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Sunset Beach in August, 2009:
Monday 3 August 2009Both Hank and Joan are shocked when they find out that Sara actually DID have an affair with Congressman Blythe. Sara confesses the truth after seeing the tape and explains that the Congressman was the only one who paid attention to her ideas.
She feels like she was always in Meg's shadow.
Casey tells Sara that he thinks that Melinda taped their conversation, but Sara refuses to believe him.
Her agent convinces Melinda to go back to Sunset Beach to face Sara, to catch Sara's reaction to Melinda, and her opinions about Congressman Blythe, on camera.
Annie tells the entire truth to Olivia about Trey's kidnapping and replacing. Olivia is shocked to learn that Caitlin had a miscarriage.
At first, Olivia doesn't believe Annie when she claims that Caitlin knew about Gregory's plan to take her baby and tell her that it had died - until Annie says that Caitlin was driving so erratically because she knew about the plan.
Annie explains that Caitlin thought that Cole would leave her if she wasn't pregnant, and says that Caitlin is now infertile. Olivia asks if Caitlin knows that Trey is Olivia's.
Annie says that she told Caitlin that the mother was an unwed teenager. When Olivia threatens to expose Annie, Annie points out that she would lose, but Olivia would lose, too, because losing Trey would break Caitlin's heart.
Tuesday 4 August 2009Michael finally finds out the truth about why Vanessa left him. He realises that Tyus must have been trying to treat Vanessa's illness.
Meanwhile, Tyus and Vanessa are analyzing the position they were in. Although they both agree that they would never do such a thing if they were sober, Vanessa warns him that she thought he was Michael, and says she isn't sure if they stopped in time.
Ben tells Meg that he knows that she slept with Derek, and she begs for his forgiveness. He tells her that he doesn't hold her responsible, and reassures her that their love will be enough to get them through the difficulties caused by Derek.
Wednesday 5 August 2009Tyus tells Vanessa that he's probably found a cure for her, but isn't sure if it will cure or kill her, so he decides to send someone else away to test it on him before giving it to Vanessa - he asks Dr Estrada to help.
Dr Estrada sends Vanessa's mother, Lena, for treatment.
Caitlin tells Olivia that she knows about the plan to take her baby and tell her it was dead, but that she knew that Olivia would never go through with Gregory's plan.
She says she would never do it because she's a mother, and no mother would ever knowingly take a baby from its mother, especially since she bonded to Trey the first time she held him.
Cole tells Olivia that after seeing her with Trey, he isn't going to keep her from seeing him. Everyone feels the earth move when the first tremor hits.
Thursday 6 August 2009Tyus is about to test his drug on himself when Michael appears and confronts Tyus about not telling him about Vanessa. Tyus denies having anything to do with it, but finally confesses that he is trying to cure Vanessa.
Michael realises that Vanessa wanted to keep the pain away from him, and that's why she's hiding from him. Tyus tells him that he plans to give the test-medicine to himself, but then Michael grabs the medicine and injects himself with Martin's Syndrome.
The Sunset Beachers are going on a cruise. Casey invites Sara to go with him, to take her mind off thinking about Congressman Blythe.
Melinda, who wants a new story about Sara, desperately follows her, and since the boat leaves before she gets there, she rents a Jet Ski to follow them.
Monday 10 August 2009After the earthquake, Ben and Tim are trapped together, while Meg is trapped in a room with the mystery woman. Ben and Tim rush to make sure that Meg is OK.
Meg sees the woman's bracelet which says "Dana," so she starts calling her by that name. Dana won't let her leave so Meg takes her with her as she leaves the room. They are shocked to find a dead body of a nurse when they get out of the room. Dana screams.
Tyus tells Michael that he needs to refrigerate the cure immediately, or it will spoil. Tyus reaches through the broken window and opens the door of the lab. Vanessa is about to leave the building when she spots Virginia.
After saving Virginia, the pair realises that Jimmy is still trapped.
Meanwhile, Gregory and A.J. are trapped at the construction site. Annie tries to rescue Olivia, who is trapped under the rubble, but Olivia puts Trey's life before hers.
Annie tries to save Olivia, but by a mistake, the chandelier falls.
Tuesday 11 August 2009Casey tries to put Sara's mind off thinking about the affair, but Sara is worried when Melinda reappears. Emily spots Bette and disappears immediately.
Amy tries to seize the moment and takes Sean dancing, but Sean leaves, to find Emily.
Gabi tells Antonio that she has just found out that they have agreed to split the proceeds from the auction with St. Teresa's church in Rosario, Mexico, which surprises Antonio, who thought that all of the money was going to St. Joseph's.
Gabi asks Ricardo the name of the parish that Antonio worked for in Mexico and finds out that it was St. Teresa's in Rosario.
Wednesday 12 August 2009Sara slaps Melinda when she's asking too much, and Casey spots a cameraman filming them. When Melinda realises that the camera man isn't filming anymore, she refuses to speak to Sara.
She confesses that she set Sara up for a story, mostly because she was jealous of the relationship she and Congressman were having. Melinda fell in love with the Congressman years before.
Casey is proud of Sara, while she says that there's nothing that Melinda can do that can hurt her anymore.
Meanwhile, Melinda tells the cameraman that she came up with a new plan. Phillip finds Caitlin and Cole making out in the storage room, so he intentionally arranges for Francesca to go there so she can catch them in the act.
