[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] CINDY: OK, YOU SEE THESE HANDS? THEY ARE THROUGH DOING YOUR DIRTY WORK. THE SLAVE SHIP HAS SAILED. MARLEY: YOU CAN'T -- CINDY: I BROUGHT YOU THE ANTIBIOTICS, AND NOW I'M OUT OF HERE. MARLEY: YOU CAN'T PULL OUT NOW. JAKE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE MORE CONVINCING. CINDY: IT DIDN'T TAKE THIS LONG TO BUILD THE PYRAMIDS. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM. GRANT'S WAITING FOR ME. I'M CLOCKING OUT. MARLEY: DEFINITELY YOU CAN DO THAT IF YOU JUST -- IF YOU JUST DO ME THIS ONE MORE FAVOR. CINDY: YOU GOT A HEARING PROBLEM? MARLEY: I JUST WANT YOU TO PRETEND TO BE VICKY. CINDY: OH, NO. NO. THERE IS NO WAY YOU ARE STICKING ME IN SOME DARK BASEMENT. MARLEY: NO, NO, NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REALLY BE HER. YOU KNOW, JUST -- JUST WEAR A DISGUISE AND CHECK INTO A MOTEL. JAKE: TYRONE, IT'S ME. LOOK, YOUR PAL MARLEY HAS A VISITOR. WELL, YOU ARE ONE SMART LAWYER. NOW, CAN YOU TELL ME WHY CINDY HARRISON IS IN MY FRONT YARD LOOKING LIKE SHE'S ABOUT READY TO BUST A GUT? CINDY: ARE YOU COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR -- YOU KNOW WHAT? DON'T EVEN ANSWER THAT. I WILL NOT -- GIVE GRANT SUCH AN INSULTING MESSAGE. IF YOU WANT TO, YODO IT YOURSELF, NEY. MARLEY: Is Jake watching? CINDY: You got it, sister. MARLEY: SEE? SEE, YOU'RE STILL ON MY SIDE. YOU CAN'T HELP IT. I JUST NEED YOU TO DO THIS ONE MORE THING, AND THEN WE CAN CALL IT QUITS. CINDY: YOU KNOW, THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE IS WHEN I HOOKED UP WITH YOU. MARLEY: I RENTED A CAR. ON THE FRONT SEAT ARE SOME OF VICKY'S CLOTHES AND ONE OF HER CREDIT CARDS IN A LITTLE BLACK BAG. CINDY: HER CLOTHES? SHE'S, LIKE, HALF MY HEIGHT. MARLEY: SHE WEARS HER SKIRTS LONGER. IT'LL STILL WORK. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS IN THAT BLACK BAG -- THE INSTRUCTIONS, NAME OF THE MOTEL, DIRECTIONS, EVERYTHING. CINDY: GREAT. INSTANT VICKY KIT, HUH? SO, HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO STAY AT THIS ROACH MOTEL? MARLEY: YOU JUST HAVE TO CHECK IN, AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE YOURSELF SCARCE. JUST MAKE SURE THE NIGHT CLERK SEES YOU LEAVE. CINDY: OH, THAT'S IT? THAT'S ALL? MARLEY: YES. AS SOON AS JAKE KNOWS THAT VICKY WAS THIS CLOSE BY AND DIDN'T CONTACT HIM OR THE KIDS, IT'S GOING TO BE THE LAST STRAW. CINDY: WELL, IF YOU SAY SO. MARLEY: HE'S BEEN COMING TO ME MORE AND MORE FOR PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING. CINDY: PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING, HUH? MARLEY: MM-HMM. CINDY: YOU MEAN, LIKE BUMPING-AND-GRINDING EVERYTHING? MARLEY: NO. YOU KNOW, HE HAS TO -- HE HAS TO ACCEPT, AND THEN HE HAS TO MOURN. CINDY: OH. UH-HUH. MARLEY: BUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT, IT WILL BRING HIM SO MUCH CLOSER TO ME. IT WILL ABSOLVE HIM OF ANY GUILT. CINDY: WHAT GUILT? YOU JUST TOLD ME YOU WEREN'T DOING THE NASTY. MARLEY: YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS -- HE NEEDS TO GET CLOSURE ON HIS MARRIAGE BEFORE HE CAN MOVE ON. CINDY: WELL, WHATEVER I CAN DO TO GET YOU AND JAKE IN THE SACK. MARLEY: WILL YOU GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER? CINDY: YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I TALK? WELL, THEN YOU DO THE HOTEL GIG BECAUSE GRANT IS WAITING FOR ME AND I'M GOING HOME TO HIM. MARLEY: THINK HE'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT YOU SHOT HIM? GRANT? THINK HE'D RECOGNIZE THAT YOU DID IT OUT OF LOVE? CINDY: ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT. BUT AFTER TONIGHT, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. YOU GOT IT? MARLEY: OH, VICKY, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GET SICK NOW? JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, TYRONE? I CAN'T FOLLOW CINDY. I GOT TO KEEP MY EYE ON MARLEY. LOOK, CINDY'S SUCH A