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Surrender DVD #4  February 12-26, 2003:  2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19, 2/20, 2/21, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26 [Episode Descriptions]

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• Wednesday, February 12- At Ian's Loft, Ian and Lucy's breakfast is interrupted by a visit from Ian's friend Tim and Ian's son Daniel. Tim reveals that Lucy was the one who arranged the visit. While Ian is happy to see Daniel, when Ian reaches for his son, Ian has flashbacks to memories of seeing himself with fangs and red eyes and backs away from Daniel. Ian orders Tim and Lucy to get Daniel out of there. When Lucy takes Ian aside, Ian confesses that he does NOT want his son to see what a monster Danny's father has become. But Lucy assures Ian that Ian has NOT become a monster and Ian finally sits down with Danny on his knee and they finish breakfast together. Ian promises Daniel that one day, it WILL be safe for Daniel to return to Port Charles, then Daniel and Tim leave to return to New York City. Lucy assures Ian that Ian's condition is only temporary and they will soon find an answer that will free Ian from his curse. At Jack's River House, Tess is surprised when she finds Alison on her doorstep. Alison confides to Tess that Alison KNOWS that Alison has SEEN Tess perform miracles. Alison goes on to explain that Alison believes that Caleb and Elizabeth STILL have souls that can be salvaged and encourages Tess to go ahead and try to heal Caleb. But Tess reminds Alison that everyone else - especially Jack - have warned Tess time and again to stay away from Caleb. When Alison affirms her belief that Tess could succeed in healing Caleb so that Caleb would never again hurt anyone else, Tess confesses that healing is not something that Tess merely WANTS to do. Rather, healing is something that Tess MUST do! Alison encourages Tess to leave immediately to make another effort to heal Caleb. After Tess leaves, Jack comes out on the porch. When Jack asks where Tess is, Alison reluctantly admits that Tess went to see Caleb and plans to attempt to heal Caleb's heart. Jack declares that he must go after Tess to rescue her. Alison at first tries to talk Jack out of going to Stephen's Studio, but Jack refuses to listen to Alison. When Jack leaves, Alison follows him. Kevin is pleased to receive a visit from Caleb while Kevin is in jail. Kevin asks Caleb to help Kevin get out of jail, reminding the evil monster that Kevin can still help Caleb gain access to Tess. However, Caleb reports that he no longer needs Kevin's help with Tess and suggests that Kevin get some of his friends to help him out. But Kevin admits that none of his friends will help him any more - confessing that even Kevin's own father has refused to help. When Kevin desperately proclaims that he REALLY needs to get out of jail, Caleb asks if Kevin needs to get out so that Kevin can kill Lucy and her latest boyfriend. Although Kevin denies that he is planning to kill Lucy, Caleb finally agrees that, IF Kevin could just keep Lucy distracted and OUT of Caleb's face, it would be worth it to Caleb to help get Kevin out of jail. Caleb informs Kevin that the price of obtaining Caleb's help now is that, at some future date, Caleb will ask Kevin to return the favor and Kevin will have to grant the favor WITHOUT asking any questions! Kevin agrees to Caleb's terms and Caleb leaves to arrange for Kevin's release. After his release, Kevin returns to the Light House, finds Lucy's crystal ball and, looking into the ball, declares: "I see your future, Lucy and Ian. And it is NOT pretty!' Casey discovers Reese laying in wait for Casey in the Park. Reese warns Casey to stay away from Ricky because Reese has plans for the drummer boy. When Casey orders Reese to buzz off, Reese rushes forward to attack Casey, but Casey uses some Angel Power to throw a tree limb in Reese's path, which trips Reese up. As Reese falls, Jamal spots the encounter from his hiding place in the bushes. Reese accuses Casey of using some kind of power to make that branch trip Reese up. But Casey insists that Reese is merely a klutz. Reese makes the sinister promise that, one day, Reese will 'bite' Casey, then storms away. After Reese is out of sight, Casey addresses heaven, but is interrupted when Jamal comes out of the bushes and admits that he just saw 'Marissa's' trick with the tree branch and asks if she is really Casey instead of Marissa. Although Casey denies it at first, the angel finally admits that she IS Casey and IS an angel. Casey explains that Marissa left Port Charles and, IF Marissa returns to that doomed town, Marissa will get pulled in to the conflict with Caleb and will die. Jamal agrees that he understands why Marissa had to leave town and Casey admits that Ricky does NOT know that Casey is Casey instead of Marissa. Jamal suggests that Casey needs some pointers on pretending to be Marissa and volunteers to coach the angel. When Tess arrives at Stephen's Studio, she is surprised to find Joshua waiting for her there. Tess reminds Joshua that he was the one who pushed both Livvie AND Tess into the water and left them to die. But Joshua reminds Tess that, since Tess is so good and pure, Tess WILL find a way to forgive Joshua. But Tess informs Joshua that Tess KNOWS that Joshua is NOT sorry and is still bad. Joshua declares that he has changed his mind and now believes that TESS is exactly what Caleb deserves. As Joshua begs Tess to listen to what Joshua has to say, Jack and Alison suddenly burst in and Tess rushes into Jack's arms. Alison is transfixed by the sight of Joshua, whom she believed to be dead! After Tess, Jack and Alison rush away from Joshua, Caleb suddenly appears and asks Joshua: "Can you give me one good reason why I should NOT kill you, right now?"
• Thursday, February 13- Alison rushes back to Rafe's Loft with the news that she just saw Joshua! Rafe immediately guesses that Elizabeth turned Joshua into one of the undead, rather than bumping him off entirely. Alison is surprised when Rafe explains that there was always the possibility that Elizabeth had turned Joshua rather than doing away with him entirely. Alison is happy when she realizes that, since Elizabeth did NOT actually kill Joshua, it would mean that Elizabeth has NOT crossed over to Caleb's world of eternally condemned souls. When Alison asks if Rafe would have had to eventually destroy Elizabeth if Elizabeth HAD crossed over, Rafe assures Alison that Rafe would have found ANOTHER way rather than destroy Alison's mother. Alison tries again to convince Rafe that Rafe should allow Tess to try to heal Caleb, but Rafe insists that Caleb has NO heart to heal and, while Rafe wishes that Tess COULD restore Caleb's soul, it is more likely that continued delay would only give Caleb more time to corrupt Tess the same way that Caleb corrupted Livvie. And, Rafe points out, Alison would ALSO become Caleb's target! But Alison affirms her belief that Rafe and Alison together are living proof that miracles DO happen! At Jack's River House, Jack asks Tess if the reason that he ALWAYS finds her with Caleb is because she is under some kind of spell. OR because she is NOT really happy with Jack - and really wants to be with Caleb instead. Tess assures Jack that she loves Jack only. But Jack reminds Tess that he has been through all of this before with Livvie. Tess argues that she only wants to HELP Caleb, because she was blessed with a gift and she MUST use that gift! Jack finally agrees that, if Tess truly believes that she CAN change Caleb, Jack will quit opposing her efforts and become supportive of Tess's mission to heal Caleb's heart. Tess assures Jack that he will NOT be sorry for having faith in her. Then Tess suggests that they go to bed. Jack tells Tess to go ahead and get ready, but Jack needs to go out to pick up something special first. However, outside, Jack tells himself: "I love you, Tess. I hope just one day, you will forgive me!" At Stephen's Studio, Caleb demands to know what Joshua said to frighten Tess. When Joshua insists that he only tried to assure Tess that Joshua had misjudged her, Caleb guesses that Joshua has been turned in to a member of the Undead by Elizabeth. Joshua produces a knife and tells Caleb to do whatever Caleb needs to do. But Caleb tells Joshua that, when Caleb decides it IS time to be rid of Joshua permanently, Caleb will NOT need a prop! Caleb admits that he HAS missed Joshua's help in keeping the band in line. When Joshua tells Caleb that "Newborn Heart" is a brilliant song, Caleb admits that he wrote the song so that Tess would believe that Caleb IS changing and Caleb could then succeed in luring Tess into trying to heal Caleb so that Caleb could draw Livvie out of Tess. Joshua congratulates his evil master for concocting such a brilliant plan. Caleb confesses that Caleb's orders to the big bat's follower's to take flight over Port Charles for a feeding frenzy was just an elaborate charade to convince Tess that she HAD changed Caleb and DOES have the power to 'uncover' the good in Caleb's heart. Joshua admits that Joshua would have gone ahead with the attack on the town. Joshua asks if Caleb is sure that Caleb still wants Livvie and NOT Tess. But Caleb insists that he wants only Olivia and NOT Tess - that Tess is merely a means to an end. When Joshua offers to help his master, Caleb reminds Joshua that Joshua is just an underling who can be easily exterminated. But, after Caleb leaves, Joshua gloats to himself that, by the time that Caleb discovers what Joshua is up to, it will be too late. Back at Rafe's Loft, Rafe tries to explain to Alison that opposing evil forces is the only thing that Rafe has known all of his life. Rafe assures Alison that he appreciates her courage. But Alison admits that she has NOT been feeling very brave. Rafe confesses that he was scared every time that he was separated from Alison. Alison announces to Rafe that she has a perfect plan for getting revenge and begins lighting candles. Alison declares that, for a few hours, they will forget that Caleb Morley ever existed. Rafe and Alison soon hit the sheets. Afterward, Rafe gives Alison's engagement ring back to her and Alison gives Rafe's special watch back to Rafe. Elizabeth slips into Stephen's Studio, looking for some more of Caleb's water, but finds only Joshua. Joshua informs Elizabeth that they are out of the special water and Joshua suggests that Elizabeth take care of her cravings with a 'traditional' feeding. Even though Elizabeth objects and Joshua admits that he is not really fond of Elizabeth either, Joshua soon bites Elizabeth. Back at Rafe's Loft, while Rafe and Alison are making plans for their future, they are interrupted by a persistent knocking on their door. When Rafe answers the door, Jack bursts in and announces that he just set Tess up. Jack confides that Tess continues to believe that she can heal Caleb and Jack is afraid that Tess will never stop trying to 'heal' Caleb. So Jack pretended to Tess that he now supports Tess's mission to save Caleb. Jack warns Rafe and Alison that Caleb will destroy them all if they do NOT do something - soon! Jack then announces that Jack wants to be the one to drive the stake through Caleb's heart this time! Meanwhile, Tess is at the River House, lighting candles in anticipation of Jack's homecoming. But Caleb watches Tess from the porch and then materializes inside the living room and advances toward Tess.
• Friday, February 14- At Ian's Loft, Lucy secretly makes plans to surprise Ian with a special treat called "The Taste of Ireland." However, a male stripper shows up and announces his plan is to step dance as he strips down to his Shamrock. Ian is amused as an embarrassed Lucy quickly pays the Dancer to leave before he strips down to his Lucky Charms. After the Dancer leaves, Ian gives Lucy a special gift of a four-leaf clover he found when he was a boy. Then Ian suggests that they go OUT for dinner! At Stephen's Studio, Elizabeth coldly informs Joshua that the thought of satisfying her cravings with Joshua is too repulsive for her to even consider it. Joshua reminds Elizabeth that he is the only choice she has - unless she has a hidden lover somewhere. Mrs. Clay insists that her husband is her only passion but it is obvious that Caleb has moved on. Joshua brightens, as he observes: "So - I DID stir something in you, didn't I?" ELIZABETH: "You certainly did! Utter disgust!" Joshua reminds Elizabeth that Joshua plans to take Caleb's place and that Elizabeth has promised to help Joshua take Caleb down. But Elizabeth retorts that that does NOT mean that Elizabeth would allow their relationship to become anything other than a business arrangement. Joshua urges Elizabeth to just give in to her cravings but Elizabeth storms out of the room. After Elizabeth leaves, Joshua chuckles to himself as he assures himself that Elizabeth will come around eventually. At Rafe's Loft, Rafe assures Jack that Lucy and Rafe will need to take care of eliminating Caleb. Alison objects to the possibility of Rafe and Lucy doing away with Caleb in front of Tess. Alison notices that Jack bought a replacement of Tess's doll for Tess's Valentine's Day gift and blasts Jack because it looks like Jack prefers to treat his new wife as a child! Alison points out that Jack wants the sweet, innocent, untouched side of Tess while Caleb wants the evil, manipulative side of Livvie - but what Livvie AND Tess both need is a chance to become one whole, complete, integrated person! Jack argues that Tess IS a complete person, just the way she is! When Alison appeals to Rafe for Rafe's opinion, Rafe replies: "I think, given the chance, Caleb is going to turn Tess into something we do not even recognize. And, if it were me, I would do anything to stop that!" Alison continues to warn Jack and Rafe that using Tess to get rid of Caleb could backfire and TESS could end up being the one who ends up VERY hurt by their plan! Caleb calls Tess up to the Scenic Overlook that he introduced her to and plays "Newborn Heart" for her, claiming that he wrote the song just for her. Caleb informs Tess that he now believes that he is no longer destined to keep repeating the same mistake. Caleb kisses Tess and tells her that it is because he is grateful to her for the new life she has opened up for him. Caleb then gives Tess a music box, claiming that Livvie was very fond of the music box and that the music from the box will bring Tess closer to Livvie. Tess prophesies that Caleb WILL love again, even though Caleb can NOT have Livvie! But, after Tess leaves, Caleb vows to himself: "Don't worry about me, Tess! I WILL find love again!" Elizabeth arrives at Ian's Loft but arrives after Ian and Lucy have gone to dinner. Elizabeth lets herself in to wait for Ian and makes herself comfortable by stripping down to almost nothing. As she waits, Elizabeth spots Ian's research notes and reads: "Vampire symptoms are relieved when a vampire makes love with a slayer!" Elizabeth guesses that Ian is referring to his relationship with Lucy. Meanwhile, Lucy and Ian are enjoying dinner out when someone sends a complimentary bottle of wine to their table. When Lucy and Ian look around for their benefactor, they spot Kevin, who lifts his glass in salute! Meanwhile, back at Rafe's Loft, Rafe gives Alison some pink roses and they promise each other that they will forget about all of the evil lurking around Port Charles for a little while. They promise that they will always talk through their differences of opinion. Then they hit the sheets. At the same time, at the Scenic Overlook, Caleb affirms his belief that Livvie will find her way back to him, because Livvie has ALWAYS found her way back to Caleb. Meanwhile, Tess sets a romantic mood for Jack at the River House. But, as Tess writes a love letter for Jack, she opens Caleb's music box and begins to listen to the music and then begins to dance. By the time that Jack returns home, Tess has turned into Livvie!
• Monday, February 17- When Jack returns to the River House, he is shocked when he discovers Tess dancing around and acting like Livvie. Jack spots the love letter that Tess was writing to him and discovers that she signed the card: "Livvie!" Livvie tells Jack: "He's calling me, Jack. Can't you hear him calling me?" Jack spots the music-box and slams it shut. As soon as the lid goes down on the box, Tess reappears, and appears to have no memory of what just happened. Tess informs Jack that Caleb gave the music box to her because Caleb wanted to prove to Tess that Caleb did NOT want to control her any more. Jack convinces Tess to allow Jack to destroy the music box. Jack takes the music box outside and smashes it with a hammer, then throws it in the trash. Tess and Jack begin to kiss. At the restaurant, when Ian realizes that Kevin is the benefactor who sent a bottle of wine to their table, Ian decides it is time to settle Kevin's hash and approaches Kevin to give Kevin a piece of his mind. But Kevin protests that Kevin had been respecting the restraining order until Ian and Lucy ran over to Kevin. Lucy suddenly insists to Ian that she would rather eat at home and Lucy and Ian leave. Later, Caleb arrives at the same restaurant and engages Kevin in a discussion about Livvie and Tess. As the two men talk, some fans of the Stephen Clay Experience spot Caleb and pester him for his autograph. Caleb complies with their request and then thrills them further when he kisses them. Kevin suggests that maybe Caleb is ONLY interested in women who do NOT succumb instantly for Caleb's questionable brand of charm. Kevin suggests that, since Tess appears to be able to resist Caleb, perhaps Caleb is switching his obsession from Livvie to Tess! Caleb retorts that Kevin is in no position to be trying to analyze Caleb since Caleb is so different from anyone that Kevin has ever met before. But Kevin counters by pointing out that the more time Caleb spends with humans, the more Caleb is becoming just like them. At Ian's Loft, Elizabeth puzzles over the research notes that she discovered which seem to indicate that sleeping with a slayer is a way to cure the cravings that have turned her life into such an eternal torment. When Ian and Lucy arrive home, Elizabeth immediately begins coming on to Ian but Lucy orders Elizabeth to get her hands off of Ian! Elizabeth tries to trick Ian and Lucy into confiding news about their 'breakthrough' to Elizabeth but Lucy and Ian stay mum about their discoveries. Lucy finally orders Elizabeth to leave. But, after Elizabeth leaves Ian's Loft, she places a telephone call to Rafe! Back at Jack's River House, Jack and Tess enjoy some togetherness on the porch swing. But, when they go inside, a close-up of the trash-can reveals that the music from the music-box can be heard again.
• Tuesday, Feburary 18- In Elizabeth's Hotel Room, Elizabeth tells herself that going to bed with her daughter's fiance will NOT count, because Elizabeth will only be doing that in order to save her life. However, Elizabeth is disappointed when she answers her door and discovers that it is Alison, rather than Rafe, who is standing there. Alison explains that she came because Rafe had something to do, but Alison felt it was important to check on her mother. Elizabeth explains that she had some questions about her 'condition' that Elizabeth believed she needed to discuss with Rafe. As Elizabeth and Alison talk, Elizabeth changes her mind about seducing Rafe and, instead, agrees to go apartment hunting with Alison later. Alison drops a hint that Rafe has a plan that will end Caleb's reign of terror in Port Charles soon, but Alison clams up when Elizabeth asks for more details about Rafe's plan. After Alison leaves her hotel room, Elizabeth congratulates herself for deciding thatshe CAN resist the temptation to bed Rafe in order to get rid of her 'symptoms!' At Jack's River House, Jack fills Jamal and Rafe in on the way that Caleb's music box turned Tess into Livvie - just like flipping a switch! But, when Rafe points out that whoever controls the box can control WHEN Livvie will appear, and asks Jack for the box, Jack admits that he has already smashed the music box into a million pieces. Rafe warns Jack that smashing the box was NOT a smart move. Rafe goes on to explain that, IF they open the box and Livvie appears, Caleb will let his guard down and, while Caleb is distracted, they would be able to deliver a death blow to the evil monster. Rafe tells Jack and Jamal that Caleb would NOT have let the box out of his hands if Caleb knew the box WOULD produce Livvie, so Rafe declares that Rafe is presuming that Caleb does NOT know that the box has the power to turn Tess into Livvie. Rafe suddenly remembers Caleb informing him that the balance between good and evil had to be maintained so that, when Rafe came back to earth, Caleb got to come back as well. But, when Jack, Jamal and Rafe go to look in the trash for the smashed music box, they are surprised when they discover that the box is NOT in the trash any longer! As Jack, Jamal and Rafe decide to continue looking for the music box, Jamal asks how many times Caleb will have to die before that evil monster REALLY dies! Rafe declares that THIS time will be different because Caleb will be killed by a slayer. Rafe also suggests that they find a way to keep Caleb off his water, so Caleb will become more vulnerable. Rafe assures Jack that everything will be done to protect Tess. As Jack, Jamal and Rafe get ready to go look again for the music box, Alison arrives and Jack, Jamal and Rafe try to evade Alison's questions about their plans. But Alison tells them that she knows they are evading and asks to speak to Rafe alone. After Jack and Jamal leave, Alison tells Rafe that she just saw Elizabeth and it appeared that her mother was freaking out, so Alison asks Rafe to visit Elizabeth and answer some of her mother's questions. Rafe agrees to go and asks Alison to stay at the River House to be with Tess. At Stephen's Studio, Ricky spots Casey, still posing as Marissa, and tells the angel that her on-again, off-again routine has him confused. Meanwhile, inside the Studio, Reese and Caz complain to Joshua about the changes in Caleb since her wrote the song 'Newborn Heart!' But Caleb suddenly appears and announces that they are getting rid of 'Newborn Heart' and returning to their traditional form of music. Caz and Reese are enthusiastic about the changes Caleb has announced. Later, as the band practices, Caleb admits he likes some of the changes Ricky made in one of the songs. When the band takes a break after rehearsal, Reese approaches Caleb and reminds the boss that they STILL have a problem with Ricky. Caleb gives Reese permission to nibble on Ricky, but Joshua listens in on Reese's plan. Reese later goes to Ricky and tells him that The Stephen Clay Experience is planning a big party and asks Ricky to go with her to the big bash. Casey overhears Ricky agreeing to go with Reese and later tries to warn Ricky NOT to go with Reese. But Ricky angrily orders Casey to butt out of his life and quit ruining his good time. Meanwhile, Caleb remembers Kevin's warning that, the longer Caleb is around humans, the more Caleb becomes like the humans he so despises. Just then, Reese reports back about her plans for nibbling on Ricky. As Reese tells Caleb how grateful she is, Caleb begins to kiss Reese and Reese jumps into Caleb's lap and returns his kisses. Meanwhile, in her hotel room, Elizabeth wonders what she should do to get rid of her symptoms if she does NOT hop into bed with Rafe. Elizabeth is pleasantly surprised when Rafe shows up at her door and Elizabeth welcomes her daughter's fiance with open arms. At the same time, Joshua leaves an urgent message on Elizabeth's phone, informing his partner that he needs her - NOW! After Rafe leaves Jack's River House, Tess comes out of the next room, holding the music box. As Jack and Jamal search through the trash on the front porch, looking for the music box, Tess shows the music box to Alison and tells her that Jack said he was throwing the box away but must have changed his mind. Alison observes that the music box looks familiar. Tess opens the music box and, when the music begins to play, Tess turns into Livvie before an astonished Alison.
