[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION] ZAK: ALL HELL'S BREAKING LOOSE UPSTAIRS. PEOPLE ARE FINDING IT PRETTY STRANGE THAT DONNA HUDSON MORPHED WITHOUT WARNING INTO FELICIA GALLANT. MAN: DON'T STAY TO ENJOY THE CONFUSION. YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO. ZAK: IT'S AS GOOD AS DONE. THE LIMO AND COSTUME HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED. LILA ROBERTS IS THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH TO RESIST SHOWING UP IN THAT KIND OF STYLE. MAN: AND SHE'S ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO CHANGE HER MIND. LILA: OH. I JUST KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THESE STAIRS. I'M GOING TO OPEN MY EYES AND I'M GOING TO REALIZE THAT THIS WHOLE THING HAS BEEN A DREAM. MAN: YOU'RE NOT DREAMING, MISS ROBERTS. THE LIMOUSINE IS WAITING, AND IT'S READY TO TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO THE LUMINA BALL. LILA: THE BALL. THIS CINDERELLA THING IS TOO MUCH. NO, WAIT A MINUTE. NO. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M DOING THIS. THIS IS SUICIDE. I'M SORRY, I -- I CAN'T GO. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO TEMPTED IN ALL MY LIFE, BUT IF I SHOW UP AT THAT PARTY, I'LL RUIN EVERHING. LOOK, I'M SORRY. YOU NEED TO DRIVE THAT BEAUTIFUL LIMOUSINE BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM. I WON'T BE GOING ANYWHERE TONIGHT. ZAK: YOU'RE ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT SHE -- MAN: YOU'RE WASTING TIME. ZAK: I'M ON MY WAY. ZAK: JUST ONE QUESTION. YOU COULDN'T HAVE PREDICTED THAT DONNA HUDSON WOULD MAKE AN APPEARANCE TONIGHT. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT SOMEONE WOULD END UP BRINGING HER HERE? MAN: IF SOMETHING IS NOT PART OF THE PLAN, WE MAKE IT PART OF THE PLAN. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. TYRONE: YOU'RE WEARING THE SAME COSTUME THAT DONNA WAS WEARING, SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT -- WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS? WHAT HAPPENED TO DONNA? FELICIA: I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT YOUR DONNA? DONNA, WHO HASN'T MADE AN APPEARANCE SINCE SHE LEFT THE HOSPITAL? SHE'S PARALYZED. VICKY: TYRONE WAS JUST EXPLAINING TO US, YOU SEE, THAT HE WENT OVER TO MARLEY'S HOUSE TO SEE MOM AND -- TYRONE: YEAH, AND I FOUND HER THERE ALL ALONE. SHE WAS WEARING THE SAME EXACT COSTUME THAT YOU'RE WEARING. SHE BEGGED ME TO BRING HER HERE. CASS: THIS ISN'T SOME MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO LIVEN UP THE PARTY, IS IT, HONEY? FELICIA: OH, FOR -- CASS: YOU AND DONNA DECIDING TO STAGE AN ELABORATE DISAPPEARING ACT? FELICIA: ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? FIRST, I DON'T THINK MAKING A SICK WOMAN DISAPPEAR IS AN IDEA FOR A PARTY GAME, AND, SECOND, I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN DONNA TODAY, HONEST. TYRONE: WELL, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? FELICIA: I DON'T KNOW -- 10 MINUTES, 15. JAKE: NOBODY'S BLAMING YOU OR ANYTHING, IT'S JUST -- AND YOU DIDN'T SEE DONNA IN ALL THAT TIME? TYRONE: YEAH, BECAUSE I LEFT HER IN A CHAIR. I MEAN, IT WAS OVER THERE, BUT I -- FELICIA: I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I'M FINDING IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT DONNA, WHO'S KEPT HERSELF LIKE A RECLUSE SINCE THIS ACCIDENT -- THAT SHE WOULD SUDDENLY WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT THIS VERY PRETENTIOUS PARTY? TYRONE: YEAH, WELL, I'M HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING HOW DONNA SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED. THEN YOU ENDED UP IN HER PLACE WEARING HER COSTUME. FELICIA: THIS IS NOT HER COSTUME. JAKE: OK. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS NOT GETTING US ANYWHERE. TYRONE, YOU SAID THAT DONNA WANTED TO SEE VICKY RIGHT AWAY, RIGHT? TYRONE: YEAH, RIGHT. VICKY: I WANT TO KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING IN THAT HOUSE ALONE. I'M SORRY. LET'S JUST STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND START LOOKING FOR HER. JAKE: WHY DON'T CASS AND I SPLIT OFF, WE'LL CHECK THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROOM. YOU CHECK OUT THE ELEVATORS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT HER. VICK RIGHT, SHE JUST -- MARLEY. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? MARLEY: TO LOOK FOR DONNA. VICKY: NO, YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE AND TELL ME WHY YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHERE OUR VERY SICK, VERY HELPLESS MOTHER IS AND HOW YOU ULD LET THIS HAPPEN TO HER. MARLEY: EVERYTHING WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT. THE NURSE WAS WITH DONNA. DONNA WAS RESTING. I -- VICKY: WHY WAS SHE WEARING A COSTUME WHEN TYRONE FOUND HER? I MEAN, HOW'D SHE GET INTO IT? DID YOHELP HER? DID THE NURSE HELP HER? SHE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT BY HERSELF. MARLEY: I'M AS CONFUSED ABOUT IT AS YOU ARE, VICTORIA. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. VICKY: I SPOKE TO THAT NURSE TONIGHT. I MEAN, I JUST -- I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SHE COULD LEAVE A DEFENSELESS PATIENT. FELICIA: YOU KNOW, MAYBE TYRONE IS WRONG. MAYBE WHEN HE GOT THERE, THE NURSE WENT FOR SOME AIR OR SOMETHING AND HE DIDN'T SEE HER. JOE: JAKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? JAKE: JOE, DONNA'S MISSING. TYRONE: EXCUSE ME. HI. I UNDERSTAND YOU WORK FOR THE OUTFIT THAT'S SPONSORING THIS PARTY. IS THAT RIGHT? WOMAN: I'M WITH LUMINA, YES. MY NAME IS MARGARET ALLEN. IS THERE A PROBLEM? TYRONE: YES, THERE IS A PROBLEM. I BROUGHT A WOMAN HERE TONIGHT. SHE'S DISABLED BECAUSE SHE'S RECOVERING FROM AN ACCIDENT. NOW, I LEFT HER ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE I WENT TO FIND HER DAUGHTER, AND WHEN I GOT BACK SHE VANISHED. HER NAME IS DONNA HUDSON. JOE, I THINK THIS WOMAN CAN HELP US. SHE WORKS FOR LUMINA. HER NAME -- I DIDN'T GET YOUR NAME. MARGARET: MARGARET ALLEN. HOW DO YOU DO? JOE: JOE CARLINO, BAY CITY P.D. LISTEN, THIS IS A VERY RICH WOMAN. SHE MAY HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE SEARCH OF THE AREA, AND WE MAY HAVE TO CALL IN YOUR SECURITY PEOPLE. MARGARET: ARE YOU SURE THERE'S A SECURITY PROBLEM? VICKY: MY MOTHER CAN'T GET AROUND ON HER OWN, AND SOMEONE HAS MOVED HER. WE DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHY. JOE: I TAKE IT YOU DID NOT SEE THIS WOMAN WE'RE DESCRIBING, EITHER? MARGARET: NO, I DIDN'T. I SAW THIS GENTLEMAN GETTING OFF THE ELEVATOR, BUT HE WAS ALONE. TYRONE: WAIT A MINUTE. IF YOU SAW ME GETTING OFF THE ELEVATOR, THEN YOU SAW MISS HUDSON BECAUSE THE ONLY TIME I WAS ON THE ELEVATOR WAS WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AND I WAS PUSHING HER IN A WHEELCHAIR. MARGARET: I'M SORRY. TYRONE: YOU -- YOU DIDN'T SEE A WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR? MARGARET: I ONLY SAW YOU. TYRONE: YOU MUST HAVE ME CONFUSED WITH SOMEONE ELSE. MARGARET: FORGIVE ME, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. YOU'RE TYRONE MONTGOMERY OF WINTHROP & MONTGOMERY. EACH GST WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY OUR SECURITY CAMERAS, AND THEN HIS OR HER NAME AND ARRIVAL TIME WERE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED INTO OUR COMPUTER SYSTEM. WE TOOK PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT NO UNINVITED GUESTS WERE ADMITTED TONIGHT. JAKE: WELL, THEN HOW DID YOU KNOW WHO WAS WHO WITH EVERYONE WEARING THESE COSTUMES? MARGARET: WELL, SINCE WE SUPPLIED MOST OF THE COSTUMES, WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP A RECORD OF WHO HAD RECEIVED WHICH ONE. IT INDICATES HERE THAT MR. MONTGOMERY ARRIVED AT 7:02 P.M. AND ENTERED INTO THE GROUND-FLOOR LOBBY ELEVATOR AT -- HE WAS ALONE. TYRONE: ALONE? LOOK, I'M NOT CRAZY. I WAS NOT ALONE ON THAT ELEVATOR. VICKY: TYRONE, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? TYRONE: LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IF YOU THINK THAT I'M LYING -- JAKE: NOBODY SAID ANYBODY WAS A LIAR. TYRONE: YEAH, WELL, SHE IS. JOE: LOOK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, OK? I'M STILL GOING TO HAVE TO SEARCH THIS WHOLE PLACE. MARGARET: I'LL NOTIFY THE STAFF IMMEDIATELY. JOE: NOBODY LEAVES WITHOUT TALKING TO ME. MARGARET: FINE. BUT, LOOK, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SET UP SOME SORT OF COMMAND POST, COULD WE MOVE DOWNSTAIRS ONE FLOOR? I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO DISRUPT THIS PARTY ANY MORE THAN WE ALREADY HAVE. VICKY: DISRUPTING YOUR PARTY IS NOT EXACTLY A PRIORITY OF OURS. MARGARET: I APOLOGIZE IF I SAID ANYTHING THAT SOUNDED INSENSITIVE. I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO -- JAKE: LOOK, ALL WE WANT TO DO IS FIND MY WIFE'S MOTHER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ALL RIGHT? MARGARET: I ASSUME THAT YOU DOUBLE-CHECKED AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT SHE'S NOT AT HOME. TYRONE: SHE CAN'T BE THERE BECAUSE I BROUGHT HER HERE. I MEAN, THIS IS CRAZY. JAKE: COME ON, COME ON, TYRONE. I MEAN, I THINK WE GOT TO GO BACK AND CHECK THE HOUSE JUST TO MAKE SURE. LET'S GO. TYRONE: NO, NO, NO. YOU DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP LOOKING FOR HER HERE BECAUSE I KNOW I BROUGHT HER HERE. VICKY: I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK WE NEED TO CHECK THE HOUSE. MARLEY: WELL, I'M COMING WITH YOU. VICKY: NO, YOU'RE NOT. MARLEY: WELL, VICKY, I THINK THAT SHOULD GO. VICKY: NO, YOU'RE NOT. WHEN I FIND MOM, I WANT TO TALK TO HER ALONE. MARLEY: WELL -- VICKY: ALONE, MARLEY. RACHEL: VICKY, JAKE. HOW'S THE PARTY? SINGER: HERE WE COME HERE WE COME ONE MORE TIME RACHEL: HI. AMANDA: GLAD YOU FINALLY GOT HERE. I WAS AFRAID YOU MIGHT NOT MAKE IT. CAMERON: YOU LOOK GORGEOUS, MISS HUTCHINS. RACHEL: THANK YOU, CAMERON. I COULD'VE DONE WITHOUT THE SPOTLIGHT. I NOTICED JAKE AND VICKY RUNNING OFF. DID SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT I MISSED? PAULINA: OH, WAIT A MINUTE. I THINK JOE'S ABOUT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. JOE: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LISTEN, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE COMMOTION EARLIER THAT YOU NOTICED. PLEASE JUST BE AWARE THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE. WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE SITUATION, AND JUST GO BACK TO YOUR BEVERAGES AND HAVE A NICE TIME. THANK YOU. CAMERON: WELL, THAT TELLS US A LOT. PAULINA: RIGHT, IT TELLS US THERE'S SOMETHING JOE DOESN'T WANT TO TELL US. RACHEL: WELL, YOU'LL WORM IT OUT OF HIM. AMANDA: LET'S DANCE. PAULINA: GOOD TO SEE YOU. HEY, HEY, GUYS. NICK and REMY: HI. PAULINA: HAVING FUN? REMY: MM-HMM. THIS PLACE IS