LOOSE CANNON, EVEN MARLEY'S TOO SMART TO TRUST HER. WHATEVER. YOU GET BACK TO ME. I GOT TO COVER -- [FOOTSTEPS] MARLEY: OH. JAKE: HEY. WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE? MARLEY: OH, KIRKLAND'S PRESENTS. GRANT HAD CINDY BRING THEM OVER. JAKE: SO CINDY JUST STOPPED BY TO BRING YOU SOME PRESENTS? MARLEY: WELL, NO. GRANT HAD HER BRING A MESSAGE, TOO. HE SAID HE'D LIKE TO SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH HIS SON. I TOLD HER TO SAY, YOU KNOW, HIS TIMING IS JUST TERRIBLE. LOOK, YOU'RE UPSET. I SHOULDN'T HAVE MENTIONED IT. JAKE'S VOICE: WHY DID CINDY HARRISON GIVE YOU THAT TAPE? MARLEY: BECAUSE SHE'S CRAZY. I DON'T KNOW. PLEASE, I WAS OVERWHELMED. JAKE: SO OVERWHELMED THAT YOU HAD TO COME SEE VICKY AND GIVE THE TAPE TO HER -- A TAPE WHICH I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAD EARLIER. THAT'S WHAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW ME INSIDE THERE, ISN'T IT? MARLEY: I MADE SOME LEMON ZINGER TEA. DONNA, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME? DONNA: OH. MARLEY: FINISH ALL OF YOUR TEA. SEE, I 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. HERE YOU GO. DONNA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JAKE: DONNA, DONNA, WHAT'S WRONG? SOMETHING WRONG HERE, PAL? REMY: SO, ON CHRISTMAS, WHAT'D YOU END UP DOING? TITO: OH, WENT TO THIS GREAT LITTLE SLEAZOID COFFEE SHOP KIND OF JOINT. SERVED ME UP A NICE SIDE OF SALMONELLA WITH MY TURKEY SPECIAL. REAL TASTY. WHAT DID THEY HAVE AT THE CORY MANSION? OH, LET ME GUESS. LET ME GUESS. CHAMPAGNE, FLAMING CRANBERRY SAUCE. [BRITISH ACCENT] ONE BUTLER TO TAKE OFF YOUR COAT, ANOTHER TO BLOW YOUROSE FOR YOU -- REMY: THE CORYS ARE REALLY NICE, TITO. BUT I'M SORRY THAT YOU WERE ALONE. YOU'RE THE CLOSEST THING TO FAMILY THAT I'VE GOT. TITO: [NORMAL VOICE] HEY, RELAX. YOU'RE GOING TO GO GRAY BEFORE YOUR TIME. REMY: HMM. TITO: IN FACT -- HOLD ON -- REMY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TITO: STAY STILL. REMY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TITO: YOU GOT -- REMY: OW! ARE YOU INSANE? I DON'T HAVE ANY GRAY HAIR. TITO: NOT ANYMORE. OH, HERE COMES LOVER BOY. NICK: TITO'S BUILDING SHELVES FOR ETTA MAE NOW? REMY: NO, HE GAVE UP CARPENTRY. HE GOT THE JOB. NICK: WELL, WHATEVER KEEPS HIM OUT OF YOUR HAIR. SO, GOT ANY PLANS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE? SAY NO. REMY: NO. NICK: OK. REMY: ALTHOUGH I WAS HOPING TO HANG AROUND WITH THIS GUY THAT I'VE BEEN SEEING. HE'S A GOT A GREAT SMILE, REALLY NICE PECS, AND HE IS AN AWESOME KISSER. NICK: WELL, HE SOUNDS WONDERFUL. YOU SHOULD HANG ON TO HIM. ESPECIALLY SINCE HE'S GOT AN AMAZING NEW YEAR'S EVE PLANNED FOR YOU. AND IT STARTS AT SUNRISE. REMY: OH. CAMERON: YOU LET JOE THINK THAT YOU DIDN'T READ HALE HIS RIGHTS? JOSIE: I HAD NO CHOICE. HALE WAS GOING TO BLOW THE WHISTLE. HE WAS GOING TO TELL GARY THAT THE BABY WASN'T HIS. CAMERON: SO NOW YOU'RE ON JOE'S FAVORITE LIST, RIGHT? JOSIE: YEAH. I'M BENCHED. I'M ON DESK DUTY NOW. HE HAD ME. HALE HAD ME, AND HE KNEW IT. AND ALL BECAUSE OF ME, THIS GUY IS SELLING BABIES, MAKING MONEY OFF OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HAVE THEM. THAT'S NICE. CAMERON: WE CAN STILL GET THIS GUY -- ME AND GARY. NEXT TIME, WE'LL JUST LEAVE YOU OUT OF IT. JOSIE: NO. NO, CAMERON. I AM AFRAID OF THIS GUY. HE COULD BRING DOWN EVERYTHING FOR ALL OF US -- YOU AND AMANDA, ME AND GARY. I MEAN -- CAMERON: WHAT DID GARY SAY WHEN HE FOUND OUT YOU SCREWED UP THE ARREST? JOSIE: HE WAS THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED. CAMERON: HE WAS AT THE POLICE STATION? JOSIE: GARY'S ALWAYS AT THE POLICE STATION, ASKING ME HOW I'M DOING, AM I DRINKING MILK, AM I EATING. CAMERON: OH, MAN. JOSIE: I MEAN, HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE HEARD WHAT HAPPENED, BUT TO BE HONEST, I THINK GARY WANTED ME ON DESK DUTY WHEN HE FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT. SO