1380
Gina doubts if Laura is really pregnant. Gina tells Ethan she
can't have children. Ethan asks the nurse to make a pregnancy
test but not to tell Laura. A reporter shows up at the hospital
and asks Ethan if his marriage is falling apart. Laura asks in
front of the reporter if Ethan is going to Gina's or home. Laura
tells Ethan she will go to therapy. Gina and Ethan have dinner.
CC and Julia have breakfast, CC tells her he wants to keep the
family together. Julia gets a cake from Mason for breakfast.
Mason tells Julia he can't let her go. Julia tells him she don't
belong to him, and that she has had all the attention from Mason
she could take. Julia and Eden have a business conversation,
Mason interrupts. Sophia and Eden have a talk about Barr and
Sophia's film. CC and Sophia have a talk about making movies.
Sophia tells him she will accept if Slade still wants her in the
movie. Kelly and then Robert show up at the boat Ric works on for
Hunt. Robert wants to see Hunt's office. He offers Ric a job with
$ 1000 a day and Ric accepts. Robert and Kelly celebrate the
finding of some papers in Hunt's office. Robert kisses her. Kelly
tells him she loves him. Eden and Julia learn that Griffin has
been arrested.
1381
Laura and Phyllis (separately) both hear Ethan tell Gina he had
ordered the pregnancy-test. Phyllis tells Gina to sleep with
Ethan and get pregnant herself. Gina tells Phyllis she can't have
children. Mack overhears their conversation. Laura changes the
negative result of the test to a positive one. The nurse
congratulates Ethan on his becoming a father. Laura wants the
baby to change their life. Gina is still not sure about Laura's
pregnancy. She refuses to become Ethan's lover. Brandon presents
his video. Kelly and Robert make love. They spend an amorous
night together. Kelly wants to have a real date. Barr takes her
to the OE to dance. Augusta goes to the TV studio to the
interview about Dark Victor. Instead, they talk more about
Tonell. Augusta plans a big party, asks Bunny to organize it.
People warn Augusta about Anita (her interviewer), but Augusta
doesn't believe she's "a shark". But when she sees the show Anita
made of her twisting her words, Augusta tells Bunny she'll kill
her. She is devastated. Julia calls on Derek (in Canada). He has
a couple of kids of some African dissidents he wants to take to
SB and refuses to go without them. Julia decides to help him.
They are stopped at the border.
1382
Stephen Slade calls on Sophia and tells her they can shoot the
movie in SB. CC walks in on Sophia and Stephen reading the script
and asks Sophia to accompany him to Augusta's party. Sophia
promises to come when they're done with the script. Stephen tells
Sophia he had written the script thinking of her. CC is the only
one who comes to Augusta's party. He hopes to buy Dark Victor but
Augusta won't sell and CC leaves. Julia manages to get Griffin's
kids to the USA. Nikki meets Cruz in a bar in Mexico and takes
him to the cementary her parents were buried, saying she's there
not because of Travis but because of her roots. Cruz doesn't
believe her and tells her he had planted the envelope. Nikki
tells him to stay out of it. She makes a run for it through the
window when Cruz leaves her alone in the room to change. A priest
tells Cruz Nikki had bought her parents' farm and deals with
horses now. Cruz finds Travis and Nikki in a bar. Travis runs
away and Cruz arrests Nikki.
1383
Nikki tells Cruz she's a cop. Cruz doesn't believe her and takes
her downtown. She tells him only one man knows who she is and
Cruz talks to the guy on the phone and then, convinced, releases
Nikki. Augusta meets Derek. She comes up with an idea of
organizing a charity auction to sell Dark Victor. Derek wants to
see Robert. Julia and Derek meet Kelly and Robert, Derek asks
them to dine with him, Julia and Eden. Kelly and Julia talk about
Robert and Mason. Mason and CC discuss Mason's marriage, CC tells
him he should get a divorce. Augusta tells CC she plans to sell
the horse. Mason has a talk with Eden. He climbs up the ladder
"endangering his life" to impress Julia. It turns out Robert had
saved Derek's life. Julia tells the others Eden couldn't come but
then Eden shows up with Mason. The latter makes an acquaintance
with Derek. Julia sends Mason away. Mason is jealous of Derek and
tells Julia it's stupid of her to get even. Kelly follows Eden
to the roof and she asks her why Eden doesn't go back to Cruz and
Eden snaps at her that she will take care of her own life. Eden
sees Nikki and Cruz together in the bar.
