Today's recap was provided by Susan Richmond

At the Martin house, the whole family is getting ready for the wedding. Rae stops by and Tad tells her they are not giving up on finding her daughter. Jake and Dixie leave to go pick up Colby from Liza at the TV station and Brooke arrives with some news for Rae, she's found out what "Fannie Battle" is. According to Tempo's researchers, it is the "Fannie Battle Home for Unwed Mothers", located in Elsa, Illinois. It's been closed down for some time now, though, Brook warns, and the records from the home may be hard to find. Rae decides that she has to fly to Elsa right away. Adrian tries to get her to wait a few hours until after the wedding and he'll go with her, but she's too anxious to wait. She thanks everyone for their help and heads for the airport.

Meanwhile, Myrtle has arrived in Elsa and asks to see the old records from the Fannie Battle Home. The woman in charge of the records warns her that they are all mixed up and the people that ran the home weren't exactly the best record keepers, but she agrees to help Myrtle look. After several hours of searching with no success, the woman leaves to go make them some tea. Myrtle looks into another box and finds the file she's looking for. Just then, she hears a woman's voice calling "hello" and Myrtle tries to hide. Rae, hearing someone there, searches through the rows of shelves and finds Myrtle. What are you doing here, Rae asks her.

Back in Pine Valley, a very distracted Ryan is at the TV station. He tells Hayley that a representative from a prospective sponsor will be stopping by later, but is unable to recall any of the details when she asks for them. His mind is clearly on Gillian, not his work. Liza and Adam arrive with Colby, all dressed to go to the wedding. Liza needs to talk to Hayley and Adam offers to hold Colby. Needless to say, Jake was not happy when he arrived to pick up Colby and found her in Adam's arms. Adam was shocked himself, he was sure that Ryan would have already told Jake the truth about his not being Colby's father. Adam reluctantly handed Colby over to Jake and Liza tried once again to convince Jake to drop his custody suit. But Jake is more determined than ever to go ahead with it for Colby's sake, to keep her away from Adam.

After Jake and Dixie left with Colby, Adam confronted Ryan and asked why he hadn't stopped the wedding. Ryan replied that he wouldn't be manipulated into doing Adam's dirty work for him. Desperate, Adam goaded Ryan, accusing him of "moping around like some kind of love sick schoolboy" and encouraging him to "behave like a man" and fight for the woman that he loves. Adam's words must have worked, because a little bit later Ryan rushed out of the TV station in the middle of a business meeting, leaving Liza stranded with the potential sponsor.

At Wildwind, Gillian sat in her bed and remembered her confrontation with Ryan the night before and Ryan telling her how much he loves her. Eugenia arrives and assumes that Gillian is just suffering from normal bridal jitters. She gives Gillian a locket that Gillian's mother wore on her wedding day. When the locket drops out of her hand and breaks into two on the floor, Gillian worries that fate has turned against her and that's she's read all the signs wrong. Before she can change her mind, however, Edmund, Alex, Opal and Tiffany arrive. Edmund soon departs, leaving the women to help Gillian get ready for the wedding. Alex and Gillian have a moment alone and Alex tells Gillian that if she's changed her mind about the wedding, she'll support Gillian, no matter what. Just then, Greenlee arrives to take pictures of the wedding dress for Hayley's show. While there, she makes sure to tell Gillian again what a terrible person Ryan is and how badly he treated her (Greenlee). Her words strengthen Gillian's resolve to go through with the wedding.

Suddenly, the scene shifts to the Martin house where all the wedding guests are in their seats and Jake and Tad are standing with the reverend, waiting for Gillian to appear. Alex comes down the stairs first, wearing a long, dark-colored dress and takes her place near the reverend. Then Gillian appears, looking beautiful in a long white wedding dress with a long veil. Greenlee takes pictures as Gillian descends and moves to stand by Jake. As the ceremony starts, Greenlee leaves and bumps into Ryan on the porch. She tries to stop him, but when he realizes the ceremony is not completed yet, he bursts through the door.

