"A knock on Jack's door sent the district attorney into his suave mode. "Well you just can't get enough," he purred, thinking that Erica was on the other side of the door. His macho stride to the door suddenly disappeared when he opened the door and saw Jake! Jake told Jack that he was there with some legal questions. He took a deep breath and spouted off that a friend of his had forged some college transcripts and he now wanted to know what could happen to him if the truth was revealed. Whenever anyone starts off a question with "a friend of mine," it usually means that the person asking the question is the one seeking advice. Jack asked Jake if he was the person facing the troubles. Jake assured Jack that he really was asking for a friend. Jack placed a phone call to get the answer to the question. It wasn't good. The one thing that perplexed Jack more than anything else was why someone would falsify the school they went to. Their grades? Sure. But why the school? Jake explained that his friend needed to come from a top-notch undergraduate school in order to impress the university that he wanted to go to. Whether or not it made sense to him, Jack came up with the same conclusion: His friend would need to get himself a good lawyer. Jack told Jake that the university could sue his friend to recoup the scholarships they'd given him. Surely returning the money would satisfy the school, right? Not so, Jack replied. He explained that Jake's friend had committed fraud---a felony---and could face jail time and the revocation of his medical license.
Tad sat in his office at WRCW ogling the locket left on his lawn by "the mystery woman." A voice from behind him called out his name. Tad turned and saw the blonde-haired object of his desire. He told her that he knew she'd come. Tad's daydreams had infiltrated his reality. The woman standing at the door was not Joy, but rather a woman who was going to fill in for the station's vacationing receptionist. After Tad gave the woman instructions on her duties for the day, he turned his mind towards his own work. He picked up the phone and called The Bulletin to place a lost and found ad in the paper. The ad simply stated that an item of jewelry had been found with a one-word inscription upon it. To claim the item, the owner was asked to contact him by phone or by mail with the mystery word. A few seconds after Tad hung up the phone, Ryan poked his head into the office and asked to speak to Liza. Tad told him that Liza was away and that she was due back in a few hours. Ryan nodded his head and pulled up a chair. Tad cleared his throat and explained that Ryan was supposed to leave---come back later, not wait. Ryan proclaimed that waiting for Liza would demonstrate his persistence. Ryan assured Tad that he was not a stalker, but when Tad suggested that Ryan wait in the waiting room Ryan took evasive actions. Ryan clutched his neck and told Tad that he'd been in a severe accident the night before and suffered a nasty case of whiplash. Ryan's concocted sob story continued up until the point that he so nobly donated blood to save a man's life. Ryan couldn't recall the person's name, but he remembered that it had a Russian ring to it. Tad muttered Dimitri's name, thereby jogging Ryan's mind. Tad canceled all of his meetings for the day and headed to Wildwind. Ryan, meanwhile, made himself at home in Tad's office. He was so bold that he even answered Tad's phone when it rang! Ryan put his feet up on Tad's desk and remarked how easy it would be for him to get used to Tad's lifestyle.
David may have had a solution to his problem, but Allie had one as well. She informed David that all of his headaches (and hers too) would go away if he would hop on a plane and travel back to California. David laughed nervously and told Allie that he wanted to give her a present. The present he planned on bestowing his former lover wasn't something tangible. He informed her that he had decided to let her go. Allie was shocked. Why, she wondered, would David suddenly give up on winning Allie back? She accused him of playing games with her, but David fervently denied having any ulterior motives. David explained that he'd finally come to the realization that Allie had found someone new and that nothing he could do would bring Allie back to his arms. He added that he could never turn Allie in to the authorities on fraud charges because he knows how badly she wants to be a doctor. In doing so, he also knew that he'd be hurting scores of sick people who would rely on Allie for treatment. Allie was speechless. David unlocked the door and walked away without saying another word.
Adam returned to the hospital and demanded to see the chief neurologist on staff, Dr. Shimatori. Ruth was turned off by Adam's brazen attitude and jokingly said. "Fine, and you?" Adam blasted Ruth for trying to make small talk. How many people, he asked her, drop by the hospital to make conversation? Ruth picked up a clipboard and asked Adam some questions about his health. Adam was still bitter and told Ruth that he would not answer any of her questions because she was not a doctor. The doctor happened to be walking down the hall, so Ruth flagged him down and pointed him in Adam's direction. Adam told the doctor that he'd had "a vision." Dr. Shimatori wondered if Adam had been drinking when he saw the ghostly apparition. Adam shook his head and told the neurologist that the vision he'd seen was of someone from his past. Perhaps a mistaken identity? Again, Adam shook his head. He explained that the woman in his vision looked exactly like the woman he'd known so many years ago---and that she hadn't aged. Shimatori implied that the woman could have had some plastic surgery done. Adam, in his best form when peeved, snapped that "She was transparent and floating like a bloody bubble! Is there a cosmetic procedure for that?" The doctor was silent. He asked an orderly to get a wheelchair because Adam was going to be admitted to the hospital. Ruth kept Adam company while the orderly fetched a wheelchair and the doctor processed some paperwork. Ruth told Adam that it was a shame he'd missed the entertainment at the ball. Adam claimed to be too grown-up for "circus acts." Ruth chuckled and told Adam that he'd have thought differently if he'd seen Gloria levitating in the air. "That's it," exclaimed Adam as he leapt to his feet. He cackled gleefully as he raced out of the hospital.
Jake returned to the hospital and told Allie that her situation was quite serious. Allie smiled broadly as she told Jake that David had given up his fight. Jake wasn't so sure that David was sincere. Allie tried to explain what had happened to Jake, but Jake warned Allie to keep her guard up for what he saw as an impending sneak attack by Dr. Hayward.
Adam showed up at Wildwind and watched as the magic troupe packed up their belongings. He made small talk with one of the members of the troupe hoping that he could get some information on the woman he'd seen the night before. The man denied putting on a "special performance" on the terrace. Adam didn't believe him and offered him a large chunk of cash to tell the truth. Still the man said nothing. He showed Adam the troupe's media kit that contained all of their photos. Adam leafed through the packet and couldn't find anyone that looked like the woman he'd seen only hours before. After Adam left, the mystery woman walked onto the stage and thanked the man for keeping her secret. The woman, now wearing overalls instead of the flowing white gown, told her partner that she was going to be leaving the troupe to tend to some business in Pine Valley. The man told her that he'd miss her and hoped that she'd one day rejoin them. A familiar voice called out from the distant. She remembered her run-in with Tad from the night before and instantly matched the voices. She looked for a place to hide as Tad closed in on her position.
Adam returned to the hospital and asked Ruth if he could still be admitted. Jake walked over and told Adam that he made a wise decision in returning. Adam wasn't the least bit interested in hearing from "a pipsqueak." Adam was wheeled off to his room and Jake left in a huff. David had overheard the tete-a-tete and asked Ruth why Adam disliked Jake. Ruth explained that Jake and Adam had personal differences and that Adam isn't one to give up on grudges, "Neither am I," David mumbled under his breath."
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