1490
Derek don't believe Cassie is who she says she is, and that the
others had paid her to lie. Cassie proves she IS Cassie. Derek still
doesn't believe her but others do. Derek accuses Cassie. She tells
them her story. Mason accuses the others after Derek has
disappeared. They apologize to him. Mason wants to take Cassie to
see his family. Stephen thinks Derek broke when he lost his leading
position - he now has no place in life. Cassie isn't ready to face
the police. She assures Mason he is not to blame for the tunnel
fall. She doesn't feel up to meeting the Capwells yet. Eden makes a
scene at the hospital. Somebody calls her telling her not to tell
anyone of Cruz's disappearance (no police if she wants him to live).
Eden tells only Ric about the phone call - demands his vow to
silence. She intends to lie to her family. Ric draws a picture of
the man according to the nurse's description. Ric and Eden learn
that the kidnappers had made the first stop in Portugal. Cruz wakes
up and the effendi is there with the stone. Cruz takes the dagger
out of the fruit basket and sneaks out of the tent. Effendi Omar
Mustafa Kamal finds him and brings him back. They are in Northern
Africa. Omar tells Cruz that he had studied the sakhite tribe at
Harvard and asks for his help. Cruz refuses. The effendi offers him
his wives, orders him to pick one.
1491
Cassie and Craig are having breakfast when Robert comes to OE as well.
When Hunt goes to talk to Barr, Cassie decides to go see CC. Barr
offers Craig to pay his debts if he started working with him but the
latter turns him down. The orphanage is in debt. Kelly wants to
raise money for the orphanage and Robert learns about her intentions.
He then calls on Sister Allegra and offers to forget the 6 months rent
the orphanage owes to the Barr Industries, but to keep it a secret. Mason
gets a room for Cassie in the OE hotel. Somebody has crashed Craig's
place - a knife with a note "100,000". Craig then calls Barr. Ric
tells Michael of the phone call and gives him the drawing. Michael
promises to check it with the Interpol. Both Amado and Ric talk to
Nikki about Michael. Ric tells her how he used to feel bad for being
the 2nd Castillo all the time. Nikki calls on Michael in the station
and apologizes. She decides to give in to his charm.
1492
Michael tells Eden about the terrorist Akbar who had kidnapped Cruz.
Eden and Michael decide to go to Lisboa. CC sees light at the
Lockridge residence, thinks it strange and goes to have a look. He
finds Lionel and demands an explanation. Phyllis tells Gina that she
had made an appointment with a doctor and is prepared to give one of
her eyes to Gina. Gina refuses. Eden and Augusta are at CC's when
Phyllis brings Gina who already acts almost blind. CC brings Lionel
with him and Augusta faints when she sees him. Lionel makes up a
story explaining the misunderstanding. Eden tells CC she'll go to
Ohio where Cruz is supposedly taken. When everyone is gone, Gina is
pleased: everything is going her way. Augusta tells Lionel that they
still have to go round Laken. Lionel hopes Laken'll forgive him.
Laken comes to the Bar None and she makes acquaintance with Amado.
She tells him of her family - Lionel dead. Cruz refuses to have any
of the effendi wives and threatens to kill the effendi if something
should happen to Eden. One of the effendi wives, Saldana, explains
to Cruz that her husband wants to win a sheik. She drugs Cruz, the
latter starts making love to her, because he thinks it's Eden but he
comes to before things get too far. He sees the stone in the same
tent with him but it's in a cage and guarded by a spider. Effendi is
told that the sheik is attacking.
1493
Bunny's picture is in the papers: he's wanted for armed robbery.
Annie is determined to take Bunny to Mexico with them. They have
stolen a trailer. When they start moving, something hits Bunny on
the head and he snaps to and, after seeing the paper, is surprised.
Bunny and Annie talk and the latter tells him that Ed had beaten her
up when he had been drunk. Bunny runs away but Laura is determined
to find him before he calls the cops. Bunny is on the phone with
Ethan when Laura shows up with a butcher's knife. Mack calls on Gina
and reads her of Bunny. Cassie calls on CC and the latter asks her
to stay in his house. Laken calls on Augusta and seeing her father
there, faints. Lionel and Laken want the three of them to be a
family again. Lionel doesn't tell Augusta what had been in the
letter he had given to CC. Lionel calls on CC and when he is alone,
tries to examine the pictures. Stephen shows Sophia the film and
Sophia likes it. They learn that CC has taken the film from the
cutting room. They are both upset. Sophia tells CC that the film had
come out good and she wants it released. CC bursts out that he had
financed the film. Sophia is surprised and gets angry. She tells CC
she will not let him take it away from her.
1494
Derek intends to leave the country because the police are after him.
Al will not go with him. Derek arranges a meeting with Cassie to say
goodbye and tells her that he doesn't regret a thing. Derek had
planned the revenge for 20 years. Hunt calls on Robert and agrees to
work WITH Robert, not FOR him. They talk about Harland Richards. Kelly
calls rich people to get donations. Sophia learns that Kelly had
known about CC's financing the film and they end up arguing because
Kelly defends CC and Sophia feels manipulated. Kelly makes a move at
Hunt but the latter sees she's not sure and wants to slow down. He
tells Kelly of his partnership with Robert. Robert wants to collect the
money anonymously. Laura and Annie tie Bunny up. He tells them that
he had called the Lair. Laura doesn't believe him. She decides to
throw him out in a deserted place with some food. Annie tells Laura
she'll go with Bunny. When Annie and Laura want to leave cops arrive
and they are arrested. Annie accuses Bunny and is hurt. Ethan shows
up. Bunny encourages Annie and gives her secretly the key for the
cuffs. Julia comes back and learns about Cruz. Derek calls on Julia
looking for Mason.
1495
Derek explains his reasons and thinks his deeds were justified. He
is very surprised when he realizes Julia and Mason had been afraid
he might hurt Sam. He puts her down and wants to leave when the
police come and arrest him. Mason and Julia wonder who had called
the cops. Cruz gets his stone but the effendi takes it away from him
again. Effendi brings him his newest wife, Shaila. Cruz figures out
that the effendi believes getting Cruz's child will give him his
powers. A guy named Reynolds is killed when he is talking to Eden
and Michael. They take the body with them and then they follow a man
with a bird. The man promises them to look into the matter. But he
disappears and Eden and Michael are left with the bird. The parrot
tells them a name: pasha Omar. Craig meets Gretchen who is willing
to do business with him in her husband's place. Kelly butts in on
them and asks Gretchen if she could borrow her bar for the fund
raising. Kelly tells Hunt that Harland is the enemy of the Capwells.
Hunt learns that Robert is the anonymous donor. He tells Robert that
he won't do anything to hurt the Capwells. Hunt offers to help Kelly
with the organizing. Laken tells Amado that she is sure her mother
is hiding something from her.
1496
Eden learns that the sand storm that had broken out could last for
days and she refuses to sit tight. Michael tells that there's a war
about to break out. They meet Omar's councillor who wants the bird
(stolen from Omar) and is ready to bargain. The storm is lifting.
Effendi decides to drug Cruz with a very powerful drug. Cruz at the
same time tells Shaila he'll make effendi believe. Shaila wants to
go to America with Cruz. Michael comes to pasha bringing Eden as a
gift from his master (somebody effendi knows). Hunt tells Robert that
Harland agrees to sign. Kelly sees Robert's signature on one of the
receipts. A Debra London calls Robert wanting to do a film of him.
Kelly butts in when he is on the phone with her. She is upset
because he had kept his involvement from her. Robert apologizes.
