Monday 12th October 1992
(Tuesday 20th May 1997 in NZ)
Kim did her switcheroo again and as Lacey burnt the dress, wig and knife - however Andrew got hold of the knife and Phillip took it off him. Lacey went and bought a similar pearl necklace from a pawn shop and sneakily switched it for the one that was in evidence at the station. She went home and put Kim's necklace in a drawer where Kim later found it. Phillip brought home a copy of the tape which Roman told him they found in Lacey's room and Kim couldn't quite cope when she heard it.
Carrie and Billie went to the hospital where Billie has been registered as a volunteer for part of her parole. McCall told Roman about Carrie hanging around with Billie and Roman called his daughter down to the station. He told her he was worried about her but she told him she trusts Billie. (Hmmm..) Later on Carrie met Billie back to the pub where Billie obtained some ecstasy....
Dr. Alverez told Carly that the chance that she can carry a child to term is negligible - she's better to look into other alternatives.... Carly isn't coping with the news very well.....
Tuesday 13th October 1992
(Wednesday 21st May 1997 in Nz)
Kim yells at Phillip to turn off the music and then rushes down to talk to Marlena at the hospital. She tells Marlena about her reaction to the song and Marlena takes her back through hypnosis. It turns out that it was Uncle Eric's favourite song and he had it playing the first time he molested her. She is just about to tell Marlena about finding the wig, dress and knife when Lacey takes over and she leaves saying she can't talk any more about it today. Marlena tells her that this conversation is not over however.... She goes home and spins Phillip some line about Marlena saying she was under stress and it was manifesting itself in her reaction to the murder. Later on she goes for the door but a third personality takes over saying that Lacey has already gotten her and Kim into enough trouble. Clair has come to town......
Carrie goes to a rave with Jesse, Billie and Austin. Tim is there and Bridget turns up in a state to talk to Austin. They go to the pub and Austin tells her it looks like it's turning out like Boston all over again. Back at the rave Carrie isn't having fun and wants to go home. Billie convinces her to stay and then slips one of the ecstasy tabs into her soda....
Vivian visits Victor and tells him she's going back on her ultimatum. She wants him whatever. She is willing to give up her family for him even if he doesn't love her in return. Isabella's illness has made her realize that you have to grab chances to be happy. Vic tells her that she deserves better than to compromise. He tells her he loves her and then asks her to marry him. She accepts and then goes home and tells Lawrence. He is livid and she tells him that she's taking Nikki with her. Nikki overhears them fighting and when Vivian goes to look for him she finds he's disappeared.....
Wednesday 14th October 1992
(Thursday 22nd May 1997 in NZ)
Clair goes home with some guy she met at an art gallery and sleeps with him. When she wakes up she is Kim again and frightened half out of her wits. She discovers a gun in her purse and pulls it on the guy. When she gets home she tells Phillip that she had something to do with the Randy Houston murder. She tells him about the memory lapses and then about the things she found in the attic. She thinks they are still up there and they go and look. They come back down and Phillip remembers the knife he took off Andrew. He shows it to Kim and she loses her cool totally. Phillip tells her they won't tell anyone about it but they'll figure out how and how far she was involved.....
Nikki turns up on the Fancy-face and Carly calls Vivian. Viv picks up Nikki, takes him down to the pub and talks to him. He tells her he wants to stay with Lawrence. Back at the house Lawrence is deciding he wants to take guardianship of Nikki. Vic meets Viv at the pub and goes over to LaAlamain. He wants to work out things with Lawrence. Lawrence says only if he helps him bring down John. Vic refuses outright and Lawrence tells him it was Viv's idea. Vivian can't believe he did it and tries to tell Vic it's not true but he storms out.
