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It's nice writing that bond between Ed and Michelle, especially given her feelings towards him in the past dealing with her Mom's death. But J seems to be quite different than the guys she is usually attracted to. Well all know a Spaulding can only be nice for so long Clarissa wanted to do it all on her own. She has pushed everyone away except for her friend Rafe who is quite busy. Leah and Marti have a nice little rivalry going, somewhat similar to the rivarly between Leah and Belinda. But now an even bigger rivarly is about to form!!! Thanks for reading and commenting Matt.

People question their next actions in Springfield... Cedars: Michelle walks down the hall. Her lunch break is beginning. J is waiting for her, "You ready?" She scoffs, "Oh you just assume that I am going to go out to lunch with you just because you invited me and didn't give me a chance to say 'no'." He nods, "It's a good method, you have to give me that." She shakes her head, "No I don't. And I don't have to go to lunch with you either." He nods, "But?" She sighs, "But I figure it can't hurt. Or maybe it can. I guess we'll have to find out, won't we?" He grins, "Let's go." The two walk out of the hospital. She looks around, "So who's car are we taking?" He laughs, "We are not wasting gas money on the short amount of time they give us for lunch. Uh-uh." She sighs, "So then what are we going to do?" He looks around, "We can walk across the street to Company." She looks at him, "Company?" He nods, "Yeah. I'll say hi to Matt. We can get a bite to eat and maybe go for a walk. Burn off some of our calories. Will that make you happy?" She nods, "Sounds good." The two start walking. She looks at him, "You act like you don't care about staying in shape. It's obvious you go to the gym." He looks at her, "Dr. Bauer I don't think this is the appropriate time to be hitting on me." She laughs, "Get over yourself." He keeps walking, "I'm serious." She scoffs, "Shut up." The two walk together. Farmhouse: Dylan walks up to the front door. He walks in, "Hey Bridget? You here? I thought you'd be at work. Something wrong with your car?" He walks into the kitchen. Bridget is holding Baby Adam. He stares, "Bridget what is going on?" She smiles, "Oh hi honey. This is Adam Marler. He is Clarissa Marler's baby." Dylan shakes his head, "Okay. What are you doing with Clarissa Marler's baby? Where is she at?" Bridget sighs, "She is upstairs. This whole teenage mother thing is a lot for her to deal with. She came here for a little bit of help." Dylan sighs, "Maybe when she gets back in here, you should hand him back over to her." She shakes her head, "Why?" He nods, "You know why Bridget." Bridget looks down, "Look at him though. He's so beautiful." Dylan smiles, "He is. He's one of the cutest babies I've ever seen." She grins, "I know." He shakes his head, "And someday we'll adopt our own baby. Until then it's not healthy for us to be playing around with these ideas." She looks at him, "What ideas?" He sighs, "I know you Bridget. You know what I'm talking about." She shakes her head, "I wasn't. But maybe it's..." He shakes his head, "No. Bridget. Look at me. You are going through a lot right now. You can't let yourself think like that. It's not good." Bridget looks up, "Clarissa is scared. Just like I was. If she makes a suggestion-" He nods, "Then you tell her to go home and think about it. You can't have this happen the way it did with you and Vanessa. We are going through an agency the way we planned." Bridget sighs, "Everything worked out with Vanessa and I." He shakes his head, "After a long time of drama." She sighs, "I know." Dylan looks at Adam, "This little guy is beautiful. And if we are lucky we will get someone as special as he is. But whoever we get will be our child. We will have someone we can love and someone we can help turn into an amazing human being. This is what we've always wanted." Clarissa walks in, "Sounds like a really lucky kid." They look over. Bridget stands up, "Clarissa." Clarissa nods, "You two were born to be parents." Dylan shakes his head, "I think we just have planned for it a lot. We're very ready for it now." Clarissa smiles, "That's good. I wasn't ready. I'm still not ready." Bridget sighs, "Clarissa." She nods, "I heard what you said. I want to talk about it." Dylan shakes his head, "Clarissa-" She sighs, "Will you raise my Baby?" The two stare in shock at her. Springfield High: Marti is walking down the hallway at school. She sees Belinda standing at her locker. Marti walks over, "You won't believe what happened this morning. Leah comes up to me and starts making all of these demands that I'm not supposed to have any say in what happens here. Apparently this is her school and we are all just attending it. Can you believe that?" Belinda stares, "What are you doing?" She scoffs, "You don't like Leah either." Belinda looks at her, "Leah and I are cool now. At least on my end." Marti shakes her head, "You sent that naked picture of her around to everyone at school. You ruined her life. You guys aren't cool." Belinda sighs, "Even if that's so. Why would I want to be friends with you? Oh wait let me guess. Leah hates me and she hates you. So now you and I become friends in the process? I don't work that way." Marti shakes her head, "Sorry I even tried." Belinda nods, "Me too." Marti looks at her, "Do you have a problem with me? Like something beyond this whole Leah thing?" Belinda looks at her, "I've been annoyed by you since your fake ass marched up the steps of this school Oklahoma. Before I even knew your name." Marti grins, "Before you knew I was good friends with RJ." Belinda nods, "RJ is a very charitable. He is always putting his neck on the line for lost causes." Marti sighs, "That would explain his relationship with you." Belinda looks at her, "You need to learn to watch that southern accent ridden mouth of yours. Because I would love nothing more than to smack you right in your face." Marti stares at her, "I'm not Leah. I bite back." Belinda scoffs, "I don't bite. I don't scratch. I beat bitches up." The bell rings. Marti and Belinda continue staring each other down. WSPR: Dinah is backstage after the show is over. Everything is getting cleaned up. Mel walks by. Dinah looks at her, "Good show. Wouldn't you say Mel." A very serious Mel nods, "Yes." Dinah looks towards her, "You okay?" Mel sighs, "I'm fine Dinah. I need to get going." Dinah walks, "Is there a problem Mel?" Mel looks at her, "What do you think Dinah? I'm not going to get into this at work." Dinah is confused, "Is it something I said out there?" Mel stares, "Listen. I know my daughter is not perfect. But she has had a really rough year now. That naked picture sent around was devastating." Dinah nods, "I agree. I feel horrible for her. Mel shakes her head, "Is that really all you have to say? You have nothing else to say on the subject?" Dinah stares, "Okay I'm officially lost." Mel turns away, "Okay." Dinah follows her, "Oh my God. Would you just explain this to me. Because I'm lost. I have a feeling you're wrong about something. Or misunderstanding something." Mel looks at her, "You really don't know?" Dinah shakes her head, "Know what?" Mel stares, "You really don't, do you?" Dinah keeps staring. Mel walks towards her, "The picture that was sent around, it was James who was responsible for that." Dinah stares, "Okay. Who was it?" Mel nods, "It was Belinda. You're daughter got ahold of that picture and sent it to everyone. She tried to ruin Leah's life. Your daughter did this." A very shocked and confused Dinah looks back at Mel. Towers: Holly walks into the restaurant. Ross is sitting at a table. He stands up, "Holly." She smiles, "Great to see you Ross." The two hug. She sits down. He looks at her, "I'm so glad that you could make it today. I know that you're a very busy woman lately." She nods, "I am. But I always have time for my good friends and my family. You are both. So what were you hoping to talk about with me?" He shakes his head, "I was just hoping to see how you were doing." She smiles, "I'd love to believe that. But I don't think that's what's on your mind." He sighs, "No it's not." She nods, "Okay." He looks at her, "It's Blake." Holly nods, "I know." He sits back, "I love Blake. Blake loves me. But right now is not a good time for us to be getting back together." Holly stares, "Does she want to get back together?" Ross shakes his head, "Not exactly. After we got you both home from Santo Domingo, she threw herself at me. And with every strength I had inside of me, I pushed her away." Holly shakes her head, "That's not going to make her feel good." He nods, "I know. I hated doing it. All I wanted was to be close with her again. But she has a lot of emotions right now. I know she isn't ready." Holly nods, "You're a good man Ross." He sighs, "Well do you have any advice for this good man?" She laughs, "You're also an older wiser man. So I think you know you're doing the right thing. There is nothing I can really tell you that you don't already know." He stares, "Thanks." She smiles, "You know in your heart that you and Blake will get back together. Right now you're just dealing with the frustrations of waiting for that moment." He shakes his head, "I'm not sure that I can." She stares, "You had better. Or else you're going to regret it." The two stare at each other. Beacon: Marah looks behind her desk. Ava's missing person fliers are scattered everywhere. Marah begins piling them all up quickly. She is beginning to panic. She can hear Edmund's footsteps. She runs over and locks her doors. Edmund is on the other side with security. He tries to open the doors, but they are locked. He pulls and knocks, "Marah? Marah did you lock the door? She hollers, "Yes. Everything's fine." He nods, "May we come in? I brought security to check everything out and see what they could find." She hollers, "No! I got it! It's fine." Edmund keeps knocking, "Are you sure." She shouts, "Yes! Edmund, thank you." He sighs, "Marah you're scaring me. Could you please let me in? If you don't I'm going to be really worried. Please Marah? What's going on?" Marah pushes everything behind her desk. She walks over and opens the door. She smiles, "Hey." He walks in, "Everything okay?" The security guard walks in as well. She looks at him, "It's fine. Everything it okay." Edmund shakes his head, "Someone broke in here." She shakes her head, "It's not a big deal. Probably just an angry guest or something." He stares, "Are you okay?" She nods, "I'm fine. But I have a lot of work to do. Could we catch up later?" He nods, "Okay... see you later." Edmund kisses Marah. He walks out with the security guard. A frustrated Marah walks back to her desk. PART TWO: WSPR: Mel and Dinah stare at each other. Dinah shakes her head, "I don't understand." Mel nods, "You really didn't know." Dinah sighs, "Why would Belinda even do that? Leah isn't interested in RJ is she?" Mel scoffs, "No." Dinah sighs, "I'm just trying to understand what would provoke her to do something like that. She couldn't have done it for no reason." Mel shakes her head, "It's clear to me that you don't know you're daughter." Dinah stares, "Don't tell me what I know." Mel sighs, "I'm not trying to be mean. But what she did is wrong and it was a big deal. Do you know how many kids have committed suicide over something like that?" Dinah nods, "Yes! And I'm going to talk to Belinda the second I see her. I had no idea she had done something like this." Mel stares, "I'm a Mom. I'm not trying to blame you for Belinda's actions. Believe me I hate the fact that my daughter was foolish enough to take that photo and even more foolish to send it to her boyfriend. But I know that Leah has a good heart. Deep down she is a good person." Dinah stares, "Are you implying that my daughter isn't?" Mel shakes her head, "I don't know your daughter. I know that I've talked to other parents. And they all know more about Belinda than you do." Dinah shakes her head, "Like what?" Mel nods, "People are afraid of her! Girls fear of getting in Belinda's way. Teachers don't know how to handle her anymore. Dinah sighs, "Okay. I know Belinda has a rough exterior. That's not news to me." Mel sighs, "I think you need to get to know her better." Dinah scoffs, "What? You think my daughter is some evil bitch?" Mel looks at her, "I don't like hearing women call each other whores, bitches, sluts. Every time I hear Leah say it I get angry. And yes, I've used those words too. But I am not saying that about your daughter." Dinah stares, "So what are you saying?" Mel sighs, "Your daughter is not nice. She is not friendly. She is not warm. She is scaring the other kids at the school. And my daughter is not the only target of hers." Dinah just shakes her head. Mel nods, "Your daughter is the school bully. I'm sorry Dinah." Mel walks away. Springfield High: Marti and Belinda stare at each other. Marti smiles, "I will never understand what RJ sees in you." Belinda nods, "Funny because I know exactly what Zach sees in you." Marti laughs, "Are you envious of my relationship with Zach now? Isn't he your cousin?" Belinda smirks, "Funny. Incest jokes from the southern chick. How ironic." Marti stares, "I'm not going to cry just because you insult me. I'm not going to throw a big fit and make a scene. I can see through your big tough girl act." Belinda grins, "It's not an act. You clearly haven't gotten to know me very well." She nods, "I know enough. I know you're a big partier. I know you get in fights. I know the number of guys you have slept with matches your IQ." Belinda nods, "And I can see through your crap too. All sweet and goody on the outside like Leah. But on the inside you're a just a pathetic little whore. Accusing a guy of rape to save your reputation? Sounds like Oklahoma couldn't wait to get rid of a basket case like you." Marti grins, "Lucky for you. I'm in Springfield now." Belinda nods, "Unlucky for you." Marti nods, "I'm not a Bauer. I'm a Lewis. When I see what I want, I go after it. Can you really blame me for that?" Belinda looks at her, "You think I'm threatened by you?" Marti grins, "In case you haven't noticed, no girlfriend has ever stood in my way of getting the guy that I want." Belinda nods, "And in case you haven't noticed, I'm very vengeful. And there is no line that I won't cross to get back at someone who has crossed me." Marti nods, "Well Belinda Marler. It sounds to me like you are wanting to start a battle?" Belinda stares, "Trust me. You don't want that." Marti and Belinda stare each other down. Coop steps out, "Excuse me? Where are you two supposed to be?" Belinda and Marti each exchange a look before heading into their classrooms. Farmhouse: Dylan and Bridget look at Clarissa. She walks over, "You three look perfect together. It's amazing." Dylan shakes his head, "Clarissa. You need to pause yourself." She shakes her head, "I know what I want. I want my son to be happy. And I want to give him the best life. But I can't do that by myself." Bridget stares, "Clarissa you are emotional right now." Clarissa sighs, "I'm always emotional! I'm 18." Bridget nods, "Lots of women younger than you have been Mom's and have been able to make it work." Clarissa shakes her head, "I'm not one of them! I kept my son for the wrong reasons and I already regret it. I should have given him up for adoption when he was born. But I was too chicken." Dylan sighs, "Clarissa, you don't know what you're saying." Clarissa nods, "I've been researching. I know what we would have to do to make this legal. I wasn't sure I could trust another couple with my son. But when I see you two... it makes sense." Bridget stares, "Wouldn't you rather have someone closer to your family? Or maybe you'd even want a stranger. So you don't have to get close." Clarissa shakes her head, "I love Adam. I can't send him away and never see him again. But I can't have my Mom raising him. I can't pretend like he's my brother or my nephew or something. I can't see him at holidays and pretend nothing is going on. But I can handle this." Dylan shakes his head, "Bridget and I have been trying to have a baby. And for you to do this right now, it's a lot for us to handle." Clarissa nods, "I can give you an amazing gift and you can give him one." Dylan shakes his head, "I'm not letting my wife get her hopes up." Clarissa walks over to Bridget, "You believe me don't you." Bridget sighs, "I have been involved in adoption before. It can get ugly. It's not even close to being easy. It's so hard and it's so painful." Clarissa nods, "I know. But Adam's life is going to be so much better because of it. You can save him Bridget. You can give him a happy life." Bridget has tears in her eyes. Dylan looks at her, "Honey." Clarissa sighs, "You already love him don't you? He just feels like your son, I can tell." Bridget looks down at Adam. Clarissa sighs, "We can give it a week or two. But I really hope you do this. Please?" Bridget and Dylan stare at each other. Towers: Ross and Holly sit together. Ross stares at her, "You really think I could ruin things with Blake by jumping into our relationship so soon?" Holly nods, "Listen Ross. You're not going to want to hear this. But you are much older than Blake." Ross laughs, "Holly tell me something I don't know." She sighs, "You're not just older by years. Maturity, wiseness, experience. You're even wiser than you were when you left. We all are. Our generation is officially the elders." He laughs, "Come on." Holly nods, "It's true. I realized it not that long ago. Ed and I sit around and watch our children and grandchildren get themselves into crazy situations. And we can see how easily it is to be avoided. You see it too don't you?" Ross nods, "Yes." Holly grins, "It's like a new language that we have picked up at our age. But what we forget now, is what we used to be like. That used to be us making all of the crazy mistakes, getting in over our heads, not understanding our own feelings and paying the price for our ridiculous actions." Ross nods, "And now Blake." Holly sighs, "Blake hasn't gotten to where you are. She doesn't understand why you keep pushing her away. I understand it, you do. But she doesn't." Ross sits back, "I feel like we're talking about a child." Holly laughs, "For me I am. But I know Blake is the love of your life. You just need to let her figure this out on her own. You can't hold her hand." He sighs, "I really thought it would be easier." Holly shakes her head, "When you were gone... I thought Blake would only come out stronger. Unfortunately that wasn't the case at first. She made a lot of crazy mistakes. She let men, sex, and power take over. Those were her weaknesses. Her relationship with Remy was good for her, until it became self destructive." Ross sighs, "I just hate that the kids have suffered so much. Jason seems to be doing fine. But Kevin just has so much anger inside him. And Clarissa... it breaks my heart to know how much of her struggles in life could have been avoided if I had been there." Holly nods, "And now she's pushing you away. Because she needs to deal with it." He looks at Holly, "But she's crazy about you." Holly nods, "Of course. I'm the Grandma. What's not to love? Belinda seems to like you a lot." Ross laughs, "That's true. I always hear she causes trouble for Mallet and Dinah. But she is quite funny and charming around me." Holly grins, "I told you. We're old." He laughs, "But we aren't dead yet." The two smile at each other. Park: Michelle and J are walking and eating. She looks at him, "I'll be honest. You're a lot more funny than I was expecting." He laughs, "You always thought I was funny." She sighs, "I mean the new you. The grown up J Chamberlain." He shakes his head, "Nah. I'm just older." She sighs, "Maybe." He looks at her, "But you are less cold than I was expecting." She scoffs, "Cold? Seriously? That's an insult." He shakes his head, "I don't know. You always seem so serious. You don't smile very often. You were always so chipper and sweet when we were young." She nods, "I'm still sweet. I just have a lot going on. I'm a single Mom. I'm a doctor." He nods, "True." Michelle looks at him, "Does everyone think I'm cold?" He shakes his head, "I can't speak for the staff at Cedars." She looks at him, "Come on." He shakes his head, "I feel like we're in high school right now." She sighs, "I don't mean to be cold." He nods, "I know. I figured you out now. You just take yourself to seriously." She scoffs, "I do not." He nods, "Yeah you do actually. You just need to remember how to be fun again. Just embarrass yourself for fun." She scoffs, "How?" He grins, "Stand on that bench and scream something." She laughs, "No." He grins, "I knew it. Predictable Michelle." J keeps walking. Michelle shakes her head. She walks over and jumps up on the bench. She screams, "My name is Michelle Bauer! And I'm not predictable!!!!!!!!" J laughs and claps. She looks at him, "Okay, now you get up here and do it." He shakes his head, "I'm no copy cat." She scoffs, "You jerk! You suck!" He walks over to help her down. A laughing Michelle jumps down and stumbles into his arms. The two stare at each other. Michelle sighs, "We should get back." She starts to walk towards the hospital. J follows. Beacon: Marah is in her office. She is trying to call Annie. She leaves her a message, "Annie. What the hell is wrong with you? Please call me back right now." She hangs up. Marah is shredding all of the fliers. She puts all of the shredded remains into a sack. Marah carries it out of her office. She sneaks off and throws it into the dumpster. A very nervous Marah walks over to the security office. The guard is sitting inside. He looks over, "Ms. Lewis?" She nods, "Uh. May I have a moment alone? I need to do some inspections. I'll be very quick." He gets up, "Right away Ms. Lewis." Marah walks over to the back corner. She sees where the TV used to be. All of the evidence against her in the kidnapping for Ava. It's all gone. Marah shakes her head. She walks out to the hall. She looks at the guard, "Has anyone been in there?" He shakes his head, "No. But I'm just the day guard. Why? What's wrong?" Marah storms off. She rushes back into her office. She feels sick to her stomach in fear. PREVIEWS: Lewis Enterprises hosts an event The roommates party together James questions Leah Belinda's parents confront her Rafe gets upsetting news

People are ready for change in Springfield... Cedars: Michelle is rushing into work. She is already running late. Ed approaches her, "You're late again?" She sighs, "I'm sorry. I know it looks bad." He nods, "You left on time didn't you?" She nods, "But Hope left her book at home, so we had to go back and get it, then I got caught in traffic and spilled the coffee all over myself." He nods, "Yikes, sounds like you had a bad day." She sighs, "Tell me about it." Ed looks at her, "Are you really okay sweetheart?" Michelle looks at him, "Yeah, why do you ask?" He sighs, "I know how this time of year is for you." She scoffs, "Wow you too?" He shakes his head, "I'm not trying to upset you. But with the anniversary of Danny's death, and with everything you have going on right now-" She sighs, "Stop okay! I'm not crazy." He sighs, "I never said that you were. I know you aren't. But this is a difficult time of year for you." She shakes her head, "Danny died 3 years ago." He nods, "And your mother died decades ago. That doesn't make it hurt any less." She nods, "Danny's death will always hurt. He was the love of my life. He was the father of both of my children. And he died very similar to how Mom died. But I'm okay. I've been engaged since then." He sighs, "I'm your Dad. I'm just checking in." She sighs, "I know. But trust me, I'm fine." He nods, "Okay." Michelle hugs her Dad. Michelle and Ed each get back to their work. Springfield High School: James pulls up into the parking lot. He parks his car. Leah is sitting next to him. He leans over and kisses her. She smiles, "You're so perfect." He laughs, "You keep saying that." She nods, "I know. I just can't get over it. I'm not used to having a guy who is so polite, sweet, and considerate. I'm really lucky to have you." He shakes his head, "I'm lucky." The two get out of the car. The two begin to walk towards the school. They look over. Zach's car is pulling into the parking lot. Leah stares, "What the hell would he be doing here?" The two stare, holding hands. Zach stops in front of the school. He gets out. Zach walks around the the passenger's door and opens it. Marti steps out. Leah stares, "You gotta be kidding me." She starts to walk towards the car. James follows, "Wait." Leah runs up to her, "How dare you?" Marti turns to her, "Hey..." Leah shakes her head, "Don't 'hey' me. You two are here rubbing this in my face? At my own school?" Zach looks at her, "Leave her alone Leah. I was just giving her a ride." Leah scoffs, "Don't talk to me." Marti nods, "I'm sorry Leah, but honestly you need to get used to seeing this." Leah looks at them, "What?" Marti and Zach look at each other. Leah scoffs, "Are you two actually dating now?" Marti and Zach both look at Leah. Towers: Clarissa is sitting at her laptop. She is trying to catch up on her work. Baby Adam is crying from the next room. Clarissa is getting a headache. The baby continues crying. A frustrated Clarissa shouts, "Stop it!!!" The baby's crying continues. Clarissa holds her head. She begins to cry herself, "Oh my God! Please stop it!" She turns the baby monitor off. The crying can still be heard. She gets up. Clarissa is pacing, "I can't do this anymore! I can't do this. I can't do this." Clarissa trips over his toys. She kicks them across the room. A frustrated Clarissa begins sobbing. The baby is still crying. Clarissa gets up. She walks into his room. She cries, "I'm sorry." Clarissa picks up her son. She holds him close, "I am so sorry Adam." She begins to get Adam dressed. Clarissa leaves with her little baby boy. WSPR: A new episode of "Light Talk". Blake, Dinah, Natalia and Mel sit in their seats. Blake looks at the screen, "Today we are going over the topic of teen pregnancy. An issue that has become increasing and more common in recent years. As many of you may know, I am now the mother of a teen Mom. And my cohost Natalia here was a teen mom herself." Natalia nods, "Yes. When I was young I made the spur of the moment decision to make love with my boyfriend. And he was dealing with a lot of stuff at the time and he ended up moving away. And this was before the days of Facebook and Internet. So when I found out I was pregnant I realized I was on my own." Mel looks at her, "Did you deal with a lot of judgement?" Natalia nods, "Oh yes. For a long time. A lot of people thought Rafe was my little brother. But I thought the worst part would be being pregnant. Because then everyone looks at you and sees that you're a pregnant kid. You just get such low self esteem from it. But the hardest part was by far the mothering part." Dinah looks at her, "I didn't have kids until I was an adult and I had a hard time with it. I still am." The women laugh. Natalia nods, "It was incredibly difficult. Raising AJ is much easier than raising Rafe, even though I'm once again on my own. I struggled for money a lot. But I never did anything illegal, wrong or underhanded. I kept my values. I couldn't sacrifice my integrity because I wanted to instill that in my son. And it was tough. Rafe has diabetes. And that right there made it even scarier." Blake sighs, "I imagine. Clarissa seems to be handling it well. She is going to school, raising Adam, looking for jobs. But I'm sure it must be really tough still, more than she lets on." Mel shakes her head, "I cannot imagine how different my life would have been. I always tell my daughter and step son to never forget what they are going to risk if they decide to have sex." Blake sighs, "Well you can tell them all you want. They won't listen." Dinah nods, "And sometimes you might as well tell them to have sex if you want there to be a chance that they won't." The four women laugh. Cedars: Colin walks around the play room. The children going through cancer treatment are playing. Colin looks around, "Hey Paul. Hi Marcy. Hey Crystal." The children all smile when they see him. Liz walks in, "Hi." He grins, "Hey you. What's going on?" She looks around, "This place almost looks the same as when I was a kid. Weird." He nods, "Yeah. I was thinking of trying to raise some money to make this room even better for the kids." She nods, "That's a great idea. I never really thought of that. Once I was cancer free, I was so afraid to walk these halls again. I don't know why." Colin nods, "Lots of patients feel that way. You just need to make sure it never gets in the way of your check ups." She smiles "Trust me I don't. You wouldn't let me do that." He laughs, "No I wouldn't." She grins, "I'm glad you're back in Springfield." He nods, "Me too. It's great to see you, Reva and the Bauers. I forgot how many great people there were in this town." She sighs, "A lot has changed." He looks at her, "I keep hearing about the crazy year it's been." Liz nods, "Yep. It's always one scandal after another." He shakes his head, "Well I'm sorry you have to go through that stuff. You deserve so much better than that." She sighs, "Maybe." One of the kids runs past. Colin smiles. Liz nods, "I want to donate money to this. It's not a big deal for me financially. But I think it's something I need to do." Colin grins, "If you can then I think that's an incredible idea." Liz and Colin smile at each other. Beacon: Marah walks downstairs into the lobby. Edmund is standing down there, "Hi." She looks at him, "Hi." He walks over, "Did you confront Annie?" She nods, "Yes. Annie and I are done." He looks at her, "I'm sorry you had to find out this way Marah. I hate seeing you hurt." She nods, "It's okay. Annie is a horrible person. I can't believe I let myself forget that for as long as I did." Edmund sighs, "I know you two grew close." Marah nods, "I still care about Annie. She's like a second mother to me. But I just can't have her in my life. My Dad said the same thing and I didn't understand it. But now I do. Annie is so destructive. It's almost like a curse to let her into your life. You know what I mean?" He nods, "People have said the same thing about me." She shakes her head, "But you've changed." He looks at her, "You think so?" She nods, "We both have. After I had my miscarriage... I was so confused about things. I made a lot of mistakes. And I turned to Annie. But now I feel like I can breathe on own again." He grins, "That's great." The two kiss. Marah sighs, "I need to take care of a few things in my office. But maybe after that we can go to lunch together?" He sighs, "Does that mean.... we're okay?" She nods, "I think we have a lot to talk about. But I really miss you Edmund. I want to see if we can work on things." He grins, "You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear you say that." Marah smiles, "I'm not screwing things up this time." He nods, "Neither am I." Marah and Edmund kiss. PART TWO: Springfield High: Leah, James, Zach and Marti all stand outside. Leah stares at them, "Are you two a couple now?" Zach nods, "We are trying." Marti nods, "It felt stupid to cause all of this drama and not even explore our relationship." Leah scoffs, "To see if it was worth it right?" Zach looks at her "Leah, you're at school. Could you please not do this now?" She looks at him, "Shut up!" He scoffs, "You dumped me!" She looks at Marti, "You said you were my friend. I trusted you. I helped you get onto the cheerleading sqaud. I introduced you to everyone. And you just wanted to take it all didn't you?" Marti shakes her head, "No. That is not what this is." Leah scoffs, "You aren't going to take my life away. This is my school." Marti shakes her head, "God! You are so possessive. This is not 'your' school! Zach doesn't belong to you! Get over yourself Leah." Leah stares at her, "I can't believe I actually thought you were a nice person." Marti nods, "I am." Leah shakes her head, "No you're not. You are nothing more than a back stabbing whore. And guess what, there are a million girls just like you. There is nothing special about you. Except maybe you're really good in bed. So congratulations. Maybe you can be friends with Belinda." Leah turns away. Marti scoffs, "You are such a stuck up bitch." Leah looks at her, "Your opinion doesn't mean anything. Thank you for opening my eyes about Zach. Because now I'm really lucky. And I am so glad I didn't give myself to you Zach. Marti can have you." Leah takes James's hand. The two walk into school. Cedars: Liz and Colin sit together at a small table. They are looking at all of the drawing the kids have done. She picks up one, "I think this is supposed to be you." He grins, "The nose gave it away huh?" She laughs, "It doesn't do you justice." He sighs, "These kids are incredible. I mean it's always nice to see an adult patient who is upbeat. But for the most part they are all fighting depression. But with kids they don't usually let it get them down all the time. It's incredible. I think it makes it easier on the parents." She nods, "I bet. Looking back now, I didn't even realize how hard it was for my parents. They must have been horrified to know what I was going through. I can't imagine that happening to Sarah or to Clay. I would rather it happen to me all over again before that." Colin nods, "That's a Mom for ya." She sighs, "I never imagined myself like this. I thought at this point in my life I would be the next Paris Hilton. But life takes you in crazy places I guess." He sighs, "I guess so." She shakes her head, "All I ever cared about was myself. I didn't even appreciate Sarah until I lost her. I'm so glad that I'm better with Clay." Colin grins, "From what I see you're a great mother." Liz nods, "Remy really helped me get through my problems. I miss him everyday." Colin nods, "I didn't really know Remy. But from what I hear he was an amazing man. And I think you two were lucky to have each other." She sighs, "He was the love of my life. I had a lot of boyfriend before. Joey, Coop, Jonathan... you. But Remy was just... my soul mate." Colin nods, "That's good. I'm glad you get that." She takes his hand, "I think you'll find it too one day." He grins, "Maybe." The two continue looking at the children's artwork. WSPR: "Light Talk" continues. Blake looks at the camera, "We're back, and we are talking about teen pregnancy today." Dinah nods, "This is really one of those topics that you can't get into without getting into dangerous territory." Blake nods, "It brings up the pro life vs pro choice debate." Natalia nods, "Oh goodness." Mel looks at them, "Everyone has their own opinions and they are entitled to them. But I think if someone makes the choice to have sex then they should deal with the consequences. But not everyone does choose." Natalia sighs, "I'm probably going to get a lot of hate for my opinion which makes me sad. But I can never imagine punishing a child by not giving them a chance at life. No matter how they were conceived, no matter what disabilities they have, no matter how hard it will be for you, I don't think the child should be punished." Dinah sighs, "I'm sorry but I don't think a girl should throw her life away for that. And bringing a child into an unbalanced home is not fair to the child is it?" Blake nods, "Well we've obviously got each side represented which is good. I think we have a good balance here as always. But let's not go to deep into this. Everyone makes their own choices despite what we say on here." Dinah looks at her, "Exactly. Even though I can't imagine being a teen mom, I applaud Natalia here and my little sister for being able to do so." The audience applauds. Blake looks at the camera, "But to be clear we are not glamorizing teen pregnancy. It's a situation that no one should make their goal. It can be one of the most stressful events a person to go through, especially so young." Mel looks around, "And it's pretty easy to avoid. A lot easier than people think. Some people are just getting lazy now or just don't care." Blake looks at the camera, "Obviously teen pregnancy isn't as taboo as it was when we were kids. You see it on TV everyday in fiction and non fiction programming. But I hope everyone remembers it's very real and very avoidable. We'll be back with some young mothers who give their opinion on this issue." The women talk as it goes to commercial. Farmhouse: Bridget is pacing around her house. She is looking for her documents she needs for work. She just got back home when she realized she had forgot them. There is a knock at her door. Bridget walks over, "Coming." She opens the door. Clarissa is standing there holding Baby Adam. Bridget stares, "Clarissa? Hi." Clarissa sighs, "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have come here. I don't know why I thought this would be a good idea for me. I just remembered you said I could talk to you sometime. I'll go home." Bridget stops her, "No it's okay." Clarissa shakes her head, "No. It's a school day you were probably getting ready to go to work." Bridget shakes her head, "I came home to get some stuff. The assistant principal is covering for me right now. Come on inside for a minute." Clarissa comes in with Adam. Bridget looks at her, "Are you okay?" Clarissa shakes her head, "No. I don't know what I'm doing. I tried to handle this. But now everyone is going to say 'I told you so'. My parents, my brothers, my friends. They're all going to know what a bad mother I am." Bridget shakes her head, "Don't say that." Clarissa cries, "It's too much." Adam won't stop crying. Bridget looks at him, "He's beautiful." Clarissa sighs, "You haven't seen him yet. Would you want to hold him?" Bridget smiles, "Can I?" Clarissa nods, "Sure. My arms hurt. He's heavy." Bridget takes him, "Oh he's not that heavy. Oh my goodness. He fits so perfectly in my arms. Don't you little guy? Oh you're so cute. You remind me of Peter when he was your age." Adam stops crying. Clarissa stares, "I'm not a mother. I can try and I can try but I'm not ready yet. By the time I'm ready the kid is going to be as screwed up as I am." Bridget shakes her head, "No. Don't say that." Clarissa sighs, "It doesn't make sense. There are so many couples out there who can't even have kids. Why would God give me one? It is so messed up." Bridget sighs, "Everything happens for a reason?" Clarissa sighs, "What good can come from this?" Bridget looks at little Adam. Cedars: Michelle walks out of the restroom. J approaches her, "Dr. Bauer." She nods, "Dr. Chamberlain." He smiles, "You look nice today." She shakes her head, "No I don't. Are you trying to be funny? Because I'm really not in the mood for it." He grins, "Ooh. Someone's in a bad mood today? Wake up on the wrong side of the bed?" She sighs, "Must you annoy me with your outdated expressions?" J laughs, "See I remembered you being so sweet and nice." She looks at him, "And I recalled you having some tact and manners. But I guess things change now don't they?" He stares at her. She sighs, "I'm sorry." He nods, "It's okay." She shakes her head, "No it's not. I'm tired. I couldn't get to sleep last night. My kids are driving me crazy lately. And I just started a new diet." He laughs, "A diet? Come on." She sighs, "It's a healthy diet. I'm a doctor. I'm not jumping into one of those fads." He shakes his head, "Are you going to spend your lunch with all the skinny nurses and eat granola and salad?" She nods, "Maybe." He shakes his head, "No. No good." She stares, "What?" He smiles, "How about you spend your lunch break with me? I promise you that you'll have the time of your life." She nods, "That's a big promise." He laughs, "I'm a big guy." She scoffs, "I'm sure." He grins, "See you there." J walks away. She shouts, "I didn't agree yet." J keeps walking. Beacon: Marah and Edmund are holding hands. They walk down to her office. She sighs, "I have so much work to do. It's not even funny." He looks at her, "I thought you'd have less work now that Ava is back." Marah shakes her head, "I'm not good at working with other people. Especially Ava. I'm handling a lot on my own, my choice. I like it that way." He sighs, "I understand." She grins, "Maybe you can keep me distracted for a few minutes?" He smiles, "Or a few hours." Edmund puts his hand on her face. The two kiss. Marah opens the door to her office. The two walk in. They stop. Marah's office has been torn a part. Marah stares, "Oh my God." Edmund looks around, "Who would do this? Don't you have a lock?" She sighs, "Yeah. I do. The janitors would have seen this. This had to have been this morning or something. I don't know what's going on." He nods "Maybe I should get a security guard." She sighs, "Maybe." Edmund nods, "I'll be right back." Marah looks around. She walks over to her desk. Marah picks up one of the papers thrown about. A great amount of the papers are the fliers reporting Ava missing. Marah stares in shock. PREVIEWS: Marah panics! Clarissa has a proposition Ross gets advice from Holly Mel informs Dinah Michelle has fun with J Belinda and Marti have it out

I love big comments lol! I'm so glad people enjoy reading my stuff. I've a hard time keeping up but I love getting comments, it really helps me keep it going. I think it will always be a question to James if he is really Leah's second choice. But at the end of the day it's clear that even though Leah liked Zach more, James loved Leah more than Zach could. Karla Mosely seems really sweet when I see her interviewed. Rocky and Kevin have a big storyline coming up. And it will tie in Kevin's family as well. We'll be seeing a lot more of the Marler's very soon. Kevin's anger is going to get worse before it gets better. Michelle and J were young love interests in the 90's. Michelle knows Danny is the love of her life and right now J isn't trying to hard to impress her. But that might be what she wants. I'm loving writing the Marah and Annie story. I love everything about Annie's character, the good and the bad. And Marah has definitly molded into a little Annie. Though it's sort of back firing on both of them. Some good twists in this story coming up. I'm so glad you guys enjoy this! There will be so many other big things coming up.

