"Alone in his office, David carefully counted the money he planned to deliver to Ryan and Gillian. He secretly hoped that the fugitive couple would never get a chance to spend the cash. Liza appeared in the doorway and asked David if he had a few minutes to talk. Liza wasted no time in getting the reason behind her appearance---she wanted to talk more about "Jane Doe's" medical file. David listened as Liza went on and on about how she knew Dixie had to be Jane Doe. David shook his head and insisted that Dixie was not one of his patients. Liza countered by letting David know that she'd seen Dixie coming out of David's office with an unhappy look on her face. David cited doctor-patient confidentiality as his reason for not being able to say anything, but that only served to bolster Liza's assumption that something was seriously wrong with Dixie. Only half-jokingly, David warned Liza not to poke around someone else's medical files. "It might turn around and bite you," he said. David went on to claim that the sting Allie, Jake, and Liza had pulled on him had taught him a "valuable lesson." In short, he was not about to compromise his medical career again. Liza walked David out of his office and went on his way to drop off the money for Ryan and Gillian. Liza waited until the coast was clear before scurrying back into David's office. She went immediately to David's filing cabinet and searched for the yellow file folder that supposedly contained "Jane Doe's" medical records. Liza managed to locate the file, but before she could read it Jake appeared and snatched it from her hands. Liza begged Jake to let her read the file, but Jake insisted that he couldn't violate hospital guidelines. What if the file belonged to someone other than Dixie? "Then I won't read it," Liza replied lamely. Jake smiled slightly and filed the documents back in the cabinet. Liza mused that he had known Jake was so stubborn, she might not have chosen him to father her child.
Still in her cell, Hayley received an unwanted visit from the District Attorney. Hayley pleaded with Jack to let her out of jail so that she could go to the hospital and check on Mateo. "There's nothing I can do," Jack replied coldly. He took an almost sadistic pleasure in reminding Hayley that she was unable to do anything to help Mateo---at least while she was behind bars. Hayley implied that the DNA evidence linking Ryan to the rape might have been compromised. Jack was only slightly offended by the charge. He did, however, insist that the results of the DNA analysis were accurate. Hayley warned Jack that he might end up eating his words if the rapist struck again. Jack was confident that once Ryan was apprehended, the rapist would not strike again. Hayley asked to make a phone call to check on Mateo's condition. Her request was denied. Janet unwittingly walked in on the interrogation, thereby infuriating Jack. Jack had hoped to commandeer Hayley's attention and wear her down into a confession. When Janet appeared, Hayley shouted out for her step aunt to go to the hospital and check on Mateo---and to have Trevor drop by as soon as possible. Trevordid eventually make his way to the prison. Trevor badmouthed Ryan and Gillian for getting his niece wrapped up in their flight from justice. He was stunned when Hayley confessed that she'd been the mastermind behind the exodus. Trevor scolded Hayley for not thinking before acting and implied that Hayley's irrational behavior was a response to Raquel's appearance in Mateo's life. Hayley shook her head, tears welling in her eyes. She claimed that it was not important to know why she'd made the choices she had. She wanted to know what her uncle would do if he were in the same situation. "Honestly, I think what you're doing is a big mistake," he replied. But he admitted that if he were in the same situation, he would "never rat on a friend."
Raquel (now being played by Ara Celi) took Mateo back to Wildwind. She coddled Mateo every step of the way, telling him that she was "so scared" when she found him sprawled out on the floor. Mateo brushed off Raquel's concern, asking only that she not tell Max that he'd been in the hospital. Raquel headed off to make some food. While she was gone, Janet arrived and told Mateo that she was relieved to see that he was out of the hospital. Raquel returned a few minutes later and told Janet that Mateo was not allowed to have any visitors. Mateo flashed Raquel a peculiar glance and told her that he was fine. Raquel reluctantly left the room. Janet told Mateo that Hayley had been worried sick by the news of his hospitalization. "She'd love to see you," Janet smiled. Janet searched for Mateo's coat, but Mateo didn't budge from his spot on the sofa. Janet was perplexed by Mateo's reaction, asking him why he wasn't concerned about the way Hayley was feeling. Mateo explained that he didn't want to vent his frustration with Ryan and Gillian on Hayley. Mateo also explained that Gillian was the one who'd put him in the hospital. Mateo filled Janet in on the details of how he managed to track down The Laverys. Janet thought deeply for several minutes. She realized that if Hayley still believed that Ryan and Gillian were hiding out at Linden, she could tell the police what she knew without compromising her friends' safety. Mateo was overjoyed and realized that Hayley might be let out of jail. Janet and Mateo scurried off to the police station.
