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Yes I did because I remember reading that very same article. I wish I could re-watch Savage in the role as well. She and James Horan had some white hot chemistry, that's for sure!

It was more a statement than a question, but yes, I saw it. The problem was the show never stayed committed to the characters. Yes, his mother and father were on the show for much of its run, though they were never major characters. Rafael was a vagabond of sorts and at one point, I believe they ended up recasting both parents, albeit at separate points, only to bring them back. In the span of the show, they cast 2 brothers for Cruz and a sister. His half brother, Rafe, was on the show all the way until the end. His little sister Carmen barely lasted a year and wasn't very interesting. Their best chance at having a long-term Castillo besides Cruz was with Ric and they dropped him for some reason. It probably had to do with the show pairing Kelly with Robert instead of Ric and them never going back to that. Ric ended up paired with Tawny Richards, the daughter of a couple of characters who were written as though they were going to be long-term and then dropped, I believe by the Dobsons. This was around 1990, when SB was a revolving door of regulars and the only ones who continued to stick were the characters already on the show (The Capwells, Gina, Julia, the Lockridges, etc...) Ric really should have remained and been a spoiler for Robert/Kelly- in fact, I still think Ric & Kelly should have been endgame in that storyline. It's really too bad because Ric definitely had long-term potential for the show and could have been great with any number of characters, including Laken Lockridge when she returned in 1990. But SB never explored those avenues and it's truly unfortunate that they didn't.

Aww, really? I thought James Horan was very good and his Clay was far more evil and calculating than his replacements were. I agree with you on Lisa Peluso, though. I couldn't warm up to her at first, until I said something to my grandmother about the "new Ava" not being the same. She told me how much she like Lisa because she played Wendy Wilkins on her all-time favorite soap, 'Search For Tomorrow.' She watched SFT from the beginning so when Lisa joined 'Loving', which she started watching as a replacement for SFT, it was like getting a piece of her old show back. Whatshisname is Jeff Hartman, played by Richard Steinmetz. The Jeff/Trisha storyline was the awesomeness, as Loving wisely took its time with the pacing of it. The 2 year arch was Bill Bell-esque IMO. As for Elizabeth Savage, she was just EPIC! Don't get me wrong- I love me some Christine Tudor Newman, but Savage was well beyond your average recast. She took a very complex character and made it her own almost instantaneously. There's another actress that should have landed another daytime role post-Loving. Too bad because she was so gifted and would have brought A LOT to any soap that was lucky enough to have her. IMO, she would have been great over at ATWT.

I Carrington so much and am truly disappointed that she never got another daytime role. I know it wasn't from a lack of trying, as she was always on a list of contenders for roles, especially at Y&R. I believe she was 'thisclose' to being cast as Mari Jo Mason. She was a truly gifted actress. As for them not going the Ric/Kelly route, it just didn't pan out. They brought on Roscoe Born as Robert Barr and decided to pair Kelly with him, pitting her against Eden. It was a brilliant move to finally have Kelly's feelings of inferiority to Eden be brought to the surface. As much as I wanted Ric & Kelly to be together, I absolutely LOVED Robert & Kelly together. Born & Garland were simply magnetic together and sold the hell out of that storyline. Plus, Carringron grew immensely as an actress by working with Roscoe. He's even been quoted as saying that he witnessed the strides she was making as an actress and that she worked extremely hard on that storyline. Like I said, Carrington had boatloads of chemistry with ALL of her leading men- Peter Love, Born, and John Callahan. Her dismissal, for me, was one of the true Jump the Shark moments on SB. Garland was perfectly cast as Kelly, she looked the part (the resemblance between she & Walker was uncanny), and made me fall in love with Kelly all over again. She was very much different from Robin Wright's version and I loved her all the more for it. Exactly. NONE of those characters caught on. It didn't help Davidson that they used her to pair Kelly with Cruz either. While I think it was a bad idea in the first place, A would have had far more chemistry with Robin Wright or Carrington Garland. Kim Zimmer was another bad choice- most SB fans already had a predisposition toward her because she was always in competition with Marcy at award shows (Emmys & SOD Awards). And then they go and pair her with Cruz also!?! Oy vey! Not to mention that she shows up at his high school reunion with nary a mention of Santana Andrade being there. Since long-time fans knew that Cruz & Santana were high school sweethearts, it rang false. Again, it made no sense, especially since Santana was back on the canvas at the time (given, she was played by the horrible Wanda DeJesus, who never really 'was' Santana). Thaao Penghlis was put in a convoluted storyline and Stephen Nichols didn't even begin airing until the show had already been canned. The way to bring viewers back was to get Marcy back on the show, keep A Martinez, throw in a dash of Louise Sorel and Justin Deas and maybe they would have seen a ratings spike. NONE of those actors you mentioned were going to be able to do that and of course, they didn't. Awww, thanks for posting that article- I remember reading it when the issue first came out (I believe it's in the Santa Barbara farewell issue, no?). Somehow over the years, I lost it and I'd LOVE to have it back so if anyone has that particular issue and would like to mail it to me, I'd SO appreciate it! Just shoot me a PM and I'll give you my address. I must point out that, while I agree CC's "funeral" was one of SB's funniest sequences ever, that it was Keith, not Gina, who pricked CC with a pin, springing him back to life. :lol: SO true- some of the best asses in the business! In all seriousness, Peter Love had that same natural quality to his acting that A Martinez always had, even though he obviously was never quite as good an actor as A. I absolutely adore Peter though and LOVED them as brothers! Ric Castillo should have stayed on the canvas until the end.

