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Russ tries to prevent Becky from telling Lori about their affair. Liz discusses Jeff's alcoholism while visiting him in jail. Miriam tells her mother that she is associating with a gangster. Becky admits the affair to Lori, unlocking a fight.
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Helen warns Paul not to interfere with the love triangle between Russ, Becky and Lori, though he does not listens and hits Russ. Terry advises Lori not to give up on Russ.
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There is rumor in town about a drug transport. Norm is upset to find out that Miriam has accompanied Nick. Jeff roams the streets, drunk, and is finally arrested and hospitalized. Becky suspects that Russ still loves Lori.
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McCoy and Russo get closer to solving the drug deal mystery. Lori has difficulty forgiving Russ. Norm wants to frame Russ, by letting him drive a truck that is filled with heroin. Russ is arrested with the dope, and Charles and Vince suspect Nick is responsible for the set-up.
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With the help from Mitch, Russ might prevent jail time by giving the police all the information he has on Charles Carpenter. Due to the drug arrests, Charles considers to quit the business.
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Terry breaks the news to Liz that Gene Redlon spotted Jeff at The Cellar lounge with another woman. Russ breaks off his affair with Becky. Liz almost catches Jeff and Mandy together at The Cellar. Russ and Lori are involved in a terrible car crash.
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The police arrive, and Lori is transported to the hospital. The Davisdons learn of the car accident. Alex tells the family that Lori will live, but she is paralyzed, and surgery is necessary. A frightened and guilty Russ prays to God for Lori's recovery.
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The Davidsons invite Russ to the chapel to pray with them. Alwx suggests Dr. Lewis for Lori's surgery which ideally should occur within 48 hours to avoid permanent paralysis, but Russ insists on renowned surgeon Dr. Harrison Melville, who he assures everyone he can get. Terry sides with Russ.
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Nancy feeds Miriam pills. Phil tells Becky he loves her. Ben is jealous of Becky's friendship with Russell. Julie comes to see Peter and tells Jill she can't attract boys. Gary comes to work on car. Terry Davidson runs in to Gil Prescott at work. Jill helps Gary with car and convinces Gary to go for a ride.
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Finishing up college, Marianne is doubting what to do with her career. Jason offers her to work at his firm until she makes a decision. Russ and Becky's romantic night is interrupted by Dave. Liz confronts Jill with a high phone bill.
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Alex takes Dave on a tour of Ben's new free clinic. Kingsley Chronicle newspaper editor Walter McGovern and Gene talk about his professional career. Blue seeks attention for his injured eye at the clinic. McGovern hires Gene. Lance grills Blue about how his eye was scratched, and Blue becomes violent when Lance teases him. Miriam wonders if there's a way out of the block house as Gabriel comes and goes. Gil is ecstatic to hear that he won the bid to build the Canterbury Office Complex project. Lance agrees to let Miriam have a comb and her pocket bible. Blue likes Miriam, but Lance tells him not get any ideas as he has some of his own for her.
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Russ tells Vince that he's desperate for success after all the losses in his life. Miriam is forced to admit to Lance that she's the daughter of Charles Carpenter. Marianne interrupts Russ and Vince's conversation. Ron catches Lance making a sexual move on Miriam and realizes what a valuable item she is to them. Gene gives the good news of his new job to Ione and Carla.
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Babs phones Ione, and Ione passes on a message to Harold from her. Vince wants a meeting with Harold. Charles asks Terry why Miriam hasn't been to visit him, and Charles becomes suspicious. Dave confides in Terry that he was unable to locate his ex-wife Kate, with whom he wants to reconcile. Harold informs Vince that Charles doesn't have a place for Russ as an employee. Vince learns from Harold that Miriam is missing and could be kidnapped. Babs phones Harold.
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After Charles receives a letter from Erick, he insists that Harold push Vince Cardello to help them find a missing Miriam. Having walked out on Russ, Marianne seeks advice and from Terry, who counsels her that she needs a man who shares her faith and to pray for Russ. Marianne confides in Terry her fears that Vince is corrupt and put will put Russ in physical danger. Vince gives Harold his word to find Miriam, if she's still alive. Carla is keeping a secret from the Redlon family.
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Lance sees Blue's photographic shrine to Lori and asks him to photograph Miriam. Ben wants Lori to move forward with their life together, and she wants to go home to her old, comfortable room at Terry's. Blue photographs Miriam holding a photo of today's newspaper. Nancy tells Vicki about her newest love interest, Dr. Dave Phillips. Sgt. Brubaker confronts Ron with his suspicions that Ron is responsible for Miriam's mistaken kidnapping. Nancy encourages Vicki to help her put Gil in his place. Ron informs Lance that he wants to wait until Charles is home from the hospital and comfortable before telling him that Miriam is kidnapped.
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Peter worries about how Lori will react once she's home and wonders if the creep that assaulted her is still in Kingsley. Meanwhile, Dave treats Blue at the Chesterfield clinic. Lori returns home as does Charles. Harold tells Charles about Vince's promise to help locate Miriam. Lance phones Charles with a ransom demand. Charles refuses Harold's advice to call Sgt. Brubaker. Ron and Lance discuss the next step after collecting the ransom: killing Miriam. Vince goes to talk with Ron about Miriam, but Ron denies knowing anything about the kidnapping. Lori breaks down when she realizes she can't comfort Terry with the upcoming anniversary of Scott and Nora's deaths.
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Gil stops by the office to see Vicky, annoys Nancy, and gets angry when Vicky claims the permits for the Canterbury complex aren't ready. Terry offers to speak to Nancy again for Gene about selling him her house. Gil grouses to Marianne over Vicky playing games with him, though Marianne isn't sympathetic because he's reaping what he sows. Gene reveals to Terry he plans to continue conducting an investigation into Lori's attack, while Terry fears if they push Lori to remember anything that happened, she might end up back in Mercy Hospital. Gil has a business meeting with Amber Phillips, the manager of a local modeling agency. Russ gives Marianne a gift that touches her heart. A desperate Miriam begs God to let her go home.
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Harold finds a disguised Babs working in the Hollister Mall as Santa Claus. Lori worries that she doesn't have presents for anyone. Harold advises Babs to go to another town to hide. Peter apologizes to Lori for not being there for her. Carla is coy about her gift to the family. Ione invites Harold to Christmas dinner. Ben and Dave feel they've been called by God to open the Chesterfield free clinic. Lori is uncomfortable with everyone at the Davidsons' Christmas Eve open house. Carla announces her pregnancy to family and friends, then she and Gene sing a song about what Christmas means.
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Ben laments Lori's withdrawn behavior over Christmas. Lori overhears Ben and Terry talking discussing Lori and Ben having a child. A cold and lonely Miriam cries to Blue that she wants to go home. Charles threatens to get a new lawyer when Harold presses him to go to the police. Lori doesn't want to talk about Gene and Carla's expected baby. Ben tells Peter about the Chesterfield's patient Blue Nobles. Miriam reads to Blue from the Bible. Terry reassures Lori of the family's love. Miriam is left alone with her stray cat Gabriel and wonders how much longer she stand captivity.
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Amber isn't moved by Gil's attempts to flirt with her. Carla wonders if Jimmy is jealous of the new baby. Lance phones Charles who insists it will take at least two weeks to come up with the ransom money quietly. Gil confides in Peter he's playing along with Vicky to let her think she's getting revenge on him. Charles insults Ione by blaming her for Miriam's disappearance and says if Miriam returns unharmed it will be all to his credit, not God's. Ron reacts to Harold's involvement in getting money from Charles.
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Ione offers to help Dave at the clinic. Marianne and Lori discuss the problems Marianne is having with Russ, but Lori doesn't really remember her own relationship with him. Sgt. Brubaker insists the police can't do anything with Lori's case unless she can identify her attacker. Nancy refuses to sell her half of the house to the Redlons and asks Terry about the insurance money from Scott's death, angering Terry. Ione tells Carla and Gene she'll be working as a receptionist at the Chesterfield. Terry asks Sgt. Brubaker to wait until after the holidays to speak with Lori. Gene wants to write a newspaper story about the Chesterfield and its first patient: Blue Nobles.
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Lance attempts to rape Miriam but is stopped by Ron's arrival. Marianne visits Vince to express her concerns about Russ' involvement in his organization. Dave realizes he put his foot in his mouth when he mentions this being his first sober New Years. Lance stands up for Blue after Ron says he doesn't like Blue spending so much time with Miriam. Amber continues to have the upper hand with Gil's attraction to her. Marianne makes Russ promise he won't make a commitment to a job from his father that he might regret later.
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On New Years Eve, Vicki avoids Gil at the bar. Nancy mocks Vicki's interest in Peter, who she declares strange with a capital S. Terry receives a visit from Dennis Frazier, the man who killed Scott and Nora last New Years Eve. Frazier shares with her all the good that has come from the tragedy: he's given his life to God and is working to help other alcoholics turn their life around. Although grateful for his visit, Terry becomes sad, sending Lori into another fit of hysteria because she doesn't have the strength to help her mother through a difficult time. Alone, Terry remembers saying goodbye to Scott at his grave the day of the funeral and declares she will always love and miss him.
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Ben admits to Terry he's worried because of Lori's lack of progress and will support her doctor if he decides she should return to the mental hospital. Lance questions Blue about the girl in the photo he's obsessing over. An offhand remark regarding pretty girls upsets Lori. Miriam tricks Blue into giving her an idea of how far she is from Kingsley. Blue promises to protect Miriam from Lance. Lori questions Ione about Ben's injured hand.
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Nancy is furious with Terry when she suggests Nancy sell her share of the house to pay the collection agency that is threatening to garnish her wages and put a lien on the house. Ben takes Lori to lunch, but she's timid and worried they will see somebody they know. Ben agrees with Terry's plan to sell her half of the house and force Nancy to sell hers, though Lori isn't thrilled. Amber enthralls Gil at a construction site photo shoot. Nancy rails at Terry and Lester for not giving her special consideration with her exorbitant hospital bill.
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Terry advises Harold to begin court action to force Nancy to sell her share of Nora's house. Gil harasses Amber into accepting a dinner invitation with him. Babs phones Harold who lies when she asks if there's any news about Miriam. They speculate that Miriam might not even know that Ron's ledger papers are hidden inside the lining of her purse. Russ still wants a job with his father, but Vince cautions him that if he becomes involved, there's no backing out no matter what. Carla insists to Gene that she prayed and God will come through with the house they want. Later, Terry gives them the good news they've been waiting to hear.
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Ron threatens Lance and suggests he warn Blue, too. Harold informs Nancy that Terry wants to sell her share of the house to her, but if she doesn't agree, the court will force them to sell to a third party. Later when she comes on to him and calls Babs an old whore, he angrily raises his hand to slap her. Marianne isn't happy when Russ tells her he's beginning a new life by working for his father. Babs visits Ione at the clinic. Marianne refuses to be happy for Russ and walks out.
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Vince agrees to give Russ a job. Blue questions Miriam about her ex-husband Paul. Vince orders Ron to keep an eye on Russ, who he wants to get enough a taste of his business to make him want out. Blue tells Miriam about his troubled past them becomes angry with her when he realizes she's using him to try to escape. Brubaker pays an unexpected call on Ron shortly after Vince leaves. Nancy doesn't think Terry will actually take her to court over the house, but an annoyed Terry says otherwise, and Nancy promises she'll fight rather than give up.
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Lori admits to Marianne that she feels abandoned by God and afraid to ask Ben what might have happened to her. On their first date, Gil and Amber talk about their families, but Amber refuses to discuss her father. Russ and Vince toast Russ' future in the Cardello business of loansharking, drugs, and prostitution. Charles receives a photograph of Miriam proving she's still alive and tells Harold. Lori screams when she recalls hearing Blue threaten to kill her.
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Ben asks Terry to add him to her prayer list since he can't much more of Lori's behavior. Charles refuses Gene's request to write an article on Miriam's disappearance. Blue becomes enraged when Miriam reads from the New Testament. Ron orders Lance to keep an eye on Russ and says they have to keep him on a tight leash so that he do find out they're holding Miriam for ransom. Terry wonders if Lori is beginning to remember events of her attack. Ben discovers Lori missing from the house.
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Ben and Terry panic over a missing Lori. Dave recounts for Ione how his drinking resulted in the death of his son Kevin, the anger of his daughters Amber and Stacey, and the divorce of his wife Kate, all of whom he wants to reconcile. Amber pushes Stacey around at lunch and argues with her about Dave who she says she will never forgive for destroying their family. Gil and Marianne meet Stacey when Gil stops to chat up Amber at the Greenbriar. Lori visits the condo and begins to have bad memories of events preceding her attack. Ben finds Lori. She tells him what she has remembered but cries that she's afraid to recall anything else.
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When Vicki continues to hold up the permits for the Canterbury complex, Gil seriously considers going before the board of commissioners. Marianne questions Russ about his new job, but he remains quiet and asks her to trust him. Ron and Lance think they have Charles in the palm of their hand. Stacey meets Gene at the Chronicle and is stunned when he wonders if she's related to the Dave Phillips running the Chesterfield clinic. McGovern likes the story Gene has written about Miriam and decides to run it on the front page, arguing that all the publicity might expose the reason Charles has threatened to sue them if they run the story.
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Lance has the idea to make Russ beat up teenage hooker Paula who wants out of the business. Terry refuses Nancy's request that she co-sign a loan to pay her debts. Furious over Gene's story, Charles orders him to sue Redlon and the newspaper, but Harold can't since Miriam's disappearance is a matter of public record. Lance phones Charles with threats because he went to the press. Brubaker arrives to question Charles who feigns no knowledge of a kidnapping. Brubaker warns him that even if he pays the ransom and doesn't involve the police, the kidnappers might kill Miriam.
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Russ clashes with Lance and is manipulated by Ron into agreeing to teach hooker Paula a lesson. Vicki suggests Peter be more aggressive and she agrees to dinner and movie with him. Dave shares with Terry his fears that his family won't believe his life has changed because he accepted Christ. Russ goes to Paula's hotel but is unable to hurt her when he realizes she's just a frightened sixteen year old girl.
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Marianne realizes something has upset Russ and thinking he's doing something more noble for his father, she reassures him that she has faith he'll get the hang of his new job. Harold informs Chronicle editor McGovern of Charles' intent to sue, which only makes McGovern instruct Gene to dig even deeper for a story. Gene realizes that Miriam really has been kidnapped and Harold needs his help. After a visit to Dr. Dedrickson, Ben tells Terry that Lori could be on the verge of remembering her attack. Lori rejects Ben and feeling that he's pressuring her to be intimate with him, she screams at him to leave her alone.
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Harold informs Charles that his attempt to intimidate McGovern backfired, but his appeal to Gene to lay off the story for Miriam's sake might have worked. Lance goes to Paula's and forces her to admit that Russ failed to beat her up as instructed. Ben tells Terry he can't continue to reach out to Lori much longer. Charles loses his cool when Harold admits he's only come up with half of the ransom. Lance wants to know what Ron intends to do about Russ now that he's proven he can't handle a task as simple as scaring a teenage hooker.
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Russ stands up to Ron and Lance, who confront him over not roughing up Paula. Gil and Amber's lunch takes a cold turn when Dave arrives with Alex, and he spots Amber. Stacey meets Sgt. Brubaker in a professional capacity, but they're interrupted by a persistent Nancy. Amber threatens to call the restaurant manager and cause a scene if Dave doesn't leave her alone. Alex attempts to console Dave. Gil assures Marianne he's not going to hassle Russ if she wants to make the biggest mistake of her life with him. Blue becomes infuriated at Miriam's suggestion that Jesus loves him, and he violently warns her to never mention that name to him again.
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Miriam tries to convince Blue that God is real. Gene talks with Stacey about Dave, and she admits she wants to forgive him. Amber arrives during their conversation, eager to insist that Stacey join her in keeping Dave out of their lives permanently. Gil runs into Nancy who promises to push Vicki into speeding up the permits he needs for the Canterbury project. Helping out at the clinic, Lori becomes disturbed by Ione's talk of Carla's pregnancy. Blue goes to the clinic for a checkup with Dave and panics when he sees Lori behind the reception desk.
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When Dave forces Blue to meet Lori, she suddenly flashes back to the night he attacked her, and recalling him laughing and terrorizing her, she begins to scream and fight back. Ben and Dave attempt to subdue Blue, but he escapes in his car. Nancy laughs with Vicki about her encounter with Gil in which she tricked him into thinking she's going to help him, which will buy them time with the board of commissioners. Ione comforts an hysterical Lori, while Dave phones for Sgt. Brubaker. Blue flees back to his apartment where he panics over sounds of sirens from the street. Lori is unable to answer Brubaker's questions. Gene and Carla are stunned after Ione returns home with news of Lori and Blue. Ione is unable to persuade Gene from visiting the Davidsons for his newspaper story. Ben vows he'll take care of Blue if the police fail this time.
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The Davidsons decline Gene's request to speak with Lori. Ben promises Lori that she's waking up from a nightmare that's finally over. A panicked Blue confesses everything to Lance, unaware that Ron is present and listening to their conversation. Ben admits to Dave that he's prayed for four months to be able to personally apprehend and punish Blue. Vince laughs uproariously at Russ' comment about Marianne thinking they work for the government, but is more sober when cautioning him that he will soon learn exactly what his personal limits are. After hearing Blue's confession, Ron ascertains that the police likely can't trace him. He instructs Blue to return to his apartment and wait for Lance to bring him airline tickets to California. From there Ron's friends will transport him to Mexico. Feeling safe, Blue complies, though after he leaves, Ron orders Lance to follow him and kill him. Lori recalls everything about the attack until she went unconscious. Ben tells her that after she passed out, he arrived and fought with Blue, incurring the cut to his hand. Taking her in his arms, he gently reassures her that he arrived in time. The hospital performed every test on her and determined that Blue did not in fact rape her.
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Following a nightmare about Blue, Lori begs Ben to let her stay home instead of going to see Dr. Dedrickson, but Ben won't allow her to give in to her fears. Leon gives waitress Tammy pointers in public relations now that the diner is redecorated to attract a classier clientele. Gil mocks Marianne's belief in forgiveness. Ron becomes enraged over the composite sketch of Blue on the front page of The Chronicle, blaming Lance for all the mistakes that have been made. Lance has to tell Ron that Blue never went to back his apartment, though the police showed up. Ron reminds him that they're all living on credit until they can find Blue and kill him before he stupidly confesses to their kidnapping of Miriam.
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Amber annoys Stacey by being completely indifferent to Dave's work at the Chesterfield. Gil swears to Vicki he'll go to the board of commissioners with a complaint against her unless she has the Canterbury permits for him within two days. Stacey recounts for Gene Amber's non-reaction to the story about Dave, then she becomes introverted as he compares the two sisters. Gene wants to channel his anger over Lori's predicament into something productive, like finding Blue. Russ learns from Ron and Lance that Blue was the man who tried to rape Lori. Against Ron's wishes, Russ vows to find Blue and make him pay for what he's done. Ron warns him that he will face his face his father's wrath, and he alone will suffer the consequences if he's caught.
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Terry wants to speak with Harold concerning Nancy. Russ lashes out at Peter then swears the police won't have the satisfaction of taking care of Blue. Harold reluctantly agrees when Terry asks him to try one more time to get Nancy to sell her half of the house. Gil explains to Peter his romantic evening plans for Amber, which Peter later shares with Marianne. Harold attempts to talk with Nancy who dismisses him. Stacey and Amber are reunited and Gil sent home upon the surprise arrival of Kate Phillips. Stacey can't wait to tell her mother that Dave has returned, too. Vicki's soil analysis report shows that the foundation won't support the Canterbury complex. Realizing Gil would be destroyed if he built the complex and it collapsed, Nancy talks a reticent Vicki into composing a fake report supporting the complex's construction and forging the building commissioner's name to it.
S1 • E436
Kate is surprised by Dave's return and Stacey's insistence that he has become a new man. Amber does her best to deflect any positive talk of Dave by reminding everyone of all the things he did to hurt them. Russ searches Blue's apartment, finds his photographs, recalls kissing Lori, and awaits Blue with a gun. Stacey wants Kate to speak with Dave, though Amber says she'll do everything to stop it. Nancy types a new soil analysis and forges the commissioner's name. Babs puts her foot in her mouth about Mercy Hospital when she serves Ben and Lori in a diner where she's a waitress. and later she thinks Lori's purse is Miriam's. Kate gives Stacey her blessing to talk with Dave. Kate argues with Amber that forgiveness is wise, not naive. Peter irritates Vicki when he pulls away during a passionate kiss and won't sleep with her.
S1 • E437
Lori expresses her regret over not being a good wife to Ben, but Terry insists their marriage will be even stronger one day. Ben thinks Peter did the right thing by not going to bed with Vicki, though Peter says he was more than ready to and wants to see Vicki again. Lance nearly catches Miriam with Gabriel and takes her see Ron. Ben and Lori tell Terry about seeing Babs and her odd behavior over Miriam's purse. Ron goes through Miriam's purse and returns it to her without finding his ledger documents hidden in the lining. She lies to him that Lance has been a perfect gentleman with her. Later, when he returns her to the shed, he praises her for lying to Ron and shocks her by adding that it might buy her a little bit longer to live.
S1 • E438
McGovern won't allow Gene to back off the article detailing Miriam's disappearance. Stacey explains to Gene that it isn't easy for her to just drop by and see her father, though Gene assures her that he thinks Dave is sober and devises a way to give her the push she needs. Worried that she has a promotion coming and could lose her job, Vicki has second thoughts about her caper with Nancy; however Nancy already has a scheme to cover their tracks. Marianne blames Gil for not being able to find Russ. An outraged Ben angrily vows he'll never let Gene interview Lori. When Gil phones with continued threats, Vicki informs him that his Canterbury permits and soil analysis are ready.
S1 • E439
Nancy smiles with glee at Vicki's decision to give Gil the falsified soil analysis. Ben takes his troubles with Gene to work and Ione. Blue goes to Paula and terrifies her into giving him all her money. He promises to cut her up unless she brings him tonight's takes from her johns to Warehouse 19 on the docks. Ron rubs it in Lance's face that Russ is more determined than him and will find Blue first. One of Ron's informants planted at the Chesterfield as a patient reports back that Babs sent word to Ione, and they now know where she is. Ron orders Lance to kill her. A frustrated and increasingly violent Blue awaits Paula at Warehouse 19.
S1 • E440
When Russ knocks on Paula's door, she asks if it's Blue. Russ then forces her to tell him where Blue is waiting for her. After Ione defends Ben, Gene appreciates Terry's apology for Ben's rude outburst. Marianne is appalled at Gil's boastfulness when they meet Kate and Amber at the Greenbriar, and Kate sizes Gil up accurately. Dave tells Terry that Blue always seemed more like a frightened child than a vicious rapist. Dave comments to Ione that Terry reminds him of Kate. An armed Russ cautiously enters Warehouse 19 and makes his way through the darkness in search of Lance who is watching him from the shadows. Russ eventually locates him, with his back up against a wall, and says he's going to kill him for raping Lori. Blue counters that he can't kill him because he didn't rape Lori. In fact, he never had Lori, and neither did Russ. Caught off guard by the comment, Russ lowers his gun, giving Blue a chance to lunge for him. The two fall into boxes, locked in a struggle for possession of the gun. As they draw close together, a gunshot echoes through the empty warehouse as the stunned men stare wide-eyed at one another.
S1 • E441
After a gunshot echoes through the warehouse, Blue slowly crumples to the floor. Miriam wonders what has happened to Blue and asks God to show himself as friend and help Blue not be afraid to call on His name. As a stunned Russ watches, Blue calls out for Jesus and apologizes. Ben refuses to apologize for his behavior toward Gene and tells Terry he resents using their friendship to further his career. Harold tells Charles it cold take an additional two weeks to get remaining $100,000 of the ransom. When Sgt. Brubaker arrives to take Lori's statement, Ben won't allow it, but Lori insists on giving a statement. However, later she's mad to learn she still has to testify against Blue. Lance torments Miriam by telling her that he murdered Blue. Brubaker phones the Davidsons with the news that they never have to worry about Blue again because he's dead.
S1 • E442
Russ phones Ron to tell him that he doesn't have to worry about Blue any longer. Marianne shows up unexpectedly demanding to know what Russ really does for his father. When he won't tell her, she tries to give him back the silver cross necklace he gave to her at Christmas. Later, Terry and Lori try to advise her, but Marianne just isn't sure whether or not God wants her to help Russ. Ben apologizes to Terry for his behavior. Ron accuses Lance of jealousy toward Russ, who he's becoming very fond of. He instructs Lance to go to Fairmont and take care of Babs now, unless he needs to send Russ instead.
S1 • E443
Terry, Harold, and Nancy trade mild insults as they await a hearing with the commissioner to decide dispensation of their mother's house. Marianne quarrels with Gil over his insensitivity when he congratulates her on breaking up with Russ. Ron wants to talk with Russ and sends a pouting Lance off to take care of Babs. Nancy makes an ass of herself addressing the commissioner. Ron tells Russ he's on his way to the top now, and nothing can stop it. He advises him that's it's just a matter of time until each of them in Cardello organization are caught; it's their job to just hold it off as long as possible. The commissioner asks Nancy and Terry if they're ready to hear his recommendation to the court.
S1 • E444
The commissioner recommends Terry and Nancy selling the house to a third party. Brubaker thinks Monk could get off with probation. Nancy objects to the commissioner's decision. Monk wonders why Gene is helping him. Dave realizes that Bennmihht never perform surgery again after Alex tells him that Ben's injury left him with only about 80% use of his hand. Gene is ecstatic to receive Terry's news about the hearing. Harold decides Dave is a nice guy and suggests to Terry that he would be a good catch for someone, but she corrects him with that notion as Dave want to reconcile with his ex-wife. Dave narrowly misses Kate arriving at the King's Arms with Amber.
S1 • E445
Nancy realizes there's something she might be able to do about her predicament. Peter jokes he would be homeless, penniless, and friendless if he ever took Gil's advice. Harold visits Babs at the restaurant where she's working in Fairmont. After he tells her the situation with Miriam, Babs worries him by speculating that she'll be killed if Ron and Lance are behind the kidnapping. Kate feels Amber is too hard on Stacey and has a go at Gil about escaping matrimony when he stops by and turns on the charm. Dave is stunned by Stacey's arrival at the clinic to see him.
S1 • E446
Stacey and Dave enjoy a sweet reunion. She lets him know that Kate has returned to Kingsley and might be more open to talking with him than Amber. Ione becomes teary with thoughts of Carla and Gene moving out soon. The situation between Dave and Stacey strikes a chord with Carla who regrets not reconciling with her own mother. Vince loses his cool when Ron tells him that Russ killed Blue. Ron upsets Lance with his consideration of allowing Russ to eliminate Babs since it could get rid of both of them.
S1 • E447
Vince goes to see Marianne and fails to convince her to give Russ a second chance. Russ shows up at the Davidsons wanting to talk with Lori. Gil admits to Leon he's really in love with Amber. Anxious and not dealing well with what he's done, Russ' cryptic comments about protecting her from Blue, who deserved to die for ruining her life and Ben's career as a surgeon, confuse Lori. McGovern disappoints Stacey by not including her in a story about a potential open congressional seat and special election to fill it. Gil walks in as Marianne begs God to give her strength with Russ, and he tells her she can find him at Leon's diner right now.
S1 • E448
Marianne follows Gil's tip and finds Russ at Leon's. They have a tense meeting with her deeply concerned about what's troubling him, and him unable to tell her that he has killed a man. Regardless of their feelings for one another, she reminds him that they have no future together and walks out. Ben firmly rejects Gene once more about interviewing Lori. Disguised as a gray haired old woman, Babs goes to the clinic to see Ione. She stops to talk privately with Gene, who suspects Lori's attack was somehow tied to Ron and Lance. Babs confirms for Gene what she knows about Miriam's kidnapping then visits Harold at his office. As they embrace and kiss, Nancy barges in and is stunned at what she sees.
S1 • E449
After recognizing Babs, Nancy and she trade insults, leading to a cat fight in which Nancy is the loser. She runs out screaming that she's going to the police and have Babs arrested. Ron mocks Lance's loneliness without Blue around. Gene visits Harold and confides that he's thinking of taking Monk into his home to help him. Miriam tells Ron she's going crazy locked up alone and wants to go home, but he replies that they're waiting until the time is right to collect the ransom, and she'll have to survive a little bit longer. At the hospital to see the gynecologist, Lori admits to Terry and Ben that it felt good to talk with Russ and try to help him with his problems instead of being a burden to everyone. Lance returns Miriam to the shed after her meeting with Ron, but as he's leaving, he hears Gabriel meowing. and smiles knowingly.
S1 • E450
Lance finds Gabriel in the shed. Nancy tries to make an assault and battery report against Babs, but can't since Babs didn't strike her with a weapon. Brubaker is delighted to inform her that she can only file a charge of simple assault, which is a misdemeanor, though she won't get far with it because Harold is the only witness and denies seeing anything. Terry suggests that Marianne will have a very long hard road ahead if it's God's will for her to be with Russ in order to change him, and if it's not His will, she'll feel the peace that comes with it being over. Gil interrupts Amber and Kate's disagreement about whether or not to see Dave. When Miriam refuses to have sex with him in exchange for letting her keep Gabriel, Lance cruelly kills the animal. Dr. Gavin happily informs Lori that she's pregnant. Having a flashback to Blue trying to rape her, an upset Lori flees the office in tears.
S1 • E451
Convinced she's pregnant by Blue, Lori can't share the news with Ben. Lance phones Charles, who says he won't proceed with the ransom demands until he gets proof Miriam is still alive. While searching for a way to escape the shed, Miriam uncovers a small locked chest. Charles desperately pushes Harold to come up with the remaining $78,000 since the kidnappers are ready to make an exchange. Amber agrees that she and Gil can enjoy one another physically but without emotional attachments. Elated to hear scratching and crying at the shed door, Miriam is devastated when it turns out to be Lance playing sick joke on her. He tells her that Gabriel didn't have nine lives after all, to which she sarcastically replies that Blue didn't either. Enraged, he wants to know what she saw in Blue and what they did together because he doesn't believe she just read the bible to him. As she fights back, screaming that she's going to tell Ron what he did to her, he leaves. Miriam sinks to the floor, thanking Jesus for protecting her and apologizing for ever doubting.
S1 • E452
Marty, Ron's informant, chats up Babs at the diner, but she becomes suspicious and warns him away. Terry reassures Lori that Blue didn't rape her. Vince catches up with Russ who swears he didn't murder Blue in cold blood but over a struggle for the gun. Realizing that Ron thinks Russ is a dangerous man now, Vince demands he keep quiet. Amber returns home and admits to Kate that she and Gil spent the night together at the King's Arms. Kate announces she's getting her own apartment since she and Amber both need their privacy. Terry speaks with Ben about Lori's irrational behavior, theorizing that it's because she believes she was raped and they're just trying to shield her from the truth. Amber approves of Kate having a man in her life and wants to know just how friendly she is with Lee Carothers, however they argue when Kate admits there could be a place in her life for Dave. Stacey arrives in the middle of their quarrel and stands up to her sister. She wants a relationship with her father and demands that Amber mind her own business.
S1 • E453
Ron angers Lance by sending him to Fairmont for Babs while letting Russ take over collections. Advised by Vince to keep an eye on Ron who might be skimming money, Russ agrees to work with Ron on the books. Brubaker presses Harold about the alleged kidnapping, but Harold remains quiet about that as well as where Babs is hiding. Later, Harold confirms Miriam's kidnapping to Gene since he's working to find a connection between Miriam, Ron, and Lance. Vicki tries to give Nancy friendly advice regarding the lawsuit with Terry, but Nancy turns on her, threatening to expose her for giving Gil a falsified soil analysis report. Gene finds Lori at the clinic and begins to question her. Ben catches them talking just as Lori insists she was raped by Blue. Although he tries to stop it, after Lori insists on getting her story out, Ben allows Gene to continue and tells him to make it good.
