[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] CINDY: I NEVER LET MY PATIENTS LISTEN TO THE NEWS. IT'S SUCH A DOWNER. LOOK AT YOU. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE ASLEEP FOR HOURS, HOURS, HOURS LONGER. YOUR COLOR'S A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU WOKE UP, THOUGH, DARLING. YOU SHOULD TRY TO GO BACK TO SLEEP, THOUGH. IT'S THE BEST THING FOR YOU. GRANT: THAT REPORT IS WRONG. CINDY: JUST PUT IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND CONCENTRATE ON GETTING WELL, OK? GRANT: NO. VICTORIA DIDN'T SHOOT ME. PHONE. PHONE. CINDY: SWEETIE, I HAD IT TAKEN OUT SO THAT YOU COULD REST. GRANT: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. CINDY: DON'T GET YOURSELF WORKED UP. GRANT: VICTORIA'S BEING FALSELY ACCUSED. I'VE GOT TO -- I'VE GOT TO CLEAR HER NAME. [KEY IN DOOR] VICKY: OH. MARLEY: IT'S JUST TAKEOUT. SORRY, BUT I'VE BEEN SO BUSY COOKING FOR STEVEN AND KIRKLAND AND DONNA AND JAKE. LET'S NOT FORGET JAKE. OH. POOR THING, YOU'RE SALIVATING. I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T EATEN SINCE -- YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, WITH ONE THING AND ANOTHER, I JUST -- I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GET TO YOU, AND I'M REALLY SORRY. BUT JUST THINK OF IT LIKE A DIET. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO THIN, RIGHT? VICKY: I CAN'T QUITE REACH IT NOW, MARLEY. SEE? MARLEY: I KNOW. I THOUGHT WE WOULD JUST HAVE A CHAT FIRST, YOU KNOW? A LITTLE GIRL TALK. VICKY: GIRL TALK. MARLEY: YEAH. A LITTLE RAP SESSION ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. VICKY: WHAT THINGS? MARLEY: YOU KNOW, PASSIONS THAT WE HAVE. MY WORK IN CHINA. YOUR WORK AS A HOMEMAKER, THE MOTHER OF TWO BOYS, AND THEN STILL TRYING TO MAINTAIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH JAKE. VICKY: NO. NO. DO YOU HEAR ME? I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU ABOUT JAKE -- NOT NOW, NOT EVER. VICKY: YOU KNOW WHAT, MARLEY? YOU MIGHT HAVE ME LOCKED UP IN THIS DUNGEON, BUT EVEN YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL. MY PRIVATE LIFE IS MY OWN. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FEED OFF OF IT. MY MEMORIES OF JAKE ARE MINE. SO YOU CAN GO TO HELL. MARLEY: I WAS JUST THINKING OF YOU. I THOUGHT THAT IF YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AND REMINISCED ABOUT THEM, IT MIGHT BRING THEM CLOSER TO YOU. VICKY: CLOSER? YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WANTS TO BE CLOSER TO JAKE. BUT, YOU SEE -- YOU SEE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE HE'S MY HUSBAND AND HE LOVES ME. MARLEY: YOU ARE SO INSULTING. I DON'T NEED YOUR MEMORIES OF JAKE, YOU KNOW. HE WAS MY HUSBAND, TOO. SWEET AS THOSE MEMORIES ARE, I KNOW THAT IT'S ONLY A REHEARSAL FOR THE DEEPER, RICHER HAPPINESS THAT JAKE AND I ARE GOING TO SHARE SOON. VICKY: MARLEY, YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLY LUDED. YOU AND JAKE CAN'T GO BACK. MARLEY: WHY NOT? YOU DID. YOU DRAGGED LASSITER BACK HERE ON THE BACK OF JAKE'S MOTORCYCLE. YOUR ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP TO JAKE IS BUILT ON GETTING HOT AND HEAVY IN THE BACK SEAT OF SOME CAR THAT YOU HOT-WIRED WHEN YOU WERE 16 YEARS OLD. YOUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP WITH JAKE IS IN THE PAST, VICTORIA, WHILE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JAKE IS VERY -- VERY MUCH IN THE PRESENT. GOOSE BUMPS. I'VE BEEN GETTING THEM -- I'VE BEEN GETTING THEM ALL MORNING, EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT JAKE TAKING ME INTO HIS ARMS AND KISSING ME. VICKY: THAT WAS YEARS AGO. GET OVER IT. MARLEY: LAST NIGHT. HE KISSED ME LAST NIGHT, VICTORIA, IN THE DOORWAY ON -- ON IMPULSE. I GUESS HE JUST DIDN'T WANT ME TO LEAVE. CASS: YOU MADE THE DEAL? MATT: OH, LOOK HOW DISAPPOINTED HE LOOKS, MOM. YOU STORMED OVER HERE WITH YOUR SELF-RIGHTEOUS FACE, GETTING READY TO DRAG ME OVER THE COALS. CASS: OH, GROW UP. THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU. THIS IS ABOUT CORY'S VERY EXISTENCE. RACHEL: ALL RIGHT, FELLAS. IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME. CASS: NUMBER ONE, THE TIMING ON THIS OFFER IS AWFULLY CONVENIENT. RACHEL: I KNOW. ISN'T IT GREAT? IT CAME RIGHT WHEN WE NEEDED IT. CASS: WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE. MATT: OH, REALLY? CASS: THE ORIGINAL INVESTOR PULLS OUT, AND ON THE VERY SAME DAY THIS UNIVERSAL OUTFIT MAKES AN EVEN BETTER OFFER? THE HEAD OF THIS INVESTMENT GROUP IS EITHER A GENIUS OR HE'S CLAIRVOYANT. RACHEL: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN'T CARE ABOUT IT. I JUST NEED THAT MONEY. THIS IS THE BEST DEAL WE'VE HAD, CASS. MATT: OH, COME ON, YOU'RE MISSING CASS' COSMIC POINT, MOM. HE THINKS THE OFFER CAME FROM THE DARK SIDE. OOH. BOO! COME ON, THE SAME FORCES THAT GOT ME TO MARRY LILA ARE GOING TO TAKE OVER CORY ENTERPRISE? CASS: UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO DREAM UP A WORST-CASE SCENARIO, RACHEL, BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. YOUR CASH FLOW HAS NEVER BEEN SO LOW. RACHEL: I KNOW IT. THAT'S WHY I NEED THIS DEAL TO GO THROUGH. I NEED TO GET CORY PUBLISHING BACK ON ITS FEET. I CAN'T GO AHEAD WITH "BRAVA" WITHOUT AN INFUSION OF CASH. CASS: WELL, I WOULD RATHER SEE AN INVESTOR WITH A TRACK RECORD. MATT: WELL, UNLESS YOU GOT MILLIONS OF YOUR OWN, I SUGGEST YOU STAY OUT OF THIS AND DO YOUR JOB. CASS: ADVISING YOU IS MY JOB. RUSHING BLINDLY INTO TREACHEROUS SITUATIONS -- THAT'S YOUR TERRITORY. MATT: OK, GLOVES OFF. THIS ISN'T BUSINESS. THIS IS PERSONAL. YOU GOT A GRUDGE AGAINST ME, CASS. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BE OBJECTIVE. MOM, I THINK IT'S TIME WE GET A NEW LAWYER. PAULINA: I DIDN'T KNOW THE BOYS WERE INTO PLAYING SCHOOL. JAKE: OH, THEY'RE NOT. MARLEY -- SHE'S GOING TO HOME SCHOOL THEM FOR A WHILE SO THAT THEY DON'T CATCH ANY FLAK IN SCHOOL. PAULINA: WHOSE IDEA WAS THAT? JAKE: THAT WAS MARLEY'S. THAT'S WHAT SHE USED TO DO IN CHINA. ACTUALLY KIND OF NEAT. SHE'S GOT THEM DOING SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS IN THE KITCHEN. SHE WENT TO PICK THEM UP SOME JOURNALS SO THAT THEY COULD WRITE IN THEM. PAULINA: MARLEY'S BEEN REAL BUSY THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS -- FIRST TAKING CARE OF DONNA, NOW STEVEN AND KIRKLAND. JAKE: YOU KNOW, I HAD MY DOUBTS, BUT IT'S BEEN WORKING OUT PRETTY WELL. ESPECIALLY WITH THE BOYS. MARLEY'S BEEN WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD. PAULINA: I'M SORRY, JAKE. I JUST -- I HAVE TO SAY THIS OR BUST A GUT. IS IT SUCH A GOOD IDEA FOR MARLEY TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME HERE? IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO THAT SHE HAD THE WRONG IDEA ABOUT THE TWO OF YOU HAVING A FUTURE TOGETHER. MAYBE SHE'S STILL HOLDING ON TO THOSE IDEAS, EVEN IF SHE'S NOT ADMITTING IT TO HERSELF. WHAT IF, BY LETTING HER PLAY TEACHER AND HAPPY HOMEMAKER, YOU'RE ENCOURAGING HER IN A WAY YOU DON'T MEAN TO? VICKY: NO. NO. JAKE WOULD NEVER KISS YOU IN THAT WAY. NO. MARLEY: IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET? IT'S BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH JAKE LOVED ME ONCE. IT'S LIKE I WAS TELLING THE BOYS YESTERDAY. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SCHOOL ANYMORE. I'M TEACHING THEM AT HOME. DID I TELL YOU THAT? THEY ARE SO INTELLIGENT. VICKY: WHAT? MARLEY: ANYWAY, I WAS INTRODUCING THEM TO THE GLORIES OF ANCIENT GREECE YESTERDAY AND, YOU KNOW, SAYING WE SHOULD LEARN FROM HISTORY. AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK YOU SHOULD DO, VICTORIA, IS TRY TO LEARN FROM HISTORY. YOU BECAME CLOSE -- AND LISTEN BECAUSE I THINK THIS REALLY IS IMPORTANT -- YOU BECAME CLOSE TO JAKE WHEN I WAS AWAY -- VERY, VERY FAR AWAY IN CHINA. ARE YOU REALLY SO FULL OF YOURSELF THAT YOU THINK IF I HADN'T BEEN GONE AND GIVEN YOU A CLEAR FIELD AT JAKE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ANYWHERE WITH HIM? THERE'S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOU. YOU DON'T KNOW JAKE ANY BETTER THAN I DO. YOU JUST -- YOU JUST HAD HIM ALL TO