"Alex and Edmund finished their dance at Sounds of Salsa. Edmund offered to do some more dancing, but Alex was ready to sit down and rest. Edmund laughed and thanked Alex for the fun, saying it have given both of them a chance to exercise their "alternate personalities." Alex realized that this was the first time since Dimitri's death that she's actually had a chance to relax and have some fun. Across the bar, Mateo told Adrian that Hayley would be dropping by to hear the band she'd signed. Adrian asked Mateo if he'd popped the question to Hayley yet. Mateo shook his head and explained that he was waiting for the right time. Gillian and Jake walked arm-in-arm into the club and immediately set up shop at Edmund and Alex's table. Alex was overjoyed that Gillian looked so well. Erica placed an urgent call to Edmund and asked that they meet immediately. Edmund was enjoying his night out and asked Erica to call him in the morning. Erica told him that she couldn't wait and that he had to get away from whatever it was he was doing. "Look Erica," Edmund replied with a slight grumble. "If this so urgent, why don't you just tell me now." Erica explained that she couldn't reveal her urgent news over the phone. Edmund reluctantly agreed to go. Alex smiled and mused that Edmund should not feel badly about leaving him. "You should go," she stated. "How else will I find out if I should expect the police at my door." Gillian wasn't sure what Alex was talking about. Jake explained that Erica had the misconception that Alex was responsible for David's tumble down the steps. Later, Alex noticed that Jake and Gillian were particularly chummy. She asked them what was going on. "You'll be the first to know," Gillian replied with a smile. Alex decided that she should be going because she had to get up early in the morning.
Hayley replayed Janet's cryptic conversation several times. Ryan slowly entered the room on crutches, his ankle twisted from a basketball game. Since Hayley didn't recognize the second voice on the tape recorder, she began to worry. Ryan didn't see any reason for Hayley to get worked up and urged her to rewind and tape over Janet's mystery conversation. Hayley remembered that Trevor had mentioned that Janet was becoming "unglued," and placed a phone call to alert her uncle to Janet's secret meeting at the warehouse. Trevor and his cell phone were out of range, so Hayley left him a message to tell him what Janet was up to. Hayley decided to check out the warehouse, completely disregarding Ryan's warnings. He offered to tag along, but Hayley assured him that she'd be okay. On her way out of the office, Greenlee strolled in offering to get to work on the style show. Hayley left without giving Greenlee any work to do --- and that meant that Greenlee had free time to think about her relationship with Ryan. Ryan was less than interested in thinking about sex. He thought about his past two years in Pine Valley. He'd never thought that he'd end up selling ad space. He contemplated sailing off into the sunset, but Greenlee told him that she'd never let him do that. Greenlee high-tailed it out of the office when Scott strolled in. That prompted Scott to asked Ryan what was going on between him and Greenlee. In the corridor, Greenlee bumped into Leo, who was wearing a flannel shirt for his gig at the soup kitchen. Leo referred to his new garb as "charity chic" and caused Greenlee to burst into laughter when he revealed that he'd be volunteering at the soup kitchen. Ryan told Scott that he and Greenlee were only about having a good time --- nothing more. Leo, meanwhile, was asking Greenlee about her feelings for Scott. He was surprised to see that Greenlee was developing feelings for Ryan. Becca showed up and was mildly amused by Leo's getup. Greenlee looked on with a frown. "I didn't realize there was so many homeless people in Pine Valley," she remarked, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Becca headed off to get ready for work. Greenlee put her ear against the office door and listened in on Ryan and Scott's conversation. She was surprised to hear Scott warn Ryan about the dangers of getting involved with her. "She's clingy," Scott said seriously. When Scott and Ryan filed out of the office, Greenlee asked the men if anyone wanted to join her for a bite to eat. Scott coldly replied that he had other plans. Ryan also commented that he was busy. Leo had been hoping to spend time alone with Becca. So when Scott appeared by Becca's side and announced that he, too, was going to the soup kitchen, Leo feared that his hard work would go unrewarded.
"Edmund, I have vital information," Erica said upon Edmund's arrival at The Valley Inn bar. "It seems that Alex is far more unstable then I ever knew," she continued. Edmund rolled eyes. "I have learned that Alex spent several years as a patient in a mental hospital," Erica said with a twinge of shock in her voice. Edmund sighed deeply and accused Erica of spreading gossip. A few feet behind Erica's back, David looked on in concern. Edmund accused David of being responsible for the latest news on Alex. Erica assured Edmund that she'd acted on her own. She explained that a very reliable source had learned of Alex's time in the hospital in Wales. The reason the secret was kept, said Erica, was that no one wanted to jeopardize Alex's career as a physician. Edmund didn't want to believe what Erica was saying. Then he recalled the dossier that Brooke had put together on Alex and the peculiar gap in her employment history. Erica worried that Alex's "mentally unstable" condition would compromise her work for The Andrassy Foundation. Edmund defended Alex's mental state. Erica, though, asked him if he'd feel so confident the next time Alex was alone with his children. Edmund warned Erica not to spread her story to anyone for any reason. He stormed out of the bar. When he did, David once again lashed out at Erica for sticking her nose into other people's business. David told Erica that she should use her time in Europe to free her mind of the notion that she has to watch over him. David was paged away once again. While he was gone, Erica phoned Bianca to tell her that David would not be joining them. After skiing, though, Erica had an idea for "an extra special adventure --- a side trip to this really interesting place---Wales."
Edmund returned to the club and seemed particular dismayed that Alex had left. At Wildwind, Alex's sleep was once again haunted by imagery of Geoffrey.
Her trap for Sophie set, Janet began to second-guess herself. Flashbacks of Sophie's numerous threats played over and over in her mind, but Janet seemed determined to fight off the demons of her past. Janet hid behind a large crate when footsteps sounded from outside the warehouse. A drunk stumbled into the warehouse and nearly tipped the tripwire. Fortunately, he fell backwards before setting off the trap. The encounter gave Janet a new determination to stick to her guns and stick it to Sophie. Janet raced out of the warehouse. A short time later, Hayley showed up at the warehouse looking for Janet. She unwittingly tripped the tripwire as she poked around. The sandbags hurtled towards her and she was unable to get out of the way in time. The impact from the collision sent Hayley flying backwards into the wall. She straggled forward in a daze before collapsing to ground in a heap.
Sophie sashayed into the old warehouse seemingly without a care in the world. "Well if it isn't Trevie Poo's little Tinkerbell," Sophie groaned upon coming across Hayley's lifeless body. Sophie prodded Hayley with her foot, but Hayley didn't budge. Sophie looked up and realized that the sandbags swinging from the ceiling had been meant for her. She cursed Janet and vowed revenge. Revenge, though, could not be served with Hayley sprawled out in the middle of the floor. Sophie grabbed Hayley's arms and dragged her off to the far side of the warehouse.
Janet returned home and immediately headed towards the livingroom mirror. Mirror Janet was nowhere in sight. She dashed off to the kitchen unaware that Trevor and Amanda were about to return home. Trevor carefully carried in a birdhouse Amanda had made out of popsicle sticks. Janet strolled into the room and told her loved ones how happy she was to see them at home. Amanda headed off to bed, but not before telling her mother that she and Trevor were going to teach her how to line dance in the morning. Trevor has noticed Hayley's car in the driveway and asked Janet if Hayley was home. Janet shrugged and said that she had no idea. Trevor asked for the latest on her troubles with Wilma. Janet claimed that Wilma had called and that she'd offered to send her her Christmas bonus in order to keep her at sea. Trevor didn't like the idea of Janet giving away her hard-earned money, but he accepted his wife's decision. Trevor wanted to head upstairs to cuddle with Janet, but Janet said that she wanted to take the dog out for one last walk. She raced out of the house --- leaving the dog's leash and the dog. Trevor wandered downstairs to tell Janet that the dog was asleep in their bed. He noticed that he had a voicemail message on his cellular phone. He checked the message and received Hayley's call about Janet's trip to the warehouse. "She's lying to me," Trevor mumbled.
Janet returned to the warehouse and found Sophie lying on the floor. Janet assumed that Sophie had set off the trap. She fell to her knees beside Sophie's body and apologized profusely for having had to kill her. "[You're] Not sorry enough, toots!" Sophie screamed as she suddenly sat up. He hands reached out and tightly closed around Janet's neck. Janet managed to squirm free, but she didn't get far. "I warned you never to cross me," Sophie snarled. Janet flailed some jugs at Sophie and managed to buy herself a few more minutes. Sophie, though, regained her composure and chased after Janet. She pushed over some scaffolding and cans of turpentine and old rags flew everywhere. The flammable liquid spilled everywhere and inched ever so closer to a smoldering cigarette butt --- and a still-unconscious Hayley."
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