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(EXT: Mexico- Baja Police Station)

---Eden, Julia, and Kirk arrive at the police station and are told by Angel that Marta was just taken down to see the lineup. Eden warns him that his daughter had better do the right thing and identify them. Angel shoots back that he won't have her attacking Marta when she comes out, nor will he allow her to pressure her in any way.

"You are in no position to be giving out orders," Eden reminds him, "All it takes is one word from me and you'll be back behind bars for the rest of your miserable life, isn't that right Julia?"

Julia nods in agreement and Angel backs off. Kirk asks the desk officers how long the lineup should take. They tell him it depends on how quick Marta is to identify and how smoothly it goes. Kirk tells Julia and Eden he has a business contact he needs to meet with and will meet them back at the station later in the day.

"What's the matter Kirk? A little nervous you'll be implicated?" Julia asks.

"Oh, Ms. Wainright or is it Mrs. Capwell now? If I were so worried about that, why would I be here, in Mexico, with the two of you right now?"

"So you can watch over every second of this investigation. And the reason we allowed you to come is so we can watch you," Julia fires back.

Kirk ignores her and heads to his car. Julia asks Eden if she should follow him, but Eden tells her it could end up being dangerous. Angel chimes in and offers to do it. Eden doesn't think she can trust him, but Angel pleads with her, saying he just wants to make things right where Cruz is concerned.

"My husband is dead, Angel. Nothing will ever make that right."

Angel tries to apologize again for the role he played but Eden won't hear it. Julia appeals to Eden, saying that someone should be following Kirk at all times and even if Angel may not be their ideal candidate. Reluctantly, Eden gives in and Angel takes off after Kirk.

(EXT- London, England- Lockwright Hotels)

---Lionel arrives back at the penthouse to see that Augusta has already returned from her trip. He remarks that, for traveling such a long distance, it was an awfully short trip. Augusta says that she was able to get all of her meetings done in a day and Warren was busy at the newspaper. She says that she was anxious to get back to England and away from Capwell-land. She pours herself a mimosa and offers him one, which he declines.

"By the way, we received our usual late invite to Lady DiMonde's annual masquerade ball. I was actually about to call and tell her we wouldn't be able to attend...."

"Every year, this woman. She obviously never wants us there, since our invitation always seems to be lost in the mail..."

"Yes, well since you're here, maybe we should attend this year."

"Lionel, why would I want to socialize with that decrepit old bag? I have no desire to....."

"Check out the invitation. Apparently, this year, they'll also be celebrating her daughter Anna's engagement to an old friend of ours."

"Let me see that," Augusta says, snatching the envelope out of his hand. She reads it and is stunned when she sees the name of Anna DiMonde's fiance. "My God. Do you think it's really him?"

"Oh, come on Augusta, how many people on this earth do you honestly think have THAT name?"

"This could be the event of the season!"

Augusta grabs the invitation and her purse and begins heading toward the door. Lionel asks where she's going.

"To RSVP, of course. Call the costume rental while I'm gone. Rent something extravagant." He smiles. "Seriously Lionel, extravagant. We're not going to another event dressed as Shari Lewis and Lambchop. I'll be back shortly."

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Elizabeth stops by CC's office and confirms their meeting after work hours. CC cannot believe that they have to go through an audit for both companies and complains that everything was in the proper order. Elizabeth tells him that obviously isn't true, otherwise they wouldn't be going through this process. She says the best thing they can do is just take care of it and move on. CC asks how things went with Keith.

"To be honest, CC, I have to wonder if we're giving Keith too much credit or just being flat out paranoid. When I confronted him, he really didn't seem to have a clue what the hell what I was talking about."

"You're not giving him enough credit, Elizabeth. He's manipulative liar, just like his little girlfriend."

"If you're referring to Gina, they're long over and have been for a long time. She herself was perplexed, asking him what he was doing married to me."

"It's all an act, Elizabeth, for your benefit. I'm telling you, be..."

"Frankly, CC, I don't really give a damn what you're telling me. I went through emotional hell once because of you, I'm not about to do it again. You know, I've never married, never had any children, never had a family of my own- I shut myself out from all of that. I saw my family life, with my father and my sister. And she was the one who got all of that for herself, everything that I wanted, she took and made her own. Now I finally have a chance at something that's mine and mine alone. I'm telling you, I'm not going to let you ruin it. You've ruined enough for me in this lifetime."

Elizabeth storms out of the office, leaving a guilty-feeling CC behind. "Damnit Timmins, what are you up to with her?"

---Meanwhile, in Gina's office, Keith & Gina listen in on the conversation on the speakerphone.

"I'd like to know the same thing myself," Gina muses.

"But don't you see, it's working perfectly! She believes your reactions because they're real."

"Maybe, but CC sees right through it & seems determined to make her see through it too."

"Precisely."

"Right, precisely.......... wait, what do you mean precisely?"

Keith gets up and starts walking out of the office.

"Keith......KEITH! What are you talking about? KEITH!"

(EXT: Baja, Mexico- Clinic)

---Angel finishes tailing Kirk to a small clinic outside of town. He stays in his car and watches Kirk walk into the clinic. Now inside, Kirk tracks down Santana. She's stunned when he comes up behind her & quickly pulls him into a break room.

"What are you doing here? Are you crazy? We shouldn't be seen together, Kirk."

"Relax, Santana, I just came to warn you. Eden and Julia are back."

"In Mexico? What are they......oh, it's about those kidnappers being caught isn't it?"

"Exactly. I think it's time we act. How is our patient doing?"

"The bandages are being removed right now. He still has to undergo some more skin grafts, but he's gotten more alert, though he still isn't speaking. He wakes up now and then though."

Kirk demands that Santana take him to the room, but she doesn't think it's a good idea. Kirk ignores her and takes off for the room, with Santana following him in hot pursuit. Kirk gets to the room and sees that the bandages have been removed, though the patient is still sleeping. Santana catches up with him there and advises him to get out of the room before he wakes up. Meanwhile, Angel roams the clinic hallways, looking into each room until he comes to a site that stops him dead in his tracks. There he sees Kirk & Santana standing over a badly burned Cruz Castillo.

(EXT: London, England Mansion)

----Augusta pulls up to the DiMonde estate and is greeted by a valet. She asks if Anna & her fiance are in, that she would like to congratulate them. The valet informs her that only Ms. DiMonde's fiance is in the house.

"Perfect. I'd love to see him as well. We're old friends, from Santa Barbara."

"I don't recall him mentioning living in the US."

"Oh, he didn't, he just passed through town from time to time," she smiles.

She's greeted by the butler at the door and is informed to wait in the study. She walks in, pours herself a glass of brandy and sits down in front of the large desk. Slowly, the tall chair behind it turns around to reveal THIS FACE!!!!

"Hello Augusta."

"Hello Marcello. Congratulations on your engagement."

THE END.....................for TODAY

Note: unfortunately, like RTSB, this interview is entirely fictional

When SONBC's Return to Santa Barbara killed off it's central hero, Cruz Castillo, we smelled a rat. After all, RTSB had already fooled us once with Sophia- were they going to play that game again, just a few weeks after her death? Fast Forward to April- Months have gone by and we have yet to see Cruz or his portrayer since the fateful day that boat exploded. Is this for real? Or just another clever trick? We sat down with actor A Martinez for his thoughts.

SONBC: First thing's first- Is Cruz Really Dead?

Martinez: I just found that out myself. When I was written off, I wasn't sure if I'd be coming back as Cruz's ghost, Cruz, or a completely different look-alike. I just finished the first script and started filming. It's great to be back.

SONBC: You didn't really answer our question...

Martinez: You noticed. All I can say is by the end of this coming week, you'll know for certain.

SONBC: We also couldn't help but notice that you weren't pre-nommed for one of the SONBC Awards.

Martinez: I wasn't. Marcy & I discussed it and chose to keep our names off the ballots this time. We both thought that others deserved recognition, particularly Lane, Jed, and Judith. I don't think any of them ever received any type of award for their work on SB, which is a shame since they're all tremendously talented actors.

SONBC: Why the leave in the first place?

Martinez: I needed time off to film "Raines." It was one of the stipulations in my contract from the get-go. Luckily, it worked out within the landscape of the writers intentions for the first year. Or, maybe not so luckily, depending on how you look at it.

SONBC: That one was downright cruel.

Martinez: Yeah, well, I'll admit it's kinda fun knowing something that you don't know. And dying to know.

SONBC: Can you say who you've been working with since you've been back?

Martinez: There's been some stuff with.......actually, wait. You're not getting me buddy, not through the back door. No comment. How do you like that?

SONBC: Don't say we didn't try folks. Fine- one more and we're outta here- Any chance you'll be doing any 'revealing scenes on 'RTSB'? You know, like the ones we've seen with Mark Collier on ATWT, Don Diamont on Y&R, Daniel Cosgrove on 'GL' etc...?

Martinez: You really go for the jugular, don't you? I think I may be a little past my prime in that area but I'll say that I'm willing to do whatever the 'RTSB' script calls for.

SONBC: Talk about a note to end on

Martinez: Pun intended?

SONBC: What pun?

Martinez: End

SONBC: As in back end?

Martinez: Bingo.

SONBC: Thank You, Mr. Martinez, for giving us a much better note to end on.

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(EXT: Gina's Condominium)

---Lily sits on the phone, talking with Gina. Someone knocks at the door & little Channing crosses to answer it. Lily reiterates to Gina everything that she's found out about Angela. When Gina apparently questions her about proof, she assures her she has it, having photographed & taped the two of them together on her cell phone. She asks Gina's advice on what to do about the situation, whether to blackmail her or go staight to Ted with what she knows. Lily agrees that biding her time and thinking things through could prove advantageous in her current situation. She hangs up the phone and asks Channing who was at the door.

"I was at the door Lily," Rafe says, startling her.

"Rafe, hi! What are you doing here?"

"Weren't expecting me huh? I was dropping in to tell you good-bye and that I was leaving for Mexico in the morning. But now, I don't even see why I bothered..."

He turns to leave, but she grabs his arm. "Rafe wait. Please....."

"For what Lily? For you? I stopped waiting for you long ago and I can see that I made the right choice. You're consumed by this...this fixation you have on Angela and Ted- it's eating you alive. I don't even recognize you anymore- blackmail? Videotaping people's private lives?"

"After what she did to me? After how she trashed my wedding and my relationship? The two of them humiliated me, Rafe. In front of this entire town- in front of my mother, in front of Channing, in front of all his family and our friends."

"And I understand that, but at some point, you gotta let that go and move on with your own life. We finally, finally had our chance..."

"We still could, if you'd just let me-"

"It's not me you're hung up on, can't you see that? I'm not even sure if it's Ted, but it's definitely not me you want. Ya know Lily, I really hope you get it together. I really do. I'd hate to see you throw your life away for Ted Capwell and Angela Cassidy. The Lily I knew was better than that...."

Rafe turns and begins to exit. Lily pleads with him to wait, to listen to her but he keeps on walking. She watches outside as he gets on his motorcycle. She yells to him to come back as she begins to sob but he ignores her and speeds off on his motorcycle. Lily falls into sobs outside the door. Little Channing sees this and goes and comforts his sister.

(EXT: London, England)

---Sophia and Edmund finish up their breakfast as Christine comes in and tells Edmund that he has an urgent phone call from Ms. Lowell. Edmund hurries out of the room to take the call and Sophia begins questioning Christine about the nature of Edmund's relationship with Addie while she was in a coma.

"Mrs. L, what does any of that matter now anyway? Dr. L is over the moon in love with ya, I should know. He wouldn't go near that socialite," Christine firmly states.

"Then why does she keep calling him here? First she visits and stays here, with the two of us so shortly after my having come out of a COMA! I played along and was as cordial as could be, but he must have remembered how I felt about having guests stay in our home, especially when I'm sick."

Christine reminds Sophia that she was more than a little chipper when she came out of that coma, which is why it probably didn't even occur to Edmund that she wouldn't be up to having houseguests. Sophia accepts the explanation, but is still adamant about understanding their relationship better. Christine says that while they were very close while she was under, it never amounted to anything romantic.

"Dr. L's heart is always with his beloved Loretta and always has been. He never gave up on you, Mrs. L, and his hard work paid off. Ms. Lowell would be a poor man's substitute for you, don't ya think?"

--Meanwhile, Edmund takes Pamela's call in the study. She informs him that she was able to stop Augusta from going to CC. Edmund asks how she managed to do that but she's evasive, telling him all that matters is she's off their back and won't be a problem any longer. Edmund asks how she can be sure that she won't go to Lionel.

"If you knew and understood the dynamics between those three, Edmund, you wouldn't even have to ask that question. Just trust me when I say that never in a million years would Augusta tell Lionel that Sophia's alive and she knows about it. I'd bet my life on it."

Edmund coldly informs her that may very well be at stake, if Augusta causes him any problems. Pamela shoots back that he ought to keep in mind who came up with this entire scheme in the first place. She tells him that she won't be threatened by him and if they are indeed found out, he'll have nobody but himself to blame. She hangs up on him and a menacing, cold look comes over Edmund's face.

(EXT: Bradford Investigations PEARL BRADFORD, P.I.)

---Mary and Mason arrive at Pearl's office. He sits at his desk, smoking a cigar.

"Pearl, you do know it's illegal to smoke inside public buildings now in the state of California?" Mason asks.

"Arrest me. But, if ya do that, I won't be able to tell yas where Nurse Sherri Rhodes and Mister Mark McCormick have been hangin out since leaving West Palm Beach...."

"Puff away," Mary says, taking her seat.

Pearl says that he had no leads for a bit and was mainly checking into large-scale east coast hospitals, since Sherri has seemingly been attracted to them for years. He assumed she wouldn't use her real name, since she was likely aware that they were looking for her. In the meantime, he checked with some contacts in New York about tracking Mark & Sherri's credit cards. When none of that was panning out, things seemed hopeless, but then he thought of something: cell phone records. He called his friend over at a tracking company and was able to locate them by their phone usage. Mary asks where they are.

"Newark, New Jersey," Maureen says, walking into the room.

"Maureen, what are you doing here?" Mary wonders.

"I promised you that when Mark contacted me, I'd be in touch. But Pearl beat me to it- he called me once he ran the trace on their cell phones and suggested that I call and bait Mark. I played along with him, God help me, and let him think I hadn't given you two any information."

"What did Mark say?" Mason asks her.

Pearl passes him a cigar. Mason takes it and stares at it. Mary stares at it as well, as her face grows hopeful when she realizes it's meaning.

"He told me specifically what he & Sherri told you, matched exactly what you said to me. I told him I'd only agree to go along with him if he told me the truth- otherwise, I'd expose he & Sherri and everything they'd done. I said that I had to know for sure if I was a grandmother, if indeed the baby did live. He didn't say much, but he admitted it. It was strange hearing him say it- it took me right back to when he was a little boy and realized that he'd killed his own father."

"What else did he tell you?"

"That's all I could get out of him- he quickly became paranoid and desperate, worried that I was out to get him or working with authorities, taping the conversation. I insisted that wasn't the case, but he hung up right away."

"Great. He's probably long left Newark by now."

"Oh no- ya see, when I had my buddy track his phone, I also had him check out the billing. And it's paid with a credit card in Sherri's name, one that's still active. In fact, her last purchase was.............$20.93 Shell Gas Station, Newark, New Jersey."

"My God. When do we leave?" Mary asks.

"I took the liberty of booking us on the next flight out. We leave in 2 hours."

"Pearl you're a genius! If you had shaved this morning, I'd kiss you right now!" an ecstatic Mason says.

Pearl opens up a bottle of champagne and lights Mason's cigar, celebrating Mark's impending downfall.

THE END.................for TODAY

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(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

---Eden walks down the stairs with her suitcases. Rafael sits on the couch reading the newspaper article about Marta's kidnappers' arrest while Carm makes breakfast in the kitchen. Carm pours Eden a cup of coffee and asks if Adriana is coming home. She explains that she stayed the night at Samantha's but should be by any minute for breakfast. Rafael is reminded that Chip called and said he'll be by shortly with Victoria. Eden groans at the mention of her name and hears a knock at the door. She's pleasantly surprised to see Rafe standing on the other side of it. Rafe informs them that he's actually there to talk to Rafael about his offer to stay at his home in Mexico and tend to the business so he and Carm can stay with Eden. He tells him that he's thought about it long and hard and has decided it's the best thing for him right now.

"I'm overjoyed to hear you say that son! I've been worried about you- I haven't heard much from you since the funeral."

"I've been doing my best to put it far out of my mind, you know, but being here, being in this town where his stamp is on everything and everyone I see..."

"I know how you feel Rafe," Eden interjects, "Believe me, everywhere I go......."

"I hear from A that you're going back to Mexico today."

"I am.......I can't rest, you know, until..."

"There's no need to explain, Eden, believe me. I can only hope that you'll find the answers that you need, that we all need. Being around you guys these past months.........well, it's not hard to see how my older brother fell in love with you."

The moment is interrupted by Chip's arrival with Victoria.

"Baby, Hi!" Eden says as she walks up and gives him a hug. "Victoria."

"Hello Eden. Thank you for having me over."

"I didn't have much choice..."

"The place looks great, even newer than I remember it. Hello Mr & Mrs Castillo, Rafe."

They exchange pleasantries and sit down to breakfast. They ask Rafe to join them, but he tells everyone there's a few loose ends he needs to tie up before leaving in the morning. Eden's cell phone rings and after picking it up, she excuses herself to the living room.

"Kirk- I told you not to call me until............Of course I haven't changed my mind, have you heard from me?.............They're fueling up the jet now, meet me there at 10:30, just as I said............." She returns to the table. "Sorry about that everyone, the pilot was just letting me know we're all set to go. Actually, I should be leaving pretty soon now, I hope A makes it over before I leave."

"You sounded upset talking- I hope everything's alright" Victoria says

"Everything is fine Victoria, I'm just a little anxious is all."

Victoria nods and continues eating her eggs, unconvinced.

(EXT: The Capwell Hotel)

---Warren enters the lobby and sees Kelly standing behind the desk. He approaches the maitre'd and asks if his mother has arrived for breakfast yet. When he finds out she hasn't, he walks over to the counter and gets Kelly's attention.

"Mr. Lockridge, good morning, what brings you by?"

"I'm supposed to be meeting my mother for breakfast, but she's not here yet, so I thought I'd come over and say hello to you."

"Augusta? What's she doing in Santa Barbara?"

"I'm not quite sure, to be honest with you. All I know is it was a real quick trip because she's leaving today. You never really know with mother."

"Don't discount yourself- you have quite a bit of your mother in you. I hear you had drinks with my husband the other night."

"He told you about that?"

Kelly is defensive, saying they have an open relationship and don't keep secrets from one another. She tells him to back off of Ashton and their relationship, but asks him why he's not fond of her husband. Warren says that he doesn't trust Ashton and isn't sure she should either. Kelly again asks what it is about him that Warren doesn't trust.

"How much do you know about him Kell? About his family, his background? What has he told you?"

"Just that his parents used to live in Santa Barbara years ago and that his mother died when he was born. His father took him back to his birthplace in London and he's been raised there ever since."

"How much have you been told about him? Have you even met him?"

"Not yet, but Ashton and I are planning on visiting sometime next month. You know, one thing that was odd is my father vehemently protested me even meeting Dr. Lavery, but he claims that he didn't know him when he lived here, only that he's read about him. Have you come across anything like that? Is there something you're not telling me?"

Before Warren has the chance to open his mouth, Pamela approaches Warren at the counter and says hello. Warren is caught off guard to run into her and ceases his conversation with Kelly. Pamela tries to greet Kelly as well, but Kelly walks away from them, ignoring her completely. Pamela fawns all over Warren and he asks about her trip to London. She tells him while it was wonderful to be there, Santa Barbara is her home now. She asks what he's doing there and before he can answer, Augusta comes through like a storm trooper.

"Get away from my son!"

"Mother!?!.."

"Quiet Warren. I'd ask you to join us for breakfast, Pamela, but human flesh isn't on the menu."

"Always lovely to see you Augusta. Have a safe trip to London- give my regards to your husband," Pamela says, walking away.

"Warren, I'm asking you....no, telling you, stay away from that woman. She's poison to everything she touches."

"She's not that bad, mother."

"No......she's worse."

Warren asks Augusta what exactly she's doing in town and she explains about meeting with some contacts. Warren asks if it has anything to do with the property that she & Lionel recently acquired in town. She's surprised he knows about it and he reminds her what he does for a living.

"I take it Lockright Hotels is coming to California."

"We'll see. We'll see."

Kelly approaches them at the table. "Augusta, I just wanted to say hello real quick. What brings you to town?"

"Business matters, and to see my beautiful son, of course. I heard about Cruz. Please tell your sister that Lionel and I both are so sorry for her loss. Have they found anything out about who's behind it?"

"Not yet, but she's determined. She's actually leaving for Mexico today to take part in the interrogation of the suspected kidnappers. She's beside herself- we all are. It was bad enough losing our mother, but now Cruz too? It's too much for her I think and I don't think she'll be able to even start to move on until she has some answers."

Augusta gets a guilty look on her face at the mention of Sophia. Kelly excuses herself back to work, but tells Warren to stop & see her before he goes. Augusta remembers Pamela's threats from the night before.

"I've got to do something," Augusta says to herself.

"What? About what?" Warren asks

Augusta is startled that he heard her. "Oh, nothing, just thinking out loud, that's all."

She starts eating her breakfast, with Warren looking at her a bit suspiciously.

(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

---Eden prepares to leave on her trip, still without having seen Adriana. She finally shows up at the house with Julia, just as Eden is getting ready to go. Carm, Rafael, Adriana, and Chip all say their good-byes to Eden before she heads out the door. She walks to the driveway and doesn't see the driver there.

"That's funny, I could have sworn I saw him pull up a minute ago..."

"He did," Julia says, walking up behind her, "but I sent him away, told him he wasn't needed."

"What? Julia why would you-" Eden looks at Julia's car and sees the suitcase in the back seat. "Oh no, Julia, I told you last night.."

"I know what you said last night, Eden, but I'm sorry, I'm not letting you go alone with him, no two ways about it."

"Julia-"

"I mean it and if you want to get to your father's jet before it leaves, I suggest you just agree to let me go with you, because we're not leaving here until you do. Cruz would be livid with me in the afterlife if he knew that I just let you go off to Mexico, ALONE, with Kirk Cranston. And I really don't want to hear it for all of eternity."

"Really Julia, I can take care of myself."

"I'm sure you can but Kirk Cranston is not your average travel companion. You need at least four eyes watching him at all times, or you might miss something. Now are you going to argue with me? Or are we gonna go?"

"But I thought Mason came over last night- don't you wanna-"

"Your brother has a lot to sort out before we can just jump back into our marriage. He needs to find out what happened to his baby and to Mary all those years ago and I understand that. But I'm not a part of it and frankly, I don't want to be. We're wasting time here, stop changing the subject....."

"Alright, alright, let's go, we gotta hurry."

The two jump into the car and head for the runway.

THE END........................for TODAY

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(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Augusta forcefully tells Pamela to let go of her but Pamela refuses. Augusta warns her that she's not someone that Pamela wants to screw with, to which Pamela says the same for herself.

"Oh come off it Pamela, really, you've always been weak. At times, borderline insane, a border you've crossed on some occasions in the opinion of some. I could tear you apart before you could squeak out Sophia's name."

"I'd be careful if I were you Augusta- don't underestimate me. You'll be sorry if you do...."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"How quickly we forget....."

"Forget what?"

"Nevermind, tell me Augusta, I heard you recently visited Edmund in London. Now what on earth could that meeting have been about?"

"You know damn well what it's about- I saw her, Pamela, I saw Sophia, so the little game you and Dr. Hyde there are playing is about to be over."

"Now why would you want to do that Augusta? What could you possibly gain by telling CC?"

"It's the decent thing to do, Pamela- he thinks his wife is dead for God's sake! Kelly, Eden, and Ted think they've lost their mother......again! It's a cruel game you're playing, especially knowing what we both know about Sophia and her history."

"Decent? Augusta, you wouldn't know decent if it were staring you in the face- everything you do has a motivation behind it. But no matter. You won't be telling CC a thing."

"Oh no? And how do you plan on stopping me?"

"Please, follow me to my suite and I'll gladly outline it for you. I certainly think we can come to an........ understanding, at the very least. Be there in an hour- no less. Or you'll regret it. Oh and Augusta.......don't do something stupid like telling CC in the meantime. I can promise you that would do anything but serve your purpose."

Augusta watches Pamela leave in the elevator and considers her offer.

(EXT: Mason & Julia's Beach House)

---Mason waits in the driveway for a minute, staring at the front door to his house. He then looks in his back seat, at one of his suitcases. "Ladies and gentleman, the ever-presumptuous Mason Capwell," he sighs, looking back at the house. He finally gets up the courage to get out of the car and walks to the door. He finally gets up the gumption to ring the doorbell and Julia promptly answers.

"Honey- I'm home!" he says to her forcing a smile as she stares back at him, unfazed.

She allows him into the house and asks what he's doing there. He says it's time that they talk. She agrees and asks about his trip with Mary. He fills her in on the details they learned about Sherri, Maureen and Mark McCormick. She's shocked that Mark is still alive and Mason explains the bones to her. Julia isn't overly-impressed with the explanation.

"That explains that part, but what about Sister Sarah? And Sister Agatha? You weren't there Mason.....why would they lie to me? Why take up all of that time to manipulate me into buying one version of Mark's death and have me realize another "truth"? It doesn't make sense."

"Unless Mark was coercing them or threatened them. Who knows the lengths he went to? I knew Mark was a conniving bastard from the day I met him, but who knew he was this smart and this calculating? Julia, Mary, Pearl, and I have talked to dozens of people and we still don't know for sure whether the baby lived or died and if she was even mine in the first place!"

"I'm sorry. That must have been disappointing for both of you."

Mason flashes back and remembers making love to Mary. Julia snaps him out of it, asking where he was just then. He tells her that he doesn't want to talk about Mary or his trip to West Palm Beach any more- he wants to talk about the two of them and their marriage.

"Suddenly you care about that."

"I've always cared about it Julia, you know that. I'll admit I was hurt and angry when I found out you didn't tell me about Mary. But I understand a bit more now- Mary told me that it was at her insistence and that your motives were unselfish."

"That's not entirely true, Mason. Yes, Mary didn't want you to know but you and I both know that nobody tells me what to do and what not to. I was afraid. Afraid of losing you, afraid that you still loved her. Afraid that you would want to be with her over me."

"Julia...."

"It's true Mason- I'd always thought about what your life would have been like had Mary not died, but I never dreamed that my delusions would become a reality someday. Because I knew the kind of love that you and she shared, that perfect, pure, once-in-a-lifetime first love kind of thing. And that's not what we have, not that what we have isn't special because it is, but in a much different way. That scared me. Everytime I'd look at you, I'd look into your eyes and try to see into your heart to see if she was still there. Now that I've seen the two of you together, clearly my fears weren't unfounded. So go ahead and lay it on me, Mason, I'm prepared. It's alright, you know, I'm a strong woman. I can handle it."

"One of the many things I love about you Julia- you are strong. You're smart, accomplished, beautiful, and you're especially sexy when you're wrong, which you are in this case."

"I am?"

"Yes, you are, you couldn't be further off-base. I want our life back Julia, I want our marriage back, I want you back....."

"And what about Mary? Where does she fit in? And the daughter you may or may not have with her?"

"Obviously, I'm going to continue to work with Pearl and with Mary on finding her and finding out what happened to her."

"Oh..."

"But I want you with me Julia, I want to deal with this together, every step of the way."

"That's so like you Mason, wanting to have your cake and eat it too."

"If you have cake, why wouldn't you want to eat it? Is this fruitcake we're talking about?"

"Don't try to joke around Mason, you know exactly what I mean. You can't have it both ways. Did you ever stop and think how painful it might be for me to help you and she on this search that's bound to only bring you closer? Or how it might hurt Mary to see us together on a daily basis, during such a traumatic time? I understand you have to see this through- believe me I do, but you'll have to do it without me..."

"Julia!"

"I'm sorry Mason, but I mean it. Can you tell me that she's out of your heart completely? That you have no feelings for her at all and are completely 100% totally devoted to me? Honestly?"

"Julia...I..."

"You can't. You can't Mason. Until you can do that, I'm sorry, but there is no future for the two of us. I'm letting you take this journey with her and to have this time with her- use it. And use it wisely. Don't make hasty decisions that all of us could end up regretting in the end. Really, I have nowhere to go right now, but that doesn't mean that I'll just take you back automatically. If you choose me, if you choose to be with me, then and only then can we start rebuilding our marriage. But Mason, you haven't made that choice yet, at least your heart hasn't. I can tell by the way you're looking at me right now- I see it in your eyes. Now please, please go."

Mason slightly nods his head at her and walks out of his house. He looks back as he walks to his car, then looks at his suitcases in the back seat. "The ever-presumptuous Mason Capwell," he says as he gets in the car and drives away.

When she sees he's gone, Julia begins dialing her cell phone. "Eden, it's Julia..............Yes, CC called me a little bit ago........Well I agree with him- you shouldn't be going alone, besides, don't you think you'd be better off having a lawyer with you?............Kirk!?!? CC didn't mention anything about that..........Do you know what you're doing?............But Kirk? Eden, he's tried to kill you- more than once! What makes you think you can trust him?.............. I see.......I understand, but let the record reflect I think it's a risky strategy..........Alright, well be careful, please, and call me as soon as you find out anything about Cruz......"

(EXT: BAR)

----Joann sits at a table, nursing her martini. Kirk sneaks up on her and scares her to death. She asks him what all of this is about, since she's already helped him with an alibi.

"Oh, I'm just taking out a little insurance policy, since I'm going to be out of town for a bit..."

"Music to my ears- where you heading? Siberia? One can only hope....."

"Actually, I'm going to Mexico.....with Eden."

Joann begins to laugh. "You're joking right? Why would Eden possibly take you with her?"

"Plain and simple: I have resources and connections there that she does not. And I have a vested interest in finding the real killers too...."

"Yeah, because you were set up, right? Tell it to someone that doesn't know you, Kirk."

"But I didn't do it, Joann..... I killed nobody, unlike yourself!"

Joann gets quiet and tenses up at the mention of it.

"Oh, you didn't think I knew did you? I know everything Joann, I know who you are, what you've done and what you're likely up to now. Really, I do applaud you. It's amazing how you've seamlessly integrated yourself in town.......and at Capwell. It's a scheme that's nothing short of brilliant, one that I might have thought up myself, if I weren't so vain."

"I don't know what you've dreamed up in that head of yours Kirk, but it couldn't be further from...."

"What? The truth? Oh Joann, as I told you, I have vast resources. The second you left I investigated you but when you double-crossed me concerning Capwell, I really zeroed in. I thought, why? What does she possibly stand to gain by helping Elizabeth rather than myself? And then my investigator brought me the "sealed" records of Dr. Alec Davis and I found out exactly what you were gaining."

Joann looks nervously back at him, as he gloats about finding her out. She asks him what he wants from her and replies that it's quite simple: stay out of his business and keep her mouth shut. She has no reason to expose him and as long as she doesn't, he'll show her the same courtesy. He tells her that he's absolutely positive that they can help each other out as he brushes a tear away from her face. He smiles at her and again congratulates her on her duplicity. He leaves, and Joann takes a gulp of her martini.

(EXT: Pamela's Suite)

---Augusta knocks on the door and Pamela greets her and allows her in. Pamela thanks her for coming, telling her that she's made the right decision but Augusta shoots back that she hasn't made a decision at all.

"But you haven't told CC?"

"No......at least, not yet...."

"And you won't..."

"How can you be so...."

"Tell me, Augusta, how was Edmund when you confronted him about Sophia?"

"Excuse me?"

"Edmund? How did he react? Was he like how you remembered him when he lived in Santa Barbara?"

"A far cry- he was quite mad. I'm sure the two of you have quite a lot in common."

"And the two of you as well...."

"I don't have a thing in common with that man...."

"Except for one thing, right Augusta?"

Augusta shoots her a look. Pamela continues. "What he's done with Sophia is quite insane, I agree. He was supposed to help her, yes, but keep her under until I decided what I wanted done with her. He chose not to do that, no no. Quenching his thirst for revenge on CC was far more important to him than following our plan and keeping the risk of either of us getting caught. Isn't that interesting?"

"It's quite intriguing, all of it..."

"Revenge. Hatred. They're powerful things and some people harbor resentments for years without being able to let them go."

"You should know."

"Yes, maybe that's true. But you have all kinds of issues with Sophia and have for a long time...."

"But I wouldn't do this to her. I wouldn't do this to the Capwells, no matter how much I hate them, none of them deserve something like this."

"That's you, Augusta, that's you, but obviously, OBVIOUSLY, that's not Edmund Lavery. I mean, this is something that happened thirty years ago, yet here he is, still hungry, thirsty for that revenge..."

"I don't understand why you're going on about Edmund....."

"Oh come on Augusta, we both know what I'm driving at. Afraid to say the words? It's been so long, I bet you can't even say them out loud...."

"I really don't know..."

"Fine. No matter. I'll simply do it for you. Here's my point Augusta- if Edmund could still be this angry over what happened all those years ago with Loretta, which, arguably, wasn't all CC's fault.........and this is something he's known about for years, that's eaten away at him."

"I still don't get where...."

"Oh come off it Augusta. Here's some food for thought: Just how do you think a man like Edmund would react if he found out that he has a son that has been kept from him for almost forty years?"

"You wouldn't dare...."

"Oh but I would Augusta, I would dare. Nevermind Warren, I'd go straight to Edmund and tell him exactly what you did. And Dr. Edmund Lavery isn't someone who's bad side you want to be on- just ask your good friends CC & Sophia. So the game is over Augusta, for you anyway. You don't have a card to play so I suggest you take your deck and go back to London and keep your mouth shut about everything you saw. Or suffer the consequences. The choice is yours."

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(EXT: Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office)

---Keith walks up to his wife and attempts to greet her hello with a kiss, but she pulls away.

"Are you crazy?"

"Why so frigid, sugar plum?"

Elizabeth tells him that she just came from CC's office and the two of them, together, figured out exactly what Keith did. Keith plays dumb, but Elizabeth refreshes his memory, detailing how he played CC and learned intimate details of their past through the phone in the office. Keith asks Gina to leave the two of them alone, but Elizabeth insists she stays, as she has a few questions for her as well. Keith wonders why he would bother to do any of what she's saying. Elizabeth outright accuses him of baiting CC into having the argument with her so he could listen to every word of it.

"Again, for what I ask you, FOR WHAT?"

She holds up her hand and shows him the ring. "For this Keith. For this."

"Hold it, hold it, wait a minute. You think I went to all this trouble all to get you to Vegas and MARRY you? Why? WHY? Why would I care to start arguments with you & CC if I intended to marry you?"

"You used it Keith. You used my vulnerability, got me to Vegas, got me drunk and married me. All so CC couldn't have me, so you could take what's his...."

"What's his? Honey, I don't know if you noticed or not, but the rocky, stars in the sky, blinded by a cloud storybook love story is what he's had with your sister for the past 35, 40 years. Not You. Sophia. Why would you think that marrying you would get to CC? How would I be accomplishing that?"

"I....you mean......oh Keith, come on, you know!"

"Know what? Lizzie-bit, I haven't the foggiest what you're talking about- paranoid conspiracy theories to commit marriage? Taking you from your brother-in-law? None of it makes any sense..."

"I.....I.....but you...."

"But I nothing. Sweetheart, love cakes. My Lizzie-bit. I married you for you. And because I'd had about 10 manhattans, but that's beside the point now. I thought we were past all this- you know I love you- what more do I gotta do to prove that?"

"I...I"

"Oh shut up!" he says as he passionately kisses her.

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---CC takes a call from Eden in his office. "Princess, how are you what happened?..........I was just about to leave but tell me, I want to know..............................................................Oh my God? When are you leaving?................I'll go with you........Nonsense Eden, there isn't anything here that can't wait................Well I'm coming over there, we'll talk when I get there......."

CC gets up from his desk and prepares to walk out when he sees Pamela standing in the doorway. She asks CC if he minds if she comes in.

"Mind? Of course I mind, not that you give a damn...."

"Oh, CC, it's wonderful to see that you've gotten your spirit back. I've been so worried about you these past months...."

"I don't need you to worry or do anything related to me, Pamela. Now, if you'll excuse me, my daughter needs me...."

CC tries to make his way out but she blocks his path. He asks her just what it is that she wants.

"Aren't you going to comment on my hair? Don't you like it?"

"Has the bleach you used on that head of yours seeped into your brain?"

"I just thought you'd notice is all, seeing as how you always did prefer blondes," she says, staring at a picture of Sophia.

"Pamela, I don't have time to go in circles with you like this. Eden needs me...."

She gently brushes his face with her hand. "What is it? What is it about her? What did she give you that I never could? Even now, with her dead and buried, you still make me feel as though I'm living in her shadow."

"Her shadow? You wouldn't be within fifty feet of her shadow, Pamela."

The phone rings and CC turns to answer it. "Hello........yes.........What? HOW is that possible?..........They were sent in over a month ago.........AJ? Who the hell is he?.........Oh, Mr. Quartermaine no longer is working for us.......Sir, I have a lot going on right now, my son-in-law just died, isn't there someone else who.........Yes, I understand. Have you called Ms. Wayne as well? .......Alright......"

He hangs up the phone. Pamela asks where they were and he says that he was just leaving. Pamela tries to get him to continue the conversation but he pushes her aside and begins walking down the hallway. As he does, he sees another woman approaching him- Augusta Lockridge!

"CC....CC we need to talk."

"Not now Augusta, I have more important matters to tend to."

"But it will only take a few minutes CC, please. This is something you need to know." she says as he continues walking. He hits the elevator button and she gets desperate. "Don't you want to hear what I have to say? For God's sake CC, it's about SOPHIA."

CC's face turns very serious and he stares Augusta down. "I've had enough of you women popping up today, wanting to talk about things that happened years ago. I've already had to contend with her for the past 20 minutes!" he says, motioning to Pamela. "I've had enough, ENOUGH for one day. My wife is dead and buried. Can't you all let her and me and our life together rest in peace?"

The elevator doors shut and he's gone. A frustrated Augusta looks around her and sees the stairway. She pauses for a minute and begins racing toward it, before Pamela grabs her arm and turns her around.

"Oh no, you're not going anywhere Augusta. Not until we've had a little chat."

(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

---Eden is frantically packing clothes for her trip in the bedroom. The doorbell rings and she yells for Adriana to answer it. When it rings again, she calls for Carm and Rafael. There's a pause and she goes back to packing, until the doorbell rings for a third time. Annoyed, she stops what she's doing and races down to the door and opens it.

"Mason. What are you doing here?"

"Hello to you too sis."

"I'm sorry. Please, come in."

Mason enters and comments that she's out of breath. He asks her what she's doing. She tells him of the developments in the case- the suspected kidnappers have been detained in Mexico and she, Angel, and Marta are going down there to identify them. Mason asks why she's going, commenting that she's a bit over-involved in all of this.

"He's my husband Mason. His killer is still out there and could still be after Adriana or Chip or me. How can you not understand..."

"Don't misunderstand me Eden- I can empathize with what you're going through. But your children need you, your family and even Cruz's family need you here. Don't you think you ought to let the police and the FBI do their job? Don't you think Cruz would have wanted that?"

"Of course he would Mason! If he were here, he'd be telling me I'm nuts for running back and forth from there, for going after the kidnappers and going head on with Kirk. But he isn't here, Mason. Cruz isn't here- He's been taken away from me, from all of us! And whoever is responsible for that is going to be head accountable. I don't care if I have to travel the world to find them, I'll do it, just as he would have done for me. I will find whoever did this and make sure that they are held responsible for what they did to him and that justice is served."

She begins to cry and Mason takes her in his arms, telling her that it's alright and apologizing to her. "I'm just worried about you Eden, we all are. You've been through so much in your life-it makes me scared. You were away for so long and fought so hard to come back to all of us. Now I loved Cruz, and I miss him terribly. But Eden.....I don't want this tragedy to overtake your life and cause you to lose control again. Or worse."

He continues to embrace her until they finally come apart.

"So what are you doing in the neighborhood anyway Mason? Just dropping by out of nowhere? You know, Julia's right next door. Now that things have settled down, maybe you should go over there and talk to her."

"What gave you that idea? I came here to see you."

"You came here to stall Mason, which is what you always do when it comes to conversations that you don't want to have. Why don't you just go over there and talk to her?" He gives her a look. "I'll be fine, really, I'm fine. Now go over there. Go on. I'll see you when I get back..."

Eden leads a reluctant Mason to the door. He pleads with her to talk a few more minutes and keeps asking if she's alright. She says she'll be fine and insist he go to Julia. She locks him outside and heads back to her room.

(EXT: Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office)

---Gina is disgusted by the site of Keith and Elizabeth going at it and rolls her eyes at both of them. When they continue to kiss, she gets further agitated.

"Will you two get OFF one another?" she says, pulling them apart. "Do you not need air to survived like the rest of us? I'm talking to you VELDA!?"

Elizabeth gets a call and starts to panic over the phone as Gina and Keith look on. She nervously tells the person that what they're saying can't be right. She asks them if CC has been informed and gets an affirmative. She hangs up and abruptly tells Gina and Keith that she needs to leave. Gina asks if it's something with the company but Elizabeth brushes her off, telling her it's not of her concern. Keith asks if he'll be seeing her at home. She thinks for a moment about it as he smiles at her. She cracks and says "all right" telling him she'll probably be late at the office and not to wait up for her. She leaves and Keith flashes Gina his winning smile.

"What?" she says, as he rolls his eyes around and begins to whistle. "What is it? What are you DOING Keith? I have a right to know!" he ignores her and continues walking out of the room... "Keith....Keith.......KEITH for GOD'S Sake what is it?" he continues exiting down the hall as she stands in the doorway of his office "Fine....FINE just go....but don't expect me to BE here waiting for you to come back!"

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(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Kirk & Eden arrive at the offices and ask Kathleen if Joann is in. They're told she's in a meeting with CC and instructed her not to disturb them. Eden explains that it's an urgent matter and she's sure that her father won't mind. Eden reluctantly brings Kirk with her and bursts into CC's office.

"Baby, what is this? What the hell is he doing here?"

"I'm sorry daddy but we need to talk to Joann. You too actually- any chance you can get the security tapes from the day the boat exploded? We need them as soon as possible..."

"Of course....what's going on? Has there been any word on the investigation?"

"No, not yet, just trying to rule out some suspects...."

CC wonders how the security tape is going to rule out anyone, since obviously nobody that works there killed Cruz. Kirk chimes in, saying that he was in the building that day and actually spoke with Joann. CC wonders why he would be there in the first place and he explains, but CC doesn't understand how he ended up talking to Joann.

"I happened to come across him, CC. He was acting suspiciously and I'd never seen him in the office before, so I asked him what he was doing here. He explained who he was, but wouldn't really divulge much about what he was doing. I told him Eden wasn't here and sent him on his way- I didn't think much of it until now, when the two of you walked in together."

Eden thanks Joann for her honesty, but to be sure, she still wants to see the security video. CC gets clearance for her to go down and view it for herself. Kirk says he's going with her but CC won't have it.

"If I don't go, what's to stop her from saying I'm not on the tapes at all and burning them? Your daughter is more interested in seeing me fry than finding her husband's killer..."

"How dare you say that to me! You know Kirk, I am sick and tired of you pushing my buttons. Everywhere I go lately, it seems you're right there, questioning me about all of this and how I'm handling it. It only makes you look more suspicious. And if you think that we're going to give you access to Capwell Enterprises security, then you're further gone than even I imagined. Now I'm going down there, alone, to watch the tapes..."

"And I'm supposed to trust you?"

"You can jump out that window over there for all I care. Or you can sit here and wait until I get back. Up to you..."

Eden leaves him in the lobby and CC tells Kathleen to keep her eye on him.

(EXT: The Lair)

---Ashton takes a seat at the bar and orders up a whiskey and coke. Brandon sees him sitting there and tells the bartender he'll drop off Mr. Lavery's drink personally. Ashton finishes up his phone call, ordering the person on the phone to take care of things, wanting them just right.

"Ouch, I'd hate to be on the receiving end of that call."

"Yes, well, at times you have to be stern in business, to get what you want. I'm sorry, Brandon is it?"

"Yes, we were introduced the other day, albeit not under the best circumstances. And believe me, I know what you mean about being stern...."

"I'm sure you do- this place didn't re-open itself after all, did it?"

Ashton offers to pay for the drink but Brandon insists that it's on him. Ashton thanks him. There's an uncomfortable silence, before Ashton breaks the ice, asking how exactly Brandon is related to the Capwells.

"I'm not.....by blood. My father was the late Channing Capwell, Jr."

"Ah, I see. Kelly has told me some about him, but it's a subject she doesn't seem to be all that comfortable with...."

"I can understand why. My father's life and death has always been a sore subject in the Capwell house..."

Before Ashton can further inquire, Warren arrives and takes his seat next to Ashton, apologizing for being late. Ashton tells him it's quite alright, that he was just getting to know Brandon. When he goes to point at him, he sees that Brandon has disappeared. Now alone, Warren orders up his scotch and Ashton asks what exactly this meeting is about.

"I thought we should get to know each other a little better....."

"What if I don't care to know you any better than I already do?"

"A sense of humor- I like it.....No I was just curious about how you and Kelly met, your courtship, how long you got to know one another, you know, those sorts of things...."

"I don't really see how any of that is your business. Kelly is my wife, you're not her father or her brother, and if she considered you enough of a friend, she would have told you all of those things yourself. Or you'd ask her. Don't you have a hobby? Some sort of newspaper you run?"

"Funny you mention it- yes, yes I do. The thing about news reporters, Ashton, is we have access to all kinds of information."

"Most of the best reporters do. Is this all leading somewhere I hope? Because, as you may have guessed, I'm quite a busy man and now that I'm a Capwell, I don't think it would be wise to be seen with the eldest Lockridge child."

"Don't worry. I'm not really a Lockridge......long story."

Ashton finishes his drink and begins to get up. Warren gets up and grabs him by the arm, turning him around. Ashton warns him to get his hand off of his arm.

"Now that sounded almost threatening Ashton, like something that would come out of the mouth of a cold, calculated person. Like someone who might thrive on revenge, who might, say, seek out and marry the daughter of the man who he and his father blame for his mother's death.....Sound like anyone you know?"

"You're way off base Warren, it's not at all like that..."

"No? Then how about you tell me how it is?"

"But that would spoil you fun, now wouldn't it? Something else about reporters- they thrive on the chase, gathering information and from that data, finding the story that translates out of it. So why don't you be a good reporter and go get your story?"

"That's what I'm doing...."

"If you expected to get it from me, then you're grossly mistaken, not to mention obviously desperate because what you have right now amounts to nothing. Zilch. Nada. Now if you don't mind, I'm late to meet my wife....."

Ashton takes off and Brandon asks Warren what all of that was about. Warren tells Brandon he doesn't trust Ashton and tells him if he sees him acting oddly in any way to please not hesitate to call him. Warren heads out, leaving his card with Brandon.

(EXT: Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office)

---Gina bursts into Keith's office and demands answers. She tells him she's sick of being in the dark and wants to know exactly what he's up to with Elizabeth so she can help.

"Cupcake, when are you going to understand that the more you know about what I'm doing with Elizabeth, the lesser the chances of it working?"

"I don't understand that. I can help you. We make a great team, Keith, we always have.....until you up and married Morticia...."

"And I need you to be a part of that team by remaining completely in the dark. The less you know, the more real your reactions will be, which is what I need babe- genuine, raw, animal emotion..."

"One more week of this and I'll give you more raw emotion than you can handle. Sorry, not the way it's going to be. I want to know what you're up to with her and I want to know NOW!"

"Actually, I'd like to know that myself," Elizabeth says, entering.

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Kirk sits in the lobby, with Kathleen staring at him eagle-eyed.

"You know, if you lost the glasses, took down your hair, and de-frumped your clothes, you wouldn't be half bad to look at either."

"Save your charms for someone they'll work on, Kirkie. Mr. Capwell has told me all about you and I'm not takin my eyes off ya so you might as well just sit there..."

Joann comes out and pulls Kirk into the break room. She thanks him so much for ambushing her at the office, especially in a meeting with CC. He tells her she covered beautifully and there's no way CC suspects a thing. He tells her if she continues to behave like a good girl, she shouldn't have to worry about him for much longer. Joann says that he'd better make good on his end of the deal. He asks her if she was able to replace the security videos in time and she nods that she has. They hear Eden arriving once again in the hallway, talking to CC. She stops when she sees Kirk and Joann approaching.

"Well...?" Kirk asks.

"Well your story checks out, Kirk- you were there on the tapes, just like you both said..."

"I hate to say I told you so, but maybe now we can focus our energies on finding the real perpetrators..."

"WE won't be doing anything, Kirk. And FYI- you're not off the hook..."

"But you just said..."

"Just because you were here doesn't mean that the people who blow up your yacht weren't following your orders. And you would be just sick enough to show up here, at my family's company, just to provide yourself with an alibi...."

She's interrupted when she gets a phone call. "Hello.....CARla? What is it? What do you want.......They did? When?.....I'll be right over........" she hangs up the phone "I've got to go..."

"Was that about Cruz?" CC asks.

"Have they found out anything new?" Kirk wonders.

"Two men were brought in to custody this morning- they're suspected to be the guys who kidnapped Marta.............. You look a little worried there Kirk...."

"Oh believe me Eden, I have NOTHING to worry about...."

"I guess we'll see about that....won't we?"

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(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Elizabeth walks into CC's office, telling him she has some things she needs his signature on. He asks why she didn't just leave the papers with Kathleen, and she says that she wanted to deliver them personally.

"I heard about your son-in-law CC and I just wanted to offer my condolences. This is an awful time for you and your family, what with Sophia gone and now Cruz.... If there's anything you need, whether it be at the office or just a friendly ear to talk to....I just wanted you to know that I'm always available."

"Thank you Elizabeth, but I have my daughters and Rosa to help me through it. I'll look these over and get them back to you as soon as possible. If there's nothing else...."

"Actually, there is...."

Elizabeth questions him about what Keith told him, asking if he flat out said that he got a copy of the will from her. CC smiles.

"Trouble in paradise?"

"I'm just trying to get my facts straight CC, that's all."

"If you're listening to Keith Timmons, you're going to have quite a problem doing that...."

CC tells her that though Keith didn't come out and say anything, it was quite obvious that he wanted CC to think Elizabeth was his source. He tells her how Keith taunted him and how angry he got, causing him to explode at her that night at the party. He stops himself.

"My God, he played me like a fiddle," CC realizes, "He wanted me to have it out with you that night....but why? What's in it for Keith?"

"That's what I'm going to find out. Thanks for your help, CC, I'll let you get back to work...."

She begins to walk to the door but CC calls out to her. "You know Elizabeth, I don't know why you married him in the first place, but if I were you, I'd seriously consider ending that marriage. I've known Keith Timmons a long time and no matter what he tells you or how he charms you, he's a predator. He's always after something and once he gets it, he'll toss you aside without a second thought...."

She stands there with her back to him for another moment before leaving the office.

(EXT: The Capwell Hotel)

---Eden stops in to see how Kelly is doing. Kelly spots her sister and directs her to a table on the outer edge of the attached restaurant. Kelly finishes her work and sits down with Eden. She tells Eden she wishes she could sit and have lunch with her but she's got a convention at the hotel that's left her completely swamped. Eden tells her it's alright, that Mason is actually coming down to meet her.

"Has there been any word from Mexico?" Kelly asks.

"Not yet and frankly I'm sick and tired of waiting. I can't just sit around and not do anything, especially if my family could still be in danger. I can't even sleep right, knowing this person is still out there whoever he is...."

Eden is distracted when she sees Kirk Cranston making a fuss with one of the girls at the hotel counter. Kelly turns around to see what she's looking at and witnesses the commotion herself. Eden starts to get up, but Kelly stops her.

"Just stay there....Let me handle this...."

"Why is he even staying here?"

"He's a part of the convention that I was just talking about....Let me take care of Kirk..."

Kelly walks up to the desk and asks Kirk what exactly the problem is.

"So nice to see you too Kelly. I was just explaining to this nice young woman here that there was a problem with my key and that I needed a new one, but it seems some sort of flag has been put on my account..."

"Yes I put it there- I didn't want you having any time of keys made or anything that gave you access to the hotel without my approval. Do you have the old key Kirk?"

He pulls it out of his pocket and hands it to her and she heads to the back to make him a new one. Seeing that he's alone, Eden seizes the opportunity.

"What is it about you and places that you're not wanted Kirk? You're like a moth to a flame..."

"I guess the friendliness runs in the family.....I think I've had enough humiliation and accusations from you for one week, Eden. It's not 1985- you're not the center of my universe anymore. So why don't you save it."

"I'll save nothing- and I'll stop at nothing until you're behind bars for what you did to my husband..."

"I've already told you, I had nothing to do with that! I wasn't even in Mexico at the time, as if you don't already know..."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I was at Capwell Enterprises that day, trying to warn you about your precious Cruz and what he had gotten himself mixed up in...."

"What?"

"That's right- you're precious long-lost Erik Estrada? I tried to HELP him once I got wind of what the underground syndicate that I've been trying to tell you about was up to..."

"Right- you came to Capwell Enterprises to try to save Cruz? What kind of fool do you take me for?"

"Don't believe me? Why don't we take a drive down there then and you can see for yourself..."

Kelly comes back out and sees what's going on. She tells Kirk to stop harassing her sister, but Eden stops her, telling her it's actually alright. She tells Kelly to let Mason know she had to run, that something came up. Before Kelly has a chance to stop them, Eden and Kirk are off.

(EXT: Capwell Hotel, Room 308)

---Mason waits at Mary's door, armed with a dozen roses. She opens it and invites him in.

"The flowers are beautiful Mason, but I'm not sure what they're for...."

"Can't I get flowers for a beautiful woman without their having to be some alterior motive behind it?"

Mary places them in a vase, but tells Mason he should be getting flowers for his wife and working on repairing their relationship. Mason asks how she can expect him to do that, when he hasn't yet fully gotten a grip on his feelings for her and what they mean, not to mention they're still searching for answers. Mary asks if he's heard from Pearl and he says he has, that he checked local newspapers in Sacramento and found the articles about Jim McCormick's death, all of which seem to point to Maureen telling the truth. Mason thinks they should be a bit more weary of her, considering she is Mark's mother and wonders why she's come forward with all of this information suddenly, when it seems she's been holding on to it for years. Mary doesn't pretend to know what could be behind Maureen's decision to open up to her, but either way, they don't have many other options besides trusting what she says is the truth. Mary asks if there was any news on Mark and Sherri's wherabouts, but nothing has been found out about their location.

"Then there really isn't much we can do right now. If there's nothing else Mason, I have some things to do today..."

Mason notices the luggage in the living area. "You're moving out?"

"I'm moving into an apartment actually, not far from here. My landlord had already rented mine out but put me in touch with an agent who had something closer to here. I move in today. I'm also going back to work at the clinic. I need to get my life back Mason and so do you...."

"What if the life I want is with you?"

"Mason.....you and I both know that's not what you really want. You love Julia and you always will, which is what got me through all of these years apart from you. It's not good for us to be living in the past, living in this fantasy..."

"What about what happened in Florida? Was that just a fantasy too?"

"No....it wasn't. It was special for me too Mason.....but it just can't be like that. We were both vulnerable, frustrated and we needed each other, so we reached out. But, honestly Mason, if I had to do it all over again.......I wouldn't. All it's doing is making things more complicated, making them harder. You know I love you and I probably always will....but.....our time is passed and it's not good for me to keep thinking there's some kind of chance...."

"But there could be..."

"No there can't Mason, aren't you listening to me? I couldn't have you, not like this, not at Julia's and your daughter's expense. Not after all I've gone through to prevent any of this from happening in the first place. You love her. You need her. You've been without me for the past 20 years and you've gotten along just fine. You can continue to do that. I'm sorry if none of this is what you want to hear, but it's the way it's gotta be. Now I want you to go..."

"Mary..." he reaches his hand out to her face but she pulls it away.

"Mason, please, please, just.....go...."

Mason gives her one last look and sadly walks out of her room. Mary chokes back her tears and continues packing up her things.

In the hallway, Mason bumps into Pamela.

"Mason, darling, are you alright? I heard about Cruz- I'm so sorry...."

"I'm fine, mother- when did you get back in town anyway?"

"I could ask you the same question.....was that Mary's room you're coming from? How is she? Any luck with finding your daughter?"

"No mother, we had no such luck....if you'll excuse me, I'm on my way downstairs to meet Eden for lunch..."

"She just left, dear, I saw her walking out the door....with Kirk Cranston...."

(EXT: London, England- Heathrow Airport)

----Lionel and Augusta stand in line to check in.

"I still don't understand why you've got to go to Santa Barbara- we were just there!"

"I told you Lionel, I want to check on the construction of the hotel, see how it's coming, and there are a couple of contacts that I really need to meet with..."

"All of that can be done over the phone.....besides, I thought we were trying to keep a lid on the fact that we're even opening the hotel in Santa Barbara, so CC doesn't get wind of it..."

"I'll be plenty discrete about what I'm doing there, but it's important that I do these things hands on. Besides, I want to see my son. I don't see why you're being so inquisitive anyway..."

"It's just that you've been acting.....well, strange lately...."

"Strange?"

"Well.....more strange than usual..."

Augusta finishes checking in and tells Lionel that he's being paranoid. She rushes off to the security line and kisses her husband good-bye before making it through the checkpoint.

"You're up to something, Augusta, and I'm damn well gonna find out what it is....."

THE END.....................until LATER!

Through the past week, fans of the SONBC drama "Return to Santa Barbara" have been left hanging. Is Cruz really dead? Will Mason & Mary find their child? Will anyone ever find out the truth about Sophia? Or is it Edmund & "Soretta" forever? All these questions hung in the minds of RTSB fans, but there was one that particularly stood out- "Will we ever find out?" We tracked down RTSB exec producer and headwriter juniorz, who's been a bit of a recluse of late, and got the answers.

SONBC: Welcome Back!

juniorz: Thanks for having me again. So what's up?

SONBC: You tell us- RTSB has been on hiatus for a WEEK!

juniorz: I did give some indication that there would be a bit of a hiatus, yes. It is ending though, as of right now, beginning with a double episode to be posted tomorrow! If I can get it going, one of them may even be ready tonight! I've been busy with my job, the holiday, and my birthday over the past week & weekend. Each time I'd try to get an episode up, something else would come up. Honestly, I've missed it. But during the week, I added some things to the RTSB myspace page, including repeat episodes.

SONBC: Repeats?

juniorz: Yes, for those who are getting into RTSB late, I'm taking the time to repeat the episodes from the beginning, with direct links from the myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/returntosantabarbara . The first four episodes are already posted and have gotten a few hits over there & here.

SONBC: And what about those that are current? What's the scoop with the new episodes?

juniorz: As I said, I'm kicking that off with a double-episode tomorrow, followed by an all-new Talkin Santa Barbara! There's a lot of ground to cover this month, since there's a big May ahead.

SONBC: Any May Sweeps Previews?

juniorz: There will be a special May Sweeps Preview put out later in the month. I can't give previews for every story until I'm sure of how far I can move them along.

SONBC: The last episode featured a lot of the new generation. Can we expect to see more of that?

juniorz: Somewhat- they're not going to take over the show, per say, but they'll be featured more heavily than they have been thusfar. With the introduction of Steve and re-introduction of Brandon and Chip, they younger set has been re-invigorated. I have lots of plans for Brandon, but it's going to be a sort of slow build. There are high points coming up in other stories that will take up a lot of time so it's the only way it works anyway. BUT I will say that the slower the build and longer it simmers, the better the end result of the story.

SONBC: So what can we expect when RTSB returns? We couldn't help but notice a spike in Nina Arveson's (Angela) air time....

juniorz: I was actually surprised myself how much I wrote for her last month! But it was essential to lay the groundwork for her storyline. The Lily/Ted/Angela/Warren storyline is more supporting than anything, but it is kicking into gear a bit. Much of the focus of this month will be Eden's search for answers about Cruz's untimely "death."

SONBC: Is Cruz really dead? We can't help but notice A Martinez is still listed in the cast....

juniorz: A Martinez needed time off to shoot episodes of "Raines." It's something we knew about going into the series. It just worked out that the story I had planned called for him to have time off anyway. He'll be back. Whether he's actually alive.....I'm not saying yet. But you'll know for sure either way in the next couple weeks or so.

SONBC: How about Mark McCormick? You took the time to write him in, but he's only appeared twice so far!

juniorz: That's the other story that's really going to move this month. Expect to see Victoria Wyndham re-appear as Maureen this week and Mark & Sherri should return sometime later in the month.

SONBC: Interesting. This whole Mary/Mason/Julia triangle has been pretty evenly balanced so far. We wish it could go on forever...

juniorz: Mason is going to make a final choice very soon, but that doesn't mean complications won't arise down the road. I have a HUGE summer storyline planned for that triangle, something that changes everything. It's funny, because the whole story I've come up with stems from my being tired of writing Mason so nice. It's been very natural, since this is how he is around Mary, but I for one am sick of it. So being the sick freak that I am, I've come up with a situation that will bring Mason's anger and dark side back to the forefront. I'm actually salivating at the thought of it right now.

SONBC: Sounds good. Now we'd be remiss if we didn't ask about Sophia & McCreepy....

juniorz: That storyline is also hitting a boiling point- in fact, this is the story that's going to really explode in May. A character from the past will be returning and all kinds of castle-goodness is planned. It's been so much fun writing the second arc of this storyline- I'm surprised how much I myself enjoy the Edmund/Sophia dynamic. And I LOVE Christine. No matter what happens, Christine isn't going anywhere. Plus, I finally have gotten Lionel & Augusta into the mix with this story and they will remain very much a part of it through the next arc.

SONBC: Last question. Ashton Lavery- we know the guy has angles, but we can't seem to make him out yet.

juniorz: Ashton's agenda is being given out a piece at a time. Eventually, all of the pieces will come together and there comes a point where you'll go "Now it all makes sense..." I'm hoping people don't figure it out beforehand because I want there to be a shock when I get to the first of many climaxes with him. But as I said, things are being put out there about him one piece at a time. Expect to start seeing more of him, along with Joann. She's another one who's had her hand in a lot of pots but hasn't been very heavily featured. I'm making a concious effort to write more for Ashton, Joann, and Warren, so expect to see them.

SONBC: Any last-minute tidbits?

juniorz: Check the cast list for some changes. "Six Degrees" was cancelled last week, so we were able to sign Jay Hernandez to a contract. Expect Chip and Victoria to stick around town for a while. Also, though Shell Danielson isn't listed with the recurring players right now, she's not gone forever. Laken is another one who will be worked in as I go. Additionally, Gina Gallego has been bumped up to contract status.

Thanks juniorz! Don't forget to check out Return to Santa Barbara this week on SONBC!

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(EXT: London, England)

---Edmund and Sophia lie in bed, listening to Augusta rant downstairs. Sophia is curious as to who this woman is and what she wants. Edmund tells her it's someone he knew long ago, from when they lived in Santa Barbara. Sophia asks if she knew her but Edmund insists she didn't, as he puts on his robe.

"Where are you going?" she asks him.

"Downstairs to get rid of that woman..."

"Ok, I'll come with you...."

"No,no,no that isn't necessary my sweet Loretta. I don't want her upsetting you and God only knows what she'll do in the state she sounds like she's in. I just got you back, my darling, I don't want anything to jeopardize that, especially her..."

He kisses her on the forehead and starts heading down the flights of stairs. He can hear Christine and Augusta arguing as he makes his descent. He finally makes it to the foyer.

"I'm sorry Dr. L- she shoved me! Right into the door! I had to pause a moment to get composed ya know and then she starts yelling, screamin like a banchie..."

"It's alright Christine, it's fine. Would you mind pouring Mrs. Lockridge and I two glasses of brandy?"

"It's going to take more than some expensive liquor to shut me up, Edmund."

"Charmed to see you as well Augusta. Come, join me in the study. I see we have much to discuss...."

