AT MICHAEL'S HOUSE
The show opens with Michael, Virginia, and James sitting at the table talking
about the living situation. Vanessa knocks and comes in. She is angry about
the article that she had written that got vetoed bt the new owner, Gregory
Richardson. She told Michael that she plans to quit. Back at the house
after going to the Richardsons house Vanessa and Michael share a steamy kiss.
Virginia and James returned and find out that Michael has gotton her a job
at the waffle shop.
AT THE RICHARDSONS
Gregory and Olivia are laying in bed, and Gregory told her that she needs to
show some gratitude so she starts to seduce him. The two of them have a
SATISFYING encounter.
Gregory gets a call telling him that Caitlin was gone all night and his fears
are exactly where she is. She is with Cole. Later, Gregory told Olivia
that he is going to call a private investigator to find the whereabouts of
Cole. He leaves and Caitlin comes in and begs her mother not to say anything
to Gregory. Gregory runs into Caitlin and orders her to tell him what she is
doing. Vanessa confronts Gregory about not printing her story about Olivia's
confession. Gregory refuses to accept her resignation.
AT THE GROTTO
Caitlin is nursing Cole who was wounded and is delirous. Caitlin and Cole
pledge their love and she told him that she is worried about him and afraid
that he is going to end up dead. Cole starts to ramble a confession about
sleeping with Olivia. He doesn't realize that it is Olivia and not Caitlin
he is talking to. Olivia and Cole hash it out about the jewels and about
running away. She discovers the plane tickets and she gives him a mouthful
of grief. She told him that Gregory would find them. Caitlin comes back,
and Olivia hides so that she won't be seen by her daughter. Olivia watches
from her hiding place as a worried Caitlin nurses Cole and tries to get him
to a doctor. Cole sends her for something solid and then confronts Olivia
that she won't say anything to Caitlin because she wouldn't have hidden then.
AT RICARDO'S PLACE
Paula and Ricardo are at his house talking about Elaine's predictment. Gabi
is there and listening in. Paula tries to talk Ricardo out of going to the
arraignment for Elaine. She told him that she knows that he is sorry about
it but she can't handle it. Gabi offers a sympathetic ear to Ricardo. He
tells her that he doesn't blame Paula for how she feels.
AT THE SB JAIL
Elaine and Eddie are in their cells talking. Eddie is in custody for the
attempted robbery of the Deschanel jewels. Eddie tries to convince Elaine
that she had every right to kill Del for what he did and said that he would
do to Elaine. She told him that she hates that Ricardo and Paula are
fighting and are growing apart over the situation. Eddie gives Elaine a song
and dance about how he doesn't care about the fact that he backed Ricardo
into a corner. Paula walks in after hearing her mother saying that she will
never forgive Eddie for what he did. Ricardo lets Eddie out of jail after
Bette vouches for Eddie's alibi. Elaine confronts Paula about her attitude
that it is Ricardo's fault and not Eddie's. Paula told her that she doesn't
want to talk about it. Ricardo comes to visit and Paula leaves to go and
call and ask Gabi to bring a dress for Elaine to wear to the arraignment.
Ricardo and Elaine briefly talk about Ricardo and Paula. He told her that
arresting her was the hardest thing he ever did. Michael comes to visit
Elaine to offer her some support. Michael gets Virginia a job as a cook at
the Waffle shop. Gabi and Eddie have a conversation about his dislike of
Ricardo. Ricardo offers Paula his lucky dollar for luck at the arraingment
in the hopes that it will save her mother. She told him that she doesn't
think that their lives will be the same after today.
AT THE COURTHOUSE
Elaine and Paula are waiting for the beginning of the arraignment to begin.
Ricardo is ordered by the prosecuting attorney to make a statement as he is
the arresting officer. He told Gabi that he doesn't want to make the
statement to hurt Elaine. Olivia lets a stunned Bette know that she confided
in Gregory about their involvement with the baby. Paula is still trying to
convince her mother not to plead guilty. Elaine gets ready to enter a plea
when Gregory walks into the courtroom and interrupts and say's that she has a
new attorney. Everyone is quite surprised. He takes a minute and confers
with Elaine who enters a plea to manslaughter instead of first degree murder.
