"Adam and Liza return home from Erica's trial and find Winifred getting Colby dressed to go to the zoo. Adam playfully teases Colby about the crocodiles and to check out the pandas for him. As they leave for their outing, Hayley, carrying a shopping bag, enters the room, surprised to see Adam and Liza and makes a lame excuse why she is home so early from WRCW. Adam is concerned Hayley doesn't look well. He openly criticizes Mateo's latest bizarre behavior and his flouting of his relationship with his mistress, Simone. Hayley feigns a headache and tells them she is just going to vegge out for a while. Liza quickly finds some aspirin for Hayley while Adam hands her a glass of water. Winifred returns to the Manson, explaining Colby can't find her little pocketbook so the three split up to search for it. As they leave the living room, Hayley spits out the aspirin and breathlessly hurries to join Mateo at their secret meeting place, one of the hidden tunnels at Chandler Mansion.
Hayley and Mateo passionately embrace. Hayley is doubtful that she can continue to carry on the charade. Mateo gives her a hug and assures her it won't be too much longer. Mateo expresses his uncertainty that Proteus is falling into his trap. Hayley realizes that Mateo must really be freaked out because he doesn't remember what day it is. She reaches into her shopping bag and pulls out a wrapped gift box and hands it to Mateo. Mateo is puzzled. "Who's the present for," he asks. He suddenly remembers it's his birthday and quickly unwraps the box to find a ceramic handprint from Enzo. Mateo sentimentally muses with Hayley about how quickly Enzo's hands will be bigger than Mateo's and they wish the game with Proteus was over. Hayley returns to the shopping bag, commenting, "Now for my present." She pulls out a lacey negligee "for inspiration."
After they have made love, Mateo thanks Hayley for her birthday present. Her happiness ends quickly when Mateo's cell phone rings. Vanessa, in her chauffeured car, places a voice-altering device over her cell phone mouthpiece and wishes Mateo a happy birthday. She toys with him. "Have you been a good boy?" she asks. Hayley and Mateo, stunned, gaze around the room, anxiously wondering if they are being watched.
Liza and Adam rejoin each other in the living room. Liza tells Adam she is pleasantly surprised that he is really changing his behavior and that he is earning her trust. She tells him she wants to be his wife for the rest of her life and to raise Colby with him, together. They agree to make it happen. Later on, they return to the living room from the upstairs bedroom, buttoning their clothing. The doorbell rings and Adams goes to answer it. He returns, looking puzzled at Liza. It was a messenger delivering legal papers to Adam. "It seems you're divorcing me," he tells Liza.
At his mountain cabin, David wakes up from his delirious sleep. Seeing Anna, he asks what happened. She replies she knows everything now. She and David discuss the research drug David is giving himself. She now knows that David is trying to find a cure for the disease that killed Dixie's mother. David is fearful that the same thing will happen toDixie. David, woozy from his drug induced experiment on himself, implores Anna to keep what she knows and witnessed about the drug experiment a secret. Anna tells David she think he is very noble and heroic. She is frustrated as well because she can't figure out why David won't trust anyone including her. She questions David about this. He replies that it will kill him if he does. She now knows that his drug testing is unethical and he could lose his license as a doctor. She has enough evidence to convict him. Anna realizes David still loves Dixie and asks David to confirm her thoughts. He avoids answering her question. Instead he asks Anna what she is going to do with the information she now knows. Anna assures David she wants to help him as his assistant and as she goes to get his notes, David suffers a pain in his chest and collapses. When she comforts David, he gazes into her eyes. They kiss passionately. When David regains his strength, he and Anna decide to leave the cabin. As Anna walks past David, he grabs her purse. Opening it, he pulls out the syringe with the truth serum in it. He asks Anna, "What were you saying about trust? What is this?" Anna gives David a thoughtful look as she ponders her answer.
Vanessa Cortlandt continues her testimony at Erica's trial. Her hysterics escalate as she accuses Erica of killing her precious niece. The judge cautions her to cease her outbursts or be in contempt of court. Vanessa tones it down somewhat as Leo and Bianca enter the courtroom, looking stunned at her theatrics. Chris Stamp has no further questions for Vanessa so she is excused. She rejoins Palmer in the gallery trying to look the part of the outraged aunt. The bailiff tells Bianca she must leave the courtroom as she is a witness and she must wait outside until she is called to testify. She leaves with Leo.
