"Ryan surprises Erica with breakfast - and Erica is happy to see it as long as it is accompanied by alcohol. When Ryan tells her that there is just orange juice, she seems considerably less thrilled. The breakfast is celebrating the first day of her new life - and Ryan promises that he will take her anywhere that she wants to go. Although Ryan tries to convince her that she could go back to Pine Valley when she is ready, Erica tells him that she doesn't think that she will ever be ready for that.
Ryan tells her that the only way that she will be able to move on is by going home and facing her fears. He reminds her that he tried to run away from Kendall by spending almost a year on the road - just him and his bike. It was only when he returned to Pine Valley and dealt with his issues that he truly felt free. Erica counters that by telling him that he is still running - and lately, he accomplished that by marrying Greenlee.
Ryan said that having a "Kendall-free zone" was one of the reasons he married Greenlee, but was, by far, not the only one. Erica notes that while she physically ran away to Vegas, he ran to Greenlee - and she wants to know what the difference is. In response, Ryan informs her that while he faced Kendall and told her it was over and why, she just pulled a disappearing act and left everyone in the lurch.
Erica tells him that she tried but that Jack hung up on her. She says that no one in Pine Valley wants to be with her - they just want to make her feel guilty for what's she's done. According to her rationalizations, Ryan tells her that she doesn't want to be with him either. Erica vehemently denies this, which should be evident by the fact that she called him first - but Ryan tells her that she waited weeks before she did that.
Erica said that she waited because she wasn't ready before. She's tired of fighting battles, and she doesn't want another one (which she will surely get if she returns to Pine Valley). Ryan doesn't think that it will be a new battle - but rather a continuation of the same one she has been fighting since she was young: her father. Ryan tells her not to give up and that she needs to face him down - but she doesn't have to do it alone.
Erica tells him that she's not giving up - but rather, making different choices. Ryan thinks that all she really needs to do is come home and give it another try. However, hurt, accusations and questions keep Erica from going home. Ryan tells her that all she needs to do is be there for them. Erica, remembering, says that Bianca has already been to hell and there is no way that she can make up for that. Ryan counters and tells her about Bianca kidnapping "Bess" and how the first person Bianca wanted to share her news with was Erica. Erica believes that they will be fine, even better off, without her.
Ryan tells her that she has created a fake life for herself and that if she goes home right now - she has a shot at the real thing. Erica thinks that her father will follow her, but Ryan tells her that they will all bond together as a family and they will face him down. After a moment, Erica finally agrees to let Ryan take her home.
Finally catching up with Jack as he wraps up his morning run at the park, an out of breath Greenlee apologizes for her behavior the night before. Jack tells her that running is what takes the edge off for him, but she says that running is too much work. Instead, she chooses to blow up and take out the people that she loves. In this case, she was really in the wrong because she yelled at Jack for doing for Erica what she is doing for Ryan. Jack tells her that she one-upped him by marrying Ryan.
Greenlee confesses the real reasons she and Ryan got married. She admits that she really does love him, and that she had a chance of winning his heart before Kendall joined him in Vegas. Jack says that he is addicted to Erica like Erica is addicted to booze, and Ryan is addicted to Kendall. They agree they can't seem to fix themselves until their beloved rid themselves of what they are attached to.
Greenlee makes Jack agree to the same time limits that she has: if Ryan and Erica don't change inside of 6 months, they will set them free.
Maggie tells a stunned Bianca that she is pretty sure that she loves her. Maggie was sure that once she said it, she would know how to deal with it - but the reality is far from that ideal. She wants Bianca to help her understand why she is feeling the way she feels. Bianca, while glad to hear Maggie say it, is still committed to and very much in love with Lena - no matter how far away she is.
Bianca goes on to tell her that it's not a cut and dried process - she herself asked a lot of questions to try to figure out her own tale. Maggie wants to know what questions she should ask herself because she is so uncertain about what's going on in her head. She wants to know if she's gay or if it's just Bianca. Is she a straight girl with a crush? Or is she gay, and sleeping with guys to prove that she's not.
The one thing that Maggie is sure of is that she loves Bianca - and that it feels really good to say it out loud. Bianca tells her to keep saying it - because she loves Maggie too. Maggie tells her that she is glad that Bianca didn't run away scared when she told her. Bianca responded by telling her that there is no way that she could - Maggie was there from the beginning and saw her through everything: Frankie's death, the rape, finding out Bianca was pregnant and through her grieving process over Miranda. Bianca tells her that she has no need to worry because she will always be right there, and will always support her.
In the nursery at the Chandler Estate, JR tells "Bess" that he thought for so long that what he needed was to travel the world and see new things - but now he knows that all he needs is her. Overhearing the conversation from the doorway, Babe says softly that she did the right thing. JR, hearing that, wants to know what she meant. Babe tells him that she is talking about marrying him, and having a child together. It hasn't been an easy journey but it was worth it.
Trying to use her wiles to try to make another baby fails, as JR claims he is chained to work. He tells her he doesn't think it's fair that he is gone all the time and she is on baby duty 24/7. He thinks that she needs to get out and have a life of her own. Babe says she doesn't mind - that he and "Bess" are her life and that she is going to spend the rest of her life being the best wife and mother she can be.
Then, out of the blue, Babe tells him that she wants to learn to bake. Baffled because they have Lucretia to cook for them, he wants to know why. Babe says that she wants to be able to teach "Bess" someday and create wonderful memories for "Bess" to hold dear.
Later in the study, JR and Adam have a talk. JR is beside himself because he was certain it wouldn't take much to make Babe go back to her party girl ways. Right now, she is making a play for Mother of the Year, and this doesn't fit in with the plans he has. Adam wants to know if JR has what it takes to take his plans to the next level. JR asks Adam if he wants JR to "gas light" Babe like he did to Dixie, and send her to the loony bin.
Adam digs himself deeper trying to explain what he wants from JR, and as he does, JR gets angrier. He demands that Adam never compare Babe to his mother, because they aren't in the same league. With that understood, the duo try to decided whether they will let Babe continue on her own (because she will undoubtedly screw up sooner or later), or whether or not they should give her a push in that direction.
Upstairs, Babe leans over "Bess" in the crib and promises that she will be the best mom.
In the courtyard, David calls Krystal's bluff as she continues to insist that she doesn't know anything about "Bess" being Miranda. Disbelieving, he calls her cold and heartless and tells her that the charade is over. With his new DNA test that she didn't have an opportunity to tamper with, he has 100% proof that the baby is Miranda. Still protesting, Krystal flounders as the tries to figure out how to fix the situation.
David offers a compromise as a solution to her troubles: another DNA test - out in the open for everyone to see. As Krystal's expression becomes conflicted, David tells her that he knows how the results will go - and that the scam will be up. There are a ton of people in Pine Valley that would do anything for Bianca - and once they find out that Krystal and Babe are behind it, there is no way they will be able to escape the wrath.
Krystal begs him not to blame Babe - and tells him she doesn't know. She then says that this is really all Paul Kramer's fault - he told them in the beginning that Miranda died and that Bess is the one that survived. By the time she uncovered the truth, it was too late. David tells her that she is just as bad as Paul is because when she found out - she covered up the truth instead of telling what she knew.
Desperate, Krystal tells David that she did it because the baby would have a better life as a Chandler than a Cambias. She also says, thinking that it would be a good idea, that Erica Kane wouldn't be opposed to that idea. This only angers David, and he says that Erica's issues have nothing to do with this situation. This is about Krystal stealing Bianca's baby and then watched her suffer. He tells her not to try to rationalize what she did. Krystal wants him to think about the lives that will be affected if he tells, but David is unmoved.
David says that he is sorry for how the truth will affect Babe - but this has to end. Krystal says there is one more thing that he needs to know before he goes in to talk to Babe. Frustrated, David says that there is always one more thing with her, and wants to know what she has up her sleeve. Swearing that she has no ulterior motive at this point, she finally confesses that Babe is actually David's daughter."
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