• Wednesday, February 19- When Lucy brings a "Take-Out" Lunch to Ian's Loft, Ian announces that he has finally come up with a formula which he believes will cure his insatiable appetite for blood. Ian declares that he believes it is now time to see if the formula will work on Ian! But, Lucy tries to persuade Ian NOT to use the new formula on himself because Lucy believes that they are doing fine, keeping Ian's symptoms in check with a combination of Caleb's Water and Ian's relationship with Lucy. But Ian protests that he can NOT bear the thought of living like that forever - and will NEVER be content to accept a life that is merely maintaining the status quo. So Lucy reluctantly agrees to help Ian try out the new serum. But, when Ian tries the serum on himself, his fangs come out and he suddenly attacks Lucy! The more Lucy tries to help Ian, the angrier Ian becomes! Ian begins to strangle Lucy. When Ian knocks Lucy down and advances menacingly toward her, Lucy suddenly pulls out a silver stake and threatens to impale Ian unless he stops his attack. Lucy appeals to Ian's love for his son to encourage Ian to fight Ian's cravings. Suddenly, Lucy declares HER love for Ian and proclaims that Lucy believes that Ian will NOT hurt her. Then Lucy puts the stake down! As Lucy puts down the stake, Ian's fangs disappear, and Ian suddenly changes back to himself! At Jack's River House, Alison is stunned when Tess opens Caleb's Music Box and suddenly turns into Livvie. As Livvie blasts Alison for always hanging around trying to make trouble, Jack comes in and, as Jack listens to Livvie bad-mouthing Alison, Jack spots the music box and slams the lid down! As soon as Jack shuts the music box, Livvie disappears and Tess reappears and admits that she does NOT remember what just happened. Jack sends Tess to the kitchen for some soda and then Jack fills Alison in about Caleb's music box and the power that the box seems to exercise over Tess. When Alison asks what she can do to help, Jack urges Alison to get to Rafe as quickly as possible and ask Rafe to return to the River House, while Jack keeps Tess busy! Alison leaves right away and, when Tess returns to the living room, Jack explains that Caleb's music box makes Tess remember some unhappy times in Livvie's life and makes Tess sad and frightened. Tess explains that the box just appeared beside Tess' bed and Tess believed that Jack put the box there. Jack convinces Tess to NEVER open the box again while she is alone and Tess tells Jack that she remembers that there was something 'not quite right' about the music. Jack tells Tess that, for the time being, JACK will keep the music box. Tess promises Jack that she will NEVER open the box while she is alone and Jack promises that he will always be there to take care of Tess! When Rafe arrives at Elizabeth's Hotel Room, Elizabeth enthusiastically welcomes Rafe with open arms. As Elizabeth suddenly begins to paw around on Rafe, Rafe demands to know what is going on, and Elizabeth eventually informs Rafe bluntly that Elizabeth believes that she has proof that hopping in bed with a slayer will cure her of Caleb's Curse of the Undead! Rafe tries to tell Elizabeth that her idea does NOT make any sense and that, if that were true, Rafe would KNOW about it. As Rafe tries to convince Elizabeth that she needs to give up on the idea that hopping in bed with Rafe will somehow 'cure' Elizabeth, Elizabeth knocks Rafe down on her bed, declaring: "You can kill me, or you can have sex with me!" But, as Elizabeth tries to cuddle up to Rafe, Alison suddenly bursts in the door and blasts her mother for trying to seduce Alison's sweetheart! Elizabeth quickly tries to explain that, IF Elizabeth could ONLY bed Rafe, all of Elizabeth's unholy symptoms would disappear. And Rafe agrees that Elizabeth DID tell him that. Alison apologizes to Rafe for her mother's behavior. Then Alison blasts Elizabeth for being so selfish. But Rafe urges Alison to realize that her mother was just desperate. Elizabeth agrees that Rafe is right and that Elizabeth DOES believe that she has PROOF that bedding Rafe WOULD 'cure' Elizabeth of her curse. Rafe tries to hustle Alison out of the room, but Elizabeth begs Alison NOT to leave. As Elizabeth cries that she has NO hope for the future and the present is driving her mad, Rafe informs Elizabeth that there IS hope - ALL they have to do is - kill Caleb! Elizabeth protests that killing Caleb will prove to be impossible. Alison warns her mother that Alison is TIRED of listening to all of Elizabeth's excuses, and Alison walks out into the hallway with Rafe. Once outside, Alison fills Rafe in on her experience as she watched Tess turn into Livvie when Tess opened Caleb's cursed music box! Rafe encourages Alison to try to comfort her mother, while Rafe calls Jack to get the details about Tess's latest experience with Caleb's Music Box! Meanwhile, at Jack's River House, Jack thrills Tess when he gives her a new doll that is an exact duplicate of the doll that Livvie burned. Tess exults: "She is back! And we are going to have one of our own soon, too!" When Rafe calls, Rafe warns Jack that they should NOT wait any longer before attempting to trap and destroy Caleb. Jack finally agrees with Rafe and Jack declares that: "As much as I love her, I HAVE to send Tess out - alone!"
• Thursday, February 20- At Ian's Loft, as Ian voices his disappointment that his vaccine did NOT work, Lucy and Ian are interrupted by Rafe, who announces that they ARE finally ready to get rid of Caleb - permanently! Rafe explains that Jack has finally agreed to let them use Tess to con Caleb into dropping his guard and, that, in fact, Jack will be the one who will set Tess up. Lucy is shocked when Rafe declares that Rafe can NOT be the one to exterminate Caleb - that LUCY will have to do the job! When Ian is suspicious of the reason WHY it MUST be Lucy who takes Caleb out, Rafe answers that he will explain all of that to Lucy - alone! After Ian leaves, Rafe reminds Lucy that Rafe can NOT eliminate Caleb because of the balance between good and evil - when Rafe got a pass back to earth, Caleb ALSO got the same kind of pass! But, Rafe explains, a slayer MUST make the kill if they ever want to be rid of the evil monster, and Lucy is the only one left who can take Caleb out! Lucy asks IF Lucy terminates Caleb, would that also mean that Rafe would HAVE return to the here-after as well, but Rafe confesses that he does NOT know the answer to her question. When Ian returns, Lucy fibs that Caleb would suspect Rafe of trying to eradicate Caleb but would NOT suspect Lucy because Caleb is too arrogant to realize that Lucy might be strong enough to face Caleb. At Jack's River House, Jack reminds Tess that Jack IS supportive of Tess' mission to 'heal' Caleb. But Jack convinces Tess that Caleb hides behind a wall and THAT is the reason why it is so difficult for even Tess to reach down far enough to be able to awaken the goodness that Tess believes is buried deep inside Caleb. Jack explains to Tess that Jack believes that the water that Caleb drinks provides a 'mask' that Caleb can hide behind. Jack suggests that Tess is the ONLY one who could successfully get Caleb to quit depending on the water long enough for Caleb to drop his mask and allow Tess to heal the evil monster. A delighted Tess sweetly thanks Jack for understanding Tess's mission and thinking about getting rid of the water as a way to reach Caleb. Tess announces that she will go out to find Caleb right away and take Caleb to the Scenic Overlook to convince Caleb to give up drinking the water. But, when Tess rushes out to meet Caleb, Jack follows her! Caleb's party is in full swing at Stephen's Studio and Joshua guardedly congratulates Caleb for recovering Caleb's former evil persona. Reese reports to Caleb that she is prepared to feast on Ricky before the night is finished and Reese greets Ricky enthusiastically when the drummer makes an appearance. Joshua asks Caleb if he plans to move on now and forget all about Olivia - AND Tess! Caleb insists to his suspicious band manager that Caleb has ALREADY forgotten! As Jamal saunters through the Park, Jamal is surprised when Angel Casey springs out at him and demands Jamal's immediate help in protecting Ricky from getting bitten by Reese. Casey explains that SHE is not allowed to interfere to rescue Ricky - but Jamal CAN interfere! After Casey explains her plan, Jamal rushes to Caleb's party. When Jamal arrives at the party, he finds Ricky and slugs Ricky for kissing Jamal's girl - 'Marissa." However, as Casey watches in horror from a hidden corner, Caz shows up and threatens to teach Jamal some 'manners' for Caz's 'good friend', Ricky! Back at Ian's loft, Rafe explains that the plan is for Tess to convince Caleb to quit drinking the water. Then, when Caleb has grown weaken from being without the water, they will open the music box when Tess and Caleb are together and Livvie will appear. Lucy will pull the trigger while Caleb is distracted with the phenomena of seeing Livvie again! Lucy assures Rafe that Lucy believes they will ALL be there to celebrate their victory over Caleb. Rafe returns to the car to get Lucy's Silver Slayer Gun. While Rafe is gone, Ian assures Lucy that Ian believes that she will be successful in eradicating Caleb! Rafe returns with the gun and shows Lucy how to use it. Caleb takes a break from his party and sees Joshua as Joshua leaves. After Joshua is gone, Caleb remembers that Kevin suspects that Caleb is becoming human. And Caleb remembers Tess announcing that she can feel the goodness inside Caleb. Tess suddenly arrives, but Caleb rudely brushes her off and tells Tess that they will NOT be talking again - EVER! As Jack watches from hiding, Jack silently wills Tess to just take Caleb at his word and leave! But Tess suddenly reminds Caleb that she truly believes that there IS good inside Caleb. Before leaving, Tess confesses that, in her own way, she DOES love Caleb! Caleb suddenly asks Tess to wait!
• Friday, February 21- At the party in Stephen's Studio, as Casey watches in horror from a hidden corner, Jamal angrily informs Caz that Jamal's beef is with Ricky. But Caz remains determined to make it about Caz! Jamal pretends to be willing to take the disagreement outside, but, as Caz follows Jamal, Jamal suddenly turns around and slugs Caz. Reese angrily warns Jamal that Jamal will be sorry for punching Caz. Alison panics when she discovers that she can NOT reach Rafe but, when Alison confides her worry to her mother, Elizabeth can offer little to allay her daughter's fears. Alison declares that she is positive that Rafe has gone face Caleb. Elizabeth tries to assure Alison that, IF Rafe HAS gone to eliminate his evil adversary, then Rafe will succeed in his plan to eliminate the evil monster who has destroyed all of their lives. Alison flashes back to Rafe's explanation about the balance of good and evil and how it enabled Rafe to gain a second chance at life on earth to be with Alison. Alison falls asleep and finds herself in the midst of a horrible dream in which she learns that Rafe must leave her because Caleb is dead. At Ian's loft, Ian makes a cup of soothing tea for Lucy to help calm her nerves before she leaves for her first solo attempt to rid the world of Caleb's evil. Rafe also tries to assure Lucy that she will succeed in destroying their evil enemy, but Lucy begins to worry that Rafe may never see Alison again if Rafe is yanked back to the Here-After as soon as Caleb lands in hell. Rafe insists that they must just concentrate on the job at hand. Jack calls to report that Tess is still working on Caleb but appears to be making some head-way. Lucy encourages Rafe to call Alison before they head out to face Caleb, but Rafe refuses. Lucy grabs the silver gun and announces that it is time for them to destroy Caleb. However, as Rafe, Lucy and Ian leave the building, Kevin notices them leaving and follows. Outside Caleb's party, Caleb stops Tess from leaving and asks how Tess can still have faith that there is goodness inside Caleb that is worth saving when Tess knows that Caleb was ruthlessly using Tess to get to Livvie. Tess declares that she believes that Caleb was only trying to create someone who could love him as he really is. Tess knocks the blue bottle of water out of Caleb's hand, proclaiming that Caleb does NOT need the water! When Caleb picks up the bottle, Tess accuses Caleb of hiding behind the water because it masks the real Caleb. Tess announces that, in order to heal Caleb's heart, Tess needs to get close to the real man, not the persona that was forced upon him by his evill family in centuries past. Caleb confesses that he now regrets that he ever shared his shameful family secrets with Tess. Tess strokes Caleb's cheek and invites Caleb to accompany her so that she can heal his wounded heart. When Tess extends her hand, Caleb gratefully accepts her hand. Tess kisses Caleb's fingertips and leads him away. Jack is thrilled when he realizes that Tess is on the verge of success. But when Jack steps out of the shadows to follow Tess and Caleb, Jack discovers that two toughs are blocking his path. Jamal comes running up and reports to Jack that Jamal is being pursued by ghouls. When the thugs catch up with Jack and Jamal, the goons knock Jack unconscious. When the police officers arrive, the fight begins to break up. A panic-stricken Casey desperately looks for Ricky, but does NOT find the drummer and is afraid that Reese may still follow through on her plan to feast on Ricky. At the same time, Reese finally corners her tasty drummer boy and promises to give Ricky the 'gift that keeps on giving!' Meanwhile, Jamal picks Jack up off the ground and revives him. But, as Jack and Jamal head off to catch up with Tess, the police officers notice them and decide to arrest Jack and Jamal. When the police put handcuffs on Jack, Jamal begins to pretend that he is falling-down drunk and takes his car keys out. As Jamal screams for his mama, the police handcuff Jamal. While the police are distracted by Jamal's antics, Jack frees himself and runs away to catch up with Caleb and Tess. As they approach the Scenic Overlook, Lucy confesses to Ian that she is afraid she will NOT succeed in destroying their evil adversary. But Ian assures Lucy that Ian is confident that Lucy will succeed in saving the world from Caleb and they will all SOON have a reason to celebrate! Rafe, Lucy and Ian hide in the shadows and wait for Tess and Caleb to appear. When Caleb arrives with Tess, Caleb admits that he is NOT surprised that Tess brought him to the Scenic Overlook. Tess gently encourages Caleb to let himself go so he can open himself up to his feelings. Caleb complains that he needs his water, but Tess insists that Caleb's water will only stand in the way of Caleb discovering his human emotions. Tess proclaims to Caleb that this was meant to be and urges Caleb NOT to be afraid because Tess is convinced that this moment is the reason WHY Caleb created Tess in the first place! Caleb announces that he only wants Livvie back. That Caleb does NOT want love and does NOT want to be healed. Caleb suggests that it is TESS who needs to look inside and find the woman inside of herself whom Caleb desires. But Tess vows that she will NEVER allow Livvie to return. . Rafe, Lucy and Ian lurk in the shadows and wonder why Jack has not yet appeared. However, Kevin spots the group and moves closer to discover what their mission is. Meanwhile, as Caleb angrily demands to see Livvie, Tess valiantly continues to stand her ground and gently urges the evil monster to tell her what is in his heart. Caleb declares that there is only darkness in his heart. At the same time, Jack slips up and quietly opens the music box. When Caleb hears the music, he stops dead in his tracks. But the tune also entices Livvie to emerge from within Tess. Kevin witnesses the emergence of his daughter and happily starts toward the couple. However, Lucy draws her gun, aims and shoots. Casey finds Ricky alone, with Reese poised behind the drummer, ready to sink her teeth into Ricky's neck.
• Monday, February 24- In the alley outside of Stephen's Studio, as Jamal tries to convince the arresting officer that he is not REALLY drunk, Joshua returns and the police inform the band manager that they are shutting down his drunken brawl! Meanwhile, inside the Studio, as Reese prepares to take a hunk out of Ricky, Casey creates an indoor twister that throws Reese against a wall. When Casey runs outside, yelling "Twister!" she finds that the police have turned Jamal loose so they can return to headquarters to see if the twister has created any emergency situations. After the police leave, Casey confesses to Jamal that the twister was her idea and that Casey is afraid she will be yanked back to the Here-After because the twister might be considered an 'interference' in mortal lives. When Joshua and Caz go inside the Studio, Reese begins to complain that she feels kind of weird - and Caz admits that he is beginning to feel the way he used to feel on the day before Christmas! Joshua suddenly perceives that something must have happened to 'Stephen!" Outside, Casey complains to Jamal that she was supposed to be sweet, like a TV angel, but Jamal assures Casey that IF her boss had wanted 'sweet', he would NOT have sent Casey to do the job! When Ricky arrives, Jamal apologizes to Ricky for slugging him and Jamal announces that Jamal and 'Marissa' just worked out their differences and Jamal is now cool with everything. Ricky complains about the freaky windstorm and Casey splits after she almost gives her angelic connections away. At Elizabeth's Hotel Room, an alarmed Alison confides to her mother that Alison believes that she must stop Rafe from exterminating Caleb because it would mean that Rafe would have to leave as well. But Elizabeth encourages her daughter to believe that Rafe will be OK, because Rafe has so much experience in dealing with evil monsters like Caleb. Then Elizabeth suddenly begins to feel light headed and wonders if her vampire symptoms are vanishing because Caleb is gone. Alison becomes more concerned than ever that Rafe will have to leave again if Caleb has checked out permanently and Alison dashes out the door to look for Rafe. Meanwhile, at the Scenic Overlook, as Caleb reminds Tess that he ONLY wants to be with Livvie, Jack suddenly opens the music box and Tess becomes Livvie again. As Caleb jubilantly embraces Livvie, Lucy rises from her hiding place and aims the silver gun at Caleb. Just then, Kevin walks in front of Lucy, rushing to get to Livvie. But Ian tackles Kevin and Lucy fires, striking Caleb. Livvie screams in protest and proclaims her love for the fallen Caleb. Caleb tells Livvie that her great 'friends' set her up and used Livvie to get to Caleb. As Livvie cries that she can't lose Caleb again, Kevin tries to get to Livvie, but Ian hits Kevin again and knocks Kevin down. When Rafe, Jack, Lucy and Ian move closer to get a closer look at their dying enemy, Livvie accuses Jack of destroying Caleb because Jack was jealous of Livvie's love for Caleb. Then Livvie screams that Lucy always hated Livvie. Livvie accuses them all of murder and Jack slams the music box shut. At the same time, Alison arrives at the gateway to the Scenic Overlook, searching for Rafe. Meanwhile, Tess suddenly returns and realizes that Caleb is dying in her arms. Caleb again informs Tess that they used her to get to him. Tess demands that Jack tell her if Caleb is telling her the truth. As Lucy turns to Ian and worries that Tess will NEVER understand WHY it was so important for them to destroy Caleb that they stooped to tricking an innocent young girl like Tess, Lucy happily notices that the vampire symptoms are leaving Ian. After Casey leaves the alley behind Stephen's Studio, Ricky tells Jamal that Jamal is lucky to have wriggled off of Marissa's hook - because Ricky believes the girl is seriously whacked! Meanwhile, Casey slips back into the Studio and watches as Reese, Caz and Joshua worry about what is happening to them. Joshua announces that he is going to find out what is happening and dashes out of the Studio. Outside, Jamal and Ricky suddenly notice that the sky seems to be brighter. Ricky observes that it is like something major is happening! Meanwhile, inside the Studio, Reese and Caz begin to realize they are losing their powers and conclude that that must mean that someone has successfully eliminated Caleb. Casey wonders if her little twister might have been responsible for whacking Caleb. Back at the Scenic Overlook, Tess assures Caleb that she only wanted to help him and apologizes for the trick that took his life. Rafe takes Jack aside and warns Jack that they need to get Tess away from Caleb as quickly as possible. Jack gently tries to convince Tess to leave Caleb, but Tess refuses and reminds Jack that Tess loved Jack and trusted Jack but Jack lied to Tess and then tricked her. Jack protests that Caleb was NOT human, but Tess argues that Caleb WAS Capable of love and is now dying because of Jack's trick. As Jack grabs Tess to try to remove her, Kevin reappears and orders Jack to take his hands off of Kevin's daughter. When Lucy orders Kevin to leave Tess alone because Tess is no longer Livvie, Kevin vows that he WILL get his daughter back! As Jack tries to convince Tess to go home with him, Rafe tells Caleb good-bye. Kevin spots the music box in the snow, grabs the box, and makes off with it. Caleb tells Tess that creating her was the best thing he ever did, then breathes his last. Back at Elizabeth's hotel room, Elizabeth exults in her new feeling of well-being and begins to rejoice that her monstrous husband is finally checking out - permanently! But, as Elizabeth toasts her happy future as a mortal, she is interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Expecting to see Rafe and Alison returning together with good news, Elizabeth is shocked to find Joshua on her doorstep. As Joshua pushes his way in and demands to know what is going on with Elizabeth, Elizabeth gloats that she is just fine - the best that she has ever been. As Joshua rages at the end of his most cherished plans if what he suspects is true, Elizabeth gleefully grabs Joshua and shoves him out the door, slamming the door with great satisfaction. As Caleb dies, Alison finally finds Lucy and Ian at the Scenic Overlook and Lucy explains that Lucy just succeeded in exterminating Caleb. As Alison asks where Rafe is, Lucy assures Alison that Rafe was just there. However, Alison sees only Jack and Tess beside Caleb's body - but no sign of Rafe! Lucy admits that Rafe is gone - and Lucy does NOT know where Rafe has gone!
• Tuesday, February 25- At the Scenic Overlook, as Alison demands that Lucy tell her what has happened to Rafe, Rafe suddenly reappears and Alison enthusiastically greets Rafe with open arms. Ian thanks Lucy for setting him free from Caleb's curse. As Ian and Lucy begin to make plans for their future together, Tess sobs beside Caleb's body and accuses Jack of using Tess to set a trap for Caleb. As Jack gently tries to convince Tess to go home with him, Tess expresses the hope that she will STILL be able to heal Caleb. Tess accuses Lucy of being a murderer, but Lucy protests that Caleb was a total evil being who planned to destroy them all and adds that even Caleb might appreciate this opportunity to finally rest in peace. After Jack convinces Tess to go home with him, Rafe brings out the Sacred Cloth of Neer, which he explains has been passed down for centuries by the Kovich clan for the burial of the undead. Then Rafe announces that it is time to put Caleb's body to rest for eternity. Rafe covers Caleb with the cloth. Then Rafe, Alison, Lucy and Ian pick up Caleb's body and transport it to a special crypt that Rafe had prepared. Rafe announces that they will conduct a special ceremony and, after the ceremony, the body MUST remain in solitude. Then, Rafe will return later to dispose of the body. Rafe puts Myrrh Oil on Caleb's forehead and makes the sign of Omega on Caleb's forehead. Lucy explains to Alison that Omega means 'The End' - and that it means that they are sending Caleb's spirit back to eternal darkness. Rafe announces: "Now we seal his eyes to the world forever!" Alison and Lucy each take a turn, reminding Caleb of Caleb's monstrous offenses against his many innocent victims, and then Alison concludes: "I hope you rot in hell!" Rafe ends the ceremony by proclaiming: "The wheel of life has come full circle, as we lay this being back to the dust. No longer is life welcome in this being! I banish the sins of his clan, the brotherhood of destruction, that seeks to take over the world, with the fires of inhumanity! The spirit is now rendered powerless by the forces of light!" Ian hands a wooden stake to Rafe and Rafe plunges the stake into Caleb's heart. At Jack's River House, Jack tries to explain to Tess that Caleb was dangerous and that Jack only lied to Tess to protect her from being destroyed by the evill monster. But Tess refuses to believe Jack. As Jack looks on in horror, Tess suddenly begins to just stare, rocks back and forth and then begins to hum 'Naked Eyes!" Begging Tess NOT to hum that tune, Jack holds Tess and covers her with a blanket. Then Jack decides that Tess is cold and heads outside to get more firewood. Before he goes out on the porch, Jack promises Tess that, one day, everything connected with Caleb will only be a terrible memory. Later, Lucy and Ian return to Ian's Loft and Ian declares that he feels like a dark cloud has been lifted from the place. Ian again thanks Lucy for saving his life and Lucy proclaims that she will ALWAYS love Ian! When Lucy confesses that she just wants to wash away the horror of the night, Ian coaxes Lucy into sharing a shower with him. Rafe and Alison return to Rafe's Loft and Alison confesses her fears that Rafe would have to return to the Here-After if Caleb was vanquished forever. Rafe confesses that Rafe was ALSO worried about the same possibility. But Rafe reminds Alison that the important thing to ALWAYS remember is that good DOES triumph over evil! Later, Alison confides to Rafe that Alison is worried about Tess and the way that Tess seemed to sincerely believe that Tess would be able to bring Caleb back. But Rafe distracts Alison by making plans for a picnic the following day. As they begin to kiss, Rafe assures Alison that they will NEVER have to worry about Caleb - ever again! When Jack returns to his living room with an arm load of wood, he finds Tess missing and only her rag doll, sitting alone, beside the fire! As Jack frantically searches the house for Tess, Tess enters Caleb's crypt and, once again, begs Caleb's forgiveness for the trick that took his life. Tess removes the stake and pleads with Caleb to come back to her. As Tess lays her head on Caleb's chest, she confesses to Caleb that she now wishes that she had let Caleb have Livvie back, because Tess knows now that Caleb only loved Livvie. When Tess says: "I would save you if I could," and touches Caleb's forehead, a single tear from Tess's eye falls on Caleb's cheek. At that moment, a wind blows through the crypt. Caleb opens his eyes and smiles up at Tess.
