"At the boathouse, Joni finds a sad JR, sitting on the floor at the boathouse. She told him she knew he and Laurie broke up. JR told Joni he doesn't want to go to Harvard. He told her his dad wants him to do what he wants not what he (JR) wants. JR wants to stay in Pine Valley to be with his friends. Joni couldn't believe that he is throwing away all the privileges the Chandler name can give him. You are golden she told him. Adam appeared at the boathouse looking for JR. He apologized to Joni for his behavior at the movie theater. He told JR he had apologized to Laurie as well. Adam also told JR he knows he and Laurie have broken up. He said he was sorry about that but JR didn't believe him. Adam told Joni he needed to talk to JR alone so Joni left. JR became agitated. He told Adam his mom was right about him. That Adam would try to pull him into the Chandler continuum, the big black hole. You love money, control and to own people he shouted angrily at Adam. Adam defended his reasons and realized it wasn't winning JR over. What do you want from me?" he asked JR. Adam admitted he was trying to overcome his failings. He exclaimed he was the only one in the world who loved his children as much as he did. JR replied that was not what he needed from his father. He reminded Adam about the time Adam had his breakdown and Adam had told him he was no longer his father. "You shut down on me," exclaimed JR. "You gave us all those rules. So I decided not to give a damn anymore. I pity you. I have no feelings for you." Adam denied JR didn't have any feelings for him. JR, frustrated, ran from the boathouse.
In chemistry class, Maggie didn't know the answer to the instructor's question about material that had been previously taught in class. No one else in the class did either, except for Henry, the quiet one who has no friends. A classmate whispered to Maggie that Henry had an IQ between brilliant and Einstein. After class, Maggie corned Henry and asked why he didn't call her. He said he never calls anyone and tried to make excuses to leave. Maggie asked Henry if he thought she was a dufus. He denied he had any thoughts about her. Maggie told him that since Prof. Stevens paired them for Chemistry lab they needed to work together. Henry was reluctant to meet with her to do lab work and made many excuses: he worked part time. Maggie replied she had a job off campus as well. Henry explained he gets only 4 hours sleep, getting up early to study. Maggie gave him her phone number again and told him to call her to study together. "If you don't call, I'll hunt you down," she told him.
Edmund charged through the condo door, shoving Maria aside and swung at Aidan. Maria pleaded with him to leave Aidan alone. Edmund finds out that she had been hiding him at Wildwind for several weeks. He became furious when Maria told him that Aidan had been shot and was recovering in the hayloft. Edmund shouted at Maria that she put the children's lives in danger as well as hers and his since Aidan is wanted for murder. He chided Maria for not calling him when she discovered Aidan had been shot and he would have helped. Maria didn't believe he would have. Edmund accused her of choosing Aidan over him. Edmund asked Maria to describe what Aidan means to her. "He makes me feel safe," she replied. "When I didn't have anybody he helped me." Maria tried to explain that Aidan was framed for murdering his lover, Fiona Sinclair. Edmund didn't buy it. He picked up the phone to call the police and Maria grabbed the phone away from him, throwing it on the floor. She begged him not to tell the police where Aidan was. Aidan told Edmund about seeing the assassin, Morgan, at the bus station and that she has Maria's picture. He knew she was asking everyone about Maria. Aidan told Edmund Morgan wants him not Maria and that Maria would be safe at Wildwind. Edmund finally agrees to take Maria home with him. Before leaving with Edmund, Maria said goodbye to Aidan wishing him to be safe until she sees him again. "No," said Aidan. "This is goodbye forever." Maria sadly left with Edmund.
At Wildwind Edmund told her she would be safe there and didn't want to talk about Aidan. Maria went upstairs to call Isabella to tell her she was home. Meanwhile downstairs, Edmund opened the drawer where he had hidden the vial of experimental drug that David was working on to restore Maria's memory. He put a few drops of it in a glass, added alcohol, and offered it to Maria when she later joined him. They drank to memories.
Back at the condo, Kendall, now that she thinks she has Aidan all to herself, talked to him after Maria left. She wondered if he loves Maria as much as he loved Fiona. Aidan didn't answer. Kendall wanted to know if Aidan is going to go after the assassin. He thanked her for hiding him out, gave her a hug and told her to go to work. Watch your back she cautions him as she left the condo. Shortly after she left, Aidan heard a noise. He went outside thinking Kendall was in danger and saw the trash bin had been knocked over. He slowly, cautiously, walked back to the condo doorway. Suddenly from behind he is hit in the face. He fell to the ground but soon tried to get up. Morgan, the assassin, hit him again and forced him into the condo."
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