Carrie begins to enjoy the party as the ecstasy takes hold and goes out to the parking lot to make out with Tim. Austin comes back to the party and can tell that Billie is high. She tells him where Carrie is. Tom tells Carrie that he has protection but she ends up pushing him off her. She jumps out of the car as Austin arrives and takes off. He follows her back to her apartment and surmises that Billie slipped her a tab. Then he asks her about Tim. She tells him she thought she wanted to do it but then she couldn't - because of him. She says it's stupid - she knows he doesn't have feelings for her. Austin comes over to her and tells her that she's wrong - he does want her too. She wants to know why he didn't tell her. He says he couldn't - there's some things that she doesn't know about him. She promises that he can talk to her - she won't tell anyone.
Thursday 15th October 1992
(Friday 23nd May 1997 in NZ)
Jenn and Jack are about to go out and pick up a crib from Maggie's farmhouse when they find Bill at the door. He has decided it is too long since he has visited. When he finds out that they have been thrown out of their apartment he offers them the cottage that he has been renting out all these years. Julie, who has just arrived, starts to say something but Bill cuts her off. Jack refuses, but later agrees, only on condition that they buy the place from him. They then go out to get the crib (with a storm on the way - dumb move guys....). Back in the house Bill tells Julie he hopes that the history of the cottage doesn't impact on Jenn and Jack.
Marlena runs into Roger in Dr. Reynolds office and tells him she is going to New York for a few weeks. He tells her he needs her and gets upset that she is leaving. She tells him that he can't rely on her anymore he has to rely on Stella now. She tries to leave but he grabs her arm. She asks him to let go of her, and not only her arm. Stella walks in and wants to know what's going on. She gives him a message about the Arts Council benefit and then leaves. Marlena tells him to work his problems with Stella out, with the help of his doctor and then leaves. Stella, from around the corner watches him go.
Isabella, John and Brady have been out seeing the sights of Venice. When they get back Isabella is exhausted so Hailey takes Brady off and John gives her some pain-killers. She gets changed and he brushes her hair. She hears music and they go out to the balcony. The gondolier serenades her and then John does it himself, then they dance. When they get back into the room she is in pain and tells him she feels like she is slipping away. Hailey brings Brady back in and they spend some time together out on the balcony where Isabella tells him some good things that have happened in her life. Hailey takes him back off to bed. They go back into the room and John goes off to have a shower. When he is gone Isabella crawls onto the bed and curls up in agony. When John comes out, he finds that she is burning up and in tears, he tells her that she can't go now...not now...
Friday 16th October 1992
(Monday 26th May 1997 in NZ)
Jack and Jenn are driving in the rain when Jenn has a pain. She convinces Jack it's not labour but as she's reading names out of the family bible, her waters break. He is trying to help her breathe when a car comes towards them and runs them into a ditch. They get stuck and have to break into a cottage in the woods. Jenn's contractions are getting closer and closer together while Jack is getting more and more panicky. He calls the ambulance twice and then calls Bill. Bill is about to give him instructions but the line goes dead. Time is moving on and Jenn tells Jack the baby is coming....
Isabella tells John that she doesn't want to go to the hospital. She just wants to stay here with him - she feels safe with him. John asks Hailey to call the doctor. He comes but there is nothing that can be done. Isabella asks Hailey to get the priest - John doesn't want her to but Isabella insists. The priest comes and gives Isabella the last rites. John asks Hailey to call home and she gets hold of Bo and tells him. He calls Carly who happens to be with Lawrence at the time. He had come down to get her and the medvan out of the dangerous area. He tells her he's sorry and starts talking about the things he wishes he could change. (I love this side of Lawrence...). Finally, as he is holding her, he tells her he loves her and they kiss! Back in Venice Izzy is going downhill fast. Hailey brings in Brady and she holds him for a while. John takes him back to bed and when he returns Isabella asks him to dance with her. He gathers her up in his arms and dances out to the balcony. The camera fades in to a dream/fantasy sequence of the two dancing. As Isabella pulls away the camera fades back to John holding her on the balcony. Her arms fall and her body goes limp as John begins to sob.....