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Sunset Beach in September, 2009:
Tuesday 1 September 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 alcohol, since he's on duty as a lifeguard. When Sara takes a sip of her wine and passes out, Melinda pretends to be upset. Casey looks in Melinda's purse and finds valium.
Wednesday 2 September 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. When Cole, Caitlin and Francesca leave the room, they run into Kurt, who pulls a gun on Cole. Cole and Kurt fight, and Cole knocks Kurt out.
Ricardo tells the others that the captain is dead. He explains that the only way they'll survive is to go to the "top" of the ship. One of the crewmembers tries to convince the others that Ricardo's plan will never work, because the ship isn't sinking. Suddenly, an explosion rocks the boat.
A barely conscious Tyus tells Virginia that Michael gave himself Martin's Syndrome, and tells her that the cure, which has to be refrigerated, is in his bag at the apartment building. Michael tells Vanessa that he's never been happier than he is now. They make love.
Since it's her fault that Michael has Martin's Syndrome, Virginia returns to look for the cure. She asks a police officer about Michael and Vanessa and is told that they were rescued.
The police officer, who was talking about Tyus and Virginia being rescued, tries to stop her from going into the building, because the building is likely to collapse. When he is called away, Virginia takes the opportunity to sneak into the building and finds Tyus's medical bag.
Thursday 3 September 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 realizes 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. When she catches up to the others, Melinda realizes that she left the galley door open on her way through, and that water is coming in through it.
When Michael tells Vanessa that he gave himself Martin's Syndrome to test Tyus's cure, Vanessa loses her temper, telling him that she'd rather die herself than see Michael hurt. Michael insists that he did it for her, because he can handle anything life throws at him, as long as he has her.
Dana has another memory flash when Meg tells her how close Mark and Ben were. Dana sees a picture of Ben and Meg together.
Monday 7 September 2009When he discovers that steam is blocking their way out, Ricardo tries 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 there is a radio in Kurt's room. Cole heads to Kurt's room.
Soon after, Antonio finds Caitlin and Francesca. Caitlin goes after Cole, leaving Antonio alone with Francesca. Francesca tells Antonio that she regrets her missed opportunities, and asks Antonio to hear her confession. Meanwhile, Caitlin catches up to Cole.
While she is trying to convince Cole to go back to Antonio with her, he gets the radio working again. Elsewhere, Phillip regains consciousness and vows to make Cole pay. He finds Cole and shoots at him. Virginia drops the vial, and it breaks.
The police officer rescues Michael and Vanessa, telling them that Virginia wouldn't give up on them. Virginia told Michael and Vanessa that the cure was destroyed. Vanessa nearly despairs, but Michael assures her that the important thing is that they are together.
The doctor tells Olivia that Trey is bleeding and they can't stop it. Gregory decides to track Caitlin down so they can tell her about Trey's condition. However, because of the earthquake, he is unable reach anyone who even knows the name of the ship that Caitlin and Cole are on.
Wanting to do something to help, Leo offers to donate blood. After AJ talks to the woman in charge of taking blood, she tells Leo that they don't need any of his blood type.
Tuesday 8 September 2009Ricardo explains to the others what choices they are faced with: take the chance of being killed by an exploding steam pipe or drown when the ship goes under.
Melinda tells Bruce, the photographer, that she wants the pictures of Sara and Casey, because she intends to make sure that Sara is remembered as a whore. He gives the pictures to her.
Then Bruce falls from the ladder and drowns. Melinda runs away screaming. Ricardo goes back for Antonio. Casey finds one set of scuba gear to share with Sara when they swim away from the sinking ship. When Melinda spots them and tries to horn in on their escape, Sara and Casey agree - reluctantly - to help Melinda.
Francesca confesses that she sold herself to the highest bidder - Phillip.
Francesca tries to act as if she loves Phillip, but he knows that she'll always love Cole. When she says that she wishes her prayers could save Cole, Phillip overhears and declares that her prayers won't save anyone.
Francesca tries to convince Phillip that they can try again, but he doesn't buy it. Phillip shoots at Cole.
Olivia blames Annie for everything that has happened to Trey. When Gregory breaks up their argument, Annie admits that everything is her fault, because she picked a fight with Olivia, making it sound like Olivia is unstable.
Annie interrupts Gregory comforting Olivia to tell him the name of the ship that Cole and Caitlin were on. Gregory, Olivia, Annie, AJ and Leo are shocked when they see a news bulletin about the tidal wave.
