04/05/2000



"At the Valley Inn restaurant, as Gillian was waiting for Ruth to join her for breakfast, Greenlee spotted her and cheerily sat herself down at Gillian's table. She lost no time in bringing up the subject of Ryan, and how she and Ryan are so close. She babbled on about how wonderful their new business venture was, and gave Gillian the impression that their time in New York had been more than just a business trip. Greenlee feigned sympathy with Gillian over Jake leaving town, but made it clear what her real motives were. "Ryan cares about you," she said, dripping phony concern. "And in his heart he knows that you and Jake belong together." Gillian was obviously upset by the way the conversation was going, but managed to remain polite to Greenlee. Mercifully, Ruth arrived to cut short Greenlee's gloating, and apologized for being late.

At the shelter, Tina was putting in some volunteer time, under Grace's guidance. They chatted about life in general, and Tina talked about the new man in her life. Adrian arrived with a delivery of soda donated by Mateo from SOS. He was surprised to see Tina there. Grace was also surprised to find out that Adrian was the guy that Tina was telling her about. Alone with Adrian, she blamed him for running Belinda out of town because he couldn't commit to her. She smiled somewhat cockily and told Adrian that Belinda was now engaged to her partner in the law firm. The woman also lectured Adrian about doing the same thing to Tina. As the conversation concluded, Grace warned him that she will be keeping an eye on things.

At the Wildwind lodge, Jack updated Alex on Adrian's information about the mystery message, saying all leads were dead ends. Alex told him she was concerned about Edmund's safety, and asked him his opinion about dreams as forewarnings. She told him that she had dreamed before Dimitri's disappearance about his drowning, and that she had a dream of Guy trying to kill Edmund, and that Edmund was a bit suspicious of Guy. Jack assured her that sometimes dreams are just dreams, nothing more. "You're a beautiful woman, Edmund is a healthy man. You're a doctor - you figure it out," he told her with a smile. He advised her not to let her imagination run away with her. But Alex remained puzzled and confused, and concerned that she may be putting Edmund in danger. Edmund arrived, and told them that the doctor at the Welsh clinic was refusing all his calls, so Edmund vowed to go to Wales to talk to the man face to face. "Absolutely not!" Alex burst out.

Erica was joined at her table at the Valley Inn restaurant by Paolo, who laid it on thick, starting by kissing Erica's hand. She appeared to be intrigued by his talk of the fabulous exclusive Mediterranean island that his family supposedly owned. He kept buttering her up, and told her that she had been accepted for admittance to the exclusive resort. Erica then wrote a check for her deposit of $100,000 and handed it to a glowing Paolo. "Consider this your passport to paradise," he told her, happily pocketing the check. "Perhaps you should look at the date on the check," Erica told him. Aghast, he saw the date was the 12th of Never! Flabbergasted, he looked questioningly at Erica. "You're busted!" she told him triumphantly, revealing a tape recorder! "Consider THIS your passport to prison," she smiled. The Decaro family had never heard of him, she told him, and she had hired a private investigator to look into his past, which proved to be less than honest. As she flipped open her cell phone to call the police, Paolo spotted David entering the dining room behind Erica and immediately reached over and gave her a passionate kiss. David saw that and took off . "Someone is watching us," Paolo whispered wickedly to Erica with a grin, and Erica turned to see David disappear. She ran after him, telling Paolo to stay put. After she left, he looked very worried, then made a call on his cell phone. "Angel," he murmured, "My schedule has changed. I'm all yours! I'll be right back!" Greenlee overheard and sat herself down asking him, "What happened to your Italian accent?" He denied being Paolo Casselli, saying his name was Decaro. Amused at his protests, she told him she knows he's a gigolo and questioned him about what it's like, then speculated that he's on Erica's payroll. "Oh, that would be TOOOO delicious!" she exclaimed. But Paolo denied her accusations, brushed her off, and left for an "appointment."

Gillian and Ruth had a heart-to-heart talk over breakfast, and Ruth revealed to Gillian that she had been married before. "Jake never told you that?" she asked Gillian in surprise. She explained how Joe and she had become friends while she was married to Ted Brent, and that after his death she and Joe had realized how they felt about each other. She told Gillian she had talked about this so that Gillian would understand her. "There is no way you can make the marriage to Jake work if you still have Ryan on your mind," she told Gillian. Ruth was anxious that Gillian should be able to commit totally to Jake and their marriage. Gillian assured her that she will be waiting for Jake when he decides to return to Pine Valley.

David was on the phone in his room angrily demanding why room service hadn't brought his breakfast yet, when there was a knock on the door. It was Erica, demanding that David hear her out. But David was furious with her and refused to listen. He berated her for the way she made a public display of herself, with no regard for him, or for herself. "This relationship, or whatever the hell it is, is OVER!" he stormed.

Jack left Alex and Edmund to argue about their plans. "I have a feeling something terrible is going to happen to you," Alex told Edmund. "If you care about me, you will drop this. Can't you see, I don't want to lose you too." Edmund assured her that nothing will happen to him. At that moment, the phone rang. Alex's former patient, the little girl Karen, was at the hospital and wanted to see her. When Alex arrived at the hospital, Karen was thrilled to see her favorite doctor. Her mother told Alex that she had pressed charges and that her husband was now in jail. "He won't hurt me any more," Karen whispered to Alex. Alex stooped down and gave her a big hug. "I love you!" the little girl said. At that moment, Alex suddenly saw a scene in her mind ... A dark-haired girl is hugging Alex and saying "I love you, mommy!" To which Alex replies, "I love you, too, Robin!" The vision faded, and a badly shaken Alex bid Karen goodbye. Edmund had noticed something had really upset Alex and led her to a chair. "Alex, what is it?" he anxiously asked. Alex, visibly in torment about what she'd seen, told him, "I saw me ... and..." She hesitated. "Dear God, Edmund! I think there was a child!""

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