S1 • E454
Kate recalls Dave when he was once idealistic and determined. A flirty Nancy goes to Dave at the Chesterfield for an examination of her injuries and is disappointed when he won't let her change into a dressing gown and quickly sends her away. Ron gives Russ a list of loans to collect, and one of them belongs to Nancy. Marianne and Peter find themselves in similar romantic situations. Ron tells Vince he wants to use Russ as a replacement for Blue. After his night with Amber, Gil is excited for his future and the Canterbury complex, which is moving along well. Terry recounts for Lori the events of Blue attacking her and tries to reiterate again that it was impossible for him to have raped her.
S1 • E455
Miriam attempts to pick the lock on the chest she found in the shed. Harold shows Gene the photo Lance sent Miriam and they talk about Babs as Nancy eavesdrops at the door. They catch her, and Harold won't say where Babs is when Nancy says she filed an assault charge against her. Peter wonders how Terry would react if he had relationship with someone who doesn't share their faith. Nancy recognizes Russ when he shows up to give her a courtesy reminder of the money she owes the organization. Dave suggests that Terry and Ben show Lori the results of tests taken the night she was attacked. Nancy offers Russ herself instead of paying the $600 she owes but doesn't have. Gene goes to Fairmont to show Babs the photo of Miriam. Babs recognizes a music box in the background as being at a house in the country where Ron took her and other girls to party one night long ago. As she and Gene speculate it could be his hideout, Ron's informant Marty listen from an adjacent booth. Miriam manages to break the lock on the chest and slowly lifts the lid to see if something inside might help her escape.
S1 • E456
Miriam finds the chest contains sticks of dynamite for land clearing, but the matches have become wet and won't strike. Marty reports Babs' movements to Ron, though he says there's too many people around. They'll have to shoot her at the restaurant after closing. Vicki agrees to give Nancy the money from her savings account, but it's not enough to cover her debt to Ron. Later, Nancy stops by the Redlon house and tries to bribe Carla into giving her $1000 in exchange for agreeing to sell them the house, but Carla says she'll wait for the judge's decision, save herself the money, and throws Nancy out. Miriam pretends to be crazy when Lance brings her lunch. Ron agrees to Russ' recommendation of giving Nancy an extension since she's crazy enough to expose them to the cops. Now that Marty has Babs staked out, he's ready to give Lance another chance to prove himself.
S1 • E457
Lori experiences a dizzy spell while talking with Marianne about Russ. Terry and Ben support Marianne's decision to break up with Russ, but her heart still pulls her toward him. Kate pushes Stacey to spend more time with Amber. Gene tells Harold that Babs recognized the background of the photo but can't recall the location. A dinner with her daughters is spoiled by Amber's hatred for Dave and eagerness to remind them about Kevin's death. Lori pulls away when Ben tries to give her a kiss.
S1 • E458
Harold warns Nancy that she'll have to leave the house soon and will get escorted out by police if she refuses to go. Lucille Figgins, Dave's quirky, energetic registered nurse, arrives for her first day of work at the Chesterfield and quickly takes charge. Vicki reluctantly agrees to take on Nancy as a temporary roommate if she's forced to find another place to live. Nancy tips off Sgt. Brubaker that Babs is a waitress in Fairmont, though he won't make her arrest a top priority. Gil and Amber have their first fight as lovers but kiss and make up after she sets things straight instead of setting things right.
S1 • E459
Stacey offers to help when she overhears McGovern informing Gene it looks as if Lee Carothers might run for the soon to be empty congressional seat and wants a story. Russ collects the $500 from Nancy, tells her she can forget the interest, and makes her promise to also forget she ever did business with them as well as never getting involved with loan sharks again. When Terry calls her to say they'll all help her pack and move, Nancy angrily hangs up. Lee Carothers pays a surprise visit to Kate. She tells him about the latest developments in her life, and he becomes more interested when she admits that Dave is back in town and sober. Stacey lunches with her father and gives him a glimmer of hope that Kate could be ready to talk with him soon.
S1 • E460
Lance forces Miriam to write a letter to Charles telling him she's still alive and well taken cared for. After he leaves, she wonders how many sticks of dynamite it will take to blow her way out of the shed. When Ron asks him about letting Nancy off, Russ explains that going easy the first time will ensure she comes back again, and next time they can get her house as collateral. Charles isn't sure it's a mistake to assume Miriam will be back some day. Ron wants Lance to make a hit on Babs tonight, and he promises she'll be DOA.
S1 • E461
Harold arrives in Fairmont to see Babs just as Lance is ready to run her out. Amber reads between the lines and sees a future for Kate as Mrs. Congressman Lee Carothers. Stacey isn't happy when Kate admits that even if she doesn't get together with Lee romantically, if she decides to work on his campaign, it won't leave time for reconciliations. Lori's comment about Carla's obnoxious pregnancy, pushes Ben too far. Before Harold can talk with her, Babs is arrested by local police, who escort her out of the diner. Lance trains his gun but can't get a clean shot at Babs.
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Lori tries to tell Ben about the pregnancy but doesn't. When Lance returns with news that Babs was arrested before he could shoot her, a furious Ron demotes him. Charles worries about Erick's letter to Miriam. Nancy pushes her way past Dave's patients to get personal treatment. Lance quietly seethes as Ron makes him Russ' errand boy. Later, Lance phones Charles and tells him to expect a letter from Miriam, and he laughs when Charles asks if Miriam will be set free once they have the money.
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After paying her bail, Harold hides Babs out at the Kings Arms, and she fears being killed. Hailed reassures Gene that Carla has nothing to worry about where Nancy's house is concerned. Babs calls Ione for company. Charles shows Harold the interesting letter Miriam sent, and Harold's intuition tells him to hang in to the letter. Gil and Amber spot Kate and Lee dining cozily at the Greenbriar.
S1 • E464
Lori remarks to Peter that she couldn't face a career in education after what happened to her. Lee Carothers' campaign manager Sebastian McKnight returns to Kingsley determined for Lee to run for the congressional seat and win this time. Babs refuses to let Harold go to the press with her story since they don't have the ledger copies she stole proving that Ron skimmed money from Cardello. Sebastian argues with Lee that being a single middle aged bachelor is the only thing standing in his way of the congressional seat. Stacey suggests Dave act fast as Kate is seeing Lee again. Gene reads Miriam's letter to Charles and wonders if she has included a clue to her whereabouts in several unusual passages. Vicki helps Nancy with her packing, and Nancy smirks that just because the Redlons are getting her mother's house doesn't mean they'll have it easily.
S1 • E465
Harold informs Terry that the judge followed the commissioner's recommendation about evicting Nancy and selling Nora's house. Russ is to decide the punishment fort employees caught skimming from the organization, prompting Lance to tease him in front of Russ about his own skimming, which no one else knows about except Babs. Marianne can't deal with it when she and Russ end up in the same restaurant for their business lunches. Ben admits to Terry he's angry and won't let Lori's behavior continue. Needing matches for the dynamite, Miriam convinces Lance to get her some candles since it's so dark in the shed.
S1 • E466
Dr. Galvin inadvertently reveals Lori's pregnancy to Ben. Russ confronts Marianne at the King's Arms. He urges her to forget him, while she argues she wants him, and they can be together if he only walks away from Vince's job. Later. Ron suggests no woman like Marianne could now be with Russ, who is only fit for fallen women like prostitutes. Marianne and Lori discuss her relationship with Russ, and she wishes she had an honest relationship like Lori and Ben's. Ben arrives and asks Marianne to excuse them as he has something important to discuss with Lori. After Lance gives her a candle, Marianne puts a stick of dynamite in the door frame and lights it.
S1 • E467
Peter thinks Amber has Gil eating out of the palm of her hand and not the other way around. Ben confronts Lori who admits she kept the pregnancy from him because she didn't want to hurt him with the truth that she's carrying Blue Nobles' child. Ben tries to no avail to convince her that he's the father. Miriam has second thoughts as the fuse burns down on the dynamite. Fearing she might mortally hurt herself, she stamps out the fuse at the very last second. Ben tells Terry about Lori's pregnancy and they pray together for God to open Lori's eyes to the truth. Amber arranges a dinner date for Kate with Lee, who heeding Sebastian's advice reveals he's going to run for Congress and wants Kate at his side.
S1 • E468
Harold takes Charles the full ransom and returns Miriam's letter which continues to disturb him. Gil offers a sympathetic ear to Marianne as she tries to get over Russ. Nancy feigns eye pain as an excuse to get out of helping Vicky with an important report at work. When Harold decides that he's going to go to Vince Cardello himself, Babs insists on accompanying him. Nancy flirts with Dave, irritating Ione and Lucille.
S1 • E469
Harold tries to convince Babs that a meeting with Cardello is their only chance out of the mess she's in. The campaign heats up as the incumbent Iluver backs Hugh Wainwright for the congressional seat. Babs and Harold lay everything out for a skeptical Vince. Amber tells Lee she wants her father out of her mother's life and him in it. Sebastian pushes Lee to get Kate. Stacey reads Miriam's letter and helps Gene view it in a new perspective. The two decipher Miriam's coded message suggesting she's near train tracks. Vince confides in Russ his suspicions about Ron and says he's a dead man if they're true.
S1 • E470
Gene visits Harold and Babs and they figure where Miriam is likely being held. Gene agrees that Harold can go to the police if he's not back by 10 that night as he's going to look for Miriam. Ron decides to have Charles drop off the ransom that night at Leon's Diner, and if they don't get the money, Miriam will be killed. Russ and Ron have a veiled conversation about betrayal and setting examples for others that is meant to underscore Ron's betrayal of Vince. Ron warns Russ the quarry he seeks might be very clever. Charles panics when Lance phones with ransom instructions, but the bank has already closed. Upset and demanding Harold get to the money in the bank safety deposit box, Charles experiences chest pains.
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Miriam worries about whether or not it's safe to use the dynamite to escape. Carla expresses concern that Nancy might still pull a dirty trick with the house. Harold arrives at Charles' with all the ransom money, but Charles refuses his final request that the police be involved in the exchange. Paula tips off Russ that Lance had boasted about the killing he and Ron were making off the cocaine trade. Searching for Miriam, Gene arrives at a deserted farmhouse on the outskirts of Kingsley.
S1 • E472
Ben worries when he can't reach Lori. Peter comforts Marianne. Stacey inadvertently tells Ione and Carla about Miriam, and Gene's quest to find her. Gene is held at gunpoint on a farm by a suspicious woman. Carla and Ione worry about Gene, and Harold and Babs try to contact him before 10pm, the appointed time for them to call the police.
S1 • E473
Ben punches the banister and hurts his hand when he arrives to find Lori isn't home and hasn't left a note. Everyone toasts champagne to Lee's campaign. Vince realizes Rob's cheating him when he discovers people in the street are paying more than what his books say. He decides to take Russ for a "visit" with Ron and Lance. As they prepare the ransom exchange, Ron reminds Lance they have to kill Miriam. Lance gives Miriam another candle but tips her off that it's last one. Miriam prays for guidance in setting off the dynamite. Gene arrives at Ron's farmhouse.
S1 • E474
Ben finds Lori at their condo. She attempts to make him see that nothing will ever be the same between them again. She doesn't know how to give herself to him as a wife now, so maybe they shouldn't even be married. Vince and Russ learn from Ron's girlfriend Ramona that he and Lance have gone to Saddleback. Vince warns her not to try to contact Ron, and Russ rips the phone cord out. Gene arrives at the farmhouse where he begins to snoop around for Miriam. He is almost spotted by Ron and Lance. On their way to Saddleback, Vince gives Russ a loaded gun, which he will likely need in their confrontation with Ron. As Gene approaches the shed, inside Miriam lights a stick of dynamite and places it at the bottom of the door to escape.
S1 • E475
Gene calls out for Miriam as he approaches the shed. She screams at him to get away as the fuse on the dynamite is nearly burned down. He manages to break the door open and hurls the dynamite away as it explodes. Ben brings Lori and expresses more of his frustration to Terry. Terry talks with Lori but fails to get through to her. Russ and Vince pull up at the farmhouse just as Ron and Lance run outside to find the source of the explosion. They see Miriam and Gene running for his car. Ron sends an armed Lance after them. Terry is horrified when Lori admits she doesn't want the baby and if she had it, she could never look at it without thinking of Blue. Lance captures Miriam and Gene. After beating Gene unconscious, he locks the two back in the shed. Ron is forced to confess everything to Vince. Vince decides to go ahead with the ransom transfer and orders Lance to collect the money and bring it straight to back to them.
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Preparing to make the ransom drop, Harold worries about Charles's heart condition, but he refuses any help. At Leon's Diner, Peter cheers Marianne up. She offers to make a sketch of him as she did for Russ. Stacey and Dave come into Leon's for coffee, and Stacey meets Peter. Dave tells Stacey about his life on skid row and being locked up in the drunk tank until Jeff Cummings came and prayed with him. Stacey wishes that her mother and Amber could see the obvious change that Dave's faith has made in his life. Harold gets to know Mrs. Lucas, and they worry about Charles. Lance arrives at Leon's to stake out the booth where Charles is to leave the money. Russ blanches when Vince orders Ron to kill Miriam and Gene to tie up loose ends. Panicking, Russ offers to do it himself. Although Vince doesn't want more blood on Russ' hands, when Russ says he's doing it to prove his trust, Vince reluctantly allows him to do the task. Russ goes to the shed and tells Miriam and Gene to make a run for his car. Before they go, Gene gives Russ the ledger copy Babs made, proving Ron's duplicity. Vince and Ron are relieved to hear two gunshots, while Miriam and Gene make their escape in the car.
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Russ gives Vince the copy of the ledger, and Vince decides he'll kill Ron and Lance as soon as Lance returns with the ransom money. Ione and Carla are ecstatic when Gene brings Miriam home. She and Gene phone Charles, who has already left to make the drop at Leon's. Harold races against the clock to stop Charles from the leaving the ransom. At Leon's, Lance becomes anxious waiting for Charles. Gil pretends he's impervious to vulnerability and talks Amber into spending the night with him again. Charles takes the briefcase of money into Leon's. Just as Lance is ready to make his move, Harold runs in and tells Charles that Miriam has been rescued.
S1 • E478
Charles and Harold leave Leon's with the money. Gene and Miriam tell their story to Sgt. Brubaker. Terry gives Peter advice about wives. Charles and Miriam are reunited, and he takes her home. Lance phones Ron to tell him that Miriam is free. Ron then taunts Vince with Russ' betrayal of him. With Vince distracted by Russ, Ron grabs a gun and shoots Vince. Vince manages to shoot Ron, before he fires another shot into Vibe. Russ holds Vince in his arms and watches helplessly as his father dies. Hearing approaching sirens in the distance, Russ tearfully tells Vince that he loves him, then he runs away, leaving Vince and Ron lying on the floor.
S1 • E479
News of the shootout that killed Vince Cardello and wounded Ron Washington spreads throughout Kingsley. Babs fears her situation still won't be resolved until Lance is caught and Vince's place as The Prince is taken over by another. Ben and Terry talk about Lori's tendency to manufacture drama. Later, when Lori reads that Blue was one of Miriam's captors and becomes upset, Ben refuses to indulge her. Amber taunts Stacey that Kate has become interested in Lee and won't ever consider a reconciliation with Dave.
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Miriam balks when Charles insists she not see any of her old friends from Chesterfield. Lori apologizes to Ben and reluctantly agrees to make an appointment with Dr. Galvin. Babs seeks Miriam's forgiveness, though it's unnecessary. Reading about Vince's death, Marianne worries about Russ and how heavily he was involved in his father's illegal activities. Terry prays to God to touch them all.
S1 • E481
Russ phones Marianne who agrees to meet with him. Nancy goes to Harold wondering why he hasn't made her an offer to settle out of court. She offers to drop the assault charges against Babs for $1000, but Harold won't give her a penny more than $500. Marianne tells Peter about the call from Russ. He thinks Russ should go straight to the police. Babs and Miriam discover they're almost roommates again as she and Charles are also booked into the King's Arms while the Carpenter house is renovated. Babs warns Miriam about traveling alone since she could still be in danger from Lance until he's caught.
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Terry shares with Ione news of Lori's pregnancy and the problems surrounding it. Sgt. Brubaker and Gene search Ron's apartment and find his ledgers. Carla admits to Ione that she doesn't want Monk living with them in their new home. Ben wonders who shares Terry's problems as she's busy sharing the problems of everyone else. Lori reveals her pregnancy to Marianne, but she becomes emotional and can't say tell her friend that she believes the baby belongs to Blue Nobles. Later, Russ shows up at Marianne's office to talk.
S1 • E483
Russ explains to Marianne that he joined his father as a means to an end but thought he could get it out of it one day. Harold needs a decision from Gene and Carla about Monk as he has to go before the judge next week. Gil and discuss the changes in their feelings, though Amber doesn't want to change the rules they agreed to for their casual relationship. Carla informs Gene that Monk can stay with Ione. Gene replies that the point of having him in their lives is so that he can have the influence of another man. He agrees to think over Ione's offer if Carla agrees to still consider letting him stay with them.
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Marianne informs the Davidsons that she saw Russ but refused to hide or help him in anyway. A guilty Vicky ponders admitting to Russ she and Nancy falsified the soil analysis, but Nancy badgers her and then Gil actions actions seal her silence. Marianne fails to convince Lori that she's wrong about the rape. Peter offers Gil advice on women. Lee has to stand up Kate for lunch but promises to have dinner with her, meanwhile Dave confides in Terry he's going to pay a surprise visit to Kate tonight.
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Dave discusses with Ben his worry that Lori might abort the baby. Amber mistakes Gil's flowers and processed love as being a gift from Lee to Kate while Stacey wonders if Dave sent them. Nancy causes a scene at the hospital with Terry then Lester. Kate disappoints Stacey by confessing she never wants to see Dave. Nancy drops by the Chesterfield clinic looking for Dave. Lee realizes he could have competition for Kate. Dave arrives just as Kate and Lee are leaving for a romantic evening.
S1 • E486
Dave's arrival is dealt with very politely by Lee, who repeatedly insinuates that he and Kate are involved. Uncomfortable with Carothers, Dave excuses himself and leaves, while Kate is extremely confused by contradictory feelings. Miriam can't agree when Charles insists she promise never to go and see her friends in Chesterfield. Harold wishes that Nancy could be denied access to Nora's house prior to the auction because he doesn't trust her. Nancy flirts with Vicky's date behind her back. Later she goes to the Castaway where a depressed Dave is at the bar being in tempted by a glass of scotch. Meanwhile, inside the King's Arms restaurant, Kate admits to Lee that she knows Dave has changed. She could see it in his face.
S1 • E487
Obnoxious Nancy pushes Dave into leaving the Castaway before he takes a drink. Gene and Carla argue about Monk, and her position is unyielding. Dave goes to the Davidsons to see Ben, who is out with Lori. Terry insists he talk with her instead, and she makes him promise to skip the bar and head straight to her house the next time he gets upset enough to want to drink. Russ shows up at the Davidsons to beg for help. Peter gives in and goes to get him money, but Ben and Lori arrive. Ben chases Russ, who gets away. Ben phones Sgt. Brubaker and chastises Peter for helping Russ with money. Lori admits she hasn't made another appointment with Dr. Galvin but says she will.
S1 • E488
Ione tries to help Dave, who's still upset over being tempted to drink. Miriam's visit with Lori takes a dark turn when Miriam tells her she's wrong about Blue and begins to recount his life of abuse and love of her reading Bible stories to him. Amber returns and is very unhappy to hear that her mother and father met. Marianne tells Brubaker the extent of her knowledge about Russ and his father's business. Lori fails to accept Miriam drawing a parallel between forgiving her and having forgiveness for Blue. On his way to see the judge and Monk, Harold asks Stacey to call Ione and have her pray. Miriam swears to Brubaker that Russ had no involvement in her kidnapping and encourages him to focus on apprehending Lance.
S1 • E489
Monk's hearing gets underway. Peter and Stacey get to know one another. The judge accepts Monk's trespassing plea and suspends his sentence. Peter tells Marianne about Russ' visit and his need for money. Lee chastises Sebastian for interfering in his private life and dragging Kate into the public arena. Russ phones Marianne, begging her to meet him at Warehouse 19, and he's angry when she says she's seen Sgt. Brubaker who wants him to tell his side of the story about Saddleback. Lance follows Russ' car.
S1 • E490
Lori and Carla accidentally meet in Dr. Galvin's office, where Carla realizes Lori is pregnant. Lance follows Russ back to Warehouse 19. Carla's happy talk about pregnancy irritates Lori. Ben insists to Terry that he doesn't deny God's power to heal, but with his own injured hand, God must have other plans for him. While Russ waits, Lance enters the warehouse. Lori walks out on her appointment with Dr. Galvin. Ben and Lori's cold, sarcastic comments to one another disturbs Terry. Charles announces to Miriam his plans for them to go to England and get Erick. Russ runs from Lance. Gil teases Amber regarding her jealousy. Ione lectures Carla when she bristles at Gene's call saying he's bringing Monk home. An armed Lance searches the warehouse for Russ.
S1 • E491
Lance continues to stalk Russ in Warehouse 19. Carla can't get Gene's interest in helping Monk out of her thoughts. Dr. Galvin informs Terry that Lori walked out on their appointment. She can't help Lori, but she decides to speak with Ben as another professional. Nancy attempts to sell her mother's furniture. Vicky shocks Nancy with the news that she won't have her job much longer since Miriam will be coming back. Monk puts his foot in his mouth with Carla. Nancy threatens to expose Vicky's falsified soil analysis if she loses her job to Miriam. An angry Terry accuses Lori of not only rejecting her baby but the God who gave it to her. Russ dumps boxes from the rafters onto Lance and makes a run for the door as Lance fires shots at him.
S1 • E492
Terry has another go at Lori who says she and Ben are moving out. Monk overhears Carla tell Gene she doesn't trust being in the house alone with a teenage boy who has a sketchy past. Terry forces Lori to be honest with Ben about moving back to the condo. Ben senses the tension between Terry and Lori, and Terry admits that Lori lied to them about her appointment with Dr. Galvin. Monk reassures Carla that he plans to work and follow her rules. Babs returns to work at Harold's office. Ben confronts Lori, though she and Ben leave the Davidson home.
S1 • E493
Lori won't allow Ben to carry her over the threshold of their condo. Stacey urges Dave to not give up on Kate despite her renewed relationship with Lee. Gil meets Dave but declines having lunch with him and Stacey. Amber stops by Lee's office to offer her help to his campaign, and he asks her for advice about proposing marriage to Kate. A furious Ben screams at Lori that he's fed up with her immaturity, stubborn attitude, and willingness to destroy their marriage. Marianne suggests that Lori accept the truth and see things through Ben's point of view. Peter decides to talk with Lori after Terry fills him in on the latest events. Lori angrily lashes out at Marianne.
S1 • E494
Russ phones Miriam asking for money. Babs suggests that Miriam call the cops about Russ, but Miriam feels she owes her life to him and wants to help. Nancy questions Fred about having his friend Dan Myers help her with financial investments. Kate tells Amber and Stacey that she has rented a house for herself. Lee feels encouraged by Kate.
S1 • E495
Vicky begs Nancy to get into Gil's office and switch the fake soil analysis report with the original one. Terry and Harold go to Nora's house and find it has been completely cleaned out. Nancy blows off Vicky's fears that Gil will find out about their scheme and have her sent to jail like another state official who was recently caught. Kate and Terry have a strained first meeting when she arrives at Nora's house saying that Nancy rented it to her, furnished, and took her rent and deposit money. Peter gets nowhere with Lori. Miriam tells Brubaker that she has been in contact with Russ and says that Lance hanging around Kingsley to hunt down Russ is how he gets his kicks. Dr. Galvin discovers a tear in the uterine lining and warns Lori that she'll have to do everything in her power to save her baby.
S1 • E496
Still smarting over their disagreement about Blue, Lori and Miriam have an uncomfortable encounter at Marianne's office. Harold confronts Nancy about selling Nora's furniture and renting the house to Kate. Harold threatens Nancy with jail. Lance steals Paula's money. Amber suggests that Kate buy Nora's house at the auction. Lori becomes increasingly worried when she learns that Ben didn't spend the night at Terry's and fears he's left her. Lori apologizes to Terry, who tells her a story about a fight she had once with Scott. Lance orders Paula to get back out on the street and turning tricks again.
S1 • E497
Terry informs Carla of Nancy's latest actions. Dave provides a sympathetic ear to Ben. Carla rejects Monk's help around the house. After the polls show Lee four points behind Hugh Wainwright, Sebastian has a word with Kate. Terry tells Dave that she met Kate under tense circumstances and encourages him to ask Kate to help him organize his fundraiser for the Chesterfield clinic. Harold lets Carla know that the auction for Nora's house is coming up on Saturday. Gene cautions Carla that people act the way you expect them to, and if she doesn't stop pushing Monk away, he might become the person she fears.
S1 • E498
Babs' presence creates tension with Charles. Lester asks Ben about his chances of being able to perform surgery again. Nancy and Vicky counter-threaten one another over the soil analysis, but then Nancy needs her help paying to have Nora's furniture returned to the house. Ben denies Terry's request that he phone Lori. Charles dismisses Miriam's friendship with Christian opportunists. Not realizing her connection with Dave, Nancy and Kate have an awkward conversation about him with Nancy not hiding her desire to get her hooks in him. Charles surprises Miriam with airline tickets to England that night.
S1 • E499
Russ shows up at Miriam's hotel room and begs her to help him. Amber issues an ultimatum to Stacey about Dave and Kate. Russ tells Miriam that Blue whispered the name Jesus before he died and apologized. Gil overhears Marianne say she wants to leave Kingsley for good. Miriam shares with Ione her feeling that God arranged things the way he did so that she would be the one to lead him to Jesus before he died. Stacey laments to Gene that Kate and Dave just need one meeting without Amber or Lee around to help them reconcile. Miriam keeps her promise to Russ and takes a message to Marianne for him. Alone at the farmhouse, Russ remembers his father's death.
S1 • E500
Lori is bereft when Terry admits she saw Ben, and he said he doesn't want to talk to Lori. Paula complains to Lance she needs to see a doctor because her side hurts and she's vomiting, but he orders her back to the street to earn him more money. Gene and Carla worry when other people show up at the auction wanting to buy the house. Lori prays to God for forgiveness finally recognizing that she rejected the truth for a lie. Ben rushes Paula to the hospital in his car after she goes to the Chesterfield and he diagnoses her as an appendicitis case in need of immediate surgery. Gene and Carla enjoy the victory of winning the auction. Lori goes to the clinic to try to talk to Ben, and when she sees a pregnant clinic patient in distress, she suddenly becomes worried she might lose her own baby.
S1 • E501
Lori insists on going to the hospital with the clinic patient who begins to miscarry. As Paula recovers from emergency surgery, Lance arrives and attempts to physically remove her, but he fights with Ben and gets away. Lori's fears escalate when Dave informs her that his patient lost her baby. Later, Lori attempts to tell Ben that she's certain he's the father of her baby. A terrified Paula is determined to leave the hospital on her own. Structural trouble erupts for Gil at the Canterbury complex site.
S1 • E502
Vicky demands that Nancy switch the soil analysis reports today. Ben and Lori talk in depth and are joyously reconciled. Gil grows more worried as the Canterbury complex begins to have large unexplained shifts in the foundation. Kate signs a lease on a home. Nancy meets with financial attorney Dan Myers who tells her about investing in a limited real estate partnership that could triple or possibly quadruple her investment very quickly. Gene encourages Stacey to write a story on the Canterbury complex project, which she dismisses as being boring. Gil warns Amber and everyone at the construction site to keep quiet about the possible problems they're facing.
S1 • E503
Gil demands that Marianne not tell their father about the problems at the Canterbury site and can't figure out why they're having such serious problems when all of the analysis reports confirm everything meets specifications. Harold forces Nancy to drop assault charges against Babs. Ben and Lori revel in their newfound happiness. Nancy gets into Gil's office after hours dressed as a housekeeper. Just as she's picking the lock on the filing cabinet and switching soil analysis reports, Peter arrives. Nancy manages to get out without him recognizing her, but he notices the open filing cabinet.
S1 • E504
Nancy withholds the fake soil analysis report as an investment since Vicky will be at her mercy. Ben and Lori contemplate baby names. Carla's antique vase is broken in the move, and she blames Monk. Paula demands release from the hospital. When Ben tries to reassure her that she's safe under hospital security, Paula tells him in no uncertain terms that nothing will stop Lance if he comes back for her.
S1 • E505
Stacey arrives at Gil's office wanting to interview him just as he and Marianne read the soil analysis report again which declares the foundation unsuitable. Panicking, Gil and Peter rush back to the Canterbury construction site. Harold gives Terry and Nancy their shares of the profit from the sale of Nora's house. Paula phones Lance begging him to come back and get her, and then she leaves before he gets there. Terry spots him and calls fir security, but Lance gets away. Back at her apartment, Lance realizes she set him in order to get away and vows he's going to kill her along with Russ. Nancy gives Dan Myers $25,000 for him to invest her money in real estate and signs the paperwork, unaware that it's an investment for the Canterbury complex. At the construction site, Gil draws the conclusion that Vicky forged the analysis report and then switched it back with the original. Just as he's leaving to confront her, he and Peter watch helplessly as the building comes crashing down.
S1 • E506
After editor decides to send Gene to cover the Canterbury collapse story, Stacey argues the case for giving her the story. Gil forbids Marianne from phoning their father about Canterbury. Unaware that she invested in the collapsed complex, Nancy boasts her potential wealth to Vicky. Russ shows up at the Prescott office seeking comfort and help from Marianne. McGovern gives in when Stacey stands her ground with the collapse story. Gil and accuses Vicky of faking the soil analysis report to get revenge on him and implicates Nancy, who threatens to sue him for slander. Lance brings Ramona to Paula's apartment and learns that Brubaker is looking for him and Russ since they're the only two people with information about Vince's murder and Ron's shooting.
S1 • E507
Marianne cries to Lori that Russ is in danger of being killed unless he can get out of the country to start a new life. Feeling she's just using him to get a front page story, Gil rejects Stacey's offer to help him prove that the analysis reports were switched. Amber's decision to not summon any emotion for Gil and his situation bothers Kate. Gene makes Carla see that Monk will never succeed unless she supports him and does it for the right reasons. Gil walks out on Amber after she coldly accuses him of weakly manufacturing his innocence instead taking responsibility for the collapse.
S1 • E508
Stacey correctly guesses that the person who set up Gil was female. Ben doesn't buy Russ' claim that he can't go to the cops because he'll be killed and thinks Marianne should go to the police herself if he calls again. Peter is still considering a career in journalism. Nancy fails to get anywhere with Dave. Lori asks Marianne to phone her if she receives another call from Russ.
S1 • E509
Vicki panics over Stacey's Canterbury collapse story which reports an insurance investigation is being launched. Desperate for money, Lance wonders if Ron stashed any at Saddleback. Carla takes Lori a baby gift from Ione. Stacey visits Kate in her new home. Just as Stacey suggests that Kate attend Dave's Chesterfield clinic fundraiser, Lee arrives. Russ phones Marianne. She agrees to give him the $5000 he needs, and they plan to meet at Saddleback. Marianne tells Lori about her planned meeting with Russ, but she forbids Lori from going with her or following her.
S1 • E510
Russ arrives at Saddleback. Stacey interviews a nervous Vicki and overly solicitous Nancy. Lori informs Ben that Marianne is on her way to Saddleback with Russ' money, and fearing she's in danger, he decides to go after her. Lance arrives at Saddleback and flashes back to Ron ordering him to kill Blue. Gene laments to Ione that he and Carla can't reach an agreement about Monk. Russ hears the front door and thinking it's Marianne with the money is stunned to see Lance, who quickly draws his gun. Marianne arrives at Saddleback with Ben following her. He jumps out of the car, and tells her that he has seldom been as angry as he is right now. When Marianne insists she has to give Russ money to keep him alive, Ben yells back that Russ is just using her and doesn't care about her safety. He convinces her to leave the money in the car and walks her up the drive to the farmhouse. Russ defensively informs Lance that they're in the same boat. Someone is bringing him money, and Lance can use it to get away. Lance coldly replies that they're not in the same situation at all because Russ is a dead man. He then fires two bullets into Russ who slumps to the floor falling onto the police tape outline of Vince's body.