Dixie returned to Chandler Mansion to take Junior to school. Adam had been on the phone trying to consult with a doctor from Johns Hopkins when she arrived. He abruptly ended the call and asked Dixie for a few moments of her time. Dixie sensed that something was amiss when Adam asked her if she was allowed to have coffee. "I know," Adam said cryptically. "You of all people... I'm so sorry." Dixie flashed a strange glance at Adam and told him that she had to be on her way before Junior was late for school. Adam blocked her path and clarified what he'd just said. "I know you may be dying," he said softly. He wrapped his arms around Dixie and pulled her close. Dixie was extremely nervous, but decided to play it cool. She told Adam that his concern was "just wishful thinking," and that he'd probably heard a rumor from someone who'd seen her faint at the hospital. Dixie was outraged when Adam confessed that he'd stolen her videotape. Dixie tried to remain calm, knowing that she could compromise her health if she got upset. Dixie asked Adam to stay mum about her condition. Adam nodded his head and assured his former wife that he would not spread the bad news. He thought nothing of it when he mentioned that he'd already told Junior. "How could you!?" Dixie shouted. Adam explained that he hadn't volunteered the information to their son. Junior, Adam said, had come to him because he was concerned that something was wrong with his mother. This didn't get Adam off the hook; Dixie was still furious. Adam offered to get the top physicians in the country on Dixie's case, but Dixie was happy with the medical advice she has been getting. Adam accused Dixie of robbing Junior of a chance to say goodbye to his mother. Dixie, however, felt that the videotape was a thoughtful way to help her son remember her after she'd passed away. Adam explained that he was speaking from experience. One day, he and his mother had gotten into a terrible fight. Adam apparently had refused to spend the day with Stuart. Adam went about his day fishing with his buddies. When he returned home, he found that his mother had died. She'd been ill for quite some time, but didn't want her sons to know of her ailment. Dixie, however, had experienced just the opposite. Her mother had lingered on for years with a serious illness. Dixie wanted to spare her son the agony of watching her die. Dixie suffered a dizzy spell. She headed to her purse to get one of her pills. Adam felt it was necessary to walk Dixie downstairs to get a glass of water. While they were gone, Junior, who had been eavesdropping from the doorway, entered the room. He slowly walked over to the VCR and picked up his mother's videotaped message. He struggled---mentally, not physically---to put the tape into the VCR. He ultimately did view the tape and paid close attention to his mother's request to turn to Tad for help after she died. The young boy her his parents' voices returning. He ejected the tape and scurried out of the room. Adam told Dixie that even if her dizzy spells were not serious, she could still lose her balance and hurt herself. Dixie headed off to find her son---only to discover that he'd run off.
The night's sleep greatly improved Ryan's condition. By morning, he was thanking Gillian for saving his life and contemplating a getaway. Gillian was forced to admit that she had not secured the money to fund their escape. When it came time to explain why she hadn't gotten the money, Gillian concocted an elaborate tale of near misses. She first claimed that she was unable to get into Wildwind because a security guard had been patrolling the main entrance. She then said that she'd tried to climb a tree and swing in her old bedroom, but before she could scale the arbor, Eugenia showed up. The story grew more and more fantastic, this time Gillian claimed that she'd given the combination to the safe to Eugenia---and that Eugenia would hide the money in a hollow tree by the boat landing. A knock at the door sounded, leading Ryan to believed that Eugenia was arriving with the money. Of course, Eugenia was not about to make an appearance outside the fishing shack. It was David. David entered the shack---and the dominoes began tumbling one after the other. David didn't know that Gillian had concocted a tale about how she was going to secure the cash. Gillian tried to shush David, but David rattled on without listening to what Gillian was trying to tell him. David explained that Gillian had tracked him down at the hospital and begged him for one hundred thousand dollars. This was not the first time she asked him for cash. David smiled and said that Gillian had offered to sleep with him in order to raise Ryan's bail money a few weeks back. Gillian claimed that David was lying and Ryan appeared to believe her. "She's over you," Ryan snapped, arguing that Gillian was in love with him. David nodded in agreement. He said that he knew that Gillian loved Ryan---and that that was why he was willing to give them one hundred thousand dollars without asking Gillian to sleep with him. But that wasn't the case with the bail money. "She was so desperate to help you," David grinned. "That she offered to sleep with me. And she did.""
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