It was such a great finale IMO. MUCH better than the one my beloved Santa Barbara got. Hell, I liked it better than AW's finale also and I, unlike many others, thought AW's was pretty damn good.

OMG! That photo is from Lionel Lockridge's faux funeral, one of my favorite SB episodes of all time! I've been DYING to find in on youtube but so far, have had no luck. Where did you find that? You don't by chace have those episodes, do you? They're from the summer of 1990- some of Louise Sorel's funniest moments on the show were during that sequence! Yes, that's Eden on the end. Thanks so much for posting the Peter Love article! I LOVED him as Ric and thought he had amazing chemistry with Carrington Garland. I was seriously pissed when the show ended up pairing her with Robert instead because she and Ric were red hot. It took me a while to warm up to Kelly/Robert, though I eventually did. Say what you want about Garland, but she had AMAZING chemistry with every man she was paired with on the show- Peter Love, Roscoe Born, and John Callahan. I'll never get over the Dobsons firing her and bringing on Eileen Davidson, the worst Kelly EVER. Yes, that includes Kimberlee McArthur.

You're SO right! I always mix their names up- Louann Gideon is the one who went on to a decent career, including a guest spot on Seinfeld as Jerry's girlfriend's stepmom, who put him on her speed dial. I guess I remembered who played Suzi in the end after all! I swap them I think because both were such poor replacements for Sherry Mathis (Liza) and Cynthia Gibb (Suzi). I thought Mathis and Gibb were so beautiful and fit their roles perfectly, especially Mathis. Both were major characters and you really felt the shift with different actresses in the part. I can't believe I forgot about Sunny & Bela- you're right about that too! She did date Quinn for a while though, didn't she? Either way, while Bela was a fun character and brought out a different side of Sunny, for some reason, I always saw Hogan/Sunny as a supercouple and could never accept either one with a different partner. And I HATED Patti SO MUCH!

No, he didn't. He still looked constipated all the time.

RTSB will return with a brand new episode tomorrow!

Lane left to travel the world with Todd McKee AND because of his volatile relationship with Nancy Lee Grahn, following a messy affair and breakup. I know Robin was pretty much a bitch on set when TPTB forced her to extend her contract for a year in order to get time off to film "The Princess Bride." However, I'm pretty sure she still got along with Marcy rather well. The only reason I can think of that there would be animosity is because Marcy was extremely close to Bridget & Jerry Dobson and may have been protective of them against Robin's bad attitude. I'm pretty sure at first, she was contractually obligated to CBS and was unable to take any other jobs, including going back to SB. I'm not sure if the contract lasted the whole primetime season or 2 seasons, but I know she had a contract with them. I think she was able to return in '92 when A was leaving, but they didn't ask her. She was also more than willing to come back for the end but again, she wasn't asked. Because it was shocking and a totally original way to kill off a character. Soaps just didn't do stuff like that at the time so it was pretty huge and memorable. I know I'll never forget it. The show (rightfully IMO) wanted an actor with a stronger presence to play CC and decided to go with Jed Allan. Jed had previously auditioned, but they deemed him too young for the part. They even made him dye his hair grey to age him. What's funny is that the producers didn't bother to tell Charlie- Jed himself ended up doing it. They were at a party together and Jed apologized to him for his taking over his job. Allan was stunned that Bateman actually had no idea and this was the first he'd heard of it. That was some BS on NBC's part, but it's widely known that the major factor in their decision had to do with the results of the lawsuit of the Dobsons vs New World. I'm not sure exactly what happened, as the records were sealed, but it's been widely speculated that that was the nail in SB's coffin.

Where are you getting 2 top shows from? I know Y&R was on top but Loving, it's other time slot competitor, was at the bottom of the ratings.

I didn't like the character of Patti when she returned. They put her with Hogan, who I always felt belonged with Sonny. Unfortunately, the show didn't see it that way and it ended with Hogan's wedding to Patti and Sonny left with his brother, Quinn. I'm totally with you on the Liza and Suzi recasts. The new Liza ESPECIALLY I could never warm to. She just wasn't Liza IMO. Sherry Mathis was perfect. Teri Eoff, the recast Liza, just didn't fit, though she's obviously a capable actress as she's gone onto a variety of other TV roles. I have no idea who played Suzi in the end but she sucked. I really liked Suzi before she took over the part. I liked Estelle too but she was a royal bitch! As for the McClearys, I really only watched since 1983 because it was my paternal grandmother's show (my mom watched NBC anyway and ended up picking up the habit as well). But I LOVED Hogan and I liked Quinn also. From what I remember, my grandmother liked them as well and she had watched the show from the beginning. I know for a fact that Hogan and Cagney were very popular characters. Not too sure about Quinn though.