• Wednesday, February 26- In the crypt, Tess revives Caleb, to the tune of Newborn Heart. Caleb awakens and kisses Tess. At his loft, Rafe glances at the bedside clock, sees that it is after midnight, and quietly slips out of bed without waking Alison. At Jack's River House, Jack looks at a picture of Tess, then grabs his jacket and dashes out the door. At Ian's Loft, Ian and Lucy finish their shower. Later, Alison wakes up and discovers that Rafe is gone but that he left a note, telling Alison that he had to check on something. Alison is disturbed by a loud knock at her door and finds Lucy on her doorstep. Lucy reports that she is looking for Ian, who HAD been at home, but suddenly got a weird look on his face and took off. As Alison reports that Rafe has also gone out, there is another knock at the door. Alison's next visitor proves to be Elizabeth, wearing sun glasses. Elizabeth demands to know what is happening and asks Lucy if Lucy is to blame. When Lucy snatches Elizabeth's sunglasses off, Alison and Lucy see that Elizabeth's red eyes have returned. Elizabeth blasts Lucy for being an incompetent slayer - because it is obvious to Elizabeth that Caleb is still alive! Then Elizabeth suddenly changes and begins to beg Lucy to help her. Alison manages to calm Elizabeth down and gives her mother some of Caleb's water. Lucy dashes out, vowing to find Ian. At the crypt, as Rafe discovers that Caleb is no longer in the crypt, he is soon joined by Ian and Jack. They discover the wooden stake, thrown in a corner. And Jack reports that Tess is ALSO missing. Jack expresses his belief that Caleb took Tess, but Ian and Rafe voice the suspicion that it was TESS who took Caleb somewhere! Ian tells Rafe and Jack that it HAS to be that Tess healed Caleb and brought their monstrous enemy back. Rafe and Jack suddenly realize that Ian's red eyes have returned! Ian tells Jack that Jack needs to accept the fact that, IF Tess is with Caleb, it is because Tess WANTS to be with Caleb! But Jack refuses to accept that explanation. Rafe urges Ian and Jack to end their argument, so they can all focus on finding Caleb. Jack decides to return to the River House to see if Tess has returned home. Ian tells Rafe that they need to accept the reality that they will NEVER be able to defeat Caleb. Rafe promises that, when Ian is ready to give up completely on his life - including giving up his son Danny - then Rafe will be happy to put Ian out of his misery. Ian finally admits that he is not really ready to give up all hope. Rafe encourages Ian to believe that they will soon ALL be back to normal and Caleb WILL be gone - forever! When Ian returns to his Loft, he discovers that Lucy is waiting for him and already knows that Caleb is on the loose again. When Lucy apologizes for botching her assignment to rid the world of Caleb, Lucy promises that she WILL find a way to destroy Caleb - for good! But Ian suddenly turns away from Lucy. When Rafe returns to his Loft, he finds that Elizabeth has fallen asleep. When Rafe announces that he believes that Tess used her healing powers to revive Caleb, Alison begins to worry about Jack's reaction to Tess's latest disappearance. But Alison suddenly asks Rafe: "Wait, Rafe --- Do you think maybe this whole thing was a lie? I mean - Jack and Tess - and her whole kindness thing. Do you think we were so worried about setting HER up to get Caleb -- were WE actually the ones being made fools of?" Back at the River House, Jack looks at a picture of Tess and declares that Jack believes Tess will NEVER return to Jack, because Tess is with Caleb and that maybe Tess ALWAYS belonged to Caleb. Jack concludes that maybe Tess was never even real at all! Tess takes Caleb to a cave which she announces is a secret place that no one knows about - not even Jack. Tess tells Caleb that she KNOWS he is Caleb - NOT Stephen and that she is Tess not Livvie! Tess tells Caleb that, since it was Caleb who created Tess, it was now time for Tess to save Caleb's life. Tess tells Caleb that she is sorry that she fought with him about Livvie and that Tess now plans to just go to sleep and let Livvie out, to be with Caleb. Caleb confides to Tess that he felt Tess' unconditional love, reaching out through the darkness to him, and it was the love of Tess that brought Caleb back to the land of the living. When Tess proclaims that she is now ready to let Caleb be with Livvie, Caleb declares that he no longer wants Livvie. It is now TESS that Caleb wants!

Surrender DVD #5  February 27 - March 13, 2003:  2/27, 2/28, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/10, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13

• Thursday, February 27- Returning to the Scenic Overlook, a frustrated Rafe addresses Ed in the Here-After, begging to know why Caleb is back among the living again and after Rafe followed all the rules. Rafe begs Ed to give him some kind of clue about a master plan that might call for Caleb to have popped back up among the living so soon after the evil monster's demise. Although Rafe receives no direct answer to his query, Casey suddenly shows up! Casey is surprised that Rafe recognizes her so quickly. When Rafe confides that Casey has a certain 'aura' that he can see, Casey happily announces that she is now an official Guardian Angel and has been sent back to protect Ricky and Marissa. Casey confides that Ed has been keeping an eye on Rafe and that everyone upstairs had watched Rafe and Alison's wedding and were annoyed when the big event was suddenly called off. Casey admits to knowing that Caleb is back - again! Rafe notes that Casey is ALSO back and then asks if Casey is back so she can give Rafe a clue about a way to get rid of Caleb - for good! But Casey reminds Rafe that Casey does NOT know how to de-fang Caleb but, even if Casey DID know, she could NOT tip Rafe off - Rafe will just have to figure it out on his own! Casey tells Rafe that he just has to have faith and hope, but Rafe confesses that he is all out of moves. Casey tells Rafe: "Well, hey! Just do what I do!" RAFE: "What's that?" CASEY: "Fake it!" Rafe then begins to tell Casey about the Village of Turmistan - where the Last Battle of the Great War Between Slayers and Vampires was fought! Rafe sadly relates that almost all the slayers were killed and the vampires won. Most of the villagers were ALSO killed. Rafe confesses that he was always mystified as to HOW all the bad guys could win - but, now, Rafe is beginning to understand how it WAS possible! It was sort of like even the bad guys get a chance to win once in a while! Meanwhile, at Jack's River House, Jack polishes off another bottle of booze as he bitterly tears up all of his pictures of Livvie and Tess and burns them in the fireplace. Alison lets herself in and attempts to console her heart-broken friend, but Jack will have none of it. Jack explains that he believes that, no matter what Jack does, Livvie and Tess will ALWAYS belong to Caleb - and Jack declares that he is finished with making futile attempts to rescue the woman he loves from that evil monster! Jack points out that, because Tess brought Caleb back from the dead, ALL of Caleb's victims will be the ones who will have to suffer in the end. But Alison urges Jack to not give up on his love for Tess - yet! Jack tells Alison that it is not a matter of WANTING to give up - Jack has come to believe that he MUST let go of Tess! Jack sadly observes that Tess is drawn to Caleb and Caleb controls her - and Caleb always WILL control Tess! Jack confides to to Alison that it is like Livvie's attraction to Caleb has a dark magic in it that is bigger than Jack! In her secret cave, Tess is shocked when Caleb announces that he no longer wants Livvie back, but now believes that Tess and Caleb were destined to be together. But Tess reminds Caleb that she loves Jack and that, although Tess DID help Caleb, Tess does NOT love Caleb in the same way that she loves Jack! But Caleb insists that Tess taught Caleb that love is NOT filled with betrayal and it was LOVE that Caleb felt when Tess brought Caleb back. Caleb points out that Jack will probably NOT forgive Tess for bringing Caleb back. Caleb goes on to tell Tess that Caleb is convinced that Tess PROVED that she loves Caleb when she brought Caleb back - and that Jack means nothing to her. But, when Caleb tries to kiss her, Tess slaps Caleb and orders him to stop it! Then Tess apologizes for the slap and protests that she KNOWS that she loves Jack. But Caleb argues that Tess merely feels grateful to Jack because Jack brought Tess out of a dark cave and into the light - and that the reason WHY Tess could NOT let Caleb die was because she loved Caleb. Caleb again tells Tess that he believes they were destined to be together. But Tess tearfully confesses that Caleb is confusing her! Putting her hand on Caleb's heart, Tess admits that she can tell that Caleb does NOT want to hurt her! When Tess reminds Caleb that she is married to Jack, Caleb claims that Jack only married Tess to keep her away from Caleb. Caleb insists that Tess chose Caleb when Tess reached out to save Caleb from eternal darkness. But, when Caleb kisses her, Tess suddenly pulls away, grabs her jacket and runs out of the cave. Back at the Scenic Overlook, Casey reminds Rafe that: "Angels and slayers exist because - you know who up there - thinks people down here are worth saving - worth fighting for. Man - even worth dying for!" RAFE: "Is that what you think?" CASEY: "I think I am glad that I got a place in the fight. A job to do!" RAFE: "Listen, I know you can't really tell me much. But - do you mind if I take you being down here as kind of a good sign?" CASEY: "Look, I've got to make sure Ricky is NOT playing out in traffic!" RAFE: "Sure!" As Casey begins to walk away, Rafe asks another question: "Hey, Casey! Tell me something. How to you like being part of that band?" CASEY: "It's no surprise, man! It's just like they advertise - Wild 101. Round the clock - sex, drugs and Rock and....!" A sudden thunderclap stops Casey in her tracks and Casey asks: "What! What did I say? Sheesh!" As Casey hurries away, Rafe observes: "Sex, drugs and rock and roll, huh?" Meanwhile, at the River House, Alison tries to remind Jack that Tess is the REAL Livvie - the Livvie whom Jack fell in love with three years ago, but Tess is still vulnerable. Alison suggests that Tess might NOT be able to survive without Jack beside her! But Jack argues that he can NOT care any longer! Alison urges Jack to take some time before he makes any final decisions about Tess. Alison invites Jack to feel free to come talk with her any time. After Alison leaves, Jack sadly picks up the rag doll he gave to Tess, and then tosses the doll into the fireplace. As Jack sadly declares: "Good-bye, Tess," Tess suddenly arrives at the front door and calls for Jack!
• Friday, February 28- At the Light House, Kevin looks at Livvie's picture and contemplates the music box he grabbed while everyone else was distracted by Caleb at the Scenic Overlook. Kevin flashes back to the scene at the Overlook and realizes that, when Jack opened the music box, Tess mysteriously turned into Livvie again. Kevin promises that he will do whatever it takes to bring Livvie home. Then Kevin grabs his jacket and dashes out the door. Meanwhile, at Jack's River House, Tess asks Jack WHY he burned her things and Jack announces that he is putting the past behind him. Tess protests that her marriage to Jack means everything to her, but Jack argues that that could NOT be true as long as Tess refuses to stay away from Caleb. Jack reminds Tess that, by bringing Caleb back, she has hurt Rafe, Alison, Jack, Lucy and Ian - all the people who have ever truly cared about Tess. Tess reminds Jack that Caleb was not going to hurt her, but Jack declares that Caleb has ALREADY hurt Tess! Jack proclaims that their relationship is over! As Lucy starts moving back in to her house, she is surprised by a visit from Serena. Serena confesses that she slipped away from her baby sitter because Lucy sounded upset when Serena spoke to her Mom on the telephone. Lucy tries to hurry Serena back home, explaining that Serena's father will be VERY worried about her. But, before Lucy can get Serena out the door, Caleb suddenly appears! Serena, however, is delighted to see the big bat. Serena rushes to Caleb and declares that Serena is his biggest fan! As Lucy tries to get Serena away from Caleb, Serena clings tightly to the rock star's hand and Caleb solicits Serena's help in convincing Lucy to allow Caleb to stay in Port Charles. Lucy interrupts and demands that Serena go to her room and call her father. Serena finally disengages from Caleb's hand but continues to gush about the song - Naked Eyes. As Serena leaves the room, she hums the first few notes of Naked Eyes and gets a promise from Caleb to sign her new CD. Back at the River House, Tess reminds Jack that he promised they would be together forever. But Jack declares to Tess that he believes she IS Livvie! Tess denies being anyone other than Tess. Jack confesses that he feels like he keeps re-running the same miserable, no-win story over and over again. Tess protests that she would NEVER leave Jack, but Jack declares that Tess has been leaving him for a long time. When Jack tells Tess that all Caleb wants is Livvie and that the evil monster does NOT care about Tess, Tess tearfully admits that Caleb kissed her and told Tess that Caleb now wants Tess - and NOT Livvie! Tess promises Jack that she is NOT going back to Caleb and begs Jack NOT to argue with her any more about Caleb. But Jack refuses to believe Tess and orders her to leave. Even though Tess begs him to reconsider, Jack coldly announces that Tess is now free to go to Caleb - but she just needs to go! When a sobbing Tess runs outside, she finds Kevin waiting on the porch and cries on her father's shoulder. Kevin has the music box with him! When Rafe returns to his Loft, he finds Ian waiting there for him. Ian confides that he has been trying to figure out a way to get rid of Caleb! Rafe declares that the key to destroying Caleb might be contained in the phrase: "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll!" Rafe and Ian decide that the water Caleb drinks is like a drug. Sex refers to the fact that, when a slayer sleeps with a vampire, the symptoms vanish momentarily. Rafe and Ian agree that, since Caleb apparently can NOT be killed, they need to find a way to take Caleb's power away from their evil enemy - permanently! But, as they talk, Reese and Caz suddenly burst in, intent up on inflicting some serious damage in retaliation for the attempt to exterminated Caleb. Rafe and Ian quickly gain the upper hand and Caz splits. When Rafe threatens to exterminate Reese permanently, Reese confesses that the first notes of Naked Eyes has a secret message - but Reese does NOT know what the message is! After Reese leaves, as Rafe and Ian listen over and over again to the first part of 'Naked Eyes,' Rafe confesses that he believes that the notes are like fingernails on a chalk board, but Ian declares that there is something soothing about the music. Ian tells Rafe that he can hear voices, water and then shots ring out. But Rafe insists that he can NOT listen to the music any more and orders a startled Ian to turn the music off before Rafe kills him! When Serena runs to get her CD and leaves Lucy and Caleb alone, Lucy warns Caleb to stay away from Serena. When Serena returns with the CD, Caleb signs it, then kisses the delighted girl on the cheek! A horrified Lucy finally convinces Serena to go to her room. After Serena leaves, Caleb announces that, since Lucy has tried to kill him twice, Caleb has arrived to return the favor! But, when Caleb turns his back momentarily, Lucy brings out a silver stake and threatens her evil enemy with permanent extinction. But, when Serena suddenly calls to Lucy from upstairs, Lucy is distracted and Caleb takes the stake away from Lucy. Once she is disarmed, Lucy begins to tell Caleb that she has always been kind of fond of him. Lucy then entices Caleb into kissing her!
• Monday, March 3- Kevin is thrilled when he runs into a sobbing Tess on Jack's porch. When Tess confesses that Jack ordered her to leave, Kevin happily invites Tess to stay at the Light House with him. As Tess agrees to go with him, Kevin flashes back to the scene at the Overlook, when he saw Livvie appear after Jack opened Caleb's music box. Kevin grabs the music box and tells himself: "And you, Livvie, will soon be right here!" Later, at the Light House, Kevin calms Tess's fears and encourages his daughter to share her feelings about the events at the Scenic Overlook. But Kevin is shocked when Tess confesses that she revived Caleb and that evil monster is still roaming among the living. When Tess finally relaxes a little, Kevin brings out the music box and opens it. As Tess listens to the music, Livvie suddenly emerges and embraces her ecstatic father! At Rafe's Loft, Ian is surprised when Rafe angrily orders Ian to turn Caleb's music off before Rafe kills Ian. But Ian tries to argue that he hears a beautiful spring in the music. However, Rafe suddenly grabs Ian by the throat and begins to throttle Ian. As Ian tries to remind Rafe that he is Ian, Alison suddenly arrives and tries to pull Rafe away from Ian, but Rafe is too strong for her. Ian shouts to Alison to turn off the music and, as soon as the music is off, Rafe suddenly lets go of Ian and confesses that he does NOT remember what just happened. Rafe explains that the first few notes of Caleb's 'Naked Eyes' had filled Rafe with hatred for all vampires, including Ian - and Rafe attacked Ian automatically. Ian reports to Rafe and Alison that Ian saw a place and he was being called there. Ian describes the place as all white and cold, except for a hot spring, right in the middle. Ian explains that he heard the voices of people - some were calm and at peace and others were screaming. Then Ian mentions that he could hear the sound of muskets. As Rafe and Ian wonder WHY the music would cause such different reactions, Rafe suggests that maybe the music has a different effect on slayers and vampires. Alison suggests that maybe the music has an even different effect on ordinary people and suggests that Alison listen to the music - alone. Rafe insists that Alison should NOT listen to the music alone, but Ian agrees with Alison - Ian argues that there has to be some reason why Ian saw weird images when he heard the music but when Rafe heard the SAME music, the music kicked Rafe's slayer instincts into overdrive. Alison insists that, if she uses headphone, the music would NOT affect Ian or Rafe and Rafe reluctantly agrees to the experiment. As Alison listens, she gets a far-away look in her eyes, then suddenly reaches over and kisses Rafe. When Ian turns the music off, Alison describes that she felt so connected to Rafe as she listened to the music that she only wanted to think about their future together. But, as Alison tries to kiss Rafe again, Rafe surprises Alison by pulling away and announcing that he does NOT want any kisses that were brought about by a spell being cast by Caleb's music! Ian suddenly worries about Lucy and dashes out of the Loft. Meanwhile, at Lucy's Place, as Caleb and Lucy get passionate, Caleb demands to know what Lucy wants. As Lucy tries to convince Caleb that she is blown away with passion for him, Caleb suddenly takes an interest in Lucy's neck and a terrified Lucy skitters out of Caleb's grasp. Caleb angrily announces to Lucy that he is NOT stupid and is NOT enticed by Lucy's latest ploy. Lucy reminds Caleb that, IF Caleb kills Lucy, the evil of such a monstrous act would drive Tess away from Caleb forever, and Caleb would be kissing good-bye to his last chance to have Livvie back. Lucy advises Caleb that Lucy KNOWS that Tess is wrong about Caleb and that it is plain to Lucy that Caleb does NOT want to be saved! As Caleb begins to explain that he no longer wants Livvie, Lucy grabs her silver stake and threatens Caleb again. But Caleb suddenly gets a premonition that something is up with Tess and disappears, leaving Lucy alone! At the Light House, Kevin begins to make enthusiastic plans for Livvie to go away with Kevin so that Livvie can get stronger. But Livvie insists that she NEEDS to go find Caleb. Kevin explains that, whenever the music is NOT playing, Livvie disappears. So Kevin believes that they MUST find a way for Livvie to get her body back. Kevin tries to convince Livvie that he CAN go along with Livvie's feelings for Caleb, but what is most important to Kevin at the moment is that they make sure that the 'Tess' part of Livvie NEVER comes back! As Kevin encourages Livvie to fight for herself, Caleb suddenly appears and a delighted Livvie rushes into Caleb's arms. Livvie proclaims: "It's me - Livvie!" But Caleb replies: "Not any more!" and suddenly slams the music box shut. As soon as the music stops, Tess reappears, with no memory of what went on while she was Livvie. When Kevin informs Caleb that the evil monster just saved the wrong girl, Caleb announces: "I know!" and then begins smashing the music box into bits! Meanwhile, at her place, Lucy is desperately trying to call Ian, when Ian suddenly bursts through the door! When Lucy confesses that she just tried to seduce Caleb to save her life and protect Serena upstairs, Ian suddenly demands to know just exactly how far Lucy was willing to go to neutralize her evil enemy! At the Light House, Kevin demands to know WHY Caleb destroyed the music box, because the box was the ONLY way to get Livvie back! But Caleb calmly announces that he no longer wants Livvie and begins to leave with Tess. As Kevin stoops to retrieve the broken pieces of the music box, Kevin warns Caleb that Caleb just destroyed his own future. Kevin predicts that Caleb will soon tire of Tess and will eventually corrupt Tess, the same way Caleb corrupts everything he touches. On the porch, Caleb informs Tess that she is coming home with Caleb, but, inside the Light House, a determined Kevin vows to keep pushing until he gets his daughter back!
