"The new assistant District Attorney served Liza with a subpoena, which surprised her greatly. The woman told Liza and Adam that Jackson wanted the facts from the Chandler Enterprise embezzlement. Adam said it wouldn't be worth prosecuting Liza for the small amount of money that was missing. The assistant D.A. said she had no plans to prosecute Liza for the moment but to be prepared. "If she's innocent, she has nothing to fear," she said as she walked out the door. Adam yelled at her, "This is a witch hunt!" and slammed the door.
Liza told Adam to drop the act and said that it was his fault. They argued about the missing money, and Liza said she had just been protecting Colby. Adam said Colby was just as much his child as she was Liza's. Then he almost sounded repentant and said, "You'll never trust me, and I don't blame you." Liza was suspicious. He said he'd made many promises to change but had never followed through and never would.
Adam said he'd do everything all over again for his kids. Liza said she had no regrets over the money stolen for Colby. Adam wondered what the difference was between them. She said it was that she had a conscience and he didn't. Adam replied, "I am you; you are me." She said not anymore. Adam said they still were, and he wanted to help her.
Adam said he wanted Liza to stay with him and see that there was still a chance for them. He claimed that he had nothing to do with the D.A.'s interest in Liza. Liza said that to trust him was to take a great risk. Adam said if she would trust him, he would get the whole embezzlement matter dropped.
Jackson met with Kendall at Trey's apartment. She told him that Trey had admitted to burning Erica's house down and that his father was Richard Fields. Kendall said that Trey cared about what she thought and that he wouldn't leave town. Jackson was skeptical and said Trey was with Vanessa right then, possibly saying goodbye.
Kendall said she'd lost Ryan because of Trey, and she offered to testify against him. Jack told her she couldn't because she had been convicted of perjury. He told Kendall to go after Trey and get him to talk about setting the fire. Jackson said he would have the apartment bugged, and they would get the information on tape. Kendall agreed and left to get Trey.
In Vanessa's room, Trey tried to get her to talk about Richard Fields. She told him some things were better left in the past. Trey told her that he and Kendall had been tested, and t they were half-brother and sister. He demanded to know what Richard Fields had been like, saying, "Tell me about my father!" Vanessa said he'd been handsome and famous.
Trey asked if Vanessa had loved Richard, but she declined to answer. He asked how they'd gotten together, and Vanessa said they'd met at a party and that he'd promised to help her career. But actually, Richard Fields had needed her; he had needed to be seen with a "grown-up woman." Trey wondered if there was more to the man than just being a child molester, but Vanessa couldn't really answer that. She did tell him that other than being handsome and having the same voice as Richard Fields, Trey was nothing like his father. She told him that evil was not inherited. Trey responded, "I have Richard Fields as my father, you as my mother. What chance do I have?"
Kendall arrived and listened outside the door as Trey and Vanessa argued about Richard Fields. Vanessa said she wished she could tell Trey the man was everything he wanted him to be, but she couldn't. Trey said he'd survive and that there was only one person who could understand how he felt, and that was Kendall. However, he said Kendall hated him because he had lied to her and hurt her. Vanessa was a little shocked and said, "You really care about her, don't you?" She told him he was better than his father because he cared about another person.
Trey left the room and found Kendall in the hallway. She said she needed to talk to him, but he wanted to be alone. Kendall asked what Vanessa had told him about their father. He said Vanessa had said they'd loved each other and that Richard hadn't been all bad. Kendall said when she'd met him, he'd been a wolf in sheep's clothing. Trey said they should try to remember him as a "tortured genius." Kendall asked, "So there's hope for us?" Trey answered, "There's always hope."
Trey told Kendall they should go home and talk about their situation. As they left, the cop on duty called someone and said they were on their way. When they arrived at the apartment, they stood outside for a moment. Trey said they were family, and he felt close to her. He commented that he'd told her about setting fire to Erica's house and that she could've gone straight to the police, but she hadn't. "We're family -- not a traditional one, but I'll prove to you that you can trust me," he said to Kendall. That got to Kendall, and when he started to walk into the bugged apartment, she stopped him and told him not to go in.
