[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] [KNOCK ON DOOR] CAMERON: HEY. JOSIE: DID I WAKE YOU? CAMERON: ARE YOU KIDDING? I COULDN'T SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT. BEEN THINKING ABOUT GARY, WHAT HE'D SAY WHEN YOU TELL HIM. JOSIE: IT TURNS OUT YOU WERE RIGHT. CAMERON: ABOUT WHAT? JOSIE: GARY. THAT HE COULDN'T TAKE THE TRUTH. CAMERON: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT? JOSIE: I LOOKED AT GARY, AND I SAW SOMETHING, SOMETHING IN HIS EYES THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME. CAMERON: WHAT? JOSIE: CAMERON, HE WAS HAPPY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LONG TIME, HE WAS HAPPY. EVER SINCE YOU'VE COME BACK IN HIS LIFE, IT'S LIKE HE'S FOUND THIS MISSING LINK OF WHO HE IS AND WHERE HE'S FROM. AND WITH ME, HE SAYS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN PAST THE WORST OF IT AND THAT THINGS ARE JUST GETTING BETTER. AND I THINK THAT IF I TOLD HIM -- IF I TOLD HIM, THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES, IT WOULD BE GONE FOREVER. CAMERON: YOU DIDN'T DO IT? JOSIE: I -- CAMERON: YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM? JOSIE: NO. I THINK IT'S BEST THIS WAY. IT IS. NOT JUST FOR ME AND GARY BUT FOR YOU AND AMANDA, TOO. CAMERON: JOSIE, BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. JOSIE: NO, I KNOW. I KNOW THAT I SAID I COULDN'T LIVE WITH A LIE LIKE THIS. I COULDN'T LET HIM WALK AROUND THINKING THAT THIS WAS HIS CHILD. BUT YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM WHEN I CAME HOME. YOU DIDN'T HEAR WHAT HE SAID. HE WILL LOVE THIS CHILD, CAMERON. HE WILL LOVE THIS CHILD SO MUCH. AND NOW THINGS FOR YOU AND AMANDA WILL BE FINE. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE. CAMERON: IT'S TOO LATE. JOSIE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? CAMERON: AMANDA ALREADY KNOWS. AMANDA: HI, MOM. YOU'RE UP EARLY. RACHEL: SO ARE YOU. AMANDA: YEAH. I DIDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL LAST NIGHT. RACHEL: OH. WELL, JOIN ME FOR SOME COFFEE. AND THIS CAME FOR YOU. GRANT: WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? CINDY: MY STUFF. I CAME TO GET SOME OF MY STUFF. GRANT: THEN I SUGGEST YOU TAKE IT ALL NOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER TO SET FOOT IN MY BEDROOM AGAIN. IS THAT CLEAR? CINDY: YOU THINK I LIKE BEING HERE WITH YOU? LET ME GET MY STUFF AND I'LL BE OUT OF HERE. GRANT: YOU'LL BE OUT OF HERE, ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO WILL GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL NEVER, EVER COME BACK AGAIN. VICKY: UH-OH. BEARS MUST HAVE LOST. HEY. MONDAY MORNING AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED UP THE SPORTS SECTION YET. JAKE: I'M FINE, VIC. I'M FINE. VICKY: UH-UH. WHAT'S UP? JAKE: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING. MARLEY TAKING CARE OF DONNA HERSELF -- THAT'S BUGGING ME A LITTLE BIT. VICKY: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING USED TO THE IDEA. JAKE: OH, COME ON, DON'T TELL ME YOU DON'T HAVE A FUNNY FEELING ABOUT THIS, VIC. VICKY: WELL, I WISH SHE WOULD HAVE TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT. JAKE: WELL, SHE WOULDN'T. SHE KNEW YOU WOULDN'T GO FOR IT. VICKY: WELL, LOOK, I MEAN, WHAT'S DONE IS DONE. BESIDES, MARLEY AND I BOTH WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR MOM. I MEAN, WHAT DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHO SHE STAYS WITH? JAKE: I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS, BUT I JUST WOULD FEEL BETTER IF WE WERE TAKING CARE OF DONNA, WOULDN'T YOU? VICKY: I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF I WAS STILL IN BED WITH MY HUSBAND. YOU INTERESTED? JAKE: ALWAYS. MARLEY: DONNA, YOU'RE AWAKE. DR. MURRAY SAID YOU NEED TO GET YOUR REST, SO YOU NEED TO TRY TO RELAX. I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WRONG IT WOULD BE TO SAY ANYTHING TO VICTORIA AND JAKE ABOUT ALL THE -- THE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE. I MEAN, I CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THOSE THINGS BACK, AND IF YOU TELL THEM, IT WOULD JUST RUIN ANY CHANCE WE HAVE OF BEING A HAPPY, LOVING FAMILY AGAIN, OK? SO YOU JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES. TRY TO GET SOME REST, ALL RIGHT? GOOD. I'LL BE BACK IN A LITTLE WHILE TO CHECK ON YOU. [DIAL TONE] [NUMERIC TONES] [TELEPHONE RINGS] OPERATOR: HELLO. 911. WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY? HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE? HELLO? OPERATOR: HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE? MARLEY: WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHAT IS IT? YOU WERE TRYING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL, WEREN'T YOU? WHO IS IT? VICTORIA? UH-HUH. YES. WELL, NOBODY IS THERE, SWEETHEART. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, DONNA. AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE TRIED TO DO FOR YOU. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY BECAUSE, AS THEY SAY IN THE PHONE COMPANY BUSINESS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR CALL AS DIALED. SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HANG UP OR CHECK THE NUMBER OR TRY AGAIN. [TELEPHONE RINGS] VICKY: UGH. REMIND ME TO HAVE THAT THING RIPPED OUT. JAKE: THAT'S PROBABLY THE "HERALD." VICKY: HEY. JAKE: I'LL CALL THEM BACK. [RING] VICKY: OH, THEY'RE NOT GOING AWAY. JAKE: I'LL MAKE SURE THEY DO. HELLO. YEAH. YOU SURE? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE. VICKY: WHO WAS THAT? WHAT'S UP? JAKE: THAT WAS VINCE STRAWBRIDGE. HE DOES SOME FREELANCE WRITING FOR THE "HERALD." VICKY: YEAH, SO WHAT DID HE WANT? JAKE: HE'S BEEN VOLUNTEERING AS AN E.M.T. FOR A PIECE THAT HE'S WORKING ON. VICKY: YEAH? SO? JAKE: HE JUST CONFIRMED THAT THE LAST CALL THEY GOT WAS FROM MARLEY'S HOUSE. VICKY: WHAT? I MEAN, DO THEY KNOW WHAT'S -- JAKE: THEY DON'T KNOW. IT GOT CUT OFF. VICKY: WE'VE GOT TO GET DRESSED. WE'VE GOT TO GET OVER THERE. MARLEY: I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH YOU A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY, AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I'M IN CHARGE HERE AND I DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND HOW IT WILL HAPPEN, OK? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? "YES. YES, MARLEY, I UNDERSTAND, AND I WON'T DO ANYTHING BAD EVER AGAIN." OK. [SIRENS] MARLEY: THEY'RE COMING HERE, AREN'T THEY? YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET THIS. JOSIE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, AMANDA KNOWS? CAMERON: WHEN YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL GARY THE BABY WAS MINE, I KNEW I HAD TO BE THE ONE TO TELL AMANDA. SO I WROTE HER A LETTER. JOSIE: YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE GOING TO DO THIS. SHE'S GOING TO TELL GARY -- CAMERON: MAYBE NOT. JOSIE: AND GARY'S GOING TO FIND OUT. SHE'S GOING TO TALK. AMANDA WILL TALK. CAMERON: NOT IF SHE DOESN'T KNOW. I SLIPPED THE LETTER -- I SLIPPED THE LETTER UNDER HER DOOR LATE LAST NIGHT. NOW, IT'S STILL EARLY. MAYBE SHE HASN'T SEEN IT YET. JOSIE: SHE'S GOING TO FIND THE LETTER. CAMERON: NOT IF I GET THERE FIRST. JOSIE: I'M COMING WITH YOU. CAMERON: NO, YOU'RE NOT. JOSIE: YES, I AM. I HAVE -- CAMERON: YOU'RE TOO UPSET. LET ME DO THIS. LET ME JUST DO THIS FOR YOU. I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK. JOSIE: HURRY UP. HURRY. HURRY. PLEASE DON'T LET IT BE TOO LATE. RACHEL: WELL, AREN'T YOU GOING TO OPEN IT? IT WAS HAND-DELIVERED. AMANDA: I'M SURE IT'S PROBABLY FROM THE GARDENER. I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO DO THE FALL PLANTING. RACHEL: I BET IT ISN'T. FROM THE GARDENER, THAT IS. OK, OK. SUIT YOURSELF. AND JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE PRICES OF SPRING BULBS. AMANDA: IS THAT WHY YOU'RE UP EARLY? ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT MONEY? RACHEL: I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. THAT'S WHY I'M UP EARLY EVERY MORNING. OF COURSE YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU NEVER ARE UP EARLY. AMANDA: I WAKE UP EARLY. RACHEL: OH! AMANDA: SOMETIMES. RACHEL: SO, IS THAT WHY YOU WOKE UP EARLY, BECAUSE YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT MONEY? AMANDA: ACTUALLY, I HAD SOMETHING ELSE ON MY MIND. RACHEL: LET ME THINK. CAMERON'S COMING TO ME. AMANDA: IS IT THAT OBVIOUS? RACHEL: WELL, THESE DAYS WHEN YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING, IT'S GENERALLY CAMERON. ALTHOUGH I DID THINK IT WAS ALL RESOLVED. AMANDA: I WROTE HIM A LETTER. RACHEL: YOU? AN EPISTOLARY ROMANCE. HOW JANE AUSTEN OF YOU. AMANDA: I KNOW IT SOUNDS HOKEY. BUT IT'S JUST THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER, WORDS GET IN THE WAY. SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD WRITE THINGS DOWN AND HOPEFULLY HE WOULD UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL WITHOUT ME BEING THERE TO SCREW IT UP. THAT SOUNDS KIND OF SILLY, DOESN'T IT? RACHEL: IT'S NOT SILLY TO TRY AND MAKE A RELATIONSHIP WORK. AMANDA: WELL, IT'S COMPLICATED. RACHEL: THE TWO OF YOU OR JUST CAMERON? AMANDA: BOTH. I DON'T KNOW. JUST WHEN I THINK THAT I KNOW HIM, HE GOES AND THROWS ME FOR LOOP. SO I