"David's presence didn't keep Liza from tending to her chores. David followed Liza about her condo like a puppy---popping out from behind corners and other knickknacks. All the while David was sputtering out words of warning for Liza. Liza smiled wryly and asked David if he was going to give her a "full disclosure of imminent doom." David shook his head at Liza's exaggeration and told her that he'd come with a serious warning about Adam. Liza had seemed willing to listen to David's caveat, but when the doctor uttered Adam's name, all bets were off. Liza became irritated with David's continued obsession with Adam. She told David that she's already been acquainted with the best and worst of Adam. Perhaps, she shrugged, that's why she loves Adam. David told Liza that she'd never be happy with Adam. "If you had a smoking gun or a severed head you dug up from his backyard, I'd still tell you to go to hell," Liza growled. It became clear that Liza was not going to listen to a word David was saying. It was not as if David didn't have the opportunity to blurt out his findings about Liza's baby's paternity. For reason, David simply dragged out his big announcement. He turned his attention to Marian's wedding, taking several minutes to ask Liza to pass along his good wishes. David remarked that the timing was "not right" for his warning about Adam and left. Seconds after the door shut behind David, there was another knock. Liza rolled her eyes and stomped towards the door. When she opened the door, she didn't find David as she'd expected. "Oh, you're going to kill me," moaned Liza upon seeing Dixie. Dixie invited herself into Liza's condo. It took a few seconds, but Dixie assured Liza that she'd come on a mission of peace. Dixie smiled and told Liza that she and Tad were once again communicating. Liza smiled happily. Dixie went one step further and flashed her engagement ring. Liza jumped in the air slightly and told Dixie how happy she was for them. Dixie thanked Liza for stepping in to show Tad the videotape. Had it not been for Liza, she and Tad could still be avoiding each other. "I've been shouldering guilt for years," Liza said softly. Dixie looked down at the floor momentarily and apologized for making Liza feel that she was solely responsible for her breakup with Tad. "Three of us [were] involved," stated Dixie. She admitted that she should have let Liza off the hook long ago. When asked if she could forget about the infamous affair she'd had with Tad, Dixie smiled and said, "I can---and I have." She pursed her lips together and with a chuckled added, "Just don't do it again!" Dixie asked Liza if there was anything that she could do to pay her back for helping her get back together with Tad. Liza didn't have to think for more than a few moments. She asked Dixie if she could find it in her heart to forgive Adam for blabbing the news of her illness to Junior. That was too much to ask. Dixie said that she is unwilling to believe that Adam has changed. Adam, she snapped, will always be Adam. Dixie warned Liza that if she agreed to marry Adam, she'd once again find herself wrapped up in Adam's trickery.
Once Tad arrived at Cortlandt Manor, he eagerly awaited his mother's arrival so that he could share his good news. Opal thought that Tad was being coy and overstating his good news. "Dixie and I are back together," he smiled proudly. Opal's heart melted. She reached out to embrace her son and told him that she was glad he'd been able to forgive her. Tad pulled away from Opal and looked at her crookedly. He didn't quite understand what his mother had done that needed forgiving. Opal stumbled for her words. She thought that Tad already knew that she'd knew about Dixie's hospitalization. Since she'd opened her mouth, Opal was almost obligated to admit the truth. The admission that she knew Dixie was sick for several months hit Tad like a ton of bricks. He scolded his mother sharply for keeping silent for so long. Adrian wandered into the room and told Tad to stop yelling at Opal. Tad looked towards the former secret agent and rolled his eyes. "Give me a second alone with my-our---mother. Opal explained that she'd been sworn to secrecy by Dixie. Tad hugged his mother and told her that he forgave her. After all, he had told her to butt out of his personal life. Adrian was confident that Dixie would make a full recovery, saying that she was a class act. Tad was surprised by Adrian's "good judgment" and the two men shook hands for the first time. Opal smiled proudly and commented that she'd like to see Adrian stand up as Tad's Best Man. The two brothers exchanged glances. They both agreed that they could learn to "tolerate" one another---but a friendship was not in the cards. They bickered back and forth over their musical tastes as Opal smiled proudly.
Ryan wondered how Braden had slipped past the police officer stationed outside his room. Braden chuckled and commented that the officer was not a challenge. Ryan was still not in the best of spirits. He bowed his head and told Braden that he was in a lot of trouble. Braden smirked and told Ryan that he was there to help him. There was still no explanation of how the two men knew each other. Braden claimed that Kit's checkered past would greatly help Ryan's case. Ryan agreed that Kit's days as a con artist might lessen her credibility. Ryan commented that Kit had a run-in with Tad in the past. Braden closed his eyes and stated that he knew Tad Martin well. Ryan realized that Braden must have been in town a long time. Braden scurried out of the room unobserved. On his way towards the exit, he crashed into Gillian. Gillian smiled warmly at the man and asked him what he was doing at the hospital. He informed Gillian that he was there to help her husband. Without saying anything more---except for introducing himself as "Braden"---Braden left. Gillian hovered outside Ryan's room. The officer walked over with his hands held in the air. He asked Gillian why she remained insistent on violating Jack's orders. Gillian said that since she loved Ryan she would do whatever she felt she had to do to be near him.
Adam reported to the gallery immediately after receiving an urgent message from Marian. He feared that some aspect of the wedding preparations had fallen flat. Marian assured him that everything was wonderful. There was a concern, however. Marian was anticipating a "hidden trap" or some other devious deception by her soon to be brother-in-law. Adam swore that he had no tricks up his sleeve. He understood why Marian doubted his sincerity---he said that he often doubted his own ability to be honest and loving. That had all changed, he asserted. One day, Adam said, he hopes that Marian will be able to trust him. Until then, he vowed to do everything in his power to make up for the horrible way he'd treated Marian. Marian began to sob. She believed that Adam might actually have a heart. She thanked him for helping plan her wedding and listened intently as Adam told of his desire to have one big happy family---and that included Marian, Stuart, Liza, Baby Colby, and all his other loved ones. David strolled into the gallery. Marian walked over to the doctor and sassily told him that the gallery was closed. David claimed that he was there on personal business and extended his hand to Adam. Adam looked at David and asked him what he was doing. David claimed that he wanted to congratulate Adam on winning Liza. Adam didn't approve of Liza being likened to a prize. Besides, Adam felt that David had never been a contender for Liza's affection. Marian was appalled to learn that David had sought Liza's attention and urged Adam to shake David's hand to get rid of the doctor. "Nobless oblige," said Marian. She backed away from her urgings when David tried to weasel a wedding invitation out of her. David left and Adam headed off to wash his hands.
The headline of the Pine Valley Bulletin said it all: Alleged Rapist Still Claims Innocence. Kit entered the room an immediately voiced her disapproval of the headline. Dimitri calmly folded the newspaper and asked Kit if the headline was really that far away from the truth. The question blindsided Kit. "What if in some way [Ryan] did not technically rape you?" asked Dimitri. Kit's eyes widened. Tears welled in her eyes as she worked herself to near hysterics. She claimed that she'd smelled her attacker and heard her attacker's voice. She was certain that Ryan was the man who had raped her. Dimitri was becoming angry, even resentful, for the way that Kit's allegations were tearing apart the lives of those he cared about. Hayley and Mateo were moving out of Wildwind, Gillian was in trouble of her own, and Edmund was in over his head as well. Kit claimed that she was sorry that Mateo and Hayley were moving out and badmouthed Hayley for her friendship with Ryan. Dimitri wondered if he wasn't overlooking something. Hayley, he said, was a remarkable judge of character. If she believed in Ryan, maybe he should too. Kit out her hands on her hips and angrily asked Dimitri if he was trying to imply that she was trying to wheedle her way into Edmund's life and therefore needed to get rid of all of Edmund's friends. "The thought had crossed my mind," replied Dimitri. He wondered if there was some other reason that Edmund had such blind faith in the relative newcomer. "Why not ask me?" Edmund snapped from his perch in the doorway. Upon Edmund's arrival, Kit resurrected talks of moving out of Wildwind. Edmund silenced her and asked for a few moments alone with his brother. Edmund lashed out at Dimitri for acting as his "protector." Dimitri claimed that by asking questions of Kit he was trying to determine if she was on the level. Edmund felt that that question had already been answered. There was DNA evidence that linked Ryan to the crime. Dimitri quickly noted that Ryan was only a seventy percent match to the supposed attacker. Where had Edmund's objectivity gone? As a reported, Edmund once required indisputable proof before reaching a conclusion and now he was simply taking Kit's word. Dimitri claimed that he understood why Edmund was acting the way he was. He had a chance to help a "vulnerable woman," where he'd failed to save Maria. Dimitri wanted Edmund to admit once and for all that he had romantic interests in Kit.
Tad and Dixie met up at Brooke's house. Tad headed upstairs to check on the kids. While he was gone, the doorbell rang. No one else was around, so Dixie opted to answer the door. Braden entered the house like a man on a mission. Dixie was surprised that Braden knew Brooke. Braden shook his head and explained that he hadn't stopped by to see Brooke, he'd stopped by because he'd "tracked down" Dixie."
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