Ben and Mark have a discussion about privacy. He told Mark not to tell
anymore stories about his past. Ricardo is put on the stand and he told the
court that Elaine is a model citizen. The prosecution harasses him into
making Elaine look badly by asking his relationship to Elaine. The attorney
makes him answer questions under oath that he doesn't want to. You can just
see the relationship just being torn apart between Paula and Ricardo.
AT THE DEEP
Mark and Meg are talking about Ben and about his moods. Ben hasn't moved
anything in the house since the death of Maria. Meg decides that the locked
room is a studio because Mark told her that Maria was an artist. Ben and Meg
have a conversation in the office but she gets the brush off when she asks
him whether or not he is okay.
Elaine is denied bail. Gregory asks that she can remain in the holding cell
instead of being sent to County. Vanessa asks Gregory how she should write
the story and she isn't the least bit nice about it. Paula told Ricardo
harshly that there is nothing to say about anything. Paula lashes out to
Ricardo and told him that she can't marry him and that she is moving out.
Elaine tries to stop her as a Ricardo is stunned. She told Elaine she
needs time away from Ricardo. Gabi is looking from afar.
AT BEN'S PLACE
Ben is on the balcony having flashbacks of his romantic encounter with Meg
who left
despite of him wanting her to. He starts focusing on the mysterious door
that we have no clue as to what is there. Annie watches from afar. She
tells him that she is leaving so that she can get out of his hair. They
discuss her working with Eddie. Annie is moving the last of her stuff and
Meg told her that she is probably glad to be at her own house. Meg tells
her that she and Ben are getting closer. Annie finds Meg glancing at the
locked door and the two of them talk about Maria. Meg starts looking up
articles about Ben and his deceased wife. She starts to give in to
curiosity and Annie makes sure that Ben know where's Meg is. She starts the
countdown to the blow up between Ben and Meg. Ben finds Meg trying to open
the locked door and he is shocked.
AT SURF CENTRAL
Rae is obviously distressed about her parents reaction to the news that she
and Casey are not really married. Wei-Lee gets through to the Changs by
phone. He sets a date with Rae's parents but you can be sure that he has a
plan. He told Casey that he needs to go with him.
AT THE RESTAURANT
Wei-Lei arranges for the food to be brought to the table to decrease the
interruptions. The meeting starts and they were just about to start with Mr.
Chang and his feelings. Casey shows up and Mr. Chang gets upset. Casey
figures out that Wei-Lee set he and Rae up to fall. Rae tries to convince
her father that she just can't live a life that would make her unhappy.
Casey tries to talk to Mrs. Chang who told him that she and her husband had
been making progress. She told him that Rae used to always make her family
and now has chosen to shut them out. He sees that Wei-Lee is comforting a
heartsick Rae, and realizes just what his competitor is up to.
AT THE GROTTO
Caitlin and Cole are discussing the jewels and how they can obtain them.
Caitlin told Cole of her parents rocky marriage and how she knew the night
that they were hosting a campaign party that her mother was with someone.
(doesn't realize that it was Cole).She says that she is going to get her
mother to help them get the jewels. Cole tries to talk her out of doing
this. She tries to discourage him to hold off trying to break into the
police evidence room. She leaves to go home and talk to her mother.
AT BEN'S PLACE
Meg is getting ready to walk into Ben's secret room and he confronts her. He
blows up and she walks away. He chases her and she told him she just wants
to understand him better. After she leaves, he yells out angrily OH Maria.
AT THE RICHARDSON'S
Gregory reassures Olivia that her secret is safe with him and will not come
out in court of her assistance in the kidnapping of the baby of Elaine's.
Gregory talks to about his fears that Cole is going to break Caitlin's
heart, and that she would probably run off with him. He doesn't realize that
he is so close to the truth. Sean and Tiff decide they want to go to THE
DEEP. Tim has to take them in case it to much for the recovering Sean.
Gregory and Tim have a chat about loyalty. Gregory questions Olivia why she
is trying to keep him from getting the information about Elaine's son,
unaware that it is Cole St. John. He doesn't understand why she is resisting
to help Elaine after everything that she had done to help Elaine. Olibis
tries to help Gregory come up with a plan that will keep her in the clear.