• Tuesday, March 4- As Jamal watches Casey chow down on a burger at the Recovery Room, Jamal tries to give Casey tips to help the Angel become more like her missing sister, Marissa. Meanwhile, Ricky watches Casey and Jamal through the window until Reese ambushes Ricky. Reese tries to convince Ricky to find a dark corner with her and continue where they left off when the twister hit Stephen's Studio. But Reese is disappointed when Ricky blows her off and goes inside to huddle with Jamal and Casey. When Ricky goes inside, Ricky begins to quiz Jamal and 'Marissa' about their on-again, off-again relationship, pointing out that they seem to be spending more time together now that they have broken up than they did when they were 'together.' When Jamal tries to convince Ricky that Jamal and 'Marissa' have reconciled, Jamal plants a kiss on Casey to prove his point. But Ricky insists that he STILL does NOT believe Jamal's claims. When Ricky gets Casey alone later, Ricky suddenly kisses Casey and lets the angel know that he realizes she IS Casey! As Ricky and Casey kiss, Jamal catches up to them just in time to hear a clap of thunder and see Casey disappear. As Ricky asks what he did to cause Casey to disappear, Jamal announces: "You blew her cover! This can't be good, bro!" As Reese fumes on the bench outside the Recovery Room, bemoaning Ricky's apparent disinterest in her, Jack suddenly joins Reese on the bench. Jack informs Reese that Jack was once a creature of the night and Reese admits that she suspected something like that might be true when she saw Jack's display of strength when Jack lifted the fallen tree off of Reese's leg. Reese begins to be interested and Jack admits that he split up with his wife and then congratulates Reese for the part Reese played in Caleb's master plan to grab Jack's wife. Jack announces that he is tired of the sweetness and light routine he got from Tess and might be interested in some Mattress Mambo with a 'Bat-Girl!" Reese asks if Jack is saying he wants to become a vampire again and Jack confides that he feels like he has nothing left to lose. After kissing Reese, Jack and Reese head off to Jack's River House. When Tess and Caleb return to Caleb's apartment, Caleb tries to convince Tess that they belong together and Tess needs to stay away from Kevin, who is still trying to recover Livvie. But Tess reminds Caleb that she is married to Jack because she LOVES Jack and she does NOT love Caleb in the same way that she loves Jack. Caleb argues that Tess is with Caleb now because Jack does NOT understand her heart. When Tess points out that she could never love someone whose heart was as filled with hate, rage and revenge as Caleb's heart is, Caleb confesses that he HAD planned to kill Lucy that night, but Caleb stopped when he realized that Tess needed him. Tess reminds Caleb that she could NOT love him so long as he held the desire to kill inside of him. But Caleb claims that something inside of him changed when Tess saved his life. Caleb insists that, tonight, he chose love over hate - and it was all because of Tess! Caleb confesses that, while he wants Tess to spend eternity with him and Tess is welcome to stay with Caleb if she wants to stay, Caleb won't try to force Tess to stay with him. Caleb announces to Tess that she is free to go try to patch things up with Jack if that is what she wants to do. Tess declares that she MUST talk to Jack - and leaves. Later, when Jack and Reese arrive at the River House, they begin kissing - just as Tess arrives and catches them! At Lucy's Place, as Ian quizzes Lucy about her attempt to seduce Caleb, Lucy angrily defends her actions. When Ian asks Lucy to promise that she will NEVER attempt something like that again, Lucy becomes angry, orders Ian to get out of her house, and knocks over a chair. The falling chair knocks a large book off the table. When Ian bends down to retrieve the book, he becomes transfixed by a picture he sees in the book. As Lucy apologizes for her angry outburst and reassures Ian that she wouldn't want to live if Ian could not be in her life, Ian explains about Rafe's experiment with Caleb's music. Ian explains to Lucy that, when Ian listens to the first five notes of Caleb's Naked Eyes, Ian has a vision of the same place that is pictured in the book, while the same notes drive Rafe up a tree! Lucy agrees that the first five notes of Caleb's song also make her feel very disturbed. As Ian and Lucy look at the picture in the book, Lucy reads that the place pictured is a healing pool of hot springs surrounded by a legend: "From this pool, the dead will return to life." As Lucy and Ian decide that this could refer to Caleb, Caleb sits alone in his apartment and plays the first five notes of Naked Eyes, over and over again, on his guitar.
• Wednesday, March 5- As Elizabeth contemplates a cold dinner, alone, in her hotel room, she is appalled when Joshua shows up on her doorstep and accuses her of avoiding her one and only eternal buddy. Joshua gloats to Elizabeth that she jumped the gun when she leaped to the conclusion she had been permanently de-fanged by Caleb's demise. Joshua then begins to tell Elizabeth all about Caleb's endless parade of women, but Elizabeth accuses Joshua of just trying to turn Elizabeth against Caleb. Joshua encourages Elizabeth to get even with Caleb for using and abusing her by helping Joshua plot the final downfall of Caleb Morley! Elizabeth seems interested, until Joshua suggests that, IF Joshua and Elizabeth only knew HOW Rafe was planning to attack Caleb next, Joshua could give the plan a helpful little nudge. When Elizabeth angrily refuses to spy on Alison, Joshua assures Elizabeth that she will soon WANT to spy on her daughter and Rafe because it will just be a case of Alison helping her mother get revenge for Caleb's ruthless treatment of Elizabeth. When Joshua begins to nibble on Elizabeth's neck, Elizabeth protests at first, but Joshua and Elizabeth eventually end up in bed together. At Lucy's Place, Ian is frustrated that the book with the picture of the healing spring has no title on it. When Lucy apologizes for her angry outburst, Ian kisses her. Ian tells Lucy that he is positive that, IF he can figure out the mystery of the healing pool, it will lift the curse from Ian forever! Lucy suddenly decides that she knows WHO will be able to help them unravel the mystery of the hot springs and hustles Ian off to visit Victor. Later, Ian and Lucy try to convince Victor that Ian is writing a medical paper about the healing spring, but Victor announces that he does NOT believe them! Lucy finally coaxes Victor to tell them about a legendary healing spring that became known when some Revolutionary War soldiers stumbled across it and, when they bathed their wounds in the water, they were healed. Victor explains that the pool is around Port Charles somewhere, because it was because people kept arriving in the area to bathe in the healing springs that led to the decision to build the Hospital! Lucy takes a few minutes alone with Victor and attempts to apologize for Lucy's break-up with Kevin. Victor assures Lucy that he understands why Lucy felt she could not continue to put up with Kevin's strange behavior. As Lucy and Victor talk, Ian suddenly discovers a book that tells about the Revolutionary War Battle of Putnam's Field in 1775 - and includes a picture of the healing pool! Victor suggests that some ancient maps he has might give them a clue about the pool's whereabouts. At Rafe's Loft, as Rafe keeps writing down the first five notes of Naked Eyes on music sheets, searching for a message, Alison returns and tries to strike up a conversation about Rafe's perception that Alison kissed Rafe after listening to Caleb's music because Alison was under some kind of spell from Caleb's music. When Rafe just begins kissing her instead of arguing, Alison insists that it is NOT funny and that she IS serious in her objections. Rafe and Alison are interrupted by a persistent knocking on the door. When Rafe answers the door, he discovers that Kevin is there and Kevin announces that he has come to volunteer to help Rafe get rid of Caleb. Kevin offers to help Rafe untangle Caleb's twisted mind, but Rafe reminds Kevin that Kevin ALSO wants to get rid of Tess - permanently! However, Kevin insists that Kevin wants BOTH parts of Livvie - back together again - as a complete person. But Rafe reminds Kevin of the times that Kevin has hurt Lucy - and Kevin interprets Rafe's comments as a rebuff of Kevin's offer to help. However, as Kevin begins to leave, Kevin spots the music sheets with notes on them and declares that there is a message in those notes! At Jack's River House, Jack and Reese's kiss is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Tess! Even though Reese protests the interruption, Jack rushes out to apologize to Tess but, when Jack catches up with Tess, Jack announces that he does NOT regret his involvement with Reese! Tess protests that Jack comes first with her but Jack argues that Tess is really 'with' Caleb! When Jack admits that his heart is broken, Tess pleads with Jack to allow Tess to heal his heart, but Jack refuses any kind of help that comes from Tess. Jack reminds Tess that their life together and Tess' powers were something special - UNTIL Tess used her powers to turn a monster like Caleb Morley loose on the world again! When Tess argues that Caleb is NOT a monster, Jack announces to Tess that she needs to go back to her lover and leave Jack alone. Tess sadly walks away from Jack's House. As Jack sadly watches Tess walk away, Reese comes out on the porch. When Jack reminds Reese of their plans for the evening, Reese announces that Jack is WAY too complicated for her and she does NOT need any more complications in her life at the moment. And Reese walks away as well. Meanwhile, Tess runs through the woods until she finds herself back at her old home in the cave. When Tess arrives, she quickly finds the book of fairy tales that Jack used to read to her and tearfully tells herself that there will NOT be a happily ever after for her and Jack. Tess sadly wonders where she will go next and what will become of her, if Jack is no longer a part of her life. At Rafe's Loft, Rafe and Alison are mystified when Kevin connects the first five notes of Naked Eyes to make a three-dimensional drawing of something that looks like steps, and keeps insisting that the drawing IS a message! Meanwhile, at Victor's Place, Victor shows Lucy and Ian his old Revolutionary War period maps. Lucy spots a notation on one map that Victor explains is in Dutch and translates the meaning: "Place of Healthy Waters." But the map that Lucy is holding has a piece missing!
• Thursday, March 6- At the Recovery Room, a tipsy Elizabeth pours her heart out to Frank, declaring herself to be a magnet for losers. But, when Elizabeth makes an attempt to get VERY friendly with Frank, Frank wriggles away to make a call. On the phone, Frank assures someone that he is good for the money and will get it! In the meantime, Joshua moves in on Elizabeth. Reminding Elizabeth that they BOTH want to destroy Caleb - and that Elizabeth's future son-in-law ALSO wants to destroy Caleb - Joshua urges Elizabeth to pay a visit to Rafe and Alison to see if she can pick up any details about Rafe's plan for Caleb's destruction. As Elizabeth and Joshua argue about Joshua's plan, Frank notices the argument and orders Joshua to leave Elizabeth alone. Elizabeth thanks Frank for his intervention, but declares she was leaving any way. After Elizabeth leaves, Frank warns Joshua to leave Elizabeth alone. But Joshua tells Frank that Joshua is VERY impressed with Frank's the way Frank handles himself in a crisis! After Frank leaves, Joshua muses that someone with a quick temper and willingness to fight, such as Frank, MIGHT be an asset to Joshua! At Rafe's Loft, Rafe and Alison sum up their discoveries so far: When Rafe hears the first five notes of Naked Eyes - it makes Rafe want to strangle Ian. But the SAME notes make Alison eager to hop in bed. However, the first five notes of Naked Eyes give Ian a vision of some kind of Oasis with a hot spring in the middle. But, when KEVIN saw the notes, Kevin made some kind of pattern by connecting the notes. As Rafe and Alison puzzle over the mystery of the notes, Lucy and Ian burst in with news about their discovery of the picture of the hot springs that Ian has been seeing in his visions. Lucy and Ian begin to explain their discovery that a hot spring was once prominent in Port Charles. As Ian shows Rafe and Alison Victor's ancient maps, Lucy and Ian notice the pattern that Kevin drew with the musical notes. Ian and Lucy discover that the shape matches points on the old map. And, when the same pattern is put over a modern-day map of Port Charles, it matches up with a spot near the docks - right where Caleb bought a building when his band first arrived in Port Charles! However, Kevin comes down from upstairs just then and Lucy angrily orders Kevin to leave. But Kevin protests that he came to visit Rafe to help plan the downfall of Caleb and would have no way to know that Lucy and her boyfriend would show up as well. Ian and Lucy suddenly become suspicious that Caleb sent Kevin with the pattern to plant the information with Caleb's enemies. When Lucy declares that she does NOT trust Kevin, and Ian orders Kevin to go home, Kevin angrily denies being a plant sent by Caleb - and storms out! After Kevin leaves, Ian explains the legend of the healing spring to Rafe and Alison. Alison asks if the healing spring could be some kind of power source for vampires, but Rafe suggests that maybe Kevin DID conveniently arrive with the design to help Caleb set a trap for Rafe and Lucy! When Ian orders Lucy to stay where it is safe while Ian checks out Caleb's building, Lucy objects and Ian finally agrees to allow Lucy to go with him to look for the healing spring. The planning session is interrupted by the arrival of Elizabeth. Lucy and Ian make some hasty excuses and head out to check out Caleb's building, while Rafe and Alison stay to try to distract Elizabeth. However, after Lucy and Ian leave, Elizabeth declares that she KNOWS they were talking about Caleb and that they are hiding something! Elizabeth states that IF they HAVE found something out about her husband, Elizabeth DOES have the right to know! Meanwhile, at Caleb's Building, Lucy and Ian discover a locked door, leading to a crawl space under the building, with a design on the door that is the same as the pattern that Kevin drew from the musical notes. However, as Lucy and Ian try to pick the lock, they are surprised by the arrival of Kevin! Tess is surprised when Caleb suddenly shows up in her cave. Caleb tries to get Tess to leave with him, but Tess begs Caleb to put her back the way she was BEFORE Caleb separated the different parts of her. But Caleb claims that not even he can do that. Declaring that he can no longer live his life without Tess, Caleb insists to Tess that he only wants to be with her forever. Declaring that Tess' destiny is with Caleb, Caleb takes Jack's wedding ring off of Tess' finger and throws it away. When Tess asks if Caleb really DOES love her, Caleb replies that he will love Tess forever. Tess gently kisses Caleb's hand. Meanwhile, at Caleb's building, as Kevin makes sarcastic comments about Ian's breaking and entering techniques, Tess and Caleb slowly walk through the same alley, talking. Lucy, Ian and Kevin hear Caleb coming and jump into the crawl space to avoid being seen. But, as Caleb walks past the door, he notices that the lock is open and snaps the padlock back together. Inside the crawl space, Kevin, Ian and Lucy hear the lock click into place. After Caleb passes, the burglars push on the door and, when the lock does NOT give, they conclude that they are locked in!
• Friday, March 7- At Rafe's Loft, Elizabeth voices her suspicion that Rafe and Alison have discovered something important about Caleb but are keeping her in the dark. Elizabeth begs to be a part of bringing Caleb down, but Rafe and Alison pretend they are just on their way out to a movie. Elizabeth tries to reassure Rafe and Alison that Caleb no longer exercises any power over her, but Rafe and Alison remain skeptical about Elizabeth's claims of having acquired some will power where Caleb is concerned. When Rafe suddenly suggests that there is something Elizabeth COULD help with, Alison objects. As Rafe and Alison go into a huddle to discuss Rafe's idea, Elizabeth flashes back to Joshua's revelations about Caleb's womanizing habits and Joshua's belief that Joshua and Elizabeth COULD help Rafe and Alison guarantee Caleb's downfall. Rafe finally asks Elizabeth to listen to the first five notes of Naked Eyes and then tell Rafe what her impression is of the message in the notes. Rafe whispers an explanation to Alison that Rafe wants to know if Ian's reaction to the notes was a fluke or if Elizabeth has the SAME reaction to the SAME music! As Elizabeth listens to the notes, a look of peace suddenly comes over her face. But, when Rafe and Alison ask Elizabeth if she had any reaction to the music, Elizabeth claims it was nothing unusual - but then Elizabeth makes a hasty exit, claiming she is late for dinner with an old friend. Alison observes: "Mother, you don't have any old friends!" But Elizabeth rushes away and Rafe and Alison decide to follow Elizabeth - guessing that her 'old friend' is probably Caleb. As Rafe and Alison follow Elizabeth, they can tell that she IS headed to Caleb's apartment, telling herself: "I HAVE to tell him what I know!" Alison sadly confides to Rafe that, in spite of the many times that Caleb has hurt her mother, Elizabeth apparently still loves the evil monster! In Caleb's apartment, Tess thanks Caleb for offering her a place to stay and Caleb assures Tess that he just wants her to feel at home. Caleb gallantly volunteers to spend the night on the couch. However, as Caleb drifts off to sleep, he flashes back to the encounter with his stepmother which turned him into an evil monster - and recalls Tess expressing her belief that Caleb COULD free himself from his family curse. When Caleb calls out in his sleep, Tess rushes to his side! Tess encourages Caleb to confide in her about his nightmare. When Caleb confesses that he was remembering the argument with his father and the encounter with his stepmother that turned him into an evil being, Tess declares that she believes that Caleb is able to return to being the man he was before his evil family turned him into a monster. Tess again states her opinion that she believes that Caleb created her so that she could save him and return him to the life Caleb had in the days when he resisted the evil of his family heritage. Tess tells Caleb that she wants the best part of Caleb to make love to the best part of Tess. To the tune of Newborn Heart, Caleb begins to kiss Tess and then carries her back to his bed. As Caleb and Tess kiss on the bed, Elizabeth arrives at Caleb's apartment and walks right in, staring in horror and disbelief at the sight of her husband, in bed with healer Tess! In the crawl space underneath Caleb's building, Lucy begins to have problems with claustrophobia, while Kevin makes caustic comments about Ian's career as a home-wrecker and demands to know WHAT they are supposed to be looking for in their cramped quarters. When Lucy has a serious attack of claustrophobia, Ian is astounded when Kevin is able to calm Lucy down by encouraging her to whistle. Finally, the trio see a light ahead of them and begin to hear the sound of water. Eventually, Kevin, Ian and Lucy break through to an ethereal, phosphorescent cavern, enshrouding a bubbling hot spring. As Lucy remarks at the beauty of the cavern, Kevin realizes that Lucy and Ian KNEW the cavern was there and demands to know what this place is. Ian and Lucy claim they do NOT know. But Lucy announces that she is getting a bad feeling about this when they suddenly hear someone moaning and Lucy declares that they are NOT alone!
• Monday, March 10- As Elizabeth enters Caleb's apartment, eager to share her good news with her husband, she is shocked when she believes she sees her husband in bed with Livvie - Caleb's one great love. Until Caleb calls out Tess's name in the throes of passion! Angry that Caleb decided to hop in bed with his true love's mousey double, Elizabeth storms away. At the same time, Tess announces to Caleb that he has turned away from the dark side tonight. After they hit the sheets, Caleb tells Tess that he is surprised by the way his tryst with Tess has made him feel. However, as Caleb continues to drink water from his blue bottle, Tess stops him and they begin kissing again. Tess and Caleb hit the sheets again. When Tess isn't looking, Caleb flashes his fangs, but changes his mind and just kisses Tess. After Tess falls asleep, Caleb leaves the bed. In the Underground Cavern, Kevin, Ian and Lucy are surprised when Rafe and Alison show up. Rafe announces that he and Alison followed the map that Lucy left behind. When Kevin begins asking questions about the cavern and why everyone has assembled there, Rafe tells Kevin that it does NOT concern him. As Ian announces that he believes they WILL find answers there, the screams they have heard in the background become louder, then suddenly stop, then start up again. When Rafe puts his hands up and says: "Shhh!" - the screaming suddenly stops and Rafe announces that there is both pain and healing in this place. When Kevin continues to ask embarrassing questions, Lucy angrily informs "Doc" that it is NONE of his business. But Kevin notices that Lucy called him "Doc" - and points it out to her! When Rafe asks Kevin WHY Kevin is SO determined to hang around and ask questions, Kevin replies that, since Caleb destroyed Kevin's daughter, Kevin wants to see an end to that evil monster's reign of terror as much as everyone else in town. When Ian continues to refuse to include Kevin in their plans, Kevin declares that: "I saw something in those notes that the rest of you did NOT!" Rafe finally agrees that they MIGHT need Kevin's special knowledge to put all the pieces of Caleb's puzzle together. Ian finally agrees to allow Kevin to remain. When Alison asks about the screams they could hear, Lucy offers the opinion that the screams came from the ghosts of Revolutionary War soldiers who came to the spring to be healed - more than three hundred years ago! However, when Alison reaches out toward the spring, Rafe stops Alison and warns her NOT to touch the water. Rafe reminds everyone that, since the water is under CALEB'S building, the water COULD be toxic! Rafe urges everyone to leave the cavern now and visit the spring at another time. Rafe lets everyone know that Rafe and Alison found the spring by following Elizabeth, AFTER Elizabeth listened to the first five notes of Caleb's song, 'Naked Eyes." While Lucy worries that Elizabeth must have told Caleb, Rafe points out that if Caleb KNEW that they had discovered the spring, Caleb would have arrived to attack them by now. Lucy suggests that they take a little of the water and analyze it and Alison offers her water bottle, which Ian gingerly dips into the spring. Then they all head for Ian's Loft. After Kevin and Ian enter the tunnel, Lucy takes Rafe and Alison aside to clue them in that Kevin does NOT know that Ian has joined the creatures of the night and Lucy urges Rafe and Alison to help her keep Kevin in the dark about Ian's special problems. When Alison asks, Lucy admits that Lucy gets the same kind of bad vibes about the cavern that Rafe feels! Elizabeth stomps into her hotel room, angrily muttering to herself her list of grievances against Caleb and yanking her clothes off. As Elizabeth gets undressed, she babbles that she had hoped to get Caleb back with her stupid little surprise - and all the while, Elizabeth's ungrateful husband was in bed with that mousey little Tess! Elizabeth is startled when she realizes that Joshua is in her room and taking in her entire tirade! Joshua accuses Elizabeth of planning to betray Joshua and take the information that Elizabeth gleaned from snooping into Rafe and Alison's plans - directly to their arch-enemy - Caleb! But Elizabeth vehemently denies Joshua's accusation and announces to Joshua that she finally realizes that Joshua has been right all along about the way Caleb turned Elizabeth into a walking freak of nature and then doomed her to live in a perpetual state of loneliness forever. Elizabeth declares that she is now 100% behind Joshua's power play to topple Caleb! Elizabeth fills Joshua in on Rafe's experiment with the first five notes of Naked Eyes. Elizabeth explains to her cohort that, while Elizabeth listened to Caleb's music, she had a vision of an icy paradise with a hot spring in the middle - and that Elizabeth just had an overwhelming feeling that she SHOULD go to that place! Joshua decides that what they MUST do is find that spring and find out what the spring means to Caleb. Joshua further points out his suspicion that Rafe ALREADY knows where to find the spring - and was merely using Elizabeth to to confirm what Rafe had ALREADY guessed! Elizabeth agrees that Joshua is probably right and Joshua proclaims that he and Elizabeth CAN succeed in bringing Caleb to his knees - but they DO need each other! Elizabeth agrees to continue spying on Rafe. Then Joshua and Elizabeth begin to kiss to seal their bargain and head for the bed. Kevin, Rafe, Alison, Lucy and Ian all gather at Ian's loft and Kevin lets Lucy know that he recognizes all of the General Hospital lab equipment that appears to have mysteriously found its way into Ian's apartment! Ian discovers that, when Ian mixes the water from the healing spring with the formula that Chris came up with during Chris' research into vampirism, the list of ingredients matches the list of ingredients in the water that Caleb packages in the blue bottles! Rafe wonders idly if the water from the healing spring could cure a vampire completely. As Rafe speaks, Caleb visits the healing spring and contemplates the water!
