"After her icy conversation with Dixie, Liza headed directly to David's office to find out exactly what was wrong with Dixie. Liza did a little heavy thinking and determined that Junior's disappearance must be somehow related to Dixie's illness. David became very concerned when Liza informed him that Junior was missing. "She shouldn't get upset," mumbled David. Liza blocked the door and told David that he could not leave until he told her what was wrong with Dixie. David was aghast that Liza would block much needed medical attention just so that she could get the latest gossip on Dixie's health. David did unwitting offer up some information to Liza. "I have a patient waiting," he growled. This was the first time that he acknowledged that he was treating Dixie. Liza was booted out of the office---and David locked the office door so that Liza couldn't poke around after he was gone. Liza was hurt by the way she'd been shunned and sulked in a waiting area just outside the cardiologist's office. Jake happened by and scolded his friend for lurking outside David's office. Liza told Jake that Junior was missing and asked him if he could round-up some volunteers to scour the area for the missing boy. Jake was more than willing to help and Liza made no attempt to elicit more information about Dixie's health.
Locked up in cells directly across from each other, Gillian begged Ryan to give her some sign that he was okay. Dried blood remained caked on Ryan's face. Jack entered the cell area with a smug smile on his face and informed the Laveries that they were scheduled for arraignment in a few hours. Jack took particular pleasure in telling Gillian that Inspector Pinkteron (of Immigration) had phoned to learn more about Gillian's mischief. Gillian accused Jack of trying to scare her, a charge Jack didn't deny. Before leaving, Jack warned Gillian that she should be more careful about who she trusts. Gillian looked across the cellblock to her husband and told him that Jack was right. Gillian said that she should never have trusted David to help them. Gillian sniffled as she realized that, indirectly, David was the reason they were in their current predicament. Sure, David had been the one to tell the police about their secret hiding place on the lake. But had Gillian never had an affair with David, Ryan never would have walked in on them---and never ended up in a bar where he could later be accused of rape. "When I look at you and see how much pain I've caused you, I just want to die," Gillian said softly. Ryan rose from his cot and walked towards the front of his cell. He turned his back so that Gillian could not see the tears that were flowing down his cheek. It was obviously painful for him to hear his wife address the multitude of problems in their relationship. Trevor and Dimitri slowly filed into the cell area and told the couple that they were headed to the courtroom for their arraignment hearings.
The hearings were a mixed bag. Ryan, as expected, was denied bail. Gillian, however, was given bail and Dimitri promptly served up enough cash to gain her release. Dimitri was stunned when Gillian refused to leave her cell. She proclaimed that her place was with her husband---and if Ryan was forced to stay in jail, then she would stay in jail as well. Jack was irked by Gillian's display of devotion. "This is not a bed and breakfast," he sneered. He coldly informed her that the taxpayers would not spend money so that she could "hold hands with a rapist." Trevor chimed in that Ryan was an alleged rapist. Ryan had remained quiet during the entire exchange. Now, however, he was ready to break his silence. "I don't want you here," he uttered. Gillian was stunned. "You're not helping me," continued Ryan, adding a cutting remark about Gillian's inability to know how to help him. The remark was a direct reference to Gillian's one-night stand with David to help raise Ryan's bail money. Dimitri escorted a devastated Gillian out of the cellblock. Trevor told his client that he'd help him anyway he could---starting with a thorough investigation of the team that had analyzed Ryan's DNA. Ryan sniffled and coughed several times. He was still showing signs of his ill advised swim in the icy lake. Jack returned and loomed by Ryan's cell. He offered to find Ryan a doctor to help nurse him back to health. Jack wasn't being polite. He informed Ryan that he wanted him to be perfectly healthy when he went to trial. If the jury saw a young, strong man, they would be more likely to convict Ryan on all charges. Jack went about his business after Ryan turned down his offer for medical attention. Trevor returned and Ryan was still coughing. "I need to talk to you about your defense---or lack thereof."
