[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] AMANDA: THIS REALLY IS A SPECIAL PLACE. CAMERON: I ALWAYS USED TO PRETEND IT WAS MINE IN A WAY. SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER SHARE. I NEVER WANTED TO -- TILL I MET YOU. AMANDA: I'M HONORED. CAMERON: WHERE DO YOU GET OFF, ANYWAY, CHANGING MY LIFE ALL AROUND? MAKING ME CHANGE THE WAY I THINK, THE WAY I FEEL -- AMANDA: HEY, YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE. MY WHOLE IDEA OF "I'M FINE ON MY OWN AND ALL I NEED IS MY OWN SPACE" -- RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW. CAMERON: AT LEAST YOU HAD YOUR OWN SPACE. FOR THE LONGEST TIME, I HAD TO SHARE WHAT LITTLE SPACE I HAD WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER LOSER. AMANDA: I HATE YOU CARRYING AROUND THE MEMORY OF BEING LOCKED UP. CAMERON: I USED TO THINK ABOUT IT EVERY MORNING WHEN I WOKE UP. AND NOW I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE. YOU TOOK THAT AWAY. SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK THAT SAYING I LOVE YOU IS ENOUGH. AMANDA: I WISH WE COULD JUST STAY HERE FOREVER. CAMERON: WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT FOREVER, BUT I CAN ARRANGE FOR ONE NIGHT. JAKE: JEFF BLAKE BACK TO PASS. HE'S ROLLING SAFELY TO HIS LEFT. SEES HIS FAVORITE RECEIVER, VICKY. BOOM -- TOUCHDOWN! VICKY: SHH. STEVEN'S ASLEEP. THE ANTIHISTAMINE WORKED. NO MORE ITCHING. I JUST WISH HE WASN'T STILL CONTAGIOUS. JAKE: OH, DON'T WORRY. DONNA WILL BE HERE SOON ENOUGH. I KNOW YOU WANTED HER TO BE HERE TODAY. IT'LL JUST BE A COUPLE MORE DAYS. VICKY: SHE WANTED IT SO MUCH, SHE WILLED HERSELF TO SPEAK. I'M TELLING YOU, I COULD HAVE JUST CRIED LIKE A BABY. I MEAN, IT WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT MY MOM IS GOING TO GET BACK TO HERSELF AGAIN. JAKE: YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE ONE GOOD MOMENT TODAY. VICKY: YEAH. A COUPLE OF WEIRD ONES, TOO. I MEAN, THAT BEEPER GOING OFF, AND, YOU KNOW, MARLEY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MOM WOULD ACTUALLY PRESS THE BUTTON, SO SHE JUST DENIES IT. JAKE: I TELL YOU WHAT, YOUR SISTER'S IN BIG-TIME DENIAL. VICKY: AND THE THING THAT REALLY GETS ME ABOUT IT IS THAT SHE -- SHE JUST WON'T LET MOM EXPRESS HERSELF, YOU KNOW. SHE JUST RIDES ROUGHSHOD, YOU KNOW. JAKE: LISTEN, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT, SO LET'S NOT TORTURE OURSELF INTO DISSECTING THE WHOLE THING CHAPTER AND VERSE. VICKY: YEAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING SO OPEN-MINDED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER COMING AND STAYING HERE. I KNOW THAT, WELL, WE HAVE OUR SHARE OF CRAZINESS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD ALREADY. JAKE: WHICH IS ALL THE MORE REASON THAT WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS UNIQUE AND ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. I MEAN, I'M THINKING TO MYSELF THAT THE HOUSE IS ALL LOCKED UP AND THE KIDS ARE AWAY, SAFELY SLEEPING TIGHTLY IN DREAMYLAND, AND DONNA'S NOT IN THE NEXT ROOM. MAYBE WE SHOULD SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT BABYMAKING FACTORY WORKING. VICKY: I'M NOT EXACTLY IN THE -- VICKY: I'M NOT EXACTLY IN THE -- IDEAL BABYMAKING ZONE RIGHT NOW. JAKE: WELL, YOU KNOW, AS MY OLD WRESTLING COACH USED TO SAY, YOU CAN'T SAVE THAT CRUCIAL EFFORT FOR THE BIG MATCH. YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AND -- JAKE and VICKY: PRACTICE. VICKY: PRACTICE. JAKE: I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LET THAT FIRE GO TO WASTE, ANYWAY. VICKY: WHATEVER YOU SAY, COACH. MARLEY: THE NOISE WASN'T KEEPING YOU UP, WAS IT? DONNA: WH-- WH-- WH-- MARLEY: GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, DONNA. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? COME ON, KEEP TRYING. DONNA: WH-- MARLEY: OH. OH, DEAR. I'M SO SORRY, DONNA. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT IF YOU WANT ME TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND YOU. OH, NO? NOW YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING TO SAY? OH, THAT'S TOO BAD. AND YOU WERE SO WONDERFULLY VERBAL WHEN JAKE AND VICTORIA WERE HERE BEFORE. BET YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT ALL THE HAMMERING IS, IS THAT IT? WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T TELL YOU. I CAN'T BE SPECIFIC. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS -- THAT IT WILL ALL BE FINISHED BEFORE VICTORIA HAS A CHANCE TO CHARGE IN HERE AND WHISK YOU AWAY LIKE YOU'VE BEEN SOME SORT OF VICTIM OF MY ABUSE. HOW COULD YOU LET VICTORIA THINK THAT AFTER I'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR YOU? I HAVE READ TO YOU. I HAVE COOKED FOR YOU. I'VE BEEN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES CLEANING UP WHEN YOU SPILL YOUR FOOD. WHEN YOU FIRST CAME HERE, I WOULD BE UP SIX OR SEVEN TIMES A NIGHT MAKING SURE THAT YOU WERE STILL BREATHING. AND HOW DO YOU REPAY ME? YOU CALL VICTORIA AND ASK HER TO RIDE IN TO THE RESCUE. WELL, YOU WON'T BE DOING ANY MORE CALLING. NOT TONIGHT. DONNA: M-- M-- MARLEY, DON'T. JORDAN: PLEASURE TO SEE YOU, LILA. WE KNEW YOU'D COME. LILA: HOW DID YOU KNOW I'D COME? I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS COMING UNTIL A FEW MINUTES AGO. JORDAN: DOES IT REALLY MATTER HOW WE KNEW? LILA: YES, OF COURSE IT MATTERS. WHO ARE YOU? AND WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME? JORDAN: HAVE A SEAT, LILA. IT'S TIME WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER. AS YOU'VE GUESSED, I'M JORDAN STARK. LILA: WELL, AREN'T YOU GOING TO COME OUT? AREN'T YOU GOING TO COME AND TA-- AND TALK TO ME? OR AM I SUPPOSED TO JUST TALK TO THE AIR? JORDAN: MY DESIRE FOR ANONYMITY IS UNORTHODOX, I REALIZE. BUT A MAN OF MY POSITION CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL ABOUT APPEARING IN PUBLIC. LILA: WHAT IS THAT? WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO? WHAT DOES YOUR COMPANY DO? JORDAN: PRIMARILY I'M A MAN OF SCIENCE. MY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS RESEARCH. LILA: WELL, THAT SOUNDS VERY NOBLE. BUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PARTY WASN'T VERY NOBLE -- YOU KNOW, WHEN MY BABY GOT STOLEN. LOOK, I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU -- DID YOU TAKE MY BABY? OR DID YOU GIVE HER BACK? OR BOTH? I HAVE TO KNOW. DID YOU HEAR ME? I HAVE TO KNOW! JORDAN: I'M NOT SURPRISED YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A VERY PAINFUL ORDEAL. BUT ALLOW ME IF YOU WILL PLEASE JUST TWO QUESTIONS OF MY OWN. HAS YOUR PAIN NOT TURNED TO JOY? HAVE YOUR WISHES NOT COME TRUE, MRS. CORY? LILA: WELL, YES, BUT -- JORDAN: THEN SHOULDN'T THAT BE ENOUGH? LILA: I HAVE TO KNOW IF YOU MADE IT HAPPEN. JORDAN: NO, MRS. CORY. YOU MADE IT HAPPEN. WE ONLY HELPED. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? LILA: UH -- I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF -- IF YOU CAN MAKE IT STAY THIS WAY. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD TAKE IT IF JASMINE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME AGAIN. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD TAKE IT. UM -- AND IF YOU HELPED ME, THEN WHAT I WANT TO SAY -- WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH -- SO -- I'LL BE GOING NOW. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? LILA: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THESE GAMES. COME OUT AND SHOW YOURSELF TO ME OR LET ME GO NOW. JORDAN: IT APPEARS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MALFUNCTION IN ONE OF OUR SECURITY DOORS. I'M SORRY. TRY AGAIN. THERE. YOU'RE FREE TO GO. LILA: LOOK, I JUST WANT TO GO HOME TO MY LITTLE GIRL BECAUSE I'M GRATEFUL. I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER BACK. JORDAN: GOOD. I'M GLAD. PERHAPS ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE WE MIGHT CALL ON YOU FOR A SMALL FAVOR. LILA: SURE. AS LONG AS THE BABY IS SAFE. BUT I'M FREE TO GO NOW, RIGHT? JORDAN: OF COURSE. ALL WE WOULD HOPE IS THAT IN THE FUTURE, SHOULD OUR NAME COME UP, YOU WOULD SPEAK WELL OF THE LUMINA FOUNDATION. LET PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE HERE TO HELP, JUST AS WE HELPED YOU. GOOD NIGHT, LILA. PAULINA: HI. CASS: JOE AROUND? PAULINA: NO, HE WENT BACK TO THE STATION TO SEE WHAT HE COULD DIG UP ON ZAK WILDER. CASS: GOOD. BETWEEN THE TWO OF US, WE'RE GOING TO NAIL THOSE PEOPLE. AND IT WON'T BE A MOMENT TOO SOON. SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT YOU DON'T SHARE OUR FERVOR. PAULINA: WELL, I CAN'T SAY THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT MATT AND LILA HAVE DONE TODAY, BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT'S HAPPENED, CASS. IF THEY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE MARRIED FOR THE BABY'S SAKE, THEN IT'S IMPORTANT. CASS: BUT THAT'S IT. NO ONE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. IT WASN'T DECIDED. IT WASN'T LOGICAL. PAULINA: HEY. DON'T BREAK THE FURNITURE, OK? WE'RE STILL IN HOCK FROM THE FIRE DAMAGE. PLEASE? CASS: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY. IT'S OK. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK THE MIRACLE MAN. IT'S OK. MAY I JOIN YOU? ZAK: SURE. CASS: SOME STRANGE THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO MY FRIEND LILA, AND IT MAKES ME ANGRY. THE THING IS THE STRANGENESS DIDN'T START UP UNTIL LUMINA CAME TO TOWN -- WHICH, COINCIDENTALLY, IS ABOUT THE SAME TIME YOU CAME TO TOWN. ZAK: I HAVE NO SPECIAL INTERESTS OR INSIGHTS INTO THE LUMINA FOUNDATION. CASS: SO YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THEIR SO-CALLED RESEARCH? ZAK: NOTHING MORE THAN I'VE ALREADY TOLD MATT AND LILA. I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE I ONCE READ A BOOK WRITTEN BY JORDAN STARK DOESN'T MEAN I UNDERSTOOD IT. AND I DID PARTICIPATE IN A COUPLE OF EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE FOUNDATION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THEY ADVERTISED FOR VOLUNTEERS. I READ JORDAN'S BOOK, SO I THOUGHT, "WHY NOT?" CASS: RIGHT. WELL, GOT TO RUN. PAULINA: SO? CASS: TELL YOUR HUSBAND I THINK I'M ON TO SOMETHING. I'LL LET YOU KNOW. CAMERON: WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP INTO MY SITTING ROOM? AMANDA: OH. YOU THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING. CAMERON: WELL, NOT YET. AMANDA: OH. OH, YES. CAMERON: NOW I'VE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING. AMANDA: OH, MY TOES. MY TOES CAN FINALLY -- FINALLY COME BACK TO LIFE. CAMERON: SPEAKING OF WHICH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE COULD BRING BACK TO LIFE? AMANDA: I'M OPEN TO NEW IDEAS. RACHEL: LOOK, IT'S THE SUDDENNESS OF ALL OF THIS THAT I FIND DIFFICULT TO DIGEST. YOU SAY THAT IT'S THIS BABY THAT'S CHANGED YOU. ARE YOU SURE THAT'S ALL IT IS? MATT: WELL, WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE? [DOOR CLOSES] MATT: YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE UPSTAIRS SLEEPING. WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT? WHAT'S WRONG? LILA: UH -- NOTHING. NOTHING. I WAS TOO WOUND UP TO SLEEP, SO I JUST WENT TO GET A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, THAT'S ALL. MATT: YOU TOOK A WALK ALONE? LILA: SWEETHEART, IS DADDY TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOU? YEAH, LET ME -- LET ME HOLD HER, MATT. LET ME HOLD HER. OH, GOSH. SHE'S SO SOUND ASLEEP. MATT: SHE'S SLEEPING, LILA. LILA: OH, YES. HOW FUNNY. I MEAN, I WAS ONLY GONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT'S LIKE I WAS GONE FOR A WHOLE WEEK. THAT'S HOW MUCH I MISSED HER. WERE YOU LIKE THAT WITH MATT? RACHEL: I WOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT BY MYSELF WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE AFTER THE CHILDREN WERE BORN. LILA: WELL, I JUST WENT FOR SOME AIR, THAT'S ALL. RACHEL: YOU DIDN'T JUST GO OUT FOR SOME AIR, LILA. SUPPOSED YOU TELL US WHERE YOU WENT. MARLEY: WHAT? "BE" -- "BE GOOD." FOR YEARS I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BE ANYTHING ELSE, DONNA, AND WHERE DID IT GET ME? IT GOT ME TO CHINA, AWAY FROM EVERYTHING THAT I LOVED. I MEAN, I LOVED THE CHILDREN THAT I WORKED WITH, BUT THEY WERE NEVER MINE. NOTHING WAS MINE. IS THAT FAIR? DON'T I DESERVE MORE THAN THAT, DONNA? DON'T I DESERVE SOMETHING THAT IS MINE? MARLEY: "NOT JAKE." WHY NOT? WHY DON'T I DESERVE SOMETHING THAT I WANT? I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO LET YOU SPOIL THINGS FOR ME. NOT THIS TIME. VICKY: WHAT IN THE WORLD? JAKE: OH, I'M SURE IT'S NOT GIRL SCOUTS SELLING COOKIES AT THIS HOUR. VICKY: DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE MARLEY? CASS: JAKE? [KNOCK] CASS: JAKE, IT'S CASS. VICKY: CASS? CASS: I HAVE TO SEE YOU. JAKE: CASS, GO AWAY. IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME. CASS: LOOK, I KNOW IT'S LATE. I'M SORRY. BUT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. JAKE? JAKE: ALL RIGHT. HANG ON A MINUTE. VICKY: I'D BETTER GET OUT OF HERE. JAKE: YEAH, I KNOW. CASS: LET'S GO, JAKE. JAKE: HANG ON! I'LL BE RIGHT THERE! CASS: HEY -- HO. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO SOUND CRAZY, BUT YOU GOT TO GET ME INTO THE NEWSROOM. JAKE: THE NEWSROOM? CASS: YEAH. YOU KNOW, I'D GO TO MY OWN OFFICE, BUT WE HAD A MAJOR MELTDOWN WITH THE COMPUTERS TODAY AND WE CAN'T ACCESS ONLINE -- ANYTHING ONLINE UNTIL THE TECHNICIAN COMES IN AND DOES A LUBE JOB OR OIL CHANGE OR -- JAKE: YOU CAME TO MY HOUSE TO TELL ME THAT YOU NEED TO GET INTO THE NEWSROOM? HOW COME THIS CAN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW, CASS? CASS: WELL, IT JUST CAN'T WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW. IT'S TOO IMPORTANT. NOW, TRUST ME. JAKE: TRUST YOU? WHAT CHOICE TO DO I HAVE? YOU BARGE INTO MY HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN I'M TRYING TO JUST MIND MY OWN BUSINESS -- CASS: COME ON, JAKE -- JAKE -- JAKE: YOU'VE GOT TO GET IN MY COMPANY COMPUTER? CASS: JAKE. HEY, BUBELEH. YOU'RE IN THE NEWS BUSINESS, RIGHT? SUPPOSE I FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES NEWS. SUPPOSE WITH THE HELP OF THE "HERALD'S" TECHNOLOGY THAT I UNCOVER A MAJOR CONSPIRACY, JUST LIKE WOODWARD AND BERNSTEIN DID, HUH? AH. VICKY: HI, CASS. JAKE: I THINK -- I THINK YOUR FANTASY LIFE IS IN OVERDRIVE. VICKY: YOU OK? WHAT'S GOING ON? CASS: YES, I AM OK, AND I THINK I JUST REALIZED -- OH -- WHY YOUR HUSBAND WANTS TO TAKE MY HEAD OFF. GIVE ME THAT. GIVE ME THAT. NO, IT MUST BE YOURS. VICKY: GIVE ME THAT. CASS: LOOK, OBVIOUSLY I'VE INTERRUPTED A ROMANTIC EVENING -- A BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL EVENING. AND ORDINARILY I WOULD TURN TAIL AND HOTFOOT IT OUT OF HERE, BUT I NEED YOUR HELP. I REALLY -- JAKE: ALL RIGHT, SAVE IT. I'M TIRED OF ARGUING, OK? I -- I AM TAKING CASS TO THE "HERALD." CASS: THANK YOU. VICKY: OH. JAKE: DON'T ASK AND DON'T STAY UP. CASS: VICKY, FORGIVE ME, PLEASE. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. DON'T FORGET YOUR PANTS, JAKE. VICKY: OH. JEEZ, YOU SCARED ME. CASS: COME ON, BIG FELLA. BYE. VICKY: HEY. ABBY, HI. IT'S -- IT'S VICKY McKINNON CALLING. LISTEN, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO BE UP LATE STUDYING, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD BRING YOUR BOOKS OVER AND STUDY OVER HERE AND WATCH THE BOYS FOR ME? OH -- WAIT, THOUGH. HAVE YOU ALREADY HAD THE CHICKEN POX? OK, GREAT. NORMALLY I WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE, BUT THERE'S -- THERE'S SOMEONE I NEED TO GO SEE AND THIS MAY BE THE ONLY TIME I CAN SEE HER ALONE. VICKY: MOM. NO, NO, NO, NO. IT'S OK. IT'S OK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SCARED. NOTHING'S WRONG. I JUST -- I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ALONE. YEAH. IT'S JUST -- YOU KNOW, IT'S SO HARD WHEN MARLEY'S HERE. SO I THOUGHT IF I CAME WHEN SHE WAS SLEEPING, MAYBE WE COULD COMMUNICATE, YOU KNOW, UNINTERRUPTED. I -- I JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, HOW YOU FOUND YOUR VOICE AGAIN. I -- IT MUST HAVE FELT SO GOOD TO JUST BE ABLE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF, EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY ONE WORD, RIGHT? YEAH. I JUST -- I FELT LIKE YOU WANTED TO SAY MORE. IS THAT RIGHT? YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU? I KNEW IT. YOU DID. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE? I DON'T THINK PEOPLE GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE TIME YOU NEED, AND I'M NOT LEAVING, OK, UNTIL I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY. JAKE: ALL RIGHT, PICK A TERMINAL, ANY TERMINAL. YOU GOT 30 MINUTES. CASS: I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FIND WHAT I NEED IN 30 MINUTES, JAKE. JAKE: DEPENDS ON WHAT CONSPIRACY YOU WANT TO LOG ON TO. COME ON, CASS, I THINK THIS IS BEST IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE POLICE, OK? CASS: I DON'T NEED THE COPS -- YET. FOR NOW, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WILL DO JUST FINE. JAKE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS? YOU DRAGGED ME IN HERE SO YOU COULD LOOK AT A BOOK? CASS: ONE BOOK IN PARTICULAR, JAKE, CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. JAKE: ALL RIGHT, AND WHO WROTE IT? CASS: JORDAN STARK. THE LUMINA GUY. JAKE: OH. CASS: I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL ZAK WILDER TOLD ME THAT HE HAD READ THIS GUY'S BOOK THAT STARK WAS AN AUTHOR. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT MYSELF, SEE IF I CAN'T GAIN A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO WHY STARK AND HIS COHORTS ARE PLAYING DANGEROUS GAMES WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES. AMANDA: I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HOT IT IS GETTING IN THIS BLANKET. CAMERON: THAT'S BECAUSE I SPRANG FOR THE EXTRA DOWN FILLING. AMANDA: I DON'T THINK IT'S THE FILLING. YOUR TURN. CAMERON: I THINK I HAD A FANTASY LIKE THIS ONCE. AMANDA: REALLY? ME ORDERING YOU TO TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF? CAMERON: NO, I'M THE ONE WHO GAVE MOST OF THE ORDERS. AMANDA: OH. CAMERON: YOU KNOW, THIS FEELS REALLY GOOD. I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY IT. AMANDA: IS THAAN ORDER? CAMERON: OH, NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IN ORDERS. I BELIEVE IN FREE WILL. AMANDA: WELL, I'M FEELING PRETTY FREE. I THINK I WILL. CAMERON: NOW, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS NIGHT SINCE WE MET. AMANDA: I HAVE, TOO. I WAS PRETTY AFRAID. CAMERON: AFRAID? AMANDA: NO, NOT OF YOU. AFRAID THAT SOMETHING I'D WAITED SO LONG FOR WOULDN'T LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS. CAMERON: I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING -- I'M THE LUCKIEST MAN IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. AMANDA: THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANY DOUBTS NOW. I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD NEVER LIE TO ME AGAIN BECAUSE YOU WOULD NEVER WANT TO HURT ME. CAMERON: DON'T MAKE ME SOUND SO PERFECT. AMANDA: YOU DON'T NEED TO BE PERFECT. I JUST NEED YOU TO BE HONEST. WHAT DID I SAY? CAMERON: NO, IT'S NOTHING YOU SAID. IT'S SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SAID, AND I THINK IT'S TIME. VICKY: "MARLEY IS" -- WHAT? MARLEY: YOU CALLED HER? AFTER EVERYTHING THAT I SAID? VICKY: NO, SHE DIDN'T CALL ME. I CAME OVER HERE ON MY OWN. I WANTED TO SEE MY MOTHER. IS THERE SOME LAW AGAINST THAT? MARLEY: OH, GET OFF IT, VICTORIA. YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. YOU THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE ASLEEP. VICKY: FAT CHANCE. MARLEY: YOU SNEAKED IN HERE ON PURPOSE WHEN YOU'D JUST BEEN HERE A FEW HOURS AGO. VICKY: WAIT, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I HAD BEEN HERE A FEW HOURS AGO, AND I SAW YOU DOING THE SAME THING YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR WEEKS, AND IT MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. MARLEY: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? VICKY: WHENEVER MOM AND I ARE TRYING TO TALK, YOU JUST SWOOP IN THERE AND TRY TO STOP IT. YOU WILL NOT LET HER COMMUNICATE. MARLEY: THAT IS NOT TRUE. VICKY: THE HELL IT ISN'T. SHE SPOKE. SHE SPOKE. COULD YOU BE HAPPY ABOUT IT? COULD YOU THANK GOD ABOUT IT? NO, YOU WERE ALL FREAKISH, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY. MARLEY: MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN EFFORT IT IS. HER DOCTOR SAID THAT IF SHE -- VICKY: I DON'T CARE WHAT HER DOCTOR SAID. MARLEY: YOU'RE VERY ANGRY, AREN'T YOU, VICTORIA? IT MAKES YOUR FACE SO MEAN. I WISH JAKE COULD SEE THAT FACE THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW, THE REAL VICKY, THE ONE THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS HIDING FROM HIM. VICKY: IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO JAKE, DOESN'T IT, MARLEY? YOU'RE BECOMING VERY TRANSPARENT AND VERY PATHETIC. [THUD] VICKY: MOM! OH, GOD. MARLEY: IT'S ALL RIGHT. VICKY: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? MARLEY: DONNA, COME ON. COME ON, HON. VICKY: THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. MARLEY: IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. DONNA: STOP. CAMERON: THERE'S BEEN SOMETHING ON THE BACK OF MY MIND EVER SINCE WE GOT UP HERE. IT'S A FEELING I USED TO GET WHEN I WAS A KID. MY DAD, AROUND CHRISTMAS, HE'D GET ALL SENTIMENTAL. HE WANT TO DECORATE A TREE. HE'D ASK GARY AND ME WHAT WE WANTED FROM SANTA CLAUS. AND GARY AND I, WE'D TRY NOT TO GET SUCKED IN BECAUSE WE KNEW HE WAS JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO THE DRINKING AND THE BEATINGS. WE WANTED TO BELIEVE. WHAT KID DOESN'T