On Sunset Beach in October:
Monday 1 October
Gregory finds Olivia drunk on their bed so he gives her a cold shower and asks whether she's been having an affair with Del. Whilst Ricardo analyses the crime scene, Chief Harris informs him that SBPD don't have enough resources to investigate a murder. Ricardo pleads with the Chief and swears that he'll solve it or she can have his badge.
Ben asks Annie whether she killed her father, Annie denies it, but has no alibi so asks Ben to lie for her, he won't, but he suggests they go and see Gregory. Bette tries to talk to Annie about Del's blood stained wallet she found in Annie's bag. Chief Harris tells Ricardo to bring Annie Douglas in for questioning.
Paula believes Ricardo is the one" but she doesn't think Ricardo feels the same way so she tells him it's over and gives him his key back. Michael goes to Vanessa's but finds her struggling with a masked man. He tries to help but Vanessa ends up fending the man off. Michael suggests that she tells the police and stays somewhere else tonight.
Ricardo questions Annie about her whereabouts last night and she claims to have been watching a video with Aunt Bette. Ricardo says hair has been found in Del's bed suggesting he was having an affair. Gregory looks uncomfortable. Olivia clutches a gun.
Tuesday 2 October
It's the big move-in day over at 'Surf Central' - Casey's new beachfront property - and Casey has another difference of opinion with Rae. Meg asks Casey what he sees in Rae, and she's disappointed by his answer. Casey apologises to Rae with a white rose, but it gets accidentally knocked onto Meg's sleeping bag. Meg gets the wrong idea and, after talking to Mark, believes this is 'SB's softer side coming out. She bakes strawberry muffins - 'SB's favourite - but Casey has a bad reaction.
Gregory finds Olivia's gun and tells her people have been implicated with less evidence. She disposes of the gun, dropping it into the ocean, unaware Eddie is photographing her. Ricardo questions Bette about her whereabouts the night of Del's shooting; she comes through for Annie, and later burns Del's wallet in the fireplace. Tiffany gives Ben a model ship of his boat 'The Mariah', but he's furious at the sight of it. Tiffany defends her actions saying she got it because she found out he liked sailing, but Ben says that's something she should already know. Ben smashes the model in fury.
Annie appears to gloat, but Ben grabs her, telling her she's gone too far. Ricardo questions Sean Richards, who was in the hotel room next to Del's. He remembers seeing Olivia, but implicates Annie as the woman in black. He's shocked to see his father and mother walk into the police station.
Wednesday 3 October
Ben tells Annie she's gone too far in telling Tiffany about 'The Mariah', but she denies any involvement. Annie tells Ben that she's come to ask him to go to her father's will reading. Casey is rushed to the Medical Center with severe breathing problems. Rae asks him whether he has any allergies - he's allergic to strawberries! Meg can't understand, convinced 'SB' loves strawberries, and is determined to ask Casey whether he's 'SB' once and for all.
Mark receives a call from Ben asking him to trace an e-mail address from Kansas, but Ben decides he'll do it himself. Michael gets a visit from girlfriend, Jane, prompting Vanessa to hide in the shower. Michael feigns a back injury to get rid of Jane. Vanessa later meets with the contact on her story that passes her young daughter for Vanessa to protect.
The Richards' play host to Del's will - conducted by videotape. Del names Olivia as sole beneficiary much to everyone's shock. Ricardo asks at what point Gregory knew Olivia was having an affair, but he claims to be just as surprised. Ben tells Annie that she has a motive for killing her father if she knew she was out of the will, but Annie says she was the one who petitioned for the will to be read. Meg asks Casey if he's 'SB', but he hasn't a clue who she's talking about. Annie flushes her father's ashes down the toilet.
Thursday 4 October
Olivia tries to hide an envelope of bullets from Gregory, but he finds them, they struggle over them and the bullets fly all over the bedroom. Olivia scrambles to pick them up as a policeman enters the room. Ricardo breaks into Annie's after she fails to open the door - he's got a search warrant. The cops don't find anything unusual until Bette starts poking around the fireplace, which is when Ricardo finds the remains of Del's wallet.