1384
CC wants to see Robert. Robert tells Kelly he's not comfortable
with showing himself in public with her. Ric tells Kelly about
Hunt's plans to cheat in the casino he is about to open, and that
Hunt had hired a man and a woman. Sophia suggests Eden should
tell Cruz she won't see Robert anymore. Eden is not very nice to
her mother. Sophia calls on Cruz and tells him about Eden's
decision, she calls him a coward. Sophia walks in on CC and
Augusta making invitations to the auction. They have an argument.
Eden calls Cruz. Nikki tells Cruz Travis wants to meet her and
is determined to go alone. Eden calls on Sophia and apologizes.
Robert calls on CC and runs into Eden. CC threatens Robert. Nikki
has a talk with Ric and finds out he has a new job. Ric doesn't
want Cruz to know about it. CC offers Kelly a job but she turns
him down. Then CC tries to buy her out in answer to which she
tells him Robert is her lover. CC tells her that Robert will
never be a member of his family. Kelly is upset and moves out.
Robert is not pleased and tells her she can stay on his boat no
more than a few days. Ric gets Hunt out and Robert into Craig's
office. Robert and Kelly find out Sasha is one of the investors.
Cruz and Eden have a talk which seems to lead somewhere but Nikki
butts in and interrupts.
1385
Cruz wires Nikki when she goes to meet Travis at the stables. She
talks aloud (to the microphone) when Travis shows up. He tells
Nikki they will take the horse to the mountains. Nikki makes
funny gestures to Travis. Cruz calls Eden to tell her he's not
able to come to talk to her as planned. Julia is surprised to
hear that Eden hasn't slept with Robert. Julia learns from
Michael that Mason had let Derek be arrested for stealing some
blankets from the Capwell Hotel. Julia lets herself be arrested
as well to spite Mason and she and Derek give Eden an interview.
Eden refuses to interview Mason. Mason makes a remark about
Michael's previous involvement with Julia in front of Greta and
she asks Michael what that was about. Michael gives some vague
explanation. Mason lets the police keep Julia in jail. Eden
reproaches him, Mason tries to explain and Eden finally makes an
interview with him. Julia and Derek talk in the slammer about her
failed marriage. Mason lets himself be locked up in Julia's cell
when Derek is taken to Ethan for questioning. Mason organises a
ludicrous dinner in the cell which irritates Julia.
1386
Ethan learns that Julia had been arrested as well. Julia pulls
the table cloth away throwing everything on it at Mason. Ethan
locks the door leaving Mason and Derek to sort things out. Mason
writes a $ 10,000 cheque for the children and tells Derek to stay
away from Julia. Laura tells Ethan that the shrink wants to see
them both. She decides to start eating a lot and wonders who
might be the lucky father. She calls on Michael and they wind up
talking about the Leo case. Laura tells him her marriage is over.
She calls on Ethan at his office and among other things asks
whether his mother had had blond hair and learns that his mother
had been an Italian. Nikki writes notes to Travis in the car so
that Cruz wouldn't hear. They are forced to stop because of the
bad weather. Travis makes a pass at her and finds the wire. Nikki
hits him and Cruz enters. He arrests Travis and the latter tells
him his boss' name but when Nikki and Cruz reach the cabin
there's nobody there. They are hit by a snowfall and are forced
to stay the night in the cabin. Nikki tells Cruz she'll leave SB
soon. Mason goes to the centre and apologises to Michael who
leaves him in charge of the soup-kitchen for a while. A man comes
asking if they still had some overcoats and when Mason can't find
any he gives him his own. Julia beholds that noble gesture.
