Coming up on Sunset Beach in February, 2008:
Monday 4 February 2008
Episode 71
Caitlin tells Cole she knows what her father did to send him away and Cole explains he slept with another woman because he was hurting from breaking up with Caitlin.
They spend the day together, which eventually leads back to the grotto where Caitlin announces she wants them to make love.
Cole thinks Caitlin deserves better than a sandy cave, but she is adamant so they begin lovemaking right there in the cave.
Ricardo is evasive towards Paula when he tells her he's meeting Ben to discuss the Douglas case. All she can think about is her mother's confession.
Ricardo asks Ben what he knows about the Deschanel jewels and discovers Eddie was in possession of them. But other than Eddie kidnapping Meg for the jewels, Ricardo doesn't think Eddie is the killer nor does he think Annie did it.
Tim warns Ben to leave Meg out of what's going on at his place, telling him he knows Annie Douglas is alive.
Ben grabs him, demanding to know where he heard this from, but Ricardo breaks things up.
Meg confronts Annie after she finds the sleeping pills on the table, but Annie explains it away as Ben having nightmares and that what Meg saw was Annie comforting Ben.
Annie tells her not to mention it to Ben as he'd be upset that Meg knew about the nightmares.
Tuesday 5th February
Episode 72
Gregory takes Olivia out for dinner at Grenadines and she hopes they'll do it more often. Gregory agrees and apologises for the way he is. They both call a truce.
Olivia runs into Cole at South Bay and wonders what he's still doing in Sunset Beach since he indicated he was leaving.
After some persuasion from Olivia, Caitlin talks to her father, but tells him she's not a business he can control.
Paula rushes to see Elaine and Paula warns her mum that if anyone connects her baby's kidnapping by Del, they might conclude she killed him.
Ricardo enters and asks if everything's okay and Paula explains how Elaine's found out her son isn't dead.
Elaine tells Ricardo her son is Armando Deschanel Snr's grandson, and he remembers the connection to the Deschanels then tells Paula they need to talk later.
At The Deep, Meg and Ben are locked in the wine cellar after Ben closes the door, unaware the keys are in it.
He demands to know if Meg's told Tim about Annie, but Meg can't believe he's even asking. She professes she'd never tell Tim and starts banging on the door.
Ben eventually apologies for accusing her and tells Meg someone once betrayed him, but he's not willing to discuss it.
Ben asks whether Tim would tell Gregory about Annie and Meg questions why Tim would act like that considering he was nothing like that in Ludlow.
Something clicks in Ben's mind as Meg talks about Kansas and finally he puts it all together - Meg is 'Dorothy'.
Wednesday 6th February
Episode 73
Ricardo confronts Paula about what she told him at the Waffle Shop and tells her he doesn't buy it.
He meets with Eddie and offers him the immunity he requires in return for Eddie's evidence: the hair sample putting Elaine at the scene, and the Baby Stevens birth certificate - Del Douglas' 'insurance policy' and now Eddie's.
Meg confesses she's 'Dorothy' and Ben asks why she never told him. They reminisce over near misses and Ben reluctantly tells her he put his heart and soul into their messages, and that he tried to meet her at the pier.
Meg wonders if things would've been different if they'd met up with one another that night. Gregory asks Caitlin her forgiveness for splitting her and Cole St John up, but she won't accept it unless he accepts Tiffany into the family.
Whilst visiting Sean, Gregory suggests the whole family goes on vacation, which Sean can choose. He adds the proviso that wherever they choose pets should also be allowed.
Tiffany is overwhelmed that Gregory is finally accepting her and Spike, but it's obvious it's a strain for him.
Whilst looking through brochures, Sean's vision becomes blurred, but he doesn't tell his father or Tiffany. But when Tiffany asks Sean to fill in his breakfast menu he reveals he can't read it.
Cole waits for Olivia at the grotto and is startled when Caitlin shows up. While they kiss, Olivia enters the grotto, sees Caitlin and realises the horrifying truth - they've both been seeing the same man.
Thursday 7th February
Episode 74
Ricardo can't sleep as he ponders what to do with the evidence Eddie gave him, but Gabi thinks he still feels guilty about their liaison the night Paula was kidnapped by Myers.
He later tells Paula that if he was half the detective she thinks he is then the person who shot Del would be behind bars, to which Paula asks whether Ricardo knows who did it.
Cole persuades Caitlin to leave the grotto not wishing to jeopardise their relationship should her father find they're still together, but she assures him her mother would cover for her.
Cole isn't so sure, considering he's supposed to be meeting Olivia. She eventually leaves and returns home where Olivia appears visibly distraught.