Caitlin comes home and tries to convince her mother to give Cole the
jewels. Olivia tries to persuade Caitlin that Cole is taking advantage of
her. Olivia is questioned about what else could be going on to make her feel
this way. Caitlin catches that her mother knew of their plans to run off
togather and asks how she knew that.
AT THE DEEP
Tim and Annie get togather and have a chat about how they can break up Meg
and Ben. They talk about a plan and then Tim is called back to the house by
Gregory. Annie then confronts Mark about who his loyalty is with, Ben or
Meg. Meg walks in to THE DEEP and Annie asks what is wrong, very smugly.
Ben walks in and takes Meg by the hand and pulls her onto the dance floor.
Sean and Tiff showed up and discuss whether or not he should apologize to
Annie for falsly picking her out of a line up. She told him that she would
have done the same thing. annie is visably upset at Ben and Meg dancing.
Mark interupts, saying that Ben has a phone call. Tim starts talking about
the good times and reflecting how they have a past. He and Meg start talking
about Mother's Day and call a truce. Meg mentions that Annie and Ben will
always have a past as they do.
AT THE POLICE STATION
Gregory walk in and asks for the file on Elaine's case. He almost catches
Cole trying to get into the evidence room.
Things Will Work Out
Casey tries to comfort Rae after the ordeal with her parents. Casey suggests
they fly to San Francisco to apologize to her parents, but Wei Li discourages
the thought and told Rae she should give her parents some time. He surmises
that Wei Li set this up to put a wedge between Casey and Rae. Wei Li denies
the accusations and Rae sticks up for him. She blames Casey for her troubles
and Wei Li "kindly" leaves them alone. Casey tries to convince her that her
parents love her very much, but Rae told him that dishonor is what is
causing the problem not the lack of love. "Wei Li understands, why can't
you?" she told Casey. Rae returns later to thank Casey for trying to help,
but Casey insists Wei Li is doing this to make her dependent on him. She
tries to bring in his relationship with his parents, and Casey emphasizes
that is exactly why he knows how important her closeness to he family is. Wei
Li meets with Gregory to bargain. He knows some investors in Hong Kong, and
wants Gregory to provide a better reason to stay in Sunset Beach "in case
anyone asks." He told Gregory he knows he is using The Sentinel to his favor
and that the investors and Wei Li like those actions. Wei Li calls Rae to
make sure she is doing fine, and he told her that she shouldn't expect her
parent to have a change of heart. She spills gratitude towards Wei Li over
the phone, as a disappointed Casey leaves the room.
I Only Have Your Best Interest In Mind
Olivia told Caitlin her first love was Armando Deschanel Jr., Caitlin is
surprised that's Cole's father was her first love, but is pleased. Olivia
explains that she was going to run away with Armando, but she is glad she did
not. Caitlin confides in her that Cole is trying to retrieve the jewels as a
promise to his grandmother, and Olivia warns Caitlin she is an accessory to
Cole's actions. Caitlin asks her mother to give Cole the jewels once the
police give them to her. She tries to convince Cailtin that Cole "will do and
say anything to get what he wants" and that he is most likely using Caitlin
to get the jewels. Cailtin refuses to believe her mother, adding that she can
"either be with us, or you can be against us." Gregory arrives, promising
Caitlin he won't interfere in her life and that both he and Olivia want to
insure her happiness. Cailtin asks her mother to "insure her happiness" by
helping her. She told her mother she regrets having the conversation with
her mother.
At The Precinct
In the evidence room, Cole recalls his fight with Ben. Outside of the
evidence room, Ricardo explains the jewels will be kept as evidence and gives
Gregory a copy of the files on Elaine's case. Gabi went to apply for work at
the precinct. She "comforts" Ricardo about Paula's dislike towards him. Paula
goes to the precinct and thanks Gregory to taking her mother's case. She
snidely remarks, "At least there's someone trying to help my mother," as
Ricardo walks by. Paula told Ricardo she's moving out. She refuses to change
her mind.