Devstating confrontations in Springfield... Springfield High: Leah approaches Zach and Marti. Zach looks at her, "Leah please let me explain." She shouts, "No!!!" Marti starts to walk towards her, "Oh God. Leah I am so sorry." Leah backs away, "You stay away from me!" Zach sighs, "Please Leah, just listen.' Leah is crying, "When?" He nods, "At the fraternity party. You didn't go with me that night and I was really upset and drunk." Leah scoffs, "So what this was some sort of revenge? What about you Marti? What the hell did I ever do to you?" Marti shakes her head, "No Leah! I had no idea that he was your boyfriend." Leah nods, "But you knew he wasn't your boyfriend!" Marti looks down. Leah looks at her, "I knew you told me that you had a problem going after other people's boyfriends. But I never imagined you would do this." Marti sighs, "I am so sorry." Leah shakes her head, "I was a good friend to you. I invited you into my life! I told you everything! And the whole time you were keeping this from me." Marti sighs, "I feel horrible." Leah stares, "Don't just feel bad for me. Feel bad for yourself. You are so pathetic that you are willing to sleep with a guy you don't even know! You are such a whore!" Marti shakes her head, "I'm not a whore." Leah looks at them, "You two are disgusting." Zach walks over to Leah, "Please." She backs away, "No. Don't touch me." He sighs, "Leah I never wanted to hurt you." Leah smacks Zach across the face. Museum Apartment: Rocky comes home from work. He is very exhausted. Kevin comes over, "Hey! You're home." Rocky sighs, "Yeah. Stephanie had a date tonight so I decided I should come home now." Kevin looks at him, "Good. I really missed you around here. Everyone has actually." Rocky nods, "Yeah." Kevin walks towards him, "Can we talk about what happened?" Rocky sighs, "I don't know. Are you going to lose your temper again? Are you going to start throwing things or something?" Kevin scoffs, "That's not fair." Rocky sighs, "Not fair? I'll tell you what is not fair! I am afraid of my own boyfriend! I can't get into arguments with you anymore, because I know you'll over react." Kevin sighs, "I'm not always like that!" Rocky shakes his head, "I am trying to be understanding. But I hate violence and yelling and hate. And you have so much inside of you Kevin. You have so much hate in you that it's pretty scary." Kevin looks at him, "But when I'm with you, I feel like I can let my guard down and I can relax." Rocky sighs, "Is that how you felt when you beat up that jerk at the club?" Kevin walks towards him, "In case you forgot, that guy threatened you. If anyone comes after you I will tear them a part. I'm not going to deny that." Rocky looks at him, "And I love that you want to protect me. But I'm a cop. I'm a strong person. I can take care of myself. I'm tired of everything thinking that just because I'm gay or because I'm young or because I'm trusting that I can't protect myself out there." Kevin nods, "I know." Rocky sighs, "I get enough from my family. And the guys at work. And one of the big reasons Shayne and I didn't work was because he tried to protect me too much." Kevin looks down. Rocky takes his hand, "I need you to pull yourself together, If not for me then for yourself, can you do that?" Kevin stares at Rocky. Company: Stephanie and Peter sit together. They are enjoying their meal in his room. He looks at her, "Have you ever ate dinner at guy's place on the first date?" Stephanie nods, "Hmm... do you count Company as Coop's place?" Peter stares, "You went on a date with Coop here?" Stephanie laughs, "His family owned the diner at the time. We practically were here every day when we were together." Peter nods, "I didn't even think about that." Stephanie laughs, "It's okay. I like it here." He nods, "Good. Maybe we can make some new memories." She smiles, "Well lucky for me, you just came back to town so I don't have to worry about competing with other women from your past." He nods, "So any other ex boyfriends I should worry about running into?" Stephanie shakes her head, "No, just Coop. Sam is recovering out of the country. Guillespie is MIA. And Remy Boudreau was my boyfriend for a while but he passed away last spring after a car accident." Peter stares, "Oh I'm so sorry. Everyone at the station talks about him. He sounds like he was a real hero." Stephanie nods, "He was. But he got tangled up with the Spauldings and that is a death sentence around here." Peter nods, "I'll remember that." Stephanie sighs, "Talking about my ex boyfriends on the first date. That's a good sign." He laughs, "It doesn't bother me, I brought it up." She nods, "So let's see, we are eating at your place on the first date, we are talking about past relationships, what's next?" He smiles, "I don't know, do you kiss on the first date?" She laughs, "Oh my God! You did not ask me!" He sighs, "What?" She shakes her head, "No, you can't kiss me now, you just killed it." He nods, "Okay, it's your call. But you're missing out." She grins, "Am I?" He nods, "I think so." Stephanie smiles at Peter. Cedars: Michelle is walking down the hall. She goes to Chief Grant's office. She walks in, "May I speak with you?" He nods, "Of course Dr. Bauer." She sighs, "I'm not usually one to complain. But may I ask why you removed several of my patients from me?" He sighs, "Michelle, it was nothing personal. I gave you cases I thought you could handle better." Michelle scoffs, "Charles if this is some sort of sexist-" He stops her, "Michelle. You know me better than that. I did this because I was worried about you as a friend." She shakes her head, "What?" He nods, "Your patient Mr. Thomas, the father with two kids, that's a lot for you to deal with." She shakes her head, "What?" He nods, "We both know how you get this time of year around the hospital. The anniversary of Danny's death." She shakes her head, "No." He nods, "Michelle, every year you say this but you still struggle with your work. I don't want something bad to happen. So I'm changing your case load." Michelle nods, "Well I would hope you'd respect me enough to trust that I know what I can handle." He sighs, "I'm sorry." She looks at him, "Who did you give my patient to?" He nods, "Dr. Chamberlain." She scoffs, "J?" He nods, "Yes." Michelle storms out of the office. She goes walking out of the hallway and bumps into J Chamberlain. He looks at her, "In a hurry?" She stares at him. Beacon: Annie is making herself another drink before bed. Marah storms through the door. Annie drops her glass. Marah sees the alcohol, "Oh my God!" Annie picks it up, "How dare you just rush into my room like that?" Marah shakes her head, "I don't care Annie. I came here because I need to find out the truth." Annie stares, "About what?" Marah nods, "Did you sleep with Edmund." Annie stares, "What?" Marah sighs, "Edmund said that you were the woman he slept with that night. He was drunk and the two of you went back up to his room... and you had sex with him." Annie scoffs, "Who are you going to believe?" Marah shakes her head, "I told him you didn't drink anymore... now I see that's bull. And I know that you were so angry with me that night, because I was going to tell Edmund the truth about Ava's kidnapping. I was ready to face the music. You would have done anything to stop me! You said it yourself." Annie nods, "Fine." Marah shakes her head, "You aren't denying it?" Annie shakes her head, "No Marah I'm not. I slept with Edmund that night and I made it easy for you to find out without realizing it was me." Marah starts to cry, "Why?" Annie nods, "It was for your own good." Marah shakes her head, "How could you?" Annie sighs, "I wanted to protect you Marah! I had to protect both of us. You would have gotten us both thrown into prison for the rest of our lives." Marah backs away, "Oh my God. You're insane." Annie's face goes cold, "Don't you ever call me that. Ever." Marah turns away, "I'm done, I can't do this anymore." Annie looks at her, "No! Don't you dare walk away from me! Or I promise you Marah, you will be sorry!" A scared Marah turns and looks at her. Springfield High: Zach rubs his face. Leah looks at him, "How could you do this to me? I told you I loved you!" He sighs, "You still do love me! That hasn't changed has it?" She cries, "I don't even know who you are!" He nods, "Yes you do." She nods, "You knew about the sext all along didn't you?" He is confused, "What?" She sighs, "You knew that Belinda was the one who sent it around. And you let James take the fall, even when you knew it was ruining his life." Zach sighs, "I'm sorry." She cries, "Why would you do that?" He nods, "I had to keep James away from you!" She shouts, "Why?" He sighs, "He's a creep! He has had feelings for you since Spring Break and he was waiting to take advantage of you at a weak moment." Leah shakes her head, "Oh my God. Do you ever take responsibility for anything? How did you get spoiled so rotten? What's wrong with you?" He scoffs, "You knew this was me when we got together." She cries, "I got a room for tonight! I was going to give my virginity too you! I was so excited! I feel like such an idiot." He walks towards her, "Leah..." She screams, "You're such a bastard!!!" Leah goes running back into the school. A frustrated Zach turns away. James walks from around the corner. Zach looks at him, "Save your speech okay? Let me guess. I got what I deserved?" James shakes his head, "No." He punches Zach. Zach falls down. James nods, "Now you have." PART TWO: Cedars: Michelle backs away from J. He looks at her, "Something got you stressed Dr. Bauer?" She sighs, "Apparently people at this hospital think that just because I'm a woman that I can't handle my emotions when it comes to my work." He shakes his head, "Are you sure it's because you're a woman?" She scoffs, "I knew you'd be the same way." He laughs, "You know me so well." She sighs, "I know you were nice when we were kids." He nods, "I'm still nice, just more handsome and funny." She shakes her head, "Well you've yet to make me laugh." He grins, "Guess I'm just handsome then." She rolls her eyes. He nods, "See that's an emotion. Rolling your eyes. Getting emotional at work Dr. Bauer?" She scoffs, "It's not interfering with my work." He nods, "Okay." She shakes her head, "I know we don't get along, but we do work together. Can we try to not rip each other's heads off?" He laughs, "I'm not the one who is mad. I think it's cute when you're stressed." Michelle scoffs. J walks away. Ashlee walks over to Michelle. Michelle scoffs, "He is such a jerk! He thinks he so suave and cool and charming. What is his deal? Like women really fall for that stuff." Ashlee nods, "I get it Michelle. You have a crush on Dr. Chamberlain." She turns to Ashlee, "Shut up." Ashlee laughs. Company: Peter walks back into the room. He just finished cleaning up after them. She smiles, "It was very brave of you to leave me alone in your room." He grins, "Hope you didn't find anything." She laughs, "I'm sure it would be nothing I haven't seen before." He sits down, "I feel like things are going just too perfect. Something has to go wrong tonight doesn't it?" She nods, "Well I imagine something does. We just have to hope it's something we can handle." He nods, "Well I guess we should take control." She shakes her head, "What do you mean?" He knocks over his glass. She laughs, "What are you doing?" He sighs, "See, now something has gone wrong! Nothing else can go wrong tonight." She grins, "Smart thinking. Have fun cleaning that up later." He nods, "I will." The two stare at each other. Peter stands up, "It's getting late and I remember you said you have some errands in the morning. Should I walk you home now?" She stares, "You're not going to make a move?" He laughs, "On the first date? Psh." She smiles. The two walk out to the hallway. He looks at her, "Well we have the whole walk to your place to have our first kiss." The two stop at her door. She grins, "We're here." He sighs, "Damn." She smiles, "Peter." He looks at her. Stephanie kisses him. Peter smiles. She smiles, "Thank you for making this night perfect." He grins, "Will I get a second date?" She grins, "We'll see, I know where to find you." He nods, "Goodnight." She smiles, "Goodnight." Stephanie goes back into her room. Springfield High: Zach can feel his face swelling from the punch. James looks down at him, "For years I always looked up to you. You were so cool and confident, great with girls. But now I just feel embarrassed by you." Zach scoffs, "You would think someone as smart as you would realize I was trying to protect you too." He shakes his head, "What are you talking about?" Zach gets up. The two brothers stare at each other. Zach sighs, "You put your heart out there for Leah. And it was going to break." James shakes his head, "You don't know that." Zach nods, "She likes me, someone who's confident, strong, a little bad. So why the hell would she go for a guy like you?" James scoffs, "What's wrong with me?" Zach sighs, "You're scared, weak, and boring. I'm sorry James. I was afraid you'd get hurt." James's backs away from his brother, "Screw you." James walks to his car. Inside Leah is crying in the girls bathroom. Spencer walks in, "Leah?" Leah hollers from the stall, "Emma is that you?" Spencer nods, "Yeah." Leah gets out, "Thank God!" She runs over and hugs her. Spencer holds her. Leah sighs, "You are the only real friend I have. I can't trust anyone else." Spencer sighs, "I'm so sorry. I heard what my brother did. What a douche." Leah shakes her head, "I'm done with him. All guys suck." Spencer sighs, "Well it's his loss. Anyone who has someone perfect standing right in front of them who settles for someone less is a fool." Leah nods, "Yeah." Spencer nods, "If you really want to be with someone you won't let stupid petty things get in the way." Leah stares, "Oh my God." Spencer looks at her, "What?" Leah cries, "I have to go talk to your brother! I made a huge mistake!" Leah runs past her. Spencer turns, "No Leah!" Spencer worries about her going back to Zach. Leah goes running through the dance. She runs past everyone. She goes to the front door and swings it open. She sees him standing outside. She shouts, "Wait!!!" Museum Apartment: Kevin and Rocky are together. Kevin turns, "I know I scared you that night. Just like I scared you the night I attacked you." Rocky nods, "I don't like bringing that up, but yeah." Kevin sits on the couch, "Lately I've been thinking about my Grandfather. Everyone keeps telling me how horrible and scary he was. All the things he did to people in this town." Rocky sits by him. Kevin sighs, "You know he was married to your Mom? He was horrible to her too." Rocky sighs, "What's all this about?" Kevin nods, "Maybe I'm just another Roger Thorpe." Rocky shakes his head, "No. Don't do that Kevin." Kevin sighs, "It's in my blood Rocky! Maybe I'm just naturally a dark, angry, hateful, violent person. Maybe I can't change that." Rocky scoffs, "So what you're not going to even try?" Kevin shakes his head, "I didn't say that." Rocky stands up, "I'm trying to sympathize with you. But it's hard when you act like this. Can't you just grow up and deal with it like an adult." Kevin sighs, "What do you want me to do?" Rocky nods, "Go to anger management again." Kevin scoffs, "Those people are stupid. That stuff doesn't work." Rocky nods, "It worked last time." Kevin shakes his head, "No! I told you, it was you that made me change. I changed because I was falling in love with you." Rocky sighs, "Well apparently I'm not cutting it these days. You need to get help Kevin, before something worse happens." Kevin gets up, "Whatever." Rocky looks at him, "Please! Do something, before it destroys everything we've worked through." Rocky leaves to take a shower. A frustrated Kevin tries to calm down. Beacon: Annie and Marah stare each other down. Marah looks at her, "Are you really threatening me again? Is this the kind of person you are Annie?" Annie scoffs, "Don't act innocent Marah! You are so selfish!" Marah shakes her head, "I'm selfish? You slept with the man I love! You ruined my relationship!" Annie nods, "And you ruined mine! Josh and I were happy! I had turned my whole life around. Everything was perfect. Then you came to me and told me that you had kidnapped Ava. And I helped you. Ever since then my life has been falling a part. All because of you Marah." Marah shakes her head, "I didn't make you help me." Annie nods, "But I did. Because I love you." Marah cries, "I was messed up in the head! I was devastated over my miscarriage! I felt abandoned by Jeffrey, Shayne and my family. You should have turned me in before it got out of hand." Annie shakes her head, "Don't act like you really want that." Marah nods, "You should have. Maybe then things wouldn't have gotten out of hand. And things would have been easier for both of us." Annie scoffs, "I did it all for you!" Marah shakes her head, "Don't act like you got nothing out of it. You loved me being in the palm of your hand. You made me into a mini version of you!" Annie scoffs, "There is only one Annie Dutton!" Marah shakes her head, "I lost my sense of self because of you!" Annie grabs Marah, "I did what was best for you! I love you! You, Shayne, and your father are my entire world. You always have been." Marah pulls away, "Stop! Stop! Stop doing that! Stop acting like you're married to Dad! Stop acting like you're Shayne's Mom. Stop acting like you're my Mom." Annie shakes her head, "How can you say that?" Marah stares, "You can try all you want but you'll never be in my real mother. You will never be Reva!" Annie slaps Marah across the face. Marah holds her face. She turns and stares at Annie in shock. A very upset Marah turns and storms out. Annie's cold face watches as Marah leaves and slams the door behind her. Springfield High: Leah goes running out of the school. She sees him in the parking lot. She shouts, "Wait!!! James!" James turns around. She cries, "I am so sorry! I was so stupid. You were there for me the whole time. You always tried to protect me. I never even realized that you liked me that way." He stares at her. She sighs, "I never realized that I liked you that way." James looks at Leah. Leah sighs, "If you can find it in you heart... will you give me a chance... please?" Leah hopefully looks at James. Inside of the dance. Zach walks out of the bathroom. He has cleaned his face up. Marti is outside of the bathroom. She hands him his coat. He takes it, "Thanks." She sighs, "Do you want to talk?" He nods, "I would like that." Marti takes his hand. The two walk out together. Outside of the school. Leah stares at James. James walks up to her. She smiles at him. He smiles back at her. James puts his hands on Leah's face. The two lean close and kiss. They stare into each other's eyes. James and Leah smile at each other. PREVIEWS: Teen drama continues Another episode of "Light Talk" Marah gets a shocking surprise Clarissa goes to someone for help Liz bonds with Colin J has a proposition for Michelle

Secrets come falling out in Springfield... Bauer Home: Everyone is out in front of the house. Zach, Leah, James and Marti are all standing together in formal attire. Zach has his arms around Leah. James has his arms around Marti. Phillip, Rick and Mel are taking pictures. Phillip grins, "You kids look great." Rick looks at him, "Remember when prom was a big deal. Now it seems like every dance is supposed to be some huge celebration." Phillip laughs, "An excuse for our girls to buy new dresses." Mel looks at the kids, "You guys look great." Phillip turns to Rick, "Does this remind you of anything?" Rick nods, "Of course, the four musketeers almost 30 years ago." Marti looks over, "What?" Leah looks at her, "Oh my God, don't ask." Rick nods, "The four of us were a group. I took Beth to prom and Phillip took your cousin Mindy. It was the interesting twist later that we switched girls." Phillip laughs, "I don't think you four have to worry about that." Zach and Leah smile at each other. Marti and James each look over at them. Phillip hollers over, "Hey guys come here. I want to get a shot of the two of you." James and Zach walk over to their father. Leah looks at Marti, "Tonight is going to be amazing." Marti nods, "I know! You look fantastic." Leah grins, "It's going to get even better. I rented a room for tonight. I am going to surprise Zach with it later. I'm giving him my virginity." Marti stares, "Wow..." Across the yard Phillip is with his sons. Phillip smiles, "It's great to see the two of you looking so mature. And really getting along." James nods, "Of course." He looks over at Zach. After the pictures are over the teens head to the Homecoming Dance. Museum Apartment: Maureen walks into the living room. The apartment is pretty quiet tonight. She sees Eden's laptop open on the desk. Maureen smiles, eager to get a friendly revenge for messing with each other's facebooks. She hops over to Eden's laptop. Maureen is surprised when pictures of half naked women are pulled up. Maureen gasps. She hears Eden coming back. Maureen jumps up. Eden walks in, "Hey." Maureen stares, "Hi!" Eden looks at her, "Were you on my computer?" Maureen nods, "Uh... yeah. I'm sorry I thought it would be funny but it wasn't. I'm sorry." Eden nods, "Yeah." Maureen walks past her. Eden walks to her computer. Maureen turns, "I'm sorry but I did see something. And I want you to know if you're a lesbian, then I'm totally cool with that. But I think you should tell Coop, not that it's any of my business." Eden laughs, "Wow." Maureen sighs, "I'm sorry." Eden shakes her head, "I'm not gay." Maureen nods, "Of course not. I'm sorry. Plenty of straight women stare at naked women..." Eden sighs, "I wasn't staring. I was researching." Maureen nods, "Oh. Are you studying anatomy?" Eden laughs, "No. I'm studying the business." Maureen is confused, "What do you mean?" Eden nods, "I'm thinking of creating my own Website." Maureen stares at her. Company: Stephanie is getting dressed for her date with Peter. She looks in the mirror. She tries to find the perfect outfit that doesn't reveal her growing belly. But her attempts make her feel like she's hiding something. A frustrated Stephanie finds a decent top. She walks out of her room. Stephanie walks across the hall and knocks on Peter's door. Peter opens the door, "Hey." She grins, "Hi. Am I too early?" He stares, "Early for what?" She stares, "Are you serious?" He sighs, "Sorry, but I have a big date tonight with this girl I met at work. So if you don't mind, I need to get ready." A disappointed and embarrassed Stephanie nods, "Oh... Oh okay." She starts to walk away. He hollers at her, "Stephanie." She turns. He laughs, "Just to be clear, you know I'm talking about you right?" Stephanie grins, "Oh yeah! Duh." He shuts the door. A relieved Stephanie lets out a chuckle as she goes to her room. She walks in and sits on her bed, waiting patiently. A few minutes later there is a knock on her door. She jumps up, "Coming." Stephanie opens the door. Peter is standing there with flowers. She smiles, "Aww. Long time no see." He grins, "Tell me about it." She smiles, "Glad to see you remembered me." He smiles, "Well to be honest, I've been thinking about this ever since we planned it." She nods, "Me too." He takes her hand, "Shall we?" Stephanie and Peter walk to the hall. Towers: Shayne and Ava are out on a date. The two are sitting at a table. He looks at her, "This is nice." She smiles, "I know. I feel like we are a normal couple for once. We can go out and have a nice dinner together. It's good." He nods, "I'm glad. All I want is for you to be happy." She grins, "I want the same for you. I know you've had a lot going on lately. Especially now that you're dad is ill." He sighs, "We've all had a lot going on. But now that you're back I feel things are going to be okay." She nods, "I still feel like we should talk about all of the stuff that happened before my kidnapping. I feel like we've been tip toeing around that." He looks at her, "Ava it's in the past." She shakes her head, "How can we put it in the past when we haven't addressed it?" He sighs, "Ava what is there to talk about? We both know what happened and now we have made it through. We're okay now." She sighs, "We never talked about it. I hurt you really bad. I lied to you in the beginning of our relationship. How can you trust me now?" Shayne looks at her, "I just do." She sighs, "I don't think so. You can really trust me even though you know that I was working with Alan Michael to take down your family?" He nods, "You wanted to try and get your son back." She sighs, "It doesn't excuse what I did to you." He takes her hand, "Why are you bringing this up?" She looks in his eyes, "Because I want to be sure that we are really past it. I don't deserve your forgiveness." He smiles, "Too bad." She looks down. He looks at her, "Hey." Ava looks up. He smiles, "I love you." She grins, "I love you too." The two kiss. Beacon: Marah is walking down the hallway to her room. Edmund steps off the elevator. He starts walking towards her. She sees him coming. Marah turns the other way. He hollers, "Marah, Marah!" Edmund hurries towards her. She turns away, "Leave me alone Edmund!" He takes her hand, "Please, just let me explain this to you. I really need to tell you something." She pulls away, "No, leave me alone." Edmund sighs, "Marah please! I love you." She shakes her head, "Don't say that." He gets down on his knees, "Just give me five minutes. That is all I ask of you. I love you and I want to be honest with you. I have to tell you something." Marah nods, "You slept with someone else? Oh wait I already knew that." Edmund sighs, "There's more to it Marah." She shakes her head, "What more is there?" He nods, "Let me explain." Marah looks away. He keeps looking at her. Marah lets him into her room. He walks in, "Thank you." She sighs, "Don't thank me. I don't know why I'm doing this." He sighs, "Because you love me too." Marah shakes her head, "No! I don't! I can't! The only person I need to love is myself! I look out for Marah Lewis. I don't have time for you!" He stares, "You really want to be alone in this world." Marah shakes her head, "I don't need you Edmund. Annie has been here for me." He scoffs, "Annie?" She nods, "Yes! Annie is the one person that I can trust in this screwed up world! She is the only person who I know won't let me down." Edmund shouts, "No she's not!" Marah shouts, "Yes she is!" Edmund yells, "No! She is not! It was her Marah. Annie was the woman I slept with that night." Marah stares in shock. Springfield High: The Homecoming Dance is taking place. RJ walks in with Belinda. Belinda sighs, "I can't believe I'm here." He looks at her, "You said you would help if you needed to. James needs you tonight. So does Leah. You owe it to both of them don't you?" She nods. The two walk out to the dance floor. Across the room James is dancing with Marti. She looks at him, "Are you okay?" He sighs, "Uh... yeah. Sorry." Marti notices that James is looking at Leah. Marti sighs, "Do you like her?" James looks at Marti, "What?" Marti sighs, "Everyone can see it James. Except for her. I think you need to say something before it's too late." James nods, "Why are you telling me this?" She sighs, "It's down to the wire James. Leah is planning on giving herself to Zach tonight." James stares at Marti. Across the room. Zach and Leah are dancing. Zach smiles, "You look amazing." She grins, "I'm so happy we made it here. It wasn't that long ago that we were dancing at prom. Now it's homecoming again. And we are closer than ever." He nods, "I think so too." She smiles, "I have to tell you something." He looks at her, "What's up?" She nods, "I love you Zach." He stares at her. She smiles. Zach kisses her. PART TWO: Museum Apartment: Eden and Maureen are sitting at her laptop. Maureen stares, "So you want to go into the porn industry?" Eden sighs, "Don't say it like that. I'm not videotaping people having sex. I'm thinking of starting a Website for women to show off their beautiful bodies." Maureen stares, "Can you really make money off of something like that? I mean not to sound rude or anything, but aren't there a million sites like that?" Eden nods, "I know. But I used to be a damn good business woman. And I know a lot of women who used to work for me that would be willing to help." Maureen sighs, "Is this about your old escort service?" Eden sighs, "I don't know. I feel like I abandoned all of those women who I helped get off the streets and turn their lives around. This could save them." Maureen stares, "Do I sound like a prude? Because this seems kind of extreme." Eden nods, "Lots of people would say that. But I'm not going to do something tasteless and disgusting. I want to make something beautiful. I want the women to have a sense of respect and power." Maureen shakes her head, "I doubt that goes through guy's minds when they look at that stuff." Eden nods, "You would be surprised." Maureen looks at her, "So you're going to make a Website for people to look at when they want to admire the female body. Is that how you explained it to Coop?" Eden sighs, "No. That is how I am going to explain it to Coop." Maureen stares, "He doesn't know?" Eden shakes her head, "I'm not even sure yet. Like I'm really going to spring this on him before I'm sure. He can be uptight sometimes, he's like an old man." Maureen nods, "He's the most mature roommate." Eden nods, "This is going to be tough to explain to him." The two women look at each other. Company: Stephanie and Peter are walking down the hall. Peter is holding her hand. She smells the flowers, "So where are we going?" He grins, "Somewhere near by." She sighs, "If we are going to the diner downstairs-" He shakes his head, "No, are you kidding? Kids are going to be celebrating homecoming night later. I'm not setting foot down there or any other restaurant in town." Stephanie stares, "I'm not following." He opens the door to his room. She peaks her head in. He has a dinner set up. She grins, "This looks great." He nods, "Glad you think so. I wasn't sure if it would come off as creepy having you come over to my room on the first date." She laughs, "Well I know you're a gentleman so it's okay." He smiles, "Good." Peter walks over and pulls out Stephanie's chair for her. She sits down, "Thank you. This is going to take getting used to." Peter stares, "What? Being treated the way you deserve?" Stephanie sighs, "My last relationship was sort of the opposite." Peter nods, "We don't need to talk about that. He is not even worth talking about." She nods, "You're right." He takes her hand, "I'm really glad you let me take you 'out'." She laughs, "Me too." He looks at her, "I really like you Stephanie." She grins, "I like you a lot too Peter." The two begin to eat their meal. Springfield High: Zach is outside, he hangs up his cell phone. Marti walks out, "Hey. What are you doing out here?" He nods, "Just checking reservations." She sighs, "I think you should tell Leah." He shakes his head, "She just told me she loved me." She sighs, "What did you say?" He scoffs, "It's none of your business." She nods, "It is too." He turns to her, "No it's not! Will you please drop it?" She shakes her head, "I can't! I'm sorry. I can't stop thinking about the night we spent together." He starts to walk away, "It was once." She follows him, "Don't act like it was nothing. Don't you dare. I know it wasn't. We had a strong connection. You were so happy that night." He scoffs, "We had sex!" She sighs, "It wasn't just a one night stand. Otherwise you wouldn't still want me and I wouldn't still want you. And that's why you can't say 'I love you' to Leah." Zach stares at Marti. Inside Leah is looking for Zach. James walks up to her, "I need to talk to you." James walks her out to the hallway. She looks at him, "Are you okay?" He shakes his head, "No. Leah I haven't had a moment alone with you yet. But I need to tell you this...." She stares, "What?" He looks at her, "Zach is no good for you. You're too good for my brother Leah." She stares, "Oh... Oh my God." James nods, "Zach is a bad guy." Leah backs away, "Why are you doing this James?" James shakes his head, "I don't want to see you get hurt." Leah sighs, "This is unbelievable. Zach is my boyfriend. He would never hurt me or be dishonest with me." James nods, "He already did. He knew Belinda sent the text of you and he kept that information to himself." Leah shakes her head, "Oh my God. That's absurd!" He nods, "But it's true." Leah stares in shock and confusion. Towers: Shayne and Ava walk into the room they got for the night. The two are kissing. He looks at her, "You have no idea how much I've missed this. When you were gone all I could think about was what would happen if I lost you for good." She smiles, "I thought the same thing about you. All I wanted to do was to see you one last time." He nods, "I promise, no one will ever hurt you again." She shakes her head, "You can't promise that." He nods, "I can. I won't let you get hurt again." She smiles, "I love you Shayne." He grins, "I want you to be my wife Ava. I know we've done the whole engagement thing before. I don't even know if you still have your ring, but I want to spend the rest of my life with you." She kisses him. He wraps his arms around her. She smiles, "I don't need a ring Shayne. All I need is to know that you and I are meant to be together. And nothing can change that." Shayne kisses her. The two walk over to the bed. She pulls him down on top of her. He looks into her eyes, "You are the most beautiful woman." She stares, "I'm the most lucky woman." They slowly unbutton each other's tops. Ava gets Shayne's shirt off of him. Shayne begins kissing Ava's chest. Shayne kisses her all over. Ava smiles at him. The two begin to make love. Beacon: Marah turns away from Edmund. Edmund looks at her, "It's true Marah." Marah shakes her head, "I knew you were capable of lying. We both are. But the fact that you think I'm stupid enough to fall for that... it's insulting." He sighs, "You know me Marah. I'm a good liar. I would have come up with something better than this. But damn it, it's the truth Marah." She shakes her head, "You're a liar." He sighs, "Not this time." Marah stares, "Annie is a second mother to me!" Edmund nods, "I was drunk! She took advantage of that and took me back to my room that night." Marah scoffs, "Wow. You're ridiculous." Edmund nods, "We can go ask the bartender. He is the one who told me." She nods, "He could easily be bought off." Edmund nods, "Answer me this Marah: Is there any reason that Annie would want to break us up? I mean I know she hates me and doesn't want us together." Marah shakes her head, "She wouldn't do that." He sighs, "Is there anything that happened before that night? Anything that would drive her to do that?" Marah stares into space. She remembers her fight with Annie. Annie scoffs, "You don't understand so don't you dare judge me Marah. And don't even think of telling Edmund." Marah cries, "I have to! I will try to keep your name out of it!" Annie shouts, "Try? I can't let you ruin my life Marah. I love you, but I can't let you do this." Marah backs away, "I'm sorry. I should have done this a long time ago. I never should have got you involved." Annie scoffs, "Too late. You already did." Marah has tears in her eyes, "I am so sorry Annie. But I'm going to sleep on it. But I'm like 99% sure that I'm going to tell him. So please just prepare yourself." Annie shakes her head, "No." Marah walks to the door. Annie hollers, "I'm warning you Marah, you don't want this." Marah's eyes fill with tears. Edmund puts his arms around her, "I'm sorry Marah but-" Marah pulls away, "No!" He sighs, "I'm sorry." She sobs, "No!!!" An emotional Marah falls to her knees. Springfield High: Leah stares at James, "Why are you doing this?" He sighs, "It's the truth! Leah, he's no good. And he knew that Belinda sent the text." Leah shakes her head, "Why would you say that?" Belinda and RJ walk over. Belinda sighs, "It's true Leah. Zach knew it was me. I confronted him about it myself." Leah scoffs, "Like I'm going to believe a word that comes out of your mouth, you disgusting whore." RJ nods, "She's telling the truth Leah." Leah has tears in her eyes. She looks at James, "Why? Why are you doing this? Why would Zach lie about that?" James sighs, "You have to know Leah! Don't act like you really don't know." She stares, "I don't." James pulls Leah away. She stares, "What?" He looks at her, "I like you Leah! Oh my God! I have liked you since we were kids. And I hate seeing you with a jerk like my brother." Leah stares, "What?" He sighs, "Leah." Leah backs away, "I can't do this James... Oh my God." She runs away. A heartbroken James watches her leave. Outside of the dance. Marti looks at Zach. Zach sighs, "What is all of this?" She sighs, "I didn't want to feel this way." Zach shakes his head, "You're Leah's best friend Marti. Get away from me." Marti looks at him, "Make me." Marti kisses Zach. Zach passionately kisses her back. Marti looks at him, "I'm right aren't I?" He nods, "Yeah. I have feelings for you Marti. I've had these feelings ever since we slept together last month. Are you happy?" Marti shakes her head, "No! Because It took you so long." He sighs, "I want to be with Leah." Marti scoffs, "If that's true then why are you out here with me?" They hear a familiar voice, "Yeah why?!?!" Zach and Marti turn around. Leah is standing across from them. A very emotional Leah stares them down. PREVIEWS: Leah makes a shocking decision! Marah confronts Annie Kevin explains to Rocky Michelle feuds with J Stephanie and Peter continue their date

