covering all the usual bases. But I gotta tell you... there was this case in my rookie year where this kid, um, he stowed away on a delivery truck. I didn't want to say anything because, uh, you know, maybe I was way off base here, all right? Bo: Obviously you weren't. Rafe 2: Well, right. And that's how I found the kids. Bo: Heh! Before I did? Rafe 2: Right again, hmm? Bo: When I got there, I noticed the grip you had on Theo. Rafe 2: Well, uh...you see-- Bo: Were you concerned that he was gonna take off or something? Rafe 2: He was scared of me. He was giving me some attitude, and, uh, I thought he might take off again. Bo: Thanks, man. I am gonna tell Roman about the great job you did. Thanks. Rafe 2: My pleasure. Bo: From the bottom of my heart, thanks. Rafe 2: Okay. [Sniffs] [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Wait...so you think that EJ kept Rafe locked in a basement? Nicole: Mm-hmm. I think he and Stefano were in it together. Chloe: Why? Nicole: Why not? Look what they did to John Black. And I have a feeling those two are more easily threatened than they let on. Chloe: Oh, okay, I'm sorry. I'm probably missing something here, but... even if Rafe was locked in a basement, do you think he'd just let that slide? He wouldn't mention it later on to, I don't know, say his boss at the police station? Nicole: Well, uhh! They made it so John Black couldn't remember anything. Maybe Rafe doesn't even remember. Chloe: Okay, well, how long was he locked up for? If it was more than a couple hours, don't you think Sami would have noticed he wasn't there? Nicole: You're being negative about my theory. Chloe: I'm kind of confused. Nicole: Look... I overheard Vivian just a few minutes ago, and we already talked about how Rafe isn't acting like Rafe. Even Sami thinks he's weird. Mm. You know what? Johnny has this little remote control car. He can make it do whatever he wants from the next room. Maybe they did something like that to Rafe. Chloe: Yeah, that is plausible. That happens all the time. Nicole: Okay, you keep this up, I'm not gonna tell you the good part. Chloe: What's the good part? Nicole: Do you know what this is? Chloe: Garbage? Nicole: It's a DNA report. From the person that was in that basement. I think it's gonna match Rafe's. And then I would be able to prove that EJ and Stefano kidnapped Rafe and they took over his mind. Chloe: Okay, Nicole, if any of this is even a little bit, almost true, what if EJ finds out that you know? Aren't you scared? Nicole: No, I'm not scared. I'm his wife. [SCENE_BREAK] EJ: I am divorcing Nicole. There is nothing that you can do to stop me. Taylor: Well, I can make it pointless. Look, I am leaving no matter what you do. There's no reason, once I'm gone, that you and Nicole can't go back to how things were before. EJ: But we can't, all right? Because I won't! Taylor: Why not? EJ: Because I met you. Because I love you. I'm not gonna spend the rest of my life living some charade. Please. Taylor: Just listen to me, okay? Listen. You and Nicole...and those kids, you have something very, very special together. You are a family. She loves them. She loves you. EJ: That's why I have to divorce her. I have to do the right thing, because I love her too. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Well, well, well, look at you. [Laughs] You're actually writing something, and with a pen. How delightfully un-technical. Abigail: Mr. DiMera. Stefano: Well, I'm glad I bumped into you. I have great news. My grandson has been found. Abigail: I-I know. Chad was here when your wife called him. That's great. Stefano: Do you mind? Abigail: Do I have a choice? Stefano: So, ahem. What can I get you? We celebrate. Abigail: So I can have a free coffee while you twist my arm? Stefano: [Chuckles] I'm sor-- I'm sorry, I don't understand. Abigail: Mr. DiMera. Stefano: Yeah? Abigail: You don't wanna talk to me about your grandson or about my writing. You wanna talk to me about Chad because you don't want him working at the hospital this summer in the internship. Stefano: Clever girl. You're absolutely right. Yes, I want him to work with me. Abigail: And you always get what you want, don't you? Stefano: Abigail, ahem, I want you to understand something. I want him to work at DiMera Enterprises with me. Not for my sake, but for his. [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Ohh. Wow! Seems so simple once you know how. Chad: You said if I helped you, you'd be in debt to me. Kate: [Unzips purse] So...what do you want? Chad: To know why you really wanted to see me. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: You love her too? That's great. And, you know, in another month, you can find another woman that you love, and then another and then--and then--and then-- I don't know, soon you can have a whole magazine subscription, and they could all come and live in your house together and share in your big love! EJ: Taylor, would you just please listen to me? Taylor: No, you know what? I don't want to hear it! I don't want to. Because yesterday, I almost made love to my sister's husband on the way to my mother's internment. I don't even know who I am anymore, and now you want to tell me that you want to divorce Nicole because of me, and that you love her too? EJ: I love the way she is with my kids. And...I love how brave she is. And I love how funny she is. I love that she allows me to be me. And that would be perfect... if I were in love with her. But I'm not in love with her. I'm in love with you. Taylor: Well... you can draw some pretty fine distinctions. But an eloquent speech does not change the fact that what you are about to do is the emotional equivalent of running over Nicole with a truck. It seems that I'm a part of it, whether I like it or not. EJ: Taylor, the--the damage has been done. This truck you're talking about has been heading toward Nicole from the moment that I first set eyes on you. What's best for her? To spend some half life... waiting for a man to love her who's never going to love her in the way that she needs it. Taylor: It was fine by you when you married her. EJ: [Bangs table] I put all my cards on the table. All of them, all right? I was very honest with her. I told her this was business arrangement. I told her it was a business... arrangement. And then she goes and falls in love with me. She falls in love with me. So what now? I'm supposed to spend the rest of my life living a lie? 