She tells her daughter she's worried about Sean, but after Caitlin leaves her she starts cursing Cole for two-timing and goes to find him.
As she curses his name for knowingly sleeping with both mother and daughter, she realises the horrifying truth: she is as much to blame for the affair.
Ben confesses he felt he could say anything to 'Dorothy', but he may never be able to share that with anyone in person ever again.
He suggests they settle down for the night since no one has noticed the boss and his “star employee" missing.
Monday 11th February
Episode 75
Olivia curses herself for sleeping with Cole but can't believe he didn't know what he was doing. Distraught, she kneels in the sand and sees Gregory coming towards her.
Thinking he must know the truth she starts running, but Gregory gives chase and she falls again. He can't understand what's wrong but assures her everything will be okay.
They return home and Olivia breaks down again. Gregory tells her he'll find out what's bothering her and make it go away.
Ricardo visits Elaine telling her what he knows about her involvement in Del's murder.
Elaine admits she killed Del, and Ricardo says he has to arrest her. He asks who should tell Paula just as she enters.
She asks to talk to her mother alone, but before he's out of the door, he hears Paula ask whether Elaine's confessed. Ricardo demands to know if Paula already knows.
Eddie visits Annie and tells her the identity of the real killer will be in the morning's Sentinel, but he won't say who did it just that his evidence will provide immunity.
Annie says they'll take his badge away, but Eddie's had enough of playing second fiddle to Ricardo.
Ben apologies for trying to choke Meg, but she brushes it off as being a nightmare. He explains what happened the night Maria died and believes he didn't do enough to save her and perhaps he is a murderer. Meg on the other hand thinks he's too hard on himself.
As Annie searches The Deep, she's shocked to find Ben and Meg asleep together in the wine cellar.
Tuesday 12th February
Episode 76
Sean wakes to find he can see again, but as Tiffany moves away he suddenly becomes blind. Although Tiffany's worried, Sean tells her he doesn't want anyone to know just as Caitlin enters.
Tiffany makes it clear to Sean what she's brought and the things she does to make out that he can see.
Casey tells Mark he's worried about what Wei-Lei has in the envelope.
Rae is called back to South Bay after receiving a call about Sean. Casey asks her what she's planning to do about Wei-Lei's offer and she continues to ponder over it.
Rae tells Sean his blind spells are nothing to worry about, but he shouldn't keep them a secret especially from his doctor. Sean agrees.
Ben is less than pleased to see Annie despite her rescuing them, but then Tim enters.
Ben asks to talk to Tim alone and they discuss what would be best for Meg. Tim wants to take her back to Kansas and Ben agrees - if he can.
While Ben walks Meg home, Annie calls Tim and offers to help him win Meg back.
Paula confesses she knows and Ricardo questions her loyalty to her job and to him.
As they argue, Elaine walks out onto the beach. Ricardo and Paula follow and Elaine tells them she can't bear to watch them destroy themselves.
She tells Paula she has to pay for her crime and asks Ricardo to arrest her.
Visibly upset, Ricardo reads Elaine her rights and, at Elaine's request, handcuffs her.
Wednesday 13th February
Episode 77
Wei-Lei tells Casey about Rae's offer to work at San Francisco General, but he's stopping her taking it.
He tells Casey how Rae's always been interested in medicine and she'd be passing up an opportunity that would result in an unfulfilled life.
Casey disagrees, saying Rae's happy in Sunset Beach, but Wei-Lei tells him about Mia, his sister, who died from leukaemia with Rae at her bedside.
Rae confesses she's afraid to call about the job in case she likes it, and then she'll want it and have to leave her friends.
She asks Casey's opinion to which he advises she takes the job.
Vanessa apologies to Michael for falling asleep during their date and arranges another one, but he receives a call from Jimmy - they've been robbed.
Michael tells Virginia he'll get them out of South Central. Vanessa receives a call from her editor: Elaine Stevens has been arrested.
Gregory asks Caitlin if she's ready to forgive him and she will as long as he accepts any future boyfriends.
She defends Cole and Gregory asks whether he's actually left town. They're interrupted by Eddie who tells Gregory an arrest has been made.
Gregory assumes it's Annie, but is surprised when Eddie reveals Elaine as Del's killer.
Eddie asks for a position in Gregory's law firm but he's laughed out of the room.
Olivia meets Cole at the grotto and slaps him for sleeping with Caitlin. He explains he didn't know she was her daughter, but he did use Olivia.
She threatens to tell Caitlin the truth unless Cole leaves town, but he won't. She promises that Gregory will kill him if he ever finds out.
