""Talk to you like a stranger?" Ryan asked in confusion as the hospital's emergency generators kicked in. Gillian explained that Ryan had treated the elderly patient like a loved one. Ryan quickly clarified that he'd treated the woman like a grandmother. He also explained that since they had never met, Ryan knew nothing about the older woman that would make him not like her. Gillian made yet another cryptic remark, saying that she wished she and Ryan had never met. Believe it or not, she had the best of intentions. What she'd wanted to say was that she wanted to be able to start over with Ryan. Unfortunately, Ryan was not open to the idea of starting anew. He stated that Gillian's mistakes could not be "glossed over or forgotten." He became mildly frustrated as he told Gillian, "What we had is dead." Gillian disagreed. "Love doesn't die," she said softly. She told Ryan that she would never stop loving him. Ryan countered by telling his wife that she would have to do just that---live without him. For the first time, Gillian realized that she really had hurt Ryan. Ryan nodded his head slightly and badmouthed himself for falling in love. Gillian claimed to have learned from her past mistakes. "So have I," muttered Ryan as he walked away. Gillian fell into a chair, her emotions simply frozen. Jake wandered into the room and crouched beside the princess. He told her that everything would work out once Ryan beat the charges against him. Gillian quietly hoped that the doctor was right. She knew that Ryan would never be in his current predicament if it had not been for her affair with David. Gillian never mentioned her affair with David to Jake, but she did remark that David was the reason she and Ryan were having problems. Jake wanted to know how or why David would want to hurt her. Gillian replied that David needed no reason---he just set out to indiscriminately hurt people. Jake told Gillian that she should feel free to call on him if she ever needed help bringing David down.
With the power still off, Mateo was forced to poke around in the dark for candles and matches. This was the first time that Raquel had been trapped in a snowstorm. It actually might have been the first time she'd ever seen snow firsthand. She became nervous and asked Mateo if they would be safe in the castle. Mateo chuckled slightly and realized that Raquel had never gotten over her childhood fear of the dark. The two exchanged a shared memory of a time they'd been trapped together in the dark as children. Mateo went to check on Max. The boy was fast asleep and had no idea that the power was out. Just in case he did wake up, Mateo left a flashlight by his son's bed. Raquel thanked Mateo for staying with her during the power outage. She said that Mateo's voice had always soothed her. The tone in Raquel's voice had changed. She was no longer merely comforted by Mateo's appearance; She was remembering an past time when she and Mateo were still lovers. Mateo remembered that he and Raquel were "best friends before [they were] lovers." Both wanted to remain friends, but of course Raquel wanted a little bit more than friendship. Mateo told Raquel that he needed to ask a favor of her. This would be no ordinary request. "I want you to let go of me," he said softly. Raquel felt like she set up because Mateo had been so nice to her. She told Mateo that she would need time to accept his request. Mateo told her to take all the she needed---but reiterated that they would never be more than friends. Mateo wanted to wait up for Hayley to return, but he was falling asleep on the sofa. Raquel advised him to sneak a few winks, assuring him that she'd wake him up before Hayley got back home. Mateo drifted off relatively quickly. Raquel covered him with a blanket and sat by his side as she gently stroked his hair.
