"It came out of nowhere and hit Belinda squarely between the eyes. No, it wasn't a homerun baseball---it was Adrian's seemingly spontaneous question. "Will I miss you when you're gone?" Belinda said after swallowing a mouthful of wine. She mused that she hadn't even gotten the chance to dish the date with her girlfriends or wonder if Adrian would call to make a second date. Adrian nodded and said that it seemed like Belinda had asked for a "continuance." Belinda smiled broadly and said that she would retire to her chambers and make a verdict. Adrian took Belinda's hand and gently kissed it. Belinda closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. She told Adrian that things were moving just a tad too fast for her. Adrian wasn't offended nor was he put off by the message that he needed to slow down. Adrian said that they should focus on eating some great food and possibly sharing a few laughs. Maybe something pleasurable would come out of the evening, Adrian said with a slightly smile. "You never know," Belinda said slyly.
Things in the holding cell area at the police station turned very ugly. Adam braced himself against the steel bars of the cell and twirled the cell keys tauntingly. "What are you staring at?" Lee snapped angrily. "Evil," Adam replied. Lee grabbed the sides of his head yet again and demanded that Adam leave him alone. Lee's eyes widened substantially and his face turned redder and redder by the minute. Adam grinned fiendishly as he told Lee that he'd won. Lee called out for the guards, but none came running to the cellblock. Adam explained that taxpayer money pays the guard's salaries and that recent budget cuts have created a scarcity of police offers. Besides, who would want their tax money to pay guards to "watch garbage decay?" Lee still clutched his head. He demanded to know what Adam was going to do to him. Kill him, perhaps? Adam shook his head. He said that he had something "more creative" in mind than merely killing Lee---something "much worse." "Go to hell," Lee snarled. "No," Adam replied with a slightly smile, "Hell is too crowded." Adam turned up the heat by telling Lee that he'd managed to beat him once again. First, he took Joy away from him, then he watched as Lee had killed his own daughter, and now he was going to have the pleasure of seeing Lee go down for the count. Lee insisted that he and Joy were happy together until Adam came alone. His voice grew in intensity and each word echoed the pain he must have been feeling. Adam urged Lee to calm down before he gave himself an aneurysm. Of course, he hoped that Lee would continue his tirade. The last straw came when Adam issued a stunning revelation. Joy, he said, would come back from the dead if she had to just to dance on Lee's grave. Only a "cowardly thug" would beat an innocent woman. Lee's pain grew. He begged Adam to get him a doctor, but Adam refused. He reminded Lee that he had offered to get him the best doctor's on the planet if he'd released his children. Lee failed to live up to his end of the deal and therefore he'd shot himself in the foot, so to speak. "Are you going to stand there and let me die?" Lee asked. Adam's brows rose a bit. "You're smarter than I thought," he responded. Lee tried to sit down on the edge of his cot, but he slipped off the edge and plopped down on the concrete floor. He told Adam that he wouldn't get away with letting him suffer. "I already have," Adam grinned. He explained that a little bribe could go a long way. The guards were not going to come running back, he assured Lee. Lee rocked back and forth, all the while pressing against his head. "I hate you," he snarled. Then, he fell forward... face first. Adam looked on for several seconds, perhaps thinking about his latest business ventures. When Lee showed no signs of moving, he crouched down and reached through the bars to check Lee's pulse. He took a deep breath, straightened out his suit, and then called out to the guards. "Come quick!" Adam yelled, noting that the prisoner needed help. On his way out of the cellblock, Adam looked down at Lee and remarked, "My children are safe, Lee. My children are safe."
