"A disillusioned Marissa went home and told JR that her father was a monster. She explained what David had done, and JR said that after all that David had pulled in the past, his newest stunts shouldn't surprise Marissa. She sobbed that she felt like an idiot for loving David. JR said that she'd always love her father, but she could protect herself. "Take it from me. If you love your father too much, it'll ruin your life," JR asserted.
JR reasoned that as kids, people saw their parents as heroes, but as adults, they realized that their parents were merely human. Marissa wondered if he were hinting that she should forgive David. "For being human, yeah. For being evil, never," JR responded. Marissa hoped that she'd never stop respecting JR, and the two went to the bedroom to make love.
As they cuddled in bed together later, JR and Marissa discussed how their love made them feel strong and whole, as if they could do anything. Little Adam entered and leapt into bed with them. The boy had dreamed that JR and Marissa had left him. JR assured his son that they'd never leave, and the three of them would be together forever.
JR tucked the boy back into his own bed, and Marissa cited that the child's dream would one day be true, because his parents would inevitably perish. JR touted that he'd beat the cancer, and they'd live long, happy lives. Marissa remarked upon how great Colby and JR's relationship was, and she suggested that it was time to give Little Adam a sibling. JR liked the idea and decided that they'd start trying for a baby as soon as his chemotherapy ended.
At Jake's house, Jake welcomed David inside with a few punches. Jake knocked David onto the sofa and wrapped his hands around David's throat. Amanda forced Jake to stop, and she asked David if he were really dying. David uttered that he wasn't, and she stated that they never would have tested Trevor's DNA had it not been for the so-called disease. David tried to explain, but Amanda ordered him to go. "You have nothing here!" Amanda exclaimed.
David hobbled out, and Jake said that David needed to suffer. Amanda stated that David would spend the rest of his life alone, but Jake uttered that it wasn't enough. He figured that David would never give them peace, but Amanda begged Jake to just let it go. Jake insisted that they needed to stand up for themselves. As far as Jake was concerned, David had raped Amanda, and he had to go away for good.
On break at ConFusion, Natalia and Brot discussed a rash of burglaries that had stumped them. When they received a radio call about a burglary at Wildwind, they rushed to the scene to find the front door open and the alarm blaring. Brot noted that the perpetrator hadn't broken a window as he'd normally done. Natalia stated that nothing appeared to be stolen.
David arrived home to see Brot and Natalia investigating the break-in. Brot asked what had happened to the bruised David, and he lied that he'd walked into a wall. David said he'd call them later if something were missing. Natalia and Brot received a report of a stolen car at the Chandler estate, and they took off.
Outside the Chandler estate, Brot and Natalia questioned Colby about her missing car. The officers received a call about a break-in at ConFusion. Brot and Natalia headed there to find that someone had kicked in the back door. The person had opened some cupboards but left empty-handed. Brot found Colby's car at the scene. Brot showed Natalia an evidence bag and said that the content was either U.S. Army or Marine paraphernalia. He drew her attention to the bloodstains on it and said that the perpetrator might have cut himself.
After their date, Rob took Krystal home. She offered him a drink, but he declined because he had a big day ahead. Rob left, but moments later, he returned for a kiss.
At ConFusion, Liza and Tad cuddled in a booth, and were enjoying their evening. Liza mentioned that her heat was out, and Tad replied that there was nothing wrong with the heat at the "man cave." They kissed, and Tad took her home with him. Once there, Tad flipped on the lights and caught Krystal and Rob making out on the sofa.
Krystal pretended that Rob and she had fallen asleep while watching television, but Tad said that the lipstick evidence and the silent television didn't support that. Krystal kissed Rob goodbye on the porch, and Tad made a bed for Liza on the sofa.
Tad received a call from Amanda, who worried because Jake had left after a fight with David. As the called ended, Jake stomped into the house, and Tad said that Amanda was concerned. Jake responded that he wasn't the one that Amanda had to worry about. Tad stated that it was over, but Jake ominously claimed that it wasn't over until David was gone.
Tad sent Krystal to talk to Amanda and asked Jake to cool down. Jake responded that he'd been cool as David had systematically picked apart Jake's family. Tad asked if Jake wanted to kill David. Jake replied that he wanted to, but he wouldn't. Jake asked Liza to help him legally drag David through the mud. Liza advised Jake not to put Amanda through that, but Tad figured that Jake wanted to threaten David with a lawsuit in the hopes of running David out of town.
Jake paced around, spouting off David's crimes. Liza wrote them all down, but she warned that going against David wasn't easy. Jake insisted that Liza file the lawsuit if David refused to leave by morning. Liza left to tell David to leave town or face a lawsuit.
Tad stated that Jake's battle with David had begun to define Jake. Tad wondered what Jake would do with himself once David left. Jake agreed that it was weary and time-consuming. Tad cautioned Jake not to let David prevent Jake from moving forward with his family.
When Krystal arrived to see Amanda, Amanda wondered why Jake couldn't just be there with her and Trevor to enjoy their dream made true. Krystal said that Jake still felt the need to fight for their family. Amanda replied that she didn't want Jake to fight, and she feared what David might do if Jake continued to battle.
Amanda cited that her and Jake's relationship had always revolved around David's machinations, and she worried that it would fall apart once they escaped David's sphere. Krystal believed that Jake and Amanda's love was strong enough to last forever. Krystal stated that she'd been looking for that kind of love her whole life, but she still hadn't found it.
Back at Wildwind, David stitched up a wound on his cheek, and then he stared at some family photos. He picked up one of Amanda and Trevor and sobbed. Liza arrived, and David and she exchanged barbs. She berated him for the "parting gifts" he'd doled out when he'd known all along that he was healthy. Liza broached his deception about Trevor, but David insisted that she give him a break, because she knew what it felt like to have a child taken from her.
David ordered Liza to state her business or leave. Liza said that Jake had retained her to file a civil suit against David, and it would contain a litany of complaints. David scoffed that he no longer cared what Jake did. Liza suggested that there was a way for David to avoid the suit, and David immediately guessed that Jake wanted him to leave Pine Valley forever.
Liza reasoned that there was nothing for David in that city anymore; even his own daughter wanted him gone. Liza added that Jake was suing for untold damages. She asked David to give his word that he'd leave town to avoid the suit, but David ordered her to get out.
Later, David returned to Amanda's doorstep, and she was outraged to see him again. He insisted that his feelings for Trevor and her were real, and he'd done everything out of love. He knew that it was no excuse, but he'd been desperate to have a real family. Amanda said that her family was with Jake, and David didn't even deserve a family after what he'd done.
Jake strode into the house and asked if David had a death wish or something. David announced that he was leaving town, and he hadn't needed threats to convince him to do so. He claimed that he'd arrived there to say goodbye.
Krystal returned home, and remarked to Tad that Amanda feared that she and Jake wouldn't make it without David's chaos binding them together. Tad figured that Amanda had forgotten that Trevor was their glue. Tad stated that no matter what happened, Krystal and he would always be Jenny's parents. Tad and Krystal hugged. Liza entered, but upon seeing the hug, she quietly slipped back out the door."
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