YOURSELF. YOU JUST HAD LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME TO WORK ON HIM. WELL, NOW I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME, TOO. VICKY: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD ISN'T GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO TEACH YOU ABOUT JAKE. I MEAN, I KNOW -- I KNOW SUBTLE LITTLE THINGS ABOUT HIM, YOU KNOW? SILLY LITTLE THINGS. LIKE HOW THE BACK OF HIS NECK GETS ALL RED AND FLUSHED WHEN HE'S ANGRY AND HE'S NOT LETTING IT OUT. BUT THEN I JUST -- I TAKE MY THUMB AND JUST PRESS IT IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK, AND -- I DON'T KNOW -- IT'S LIKE THE STRANGEST THING HAPPENS. HE JUST -- HE JUST CALMS RIGHT DOWN. MARLEY: WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT TAKES A Ph.D. I COULD PROBABLY MANAGE THAT. VICKY: I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH, MARLEY, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ME. MARLEY: YOU ARE SO FULL OF ARROGANCE. I HOPE YOU LIKE COLD FOOD. CINDY: YOU'RE NOT THINKING CLEARLY. THIS IS WHY YOU NEED REST. NURSE: WHAT DO YOU NEED, MR. HARRISON? CINDY: HE'S A LITTLE DISORIENTED RIGHT NOW. HE'S REALLY NOT MAKING MUCH SENSE. GRANT: CARLINO. I WANT TO SEE JOE CARLINO. I WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT NOW. CINDY: CAN WE GET THE RADIO TAKEN OUT OF THE ROOM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GRANT, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE SO RECKLESS WITH YOUR HEALTH, THEN I WILL JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL FOR YOU. GRANT: VICTORIA DIDN'T SHOOT ME. CINDY: HOW DO YOU KNOW? YOU JUST CAME OUT OF A COMA. GRANT -- GRANT -- GRANT, SWEETIE, YOU WERE SHOT. YOU ALMOST DIED. IF I HADN'T CALLED 911 -- I DID THAT, YOU KNOW. I CALLED THEM, AND I KEPT YOU ALIVE UNTIL THEY GOT THERE, GRANT, BECAUSE I COULDN'T FACE THE THOUGHT OF YOU NOT BEING IN THIS WORLD. HAS VICTORIA EVER SAID ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO YOU EVEN ONCE? GRANT: SHE DIDN'T SHOOT ME. CINDY: HOW DO YOU KNOW? YOU TOOK A BULLET. I HEAR THINGS LIKE THAT MESS WITH A PERSON'S HEAD. GRANT: SHE COULDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER. SHE WAS IN MY ARMS. CINDY: THERE, NOW, YOU SEE? THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR MEMORY BECAUSE SHE HATES YOU. SHE WOULD NEVER EVEN LET YOU TOUCH HER. GRANT: NO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT KIRKLAND. IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR BOTH OF US. CINDY: GRANT, SHH. OK, DARLING, SHH, SHH. YOU ALWAYS GET UPSET WHEN HER NAME IS MENTIONED. CAN THIS MAN PLEASE HAVE SOME PEACE AND QUIET? NURSE: CAPT. CARLINO IS OUT ON A CALL, SIR. HE'LL BE HERE AS SOON AS HE CAN. GRANT: YOU TELL HIM TO COME SEE ME THE MINUTE HE GETS HERE. CINDY: GRANT, GRANT, I KNOW THAT THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN BAD BLOOD BETWEEN YOU AND JOE, BUT HE IS A SMART MAN AND HE'S A GOOD COP, SO JUST LET HIM DO HIS JOB. I MEAN, IF VICKY'S INNOCENT, HE'LL FIND THAT OUT. AND IF SHE'S NOT, WELL, THEN -- I MEAN, SHE HAS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST YOU, AND SHE'S ON RECORD AS HATING YOU. AND SHE'S REALLY THE ONLY PERSON WITH A MOTIVE TO KILL YOU. WHAT? GRANT: SOMEONE ELSE WANTS ME DEAD. CINDY: WHO? GRANT: YOU. GRANT: OH, GOD, YOU SHOT ME. CINDY: SHOT YOU? YOU THINK THAT I COULD WRAP MY HANDS AROUND COLD STEEL AND AIM FOR YOUR HEART? GRANT, I LOVE -- GRANT. I LOVE YOU. LOOK AT ME. IF YOU EVER BELIEVED IN US -- GRANT: GET OUT OF HERE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE - CINDY: I HAVEN'T LEFT YOUR SIDE SINCE I FOUND YOU ON THE FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT. I'M NOT LEAVING YOU NOW. YOU NEED ME, EVEN IF YOU'RE TOO MESSED UP TO KNOW IT. GRANT: YOU GET OUT OF HERE. GET OUT OF HERE. CINDY: YOU KNOW, GRANT, I HAVE LOST TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU HAVE KICKED ME OUT -- OF YOUR BED, OF YOUR LIFE. AND I ALWAYS GO, AND I ALWAYS COME BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE MEANT TOO MUCH TO