"Terrified, Amanda found Jamie and warned him that everyone had to be evacuated from the ball. Janet ran to save Amanda before the explosion, but could not catch her. As the device detonated, an absolute stunning montage was set in motion. Choreographed to the tune of "How High The Moon" the visual effects of the destruction of the mansion and those in it was heart-stirring and terrifying all at once. Filmed entirely in slow motion, the whole explosion and its effects can be likened to a ballet. Bodies and remnants of furnishings were flung with such force from where they had once stood to where they indiscriminately and effortlessly landed.
From the rubble, Tad appeared first. With blood on his hand and soot on his face, he asked, "Is anyone alive" Choking, Jack sat up and immediately shouted for Lily. Tad helped J.R. up as Janet surveyed just what she had done. Thinking that she had killed Amanda, she swore she would never forgive the people of Pine Valley for what they made her do.
Tad found Brooke alive and she immediately asked for Jamie. Opal suffered a badly burned arm as she worried about Palmer. Tad heard Di, but couldn't see her. He found her as Jack found Reggie and Dani. They immediately searched for Lily. Julia told Tad that the gas was still leaking and they were still in grave danger. He told Julia to help everyone who could stand out of the mansion. Another smaller explosion went off and again rocked the mansion.
Dixie was trapped alone but heard Tad tell everyone to evacuate. He was met with resistance as everyone looked for their family members. She heard Tad again shouting for survivors to respond to him so they could be rescued. Tad thought he heard someone where Dixie lay, but she remained silent.
The emergency crews arrived and told Tad, Brooke and Aidan that they could not return to the building until the gas was turned off. Tad told the crew one way or another they were going in there.
Trapped with Ryan, Kendall was still unconscious but had her hand on her stomach. She moved ever so slightly and Ryan checked her pulse. As she awoke she was frantic to see Zach. Ryan asked about the baby and Kendall told him that her baby was none of his business and she wanted to get away from him as quickly as possible. He told her to take a look around that she was stuck with him. They argued about custody of the baby and she said to not talk to her and stay away from her.
Even in the midst of such chaos and buried under the rubble with Zach, Simone and Ethan found a way to blame him for the explosion. Zach asked Ethan what he wanted from him but Simone told Ethan to pretend that Zach wasn't there. Ethan told Zach that he just wanted out of there and never to see him again. Ethan stood looking for a way out and a wall of stones fell directly on him.
Jamie and Amanda smelled the gas fumes from where they were and Amanda wanted to make love. Jamie didn't think that was such a good idea. They heard J.R.'s voice and he began to remove the rubble. He asked if they had heard from Babe and Amanda asked him if all he could think about was the slut who lied about running her down. After Jamie crawled out, he told J.R. he would help him find Babe. Jamie wanted answers from Amanda and blamed the explosion on Janet. Amanda dodged the questions and walked away.
Josh and Erica were trapped together and showing his true colors, Josh could only talk about what a ratings sweeps this would be. Erica told him he was sick and demented and not to touch her. Erica, repelled by Josh, said she didn't know him at all and he told her to take a good look. He told her that he was the guy who deserved fame and fortune with little effort. He told her that drugging her was nothing personal, just a way to get ahead. In original black and white footage, Erica thought back to when she was very young and ambitious, saying the same things Josh had said. (In the sequence, she was talking to Nick Davis)
Jonathan awoke and Lily was rocking back and forth. Jon told her to think of purple tulips to console her. Unable to calm her down, Jonathan continued to talk to her reminding her of their dance earlier that evening. She saw blood on her arm and as she was getting upset again, they heard Jack's voice. Jack began digging them out, but a beam fell and hit him squarely on the back."
- Soap Central