S1 • E511
Marianne hides and Ben cautiously approaches the farmhouse after they hear the shots fired from Lance's gun. Lance runs from the house and nearly sees Ben, who hides behind a tree. After Lance speeds away, Ben and Marianne rush inside to find that Russ has been shot twice in the chest. Stacey encourages a reluctant but sympathetic Kate to help Dave's fundraiser. Marianne insists on riding to the hospital with Russ and Ben. On the way, Russ goes into cardiac arrest and flat-lines. Kate agrees to go see Dave. As the paramedics attempt to restart Russ' heart, Ben tells Marianne that Russ is dead. Russ falls through space, consumed by the fires of Hell, and hears past comments he made about rejecting God. Marianne prays for Russ' life. Amber thinks too much is being made of Gil's situation. Russ' heart suddenly begins beating again. Ben cautions Marianne that Russ could easily die from his injuries. Dave hears a knock at the clinic door and is stunned to see that it's Kate.
S1 • E512
A giddy Lance tells Ramona that he's high on shooting and killing Russ at Saddleback. Kate and Dave discuss the past and how things have changed. Lance orders Ramona to roll the two customers she has lined up for tonight and reminds he that he'll kill her just as he did Russ. Kate agrees to organize the Chesterfield clinic fundraiser. Ben brings news to Marianne and Lori that Russ survived surgery and is currently stable, though he's not out of danger. Monk shirks talking with Gene about Carla's attitude. Lee phones Kate who avoids revealing that she spent the evening with Dave. After she hangs up, she wonders why she was so defensive with him.
S1 • E513
Stacey is delighted to hear that Kate and Dave will be working together and feels it's a start for them. Ben can't promise Marianne that Russ will survive but speculates that God wouldn't give him life again only to take it away. Lee drops by Kate's early in the morning with breakfast and intercepts a phone call from Dave. Jealous, Lee implies that he spent the night with Kate. Stacey doesn't believe that Kate and Lee are sleeping together, and Dave admits he feels like Kate is cheating on him. When Kate asks Lee about who called, he lies by saying it was a solicitation call. Gil's insurance claim for the Canterbury collapse is rejected since it appears the building fell because of negligence on the part of Prescott Construction. Ben asks Lee's manager Sebastian for their support in the clinic fundraiser. Gil and the insurance agent discuss suing the office of planning and development, as well as its employees who might have been involved.
S1 • E514
Stacey questions Vicki about her personal relationship with Gil and the threats she made against him. Amber compares a self-pitying Gil to her father and reminds him that isn't what she wanted in a relationship. Nancy interrupts Vicki and Stacey's conversation. Stacey appears to leave but eavesdrops at the door as Nancy and Viki discuss how they falsified Gil's report and switched them back. After she relates this to Gene, he strongly advises her that she must get a copy of the forged document or find a way to prove its existence. Russ regains consciousness.
S1 • E515
Marianne promises to stand by Russ no matter what he has to face. After Nancy leaves on a date with Fred, Stacey breaks into the apartment. The Carpenters arrive at their newly renovated home. Charles is disturbed to hear Miriam telling Erick that she's changed because of Jesus Christ. Ben agrees to let Brubaker question Russ. While Brubaker questions him, Russ starts to experience difficulty breathing. Stacey goes through Nancy's files and discovers the forged soil analysis, but just as she's ready to leave, Nancy and Fred unexpectedly return.
S1 • E516
Stacey runs and hides behind Nancy's boxes just as Nancy and Fred walk through the doorway. Dave visits Kate to talk about the fundraiser, and after she mentions Lee's early morning visit with Danish and coffee, Dave realizes that Lee intentionally led him to believe that he and Kate slept together. Stacey continues to hide as Nancy searches for a lost earring and Fred tries to get amorous. Gene and Carla clash over her giving Monk a chance. Marianne stays by Russ' side. Drifting in and out of consciousness, he begs her to keep him from going back to that place - the hell he experienced while dead. Kate cautions Dave to not believe that religion is an answer for every problem in the world. Stacey takes the forged soil analysis report to Gene, who chastises her for breaking into Vicki's apartment and opening herself up to a potential lawsuit. He persuades her to take her evidence and talk to McGovern before making another move. Nancy and Vicki get into another quarrel with Nancy using the soil analysis report as leverage. However, they are both horrified when she goes to get the document and finds that it's missing.
S1 • E517
Stacey and McGovern go to Brubaker with the forged report and are given a lecture about breaking the law to get a story. Nancy and Vicki turn on one another after they decide Stacey must have the missing analysis report. Lance discovers from the newspaper that Russ survived his murder attempt. Erick is caught in the middle when Charles and Miriam clash over her desire for Erick to be close to her Christian friends. When Ben reveals that he invited Lee to the fundraiser, Dave replies that he'll accept Lee professionally, but personally he doesn't want Carothers anywhere near himself or Kate. Sgt. Brubaker hauls Nancy and Vicki into the police station, tells them he has proof that the soil analysis report was faked, and then asks who wants to be questioned first.
S1 • E518
Brubaker questions Nancy who throws Vicki under the bus by revealing she was dumped by Gil only weeks before he applied for the Canterbury permits. Harold stuns Charles with news of the Canterbury collapse. Carla confesses to Gene that part of her uneasiness with Monk is because she finds him attractive. Dave tells Terry about Kate's involvement in the fundraiser. Under Brubaker's hard questioning, Vicki breaks down and admits everything, including Nancy's forgery and switching the report on Gil's office. Called back in to Brubaker's office, Nancy stands her ground smirking that she doesn't care what he thinks because no one has any proof of her involvement.
S1 • E519
Brubaker informs Stacey of Vicki's confession. Amber learns of Kate's new involvement with Dave. Stacey wants to interview Vicki. Kate defends herself against Amber who walks out. Lee reassures a worried Amber that he loves a good challenge and has no intention of losing Kate to Dave. Peter can't believe Vicki is set to take the fall for something Nancy did. Stacey enjoys being in the company of both of her parents. Gil offers sincere thanks to Stacey for helping him regain his credibility.
S1 • E520
A furious Nancy verbally assaults Stacey at The Chronicle, forcing Gene to call security and have her thrown out. Before she goes, Nancy threatens Stacey adding that she's a wealthy woman now with means. Russ recounts his experience in hell to Marianne. When she says that God is offering Russ so much more than friendship, he begs her to help him understand. Stacey's fight with Nancy is followed by another one with Amber who warns her to back off her mother and Dave. Dan Myers stuns Nancy with the news that she lost all of her investment in the Canterbury collapse but adds that if it turns out fraud was involved, as the police suspect, Nancy can always sue those responsible individuals. Lance tells Ramona he's headed out of Kingsley, but first he has to pay a visit to Russ. Later, Lance sneaks into Russ' room at Kingsley General and hovers over his bed brandishing a switchblade.
S1 • E521
Lance violently stabs Russ only to realize that the figure in the hospital bed is a dummy. At that moment Brubaker and his men burst into the room and apprehend Lance. Nancy's day gets even worse at the Castaway where she gets drunk, dumped by Fred, and laughed at by Ernie the bartender. When Brubaker taunts Lance that it's all over now and he has no reason to live, Lance says if Russ is alive, then he has a reason to live. Lee admits to Kate that he's mad and jealous of Dave. Marianne gives Russ a Bible, but he says he doesn't deserve any more chances and doesn't need the Bible where he's destined to go. Ernie fails to stop a drunken Nancy from driving home.
S1 • E522
Miriam and Charles clash over his decision to buy Erick several thousand dollars worth of electronic equipment in order to entice him to stay with them all summer. Miriam insists to Charles that she could give up everything and live independently again. Gil wants to do something really nice for Stacey to thank her. Stacey implies her investigation of the Canterbury story isn't over for Nancy. A drunken Nancy catches up with Stacey at the clinic and causes a huge scene. While lunching with Marianne, Lori is bothered by painful cramps. Ben arrives home and decides to rush her to the hospital. As he and Marianne are helping her out of the condo, Lori cries out in pain and tells Ben she's scared.
S1 • E523
Terry attempts to comfort Nancy who reaps what she does. Carla makes the first step with Monk. Dr. Galvin stabilizes Lori, though she wants to keep her in the hospital for a few days. Terry receives a call from Marianne and learns about Lori's condition. Ben can't help but wonder when all the trouble will stop for his family. Marianne confides in Terry that Russ thinks God showed him hell because he's destined to go there. Amber drops by Kate's without calling first and finds Dave there. When she refuses to acknowledge him and leaves, Kate apologizes, but Dave says it won't last forever.
S1 • E524
Released from jail on bond and facing at least six months in prison, Vicki returns home and evicts Nancy from the apartment, adding that she's also going to help send her to jail, too. Gil wonders if Dave is really such an ogre since Stacey is nothing like Amber described either. Vicki explains to Peter why she set up Gil. Terry and Ben each speak with Russ about his out of body experience. Vicki realizes how wrong she was when Peter offers her nothing but acceptance and respect. Nancy goes to Terry for help.
S1 • E525
Terry and Nancy have another showdown over her unwillingness to change her life, and when she asks for help, Terry suggests she turn herself in to the police. Babs' presence creates tension between Charles and Erick. Stacey admits to Kate that Gil invited her to dinner, and although he's still a creep, she'll humor him. Amber goes to Lee with her concerns about Kate possibly reconciling with Dave. Terry realizes just how happy Dave looks with Kate and with affection in her eyes, she tells Stacey that he reminds her very much of Scott.
S1 • E526
Nancy interrupts Fred's date at the Castaway, and getting nowhere with him, she turns her attention to another patron with a large bankroll. Gil's decision to attend Dave's fundraiser and make a donation angers Amber. Miriam and Charles argue over her perception that he's giving Erick a false sense of values. Stacey panics when Lee arrives at the fundraiser and enlists Terry's help in keeping Lee and Kate apart. Nancy finds herself with no place to go but a cheap motel room with the guy she picked up at the bar. While no one is looking at the fundraiser, Lee spikes Dave's drink with alcohol.
S1 • E527
Lee proposes a toast to the clinic prompting Dave to drink the spiked punch. Realizing it has alcohol, Dave makes his way to a sink to pour it out and is found by Kate. Blair Simpson, Amber's sorority sister from college, returns to Kingsley, and two catch up with one another. Lee offers a sizable donation to the clinic but in return privately asks Dave to stay away from Kate since he intends to marry her. Dave replies that he intends to re-marry Kate then announces Lee's donation to all of the guests. Gil takes Stacey to the King's Arms for supper then squirms when Stacey spots Amber and Blair dining there. Amber is visibly annoyed by Gil and Stacey being together. Dave escorts Kate home following the fundraiser, and after he gives her a peck on the cheek, she moves in for a full passionate kiss.
S1 • E528
Stacey asks Kate to keep the lines of communication open after Kate points out that she and Lee agree on most every issue, and that is more important than the mutual attraction she and Dave have for one another. Gil and Amber argue about last night, and he asks if she'll forgive him. Kate phones Terry hoping that they can get together soon and become better acquainted. Lee shows up at Kate's and makes a crack about her alcoholic ex-husband. When Kate becomes defensive of Dave, Lee wants to know where he stands in her life. Dave confides in Ben his desire to fight for Kate. Amber finds Gil at the newspaper with Stacey, and another argument ensues.
S1 • E529
Lee intercepts a bouquet of carnations sent by Dave and claims that they're from him. Russ gives an official statement to the police after the district attorney grants him immunity. Alone in a cheap motel room, Nancy realizes she has one person she can turn to for help. Harold blanches when Russ suddenly confesses to Brubaker his part in Blue's death. Stacey tells Kate that Dave sent her a bouquet of carnations, and Kate realizes that Lee lied to her.
S1 • E530
Nancy turns to Dave for help. He gives her a lecture about alcohol. Paul phones and believing that Miriam hasn't changed refuses to allow Erick to stay in Kingsley all summer. Miriam cries to Babs that she either loses her son to Paul in England or to the Carpenter money in Kingsley. Erick accidentally leaves a rare expensive watch Charles gave him in a booth at the Huddle. Monk finds the watch and holds on to it anticipating Erick and Charles return for it. Ben receives word from Dr. Galvin that Lori is having contractions again, and Terry fears she'll lose the baby.
S1 • E531
Ben informs Terry and Marianne that Lori must have immediate surgery. Erick isn't certain what to answer when Miriam asks how he'd feel about staying in Kingsley permanently. Erick admits to Charles that he's already lost his watch. Charles speculates that the rude young black man who waited on them at the Huddle might have stolen the watch. Dave confronts Lee over passing off the carnations he sent Kate as his own -and spiking his punch with vodka at the fundraiser, but Lee denies it all. Lori pulls through surgery without losing the baby, but Dr. Galvin isn't as sure as Terry that everything will be all right now.
S1 • E532
Miriam accuses Charles of suspecting Monk of stealing Erick's watch because he's prejudiced. Terry assures Peter that God is going to solve Lori's problems. When Miriam explains what happened at the Huddle, Carla agrees with Charles that Monk stole Erick's watch. Lee lies to Kate about the carnations and then is disturbed when Kate admits if she could only receive one bouquet, she'd want Dave's. Gene and Carla argue over her willingness to doubt Monk, and he heads to the Huddle to straighten it out. Lee gives a brilliant campaign speech, and Kate returns it with a big kiss.
S1 • E533
Monk explains to Gene what happened with the watch, but he thinks Gene doubts him. Dave tells Nancy he can't keep buying her meals and suggests she help herself by applying with temporary agency to get a job. Charles doesn't believe Monk's story and wants to go to the police but after Miriam stands up for Monk, Charles reluctantly backs down. Carla thinks Monk is lying through his teeth. Nancy gets a temporary job only to discover it's working for Charles.
S1 • E534
Nancy begins work in Charles' office. Sebastian advises Lee he could cut Hugh Wainwright's lead in the polls by producing a Mrs. Lee Carothers, and Amber agrees. After realizing Nancy had been hired as his receptionist, Charles throws her out. Gil informs Peter he's being laid off from Prescott Development. Kate must choose between a Saturday night day with Dave or Lee. McGovern assigns Stacey an in depth story on Russ.
S1 • E535
Amber phones Dave to arrange a private meeting. Terry and Lori reminisce about Scott while Nancy recalls her Dickensian childhood for Ernie the bartender at the Castaway. Stacey warns Dave to be cautious of Amber. Ben surprises Lori with a romantic dinner in her hospital room. Nancy allows herself to be picked up by the same creep as last time in exchange for a meal and a bed. Amber arrives at the clinic and Dave prays for strength.
S1 • E536
Amber unleashes decades of venom on Dave who is unable to reason with her. Gene shares with Ione his fear that Monk won't be around the Redlon household much longer. Amber tells Dave that if he really loves her mother he'll leave her alone so that she can marry Lee Carothers, a better man than him. Dave throws Amber out of the clinic, but she swears she's not giving up. Realizing Dave needs a sympathetic ear, Terry insists he stop by her place to talk and hopes her home will always be his first choice. During his interview with Stacey, Russ reveals that he went to hell during his out of body experience and is convinced he'll return there when he dies because he can never atone for his sins.
S1 • E537
Stacey suggests Dave fight dirty as Lee is doing, but Dave agrees with Terry's assertion that he has truth in his side and Amber and Kate will eventually see Lee as the duplicitous person he is. Carla insists she's trying with Monk. Amber pushes Gil away with her foul mood. Marianne interrupts Stacey's interview with Russ, who isn't willing to talk religion in her presence. Amber warns Lee that Dave is a huge threat to their goals, but he thinks he can win her over if Amber gives him Kate's ring size.
S1 • E538
Erick overhears Miriam and Charles arguing about the Redlons and remarks that it sounds the same as always, everyone fighting and mad. Stacey confronts Amber over her meeting with Dave. Miriam and Charles agree to a truce so that Erick will want to stay with them and not return to England with Paul next month. Lee shows Sebastian the ring he's bought to win over Kate, and Sebastian gives Gene a photo of Lee and Kate to run in The Chronicle. Erick confides in Jimmy he'd like to run away, and Jimmy says he know lots of places to hide.
S1 • E539
A chance encounter with Nancy leaves an angry Gil telling her he'll jump at any opportunity to pay her back for the Canterbury fiasco. Kate tells Lee that when she's with Dave she sees not romance but the past and all her hopes that were abandoned. Harold gives Babs a classy dress. Monk tells Ione he thinks it's time he left Gene's house because Carla won't accept that he's gone straight. Kate won't accept Lee's ring, but he decides to hold on to it until she's ready.
S1 • E540
Gene's story and photo of Kate and Lee's engagement hits the stands. Stacey advises Kate that Lee, Amber, and Sebastian are a team whose prize is her. Lori returns home from the hospital. Kate counters Stacey's accounts of Lee's treachery by reminding her that none of what she says is supported by evidence. Charles bristles when he finds out that Miriam has arranged for Gene to give Erick a tour of The Chronicle and warns Miriam they have to make Kingsley attractive to Erick or lose him forever to Paul. Stacey is enraged by Gene's story announcing Kate and Lee's engagement and says she'll help Kate if she decides to sue Gene. An angry Kate tries to get in touch with Lee.
S1 • E541
Lee is mortified to see his engagement announcement on the front page of The Chronicle. An angry Kate confronts Lee. Gene speculates to Stacey that Kate might be so upset with Lee it makes reconciliation with Dave a better possibility. Sebastian encourages Lee to tell Kate that he fired him over the newspaper story. Burbaker gives Russ and Marianne the good news that Russ has been granted full immunity. Kate confronts Amber demanding she stop interfering in her life. Carla argue about Monk's nightly disappearances, and she wonders just what he's up to. Kate warns Amber that if Lee's engagement stunt has driven Dave to drink, she'll never agree to marry him. Later, Dave arrives to see Kate, and she tells him that the newspaper article was wrong. She turned down Lee's proposal.
S1 • E542
Peter visits Vicki in the prison where she's serving a two year sentence. Kate explains to Dave that she said no to Lee because she can't marry any man right now. Vicki admits she doesn't know if she would return to Kingsley even if she gets an early six month parole because there's nothing left for her there. Ben tells Terry that he can't perform surgery again as his hand won't heal any further. Dave and Kate share a kiss and a hope they regain what has been lost. Terry and Ben pray for God to heal his hand. Babs encourages Miriam to move in with Ione and get Erick away from Charles' influence.
S1 • E543
Lester suggests Ben take an indefinite leave from Kingsley General. Lee and Sebastian learn his poll numbers have increased with the announcement of his engagement. Alex informs Russ he's ready to leave the hospital. Kate tells Stacey she won't ask for a public retraction of Gene's story just yet. Lester is surprised by a visit from Russ who apologizes for his past behavior.
S1 • E544
Ben recounts his meeting with Lester for Terry and admits he dreads the thought of working 40 plus hours a week in the Chesterfield clinic. Russ arrives home to a new life. Gil can't believe Peter paid a visit to Vicki in prison. Gil advises Amber she can't do anything about Kate and Dave's growing friendship. Ben tries to get Russ to see and accept God's grace. Gil cautions Amber that if she doesn't stop interfering in Kate's life, everyone's going to end up being hurt, including Amber herself.
S1 • E545
Lee wants to know what kind of relationship Kate will allow them to have. Miriam and Charles argue over his desire to enroll Erick in a Virginia prep school. Kate wants to keep her relationship with Lee professional for the time being, but he lies and says she means more to him than the campaign, so he doesn't want her help any longer. Lee gloats to Sebastian that he has Kate eating out of his hand. Carla admits to Monk that she thinks he's responsible for a string of burglaries in the neighborhood. When Carla's words drive Monk away, Gene goes after him. Mrs. Lucas fails to stop Miriam from packing and leaving the Carpenter house with Erick.
S1 • E546
Erick pouts when Miriam takes him to stay at Ione's. After learning from Mrs. Lucas that Miriam moved out, Charies tracks her down by phone, but she refuses his demands that she come home or suffer the consequences. Harold, summoned by Charles, counsels him that he has no legal rights to Erick. Gil suggests that he and Amber work in their rocky relationship, though she isn't sure it will help. Monk returns home to find Carla has put Gene on the sofa for the night.
S1 • E547
Dave asks Terry to help him pick out a really special gift for Kate. Sebastian visits Kate to apologize and leave her with some food for thought about Lee. Lee works more closely with Andrea, the newest researcher on the team who is impressed by Lee's charisma. Charles is determined to get Erick back under his roof.
S1 • E548
Miriam and Charles lunch at the Greenbriar comes to a crashing end when they can't agree on values and Erick. Terry and Dave arrive at the Greenbriar, where Amber is lunching with Kate. When Amber sees Dave showing Terry the brooch he bought for Kate, Amber tells Kate that Dave is already cheating on her with another woman. A desperate Nancy stops by the clinic but won't talk with anyone but Dave. After Amber tells him about what happened at lunch, Lee phones Kate and insists on seeing her.
S1 • E549
Miriam prepares to take Erick to Canada to see her mother and escape Charies. Lee's appeal to Kate is interrupted by Dave's arrival. Babs and Ione face Charles shouting down the phone when they refuse to reveal Miriam and Erick's whereabouts. Kate admits to Dave that he's always been alive in her heart and she was a fool to doubt him. Charles sends Harold to Ione's for answers to his questions, but Babs isn't sympathetic. Marianne is unable to convince Russ that he can't earn God's grace when all he has to do is accept it. Gil's patience is running out with Amber's obsession over keeping her parents apart.
S1 • E550
Nancy wants Terry to help her get a nursing assistant job at Kingsley General. Following another quarrel with Gil, Amber throws him out of her apartment. Carla convinces Gene to ask Monk where he disappears to at night. McGovern extends an offer to Peter. Peter expresses interest in Stacey, but she's already committed to lunch with Gil. Ben receives an official summons to meet with Lester.
S1 • E551
Charles tries to stall when Paul phones from England wanting to talk with Miriam and Erick. Lester informs Ben a successor has been found to replace him and they want him to clean out his office today. Turned down for the hospital job, a drunken Nancy decides she'd rather be dead. Gil wonders if he's crossed a line by touching Stacey at lunch. Peter visits Vicki again in prison and encourages her to not give up.
S1 • E552
Charles goes to Ione's demanding information on Miriam and Erick. Dave finds Nancy drinking and cuts her off. Terry grows concerned about Nancy's drinking. Ione decides Nancy is going home with her whether she likes it or not. Peter and Marianne discuss his infatuation with Vicki. Harold wants a meeting with Russ.
S1 • E553
Russ offers his services to the Chesterfield clinic. Ione and Babs won't tell Harold where Miriam has gone. Harold informs Russ that Vince has left him two million dollars in his will, but Russ doesn't want anyone else to know about his fortune. Gil and Stacey grow closer. Marianne won't accept a ring from Russ who refuses to believe he's earned God's grace.
S1 • E554
Harold lets Charles know that Ione and Babs know where Miriam is but won't tell. Charles wants Harold to fire Babs. Nancy has a world class hangover. Stacey sings Gil's praises to Dave, and Dave's worried about Amber's reaction to their friendship. Sgt. Brubaker questions Monk regarding another burglary in the neighborhood and ends up in a lineup when he refuses to account for his whereabouts the previous night. Amber arrives at Stacey's apartment, unaware that she's entertaining Dave and Kate.
S1 • E555
Amber admits she loved Dave until he killed Kevin. Stacey sarcastically points out that Amber loved Kevin as much as she did Gil. A frustrated Dave insists that he's sorry but won't spend the rest of his life apologizing for his mistakes. As he packs to leave, Gil argues with a jealous Amber about Stacey. Russ begins his first day at the Chesterfield clinic. Stacey insists to Gene that Gil is just a friend. Miriam phones Ione. Ione takes note when Terry compares Dave to Scott.
S1 • E556
Lee enlists Amber's aid in helping him get Kate away from Dave, and she's ready for battle. Ione informs Charles that Miriam called and said she'll be back in Kingsley within the next week. It's a tense evening at the King's Arms when Amber and Lee arrive and are seated next to Gil and Stacey. Ione asks Babs to be more civil to Nancy. Gene realizes he needs to find out where Monk goes and why it's such a secret. Gil kisses Stacey goodnight.
S1 • E557
Babs wonders how Miriam will feel when she returns and finds out Ione has taken in Nancy. Nancy goes to Dave's apartment uninvited. Dave cautions Stacey that Gil has a reputation as a lady killer. Russ signs the paperwork to receive Vince's inheritance. Gene reveals to Carla that he tracked Monk the previous night, but lost him. Carla considers following Monk herself. Charles threatens to fire Harold.
S1 • E558
Miriam returns to Kingsley, but she left Erick in Canada with her mother. Kate assures Amber she hasn't given up on the election, though she won't accept his proposal. Carla follows Monk. Marianne assures Russ that people who belong in Hell never make it out, and he did. Amber enjoys getting in subtle digs at Dave while having supper with Kate and her guest Terry. Carla tracks Monk to a dance studio and is stunned to watch him give a superb performance on the floor.
S1 • E559
Russ wakes up from a nightmare of being back in Hell and pulling Marianne in with him. Marianne receives word from her mother that Erick is missing. Carla admits to Monk that she followed him last night and apologizes for misjudging him. Miriam confides in Harold about Erick's disappearance, and he theorizes that Charles might have had him kidnapped back to Kingsley. Carla offers to contact her agent and set up a meeting because she thinks he has real talent. With Paul scheduled to arrive in Kingsley in a few hours for Erick, Harold and Miriam go to confront Charles.
S1 • E560
Charles denies knowing anything about Erick, but Erick overhears and comes out asking why Charles lied to him. Lee is prepared to make a deal to give Dave the $10,000 he promised at the fundraiser. Miriam warns Charles that she has to tell Paul what he did, and Paul might decide to keep Erick from them permanently. Dave threatens to publicize Lee's decision to renege on his donation. Sebastian and Lee argue when Sebastian insists on paying Dave rather than risk losing the election over it. Ben thinks Russ' decision to break off his relationship with Marianne is wrong. Lee vows to personally supervise Dave's destruction. Marianne lets Peter know that she thinks Vicki wouldn't have been pushed to do something illegal if Gil hadn't treated her so badly. As Miriam and Charles prepare to pick up Paul at the airport, Mrs. Lucas hears on the radio that the plane has crashed.
S1 • E561
Monk admits that he kept his dancing a secret because his father ridiculed him for it and made him feel ashamed. Charles and Miriam disagree over whether or not to tell Erick that his father's plane has gone down off the East Coast. Carla and Gene argue about Monk's desire to dance professionally and her ability to help him. Lori admits to Terry that she has hoped Terry might end up with Dave, who is a lot like Scott. Charles stops Miriam from telling Erick about Paul. Despite Marianne's pleas, Russ insists they can't see one another any more. Charles and Miriam receive word that Paul wasn't among the survivors of the plane crash.
S1 • E562
Word of Kate and Dave's potential reconciliation appears in the rival newspaper's gossip column. Miriam tearfully breaks the news of Paul's death to Erick, then she and Charles disagree over how to deal with Erick's grief. Russ gives Gil news of his breakup with Marianne. Miriam decides to take Erick and move back with Ione. Gene doesn't like Carla involving her agent Lionel Carson in Monk's career. Monk promises Gene he will finish school and get his diploma. Peter asks Russ for advice about Vicki. Marianne decides to join her father in North Carolina. After Miriam and Erick leave the Carpenter house, Charles informs Harold he plans to sue Miriam for full custody of Erick now that Paul is out of the picture.
S1 • E563
Amber makes an appointment with Dr. Galvin. Harold argues with Charles and the tactics he wants to use. Dave tells Kate that Terry and Alex Greeley were once involved, but the interest was stronger on Alex's part. Gil invites Stacey go swimming with him. Harold stands his ground with Charles and walks out. Vicki receives a visit from attorney Dan Myers who advises her she's being sued over the Canterbury project. He suggests she consider reveling who put her up to the forgery and making that person pay. Amber asks Dr. Galvin for a pregnancy test. Vicki laments to Peter that she'll be sued for the rest of her life by the Canterbury investors, and he decides to contact Harold to help her.
S1 • E564
Gene confronts Sebastian over the allegations made by Annette Rogers' gossip column. Kate discovers from Stacey that rumors are swirling about her and Lee. When Erick can't be comforted by Miriam or Ione, Terry says she'd like to try. Amber shows up at Kate's and unleashes a string of insults about Stacey and Gil. After Stacey leaves, Amber announces to Kate that she thinks she could be pregnant with Gil's baby. They're interrupted by Gene who has come to talk about whether or not the engagement story demands a retraction. Following his visit, a steely Kate calls Lee and says she's coming to talk with him.
S1 • E565
Upset over the gossip column, Kate wants to go public to set the record straight about her "engagement" to Lee. Harold is reluctant to help Vicki. Miriam is determined to make a home for herself and Erick, but Ione says they can stay as long as they want with her. Sebastian eavesdrops as Lee puts Kate on the spot about whether or not she really loves Dave or just feels sorry for him. Harold issues a warning to Miriam that Charles plans to sue her for custody and offers his services to represent her now that he's no longer Charles' attorney. Marianne says a tearful goodbye to Lori, Terry, Ben, and Peter. Lori appears to begin labor contractions.
S1 • E566
Dr. Galvin informs the Davidsons that Lori's contractions were a false alarm. Dave confirms for Gene that Kate and Lee aren't engaged. Amber learns she's six weeks pregnant. Dave begs Gene to hold off on the engagement story because he doesn't want to force Kate into making a decision about their reconciliation. Leaving the hospital with her test results, Amber runs into Gil and Stacey. Lori admits to Terry that she considered abortion when she thought her baby was conceived in rape, but she says she couldn't have gone through with it. Sexual tension erupts between Lee and Andrea Summers, his new research assistant. Lori begins labor contractions again.
S1 • E567
Lori goes into true labor. Harold bursts Dan's bubble by informing him that Vicki is guilty of attempting to ruin Gil because he humiliated her. Amber confides in her mother about the pregnancy and insists that Gil not be informed. Kate says she can't when Amber wants an abortion. Lori gives birth to a son. Kate won't give Amber a referral for an abortion doctor unless she tells Dave, and furthermore, she won't promise to keep quiet, only to give Amber enough time to tell Gil and Dave herself. Terry thanks God for her grandson and prays he's as strong, loving, and blessed as Scott was.
S1 • E568
Harold relieves Vicki by telling her of Dan's scheme to connect her to a major corporation in hopes he could sue and win an outrageous settlement. Ben and Lori bond over their new baby who they name Scott Benjamin. Harold promises to help Vicki with her prison sentence. Stacey visits Amber for advice on a makeover for Gil, and Amber cruelly yells that she couldn't entice any man even if she stripped naked. Mrs. Lucas makes Charles uncomfortable when her support of him becomes a bit too intimate. Carla asks Gene to help Monk. After Amber deeply wounds Stacey, Gil assures her that he likes her just the way she is. Gene reminds Carla that Lionel destroyed their marriage, and he doesn't trust him.
S1 • E569
Lionel reluctantly agrees to audition Monk. Nancy declines Terry's offer to visit Lori and the baby because it reminds her of how unwanted she was as the illegitimate daughter of her and Terry's father. Terry insists to Ione that she and Dave can never be more than friends because she's praying for Dave and Kate to continue their marriage. Lee is relieved when Kate insists there won't be a retraction of their engagement in the newspaper, for the time being. Ione counsels Terry to be honest with herself about her feelings since her time of mourning Scott's death is over. Lee takes a second look at Andrea after a quarrel with Kate.
S1 • E570
Dave lets Gene know that Kate won't issue a retraction. Babs praises Harold is being more of a man than she ever hoped him to be. When Stacey laments she has no one to give her makeup tips for her date with Gil, Dave suggests Terry. Lionel tells Monk he's looking to sign someone who can be all things to all audiences. After Harold reveals he doesn't have a romantic bone in his body following two bad marriages, Babs says it can change. Stacey is giddy like a teenager as she and Terry prepare her makeover. Lionel and Gene call a truce. Monk's audition gets underway, and each audience member envisions his performance speaking to their tastes. Lionel agrees to sign Monk.