Wednesday 9 September 2009Just as Gabi and Ricardo reach the top of the ladder, the bottom part drops off. Brad helps them to clear the path ahead. Phillip shoots at Cole, but Francesca jumps in front of him, taking the bullet in her upper arm. Phillip dies telling Francesca that Cole will never love her.
After realizing that Phillip really is dead, Francesca declares that she is finally free. The next part of the path is flooded, so Ricardo swims it underwater, leading a rope between the two points and leaving Gabi to time how long it takes to make the swim.
However, a pipe lands on him while he is swimming. When Brad refuses to save Ricardo, Gabi goes after him. Gregory makes plans to go to the capsized ship, and AJ and Leo talk him into taking them, as well. Olivia and AJ and Olivia and Gregory say their farewells.
While Melinda is in the process of vowing that she'll never speak to her agent again, the film floats out of her cleavage. She begs Casey to get the film back for her. Casey guesses correctly that the film is pictures of him and Sara naked in her bed. He throws the film back to her.
When a shark attacks Melinda, Casey has to restrain Sara from trying to rescue her. Casey and Sara cling to a floating piece of debris and swim for shore.
Thursday 10 September 2009Joan gets the good news that the equipment that Ben brought allowed the doctors to see that they don't need to operate after all. When Gabi rescues Ricardo, he's unconscious, so she gives him CPR.
Amy confesses she doesn't know how to swim, so Bette helps Amy swim across the passage. Ricardo finds a blowtorch. While he's opening a hole in the hull of the ship, Gabi notices that the boiler is about to explode. Cole and Antonio decide to climb up the remnants of the ladder through the ship's steam shaft. Antonio makes it up safely, but Cole is burned, and falls into the water.
Dana recognizes Ben's keys on the counter. When Tim confesses his continuing love for Meg, Dana says that she remembers the feeling of loving someone who didn't love her, even though she has no specific memories of the person she loved.
Monday 14 September 2009Dana continues having nightmares in her sleep, saying "I love you, I'll love you forever." The doctor interrupts yet another Annie/Olivia fight with the news that he knows why they can't stop Trey's bleeding. Trey's internal organs weren't fully formed, and so his blood isn't clotting. He says that only blood from his mother can save him.
Joan, Ben and Meg find out about the tidal wave and about what happened to the Neptune II, and they decide to keep it a secret, so Hank's health would get better, so he wouldn't have to worry about his younger daughter. Gregory and AJ agree not to mention Trey's condition to Caitlin and Cole. Bette and Emily discuss their difficult past together. They confess their love for one another and make amends.
When Tim asks if Gregory loves her more than he loves Olivia; Annie insists it doesn't matter. Tim realizes that Annie hasn't changed: she is still chasing after men who are in love with someone else. Caitlin is inconsolable when Cole fell, refusing to leave without him.
A distressed Francesca promises God that if Cole survives, she'll never do another bad thing again. Francesca reminds Caitlin that she needs to go back, because Cole would want her to go to Trey. Ricardo and the others successfully push open the hole that Ricardo made in the ship, just as Gregory and AJ's helicopter passes overhead.
They fire a flare, successfully attracting the helicopter's attention. The harness comes down for Antonio and Ricardo just as the boiler explodes. Caitlin breaks the news to AJ that Cole didn't make it. We see the empty plank that Casey and Sara had been on, with a shark circling around it.
Tuesday 15 September 2009Just as the ship explodes, Ricardo and Antonio jump into the water, grabbing a piece of debris to help them stay afloat. Just as the search party is about to give up on Antonio and Ricardo, Gabi spots them.
Francesca, blaming herself for Cole's death, asks Antonio if he can forgive her for helping Phillip steal from the residents of Rosario. Antonio assures her that he sees a changed woman.
AJ refuses to go back without Cole - dead or alive. He spots Cole's body in the water, and he jumps in after him. They bring Cole up to the helicopter, but he doesn't have a pulse. Finally, after extensive CPR, Cole regains consciousness.
Gabi wonders how to break the news to Meg about Sara and Casey. Everyone is shocked to hear about the earthquakes that rocked Sunset Beach. Gregory breaks the news to Caitlin and Cole about Trey's condition.
The survivors arrive at the hospital. When Francesca flirts with Ricardo, Antonio informs her that he is (a) his brother and (b) a police officer. Olivia tells Annie that in order to save Trey's life, Caitlin will have to hear the truth.
While mulling over her options when Olivia tells the truth to save Trey, Annie has a fantasy that she is in the old west with Olivia, Caitlin, Cole, Sean, AJ, Leo, Bette and Gregory out to get her.
Later, Annie tells Olivia that they needed to work together to save Trey. Gregory, Cole, Caitlin and AJ share a happy reunion with Olivia and Annie. The doctor is confused when Caitlin declares that she is Trey's mother.
Wednesday 16 September 2009Caitlin is upset when the doctor tells her that the only thing that can save Trey is blood from his biological mother, and that blood from anyone else would kill him.
Annie comes up with a plan. First, she tells Caitlin that Trey's biological mother will be willing to give blood for Trey's sake. Then she tells Olivia that if she donates the blood anonymously, everyone wins - Gregory will never find out that Trey could be Cole's son, Caitlin will never find out that Trey's really her brother, and Cole will never find out that Trey isn't Caitlin's biological son.
Olivia refuses to go along with this plan. Caitlin confesses to Olivia that Trey isn't her biological son, then breaks down into tears. Gabi tells Meg about Sara's disappearance.
Ben tries to comfort Meg by telling her that there are islands near where the ship went down and they are searching each of the islands for survivors. Meg and Joan decide not to tell Hank about Sara's disappearance until he is stronger.
Cole has a hard time adjusting to the idea that AJ saved his life. Leo tells AJ that he can't wait to meet this son whose life is worth risking his own for. When AJ seems reluctant to introduce them, Leo suggests that AJ doesn't want him to meet Cole. Cole goes down to the emergency room to have his burn treated, and is brought into the same examining room as Francesca.
They decide to go their separate ways. Gregory overhears Francesca telling Cole that she hopes that he remembers the good times and not just the cruise, and Cole replying that whatever they had is over. Leo confronts Cole, calling him "big brother."
Thursday 17 September 2009 Sara and Casey find a radio in a deserted shack, and they finally contact the coast guard, but they have no idea where they are.
Dana wants Tim to help her escape from the hospital, so she'd be able to help Meg. Ben is informed about Sara and Casey, and he informs Meg that they are safe, but they don't know where they are.
Cole and Leo decide to find out why AJ doesn't want them to meet up. Caitlin tells the entire truth to Olivia, who comforts her daughter, and decides to let her keep Trey.
Annie suggests that Olivia gives blood to Trey, and she tells Caitlin that the biological mother will give the blood.
Monday 21 September 2009When he enters the room he was told Caitlin was in, Cole discovers Olivia instead. Olivia claims that she isn't giving blood for Trey; she is just donating blood for the blood bank. The nurse leaves to take the blood to the blood bank. Annie reassures Olivia that they'll get the blood to Trey somehow.
When the nurse leaves the bag on the counter, Olivia pretends to faint, which gives Annie the chance to change the label to one that says "Caitlin Richards."
Gregory asks Tim to stop by his house to give a check to the foreman in charge of the repairs.
Dana catches Meg when she first comes home. When they walk into the house, the living room gives Dana déjà vu. Dana tells Meg that she feels that the ocean is calling to her. Meg urges her to go ahead down to the water. As soon as Dana gets to the water, she becomes terrified.
Tim finds a picture of Annie and Dana in the rubble. While he is looking at it, he says, "Oh, my God. It's her." When Emily arrives for a visit, Bette overdoes the mother/daughter stuff, and Emily has to tell her to back off a little.
Tuesday 22 September 2009When Tim sees that the picture was labelled "Annie & Maria," he realizes that Dana is Maria. Suddenly everything makes sense - the way that she recognized Ben's name, his key chain, etc.
He decides that he has to tell Meg. As Tim is leaving the house, he runs into Ricardo, who spots the picture of Maria. Just as Tim is about to tell Ricardo that Maria is alive, Gabi interrupts them.
Tim decides not to tell Ricardo about Maria, in hopes that when he tells Meg, she'll turn to him for comfort. Maria decides that she never belonged in Cedar Oaks because someone loved her once - and she wonders if he still does.
Maria dreams that she is walking through Ben's house when Meg walks up to her and says, "Welcome home." When Jimmy asks Vanessa if the marks on her face are why she left, Vanessa explains about Martin's Syndrome.
Once they are alone, Tyus tells Michael that because he gave it to himself with an injection, the disease will progress differently in him than it will in Vanessa. He gets angry with Michael for giving himself the disease. When Tyus declares that he'd do anything for Vanessa, Michael realizes that Tyus is in love with her.