Word! AWFUL Philip.

Actually, they did address Lily's evangelist background. Lisa Fenimore, played by Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, despised Lily because either she or her father got caught up in Lily's evangelist movement and found out she was a fraud. Wholeheartedly. That story was a mess from jump and it re-wrote some of the history of the show. All the crap with Andre and the tiara and her Lisa personality was sheer crap. I disagree that it was tough to tell the personalities apart though. For most of the storyline, Eden was split into only one alter, Lisa, and Marcy did a very good job of distinguishing her from Eden. Then when she "died" falling off the cliff, she came back as "Suzanne Collier," complete with an awful brown wig. Again, it was easy to distinguish this new personality from the others, given the wig and Marcy used a different voice. HOWEVER, you could EASILY still tell that it was Eden and for Cruz (and Sophia I think) not to recognize her was PREPOSTEROUS! As for the Channing personality, he only showed up on Marcy's last episode, when Eden (as Channing) shot Sophia. The Dobsons returned to the show after this storyline had been going on for like 4 to 6 months so they were stuck with it. Unfortunately, Marcy had already announced her departure and so they had to use it to write her off of the show. Bridgette has been quoted as saying that she never would have done the story in the first place and certainly never used it to write Marcy/Eden off the show. With all that said, the Dobsons actually did a VERY good job with it when they came on. The previous writers used Eden's witnessing Lionel & Sophia discussing their affair and Sophia falling off the yacht to her "death" as an excuse for the split, but never gave that angle a second thought. When the Dobsons took over, they re-centered the storyline around that incident and wrote it as such, hence Eden shooting Sophia as "Channing", just as Sophia had done to her brother Channing years before. I still didn't like the story, but they did their best to salvage it and for the mostpart, they did. I WILL say that I'm forever grateful to them and Marcy for giving us that tiny scene about a month later, where Eden is shown in a window as Cruz is meeting the real Suzanne Collier. You could read her lips say "Goodbye Cruz. I love you." as tears rolled down her face. She left her wedding ring on the window sill and was never seen again, but that moment at least gave us one final glimpse of Eden and some closure. Imagine how frustrating it would be if your favorite character of all-time was leaving the show and for the last 3 months she was on, not once was she acting as that character. It was just awful.

Sorry everyone. I was sick over the weekend and unable to post any episodes. New eps are coming though- I'm hoping to put out 3-5 episodes this week. Working on my outlines now!

LOL, like I'm going to give any of that away! You'll just have to keep reading to find out.

Oh I don't know for sure that it's actually her, though she still talks about SB fondly and it's obvious she misses it. But every time I see that nanc visits the blog, I still wonder if it could be her.

Honestly, I was stunned the first time around with how many people got hooked and joined up. Within weeks of announcing my RTSB project, dozens of members had joined SON simply to view and comment on it! Made me feel good. Imagine my surprise that this second time around there seems to be just as much, if not more interest, with new and old readers alike checking it out. Seriously, I've been tracking my hits and RTSB has been getting around 1200 views a week since I brought it back!!!! Holy smokes!!! That's even more than the first go-round! I'm just thrilled to have readers and people who love it and only hope to live up to their expectations. I often wonder if any of the old SB cast or behind the scenes people have checked it out. If you guys do, then PLEASE, by all means, join the board and post a comment! I'd LOVE to hear what any of those people think! :D There's a member, nanc, who I was convinced for the longest time was actually Nancy Lee Grahn. She still pops in and reads now and then. I wonder...

Gonna be a little later than 11 but it will definitely be done tonight! :D

It looks like I won't be able to complete it before my dinner plans- I'm about halfway done, so it should be up sometime between 10 and 11 PM EST tonight!!

