"Babe visits her mother at the Pine Cone, and asks for help dealing with JR and the hoops he is making Jamie jump through. Babe updates her mother on how JR is sticking to the letter of Phoebe's will, and insisting that Jamie needs to dump her. After briefly considering the possibility that Jamie would follow along with a ruse like that, Krystal realizes that they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Babe acknowledges that unless she can kill Jamie's love for her, Jamie will be settling for a second rate life with a consolation prize - and she refuses to let him sacrifice one more thing for her. Babe thinks that the best course of action (and the only way that Jamie can become a doctor) is to hurt Jamie as much as JR wants to hurt her. Krystal sees major flaws in any plan with that as a result, because as much as he talked about his dream of being a doctor, he talked more about his dream of being married to Babe. Babe then tries to compare her relationship to the one Krystal had with Tad - Krystal didn't give Tad a choice in their breakup. She simply did it because she thought it was best. Krystal counters, saying that she did so because she isn't Tad's true love - Dixie is. Babe, on the other hand, is Jamie's whole world. Babe comes right back and says that Krystal ended her relationship with Tad because she saw that there was something more important in his life - and that is exactly what she is trying to do for Jamie. She then asks for her mother's help - together, she wants them to find a way to shatter Jamie's faith in her so completely that he will walk away. Krystal spouts off several ideas that Babe could employ to get rid of Jamie, but Babe shoots them all down for one reason or another. Krystal soon runs out of suggestions, and is at a loss as to how she can help her daughter. Just then, Babe thinks of something that might work. Krystal takes one look at her baby girl and knows what she is thinking. She tries to discourage Babe, but Babe is sure that if she follows through, Jamie will leave her. Krystal tries to warn her daughter off, but Babe's mind is made up. Krystal worries about what Babe's life will be like after she goes through with her plan, but Babe assures her that she will be able to carry on, if only to make JR pay for taking away both her child and the man she loves.
At her request, JR stops by to see Erica at the New Beginnings offices. Erica lays into him about botching their plan to lure Kendall away from Zach. Initially, JR says that he needs to take time with the plan so that Kendall doesn't suspect anything, but Erica quickly fills him in on the fact that her daughter is already in the know about everything. JR then shifts gears, saying that the plan is best left for dead because Kendall is too hardheaded and doesn't know what's good for her. Erica lets on how disgusted she is that JR couldn't win a battle against the town pariah. JR insists that the debacle with Kendall is not his fault. He blames Erica for Kendall's inability to see the good that is right in front of her face, and always choosing the hard way - which continually ends her in a heap of heartache and pain. Erica is aghast at JR's claims, especially given his own history. Before they can go another round, Josh walks in. After snidely acknowledging that they know of each other, JR demands to know who his nemesis is. Erica introduces Josh by name, and JR seems slightly pleased, as he believes he now has Josh right where he wants him. Erica is confused as to how JR could sound so smug, as if he has something on Josh, when he has only known Josh's name for 10 minutes. JR clears up her confusion by admitting that Josh bore witness to Babe holding JR hostage and terrorizing him. He insists that Josh needs to testify before the judge as to what he saw, so that Babe will lose her visitation. Erica asks Josh to confirm JR's story, but Josh pretends that he hadn't seen a thing, and that he'd been working too hard to keep his days straight. Erica is none too pleased that Josh is defending Babe, and reminds him that she told him how she feels about JR's ex. She insists, as his boss, that he do as JR asks and testify. Josh, unmoved by her ultimatum, tells Erica that it will never happen. Erica tries to convince him that as an employee, she expects him to be a law-abiding citizen. Josh informs her that he loves his job, and when he's doing it, he's 100% hers. However, he then reminds her that it is not in his job description to snitch on her friends' behalf, nor does she have any say in his personal life. Erica decides to try a different tactic, and informs Josh that Babe is a convicted kidnapper, and is not worthy of his protection. Josh is stunned at the revelation, but feels that it would be remiss to act without having all of the facts. Further, he notes that no one should want him on a witness stand - especially not her. After ending a quick phone call from Val, Erica returns to Josh and asks why he shouldn't be on the stand. Josh tells her that once he starts being honest, he doesn't know when to stop - and what would they do if he started out testifying against Babe and ended up spilling the beans about Greenlee's break in at the sperm bank? Erica doesn't think he would do that, and truthfully neither does Josh, but he doesn't want to take any chances. Erica reminds him that Greenlee is nothing like Babe - after all, Babe is a baby stealer. Josh quips that Greenlee's label could be an "almost baby stealer", which infuriates Erica. Josh reminds her that she was perfectly happy when he lied to his father to protect Greenlee - and that she can't have it both ways. She insists that he wouldn't be protecting Babe if he really knew the kind of person that she is. Josh tells her that Babe isn't the same person to him that she is to Erica - and that he will take his chances. Erica implores him reconsider, but Josh stands his ground, and then takes his leave. JR, who had been standing off to the side and hadn't heard the conversation, asks Erica if he can have Babe arrested yet and count on Josh's testimony. Erica tells him that the testimony wouldn't work in his favor. JR is furious that Erica failed him, but she reminds him that she has obligations to other people besides him. In addition, she notes that he failed miserably at his pledge to her. He tells her that if she ever wants him to take another crack at Kendall and make it stick, she'll find a way to make Josh produce results for him - and then storms out.
Later, Babe shows up at the New Beginnings offices and finds Josh on the other side of the elevator doors. Surprised to see her, Josh asks what she needs. Babe blurts out to a stunned Josh that she needs him to have sex with her.
Kendall returns to the hospital to find Dr. Madden and Jack talking outside of Greenlee's room. After they assure her that nothing further has happened to Greenlee, Jack tells her that Greenlee asked the doctor to inseminate her again. Greg then jumps in and explains that Greenlee's body rejected the pregnancy, and that it would happen again with any subsequent pregnancies. Saddened, Kendall goes to join her friend in her hospital room. She finds Greenlee huddled in bed, flatly reviewing that now she has nothing of Ryan left to hold. As she goes over how all of her plans of a life with Ryan's baby are now over, Jack walks into the room and hears the tail end. Kendall tells Greenlee that she shouldn't give up hope. She goes on to tell Greenlee that there is always a way around the impossible, and that she will do everything she can to help her find it. Just then, Jack asks if he can speak to Kendall in the hall. Kendall initially denies his request, but after he insists that it's important, she agrees. Out in the hall, Jack tells Kendall that even though he knows she is trying to be a friend, she is doing nothing but hurting Greenlee. Before they can launch into a fight, Simone shows up. After ascertaining that she wasn't kept out of the loop, Simone rushes in to visit Greenlee, leaving Jack and Kendall alone once again. Irritated, Kendall demands to know how she could possibly be the problem. Jack tells her that she needs to stop fanning the flames of possibility with regard to Greenlee having Ryan's baby, especially since the doctor pronounced the source of Greenlee's problem. He goes on to say that his daughter is resilient, and that she will eventually bounce back and stop thinking that a life without Ryan is no life at all. Kendall is shocked that Jack could be so callous, given that she thinks they both saw the same Greenlee - a woman curled up in her hospital bed with the life sucked out of her. Jack is insistent that because Greenlee can't carry Ryan's baby to term, the only thing left to do is help her heal without Ryan or his child. Kendall informs him that there is no way that Greenlee will just give up on that dream and move on, no matter what either of them wants. Instead, Kendall promises that if there is another way to help Greenlee get through this, she will do whatever it takes to find it - and then she will carry through with it. Jack notes that Kendall's feelings for Ryan are coloring her view of the current situation and pleads with her to understand that the only option she and Greenlee have is to let go and move on. Kendall tells Jack that if Greenlee simply picks up and moves on, she won't be the same person - and she plans to find any way that she can to prevent that from happening. She wants to find a way to give Greenlee hope again. Caustically, Jack lays down the bottom line for her: as far as he is concerned, there is no way that Greenlee can get what she wants, and Kendall pretending that there is does his daughter no good. He tells her that if she continues to sacrifice Greenlee's future - it would have been better if Greenlee had gone off the cliff with Ryan. Jack continues to ask Kendall to give up the course she is on, but Kendall vows to find a way to give Greenlee her dreams back. Dr. Madden returns to the area, and Kendall begs him for some alternatives that they can explore, but he says there are no options. Jack then says that he will make sure that Greenlee recovers, and hopes that Kendall will support him. He goes back into Greenlee's room, leaving a despondent Kendall to consider what has happened.
