"In his office at Wildwind, Dimitri paced about nervously, stopping occasionally to stare out the window. He turned his head when he sensed a presence in the doorway. Speaking softly, Gillian asked her cousin if he'd been thinking about Erica. Dimitri nodded slightly and gave Gillian a briefing on Erica's condition. Presumably not wanting to add to Gillian's troubles, Dimitri simply said that he was "hoping she'll be all right." Gillian was aware that Edmund probably didn't want her poking around Wildwind. She made a typical "Gillianism" by saying, "Edmund doesn't want to see me hide my hair around here." Gillian plopped down on the sofa and told Dimitri that she has finally accepted the fact that Ryan doesn't love her any more. Dimitri was surprised by Gillian's statement. He looked her in the eye and told her that she had to be mistaken. Gillian waved her hand in the air and asked her cousin not to give her hope---because she'd probably listen to him. Instead, she had another way that Dimitri could help her. She asked Dimitri if he could recommend the name of a private investigator to help her locate the man who'd really raped Kit. Gillian pulled a folded up page from Myrtle's Yellow Pages out of her pocket. She smiled bashfully and assured Dimitri that she'd buy Myrtle a replacement phone book. Dimitri hid a grin and informed Gillian that he'd already enlisted the help of a professional. Gillian offered to pay for the services when she had enough money, but Dimitri took her hand and told her that this one was on him.
Kit sat at the bar at The Valley Inn drinking a cappuccino. Braden suddenly pulled up a seat next to the blonde. Kit attempted to leave, but Braden requested that she stay. Braden told Kit that he had information that might make Kit change her mind about Ryan. Kit shook her head and said that nothing would ever make her change her mind about Ryan; This was the man that had raped her. Braden implied that Kit might be mistaken. Perhaps the alcohol she'd consumed had clouded her judgment---or might this be another case of Kit making a false rape accusation. Kit was furious with Braden for telling the newspapers of her past mistakes. Kit claimed that she'd paid for her mistakes. Braden disagreed. He said that he had not planned to leak the story to the papers, but he felt that the truth about Kit had to get out to the public. The newspaper story was just one of the ideas Braden had concocted to turn Kit's world upside-down. Braden warned Kit that if she did not back off, he would go to the media and inform them that Jack had tainted the DNA evidence in the case. Casually, Braden sipped a drink. Kit shook her head in disbelief. She couldn't comprehend how Braden could be so calm. She denied that Jack would ever compromise evidence. Braden argued that the public might be concerned that Ryan was not getting a fair trial. After all, Jack and Kit were siblings. If that was the case, Jack's publicly elected position of District Attorney might be vulnerable come Election Day. Kit was appalled by Braden's gall. The man wasn't done. He went on to say that Kit's entire family---including Travis and Bianca---might suffered as a result of the rape trial. Kit was silent. Braden gently brushed Kit's hair, a move that sent Kit into panic mode. She pulled away from Braden and cringed as he growled, "End it---or I will." Kit climbed down from the chair and raced out of the room.
Slowly, the events leading up to the car accident were coming back to Erica. She remembered that David had been driving the car. Adam turned towards the cardiologist and demanded some answers. David admitted that he'd been driving the night of the accident. When Erica's memory failed her again, David suggested that they leave and let Erica rest. Erica angrily informed David that she did not want Adam to leave. "He tried to kill me," Erica said softly to Adam. David denied Erica's charges, arguing that he'd been the one who saved Erica's life. Adam wanted to know why Erica and David were driving in the blizzard. David stepped in and explained that Erica had wanted to return to Pine Valley to meet with a film crew. Erica offered no objections. That's where the truth and David parted ways. David claimed that he had offered on several occasions to pull off the road, but that each and every time Erica objected. Erica warned David that she was going to sue him for "lost time." She reckoned that her hospital stay was costing her millions and millions of dollars because she was unable to launch her new cosmetic line. David told Erica that she was free to explore whatever legal channels she wanted to, but he doubted that any judge or jury would side against him. David left the room, but only after Adam promised to keep his visit short. Erica smiled warmly as she told Adam that she hasn't been this "excited" about her work in a long time. She mentioned that she planned a media blitz for her new line of cosmetics, the theme of which revolved around "classic Hollywood." Adam smiled slightly, but his grin was filled with more sympathy than happiness. His eyes saddened as he looked at the bandaged woman before him. Adam grinned evilly and urged Erica to sock it to David. Erica returned the grin and thanked Adam for his wonderful bedside manner. "I love what you are---who you are," Adam said softly. "You are a true beauty. That will never change." Erica admitted that she likes seeing Adam, even if they did have a rocky relationship when they were married.
Vanessa found a frazzled David on the hospital's sun porch. Her motherly instinct instantly told her that David had been to see Erica. Since she'd sent Adam to Erica's room, she also knew that David and Adam had probably had another run-in. "Doesn't he remind you of someone?" asked Vanessa in reference to Adam. David grimaced and offered a one word response: Victor. Vanessa nodded and clarified that Victor was her late husband, David's stepfather. Something about Victor's death unnerved David, but the subject was quickly glossed over. Suddenly Adam stormed into the room. Vanessa knew it would be safer if she scurried back to her room. Adam looked coldly at David and told him that he would make him pay for what he'd done to Erica. David denied having anything to do with Erica's injuries and blamed everything on Erica's insistence that they return to Pine Valley and the driver that had abandoned his truck in the middle of the highway. "Erica," Adam said, "may be permanently disfigured. You've destroyed her." David looked down at the floor uncomfortably. He muttered that there was nothing else he could do. "I can," Adam said sternly. "I will make you pay for [this]."
Hayley dropped by the prison to pay Ryan a visit. She was unprepared for what she was walking into. Jack and Trevor were bickering back and forth about the witness list for Ryan's trial when Derek appeared before them. The detective informed them that Ryan wanted to speak to them. In the cell area, Ryan tried to get rid of Hayley, but she wasn't budging. Hayley understood Ryan's angst. She said that she was antsy during her time behind bars as well. Ryan argued that what he was feeling was a lot different from what Hayley was feeling. Seemingly out of nowhere, Ryan asked Hayley how one knows when a debt has been repaid. Hayley looked at Ryan and told him that he was scaring her. Ryan remarked that one good thing had come out of the ordeal: He had learned the true meaning of friendship and loyalty. Through thick and thin, Hayley had always believed in him. Trevor appeared seconds later and asked his client why he wanted to see him. "I want to tell you who raped Kit," Ryan said calmly. Jack overheard the statement and began chomping at the bits. He urged Ryan to tell everything he knew. Trevor, meanwhile, was begging his client to keep quiet. Hayley did likewise, but Ryan was determined to speak his mind. Nearly simultaneously, Trevor and Jack both asked Ryan if he knew who had raped Kit. "I've known him my whole life," Ryan mumbled. "It's me." A silence befell the cellblock. "You realize that you just confessed in front of witnesses," Jack said arrogantly. Ryan claimed to have understood, but Trevor argued that his client was ill. Why, Trevor asked, would Ryan suddenly confess after weeks and weeks of professing his innocence? Ryan lamely recounted the way in which the attack occurred. He said that after Kit turned down his advances inside the bar, he waited in the parking lot for her. Again, Kit turned him down after which Ryan said he "had sex with Kit anyway." Trevor begged Ryan not to say another word until he could cop a plea with Jack. Jack walked out of the cell area a happy man. Trevor chased after Jack, saying that he would do whatever he had to in order to get the confession quashed. Hayley stuck around afterwards. Ryan was surprised that Hayley hadn't turned on him. Ryan was locked back in his cell and told Hayley that he didn't want to talk any more. "You said enough," Hayley snapped. Hayley, however, had one question that she wanted answer. "Why'd you lie?" she asked her friend."
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