Annie complains she feels ill and rushes to the bathroom, but flees out of the window. Ben catches Tiffany sending 'SB' an e-mail, so he tricks her and discovers she isn't 'Dorothy' at all. Tiffany confesses all but professes that she loves him. Ben isn't interested. Casey tells Meg that he isn't 'SB', and Meg contemplates leaving Sunset Beach. She visits Ben to hand in her notice, but is still undecided about leaving.
Gregory receives a call and tells Olivia there's an APB out for Annie Douglas. Olivia asks whether Gregory still believes that she shot Del. Meg e-mails 'SB' and asks if he'll meet her at sunset on the far side of the pier. Ben replies that he'll be there. Annie bursts into his office at The Deep and chains the door. She asks for his help, and Ben says the best thing she can do is turn herself in. As he picks up the phone, Annie pulls out a gun and warns that she doesn't want to shoot him but she will if she has to!
Monday 8 October
Michael comes home and thinks Vanessa is being attacked, but he sees her playing with a kid and automatically assumes it's her daughter. Vanessa later confesses that she's looking after Jaleen for someone whose husband wants to kill them.
Michael calls a friend to arrange a safehouse. Meg waits for 'SB' and can't believe it when Mark turns up. She assumes he's 'SB', and he's been stringing her along, so she thumps him. Mark finally manages to explain he isn't 'SB'. Ricardo and the SBPD burst into Ben's office, guns drawn - it's a stand-off! Before too long, the LAPD turn up complete with SWAT team and helicopter.
Annie is relentless, saying she never shot her father, but Ricardo tells her she's going to jail. Ben grabs the gun from Annie, but in the tussle, it goes off, wounding his shoulder. Annie is arrested and taken to SBPD for questioning. Meg meets a mysterious stranger on the pier, who she says looks remarkably like the picture in Elaine's Waffle Shop - Armando Deschanel. Meg asks whether he's 'SB', but he isn't.
At SBPD, Ricardo questions Ben, but he's not a willing participant. He tells Ricardo he'll have to arrest him before he'll answer questions about Annie - then leaves. Meg gives up waiting and walks off the pier just as Ben rushes into view shouting, 'Dorothy'.
Tuesday 9 October
Rae's parents arrive at Surf Central and are shocked to discover their daughter is married to Casey, especially considering she's supposed to marry a family friend called Wei-Lei. Her father tells Rae he will never accept what she's done. Ben arrives too late to meet 'Dorothy'.
He returns to The Deep where Tiffany overhears his conversation with Mark. Meg returns to Surf Central and receives an e-mail from 'SB' telling her it was a mistake to meet up and he's moving to Paris. Meg is devastated and puts her laptop in a cupboard, but little does she know that Tiffany sent the e-mail.
Ben sends an apology to 'Dorothy' saying he's ready to meet up, and tells her exactly who he is and where to find him. Then, seeing Tiffany in The Deep, he invites her up to the office demanding to know who 'Dorothy' really is. Tiffany says she doesn't know just as Meg enters the room, but Ben asks Meg to leave.
Meg later returns with food and drink and Ben seems genuinely touched by the gesture. He's pleased to hear she's not planning to leave Sunset Beach yet. Olivia meets Eddie in The Deep who tries to blackmail her over the photos he took. Sean sees his mother talking to Eddie and becomes suspicious; he can't shake the memory of seeing Olivia at the hotel the night Del was shot.
Wednesday 10 October
The Richards discover Sean didn't come home the night before; he's at the end of the pier where Olivia threw her gun into the ocean. Olivia sees him, confesses she did kill Del at which point Ricardo and Paula turn up with guns drawn. Olivia pulls her own gun, but Ricardo shoots first.
She falls to the floor where Sean tries to wake her and then hears Tiffany's voice - Sean's asleep on the beach. Casey and Rae continue to pretend they're married, but Rae's father says he can see what they're doing and says Rae must be pregnant for them to have married so soon. Rae denies it, but Casey says they are trying for a baby. He later makes a bet with her that he can make her parents like him as much as Wei-Lei. The prize: one kiss or Rae gets the ocean view bedroom.
Vanessa sneaks out to meet Jaleen's mom, but is ambushed by two thugs. Michael comes to her rescue. Eddie arranges to meet Olivia, but firstly meets up with Gregory who pays him off for the incriminating photos. Sean tells his mother he saw a woman in a hooded coat at Del's the night of the shooting, but Olivia tells him Annie is the shooter. Sean can't face lying and later tells Olivia he's running away, but Ricardo overhears and tells Sean they're doing a line-up and he may be the only one who can positively identify Del's killer.
Thursday 11 October
Michael and Vanessa are ambushed by one of the thugs who Jaleen calls, 'Uncle Clyde'. He holds them at gunpoint until Casey and Meg enter the room, then he dashes off. Casey and Michael give chase, and Michael knocks the guy out just before he has a chance to shoot Casey. They drag him back to Surf Central, tie him up with duct tape and stick him in the shower.
Annie reluctantly takes part in a line-up, but Sean can't identify her. Ricardo questions him and he finally confesses it was Annie. Olivia tries to give Sean a new Mercedes for identifying Annie, but Sean says he's not for sale - she doesn't need to buy his love. Olivia pays Eddie off for the photos unaware that Gregory has them. R
icardo gives Paula the ring and tells her she's the only one he wants to be with. Paula plays hard to get, but is secretly delighted. Annie - whose gun appears to be the murder weapon - insists on taking a polygraph test despite Ben's strong objections. During the lie detector test, when asked if Annie killed her father, she hesitates remembering how she'd imagined killing him so many times. The hesitation sends the detector wild. Starring Susan Ward and Clive Robertson
Monday 15 October
Michael, Casey, Meg and Mark drag 'Uncle Clyde's' body back to Surf Central and shove it in the closet just as Rae enters the house. 'Uncle Clyde' falls out the closet and Rae demands to know what's going on. They explain, and, after questioning their ethics and sanity, she suggests using a drug which causes temporary amnesia. They dump his body on the beach pretending he's a beachgoer. He wakes up unable to remember who he is.
Casey and Michael find beer in 'Uncle Clyde's' cooler and suggest he moves along, which he does in confusion. Annie doesn't get bail following her flip out in court, so she calls Aunt Bette for help. Bette arrives and gives Annie a wig and black coat; she tries to escape looking like her Aunt but Ricardo catches her. He later questions Gregory about Olivia's gun telling him he has until tomorrow to bring it in as it's the same type as the murder weapon.
Ben calls Meg into work where she suggests ways that Annie might not be the killer. Ben appreciates the idea and Meg tells him she doesn't like to see Ben worry about his friend. He thanks her sincerely. Meg later tells Ben why she came to Sunset Beach all about 'SB' and how she thought they had something, but when she turns around Ben is asleep at his desk.
Tuesday 16 October
Ricardo tells Paula her mother is on the end of the list of .38 handguns, but Paula believes he's trying to get back at her. She visits her mother and asks about the handgun, which Elaine says she got rid of years ago. She later visits a gravestone. Ben grabs Meg whilst she's trying to wake him from a dream. She visits SBPD to find out about her stolen credit cards, but Ruiz drops the paperwork and she accidentally picks up Del's credit card statement.
She later tells Ben who hugs her saying it's the breakthrough they've been looking for. Eddie continues to blackmail Olivia with another set of photos, but Gregory stumbles on their conversation and throws Eddie out. Olivia asks how long he's been spying for him.
Al Kennedy arrives and tells Annie she won't be going to County Jail. Annie talks to a girl who's been to County. She tells her you're never the same after being there. Eddie tells Annie it's time to go. She asks him to stall, which he does, but only for a short time. As Annie is led away, Eddie mutters that she's dead.
Wednesday 17 October
Ben and Meg visit a travel agency in an attempt to trace Del's credit card transaction. They pose as a bickering married couple, and as Meg pretends to cry - to get the travel agent's attention - Ben accesses the computer files. He discovers Del booked a trip to the Dominican Republic under the name of Mr and Mrs Del Douglas.
Al Kennedy tells Ricardo he has an injunction to keep Annie in custody at SBPD, but she's already been shipped to County. Ricardo tries radioing the marshal, but he's turned the radio off. Ben warns Ricardo it's on his head if anything happens as they rush to Annie's rescue. They arrive as the marshal attempts to rape Annie. Ricardo arrests the guy and brings Annie back to SBPD safe and sound.
Ben tells her about the flight booking and suggests Gregory could be the killer, and he's prepared to put their friendship on the line to prove it. Ben then introduces Meg as a vital ally, but Annie is clearly jealous of their closeness. Mark gets an opportunity to DJ at The Deep with a little help from Tiffany. Casey wins the bet but won't accept Rae's kiss because it doesn't mean as much to her.
Thursday 18 October
Gregory gives Sean a sports car for 'coming through for the family', which he accepts with gratitude, much to Olivia's surprise, but later returns with a representative from a local charity - Sean's sold the car and given the proceeds away. The rep. informs Sean that it's tax deductible, and when Gregory asks for the receipt, Sean says the money is his.
Gregory indicates Sean's like him, but Sean wants nothing to do with his father. He asks Ben for a job at the Java Web, which Ben is happy to give him - he can keep an eye on Sean and the Richards. Al assures Annie she'll get off whether she killed Del or not. Bette invites Al over to Annie's, and whilst in the hot tub, Bette's shocked to discover Al lifeless.
Meg tries to return the credit card statement to SBPD, but Ricardo accuses her of tampering with evidence. He confronts Ben and demands he stays out of it. Ben challenges him to arrest him or, better yet, fight him. Ricardo's temper almost gets the better of him, but he's concerned about staying on the Douglas murder.
He's shocked to discover Chief Harris has already pulled him off the case. Vanessa starts digging into Michael's past much to his disgust. He meets an old friend from South Central - little knowing he's working with 'Uncle Clyde'.
Monday 22 October
Gregory watches Caitlin meet Cole at the marina. He later discovers Sean is working at The Java Web and pays him a visit, asking specifically for Sean to clean his table. After telling him to clean it several times, Gregory asks if Sean knows about Caitlin's new boyfriend. Sean says he doesn't but even if he did he wouldn't tell him.
Gregory gets uppity, so Meg makes the save giving Sean a five dollar bill, and making out that a customer gave it to him for excellent service. Sean thanks Meg and Gregory overhears them talking about Al Kennedy. Tiffany gives Mark a birthday present and they kiss whilst Sean watches with disappointment.
Ben visits Annie to tell her about Al's death, but SBPD won't let him see her after hours. Eddie smugly tells him only officers and prisoners are allowed in, so Ben punches him, getting himself arrested. Annie is mortified her defence is dead; she's even more shocked when Bette tells her how Al died. Ben receives bail, and, as Eddie takes him back to the cell, they discover Annie lying on the floor - a black shroud around her neck!
Tuesday 23 October
Eddie checks Annie's pulse - she's still breathing - and she's rushed to the Medical Centre. On stakeout, Ricardo and Paula discuss the state of their relationship. They're about to kiss when Eddie radios in - Annie's tried to kill herself.
At the Medical Centre, Rae checks over Annie and suggests making an incision in her throat; Annie's eyes open - she's faking it. Sean tells Olivia he knows she was at the hotel the night of the shooting. Olivia denies it and Gregory overhears. He sends Sean outside to clear his head and questions Olivia. She asks how it's alright for him to have an affair, but she can't. He grabs her then kisses her. Stunned, Olivia pushes him away then kisses him.
They make love and Olivia thinks this proves she didn't kill Del, but Gregory still doesn't believe her. Annie tries to escape through the window, but the gurney starts slipping off its brake. Ricardo suggests restraining Annie in case she's faking. Annie overhears Ben tell Meg how special their relationship is, though she's less than pleased to be referred to as a sister.
Ben walks Meg out and Annie attempts to escape again, but Ben catches her. He offers to help her and creates a diversion, but Ricardo senses something. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure enters, picks up a scalpel and places it near Annie's neck - it's Eddie!
Wednesday 24 October
Ben creates a diversion releasing the brake of a squad car, which rolls into a garbage bin setting the alarm blaring. As Ricardo heads to investigate, Meg pretends to choke allowing Annie to begin to make her escape. Eddie rushes out at the sound of the alarm and goes to investigate, returning to tell Ricardo they've been set-up - Annie's gone.
Vanessa tries to persuade Rae to open up to Casey, and Michael tries to persuade Casey to tell Rae he really is going to law school. Rae and Casey agree to say something, but once they meet nothing is said. Mark fantasises spending a perfect night with Tiffany until she brings Sean along to Ben's house.
