11/30/2000



"Bianca pondered the many reasons why Sarah might have called. Those possibilities included everything from Sarah calling to offer her sympathy for Travis' death to her wanting to get back together. Leo proved to be the voice of reason even if Bianca saw his remarks as a bit of a downer. Leo reminded Bianca that Sarah had broken her heart and asked if she was willing to get hurt all over again. Bianca managed to silence Leo by pointedly asking him if he would ever give up on Greenlee. As they broached the subject of how Bianca would get to New York unnoticed, Erica wandered into the room and demanded to know why Bianca was interested in going to Manhattan. Leo was quick on his feet and claimed that Bianca thought it was a good idea to go to New York for the Enchantment photo shoot. Speaking of photos, Bianca noticed that her mother had a series of photos in her hand. After getting over her initial fury for the way Erica had gone into her room and take the photos without permission, Bianca asked her mother for her thoughts on the pictures. Erica gave the snapshots a glowing review and mentioned that the photographer should be hired to shoot the Enchantment campaign. Leo and Bianca flashed excited smiles at one another. Bianca spoke up, saying that Laura English had taken the photos. Erica's jubilance quickly faded away and she downplayed Laura's work. Bianca rolled her eyes and asked that her mother not take out her dislike for Brooke on Laura. Defeated, Erica agreed to let Laura onboard. The doorbell rang and Leo excused himself to answer the door. Greenlee pulled him outside and the pair immediately started kissing. As they parted lips, Greenlee trumpeted her plans to go apartment hunting. Leo frowned and informed his girlfriend that he had to pass on the house hunting because he had to go to New York. Back inside, Bianca's jaw dropped when her mother revealed that she was going to be going along on the photo shoot. Bianca told her mother that the reason Laura's photos were so good was because Erica hadn't been around to pressure anyone. Erica was surprised that her presence made her daughter feel so ill at ease. Bianca assured her mother that Leo and Laura would keep an eye on her to make sure that she was safe. Erica reluctantly agreed, but said that she'd need to speak to Leo first. The two Kane women headed outside to speak to Leo. Leo and Erica returned to the warmth of the house, but Greenlee grabbed hold of Bianca before she could join them Greenlee angrily snarled that she was not pleased with the plans for the photo shoot. She blasted Bianca for wanting to go "skirt chasing in the big city" and ordered her to "kill" the photo shoot so that she and Leo could be together. Bianca shook her head and asked Greenlee if Leo would still want to be with her if he knew what she was really like. Greenlee smiled confidently and reminded Bianca that Leo would never know the truth about Laura's deep-sea adventure. She again issued her warning that she'd "out" Bianca if she told anyone about her antics about the yacht. Erica poked her head outside and asked Bianca why she was standing in the cold. Greenlee started to join the others in the house, but Erica let it be known that Greenlee's presence was not needed. Greenlee groaned and stomped down the sidewalk.

Gillian showed up at Pine Valley Hospital to speak to Ruth. In her travels she bumped into Jake and the pair again exchanged some icy words. Jake told Gillian that he no longer wanted to hear any of her apologies because he needs "more than that." As Gillian turned around to walk away, Gillian spotted Ruth. Ruth agreed to sit down with the princess and discuss everything that had transpired. Gillian again apologized for causing pain to the Martin family. Ruth gently scolded Gillian for allowing Jake to fall madly in love with her when she knew that she would never be able to return the sentiment. Gillian claimed that she'd tried to break things off with Jake sooner, but Ruth didn't seem convinced. In a remarkable display of goodwill, Ruth wished Gillian well in her relationship with Ryan, but she said that a part of Jake would always be in love with her. Gillian told Ruth that, under the circumstances, she thought it was best that she quit her volunteer job at the hospital. "It's probably for the best," Ruth nodded in agreement. Ruth added that she'd tend to the necessary paperwork.

Inside a room elsewhere in the hospital, David gently stroked the arm of a slumbering Dixie. Dixie expected to see Tad by her side and mumbled his name in her sleep. When she awoke, however, she realized that Tad was not there. David instructed Dixie on how to do some breathing exercises, but as he did so Tad burst into the room and pulled him away from Dixie's bed. The two men started to do battle. As a result, Dixie's heart rate increased and she began to go into a semi state of shock. David called for a nurse to bring in some emergency medication and David was able to bring Dixie's condition back under control. Dixie pleaded with Tad to let David do his job. Later, David would explain that he hadn't been trying to put the moves on his patient. David again helped Dixie focus on breathing deeply and slowly. Her condition became more "stable" and David left the room. Speaking in a voice barely above a whisper, Dixie asked Tad to trust her and to trust David. Outside, Jake received an envelope from Seaview Hospital with the results of his blood tests. As Jake had suspected, there were traces of Libidozone in his system. Jake waved his father over and showed him the test results. Joe was in agreement that Libidozone could have explained the peculiar behavior of the partygoers. Joe noticed that David was nearby and called him over to join in the discussion. Joe asked David for an update on Dixie's condition. David explained that Tad had upset Dixie unnecessarily and that as a result he had to re-medicate Dixie. The cardiologist explained that giving Dixie repeated doses of the anti-arrhythmia medication could further complicate her condition. David made a snide remark about Tad needing to keep his ego in check and Jake quickly threatened to silence David. David rolled his eyes and made note of Jake's threat before heading on his way. Joe tried to calm Jake and asked that he keep his mind focused on his mysterious lab test results. Jake stated that he had a suspicion about who was involved in the incident, but he refused to offer any additional comment.

Hayley traveled to Ryan's yacht to give him a rough copy of the Wave segment on his party. Ryan thanked Hayley for dropping by, but somehow he sensed that Hayley hadn't trekked all the way down to the water to drop off raw footage of the party. Hayley insisted that "life is good" for her and that nothing was troubling her. Ryan looked her in the eyes and accused her of being a bad liar. Finally, Hayley cracked and grumbled that Ryan's "damn party" was the source of all her troubles. Slowly but surely Hayley told Ryan about how she strangled her mother to near-death. Ryan tried to claim that he knew what Hayley was going through, but she argued that he could have no idea how she felt because he had never tried to kill his mother. Hayley said that she was frightened by the ease at which she had decided to "kill" her mother. Ryan tried to remain upbeat, telling Hayley that she was "free to be happy" now that her mother was out of the picture. Gillian returned a bit later and the trio discussed how things were out of the ordinary the night of the party. After Hayley left, Ryan and Gillian sat down on the bed for a little cuddling. They watched bits and pieces of the party footage, but their attention soon drifted from the television to each other. On the television, David could clearly be seen hovering around the punchbowl.

Laura bumped into the trio of cheerleaders in the corridors of Pine Valley High. The three young women told Laura that there were rumors going around school that Bianca was "easy." One of her new nicknames, said one of the of the girls, was "Super Slut." Laura demanded to know where the rumors had started and one of the girls claimed to have a reliable source --- Marcus. Later between classes, Laura stomped up to Marcus and demanded to know why he was trying to tarnish Bianca's reputation. Laura shouted that Marcus had only started the rumors because Bianca didn't want to get close to a guy like him. Unbeknownst to anyone, Leo and Bianca were just around the corner listening to the discussion. Laura then shot of a claim that Marcus is more interested in "flying solo" than girls. In fact, she even claimed to have a photo of Marcus in a compromising position in the showers of the boys' locker room. Marcus tried to deny the allegations, but the three cheerleaders wandered away with looks of disgust on their faces. Marcus and Laura exchanged icy glares before Marcus headed off to do damage control. Leo and Bianca walked over to Laura and applauded her performance. They thanked her by revealing that she'd been hired to do the photo campaign for Enchantment. Bianca decided to skip out on her final classes of the day and to travel to New York --- alone. Leo nixed the idea, but Bianca insisted that Leo follow her orders. Leo received a call from a frantic Greenlee who, between hysterical sobbing, claimed that she'd lost her dog, Lucky. What Leo did not know was that Greenlee was sipping a drink in the bar at The Valley Inn. Leo decided to take Bianca to the train station and then meet up with her later. Shortly after they left, Erica wandered through the corridor and approached Laura. Erica gave Laura the official news that she'd been hired for the Enchantment campaign. Laura could barely contain her excitement. However, she became very uneasy when Erica asked her to point her in her daughter's direction. Laura claimed that she wasn't sure where Bianca was because they don't share any classes. Erica told Laura that she'd see her after school so that they could all take a limo ride together to New York. Laura scurried of before Erica could ask her any more questions. Within the blink of an eye, Shannon exited a nearby classroom and walked over to Erica. The cheerleader told Erica that Laura had been lying to her; she knew exactly where Bianca had gone. A look of disbelief crept over Erica's face as Shannon told her that Bianca had skipped her classes and gone to the train station so that she could go to New York."

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