Robert Thaler as Pearl Bradford, Jessica Dunphy as Adriana Castillo, Jared Leto as Steve Hall, Justin Hartley as Brandon Capwell (EXT: London, England- The DiMonde Estate) -Marcello hangs up the phone with Sophia and as he's about to head out the door, he's surprised to see Lionel and Augusta there already. He asks what they're doing there and Augusta informs him that she came clean with Lionel and they'd like to help in any way they can. Marcello tells them that time is of the essence, as Sophia has the afternoon alone and Edmund is still planning on taking her away. "What exactly has this guy done to Sophia?" Lionel inquires. "In a nutshell, he's brainwashed her into thinking that she's his deceased wife, Loretta. She has no memories as Sophia and what complicates matters is that Edmund and Loretta have a history with CC. She had an affair with him many years ago, shortly before Sophia was presumed dead the first time, and she ended up pregnant. CC blamed her for his ignoring Sophia during their last months of marriage and refused to have anything to do with the child. Edmund found out about all of this and was furious, though the child turned out to be his anyway. However, Loretta overdosed and died, though the doctors were able to save the baby and Edmund has blamed CC for it ever since." "And apparently," Augusta chimes in "that's where Pamela came in. She found out about all of this, tracked Edmund down, and together, they hatched this plan that allowed him to exact his revenge on CC and she on Sophia." "My God! This whole thing is so bizarre, though with Sophia's history of amnesia combined with the aneurism, I can see how he was able to accomplish his goal." "Yes well, the one good thing that did come of this is that he cured her of the aneurism. Anyhow, we can discuss this on the way there- time is of the essence, as we need her to remember and to get her out of there before Edmund runs away with her." Lionel asks Marcello if he's thought of a safety net, in case that happens. Marcello says he won't let it, but Lionel suggests that they get Sophia an IPhone with a GPS tracking device built in. That way, even if Edmund does manage to get her away from London, they can pinpoint her location. Marcello agrees that it's an excellent idea- he asks Augusta to go and purchase the phone, and Lionel to come with him. He explains that since Lionel is a familiar face with no known history with Loretta, he may be able to jog her memory. They all head off. (EXT: Cruz & Eden's Beach House) -Eden thinks back to Bobby revealing to her that Quinn Armitage was behind Cruz's murder. She also remembers his insistence that she not involve the cops. She grabs her purse off the table, takes her keys out of it, and heads to the door. Just as she's about to open it, the doorbell rings. "Who could that be?" she wonders aloud, opening it up. "Kirk, what the hell are you doing here?" "Going somewhere Eden? Have I caught you at a bad time?" "There's never a good time for you to catch me, Kirk. What do you want?" "I'm here to offer my services. I have my entire conglomerate in Mexico looking into Quinn's whereabouts. I have just as much a stake in this as you do Eden- hell, the guy set me up to take the fall, for God knows what reason!" "My husband is dead, Kirk, so excuse me if I don't feel you have as much stake in this as me. Now if you'll excuse me, I was just leaving...." "To go where? You're not involving the police in this, are you? Remember what Bobby said...." "First of all, it's none of your business where I'm going. Secondly, Bobby's cards are played- I know who's responsible for Cruz's murder now and I don't have to listen to a word of what that neanderthal told me to do." "I know that Eden, but I'd hate to see you disappointed when he denies everything to the police..." "I'm not dumb Kirk- and, again, not that it's your business, but I'm not going to the police. But I am going to see someone who can help me track down Quinn." "But I just told you I have my entire conglomerate-" "Am I supposed to be impressed by your conglomerate Kirk? You could hire Sherlock Holmes to track Quinn down for all I care! Besides, I still don't trust you and never will! So again, if you'll excuse me...." "Will you at least let me come with you? Like it or not, this Armitage guy tried to set me up for murder! I could have been in prison for the rest of my life because of him!" "I should be so lucky. But since you're obviously not going to get out of my way, then fine, tag along if you must. But keep your mouth shut and let me do the talking! I don't need you screwing any of this up!" "Fair enough. Mind if I drive?" "No, not at all....you can drive......right behind me.....in your own car." She walks past him and locks up the house, heading to her car. Kirk pauses for a moment and smiles. "Still feisty after all these years...." (EXT: Brandon & Steve's Apartment) -Steve walks into the living room where Brandon is reading the newspaper. Brandon tells him to have a seat, as there's something he wants to discuss with him. Brandon asks him if he's thought about his offer to make some extra money on the side, in addition to the bartending gig. "Of course man. I'll do whatever I gotta to make some extra cash, especially since I'm trying to woo Princess Castillo." "Ah, yes, my sweet step-niece slash step-cousin Adriana. No offense, Steve-O, but she seems a little....how do I put this.....vanilla for your taste." "Yeah, she's not the kinda chick I'm usually into, that's for sure. But I like that about her- she doesn't make it easy on me. Plus, the kid's got spunk. I dig that. So anyway, about makin this bread...." "Of course. Well, as you know, I have some "product" that I need to unload. I'm actually going later tonight to pick up enough to supply half of the city....Primo stuff too bro. And The Lair is the perfect spot to do it at- that's partially why I bought it. But being the owner and a Capwell and all, I have to be discrete about this sort of thing....which is where you come in. You read?" "Yea, I gotcha, but I really ain't got nothin to invest, if that's what you're thinkin...." "No, no, not at all, I'll take care of things on that end, I just need you to help unload. We split the profits 50/50 and use the base amount to re-up. I can get this sh!t all day, every day...today being no exception." Brandon pulls out a fat bag and pours it on the table, as Steve's eyes light up as he looks up at him. "Go ahead man....cut us up some rails..." Steve happily obliges and cuts the mass quantity of cocaine Brandon's poured onto the table into four big lines. The two of them snort them up and Steve tells him it's some of the best stuff he's ever had. Brandon tells him his guy gets it straight from Peru- pure and uncut and the quality is how he makes all the money. Steve comments that the Capwells would freak if they knew what Brandon was up to. "Like I give a damn what they think of me...." "Again, you talk smack about them man. What is the deal there? If I had a family that were stacked like that, I'd be kissin their asses all day, every day..." "Yeah, well, you don't know the Capwells..." Brandon explains that he's the son of Santana Andrade and the late Channing Capwell, emphasis on the late. He tells Steve that before he was born, Sophia had been presumed dead