The Coast Guard calls to say that they can't find Sara and Casey. Ben knows the area better than most, so he arranges for a helicopter to fly him over to look for them.
Sara tries to comfort Casey when he is mourning everyone who died on the ship, realizing that he blames himself for not being able to save everyone. Meg realizes that she's never seen a photograph of Maria and asks Ben what she looked like.
Wednesday 23 September 2009 Francesca and Cole reminisce about their days as jewel thieves, but Cole stops himself when they remember how aroused they got by their first successful job.
A nurse brings Francesca's bracelet to Caitlin and asks if it is hers. Caitlin recognizes it as Francesca's. Soon after, Caitlin walks in on Francesca and Cole sharing a tender moment.
When Annie visits Bette her aunt tells her that Emily is back, but that she doesn't want to move in with her. Emily returns and Annie greets her with hostility, blasting her cousin for how she treated Bette.
When Emily says her mother was never exactly "parent material," Annie insists that Bette was a better mother to her than her own was. Bette overhears Annie telling Emily that love is a two-way street, and that if she wants to screw up a relationship, she can do it with a guy, not with Bette.
After Annie leaves, Bette apologizes on her behalf, but Emily admits that she was right. Emily wants to start again, but she is afraid that she ruined things when she turned down Bette's offer to move in with her. Bette is overjoyed when Emily agrees to move in.
When Sara confesses that she feels useless, Casey tells her that she comes up with as many good ideas as he does. He tells her that Meg isn't as perfect as Sara seems to believe, recounting how scared and alone Meg was when she first came to Sunset Beach.
Casey and Sara set up a signal fire and then decide to get some sleep. There is only one bed, so Sara suggests that they share. When Sara confesses that she doesn't really want to leave, Casey assumes that she means that it's a relief not having to dodge reporters.
Later, Casey wakes up with his arm around Sara and they kiss. A fisherman discovers a roll of film inside a fish's gut.
When Maria tells Dr. Estrada about her dream about Ben's house, she says that the dream is an expression of her desire to have a place where she belongs, and that she thinks Maria should see Meg more often.
She also says that she thinks that her memories may come back in her dreams, and recommends that she keep a dream journal. While Tim ponders how to handle his discovery that Dana is Maria, Annie comes by and remarks that Maria taught her everything she knows about telling a lie, because she could get away with anything with her angelic face.
After Annie leaves, Tim wonders if Maria is pretending to have amnesia. Ben and Meg land on an island that looks like someone has been there recently. Meg spots a heart with the letter "B" carved into a tree, and Ben tells her that he came here with Maria once.
Thursday 24 September 2009Casey and Sara are relieved when Ben and Meg arrive, but Sara confesses that she isn't ready to go back to Sunset Beach yet. Casey assures Sara that the reporters have gone on to something new, and the scandal is over. He promises that whatever happened, she isn't going to face it alone.
Someone develops the film and recognizes Sara as the woman who had an affair with Congressman Blythe. Just as they arrive, Casey and Sara are accosted by reporters asking about the pictures of them. Sara isn't pleased when Casey declares there isn't a romantic relationship between them.
Vanessa mourns the future that she and Michael aren't going to have if he dies. While she is crying, Michael wakes up, and she blames herself for Michael's illness. AJ suggests blackmailing Dr. Brock into telling them the truth.
Olivia is unsuccessful at dissuading AJ, so Olivia tells him that she was drinking heavily the night she lost the baby and the next thing she remembered was waking up in the cabin. AJ asks about the flashes of memory that she's had, and she claims that she convinced herself that the baby was alive because of her shame over what she did. Olivia asks if he hates her and AJ says that he'd do anything for her.
Later, Annie runs into her Uncle Charles, who is trying to get some new clients from the recent disasters. Olivia overhears Annie say she married Gregory to obtain her inheritance, and gloating that now she has everything that she wants.
Monday 28 September 2009When Virginia pulls up Vanessa's sleeve preparing to tell them that she made Vanessa think she had a disease that she didn't have, Vanessa says that she is still sensitive from the skin culture that Tyus took to test his cure.
Virginia realizes that if he's using Vanessa's skin to test his cure, he is doing lots of work for nothing. She leaves to stop him before he wastes any more time, but doesn't tell Michael and Vanessa the truth. Without telling him that she made Vanessa think that she has Martin's Syndrome, Virginia tries to convince Tyus not to use Vanessa's sample by telling him that he might not be able to get what he needs from it.
Tyus surprises Virginia with his declaration that he got all of the diseased cells he needs from Vanessa. She is shocked to realize that Vanessa really does have Martin's Syndrome.
While she is in Maria's studio to get a box they are donating to the mission, Meg finds the painting of Maria with the hole in it. Meg asks Ricardo to help identify her friend with amnesia.
Tim asks Dr. Estrada if a clue to her past would make Maria's memory return. Dr. Estrada responds that it might, but that she has no idea where to get a clue to Maria's past. But Tim does.
Maria tells Meg that Dr. Estrada believes that drawing may help her connect to her past, and she is surprised by how good she is at it. She is drawing a picture for Meg, to show her how important Meg's friendship is to her, but she doesn't want to show it to her until it's finished. The picture is of Ben.
Tim arrives to show Ben the picture of Maria and Annie. The door is unlocked, so Tim walks in. Holding the picture behind his back, Tim tells Ben that he wants to talk to him about Maria. AJ, who wants to scrap the resort project, and Gregory, who wants to keep going, decide to set up a time to meet to make a decision.
When Olivia asks Annie which side she is going to choose, she states that she would have to agree with AJ.
Tuesday 29 September 2009Gregory pressures Annie to change her mind about the resort. When AJ and Olivia point out that Gregory wants to control her, just like he controlled Olivia, Gregory tells Annie that he controls her stock, because she signed the control of her stock away in the prenuptial agreement.
Annie realizes that Gregory just married her for her stock. Olivia tells Gregory that Annie only married him to keep her stock, and he replies that he knew that all along.
When Annie leaves in tears, Gregory tries to stop Olivia from going after her, telling her that she's hurt Annie enough. Olivia spits that it's fine with him if people get hurt - as long as he's the one doing the hurting. Olivia tells Annie that she has been where Annie was now and apologizes for the pain Annie is going through.
Then she has a good laugh when she realizes that Annie really did think that Gregory loves her. Olivia tells Annie that no one will ever love her. Gregory points out that he didn't do anything that she didn't do - they married one another for the stock - which just went to prove that they are perfect for one another. He kisses her. She makes him sleep on the couch.
When Meg sees that the drawing is a picture of Ben, she asks how Dana knows what Ben looks like if she's never seen him. Dana reminds Meg that she saw a picture of Ben at Hank and Joan's house.
Ben tells Tim that his attempts to make Meg mistrust him aren't going to work. Tim baits Ben, telling him that both Ben and Derek are psychotic, and that Ben is still obsessed with Maria. Ben attacks Tim.
During the struggle, Tim falls down the stairs. Tim declares that he came to tell him something, and that Ben will pay. He vows to make Ben's life a living hell, and to save Meg from ruining her life by marrying him. Ben tells Meg that it's time to set a wedding date.
Alone in the living room, Antonio dreams about a woman touching his shoulder while he was praying.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 Gregory tells Caitlin that he married Annie to protect his interests in the Liberty Corporation. He goes on to say, to Caitlin's chagrin, that he really cares about Annie and he thinks that they are well suited for one another.
Annie tells Charles that she knows that he told Gregory about the codicil to Del's will and demanded a divorce from Gregory today. Charles throws Annie's words about her success back at her. He informs her that the codicil says that they have to stay married for a year, or Olivia gets the stock.
When Annie says that Gregory used her to get her stock, Charles points out that he could have gotten her stock without marrying her, so he must care about her. She thinks Gregory only pities her, and declares that she'd rather die than have Gregory's pity. Bette lets Gregory have it for his treatment of her niece.
When Gregory comments that Annie only married him to get her stock, Bette replies that if he believed that, he doesn't know Annie at all. She goes on to say that all Annie ever wanted was to be loved - even after Del's death, she was trying to win his approval.
It occurs to Bette and Gregory that Annie might do something to harm herself. Gregory arrives home and is frantic when he discovers Annie standing on a ledge.
A doctor leaves a message on someone's answering machine, saying that Cole is a 99.9% probable match, and that there is no time to waste. The doctor gets a return call and confirms that Cole is an absolute match.
He says that they have to get moving as soon as possible. It turns out that he's talking to AJ. When Francesca tells him that she doesn't have anywhere to live, Antonio offers to let her stay at the mission.
Francesca overhears Antonio warning Cole that Francesca is staying in town for a while. Cole asks Francesca why she hasn't left. She responds that she wouldn't get very far without any money. He suggests that she sell her bracelet, but she insists that she can't sell her bracelet because it is all she has left.
She asks him if he wants her out of town because he's afraid of what she might do - or what he might do.
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