"In the hunting lodge Edmund was looking through a box that belonged to Alex. He pulled out a sheet of paper and then flashed back to the two of them in bed and Alex telling him about a game she and her father played when she was young. Dimitri walked in, saw what Edmund was doing and said "Those are my wife's private belongings. Do you have any respect at all?" That began an argument between the two brothers. Edmund reminded Dimi that he and Alex had a life together and that he wouldn't forget it. Dimitri told Edmund not to hold onto that life. Edmund tried to explain that he was trying to find clues to Alex's location. He then asked Dimitri what had gotten into him. Dimitri said the short version was "Erica". Dimitri told Edmund about Erica's talk with Alex on the yacht the night of the party, how Erica told Alex she should leave the two brothers alone. He told Edmund that Erica believes she must have gotten through to Alex but Edmund said "That's good for her ego, but that's not the Alex we know." He handed the paper he'd found in the box and told Dimitri about the word game Alex enjoyed playing when she was young. Since Alex had never told Dimi about this he began to feel that maybe Erica was partly right, maybe Alex left town because she wasn't over Edmund. "Alex is yours Dimitri" Edmund told his brother. Dimitri admitted that it bothers him that Edmund and Alex shared a life and a love. Edmund explained that it was their grief over losing Dimitri that brought them together. Dimitri nodded and looked around the lodge, wondering what else Edmund might have found. He told Edmund that he feels like half a man with his wife missing and wondered aloud which one of them she was thinking about. Edmund reminded Dimitri that this was not a contest, that Alex is married to Dimi and loves only him. He vowed to help find Alex. Dimitri told Edmund that he was much more forgiving than his older brother and Edmund chuckled "That's why I'm the little brother! To teach you humility!". Dimitri said he was tired of dead ends, he just wanted his wife back. They discussed possible suspects and both agreed David Hayward is their number one suspect. But then Edmund wondered if there might be some truth in what Erica said and Dimitri asked where would Alex go? Edmund said out loud "Bristol, the cottage!" and they rushed off to make plane reservations.
Gillian was in the main living room of the yacht when a very happy Ryan bounded in. He told her that he just couldn't believe that the last person he'd expect on earth to help him really did - Leo! He praised Leo's efforts, especially his finding Phil the computer whiz. Gillian shared Ryan's happiness and then told him she had errands to run. He wanted to "do lunch or something" but she insisted she needed to go out. Ryan looked in a shopping bag she had and found a beautiful gown he'd recently given her. "I know what you're doing princess, forget it!" he said. Gillian tried to tell him she was just taking it out to be cleaned but he didn't buy it. She finally admitted that she was going to return the dress and get the cash to help their financial woes. Ryan set down Rule #1 : You will not sell anything you own; and Rule #2 : No dipping into your inheritance or asking Dimitri for help. She said it wasn't fair, that she had plenty of clothes and that she wanted to help. Ryan told her that he'd make everything right with his company and they'd have enough money for a huge wedding. He went on with all that he wanted for their wedding but Gillian said all she wanted was to be his wife. Ryan told her she'd be that and more and they'd live happily ever after. After making love Ryan was on the phone, thinking he was alone. He returned a call to a bank who'd offered him a credit card. Gillian overheard the conversation, which didn't sound promising. After Ryan hung up she gave him a hug and said she was going out to run her errands. He made her promise again not to sell anything and she walked out the door. Later Gillian walked into the Valley Inn and asked the manager if they had any openings for a waitress.