She pauses and he motions for her to follow. She finally does and he shuts the door behind him. Augusta immediately goes to the door and checks the knob, opening & shutting it.

"What on earth are you doing?"

"Ensuring that I don't wake up thinking I'm your dead mother."

(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

---Eden and Adriana arrive home from the funeral. Eden immediately walks to the picture of she & Cruz on the end table next to the couch. She picks it up and stares at it, gently stroking it with her thumb. She falls onto the couch, still clutching the photograph. Adriana takes a seat next to her.

"You guys look so happy there."

"Believe me, it took a while for us to get there. This was taken before you were born, right after our third or fourth engagement...."

"I know you're gonna miss him, mom. We all are. And I'm sorry if I haven't been the best daughter lately- it's just, it's hard you know. First grandma, now dad........Sometimes I forget that you just lost your mother and your husband."

"And vice versa, A. You've had to put up with a lot from me lately...."

Adriana smiles and takes her mother's hand. Her cell phone then rings and she sees Steve is calling. She gets up from the couch and walks toward the front door to take the call.

"Hey princess- how are things at the palace?"

"Depressing as all get-out. It's been a long day for both of us...."

"How'd you like to get your mind off it?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"A few of us are up at the Lair- your cuz Sammy and Uncie Rafe."

"I don't call him "Uncie" Rafe..."

"Yeah, well, they're here, and Brandon's here.....Thought you could use a little time away from home..."

Adriana hears noises in the background.

"What is that?" she asks him.

"Will YOU GIVE ME THE PHONE?" Samantha snarls.... "A.... Hi, it's me, seriously, you should come down here..."

"I shouldn't leave my mom...."

"Oh come on, you've been there with her all day through this, you deserve a break..."

"True....alright.....I'll figure it out..."

She turns around and sees Eden standing behind her. "Mom.....I....."

"It's alright. Go ahead and go- be with your friends. It's been a tough day on you and, frankly, I could use a little time alone...."

Adriana thanks her mother and kisses her good-bye.

(EXT: London, England)

---Christine brings the two glasses of brandy in to Augusta & Edmund and leaves the two of them alone. Augusta smells the glass carefully and puts it down.

"Now Augusta, don't be absurd. What do you think? That I had Christine drug you? Why would I ever do something like that to you?"

Augusta picks the brandy back up and takes a gulp of it.

"I don't begin to even attempt to understand how your mind works Edmund, especially now. Just what the hell have you done to Sophia?"

"Saved her life, for starters...."

"By making her family believe she's dead and turning her into your ex-wife's reincarnation?"

Edmund explains that he treated Sophia for her aneurism and had her complete consent for everything that he did, including faking her death. Augusta doesn't believe him, until he shows her the documents that Sophia signed when they began the treatment. He tells her that Sophia wanted her family to believe she was dead, in case the treatments were unsuccessful. Augusta still is disbelieving, saying that it all sounds awfully out of character for Sophia.

"Believe what you want, Augusta, it's right here in black and white...."

"That doesn't explain this- there's no way Sophia agreed to this, no way at all...."

"But she did....it was part of the treatment, her hypnosis. It sped up the progress we were making and eventually, she was actually begging me to hypnotize her. I didn't have a choice. I promised my patient that I'd help her and that I'd do whatever it took to save her life..."

"You can't be serious.........Dr. Lavery, you can't expect me to believe that Sophia allowed all of this.....That she's actually happy with the result....."

"She's quite happy Augusta, or didn't you get a close enough view of that at the theatre last night?"

Augusta looks at him, shocked that he knows. He tells her that Sophia told him all about their rendezvous in the ladies room, remarking that it was a foolish move on her part to introduce herself at all. Edmund questions what Augusta would even get out of it if she blew the whistle. Sophia then appears in the room, asking Edmund if everything is alright.

"Everything is fine, Loretta. Mrs. Lockridge was just leaving actually, weren't you Augusta...."

"My God! You're the woman from the play last night..."

"Yes that's right, I am. You ran off in such a hurry....."

"I'm sorry, but I don't know you and as I said, you obviously had me confused with someone else...."

"There was certainly confusion yes."

Sophia walks up and kisses Edmund, asking him to hurry back upstairs to bed to be with her.

"As I said So--Loretta, I'm just going so you & your little cumquat there can go back about your business........" Augusta says as she's walking through the foyer. "Oh, Good-Bye Christine. So lovely to have met you- I'm sure we'll see each other again..." Augusta finally gets outside alone....... "What do I get Edmund? The look on CC Capwell's face alone when he sees his wife cavorting around with you is entirely TOO delicious to pass up.."

(EXT: The Lair)

---Brandon orders a round of drinks for Steve, Rafe, Samantha, and Chip, who just arrived. Steve asks Brandon about his heritage, saying his last name is Capwell and asks if he's related to Samantha and Adriana.

"Actually, the Capwell in my name comes from my step-mom, who was Gina Capwell at the time."

"Lily's mom- I saw her in here with her last week- kind of a looker for an older lady......So you're Lily's brother..."

"Not really. My mother is Santana Andrade and my dad was Channing Capwell III...."

"Oh. So you are a Capwell then...."

"It's a little more complicated than that...." Samantha interrupts.

"Put it this way- there's no Capwell blood running through my veins, yet my father's blood is on their hands. Probably why they gave me his entire estate as a consolation prize. Not, of course, until I turned twenty five. I guess you could say, thanks to them, this place is back open and you guys are gettin a free round of drinks..."

Steve smiles, not about to argue with him. He looks up and sees Adriana approaching the group. He calls her over and she greets everyone. Rafe asks how Eden is doing and she tells him she's doing as well as can be expected. Samantha asks if she's chilled out any and she nods that she has. Brandon says that she was close with his dad and hopes that she feels better soon. He excuses himself from the group.

"That was strange..." Adriana says.

"What?" Steve asks

"Brandon bringing up Channing like that.....He's been dead for years, since before either of us were born."

"He died before Brandon was even born?"

"While Santana was pregnant," Samantha interrupts, "He was actually talking about him before you got here A. It was pretty weird- he said the Capwells have his father's blood on their hands, or something to that effect. I know we haven't seen him in years, but I don't ever remember him talking like that when we were kids."

"Honestly, I didn't think he knew about it. When I found out by accident, one of the first things my mom told me was not to say anything to Brandon about it...."

"So his dad wasn't really a Capwell but your grandfather left him Channing's chunk of the Capwell money?"

"He didn't find out that Channing wasn't his son until many years after his death. He still looks at him as such and wanted very much to be a part of Brandon's life and for Brandon to have everything that Channing was to have..."

"Interesting..." Steve says.

He looks at Brandon behind the bar as a waitress hands the group another round of shots. They all toast and Steve continues to watch Brandon, who raises his shot glass and takes his shot.

(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

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---Eden sits on the couch, looking through her wedding album. Her eyes well up with tears as she looks at all of the pictures of she and Cruz through the years leading up to their wedding. She remembers back to their many happy times together. First she thinks back to dancing with him at Joe & Kelly's wedding, then him finding her in the bath tub at the cabin. She remembers him rescuing her in Aqualand and finally reuniting with him on the beach. She fondly recalls returning home from being presumed dead and swimming to him in the cave. She finally remembers their wedding and the vows they took. The camera fades back in to Eden, looking at the photo album and crying.

"I don't know how I'm gonna do this Cruz......You were always the strong one...you could handle this or at least show me how to handle it, but I'm so lost without you.......Give me the strength please to go on, for our daughter and our son...."

She hears a knock at the door and a look of wonder comes over her face. She opens the door and sees Carm and Rafael standing on the other side.

"We're sorry to show up like this, dear" Carm says, looking at their suitcases, "I didn't want to be presumptuous, but I thought we could help out around the house for a little while, until you get on your feet again. With your mom gone and now Cruz..."

Eden puts her arms around Carm and sobs. "Thank you....thank you......Of course I want you here, both of you..."

Rafael puts his arm around Eden as well as she looks up into the air and lips the words "Thank You Cruz"

THE END...............for TODAY

A total of 13 episodes Aired this month.

Actor (Character)- Episodes for the Month (Total Episodes, out of 77)

1. Nina Arveson (Angela)- 9 (42)

2. Judith McConnell (Sophia)- 8 (44)

2. Marcy Walker (Eden)- 8 (45)

4. Michael Brainard (Ted)- 7 (40)

4. Lane Davies (Mason)- 7 (50)

4. Charles Keating (Edmund)- 7 (24)

7. Grant Aleksander (Warren)- 6 (27)

7. Joseph Bottoms (Kirk)- 6 (12)

7. Jessica Dunphy (Adriana)- 6 (34)

7. Nancy Lee Grahn (Julia)- 6 (46)

7. Harley Jane Kozak (Mary)- 6 (34)

7. Gretchen Oehler (Christine)- 6 (6)

13. Jed Allan (CC)- 5 (46)

13. Matt Cedeno (Rafe)- 5 (30)

13. Margarita Cordova (Rosa)- 5 (27)

13. Carmen Duncan (Pamela)- 5 (34)

13. Carrington Garland (Kelly)- 5 (25)

13. Justin Hartley (Brandon)- 5 (5)

13. Paula Irvine (Lily)- 5 (30)

13. Louise Sorel (Augusta)- 5 (22)

21. Henry Darrow (Rafael)- 4 (5)

21. Linda Gibboney (Victoria)- 4 (4)

21. Jay Hernandez (Chip)- 4 (4)

21. Heather Lindell (Samantha)- 4 (28)

21. Peter Love (Ric)- 4 (4)

21. Robin Mattson (Gina)- 4 (38)

21. Patricia Mauceri (Carla)- 4 (13)

21. Clive Robertson (Ashton)- 4 (14)

21. Marisol Rodriguez (Carmen)- 4 (5)

21. Victoria Wyndham (Maureen)- 4 (4)

21. Carmen Zapata (Carm)- 4 (5)

32. Deborah Adair (Elizabeth)- 3 (15)

32. Shell Danielson (Laken)- 3 (11)

32. Gina Gallego (Santana)- 3 (16)

32. Jared Leto (Steve)- 3 (6)

32. Alisa Reyes (Marta)- 3 (16)

32. Kim Rhodes (Joann)- 3 (16)

32. Bernard White (Angel)- 3 (27)

39. Justin Deas (Keith)- 2 (13)

39. Richard Eden (Brick)- 2 (2)

39. Robert Thaler (Pearl)- 2 (14)

42. Nicolas Coster (Lionel)- 1 (12)

42. Russell Curry (Vic)- 1 (9)

42. Judy Greer (Kathleen)- 1 (11)

42. Scott Jaeck (Cain)- 1 (1)

42. Rupert Ravens (Danny)- 1 (1)

Actors Not Appearing in March

A Martinez (Cruz)- (35)

Renee Jones (Sherri)- (5)

Jon Lindstrom (Mark)- (2)

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(EXT: The Capwell Mansion)

---Many of the attendees of Cruz's funeral have gathered for a late luncheon at the Capwell house. Rosa and some of the caterers from the hotel staff set out all sorts of intricate platters of food for the guests to enjoy. The Castillos arrive and Eden immediately goes to the family, apologizing for her outburst at the end of the funeral.

"It's quite alright, Eden. It's a painful time..." Carm assures her

"Yes but I shouldn't have upset everyone the way I did."

"You've done nothing sweetheart," Rafael interrupts "None of this is your fault- you're not responsible for Cruz not being here with us and you don't know who is, much like the rest of us. It's frustrating."

"And Kirk Cranston had no business showing up at my brother's funeral," Ric chimes in.

---Across the room, Victoria comments to Chip on what a lovely service it was. Victoria laments that his father was a wonderful, honorable man and didn't deserve a fate like this. She starts to reminisce about their days as a couple when Chip excuses himself to get something to eat.

"Something I said?" Victoria asks herself.

"For Heaven's sake- his father just DIED, Victoria," Julia says, walking up, "and it's not as though he's unaware of his heritage, both incarnations for that matter. Don't you think it might make him a bit uncomfortable to hear you talk about his father in a romantic way?"

"Why should it? I'm his mother...."

"You never really change do you? You're the same, manipulative woman you were 20 years ago. Here's a dose of reality for you Victoria: Mothers take care of their children. They are there for them in times of good and bad, when they scrape a knee, their Kindergarten graduation, their first report card.......... You can't even take care of yourself. Never could. Even now, he's the one taking care of you. The only real mother he's ever known is Eden. And he knows exactly how you used him to get to her..." Julia says, before walking away.

"And how about the years Eden spent selfishly away from her family in Europe? Everyone conveniently forgets those....."

---Ted and Angela talk with CC across the room about Capwell Enterprises. Ted says that his trip to New York couldn't have been better and was exactly what he needed. CC is happy to hear that it went so well.

"How was Laken, by the way?" Warren says, coming upon the group. "I haven't heard from her much since she went back to New York...."

"You saw Laken while you were in New York?" CC asks increduously. Angela becomes uncomfortable with the conversation but Ted continues with it.

"Yes, I did, briefly...."

"Briefly? From what I hear, you two were out painting the town red..."

"It wasn't like that Warren. She's been a good friend over the years and I was glad to spend some time with her, especially after what happened with my mother...."

Warren spots Eden across the way and walks off, ignoring Ted's statement. Ted wonders how Warren would have known that he even saw Laken in New York. CC says that he probably heard it from her itself. Brick then approaches the group and Angela uses his arrival as an excuse to get away. Brick apologizes to all of them for not attending Sophia's funeral and asks if they received his donation and the flower arrangement.

"We did but that still doesn't excuse you not being here for your own mother's funeral...."

"I guess in your eyes it wouldn't CC. Thanks to you, my mother and father, and this feud between the families, I never even had the chance to be raised by my own biological mother, nor develop the feelings one naturally would have for their mother...."

"But you were given that opportunity later in life Brick. And you chose not to do so...."

"Can you blame me CC? Ted? Honestly? How would you feel if you found out that you were switched at birth and that your real mother ended up shooting and killing the man that was supposed to be you, thinking he was your father? Not exactly the coziest of homes to join, wouldn't you say? I made a choice to honor the people who raised me, the Wallaces, and I don't regret my choice. Now I'm sorry that Sophia is gone, I really am......but she was never my mother...."

Brandon is shown in the background, sipping on a glass of Pinot Noir. "Salud, Brick. Salud."

(EXT: London, England)

---Edmund awakens first and daydreams about the previous night with Sophia. He looks at her, so peaceful and beautiful lying on the bed and tiptoes out. He puts on his robe and quietly walks downstairs to speak with Christine. Christine sees Edmund and immediately pours him a cup of coffee.

"Mornin Dr. L. Didn't expect to see you up this early. How'd it go?"

"Perfect. The entire evening was so perfect- it was wonderful to finally be with my wife once again, after all this time."

"You two were always magic. Mrs. L couldn't stop gushing about you while she was getting ready. Reminded me of the old days, with the old Mrs. L."

"You and me both, which is why I want this morning to be just perfect. I'd like all of her favorites prepared and.."

"I'm well ahead of you there, Dr. L. Should be ready in a jif actually...."

"Excellent. Don't set the dining room table though- set our plates up on the serving cart. Mrs. Lavery and I won't be leaving the bedroom today- We are not to be disturbed..."

"10-4 Dr. L. Though I was looking forward to girl talk....."

"Tomorrow, Christine. Tomorrow."

He takes the cart up the elevator and wheels it into the bedroom. The aroma immediately awakens Sophia, who is quite impressed with the entire display. She puts on her robe, kisses Edmund good morning, and sits down to breakfast with her husband.

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

----Joann works diligently in her office, when Kirk surprises her at the door.

"What are you doing here? Are you nuts? What if someone saw you?"

"Relax, Joann, the Capwells are all mourning their beloved RoboCop. Nobody else here knows me...."

"What do you want?"

Kirk explains to Joann that he needs her now. Joann is not surprised, mentioning that she didn't think it would take him long to cash in on his blackmail.

"You know me so well, for a woman who never gave a damn about me. Something has....well...come up..."

"Let me guess- Eden."

"How'd you know?"

"Is that question really necessary?"

"That's right- I forgot that you USED it to manipulate me into the bogus Capwell takeover attempt, silly me..."

Kirk explains Eden's behavior toward him since Cruz's death. Joann says she couldn't blame her, claiming that he probably did have something to do with it. Kirk assures her of his innocence, but says that the same assurance won't work on Eden. What he needs is an alibi......

(EXT: The Capwell Mansion)

---Angela confronts Warren about his big mouth in front of Ted. Warren refuses to apologize for his actions, saying that Ted doesn't deserve Angela, especially after how he's treated her.

"Ted and I are working on our problems. My marriage is none of your business, Warren."

"You made it my business when you slept with me!"

"Will you keep your voice down? That was a mistake- I was vulnerable, I was upset, and I'm sorry it happened. But it's not something that's going to happen again...."

"Everything alright here?" Kelly says, walking up. "Is he bothering you Angela?"

"No, not at all.....excuse me...."

Kelly asks Warren point blank what exactly is going on between them. Warren insists that it's nothing, they're old friends and it's upsetting him to watch how her brother treats her.

"You also used to be lovers, Warren, or did you think I forgot that fact?"

"That was long, long ago Kelly. Besides- I'm more interested in you....."

"Don't turn this around, Warren and I'm a happily married woman, thank you very much....."

"Yes" Warren says, looking at Ashton with Eden and Adriana, "And such a charming fellow, that one...."

"You don't know him...."

"I know his type- charming, smooth talking, pleasant accent.....He's pulling the wool over your eyes, you and your family's Kelly- he's up to something and I promise you it has nothing to do with loving you and your best interests...." Warren says, walking away.

Kelly's eyes become fixed on Ashton, who's talking with Eden and Adriana. The camera moves to focus on their conversation.

"I'm very sorry for your loss and so sorry I never had the privilidge of meeting Cruz. It seems as though he was quite beloved by everyone he knew...."

"He was. If you'll excuse me, I have to make a speech to the guests....."

"I don't get why she's so cold with you, Mr. Lavery." Adriana says.

"Please, Ashton.."

"Oh, sure, Ashton....she's tough on everyone right now. I'm her own daughter and she barely has a kind word for me since dad was killed......"

"That's not right- you're going through just as much of hell as anyone....you need your mother right now...."

Their attention is re-directed to Eden, who thanks the entire group for coming. She says that though the pain is unbearable, it's helped so much to be with Cruz's family and friends on the occasion and she takes comfort in knowing that he touched all of their lives. She tells them that Cruz is there with her today, within all of them. She again thanks them all for coming.

(EXT: London, England)

---Edmund & Sophia are shown in bed, laughing and cackling as they kiss underneath the covers, rolling around and such. Meanwhile, downstairs, the doorbell is ringing continuously. Christine finally gets to the door and answers it, seeing Augusta standing on the other side.

"May I help you?" she asks Augusta.

"Yes, I'm here to speak with Dr. Lavery. Could you get him please?"

"I'm sorry, but he's upstairs with Mrs. L and they're not to be disturbed...."

"Mrs. L? You and I both know that Mrs. "L" has been dead for many years...."

"Not the old Mrs. L. The new Mrs. L....."

"The new Mrs. L? What planet are you from?"

"But that's what she is- the new Loretta...."

"If you don't mind, I suggest you march up there and break apart Dr. L and the Loretta:2007 and tell him that Augusta Lockridge is here to speak with him....'

"As I said, they're not to be disturbed...."

"Get out of my way, you twit.." Augusta says, shoving Christine aside and walking into the foyer. "EDMUND? EDMUND LAVERY?!? It's AUGUSTA LOCKRIDGE DOWN HERE and I SUGGEST YOU GET YOURSELF DECENT AND COME DOWN HERE THIS INSTANT. OTHERWISE, I'LL BE CONTACTING THE PROPER AUTHORITIES FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY SOPHIA WAYNE CAPWELL!!"

Augusta turns to Christine. "Consider them Disturbed!!!"

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(EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House)

---Julia finishes putting on her earrings as Eden comes down the spiraled staircase. Her hair is pulled back tightly, her makeup and her dress subdued. The only jewelery she wears is her wedding ring.

"Thanks for staying with me last night. I don't know what I would have done without you the last few weeks, Julia," Eden says.

"Don't think anything of it- I wouldn't have been anywhere else. And it's been nice to not have to focus on my own problems for a while..."

"Mason's still staying at the hotel...."

"Yes, by my choice. He needs to sort some things out and until he does that, we can't go on pretending as if his feelings for Mary don't exist."

"He loves you Julia."

"Let's not talk about Mason- there's enough going on today as it is without worrying about your brother's state of mind....." Eden's face grows long. "Oh Eden, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...."

Eden tells her that it's quite alright, there's no need to walk on eggshells around her. She looks at her watch and says they should be heading to the church so she can be there to greet people as they arrive. The doorbell rings and Eden is pleased to see Chip standing on the other side of it, dressed in his suit. Her eyes well with tears at the site of him.

"You remind so much of your father standing there.... I'm so proud of you."

She takes him in her arms and hugs him tight. He asks where Adriana is and she tells him she stayed with Samantha and is heading to the church with her. Chip asks who she was going to ride with and she says she was planning on driving herself or going with Julia. He insists that they allow him to drive them both. She nods in agreement and the three of them take off for the church.

(EXT: Gina's Condominium)

---Gina is impressed with how chipper Lily seems to be. She asks what it is that has her daughter so happy, but Lily is vague, only saying that karma has a funny way of repaying people. Gina gives her a half-confused look as the doorbell rings.

"After seeing you in action the other night, I'm not sure I want to know what you mean by that..." Gina says as she's walking to the door.

Gina stops dead in her tracks when she sees who's standing on the other side.