WITH GARY, ALL IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD. WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP HIM FEELING THAT WAY. AMANDA: IT'S CRACKED. HOW ON EARTH -- [NOISE] MARLEY: DONNA, YOU GOT TEA ALL OVER EVERYTHING. DONNA: UH -- I -- JAKE: WHAT? WHAT IS IT? TALK TO ME, SWEETHEART. MARLEY: YEAH, GO AHEAD. TELL JAKE AND I. WE CAN TAKE CARE OF WHATEVER IT IS. DONNA: I REMEMBERED. I -- I FORGOT TO TAKE A PILL. MARLEY: YOU GOT THIS UPSET OVER A PILL? DONNA: WELL, THE DOCTOR SAID THAT I SHOULDN'T MISS A DOSE. JAKE: DONNA, IT'S FINE. I'M SURE THAT ONE PILL'S NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. WHERE DO YOU KEEP THEM, HONEY? MARLEY: SHE KEEPS THEM BY THE BED. I'M SORRY I GOT SO FREAKED OUT OVER THE TEA, BUT IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO ASK YOU A FAVOR. DONNA: YEAH? WHAT DO YOU WANT? MARLEY: JAKE AND I COULD USE SOME TIME ALONE. DONNA: YOU AND JAKE? MARLEY: YES. WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO TALK ABOUT -- THE BOYS, THE FUTURE, WHAT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF VICKY'S GOING TO MEAN TO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE, HOW WE CAN ALL GET THROUGH IT. IT'S ALL JUST SO DIFFICULT. AND IF YOU COULD JUST GET LOST FOR A LITTLE WHILE. YOU KNOW, I GOT YOU THOSE FASHION MAGAZINES YESTERDAY. YOU COULD SAY THAT YOU'RE SLEEPY -- FORGETTING YOUR PILL MADE YOU SLEEPY. YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT. YOU'RE GOOD AT MAKING THINGS UP. JUST -- JUST MAKE SURE THAT JAKE HAS SOME TIME ALONE WITH ME. YOU JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX, AND IF EVERYTHING GOES HOW IT SHOULD, THEN JAKE WILL BE BACK WHERE HE BELONGS -- WITH ME IN THE LIFE THAT VICKY STOLE FROM ME -- AND THEN EVERYONE WILL BE PERFECTLY HAPPY. WELL, NOT VICKY, OF COURSE. BUT THEN, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW? DON'T GET SICK ON ME. DONNA: I'M FINE. I'M FINE. MARLEY: OK, GOOD. GOOD, GOOD. GOOD, I'M GLAD. LOOK, HERE'S JAKE. HE HAS YOUR PILLS. JAKE: HERE YOU GO. DO YOU WANT ME TO PICK YOU SOME WATER UP? DONNA: OH, NO, THANK YOU. I'M ACTUALLY SLEEPY. I'M JUST GOING TO GO TO MY BEDROOM. THANKS. JAKE: YOU'RE SURE? DONNA: YEAH. I'M FINE. MARLEY: OK. GOOD NIGHT, DONNA. JUST YOU HOLLER -- HOLLER IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. I HOPE DONNA REALIZES HOW LUCKY SHE IS TO HAVE YOU FOR A SON-IN-LAW. JAKE: YEAH, WELL, WE'VE MADE OUR PEACE. MARLEY: I'M GLAD. I MEAN, DONNA IS THE BOYS' GRANDMOTHER, SO I'M GLAD IF YOU COULD RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT YOU HAD, FOR THEIR SAKE. JUST LIKE YOU'LL NEED TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES YOU HAVE ABOUT VICTORIA IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE. WHATEVER IT TAKES, JAKE, I JUST -- I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN MY PRAYERS EVER SINCE VICTORIA DISAPPEARED. YOU DESERVE SUCH A RICH, FULL LIFE, COMPLETE AND TOTAL HAPPINESS. THAT'S MY WISH FOR YOU. JAKE: ME, TOO. MARLEY: FOR US. JAKE: I JUST HOPE WE HAVE WHAT WE DESERVE. MAN: OK, JANE SMITH, THAT'LL BE $49.50. CINDY: AH, YES. OK -- 10, 20 -- I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU COULD FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO LET IT GO FOR A LITTLE LESS THIS -- OK, ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, OK. FINE. HERE, AND THANKS FOR NOTHING. MAN: THIS CARD SAYS "VICTORIA McKINNON." CINDY: SHH, SHH. PLEASE, SHH. Keep it down. IT'S GOOD, I PROMISE YOU. I JUST -- I NEED A QET ROOM IN THE BACK. MY CAR CAN'T BE SEEN FROM THE HIGHWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND DO ME A FAVOR -- FORGET YOU EVER SAW ME. MAN: THIS IS VERN AT THE NOKAWANNA MOTEL. THAT McKINNON WOMAN JUST CHECKED IN TO ROOM 12. PAULINA: Please be him. JOE: HELLO, BEAUTIFUL. PAULINA: JOE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME? JOE: TRY THAT AGAIN. HELLO, BEAUTIFUL. PAULINA: HONEY, I'M SORRY. JUST THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HOME BEFORE THE EVENING NEWS -- ACTUALLY, I CAN NEVER REMEMBER IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN HOME BEFORE THE EVENING NEWS. JOE: YOU KNOW WHAT? DON'T BE A WISE GUY, OK? BECAUSE WHOSE HUSBAND WAS HOME ALL NIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE AND ALL DAY ON CHRISTMAS, HUH? PAULINA: MY HUSBAND. JOE: THAT'S RIGHT. PAULINA: SO, REALLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME? JOE: CRIMINALS GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, TOO. THE STATION'S DEAD. SO, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION -- WHERE DID WE HANG THAT MISTLETOE? PAULINA: HMM? WHAT? JOE: TURN AROUND. ALL RIGHT, THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT. NO, BANG A LEFT. OH, FLIP A RIGHT. HERE WE GO. STRAIGHT SHOT. RIGHT HERE. PAULINA: OH, MY GOODNESS. [TELEPHONE RINGS] JOE: OH, GOD, THE -- JUST DON'T GO AWAY, ALL RIGHT? PAULINA: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. JOE: HELLO. NOKAWANNA MOTEL? YOU SURE? IT'S A FLEA BAG. YEAH. ON MY WAY. PAULINA: SO SOME OF THE CRIMINALS STAYED IN TOWN, HUH? JOE: YEAH. LISTEN, THIS COULD BE A WHILE, ALL RIGHT? DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME. PAULINA: WHERE ARE YOU GOING? JOE: COME ON. PAULINA: I KNOW, I KNOW. I JUST -- HONEY, BE CAREFUL, PLEASE. JOE: LISTEN TO ME. I NEVER FORGET THAT I GOT THE BEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD WAITING FOR ME WHEN I GET HOME. PAULINA: YEAH. JAKE: YOU'RE SO AMAZING, YOU KNOW? EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING WITH THE KIDS. MARLEY: IT'S WHAT ANY LOVING AUNT WOULD DO. JAKE: WELL, YOU'RE NOT MY AUNT. MARLEY: THAT'S TRUE. JAKE: I FEEL KIND OF STRANGE THINKING LIKE THIS. I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE LIGHTNING MIGHT STRIKE ME OR SOMETHING. MARLEY: WELL, YOU CAN'T KEEP YOUR FEELINGS LOCKED INSIDE. JAKE: YEAH. YOU KNOW, VICKY DID THAT TO ME A LOT, YOU KNOW -- SHE'D BACK HERSELF INTO A CORNER AND EXPECT ME TO GET HER OUT. BUT NOT YOU. NO, NOT YOU. YOU -- YOU'VE JUST BEEN THERE FOR ME TO LEAN ON. MARLEY: WELL, IT JUST FEELS NATURAL. JAKE: NOW, I DON'T WANT YOU TO HATE ME FOR SAYING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVED YOUR SISTER, BUT -- MAYBE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WAS FOR THE BEST, YOU KNOW? MARLEY: JAKE, I'VE BEEN THINKING THE SAME THING, TOO, BUT -- JAKE: NO, COME ON. I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT. MARLEY: NO, I DON'T. I DON'T. VICKY WALKED OUT ON US, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. JAKE: YEAH, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT -- I WOULD NEVER SAY THIS IN FRONT OF THE KIDS, BUT MAYBE THIS ALL WORKED OUT FOR THE BEST. I MEAN, MAYBE YOU AND I WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER ALL ALONG. MARLEY: I'VE BEEN THINKING -- YOU KNOW, I'VE FELT LIKE THAT SINCE THE DAY AT THE AIRPORT AFTER MICHAEL'S FUNERAL. I KNEW EVER SINCE THEN THAT I WANTED YOU, BUT I JUST KEPT PUSHING ANY FEELING LIKE THAT ASIDE. BUT NOW THAT ILOOKS LIKE VICTORIA'S TURNED HER BACK ON ALL OF US -- JAKE: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- WHETHER SHE DID OR NOT, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, YOU KNOW? MARLEY: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? JAKE: WHATEVER HAPPENED, WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE -- IT WORKED OUT FOR THE BEST. MARLEY: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? JAKE: ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT MAYBE VICKY DIDN'T TAKE OFF ON HER OWN, THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY HELPED HER IN THAT DIRECTION. MARLEY: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. JAKE: I'M JUST SAYING MAYBE IT'S TIME TO DROP THE SECRETS. MARLEY, WHATEVER -- WHATEVER YOU DID, I THINK IT'S MADE