People find hope in Springfield... Bauer Garage Apartment: Ashlee is getting dressed in her room. She is excited for her date with Dalton. Ashlee smiles at herself in the mirror. There is a knock on the door. She hollers, "One sec." She finishes getting ready. Ashlee opens the door. Dalton is standing there with flowers. She smiles, "Hey." He hands them to her, "How are you?" She grins, "I'm good." He nods, "Are you ready for our first date?" She laughs, "Okay our first date was months ago. Let's not try to rewrite history here Dalton." He shakes his head, "Why not?" She stares. He nods, "I mean it. Why not? Everything got so messed up the first time around because of all my mistakes that I made. Let's try it again." She nods, "We are trying it again." He grins, "Let's start over. Fresh start. I want to be the perfect gentleman for you. Please let me do this for you Ashlee." She goes to kiss him, "You're amazing." He backs away, "No. Now I know you don't kiss on the first date." She smiles, "You're taking this very seriously." He nods, "I take you very seriously." She grabs her purse. He holds the door open for her. She smiles, "Let's go." The two leave. Mall: Stephanie is having a minor panic attack in the store. Susan rushes to her, "Are you okay?" She cries, "I saw him! I saw him standing behind me." Susan is confused, "Who?" Stephanie nods, "Guillespie." Susan stares at her. She takes Stephanie's hand and the two walk out. They go right outside of the mall. Susan looks at her, "Okay you know that it is impossible for Guillespie to be in the mall don't you?" Stephanie nods, "I know, I know! But I saw him standing behind me. I still see him sometimes." Susan whispers to her, "Guillespie is dead." Stephanie nods, "I know, I pulled the trigger." Susan shushes her, "We can't do this here." The two walk towards their car. Stephanie wipes her tears, "I'm so sorry." Susan hurries, "Just calm down." Stephanie sighs, "This pregnancy is too much right now." Susan looks at her, "You're strong Stephanie. You can get through this." Stephanie shakes her head, "And if I do? I'm just supposed to jump into Mommy mode? I forget everything that has happened and try to raise this baby?" Susan nods, "You can do it." Stephanie stares, "Really? Because I'm not so sure." Susan looks at her, "Come on Steph." Stephanie sighs, "Being a single Mom is scary." Susan nods, "I know." Stephanie wipes a tear, "I might think about finding a family to take this baby once it's born." Susan stares at her. CO2: James is sitting and drinking coffee. Robbie and Jude walk over. Jude sighs, "Hey man." James looks up at him. Robbie nods, "How have you been?" James shakes his head, "Well I lost all my friends, I've been labeled a creep, I felt like a freak, and I was thrown through a glass door by you two." Robbie sighs, "We are really sorry." Jude shakes his head, "We heard Belinda was the one who sent that picture of my sister around. I feel like a bag of crap right now." James scoffs, "Excuse me if I don't feel sorry for you." Robbie nods, "You shouldn't. We were asses." James stands up, "Yeah you were. You two suck." Jude and Robbie watch as James walks away. James goes to the parking lot and heads to his car. He walks past Belinda's car. Belinda gets out, "James!" He looks at her. She sighs, "Can we talk?" He stares, "You have some nerve." She nods, "I feel like I should talk to you. I feel really bad about what happened. I should have come forward much sooner than I did, for your sake." He shakes his head, "I know we don't know each other very well. But we are second cousins. And I've never done anything to you. But that didn't stop you from hurting Leah either." She nods, "To be honest I felt more bad about you. You're like one of the nicest guys at school." James scoffs, "Go to hell." She walks towards him, "James come on!" He turns, "You screwed up my whole life! You hurt Leah! You lied to RJ. You played with Jude, Robbie, and Zach. You played everyone! You're sick." Belinda shakes her head, "That's not entirely true." James scoffs, "Whatever." He heads to his car. She shouts, "James wait! There is something you need to know." James stops walking. Cedars: Phillip is walking through the hospital. He approaches Lillian, "Hey." She hugs him, "Hey! It's good to see you." He smiles, "I came to see her. How is she doing?" Lillian nods, "She's getting better. She is able to communicate, her speech is coming back, her physical therapy is going well. Beth is getting stronger everyday." Phillip smile, "Good." Lillian nods, "She would love to see you, I'm sure." Phillip nods, "Okay, I'll go see her." Lillian smiles as Phillip heads to Beth's room. Phillip walks in. Beth looks up and smiles when she sees him. He grins, "Hey. You look great." She nods, "Thanks." He smiles, "It's good to hear your voice again." She nods. He walks over and sits with her. He nods, "So I'm guessing you already heard about the sexting thing?" She nods with a sad look on her face. He sighs, "Belinda finally confessed. But James had to go through a lot. The kid has had a rough couple of months." Beth shakes her head, "James." He smiles, "Penelope is keeping her room clean for when you come home. She's excited." Beth smiles. Phillip sighs, "We all can't wait for you to come home Beth." She stares, "You... home?" He nods, "Yeah I forgot to tell you. I moved back into the Spaulding mansion." She is confused, "And Harley?" He shakes his head, "No. Not with Harley." Beth stares at him. Gus's House: Harley pulls up in front of Gus's house. She gets out and walks to the front door. She knocks. Gus hollers from inside, "Coming!" He opens the door. Harley smiles, "Hey." He grins, "Hey. Come on in." Harley walks inside. She looks around at his entirely messy house. She sighs, "Wow." He laughs, "Yeah." She sighs, "The weirdest part is, you knew I was coming over. So this must be your version of cleaning up." He sighs, "You know me." She nods, "Yeah I do. I guess I thought you had grown out of this whole stage of your life. Maybe that was just when you were in relationships." He sighs, "Yeah, after Drew and I broke up I sort of let the place go." Harley looks around, "Well I guess that means you haven't cleaned since she left." He nods, "Did you come over here to talk about the case or to judge my house?" She nods, "Work. You're right. Sorry. Uh, Ava's memory is still fuzzy about the events that took place when she was being held hostage." Gus nods, "Well that makes sense. But it's not going to help her case any." Harley sighs, "I know. that poor girl." Gus looks at her, "Well maybe we need to crack down on her. Let her know that if she is leaving out any details it could jeopardize her entire case." Harley shakes her head, "She is the victim. We can't make it seem like-" He nods, "She is the criminal. You're right." She grins, "Finishing each other's sentences. Feels like-" He nods, "We're back." She smiles at him. Gus walks towards her, "The best detectives on the force." She nods, "The best team." The two look at each other. Towers: Edmund sits at the bar. He has been drinking. He has been upset ever since Marah broke up with him. Annie steps off the elevator. She is very emotional after being let go. She walks to the opposite side of the bar. Edmund looks up from his drink when he hears her ordering. He hollers, "Annie?" She sees him. He nods, "Annie." She shakes her head, "Just what I need." He looks at her, "Hey. How is Marah?" Annie nods, "That is none of your business Edmund. And I'm going to have to ask you to leave me alone." He sighs, "Annie you have to know that I didn't mean to hurt her. You need to help me talk to Marah. Let me explain the situation to her." Annie shakes her head, "No. Marah has washed her hands with you." He gets up, "Well then let me explain the story to you and if you and if you think it sounds reasonable then you can talk to Marah for me." Annie sighs, "I have wanted Marah to dump you from the beginning. I feel no pity from you." He scoffs, "You of all people know how I feel. Before I came to Springfield you were the most hated person in town." She scoffs, "Don't compare me to you." He sits by her, "Annie please. Don't you wish you had a second chance with Josh." She nods, "I had a second chance with Josh." Edmund looks at her, "Annie...." She looks at him, "What?" He shakes his head, "I get a weird sense of deja vu." A nervous Annie turns away. PART TWO: Park: Dalton and Ashlee are holding hands. She looks around. He smiles, "It looks beautiful huh?" She nods, "Yeah I like fall weather. It's just kind of cold." He grins, "That's why we wore jackets. She laughs, "Well if it's a part of your special day you have planned then it must be important." He nods, "It is." The two stop. Ashlee looks around, "I remember. This is where we first met. You stopped your car here and you were asking for directions to Spaulding Enterprises." The two look down. He sighs, "Yeah." She looks around, "I guess that memory is a little tainted now." He nods, "Like most of them." She stares at him, "But this is about fresh starts." He nods, "But we need to address the past to move on. So I brought you here so we could make some new memories in this spot. That will blow our old ones out of the water." She grins, "I like that idea." He sighs, "Because now when you look back you will remember that this is the spot where I listed all of the things that I love about you Ashlee." She smiles, "Okay." He takes her hand, "I love the way you hold my hand. I love your smile. I really love your laugh. I love your innocence and your sense of humor. I love how naturally caring you are. I love how honest you are. I love that you make everyone you meet feel like they are special." She grins, "Dalton." He grins, "I could go on." She nods, "On a first date wouldn't this be coming on really strong?" He laughs, "Guess I'm not that good." She smiles, "You'll still get second date." He grins, "Well the first date isn't over yet." The two walk away together. Mall: Susan and Stephanie are in the car now. Stephanie looks at her, "What do you think?" Susan looks at her, "About?" Stephanie sighs, "What I said." Susan shakes her head, "It's your baby Stephanie. I'm not the mother. I have no say in any of your decisions." Stephanie nods, "But you were adopted. What do you think about someone giving their child up for adoption." Susan nods, "Well my mother was a teenager. Harley was not ready to be a Mom. She grew up dirt poor. And my Mom and Dad were great people." Stephanie smiles, "That's good." Susan sighs, "Some people probably assume they were bad because of how I turned out. But I think it was their deaths that sort of messed me up a little. Especially my Dad. He died in a house fire on Christmas." Stephanie stares, "Oh my God." Susan nods, "Yep. So whenever they have those commercials about Christmas Tree safety... I always think of my Dad. He was kind of a hero. He went back inside to save James. James wasn't even his real son but he loved him. Just like he loved me even though I wasn't his real daughter." Stephanie nods, "I didn't know all of that." Susan nods, "I hate Christmas. Honestly." Stephanie sighs, "Well I might too if something like that happened to me." Susan sighs, "Dylan and Harley are good people. And they are all I have now. But my Mom and Dad raised me. And I miss them everyday." Stephanie grins, "I think you're parents would be proud of you." Susan laughs, "If you're being a smart ass-" Stephanie shakes her head, "I'm not. I know you messed up a lot. But you're a really strong person. And when it comes down to it you're a good person." Susan shakes her head, "You're something else." Susan starts the car. The two leave. Gus's House: Gus and Harley are looking into each others eyes. He grins, "It's good to be working together on this." She nods, "I know." Harley steps closer. She begins to slip. She looks down and sees she is stepping in old Chinese food. She shouts, "Oh my God! Eww, eww!" He looks down, "Oh crap! I'm sorry." He grabs a napkin and picks it up." She sits down on the couch, "Oh God." He throws it away, "I can't remember-" She laughs, "The last time you had Chinese food? I figured." He nods, "I'm sorry."S She sighs, "This would be cuter if our daughter didn't live here half the time with you." He nods, "I know. I need to keep this place in better condition. I'm not good at the cleaning thing." Harley nods, "It's not too bad. It reminds me of the old days." He laughs, "The old days. Back when we were young." She grins, "We are still young." He nods, "We're parents now." She nods, "I was a parent then." He sighs, "Well so was I. I just didn't know it. Now I have a son, a daughter, and three step children. I am a Gus, a Dad, and my favorite: Daddy." Harley grins, "I love it when Angela calls you that. It reminds me of my Dad." Gus smiles, "I love it." The two smile at each other. Gus gets his jacket on, "Which car are we taking?" She sighs, "I'm afraid of getting in yours. So mine." The two walk out. Cedars: Phillip sits next to Beth. She sits up in her bed. He sighs, "Harley and I broke up." She shakes her head. He nods, "I'm okay. I think we worked through a lot of our old issues. And we can be friends now. We promised to have lunch once a month to keep our friendship going." Beth sighs, "Our kiss?" He shakes his head, "No. I did tell her about the kiss. But that wasn't the reason for our break up. It just was a conversation starter." Beth looks down. He sighs, "Don't blame yourself." She looks at him, "I'm sorry." He stares, "Are you kidding? Beth you have been amazing me lately. You are getting through this all on your own. You have come out of this stronger than ever. The kids are all so proud of you. I'm proud of you." She smiles, "Thank you." He nods, "Things are finally going well. Harley and I are still close. Lizzie is slowly getting better. Zach is going to college and dating a great girl. James's name is cleared. Penelope is doing great. And Emma came back today?" A confused Beth stares at him. He nods, "She is a lot different. She has sort of a gothic style now. But she is still Emma. Or Spencer now. But she's 16 and she is really smart and mature. It's incredible." Beth grins, "Good." He sighs, "And now you're doing better. I think our whole family is coming together." She smiles, "Good Phillip." Phillip takes her hand. The two smile at each other. CO2: James looks at Belinda. She sighs, "I need to tell you something." He shakes his head, "Whatever it is, I don't care. I would love it if you just never talked to me again. Please." He walks to his car. She follows him, "James." James get in his car. He starts it. She walks up to the window, "James." She keeps tapping on it. He ignores her. She shouts, "Zach knew James! He knew all along!" James stops his car. He rolls down his window. He looks up at her, "What?" She nods, "That's right. I sent the picture from his phone to my phone. He saw it on his phone memory. I even confronted him on it. He knew all along that I was the one who sent the naked picture around to everyone." James shakes his head, "Why would he have kept that a secret?" She sighs, "Why do you think?" He scoffs, "Zach is a jerk. But he wouldn't go that far just to hurt me. He wouldn't choose you over me Belinda." Belinda shouts, "Don't you get it? When Leah thought it was you she didn't talk to you anymore. He didn't have to worry about stuff." James stares, "About what?" She sighs, "He was worried that Leah would see what everyone else sees. That she chose the wrong Spaulding. That the good guy has been there all along." James turns away. Belinda nods, "I'm sorry. You're brother is a bastard. He doesn't deserve Leah." Belinda walks away. James can't believe what he has heard. He gets his phone. After some time passes James pulls himself together. He texts Marti to confirm being her date for homecoming. Towers: Annie and Edmund are sitting next to each other. Annie sips her drink. He looks at her, "I know you started drinking again, but I can't even remember how I found out. When did you start drinking again Annie?" She shakes her head, "Mind your own business." He sighs "Hear me out. I was here that night and I really drunk. I barely remember it. I went back to my room and a couple of hours later I woke up naked after having sex. Marah was crying and saying that I had cheated on her. I barely remember anything. Someone probably took advantage of me." Annie scoffs, "You're a grown man, not a teenage girl. No one can make you do anything you don't want to do." He sighs, "Come on Annie." She shakes her head, "Marah was always out of your league. Just consider yourself lucky that you got to have her for as long as you did." He shakes his head, "It can't be over." Annie pats him on the back, "News flash Eddie. It is." Annie pays for her drink and leaves. Edmund stares at her as she gets on the elevator. The bartender looks at him, "You okay Mr. Winslow?" Edmund shakes his head, "Of course not." The bartender nods, "That your new girlfriend?" Edmund scoffs, "No." The bartender looks confused, "I wasn't sure. You two looked pretty cozy the last time you were in here." Edmund stares, "The last time?" He nods, "Yeah. You two talked about your problems and then she took you up to your room." Edmund stares, "Oh my God.... it was Annie. I slept with Annie." PREVIEWS: Edmund tells Marah the truth Eden has a new career plan Peter and Stephanie have a date Shayne and Ava make love Leah finds out EVERYTHING!

People try to move into the right direction in Springfield... Spaulding Mansion: Phillip is moving his stuff back into the house. One of the maids walks over, "Mr. Spaulding, I'm sure someone could help you carry everything in." He shakes his head, "No thank you. I like doing things on my own. But I really appreciate the offer." She nods and goes on about her business. Phillip looks around. He can never seem to escape this place. The butler Jeremy walks over, "Mr. Spaulding, there is what appears to be some sort of satanist outside the gates who says she knows you. Would you like security to have her removed?" He shakes his head, "Uh... no I think I'll go check this one out for myself." A very confused Phillip heads outside. He begins walking towards the gates. He sees a young teenage girl dressed in all black standing on the other side. He hollers, "Can I help you?" Spencer turns and looks at him. His jaw drops. He walks closer, "Emma. Oh my God. Is that really you?" She nods, "Hey." He hollers, "Open the gates! Now!" Spencer steps back as the gates to the Spaulding mansion open up." Phillip stares, "I can't belive you're really here." She nods, "Yeah I transferred to Springfield High. I asked James and Zach to keep it on the down low until I was ready to see you, ya know?" He nods, "I wish you had told me sooner but I understand." She stares at him, "Yeah." Phillip walks over to her. He puts his arms around her. The two hug. CO2: Leah and Marti are sitting together. Leah smiles, "So have you got a date for homecoming yet?" She shakes her head, "No. There's not really any guys worth looking twice at around here. At least none that are single. Just my luck." Leah nods, "You'll find someone." James walks over to get a coffee. Leah sees him, "I'll be right back." She gets up and walks over. She clears her throat, "Hey." He turns, "Leah. Hi." She sighs, "I haven't had a chance to talk to you yet. But I wanted to say that I am so sorry that I let myself think even for a second that you were capable of something like that. I found out that Belinda was responsible for sending my naked picture around to everyone." He nods, "Yeah I heard." She sighs, "God James I am so sorry. I really don't even know any other way to say it. You have been one of my closest friends my entire life. You're the nicest guy that I know. You would never do anything to hurt me." He nods, "Well I'm glad that you know that." She smiles, "You're a great guy." He sighs, "Things got out of control." She shakes her head, "Jude and Robbie feel bad. Everyone does. We outcast you and you didn't deserve that. You're a better person than any of us." James looks at her, "Well if I thought someone did something to hurt you then I would outcast them too. I care about you Leah." She grins, "Well good, because I care about you too." He sighs, "Leah I wanted to tell you something." She nods, "Sure what is it?" James stares into her eyes. Cedars: Liz is walking out of Beth's room. She just finished spending some time with her recovering mother. As she walks down the hall she sees her Aunt Alexandra. Alex walks over, "Hello Liz." She nods, "Hi Aunt Alex. How are you?" She grins, "Oh just fine darling. I've been so busy lately. How are you? I hope you're not sick or anything. I didn't expect to see you here." Liz nods, "I'm fine. I was visiting Mom. I am working on forgiving her for everything now that we know it was Lorelei. One of my getting out of depression steps." Alex nods, "That's good to hear." Liz looks at her, "So what are you doing here?" Alex sighs, "I was actually just visiting your grandmother. Lillian and I have been meaning to catch up. You know when you get to be my age you realize how important family and friends are. You have to work hard to keep those relationships healthy and loving. You understand?" Liz shakes her head, "I don't have any friends. I've never been good at making friends." Alexandra nods, "But you have family." Liz nods, "I have my children, Felicia, Clayton, and Mel." Alexandra stares, "Should I take that as a hint?" Liz sighs, "I love you Aunt Alex. But when was the last time we even talked?" Alex shakes her head, "Well I never get to see you darling. You never even come by the house or the office anymore." Liz nods, "I know. And I'm not going to." Alex sighs, "Alan is behind bars. He can't hurt you anymore." Liz sighs, "It's not just him. It's the whole family. My life would be so much easier if my last name was Spaulding. It's like a curse." Alexandra nods, "I know that it can be. But we are still family. Spaulding look out for each other and we love each other. You remember that." Liz sighs, "I remember the back stabbing. I remember blackmail. I remember lies, threats, sabotage, betrayal. I remember what it means to be a Spaulding." Alexandra stares at a very serious Liz. Lewis Enterprises: Josh is in his office. He is making sure the company is prepared for him to take some time off. He hasn't made his official announcement of his health problems. His door open. Josh looks up to see Annie walking in. He sighs, "Can I help you?" She looks at him, "Tell me it's not true Josh. I just had a conversation with Marah. Is it true? Do you really have prostate cancer?" He nods, "Yes Annie I do." Her eyes fill with tears, "Oh my God." He sighs, "It is something I'm going to have to deal with. And my family is being very supportive right now and I am a very lucky man." She nods, "I want to be here for you too. I am going to be here for you too. Just tell me what I can do. I can move back into the house, I can pick up more slack at work. Anything." He shakes his head, "What are you talking about?" She sighs, "I still love you Josh. I want to help. Please let me." He stares, "You're unbelievable. You're going to try and use my illness as a way to weasel yourself back into my life?" She scoffs, "How can you say that?" He stares, "Excuse me for not trusting you anymore." She shakes her head, "Why do you hate me so much?" He scoffs, "I don't hate you Annie. As much as I should, I actually don't hate you. I still care about you, even if I can't be around you." She looks at him, "You've always taken care of me, let me take care of you." Annie looks into his eyes. He stares at her. Annie leans in to kiss him, He backs away. He sniffs. Josh stares, "Oh my God." She shakes her head, "What?" He stares, "You're drunk aren't you?" A nervous Annie stares back at him. Mall: Stephanie and Susan are walking. They go inside of a baby store. Susan looks around, "Wow they must make a fortune off of tricking people into buying stuff like this. I should have gone into this business." Stephanie shakes her head, "It's not a scam. These are all things that expecting mothers need. It's pretty complicated, trust me I've been reading." Susan looks around, "Please. Most Moms can't even afford this crap." People in the store are staring at Susan. Stephanie shushes her, "Keep your voice down." Susan grabs something off the shelf, "Eww! Why would they sell this here?" Stephanie takes it from her, "It's a breast pump. It's for mothers who want to breast feed their child. You know that." Susan stares, "Are you going to do that? Because it seems weird." Stephanie sighs, "It's not weird. It's a natural thing that even animals do Susan." Susan nods, "Yeah, eww. Animals." Stephanie laughs. People continue staring. Susan scoffs, "Okay I can already tell that expecting mothers are really uptight. Thank God you seem to be relaxed today." Stephanie sighs, "I'm far from relaxed. I keep thinking of my date with Peter coming up. I still don't know how I'm going to tell him I'm pregnant." Susan sighs, "I told you that Peter is a great guy. He's not going to be mean to you or anything." Stephanie sighs, "I don't know. I'm starting to question a lot of things lately.' Susan stares, "What do you mean?" Stephanie looks down, "I don't know." Susan looks at her, "What's wrong?" Stephanie sighs, "I don't know if I'm ready for all of this Susan." Susan stares at a very nervous Stephanie. Cedars: Bridget and Dylan sit in the doctor's office. She looks at him, "Are you nervous?" He smiles, "Yeah. Are you?" She sighs, "I don't know. I mean I know we were always having problems before. But ever since I got back to Springfield I feel like... I don't know. I feel like we will have better luck here." He holds her hand, "I hope so." She smiles at him. Dylan kisses her hand. The doctor walks in. He smiles, "Hello Mr. Lewis, Ms. Reardon." Dylan grins, "Nice to see you." Bridget nods, "You have some news for us?" The doctor sits down. He looks at them, "I'm just going to come right out with it. You're test results remain the same. I have to concur with your other doctors." A disappointed Dylan and Bridget look at each other. Bridget looks at the doctor, "It doesn't make any sense. We were both able to conceive when we were teenagers. Now we are adults and we can't get pregnant?" The doctor nods, "Have you considered in vitro?" Bridget shakes her head, "I'm a school Principal. We put a lot of our money into my schooling. We cannot afford to throw all our money into that and then try to raise a baby." The doctor nods, "Well you have other options but those are out of my area of expertise. I'll let you two stay in here for a moment to talk." The doctor leaves. Bridget is very stressed. Dylan holds her hand. PART TWO: Cedars: Liz is walking away from Alexandra. Alexandra follows her, "Would you please listen to me." Liz keeps walking. She takes her arm, "Lizzie." Liz looks at her. Alex nods, "I understand. Alan made things difficult for you and Remy. I'm sorry that he did. You two didn't deserve that. No one does." Liz scoffs, "You act like he just made things complicated. He was blackmailing us to keep us a part. He practically kept me prisoner in that mansion. Remy barely got to see his own son because of that man. And then when we finally got together and we got engaged Alan came after us. And Remy died. And lucky Alan got to have Remy's heart so that he could live even longer to make our lives miserable." Alex nods, "I may not approve of my brother. But I believe he did regret his actions. He confessed to Tammy's murder just like Remy would have wanted." Liz nods, "I know that. But it doesn't change anything. Jonathan and Sarah are still gone. Remy is dead. And my life is pure crap because of him." Alex sighs, "You can't just give up on everything." Liz shakes her head, "I haven't. I am going to find Jonathan and Sarah. I'm going to raise my son. And I'm going to do it on my own." Alex shakes her head, "You shouldn't have to." Liz nods, "You're right. Remy should be here. But he's not and I will never forget that." Alex sighs, "So you're done with us?" Liz sighs, "You're still my family. But I have no more communication with Alan. And I am never setting foot on the inside of the gates to the Spaulding Mansion." Alex stares, "Liz." Liz sighs, "The best thing for this whole town would be for that whole house to just collapse in on itself and drop down to hell where it belongs." Liz storms off. Spaulding Mansion: Phillip and Spencer are walking around together. He looks at her, "I'm sorry that the guards didn't recognize you. I guess your appearance has certainly changed since you were a little girl." She nods, "Yep. I'm not cheerleader." He nods, "That's okay." She sighs, "Yeah." He nods, "So are Bill and Olivia here too?" She shakes her head, "No. Mom isn't feeling well. And Dad is really busy with work, so I just decided to come home on my own for now. They understood." Phillip nods, "Dad..." She sighs, "Is it going to bother you?" Phillip sighs, "Bill raised you. I understand." She nods, "Yeah it's confusing for me too." He smiles, "So I'm guessing you're name is still Emma Lewis?" She shakes her head, "I debated that a lot. I flipped back and forth between Lewis and Spaulding. But I feel like both of those names come with labels." Phillip nods, "I understand. What did you decide on?" She sighs, "Emma Spencer. I took Mom's last name." He grins, "That's fine." She nods, "Most people just call me Spencer anyway. I've never liked the name Emma." He stares, "It's a beautiful name." She sighs, "It's not me anymore." He puts his hand on her face, "Well you can be Emma Spaulding, Emma Lewis, or just Spencer. You will always be my daughter. I hope you know that." She nods, "I do. It's just going to take some time." He grins, "So where are you staying?" She sighs, "With Ava right now. I'm filling her in on how HB is doing." He nods, "That's good." She looks around, "I need to go. But I'll call you sometime okay... Father." He smiles, "Okay." Spencer walks away. Phillip smiles at his little girl. CO2: Leah and James look at each other. Leah stares, "Is everything okay?" He shakes his head, "There is something that I've been wanting to tell you for a while. But I really haven't had the guts to tell you." She looks at him, "Okay." Her phone vibrates. She grabs it, "One sec. It's Zach." She quickly responds to the text. James look at the smile on her face. She puts her phone down and looks back at him, "Okay." He sighs, "I'm... glad that we can still be friends. I really care about you." She grins, "You're so sweet." Marti is watching from the table. Leah hugs James, "Okay I'm got to get going. But I'll see you at school. Or I might come over with Zach later. So I'll see you around." James nods, "Cool." Leah walks to use the restroom before she leaves. Marti gets up from the table. She walks over to James, "Hey." He nods, "Hey Marnie." She sighs, "It's Marti." He looks at her, "Sorry, I'm tired." She laughs, "It's okay. I think it's really nice how you're such a good friend to Leah. You're a sweet guy. Kind of like Zach." James sighs, "Don't compare me to my brother." Marti nods, "Sorry." He looks at her, "Don't worry about it." She nods, "Well um, if you're not already taken by some hot girl, I was hoping you would consider being my date to Homecoming? I don't know a lot of guys here." He looks at her, "I don't know." She sighs, "Well think about it. You could ride with me, Zach, and Leah. I hope you say yes." Marti gives him a kiss on the cheek. She walks to go meet Leah. Lewis Enterprises: Annie looks into Josh's eyes. He stares at her, "You've been drinking again haven't you Annie. And please don't lie to me because I think my head will explode if I have to hear another lie from you." She backs away, "I fell off the wagon." He shakes his head, "Why Annie? Why would you let yourself sink so low? You've come so far. You haven't had a drink in over a decade." She turns, "I know that! But I told you this would happen! I warned you that you could cause me to do something like this. Remember?" He stares, "What are you talking about?" She nods, "When you left me! I told you that I didn't know what I was going to do. Right after you left I drank an entire bottle on my own." He stares, "Are you serious?" She nods, "You didn't even notice it was missing! You never even came back to check on me. I was crying on the floor for hours all alone." He shakes his head, "Oh my God." She nods, "I know." He looks at her, "You're even worse than I thought." She cries. He sighs, "Before I resented you. But now I pity you." She stares, "What?" He shakes his head, "I knew you were still lying, manipulative, conniving, and that you were cold. But I really thought you were stronger than you used to be." She looks through her tears, "Are you really kicking me while I'm down?" He sighs, "You need help. And I can't have you working here like this? Pack your things." She scoffs, "You can't do this! I'm your right hand! I helped make this company what it is today. I need to take over when you go through your chemo." He shakes his head, "I actually thought so too. But now I remember that you aren't strong enough for this responsibility. I'm sorry Annie." She cries, "Screw... screw you Josh!" He sighs, "Leave." She takes his desk lamp and throws it across the room. Annie storms out of the office. Cedars: Bridget and Dylan are holding hands. He looks at her. She is trying to hold in her tears. But they are now falling down her face. He sighs, "I'm sorry." She shakes her head, "It's not your fault." He nods, "I know how bad you wanted this. You wanted to do everything right. Go to all the prenatal classes, find the perfect way to give birth, get maternity clothes, you were so excited." She sighs, "It was stupid." He sighs, "No it wasn't." She nods, "You know what is even more stupid. A while ago I saw a teenage girl who was pregnant. And I was actually jealous of her. Jealous of someone who is in the same situation I was in years ago. I envied that poor girl. I didn't understand how she can get pregnant and I can't." Dylan sighs, "The world isn't always fair." Bridget nods, "You're right. If it were than Peter's biological father wouldn't have been murdered. Susan's adopted parents wouldn't have died. And we would be able to have a baby together at a proper age." He nods, "We have two great kids." She sighs, "Peter and Susan aren't kids anymore. They don't need us." Dylan sighs, "We have other options." She looks at him, "You really think we should do adoption?" He nods, "I don't see why not. Like you said there are teenage mothers out there in the same situation that you were in. They need someone like you." She sighs, "After everything I went through with Vanessa and Peter... it's going to be weird being on the other side of adoption." Dylan nods, "I know. But we can make some child very happy." Bridget smiles, "I hope so." The two hug. Mall: Stephanie keeps walking around the store. Susan follows her, "What's going on?" Stephanie shakes her head, "Nothing." Susan sighs, "Don't say nothing. What were you talking about just now?" Stephanie sighs, "I'm pregnant. My emotions are all over the place. Sometimes you need to disregard the things that come out of my mouth." Susan nods, "Trust me I do that all the time." Stephanie laughs. Susan sighs, "Are you having second thoughts about... terminating this pregnancy? I think you still have time to make that decision." Stephanie sighs, "I'm pro life. I'm not going to punish this baby because of Guillespie. My baby can't be blamed for their father being a murderer." Susan nods, "But you don't have to suffer through this because Guillespie manipulated you. He beat you and threw you down the stairs. Now that you've finally broke free of him and you're carrying his baby." Stephanie shakes her head, "I made up my mind." Susan nods, "Fine. I'm sorry." Stephanie sighs, "I told you not to bring him up anymore. I thought we agreed on that." Susan nods, "I'm sorry." Stephanie sighs, "I can do this." Susan walks to go look around some more. Stephanie sees a small baby doll. She picks it up. She begins to cradle it. She turns and looks in the mirror. She takes a deep breath, "Am I ready for this." Suddenly she sees an image of Guillespie standing behind her, "You think so Babe? Looks like she has my eyes." Stephanie lets out a scream. She turns around. No one is there. Stephanie begins to cry. People in the store stare at her. PREVIEWS: Susan and Stephanie bond Edmund chats with Annie James gets shocking news! Phillip catches up with Beth Harley works with Gus Ashlee and Dalton have a date

Mistakes cost people trust in Springfield... Bauer Home: The five teenage girls sit around Leah's room. Belinda looks at all of them. Leah sits across from her. Marti looks at her, "So what is the worst thing that you have ever done to someone in this room?" Belinda stares at Leah. Spencer looks over, "You okay?" Belinda nods, "Yeah." Clarissa sighs, "Belinda..." Leah looks at her, "What? Belinda I know you used to tease me and stuff. We didn't always get a long. But we're past that now. You never dished out anything I couldn't handle." Belinda nods, "Yeah I did." Leah stares, "I'm confused." Belinda sighs, "I'm sorry. I need to tell you this because I have kept it a secret for too long." All of the girls look at each other. Leah nods, "Okay. Whatever it is, I'm sure it's not that big of a deal. We're cool now." Belinda sighs, "Over the summer... I hated you Leah. And you said some things that really hurt me." Leah nods, "And I'm sorry-" Belinda shakes her head, "Don't apologize. You already paid for what you did... trust me." Leah stares, "What are you talking about?" Belinda sighs, "We got into an argument and CO2. You and Zach got up and walked away. But he left his phone behind. So I looked at it to see if I could find anything embarrassing and I found the naked picture that you had sent him and...." Leah shouts, "And what!?!" Leah's eyes are starting to tear up. Belinda sighs, "It was me Leah. I was the one who sent your sext around to everybody. I sent it to my phone and I sent to just about everyone. I ruined your life and I am sorry." All of the girls stare in shock. A furious Leah stares back at her. Caliente: Kevin is on top of Henson. Kevin continues throwing punches down on him. Henson's friends try to pull Kevin off. Rocky runs over, "Kevin stop! Stop it!!!" Kevin continues. Rocky grabs his arm. After a long struggle Rocky finally drags him away. Henson's friends pick him up. His face is covered in blood. One of his friends rushes towards Kevin. Rocky is holding Kevin back. He turns to the guy, "Back up! I'm a cop! I'm a cop!" The guy scoffs, "You gonna do something about your boyfriend there? Put some cuffs on him." Rocky nods, "I can do that. You wanna press charges? We can go down to the station and you can file a report on how you got attacked by a gay guy outside of a club. You want to do that now?" Henson shakes his head. Rocky looks at them, "You sure?" The guys nod. Rocky sighs, "Get out of here. Get your buddy checked out." The guys leave. Kevin is pacing now. Rocky looks at him, "What the hell was that?" Kevin starts kicking his car. Rocky sighs, "Knock it off." Kevin continues kicking. Rocky looks at him, "You need to calm down." Kevin screams in his face, "I can't believe this!" A frightened Rocky backs away. Spaulding Mansion: Amanda is in the study. She stops and looks in the mirror. She still has a few bruises from Santo Domingo. She takes a deep breath. She knows she needs some change in her life. Vicky walks in, "Well look Amanda is busy studying her favorite subject: herself." Amanda sighs, "What do you want Vicky?" Vicky stares, "No backhanded compliment from you? You must be tired or something huh?" Amanda shakes her head, "I've changed Vicky. You would too if you went through what I did." Vicky scoffs, "You weren't the only person who was invited to that crazy dinner party." Amanda shakes her head, "It was more than that. It was a huge wake up call. I don't know how to explain it." Vicky sighs, "This is a Spaulding Specialty. Some big life altering event causes you to rethink things. You turn your life around and spend a few months trying to make up for your sins. Then you realize you've lost your power and revert to your old ways. Alan wrote the book on that." Amanda shakes her head, "It's different this time." Vicky nods, "I'll believe it when I see it." Amanda sighs, "Then get ready for it." Amanda takes a long look in the mirror. Cedars: Ashlee has her back to the crowd behind her. She turns around. She sees Dalton still staring at her. She walks over to him. She whispers, "What did you just say?" He nods, "I said I love you. It was spontaneous I know. But I meant it. I love you Ashlee." She backs away, "How dare you." Everyone hollers at her. She shouts, "No, no, no! You can't do this! You can't pressure me into forgiving him! He hurt me. Has anyone asked if I've healed? Has anyone asked if I'm ready to forgive him? If I'm ready to trust him? Does anyone care about how I feel?" Everyone gets quiet. She looks at Dalton, "I don't think anyone here really cares about how I feel inside." She walks away. Her eyes fill with tears. He follows her. The two are alone now. He sighs, "Ashlee I'm sorry. I thought this would be romantic but obviously it backfired." She turns, "How dare you! This is my work! And you are going to use it to hurt me again?" He sighs, "When will you see that I'm not trying to hurt you? I'm just that stupid." She sighs, "And I'm supposed to forgive you?" He shakes his head, "No. You don't have to. But if you do then you'll make me the luckiest guy in Springfield." Ashlee stares into Dalton's eyes. Outskirts: Roxie is working behind the bar. Another bartender takes over. She looks at him, "I'm getting some stuff from the back. Holler at me if you need me." She steps out. She starts to walk towards the back room. Johnny walks over, "Hey." She looks at him, "Hey." He nods, "You got time to talk?" She shakes her head, "No can do. I need to take care of a few things. So if you'll excuse me-" He sighs, "I'll help." She shakes her head, "I don't think so." He looks at her, "Are we ever going to talk about what happened? I think it's been long enough." Roxie looks at him, "About what?" He sighs, "You know what." She shakes her head. He nods, "The kiss Rox." She nods, "Oh! What are we going to talk about it for?" He looks at her, "Don't be like that." She sighs, "I'm busy." Roxie walks away. Johnny waits for her to come back. Towers: Drew and Jesse are packing the last of their things. Drew is folding up clothes. He is cleaning out the closet. She smiles, "I can tell I'm doing a good job." He looks, "Actually you are. Everything looks perfectly organized and fit in nicely." She nods, "Not being able to see actually helps. Like when you straighten your hair. It looks better when you can't see what you're doing. I've learned that applies to a lot of other things." He laughs, "Well I don't know much about straightening hair. But I know that your positive attitude has been refreshing. It's pretty amazing how fast you're coping with your blindness." Drew nods, "Losing your sight humbles you." He nods, "I guess." She sighs, "I had to accept it. This isn't some crazy soap opera where I lose my sight for a few months then miraculously get it back at the most convenient time. I am going to be blind for the rest of my life. I will never see anything ever again." Jesse stares. She sighs, "At first I thought this was my karma. I mean what are the odds that right after you and Gus had your fight and found out about each other, that I would have a firework blow up in my face? But now I feel like this was a blessing in disguise." He nods, "Yeah." She smiles, "It's certainly brought some great things and people back into my life." He takes her hand, "I know the feeling." Drew takes Jesse's hand. She slowly puts it in front of her lips. Drew kisses his hand. PART TWO: Spaulding Mansion: Amanda is now looking out the window. She still has a lot on her mind. Vicky sighs, "I was thinking of holding the meeting at the Country Club but something about it just seems stuffy and unwelcoming. I don't want us to send out that vibe. What do you think?" Amanda continues looking out the window. Vicky shouts, "Amanda come on! I know you're focusing on the future or whatever. But I need you to focus on the company for at least a minute. Please?" Amanda sighs, "I'm sorry. Sorry. What about the meeting?" Vicky scoffs, "Where should we have it?" Amanda shakes her head, "Why not Towers? We always have meetings at Towers. Why change it?" Vicky stares, "Are you joking? Did you forget that the papers showed photos of you at Towers, practically dry humping the boy we all thought was your son? Remember that?" Amanda nods, "I kissed him. And I shouldn't have lied. But Dalton was blackmailing me and I really thought... I don't know. He got in my head. He's good at that." Vicky sighs, "Honestly I don't get how a woman could throw everything away for some guy." Amanda nods, "It's sad." Vicky nods, "Agreed." Amanda stands, "But that's not me anymore. I'm cutting men out of my life from now on. I'm focusing on myself." Vicky nods, "As long as it doesn't interfere with Spaulding then you'll hear no complaints out of me." Amanda smiles to herself. Cedars: Ashlee and Dalton stare at each other. Ashlee looks down. Dalton sighs, "I hate making you sad." She looks up, "Then why do you?" He nods, "You're right. You are absolutely right. Why do I keep doing this to you? I'm selfish." She nods, "Yeah you can be." He backs away, "Not anymore." She stares, "What?" He nods, "I'm not going to do this to you again. I'm giving you one more chance to forgive me. If you don't then I will leave you alone and never bother you again. I'll leave Springfield." She stares, "Dalton." He nods, "I love you Ashlee. Just remember that." She sighs, "What am I supposed to say?" He sighs, "Nothing. Just say whatever you are feeling. All the cards are in your hands." She stares at him. He nods, "But I will make my plead one last time. I will do everything in my power to make you happy. I love you Ashlee. I don't want to lose you. Take me back. Please." Ashlee keeps staring at him. One of the little old ladies peaks her head over, "Well?" Ashlee begins to smile, "I guess everyone deserves a second chance." Dalton's eyes widen. The crowd in the waiting room cheers. Dalton and Ashlee smile at each other. Outskirts: Roxie comes walking out carrying a large box. Johnny rushes over, "Let me give you a hand." Roxie shakes her head, "No thanks I got it." He tries to help, "It's no big deal." She shouts, "I said no." The box falls. A frustrated Roxie looks down. He sighs, "I'm sorry-" She puts her hand up, "Don't." He nods, "I really want to talk to you." She shakes her head, "Nope." He looks at her, "I'm sorry I kissed you." She shakes her head, "Don't be. I kissed you back. We both made a big mistake that day." He nods, "It didn't feel like a mistake." She nods, "Well it was." He looks at her, "Look maybe we disagree. But the fact is we share a daughter. And we are both trying to bond with Ashlee. We are going to have to deal with each other." She nods, "I can deal with you Johnny. But I can't let you back into my life. You betrayed me once." He sighs, "I know." She shouts, "No you don't! You hurt me! You broke my heart and you ruined the next 20 years of my life. And I can't let that happen again. Just stay away from me." Roxie walks away from him. Caliente: Kevin is walking around the parking lot. He is trying to calm down. Rocky is standing next to the car with his phone in his hand. Kevin walks past him without making eye contact. He sighs, "Let's go Rocky." Rocky shakes his head, "No." Kevin looks at him, "What?" Rocky sighs, "I called Stephanie. She is picking me up and I'm staying there tonight." Kevin scoffs, "Are you serious? Really?" Rocky sighs, "I hate that side of you. I thought you had grown out of that. But I was wrong." Kevin stares, "Whatever." Rocky sighs, "It was that Kevin. That's the Kevin who jumped me that night! The one who called me a fag and said all of the horrible things that those guys were saying." Kevin scoffs, "Don't do that. Don't use that to hurt me now. This has nothing to do with that." Rocky shouts, "It has everything to do with that! It doesn't matter if you take your violence out on other people. It's still violence and I can't deal with that." Kevin stares, "Are you serious?" Rocky turns and sees the car waiting for him across the parking lot. Kevin stares, "Rocky!" Rocky backs away, "I'll call you in the morning." Kevin shakes his head, "Why are you doing this?" Rocky nods, "I was going to ask you the same thing." Rocky turns and walks towards the car. Kevin stands and watches in shock. Kevin looks down and sees the blood still on his hand. Road: A moving truck drives down the road. All of Jesse and Drew's stuff is inside. The truck is on it's way to Max's place. Jesse pulls up on his bike. Drew sits on the back. He look at the "Welcome to Springfield" sign down the road. Jesse looks at her, "You ready to say goodbye?" She nods, "Yeah." He sighs, "I told Max it would be a while before we actually got there. I'm taking you on a trip first." She smiles, "Sounds amazing." He grins, "Of course it does. It's got me and you in it." She nods, "Couldn't have said it better myself." Jesse looks towards the road, "Are you ready?" She wraps her arms around him. She nods, "More than ready." Jesse drives down the road. Drew feels his stomach beneath her hands. The wind blows through her hair sticking out under her helmet. She feels it sliding over her. She takes a deep breath. Even though she can't see, she feels it as they pass the sign. Jesse and Drew leave Springfield. Bauer Home: The room is dead silent. Spencer and Clarissa squrim in the awkwardness. Marti walks over to Leah's side. Belinda looks at Leah. Leah stares, "Why? Why would you hurt me like that? What did I do to deserve something like that?" Belinda sighs, "You didn't deserve it. But I have so much hate built up towards girls that I associate you with. I took all of it out on you Leah. I'm sorry." Leah scoffs, "You bitch." Belinda swallows her pride and doesn't say a word. Leah cries, "You mean, cruel, sick, bitch. How dare you? You're a horrible person. Not only for sending that picture but for letting someone else take the fall! For pretending to be my friend! You made me think we were cool! I stood up for you!" Belinda nods, "I know." Leah shouts, "Shut up! Look at you! You are sitting in my bedroom, eating my family's snacks, and playing games! What the hell is wrong with you? You're sick." Belinda sighs, "But I'm telling you now! You never would have caught me but I'm still confessing. That has to count for something." Leah nods, "Yeah. You didn't want RJ to tell me first." Belinda nods, "Maybe so." Leah shakes her head, "Get the hell out of here. Get out of my room you nasty slut." Belinda grabs her things. Clarissa starts to get up. Belinda looks at her, "Stay. I want to be alone." Belinda walks out. Leah shouts, "Disgusting bitch!" Marti puts her arm around her. Leah cries, "How can someone be so sick? Do something so horrible and lie about it, then pretend to be your friend." Marti shakes her head, "I don't know." The girls console Leah. PREVIEWS: Leah apologizes to James Josh questions Annie! Alex argues with Liz Stephanie panics about being a Mom Bridget and Dylan get bad news Phillip gets a shocking visitor

Wow that's so crazy. I had no idea it had been around for that long. I'm excited for the final season, I know you will deliver

The truth comes out in Springfield... Bauer Home: Leah is having her slumber party upstairs in her bedroom with the girls. Leah is carrying in snacks, "I'm so excited! I swear I am totally making slumber parties cool again." Marti looks at her, "If anyone could do it, it would be you." Belinda rolls her eyes at Marti's comment. Clarissa shoves her. Spencer walks in, "Hey." Leah rushes over, "Hey you guys remember Emma right?" She nods, "I go by Spencer now." Leah nods, "Right, Spencer." Belinda looks at her, "What's up?" Leah smiles, "This is going to be so much fun!!!" Downstairs in the Bauer kitchen. Michelle is having a snack at the counter. There is a knock at the door. She walks over. Jesse is standing outside with Drew. Michelle smiles as she opens the door, "Hey what a nice surprise. How are you two?" Jesse grins, "We're good." He helps Drew walk in. Drew smiles, "For once I'm actually doing well. Who would have thought I'd be able to say that after losing my vision?" Michelle nods, "Well I'm happy for you." Jesse sighs, "A lot has changed this past month. I've been helping Drew adjust to her new life and we reconnected." Michelle smiles, "Can't say I'm surprised but that's good to hear. You two look happy." Drew nods, "We just wanted to come and say goodbye." Michelle is confused, "Goodbye?" Jesse nods, "We're leaving Springfield." A very surprised Michelle stares at them. Cedars: Ashlee is walking the halls in her scrubs. It's another late night at work for her. She is going through her schedule. A young nurse walks up to her, "Hey Ashlee!" Ashlee looks at her, "Hi Caitlin." Caitlin smiles, "You know everyone says you're like the nicest person here. All the patients love you." Ashlee grins, "I hope so." Caitlin nods, "And I think everyone deserves a second chance. Wouldn't you agree?" Ashlee is confused, "Uh... sure I suppose." Caitlin hugs her, "Just think about that okay?" Caitlin walks away. Ashlee is puzzled. She notices a lot of other doctors and nurses are staring at her. Ashlee walks over to the front desk. She looks at Lillian, "Why is everyone acting so weird?" Lillian looks at her, "I'm guessing you haven't been down on this floor yet tonight?" Ashlee shakes her head, "No why?" Lillian sighs, "I think you should go into the waiting room sweetheart. There is something you should see." A very confused Ashlee stares at Lillian. She walks over to the waiting room. Dalton is standing in front of everyone talking. He turns and sees Ashlee. He smiles, "Ladies and Gentlemen here she is, lady of the night and of my life: Ashlee Wolfe!" Everyone applauds. A shocked Ashlee stares. Cross Creek: Josh, Reva, Noah and Marah all sit in the living room. Marah looks at them, "If this is such an important family meeting, don't you think Annie should be here?" Josh shakes his head, "No. Marah you may choose to have Annie be a part of your life, but I have made the choice not to." Marah scoffs, "What could she possibly have done to throw away your whole relationship?" He nods, "That's what I was wondering." Marah sits back frustrated. Josh, Reva and Noah continue to exchange looks. Marah looks at them, "Shayne should be here by now." Reva nods, "He and Ava will be here soon." Marah scoffs, "Ava? Seriously?" Josh sighs, "Marah please-" Reva sits up, "This is serious Marah." A worried Marah stares at her parents. The door opens. Shayne and Ava walk in. Shayne looks around, "So what's going on?" Josh sighs, "Sit down son." Ava and Shayne look at each other. The two sit down across from them. Josh sighs, "We just want to say that we love you guys and we are telling you this so you can be aware of what could happen. We aren't trying to worry you or disrupt your lives." Shayne stares, "Oh God. Mom if your sick again then just tell us. We're going to be there for you." Marah looks at her Mom, "Are you sick again?" Josh sighs, "No she's not... it's me." Shayne and Marah look at their father. Josh sighs, "I'm the one who is sick." Both of them look at each other. Museum Apartment: Maureen sits in the living room. She is at a desk. She is writing more songs. The new chapter in her life has brought new inspiration for her. Jason walks over, "What are you working on?" She covers them, "Oh nothing, just making a list for the store later. Why do you need something?" He smiles, "Those look more like lyrics." She looks down. He laughs, "It's not like you were looking at porn. Don't be ashamed of your writing. I didn't know you still wrote." She sighs, "Just lately I've been doing it again." He grins, "Can I see?" She sighs, "No it's lame. Just the dumb corny music that you wouldn't even like and it's not-" He looks at her, "Please?" She slowly hands him her notes. He takes them and sits on the couch. She watches him for a moment. She turns away. It's difficult to watch someone read her work. He pauses, "Wow." She turns, "Wow?" He nods, "This is really good." She grins, "Shut up." He nods, "I mean it's like poetry and I love poetry. It's not some lame catchy pop song or anything. It's really good." He hands it back to her. She smiles, "Thank you. I guess I've just been more inspired lately." Jason grins, "Well keep it up. You're very talented. Trust me." Jason walks away. Maureen looks back down at her lyrics. Caliente: Kevin and Rocky are out on a date. The two sit at the bar. Rocky hears a song come on. He turns to Kevin, "Oh! Okay I know you're going to say no, but please let's dance once!" Kevin shakes his head, "No." Rocky sighs, "Please." Kevin shakes his head, "I don't dance. I never dance. I am not good at it so I don't do it." Rocky smiles, "Just one time and if you suck I'll never ask you to do it again, trust me." Kevin reluctantly nods, "Okay." The two walk out and join the crowd. They start dancing. Kevin has trouble loosening up. He feels uncomfortable. Rocky laughs. Kevin scoffs, "I'm done." Rocky sighs, "No I'm sorry, just relax." Rocky puts his arms around him. The two start moving together. Kevin gets more comfortable. The two continue dancing. Kevin looks over Rocky's shoulder sees some guys he knew from high school. They stare and laugh in disgust. Kevin's face turns red. Rocky looks at him, "Are you okay?" A frustrated Kevin nods, "I'm fine." Kevin tries to ignore the guys. Bauer Home: In Leah's room the slumber party continues. The girls sit around in a circle. They have been playing truth or dare all night. Leah looks at Spencer, "So you seem really tough. So what is your biggest fear?" Spencer nods, "Uh... my biggest fear is... my Mom. I'm afraid that her drinking is going to get worse and it's going to be because of me. That's why I came back to Springfield to stay with my sister. My Mom didn't want me to see her like that. Ever since I can remember she has been everything for me. And I think that is what stressed her out so much and the reason she turned to alcohol. Because of me." Leah nods, "I know the feeling. Sometimes I wonder if my parents only got back together because they wanted to make me happy." Spencer and Leah look at each other. Belinda looks at Marti, "Your turn. You did dare last time so now truth. Why did you come to Springfield? Your Mom didn't come so you had to have some special reason." Marti looks around the room. She is apprehensive about sharing this. But she confesses, "Okay. At my old school there was this guy named Dustin. I really liked him, but he was the ex of one of my friends. But one night we hooked up and he promised he'd keep it a secret. But he didn't. He told everyone. All of my friends hated me. So I did what I thought was fair... I told everyone that he forced himself on me. Suddenly my friends came to my side and comforted me. But then more people started blaming him and a few guys jumped him one night... his parents were threatening to press charges unless I left town. So that is why my Mom sent me here to live with my Uncle Josh. I falsely accused Dustin of 'rape'." Marti looks around at the silent room. The girls stare back at her in shock. PART TWO: Museum Apartment: Maureen continues writing her music. She is still smiling over her conversation with Jason. Suddenly she hears footsteps behind her. She turns around expecting to see Jason. Vi is standing behind her, "Hi." Maureen stares, "Oh hey." Vi walks towards her, "Expecting someone else?" Maureen nods, "Uh Jason was here earlier and we were talking. I was just going to ask his opinion on some stuff." Vi reaches over and grabs the papers, "I can give my opinion. I'm sure it'll be just as good." Maureen reaches for the papers, "Actually-" Vi moves away, "Hmm..." Maureen looks at her, "Can I have those back please Vi? They are kind of personal." Vi looks at her, "But not to personal for Jason?" Maureen stares. Vi sighs, "No offense but this stuff is kind of cheesy." Vi drops the papers in front of Maureen. Maureen picks them up, "You know what Vi... I didn't ask your opinion. But I guess that has never stopped you before." Vi laughs, "Wow! Maureen Reardon standing up for herself. That's cute. Where was that backbone in high school?" Maureen shakes her head, "I felt bad for you in high school. It was obvious you were jealous of me." Vi scoffs, "Get over yourself." Maureen shakes her head, "Jason deserves better than someone like you Vi. You're cold." Vi smirks, "Maybe so. But Jason enjoys my company." The two stare at each other. Vi nods, "Save yourself some embarrassment. Jason has moved on. Don't try and throw yourself at him now." Vi turns and walks away. An annoyed Maureen tries to get back to her writing. Cedars: Ashlee looks around the waiting room. All eyes are on her. Dalton stands in the center. She shakes her head, "What is this?" Dalton grins, "I'm showing you how determined I am to get you back Ashlee. I am so sorry." A woman looks over, "You know Miss, just on looks alone I think I'd give him a second chance." Ashlee stares at her. Another woman hollers, "Glad he's not my son!" Everyone laughs. Ashlee stares, "What is this? Did you tell them every detail of our lives or something?" He nods, "I told them everything that happened. How I lied about who I was and how I told you Amanda was my mother. They all agreed that you were right to dump me." Ashlee looks around, "They don't seem to be thinking that right now. So I'm confused." He grins, "I told them all the things I loved about you. I told them about your smile, about your laugh, about the way you hold my hand, about everything." She stares at him in confusion. Dalton walks towards her, "Ashlee please... give me a second chance." Ashlee turns, "I can't do this now." He hollers, "I promise you Ashlee! I'm going to prove to you that we belong together! I love you." Ashlee stops. Bauer Home: Marti looks around all of the other girls after exposing her secret. Leah sighs, "Uh... wow." Clarissa looks down. Belinda shakes her head, "I'm sorry but that's messed up." Leah looks at her, "Maybe we just misunderstood." Belinda shakes her head, "No we didn't." Spencer looks over, "I'm not trying to be rude Marti but I have to say this: when girls like you lie about that kind of stuff, it takes credibility away from girls that actually are victims." Marti rolls her eyes. Belinda scoffs, "She's stupid." Clarissa shoves her. Marti scoffs, "Whatever. I wish I hadn't said anything now." The room gets uncomfortable. Leah clears her throat, "Okay! My turn! Someone dare me to do something!" Downstairs the Michelle is standing with Drew and Jesse. She looks at them, "You're leaving Springfield? Why would you want to do something like that?" Jesse nods, "We feel like we have sort of run our course in this town. It's time to move on." Drew nods, "No hard feelings this time around trust me." Michelle sighs, "What about the club?" Jesse nods, "We are still owners. We just won't be running it ourselves." Michelle shakes her head, "I guess I'm happy for you two." Drew looks in her direction, "I'm sorry Michelle. For everything." Michelle hugs her, "I'm sorry too." Jesse smiles at Michelle. She hugs him, "I'm going to miss you both." Drew grins, "Well we'll stop by for a visit sometime maybe." Michelle smiles, "I'd like that." The three friends finish saying their goodbye. Cross Creek: Josh looks at his children. Ava is holding Shayne's hand. Marah stares at her father. Josh sighs, "I have cancer of the prostate. And it's okay to be scared because I'm scared too. But Noah is a great doctor and I know he is going to help me through this." The two look at Noah. Noah nods, "Your father is a strong man and I'm going to stand by his side as he fights this." Shayne looks down. Ava rubs his back. Reva looks at him, "Are you okay?" Shayne shakes his head, "I didn't even see this coming. With everything that has happened this year with you, Marah, Ava.... Dad was always so healthy and strong..." Ava nods, "He's still strong." Marah looks away. Josh looks at her, "Are you okay Darlin'?" Marah shakes her head as her eyes fill with tears. Josh looks down. A tearful Reva walks over to her daughter. Reva puts her arms around Marah who begins crying. Shayne cries as he hears Marah. Ava holds him close. Josh tries to hold himself together. Noah puts his hand on Josh's shoulder. Bauer Home: The girls continue their slumber party. Leah looks at Clarissa, "So what's it really like being a teenage mother?" Marti and Spencer look over. Neither of them were aware that Clarissa had a son. Clarissa nods, "It's tough..." Spencer nods, "Why did you decide to keep it? I mean, what was it that helped you make that decision?" Clarissa sighs, "Uh... my friend Rafe talked to me about it and helped me understand that he would help me with it and that I couldn't just give up on my child." Belinda looks at her, "But you wanted to keep him right?" Clarissa nods, "Yeah... well I had considered adoption after that but Rafe- well he didn't talk me out of it. But he sort of helped me see things." Everyone looks at each other. Clarissa sighs, "I guess sometimes I wonder if I kept Adam for the right reasons or not." Leah looks at her, "I think you seem like a good Mom." Clarissa smiles, "Thanks." Marti looks over at Belinda. Belinda continues giving her dirty looks. Marti smiles, "Okay Belinda your turn. You did dare before so now you do truth." Belinda nods, "Fine." Marti smirks, "What is the worst thing you have ever done to someone that is in this room?" Belinda looks around. She sees innocent Leah looking back at her. Belinda looks down. She knows she has to come clean soon. She nods, "Okay. You really want to know? Because honestly I'm tired of hiding this. And I promised RJ I'd do this a long time ago." The girls are all confused. Belinda takes a deep breath. Caliente: Rocky and Kevin are walking out of the club. Rocky looks at him, "Why do we have to leave so early?" Kevin shakes his head, "I'm getting tired. Besides this place is loud and annoying." Rocky stares, "What?" Kevin looks around, "It's full of losers I used to go to school with. Let's get out." Rocky stops, "That's what this is about? You're embarrassed by me?" A frustrated Kevin looks at him, "No! I'm not!" Rocky looks away, "Whatever." Kevin tries to prove it to him. He pulls Rocky into a passionate kiss in front of everyone. Rocky smiles at him. The two walk out hand in hand. Kevin takes a big sigh of relief. The two make their way to the car. Suddenly they hear a voice behind them. A guy named and his friends walk over, "Hey Marler! What's going on here? Something we should know?" Kevin scoffs, "Get lost Henson." Henson smirks, "I should have known. You always did spend extra time in the showers after a game. Fruit." Rocky shakes his head, "Ignore them. Their drunk." Kevin's face is turning red. The guys walk closer. Henson nods, "Don't worry I'll see you around Marler. Or maybe I'll see your faggy little boyfriend first." Rocky turns looks at Kevin. Kevin's face is beat red. Kevin turns around and rushes over. Rocky shouts, "Kevin!" Kevin punches the guy across the face. The two fall on the ground. Kevin begins dropping punches one after another. Rocky runs over as the other guys try to pull him off. Blood is already staining the ground around them. PREVIEWS: Belinda confesses! Rocky is horrified by Kevin's rage Amanda makes some decisions Ashlee gives Dalton an answer Johnny confronts Roxie Drew and Jesse leave Springfield

People drown in complications in Springfield... Carriage House: Blake sits in her living room. She goes through some old pictures. She looks at pictures of her father. Blake still feel emotional following the events in Santo Domingo. Her doorbell rings. Blake looks and sees Ross's car through the window. She gets up and goes to the door. Ross is standing there when she opens it, "Hello." She sighs, "Hi." He nods, "May I come in?" She steps aside, "Of course." He walks in. Ross sees the picture on the table. He picks one up, "Wow. I haven't seen this one before." Blake nods, "Yeah. I haven't really looked through these in a long time. Just ever since we got back I've been looking through old stuff. I can't get it all out of my head." Ross sighs, "That's understandable. You went through an awful lot." She nods, "My father was a very dark and tortured soul. Sometimes I see myself and I wonder what I'm capable of." Ross shakes his head, "You are not your father Blake." Blake nods, "I really understand Clarissa now. She wants to distance herself from me. I get it." Ross takes her hand, "Never let yourself think you're anything like your father." Blake nods, "You mean that?" He looks at her, "I know it. Blake I know you." Blake looks into Ross's eyes. She kisses him. Towers: Clarissa is carrying around a huge trash bag. She is grabbing all of the anonymous gifts and throwing them in. She has found out they were from Sebastian. Rafe walks in, "Hey what's going on? I heard about what happened in Santo Domingo." She nods, "Yep me too. And apparently my crazy uncle is the one who sent me these things." Rafe nods, "Wow." She sighs, "Yep. Now when I look at them I think about Roger Thorpe." Rafe nods, "That was your grandfather right?" Clarissa nods, "Yep. I didn't know him but from what I hear he makes your grandfather sound like a prince." Rafe laughs, "I don't know about that." Clarissa throws it all in the bag, "I just need to get it all out of here. It's tainted." Rafe walks over to little Adam who is laying in his crib. He smiles, "Look at my little Buddy. He's getting bigger everyday." Clarissa sighs, "Yeah it's getting harder to pick him up. I can really have time for the gym which makes it harder to lose this weight." He looks at her, "You still making time for your online classes?" Clarissa looks down, "Yeah... that's going fine." He walks over to her, "Well good." She nods, "Yep everything is going great." He sighs, "I was thinking maybe enough time has passed for us to talk about... the kiss?" She nods, "Oh, yeah I think so." He sighs, "I think we both need to be clear on where we stand." She nods, "I agree." The two look at each other. Springfield High: Leah, Zach and Marti all stand on the front steps. Leah looks at them, "You two are acting weird." Zach shakes his head, "What do you mean?" Marti looks at her, "Weren't you supposed to get something from your locker before we left?" Leah's eyes widen, "Oh! Crap! I'll be right back." Leah rushes back inside. Zach stares at Marti, "I can't believe this. You didn't tell me you went to Springfield! Or that you were best friends with my girlfriend." Marti shakes her head, "You think I knew? Leah has been great to me! I had no idea you were her boyfriend when we met." Zach sighs, "She can never know about this! It will crush her." Marti sighs, "I won't tell her. I don't want to hurt Leah. She's my best friend right now." A frustrated Zach stares at her, "This is so screwed up. I made one mistake, and now..." She shakes her head, "I'm sorry Zach. I really liked you though. I didn't just think it was some one night stand." Zach looks at her, "It will never happen again." The two stare at each other. Inside Leah is walking down the hall. She goes to her locker. Across the hall the new goth girl is staring at her. Leah feels uncomfortable. The girl walks over, "Leah." Leah stares, "Hi..." She grins, "It's me..." Leah's jaw drops, "Oh my God! Oh my God! Emma?" Emma smiles, "Hi." Leah hugs her, "Shut up! I can't believe you're here! It's been years. Wow you look different..." Emma nods, "Yeah... you look great." Leah grins, "Thank you. Are you moving back?" Emma nods, "I'm enrolling." Leah smiles, "Welcome back to Springfield!" Leah is excited to see her childhood friend. Harley's House: Phillip and Harley are in her living room. An emotional Harley turns away from him. Phillip stares, "What did you just say?" She shakes her head, "I'm sorry." He shakes his head, "No. Don't apologize. Tell me what you just said Harley. Did you just say you didn't love me anymore?" Harley sighs, "I don't know okay! I mean I do love you! You are Zach's father, I spent a long time with you, a part of me will always love you but I just don't know..." Phillip nods, "If you're still in love with me?" She has tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry. But don't tell me you don't feel the same way." He scoffs, "Don't tell me how I feel." He sits on the couch. Harley looks at him, "Then you tell me." Harley sits next to him. She looks at him, "Look me in the eyes Phillip and tell me that you're still in love with me. That as of this moment you are in love with me." He stares at Harley. The two look at each other for a while. Phillip finally looks down. Harley starts to cry. An emotional Phillip looks at her, "So what do we do?" She shakes her head. A very confused Harley looks back at him. Company: Stephanie is getting dressed in her room. She is trying to be excited about her date with Peter. However she doesn't want to get her hopes up. There is a knock on her door. She turns, "Just a sec." Stephanie walks over to the door. Susan is standing there, "Hey." Stephanie looks, "Oh hi. I thought you were someone else." Susan nods, "Well that's always a nice greeting." Stephanie sighs, "I'm sorry. But I actually could use some advice from you right now." Susan looks at her, "Well I'm not always the best source for good advice but I let's give it a try." Stephanie looks at her, "Well I need your advice as a woman, an acquaintance, and as... Peter's step sister." Susan smiles, "What? Oh my God! I knew it! There is such sexual tension between you and Peter." Stephanie nods, "That's a weird thing to say involving your brother." Susan sighs, "Whatever. Peter is an awesome guy. He's like the nicest person in the world. You'll love him." Stephanie shakes her head, "Are you forgetting something?" Susan stares, "What?.... Oh. He's not out of your league. Don't worry." Stephanie rolls her eyes, "Okay. Not what I was talking about." Susan is confused. Stephanie nods, "I've yet to tell Peter that I'm carrying Guillespie's baby! You know the guy we killed?" Susan stares, "Oh!!!" The two stare at each other. Country Club: A very emotional Josh and Reva are together. Reva stares, "What did you just say?" He sighs, "I have prostate cancer Reva. I've been diagnosed and I'm starting my treatment soon." Reva stares at him in shock. She backs away. Josh looks at her, "Reva..." She shakes her head, "That's not funny Josh. Why would you even say something like that?" Josh nods, "I'm serious." She stares, "No." He nods, "Yes." Tears start to fill in her eyes, "No." Josh looks at her, "It's going to be okay Reva. But I have to fight this. I heard your speech. I listened to every word. It really made me feel better. I think I can do this." Reva stares, "This can't be happening." He sighs, "That's what I thought. I'm still thinking of how I'm going to tell the kids." Reva covers her mouth, "Oh God the kids!" Josh sighs, "I know. I'm afraid of telling them too." Reva wipes her tears, "This is going to be a lot for them. But they do need to know." Josh takes her hand, "I know." She looks at him, "Joshua..." He nods, "I'm going to need you Reva. Now more than ever." Reva stares at him. PART TWO: Towers: Rafe and Clarissa sit together. Rafe looks at her, "We've been friends for a while now Clarissa. Ever since Spring Break." She nods, "When I gave up on Mickey ever helping me with the Baby." Rafe smiles, "It was pretty amazing how strong you were." She sighs, "And then you stopped me at the clinic... if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have Adam now." He sighs, "And I talked you out of adoption. I just knew you were going to be a good Mom. And whether we are together or not I am always going to be here to help you." She nods, "I'm glad. You're a great friend." He smiles, "Right now we both have a lot going on. We barely see each other as it is. It wouldn't make sense for us to try and start a relationship." Clarissa nods, "I totally agree." He grins, "But maybe after the holidays when things cool down, we can see if we still feel this way?" She nods, "Yeah. I'd like that." He kisses her hand, "Good." She grins, "Good." He gets up, "I have to go meet my Mom. But I will probably swing by later." Clarissa nods, "Yeah I need to give Adam a bath." He smiles, "See you later." She nods, "See ya." Rafe leaves. Clarissa feels good about Rafe. She walks over to her computer. She gets ready to do some work for her online classes. But for the third time today she chickens out. She is afraid to see how much work she has fallen behind on. A very stressed out Clarissa puts her head in her hands as Baby Adam starts crying again. Springfield High: Marti and Zach are outside talking. Zach stares, "Have you told anyone about our one night stand?" She shakes her head, "My only real friend here is Leah. And I couldn't tell her because she thought I was home sick that night." He nods, "Okay." She shakes her head, "This is so messed up." Zach is frustrated, "I'm so stupid. I finally get something great in my life and I screw it up." She takes his hand, "Stop beating yourself up." Leah and Emma come walking out of the building. Marti and Zach move away from each other. Leah rushes down. She is holding Emma by the arm. Leah grins, "Look who I found." Zach stares, "Emma?" Emma nods, "What's up?" Zach is surprised, "Hey... I didn't know you were back in town." She nods, "Yep." Leah looks at Marti, "Oh Emma is Bill's adopted daughter. So I think she's like your cousin too." Marti grins, "Oh cool. Nice to meet you Emma." Emma nods, "Actually I usually go by Spencer now." Leah nods, "That will take getting used to." All four of them stare at each other. Leah smiles, "My slumber party is going to be epic!!!" Harley's House: Harley and Phillip sit next to each other. Phillip sighs, "Can I ask you something?" She looks at him, "What?" He sighs, "Do you regret us getting back together? Since we ended up right back where we were?" She shakes her head, "No. Because we aren't. Maybe we needed this Phillip. I mean I'm not mad at you anymore. We can be friends again, we can work on getting Zach back on track." Phillip nods, "He certainly needs it." Harley sighs, "He was such a sweet kid. It's hard to accept how wild and materialistic he's become. But I think Leah is good for him." Phillip nods, "I think so too." She looks at him, "I don't know if you are planning on getting back with Beth or not. But whatever you do I will be there for you." He nods, "Same to you. I know before I wasn't that supportive of you with other men." Harley laughs, "Yeah. Well trust me I'm not jumping into anything. Single life sounds pretty appealing." Phillip smiles, "Tell me about it." Harley looks at him, "So what are you planning on doing about... where you live." He sighs, "I guess I should start packing." She looks at him, "You don't have to leave right now." He turns to her, "What are you making for dinner." She shoves him and laughs. He smiles, "I'm glad we can end on a good note Harley." She smiles, "Me too Phillip." The two sit back on the couch. Company: Stephanie sits on her bed. Susan looks at her, "I guess you're whole pregnancy is starting to seem a lot more real?" Stephanie sighs, "I don't know. Guillespie's death doesn't even seem real still. I keep thinking he is out there somewhere waiting to come back to Springfield." Susan shakes her head, "Well that would be pretty scary since we buried him in the woods." Stephanie sighs, "I know." Susan sits by her," You aren't feeling guilty are you? Guillespie would have killed us both and gotten away with it." Stephanie sighs, "I know. But this baby never did anything to anyone." Susan nods, "That's why you are keeping it and you're going to raise it to be happy." Stephanie nods, "What would Peter think?" Susan shakes her head, "Well he's a guy so you carrying someone else's baby would be tough. But if he likes you he won't let that get in the way." Stephanie sighs, "When do I tell him?" Susan nods, "When you're ready. You don't have to rush now. Let things start going without that complication." Stephanie sighs, "I think you're right." Stephanie hopes she's doing the right things. Country Club: Reva and Josh walk away to get more privacy. Reva looks at him, "Josh... you know if I can help you in anyway, I will. But I don't want to give you the wrong idea." He nods, "I know Reva." She sighs, "I'm not trying to hurt you either. I just want to make sure we are clear." He sighs, "I am not trying to guilt you into anything. I need you for support. We are still partners in a lot of things. But I'm not trying to pull you back into a romantic relationship." Reva nods, "Really?" He shakes his head, "I wouldn't use my disease. And trust me right now I'm not very good company." She sighs, "I'm sorry Joshua. You don't deserve this. But then again no one really does." He sighs, "Maybe." She looks down. He nods, "I know you're happy with Noah. He's a great guy. You two are very lucky. And me breaking up with Annie doesn't change anything. I'm not going to mess up what you have." Reva takes his hand, "You're very important to me. I'm going to help you Joshua." He nods, "Thank you." Reva and Josh share a hug. Carriage House: Blake and Ross are kissing in her living room. She slowly pushes him down on the couch. Blake climbs on him. He laughs, "Wow. Slow down a little." She keeps kissing him passionately. He gets uncomfortable, "Blake settle down." She looks at him, "Tell me you don't want this. Come on Ross! We've been fighting this for a while." He moves away, "Not like this Blake." She is confused, "What?" He stares, "My God, Blake I love you. I want nothing more than to take you and make love to you. But not like this." She stares, "What are you talking about?" He looks at her, "This isn't about me and you. This is about your father, and Sebastian, and everything else that you are going through right now. It's not us at all." Ross stands up. Blake gets up, "I want to be with you Ross. Don't you want to be with me?" He nods, "You know I do." She starts unbuttoning his shirt, "Then prove it to me!" He pulls her hands away, "Not like this." She shouts, "You're the love of my life Ross! Please!" He shakes his head, "This isn't you Blake!" She starts to cry, "Don't tell me that! You don't know what who I am! I don't even know who I am. Not anymore." Ross nods, "And we cannot be us again until you figure that out." Ross walks out the door. An emotional Blake stares as he goes to his car. PREVIEWS: Leah has her slumber party Drew and Jesse have an announcement Josh breaks his bad news to his kids Vi warns Maureen Dalton begs Ashlee Kevin's anger is unleashed!

