Nora became distraught when the inconsistencies of her memory continued to puzzle her. Nora couldn't understand why she would have had a baby with Sam while she was still married to Bo. Meanwhile, Bo finally felt as though he could let go of the past after it was determined that Sam was Matthew's father. Later, Bo was stunned to discover that Nora believed they were still married.
A romantic reunion with Ben
rejuvenated Viki and prompted her to
return to The Banner. Blair asked
Kelly to be Starr's guardian as a
pretense to trick her into signing
away her shares of The Sun. Joey
and Kevin struggled to work together
at The Banner, while Joey found it
impossible to repress memories of
his relationship with Kelly. In Ireland,
Jessica pulled back as things began
to heat up between her and Will.
While Will spotted Cristian in a local
pub, Jessica decided to go home
before Will returned.
At the hospital, Bo realizes that Nora has regained some more of
her memory, but she thinks that she is still married to him. When
they are together in her room, she tells him she wants to go home,
order pizza and watch a movie. Nora begs him to help her fill in
the memory gaps, but Bo thinks she should take it slow. Sam, Lanie
and Lindsay all look through the window to Nora's room. Lindsay
taunts Lanie by telling her Nora is getting exactly what she
wants—Bo! Disgusted with Lindsay, Lanie leaves the hospital. Sam
reminds Lindsay that it is only a matter of time before Nora
remembers everything.
Viki returns to The Banner to a crowd of her biggest supporters.
She explains to the staff that her leave of absence was due to her
fight with breast cancer. Later, Ben takes her home to a simulated
paradise. He has recreated a Florida getaway in the backyard. The
two share a special moment together.
Blair successfully tricks Kelly into signing over her shares of the
Sun. She celebrates to herself and leaves in a hurry. Sophia pays
Kelly a visit to make sure she is aware how much pain she has put
Joey through. Kelly apologizes for hurting him and to Sophia for
making people believe she was a liar. She wishes she could take it
back, but is glad that Sophia is there to support Joey as a friend.
Cris has no luck on getting any leads as to Jess and Will's
whereabouts. Will sees Cris in a pub asking questions and goes
back to the stables to tell Jess. Max arrives at the same pub,
just as Will slips out the door. He offers a reward to anyone who
knows where Will is. A man steps forward and says he is at the
Catholic school stables. Jess is having mixed feelings and wants
to return home because she can't deal with them. When Will finds
her, he says she can leave and go to Cris if she wants to. She
refuses, explaining how much she distrusts him. Will wants to know
if the only reason she came Ireland is because she was mad at
Cris—the same way she ran to Cris when she was upset with Will...
The Irish Pub
Max thanks "Phillip" for the information regarding Will's
whereabouts and pays off the barkeep for use of the phone and the
number for the constable but is stalled by Cristian before he can
dial. Cris convinces Max that they should check out the
information first so that the Irish police won't think they are a
couple of "crackpots" if Phillip's lead doesn't turn up Will. A
desperate Cristian tricks Max into looking in the storeroom for a
map of the area and locks him in and takes the key when Max steps
inside. Later, the barkeep refuses to let Max out because Cristian
told him that Max was crazy and had escaped from an "asylum."
Vowing to make Cristian pay, Max gets his cell phone to work and
calls the police.
St. Margaret's Stables
Jessica claims that all she wants for Will is to be free of her
grandfather's accusations and he promises that he will find a way
to clear himself so he can give her what she wants. Will asks for
Jessica to hear him out because he has "to tell you what's in my
heart..." He professes his love for her again, claiming that loving
her is all that has gotten him through this "nightmare" but Jessica
tells him it "can't be that way" because that makes her feel
"completely responsible." She claims she doesn't know how she
feels about either Will or Cristian and apologizes because she
doesn't understand why. Will believes that dumping Cris shows how
she really feels and he asks Jessica to let him help her figure it
out. Will offers that Jess should think less and "feel" more but
Jessica still claims to be "confused" and is upset that Will only
seems to "hear what you want to hear." She tries to explain that
she won't "run from Cris's arms to yours..." but Will doesn't
understand why not. "You love me and I love you and it's that simple...we can go on
with our life...as if Cristian never even happened." Jessica shocks
Will back to reality with the fact that she slept with Cristian -
more than once. As Will reels from this knowledge, Cristian enters
the stables but he doesn't get a warm reception from either Jessica
or Will. When he tries to tell them about Max and the police, Will
refuses to listen, instead he claims that neither he nor Jessica
will ever listen to him again and he shoves Cris against the door.
