"The breakfast table at Tad and Dixie's was filled to capacity as Junior, Jamie, and Jake joined them for pancakes. Tad ribbed his brother repeatedly about the amount of food he was eating. Jake commented that he needed to keep up his strength so that he could keep up with his daughter. While on the subject, he beamed that he had new pictures of Colby. Dixie was anxious to see the photographs, but Tad wasn't so sure that it was a good idea. He asked Jake to help him clear the table. Dixie, meanwhile, looked at the photos with a certain level of melancholy. The boys looked at each other before walking over to Dixie's side. "We're real sorry, mom," Junior offered sadly. Dixie thanked the boys for their concern. "Some things aren't meant to be," she replied. Jamie tried to put a positive spin on things. "You still have us," the boy smiled. Jake called out from the kitchen to ask for help in finding the dishwasher detergent. Dixie headed off to help him. Meanwhile, Tad received a call from his father. Joe disappointedly informed Tad that he and Ruth would be unable to attend the Martin family picnic over the weekend because they had to work. Tad's mind went into overdrive and he came up with the perfect idea. After learning that no one in his family had to be at work, Tad decided to bump up the date and hold the picnic immediately. Junior was excited about the event, but wasn't sure what they were celebrating. "Our family and everyone in it," Tad chirped.
At Chandler Mansion, Adam wandered down the staircase just as Liza concluded a phone call with Jake. Jake wanted to get permission to take Colby to the gathering. When Adam learned of the plan, he threw a tantrum. "This isn't his day to see her," he groused. He grumbled that he'd cleared his work schedule and arranged to go sailing. Liza shrugged slightly and said that he should have told her ahead of time. Adam claimed that the plan was a surprise, but it looked more like a trumped up tale to make Liza cancel Jake's plans. Adam told Liza that he wanted to do what was best for his daughter. He was unprepared for the response he would get. "Hayley is your daughter. Skye is your daughter. Colby is Jake's," Liza replied. Jake arrived at the house and received careful instructions on how to buckle Colby into her car seat. Adam stewed in the background, but he said nothing and thereby avoided confrontation. After Jake left, Liza thanked Adam for biting his tongue. He'd been quiet before, but now Adam was ready to vent. Adam blasted Liza for being wishy-washy on who was really Colby's father. One moment, he said, Liza was scolding him for interfering because Jake was Colby's father. The next, though, she was telling him that he was Colby's father. Liza sighed deeply and said that this was still a sticky situation for everyone involved. She was sure that things would work themselves out over time. "I'm no so sure," growled the millionaire. Adam stormed towards the door. Liza chased after him and demanded to know what he meant by his last remark. Adam said nothing and walked out on his wife. Liza slammed the door loudly as he left.
At WRCW, Scott was reviewing footage he'd captured of Tad dangling from the tree at Chandler Mansion when Greenlee tiptoed into the room. She managed to get within inches of her former lover before she asked him what he was doing. Scott, of course, jumped in fright. Greenlee offered advice on how best to use the footage in the documentary. Scott liked her idea and mentioned that he'd have Becca look into it. That obviously didn't sit well with Greenlee. She took a few steps back and hurriedly changed the subject. She told Scott that seeing him toil over stacks of tapes reminded her of their days together in college. From out of nowhere, she produced a videocassette. She slowly made her way to one of the VCR decks and popped in the tape. Scott's jaw nearly hit the floor as he viewed the monitor; Greenlee had secretly videotaped one of their amorous moments. Scott was amazed that Greenlee would go behind his back and tape their encounter in bed. Becca suddenly appeared in the doorway and asked the pair what they were watching. Without flinching, Greenlee noted that they were watching some new footage that Becca probably hadn't seen before. Scott quickly pressed the power button and the steamy footage switched to black. Fortunately, one of the other monitors still showed footage of the aftermath of Tad's paradiving. Becca laughed at the tape and asked how Scott he'd managed to capture the footage. Greenlee stepped forward and smirked. She told Becca that she and Scott had been together at a luncheon when it happened. Becca wasn't at all pleased to hear that Greenlee and Scott had been spending time together. Scott asked Becca if she had time to help him edit the documentary. Becca smiled and said that she'd help him just as soon as she retrieved her notebook from Liza's office.
Down the hall, Marian chased after her daughter and asked her to help her out of a jam. Liza wasn't receptive to her mother's plight; her argument with Adam had soured her mood. Marian pleaded with Liza, saying that Opal had been saying nasty things about. "People have been talking about you forever," Liza groaned. "It's too late to be concerned about it now." Marian was upset that her daughter had returned to faulting her for her past indiscretions. Liza apologized for her grumbling and told her mother that she could not expect to change people's perceptions of her overnight. Marian reminded Liza that she'd been able to change her public image. "A few years ago you were the homewrecker," Marian noted in reference to the affair that had broken up Tad and Dixie's marriage. Liza acknowledge that people thought different of her now, but she said that she really didn't care what people thought of her---especially not the "biddies" claiming to be Pine Valley's elite. She told her mother that if she really wanted to buddy up to Millicent and her cronies, she'd have to do it on her own. Becca entered the office and apologized for breaking up the discussion. Marian bowed her head and said that she'd leave because her presence wasn't wanted. After Marian plodded her way out of the office, Becca apologized to Liza for interrupting. Liza assured Becca that she'd done nothing wrong. From the look on Becca's face, Liza knew that something bothering her. Becca tried to smile it off and assure Liza that nothing was wrong, but Liza knew better. She sat down with the young woman and Becca finally opened up. She confessed that she was troubled by Greenlee and Scott's current and past relationship. She also admitted that she felt a bit out of place in Pine Valley. "Pine Valley's the most sophisticated place I've ever lived," she said in embarrassment. From what Becca was saying, Liza inferred that Becca wanted to be a bit more sophisticated and fit in better. "Don't you dare," she scolded. Becca was going through something remarkably similar to Marian. Liza urged Becca to be true to herself and not to change for anyone. She followed it up with a notice that Scott liked her just the way she is.
Back in the other office, Scott lashed out at Greenlee for playing the tape at the station. Greenlee smiled lasciviously and told Scott that the only reason he was angry was because he'd been turned on. She asked Scott if he'd accompany her to her grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. Outside, Marian happened to be walking by the office. When she heard Scott and Greenlee's voices, she stopped and listened in on the conversation. Scott turned her down, saying that he and Becca were no involved. Greenlee continued to toy with Scott, musing that his physical relationship with Becca must be very good for him to pass over on her. "I' high maintenance," she squawked. "But I'm worth it!" Scott said nothing about his relationship with Becca. Greenlee pressed on and eventually concluded that Scott and Becca had not been intimate. A little while later, she realized that Becca was still a virgin. She made fun of that for a while before Scott again told her that they were through. In a huff, Greenlee left the office. Outside, Marian raced over to the young woman and told her that she'd overheard that Millicent was going to have a shindig to celebrate her anniversary. She suggested that Greenlee invite Scott to go with her. Greenlee frowned and said that Scott had turned her down because he was seeing Becca. Marian took Greenlee's arm and muttered, "We'll see about that."
At the boathouse, Adrian and Belinda hung a banner in honor of the "Martin Family Millennium" picnic. Joe and Ruth kept their promise and arrived a little while later. Opal and Dixie briefly discussed Dixie's decision to hold off on having a baby for a little while. Opal, in turn, let it be known that she was not happy about having "that woman" near Petey. That woman, who Opal refused to refer to by name, was Vanessa. She said that Petey had told her that Vanessa had screamed at him for spilling chocolate milk. Adrian played with Colby. Opal wandered by and told him that he looked like he'd be a wonderful father. Adrian figured that he still had ten to twenty years before he had to settle down. In the bushes, Adam looked on with a frown. Jake and Tad chatted about whether or not the gathering was helping lift Dixie out of her funk. As Adam continued to look on, Junior and Jamie accidentally bumped into him. Junior was happy to see his father---a sentiment not shared by most of the other picnickers. Adam claimed that he'd dropped by to ask Junior over for dinner. Junior liked the idea, but Tad quickly nixed it. He told Adam that he needed to get advanced approval. Adam looked to Jake and mumbled that sometimes things just pop up. Seeing that a fight was close to breaking out, Ruth scurried over and asked Adam if he'd eaten. To everyone's surprise, she asked Adam to stick around and join them. Jake said that Adam was just about to leave, but when Junior begged his father to stay, Adam agreed to hang around. The fun and games continued with a three-legged race. Junior asked his father to join him, but Adam turned him away because he was wearing one of his best suits. Belinda praised Adrian for his interaction with the kids. Adrian smiled broadly and said that he wanted to have children. Belinda was beaming from ear to ear until Adrian followed it up with a "one day" reference. He put his lover on the spot by asking her if she was in a hurry to settle down and start a family. Belinda shook her head and said that she didn't want to settle down. It was a blatant lie, but Adrian didn't pick up on it. Tad and Junior were goofing around---something that did not make Adam happy. He stormed over and blasted Tad for his juvenile behavior. "I won't have you mimicking Tad Martin's ridiculous behavior," Adam screamed. Opal hurried over and pulled Adam aside. She blasted Adam for his outburst. She said that she hopes that Junior doesn't grow up to be a "cheating, scheming, lying" man like him. She continued on to say that Adam should be glad that his son has a decent influence in his life---the influence of the Martin family. Rejected by the pack, Adam stood alone and grumbled to himself. "Your remarkable family is not gonna take my children away from me," he growled."
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