Caitlin approaches as they argue on the beach and Cole begs Olivia not to say anything.
Thursday 14th February
Episode 78
Michael and Vanessa rush to SBPD where Vanessa starts asking Elaine questions.
Michael angrily tells Vanessa not to use his friendship with Elaine to get a story.
Ricardo sees Annie through Ben's patio door just as Ben and Meg enter.
Ben demands to know why he's snooping around and Ricardo tells him Annie's free - Elaine has been arrested for Del's murder.
Ben tries to tell Annie the good news but she's gone.
Ricardo puts out an APB for Annie and then they all go off in search of her.
Annie races to the pier and sees cops everywhere.
She enters a restricted area and is followed to a break in the pier by an officer, but before he has a chance to explain, Annie throws him off the pier.
Paula asks Michael to keep Vanessa away from questioning Elaine saying that the Press would indict her mother before she had a fair trial.
Michael agrees to do what he can until Ricardo enters and asks Ruiz if anything's been reported on Annie.
Vanessa is shocked Annie Douglas is alive.
After seeing a cop on a bike, Annie panics and rushes into the lifeguard tower.
Olivia asks Caitlin to come home with her as she has something to tell her.
At home, Olivia explains her fear about Cole being unable to change his ways, but before she can go further, Bette interrupts and asks to speak with Olivia urgently.
They rush to SBPD where Elaine is being processed, threatening to confess her crime much to Paula's dismay.
Bette demands to speak to Ricardo and tells him he killed her brother then Olivia enters and tells Ricardo she wants to confess for killing her lover, Del Douglas.
Monday 18th February
Episode 79
Ricardo doesn't buy what Olivia and Bette are trying to do, and Ruiz tells him about the officer who fell into the ocean.
He leaves Ruiz with the three women and goes in search of Annie.
Paula goes off to find Cole to persuade him to come to the station in an attempt to persuade Elaine not to confess.
He's not sure what he can do to dissuade her, but Paula insists they have a special connection.
Bette explains the plan to all and confesses to Del's murder in order to confuse the jury and get the case thrown out, but Elaine insists she's guilty and should pay for her crimes.
Eddie meets with Gregory, thinking he wants to make a deal, especially when the best brandy comes out, but Gregory wants details about the 'airtight case' against Elaine.
Eddie lets slip about the birth certificate and Gregory concludes he must have Del's briefcase.
Eddie threatens to blackmail Gregory, but Gregory warns him that if he goes down then Eddie's going too.
Elaine is distraught when Paula brings Cole to see her in her cell, explaining she didn't want him to see her like that.
He's confused as to how he can help but insists that he'd be proud to have a mother like her.
Ben sees Annie on top of the lifeguard tower and goes up after her, but she's startled by his appearance and falls, dangling over the edge.
Ben tries to pull her up, but she's caught on something.
He eventually manages to drag her back to safety when Meg appears.
Ben hugs her, and Annie, feeling left out, jumps off the lifeguard tower screaming for Ben to save her.
Tuesday 19th February
Episode 80
Casey dives to Annie's rescue as she plunges into the ocean.
He and Michael both pull her out and give her a hug, but she's only interested in seeing Ben bound to her rescue.
They hug and Annie tells him she must've lost her head up there and fallen in.
At the Medical Centre, Annie grills Ricardo and Ben tells her Elaine has been arrested.
She demands to see Elaine and storms over to SBPD where Olivia is less than pleased to see Annie alive.
Elaine apologises to Annie as she berates her.
Elaine tells her she knows what it's like to lose that bond between child and parent and professes she'll pay for her crimes for the rest of her life. Olivia tells Cole she hasn't told Caitlin yet, but she's a time-bomb waiting to go off.
Ben can't believe Eddie's back on duty, especially bragging about immunity.
Ricardo strips a smug Eddie of his badge before smacking him in front of everyone and then tells Paula Eddie's responsible for the evidence that put Elaine away.
She's sickened but Eddie insists he thought Ricardo would sit it.
Cole searches Eddie's locker after hearing Eddie had the jewels but to no avail.
He then hears Eddie talking about splitting the jewels with Annie.
Ben asks Meg if she's okay with Eddie on the loose.
She tells him she feels safe with him and Ben tells her how he wants to keep her safe.
Meg lets slip that the only way to do that is to let her move in with him.
She regrets saying it but Ben says it'll be strange without her and Annie living there.
Meg asks where they go from here considering they no longer need to pretend to be a couple.
Rae tells Wei-Lei she needs to stay in Sunset Beach and Casey overhears.