WANT TO BELIEVE IN ALL THE MAGIC? I WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT THINGS COULD CHANGE. THAT'S HOW I FEEL SOMETIMES WHEN I'M WITH YOU. SOMETIMES I CLOSE MY EYES AND I WANT TO BELIEVE, BUT I FORGET THAT GIRLS LIKE YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO A GUY LIKE ME, NOT WITHOUT PAYING A PRICE. AND I AM. I'M WILLING TO PAY THAT PRICE. AMANDA: NO, NO, NO. IF THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT YOUR PAST, I DON'T EXPECT TO KNOW EVERYTHING AND I DON'T NEED TO KNOW. WE KID AROUND ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT OUR CHILDHOOD WAS. BUT WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, IT WAS VERY REAL TO YOU. I GREW UP IN THE LAP OF LUXURY. BUT YOU GREW UP JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE. CAMERON: YEAH. AND THE BATTLE, IT'S JUST -- IT'S NOT OVER YET. AMANDA: YES, IT IS. YES, IT IS. THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE. YOU COULD HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER. YOU DIDN'T. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO REALIZE THAT? CAMERON: WHEN? AMANDA: WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD OF YOUR OWN. CAMERON: AMANDA, JUST LET ME TELL YOU -- AMANDA: LOOK! A SHOOTING STAR. CAMERON: YOU NEVER SEE THEM THIS TIME OF YEAR. AMANDA: IT'S A SIGN. IT'S A SIGN MEANT FOR YOU AND ME. WE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. CAMERON: I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE. AMANDA: BELIEVE IT. [FOOTSTEPS] AMANDA: ARE THERE BEARS UP HERE? CAMERON: NO -- THAT I'M AWARE OF. OFFICER: YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. CAMERON: UNDER ARREST FOR WHAT? OFFICER: ILLEGAL FIRE, TRESPASSING. SEEMS LIKE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADD INDECENT EXPOSURE TO THE LIST. CAMERON: I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. OFFICER: THE STATE DIDN'T OWN THE LAND THEN. THEY DO NOW. THIS AREA'S BEEN DESIGNATED DAY USE ONLY. AMANDA: WELL, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT. REALLY. WE GOT HERE, IT WAS DARK. WE DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THE SIGNS. YOU'RE SERIOUSLY NOT GOING TO ARREST US, ARE YOU? OFFICER: I HAVE TO DO MY JOB, MA'AM. CAMERON: CAN'T YOU CUT US SOME SLACK? I MEAN, WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE LAW HAD CHANGED. OFFICER: I'M SORRY, BUT IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE. AMANDA: WELL, WHAT ABOUT LOVE? I MEAN, HASN'T THERE EVER BEEN A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHERE THERE WAS SOMEWHERE SPECIAL THAT YOU WANTED TO TAKE SOMEONE, WHERE YOU HAD NEVER TAKEN ANYONE BEFORE? OFFICER: WELL, I'M NOT SURE YOUR REASONING WOULD STAND UP IN COURT, MA'AM. BUT MY WIFE OF 20 YEARS WOULD HAVE MY HIDE IF I ANSWERED NO TO THAT QUESTION. I GUESS I CAN LOOK THE OTHER WAY THIS ONCE. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE OUT OF HERE IN 10 MINUTES. AMANDA: THANK YOU. OH, SIR, CAN YOU -- CAN YOU THROW ME THAT SWEATER, PLEASE? THANK YOU. OFFICER: YOU'RE WELCOME. AMANDA: GOOD NIGHT. SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE IN HIGH SCHOOL. CAMERON: I DON'T THINK I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. AMANDA: OK. ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS ONE THING TO BE CAUGHT WHEN YOU'RE HOMECOMING PRINCESS, BUT IT'S SOMEHOW NOT QUITE AS COOL WHEN YOU'RE THE MOTHER OF AN ADOLESCENT CHILD. CAMERON: YOU DON'T SUPPOSE HE MIGHT DRIVE OFF AND FORGET ABOUT US. AMANDA: NO. NO. NO WAY. HE DID HIS ONE GOOD DEED FOR THE EVENING, WHICH YOU CAN ATTRIBUTE TO MY CLEVERNESS THAT YOU HAVE NOT THANKED ME FOR YET. CAMERON: I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. I WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO NIGHT COURT. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH, WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. AMANDA: HEY, I STILL HAD THE MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD WITH ANYONE. PAULINA: ANYONE UP FOR TEA AND COOKIES? WE HAD SOME LEFT OVER AT THE RESTAURANT, AND I'D JUST HATE TO SEE THEM GO STALE, SO -- MATT: OH, THANKS,PAULINA. PAULINA: YOU'RE WELCOME. RACHEL: PAULINA THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE SOMETHING WARM AFTER YOUR COLD WALK. PAULINA: IT'S HERBAL. I HEARD YOU HAD SOME TROUBLE SLEEPING, SO I MADE CHAMOMILE. LILA: OH, MY FAVORITE. THANK YOU. PAULINA: GOOD. OH, LOOK AT THAT LITTLE PINCIPESSA. THAT'S ITALIAN FOR "PRINCESS." SEE HOW MUCH I'M LEARNING FROM JOE? HE'S WORKING LATE, BY THE WAY. HE'S BOUND AND DETERMINED TO FIND OUT WHO TOOK JASMINE. I HAVE NOT SEEN A CASE GET UNDER HIS SKIN LIKE THIS -- THANK YOU -- SINCE -- WELL, FOR A LONG TIME. LILA: I WANT HIM TO STOP. RACHEL: WHAT? LILA: YES. I WANT HIM TO STOP THE INVESTIGATION. EVERYTHING'S FINE. JASMINE'S BACK. IT'S OVER. PAULINA: JOE'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. RACHEL: OF COURSE. I MEAN, WHY WOULD YOU WANT IT STOPPED? YOU'LL NEVER REST EASY AS LONG AS YOU DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. RACHEL: I DON'T NEED TO KNOW. I DON'T. MATT AND I ARE MARRIED NOW, AND JASMINE IS BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS, AND WE SHOULD JUST CONCENTRATE ON THE FUTURE. THAT'S ALL. MATT: LILA'S RIGHT. LOOK, WE WENT THROUGH THIS, SO WE SHOULD DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. RACHEL: OH, MATTHEW, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. MATT: WELL, COME ON, MOM. LILA AND I WANT TO PUT THE PAST IN THE PAST. ALL THIS NEGATIVITY IS NOT GOOD FOR JASMINE, AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR US, EITHER. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, CASS? LOOK UP EVERY BOOK THAT'S EVER BEEN WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLISHING? CASS: YEAH, IF I HAVE TO. JAKE: WELL, I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT? I WANT TO GO HOME AND GO NIGHT-NIGHT. SO IF YOUR COMPUTER'S STILL DOWN TOMORROW, COME ON OVER AND USE MINE, ALL RIGHT? CASS: GOT IT! JAKE: OH, GOODY. WHAT, THE TITLE? "BEYOND IMAGINATION," BY JORDAN STARK. CASS: LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN EUROPE AND THEN REPRINTED HERE. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T FIND IT IN THE FIRST LISTINGS. JAKE, HOW DO I GET A PRINTOUT OF ALL THE SPECS ON THIS THING SO THAT I CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET A COPY? JAKE: THERE YOU GO. CASS: JAKE, I APPRECIATE THIS. JAKE: HEY, ANYTHING THAT WILL GET ME BACK HOME AND IN BED BEFORE IT'S TIME TO GET MY BUTT OUT AGAIN AND COME TO WORK. THERE YOU GO. PRINTOUT SHOULD BE ON ITS WAY. AMANDA: I DON'T SUPPOSED YOU'RE UP FOR A MIDNIGHT SNACK WITH THE FAMILY, ARE YOU? CAMERON: I DON'T THINK SO. THEY MIGHT ASK WHAT WE DID TONIGHT. AMANDA: WELL, I HAVE TO ADMIT, IT'S A PRETTY FUNNY STORY. CAMERON: HMM. WHY AM I NOT LAUGHING? THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR NIGHT, AMANDA. AND NOW I'M DROPPING YOU OFF LIKE WE'RE A COUPLE OF KIDS TRYING TO MAKE CURFEW. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE GONE BACK TO MY PLACE. AMANDA: NO, NO, NO, NO. WE DECIDED WE CAN'T TRY TO RECAPTURE SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE. WE'LL DO IT AGAIN. WE'LL START OVER. WE'LL HAVE A NEW BEGINNING. CAMERON: I KNOW. I JUST REALLY, REALLY HATE SAYING GOOD-BYE TO YOU. AND I REALLY DESPISE SLEEPING ALONE. AMANDA: THEN DON'T GO TO SLEEP. PLAN THE NEXT TIME. I HAVE TO WARN YOU, THOUGH. IT'S GOING TO BE AWFUL HARD FOR YOU TO TOP WHAT, IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING, TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST FUN TIME THAT I'VE EVER HAD WITH ANYONE. SLEEP WARM. CAMERON: BYE. AMANDA: BYE. RACHEL: HEY. AMANDA: OH, LOOK. EVERYBODY'S HERE, INCLUDING MY VERY SPECIAL NIECE, JASMINE. LOOK AT HER. HOW'S SHE DOING? MATT: GREAT. YOU DON'T LOOK SO BAD YOURSELF. DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH CAMERON? AMANDA: OH, IT WAS BETTER THAN GREAT. IT WAS MEMORABLE. IT WAS VERY MEMORABLE. RACHEL: AND THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOING TO SAY, I HAVE A FEELING. AMANDA: FOR NOW. SWEET DREAMS, EVERYONE. I KNOW MINE WILL BE. RACHEL: HOW SMUG IS THAT. WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE YOUR CUE FROM HER AND SLEEP WHILE THAT BABY IS SLEEPING. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY. MATT: GOOD NIGHT, MOM. LILA: I KNOW I SHOULD GO TO BED, BUT -- OH, JUST WATCHING HER SLEEP -- MATT: IT'S HYPNOTIC. LILA: IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO GIVE UP RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, AMANDA SEEMED REALLY HAPPY. MATT: YEAH, I THINK WE CAN GIVE CAMERON A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THAT. LILA: FUNNY. THE TWO OF THEM -- THEY DON'T SEEM WELL-SUITED ON THE SURFACE, YOU KNOW. BUT LIFE'S FUNNY. PEOPLE -- THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A THING IN COMMON, AND THEY FIND THEIR WAY TO EACH OTHER. MATT: YEAH, LIFE'S FULL OF SURPRISES. ANYWAY, LISTEN, I'M GOING TO GO UP AND GET SOME SHUTEYE. LILA: OK. MATT: IF YOU WANT, I CAN MOVE JASMINE'S BASSINET INTO MY ROOM AND -- LILA: OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. LET HER -- LET HER STAY IN MY ROOM. BUT YOU COME DOWN THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP. MATT: ARE YOU SURE? LILA: MM-HMM. MATT: ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT, YOU PRECIOUS. MATT: ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT, LILA. LILA: GOOD NIGHT. VICKY: I HOPE SHE DIDN'T HURT HER NECK. I'M SORRY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ARGUING LIKE THAT. MARLEY: I'M -- I'M SORRY, TOO.( VICKY: I MEAN, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU'RE GETTING BETTER, RIGHT? NO MATTER WHAT OUR DIFFERENCES ARE, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU'RE GETTING WELL. MARLEY: RIGHT. VICKY: WE'RE FAMILY IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING. AND, YOU KNOW, MARLEY AND I, WE FOUGHT BEFORE. WE'LL PROBABLY FIGHT AGAIN. BUT YOU'RE MY SISTER. MARLEY: YES. YES, I AM. VICKY: WELL, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS A CHANCE TO GET SOME REST, I THINK. MARLEY: REALLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN OFF. YOU CAN STAY AS LONG AS YOU -- VICKY: NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MOM'S HAD ENOUGH EXCITEMENT FOR ONE DAY, AND I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW. AND I'LL CALL FIRST. GOOD NIGHT. MARLEY: WHAT? WHAT IS IT, DONNA? I'LL GET YOUR -- I'LL GET YOUR NOTEPAD. HERE. "BOTH" -- "BOTH HAPPY." I KNOW. I KNOW YOU WANT US -- I KNOW YOU WANT BOTH OF US TO BE HAPPY. I KNOW THAT, DONNA. BUT VICTORIA HAS JAKE. AND UNTIL THAT CHANGES -- AND IT WILL -- YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT. JORDAN: I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT, BUT YOU'VE DONE WELL. ZAK: HAVE I? PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS, JORDAN. AND THEY DON'T SEEM TOO HAPPY WITH ANY OF THE ANSWERS I'VE BEEN GIVING THEM. JORDAN: I'M NOT WORRIED. OUR MISSION WAS TO GET LILA ROBERTS ENSCONCED IN THE CORY HOUSEHOLD. WE'VE SUCCEEDED BEAUTIFULLY. NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON TO JOB NUMBER TWO. [TELEPHONE RINGS] MARLEY: HELLO? JORDAN: MISS HUDSON. JORDAN STARK. I UNDERSTAND YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ME. MARLEY: YES. UH -- YES, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT I THINK YOUR ORGANIZATION HELPED ME ONCE WHEN I GOT INTO AN AWKWARD -- AN AWKWARD SITUATION WITH MY MOTHER, AND I COULD USE YOUR HELP AGAIN. JORDAN: COME BY TOMORROW. WE'LL DISCUSS IT. I'LL HAVE MY SECRETARY PUT YOU ON MY APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE. MARLEY: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL CALL YOU IN THE MORNING. HE SAID YES. HE'S GOING TO HELP ME. HE'S GOING TO KEEP THEM FROM RUINING MY ONE CHANCE WITH JAKE. CASS: OK. STARK, JORDAN. SCIENTIST, EDUCATOR -- YADDA, YADDA. YADDA, YADDA. THIS ONE'S RICH -- "VISIONARY." WHO DID HE PAY TO WRITE THIS STUFF? JAKE: I DON'T KNOW. "LUMINA FOUNDATION. THINK TANK. RESEARCH FACILITY." "MR. STARK IS KNOWN TO BE RECLUSIVE." THEY GOT THAT PART RIGHT. CASS: WHY ISN'T THERE A REVIEW OF THE BOOK? I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE GUY'S BIO. I'M INTERESTED IN HOW LUMINA FOUNDATION OPERATES. JAKE: WHAT? CASS: I SAID I'M INTERESTED HOW THE LUMINA FOUNDATION -- JAKE: NO, NO. WHAT? CASS: OH, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT. JAKE: YEAH, THE PUBLISHING DATE. THAT'S GOT TO BE WRONG. UNLESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER AUTHOR'S NAME WHO GOES BY JORDAN STARK. CASS: WELL, JAKE, IT'S GOT TO BE THE SAME STARK. EVERYTHING WE'VE READ FITS OUR GUY TO A T. LUMINA FOUNDATION, ALL OF IT. JAKE: WHICH LEAVES US WITH A BURNING QUESTION -- HOW DOES A GUY WHO'S ALIVE TODAY GET A BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1798? [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.]