THINGS WORK OUT FOR THE BEST. I MEAN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU WANTED TO DO THIS? [KNOCK ON DOOR] JAKE: WHAT'S UP? JOE: I THINK WE FOUND VICKY. [CREAKING] [DOORBELL RINGS] AMANDA: CLAUDIA'S UPSTAIRS WITH THE CHILDREN, AND I THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALL ALONE IN HERE. CAMERON: AND YOU HEARD A NOISE? AMANDA: YEAH, FROM RIGHT BACK OVER THERE. CAMERON: AH! IT'S JUST ME. AMANDA: OK. SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO THINK YOUR GIRLFRIEND HAS AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION. CAMERON: WELL, I KNOW I DO. LIKE I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW WE ARE ALL ALONE. AMANDA: HMM. YOU NOTICED. CAMERON: KEY WEST WAS INCREDIBLE. AMANDA: WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER FLIGHT AT 10:00. WE COULD BE ON THE BEACH TOMORROW. CAMERON: HMM. I LIKE BEING HOME WITH YOU, TOO. YOU DID SAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ALONE, RIGHT? YOUR MOTHER'S NOT GOING TO WALK IN ON US? AMANDA: UH-UH. NO, JUST -- IT'S JUST THE NANNY AND CLAUDIA AND LILA AND MATT AND THE TWINS. AND JASMINE IS ABOUT THE ONLY ONE THAT MAY NOT COME BARGING IN HERE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. CAMERON: I CAN TELL. AMANDA: NO, SERIOUSLY, I -- ASIDE FROM THAT -- I REALLY WANT TO GET ON A ROLL WITH THIS BABY-BROKER STORY. DID YOU HEAR THAT THEY ARRESTED HALE? CAMERON: YEAH, I DID. AMANDA: I'VE ALREADY MET WITH HIS LAWYER. HE'S SETTING UP A MEETING WITH HALE SO I CAN INTERVIEW HIM DIRECTLY. WHAT I'M WONDERING IS, SHOULD I DO THIS INTERVIEW ALONE? IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A JAIL BEFORE, BUT WOULD YOU MIND ACCOMPANYING ME? IS THAT A REALLY BAD QUESTION? CAMERON: HALE'S NOT IN PRISON, AMANDA. AMANDA: HE MADE BAIL? CAMERON: CHARGES WERE DROPPED. HE WALKED. AMANDA: THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. WHAT HAPPENED? CAMERON: HALE MADE A STATEMENT. HIS LAWYER GOT IT THROWN OUT. IT'S -- APPARENTLY THE AESTING OFFICER DIDN'T READ HIM HIS RIGHTS. AMANDA: WHAT IDIOT COP MADE THIS ARREST? CAMERON: IT WAS JOSIE. AMANDA: JOSIE. CAMERON: YEAH. AMANDA: I DON'T HAVE A STORY IF HE ISN'T JAIL. WHAT IS WITH JOSIE, ANYWAY? IT'S LIKE SHE'S ON A ONE-WOMAN MISSION TO DESTROY MY LIFE. PAULINA: OH, MY GOSH. IT'S YOU. TITO: YOU SCARE EASY. PAULINA: WELL, I WAS JUST FAR AWAY, THAT'S ALL. REMEMBERING THINGS. I BET YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT, HUH? TITO: NAH. I'M A HERE-AND-NOW KIND OF GUY. PAULINA: WELL, AFTER ALL THIS TIME, THIS COULD BE IT. WHAT'S IN OUR ENVELOPES -- I MEAN, THAT'LL TELL ME IF YOU'RE MY SON. I WISH I'DEEN BRAVER. JUST BEING A MOM SEEMED SO IMPOSSIBLE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT. TITO: YOU DIDN'T HAVE A MOM, EITHER. PAULINA: YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I TOLD MYSELF ALL THESE YEARS. BUT LOOKING AT YOU NOW, I REALIZE A REAL PERSON GOT HURT BECAUSE OF WHAT I DID. TITO: HEY, YOU -- YOU WERE HURT, TOO. PAULINA: YES, BUT IT'S A MOTHER'S JOB TO PROTECT HER CHILDREN. AND I KNOW THAT NOW. AND IF IT TURNS OUT WE'RE A MATCH, IF YOU ARE MY SON, I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS UP TO YOU. THAT'S STUPID. YOU LOST YOUR WHOLE CHILDHOOD. HOW COULD I POSSIBLY MAKE UP FOR THAT? TITO: SO THESE SCIENCE GUYS -- THEY'RE GOING TO USE THEIR MICROSCOPES OR WHATEVER THEY USE, AND THEN WE'LL KNOW? PAULINA: YEAH. RIGHT. IT JUST FEELS LIKE CHEATING. TITO: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? PAULINA: WELL, IF I'M SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR MOM, SHOULDN'T I FEEL LIKE IT? TITO: THAT'S -- THAT'S JUST IN THE MOVIES. PAULINA: I GUESS. TITO: YOU'RE JUST -- YOU'RE KEEPING YOUR GUARD UP, YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW? PAULINA: YEAH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. WELL, I SHOULD GET THE ENVELOPES TO THE LAB, YOU KNOW. DO YOU HAVE