EACH OTHER. SO YOU GO AHEAD. YOU MAKE ALL THE CRAZY ACCUSATIONS YOU WANT. GRANT: CRAZY, HUH? CARLINO WILL REMEMBER YOU WERE GOING TO USE THAT TAPE TO TURN ME IN. YOU SHOT ME. NURSE! CINDY: GRANT, THERE IS A WHOLE SLEW OF WITNESSES WHO SAW ME FIGHTING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE! WHY WOULD I DO THAT IF I WANTED YOU DEAD? GRANT: I DON'T KNOW. WHERE IS CARLINO? NURSE? NURSE! NURSE! MARLEY: BOYS, I GOT THE WRITING TABLETS. THEY'RE RIGHT HERE. HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? PAULINA: HI, MARLEY. I JUST CAME BY TO SEE IF I COULD HELP OUT. MARLEY: YEAH, OF COURSE. I'M SORRY. THAT SOUNDED RUDE, DIDN'T IT? I JUST MEANT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A VERY BUSY PERSON. HOW DID YOU FIND THE TIME? JAKE, DID YOU GET SOMETHING HEALTHY FOR BREAKFAST? JAKE: YEAH, I HAD A WHOLE-WHEAT DOUGHNUT. MARLEY: THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. PAULINA, YOU'RE A COOK. I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T GET SOMETHING FOR HIM. PAULINA: WELL, JAKE'S A BIG BOY. I FIGURE HE CAN COOK FOR HIMSELF. MARLEY: I KNOW, BUT THESE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING ON THE TIP LINE? JAKE: NOT SO FAR. MARLEY: DON'T GIVE UP, ALL RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO FIND -- WE'RE GOING TO FIND VICTORIA VERY SOON. WHERE ARE THE BOYS? I SHOULD GET THEM STARTED ON THEIR WRITING. JAKE: UPSTAIRS. PAULINA: CAN I -- CAN I JUST SAY HI TO THE BOYS FIRST? MARLEY: OH, YEAH, SURE, BUT LET THEM KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL BELL IS GOING TO RING ANY MINUTE. PAULINA: OH, BOY. MARLEY: DID YOU GET ANY SLEEP? JAKE: NO. MARLEY: YOU AND PAULINA HAVE AN ARGUMENT? JAKE: NO, WE DIDN'T. MARLEY: YOU'RE FURIOUS, JAKE. I CAN TELL BECAUSE -- IT'S LIKE YOU'RE BOILING INSIDE. WHEN YOU GET ANGRY, THE BACK OF YOUR NECK, IT GETS ALL FLUSHED AND -- JAKE: I GUESS YOU KNOW ME PRETTY WELL. MARLEY: YOU SURPRISED? YOU KNOW, I COULD SHOW YOU THIS LITTLE TRICK THAT I LEARNED IN CHINA. IT'S SORT OF LIKE ACUPRESSURE. YOU JUST -- JAKE: DON'T. DON'T. MARLEY: DID I DO IT TOO HARD? JAKE: NO, IT'S JUST -- THAT'S A SPOT THAT I JUST NEVER REALLY LIKED ANYBODY PRESSING ON. [TELEPHONE RINGS] JAKE: MIGHT WANT TO ANSWER THAT. MARLEY: YES? CINDY: 911. IT'S AN EMERGENCY. MARLEY: THIS REALLY ISN'T A VERY GOOD TIME. CINDY: YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S NOT GOOD. IT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL. GRANT WOKE UP AGAIN, AND HE'S GOING TO TELL JOE THAT VICKY DIDN'T SHOOT HIM. MARLEY: THAT CAN'T HAPPEN. CINDY: WELL, IT'S GOING TO IF YOU DON'T GET OVER HERE AND HELP ME. MARLEY: I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. DON'T LET ANYONE GET THERERU BEFORE I DO. JAKE: WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT? MARLEY: THE COMPUTER STORE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SOFTWARE IN THAT I WANTED TO GET FOR THE BOYS. THEN THE MINUTE I LEFT, THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD IT IN STOCK. BUT THEY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO SELL IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE IF I DON'T GET THERE RIGHT AWAY. PAULINA: THIS IS AN EMERGENCY? MARLEY: WELL, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHEN DANTE GOES TO SCHOOL. I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER ERRANDS TO RUN, SO I'M GOING TO RUN THEM WHEN I GO TO THE COMPUTER STORE. TELL THE BOYS I'LL BE BACK REALLY SOON. JAKE: SURE, NO PROBLEM. THAT WAS INTENSE. PAULINA: SHE'S INTENSE ABOUT YOU. JAKE: COME ON, DON'T. DON'T, PAULINA. MARLEY KNOWS WHERE SHE STANDS. PAULINA: HEY, I'M NOT AS SURE AS YOU ARE. JAKE: WHY DON'T YOU GET SURE. IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO RAISE THOSE KIDS UP WITH NO VICKY AROUND. I MEAN, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO, KICK HER SISTER OUT BECAUSE SHE FEELS BETTER WHEN SHE MAKES ME SOME TOAST? PAULINA: ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF, OK? BUT YOU'LL CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME, ALL