"The game of hide-and-seek carried over for a second day as the sun rose over the hunting lodge. Hoping that her son would not attempt to recreate her plan at a later time, Raquelreinforced that Max was never to wander off on his own for any reason. Mother and son then sealed their vow of silence with a "pinky swear." Max smiled innocently and told his mother that if anyone asked how he found his way back to Wildwind, he'd say that he saw a map.
At the main house, Janet and Hayley listened to the latest weather report. The forecasted snowstorm beared down on Pine Valley and the rest of the Northeastern part of the country. Mateo returned, his cheeks red from the freezing temperatures outside. He glumly noted that there'd been no sign of his son anywhere. A few minutes later, Dimitri, Edmund, and Trevor arrived. They'd spread out to canvas the area surrounding the park, but they'd had no luck either. Still feeling horribly guilty, Hayley apologized profusely to Mateo for turning her back on Max. Mateo was not receptive to her sentiment and turned a cold shoulder to her. The front door swung open and several snowflakes blew into the house. Raquel and Max appeared in the foyer. Matt ran over to his son and gave him a big hug. Raquel smiled proudly and announced that she'd found Max at the hunting lodge. Trevor looked doubtful of Raquel's explanation and asked the woman how she'd come to search the lodge. Something, she said, made her search her feel that Max was close. She noted that she'd happened to walk by the lodge and noticed that the lights were on. Kit wandered into the room and stated that she must have forgotten to lock the door when she left the night before. Trevor nodded his head slowly and commented that lady luck must have been smiling on Max. Raquel produced a wide smile, but Trevor remained unconvinced.
Time passed and Hayley returned downstairs sporting a grayish-silver dress. She told Mateo that he'd have to hurry to get ready for her Uncle Stuart's wedding. Mateo pulled Hayley aside and explained that he could not go to the wedding because he just wanted to hold Max and never let go. Raquel urged Matt to go to the wedding. She breathed a heavy sigh of relief when Matt declined the offer and announced that he wanted to stay with his son. Dimitri appeared and told Hayley that he was ready to go. Mateo kissed Hayley goodbye and headed back to the sofa. There, he and Max drew a family portrait---of Max, Mateo, and Raquel. Mateo looked his son in the eyes and told him never to forget that he loves him. Raquel smiled approvingly from the background.
With every storm comes an increase in injuries and accidents. As the Pine Valley Hospital staff prepared for the increased patient load, Joe and Jake noticed that one doctor was conspicuous by his absence. Dixie and Tad arrived at the hospital for Dixie's latest round of tests, but there was no sign of Dr. Hayward. Joe took time to brief himself on Dixie's case and offered to run the tests himself. A surprise visitor returned home despite the severe weather. Ruth had phoned earlier to tell her family that her flight to Pine Valley was canceled, but she somehow managed to sneak her way on to an earlier flight and beat the snowstorm. Ruth smiled broadly as she told her family that she knew Tad and Dixie would be together again. Everyone but Joe headed off to the examining room. He lagged behind to review a patient file. Vanessa Bennett whisked into the room and scanned the covers of the latest magazines. Joe told her that he was investigating the allegations that David had left her to die in the parking lot. Vanessa shook her head and smiled slightly. She proclaimed that David was a wonderful doctor even if he does have "his own way of doing things."
Dixie's test went off without a hitch, but as with any procedure, waiting for the results was nerve-wracking. Joe appeared some time later with a grin on his face. The expression was a harbinger of the good news Dixie was about to hear. While no medication was a miracle cure, the new pills David had prescribed seemed to be doing the trick. The inflammation surrounding Dixie's heart had lessened and it looked like David's prediction of a full recovery was on the mark after all.