'Cause every second I'm with her is one. Taylor: Oh, because the truth is so important to you? EJ: Your sister...is hoping for something that is never going to happens. I think she has a right to know that. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: Yeah, you're his wife, until death do you part. Nicole: Don't say that. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: I cannot believe that Fay Walker could discover a secret that we have kept hidden all this time! EJ: Look, Father, I don't know how she did it, but the more I think about it, the more I keep going over it, that's the only thing that Fay could have been trying to tell Nicole. It's about Rafe. [SCENE_BREAK] Chloe: What? Nicole: Nothing. Chloe: Liar. You're scared, and that's good. You need to be careful, Nicole. Nicole: I will be. Chloe: Good, and...you should burn this and...forget anything Vivian ever told you. I'm gonna get us two more of these. [Sighs] Nicole: So, EJ... Sami took the kids and went to her brother's, and you're fine with that. Sami...you left the man of your dreams...and there is only one reason for that. [Sighs] Somehow...EJ managed tore change Rafe into...some man you couldn't bear to live with. How did he do that? My mom knew. Now she's dead. Hey! [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Do you always think that I have an ulterior motive for everything I do? Chad: Mm-hmm. Kate: [Snickers] Wow. You are your father's son. You see right through me. Chad: Well, you didn't answer my question. Kate: Actually, I was trying to keep you from going back to the house. Chad: Why? Kate: I really didn't want to have to tell you this. I want you to think of the house as a--as a warm and a peaceful environment, but the truth is, there are rough times ahead for Nicole and EJ. He's going to ask her for a divorce. Chad: [Chuckles] Wow, he's, uh, he's a real charmer. I mean, she just lost her mother. Kate: Yeah. You went through that too, right? Chad: Can't you just talk to Stefano? Have him make EJ back off? At least until the six-month anniversary? Kate: Oh, well, there's something that you'll learn. Stefano is always loath to interfere in his children's lives. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Abigail, I think that Chad is a very bright young man, and...I think that he could make a big difference in life. Abigail: Ahem, well, uh, Chad has a job at the Cheatin' Heart. Stefano: Ah, what they pay him there a joke. Abigail: Even so, am I supposed to buy that you can't pay his tuition? Stefano: Well, of course I can, but he won't let me. Abigail: Well, why don't you invent another scholarship? Stefano: I don't think he would ever let that happen. You see, his--his honor and his independence are very important to him. You know something? I don't even know why I'm talking about this, because I'm sure Chad has made up his mind as to what he wants to do this summer, and if he has, there's nothing I can do about it. [SCENE_BREAK] Lexie: Baby! Oh, sweetheart! Oh! It's so good to see you! Rafe 2: I should go. This is family. Bo: No, no, no. I'm sure Abe and Lexie want to thank you. Come on in. Rafe 2: That's thanks enough. Theo: Cupcake? Abe: Oh, yeah, cupcake. Cupcakes, we got cupcakes. Come on, let's go. Cupcakes, yeah! Lexie: Rafe... I can't thank you enough. I mean... not nearly enough. Thank you. Bo: Let me grab you a beer to have with that cupcake, huh? Rafe 2: Sounds good. Hope: Would you excuse me a second? Rafe 2: Yeah. I can go. Hope: No, no, no. I know Bo wants to talk to you. Hey, sweetheart. [Kissing] Mm-mm-mwah! Do you know what I'm looking most forward to? Tucking my little girl in tonight and listening to daddy tell you a story. Just the three of us. Just the three of us. All alone. Sweetheart...you know that note you left us? Actually, um, Rafe said that you told him the same thing. That you thought that daddy and I would get along better alone? Baby, no, that could not be further from the truth. Daddy and I are back together. And we're happy. We're really, really happy. And you're a big part of that. Ciara: I thought I was in trouble. Hope: Oh, baby, no. Never. It was all a great, big misunderstanding. From now on, will you promise me something? If you're worried about something, you talk to us first. We can clear things up, okay? 'Cause that's what families do. And we're a family. Come here. Ooh, baby, it's so good to have you back. Ohh, so, so good. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Well, you seem very, very comfortable playing God with Nicole's life. EJ: Look, I admit, that's what I've done in the past. But that's exactly what I'm trying not to do right now. Look at this marriage. It's a punishment. I made her choose between a man that she loved and a child that he loved. After this divorce has all gone through, she'll be fine. She'll be financially secure for the rest of her life. She'll have a relationship with Sydney and with Johnny. And she will be able to be with the man that she really loves. She can be with Brady. Taylor: Okay. I see, I see. You're just thinking of her. I [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: Hey, I'm sorry to tear you away from 'em, but I've got some business here. Hope: All right. There you go. [Bo clears throat] Rafe 2: What's up, kids? I heard you talking to your mom a little bit earlier about misunderstandings. I just wanted to make sure you and Theo didn't misunderstand. When I was looking for you guys, I found you. Ciara: That's not what you said. Rafe 2: [Laughs] Yeah, see? It was a misunderstanding, because I was looking for you, and I found you, right? Right? Didn't I, old gal? Yes, I did, silly pie. Silly. Hope: [Laughs] Here you go. Bo: Oh, thank you. Hope: You're welcome. Here's a napkin. You know, Lexie was just telling me that Johnny and Sydney adore hi look at him, he's great with kids. [SCENE_BREAK] Nicole: You know what? Chloe: What? Nicole: You...are right. Chloe: I'm never right about anything... Nicole: This whole riff I did about Rafe... Chloe: Your Rafe riff. [Both laugh] Nicole: I mean, what was I smokin'? Nicole just spent about, oh, half an hour in crazy land, right? Chloe: If you say so. Nicole: Oh, I do say so. So...let's not tell anyone about this, okay? We'll just keep this conversation between us. Chloe: I'm glad it didn't happen. I think poking around DiMera business is just... it's a bad idea. It's a big mistake. Nicole: Amen. You know, um... I'm gonna--I'm gonna go. I'm gonna call EJ and tell him that I'm coming home, okay? Here we go. [Slaps table] Better yet... I'm gonna surprise him. Have fun. [SCENE_BREAK] Taylor: Do you know what I wish? More than anything? EJ: You wish you'd never met me. Kind of proves my point, though, doesn't it? I mean, the only way that we could have prevented this is if we never met. This is bigger than us. Taylor, this is meant to be. Taylor: It's wrong. EJ: It's out of our control. I'm not trying to hurt your sister; I promise you, I will be as gentle and kind with her as I possibly can be. When she comes out of this, she will be in a better position than she has ever been in. She'll be financially secure for the rest of her life. She'll have a relationship with Sydney. She'll be with the man she loves; she'll be with Brady. I-I don't think it's fair for you and I to keep from her the kind of love that we have. Taylor: And she'll hate me forever. She's been betrayed by her own sister. EJ: This has nothing to do with you. Taylor: I didn't leave soon enough. EJ: Well, maybe now it's too late. You need to do what's right for you. You need to work that out on your own. Taylor: Just--just wait. Would you just wait? [SCENE_BREAK] Kate: Chad! You're back. I thought you were going to go be with Abigail. Chad: Well, she had to study, so I didn't want to bug her. Kate: You are so gallant. Just like your father. Chad: Mm-hmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Stefano: Son, is something bothering you? Chad: No, no. I, uh, actually, uh-- okay, I think, um, I wanna work for you this summer. Stefano: Ah! That's wonderful news. Chad: Yeah. Stefano: Uh... would I press my luck if I asked you why you changed your mind? Chad: Well, I, uh, I got the feeling that, uh, Abigail just didn't want me around the hospital this summer. Like maybe she thinks I'd be crowding her. You know. It's no a big deal, really. It's just, a job's a job, right? [Stefano chuckles] Chad: So, uh, I'll see you guys around, okay? Stefano: Okay. Ciao. [Sighs] Kate: You...are the master. Stefano: Did you ever doubt it? [Both laughing] [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Rafe, what can I say? We're gonna miss you. Rafe 2: Well, hey, who knows? Maybe I'll be back before too long. Bo: Hey, man, I need to talk to you before you take off. Hope: We'll let you talk. Lexie: Bye, Rafe. Hope: Bye! Bo: It's about that leave of absence you were telling me about. Rafe 2: Right, well, hey. Now that the kids are back safe and sound, I guess I'm just gonna shove off. Bo: Well, as you know, you can't shove off just yet. You gotta go down to the station and give your official statement. Rafe 2: What for? I already told you what happened--how I found the kids. What's the big deal? Bo: Come on, man. You're a cop. You know it's a big deal. Can't let you out of it. So means you're not gonna be leaving town just yet. That gonna be a problem? [SCENE_BREAK] [Bushes rustling] [Water rushing nearby] Taylor: Look, I-I am so confused now, and I just don't even know what to do. EJ: Can you deny you love me? Taylor: No. [Crying] I can't anymore. EJ: Then it's settled. [SCENE_BREAK] Justin: Chloe-- Chloe: Leave me alone, Justin! [NEXT_ON] EJ: There's something I need to talk to you about. Something important. Adrienne: Is everything okay? Carly: I'm in big trouble.

Nicole was determined to find out what EJ did after she read the DNA report that Vivian threw out. At the DiMera mansion, Stefano told EJ that Rafe fell off a cliff and died. EJ was ecstatic. EJ thought this was a win against Sami. Taylor walked in and told them that the kids were tracked down. Stefano and EJ were happy. Stefano went to tell Kate. Taylor didn't like being alone with EJ. Stefano was confused as to why Lexie didn't tell him about the kids. He complained to Kate about his children. Kate wanted to get out of the house so they left. Taylor told EJ that she still planned to leave. He told her that Nicole should be the one to leave. He told her that he is divorcing Nicole. Taylor wasn't going to let him. She wanted EJ and Nicole to work things out. EJ refused to because he loves Taylor. Taylor said Nicole loves him and they have a family. EJ said he must do the right thing because he loves her too. He said he loves Nicole, but he's not in love with her. He loves Taylor. The two continued to talk about Nicole and how he and Nicole got together. Nicole went back to the Cheatin' Heart and told Chloe that she will find out the truth about EJ. She told Chloe how Vivian and Gus talked about a prison in the DiMera basement. Nicole remembered a commotion in the basement before Rafe's accident. Nicole believed the prisoner was Rafe. She thought that Stefano and EJ did it together just like what Stefano did to John Black years ago. Chloe thought Rafe would have mentioned it. Nicole told her that he didn't remember. She thought the DiMeras might have done the same thing with Rafe. Chloe wasn't convinced. Nicole mentioned how Rafe was not acting like himself. She thought the DiMeras might have done something to control him. She showed Chloe the DNA report of the prisoner in the basement. If it matched Rafe, she would be able to prove what Stefano and EJ did. Chloe asked if Nicole was afraid of EJ knowing what she knows. She said no. Nicole remembered that Fay died before telling the secret. Chloe suggested she burn the paper and forget about it. Nicole couldn't stop wondering how EJ managed to change Rafe into someone Sami couldn't live with. Fay knew, but now she's dead. Nicole decided to go home and surprise EJ.

