"The honeymoon was over for Tad and Dixie. Sure, they may have still been enjoying their getaway in New York, but things weren't quite as peaceful as they'd hoped. Tad awoke and found Dixie in the bathroom brushing her teeth. She returned to the bedroom as Tad was placing an order for room service. The very mention of the words sausage and eggs had Dixie clutching her stomach and racing back into the bathroom. A few minutes later, Dixie slowly dragged herself back to the bed and plopped down. Tad looked curiously at his wife and noted that she was "white as a sheet." Dixie looked up at Tad with sad eyes and said softly, "Honey, I think I've been poisoned." Room service arrived, but the thought of a big breakfast no longer appealed to either Tad or Dixie. "Take it back," Tad muttered the young man delivering the food. He asked for some bicarbonate of soda and Epsom salt instead of the food order. Tad perused the morning paper and learned that the mayor had been rushed to the hospital after eating at a Chinese restaurant. The mayor had gotten sick after chowing down on a pork dish, the same dish that Dixie had eaten the night before. According to the newspaper article, the Board of Health had subsequently shut down the restaurant. While the pair relaxed the phone suddenly rang. The caller, woman who called herself Becca, asked to speak to Dixie. Dixie took the call, which turned out to be a routine call from a friend back in Pigeon Hollow. Dixie had asked Becca, whose given name is Rebecca Tyree, to pack up some of her belongings and transport them to Pine Valley. Becca called to inform Dixie that she was on her way to Pennsylvania. After the call ended, Dixie said that Becca was one of her closest friend in Pigeon Hollow. She described the woman as "too old for Junior and too young" for Tad. Tad assured Dixie that she need not worry about his wandering eyes because he's quite satisfied with his new wife. He smiled and proclaimed that they were "Quasimodo and the Barf Princess."
Adam blasted Barry Shire for having hired such an incompetent private investigator to tail Jake Martin. Barry insisted that he'd done the best he could on short notice, but that didn't satisfy Adam. He was content to find the goods on David himself. Adam explained that he planned to get closer to Gillian, who apparently had been adversely effected by David in some way, by nuzzling up to his nephew, Scott. On cue, Scott arrived at the mansion. He knew that his Uncle Adam hadn't simply invited for a "catching up" session and asked that Adam save them both a lot of time by cutting to the chase. Adam smiled and told Scott that in addition to wanting to get reacquainted, he did have an ulterior motive. Adam claimed that he wanted to bring Scott aboard at Chandler Enterprises with the hope of infusing the company with new ideas and products. Scott gently turned down his uncle's lucrative offer, saying that he'd already accepted a job at WRCW. From there the conversation took an odd turn. Adam asked Scott if he thought that Gillian might be interested in working for him. Scott's neck snapped back and he asked Adam why he'd thought of Gillian, of all people, for the position. Adam explained that he wanted to repay Gillian for being a good friend to Hayley. He also praised Gillian's loyalty to her husband as a strong character trait. Besides, Gillian was a princess and deserved a certain level of financial security. Scott mentioned that Gillian had recently come into some money, but he refused to say how. Luckily for Adam, Marian returned to the room and blurted out that she'd given Gillian a pouch filled with one hundred thousand dollars in cash. Adam was stunned for two reasons; He wasn't sure how Gillian had come into so much money and he was shocked that Marian hadn't kept the money for herself. Marian blushed slightly when Adam asked her if Stuart had made her give up the money. Under his breath, Adam mumbled David's name. He suddenly realized that the "friend" Marian had said had given the money to Gillian must be David. Who else could it possible be? Adam "remembered" a business meeting and excused himself. Meanwhile, Marian took Scott to see Colby. After the visit was done, Marian mentioned that she was still fuming over the way Vanessa had spoken about Stuart. Scott told Marian that he knew how it felt to want to get back at someone who's been mean. He admitted that he'd been furious with his biological father for infecting his mother with AIDS and then deserting them. In a roundabout way, Scott sounded upset that he would never have the chance to tell his father exactly how he felt. Marian and Scott put their heads together and hoped that Vanessa was stricken by "an incurable skin disease." That, they chuckled, would teach her a lesson.
Adrian and Belinda dropped Peter (Petey) off at the art gallery where he was to receive a private art lesson from Stuart. The lesson, said Adrian, would give Opal some time to tend to getting the Glamorama ready for its grand re-opening. Stuart wondered where Opal was going to open the shop since the old site had been taken over by a fast food restaurant. Opal decided to turn Cortlandt Manor into a day spa and would run the business directly from her own home. Stuart recalled that Cindy, his late wife, had worked at the Glamorama. Adrian was puzzled by a reference Stuart made to Scott's father---he thought that Stuart was Scott's father. Stuart explained that he was Scott's dad in every way that mattered, but that he was not actually Scott's biological father. After the couple left, Stuart helped Peter draw a picture of a fish in the sky. Palmer dropped by unexpectedly to visit with Peter. He claimed that he had scheduled visitation with Opal, but that it had slipped Opal's mind because she was preoccupied with the Glamorama. Stuart wasn't about to fall for Palmer's tall tale. When he said that he was going to call Opal to verify the visitation arrangement, Palmer suddenly backed off. He gave his son a big hug and walked towards the door. Before leaving, though, he issued a startling warning to Stuart. "Don't push your luck," he snarled. "Two times is dangerous. Three times could be deadly."
A picnic at the boathouse allowed Belinda to forget about her current caseload---even if it was only for a few hours. Adrian received a letter from Alice, but waited to read the letter until he was alone with Belinda. In the letter, Alice said that she was glad that she's finally had the chance to meet Opal. She also mentioned that her new grandchild was doing wonderfully. Adrian stopped reading the note word for word, substituting "blah blah blah" for a large section of text. Knowing what her Aunt Grace would say, Belinda knew that Alice had told Adrian that she would like to see him settle down and start a family of his own. Adrian was surprised that Belinda wasn't pressuring him into more of a commitment. Belinda told Adrian that she would welcome a "change in the nature" of their relationship, but said that she's quite happy with the way things are right now.
Jake feverishly engaged in some sit-ups on the livingroom floor of the boarding house. Gillian, a scarf wrapped around her head and dark sunglasses shielding her eyes, quietly walked down the steps and walked towards the front door. Jake called out to her and asked her why she was trying to sneak out of the house. Gillian denied trying to leave, but admitted that she did feel somewhat awkward facing Jake after the kiss that they'd shared. Normally a kiss wouldn't confuse Gillian. "I've been kissed by men on every continent," Gillian boasted. "Except, of course, for Antarctica." Jake mentioned that he knew something was amiss because there was an elephant in the room. Gillian walked around the room looking for what she believed was an actual elephant. Jake tried to explain the metaphor, but it did no good. He said that he wanted to be able to "talk out in the open" about what had happened. Again his colorful language caused a bit of confusion was Gillian thought that he wanted to have their discussion outside. Gillian admitted that she did enjoy the kiss and was glad that they'd kissed---but she also reminded Jake that she was still in love with Ryan. Jake headed off to the kitchen to nab a few of Myrtle's muffins. While he was gone, Adam dropped by and presented Gillian with a surprising offer. He told Gillian that he wanted to help her regain the riches that she'd lost. All she'd have to do is to give him a little help. Jake returned to the room and angrily told Adam that Gillian doesn't need anything from him."
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