AWESOME, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE WHISPERING OR SOMETHING. PAULINA: I THINK IT'S THE CLOTHES WE ALL HAVE ON. I MEAN, IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE YOVE STUMBLED INTO A SCULPTURE GARDEN WITH A BUNCH OF STATUES. RACHEL: YES, I WONDER IF THIS STATUE COULD SNEAK OUT OF HERE WITHOUT ALL OF THE OTHER STATUES NOTICING. PAULINA: YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. YOU JUST GOT HERE. RACHEL: YES, WELL, THE ONLY REASON I CAME WAS TO TELL OUR HOST THANK YOU FOR RETURNING THE PAINTING. BUSINCE OUR HOST HASN'T WANTED TO REVEAL HIMSELF, I SEE NO REASON WHY I SHOULD STAY. PAULINA: FOR ME? LOOKS LIKE JOE'S GOING TO BE KIND OF BUSY, AND I COULD USE THE COMPANY, PLEASE. REMY: HEY, YOU CAN HANG WITH ME AND NICK. PAULINA: OH, WELL, I'M SURE NICK WOULD JUST LOVE THAT, AND SO WOULD YOU. NICK: HEY -- PAULINA: HEY, A FIFTH WHEEL REALLY GETS A DATE OFF TO A BANG-UP START. REMY: NO, YOU WOULD NEVER BE A FIFTH WHEEL. RIGHT, NICK? PAULINA: I FORBID YOU TO ANSWER THAT. INSTEAD, HOW ABOUT GRABBING ME A BEVERAGE, AS MY HUSBAND SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IT? A CLUB SODA, PLEASE? NICK: COMING RIGHT UP. PAULINA: HE IS SO CUTE. REMY: I KNOW. PAULINA: BUT YOU? WAY CUTER. REMY: THANKS. PAULINA: RACHEL, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MET REMY. SHE WORKS FOR ME AT CARLINO'S, AND SHE IS SOFIA'S ROOMMATE. RACHEL: OH. PAULINA: THIS IS RACHEL CORY-HUTCHINS, ONE OF THE FINEST PEOPLE GOD HAS EVER PUT ON THIS EARTH. RACHEL: OH, MY GOODNESS, WHAT A BUILDUP. WELL, YOU LOOK PERFECTLY DELIGHTFUL IN YOUR COSTUME. IT'SOVELY. REMY: THANK YOU. RACHEL: OH, PAULINA, IS THIS THE ONE THAT YOU -- PAULINA: YEAH. RACHEL: SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. AND YOUR ROOMMATE LOOKS STUNNING, I MUST SAY. WHOEVER GAVE US THESE COSTUMES CERTAINLY DID A WONDERFUL JOB. EVEN MY SON ALMOST LOOKS COMFORTABLE. HAS LAWRENCE OF ARABIA GONE DISCO? I DON'T KNOW. SOFIA: YOU'RE STARING. DON'T STOP. MATT: I'M GETTING A FLASH FROM MY DISTANT PAST. WHEN I WAS A KID, I HAD THIS BOOK THAT HAD GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS. THEY WERE LIKE LITTLE OIL PAINTINGS OR GREEK MYTHS OR SOMETHING. ANYWAY, THERE WAS A PICTURE OF THIS GODDESS AT AROUND PA 43. SOFIA: OH, YOU REMEMBER THE PAGE? MATT: SURE. SHE WAS HOT. SHE HAD DARK HAIR AND DARK EYES. MY 10-YEAR-OLD SELF THOUGHT I HAD DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN. LITTLE DID I KNOW SHE'D COME INTO MY LIFE FROM MY FUTURE. SOFIA: OH, I BET YOU SAY THAT TO ALL THE GODDESSES. MATT: OK, OK, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF TALK, AND IF YOU'RE TIRED OF HEARING ME TALK, I DON'T BLAME YOU. SOFIA: NO, I'M ONLY TIRED IF IT'S ABOUT LILA. MATT: LOOK, WE'VE SPENT ENOUGH TIME ON THAT SUBJECT, SO TONIGHT LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT US. BETTER YET, LET'S LET OUR BODIES DO THE TALKING. LILA: I'M SORRY. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE. THERE'D BE A LOT OF PEOPLE UNHAPPY IF I WENT TO THIS PARTY TONIGHT. I SIMPLY JUST CAN'T LOSE EVERYTHING I WORKED FOR JUST FOR THE MERE -- ZAK. HI. TELL THIS GENTLEMAN -- TELL HIM WHY I CAN'T GO TO THE PARTY. ZAK: WAIT OUTSIDE. THANKS. YOU LOOK AMAZING. HOW COULD YOU THINK ABOUT NOT COMING OUT? LILA: YOU SENT THAT CHAUFFEUR, DIDN'T YOU? ZAK: WELL, WHERE'S IT WRITTEN THAT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED A SPECIAL NIGHT OUT, TOO? LILA: OH, COME ON, NOW. YOU KNOW, THIS IS GETTING A LITTLEIT WEIRD. YOU TEND TO SHOW UP AT EVERY CRITICAL MOMENT IN MY LIFE. ZAK: WHY DON'T WE HAVE A DRINK AND TALK ABOUT IT IN THE CAR? LILA: NO, YOU KNOW I CAN'T DRINK. ZAK: IT'S NONALCOHOLIC. LILA: I'M NOT GOING TO THE PARTY, ZAK. ZAK: SO WE'LL TAKE A RIDE. YOU'LL LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, I'LL FEAST MY EYES ON A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, AND IF YOU'RE NOT SATISFIED AFTER I'VE SAID MY PIECE AND YOU STILL DON'T WANT TO GO, THEN I'LL JUST DROP YOU RIGHT BACK AT YOUR DOOR. DEAL? CHRIS: YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN? YOU CAN GET UP OFF THE ATTITUDE AND THE MUSCLE BECAUSE I DON'T CAVE IN TO THREATS. MAN: OH, A TOUGH GUY, HUH? CHRIS: YEAH. YEAH, IF THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO BE, YEAH. MAN: WELL, TOUGH GUY, I'VE GOT SOME UNPLEASANT NEWS -- MR. McKINNON SAID THIS WAS NONNEGOTIABLE. CHRIS: DO I LOOK LIKE I CARE WHAT MR. McKINNON SAID? HE'S NOT THE ONE SITTING HERE DRESSED LIKE A REJECT FROM RuPAUL'S CLOSET, NOW, IS HE? NOW, HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE -- I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE DRESSED LIKE THIS. MAN: SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING WHAT, THAT THE LOVE LADY TAKES A POWDER, BAGS THIS WHOLE GIG? CHRIS: YOU'RE DAMN SKIPPY. THE LOVE LADY CAN HAVE THE FLU, SHE CAN HAVE THE VAPORS, P.M.S. -- SHE CAN BE PREGNANT, FOR ALL I CARE. SHE'S GOING TO SEND A CUTE LITTLE NOTE TO THE LUMINA CORPORATION WITH HER APOLOGIES -- END OF NIGHTMARE. MAN: AND THE LUMINA CORPORATION KEEPS THAT NICE, FAT CHECK THEY WERE GOING TO DONATE TO THE HOSPITAL BURN UNIT. THE DEAL TONIGHT WAS LOVE LADY ACCEPTS CHECK, REPORTERS SHOOT MUCHO FOOTAGE, LUMINA GETS PRIME-TIME PUBLICITY. CHRIS: I DON'T CARE WHAT THE DEAL WAS. JAKE CAN ACCEPT THE CHECK. MAN: IT'S NOT THE SAME P.R.-WISE. I MEAN, COME ON, BUDDY, HUH? YOU' BE WEARING A MASK. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? CHRIS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? MAN, LOOK AT ME! FIRST OF ALL, THIS AIN'T MY COLOR. GET UP OFF ME. "WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?" MAN: WELL, IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE GOING TO FORCE MR. McKINNON TO DO SOMETHING HE DON'T WANT TO DO. CHRIS: WHAT? MAN: HE HAPPENED TO MENTION TO ME ABOUT A CERTAIN LADY COP -- OFC. BURRELL, I THINK HER NAME IS. HE SEEMS TO THINK IT MIGHT BE KIND OF A BUMMER FOR MISS BURRELL TO FIND OUT THE LOVE LADY AIN'T NO LADY. WOULD YOU, AS THEY SAY, CONCUR? CHRIS: SO IT'S LIKE THAT. MAN: YEAH. CHRIS: UH-HUH. SEE, THAT'S EVEN COLD-BLOODED FOR JAKE BECAUSE HE KNOWS DAMN WELL THAT IF TONI FOUND THAT I WAS -- WAIT A MINUTE. TONI AIN'T EVEN IN TOWN, SO I AIN'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SO NOW WHAT? WHAT? WHAT YOU GOT? WHAT? HUH? [KNOCK ON DOOR] CHRIS: WHAT? TONI: CHRIS? HI, IT'S ME. I GOT BACK EARLY. I KNOW WE WERE SORT OF HARD ON EACH OTHER BEFORE I LEFT. I FORGIVE YOU. IF YOU FORGIVE ME, CAN WE JUST START OVER, HONEY? I GOT THIS INVITATION TO THE LUMINA CORPORATION -- WHATEVER THAT IS -- AND I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD GO TOGETHER. I'M DRESSED NICE. I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT. OH, COME ON, HONEY, OPEN THE DOOR. CHRIS: DAMN. TONI: CHRIS, HONEY, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE. I CAN PRACTICALLY HEAR YOU BREATHING. COME ON, OPEN THE DOOR. CHRIS: HI, TONI. BOY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK. TONI: WELL, THEN, OPEN THE DOOR. CHRIS: I WISH I COULD, BUT I -- MAN: You could tell her your nails are drying. CHRIS: Shut up. LISTEN, I'M ON THE -- THE PHONE WI THE NEWS BUREAU IN BEIRUT AND, UH -- JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND. I'LL BE RIGHT -- WOULD YOU GET -- MAN: WOULD THAT HAPPEN TO BE THE LADY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BY ANY CHANCE -- OFC. BURRELL? HEY, WHY DON'T I JUST OPEN THE DOOR LIKE -- CHRIS: COME HERE. MAN: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. WATCH THE SUIT. CHRIS: LISTEN, LISTEN -- ALL RIGHT, HERE'S MY FINAL OFFER, OK? I TAKE THIS BUTT-UGLY DRESS WITH ME AND DO A QUICK CHANGE WHILE I'M THERE, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO COLLECT THE STUPID CHECK, AND THEN I CHANGE BACK INTO ME FOREVER. YOU GOT IT? MAN: NOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. CHRIS: YEAH. GREAT, GREAT. TONI, LISTEN, SWEETIE, I'M ON THE PHONE WITH THE, UM -- THE SULTAN, AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF, SWEETIE, SO, AS SOON AS I'M DONE, I WILL LET YOU IN, OK? JUST HANG IN THERE. TONI: ACTUALLY, IT'S FINE. I JUST FOUND THE KEYS YOU GAVE ME. MAN: OH, GOOD EVENING. MAY I SAY, WHOEVER YOU ARE, YOU LOOK RAVISHING. TONI: MAY I SAY, WHOEVER YOU ARE -- WHO ARE YOU? MAN: JAKE McKINNON SENT ME. TONI: AH. MAN: SEE YOU LATER -- SIR. MR. MADISON'S IN THE BATHROOM. I'M SURE HE'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU. TONI: OK. CHRIS, DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A STRANGE MAN STANDING IN YOUR LIVING ROOM? CHRIS: YEAH, HE WAS -- TONI: HEY. CHRIS: HEY. HE WAS A SOURCE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING A LITTLE PIECE ON THE MOB, AND -- WOW. LOOK AT YOU. YOLOOK INCREDIBLE. TONI: THANK YOU. CHRIS: SO DID I TELL YOU HOW GLAD I AM YOU CAME BACK EARLY? TONI: SO YOU ARE HAPPY TO SEE ME. CHRIS: OH, BABY, PLEASE, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH. I -- I FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT THE WAY WE ENDED THINGS. TONI: SO DID I. WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT HERE AND SHOW ME JUST HOW MUCH YOU ACTUALLY MISSED ME? CHRIS: UH -- WOW. YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT -- I'M NOT IN MY COSTUME YET, SO, YOU KNOW -- TONI: YOU WANT SOME HELP? CHRIS: NO, NO, NO. NO, ACTULY, UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THE FINAL EFFECT. YOU KNOW. TONI: THE FINAL EFFECT. WHAT IS THIS, LIKE CAN'T SEE THE BRIDE BEFORE THE WEDDING? THAT KIND OF THING? CHRIS: YEAH. YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LILA: YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE WHAT EARTHLY DIFFERENCE IT SHOULD MAKE TO YOU WHETHER I GO TOHE PARTY TONIGHT OR NOT. ZAK: TO THE BABY. YOU'LL DRINK TO THAT, WON'T YOU? LILA: STOP DODGING. ZAK: I PLAY HUNCHES, OK? I GO ON INSTINCTS. AND INSTINCT TELLS ME THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A GRAND ENTRANCE TONIGHT. LILA: AND ALIENATE THE ENTIRE CORY FAMILY? ZAK: HAVE I STEERED YOU WRONG SO FAR? LILA: WHY ARE YOU STEERING ME AT ALL, ZAK? ZAK: I LIKE YOU. I THINK YOU'VE HAD A RAW DEAL. AND SOMEHOW I'VE GOTTEN INVESTED IN SEEING ALL THAT CHANGE. BUT IF YOU THINK THAT I'M STARTING TO GET IN THE WAY, THEN -- LILA: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M NOT GRATEFUL. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, MY BABY WOULDN'T BE FACING THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ZAK: EXACTLY. SO WHY CAN'T I HELP YOU GET TURNED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, TOO? I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, LILA. I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU GET IT. LILA: WHAT I WANT IS TO MARRY MATTHEW CORY AND BE PART OF THE CORY FAMILY. AND HOW IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN IF I GO AGAINST THEIR WISHES AND BULL MY WAY INTO THE BALL? ZAK: WELL, SOMETIMES PEOPLE END UP HAVING MORE RESPECT FOR YOU IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW EVERY ORDER TO THE LETTER. DON'T YOU THINK THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR OWN INTERESTS NO MATTER WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WANT? LILA: WELL, YES. MAYBE. ZAK: THE ATMOSPHERE AT THIS PARTY? ULTRAROMANTIC, LILA. SOFIA WILL NEVER HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE HER CAUSE. LILA: YES. EVERYBODY IN GORGEOUS BALL GOWNS, DANCING UNDER THE MOONLIGHT. WHAT AM I, CRAZY? HEY, PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN-EATER -- PEDAL TO THE METAL BECAUSE WE HAVE A BALL TO GET TO. MATT: EVERY TIME WE'RE ALONE, I GET THIS AMAZING RUSH THAT ONE THING IN MY LIFE IS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY RIGHT. HOW GREAT IS IT TO HAVE ONE THING THAT YOU NEVER HAVE TO EXPLAIN, DISCUSS, OR JUSTIFY? IT JUST IS. LIKE THE SUN COMING UP IN THE MORNING. IT NEVER CANCELS AND IT NEVER DISAPPOINTS, AND, DAMN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. SOFIA: OK. MATT: "OK" WHAT? SOFIA: OK, LET'S GET MARRIED. OR DID THE OFFER EXPIRE? MATT: THE OFFER STANDS FOREVER. YOU SAID YOU NEEDED SOME TIME. I WAS GIVING YOU TIME. SOFIA: TIME'S UP. MATT: YOU'RE SERIOUS? YOU MEAN IT? SOFIA: OH, GODDESSES ARE ALWAYS SERIOUS. HUMOR'S NOT BIG IN MYTHOLOGY. MATT: THERE'S A METEOR SHOWER TONIGHT. THE FIRST FALLING STAR WE SEE, WE'LL SET A DATE. SOFIA: YOU ARE TOO ROMANTIC FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. AND DID I TELL YOU I ADORE THAT ABOUT YOU? TONI: LOOK AT IT. IT'S MAGICAL. HONEY, LOOK AT THE STARS. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? CHRIS: WHAT? I'M SORRY. I WAS LOOKING FOR JAKE. ETTA MAE: OH, COME ON, HE'S NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A HARD TIME. CHRIS: HE'S NOT? ETTA MAE: NO. I MEAN, HOW CAN HE? HE'LL BE IN COSTUME, TOO. WHY IS IT THAT MEN HATE DRESSING UP? CHRIS: WELL, I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU HAVE TO DRESS UP IN. YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I SAW HIM OVER THERE. SWEETIE, I'M SORRY, I'VE GOT TO GO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THAT BEIRUT STORY. TONI: YOU HAVE TO TALK BUSINESS TONIGHT? CAN'T YOU DO IT TOMORROW, BABY? CHRIS: NO. ETTA MAE: WELL, I CAN SEE WHY YOU DECIDED TO TAKE HIM BACK. HE'S SUBTLE. TONI: SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. MUST BE THIS COSTUME THING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. HE FEELS LIKE HE'S READY TO JUMP OUT OF HIS SKIN. AMANDA: THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING VERY STRANGE GOING ON AT IS PARTY, AND FOR ONCE THERE ISN'T A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY INVOLVED. I MEAN, CHECK IT OUT. LOOK AT MY MOTHER. SHE LOOKS SO SERENE. AND MATT AND SOFIA. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE IN HEAVEN. CAMERON: AND YOU? HOW CLOSE TO HEAVEN ARE YOU? AMANDA: I THINK I'M ALREADY THERE. CAMERON: OH, THAT MAKES IT UNANIMOUS, THEN. WE HAVE ONE BIG, HAPPY CORY FAMILY. AMANDA: WHAT A CONCEPT, HUH? CAMERON: I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY, AMANDA. I WANT YOU TO BE TRULY HAPPY. FOR A WHILE THERE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE NEVER GOING TO SMILE AGAIN. AMANDA: WELL, I GUESS IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, YOU KNOW? TIME DOES HEAL EVERYTHING. AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOUR BROTHER. CAMERON: WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY LEARN FROM GARY? AMANDA: HOW TO KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. I'M SURE THAT JOSIE HAS DONE SOME THINGS LATELY THAT HAVE CONFUSED HIM TO NO END, BUT HE NEVER LETS THAT TEAR HIM AWAY FROM WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. HE LOVES HIS WIFE, AND THAT IS HIS ESSENTIAL TRUTH, AND HE HOLDS TO THAT. AND HE DOESN'T SCREW THINGS UP BY DEMANDING PERFECTION OR JUDGING OR ASKING A MILLION QUESTIONS, AND SO I'M TRYING TO LEARN A LESSON FROM THAT. MATT: SO WHAT WAS IT ABOUT TONIGHT THAT MADE YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE READY? SOFIA: I JUST GOT THIS FEELING WHEN I LOOKED UP INTO THE SKY TONIGHT. MAYBE PART OF IT WAS KNOWING THAT ALL THOSE STARS WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. MATT, COULD THERE BE A BIGGER REMINDER THAT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER? I MEAN, WE'D BE CRAZY NOT TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE. MATT: AND WE HAVE SO MUCH. SOFIA: WHATEVER'S KEEPING US APART IST NEARLY AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT KEEPS UP TOGETHER. MATT: THAT'S TRUE. LILA AND THE BABY -- ALL RIGHT. CASE CLOSED. SO -- [MUSIC CHANGES] BILLY: LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE YEARS SOFIA: OUR SONG. MATT: SO LET'S DANCE. SOFIA: THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. MATT: IT'S FATE. SOFIA: NO, NO, NO. YOU PAID THE D.J. MATT: HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT? SOFIA: BECAUSE I OVERHEARD YOU. AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I'M NOT WAITING ANYMORE. BECAUSE IN THE MIDST OF EVERYTHING, I STILL WANTED TO DANCE TO OUR SONG. MATT: MMM. BILLY: WHEN LOVE WAS TOO MUCH TO BEAR I