when she actually had amnesia and was living on another continent. Eventually, after a chance run in with her daughter Eden and some therapy, she remembered who she was and blamed Lionel Lockridge for her "death", since she was arguing with him on CC's yacht, trying to break up their affair when she fell overboard. So she hatched a revenge plot to scare Lionel. She showed up in Santa Barbara dressed as a man and put blanks in CC's gun in the study. He explains that she planned on luring Lionel there to give him a good scare. "That's a pretty messed up way to scare someone man!" "Tell me something I don't know. Only it wasn't Lionel she ended up frightening, not at all..." "Then who?" Brandon tells him that, unbeknownst to Sophia, CC found the blanks in the gun and replaced them with real bullets, as he always kept his gun loaded and didn't understand why there were blanks there in the first place. So, when Sophia waited in the study brandishing a gun that she thought was loaded with blanks, she was actually packing heat. She sat in the high backed chair with her back to the door, waiting for Lionel. When she finally heard the door open, she whipped around in the chair and shot the gun. But before she could stop herself, she realized it wasn't Lionel at all she was shooting- it was actually her son, Channing. "So your grandmother shot your father, her own son? Man, I thought only poor people were that nuts!" "So did the police apparently. After she realized what she'd done, Marcello, her step-son arrived on the scene and hurried her out of there, taking her back abroad. The murder ended up getting pinned on some poor shlub, Joe Perkins, and she let him rot in jail for 5 years, until Cruz re-opened the case. She claimed to have had amnesia until Cruz recreated the night and she realized she had killed her own son, my dad. They kept this from me my entire life, until one day I asked my mom about it and she filled me in on the entire story. And after they did this, CC had the nerve to keep me away from my own mother, sending me to live with Gina and eventually marrying her just to get custody of me! He never loved her and kicked her to the curb for Sophia, who had shot his son in cold blood. So you can see why there's no love lost between me and the Capwells." Steve asks how it is that he's not actually a Capwell then and Brandon explains that Sophia lied about Channing's parentage, claiming he was CC's in order to marry him but really it was Lionel's. He tells him that Lionel's mother, Minx, got wind of what Sophia was up to and wouldn't have her child raised a Capwell so when he was born, she switched the baby with the Wallace's child. Therefore, his dad Channing was never really a Capwell at all and thus he's not blood related to CC, Sophia, or any of the Capwells. Just then, someone knocks at the door. Brandon cleans up the table as Steve answers it. "Mind if i come in?" Adriana says. "Princess! Not at all..." Brandon excuses himself, telling them he has some "business" to attend to. Steve asks Adriana what she's doing there and she informs him she just wanted to see him. "Aw, you missed me, huh?" "No...I...well, maybe a little..." He leans in and kisses her passionately. He tells her that he was going to call her anyway, as he has the night off and wants to take her someplace special. She asks where they're going but he tells her it's a surprise. "Aw, come on, I don't like surprises...can't you give me a little hint? Just a tiny one?" "Hmmm, a hint....I dunno, I think I might need some persuasion." She gives him a look and walks right up into his face, batting her eyelashes. "Please Steve....I really want to know....can't you just give me one..(she kisses him).....teenie..(she kisses him again)....weenie..(another kiss).....little..(yet another one).......hint..(one final hot passionate kiss)..." "Wow, you are a persuasive one, aren't ya..." "I've been told.....so....are you gonna give me a hint or what?" "Mmmm....sorry Princess, but that would spoil the fun. Just be ready at 9 o'clock sharp and put on somethin sexy...." "If you don't give me that hint, you'll be pickin me up in SWEATS!" "Ok, ok...one hint. It's some place you've never been before and it's gonna be real romantic....how's that for a hint?" "I like it." He pulls her into his arms, telling her that when the night's done, he'll be in her head for the rest of her life. She jokes for him not to count on it. "Oh no? Don't count on it, huh?!? Face it, Princess....I'm already almost there. When we're in a room together, I'm like a magnet for you, a drug that you can't get enough of. It's just like a drug, in fact.....intense....a little scary....dangerous....but you love every minute of it...." He again passionately kisses her, as she cannot deny her attraction to him. (EXT: Pearl Bradford's Offices) -Eden walks in the doorway and Pearl immediately lights up. "Edie! What a nice surprise! How ya doin gorgeous?" he says, kissing her hello. He then notices Kirk walking in behind her. "What's he doin here?" "Relax, Pearl, he insisted on coming and for once, he's actually on our side...sort of..." "Kirk Cranston? On our side? Is it raining frogs in hell?" Eden explains that she's learned who killed Cruz- Quinn Armitage- but she's going to need his help to track him down. He asks why she isn't going to the police and she explains the whole story of what Bobby told her. She tells him that Quinn set up Kirk to take the fall, which is why he has a vested interest. She gives him the name of Quinn's company and asks if he can pinpoint the location. He says that it should actually be real easy and he can probably find out in a matter of seconds. He enters his information in his computer database and the location pops up. "That's it! That's where your man Quinn is, Edie- London, England!" "London....of course......Gee, Kirk, you've got a whole conglomerate working on this and ol Pearl and his pet laptop here had the answers in a matter of seconds. Again, quite impressive....Thank you so much Pearl! I'll call daddy right away and have him get the jet ready to take me to London tonight." "I'm coming with you, Eden," Kirk interjects. "Uh, no way Kirk. This is the end of the line for you..." "I'm not letting you go alone, Eden, you don't know what this guy is capable of. Besides, I have a thing or two I'd like to straighten out myself with our pal Armitage. You're not going to be able to stop me- I'll take my own company's jet and follow you there if I have to...." "Company jet? Once again, Kirk, I'm not impressed. But if you insist on coming..." "I do." "Fine. Just get packed and I'll meet you tonight at the airport." "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...." Pearl says "No no no no what?" Eden mocks. "There ain't no way I'm lettin you head to London by yourself with pond scum over there. Cruz would strike me down from above if I ever let that happen. Un-uh. No way! If he's goin wit you, then I'm goin wit u..." "I don't suppose I can stop you either can I?" "No chance." "Fine then. Both of you pack whatever it is you think you need and we'll meet at the airport at 8 o'clock. The jet will be fueled and ready to take us. And when I get a hold of Quinn Armitage, he's going to regret the day he ever messed with me and my family!!" THE END.............FOR TODAY