S1 • E571
Gil is introduced to the new Stacey Phillips and finds her breathtaking. The Redlons prepare to send Monk to New York. Peter can't believe Gil is in love with Stacey. Erick blames Miriam for Paul's death. Terry worries about Nancy who retreats instead of fighting back. Charles contacts Dan Myers to replace Harold in the custody fight.
S1 • E572
Stacey shares her newfound happiness with Dave. Annoyed that Gil could be playing games, Peter lights into him for romancing Stacey. Charles engages an eager Dan Myers to represent him. Gil defends his motives to Peter. Lori surmises that Ben is worried he can't make a living because of his injured hand and thinks he's angry because his career is the one area of their life that God hasn't healed.
S1 • E573
Peter gives Vicki the good news about a work release program. McGovern and Gene talk how to handle Sebastian and Lee. Monk says goodbye to Gene and Carla.Nancy and Erick discuss late fathers, but Erick doesn't believe that Paul is dead. Kate is thrilled over Stacey's makeover though not as happy about her involvement with Amber's ex-boyfriend. Nancy raids Ione's cupboards looking for liquor.
S1 • E574
Charles and Mrs. Lucas toast his grandson Erick Carpenter. Kate and Amber are at a heated impasse over her decision to abort her baby and not tell Gil. Ben experiences problems with his hand while helping a patient. Miriam finds a drunken, unconscious Nancy. Russ asks Ben why he thinks God allowed the problems with his hand. Nancy laments living in the past and not being able to escape it. Kate thinks it's time Dave knows about Amber's predicament.
S1 • E575
Kate breaks the news to Dave that Amber is pregnant by Gil. Amber intrigues Lee with her unspoken problem, but she won't confide in him. Gil tells Stacey the story of his mother's death. Lori wonders if Terry has thought about finding another man. Harold is hopeful for Vicki's work release program. Tension's on the menu again at the King's Arms when Lee and Amber find themselves seated next to Gil and Stacey. When Dave insists on talking Amber out of the abortion, Kate begs him not to alienate her further.
S1 • E576
Gil opines to Stacey that Amber is so jealous she can't see straight. Harold breaks the news to Miriam that Charles has hired Dan Myers to prove she's an incompetent mother and is suing for custody of Erick. Lee continues to fish for the reason Amber is upset, and she doesn't tell him. Ione reassures Miriam that God is the ultimate judge, and he'll get through to Charles. After Lee leaves, Amber phones Stacy to burst her bubble, but Gil answers so she hangs up. Alex can't help Dave with his problem. Lee and Andrea share a drink then a kiss.
S1 • E577
Miriam and Harold talk strategy for the custody hearing. Dave goes to confront Amber, and after she slips and tells him that Gil doesn't know, she warns Dave not tell him. Harold suggests that Miriam attempt to settle out of court with Charles. Charles and Dan go over possible character witnesses for Miriam, and Dan is certain they will all backfire on her. Amber tells Dave to take his propaganda and get out. Harold speculates Vicki could be released in two to four weeks if Peter can come up with a professional sponsor for her. A betrayed Amber tells Kate she could kill her for betraying her secret to Dave.
S1 • E578
Ben and Lori bring Scotty home from the hospital. Kate explains why she told Dave about the pregnancy, and Amber angrily retorts that all she actually got from Dave was religious bigotry. After Amber insists that Dave wouldn't give her a medical recommendation for a doctor, Kate can't believe he would deny her help. Dave promises Peter he'll speak with Kate about finding an employment sponsor for Vicki. Vicki fantasizes freedom in a day at the beach with Peter. When Nancy gets drunk and passes out again, Dave suggests it's time for psychiatric help.
S1 • E579
Miriam goes to see Charles and tells Mrs. Lucas she'll wait as long as it takes. Babs wants Harold to hit below the belt at Charles in court. Charles won't concede to an out of court settlement, and he warns Miriam that once it's all over, her religious friends will desert her. Lori confides in Carla her worries about Ben who she knows is down because of his inability to operate. Carla reminds Gene it's time they select baby names. Terry lifts Miriam's spirits. Lori bonds with Scotty.
S1 • E580
Kate confronts Dave over his treatment of Amber. Amber assures Lee the time is right to go after Kate again. Kate believes that Dave wants to deny Amber an abortion to atone for all the children he aborted in his old clinic. Peter enlists Stacey's aid in helping Vicki. Dave and Kate reach a heated impasse over his desire to stop Amber's abortion and her determination to help her. Lee's arrival interrupts their argument. Kate agrees to be with Lee at his keynote speech tomorrow. Stacey asks Peter for his opinion of Gil. A drunken Nancy sends out an S.O.S. to the clinic. Erick tries to stop Nancy from driving. Amber arrives at Stacey's apartment ready to give her and Gil the good news about a child.
S1 • E581
Amber takes great delight in announcing her pregnancy to Stacey then leaves so that Stacey can share the news with Gil. After Erick tells Miriam about Nancy driving drunk, she and Ione worry that Nancy might have gone to a bar. Gil arrives to find Stacey upset, but she doesn't tell him why. Nancy starts to cause a scene at the Castaway Bar, so Ernie gives her a double bourbon to keep her quiet.
S1 • E582
Nancy calls the clinic for Dave, but he's gone to see Kate about Vicki. Stacey stuns Gil with the news of Amber's pregnancy, and he speculates she's lying to break them up. Ben and Russ leave for the Castaway to get Nancy. Thinking Ben won't come, Nancy decides to leave the bar and go to the clinic. Kate tells Dave she thinks she can Vicki a paid position on Lee's campaign which leads to another heated argument about morality. Stacey admits to Gil she thought Amber might be lying at first though now she's having second thoughts. At the Castaway, Ernie tells Ben and Russ that Nancy left for the clinic. They go back out after her. Driving to the clinic, a despondent Nancy decides things are hopeless and she might as well just give up. Kate realizes that she and Dave will always disagree on women's rights, though they need up locked in another kiss. Ben and Russ spot an overturned car off the road and recognize it as Nancy's. They run to the crash site where Nancy is face down on the ground, unconscious with a crushed trachea. Ben goes into surgeon mode to perform an emergency tracheotomy using a fountain pen instead of a trach tube.
S1 • E583
Performing surgery on Nancy, Ben remarks to Alex he doesn't know how Nancy will ever talk again. Gil forces his way into Amber's, and they argue who will be the worst parent. Babs thinks Miriam should just take Erick and go. Russ calls Lori about Nancy's accident. Nancy survives the surgery. Alex describes for Terry and Russ the technique Ben used to save Nancy, although his hand isn't any better. Terry declares that God worked through Ben's hand. Alex warns Ben to expect a call from Lester later since he performed unauthorized surgery.
S1 • E584
Miriam cries when Erick admits he'd rather stay at Charies' house. Lester considers suspending Alex for assisting Ben in Nancy's surgery and worries the hospital is at risk for a lawsuit. Terry upsets Lori by suggesting Lester could take action to have Ben's medical license revoked. Lester threatens Ben. Harold is nervous about facing Charles and Dan in court.
S1 • E585
Harold doesn't want to call Babs as a character witness at the custody hearing. Gil's indifference to Amber's talk of an abortion surprises Stacey, who doesn't want to talk about it. Gene wants to write a human interest story about Nancy and Ben, but Terry confides in him the uglier aspects of the story: a possible suicide attempt from Nancy and Ben performing unauthorized surgery. Judge Sawyer grants Miriam temporary custody until the case is settled. Dave upsets Stacey with his Hope that Amber and Gil marry and raise their baby, and Kate is appalled by his self-righteousness. Dan calls Charles to the witness stand.
S1 • E586
At the custody hearing, Dan and Charles malign Miriam by bringing out her suicide attempt, drug addiction, and previous claim that she never loved Paul but married him to spite her father. Harold attempts to counter the damage by entering into the court record Charles' poor health, heart attack and surgery, as well as his business relationship with criminal Vince Cardello and bilking money out of his ex-wife. Dave informs Terry of Amber's pregnancy and desire for abortion. Terry argues that Amber and Gil shouldn't be pushed into a marriage without love. Psychiatrist Dr. Feldman takes the witness stand at the custody hearing where he testifies that as of last June, Miriam was not ready to be a parent.
S1 • E587
Babs and Mrs. Lucas meet in the court anteroom and trade insults. Harold leads Mrs. Lucas into stating on the witness stand that Miriam was upset with Charles' lavish purchases for Erick which was an attempt to buy her affection. Lucille suggests Ben take a card and flowers to his Aunt Nancy so that he can get into her room and have a look at her medical chart. Gil isn't eager to talk to Dave about Amber's pregnancy. Lester catches Ben in Nancy's hospital room and orders him to leave. Dave asks Gil to not hurt Stacey. A confused Babs is called as a witness, but it turns out she's called by Dan, not Harold.
S1 • E588
Dan grills Babs about her relationship with Ron Washington and life as a prostitute, tying it all to Miriam's kidnapping. Lester tells Ben to go back to his clinic and hopes his unauthorized surgery on Nancy hasn't attracted too much attention. Peter tells Vicki about Kate searching for a sponsor. Vicki gives Peter a gift she painted. Harold does damage control with Babs' testimony. Babs' impassioned speech regarding her desire to leave prostitution in her past appears to affect Judge Sawyer. Later, Harold comforts Babs. Kate almost catches Lee and Andrea locked in a passionate kiss. He agrees to have dinner with her, but makes a date to spend the rest of his night with Andrea.
S1 • E589
Kate begs Dave to stop trying to push Gil and Amber into marriage as they just had a physical relationship, no love. She suggests he push for Gil and Stacey instead. Ben tells Terry that Lester wants him to stay away from Nancy's hospital room as both a surgeon and a family member. Kate declines Dave's dinner date, arguing that she intends to meet with him to help Vicki Lang get a sponsor. A mix-up brings both and Dave and Russ to Terry's for dinner. After recalling Dave kissing her on the cheek as thanks for her advice, she pushes him and cries. Kate is left speechless when Lee unexpectedly kisses her.
S1 • E590
Stacey admits that she feels like she's competing with Amber's child for Gil instead of Amber. After Dave leaves, Ben asks what Terry said to him. Lori encourages Terry to open herself to love again with another man as good as Scott. When Gil argues that Amber is trying to break them up, Stacey decides maybe they shouldn't have even started a relationship. Sebastian doesn't like the idea of Lee sponsoring Vicki. Gil asks Amber to give the abortion a second thought. Lee and Andrea continue their passionate affair unaware that Sebastian is spying on them through a partially opened door.
S1 • E591
Sebastian confronts Lee over spending the night with Andrea. An article about Nancy in The Times worries Ben. Gil wants more involvement in Amber's decisions. Lee receives a lecture from Sebastian, who fears he'll have to save his and Lee's neck if news of Lee's affair gets out, but Lee insists he needs Andrea and won't wait forever for Kate. After reading the story in the Times, Lester demands a meeting with Ben. Gil tells Amber he'll consider marriage if she keeps the baby. Lee and Andrea agree to pretend to be just employer and co-worker for the benefit of Sebastian and Kate, but their affair is still on.
S1 • E592
Lester believes Ben intentionally went to the press out of revenge because he suspended his operating privileges. Erick wants to go back to school in England. Lee convinces Sebastian that they should sponsor Vicki to please Kate. Jimmy laments to Gene and Carla that if Charles gets custody of Erick, he won't let them see one another. Later, Erick decides to sneak out of the Redlon home to go to Charles. Lee assures Kate that they're meant for each other, and they share a kiss.
S1 • E593
Carla realizes Erick is missing and presses Jimmy to reveal his location. Dan petitions the court to proceed with the custody hearing despite Charles absence due to the alleged stroke of his brother Preston in Chicago. Ione is called to the witness stand. Carla finds Erick at the Carpenter house, and there's a doctor there, too. On the witness stand, Miriam discusses the change in her behavior due to her newfound relationship with God. She then gives an impassioned speech begging Judge Sawyer to give her a chance to be a mother to her son.
S1 • E594
Dan pays a surprise visit to Nancy in the hospital and is found in her room by Terry. Gil receives a cold reception from Stacey. Gene and McGovern have a heated discussion about Ben and Nancy's story. Kate gives Dave and Peter the good news about Lee sponsoring Vicki. Dave notes something is wrong with Kate. Unable to speak, Nancy passes a note to Terry stating that she wishes she were dead. Kate avoids Dave's kiss.
S1 • E595
Vicki is grateful to Peter for his help in getting her a sponsor. Harold and Miriam wonder what has kept Charles away from the trial at such a critical time. Stacey finds herself at odds with Dave over the situation with Amber and Gil and complains to Kate. Amber stuns Stacey and Kate by announcing that she's close to making wedding plans. Kate gently suggests to Dave that can't be together because they've grown too far apart and are now different people with different values and needs. In order to remain friends and avoid becoming enemies like Stacey and Amber, they have to keep their relationship in the past.
S1 • E596
A devastated Dave buys a bottle of liquor and phones Kate who reiterates that they have no future. When Kate tells Amber that she and Dave are through, Amber reminds her that there's another man who loves her. Lee and Andrea are in one another's arms when Sebastian arrives. Gil asks Amber if she's made a decision about keeping the baby and getting married. Terry suggests that Dave see Kate in person. He pours the bottle of booze down the drain. Amber agrees to marry Gil and not abort the baby, but he isn't thrilled. Lee meets Vicki and is surprised that she doesn't look like a female Jimmy Cagney. Andrea looks at Vicki with jealousy as Lee leads her to his office alone. Amber delivers the news to Lee that Kate is now free.
S1 • E597
Amber suggests that Lee announce his engagement live during his debate. As Gene attempts to gain access to the Carpenter home, Mrs. Lucas won't let him in. Sebastian loves Amber's idea and is certain it would win over the state. Mrs. Lucas stalls Gene who's certain Charles is hiding in the house. Lee persuades Kate to accept his ring and proposal. Dave takes Terry's advice and goes to explain the change in his life to Kate, but she breaks the news that she's going to be marry. Lee, Sebastian, and Amber joyously celebrate the engagement. Kate lies to Dave that she really loves Lee.
S1 • E598
Amber destroys Stacey's world by announcing Lee and Kate's engagement as well as her own. Dan and Harold give their closing summation to Judge Sawyer, and Charles is still absent. Stacey runs screaming after Amber, ready to cause her physical harm. Stacey confronts Kate about her engagement to Lee. Kate urges Stacey to let Gil go. Sebastian thinks out of sight and out of mind for Andrea is best for Lee. The custody hearing ends with Judge Sawyer speculating he'll reach a decision within two weeks. At the debate, Gene notices the big diamond ring on Kate's finger. During the press conference Kate is stunned when Lee announces their engagement and says they'll marry tomorrow at their lake retreat.
S1 • E599
A panicked Stacey can't find her father and goes to Ione's. Miriam agrees to let Erick see Charles. Dave goes to see Terry, and Peter notes the underlying tension between Dave and Terry. Mrs. Lucas lies to Miriam and Erick that Charles is away on business, while Dan is secretly advising her behind the scenes. Nancy doesn't want to see Dan, but he makes her listen to the reasons why he thinks she needs him. Gene informs Harold that Carla saw a man coming down the stairs the day she went to get Erick, and they theorize it was a doctor. Nancy passes a note to Dan saying she doesn't trust him. Harold phones Judge Sawyer to see if he'll send his social worker to check on Charles.
S1 • E600
Stacey begs Dave to help her stop Kate and Lee's wedding, but he asks her to go and tell Kate that all he wants is her happiness. When Lee isn't around, Sebastian fires Andrea and promises to frame her for stealing money from the campaign if she doesn't go quietly. Terry visits Kate to talk about Dave, and Kate suggests that she could be very helpful to Dave during the difficult time since Terry shares his faith. Amber lets Gil know it would be better if he sleeps in the guest bedroom. Vicki realizes that Andrea and Lee are lovers. Stacey reluctantly agrees to attend Kate's wedding. Andrea arrives at Kate's house too late to tell her about the affair with Lee, but Stacey gives her directions to the lodge at Mirror Lake where the wedding is due to start in a couple of hours.
S1 • E601
Andrea won't tell Stacey why she needs to see Kate, but as she leaves for the wedding she smiles and says everyone will soon know. At Mirror Lake, Lee kisses Kate and smirks behind her back. Harold shares his suspicions about Charles with Judge Sawyer. Kate accuses Amber of engineering things with Gil just to be vindictive with Stacey. Judge Sawyer arranges for the social worker to pay a surprise visit to Charles. As Kate and Lee's wedding gets underway, Dave thinks of Kate, while Terry fantasizes marrying Dave. Stacey and Andrea arrive at the wedding just after the ceremony ends. Lee blanches when Andrea insists on speaking with Kate alone, and she agrees.
S1 • E602
Lee blames Sebastian for angering Andrea by firing her. Kate listens as Andrea tells her about the affair with Lee. Sebastian and Lee scramble to make up lies for Kate, but Kate walks away. Amber and Gil notice Lee jump in his car and drive off quickly. Gene presses Sebastian for the story behind Lee and Kate's scene with Andrea. Amber spies on Gil and Stacey who wander away together at the lake. Peter gives Vicki his grandmother's wedding ring, and later Terry recognizes it on her finger. Gene is suspicious of Sebastian's explanations.
S1 • E603
Sebastian advises Lee that they had better find Kate fast. Stacey tells Dave about the scene between Andrea, Lee, and Kate. Vicki tries to give Peter's ring back. Babs and Miriam are nervous about the upcoming visit from Blair Simpson, the court-appointed social worker. Stacey walks out during an argument with Dave over Gil. Dave fights the temptation to drink.
S1 • E604
Blair stops by to visit Amber and walks in on a frosty scene with Gil. After Gil embarrasses her in front of Blair, Amber swears revenge. Terry begs Peter to go more slowly with Vicki. Dan Myers advises Nancy that she has no choice but to sue Ben and Kingsley General. Blair interviews Miriam and Ione for the court. Dan calls in favor to Ben's buddy Doug Hughes, who pumps Ben for detailed information about his surgery on Nancy.
S1 • E605
Ben and Doug talk, and Ben thinks he might need Doug's services as an attorney soon. Blair interviews Babs and then asks Erick where he'd like to stay if he had a choice. Mrs. Lucas lays it on thick with Blair, who notices the degree of devotion she has for Erick...and Charles. While alone Carla experiences twinges. As she reaches for the phone, she falls to the floor unconscious. Blair presses Mrs. Lucas for Charles' whereabouts, arguing that if he wants to be considered for guardianship, he needs to contact her. At that moment, Charles appears in the doorway looking extremely ill.
S1 • E606
Gene worries when Carla doesn't answer the phone. Dan informs Lester the hospital is likely to be sued. Gene concedes that he saw a change in Gil when he was with Stacey. Charles lies Blair, claiming that he was busy managing stocks and bonds that he wants to give to Erick. Lester orders Ben out of the hospital when he attempts to see Nancy as a visiting relative. After Blair leaves, Mrs. Lucas tells Charles that Blair didn't notice anything off about his poor health. Ben attempts to reason with Nancy to no avail. Gene finds Carla unconscious at home.
S1 • E607
Carla is admitted to the hospital with a concussion and in early stages of labor. Lee criticizes Sebastian for his handling of Andrea, and Sebastian argues that he's sweated blood to get Lee elected. Peter angers Gil by asking if he plans on dumping Amber once the baby is born. Amber learns about Lee's affair. Terry speculates to Dave that despite Kate's actions, she still loves him. An angry Gil goes out to think while Amber phones a clinic to ask about an abortion.
S1 • E608
Carla recognizes Dr. Johnston, a cardiologist at Kingsley General, as being the man she saw coming down the stairs at the Carpenter house. Kate phones Stacey to arrange a meeting. Babs spies on Charles who receives a visit from Dr. Johnston. Harold thinks that Charles had another heart attack and is hiding it. Gene reads Gil the riot act for continuing to lead Stacey on.
S1 • E609
Gil destroys Stacey by telling her that he only used her because he couldn't have Stacey. Rose informs Sebastian that Kate has returned home. Lee phones Kate, but she says she's going public with his affair and hangs up. Miriam and Harold arrive at the Carpenter house and confront Dr. Johnston who admits he treated Charles for heart failure four days ago. Tired of Lee's persistent calls, Kate leaves. Lee and Sebastian are determined to stop Kate.
S1 • E610
A patient accidentally mixes up his medication with Dave's hay fever medicine. Kate vows she's leaving Lee for good and threatens to tell Gil about Amber's abortion if she doesn't tell him first. Andrea Summers spots Dave at Leon's and thinks he's drunk as his patient's medication begins to affect him. Andrea teases about the problems between Lee and Kate, and Dave becomes enraged when she won't give any details. Amber's glee at Stacey's rejection annoys Gil. Dave pounds on Kate's door at 1 am, and when Rose admits Kate is out, Dave furiously decides to look for her at Amber's. Someone enters Amber's darkened apartment and shoots Kate at point blank range.
S1 • E611
The morning after the shooting, Amber arrives home and discovers Kate's body. Peter tells Gary about his plan to propose marriage to Vicky Lang. Brubaker attempts to get a statement from Amber regarding the previous night. Gil comes in during the middle of Brubaker's investigation, and his vague answers prompt the sergeant to have Gil and Amber fingerprinted. Doug agrees to represent Ben. Gene learns that Carla gave birth to a daughter. When Dave is found unconscious in Amber's parking lot, she screams that he killed her mother because he couldn't have her.
S1 • E612
The police awaken Dave in his car, and he can't recall how he got there. Brubaker informs him of Kate's shooting. Harold pays a visit to Dan and tells him about the evidence he has collected from Charles' cardiologist. Dave's faulty memory leads Brubaker to assume what happened the night before, and he places Dave under arrest for Kate's murder. Gene's visit to Carla is interrupted when he learns the story about Kate. Dave calls Terry for help. Gene and McGovern struggle to break bad news to Stacey who arrives to work late and is unaware of last night's events.
S1 • E613
Just as McGovern and Gene are telling Stacey about her mother's death, Amber arrives, and Stacey collapses. Terry asks Peter to pray for Dave. After Harold exposes Charles' perjury and Dan's possible collusion, Judge Sawyer decides to reconsider where Erick should live. Stacey refuses to believe Dave's guilt and throws Amber out. Dan orders Charles to clear him of any complicity. Peter pops the question to Vicky.
S1 • E614
Sebastian coldly informs Lee they've been handed four aces with Kate's murder and need to play them to get all the sympathy they can from voters. Gene uses his knowledge of Kate's shortened honeymoon to force Lee and Sebastian into giving him a statement. Brubaker wants to interview Lee and Sebastian. Gil walks out on Amber, but not before she shocks him with the news that his gun was used to kill Kate, and coupled with his lie to the cops, maybe he should be in jail instead of her father. Amber's odd neighbor Mrs Schmidt wants to provide an eyewitness account of Kate's murder, but Brubaker dismisses her as a nutcase. Sebastian informs Lee that Andrea has vanished. Brubaker receives news of Amber's abortion, and ballistics identifies the gun that killed Kate as belonging to Gil.
S1 • E615
Terry lectures Peter that he and Vicky need a strong foundation in God before they can commit to one another, angering Peter because once again Terry doesn't give anyone he cares about a chance. Gil admits to Peter he regrets wanting to take responsibility for Amber's pregnancy. Charles' lies prompt Judge Sawyer to award temporary custody of Erick to Miriam. After Gil admits Kate told him about Amber's abortion, Brubaker insists he give details of his whereabouts when Kate was being murdered.
S1 • E616
Gil gives Brubaker a statement, but is warned it might not be the last. Charles demands an appeal to get Erick back, though Dan says it's pointless until Charles' good health can be proven. Vicky asserts maybe she and Peter should listen to their parents, who don't think marriage is a good decision for them. Although Harold agrees to represent Dave, he worries about the overwhelmingly strong circumstantial evidence against him. Stacey accepts Terry's help. Harold reveals that Dave's urinalysis didn't show any traces of alcohol, leading to speculation about the cause of his strange behavior the night Kate was killed.
S1 • E617
Ben admits to Lori that medicine has lost its luster and he's not sure he still wants to be a doctor. Lee Carothers gives a statement to Brubaker, providing an alibi for himself and Sebastian, who were addressing a group of dairy farmers in Perryville while Kate was being killed. Lori encourages Peter to approach marriage more cautiously. Charles pretends contrition to Miriam and after tricking her, he suggests to Mrs. Lucas he'll have full custody of Erick within six months.
S1 • E618
Doug lets Dan know that Lester and Kingsley General are ready to settle Nancy's case out of court, but Ben is a different story. Sebastian makes Lee recount his statement to Brubaker. Polls show Lee gaining sympathy votes from undecided voters. Doug warns Dan that Ben can't know they're working together. Russ wants Harold to post Dave's bail with the money he received from Vince, though he wants to remain anonymous. Terry finds Dan with Nancy, who wants Terry to leave. Stacey gives a statement to Brubaker regarding her movements the day Kate was killed. When he asks if she thinks Dave is responsible for Kate's death, Stacey insists her father loved her mother.
S1 • E619
Gene is skeptical of Charles contrition toward Miriam. Blair rushes over to warn Amber about Brubaker, but he's already there, asking questions and making Amber uncomfortable. When Ben admits he's sick of working on the clinic when he's a surgeon, Lori diagnoses his problem as wounded pride. Alone in his cell, Dave asks God's help.
S1 • E620
Without Dan's permission, Nancy allows Lester's doctor to examine her. Lucille visits Dave in jail, and she mentions his hay fever medication, but he can't remember where he left the bottle. Stacey confides in Terry she fears going to Kate's funeral and having to face Gil with Amber. McGovern wants Gene to interview Stacey. Dave learns an anonymous donor paid his bail, and he's free. He goes to see Stacey and convinces her to accompany him to Kate's funeral, but she makes him promise to keep Amber away from her. Gil arrives and tells Stacey that Amber aborted his baby.
S1 • E621
Gil goes to see Stacey to convince her he didn't want to reject her for Amber. Dan sets Nancy up in a suite at the King's Arms and clashes with Ione who accuses him of using Nancy. Gil questions Vicky about her feelings for Peter. Vicky daydreams about kissing Peter, but his face becomes Gil's. Lori tries to befriend Stacey, who is bitter about Amber. Vicky wants to see Terry to talk about Peter.
S1 • E622
Brubaker reminds Gene that although Dave is rational when sober, he has a history of erratic behavior when drunk. While Vicky insists to Terry she cares a great deal for Peter, she doesn't say that she actually loves him. Lucille and Ione discover that prescriptions for patient Dale Phelps and Dave were switched. Brubaker invites Gene to investigate the Kate Carothers murder on his own for new evidence to clear Dave. Vicky is saved from Lee's advances by the arrival of Gene. Terry and Harold take Brubaker news of the medication switch, which explains Dave's memory loss; however, Brubaker argues that under the influence of the drug Dave might have done something he wouldn't normally do -such as commit murder.
S1 • E623
Peter refuses when Gil begs him to speak with Stacey on his behalf. Harold is certain the prosecution will equate Dave being under the influence of medication to his violent days as an alcoholic. Charles tricks Miriam again, while confiding to Mrs. Lucas that he intends to slowly turn Erick against Ione's home and neighborhood. Friends and family gather at the Redlons' to celebrate the birth of Gene and Carla's new daughter, who is named Alicia.
S1 • E624
Peter decides to see Stacey after she cancels attending Terry's breakfast celebration for Dave. Harold grills Stacey about Dave and Kate, pushing her to the brink. Later, Peter talks with her about Gil and Amber, and Stacey angrily says she feels nothing but contempt for Gil. Doug encourages Lester to increase the settlement offer to Nancy since Ben is prepared to fight the charges against him. Harold suggests Gil doesn't have a real alibi for Kate's murder as he was alone sleeping and initially lied to Brubaker about not seeing Kate that evening. Peter tells Gil about his meeting with Stacey.
S1 • E625
Gil arrives as Russ is visiting Stacey and eavesdrops on their conversation. Vicky uses Lee to avoid talking with Peter. When Nancy wonders if the malpractice suit is the only way to get what she wants, Dan diagnoses her with loneliness and kisses her passionately. Gil begs Stacey to give their love another chance. During a visit with Nancy, Babs convinces her the hotel is on fire and traps Nancy in her room so that she will scream for help and thus prove her condition isn't as bad as she claims.
S1 • E626
Dan catches Babs and Miriam holding Nancy's door, and realizing they're tricking her, he threatens to call the police. Terry reminds Dave of all the good things God has given them. Harold warns Miriam that Dan will tell Charles that Miriam could have been arrested, and he will certainly pass that on to Judge Sawyer for consideration in the custody case. Stacey wants Dave to help her make a decision regarding Gil, but he forces her to take responsibility.
S1 • E627
Charles receives a surprise phone call from his brother Preston. Dave returns to the Chesterfield clinic, but his patients are leery of receiving treatment from a doctor accused of murder. Lori confides in Alex about the problems Ben is experiencing and how that affects their marriage. Peter applies for a job at The Chronicle, as he needs a way to support Vicky once they're married.
S1 • E628
Charles subtly manipulates Erick and Miriam into conflict with one another. McGovern hires Peter, but not before lecturing him about jumping into marriage. A gossip column report of trouble on his honeymoon with Kate irritates Lee. Vicky privately arranges with Harold a transfer out of her work release program with Lee Carothers' office and Kingsley. Carla encourages Lori to have a more open mind to God's plan for Ben, which might not include the medical career Lori desires for him. Peter and Sebastian interrupt Lee's pursuit of Vicky. Peter's news that he plans for them to marry on Friday with a justice of the peace unnerves Vicky.
S1 • E629
Charles is outraged to learn Dan is handling Nancy's malpractice suit, but delights that her target is a member of the sanctimonious Davidson family. Nancy tells Ione about the horrible experience with Miriam and Babs. Ione offers to intervene and encourages Nancy to return to her home, but Nancy replies that she has to follow Dan's orders and stay in the hotel suite. Peter defends a pretty girl being hassled by Gary's frat brother, and she introduces herself as Courtney. Harold advises Dave that they need to find evidence of problems between Kate and Lee to introduce reasonable doubt of Dave's guilt. Ione goes to see Babs and wants to discuss what she and Miriam did to Nancy.
S1 • E630
Vicky agrees to elope with Peter later that day. Brubaker recognizes Harold's assertion that Gil, Amber, Stacey, Lee, and Sebastian don't have supportable alibis for the night of Kate's murder, but Brubaker counters that no one has proven they have motives either. After Lee threatens to send her back to prison unless she sleeps with him, a tearful Vicky runs out. Harold informs Gene that Dave's trial date has been set, and it's only a week away. An anxious Peter waits in the Perryville justice of the peace office for Vicki.
S1 • E631
Dan surprises Nancy with a catered candlelit dinner and dancing in the suite. Gene recounts for Carla all of the evidence against Dave. Ben tells Lori that Doug and the insurance company believe he should settle with Nancy out of court. A nearly hysterical Stacey begs Gene to prove that Dave didn't murder Kate. Vicki arrives late for the wedding and privately informs Peter that she can't marry. She returns his grandmother's ring, suggesting he save it for a woman who really loves him.
S1 • E632
Peter meets Courtney again, and she's willing to listen to his problems. Amber tells Blair that she wants to leave Kingsley for New York or Los Angeles, and Blair thinks she's simply running away from her problems. Ione gives Dave advice about his children. Happy at how Doug has helped double-cross Ben, Dan offers him another alliance, but Doug's conscience bothers him.
S1 • E633
Ben agrees to settle Nancy's malpractice suit, but problems arise when Lester insists he make a public apology to Kingsley General, too. Amber becomes unhinged at a photo shoot requiring her to work with a baby. Dave quarrels with Gil for pushing Stacey to reconcile rather than giving her time to heal. Although Babs doesn't buy Carothers' alibi, Harold says his political speech was videotaped by the press that morning and is airtight. Lori consoles Peter over his breakup with Vicki. Furious with Lester, Ben decides to go to court and fight Nancy.
