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03/25/2004 Kendall Blames Erica



"Erica, Jack, Kendall and Maggie are at the hospital. Erica inquires about Bianca's baby and how she's doing. Kendall almost immediately starts to berate her, sarcastically saying how "nice it was that she was finally concerned." Jackson steps in and says that they don't know much of anything right now outside of the fact that her baby is missing. After Kendall and Maggie walk away, Jackson tells Erica about the failed rescue and how they were told the baby's incubator probably went into the river. Erica hugs Jack and then walks away.

Maggie runs into David and he tells her that Bianca is in surgery and may have a ruptured artery. Maggie worries about the possible scenarios after Bianca wakes up and what they will tell her about her baby. She asks why someone who is so pure and good as Bianca has had to suffer so much, and David has nothing to offer as consolation.

Kendall tells Jack that she isn't surprised that Erica disappeared - she doubts that Erica has cried at all about what has happened. Kendall rants on about how horribly Erica treated Bianca. Previously, Kendall took on all the blame that Erica dished out for being raped, but now, Bianca is paying because in choosing what she did, she was trying to "prove Erica wrong." Kendall said that Bianca proved that a child of rape deserves to be loved.

While they are talking, Erica is in the chapel asking for help. She asks why Bianca has to suffer, and says she will do anything to make things better for her.

Kendall feels that Erica is to blame for everything that happened - if Erica hadn't been so determined to make Bianca believe her truth at all costs, Bianca wouldn't have gone out into the storm. Jack continues to defend Erica - saying that all that she has done was out of love for her daughters. He explains that Erica has been treating everyone badly and blaming herself for what has happened because it was her job to protect her children from anything like that and she failed. He convinces her that all of them need to stick together and stay strong. If Bianca's baby can't be found, they will need each other to get through it.

The doctor checks over baby Miranda/Bess and JR demands to know if she is all right. He goes to check on the tests that were run, and reports back that she is fine. Adam joins him and wants to celebrate because JR has given him the greatest gift. JR says that he can't celebrate because a parent's worst nightmare was happening to his very good friend right down the hall.

A little later, after the baby has been given a bath, JR talks to his "daughter." Adam returns and they talk about how nothing is better than the "love at first sight" that you feel when you first hold your baby. JR tells Adam that they have decided to name the baby Elizabeth, after his maternal grandmother. Adam thinks that Dixie would be pleased, and offers "Charlotte" as a middle name, after "Aunt Lottie." JR says that Babe would make the final decision.

Tad talks to Paul at the crash site. Tad has told Paul that he knows all about the marriage that wasn't annulled until recently, and tried to use it as leverage for the truth. Tad notes that there were many holes in Paul's original story where he could have called in backup, and Tad thinks he did it on purpose because Paul didn't want any witnesses. Tad informs Paul that he can either fess up - or Tad will start digging. In response, Paul tells part of the truth. He talks about how he ran into Jamie and the hospital and the phone call from Babe. Then he falters with the story so he covers it up by saying that he needed to go find the baby. Paul tells Tad that if he wants to call his father and get him fired, fine - but the search was more important.

Jamie and Reggie meet up with Tad at the site. Tad said that Paul's story holds up for now, regardless of what Jamie thinks of him personally. In the meantime, Paul sneaks into the cabin and smashes the remaining incubator. Back at the site, Tad and Jamie are feeling dejected and Reggie refuses to give up. He thinks the baby is still alive and they will find her.

Krystal sits with Babe in her hospital room and talks to her comfortingly. Babe fades in and out of consciousness and mutters, "My baby is dead." Krystal is confused because she is still under the impression that the baby that JR is with is theirs. She continues to mutter and when Anita comes in, she calms Krystal's fears, saying it must be the medicine. Then Babe says, "I have to see him - bring him to me" and Krystal believes that since they had a girl, Babe meant JR.

Bianca is now out of surgery, and although Kendall has a million questions, the nurse tells her that all questions will be answered by the doctor. Kendall prays silently that the baby will be found.

Anita runs into Bobby in the hall and tells him about the ongoing saga with Babe and Bianca. Bobby spends a little time with her, and then says that he is going to light a candle in the chapel for the baby, and for their marriage. As she has said to him before, it can't hurt.

In the chapel, Erica and Bobby run into each other again. She talks around what is going on, saying that she thought that she could escape what was going on through her work, but couldn't.

David tells Krystal that there isn't any additional information on Bianca's baby. He tells her that the only thing that saved Bianca from her despair over that rape was the baby. He is concerned about what would happen when she woke up and found out about her baby's disappearance/"death." Krystal tells him that she's sorry, and confused, David asks why. Krystal says, "for the little girl you lost." David says that he never said that, and Krystal said that he didn't need to.

Jack walks into the chapel and is quiet while Erica continues to pray

Maggie looks through a window - presumably into the nursery

Kendall continues her bedside vigil with Bianca. Bianca starts to wake up and says "Miranda"

JR is holding Miranda/"Bess" and brings her in to see Babe."

- Soap Central