[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY] CAMERON: WATCH YOUR STEP. AMANDA: YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TELL A SOUL -- NOT ANYONE -- THAT I ACTUALLY ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE BLINDFOLDED AND KIDNAPPED AND TAKEN TO GOD-ONLY-KNOWS-WHERE JUST BECAUSE SOME GUY SAID, "TRUST ME" -- WHICH I DO WITH MY LIFE. BUT WHERE HAVE YOU BROUGHT ME? CAMERON: BACK TO THE BEGINNING. AMANDA: CAMERON, IT'S WHERE WE MET. CAMERON: BACK TO THE BEGINNING. AMANDA: I WAS HOPING YOU'D BRING ME HERE. CAMERON: I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST NIGHT I SAW YOU STANDING HERE. YOU WERE SHINING BRIGHTER THAN THE STARS. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME THEN. AMANDA: YOU KNOW IT NOW. CAMERON: AMANDA. JORDAN: AMANDA, IS IT YOU? ARE YOU THE ONE, AMANDA? [DOOR OPENS] JORDAN: ZAK. ZAK: I'M JUST LEAVING FOR THE CORY PARTY. ANY LAST-MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS? JORDAN: THERE'S NO NEED. I'LL BE ATTENDING THE PARTY MYSELF. ZAK: YOU DON'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING OUT IN PUBLIC? JORDAN: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN. ZAK: BUT WHAT ABOUT SECURITY? JORDAN: THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM. I'M NOT GOING OUT AS JORDAN STARK. CASS: AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN WHERE NOTED AND DROP IT IN THE MAIL. RACHEL: YOU'RE WORKING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. CASS: THAT'S WHY I GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS. RACHEL: WELL, WHY DON'T YOU STAY AND HAVE SOME CHAMPERS WITH US? CASS: LILA INVITED ME, BUT, UM, I'VE MADE OTHER PLANS. RACHEL: OH, GOOD FOR YOU. WELL, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND. CASS: YOU HAD A SCULPTING SESSION WITH JORDAN STARK. DID HE TELL YOU ABOUT HOW HE GOT CONTROL OF MATT? RACHEL: NO, AND THAT IS STILL CONJECTURE ON YOUR PART. CASS: BUT YOU'RE NOT GIVING UP, ARE YOU? RACHEL: I'M NOT GIVING UP. NEW YEAR'S EVE. HAPPY, HAPPY. CASS: YES, LET'S HOPE THAT IT'S HAPPIER THAN THE LAST ONE. RACHEL: OH, FROM YOUR MOUTH TO GOD'S EARS. CASS: AULD LANG SYNE. GOOD NIGHT. RACHEL: GOOD NIGHT. WELL, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? MATT: JUST THINKING WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. THERE'S JASMINE. MY MARRIAGE TO LILA. ALL CONNECTED TO ME, TO MY FAMILY. RACHEL: WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? MATT: I DON'T KNOW. JUST SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ALL HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. LILA: OH. IF THIS IS A DREAM, DON'T PINCH ME. I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP. THIS IS EVERYTHING I EVER DREAMED OF. CASS: YEAH. YOU KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT. HAPPY NEW YEAR. LILA: CASS. JAKE: DONNA, LOOK, YOU GOT TO HELP US, ALL RIGHT? YOU GOT TO TELL US WHERE MARLEY TOOK VICKY. SHE NEEDS US, DONNA. COME ON, NOW, WAKE UP. WAKE UP. JOE: DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE A RELAPSE OR SOMETHING? I MEAN, SHE DIDN'T TALK FOR WEEKS. DOCTOR: MISS HUDSON IS FINE PHYSICALLY. I SUGGEST YOU CALL A PSYCHIATRIST. JOE: YEAH, WE JUST TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THEY SAID THE SAME THING. WE CAN'T WAKE HER UP. [PAGER BEEPS] DOCTOR: I HAVE TO GO. CALL IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO. JAKE: THANKS FOR NOTHING! LISTEN, DONNA, IT'S UP TO US NOW. SHE NEEDS YOU. WAKE UP, DONNA. DONNA, WAKE UP. MARLEY: VICKY, IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT HAS TO -- IT HAS TO BE ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO -- YOU HAVE TO BE OK. I'M HERE. I KNOW -- I KNOW IT WAS ONLY ONE -- ONE DOSE OF ANTIBIOTICS, BUT I GOT IT. I GOT IT FOR YOU, DIDN'T I? SEE? LOOK, YOU'RE -- YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK. SEE? OPEN -- OPEN YOUR EYES. THAT'S IT. YOU CAN DO IT. COME ON, VICKY. VICKY: JAKE -- MARLEY: COME ON, OPEN. VICKY: JAKE -- MARLEY: NO, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, HONEY. IT'S NOT JAKE. IT'S JUST ME. IT'S -- IT'S MARLEY. IT'S -- IT'S ME. IT'S JUST ME. VICKY: NO! MARLEY: VICKY, IT'S ALL RIGHT! MARLEY: IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. CALM DOWN. CALM DOWN. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE YOURSELF WORSE. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I GOT YOU THE MEDICINE, DIDN'T I? THIS IS THE THANKS I GET AFTER I RISK EVERYTHING TO COME HERE FOR YOU. VICKY: YOU? MARLEY: YES. WHO'D YOU THINK, SANTA CLAUS? YES, OF COURSE ME, VICTORIA. I CAME HERE, I BROUGHT YOU YOUR PILLS, AND I HAD TO OPEN THEM UP AND SPOON-FEED THEM FOR YOU, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN WAKE UP. I JUST PRAYED ALL NIGHT AND I JUST HELD YOU, HOPING THAT YOU WOULD WAKE UP. AND THEN -- AND THEN WHEN I DO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. THIS IS HOW YOU THANK ME. I SHOULD JUST KNOW BETTER THAN TO EVER EXPECT ANY THANKS FROM YOU. VICKY: NO, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, PLEASE. PLEASE WAIT, MARLEY. MARLEY: NO. VICKY: YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ME, ARE YOU? MARLEY: I HAVE TO GO. I HAVE PLANS WITH JAKE AND THE BOYS. VICKY: NO, WAIT, SEE, I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE, PLEASE. MARLEY: I STAYED WITH YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK. I MEAN, I STAYED HERE UNTIL YOU WOKE UP, AND YOU'RE -- YOU'RE BETTER. YOU'RE GETTING BETTER. VICKY: BETTER? MARLEY: YES. VICKY: BETTER THAN WHAT WOULD THAT BE? BETTER THAN A CORPSE? IS THAT IT? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU LEAVE ME DOWN HERE. I'M DYING, MARLEY. I'M DYING. VICKY: PLEASE. PLEASE HELP ME. MARLEY: YOU'RE -- YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT. YOU'LL MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT. YOU'LL MAKE IT. VICKY: MARLEY, WHATEVER IT WAS THAT YOU BROUGHT ME, IT JUST WASN'T ENOUGH. NOW, YOU SEE, I NEED A DOCTOR AND I NEED TO GET -- GET OUT OF HERE. MARLEY: NO, YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT. YOU'RE JUST SAYING IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE ME FEEL BAD. YOU WANT ME TO FEEL BAD. VICKY: WAIT. WAIT. JUST -- JUST LOOK AT ME, MARLEY. LOOK IN MY EYES -- THERE YOU GO -- AND YOU'LL SEE THAT I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. MARLEY, PLEASE, IF YOU LEAVE ME DOWN HERE, I'M GOING TO DIE. JUST LOOK AT ME. SEE? THAT PROVES IT. YOU KNOW I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. JAKE: YOU CAN DO THIS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WAKE UP AND TELL US WHERE MARLEY TOOK VICKY. LOOK, DONNA, IN A WAY, THEY'RE BOTH LOST. I MEAN, THEY NEED YOU, THEY NEED TO COME HOME, AND THEY BOTH HAVE TO GET BACK TO THEIR MOTHER NOW MORE THAN EVER. COME ON, DONNA. [DONNA MOANS] JOE: SHE COMING AROUND? JAKE: YEAH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? LISTEN TO ME, DONNA. DONNA: VIC -- JAKE: THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT -- VICKY. COME ON, WAKE UP, DONNA. WAKE UP. TELL US WHERE MARLEY TOOK VICKY. DONNA: VICTORIA. JAKE: THAT'S RIGHT, DONNA -- VICTORIA. DONNA: VICTORIA. JAKE: YOU SAID THAT YOU KNEW WHERE MARLEY HAD TAKEN VICKY. I ASKED YOU, I SAID, "WHERE'S VICKY?" YOU SAID YOU KNEW, AND THEN YOU PASSED OUT. BUT YOU'RE ALL RIGHT NOW, DONNA. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT NOW. BUT VICKY STILL NEEDS US. NOW, PLEASE, DONNA -- PLEASE -- DONNA: I -- I THINK -- I THINK I SAW SOMETHING THAT MADE ME REMEMBER. AMANDA: HE EVEN BROUGHT CHAMPAGNE. CAMERON: YEAH. WELL, THERE'S A LOT TO CELEBRATE. MY FIRST NEW YEAR'S EVE AS A FREE MAN. AMONG OTHER THINGS. AMANDA: WELL, POP THE CHAMPAGNE. CAMERON: IN A MINUTE. THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY FIRST. AMANDA: YEAH? CAMERON: WELL, YOU KNOW HOW GOOD I AM AT TALKING. AMANDA: THAT'S OK. TAKE YOUR TIME. I'VE GOT ALL NIGHT. CAMERON: I REMEMBER WHEN I MET YOU HERE THAT NIGHT. I WAS RUNNING, YOU KNOW. JUST RUNNING, TRYING TO GET THE NOISE OUT OF MY HEAD, THAT BUZZING SOUND. IT WAS SO LOUD. BACK THEN, ALL I WANTED WAS TO GET OUT OF PRISON AND JUST GET OUT, DO MY JOB. I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING. I DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING. IT'S ALL I DESERVED. THAT WAS MY LIFE, YOU KNOW -- NOTHING VENTURED AND NOTHING GAINED. THEN I MET THIS GIRL. AMANDA: SHE WASN'T RUNNING. SHE WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE, AND