Adam's youngest daughter was still in serious condition at Pine Valley Hospital. Mateo still sat by his wife's bed and offered her encouraging words that he hoped would make a difference in her condition. After having a brief discussion with Jake, Edmund entered the room and gave Mateo an update on Hayley's condition. The results of the blood tests were not back yet, so it was too soon to tell what was going to happen to Hayley. Mateo felt helpless. Before, he had visions to guide him through the attacks on his loved ones. Now, there were no more visions, no more dreams. He was left to play the waiting game, a game he feared he might not win. Edmund left Mateo to have some more time alone with Hayley. Mateo held his wife's hand and talked to her about the happier times. As he talked, Ryan stood in the doorway and listened. Mateo was unaware that Ryan was there. Mateo even talked about what type of business they'd go into next. None of them, incidentally, were remotely related to the restaurant business. "You're my heart," Mateo said softly. "I'll never love anybody else." Hayley's eyes flickered and she slowly regained consciousness. Her first words were to her husband, "I love you." Jake entered and was pleasantly surprised to see that Hayley was awake. He asked Mateo to step out of the room while he gave Hayley a checkup. Outside the room, Ryan pulled Mateo aside and offered him a sincere apology. He said that for months he'd thought that Mateo was on overbearing louse of a husband. Now, he realized that Mateo was only trying to protect Hayley the best way he knew how. Mateo accepted the apology and told Ryan that they needed to move on. Jake exited and told Mateo that Hayley appeared to be making a full recovery. He had no idea how Hayley had not been killed by the high level of toxins that were in her bloodstream. Mateo rejoined his wife, but their time alone with short. Adam burst into the room and was overjoyed to see his daughter's beautiful blue eyes. Adam told Hayley that he was sorry that he'd failed to protect her from Lee. He assured Hayley that Lee would never hurt her again. "He's dead," Adam said coldly. "I saw him die in his cell." Hayley wanted to know why. Adam, in a slightly whimsical voice, said that the way that Lee died "doesn't really matter." Mateo and Adam stepped outside of the room for a few seconds. "You killed him, didn't you?" Mateo asked Adam. "No," the billionaire replied. "God killed him. I helped a little." In what could be the start of mended fences for the pair, Mateo smiled broadly. He placed his hand on Adam's shoulder and simply stated, "Good for you."
At Wildwind, Eugenia> found her granddaughter sitting alone in her room with tears in her eyes. Eugenia, naturally, wanted to know what was bothering Gillian. "Everyone despises me," Gillian sobbed. She told her grandmother that she had owned up to her mistakes and that it did no good. Ryan, she said, looks at her with "eyes so cold." Eugenia knew that if Gillian was hurt by the way Ryan was treating her, she must really care deeply for Ryan. Gillian admitted that she cared for Ryan and that she wanted him to always be in her life. "Then you are ready to learn." Eugenia smiled softly. "You two," Eugenia stated, referring to Ryan and Gillian, "could be gloriously happy." Ryan opened the door and stepped into the room. He told the two women that Hayley had woken up and that she was on the road to recovery. Gillian said that she was glad to hear that, but Ryan doubted her sincerity. He reminded Gillian that Hayley wouldn't be in her current mess had Gillian not acted like a jealous child. Eugenia knew that she'd received her cue to leave. Before dashing out, Eugenia reminded her granddaughter that she had to be willing to learn in order to get Ryan back into her life.
The woman's claim that she was Jack's late sister, Christine, caused Jack to hit the roof. "My sister died in a boating accident," Jack growled. "I know this is hard to believe, Jack," the woman said. She urged Jack to believe her. Jack wasn't about to do that. "My sister never called me Jack," Jack noted. He called the woman, who goes by the name of Kit, "a liar with very bad taste." Kit insisted that she would never make up such a story and that she was telling the truth. Jack urged the woman to walk away before she ended up in big trouble. Kit, however, didn't budge. Jack was now beginning to doubt Kit's carjacking tale as well. Kit must have seen Edmund's photo somewhere and decided that he was fair game for a carjacking story. Imagine Jack's surprise when the door swung open and Edmund stood in the doorway. Kit and Edmund stared at each other for several minutes, neither saying a word. Finally, the woman asked Edmund what he had done with her car. Edmund told the woman that the car was parked outside and that there were no scratches---and he'd even filled up the tank for her. Kit was relieved, but she wasn't about to give Edmund a round of applause. The district attorney couldn't believe his ears---did Edmund really carjack someone? Edmund turned his attention to Jack and explained that the woman's claims were true. He went on to assure Jack and Kit that he never would have taken such drastic measures if it wasn't "a matter of life and death." Jack excused himself to answer the phone. He learned that Lee Hawkins had died in his jail cell from a "preexisting condition." Kit was indifferent and neither Jack nor Edmund seemed fazed by the news. Edmund asked Jack if there were any pending legal charges against him. Jack looked for the mysterious blonde, but she was nowhere to be found. Jack signaled that Edmund was free to gone. Edmund asked Jack to thank the woman for him if he saw her again. Edmund turned and walked away. Knowing that the woman had told the truth about the carjacking now made Jack wonder if her other bombshell was the truth. "I hope I never see her again," Jack said quietly to himself."
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