Updated 2007-12-21 20:19:09
After rigging a rudimentary pulley system and getting Greenlee out, Aidan prepares to go back into the bomb shelter to get Kendall and Zach out to safety. Quentin volunteers to go in after them, citing Greenlee's need for her man. Aidan agrees and the quickly alters the harness to send him down. Once he reaches the surface, Quentin tells Kendall that she should go up first so that they spend less time adjusting the capacity of the harness. She immediately tells him that since he doesn't know her, she should be honest he won't win a fight with her, so he needs to prep the harness to send Zach up first. Quentin gives in easily, and does as she asks. As Aidan hoists Zach up the final few feet, the fragile walls crumble a bit more, and Quentin yanks Kendall to the ground before they can be hurt by the falling rock. She thanks him for saving her, and then says that they should go up together when the rope comes back down. Knowing that their contraption wouldn't support the weight of both of them, he plays along with her until he gets her secured and then signals Aidan to lift her out. When she gets to the top, she is frantic, telling Aidan that they need to hurry and save Quentin before the walls completely give. Aidan sends her over to keep a close eye on her husband and former best friend while he sets to work, getting the young man out just before the shelter collapses in on itself completely. Because they can't get their van to that spot in the woods, Aidan agrees to carry Greenlee while Kendall and Quentin drag Zach on a sled. They get to the road and get the injured into the back without much trouble, and head off to the hospital. On the way, Kendall apologizes to an unconscious Greenlee and tells her that she must get better because there are many things that Kendall needs to make up for.
At the Chandler mansion, Adam unthinkingly offers JR a drink when his son joins him in the living room. Irate, JR picks up the decanter of booze and tosses it against the door, smashing the bottle and splashing the contents all over. Adam apologizes for his insensitivity but the damage is already done. His son reminds him that he is not in the house by choice and cannot get his life back to himself while living there. The front door blows open, much to their surprise, but when Adam checks into it, no one is there. He shuts it again and promptly forgets the incident. Then, trying not to take things too personally, Adam asks what else is on his mind. JR confesses that the night he blacked out has been weighing heavily on him because while he has been able to recall a few things, nothing is fitting together. Adam suggests that maybe JR is pushing himself too hard, and that things might come back more readily if he just took his time. Angry at the idea because it seems that Adam is more concerned with keeping his son in the house than clearing his name and the charges of manslaughter, JR insists that he needs to take a walk. Adam warns him against it, but JR doesn't believe that his father will turn him in for violating the terms of his house arrest, and walks out. Adam intends to go with his son, but by the time he gets his coat on and gets to the door, Father Clarence has appeared in his path. Anxious to catch up to JR, Adam tries to dismiss the priest by saying that he had already made several charitable donations. The Father finds this amusing, and invites himself in, intent on talking about two different matters altogether. Adam is irritated at having to entertain the Father's quirky notions but is unwilling to turn him away. He is drawn in when Father Clarence mentions the DVD that could clear JR and the adoption papers he has on Kate, and is stunned when asked why he hasn't gift wrapped and handed out the two best gifts he could give. Adam doesn't feel he owes anyone an explanation, so the Father takes another tack. He reminds Adam of how his father had been long gone when his mother passed away at this time of the year, and says that he has the power to deliver the kind of love and care that his mother would have given to him, as well as Stuart and Charlotte, had she survived. He also tells the mogul that it was a year ago that Kathy lost the only parents she'd known and notes that it would be a wonderful Christmas miracle if he could give both her and Tad that connection. He is rattled by the knowledge the Father has, especially given that it is not commonly known. He plays along with what is suggested until he can escort the clergyman out of his house. After placing the disc and the papers back in his vault, and obscuring its location once again with a painting, he goes back to the drink he'd abandoned, muttering about how no one has the right to tell him what to do or how. He is shaken when he looks over at the couch and sees the adoption papers he had just locked away laying on one of the seat cushions. He looks sharply back at the wall and sees that his vault is open once again.
JR makes his way to the graveyard and visits his mother's plot. He apologizes for all the things he had done to screw up his life since she'd passed away. He confesses that the worst of all was his relapse into drinking, which not only has him facing criminal charges, but is also nothing for his son to look up to. He tells her that he needs to remember what happened the night Zach had been run down so that he can clear his name, but had been unsuccessful so far. He stands up to leave, and then words come flooding back. He hears Amanda's voice in his head asking him to tell her every bad thing he'd ever done. Images flood back after that, and he can finally see clearly in his mind's eye what happened that night. He falls to his knees in gratitude, thanking his mother for helping to save his life.
To Richie's surprise, Ryan shows up at Babe's condo, intent on taking him back to the psych ward. Babe admits that she called Ryan and said that she felt she had no choice. Although she wants what is best for Richie, she has to put her son first, and didn't think it was right to have to explain yet another thing to her already confused three year old. Richie insists that he isn't going anywhere with Ryan, and wants to try and explain things to Babe. She doesn't want to hear it, and asks him simply to go. The police show up, and Babe is immediately angry, thinking that Ryan called them. Richie quickly admits that he placed the call, and said that he'd had a change of heart and didn't want to cause her any further pain. After talking for a few more minutes, Derek and his men haul Richie back to Pine Valley Hospital. Once they are alone, Babe doesn't give Ryan time to talk before assuming that he wants something else from her. He tells her that he simply wishes for her to take care of herself, which amounts to staying away from Richie. He tells her that he finally saw what his wife did the glimmer of humanity that comes out in Richie when he is around Babe but feels that his propensity for working an angle around everyone else is still too dangerous. Babe all but mocks him, reminding Ryan that he is no stranger to conning people, and cites his request that she get more information out of Richie at Thanksgiving. Ryan apologizes and admits that it wasn't a smart move on their part, and genuinely expresses concern for her. He reminds her that Richie can get into your head and before you know it, he has whomever he wants on his side. Knowing that she is still very upset, he reiterates that he just wants her to stay safe and then abides by her wish for him to leave.
The van arrives at Pine Valley Hospital, and Aidan, Quentin and Kendall procure help and get Greenlee and Zach inside. Joe takes a cursory look and immediately starts dispensing orders for their care. Zach is alert enough to tell them about Greenlee being bitten by a snake, and about the fact that she stitched him up and saved him from bleeding to death. Derek shows up with Richie shortly thereafter, and the chief of staff quickly updates him on the current condition of Greenlee and Zach. To Richie's horror, Derek tells Joe that as soon as they are well enough, he will want to talk to them to find out what happened to them in the woods. Richie flashes back to hitting Zach and obscuring the bomb shelter from sight, and worries that his misdeeds will be discovered. His panicked train of thought is interrupted when they roughly restart his progression back to the ward. A short time later, with Zach and Greenlee settled into their cubicles, Kendall asks if Zach will be able to go home soon. The technician tells her that some more tests need to be run but that their goal is to get him home as soon as possible. He leaves them, and Zach asks after the boys. Kendall tells him that although they have been missing him, and even Spike with his recent surgery, they are doing fine.
In the other cubicle, Joe delivers the devastating news to Aidan that Greenlee is severely dehydrated and that her kidneys are starting to shut down. Just then, Greenlee flatlines, throwing the entire medical team into action.
JR gets to the yacht and bursts into the sleeping quarters as if he still owns the joint. He rouses a sleeping Amanda, who is angry at having been disturbed. He wastes no time in telling her that he now remembers everything that happened the night Zach was run over.
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