"Ryan can't understand why Gillian never showed up for their date, and why she chose to stay with Jake instead. Gillian tries to explain to him how her compassion for Jake conflicts with her love for Ryan.
Mr. Greenlee accompanies Leo to see Greenlee at the Pine Cone Motel. After being accosted by a wino, a hooker and a drug addict, he enters her room to discover that Greenlee has a black eye. "What have we done to you?" he asks.
Hayley surprises Adam by sharing her idea to adopt Arlene's baby.
Officer Collins confronts Brooke in her home. He accuses her of kidnapping his son. He believes he had no chance against her and Rev. Freeman at the custody hearing. He threatens her: "You're in my court now lady. I'm the judge and you're gonna pay!"
Already on suspension, Collins is furious that he has now been charged with child abuse. He accuses her of turning his son against him. Then he continues. "I guess you know what it's like having a kid taken away from you?" speaking of Laura. Brooke is horrified at his remarks. "Josh Willensky, that was his name, wasn't it?" He taunts her with the name of the drunken policeman who killed Laura. "I guess the law took your kid too."
Liza and little Colby drop by the Martins to visit Jake. He wonders if the baby still remembers him. "Are you kidding?" Liza responds. "Let's not give her another chance to forget you, okay?" Jake and Liza catch up on Liza's relationship with Adam, Jake's injuries, and his trip to Chechnya. "Life just went on without me," Jake says. "Are you talking about Gillian?" Liza asks.
Gillian tells Ryan that she and Jake didn't have sex. Ryan is confused. Gillian didn't sleep with Jake and she didn't ask for a divorce either. She explains there are complications. Ryan realizes that Jake is impotent.
Adam can't believe that Hayley and Mateo want to adopt Arlene's baby. Hayley stipulates that Adam and Arlene must give up custody of the child. She and Mateo don't want to be glorified babysitters. Adam believes that he and Liza can raise the baby; Hayley doubts that Liza will go along with that idea. Hayley believes that the baby may push Liza away.
Greenlee discounts the black eye. Mr. Greenlee wants her to leave the fleabag hotel right away, but she says the Pine Cone isn't so bad. Greenlee doesn't see an alternative. Her grandmother won't let her move back home and Greenlee doesn't want to go to San Diego to her parents. Mr. Greenlee caves in. He promises her a room at the Valley Inn and a small stipend. Greenlee is elated she has once again gotten her way. Mr. Greenlee leaves. Leo admits that the wino, drug addict and hooker were actors from PVU.
Gillian swears Ryan to secrecy about Jake's condition. Gillian repeats what Jake has told her -- he loves her too much to stand in the way of her happiness. Ryan sees this as her way out of the marriage.
Officer Collins stands menacingly over Brooke and demands that she go back to court and tell the judge that she no longer wants custody of Collins' son. Brooke kicks Collins and dashes for the door. He grabs her. Just then, Eliot walks in . He and Collins begin to fight. Eliot knocks him out cold. He runs over to Brooke. "Are you okay?"
Adam believes that Liza will come around to accept the baby. Hayley doubts it because the baby will be a constant reminder of Arlene. Thinking of Max and Raquel, Hayley knows how difficult it is to accept another woman's child. Adam suggests that Hayley and Mateo keep the baby until he can change Liza's mind. Hayley vetoes that idea. Hayley thinks Adam should be satisfied being the baby's grandfather.
Jake tells Liza he knows time did not stand still for Gillian while he was in Chechnya. Liza convinces Jake the couple can start over because Gillian knows how much Jake loves her.
Ryan wants Gillian to leave Jake but Gillian can't discount Jake's love and need for her. "Gillian, you can't give up our life for him," Ryan says. But Gillian has made promises to Jake. How can she break them now that Jake is sick?
Greenlee wants to know why Leo has helped her out yet again. He does it for a good time, he says, plus he enjoys spending other people's money. "Mooching is a lost art," he says. She sees Leo as a true friend. He continues to brush it all off. "You're habit forming, Greenlee." She asks him to be serious, and he assures her that he's being totally serious. Leo softly tells Greenlee that he can't see living in Pine Valley without her. He kisses her on the cheek, then turns to her lips. They start to make love.
Ryan realizes that Gillian can't walk out on Jake. He tells her that it would be a mistake to give up her life for Jake, and she should wake up before it's too late.
Eliot comforts a shaken Brooke. Collins, over in the corner, comes to. Eliot almost had him fooled, Collins says. Brooke tells Collins he's not fit to be a police officer. Collins retorts, "but your friend, is he fit to be a police officer?" Eliot tells him to shut up but Collins continues "A new face, a new life, but you'll still be the same person until the day you die. A murderer!"
Adam doesn't know how to respond to Hayley. To have his own child close by and not be a part of its life, as Hayley suggests, will be near impossible. She sees it as a way for everyone to win -- Adam, the baby, her and Mateo. The baby is the one obstacle standing in the way of Adam reuniting with Liza. She promises that she and Mateo will be good parents. Adam agrees. Arlene walks in and can't believe what she's hearing.
Liza straightens up Colby's mess and prepares to leave Jake. Jake holds the baby and thanks Liza for letting him be a part of Colby's life.
Gillian asks Ryan to trust her to find the right time to ask Jake for a divorce. Ryan can't do it. "When I think of the two of you together ..." He leaves the sentence unfinished and walks out.
Brooke begs for an explanation for Collins' remarks. Eliot says he's tried to tell Brooke the truth since arriving in Pine Valley. "Tell her, why don't you tell her," Collins taunts. Eliot bursts out. "I'm Josh Waleski. I'm the man who murdered your daughter.""
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