YOURS? TITO: YEAH. PAULINA: GREAT. IF THIS PROVES WE'RE A MATCH, THAT'S ALL THE PROOF I NEED. TITO: YEAH? PAULINA: YEAH. TITO: HAVE YOU TOLD YBODY YET? PAULINA: I'VE WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S SUCH A HUGE THING. HAVE YOU TOLD ANYONE? TITO: NAH. NOBODY TO TELL. DON'T WORRY. I'LL KEEP OUR SECRET. PAULINA: THANKS. I CAN'T JUST SHAKE YOUR HAND. TITO: HEY, LOOK -- IF WE FIND OUT THAT YOU REALLY ARE MY MOM, WE'RE GOING TO DO MAJOR HUGGING. PAULINA: TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. TITO: OH, HOW DOES THE LAB LET YOU KNOW? PAULINA: THEY SEND A LETTER. TITO: WELL, I'D LIKE IT IF YOU TOLD ME IN PERSON. I MEAN, WHATEVER IT SAYS. JOE: I FIGURED YOU'D WANT TO COME WITH ME. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SHAPE VICKY'S GOING TO BE IN. JAKE: IF IT IS VICKY. JOE: YEAH. JAKE: LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU -- WHY DON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH US. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ALONE. MARLEY: YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH JOE. JAKE: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. MARLEY: SURE. LET ME GET MY -- OH, I CAN'T BECAUSE DONNA'S ASLEEP. DONNA'S -- DONNA: NO, I'M NOT. I THOUGHT I HEARD THE DOORBELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BOYS. MARLEY: OH, AND THE BOYS -- THEY'RE GOING TO BACK FROM THEIR PLAY DATE. SO WHY DON'T YOU GUYS JUST GO WITHOUT ME. GO. DONNA: GO WHERE? JAKE? JAKE: THE COPS THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND VICKY. DONNA: OH, MY GOD. JOE: JAKE, COME ON. WE GOT TO GO. MARLEY: YEAH, JUST GO AHEAD. DONNA AND I WILL BE HERE WAITING. JAKE: DON'T SAY A WORD TO THE KIDS. MARLEY: NO, I WON'T. I WON'T. SO, WHERE IS THIS HOTEL? JAKE: DID YOU TAKE YOUR PILL? LISTEN TO ME, DONNA. DON'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF MARLEY. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE TO TIE HER TO A CHAIR OR IF YOU GOT TO FAKE A HEART ATTACK. DONNA: I WILL. JAKE: DON'T LET HER OUT OF YOUR SIGHT. DONNA: I WON'T, I WON'T. GO GET VICTORIA. ISN'T THIS WONDERFUL, DARLING? MARLEY: YEAH, YEAH. IT'S GREAT, IT'S GREAT. HAVE YOU SEEN MY GLOVES? DONNA: I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU COULDN'T GO OUT. MARLEY: WELL, I -- DON'T HAVE A FIT, OK? I HAVE TO RUN A COUPLE OF ERRANDS. DONNA: MARLEY, YOUR SISTER MIGHT BE COMING HOME, AND YOU'VE GOT TO RUN ERRANDS? YOU CAN'T DO THAT. MARLEY: WELL, I JUST -- I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GET OUR HOPES UP OR ANYTHING. DONNA: I'VE BEEN REMEMBERING THINGS, MARLEY. MARLEY: WHAT THINGS? DONNA: ABOUT YOU. ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING -- TRYING TO TAKE VICTORIA AWAY FROM JAKE. I REMEMBER THAT YOU KEPT GOING DOWN TO THE BASEMENT. MARLEY: OH, YES, HERE WE ARE AT THE BASEMENT AGAIN. DONNA: I REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE BUILDING SOMETHING DOWN IN THE BASEMENT JUST BEFORE VICTORIA DISAPPEARED. MARLEY: HERE THEY ARE. DONNA: AND I COULDN'T TALK THEN, SO I COULDN'T TELL ANYBODY. BUT I DID HAVE JUST A FEW WORDS BECAUSE I WAS GETTING MY SPEECH BACK. AND IT WAS GOING TO BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I COULD TELL YOUR -- AND THAT'S WHEN YOU TOOK ME TO LUMINA. AND THEY MADE ME FORGET EVERYTHING. AND I DID -- UNTIL JUST NOW. YOU DID THIS TO YOUR SISTER! YOU TOOK HER AWAY FROM US! MARLEY: DONNA, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? HONEY, I LOVE YOU. DONNA: YOU MADE FUN OF MY CONDITION. YOU AND YOUR FRIEND CINDY FORCE-FED ME TRANQUILIZERS WHEN I GOT IN THE WAY. IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL LOVE, MY DARLING? MARLEY: WELL, I DIDN'T RUN OVER YOU WITH A CAR. DONNA: NO, YOU DIDN'T. YOU KEPT ME PRISONER! YOU WOULDN'T LET ME EVEN HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER SO THAT I COULD WRITE. YOU PUT THE BEEPER THAT VICTORIA GAVE ME OUT OF REACH SO THAT I COULDN'T GET TO IT. AND YOU WERE TALKING TO YOURSELF IN THAT MIRROR BESIDE THE TERRACE DOORS. MARLEY: YOU MEAN LIKE -- LIKE "WHO'S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?" DONNA: MARLEY, WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR SISTER? MARLEY: NOTHING. NOTHING. DONNA: I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY "BABY JANE" WITH YOU. DON'T YOU WALK OUT ON ME! YOU STAY HERE, AND YOU MAKE IT RIGHT! MARLEY: OH. DONNA: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT IS THAT? MARLEY: NOTHING -- NOTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU, ALL RIGHT? DONNA: MARLEY, PLEASE. MARLEY: OH, DONNA, JUST LEAVE IT ALONE. DONNA: THIS ISN'T YOU. MARLEY, PLEASE! MARLEY: DONNA, LET GO OF ME. STOP IT! DONNA: SOMEBODY'S GOT TO STOP YOU. MARLEY: LOOK, DONNA, I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU. JUST STOP IT. DONNA: OH! OH, MARLEY! OH! MARLEY: OH, RIGHT. DONNA, I'M NOT BUYING IT. JAKE: COME ON, MAN. SHE'S NOT THERE. JOE: ROOM 12, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD KOWALSKI? VERN: YEAH, BUT AFTER I CALLED, I SAW HER DRIVE OFF. JAKE: WHAT'D SHE LOOK LIKE? I MEAN, BLOND HAIR, BLUE EYES, RIGHT? VERN: SHE HAD ON THIS SCARF THING AND SUNGLASSES. JOE: DID YOU IMPRINT THE CREDIT CARD? "VICTORIA McKINNON." JAKE: COME ON, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, JOE. I MEAN, SHE SIGNS THE REGISTER "JANE SMITH," AND THEN SHE PUTS HER CREDIT CARD UP FOR IT? DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL. VERN: SHE MADE A BIG DEAL ABOUT NOT WANTING ANYBODY TO SEE HER CAR. JAKE: THEN YOU SAID SHE LET YOU SEE HER DRIVE OFF IN THE CAR. COME ON, JOE. I MEAN, SHE -- JANE SMITH, THE CREDIT CARD, THE CAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE WANTED HIM TO CALL THE COPS. WHAT? YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING? JOE: MARLEY. WE'VE BEEN SET UP. JOSIE, GET OVER TO JAKE'S HOUSE RIGHT NOW. MARLEY IS THERE WITH DONNA. JOSIE: JOE, YOU PUT ME ON DESK DUTY. JOE: I'M KING YOU OFF. KEEP MARLEY THERE. DON'T LET HER LEAVE TILL WE GET THERE. LET'S GO. AMANDA: IT FEELS PERSONAL, CAMERON. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? IT'S LIKE -- IT'S LIKE JOSIE IS OUT TO GET ME. I MEAN, FIRST IT'S THE MAN THAT I LOVE, AND NOW IT'S MY WORK. CAMERON: IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. AMANDA: IT'S FEELS LIKE EVERY MISTAKE THAT SHEAKES AFFECTS MY LIFE. THIS REVAMPING OF "BRAVA" WAS A REAL VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM MY MOTHER. AND THE STORY ON HALE WAS SUPPOSED TO LAUNCH THE FIRST ISSUE, AND I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE DIDN'T MAKE ANOTHER DIME OFF OF THOSE PEOPLE'S MISERY. CAMERON: NOBODY FEELS LOUSIER ABOUT THIS THAN JOSIE. AMANDA: WE'RE SITTING IN HIS OFFICE THAT DAY READY TO HAND OVER MONEY TO HIM. AND I KNOW WE WERE PUTTING IT ALL ON JUST TO FRAME HALE, BUT THE POINT IS I BEGAN TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PEOPLE MUST FEEL. AND HE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN THAT HE'S EXPLOITING THEM AND THEIR PAIN. I WANTED TO EXPOSE HIM. CAMERON: YOU CAN STILL WRITE THE STORY. AMANDA: AND SAY WHAT? SAY, OH, HE GOT TIPPED OFF BECAUSE OF JOSIE'S STUPIDITY? HE'S UNDERGROUND NOW, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE CAN GET HIM. CAMERON: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. AMANDA: I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. LOOK, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, AND I'M TAKING EVERYTHING OUT ON YOU. CAMERON: IT'S OK. AMANDA: NO. NO, IT ISN'T. IT'S BETWEEN JOSIE AND ME. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. CAMERON: I'M THE ONE WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT IT. AMANDA: HEY. WHEN ALL OF THIS WENT ON, WE WERE IN KEY WEST AND YOU WERE MAKING ME THE HAPPIEST WOMAN ALIVE. I STILL AM. ZAK: JORDAN. YOU'RE BACK. JORDAN: DID YOU MISS ME, ZAK? ZAK: IT'S JUST YOU DON'T USUALLY GO OUT, BUT LATELY YOU'VE BEEN -- JORDAN: BETTER HOLD ON TIGHT, ZAK. YOU'RE IN FOR A VERY WILD RIDE. ZAK: WHERE WERE YOU? JORDAN: I WENT ON A FIELD TRIP OF SORTS TO THE CORY MANSION. ZAK: TO SEE LILA? JORDAN: NO. I WENT IN SEARCH OF AFFIRMATION. AND I FOUND IT, ZAK, IN SPADES. I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK AT LAST. ZAK: WHAT'S YOUR PLAN? JORDAN: TO INSINUATE MYSELF IN THAT WORLD, BECOME A PART OF IT. ZAK: YOU'RE GOING TO HANG OUT WITH THE CORY FAMILY? JORDAN, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU. JORDAN: NO. NO, IT DOESN'T. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ME AT ALL, DOES IT? CAMERON: THE THINGS I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T BE HOLDING A BIBLE. AMANDA: THE GOOD BOOK DOESN'T SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE THOUGHTS. IT SAYS BE NICE TO PEOPLE. CAMERON: SO WHERE'S THE PART WITH ALL THE "BEGATS"? AMANDA: IT'S IN THE BEGINNING. LOOK, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING -- THE CENTER PAGE. CAMERON: WHAT'S THAT PERFUME? AMANDA: BE GOOD. LOOK. THIS IS ALL MY FATHER'S ANCESTORS. IT'S OUR FAMILY TREE. CAMERON: IT'S A LOT OF NAMES. AMANDA: YEAH. CAMERON: DID ANYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY EVER BELIEVE IN STAYING SINGLE? AMANDA: NOT TOO MANY, NO. WE ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A WAY OF HAVING WEDDINGS AND BABIES COMING OUT OF OUR EARS. OOH. LOOK, LOOK -- WE JUST ADDED JASMINE'S NAME. SEE? CAMERON: THAT'S NICE. PEOPLE MAKING FAMILIES, HAVING BABIES. THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. I GOT TO GO. AMANDA: ALREADY? HEY, I WAS JUST GOING TO OFFER YOU A DRINK. CAMERON: THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF. AND DON'T TRY TO STOP ME BECAUSE IT'S A SECRET. [KNOCK ON DOOR] JOSIE: MARLEY? DONNA? JOSIE SINCLAIR. JOSIE: DONNA! SORRY, JOE, NO ONE HOME. JOSIE: DONNA. JOE: TURNS OUT IT WASN'T VICKY. PAULINA: THEN WHO WAS IT? JOE: I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO FIND OUT. LISTEN, I TRIED CALLING YOU FROM THE CAR. PAULINA: I WAS PICKING UP DANTE. JOE: I TRIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. PAULINA: I GOT A CALL FROM THE SON OF SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW, AND I HAD TO GO MEET HIM. JAKE: WHAT, SOME STRANGER? BLUE EYES, DON'T TAKE CHANCES LIKE THAT. WHO IS THIS GUY? PAULINA: I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT VERY SOON. YOU JUST BETTER GET BACK TO WORK. DONNA: JAKE. JAKE: DONNA, I'M RIGHT HERE. DONNA: JAKE. JAKE: WHERE DID MARLEY GO? DONNA: I COULDN'T STOP HER. JOSIE: DID SHE SAY WHERE SHE WAS GOING, DONNA? DONNA: JAKE, I KNOW -- JAKE: WHAT DO YOU KNOW, DONNA? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? JOSIE: SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO PASS OUT AGAIN. JAKE: DONNA, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW. DONNA: I KNOW WHERE VICTORIA IS. JAKE: DONNA, DONNA. STAY WITH US, DONNA. DONNA, DONNA. DONNA. DONNA, STAY WITH US. AMANDA: SO, LISTEN, WHILE YOU'RE OFF DOING YOUR MYSTERIOUS ERRAND -- CAMERON: I'M NOT TELLING, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. AMANDA: OH, WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST PICK UP A TUX FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE BECAUSE, YOU SEE, MRS. MATTHEW CORY IS THROWING A HUGE BASH, DON'T YOU KNOW? CAMERON: I GOT PLANS NEW YEAR'S EVE. AMANDA: DO THEY INCLUDE ME? CAMERON: DO THEY EVER. ZAK: I -- I HAVEN'T HEARD YOU LAUGH LIKE THAT BEFORE. JORDAN: THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO GET USED TO IN THE COMING DAYS, ZAK. BUT NOT NOW. NOW I HAVE TO BE ALONE. I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE. ZAK: WHY? JORDAN: NOT NOW, ZAK. ZAK: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? JORDAN: I SAID, NOT NOW! [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS]