"After viewing the tape at Pine Valley Hospital, Liza headed to Chandler Mansion to check on the fallout. Once there, Adam told Liza how he'd bungled his father-son talk with Junior. He vowed to never interfere with his children's lives again. Furthermore, he assured Liza that if they were to get back together, he would never even think of stepping on Liza's toes. Liza reminded Adam that her baby was not related to Adam by flesh and blood. "I will love it like my own," replied Adam with a smile. "She," Liza interjected. Adam's eyebrows scrunched up and he gave Liza a peculiar look. She explained that her baby was not an "it"---she was a girl. Adam nodded unconvincingly and continued telling Liza how much he wanted to be a part of her life. He explained that motherhood might one day make Liza realize why he acts the way he does. That said, Adam once again told Liza to consider his marriage proposal.
Still groggy from his battle with pneumonia, Ryan awoke in his hospital bed and found a strange sight just over his wife's shoulder. A police officer hovered at the doorway, checking in every few minutes to make sure that Ryan was still accounted for. Ryan still had no recollection of why or how he'd ended up in the hospital. Gillian lamely suggested that the officer might have been stationed at the hospital to prevent baby-snatching. A veil of coldness set over Ryan. He shuddered under the covers and said that he'd had a vision of being trapped in a freezing lake. Gillian knew that Ryan would eventually learn the truth and reluctantly began bringing Ryan up to speed on all that had gone down. The pieces started to fall together when Ryan was told that he'd jumped into an ice fishing hole to escape the police. He then remembered that Gillian had lied about going to Wildwind to get her hands in Edmund's secret wall safe. ""You really went to see your lover, David Hayward," Ryan said coldly. Now everything was coming together. He told Gillian that he remembered that she'd slept with David to raise her bail money---and that she'd offered to sleep with the doctor again to raise money to fund their escape from the authorities. Ryan rolled over in his bed and told Gillian to get out of his room. Gillian sat down on the bed and told her husband that she wasn't going anywhere.
At Wildwind, Mateo finally got around to telling Raquel that he and Hayley planned to move out of Wildwind after the custody hearing. He then offered Raquel the chance to sign a "no fault" divorce agreement, but Raquel refused to pen her name on the dotted line. Raquel also tried to concoct a variety of reasons why Matt couldn't (or shouldn't) move. Since conversation was getting them nowhere, Mateo decided that it was time to call it a night. Hayley smiled devilishly and told her almost husband to go along without her. "I need to speak to Raquel alone," she said. Mateo nodded and headed upstairs. Hayley encouraged Raquel to do what she had to do in the courtroom. "You can use my past against me," said Hayley sternly. "We're moving out regardless [of the outcome of the custody hearing.]" The implication was that Raquel was getting too much enjoyment out of the "living under one roof" arrangement. Raquel denied the accusation, but Hayley didn't believe her. "I don't enjoy this arrangement either," Raquel replied. Hayley nodded her head and said that if that was the case, Raquel should have no trouble doing the right thing. The right thing being agreeing to a divorce. Max wandered out of his bed, saying that he had been woken up by all the loud voices. There was one thing that would make the young boy fall asleep: Sleeping in the same bed as his mommy and daddy. Raquel told her son that they would be unable to sleep together because they all had their own beds. She blinked her eyes several times as an idea emerged in her mind. She told Max that his father might just agree to his request, but only if he raced upstairs to Mateo's bedroom and asked him. Max was too young and naive to realize that his mother was using him. He scurried upstairs and knocked on his father's bedroom door. Inside, Matt and Hayley were engaged in a little romantic activity. They quickly broke things off just as Max entered the room. Max told his dad that he was unable to get to sleep. Then came the bombshell. "Can we do what we did last time when Hayley wasn't here?" Max asked innocently. "I want to sleep with you and mommy in the same bed." Outside the room, Raquel smiled deviously.
Somewhere between the front door at Chandler Mansion and a hotel in New York City, Tad stopped toting Dixie over his shoulder. Dixie still had no idea that Tad knew about her illness. Tad ultimately confessed that her knew all about Dixie's illness and that he'd seen her videotaped farewell. As Dixie took her pills, Tad asked her why she'd been keeping the truth bottled up for so many months. Dixie told Tad that when they'd had their heated discussion last summer, they'd talked about their future together. Dixie said that she "couldn't give [Tad] forever," she didn't want to put him through the pain of losing her. She spoke softly as she told Tad that at any given time her heart could simply stop beating. "Now you have two hearts beating for you---yours and mind," Tad smiled. Both agreed that David was a good doctor---even if he was a bit of "a jerk." Tad told Dixie that he was going to ask her a question and that there was only one possible answer she could give---"Yes." He told her that he would not accept any other answer. "Do you understand?" Tad asked. Dixie smiled wryly and replied, "Yes." The couple laughed giddily for several minutes before Tad told Dixie that that was not the question. His face grew serious as he looked deeply into Dixie's eyes. "The question is: Will you marry me?""
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