"Edmund proved a formidable presence as he loomed in the doorway. Gillian begged Edmund not to detain Ryan. Ryan was more forceful, ordering Edmund to move out of his way. Edmund refused to comply. He told Ryan that it was time for him to make a "decent decision" and turn himself in. Edmund calmly offered to drive Ryan to the police station so that he could turn himself in to the authorities. Gillian proclaimed her husband's innocence, but Edmund argued that it was up to a jury to determine Ryan's innocence. "I opened my life to you," Edmund snarled. "You betrayed by trust." Ryan insisted that Kit was lying, but that only infuriated Edmund more. Ryan tried to pass Edmund, but Edmund stepped into Ryan's path. Gillian screamed in horror as the two men came to blows. Ryan managed to land a punch, but Edmund quickly gained the upper-hand. Edmund knocked Ryan to the ground and pummeled him with a barrage of punches. Derek, Jack, and a gaggle of police officers stormed the shack and placed Ryan under arrest. Gillian demanded that her husband be released. Her pleas were met by an icy reaction from Jack, who ordered that Gillian also be arrested.
Opal sighed and silently thanked God for protecting her son. She then thanked Adrian for getting Palmer to sign the divorce papers. Opal apologized to Adrian for having deserted him as a child and she begged him not to hate her. "I'm so proud of you," she cooed. "[And] I'll understand if you can't forgive me." Adrian looked down at the floor and took a few steps towards Opal. "I don't hate you," he said softly. In fact, Adrian said that Tad helped him realize that he might have been better off being raised away from the tyrannical Ray Gardner. "Everything is so scrambled," said Adrian as he tried to sort out everything that he'd learned over the past few days. Adrian was upset by Opal's assertion that she "knew" him. Opal had only known Adrian as an infant---and then again as a grown-up. There were years and years of Adrian's life that she hadn't experienced. Opal told Adrian that she wanted to get to know him. Adrian commented that his "methodical and precise" life had been shattered when he learned that Opal was really his mother. "What the hell do I get out of this?" he snapped. Frank slowly walked into the room. He demanded that his son give Opal "the respect she deserves." He concluded by explaining to his son that he would either have to try to deal with the truth---or he'd or be angry for the rest of his life. Opal told Frank that Adrian needed time to absorb the news, but Frank didn't see it that way. He again asked his son whether or not he'd accept things. "I'm glad to see you," Adrian said, hinting that he might be responding negatively. It turned out that that was going to be the case. Adrian hugged his father and told him that they had a lot to talk about.
David filed a report with a police officer as Trevor listened from nearby. After David was done giving his statement, Trevor walked up to the doctor and asked him how he'd come to find Ryan and Gillian. David tried to dodge the question, arrogantly pointing out that he was not required to answer any of the attorney's questions. He did, however, say that he'd just happened to be walking by the lake when he saw Gillian scurry into one of the ice fishing shacks. Trevor didn't buy it. He felt that there was some personal connection between David and The Laveries. When that failed to cause David to crack, Trevor brought up another interesting tidbit---the reward that David would no doubt be receiving for giving the tip that led to Ryan's capture. The reward amount, put up by Edmund, was never announced. In the interrogation room, Hayley and Mateo continued their private talk. Mateo asked Hayley to return home with him for a night of romance, but Hayley felt that she couldn't leave until she learned more about Ryan's whereabouts. She asked Matt to understand why she had to see if Ryan had been arrested. Mateo wasn't thrilled, but he agreed not to ask Hayley to leave the station. Mateo slowly walked out of the room, perhaps hoping that Hayley would change her mind. Hayley buried her head in her arms and tried not to cry. The sound of footsteps grew louder and a hand rested softly on Hayley's shoulder. Hayley looked up and saw Kit staring back at her. "I'm sorry," Kit said softly. Hayley flew off the handle, demanding to know what Kit was supposedly sorry about---perhaps wrongly accusing Ryan of rape? Kit went on the defensive as she tried to explain to Hayley that she was sorry that Mateo had walked out on