"Near the caves, Tad sees Di through the fog and thinks it's Dixie. Di starts to run away but Tad chases after her stops her from leaving. Realizing that he scared her, Tad apologizes profusely. He tells her that it's because she reminds him of someone he knows - but she's heard the line before. She lets him off easy because he admitted he was wrong. Before he heads back to the site, Di asks about all of the commotion. Tad tells her about the explosion, and to be careful because all of the caves are interconnected and the ground might be unstable. Even though she feels she is able to take care of herself, she is thankful for the heads up just the same. Tad leaves, and David appears out of the shadows, announcing that he believes she knows Tad.
Di tells David that she recognized Tad from when he visited the prison - nothing else. After some coaxing, she admits that Tad looked at her the same way David did when they first met: like he had seen a ghost. She rants on about how much she gave up for someone who was supposed to love her, and how she should just be afforded the chance to have a normal life. David winds up staring and after one final warning, he gets it together. He tells her that if she wants a new life - he can give it to her. Skeptical by nature, Di launches into a barrage of questions regarding the hows and whys of David's plan. He tells her that it's simple - if the answer to her problems is to become someone else, he can help her do just that. She wants to know who he expects her to become, but he knows she is smart enough to figure it out. After a moment, she realizes he wants her to take on Dixie's life.
Di and David arrive back at David's cabin. David is still trying to convince her that she can step into Dixie's old life, but Di isn't buying it. She knows she won't fool anyone, and can't see the point otherwise. David believes there is no bad side to it - she is similar enough to Dixie that they can play up what works, play down what doesn't and she can reap the rewards - a whole new life off of her ex-boyfriend's radar, with a bank account filled with David's money. Di wants to know what David gets out of it, or if there is a catch. David tells her that Dixie was loved and revered in Pine Valley, and becoming her would mean a life of happiness. She tells him that his idea is crazy, and then announces that she is too tired to fight him anymore. She heads back to the guest room, and David tells her that she won't think it's crazy in the morning. After she leaves the room, David swirls his drink, positive that he could make his idea work.
Ethan arrives at the rescue scene, anxious to find out what happened and to get to Kendall. JR prevents him from rushing over, explaining that she needs time to work her way back from the hell she had survived. The delay lasts only moments, and Ethan runs toward Kendall to find out how she is. Unable to fully meet his gaze, Kendall states that Greenlee needs her and walks away.
She joins Greenlee as Aidan announces that the rescuers were in the process of bringing Ryan out of the cave. Greenlee asks if her husband is alive and, after catching his breath, Aidan confirms that he is. Unsure of his condition, Aidan decides to try to find out more details. Just then, Anita says that she is going to call ahead to the ER to update them on the situation. After they both leave, Jack tells his oldest daughter that Ryan will survive. Greenlee isn't as confident.
Again, Ethan approaches Kendall, but she tries to put him off by relaying that Ryan had been found and was being brought to the surface. As Ethan continues to express concern, Kendall remembers the moment when she realized that Ethan lied to her. Under JR's watchful gaze, Kendall storms off as before, leaving a bewildered Ethan behind. JR approaches and asks if Kendall is still shaken up. Ethan thinks something more is going on, but JR advises him to take his time and deal with everything slowly.
The rescuers emerge from the caves with Ryan strapped to a gurney. Greenlee is immediately at his side, but all Ryan can say is that Jonathan is dead. Soon after, the EMTs swarm in, trying to do an immediate check for vitals. They determine that his vitals are good and that there are no life-threatening injuries. Ryan has ceased responding when people talk to him, but in his head he continues to relive his last moments with his brother. Greenlee asks why that is, and Anita tells her that he is in shock and that they will know more information once they get Ryan to the hospital. She sends the crew (with Greenlee in tow) to the ambulance and goes over to find Aidan. Despite all of the horrible things that had been revealed thus far, she had more bad news to deliver. Before she left the hospital, a body had been brought in for the morgue. It was Steve, Aidan's trusted bodyguard and friend - the one who had been entrusted to transport Lily and Greenlee to Lily's school. He had been stabbed to death before the abduction took place. Aidan is momentarily overwhelmed with grief before stating that he hopes Jonathan is in hell for all of the things he did to the people of Pine Valley.