In their private room, Adam again asked Liza if she would be his wife. The question, in Liza's mind, was "not a simple thing." Adam disagreed. He told Liza that if she was having trouble finding the words to express how she felt, she could simply, "Use [her]head. Nod or sha---nod your head," he laughed. "That would be good." Through his actions and even his words, Adam was trying to will Liza into accepting his proposal. He could not contemplate---or perhaps accept---a rejection. Before Liza could answer, the room suddenly went black. Adam cursed the power outage and scurried off to find a candle. When he returned to the room, Liza was gone. Tad helped light candles in the gallery area. He was momentarily distracted when Kit walked past him and ended up burning himself. This prompted Dixie to snap, "It's not the first time she's burned you." Jack overheard the remark and stepped in to boost his sister's bruised feelings. He assured her that when Ryan was convicted of rape, a lot of people would regret the way they'd treated her. Thanks to the marvels of battery-powered boomboxes, Marian and Stuart were still able to share their ceremonial "first dance." Liza worried that the bride and groom's honeymoon would be grounded by the storm. Neither Stuart nor Marian seemed overly concerned, saying that they would be happy as long as they were together. Adam grabbed hold of Liza's arm and asked, "Which is it-yes or no?" Liza puckered her lips and replied, "Neither." Adam enjoyed the chase as did Liza. In their own side discussion, Hayley asked her Uncle Trevor and Janet for help in getting rid of Raquel. Janet could see that Hayley was pained by Raquel's presence and asked Trevor to tell his niece about a plot he'd developed. Trevor didn't think the time was right, but he eventually parted with the details of what he called, "The Hunting Lodge Dodge." Trevor felt confident that Max had not run away and that Raquel was somehow tied to the supposed disappearance. Hayley didn't think that Raquel was capable of such a stunt. Janet bashfully reminded Hayley that she had once tossed her own sister down a well because she was so in love with Trevor. Hayley bit her tongue and said nothing more. The wedding festivities continued with the cutting of the cake. Adam once again escorted Liza to the back room and demanded an answer to his proposal. "I have to be a fool or a masochist, but when we were married I never felt more alive," Liza said softly. "We were made for each other," Adam grinned. Liza nodded her head with a look of horror etched on her face. "I'm afraid you're right," she replied only half in jest. Finally, Liza gave her answer and stunned Adam into silence. Adam had never expected Liza to accept his proposal. He hugged Liza tightly and the two kissed passionately. Stuart and Marian entered the room and shouted their congratulations to the couple. As Marian and Liza hugged, Stuart quietly whispered words of advice to his brother. "Don't screw it up this time," Stuart whispered. Back at the party, it was time for the single men and women to line-up for the garter and bouquet tosses. Adam managed to snag the red garter. Ironically, he also captured the bouquet. He stood behind Dixie and waited until the bouquet landed in her hands. Then the multi-millionaire plucked the bouquet away from Dixie and handed it to Liza. Everyone laughed at Adam's stunt---even Dixie. Liza smiled bashfully and handed the bouquet back to its rightful recipient. Stuart and Marian headed back out to their horse-drawn sleigh and their first night as husband and wife. Before anyone else could leave, Jack appeared before the guests with an urgent announcement. The police had declared a severe weather emergency and no one was permitted to go out on the roads. Pine Valley was effectively shut down---and they were all stuck in the gallery.
Erica reviewed the facts of Liza's pregnancy. She muttered that Liza had made a wise decision not to get involved in an "inferior relationship." An inferior relationship, in Erica's book, was any relationship that involved a male! David wondered why Erica suddenly showed a concern in Liza's pregnancy, reminding her that she'd recently remarked that it was none of her business. Erica agreed---and asserted that it was not any of David's business either. She accused David of having a vendetta against Liza, something that David vehemently denied. He ordered Erica to be quiet and at one point threatened to push her out of the still moving car. Erica asked David why he would want to inform Liza of her baby's real father in front of an audience. "Adam invaded her body," David snapped, comparing what Adam did to rape. In both instances, David argued, a man's sperm was introduced into an unwilling person. Erica was not at all pleased by the comparison. David said that Liza believed she was carrying Jake's child---a fact Erica did not know. Erica now realized that Adam was getting closer to Liza by claiming that he could love her child like it were his own. Erica then made an about face, calling David the biggest hypocrite she's known. She reminded David that he had illegally obtained the results of Liza's amniocenteses---and had run an unlawful DNA analysis on Adam. David flashed back in time. He remembered how he'd been set up to admit that he'd given Adam the wrong medication. The darkness of the night helped to mask it, but it looked as though tears had formed in David's eyes. Erica demanded that David drop her off at the next exit, but David refused to pull over. "Shut your damned mouth or I'll shut it!" David yelled. Erica suddenly screamed in horror as the four-by-four served off the road. The vehicle skidded through a wooden fence. Then came the sounds of twisting metal and shattered glass. When the car finally came to a stop, the damage was severe. A large wooden pole, presumably a telephone pole, crashed onto the vehicle and went through the windshield. David had a few scrapes on the side of his face, but he managed to regain consciousness fairly quickly. He looked down at the floor and noticed that his yellow file folder was covered in blood. He then turned to his right to look at Erica... and gasped."
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