Hayley stood in the foyer unobserved as Raquel, Max, and Mateo discussed their ice skating session. Raquel was unusually determined in her attempts to win back Mateo. She demonstrated one of his missed double axels and flew across the room---until she plopped down on the sofa and into Mateo's lap. Max finally saw Hayley and called out her name as he scampered across the room to give her a hug. Raquel lamely told Hayley that it was nice to see her "out of jail." Hayley forced a smile and sarcastically thanked Raquel for having sent her the note about Mateo's hospitalization. "I knew you'd want to know that [Mateo was being] taken care of," grinned the other Mrs. Santos. Hayley asked for a word alone with Mateo and Raquel reluctantly obliged. Mateo turned his attention to Hayley and told her that it was nice to have her home. Hayley told Mateo about Ryan's capture and the apparently beaten he'd taken from Edmund. As Hayley mentioned Edmund's name, Edmund and Kit strolled into the parlor-setting up a very uneasy situation. Edmund told Hayley that it was "a relief" to have her back home. Hayley snapped that she would never have been arrested in the first place had it not been for Kit's bogus allegations. While she was on a roll, she also told Edmund that the way he'd beaten up Ryan "also sucked." Edmund's eyes rose as he proclaimed that he was only trying to prevent Ryan from escaping. Edmund asked Hayley not to speak poorly of Kit since she was a guest in his house. "Or what?" Hayley growled. "Are you going to beat me up too?" Edmund took a deep breath and explained that he would have to ask Hayley to leave Wildwind if she did not ease up on her hostility. Mateo stepped in and asked Edmund to cut Hayley some slack because she'd been "through a lot." That set Edmund off on another tirade. He was upset by the implication that Kit had not suffered through her own ordeal. Hayley cast an angry glance at Mateo and informed him that she could---and would---speak for herself. She was furious with Edmund for taking Kit's word over that of someone he knew and cared about. Kit claimed that the fighting was upsetting her and offered to leave Wildwind since it was not her home. Hayley quickly noted that Wildwind was not her home either, adding that she and Mateo had long since outstayed their welcome. Edmund told Hayley that there was no reason for her to leave Wildwind. She was extended family and the sprawling castle was bigger enough for all of them (and then some). Hayley announced that she could not stay under the same roof as Kit. Mateo urged his wife to think things over before she flew off the handle. Edmund and Kit left so that Mateo and Hayley could speak in private. Hayley told Mateo that Kit had "dead eyes that [lead] to a dead soul." That was not the type of environment that Hayley wanted to be in. Hayley notified Mateo of her plans to move out of Wildwind immediately---whether it be to a place of their own, The Valley Inn, or a room at Chandler Mansion. Mateo was concerned that moving out of Wildwind would adversely effect Max---and don't forget about Raquel. "How could I forget about her?" Hayley sighed. Hayley was so angry that her thought process was starting to fall apart. She angrily told Mateo that Max would have to make do with her as his mother while he was staying with them. Mateo was shocked by Hayley's remark and quickly noted that Raquel was---and would always be---Max's mom. Hayley never meant to imply that she could assume Raquel's role. What she meant was that divorce was a common occurrence in American society and Max would simple have to deal with it. Of course that sounded insensitive as well. Mateo accused Hayley of allowing Raquel and Kit to drive them out of Wildwind. It was hard for Raquel to forget the past, Mateo said softly. "And it's impossible for me to swallow the present," pearled Hayley. "I can't blame her," said Hayley of Raquel's continued attempts to win back Mateo. "I'd try to bag you too." Mateo didn't want to "yank" Max from his mother's arms, but Hayley didn't want to stay in the same house with Raquel and Kit. The two had reached an apparent stalemate. Hayley, however, was determined to move out. She headed for the door and asked Mateo if he would be going with her.
Upstairs, Gillian headed to the office area and rummaged through Dimitri's desk. She found something of interest just as Edmund and Kit entered the room. In one of the most bizarre exchanges in recent memory, Gillian chirped that she had dropped by to write Dimitri a note. She quickly grabbed a pen, scrawled something on a piece of paper, and dashed towards the door. Edmund tried to tell Gillian that she didn't have to leave. In effect, he was inviting her back to Wildwind. Gillian's hand settled awkwardly by her side, hinting that she might have something hidden in her coat. Kit and Edmund exchanged confused glances as the princess whooshed by them.
Braden arrived at Chandler Mansion after having searched all of Junior's familiar haunts. Derek had been phoned and dropped by the mansion to file an official report. Derek asked the usual questions surrounding the boy's disappearance. One of the questions hit a particular nerve. "Was he upset about something?" Derek asked. Dixie and Adam exchanged nervous glances. Dixie finally broke the uneasy silence, saying that she and Adam had had an argument shortly before Junior vanished. She was quick to note that Junior didn't just wander off. That had been a results of his abduction by crazed Lee Hawkins. Derek knew it would be impossible for the boy's parents to adhere to his request, but he still asked Adam and Dixie to remain calm. Dixie accused Adam of being the reason Junior had dashed off. Had Adam not poked his nose into somewhere it didn't belong, Junior would never have known that Dixie was ill. The doorbell rang and Adam stormed to answer it. David stood outside the door with an intent look on his face. Adam promptly dismissed David, saying that his presence was not needed. Braden called out from the parlor. Dixie was having another of her attacks. Adam refused to let David treat his former wife, but Braden insisted that David be allowed to care for Dixie. Adam reluctantly agreed, but he pulled Braden aside and demanded to know how much he knew about Dixie's condition. Through his chat with Palmer's crony, Adam learned that David had been treating Dixie for some time. Braden said that the latest tests showed that Dixie's health was on the upswing. Adam refused to believe that "goodness [would] win out." He believed that Dixie was dying and that her days were numbered. David managed to work his magic on Dixie. As he was leaving, Braden asked David for a few words. He was stunned---imagine the greatest degree of shock possible---to learn that Dixie was not getting better. Braden believed that David had lied about Dixie's health as part of the proposal he'd made to get a new cardiac wing built. David smiled arrogantly and told Braden that he'd been mistaken. Braden now had to figure out how he'd explain things to Palmer. David told Braden to thank Palmer for the "much needed" cardiac wing and went on his way. Braden returned to the parlor just as Dixie and Adam resumed their tit for tat arguing. Dixie regretted having made her farewell tape. Her eyes lit up and she scurried off to Adam's office. She returned moments later and told the two men that her tape was missing. Junior must have seen the tape---and must still have it in his possession.
Junior lurked around in the dark at Tad's house. He tried to hide when he heard the front door open. He didn't manage to scatter in time. Tad called out to the boy and asked him why he was sitting by himself in the dark.
David returned to his office and toiled away on a patient. Footsteps sounded outside his office and the door slowly creaked open. David was so involved in his work that he didn't even look up immediately. When he did, he found Gillian standing in the doorway with an angry look on her face. David told Gillian that he had nothing to say to her and went back to his work. The door closed, but Gillian hadn't left. David looked up a few seconds later and his jaw dropped. Gillian stood only a few feet away from the doctor, a small pistol in her hand. The gun was cocked and pointed directly at David."
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