Back in Greenlee's room, Jack tries to offer words of comfort to his daughter, and lays out ideas on how to help her heal. Simone vacates her perch by the window and tells Jack that Greenlee probably doesn't care about moving on right now - and that it would be better if they said nothing at all.
In the hall, Kendall talks out her thought processes with Dr. Madden - there is still a vial of Ryan's donation at the clinic, and Greenlee can still make eggs. She is certain there is a way to bring a child of theirs into the world. Dr. Madden confirms that there is one way.
Erin asks Ryan if there is anything further that she can get for him, and as he tells her no, he slips up and uses her name. Taken aback, she inquires as to how he had that information. Ryan makes up something about how he overheard someone call her that, and she seems relieved. He then asks her a series of questions, and she cautiously answers them, but her defenses quickly return. Ryan tries to play his questions off as harmless, saying that he is new to the area and wanted to find out if it was a good place to call home. Erin admits that it was about what she expected, which prompts Ryan to ask why she chose Nova Scotia. He gets confirmation that she is really his sister when she says verbatim what Patrick Lavery always said: "Nova Scotia is as close to heaven as any Lavery will ever get." Despite expecting that answer, Ryan is still stunned and stares intently at her. Erin demands to know why. Just as suddenly, she backs off, sheepish about being so confrontational. She notes that Ryan gave her an odd look when she mentioned her father's saying, and that he must think her strange. They are interrupted briefly by a patron who stops by to ask her out on a date. She politely declines, saying she is somewhat spoken for. After she serves the guy up some coffee, she returns to a nearby table and folds napkins. Ryan notes how everyone seems drawn to her, and asks if it's tiring always being so nice. She tells him, simply, that life is too short to be angry all of the time. She goes back behind the counter, and Ryan silently ponders how it is that Erin came out of the same situation he grew up in - only kinder, sweeter and more adjusted.
A short time later, Ryan approaches another employee and says that he wanted to leave a tip for Erin, but hadn't seen her. The woman tells him that Erin's shift ended 20 minutes ago, and that she was long gone.
Ryan goes outside and calls the coffee shop from a payphone. He pretends that he is calling from a radio station and that Erin signed up for a contest where she could win a queen sized mattress. The woman tells him that Erin is gone but will return the following day. He tells her they are live and he can't call back - but she can answer the questions FOR Erin. She agrees, and answers the questions correctly. Excitedly, she informs Ryan that he called a business, and that they would have to ship the prize to Erin's place. Smoothly, Ryan asks for the address. He then goes to her house, hides in the bushes and surveys her life, remotely. To himself, he admits that her life is good and that she doesn't need him messing it up. He stands and starts to go, but she comes out the front door, calls him by name and tells him to cut out the games and come inside.
At the bus station, an enshrouded Julia waits in line to get on the bus to Philadelphia. As the line starts to move, a security guard shows up to check each passenger. Shaken, Julia starts to look around for a way to make an escape when she spots a newly arrived Zach. After a moment's pause, Zach makes a show of "welcoming her home" to throw off any suspicion that may have been caused by her hesitance. She initially is resistant, but he quickly convinces her that leaving with him is best, and they exit the station.
Zach and Julia return to Wildwind, and he grills her on where she had planned to go and why. Julia tells him that he is a fool if he thought she would be a sitting duck while Kendall blew her cover. Zach insists that Kendall plans to forget she ever saw her. Julia tells him that she doesn't need his help, but Zach reminds her that he made a promise to do so - if only for her sister's sake. Julia still doesn't trust Zach, and will never trust his wife, but he tries to convince her that Kendall is a different person than she was 9 years ago - and that she has too much on her plate now to handle her too. Additionally, Zach tells her that he can get her out of the country without a trace, and give her a whole new life. While mildly tempting, Julia tells him that she has had other lives - and while she didn't get chased, it was worse than being dead. He tells her that he has connections outside of the government that could get her something better than a no-name town in the middle of the country. She insists that she wants her life as Julia Santos Keefer - or nothing at all. Zach is bemused by her determination to return to a life lost, but she tells him to stop worrying about her. She tells him that she will write a letter to Maria letting her know that he tried to protect her. She also tells him that her old life, however brief, would be better than all the lives she lived over the past 9 years. Zach tries to talk his way through it, to try to gain some understanding when suddenly a light bulb goes off - and he realizes her motivation. He announces his theory - she didn't come back to Pine Valley to hide - she came back to kill the person who killed Noah."
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