"Dixie talked to her unborn baby that she hadn't drunk milk in ages, but it helped her relax. She worried that JR hadn't arrived back home yet. Soon, she heard Tad's car pull up and headed to the door. JR stormed in, upset, with Tad behind him. He told his mother that he was upset because she was packing to leave. Tad asked exactly where his ex was going. JR suggested that Tad let his mom explain it all.
Dixie explained that she was going to Europe on a six-month course. Tad guessed that JR was upset because he wanted to stay in Pine Valley with his girlfriend. Dixie said she was not going with JR. Tad asked if she was going with David to Europe. Dixie assured him that was not the case. She was going alone and needed to have space to study and settle in Europe. Tad was not buying her story and urged her to tell why she was jetting off to another country.
An upset Dixie told Tad that everything she'd told him was true. He asked her to fill in the blanks that he was not getting. Before she could speak, Tad spotted Dixie's mug with milk in it. Dixie said it was for relaxation. Tad thought it was for a breakdown. Dixie said she was simply trying to rise above the past few years and explore her life. Tad thought it was a fine time, since she'd almost died a few weeks before. He asked about JR. Dixie told him to stop harassing her about her decision -- they were divorced.
Tad backed down and remembered the night he had stopped over to tell Dixie that the court date had been set on their divorce hearing. He recalled that they had made love, and he'd thought they were going to move past their problems and make up. Then she had kicked him out and dashed his hopes. He didn't understand how they could love one another so much but still lose one another. Dixie said Leslie and David had been contributing factors. Tad thought it had started before then -- with her miscarriage and the fact that he had been relieved when it had happened. Dixie disagreed.
Tad continued, saying that if he had it to do all over again, he'd do the same thing as before. He would choose Dixie's life over the baby's any day. They were interrupted by a call from Adam, who wanted to know how JR was. Dixie told him to call back the next day. After the call, Dixie explained that she was simply trying to take control of her life. Tad said that her decision was upsetting JR and could affect her health.
Dixie revealed that she was going to stay with her sister, Lanie, and David had set her up with a cardiologist there. She asked Tad to look after JR. Anything for his love, Tad responded. Dixie said that she had to prepare for "our" trip and needed to be alone to pack. Tad asked who she was going with, since she had said "our" trip. He accused her of going with David. Dixie claimed she was just upset and had used the wrong word -- she'd meant "my trip."
Dixie asked Tad once again to leave. Tad made her promise to call after work. After Tad exited, Dixie made a phone call to the airport to catch the first available flight the next morning to Zurich, Switzerland.
On the deserted island, Leo told Greenlee that he was sorry she had been hurting and blamed it all on Vanessa. He was upset that Vanessa had duped him again. He violently kicked the sand and rocks and later told Greenlee he would never hit her. She tried to console him by saying that Vanessa was just being her usual self. Jake walked in during their conversation and mentioned how good he had it that he had grown up with normal parents.
Leo remembered all the scams his mother had made him pull with her and was disgusted with himself and Vanessa. He thought that he hadn't cut her off enough after she'd framed him for Paolo's murder, unlike David. Leo realized that Vanessa had killed Larry just like she'd killed Paolo and blamed himself for not stopping her from her crimes. Leo later told Jake that he owed him for giving him Greenlee on a silver platter. Greenlee told Leo to cool off.
Jake told Leo that after they got rescued, he was going straight to the cops about Leo's mother. Leo slugged Jake. Greenlee told her man to step away. Jake said they weren't getting anywhere by fighting. Greenlee told Leo to go away. Leo barked that she could spend time with her hero and went as far as accusing Jake of setting up the whole shipwreck plan with Vanessa. Greenlee said that Jake loved her and would never do that.
Leo saw that Greenlee wanted Jake and stormed off. Greenlee almost went after him, but Jake told her to let go. Greenlee said that thanks to Leo's arrival on the island, she had lost her appetite. Jake stroked her hair as Leo looked on from afar.
At Greenlee's loft, Anna got ahold of a syringe and wrapped it up. She told David that they needed to have it dusted for prints and have an analysis done on whatever was in the needle. They wondered who Vanessa might have used the syringe on. The duo headed for the hospital.
At the Pine Cone Motel, Chris took a bullet meant for Ryan and fell. Erica screamed. Ryan assured Kendall and Erica that Chris was okay, but Chris was in bad shape. Erica ordered her daughter to call 9-1-1. Ryan saw that Chris was losing blood. Mateo arrived and said the shooter had gotten away.
As Chris wheezed, he continued to bleed profusely. Soon, David and Anna arrived on the scene, and David went to assist Chris. Mateo accused him of setting up the hit on Ryan. Anna pulled him aside and assured Mateo that she'd been with David all night. Anna told him that her beau wasn't Proteus and asked Mateo to go with her through the alley.
Meanwhile, Chris's bleeding had slowed down, but he was still critical. David said that the bullet had grazed his heart and vessels. David said that he needed to put a hole in Chris's chest immediately. Erica said it could be dangerous, and they should wait for the ambulance. David said it could be too late. "Go for it," Erica replied. Elsewhere, Kendall comforted Ryan as he watched his newfound father fighting for his life. The paramedics arrived and rushed Chris to the hospital.
At the hospital, a paramedic mentioned that David's actions had possibly saved Chris's life. Joe told everyone that Dr. Jacobson would be in soon to operate on Chris. "What about David?" screamed Erica. Joe said that David had been suspended and couldn't operate.
Erica demanded that Dr. Martin forget about David's status at the hospital and let him save Chris before it was too late. Joe gave David the go-ahead. As Chris was rushed to O.R., Erica told him that she loved him. Meanwhile, Ryan flashed back to Chris telling him that he was his real father. Ryan realized his dad was fighting for his life.
Mateo and Anna arrived at the hospital and spotted an FBI agent, Foster, grilling Ryan on why the hit man had been after him. Kendall told him to leave Ryan alone. Anna sidetracked Agent Foster and asked him to have the needle dusted for prints and have its contents analyzed. Anna and Mateo wanted to speak to Ryan in private. Kendall went to Erica to see if she was okay.
Anna and Mateo urged Ryan to give up the disk. Ryan finally gave it up and said that he wanted Proteus dead. Meanwhile, Erica said it was not fair that Chris was fighting for his life. During her heart-to-heart with Kendall, Erica saw Joe and asked for an update. Joe said Chris needed AB-positive blood. Ryan said he had the same blood type as Chris and went to donate.
Agent Foster phoned Anna at the hospital and said the syringe contained a drug used to induce heart attacks, and all three prints on the needle belonged to Mrs. Cortlandt. Anna gave Mateo the news, and he realized that was how the guard who had stabbed him had died.
Kendall once again asked what she could do for Erica. Erica wanted to see her other daughter, Bianca. Soon, Joe returned and said there were complications in surgery. Joe would give more information as it became available. Ryan said he had caused Chris to be shot. Kendall comforted Ryan with a hug."
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