Ethan approaches Kendall a third time, asking if she'd had anything to eat. She can't remember and he insists on taking her home for a warm shower, a hot meal and some rest. Kendall insists that Greenlee still needs her and that she is going to the hospital. Ethan wants to go with her, but she once again tries to blow him off by saying that she would drive herself. Ethan puts his foot down and says that she is in no condition to drive and that he wasn't going to leave her alone. She gives in silently and they head off to his vehicle.
Ryan and his medical entourage arrive at the hospital on one of the general floors because the ER had turned into a media circus. Joe is waiting and he starts to do some cursory exams, while Ryan continues to revisit the last harsh words he shared with Jonathan. As they wheel him away to get him set up in his room and prepped for more tests, Ethan asks Kendall why she was so quiet in the car. He insists that she is acting like she is in shock and believes that she needs to see a doctor. Kendall, anger slowly rising to the surface, harshly asks why he is acting so concerned.
In Ryan's room, Joe finds that all of Ryan's reflexes are normal and that if the tests show what they already suspect, he will recover just fine. Greenlee is still concerned that Ryan isn't talking, but Joe is certain that in time, as Ryan deals with the trauma, he will start speaking more and more. Ryan, still tortured by the thoughts incessantly running through his head, stares off into space, mostly unaware that there are other people in the room. After Joe leaves the room, Greenlee tells Ryan that she will stay there and help him through this ordeal - just as he did when she was in the psych ward. Jack stops in to let Greenlee know that the adjoining room is open for her if she needs to rest. Greenlee thanks him, and then tells him to go be with Lily because she will be okay.
As Ethan pours love and affection all over Kendall, she suffers silently. She manages to tell him that she doesn't need a doctor because Anita already checked her out. This doesn't put an end to the fawning, as Ethan insists he be allowed to track down something for her to eat. She lets him go, and when he vanishes, Anita stops by to see how she's feeling. Kendall admits that she feels horribly confused.
Tad separates himself from the crowd of rescue workers when he sees JR. JR immediately flies into a sarcastic and belittling rage, noting that the scene that lay before them was a stellar way for Tad to get his PI license back. Tad responds by saying that he refuses to believe that all they have left between them is hard feelings. JR immediately thinks it's another set up to get Little Adam away from him again. Tad quickly corrects him and says that he's only in it because his misses JR and he wants him back in his life - for their sake, and for Dixie's. JR tells Tad that he can't use his mother's name like a weapon to get him to give up his anger. Tad insists that he isn't doing that. He points out that a senseless tragedy occurred that night - things went too far and got too out of control in the cave. It reminded him of the accident that took Dixie from them, and how preventable that tragedy was. He goes on to say that losing Dixie left him feeling the same way he is sure JR feels - empty and hollow, with the threat of being swallowed by that feeling looming at all times. Tad admits that he has made mistakes, and notes that JR has too. He tells JR that they may not be able to undo the mistakes but they can get around them, help each other out, offer a moment's peace. He feels that they are the only two people that can do it because of the way they loved Dixie, and the way they still do.
JR takes it all in, but to no avail. He tells Tad that their story isn't like a sappy movie of the week. He doesn't think there is a chance that they will be able to forget all that has gone before in an effort to get back to the father/son relationship they once had. JR can't let go of the fact that Tad had a part in keeping his son from him, and keeping Colby away from her father. Tad thinks that life is hard enough without JR adding to it, but his words have no effect. JR simply informs him that he is planning a party for Colby's homecoming. He admits that David is the reason why Adam was able to get the information he needed to find his youngest daughter. He starts to walk away, and then turns back to tell Tad not to use Dixie's memory to influence him anymore - and it's more of a command than a request.
Shortly thereafter, Tad wraps up a phone call with Liza, where he tells her that Adam got a hold of her information and is headed her way. Acknowledging what a horrible situation it is, he promises her that he will take care of David. He hangs up just as Aidan reappears on the scene. He tells Tad that Ryan will be fine, and Tad responds by saying that though the rescue team is still working, he doubts Jonathan will come out alive as well.
There is a knock at Erica's door, and she opens it to find Reggie and a panicked Lily on the other side. Lily is quite agitated and continues to repeat that she solved the case. Reggie explains that because of her current state, Jack told him that Erica was their best shot at helping reduce the effects of Lily's trauma. Confused because she thought Lily and Greenlee were supposed to be away at school, she asks what happened. Reggie starts to give a very disjointed version of events, and as soon as he mentions the bomb, Lily screams and looks for a place to hide. Her scream startles Erica and Reggie into silence as they regard her with worry. A short time later, Reggie has filled Erica in on everything that has happened, and she now has a full understanding of what's going on with Lily. Reggie looks to Erica for guidance in what he can do for Lily. After a moment's consideration, her maternal instinct kicks in, and she asks him to prepare some warm milk. As he goes off to do so, she dims the lights and puts some soft music on. She keeps her eyes on Lily and she rounds the back of the couch and takes a seat near her. She starts to calm Lily down by acknowledging that she did indeed solve the case - but that now the case is over and done with and she is safe. Erica expresses how proud she is of Lily, and then goes on to show Lily that she understands. She tells Lily that she herself has felt that intense fear, where you think that the bad element will somehow come back to haunt you. She sums up by saying that when she feels that fear, she runs a warm bath with bubbles and soaks until the fear dissipates. Hoping that will help her too, Erica offers to run a bath for Lily.
A short time later, Lily and Erica reconvene in the living room after Lily has taken a bath. Lily is calmer, and silent. Erica, still maternal, says that she knows why Lily isn't talking. She says the world is scary, unpredictable and makes no sense. Then, without getting into specifics, Erica tells Lily that she was badly traumatized when she was around Lily's age. She recounts that she pulled away from the world, and didn't talk about it for a long time because she thought that it would keep her safe...and it did. However, after a while, Erica notes that she had forgotten how to feel any of the good parts of life too. Because she wanted to get those feelings back, Erica tells Lily that she decided to learn how to handle the bad things in life so that she could once again experience the good. Lily's first response is that she is cold, and Erica hands her a towel.
At the hospital, Jack steps out into the hall where Derek is standing. Derek asks if Ryan is up for questioning, but Jack tells him no. Derek wants to get Ryan's take on what happened, but Jack just wants to hurt him. He lets his frustration with Ryan spill out - saying that if Ryan had let people help him, this whole situation could have been avoided. He is furious that because of Ryan's choices and actions, all of his daughters have been terrorized. Just then, Jack's phone rings and he walks off to take the call.
Back at Erica's apartment, Erica tells Lily that she just spoke to Jack and that he is on his way over. She then offers Lily a glass of milk, which Lily quietly accepts. She takes a sip, and then starts to tell Erica (as best she can) how things were in the cave. She talks about trying to focus on the case but being scared because of all the red and all the loud noises. She starts to get a little upset again, but Erica jumps in, reassuring her once again that it's over, that she's safe, that she was brave and that the whole family is proud of her. Then, Erica tells her that she would be honored if Lily would agree to be her daughter. Lily's response is that her hair is wet and that she needs a towel to dry it. Flinching slightly over her ignored request, Erica goes to get a towel and starts to hand it to Lily. Lily tells her that her mother used to dry her hair for her. Realizing that by asking Erica to dry her hair, she was agreeing to be her daughter, Erica smiles and wholeheartedly takes on the task.
Back at the hospital, as Ryan stares into her eyes, Greenlee professes that it is amazing he is still alive. She begs him to talk to her, but he tears his gaze away as the voices start to replay in his head. He looks back briefly and tells her that there is nothing to say because it's over.
Tad steps away and takes a moment to talk to Dixie about thinking the "mystery woman" was her. He tells her that he is still dreaming, and would give anything to see her one more time.
Jack arrives at Erica's penthouse and is surprised to see that Lily is doing so well. She is dressed again, and taking notes as Reggie tells her what kinds of things she needs to know if she wants to be the wedding planner for her father and Erica. Smiling genuinely for the first time in a while, Jack marvels at the wonders housed in his children, and how expertly Erica dealt with the situation he dumped on her. He confesses how much he loves her and she returns the sentiment, for him and the beautiful family he has given to her.
Out in the waiting room at the hospital, Greenlee takes a break and sits for a moment with Kendall. She briefly updates her on how Ryan is doing and then Ethan walks in. He tells the ladies that he found out from one of the EMTs that they had requested cheeseburgers earlier. He reveals that he used his clout to get them real food, and that he would take them out to the sun porch for their enjoyment. He walks away, and Greenlee surmises that Kendall hadn't confronted him about his lying yet. Kendall tells her not to worry about that because it's not as important as her situation with Ryan. Greenlee admits how unbelievably scared she is for her husband."
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