05/02/1996 Dixie Leaves Pine Valley



"Hayley and Julia had their first girltalk session in which Hayley told Julia that she is in love with her brother Mateo. Julia asked how long Halo knew she had passionate feelings for Matt to which Hayley responded that she knew ever since their romantic fling on the beaches of Jamaica. Taylor was scared beyond words as Noah's ghost keeping pushing her to "do the right thing" and clear his name. If she doesn't, Noah informed her, he would haunt her for the rest of her life. Looking for a way out of the predicament, Taylor had a funny little thought. She said that she would get Mummy to protect her and have her chase away the ghost. Corinne and Matt listened intently over the wire they had planted on Noah, but Taylor just wouldn't say anything incriminating. The whole plan was almost scrapped when District Attorney Jackson Montgomery showed up to ask Taylor some questions. Mateo tried to stall Jack from going upstairs, but his method left a lot to be desired. He kept saying that Jack should forget about Taylor because Julia was dead and that it wasn't a big deal to get Taylor anymore. Anyone---even Jack---could see through Matt's weak lies. The DA asked what exactly was going on and Matt finally filled him in. Surprisingly Jack said he had his suspicions about Noah and Julia's deaths because of all the pussyfooting around and the constantly changing plans (or he might have just have wanted to avoid looking like a fool). Jack gave his full support of the undercover sting. Back upstairs, Noah's ghost disappeared through some sort of hocus pocus and Taylor freaked out. She scampered from her apartment and headed to the Marick Estate where she approached Noah and Julia's crypt. With Noah, Jack, and Matt in tow, will Taylor finally break? Liza apologized for sleeping with Tad and said that her mother had no business playing the tape of the public address system. Dixie didn't know how to respond, but she was angry with Liza for lying to her when she asked if she and Tad had slept together. Adam Junior ran toward to door and screamed at Liza as being responsible for Tad and Dixie's split. It was through Junior that Adam found out that Dixie was planning on moving back to Pigeon Hollow and taking Junior with her. Adam confronted Dixie with this and she apologized for letting it slip her mind. Adam was actually very caring and said he woudl redraft the terms of their custody arrangement since the current arrangement would not allow Dixie to leave the area with their son. Adam pledged to visit his son every chance he gets and even agreed to help them get set up in West Virginia. Joe told Tad that he needs to fight for Dixie and keep her from leaving town. Tad said he couldn't do that because he couldn't swear to Dixie that he would never make another mistake like sleeping with Liza. Tad then said that he can never be a Martin because he has Ray Gardner's blood in him. Joe became livid and told his son never to utter those words again because he is a Martin. Liza remained extremely upset and cancelled all her business appointments for the night. Apparently she really is upset over the entire ordeal. When Dixie arrived back at her house to claim her bags, she found Joe and Tad talking. Dixie hugged Joe goodbye and said how much she'd miss him. Joe asked Dix to stay in Pine Valley, but again she refused, saying she needs to leave. Adam Junior and Dixie both said farewell to Jamie. Tad's other son gave Dixie a teddybear so she would remember him. With that it was time to go. The stage was set for a final farewell as Tad and Dixie were left alone to say goodbye. No words were said, only glances exchanged. With tears rolling down her face, Dixie walked out the door and out of Pine Valley."

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