"BRANDON!"

Gina raps her arms around the boy she raised as her own, now very much a grown man. She brings him in and tells him how handsome he looks in his suit. She realizes that he knows about Cruz and is going to the funeral. He asks why she isn't dressed to go, but she claims she won't be attending.

"Why not mom? I was hoping you'd be there with me.....I could barely stomach CC yesterday and when they're all together like that as a group....Mason is the only sane one in the bunch!"

"You really are my son, aren't you? I would do anything for you Brandon, you know that, but I don't think I ought to be there- we all know how the Capwells feel about me- and if it happened to any one of them but Cruz I wouldn't care......but I wouldn't to do anything to disrupt his service."

"What about Channing? Shouldn't he be there? He's Eden's brother...."

Gina explains that Channing spent the night with CC and is attending with his father. Brandon is impressed with his mother's newfound maturity.

"Don't be fooled," Lily interjects "She's just taking the day off...."

Brandon asks why Lily isn't going, since she used to have a thing with Rafe. She explains that is exactly why she doesn't want to be there, reminding him about their encounter at the Lair.

"What encounter?" Gina interrupts.

"UH-Oh" Brandon says

"How long have you been in town Brandon? And YOU!" she motions to Lily "Why didn't you tell me your brother was here?"

Brandon explains that he's actually been in town on business and informs her that he actually bought the Lair and has been working on the remodel and the opening. Gina laments that it's been going on for months and Brandon explains that he didn't want anyone to know he was in town or that he bought the Lair until he got things rolling. Gina is disappointed that he hasn't called and he promises he'll make up for it. Brandon checks his watch.

"You should get going, the service is starting soon, I don't want to keep you. Give Eden, Adriana and the Castillos my best."

"Are you sure you don't want to come with me mom? Victoria Lane will be there."

"That's quite alright, Brandon- I had a lifetime's worth of Victoria Lane when she lived in Santa Barbara when you were little. Keep an eye on your brother for me. I love you."

"I love you too."

He kisses his mother and sister good-bye and heads for the church.

(EXT- Chapel)

---Eden, Julia, and Chip arrive at the church and are surprised to see that Adriana and Samantha are already there. Adriana explains that she wanted to get there early and be sure everything was set up and ready to go. She apologizes to her mother for not staying the night before, but says it was just too painful to be there another day. Eden nods silently and walks into the church. She sees Cruz's casket with his picture above it and loses it.

"Oh Cruz." she sniffles "It wasn't supposed to be this way, Julia. We were supposed to grow old and grey together. I was supposed to take up knitting, he fishing.....We were going to spoil our grandchilden rotten, take them for ice cream, buy them Christmas gifts and sing Happy Birthday on their first birthday.......How can I do any of that without you darlin?"

She begins to sob and Chip takes her in his arms and tries to comfort her. He takes her and sits her down while Adriana greets the Castillos. Carm looks into the church and sees Cruz's casket and his picture, decorated with white Lilies. She removes her glasses and wipes away a tear. She looks over and sees Eden sobbing in the front row and immediately walks toward her. She motions for Chip to let her be alone with Eden. She takes her seat next to her and takes Eden's hand in hers.

"He loved you with all his heart Eden- he told me so every chance I got, not that I needed to. I could see it, the way you made his eyes light up. The way he smiled at you, a way that I'd never seen him smile before. It was the exact same way that his father used to smile at me."

"I know I wasn't the daughter-in-law you envisioned..."

"Nonsense. My son loved you- you made him the happiest he'd ever been, which made me love you. You're like a daughter to me, Eden. You're everything I could want in a daughter-in-law and more."

She clutches Eden's hand and kisses it, looking her in the eye. She sees some more people arriving and looks back at her daughter-in-law. The two of them get up together and greet the arrivals- first CC, Channing IV, Ted, and Angela. Warren shows up next to give his condolences, offering the same from his family. Kelly and Ashton come in around the same time as Mason, along with Mary and Brandon. Mason tells Mary that he's glad she decided to come, while Julia looks on from a distance. Then Pearl shows up, which causes Eden to lose it all over again. Pearl takes her in his arms.

"Oh Edie..." he chokes back her name "I know- I'm gonna miss him too, I know..." he says, trying to soothe her.

Vic shows up with the guys from the police force, all of whom wanted to pay their respects to their superior, co-worker, and friend. Chip greets Victoria and takes her to her place in the church. Eden is shocked when Brick Wallace shows up and remarks she hasn't seen him in ages. She gives him a huge hug. CC isn't as warm, commenting that he had hoped that Brick would have been at Sophia's funeral. Kelly hushes her father up, saying that it isn't the time and takes Brick inside. Rosa arrives with Santana and Danny. Eden marvels at how grown up Danny is and remembers when Cruz helped him kick his addiction to drugs and helped him with Angel. Eden chokes on the name and begins crying again, with Danny taking her in his arms. Cain surprises Eden and is able to calm her down. Everyone begins taking their seats and the priest begins the service. As he speaks, each attendee is shown individually- Eden, Adriana, Chip, Victoria, Mason, Julia, Mary, Kelly, Ashton, Ted, Angela, Warren, CC, Channing IV, Vic, the force, Pearl, Carm, Carmen, Rafael, et all.

The time comes for the eulogy and Eden gets up to do it. As she takes her spot, the Ramirezes arrive and quietly sit down in the back as Eden begins to speak.

"I never really imagined I would have to do this.....Thank you all for coming, though it doesn't surprise me so many showed up. Cruz was a man who was loved and admired by every person he ever touched.......(her voice starts to crack, but she regains control)......You know, years ago, when I was presumed dead in a plane crash, Cruz stood up here and did this and I honestly don't know how he.....(she begins choking up) got through it...........I'm up here trying to talk about him, trying to remember him but words just won't do him justice. Nothing I can say can adequately describe the kind of man that Cruz Castillo was. I could stand here, using all kinds of adjectives. Loyal. Honest. Dependable. Caring. Noble. Heroic. Strong. Handsome. Loving. None of these words begin to do him justice. He's the best person I've ever known (she says through sobs)- the best friend I've ever had, the best husband I could imagine.....And his death is needless.....It serves no higher purpose......When a person dies of natural causes, one can look to God for answers. You can say to yourself- it was their time.....but Cruz (she chokes)- It wasn't his time, you know- He was just taken- ripped away from all of us, all those who loved him and who need him here with us right now......I need him......And I wish I could accept it...God, I wish I could accept it, but I can't. I can't accept that this was supposed to happen, that his was how he was supposed to die (flash to Santana)........I'm so sorry, to all of you, that I didn't stop this from happening, that I couldn't prevent it somehow....Our love has seen us through all kinds of things...At times, it was the only thing that did get me through......And though I could say that I'll hold that in my heart forever and treasure every memory.....Most of you know me, I'm too (she chokes up again) selfish for that...I want him here, I want him with me and his family who love him so much. It shouldn't be this.....(she chokes the word "way" out before falling into a complete sob)

Adriana and Chip get up and go to their mother. The two of them escort her down the stairway as everyone in the church sobs watching the horrific site. Chip remains strong, but Adriana is a mess. As they lead Eden to her seat, Kirk Cranston arrives and takes a seat at the back of the church. His presence immediately catches Eden's eye. Her tears suddenly stop and her face fills with rage.

"NO! OH No, GET OUT OF HERE!!!" she says as she's charging down the aisle at Kirk. "I said GET OUT OF HERE you bastard, you don't belong here..."

She looks next to him where Marta, Angel, and Carla are seated.

"NONE OF YOU DO!!! You KILLED Him!!! All of you MURDERED MY HUSBAND, each and every one of you and you have the nerve to show up at his FUNERAL?"

"Eden, I'm sorry, we were just.." Carla says before being cut off.

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! Your husband......he could have prevented all of this but he didn't did he? No, no, not Angel Ramirez. He hasn't had an honest day in his life. And YOU!" she says, looking at Kirk. "I know you DID THIS! I KNOW YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS! And you're going to pay when I find out.....I'll kill you Kirk, I'll KILL YOU!"

"Eden, really, you should calm down.. I didn't have anything to.." Kirk says

Eden closes her fist and punches Kirk in the face.

"I SAID GET OUT OF HERE!! TED! MASON! GET HIM OUT OF HERE!!! ALL OF YOU GET OUT!!! NOne of you care about him....none of you loved him....get out!! GET OUT!!!"

Carla tells Angel they should leave and they take Marta and begin to walk out. Mason and Ted help Kirk up and take him on his way.

"GET OUT! gET OUT! You don't care....YOu killed him! MURDERERS!! !MURDERERS!!!" she shouts through sobs.

Eden collapses into sobs onto the floor and CC rushes to her and raps his arms around her, comforting a very broken Eden.

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(EXT: The Capwell Hotel- Banquet Room)

---Chip explains to Eden that he wanted to be home as soon as possible and the only way for that to happen was to bring Victoria with him. He tells her that he hopes she isn't upset. Rafael and Carm spring from their chairs and greet their grandson, admiring how much he reminds them of Cruz at his age. He thanks his parents for the compliment and everyone takes their seats again at the table. Eden shows Victoria to her place, quietly speaking with her.

"This is a family dinner, Victoria, for Cruz's family & mine. You should have gone to your room in the hotel.."

"I'm the mother of Cruz's only son, in case that's slipped your mind Eden. I loved him once too you know and I wanted to come and pay my respects."

"Which you could have done tomorrow at the memorial service, but that wouldn't get under my skin enough, now would it?"

"Contrary to what you believe, the world doesn't revolve around you Eden. Every decision I make isn't related to you- to be quite honest, I haven't even thought about you in years. Chip barely mentions your name when we're together..."

Eden doesn't let Victoria get to her, sitting her at the end of the table with Ted, Angela, Mason and Julia. Everyone once again resumes their meal. Eden dotes on Chip, asking him how he's been and when he's coming back home. He tells her that Victoria has another month or so until she should be able to get around on her own. Eden is disbelieving, saying that she's in a wheelchair. Chip explains that she can walk, her legs are just very week and the wheelchair is more convenient. Eden nods and gives Victoria an inquisitive look.

On the other end of the table, Victoria asks Mason & Julia how they've been since she's left, asking about Samantha. Samantha waves, telling Victoria that she's right there.

"Oh my goodness, you're all so grown up now- all of you. I remember when the three of you were all teeny tiny little babies."

"How nice for you," Samantha says. "Could you pass the salt?"

Victoria struggles to reach for it.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I should have asked someone else- dad would you mind?" Samantha smirks at Victoria.

Mason gives his daughter a look before passing it to her.

"So- Mason- 20 years it's been now for you two huh?"

"Give or take a couple marriages....." he answers.

"I see you still have your trademark wit."

"It's a curse."

Victoria goes on about how wonderful it is to see them still together, though she knew they would be. She tells them she's happy that everything seems to have worked out for them. Julia gives an uncomfortable nod, then gives Mason a look.

(EXT: London, England)

---Edmund pulls up the long driveway to pick up his "wife." As the car approaches the front of the castle, he sees Sophia in a long ice blue gown, beaded and satin at the top, with flowing chiffon at the bottom. The dress is cut off the shoulders and she wears the sapphire necklace he gave her around her neck. The driver lets Edmund out of the car and he's dressed to the nines, in an old English black tuxedo complete with a top hat. He walks up to Sophia and takes her hand and kisses it.

"You take my breath away Loretta."

"You look pretty handsome yourself there."

"Shall we go?"

He extends his arm out for her and she hooks hers around his. "We shall."

The two of them get into the limousine and take off for the theatre.

(EXT: London, England- Theatre)

---Augusta and Lionel take their seats on the balcony. Lionel tells her he's quite charmed that she wanted to go to the theatre again, remembering when they used to attend regularly.

"Yes, well I've always wanted to see I Hate Hamlet and I've heard this production is spectacular."

Lionel smiles as she begins fidgeting with her binoculars. He watches her grow frustrated as she tries to get them to stay still to look through. He tries to get her to hand them to him, but she pulls away and continues fidgeting, still unable to get them to work.

"Will you hand them to ME Augusta?" Lionel says, taking them from her and fixing them.

She thanks him and takes them back, looking through them at the crowd below.

"What are you looking at? The show hasn't started yet...."

"I'm people watching, Lionel- the orchestra, the people below and such..."

"People watching? Since when do you care about watching people?"

"What are you talking about- I like people watching. We sit outside at restaurants and I look around at people, in the park.."

"The park?"

"Yes, the park Lionel, I visit the park sometimes..." He gives her a look. "Well I DO!"

She looks back into the binoculars and sees Sophia sitting down with Edmund. She's startled and lets out a "Hehhh" noise.

"WHat? What is it? Let me see those...."

"No! A man just spilled his drink on his date, that's all...." she says, staring back into them.

Lionel watches his wife, wondering what she's really up to.

(EXT: The Capwell Hotel- Banquet Room)

---Everyone finishes their meal and the guests begin dispersing throughout the room. Rafael and Carm speak with Rosa, asking if Santana will be in town for the memorial service. Brandon's ears perk up and asks when his mother will be coming. Rosa informs them that she had a late shift at the clinic, but she should be arriving the following day. Carm says she remembers when Santana was young and she and Cruz attending their prom together. Carm begins to choke up at the memory of her son and her husband comforts her, and suggests they get settled in their room. Kelly walks up and offers to show them and Ric upstairs to their rooms. Ashton approaches, offerring to come with them, but Kelly tells him she can take care of it on her own and encourages him to stay with the rest of the family. Kelly calls to Victoria and Chip, telling them she may as well show them up as well. Victoria hesitates, as she's talking with Mason, Eden & Julia, but Chip insists that she needs to rest, after the drive and all.

"You're right- he takes such good care of me this one. Whatever you say son, let's go..."

Chip walks up to Eden and gives her a hug. "Let me just get her settled, mom, and I'll come back down."

She nods in approval as Kelly escorts them upstairs, with Ashton following to kiss her good-bye. CC walks up behind him.

"You're smothering her, Lavery, just like your father did your mother..."

"Don't you dare talk about my father, CC"

CC ignores him. "She can't even have a free second away from you? Don't you trust her? Or are you not as confident in your marriage as you'd have all of us believe?"

"Oh, CC, I'm sure you'd love for that to be the case. But the fact is your daughter is in love with me and I her, and not a damn thing you say is going to change that. In fact, I encourage you to try.....it only seems to make Kelly want me more..."

CC raises his hand to slug him but Rosa walks up and stops him. "Don't let him get to you CC- especially today."

"And there your are again, Rosa" Ashton says, over-pronouncing her name. "You're like a bad penny, you know that?"

Across the room, Adriana tells Eden that she'd like to spend the night over at Samantha's. Eden tells her that she was hoping that she'd be at the house with her, since the memorial service is the next day. She can't believe that Adriana would even consider not being at the house with her.

"It's just for a night...."

"You do want you want Adriana- if you want to go to Samantha's, go right ahead. Leave me alone in the house without you or your father there. You're what's important- you and your wants."

"It's so hard for me to be there, mom, you know? I just really need to get away from there for a while..."

"Again, your needs. You don't think it's hard for me to be there? It's hard enough with you there, but alone? You think I don't want to get away? From the pain I feel every time I see the furniture your father & I picked together, living in the house that he built for the two of us and you and Chip?"

"Let her stay at my house Eden- Mason's staying in the hotel tonight, so they can stay at my house and I'll come stay with you." Julia says interrupting.

"I guess that would be alright...." Eden says softly.

"Thanks Aunt Julia!" Adriana says, as she and Samantha leave.

"You're being awfully hard on her" Julia says.

"I don't mean to be- it's just, with everything that's going on and what's happened...."

"I know, I know you're stressed. Why don't we get out of here and take you home? It's going to be a long day tomorrow...."

"Sounds like a good idea to me, mom" Chip says, walking back in.

Eden smiles and beams that her son is all grown up. Eden asks if Victoria is settled in and Chip says she's fast asleep, which is what Eden ought to be doing. Eden says that she cannot sleep much since Cruz's death. Chip insists that she try and she smiles and promises that she will. She begins to leave with Julia when Mason stops them, saying that he'd like to have a word with his wife.

"Not now Mason."

"We need to talk Julia.'

"And we will, but this isn't the time. It will have to wait until after tomorrow. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm taking your sister home."

They leave and CC walks up behind Mason.

"She's not going to put up with you running around the world with your ex-fiance forever, son. Julia is your wife- don't you think it's about time you started acting like it?"

"The day I take start taking advice from you, dad, I'll commit myself. Like you did my mother." Mason says, as he exits.

"Perhaps one day you could give Mason advice on breaking up a marriage, CC. Something you're quite educated in I believe," Ashton says as he walks out.

(EXT: London, England- THEATRE)

---The show ends as Augusta and Lionel stand up to applaud. She sees Edmund and Sophia leaving through her binoculars and begins scurrying to get down there. Lionel cannot understand her rush, but he insists they hurry so they can beat traffic.

"Augusta, there are thousands of people here..."

"All the more reason we should get a move on now pick up those lead feet Lionel."

They hurry down the stairs and she spots Sophia from a distance going to the ladies room. Augusta tells Lionel that she has to powder her nose before they go.

"I thought you were in a hurry...."

"This can't wait Lionel, now stay here...."

She walks into the elegant ladies room and sees Sophia standing in front of the mirror, primping herself. She smiles a devious smile.

"Lovely show, don't you think?" Augusta says, expecting Sophia to recognize her.

Sophia turns around and looks at a smiling Augusta. "Yes. It was wonderful."

"Surprised to see me?" Augusta smiles.

"Excuse me?"

"Oh you can cut the double talk. What the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm sorry, but do we know each other....."

"Do we know each other? Who are you trying to kid Sophia?"

"Sophia? I'm sorry, but you must be mistaking me for someone else. I'm Loretta. Loretta Lavery." Sophia says extending her hand.

A flabbergasted August takes it and shakes.

"Augusta Lockridge" is all she's able to get out.

"Nice to meet you Augusta. If you'll excuse me...."

Sophia begins to walk out. Augusta realizes Lionel could see her and yells for her to wait, but it's too late. Augusta walks out of the ladies room and stops cold when she sees Lionel standing immediately outside the door.

"You mind telling me what that was about?"

Augusta plays dumb, asking what he's talking about. She's relieved that he's wondering how she's out of the ladies room so quick.

"The line was so long.....I'll just hold it until we get home. Speaking of which, come on! We have traffic to beat!"

She grabs his arm and runs him out of the theatre.

(EXT: Edmund's castle)

---Sophia and Edmund arrive at home. She thanks him for such a lovely evening and he kisses her passionately. She suggests they go upstairs, telling him to go to the bedroom while she freshens up. Edmund walks into the room and is enchanted when he sees candles are lit throughout and there are rose pedeals covering their bed. He turns around and sees Sophia standing in a long blue silk negligee.

"You like it?"

"How did you do all this?"

"I spoke with Christine before we left and had her set everything up. I wanted it to be perfect. You made today so special for me, I wanted tonight to be special for you."

"Every night with you is special Loretta."

She walks into his arms and passionately kisses him, removing his jacket and his vest. Their kissing grows more intense as she begins unbuttoning his shirt and leading him to the bed. They lay down on the bed and continue to kiss very passionately. Edmund stops for a second, running his thumb on her face and looking into her eyes.

"Are you sure you're ready?" he asks.

She smiles at him. She stands up at the side of her bed and removes the negligee.

"I've been waiting for this for many years, Edmund. Don't make me wait another night."

He grabs her and brings her close to him. He looks at her for a second and kisses her passionately on the lips, bringing her back down on the bed with him . The two of them kiss and careen on the bed as the camera fades to black.

THE END................for now

Nothing definite, but a second episode MAY be posted later tonight- I'll update the schedule sometime in the evening to let you know if it will air tonight or tomorrow.....

SONBC's Return to Santa Barbara will be back this week with 6 Brand New Episodes, the first of which to be posted late tonight or Monday morning. Lots is happening this coming week, including part 2 of the family dinner in the next installment. Here's a preview of what's in store for the week:

Edmund continues to lavish Sophia with extravagance!

Edmund & Sophia play a game of cat and mouse with Augusta!

Santana leaves her patient for the memorial service!

Cruz's memorial service takes place!

Eden has a meltdown!

Kirk begins insinuating himself into the investigation.....and Eden's life!

Pearl has an update for Mason & Mary!

Maureen McCormick shows up in Santa Barbara!

Lily's torture of Angela begins!

Ric & Kelly share a moment!

Adriana turns to Steve!

Brandon exhibits behavior similar to that of his late father!

Also, to warn everyone in advance, RTSB will experience a brief hiatus the week of April 2, due to conflicts with work. 1 or 2 episodes will probably still be posted, but it certainly won't be a full week.

Don't miss this week's brand new episodes of RETURN TO SANTA BARBARA on SONBC.

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(EXT: The Capwell Hotel)

---Kelly directs the catering staff in the banquet room, instructing them that she wants everything just so for this dinner. Kelly explains that the entire Castillo and Capwell family are going to be there and, because of the solemn occasion, she doesn't want any problems for the family and as little disturbance as possible. They get to work setting up and she turns around and sees her husband standing there.

"You're quite cute when you're bossy, you know that?" Ashton smiles

"This is a surprise. I thought you weren't going to make it until later- that you had meetings."

"I wrapped all of that up early- I think it's more important that I be here with my wife, don't you?"

She smiles for the first time that day as Ashton kisses her. He asks if there's anything that he can do to help and she tells him she has everything covered. Ashton asks if she's going to wear what she has on, irritating her slightly.

"I haven't exactly had time to primp myself- And for that matter, why should it matter to you what I have on?"

"Cute when she's annoyed too. Actually, if you would've let me finish, I was going to tell you that my meeting was with your tailor- and she put the finishing touches on something I bought for you for this occasion. It's upstairs in the penthouse.."

"Ashton, I couldn't possibly leave, Eden's expecting me and I want everything to go perfectly..."

"Not to worry, my love, I'll handle all of that- you've been on your feet working on this all day. Go upstairs, take a nice hot shower and put on something brand new. I think it will do you a world of good."

"How did I get so lucky? Where have you been all my life, Ashton Lavery?"

"Waiting for you to show up." he answers, leaning in and kissing her again. She then heads upstairs, with her dress.

(EXT: Plane flying Overhead)

---The pilot comes on over the loudspeaker and says they're making their descent into Santa Barbara. Mason looks at Mary, who's quietly fallen asleep by the window. He gently nudges her, telling her they're about to land. She sits up and fastens her seatbelt. Mason comments that she hasn't said anything all day- she was quiet over breakfast and has slept the entire flight.

"What do you want me to say, Mason?"

"Anything, really- what I can't handle is this silence I've gotten from you since last night. We made love, Mary. We need to talk about that."

"We were both low last night, Mason. We'd been on a wild goose chase and we were leaving with not much more to go on than we had to begin with. And in our weakness, we comforted one another."

"It was more than that and you know it."

"You're married Mason- to Julia. You made a commitment to her, a lifetime commitment- what happened last night doesn't change that."

"What are you talking about? It changes everything!"

Mary tells him that she intends to continue to live her life without him. She informs him that she's going back to work at the clinic and she thinks it's best if they keep their distance for a while. Mason asks her where that leaves their investigation and she says that Pearl can handle it. Mason isn't fooled, telling her that the Mary he saw in Florida wouldn't give up so quickly, and certainly would want to handle Mark and Sherri personally.

"Revenge has always been your forte, Mason. It's never been mine."

"Maybe not before....but c'mon, after all the torture he's put you through- I can't imagine not wanting a little revenge....You're fooling yourself if you think you can walk away from this...and from me.....so easily..."

"I've done it for 20 years Mason, what makes you think I can't now?"

They are startled when the plane touches ground, having been so ensconced in their own conversation.

(EXT: Angela's Condominium)

---Angela emerges from the master bathroom, still fastening her earrings. She looks in the mirror to make sure she looks just so. She looks at her watch and wonders where Ted could be. Ears ever-ringing, Ted picks that moment to come bursting through the door downstairs.

"ANGELA?!? ANGELA!?!"

"I'M UPSTAIRS GETTING READY"

Ted charges up the stairs and tiptoes to the room, holding his hand behind his back. He smiles at his wife who's doing her best to be coy and ignore him. He steps directly in her personal space, bringing his face close up to hers. As she turns to her left to disconnect eye contact, he whips the a dozen yellow roses out with his right hand.

"Yellow roses.... My favorite. They're beautiful...."

"Not half as beautiful as you!" he says planting a passionate kiss on her, which she soon pulls away from.

"I'm still mad at you- 12 yellow flowers aren't gonna make it up to me...."

"Nothin happened between us. We're just friends, Angela..."

"Then why didn't you just tell me you were with her?"

Ted smiles and says that it wouldn't have been half as fun this way. Angela doesn't understand and he tells her he likes it when she's jealous- always has.

"You mean you were just playing with me?" He looks away, feigning guilt. "It's not funny Ted! Do you have any idea what that little twit you were engaged to has been putting me through?"

"Who, Lily? Why do you let her get to you babe?"

"I don't know, she pushes my buttons...."

"I was hoping I could push your buttons myself...." He begins hungrily devouring her.

"Ted.....Ted.......We've got to go dinner, your sister's expecting us....."

"She'll understand if we're let- We're newlyweds..."

Ted begins devouring Angela's neck, causing her to moan with pleasure. After all the time she spent getting dressed, Ted has her dress on the floor in seconds flat. She carefully unbuttons his shirt and reaches to hang it on the bedpost.

"What are you Doing? What's gotten into you? We don't have clean sex, wife or no wife" Ted says, tearing off his t-shirt.

Angela quickly undoes his belt and tears his pants off of him before he literally throws her onto the bed, hurling himself on top of her. he kisses her passionately as the roll around in their beige Satin sheets.

(EXT: The Capwell Hotel)

---Eden arrives at the banquet room with Adriana, wearing no makeup and a dour black pantsuit. Her eyes are swollen, as though she hasn't slept in days. Adriana, meanwhile, is done to the nines. Adriana comments that everything looks so beautiful.

"Kelly's worked very hard to make sure everything's just right." Ashton says, emerging from the background.

"And where is she Now?" Eden asks.

"Upstairs, changing, she should be down any minute. I gave her a break with the staff."

"How thoughtful of you." Eden says, sarcastically.

"You'll have to excuse my mother, Mr Lavery. She's just upset...."

"Don't speak for me, Adriana- I'm an adult and perfectly capable of communicating exactly how I feel when I say something."

"It's alright, Adriana. I understand it's a rough time for all of you..."

"And talking as if I'm not in the room certainly won't help matters!" Eden interjects.

Before things get any worse, Kelly arrives at the banquet room and calls to Eden. Eden turns around and immediately begins to cry when she sees her sister. They walk up to each other and embrace, Kelly brushing Eden's hair gently.

"You're gonna get through this darlin. We're all here for you, especially me."

Eden continues to sob, describing to Kelly the scene she came upon in Mexico and trying to explain everything that happened beforehand. Kelly continues to stroke her sister's hair and tell her that everything's going to be alright. She's with her family now. Eden asks when the others are supposed to get there- Kelly explains that CC and Rafe have gone with the driver to pick up Rafael, Carm, and Carmen. Kelly also tells her that Ted's flight should have gotten in an hour ago and that Mason's should be arriving any minute. Eden asks about Julia, who arrives on cue with Samantha. Julia walks up to Eden and takes both of her hands in hers.

"How you holding up....."

"I'm doing my best, Julia, I'm trying...." Eden says as she again chokes back tears.

Samantha embraces her cousin and tells her that if there's anything she needs, she can count on her. Adriana quietly whispers that what she needs is to get away from her mother for a little while. Samantha suggests she stay at their house tonight and Adriana leaps at the offer. Samantha asks where Chip is and Eden pipes up, wondering the same thing. Adriana tells her that she talked to Chip earlier in the day and he wasn't going to be able to leave until the morning. Eden asks why and Adriana explains that Victoria isn't up to making the trip and her nurse can't come stay with her until the morning. Eden is disappointed that the whole family will be there except for Cruz's son. She's distracted when everyone begins arriving- CC walking in first.

"DADDY!" Eden says, her voice cracking as she walks up to him.

"Princess." he responds, taking his eldest daughter in his arms.

Behind him walk in Rosa, Rafe, Rafael, Carm, Ric, and Carmen. Eden is especially surprised to see Ric, who she didn't think was going to make it.

"I was able to work it out at the last minute, thank God. I couldn't imagine being any place else."

He kisses his sister-in-law on the cheek and immediately walks up to Kelly. He greets her with a light peck on the lips, surprising her. She introduces to her husband, Ashton.

"Nice to meet you." Ashton says.

Ric says nothing back. Mason, Ted, and Angela arrive, each greeting Eden and giving their condolences. The whole family is floored when Brandon walks in. Everyone is all smiles to see him, even on such a dour occasion. Brandon gives Eden a huge kiss and tells her he's so sorry about Cruz. Eden says that she's surprised that he made it, since he hasn't been back in town for quite some time.

"Cruz helped raise me for a while there, and he was always a part of my life. I had to be here Eden. I couldn't let him pass without seeing you and making sure you were okay."

"I appreciate that- my you're so grown up. I remember when you were just a little boy, running around playing hide and seek in the mansion........You look good, Brandon. And so much like your father..."

The family begins taking their seats and the long rectangular table. They all sit down and Rosa leads everyone in a prayer for Cruz. She speaks beautifully about what a loving, giving, generous, and courageous man Cruz was before closing out with a prayer in Latin. Everyone begins eating their food. Eden looks over at Adriana, saying that she's disappointed that Chip wasn't able to make it in. Adriana says he had no other choice, he had to take care of his own mother.

"He should be HERE! With us....."

"Who should Be here?" A voice says from the corridor.

Eden slowly gets up from her seat and sees her gorgeous SON!!! standing there. She begins to choke up and runs to the middle of the room to hug the son she and Cruz raised. She tells him that she's so happy he's there and comments that she didn't think he'd be able to make it.

"I didn't think so either, but we worked it out..."

"I'm so happy that you did. Kelly- can you have the service staff bring another setting? We're going to have 1 more for dinner..."

"Actually, 2..." Chip says.

"2? What are you talking abou-"

She cuts herself off when she sees Victoria Lane wheel herself in in her electric wheelchair.

"Hello Eden" she says.

"Hello..........VICTORIA!!!!!!"

THE END.............for today

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(EXT: London, England- Heathrow Airport)

---Augusta drops her purse, her mouth gaping open as she watches Sophia and Edmund say their good-byes to Pamela. They begin to walk outside. She instructs her driver to quickly pull up the car, keeping an eye on Sophia & Edmund. The two of them pull of in their car. A few seconds later, Augusta's driver pulls up, getting out to put the bags in the trunk. He takes his time organizing them so they fit properly.

"Oh, for heaven's sake, just throw them in there......we can't waste time!" she exclaims.

The driver throws the rest of her bags in the trunk and slams it shut. He hops into the front seat and she commands him to catch up with Sophia's car.

"Who's Sophia?"

"Nevermind who Sophia is, just step on it!!"

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Joann is startled to see Kirk Cranston sitting at her desk. She asks him what he's doing there and he smiles, silently taunting her.

"I mean it Kirk, what are you doing here? If CC or Eden found you here....."

"I don't think we have to worry about Eden coming into the office anytime soon, Joann. I thought you'd be happy to see me..."

"Happy? Why would I possibly be happy to see you? Our relationship was over months ago- that, I couldn't be happier about.."

Kirk agrees that she probably shouldn't be pleased to see him. He glances at the file she's still holding and asks her if she's impressed with his work. She retorts that it's more irritation than anything else. Kirk tells her she should be more than irritated.

"Is that supposed to be some kind of threat?" she asks.

"I don't know, Joann. You tell me. You really played me for a sucker, didn't you? Baiting me to go after Capwell Enterprises, using me and my connections to get you inside the door, all so you and Elizabeth could make your little power play. Did you really think I wouldn't find out?"

"Again, I must ask, what is it that you want Kirk?"

Kirk smiles that he doesn't want anything.......for now. He'll keep CC in the dark and she'll continue working at Capwell Enterprise, like normal. But there will come a time where he will need her to do something and when that time comes, she'd better do exactly as he says or he'll blow her out of the water.

"I'm not afraid of you Kirk."

Kirk stands up and grabs her by the arm. "Well you should be Joann. You definitely should be because I can and will destroy you, so I suggest you can this little spitfire routine you're giving me and start acting like a good little minion. I'll be in touch."

He releases her and exits, leaving behind an upset Joann.

(EXT: Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office)

---Elizabeth storms into the office demanding to see her husband. The secretary gives her a hard time, telling her that Keith is on a conference call and asked not to be disturbed. Elizabeth informs her that she doesn't care if he's on the phone with Sandra Day O'Connor, he's going to see her right now.

"It's okay, Meredith, I'm through with my call- I'll see Mrs. Timmons."

Elizabeth storms past him, shooting him the evil eye. "I like hearing you refer to me as your husband. Has a nice ring to it- My wife.....My husband...."

"Ex-husband has a far nicer ring to it."

"What flew up your Donna Karan?"

Elizabeth informs him that she had an interesting chat with Kathleen earlier. She tells him that she knows that he listened in to her conversation with CC at the office and that Gina was the one who found the copy of the will.

"You set me up, I don't believe you- you went to CC with all of this, knowing full well what he was going to do. You made him think that I told you about him willing the company to Channing IV and gave you a copy of the will. Why? Why the hell would you-"

"Now wait just a minute. I did no such thing- yes, I went to CC about the will. Yes, I taunted him and got a rise out of him- it''s what I do..... But if he thought that you were behind it all, he came up with that idea all on his own."

"You're saying you didn't? That you didn't even imply it."

"That's what I'm saying. Look, Lizzie-Bit, I like you- I've liked you since the day I met you- I wouldn't do anything to make you look bad in front of the old man."

"And why should I believe you?"

Keith smiles his devilish grin and tells her he's her husband. She gives him an annoyed look.

"If you can't believe that, believe this!" he says, grabbing her and pulling into a heated kiss.

They break apart, leaving Elizabeth breathless. She tries to stay mad, though Keith's winning smile doesn't do her any favors in that department. She finally cracks a smile.

"C'mon, let's get outta here. I want to take my wife to dinner."

(EXT: The Lair)

---Rafe and Samantha arrive and take a seat at one of the tables. They order cocktails from their server. Samantha tells Rafe that if he doesn't feel up to being out, she'll understand and they can go home. Rafe insists that it's good for him to get his mind off of Cruz, if only for a little while. Samantha takes his hand, telling him that his brother was a fine man and a wonderful uncle. Her attention is redirected at Steve, who she sees across the room, drinking a beer with a friend.

"Isn't that the guy that drove A to Mexico?" she asks Rafe.

He turns around and spots Steve. "That's him..."

Rafe picks up his drink and begins walking over to Steve, with Samantha following closely behind. He asks Steve if he remembers them, which he does.

"What were you thinking up and leaving with my niece like that? She could've been hurt or killed- there were people after her, you know!"

"Your niece has a mind of her own- she wanted to go, she was worried about her dad, so I took her. Period. And I made sure she was safe..."

"I bet you did" Rafe replies

"HEY!" Samantha interrupts. She directs her attention toward Steve. "You'll have to excuse Rafe, here. He's a bit of a worrywart. I'm Samantha Capwell, Adriana's cousin."

"Nice to meet you. Steve. Steve Hall."

Rafe is about to ask him some more questions when he's distracted by someone causing a ruckus at the bar. He looks to see who's causing the commotion and is surprised to see it's Lily. Lily yells at the bartender, insisting that she's fine to have another drink, that she's celebrating. Samantha rolls her eyes.

"What's she celebrating? A lifetime of eternal loneliness of her own making?"

Rafe ignores the comment and approaches his ex. "Lily, don't you think you've had enough?'

"You're days of deciding what's enough for me are long over, ever since you KNOCKED UP THAT SLUT!"

"Will you keep your voice down? You're making a scene!"

"Get the HELL away from me and I will."

"He's only trying to help you Lily. God knows why. C'mon Rafe. Leave her be. Don't choke on your next drink, Lily. May I suggest a shot of Everclear?" Samantha taunts as they walk away.

Lily insists to the bartender that she's fine, but he doesn't see it that way. She demands to speak to the owner. The bartender says that it's fine by him, since he's the one who cut her off. A man taps on Lily's shoulder.

THE OWNER

"BRANDON!" Lily exclaims.

"Hello sis!"

(EXT: London- an outdoor cafe)

---Edmund and Sophia sit at a private table, enjoying their lunch. Augusta attempts to get the maitre'd to sit her nearby, but he informs her the entire area has been reserved for a private party. Augusta takes her seat, until he's out of site. She makes her way to the privated dining area, hiding behind a bush as she watches Sophia and Edmund.

"I have something for you." he tells her. He takes a long rectangular shaped box out of his pocket and hands it to her.

"Edmund, really, you've done so much already, this isn't necessary."

"Nonsense, quite the contrary- I couldn't do enough for you my sweet Loretta."

She smiles back at him and begins unwrapping the box.

"Loretta?!?" Augusta whispers under her breath.

Sophia's face lights up when she opens the box and it's a gorgeous sapphire and diamond necklace. She marvels that it's so beautiful, but too much. Edmund says it's not nearly as beautiful as she is and wraps the necklace around her neck. He tells her that he has something else for her as well and hands her an envelope. Intrigued, she opens it up and is delighted to see there are two tickets to the theatre inside.

"You always loved going to the theatre."

"I do, I do. And it's a production of 'I Hate Hamlet.' "

"Yes, it's a small touring company. They're performing it in the States in May, but doing a short run here in London first. A good friend of mine is the lead." ( )

Edmund tells her that after lunch, he's instructed the driver to take her to meet Christine at a local boutique to pick out a dress for the occasion, while he picks up his tuxedo. He tells her that he'll be by to pick her up at 6 PM sharp. Sophia is thrilled with all of the attention and tells Edmund that he's the best thing that ever happened to her. She smiles and leans in and kisses him.

Augusta cannot believe her eyes, and scurries out of the private area. She bumps into the maitre'd.

"I told you that you couldn't go back there."

"Yes and I should have listened to you- but now that I have, I have no appetite to speak of."

She walks out toward her car and dials her phone. "Lionel!...........Awful. I'll never fly that airline again. They lost one of my bags and the employees couldn't have been ruder........Listen.......I wasn't being difficult, will you shut up and listen to me? How would you like to see a show tonight?"

THE END........................FOR TODAY

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(EXT: LONDON, ENGLAND)

---Edmund wakes up in bed and sees Sophia sleeping peacefully next to him. He gently brushes her hair out of her face, causing her to twitch and flutter her eyes. She is pleases to wake up to the site of her husband staring adoringly at her.

"Good Morning, my love."

He leans in and softly pecks her on the lips. She smiles back and asks him if he slept alright, which he assures her he did. She smiles and leans in to kiss him again. As the kiss gets more passionate, Edmund pulls back and rises up out of bed, opening the drapes.

"Why do you do that?" she asks him, rising up out of the bed.

"Do what?"

"Pull away from me like that. Every time we've gotten intimate since I woke up, you've..."

"Yes, I know, but please, don't read into that. I just want everything to be........perfect, both for you and I. I just want to be sure that we're both ready."

"I'm certainly ready. It's been a while, you know.......Of course you know, what am I saying? This must have been torture for you."

"You don't know the half of it," he smiles as she puts her arms around him and plants another kiss on him. He again pulls away from her. "You've got to get dressed. I have a full day planned for us..."

"Oh you do?"

"Yes, yes, after we ride Addie to the Heathrow, I'm taking you to this....well, it must be a surprise........I thought it time that you get out of this stuffy old castle, no?"

She smiles and is thrilled by the prospect of spending the day with her husband. He calls to Christine and has her take "Loretta" to find something to wear. Christine smiles that she'd be happy to and walks Sophia down the corridor to her former dressing room. Sophia is overcome by the way the room is made up.

"My God!" Sophia exclaims.

"What? What is it Mrs. L?"

"It's exactly like the dressing room he had for me in our home in Santa Barbara."

"I know- isn't it remarkable? It was one of the first things Dr. L did when he bought the castle. Nobody, including myself, has been allowed inside since the renovations......well, until you started comin out of your coma Mrs. L. Then we all had to help fill the closet.....as you can see..."

Sophia smiles. "I owe him so much- just look at this! It's spectacular." She begins rummaging through the clothes. "Don't just stand there, Christine, I'm going to make this a day Dr. Lavery will never forget- so let's find something that will knock his socks off, shall we?"

"You're the boss Mrs. L!"

(EXT: The Ramirez House)

---Marta is angered by Eden's threats against her father.

"You B!tch! You're not doing ANYTHING to my father, especially after all he's done for the SBPD...."

"All he's done? What he's done, little girl, is make sure that their finest officer was killed mercilessly. And I want to know WHY. Why? Why did you do it Angel? After all Cruz was doing to help you- getting you out of jail, helping find your daughter- how could you set him up like that? How could you?"

Angel tells Eden to calm down and invites her to come inside to talk. Eden is only further enraged that he's telling her to calm down after what he did to Cruz. Angel explains that he didn't have any other choice- and that if she'll listen, maybe she'll be able to understand that.

"I doubt that. But talk- I'd certainly like to hear what you have to say for yourself."

Angel, Carla, Marta, and Eden walk inside the house and sit down around the kitchen table. Carla puts on a pot of coffee as Angel tells Eden the truth, explaining that Adriana was the intended kidnapping victim. Marta steps in, verifying that, and telling Eden how she was treated at first. She throws it in her face that the only reason that she ended up kidnapped is because she saved Adriana. When the men realized their mistake, she thought that they'd let her go, but they wouldn't hear of it. She says that they were going to kill her, so when she heard them talking about Cruz, she spoke up about Angel's investigation.

"Which would explain how they got their cover story- right from the horse's mouth!" Eden muses.

"What could I do? They were going to kill me Eden, and then come after your daughter. I had to do something...."

Angel continues, explaining that the kidnappers let him in on the secret, telling him that the only way his daughter was going to live was if he followed their instructions completely. Marta interjects that she had no idea that anything like that was discussed.

"You had no idea? This is the first I'm hearing of any of it- why wouldn't you confide in me mijo? How could you leave me in the dark when our daughter's life was at risk?"

"Because I knew you wouldn't go along with it- that you'd try to stop me or think of another way."

"And what does that tell you Angel?" Eden asks "If your own wife wouldn't approve of what you're doing....." she shakes her head in frustration.

"Yes, yes, I know, I went over it in my head a thousand times, but these guys.....I knew they meant business. They had no use for Marta and this was the only way to make her useful to them. If we didn't go along with it....."

"You could have told Cruz- You should have told him. He could have helped you- you guys could have saved Marta and-"

Angel cuts her off, telling her that was impossible. Marta was not to be released until Cruz was at the marina. He explains that he was forced to mislead the police- because if there was any trace of them at the marina with Cruz, Marta would have been executed; he comments that those were the exact words they use. He says that as things progressed with Cruz, he began to feel guilty, which is why he gave Santana the correct map. Eden says that Santana told her that he gave her both maps, but he explains that he had handed her the right one, but she second-guessed him when she found the decoy map as well. Angel insists that he didn't think that Cruz was going to be killed.

"Oh, come ON, Angel, what else did you think they were going to do to him?"

"I don't know- kidnap him, rough him up, negotiate with him- honestly, I never thought that he'd end up dead...."

"But he did end up dead, didn't he? And you didn't do a damn thing to stop it- not that you didn't have the opportunity. You CHOSE not to help him and for that, I'm gonna make you pay!"

Marta interrupts her, telling her that Angel felt awful- so much so, that they turned around and headed for the marina. She says that he was devastated when they saw the scene- the exploded boat, firetrucks, cops, rescue workers. They took up in a hotel and when they got definite word that Cruz was the man who was killed, they went to the investigators in Mexico and told them everything they knew- just this morning, in fact. Eden asks why Angel isn't under arrest then and he explains that he told the authorities that he didn't know the map that he was giving them was a decoy, having never seen the map that Cruz had given him. Angel begs Eden not to say anything. She ignores him and begins to walk out.

"Eden- Eden, WAIT! What are you gonna do? Please, I'm begging you...."

"It's going to take more than begging to make up for what you've done to me. Why don't you beg Cruz? He's the one you helped MURDER!"

She gets in her car and hurries off, leaving a nervous Ramirez family in her wake.

(EXT: Plane flying overhead)

----Augusta sits on her flight, reading a magazine article. The pilot comes on the speaker, saying that they're making their descent into Heathrow. The flight attendants walk down the aisles, making sure everyone is buckled in. They stop at Augusta's row, in first class.

"Mrs. Lockridge"

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry to bother you ma'am, but the captain is about to land. All seats must be in the upright position."

"I have a back condition and it's bothering me terribly. Couldn't you make an exception?"

"I'm sorry ma'am, but we're landing. All seats must be upright, no exceptions...."

"It's a matter of two inches...(she squints to read her nametag) Tracy ( ) I really don't see why you're making such a fuss."

"I'm not the one making a fuss Mrs Lockridge. I'm simply doing my job..."

"You do many things simply, don't you Tracy? Simple hairdo, simple outfit, simple occupation, simple vocabulary..."

"Simple solution." she leans down and presses the button on Augusta's chair, catapulting her upright. "See you on the ground Mrs Lockridge" she says as she takes her seat, leaving an annoyed Augusta behind.

"That girl's probably never been in an upright position in her life!"

FLASH TO

---Edmund, Pamela and Sophia arrive at the airport. Sophia is wearing an ice pink sleaveless sundress, smiling arrogantly at Pamela. The driver takes Pamela's bags to check-in and Edmund offers to walk her in. Pamela says that she'll be fine, but Sophia gets out of the car and insists on it, saying that they'll both see her off. Edmund tells Sophia that it isn't necessary that they both go, but Sophia won't have it.

"That's alright Edmund. I'm happy to see your friend Addie off..."

"Thank you Loretta. I must say, you're looking especially lovely today. Special occassion?"

"Yes, actually. My wonderful husband here has an entire day planned for us, isn't that right dear?"

Edmund nods and Sophia gives Pamela a confidant smile.

"That should be just lovely," Pamela says, as they walk toward the door, "I couldn't be happier for the both of you, I truly do mean that Loretta. I know we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, but after seeing how happy you've made Edmund and the joy you've brought to his life.......well, if Edmund's happy, then I'm happy for him. I do hope that someday we might become friends..."

"Perhaps" Sophia replies curtly.

FLASH TO

---Augusta at baggage claim with her driver. She is annoyed when the cart stops rotating before one of her bags has arrived. She asks the attendant if the machine is stuck, but he informs her that all of the luggage from her flight has been unloaded. She tells him that's not possible because one of her bags is missing.

"Believe me, it's not only possible, it's reality. What's possible is that your bag got lost. Take it up at the counter."

"What is it with the people that work with this airline? Don't they teach you how to treat your customers?"

"Yeah, lady, they teach us, only they don't tell us that we're going to have to deal with 100s of people like you every day. Good luck findin your bag. Have a nice day. "

An annoyed Augusta heads up toward the information counter. When she reaches the apex of the escalator, she glances to her left and is stunned by what she sees- There, in the flesh, is her nemesis Sophia Capwell- alive and well. She looks at who she's with and is stunned when she sees Pamela and Dr. Lavery.

"My God- it can't be.....Sophia? What's she doing with Edmund Lavery?"

THE END.....................for TODAY

It's OFFICIAL! The roles of Brandon Capwell and Chip Castillo have been cast! This week, RTSB welcomes Justin Hartley (ex-Fox, PSNS) as Brandon and Jay Hernandez (Six Degrees/ Crazy/Beautiful) as Chip Castillo. Though both are returning to town for Cruz's funeral, there's a bit of mystery surrounding each character.............like where the hell have they been?

"Chip has been taking care of his mother, Victoria Lane, who has been recovering from a terrible car accident," says juniorz, RTSB's creator & exec producer, "Victoria will be back for the funeral as well, but her casting is being kept under wraps until her debut."

This is not the first primetime/film star that has taken a role on RTSB recently- Jared Leto also recently began appearing as the mysterious Steve Hall last month. For now, however, it's been revealed that the plans for Chip are short-term at the moment, though that could change down the line. Hernandez and the new Victoria Lane debut on Wednesday, March 21. Both roles are recurring.

So what's the story with Brandon? Last we saw, he was a sweet pre-teen boy, loving and accepting of his family and friends without question. Any chance that's who we're getting back this time around?

"Brandon's done a lot of growing up. He has recently come into a considerable amount of money, since he turned 25," states juniorz, "He's grown into quite a different man than he was a boy. It's going to be deja vous at the Capwell house, as though Channing Jr. has come back from the grave. I'm really excited to start writing for him and glad that I held off bringing him on until now. The more I thought about the character, the more ideas I was able to come up with for story. Channing's presence was one that was always felt on SB (er, real-SB anyway) and I think it's about time that presence was felt on RTSB."

No specifics were available at this time about Hartley's premiere date, other than it is sometime this week. Mr. Hartley has been placed on contract status, effective immediately (see updated cast list).

In other news, as what probably will come as no surprise to readers, Matt Cedeno is OUT as Rafe Castillo. Though Rafe was prominently featured in early episodes, we haven't seen too much of him of late, as his story sort of fizzled out.

"It's no secret that I changed course with Lily when RTSB started. Unfortunately, a consequence of that was Rafe's storyline went out the window. I wasn't overly pleased with the Rafe/Samantha pairing so I backburnered it. There's lots of story planned for the series, but Rafe doesn't fit in too much with that. That's not to speak ill of Matt Cedeno or his portrayal, which I was quite happy with. But the character just doesn't work. Truly, he never did......"

Expect Cedeno to stick around for another couple of weeks. He's set to last appear in late March/early April.

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(EXT: The Ramirez House)

----Carla tries to insist to Eden that Angel & Marta haven't come home yet, but she doesn't buy it. She storms past Carla, calling for Angel & Marta, opening the doors to each and every room looking for them.

"They're not here, Eden. I don't appreciate you tearing through my home, disrespecting it and me. Now I told you they aren't here....."

"If they're not here, then where are they Carla? Because I'm not leaving here until I have some answers!"

"Please, will you just calm down? I told you, they are not here- they haven't even been home from Mexico yet...."

"Why not? I know she's safe and sound, Carla, so where ARE they? Running.....from me? I know what he did, Carla. I know about the maps. I know that Angel was probably in cahoots with these guys from the beginning. How could you let-"

"YOU know NO SUCH THING! How dare you accuse him of something like that- we were worried SICK about Marta. I didn't know if my baby was dead, brutalized, raped.......you can't imagine the thoughts that have entered both of our minds. And for you to come here, hurling these accusations, as if he or I knew something or had something to do with our own daughter's kidnapping is..........Look, I know you're upset right now. I read about Cruz and I'm sorry for your loss. But that doesn't give you the right to come here and harass me or my family. Now I'd like you to leave..."

"UPSET? Don't tell me about accusations Carla- your husband participated in this, deliberately confusing the police, myself.....Cruz could have been saved, he could have lived had Angel, for ONCE in his life, done the right thing. Cruz was helping him- helped him get out of prison early, was helping him try to put his life together- he was doing nothing but good for Angel and helping him rebuild his life..."

"Which Cruz destroyed..."

Eden doesn't let that pass, telling Carla that Angel made his own choices and chose a life of crime. She reminds her that Angel wasn't so innocent, dealing drugs, holding up the clinic- he was anything but honorable...until prison reformed him. Or at least they thought it had. Eden agrees to leave, but warns Carla that she'll be back. They head to the door and as they walk out, they see Angel and Marta pulling into the driveway.

"Well look who got home..." Eden says to a worried Carla.

(EXT: New York City- La Guardia Airport)

---Ted is annoyed when he & Laken arrive at the airport and sees that his flight has been delayed. She suggests they grab some lunch in the airport restaurant. He mentions that a beer would do his nerves some good. They sit down at the table and order drinks. Laken comments that she never realized that he was so afraid to fly. Ted says it's more of a patience issue- he's ready to get back home.

"I suppose you would be quite anxious to get home, what with everything that's going on...." a familiar voice says from behind a newspaper.

"MOTHER!?"

Augusta lowers the newspaper & reveals her face. "Surprise!"

Laken asks what she's doing there and she tells her daughter she's there for what was supposed to be a short layover from her trip to Chicago. Instead, thanks to all of the delays, she's spending 1/2 a day in the airport. Laken asks why she didn't call & Augusta says she tried, but got Laken's voice mail. She sits down, asking what exactly the two of them are doing in New York. Laken explains the situation, but Ted interjects, asking Augusta what she meant by 'everything that's going on'.

"You haven't heard? I'm surprised nobody's told you...."

"Told me what, Augusta?"

"You may as well know- Cruz, you're brother-in-law- he was killed in Mexico a few days ago. They received confirmation it was him, just the other night...."

"Oh my God. I've got to call Eden- why wouldn't anyone tell me!?! .... Excuse me...."

He gets up and excuses himself from the table. Laken lays into Augusta, telling her she knows what she's doing.

"Good heavens, Laken, his brother-in-law died.......he should know...."

"And you were just dying to tell him, weren't you? Honestly, I would have thought that after grandmother died, this feud between the Lockridges and the Capwells would have died with her. But you and dad, hell even Warren- all of you just insist on perpetuating it, don't you?"

"Honestly Laken, you're overreacting. There were no sinister alterior motives behind my telling Ted. I can't believe you'd think me so cold as to think I'd use Cruz's death to cause disruption in the Capwell family....."

"Are you kidding mother? You wrote the book- daddy and you both. Whatever feud you guys want to have, if you want to continue acting like the Capulets and the Montagues, you all go right ahead. But leave me out of it. I have no desire to be part of any more tragedies that this feud is sure to cause!"

Laken gets up from the table as Ted's walking back. He asks where she's going and she tells him she suddenly isn't hungry. He looks at Augusta, then walks away with Laken. Augusta goes back to her newspaper and begins to laugh.

"Sophia as Lady Capulet?!?!" she laughs.

Over the speaker, a man announces that the flight for London, England is now boarding. She pays her bill and heads toward her gate.

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Elizabeth and Joann go over the latest figures for the company. Joann laughs that she can't believe that Elizabeth is married to Keith Timmons. Joann warns Elizabeth to be careful of Keith, telling her of Keith & Gina's investigation into who CC willed the company to. Elizabeth asks Joann what she's talking about, and Joann explains to her that Keith was fishing around shortly after the takeover, trying to find out exactly what Elizabeth's stipulations were. Joann tells her that she was very coy with Keith, but he was obviously curious.

"What exactly did you tell him Joann?"

"You have to understand, I was in a precarious position- he was going to go to CC about my involvement with Kirk, which, even though my true loyalties were with you, would still probably cause me to be fired or worse. And it would've looked suspicious at the time for you to keep me......so I told him what I knew.....or at least, what I thought was safe for him to know, which that the contract you two entered into had.....stipulations..."

"But you didn't give him a copy of the contract or the will?"

"No, absolutely not. I thought he could find those things out on his own...."

Elizabeth immediately buzzes Kathleen into the office. She asks her if she's seen any suspicious behavior from Keith or Gina....

"They're behavior is always strange, Ms. Wayne....."

Elizabeth asks specifically, telling her to think back to a little over a month ago. Kathleen remembers letting Keith man the phones one day, after he tricked her into going to another floor for CC. Elizabeth asks if there's anything else- and it dawns on Kathleen that she saw Gina snooping around the office late one night, acting very suspiciously. She remembers thinking it odd because she's never seen Gina in the building at that hour. Elizabeth asks her if she can remember exactly when it was and she does right away- it was the night before Ashton & Kelly's wedding reception.

"That little weasel...."

"What, Elizabeth? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? He set me up, that's what's wrong......He pressed CC's buttons, knowing exactly what would happen- Why would he DO such a thing? That man- that SNAKE!"

Elizabeth storms out of the office, leaving a baffled Joann & Kathleen behind.

(EXT: The Ramirez House)

---Angel and Marta get out of the car, and Carla runs to her daughter. They have a tearful reunion, with Carla kissing her on the forehead over and over, then hugging her husband. Angel looks up and sees Eden standing there.

"Eden!"

"Hello Angel, Marta- Welcome Home. (sarcastically) It must have been so awful being taken away from your family like that, huh?"

"It was. But thanks to my dad............and your husband, everything turned out ok...."

"For you maybe, but meanwhile, the two of you exchanged MY husband's life for your own..."

"I don't-" Marta starts to say.

"Don't you dare, don't you dare try and tell me that you don't know what I'm talking about. I wasn't born yesterday. Did you really think I wouldn't be able to piece it together? That I wouldn't try? After my husband DIED?........ If I were YOU, Marta, I'd enjoy this little reunion you're having right now. Because I'm going to make sure your lying father there doesn't see the light of day ever again!"

(EXT: Capwell Enterprises)

---Joann walks back into her office, shutting the door behind her. She pours herself a cup of coffee and notices a new file has appeared on her desk. She picks it up and opens it, finding a form letter addressed to the board of directors. She reads it out loud, as it outlines all of her wrongdoing, including helping Elizabeth.

"What is this? Who would DO this? Who put this here?"

She crosses to her phone and dials Kathleen, asking if she's seen anyone come out of her office. Kathleen insists that she hasn't. Joann thanks her and hangs up the phone, nervously staring at the paper, wondering who could be blackmailing her. She hears a light snicker and looks up, realizing for the first time that the chair at her desk is turned backwards. Slowly, it turns around, revealing the man in the chair.......

Man in the Chair

"Oh my God!"

"Honey, I'm home!"

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(EXT: The Capwell Mansion)

---CC stews at the dining room table, reading the newspaper article on Cruz's death. Rosa comes in from the kitchen with his breakfast and peeks over his shoulder to see what he's reading.

"I feel so terrible about Cruz.......I've known him since he was a small boy- was like another son to me.....Have you heard from Eden?"

"This morning. They're coming back today. Frankly, I'm not sure how much more this family can endure.......first Sophia, now Cruz....."

Rosa takes his hand, telling him that she misses Sophia very much. She tells CC that she can appreciate what he's going through, having lost Ruben herself, and can relate to the emptiness he must feel inside. She also reminds him that he's gotten through this once before, many years ago, and he will again. He quickly flashes to kissing Loretta. The doorbell rings and Rosa is surprised to see Ashton standing on the other side of it, alone. CC calls to her, asking who it is, and looks up to see that it's Ashton.

"Hello dad" he says.

(EXT: Baja, Mexico- HOTEL)

---Eden sits at the table alone, staring out the window. She hears someone trying to open the door and Julia finally is able to push it open, handing Eden a cup of coffee. She asks Eden how she is, pointing out that it's a dumb question.

"Ready to Leave....." Eden responds shortly.

"I can imagine. As soon as Adriana is out of the shower, we'll go. I'd think you're anxious to get back."

"I'm not. I'm dreading it. I'm dreading walking into that house, knowing he's never coming home to me. Dreading seeing my father, and Kelly, Ted, and Mason and the looks in all of their eyes. But most of all, I'm dreading getting into my bed, lying down, and seeing.........that empty space next to me on the bed that Cruz used to occupy."

Julia gives her a concerned look, but Eden quickly stops feeling sorry for herself, showing a steely determination to get to the truth of the matter. Julia asks her what she's going to do.

"I don't know, Julia, I honestly don't. But I'll tell you what I'm not going to do....................Stop. I am not stopping until I know who did this to him, to us, and I've brought them to their knees. They are going to regret the day they ever...........EVER came near me or my husband......."

Julia looks up and sees Adriana has emerged from the bathroom. Eden turns around and sees her daughter, telling her it's about time she got ready. Adriana warns her mother not to take her anger out on her, and that she's just as anxious to get home as she is. Eden tries to apologize, but Adriana tells her to leave her alone and storms outside. Eden gives Julia an annoyed look.

Adriana walks down the parking lot, and spots what appears to be Steve's car. She approaches it and sees he's sleeping in the driver's seat. She smiles and walks up to the open window and blows in his ear. He smacks his ear and itches it, tossing back to sleep. She holds in a laugh before blowing again, this time waking him up.

"Good morning" she says.

"Yeah....."

"What are you still doing here? I thought you were going to leave last night, after we got the results...."

"I was.....thought about it.......then I got to thinking..."

"About what?"

"About you......thought you probably could use a friend....so......"

"So you came back here and slept in your car outside? Why didn't you knock? I would've let you-"

"I didn't want to disturb your mom. She's got enough goin on, you know?"

Adriana tells him to wait there and walks back to the hotel room. He watches her from his car, arguing inside with her mother. She comes flying back out, slaaming the door behind her, and jumps into Steve's car. He tells her that he thinks she should probably just go back with her mother.

"Funny, I don't remember asking you what you thought. Drive."

He gives her a look and she holds his stare. He turns the key in the ignition and begins to drive.

"You know Princess, you don't have to get b!tchy about it....."

"Oh you are just ASKING for a miserable ride home, aren't you?"

He cracks a smile and she looks at him, as if to warn him. Still staring at her and smiling, he floors it, sending her back on her seat with a pained expression.

(EXT: The Capwell Hotel)

---Kelly gives instructions to the girls working at the front desk. She tells them that her sister should be there later in the day and the press most likely will be there to hound her. She explains to the manager exactly how she wants security handled. She also tells them that some of Cruz's family will be coming into town, many of which will be staying at the hotel. She says that there will be further, specific instructions for those guests when they arrive. They all then separate and when they part, she sees Warren Lockridge standing at the desk watching her.

"Warren- Hi! What brings you by?"

"I'm actually having breakfast with Angela but I thought I'd stop and see you. If you've seen today's paper, you know that I've heard about Cruz......."

"Yes."

"He was a good man and a good friend of mine. And the best damn cop this town ever saw. How are you holding up? How's your sister?"

"I haven't seen her yet, but I can only imagine. She's supposed to get back from Mexico today...."

"Tell her I'm thinking of her and very sorry for her loss. Anyhow, just thought I'd say hi and see how you were."

"Thanks Warren. I appreciate it..."

Warren walks over to the restaurant, spotting a rough looking Angela. He sits down with her at the table.

"What's with the sunglasses?" he asks her.

"I slept with my contacts in last night...."

"You? Wear contact lenses?...."

"Yes, Warren, I wear them.....Nevermind that...."

"Sorry, I just never knew...."

"Well now you do."

Warren tells Angela that after the way she kicked him out the night before, he was surprised to hear from her. He tells her that he figured she just used him for his body and would never call. Angela tells him to keep his voice down, to which he responds that it shouldn't matter, since her marriage is over anyway. He then looks down and spots the wedding ring back on her finger.

"Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about...." she says.

From a distance, Kelly walks by and sees them sitting together. She muses that they look sort of intense and wonders what they're discussing.

(EXT: The Capwell Mansion)

---CC tells Ashton he obviously has him confused with someone else. He turns around and shows Ashton the back of his head.

"See? See? No ponytail......Not your father...."

Ashton remarks that CC should calm down, since he was only referring to him as such since he's his father-in-law. CC instructs him to call him Mr. Capwell or CC but he is not to call him dad.

"It looks as though I've hit a sore spot..." Ashton says.

"No sore spot. My children call me dad and they are the only ones."

"Which ones? Only the ones with Pamela and Sophia, or are the illegitimate ones allowed to as well?"

"Just what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Ashton says that CC always seems to have had a new child springing up over the years. He mentions Greg, Channing IV, and the possibility that Warren could be his son, which CC refutes. CC asks Ashton how he knows about all of this, mentioning that it doesn't sound like Kelly to be going over private details of his life. Ashton agrees, telling him that he's gotten the information on his own, over the years. Ashton says that CC would be surprised by just how much he knows.

"You don't know a damn thing about me son..."

"Son? Now why is it you can call me son but I am forbidden to call you dad? Why would that be.....It wouldn't have anything to do with the affair that you once had with my mother?"

CC stares at him, dumbfounded.

"Cat got your tongue? You didn't think I knew, did you? Well....I know plenty. I know that your affair caused my mother's suicide, and almost caused me to not even be born. And I also know that, up until a few weeks ago, you really had no idea whether or not I was really your son.................ISN'T THAT RIGHT, ROSA?"

"Leave her out of this....."

"I agree, she should have had nothing to do with any of this, but you had to make sure nobody found out what you were doing, didn't you? Tell him Rosa. Tell him how I caught you and gave you my hair myself. Tell him I knew the whole time what he was doing."

"You think you're smart, don't you Mr. Lavery?" Rosa asks him. "So you could do what, have some kind of grand reveal, similar to what you're about to do now, where you tell CC he really knows nothing at all about your DNA? I may not say much, Mr. Lavery, but I'm not a dumb woman and not so easily intimidated as women your age. Did you really think I'd be so foolish as to take that hair you handed me to CC?"

Ashton looks at her, stunned by what she's saying and CC stands smiling at him.

"So you see, su-.....Ashton, you don't know half as much as you might think" CC glibly informs him.

(EXT: Car, driving in Santa Barbara)

---Eden is shown driving her car alone, having gotten back in town. She pulls her car to a complete stop, parks, and gets out of the car. The camera focuses only on her walking, not showing where she's going to. She is shown knocking. The door she's standing in front of opens and she comes face to face with the person she's meeting.

PERSON WHO OPENED THE DOOR

"I suggest you go and get your husband and daughter, because we're going to have a little chat. And I'm not leaving until I've gotten the truth out of both of them."

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(EXT: West Palm Beach, FL- Sherri's APT)

---Mason, Mary, and Maureen hurry up the stairs to Sherri's apartment. When they get there, they run into the superintendent, who's locking Sherri's door behind him.

"What's going on?" Mason asks Where are the people that lived there?"

"Moved out this morning. Interested?"

"The only thing I'm interested in is the people who lived there and where they've moved to."

"Can't help ya there, all I know is they're gone. Paid to break the lease and split...."

Mason is devastated by the news and becomes enraged. Mary attempts to calm him down but he says he needs some air and heads down the stairs. In the meantime, Mary approaches the super and asks him if he wouldn't mind if she did take a look at the apartment. He tells her the condition probably isn't the best, but she insists it doesn't matter, saying she'd like to just get a feel for the place. He agrees and lets she & Maureen in. Soon after, he gets a beep from a lady down the hall, saying she's having trouble with her pipes. He leaves the ladies alone and Mary searches frantically for clues. She searches through everything, but finds nothing. She's frustrated when she sees that Maureen isn't even looking.

"I'll find him Mary. I always do. He'll contact me or she will- one of them will slip up. It may not be right away, but in time...."

"In TIME? All there's been is time, Maureen. Over 20 years now, I've been waiting, trusting your son, only to find out that he's LIED to me repeatedly. Even now, just when I think I have the truth, and I can put all of this behind me......It all turns out to be another one of his sick manipulations. Well Mark has lied to me for the LAST TIME! He kept me apart from MASON, He's kept me from MY CHILD- All for what? FOR WHAT? Just to make ME miserable- after everything he'd already done to me, you'd think he'd have some kind of heart, a conciense. But your son, your Mark. He's a MONSTER! And I'm going to make him PAY for what he's done to me, you mark my words....."

Maureen and Mary head out of the apartment building, empty-handed, and join Mason in the car, taking off for their respective hotels.

(EXT: The Lair)

----Keith and Elizabeth walk into the bar, without a care in the world. He orders them a round of Manhattans from the bartender. Keith comments that he used to know the owner of the place and Elizabeth asks about him. Keith tells her about TJ and his relationships with Sophia......and Kelly.

"That's SICK! I knew she was low, but really......... well that's my sister for you, never satisfied with what she has...."

"And what GENE did you get Elizabeth?" Gina says, walking up behind the two of them "Only being satisfied with what isn't yours?"

"EXCUSE Me? Last I looked, you weren't wearing a wedding ring...."

"Ladies, Please, We're in a Public Place....."

"OH SHUT UP!" they say in unison.

Elizabeth tells Gina that she & Keith don't owe her any explanations for their behavior. She tells her it wasn't anything they planned....it just sort of happened. She admits at first, that she wasn't going to go along with it, but has opted to give Keith a chance, which he asked for.

"A Chance? Like you're some kind of Prize? You really are quite pathetic, you know that. And to think, when I met you, I thought we could be friends.......You kicked Sophia out of the building, had CC by the throat- both admirable qualities...."

"You and I? Friends? Oh, Gina, really, I know you must admire me at all, but I know trash when I see it. You leech onto men and use them for their wealth and their status, without having anything of substance to offer yourself!"

"You B!TCH!"

Gina goes to throw her drink at Elizabeth, but Keith steps in the way and ends up with a face full of Cosmopolitan.

"Pink always was your color, Keith. Enjoy CC's leftovers...."

Gina storms out of the Lair. Elizabeth takes a towel from the bartender and begins cleaning up Keith's face. She thanks him for taking the drink in the face for her. He comments that he's her husband, he has to be good for some things.

"Seriously, about that, Keith, do you really think this is working? I mean, honestly, why are we going on with this charade? Look how upset it's gotten HER!...."

"Give it time- I'm an acquired taste. And besides.....I thought you liked me...."

"I do kind of like you Keith, you can be quite charming, even sweet when you want to. But that doesn't mean...."

Keith brings his finger to her mouth. "It's a start."

He gives her a peck on the lips and smiles. She smiles back, at the very least, entertained by the mischievous district attorney.

(EXT: London, England)

---Edmund and Sophia sit nestled together on his living room sofa, in front of a small fire. Sophia apologies for her behavior toward "Addie", saying that she shouldn't have gotten so jealous, or let "Addie" get to her. Edmund insists that it was fine and believes that "Addie" was taunting her on purpose.

"Without question. What did she mean when she said if she wanted you right now, she could have you?"

"To be honest, my love, I have no idea. She may think that in her head but it couldn't be further from the truth. She was a great friend to me when I was ill, but my feelings for her never went further. It was always you, my love, you that I was waiting for."

Sophia smiles and remarks how safe she feels with him, sitting there in his arms. He assures her that she'll always be safe with him. She asks him to take her out the next day, maybe to the theatre, but she's dying to get out of the house for an evening. Edmund tells her he'd love to, but he'd promised "Addie" that he'd ride her to the airport. Sophia is annoyed, asking why she can't hire a driver. Edmund soothes her, saying that he's already promised and doesn't go back on his word.

"I understand. It's one of the things I love so much about you" she says.

He leans in and kisses her. She asks him if he wouldn't mind if she went with him to take "Addie" to the airport. Edmund is hesitant at first, but cannot resist Sophia's charms. He kisses her again and she asks him to stay in the master bedroom with her tonight. He looks her in the eyes and asks if she's sure; she nods in affirmation. He takes her hand and walks her up the stairs, passing Christine.

"Those two....." Christine begins choking up "It just warms my heart to see them together again..."

(EXT: Angela's condominium)

---Warren brings Angela inside. She complains that it's hot in the condo as Warren gets her a glass of water. She drinks it and thanks him for taking such good care of her. He tells her to think nothing of it, he's happy to be there for her whenever she needs him. She tells him that he's such a good guy.

"Why did we break up again?" she asks.

"Honestly......I can't remember......"

"Well whatever it was, chalk it up to Angela's stupidity with Men: Beginners' Edition."

He reassures her, telling her that she's a married woman, so she must be doing something right.

"Not for long...." she says, removing her wedding ring.

Warren insists that Ted loves her and she'll see that when he comes back to town, but she's adamant that the marriage is over. She tells him that Ted wants a saint, like his mother, even moreso now that she's passed. Probably someone more along the lines of Laken. Warren insists that his sister is not a saint.

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?!?!" she muses.

She walks up to Warren, running her hand down his face, telling him she was a fool to ever give him up. Warren tells her he thinks it's the Gin talking and suggests she go lie down. He leads her into her bedroom, where she immediately walks to the window and opens it, saying it's so hot and she needs air.

"What YOU need is rest...." he says.

But he stops dead in his tracks when she begins removing her clothes.

(EXT: West Palm Beach, Florida)

---Mary sits in the room, alone, thinking about everything that Maureen told them. She thinks about everything that Mason said about what Mark did to them.

FLASH TO

Mason, sitting at the bar, having the exact same thoughts.

FLASH TO

Mary also thinks about her conversation with Maureen inside Sherri's apartment. She stands up and walks out the door, heading downstairs.

FLASH TO

In the bar, Mason nurses his drink, thinking back on his times with Mary. He then begins thinking of all of the conflict with Mark, including everything surrounding the rape. He then remembers Mary's death, and all the pain he went through. Additionally, he remembers being on the run for Mark's murder. When he comes to, he sees Mary standing before him, tears in her eyes.

"Why did he do it to us Mary? How could he do this?"

"I know Mason, I know..." She gently rubs his shoulder.

"When I think of what we've lost, how we've been manipulate, lied to, had our whole LIVES turned upside down because of him...........And the thought that he could get away with it, that he thinks that he has...........When I see him....(he begins breaking down).....I'm gonna make him PAY, I'm gonna make him hurt the way that I hurt right now, the way I hurt when I thought I lost you.... I'm gonna make him feel all of those dark places, all those thoughts that I had......He's going to feel MY pain, OUR pain, for what he did to US! I'm going to make sure of it...."

"I know. I know you will, Mason, and believe me, I understand how you feel- violated. Like you didn't control your own destiny, like your life and all of the choices you're supposed to make were made for you.....And it leaves you.....broken...."

"Oh, Mary...."

"Let's go upstairs Mason, get some sleep. We're going back to Santa Barbara tomorrow and we'll go from there..."

He looks at her as she begins to back up. She takes his hand and he lets her lead him upstairs.

FLASH TO

(London,England)

Sophia and Edmund lie in bed, passionately kissing each other. Suddenly, he stops.

"What's wrong?" she asks.

"Nothing's wrong....everything's perfect....."

She goes to kiss him again, but he stops her. "We have all the time in the world, Loretta. Our whole lives are ahead of us. But tonight......I'd like to just hold you in my arms.....would that be alright? It's been so long since I...."

She gently takes his arm and wraps it around her, smiling and closing her eyes. He kisses her softly on the side of her forehead while he holds her.

FLASH TO

Angela approaches Warren, now completely naked. He tells her she doesn't know what she's doing, but she claims to be very much aware. He insists that it wouldn't be right, but she shushes him, putting her finger on his lips and telling him that it couldn't be more right. She passionately kisses him on the lips. He pulls back, looking into her eyes. He grabs her & kisses her again. She rips his shirt off as he lifts her up and tosses her on the bed, climbing on top of her...

FLASH TO

Mary and Mason enter the hotel room. Mary walks into the bathroom to freshen up and when she comes out, she sees Mason sitting at the table, looking at the information from Pearl. He crumples it up and throws it in the garbage. He angrily stands up and turns around and sees her watching him. He walks directly up to her. He looks at her, with pain in his eyes, and caresses her cheek with his hand. He passionately kisses her. She gives in and kisses him back. He begins undoing her dress and leading her to the bed. She unbuttons his shirt as they fall onto the bed together. Things begin to get heated, until Mary stops herself.

"We can't do this Mason. It isn't right.....It isn't fair to...."

"Don't talk to me about fair Mary. What isn't fair is that after all we went through together, you were taken away from me. I want you. I NEED you..."

She looks him in the eyes and begins kissing him again, unbuttoning his shirt the rest of the way as they begin to make love.

FLASH TO

Angela and Warren, rolling around in her bed, giggling and laughing. Suddenly, the scene goes from color to black & white. The camera then zooms out from the black & white scene, revealing it to be on a cell phone screen. It then pans to Lily, outside Angela's window, videotaping she & Warren.

"Gotcha"

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(EXT: London, England)

---Edmund, Pamela, and Sophia finish up the steak course of their meal. Sophia asks Edmund if his steak was cooked right for him and he insists everything was fantastic. Pamela remarks that "Loretta" seems to cater to Edmund's every whim.

"He's my husband, Addie. I haven't been able to take care of him like this for some time- he, in fact, has been the one taking care of me, day in and day out. He saved my life and I'm going to spend the rest of it thanking him for it..." Sophia says firmly.

"Such a remarkable story......and for it to end this way...."

"It's not the end, Addie. Quite the contrary- this is the beginning for Edmund and I. Actually, I'm hoping that tonight will be the beginning of a whole new chapter in our relationship and our marriage."

Edmund smiles at her. "Every day, every night, is going to be like a new beginning my love." He reaches out and takes Sophia's hand in his.

Pamela, sitting directly across from Sophia, becomes uncomfortable and starts talking about how delicious the entire meal was. She says she can't eat another bite and Edmund & Sophia concur. Christine enters the room and begins clearing everyone's plates.

"Everything was just delicious, Christine." Pamela says, handing her plate to her.

"I'm so glad that you enjoyed it Mrs. C"

Christine finishes clearing everyone's plates and heads out of the room. Pamela comments how all of the food has made her ready for bed. She says she should retreat to her hotel but Sophia insists she stay with them. Pamela tries to get out of it, but Sophia is adamant, mentioning they haven't even had dessert.

"Ms. Lowell seems tired, Loretta. Besides, I thought you'd want us to be alone tonight..... It was so wonderful to see you again Addie...."

"Wait just a minute" Sophia interrupts "I'm curious- when we were introduced, you said your name was Addie Lowell, correct?"

"That's right." Pamela responds. "Why do you ask?"

"I was just wondering why then, if your name is Addie Lowell, does Christine keep referring to you as Mrs. C?..."

(EXT: New York City, New York)

---Ted and Laken sit at dinner, Laken in a stunning red dress. She eats her food, while Ted seems to be just picking around his.

"What is this- Ted Capwell without an appetite? Something must be wrong for you not to be eating..."

"Filled up on appetizers?"

"We didn't have appetizers...."

Ted cracks a smile which pleases her, but she still presses him to tell her what's going on. Ted tells her about his phone call with Angela earlier and how she heard Laken in his suite not once, but twice. Laken asks if he was upfront about spending time with her, but isn't surprised when he says he tried to avoid the subject altogether.

"No wonder she's upset! We used to date, she barely knows me..... And you lie not once, but twice about meeting with an ex-girlfriend? Of course her radar is going to go off, and she's going to hit the roof!"

Ted starts to crack a smile. Laken gives him a knowing look, and the smile cracks wide open across his face.

"Oh my God. Ted Capwell, you JERK!"

Ted picks up his fork and begins stuffing his mouth with food. "What? What I do?"

"Don't play games with me- You WANTED her to be jealous! You're pushing her buttons on purpose!" He smiles again. "I can't believe you!"

He says it's not completely like that- he was distant from her after his mother died, which caused him to do a lot of thinking. But he insists the trip to New York has been the best thing for him and their marriage. He says he's realized that he's more in love with his wife than ever.

"Then why play these games Ted?"

"You don't really understand mine & Angela's relationship, Laken. It's.........different from ours. These little fights, jealousies, games- they're what makes us work........ And when she's jealous or mad.......Let's just say it brings in my inner tigerrr"

"Ok, ok, that's enough. Well I happen to think Angela is a very lucky woman.......then again......."

She looks at Ted as he puts huge chunk of lamb in his mouth.

(EXT: The Lair)

----Angela finishes off a martini and orders herself another. Warren comments that she probably doesn't need any

more to drink, but she insists that she's fine. He tells her she's not fine to drive and he'll be taking her home, no arguments.

"Ok, fine- no agumens.....Scuse me, I gotta powder my nose..."

Angela excuses herself and Lily seizes the opportunity to talk with Warren. Gina asks Lily why she'd want to talk to Warren and she tells her that she's distracting Warren while Gina works on Angela. Lily approaches Warren and asks him how everything's going. He's surprised to see her there and offers to buy her a drink. She accepts and takes a seat on the stool next to him.

---Meanwhile, Gina finds Angela in the ladies room, fixing her hair in the mirror, barely able to stand up. Gina taunts her, asking her how Ted is doing.

"Why don't you worry about yourshelf Geeena. My husband doesn't need a leash..."

"Yet he's gone to New York City and here you are- DRUNK as Judy Garland at a junket. It's only been a few days, Angela, what could he possibly have.........Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh, that's right- Laken Lockridge lives in New York, doesn't she?" Angela stares back at her, fading out. She tries to say something but Gina overpowers her. "Yes, I'd forgotten she lived there- She was my stepdaughter once, you know. Beautiful, classy girl. I remember when I first moved to Santa Barbara, they were hot & heavy. Santa Barbara's very own Romeo and Julie. I used to envy the way he looked at her, wishing his father looked at me like that. A love, a connection like that.....it doesn't go away easily....

Angela goes to slap Gina but Gina catches her hand. "GO Ahead and TRY it Angela. I dare you. I'd flatten you you worthless tramp.....but why bother? It's not going to compare to the pain you feel when Ted tells you that he's leaving you for Laken Lockridge, the love of HIS LIFE!"

Gina throws her back and walks out of the ladies room. Lily spots her leaving, thanks Warren for the drink, and takes off to meet her outside. Lily asks how it went and Gina tells her how badly rattled Angela was.

---Inside, Angela returns to the bar. Warren can see she looks desheveled and asks her what's wrong. She says that she ran into Gina in the ladies room and it dawns on Warren why Lily paid him a visit. Angela is furious when she finds out Lily was there as well and says she's ready to leave. Warren pays the bill and they head to the car, with Lily spying on them in the parking lot.

(EXT: West Palm Beach, FL- Maureen's Hotel Room)

---Mason strides past both ladies into the room and takes a seat. He looks at both Mary and Maureen.

"Mason, I told you to please wait downstairs in the bar for me......"

"Oh, I've been there Mary, it case you couldn't tell. But I wasn't going to leave you alone for too long with her- especially after what's happened......Why am I explaining myself? Let's cut to the chase- Where the hell is your son? And don't you even try and tell me that you don't know....."

"MASON!" Mary admonishes.

Maureen tells her that it's quite alright, she doesn't think Mason is out of line in the least. Mason says how noble that is of her to point that out, considering she obviously knew that Mary was in a coma, knew that Mark was setting him up, and didn't do a thing to stop any of it.

"You're right- I didn't. God help me, I didn't. He's my son. He may be a monster or a sociopath or a rapist or any one of those ugly things that you may think of him- with every reason. But to me, he's my son. And I love him, and wanted to protect him."

"And what about OUR child? Mine and Mary's! Who was protecting our baby girl? MARK!?!"

"I'm sorry, your child? I thought the baby was Mark's......" Maureen wonders.

"That's what we all thought, Maureen. But your son, YOUR son............the baby was born fully developed. She was not premature, as she would have been had Mark been the father...."

"May I ask how you know this?" she asks.

"How WE KNOW.......How We......What does it matter HOW we know, WE KNOW, Maureen. And you seem to know too, maybe more than we do...."

"I'm sorry. I just didn't see how you would have learned all of that, is all. Honestly, that's the first I've heard of any of those things.."

"Mason hired a P.I., Maureen, who tracked down nurses that cared for me at the clinic. One of them led us to a nurse here, in West Palm Beach...."

"Oh, so she has gotten to you, no wonder...."

"What do you mean she's gotten to us?" Mason asks "You mean you know Sh-"

"Nurse Sherri Rhodes? Yes I know her- all too well. She's Mark's WIFE!"

Mason and Mary look at each other, stunned by the revelation.

(EXT: London, England)

---Sophia stares Pamela down, insisting that her question be answered. Pamela responds that she recently went back to using her maiden name, Lowell, after years of being Addie Conrad. She explains that her husband died many years ago and it was time to free herself completely.

"And why did you feel the need to do that exactly?" Sophia asks.

"Excuse Me?" Pamela asks.

"Oh don't play innocent with me. You think I haven't been watching you since you arrived? Your stares at Edmund- the looks you've been giving him? Not to mention your level of familiarity with my housekeeper. That's why you've been hammering at me with all of these questions- you were after my husband! You were hoping that I would DIE in that coma so you could sink your claws into him. Isn't that right Ms. Lowell?"

Pamela smiles at her long-time, now-brainwashed rival. "Oh I wanted your husband, Loretta. Make no mistake about that." Pamela lights up, noting the irony of what she's saying. "And if I wanted him right now, I could have him. Without question, without hesitation. At the snap of a finger, really. So if I were you, I'd watch your step with me...."

"You cold, callous Bit-"

"DESSERT!!!" Christine announces, entering with cake.

THE END.................FOR TODAY....................don't miss the final part of this arc TOMORROW!!!!!

MEADOWS BALKS!!!!!!

In what came as quite a shock to executive producer/creator juniorZ, Kristen Meadows declined an offer to join Return to Santa Barbara for a short stint. What was the breaking point? Word around town is that Ms. Meadows reps were more interested in her taking the role than she was. While Meadows loved the cast and crew, she's the first to admit that she didn't have the best rapport with the fans and unfavorably recalls the letters she received from many and the reactions she received in the streets. While she'd love to work with Walker, Davies, Grahn and many of her other old friends, she just felt it best for her to lay the character to rest, as she had years ago.

What does this mean for RTSB?

"We're forging ahead- actually Victoria has been cast. I'm disappointed we were unable to strike a deal with Kristen- obviously she was my first choice. While I was never fond of Victoria, or Kristen in particular, the reality is that Meadows has everything to do with why I could never sympathize with or like Victoria Lane. Which is a necessary quality for the part."

But wait? Did we read that quote right? Victoria has already been cast? She has and we at SONBC have been asked to keep a tight lip about the actress who landed the part. But we just can't resist giving out a little tidbit: the Santa Barbara fans will be pleased and certainly will have no more reason to sympathize with the new actress than Meadows. STAY TUNED..............

Oh- and don't miss the second part of yesterday's episode between 8-9:30 PM TONIGHT (U.S. Eastern Standard Time)