He moves her stuff into the ocean view bedroom and Rae thinks he wants them to sleep together but he reminds her of their bet.
Embarrassed she agrees to let Casey help her move.
Wei-Lei arranges a surprise for Rae: the Changs have made changes to their will.
Elaine and Paula watch in shock as Ricardo throws Olivia and Bette in a cell.
Wednesday 20th February
Episode 81
Ricardo questions Bette and Olivia about why they're trying to muddle an already complicated case, and he doesn't believe their motives are entirely selfless when he considers them both self-centred.
He indicates they might share a secret and Elaine's confession is part of something bigger, but before he can dig deeper, Gregory arrives to halt the questioning - following a surprise visit from Annie earlier in the day who alerted him to Olivia's 'confession'.
Cole breaks into Ben's looking for the jewels, but he's interrupted when Annie returns.
Then Bette arrives and he's about to leave when they start talking about the jewels.
Annie thinks Ben's hidden them in his office at The Deep.
Michael asks Vanessa not to print her story on Elaine, but when Gregory tells Vanessa not to print anything about his wife, Michael steps in, and Vanessa questions how Gregory's actions are different to his earlier.
Michael confesses Paula asked him to persuade her not to print. He's disappointed when Vanessa e-mails the story.
Ricardo overhears Paula tell Elaine how she wished they'd gone away before he found out.
She gives him dagger stares as he processes Elaine's confession for the record.
Elaine tells them both what happened the night in the hotel room. How Del grabbed her and spat that he killed her son; how he threatened to kill Paula if she told anyone; and how she left the room, re-entered and shot him twice. She adds she'd do it again too.
Thursday 21st February
Episode 82
Ricardo arrives home to find Paula packing to move out.
She tells him she can't sleep in the same bed as the man who arrested her mother.
As she's about to leave, Ricardo asks her not to walk out if she ever loved him, but it's because she loves him so much that she can't live with what he's done.
Gabi suggests Ricardo gives her time and he offers to stay elsewhere for the night.
Sean tells his parents about his sight problems and he suffers again at home whilst Tiffany confesses her fears to Mark - she's not sure she can cope.
Olivia tells Gregory how she helped Del steal Elaine's baby by accepting $10,000 to take an unscheduled break.
She assures him she didn't know he was going to steal her son, but she needed the money in order to impress Gregory.
He indicates how he knew she was poor before they married, but in her eyes, the money helped.
She asks Gregory if he'll help in Elaine's defence and he promises he'll do all he can.
They then start to make love but are quickly interrupted by Caitlin who tells her mother she's going to see Cole, much to her dismay.
Virginia finds crack in Jimmy's backpack, but when Michael talks to him, he discovers a dealer is pushing drugs on kids.
He warns the dealer off, threatening to hurt him if he pushes on kids anymore. Then he tells Virginia she's moving into his apartment.
Cole looks through alarm system documents in preparation for his break-in at The Deep.
Monday 25th February
Episode 83
Rae tells Casey her parents are coming so they need to share their bedroom for the time being.
Michael thinks she should tell the truth because a lie is hard to live with.
Casey agrees and persuades Rae to tell her parents they're not really married.
The Changs indicate they have an announcement and Rae tries to tell them the truth, but she can't bring herself to do it, especially when her mum tells her about a friend who lied she worked for the U.N., bringing shame on their family.
But when Mr Chang announces they've changed their will to include Casey as their heir, Rae decides they need to be told.
Ricardo calls Ben to arrange collection of the Deschanel jewels.
He warns Meg to keep away from Ben, telling her that, as Maria's big brother, she always came to him when she needed help, but she depended on Ben the night she died.
He tells Meg Ben's never denied Maria's death was his fault. Annie receives a rousing ovation as she walks into The Deep.
She asks Ben for the jewels, but he tells her Ricardo's come for them.
She then asks Ricardo if she can have them and he indicates that with legal help she'd have as good a chance of claiming them as anyone else.
Cole breaks-in to Ben's office, cracks the safe, but is interrupted by Ben.
They exchange blows and it looks like Ben has the upper hand as Cole is backed into a corner - until Cole dives through the office window onto the dance floor and races out of the back door as Ricardo and Ruiz enter.
Ricardo indicates Ben had something to do with the theft.
Tuesday 26th February
Episode 84
Rae tells her parents the truth, and Mr Chang accuses Casey of brainwashing his daughter, but he insists Rae should be allowed to think for herself.
Mr Chang demands she returns to San Francisco or accept no longer having a mother and father.
Rae wants to stay, so the Changs leave.
Wei-Lei mutters that Rae will never choose Casey over her parents, and Rae breaks down, knowing her father means what he says.