As they scuffle, two policemen burst in, break up the fight and
take Will into custody.
Llanview Hospital - Nora's Room
Lindsay hesitates as she watches Nora sleeping, but steps inside
the door. "Conscience Nora" appears in the doorway and accuses
Lindsay of coming to give Nora an "antidote for the antidote."
Lindsay asks why CN always thinks the worst about her (duh!?); she
claims she is "helping" this time, although she admits she would be
"partly" helping herself by straightening out Nora's confusion
about Bo when "everybody else is skirting the main issue." CN
reminds Lindsay that "one of the giant gaps" that Nora has contains
the truth about what Lindsay did by giving her the injection of the
mind-erasing drug. While Lindsay claims that she isn't proud of
what she was "forced to become" she tells CN that the real Nora
left her no choice. "She'd have sent me to prison...I suppose you
think I deserve to be in prison the rest of my life..." As she says
this, CN disappears and instead, Colin stands in front of her.
Asking what Lindsay is doing in Nora's room, Colin threatens
Lindsay, "You do anything to hurt Nora again...I'll hurt you in ways you can't even
imagine." When Lindsay snidely accuses him of being Nora's
guardian angel, he calls it "damage control" but advises that "as
far as you're concerned, I am her guardian...I will protect her from
you." Lindsay's parting shot, however, was to remind Colin that he
had participated in Nora's situation by keeping her a prisoner in
his home. A guilty Colin sat by Nora's bedside and when she woke
up asking where she was, he tried to comfort her. "It's okay,
Scarlet. You're in a hospital." When Nora immediately asked him
why he called her "Scarlet," he covered and told her that she had
earlier asked him to, in reference to Scarlett O'Hara. That didn't
satisfy Nora. "Why is this all seeming so familiar?...Me waking up
with you standing over me...calling me Scarlet...taking care of me...it's
like I felt about Bo before I knew who he was..." Colin tries to
change the subject, he tells Nora that she is a "celebrity" at the
hospital and plays Patch Adams by pulling a bouquet of "magical
flowers" out of his sleeve to make her smile. She asks to keep the
flowers "to remember how to smile" but she doesn't give up on
trying to identify Colin. "Are you sure you weren't my doctor
before?...I've got an incredible feeling of déjà vu..." Colin's
explanation is that "sometimes dreams can meet reality and we can
get confused." Nora sadly admits that "confused" is her middle
name.
Llanview Police Dept. - Bo's office
Melanie stops by to check on Bo; he tells her the "greatest news"
about Nora's memory recovery and admits that although he had tried
to calm Nora down, "it was like when we were married...I'd say pizza,
she'd say cheeseburger...she was always so sure she was right...now she
wanted answers and I couldn't tell her...I wanted to explain
everything...we're not married anymore...we're not in love...we've both
moved on...Matthew is Sam's son...you're together now...that's the way it
should be...I couldn't do it, I couldn't say the words." Melanie
understands that Nora was "very important" in Bo's life and agrees
that Bo shouldn't "hit her with too much all at once...what's the
matter with letting her think you're still married?...I'm not going
anywhere." Melanie likens Bo's concern for Nora to her concern for
Colin's well-being even though she doesn't love him anymore. She
thinks that Bo's caring for and helping Nora now is what makes him
the "kind of man I want to be with" but she stumbles and stops
short of using the "L" word. Bo tells Melanie that the "feeling is
mutual" and they kiss. The kiss is interrupted by duty calling for
Bo and then Hank comes in after Melanie leaves. When Hank asks if
Bo is ready to interrogate Barnes and R.J., Bo declines, preferring
to give Barnes more time to consider the consequences. Instead, Bo
asks Hank how he felt when he was the only one Nora remembered.
Hank explains it as "strange...I felt responsible...it was no small
thing...it stirred up old feelings...she was frightened...overwhelmed...I
wanted to help." Bo claims he has similar feelings but Hank
presses him about his feelings for Melanie. Bo answers, "she's my
future" which worries Hank. "Nora's your past. But that doesn't
mean she doesn't need you...I can't help Nora...you can...will you?" Bo
is "offended" by Hank's question. "I want to move on...that's not an
excuse to renege on my past...Nora can count on me...so can you."
Lindsay's Gallery
When Melanie stops by, Lindsay claims her sister came to gloat but
is confused when Melanie offers her help because "we're sisters."
Lindsay thinks she is talking about Bo and Nora, but Melanie
explains she wants to help Lindsay understand about "Bo and me" but
she isn't sure what to say. Seizing an opportunity to confuse
Melanie, Lindsay apologizes for "how awful I was with you and Bo. I
was hurt...I said terrible things...I felt betrayed...I do love the
man...but I don't want to lose you because of Bo. No man is worth
that." The sisters agree to stop competing since it seems like
they have been doing that all their lives and as they share
memories and laugh and hug, Lindsay seems to have won again.
Pouring it on thick, Lindsay confesses that "things are getting
really bad" for her, but when Melanie tries to remind her of all
the people who love her, Lindsay dismisses Bo's feelings for her as
pity and lies that she is "happy you two found each other...it's
probably best this way...if anybody can make this work and not be jealous of Nora, it's you."
Melanie claims there is nothing to be jealous of, Bo is being
"sweet, warm, tender" with Nora because "that's Bo." She
acknowledges that "Bo and Nora had a special relationship" but
seems to worry when Lindsay lies, "I found that out the hard way...it
will be different for you..."
Sam and Nora's House
Matthew rushes to greet his "Daddy" when Sam returns home but is
full of questions about Nora. "Where's Mommy? When's she coming
home?" Sam gently explains to his son that "Mom can't come home
right now...she's still in the hospital..." and then shares a story
with Matthew about a special little boy and his dad and the biggest
monster in town, "Achesa Pains." Everyone wanted to take the
little boy home, especially Achesa Pains, and the dad had to go
searching for a weapon to stop him. A big sword wasn't enough, the
dad needed a magic paper with magic words and when he found the
magic paper with the words, "I love you" on it that was all he
needed to show everyone so that the dad and the little boy could
live happily ever after. Matthew enjoys the story and they laugh
and hug, but outside the door, the real "Achesa Pains" stands
looking at his own paper - a new court order signed by Judge
Simmons allowing "visitation with Matthew until the paternity issue
is settled." Asa doesn't believe Sam when he claims, "my piece of paper trumps your
piece of paper...I win, you lose..." Instead, Asa barges in, offering
Matthew pony rides and a canoe trip down the river if he comes to
visit at his house! As Sam urges Asa to "give it up," Ben walks in
and is overjoyed when Sam shares the news that the new tests
confirmed him as Matthew's biological father. Asa doesn't believe
it until he calls Bo and gets it confirmed by his "own damn son."
Ben wants his turn to throw Asa out, but Sam gets the pleasure.
"That makes you the only Buchanan in this house - so get out!" Asa
turns to leave but has to have the last word, "Hug Matthew real
tight Rappaport, cause he's the only son you'll ever have. Your
son Will is history." After Asa leaves, Ben thanks Sam for the
"only Buchanan" retort because "it meant a lot to me." Sam
confides that Asa's threats worry him but Ben is confident that
"you're gonna get Will back...I know it." Sadly, Sam admits, "I wish
I could say the same thing about Nora...all she remembers is being married to
Bo...she has no memory of me after Chicago...she doesn't understand how
it's possible that we had Matthew..." Ben advises Sam (as both
brother and doctor) to "give Nora some time...this whole situation is
too new to know what to do..." However, Sam has made up his mind.
"I know exactly what I'm gonna do...I'm gonna nail the people who did
this to Nora...I'm gonna begin with Colin...I need the one person who
saw Nora and Colin together...Will...I've got to bring him back for his
and Nora's sake...I just wish I knew where the hell he was hiding."
Penthouse
Sophia and Antonio make small talk and when Roseanne joins them,
Antonio announces that he is going for a run, stopping at his own
apartment afterwards. He'll take a shower and pick up some new
clothes before he returns. Roseanne decides to turn in early,
turning down Sophia's invite to eat. After Sophia heads for the
kitchen, Roseanne sneaks out. Later, Sophia welcomes Joey who has
come to "chaperone" her and Antonio. She's afraid to be left alone
with him because of how she feels about him. She doesn't want to do
anything stupid but Joey informs her that "love makes you stupid."
They compare notes. She mentions her visit to Kelly and how
impressive her home situation is, thanks to Joey. Kelly is worried
about him, but Joey stresses that he's fine. He urges Sophia not to
rush things with Antonio. They spend the evening together, digging
into some ice cream and giving each other advice. During this time,
Sophia mentions that Roseanne is upstairs asleep. She finally feels
under control where Antonio is concerned so Joey departs. She daydreams
about Antonio admitting his love.
Ireland
Will is arrested and hauled off while Jess begs for his release.