Hunt is in the adjoining room and hears it, asks for the truth about
him and Kelly. Gina and Brandon go to Kelly's party. Debra shows up
in the Bar None. She meets Kelly and wants to meet the other Capwells,
too. Kelly introduces Barr to Debra. Kelly gets some roses and
reproaches Robert for sending her the flowers but Robert denies sending
them. She sees Hunt and realises they had been from him. Gretchen
goes to Craig when he is making a sand castle on the beach and tells
him she wants to be friends with him.
1497
The Pasha doubts Michael a little. Michael leaves Eden behind as a
gift (after they "have a row" - to make the effendi believe). Cruz is
under the influence of drugs and very tired. He is taken away. Michael
enters and meets Shaila. Pasha asks for Cruz' file and recognises Eden
as his wife. The flowers for Kelly had been from Craig - the card had
been mixed up. Robert wants it to be a secret that he had financed the
party. Kelly goes to the yacht she has been after for 2 years. Robert
learns it from Amado. He too goes to sea and after receiving Kelly's
mayday signal, saves her. Gretchen wants to do business with Craig.
But Craig realises she can't do it on Harland's name. She finally
brings the papers for Craig about buying land on the beach. Mason has
hard time believing Lionel wants to bury the hatchet. Mason is
attempting to write a novel. Julia likes Mason's work. She takes his
promise that he will finish this one (he'd started many before and
finished none). Lionel feels they should beware of Gina. Gina comes
home and when Lionel goes to CC's he finds her there. Gina goes
upstairs but Lionel stays.
1498
Pasha decides to use Eden to make Cruz cooperate. He tells Eden she'll
be his wife. Eden fights back. Pasha then learns that Cruz is gone -
he has been taken to the sheik Idi Ben Adir's camp. Eden hits the
Pasha with a cup, takes the stone and runs. Michael and Shaila get
away. Shaila tells Michael that her father had given her to the Pasha.
Michael offers the sheik a deal. Sophia has a plan - to show the draft
copy to the press which is illegal but she hopes that then CC'll have
to release the film. Stephen is surprised that Sophia is taking it so
seriously. He offers her a new project. CC comes home and he and
Cassie look at the old family photos and reminisce. Debra talks to
Sophia and is anxious to get into the Capwell house. Debra comes when
CC isn't home. Cassie is there and asks her to leave. Sophia decides to
tell CC of the press show. Stephen tries to talk her out of it.
Gretchen makes a pass at Hunt. Craig rejects her. Craig comes to give
Robert the signed documents from Gretchen when Kelly shows up from the
back room - half naked. Kelly explains. Hunt calls on Kelly and
suggests they leave town for a while - just the 2 of them.
1499
Annie comes to the Lair in disguise - a waitress - no one recognises
her. Bunny promises to help her. A cop comes asking Bunny questions
about how Annie had got away. A man comes to Julia's to redecorate her
home, which had been Augusta's idea. Mason is opposed to it for it
disturbs him and he can't write in peace. But since Julia has nothing
else to do, she agrees. Mason goes to CC's to get some peace and
quiet. He tells Julia he has two tickets for 2 months on a tropical
island but Julia declines because she had accepted the job Lionel had
offered her. Cassie is kind to Gina because she hasn't yet heard of
the problems she has caused. Phyllis realises Gina isn't blind when
her hair catches fire and Gina starts to put it out. Gina tells her
she has a plan but Phyllis has to help her by doing her laundry every
day. Cassie feels indebted to the Capwells. Lionel runs into Phyllis
at the CC's and wonders why she is taking laundry out in a suitcase.
Ethan pays a visit to Derek who asks him to help him like he had
helped Craig. Ethan agrees, though reluctantly since all he has now is
his career. Ethan calls on Laura who wants him to help her. The latter
tells her that he had got the divorce in Mexico and will apply it in
California as well. Alfred calls on Derek and tells him that Ethan and
he are planning to get him out. Lionel wants a Delasorte painting and
wants CC to pay for it. A Mrs. Sheridan from a bird sanctuary comes
and asks for the support Augusta had promised when Lionel was "dead".
Lionel agrees to help when he hears the deed will be notified.