"David returns to his hotel room to find Palmer inside waiting for him. Palmer questions who the champagne and jewelry that David is carrying are for, but David won't tell him and asks Palmer what he wants. I want to know more about Vanessa's friend, Bunny, Palmer says. Palmer has apparently been trying to find Bunny for days without success. There's not really anything more to tell, David says, adding that Vanessa and Bunny are always covering up for each other's stories. Is the honeymoon over, David asks, what do you suspect Vanessa is doing? Palmer claims that his relationship with Vanessa is fine, that he's concerned that Vanessa is the one that's sick, not Bunny. While they are talking, Erica walks toward the hotel room door, having received a note downstairs from David to join him in his room. Fortunately, she overhears them talking before she enters and remains in the hall, listening. Inside, David really doubts that Vanessa is ill and he doesn't have anything further he could tell Palmer. Palmer leaves, just missing seeing Erica, who ducks behind the cleaning cart just in time. David walks out into the hall and spots her there and the two of them go into his room.
David tells her about his meeting with Alex about the Andrassy Foundation and despite Alex's refusal to consider him, he seems very confident that he will end up with the position. Erica congratulates him and wants to call Alex and tell her off, but David distracts her and the two of them make love. Later, Erica finds the jewelry box David brought to the room and finds a necklace inside for her. While they are getting dressed, Erica takes the necklace off since David gave it to her and she doesn't want to have to make up a story about where she got it. David, though, manages to convince her that it's time that they should go public. Erica's worried, things are going so well she doesn't want to ruin them, but agrees to accompany him downstairs to breakfast. David fastens the necklace back around her neck and the two of them leave his room together.... and run right into Vanessa. "My, my, what have we here?", she wonders.
A very dressed-up Hayley meets with Janet and Amanda at B.J.'s before she heads off to her interview at WRCW with Liza. She's just come back from shopping in New York City, where she's picked up some of the latest fashion trends. Hayley's really nervous about the interview, but Amanda and Janet encourage her and tell her she'll do great.
Things are in an uproar at WRCW, with Liza trying to conduct interviews for the Styles position and with the computers crashing because of the Y2K testing. At that moment, Leslie arrives and Liza is more than willing to give up some of her responsibilities, the financial ones anyway, and make a deal to sell part of the station. She does insist on retaining creative control, though, and asks Leslie to set up a meeting with the buyer so they can hash out the final agreement. Leslie promises to get right on it and asks to use the phone to make a call. She calls Adam and tells him Liza took the bait "hook, line and sinker", and tells him everything is going as planned. Adam is telling her "time is of the essence", when Liza picks up the phone across the room to make a call and hears Adam's voice. Leslie quickly hangs up her phone and leaves, while Adam covers by saying he was calling to see if she would join him at breakfast and she must have picked up the phone just before it rang. Liza believes him and agrees to try to meet him in a little while at the Valley Inn.
Alex arrives at WRCW as Liza is talking on the phone to Adam, she needs to ask Liza a question about Colby's stem cells. Liza hangs up with Adam and the two women sit down to talk. Liza's a little puzzled about what exactly Alex want to know. Alex explains that she was looking through Dimitri's records and found that David Hayward was the one who authorized the rush on the transfer of Colby's stem cells from Pine Valley Hospital to Seaview and she can't figure out why David would be involved. I don't know either, Liza replies, adding that she would never involve David in something to do with her daughter, especially after what he did to Adam. What did David do, Alex asks. Liza explains about the time that David almost killed Adam, then administered the cure at the last moment. Alex thinks something is going on and is determined to find out what it is. Liza promises to help in any way she can.
At Wildwind, Mateo comes in with a load of boxes. It's Raquel's stuff, which Edmund has said he could store there. Edmund is there when he arrives and asks exactly what's going on in his life and why he has to move Raquel's stuff. I need to sell the second condo in order to pay Hayley off for her share of SOS, he explains. Edmund says he would be glad to give Mateo a loan. Mateo replies that he knows that, he thought of asking Edmund, but decided this was something he should do on his own. Edmund doesn't really think that distancing himself from Hayley is a smart thing for Mateo to do right now. It's Hayley's idea, Mateo explains, she wants her freedom and I'm trying to give her that. If you give her too much freedom, you might not get her back, Edmund warns. Gillian enters and agrees to help Mateo move the boxes with Raquel's things and afterwards they'll go out and get some coffee. As they leave, Eugenia comes downstairs and is talking to Edmund when the doorbell rings. Eugenia goes to answer it and is delighted to find Alex standing there. She hopes that Alex is back for good, but Alex explains it's just for a while until she can find someone to run the foundation. Eugenia heads upstairs to give Edmund and Alex a chance to talk privately.
Alex asks Edmund if he knows of any reason David Hayward might have had anything to do with the transfer of David's stem cells. Are you accusing me of something, Edmund asks. No, Alex replies, I'm just trying to find out if you know anything about it. Edmund doesn't know anything about it, as far as he knows the only doctor involved was Jake Martin, David only suggested that Colby's stem cells could be used. Alex also tells Edmund about David wanting the director's position at the Andrassy Foundation and that she would never agree to it. Edmund doesn't seem quite so opposed to the idea and wants to know what Alex has against David, he's noticed there's been something between the two of them from the beginning. After briefly thinking about telling him about how David caused her friend's death, Alex decided to remain silent and just tells Edmund it's because of all the rumors floating around about David. Alex thinks the Andrassy Foundation should be a moral, honorable institution and the director should epitomize those qualities, which David certainly doesn't.
At B.J.'s, Hayley, Janet and Amanda head for the ladies room and right after they leave, Mateo and Gillian arrive and sit down. They are talking about Mateo and Hayley's relationship and Gillian warns him not to let Hayley get too far away from him, or she may decided to move on with her life without him. Mateo insists he could never do that, Hayley is the woman for him and something would be missing in any other relationship he tried to have. Gillian reminds him that she set Ryan free, hoping that he'd miss her and come back to her, but he never did. Mateo reaches out and touches Gillian's hand to thank her for her advice and just at that moment, Hayley returns and sees them holding hands. She's shocked for a moment, then recovers and goes over to the table to say hello. Gillian admires her outfit and Hayley explains about her interview. Gillian goes over to see Janet and Amanda in a not very subtle attempt to give Hayley and Mateo a chance to talk alone. He tells her that he'll soon have the money for SOS to give her. She feels bad because she didn't want him to feel pressure and rush. She tells him how nervous she is about her interview and he leans over and gives her a kiss, a "good luck" kiss, he tells her and tells her she will do great on her interview, Liza will love her. Hayley seems flustered, but not upset, and thanks him for his support. Gillian returns and she and Mateo leave. Janet, who saw the kiss, comes over and asks if it was a first step toward Hayley and Mateo getting back together. "Not even a baby step, I'm on my own", Hayley tells her.
Adam is waiting for Liza at The Valley Inn, thinking about a conversation he had with Liza where she tells him how wonderful he is with Colby. His memories are interrupted when Liza arrives, not looking particularly happy. She says to Adam, "Do you remember the day Colby's stem cells were transferred from PVH to Seaview? Something happened that day that I can't explain, but I think you can explain it.""
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