The doctor hadn't gone AWOL. In fact, David was at the airport in New York trying desperately to find a flight back to Pine Valley. Unfortunately, the airport had canceled all flights and there appeared to be no way back to town. Across the terminal, Erica placed a frantic call on her cellular phone hoping to find someone to drive her back to town. Apparently, Erica was to film a commercial or other appearance when she returned---and the camera crew was waiting at her home. Even her famous name couldn't help her out because no one wanted to drive in the blizzard. By chance, David and Erica's paths crossed. David mused that they were more alike than Erica believed---simply because they were both trying to get home. Erica noticed that the car rental service was still open and scurried across the terminal to check on the availability of a car. Luck was on her side because there was one car left. Well, maybe luck wasn't on her side after all. David casually approached the counter and informed the man that he was a cardiologist and needed to get back to Pine Valley to check on a patient. The man informed Erica that medical emergencies are a top priority and gave the last rental to David. As David scraped off the windows to the rented four-by-four, Erica snuck into the truck. David refused to give Erica a ride, but he relented when she gave him the latest traffic bulletin. As they drive down the highway, Erica again voiced her disapproval of the way David had left his mother to die. David denied that Vanessa was his mother, but Erica explained that Adam had told her the whole story. Before they could get back home, the truck hit a snowdrift. Erica wasn't about to shovel away the snow, so David was left to do the work himself. Erica tried to place a call on her cellphone while David was outside, but the batteries in her phone were dead. She rummaged around for David's phone, but she couldn't find it anywhere. What she did find, however, was a bright yellow file folder in David's briefcase. Erica opened the file marked with Liza's name and carefully read the enclosed documentation. Her face froze when she read the results of Adam's DNA analysis. "I didn't know Adam Chandler had any DNA," Erica quipped.
Liza and Marian prepared for the big wedding at Liza's condominium. Liza presented her mother with a gift. "A pen," groaned Marian. She was, in her words, "underwhelmed" by the gift. Liza explained that the pen fulfilled the blue portion of the "something old, something blue, something borrowed, something blue" tradition. Marian mumbled that refills for the pen could work as something new. Liza shook her head. She had another idea in mind. Liza smiled and told her mother that she wanted her child to have Marian as her middle name. Marian was overcome with emotion and reached for a box of tissues. Marian somehow sensed that her daughter had already decided what she was going to tell Adam. Liza nodded her head, but told her mother that she wouldn't tell her what she'd decided. Opal arrived a little while later. She'd taken it upon herself to fire the hairdresser that Marian had hired. After all, Opal did run the Glamourama! Opal really worked her magic on Marian. After she as done, Marian looked absolutely radiant. It was now just a little over an hour until the wedding. Marian asked Opal and Liza to run along without her because she wanted some time alone to think about how she'd been blessed.
At the gallery, Adam scolded Stuart for not being dressed in his tux. Stuart chuckled and told Adam that, as the groom, he was the one that was supposed to be nervous. Adam told Stuart that he wanted the wedding to be perfect because he knew that Liza was going to accept or decline his proposal after the ceremony. "My life hands on one word," he said. The reverend arrived and he and Adam headed off to discuss how the wedding ceremony would play out. Stuart spent time alone in the gallery talking to his late wife, Cindy. Stuart said that he wished she cold be there, but he knew that that would mean he would be unable to marry Marian. Stuart sobbed as he told Cindy that it felt so good to be in love again.
One by one the guests showed up at the gallery. Brooke and Jamie were one of the first to arrive. Brooke sensed that Adam was nervous about something, but Adam tried to play it cool. Jack arrived shortly thereafter followed by Janet, Tim, Trevor, Phoebe, and Myrtle. Dixie, Tad, and Junior entered next and all three voiced their approval of the beautifully decorated gallery. Adrian, Opal, and Liza made their appearance. Adrian mistook an attendee as Belinda, but the woman turned out to be noted local artist, Frannie Powell The woman seemed quite taken by the handsome secret agent who'd just entered the warmth of the gallery. In a sense, Adrian really was the spy who'd come in from the cold. Marian phone Stuart and informed him that she'd run into a major complication. That limo that was to have picked her up had gotten stuck in a snowdrift. Marian vowed to make it to the wedding even if she had to walk! Stuart told Marian to stay put because he'd make sure that when her head hit the pillow she'd be Mrs. Stuart Chandler. Stuart hung up the phone and placed a call to a man named "Sven."
The partygoers were becoming antsy. Myrtle held up her wrist and pointed to her watch. The wedding was to have started---and there was still no sign of the bride or groom. Phoebe smiled and commented that the bride always runs a little late because it teaches the groom to be patient. Brooke took hold of Myrtle's wrist and stated that she liked Myrtle's watch.
In Liza's condo, Marian paced back and forth nervously. She begged God to "part a few snowdrifts" so that she could make it to her wedding. Then came a knock on the door. Marian opened the door and marveled at the spectacle before her. Dressed in a huge, puffy, fluorescent orange jacket and fur hat, Stuart hoisted Marian into the air and carried her off."
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