"At the Chandler mansion, Stuart, Marian, and Mia refused to leave Adam and Liza to quarrel. Marian stated that they were beginning an intervention for the pair while Mia declared that they were not fit to be parents because they were using their daughter in a tug-of-war. Stuart told the pair that they'd had "buckets of chances" to do the right thing and that their situation was not a good one in which to raise a child. He declared that he, Marian, and Mia were "taking charge of the situation" and were going to do what was possible to ensure that Colby had a normal upbringing.
Liza and Adam attempted to defend their positions, but all that ensued was another argument. Mia interrupted the bickering with a sharp whistle, and Liza told her mother that she was only trying to protect her daughter. Marian acknowledged that but stated that Liza was making all the same mistakes that had been made in her childhood. Adam stated that was why he had taken Colby away for five weeks and assured the others that their time spent on the lake, fishing, were memories that were going to last a lifetime.
Quietly, Stuart replied that Adam had never fished with them or played with Colby because he had been on the phone with his lawyer the whole time. Angrily, Adam asked which side Stuart was on, and Stuart replied that he was on Colby's. Mia and Marian chimed in with the same sentiment. As Colby watched, crouching on the stairs and peering in between the railings, Stuart explained that since their daughter was too young to voice her own opinions, they were going to do it for her.
Stuart suddenly caught sight of Colby and rushed to her side. The little girl explained that she had heard loud voices and wondered what was going on. Stuart tried to console her and suggested that she finish her watercolor painting. Colby left with Marian, and Stuart informed Adam and Liza that they were "fired." Shocked, the pair wondered what he meant, and Stuart declared that they were going to share Liza.
Mia piped in that she was available to help Colby, and Liza rudely told her that she was sick of Mia being in the house and wondered when she was leaving. Mia quietly replied that she was moving out immediately, and Liza stated that was "the best piece of news [she had] gotten all day." Stuart jumped in and demanded that Adam take the east wing of the house and Liza take the west and said that they could resume their parental duties once they calmed down. Adam promised that they would, but Stuart didn't believe him. Before he left, he told them that it wasn't too late to give Colby a healthy childhood; he assured them that if they stuck together, they could do it.
As Stuart left, Mia stated that she would be gone as soon as her bags were packed, and Liza quickly began to apologize. Mia interrupted her and reasoned that Stuart was right in what he had said. She wondered why they claimed to be such good parents when all they did was compete for a top prize: their daughter. Mia left the room, and Adam and Liza remained, silent. Alone, Adam wondered how they had gotten to that point, and Liza confessed that she wondered the same.
At the Valley Inn, Anna was disgusted by Tad's news that David had told Maria that she had murdered someone. He reasoned that it was all in his grand plan, and as Anna held up her sonogram picture, she wondered what type of father she had given her child. She assured Tad that David would have no influence on the decision she would make with her unborn child. Tad wondered when she was going to tell David about her pregnancy, but Anna was unsure.
Tad apologized for being hard on Anna but insisted that David had to be punished for his actions. He explained that Jake was working on the medical side of it; he was probing for more information from Maria, and it was Anna's job to make sure that David could be charged. Anna agreed to call Jack to see what charges could be filed against him as she wondered how David could have done such a thing. Again, she wondered what type of a father he would be and became teary. She asked Tad to leave, and he agreed, promising to stay in touch. Alone, Anna sat on the bed and wiped her tears away.
In Dr. Clader's office, David sat overjoyed as he watched the movements of his child on the doctor's computer. "My child," he whispered, as he printed off a picture of the womb. "What the hell are you doing in Clader's office?" Jake demanded, as the door swung open. David quickly began shutting down the computer as he told Jake to leave him alone. "What are you going to do? Fire me?" David asked as he jumped up and left the room without an explanation.
Curious, Jake walked over to the computer, but all that remained was a blank screen. Outside the room, David watched a man holding his newborn son. He approached them and began talking with the man. David declared that he'd just found out he was going to be a father and hastily walked away, as the man yelled his congratulations to him.
Holding hands in the park, Edmund assured Maria that her life was "there" and that he would help her find it. Maria snatched her hand away and asked him how she could want a life she couldn't remember. Edmund declared that he wouldn't stop until she remembered their life together and asked her if she would let him help her. With his hand on her face, he reminded her of the many picnics they'd had on that very same bench. Smiling, Maria asked him who had won, and Edmund replied that she was the one who had usually had to go home to change.