Liza told Adam that she hoped Ryan would not stop Jake and Gillian's wedding. Adam rolled his eyes and noted that a canceled wedding would crush Jake's custody bid. Under her breath, Liza muttered that she would have liked David to crash their wedding. Adam chuckled, unwilling to acknowledge Liza's remark. He reminded her that she had loved him --- and vowed that she would one day love him again. Liza urged him not to hold his breath. Liza thought about Adam's statement and wondered aloud "what hell" he was plotting. Adam swore that he had no evil plans in the works. Adam wanted to head over to the Martin home to congratulate the bride and groom, but Liza nixed those plans. She said that she would hold Dixie to her promise to return Colby. If, for some reason, Dixie broke her word, Liza said that she would go to the Martin house alone. Marian sashayed into the studio with Paolo by her side. Liza watched her mother curiously. In the background, Leo looked on with darted glances. Paolo thanked Marian for agreeing to help him find a home in Pine Valley. He took her hand and kissed it gently, a move that prompted some raised eyebrows. Adam caught Leo trying to sneak away. He pulled Leo aside and asked him if it was his idea to latch Paolo onto Marian. Leo nodded his head and reminded Adam that he'd been given free reign in choosing a method to destroy Marian and Stuart's marriage. Adam warned Leo that he'd better not cross him. If he did, Adam assured Leo that he'd reported his corporate espionage to Palmer. Marian, meanwhile, called Stuart to tell him that she was close to inking a deal and that she'd be late for their one-year wedding anniversary celebration. Liza asked to speak to her mother in private. There, she urged her to forget about her business dealings and go home to Stuart. Marian never once discounted Stuart's role in her life. Instead, she said that she wanted to show Stuart how much he's changed her life. To do that, she said that she'd need the commission from the sale to buy him a nice anniversary present. Leo walked over to the coffee machine and discreetly asked Paolo how he was doing. "Tonight's the night," Paolo sneered.

In the records room in Elsa, Rae looked shocked as she rounded the corner and bumped into Myrtle. Rae asked Myrtle what she was doing in Illinois. Myrtle concocted a tale of wanting to help Rae in her quest. The explanation, though very sweet, didn't gel for Rae. She asked Myrtle why she forgone Jake and Gillian's wedding in order to help her. She also found it curious that Myrtle had ended up in Else before anyone else. "Who needs Adrian, super spy, when I've got someone like you?" Rae mused. Myrtle told Rae that she was afraid her search for her daughter would end in heartbreak. Rae was ready to get to work and asked Myrtle if she'd found any leads. Myrtle shook her head and sadly noted that she'd come up empty. Rae didn't notice the corner of a file folder poking out of Myrtle's purse. The file clerk returned to the room and sadly noted that there were no other files from the Fannie Battle home. Dejected, Rae and Myrtle decided that it was time to go. The woman asked them to wait because she had some additional information for them. Fearing that she'd already say too much, the woman told Rae that it had been reported that Dr. Prendergast, the chief doctor at the home, had illegally sold some of the children born at Fannie Battle. Rae's face dropped. Dr. Prendergast was the doctor who had delivered her daughter. The look of horror on Rae's face was overwhelming. She could still recall the mole on the doctor's face and the "smell of stale cigars" that clung to his body. Myrtle thought that speaking to the doctor would tie up some loose ends. But that wouldn't be possible. The doctor had died six months earlier. Again, the two women were ready to return to Pine Valley. This time, the clerk had one final tidbit. Dr. Prendergast's widow, Elwina, was still alive and living just a short distance away.

Jake's face turned red when he saw Ryan, but he instructed the minister to continue with the ceremony. He nodded and again asked Gillian of she was willing to commit her life to Jake. To herself, Greenlee whispered, "Yes. Say yes!" Colby began crying and all eyes turned towards the doorway. Ruth smiled and nervously chattered that she and Colby shared something in common --- the both cried at weddings. "Gillian, honey," Opal chirped from her seat. "Everybody's waiting for your answer." Still, Gillian remained silent. Jake started to walk towards Ryan, who had said nothing since bursting through the door. Tad stepped in front of the groom and promised that he'd take care of everything. Outside, Tad asked Ryan what he was doing. Ryan was evasive in his response, saying that he's "just the middleman" and that the Martins would eventually have to deal with Adam. Tad's face scrunched up as he asked Ryan what Adam had to do with anything. Ryan asked Tad to keep an eye on Gillian and turned and walked away. Greenlee chased after him. Back inside, Gillian asked Jake to remain calm and assured him that nothing had changed: she still wanted to be his wife. The vows continued and Gillian and Jake were ultimately declared husband and wife. After the vows were exchanged, the Martin clan clamored to congratulate the newlyweds. In the back of their minds, though, they could not help but question why Ryan had dropped by the house. Joe toasted the couple and welcomed Gillian to the family. "You're family now," he smiled. "You're one of us." In the corner of the room, Brooke jokingly told Adrian that he'd just witnessed his first case of "wedding interruptus," a Pine Valley tradition. "It's practically come to be expected," she added with a laugh. Edmund and Alex briefly discussed Ryan's appearance and the remark he'd made about Gillian's marriage being based on a lie. Neither knew that Jake had overheard every word of their conversation. Distracted and a bit concerned, Jake returned to his wife's side and asked her if everything was okay. Gillian smiled and told Jake that she couldn't be happier. Hayley told Mateo that the Ryan and Gillian saga had finally come to an end with the saying of the words, "I do." Mateo shook his head and told Hayley that he was sure there would be more to the story. Tad told Dixie that Ryan had uttered the two most horrifying words in the language: Adam Chandler. Somehow, he said, Adam was involved in Ryan's appearance at the wedding. Tad decided that he would go with Dixie to return Colby --- and confront Adam. Jake and Gillian headed on their way to spend their first night as husband and wife.

