02/04/1997



"Edmund informed Maria that he would not be a part of the wedding. He reitterated his willingness to help out Erica, but said he would never fete the man who slept with his wife. Maria begged Edmund to reconsider. She told him that he should attend the wedding for their baby---even if it means sitting in the back row and daydreaming. He picked up his briefcase and walked out.

In an effort to cover up Edmund's rejection of Best Man honors at their wedding, Dimitri told Erica that he had asked Anton to stand up for him at the wedding. He felt it was necessary for his son to know that he still has a place in his life. Dimitri quickly had to explain why Edmund was not his choice for the job. He explained that Edmund had an undercover exposé to work on and his primary source of information was going to give a "death bed confession." Opal and Myrtle arrived and shooed Dimitri from the room saying that it is bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding ceremony.

Erica asked Myrt and Opal if they got the feeling that Dimitri was acting strangely. Opal chalked up Erica's concerns to wedding jitters. Erica described a awkward "tranquility" that had crept over Wildwind and said that people end their conversations short when she enters the room. She vowed that the day would not move forward until she unearthed the reason behind the strange behavior. Maria popped into the room to tell Erica that the flowers had arrived and Opal said that Maria was the perfect person to divulge whatever secrets Dimitri is hiding.

Dimitri phoned WRCW in search of Tad. He hoped that Tad might be able to act as Best Man, but Tad was nowhere to be found. Edmund walzted through the room's double doors in his tuxedo and said that he decided that he will act as Best Man. He explained that his change of heart had little, if anything, to do with Dimitri. The change was due to his devotion to his unborn child.

Maria pleaded ignorance and said that she has no idea of what Dimitri might have in store for Erica. Burt when she was asked where Edmund was, Maria had no idea that Dimitri had already concocted an excuse. Maria guessed that Edmund was off on work, but said that she had no additional information. Opal and Myrtle dashed off to retrieve the bouquets. Maria swore that Dimitri was not planning any surprises. Erica felt "a twinge" of discomfort. She insisted that her baby would be fine and said that the sensation was probably due to her nerves.

Opal, Myrt, and Bianca returned a few minutes later for the "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" ceremony. For her part, Opal gave Erica an old piece of stationary. The stationary had a letter from Erica to Opal on it congratulating Opal on the birth of her son, Petey. Maria bestowed Erica with a new gold bracelet. I really didn'y get much a of a look at it, but Erica said it was "dainty," so it could have been a baby bracelet, but I'm not quite sure. Myrtle gave Erica a pair of borrowed earrings---earrings that Myrt borrowed from Mona. Janet was supposed to supply the "something blue," but she had not turned up for the wedding ceremony. Bianca saved the day when she gave her mother a piece of blue ribbon. Dimitri walked into the room and announced that Edmund would be able to attend the ceremony. Erica was overjoyed, Maria was surprised, and Opal was furious. Had there been a broom around, she probably would have shooshed Dimmie out of the room for taking another peek at the bried before the wedding!

Jack told Janet and Trevor that he had no new news on Amanda's disappearance. Skye tracked Janet down and asked for a few minutes with her. Skye whined that Dimitri and Erica were "flaunting" their wedding. Janet said that she had little time to listen to Skye's rants and raves because Amanda was missing. Skye immediately apologized for her self-centered actions saying that she had no idea that Amanda was missing. Janet blasted Skye for being a bad friend and said that she can understand why Erica banned Skye from the wedding. Janet stormed back into the house, leaving Skye standing alone on the front porch.

Tad popped the VCR tape into the VCR and pressed the play button. The tape left both Janet and Trevor feeling guilty. Janet lashed out at herself for her past and Trevor said that he could have prevented any problems by telling Amanda that Janet was her mother from day one. Jack advised both of them to stop being themselves up, but neither listened. Trevor suddenly hit with the idea that Amanda might be at Laurel's grave site. Jack, Tad, and Trevor dashed off to see if they could find Amanda, but Janet opted to stay behind.

Someone in Texas emerged from the woodwork and claimed to be one of Hector's silent partners in his business ventures. Because of this, Mateo said that he would have to fly to San Antonio to take care of the situation. He left Hayley in charge and ordered Tanner to be on his best behavior. Things got worse when Skye showed up and requested a table near the bar. She handed Tanner he credit card and told him to start running up a tab. She then ordered a Bloody Mary. Tanner clued Hayley into what was going on. Hayley joined Skye at the table and asked her to reconsider her order. Skye refused and took a big gulp of her drink. Tanner tried to get Skye to come around, but she refused. He asked her if she was trying to make him feel bad for learning out about the paternity test swap. She told him that he thinks too highly of himself, finished off her drink, and ordered another. Mateo came to the rescue. He told Skye that there are plenty of bars in town that don't know that she's an alcoholic and ordered her to leave. Skye rose to her feet and said that she is "almost ready" to attend Erica and Dimitri's wedding and drink some champagne.

Janet watched the tape of her appearance on The Cutting Edge and listened to the numerous references to the well on the Wildwind estate. She knew that Amanda must have run away because she heard a comment that the mine was in a remote area of the estate. Janet grabbed her coat and a flashlight and took off.

Trevor, Jack, and Tad returned a short time later without any news on Amanda's disappearance. Trevor looked around for Janet, but could not find her.

Amanda managed to free her leg from under a piece of rock and rose to her feet. She shouted out "supergirl powers activate" and tried to fly out of the well. He attempts, needless to say, failed. This shows the influence that television has on young minds, I suppose. She sat back down in the well and stared up at the top of the well. Outside, Janet searched around the site for Amanda. She stuck her head through one of the breaches in the boarded up entrance and called out for Amanda."

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