• Tuesday, March 11- At Lucy's Place, as Lucy enjoys a soothing bubble bath with Ian's help, Lucy assures Ian that Kevin will NOT learn that Ian has turned into a creature of the night. But Ian glumly observes that everyone will eventually learn the truth. Later, as Lucy and Ian enjoy the tub together while listening to classical music, Ian suddenly wonders if soaking in the healing spring while listening to Caleb's music would be the secret that would lead to Ian's healing. Ian and Lucy immediately hop out of the tub and head back to the healing pool to test their theory. At Stephen's Studio, Joshua tries to get Ricky, Caz and Reese in the mood to practice. Just as Joshua assigns Ricky to sign the lead because Stephen has not shown up yet, Caleb arrives. Caleb hands out new music to the band and takes Joshua aside for a conference. As Caleb and Joshua huddle, Ricky notices Casey creeping back into the studio and quickly hustles the angel outside to talk to her. Caleb announces to Joshua that they will no longer be known as the Stephen Clay Experience but as The Experience, Featuring Caleb Morley - because Caleb now wants the whole world to know who he really is. Arguing that the band will lose some of the name recognition they have built up with their original name, Joshua tries to talk Caleb out of his decision. But Caleb refuses to listen to Joshua, pointing out that even the rumors of vampirism have helped to boost record sales. Caleb reminds Joshua that Joshua's job is to look after the band - and Elizabeth. Reminding Joshua that Caleb does NOT want to see Elizabeth get hurt, Caleb asks Joshua how long Joshua has been sleeping with Elizabeth. Joshua evades the question, but replies that he believes it is a good way to keep an eye on Elizabeth. As Jack polishes off another bottle of booze at the River House, he is suddenly haunted by a vision of Livvie, determined to make sure Jack knows exactly why ALL of the women that Jack ever loved have thrown Jack over for Caleb. Jack realizes that he is talking to a vision. But, as Livvie begins to remind Jack that even Tess is with Caleb now, Jack states his determination to get away from Livvie's haunting jeers, and bolts out the door. In the alley outside Stephen's Studio, Ricky kisses Casey, but the angel finally admits to Ricky that she is now a guardian angel whose assignment is to protect Ricky from Caleb's being killed by Caleb's cohorts. Casey is shocked when Ricky announces that Ricky has ALWAYS known the truth about Caleb's band - but doesn't care! Claiming that his association with the big bat has given him a successful music career, Ricky explains to Casey that, once Casey left for the Here-After, the only thing Ricky had left to live for was his music. But Casey continues to try to warn Ricky that he needs to get away from the band before he ends up very dead - for real! However, Ricky declares to Casey that, as long as Ricky is in danger, Casey will continue to hang around to keep him out of trouble - so Ricky will end up with the best of both worlds - a built-in excuse to hang out with Casey as well as a successful music career! As Casey and Ricky hug, Casey promises that she will always be watching over Ricky. Caleb claims to be overjoyed when a hung-over Jack arrives at the Studio. As Caleb orders Jack to get out, Caz brings a note to Caleb. After Caleb reads the note, Caleb changes his mind and tells Jack that Jack can remain at the Studio. Then Caleb leaves, announcing that practice is over for the day. Jack immediately finds Reese and they leave the studio together. When Lucy and Ian rush back to the healing pool, they are stunned when they discover that the entrance to the crawl space is now gone and that they are now facing a solid brick wall! When Caleb returns to his apartment, he is thrilled to discover that Tess has prepared a romantic dinner for him. In the alley behind the Studio, as Jack and Reese kiss, Jack begs Reese to go ahead and bite him!
• Wednesday, March 12, first 15 mins - After a romp in the hay with Reese in the alley behind Stephen's Studio, Jack is disappointed when Reese announces that she does not do 'mercy' bites and refuses to give Jack what he asked for. When Reese angrily heads toward the park, Jack follows her. When Jack catches up with Reese, Jack reminds Reese that Jack has been a fellow creature of the night. But Reese points out that Jack obviously did NOT want to pay the price before and reverted to his mortal status as soon as he had the chance. Reese declares that Jack still is not ready to pay the price and should be happy that Reese is turning him down. Jack engages Reese in a conversation about her life before she met Caleb and Reese confesses that her mother was a lush and her father was one of her mother's many one night stands! Joshua storms into Elizabeth's hotel room, angrily grousing about the changes Caleb intends to make in the band and Caleb's plan to proclaim to the world that he really is Caleb Morley. After Elizabeth observes that Joshua must have gotten up on the wrong side of the coffin, Joshua announces that Caleb also knows about Joshua and Elizabeth's mutual sleeping arrangements. Elizabeth is disappointed when Joshua reports that Caleb is neither angry nor jealous but, instead, merely asked Joshua not to mistreat Elizabeth! Elizabeth suddenly switches on some romantic music and seductively informs Joshua that she is in the mood for a little nibble, and begins kissing Joshua. At the same time, Alison arrives with some dinner for her mother and walks right in. Alison arrives just as Joshua is taking a bite out of Elizabeth and Alison drops the casserole dish she is carrying. As Elizabeth tries to help Alison clean up the spilled casserole, Elizabeth tries to explain her actions to her daughter. But Alison blasts her mother for hopping in bed with the monster who almost killed Alison not so long ago! When Joshua tries to defend his actions and explain his complicated relationship with her mother, Alison threatens to have Rafe get rid of Joshua forever. But Alison is surprised when her mother mounts a spirited defense for Joshua. Alison accuses Elizabeth of enjoying rolling around in the gutter with filth and angrily reminds her mother that Alison has known other people who were bitten but who resisted their baser instincts with every fiber of their being! When Alison storms away, Elizabeth begins to follow her daughter, but Joshua stops Elizabeth telling Elizabeth that Alison is just ungrateful and will only continue to hurl insults at Elizabeth. Declaring that Joshua is the only one Elizabeth has left now that her own daughter has deserted her, Joshua reminds Elizabeth that their main objective must remain bringing Caleb down and punishing the evil monster for the heartache that Caleb caused Elizabeth. Elizabeth agrees. In the Park, as Reese tells Jack about her life as a singer in Bristol before she met Caleb, Reese admits that she has no idea who her father was and never tried to learn about him. While Reese and Jack are talking, Alison suddenly shows up, still angry about her mother's involvement with Joshua. Seeing Reese with Jack, Alison attacks Reese, socking the bat-girl in the stomach. Alison is surprised when Jack appears to not welcome Alison's rescue! When Jack tries to defend his involvement with Reese, Alison blasts Jack for throwing his life away on a cockroach who lives in filth! After Alison storms away, Jack explains that Alison was his friend long ago. When Jack offers to take Reese for a cup of coffee, Reese declares that she is not into dating, and turns Jack down. But, after Jack leaves the Park, Reese vows: "I never forget a sucker punch, Alison. And neither will you!" Caleb is surprised when Tess greets him with a romantic dinner and sweetly admits that she got the idea from a magazine article titled "How To Make Your Man Happy!" Caleb assures Tess that she does not need a magazine to make him happy. When Caleb sadly confesses that he has a long history of tarnishing everything he touches, Tess assures Caleb that he can not hurt her, because she simply loves him. However, when Caleb burns his hand on one of the dishes and Tess tries to heal the wound, Tess is devastated when she realizes that she has lost her healing powers! When Caleb tells Tess not to worry about the lost powers, Tess theorizes that her gifts of healing had been given to her for the express purpose of saving Caleb's life and healing Caleb's heart. Alas since she has done all of that, Tess no longer needs her healing powers. As Tess declares that she and Caleb are soul mates, Caleb assures Tess that he loves her and they kiss again. (Last 5 minutes of this episode continued on the next dvd) Surrender DVD #6 March 12 - April 1, 2003 3/12 last :5 mins see description above.
• Thursday, March 13- At Stephen's Loft, Caleb plays 'Newborn Heart' again and flashes back to the night that he created Tess. Caleb tells himself: "I was right, Tess. I created you for me!" Tess discovers Caleb brooding and Caleb announces that he has some work he has to do at the studio and leaves, reminding Tess as he goes that Eternity is theirs. In Elizabeth's Hotel room, as Joshua gets ready for work, he instructs Elizabeth to kiss and make up with Alison so Elizabeth can resume her snooping. Elizabeth reluctantly agrees that she realizes it is imperative that they learn Rafe's game plan if they are going to be successful in defeating their mutual enemy! When Alison arrives at Rafe's Loft, she discovers that Lucy and Ian are already there. When Alison reports that she saw Jack huddled with Bat-Girl Reese, Rafe reports that Lucy and Ian discovered that the entrance to the healing spring has been walled off, presumably by Caleb. In going over the architectural drawings of Caleb's building, the friends discover a hidden space in the wall which Rafe decides MUST be Caleb's route to the spring. Rafe and Ian decide they MUST get inside Caleb's loft if they are going to successfully visit the healing spring again. Later, Lucy and Alison visit Caleb's loft and, finding Tess alone, they barge in and imply that Jack is suffering terribly, is in a really bad way and desperately needs to see Tess, if only just to say a proper good-bye. Tess suspects a trick but eventually agrees to go with Lucy to see Jack. However, as Lucy, Alison and Tess drive, Tess realizes that Lucy is NOT headed toward Jack's River House and demands that Lucy let her out of the car. When Lucy tries to ignore Tess's demands, Tess grabs the wheel and drives Lucy's car off the road! When Lucy, Alison and Tess leave the building together, Casey gets a call from someone and promises to keep the big bat distracted, then heads toward the Studio. Later, when Casey arrives at the Studio, the angel discovers Caleb practicing his guitar. But, when Caleb decides it is time to go home, Casey tries to keep the big bat busy by pestering him with questions about her new lyrics. Casey is shocked when Caleb takes one look at the lyrics and voices his suspicion that 'Marissa' has changed too much and is possibly no longer the same gifted person that Caleb hired to write lyrics for his band. When Caleb decides to leave in spite of Casey's stalling tactics, Casey tries to stop Caleb with another indoor twister but realizes too late that she has just blown her cover. Elizabeth arrives at Rafe's Loft, announcing that she is there to apologize to Alison, but discovers that only Rafe and Ian are at the loft. Elizabeth spots the architectural plans for Caleb's building and is suspicious when Rafe and Ian grab the plans away from her and hustle her right back out the door. As soon as Elizabeth leaves, Ian receives a call from Lucy, announcing that they have succeeded in conning Tess into leaving the Loft. Rafe and Ian rush over to Caleb's loft and, using some special spy equipment donated by Victor, they successfully break into to Caleb's apartment. Unbeknownst to Rafe and Ian, Elizabeth has followed them. As Rafe and Ian snoop, they discover Caleb's secret stash of magic water in blue bottles, hidden in a concealed closet. When the duo move some boxes, they discover an entrance which they suspect leads to the spring. At the same time, Elizabeth phones Joshua with the news that Rafe and Ian have broken into Caleb's Loft. Joshua instructs his partner to move in for a closer look at Rafe and Ian's activities. Meanwhile, inside, armed with a portable CD player, Ian insists that he MUST visit the spring and listen to Caleb's music at the same time - and Rafe accompanies Ian down the stairs. After Rafe and Ian begin climbing down to the spring, Elizabeth cautiously follows them down the stairs. Casey confesses to Caleb that she is, indeed, a heavenly visitor to earth, and has managed to secret her sister, Marissa, away in a safe place. Announcing that this all means that Casey is now out of the band, Caleb disappears - but the big bat reappears beside the side of the road, where Lucy and Alison are admitting to Tess that they DID trick her, but it was because they believe Caleb is ruining her life. As the three women argue, Caleb arrives and orders Lucy to take her hands off Tess! At the Spring, as Rafe and Ian discuss what might happen if Ian goes into the pool while listening to Caleb's music, the duo suddenly hear footsteps and manage to surprise Elizabeth, who has followed them to the pool!

Surrender DVD #6 March 14 - April 1, 2003:  3/14, 3/17, 3/18, 3/19, (no shows 3/20, 3/21 due to Iraq war pre-emptions), 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 3/27, 3/28, 3/31, 4/1

• Friday, March 14 - At the Recovery Room, Jamal tries to convince Jack to leave Reese alone, while a gloating Joshua listens in. While Jack ignores Jamal and tries to pick up a girl at the bar, Jamal takes time to chat with Casey. While Casey complains that she is bombing out on her big assignment, Ricky shows up and is surprised to learn that Jamal seems to know all about Casey's earthly assignment. Joshua barges in and informs Ricky that the drummer has a choice - either Ricky ditches the angel or gets out of the band! As Casey and Jamal try to remind Ricky of all that he would be giving up to stick with the undead, Joshua reminds Ricky of all the fame and fortune the drummer could receive by staying with the band! Jamal and Casey are dismayed when Ricky announces that he has chosen to stay with the band. When Reese enters the Recovery Room, she tries to get Jack to dump his bimbo, but Jack orders Reese to get lost! After Joshua steps away momentarily, Jamal and Casey ask Ricky what his plan is and they are both stunned when Ricky announces that he just wants a chance to be somebody. However, Ricky explains that he plans to split when he has what he wants from Caleb and his minions. As Ricky tries to assure Jamal and Casey that he will be fine, Reese keeps a jealous eye on Jack trying to pick up the girl at the bar. Then Reese suddenly storms out. When Joshua returns, he makes an angry call to Elizabeth's answering machine and demands that she return his call immediately. When Frank demands that Joshua either order something or leave, Joshua orders a glass of red wine, then pays Frank with a $100 bill, pretending that Joshua believes he has given Frank a $10! When Frank fails to correct Joshua's error, Joshua is pleased. After a triumphant Joshua leaves with Ricky, Jamal tries to reassure Casey that Ricky will eventually come to his senses, but Casey glumly declares that she is sure that she has lost Ricky! Meanwhile, Reese enters Jack's River House and begins vandalizing the place. But, when Jack walks in on her, Reese appears to be totally unconcerned! In the cavern, Elizabeth admits to Rafe and Ian that she followed them. Elizabeth announces that she recognizes the pool as the same pool she saw in her vision when she listened to Caleb's music, and Elizabeth demands an explanation from Rafe and Ian. However, Rafe accuses Elizabeth of always handing important information over to Caleb and Joshua. As Ian, Rafe and Elizabeth argue, Rafe and Ian rush Elizabeth and tie her up in a different part of the cavern. On the roadside, Caleb demands to know what Lucy and Alison were doing with Tess. Alison and Lucy insist that they just wanted some time to convince Tess that Caleb was a monster who was ruining Tess's life! Caleb orders Tess to leave, then makes menacing moves toward Lucy and Alison. However, Tess returns and reminds Caleb that he is a new man now and no longer needs to destroy. As Tess begs Caleb to resist the dark side and let Lucy and Alison go, Tess suddenly kisses Caleb. Then the two of them suddenly disappear. Lucy and Alison decide they need to rush to the cavern to let Rafe and Ian know that Caleb might be getting wise to their diversion. As Alison and Lucy rush away, Kevin comes out of the bushes and follows them! Caleb takes Tess to the villa, explaining that he only wants Tess to be safe. Tess reminds Caleb that she exists because of Caleb and Caleb exists because of her. However, when Caleb and Tess hit the sheets, Caleb bares his fangs again. And, this time, Tess sees Caleb's fangs, she screams! When Rafe and Ian have Elizabeth securely tied up, they return to the spring and find Lucy and Alison waiting there for them. As Lucy and Alison explain that Caleb caught them with Tess, Kevin slips in and unties Elizabeth. Meanwhile, Ian decides that he still wants to try out soaking in the spring, accompanied by Caleb's music. When Lucy expresses the fear that it might be dangerous for Ian to go into the healing pool, Ian replies that he wants to be with Lucy as a man, not a vampire. Kevin overhears Ian's statement and angrily confronts Ian and Lucy with the knowledge that Kevin now knows that Ian is among the undead. Kevin accuses Lucy of having always been a sucker for a hard luck story. As Kevin, Ian and Lucy argue, Elizabeth slips up to the pool and dives in! As Elizabeth splashes into the pool, the major events of her life suddenly flash before her eyes. As Elizabeth sinks beneath the surface of the pool, Lucy and Alison ask what is happening. Alison announces that Elizabeth is dead! As Alison calls to Elizabeth, Ian steps toward the spring but Lucy stops him. At that moment, Elizabeth resurfaces and the cavern is bathed in an eerie red glow.
• Monday, March 17- In the cavern, Kevin and Ian work to revive Elizabeth after her plunge into the hot spring, but reluctantly admit that they must declare her dead. Alison breaks down and cries on Rafe's shoulder. When Lucy breaks down and turns to cry on Ian's shoulder, Kevin makes a few caustic remarks about the silliness of the vampire slayer crying on the shoulder of a vampire. However, as Rafe warns Kevin to watch what he is saying, Elizabeth suddenly reappears and urges them to all quit arguing. When Alison rushes to her mother's side, Elizabeth collapses and Ian checks Elizabeth out. As Lucy admits that she does not understand what is going on, Ian declares that Elizabeth is now fine. When Elizabeth appeals to Rafe for answers, Rafe announces that Elizabeth did die! Elizabeth describes jumping into the water and remembering Caleb's song while major events of her life flashes before her eyes. Then Elizabeth describes that she heard everyone arguing and got up because they were annoying her. When Ian asks Rafe if Elizabeth is healed, Rafe admits that he does NOT know. To test Elizabeth's 'miracle healing,' Ian begins to invite Elizabeth to bite him, but Elizabeth admits that the very idea is repulsive and disgusting to her now. Alison and Rafe are thrilled as they announce that the water must have cured Elizabeth. However, when Ian suggests that he should go ahead and have a dip in the pool himself, Rafe cautions against it, and Kevin suggests that perhaps the 'miracle' cure might NOT have lasting effects! When Rafe suggests that Ian should wait until they have had a chance to monitor the progress of Elizabeth's recovery, Ian reluctantly agrees. Kevin, Rafe, Alison, Elizabeth, Ian and Lucy all decide that they need to search to find a way into the cavern that Caleb does NOT know about and Rafe thanks a stunned Elizabeth for helping them discover some important answers. As Rafe and Alison leave to take Elizabeth back to her hotel, Lucy and Ian stay behind at the spring. After the others leave, Ian declares that he can NOT wait to be healed and Ian plunges into the pool in spite of Lucy's protests. Kevin sees Ian go under the water but walks away, leaving Lucy alone to try to rescue Ian by herself. When Jack walks in on Reese vandalizing his River House, Reese is stunned when Jack gleefully joins her in her effort to trash the place. Jack and Reese enjoy trashing Jack's Place. Jack declares that, for the first time in days, he feels really alive. When Jack insists that Reese help him clean the place up after they have had their fill of destructive fun, Reese reluctantly agrees. In the cleanup process, Jack throws a picture of Jack and Tess into a trash bag. Jack finally writes 'Bite Me" on the wall and puts a frame on it, calling it 'great art.' Jack invites Reese to 'sign' her masterpiece and Reese writes: "Reese Mallory Black" beside the painting. Then Reese and Jack begin to kiss. At Caleb's Villa, as Caleb announces that he wants to set Tess free, he bares his fangs. But, when Tess sees the fangs, she screams - and Caleb apologizes for frightening Tess. Tess apologizes for letting Caleb see that she was afraid of Caleb's need to feed and gently informs Caleb that she is convinced that they were brought together so they could both have a full, loving and normal life. However, Caleb tries to convince Tess that feeding is a wonderful part of expressing passion and declares that he believes that he could show Tess how to enjoy that part of passion. But Tess sadly informs Caleb that she can NOT let him do that to her and, in time, Tess believes that Caleb will no longer feel the urgent desire to feed. When Caleb seems to be stunned by the thought that he IS changing, Tess tries to comfort him and they hit the sheets again. Later, as Tess sleeps, Caleb flashes back to haunting memories of his early days with Livvie. When Rafe, Alison and Elizabeth return to Elizabeth's hotel room, Elizabeth confesses that Joshua was the one who sent Elizabeth to follow Rafe and Ian to the spring. Elizabeth confides that she is now afraid that, WHEN Joshua discovers that Elizabeth is no longer a vampire, Joshua might be angry enough to kill her! Rafe assures Elizabeth that he will think of something to defeat Joshua when the time comes. After Elizabeth leaves to take a bath, Rafe confides to Alison that they do NOT know enough about the power of the healing pool and that Rafe is now worried about leaving Ian and Lucy alone at the spring. As Ian plunges into the healing pool and fails to return to the surface, Lucy prepares to go into the water to rescue Ian. However, Ian finally surfaces but stuns Lucy when he announces that the water had NO effect on him. Ian confides that he did NOT see his life flash before him and he STILL has his vampire cravings. As Lucy tries to reassure Ian that they WILL find a way to end the curse hanging over his life, Kevin lurks in the shadows and watches Lucy and Ian together.
• Tuesday, March 18- At Stephen's Studio, as Ricky practices, Joshua congratulates Ricky on his decision to stay in the band. An Invisible Angel Casey listens in as Ricky explains to Joshua that Ricky does NOT want to join Joshua's little vampire club and Joshua reassures Ricky that the feeling is mutual. As Casey tries to whisper some angelic advice in Ricky's ear, Angel Boss Ed suddenly shows up! When Casey declares that she believes Ed has shown up because Casey has botched her assignment and is being yanked back to the Here-After, Ed surprises Casey by stating that there IS a reason for everything and Casey WILL continue to act as Ricky's Guardian Angel. But Ed reminds Casey that her assignment STILL is to prevent Ricky from joining the legions of the damned! When Casey wonders WHY it is so important to rescue Ricky that Ricky rates an angel escort when no one else in town seems to rate one, Ed refuses to share and disappears. Casey suddenly materializes in front of Ricky to try again to talk Ricky out of his pig-headed decision! When Joshua makes another angry call to Elizabeth and leaves an angry message, reminding Elizabeth that her silence is making him angry, Rafe, Alison and Elizabeth listen in back in Elizabeth's room. Rafe and Alison urge Elizabeth to leave town and visit Amanda's favorite spa out of town but Elizabeth protests that there is no place on the face of the earth where she could hide without Joshua eventually finding her. However, as Elizabeth decides to call Ian for some reassurance, Rafe stops her and informs Alison and Elizabeth that, since Rafe has already spoken to Ian, Rafe knows for a fact that Ian has NOT yet entered the healing spring. Elizabeth finally agrees to go to the spa. But, when Elizabeth leaves to pack, Rafe reminds Alison that, although they KNOW that Ian was NOT cured by the healing spring, they probably can NOT really trust Elizabeth with the truth. Later, Elizabeth convinces Rafe and Alison that she will call a cab from her room to take her to the train station and urges them to go ahead and take care of their errands. But, as soon as Rafe and Alison leave Elizabeth's room, Elizabeth calls Joshua! While Lucy and Ian discuss the disappointment of learning that Ian can NOT be cured by the healing spring, Lucy offers Ian some of Caleb's Magic Water in the Blue Bottle, but Ian refuses to drink the water. As Lucy reassures Ian that they WILL find a cure, they are interrupted by the doorbell. When Lucy answers, she discovers a package, which she tries to hide from Ian. But Ian insists on seeing what Lucy is hiding. Lucy discovers that the package is from Kevin, and the note that Kevin enclosed reads: "Sorry the cure didn't work. Thought your boyfriend might need a little snack. Your Loving Husband." Inside the package is an emergency packet of blood from the Hospital! Lucy is angry that Kevin knows that Ian is NOT cured and Ian argues that Kevin COULD use the information to hurt Lucy. However, when Lucy insists that her friends all understand her situation, Ian protests that he feels like he is keeping Lucy prisoner. When Lucy still insists that she MUST stay with Ian, Ian admits that he could NOT survive his ordeal without Lucy. Lucy and Ian begin kissing passionately and soon hit the sheets. When Joshua arrives at Elizabeth's room, he angrily demands to know WHY Elizabeth has failed to report on her excursion with Rafe and Ian to Caleb's apartment. Elizabeth explains about the discovery of the hot spring under Caleb's loft. Joshua shows Elizabeth a picture of the hot spring and admits he knew about the spring but did NOT know what the purpose of the spring was. After Elizabeth explains the legend that the spring brings back the dead, Joshua admits to Elizabeth that he knows that Caleb gets his water from the spring and adds something to it to mask the symptoms. When Joshua notices a bottle of the water on Elizabeth's desk, Joshua reminds Elizabeth that they had decided it was more fun to do things the old-fashioned way! Joshua appears stunned when Elizabeth announces that Joshua should start drinking the water because Elizabeth has decided she is in love with Joshua and can no longer allow him to feed off of her! But Joshua refuses to believe Elizabeth. However, when Joshua grabs Elizabeth, Elizabeth warns her partner that she WILL tell Caleb all about Joshua's plans for Caleb's downfall - unless Joshua leaves her alone! When Elizabeth orders Joshua to leave, Joshua goes. But, outside, in the hallway, Joshua observes to himself: "She is about as subtle as a truck!" At the Recovery Room, as Rafe and Alison discuss Elizabeth's cure, Rafe promises Alison that they WILL make a family that Alison can be proud of - including finding Alison's missing sister. But Alison announces that she no longer wants to continue searching for her sister. As Rafe and Alison puzzle over the possible reasons WHY Elizabeth was cured by a plunge into the healing pool but Ian was NOT cured, Rafe gets a sudden hunch and rushes off to speak to Ian. As soon as Rafe leaves, Alison calls her private detective and orders him to discontinue the search for her sister! At Lucy's Place, Lucy and Ian are interrupted in the sack by the persistent doorbell. When they answer, they discover Rafe, who announces that the reason why Ian was NOT cured by the healing pool is because Elizabeth HAS fed - but Ian has NOT fed!