DECIDED THAT THAT'S JUST THE WAY HE IS. HE'S A WALKING CONTRADICTION. RACHEL: WELL, MEN CAN BE VERY COMPLEX. CARL WAS VERY RUTHLESS, BUT WITH PEOPLE HE LOVES, VERY TENDER. AMANDA: YOU MISS HIM, DON'T YOU? RACHEL: EVERY DAY. WELL, THAT'S THE LATEST GOING TO THE LUMINA FOUNDATION. I WONDER WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HANG IT -- RIGHT NEXT TO THE OTHER ONE? AMANDA: THIS MUST BE REALLY HARD FOR YOU. RACHEL: HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. AMANDA: WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR MIND. RACHEL: NO, I CAN'T. CORY PUBLISHING NEEDS THE MONEY. OH, MY GOSH. THESE PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE. AMANDA: WHAT? RACHEL: THIS. THESE PEOPLE. THIS LOGO KEEPS TURNING UP. I MEAN, IT WAS ON THE PIN THAT THEY SENT ME. AMANDA: I GOT ONE OF THOSE, TOO. RACHEL: LILA GOT ONE. FELICIA GOT ONE. AMANDA: WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS? RACHEL: I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THIS WILL ENLIGHTEN US. BUT THESE LUMINA PEOPLE SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE. GRANT: YOU STILL HERE? WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? "JORDAN STARK, DIRECTOR OF THE LUMINA FOUNDATION, INVITES YOU TO A MASQUERADE BALL. A CELESTIAL CELEBRATION TO OBSERVE THE ORIONID METEOR SHOWER AT LUMINA FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS UNDER THE STARS." CINDY: LET ME SEE THAT. I GOT A PIN IN THE MAIL WITH THAT DESIGN ON IT -- THAT LIGHTNING BOLT THINGAMAJIGGY. GRANT: I GOT A KEY CHAIN. CINDY: IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE LUMINA FOUNDATION, THOUGH. WHAT IS IT, A COMPANY THAT MAKES LIGHT BULBS? GRANT: IT SEEMS THEY DO RESEARCH INTO WHAT THEY CLAIM IS THE PARANORMAL. CINDY: REALLY? COOL. GRANT: YES, I'M SURE IT WOULD BE COOL TO SOMEONE AS GULLIBLE AS YOU. PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS NEW AGE NONSENSE IS A LOT OF BULL. CINDY: WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING, LET ME HAVE YOUR INVITATION. GRANT: OH, I'M GOING. YOU SEE, THESE PEOPLE HAVE INVESTED SERIOUS MONEY INTO BAY CITY. AS MAYOR, IT'S MY CIVIC DUTY TO SUPPORT THEM. CINDY: YOU COULD GO AS SATAN. YOU WOULDN'T NEED A COSTUME. GRANT: I'M SURE IT'LL BE QUITE A LAVISH AFFAIR. BLACK TIE ONLY. ANYONE WHO'S ANYONE IN BAY CITY WILL BE THERE. CINDY: 400. OOH, SOUNDS SWANKY. GRANT: IT'S TOO BAD YOU WON'T BE THERE, CYNTHIA. YOUR DAYS OF CLINGING TO MY SIDE AS THE MAYOR'S WIFE WILL SOON BE OVER. IN A SHORT WHILE, THE MINIMAL BOND THAT REMAINS BETWEEN US WILL BE SEVERED LEGALLY AND PERMANENTLY. CINDY: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? GRANT: I'M GOING TO SANTO DOMINGO, DARLING. AND WHEN I GET BACK, YOU WILL BE THE FORMER MRS. GRANT HARRISON. CINDY: THAT'S FAST. DON'T I GET A SAY IN THIS? GRANT: WHY WOULD I WANT TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY, DARLING? CINDY: BECAUSE I'M YOUR WIFE. GRANT: IN NAME ONLY. ADMIT IT, DARLING. THE ONLY REASON YOU STAYED WITH ME IS BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO RUIN ME, BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO USE THAT EVIDENCE, SO YOU HID IT IN THAT DOG. AND THE ONLY REASON I STAYED WITH YOU IS BECAUSE I WANTED TO FIND THAT EVIDENCE. BUT NOW THAT EVIDENCE IS GONE FOR GOOD, DARLING. SO GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY EITHER ONE OF US SHOULD WANT TO STAY WITH EACH OTHER FOR A MOMENT LONGER, HMM? CINDY: THIS MARRIAGE WAS CREATED OUT OF CONVENIENCE, MOSTLY TO SAVE YOUR BUTT. GRANT: THEN WHY MOURN THE END OF IT? CINDY: I DON'T KNOW. BUT SOMETHING CHANGED ALONG THE WAY, DIDN'T IT? I THOUGHT IT DID. HOW DID WE GET TO THIS? GRANT: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW? THE DAY YOU LED ME TO BELIEVE MY SON WASN'T MINE -- THAT'S THE DAY OUR MARRIAGE ENDED. CINDY: GRANT -- GRANT: NOW I'M GOING OUT FOR A WHILE, AND WHEN I'M GONE, I WANT YOU TO REMOVE EVERY TASTELESS OBJECT YOU'VE EVER BROUGHT INTO MY HOME, ALL RIGHT? I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EVENING WITHOUT YOU THERE TO EMBARRASS ME. CINDY: DAMN YOU. GRANT: YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES. CINDY: FINE. HAVE YOUR DIVORCE. WHO WANTS YOU, ANYWAY? [TELEPHONE RINGS] CINDY: HARRISON RESIDENCE. MRS. GRANT HARRISON SPEAKING. VICKY: CINDY, HI. IT'S VICKY. CINDY: YEAH. SO? VICKY: LOOK, DON'T START WITH ME. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, ALL RIGHT? CINDY: WHY -- WHAT, IS IT KIRKLAND? VICKY: KIRKLAND'S FINE, BUT I NEED GRANT TO COME OVER HERE AND WATCH HIM. JAKE AND I NEED TO RUN OUT. CINDY: GRANT STEPPED OUT, BUT HE SHOULD BE BACK IN A FEW MINUTES. VICKY: WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO TELL HIM, OR DO I HAVE TO CALL BACK? CINDY: I'LL GIVE HIM THE MESSAGE. VICKY: YOU DO THAT. CINDY: I WILL, ALL RIGHT? JUST GO WHERE YOU HAVE TO GO. BYE. OH, YEAH. GOD FORBID THAT PRINCE KIRKLAND BE LEFT ALONE, EVEN FOR JUST ONE MINUTE. DON'T WORRY, VICKY. SOMEONE WILL BE THERE WHEN HE WAKES UP. BUT IT WON'T BE DADDY. [KNOCK ON DOOR] MAN: PARAMEDICS! SOMEBODY CALL 911? MARLEY: YES, AND I WONDER WHO THAT WAS? ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LET THEM IN, DONNA. NO SURPRISES, NO SIGNALS. DO YOU GET THAT? DO YOU GET IT? MARLEY: I'M SORRY. I'M SO, SO SORRY. VICKY: IS IT MOM? MARLEY: YES, YES. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. PARAMEDIC: DID YOU MAKE THE CALL? MARLEY: YES, I CALLED. THEN THE OPERATOR, SHE COULDN'T HEAR ME, SO I JUST HUNG UP. THEN I TRIED TO CALL YOU GUYS, AND I JUST REALIZED I HAD THE MUTE BUTTON ON THE WHOLE TIME. JAKE: WE DIDN'T GET A CALL, MARLEY. MARLEY: I KNOW. I HAD TO HANG UP BEFORE IT RANG BECAUSE MOM NEEDED ME. VICKY: WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S WRONG, THEN? MARLEY: I DON'T KNOW. I CAME DOWNSTAIRS TO CHECK ON HER. SHE WAS UPSET. SHE SEEMED AGITATED. PARAMEDIC: CAN YOU TELL US IF YOU'RE IN ANY PAIN? MARLEY: SHE CAN'T TALK, SIR. SHE HAS APHASIA. VICKY: THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND SHE'S PARALYZED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY. MARLEY: SHE WAS TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING, THOUGH, BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WANTED. I DON'T -- PARAMEDIC: WELL, WE'LL CHECK HER OUT. WHO'S HER DOCTOR? MARLEY: DR. MURRAY. I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS CAME HERE, BUT HOW DID YOU HEAR? HOW DID YOU FIND OUT? JAKE: I KNOW A GUY WHO'S WORKING AS AN E.M.T. HE SAW THE NUMBER AND TRACED IT TO THIS ADDRESS. MARLEY: THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ALL ALONE. PARAMEDIC: WELL, HER VITALS SEEM OK, BUT SHE'S DEFINITELY AGITATED. DID ANYTHING HAPPEN TO UPSET HER? MARLEY: NO, NOTHING. NOTHING HAPPENED THIS MORNING. VICKY: MOM, YOU NEED TO RELAX AND TRY AND LET THESE PEOPLE HELP YOU, ALL RIGHT? MARLEY: MAYBE WE SHOULD GIVE THEM SOME ROOM TO WORK. I FEEL SO STUPID. VICKY: WHY? MARLEY: BECAUSE I MADE SUCH A BIG PRODUCTION OUT OF WANTING TO TAKE CARE OF DONNA AND DO IT ALL BY MYSELF, AND I THOUGHT I COULD. BUT THE NURSE I HIRED, SHE DOESN'T SHOW UP UNTIL LATER TODAY. VICKY: MARLEY, THIS ISN'T YOUR FAULT. MARLEY: I WANTED TO DO THIS FOR DONNA. IT'S HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. JAKE: WE TOLD YOU THIS MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU, MARLEY. YOU KNOW THAT. MARLEY: I KNOW, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I JUST -- MAYBE -- MAYBE I CAN GET THE NURSE TO LIVE IN FULL-TIME AND THEN DONNA WON'T BE ALONE AND THIS WON'T EVER HAVE TO HAPPEN AGAIN. SO -- WELL? WELL? VICKY: HOW IS SHE? PARAMEDIC: YOU'RE RIGHT, SHE WAS PRETTY UPSET. I SPOKE TO DR. MURRAY. SHE CAN TAKE THESE. THEY'RE TRANQUILIZERS. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, GIVE HER ONE EVERY SIX HOURS. MARLEY: OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BUT I HOPE THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY. RACHEL: THE LAST THING I WANT TO GO TO IS A PARTY. AND BESIDES, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A FUNDRAISER, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDS. AMANDA: WELL, THE LUMINA FOUNDATION SURE SEEMS TO HAVE SOME. RACHEL: I'VE JUST SOLD THEM MY ARTWORK. THEY CAN'T BUY MY TIME. AMANDA: OH, COME ON. AREN'T YOU THE LEAST BIT CURIOUS? RACHEL: NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT. AMANDA: I AM. RACHEL: OF COURSE YOU ARE. YOU'RE BLOND. AMANDA: I THINK THAT A PARTY MIGHT JUST BE WHAT THIS FAMILY NEEDS AFTER EVERYTHING. RACHEL: ALL RIGHT. AMANDA: DO YOU THINK THEY SENT AN INVITATION TO MATT AND ME? RACHEL: OF COURSE THEY DID. YOU'RE PART OF CORY PUBLISHING. AMANDA: THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, THE MORE I WANT TO GO. WITH CAMERON. IT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME WE GO OUT IN PUBLIC TOGETHER. RACHEL: DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TALK HIM INTO GETTING INTO A COSTUME? AMANDA: I THINK I COULD DO IT. RACHEL: I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY HARD SELL. ANYWAY, IF YOU GOT AN INVITATION, IT WOULD BE HERE IN THIS PILE OF MAIL WITH YOUR LITTLE LOVE LETTER FROM THE GARDENER. JOSIE: WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? [KNOCK ON DOOR] JOSIE: WHAT HAPPENED? CAMERON: MRS. HUTCHINS. I HOPE I'M NOT TOO EARLY. RACHEL: NOT FOR ME YOU'RE NOT. I'M SURPRISED TO SEE YOU HERE AT THIS HOUR. COME IN. CAMERON: THANKS. I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO AMANDA. I THOUGHT I'D CATCH HER NOW. RACHEL: THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. CAMERON: I HOPE SO. RACHEL: WELL, YOU HAVE A GENTLEMAN CALLER. AMANDA: CAMERON. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOUR VOICE. CAMERON: I DIDN'T MEAN TO -- I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME DROPPING BY LIKE THIS. AMANDA: OH, I THINK SHE CAN HANDLE IT. I -- OK, FINE. I'M OUT OF HERE. CAMERON: IT'S KIND OF EARLY. AMANDA: ACTUALLY, I'M -- I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. CAMERON: YOU ARE? AMANDA: YEAH. THERE'S -- THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, AND I NEED YOU TO BE HONEST WITH ME. CAMERON: YEAH, WE SHOULD -- WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE STRAIGHT WITH EACH OTHER. AMANDA: RIGHT. RIGHT. IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK, THEN I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO -- TO BE VERY HONEST, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY. CAMERON: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AMANDA: WELL, I MEAN THAT NO MATTER HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO ANOTHER PERSON THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFICULT OR EMBARRASSING TO TALK ABOUT, AND -- WELL, SOMETIMES THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF COMMUNICATING, AND SOMEONE MIGHT CHOOSE TO COMMUNICATE, LIKE, MAYBE IN A LETTER. CAMERON: YEAH. I CAN SEE WHY A PERSON WOULD DO THAT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DON'T FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A CHOICE. AMANDA: AND WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF SOMEONE THAT DID THAT? CAMERON: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AMANDA: I MEAN THAT -- SUPPOSE THAT SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW AND YOU CARE ABOUT RESORTED TO WRITING YOU A LETTER TO TELL YOU SOMETHING IMPORTANT. WOULD THAT CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT PERSON? CAMERON: NO. AMANDA: YOU'RE SURE? CAMERON: YEAH. I CAN SEE WHY -- SOMETIMES IT'S -- IT'S HARD TO SAY SOME THINGS TO A PERSON THAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO HURT THEM. I HOPE THAT THIS -- I'M NOT GOOD WITH WORDS, SO I HOPE THAT THIS EXPLAINS THE LETTER. AMANDA: WHAT LETTER? CAMERON: THE LETTER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AMANDA: I'M TALKING ABOUT A LETTER THAT I WROTE TO YOU. WHAT LETTER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? KIRKLAND: MOM? MOM? WHERE ARE YOU? JAKE? IS ANYBODY HOME? STEVEN, NO ONE'S HOME. CINDY: I'M HOME. AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY HELLO TO YOUR WICKED STEPMOTHER? CINDY: I WOULDN'T TRY RUNNING AWAY FROM ME IF I WERE YOU. THAT WOULD ONLY MAKE ME ANGRY, AND WICKED STEPMOTHERS GET EXTRA WICKED WHEN WE'RE ANGRY. KIRKLAND: YOU DO? CINDY: YES, WE DO. DON'T YOU LISTEN TO YOUR BEDTIME STORIES? AND WHEN I'M WEARING MY MAGIC CAPE, WATCH OUT. [SINISTER VOICE] MY WICKED POWERS ARE EVEN STRONGER. KIRKLAND: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. CINDY: [NORMAL VOICE] YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME? WOULD YOU CARE TO TRY ME? DIDN'T THINK SO. OK, SIT DOWN. HAVE A SEAT. LISTEN UP. KIRKLAND: NO. GO AWAY. WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE. CINDY: "WE"? WHO "WE"? WHAT? KIRKLAND: MY MOM AND JAKE. THEY'RE UPSTAIRS. SO IS STEVEN. JAKE'S STRONGER THAN YOU. HE CAN BEAT YOU UP. CINDY: DON'T FIB TO ME, KIRKLAND. I KNOW YOUR MOM AND JAKE AREN'T HOME. KIRKLAND: YOU'RE WRONG. THEY CAME HOME. CINDY: NO. YOU ARE LYING. I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN LITTLE BOYS ARE LYING. IN FACT, THAT'S WHAT I CAME HERE FOR -- TO WARN YOU NOT TO LIE TO ME AGAIN. KIRKLAND: I DIDN'T LIE TO YOU. CINDY: YOU DID LIE TO ME WHEN YOU TOLD ME THAT PUFFY WAS GONE. KIRKLAND: HE IS. CINDY: HE ISN'T. I KNOW. KIRKLAND: HOW? CINDY: BECAUSE I FOUND HIM. I FOUND YOUR HIDING PLACE. KIRKLAND: YOU'RE LYING. YOU ALWAYS LIE. CINDY: I'VE GOT PUFFY. KIRKLAND: ARE YOU GOING TO USE HIM TO HURT MY DADDY? [KNOCK ON DOOR] GRANT: KIRKLAND, IT'S DADDY. OPEN THE DOOR, SON. CINDY: OK, ANSWER IT. BUT NOT A WORD ABOUT PUFFY. GRANT: HEY. KIRKLAND: DADDY. GRANT: GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? CINDY: YOU GOT MY MESSAGE, DIDN'T YOU? VICKY HAD TO LEAVE. GRANT: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH YOU? CINDY: WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN YOU'D BE BACK, AND SO I CAME OVER TO KEEP AN EYE ON KIRKLAND. GRANT: OH, YOU DID, HUH? IN THAT GETUP? CINDY: I WAS PACKING. IT WAS THE FIRST THING I GRABBED. NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'LL GO FINISH PACKING. GRANT: YOU ALL RIGHT, KIDDO? SHE SCARE YOU? KIRKLAND: NO. WE JUST TALKED. GRANT: ABOUT WHAT? KIRKLAND: STUFF. DADDY? GRANT: YES? KIRKLAND: WICKED STEPMOTHERS -- DO THEY LIE? GRANT: ALL THE TIME. ESPECIALLY YOURS. DID CYNTHIA LIE TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING? KIRKLAND: I DON'T KNOW. AMANDA: I'M CONFUSED. WHAT LETTER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? CAMERON: OH. WHAT I MEANT WAS -- YOU'RE RIGHT. SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING THAN TO TELL PEOPLE HOW YOU REALLY FEEL FACE-TO-FACE. I JUST HOPE THAT IF YOU EVER GET A LETTER LIKE THAT YOU'LL GO EASY ON WHOEVER WROTE IT. AMANDA: OK. WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW RELIEVED I AM TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT. CAMERON: WHY? AMANDA: WELL, HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL GO EASY ON ME WHEN YOU READ THIS. I WROTE IT LAST NIGHT. CAMERON: DON'T GIVE IT TO ME. AMANDA: YOU'RE EMBARRASSED. THAT'S OK. I UNDERSTAND. AND IT'S VERY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING. SORRY. CAMERON: I'M NOT EMBARRASSED. I'M NOT. I JUST -- WHY DON'T YOU READ IT TO ME? AMANDA: UM -- CAMERON: WILL YOU READ IT TO ME? AMANDA: OK. OK, JUST PROMISE TO NOT LAUGH AT ME, OK? CAMERON: I PROMISE. AMANDA: OK. OK, HERE GOES. "DEAR CAMERON, I KNOW I TALK A LOT, BUT I DON'T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE. SO I'M PUTTING THIS DOWN SO I CAN TELL YOU BETTER HOW I FEEL. IT'S SIMPLE, REALLY, AND YOU ALREADY KNOW IT, BUT SO MUCH HAS GOTTEN IN THE WAY SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE THESE WORDS. I LOVE YOU. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU -- FOR A LOT OF THINGS, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR LAST NIGHT -- FOR BEING SO GENTLE AND SO UNDERSTANDING. I KNOW FIRST, I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WAS A LITTLE THROWN. I'M NOT USED TO BEING REJECTED BY MEN WHEN I VISIT THEIR ROOMS LATE AT NIGHT -- NOT THAT I MAKE A HABIT OF THAT. BUT LAST NIGHT, WHENEVER I CAME TO SEE YOU, I REALLY THOUGHT THAT I WAS READY. AND SOMEHOW, WELL, YOU KNEW ME BETTER THAN I KNEW MYSELF -- AS USUAL. SO FROM NOW ON, I WANT TO FOCUS ON US AND ON OUR FUTURE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FUTURE AND I BELIEVE IN YOU. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, CAMERON." JOSIE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? GARY: WELL, WHEN CAMERON AND I FIRST STARTED WORKING TOGETHER, HE GAVE ME THE KEYS TO HIS PLACE. I'M JUST DROPPING OFF SOME FILES FROM THE CORY CASE. JOSIE: SO YOU CAME HERE RIGHT FROM HOME? GARY: WELL, YEAH. I WOKE UP, AND YOU WERE GONE. SO I MADE MYSELF A CRUMMY BREAKFAST AND CAME OVER HERE, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU. JOSIE: WELL, I -- THERE'S A WITNESS THAT I'M WORKING ON A CASE ON. HE LIVES IN THIS BUILDING. SO I LEFT EARLY SO THAT I COULD GET HERE AND CUT HIM OFF BEFORE HE WENT TO WORK. GARY: WHAT, DOES CAMERON KNOW THE GUY? JOSIE: WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT, AND CAMERON AND I WERE TALKING, AND HE GOT A PHONE CALL, AND HE HAD TO RUN OUT. GARY: OH. SO YOU'RE WAITING FOR HIM TO COME BACK. JOSIE: YEAH. GARY: OK. WELL, HONEY, I'D LOVE TO STAY, BUT I GOT TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE. JOSIE: GARY? GARY: YEAH? JOSIE: HEY, I'M SORRY I LEFT EARLY. I SHOULD HAVE LEFT YOU A NOTE. GARY: HONEY, YOU HAD WORK TO DO. BUT I GOT TO ADMIT I WAS KIND OF BUMMED TO FIND YOU GONE. I HAD OTHER THINGS PLANNED FOR US. JOSIE: OH, YEAH? WHAT OTHER KIND OF THINGS? GARY: WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD PICK UP FROM WHERE WE LEFT OFF LAST NIGHT, HUH? MAKING A BABY MAKES IT EVEN A LITTLE SEXIER. JOSIE: I AGREE. GARY: SO IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY, I DON'T MIND. JOSIE: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY"? GARY: WELL, HONEY, YOU KNOW WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID ABOUT YOUR HISTORY. IT JUST MIGHT TAKE A WHILE. AMANDA: SO, THAT'S IT. YOU CAN RESPOND AT ANY TIME NOW. CAMERON: I LOVED YOUR LETTER. AMANDA: YOU DID? CAMERON: YEAH. I BELIEVE IN YOU, TOO. I BELIEVE IN US. RACHEL: OH, GOSH. OK, FINE. I'M JUST -- I JUST NEED THIS MAIL. I'M GOING TO GO TO WORK, AND I'LL SEE YOU LATER. AMANDA: WHERE WERE WE? CAMERON: OH. I GOT TO GO. AMANDA: WHAT? SO SOON? WHY? CAMERON: YEAH, I GOT -- I HAVE THIS APPOINTMENT. I GOT TO GO. AMANDA: YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE WITHOUT EVEN A KISS GOOD-BYE? CAMERON: I LOVE YOU. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, WHATEVER HAPPENS. GRANT: HEY, BUD. DON'T YOU LIKE YOUR CEREAL? IT HAS ALMOST NOTHING HEALTHY IN IT. KIRKLAND: I'M NOT THAT HUNGRY. GRANT: IS SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU? DID CYNTHIA SAY SOMETHING TO UPSET YOU? KIRKLAND: NO. I GUESS NOT. GRANT: IF SHE EVER TRIES TO SCARE YOU AGAIN, YOU TELL ME, OK? KIRKLAND: MM-HMM. GRANT: LOOK, WE GOT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, SO THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. KIRKLAND: WHAT? GRANT: I'M GOING AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WHEN I GET BACK, CYNTHIA WON'T BE LIVING WITH US ANYMORE. KIRKLAND: WHERE WILL SHE GO? GRANT: WELL, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BECAUSE SHE WON'T BE YOUR STEPMOTHER ANYMORE. KIRKLAND: SHE WON'T? DOES THAT MEAN SHE WON'T HAVE HER POWERS ANYMORE? GRANT: POWERS? VICKY: HI, SWEETHEART. KIRKLAND: HI, MOM. GRANT: HI. VICKY: HI, GRANT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I DIDN'T THINK CINDY WOULD GIVE YOU THE MESSAGE. GRANT: NO, I WAS PLEASED TO DO IT. STEVEN'S UPSTAIRS GETTING DRESSED. VICKY: HI. I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE HERE WHEN YOU WOKE UP. I HAD TO GO CHECK ON NANA. KIRKLAND: IS SHE GOING TO BE OK? VICKY: YEAH, I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE. HOW ABOUT YOU? DID YOU EAT YOUR BREAKFAST? KIRKLAND: I'M NOT THAT HUNGRY. I'LL GO UPSTAIRS AND GET MY BOOK. VICKY: IS HE ALL RIGHT? GRANT: HE'S BEEN A LITTLE QUIET THIS MORNING, AND I JUST TOLD HIM THAT I'M LEAVING CYNTHIA. VICKY: YOU ARE? GRANT: YES. I'M FLYING TO SANTO DOMINGO IN A COUPLE OF HOURS TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL. VICKY: OH. I -- SORRY, I GUESS. GRANT: DON'T BE SORRY. I'M NOT. I'D RATHER ADMIT MY MISTAKE AND MOVE ON THAN SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE TRAPPED IN HELL. VICKY: I HADN'T REALIZED IT WAS SO BAD. GRANT: WELL, IT WAS WORSE THAN THAT. BUT NOW THAT SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE, IT FEELS LIKE A WEIGHT'S BEEN LIFTED, AND SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO HURT ME OR ANYBODY I LOVE EVER AGAIN. KIRKLAND: MOM, DAD, BE RIGHT BACK. I GOT TO GO GET SOME LEAVES FOR MY SCIENCE PROJECT. GRANT: OK. VICKY: ALL RIGHT, HONEY. BE CAREFUL. MARLEY: NO. NO, PLEASE -- NO, NO, PLEASE DON'T! NO, NO, NO! NO! JAKE: WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY? YOU ALL RIGHT? MARLEY: YES, JAKE. I JUST -- I THINK I JUST DOZED -- JUST DOZED OFF. JAKE: YOU DID. MARLEY: I WAS JUST DREAMING. IT WAS VERY -- VERY REAL. JAKE: WELL, THAT'S THE WAY DREAMS ARE. MARLEY: I HAVE IT A LOT, THIS DREAM. JAKE: YEAH? MARLEY: IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME. I'M ALWAYS ALONE, AND THERE'S THIS -- THIS HOUSE. I'M IN THIS -- I'M IN THIS HOUSE, AND IT'S VERY DARK AND SPOOKY, AND I'M TRYING TO GET OUT. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN -- ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMEBODY'S COMING AT ME, AND I'M TRYING TO GET AWAY, AND I CAN'T -- I CAN'T GET AWAY, AND I CAN'T SCREAM. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I'M JUST STUCK THERE. AND HE'S COMING AFTER ME. AND I CAN'T GO, AND HE'S STARTING TO HURT ME, AND I CAN'T GET AWAY. JAKE: LISTEN, LISTEN. NO ONE'S GOING TO HURT YOU, ALL RIGHT? IT'S JUST A DREAM. MARLEY: YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW. THAT'S WHY I KEEP WONDERING WHY I HAVE IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER. JAKE: THIS PERSON WHO ATTACKS YOU -- WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? MARLEY: I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T EVER SEE HIS FACE. JAKE: IS IT ME? MARLEY: JAKE, YOU DIDN'T -- YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO BE HERE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW. JAKE: I KNOW WHAT I DID. I LIVE WITH THAT EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE. MARLEY: LOOK, I'M ALL RIGHT. I'M ALL RIGHT, REALLY. I'M -- JAKE: I DON'T KNOW. YOU BROUGHT IT UP THAT NIGHT. THE OTHER NIGHT. MARLEY: I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO THINK ABOUT THAT NIGHT. JAKE: BUT THE NIGHT THAT IT HAPPENED -- MARLEY: AND THE NIGHT THAT I THREW MYSELF AT YOU. JAKE: YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO DEAL WITH -- MARLEY: THE RAPE? JAKE: SO WE CAN GET PAST IT. MARLEY: I DON'T -- I DON'T THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD IDEA. JAKE: WHY IS THAT? MARLEY: BECAUSE YOU DON'T TRUST ME ANYMORE. AND I KNOW IF WE START TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, THEN YOU'LL THINK THAT I'M JUST USING IT TO HOLD ON TO YOU AND TO MAKE YOU FEEL GUILTY AND FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR ME. JAKE: YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT YOU COULD MAKE ME FEEL ANY GUILTIER THAN I FEEL EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE. MARLEY: YES, BUT YOU SAID YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE ALONE WITH ME. JAKE: YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU, MARLEY, BUT IT'S BEEN HARD TO TRUST YOU. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, USING SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR YOUR OWN PAIN TO HURT ME, I JUST -- I SWEAR TO YOU, I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. MARLEY: I THOUGHT YOU'D -- I THOUGHT YOU'D TURNED YOUR BACK ON ME. AND TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU TRUST ME MAYBE EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT -- YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME. DONNA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? JAKE: I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP. MARLEY: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE. SHE JUST -- SHE GOT SO UPSET. I SHOULD GO GET HER PILLS. JAKE: YOUNG LADY, YOU NEED TO TAKE IT EASY, OK? WHAT IS IT, DONNA? WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME? JAKE: WHAT IS IT, HONEY? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. I THINK THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO IS JUST TRY TO CALM DOWN, OK? VICKY: WHAT'S WRONG? WHERE'S MARLEY? JAKE: OH, SHE WENT TO GET SOME TRANQUILIZERS. VICKY: WHY? DID SOMETHING HAPPEN? JAKE: SHE WAS SLEEPING, AND THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, SHE JUST KNOCKED THE LAMP OFF THE -- OFF THE -- VICKY: MOM, YOU HAVE TO TRY TO RELAX. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE? WHO'S WATCHING THE BOYS? VICKY: GRANT'S WITH THE BOYS. HE SAID HE'D STAY. AND BESIDES, I KNOW YOU WEREN'T THRILLED ABOUT BEING HERE, SO I'M GIVING YOU A BREAK. JAKE: I'M DOING FINE. VICKY: REALLY? JAKE: YEAH. VICKY: UH-HUH. JAKE: MM-HMM. VICKY: I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OK. YOU WERE BEING WAY TOO HARD ON MARLEY. JAKE: LOOK, I JUST DON'T LIKE GETTING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR SISTER. VICKY: I DON'T BLAME YOU. JAKE: I'M TELLING YOU, VIC, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT DON'T ADD UP. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, YOU'RE RIGHT -- MARLEY'S THE SAME PERSON THAT WE'VE KNOWN AND TRUSTED AND LOVED FOR YEARS. VICKY: AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN ACTING A LITTLE NUTS SINCE THE ACCIDENT. I KNOW SHE'S DONE SOME STUPID THINGS. IT'S JUST THAT I -- YOU KNOW, I CAN'T HELP BUT BELIEVE MOM DIDN'T PUSH HER INTO SOME OF THOSE THINGS. JAKE: OK, MAYBE IT WASN'T JUST DONNA. VICKY: WELL, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU JUST CAN'T PUT ALL THE BLAME ON MARLEY. SHE'S DONE SOME TERRIBLE THINGS, BUT SHE'S MY SISTER, AND I BELIEVE SHE HAS A GOOD HEART. I MEAN, I JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT. MARLEY: VICKY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN. VICKY: OH, HI. WELL, GRANT'S WITH THE KIDS, SO I CAN STAY IF YOU NEED ME. MARLEY: OH. NO, REALLY. THE TWO OF YOU CAN GO HOME. I'M FINE NOW. VICKY: ARE YOU SURE? MARLEY: YEAH. I HAD A CHANCE TO LIE DOWN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER. AND ONCE I GIVE DONNA ONE OF THOSE PILLS, SHE'S GOING TO RELAX. SO THE TWO OF YOU, REALLY -- YOU CAN GO. VICKY: OK. WELL, YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. MARLEY: YES. VICKY: AND YOU LET MARLEY TAKE CARE OF YOU. JAKE: TAKE IT EASY. MARLEY: THANK YOU. MARLEY: SEE? SEE, I'M WINNING THEM OVER, BOTH OF THEM. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. I AM GOING TO MAKE JAKE LOVE ME AGAIN, RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES. TOO BAD YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO CONGRATULATE ME. KIRKLAND: COME ON, PUFFY, BE THERE. YES! I KNEW MY WICKED STEPMOTHER WAS LYING. YOU'RE SAFE AND SOUND. DON'T WORRY, PUFFY. SHE WON'T GET YOU. CINDY: OH. SO SORRY, PUFFY, BUT NOBODY SAID LIFE WAS FAIR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SURGERY IS NOT ELECTIVE. CINDY: OH, HAVE I MISSED YOU. AND I AM NOT GOING TO LET YOU OUT OF MY HAND UNTIL I BRING GRANT TO HIS KNEES. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION]