Coming up on Sunset Beach in April, 2008:
Tuesday 1 April, 2008
Episode 104
Cole tells Caitlin he's going back to Sunset Beach alone but promises he'll see her again. Devastated, Madame Deschanel comforts her and tells her how she met Armando Deschanel and how when he went off to war, promising to return, he did just that.
Paula tries to persuade her mum to testify, but without Cole she hasn't got the will. Cole arrives back in Sunset Beach and sneaks into see Elaine. She tells him he has to leave, but Cole tells her he's there to testify for his mum and no one can stop that not even Gregory.
As Olivia and Gregory settle down for the evening, he receives a call which results in him abruptly leaving with the front door wide open. Meg enters the studio as Ben returns home and looks to the stairway. She looks at the devastation in the studio, wondering what could have happened in there.
The studio door closes and locks, leaving Meg frantic to escape, but then she wonders if Annie's trying to scare her. Annie lets herself in to Ben's and heads for the stairs but sees Ben staring at Maria's portrait. She turns to leave but is questioned by Ben, and so explains she's after some wine and tells him about Bette's misfortune.
He offers her two bottles. After Annie's left, Ben goes upstairs and looks at the closed studio door. He returns downstairs, finishes his drink and throws the glass at the portrait.
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Episode 105
Gregory arrives at SBPD and arrests Cole for assault to ensure he stays for Elaine's trial. Cole warns Gregory he'll lose everything. Caitlin calls her mum who says her father left in a hurry. Caitlin fears Cole's been caught and tells Madame Deschanel she has to leave for Sunset Beach.
Olivia's shocked when Caitlin arrives home and tells her Gregory has Cole, then he enters with a handcuffed Cole and tells Caitlin to say goodbye to her lover as he's being extradited to Europe.
Cole confesses he's been sleeping with both mother and daughter, and Caitlin's heart-broken, whilst Gregory calls Olivia a tramp and demands she gets out of the house. As Olivia falls onto the couch with Gregory yelling at her, it seems as if it's all a dream. She rushes out.
At SBPD, Gregory lashes out at Cole and Olivia faints. As she comes round, Caitlin enters the interview room. Whilst Annie and Tim discuss how to unlock the studio door, Meg tries to pick the lock then starts reading the journal. Ben asks why Maria won't let him go and is interrupted by Annie thanking him for the wine.
Then Tim arrives and asks if Ben's seen Meg, saying he's worried she's depressed since her mum went home. Ben indicates he's busy and suggests Meg might be at Surf Central, but is interrupted by a call. Meg hides as someone unlocks the door.
She tries it, finds it open, and after locking the door again, walks to the stairs but hears Ben talking to Tim and Annie. She climbs through a window and down the trellis, which breaks. Ben calls Mark but he hasn't seen Meg. Ben indicates it's nothing to worry about. Tim agrees, but Annie persuades them to start looking.
Ben gives in, opens the front door and finds Meg standing there. She says she's come for the fax, which Ben's forgotten about. He picks a leaf out of her hair and tells Tim and Annie there was nothing to worry about.
As Ben checks on the fax, Meg asks Annie what she's playing at, but Annie says she's been with her aunt Bette all night. Bette arrives to confirm her alibi, asking for antacid for a stomach ache.
Annie comments that Ben was at home all night and it isn't long before Meg excuses herself. When everyone's gone, Ben comments on how strange the whole evening has been, and Meg ponders whether Ben could've locked her in the studio.
Thursday 3 April, 2008
Episode 106
Whilst Michael helps Virginia move boxes downstairs, Vanessa calls from Hong Kong and Jimmy tells her Michael's out with his mum and that they've been out for a picnic, and he's planning to take her to the movies - all of which Vanessa's not pleased to hear.
Michael returns upstairs and Jimmy tells him Vanessa called and he told her he's not happy with what's been going on. Michael asks what he's referring to and assures him he's not after Virginia despite Jimmy thinking he killed his dad to get with his mum.
A little later whilst trying to scold Jimmy, Virginia falls and twists her ankle. Michael carries her to hospital as Vanessa calls back. At the Medical Centre, Rae tells Casey she wishes she'd married Wei-Lei so her parents would still talk to her, and before he can respond Michael enters with Virginia - who as a result of her ankle can't move apartment, but Michael offers for her to stay with him.
Paula discovers Gregory's had Cole arrested and demands the charges are dropped, but Cole asks her to go through the motions. Gregory thinks Olivia is defending Cole to get in her good books and drive a wedge between father and daughter, but Olivia tells him he's way off base.