Love Might Prevail
Gabi cooks a romantic dinner for two for Paula and Ricardo, she asks Gabi to
move out with her. She refuses to leave with her, telling Paula she is
throwing away something many women would want. Gabi defends Ricardo's actions
and reminds Paula of his good qualities. Ricardo listens outside as Gabi adds
how terrible loneliness really is. He asks Paula to work things out, but she
adds that she wishes he's lied or cheated on her instead of what happened.
My Mother?
Bette arrives at the precinct to see Elaine, and runs into Cole. She blurts
out that "finding out that you're her son" is the only good thing about the
situation. A disbelieving Cole listens as Bette tries to convince him to talk
her out of pleading guilty. He went to see Elaine and as she sleeps, he
recalls the times he talked with Elaine. Elaine is puzzled by his visit, and
he asks, "Were you ever going to tell me?" and told her it was his right to
know.
Please Let Us Help You
Gabi and Ricardo both try to convince Paula not to walk away. They keep
asking Paula to let them help her, but she insists on leaving. She finds the
engagement ring Ricardo was going to give her the night she was kidnapped,
much to Gabi's disappointment. Ricardo explains he wanted to give her time to
get over her ordeal, he didn't want to pressure her into being intimate or
into marriage. He asks her stop seeing him as a traitor and realize he's
there for her. "It's too late," Paula sighs. Ricardo counters that it isn't
and that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Paula admits to
Ricardo that she loves him and doesn't want to lose him. She adds that she
want it "to be the way it used to be" and they share a loving hug. They agree
not to do "anything" (intimate) for a while, until Paula is ready. Gabi
watches them make up, saying, "Not if I can help it." While trying to sleep,
Gabi recalls her "moments" with Ricardo.
Houseguests
Michael and Vanessa kiss as Vanessa's beeper went off. It seems it is one of
Gregory's ideas since buying The Sentinel. Michael suggests they spend the
evening together. They dance and chat about their hobbies, dreams, and have a
romantic evening. Michael mentions how Jimmy must be having a hard time
adjusting to his being around after knowing Michael killed his father.
Virginia and Jimmy arrive, and Vanessa says she has to leave for a meeting
with her boss. Virginia discusses Jimmy's adjustment to Michael after finding
out he killed his father.
I'll Not Let Go Of My Little Girl
Gregory offers Caitlin a summer internship at The Sentinel. She counters that
she has other plans, and Gregory surmises that she wants to spend more time
with her "new" friend. He mentions to Caitlin that he is representing
Elaine. Caitlin is surprised that Elaine could have killed Del, but Gregory
explains that he needs to find Elaine's son so he can testify on her behalf.
Gregory offers Vanessa a promotion, and Vanessa told him she will consider
his offer. She went to Michael's to share the news, but finds him and
Virginia in an embrace. Vanessa decides not to share the news with him as a
result. Gregory makes a phone call asking the other person to find someone
for him. Meanwhile Caitlin mulls over her relationship with Cole and her
choices with him.
This Is The Truth
Elaine explains to Cole what really happened when he was a baby. She tells
Cole that she loved Armando, and that he never knew she was pregnant. Elaine
adds that she was told her son was dead four days after his birth, and did
not know he was alive until recently. Cole is puzzled and cannot believe what
he is hearing or who could have done such a thing. Elaine told Cole, "I
believe that you know the answer to that question." She adds that whoever had
the him taken from her must have been around him during his childhood. Elaine
reminds him that she tried to tell him the day at the pier, but his negative
comments about his mother made her keep quiet. She adds that she received a
phone call 3 months ago about Del knowing something about her son. Cole
realizes that Del is the man Elaine killed, and Elaine told him Del told her
he killed her son and would kill Paula if she went to the authorities. Elaine
confesses to Cole that she would not have shot Del if she had known her son
was alive. He recalls that Paula asked him to speak to Elaine, but Elaine did
not tell Cole then because she was afraid he'd consider her confession self
serving. Elaine leaves it up to Cole to decide if he wants to get to know his
mother, and he leaves saying, "I have to sort this out." Alone, Elaine cries
about losing Cole again. Cole comes to a conclusion about the mysterious
woman who called Elaine.