Standing in David's room Tad asked Dixie where her clothes were. Dixie asked him to leave, she "won't do this here.". Tad snidely asked what she would do here and walked toward her. David grabbed his arm. They began to struggle and Dixie stopped them. She asked David to leave for a little while and he did after making sure she was going to be ok. Tad remarked that he regretted not beating David up on the boat the night of the party. He asked Dixie how she could let David speak for her. He told her that they were supposed to be stronger than this. Then it dawned on him what had happened the night before "You did it? You slept with him?" Tad tried to again explain that he only slept with Leslie one time and that was because of the drug. Dixie said that the drug only let him do what he wanted to do, but Tad denied this strongly. He said she was the only one in his heart and that Dixie had things all wrong, there was no affair. She countered that she'd seen all his things in "their room" and Tad tried to tell her how Leslie had stolen his bag at the airport and set him up. Dixie didn't believe this at all. Tad told her that he didn't even know he'd touched Leslie until the next day. She asked if Leslie fabricated the whole thing then and he said yes but Dixie still didn't believe him. She said she didn't want to believe that Tad could break his promise to her again. "Leslie set the whole thing up, probably with David's help" Tad insisted. Dixie told him to stop making ridiculous accusations and to just admit what he did. Tad looked at her and said you don't want to believe me! She told him he should've been honest with her from the beginning but what she wants isn't that important to him. Tad told her that she was everything to him but that doesn't matter. "The fact is you wanted to sleep with David". She scoffed at the idea saying Tad was trying to attack her now. Tad said she'd been wondering what it would be like to be with David. Dixie said she'd had to bury her fears about Liza, with all the time they'd spent together working but then he lied to her about Leslie. "Why didn't you tell me about the yacht party?" she cried. Tad admitted that he'd made a huge mistake not telling her but that he was scared to death of hurting her. He said he just kept remembering what Dixie had told him, that if he did it again she'd walk out. "I thought you couldn't forgive me. I guess I was right" he told her. Dixie responded that she didn't know what to say but Tad accused her of just marking time, keeping track of his mistakes and waiting to use them against him. Tad asked if she cared about David as a friend or more and Dixie said she didn't know She told Tad about seeing him and Leslie in the hallway outside her room and about seeing "her perfume" delivered to Leslie. Tad demanded that she be honest "You do have feelings for him!" and Dixie finally admitted that yes, she does. Tad told her that he could be sure of one thing, "that you mean everything to me." With that, Tad walked out of the room.
Meanwhile at the bar David joined Leslie saying "Hello good looking!". Leslie wasn't as jovial, and told David about Tad "throttling" her. She went on to tell him about the sexual harassment charge she placed against him in response to his numerous charges (theft, breaking and entering, ect). Leslie told David that Tad demanded she tell Dixie the truth. David asked how she planned to win Tad over and she admitted that she's losing ground with Tad. She told David that the whole Martin clan was going to come down on her. The only thing standing in her way she claimed was Dixie and "I've got to get rid of her". David got very angry and told her to leave Dixie alone. He was very adamant and Leslie told him to back off or she'd tell Dixie everything. David didn't believe that Dixie would believe Leslie but Leslie was sure Dixie would be fascinated to hear all about the Libidozone and "how you poisoned a boat load of people just to get to her!". David claimed that no one could link him to the drug on the yacht. She asked him how he slipped the drug to all those people "or are you saving that story for yours and Dixie's kids? Oh, she can't go that route can she?" She went on about how she can give Tad lots of children and David told her he thinks she's losing it. He thought she should go away for awhile to rest and offered to help her find a place. But she told him that she was not his puppet and that he was not going to use her and then throw her away. "I'm a firm believer in paybacks! If I lose my law practice and Tad, I'll start with you and end with Dixie." she threatened. David said she couldn't prove anything against him and walked away. She smiled and said to herself "sure I can David, I'm a lawyer."
David went back to his room and found Dixie dressed and ready to leave. She told him Tad had left and that she was going to go also. He told her he'd be right there and if she needed him to just call. She stopped at the door as he said this, then went on out into the hallway.
Tad was in the living room at home looking very down when Junior and Jamie came in all dressed to go play outside. Junior asked Tad if something was wrong and Tad told him it was just a bad day. The boys asked him what happened and he tried to tell them it was just business problems. Junior told Tad not to let it get him down; he was better than that. Tad thanked him and the boys went out to play. Tad sat down in the darkened room holding a picture of he and Dixie together and looked completely broken.
Dixie walked down the hallway at The Valley Inn, leaned against the wall and let her devastation pour out."
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