Actually, I'm working on that right now- I'm hoping to get it up by 7. If not, then it should be done by around 11 tonight.

Working on it right now!

Michael Brainard as Ted Capwell, Nina Arveson as Angela Capwell, Harley Janek Kozak as Dr. Mary Duvall, Heather Lindell as Samantha Capwell, Lane Davies as Mason Capwell, Nancy Lee Grahn as Julia Capwell (EXT: Mason & Julia's Beach House) -Julia opens her eyes and sees Mason lying next to her, just staring at her. She smiles back at him. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asks. "It's just so nice to wake up and see you lying next to me. I've missed you Julia." "You hungry?" "Absolutely!" He reaches over and gives her a passionate kiss. She corrects him, telling him she meant breakfast, though he obviously has something else in mind. She says that she's starving and they put on their robes and head downstairs. Both are surprised to see their table already sent, complete with a bottle of champagne, orange juice, croissants, and bagels. They find a note from Samantha saying that she thought they'd enjoy a special morning and that she had some errands to run. They sit down and begin eating, though Julia decides to bring up a sore subject. "I'd hate to ruin this lovely moment Mason, but-" "Then don't!" he interrupts. "We have to discuss Mary and her missing son, we can't just pretend like the problem doesn't still exist. She's still alive and still hasn't found him yet." "I know. Look, Julia, I want you to know that I'm committed to you, no matter what happens with Mary...." "But you're not just going to abandon her, right? The second she calls with another lead and wants you to go to Palm Springs with her to track him down, you're going to go running..." Mason nods, telling her that he has to see this through, especially after they found out that Mark manipulated Mary's doctors into thinking her due date was further away than it actually was. The child, or rather, adult boy could very well be his. He pleads with her to understand. "Actually Mason, I do. You loved her once upon a time, you may have conceived a child with her, you can't just turn your back on her now, especially with everything that Mark has done." "Then, you're ok with my continuing to help her with the search?" "I'm not sure ok is the word, but I'm supportive of it. But if we're really going to get our marriage back on track, if you're really committed to me and making out marriage work, then I want to be involved. I want to help both you and her- every step of the way. If you have another son out there, then I'm going to be just as much a part of his life as you and she are and it's going to effect my life as well. So wherever the search leads you, I'm going to be right there with you, every step of the way." "Have I told you how much I love you yet today?" "You have, but I wouldn't mind hearing it again..." He tells her that he does and walks over and gives her another passionate kiss. She kisses him back and they run back up to the bedroom, giggling the whole way. (EXT: San Remos Clinic) -Mary sits at her desk, pondering her life without Mason by her side. She looks through the paperwork she was given on her son, growing more frustrated by the second. One of the nurses buzz her and inform her a former patient is there to see her. Mary is surprised to see Samantha walk through the door. "Samantha, HI! How are you doing? You look like you've made quite a recovery!" "I'm doing much better. I wanted to come by and thank you in person for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here right now. I truly am grateful for that and I owe you." "Sweetheart, you don't owe me anything! Just to see you back on your feet walking around again is all the thanks I need." Samantha asks Mary how the search for her son is going and she tells her that they've hit a dead end. She's waiting on a call back from foster care in the hopes of locating her son's last family. Samantha asks her if she expects Mason to drop everything again if they get another lead. "I doubt I could stop him, but if he does, that will be his choice, not mine." "So you're not trying to get him back then? You're telling me that you have no desire to be with my father again and that you're not trying to come between my parents?" "Honestly Samantha, I never was. I would have never even told Mason I was alive if you had never been brought into the clinic. Even then, I did whatever I could to avoid them, but your mother found me. I pleaded with her not to tell Mason- you have to understand, I had come back to Santa Barbara many years ago, when you were a little girl, fully intending on reclaiming my life with Mason. But when I saw that he was with Julia and that they had a little girl.... He was happy, Samantha, and I wasn't about to ruin that for him. Not only him, but Julia too- your mother was a friend of mine when I lived here you know." "Yes, I'm well aware, which is why I was shocked that you kept her husband away from her on the holidays, that you spent New Year's Eve with him, instead of telling him to go home and be with his family." Mary explains that she told him many times that he should be with Julia and not her, but he was angry with Julia for lying to him, which she concedes was her fault. She tells Samantha that she never meant for any of this to happen, she would have never even come back had Julia not found her. Samantha informs her that Mason and Julia have reconciled and she'd appreciate it if Mary butted out, including the search for her son. Mary tells her that she can't do that- there's a chance that it could be Mason's child and he has a right to know what's going on. So if she gets a lead, she'd have to inform him about it and leave it up to him to decide if he wants to follow it up with her. "That's actually why I'm here- I have something that may help you find him." "You? How would you-" "A few months ago, A- that's what we call Adriana- met this guy- Steve Hall is his name. Brown hair, gorgeous blue eyes, kind of a vagabond type. Anyhow, she asked him about his background and he told us that his mother died giving birth and his father has been incarcerated since he was born. He moved in with a foster family when he was young, but the parents were dirty- they had, like, 6 foster kids and were only doing it to get money. He lived there for a few years, until they were arrested on drug charges. After that, he moved from home to home, until he finally left the system when he was 16- been on his own ever since. I didn't really think much of it, until dad was talking the other day about what you guys found out in Sacramento and the story he gave sounded almost identical to Steve's..." "My God, everything you're saying- it's almost exactly what I was just reading. Where is this Steve? Will you take me to him? I have to find out if..." "I actually can do you one better. He's already not such a trusting guy, so I didn't think it would be a good idea for you and dad to come bursting into his life with this crazy story. So the other day, we were at the beach with him and I waited until I could find something that I could bring for you to test. I was hoping for a hair, but I think what I have is even better." She opens her purse and pulls out the ziploc bag with the cigarette butt in it. "Here. I made sure I didn't touch it or anything- he was smoking it and put it out. I figured his saliva would be a pretty dead on way for you guys to test his DNA. Hopefully, this will give you the answers you need." "Oh Samantha, I don't know how I can thank you..." "Just have it tested and get the results. I haven't told my father and I'd prefer you didn't either. At least until you're able to confirm that this guy is actually your son. In the meantime, I figured this would buy my parents the time alone that they so need right now." Mary takes the bag and thanks her again. Samantha takes off and Mary stares at the butt, having gone from frustrated to quite hopeful. (EXT: The Capwell Hotel) -Angela stands behind the lobby desk, talking with one of the associates. They mention that Angela isn't looking so hot, her face is kind of flush. Angela insists she's fine. As they continue doing paperwork, Gina approaches the concierge and begins furiously ringing the bell. "Make that was fine. What do you want Gina?" "I thought I'd stop by and we could have a little girl talk." "I really have a lot of work I need to be doing, if we could do this another time...." "It will only take a couple minutes. And I'm sure you're going to want to hear what I have to say." Angela sighs. "Fine, come on back to my office. Lynn, if you need me, just ring me on the speaker phone." They adjourn to the office in the back, as Gina carefully shuts the door to ensure their privacy. "So what is this all about? If it's Gina Jeans..." "No, no, Lily and I are doing just fine without you at the office." "Don't you mean Lily, you and Joann?" "Of course. You know, it's funny, you ruined my daughter's life, her marriage to Ted, yet I've been so busy that I haven't been able to return the favor." "I did her a favor, Gina. Ted wanted me, Ted loves me- it never would have worked with Lily." "Yes, well you know what they say, once a cheater, always a cheater...." "Just what are you implying Gina? Ted would NEVER-" "Oh I'm not talking about Ted. No, no, Ted's a decent, honorable man....well, he was, until he got involved with you. Something here's sure to regret I'm quite certain." "I highly doubt that. Ted's, shall we say, quite satisfied with our marriage," "I'm sure he is, I'm sure he is. It's you I'm more concered about darling. A nymphomaniac social climbing bitch like yourself never gets complacent for very long. I've learned that in my experience in life. The second Ted's attention isn't all on you, your eyes and mind begin to wander, followed by the rest of your body parts, your lower half for instance..." "I really don't have the stomach for your games Gina, so why don't you just say whatever it is you came to say." "Fine- I know that you did the nasty with Warren Lockridge! Saw it all on video- quite the performance, I must say. Paris Hilton, look out! "One Night in Angela" was far hotter..." Angela is stunned that Lily told Gina and asks her what she's going to do with the information. Before she gets the chance to tell her, Ted comes walking in to the office. "Ted, what a surprise! How nice