Life gets even more complicated in Springfield... Chamberlain Mansion: Dinah is laying her bed resting. She is still recovering from the events in Santo Domingo. Mallet walks in, "Hey." Dinah smiles, "Hi." He sighs, "Uh... I didn't know if I should just walk inside the house... I was afraid if I knocked you would have to get out of bed, I'm sorry I'm probably just-" She laughs, "Mallet, it's okay." He nods, "You sure?" She sighs, "I'm really happy to see you. It was so chaotic coming back from Santo Domingo and the doctors and police... I didn't get to really tell you how much I appreciate what you did." He smiles, "You would have done the same for me." She nods, "Yes. However in all of our years I'm pretty sure you've run into a burning building for me quite a few times." He laughs, "Tradition." She grins, "You know when Sebastian... when he was choking me I at first just was reminded of Roger and how he treated me. But then all I could think of was how I couldn't believe I was going out without knowing that I had fixed things with you." He sits on her bed, "Dinah when I heard you were in Santo Domingo all I could think was 'what has Dinah got herself into this time?' And when I got there and they said you were still inside I just knew I couldn't go home without you. Because no matter how many times we fought and broke up I always was comforted that you weren't really going anywhere." Dinah has tears in her eyes, "So what are we saying right now?" The two stare at each other. Springfield High: Marti and Leah walk out of school together. Leah looks at her, "I'm so excited now! I haven't had a slumber party since I was a kid." Marti smiles, "I know! I always wanted to have one back in Oklahoma but none of my friends would have been into it." Leah nods, "Just a few people, I promised my parents. But it'll be fun." Belinda walks past them. Leah looks at her, "Hey. I'm having a little slumber party next week. Would you want to come?" Belinda shakes her head, "Uh... you're little cheerleader friends wouldn't like that." Leah shakes her head, "It's just me and Marti. I wanted you and Clarissa to come. I still really appreciate you sticking up for me this summer." A guilty Belinda nods, "Sure. Just texted me the details later." Belinda walks to RJ's car. She gets in. A very frustrated RJ looks at her, "I saw you talking to Leah. Did you tell her yet?" Belinda sighs, "What do you think?" RJ looks at her, "You can't keep this secret forever. You sent that naked picture of her Belinda." Belinda rolls her eyes and looks away. RJ pulls away from the school. Zach pulls up in his car. Leah looks at Marti, "Oh you finally get to meet my boyfriend." Marti grins, "Oh yeah! What's his name again?" Leah smiles, "Zach." Zach gets out of his car and walks over, "Hey-" Zach and Marti stare at each other. Leah grins, "Zach this is my friend Marti. She just moved to town from Oklahoma. Marti this is my boyfriend Zach." The two haven't seen each other since their one night stand at the frat party. Beacon: Ava sits in her office. The first time she is back to work after her kidnapping. She is trying to act like her old self, however she seems to still be shaken from the events. There is a knock on the door. Ava looks up, "Come in." Marah opens the door, "Hello partner." Ava stares, "Uh... hi. Sorry I probably should have called and let you know I was coming back down to work today. I keep forgetting that you are my partner here now." Marah smiles, "Yes. Well it's good to see you back on your feet Ava." Ava nods, "Oh yeah? That's surprising." Marah laughs, "Oh I know we've never cared for each other. But Shayne is very attached to you now after your incident so I guess we need to get used to each other." Ava nods, "Plus you're dating my Dad." Marah's face goes cold, "Edmund and I are no longer speaking." Ava stares confused, "What happened?" Marah turns away, "I'm not up for talking about it. Your father is bad news and I'm out of it. I should have listened to Annie about him." Ava nods, "Yeah, Shayne said you had grown close with Annie over the summer. I heard she and Josh split." Marah sighs, "For now. But we'll see how that goes." Ava clears her throat, "Yeah.... oh I should tell you, the police might be around here later." Marah stares, "Police?" Ava nods, "Yes. Because I live and work here, they are looking around for any clues." Marah sighs, "Don't you think this is all going a bit to far?" Ava shakes her head, "No. I think it went to far when I was kidnapped and spent months away from my friends and family. Whoever is responsible for that is going to have to pay eventually." A nervous Marah takes a deep breath. Country Club: There is a huge crowd at the Country Club today. Reva Shayne stands in front of the crowd. She wears an entirely pink outfit. She smiles, "I'm honored to be giving a speech today. The month of October certainly never feels the same for any of us anymore does it? It has a whole new meaning." Most of the audience is in pink as well. Reva nods, "In May of 2006 I came back to town after visiting my daughter Marah in Paris. I finally had my whole life together... for the millionth time. I had put all of my drama behind me, there was nothing standing my way. Then they found the lump. I had never even imagined that it could really be a possibility for me. I mean I survived some of the most dangerous of situations without a scratch. And now I was having to battle something... that was scarier than anything I had ever faced before." The audience hangs on her every word. Reva's eyes tear up, "I pushed my loved ones away. I knew if I was going down I couldn't take them down with me. By the end of that year my cancer was in remission. And my life took so many fun twists and turns after that. Some good and some bad. Until the summer of 2009... my cancer had returned and this time it was worse...." Many people are wiping tears. Reva holds hers back, "After over a year of battle I finally was able to beat cancer again. And I am here to tell you that there is hope, I don't care if I spend the rest of my life in this battle, I am Reva Shayne and I'm not going down without a fight." Everyone breaks out in applause. Reva smiles as she wipes her tears. She turns to see Josh standing and clapping. Reva smiles at him. Company: Upstairs in the boarding house. Stephanie is in her room. She looks in the mirror. She lifts up her shirt. Her stomach is starting to show a little. She grabs some of her clothes and walks out. She is walking over to the bathroom. She opens the door. Stephanie gasps, "Oh! Oh I'm so sorry!" She shuts the door. She has a small smile on her face. An embarrassed Stephanie starts to walk back to her room. The bathroom door opens. Peter steps out in a towel, "Is this the part where I yell at you and knocking and you yell at me about locking?" She sighs, "I am so sorry. I didn't know anyone was up here besides me. Are you staying here now?" He nods, "Yeah. My Uncle Matt got me a good room here. So I guess we'll be neighbors?" She laughs, "I don't know what you'd call it. But I suppose we should work on the bathroom since it's right by our rooms." He smiles, "Well I'll remember to lock it." She nods, "And I will work on knocking. It's always been a small problem of mine." He laughs, "Okay thanks for the warning." She walks past him, "Guess I'll take my shower now." He nods, "Enjoy." Peter goes back to his room. Stephanie goes into the bathroom. Harley's House: Harley is getting ready to go to work. Phillip walks inside, "Hey. I'm home." She looks at him, "Hey Honey. Sorry I'm on my way out. We're supposed to go do some more investigating down at the Beacon. It's ridiculous how little clues we have in this case. And then I'm going to swing by and check on Blake. She's been through a lot." Phillip sighs, "I got home early hoping we could have a little conversation for once. We barely talk anymore." Harley nods, "Well I'm sorry but I'm trying to find the person responsible for Ava's kidnapping." He shakes his head, "It's not just that Harley! We've hardly been talking at all since I told you about Beth." Harley nods, "I told you I'm not angry with you." He sighs, "Are you angry with Beth?" She shakes her head, "Nope surprisingly not. She is going through a lot right now. I can't even wrap my head around what she must be feeling. She kissed you as an impulse." He looks at her, "Then why are you upset?" Harley sighs, "When you and I started becoming friends again... your relationship with Beth was falling a part. I swore I'd never fall into that trap again. But there was no way that you and Beth could overcome that stuff. And I fell in love with you all over again." He smiles, "I know the feeling." She backs away, "And now we find out Beth was acting that way because of Lorelei. I feel like the rug was ripped out from under me and I'm left feeling the like the worlds biggest moron." He stares, "What? Harley what are you talking about?" She starts to walk past him, "I have to go." He steps in front of her, "No. You aren't leaving until we talk about this. It's time to settle this, now." Harley and Phillip stare at each other. PART TWO: Springfield High: Marti, Zach and Leah all stand in front of the school. Leah looks at them, "I'm so glad you finally get to meet. Marti is like my new bff. So expect to be seeing a lot of her." An uncomfortable Zach nods, "Uh... yeah great." Marti nods, "Yeah." Leah grins, "I love introducing people." Zach and Marti keep staring at each other. Leah turns to Marti, "I'm making him dinner tonight to make up for a couple of weeks ago. I was supposed to go to a frat party with him but I was obligated to go to the cheerleader stuff." Zach nods, "It's not a big deal now Babe." Leah nods, "Marti missed it because she was sick." Marti sighs, "Yeah..." Leah stares, "You are both acting weird." The two look at Leah. Inside of the school. A new girl walks down the halls. She is dressed in all black. Everyone stares at the new goth girl. She just rolls her eyes. She walks up to the front desk, "Hi. I'm supposed to be getting my late enrollment information." The woman smiles, "Oh are you new to Springfield?" She nods, "Uh Springfield High yes. But the town is my old home." The woman grins, "Oh how nice. Just give me your name." The goth girl nods, "Emma Spencer. But it might be under Emma Lewis or Emma Spaulding. Just to warn you." Company: Stephanie comes out of the bathroom in her towel. Peter walks out of his room. She looks at him, "Hi." He looks at her, "Enjoy your shower?" She nods, "Yeah." He smiles, "At least no one walked in on you." She laughs, "I'm really sorry about that. I promise it will never happen again." He laughs, "I'm just teasing." She looks down. He grins, "You look good like that." She stares, "In a towel?" He laughs, "Without make up. I like the natural look." She shakes her head, "Now I know your teasing." She walks past him. He turns to her, "So tell me something?" She looks at him. He smiles, "Is it offensive for a guy to ask a girl out when she is wearing a towel?" She grins, "Not if she walked in on him in the shower earlier." He nods, "Maybe we can go to dinner sometime?" She smiles, "Sure. I'll see when I'm available." He nods, "You know where to find me." He walks back to his room. She goes back into hers. Stephanie can't stop smiling. Until she looks in the mirror. Stephanie quickly remembers she is pregnant. Beacon: A frustrated Marah walks around Ava's office. Ava looks at her, "I know you aren't happy to hear that I'm bringing police here but-" Marah looks at her, "What will the guests think? No one is going to want to be around here if they think it's dangerous. For once could you think about something other than yourself?" Ava stares, "I cannot believe how mean you still are. Listen Marah I am trying to get along with you for Shayne's sake. But I feel like you still have resentment towards me about everything that happened before my kidnapping. But I'm over it." Marah nods, "I am too." Ava sighs, "Then what is this really about? Is it about Edmund? What is it that he did?" Marah sighs, "It's not about Edmund." Ava stands, "Then what is it Marah? We are partners now. We need to work on being open." Marah shakes her head, "Don't worry about me." Ava sighs, "Are you worried about the police questioning you?" Marah turns, "What?" Ava shakes her head, "I mean we hated each other. You probably might end up on the suspect list." Marah's heart starts pounding. She shakes her head, "No." Ava sighs, "I know you didn't do it Marah. Don't worry. I mean you have done some horrible things. But I know you're not capable of something like that. You're still Shayne's sister." Marah takes a deep breath, "Yeah... I have to get to a meeting. I'll see you around." Ava stares. Marah walks out of the office. A very emotional Marah is trying to hold it together. Chamberlain Mansion: Mallet and Dinah sit across from each other on her bed. Dinah looks at him, "What does all of this mean Mallet?" Mallet sighs, "What do you want it to mean?" She shakes her head, "Don't play games right now. No more beating around the bush. No more tip toeing around. I stopped doing that a long time ago. I told you how I felt over and over again." Mallet nods, "I know. And I kept pushing you away because I was afraid of my feelings for you." Dinah nods, "Yeah?" He takes her hand, "I was afraid of loving you again. But maybe I never stopped loving you. All I know is I feel like I've fallen for you all over again and it's scary." Dinah smiles, "I know the feeling." Mallet sighs, "But if we do this Dinah, we have to be for real this time. No more games. We have to make it work." Dinah nods, "I'm not letting anything screw it up this time. Life is too short not to be with the person you love." He smiles, "Exactly. And Dinah this place isn't you. This house may be beautiful but it's not our home." Dinah grins, "You want me to move back in?" He smiles, "Well how can you not?" She just stares. He nods, "So are we doing this?" Dinah looks into his eyes, "I love you." He grins, "I love you too." She puts her hands on his face. The two lean in and kiss. Harley's House: Phillip stands in front of Harley. Harley tries to get past him, "I have to get to work." He shakes his head, "I don't care. We need to talk about this before things continue to get worse between us." She turns away, "You're being over dramatic." He sighs, "Am I?" She looks at him, "Why can't you just let this go?" He stares, "Why can't you?" She sighs, "I don't know Phillip! I know you didn't cheat on me! And I know you are trying so hard to make things right with me! But something isn't right. It's not like the way it was before." He nods, "Well what can we do?" Harley shakes her head, "We shouldn't have to do anything. We shouldn't have to try to recreate what we had all those years ago." He sighs, "Is that what you think this was? Just us trying to recapture the magic from the past?" She stares, "Wasn't it?" He shakes his head, "How can you even say that?" She has tears in her eyes, "After everything we did to each other, I thought we would never even be friends again. My God Phillip, I hated you! I hated you after you tortured me and everyone else in Springfield. I was so afraid of you. And then you came back and you were the Phillip I loved." Phillip nods, "I'm still that man." Harley nods, "But I'm not that Harley! That's why we can't connect! That's why we keep fighting! That's why we don't love each other anymore!" A shocked Phillip can't believe what he has heard. Country Club: Reva walks off the stage. Josh smiles at her, "You were great." She grins, "You think so?" He nods, "It was beautiful." She smiles, "Thank you." Reva walks past to get a bottle of water. He looks at her, "It's amazing how strong you've become. I mean you were always the strongest woman I knew. But after your cancer it's like you're a super hero or something." She smiles, "Well keep going Joshua. My ego is in need of a good boost. This is fun." He sighs, "I'm serious. Reva you are my hero. I wasn't there for you. But you battled it all on your own... twice." Reva sighs, "Well I had a great support team the second time. And the first time it was my choice." Josh sighs, "And I understand it now. I understand why you did what you did. You didn't want the cancer to take our lives... the way you thought it was taking yours." Reva feels emotional, "Joshua..." He sighs, "I'm sorry." She looks around, "Josh why are you here?" He sighs, "I can't do it though. I can't keep secrets about something like that. I need support and I'm admitting it." Reva is confused. He nods, "I have cancer Reva." Reva stares in shock. PREVIEWS: Josh leans on Reva Stephanie gets advice from Susan Phillip and Harley make a decision Rafe has a discussion with Clarissa Zach and Marti worry Blake throws herself at Ross!

Welcome to Santo Domingo P4... The dark mansion sits on top of the hill. To everyone's horror, Sebastian throws himself over the balcony. As he falls a bomb explodes beneath the mansion. Flames begin to devour the walls. Blake and Ed rush away from the railing. The railing falls off. Holly helps them up, "We have to get out of here!" The three of them run to the staircase. They get ready to step down. Ed pulls them back, "Wait..." He stares. He grabs a chair and tosses it down the stairs first. The staircase collapses. The three of them back up. Holly looks to her right, "Go that way, there must be another staircase on the other side." The three of them go running. On the left side, Amanda and Alex lie on the ground. The two are shielding each other. They look up. The entire mansion is in flames. They look over at the destroyed staircase. Amanda looks around, "What do we do?" Alexandra looks around in horror, "Nick!!!? Nick?!!!" Amanda holds her back. A frightened Alexandra looks around through the flames. Nick and Mindy are holding each other. The room they are in is being filled with smoke. Nick hears his mother's cries. He rushes to the door. He touches the knob, "Oww." He pulls back. The knob is burning hot. Mindy is coughing. He looks around, "There not another way out." Mindy cries, "What are we gonna do?" Nick stares. He has no idea what to say. Nick begins to realize their fate. Suddenly he hears a creaking sound. He sees the door shaking. He grabs Mindy, "Get down!" The two jump out of the way. The door comes slamming down. Upstairs Amanda and Alex try to walk. But the floor beneath them is crumbling. Flames are just feet away from them. The two hold onto each other. Alex continues screaming, "Nick? Where are you Nick? Answer me." Amanda looks at her, "Alex-" Alex turns to her, "I'm not losing another son! Do you understand me? I'm not leaving without my son." They hear a voice, "Mom!" Alex leans down, "Nick?" They look down to see Nick and Mindy on the floor beneath them. Nick looks up, "We got out of our room! But you have to get down here! We can get out the front door now!" Amanda shouts, "The staircase is gone!" He looks up at them, "Okay listen! I know this will sound crazy but you're going to have to climb down over there. Amanda help my mother get down. Mindy and I will meet you over there." Amanda and Alexandra take off. Outside of the mansion. A car is rushing up the hill. The flames can be seen from all around. The car stops in front of the house. Mallet and Ross run out. Mallet stops, "Damn it!" Ross looks at the house, "Oh my God.... No." Mallet shouts, "Dinah! Dinah!" Ross and Mallet walk up to the building. They can hear it collapsing inside. Sirens are off in the distance. Mallet worries they won't arrive in time. Inside the mansion. Down on the first floor. Amanda is climbing down the wall. Alexandra reaches the floor and falls into her son's arms. Nick holds her, "Are you okay?" Alexandra looks around, "I love you! Now get us the hell out of here!" Nick nods, "Couldn't have said it better myself." The four of them all rush to the door. They all feel relieved when they feel the air. Ross and Mallet run over. Ross looks at them, "Is everyone okay?" All four of them are coughing. They all help Alexandra find a place to sit. Suddenly they hear more cries for help. Mallet and Ross take off to the other side of the mansion. On the other side, Holly, Ed and Blake are trying to break a window open. They finally get it open. Blake looks at them, "You two first." Ed shakes his head, "No you're going first Blake." Blake cries, "You listen to me-" Holly takes her hand, "No. I am your mother and you listen to me. I'm not letting anything else happen to you. Now get out of here!" A tearful Blake pulls herself up to the window. She looks out and sees a familiar face. Ross is staring back at her. She stares, "Ross... you're really here?" Ross takes her hand. She falls into his arms. The two stare at each other. Mallet helps Holly and Ed climb out. Holly stares, "Thank God you both came." Ed sighs, "I knew Ross couldn't sit and let everyone go on this adventure without him." Ross hugs him, "Good to see you're okay." Mallet looks up at the window, "Where is Dinah?" Ross looks at Blake. Blake stares up at him, "She wasn't with us..." Ross and Mallet run back over to the front. Mindy and the Spauldings are all resting. Ross rushes over, "Where is Dinah?" Amanda and Alex look at each other. Mallet shouts, "Where is she?" Amanda sighs, "We found her... she wasn't moving! I didn't know if she was still alive or not!" Alexandra nods, "She was on the second floor." Ross stares in shock. Mallet and Ross both run towards the building. Mallet pushes Ross back, "Stay out here with everyone else!" Ross shouts, "My daughter is in there!" Mallet nods, "Stay our here Ross! I'm going to get Dinah!" Mallet goes running into the building. Everyone stands outside waiting. Mallet runs inside. The walls are collapsing around him. He sees the wall that Amanda and Alex climbed down. He begins to climb up. Mallet continues to get burns on his hands. He pulls himself up the second floor. He goes running down the hall. Mallet stops when he sees a burned picture of him and Dinah lying on the ground. He turns to the room. He sees Dinah lying on the ground. He runs towards her, "Dinah? Dinah?" He hears a large crashing sound behind him. Outside everyone is staring. Authorities are backing everyone away from the mansion. "It can cave in at any minute." Ross shouts, Listen to me! Two people are still inside! It's not too late for them! You have to help them!" Everyone pauses when they hear a rumble from inside. People slowly back away. The mansion caves in on itself. The roof falls in. The entire things is now in flames. Ross face goes pale. Blake gasps. Everyone stares in shock. Suddenly they all see someone moving inside. Everyone stands still. Firemen come rushing over. People stare in shock as Mallet comes limping out of the building with an unconscious Dinah draped over his shoulder. Everyone rushes over to him. Mallet collapses with Dinah. The EMT's run to the two of them. After some time passes everyone is wrapped up in blankets. Holly stands with Ed, and Blake. Ross walks over, "They are taking Dinah and Mallet to the hospital. We will meet them there." A man walks over, "Ms. Norris. A message has arrived for you." He hands Holly the envelope. She looks at it. Everyone stares at the familiar handwriting. Blake looks at her, "Mom..." Amanda sits with Alexandra. Nick hugs Mindy behind them. The four of them look at the flames. Dinah and Mallet are going into the ambulance. Mallet looks at what is left of the building. He stares at Dinah who is still not awake. He kisses her forehead. Everyone is looking at the envelope. Holly shakes her head, "So this is the part where I open this and there is some shocking message, maybe saying that Roger might actually be alive or that Sebastian really was Roger? Then I collapse the ground screaming and sobbing..... I don't think so." Holly throws the envelope into the flames. Blake stares in shock. Holly takes a deep breath, "It's over." Blake rest her head on Ross's shoulder, "Goodbye Daddy." Ed looks at the fire, "Goodbye Roger." Holly looks up, "Goodbye Roger." Everyone holds each other close and thinks about their memories of Roger Thorpe. The man who shook Springfield forever. A man who will never be forgotten. They all prepare to head back to Springfield....

Welcome to Santo Domingo Part 3.... Inside of the dark mansion. The lights have gone out. Alexandra and Amanda look around. Everything has gone dark. Amanda continues to struggle with the door. Alexandra turns, "Damn you Roger." A confused Amanda looks at her, "Roger? This is Sebastian." Alexandra looks around, "I'm not so sure." The two sisters look at each other. Nick and Mindy find a candle The two are walking down the halls. Mindy looks around, "I'm going to be totally honest right now... I'm starting to get scared." Nick nods, "It's okay. We just have to find my Mom and Aunt and then we can leave." Mindy sighs, "No one knows I'm even here." Nick looks at her, "What about Rusty?" She shakes her head, "We aren't exactly talking right now. We are taking a bit of a break." Nick stares, "Oh." She nods, "It just got complicated. He is a detective and he's always busy working. I'm busy too. It just seems like our schedules are always conflicting. We're always letting each other down." Nick sighs, "I'm sorry." Mindy sighs, "Don't be." The two keep walking. They here a loud sound behind them. A frightened Mindy grabs Nick's hand. The two turn. Nick sighs, "It was just that vase." Mindy looks at him, "I'm glad you're here." He nods, "You too." The two keep walking down the hall. Holly and Ed are standing together. Holly shakes her head, "I knew it! I knew this was a huge mistake. I have to go." Ed takes her hand, "No. You can't go running around a dark mansion by yourself Holly." She scoffs, "Oh please! I let Blake get into this situation, again! What kind of mother does that?" Ed looks at her, "You're a great mother. And you are the strongest woman that I know." Holly stares at him. Ed looks around, "Let's go upstairs and see if we can find Blake." Holly nods, "Did you try to get your phone to work again?" He shakes his head, "None of them are working here." The two look around. They slowly walk towards the stairs. They are careful not to bump into anything. The two take hands when they get to the staircase. They walk up slowly. Ed sighs, "We're going to find her." She nods, "I hope so." He looks at her, "I promise. I'm not going to let anything happen to either one of you." Holly nods, "Okay." The two of them continue up the stairs. Upstairs Blake is looking around. She sees a room with a door cracked open. She slowly pushes it open. She sees Sebastian standing with his back towards her. He has a drink in his left hand. She clears her throat, "Sebastian?" He sighs, "Yes Chrissy?" His back is still turned to her. She sighs, "Uh... do you know what's wrong with the power? Or maybe you could fix it?" Sebastian shakes his head, "No I cannot." Blake nods, "Oh... well maybe that guy Douglas can. Where is he?" Sebastian sighs, "Douglas is gone Chrissy." Blake sighs, "Oh... well when will we be getting the message from Roger because I think some people are getting scared and impatient so you might want to-" Sebastian sighs, "You'll get the message when I'm good and ready." Sebastian lowers his right hand. He is holding a gun. He has still yet to turn around and face her. Her stomach drops. She takes a deep breath, "Okay... well I'll let everyone know to be patient and that you'll be down when you're ready. See you down there." Blake slowly backs away from the door. She starts to quietly walk down the hall. Once she gets to the corner Blake starts running. Amanda and Alex are upstairs as well. The two are trying to make their way to their rooms. Amanda tries to take Alexandra's hand. Alexandra pulls away, "Oh stop it Amanda! We are getting ready to leave so just relax. We will find Nick and he'll probably insist on bringing that girl along with him and then we'll be on our way." Amanda nods, "I hope so." Alexandra notices one of the doors is open to the bedrooms. She walks over and opens the door more. Amanda sticks her head in, "Hello?" The two sisters walk in. They look around. Clothes are scattered on the floor. Amanda picks up a photo. It's the photo of Dinah and Mallet. Alexandra feels something against her feet. The two look down. Amanda gasps, "Oh my God! Dinah!" Dinah lies on the ground. She isn't moving. Alexandra stares, "What happened?" Amanda leans down, "Oh my God! Alex he killed Dinah!" Blake is running around the mansion. She looks around. She tries to stay quiet so not to draw attention from Sebastian. Blake continues running in the dark. She slips and falls. Her ankle is hurt. Blake pulls herself back up and keeps going. Now she is moving slower. Finally she sees Ed and Holly standing together. She starts running towards them. Ed and Holly see her. She runs up to them, "We have to go! We need to get out of here now! Sebastian has a gun!" Ed stares, "Blake slow down." Holly is confused, "What's going on?" Blake tries to whisper, "Don't you hear me? He has a gun! Leave our stuff. We have to run for our lives! Let's go!" They here a voice in the distance, "Oh what a precious little family." The three turn. Sebastian is walking towards them. The gun shines in his hand. Downstairs Mindy and Nick are still together. They stand in the middle of the hall. Mindy looks around, "I can't even tell if we've been down here yet. This is so frustrating!" Nick sighs, "Maybe we should just stay put and wait for someone to come to us. We'll be okay." She stares, "You keep saying that! But how do you know? How do you know that Roger's not going to just come and find us!" Nick stares, "Mindy, Roger is dead. He can't hurt us anymore." Mindy has tears in her eyes, "God you're right! I just can't handle this anymore. It's bringing back to many emotions for me." He nods, "I know what you mean." The two of them stare at each other through the candle light. Mindy nods, "I'm really glad you're here." He sighs, "You said that already, a few times actually." She sighs, "I know." Mindy stares into Nick's eyes. Nick leans towards her. The two kiss. Sebastian starts walking towards Holly, Ed and Blake. Sebastian looks at them, "You three... you're really something." Blake sighs, "You should put the gun down." Sebastian nods, "And let Ed make claim on my family?" Blake stares, "Please Sebastian-" He shouts, "Shut up Chrissy!" Ed takes Blake's arm, "Move away." He pushes Blake away from him. She backs into the railing beside them. Sebastian stares at Ed, "You always wanted my family. The one thing I had that you wanted. Holly is the love of my life and not yours! Christina is my daughter!" Holly stares, "What are you talking about Sebastian?" He looks at her, "I loved you. I wanted to make you happy. But it was people like him who filled your head with lies and turned you against me. Turned everyone against me." Holly shakes her head, "Stop talking like..." He smiles, "I love you Holly." She shakes her head, "Stop it.... Sebastian." He looks at Blake. She is in tears. He sighs, "Do you love Ed?" She stares. He shouts, "I asked you a question Christina!" Blake doesn't know what to say. Ed shakes his head when he looks at her. Sebastian nods, "I will blow his brains out! Do you hear me Chrissy? Do you understand?" Blake is sobbing. Holly looks at him, "Knock it off!" Sebastian shouts, "He is not your father? Is he? Who is your father Chrissy? Who is your father!?!" Blake cries, "I am.... Roger Thorpe's daughter." Over in Dinah's room. Amanda and Alexandra look at her body. Amanda sighs, "I don't know what to do." Alexandra looks at her, "You get up and follow me, we are going to look for Nick and get out." Amanda looks up, "I can't just leave her here." Alex nods, "Yes you can and you will." Amanda looks up, "She might still be alive!" Alexandra grabs her arm, "There is no time! Now follow me, we have to get out of here now." Amanda and Alex walk out the door. They start walking to the staircase. They hear all the noise coming from Sebastian. The two walk the opposite direction. Sebastian is holding the gun on Ed and Holly. Ed jumps at him. Sebastian punches him in the face. Ed falls against the railing by Blake. He falls to the floor. Blake drops to her knees, "Ed! Oh my God!" Holly goes to walk over to him. Sebastian points the gun at her face, "Stay away from him." Holly looks at him, "I've had enough Sebastian." He shakes his head, "No. You call me Roger." She shakes her head, "I can't do that." He holds the gun up to her face, "Why not?" She nods, "Because you're not Roger! I know Roger Thorpe better than anyone. You can walk like him, talk like him, but I know him. I'm sorry Sebastian but you'll never be Roger." He grabs Holly with the gun in his hand and shakes her, "I'm not Roger? Huh? Is that what you're saying!?!" She smacks him, "No. You're not." Sebastian rubs his face. He starts to back away. He smiles and throws the gun over the railing. Ed and Blake stare at him. Holly looks at him as he backs away. Sebastian yells, "Thank you all for coming tonight! Roger wanted everyone to be here for when he went out with a bang." Sebastian stands on top of the railing. He looks down at the long fall to the floor beneath him. Blake shouts, "Sebastian!" He looks over at the clock on the wall. It's about to hit midnight. He smiles, "Perfect timing...." Alexandra and Amanda see him from across the mansion. Sebastian leans back. Holly shouts, "Sebastian!" He smiles, "Goodnight. Enjoy the final surprise..." He lets himself fall back. The room goes silent. Suddenly the silence is broken. A bomb explodes from inside the mansion!

Welcome to Santo Domingo Part 2... Inside of the dark mansion in Santo Domingo. Sebastian Hulce stands in front of his guests. He smiles, "Each and every one of you has some sort of connection to Roger. And each one of you was invited here for a reason. Roger had one final message for everyone." Holly stands with Blake and Ed. Holly shakes her head, "Don't play us for fools Sebastian. Like you said, we all had connections to Roger. Trust me there is nothing you can throw at us that we couldn't handle." Sebastian walks towards the group. He approaches Alexandra, "Alexandra Spaulding. Wife number three? You and Roger had a very complicated relationship." She nods, "To say the least." He nods, "But you had to have felt something for him. I mean you were married to him." She shakes her head, "I despise the man." Sebastian nods, "That's right, because of his relationship that developed between him and Melinda Lewis." He stares at Mindy. Mindy shakes her head, "I never married Roger." He nods, "But you were still involved with him. You carried his child. You two might have had a chance before.... Nick." Sebastian looks at Nick Spaulding. Nick shakes his head, "There is a whole lot more to the story than that. Trust me Sebastian." Sebastian turns to Amanda, "Roger's final wife. You were with him towards the end. Do you feel guilty leaving him when he was getting ill?" Amanda shakes her head, "I have no interest in discussing my relationship with Roger." Sebastian keeps walking around the room. He looks at each of his guest. He turns to Dinah, "Dinah Marler. Wife number five. It's good to see you again." Dinah nods, "Indeed." Sebastian sighs, "You must have some fond memories of Roger." Dinah laughs, "Fond?" He nods, "Maybe even feel a little sorry. You murdered his son didn't you? My brother Hart. What did Hart ever do to you Dinah? Besides dumping you for someone else." Dinah shakes her head, "I feel nothing for Roger Thorpe." Sebastian looks at her, "You both were very similar. Of all the women he loved you were probably the most vicious." Dinah smirks at him. Sebastian turns and sees Blake, Ed and Holly standing together. He scoffs, "Well look at you. The perfect family?" Blake sighs, "What?" Sebastian laughs, "Nothing. You know why you're here Chrissy. Roger's little girl." He looks over at Ed. Sebastian laughs, "Oh Ed. Need I say anything?" Sebastian reaches out his hand to Holly. Holly looks at him, "What?" He smiles, "It's good to see you." She shoves his hand away, "It's very unfortunate to see you." He grins, "You were the love of Roger's life. You were everything to him Holly. No matter what horrible things you did to each other you always loved each other. The true love story of Springfield." Holly shakes her head, "You have no idea what you're talking about." He turns away and keeps pacing the room. He sighs, "You all haven't left yet. You must be curious. What could Roger possibly have to say from the dead?" They all look at him. Sebastian sighs, "I'll inform you of that soon enough. But then again, I think you all know Roger very well." Dinah nods, "You're right! We do. And we would all be fools to stick around here. And since I'm no fool, I'll be leaving." Sebastian turns to her, "I wouldn't do that Dinah." Dinah scoffs, "Stay away from me psycho." Sebastian's face turns red. Everyone goes silent. Dinah walks up the stairs. She turns, "You would all be idiots to stay here." She goes off to pack up her stuff. Sebastian turns to them, "I'm sorry about that. I suspected Dinah would act immature, however I felt everyone should be invited to attend this event. So I will let you all enjoy each other's company while I go apologize to Dinah and get a few things in order." Sebastian walks up the staircase. The guests all wander into the next room. Holly nods, "Do I have to say it? Dinah is right. We would all be fools to stick around." Alexandra looks at her, "If you feel that way Holly then by all means, get going." Holly shakes her head, "I'm not leaving without Blake." Blake shakes her head, "I'm not ready Mom. What if Sebastian really does have a message from Daddy?" Ed looks at her, "Aren't you worried about what that 'message' might be? We could be in danger." Mindy sighs, "I feel like we should wait a little longer." Amanda nods, "I agree. Let's give it an hour or so. If we get more suspicious then we all leave together. Deal?" Everyone looks at each other and nods in agreement. Nick nods, "At least Dinah knows we are all here and she is leaving. She may not be the most trustworthy person but I don't think she would keep her mouth shut if she thought we were in danger." They all look at each other. Upstairs Dinah is packing her stuff. She is slowly putting everything into her suitcase carefully. A picture falls out. Dinah picks it up. She sees and old photo of her with Mallet. Dinah smiles and puts it back with her stuff. Suddenly she hears her door open. Dinah turns. Sebastian is in the doorway, "May I come in?" She scoffs, "Can I stop you?" He walks in, "Well no. But I felt maybe we should talk before you go Dinah. You know I'm not all bad." Dinah scoffs, "You're a psychopath." He stares at her, "Don't call me that." She sighs, "Whatever. I'm about to leave Sebastian so if you have anything you wish to say just say it." He sits on her bed, "Don't you feel you owe something to Roger? I mean the man was there for you when no one else was. He understood you and your pain. Your parents were the ones who hurt you back then." Dinah shakes her head, "I was young and stupid. I thought I knew everything. I turned on everyone and lost everything over him." He sighs, "People who love you should love you know matter what. Not just ditch you on your wedding day because they hate the groom. What about your mother. She didn't even love you when you were born Dinah, she gave you away and let you turn into this person you are now." Dinah slowly turns and looks at him. She shakes her head, "Okay that's enough. I'm leaving." Sebastian stands up. One of Dinah's bags falls open. Sebastian helps her pick up her clothes. Dinah sighs, "Just give me my stuff." He looks at her, "You're a smart beautiful woman Dinah. I always knew you had strength in you." Dinah shakes her head, "You don't know me. Psycho." A furious Sebastian stares at Dinah. Dinah looks into his dark eyes. Sebastian grabs a scarf of Dinah's he takes a hold of Dinah and begins to wrap it around her throat. She tries to fight him off, "Get your hands off me Sebastian." He tightens it around her throat. He looks into her eyes, "I told you not to call me that. My name is Roger Thorpe." Downstairs the guests are beginning to split a part. Nick and Mindy are walking down a hallway. He looks at her, "So what have you been up to these past few years? We haven't really spoken." She nods, "Yeah... I'm living in New York. Basically I'm living my dream life there." Nick nods, "That's great. Any special man?" She sighs, "Uh... yes. Rusty Shayne actually." Nick smiles, "Oh that's nice." She nods, "Yeah we sort of reconnected when I was last in Springfield. He's great." Nick smiles, "I'm happy for you." She looks at him, "So what happened with your wife? Didn't you marry that Susan Bates?" He looks down, "She passed away. I don't really like to talk about it." Mindy stares, "Oh Nick... I am so sorry. I had no idea about that. I don't know what to say." He shakes his head, "Don't, it's okay. I'm back home in Springfield now and spending more time with my mother." Mindy nods, "Mmhmm." He laughs, "I know Alexandra isn't your favorite person. But she's actually graced in maturity with her age." Mindy laughs, "Took her long enough." Nick shakes his head, "You're too much." The two smile at each other. Holly and Ed are standing together. Holly looks around, "Where did Blake go now?" Ed sighs, "The bathroom remember?" Holly shakes her head, "I feel like she is taking a long time. I can't believe I let her come here." Ed looks at her, "Blake is a grown woman. Trust me I know how you feel every time I see Rick and Michelle make huge decisions." Holly nods, "Something tells me Rick and Michelle don't usually get into these sort of situations." Ed sighs, "You'd be surprised." Holly sighs, "Speaking of which, where do they think you are?" Ed nods, "Some sort of meeting. They were suspicious of course but they didn't ask a lot of questions." Holly shakes her head, "Blake and I were in a hurry. We just left Ross a message and left." Ed stares, "Does Ross know you're here?" Holly nods, "I think Blake just told him we were going to Santo Domingo." Ed looks around. Amanda and Alexandra walk up to the front. They look at each other. Amanda sighs, "I'm really getting worried. Maybe we should get Nick and leave now." Alexandra nods, "I am actually starting to think you're right. Maybe we should just get some fresh air for a moment." Amanda and Alex walk over to the door. Amanda goes to open it. The door is locked. Amanda struggles. Alex stares, "Just unlock it." Amanda looks, "I don't think you can unlock it without a key." Alexandra shakes her head, "We're locked in?" Suddenly the power goes out. Blake is walking down a hall. She is on her way back to the room when the lights go out. Blake looks around. The entire mansion has gone dark. Upstairs Sebastian is in his room. He stands in the dark. He pours himself a drink. He takes a deep breath, "Did they really think you could go out quiet? This will be a night to remember."

