"Halloween Eve brought Tad and Gloria's long anticipated date. Tad dressed up like Count Dracula (and actually looked a lot like Dimitri) and Gloria donned the witch's apparel. Tad's spacious house had been ghoul-ified into scary haunted mansion. Jamie and Junior returned from their trick-or-treating and were treated to a scary tour of the house. Gloria and Tad blindfolded the two youngsters and took them around the family room. They had them feel monster brains and eyeballs (cold spaghetti and peeled grapes). The kids were impressed when Glo reached in to the bucket of "eyeballs" and ate a few. The next item on the docket was bobbing for apples. Neither Junior nor Jamie had any idea what "bobbing for apples" meant so Tad encouraged Gloria to show them what it was. Gloria flashed her fans and said there was enough room in the bucket for both of them to bob at the same time. Tad accepted Gloria's challenge and implied that he is the best bobber in Pine Valley. The two splashed down and after a few watery minutes, they both pulled up the same apple! Junior declared the contest a tie. The two boys went to get out of their costumes as did Tad and Gloria. Gloria noted some make-up remaining on Tad's neck and gently wiped it off. Their eyes met and they leaned in to kiss each other...
The mystery trick-or-treater at Liza's condo turned out to be Janet dressed as the Grim Reaper. Marian panicked and asked Janet why she is stalking her. Janet denied that she was "stalking" Marian, but said that she is trying to make a point. Suddenly Janet "heard" her deceased sister Natalie's voice. Janet told Nat that she thinks "that" would be too harsh to do. Of course she never said what she meant by "that." It was all done to scare Marian out of her pumps! Marian said that Janet had made her point and swore that she would not contact the police again. Janet snatched a helping of candy and turned to walk away. She opened the door and bumped right in to Liza. Janet stumbled for words and said that she was in the neighborhood for a party and just dropped by to trick-or-treat. Marian raced to the door and backed up Janet's story. She said that she found it "intriguing" that Janet was dressed up like the Janet of the days of old (complete with glasses and a brunette wig). Janet dashed off, saying that she had to make another stop to pick up something "perishable."
Liza closed the door and asked her mother why she did not tell her that Janet was the mysterious stalker. Marian denied Liza's implications. While Marian was off in another room, Liza contacted Derek and told him that Janet is up to something and that she has been stalking her mother. Marian overheard the phone call and came running toward her daughter telling her to stop. Liza disregarded her mother and finished the police report. Liza gave her mother a "what for" and said that she is doing the right thing by notifying the police. Marian grabbed her jacket and said that she needs to track down Janet to tell her that she was not the one who called the police.
Tense moments at the stake-out provided very few clues on Grady's location. Noah whispered to Jack that he felt something wasn't going according to plan. Then, someone approached the building. It was not, however, Grady or his friend. It turned out to be the night janitor. Even though he had been told to stay away from the building, he decided to show up. He said that he gets bored sitting at home and needed to keep himself occupied.
Erica received a very pleasant treat on Halloween. The next trick-or-treater to her house was a witch. Not just any witch, mind you, it was the Wicked Witch of Seattle---Bianca! Erica hugged her daughter (after she took of the mask and Erica could see who it was) and said that she was so glad to see her. Then Bianca pushed her mask back on and asked her mother if she thought that Janet would be scared by her get-up. Erica nodded and Bianca headed off to the kitchen to see if she could also frighten Coral. Trevor gave Erica a tongue-lashing for bringing up Janet's name. Trevor said that Amanda could have overheard the conversation and been "traumatized." Erica wasted no time in chatting about Janet now that he name was up in the air. Erica said that Janet saved her life and is a much different person than she was 10 years ago---or even one year ago. She also said that Janet is seeing a counselor and that she considers her a good friend. Then came the bomb. Erica suggested that Trevor drop the restraining order against Janet citing Amanda's need for a mother now that both Natalie and Laurel are dead. Trevor might have listened to Erica's argument if Janet had not walked in at the exact moment and blurted out that Marian had been "taken care of." Trevor saw Janet and asked what she was doing. He told her that she was sick for dressing up like "Janet From Another Planet" and that she should get out of the house before Amanda sees her. Janet agreed and ran upstairs. Then came another ring of the doorbell complete with a frenzied Marian Colby. Marian begged Erica to speak to Janet. Erica tugged on her lip and said that Janet was at the airport bound for some little island in the Pacific. "Saint Martin, Thomas... St. Justin!" Marian quickly rattled off her story about how Liza called the police on Janet and then, knowing that Janet will be safe in the islands, ran off. That was not the end of the traffic jam at Linden House. No, this time Derek Frye showed up. He asked Erica if he could speak to Janet and told her that Liza said that Janet was stalking her mother. Trevor rejoiced at the news and mocked Erica for saying that Janet was reformed. Janet sauntered down the steps and her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she heard Derek's reason for wanting to see her. She said that she can explain everything... but she never had a chance to. Harold, the Dillons' dog, crawled into the house with a wallet in his mouth. Erica reached for the wallet and said that she has been looking for the wallet for days. It seems Dimitri lost his wallet. Trevor opened the wallet and asked Erica what Dimitri is doing with Jonathan Kinder's driver's license. Poor Janet. Her mouth quivered and her heart raced.
At the Pine Cone, Rose begged Grady for her life. He said that he warned her about what happened to people who tried to run away. He loaded his gun and told Rose that if she believes in praying, she had better begin praying. In a stunning move, Rose walked over to Grady and told him that she cares for him. She said that if Grady ever loved her that he would spare her life. A tenacious Rose actually slapped Grady when he didn't show her any affection in return. Finally, Grady came around and admitted that he does have feelings for Rose. He told her to hit over the hear with a chair and then make a run for it. He told her that she probably won't get far, but that it is the only chance she has. Rose sobbed as Grady told her to let him have it. She told her husband that she owes him, but he just shook his head. Rose dashed out of the room, but she didn't get far. And in what has to have been some of the most dramatic footage on AMC this year, Belinda and Julia returned the motel. Belinda saw her mother and raced from the car to help her. Julia unbuckled her seat belt and stood along side of the car. Without warning, gunfire erupted from the bushes as Grady's boss wanted to make sure that Rose did not escape their grasp. Julia ducked back inside the car as a bullet raced past her head and shattered the car's windshield. Rose and Belinda dropped to the ground as another shot sounded. Then came the eerie silence. The jazz-meets-blues "Hold on to Life" played as the results of the violence were felt. Rose lifted her head and Julia slipped out of the car. Slowly residents from the other motel rooms came out of hiding. Julia raced over to Rose and Belinda. Belinda remained motionless on the ground, struck by one of the bullets. Julia yelled at the crowd to bring her towels and to call 911. Noah and Jack pulled up, but it was already too late to prevent tragedy. The emergency workers arrived and took Belinda to the hospital. Noah raced off after them and Julia took Rose by the hands and tried her best to comfort her."
- Soap Central