to see you here..." "Oh put a sock in it, Gina- I could hear you two from outside the door. Mind telling me what's going on here? Why are you harassing my wife?" Gina claims that she's actually not harassing anyone, just talking to Angela about her video. Angela's eyes bulge as she realizes that Gina's about to tell Ted everything. She gets up to stop her, telling her she wants to be alone with her husband. "Ted has a right to know about it, Angela. After all, he's as much a shareholder as you are. Lily and I are going to be doing a video promo for Gina Jeans and I was here asking Angela for her input, though she doesn't seem to think it's such a good idea, do you Angela?" "Actually, Gina, if you'd have let me finish, I was going to..." Angela suddenly turns pale white and has a dizzy spell. She asks them to excuse her and begins running through the hotel lobby. "What the hell was all that about?" Ted wonders aloud. "Beats me. She's so on edge, that wife of yours, like there's something bothering her. Something that must have nothing to do with work, as I was only here to give her the courtesy of letting her know about our plans for promoting the line. She is still in charge of it, despite running the hotel for your sister and Joann working on it in her place. Anyway, I best be going, but I'd keep an eye on your wife if I were you, Ted. Something is clearly going on with her- and with her track record, God only knows what that is...." Gina heads out the lobby of the hotel, smiling as she's obviously rattled them both. (EXT: London, England) -Christine serves Edmund, Ashton, and Kelly breakfast in the dining room. Kelly asks if he'll be leaving for Greece today, as Ashton shoots his father a knowing look. Edmund explains that he's actually changed his plans, as he has some things he'll need to work on in the beginning of the week. Ashton informs both of them that he has a full day and perhaps it would be a good time for them to get to know one another. "That would be just lovely! After all, I think it's about time I got to know more about my beautiful daughter-in-law, though I'm surprised to hear that you have to work on a Saturday." "Me too! I was hoping to take in some of the sites with my handsome husband." "I'm sorry darling, but this cannot wait. You'll just have to make due with my father over there..." "Make due she will, after all, where do you think my son got his elegant charm from. We'll have a lovely time. What would you like to do, Kelly? Have you ever been to the Museum of London? It tells the story of the city from early times to present day. It's a quite fascinating look at our history...." "That sounds wonderful, and no, in the few times I've been here, I never have gone." "You really must go, it's quite the experience and educational. Why don't you get dressed and I'll make a call and set up a VIP tour and make lunch reservations for afterwards?" "Ok, I'll do that. I'm looking forward to spending some time getting to know you, Dr. Lavery." "Likewise, I'm sure." Kelly excuses herself and Edmund shoots Ashton a look, asking just what he's up to and why he's insisting they continue staying there, knowing Sophia is just upstairs. Ashton tells him he still has business to conduct and reminds him that Sophia needs to stay put for now, as he has plans of his own for her. Edmund warns him that he better not be planning on letting anyone else seeing her, but Ashton insists that's not the case. He reminds him that he could go up and tell Kelly right now that her mother is in the East Wing, if he doesn't cooperate. Ashton's phone rings and he excuses himself. Edmund heads upstairs and bumps into Christine. He asks if Sophia is in her quarters and she says that she is. He tells Christine that he's going to be gone for most of the day and to keep an eye on Sophia, which she says she will. He opens the door to Sophia's room. "Loretta, darling, I'm so sorry...." "Sorry? For what? Oh, wait, let me guess, we're not leaving for Greece anymore, are we?" "I'm sorry, darling, but something has come up that cannot wait. I hope you'll understand." "I guess I'll have to, though I would like to get back into our bedroom. Are the renovations and painting finished yet?" "Unfortunately, darling, that too is taking more time than expected. But I promise you, as soon as it's all done and I take care of what I need to at work, we're going to take the getaway to Greece." "Promise?" "Promise." He walks over and kisses her, though Sophia clearly isn't as into it as she once was. He tells her he must be going- he'll be gone all day but plans on spending the evening with her. He leaves and Sophia waits to make sure the coast is clear before making a dash for her phone and dialing it. "Marcello? It's Loretta- it looks like we're going to have a little more time.....Edmund's going to be gone all day and I was hoping you could come by..........No, apparently, he's postponed the trip again, for whatever reason, but who knows how long that's going to last. Can you come over right away?..........Alright, I'll be waiting....." Sophia hangs up the phone and goes back to her bed, anxiously waiting on Marcello to get there. THE END..............FOR TODAY