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Jack: I'm sorry Mickey and Maggie had to take the baby home, but it's late, and the little guy needs his beauty sleep. Jennifer: Ha ha ha. Jack: You know, Jennifer, I was just wondering... do you think he really recognized me as his father? Jennifer: Yes, Jack, I do. I mean, think about it -- he didn't even cry when uncle Mickey put him in your arms. Jack: That's right. That's right, he didn't. You know, and the moment that he saw me, when he first saw me, I sensed in him a moment of clarity. Abby: Oh, dad. Jack: No, I mean it. I-I'm serious. It's like he looked at me, and I looked at him, and he looked back at me, and I looked at him, and... he saw me, and he saw my face, and he -- he said, "look at that face. That face, it's like -- it looks like me." Jennifer: Ha ha ha ha. Isn't this amazing, to have laughter back in our family? Jack: Well, I-I mean it. I'm serious. Abby: I'm never going to let you stop hugging me tonight, daddy. Jack: Well, yeah, that's tonight, but what about later, after your -- your friends show up? And then you're going to say, "oh, daddy, please, I'm a little embarrassed. I mean, it's like it's nice having you back from the dead and all, but could you just, uh, you know, run away and then give me some money? Not in that order, of course." Abby: All the kids feel that way about their parents, daddy, but I promise, I'll never take you for granted like that again. Jack: Mm-hmm, right. Well, at least your little friends like having me around. I mean, they always thought I was rather cute... and kind of cool, right? Jennifer: Oh, well, Jack, I mean, I think -- I think you thought that Abby's friends thought you were cool. Abby: Yeah, they thought you were crazy. Jennifer: Ha ha ha ha. Jack: No, no. Jennifer: Yes, welcome back to reality, dad. Listen, I need to get your dad home. He's exhausted. Jack: No, no, no, no, no. I'm not going home by myself to sleep all alone. If you're going to be here with Abigail, I'm going to be here with Abigail. Abby: Yes. Jack: As a matter of fact, we'll just be together as a family, and when you're released, we'll all leave together, and we're never, ever going to be separated again. Abby: Promise, daddy? Jack: I promise. I promise, and I'm praying right now that from now on, anybody we care about and even the people we don't care about -- that none of us ever have to go through the pain and the suffering and the worry of being separated from the people that we love. I mean it. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: I'm so sorry, Mimi. I can't believe Shawn dragged Rex into this, too. Mimi: That stupid security guard -- why didn't he let your dad chase after him in his own plane? Belle: Well, I'm glad they actually stopped him. They had too much of a head start. The four musketeers -- what were they thinking? Mimi: I can understand why Shawn did it. I just thought that Rex, Brady, and Lucas would have tried to stop him instead of helping him do something so stupid. Belle: I know. We just have to pray that they find Philip and come home safely. Of course, if it were up to Kate, Shawn wouldn't come home at all. I just can't believe that my dad would have anything to do with that selfish witch, let alone ask her to permanently move in with him. [SCENE_BREAK] Man: Excuse me. Excuse me, everyone. I have a very important announcement to make. It seems we have two couples celebrating very special occasions tonight. One have been married for 50 years. Wait, wait. And -- and -- the other just got engaged. Aw, come on. Stand up, folks. Take a bow, take a bow. Man #2: Congratulations. Kate: Well, that was very embarrassing. John: I don't really care. I don't care if the whole world knows how happy you've made me. So here's to you and me, kid. To a new beginning for us. Kate: To us. John: To us. Marlena: What are you looking at? You see somebody you know? Roman: Well, it's -- that couple -- couple over there. They just -- I don't know, they seem real familiar to me. Marlena: You think you know them? Roman: I'm not sure. Marlena: There's one way to find out. We could go and... congratulate them. Roman: That is a great idea. Kate: I think I'm going to go freshen up. John: I think you look perfect the way you are. Kate: You don't have to stand up. John: Oh, yes, I do. [SCENE_BREAK] Roman: Judge Adams. Adams: Captain Brady. Natalie, look. Natalie: Oh, I think I'm going to faint. Roman: Yeah, I thought that was you and Mrs. Adams. Adams: You were supposed to be dead, and Dr. Evans, too. Marlena: We're -- we're so sorry to startle you. We didn't mean to -- Adams: What happened? Roman: Well, Judge, it's -- it's a long, long story. Marlena: We were -- we -- we -- we were held captive by Tony DiMera. Natalie: Tony DiMera? Well, I thought he was mauled to death by a tiger. Roman: Um... you know what? You know what? I cannot believe that you are celebrating your 50th anniversary. So, Judge, uh, you and I got a lot to talk about, but right now, we just want to say congratulations. Adams: Thank you, Roman. I must say, this is the nicest surprise we've -- we never expected, uh, seeing the both of you. Natalie: Oh, yes. Oh -- welcome to the world. Adams: Yeah. Roman: Yeah, all right. Well, thank you, and we will catch up. Adams: Yeah. Marlena: Your Honor, Mrs. Adams. Adams: Yes, thank you. Marlena: Congratulations. Natalie: My word. I didn't know they were still married. Roman: I need a shot of tequila, I think. Man: Yes, sir. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Oh, Patrick, thank you for getting me out of here for a little while. I-I feel better. I do. Patrick: Right, right. You could have fooled me. Hope: Look, nothing is going to make me feel okay about what happened tonight -- not that how I feel is what matters right now, anyway. Patrick: Well, it's got to make you feel better that Abby's going to be okay and that Chelsea's awake. Hope: She's still in I.C.U. She's lost both of her parents. It's my fault. Patrick: Hope, I'm telling you, it's not. Hope: Oh, Billie's convinced it is, and she's probably convinced Bo as well. Why did I hang up on her when she called? Patrick: Because you just thought it was another one of her ploys to get Bo to come running to the rescue. Hope: What if Jennifer never forgives me? Patrick: She was angry, all right? She said some things in the heat of the moment, which I guarantee she didn't mean. Now, Hope, you were not the drunk driver that caused this accident. Of course she's going to forgive you. Hope: Well, I'll never forgive myself. We'll never know how much of a difference it would have made if I had told Bo that Billie called. I mean, if the E.M.T.'s had gotten there just -- maybe just even a few minutes earlier -- Patrick: Okay, okay, look, as long as we're blaming ourselves, I should have been the one to pick up the phone and called you and told you about the accident. You wouldn't have hung up on me. Hope: No, but Bo would if he had picked up the phone. Patrick: You know, all these what ifs -- they're going to make you crazy, Hope. You can't do that. Hope: I need to find a way to make things right with Bo. Patrick: Okay, well, you just have to find him. He wasn't in the trauma center, and he and Billie aren't up here, so... Hope: You know what? They're probably in Chelsea's room. There's no way Billie ever would have left until she knew for sure that Chelsea was all right. Let's check it out. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: Damn it, Billie. Got to take it slow. Billie: I'll be careful. Bo: Yeah, right. Careful. Billie: Okay, we got to go in there and make sure the coast is clear. We don't want any surprises. Bo: Yeah, right. No surprises. Billie: My cell phone's turned off. Yours? Bo: Yeah. We need a plan. Billie: The plan is to go in there and see if our daughter is in there. Bo: Okay, fine. What do you say we go knock on the door and say, "hey, we're Georgia's long-lost parents. We want you to hand her over even though we know she's not in there. And while we're at it, why don't you try to take a few potshots at us? We need to lose our lives tonight." Billie: Stop it. Bo: Well, we shouldn't be here in the first place, Billie. What do we have -- some tidy little package that was sent to us at the hospital. Georgia's sweater with her name written in it, and the friggin' address. Billie: And Georgia's blood. We know that's not a trick, Bo. Now, what choice do we have but to check out this lead? God only knows what they've done to her. Bo: Yeah, and God only knows what they're going to do to us. What good are we going to be to our daughter then? Billie: Will you stop saying that? God, you say that every time we get a lead. You act like we're never going to find her. Bo: I'm trying to get you to open your eyes. Billie: My eyes are open. What's happened to you, Bo? Has Hope finally gotten to you? Has she convinced you that this is just another DiMera trick? You think you'd be better off if Georgia really was dead. [SCENE_BREAK] Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of Our Lives. [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: You used to love Kate. Belle: Yeah, well, she used to love me. Now she thinks I'm an evil bitch, and I pretty much feel the same way about her. I can't even look at her anymore. I go into the office when she's not there. And I've barely been to visit my dad because she makes me so uncomfortable. I-I-I never used to believe the things that Sami would say about her, but maybe they were true. You know, my mom has been dead, what, a few months, and my dad is moving on with her? Mimi: Belle, your dad is a very smart guy. And the last thing he wants to do is hurt you. And after your mom, he's not gonna be able to stay with someone that heartless. I just -- I just can't believe she would want Shawn to die. Belle: She wants me to be with Philip. She was furious with me when she found out that Shawn and I wanted to be together. She doesn't care about Shawn or Brady, she only cares about her own flesh and blood -- Philip, Rex, and Lucas. Mimi: You know, Kate never thought I was good enough for Rex. It's only lately that she's started to be nice to me, and I thought I could deal with having her as a mother-in-law, you know, especially since I know how much it means to Rex for me to be close with his family. But... I guess it doesn't matter now, anyway. Kate is the last thing I need to be worried about. I am terrified that Rex won't come home. And even if he does, how can we have a future together now, anyway? Belle: Oh, Mimi, come on. You're not still thinking you're gonna go to jail, are you? What happened to Jan was an accident. She fell and hit her head. Mimi: Yeah, but there is no way to prove that, Belle. I don't want Jan to die, but if she wakes up, she's gonna lie and say I tried to kill her. It serves me right for all the lies I've told. Belle: Stop it. Mimi: I should have just told Rex the truth about everything when I had the chance. Belle: When he comes home, you'll have another chance. Mimi: God, Belle, if he does, I will tell him. No matter what, I will really do it this time. Belle: Good. Good for you. Mimi: I know you think that Rex will forgive me... oh, God, I can't believe I never thought of this before. What is Kate going to do when she finds out? Belle: Well, I think you better be prepared. I think she's gonna do everything she can to turn Rex against you -- which is ridiculous. I mean, she started out with nothing and worked her way to the top. She should know that it's nothing to be ashamed of. She should be proud that Rex found someone like you. Plus, she's been divorced how many times? She had that affair with Jennifer's dad. I mean, who is she to judge anyone? I just -- I can't believe how vicious she can be when it comes to her kids. Shawn thinks that she wants Billie to be with his dad. She would -- yeah -- love to break up Bo and Hope's marriage. But meanwhile, she's going off on me about the sanctity of marriage. I just -- I don't understand how my dad can't see her for the hypocrite she really is. [SCENE_BREAK] Roman: You know what, Doc? I got a confession to make. Marlena: Oh? Roman: Yeah. Last time we were here a long time ago, I wanted to kiss you. Marlena: Last time we were here, I wanted you to kiss me and you didn't. Roman: Well, I think for old times' sake, we should make up for that mistake. Marlena: Roman. We can't do that. Kate: Well, I guess it's time to go. You feeling better? John: I am feeling much better about everything. Check? Roman: Doc, listen to me, I am sorry. I think I just got lost in the memory. Marlena: Well, that's easy. I understand that. Roman, we can't let that happen again. Our life, our future is right here -- mine with John, and yours with Kate. Roman: You're right. Kevin: Excuse me, Captain Brady? Roman: Yeah. Kevin: Airport security just called. They said that the call that you're expecting should be coming through in about 10 minutes. Roman: Thanks a lot. Good to see you, buddy. Kevin: Take care. Roman: Okay. Doc, I mean that. It just wasn't right. I am sorry. I should not have kissed you. Marlena: It's okay. It's okay. That just can't happen again. Roman: I agree. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: I have so many things that I wanna tell you. I feel like Rip Van Winkle. I was locked up in that castle for so long and missed so much. Abby: Well, a lot of unbelievable things happened with us while you were gone, too. Jack: Like what? Abby: The Red Sox won the world series. Jack: No! Get out, no! Abby: I'm serious. Jack: The Cubs -- Abby: And guess what else. Jack: What? [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: Well, Chelsea's sound asleep, and Bo and Billie don't seem to be anywhere in the hospital. I'm getting a very bad feeling here. Patrick: Well, maybe they went out, you know, and grabbed a cup of coffee like we did. They'll turn up. Hope, I just wish you would stop worrying about you and Bo. Hope: So do I. Patrick: You know, the whole time I was growing up all I remember hearing is that Salem was famous for having all these great couples. Hope: It's not like we have a sign at the county line saying, "welcome to Salem, gateway to famous couples." Patrick: Yeah, I know this. I know. But I am telling you, Hope, Salem has a reputation. And you and Bo are a big part of that. Hope: Some of us do have our names carved on a rooftop wall. And I guess some of us -- I guess there have been some great couples. I know my grandparents were one. Tom and Alice Horton, John and Marlena, Steve and Kayla, Roman and Marlena, Jack and Jen, my dad and Julie. Patrick: Well, what made those couples so great? Hope: They stayed together, overcame everything the world threw at them, literally, till death. And even then I know that -- I know that my grandparents are always gonna be together -- for eternity. Patrick: Well, what about Roman and Marlena? I mean, they didn't wind up together forever. Hope: They were parted by death, in a way. You see, Marlena was led to believe that Roman was killed, and later, when Marlena fell in love with John, they both believed that he was really Roman. Patrick: How was that possible? Hope: The DiMeras. Patrick: Ah, mm, yeah. Say no more. So, Marlena married Roman and John and had kids with both of them? I mean, their lives must be really mixed up. It's amazing they were able to stay friends through all of that. Hope: You know what's even harder to believe? That Bo and Billie could stay friends even after everything she's done to us over the years. And even harder for me to believe that he ever fell in love with her in the first place. Patrick: All right. So much for trying to take your mind off of Bo and Billie. You know, Chelsea's stable. Maybe they went home. Why don't you just give them a call and find out? Hope: Good idea. [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: I want Georgia to be alive, but Hope is not wrong. Every time we get one of these clues, we go running off and almost get ourselves killed. And it's not like we're coming up with these clues on our own. They're being sent to us to lure us to places like this. You're an I.S.A. agent, and you're letting your emotions run you. You're throwing your training, logic, and caution right out the window. You need to care enough about Georgia to care about your own life, Billie. Billie: Don't talk to me about caring for our daughter. She could be lying in there bleeding to death right now. Bo: Am I talking to myself here? [SCENE_BREAK] Mimi: Belle, I know you're upset, but I don't think Kate's the one you're really angry with. Belle: Are you defending her now, too? Mimi: No, you just have to kind of understand where she's coming from. She's just terrified for all of her sons -- just like you're terrified for Shawn, and John is for Brady, and I am for Rex. It doesn't mean we're not worried about everybody else. Belle: Kate isn't a bit worried about Shawn. She would trade Shawn's life for Philip's in a heartbeat. I guess you're right. I wouldn't care so much what Kate thought if my dad wasn't trying to make her a permanent part of my life. I mean, I know my dad is not trying to replace my mom -- no one ever could. Just I miss her so much. I mean, dad and Brady and Sami and I -- we are all such a mess right now, and I know if she were here, it would all be different. But she's gone, and I'm never gonna see her again. [SCENE_BREAK] Roman: Okay. I'll thank Shane for the jet. I'm sure he'll need some answers about Tony and the castle, but I'll tell him that he can get a full debriefing later. Marlena: Good. We've wasted enough time here already. I am just so -- I just need to see John now. And my family, and I know you -- I know you wanna see Kate. Roman: Yeah. Okay, I'll tell you what, I'm gonna hurry, and I will be right back. Marlena: Do. Do. Oh, John. I can't wait to see you. John: Ah, there you are. I'll worship the day I don't have to carry you around anymore. Marlena: [Sobbing] [SCENE_BREAK] Bo: Hold it. Hold it. Whoever sent that sweater knows we're probably on our way. The place is completely dark, so they could be lying in wait for us. We're not gonna make the same mistake we made in Europe. Billie: So how do you want to do this? Bo: Well, we'll try to surprise 'em. On 3. 1, 2. Police! Clear. Both: Clear. Bo: Damn it. It's empty. It's obvious no one's been here for quite some time. Billie: Let's check up the stairs. Bo: We're not gonna find anything, Billie. Billie: You're right. You're right. Georgia's probably never even been here. She's probably nowhere near Salem. You know what, though? I'm not giving up. I am not giving up. We're gonna search this place from top to bottom because somebody sent us here on purpose. This may be where we find our next clue to lead us to Georgia. Bo: Okay. We'll search, but no matter what happens, we keep our cool. We'll search room to room, careful and slow. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: He's not home. Got the machine. Like I said, I'm not getting a good feeling here, Patrick. Hope: Great. His cell went to voice mail. Patrick: Why don't you ask Jennifer? She probably knows where they are. Hope: Yeah, I will. I just left my cell phone in Abby's room earlier. And I just need to get it. Looks like there's a doctor in there with Abby. I don't wanna disturb them. Patrick: You know what? I bet, uh, I bet Bo left you a message on the cell. Hope: How much you wanna bet he didn't? He's disappeared again, Patrick. And you know what that means. Something's going on with he and Billie, and he doesn't want me to know about it. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Stop. This is too much to take. No hockey season? Well, I can't handle any more. We -- we -- let's just stick with the safe subjects, like -- like Abigail's birthday, all right? I mean, it's not every day that you turn 17 and your father comes back from the dead. Abby: I was just gonna say that. You took the words right out of my mouth. Jack: Well, brilliant minds think alike. Happy Birthday, sweetheart. Here you go. Okay, I'll just light 'em up. Abby: You don't have to light the candles, because I don't need to make a wish. You know, I had a dream just like this -- you came back to me. And when you did, all my wishes came true. Jack: Yeah, well, what would you say if I told you I had exactly the same dream? Brilliant minds. Jennifer: This is incredible, just sitting here and watching the two of you laughing and talking. This is so wonderful. Jack: Well, I'll tell you what, I've just about got all these candles lit, and we're gonna have to blow 'em out before the sprinklers go off. So, what do you say we jump right in and do it? Abby: Okay. Jack: Okay. You all ready? Okay, sit up. Here we go. Thank you. 1, 2, 3. That's a lot of hot air. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: Would you drink more tea if I made it? Mimi: Sure. Thanks. That message Rex left for me on his computer makes me wanna cry just thinking about it. Belle: I know. It's like that video Shawn left for me. They both just wanted a special way to say goodbye, since they didn't give us a chance to do it in person. God, Mimi, if I'd have known Shawn was gonna put his life in danger, and maybe never come home -- Mimi: We can't think that way. They're gonna find Philip, rescue him, and they're all gonna come home safely. Belle: What? Mimi: I just thought of something. Do you think Shawn will wait for Philip to get home to tell him that the two of you are still in love, or do you think he's gonna tell him when he finds him? And if he does, what will Philip do? [SCENE_BREAK] Marlena: [Sobbing] John: Tell me this is real. Tell me... tell me that you're here, that you've come back to me. Marlena: Hold me, just hold me. Hold me, hold me, hold me. Kate: What's taking John so long? Kate: No, that's not possible. That can't be Marlena. It is. It's her. Roman: Kate. Roman: Hello, beautiful. Kate: Roman? Roman: Hey, hey. Are you all right? Kate: This isn't happening. I thought I saw Marlena, but she's dead. And you're dead. Were you -- this is impossible. Roman: No. It's not impossible. I am right here. Kate: Oh, no, but -- Roman: Hey. Shh. You just come here and kiss me. John: You're really back. Marlena: I'm back. I'm back, my love, to stay. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: 1, 2 -- I'm really good at this, you know. Jennifer: That's a lot of candles. Jack: You're telling me. Jennifer: Ha ha ha ha. Jack: I-I feel bad about something. I have to admit it. I feel bad about eating this cake without Jack Jr. being here, but fact is, he's a baby, he hardly has any teeth, and this is what we're going to do -- we're not going to tell him that we're celebrating his sister's birthday without him. Jennifer: That's right. We'll just wait till he's older and mature enough to deal with it. Jack: Exact-- right. Right. And we don't want to twist him yet. We can ruin him later, save time -- this is Alice's cake. I haven't had a piece of Alice's cake since I don't know when. I haven't had a piece of anyone's cake since I don't know when. I mean, this is -- it's been a long time. Jennifer: It has been a long time. I'm going to go to the cafeteria, I'm going to get some, um, some plates, some forks, and a knife. I'll be right back. Jack: All right. We'll be right here. Jack: We don't need no stinkin' forks. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm -- well, what are you waiting for? Dig in. Come on. Abby: All right, it is my cake. Jack: Oh, yeah, baby. Mmm, mmm. [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Hey. Hope: Jennifer, are you all right? Jennifer: Yeah. Hope: Is Abby okay? Jennifer: Yeah, we're great. Abby is happier than ever. Hope: I was worried when I saw the doctor in there with you. Jennifer: That's not a doctor in there. It's Jack. Hope: Jack. Jack... your Jack? How? Jennifer: I don't know. I don't know how, but I am telling you, that is my husband Jack in there, and as we speak, he and Abby are licking the frosting off of her birthday cake, Hope. Hope: Oh, my God, Jack -- Jennifer, you've said "Jack" twice, and I still can't believe that I heard it right. How? It's a miracle. Jennifer: I know. It is a miracle, and I don't know how, but I will tell you, he is alive, and it is real, and he's here. Hope: Oh, Jennifer, I'm so happy for you. Oh, honey, I'm so happy for you. [SCENE_BREAK] Billie: Totally deserted. It doesn't make sense. Someone went to an awful lot of trouble to make sure we got here. What do you think it all means? Bo: I think it means that Georgia is alive. Why would they go through all of this? One thing I know for sure -- our daughter is alive. Billie: Yeah, but she's got to be wounded or... abused for all that blood to get on that sweater. Bo: I know, I know, I know. But we're not going to help her out by making ourselves sitting ducks. Let's get the hell out of here. Billie: Okay. I'll call the hospital and check on Chelsea on the way. [Creaking] Billie: Did you hear that? Bo: Yeah. Billie: It came from over there. Bo: All right, careful. Child's voice: Mom. Billie: It's Georgia. Bo: Billie. Billie, no. Child's voice: Mama. [SCENE_BREAK] Belle: I don't know whether Shawn will tell Philip or not, and it really just doesn't matter, at least not right now. The only thing that matters is that they find Philip, rescue him, and come home to all of us. Mimi: I just hope nobody has to go looking for all of them. Belle: Don't even say it, Mimi. We can't lose them, okay? I have already lost my mom this year. I couldn't bear it if I had to