1387
Augusta organises an auction. Two main competitors in bidding for
Dark Victor will be CC and Robert Barr. Julia goes to the auction
and meets Mason. Eden hears that Cruz had got into an accident
and goes to the cabin. Nikki tries to seduce Cruz but the latter
doesn't give in. Nikki hugs him when saying goodbye. Eden
witnesses the scene standing behind the window. Hunt makes Sasha
write down her partner's name - Mason. Ric tells Robert that Hunt
will move the casino to a new unknown place. Ric and Kelly go
onto the boat. Robert fires Ric.
1388
Robert tries to reach Cruz over the phone but is told that the
latter is out of town. Mason calls Julia and tells her he wants
to see Sam and five seconds later shows up at her door with a
mobile phone. He gives Julia a present and is hurt when Julia
rejects his gift without opening it. He tells her she should at
least respect him. Julia answers that the only thing she doesn't
have for Mason is respect. She throws him out at the moment Derek
shows up to take her out. Ric tells Kelly tonight is the opening
night of the casino. Cruz turns away from Nikki telling her he
had felt as if Eden had been around. Eden tells CC and Greg she
had seen Cruz. CC pays a visit to Cruz and finding him with Nikki
they argue, Cruz yells at him and finally tells him Nikki is a
cop. Ric calls on Kelly telling her something is up. Eden
suddenly remembers she has to make a story about the auction.
Augusta tells Sophia she will give 10 per cent of the profit on
Dark Victor to the charity. Augusta makes acquaintence with
Stephen. Robert comes to look for Kelly, but Sophia asks him to
leave for CC and Cruz were supposed to come. Mason shows Julia
the beautiful brooch he had wanted her to have and then tosses
it into the pool. They kiss. Sasha interrupts and while alone
with Mason tells him that Craig wants to see them both. CC
overhears them and Mason explains that he is as deeply in the
mess as Sasha. Both CC and Robert try to flatter Augusta by
dancing with her. Bidding starts from $ 200,000. Robert's final
offer is $ 1,700,000, and CC buys the horse for 2 million. Kelly
and Ric overhear Sasha and Mason talking to Craig (on the boat).
The latter tells them that someone is taking pictures and that
he suspects Kelly. Kelly shows up looking for Robert. CC tells
her he had bought her the horse. Kelly turns the gift down
telling CC he had just taken one away from her. Kelly confronts
Mason and hints that she knows everything.
1389
Kelly confronts Mason and tells him Robert is organising a raid
in the casino tonight. Mason wants Kelly to ask Robert to delay
the raid. Kelly learns why Sasha is involved and is shocked to
hear that CC had given the money. Eden and Cruz dance at the
auction like they used to. Nikki is watching them from the side.
Sophia gives CC a lecture on the matters of heart and love. Gina
meets Ethan at the auction. Laura sees them together and goes to
Michael complaining that Ethan flirts in public. She tells
Michael that she still has feelings for him (Michael). Robert
calls Cruz anonymously. Eden wants to speak with Cruz but the
latter has to leave. Cruz goes to the confession seat in a chapel
to meet Robert (without knowing it's him). Augusta tells CC he
should be grateful for she had sold Dark Victor to him (at the
auction she had said the winner was CC before Robert could make
another bid). Gina has some (lower class) fellow as a date. Ethan
asks her to wait until he gets a divorce. Laura watches them
dance. She tells Michael Ethan won't give her a divorce. Michael
refuses to dance with her. He also refuses to take Laura home and
tells Ethan to do it himself. Michael finally agrees to take
Laura home. She tells him that she was the happiest when they
were together. CC asks Eden to dance with Stephen and learn what
kind of a guy he is. Gina's date dances like a moose. Mason
learns that Sasha had put down her partner's name in writing.
Cruz meets Nikki in the chapel and gives her the keys to his
apartment for she has nowhere to stay. Kelly asks Robert to stop
Cruz. Robert warns Hunt about the raid. Sasha and Mason break
into the office on the boat to get the papers. Eden goes to
Cruz's place and finds Nikki naked in his bed. Craig had a plan
B and blows up the boat although Robert tries to stop him.