S1 • E634
Lee offers Rose two month's severance and wonders if Kate changed her will before she was murdered. Peter confides in Stacey about Vicki, who appears to be gone from Kingsley, and says he'd still take a second chance with her if could get it. Harold rejects Brubaker's suggestion that Dave plea bargain because D.A. Lockwood is out for blood to further his own career, and Brubaker is reluctant to carry out Harold's request of trying to identify a set of fingerprints found on the panic bar of the back door exit to Amber's apartment building. Stacey won't accept Gene's support during the trial, arguing that she has Gil to lean on, and he's her only hope.
S1 • E635
Dan stuns Nancy with the news that Ben wants to go ahead with a trial rather than settle out of court. Stacey has dinner with Gil, but makes him take her home with the excuse she has a headache. Dave and Lee Carothers run into one another at Kingsley General and exchange words. Terry overhears Dave accusing Lee of cheapening Kate's memory, and Lee threatens to get even with him in court when the trial starts. Charles continues to manipulate Miriam. Terry takes Dave home for a home-cooked meal. When Nancy is uncertain about testifying against Ben in court, Dan puts the make on her again, promising to take care of her if she does what he tells her. Stacey refuses to commit to Gil, who declares his love for her. She becomes edgy and pulls away from him. He senses she's keeping something from him, but when he pushes her to answer, she asks him to leave.
S1 • E636
On the first day of Dave's murder trial, Harold and D.A. Lockwood address their opening statements to the court. Gene promises Dave that he will continue searching for evidence to clear him. Amber is troubled by images of babies. Lori does her best to reason with Nancy about the malpractice suit, but Dan arrives and puts a stop her. Dan thrills Nancy with the news that he intends to file for divorce from wife Julia.
S1 • E637
Gil brings a gift to Stacey to show his feelings for her, but she can't forget that he almost married her sister. Courtney asks Peter to help keep Gary away from her. Gene doesn't want to see Stacey hurt again. Lee wins the election, while Gene tips off Sebastian that his former "researcher" Andrea has been seen with opponent High Wainwright.
S1 • E638
Peter tells Terry about Courtney, whose last name he doesn't know. Brubaker arrives at the trial to testify for the prosecution. Dan asks Nancy to marry him. Nancy persuades a reticent Ben to meet her at the King's Arms where she offers to donate $100,000 to the clinic once she receives her insurance payment. However, Ben angrily rejects her money claiming that he only wants his reputation back. His comments irritate Nancy who accuses him of being the snob that everyone has tried to convince her he is.
S1 • E639
Sebastian is worried and Lee isn't about Andrea. Gil tells Amber she's due a lot of pain, for which he feels sorry for her. Gil and Amber's court arrival simultaneously makes Stacey jealous. Lee puts his foot in his mouth with a bad joke about deceased spouses when Wainwright's campaign manager Chuck reminds Lee that people loved Kate and her death helped him in the polls. District attorney Lockwood manages to get Brubaker to admit on the stand that the killer either had a key to the apartment or Kate let him in, while the coroner suggests that the lack of a struggle meant Kate probably knew her assailant.
S1 • E640
A very bad day at clinic with a troublesome patient pushes Ben to the brink, while Ione and Russ are unable to comfort him. Amber causes a scene at the trial, telling Dave she hopes he goes to the gas chamber for killing her mother. Charles continues his snow job on Miriam, but Babs is suspicious of him. Amber informs Dave she'll see him in court as she's testifying against him next.
S1 • E641
Before court, Harold cautions Dave to steel himself against whatever Amber says. Carla takes Alicia to Kingsley General when she appears to be sick. In the witness stand, Amber crucified Dave as abusive alcoholic who killed her brother Kevin in a drunken car crash then murdered her mother when Kate found happiness with Lee Carothers. Stacey becomes unhinged and screams in court that Amber is a liar. Harold does damage control by getting Amber to admit she doesn't like or love Dave, suggesting that she would therefore say or do anything to convict him. Alicia is admitted to the hospital on oxygen with a severe lung infection.
S1 • E642
Charles collects Erick when Miriam has to wait and look after Jimmy while Carla is at the hospital with Alicia. Charles uses Miriam's absence to fish for information with Erick who admits Miriam gets financial help from her mother. Gil testifies about his gun, and Harold takes the opportunity of having him on the stand to recount his complicated affairs with Amber and Stacey, as well as learning about Amber's abortion from Kate the night of the murder and lying about it to police. Although Harold's tactic works to create reasonable doubt, Stacey becomes upset. Later, she tells Gil that she knows he didn't kill Kate, but she won't allow him to get close to her.
S1 • E643
Russ tells Babs and Blair about Ben's dissatisfaction at the clinic. Ben confides in Lori that five of the clinic's biggest contributors have pulled out because of Dave's scandal and his malpractice suit. Charles manipulates Erick into agreeing to keep secrets. Dave reminds Peter of Scott and asks for his help in understanding Vicki's rejection. Terry asks God to give somebody the wisdom to uncover who really shot Kate.
S1 • E644
Carla is upset with Gene for going to see Harold about the trial instead of staying with her and Alicia at the hospital. Courtney kisses Peter to ward off the advances of Gary's amorous frat brother Troy. Gene informs Harold that he discovered Lee lied about being with Kate at their honeymoon hotel, and he also believes Lee could have slipped away from the motel in Perryville to kill Kate and get back in time for his meeting. The two speculate that Lee was having an affair with Andrea who has vanished. Sebastian dismisses Lee's fears about testifying since no one knows about his affair except Andrea, and she has disappeared.
S1 • E645
Russ gives Ben a pep talk. When Alicia's condition doesn't improve, Gene stays with Carla at the hospital instead of covering the murder trial. Rose testifies that Dave was out of his mind crazy the night Kate was murdered. Nancy receives a surprise visit from Dan's bitter wife Julia who says she won't let him go. Lee is sworn in and takes the witness stand but then is stunned to see Andrea enter the back of the courtroom.
S1 • E646
Carla and Gene pray for Alicia's recovery. Julia and Dan meet and laugh about Nancy, the target of their mutual scheme. Under Harold's intense questioning, Lee perjures himself about checking in to the hotel with Kate. Alex informs Gene and Carla that Alicia has reached a turning point and will heal. Sebastian tries to string arm Andrea, but Harold and Dave to get to her and lead her away. Dave worries when Andrea reveals that he lunged for her in anger when they ran into each other at the diner shortly before Kate was killed. Andrea confesses to Harold all about her affair with Lee and says he was capable of killing Kate. D.A. Lockwood shocks everyone in court by calling a surprise witness to the stand: Terry.
S1 • E647
Dan convinces Nancy they will marry as soon as he and Julia get a Mexican divorce. Lockwood gets Terry on the witness and attempts to make her relationship with Dave appear sexual. When she tries to explain the biblical instruction regarding divorce, he cuts her off with the suggestion that Dave killed Kate so that he and Terry would be free to marry as widowed Christians. When Harold cross-examines, he infuriates Amber by allowing Terry to point out a biblical passage that allowed Dave to walk away from Kate, a non-believer who supported things that Dave didn't, such as abortion. Lori asks Terry if she thinks she and Dave could ever be more than friends. Lockwood phones Harold to arrange a meeting before he begins Dave's defense, and Harold agrees when he ominously states it's in Harold and Dave's best interest.
S1 • E648
Blair stops Amber from calling and harassing Terry. Stacey's decision to have dinner with Russ angers Gil. Peter invites Courtney to his house for Thanksgiving, but she may have to spend it with an uncle and cousin in Kingsley. Blair's talk of children irritates Amber, and when they see Russ and Stacey together in the restaurant, they assume it's romantic in nature. Gil pressures Stacey following her with meal with Russ, and she asks him to leave.
S1 • E649
Nancy stops by the Davidsons' and stuns Terry and Peter with news of her engagement to Dan. Charles tells Mrs. Lucas this time next year he and Erick will be having Thanksgiving together and alone. Russ decides to reapply to medical school. Courtney meets Peter's family and friends. Dave gives Terry a hug and kiss on the cheek at the end of the night.
S1 • E650
Lockwood proposes a plea deal to Harold, who rejects it, but Dave doesn't see how he gamble his life by refusing it. Nancy catches Doug meeting with Dan and recognizes him as Ben's lawyer. Lee is forced to tell Lockwood everything about Andrea before she testifies and reminds him that if his political ends from her testimony, he won't be able to help Lockwood reach his political aspirations. Sebastian tries to dissuade Andrea from exposing her affair by arguing her career will be over if she does. However, Andrea takes the stand and announces to the court that she and Lee were having an affair.
S1 • E651
Gene doesn't want to be an absentee father to Jimmy and Alicia. Carla suggests that Gene pray to God for guidance. Andrea delivers to the defense by confessing her affair with lee, his estrangement from Kate, and his and Sebastian's attempt to cover it up. During Andrea's testimony, Dave has a flashback to the night of the murder and remembers his meeting with Andrea. To Harold's surprise and Sebastian's anger, D.A. Lockwood doesn't cross-examine Andrea's statements. Lockwood later vows to Sebastian that he'll attack Andrea when he's ready.
S1 • E652
Ben and Lori inform a stunned Doug that Nancy is engaged to marry Nancy, which means he has a personal stake and will stop at nothing to get every nickel he can. Dan shows Julia the extravagant necklace he's going to give Nancy to further their relationship. Terry confesses to Lori that she feels like she lied on the stand when she withheld the truth that she's in love with Dave. Julia shocks Doug with details of the scheme she and Dan are hatching against Nancy.
S1 • E653
Gary tries to intercept Courtney, but Peter makes a date with her. Dan asks Nancy to set a definite date for their wedding. Lee gets into a quarrel with Harold on the witness stand. The court erupts and Lee envisions the scenario Harold hypothesizes to the court about how Lee's affair to Andrea led to him shooting Kate. Dan says he wants to marry today, but he has conveniently forgotten his "Mexican divorce." Under cross-examination by Lockwood, Lee vows that he never had an affair with anyone, and particularly Andrea, for whom he feels pity. Charles opens the door to a surprise visitor: his niece Courtney.
S1 • E654
Upset over Dan's schemes, Doug tries to get out of representing Ben's case, but Dan alludes to a past event in college to keep Doug in line. Courtney visits with Miriam and Charles, meets Lori, and discusses her date to the Christmas formal, all without revealing that her date is Peter Davidson. Russ tells Stacey about once having to the right thing but causing a great deal of hurt for someone else. Lori runs into Doug and notices something is wrong. Miriam, Lori, and Babs work out how to make Nancy realize Dan doesn't really love her. Serious Vaughn Sumner phones the Carpenter house in search of Courtney.
S1 • E655
Ben takes the witness stand to testify about Dave. Lori attempts to open Nancy's eyes about Dan when, pushing an angry Nancy to challenge her to prove it. Vaughn arrives at the Carpenter house from Lake Forest, and everyone assumes he's her date to the Christmas formal. Courtney is stunned to come downstairs to Vaughn waiting for her while a confused Peter arrives the front door.
S1 • E656
Charles and Vaughn are rude to Peter. Courtney asks Peter to go to the formal without her, promising to meet him there later. Lori notices something wrong with Doug, and unaware it's guilt for double crossing Ben, thinks he's becoming too emotionally involved in the malpractice suit. A jealous Gil lashes out at Russ over Stacey, then Amber suggests Russ keep Stacey away from Gil. Courtney tells Vaughn she and Peter are just friends, but she later finds Peter alone at The Huddle, where they share a romantic dance together.
S1 • E657
Lucille testifies for Dave, but Lockwood tries to use her logic against her. Vaughn phones for Preston, Courtney's father, and wants his help in reminding Courtney that she and Vaughn are promised to one another for marriage. After Miriam and Lori spot Dan and Julia scheming with one another against Nancy at the Greenbriar restaurant, Lori races against time to find Nancy and offer her physical proof that Dan loves his wife and is just using her to get the malpractice money.
S1 • E658
Miriam attempts to stall Dan and Julia from leaving the restaurant. Ben and Doug lunch together, and Ben notices the same uncomfortable behavior in Dan that Lori did. Preston and Charles quarrel when Preston makes him a deal to let Courtney live under his watchful eye in exchange for more control of Carpenter Shpping. Nancy throws herself on the bed crying after she sees Dan kissing Julia.
S1 • E659
Lori informs Ben of what happened at the Greenbriar with Nancy. On the day she's to testify, Stacey feels pressured by Gil who doesn't understand her recent erratic behavior. Preston asks Courtney to not upset her sick mother by breaking off the engagement with Vaughn. Stacey can't handle Lockwood's questioning, and he manages to trick her into saying that after Kate was shot, a confused Dave admitted he didn't know whether or not he had committed the crime.
S1 • E660
Dave wants to take the witness stand to defuse the distorted picture himself painted by D.A. Lockwood. Gary meets Vaughn at the Huddle and learns that he and Courtney have been engaged for over a year. Stacey asks Dave over to her apartment intending to apologize for what she said on the witness stand, but when he tries to comfort her, she becomes hysterical and throws him out. Gary warns Peter to avoid engaged girls like Courtney. Doug confesses everything to Nancy, but she isn't sure she wants to drop the malpractice suit.
S1 • E661
Peter and Vaughn talk, with Vaughn feeding Peter his version of Courtney's true personality. Nancy wants a chance at happiness like everyone else and is reticent to give up Dan. Lockwood confuses Dave on the witness stand and accuses him of having a selective memory. Charles decides to accept Preston's offer of looking after Courtney in order to gain a directorship on the Carpenter Shipping board and not lose the family business to the Sumners. Harold asks God to take care of Dave and help expose the truth.
S1 • E662
Doug confesses his double-cross with Dan to Ben, and offers to go to the Bar Association about Dan's illegal maneuverings, but when Lori tells them that Nancy wants to give her man a second chance, they decide to keep quiet for now. Miriam explains to Courtney the bad blood between the Carpenter and Davidson families. Julia and Dan concoct a another scheme to trick Nancy. Lee demands that Lockwood wrap up the trial as it's spoiling his image every day that Dave isn't convicted. Mrs. Lucas admits a visitor to see Charles who calls himself Jeremy Lancelot and is a dead ringer for Lance.
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Miriam narrowly misses seeing Jeremy Lancelot, an archaeologist with the Kingsley Museum who is organizing an auction with Charles. Charles realizes that Jeremy reminds him of someone he can't quite place. Ben and Doug confront Dan, but he doesn't back down. Dan and Julia enact their staged drama to trick Nancy, though it backfires as she orders them both out of her suite. An unhinged Stacey begs Gil to marry her and take her away from Kingsley immediately.
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Lockwood presents his impassioned summation to the jury. Nancy rejects Dan's expensive diamond necklace as proof of his love, insisting she wants to see his Mexican divorce from Julia instead. Terry learns that Peter failed to confide in her about Courtney being a member of the Carpenter family and engaged to Vaughn. Julia tells Dan she wasn't acting when she "pretended" to fight for him, but he convinces her that their windfall is in sight so long as he fakes a divorce. Harold's detective McCormick arrives at the office with good news: he has identified the anonymous set of fingerprints from the panic bar of the back door at Amber's apartment.
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Babs races to track down Harold before he begins his summation to the jury, but continually misses him. Stacey is giddy at the thought of leaving Kingsley with Gil. Jeremy visits Lance in prison. Terry cautions Peter to stay out of Courtney's family problems. Babs arrives at court with Harold's summation in progress. The court erupts, and Judge Sawyer reticently allows Harold a minute to review the evidence. Harold is stunned to discover the person who left their prints on the back door after Kate's murder.
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Despite Lockwood's objections, Judge Sawyer reviews Harold's new evidence and decides to allow him to present it. After Ione informs him that Nancy is giving Dan a second chance, Ben lashes out, arguing that Nancy hasn't changed at all and is conning them. Lee and Stacey are upset that Harold hasn't revealed details of the new evidence, which even Dave hasn't seen. Lockwood promises Lee that he can counter anything Harold presents to the jury. Babs can't figure out why Harold isn't happier over the new evidence.
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Ben announces he's washed his hands of Nancy and doesn't feel sorry for her if she's stupid enough to marry Dan Myers. After Harold shocks Dave with the news that the unidentified fingerprints belong to Blair Simpson, he calls to speak with her about the new developments. Charles invites Miriam to join him and Erick on a tour of the museum and speculates about her possibly having a young man in her life soon. Harold tells Stacey they have identified the fingerprints and persuades her to testify again about Amber's animosity, because Blair has admitted that she drove Amber back to Kate's apartment just before the murder.
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Stacey confronts Blair during a chance encounter at the Greenbriar. Miriam panics when she sees Jeremy and begs to be taken back to Ione's. Dan returns Nancy's diamond necklace along with a copy of his Mexican divorce decree. Julia reacts badly to Dan's news that he had to actually divorce her in order to convince Nancy to marry him. Miriam is tormented by flashbacks of Lance threatening her while holding her captive last year. Jeremy offers to stay away from Miriam , but realizing that it has made her as vulnerable as she was a year ago, Charles says he thinks Jeremy might be exactly what she needs.
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Amber finds Harold with Blair in Judge Sawyer's chambers and angrily demands answers. Nancy gives Terry and Lori religious jewelry for Christmas but declines Terry's invitation of family Christmas to spend the whole day with Dan. Amber goes to Lee Carothers for help, but he refuses to give it. Courtney laments she must spend the holidays with her parents, while her mother doesn't recognize her now that she's in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. Stacey puzzles Gil with her delight over Amber getting what she deserves. Amber stops by Stacey's and becomes angry when Stacey laughingly gifts her an inappropriate present along with an inappropriate insinuation. Peter gives Courtney a calendar to symbolize the gift of a year in which they can discover what they mean to one another.
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The Davidsons prepare their home for Christmas Eve with friends. At the Chesterfield clinic, Lucille teaches a group of young boys how to make Christmas gifts and sings a song. Ben prays for God to always protect his child Scotty. Ione teaches Babs a lesson by singing to her about listening to God. Gene sings Dan Fogelberg's "Longer" to express his love for his family. Harold gives Terry a menorah for Christmas, and tells Jimmy Redlon the story of its origin. Lori and Peter reminisce about Scott and how much they miss him at Christmas. Dave joins the festivities, and everyone joins in a Christmas carol.
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Vaughn catches Courtney making a New Year's Eve date with Peter over the phone, but she lies that she was talking to a girlfriend. Russ apologizes to Gil, who describes Stacey's recent behavior as unstable. Jeremy stops by the Redlon house to see Miriam about becoming friends and terrifies Babs. Miriam rejects Jeremy but feels badly afterward. Charles cautions Vaughn not underestimate the Davidson family and suggests he'll only get his help and support in exchange for a sure position on the Carpenter Shipping board.
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Harold offers Gene a story in exchange for his defense testimony. Nancy questions Doug about the legitimacy of Dan's Mexican divorce decree. Harold tells Gene that Blair Simpson's fingerprints were the unidentified ones on the back door. Gene recalls for Harold that Stacey fainted when Amber came to tell her about Kate's death and realizes she fainted before Amber delivered the news. Doug promises to find out about Dan's divorce but takes another stab at trying to make her see Dan's using her. Courtney insists to Peter she can't send Vaughn back to Lake Forrest. Terry spies Peter kissing Courtney. Doug gives Nancy the news that Dan's divorce is real.
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Ione can't in good faith accept Nancy's wedding invitation. Judge Sawyer defends his leeway with Harold's plan to D.A. Lockwood as a matter of the pursuit of justice. Vaughn tries to use Courtney's mother's condition against Peter. Phyllis becomes afraid when she realizes how much time has passed, has another spell of disorientation, and asks a disturbed Preston to tell Courtney she'll see her soon. Ben persuades Terry to participate in his plan to expose Dan once and for all.
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Courtney refuses Vaughn's engagement ring and asks him to leave her room. Gene recounts for the court the day Stacey fainted when Amber came to tell her about Kate's death. Ben fills Doug in on the plan to trick Dan into standing up Nancy at the altar, and they decide to enlist Julia's help. Preston brings news of Phyllis' relapse to Charles and Vaughn. Stacey smiles smugly as Gene's testimony makes Amber appear cold and unfeeling toward her mother. Vaughn threatens to leave and take Carpenter Shipping with him unless Courtney changes her mind about him.
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Much to Stacey's delight, Harold calls Amber to the stand and grills her about her honesty in a way that appears he's insinuating that she's a liar. Vaughn insists Courtney is Preston's problem, but Preston lectures him about his own failures as a man, his inability to express affection that ultimately drove Courtney to Peter. Stacey's delight turns to nervousness when Harold changes his line of questioning to Amber's affair with Gil and how that affected Stacey. Dan reiterates his love for an enraptured Nancy. Stacey is called to the witness stand and doesn't want to answer Harold's questions about the triangle between her, Amber, and Gil. Harold manages to get her to admit that she felt angry and betrayed by Amber enough to confront her, but she says didn't. She hadn't been to Amber apartment since last summer -months ago. Stacey swings her testimony back to Amber, suggesting that Amber knew Kate had told Gil about the abortion, and Amber killed her mother in anger. Harold then introduces the fingerprints found on the panic bar at Amber's apartment into evidence. He agrees with Stacey -he has long suspected that Dave didn't kill Kate while the person who left their fingerprints on the panic bar did. He stuns Stacey and the entire courtroom by revealing that the fingerprints have been identified as hers.
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As the courtroom erupts, Stacey screams that Harold lied to her. He presses her to explain how her fingerprints came to be on the panic bar of the back door at Amber's apartment building the night of the murder when she testified earlier that she hadn't been there since last summer. Harold thinks he knows. He theorizes that Stacey was enraged over Amber and Gil's betrayal so she went to the apartment intent on killing Amber. Stacey cries out she didn't intend to kill anyone. She recalls the events of the murder for the court. She was upset and tried not to confront Amber, but she couldn't help herself. She walked to the apartment, and when she arrived, she didn't see Dave lying unconscious in his car. She let herself into Amber's. There was a gun on the table. She picked it up, and at that moment, someone came out of the shadows. She recoiled, accidentally pulling the trigger and firing the gun. Then she ran out. She didn't know what had happened until the next day when Amber arrived to report Kate's death. She fainted because she thought Amber was dead, not their mother. Dave calls out for Stacey, but Judge Sawyer orders him to sit down and tells the bailiff to take Stacey into custody. They can talk only after she's arraigned. Stacey mutters to Dave as she's taken away that she never thought he would be convicted. That's why she remained quiet. Dave is devastated and admonishes Harold for lying to him. Harold can only say he did what he had to in order to save Dave from prison. Gene too feels betrayed by Harold. Carothers gloats to Amber that he can now play the grieving widower and continue his bid for Congress. Courtney learns Preston is in Kingsley and fears that he has come to cause problems for her and Peter. Despite Peter's insistence at meeting her father, Courtney convinces him they have to choose the best time and place to make it work to their advantage. Terry and Ione try to comfort Dave, but he's angry. He rails about Harold lying to him out of fear he'd try to protect Stacey, when that's the last thing he'd want to do. His own daughter betrayed him and then was ready to skip town with Gil. Amber tracks down Gil to talk. Furious, he reminds her that she never loved anyone but Kate, and for the rest of her life, she'll have to live with the image of Stacey shooting her. As she runs out, Gil screams she's just as guilty for Kate's death as Stacey. Preston arrives at Courtney's dorm and makes Peter leave. Courtney tells him she knows why he's there, and he says she doesn't. It's not about Peter. It's about her mother.
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Russ visits Stacey in jail, and she's disappointed it wasn't Gil. Russ tries to be a friend, but she makes him leave. Preston informs Courtney that Phyllis relapsed and has been committed to Rosehill sanitarium, possibly indefinitely. He asks her to reconsider rejecting Vaughn for her mother's sake. Harold rejects Russ's request that he represent Stacey. Lori agrees to Ben's plan to expose Dan, while Doug tricks Julia into participating, too. Peter phones Courtney. Torn between her family and Peter, she hangs up on him.
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Terry and Ben visit Nancy, and on the pretext of her happiness and resolving family conflicts, they offer to accept Dan and organize her wedding. Although suspicious at first, Nancy begins to love the idea and finally accepts. Preston urges Vaughn to lay off Courtney and give her time to think. However, when he lets it slip that she has returned to Lake Forest to see Phyllis, Vaughn insists on following her. Gil finally goes to see Stacey, but as he walks through the jail, he imagines her shooting Kate and decides to leave without seeing her. While interviewing Stacey about the shooting, Gene realizes there are discrepancies between her version of what happened and police forensics. She becomes upset when he presses her for more details, and he has to leave as she begins to unravel. He goes to see Sgt. Brubaker who is reluctant to listen to the discrepancies: the position of Kate's body when she fell after being shot, two sets of prints on the panic bar when there should have only been one as Stacey would have carried the gun in one hand, and the fact that Stacey remembered dropping the gun in Kate's apartment, not the parking lot where it was found. Brubaker ultimately agrees to give Gene one opportunity to read the confidential police files.
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Nancy persuades Dan to accept Terry and Ben's offer, but he later has reason to be distrustful when he finds Julia in office and she mentions knowing about his home style wedding. Dave learns that Russ was the person who posted his bond. Jeremy visits Lance in prison, and he threatens to escape so he can put Russ in the morgue. Peter decides to go the Carpenters since Courtney won't take his calls. Brubaker tells Russ and Harold about Gene's theory regarding Stacey not killing Kate, but there's still a matter of a missing slug from the gun.
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Ben worries when Julia arrives for the wedding, but Doug makes him understand they need her to convince Dan that Nancy dropped the lawsuit. Charies tells Peter that Courtney has left Kingsley to return to Lake Forest and speculates she and Vaughn will resume their engagement and marry immediately. Peter walks out in disbelief. Gene drops in on Amber, who is planning to leave now that the trial is over. He rattles her with the news that they suspect a second shooter actually killed Kate. Courtney visits Phyllis to tell her that she's in love with Peter, not Vaughn. Phyllis encourages her to follow her heart, but then she lapses into disorientation. Upset, Courtney realizes what she must do now. Just as the wedding begins, Doug and Ben lie to Dan that Nancy has dropped the lawsuit. He thinks they're making it up until he sees Julia walk in with a big smile.
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Thinking that it's true, Dan walks out on the wedding. Lori tries to explain to Nancy that they exposed Dan because they care about her, but she doesn't want to listen. Harold surprises Dave with a bequest from Kate's will - the valuable old Dar Salaam bible. Russ confronts Gil, who is getting ready to go visit his father in North Carolina. They argue about Gil walking out on Stacey when she needs him the most. Gil explains that he needs time to think about marrying someone who killed their mother and would have let him rot in jail if given the chance. Gene gives a skeptical Harold his theory about a second shooter, and after Harold's offhand remark about Kate's kooky neighbor Mrs. Schmidt, Gene pays her a visit. Mrs. Schmidt remembers hearing two gunshots the night of the murder, and then describes a man she saw leaving the apartment as looking exactly like the Knave of Hearts.
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Dave tells Terry about the Dar Salaam bible Kate left him and his need to sell it for clinic funds. She mentions seeing an article in the paper for a local museum auction and gives him the number of the museum's contact Jeremy Lancelot. Nancy thrills Ben and Lori with her decision to drop the malpractice lawsuit. Dave berates Gil over his treatment of Stacey, but Gil insists he won't be on a guilt trip like Dave's. Stacey considers playing crazy for the police psychiatrists since being locked away would put an end to everything. Peter learns from Gary that Courtney has returned to Kingsley.
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Dan finds Julia in Nancy's hotel suite alone, and she gloats about the Davidsons setting him up. Courtney and Miriam are annoyed to learn Charles deceived Peter. Jeremy arrives to discuss the Dar Salaam bible with Charles, who is only concerned with its value, and Miriam who is happy to learn that Jeremy has studied the Bible. Gene and Carla talk over his visit with Claudia Schmidt and figure out that Sebastian Knight is the Knave of Hearts and quarreled with Kate about her potential to cause Lee Carothers to lose the election. Dave visits Stacey in jail. Nancy returns and is confronted by Dan.
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Dan offers to take Nancy back if she apologizes to him for setting him up but fails to answer when she asks if he was only with her for the malpractice money. He laughs at the idea she will end up alone because she's physically and emotionally scarred. No other man will ever want her. Sgt. Brubaker is skeptical at first and then begins to see the logic in Gene's account of what Mrs. Schmidt witnessed the night of Kate's murder. Terry advises Peter about the gift of love from God. Dan goes to Ben and insinuates Nancy night attempt suicide again because of his interference. He further asks how Nancy will ever repay the legal fees she owes him. Ben threatens to report Dan's criminal behavior to the Bar Association if he tries to collect from Nancy, but Dan counter threatens to ruin Doug's career by exposing his plagiarism of a law thesis in school. Mrs. Schmidt identifies a photo of Sebastian as being the man she saw leaving Amber's apartment following the second gunshot that killed Kate.
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Dave and Terry meet with Jeremy and Charles to discuss the museum auction. Jeremy reveals that the bible was stolen from a Roman monastery in the 17th century and comes with both a curse and a blessing. Whomever has it is supposed to be blessed with great wealth but will die unless it's returned to the rightful owner. Charles leaves the meeting after sniping at Terry about Peter's attention to Courtney. Russ meets with Harold for advice about investing in art. Harold receives a visit from Sgt. Brubaker who informs the two men of recent developments regarding Sebastian. Russ wants Brubaker to search Amber's apartment for the missing slug that would prove the gun was fired twice, but Brubaker says he doesn't have enough probable cause. Peter pursues Courtney, who doesn't want to talk about the reason she has ignored his calls. He professes his love to her and offers to leave if she declares she doesn't love him, but she can't. As they're about to kiss, Vaughn walks in with an engagement ring. Caught in the middle, Courtney has reached a decision.
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Courtney chooses a future with Vaughn, but Peter can't accept it and reminds her all is fair in love and war. Gene tries to stall McGovern on the crime commission report until he can get proof in the Sebastian angle of Kate's murder. Dave and Ben joke over Dave's decision to ask Terry out on a proper date. Ben breaks the news to Doug about Dan's threats to expose him, but Doug thinks he can beat Dan. Dan attempts to get rough with Nancy and cruelly throws her out of the hotel suite. Ione comes to Nancy's rescue and enjoys seeing Dan's face slapped. Gene persuades a very reluctant Russ to search for the second slug in Amber's apartment.
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Preston wants to celebrate Vaughn's news of the engagement, but he wonders what will happen if Phyllis dies. Will Courtney stay with him? Blair declines searching Amber's apartment for Russ. Julia agrees to help Doug against Dan. When Courtney declares she loves Vaughn, but in a different way, he demands to know if she and Peter ever made love together. Doug gets the upper hand over Dan, who swears it isn't over. Russ is disturbed after spotting Jeremy at the bar and is leery of believing that he is Hugo Lancelot's twin brother. Jeremy apologizes for Lance's behavior and offers to verify the legitimacy of any art pieces Russ considers buying as an investment. Julia tells Nancy that Dan had planned to take all of her money in the malpractice suit once she deposited the money in their joint account. After Russ invites her to a movie to gain access to her apartment, Amber accepts but asks him to pick her up at the office instead.
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Charles recounts for Jeremy his reasons for not liking the Davidson family and demands he tell him first anything he learns about the Dar Salaam bible and its history. Preston suggests Courtney move in with Charles to help her stay away from Peter. Nancy visits Ben to officially thank him for giving her a second chance at life. Russ pays Ernie to help him butter up Amber, who says she has no intention of seeing Stacey. Russ manages to convince Amber that he regrets being judged her based on Gil and Stacey's opinion of her. She lets him take her back to her apartment, but when attempts to stay, she makes him leave.
