"After the ball, Miles took Belinda to the Valley Inn where he had rented a private dining room. Belinda was impressed by the display, but there was much more on the way. Miles checked the temperature of a special bottle of champagne he'd ordered. He determined that the bottle needed to chill a little while longer. He suggested that they dance while they waited for the champagne to chill. A beautiful jazz number played in the background, prompting Belinda to ask her date if he knew the artist of the song. "You're dancing with him," Miles smiled proudly. Belinda recalled that Miles had told her that he was a musician, but he'd never told her that he'd cut an album. Miles told Belinda that until now he didn't know who he'd written the song for. He leaned over and the two shared a kiss. They danced for most of the night, but when the sun came up the next morning, Belinda had to leave for work. Miles asked her if she'd join him later that night for another night of dancing. Belinda quoted some of her Aunt Grace's famous advice, "Never tell a man yes when maybe will do." Miles smiled and looked forward to seeing Belinda later in the day.
The night proved painful for Dimitri in more than one way. He taunted Edmund for taking sadistic pleasure in his slow demise. Seeing Dimitri pinned under a tree must have been like a dream come true for Edmund. Well, that's what Dimitri thought. He ordered Edmund to turn his back and walk away. Edmund obliged him and left Dimitri to die alone. A few minutes later, Edmund returned and told Dimitri that the paramedics were on their way. He took a close look at the wound on Dimitri's leg and used his handkerchief as a makeshift tourniquet. Edmund urged Dimitri to fight and hold on, but the fight dwindled from Dimitri's body. With a final gasp, Dimitri's body thumped lifeless to the ground.
In the hallway outside of her room, Janet bumped into Erica who was still wearing her French maid's uniform. Janet asked Erica why she was dressed in the ridiculous costume, adding that Halloween was long since over. Erica smiled coyly and replied that Janet shouldn't knock her outfit until she'd given it a try. Janet unlocked the door to her room and invited Erica inside before she caught pneumonia in the frigid temperatures. Erica informed Janet that she and Jack had spent some "time" together and that they appeared to be an item once again. While Janet was happy for her friend, Erica noticed that Janet's forced happiness was masking a broken heart. Janet told Erica that Trevor had proposed to her. Erica opened her arms and ran across the room to give Janet a big hug. Before she wrapped her arms around Janet, Erica realized that Janet wasn't smiling. Janet confessed that she'd turned Trevor down. That confused Erica. She'd remembered that Janet had once told her that she wanted to be part of the Dillon family. What changed? Janet summoned up her lie about her renewed relationship with her first husband. She explained that she'd bumped into Mr. Green a few weeks prior and that he'd fallen in love with her all over again. As a side note, she added that her ex-husband loved the face she's obtained as a result of her plastic surgery. Janet didn't want to talk anymore, so she asked Erica if she'd mind leaving so that she could get some beauty sleep. That elicited two responses from Erica. The first was a warning about giving ex-husbands a second chance. She had made that mistake with Dimitri, Erica said. Then Erica asked Janet for her ex-husband's name. Janet stumbled for a few minutes before giving the correct answer. Erica tapped her foot and told Janet that she's going to have to come up with a better lie if she wants Trevor to believe her. Janet was surprised that her lie was so transparent---Trevor bought it. Made Trevor had, Erica commented, but it would be only a matter of time before he realized that there were too many holes in Janet's tale. Erica pressed Janet for the reason behind her proposal turndown. Janet came close to telling the truth on a couple of occasions, but her ultimate explanation was that "it makes sense to me." Janet forced Erica to promise that she wouldn't tell Trevor that she'd lied. It was against her better judgment, but Erica agreed to keep her lips sealed. After Erica left, Janet sat down to work on her lying. She reviewed Axel's birthplace, his favorite color, and television program. She was displeased by the boring stats and suddenly realized why she was so happy to be rid of her ex-husband. Janet looked at a picture of Natalie and vowed to keep her promise---but said that it wouldn't be easy.
Jake accused David of luring them to the hospital as part of his sick obsession with Allie. He must have felt like a real fool when David informed him that he'd paged them for work-related reasons. David told them that there'd been a serious pile-up on the Interstate involving a busload of passengers. Meanwhile, Joe was thanking Gloria for putting her personal difficulties aside to help out at the hospital. She assured him that work was the best thing for her at the moment.
David and Allie tended to an injured woman in cubical one. Her condition was quite serious and Allie determined that the woman was suffering from internal bleeding. She was rushed off to surgery. That should have signaled the end of David's need to talk to Allie, but it didn't. David prevented Allie from leaving the room. He then issued her an ultimatum: Stop telling people about their personal lives or risk his wrath. Joe entered the room and asked if the two doctors could assist in the operating room.
Clutching his neck, a twentysomething-year-old man entered the emergency room and asked Gloria for assistance. Gloria sat the man down and took some information from him. The man, named Ryan Lavery, claimed to have no address, no job, and no insurance. He told Gloria his blood type and told her that he was sure that he'd suffered whiplash during the accident. Gloria accidentally dropped her pen and Ryan quickly dropped to the ground to retrieve it for her. Only then did Gloria know that the man was faking his injuries. She accused him of trying to commit insurance fraud. Ryan insisted that he was really injured. Gloria said that she'd believe his story if he could show her his bus ticket. Ryan couldn't and suddenly felt a lot better. Edmund tracked Gloria down and told her that Dimitri had been rushed in to the hospital in very poor condition. Gloria raced into Dimitri's room and determined that his situation was critical. She managed to resuscitate her husband, but she felt a conflict of interest and called out for assistance. Being short-staffed, no one heard her cries, so she was forced to tend to Dimitri by herself. Dimitri's condition seemed to stabilize, but Gloria knew that Dimitri would need a major blood transfusion in order to pull through. She checked the hospital's computer system and learned that the influx of injuries had depleted the blood supply. Then she recalled that Ryan had the same blood type as Dimitri. She raced into the waiting room and pulled Ryan away from an interview he was giving to a news reporter. She again reminded him that she could report him to the police. To buy her silence Ryan was told that he'd have to donate blood. He reluctantly bowed to Gloria's request.
Several hours later, Joe informed Edmund that Dimitri was out of surgery and that he would make a full recovery. Joe praised Gloria as being the one who'd saved Dimitri's life, not an easy task considering what she'd been through. Edmund led Gloria to the chapel so that he could have a few words with her. He thanked her for looking out for Maddie during the few months that the baby lived with Dimitri. Gloria claimed that she was just doing what came naturally to her. Gloria told Edmund that she wanted to make a fresh start now that she had learned of Dimitri's lies. She wasn't exactly sure what that would entail, but she only hoped that Dimitri wouldn't try to make her life a living hell. Edmund told her that he'd be there to help her if Dimitri got out of line. Joe entered the chapel and told the pair that Dimitri was regaining consciousness. Gloria turned her head to the side, so Edmund offered to be the one to be with Dimitri.
Jake and Allie took a breather after caring for all of the injured. Jake told Allie that her transcript fraud might not be as serious as she thinks. He told her that he's going to meet with Jack and ask him for some legal advice. He would, of course, pose his questioning as a hypothetical situation. David cornered Allie in the locker room area and told her that he finally decided how he can deal with her once and for all.
Dimitri was surprised to see Edmund in his room. He had thought that he'd been dreaming. "Why?" Dimitri muttered, asking Edmund why he'd saved his life. "Because you're by brother," came the reply. Edmund turned and walked out of the room."
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