Welcome to Santo Domingo Part 1 It is a warm day in Santo Domingo. People walk the streets. The wind blows through the city. On the road a taxi is driving through. Inside sits Holly Norris and her daughter Blake Thorpe. Holly looks out her window. Though she has horrible memories from the past, the city seems just like any other city right now. Holly stares. Blake looks at her, "What are you thinking about?" Holly sighs, "I'm wondering why I let us get into this situation all over again. I feel like a fool." Blake shakes her head, "Don't say that. You're not a fool Mom. You are trying to get to the bottom of this just like I am." Holly looks at her, "The bottom of what? Some other over dramatic event we get dragged into?" Blake sighs, "I know you're nervous. So am I. Honestly I have no idea what is going to happen tonight." Holly nods, "Neither do I. And that is what scares me the most Chrissy." Blake stares at her, "Wow it's been a really long time since you called me that." Holly shakes her head, "What?" Blake stares, "You called me Chrissy." A confused Holly turns away. She turns her focus back out the window. The car continues down the road. It slows down when it gets to a hill. There is a big gate in front of them. The driver looks for a button to push to get inside. Blake and Holly stare confused. Suddenly the gates open up. The car drives through. Blake and Holly sit back as the car goes around and up the hill. The car stops in front of a mansion. They look up through the window. The very posh mansion towers over them. Holly and Blake step out. A dressed up service man walks out of the building, "Hello Ladies. I am Douglas. You must be Ms. Norris and Ms. Thorpe." Blake nods, "Yes we are." He nods, "I'll take your things in. You may go inside and make yourselves at home." Blake and Holly take hands. The two walk inside of the mansion. Blake and Holly walk inside. They see the front entrance and the double staircase in front of them. Blake looks around, "Oh my goodness." Holly stares, "Very nice." Blake nods, "This place is beautiful." They hear a familiar voice, "Oh please. Anyone who is fascinated by this place has no sense of taste." They both turn to see Alexandra Spaulding. Holly stares, "You're here too?" Alex nods, "We were supposed to be meeting some potential clients for Spaulding here. I'm starting to realize our mistake." Blake looks at her, "Who is we?" Alexandra's son Nick and her sister Amanda walk over. Nick sighs, "Apparently there was some sort of mistake. Someone didn't check the facts." Amanda nods, "Well someone will be losing their jobs when we get back to Springfield." Blake sighs, "Are none of you suspicious about why all of us were invited here?" Alexandra shakes her head, "You worry about things far too much." They hear footsteps coming from down the stairs. They all turn. To their surprise Mindy Lewis comes walking down the steps, "I thought I heard familiar voices." Nick smiles, "Mindy." She grins, "Hey Nick." Everyone stares at each other. Holly nods, "So we all were invited to some sort of business meeting?" Mindy looks around, "I really didn't expect any of this." Alexandra stares at her, "What were you expecting Mindy? Did someone call you to sew their pants?" Mindy smirks, "Nice to see you too Alexandra. I'm sorry to hear about your brother being locked up for murder." Alexandra smiles at her. Blake looks around, "So each of us was invited here separately and we didn't know too expect each other?" Everyone looks at each other. Holly tries to hide how nervous she is. Suddenly she feels a hand on her shoulder. She quickly turns around. Ed is standing behind her, "Hi." She hugs him, "Oh Ed you startled me. What on earth are you doing here in Santo Domingo?" He sighs, "I was about to ask you the same thing." Holly stares at him. Across the room Amanda stands by Alexandra. She looks at her sister, "Do you think we should call the driver to come pick us up?" Alexandra shakes her head, "No. I'm suddenly intrigued. We've come all this way, we might as well meet our host." They all hear a familiar voice, "What the hell is this?" Everyone turns. Dinah Marler walks into the room, "You've got to be kidding me." Blake looks at her, "Dinah. I thought you were going to work on some documentary." Dinah nods, "Yeah so did I." Douglas walks back in, "If everyone would go up to their rooms. Your names should be on the doors. You may all change and then meet back in an hour for cocktails." Everybody slowly walks up to the staircase. Each one of them looks around as they walk up. Inside of one of the rooms. Blake and Holly are getting ready. Holly looks at her, "I cannot believe you are actually getting dressed up for this." Blake sighs, "I see no reason not to." There is a knock at the door. The two women look at each other. Holly sighs, "Stay right there." Blake turns in her seat and watches as her mother approaches the door. Holly slowly opens it. To her relief Ed is outside the door, "What are you thinking?" A confused Holly stares at him, "What?" He shakes his head, "It's bad enough that you're here, but bringing Blake along with you?" Holly nods, "You're here. And I get the feeling you didn't walk in her blindly like everyone else." Ed shakes his head, "I think I had the same suspicions as you did." Holly steps aside and lets Ed in. Blake looks at him, "So you're thinking what we were?" Ed sighs, "I don't know what I'm thinking anymore. You saw the crowd. It's obvious what our connections are." Holly sighs, "It doesn't make sense." The three of them all look up at the clock. The guests begin to head downstairs. Alexandra and Amanda are side by side. Amanda looks at her, "Honestly Alexandra, I don't understand why you insist in joining these festivities." Alexandra turns to her, "Oh Darling, after all of the negative publicity you have shadowed on this family, you no longer get to have an opinion on our decisions." Amanda just shakes her head. Across the room. Mindy is standing by herself. Nick approaches her, "Hey." She smiles, "Hi. It's been a really long time hasn't it?" He nods, "Yeah. I don't think we ever seem to be visiting Springfield at the same time." Mindy sighs, "And now we see each other here..." The two stare at each other. Holly, Ed, and Blake all walk down the stairs together. They look around the room. It seems like a simple dinner party. Blake sighs, "It looks innocent enough." Holly shakes her head, "Don't be fooled. Do not let your guard down for a second." Blake looks at Ed. He nods, "Listen to your mother." The three join the rest of the guests. Upstairs Douglas walks down a hallway. He approaches an almost hidden office. The lights are off. Douglas walks in and clears his throat, "Sir, your guests are making their way downstairs." Downstairs the guest continue to mingle. Ed walks over to Alexandra. Alex grins, "Nice to see you Ed." He shakes his head, "Why are you here?" She sighs, "I was invited like the rest of you." Ed looks at her, "Aren't you smarter than to let yourself get caught up in this mess." She nods, "Aren't you?" He just stares at her. Across the room. Dinah comes walking down the steps. Blake walks over, "Hello Dinah." Dinah sighs, "I'm only staying for a short while to let our host know what I think of his games." Blake looks at her, "Dinah I think we all need to stick together tonight. So maybe you should come over with me and you can join my Mom and Ed. We're all keeping an eye on each other." Dinah shakes her head, "No. One, I don't like you. Two, I'm not afraid. And three, I look out for myself." Dinah walks past her. Suddenly the room goes quiet. Douglas is now at the bottom of the steps, "Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present your host?" All eyes turn in that direction. Footsteps are heard coming from the hallway on the next floor. Amanda walks over next to Alexandra and Ed. Mindy stands by Nick. Dinah is at the side of the staircase. Holly looks over and sees Blake standing right at the bottom of the staircase waiting. The host walks to the top of the steps. Douglas clears his throat, "Mr. Sebastian Hulce." Sebastian looks down on the crowd. Everyone is staring back at him. Holly just shakes her head. She looks over at Blake. Blake stares up at her brother. Outside of Santo Domingo. An airplane is boarding. Ross Marler and AC Mallet are walking to their seats. Mallet looks at him, "I cannot believe it has taken us this long to just to make our way there." Ross sighs, "I'm sorry Mallet, I don't have the same connections I had before I left Springfield." Mallet shakes his head, "I couldn't use mine either. What am I supposed to say? 'Please help me find my ex wife who went on a business trip because I have a whole conspiracy theory behind it'." Ross sighs, "It doesn't matter now. We have to get to Santo Domingo before something happens." Mallet looks at him, "But we both agreed that there is no possible way that this could be him?" Ross sighs, "No. But I'm pretty sure it's about him." Ross and Mallet keep looking at their watches. Both of them holding back their fears. Back inside of the mansion. Sebastian Hulce walks down the stairs. Blake stares, "Sebastian... wow it's really... It's been a very long time since I last saw you." He nods, "Hello, Chrissy. It's good to see you. I have missed you very much, I hope you know that." Holly walks over and puts her arm around Blake. Sebastian smiles, "Holly. You look more beautiful than ever." Holly shakes her head, "Knock it off Sebastian." Sebastian sighs, "I know you're probably frustrated. It must have been a long flight." Nick looks over, "Okay I feel like I'm missing something. Who are you?" Alexandra sighs, "This is Sebastian Hulce. He is another long lost child of the late Roger Thorpe." Everyone stares at Sebastian. Alexandra nods, "The only main difference is that unlike his siblings, Sebastian embraces the dark side he has inheritted from his father. He caused a lot of damage in the short time he was in Springfield." Sebastian nods, "You are all smart people. I'm sure it didn't take a genius to figure out all of your connections. Some of you may have realized this before you came." He stares at Ed. Dinah scoffs, "Okay we get it. Half of us were married to Roger Thorpe, the others were his enemies and Blake is his daughter. There you go a recap in under a minute." Sebastian turns, "It's great to see that your wit hasn't escaped you Dinah." Dinah nods, "Well my patience has." Mindy sighs, "So this is about Roger?" Sebastian nods, "Yes it is." Dinah sighs, "Well if you think we're all going to sit around and share sweet stories then you have lost your mind." Sebastian sighs, "I know you all have had your problems with Roger in the past but... I think you would all want to stick around." Ed nods, "For what?" Sebastian nods, "Glad you asked. I am not here to just remember Roger Thorpe. I brought you all here to deliver his last message to the people that knew him best." Blake is confused, "You did that a long time ago." He laughs, "Oh Chrissy, you knew Roger better than that. There is no way he could just write you a letter and have that be it. Oh no. Roger Thorpe always goes out with a bang." The room goes silent. All of the guests look at each other. To be continued....

Decisions shape who people are in Springfield... Towers: Edmund begins to wake up in his bed. He realizes he is undressed. There is women's clothing around him. He jumps, "Marah." Her eyes are tearing up, "Oh my God... What have you done Edmund? Tell me there is some explanation..." He holds his head, "I... oh God. I don't know what's going on right now. I just went to have a drink and someone-" Marah turns, "Oh my God!" He sits up, "Marah wait!" She looks at him, "Who was she?" He sighs, "I don't know." Marah backs away, "You're disgusting." He calls out to her, "Marah! Please!" She walks towards him, "I actually felt bad about ruining our dinner. I thought about everything you said, all of the memories that we made here in this room.... and this is our last one." He reaches for her hand, "Marah please believe me! I don't know what happened. But I love you." She shoves him, "No! It's all going to be lies! Everything we say to each other is a lie." He is confused, "What are you talking about?" She backs away, "I never want to see you again." He tries to get up but falls. A very dizzy Edmund is on the floor. Marah shakes her head, "I'm done with you." Marah slams his door closed. She begins sobbing as she rushes to the elevator and hears Edmund calling her. Fraternity House: Belinda is dancing on the table at the party. Everyone is cheering for her. Belinda is loving her attention. RJ walks over, "Hey." She smiles, "Roger Joshua! Come over here and dance with me! I swear it's a blast." He sighs, "You've had more than enough Babe." RJ grabs Belinda and gets her off the table. On the other side of the house. Zach and Marti are dancing together. The brothers keep congratulating him on his hot date. Marti starts rubbing up against him. Zach stares, "I think maybe we should stop soon... okay after this next dance." She smiles, "You getting tired? We could lay down?" He shakes his head, "I don't know..." She grins, "Why not?" He looks at her, "I have a girlfriend." Marti takes his hand, "Don't worry Zach. Whoever your girlfriend is, what she doesn't know won't hurt her. And trust me okay, I know how to keep a secret. I'm good." Zach stares at her, "Maybe." Marti takes his hand. The two walk up the steps. The brothers start cheering for him as they go up. Garage Apartment: Ashlee and Dalton are kissing. Ashlee pulls away. She slaps him. He rubs his face, "Okay, I'm going to start counting the number of times you slap me." She stares at him, "How can you do this to me? You know how much it hurts me to even look at you." He shakes his head, "And I want to fix it. I want to make things better for you Ashlee." She shakes her head, "No. You're selfish. And you like messing with my head. It's easy for you." He sighs, "Why can't you just believe that I might be falling for you really hard?" Ashlee nods, "I thought that once. I was a total idiot. But I'm not going to trust you again. I'm not going to let you hurt me." He shakes his head, "I wouldn't do that!" She shouts, "What are you talking about? You already have! Have you forgotten Amanda!" He sighs, "Stop acting like this." She scoffs, "You act like you're the victim in all of this. You are a con artists and I will never believe a word that comes out of your mouth ever again Dalton." He sighs, "Please Ashlee." She shouts, "Get out! Get out!!!" Dalton and Ashlee stare at each other. Beacon: Ross Marler is in his room. He is looking at some old family pictures. There is a knock on his door. Ross gets up, "One moment." He opens the door. Mallet is standing there. Ross looks at him, "Detective Mallet, nice to see you. What brings you by tonight?" Mallet sighs, "I have to talk with you. I need some advice about something. Can I come in?" Ross lets him in, "Of course." The two of them walk into his room. Ross looks at him, "What's going on?" Mallet looks at him, "I was talking to Dinah tonight. We kept talking about our relationship, our history, I kept thinking that it was crazy. That I shouldn't be feeling this way again. But I did." Ross nods, "Believe me I know what you mean. I've been feeling the same way about Blake since I came back to Springfield." Mallet sighs, "I felt like I had a little bit of a sign. Dinah dropped the address of where she's going on her trip. So I looked it up and thought maybe I should... I don't know what I was going to do. I guess I was going to go chasing Dinah through Dominican Republic." Ross is confused, "The Dominican Republic?" Mallet sighs, "Yeah. I think someone wants her to do a documentary or something in Santo Domingo for like the RT TV network. She didn't give me to many details." Ross sits back at his computer, "Santo Domingo?" Mallet nods, "Yeah. Why?" Ross sighs, "I uh... I had a prank email sent to me about a woman in Santo Domingo who needed my law advice. But I deleted it." Mallet laughs, "Ross people get emails like that all the time." Ross shakes his head, "Ones from the RT firm?" Ross and Mallet stare at each other. WSPR: Holly is in her office. Blake walks in. Holly looks at her, "Honey you startled me." Blake looks at her, "I'm sorry. I just came here as soon as I could, I was in a hurry." Holly looks at her, "Blake... what is going on?" Blake sighs, "Mom have you gotten any messages? Like anything mysterious sent to you?" Holly turns away, "Why?" Blake looks at her, "Just answer the question Mom. Please." Holly looks at her, "What is this about? Are you in some kind of trouble sweetheart?" Blake shakes her head, "I hope not. I found this card that was sent to Clarissa. There are a dozen others just like it." Holly stares at the handwriting, "My God." Blake looks at her, "See! I knew! You recognized it too! I'm not crazy am I? Am I?" Holly shakes her head, "What the hell is going on?" Blake looks at her, "Have you gotten any messages Mom?" Holly nods. Blake looks at her, "What were they?" Holly slowly walks over to her desk. She pulls out an envelope and hands it to Blake. Blake takes it out. She sees a typed letter that basically requests Holly to be in Santo Domingo. Blake looks at her, "Santo Domingo?" Holly nods, "I was hoping it was some stupid coincidence. I never imagined... Oh my God." Cedars: Noah is on his phone outside. He smiles, "Yes I'm going to be home as soon as I can... I know you have that surprise waiting I've been thinking about it all day... haha good good. Okay I got to get back to work... I love you too Reva. Bye." He hangs up his phone. Noah walks back inside. Josh approaches, "Hey Noah." Noah looks at him, "Josh, I thought we were meeting tomorrow to discuss your test results." Josh sighs, "I know but I figured they might come back early and then we could talk about them sooner." Noah looks at him, "Okay Josh I know you are anxious to find out what's going on with you. But you need to relax. Either way, stress is not going to be good for you." Josh nods, "That's why I'm here. I can't sleep and I can't eat. Every time I show a symptom I panic. I don't even feel like I'm living anymore. And I know once I find out, no matter what the answer is, I'll be able to rest for the night." Noah looks at him, "That makes sense." Josh stares at him. Noah sighs, "I'll go check and see if the papers came back yet." Noah walks away. Josh takes a deep breath. PART TWO: Garage Apartment: Dalton stands in Ashlee's apartment. She has the door open, "You are going to wake up the Bauers. Now can you please get out." He shakes his head, "I need you to know how much I care about you. I'm not giving up on us Ashlee." She sighs, "Well I have." He shakes his head, "Not yet. You are all I have keeping me here in Springfield. And I'm still here." She stares, "Please..." Dalton kisses her again. She kisses him back. He stares, "I'm sorry but I can't just leave you alone Ashlee. I can't promise you that." She sighs, "Dalton... no." He shakes his head, "It kills me to be away from you. I can't be happy if I'm not with you." She turns away. He sighs, "You're holding all of the cards Ashlee." She looks down. He sighs, "Just tell me why you are letting me stay here and you're not throwing me out, unless you still have feelings for me?" Dalton walks out of her apartment. Ashlee shuts the door. She begins to cry. Ashlee slides down and sits in front of her door. Fraternity House: RJ is walking around with Belinda leaning on him. He sighs, "You really over did it Babe." She laughs, "I'm sorry." He looks around, "Where is Zach?" She smiles, "Yeah sorry I can't be more like perfect girl Leah. Little sexting chick." He sighs, "This has nothing to do with Leah." Belinda laughs, "When I saw her pic on Zach's phone I coulnd't believe it." He is confused, "What do you mean Zach's phone?" She shushes him, "Don't be mad. I had to show everyone what a fake bitch she really is..." Belinda passes out on RJ's shoulder. RJ stares at her in shock. Upstairs. Marti and Zach drunkly stumble into a bedroom. The two are making out. They fall onto the bed. Marti starts kissing his neck. He sighs, "I thought I was coming alone... I don't have any protection." She stares, "You don't carry any?" He looks away, "It's been a while..." She laughs, "It's okay. This is a frat house. Look in the drawer." Zach checks the drawer and he sees the condoms staring back at him. She smiles, "Told you." Zach grabs them. The two continue kissing. They begin to undress. Cedars: Josh is pacing around out in the waiting room. He keeps looking around to make sure he doesn't see anybody that he knows tonight. He hates lying to people. Noah walks over with a file, "Josh." Josh looks at him, "Is that it?" Noah nods, "Yes." Josh sighs, "Okay well where do we want to talk about this at? Obviously not out here." Noah nods, "Wait in that room." Josh walks into the next room. He is holding his jacket in his arms. He keeps walking around. It feels like an eternity waiting for Noah to come in. He looks at the clock. For a moment it seems like time is slowing down for Josh, yet speeding up at the same time. His heart jumps when the door opens. Noah walks in, "Okay. Let's sit down and talk." Josh smiles, "Sit down? I know how that starts." Noah clears his throat. Josh sighs, "Okay I'm ready for anything." Noah looks at him, "Okay. I'm going to just come right out with it Josh." Josh nods. Noah stares, "I'm sorry Josh but you have prostate caner." For that moment time stands still for Josh Lewis. Beacon: Marah sits in her room on her bed. She is in tears. She picks up her phone and calls someone, "Hey did you get my message?... Okay good so you're on your way?.... good because I need to apologize for how I acted earlier... You still have your key.... okay. I love you too." Marah hangs up. She continues crying on her bed. She was ready to confess everything to Edmund, including her developed love for him. She keeps getting calls from Edmund. She ignores each one. Finally she hears her door open. Marah looks up, "Oh thank God! I am so sorry!" Annie walks in, "It's okay." Marah cries, "I am so sorry I didn't believe you. Edmund is a bastard! He slept with someone else." Annie starts making Marah a glass of water, "Did you find out who it was?" Marah shakes her head, "He couldn't even remember." Annie nods, "What a loser." Marah sobs. Annie sits with her and hands her the glass, "It's okay Baby it's okay. I'm here, and I love you. You're a daughter to me. And I'm going to take care of you. You just have to let me take control from now on and I will take care of you Baby." Marah cries in Annie's arms. A very cold Annie rubs Marah's back. WSPR: Holly and Blake are in her office. Holly sits at her desk. Blake looks at her, "What do we do?" Holly shakes her head, "We just have to ignore it Blake. We can't respond to this." Blake shakes her head, "I can't do that! My daughter and new grandson are involved. I won't let them get hurt." Holly stands up, "You need to stay here and protect them, not going off on some wild goose chase." Blake stares, "What if it's not so wild." Holly shakes her head, "No." Blake sighs, "What if it's him." Holly sighs, "It can't be him." Blake nods, "But what if it is?" Holly walks away, "It isn't possible. There is no way that it could possibly be him and you know that." Blake shouts, "Then explain the handwriting Mom! Explain why all of this is happening. Explain Santo Domingo!" Holly turns to her, "Why can't you just let this go?" Blake nods, "Because I'm your daughter." Holly looks at her, "Yes you are." Blake stares, "Let's call the airport." Holly takes her hands, "But you have to promise me that you will listen to me Blake. I'm not going to let you get into trouble and I'm not letting anything happen to you." Blake nods, "Okay." Holly hugs her, "I love you." Blake nods, "I love you too." Blake and Holly walk out the door. Beacon: Ross is going through is computer. Mallet is on his phone. He's trying to get a hold of Dinah. Mallet is frustrated, "She's not answering." Ross shakes his head, "I deleted it from my email. But I did find something interesting." Mallet walks over, "What?" Ross sighs, "Ed emailed me that he's going away to some sort of medical conference. It sounded suspicious but I didn't question him. I just looked up the conference and it doesn't exist." Mallet shakes his head, "So you think Ed might be involved too?" Ross nods, "I'm starting to think a lot of things Mallet." Mallet turns away. Ross looks at his cell phone, "Did you hear my phone ring?" Mallet shakes his head, "No why?" Ross sighs, "I got a voicemail from Blake." Ross listens to it. He begins to stand up. Mallet looks at him, "What?" Ross turns to Mallet, "Blake and Holly are on their way to Santo Domingo. She said it was an emergency." Mallet shakes his head, "What the hell is going on?" Ross looks at him, "If I didn't know any better, I would say this was all... him." Mallet stares, "It's not possible Ross." Ross nods, "I know but with all of the signs... this has his finger prints all over it." Mallet looks at him, "What do we do?" Ross sighs, "I think we need to find a way to get to Santo Domingo, before it's too late." PREVIEWS: The residents of Springfield make their way to Santo Domingo Memories will be recalled Fears will be confessed Someone will be remembered Someone will die Welcome to Santo Domingo....

People's true personalities come out in Springfield... Towers: Edmund is drinking at the bar. He has been somewhat depressed since his conversation with Marah. Annie steps off the elevator. She sees him. Annie takes a seat next to him, "What's got you down?" He scoffs, "You are the last person I want to see." She laughs, "You are about as sloppy drunk as they get. Must have had a bad week." He sighs, "Well my daughter is in the hospital after being kidnapped all summer. And now another woman I fall in love with has rejected me. I really thought Marah loved me." Annie nods, "Yeah it sucks. I've been there before. But you need to get past it Edmund." Edmund sighs, "It's not like broke up or anything." She nods, "Oh I guess she hasn't talked to you yet has she?... Oh my God I'm so sorry..." He turns away, "That's great! That's... that's great." A frustrated Edmund shakes his head. He looks at the bartender, "Another one of these please?" She nods, "Just a club soda for me. I don't drink." He nods, "That's right." She smiles at him, "I hope you know I never hated you Edmund. I just knew you and Marah were a bad match. I was worried for both of you. I knew something like this would happen." He sighs, "It makes sense. We got together one drunken night when we were mad about Jeffrey and Cassie getting together. But my God it was passionate. Just angry sex. She called it our consolation prize." Annie laughs, "Well I sure wish I had a consolation prize after my big break up." Edmund stares at her. She smiles. He gets up, "I'm going to go use the restroom. I'll be right back." Edmund gets up. His drink is sitting in his spot. Annie takes a pill out of her purse. She drops into his drink when the bartender isn't looking. Cedars: Rick is walking down the hall. Michelle approaches him, "Hey. What's going on?" He sighs, "Long night. I was hoping to get off earlier. But no such luck. Did you get a chance to say goodbye to Dad before he left?" She shakes her head, "No I didn't. I forget where he's going exactly I just remember it was some medical conference I never heard of. I didn't feel the need to ask questions." Rick nods, "Yeah neither did I. He's been pretty distant this past week. Maybe we should give him his space." Michelle sighs, "You don't think he's thinking about moving away again do you? Because we can't let that happen. I mean not just for us, but my kids really have grown close to him since Danny died. I don't want them to be disappointed like I was." Rick shakes his head, "Don't get all worried about something that is probably not true." Michelle sighs, "I know. I just feel like the worst Mom you know? I don't have enough time to spend with the kids. When Danny died I thought I could find the strength to make everything work. And when I got engaged to Bill it all seemed perfect but that didn't work out." Rick nods, "I'm guessing things are officially done with Jesse?" Michelle shakes her head, "We're friends. But he's not ready to be a stepfather. Even if he is a great guy." Rick nods, "I agree, but are you still looking? Because I hear Dr. McCabe is back in town and-" Michelle shakes her head, "No. I'm not dating. I'm officially throwing in the towel." Rick and Michelle get to the front desk. A new doctor is filling out forms. He turns to them, "Rick, Michelle! Wow it's great to see you two." They don't recognize him for a minute. He smiles, "Oh sorry, it's been a while. It's J. J Chamberlain. Or Dr. J Chamberlain now." Bauer Garage Apartment: An exhausted Ashlee walks into her apartment. She is still wearing her scrubs from work. She kicks off her shoes and flops down on the bed. While looking across the room she sees her medical books staring back at her. She moans. She rests her eyes for a moment. There is a knock at her door. She jumps up, "Coming." Ashlee grabs her money for the pizza she ordered. She opens the door. Dalton is standing there with a bouquet of flowers. She sees him and immediately goes to shut the door. He sticks his foot through, "Wait please!" She shakes her head, "Leave me alone!" He sighs, "Please just talk to me! Ashlee I want us to talk about what has happened." She shouts, "Do you want me to call 911?" He looks at her, "Fine! I'll risk it. That's how important you are to me Ashlee." She stares, "Are you serious?" He nods, "Please. Let me in for a moment." She opens the door and steps aside. He walks in. She turns to him, "I don't care what you say. You aren't changing my mind. You hurt me Dalton!" He nods, "I know. But you let me in." She scoffs, "Oh my God! I already regret it." He looks at her, "Do you?" Ashlee stares at him. Towers: Clarissa peeks in on Baby Adam. He's finally sleeping. She walks away quietly. She sees her textbooks on the floor. She knows she's already falling behind in her online courses she is taking for Springfield U. There is a knock on the door. A frustrated Clarissa walks over quietly. She opens it. Blake smiles, "Hi!" Clarissa shushes her, "Oh my God. I literally just got him to go to sleep? Are you joking right now?" Blake sighs, "I'm sorry Baby. I just wanted to come over and see him. I texted you but you didn't respond." Clarissa shakes her head, "I'm doing homework. Or class work. I'm busy." Blake sighs, "Can I just come in and catch up?" Clarissa nods. Blake walks in, "I like you're new hair style. It's very cute." Clarissa nods, "Thanks." Blake sighs, "You look a little less like me but maybe that's... what you wanted." Clarissa turns away. Blake looks around, "Don't you have housekeeping here?" Clarissa nods, "I know. But Adam and I have been here all day so I haven't had a chance to have anyone clean." Blake looks at her, "I can watch him for you if you want. I know you need to focus on school." Clarissa shakes her head, "I'm fine. I know what I'm doing. I don't need your help." Blake looks at her, "Is something wrong sweetheart? Because I feel like there is something you're not telling me." Clarissa hides her frustrations. WSPR: Dinah is out in the parking lot. She gets into her car and starts it up. Dinah starts to back her car out of the spot. As she pulls out she feels her car hit another car. Dinah shouts, "Are you kidding me?" She jumps out. Dinah walks over to confront the other driver. To her surprise Mallet steps out of the car. She scoffs, "You've got to be kidding me?" He shakes his head, "Don't worry I'm not going to yell at you. I'm too tired right now." She scoffs, "What? How about I yell at you? You saw me pulling out and just kept going!" He stares, "Are you kidding? I was driving and you just jumped out of no where!" She shakes her head, "Wow seriously? You don't even know what you're talking about right now." He nods, "I'm a cop Dinah." She nods, "Yeah that makes it that much sadder." He looks at her, "Can we just talk for a minute? I came to see you because I wanted to talk to you." She shakes her head, "Listen I won't be out of town that long. I just have a business thing to take care of. So you and my sister can have all of your fun with the kids." He shakes his head, "Maureen and I broke up a month ago." Dinah stares, "Oh." He nods, "But somehow I think you knew that." The two stare at each other. Fraternity House: RJ and Belinda are walking around. He has his arm around her. One of the brother's named Scott walks up, "Hey Winslow! You got a fun a girl here." Belinda smiles, "Just point me to the keg my man." He laughs, "Hell yeah." Zach walks up, "Hey guys." Scott looks at him, "Where's your date man?" Zach shakes his head, "My girl couldn't make it tonight. Some stuff she had to do." He shakes his head, "I don't like this Spaulding. You better find some cute girl to hook up with tonight or there gonna start asking questions about you if you know what I mean?" Scott pats him on the shoulder and walks away. RJ and Belinda look at him. RJ sighs, "Don't worry man. You're a Spaulding. They love having you as a pledge here." Zach sighs, "I told Leah I needed her to come here but she didn't give a crap. It sucks." Belinda sighs, "It's just a frat party." Zach rolls his eyes, "Whatever." He goes to get a drink. Outside the house. Marti Lewis is on her cell phone, "Hey Mama... yeah I know.... I'm just going to a cheer thing with the girls. Then a slumber party. I'm staying out of trouble trust me.... I know. I got myself into some bad situations because of guys but I'm steering clear of guys in Springfield, trust me... Okay I gotta go, we're gonna go watch a movie, love you bye." Marti hangs up her phone. She walks up the door in her revealing outfit. PART TWO: Towers: Edmund and Annie walk into his room. He is barely able to stand. She leads him to his bed and sits him down. She turns away, "Wow. You are so lucky Edmund." He laughs, "Lucky? Are you joking? Marah screwed me over, Cassie screwed me over, Beth totally screwed me over. Every woman I love just... I forget what I was going to say." Annie pours herself a drink, "Yeah I bet you do." She puts the drink down. Annie turns. Edmund is now lying on the bed with his eyes closed. She nods, "Much better." A very serious Annie walks over and starts unbuttoning his shirt. Annie leans down and looks at him. She takes her lipstick covered lips and kisses his chest. Edmund begins to open his eyes. She gives him a very cold stare. He barely opens his eyes, "Marah?..." She smiles, "Yes." Edmund smiles. Annie leans down and kisses him. Edmund puts his arms around her. She climbs on top of him. The two are kissing passionately. She starts to rip his clothes off. The two begin to wrestle around on the bed. Annie realizes just how far she has to go now. Cedars: J Chamberlain stands in the hospital. Rick shakes his hand, "Good to see you? How are Quint and Nola?" He nods, "Good, still Mom and Dad. They might be making a visit here soon now that I'm back." Michelle smiles, "Yeah. So you're back?" He nods, "Yes. It's good to see you Michelle." She smiles, "Good to see you too." Rick looks at them, "I'll let you two catch up while I go check on my patient. Good seeing you J." J and Michelle walk around. Michelle sighs, "I don't think I've seen you since we were teenagers. Remember when we had our brief romance." He laughs, "Oh I remember. But it had to end because were cousins by adoption or something." Michelle nods, "Yeah. I mean now crazier things have happened in Springfield. But at the time our parents were freaked." He grins, "Yeah." She looks at him, "I had no idea you had become a doctor." He smiles, "Yeah it's my passion. I heard you were a Mom now. That's great, congratulations." She grins, "Thank you. My son Robbie is already a senior in high school. And Hope is catching up with him." He smiles, "Maybe I can meet them someday?" She nods, "Yeah." He looks around, "I need to go talk to the chief of staff." Michelle grins, "Okay. So I'll see you around?" He nods, "Yes you will." J walks away. Bauer Garage Apartment: Ashlee is still with Dalton in her room. He looks at her, "Every time I see you Ashlee, I feel like you get even more beautiful." She nods, "Oh really? I'm pretty sure I heard that line on a soap opera yesterday." He shakes his head, "It's from my heart." She sighs, "I don't care. You lied to me!" He nods, "I know. I should have told you all about my real history with Amanda. But I didn't know how." She shakes her head, "I confided so many things in you. Do you know how it feels when you share something with someone and find out they were lying to you about everything. I feel like you were playing me! You tricked me into sharing my heart with you." He sighs, "I never wanted to hurt you." She nods, "You did! I don't date guys like you! I don't date the dark mysterious types. They scare the crap out of me." He nods, "I know what you mean. Good girls scare me. I'm afraid of hurting them or letting them down." Ashlee looks at him, "Well can't handle being hurt right now. Like I can't deal with that at all." She walks past him. Ashlee opens her door, "You need to leave." He walks over to her. He stares at her. She looks at him, "Now?" He stares, "Really?" Ashlee leans close to him. After much resistance on her part, the two lean closer and kiss. Towers: Clarissa starts picking up stuff. Blake looks at her, "Don't worry about it just because I'm here." Clarissa shakes her head, "I'm not. I want this place to be clean for Adam and I. I do care about my son you know?" Blake nods, "I know. You're doing a great job so far?" She scoffs, "So far? Are you waiting for me to screw up?" Blake sighs, "No! God I feel like I can't say anything to you anymore. Is there something going on with you? Because I am really starting to get that vibe from you." Clarissa scoffs, "Wow you and your vibes all of the sudden? Where were those vibes when I was hiding my pregnancy from you?" Blake sighs, "I don't know. I was caught up in my stupid drama with Alan and Remy. I let you down." Clarissa nods, "Well I'm not letting my son down. So if you're waiting to say 'I told you so', it's never going to happen. I'm going to be a better mother than you." Blake nods, "I hope so. Because Adam deserves to have the best. And I don't want you to be angry with yourself the way that I am with myself." Clarissa turns away. Blake looks around, "You certainly got a lot of flowers. Are they from friends at school?" Clarissa shakes her head, "I don't know. Half of them don't have names." Clarissa goes into the next room. Blake looks at the flowers, gifts and baskets. She recognizes the handwriting on one of her cards. Her mouth drops. She looks at some of the other cards. She realizes the ones with no names are all in the same handwriting. Blake stares in shock. She takes one of the cards and puts it in her purse. Clarissa walks out, "What are you doing?" Blake turns to her, "I have to go talk to your Grandmother about something. I'll call you later baby." Clarissa nods, "Okay." Blake looks at her, "I love you." Blake hurries out the door. A confused Clarissa stares. Baby Adam starts crying again. A very upset Clarissa covers her ears as she walks over to him. Fraternity House: Belinda and RJ are in the center of the room. Belinda is telling stories. The entire room is all watching her. RJ is scoring major points with the brothers. Belinda turns to RJ, "Oh my God! You have to let me do a keg stand! Don't get mad okay!" RJ sighs, "Pace yourself Babe." The two kiss. Belinda looks past him and sees Marti walking over, "Oklahoma?" Marti walks over, "Hey you remembered me." RJ turns around, "Marti?" Marti smiles, "Oh my God!" Marti jumps into his arms. Belinda looks at them, "You know each other huh?" RJ smiles, "Yeah I used to stay with her family in Oklahoma. It's good to see you Marti." Marti grins, "You too. We got a lot to catch up on." He smiles, "Yeah we do." Belinda takes his arm, "Later." Belinda and RJ walk away. A tipsy Marti walks away. She bumps into a drunk Zach. Zach turns to her, "Hey... do I know you?" She smiles, "You certainly look familiar." He grins, "I'm Zach." She smiles, "I'm Marti." The frat guy Scott walks over, "See! I told you that you'd find a hot girl here!" Marti grins. Zach looks at her, "Do you want to dance?" She nods, "Yeah." The two smile at each other. WSPR: Dinah and Mallet are in the parking lot. She looks at him, "Relax okay. I heard that you and Maureen weren't exactly tight anymore. But I wasn't sure if you had broken up officially or whatever. And I knew if I asked you that you would get all defensive and yell at me. So I didn't." He sighs, "Really?" She nods, "Yes. Why would I lie about that?" He turns away, "You lie a lot." She shakes her head, "Not anymore." He has his back to her. She sighs, "I know you don't trust me anymore Mallet. I screwed up a lot when we were married. I forgot that we were partners. I kept too many secrets from you and I'm sorry." He turns around, "Yeah. Well I probably shouldn't have walked out on you without working a little harder. And I can admit now that my relationship with Maureen was... it had something to do with you." Dinah sighs, "Wow... I am surprised that you can admit that." Mallet shakes his head, "I'm getting to old to play games Dinah. Maybe that's why I am trying to stay away from you." She nods, "I know what you mean. You're afraid we'll get back together, I'll get into trouble, you'll rescue me, I won't want you to rescue me, I try to rescue you, and we are back at square one." He sighs, "Exactly." She looks down, "Well maybe we can use this time to think about things. And when I get back..." He nods, "Yeah." Dinah walks to her car, "I'll see you Mallet." He nods, "See ya Dinah. Dinah gets back into her car and drives away. Mallet goes to check out his bumper. He sees a paper Dinah dropped. He realizes it's the address of where she's going. As he looks at the address and location he gets concerned. Towers: Annie is pulling her dress back on. She stands off the bed. She turns and looks at naked Edmund in his bed. She pulls his sheet off of him to leave him totally revealed. Annie takes her bra and throws it on the bed. She gives him one last kiss on his forehead. She walks out of the room. Annie walks past the elevator and takes the stairs down. Right after, Marah steps off the elevator. She takes a deep breath. She is nervous about confessing to the truth to Edmund, but feels she loves him enough to be honest. Marah notices his door is open. She walks over and pushes it open the rest of the way. Her jaw drops as she sees Edmund. He starts to open his eyes, "Marah?..." Her eyes fill with tears, "Oh my God.... what did you do?" Edmund stares in shock as he looks at his room. PREVIEWS: Marah falls a part Ashlee pushes Dalton away Marti seduces Zach Belinda makes a confession Josh gets his news Ross and Mallet get suspicious Blake and Holly go on a mission!

Decisions are questioned in Springfield... Cedars: Phillip is with Beth in her room. He looks at the illustrations. They are identical to those he saw nearly 30 years ago. He looks at her. Her eyes are in tears. He stares, "There is no way you could have done this unless.... Oh my God. It's really you isn't it?" She nods. He rushes to her, "Oh my God! Oh Beth! I am so sorry! I'm so sorry. I was so afraid you would never come back to us. I thought Lorelei had taken over for good." She shakes her head. He sighs, "Is it true? That you... that you left right before our wedding two years ago?" She nods. He looks down, "I can't believe I didn't realize it. I mean I knew something was wrong." She puts her hands on his face. He stares into her eyes. He sighs, "I wish you could speak to me." She nods. Beth stares into Phillip's eyes. She leans in close. Beth kisses Phillip. Towers: Drew sits in her room. She is listening to the radio. Ever since she lost her sight, she tends to leave it on all day. There is a knock at her door. She hollers, "I'm coming. It'll be a second." She stands up slowly. Drew turns herself towards the direction of the door. She hollers again, "Who is it?" Gus is on the other side of the door, "It's me, Gus." She opens the door, "Hey." He looks at her, "Hey. I'm sorry I know it's rude of me to just stop by like this-" She shakes her head, "No it's not. Come on in, it's good to see you... or here you." He nods, "So how have you been since your accident?" She sighs, "Well I can't see so that sucks. But other than that better I suppose. It's very humbling to say the least." He sighs, "Yeah I'd imagine. She looks towards him, "So is there any other reason that you came over here to see me?" He sits, "Uh... I feel weird. I mean I haven't talked to you since the Bauer Barbecue right before... you're accident." She sighs, "Yeah. Not like I deserved it. I was cheating on you with Jesse, and lying to both of you." He nods, "But after your accident I should have put that aside. We were really close once Drew. I still care about you." She smiles, "Good. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me one day. If you can." He nods, "Of course. You're already forgiven." She grins, "Good. So I'm kind of out of the loop on all the happenings in Springfield. Are you back with Harley yet?" A surprised Gus stares at her. Cedars: Noah and Josh are talking. Josh sighs, "I believe legally you cannot share my personal information with anyone. And that includes Reva. As a matter of fact especially Reva. You can't tell her about this." He stares, "Are you serious? You are really going to ask me to keep a secret from Reva?" Josh nods, "Yes." Noah shakes his head, "Not to sound paranoid Josh but this really sounds like another desperate attempt to break us up." Josh shakes his head, "Cancer isn't a joke. And if I have it then I want to handle it my way." Noah stares, "After everything you went through when Reva kept her cancer a secret? Come on Josh this is unbelievable. You of all people? This would make you a-" Josh nods, "Hypocrite. I know. But Reva is not my wife anymore. And I'm not certain I have cancer yet. So why worry her if it's not as big of a deal as I'm making it." Noah stares at him. Josh sighs, "But if I am indeed sick, then I will tell them. Reva, Marah, Shayne, my whole family. But just my family. I'm not announcing this to the world." Noah looks at him, "You promise?" Josh nods, "If I'm dying then my family deserves to know. I'm not letting them down." Noah looks at a very strong but shaken Josh. Beacon: Annie sits on her bed. She pops a few pills in her mouth. She grabs her drink and washes them down. She wipes her mouth. Annie turns and stares at herself in the mirror from across the room. She starts to cry. There is a knock at the door. She pulls herself together, "Coming." Annie puts everything away. She answers the door. Marah rushes in. Annie looks at her, "What's going on?" Marah sighs, "I can't do this! I'm sorry I just can't handle this anymore. I just can't." A confused Annie stares, "What's going on?" Marah sighs, "Edmund just told me that he loves me. For the very first time! And I couldn't say it back." Annie stares, "Okay." Marah nods, "I can't say it back until I am honest with him and I can tell him the truth... about everything?" Annie scoffs, "What the hell are you saying?" Marah nods, "I am going to tell Edmund about what we did. He needs to know that I was behind Ava's kidnapping." Annie shakes her head, "Hell no." Marah looks at her, "I really think he'll help. If he really loves me then he'll get past it." Annie grabs her arm, "No. You can't and you won't." Marah stares at her. Downtown: Eden and Maureen walk down the street. Eden approaches Matilda who is on the ground. Eden looks at her, "Matilda? Oh my God what happened to you? Are you okay? What's wrong?" Matilda laughs, "Nothing. Just a usual day in the life you know. Same old same old." Eden shakes her head, "Maureen call someone." Maureen gets her phone. Matilda jumps up, "No don't you dare! I ain't getting the cops involved in this mess." Eden stares at her. Maureen puts her phone away. Eden sighs, "Matilda, please tell me you didn't downgrade yourself. You're not..." Matilda laughs, "Yep." Eden shakes her head, "I can't belive this. You are so much better than this. You know that." She scoffs, "Like you'd know. There is no fancy escort service around here anymore. We all had to go back to our old bosses after you left. And they weren't easy on us." Eden shakes her head, "I had to go into the witness protection program. Vinnie Salerno wanted me dead." Matilda nods, "Yeah... sell out." Eden stares at her. A shocked Maureen looks at them. Grant House: Susan sits with Stephanie in her parent's living room. Charles and Vivian turn and stare at Stephanie. Vivian shakes her head, "You can't be serious." Stephanie nods, "I am." Charles scoffs, "You cannot raise this baby!" Stephanie stares, "Why the hell not? I don't understand why I should punish my baby because of it's father." Vivian scoffs, "Guillespie isn't just some loser! He's a murderer! He killed Tammy Winslow." Charles nods, "And he's a drug dealer. You really want your child connected to that?" Vivian sighs, "To top it all of he beat you Stephanie! He threw you down a flight of stairs." Stephanie stares are her disapproving parents. Charles sighs, "We aren't saying this to hurt you. But how can you raise a baby after all you've been through?" Stephanie begins to cry. She looks down at the ground. Susan stands up, "Enough! You know who you both sound like? Guillespie! That is exactly how he talked to her. He made her feel like crap about herself. Maybe you should take a long hard look in the mirror." The two of them stare at Susan. Susan sighs, "Stephanie will be a good Mom. She is smart, strong, and she is brave. Her kid's gonna be pretty damn lucky." Stephanie looks up at her. Susan looks at her, "Let's go." Stephanie gets up. The two walk out. PART TWO: Towers: Gus stares at Drew. He turns away and starts laughing. She grins, "I may be blind but I can tell a fake laugh when I hear one. Especially yours." He scoffs, "It wasn't fake." She laughs, "Okay, then what's so funny?" He sighs, "I'm not with Harley." Drew nods, "Yet." He shakes his head, "Not ever again. Harley and I divorced years ago and we are staying that way." Drew nods, "I see." He sighs, "Why would you think we were getting back together? What gave you that idea?" She sighs, "Gus a part of me always knew you would end up back with Harley one day. Everyone knows." Gus shakes his head, "No. Not this time. Harley and Phillip are together now and nothing is changing that." Drew laughs, "I'm pretty sure Phillip and Beth will get back together one day. Just another one of those couples." He shakes his head, "Life is a little more complicated than that." She sighs, "Say what you want Gus but it's only a matter of time before you are back with Harley. I'd be good money on it." He shakes his head, "I don't know about that." She smiles, "You'll see." He stares at her. She sighs, "Now if you'll excuse me I have some stuff to do." He nods, "I can take a hint. It was good seeing you Drew." She smirks, "Good hearing you." Gus hugs her before he leaves. Downtown: Eden and Maureen are walking. Maureen sighs, "That was weird." Eden nods, "Yeah..." Maureen looks at her, "Do you want to talk about it? You've been pretty quiet since." Eden sighs, "I'm sorry. I probably ruined your day with all of this. I shouldn't have brought you here." Maureen shakes her head, "It's cool. I just didn't expect to see something like that." Eden nods, "She had come so far. That's why I started 'The Garden of Eden' in the first place. Girls like her were getting treated like trash and I was sick of it." Maureen nods, "That makes sense." Eden looks at her, "I mean I know it's not the most important job in the world. But we were legit. And it was mine you know? I did it all on my own and I was so proud of myself." Maureen turns to her, "You should be. I mean that's amazing. I have never done anything like that..." Eden stares at her. Maureen sighs, "Oh I mean like business wise. But I've never been an escort either. Just not for me." Eden sighs, "It's not for most people." Maureen looks at her, "Do you think you'll ever get back into that business again?" Eden takes a deep breath, "You know yesterday I would have said 'no way'. But now... I'm not sure." The two ladies keep walking. Grant House: Susan and Stephanie get into the car. They sit there for a moment Susan sighs, "I'm sorry for yelling at your parents. I get pretty heated about certain things." Stephanie sighs, "It's okay." Susan looks at her, "You sure?" Stephanie nods, "Yeah. I guess I just thought that they would be more understanding." Stephanie starts crying. Susan looks at her, "Hey. It's going to be okay. Don't worry. You're going to be a good Mom." Stephanie looks at her, "You really think so?" Susan sighs, "Maybe I can help you... through the pregnancy." Stephanie smiles, "I would really appreciate that. No one else understand what I've been through." Susan nods, "But we have to put everything in the past. No more fighting about Sam or worry about Guillespie." Susan sticks out her hand. Stephanie shakes it. Susan starts her car. They pull out of the driveway. Susan looks at her, "Hey you know what this reminds me of?" Stephanie wipes her tears, "What?" Susan starts singing, "We're gonna do it. Give us any chance we'll take it. Read us any rule we'll make it. We're gonna make our dreams come true... come on you know the words." Stephanie laughs, "Doing it our way." The two sing, "There's nothing we won't try, never heard the word impossible, this time there's no stopping us, we're gonna do it!" The two sing the Laverne and Shirley theme song all the way home. Cedars: Josh and Noah are still in the room. Noah turns away. Josh sighs, "I'm really sorry it has to be like this Noah. I hope you understand." Noah sighs, "Believe it or not Josh, I actually do understand why you want it this way." Josh looks at him, "You do?" Noah nods, "Yes. You don't want to worry your family if there is nothing to worry about. I think that makes a lot of sense and I think that is a very fair decision." Josh nods, "Good, I think so too." Noah looks at him, "But for the record, I really hope there is nothing to worry about." Josh sighs, "Believe me, so do I. I can't deal with this right now I have too much going on." Noah nods, "I'll do whatever I can. I promise. But you have to swear you will tell your family if you do have cancer." Josh sighs, "I swear." Noah looks at him, "I have to go set up your appointments. I'll be back in a few minutes." Josh nods, "Thank you Noah." Noah walks out. A very nervous Josh looks around the room. He fears what his future holds. Beacon: Annie has a hold of Marah's arm. Marah stares at her. Annie shakes her head, "You cannot tell Edmund anything! Do you understand me Marah?" Marah pulls, "Let go." Annie lets go. Marah rubs her arm, "What is wrong with you?" Annie stares, "Just tell me you won't confess to Edmund! You have to promise me Marah." Marah stares, "Are you drunk?" Annie turns away. Marah scoffs, "Oh my God! This is unbelievable. You've been sober for over a decade Annie." Annie scoffs, "You don't understand so don't you dare judge me Marah. And don't even think of telling Edmund." Marah cries, "I have to! I will try to keep your name out of it!" Annie shouts, "Try? I can't let you ruin my life Marah. I love you, but I can't let you do this." Marah backs away, "I'm sorry. I should have done this a long time ago. I never should have got you involved." Annie scoffs, "Too late. You already did." Marah has tears in her eyes, "I am so sorry Annie. But I'm going to sleep on it. But I'm like 99% sure that I'm going to tell him. So please just prepare yourself." Annie shakes her head, "No." Marah walks to the door. Annie hollers, "I'm warning you Marah, you don't want this." Marah just walks out. A frustrated Annie punches the wall. Cedars: Beth and Phillip are kissing in her hospital bed. Phillip is brought back to many memories. He pulls away, "No Beth..." Beth stares at him. He sighs, "I'm sorry... you know I'm back with Harley now. I'm in love with Harley." Beth nods. He sighs, "I'm sorry." She shakes her head. Beth holds his hand. She kisses it. He kisses her hand. The two stare at each other. He looks at her, "I'm going to go check on your Mom. I'll be back in a little while." She smiles at him. He goes out in the hall. Lillian looks at him, "What are you doing?" He smiles, "You were right." Lillian grins, "I told you! Beth is back! She's really back!" The two hug. Phillip smiles, "I can't believe it either." Lillian smiles, "What convinced you? Tell me everything." Phillip stares at her. He turns back and looks at Beth's room. PREVIEWS: Annie has a vicious plan! Blake gets suspicious Dinah crashes into Mallet Marti gets ready to make her mark Dalton pleads with Ashlee Someone returns to Springfield

Pleasant and not so pleasant surprises in Springfield... Cedars: Lillian sits with Beth in her bed. Beth is still having trouble speaking and communicating. Lillian smiles at her. A nurse walks by, "He's here Lillian." Lillian gets up, "I'll be right back sweetheart." She goes out to the hall. Phillip is standing out there. She smiles, "I'm glad you came." He shakes his head, "Please tell me I didn't come all the way down here to be asked to see here again." Lillian sighs, "Don't be stubborn." He shakes his head, "I'm sorry Lillian. I said my goodbyes to Beth a long time ago, and so did you. We can't let Lorelei get to us again. The real Beth isn't in there anymore." Lillian takes his hand, "Please. For me." He looks away. She nods, "Just go in there for an hour. One hour, that is all that I ask! And if you aren't convinced by the end then I will never ask you to come back again." He sighs, "One hour?" She smiles. Phillip walks into Beth's room. Beth smiles when she sees him. Phillip is a bit apprehensive. Grant House: Stephanie sits on a couch in her parents living room. Her father sits across from her. A very uncomfortable Susan sits in the chair. Vivian hand everyone a glass of tea. Susan smiles, "Thank you." Vivian nods, "We must say were are a bit surprised. We had no idea the two of you were friends." Susan and Stephanie both say, "We're not." Susan sighs, "We have both been through a lot and have a lot in common so I came here to support Stephanie today." A confused Charles looks at her, "Okay." Stephanie sighs, "I'm not going to beat around the bush. I know that by now you guys know that I was in a relationship with Guillespie." Vivian sighs, "That hit man. The one that disappeared a few weeks ago. Please tell me you aren't hiding him." Stephanie shakes her head, "No. I'm not." Charles looks at her, "Is it true? About what he did to you?" A very embarrassed Stephanie looks down, "Yes." Vivian covers her mouth, "That son of a bitch." Charles sighs, "When you fell down the stairs at Company and ended up in the hospital?" Stephanie sighs, "He threw me down." Vivian has tears in her eyes. Charles looks at her, "Oh my God." Stephanie sighs, "But that isn't what I'm here to talk about." A worried Vivian stares, "What then?" Stephanie takes a deep breath, "I have recently found out... that I am pregnant... with his baby." Charles's eyes widen. Vivian drops her glass. Library: Eden sits behind the desk. It's a typical slow day at work. She looks around. The room is filled with old people. She goes through the database to see if there are any good books she hasn't read yet. A frustrated Eden stares up at the clock. Maureen walks inside. Eden smiles, "Hey!" Maureen shushes her, "You're the librarian." Eden laughs, "Sorry. It's just good to see a familiar face. This place is so dull." Maureen nods, "I don't know why but I always thought you enjoyed this kind of stuff." Eden shakes her head, "Why?" Maureen smiles, "You like reading." Eden nods, "I do. And when I was in the witness protection program and living in Nevada, this was a good job. But I'm back in Springfield and I am free. I shouldn't have to be working in a boring job." Maureen looks at her, "What did you do before you left Springfield?" Eden stares at her. She realizes Maureen hasn't heard about her past. CO2: Zach and Leah are out on a date. Zach looks at her, "So how is school going?" She smiles, "Not as bad as I had imagined. The new girl I was telling you about is like quickly becoming my new BFF. And she knows nothing about the picture scandal." Zach nods, "See I told you it would all blow over. Next week everyone will be talking about something else." She smiles, "I know right! And also I'm becoming friends with Belinda Marler as well. Who saw that coming?" Zach is confused, "Not me. How did that happen?" Leah nods, "She's been really nice. Or at least less mean. She even defends me at school." He looks down, "But you know you can't trust her. She's Belinda. She's a total bitch." Leah sighs, "I think everyone deserves a chance. And she's never done anything really bad to me." Zach knows that isn't true. Leah smiles, "So how is school going for you? How's the frat stuff going this week?" He nods, "Good. RJ and I are pledging together. Which I guess is a good reason that you and Belinda are getting along now." She grins, "Oh am I going to be accompany you three to frat parties soon? Sounds fun." He nods, "I'm glad you think so. Our first one is coming up and we are all supposed to have hot dates. If we don't bring a hot date then we are basically gonna get crap for it. Luckily RJ and I don't have to worry." She grins, "Of course not. When is it?" He smiles, "This next weekend." She stares, "What?" He nods, "Something wrong?" She stares, "You know I can't go." He is confused, "Are you serious?" The two stare at each other. Towers: Edmund and Marah sit in his room. The food service has been set up. She smiles, "Well I have to say I'm a bit confused. We are eating room service when the lovely restaurant is right downstairs." He nods, "This more private." She grins, "Good point." He sighs, "I still feel like I should apologize. This whole thing with Ava has had all of my attention." She sighs, "She's your daughter. It doesn't matter if I like her or not. You are a good father." He nods, "I'm so lucky to have you." He takes her hand. A guilty Marah looks down, "I'm nothing special." He nods, "You're amazing Marah. And I have a confession to make to you." She stares, "What?" He sighs, "I had other reasons for choosing to have dinner in this room. Not just the privacy." She nods, "Okay." He sighs, "This may just be the lovely room I've stayed in. But it has memories. Especially for us." She nods, "Okay." He sighs, "This is where we first had sex. After the whole Jeffrey and Cassie ordeal. It is where we conceived our child. And where we bonded after your miscarriage." She looks down. He sighs, "And this is the first place we made love, not sex but really made love. And I wanted this to be the room we were in when I first said this to you..." Marah looks at him. He smiles, "I love you. I'm not exactly sure when it happened. But I know it had to have been here. I fell in love with you and have loved you everyday since then." Marah stares into Edmund's eyes. Cedars: Noah is walking down the hall. He just finished filing some papers at the front desk. Josh walks up to him, "Hey Noah." Noah turns to him, "Josh, what brings you by today? Visiting Ava with Shayne or something?" Josh shakes his head, "Uh... no. I should be but I have some personal business to take care of." Noah looks at him, "Oh... anything I can do to help?" Josh nods, "Yeah. Could we talk in private somewhere?" Noah nods, "Sure." Noah walks with Josh to an empty room. He shuts the door. Noah looks at Josh, "Okay. No offense Josh but I really hope this isn't about Reva because-" Josh sighs, "It's not. It's about me." Noah is confused, "What's up?" Josh sits, "I have been feeling sick lately. The stress was really getting to me with Ava missing and Shayne falling a part. Annie and I were having some serious problems." Noah nods, "I'm sorry to hear that." Josh sighs, "I finally went to a doctor to make sure it was just stress causing my problems. I had a physical and... it was the first one I had in ages. I really let it get away from me." Noah stares, "What's going on?" Josh looks at him, "What do you think Noah? We aren't friends. But you're best oncologist in town and here I am talking to you." Noah stares. Josh nods, "I think I might have prostate cancer." PART TWO: CO2: Leah and Zach sit across from each other. Zach is confused, "What are you talking about? Why wouldn't you go to this party with me?" She sighs, "Wow you really don't listen to me do you?" He scoffs, "What?" She nods, "I have my cheer plans. I told you that I cannot miss one function with the girls. Not one." He sighs, "Wow this is great." She shakes her head, "I need to be the captain next year. And that sext scandal totally screwed things up. I need to do damage control. I hope you understand." He shakes his head, "I cannot believe that you are putting your whole cheer squad before me." She scoffs, "Seriously? Are you really going to try to make me feel guilty about this?" He sighs, "If I don't bring a date then it's going to look bad in front of the brothers." Leah sighs, "I'm sorry. I wish I could go with you but I just can't. I don't know what to say." He stares, "If this was the other way around, you would be so pissed." She is confused, "What?" He nods, "If I chose anything over you... you would probably cry and make me feel like the biggest jerk in the world. But for once something is important to me and you could care less." She looks away, "I think you're over reacting." He gets up, "I gotta get some air." She shakes her head, "Would you please stop acting like this?" He turns to her, "You know what? Forget it." Zach walks away. Downtown: Eden is on a break from her work. She is taking Maureen downtown. Maureen looks at her, "So you used to be... like a call girl?" Eden shakes her head, "I ran a legit escorts service. We didn't do anything under the table." Maureen nods, "What was it called?" Eden smirks, "The Garden of Eden." Maureen laughs, "Okay that's a little messed up." Eden shakes her head, "It was pretty cool. I was running my own business and I liked having that power." Maureen nods, "I don't know why but the Garden of Eden is ringing some bells. I don't know why." Eden nods, "Probably The Garden of Eden Murders." Maureen gasps, "Oh my God! I remember now! Oh wow, so you guys got caught up in that huh?" Eden sighs, "Yeah. It was a pretty dark and scary time in Springfield with a serial killer." Maureen looks around, "Well speaking of scary, can we go home? I'm not comfortable around here." Eden sighs, "Yeah..." Eden sees a woman sitting on the ground. She begins to walk towards her. Maureen stares, "Eden? What are you doing?" Eden walks up to the woman, "Matilda?" Matilda looks up at her, "As I live and breathe, Eden August alive and well." The woman has a huge black eye and fat lip. Eden stares at her. Grant House: Vivian is now in tears. Charles stands up and paces. Susan looks over at Stephanie. Stephanie is looking at her parents. Her heart is racing. Charles sighs, "How far a long are you?" Stephanie sighs, "A month now." Vivian shakes her head, "My God Stephanie.... I don't even know what to say right now." Charles shakes his head, "Stephanie I have to ask this question. Don't be offended. Answer honestly. When you had intercourse with this man, were you willing, did he force you into anything?" She shakes her head, "No... I really thought I was in love with him. I know it sounds crazy! I wish I could say that I could see past his crap. But I fell for it like a fool. I thought he loved me and I never imagined he would... I don't know." Charles sighs, "Well it's done now." Vivian looks at her, "Stephanie have you gone over your options?" Stephanie sighs, "I have. I know what I'm going to do." Susan nods, "Stephanie is very brave." Vivian stands up, "I would like to be with you at the clinic sweetheart. Please don't say no." Stephanie shakes her head, "What? No. I'm not going to a clinic. I'm keeping this baby." Charles and Vivian turn and stare at her. Stephanie looks over at Susan. She then looks back at her puzzled parents. Cedars: Noah and Josh are in the room together. Noah looks at him, "So... you believe that you might have cancer of the prostate?" Josh nods, "Yes I do." Noah sighs, "There are a lot of oncologist you could have gone to Josh, why me?" An emotional Josh laughs, "Trust me I am not doing this for fun. Do you think I want to go see my ex wife's younger boyfriend for this? Tell him I have prostate cancer and I want him to help me with that problem. Believe me I don't feel like much of a man right now. But you are the best around Noah. I know that." Noah sighs, "Josh I would never hold something like this against you. We've been getting a long pretty well lately. And if you do indeed have cancer, and I am your doctor, then I promise I will do whatever it takes to keep you... healthy." Josh nods, "You can say it Noah... there is a chance that I could get very sick and there's a chance... there is a chance that this could kill me. I could die." Noah nods, "If you have cancer, that is a risk." Josh turns away. Noah sighs, "Who have you talked to about this?" Josh shakes his head, "No one. Billy isn't here. Annie and I are not on speaking terms anymore. No one." Noah nods, "Well when are you going to tell the family." Josh sighs, "Let me worry about that. Because as far as I know, you aren't allowed to tell anyone. Including Reva." Noah stares at Josh. Towers: Edmund and Marah are together. He smiles at her, "I love you Marah." She just keeps staring. Edmund waits for her to respond. Marah keeps thinking about Ava. She kept her secret about being behind Ava's kidnapping. Now she looks at wide-eyed happy Edmund. Marah just keeps staring. Edmund looks at her, "Marah, are you okay?" She turns, "I um.... I really have to go. I just remembered something I have to take care of." He stares, "Are you serious?" She gets up, "Yeah I have some stuff at the Beacon I have to do before it's too late." He shakes his head, "You can't be serious." She nods, "Yeah I am. I'm so sorry. But thanks for all of this. I really... thank you Edmund." He stares, "Of course." Marah walks to the door. He gets up, "Marah. What is this?" She looks at him, "I'm so sorry. I'll call you." She walks out the door. Marah rushes to the elevator. She is in tears as she waits for the doors to open. Inside Edmund's room. He is in shock. He just poured his heart to her. A frustrated Edmund flips the table over. Cedars: Phillip stares at Beth. Beth looks at him. She once again tries to talk but cannot speak. He sighs, "Look just rest. I'm not going to try to get you to talk. As a matter of fact I'd prefer that you don't talk. I can't stand to hear you try to convince me of what I know not to be true." Beth stares at him. He sighs, "If Beth was in there again I would know. I know Beth better than anyone. Maybe that sounds selfish but it's true. She was very special to me. The mother of 3 of my children." Beth smiles at him. He nods, "She was... the love of my life." Beth gets tears in her eyes. He looks away, "Wow I don't know why I'm telling you all of this." Beth grabs a sketch pad from the side of her bed. He turns to her, "What?" She hands it to him. He stares, "You want me to look at something?" She nods. He takes the book. He opens it. Beth has lost her ability to spell but she still can draw. He looks at the familiar illustrations, "These... these illustrations. They are Beth's. I haven't seen them in ages. They look just like hers. But they can't be. The first time I saw these is when I first met Beth right here in Cedars. She was designing our prom." Phillip looks at her. She is in tears. His jaws drops, "Oh my God.... it's you. Beth." PREVIEWS: Beth kisses Phillip Gus visits Drew Marah infuriates Annie! Josh confides in Noah Eden reflects on her life Stephanie and Susan bond

People lean toward their new paths in Springfield... Springfield High: Principal Bridget Reardon walks the halls. A few students are standing at the lockers. She hollers, "Hey get to where you're supposed to be. We can't start off this year on a bad foot people." The students walk down the hall. Bridget smiles and turns away. Down the English Hall. In Mr. Bradshaw's class room. Coop stands in front of his class, "For those of you who don't know me I'm Mr. Bradshaw. Welcome to 11th Grade English." He begins to hand out the syllabus. The young blonde girl walks in, "Hey, sorry I'm late sir. I got misdirected by someone." He turns to her, "Are you a new student?" She nods, "Yeah I just moved here from Oklahoma." He nods, "Ah that would explain the accent." She smiles at the room. He looks at his roster, "What's last name?" She nods, "Lewis." He looks at her, "Oh as in the Lewis family, Lewis Enterprises?" She smiles, "Yeah. My Momma Trish sent me here to go to school. I'm staying with my Uncle Josh." Coop nods, "Well welcome to Springfield... Martha?" She smiles, "Family name. I go by Marti." He looks at her, "Find a seat Marti." Marti sees Leah from across the room. She sits by her. Marti smiles, "Wow you are like one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen." Leah smiles, "Thanks. I'm Leah Bauer." Marti grins, "I noticed your cheerleading uniform. Do you know if the squad is open to new girls still?" Leah nods, "I think that can be arranged, if you're good." Marti jumps in excitement, "Thank you! I'm so happy to be making friends already." Coop shushes them. Leah looks at Marti, "So you just moved here, after summer was over?" Marti nods, "Yep." Leah smiles in relief of encountering someone unaware of her sexting scandal. Police Station: Stephanie walks into the station. She has set up a meeting with the chief. She needs to discuss her pregnancy and her maternity needs. While waiting, she takes a seat on the bench. She rubs her stomach. It's hard to believe that a small baby is growing inside of her. All because of Guillespie. Stephanie keeps picturing his body lying in the dirt. Suddenly she feels a hand on her shoulder. She jumps. Peter stands above her, "Hey, sorry I didn't mean to scare you. You okay Officer Grant?" She nods, "Office Reardon... I'm fine thanks. Just please don't sneak up on me. Or anyone for that matter." He laughs, "I wasn't sneaking. You were staring off into space, I thought I'd make sure you were okay." She nods, "I'm fine thanks." He sits next to her, "You're looking better." She turns to him with a confused look upon her face." He nods, "The bruises." She nods, "Yeah." He sighs, "I will never understand how any man can even live with himself after hitting a woman." She shakes her head, "It happens all the time. You're a cop too. I'm sure you've seen plenty of cases like that." He nods, "It disgusts me every time." She sighs, "Yeah. Well it's in the past now so I don't really like talking about Guillespie anymore." Peter sighs, "I'm sorry. It was rude of me to bring it up. I just hate to see a beautiful woman like you so sad." Stephanie turns and looks at him. His handsome face smiles at her. Cedars: Ava remains in her hospital bed resting. Shayne is at her side. He rubs her forehead, "I am so sorry I let this happen to you. I am so sorry Ava. I love you." He kisses her. Shayne shakes his head, "You need to wake up. You have to wake up and tell us who did this. So I can make them pay." He holds her hand and kisses it. He sighs, "I got to go talk with you Dad real quick. I'll only be a minute okay? I love you." Shayne gets up and goes into the hall. Edmund walks up to him, "Any change?" Shayne shakes his head, "Nope. I'm so happy we got her back, but I feel like... she's not back." Edmund nods, "I know. I just want her to be okay Shayne. Ava is the only thing I have left in my life besides your sister." Shayne nods, "A while ago all I had to worry about was Ava's rivalry with Marah. Now look where we are. And I don't even know who is responsible." Edmund nods, "We will find out. I swear." Gus and Harley walk up. Harley sighs, "Why don't you let us worry about that." Shayne and Edmund look at them. Gus nods, "We are going to be taking over this case. We have been compiling the evidence these past weeks." Shayne nods, "I'm really glad it's you guys." Harley rubs Shayne's shoulder, "I promise you, we are not going to let whoever's behind this get away." Gus nods, "But we won't be able to do much until Ava can give us any information she has." The four of them all look at each other. Outskirts: Johnny walks inside. No one is there because it hasn't opened. He hollers, "Roxie?" He looks around. Roxie comes running from the back. She runs up to him with a huge smile on her face, "You're here! Finally! I almost gave up on you." He nods, "I got your message and you said it was urgent. You had me a little worried." She sighs, "Oh I'm so sorry. I should have called, text messages never express things right." He laughs, "Just tell me what's going on. It sounds like good news and I could use some." Roxie nods, "Ashlee was just crying in my arms!" Johnny is confused, "How is that good?" Roxie sighs, "Not good that she was crying. But she came to me Johnny! She came here to see me! And I was great, you should have seen me! I didn't push her or over step my boundaries. I was calm and patient until finally she broke down and confided her emotions in me." He smiles, "Well that's good." Roxie nods, "I hate what she's going through. But I love that she is trusting me more. I never thought this would happen." He nods, "I knew it would. You're her mother. You love her and she is starting to realize that." Roxie hugs him, "Oh thank you for telling me to be patient. I'm so happy right now. Thank you so much. The two look at each other. He smiles, "It was nothing." She nods, "It was something." The two lean close and kiss. Spaulding Mansion: Dalton is in his room packing the rest of his stuff. He is supposed to be out of there very soon. He expects Amanda to walk in at any moment to make a move on him again. But she does not. Finally Dalton grabs his suitcase and walks out. He goes down the hall. He stops as he sees the study. Amanda sits at the desk, only she is turned around facing the door. He walks in, "I just wanted to say goodbye before I left." She nods, "Goodbye Dalton." Dalton sighs, "Yeah." She looks at him, "I take it you'll be leaving Springfield. So take care of yourself." He shakes his head, "I am not leaving Springfield." She stares, "Why? What is left for you here?" He sighs, "Ashlee." She laughs, "Oh that was cute." He shakes his head, "I'm serious. I'm really falling for Ashlee. I think I might be falling in love with her." Amanda continues laughing, "Oh, this is too much. Thank you Dalton, I needed that today." He looks at her, "What the hell is your problem?" Amanda looks at him, "Now that your life is ruined... I have no problem. I got what I wanted." He is confused, "What?" She smiles, "You came to Springfield to try to take me down, and now look at you. Who won Dalton?" Dalton stares at a smirking Amanda. Carriage House: Ross's car pulls up in front of the house. Blake is in the passenger seat. The two have just gotten back from visiting Clarissa and Baby Adam. Blake looks through the pictures on her camera, "Oh that little guy is too cute." Ross smiles, "He is isn't he?" Blake sighs, "I just wish Clarissa wasn't so cold when we were around. I really thought she would come around once the baby was born." Ross nods, "She will. We just have to give her time." Blake nods, "I know. I just want things to be better for all of us. I want us to be a family again." He puts his hand on her hand, "I know Blake." She looks down at his hand. She sighs, "Uh... thank you for the ride home." He nods, "Of course." Ross steps out of the car to go open Blake's door. He looks at the house, "Did you forget to shut the door?" She turns, "No I didn't... I locked it." Ross walks past, "Stay in the car." Blake watches as Ross walks into the house. Ross goes inside. A few things have been moved or knocked over. But nothing is broken. He looks around. No one appears to be inside. Blake walks in. She looks around. Ross turns to her, "Do you know who would have done this?" Blake looks around, "No... and yes." A confused Ross stares at her. PART TWO: Police Station: Stephanie stares at Peter. He smiles at her. She gets up, "No. You are not trying to flirt with me right now. We are at work, amongst other things." He gets up, "I was not flirting with you." She nods, "Yeah you were." He sighs, "Okay I was. And I'm really sorry. I know that I shouldn't be. You have been through a lot this summer. I'm sure the last thing you want is to trust another guy." She looks down, "I'm just not ready. It will be a while before I'm ready to even consider getting into a relationship with a guy again. It's just to much after everything that's happened." He nods, "That's okay. I can respect that. And I think I can wait around for a little while." She laughs, "I'm not saying you have to wait for me. You're a good looking guy. I'm sure you can step outside and find a hundred girl waiting to date you." He shakes his head, "I don't want a hundred girls." She stares at him. He sighs, "It's kind of nice that you're friends with my step sister." Stephanie shakes her head, "I wouldn't call Susan and I friends. We're... I don't know what we are." He nods, "You sure spend a lot of time together." Stephanie nods, "She's helping me with some stuff." The Chief sticks his head out, "Officer Grant. I'm ready to see you now." Stephanie walks past Peter and goes into his office. Outskirts: Roxie and Johnny are kissing. The two pull a part. They stare into each other's eyes. Roxie turns away. He sighs, "Uh... wow." She starts picking up stuff, "I should get to cleaning before we open later. I got a lot to do." He sighs, "Uh, that was a real blast from the past wasn't it? Like the ancient past." She sighs, "The 80's? Yeah that was a long time ago. And as I recall I work jobs like this back then too. Boy have I taken a few steps backwards haven't I? Wow." He looks at her, "Are we not going to talk about it? Was the kiss really that bad?" She sighs, "I can't do that again. I can't get back into that again." He looks at her, "Why?" She scoffs, "You know why! After everything we went through with your cancer... I lost my mind! Then when I got pregnant you let them take my baby away. Maybe I can be decent to you, but I can't just let you back into my heart Johnny. No." He looks down, "I'm sorry. You're absolutely right. It was selfish of me to let that happen." Roxie looks down, "Yeah." He looks at her, "I know I made a huge mistake. But I hope you understand that I wasn't trying to hurt you. I would never want to hurt you Roxie. I was scared for you, me, and for Ashlee." Roxie walks behind the bar, "I need to clean, so I think you should get going." He nods, "See ya Roxie." She sighs, "See ya." Johnny walks out of the bar. Cedars: Harley, Gus, Edmund, and Shayne all stand together. Harley nods, "We have gotten our list of suspects but really we can't make too many moves until Ava wakes up and tells us what she knows." Shayne shakes his head, "And what if she can't? What if she can't remember or can't communicate!" Gus sighs, "We are hoping that doesn't happen. We'll work with what we have okay Shayne?" Edmund nods, "I still say the police are not going to be able to handle this on their own. I should be doing my own work." Gus nods, "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that Edmund. Don't do anything to jeopardize this case." Edmund looks at him, "Don't do anything to screw up this case detective." Shayne looks at Harley, "Please. I need to know who did this to Ava. And I want to know why." Harley nods, "I know." Harley and Gus walk past them. Gus turns, "We'll keep you guys posted." Harley and Gus walk outside. Harley sighs, "Our first big case in ages." He nods, "Yep. The old duo working together again." She smiles, "Yeah it's nice." He sighs, "You sure Phillip will feel that way?" She rolls her eyes, "Shut up." Harley and Gus walk to the parking lot. Spaulding Mansion: Dalton walks into the room. Amanda stares, "You poor boy. You were scheming, manipulative, conniving... and you were out of your league." He stares, "What?" She nods, "I'm Amanda Spaulding. I invented that game." He scoffs, "I still don't get what you're talking about." She sighs, "I'm going to have to spell it out aren't I? You came here to try to destroy me. But instead I let you mooch off the family for the summer and now I'm sending you on your way." He stares at her. She sighs, "You sabotaged yourself. You let that little twit Ashlee get to you. Little innocent Ashlee. A good girl is every man's weakness. She can castrate the greatest warrior with a smile." He backs away, "You're crazy." She laughs, "No dear. I'm a champion. That's why you developed feelings for me. That's why you still have feelings for me." He looks at her, "And you don't have feelings for me." She shakes her head, "Not really." He walks towards her. He leans close, "You sure." Dalton stares at her. She pushes him away, "I'm over you. After seeing you chase after Ashlee with your tail between your legs I've realized how pathetic you really are. That's a big turn off." He scoffs, "Screw you." She shakes her head, "No. Screw you." Dalton grabs his bag. He turns around and walks out. Amanda walks over and watches him walk down the hallway. She turns around and shuts her door behind her. Springfield High: Coop realizes class is almost over. He looks at his class, "Any questions before we go?" One male student raises his hand, "On our vocab list we have the word 'siren'. Why?" Coop nods, "Ah. Good question. When you read that you probably thought of police right? Anyone want to elaborate on the word siren." Marti's hand jumps up, "Oh like in Greek mythology? A siren was a seductress who lured nearby sailors." He nods, "That's right Miss Lewis. We will see this in a lot of our literature. A seductress character who comes in and leads men or other characters down a dark path away from their current one." Leah laughs, "Sounds like a boyfriend stealer in high school." Most of the class laughs. Marti turns away and looks at the clock. The bell rings. Out in the hallway. Belinda is walking down the hall. One of her teachers looks at her, "Hope you stay out of trouble Miss Marler." She nods, "I'm not getting steered off track this year." Leah and Marti walk out into the hallway. Leah rushes to Belinda, "Hey I wanted to thank you again for standing up for me." Belinda nods, "Uh... no problem." Leah smiles, "Oh this is Marti Lewis, she's new." Marti looks at Belinda, "Oh we've met. Thanks for the directions." Belinda recognizes her, "Oh... yeah." Leah smiles, "Oh cool. So you're already friends." Belinda fakes a smile, "Not really." Leah puts her arms around them, "Call me crazy girls but I have a feeling that by the end of this year we will all know each other very well." Marti smiles. Belinda turns and rolls her eyes. The 3 girls walk down the hall together. None of them aware of the intense school year ahead. Carriage House: Blake starts picking stuff up. Ross looks at her, "Hopefully the police will be able to catch who did this. Now what did you mean before?" She sighs, "I think I know who is responsible." He nods, "Who is it?" Blake sighs, "I don't know." Ross is confused, "Could you please explain?" She turns to him, "A year after you died... or so we had thought. I started having a stalker. I figured it was someone upset over the whole Springfieldburns.com thing. So I hired an officer to follow me around and be my security." Ross stares, "Remy Boudreau." Blake sighs, "That's how we fell in love. After a while the stalker vanished but I was so caught up in my new romance that I didn't really worry about it much." He shakes his head, "So you think it's the same stalker as before? Why would you think that?" She nods, "I've been getting the phone calls again... I didn't want to say anything." He is confused, "Why?" She turns away, "I don't know. With everything that's happened I thought maybe I was imagining stuff." He shakes his head, "I'm going to call the police. Wait right here." Ross steps into the other room. Blake turns and looks at the shelf. She knows something is missing but isn't quite sure. It is then that Blake sees the empty space on the shelf. One of her photo albums is gone. PREVIEWS: Josh has devastating news! Beth proves herself to Phillip Leah upsets Zach Eden reflects on her past Marah's guilt consumes her Stephanie confesses to her parents

People are ready to move on this fall in Springfield... Springfield High: It's the first day of school in Springfield. Zach pulls up in front of the school with Leah in his car. He gets out and walks around the car to open her door for her. Leah looks up at him, "I don't know if I can do this." He nods, "You can. Forget about the stupid picture. You got your first day of school pep rally today." Leah gets out of the car. A bunch of older girls start hollering at her. Leah turns away. Zach puts his arm around her. Belinda and RJ walk up. Belinda shouts, "Hey shut up!" RJ, Zach and Leah all look at her. Belinda scoffs, "They're all bitches anyway." Leah nods, "Thanks." Zach kisses Leah before she goes inside. RJ looks at Belinda, "No skipping the first day Babe." She laughs, "Wouldn't dream of it. I'm not screwing up my chances of graduating this year." He nods, "Just promise no more drama." She nods, "Of course." The two kiss. RJ looks at Zach, "You going to freshman day at Springfield U later?" Zach nods, "See you there man." RJ walks to his car. Belinda looks at Zach. He sighs, "Being nice to Leah now? Someone feeling guilty?" Belinda shakes her head, "About sending the picture? Maybe I went to far. But it's too late now." Zach sighs, "Telling Leah the truth now isn't going to change anything." Belinda and Zach turn to see James. He is walking up to the school all by himself. Everyone still thinks he's responsible for the picture. Spaulding Mansion: Alexandra is in the study. Amanda walks in. Alex has her back to her. Amanda goes to say something. Alex sighs, "Just shut the door Amanda. Then we will talk." Amanda is surprised that Alex new it was her but as directed goes and shuts the door. Alexandra takes a deep breath, "The headlines are raving on and on about how dysfunctional our family is." Amanda sighs, "I screwed up." Alexandra nods, "Oh yes you did. And so did Alan. Alan is going to prison for the rest of his life. And I was trying to do damage control. Now everyone is going to focus on your scam with that boy." Amanda nods, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen Alexandra, please believe me." Alex stares, "You aren't even defending yourself. You look like my sister but I'm starting to question." Amanda looks down, "I'm so disgusted with myself. Dalton is so young but... I really thought he loved me." Alex nods, "Oh my God." Amanda sighs, "I don't know why I got so caught up in it. I'm mature, I'm smart. I don't need him." Alex nods, "But he makes you feel young again? And he looks up to you. He seems like a man who you can control?" Amanda nods, "Exactly." Alexandra sighs, "I'm sure you heard about my marriage to Cyrus Foley. The con artists. He cheated on me with Marina Cooper, a little detective who was hung up on him. They ride off into the sunset and I'm being labeled as the bad one in the entire ordeal." Amanda sighs, "That's exactly how I feel! Dalton came here for me but now he's chasing after that fool Ashlee." Alex sighs, "Ashlee, who shot Alan years ago." Amanda looks at her, "So what do I do? Dalton has already humiliated me and cost me my self respect." Alex turns to her, "Don't be foolish. We can't let that bastard get away with it now can we?" Amanda stares at her sister. Outskirts: Roxie is cleaning up the bar. She is taking chairs off the tables. The door opens. Roxie hollers, "We're not open." Ashlee walks in. Roxie puts down the chair. She looks at her, "Hey." Ashlee looks around. Roxie nods, "You okay?" Ashlee shakes her head, "I'm guessing you heard about Dalton and Amanda by now right?" Roxie nods, "Yeah I have. I saw the picture in the paper of the two of them kissing and it caught my attention." Ashlee sighs, "Imagine how I felt. I was right there. For a second I thought maybe she was just some sick freak. But she's not even his real Mom. He lied about all of it." Roxie nods. Ashlee has tears in her eyes, "They were lovers! They were con artists together! And the worst part of all is that he was still sleeping with her! He has been with her still." Roxie sighs, "I know Baby." Ashlee shakes her head, "No it gets worse! I fell for it! I really thought I found someone good for me." Roxie stares, "I am so sorry." Ashlee cries, "You were right! That's why I came here! So congratulations Roxie! You were right. I'm just as stupid as everyone thinks I am." Roxie stares at an upset Ashlee. Cedars: Shayne is in the waiting room with his parents. Edmund is there as well. Josh has his arm around Shayne. Shayne is in tears, "They said she was stabbed multiple times. And she took a nasty fall. They barely fed her. They used old bandages to heal her wounds. She could have some serious infections." Reva sighs, "Some people are sick." Shayne nods, "I thought once I found her that everything would be okay ya know? I thought it was over." Josh nods, "But you found her." Shayne scoffs, "A lot of good that did me." Edmund walks over, "That's enough Shayne. You found Ava. You found my daughter. And no matter what happens I am grateful to you. Thank you Shayne. You brought her back to us." Shayne looks up at Edmund. Reva looks at them, "So has anyone been able to get ahold of Bill or Olivia? I mean I know they left a long time ago but after this you think they might come back. Especially with Alan in prison." Josh nods, "I hope so. But I don't know. Billy and Vanessa have kept me in the dark about Bill and Olivia. And I've been busy getting things ready for our new house guest." Shayne nods, "I forgot Trish's daughter was coming in to town. Where is she now?" Josh nods, "On her way to school. It's fine." Rick comes out of Ava's room. Everyone looks at him. They all await news on Ava's condition. Beacon: Annie is in her room. She has just moved in after being thrown out of Cross Creek. She pours herself another drink. There is a knock on the door. Annie hides her alcohol in the cabinet. She hollers, "One second." Annie quickly uses some mouth wash. She stumbles over and opens the door. Marah is standing there, "Hey." Annie nods, "Hi sweetheart. Is everything okay?" Marah nods, "Uh... everyone is at the hospital with Shayne. They are examining Ava." The two ladies shut the door. Annie turns to her, "That's good. I certainly hope that Ava is okay. I was worried." Marah shakes her head, "No one can hear us Annie." Annie is confused, "What?" Marah sighs, "Come on! It's driving me nuts! You made me think you had Ava killed. But she's alive and they found her." Annie nods, "I told you to keep your mouth shut." Marah stares, "What if she remembers something! What if she figures out what happened?" Annie shakes her head, "That's not going to happen." Marah is confused, "How do you know that?" Annie nods, "Because I won't let it." Annie walks away. Marah is worried. Museum Apartment: Maureen is getting ready for work. Eden walks over to her, "You okay?" Maureen nods, "I'm great. Why?" Eden sighs, "We haven't talked about it yet. But Jason was out with Vi again last night." Maureen sighs, "Jason is a single man and he has every right to date whomever he wants." Eden nods, "But you would rather it was you." Maureen pauses, "Maybe." Eden nods, "Totally." Maureen turns to her, "Doesn't matter! It's not going to happen. I have give up on Jason." Eden sighs, "Just like he gave up on you? When will the two of you learn? Come on!" Maureen shakes her head, "Right he gave up on me. And I deserved it. I should have chose Jason a long time ago. But I didn't and now I don't deserve to be with him." Eden looks at her, "You are too humble. I barely know Vi and I can already tell she is a bitch." Maureen looks down, "Doesn't matter." Eden takes her arm, "Listen to me. If you want Jason, then you might have to play a little dirty." Maureen turns and looks at herself in the mirror. PART TWO: Outskirts: Roxie looks at Ashlee. She is in tears. Roxie walks towards her. Ashlee backs away, "No, you know what? This was a mistake. I don't know why I came here." Roxie nods, "You came here because I think you wanted to talk to me about it. Is that right?" Ashlee turns away, "Why? I didn't know you the first 2 decades of my life, so why now?" Roxie nods, "Because even though you hate me, I'm still your biological mother. And I love you." Ashlee turns to her, "Should I trust you? I trusted you when we first met and you screwed me over." Roxie nods, "I know." Ashlee nods, "I trusted Dalton! I fell in love with Dalton! I made myself look like an idiot for him." Roxie shakes her head, "He's scum. He shouldn't have played you like that. I'm sorry." Ashlee sighs, "I've always felt like people saw me as this pathetic, annoying girl who had an eating disorder and shot people. But I got better. I went to medical school. I turned out to be a Bauer. I went over a year without a man to rely on. Now Dalton swoops in and he takes it all away from me! He ruined everything!" Roxie takes her hand, "No. He may have hurt you but don't let him break you Ashlee." Ashlee cries. Roxie sighs, "He's not worth it. You deserve so much better Ashlee. You're a good person." Ashlee cries, "I'm so stupid." Ashlee hugs Roxie. Roxie holds Ashlee as she cries. Spaulding Mansion: Amanda is with Alexandra. Amanda stares at her, "What are you talking about Alexandra? What do you want to do to Dalton?" Alex sighs, "Dalton Sinclair came to this town when our family was suffering scrutiny. He took advantage of us and he took advantage of you in a weak moment." Amanda nods, "Maybe." Alexandra turns to her, "Absolutely." Amanda stares, "You were berating me a moment ago. Now what? You're defending me? Why? I expected you to throw me out of the house and cast me aside from the family." Alex shakes her head, "We've lost Alan. I'm not letting you get away so easily Amanda." Amanda looks at her, "Really?" Alexandra looks at her, "I'm a Spaulding. You are a Spaulding. Always remember that." Amanda nods, "I do." Alexandra turns, "It's time we remind people of that. Dalton, Ashlee, everybody. They need to be reminded that no matter what happens they cannot divide us. The Spauldings will do whatever we have to do in order to keep each other safe." Amanda stands up, "Dalton and Ashlee?" Alexandra nods, "We will not be humiliated by having the town see those two walk around hand in hand." Amanda nods, "We need to keep them a part." Alex turns to her, "And get Dalton the hell out of Springfield." The two sister stare at each other. Museum Apartment: Eden stands behind Maureen. Maureen looks at herself in the mirror. She's been the good girl for a long time. Maureen sighs, "I'm not Vi. I'm not Dinah. I'm not going to do anything underhanded to get Jason." Eden sighs, "But it's a passionate way of showing him how much you love him Maureen!" Maureen shakes her head, "Are you kidding? You're happily married to Coop and you didn't do anything sketchy." Eden nods, "Sometimes I wish I had. I love Coop. I love how we got married the day we met, it was so spontaneous. But sometimes I feel like things are getting dull." Maureen nods, "The walls are very thin here Eden. I can tell things are far from dull with you and Coop. Just like I can tell with Kevin and Rocky. And soon with Jason and Vi...." Eden shakes her head, "No. Jason still has feelings for you. Maybe you need to fight for him. Men are always fighting for women. He chased after you and now it's your turn." Maureen sighs, "But what if he turns me down? Do you know how awkward it's going to be around here?" Eden nods, "No more than it is already. Everyone in the house knows you too like each other. Including Vi. And she also knows that you are prettier, smarter and nicer than she is." Maureen looks in the mirror. She wonders if she should start fighting for Jason. Springfield High: RJ pulls his car out of the parking lot. He turns and drives off. A young blonde girl in shorts walks past. She turns and stares at the car, "Was that RJ?" She has a bit of a southern accent. While turned she bumps into Zach. Zach looks at her, "Sorry." She sighs, "No I'm sorry. It's my first day. I just moved here." Zach checks her out, "Uh... yeah. Well welcome to Springfield." She smiles, "Thanks." Zach walks to his car. She stares as he walks away. The girl walks over to Belinda's group of stoners. She smiles, "Hi. I'm a little lost. It's my first day. Could you tell me where room 110 is with Mr. Bradshaw?" Belinda smirks, "Yeah, that's all the way upstairs. You should probably hurry before you're late." She nods, "Oh okay, thanks!" The girl rushes into the building. Belinda's friends laugh. One guy nudges her, "You're such a bitch." She laughs, "Whatever. That Taylor Swift wannabe was asking for it. Hopefully I'll never see that chick again." The first bell rings for students to head to class. Belinda looks up at the school. Her friends laugh, "You afraid of being tardy?" Belinda picks up her bag, "I promised RJ I'd work hard this year. I'm not about to redo my senior year." Belinda walks into the school. Cedars: Shayne and his family all walk over to Dr. Bauer. Rick looks at them. Shayne sighs, "How is she Rick." Rick nods, "She's doing better. She's resting right now. The last surgery went well." Reva nods, "That's good. I mean so far she is getting healthier right? That's great." Rick nods, "It is. I'm very pleased with her progress considering everything she has gone through." Edmund nods, "So judging by what you have seen so far.... what has she gone through exactly?" Rick sighs, "Well she has suffered multiple stab wounds. She injured her ankle. She has been deprived of food and water. We're going to be monitoring her for a while." Josh nods, "Well there will always be one of us here." Shayne nods, "Can we see her?" Rick nods, "We can only have one at a time. And since Edmund is her father..." Edmund shakes his head, "I will be second. Shayne should be the first one to go in." Shayne looks at Edmund. Rick nods, "Okay." Rick leads Shayne into Ava's room. Shayne walks in. Ava looks very weak and sick. A very upset Shayne rushes to her side. He takes her hand and kisses it, "I love you." Beacon: Marah is in Annie's room with her. Annie is trying to cover up her intoxication. Marah stares, "So... we haven't talked much about you and Dad. What's going on Annie?" Annie sighs, "We are just taking a small break for now. Nothing to worry about. We'll be fine." Marah nods, "I haven't asked him about it. I was afraid maybe you had told him what we did." Annie turns to her, "Of course not! I told you before that we cannot tell anyone!" Marah nods, "I know. I'm just scared." Annie takes her hand, "Don't be Baby. I'm not going to let anything happen to my little girl." A confused Marah stares, "Uh... okay." Annie nods, "You were going through a lot. You were devastated about your miscarriage. You were not in the right state of mind when you had Ava kidnapped. And I did what I could to help you out of it. And now Ava is going to be fine and no one has to know about the roles we played in the whole ordeal. Okay?" Marah nods, "Okay." Marah walks to the door. She begins to open it. Annie looks at her, "Don't do something foolish Marah." Marah slowly walks out. Annie walks over and gets her drink that she was hiding. PREVIEWS: Springfield's new student is introduced Harley and Gus take Ava's case Amanda informs Dalton Roxie has a close moment with Johnny Peter flirts with Stephanie Blake may be in danger!

The drama falls on Sringfield... Towers: The Spaulding Charity Event is interrupted by drama. Amanda pulls Dalton away from Ashlee, "I told you to stay away from each other! I know what I am talking about!" Ashlee stares, "No Amanda you don't! You don't even know your own son! Dalton can't stand you. He is happy with me. I know the real Dalton and I understand him." Amanda shouts, "No you don't! I know him better than you! I know him better than anyone!" Amanda grabs Dalton and pulls him into an intense kiss. Dalton pushes a drunken Amanda off of him. Amanda turns and looks around the room. It is dead silent. Photographers flash their cameras. All eyes are on her. Ashlee's jaw drops. She looks back at Dalton. He shakes his head, "Amanda what have you done?" Ashlee stares, "What the hell?" Ashlee keeps looking at both of them. Dalton starts walking towards Ashlee, "We need to talk. Can we go outside on the balcony?" Ashlee backs away, "No what the hell just happened? Why did you just kiss your mother?" Dalton shakes his head, "No, no, no she kissed me." Now Alexandra and Nick walk over. Nick looks around, "We apologize everyone." Alex shakes her head, "Everybody just enjoy the rest of your time, now please excuse us while we attend to some family affairs." Alex and Nick walk a drunk Amanda out. Dalton is with Ashlee. She stares, "What is going on?" Dalton looks at her, "I wanted to tell you. I've been trying so hard to explain this." Ashlee shakes her head, "You're freaking me out!" He sighs, "Amanda Spaulding is not my mother. We met a long time ago and we were partners in crime and we were lovers. Amanda and I were con artists and that's why I followed her to Springfield." A shocked Ashlee stares at him. Company: Liz is standing outside with Baby Clay in her arms. Dr. Colin McCabe walks up to her. She stares, "What are you doing here." He smiles, "It's good to see you too." She shakes her head, "No I mean what the hell are you doing here? Why did you come back to Springfield." Colin nods, "I heard about Remy. And I heard about your son and everything. I wanted to see that you were okay." Liz shakes her head, "Do I look okay? Not only do I once again not know where my daughter is, but now I lost the love of my life. Clay is all that I have left." Colin sighs, "I'm so sorry Liz. You deserve so much more out of life. Especially after everything you've gone through." Liz nods, "I haven't forgotten Colin. You were one of the people who knew that Sarah was alive. And you of all people... you kept it from me! We got so close after you helped me battle cancer. And I really thought you were going to be... I don't know." He nods, "I know. And I am so sorry that I let you down. But I hope we can work on being friends again." Liz turns away, "I have my son. I don't have time for friends." He looks at her, "I know when you're inside you have to be strong for everyone. But it's just me out here. You don't have to pretend like you're okay when you're not." Liz's eyes fill with tears. Colin walks towards her. A crying Liz hugs him. Docks: Shayne is digging through the boat. He sees Ava's face looking back at him. His heart races. His eyes fill with tears. He cries, "Ava!" He ungags Ava. She is sobbing. He pulls her out. She is crying, "Oh my God! Oh my God!" He holds her, "Ava! I never thought I was going to see you again! I was so scared!" Ava cries, "Shayne!!!" He looks at her, "Oh my God! I was so afraid. Everyone told me to give up, everyone told me there was no hope! But I knew you were alive I could feel it! I knew." Ava lays her head in his chest and sobs. He looks at her, "Ava... are you okay?" She looks at him, "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry about lying to you! I'm so sorry!" Shayne looks at her, "I love you." She cries, "God I love you! I was afraid I'd never get to say that to you again! I thought I'd never see you or my son again!" Shayne holds her, "You're going to be okay. We're together now and no one is going to take us from each other again. Shayne grabs his cell phone and dials 911. Cross Creek: Josh and Annie are standing in Cross Creek. Josh looks at her, "When you first came back to Springfield... I was so skeptical of you. But you proved yourself. It took a long time but you did it. I let you back into my life. I swore that I would never do that again but I did it." Annie has tears in her eyes, "I know the feeling. I swore I'd never let you have that power over me again. I wouldn't let you play the games you played with me. And you're doing it again Josh! You're going to go running back to her! Back to that monster Reva Shayne!" Josh shakes her head, "This has absolutely nothing to do with Reva! This is about you keeping a secret from me again! And you're still doing it Annie! You won't even confess now!" She cries, "I can't!" He nods, "I see." She looks at him, "What are you going to do now?" He sighs, "I'm going to work Annie." She nods, "Good. Just go to to work and let me take care of my business. Then when you get home and we've both calmed down we can have a mature conversation about all of this. Maybe over dinner?" He turns to her, "You don't get it. I'm going to work while you stay here. And while you're here you will be packing..." She cries, "No!" He nods, "All of your stuff." Annie sobs, "No." He sighs, "I want you out of this home by the time I get home from work. I'm sorry Annie but this is my family's home. And you do not live here anymore. Do you understand me?" She cries, "You can't leave me Josh! I don't know what I'll do if you leave! I'll fall off the wagon! I'll go back to my old ways!" He sighs, "Take your threats Annie, and get the hell out. I'm officially done with you and your drama." Josh walks out the door. Annie screams, "Well I'm not done with you Josh!" A frustrated Annie rushes to the kitchen. Company: Susan walks into the bathroom. Stephanie is laying on the floor. Susan sees the positive pregnancy tests. Stephanie cries, "What am I gonna do!?!?!" Susan looks at her, "Oh my God. Stephanie you're pregnant... with Guillespie's baby?" Stephanie sobs, "I slept with him before.... before we met him out in the woods. I know I shouldn't have.... I didn't know that we were gonna kill him Susan-" Susan shushes her and shuts the door. Susan turns to her, "What are you doing? You can't just shout that stuff, what are you thinking?" Stephanie cries, "I don't know what to do! I killed the father of my child! I'm having his baby!" Susan shakes her head, "You don't have to have the baby Stephanie. You have your options." Stephanie cries, "I don't believe in that! Guillespie didn't rape me! I made the mistake! I let him beat the crap out of me for months and I still slept with him." Susan stares, "Do you really want to have Guillespie's baby? That bastard tried to kill us both! If you hadn't shot him then who knows what he would have done." Stephanie cries, "But I did shoot him! We killed him and we buried him in the woods and now.... I'm having his baby!" Susan takes a deep breath and tries to calm down. Cedars: Blake and Ross sit together in the waiting room. Blake sighs, "I wish she had let one of us go into the waiting room with her. At least you." Ross turns to her, "Are you kidding? You of all people should be in there. You're her mother." Blake looks at him, "I'm sure she'd rather have you in there. She despises me right now." Ross sighs, "No. She's got a lot going on right now. She's going through more than any teenage girl should be going through." Blake rest her head on Ross's shoulder. Rafe walks over. The two of them look at him. Ross is confused, "What are you doing? I thought you were going to be in there with Clarissa. She needs somebody." Rafe shakes his head, "She asked me. But I didn't think it was right for me to be in there. She needs someone who knows what's going on." Blake sighs, "Rafe she needs someone." Rafe nods, "She has someone. We got someone here just in time." Inside of Clarissa's delivery room. Clarissa lies in her bed. Her grandmother Holly is at her side. The doctor looks at her, "Okay you're about ready to push Clarissa. Are you ready?" Clarissa cries, "No! I'm not ready! I can't do this! I'm 18! I can't be a mom yet." Holly looks at her, "No one is ready to be a Mom until they are one." Clarissa looks up at her, "I don't know..." Holly nods, "I'm sorry honey but the truth is you don't have a choice. You need to put your baby first right here and right now." Clarissa looks at her, "I love you Grandma." Holly kisses her head, "I love you too." Holly takes Clarissa's hand. Clarissa begins to push. PART TWO: Company: Liz sits with Colin in front of the diner. He looks at her, "Your son is beautiful." She nods, "Yeah he looks just like Remy. Sarah looks like Jonathan. Neither of them look like me." Colin nods, "So I take it that you have seen Sarah since I was last in Springfield." She sighs, "Yeah. Right after you left Jonathan brought Sarah to me and we were together again." Colin sighs, "What happened?" Liz nods, "His crazy wife Aubrey. She was a psychopath. She faked a pregnancy, took Marina Cooper's baby, shot me, kidnapped Sarah, and then she fled town and threatened to come back for Sarah." Colin stares, "Oh my God." Liz nods, "Plus my Granddad was going after her again. Jonathan had to take Sarah and run. I wanted to go with them but I was in the hospital and I didn't even know if I would make it. Remy helped me though and.... I fell in love with him." Colin puts his arm around her. Liz wipes her tears, "Today is Remy's birthday. We are having a party for him inside." Colin sighs, "Would you mind if I went in? I know a few of the people inside there anyway." Liz looks at him, "Sure." Colin and Liz get off the bench. She looks at him, "How long are you in Springfield?" He sighs, "As long as you need me." The two walk into the diner. Towers: Nick is working on entertaining the guests. Alexandra is on the balcony with Amanda. Amanda is holding her head. Alexandra looks at her, "That was by far the most disgusting thing I have ever seen." Amanda sighs, "Relax! Dalton is not my real son-" Alex shouts, "You think I don't know that? I knew all along! I'm not a fool Amanda." Amanda stares. Alex looks at her, "You have embarrassed this family for the last time!" Inside the party. Dalton is with Ashlee. He sighs, "I thought I would just be in Springfield for a little while. I'd get my money and go. But I met you and... I fell for you Ashlee. You changed me." Ashlee stares, "Have you slept with Amanda since you've been in Springfield? Have you?" Dalton looks down, "Yes." Ashlee cries, "When was the last time?" Dalton sighs, "A few weeks ago." Ashlee scoffs, "Oh my God! I'm so stupid! I'm as stupid as everyone thinks I am! You bastard." He sighs, "I'm sorry." She cries, "You're sick." Ashlee goes to walk away. He takes her arm. She shouts, "Don't touch me!" The whole crowd turns to them. Dalton tries to talk to her. She pulls away, "Don't touch me!" He holds her arm. She rips away, "Don't you ever touch me again! No!" Ashlee slaps Dalton across the face. She turns and heads for the elevator. His eyes fill with tears. Ashlee gets into the elevator. She turns to see Dalton crying and the entire party staring just as the elevator doors close. Company: Stephanie sits on the floor in tears. Susan sits down across from her. Stephanie looks around, "I can't believe I let this happen to me. My life use to be so simple." Susan nods, "My life as usually crazy. But once I got off drugs and got away from Guillespie it calmed down. I got my degree. I got a good job at Lewis Enterprises with my family. I actually had things figured out and people didn't think of me as a criminal anymore." Stephanie nods, "I was a good girl. Now when people see me they think of the desperate crazy chick. I wasn't always like this Susan. I used to be pretty strong and independent." Susan sighs, "Me too." Stephanie sighs, "I don't know what to do now." Susan looks at her, "You can still be strong and independent. We both can be strong and independent. We took down Guillespie. We got rid of that bastard once and for all. We were sworn enemies but we worked together to take him down." Stephanie cries, "I don't know." Susan moves over to her, "I'm going to help you for a couple of weeks. We'll talk to your parents and maybe they can let you move back in with them." Stephanie sighs, "We keep saying this you know. We'll battle over Sam. We'll team up to take down Guillespie. We'll team up to bury his body... and now this." Susan nods, "And we always shake on it." Susan reaches out her hand. Stephanie takes it. The two shake hands. Docks: Shayne sits on the docks with Ava. He holds her close. Ava rest her head on him. He kisses her head, "I love you so much Ava. We're going to make things right between us." She sighs, "I'm so tired Shayne." He nods, "It's okay." She closes her eyes. He nods, "I love you Ava and I'm not going to let anything keep us a part from each other ever again." He holds her very close. Shayne looks under the blanket. He notices how much weight Ava has lost. She's very pale. He then sees blood stains on her shirt. He pulls up her shirt. A very poorly bandaged wound is revealed. Shayne stares in shock. He notices Ava has horrible bruises and blood all over her. He sighs, "Ava what happened?" She doesn't respond. Shayne notices she's very limp in his arms. He looks at her, "Ava? Ava?" An ambulance and cop cars pull up. He shouts, "Help! Oh my God! Help somebody!" The EMT's rush over. Cross Creek: Annie comes out of the kitchen. She is holding a bottle of vodka in her hand. She is pacing. Annie cries, "You said you loved me! And like a fool I believed you! I believed you again!" Annie looks at the bottle. She doesn't know what to do. She turns and sees the picture of Josh and Reva with the family. Annie nods, "She was always there." She looks at Reva's smiling face. Annie raises the bottle, "God forgive me." She puts the bottle up to her lips. Slowly she pours it in her mouth. Annie takes her first drink of alcohol in over a decade. She is sobbing as she drinks. An emotional Annie takes the bottle and throws it. The bottle goes flying across the room and smashes into the mantle. The glass shatters. Annie screams. Vodka drips down over Reva and Josh's carving. She falls to her knees sobbing. She pulls at her hair. Annie curls up into a ball on the floor. Cedars: Belinda gets off the elevator. She walks over to the waiting room. Ross and Blake are hugging. Rafe is smiling. Belinda looks at them, "Is everything okay?" Rafe nods, "The delivery went great. Clarissa is resting with the baby right now. We're getting ready to go see her." A delivery man walks over, "I have flowers for Clarissa Marler and Baby." Blake gets them and walks back over, "Who ordered flowers for Clarissa?" Everyone looks at each other. Belinda is confused, "I don't think anyone else knew." Ross sighs, "Maybe one of the boys did." The doctor walks out, "She's ready." Everyone goes in. Holly is sitting by Clarissa's bed. Clarissa hold a little baby wrapped up in a blue blanket. Blake starts crying, "Oh." Ross has tears in his eyes, "Oh my." Belinda smiles, "Congrats." Rafe walks over, "I told you didn't I?" Clarissa smiles, "I would like everyone to say hello to this little guy. This is Adam Raphael Marler." Everyone stares at the new little boy. A new life has begun in Springfield. PREVIEWS: First day of school at Springfield High! Alexandra informs Amanda Roxie comforts Ashlee Ava's in Cedars Marah goes to Annie for help Eden pushes Maureen

Don't miss a moment of Episode 71 which serves as the finale of the summer drama. Followed by the concluding Episode 72 which will lead Springfield into the fall. And brace yourself for the FTL Movie coming this fall! Birth Pregnancy Redemption Engagement Seduction Infidelity Betrayal Breakup Secrets Lies Infertility Illness Addiction Scandal Framing Rivalry Wrath Rage Violence Assault Crime Arrest Explosion Will all fall on Springfield... Don't miss a moment of Springfield this fall... Only on Finding the Light!!! Welcome to Springfield