Standing, Maria suddenly became quiet and explained that she didn't even know what "home" was anymore. Edmund asked her to let him show her, but Maria only admitted that she was "scared." As he touched her hand, she told him that she was afraid that she wouldn't have anything to give him in return. Softly, Edmund told her that he was in love with a woman, not a memory, and that there might be a part of the old Maria still inside her. "Tell me who you are," he asked, "Who is Maureen Gorman?"
Maria replied that she was a doctor, wife, and mother and couldn't remember being any of those three things. Edmund told her to not beat herself up and advised her to just be herself, but Maria stated that she didn't know who that was. He suggested that the clue might be in her past, but Maria only whispered that was where he wanted it to be and not necessarily where she wanted to find it. Edmund replied that she had survived a crash and that she was an extremely strong woman. He wondered what had led her back to Pine Valley and reasoned that it could have been curiosity, her heart, or her faith.
Maria wondered if she was religious, and Edmund assured her that she was. Confused, Maria asked him why her faith wouldn't have stayed with her, and Edmund told her that it was because she hadn't been as ready for it back then as she was in that moment. She asked him if that meant she should have faith in him, and Edmund replied that she should because he wanted to help her. Maria confessed that it was all a little overwhelming, as there were too many people who wanted too much from her. Edmund agreed to back off a little bit, and as he gazed up at the sky, he confessed that he couldn't remember the last time he had felt that happy. Maria apologized for not being able to help it and asked him to consider the possibility of her never remembering her past life at all.
Jake informed a nurse on the pediatrics floor to be on the lookout for David Hayward. Suddenly, Tad approached him, and Jake said that he'd just missed David, who had been snooping around on Dr. Clader's computer. He wondered what David wanted with an OB/GYN, and Tad grew silent. He explained to Jake that Anna was pregnant and that she didn't want David to know. As they entered Clader's office, Jake wondered if Anna was going to be able to have the nerve to arrest David, but Tad assured him that she would. He explained that David had told Maria that she had killed someone and that Anna was convinced he should spend the rest of his life in jail.
Tad hoped David hadn't found out about the baby and declared that Anna would have to spend the rest of his life beating him off with a stick. Jake suggested that they call her to see if she had any charges against David, but Tad replied that she needed some time alone. They opened the door and saw the man with his newborn son in the hallway. Growing sullen, Tad stated that if Dixie had lived, their baby, "Kate," would be about that size. He called the situation a "cosmic joke" that David, a destructive and self-serving person, was about to become a father while Tad's wife and child were dead.
Jake received a page and had to leave. He asked Tad if he was going to be all right, and a shaky Tad assured him that he was. Alone, the man sat down with his son and smiled at Tad. Tad struggled to return the smile and quickly left. Tad peered into the nursery at the newborn babies. He saw a small little girl and pressed his hand to the window as he gazed at her.
In her room, Anna put out another APB on David and warned the person on the other end of the line that David might be a flight risk. As she hung up, the doorbell rang, and Anna answered it to a beaming David. He let himself in as Anna begged him to leave and get out of her life. "It's not just your life anymore," David said as he smiled. Anna grunted in disgust, but David pressed on. He told her that she wouldn't have been able to keep it from him just as she wouldn't have been able to keep their child from him. Anna replied that he had been able to do it to Maria, and David vowed that was in the past, and he had become a new man.
David told Anna their baby was a symbol of all that was good in their marriage and declared that they were going to take joy in raising their child together. "I can't even stand being in the same room as you," Anna replied as she laughed at David's thoughts. She reminded him of the oath he had taken and that he had inflicted nothing but psychological trauma on Maria. He asked her to forget about it, but Anna confessed that she couldn't. Suddenly, he held up the picture of their unborn child and asked her to consider their baby.
Anna stated that she had kept the child a secret because she would rather die than let David near an innocent child, but he reminded her that he had parental rights. He promised to give her everything she wanted as a lover, father, and husband and begged her to let them raise their child together and become the man that she had allowed him to be. Anna accused him of using their baby as part of his agenda, as well as hiding behind her badge to save himself. She told him that their child gave her the power to stay away from him and reminded him of the power of attorney and their imminent divorce. David became enraged and declared that the baby was his and that the power of attorney meant nothing. Anna roared that they were over, but David vowed that they weren't and stormed out.
Edmund suggested that he and Maria head back to the hospital and asked her to let them do a psychiatric workup. Maria was dubious, but Edmund was hopeful that they might be able to determine the cause of her amnesia. If not, she would be free to live the life that she wanted. He vowed to "move heaven and earth" to give her "the life [she] treasured." Slowly, the pair joined hands and left the park."
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