Jess accuses Cris of being the one to turn him in. He insists that
he came to warn them about the presence of Max who is right now
locked in a pub storeroom thanks to him. Jess refuses to believe
him and when Max appears greeting Cris like a buddy, she takes off,
letting him know that she never wants to see him again. Max and
Cris confront each other, with Cris accusing Max of making it look
like he was involved in Will's capture. He's definitely Asa's son,
Cris spits out and he doesn't care about ruining people's lives.
Max calls Cris "Angel Square trash." The men become physical once
again, with Cris warning Max to stay away from Jess. When he takes
off, Max calls Pa to let him know that Will's been arrested.Once at
the station, the police refuse to let Will make a phone call as
they put him into a cell. Jess shows up and the two yell out for
each other. A police officer won't let her see his prisoner but she
makes up a story about being his fiancee and how she'll harm
herself. He allows her to go by for a visit. Later, Jess calls Sam
and tells Will he's on the way. She feels like everything they've
done up to now has been in vain. He inquires if Cris was the one to
set him up, is disbelieving when she tells him that Max is there
and she believes he and Cris are working together. She vows to stay
with Will.
Sam's House
Lindsay and Melanie bang on the door, calling out to Sam. Lindsay
is distraught-she's being investigated because of the accusation of
being involved in holding Nora captive. She wants to be left alone,
she informs her ex and when the voices become raised, Lanie tries
unsuccessfully to intercede. She goes off to look after Matthew.
Lindsay tells Sam that he can go on with his life now with Matthew
and Nora and Bo can too. Sam just chuckles and asks, "With whom,
Lindsay? You?" He can't believe she thinks she can still get Bo
back. She accuses him of still pining after Nora for 20 years; she
begins the usual lament of Nora ruining their marriage.
Unfortunately for Lindsay, Sam refuses to call off the
investigation. She reminds him that tomorrow is daughter Jen's
birthday and she's leaving town for a visit with her. He figures
she's just leaving before a discovery is made but she denies it.
She also cries that Will is lost forever but Sam insists he will
find their son and bring him back to Llanview. Lindsay really doesn't want him back if he's
only going to prison, she says, but Sam thinks it's because their
son will squeal and tell about seeing Nora at Colin's house. She
accuses him of failing to find Will before and he will again. Once
she leaves, Lanie comes downstairs. She asks Sam if he's sure that
Lindsay took part in keeping Nora captive. When he admits he needs
proof, Lanie becomes thoughtful. She thinks she knows something but
has to make sure. She wants to help him stop all of the lies. When
the phone rings, Sam answers a call from Jess. She lets him know
what has happened and begs him to come to Ireland right away to
help Will. He'll be there he tells her, on the next plane. He won't
tell Lindsay until after they arrive back home. He doesn't want her
and Colin tipped off.
Police Station
Bo questions Jeff Barnes and his relationship with R.J. The former
lab tech denies knowing the man. Bo thinks he's afraid of him and
thinks a deal could be worked out. Bo wonders why R.J. wanted him to
think Matthew was his son. Just then, R.J. bursts into the office and
greets Jeff like an old friend asking if he needs any help. Bo
advises him that he's already helping by establishing their
acquaintance and orders Jeff removed. He wants to speak with R.J.
anyway and accuses him of paying Jeff to change the recent blood
samples. R.J. wanted Bo to have what he wanted so that he could take
it away, Bo suggests. Lindsay wanders into the station and sees the
two men in Bo's office, talking. She runs in and yells, "He's
lying!" R.J. insists he has no idea what Lindsay is talking about and
warns Bo that's he looking forward to their war as he leaves.
Lindsay apologizes for the interruption and Bo wonders what is
going on. She and R.J. were seen together, he informs her. She claims
that R.J. just wanted dirt on Bo but she refused to divulge anything so he said he
would spread lies. She's sorry he had to undergo the DNA test as it
was all her fault from the start but she's had pictures in her mind
of the two of them together with Matthew. Bo sternly advises her
that it will never happen and tells her to go home. Bo receives a
phone call from Sam on the whereabouts of Will and Jess. The
commish will try to have John Sykes accompany Sam on the trip to
Ireland. Sam reminds him that Will saw Nora at Colin's house. Bo
looks after a crying Lindsay as she leaves the station.
Antonio's Apartment
Roseanne shows up at Antonio's place just as he's getting ready for
the shower. She was having a restless night as she told him
earlier, went out for a drive and just ended up there. She'll give
him a ride back to the penthouse when he's ready. Antonio tries to
suppress a smile as he tells her to help herself to anything. After
he gets into the shower, she undresses. She heads for the
shower...the two begin to make love.
Antonio, Roseanne, and Sophia
Sophia is looking for Antonio because he didn't sleep at the
penthouse. She asks a few questions at the station and then calls
Roseanne to see if she's heard from him. Meanwhile, Antonio and
Roseanne wake up together in his bed. Antonio says he's not sorry
for what happened between them and that he has been fighting it for
a long time. He does make it clear that he's in the middle of a
divorce, starting a new job, etc. and not looking for a serious
relationship. Roseanne says she isn't either, so they decide on
"friendship and sex". Roseanne goes to take a shower so that
Antonio can finally get to work. While she is showering Sophia
shows up at Antonio's door. She offers to wait for him and give
him a ride to the station and he makes excuses not to let her in
the apartment. She jokes "if she didn't know him better that she'd
think he had a woman in there". He finally tells her that he does
(no names mentioned). Antonio then keeps asking Sophia if she's
okay (she has tears in her eyes) and she assures him that she's happy for him and everything's fine. She barely makes it around the corner and then
bursts into tears. Roseanne comes out of the shower and tries to
flirt with Antonio, but he brushes her off, saying he has to get to
work.
Bo & Melanie
Melanie walks in during Bo and Hank's discussion about Nora. She
lets them know that she doesn't want Nora hurt either, and then
Hank leaves. Bo greets her with a kiss. They talk a little about
how it's going to affect Nora to find out the truth. Melanie thinks
he should wait a little while, but Bo insists he owes Nora the
truth. Secrets are what tore their marriage apart. She suggests
that maybe they should back off their relationship for a little
while, but Bo says there is no way he will do that. Melanie tells
Bo there's something she's been keeping from him about Colin. She
then recounts the night she saw him in the medicine room at
Cherryvale and then found out a medication was missing. Bo
realizes it's the same medication that Larry used on Nora to help
restore her memory. She says she's not sure that Colin took it;
only that it was missing after she saw him and he was acting
suspicious. She doesn't want to think he could do something like
that, but if he did he should answer for it. She also found it strange that his determination to get her back just vanished from one day to the
next. She emphasized that she has no proof to connect him to Nora.
Bo assures her they'll figure it out together, and they make plans
to have dinner at The Palace.
Viki & Ben
Viki and Ben go to Colin's office to find out her latest test
results. Ben makes a comment about Collin's involvement in Nora's
disappearance and Colin insists that Sam must have misunderstood
Will when he called. They finally get into the office, and Colin
looks at the results and tells Viki they are not good. The cancer
may be back. He thinks it may be a mistake, because it's such a
turn from her previous test. He takes another blood sample and
vows to supervise the test himself while they wait in his office.
When Colin leaves Viki scolds herself about taking for granted
that the cancer was gone. She worries if she only has a few
months to live. She talks about how she would want Jessica to come
home and get over her anger towards Asa and Cristian, and Joey and
Kevin to make up. She even worries about Todd. Ben asks her what
she wants for herself, and she says only to be with him.
Nora's room (with Asa)
Asa is at the hospital for a checkup, and congratulating Max (over
the phone) on Will's capture when he accidentally sees Nora. He
drops the phone, looking like he's seen a ghost, and then accuses
her of being a ghost, there because she blames him for her death.
She reassures him she's real, and can't believe Bo didn't tell him
she was alive. Asa is overjoyed to see her, and then she makes a
comment about "that husband of hers" and he realizes she thinks she
and Bo are still married. She asks him for information about her
and Bo, especially how their marriage survived her having another
man's child. Asa tells her the only reason she did that was to
give Bo a child because she thought he couldn't have one, and that
everything she's done has been for Bo, and Bo learned to understand
that. He assures her that she and Bo's marriage is "the best
ever". She asks him if he's leaving anything out, because
Lindsay's story was completely different. Asa goes into a rage,
calling Lindsay "the devil incarnate" and tells Nora not to listen to a
word from her. He also adds not to trust the Rappa-Davison's
because they have tried everything to get between her and Bo. He
says the only thing that matters is that her and Bo are together
and those other people mean nothing to her. Nora then accuses Asa
of lying to her, but he insists that he's telling her the truth and
that when she's ready he'll tell her everything. Her nurse makes
him leave, and on the way out he tells Nora how she's back with the
Buchanans where she belongs and she and Bo are going to bring the
family back together.
At the end...
*Asa goes to the station to confront Bo about Nora. Bo runs out as
soon as he hears Asa's been talking to her.
* Colin walks back into the office with the test results.
*Hank walks into Nora's hospital room to find that she is gone.