After a few drinks, Mark becomes jealous after seeing Tiffany kiss him on the cheek. A tussle ensues and Mark pushes Sean who hits his head on the fireplace. Tiffany tries to lift his head, but there's blood on her hand. Annie crawls through the air ducts to meet Ben in the men's room, but he's not there, because Ricardo caught him and Meg in one of the cubicles.
He arrests them and Eddie investigates the toilets. Annie watches him leave then climbs out of the vent and through the window. Whilst creeping along the ledge, her nightgown gets caught on a pipe and as she tries to pull herself free, she loses the garment and falls screaming.
Thursday 25 October
Annie falls into a laundry hamper and is wheeled back into the Medical Centre, whilst at SBPD Ben and Meg deny helping Annie escape. Eddie fights Ben and in the tussle Eddie's back is injured. Ben demands Ricardo lets them go or arrest them, so Ricardo releases them.
Gregory arrives to bail Olivia out - she's been caught driving under the influence - and Tim explains he's the one she hit. Gregory offers to pay all his medical expenses and tells Tim to get checked by a doctor. Ricardo tells Gregory and Olivia that Sean's been rushed to the Medical Centre.
Whilst babysitting Jaleen, Michael discovers the safe house has fallen through, so contacts JoJo for help. JoJo can't believe his luck - Michael's leading him to his daughter! Annie disguises as a nurse and stumbles upon Eddie in need of treatment. He recognises Annie on sight, but she gases him then makes a run for it.
When Eddie regains consciousness he tells Ricardo Annie's on the run disguised as a nurse. She leaves a cryptic message on Ben's answer phone, which he translates as a meeting point then Ben uses Casey as a decoy knowing he's being watched. Annie runs into the morgue and hides in a locker with dead Uncle Al. She's about to leave when the morticians and hospital staff arrive ready for a night of poker.
Monday 29 October
After a night in the mortuary drawer, Annie attempts to escape, picking up the mortician's coat and a bite to eat, but Officer Washington enters the room so Annie returns to Uncle Al's coffin. Ben confronts Ricardo and pleads with him to stop his personal vendetta and help Annie.
Ben indicates another suspect which makes Ricardo think, before telling Ricardo he'll lose the next tail as easily as the last. Olivia sees the 'Douglas Investigation' file, but Ricardo appears behind her as she's looking through it. He asks whether she was set to leave with Del on the night of his shooting and whether she knows of anyone who would have reason to want to kill Del.
She's coy in answering, but Ricardo thinks he's on to something. Meg tells Casey she'd do anything to help Ben, and when Ben asks her how far she's willing to go to help Annie she says she'd go 'all the way'. Gregory invites Tim to be Olivia's chauffeur considering she's had her license revoked. He accepts though Olivia is reluctant. She questions Gregory as to whether he was jealous enough to kill Del.
JoJo arrives and as Vanessa returns from a walk, Jaleen recognises the man and calls him 'Daddy'. Vanessa sees him and Michael laughing and makes a sharp detour. Uncle Al's casket is delivered to the mortuary and Annie discovers it’s bound for New Orleans and plans on hitching a ride. A phone call later and the arrangements have been changed: Al's off to the crematorium!
Tuesday 30 October
Ben and Meg make several false travel reservations to throw Ricardo off Annie's trail. Bette has a memorial service for Al unaware Annie is in the casket. She goes to Ben's house where Meg tries to comfort her - she's still lamenting Al's passing - and tells Meg Al was supposed to be buried in New Orleans, but his widow wouldn't pay for the burial.
Gregory finds Caitlin at the Waffle Shop with Cole and gives her the third degree for not coming home then interrogates Cole. She later tells her father she's not his little girl anymore and if he loves her he'll leave Cole and her alone. Gregory starts making background checks into Cole St John.
Bette sees Cole outside the Waffle Shop and thinks she's seen a ghost. She meets Olivia at the Deschanel grave and tells her they've got a big problem. Meg continues to give the police the run around whilst Ben returns to the Medical Centre. As Al's casket is taken away, he's surprised to find Al sitting in the memorial service.
He guesses Annie must be in the casket and rushes to the airport but the casket is not on the plane. Meg calls to tell him the wild goose chase is working and Ben tells her Annie is in the casket. She replies that Annie's not bound for New Orleans to which he asks, 'where in blazes is she?' The casket is loaded into the furnace at the crematorium with Annie inside thinking she's being loaded onto a plane.