her. Jack overheard the arguing and plucked his sister from the room. The district attorney informed his sister that Ryan had been located and that he was en route to the station. He also told Kit that it would be better if she was not around when Ryan arrived. Edmund staggered into the station, his lip caked with dried blood. Kit raced to his side and asked him if Ryan had been the one to inflict the injury. Edmund nodded slightly and told Kit not to worry about his injury. Kit pursed her lips together and told Edmund that he should go home an rest. Trevor and Janet stood by Hayley and told her that she should call it a day and head back to Wildwind. A few seconds later, a bruised and bloodied Ryan was escorted into the station. A short time later, Gillian was led in kicking and screaming. She called the police department a disgrace and again professed Ryan's innocence. Gillian was uncuffed in preparation of her "booking." David walked by and smiled smugly. Gillian cast a piercing glance at the doctor, instantly realizing that David had been the one who'd called the police. Gillian angrily yelled that she would never forgive David for what he'd done. Gillian never mentioned anything overtly incriminating about David and his role in their apprehension, primarily because she didn't want to broadcast her infidelity. Again, Trevor knew that something about David's involvement in the situation just wasn't right. Palmer entered the station and shuffled over to Jack. He told Jack that he wanted to press charges against his "wench" of a wife and "her bastard son." Jack was puzzled by Palmer's irritability and asked him what he was babbling about. Palmer explained that Adrian had kidnapped him, tied him to a chair, and then forced him to sign a divorce agreement that ceded have of his assets to Opal. Jack was an unsympathetic ear, telling Palmer that it sounded like he'd gotten what he deserved. Palmer had, after all, stolen artwork, cheated on Opal, locked Opal in a secret room, faked his own death, and blabbed her personal business to a national tabloid magazine. Palmer flashed his teeth as he warned Jack that he would go all the way to the governor to get what he wanted.
Ryan was processed as Gillian looked on. She begged her husband to speak to her, but Ryan said nothing. Gillian was next in line for fingerprinting. When she was done, Hayley was allowed a few minutes to talk to the princess. Gillian was fearful for her husband's welfare. She told Hayley that she worried that Ryan's spirit had been broken. She didn't go into the detail of why she and Ryan had hit rock bottom again, but she asked Hayley to do what she could to make Ryan want to keep fighting. Hayley snuck into the call area and had a brief chat with Ryan. She told him that she still believed in his innocence and urged him not to give up. She reminded him that Gillian loved him dearly and asked him to hold on to the love he felt for Gillian. A guard entered the picture and told Hayley that she wasn't supposed to be in the cellblock. Hayley broke into tears in a surprisingly tender exchange, as she again implored Ryan not to give up.
Back at Wildwind, Kit gently tended to Edmund's wounded lip. She thanked Edmund for standing up for her, but at the same time scolded him on the dangers of confronting fugitives. Edmund smiled warmly and told Kit that it felt "nice" to have her taking care of him for a change.
Mateo returned to Wildwind and found Raquel cleaning up Max's toys. Raquel was puzzled when she learned that Hayley had been released from jail but had opted not to return home. Max scurried into the room and asked his father if he could take him skating. Raquel gently asserted herself into the father-son moment. She asked Mateo if he would help her learn how to ice skate, too. Mateo might have turned her down, but Max pleaded with him to let his mother tag along too. Max was apparently "a natural" at skating. After the skating session was done, Max wanted to run right back outside and take another lap around the pond. There would be another lesson, one which Raquel also nosed herself into. The father, mother, and son trio sat on the sofa laughing about the fun they had while contemplating heading to the kitchen for some hot chocolate. Hayley returned home and watched uncomfortably from the foyer.
Back in his cell, Ryan laid motionless on his cot. He moved only when he heard the sound of a heavy cell door clanging shut. He looked up and saw that Gillian had been put in a nearby cell."
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