FEELING NOTHING EXCEPT BEING ALONE. AND THEN SHE MET THIS GUY. CAMERON: I REMEMBER, TOO, THAT NIGHT THAT YOU ASKED ME IF -- IF I WAS THE GUY YOU MET ON THE HILL THAT NIGHT OR IF I WAS JUST THIS JERK WITH THIS ATTITUDE. I WANT TO BE THAT GUY THAT YOU MET THAT NIGHT. AMANDA: YOU KNOW, SINCLAIR, YOU -- YOU CLEAN UP NICE. ZAK: THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. IT'S NOT AS IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF MASKED BALL WHERE YOU CAN COME AND GO UNNOTICED. JORDAN: THANK YOU. ZAK: I DIDN'T MEAN -- IT'S JUST THAT IN ALL THE TIME I'VE KNOWN YOU, YOU DON'T GO OUT IN PUBLIC. JORDAN: TONIGHT'S DIFFERENT. ZAK: WHY? WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT? ZAK: LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE CUTTING ME OUT OF THE LOOP HERE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY. I CAN -- I CAN DO BLIND OBEDIENCE. I THINK I'VE PROVEN MYSELF BY NOW. BUT IF I'M ALSO HERE TO LEARN FROM YOU, TO ASSIST YOU, THEN YOU SHOULD LET ME KNOW. ZAK: OH, MY GOD. ZAK: JORDAN, WHAT -- JORDAN: LET'S LEAVE THE QUESTIONS FOR ANOTHER TIME. ZAK: YOU COMPLETELY TRANSFORM INTO ANOTHER PERSON, AND I'M NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE QUESTIONS? LIKE, HOW DID YOU DO THIS AND WHY? JORDAN: WHY NOT? I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS NIGHT FOR AGES. RACHEL: WHY? WHY DO YOU FEEL YOUR LIFE IS HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE? MATT: MOM, IT'S AN EXPRESSION. I'M FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'M JUST NOT USED TO BEING A FATHER AND A HUSBAND YET. RACHEL: RIGHT. DID I TELL YOU I WAS WORKING AGAIN? MATT: OH, OH, THAT'S GOOD. RACHEL: I'M DOING A SCULPTURE OF JORDAN STARK. MATTHEW, DID YOU MEET HIM WHEN YOU WENT OVER TO LUMINA? MATT: MOM, I TOLD YOU, LIKE I TOLD EVERYONE ELSE, I DIDN'T MEET HIM. RACHEL: BUT WHEN YOU WENT OVER THERE YOU WERE SO UPSET BECAUSE OF JASMINE, AND THEN WHEN YOU CAME BACK -- MATT: YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING CROSS-EXAMINED NOW. RACHEL: MATTHEW, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU ASKED ME ABOUT CARL? MATT: YEAH, I REMEMBER HOW WELL YOU LIKED IT, TOO. RACHEL: WELL, NOW I KNOW HOW YOU FELT -- BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DECISIONS YOU'RE MAKING THESE DAYS. LILA: HI. I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT, BUT THE GUESTS ARE STARTING TO ARRIVE. MATT: WELL, I THINK WE'RE FINISHED HERE, RIGHT, MOM? RACHEL: I GUESS WE ARE. LILA LOOKS LOVELY, DOESN'T SHE? MATT: DON'T TELL ME WHEN AND HOW TO COMPLIMENT MY WIFE. YOU LOOK NICE. RACHEL: I'M SORRY. LILA: OH, THAT'S OK. I MEAN, PEOPLE GET TESTY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. I'M JUST GOING TO POWDER MY NOSE. I'LL MEET YOU IN THE LIVING ROOM. FELICIA: YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF FUN, THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH A LOWER G.I. SERIES. [TELEPHONE RINGS] CASS: AHEM. HELLO. LILA: CASS, IT'S ME. LOOK, I KNOW I'M PROBABLY THE LAST PERSON YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN EXPLAIN. CASS: UM -- FELICIA: WHAT? [TV PLAYS] CASS: OH, I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. FELICIA: AH! STOP THAT! CASS: MISSY, PUT SOME CLOTHES ON BEFORE YOU GET ARRESTED, HONEY. NOW, WHAT WAS THAT? I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. CUT IT OUT! HEY, COME ON, PEOPLE, CAN'T YOU SEE I'M ON THE PHONE HERE? GIVE ME A BREAK. I GOT A MILLION PEOPLE OVER HERE. WHO DID YOU SAY THIS WAS AGAIN? LILA: LILA. IT'S LILA. CASS: OH, HI, LILA. UH, THERE'S MORE CHAMPAGNE IN THE FRIDGE. AND WATCH OUT FOR THOSE OYSTERS, NINA. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME. THEY ARE OUT OF CONTROL. LILA: CASS, I WISH YOU WERE HERE. I MISS YOU. CASS: UM -- [DOORBELL RINGS] CASS: OH, SORRY. I MISSED THAT. COME AGAIN? LILA: I JUST WANTED TO SAY -- CASS: YES? LILA: HAPPY NEW YEAR. CASS: I'M GOING TO GET MOBBED HERE. HEY, MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU LATER NEXT YEAR SOMETIME, OK? BYE, HONEY. [TV STOPS] FELICIA: YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS KID, I SAW GIDGET IN A MOVIE DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST DID. LILA: WHO DOES HE THINK HE'S KIDDING? THE MOST SELF-CENTERED, THE MOST -- WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITHOUT HIM? VICKY: MARLEY, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME. MARLEY: I'M -- I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY -- I'M SO SORRY, BUT I -- I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT I CAN. VICKY: I'LL SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO SAY, OK? I WON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. I -- JUST DON'T LET ME DIE DOWN HERE LIKE THIS, PLEASE. MARLEY, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO BE AFRAID OF, YOU SEE? WE'RE -- WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU ALL THE HELP YOU NEED, AND -- MARLEY: HELP? NO, DON'T SUGARCOAT IT, VICTORIA. JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN. SO BY "HELP," WHAT, YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO SHIP ME OFF TO SOME DISCREET FACILITY WHERE THEY KEEP THE GROUNDS VERY NICELY AND THERE'S A VERY LOW ATTENDANT-TO-LOONY RATIO? IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. JAKE WOULD NOT LET IT HAPPEN, AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? VICKY: WHY? MARLEY: BECAUSE JAKE LOVES ME. WELL, HE'S -- HE'S STARTING. HE'S STARTING. HE'S STARTING TO LOVE ME. VICKY: WHAT? MARLEY: I WASN'T GOING TO TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE I KNOW -- I KNOW THAT IT WILL HURT YOUR FEELINGS, BUT JAKE -- JAKE TOLD ME THAT HE KNEW YOU WERE NEVER, EVER COMING BACK TO HIM AND THAT HE COULDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH HIS LIFE WITHOUT ME. AND THEN -- AND THEN HE -- HE KISSED ME. VICKY: HE KISSED YOU? MARLEY: YES. YES. AND IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL. IT WAS BETTER THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN BEFORE. AND SO, NO, YOU'RE NOT -- YOU'RE NOT LEAVING HERE. YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THIS IS YOUR HOME, AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET USED TO IT BECAUSE JAKE LOVES ME. AMANDA: I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO ME WHEN YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THIS. CAMERON: I SHOULD'VE DONE IT BEFORE. AMANDA: NO, NOT NECESSARILY. AFTER KEY WEST, I ALMOST FEEL AS THOUGH I CAN READ YOUR MIND. CAMERON: REALLY? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW? AMANDA: RIGHT NOW? RIGHT NOW, I THINK YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TAKING THAT CHAMPAGNE AND GOING SOMEWHERE WARM AND QUIET -- JUST THE TWO OF US, ALONE. CAMERON: THAT THOUGHT DID CROSS MY MIND, YEAH. BUT FOR LATER. THERE'S SOMETHING I REALLY WANT TO DO FIRST. AMANDA: WHAT IS IT? CAMERON: WELL, I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, BUT -- YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE DOING THIS, NOT IN A MILLION YEARS, BUT IT FEELS REALLY RIGHT. I WANT TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND SEE YOUR FACE ACROSS MY BREAKFAST TABLE. I WANT TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT AND HAVE YOU LYING THERE AND PULL YOU CLOSER TO MY SIDE. I WANT US TO GO THROUGH OUR WHOLE LIVES TOGETHER, SIDE BY SIDE. I REALLY -- I WANT TO MAKE YOU SO, SO HAPPY. CAMERON: AMANDA, WILL -- WILL YOU MARRY ME? JAKE: JUST THINK, DONNA, ALL RIGHT? DONNA: I'M TRYING. JAKE: YOU SAID YOU KNEW WHERE VICKY IS. TELL US, WHERE DID MARLEY TAKE VICKY? JUST THINK. JOE: DONNA, YOU WERE LYING ON THE FLOOR. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? REMEMBER THAT? YOU WERE ON THE FLOOR. YOU HAD FALLEN DOWN. DONNA: I'M SORRY, I -- MY HEAD IS UNDERWATER. I WAS REACHING. I WAS -- I WAS REACHING FOR THE BAG AND I FELL. JAKE: WHAT BAG, DONNA? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT WAS IN THE BAG? JOE: DONNA? DONNA, LOOK, JOSIE SAID THESE WERE LYING ON THE FLOOR NEAR WHERE THEY FOUND YOU. IS THIS ANYTHING? DONNA: THESE ARE MARLEY'S DOLLS. YES. YES. THEY'RE FROM BEFORE. THEY MEAN SOMETHING. JAKE: WHAT, DONNA? WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT DOLLS? MARLEY: THAT'S -- THAT'S RIGHT. YOU -- YOU HEARD ME. JAKE -- JAKE LOVES ME, AND WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER EVERY DAY. CHRISTMAS -- CHRISTMAS WAS ALMOST -- IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS MAGICAL. YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN HIM, JAKE AND I. WE WERE -- WE WERE SO CLOSE. VICKY: TELL ME WHAT JAKE SAID, MARLEY. MARLEY: HE SAID THAT THE REASON HE HAD BEEN DRINKING WAS BECAUSE OF HIS FEELINGS FOR ME, BECAUSE HE COULDN'T -- HE COULDN'T DEAL WITH HIS FEELINGS FOR ME BECAUSE HE LOVES ME. HE LOVES ME. HE WASN'T -- HE WASN'T REALLY FOLLOWING ME. VICKY: HE WAS FOLLOWING YOU? MARLEY: DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT, OK? I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. I KNOW THAT LOOK. IT'S THE LOOK YOU HAVE WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT -- THE I'M-SO-SMART LOOK. YOU THINK JAKE'S TRICKING ME, DON'T YOU? VICKY: MARLEY -- MARLEY: YOU THINK HE'S TRYING TO TRICK ME. HE'S NOT TRICKING ME. IT'S TRUE. HE LOVES ME. IT IS TRUE. IT'S NOT A TRICK. HE IS NOT -- IT'S TYRONE. SEE, TYRONE -- WHEN THEY'RE WITH TYRONE, WHEN HE'S TOGETHER WITH HIM -- BUT HE NEEDS ME. HE NEEDS -- JAKE NEEDS ME. HE SAID THAT. HE SAID HE NEEDS ME, SO DON'T LOOK AT ME WITH THAT PITY IN YOUR FACE, ALL RIGHT? HE LOVES ME. JAKE LOVES ME. HE WILL -- HE WILL LOVE ME. I WILL MAKE HIM LOVE ME. I CAN MAKE HIM! VICKY: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT? MARLEY, YOU SHOULD HAVE HIM, THEN. REALLY. REALLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE HIM. I MEAN, IF IT -- IF IT MEANS THIS MUCH TO YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE HIM. BUT I -- I NEED A DOCTOR. I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE. PLEASE, MARLEY, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. MARLEY: TIME. SEE? TIME. THAT'S JUST -- THAT'S JUST IT. THAT'S -- THAT'S WHAT I NEED. I HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME. I'M SO SORRY. I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S -- JAKE AND I -- JAKE AND I, WE NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME. MARLEY: I HAVE TO GO BECAUSE JAKE WILL BE WORRIED AND HE'LL WANT TO KNOW WHERE I AM. VICKY: NO, WAIT, WAIT. PLEASE, WAIT, WAIT! WAIT. WHAT ABOUT STEVEN AND KIRKLAND? MARLEY: I'LL MAKE SURE -- I'LL MAKE SURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. VICKY: NO. NO, MARLEY. MARLEY, WAIT, YOU SEE, THEY'LL BE MISERABLE. MISERABLE JUST THE WAY WE WERE. DON'T YOU SEE? IF YOU LET THIS HAPPEN -- THERE'S BEEN TOO MUCH UNHAPPINESS IN THIS FAMILY ALREADY. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. THE MARLEY I KNOW COULD NEVER STAND THIS. PLEASE. MARLEY: WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO BE THAT MARLEY ANYMORE. THIS TIME I AM GOING TO BE HAPPY, NO MATTER WHAT. THINGS ARE GOING TO GO MY WAY FINALLY. FINALLY, FINALLY, SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO MY WAY. AND I'M SORRY. I'M SO, SO SORRY. I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOU, BUT, SEE, IF I HELP YOU, THEN JAKE WILL BE VERY ANGRY WITH ME. HE'LL FIND OUT AND HE'LL BE ANGRY, AND JAKE AND I ARE JUST -- WE'RE JUST STARTING OUT, AND I CAN'T -- HE CAN'T BE MAD AT ME. I CAN'T LET HIM BE MAD. NOT MAD. HE CAN'T BE MAD. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YOU, VICTORIA? PLEASE, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? DONNA: I HAVEN'T SEEN THESE SINCE -- JAKE: DID YOU SEE THEM TODAY BEFORE MARLEY LEFT? DONNA: SINCE MARLEY WAS A LITTLE GIRL. SHE WOULD -- SHE WOULD PLAY WITH THEM ALL THE TIME. IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE. THAT'S WHERE SHE GREW UP. SHE COULD BE THERE WITH VICKY RIGHT NOW. JAKE: DONNA, STOP, ALL RIGHT? THAT HOUSE BURNED TO THE GROUND 10 YEARS AGO. DONNA: TO THE GROUND, JAKE -- NOT UNDERGROUND. THE CELLAR, THE BASEMENT -- THE ROOM THAT SHE WAS BORN IN THAT MY FATHER BUILT. MARLEY WOULD GO THERE ALL THE TIME WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL WHEN SHE WANTED TO BE ALONE. YOU'VE GOT TO GO THERE! YOU HAVE TO GO THERE RIGHT NOW! FELICIA: SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO STAY HOME ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND MOPE BECAUSE SOME WOMAN -- MANY, MANY TIMES YOUR JUNIOR, MARRIED TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL, GOOD-LOOKING MAN -- HAS REJECTED YOU? CASS: MANY, MANY TIMES MY JUNIOR? FELICIA: UH-HUH. CASS: TRY AGAIN, SISTER. GOOD-LOOKING? HA. BETTER LOOKING THAN ME? HA! AND AS FOR REJECTION? AU CONTRAIRE, MA CHERE. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT LILA CAME ON TO ME HERE, MADE A PASS AT ME. FELICIA: OH, GOD, IN YOUR DREAMS. CASS: IN THIS ROOM. LIKE SO MANY OTHER WOMEN THAT I'VE KNOWN, SHE WAS HELPLESS IN THE FACE OF THE PASSION I ENGENDERED IN HER. FELICIA: ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE STILL SO CRANKY? RIGHT. CASS: I'M NOT CRANKY. I'M TOO GOOD FOR MY OWN GOOD. THAT'S WHAT I AM. FELICIA: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT YOU TURNED HER DOWN? OH, MY GOD, HONEY, I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THAT SERIOUS. I MEAN, THAT'S -- THAT'S HONORABLE OF YOU. I MEAN, THAT'S EVEN A LITTLE CLASSY. SELFLESSNESS, REALLY -- IT REEKS OF THAT. CASS: IT DOES, DOESN'T IT? FELICIA: YEAH. I MEAN, YOU USED TO LIKE CHEAP AFFAIRS. CASS: OH, GOD, I DID. FELICIA: WHAT'S HAPPENED? CASS: LILA. I REALLY LOVE HER. FELICIA: OH, HELL, HONEY. LILA'S VOICE: "DEAR CASS -- I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY. YOU'RE ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT. HERE I AM WITH EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I WANTED -- A HOUSE, A FAMILY, THE BEST THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER -- AND NONE OF IT MEANS A THING WITHOUT YOU. YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW LUMINA DID SOMETHING TO MATTHEW TO CHANGE HIM SOMEHOW, CONTROL HIM. WELL, YOU DID SOMETHING TO ME, AND I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER UNDERSTAND. ALL I KNOW IS I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF NOT SEEING YOU ANYMORE, NOT HAVING YOU IN MY LIFE." LILA: OH. GARY: LILA. LILA: WELL -- GARY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? LILA: EXCUSE ME. GARY: YOU'RE MISSING YOUR OWN PARTY. LILA: IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. ESPECIALLY YOU. JOSIE: MATT JUST BROUGHT US UP TO SEE THE BABY. GARY: SHE'S GORGEOUS. JOSIE: SHE IS AN ANGEL. LILA: ISN'T SHE PRECIOUS? I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BRAG ON YOUR OWN DAUGHTER, BUT I CAN'T HELP IT. SHE'S SO WONDERFUL. GARY: WELL, WE'LL BE DOING THE SAME THING. LILA: NO. NO. GARY: YES. LILA: OH, JOSIE! NO, THAT'S SUCH GOOD NEWS! OH, THAT'S GREAT. JOSIE: YES, WE ARE VERY HAPPY. GARY: WELL, YOU SHOULD BE, TOO. YOU GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANTED. LILA: YEAH. I SURE DID. JOSIE: AND MATT -- YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN HIS FACE WHEN HE WAS HOLDING THAT BABY. IT'S OBVIOUS HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THAT BABY. LILA: WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. YOU'LL SEE. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR BABY, YOU'LL -- YOU'LL JUST LOOK AT THAT BABY AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER HAPPY. SPEAKING OF THE FUTURE, IT'S NEW YEAR'S EVE. GET ON OUT THERE. GARY: THAT'S RIGHT. LET'S PARTY. LILA: YES. RACHEL: I'VE HAD ENOUGH, THANK YOU. WELL, DON'T YOU TWO LOOK WONDERFUL THIS EVENING. GARY: WELL, THAT DRESS IS A KNOCKOUT. RACHEL: THANK YOU. JOSIE: YES, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US. RACHEL: YOU'RE WELCOME. JOSIE: HAPPY NEW YEAR. RACHEL: HAPPY NEW YEAR. JOSIE: THE PLACE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. RACHEL: WELL, YOU HAVE TO THANK OUR HOSTESS FOR THAT. LILA: OH -- GARY: HEY, MATT, YOU SEEN MY BROTHER AROUND? RACHEL: I -- I HAVEN'T SEEN CAMERON OR AMANDA ALL EVENING. GARY: WELL, KNOWING CAMERON, HE PROBABLY FLED THE COUNTRY JUST TO GET OUT OF WEARING A TUX. RACHEL: I BET YOU'RE RIGHT. ANYWAY, ENJOY YOURSELVES. GARY and JOSIE: THANK YOU. [DOORBELL RINGS] RACHEL: WELL, ZAK. I -- I'VE DECIDED TO DO A SCULPTURE OF MR. STARK. ZAK: THEN YOU'VE SEEN HIM. RACHEL: YES, I HAVE. ZAK: WHAT DO YOU THINK? RACHEL: INTRIGUING. MUCH MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. ZAK: I AGREE. MATT: HI. MATT CORY. JORDAN: OH, DAVID HALLIDAY. TARDY, APOLOGETIC. AMANDA INVITED ME. SHE HERE? CAMERON: YOU GOT TO HELP ME OUT HERE. I DON'T PROPOSE EVERY DAY. I -- I REALLY WANTED THIS TO BE THE FIRST, LAST, AND FINAL TIME. YOU'RE CRYING. THAT'S A -- THAT'S A BAD THING, RIGHT? AMANDA: NO. CAMERON: NO. AMANDA: NO -- YES. YES. CAMERON: YES! AMANDA: A MILLION TIMES, YES, I WILL MARRY YOU. CAMERON: YES, YES, YES! DID YOU HEAR THAT? YEAH, SHE SAID YES! OH, I LOVE YOU. AMANDA: I LOVE YOU, TOO. MARLEY: I'M NOT GOING TO FEEL SORRY FOR YOU, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS DO. I FEEL SORRY FOR PEOPLE, AND THEN I END UP WITH NOTHING. I TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE AND I TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO WHAT'S GOOD, AND THEN, AS SOON AS EVERYBODY TAKES EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE, THEY JUST WALK AWAY. VICKY: THIS IS NOT ABOUT FEELING SORRY FOR ME. IT'S ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING, MARLEY. MARLEY: THE RIGHT THING? WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING, VICTORIA? YOU KILLED OUR FATHER! YOU KILLED HIM! AND YOU WERE MARRIED AND YOU SNIFFED AROUND AFTER SHANE ROBERTS! AND I KNOW YOU DID. I KNOW IT MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD! I KNOW THAT YOU DID THAT! YOU NEVER -- YOU NEVER DO THE RIGHT THING! AND WHAT DID YOU END UP? YOU END UP WITH JAKE AND YOU END UP WITH CHILDREN! WHAT DO I END UP? I END UP -- I END UP WITH A DIFFERENT FACE AND A DIFFERENT BRAIN, AND I LOOK IN THE MIRROR EVERY MORNING AND I SEE A DIFFERENT PERSON. VICKY: MARLEY, I'M SORRY. MARLEY: I'M NOT. I'M NOT SORRY. I'M GLAD. MY ENTIRE EXISTENCE WAS CHANGED, DESTROYED IN THAT FIRE. BUT THE PHOENIX RISES, DOESN'T IT? BORN AGAIN IN THE FLAMES. WELL, THAT'S ME. AND NOW I JUST TAKE WHATEVER I WANT. AND I DON'T HAVE TO BE GOOD AND I DON'T HAVE TO SIT BY AND WATCH OTHER PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY WANT OR BE HAPPY. SO DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT BEING GOOD! AND I'M NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME! I'M NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE! I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE JAKE, AND AS SOON AS I HAVE HIM, I'M GOING TO GO FORWARD AND I'M NEVER LOOKING BACK AGAIN! STOP IT! STOP IT! JUST DON'T COUGH. YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT WORSE. STOP IT! STOP COUGHING! STOP IT! YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT WORSE! STOP IT. STOP. MARLEY: STOP. MATT: MR. HALLIDAY? JORDAN: DAVID, PLEASE. MATT: LISTEN, I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY SISTER. I DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE'S GOING TO BE BACK. JORDAN: WHERE IS SHE? MATT: WITH A FRIEND. IT'S NOT LIKE HER. JORDAN: THAT'S FINE. MATT: YOU DON'T KNOW ANYONE HERE, DO YOU? JORDAN: WELL, I'M ENJOYING MYSELF JUST ADMIRING YOUR HOUSE. IS THIS A FAMILY BIBLE? MATT: YEAH, THAT USED TO BELONG TO MY STEPFATHER, MAC CORY. NOW, HE WASN'T TERRIBLY RELIGIOUS, BUT WHENEVER ANYONE GOT MARRIED OR WAS BORN, HE WOULD ENTER IT INTO THE BIBLE. MY MOTHER CONTINUES THE TRADITION. JORDAN: YOUR FAMILY HAS A HEALTHY RESPECT FOR HISTORY, I SEE. MATT: ITS OWN, ANYWAY. THERE ARE NAMES IN THERE GOING BACK WHO KNOWS HOW MANY GENERATIONS. JORDAN: I'D LOVE TO SEE IT SOMEDAY. MATT: OH, HELP YOURSELF. JORDAN: NOT NOW. I'M SURE YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF HOSTING CHORES TO LOOK TO. MATT: WELL, IS THERE ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET? JORDAN: WELL, ACTUALLY, I'D LOVE TO MEET YOUR MOTHER. I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT HER. MATT: WELL, I'M SURE SHE'S AROUND. JORDAN: GREAT. CAMERON: WAIT. AMANDA: WHAT? CAMERON: ONCE WE GET IN THERE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OUR SECRET ANYMORE. AMANDA: WELL, WE COULD WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE CROWDS AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. CAMERON: TONIGHT, I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW I'M THE LUCKIEST GUY ON EARTH. FELICIA: WELL, HERE'S NEW YEAR'S, READY OR NOT. PRETTY HARD TO BRING IT IN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, ISN'T IT? CASS: I APOLOGIZED ALREADY FOR SCREAMING AT THE PIZZA GUYS AND FOR NOT GOING SHOPPING WITH YOU AND FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I'VE EVER DONE WRONG. FELICIA: YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE HAD IT. CASS: HAD WHAT? FELICIA: I'VE HAD YOU AND