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Lee Carothers bristles when Sgt. Brubaker and Gene drop in wanting to know Sebastian's whereabouts. Carothers says he's in Switzerland and won't be back for two weeks. After they leave, he phones Amber and insists on meeting with her. He asks that she keep him informed if they start asking her more questions about Kate's murder. After Courtney shows her Vaughn's engagement ring and says she will be moving from the dorm into Charles's house, Miriam feels she's making the same mistake she did with Paul Mason. Charles agrees to act as Courtney's guardian and ensure her marriage to Vaughn in exchange for replacing Preston at Carpenter Shipping. Dave and Terry experience awkwardness on their first official date, but agree that each can see a future in which they replace their late spouses.
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Ben meets with an unapologetic Lester to inform him of the dropped malpractice suit, but Lester continues to want nothing to do with him. However, after he leaves, Lester learns that Ben may have pioneered a new surgical technique in saving Nancy, and the AMA will award the hospital employing him with a $25,000 grant. Stacey's odd behavior disturbs Dave and Russ when they meet before she's to be transferred away from Kingsley to a state mental hospital. She tells Russ that Gene's theory of a second shooter is her only hope and begs him to keep her informed of any developments. Learning that Amber will be out for the afternoon, Russ breaks into her apartment, and re-enacting the shooting, he manages to find Stacey's slug lodged in the recessed wall behind the window. At that moment, he's startled by someone starting to open the apartment door.
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Amber catches Russ in her apartment and rejects his excuse that he came to ask her on a date and found her door open. She's convinced he's there to help Gene Redlon or her sister Stacey, who belongs in a mental hospital. Courtney admits to Miriam she's miserable, but she doesn't think she can find the same peace in God that Miriam did. Hugo Lancelot confides in another inmate his plan to break out of prison so he can settle a score with Russ. Lester scrambles to contact Ben after the AMA rep informs him that the grant will be awarded in a week, and it will go to Ben's Chesterfield clinic unless he's officially back on staff at Kingsley General. Dan meets Courtney and agrees to help Charles determine if Preston can legally name him as his successor on the board of directors at Carpenter Shipping. Amber interviews Miriam for a job at Modeling Associates. Gene insists to Harold and Russ they must shoot a hole in Sebastian's alibi before telling Sgt. Brubaker that they found the bullet Stacey fired. Russ fears Amber will find and destroy the evidence as revenge against Stacey.
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Lori and Terry have a role reversal as Lori giddily wants the details of her mother's date with Dave. Ben is suspicious of Lester's change in attitude when he offers him a job with a better salary at Kingsley General. Vaughn rationalizes Courtney's relationship with Peter as a game to make him jealous. Gene questions Andy Thumb, the desk clerk at the motel where Sebastian stayed the night of Kate's murder. Thumb helps Gene establish a time-line of Sebastian's whereabouts. Jeremy brings an update on the bible, which Kate appears to have received from King Dar Salaam of the tiny kingdom Doria. Gene sets out to find video footage of Carothers' press conference to determine if Sebastian arrived late following the murder.
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Courtney overhears Dan and Charles talking about the deal Charles made with Preston, which Dan assures Charles that Preston is in a position to make. Carothers calls Sebastian to warn him about Gene and Sgt. Brubaker and later won't commit to helping Marshall Lockwood move into politics beyond Kingsley. Ben receives news of the AMA award and also that Lester knew prior to offering him a job at the hospital. At the TV station, Gene and Carla search for a tape of Carothers' press conference and locate it only moments before it's erased. They watch the tape in which Lee states on camera that Sebastian isn't present. Gene wonders if Lee knew Sebastian was with Kate and lied to cover it up.
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Amber informs Miriam that she got the job at Modeling Associates, and gives her the rental agent's number to possibly take over the apartment when Amber moves to New York. Ben tells Terry about Lester's job offer and the reason behind it. Dave takes Terry on a lunch date. While packing up the apartment, Amber discovers the bullet slug lodged in the wall and phones Lee Carothers. Princess Ulanda Dar Salaam arrives in Kingsley, where her father instructs her to seek out Dave and retrieve the bible, which is actually worth over a million dollars. King Dar Salaam has a buyer for the artifact and plans to use the proceeds to fund a coup so that he can regain power in Doria. Lee advises Amber that they must cover the bullet hole with putty and keep quiet. When Amber argues that she wants to know who actually killed her mother, Lee reminds her that if she tells the police of her discovery, Stacey will be released from the mental hospital. Amber coldly informs him she'll take care of everything. Ulanda and her henchmen Felix and Samir talk about locating Dave, unaware that he has just arrived at the restaurant and sits at the table next to them.
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Under an assumed name, Felix pretends to be a former friend of Dave and gets directions to the Chesterfield clinic from Terry. Peter swears to Gary he's through with Courtney. He suggests she and Peter should just admit the truth to the themselves. Courtney is jealous when she sees Peter with another girl. Jeremy arrives at the clinic with the Dar Salaam bible shortly after Felix, who pretends to need a doctor. Courtney admits to Peter that she's trapped with Vaughn because anything otherwise would hurt her mother. Jeremy is surprised at Felix's scholarly knowledge of religious artifacts. Felix runs to a pay phone to call Ulanda. He tells her to send the hulking Samir to help him get the bible from Jeremy, then they'll all be on a plane back to Doria in just a few hours.
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Felix holds everyone in the Chesterfield clinic at gunpoint and orders Jeremy to hand over the Dar Salaam bible. Jeremy pretends to comply, but rushes him, and the two struggle over the gun. Miriam tells Babs and Nancy the good news about her new job. She thinks this will change Charles' mind regarding custody of Erich, but Babs is skeptical. Nancy laments being back where she was before: unwanted, unloved, and no purpose in life. Samir arrives at the clinic, knocks Jeremy unconscious, and after locking everyone else up in Dave's office, the two men leave with the Bible. Gene convinces Brubaker that his new evidence will nail Sebastian for Kate's murder. Brubaker speaks with Carothers by phone and tricks him into sending Sebastian back to Kingsley from Europe to tie up loose ends.
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Russ is fascinated by Princess Ulanda, who he meets at the bar. In search of Felix and Samir, she coldly dismisses him, but accidentally leaves her purse behind. Lester pleads his case to Terry and McAuliffe, though he insists he would react the same way if placed in the same situation again with Ben performing unauthorized surgery. Terry questions Ben about his feelings for Kingsley General, and he admits that although he's uncertain about what he really wants, he knows he doesn't want to go back to the hospital. Dave and Jeremy break the news of the stolen Dar Salaam bible to Charles. Miriam advises Courtney to hold off discussing marriage and a family with Vaughn until she has time to sort out her feelings for Peter. Charles counsels Courtney that having a child would bring a couple closer together and save a shaky marriage.
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Russ returns Ulanda's purse and meets Felix and Samir. After Ben decides to reject Lester's offer, Lori fears it's the first step in leaving medicine altogether, and she worries Ben is shutting her out of his life. Brubaker speaks with Jeremy and Dave about the Bible theft. Russ arrives and recognizes the description of the thieves as being Felix and Samir. Preston begs Courtney to wait when she insists she wants to marry Vaughn immediately and get pregnant as soon as possible because a child to love would be the only positive thing to come from the situation. After Brubaker leaves to cover the airport, Jeremy speculates that the conspicuous thieves would likely leave on a private plane at a small airfield. Lance talks another inmate into helping him escape from prison. Amber informs Lee Carothers that she has told Brubaker about the second bullet and can leave with the satisfaction of knowing that in death Kate got her revenge on him.
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Brubaker and Gene confront Lee with the videotaped evidence that proves he lied about Sebastian's whereabouts when Kate was being murdered. Threatened with perjury and complicity, he admits Sebastian killed Kate to stop her from divorcing him and ruining his campaign after learning about his affair with Andrea. Sebastian arrives during the confession, runs, and is apprehended by Brubaker's men. Ben tells Lester of his decision to turn down the hospital job, pointing out that it's too late for Lester for make amends since everyone, even inconsiderate Nancy, has apologized to him. Through flashbacks to the crime, Gene recounts for McGovern what he theorizes happened the night of Kate's murder. Carothers arrives at the newspaper with a prepared statement disavowing himself of knowledge of the crime until a few days ago and declares he intended to go to the police once he had spoken with Sebastian. McGovern orders Gene to write the story immediately and make it apparent that Carothers is a perjurer only out to save his political career.
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Gil learns about Stacey's innocence and realizes they could be together again, but Gene angrily tells him to leave Stacey alone. Miriam attempts but fails to persuade Peter to talk with Courtney one more time. Courtney delights Vaughn with her decision to marry him as soon as possible, though he's not as thrilled when she declares she wants to start a family right away. Dave and Jeremy arrive at a small flight school, where Ulanda and her henchmen are preparing to leave in a private plane. They hold guns on Dave and Jeremy until they're safely inside the plane, and they begin to taxi to the runway.
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Dave and Jeremy race down the runway in their car, but Ulanda and her men manage to take flight and get away. Jeremy speculates that the Bible has more than monetary value and is somehow related to King Dar Salaam. Ben is honored at the AMA banquet, though he is still troubled afterward about the future. Vaughn reneges on the deal with Charles arguing that he was supposed to keep Courtney under his watchful eye for four years until she finishes college. After unsuccessfully trying to discourage Courtney from immediately starting a family, Vaughn nervously and reluctantly agrees.
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Lance successfully escapes from prison. Amber stops by to tell Dave she's leaving town. When he speaks with her about the forgiveness they all need, she coldly informs him she doesn't want or need anything from him and might never see him again. Terry comforts Dave, reminding him that he gave Amber the truth she needs that will one day set her free. Charles and Vaughn quarrel about the deal they made, and Vaughn tells him and Preston it doesn't really matter who's on the Carpenter Shipping board because the Sumners can still destroy the company. Miriam panics as Brubaker informs her of Lance's escape and cautions Jeremy that he could be in danger because no one can tell him and his brother apart.
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After Brubaker receives word that a plane matching the description of Princess Ulanda's was spotted going down in an area near Terry's childhood home, she and Dave decide to drive up to investigate. Gene and his party put pressure on Carothers to resign, but he resists. Vaughn takes a call for Preston from a low-rent nursing facility and works out that Phyllis' condition has deteriorated to the point of no return. Later, he accuses Preston of planning to tell Courtney she no longer needs to marry into the Sumner family, and blackmails him into keeping quiet.
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Peter tells Gil about his situation with Courtney, and Gil suggest going to see Phyllis. Later, Courtney asks Peter to part as friends, but he decides her parents should be aware of their own selfish actions. Miriam breaks the news to Babs about Lance's escape from jail. Harold feels Russ needs to be told about the escape since he would probably be the one in the most danger. Lance pays off his and Russ' old acquaintance Paula to track down Russ.
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Lucille offers Ben her theory that he's tired of struggling and wants a taste of the high life, but she reminds him that Dave had that once and it didn't work out too well. Gil chats up Paula at the Castaway where she's looking for Russ. He suggests she go to Russ' apartment. As she's leaving she runs into Jeremy, who she mistakes for Lance. He figures out she and Lance are in cahoots and tricks her into taking him to the cabin cruiser where Lance is hiding out. Terry and Dave discover Ulanda and her men at a deserted landing strip in the country. They're about to switch planes when Felix spots Dave and Terry in the distance. Dave tells Terry he's going to run to distract an armed Felix away from her. Felix catches up with Dave and shoots him. As Dave lies unconscious and Samir starts the plane to take off, Terry sees the Dar Salaam bible case sitting unattended on the airstrip.
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Terry brings Dave into the Chesterfield clinic. When Ben wants to remove the bullet from Dave's shoulder, Lori reminds him about his injured hand. Miriam moves into Amber's old apartment and lets Erick know about the situation with an escaped Lance. Paula and Jeremy arrive at the cabin cruiser where Lance knocks Jeremy unconscious. Ben successfully removes the bullet from Dave. After he admits his hand didn't bother him during the procedure, Lori urges him to make an appointment with Jack Egan to see if his hand has completely healed. Lance drags Jeremy's body off and later tells Paula he got rid of his brother. Dave and Terry kiss for the first time, then she presents him with the Dar Salaam bible, which she had managed to steal back from Ulanda.
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Peter goes to Phyllis in an effort to make her see Courtney doesn't love Vaughn and is marrying him to keep her in sanitarium, but Phyllis believes he's Vaughn then becomes disoriented again. Terry returns the Bible to Charles and inquires about a missing Jeremy. Charles gleefully introduces Terry to Preston, who insults her. Ulanda and her men learn that Charles has the Bible in his possession and decide to pay him a visit.
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Jeremy surfaces and tells Brubaker about the incident with Paula and Lance, but he doesn't know where the cabin cruiser is because Paula made him hide in the backseat of the car on the way. Peter tells Terry he intends to let Courtney know Preston is planning to move Phyllis to a cheaper facility, eliminating her need to marry Vaughn, though she advises him against the idea. Ulanda, Felix, and Samir call on Charies, who shows them the Bible, then Jeremy arrives and causes a scene, accusing them of theft and attempted murder. Ulanda says they'll all leave in peace and see them at the auction where they plan to bid on the Bible. Brubaker informs Jeremy that he can't arrest Ulanda and her associates because they have diplomatic immunity. Under an alias, Vaughn seeks help at the Chesterfield clinic and admits to Ben that he is impotent and likely sterile.
S1 • E709
After removing her wedding ring, Terry confides in Ione her uncertainty that Dave is ready for another relationship so soon after Kate's death, an idea she has because she couldn't accept Jason Prescott or Alex Greeley after Scott's death. Vaughn rejects Courtney's idea of moving their wedding from Lake Forest to Kingsley, but ultimately agrees to at least tell his parents about the idea. Miriam reluctantly accepts Courtney's invitation to be her matron of honor. Jeremy finds Ulanda and her men at the Castaway bar and informs Brubaker, who is powerless to do anything but ask questions Ulanda refuses to answer. Lori talks Miriam into being the one to tell Peter that Courtney is still proceeding with the wedding.
S1 • E710
Preston fails to dissuade Peter from revealing to Courtney his plans to move Phyllis from Rose Hill to a cheaper nursing facility, but Vaughn instructs him how to use it against Peter. Russ decides he wants to secretly bid on the Dar Salaam bible and enlists Harold's reluctant aid. Harold warns Russ about Lance's escape from prison. Lance sends Paula to the Castaway to seek more information about Russ' whereabouts, and she arrives to find him there with Ernie the bartender, who has told him that someone from the old days has been asking about him. Peter finds Courtney at her dorm room and insists he has something important to tell her about her mother. Dave and Terry go to the state mental hospital to collect Stacey, but she shocks them with the news that she has voluntarily committed herself for further psychiatric treatment and won't be going home.
S1 • E711
On the pretext of thanking him or getting her out of prostitution, Paula pumps Russ for information at the Castaway. Later, he goes to Brubaker with his suspicion that Paula was sent by Lance, though Brubaker is skeptical. Before leaving, Russ offers his amateur detective abilities in dealing with Princess Ulanda and the Dar Salaam bible caper. Paula gives Lance the information he wants but asks him to leave town. Peter visits Courtney at the dorm and shocks her with the news about Preston's plan to move Phyllis to a cheaper nursing facility. Courtney feels hurt that her father didn't confide in her. She leaves to confront Preston, just as he turns up at her door. She puts in him on the spot, asking if what Peter said was true, and suggesting he not lie.
S1 • E712
Preston lies to Courtney that he has no intention of moving Phyllis then suggests Peter made the story up to stop her wedding. Courtney admits he did try to persuade her not to marry, and she now believes her father. Meanwhile Peter boasts to Dave that after their talk, he thinks Courtney won't marry Vaughn. Miriam learns Jeremy has rented the apartment above hers and is uneasy. Harold wonders if Jeremy is withholding information about the Dar Salaam Bible, such as a legend surrounding it. Vaughn returns to the Chesterfield clinic and has to conduct an impotency and sterility test with Dave.
S1 • E713
Jeremy reminds Charles the Dar Salaam bible isn't worth more than $25,000, but an eager Charles think otherwise and is ready to bid. Nancy spoils Harold's plans for a romantic evening at the art auction with Babs, while Miriam is surprised to be escorted by Jeremy in addition to Charles. Peter thinks Preston is lying when he says Courtney is angry over Peter's interference and doesn't want to see him. At the auction, bidding begins on the Bible for Charles, Russ, and Princess Ulanda.
S1 • E714
Preston admits to Mrs. Lucas that Peter looks at Courtney the way he once did with Phyllis. Ulanda and Harold enter a bidding war that escalates to one million dollars. Samir accuses Brubaker of being involved in a government conspiracy to see that they don't get the Bible. Russ wins the auction. Ulanda realizes Russ was the secret bidder and wrangles a dinner invitation from him. Worried that he would be followed by Ulanda's henchmen, Harold instructs Babs to take the Bible to Russ' apartment, unaware that an armed Lance has broken in to await killing Russ.
S1 • E715
Felix bumps into Russ and swipes his wallet. Vaughn tries to persuade Courtney into driving to Key West for their honeymoon, but she fumes when he admits he has Carpenter Shipping business there. Ulanda questions Russ about what he plans to do with the Bible now that he has it. Dave notices that Terry has removed her wedding. Babs arrives at Russ' apartment, and thinking that Russ is the figure walking through the door, Lance aims his gun and fires.
S1 • E716
Lance steps into the light and sees Babs lying unconscious next to the Bible. Charles to stop Courtney from going out alone. Terry advises Peter that God already has a woman in mind for him, and he'll know her when he sees her. Harold arrives at Russ' and finds Babs who awakens and realizes she wasn't hurt. They are stunned to see Lance. He tells them that he's going to kill both of them and then kill Russ. Courtney goes to see Peter and angers him by accusing chin of lying about her mother. He replies by telling her to go back to her rotten family. Ulanda offers Russ 1.5 million dollars for the Dar Salaam bible. Just as Lance is going to kill Harold and Babs, Felix walks in. He and Lance exchange gunfire. Russ returns home and is held at gunpoint with the others.
S1 • E717
Lance tries to shoot Russ, but is out of bullets. Russ hits his head in a struggle with Lance, who escapes with the Dar Salaam bible. Courtney doesn't want to believe Preston lied to her, so Peter suggests she visit Rose Hill and find out for herself. Babs has a go at Brubaker over Lance's escape. Carla snaps at Gene for always putting his job before her. King Dar Salaam won't let Ulanda return to Doria without the Bible. She tells Felix and Samir they must track down Lance to get the Bible, and if he resists, they'll kill him.
S1 • E718
After Lance reads about the auction and discovers the Bible was sold for over a million dollars, he decides Princess Ulanda might make a deal to get it back. Brubaker orders a tail on Ulanda and her men. Preston convinces Courtney that Peter had more to lose by lying than he did. Dave gives Vaughn the results from his tests, which indicate his impotence is psychological, but he is sterile. He returns to Courtney, more committed than ever to their upcoming marriage, and she kisses him passionately.
S1 • E719
Dave suggests Ben ask God about his restlessness, and Ben says he did -but all he got was silence. Carla and Gene quarrel over Jimmy growing up without his father's guidance while Gene works day and night. Princess Ulanda decides to get a job at the newspaper to try to track down Lance. A change in Phyllis' condition sends Preston back to Chicago. Samir professes his enduring love for Princess Ulanda and says one day she'll love him again, too. Paula sneaks into Lance's cabin cruiser while he's out, finds the Dar Salaam bible, and steals it.
S1 • E720
Princess Ulanda uses her contacts to obtain an internship at the newspaper using the alias Janice Wright. Lance and Paula each phone Gene separately to offer him the Bible. As he talks with them, Princess Ulanda eavesdrops on the conversations. Vaughn goes to the Chesterfield clinic to speak with Dave and is spotted by an unseen Peter. After Vaughn leaves, Peter secretly reads his medical chart. Lance returns to the cabin cruiser and vows to kill Paula when he realizes she stole the Bible from him.
S1 • E721
At the Castaway, Russ and Jeremy overhear Paula on the pay phone with Gene. They counsel her about the danger she's in from Jeremy and convince her to take the Bible to Gene and Brubaker. Ulanda phones Felix to tell him and Samir about the drop off with Paula. Peter goes to tell Courtney what he's learned from Vaughn's medical chart and confronts Vaughn instead. Peter gloats that he has finally won. An angry Vaughn goes to the clinic and demands to see Dave.
S1 • E722
Vaughn confronts Dave and is forced to admit that he's actually Vaughn Sumner. He accuses Dave of complicity with Peter and violating medical practices, but promises to forget the incident if he can stop Peter from telling Courtney his confidential information. As Dave tries to track him down, Peter heads to Miriam's office where Courtney is spending the day. Paula arrives the paper and needs a guarantee she'll be safe from Lance. Peter gets to Courtney then stuns her with news of Vaughn's sterility and Impotency. She thinks he's lying again, so he convinces her to go with him to see Dave who will verify it. Brubaker and Gene open the antique case at the newspaper to check the Dar Salaam bible and find a ticking bomb inside.
S1 • E723
Felix takes charge saying he knows all about bombs. Dave and Peter quarrel over his placing Dave and the clinic in danger of a lawsuit and breaching ethics, but Peter feels he's doing the right thing. Felix finds that the bomb isn't dangerous because the wires weren't attached to the timer. Lance calls and tells them they're lucky Paula stole the case before he had a chance to arm the bomb. He still has the Bible and is calling all the shots. Preston visits Phyllis who can't understand why Courtney has accelerated wedding plans. She declares she must go with Preston to Kingsley and find out if Courtney really wants to marry Vaughn, but Preston refuses. When Dave won't divulge information to Courtney and is mad at Peter, Courtney thinks he lied about Vaughn and angrily vows to never see him again. Phyllis' nurse discovers her missing from her room.
S1 • E724
An incredulous Peter accuses Ben of hypocrisy when he refuses to speak with Courtney about Vaughn's medical tests. Ben counteroffers that he'll urge Vaughn to tell her himself, but Peter says it will be too late since they're getting married in two hours. Ulanda follows Gene to a restaurant for lunch where a jealous Carla catches them together. Phyllis arrives in Kingsley and confides in Miriam that no one is going to like what she has to say. When Vaughn arrives looking for Courtney, Phyllis informs him there isn't going to be a wedding unless Courtney decides for herself it's what she really wants.
S1 • E725
Preston learns that Phyllis has escaped Rose Hill and arrived in Kingsley. Charles strongly advises Vaughn to speak with Courtney before she has a chance to see her mother. Phyllis forces Preston to admit that her clarity is temporary, and when he does, she realizes Courtney is only marrying Vaughn to ensure the family finances can afford her medical care. An armed Lance shows up at the museum to surprise Jeremy. Phyllis demands to see Courtney before the wedding. Vaughn cautions Courtney that no matter what her mother says, her condition could relapse at any moment and still requires nursing care. Phyllis doesn't want Courtney to marry Vaughn she really loves him, which Courtney will not declare. Lance wants Jeremy to arrange a sale of the Dar Salaam bible to Princess Ulanda. As the guests await the ceremony, Courtney says she must see Vaughn privately.
S1 • E726
Courtney informs Vaughn she plans to go through with the ceremony. Paula hits on Russ. Gene cautions Carla that her jealousy almost broke them up in the past. Before the ceremony, Preston promises Courtney he will make it up to her. Courtney and Vaughn are married. Russ does his best to reject Paula's advances. Preston reminisces about his wedding day, as Phyllis slips back into another disoriented state. Ben reveals that his hand is almost fully healed, and he realizes he needs more from a career than he can ever get at the free clinic.
S1 • E727
After a sleepless night, Ben decides he no longer wants to pursue a career in medicine. Miriam tells Peter that Courtney married Vaughn. Lori and Ben quarrel bitterly over his decision and the reasons behind it. Jeremy confesses to Miriam that he's sickened by his inability to stand up to Lance. Miriam convinces him to tell Brubaker about Lance's request to set up a deal with Princess Ulanda. When things get tense, Dave asks an irritable Ben to not take out his problems on the clinic staff. Miriam apologizes to Jeremy for initially judging him based on his resemblance to Lance.
S1 • E728
Princess Ulanda wants to make it easy for Lance to find them. Nancy offers an uninterested Peter her advice on failed relationships. Russ devises a plan to trap Lance by sending Carla to me pretending to be Princess Ulanda. Peter is rude to Dave when Terry invites him by. Dave tells Terry about Ben's new lousy attitude. Gene cautiously agrees to Russ' plan so that Carla will have a better understanding of the demands of his work. Felix spots Paula at the Castaway and says he'll pay her to deliver a note to Lance.
S1 • E729
Upset and in tears, Courtney phones Preston to say she's already coming back from her honeymoon. An angry Charles reminds Preston that they still have a deal with his placement on the Carpenter Shipping board. Preston refuses to encourage to stay with Vaughn if she isn't happy. Paula reacts badly to Russ' rejection and vows to show him what an adult she is now. Preston and Charles battle one another over their treatment of their daughters. Paula goes to Princess Ulanda and agrees to the deal Felix made. Charles hopes Courtney isn't entertaining the thought of divorcing Vaughn already. Paula barely stops Lance from killing her by showing him the money Ulanda gave her and explaining that she's there to arrange the sale of the bible.
S1 • E730
Lori becomes upset when Ben says he isn't looking for a job yet he receives a rejection letter from a tobacco company in Kentucky. Princess Ulanda fears Paula has double-crossed her as she and Samir search for her. Meanwhile Lance and Paul are at Ulanda's suite with Felix. Lori walks out during her argument with Ben, who wants her to be submissive wife by not asking him any questions. Lance meets Ulanda but won't hand over the bible until they reach a deal. Ernie gives Brubaker and Gene a lead on Paula. Preston makes excuses for Vaughn's behavior on the honeymoon. Courtney demands to know if Vaughn is sterile and impotent.
S1 • E731
After talking with Paula, Brubaker and Gene go to confront Ulanda, unaware that Lance is in their suit making a deal. Lance's rough behavior with the princess leaves him under Samir's fists and Felix's gun. When Brubaker and Gene show up at the suite, Felix and Samir hide Lance. Lori cries on Terry's shoulders about Ben's new, untrustworthy behavior, but Terry sends her back home with stubborn love. Ben learns Brian Graham, his former frat brother from medical school, is in Kingsley working as a plastic surgeon at the exclusive Bedford Institute. Lance gets a gun and manages to flee Ulanda's suite. Vaughn discusses his feelings with Courtney, insisting she be patient with him but denying Peter's claims.
S1 • E732
Gene spells out Russ' plan for Carla to impersonate Princess Ulanda, and she doesn't say no. Brubaker enlists Leon's aid to play Carla's body guard. A hidden Lance watches Jeremy having dinner with Miriam at Leon's. Courtney sees Peter and admits she made a mistake in marrying Vaughn. Lori returns home to Ben, who still doesn't share her point-of-view about their marriage. Peter tells Courtney that he doesn't hate her, but when she announces she can easily divorce Vaughn since they haven't slept together, Peter rejects the idea that he could reconcile with her since her vows to Vaughn were forever.
S1 • E733
Gene tells Brubaker that Carla has agreed to be part of their trap for Lance, and Princess Ulanda, pretending to be intern Janice Wright, listens to their plans. Ben's friend surgeon Brian Graham visits the Chesterfield clinic, where they catch up on old friends and their current lives. Brian admits he never saw a place like the free clinic in Ben's future. Ben invites Brian to dinner and reiterates how happy he is to see his old pal. Vaughn professes his love for Courtney, but she goes to see Dave to get information about Vaughn's medical problems. Dave asks her to give Vaughn one more chance to tell her the truth, and if he doesn't, Dave will answer all of her questions. Later she confronts Vaughn, but he won't see Dave. Courtney orders him to meet her at the free clinic that afternoon for a consultation, and warns him that if he doesn't show up, he will live to regret it.
S1 • E734
Charles finds Vaughn and Courtney arguing about his refusal to see Dave, and when Vaughn insists he mind his own business, Charles speculates Peter is to blame. Russ worries something will go wrong with his plan and put Carla in danger, but Brubaker believes it will be fine so long as he stays away from The King's Arm, where they're supposed to meet. Vaughn finally admits that Peter told the truth and begs Courtney to stay with him and give him a chance to explore therapies Dave suggested. Charles confronts Peter. Just as the meeting between Carla and Lance is about to go down, Paula admits to Russ she had previously arranged a meeting between Lance and Ulanda. Realizing Lance will now know Carla isn't Ulanda and they've set a trap for him, Russ rushes off to stop the meeting.
S1 • E735
Mrs. Lucas discovers that Courtney has gone and left a note behind asking that no one try to find her. Russ gets to the King's Arm and explains to Brubaker why they can't go through with Carla impersonating Ulanda. Ulanda and her henchmen plan to intercept Lance outside the hotel before he walks into the trap. Lance spies on Miriam and Jeremy. After Miriam leaves, Lance holds Jeremy at gunpoint and forces him to switch places just in case a trap has been set at the hotel. Jeremy manages to call Brubaker to tell him no one should shoot as he's going to pretend to be Lance. Brubaker informs everyone that the trap is back on now that Jeremy will be coming instead of Lance, but Lance has overheard Jeremy's part of the conversation.
S1 • E736
Vaughn arouses outrage from Preston after confessing his impotence and sterility. Miriam urges Nancy to seek self-help from God, while Nancy is intrigued by DOMI, a self-help organization led by dynamic professor Vanessa Fazan. On the way to the King's Arm, Lance switches clothes with Jeremy, knocks him unconscious, and leaves him on the side of the road. Lance arrives at the hotel as Jeremy and tries to leave with the jewels Carla has to pay him, but Brubaker and Russ stop him to say that he'll be followed by plainclothes police who will move in on Lance during the exchange.
S1 • E737
Charles learns Vaughn's secret problem from Preston. Lance, as Jeremy, emphatically dismisses Brubaker's plan to have him followed, arguing that Lance is too smart to fall for it, and it would place himself in more danger. Miriam arrives at the King's Arms wondering why Jeremy didn't contact her as promised. Brian watches Nancy and Lori at the hospital cafeteria. Unaware of who he is, Lori takes an immediate dislike to him, while he completely charms Nancy. Brubaker has an idea that could be confirmed with the museum photo of the Bible. Terry goes to the car to get the auction brochure with the photo and spots an injured Jeremy staggering in the parking lot. He tells her that Lance has switched places with him and begs her to go back in and stop him from leaving with the jewels. Lori is stunned when Brian arrives the apartment for dinner. Russ notices something odd about Jeremy's demeanor. Before leaving, Lance gives Miriam a forceful kiss on the lips, and she realizes who he really is. Just as Terry is going to stop Lance, Felix and Samir step out of the shadows, and thinking that Jeremy is Lance and Terry has been in cahoots with him, they kidnap the pair at gunpoint.
S1 • E738
Lance escapes before Miriam can alert Brubaker, but he may have the last laugh as he's planted a tracing device inside the jewel case. Preston goes to see Peter in hope he knows where Courtney is hiding. Peter shocks him with the news that Courtney had been told about Vaughn's sterility and impotence before the wedding but didn't believe him because Preston had convinced her he was liar. Nancy shows up as Ben and Lori are taking Brian out to dinner and invites herself along. He tells her he thinks he can repair the scar on her throat. After the police find Terry's purse and car still in the King's Arms parking lot, Brubaker attempts to figure out what has happened to her.
S1 • E739
Charles meets with Dan to determine if Preston can renege on their deal if Courtney gets an annulment from Vaughn. Dave informs Peter of Terry's disappearance, prompting him to angrily lash out and blame Dave for all of the trouble in their lives. Courtney sees Miriam who urges her to remember her vows to Vaughn while being patient with him. Dave and Peter come to an understanding. Charles advises Vaughn to seek medical attention and consummate his marriage before Courtney can have it annulled, pointing out that Peter's moral code would prevent him from pursuing a divorced woman, but not one who had never been legally married. Terry and Jeremy are locked in an abandoned warehouse. Jeremy insists to Samir that he's not his twin brother, but Samir thinks he's lying. After Samir leaves, Terry insists their only chance of survival is for Jeremy to pretend to be Lance so that he can say he'll take them to the Bible but seek help instead.