Caitlin bickers with her father about Cole, and Olivia begs them not to let it destroy their relationship. Gregory comes round and agrees to drop the charges, but is shocked when Caitlin chooses to leave with Cole instead of returning home.
Monday 7 April, 2008
Episode 107
Meg confesses to Mark that Ben is really starting to scare her. He asks if he's hurt her, but Meg says he hasn't. He tries to probe further but is distracted by Michael and Casey. She later asks him whether he thought Ben was capable of murder, and he assures her that although Ben's secretive he isn't a violent man.
Tim arrives and puts ideas into Meg's head about the possibility of Ben being an Internet psycho, but adds that he thinks Ben's a great guy. She returns to Ben's, pops into the studio and reads something about a secret in Maria's diary. She finally returns the key to the humidor as Tim and Annie watch her leave.
Whilst collecting Caitlin's belongings, Gregory offers her and Cole to stay at the house instead of at the Seabreeze. Cole declines the offer, but Gregory says they should at least leave Caitlin's luggage whilst looking for an apartment.
Cole suspects Gregory isn't being entirely truthful and tells Caitlin they need to leave town as soon as possible. and that he's arranged for a private consultation with the judge in order to help Elaine without attending the trial.
Gregory receives a call from the judge's office about Cole's meeting, and arranges an alternative solution. Cole visits Elaine at SBPD and she gets the feeling he's trying to say goodbye.
Cole is then jumped under the pier by two guys. As Gregory arrives at the courtroom, Elaine asks where Cole is and he acts genuinely concerned. As Caitlin waits under the pier, Cole lies unconscious and handcuffed on a private jet.
Tuesday 8 April, 2008
Episode 108
Rae tells Wei-Lei she wants to move back to San Francisco with him in the hope of reconciling with her parents. She writes Casey a note asking him to understand, but before she can leave he returns from the trial. He looks at the bags and accuses Rae of running away from him.
He can't believe she hasn't got the guts to say goodbye to his face and accuses her of doing anything to please her parents - including sleeping with Wei-Lei. She tells Casey he doesn't understand and, as Wei-Lei arrives, Casey pleads for her to stay in Sunset Beach to live the life she wants to lead. But she leaves with Wei-Lei.
Casey returns home later to find his mum has dropped into town. Gregory asks his contact if the package (referring to Cole) has been picked up and whether a young blonde-haired girl was with it. Caitlin calls Madame Deschanel to report Cole missing.
Gregory assures Olivia he doesn't know where Cole is and he's integral to Elaine's defence. As Caitlin tries to call Cole, the kidnappers on the plane realise the ringing is his cell phone. One of the guys goes to shut it off, but Cole - no longer handcuffed - ambushes him then takes out the pilot before flying the plane himself.
As Elaine's trial begins and Gregory tries to stall, he calls Bette and Ricardo to the stand. And with still no sign of Cole he asks Elaine to testify herself. Reluctantly, she tells her story but is briefly distracted by Julianna Deschanel. After her testimony, Caitlin demands her father tells him what he's done with Cole, but Gregory denies any involvement.
The prosecution calls for Elaine to be charged at the maximum penalty, but Julianna Deschanel asks if she can tell her story first. Gregory asks for the story to be heard in the judge's chambers, but then Cole arrives and says his grandmother doesn't need to say anything.
Wednesday 9 April, 2008
Episode 109
Meg catches Ben outside Maria's studio and asks why he won't go in there, but he tells her there's no reason to. Downstairs, Meg asks why he won't talk about it and Ben explains he needs to keep things contained because he's afraid of hurting her. He adds that what happened in the studio is something he'll regret for the rest of his life.
Mark sees Meg on the beach and she tells him she's scared of Ben and thinks he killed his wife. As she explains about the blood in the studio they're interrupted by Ben who asks Mark to cover at The Deep whilst he attends Elaine's trial to keep an eye on Annie.
Mark tells Meg he wants to see the studio for himself, and as they sneak into Ben's, Tim arrives at the door. As they open the studio door, Meg stares in shock. Cole asks Gregory what he's playing at and he smugly tells Cole that no matter what the outcome of the case he'll win.
The trial begins again and Gregory announces that Elaine is a cold blooded murderer. Whilst the court room settles at the shock of Gregory's outburst, he continues by denouncing Del as a selfish, vindictive man who plotted to steal Elaine's son and told her he'd killed Cole and would do the same to her daughter.
He asks the judge to have mercy on Elaine and give her a chance to make up for the twenty-something years she lost with her son. Cole is brought to the witness stand and reads his mother's letters to the courtroom, asking forgiveness for her mother.
After a short recess, the judge returns a verdict that Elaine should serve three months probation and two-hundred hours of community service. During the celebrations, Cole is intercepted by Interpol who put him under arrest. Caitlin blames her father as he looks on with triumph.
Thursday 10 April, 2008
Episode 110
Interpol hold Cole in SBPD's interview room and he tells Caitlin not to worry but to call Paula. She tells Paula about Cole being arrested and about to be sent to Europe, but that he doesn't want Elaine to know.
Paula asks if Ricardo passed any info onto Interpol, but he denies any involvement. At SBPD, Ricardo inspects the extradition papers trying to find a loophole, but they're airtight and Cole is taken to the airport.
Caitlin tags along with Ricardo and at LAX she asks for a moment with Cole. He tells her he has a plan and to not let Gregory get to her as that's what he wants. Gregory smugly watches as Cole's taken away. Meg's horrified at the immaculately clean studio looks and assures Mark she's not going mad.
At The Deep, Ben washes blood from his hands, wraps a bandage around the cut and slumps on the floor in his office. Meg ponders whether Ben could've cleaned to hide evidence he killed his wife, but dismisses the idea, concluding Annie's making her go mad because she's jealous of her relationship with Ben. She follows Annie home and pops in to Ben's.
The French door startles her as it closes mysteriously. And Annie enters as Meg asks Maria's portrait what happened in the studio. Meg accuses Annie again of playing a game, but she tells Meg she was at the hearing and Ben was supposed to meet her. As they ponder where Ben is he enters and asks what they're doing there. Meg notices the bandage, asks how he cut it, and Ben responds it must've been glass left from the robbery.
He comments how Mark never came to The Deep and Meg realises Ben's been alone. Tiring of her questioning and the welcome committee he receives every time he returns home, he asks them to leave, and Annie comments on it being 'the anniversary' tomorrow.
Ben tells her not to go there. As they leave, Meg asks what 'the anniversary' is, and Annie smugly tells her it's four years to the day that Maria died. And it's the one day she doesn't want to be anywhere near Ben.
At Surf Central, Mark tells Meg he never made it to The Deep and Ben might've been the one to clean the room. Meg remembers the broken vase and thinks Ben could've cut himself on that.
Monday 14 April, 2008
Episode 111
Whilst Michael gives Virginia a massage, Vanessa returns from Hong Kong less than pleased to see them both together. She relaxes a little when Virginia reveals her broken leg, and Michael explains how Virginia was all set to move out, but she'll have to stay there for a while longer.
Later while out on the beach, Vanessa promises some quality time as soon as she's finished her article. As Cole is about to be loaded onto the plane and Interpol grab Caitlin to stop her, Gregory demands they let her daughter go and issues Interpol with a federal writ freeing Cole.
He doesn't know what to say, but Caitlin reluctantly thanks her father. Cole on the other hand asks Gregory what he wants in return. Paula and Elaine turn up and Cole finally hugs his mother. Elaine thanks Gregory once again for saving her son.
She later returns to the Waffle Shop to a rousing ovation, but the celebrations are interrupted by the arrival of Julianna Deschanel. Elaine tells her she won't forgive her, and Cole arrives to tell his grandmother she's saying goodbye before returning home.
Ricardo and Paula get together at the loft, but as they start to make love, Paula sees her tattoo and remembers everything Myers had done to her. Olivia is shocked when Caitlin tells her Cole is a free man thanks to her father. Caitlin comments on how pale her mother looks and she faints onto the sofa.
Tuesday 15 April, 2008
Episode 112
Paula feels awkward about making love, which Ricardo can understand. He tells her to go and see her mum, because he's got other things he could be doing anyway. Ben grills Mark who warns Meg to stay away from him as he's set to explode especially tomorrow.
She doesn't listen and tells Ben she's been thinking about tomorrow, but Ben tells her it's none of her business. Ricardo arrives at The Deep and warns Meg how Ben is even more dangerous around the anniversary of his sister's death, but Meg doesn't believe she's in any danger.
Ben takes exception to Ricardo's interference and slams him against the wall, demanding he arrests him or shoots him or something. Ricardo tells Ben it isn't grief he's feeling but guilt. He demands that Ricardo leaves and throws everyone else out, but Meg says she isn't leaving him alone. Ricardo tells Gabi all about Maria and Paula returns to the loft to see them in an embrace.
As Ricardo gets ready for bed, Gabi takes great pleasure in telling Paula how Ricardo told her everything about her sister. Meg reminds Ben she's Dorothy and that tomorrow is also one year to the day they started chatting on the Internet.
He's reluctant to let her in, but Meg asks him to forget about everything except Dorothy and SB, and plays 'Beyond the Sunset'. Ben's mood changes as he asks her to dance, but whilst in the embrace he remembers Maria drowning and pushes Meg away again. This time he warns Meg to stay away from him tomorrow - as far away as she can get.
Wednesday 16 April, 2008
Episode 113
Ricardo watches as Ben stares transfixed surrounded by flames. He grabs a fire extinguisher and puts the fire out as Ben continues to watch. Sirens wail outside the house and Annie offers to let them in, but Ben asks her to tell them to go away and for everyone else to do the same.
Annie and Meg both leave the studio and Ricardo grills Ben over his actions, commenting that the anger in his face must have been the last thing Maria saw. He adds that no matter how bad he feels on the anniversary of his sister's death, it helps him to know that Ben feels that much worse.
Annie tries to stall the fire officer's but they insist on following up until Ricardo appears and assures the officer he's got it covered. Meg asks Ricardo why he didn't say anything and he tells her in no uncertain terms to stay away from Ben, just as he walks downstairs.
Michael demands Alex explains what's going on as she talks about taking things easy. She confesses that the problem is medical and that she's been seeing a doctor. Michael offers to go with her to see the doctor in the morning. Meg stares dumbstruck and horrified as Ben gazes at Maria's portrait.
As everyone leaves, Meg apologies to Ben. A little later, Ben stares at the burnt bed and mutters that Maria won't let him go and that Meg is right to stay as far away from him as possible.
Thursday 17 April, 2008
Episode 114
Alex gets a job offer from Gregory. They talk at the celebration party held for Vanessa. Olivia buys a pregnancy test. Meg asks Ben to open up to her and put Maria behind, but he just wants to be left alone.
Meg returns back home and dresses up in Maria's clothes. Tim and Annie continue fulfilling their plan. Tim calls Ben and tells him that someone is in his apartment. Annie and Tim get closer.
Monday 21 April, 2008
Episode 115
At Tyus Robinson's office, Olivia has a waking nightmare about her new baby being passed to Cole much to Gregory's horror. Tyus wakes her and goes through the procedure, but Olivia is horrified to discover she won't get the results right away. Tyus offers to ring her, but she tells him she'll call.
Back at home, Cole and Caitlin arrive for a swim and whilst Caitlin changes, he and Olivia once again discuss their affair, with Olivia hinting at the possibility of their secret coming out. When Caitlin returns they tell Olivia about moving in together above the Waffle Shop before going off for a swim.
Gregory returns home as the phone rings and wonders why Olivia won't answer it. Cole and Caitlin return as Gregory answers the phone and demands to know who Mrs Cole is. Ben ignores Annie as she pounds on his door.
Tuesday 22 April, 2008
Episode 116
Meg continues to bang on Ben's front door as he drops the burning match onto Maria's bed. She sees flames and smoke from the studio window and rushes to Annie's where she finds Ricardo. Whilst they stare at Meg in Maria's dress, she explains about the fire.
The test shows Olivia is pregnant and Cole almost catches her with the result as she cryptically suggests that the truth might come out regardless of whether they say anything.
Annie uses her key to unlock Ben's door and Ricardo tells the girls to stay downstairs but they follow him. Ricardo opens the studio door and searches amongst the smoke for Ben.
Wednesday 23 April, 2008
Episode 117
Ricardo watches as Ben stares transfixed surrounded by flames. He grabs a fire extinguisher and puts the fire out as Ben continues to watch. Sirens wail outside the house and Annie offers to let them in, but Ben asks her to tell them to go away and for everyone else to do the same.
Annie and Meg both leave the studio and Ricardo grills Ben over his actions, commenting that the anger in his face must have been the last thing Maria saw. He adds that no matter how bad he feels on the anniversary of his sister's death, it helps him to know that Ben feels that much worse.
Annie tries to stall the fire officer's but they insist on following up until Ricardo appears and assures the officer he's got it covered. Meg asks Ricardo why he didn't say anything and he tells her in no uncertain terms to stay away from Ben, just as he walks downstairs.
Michael demands Alex explains what's going on as she talks about taking things easy. She confesses that the problem is medical and that she's been seeing a doctor. Michael offers to go with her to see the doctor in the morning. Meg stares dumbstruck and horrified as Ben gazes at Maria's portrait.
As everyone leaves, Meg apologies to Ben. A little later, Ben stares at the burnt bed and mutters that Maria won't let him go and that Meg is right to stay as far away from him as possible.
Thursday 24 April, 2008
Episode 118
Vanessa arrives to meet Michael for breakfast but he's evasive about having something else to do and when she mentions she'd like to try and persuade Alex to work with her, Michael warns her to back-off. Michael offers to drive Alex to see her friends despite Casey's offer.
At the doctor's office, Michael insists on sitting in with her as she gets the test results, which she reluctantly agrees to. But the news isn't good as Dr Robinson delivers a verdict of stage four cancer, practically untreatable at such a stage of development.
Spike trots into the living room with the pregnancy test box in his mouth much to Olivia's horror. She tries to retrieve it after Spike drops it under a table, but is interrupted by Gregory who questions what she's doing on the floor. She lies about a lost earring and Gregory offers to help that is until the doorbell rings and Bette arrives.
As Gregory pulls her aside for a chat, Olivia mouths for Bette to pick up the box. After Gregory leaves, Olivia tells Bette she's pregnant but Bette suggests the test could be wrong and advises Olivia to make an appointment, which she does under the name of 'Olivia Cole'.
Monday 28 April, 2008
Episode 119
Meg believes that Ben didn't kill his wife and she berates herself for putting on Maria's dress, while Tim believes Ben is very dangerous. Meg an Ben talk and she apologizes once again. When Ben leaves to the beach, Meg returns to Maria's studio, takes her diary and reads a new passage.
Olivia can't wait for the results of the pregnancy test in the hospital, so she goes home and almost starts drinking again. Cole and Caitlin announce that they'll stay in Sunset Beach.
Cole wants to keep the short romance between him and Olivia a secret. Alex is afraid that Casey will break under pressure if she tells him that she has cancer, especially now that Rae left him.
She promises to Michael that she'll say the truth to soon. Casey informs Alex about Rae and Wei-Lee's wedding. Michael tells Casey that now he should spend a lot of time with Alex.
Tuesday 29 April, 2008
Episode 120
Meg reluctantly tells Mark about what happened at Ben's and he warns her to stay away from him for her own safety. Gregory glares at Caitlin as he hands over the phone and Dr Robinson tells her about the test results.
Caitlin doesn't know what's going on, but when the phone rings again, Olivia answers cagily as Tyus tells her she's pregnant. Gregory asks what's going on, but Olivia diverts the conversation to Cole and Caitlin's news, which Gregory is less than pleased about.
Tim and Annie plot the next phase of their plan and Annie prepares to go over to talk to Ben. Although he does answer the door this time, Annie isn't received warmly and is eventually escorted out and told to stay away from him.
After Olivia has a dizzy spell and goes upstairs to lie down, Gregory tells Caitlin that Rose found an empty liquor bottle in an old hiding place. Worried that her mum is about to fall off the wagon, she tells Cole she needs to stay in the house for the time being, but Cole is less than enthralled at the prospect of Caitlin and Olivia under the same roof.
Tim tells Annie he'll kill Ben if he hurts her anymore, and a chance meeting on the beach between Meg and Ben provides Tim an opportunity. As Meg tries to apologise once again, Ben tells her that he isn't interested anymore and that things will never be the same.
Tim enters the equation and punches Ben out, but Annie and Meg get between them before a full-on brawl can break out. Olivia daydreams that Cole knows she's pregnant and Gregory finds out. She awakes to see Gregory standing over her and asks whether he's considered having another baby.
Wednesday 30 April, 2008
Episode 121
Gregory laughs at the very idea of another baby and asks why Olivia would want to give up their well-earned freedom now that the kids have grown-up. They're interrupted by Bette and Gregory tells her to try and talk some sense into Olivia.
With Gregory out of earshot, Bette asks Olivia the results of the test, and whether there's any chance the baby could be Gregory's. Cole and Caitlin return to the house to tell her parents she's decided to stay in the house so long as Cole is welcome to come and go, but Olivia is less than pleased with the idea.
Ricardo tries to persuade Paula to talk about the tattoo and Ralph Myers considering how they keep getting in the way of their relationship, but Paula's reluctant to discuss it. She books an appointment with a plastic surgeon to have the offending tattoo removed.
At the Waffle Shop, Gabi asks Mark whether there's a room to let at Surf Central, but Alex is staying in Rae's old room though he'll put a good word in for her. Gabi tells Mark that she didn't feel comfortable at the loft because Ricardo was always watching her.
After returning from the surgeon, Paula leaves Ricardo a note to stay at home rather than go to The Deep later on, but Gabi hides the note so Ricardo turns up at The Deep. She tells Mark that Ricardo keeps hitting on her, so that when Paula finally arrives looking for Mark he's not actually sure whether to tell her he's with Gabi.
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