03/03/1998



"Edmund snatched the envelope back from Jim and told him that it contained confidential biographical information. Brooke exited the hospital room and walked over to Edmund. She confirmed his statement, saying that she had Edmund write Mateo's obituary just in case he didn't pull through. Jim felt it was premature to declare Mateo dead, and argued that only celebrities have their death notices written in advance. Brooke informed Jim that the doctors had told her that the longer Mateo remains comatose, the more slim his chances are of ever waking up. Jim wanted to see Mateo with his own eyes---and did he get an eyeful. As soon as Jim approached Mateo's bed, Mateo sprung forward. There with his eyes open, Mateo peered deep into Jim's soul.

Things continued to get worse for Bianca. When Dimitri paid his young friend a visit, he had to fight to remain upbeat. Bianca's doctors ordered her confined to her bed. Her hands had been put in restraints so that she wouldn't remove her feeding tube. Bianca claimed that she had an itch on her nose and needed her hand untied so that she could scratch it. Dimitri, of course, was wise to Bianca's tactics and offered to scratch it for her. Bianca became upset and demanded that the feeding tube be removed immediately. The girl abhorred the idea of being force-fed. Dimitri compared her situation to that of a horse she once rode. At one time Bianca worried that putting horseshoes on a horse hurt it. Dimitri assured her that the horse felt no pain and that shoeing the horse was important to protect the horse from injuries. Dimitri didn't notice it, but Jack entered the room and, after seeing Dimitri struggling to win Bianca over, came to Dimitri's rescue. Both men gently pressured Bianca into giving up her demands. It didn't work. Bianca struggled to tear her arms free of their restraints and accused Dimitri and Jack of being in cahoots. She said that it was obvious that the two men hated each other and that they were teaming up against her to make her eat. Dr. Wyman overhead the fuss and entered the room. She asked the men to allow her some privacy so that she could examine Bianca. Outside the room, Jack noted that Bianca's powers of observation were still astute. Dimitri agreed. Even though they'd gone out of their way to convince Bianca that they were best of friends, she saw right through them. That left them to wonder what else Bianca had picked up on. Dr. Wyman exited the room and asked Jack if she'd join her for a discussion on Bianca's condition. Edmund tracked Dimitri down and told him that he needed his help. He handed over the report he'd received from Miles. Dimitri read the report and wondered how Edmund had gotten his hands on the confidential information. Edmund wouldn't divulge his sources. Dimitri asked Edmund if he had any feelings as to who might have blown up the plane. Edmund hesitated slightly before uttering Jim's name. Dimitri was stunned, but he promised to help Edmund dig up more information on Jim, the explosives, and any ties between them.

Scott rose from his chair and took a step towards the INS agent. He called Pinkerton's quest to deport Gillian a "waste of taxpayers' money." Gillian insisted that she'd been attending all of her classes, but her lie didn't hold water once the agent told her that he'd contacted all of her professors and learned that she'd stopped attending classes. Gillian moved on to the next lie, arguing that she suffers from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). Pinkerton didn't show any signs of concern nor did he flash any expressions of doubt. Instead he asked Gillian to supply him with documentation from the physician who diagnosed her condition. Ryan tried his best to rescue Gillian, dropping word that he was affiliated with WRCW and that he'd get the station to do a special report on harassment by Immigration. Pinkerton ordered Ryan and Scott to step aside or risk facing obstruction of justice charges. Pinkerton and Gillian headed to a less populated area of the restaurant to discuss the situation. Ryan grabbed Kelsey by the arm and implied that she was somehow involved in the INS plot. Kelsey didn't disavow her involvement. Instead she touted her decision as a foolproof way to get rid of Gillian. She never thought that Gillian's deportation would be permanent. Gillian demanded that she be allowed to face her accuser. Upon hearing the princess' raised voice, Kelsey bowed her head and hid behind Ryan. Mr. Pinkerton told Gillian that the INS keeps their sources anonymous since revealing their names would likely prevent people from reporting immigration violations. Pinkerton told Gillian that she'd have a hearing in a few days and suggested that she hire the best attorney she can find. Scott and Gillian worked to concoct ideas that would keep Gillian in the country. Suddenly it hit Gillian. If Scott were to marry her, she'd be allowed to stay in the country!

Erica entered the conference room to prepare for her meeting with Dr. Wyman. When she entered the room, she stopped dead in her tracks. Travis had waited patiently for Erica to arrive so that he could give her a piece of his mind. He reminded her that she'd once claimed that allowing Bianca to stay in Pine Valley would bring about her recovery. That hadn't happened. In fact, Bianca had gotten worse. The two took turns blaming each other for Bianca's condition. Neither could agreed upon when Bianca's health started to decline and who was responsible for it. Travis recalled how concerned he was for Erica when she was pregnant with their child. At the time, the doctors feared that neither Erica nor her unborn child would survive because of a condition known as toxemia. Travis was moved by the fact that Erica had been willing to risk her own life for that of Bianca's. Erica sobbed as she stated that she'd still give her life to save her daughter's. The shared an embrace, one that brought some raised eyebrows when Barbara and Jack entered the room. Dr. Wyman arrived a short time later and told the group that there appeared to be only one course of action they could take in order to save Bianca's life. She called this drastic action a "modality." Instead of having Bianca endure the pains of having her loved ones tell her how they feel, they would pressure Bianca into venting her feelings about her loved ones. The sessions would be grueling and uncomfortable and Dr. Wyman wasn't sure that the adults could handle hearing Bianca voice her anger and concerns. Unanimously, they all agreed that they had to go forward with the therapy.

Liza tried to mask her fear as David slowly walked towards her. David praised Liza's convincing performance at Chandler Mansion. Liza accepted his compliment, but told the doctor that she was too busty to meet with her fans. David wasn't about to leave until he'd gotten a chance to "even the score." Using a voice that expressed her forced fear, Liza asked David what he planned to do. "Ooh, what are you going to do? Inject my with a hypodermic full of poison?," she sassed. David took Liza by the hand and told her that he never thought he'd find a woman who could match him lie-for-lie. Liza was momentarily hypnotized by David's smoothness. She eventually yanked her hand away and insisted that she was nothing like him. Unlike David, she noted, she'd never tried to kill her husband. David smiled confidently and told Liza that they were more alike than she'd ever know. He regretted tendering his resignation at Pine Valley Hospital because it meant that he wouldn't have the opportunity to spend more time with Liza and get to know her better. Liza's eyes widened as she listened to David continue his speech. He insinuated that Liza would one day call upon him. With a final smile he assured her that he'd contact her when he settled into a new town.

Hayley rejoiced that her husband had come back to her. She called for help as Jim stood paralyzed at the foot of the bed. Ruth raced into the room and examined Mateo. She had to break the news that Mateo hadn't woken from his coma. His sudden motion was an involuntary movement that occasionally occurred in comatose persons. Brooke and Jim went into the hall and prepared to go home. Brooke noted that Mateo appeared to be looking right at Jim. Jim corrected her, saying that he was staring right through him. He called the incident "freaky." Ruth asked Brooke if she could sit with Hayley and help calm her down. Jim allowed Brooke to visit with Hayley for a while. Hayley apologized to Brooke for scaring her with her outbursts. Brooke admitted that she'd probably have reacted the same way. Jim returned a short time later with a plant for Hayley's room. Hayley forced a smile and thanked Jim for the gift. Once Jim and Brooke left, Hayley promptly tossed the flowers in the trashcan. Hayley returned to her husband's side and tired to will him back to consciousness. Mateo's mind still continued function. He had a vision of someone snapping pictures. The subject of the photos was a gun. The visions flashed in and out of focus until Mateo could see the gun being cocked and fired."

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