S1 • E740
Courtney phones for her father, and tipped off by Mrs. Lucas, Vaughn secretly has the call traced. After examining Nancy, Brian is certain his surgery can remove her scar, but he tempers the good news with bad: his fees are exorbitant. Vaughn begs Courtney for another chance to make love to her, promising that with her help as his wife, he can overcome his problem. Nancy spots Brian at Dr. Fazan's DOMI meeting, and he admits he knows Vanessa personally. Brian is shocked when Vanessa says she knows about his meeting with Ben, even though he told no one. She asks him to go with her to her penthouse and tell her everything.
S1 • E741
Terry convinces Jeremy to play along that he's Lance. He tells Samir he'll go get the Bible and bring it back, but Samir blindfolds him and drives him around, dropping him off on the edge of town. Miriam and Ione are skeptical about Vanessa Fazan and Nancy's high impression of her. Vanessa questions Brian about Ben, wanting to know if he plans to hire Ben at the Bedford Institute. Brubaker receives a call from Jeremy telling him about Terry, though he can't be sure of Jeremy's identity. When Brian admits Ben would be a good fit and bring his notoriety to the Bedford, Vanessa mentions that it might also make up for the three recent deaths associated with the institute. Jeremy arrives at Brubaker's office, and Miriam is able to confirm his identity for Brubaker, who leaves to follow a lead on the tracking device in the jewel case.
S1 • E742
Brian surprises Lori with Ben's car, which he has paid to have repaired. Al GH Pugh she's reluctant to accept he reminds she must learn to receive Christian charity gracefully. A proud Ben is infuriated by the gesture which he finds condescending. Using a police scanner, Russ discovers the area where Lance has been tracked and heads there. Courtney tells her father that she forgives him, but she has decided she must give Vaughn the help he asks from her. Russ spots Lance on the street and chases him onto the roof of a building. The two fight, and Russ manages to overpower him. He drags Lance to the edge of the roof and threatens to throw him off if he doesn't reveal where the Bible is. Brubaker arrives just in time and arrests Lance.
S1 • E743
Ben returns Brian's money. Brubaker sends for Princess Ulanda, but she and her henchmen remain obstructive with him when he accuses them of being involved with Terry's disappearance. Lori says their father would be proud of Peter for refusing to take Courtney back when she offered to leave Vaughn. Vaughn shares a painful experience from his past with Courtney. Princess Ulanda declares that no matter what, they can never let Terry go free now.
S1 • E744
The morning after he fell asleep when she tried to arouse him, Courtney expresses her humiliation to Vaughn. Although she doesn't know what she's going to do, she feels it won't work with him because he can't make her feel wanted and cherished. Dave worries about Terry and feels helpless because there aren't any clues to her whereabouts. Terry prays to God to help ease her family's worries through the crisis of her kidnapping. Dan and Charles inform Preston they're taking steps to ensure Charles won't lose the shipping board position if Courtney has her marriage annulled. Courtney tells Peter she needs a man and wants to know if he still loves her.
S1 • E745
Gil advises Peter that Courtney is still a married woman and shouldn't be pursued by him, even if she and Vaughn haven't consummated their marriage. Dave stops by to see Gil and tells him that Stacey might be released by the psychiatric hospital within the next month, and suggests Gil consider not visiting her until she's ready to leave. Brubaker makes a deal with Lance to recommend a radically reduced prison sentence in exchange for arranging a deal to sell the bible to Princess Ulanda, which the police will secretly record. Lance accepts the deal and leaves in a car the police have set up with covert surveillance equipment. Ulanda, posing as Janice Wright, learns of the plan then warns Lance when he calls to set up their meeting.
S1 • E746
Peter finds himself in a situation requiring Courtney's help, and he reluctantly accepts. Terry learns from Felix the reason Princess Ulanda needs the Dar Salaam bible so desperately, then warns him that their schemes will fail because they're mocking God's word. Brian confides in Vanessa his reservations about being able to manipulate Ben. She suggests he attempt to get Lori's approval by convincing her of all the good things the Bedford Institute does and speculates it might be worth the risk to their plans by offering Ben a job now.
S1 • E747
Brubaker could be in trouble after Lance gives the police surveillance team the slip. Peter seeks legal advice from Harold regarding Courtney's marriage, but Harold encourages him to stay away from her as she's still legally married. Dave lectures Ben about the cost of a wealthy lifestyle and his distrust of Brian's reputation. Ben reassures Dave that Brian hasn't even hinted about offering him job, and he has no plans to the leave the free clinic at this time. Lance phones Ulanda to tell her has the bible and is ready for an exchange. Russ finds out that Brubaker has been suspended from the police force.
S1 • E748
Samir gloats to Brubaker that he has a communique assuring him that no American agency will intervene in Princess Ulanda or her entourage's diplomatic business. Lori feels uneasy over Brian offering her and Ben a vacation to Vail. Ulanda begins to fear she will never get what she needs from the Dar Salaam bible, while Felix relates Terry's word of warning that their unholy quest is doomed to fail. Ben meets with a recruiter for a job with Lincoln Pharmaceuticals, but they want him to relocate away from Kingsley. Vanessa reminds Brian she was responsible for his job at the Bedford Institute and can take it away. She plots to send DOMI members to Ben once he's hired, members who have been hypnotized into requesting prescriptions, just like the three late patients she sent to Brian.
S1 • E749
Ben will consider relocation, but won't commit to the Lincoln Pharmaceutical job because they won't meet his salary demands. Lori is bothered by his willingness to leave Kingsley then is appalled when Ben wants to go on the Vail trip while Terry is still missing. Courtney gives Vaughn her decision to not attempt to salvage their relationship. When he objects, she reminds him she can make the reason a public humiliation for him and suggests a large financial settlement to keep her quiet. She tells Peter about her decision, and he agrees they still have a future together if she has her marriage annulled instead of seeking a divorce. Later, Peter spots his car, stolen by Lance, at a gas station as Lance is on his way to sell the Dar Salaam bible to Princess Ulanda.
S1 • E750
Nancy faces a setback with DOMI as each level of the course costs money, and her attempt to name drop Brian to Vanessa fails to elicit any special privileges. Brubaker informs Dave of the police force suspension. Peter steals his car back from Lance. At the Davidson house, Peter and Courtney discover the Dar Salaam bible in the trunk along with instructions for Lance's meeting with Ulanda and her henchmen. Charles and Vaughn threaten one another over the recent turn of events. Peter decides that he must go in Lance's place in order to find Terry. When Courtney fails to change his mind, she agrees to go with him to the meeting. While they talk, Ione and Leon arrive outside and unload Peter's car of all the items the Davidsons are donating to Ione's church bazaar, unaware that the case holding the Dar Salaam bible is among the boxes of donated goods.
S1 • E751
Lucille worries about her aging appearance. Dave gives an interview to a magazine doing a story on real-life heroes and remembers the old Ben. On Charles' orders, Jeremy sees Harold about paying the promissory note for the bible, but Harold resists, arguing that he and his client are holding Charles responsible for the theft because of his refusal to provide adequate security. Later, Harold advises Russ how to make back some of the lost money. Russ wants to pay the note, though, so that the Chesterfield clinic can receive its money. Vanessa asks Brian to perform Nancy's surgery for free in an effort to lure Ben to the Bedford by making it appear more charitable. Peter and Courtney make the exchange with Princess Ulanda in Lance's place but are in hot water when they discover the Dar Salaam bible is missing from Peter's car.
S1 • E752
Brian tells Nancy he'll perform her surgery for just a smile. As the Chronicle prepares a welcome back party for Stacey, Gil hears about her return. Russ worries that Stacey thinks of him as the man Gil isn't. Gil goes to Stacey's party, but she coldly rejects him. Later, she shows up unexpectedly at Russ' apartment and throws herself into his arms, exclaiming that she can finally be happy. Ulanda orders Felix and Samir to shoot Peter and Courtney, but Lance arrives and holds a gun on everyone. Peter realizes that Ione now has the bible, and when he won't tell them where to find her, Courtney does. Lance runs off to the church bazaar, while Ulanda and her men tie up Courtney and Peter and race to beat Lance to the Dar Salaam Bible.
S1 • E753
Carla figures out that Princess Ulanda and Janice Wright are the same person. Peter and Courtney escape, phone Dave, and reveal Terry's location, the Driscoll warehouse which is being demolished today. Stacey feels she can trust Russ but not Gil. Courtney tries to kiss Peter, though he pushes her away. Gil arrives just as Dave and Brubaker are leaving to save Terry at the Driscoll warehouse, but Gil fears it's too late. Prescott Construction is tearing it down and it was scheduled to be demolished two hours ago.
S1 • E754
Terry screams as a nearby explosion rocks the warehouse, and the ceiling begins to crumble. Nancy sings Brian's praises to Ione, who offers her motherly advice and a reminder that she said the same thing about Dan. Dave and Brubaker arrive at the warehouse. Dave gets the lock off the door and opens it just as another explosion knocks him and Terry to the floor. Gene goes to confront Princess Ulanda, but Felix and Samir won't allow him to see her. Dave and Terry get to their feet and escape just as another explosion sends a beam crashing onto the spot where they were lying. Gene knows what she's doing when Janice leaves to go interview the minister at Ione's church. Brubaker learns the Bible is at the meeting hall for the church bazaar. Dave professes his love to Terry.
S1 • E755
Preston begs Vaughn to give Courtney space, but he refuses to give up. Gene shares his suspicions about Janice with Brubaker and McGovern. Stacey drops by to see her father and isn't overjoyed at Terry's presence. Dave tells her that Terry is much more to him now than a friend, prompting Stacey to wryly observe she has to adjust to a lot of changes. Janice snows Reverend Guthrie into allowing her, a photographer, and an assistant to take photos of their bazaar items, including an antique bible.
S1 • E756
Jeremy and Miriam share a couple of kisses. Terry plays Devil's advocate to Peter's divine intervention explanation of Courtney and Vaughn's unraveling relationship. Ben tells Dave he's decided to accept a job in Dallas. When Dave isn't happy for him, Ben becomes angry. He says Dave can have his clinic and vision and can maybe pull someone else out of the gutter as Jeff Cummings did for him. Lori informs Terry of Ben's bad attitude and bluntness. Ulanda arrives at the church meeting hall, but is annoyed to learn all of the bazaar are still locked up. Friends gather at the Davidsons' to formulate a plan for retrieving the Dar Salaam Bible.
S1 • E757
Miriam and Carla insist on attending the revival with Gene, Jeremy, Russ, Harold, and Brubaker, but Jeremy tells Brubaker he's worried about Miriam being there when Lance is certain to show up. Ben shocks Lori with the news he have notice to Dave and will accept the Dallas job tomorrow. Lucille explains to Brian exactly why she doesn't like him, and he manages to change her feelings about him and plastic surgery. Lance arrives the revival and begins to search for the Dar Salaam bible.
S1 • E758
Gil goes to see Stacey unannounced, and her silent treatment unnerves him into quickly leaving. Lance snatches the Bible during the revival. Carla tries to keep Princess Ulanda separated from Felix and Samir. Jeremy spots Lance and jumps him. The two roll around for possession of the gun. Just as Russ dashes in, Lance leaps to his feet with the gun, but Russ punches him and knocks him out. He stares at Jeremy, uncertain at first, but Jeremy convinces him. Brubaker arrives with a policeman. Jeremy decides the Bible would be safest in the vault at the museum. He tells Brubaker to send the policeman with him and Miriam as protection, while Lance, still unconscious, is on his way to the hospital. On the way to the car, Jeremy and the policeman stop for a minute to examine the Bible, sending Miriam on ahead. After she leaves, Jeremy doubles over in apparent pain. When the policeman bends over to help him, Lance, who has been masquerading as Jeremy, knocks him out and runs after Miriam.
S1 • E759
Jeremy is in jail and can't get the guard to believe he's not Hugo Lancelot. Harold and Brubaker receive an approval letter for Harold's petition to revoke Princess Ulanda's diplomatic immunity. At the museum, Lance makes a mistake then Miriam realizes he's not Jeremy. Brubaker serves Princess Ulanda with the revocation of her immunity. Samir receives a call from Lance, who gives him directions to the cabin cruiser. Lance forces Miriam to leave for the boat with him at gunpoint and threatens to kill her if she makes a sound.
S1 • E760
Pretending to be Lance wanting to confess to multiple crimes, Jeremy talks the guard into taking him to Brubaker. Jeremy and Miriam arrive at the cabin cruiser, and she stalls for time by encouraging him to talk about why he hates Jeremy. Ben returns home and collapses into Lori's arms, crying that he's reached the end of his rope. He explains that the clinic was only his dream until it was completed, and now he needs a new challenge to be happy. Lori promises him she will help him find a new job, the right one, and will support him even if it means leaving Kingsley. He agrees to not take the Dallas job, though he has to quit the clinic. After recounting his unhappy childhood, Lance says he knows Miriam is stalling, and he attacks her. Jeremy convinces Brubaker he's not Lance by giving details of their meeting with everyone at Terry's house. They go to the Castaway and find Paula. Brubaker gets directions to Lance's boat from her. Miriam fights off Lance's attempted rape. Jeremy arrives at the boat, and Lance holds a gun on Miriam. He's ready for their final showdown.
S1 • E761
Lance charges Jeremy, and two scuffle over the gun, which is thrown across the room. Miriam picks up the gun and threatens to shoot Lance as he strangles Jeremy. Lance stops but grabs the gun and shoves her, causing her to fall and lose consciousness. Meanwhile, Jeremy lunges for Lance, and as they struggle, Lance accidentally knocks a lit kerosene lantern off the table. It falls to the floor and bursts into flames. Preston tells Vaughn if he could do anything for Courtney he would just stay out of her way so that she could be happy, and he admits he doesn't rule out her being happy with Vaughn. Preston really wants a neutral space for them all while Courtney decides what she really wants. Jeremy carries Miriam off the boat, leaving an unconscious Lance behind as the fire spreads. Brubaker stops Samir from going inside for the Bible and drags Lance out as flames engulf the Bible's case. Carla seduces Gene from going back to the Chronicle to write the Bible recovery story, while Vanessa and Brian drink a toast to Ben and decide to spend the night together. At the hospital, Miriam comforts Jeremy, who doesn't know what to do. He says he would pray for Lance, only it wouldn't seem right. At that moment, Alex Greeley approaches them from Lance's room, a grave expression on his face.
S1 • E762
Alex informs Jeremy that Lance wants to see him and isn't expected to live through the night. Russ discusses plans with Harold to use Princess Ulanda as a middle man to sell the Dar Salaam bible to her own buyer. Brubaker arrives during their conversation to break the news to Russ about the Bible's destruction in the boat fire. Jeremy begs Lance to repent and ask God's forgiveness, but Lance sneers at him, saying that he and his brother are just alike inside and out, the only difference being that he doesn't pretend to be good. Furthermore, he has no use for Jeremy's God. As he speaks the words, a stricken look comes across his face. He struggles to speak and breathe then suddenly falls back, dead. Alex and the nurse rush in to perform live saving measures, but it's too late. Left alone with his brother, Jeremy tearfully tells Lance that he forgives him. Miriam is at the door and hears Jeremy asking God to forgive him, too. She confides in Terry that she's afraid because she thinks she's in love with Jeremy. Terry replies that he's a wonderful young man, and encourages her to be there in his grief just as she is in his joy. Russ speculates that God destroyed the Bible because it was bought with his father's dirty money, and nothing good can ever come from that. Courtney has a nightmare in which Peter and Vaughn have become friends and jokingly taunt her. She awakens calling for both of them. Jeremy cries to Miriam that although he tried, Lance died without remorse.
S1 • E763
Preston visits Peter at the Chronicle to profess his support of Peter and Courtney's relationship if she chooses him over Vaughn. Russ goes to see Princess Ulanda privately and convinces her to tell him why the Dar Salaam bible is so valuable. Brian maneuvers Ben into asking about a job at the Bedford Institute and offers to look into opportunities for him. Courtney recounts her dream for Peter, suggesting these are all signs pointing to their reconciliation. The reporter from Upbeat magazine returns to interview Ben for her real life heroes story. After he's rude and combative to her, she offers him another chance for a positive story and suggests her call her when he's ready.
S1 • E764
Before they leave the country, Gene tries to see Princess Ulanda but is pushed away by Samir. Miriam attempts to comfort and counsel a guilty Jeremy who feels he murdered Lance. Stacey wants Dave to cancel his date with Terry to attend a concerto with her, and when he refuses, she coldly says she doesn't approve of their relationship and will find it difficult to build a relationship with him as long as Terry is around. Gil attempts to strike up a conversation with Stacey, who ignores him for Russ. Russ offers to tell Gene what Ulanda revealed to him. Ulanda decides the press is too powerful to ignore and goes to the Chronicle to give Gene a statement.
S1 • E765
Miss Evans from Upbeat magazine threatens to write an expose unless Dave talks Ben into granting her in interview. Dave cautions Ben she could damage his career and the clinic's reputation, but Ben doesn't care. Stacey asks Russ to the concerto Dave declined, and Russ disappoints her, too. Ben ultimately agrees to meet Miss Evans for dinner to discuss her story. Russ tells Gene and Stacey what Ulanda revealed to him. Brian gets Lucille to agree to a date for her face lift surgery. Ulanda goes to the Chronicle to give Gene a statement, but he has a harsh one for her, and gets the final word.
S1 • E766
Terry wants to speak with Stacey directly regarding her disapproval of Terry and Dave's relationship. Vaughn confronts Preston over his moving Phyllis to a nursing home in Kingsley. Miriam and Lori confide in one another about the men in their life. Preston secretly arranges a meeting between Courtney and Vaughn.
S1 • E767
Monica Evans from Upbeat magazine is ready to take on Ben for an interview, but a medical emergency changes her perspective of him. Courtney rejects an extravagant gift from Vaughn, who insists it's his way of expressing affection for her. Jeremy upsets Miriam with the news of his resignation from the museum and his intent to return home to Canada.
S1 • E768
Monica has more in mind than interviewing Ben at her hotel suite, until Lori arrives. Lori's insistence to Monica that God healed Ben's hand makes him uncomfortable. Russ promises Gil that he will remain just a friend to Stacey as Gil attempts to reconcile with her. Terry confronts Stacey who reluctantly agrees to a truce, though she doesn't like the situation with Dave. After Terry sees Stacey's romantic poem to Russ, Stacey tells her that she and Russ are in love.
S1 • E769
Erick convinces Miriam to be honest with Jeremy. Vaughn accuses Preston of effectively siding with Peter by not supporting him. Dan tells Courtney he will have Vaughn served with annulment papers by the end of the day, but there could be a delay in the action if Vaughn contests. Dave explains to Brian why he doesn't respect him, while his comments move Lucille to decide against getting her face-lift. Charles runs into Courtney at Dan's office and warns him not to secure an annulment for her as it could jeopardize his appointment to the Carpenter Shipping board.
S1 • E770
Lori expresses her displeasure over Ben's behavior during the interview with Monica. Ben defends Brian and the Bedford to Lucille, who decides to have the face-lift. Miriam and Courtney disagree about the annulment. Dan gives Charles reasons why he should be the one handling Courtney's annulment. A stunned Vaughn receives Dan's legal papers. Jeremy proposes marriage.
S1 • E771
Jeremy's proposal forces Miriam to open up about her less than saintly past. Fearing Preston has a trick up his sleeve, Charles warns him about the chess game they're playing with one another. Jeremy makes Miriam see the past doesn't matter, but his plans for a future in Canada give her pause. Courtney tells Peter that Vaughn won't risk contesting their annulment, but Peter won't commit, and he later admits to Gene that he doesn't know what he wants. Jeremy is willing to make sacrifices to have Miriam.
S1 • E772
Lori is disturbed by Ben's insistence that prayer doesn't solve everything, and he pulls away after she prays and asks him to say a few words to God. Brian suggests Vanessa keep her plans for her wealthy new DOMI members to herself, but she urges him to keep working on Lori to support Ben's job offer at the Bedford. Peter encourages Vaughn to fight for Courtney, and the two shake hands.
S1 • E773
Lori questions Brian about the mysterious deaths of Bedford Institute patients. Miriam breaks the news of Jeremy's proposal to Charles, who makes her a counteroffer of going back to their old home in Lake Forest. Vanessa coldly manipulates DOMI member Beverly Randolph into admitting she's failure then pretends to comfort her while smiling wickedly behind her back. Miriam rejects Charles' offer.
S1 • E774
Dave admits to Terry he doesn't like Brian's influence over Ben, who has become less empathetic and compassionate. Vaughn tells Preston he'll likely contest Courtney's annulment. Ben and Dave quarrel bitterly over their differences. Stacey wants to help Russ by telling Dave that Russ is going to lose much of his inheritance if Dave holds him to the sale of the Dar Salaam bible. Vaughn's declaration that he'll risk public ridicule if it gives him another chance with Courtney impresses Preston. Dave and Terry pray for God to guide Ben.
S1 • E775
Nancy is home from her surgery at the Bedford. Miriam seeks advice from Ione about Jeremy's proposal. Charles accuses Jeremy of being an opportunist who is after Miriam's family's wealth. Peter admits to Gene that he has no future with Courtney. Jeremy angrily dismisses Charles. Courtney lures Peter to her hotel suite with a seduction in mind.
S1 • E776
Having learned that Ben is interested in working for the Bedford Institute, Vanessa advised Brian to keep him at bay until they can get Lori on their side. Ben tells Lori about the Bedford and makes it sound like a very attractive proposition. Peter encourages a stunned Vaughn not to give up on his marriage to Courtney, as he's stepping aside.
S1 • E777
Brian and Lori meet for lunch, where she questions him at Ben's potential job at the Bedford. Miriam's engagement displeases Charles, who thinks it's wrong for he. He attempts to dissuade her with an offer of moving back to Lake Forrest with him, and when that fails, he turns to emotional blackmail. Vanessa meets privately with DOMI member Beverly Randolph.
S1 • E778
Dave and Ben are at loggerheads over his interest in the Bedford. Preston likes Vaughn's take charge attitude after Vaughn reveals he's going to fight to save his marriage. Russ plans to donate money to Dave's clinic in exchange for the bible, but Stacey cautions him that Dave won't accept if he knows Russ is the one who wants to purchase it.
S1 • E779
Miriam receives Ione's support and blessing to marry Jeremy. Charles warns Jeremy he won't allow the wedding to take place, but Jeremy stands up to his bullying tactics. Nancy extols the virtues of the Bedford to Babs. Courtney attempts to lure Peter to her hotel room.
S1 • E780
Jeremy's strength against Charles impresses Miriam, and she agrees to follow him to Canada to start another life. Stacey informs her father that Russ was the secret purchaser of the bible. Peter fails to believe Courtney's lies about being threatened by Vaughn and insists that their relationship is now over.
S1 • E781
After noting a positive change in Nancy, which she attributes to DOMI, an intrigued Gene wants to investigate, but Walter won't approve it. Peter learns from Terry that Stacey is interested in Russ and passes the information on to Gil, who says he won't stop pursuing her. Russ donates $50, 000 to Dave and the clinic.
S1 • E782
Charles arranges a house swap with Preston, while Miriam gives her apartment to Courtney. Terry worries that an eager Stacey might be disappointed by Russ. When Vaughn informs Courtney that he will fight her annulment proceedings, she tells him that Peter forced himself on her, and she wants nothing more to do with either man.
S1 • E783
Miriam declines Charles farewell urging to leave Jeremy and accompany him to Lake Forrest, but she refuses, and they have a tearful parting. Russ promises Gil that he and Stacey are just friends, and he will find a gentle way to let her know they can never be more than friends. At Vanessa's urging to get him before someone else does, Brian offer Ben a job. Despite Peter's protests otherwise, Vaughn believes Courtney's lie that Peter attempted to rape her.
S1 • E784
Russ explains to a devastated Stacey that he's leaving to study medicine, and they cannot pursue a relationship. Stacey blames Terry for the mess with Russ. The police arrest Vaughn for assaulting Peter over Courtney's lies, but Vaughn continues to believe her. Peter declines pressing charges against Vaughn.
S1 • E785
Preston isn't as inclined to believe Courtney's lies, but promises Vaughn he'll get to the bottom of it and take action against Peter if it proves true. Sgt. Brubaker receives a visit from his sister Tina, who is friend of Courtney. Ben declines a surgery position from Lester, who can't believe Ben has been persuaded to join the Bedford. Lori admits to Terry she is uneasy about Ben's new job. Courtney manages to trick Preston into believing her.
S1 • E786
Preston wants Charles' waterfront property in Kingsley in exchange for agreeing to exchange homes, and they make a deal. Before leaving to start another life in Mexico City, Russ bids an emotional farewell to his friends in Kingsley. Gene attends his first DOMI meeting and questions Vanessa. Dave implores Ben to continue his work at the clinic.
S1 • E787
While touring the luxurious Bedford Institute, Lori fears what changes will be in store for her and Ben's ordinary life. Lucille, recovering from Brian's surgery, questions Babs about her relationship with Harold. Dave proposes marriage to Terry, and she happily accepts.
S1 • E788
News of Terry and Dave's engagement begins to spread among friends and family. Refusing to accept that she never stood a chance with Russ, an emotionally injured Stacey blames Gil and rejects his overtures. Lucille's bandages are removed. Dave visits Stacey to tell her in person about his wedding plans, but furious over Russ' departure, she screams she doesn't anything to do with Terry ever again.
S1 • E789
After listening to Gene's tale of attending DOMI, Walter reverses his decision and approves an investigative report. Dave accuses Stacey of turning into Amber when Stacey won't reveal her reason for suddenly hating Terry. Charles says his final goodbyes and returns home to Lake Forrest. Stacey's attitude perplexes Terry, who vows she's going to find out what has prompted the change. Courtney's behavior disturbs Preston.
S1 • E790
While visiting Courtney, Tina meets Vaughn and finds him attractive. Gil fills Peter in on his fight with Stacey, and Peter realizes he may been the cause for Stacey losing her temper. Courtney instructs Tina to get rid of Vaughn, who leaves voluntarily when he figures out Courtney doesn't want him there.
S1 • E791
After selling his Carpenter Shipping stock to open a new company, Preston schemes to unseat Charles and bring Vaughn into the fold as a full partner. Courtney admits to Tina she plans to punish Vaughn. Gene discovers that Vanessa's primary clientele consists of vulnerable, wealthy women. Ben and Brian have a minor conflict over unnecessary surgeries. Preston uses Courtney as the carrot to persuade Vaughn into getting his family to invest in their new venture.
S1 • E792
Ben and Lori's dinner date becomes tinged with resentment when she fails to wear the expensive new dress he bought for her. Terry forces a visit with Stacey, and after explaining what happened, the two reconcile. Vanessa informs Brian that they need to expedite DOMI. Terry comforts a tearful Stacey. Charles surprises Preston with a return visit.
S1 • E793
Preston stuns Charles to the core by revealing his scheme to bankrupt Carpenter Shipping. Tina eagerly joins Vaughn for lunch. A drunken Gil seeks Peter's friendship, as his personal and professional lives are both in shambles. Peter welcomes Dave into his life as a stepfather. Lori's decision to participate in Bedford's charity ventures pleases Ben. Preston tells Charles to leave his house.
S1 • E794
Preston admits he doesn't think Peter forced himself on Courtney. Gil receives an offer from Preston that could save his failing company. Terry is unhappy to hear that Lori must forego church activities in order to devote more time to Bedford's charities. Dave informs Vaughn that test results reveal he is not sterile and urges him to share the news with Courtney, as it might change her mind about the annulment.
S1 • E795
Babs wonders where things stand with her and Harold. He admits that he isn't ready for a serious relationship. Babs walks away terribly unhappy. Nancy is thrilled with DOMI, but she can't afford to pay for the next level in her progression. Vanessa offers an alternative: she will dismiss the fees if Nancy can recruit new members. Preston hosts his executives for the new company Commonwealth TransExpress, and Charles walks in just as they're toasting themselves. He tells them all off, but Preston reminds him that he he's his own worst enemy and brought it all on himself. Charles vows to make them all pay if Carpenter Shipping goes bankrupt.
S1 • E796
Stacey visits Dave to apologize for her immature behavior. She regrets misjudging Terry. Dave forgives her. Gene explains to his family why he is using the alias Gene Foster during his investigation of DOMI. Carla expresses her fears that Gene could be in danger from the organization. Vanessa conducts a session with Barbara, a wealthy DOMI member who appears to be under a hypnotic trance. Vaughn informs Preston that his parents will invest in the new venture. Courtney is unmoved by Vaughn's revelation that he isn't sterile.
S1 • E797
Peter and Stacey apologize to one another for the scene that developed over Russ. They examine past mistakes and look forward to the future. Terry convinces Dave to postpone their wedding until October so that Stacey will time to adjust. With a new suit and lots of money, Gene sets out to lure Vanessa in. The trick works. She suggests they meet privately for one-on-one DOMI sessions.
S1 • E798
Gene has a tense meeting with the controlling Vanessa. She thinks he's ready to move forward into DOMI. Carla wonders if Gene is really prepared for what he could be getting into. Much to Vaughn's displeasure, Courtney says she's still prepared to continue with the annulment, while Vaughn vows to fight it. Tina chats up Dan, who questions her about Courtney. Vaughn interrupts Dan's date with Courtney to inform her that he just received news of her mother's death.
S1 • E799
Nancy attempts to sell disinterested Babs on DOMI. Courtney allows Vaughn to take her home after getting the news of her mother's death. They are unable to track down Preston, who doesn't know. A devastated Courtney asks Vaughn to keep her company. In Courtney's absence, Dan and Tina have drinks and flirt with one another. Vanessa places Barbara under another hypnotic trance, then instructs her to request a prescription for strong tranquilizers from Ben.
S1 • E800
Dan discovers Tina's relationship to Sgt. Brubaker, and Brubaker cautions Tina that Dan is bad news and needs to be avoided. Peter accidentally tips off Nancy to Gene's investigative report on DOMI. Ben shocks Lori with the suggestion that they need a bigger home. Barbara, acting on Vanessa's orders, makes an appointment with Ben and talks him into prescribing tranquilizers.
S1 • E801
Brian fears Vanessa is moving too fast with Ben, but she says her plans can't wait. Gary and Tina urge Peter to join their Deadly Pursuit game at the college, where students become mock assassins. Tina tries to learn more about Dan from Peter. Nancy informs Vanessa that someone might be writing a newspaper story on DOMI, and Vanessa promises a big reward if she can offer her concrete proof.
S1 • E802
Dan pays a visit to Tina, who becomes standoffish. She tells him she knows all about history and doesn't want to see him again since he's obviously hung up on Courtney. Nancy snoops around the newspaper. She eavesdrops on Gene telling Stacey that he thinks he's on the verge of something big in the DOMI story. She gets an opportunity to access his notes, but Peter arrives and catches her reading them.
S1 • E803
Dave is ecstatic to learn that Ben has won an award for his clinic work. Although Dave feels it will bring helpful publicity for them, Ben refuses to attend the ceremony because it conflicts with the Bedford's charity ball. Gil meets Tina through Peter, and they hit it off. Vaughn locates Preston. Courtney is appreciative of Vaughn's support but she wonders what her life would have been with Peter had things turned out differently.
S1 • E804
Preston returns, and Vaughn confides he's made some progress with Courtney. Alex proposes a date with Lucille. Nancy eavesdrops on Carla and Gene, and later grills Carla about Gene's interest in DOMI. Gene's questions about the cost of DOMI fall on Vanessa's deaf ears. Vanessa insists on going to the Charity Ball as Brian's date so that she can meet Ben. Nancy informs Vanessa that she has the proof she wants.
S1 • E805
Following he mother's funeral, Dan warns Courtney that she would be a fool to let Vaughn talk her into a reconciliation. Gene learns from Sgt. Brubaker that Vanessa doesn't have a criminal record. Vanessa rewards Nancy's loyalty with the next level of DOMI for free. Lori learns about Ben's rejection of the clinic award ceremony in favor of the Charity Ball. Vanessa places Barbara in another trance. Barbara says she has made DOMI the benefactor of her estate. Vanessa gives her a pill, and instructs her to take it along with more tranquilizers than prescribed.
S1 • E806
A guilty Nancy feels uncomfortable around the Redlons after betraying them. Vaughn is hopeful for a reconciliation with Courtney, but she chooses not to answer after Preston inquires about her plans. Lucille gets ready to go out on her date with Alex. Courtney crushes Vaughn's hopes when she admits she hasn't changed her mind about the annulment.
S1 • E807
Scolie, a nerdy student who plays the Deadly Pursuit game, stalks Tina in an effort to eliminate her. He fires a paintball shot at her, but it strikes Vaughn, who thinks the gun is real and tries to save her. Sgt. Brubaker pays a police call to the Bedford Institute and informs Ben that Barbara has died from a drug overdose. Ben admits that Barbara was referred to him by Brian. Tina chases Scolie but hurts her ankle in a fall. A chivalrous Vaughn helps Tina back to her dorm room, where she impulsively kisses him.
S1 • E808
Ben learns from Nancy that his dead patient Barbara was a member of DOMI. Lori and Ben wonder why Brian didn't tell Sgt. Brubaker that the referral for Barbara came from him. Ben fears the negative publicity that could arise from the situation. Tina and Vaughn discuss Courtney's treatment of him. Tina tries to make him see that Courtney enjoys keeping him on a string. She knows she can get him back whenever she wants him. Tina suggests he make Courtney want him again by leading her to believe he doesn't want her. He should pretend that he has overcome his impotence and made love to another woman, such as herself.
S1 • E809
Dan pays a visit to Courtney, and they discuss the annulment. Preston arrives and is upset to learn that Courtney hasn't changed her mind. Barbara's death frightens Brian, and after Vanessa reveals DOMI will get Barbara's inheritance, Brian swears he won't be the fall guy. Brubaker questions Gene about Brian, and later Gene spots Brian with Vanessa at DOMI. Vanessa charms Gene. Brian meets with Brubaker but doesn't mentioned his connection with DOMI.
S1 • E810
Ben breathes easier after Brubaker brings news of the coroner's verdict in Barbara's death: suicide. Afterward, Ben can't be swayed when Lori figures out a way for them to attend the Charity Ball and the clinic's award ceremony. Nancy tells Ione about Barbara's involvement with DOMI, while Gene laments to Stacey he'll soon be off the DOMI story unless he can dig something up. Having learned Dan's shady history from Peter, Preston orders Dan to stay away from her. Unmoved, Dan laughs that Courtney is already sick of her of her father's interference in her life. Preston then threatens to expose his past to Courtney.
S1 • E811
After Walter threatens to terminate the investigation into DOMI for lack of factual evidence, Ione mentions to Gene the story about Barbara's suicide, and he realizes he now has an angle to pursue. Vaughn hires Harold to represent him in a legal battle against Courtney's petition for an annulment. In order to have a convincing case, Vaughn lies that he has overcome his impotence and can prove it. Later, he informs Courtney that he has implemented her scheme to pretend that they're having an affair.
S1 • E812
Ben confronts Brian about his knowledge of Barbara's suicide, and wonders if Brian is minimizing his involvement. Harold stuns Dan with the news that Vaughn has engaged his services to fight Courtney's annulment, and Vaughn is prepared to produce a witness who will substantiate his claim that he is no longer impotent.
S1 • E813
Lester asks Terry to be the director of the hospital's new rape crisis center. When Gene speaks with her about Beverly's connection to DOMI, Nancy pretends she doesn't know her. Courtney chastises Preston for warning away Dan. Preston and Vaughn devise an idea to involve Dave in their new Chesterfield business venture. Gene gets a lead on Barbara's brother.
S1 • E814
Lori confides in Terry her unhappiness with Ben's new job and the distance it is creating in their marriage. Dan informs Courtney of Vaughn's plans. Later, Courtney confronts Vaughn, and when he refuses to name the woman he made love with, she slaps in him anger. Nancy goes to Vanessa and demands to know the truth about Barbara's suicide.
S1 • E815
Stacey informs Dan and Terry that shady Lee Carothers is planning to run for Congress. Vanessa manages to deflect Nancy's questions about Barbara's suicide by praising her intellectual curiosity and deciding that Nancy has progressed so well, she should be moved to the next level of DOMI. Dan warns Courtney that she could very likely lose her annulment case if Vaughn is telling the truth about overcoming his impotence. Courtney orders Dan to pull out the stops in getting rid of Vaughn.
S1 • E816
On the night of the Charity Ball and clinic awards dinner, Ben and Lori at an impasse when she makes her unhappy feelings known and wants to attend the awards to dinner to accept on his behalf. After Ben issues her an ultimatum, Lori defies him and goes to the clinic dinner. Meanwhile, a seductive Vanessa can't wait to finally meet Ben. Gene tracks down Barbara's brother and questions him about his sister's involvement in DOMI. Preston worries that Vaughn's actions are making things worse with Courtney. Lori arrives at the Charity Ball to find Ben and Vanessa alone together.
S1 • E817
Tina attempts to dissuade Courtney from calling her as a character witness at the annulment hearing. Dave and Terry make wedding plans. Ben parts with Vanessa to speak privately with Lori who he thinks is acting selfishly. When Brian attempts to intercede with Lori and Ben, Ben asks him how Vanessa seems to possess so much intimate knowledge of his life.
S1 • E818
Harold advises Tina she will need a very good excuse to not be called as a character witness for Courtney, and Vaughn admits to her he's having second thoughts about their scheme. With Ben's coldness toward her, Lori delights in receiving an invitation to visit Gil's sister Marianne. Vanessa begins to use her special persuasion on Beverly in order to receive more funding for DOMI. Brian cautions Vanessa about the game she's playing with Ben.
S1 • E819
Preston attempts to get Dave to accept a position on his committee for the Chesterfield development plans, and Dave agrees to consider his offer. Later Dan learns of Dave's involvement, but annoyed at Preston's attitude toward him, neglects to caution him that Dave and Carothers, another committee member, are enemies. Tina persuades Vaughn to continue their scheme, but Harold doubts their veracity. Gil suspects Tina has fallen in love with Vaughn.
S1 • E820
Dan attempts to get Vaughn's medical information from Dave to prove that he's lying, but Dave won't divulge anything. After Preston tries again to make Courtney drop the annulment suit, and she refuses, he reminds her that Vaughn could expose her lies about Peter attacking her. Ben wants Lori to visit Marianne without him. When Carla visits the Martins, Ben is enraged at her revelation that Gene is investigating Barbara's suicide.
S1 • E821
Tina and Courtney battle over Tina's refusal to be a character witness. Preston and Lee Carothers plot to keep Carothers' role in the Chesterfield development secret from Dave until the time is right. Lori ignores Terry's advice and leaves to visit Marianne with things still bad between her and Ben. Realizing he can't allow Vaughn to lie about his impotence in court, Dave decides to intervene in the situation.
S1 • E822
When Ione suggests Nancy begin paying her room and board, and she reveals she doesn't have any saved money, Ione realizes Nancy gave it all to Vanessa. Gene visits Ben to tell him what he's learned in his DOMI investigation. After Beverly confides that she has opened another bank account without her husband's knowledge, Vanessa gives her the same instructions under hypnosis that she gave to Barbara: obtain tranquilizers from Dr. Ben Martin.
S1 • E823
Sgt. Brubaker is disturbed to learn from Tina that she is in love with a married man. Dave tries to discuss the situation with Vaughn, but he insists he slept with a woman and doesn't care what Dave testifies on the witness stand. As Vanessa eavesdrops outside the door, Gene fails to convince Ben of his theory about Barbara's death being connected to DOMI. After Ben leaves, Vanessa confronts Ben about his faith in God.
S1 • E824
Harold seeks information from Sgt. Brubaker to confirm Vaughn and Tina's affair, but he can neither confirm nor deny whether or not his sister is being truthful. Vanessa admits to Ben that she knew Barbara but lies that they had not been in contact for several years. Vaughn and Tina discuss Tina's fight with Courtney and potential problems with Dave's testimony. Later, Tina receives a phone call from her doctor with positive test results.
S1 • E825
Dave and Terry settle on an August wedding. Gene lays out for Walter and Stacey his theory connecting deaths at the Bedford Institute to DOMI. Dave attends the Chesterfield development meeting and is shocked to see Carothers is present. After Courtney confesses her virginity to Dan, he assures her that he's exactly the type of man she needs in her life.
S1 • E826
Terry learns one member of the hospital board opposes the rape crisis clinic. Preston and Carothers encourage Dave to put his past differences with Carothers behind him for the sake of Chesterfield. Courtney considers Dan's offer to be the man in her life, but she wants an exclusive relationship. Later, Tina tries but fails to steer Courtney away from involvement with Dan.
S1 • E827
Terry clashes with Hugh Wainwright over his decision to support a sports injury clinic instead of her rape crisis center. Stacey convinces Walter to allow her to cover the Congressional race. Gene decides to search Vanessa's office for evidence against DOMI, but Ben arrives and catches him with one of Vanessa's files.
S1 • E828
Dan catches Carothers's attention. Vaughn detects something is amiss with Tina who can't forget the phone call she received from the doctor. She speculates that Vaughn won't win Courtney back now that she's interested in Dan and suggests he consider loving someone else. Gene convinces Ben not to tell Vanessa that he was snooping through her office, but later Vanessa confronts Gene with the knowledge of his true identity.
S1 • E829
Vanessa laughingly informs Gene that she has known for some time he's an undercover reporter and threatens him and the newspaper with a lawsuit if he prints his story. Harold deflects Dan's persistent questions about the identity of Vaughn's alleged lover. Gene cautions Vanessa he knows about her association with Brian, which ties the Bedford Institute deaths to DOMI, and he's determined to uncover more indisputable evidence.
S1 • E830
After Terry tells her about Hugh Wainwright's opposition to the rape crisis center, Stacey interviews him and learns of his plan for the town to have a pro football team. Nancy talks with Ben about Gene, and Ben admits he doesn't believe Gene's theories of DOMI and Barbara's suicide. Vaughn trips himself up by insisting to Gil that he and Tina are just friends. Brian advises Vanessa to get out of Kingsley, but she refuses to leave until she has gotten what she needs from Beverly.
S1 • E831
Stacey speculates with Dave and Terry that Wainwright's push for a sports clinic probably arises from his financial backing of a football team. Tina confides in Courtney her love for someone and asks if Courtney really doesn't love Vaughn. Carla can't believe Gene's assertion that something is going on between Ben and Vanessa. After Nancy starts asking questions about her interest in Ben, Vanessa says she will soon realize the full power of DOMI and then commands a door to open by itself.
S1 • E832
After her meeting with Vanessa, Nancy gains the power to make people submit to her will, with the first being Babs. Ben reassures Carla that he didn't tell Vanessa about Gene's undercover work, and they're not involved. Dan receives an offer to be Carothers' campaign manager. Ben declines Beverly's request for tranquilizers pending an examination. At the annulment hearing, Harold puts Courtney on the stand and questions her about her relationship with Peter.
S1 • E833
Dave meets with Wainwright and reaches the conclusion that he's as bad as Lee Carothers. Harold shocks Courtney in court with an affidavit from Peter stating Courtney wanted a relationship with him before and after she married Vaughn. Nancy uses Vanessa's hypnotic power on a stranger at work. Dave helps Courtney's case regain some ground when he testifies he has no reason to believe that Vaughn isn't still impotent.
S1 • E834
Gene is upset when Carla admits she and Ben discussed the situation with Vanessa, but Carla theorizes it was Nancy who ruined his undercover work, not Ben. Sgt. Brubaker has a word with Tina about getting involved with Vaughn and his marital problems. Later, a determined Tina hugs Vaughn and tells him she's ready to take the stand in the annulment hearing.
S1 • E835
Wainwright bristles over Stacey's article about the rape crisis center fiasco. Vaughn takes the stand and testifies his impotency was cured by the other woman, but it was a mistake, and Courtney is the only woman he wants. Ben tells Vanessa to butt out of his private life and marriage. Just before she takes the stand, Dan discovers that Tina is Vaughn's alleged lover. A smug Tina uses her position on the stand to deride Courtney as frigid, countering that Vaughn had no problems with performance when they were together. She then drops the bombshell that she can prove it because she's pregnant, and Vaughn is the baby's father.
S1 • E836
After Carothers teases him he could lose the election over not supporting a rape crisis center, Wainwright backtracks by insisting to Walter that Stacey misunderstood his comments. Beverly's tests are in, and Ben refuses to prescribe tranquilizers for her hay fever, forcing Beverly to storm out in a rage. Following Tina's bombshell testimony, Harold and Dan make their closing statements to the court, and Judge Sawyer reaches a decision: he will not grant Courtney's annulment. Beverly goes to Vanessa to complain about Ben. Vanessa hypnotizes her, instructing her to buy the strongest over the counter medication available from a pharmacy and after telling the pharmacist she's buying it on Ben's orders, she should then take twice the recommended dosage.
S1 • E837
Wainwright tells Terry and Dave that he has changed his mind and will now support the hospital's rape crisis center. Nancy uses her power to summon Brian, but he implores her to help him save Ben and Lori from Vanessa, who can be dangerous. Dan breaks the news to a furious Courtney that she lost the annulment case, and by the way, Tina is the other woman and pregnant with Vaughn's baby.
S1 • E838
Directing her frustration at Dan, Courtney decides to hire another attorney. Carla spots Beverly's obituary in the newspaper. Peter confides in Ben that he has received a scholarship to a university in California and plans to leave right after the wedding. Vanessa suggests Nancy move out to get away from Ione's bad influence. Courtney confronts Tina, who defiantly laughs that Courtney is getting every single thing she deserves.
S1 • E839
Terry gives Peter her blessing to go to California. Carla tips off Gene and Sgt. Brubaker to the death of Ben's patient Beverly Randolph, and they realize the similarities to Barbara Gilbert's suicide. Harold stuns Vaughn with the news that he won the annulment hearing because Tina claims she's carrying his child. Vaughn's reaction suggests to Harold that he and Tina have been lying, prompting Harold to share his suspicions with Sgt. Brubaker.
S1 • E840
Nancy's power is no match for Ione, who suggests she seek help from the Bible. Ben accepts Dave's request that he be his best man. Vaughn assures Sgt. Brubaker that he didn't father a child with Tina. Lori arrives back from her visit with Marianne, but her reunion with Ben is interrupted by Brubaker, bringing news of Beverly's death and police evidence directly linking Ben to her passing.
S1 • E841
Carothers counsels Dan to stay with Courtney, who will one day inherit all of her father's holdings, including the Chesterfield development, which stands to make millions. Dan and Carothers throw around ideas for his campaign. Ben swears to Brubaker that he advised Beverly to not take any medication that would exacerbate her high blood pressure. After Lori tells Brian that Ben could be implicated in Beverly's death, Brian strongly urges her to stay away from Vanessa who will do anything to get what she wants.
S1 • E842
Walter asks Stacey to assume the DOMI investigation from Gene. Although she feels she can't handle Vanessa, Gene persuades her to try. Brian questions Vanessa about Beverly's death, but she dismisses the idea that she's involved, and she has nothing to fear now that Gene's investigative report has been terminated. Gil talks with Tina, who successfully makes him believe Vaughn fathered her baby. Judge Sawyer visits Dave with an impassioned request that he run for Congress as he's the only honest man to represent them.
S1 • E843
Dave informs Terry and Stacey of Judge Sawyer's request, but Terry is reluctant to agree he should accept a congressional run. Stacey informs them that Walter fired her from the paper, but doesn't let them in on the secret that it's a ruse to trick Vanessa. Vaughn confronts Tina over the lies she told in court, but she tries to convince him that she loves him and could give him everything he wanted from Courtney, who will never love him.
S1 • E844
Dave and Peter speak of the future with Dave promising to always love and care for his mother. Terry wonders if it's a sign from God when Dave receives a check for $50, 000 from a concerned citizens group urging him to run for office. Courtney fails to bed Gil after she bad mouths Tina as a manipulative liar. Vaughn hurts Tina by pledging that he still loves only Courtney. Tina coldly replies that she will continue to claim Vaughn is the father, while never revealing the real man's identity.
S1 • E845
Terry and Dave have a serious discussion about the possibility of him running for Congress and how it will affect their lives. Terry reassures him she will support him no matter what. Ione's prayers before dinner disturb Nancy. Carla and Brian each attempt to make amends with Ben. Alone in his office, Ben reads his old diary, and realizing how much he has changed, he questions his decision to join the Bedford Institute.
S1 • E846
Sgt. Brubaker lets Tina know he's aware of her pregnancy, and he and her mother want to help. Tina admits she hasn't thought about what she plans do, but she won't reveal who the baby's father is. Dan does his best to make Preston believe he's concerned for Courtney's welfare. Terry and Lori discuss how much closer Terry has become to God since Scott's death and how He changed her tears from sadness to happiness with Dave. Nancy seeks counsel from Vanessa after telling Ione to shut up with her prayers. Vanessa convinces her to move out at once since her negative feelings challenge Nancy's progress with DOMI. With no place to go, Nancy packs and leaves the Redlon home.
S1 • E847
Courtney blames Preston for being stuck with Vaughn and orders her father to stop interfering in her affairs. Stacey meets Vanessa with the story that she was fired from the newspaper because she defended DOMI against Gene. Vanessa asks her to arrange a private appointment between them. On a mission to discover whether or not he plans to run for Congress, Carothers pays an unsolicited visit to Dave. When Dave admits he's considering it, Carothers says he doesn't stand a chance of winning. After Carothers leaves, Dave informs Judge Sawyer that he definitely intends to run now.
S1 • E848
Ben's defense of Vanessa begins to fade. He admits to Lori he is beginning to believe that Gene is right about DOMI, and he also questions Brian's role in Vanessa's activities. Gene asks Carothers and Dan for their views on Dave's decision to run against him in the congressional race, but Carothers dismisses him as serious competition. Dave's campaign quickly starts to interfere in his relationship with Terry. Vaughn reveals to Dave the whole scheme he cooked up with Tina in order to win the annulment hearing, and Dave has no sympathy for him. He advises Vaughn to stop lying and seek answers in God's word. Later, Vaughn picks up a Bible and cries as he reads it.
S1 • E849
Dave seeks Harold as his campaign manager, but Harold is skeptical about Dave's chances of winning. Tina cries on Gil's shoulder about the mess of things she has made with Vaughn, who she thinks hates her. Stacey spots Gil and Stacey together and relays the information to Vaughn. Apprised of Gil's past as a love-em-and-leave-em ladies man, Vaughn speculates that Gil could be the baby's father. Ione discovers that Nancy has moved out. Blaming Vanessa, she goes to confront her. The two match wits, with Ione ultimately declaring that God will triumph over Vanessa's evil.
S1 • E850
Although Terry and Wainwright are skeptical about Dave's chances of winning, Stacey informs them that she has faith in her father's abilities. Ben seeks Gene's forgiveness, and the two reconcile. They realize they need hard evidence to defeat Vanessa. Preston contemplates financially backing Dave's congressional campaign. Vaughn goes to see Tina and finds Gil in her dorm room. Convinced that Gil fathered her baby, Vaughn threatens to cancel Gil's contract with the Chesterfield development scheme, which would effectively ruin his company.
S1 • E851
Harold agrees to manage Dave's campaign, but insists Terry take an active part, too. Terry's fears that the campaign will interfere with her wedding come to pass sooner than later. Courtney's new beau Norris heeds Dan's warnings about Preston. Preston holds a press conference about the Chesterfield redevelopment plan but is furious when Carothers manages to steal his thunder. Dave faces reporters clamoring to know his position on major issues.
S1 • E852
Ben feels that he and Lori shouldn't intercede in the campaign conflict between Terry and Dave. Courtney doesn't understand Norris' cool attitude toward her, unaware that Dan has frightened him away. Gil relays Vaughn's threats to cancel his contract and swears to Preston that he didn't make Tina pregnant. Later, Gil pushes Tina to come clean and tell the truth about her baby's father. Stacey sneaks into Vanessa's office and steals microfiche sheets of Barbara Gilbert and Beverly Randolph's files. When Vanessa nearly catches her in the act, Stacey pretends she is there for a private session. Vanessa hypnotizes Stacey, who under the trance, nearly confesses her real reason for being there. She manages to resist Vanessa's power, but leaves the office feeling very unnerved by her experience.
S1 • E853
After Courtney admits that things aren't working out with Norris, Dan issues an impassioned plea for her to give him a second chance. Preston encourages Vaughn to admit that he and Tina lied; otherwise, he will never stand a chance of reconciliation with Courtney. Ione finds Nancy in a flea-bag motel room and begs her to come back home, though Nancy refuses. Ben confronts Vanessa with his suspicions about DOMI's connection to Barbara and Beverly's deaths, but a smug Vanessa ominously declares that he soon witness the true power of DOMI.
S1 • E854
Preston hurls accusations at Tina when she maintains that Vaughn, not Gil, is her baby's father. Later, Courtney taunts Tina with the knowledge that she has two men chasing her while no one wants Tina. Dan believes Courtney will take him back. Harold continues to press Terry about her significance in Dave's successful campaign, but more trouble looms when it comes to light that Dave and Terry must cancel their honeymoon for a campaign commitment.
S1 • E855
Tina considers the possibility of having a paternity test, but Harold tells her those can only be performed once the baby is born. Stacey confides in Gene that she stole microfiche files from Vanessa, who terrifies her. As Terry's unease about Dave's campaign continues to grow, Harold arrives at their wedding with the news that they will have to forego the honeymoon to attend a meeting in Washington. Terry sadly tells Lori that she has decided to cancel the wedding.
S1 • E856
Preston shares Vaughn's suspicions about Gil and Tina's relationship with Courtney, who doesn't care. She has decided to give Dan another chance. Preston attempts to dissuade her from untrustworthy Dan, but Courtney won't listen. Lori pushes Terry to talk with Dave. Terry tells him that she needs more time, and they announce a postponement of their marriage. Vanessa discovers the missing microfiche files for Barbara and Beverly. Realizing that Stacey tricked her, she vows revenge.
S1 • E857
Vaughn spots Courtney and Dan together and is unable to control his jealousy. He goes to visit Dave and Terry, who have the kind of true love he desires. Having read the Bible and prayed for the first time, he joins Dave and Terry in prayer. Dan takes Courtney back to her apartment, where he admits that he was a fool for not realizing what they had together. Prepared to give herself to him, she reveals that she wants him back and asks him to spend the night with her. Vanessa spies on Stacey and Gene as they discuss her and DOMI. After Gene leaves, Vanessa confronts Stacey and manages to put her in a trance state. She instructs Stacey to retract all of her accusations against her and DOMI.
S1 • E858
Brian renounces Vanessa and cautions Ben that she is far more dangerous than anyone imagines. Stacey retracts her previous accusations against Vanessa, arguing to Walter and Gene that there is actually no proof that Vanessa has committed any crimes. After spending the night with Dan, Courtney wants him to help her wrestle away control of Preston's company. Vanessa drops in unannounced at the Martin condo and attempts to plant seeds of doubt in Lori's mind about Ben. When Lori resists, Vanessa insists that her power was responsible for Ben's hand being healed instead of their God's.
S1 • E859
Sgt. Brubaker encourages Lori to befriend Tina, who needs help. Lori agrees and goes to see her. Tina insists that she has decided to keep the baby once it's born. After Preston spots him reading the Bible, Vaughn admits that he wants to emulate Dave, who is a genuinely good man. Carothers confides in Dan that he is the benefactor of the concerned citizens group funding Dave's campaign. His scheme is to use Dave to siphon away Wainwright's votes, and once he destroys Wainwright, he'll pull financial support from Dave and ruin him, too. A disgusted Preston overhears Carothers' confession and cuts him off from the Chesterfield redevelopment committee.
S1 • E860
Harold implores Terry to continue working on Dave's campaign, but Terry says nothing short of a miracle could help him win. The DOMI expose hits the newspaper, and a frightened Nancy visits Vanessa, wanting free of the organization. Despite Carothers pleas to help him win the election, Preston refuses to be a party to Dave's destruction. After recalling Vanessa's warning that he will soon witness the power of DOMI, Ben's hand is suddenly seized with pain during a surgical procedure, and he can't continue to operate.
S1 • E861
Ben realizes that Vanessa was responsible for the regression in his hand, and Lori confirms it with details of Vanessa's visit to their home. After learning from Gil that Vaughn has discovered God, Tina asks Lori what changes she can expect to see in Vaughn's behavior. Nancy goes to Stacey for help with Vanessa and confirms that Vanessa controls people through hypnosis. Stacey urges Nancy to escape Vanessa's clutches by seeking refuge with Ione. Carothers gives Preston good reasons for supporting his campaign and manages to win him over with the reality that he's going to win the election, and nothing on earth can stop him.
S1 • E862
Dave and Harold reach an impasse when Dave refuses to accept campaign funding from sources that don't share his ideals. Preston is unhappy to hear from Courtney that she is serious about Dan Meyers. He counters with news of Vaughn's newfound faith and desire to become a different man, but she insists she still wants a divorce. Lori attempts to convince a skeptical Ben that Vanessa is literally in league with demonic forces, and they can only be saved through prayer and God's help.
S1 • E863
Nancy pays a visit to the Redlon home and admits to Babs that she wants to apologize to Ione, who was right all along about Vanessa. Vaughn and Gil reach an understanding about Tina. A mysterious woman arrives to see Preston and won't divulge her important business with him. Walter receives anonymous information of corruption that could sink Wainwright's campaign. Meanwhile, Carothers gloats to Dan that he'll soon have Wainwright out of his way.
S1 • E864
Harold presents evidence of Wainwright's corruption to Dave and Terry. Meanwhile, Wainwright tells Stacey that he thinks Carothers and her father are acting together to ruin him, and furthermore, he believes Carothers is funding Dave's campaign. The woman trying to see Preston turns out to be Ann Kiraly, who has revolutionary shipping equipment that can drastically cut labor-demand and save him a fortune. Vaughn follows Gil's advice to be a friend to Tina, but she coldly pressures him to either pay her child support or face the consequences, all as payback for supporting his lies in court. When he begs her to tell the truth, which might help him win Courtney back, she cruelly informs him that it's too late, because Courtney gave her virginity to Dan.
S1 • E865
After speaking with Wainwright, Stacey meets with Judge Sawyer to ascertain more details about the evidence of corruption he gave to the newspaper. Brian orders Vanessa to leave the Martins alone and urges her to follow his lead by leaving Kingsley, but she argues she has unfinished business to resolve. Later, Brian suggests to Ben that Lori's theories about Vanessa using demonic forces could be true. Tina stuns Dan with the news that he is actually the father of her baby, conceived in their one-night stand a few months ago. She promises to keep his secret and not destroy his relationship with Courtney - if he agrees to represent her at no charge in a paternity suit against Vaughn.
S1 • E866
Vaughn shocks Preston with the news that Courtney and Dan are sleeping together. Preston meets again with Ann Kiraly to discuss her shipping equipment. After Lori reveals her theories about Vanessa's powers to Ione, a contrite Nancy arrives at the Redlon home to beg for forgiveness, and Ione agrees she can move back in. Gene informs Stacey that her father is gaining in the polls, and she tells him about Wainwright's accusations against Carothers and Dave. Dan resists Tina's blackmail, arguing that no one will believe he got her pregnant, but Tina insists she can make Courtney believe it. Carothers interrupts their conversation, and Dan is aghast as Tina tells him the news that she's pregnant by his campaign manager. Carothers quickly takes Dan aside and orders him to submit to Tina's demands.
S1 • E867
A determined Stacey decides she has to prove or disprove Wainwright's claims against Dave and Carothers. She tells her concerns to Harold, who agrees that she can examine all of Dave's financial records. While looking through the checks issued by the concerned citizens group, she notices the initials "EP" are written on every check. Gil makes his case against Dan to Courtney, begging her to see Dan for what he really is and to give a reformed Vaughn another chance. Ben confronts Vanessa who finally admits that Lori's suspicions are true. She then demonstrates her powers by seizing his hand with pain again then quickly making it subside. She promises Ben that she can give him everything he ever wanted if he submits to her will, and if he doesn't, Nancy will die.
S1 • E868
Lori attempts to reason with Tina, pointing out that she can't make Vaughn love her or stop loving Courtney. Following his meeting with Ann, Preston instructs Gil to change their plans by building the docks before the warehouses in the Chesterfield redevelopment. Ben goes home to tell Lori about Vanessa's threats and still finds it difficult to believe that she is using demonic forces. Ione helps Nancy move back to the Redlon home, but Vanessa arrives and drugs Nancy while Ione is gone. When Ione returns, it's too late. Vanessa has kidnapped Nancy.
S1 • E869
Dan tries to torment Vaughn over his renewed relationship with Courtney and the revelation that Tina has hired him to sue Vaughn for paternity. Later, Vaughn sees Courtney to tell her that he will not contest her divorce, though he will always love her. Gene and Stacey find a past connection between Lee and Betty Parker, whose name may represent the initials on the concerned citizens' checks to Dave. Lori, Brian, and Ione realize the great danger Ben and the now-missing Nancy are in from Vanessa's evil powers.
S1 • E870
Dan agrees to accept Tina's case but not before telling her that they're two of a kind. Courtney reacts badly upon discovering that Dan has agreed to represent Tina against Vaughn. Brian finds Ben and tells him about Nancy's disappearance but fails his mission to prevent Ben from going to her rescue. At Vanessa's office, Nancy regains consciousness but can't move her legs. Vanessa reveals that the time has come to witness her full power. After Brian tells them that Ben has gone to save Nancy from Vanessa, Lori and Carla pray to God for help. Ben discovers Nancy at Vanessa's office, where Vanessa immobilizes Ben's hand again. She commands him to follow her, but he resists and cries for God's help. Vanessa laughs at him. God can't help him now. As she speaks the words, her eyes glow with the green fires of Hell.
S1 • E871
As Vanessa commands Ben and Nancy to submit to her, Ben rebukes her in the name of Jesus, and she collapses. Courtney orders Dan to not represent Tina in her custody suit. Vaughn tells Preston he won't fight Courtney's divorce. Ben pronounces Vanessa dead, while Nancy regains use of her legs. Stacey learns Lee Carothers is secretly behind Dave's campaign. Gil overhears Tina admit Dan is the father of her baby.
S1 • E872
Vanessa's autopsy reveals corneal scarring, as if her eyes were burned. Gil confronts Tina with what he overheard. Brian and Nancy tell Lori and the Redlons about their encounter with the demonic Vanessa. Gene can't continue to deny God tapping on his heart. Stacey breaks the news to Harold about Carothers. Gil vows to do something about the situation Tina is in.
S1 • E873
Harold informs a stunned Dave and Terry that Carothers funneled money into Dave's campaign. Carothers threatens to sue Stacey and the newspaper. Terry urges Dave to continue his campaign. Gil reveals to Courtney that Dan is the father of Tina's baby. Preston withdraws support from the Carothers campaign. Courtney confronts Dan about Tina's pregnancy.
S1 • E874
Dan's silence is an admission of truth for Courtney. Ben returns home for Lori's forgiveness, and he realizes he was a fool for not following God. Harold thinks Dave doesn't stand a chance because he will appear self-righteous to voters which is worse than Wainwright's bigotry and Carothers's dishonesty. Brian tells Ben and Lori he is leaving for California. Harold expresses his love to Babs. Dave and Terry learn that Wainwright suffered a stroke and wants to see Dave.
S1 • E875
Preston wonders why Courtney isn't celebrating Vaughn's agreement to give her a divorce. Wainwright pulls out of the campaign and throws his full support behind Dave's candidacy. Dan threatens Tina to tell Courtney that she isn't sure he fathered her baby. Gil runs Dan off and vows to stand by Tina. After Courtney realizes she was a fool, she and Vaughn reconcile as man and wife. Stacey admits she was wrong about Terry, who is the best thing that ever happened to her father. Harold is certain that with Hugh Wainwrights's support, Dave will win the election. Dave and Terry gaze at a beautiful new dawn; it's the beginning of another life. Actors Tom Urich and Mary Jean Feton (Dave and Terry) step out of character, thank the loyal audience for its support, and walk hand-in-hand offstage through the Another Life studio.
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