ME. I'VE HAD US JUST SITTING HERE MISERABLE. WE'VE PRACTICALLY GIVEN UP. CASS: WELL, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? FELICIA: OK, THIS IS MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION -- WE ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DAMNED FUN IF I HAVE TO GO OUT AND KILL SOMEBODY TO DO IT. CASS: IF THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A CONGA LINE, FORGET ABOUT IT. FELICIA: NO, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF 1999, AND I AM NOT GOING TO LET YOU WHINE YOUR WAY INTO IT. CASS: EXCUSE ME, BUT WHO'S BEEN TELLING ME TO FACE THE MUSIC, TO LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE? FELICIA: WELL, THAT'S BEFORE, WHEN YOU HAD A LITTLE SPUNK LEFT. YOU DO LOVE THIS WOMAN. CASS: WELL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? SHE'S THE ONE WHO KEEPS SAYING, [IMITATES LILA] "OH, FIDDLE-DEE-DEE, CASS, I'LL THINK ABOUT THAT TOMORROW." FELICIA: WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD GO ON WITH WHAT YOU STARTED TONIGHT -- OR YOU JUST GET FAT. YOU COULD WEAR ORTHOPEDIC SHOES. YOU COULD -- YOU COULD TALK ABOUT YOUR IRREGULARITY AND YOU COULD BECOME A REALLY OLD COOT. YOU WANT THAT? CASS: [NORMAL VOICE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. FELICIA: OR YOU COULD FIGHT, CASS. MY GOD, YOU DID IT FOR EVERY OTHER WOMAN YOU LOVED. YOU DID IT FOR KATHLEEN, YOU DID IT FOR FRANKIE. CASS: YOU MEAN I COULD FIGHT DIRTY? FELICIA: OH, GOD. I THINK I SEE THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES RIGHT NOW. IT'S BACK. CASS: YEAH. YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. I CONNIVE, I MANIPULATE. FELICIA: YOU'RE A LAWYER. JUST BE YOURSELF. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL HELP YOU WITH THIS. CASS: I'M GOING TO DO IT! AS GOD AS MY WITNESS, I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT WOMAN IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO! FELICIA: THERE YOU GO. CASS: FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT, HONEY! FELICIA: OK. CASS: IT'S GOING TO BE THE RIDE OF OUR LIVES. HERE. TO US. TO 1999. TO LILA. TO LOVE. FELICIA: LOVE. OH, GOOD. GOOD. LILA: OH, THERE YOU ARE. LISTEN, AMANDA WANTS US IN THE LIVING ROOM. SHE'S GOT SOME KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S GOT HER SMI-- MATT -- OH, NO. MATT: YOU MIND EXPLAINING EXACTLY WHAT THIS LETTER TO CASS IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN? RACHEL: WHAT'S THE SECRET? AMANDA: YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. GARY: ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ALL NIGHT? AMANDA: I BEG YOUR PARDON. CAMERON: EVERYBODY, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST. TO THE FUTURE -- SOMETHING I NEVER USED TO THINK ABOUT UNTIL I MET AMANDA, THE MOST COURAGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, AND INTELLIGENT WOMAN I EVER MET. SHE'S CHANGED MY LIFE, AND, UH, TONIGHT I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME. GARY: CONGRATULATIONS, MAN. THAT'S GREAT. CAMERON: AND SHE SAID YES. RACHEL: OH, DARLING. THAT'S WONDERFUL. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU TWO. AMANDA: SURPRISED? RACHEL: YES, I AM, SORT OF. CAMERON: IT'S ALMOST 1999. AMANDA: IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST YEAR EVER. JOSIE: CONGRATULATIONS, RACHEL. RACHEL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S VERY EXCITING, ISN'T IT? GARY: HOPE SHE GETS IT RIGHT THIS TIME. RACHEL: I KNOW. JOE: MAKE SURE WE GET THE ROADBLOCKS UP. I DON'T WANT HER GETTING AWAY, YOU HEAR ME? AND MAKE SURE WE GOT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE. JAKE: I'M COMING, VICKY. IT'S ALMOST OVER. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. HOLD ON. VICKY: MARLEY, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE LIKE THIS. PLEASE. PLEASE! PLEASE. MARLEY. MARLEY: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE. IT'S OK. IT'S OK, IT'S OK. I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU. IT'S OK. I'M HERE. I WON'T LEAVE YOU. IT'S OK. IT'S OK. I WON'T LEAVE YOU. I'M RIGHT HERE. IT'S OK. IT'S OK. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M HERE. [BELLS TOLL] [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY]