"When Jack showed up at Linden House, he found Erica donned in overalls and looking over paint samples. She claimed to be auditioning new colors in the hopes of repainting, but Jack knew that Erica was trying to keep herself busy so she wouldn't worry about Bianca. Jack had something else in mind to keep Erica busy. He led her upstairs to the bedroom.
Tad dragged Camille back to his house and promptly scolded her for breaking her promise about not haunting Chandler Mansion while he was gone. Camille didn't approve of Tad "manhandling" her and threatened to knee him in a very sensitive location. Tad, reminded Camille of his generous offer to allow her to hide out in his house and told her that more people had reported spotting her than Elvis. Camille assured Tad that she could take care of herself and sassed that she was sorry if she was not a "docile houseguest."
After the initial bickering subsided, Tad was ready to tell Camille about his findings in Pigeon Hollow. To be truthful, Tad really hadn't learned all that much. The locals weren't too keen on strangers poking around and asking questions. Tad had visited Joy's grave and told Camille that the gravesite was beautiful and had a wonderful view. Tad had also managed to look over the autopsy report.
Camille drooled as she waited for proof that Adam had killed her mother. The coroner had determined that Joy's death had been accidental -- she'd fallen down a flight of steps. Camille was furious with the findings and claimed that Adam and the town's sheriff had concocted the story. Tad agreed because of some of the other injuries Joy had suffered. He had faxed a copy of the report to Jake, who had concurred with Tad's opinion. Joy's body had been badly bruised, and Jake had determined that Joy had probably died from internal hemorrhaging. No one had ever been arrested for the woman's death because it had been ruled accidental.
Camille was overcome with emotion and sobbed on Tad's chest. She composed herself a few seconds later and showed signs of rage. She vowed to make Adam pay for killing her mother. Tad told Camille that he'd help her every step of the way -- but only if she allowed him to help. Camille nodded slightly and told Tad that she was going to bed.
Things at Enchantment got rather confusing as both Axel and Albert claimed to be the real Axel Green. Soon, Trevor got involved and went toe-to-toe with the real Axel. Unnoticed, Albert stepped aside, picked up Janet's phone, and clobbered Axel with it. With the real Axel out cold on the floor of Janet's office, Albert and Janet were able to make up a story about why there were two Axels. Their story was lame, at best, but Trevor seemed to buy it.
Axel explained that his grandfather, father, and seven brothers were all named Axel. That, of course, led to the question of how all the Axels were told apart. Albert thought for barely a second before explaining that everyone had a different name and that Axel Milton Green, the one sprawled on the floor, was the bad seed of the family. Albert said that Axel Milton was known to steal his other brothers' identities from time to time.
Trevor looked at Janet out of the corner of his eyes and mused that the "sibling assuming a sibling's identity" had a familiar ring to it. Trevor had heard about all that he could handle and decided to leave so that he could meet with Belinda. Shortly after Trevor left, Axel sat up. He demanded to know what was going on and why he'd been clunked on the head. Janet wanted to get rid of her ex-husband before he caused any more damage. She told him that if he didn't leave immediately, she'd whip out her trusty crowbar and take care of him.
Albert joined in on the fun, saying that he would help Janet toss the body down a well. Axel was scared silly and stumbled out of the office. Tim was about to enter the office but waited until Axel was gone. He introduced himself to Albert, with Albert chirping, "Axel Green's my name... sales are my game." Janet rolled her eyes and sighed deeply. Tim asked to speak to Janet privately and subsequently asked her if she was sure that she was happy with "him."
Janet smiled and told Tim that she was happier than she'd ever been. Still Tim didn't think that Janet and Axel were "in the same league." Trevor returned to the office and was surprised to see his son talking to Janet. Tim lied and said that he had actually been looking for Trevor so that they could go out for some pizza. Trevor asked Tim to wait in the car while he finished up some business with Janet. Tim said goodbye to Janet and headed for the car.
Trevor wanted to know what had happened to Axel Milton. Janet implied that it wasn't really any of Trevor's business. Albert ended his phone call and rejoined the conversation. He told Trevor that he would be traveling to Los Angeles and that he'd be gone for several months. In his absence, he expected Trevor to honor his relationship with Janet.
"In the vernacular," Albert snapped, "hands off!" Trevor looked to Janet to see if that was what she wanted. When she nodded, Trevor's bruised ego shined through. Outside the office, Tim eavesdropped on the conversation. He wondered if he should tell his father that Janet was lying to him and that the man in the office was not really Axel Green.
At the Valley Inn, Dimitri met with an unknown acquaintance to get help on finding Edmund. Dimitri and the mystery man had met once before -- in Budapest nearly a decade before. The man handed Dimitri a vial of powder similar to a substance that radiologists used in certain kinds of x-rays. He instructed Dimitri to spike Jim's drink with the powder. Then, using a special transmitter, Dimitri would be able to trace Jim through the radioactive powder.
Dimitri joked that it was a shame that the powder's level of radioactivity wasn't strong enough to kill Jim. Dimitri thanked the gentleman for his assistance. The man chuckled and told Dimitri that he was glad to be back in Pine Valley. Dimitri hadn't known that his friend had been in Pine Valley before. The man admitted that it'd been many years since he'd been in town, so long that it seemed like "a whole other lifetime."
The man took occasional glances at a table across the room where Jack and Erica sat. Dimitri smiled at the man's fascination with his ex-wife. He told his acquaintance that he'd been married to Erica twice but commented that he was not sure if he'd ever really known Erica. The mystery man spoke softly, saying that Erica "is more beautiful than..." He stopped mid-sentence and a few seconds later completed the sentence by saying that Erica was more beautiful in person than in the pictures he'd seen of her.
On his way out of the restaurant, the man passed by Erica and Jack's table. Erica twisted her neck to get a look at the man who'd walked by her. Jack asked her if she'd recognized the man. She shook her head in disbelief and said that she had to have been mistaken.
When Jim arrived at Dimitri's table, he didn't expect that Dimitri had an ulterior motive. He gladly gulped down a beer that Dimitri offered him. Dimitri told Jim that he needed his clout at Tempo to assist with some financial matters. Dimitri explained that if Jim placed a few carefully chosen editorials in the magazine, it would raise the price of several of Dimitri's holdings. Then when the holdings were sold at inflated prices, he and Jim could split the several million dollars profit. Jim cackled gleefully at the thought and asked Dimitri to keep him informed of his plans.
The same mystery man who'd been chatting it up with Dimitri broke into Linden and started nosing around in some of Erica's old photo albums. The man appeared to be an expert, as he disarmed the security system in a few seconds. He was also going to have to test his escape skills because Erica and Jack returned home while he was still inside the house.
Phoebe tried her best to ease Brooke's jangled nerves. She asked her to help her lay out some final plans for the Daughters of Fine Lineage's bazaar. When Brooke saw that Phoebe still needed a victim for the "pie in the face" booth, she promptly nominated her fiancé for the spot. However, instead of whipped cream pies, she wanted Phoebe to use concrete. The two women laughed together.
Dimitri phoned and told Brooke that Jim had imbibed the radioactive powder and that he'd been able to track Jim to his hotel room. After resting for a little while, Jim was on the move again, and everyone hoped that Jim would lead Dimitri to Edmund."
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