Caitlin's horrified as Cole staggers, bleeding, into the grotto. As she administers first-aid she discovers glass embedded in a wound.
She suggests Cole sees a doctor, but he's adamant the cops are looking for him.
She guesses Cole's been looking for the Deschanel jewels and he tells her how he jumped headfirst through a plate glass window.
She promises she can keep a secret and asks if that's why he's in a hurry to leave town - but Cole can't stop thinking about his affair with Olivia.
Ricardo demands to know if Ben's set the whole thing up, but the jewels are still in the safe. Ben suggests Eddie might be responsible, so Ricardo puts an APB out for him.
Annie returns home to find Eddie with Bette. As she leaves, Annie accuses him of trying to steal the jewels, but Eddie insists they have a deal, which Ben overhears.
He tells Ricardo where Eddie is and Ricardo arrests him despite not being involved. Ben can't believe Annie's deal with Eddie and tells her she's on her own, especially after Annie badmouths about Maria.
Ben bumps into Meg outside who asks him if he told Tim to take her back to Kansas because he's dangerous.
Ben tells her he did and Meg asks whether Ben considers himself unlucky, but assures him his luck has changed.
Annie watches as they share a moment together, but then Meg leaves Ben to his thoughts.
Wednesday 27th February
Episode 85
Vanessa discovers her story on Olivia's been dropped as Gregory is the new owner of the Sentinel.
She tells Michael she has no option but to quit, but when she confronts Gregory with her letter of resignation, Gregory tells her he can't accept it as she has to fulfil her terms of contract.
Cole has nightmares about Olivia taking the Deschanel jewels and threatening to tell Caitlin the truth.
He mutters in his sleep and Caitlin overhears him say she mustn't find out about something.
Caitlin runs into her mum at home who sees blood on her clothes and suspects the worst, but since Caitlin won't say anything she goes to the grotto to talk to Cole.
She discovers he tried to steal the jewels from The Deep and that he's planning to leave Sunset Beach with Caitlin.
Olivia hides as Caitlin returns and Cole asks for something to eat in order to let Olivia leave, but Caitlin's got chicken soup. He persuades her to get him a sandwich so Olivia can come out of hiding.
He tells her she won't tell Caitlin, but Olivia makes him a deal - don't take Caitlin away and their secret will remain.
She takes the tickets to stop Cole fleeing. Eddie confesses to Elaine his part in her arrest and Bette provides him with an alibi for the attempted robbery as payback for clearing Annie.
Elaine is angry that Paula didn't explain how Ricardo had no choice but to arrest her considering Eddie's evidence.
She pleads with her daughter to try to forgive Ricardo for doing his job. Ricardo gives Paula his lucky dollar for good luck as Elaine prepares for her arraignment.
Paula tells him that after the events of today, their lives will never be the same.
Thursday 28th February
Episode 86
At Elaine's arraignment, Olivia wonders where Gregory is: at home ensuring Vanessa's on hand to cover the trial so he can edit anything he doesn't like.
Olivia tells Bette that Gregory knows her part in the kidnapping. As the trial begins, Gregory arrives to offer counsel to Elaine.
She pleads guilty, but Gregory asks the charge to be dropped to manslaughter rather than first degree murder and requests bail. But Ricardo's testimony puts paid to that as the prosecutor asks whether Elaine could be considered a flight risk.
A devastated Paula tells Ricardo she can't forgive him as Elaine is taken back into custody.
Wei-Lei arranges lunch with the Changs at Grenadines, but Mr Chang is irate when Casey arrives at the table. Wei-Lei tries to justify his actions, but Mr Chang tells Rae simply, come back to San Francisco.
Rae can't return to the life she left, so the Changs leave. Casey tries to talk Mrs Chang around, but she tells him he's responsible for destroying their family.
He watches as Rae hugs Wei-Lei. Meg and Mark clear up at The Deep and he tells her about Ben throwing a chair through the window once and how he loses it around the anniversary of Maria's death.
Ben walks in and asks Meg to input some accounts. She tells him the computer's broke, so Ben suggests she uses the one at the house.
She invites him to have dinner later but Ben doesn't reply. Ben tells Mark not to tell Meg anything about the past.
As Meg looks for a disk upstairs she comes across the locked door. Annie, collecting the rest of her things, tells Meg it's Maria's studio and the door has remained locked since the night she died.
As Meg sits typing, she can't get her mind off the door. She searches Maria on the Internet then goes upstairs.
Ben arrives home and Annie tells her Meg is upstairs looking for a disk. Ben watches Meg as she stands by the studio door.
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