At BJ's, Scott and Becca were sharing a tender moment when Greenlee barged in and asked them if they'd seen Ryan. Neither Becca nor Scott was particularly concerned about Ryan until, that is, Greenlee told them that he'd nearly crashed the wedding. At about the same time, Ryan entered the restaurant. Greenlee asked Scott to talk to Ryan. While Scott was off with Ryan, Becca lectured Greenlee for her shameless behavior. "You're about as subtle as a stampede of buffalo," Becca groused. Greenlee denied having any ulterior motives and insisted that she was concerned only for Ryan's well being. Ryan reluctantly agreed to sit down with the threesome. Greenlee pressured Ryan into dancing, but Ryan wanted no part of it. Scott told Ryan that it might do him some good and Ryan finally agreed. On the dance floor, Ryan looked at Greenlee and could only see Gillian. He smiled, but when the fantasy faded and he saw Greenlee standing before him, Ryan knew that it was time to go. He thanked Greenlee for trying to cheer him up and walked away. Marian and Paolo strolled into the restaurant. Marian had been unable to get her new client into the house, but Paolo was still determined to purchase the house. Marian pleaded with Paolo to push it off until the morning, but Paolo wouldn't back down. Scott and Becca looked on, with Scott wondering why his stepmother was not at home celebrating her anniversary. Things got even more questionable when Marian agreed to dance with the smooth talking, Italian man.

In Gillian's room at Wildwind, Jake and Gillian shared a tender kiss. As Jake moved to kiss Gillian's neck, Gillian drifted off into another place and time. She was no longer thinking of the man kissing her. Instead, she couldn't take her mind off of Ryan and his pledge that he could love her better than anyone else.

At WRCW, Adam took to the phone to try to locate Ryan. Tad suddenly appeared and snatched the receiver from his hand. He accused Adam of having sent Ryan to ruin Jake and Gillian's wedding. Mistakenly believing that the wedding had been called off, Adam told Tad that he'd "finally laid claim" to what was rightfully his. He apologized for disrupting the wedding but said that his daughter, Colby, comes first. Tad crinkled his forehead and asked, "What does Colby have to do with any of this?"

With a certain uneasiness still looming over what should have been a festive occasion, Alex stepped towards Joe and told him how glad she what that Ryan didn't interrupt the wedding. Joe nodded in agreement. Alex remained unsettled, bowing her head and sighing loudly. She looked back up at Joe and told him that there was something from her past --- something that David might try to use against her --- could have "serious repercussions" for both her and the hospital. "Several years ago," Alex began nervously. "A man was killed... and I was responsible."
Outside on the porch, Dixie sat on the porch with Colby in her arms. Perhaps wanting someone to talk to, Dixie asked Colby if she had any idea why Ryan had popped his head in during the ceremony. Colby, of course, said nothing. Dixie smiled and mused that Colby was wise to remain quiet on the subject. Liza appeared a short time later and happily plucked her daughter from Colby's arms. Liza asked about the wedding and was only slightly surprised to learn of Ryan's appearance. What came as more of a surprise was Dixie's mention that Ryan hinted that Adam had put him up to nearly crashing the ceremony. Liza's head snapped back. She asked Dixie what Adam would have to gain by Jake and Gillian not getting married. Dixie shrugged, but felt the need to point out that Adam was once again up to his old tricks.

Back inside, Joe gasped upon hearing Alex's announcement. Edmund, however, smiled proudly from the background. Alex explained that she hadn't been keeping this secret from Joe; she'd just learned of her role in Geoffrey's death during a recent hypnosis session. She also admitted that David's tumble down the stairs at Wildwind was not an accident. Joe believed Alex's claim that she'd killed Geoffrey in self-defense, but he found it odd that there were no court records of the ordeal. Even a case of self-defense would have some sort of records. Edmund informed Joe that all of Alex's records --- and Geoffrey's --- had been sealed by Her Majesty's Secret Service. Alex offered to leave the Andrassy Foundation or take a leave of absence, but Edmund told her that he did not think she should back out. Joe agreed, but warned her not to let her guard down because David could still pose a threat to her.

Greenlee again crashed Becca and Scott's private time. She grumbled that she was starving. Becca mused that Greenlee had worked up quite an appetite chasing after Ryan. Leo plunked himself down in between Scott and Becca. He refused to leave so Scott and Becca were forced to pick up and head to a table of their own. Greenlee was irked by Becca and Scott's relationship. "Tomorrow she'll be wearing his varsity letter jacket," she snapped. Greenlee looked across the room and noticed that Marian was chatting with a man other than her husband. She smiled broadly and informed Leo that she was determined to steal him away from Marian. Leo flashed her a serious look and asked her not to interfere. It seemed a strange remark and Greenlee wondered if Leo somehow knew Marian's beau. Paolo headed to the bar to fetch some additional martinis. Leo also made a trip to the bar and there the two men discussed Paolo's progress in seducing Marian. Scott continued watching his stepmother's antics curiously. Under Becca's orders, Scott approached the table and asked Marian why she wasn't home celebrating her anniversary. Marian explained that she wanted to ink the sale so that she could by Stuart a wonderful anniversary gift. Out of the corner of her eye, Becca noticed that Leo and Paolo were chatting, but she didn't think too much of it. Leo knew that it would be hard for Paolo to put the moves on Marian while Scott was still there. He asked Greenlee to divert Scott's attention, but she refused. Leo took matters into his own hands. He slowly approached Becca and without any kind of warning planted a kiss on her lips. Becca pulled away and slapped Leo for his unwanted advance. Scott stormed over and threatened to throw Leo out of the restaurant. Meanwhile, Paolo told Marian that he wanted to seal the deal on his new house immediately. Unfortunately, he'd left his checkbook in his hotel room. Marian told him that they could finish things in the morning, but the Italian client insisted that it be done immediately. He asked Marian to accompany him back to hotel suite --- and Marian happily agreed.

At The Valley Inn, David returned home and received a surprise in his hotel room. Erica smiled broadly and greeted her lover with a kiss. After the kiss, Erica asked David if he'd taken any steps to report Alex's wrongdoings to Joe. David shook his head and asked that Erica allow him to handle things on his own terms. Erica told David that her world revolves around him. David countered by noting that she was the first woman he'd ever said "I love you" to. The phone rang and Erica gleefully answered the phone for David. As it turned out, the call was actually for Erica. Opal phoned to alert Erica to her to Myrtle's disappearance. Erica vowed to help Opal in the search and hung up the phone. Erica briefed David on the situation and said that she'd have to end their evening prematurely. David asked if he could help, but Erica brushed him off. David was furious with Erica for not allowing him to be a part of her life. It seemed to him that she only wanted him around when it was convenient for her. Erica, on the other hand, saw David as wanting to have control over her life. "My world is not that small!" she yelled. Erica stormed out of the room.

Adam found himself in the enviable position of having to cover up his near blunder. Tad told Adam that Ryan had specifically mentioned that he was planning to unleash some sort of hell on the Martin family. Adam smiled broadly. He said that it was the Martins who'd declared war. "Colby goes to the winner," Adam said softly. Since Adam didn't seem to know exactly what Ryan had said, Tad surmised that Adam and Ryan knew something that no one else did. Tad decided that a game of "twenty questions" was needed --- and Adam offered no objection. Tad's first question was whether or not the secret had anything to do with Colby. Adam nodded affirmatively. Tad then asked if Liza was in on the secret. Again, Adam nodded. The third and final question was whether or not Ryan knew the secret and whether Adam had hoped that Ryan would spill the secret at the wedding. Adam noted that that was technically two questions, but he offered to answer anyway. Liza suddenly appeared on the scene and ordered Adam to stop talking. She turned to Tad and told him to stop pressing for answers. Tad recalled that Liza had warned him that he'd be in for a rude awakening if he pressed the issue. Tad asked to speak to Liza in private so that they could finally get to the bottom of things. He promised to have Jake drop the custody battle. In return, Tad wanted only the truth. Liza told Tad that she knew Jake would not back down --- his mind had already been made up. Tad nodded and headed in his way. "Is there anything as insufferable as a self-righteous Martin?" Adam asked. "I'm looking at him," Liza snapped. Liza blasted Adam for dropping subtle hints about Colby's paternity. Adam insisted that things could only get better. If Jake learned the truth, then the custody fight would be off. Liza explained that she did not want Jake out of her daughter's life. She put her head in her hands and said that she should have told Jake the truth the very moment she found out. Liza vowed that she would not allow Adam's chicanery to ruin her reputation. Liza noted proudly that she'd worked very hard to prove that she's changed. "If Tad learns the truth, I will never forgive you," Liza said with a slight sniffle. Adam refused to believe that Liza was serious. "I'm in your blood," he grinned. "And your soul." Adam brushed Liza's cheek gently, but Liza pulled away. She ordered him never to touch her again and stormed away. Adam took a deep breath and went in his own direction. A few seconds later, Tad emerged from behind a nearby wall.

Edmund and Alex stopped at The Valley Inn for a drink. There, Edmund praised Alex for telling Joe the truth about her past. Alex thought that Joe took the news quite well, but she wasn't sure that he'd have sided with her if he'd seen her pummel the gunman at the mall. A dejected David wandered by the table and asked the pair about Gillian and Jake's wedding. Edmund said that the wedding was very nice. He quickly changed the subject and informed David that Alex had already told Joe about Geoffrey. David denied that he'd ever leak the news to anyone. "She's already set to self-destruct," David smiled. David plopped down at the bar. Edmund and Alex decided that their pleasant evening had come to an end and filed out of the bar. David sat at the bar and badmouthed Alex to a bartender. He complained that Alex was a "nut" who'd probably killed her husband, Dimitri. Moreover, he was sure that it was only a matter of time before Alex killed Edmund, too. Suddenly, Alex appeared behind David and jammed her finger into his back. "Move an inch and I'll paralyze you for life," she said sinisterly.

In Elsa, Illinois, Rae and Myrtle walked slowly into the room of Dr. Prendergast's widow, Elwina. Rae introduced herself and Myrtle to the aged woman. She asked Elwina about her husband's work at the Fannie Battle home. Elwina smiled and boasted that her husband had delivered hundreds of illegitimate babies at the home. Rae delicately asked if the doctor had ever taken any money for helping place the babies with adoptive parents. Elwina shrugged and admitted that it was possible he'd taken money. Rae angrily asked the woman if she was aware that what she'd just described was illegal. Elwina hardly thought of it as a crime. She called the young women he husband had helped "tramps, vamps, and sluts." Myrtle, who's quietly observed from the background, stepped forward and blasted the woman for using such unkind terms. Elwina continued on. She said that most of her husband's patients were "unfit" to be mothers and that the women "should have been neutered." Rae nearly went through the roof. Tears welled in her eyes and she lashed out at the elderly woman. Elwina raised her cane in anger and asked Rae if she was a federal agent. "Get the hell out while the getting's good," Elwina snarled. Myrtle tried to restore the peace, saying that she and Rae had questions about one, specific child. Rae asked Elwina if the doctor had kept any records on his patients. The woman shook her head and denied that any such records existed. Elwina staggered out of the room leaving Myrtle and Rae to assess their latest roadblock. Elwina's caregiver returned to the room and quietly informed Rae that Elwina had lied when she'd said that no records existed. Dr. Prendergast, she said, kept records tucked away in the family Bible. Unfortunately, the Bible had been locked away in a desk that had recently been sold to an unknown third party. The woman turned and walked away. Myrtle and Rae looked at each other and shook their heads. Myrtle decided that it was time to head for the airport. Rae was determined to find the doctor's Bible, but she knew that the search would have to wait until morning. Rae breezed out of the room. Myrtle lagged behind. She reached into her purse and nervously held the file folder she'd taken from the hall of records. A white label on the folder bore the patient's name --- "Lum, Myrtle."