Soon after, Vanessa and Palmer also leave the courtroom. When Vanessa sees Leo waiting in the corridor, she happily thanks Leo for being there to support her. Her happiness quickly turns to disappointment when Leo replies he is solely there to support Bianca. Leo lashes out at Vanessa that she probably enjoyed sticking it to Erica while testifying. Vanessa replies defiantly that Erica got what she deserves. Turning to Palmer for solace she continues, "Palmer, you know I'm here to serve justice. To which Palmer replies, "You got what you always serve—yourself." Palmers leads Vanessa away from the courthouse.
Opal reluctantly walks to the witness stand as she is called to testify by the DA, Jack Montgomery. She places her hand uncomfortably on the Bible. As she is being sworn in, she momentarily flashes back to her earlier conversation with Erica in Erica's living room. Opal questions Erica wondering if she knows what she is doing. If Bianca's memory returns at any moment what will Erica do then. Erica assures Opal Bianca will not remember. But Opal isn't convinced. What if Bianca remembers she killed Frankie? Erica is confident that it will be too late as she plans to be convicted as Frankie's killer. Opal is concerned that Bianca will try to contradict Erica's story but Erica assures Opal that no one will believe Bianca. They will think Bianca is trying to protect her mother. Opal shakes her head, not convinced Erica's plan will work.
Opal snaps back to the reality of the courtroom when the court clerk loudly asks her if she will testify truthfully. Opal replies she will and the questioning by the DA begins. He asks Opal if Erica confides in her. Opals replies, "That's what best friends do." Jack, aware that Opal may try not to completely tell the truth in her attempt to protect Erica, questions Opal's belief in God and will she tell the whole truth. Opal replies she will. However as Jack continues questioning her about being truthful, Opal becomes flustered and replies that there isn't a yes or no answer to the question. Jack asks and receives approval to consider Opal a hostile witness. He continues his questioning and asks Opal if Erica ever said she hated Frankie. Opal replies reluctantly, "Yes." She continued with her testimony saying that Erica wasn't happy about Bianca's relationship with Frankie and that Erica swore she would kill Frankie. Erica told her she would do anything to protect her daughter.
For cross examination, Chris has no questions for Opal so she is excused and she returns to her seat behind Erica, feeling she has betrayed her friend. Erica turns to her, touches Opal's hand and tells her everything is ok.
Jack calls Bianca as the next witness. Bianca enters the courtroom, takes the stand and Jack begins to question her about her relationship with Frankie and what attracted her to Frankie. Bianca felt that she could trust Frankie and that she was a good person. Jack probed further asking Bianca what did her mother, Erica, think about their relationship. Bianca implored her uncle not to make her testify. But she is told to continue. As she does, Chris Stamp writes something on a notepad, underlining it several times, and then passes the pad to Erica to read.
Jack asks Bianca more questions about Frankie and why would her mother be fearful of her relationship. Bianca tearfully responded she was going to be 18 soon and she was going to leave her mother to live with Frankie. Bianca confesses she thought her mother was ashamed of her because she was a lesbian. Bianca temporarily regains her composure and emphatically questions her mother, "Why did you do it. Why did you kill Frankie?" Erica stands up to answer Bianca and faints.
After Erica is revived, she and Chris begin to quietly argue whether or not Chris should cross-examine Bianca's testimony. Erica is emphatic that she wants to give testimony herself and that Bianca should be dismissed. Chris disagrees strongly. He then asks the judge for a recess and one is granted for five minutes. Erica looks over at Opal and smiles warmly.
The court session begins again. Bianca resumes her position in the witness chair. The judge asks Erica if there is a problem. She astounds the Court with the revelation that Chris Stamp is no longer her attorney. She has fired him. Chris slams his notepad on the attorney's table, thoroughly disgusted. When the judge asks Erica, who will be representing her, she confidently replies, "I will." She dismisses Bianca from the witness stand and calls herself to testify."
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