lose Shawn and Philip and Brady, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Jack: Mmm. Abby: Uh-oh, frosting's pretty much gone by now, dad. Jack: There's the cake, and we're toast. You know, the last time I did this, your mother gave me holy h-- heck. Abby: Daddy, you can say "the 'h' word." Jack: Hey, hey, hey, hey. Abby: I'm in high school. I've heard things a lot more worse. Jack: As if that was an excuse. Obviously, I've been away for a while. Abby: I think mom would be happy to forgive you even if you ate the whole cake. Jack: Which only goes to prove you come back from the dead, you can have your cake, and I can eat it, too. Abby: I still can't believe I have you back with me for good. Jack: Oh, you're never going to get rid of me now. In fact, I'm going with you to college. I'm going to be your roommate. Abby: You are not. Jack: I'm going to walk you to class, I'm going to join your sorority -- as a mascot. Abby: You are not serious. Jack: I am serious. It's in bylaws. You -- all right, Lamby can be the mascot. He obviously has been taking care of you all this time anyway while I've been gone. Abby: What happened? I mean, where were you? I have, like, a million questions. Jack: And I have, like, a million answers, none of which are believable, so we'll just table that for now. Right now, what I want to do is this. Ah. Tell me if that's hurting you. Abby: It's not. I knew you were alive. Everyone said I was in denial because I didn't see your body and there was no funeral. I was such a brat, dad. I blamed it all out on her. Took it all out on her. And sometimes, when I couldn't sleep at night, I'd hear her crying in her room. I know she missed you so much. I don't think she was ever serious about maybe moving on with Patrick or anything. Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a -- what do you mean? You're telling me your mother was getting serious about Patrick Lockhart? Abby: No. No, not serious, but... you know... she -- she started to like having him around. Jack: No, no, no, I mean -- I mean how, exactly, do you mean liked having him around? Abby: Well, he's been there for her, and I guess she just started to depend on him. Jack: What, you mean, like, uh, fixing things around the house. Abby: Yeah, like that. But... I got the feeling she did like having him around. Jack: Oh, really? Tell me more. Exactly how else has Patrick been there for your mother? [SCENE_BREAK] Jennifer: Ha ha. Patrick: So, uh, where was Jack all this time? What happened to him? Jennifer: Oh, Patrick, I don't know. I don't even know any of the details, but it doesn't matter. I mean, right now, we have the rest of our lives together. He's here, he's alive, and that is all I care about. Patrick: You're right, you're right. And I am very happy for you, too. Jennifer: Thank you. Hope, I -- I am so sorry about earlier. Hope: I am so sorry for what I did. There is no excuse. I am so sorry. Jennifer: No, it's not your fault, really. Look, there's no point in holding grudges and placing blame. I would never want anything like this to come between us. And I know that Bo does not want this to come between you, either. Hope: I wish I knew where he was. Jennifer: Oh, I forgot. He tried to get a hold of you, but you left your cell phone in Abby's room. Hope: Yeah. Did he say where he was going? Jennifer: No. I mean, he -- he went with Billie. Hope: Okay, the way you just said that, they didn't just go for burgers. Jennifer: No, they didn't. Hope: What was it this time? Jack: Get your hand off my wife! Jennifer: Oh, wait, Jack! Hope: Patrick! Jack: Come on! Jennifer: Jack! Jack: I'm home now! Deal with me! Deal with me! [SCENE_BREAK] Child's voice: Mama. Bo: What the hell? Billie: It's a sign, Bo. It's a sign that Georgia's in trouble. I'll bet there's another clue. Bo: Yes, there is. Billie: What do you think it is? Bo: That doll did not make the floor creak. Somebody else is in this house. Billie. Billie: Aah! Bo: Billie! Billie! Answer me! Billie, are you okay?! Damn it! [SCENE_BREAK] John: I feel like I'm in the middle of a hell of a dream. Marlena: If you're having a dream, I'm having the same one. Roman: It is real, all right. Kate: This is as close to... an out-of-body experience as I've ever had. Roman: And it looks to me like we can all pick up just where we hoped we would. John: I need some help here. I think -- the coast guard gave me your clothes, the blood, D.N.A. matched. Help me. Kate: We were so sure that both of you were dead. John: I-I -- you strapped me to that raft, and then I watched you disappear. I-I don't understand. Marlena: We have so much to explain, an awful lot to explain. Roman: Yeah, yeah. We sure do, and, uh... and I am very sure that you and Kate have an awful lot to tell us, too. [SCENE_BREAK] Brady: Well, I'll see you boys on the ground. Lucas: Geronimo! Rex: Aah! Shawn-d: [Thinking] Hang in there, Philip. We're coming to get you. [SCENE_BREAK] Hope: What is it about Billie Reed? Why is it that every man that she meets insists on being her knight in shining armor? Why is that? [SCENE_BREAK] Roman: This is not the ring I gave you. Kate: John.

Belle and Mimi return to Mimi's loft where they share their worries about their respective partners and Belle's displeasure of Kate dating John. Mimi decides that she will tell Rex the truth when he gets home but then fears what Kate will think of her. Belle feels that if Marlena were here, there wouldn't be so much turmoil in the family. Mimi wonders whether Shawn will tell Philip about him and Belle before bringing him home. John and Kate and Roman and Marlena continue to narrowly miss each other as they move about the lounge. The couple spotted by Roman turned out to be the couple married 50 years. Roman and Marlena recall how they didn't act on their feelings when they first came to the lounge and Roman kisses Marlena to make up for it but Marlena stops Roman and rushes off. Roman finds Marlena and apologizes before they both vow not to have that happen again. John returns to the terminal to get his cane and spots Marlena. Marlena spots him and they run into each other's arms. Kate comes looking for John and after spotting him in Marlena's arms, almost faints when she turns and sees Roman. John and Kate ask for answers about Roman and Marlena's ordeal and Roman asks for answers from John and Kate.

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