Thursday 13 August 2009Phillip tells his employee that Cole's life hangs in balance. He wants to see how Francesca will react when she finds Cole and Caitlin together. Cole sees Francesca looking at them and temporarily loses interest in Caitlin.
Francesca leaves crying, and confronts Phillip about why he sent her there. She knows the reason.
Later, Phillip tells his thug that they have to kill Cole. Kurt brings Phillip's donation, which is a statue like the one that Gabi found in Antonio's things when he moved into Surf Central.
Gabi questions Antonio about the statue. He, in turn, asks her where it came from, but she tells him that she doesn't know. He is visibly upset, but won't talk to her about it.
Sean finds out that Emily missed her prom, and he promises to make this night her prom.
Monday 17 August 2009Dana admits that she is afraid that the feeling that a twin was part of her life was just an attempt to fill in the blanks in her memories. Meg asks when was the last time she had the feeling that they'd found something that fitted into her past. Dana says that it was when Meg was talking about Ben.
Dana explains that she doesn't really remember Ben, but the way that Meg feels about Ben. Meg tried to prompt Dana to remember details about the man she loves.
Dana thinks that if she was truly and deeply in love with someone, she should remember something, but she doesn't. Meg tell Dana that she is sure that Dana loved someone once.
She promises that she and Ben will do everything they can to help Dana put the pieces of her life back together.
Tuesday 18 August 2009Tyus and Virginia are rescued, but Michael, Vanessa, and Tyus's medical bag are left in the building. Hank is seriously injured after saving Joan from harm. Ben, Meg and Joan take Hank to South Bay General.
Dana, trapped alone in the room, says the Lord's Prayer in Spanish to herself. Tim tries to rescue Dana. When Tim makes it into the room, Dana shies away from him.
Annie awakens trapped under Lourdes' dead body. AJ removes Lourdes' body, and Annie is guilt-stricken over having caused Lourdes' death.
Wednesday 19 August 2009Melinda approaches Sara, bursting into false tears and proclaiming how ashamed she is of herself in a loud voice.
She apologises for taping Sara without her knowledge and hands her an envelope, claiming the videotape is in there. She also offers to send an e-mail to her agent that she isn't going to write her book after all.
They don't believe her, but she begs them to come to her stateroom. Sara wonders if Melinda is telling the truth, and Casey tries to figure out what Melinda is up to.
Meanwhile, in her stateroom, Melinda opens a bottle of wine and puts sleeping pills in it.
Thursday 20 August 2009Dana tells Tim that her name isn't Dana, but that they call her that because she can't remember her real name. Tim realises that she is afraid to leave the building because Cedar Oaks was all she knew.
He is able to convince her to leave, and brings her to South Bay General for medical attention. The doctor informs Joan and Meg that they don't have the proper equipment to treat Hank's head injury because of the quake.
Ben offers to fly the Liberty Corporation's helicopter up to San Francisco to get the equipment that Hank needs. Meg lets Ben go to get the equipment for her father, but not before she makes him promise that he'll return to her safely.
Monday 24 August 2009Casey maintains that he doesn't believe Melinda's sudden about face. Just as Sara and Casey are about to kiss, Gabi and Ricardo arrive. Ricardo and Casey go off to talk about the problems with the ship's radio, while Gabi and Sara talk about Sara's blossoming feelings for Casey.
Gabi reclaims her date, leaving Sara and Casey alone together. Sara pressures Casey to give Melinda a second chance. Melinda shows Sara and Casey the e-mail she claims she is planning to send to her agent.
Tuesday 25 August 2009Cole disarms Phillip, who picks up a fencing foil and holds it on him. Cole grabs the other foil, and they duel. Francesca tells Caitlin that Phillip plans to kill Cole.
Casey passes on having any alcohol, since he is on duty as a lifeguard. When Sara takes a sip of her wine and then passes out, Melinda pretends to be upset. Casey looks in Melinda's purse and finds the valium.
Wednesday 26 August 2009When Casey and Sara wake up, they are shocked to learn that the room is upside down. They try to leave the room, but the door is stuck.
Then they try to open the door, but it only gets worse... the porthole pops open and the room stars filling with water. Emily panics when Bette disappears; Bette is trapped somewhere near the "ceiling." Emily coaxes her into jumping into a makeshift safety net created from a tablecloth.
Phillip is knocked unconscious by the ship capsizing, and so Cole ties him up. Francesca doesn't want to leave him like that, but Cole promises that he'll come back for Phillip once they have been rescued.
Thursday 27 August 2009Ricardo tries to rally the passengers to leave the dining room, but the stubborn crew member and several passengers refuse to leave. Ricardo finds a railing that they can use as a ladder to climb out of the ballroom.
Casey gets the door open just in the nick of time. Melinda realises that if Sara dies, she'll be a martyr and no one will buy her book. There is another explosion.
When the walls of the dining room start to cave in, the people in the dining room scramble onto the railing, which collapses. Only Melinda and the cameraman make it to the top.
Monday 31 August 2009When he discovers that steam is blocking their way out, Ricardo tried to shut off the valve. In the process, the steam scalds him, but he is finally able to shut off the steam.
Cole insists that they can't just go wandering around the ship, they have to develop a plan. Francesca says that when she and Cole worked together, they used a short wave radio to keep in touch with each other. She tells Cole that there is a radio in Kurt's room.
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