12/02/2004



"Tad finds Babe and Jamie sitting with James on a bench. He tells them that he won't tell his travelling companions (JR, Bianca and Kendall) about his discovery as long as they agree to find a private place where they can talk. They end up back in the hotel room that Jamie and Babe rented. After Tad gets officially introduced to the baby, and he concludes that he has Dixie's eyes, he's back to business. Tad wants James to close his ears because he is going to rip into the escaping duo. Tad tells Babe and his son that they have a glorified idea of what will happen when they reveal the truth to Bianca, but they are not considering all that is involved. They are also ignoring all of the consequences. Jamie tells his father that it's fine if he isn't on board with their plans because they don't need his permission. He goes on to say that they are going ahead with their plans, fully aware of all of the fallout. Tad tells Jamie and Babe that just as it was criminal to let Bianca believe that her daughter was dead, the same is true with regards to JR. He tells them that it doesn't matter how far or fast they run, JR is still the baby's father and still has rights. Jamie wants to know how Tad can say that when it is a fact that he helped Liza do the same thing to Adam. Conceding that point, Tad tells them that Adam has shown for 20 years that he can't be trusted with a child. Jamie adds that Adam has molded JR into a mini-clone, and if he finds out he has a son, the pattern will continue. Tad then says that with the second felony conviction hanging over his head, Jamie needs to realize that they will be found sooner or later. Both Jamie and Babe are confused by this, but Tad won't talk about it while Babe is in the room. He asks her to take the baby into the bathroom and turn the water on full force to block the sound. When she asks why, Tad tells her that if the authorities try to make her testify against Jamie, she can honestly say that she doesn't know anything. She swears that she would never betray Jamie in that way, but Tad informs her that they may not give her a choice. Jamie encourages her to do as she is asked, because he doesn't think that Tad will leave until he has his say. She gives in and holes up in the bathroom. Once they hear the water running, Jamie asks for details about the other conviction. Tad initially delivers one word - murder - and then asks if Jamie killed Paul Kramer. Jamie tells Tad what happened the night Paul died: Jamie showed up at the cemetery but was quite a distance away when he heard a gunshot. By the time he got to where the body lay on the ground, whoever had committed the crime was long gone - and Paul had no pulse. Jamie admitted that he wasn't glad that Paul was dead - but he was relieved. He didn't want to have to call 911 and act like he wanted to help save him. Jamie tells Tad that the only crime he committed was taking the baby from a family that never should have had him. Tad asks about JR and his rights - and Jamie responds that JR has no more rights to the baby than the Buchanans do. He says that he and Babe will do what they need to do, what they feel is right. He suggests that Tad go off and do something unrelated and stay out of their way. Tad breaks the locked gaze he had been sharing with his son and goes over to the bathroom door. He knocks and yells an "all clear" to Babe. Jamie doesn't think Tad needs to stay and say goodbye, but Tad corrects him and says he isn't planning on going anywhere. He tells his son that there is something else that needs to be discussed - between the three of them. Babe comes out of the bathroom and sits on the bed next to Jamie with the baby. Tad informs them that they are going for a ride - to tell JR that his son is alive.

Bianca, JR and Kendall are getting settled into the dressing room backstage. Bianca says that she had the fridge stocked but she also wants to check out the one in the green room. When she leaves, JR tells Kendall that while Bianca is sweet - she is also the worst liar he ever met He goes on to say that he believes Kendall is working for her, and he wants to know what the plan is - when is Babe going to storm in?

David and Krystal are also in Florida, and they are looking frantically for Babe. David announces that now is not the right time for Babe to spill the truth about the babies. He emphasizes that they need to make sure she doesn't say anything in front of JR because of the fact that his son is nearby. Krystal stops his ranting by reminding him that she is the more experienced parent, and that she needs to take the lead. She tells him that if Babe needs to get the truth off of her chest once and for all, they need to stay out of her way. Krystal admits that she had a change of heart about Babe's situation on the flight down. David says that despite that, they still need to stop Babe from confessing all. He feels that the only thing that will come out of that is a trip to prison for Babe, and he describes it in the worst way that he can. Krystal, still trying to keep a positive outlook, says that the only way that would happen is if one of them called the cops. David, astounded that Krystal can't see the truth staring her in the face, rhetorically asks what she thinks JR and Bianca will do when Babe admits what really happened. He believes that one of them will have Babe arrested. They are still arguing about this when Bianca walks in. They turn around in an attempt to be unnoticed, or at the very least, unrecognized. They fail miserably, and Bianca asks what they are doing there. They initially try to say that they are there in support of the concert/fundraiser for the center, but Bianca can tell immediately that they are lying. She calls them out and says that she knows they are here to do an end run on Babe. She tells them that she knows what Babe is going to do, she knows how important it is and admits that she is going to do whatever it takes to help. David asks what she will do if Babe ends up in more trouble than ever imagined, and Bianca swears that the three of them need to keep that from happening. She tells them that she got JR to bring Bess down to Florida with him, and that soon, that little girl will be back in her mother's arms again - and Babe will have her baby. Realizing how close she had unwittingly gotten to the truth, David and Krystal finally agree to help in whatever way they can. They tell her to be careful, but she responds that there is no way they would be anything but - considering all that is at stake. Bianca leaves, and David tells Krystal that all he wanted was for Babe to go along with their plan. However, because of her actions, he can't control what happens anymore. Krystal tries to get him to understand why what Jamie and Babe did was right, but David tells her she is missing the point. Regardless of the fact that the baby is hers, the baby was being raised by a family that didn't know that information - so it is still kidnapping. Further, the baby connects them to Paul Kramer, thus providing motive for Jamie to kill him.

Ryan is standing in the waiting area with Greenlee's extended family. Ethan is there as well and Erica takes one look at him and jumps to the worst possible conclusion. She asks why trying to kill Ryan wasn't enough and why he felt he had to poison Ryan's wife as well. Ethan vehemently denies having anything to do with Greenlee's poisoning - what would he have to gain from that? He isn't in the running anymore for an inheritance that isn't his, and he has no desire to be slapped with another charge of attempted murder. Mary thinks it could be revenge, but Ethan dismisses that as a ludicrous option. Jackson speaks up and says that he may regret doing so later, but he thinks this time, Ethan is telling the truth. Ryan, obviously crazed by everything that is happening, says that if Ethan isn't guilty - who is? Jackson, reluctant once again, says that they need to take a look at the theory that Greenlee did this to herself. They discuss the possibility that Greenlee decided that she wanted to try to speed herself along the path to wellness, and saw another doctor for an additional prescription. Mary attempts to make it about herself and talks about how headstrong Greenlee had been growing up and tried to make herself sound like a martyr. Erica, already fed up with Mary, tells her to shut up because she isn't helping to solve the problem. Just then, Maria and Dr. Ashborne come into the area. Maria tells them that she finally had an opportunity to look at the tox screen they ran on Greenlee. Uninterested in the results at the moment, Ryan begs her to find a way to get him in to see Greenlee. Maria, acknowledging his pain, tells him that although she wants to, she can't. Realizing that Maria is able to see his wife, he asks her to please go talk to her and find out what Greenlee took and how much. Dr. Ashborne chimes in and asks her also find out when she started taking it so they can find out the extent of the damage. Maria agrees, but parts with some encouraging words: now that they have the results back from the screen (which indicated that she had a high level of an anti-psychotic drug in her system) they know how to treat Greenlee. Maria feels that once the medicine is out of her system, the old Greenlee should be back, good as new. Maria shows up in Greenlee's room to check on her. She initially asks if Greenlee is aware of where she is and why. Greenlee, laying calmly on the bed in four-point restraints, passes those test questions with ease, and Maria relaxes a little. She then asks Greenlee to list all of the medications she is taking. She tells Maria that she recently went off birth control pills, since she and Ryan were hoping to start a family. The only other medication was the one Dr. Ashborne prescribed, and she took that as instructed. A short time later, Greenlee, having been released from her restraints, comes out of the bathroom in her room and climbs back into bed. Maria, believing that this calm streak will last, starts to take her blood pressure without putting her back in restraints. Greenlee's vision blurs once again and she suddenly sees (and believes) that it is actually Kendall taking her blood pressure. In her view, Kendall is telling her that she needs to be with Ryan - and that Ryan is dead. This drives Greenlee over the edge and she starts freaking out. Maria tries to calm her down, but getting closer only makes Greenlee freak out more. Maria is forced to call for someone to help her. As she is being strapped to the bed once again, all Greenlee can see is that it's Kendall and Ethan tying her down. All the while, she sees them tormenting her by telling her that once again she has lost because nothing ever goes right in her life. In actuality, it is Maria and Dr. Ashborne. He asks her what happened and if she noticed anything that might have set Greenlee off. Maria replies that one minute she was calm and joking around, and the next she was freaking out. He asks her to go to the family while he tries to figure out something additional that will help their patient.

Back in the waiting room, Ryan is telling everyone that he doesn't believe that Greenlee would self-medicate because she didn't want anyone to know what was going on. Jack offers that perhaps she saw a doctor that didn't know her or her family as a way to feel more comfortable. Interrupting this discussion as well, Maria returns to the area. She tells them that Greenlee thought she was Kendall and Ryan was dead - and Mary has heard enough. She now wants to blame everything on Kendall - revenge yet again, because Ryan fell in love with Greenlee and not her. Erica starts to physically lash out at Mary for disrespecting her daughter, but Ethan steps up to the place in her stead. He informs Mary that if it weren't for Kendall, her daughter wouldn't have survived the triple flip she was attempting off the roof of the Fusion building. Mary, completely incensed at being stymied, storms off to find Joe Martin. With her gone, Jack informs everyone that Greenlee is still close to David, and perhaps she got additional medication from him. Ryan thought that, because Greenlee wanted to keep her condition a secret, even going to David didn't make any sense. He is reminded that Kendall found Greenlee near David's cabin recently, and that lends credence to the theory that the medication originated from David. Ethan pipes in and says that the scenario sounds plausible, and by doing so, provokes Ryan's ire. Ryan tells him that he is not wanted, and waits for him to leave. Before doing so, Ethan expresses to Ryan his hope that Greenlee make a full and complete recovery. Once Ethan is gone, Jack says that he is going to head over to David's cabin to investigate their theory. Erica insists that she will accompany Jack, and tells Ryan not to lose hope. She tells him that she is certain everything will work out okay.

Jack and Erica arrive at David's cabin, and Jack inquires about a spare key. Erica doesn't think David would leave one lying around, but Jack looks anyway. He finds one under a flower pot, and believes he has Babe or Krystal to thank for that. Once inside, they start looking at various vials that are on David's desk. They agree that they will have them sent to a lab for analysis. Jack tells Erica that if it turns out that David is the one that did this to Greenlee, Jack will hurt him in the worst possible way. Erica tries to calm him, and says that their first directive is to find some proof. If proven guilty, they can decide on a punishment later. They don't find anything useful until Erica goes through a stack of mail. She comes across the letter that Babe wrote to David and Krystal.

Back in the dressing room, Kendall tells JR that she is not working for Bianca, but JR doesn't believe her. Kendall tries to soothe him by saying that he can't be too worried about any plan that had been hatched, or he wouldn't have agreed to come to the concert. Having the desired effect, JR asks Kendall for her help. He tells her that without it, he won't be able to kill Babe's plan. Slightly alarmed, Kendall asks if he wants to kill the plan, or kill Babe. Apparently not really wanting to know the answer, Kendall forges ahead. She says that while she will never be on Babe's side or support her in any way, she will do everything she can to get Bianca what she wants. She acknowledges that without Babe, Bianca might never have had a chance to see her baby. Further, Bianca might never have survived the night. Because of that, she is fine if Bianca wants to hang out with her best friend and catch up. JR stuns her by saying that if all of that is true, Kendall musn't care about her sister as much as she claims. JR admits to Kendall the truth about what was written in Babe's letter (that Bess is really Miranda) and Kendall questions why he lied about that. He tells her that he was trying to protect Bianca from any additional pain, after Babe ditched both her and her baby to run off with Jamie. Understanding, Kendall says that now it's her turn to protect her sister - but she has a question. She wants to know why JR won't just have another test done. It would eliminate any doubt about who the baby belongs to - and obviously Babe can't expect him to hand over his daughter without making sure what she says is true. JR manages to not address Kendall's suggestion by focusing instead on Babe's transgressions (the fact that she slept with Jamie when she came to town) and the "fact" that she lied in her letter. He tells her that Babe married him for his money, and that Jamie stole money from them to finance their trip. He thinks that Babe has blown through that money, and wants to see him as some sort of blackmail. JR says he is willing to pay her whatever she wants, as long as she stops spreading lies. He claims that he is willing to do this solely to protect Bianca. JR convinces Kendall that she needs to keep Bianca away from Babe, because Babe will only bring more hurt, pain and lies. Kendall falls for it - and when Bianca walks in, she sees concern written all over her sister's face. When asked what is going on, Kendall tells her that they had just been talking about her. JR is nervous that Kendall will blow his cover, but Kendall smoothly lies and says that they had been talking about Bianca being stuck with nanny duties. She tells Bianca that there are beautiful beaches to see, and a lot of VIPs to meet and greet, especially since they are the reason that the benefit is happening. Bianca laughs it off and says she has no problem staying with and taking care of Bess. That matter settled, JR says that he is going to meet with the stage manager to hammer out the specifics of the show. Kendall says that she needs to get something to drink and follows him out. When they get outside, JR asks Kendall if she is on board with his plan, and she indicates that she is. Thankful, he kisses her and takes off.

David muses that there has to be a better way to parent than what they are doing. Should they really sit back and do nothing and wait for Babe to crash and burn? Krystal corrects him and says that she wasn't suggesting they do nothing - they just need to find another way to provide direction. David is frustrated and suggests they leave, but as they start to go, JR enters the room. Hardly surprised by anyone's appearance at this point, he asks if the duo plans to stay and cheer him on.

Kendall goes back into the room, and finds Bianca leaning against a chair, waiting for her to come back. She tells Kendall that she should realize that anything JR told her is all crap. Feigning innocence, Kendall asks what she means, and Bianca tells her that anything JR said was a bunch of lies.

As Bianca gets dressed for the concert, Kendall tries to divert her attention by complimenting her and telling her how beautiful she looks. Bianca, wise to her ways, brings the subject right back to the forefront. She tells Kendall that JR lies and that she can't trust him. Kendall says that she understands that Bianca will always be on Babe's side, and she is fine with that.

Bianca informs her sister that things aren't that simple. She tells Kendall that she doesn't realize how important this time in Florida is - and that if she does one thing to help JR (stop her from seeing Babe, get in the way of Babe doing what she needs to do) their relationship is over. She will forget she has a sister. Kendall, clearly shaken, has to leave the room. When she leaves, Bianca picks up her baby and tells her, ironically, that she will be back in her mother's arms before she knows it.

Ethan gets back to Kendall's place, and takes a moment to think about her while holding a scarf. Suddenly, an idea pops into his head and he starts to open cabinets and drawers in the kitchen. He pulls out any bottle he can find, all shapes and sizes, to confirm that there is nothing she could have used against Greenlee. Unbeknownst to him, Ryan had slipped into the apartment, and startled him by asking if he found anything to solve the mystery of how Greenlee got poisoned."

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