Edmund, Isabella, and Maddie watched from the doorway as Maria and Aidan kissed. They pulled apart, and Maria saw the audience. Maddie turned to Edmund and asked, "Daddy, why is angel Mommy kissing Aidan?" Edmund looked to Maria and said, "Would you like to take that one, angel Mommy?" Maria stood up, and Isabella took Maddie to the vending machines.
Edmund demanded to know "what the hell" was going on, and Maria told him it was none of his business. They argued, and Maria asked Aidan to leave them alone for a moment. When they were alone, a very angry Edmund said that for the past five years, Maddie had been praying to her angel mommy and kissing her picture every night. Maria said she'd never hurt Maddie, but Edmund said she just had and that she was shutting them all out. Maria got a little miffed and said she didn't know Edmund and couldn't pretend that he meant something to her when he didn't. Edmund was very hurt by the statement.
Isabella knocked on the door and said Maddie was very upset. Edmund went to her, and Isabella stayed with Maria. She smiled at her daughter and said she still couldn't believe she was actually looking at Maria again. Maria was uncomfortable. Isabella started being a mother hen and insisting that Maria shouldn't be living in a place like the Pine Cone. Maria replied, "Don't worry about me, ma'am." Isabella got very upset that Maria had called her ma'am, and Maria got a little angry. She said, "I know they've told you about my memory. You mean about as much to me as that cup over there!"
Isabella was grief-stricken and Maria quickly tried to apologize. Isabella said she understood, and Maria said she was worried that she'd never get her memory back. Isabella told her that Edmund loved her so much that he'd wait forever. Maria said she realized that, and she told her mother she needed to let Edmund get back to the life he'd had when he'd thought she was dead.
Isabella begged Maria not to leave Pine Valley. She promised not to push her anymore and even offered to call her Maureen. Maria said Isabella didn't have to do that, and Isabella was thankful. Maria said Isabella was "such a nice lady" and that she was lucky to have had Isabella for a mother. Isabella said that all the memories were waiting to get out, and she'd had a blessed life. Maria said she couldn't get it back, but her mother told her to start over and make new memories.
Isabella said that Maria's place was there with Edmund and the children. Then she spoke to Maria in Spanish, and Maria responded in Spanish. Isabella was overjoyed, and they hugged. Maria seemed happy about it, too. Isabella called it a sign that memories were going to return to Maria. "All we need is faith, love, and time, and time is up to you," she told Maria.
Outside, Edmund talked to Maddie. He tried to explain that Maria wasn't really an angel, that she was real and hadn't died in the accident like they had thought. He said Maria could be with them, but Maddie said Maria was with Aidan. She asked if Aidan was going to be her new daddy. Edmund told her no; he would always be her daddy and would love her forever. They went back to the motel room and knocked on the door.
Isabella opened the door and turned to Maria, asking if she would see Maria again. Maria said she was sure she would. Isabella happily told Edmund that Maria had spoken to her in Spanish, and she left with Maddie. Maria started to tell Edmund that she didn't want to talk, but he walked on in. He said they had some things to get straight and told her that Maddie couldn't see something like that again.
Maria told Edmund to call before heading over so it wouldn't happen again. Then she said, "That woman begged me to stay," and Edmund angrily interrupted her to remind her that "that woman" was her devoted mother. Maria reminded him that they were all strangers to her and then told him, "If I'm not Maureen Gorman, I'm no one!" She told Edmund that she was sick of his patience, understanding, and pity. He told her that she didn't want him to "let loose," but she told him to let it out.
Edmund screamed at Maria to shut up, and Aidan knocked on the door, telling them that their shouting could be heard outside. Edmund shut the door then started to vent some of his frustrations out on Maria. He yelled that she'd said she would try to remember, and Maria said she couldn't pretend to be something she was not. Edmund said, "If you hurt my little girl, I swear..." Maria yelled, "What?" and Edmund told her it had taken every ounce of self-control he had. He stopped talking and just took Maria in his arms, kissing her with all the pent-up passion he had. Aidan watched through the window."
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