JUST LEFT IT THERE BUT HERE I STAND FACE TO FACE WITH THIS HEART OF MINE LIVIN' WITHOUT YOU I FALL BEHIND JOE: WELL, THAT'S IT. THEY SCOURED EVERY LAST INCH OF THE PLACE. NO DONNA. TYRONE: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. MARLEY: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM JAKE AND VICKY. JOE: EVEN WITH THE POLICE ESCORT, THEY WOULDN'T BE BACK TO YOUR PLACE YET. TYRONE: YEAH, WELL, DONNA'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE. AND, FELICIA, I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU ENDED UP WITH THE SAME COSTUME THAT DONNA WAWEARING. FELICIA: I TOLD YOU, SOMEONE KNOCKED INTO ME AND SPILLED GUACAMOLE ALL OVER MY DRESS. CASS: GUACAMOLE? HONEY, THIS ISN'T EXACTLY THE KIND OF PARTY THAT ROLLS OUT THE CHIPS AND SALSA PICANTE. FELICIA: YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING A LITTLE TIRED OF YOUR SKEPTICISM. THERE WAS GUACAMOLE. THEY KNOCKED IT INTO MY DRESS, AND THIS VERY NICE LADY FOUND ME ANOTHER COSTUME UNTIL MINE IS CLEANED. MARGARET: THAT'S RIGHT, I HELPED MISS GALLANT CHANGE, AND IT SHOULD BE READY BY NOW. FELICIA: THANK YOU. TYRONE: YEAH, WELL, TELL ME, WAS THAT BEFORE OR AFTER YOU SAW ME GET OFF THE ELEVATOR BUT SOMEHOW FAILED TO NOTICE I WAS PUSHING A WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR? MARLEY: I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU. CINDY: WHAT'S THE MATTER? MARLEY: WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEPLACE TO TALK. JOE: TYRONE, LOOKS LIKE THE BALL JUST BOUNCED BACK INTO YOUR COURT. FELICIA'S GOT A LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR THE COSTUME. MISS ALLEN'S BACKING HER UP. COME ON, MAN, HELP US OUT. COULD YOU HAVE BEEN WRONG ABOUT ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED TONIGHT? TYRONE: JOE, WHAT REASON WOULD I HAVE TO LIE ABOUT ANY OF THIS? I DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS TO BE TRUE. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING HAPPENING TO DONNA. HELL, I WANT HER TO BE SAFE AT HOME RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M TELLING YOU, WHEN THE COPS GET JAKE AND VICKY BACK TO THAT PLACE, DONNA HUDSON WILL BE NOWHERE IN SIGHT. [KNOCK ON DOOR] NURSE: CAN I HELP YOU? WHAT'S WRONG? VICKY: ARE YOU THE NURSE I SPOKE TO? MY NAME'S VICKY McKINNON. I'M DONNA HUDSON'S DAUGHTER. NURSE: YES, IT WAS YOUR SISTER WHO HIRED ME, BUT WHAT'S THE MATTER? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. JAKE: LISTEN, WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOUR PATIENT. NOW, WE GOT THE COPS WITH US, SO OPEN THE DOOR. VICKY: PLEASE. NURSE: THE POLICE? PLEASE KEEP YOUR VOICES DOWN. MY PATIENT'S SLEEPING. JAKE: SO YOU WERE HERE ALL NIGHT. YOU NEVER LEFT DONNA'S SIDE. NURSE: WELL, I DID GO TO THE KITCHEN TO MAKE A CUP OF TEA, BUT I WAS ONLY GONE FOR JUST A -- JAKE: AND IN ALL THAT TIME, NO ONE ENTERED THE HOUSE? NURSE: NO. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED, JUST THE WAY IT WAS WHEN YOU GOT HERE. I MEAN, IF ANYONE CAME IN HERE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BROKEN IN. VICKY: I THINK SHE'S WAKING UP. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT, MOM. IT'S JUST US HERE. MARLEY'S NOT HERE, AND THE NURSE CALLED AND SAID THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE ME. DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME SOMETHING, HUH? YOU'RE SAFE NOW. YOU'RE TOTALLY SAFE NOW. OFFICER: WALTON'S CALLING CAPT. CARLINO. I TOLD HIM TO REPORT THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. JAKE: SEEMS THAT WAY. JOE: THEY FOUND DONNA AT MARLEY'S. TYRONE: THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. UNLESS SHE MADE IT BACK IN RECORD TIME, THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL -- JOE: THE NURSE SAID SHE HAD BEEN THERE EVER SINCE MARLEY LEFT, THAT SHE NEVER EVEN STEPPED OUT OF THE ROOM, TYRONE, UNTIL SHE MADE HERSELF A BEVERAGE. TYRONE: OH, COME ON, THE WOMAN IS LYING, JOE. THE ONLY PERSON AROUND WHEN I GOT THERE WAS DONNA. SHE WAS WEARING A COSTUME LOOKING LIKE SHE WAS IN PANIC. SHE KEPT POINTING TO THE PARTY INVITATION, THEN SHE GOT A PEN AND WROTE, "TAKE ME." IF YOU COULD SEE HOW INTENSE SHE WAS, THEN YOU WOULD -- JOE, I'M NOT LYING. [PAGER BEEPS] JOE: I GOT TO TAKE THIS, A PERSONAL CALL, ALL RIGHT? TYRONE, LISTEN, TO ME, ALL RIGHT? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. WEL WORK THROUGH IT, I PROMISE YOU, OK? TYRONE: WHAT, YOU THINK I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY STORY, RIGHT? WELL, I CAN'T, JOE, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER STORY. AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND. I MEAN, IT'S NOT JUST THIS WOMAN FROM LUMINA WHO HAS HER SIGNALS CROSSED OR THIS NURSE, WHO I NEVER EVEN MET, IT'S VICKY, IT'S FELICIA. FELICIA GALLANT THINKS I'M LYING. WELL, I'M NOT, JOE. JOE: I DON'T THINK YOU ARE. WHAT I THINK IS WE GOT TO FIND TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING AROUND HERE, OK? LISTEN, I WILL BE RIGHT BACK. WE WILL WORK THROUGH THIS. WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, I PROMISE YOU THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, I WANT YOU TO SIT DOWN AND RELAX, OK? JUST TRY TO COLLECT YOURSELF AND THINK BACK AND MAKE SURE YOU GOT ALL YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT, OK? THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TONIGHT. GOT ME? EVERYTHING. CINDY: WHY ON EARTH WOULD I BRING YOUR MOTHER HERE? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S GOT THE AGENDA WHEN IT COMES TO HER. MARLEY: OH, RIGHT, LIKE YOU'RE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING THIS SORT OF THING JUST FOR SPORT. I KNOW YOU. YOU GET ANTSY AND YOU GET BORED AND YOU THOUGHT TO YOURSELF, "WOULDN'T IT BE FUN TO SEE THE LOOK ON MARLEY'S FACE IF HER MOTHER JUST WHEELED UP OUT OF NOWHERE." YOU WOULD DO THAT JUST AS SOME SORT OF RIDICULOUS, SICK JOKE. CINDY: IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, I HAVE PLANS OF MY OWN THIS EVENING, AND THEY INVOLVE GRANT. THEY DO NOT INVOLVE YOUR MOMMY DEAREST. MARLEY: WELL, WHATEVER. BUT I AM IN REAL TROUBLE HERE. CINDY: WHY ARE YOU IN TROUBLE? NOBODY HAS ACCUSED YOU OF ANYTHING. IN FACT, YOU SAID THAT EVERYBODY THINKS TYRONE IS MAKING THE WHOLE THING UP. MARLEY: YES, BUT HE DIDN'T. LOOK, IF TYONE SAYS THAT HE TOOK MY MOTHER BECAUSE SHE BEGGED HIM, THEN THAT'S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, AND THAT MEANS SOMEONE TOOK HER SOMEWHERE AND SHE CAN'T COMMUNICATE AND SHE CAN'T DEFEND HERSELF AND SHE CAN'T DO ANYTHING -- CINDY: OH, HONEY, YOU'RE REALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. MARLEY: OF COURSE I'M UPSET. SHE'S MY MOTHER. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER. CINDY: OF COURSE NOT. I MEAN, SHE MOWED YOU DOWN. SHE SENT YOU TO THE HOSPITAL. WHY EVER WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE HER SUFFER? MARLEY: CINDY, MAYBE I SHOULD JUST -- MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GO TO JOE AND TELL HIM THAT TYRONE'S ON THE LEVEL. CINDY: WHAT? NO. NO. NO. YOU DO NOT ADMIT ANYTHING. IT WILL DO NO ONE ANY GOOD. IT WON'T HELP FIND YOUR MOTHER. IT WILL NOT HELP YOUR LESS-THAN-STERLING IMAGE AT THE MOMENT. JUST LEAVE IT ALONE. THEY WILL FIND HER. THEY'LL FIND DONNA. MARLEY: YES, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DO? ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHY SHE CAME HERE? SHE CAME HERE SO THAT SHE COULD TALK TO VICTORIA, AND THEN SHE'LL JUST FIND VICTORIA AND SHE'LL TELL HER ALL THE TRUTH, ANYWAY, AND JAKE WILL HATE ME MORE THAN HE EVER DID. IT'S BETTER IF I JUST COME CLEAN NOW. I'LL JUST TELL THE TRUTH. I'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TELL THE TRUTH SOMEHOW. CINDY: MARLEY? MARLEY! CASS: TYRONE MONTGOMERY'S NOT ONLY MY LAW PARTNER, HE IS ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTWORTHY PEOPLE I KNOW. FELICIA: WELL, HONEY, TONIGHT HE WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED. NOW, I DON'T PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, BUT THIS PLACE IS STARTING TO GIVE ME THE WILLIES. RACHEL: OH, I AGREE. TOO MUCH HOCUS POCUS AND GAME PLAYING. IT'S ALL RATHER SURREAL. CASS: "SURREAL" IS THE WORD. I'M SORRY, BUT EVEN WITH THAT MASK, THAT IS ONE UNFORTUNATE-LOOKING LADY. ETTA MAE: SO, THAT'S THE FAMOUS LOVE LADY, HUH? TONI: YEP. ETTA MAE: WELL, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY. SHE HAS LOTS OF TIME TO WRITE THOSE LETTERS. YEP, NO PESKY LOVE LIFE TO GET IN THE WAY OF HER JOB. TONI: OH, MAMA. ETTA MAE: WAIT A MINUTE. DON'T YOU BE CRITICIZING ME. TONI: YOU'RE MEAN. ETTA MAE: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WAS SO PARANOID, ABOUT TO GIVE YOUR MAN TO THIS WOMAN, SAYING HE HAD A LOVE JONES FOR HER. TONI: MEANWHILE, MY MAN, WHERE IS HE? I SEE NO MAN. DO YOU SEE A MAN? ETTA MAE: WELL, NOW, HE CAN'T STILL BE WITH JAKE. I MEAN, SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT JAKE AND VICKY LEFT ALREADY. TONI: EXACTLY MY POINT. ETTA MAE: WELL, WHERE IN THE HECK COULD CHRIS BE? TONI: I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE HE'S FLIRTING WITH THE HAT CHECK GIRL. MAMA, TONIGHT HE'S BEEN SUCH A -- ETTA MAE: WHAT? TONI: HE'S ACTING LIKE -- ETTA MAE: SUCH A WHAT? MAN? FELICIA: DENISE, COME ON. COME AND HAVE A DRINK WITH ME. COME ON. COME ON. CASS: I THOUGHT EVEN YOU HAD MORE SENSE THAN TO SHOW UP HERE. LILA: YOU MUST HAVE MISTAKEN ME FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. CASS: OH, HO, HO, GET OFF IT. I'D KNOW THAT PREGNANT LITTLE WADDLE ANYWHERE. LILA: CASS, JUST PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW ME. THERE'S NO REASON TO ALERT MATTHEW THAT I'M HERE. MATT: SO WHAT KIND OF CEREMONY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? SOFIA: SOMETHING SMALL, JUST OUR FAMILIES. EXCEPT I HAVE TO TELL YOU I DON'T CONSIDER LILA FAMILY. MATT: ALL RIGHT. WHATEVER AND WHENEVER YOU WANT. AS SOON AS THIS BABYS BORN, WE'RE GOING TO FIND US A PREACHER AND WE'RE GOING TO MARCH DOWN THAT AISLE. LILA: NO! MATT: WHAT THE -- HEY. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SPYING BEHIND THAT LITTLE MASK OF YOURS? THE PARTY'S OVER, MATA HARI. YOU'RE GOING HOME. WAITER: SO YOU'RE A BIG RELATIONSHIP EXPERT, RIGHT? BIG ROMANCE EXPERT? CHRIS: [FALSETTO VOICE] WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE IS STILL SOME DOUBT ABOUT THAT. WAITER: SO THIS GIRL I'VE BEEN SEEING, RIGHT, WE'VE BEEN DATING FOR A WHILE. AND IT'S GETTING PRETTY SERIOUS, BUT, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S KIND OF CRAZY. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? CHRIS: YOU KNOW WHAT? EXCUSE ME. I NEED TO FIND THE LITTLE GIRLS' ROOM. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS? WAITER: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. SHE WANTS TO GET MARRIED, AND I DON'T THINK I'M READY YET. YOU KNOW WHAT I AM READY FOR? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT. CHRIS: NO, NO, HONEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT YOU WANT IS TO HAVE UNCOMMITTED SEX. AND SHE DOESN'T WANT THAT. [NORMAL VOICE] THEY NEVER DO. TONI: I CANNOT BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN HERE TWO SECONDS AND CHRIS ALREADY DISAPPEARED WITH NO EXPLANATION, NO APOLOGY, NO NOTHING. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY HE DIDN'T WANT TO EVEN SHOW UP. WHY DID HE, THEN? WHY DIDN'T HE JUST TELL ME HE DIDN'T WANT TO COME? I'M TELLING YOU, IF IT'S OVER, IT'S OVER, AND I DON'T CARE. I'M FINE WITH IT. ETTA MAE: LISTEN, DON'T START JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS JUST BECAUSE YOUR FEELINGS ARE HURT. TONI: MY FEELINGS ARE NOT HURT, MAMA. ETTA MAE: NO? TONI: NO, THEY'RE NOT. CHRIS MADISON IS NOT WORTH HURTING MY FEELINGS. ETTA MAE: OH, STOP IT. TONI: I AM GOING TO FIX MY FACE AND START MY NEW LIFE. LILA: ALL RIGHT, MATT, LOOK, I'M SORRY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME, BUT IT'S JUST THE DRESS CAME -- MATT: BUT NOTHING. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME? LILA, THAT IS THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. LILA: OH, MATT, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE WATCHING EVERYONE GO OFF TO A GLAMOROUS PARTY AND YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME LIKE YOU'RE SOME KIND OF DRUDGE. MATT: OH, COME ON. YOU ARE NOT HAVING SUCH AN EASY PREGNANCY, LILA. THIS BABY IS DUE ANY MINUTE. AND YOU COULDN'T SUCK IT UP FOR ONE NIGHT TO MISS A PARTY? GIVE ME A BREAK. THAT JUST SHOWS HOW PATHETICALLY IMMATURE YOU ARE. LILA OH, COME ON, MATT, PLEASE. MATT: OH, COME ON NOTHING. YOU KNEW HOW IMPORTANT TONIGHT WAS FOR SOFIA AND I, AND YOU RUINED IT. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? SOFIA AND I ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE BAIT. WE ARE GOING TO WATCH YOU WALK AWAY. SO START WALKING, LILA. LILA: MATT, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD. I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR ME TO BE ALONE. MATT: LOOK, YOU GOT YOURSELF HERE. YOU CAN GET YOURSELF HOME. YOU WANT ME TO ASK MY MOTHER TO ARRANGE SOME TRANSPORTATION? LILA: RACHEL? NO. ZAK: HEY. LILA: DON'T YOU DARE TELL HER I'M HERE. ZAK: IS SOMETHING WRONG? MATT: YES, BUT EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL. THANKS, ANYWAY. ZAK: ARE YOU SURE THERE ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN DO TO HELP? LILA: ZAK, I THINK YOU'VE HELPED ENOUGH. ZAK: YOU SEEM TENSE, MATT. WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY TO RELAX. EVERYTHING IS OK. MATT: SOFIA, THIS WON'T TAKE TOO LONG. SOFIA: WHAT WON'T TAKE TOO LONG? MATT: I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE LILA GETS HOME SAFELY. TONI: OH, NO, NO, NO, PLEASE, PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T GO. LOVE LADY, I DON'T MEAN TO INTRUDE ON YOUR PRIVACY. I'D NEVER DO THIS, BUT YOU'RE IN THE ADVICE BUSINESS, AND THE TRUTH IS I'VE NEVER NEEDED ADVICE SO BAD IN MY LIFE. IT'S ABOUT MY BOYFRIEND. CAN YOU SPARE A MINUTE? CHRIS: [FALSETTO VOICE] WELL, SWEETHEART, OF COURSE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY. JOE: OH, I'LL LET YOU GIVE HER THE GOOD NEWS. VICKY: OK. MARLEY: I'M SO SORRY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN EVER FORGIVE ME. I'M JUST SO SORRY. IF YOU'LL JUST LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN. TYRONE: JOE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK. LISTEN, YOU GOT TO HELP ME FIND JAKE, VICKY, AND MARLEY. I NEED TO SEE THEM RIGHT AWAY. RACHEL: LILA, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING HERE? LILA: I -- ANNOUNCER: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE INVITE YOU TO MOVE TO THE DESIGNATED AREA. THE METEOR SHOWER SHOULD BE VISIBLE VERY SOON. PLEASE BEGIN MOVING TO THE DESIGNATED AREA. LILA: DON'T WORRY. I'M LEAVING. MATTHEW IS TAKING ME HOME. RACHEL: NO, BUT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DISRUPT HIS EVENING. I'LL TAKE YOU HOME. MATT: MOM, THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. LOOK, SOFIA, I'M SORRY. PLEASE DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. SOFIA: IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S ALWAYS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. LILA: LOOK -- YOU KNOW -- OH, MATTHEW, IF YOU WOULD JUST LET ME EXPLAIN. MATT: LET'S JUST GET YOU HOME. NICK: COLD? REMY: NO. NO, I JUST -- I GOT THE WEIRDEST FEELING. NICK: WHAT IS IT? REMY: I DON'T KNOW. I JUST FEEL LIKE SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT. LILA: OH, NO. OH, NO. MATT: WHAT? WHAT? LILA: OH, MATT, WE CAN'T GO HOME. WE HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. MATT: ARE YOU SURE? LILA: YES. YES, I'M SURE. THIS IS IT. OH, GOD, I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON I HAD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. MATT -- MATT: OK, OK. LILA: THERE'S A CONTRACTION. OH, MY GOD, IT'S GETTING SO STRONG. OH. MATT: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LOOK, IT'S OK. THE HOSPITAL ISN'T THAT FAR, AND WE'LL GET THERE -- LILA: OH -- OH -- OH! OH! OH, GOD. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION]