The fall ends and Springfield is rocked...

Police Station:

Annie remains behind the bars.

Edmund looks at her, "What did you say?"

Annie nods, "Marah is the one who set this whole thing in motion. She had Ava kidnapped to keep her away from Shayne. Then she ran to me to clean up the mess but I'm the one who walked away with my hands dirty. I did everything to cover up her mess and in the end she screwed me over."

Edmund shakes his head, "Please. I knew you'd say anything to get yourself out of trouble. But good God, you claim that you love Marah as a daughter."

Annie nods, "I do!"

Edmund shakes his head, "Clearly."

She stares, "You know it's true or you wouldn't be standing here."

Edmund looks down.

She nods, "Marah isn't the sweet girl she once was. She has been through a lot."

He looks at her, "I know that."

Annie nods, "Do you? Because I don't think you do. She has that rage, the envy, the greed, the wrath. She's not like Josh or even Reva. She's one of us."

He shakes his head, "No."

Annie nods, "Marah is cold, calculating, and she is manipulative. I taught her everything she knows and that was a mistake. But she already had it in her."

Edmund looks at her, "Marah loves me, she wouldn't have kidnapped my daughter and let me go through that torture all summer like some kind of..."

Annie nods, "She would and she did."

Edmund shouts, "No! You're a liar!"

Annie shouts, "No I'm not! You just don't want to hear the truth."

He turns away.

She sighs, "Face it Edmund. Marah is evil and this entire town underestimates her. It's only a matter of time before everyone else realizes what she is."

Edmund stares at Annie.

Bauer Home:

Rick is in the kitchen.

Mel walks in, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Leah is staying at Kayla's house tonight. Apparently a bunch of the cheerleaders are hanging out."

Rick nods, "Nice. Dad and Michelle are working, Jude and Robbie are out. And Hope is at a sleepover..."

Mel looks at him, "I forget how many people live here."

He smiles, "Maybe we should take advantage of this alone time. Freddie is sleeping."

Rick starts kissing Mel.

Mel laughs, "What if we make noise? Then he'll wake up."

He smiles, "Then let's not go upstairs."

Rick kisses her again.

Mel puts her arms around Rick.

She begins to tug on his belt.

Rick runs his arms up her back.

He slowly begins to pick her up.

There is a knock at the door.

Mel sighs, "Crap."

Rick looks at her, "Ignore it."

Mel sighs, "The door is glass Rick. And it's for you."

Rick turns to see Phillip and Beth at the door.

Rick sighs, "Sorry..."

She nods, "I know."

Rick fixes his clothes and slowly walks over.

He opens the door, "This better be good."

Phillip sighs, "Well it's about our kids."

Mel walks over, "What happened? Was James with Jude and Robbie tonight?"

Beth shakes her head, "No."

Phillip nods, "It's not about Jude... it's Leah."

Mel and Rick look at each other.

Cross Creek:

Billy walks over to the bathroom door.

Josh has been in there for a while.

Billy is getting worried.

He knocks, "You okay in there little brother?"

Josh laughs, "I'm not dead if that's what you were worried about."

Billy laughs, "No I knew you weren't dead. Just making sure you weren't falling asleep in the bathroom again like when we were kids ya know?"

Josh hollers, "No. But I am always tired now. And if I didn't look tired before I certainly do now."

Billy shakes his head, "I'm confused."

Josh opens the door.

Billy looks at him.

Josh has shaved his head and beard.

Billy stares, "Uh... how long were you in there?"

Josh laughs, "It was going to fall out eventually."

Billy shakes his head, "You don't know that."

Josh nods, "It was."

Billy sighs, "You look good."

Josh laughs, "I used to think my grey hair and my beard made me look old. Now without them I actually feel older. I look a little like HB."

Billy laughs, "Yeah I can see that."

Josh smiles, "I'm scared Billy. I know I don't always act like it. Because I don't want anyone to see me like that. But I feel pretty exposed right now. And I'm scared out of my mind."

Billy nods, "What are you scared of Josh?"

Josh starts to get teary eyed, "Scared of what's going to happen to my family and the people I care about. Scared that my kids are going to remember me as some old dying man. Scared that I'll never get a second chance with the love of my life."

Billy sighs, "Well when you beat this, you'll have nothing to be scared of."

Josh nods, "I hope so."

Josh smiles at his big brother.

Museum Apartment:

Maureen is in the bathroom.

She's doing her make up.

Eden walks in, "Hey."

Maureen looks at her, "Hey, what's up?"

Eden nods, "I've been wanting to talk to you."

Eden shuts the door.

Maureen realizes it's serious, "Okay. What's going on?"

Eden nods, "I don't know about you. But Kevin scares the crap out of me."

Maureen nods, "I know Kevin would never harm me. But yeah, it's scary when he gets out of control like that. His anger is just too much sometimes."

Eden sighs, "I'm glad to hear you agree."

Maureen nods, "Of course."

Eden looks at her, "Rocky is afraid to be here half the time. Can you believe that? It's unfair. Rocky has done nothing wrong here."

Maureen nods, "It's bull."

Eden sighs, "So you'll help then?"

Maureen shakes her head, "Help with what?"

Eden looks at her, "Seven of us live in this house. If the majority can agree then we can get Kevin out of here and make this place safer."

Maureen stares, "You're going to need more than just me for the majority."

Eden nods, "Think about it. Rocky and Coop feel the same way. But Jason will stick by his brother and Vi will go along with whatever Jason says. That splits the house in half."

Maureen sighs, "And I'm the tie breaker?"

Eden nods, "Unfortunately yes."

Maureen shakes her head, "You can't be serious."

Eden sighs, "It's going to happen and you're going to have to make a choice."

Maureen looks at herself in the mirror.

Company:

Peter and Stephanie are back from their date.

He walks her to her room.

He grins, "I had a great time as usual."

She laughs, "This is always awkward."

He stares, "What is?"

She sighs, "We live in the same boarding house, we work at the police station. I'm probably going to see you again before I go to bed."

He sighs, "Good point."

She smiles, "Why don't you just come in?"

He nods, "Are you sure?"

She nods, "Yeah."

The two walk into her room.

He smiles, "You know it's pleasant to date without alcohol being involved. Have you always not drank or just recently?"

She sighs, "Uh... Just recently. I actually wanted to talk to you about that."

He looks at her, "You don't owe me an explanation. We've been dating a couple of months."

She nods, "I do."

He sits down, "Stephanie, you had been through a lot before me. Guillespie was a horrible man to you and he hurt you. I'm surprised you're even trusting me in your life now. And I'm honored that you can trust me and be honest with me. It makes me happy."

Stephanie feel guilty, "Peter I really need to talk about something."

He nods, "Of course."

She sighs, "I've been doing desk work for a long time now and it's for a good reason."

He nods, "You're afraid to go back out? Stephanie there are people you can talk to-"

She sighs, "Please just stop. Stop being nice to me."

She has tears in her eyes.

He stands up, "Stephanie, what's wrong?"

She takes his hand, "I'm so sorry I didn't tell you before."

He stares into her eyes.

She places his hand on her stomach, "I'm pregnant."

A confused Peter stares.

Bauer Home:

Phillip and Beth walk inside.

Rick looks at them, "So explain this to me again?"

Phillip nods, "Zach took the Spaulding jet. He must be off to go find Marti, he's been devastated that Trish sent her away."

Mel stares, "What does this have to do with James and Leah?"

Phillip sighs, "Later we noticed James was missing too. But he wasn't on the jet. We found out he purchased two plane tickets earlier tonight."

Rick stares, "But... Leah is at a friend's house-"

They turn to see Mel on her phone.

Mel looks at them, "Leah isn't answering."

Rick shakes his head, "This is ridiculous. Leah has never done anything like this before. Why on earth would she want to go see Marti."

Mel sighs, "It makes no sense. Even if she still had feelings for Zach, why would she be going with James?"

Phillip shakes his head, "We've been asking those same questions."

Mel sighs, "Where is Marti?"

Phillip nods, "In New York with Mindy."

Rick stares, "Seriously?"

Beth sighs, "Weird huh?"

Rick nods, "Our kids have all run off together to go visit Mindy's cousin in New York?"

The three of them look at each other.

Mel stares, "Rick? What are you doing?"

Rick sighs, "Sorry."

Mel shakes her head, "This isn't a time to reflect on old memories. Our daughter has ran off to the east coast without even telling anyone."

The parents all look at each other.

PART TWO:

Museum Apartment:

Maureen and Eden are in the bathroom together.

Eden looks at her, "I know I just kind of sprang this on you."

Maureen turns to her, "You think?"

Eden nods, "But you know it's important. Kevin is dangerous! He trashed the apartment weeks ago. Who knows what he'll do next? Come on Maureen."

Maureen looks down, "Vi would never turn on Kevin because she knows Jason would be furious with her... and now I'm supposed to turn on Kevin."

Eden sighs, "This is about more than your love triangle with Jason and Vi."

Maureen nods, "I know! But I've been friends with Kevin and Jason my entire life. Kevin was my first boyfriend before he came out of the closet. And now I am dealing with my feelings for Jason. This is all too much at once."

Eden nods, "How do you think Rocky feels?"

Maureen sighs, "I don't know."

Eden looks at her, "Hey. No matter what you decide I'll still be your friend. You know that. Even if I'm mad or annoyed I'm not going to quit being your friend."

Maureen nods.

Eden sighs, "But my husband and his brother live here with me. I'm very protective over both of them. Henry has given me the family I always wanted."

Maureen looks at her, "I'm protective over Kevin and Jason."

Eden nods, "Look at it like this, if Kevin stays here he's more likely to get into trouble and get himself thrown into jail or worse."

Maureen sighs, "I know."

Eden nods, "He needs to get help and he needs to get away from the house and all of the drama in it."

Maureen nods, "I just need some time to think."

Eden hugs her, "Okay. I gotta get back to my hubby. But I'll talk to you later? Okay?"

Maureen sighs, "Yeah."

Eden leaves.

Maureen looks back into the mirror.

Cross Creek:

Josh walks around the living room.

He looks at himself in the mirror again.

He sighs, "You look like a cancer patient."

Josh begins laughing.

He laughs very hard and produces tears.

He keeps shaking his head.

He looks at all the pictures on the mantle.

Him and his children throughout the years.

A photo of Marah sitting on HB's lap.

Shayne's baseball trophies.

Josh bends down.

He sees small pieces of glass left over from when Annie threw her bottle at the wall months ago.

Josh shakes his head.

He slowly stands up.

He looks forward to see the carving staring back at him.

He sighs, "Always."

Josh begins coughing.

He has to sit down.

Josh looks across the room at a photo of his family.

He nods, "That goes for all of you. Always."

A very tired Josh sits back.

Bauer Home:

The parents are all in the kitchen.

Mel is pacing back and forth.

Rick looks at her, "You need to relax Mel."

Mel sighs, "How can I relax?"

Rick nods, "We know where she is or at least where she's going."

Mel shakes her head, "That doesn't mean she can't be in danger right now. Something bad could be happening and we would have no clue."

Beth nods, "Mel I know this might not make you feel better. But I know my son and James would never let anything happen to Leah. Trust me."

Rick and Mel look at each other.

Phillip walks over, "So what do we know now?"

Rick nods, "We called Kayla's house and her Mom said no one is there including Leah.

Mel sighs, "Jude and Robbie said no one has been able to get a hold of James or Leah since earlier tonight. They probably have their phones off."

Phillip nods, "Zach isn't answering either."

Beth sighs, "This is different than when we ran off to New York. We didn't have cell phones and we sure as hell weren't as wealthy and spoiled as our own kids."

Mel sighs, "It still doesn't make sense. Zach ran off to New York to be with Marti. But why would Leah go unless she still had feelings for Zach?"

Phillip nods, "And if that's the case, why would James be going with her?"

Rick shakes his head, "Listen we could spend all night trying to analyze this situation or we could actually go and do something about it."

Mel looks at him, "What do you want to do?"

Rick sighs, "Get sitters, pack our stuff and go off after them to bring our kids home."

Beth looks at him, "You want to go to New York?"

Rick looks at her, "What choice do we have?"

Beth looks at Phillip.

Company:

Peter stares at Stephanie.

She has tears in her eyes.

He looks at her, "What?"

She nods, "I'm a few months along. I've been hiding it for a while now..."

He shakes his head, "No. You're joking."

She shakes her head, "No."

Peter sighs, "We've never done anything. So who would the father be?"

She looks down.

He nods, "Guillespie?"

Stephanie sighs, "I found out I was pregnant after... he went missing. And I know most people would have had it 'taken care of' but I don't believe in that."

Peter stares, "Why were you keeping it a secret?"

She shakes her head, "Women don't tell anyone while they are in their first trimester. And I just fell for you Peter. You're so amazing and I really care about you."

Peter sighs, "I've been falling for you this whole time. I really started to think maybe..."

Stephanie takes his hand, "Please finish that sentence."

He looks at her, "If you had just told me-"

She nods, "I'm sorry! I was a coward. And Susan kept telling me-"

He stares, "Susan knows?"

Stephanie nods, "That's why she has been here so much. She is helping me through this."

Peter shakes his head, "What does Susan know about pregnancy?"

Stephanie shakes her head, "Nothing but she knows about Guillespie and she understands what I've been through with him. Nobody else understands."

Peter sighs, "I could have tried."

She sighs, "I'm sorry."

He backs away, "I just need to think."

She walks towards him, "Please don't be angry."

He shakes his head, "I'm not. Just relax. I need to think and you need to get some rest. Goodnight Stephanie."

Peter walks out the door.

Stephanie cries as she sits on her bed.

Police Station:

Edmund looks at Annie.

Annie stares, "You know I'm telling you the truth. Otherwise you wouldn't be getting so angry right now. Would you?"

He turns away.

She nods, "It's pretty insane huh? The first born of Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne is a cold blooded, manipulating, psychopath who is on her way to getting to know the guards as well as we do."

He looks down, "This is crazy."

She nods, "You're telling me. I did everything for her. I threw away my relationship with Josh to help out Marah and she stabbed me in the back."

Edmund looks at her, "You deserved it."

Annie shakes her head, "It's unjust. I created Marah, I made her everything she is today. I molded that basket case into something strong. And now she's turning on me."

He laughs, "You sound like Dr. Frankenstein."

Annie nods, "I created a monster."

He looks at her, "So if this is true then that means my daughter was almost killed because of you and Marah. It means my relationship with Marah is all lies."

Annie sighs, "I'm sorry. That's why I did what I did."

He shakes his head, "What?"

She nods, "I had to break up you and Marah because she was about to confess to you. And I couldn't let that happen. Then she found out and turned me in."

Edmund looks at her, "This is unbelievable."

Annie nods, "You need me Edmund."

He scoffs, "I don't need anyone."

Annie stares, "Don't underestimate Marah. I did, and look at me now."

Edmund nods, "If what you say is false, then you will be remorseful."

Annie nods, "And when you found out it's true?"

Edmund looks at her, "Then Marah will be sorry. Because anyone connected to her, no anyone with the last name Lewis will have all hell on Earth come crashing down on them."

Annie smirks.

Edmund storms out.

Bauer Home:

Phillip is on the phone trying to get plane tickets.

Beth stands behind him.

Mel sits at the table with Rick.

Rick looks at her, "You okay?"

She shakes her head, "I could kill Leah right now. How could she do this and not even think of how it would scare us? That's so unlike her."

He nods, "I also thought it was unlike her to be texting naked pictures of herself. But we are beginning to realize that Leah is just like any other teenager."

Mel sighs, "Now I'm dropping everything to go to New York with you and your friends."

Rick sighs, "It's not going to be fun. Beth and Phillip aren't a couple anymore. I can't remember the last time I called Mindy. This is just about getting our kids."

Mel sighs, "Do you think I'm comfortable anyways? The last time I went to New York was my honeymoon with Alan Michael."

Rick sighs, "We'll just find Leah then come back home to the kids."

Mel nods, "Okay."

Phillip looks at Rick, "Four plane tickets waiting for us. But we should get going soon."

Mel sighs, "Now?"

Rick looks at Mel, "Did you call your parents already?"

Beth sighs, "Maybe one of us should call Mindy and warn her about the kids coming."

Phillip looks around, "Anyone have her new number?"

Rick shakes his head, "I guess we haven't kept in touch as well as we promised."

Phillip sighs, "No time. We'll go by her place when we get there."

Everyone grabs their stuff.

Mel walks to go call her parents.

Rick, Beth, and Phillip look at each other.

Phillip sighs, "I can't believe we're doing this."

Beth sighs, "Back to New York?"

Rick nods, "Karma took it's time but it finally got us. Let's go get our kids."

The parents head off to New York.

PREVIEWS:

Edmund confronts Marah!

Bill and Phillip face off

Peter talks with Stephanie

Kevin is surprised by his roommates

Amanda chats with David

Belinda's parents question her