RIGHT? OK. JAKE: THANK YOU. PAULINA: FOR WHAT? JAKE: JUST BEING YOU. I'M GOING TO LET THE BOYS PLAY HOOKY TODAY, AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE ERRANDS I GOT TO RUN. PAULINA: YOU WANT SOME COMPANY? JAKE: NO, I GOT TO DO THIS ALONE. PAULINA: YEAH, I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO DO, TOO. HOPE YOU'RE UP FOR A SOCIAL CALL, MARLEY. VICKY: JAKE. WHERE ARE YOU, JAKE? WHERE ARE YOU? JAKE: RIGHT HERE. VICKY: I CAN'T TOUCH YOU. JAKE: WHO SAYS? YOU LISTEN TO ME -- NOTHING COMES BETWEEN US. JAKE AND VICKY FOREVER. VICKY: FOREVER. RACHEL: EXCUSE ME. WE'RE IN THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES. I NEED BOTH OF YOU TO WORK ON THIS.+ I NEED THE PUBLISHING WORLD TO BELIEVE THAT THE WHOLE CORY BUSINESS FAMILY IS BEHIND THIS. NO DISSENSION, NO DISTRUST. NOW, CAN YOU PUT ASIDE YOUR DIFFERENCES AND WORK TOGETHER? CASS: WHEN DO YOU WANT TO WORK OVER THE CONTRACTS? RACHEL: OH, THANK YOU. CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE? CASS: YEAH, SURE. RACHEL: THANKS. CASS: SPYING? VERY CLASSY. RACHEL: THIS ISN'T ABOUT BUSINESS, IS IT? YOU MISS SOFIA. MATT: MAYBE CASS IS RIGHT. I'VE ACTED ON SOME PRETTY WILD IMPULSES LATELY. SURE I'VE RUINED MY WHOLE PLAN FOR MY FUTURE. RACHEL: BY MARRYING LA? CASS: COME ON. LILA: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I WANT TO HEAR MATT'S ANSWER. CASS: YOU DON'T NEED TO HEAR. YOU ALREADY KNOW. LILA: WHAT I KNOW IS HE MARRIED ME BECAUSE HE WANTED TO. CASS: YEAH, RIGHT. HE WAS SO OVERCOME WITH A SUDDEN OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO PROVIDE A FAMILY FOR HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER, JASMINE, HE COULDN'T WAIT, NOT ONE MINUTE. HE HAD TO DO THIS IMMEDIATELY. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY HE'S HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS. LILA: HE IS HAVING NO SUCH THING. I HATE IT WHEN YOU GET LIKE THIS. JUST GO HOME. CASS: CLICK YOUR HEELS THREE TIMES AND MAYBE I'LL DISAPPEAR. LILA: OOH, I HATE YOU. JUST GET OUT. CASS: I'VE GOT BUSINESS WITH RACHEL STILL. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. LILA: FINE. THEN I WILL. ZAK. YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE WHEN I NEED YOU. VICKY: ARE YOU REALLY WITH ME? JAKE: I AM ALWAYS WITH YOU. VICKY: YEAH? JAKE: MM-HMM. VICKY: ARE YOU REAL? JAKE: I AM AS REAL AS OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. NOTHING -- NOTHING -- COMES BETWEEN US, NOT WALLS, NOT TIME. YOU DO ME A FAVOR. YOU BELIEVE IN US. THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO. VICKY: I DO. I DO. I DO, AND I WILL. VICKY: DON'T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN, OK? DON'T. DON'T EVER LEAVE ME ALONE. JAKE? DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE. DON'T EVER -- I'M NOT GIVING UP, JAKE. I'M NOT GIVING UP. I'M NOT GIVING UP. I JUST -- I JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO -- VICKY: I JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET OUT OF HERE. MARLEY: I'M HERE NOW. I'LL TAKE OVER. CINDY: WHAT IF HE FIGURES IT OUT? MARLEY, HE ALREADY ACCUSED ME. WHY DID I LET YOU TALK ME INTO THIS? YOU ACTUALLY MIGHT BE CRAZIER THAN I AM. MARLEY: YES, BUT LUCKILY FOR YOU I'M MUCH SMARTER. SO YOU KEEP EVERYBODY OUT OF THERE WHILE I TALK TO GRANT. OH, MY GOODNESS. YOU REALLY ARE AWAKE. EXCUSE ME FOR NOT TRUSTING YOUR EX-WIFE, BUT I DON'T FIND CINDY TO BE THE MOST RELIABLE SOURCE. GRANT: SHE DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME CALLING YOU, DID SHE? MARLEY: NO, CINDY -- SHE DIDN'T CALL ME.e* I JUST CAME HERE TO CHECK ON YOU, AND THEN I RAN INTO HER IN THE HALL. GRANT: SHE TELL YOU I REMEMBER THE SHOOTING? MARLEY: DO YOU? GRANT: ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT VICTORIA DIDN'T DO IT. AND FOR SOME REASON, SHE DOESN'T WANT ME TALKING TO JOE CARLINO. ANY IDEA WHY THAT WOULD BE? INTERESTING. I GET SHOT. YOUR SISTER GETS ACCUSED. WHO BENEFITS FROM THAT, I WONDER? MARLEY: I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SAY THAT VICTORIA AND I, WE HAVE A VERY -- A VERY COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP. BUT WHEN I THINK OF HER BEING FRIGHTENED OR POSSIBLY EVEN HURT, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT DOES TO ME INSIDE. I LOVE MY SISTER. GRANT: WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I KNOW ALL ABOUT COMPLICATED SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS. I SHOT MY BROTHER. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT I'VE BEEN GIVING CYNTHIA FAR TOO MUCH CREDIT. YOU DID ALL THIS, DIDN'T YOU? MARLEY: YOU THINK I SHOT YOU? GRANT, WHY WOULD I SHOOT YOU? WHAT DO I HAVE TO GAIN? GRANT: OH, YOU GET RID OF YOUR SISTER, YOU HAVE A CLEAR SHOT AT McKINNON, INSTANT MOTHERHOOD. HOW AM I DOING SO FAR? MARLEY: YOU'RE WRONG. GRANT: WELL, WE'LL LET CARLINO BE THE JUDGE OF THAT. IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT GOING FOR A TISSUE, I AM IMMUNE TO THE TEARS OF DECEPTIVE WOMEN. MARLEY: DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR? GRANT: OH, GOD. MARLEY: THIS IS YOUR TAPED CONFESSION OF THE FIRE AT JOE CARLINO'S LAST YEAR. CAN YOU IMAGINE JOE'S REACTION WHEN HE HEARS YOUR VOICE CONFESSING TO NEARLY KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON? GRANT: OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE BLACKMAILING ME. MARLEY: GOOD. YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION. GRANT: WELL, THIS JUST PROVES I'M RIGHT. YOU DO HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE. MARLEY: NO, GRANT, WHAT THIS PROVES IS THAT I HAVE ALL THE POWER. OH. OH, MY GOODNESS. OUCH. OH, I BET THAT HURT. OH. GRANT: WHETHER OR NOT YOU PULLED THAT TRIGGER, YOU PUT ME IN THIS HOSPITAL BED. MARLEY: WELL, YOU THINK WHAT YOU WANT TO, GRANT. I HAVE THE TAPE, AND YOU DON'T. IT'S GOING TO BE SO HARD FOR KIRKLAND, ISN'T IT, WHEN HE HAS TO TELL HIS FRIENDS THAT HIS DADDY WON'T BE ABLE TO COACH LITTLE LEAGUE BECAUSE HE'S IN PRISON? GRANT: KIRKLAND? MARLEY: HE IS SUCH A SWEET LITTLE BOY. VERY CREATIVE. VERY MUCH LIKE ME. I'M GETTING TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME WITH HIM LATELY. GRANT: DON'T FORGET -- I REMEMBER. MARLEY: WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? GRANT: I REMEMBER WHAT VICTORIA AND I WERE DISCUSSING BEFORE I WAS SHOT. I REMEMBER THE REASON SHE CAME TO SEE ME. SHE HAD THAT TAPE. MARLEY: YES, I KNOW THAT, GRANT. I GAVE HER THE TAPE. GRANT: SHE HAD THAT TAPE WITH HER, DAMN IT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH IT? UNLESS -- MY GOD. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO VICTORIA? VICKY: OK. THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY TO MAKE THIS THING WORK BOTH WAYS. I JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO HEAR ME UP THERE -- A MAILMAN OR A DELIVERY MAN OR -- NO. THAT WOULD BE TOO EASY, WOULDN'T IT? HMM. GOOD OLD MARLEY. THINKS OF EVERYTHING. SHE CUT THE WIRES. OK. IF I CAN JUST PUT THESE TWO WIRES TOGETHER -- OH! [PIANO PLAYS] LILA: THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO -- TAKE PIANO LESSONS. BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S JUST ANOTHER DREAM THAT WON'T COME TRUE. ZAK: SO, WHERE'S MATT? LILA: OH, HE'S IN THE LIBRARY WITH CASS AND RACHEL IN THE INNER CIRCLE OF WHICH I'M NOT INCLUDED. YOU KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE AFTER THE WEDDING THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT, THAT I WOULD FIND A PLACE IN THIS FAMILY, YOU KNOW, BY MATT'S SIDE AS HIS WIFE. BUT THAT'S ALL FALLING APART. THE WAY HE'S BEEN TREATING ME LATELY. I MEAN, HE'S TAKEN TO WALKING OUT OF THE ROOM WHEN I WALK IN, SUGGESTING THAT I STAY OUT OF HIS AFFAIRS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST AFRAID THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO STAY IN THIS MARRIAGE. AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR THE BABY? ZAK: HOW CAN I HELP? LILA: OH, COME ON, IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU AND LUMINA, I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY OF THIS. ZAK: I TOLD YOU -- YOU DID THAT YOURSELF. LILA: YOU CAN SAY THAT UNTIL YOU'RE BLUE IN THE FACE, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU WERE THE ONE THAT HELPED ME GET JASMINE BACK, JUST LIKE YOU HELPED ME LAND HERE IN THIS HOUSE AND BECOME A CORY. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S BEING TAKEN AWAY. ZAK, WHY? IS THIS SOME KIND OF A CRUEL GAME? ZAK: IT'S NOT A GAME. LOOK, DON'T GET ALL UPSET. YOU DON'T WANT MATT TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS. LILA: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? HE NEVER GETS CLOSE ENOUGH TO MY FACE TO SEE ANYTHING ANYWAY. MATT: HOW YOU DOING, ZAK? ZAK: DOING WELL, THANKS. HOW ABOUT YOU, MATT? STAYING BUSY? MATT: YEAH, JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY FAMILY BUSINESS GOING. ZAK: GOOD LUCK. ZAK: LET'S GO OUT TO THE TERRACE, CATCH SOME RAYS BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN. LILA: SURE. I'M NOT NEEDED IN THIS HOUSE ANYWAY. CASS: COME ON, MATT, WHAT'S THE HOLDUP? RACHEL AND I NEED THOSE FIGURES. MATT. MATT: HUH? CASS: THE FIGURES. MATT: SORRY. CASS: WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? MATT: EXCUSE ME? CASS: IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU? MATT: YES, SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG, CASS. BUT I'M GOING TO FIX IT. CASS: OH, NO PROBLEM, MATT. RACHEL AND I WILL HANDLE ALL THE STUFF ON YOUR LIST AS WELL AS ALL THE STUFF ON OUR LISTS. DON'T TROUBLE YOURSELF! VICKY: YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MISS FINCH'S SCIENCE CLASS, DID YOU, MARLEY? BATTERY DISCONNECTED. TWIST THE WIRES TOGETHER. NO SHOCK. OK. BACK IN THE BOX. RECONNECT THE BATTERY. AND THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR SCIENCE GOES TO VICKY McKINNON. BOTTOM BACK ON AND -- [DOORBELL RINGS] VICKY: THE DOORBELL. THE DOORBELL. OH, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET THIS THING WORK. PAULINA: COME ON, MARLEY, YOU GOT TO BE IN THERE. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BUY A COUPLE OF CD-ROMS? VICKY: HELP. HELP! HELP! HELP ME! HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP ME! [DOORBELL RINGS] VICKY: HELP! MARLEY: I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MY SISTER. GRANT: YOU'RE LYING! MARLEY: HOW DO YOU KNOW VICTORIA DIDN'T SET THIS WHOLE THING UP? YOU SAID YOURSELF THIS IS THE VERY TAPE SHE HAD WHEN SHE CAME TO SEE YOU. HOW DO YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T SEND ME HERE TODAY? HOW DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL, LAYING HERE IN A COMA UNTIL JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO, OUT COMPLETELY COLD FOR ALMOST A WEEK? HOW DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING? WHO KNOWS HOW SCRAMBLED THOSE LITTLE BRAINS OF YOURS ARE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LUCKY YOU CAN EVEN PUT TWO WORDS TOGETHER, EVEN COME UP WITH A RATIONAL THOUGHT. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE UNTIL REGULAR IDEAS CAN COME BACK INTO YOUR HEAD, IF EVER. RACHEL: WELL, THANKS TO UNIVERSAL INVESTMENTS, WE'RE BACK IN THE GAME. OH, DON'T LOOK SO GLUM. IT'S GOING TO BE OK. MATTHEW, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO. MATT: SORRY. I HAD SOME BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. WHERE'S LILA? RACHEL: I DON'T KNOW. CASS: OUT ON THE TERRACE. MATT: IN THIS WEATHER? SHE COULD CATCH A COLD. HEY. YOU'RE NOT WARM ENOUGH DRESSED LIKE THAT. HERE. LILA: MATT, WHAT ARE YOU -- I MEAN, WHERE DID YOU GO? I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D -- MATT: HEY, HEY, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING STANDING OUT HERE IN THE COLD? LILA: WELL, I HAVE TO STAND SOMEWHERE. I MEAN, IF I DON'T HOLD JASMINE IN MY ARMS, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I BELONG ANYWHERE. MATT: HEY, HEY, HEY. YOU BELONG WITH ME. LILA: YOU MEAN THAT? THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN ACTING LATELY, I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE -- MATT: WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT RIBBON WE TIED ON YOUR FINGER? LILA: YOU MEAN DURING THE CEREMONY? MATT: YEAH, IT DID THE TRICK. LILA: I TOOK A SHOWER. I TOOK IT OFF, AND I LOST IT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN GONE FOR DAYS NOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. MATT: I SEE. WELL, I WAS HOPING THAT YOU'D ACCEPT THIS AS A DIFFERENT SIGN. LILA: MATT. MATT: IT'S A FAMILY HEIRLOOM. SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF CORY WIVES HAVE WORN IT. AND IF YOU'RE NOT COMPLETELY FED UP WITH ME, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO WEAR IT. MAY I? MATT: NOW IT'S FOREVER. LILA: OH. OH, MY. MATT, I DREAMT ABOUT THIS MOMENT, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BECOME ANYTHING MORE THAN A DREAM. MATT: NOT ANYMORE. LILA: WHY? I MEAN, WHY NOW? WHY TODAY? WHY -- MATT: I WAS CONFUSED THEN, BUT I'M NOT NOW. LILA: WELL, I SUPPOSE MAYBE I'M NOT CONFUSED, EITHER. MATT: YOU'RE WHERE I BELONG, LILA -- WITH YOU. RACHEL: MATTHEW? HEY, HONEY, WE NEED YOUR SIGNATURES. WE'RE IN THE LIBRARY. MATT: ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE IN IN A MINUTE. YOU WARM NOW? LILA: UH-HUH. MATT: YEAH? LILA: UH-HUH. MATT: OK. CASS: ISN'T THAT PRETTY. THAT NEW? LILA: NO. I MEAN, ACTUALLY, IT'S OLD. IT'S A FAMILY HEIRLOOM. I'M THE LAST IN A LONG LINE OF CORY WIVES TO WEAR IT. CASS: I'VE NEVER SEEN IT ON YOU BEFORE. LILA: OH, NO, BECAUSE MATTHEW JUST GAVE IT TO ME. HE WANTED TO REPLACE THAT SWEET RIBBON HE GAVE ME AT THE CEREMONY. LOOK. IT'S THE REAL THING. DOESN'T THAT JUST PROVE YOU WRONG? DOESN'T THAT MEAN THAT MATT IS COMMITTED TO THIS MARRIAGE AND TO ME MORE THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT? CASS: THE SAME MATT WHO GOES DAYS WITHOUT SAYING MORE THAN THREE WORDS TO YOU, THOSE WORDS BEING "PASS THE SALT"? LILA: HE WAS CONFUSED THEN, AND HE'S NOT NOW. CASS: REALLY? LILA: YEAH. CASS: JUST LIKE THAT? LILA: YES, JUST LIKE THAT. I AM MRS. CORY NOW FOREVER. ISN'T THIS PROOF ENOUGH FOR YOU? CASS: OH, IT'S PROOF, ALL RIGHT. A FEW HOURS AGO, YOU OVERHEARD MATT EXPRESSING REGRETS ABOUT A TOO-HASTY WEDDIN LILA: I NEVER HEARD ANY SUCH THING. CASS: AND YOU WENT BERSERK AND FREAKED OUT. AND THEN -- DING-DONG -- LUMINA CALLING. LILA: OH, DON'T YOU DARE. CASS: ZAK DROPS BY, AND FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY "HOCUS-POCUS, MANAMANOCUS," DISCONTENTED MATTHEW DOES A 180, MORPHS INTO DEVOTED HUSBAND OF THE YEAR, WARMING YOU WITH BLANKETS AND REGALING YOU WITH FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, BESTOWING THEM UPON HIS BELOVED BRIDE. HELLO. YOU DON'T GET SOMETHING IN THIS LIFE FOR NOTHING, SUGAR. EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PRICE. YOU LEARNED THAT LESSON EARLY, BUT YOU SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN IT. LILA: YOU ARE SO JEALOUS, AREN'T YOU? CASS: YES, I AM. BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. WHATEVER MESS YOU'RE IN NOW, GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN. LILA: IT'S CHILLY OUT HERE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] LILA: MRS. MATTHEW CORY SPEAKING. JORDAN: YES. YES, YOU ARE, AREN'T YOU? LILA: WHO'S CALLING? JORDAN: IT'S JORDAN STARK. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE EXPECTING MY CALL. LILA: WHAT DO YOU WANT? JORDAN: I NEED A LITTLE MORE HELP, LILA -- THE KIND OF HELP ONLY YOU CAN GIVE ME. MARLEY: HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT YOU AND I ARE ON EXACTLY THE SAME WAVELENGTH LATELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO VICTORIA? I MEAN, I COME HERE TODAY TO SEE IF GRANT IS AWAKE FROM HIS COMA, AND THEN YOU SHOW UP TO SEE IF GRANT IS AWAKE FROM HIS COMA. NOT THAT HE'S THE MOST RELIABLE SOURCE WHEN IT COMES -- JAKE: TELL ME MY WIFE DIDN'T DO IT. TELL ME VICKY DIDN'T SHOOT YOU, GRANT. VICKY: HELP! HELP! HELP ME! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME! IT'S VICKY! HELP! HELP ME! PAULINA: WHAT'S THAT SOUND? VICKY: HELP! HELP ME! HELP ME, PLEASE! IT'S VICKY! HELP! 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