• Wednesday, March 19- At the Recovery Room, Alison spots Jack working on his campaign to stay permanently plastered and argues with Jack about the way he appears to be determined to destroy his entire life, including Jack's unfortunate choice to hang out with Bat-Girl, Reese! When Jack announces that he has no intention of listening to Alison, Reese arrives and also orders Alison to quit trying to run Jack's life for him. When Chris arrives, Jack leaves Reese and Alison arguing and offers to buy a drink for his brother. When Chris realizes that Jack is in a bad way and asks the cause of his brother's gloomy mood, Jack admits that Jack has already split up with true love, Tess. Jack goes on to explain to Chris how Caleb created Tess by pulling all of the goodness that was in Livvie out and that Tess WAS that good part that Caleb separated from Livvie. And, like Livvie, Jack explains, Tess was ALSO drawn to Caleb and Tess and Caleb are now together. When Chris reminds Jack that Tess really COULD heal, Jack replies: "Don't even try to figure it out, all right? It is NOT worth it!" Jack goes on to tell Chris that Jack used to believe that Chris was a jerk because Chris only thought of himself. But Jack declares that he now agrees with Chris' philosophy of life ~ that all anyone CAN do is take care of yourself! While Jack is talking to Chris, Alison continues arguing with Reese and again warns the Bat-Girl to stay away from Jack. When Reese guesses that Alison is afraid that Reese will bite Jack, Reese lies that Reese has ALREADY bitten Jack ~ because that is what JACK wanted! When Alison hotly informs Reese that Alison KNOWS that Reese is lying, Reese admits that she has not bitten Jack ~ yet! But Alison begins to describe for Reese how disgusted and tortured Jack was when he was bitten before and begs Reese to leave Jack alone. When Reese argues that Rafe has been feeding Alison a pack of lies about life on the dark side, Alison blasts Reese for acting as if feeding off of other people was some kind of hobby and Alison ends by calling Reese a nasty little monster! Later, Alison overhears Jack tell Chris that Jack feels like he ended up a sap when he tried to play the hero and Alison interrupts to tell Jack that she never believed he was a sap but, instead, Alison considers Jack to be her best friend! Chris admits to being shocked that Livvie is Tess and Tess is Livvie and that Caleb is alive and Chris announces that he believes he should move to Guam! Jack urges Chris not to move too far and Chris leaves, after admonishing Jack to "Keep your good news to yourself the next time!" After Chris leaves, Jack informs Alison that he does NOT want to resume their argument but Alison tells Jack that she loves Jack, that he is her best friend and she just wants him to be safe. Jack reassures Alison that he can handle Reese and gives Alison a hug. But Reese casts jealous eyes at Alison and Jack hugging and leaps to the conclusion that Alison is telling Jack what a monster Reese is. Reese vows that soon, Reese will teach Alison what it like to be 'one of us!' While looking for something at the Villa, Tess comes across Caleb's ring. When Caleb realizes that Tess has the ring, Tess admits that she believes Caleb should throw the ring away because it has dark powers. Caleb tells Tess that he will put it away and Tess will never have to see the ring again. However, when Tess persists in her belief that Caleb MUST throw the ring away, Caleb explains that the ring is part of his heritage and that he can NOT just erase his past. But Tess argues that she believed that Caleb DID want to erase his past! Tess asks if Caleb is mad at her because she was frightened by Caleb's fangs and Caleb reassures her that he was never angry. However, Tess tells Caleb that he does NOT need to be afraid that he will NOT be able to change and that he does NOT need his fangs to make love and he does NOT need that ring! But Caleb replies that she can't just throw the ring away. After Tess leaves, Caleb puts the ring on his finger and soon drifts off to sleep. As he sleeps, Caleb dreams that he sees Livvie, warning Caleb NOT to let Tess change him! Livvie reminds Caleb that Livvie loves Caleb the way he is and that Caleb will NOT need to change in order to 'earn' Livvie's love! Caleb argues that Tess saved him. When Livvie invites Caleb to bite her and Caleb begins to oblige, Livvie is shocked when she realizes that Caleb's fangs are gone! When Caleb starts awake, he is surprised to find Tess beside him. Making the excuse that he suddenly got an inspiration for a new song, Caleb rushes off to the Studio to work on the song. At Lucy's Place, Ian admits to Lucy and Rafe that he is repulsed by the idea that he will need to feed in order to be healed by a dip in the healing pool. When Lucy argues that she is trying to save Ian's life, Ian insists that he is determined NOT to become just like Caleb! Lucy proclaims her love for Ian and reassures Ian that they WILL find a way out of Ian's situation. Rafe suggests that there may be yet another way for Ian to be healed. Lucy announces that she is going for a walk to clear her head and see if she can come up with a new plan to rescue Ian. After Lucy leaves, Rafe tells Ian that he admires Ian's determination to resist going over to the dark side and promises that they WILL find a way out for Ian. But Ian points out that, since the healing pool heals those who HAVE fed ~ even Caleb COULD be healed! Ian asks Rafe to get rid of Ian permanently if all the other vampires end up being cured ~ except Ian! Rafe argues that loving Lucy will help Ian save himself, but Ian argues that, eventually, Ian WILL feed and they can NOT allow the whole destructive cycle of Caleb's victims to begin all over again! Rafe promises that, if worst comes to worst, Rafe WILL do whatever is necessary to protect the world from a new invasion of Caleb's victims! At the same time, Lucy ends up at the Blood Bank at the Hospital and begins stealing bags of blood, stuffing them into her purse. However, as Lucy rushes to leave the Hospital, she runs into Kevin, who asks: "Picking up some take-out for your boyfriend?"
• MARCH 20 and 21- Due to extended coverage of the war in Iraq, today's episode was not shown. There will be no lost episodes -- today's installment will be shown.
• Monday, March 24- “Ah…just relax, Elizabeth,” she nervously tells herself as she glances at a magazine while lying in bed, “you’re not a vampire anymore.” She gets out of bed to check herself in the mirror. “No fangs,” she reassures herself, “they’re not coming back…ever.” Now smiling, she gets back into bed and turns off the light. From the other side of her bed, a man’s hand reaches up and turns another light on. “Oh God!” Elizabeth exclaims as she realizes Joshua is in bed with her. “I hope you’re hungry, my dear…because I’m starving,” he says as he reveals his fangs. Ian recalls his conversation with Rafe and the doomed decision he’d made. “Dear God! How do I do this?” he asks himself, “how do I say goodbye?” He starts writing a letter. “Dear Lucy…if there’s one thing in this life that I was sure of…it is that I would never love again. You say it drives you nuts sometimes because I always seem to be right…but this was one time that you proved me wrong…and I haven’t been so glad to be wrong about anything.” “This has nothing to do with you,” Lucy insists as Kevin blocks her exit from the hospital blood bank, “let me go.” “I don’t think so, Lucy,” he insists before pushing her back inside and closing the door. She reminds him she still has a restraining order against him. He admits she’s right…maybe she should call the police…but then she’d have to explain why she’s stealing blood from the hospital. “You know why…don’t you have any sympathy or any compassion at all?” she asks. “Compassion,” he counters and then starts to laugh, “you are kidding…right? Where was your compassion?” “I did try to help you,” she replies. “Yeah…right into a psych ward,” he reminds her. “Because…you were sick,” she charges, “you are still sick.” “And this isn’t?” he asks, “Lucy, you’re raiding a blood bank because your vampire lover needs to feed.” “If you don’t stay away from me…you’re going to make an unplanned donation to this blood bank,” Lucy warns. “Now…that’s the Lucy I know and love…feisty…feisty as ever,” Kevin tells her, “except…if I were you…you just might want to make nice with dear old Doc.” “And why would I want to do that?” she asks. “Oh…I don’t know…maybe because if this little…caper of yours got out…then all of Port Charles would know that the good Dr. Thornhart is really a blood-sucking monster…and the girls…oh…I don’t even want to imagine how upset they’d be if they knew Mommy was dating Dracula.” “You bastard!” Lucy hisses. “You really are beautiful when you’re angry,” he replies before grabbing the shopping bag out of her hand. “What are you doing, Doc? He needs that blood,” Lucy screams. “I know…I’m just going to make sure he has enough,” Kevin explains. He puts more blood packets into her shopping bag. “Something’s missing,” Caleb admits as he tries to work on a song at the studio. Suddenly, an eerie light illuminates him. He turns to see Tess. “You’ll find it, Caleb…I know you will,” she softly tells him. “Tess,” he calls out to her. “Maybe I can help you fix it, my love,” Livvie appears on the other side of him and touches his face. A stunned Caleb looks from one to the other. “What are you doing?” Lucy asks. “What does it look like,” Kevin answers, “Ian’s a big guy…I just wanted to make sure he has enough to quell his thirst…or whatever it is.” “That’s enough,” Lucy says as she reaches for the bag. “Your gratitude is overwhelming,” Kevin replies. “You really…are enjoying this, aren’t you?” she asks. “Oh yeah…immensely,” he tells her, “the irony is staggering. You leave crazy Kevin to take up with a vampire. An opera should be written about this.” “So…how are you going to make me pay then…for this…transgression?” she asks. “I think you’re already paying for it,” he admits. “I’m sure with more installments to come, huh?” Lucy guesses, “please…give me my bag!” “You know…lucky for you I was here,” he reminds her, “that I’m the one who came in. If it was somebody else…you and your boyfriend would be in big trouble right now.” “You were such…a good man,” Lucy laments as she regains possession of the shopping bag, “and I loved you with all my heart.” “I’m still that man,” he insists. “No,” she denies it, “you’ve become a selfish son of a bitch.” “You have a nice evening,” he returns, “and tell Ian I said, ‘bon appetit.’ And don’t worry, Lucy. Your secret’s safe with me.” A trembling Lucy clutches the bag and opens the door to leave. After she leaves, Kevin pulls out his cell phone and makes a call. “This is Dr. Collins…I’m on my way,” he says. “What’s wrong, Caleb…you look troubled?” Tess asks the vampire. “It’s nothing I can’t fix. Right, Baby?” Livvie says. “Tess…oh Tess…I know how much you love me,” Caleb tells her. “More than anything,” she assures him. “And our love is so pure,” he admits, “and so beautiful…it’s like nothing I’ve ever felt before.” Tess asks him why his eyes look so sad. “Cause it’s like the song,” he attempts to explain, “it’s not right…nothing seems right.” “You need some time, Caleb…you need me to help you to remember who you really are,” Tess insists. “Don’t listen to her,” Livvie says, “everything about the two of you is wrong.” “That’s not true,” Tess tells him with tears streaming down her cheeks, “what we have is so special.” “No…what you have is a fantasy,” Livvie challenges, “her fantasy. All she wants is to turn you into something you’re not. She doesn’t love you for who you are…what you are…a strong and passionate, powerful man who knows what he wants and stops at nothing until he gets it. I mean…that is the man I love. The real man.” Caleb strokes her hair. “I love you, Olivia…but as I can recall…you could never quite decide whether you wanted to love me…or destroy me,” Caleb tells her. “Caleb…my love…you have had so much hurt,” Tess says as she takes his hand, “and pain…and betrayal…but our love…what you and I have together…is what heals you. It’s what’s right.” “No,” Caleb shakes his head, “no…it’s not right. It’s not right with either one of you! It’s like the song…there’s something missing.” Livvie insists she’s what’s missing. Tess counters that Livvie is evil and just wants to hold him back. Livvie tells him she just wants to love him for who he really is. “No,” he yells and puts his hands over his face, “I don’t want either of you! Just go away…both of you.” Both women disappear. Caleb takes several deep breaths before attempting to work on his music again. As he attempts to play, he still can’t lose the women’s voices. “Caleb…don’t turn away,” Tess begs. “Caleb…come back to me,” Livvie pleads. Over and over they echo in his head, drowning out the music. A furious Caleb pushes over the synthesizer. “You stay away from me…just stay away from me,” Elizabeth orders as she moves fearfully away from the bed. “Why? What are you going to do? Are you going to tell Caleb?” he asks as he moves closer to her. “Yes…I will,” she insists. He admits he’s been giving it some thought, and she’s not going to tell anybody anything. “Would you leave me alone,” she yells, “why don’t you go feed on somebody else.” “I don’t find anybody else tasty…only you,” he insists as he grabs her by the neck and pushes her back against the wall. She begs him to leave her alone again. “Aren’t you hungry? I know I am,” he explains. He wants her to do what comes naturally to them…feeding. “No…I can’t!” she admits. “What do you mean…you can’t? Why can’t you?” he questions as he puts his hand on her throat. “Because…I’m not a vampire any more,” she admits. “You’re not a vampire any more…so it’s true,” Joshua replies. “You knew?” she asks. “Yes…I knew…as soon as you told me about the healing pool,” he explains, “why didn’t you tell me you took a little dip?” “Please…let me go,” she begs. “What other secrets…are you keeping from me?” he asks and tightens his grip on her neck. “Nothing…I’ve told you everything,” she insists. “What other secrets? You’re a liar,” he insists as he applies more pressure to her neck. “Rafe and Lucy…they have a…plan,” Elizabeth coughs. He tells her that’s better. He wants to know what that plan is. “They want to wipe out all the vampires…they’re going to throw…each and every one…into the healing pool,” Elizabeth says, “they won’t stop…until they’re cured…everyone.” “Really…well,” Joshua replies, “that’s very interesting…very interesting.” “I hope you can understand why I’ve done this…and how hard it was for me…knowing I will leave you and Danny…the two most precious things in my life. God knows…if there had been any other way,” Ian continues to write. He stops as Lucy enters the house. “So…did you miss me?” she smiles. “I always miss you,” he admits before noticing the shopping bag, “what are you doing?” She tells him she’s been doing a little shopping. “What did you get me…a new cape?” he asks. “Yeah,” she replies without thinking, “very funny…it wasn’t that kind of shopping.” “What’s in the bag, Lucy?” he asks. “Something for you…something for us,” she admits, “something you’re not going to like.” “It’s blood, isn’t it? I can smell it,” he tells her. “Please do not get angry with me,” she begs. “Where did you get it?” he asks. She admits it came from the blood bank at the hospital. “Tell me you didn’t do it…please tell me you didn’t do it,” he insists. “I did do it…I did,” she admits. She thinks the hot springs could cure him if he drinks the blood. Ian reminds her they don’t know that for certain, but Lucy insists it’s the best chance they have. “What are you asking me?” he questions, “are you asking me to drink blood?” She admits this could be one of the hardest things he’ll ever have to do, but he has to do it if he wants a future…and to get his life back. “Danny needs his father back. You need to be Danny’s father again,” she coaxes. “Danny,” Ian whispers. “He needs you,” Lucy reminds him, “and I know you need him.” “I want my life back,” Ian decides. Lucy pulls a container of blood from the shopping bag. “Please…we have to take this chance,” she begs, “it’s the only one we’ve got.” “Nobody’s here…you’re just imagining things…right?” Caleb attempts to calm himself, “time to work. You’ve got to work. Why can’t I get this? It’s right there…it’s right in front of you. The answer’s right in front of you.” He starts playing the notes from “Naked Eyes.” The eerie light reappears. He turns to see Livvie staring at him. “No,” he insists, “it isn’t happening.” Tess is now staring at him from the other side as he continues to play. He speeds up the song. Tess and Livvie move closer to each other until their fingertips touch. “That’s it! That’s the answer!” Caleb exclaims. He turns around to see Tess enter the room. “Caleb…what’s going on?” she asks with a smile. “Tess…I’m glad you’re here,” he says as he touches her face, “come with me.” She wants to know where they’re going. “You’re not going to believe it,” he reveals, “finally…everything is clear. I know what I have to do now.” Smiling, Tess allows him to lead her out the door. “Rafe and Lucy have a plan to destroy the vampires…they’re going to cure them,” Joshua recounts as he releases his hold on Elizabeth. “Please…don’t tell anyone,” Elizabeth whispers. “Oh please…you spill the beans so easily,” he berates her, “you would spoon feed your babies to the wolves just to save your tired old hide.” “You were choking me,” she defends herself. “There’s just one thing I don’t understand, Elizabeth,” he continues, “why are you so happy to give it all up?” He reminds her that she’s given up power…and eternity. “Don’t you miss it?” he asks. Elizabeth insists that being a vampire was always his thing. He wanted it…she didn’t. She insists she’s not going back to it…no matter what. “Then there’s only one thing I can do with you, dear,” he says threateningly, “is to kill you.” A terrified Elizabeth screams and backs away. She promises she won’t tell anybody anything. He tells her to relax…it was just a little vampire humor. “I’m not going to kill you…not today anyway,” Joshua says before pulling a ticket from his coat, “here.” He explains it’s an airline ticket to Capri. “You remember Capri…it’s our special little place,” he reminds her, “go there. Stay there. Behave yourself. Friends of mine will keep an eye on you. And if you should misbehave…Alison is here. I shall pay her a visit.” “You promise me…you can’t do anything to Alison. Leave her alone,” Elizabeth tells him. “Your maternal instinct is so touching,” he mocks her, “why so sad? Hmm…haven’t I given you what you want?” He reminds her he’s letting her live, even if it is only as a mortal. Then he grabs her hand and licks it with his tongue. “Thank you for the tip,” he tells her. He grabs his coat and starts to leave. “What are you going to do now?” she anxiously asks. He says he hasn’t quite made up his mind yet. “But, when I do…you’ll be the last to know,” he declares. With a scowl on his face, he walks out the door. Ian solemnly picks up the packets of blood and starts toward the rear of the house. Lucy asks him if there’s anything she can do. He admits he has to do this alone. She asks if he’s sure but he insists he is. “Ian,” she calls to him, “you’re doing the right thing, you know.” She gives him a hug. She then advises him to try to remember why he has to do it. After he leaves the room, Lucy breaks down and cries. “I have missed you so much…just bunches and bunches,” Kevin tells Christina, “but now you’re here…and I’m so glad. You know why?” “Why?” the little girl asks. “Because we’re going to surprise Mommy,” he replies. “How?” Christina asks. “How? Oh…you don’t worry about that,” Kevin says as he places her in his lap, “you just let me take care of everything…because Daddy has it all figured out.” He smiles wickedly. “What’s going on, Caleb? Where are you taking me?” Tess asks as they stroll through the woods. “Don’t you recognize it?” he inquires. “Oh my God! This is where it all happened,” she realizes, “it’s where you separated me from Livvie…it’s where you created me.” “This is where it all started, Tess,” he admits. “Why are we here?” she then inquires. “I made a terrible mistake…and now I have to correct it,” he explains.
• Tuesday, March 25- “Hey,” Rafe calls as he greets Alison at the bar in the Recovery Room, “you’re still here.” She tells him she wanted to talk to him, but she thought he said he’d be right back. He admits that things didn’t go so well with Ian. She asks him “what things,” and reminds him he didn’t tell her anything before leaving before. They move over to a table and sit down. “See…I think I’ve figured out why the hot spring didn’t cure Ian the same way it did your mother,” he starts to explain. “Good…good!” an excited Alison exclaims. “Wait a minute…don’t get too excited,” he continues, “the reason is…Ian has to feed…and since that’s obviously not a brilliant option for him…” “Wait…so then he’d be stuck…being a vampire?” Alison questions. “Yeah…and see…that’s not the worst of it,” Rafe sadly admits, “because…he’s not going to be able to fight his instincts forever. Pretty soon…he won’t have a choice…and he’s just going to give in to them.” “Wait…I don’t understand…so if we cure all the other vampires…then…” Alison starts. “This whole nightmare is going to start all over again,” Rafe finishes. “So…what’s the answer?” she asks. “Ian made me promise him that I would slay the last standing vampire in Port Charles,” he admits sadly, “you know…it’s funny. I’ve spent so much of my life alone…I wouldn’t even know what it’s like to have a best friend…but I figured out today…that I’ve got one…I’ve had him for awhile now…and I just might have to…drive a stake through his heart.” “I pray you’re right, Lucy,” Ian says aloud to himself as he closes the door to the bathroom while holding the packages of blood, “I pray this works.” Meanwhile, Lucy decides to call and check on her daughter. She’s stunned when she’s told that Christina’s father picked her up. “What do you mean…her dad picked her up?” Lucy asks, “it’s not Scott’s night, tonight. He knows…” She panics when she realizes that Kevin…not Scott…has picked up the little girl. She hangs up the phone and yells for Ian. Thornhart has emptied a couple of the blood packets, tossing the empty containers into the bathtub. “Leave me alone,” he insists when she knocks on the bathroom door. “Leave me…Lucy!” he yells. Not knowing what else to do, Lucy quickly grabs her jacket and prepares to go over to the lighthouse. Kevin is enjoying playtime with Christina. “This is fun, Daddy,” the little girl tells him. “Oh…just wait until your mommy gets here,” Kevin replies, “that’s when the fun really begins.” “What mistake?” Tess asks. “I was wrong,” Caleb admits, “to try to create you from Livvie…to pull you two apart the way I did.” “You don’t want me anymore,” Tess says sadly. “Oh no! Oh…I do want you…but I want you the way you were before,” he reveals, “the way you were when we first met. I want Olivia. I want her to be whole again.” “No…I’m sorry…that’s not going to happen,” she insists, “it’s never going to happen…not ever.” “Please try and understand,” Caleb insists. “No…I don’t understand. You think you can just snap your fingers and have everything go back to the way it was?” she asks, “that’s impossible. What’s done is done. I’m my own person now.” “I know you are,” he admits. “And I’m a good person. People love me. You loved me…at least, I thought you did,” she says. “I do love you,” he insists, “you gave me back the best part of me.” “I restored your soul…but you’re scared,” she guesses, “you…you turned your back on the dark side…and that frightens you.” “Tess,” he interrupts. She goes into his arms, telling him she doesn’t blame him for being afraid. “You’re looking at the world with completely different eyes now,” she explains, “and that must be so terrifying…but don’t worry. I’m here…and we’ll get through this together.” She insists he’ll accept the man he’s become…and embrace him. “You don’t have to erase me…Caleb, please,” she continues. “Tess…Tess…stop!” he yells, “listen to me. I do love you…I love you. It’s because of that love…it’s because of what you’ve taught me…and what you’ve shown me about myself that I have to make this decision.” Tess shakes her head. “What decision?” she asks. “I tried to change Livvie into something that she wasn’t,” he confesses, “and then she tried to destroy me. You’re trying to change me into something I’m not…something that I don’t want. Her soul…was this dark thing…and yours is pure light…but it’s the two of you together that I am in love with.” “You do want to erase me,” she sadly guesses, “I’m not good enough for you.” “That’s not true,” he insists, “I’m trying to restore you…to your best self. That’s what you did for me.” “But I thought…I thought…I hoped…” a hurt Tess turns away. “I never meant to hurt you, Tess,” he admits, “I know that seems hard to believe right now. All I’m trying to do is…do what’s best for all of us.” “What’s best for all of us,” a tearful Tess angrily faces him, “if you would have left us alone in the first place. Why did you have to do this to us? Why…why couldn’t you just leave us alone?” “Lucy,” Ian calls as he walks into the living room, “look at that…I probably scared her off. Just as well…I’ve got to do this alone.” He walks out the door. Later, he appears at the hot spring. “All right…this is it…I’ve done all I can,” he says as he steps out near the edge of the healing pool, “so please, God. Let this cure work for me. I want to be a good father to my son. I want to have a life with Lucy.” He recalls the wonderful time he spent with them. “Whatever happens…make sure they know I love them.” He turns on the miniature recorder with the notes from “Naked Eyes” and sets it down near the edge of the water. Then he steps into the healing pool. Ian moves deeper into the hot springs as the notes of “Naked Eyes” continue to play over and over. Finally, he goes under the water and seems to disappear. Lucy opens the door at the lighthouse and sees Christina sitting alone in the living room. “Hello, Sweet Pea,” she greets her daughter. “Hi, Mommy,” Christina replies. “How are you? Are you OK?” Lucy asks before hugging the girl. “Hey…look who’s here…just in time,” Kevin says as he carries a tray of snacks into the room, “hot cocoa?” “Uh…no thank you,” Lucy replies as she takes Christina by the hand, “uh…no hot cocoa for us…we’re just going to be…leaving.” “No,” Kevin insists and closes the front door, “you just got here.” “What do you want?” Lucy asks softly. Kevin tells Christina to go finish the surprise they made for mommy. “OK, Daddy. Wait ‘til you see, Mommy,” Christina tells her before leaving the room. “How dare you! How dare you involve Christina in all of this,” Lucy hisses. “In what?” he asks, nonchalantly. “OK…OK…just tell me what it is you want?” What sick game are you playing now?” she inquires. “A game…a game…a game,” he rambles, pretending not to understand what she’s implying, “oh…today…well…I guess we could call it truth or consequences.” “Truth…in what?” Lucy asks. “Well…I know the truth about Ian being a vampire. So, Lucy…I guess it’s time for you to suffer the consequences,” he says. She admits she knew he would try something. She just wondered what took him so long. He admits that a good plan takes time. She then tells him if he thinks she’s going to stand and listen to his psychotic ramblings, he’s crazier than she thought. She’s getting Christina now…and they’re leaving. “No…you’re not going anywhere, Lucy,” he warns, “if you want Christina back…you’ll leave your feet right where they are…and listen to what I have to say.” “You know…no court in the world would ever give you custody,” Lucy reminds him. “Who says I’d ask for it?” he responds, “but that’s not to say that you wouldn’t lose her.” “What the hell are you talking about?” she then asks. “Do I have to paint you a picture? Self-proclaimed slayer,” he explains, “mistress to a real live vampire. I don’t know a court in the world that wouldn’t find you unfit.” “Why are you doing this?” she asks in disbelief. “You’re really going to ask me that,” he replies, “I guess I have to take a trip down memory lane…or can I just sum it up by reminding you how you turned your back on me…how you humiliated me.” “You did that to yourself,” she tells him. “I lost everything, Lucy…my wife…my kids…my job,” he insists. “That is not…my fault,” she tells him. “It’s precisely…your fault! You did this to me, Lucy…and now you’re going to help me put it all back together again,” he warns, “and I refuse to be the one who keeps losing time and time again.” “Well…I refuse…to stand here and listen to your stupid…empty threats,” she challenges. “Empty threats?” he counters. Kevin steps over to the coffee table and opens a box. Inside is a miniature tape recorder. He tells her to listen as he turns it on. Lucy is aghast to discover that Kevin had recorded some conversations she and Rafe had regarding Caleb. “That’s enough…turn it off,” she orders. “I wonder what a judge would think about a mother who believes in vampires and magic pools that heal them?” he asks. “I could explain all that,” she replies. “I’m sure you could…but how do you explain these?” he challenges as he shows her photos of her stealing blood from the hospital blood bank. Lucy is stunned. “Yeah, that’s a little bit tougher,” he admits, “let’s face it…you got caught red-handed…no pun intended…stealing blood from the hospital. Don’t look so glum…you don’t have to lose Christina. There is another option.” She wants to know what other option he’s proposing. “What…is it that you want?” she demands to know as tears fill her eyes. “Well…it’s simple, really,” he answers, “you come back to me as my wife…and I mean my wife in every sense of the word…or I will make sure that you never get near your children again.” “There’s got to be some other way to do this, then,” Alison insists. Rafe shrugs. “I wish that I could find it,” he admits. She thinks it’s horrible enough to think about losing Ian…he’s like a part of their family…but to think he might have to be the one to destroy him. “No…this has got to be killing you,” she adds. “I don’t know,” he admits, “the slayer in me knows that this is the only way to end this…once and for all.” “What about the other part of you…the friend part?” she then asks. “I’m not even sure if I can do it,” he reveals, “I mean…I was trained to fight evil…and Ian…despite what he’s become…” “He’s still a really good person,” she intercedes. “But…I promised him,” Rafe tells her, “he’s counting on me to come through for him. I promised him…that I would do it…and that’s the only thing that’s keeping him going right now…and…that’s so stupid! I’m feeling sorry for myself…and he’s the one going through hell.” “Has anybody even told Lucy?” Alison questions. “Nope,” he admits. “Oh Rafe…this will destroy her,” she tells him. “Yes,” a frustrated Rafe admits, “damn it…damn it…damn it…DAMN IT! I mean…I finally have an answer. I’ve finally figured out a way I can get rid of these blood-sucking monsters…and I can’t save the one who still has a soul!” “How…how can you do this,” Tess protests, “Caleb…you created a person with a separate identity…with a heart…and feelings…and thoughts. You can’t change your mind as if I were nothing…it’s too late…especially after everything we’ve been through…after you’ve held me in your arms and you…you’ve made love to me. How can you look me in the eyes and tell me I’m a mistake?” Caleb appears visibly shaken and moved by her appeal. “You are not a mistake,” he assures her, “it was my mistake to try to divide you. You were wonderful when you were whole…and that’s what I want to get back again.” “What you want…is to make me disappear,” she says and backs away from him. “No…what I want is for you to let Livvie back in,” he replies, “because I love you both…both parts of you…and they belong together.” “I can’t help you,” Tess tells him. “I need you to help me…because I can’t reach Livvie anymore,” he reveals as tears roll down his face, “the Livvie that I first met…and I would give anything to have her back…anything.” Suddenly, there’s a clap of thunder and a blinding white light appears. Tess disappears into it. The light goes away but quickly returns. While an awed Caleb watches, Livvie and Tess meet…and merge…into one person. “Tess,” Caleb calls to the unconscious woman as he works to revive her. “Caleb,” she calls. He’s elated to realize he has his Olivia back. “You did it, my love,” she explains, “all you had to do was to want all of me. You just had to ask…and not for the Livvie you stripped of all conscience…and not for your Olivia…and not for Tess who wouldn’t want you to be who you are. You had to ask for the real person…and the good and the bad…the selfish…the whole person.” “Olivia,” he whispers, “I love you…I finally have you back.” He kisses her passionately. “It’s time to come home, Lucy,” Kevin explains, “it’s time to leave Ian…and come home and be a wife to your husband.” “Never,” she insists. “OK,” he shrugs, “say goodbye to motherhood. It was fun while it lasted, though…wasn’t it?” “You really are a heartless son-of-a-bitch,” she cries. “Hey…I brought Christina back to you,” he reminds her, “I can take her away again…but on the bright side…it’s your call.” Lucy is horrified by his threat, but before she can respond, Christina returns to the room with the picture she’s drawn for Lucy. Lucy looks at the drawing…a heart with a man, a woman, and a child inside. “Daddy says we’re going to be a family again,” Christina tells her mother. “You bet we are,” Kevin reassures the little girl. “Did you tell Ian yet, Mommy? Did you?” Christina asks a distraught Lucy. “Do you want to…maybe get out of here?” Alison asks a deeply troubled Rafe, “Rafe.” “Huh?” he asks. “What is it? Is there something else wrong?” she questions. “I don’t know,” he admits, “I don’t know…something’s off…something feels different.” “What is it?” she wonders. “Uh…wait here…OK,” he says suddenly and runs out the door. “Wait,” Alison calls after him and throws some money on the table. She rushes out the door to catch up with him. “Rafe,” she calls but turns to see Reese standing there. “Going somewhere, Goldilocks?” Reese asks and then reveals her fangs. “Reese,” Alison says as the vampire moves threateningly towards her. “I finally have you,” Caleb tells Livvie, “the other half of my soul. Together…nothing can stop us.” The wooded area where they’re standing becomes eerily flooded with red light as he holds her.
• Wednesday, March 26- “You should have worried a little less about Jack…and a bit more for your own safety,” Reese warns Alison as she confronts her outside the Recovery Room. “You need to stay away from me,” Alison responds softly. “Oh…what are you going to do…whine and cry?” Reese menacingly challenges. “I’m warning you…” Alison starts. “As soon as I sink my teeth into that scrawny little neck…” Reese says as she steps closer. Alison picks up a chair and pitches it at Reese, knocking the vampire down. Then Alison makes a quick escape. “Round one to the princess,” Reese declares, “but the fun is just beginning.” She starts out in pursuit of Alison. “Hello,” Rafe calls as he steps out onto the platform of the healing pool, “someone’s here…I can feel it. Something’s changed.” He notices the miniature player and picks it up. Realizing the battery is dead, he concludes that Ian must have gone into the healing pool. “Ian,” he yells, “come on man…Ian.” Ian soon emerges from the water. “What the hell are you doing?” Rafe yells. Ian explains that he thought he could be cured after drinking human blood. He had played that stupid song and jumped into the spring for a cure. Frustrated, he admits he’s still a vampire. “She finally fell asleep,” Lucy tells Kevin as she walks back into the living room after putting Christina to bed. “Good,” is his only response. “How can you do this?” she asks, “how can you be so cruel?” “Cruel,” he challenges and holds out Christina’s drawing for her to see, “did you see the smile on Christina’s face?” “Because you lied to her,” Lucy accuses, “and told her we were going to be a family again.” “I love her, Lucy,” he insists. “Don’t say that! Don’t say that!” she angrily warns. “Don’t tell me how I feel,” he responds, “and I got her mama home to stay, didn’t I?” “Home…home to what?” a now furious Lucy asks. “Our family,” he answers and laughs, “nothing has to change.” “Everything has changed…we are not a family,” she insists, “this is not a home. This has become some sort of prison.” “Well…you’re the one making it a prison, Lucy,” he counters, “look around. Look! This is your home…and I am your husband.” “Why would you even want me…when I cannot stand the sight of you,” Lucy hisses. “Look at me, Caleb,” Livvie tells him, “look into my eyes and…never go away.” “Never again,” he promises. “Do you know how it makes me feel when you look at me that way?” she asks. “Warm…inviting…inviting me in,” he says and kisses her neck. “Please…don’t ever let us part again,” she insists. The red light continues to illuminate them as he gently takes her hand. “From this moment on,” he vows, “beyond all powers of life and death…all forces seen and unseen…my love…I take you.” “And I…take you, my love…my darkest heart…forever,” Livvie vows. “You remembered the words,” he marvels. “I remember, my love,” she says. “Bound through the ages to each other,” he continues. “Of our own free will,” she adds. “In a compact eternal,” he pledges, “keepers and guardians of each other’s flesh and bone.” “Ever on,” she follows. “Ever on,” he repeats, “from now and all time…we are…” “Complete,” she finishes with a smile. They disappear from the woods and reappear at the villa. “At last…it begins,” he tells Livvie. Now dressed in a black evening gown, Livvie looks around. “Here…where I gave my body and…blood to you,” she responds. “Here in our private world…I want to devour you,” he says before kissing her ardently. “That’s what we thought…right,” a water-soaked Ian storms out of the pool while Rafe cautions him to take it easy, “drink some blood…go for a swim…and everything’s back to normal.” “Come on…let’s go,” Rafe urges him. “And we really believed this could happen,” Ian says. “Maybe…maybe we just need to be doing something different,” Rafe suggests. “No…I can’t just drink blood…I have to feed on someone!” Ian yells. “Yes…yes,” Rafe agrees. “Well…I’m never going to do that!” Ian insists. “All right…fine…OK,” Rafe concedes, “so let’s…do what we have to do…all right…what we know we can do.” “We’ll bring Caleb…and all his other friends…and let them go for a swim…and they’ll be healed,” Ian replies. “Right…I think we’ll have to do that now…I think…somehow…his power is growing stronger,” Rafe admits. “Well…we can…we will…and when it’s all said and done…” Ian starts. “No…don’t say it!” Rafe shakes his head, “I know what you want me to do.” “As far as we both know…I’m the only vampire that didn’t feed…and that means I can’t be cured,” he reminds the slayer. “I know…but…” Rafe starts. “You can…and you will!” Ian yells, “you have a job to do, Slayer. You promised me! When it’s time…you will kill the last vampire standing!” “Now you can’t stand the sight of me,” Kevin realizes. She asks him what he expects…he kidnapped her…he tried to kill her…and now he’s doing this. “And here you are…in my living room,” he replies. “Because you’re holding…Christina hostage,” she accuses. “You know I’d never hurt her,” he insists, before changing his thought pattern again, “I just think you’re using Christina as a way to get back into my life.” Lucy is stunned. “Oh my God!” she exclaims, “you are crazier than I thought!” “Look at the passion in your eyes,” he tells her, “you’re trying so hard to hate…but you can’t.” “OK…uh…maybe you’re right,” she attempts to cajole him, “maybe I’m…a little confused…and I need to rethink this. So…I need to go and think…I need to take Christina.” “No…no,” he insists, “you’d wake her up…I don’t think you should do that.” “I…I’m sorry for what I said…I need to leave,” she starts. “You don’t have to apologize, Lucy,” he interrupts her, “you see…I’m not…I don’t blame you…I blame him.” Lucy shakes her head. “Don’t do that…you leave Ian out of this,” she warns. “Oh…I’m happy to do that,” he retorts, “you see…all I’m asking is for you to give us some time…with no other voices…no interference …and then we can be…” He moves toward her but she gasps and backs away. “Now that makes me sad,” he admits, “I’m trying so hard to be gentle…and caring…and to be the man that you loved.” “Kevin was the man that I loved,” Lucy tearfully admits, “he would never do this…he wouldn’t hold me prisoner…he wouldn’t hold me against my will like this.” “Well…maybe…I have changed,” he replies, “the old Kevin never knew how to fight hard enough…not when it came to people he loved. But the new Kevin does…and that’s exactly what I’m doing, Lucy…I’m fighting.” Lucy’s hand touches a knife lying on a try beside her. “Well then…you’re going to have to force me…to fight back,” she warns, “because blackmail…is not love!” “I’m just keeping the promises that I made to my wife and my daughter,” he insists. “Don’t come any closer to me,” Lucy warns as she points the knife at him. “Come on, Lucy,” he says. “No!” she yells, “No…I’m done…don’t force me to do this…please.” “Well then…do it…do it!” he orders as he stretches out his arms, “right through the heart, Lucy…you might as well. And then when I’m dead…and they take you away…and Christina’s in a foster home…will you feel better?” Lucy sobs, but continues to point the knife at him. “No…I would be sick…to think that it’s come to this,” she cries. “No more than I. I brought Christina back for us to be a family, Lucy,” he insists, “don’t tear that apart.” “That would be very…wrong…wouldn’t it?” she weeps. “Unfair,” he adds, “but there’s still the problem of you living with a vampire…and it’s awfully hard to get custody under those circumstances. Now…why don’t you put that down…so you can give this some thought.” “What about Christina…what happens to her?” Lucy asks. “She’ll stay here with me…of course,” he insists. “Oh…she’d live here…alone…with you?” Lucy tearfully questions. He tells Lucy she’s welcome to stay also. Lucy struggles to compose herself. She places the knife down on the table. “OK,” she tells him. “You have to make him understand,” Kevin explains, “Ian…you need to make him understand that you want what’s best for your family.” “Right,” Lucy attempts to appease him, “he’d never understand if I’d leave him…if I didn’t make him see that I need to do this.” “Want to do this,” Kevin corrects her. “Want…because I don’t want to uproot Christina again,” she says, “she’s been through so much.” “Exactly,” he agrees, “so…you see it’s worth…giving it another try.” “Chris…Christina’s…very important,” she continues. “To both of us,” he reminds her. “She would be safe…with you here tonight?” Lucy questions. “That hurts,” he replies, “that’s a line I would never cross…and you know that.” “OK…and you love me…and you want this…to be all together?” she asks. “With all my heart…that’s never changed,” he tells her. “So…Christina…will be safe…here tonight,” she starts, “then I will come back…tomorrow.” “To stay?” he asks. “I…need to go pack a few things,” she says tearfully. Still crying, she starts toward the door. “Lucy,” he calls, “I’m glad we’ve finally come to an understanding about this. I know we can make this work. So…” He leans over and kisses her on the cheek. Although repulsed by him, Lucy attempts to remain calm and steady. “You go pack…Christina and I will be waiting for you to come back.” She’s unable to respond as she turns and walks out the door. Kevin picks up the knife she was holding and studies it. He smirks. “’Til death do us part,” he says aloud. “OK…so this is what we’re going to do,” Rafe explains, “we’re going to get the vampires and take care of business…then we’re going to start looking for other ways…” “There are no other ways,” Ian insists, “what if I can’t control these urges?” “You don’t know that…you don’t know what’s going to happen,” Rafe insists. “Yes…I do,” Ian declares. “All right then…call me,” Rafe tells the vampire. “I’ll call you,” Ian promises, “what if I hurt somebody? What if I kill somebody?” “OK…just hold on a second,” an exasperated Rafe tells him, “everybody’s got these ‘what if’s’ in their lives. We can’t live like that!” “That’s right,” Ian smiles, “that’s why I’m asking you as a friend.” “Asking me as a friend…this is great,” Rafe laments, “so you really want to do this?” “Choose how I live my life…and not live my life…you bet I do,” Ian answers. “I can…understand that,” Rafe admits. “It’s going to be up to you…to explain to Lucy…and try to make her understand,” Ian tells him. “I’m sorry…but she won’t ever understand,” Rafe admits. “I know,” Ian smiles, “I really do love her more than life itself.” “Let’s get out of here,” Rafe then suggests. “Olivia,” Caleb calls as he wanders through the drifts of billowy curtains. “Here I am,” Livvie smiles. She slips away through more layers of sheer curtains. “Come to me,” he urges. “Find me,” she says seductively as she slips away again. Caleb smiles. He finds her and pulls her close to him. “I’ll always find you,” he promises before kissing her passionately. “Umm…that felt so good,” she tells him. He picks up a drop of blood from her lip and places it on his tongue. “But it’s not enough,” she adds, “I want to feel your lips against mine again.” “What else do you want?” he teases as they swirl around and around together through the billowy curtains. “Umm…your warm breath on my neck,” she answers. “The taste of your sweetness,” he adds, “and our bodies touching close. You’re finally home, my love.” “To stay this time,” she promises as they lower themselves down on the pillows. “Evermore,” he declares, “my Olivia…my reason…my song…” “My love,” she adds. They kiss passionately as they lie down on the mounds of pillows. “Thank God I lost her…finally…safe and sound,” Alison tells herself as she walks into the apartment and closes the door. She sits down on the bed to catch her breath. “Not quite,” she hears Reese’s voice. The vampire moves toward her. “Oh God!” Alison exclaims and quickly gets up from the bed. “Well…I am your personal angel of death,” Reese says as she crawls, cat-like, across the bed, “welcome home, Sweet Pea.” Alison attempts to dodge her but Reese outmaneuvers her. “Why are you doing this?” Alison asks. Reese now has her pinned against a wall. “Because…you hurt my feelings, Alison,” the vampire explains, “I’m very sensitive. You told me I was disgusting. You told me I wasn’t worthy of being loved. Do you know how that feels…never to have been worthy of love…can you even imagine?” “No,” Alison admits. “Then you’re about to find out,” Reese threatens, “it’s time for you to become one of us.” “Oh, please,” Alison begs, “don’t…don’t do this to me…please.” “Let’s see how your slayer boyfriend feels…when he can’t bear to look at you because you’re as disgusting as I am,” Reese continues. “No,” Alison screams as Reese prepares to bite her, “no…please don’t!” “Shut up! Shut up!” the vampire yells, “this time you can’t stop me, Alison!” She tries to bite Alison’s neck but can’t. “What are you doing to me?!” Reese accuses, “I’ll kill you with my bare hands if I have to.” “Alison,” Rafe yells as he enters the apartment and sees what’s happening. He grabs Reese and pitches her up against the wall. She lands on the floor in a heap. With a stake in his hand, he prepares to finish her off. “It’s your time now, vampire,” he tells her. “No…don’t…Rafe…don’t!” Alison insists as she pulls at him, “please stop it!.” Reese gets up and quickly evaporates into thin air. “Rafe,” Alison says afterwards. “What?” Rafe yells, “why did you stop me?” Kevin sits down on the sofa. “She’ll come back,” he says smugly, “just like she always does.” He reaches over and picks up the nightgown that Lucy wore on their wedding night. “Hi,” Ian greets Lucy as he steps inside her house. “You went to the hot springs without me…didn’t you?” she asks, “it…worked?” “I tried,” he admits sadly. “Oh,” she realizes. He tells her he drank the blood and listened to the music…but when he got into the water, nothing happened. “Oh my God! I have to…” Lucy starts, acutely aware of Kevin’s warnings. He asks if she’s OK and then reassures her they’ll find another way. “Yeah…right…of course we will,” she attempts to smile. “What is it?” he asks. “Nothing…I need you to hold me,” she replies, “we will…I know it…we’ll find another way…we will win in the end. We can win this.” She goes into his arms to be held. “We’ll just keep fighting,” he responds. Both shed tears as they attempt to come to terms with their own individual fates…him to give up his life to keep her and others safe…and her to sacrifice her future to a man she doesn’t love to save him…and her daughter. “Yours, Caleb…please make me yours, always,” Livvie insists after they make love. “I love you,” he admits. “Then show me…the sting and the sweetness is everything…else drains away…and I feel your life flow through my veins,” she insists, “please, let me be who you want me to be…who I want to be. Let me take my place and make us complete.” “Olivia,” he replies. “Please do it, Caleb,” she pleads and tilts her head, “make me yours.” Caleb bares his fangs and prepares to bite her.
• Thursday, March 27- no description for this episode.
• Friday, March 28- Lucy pauses at the lighthouse front door and once more recalls the moments she spent with Ian before she returned here. Steeling her determination, she raps on the door before letting herself in. “Hey…you’re home,” Kevin turns to her as he pours himself a martini, “just in time…onion or olive?” “Nothing…no thank you. Where is Christina?” she asks. “Sound asleep…and without an ounce of protest, I might add,” he tells her, “she really is a wonderful little girl. We should be proud of our daughter.” “On second thought…I think I will have that drink,” Lucy decides. He starts to get up from the sofa, but she insists she’ll get it herself. “Looking a little peaked there, Lucy,” he tells her, “breaking off with Dr. Demento take it out of you?” “I think…just standing here is more than enough,” she says. “Fair enough…we won’t speak of…what’s his name…ever again. So…here’s to you and me. Welcome home, Mrs. Collins,” he tells her. “I need to take five,” Ricky tells Joshua after a heavy session on the drums. “No,” Joshua insists, “you have to work harder.” “Joshua…we’ve been at this all night,” Ricky protests. “There will come a time when you’ll be called upon to give more,” Joshua explains, “you have to be ready for the fight.” “Look…it’s a concert,” Ricky reminds him, “you’re talking like we’re taking over the world.” “Did you ever want to be in the spotlight?” Joshua asks. “I used to dream about it when I was a kid,” Ricky admits. “You always wanted to be a player?” Temple questions him. “Yeah…I figured I had this certain…charm…you know,” Ricky reveals. “Well…charm’s a good thing. That’s valuable,” Joshua says, “but if you want to reach the top…you’ve got to be hungry…you’ve got to be driven.” “Hey…look…I’m down with the fame thing…I want to be famous, all right,” Ricky tells him, “but…I like to have a good time, too.” “You’ve got to fight for every crumb you can get…otherwise…you’ll be overlooked,” Joshua advises, “you’ll be standing…lonely…in the wings while somebody else is center stage in the spotlight.” “We are still talking about me, right?” Ricky wonders. Joshua glares at him. Ian knocks briskly on Rafe and Alison’s door. “I’m sorry…I should have called,” he tells Rafe, “it’s time.” “Good…I couldn’t agree more,” Rafe replies. “Hey…what’s going on?” Alison greets him. “We’re taking all the vampires down to the hot spring…and taking them for a swim,” Ian explains. “And…then they will be cured…and defanged?” Alison asks. “That’s what we’re hoping…it’s the only thing that keeps me going,” Ian replies. How motions to Rafe. “Wait…I don’t like this…I don’t,” Alison says and throws her arms around Ian. Ian looks at Rafe. “You know…don’t you?” Ian asks her. “I do…I don’t…I don’t want you dying…trying to save all of us,” Alison admits. “Well…you and Rafe have a long, beautiful life ahead of you,” Ian replies, “it’s going to be tough enough taking care of this guy…you don’t want to do it in a world filled with vampires.” “I just don’t want you to think that we gave up on you,” Alison tells him, “so…no matter what happens tonight…just know that we will find a way out of this…a cure or something…OK.” “Maybe we will…but we’ve got a job to do,” he says, and motions to Rafe again, “come on.” “Ian’s right…we have to focus,” Rafe tells her. “After tonight…Port Charles will be free of all vampires…once and for all,” Ian says. “You do understand my position here, Ricky…don’t you? I’m paid to psych up the team,” Joshua tells him. “So that’s why I’m getting this little pep talk?” Ricky guesses. “Yeah…I just want you to understand that the road to the top can be tough,” Joshua continues, “sometimes…the rules have to be bent.” “All right,” Ricky smiles, “hey…breaking the rules…that’s half the fun right there.” “You know…lines have to be drawn…sides taken…certain people…they’ll be…sacrificed,” Temple explains. “Hey…whatever it takes to go the distance,” Ricky returns, “I’m there.” “I knew I could count on you, Ricky…you’ve got a killer instinct,” Joshua tells him, “you’re going to go far in show business.” He then orders Ricky to go home and get some sleep. Ricky offers to help him lock up before leaving, but Joshua turns down the offer. As soon as Ricky’s gone, Joshua turns off the light. An eerie spotlight now illuminates his face, making it ghastly white. “It’s my turn now, Caleb,” Joshua promises himself, “I’ve waited my entire life for this moment…I’m going to bring you down…and all your friendly neighborhood slayers with you.” “Now I have to say…considering what you’ve been through…you look lovely,” Kevin tells Lucy as they sit, distantly, on the sofa, “maybe you’re one of those people that just thrives under adversity.” “You…still make an excellent martini,” Lucy replies. “I really do believe there’s a chance for us, Lucy,” he tells her, “I mean…it’s not like it hasn’t been worse.” Lucy takes a deep breath but doesn’t answer him. “Lucy,” he calls. “I was just trying to think…of when it was worse,” she admits. “Well…you had me committed…twice,” he offers. “You…you tried to kill me…twice,” she reminds him. “Now that…would be considered as worse,” he says, “than having a drink together…but…it’s not like you haven’t redeemed yourself along the way. I mean…you’ve bent over backwards at times to save me from myself.” He gives a short laugh. “Because…at the time, I truly…truly believed that you were worth it,” she retorts. “But not anymore?” he guesses. “What…what are you doing?” she asks him, “what do you really want?” “What do I want?” he replies, “I’ll tell you what I want. I’d like to see just a glimpse of the generosity that I used to see. Is that too much to ask?” She can’t believe he’s asking her that. “I need to check on Christina,” she tells him and puts down her glass. “She’s fine,” Kevin insists, “she’s asleep. Don’t wake her up. You know…I’m trying to pinpoint just when you ran out of understanding.” An exasperated Lucy admits that she doesn’t know…she’s lost track. “Can’t it just be enough…that I’m standing here…right in front of you?” she asks. “Well…I’m beginning to think it’s for all the wrong reasons,” he replies. “Blackmail…would be the reason,” she admits. “That’s a little harsh,” he tells her. She reminds him that he told her if she didn’t come back and live with him, he’d tell everyone about Ian’s condition…and she would lose Christina forever. “To be accurate…not just move back in…but to be my wife…and all that that entails,” he adds dryly, “I think we can give that our best shot…don’t you?” “I am so tired…I am going to bed,” Lucy replies. “I laid out your nightgown…the red one I gave you for Christmas,” he suggests. “That is not what I meant,” she insists. “Fine…we don’t have to make love until you want to,” he insists, “but I will be up in a little while to fall asleep next to you…and wake up tomorrow morning next to you. That is the beginning of normal for us, Lucy.” “Normal…of course…normal,” Lucy replies. “You used to love me…you’ll remember how,” he promises her. Lucy turns without another word and leaves the room. “There…all the little vampires…are going to take a nice hot bath,” Temple says to himself as he studies blueprints of Caleb’s building, “take a nice long dip in a bat suit to cleanse their souls…all, except me, of course. I’m going to be the…big bat. The last bat standing…” As he continues to look over the plans, Reese enters the room and walks over to him. “What are you doing?” she asks. “I’m securing my future…there’s going to be a lot of changes around here…duckie,” he replies. “We can’t let my circumstances distract us from what needs to be done,” Ian tells Alison, “I know…I know it’s not easy…and I think it’s lovely that you care, but we have a job to do.” “OK…now,” Rafe intervenes, “Caleb has been missing in action for awhile now…but he’s a key part of getting this plan taken care of. So…what we’re going to have to do is get his fellow vampires down to the hot spring…and once they’re there…and once he senses they’re in trouble…that’s going to draw him there.” “OK…so then what?” Alison questions, “you guys jump him…and take him over…and…we’re all of a sudden supposed to say goodbye to Caleb the vampire…and hello to Caleb the human?” “Yeah,” Ian answers, “and once the last one’s cured…” “That’s when the really hard part starts,” Rafe admits. Ian shrugs. “I’d do the same for you if the tables were turned,” Ian insists, “if you had to be the one eliminated.” “You’d find another way,” Rafe tells him. “Then why don’t you find one for me,” Ian challenges, “but if you can’t…we can’t…you’re a slayer…don’t fight me on this.” Alison remains tearfully silent as the men talk. “I’m never going to find peace with this,” Rafe admits. “It’s the right thing to do,” Ian insists, “you have to kill me, or put this whole town in danger.” “You can’t just sit here…and talk about dying…like it’s no big deal,” Alison breaks in, “come on…give me a break! What about Lucy? And Daniel?” “I’m not fit to be Danny’s father…you know that,” Ian tells her, “and Lucy…she deserves to be loved…much better than this.” “Lucy…she doesn’t know…does she?” Alison realizes. “And she won’t know,” he insists. “Ian,” Alison argues, “you’re never going to tell her…ever?” “I wrote her a letter to say goodbye in my own way,” he replies, “I just made my peace with it…so leave me alone.” “OK…I just don’t know where you get the courage…that’s all,” she tells him. “It’s not courage, woman,” he admits, “it’s a fear of doing the wrong thing. Let’s go get some vampires…come on.” They’re unaware that Elizabeth has been standing at the door and listening to them. She drops back against the wall as they step out into the hallway. “Mother,” Alison calls. They all turn to face her. “Hey Elizabeth…what are you up to now?” Rafe asks. Kevin sorts through snapshots of him and Lucy as she reenters the room. “I remember the day this was taken,” he holds it up to her, “we took the boat and went out on the lake…I remember I drew a charcoal of you. I’m going to have to remember to look for that.” “I…stopped in to check on Christina on my way up…and she’s so restless. She’s not sleeping very well,” Lucy tells him. “You know kids…they thrash around,” he explains. “Maybe,” she admits nervously, “I…think I need to stay with her tonight…it would be better for her…to sleep in there.” “OK,” he says amicably, “whatever makes you happy.” “Thank you…goodnight,” Lucy says and turns to leave. “Aren’t you going to kiss me goodnight?” he asks. Kevin moves toward her and Lucy remains frozen. Victor slips up from behind him and knocks Kevin out. “Victor…you have no idea,” an overwrought Lucy starts to cry. He attempts to comfort her as she lets the tears flow. “No,” Elizabeth complains as Rafe ushers her into their apartment. “Deal with it…OK. Sit down,” he orders. “Who are you spying for now?” Alison asks. “What?” Elizabeth replies. “What are you trying to find out?” Rafe then questions her. “I’m not spying,” she insists. “Why were you lurking in the hallway?” Ian asks. “Because I was trying to get up enough nerve to come in here,” she tells them. “You’re not even supposed to be in Port Charles,” Alison reminds her. “Well, I am,” Alison’s mom tells her. “You never left…did you?” Rafe guesses. “I had to make sure that Joshua wasn’t going to come after me,” Elizabeth insists. “Oh God! What did you do?” Alison asks as she rubs her temples. “I had to tell him what I knew,” Elizabeth admits. “About what?” Rafe asks. “Please…please…don’t be mad at me,” Elizabeth begs, “you have no idea how bad I feel.” “What did you say to him?” Ian asks. “He knows about the hot springs…and that we’ve found it…and…and…what you’re planning to do with the rest of the vampires,” Elizabeth spills. “What is the matter with you!” Alison yells, “don’t you understand…now he’s going to go tell Caleb.” “No, he won’t,” her mother insists, “he wants to be rid of Caleb as much as you guys do.” “Why is that?” Rafe questions. “Because he’s tired of being second banana,” Elizabeth explains, “he wants to be master of the vampire kingdom.” “Is everything OK?” Reese asks as Joshua rolls up the blueprint. “Yeah…everything’s fine with me,” he tells her, “you don’t seem so good…what’s troubling you, cookie?” “Everything’s a bit weird, isn’t it?” she admits, “Caleb’s practically abandoned us.” “I think he’s probably reprioritizing his life,” Joshua replies. “What? At our expense? The band…his friends?” she questions. “Some people…don’t value loyalty to highly, you know,” he tells her. “Yeah…well I feel awful,” she admits, “I tried to feed…and I couldn’t.” “Really,” he says. “Yeah…since then, I’m famished…the water’s just not cutting it,” she confesses. “You know…I sympathize with you…I’ve been there myself,” he tells her. “Caleb always knows how to make me feel better,” she says. “Do you know what the truth is…what Caleb knows…the rest of us have learned,” he replies. “Why is it that men always leave?” she asks. “Not all men, sweetie,” he reassures her, “I’m still here.” Joshua bares his neck and allows her to feed. “If you find the charcoal drawing…I wish you would destroy that, too,” Lucy insists as she rips up the photographs of her with Kevin. Victor is busy…tying a now-conscious Kevin to a chair. “You are a piece of work,” Kevin replies, “hitting my own father in a plot against me.” “Monk…I’m so sorry…” Victor starts. “Don’t ever call me that again,” Kevin yells at him. “Victor…this is not your son…and this is not the man that I loved,” Lucy insists. “Do you know what your problem is, Lucy?” Kevin tells her, “no attention span. If someone’s not perfect enough for you…you move along and ruin the next man’s life. Well…at least Christina still likes me.” “No…you’re not going to do this,” Lucy heatedly insists, “you’re not going to use Christina against me anymore.” “No…I won’t allow that,” Victor concurs. “Oh look! My two best friends…deceit and betrayal,” Kevin retorts. Lucy starts to cry. “Victor…thank you. I didn’t think you were going to come. I know what this is costing you…I am so…sorry,” Lucy cries. “You’re family…I’d do anything to protect you,” Victor assures her. “The man who turned his back on both his sons,” Kevin insists, “suddenly finds a warm and cuddly place in his heart for his family.” “You’re not going to do that,” Lucy warns, “you’re not going to make him feel guilty for helping me…and you’re not going to mess with me or the girls anymore…now…I want you to tell me…where are they?” She starts looking around the room as a puzzled Victor wonders what she’s searching for. “What are you ranting about now?” Kevin asks. “The pictures…and the tape,” she answers, “I want them…you cannot blackmail people…to love you, Kevin. It doesn’t work that way. You have to earn it…and you have to have a heart…and you don’t.” She finds the items and tosses them into the fire. “That’s good…a lecture on love from you,” he retorts. Lucy starts crying again. “It’s OK,” Victor tries to comfort her. “It’s not OK,” she says, “it’s not ever going to be OK.” Now almost hysterical, she tells him she has to go…get out of there. “You’re going to take Christina, right?” she asks. “Some place where she’ll be safe…I promise you,” Victor reassures her. Lucy continues to ramble as she lets the tears flow. She thanks Victor and tells him she’ll explain everything to him later. “I love you,” she adds. “I love you,” he responds before starting upstairs. Lucy grabs her purse and defiantly moves to the door. “Are you going to leave me here like this?” Kevin asks. “I am going to leave you all alone,” Lucy answers, “and by yourself…because that’s what you deserve. You’ve earned this!” She walks out and slams the door. “Do you feel better?” Joshua asks Reese after their mutual feeding. “Thanks, Josh…that’s exactly what I needed,” she admits. “Oh…you can always count on me, Pussycat,” he coos, “you know…the pleasure was all mine…truly.” He tells her she looks sleepy. She admits she is and he suggests she take a nap on the sofa. She complies. Joshua walks over to the mirror while she naps. “I hope you enjoyed that, Reese,” he whispers to himself, “that’s your last supper. It’s over for the two of us…what a shame…but quite simply…by the time I’m finished…there just won’t be any room for you.” “Joshua wants to overthrow Caleb!” Rafe exclaims, “what is he…crazy?” “No…he’s power hungry,” Elizabeth admits. “I can’t even believe I trusted you,” Alison laments, “how long did it take you to warn us?” “Listen, Alison…I feel horrible about this,” Elizabeth replies, “but he is terrifying! He wanted me to leave the country.” “But you didn’t go?” Rafe questions. “You have no idea how deathly afraid of this man I am,” Elizabeth explains. “So once again…all you care about is saving yourself,” Alison accuses. “This is really unfair,” her mother insists, “I’m here, aren’t I? I took my life into my hands to come here and tell you this. I think a little appreciation would be more appropriate.” “Gee…thanks, Mom,” Alison retorts. “I risked everything for you,” Elizabeth continues, “and what do I get? The back of your hand.” “Don’t look at me,” Rafe tells her, “as far as I’m concerned…you’re getting off light.” “I should have just run off and let you all hang,” Elizabeth replies, “you certainly don’t deserve me.” She gets up off the bed and marches over to the bathroom. “Truer words were never spoken,” Ian says. Alison follows her mother and locks the bathroom door behind her. “She belongs there,” Alison states, “now…where were we?” “OK…we’ve got to figure out some what that Joshua can’t use the information he knows,” Rafe replies. “Well…that’s easy,” Ian insists, “I’ll find him…drag him to the hot spring…and throw him in.” “Wait…wait a second…I think I’ve got a better way,” Rafe suggests, “you kill him.” “I what?” Ian asks. “That’s the goal…right? The goal is to get rid of Joshua…and save you, right?” Rafe reminds him. “Yeah,” Ian admits. “Well…that’s what we do. You…you bite him,” Rafe explains, “you make him bleed until he dies, all right. You feed on him.” “I’m not biting anybody,” Ian insists. “You told me to find another way,” Rafe reminds him, “well…this is your other way. You feed on him…he dies…then we can put you in the spring and save you.” Ian turns to see Lucy standing there. “Rafe’s right, you know,” Lucy says, “if it means saving your life, you have no choice. You have to kill Joshua.”
• Monday, March 31- At the Light House, Kevin struggles against his bonds and vows to pay Ian and Lucy back for their treachery. When Karen arrives unexpectedly, Kevin convinces Karen that he was attacked by a couple of intruders and Karen quickly releases Kevin. However, when Karen suggests that they call the Port Charles Police Department to report the home invasion, Kevin insists to Karen that they MUST leave the police out of it. Then Kevin rushes out the door, leaving a puzzled Karen shaking her head behind him. At Rafe's Loft, Lucy and Alison try to persuade Ian to consider Rafe's plan for Ian to kill Joshua so that Ian could be healed in the healing spring, but Ian continues to reject Rafe's plan. Alison, Rafe and Lucy finally head toward the healing spring, while Ian heads toward Stephen's Studio, to lure Joshua to the healing pool. When Rafe and Lucy arrive in the underground cavern that houses the spring, they discuss their plan to lure Caleb's followers to the spring and throw them into the water, hoping for an instant cure. Jack meets Reese in the alley behind Stephen's Studio and Jack immediately notices that Reese has been feeding. As Jack demands that Reese tell him WHO she has been feeding on, Alison suddenly arrives and informs Jack that Jack's latest girlfriend tried to take a bite out of Alison! As Alison and Reese begin to argue, Alison suddenly slaps Reese and runs away. Reese follows Alison and Jack decides to follow both of them to stop their fight. At the same time, Casey meets Caz outside the Recovery Room and promises to take him to a party. Although Caz views Casey's invitation with suspicion, he finally agrees to follow Casey to the 'party.' Down in the cavern, Jamal alerts Lucy and Rafe their their honored guests are beginning to arrive. When Caz and Casey arrive, Rafe snaps some vampire-proof handcuffs on Caz. As they make ready to throw the protesting Caz into the pool, Alison arrives, with Reese following close behind her. However, when Rafe grabs Reese, she slips out of his grasp and runs to Jack for protection. When Jamal explains that the pool will cure Caz and Reese of their eternal curse, Reese refuses to go in and Jack protests that Reese should NOT have to take a dunk in the healing pool if she doesn't want to go! Caz finally decides to take the plunge voluntarily, while Alison plays Caleb's music and Rafe and Lucy plug their ears to avoid listening to the music. When Caz plunges into the pool, the cavern is bathed in an eerie red glow. Lucy begins to worry because Ian and Joshua have not arrived yet. But Reese takes advantage of the distraction created by Caz's plunge to make a break for it. Reese grabs Alison once again and tries to bite Alison, but the Bat-Girl discovers again that she can NOT bite Alison! Rafe suddenly grabs the startled Reese and tosses Reese into the pool. The cavern again turns red as Reese bobs back to the surface. Ian breaks into Stephen's Studio, and, as he looks for clues about Joshua's plans, Ian finds architectural drawings for Caleb's building, including the hidden pool! But, before Ian can discover what Joshua is planning to do, Ian hears Joshua returning and hides. From his hiding place, Ian overhears Joshua ordering someone to make sure there are NO survivors at the pool! However, when Joshua leaves and Ian follows Joshua, Kevin suddenly steps out of the shadows and injects Ian with an instant-working tranquilizer. Kevin then takes Ian back to the Light House, where Kevin gleefully begins to seal Ian up inside a wall in Kevin's artist's studio. In the meantime, Joshua returns to Stephen's Studio with a suitcase that contains a device for listening in on the conversations inside the cavern ~ and a detonator for a bomb! At Caleb's Villa, Caleb promises Livvie that, now that they are together and are complete ~ they will be unstoppable and untouchable. As Caleb and Livvie plan their future, Caleb is suddenly startled by something he senses. Caleb announces to Livvie that he knows that something has happened and he needs to go. Livvie begs Caleb NOT to leave her, but Caleb pulls away.
• Tuesday, April 1, First 12 mins- In Kevin's Lighthouse Artist's Studio, Ian regains consciousness and realizes that Kevin is bricking Ian into a wall. Kevin explains that he gave Ian a mega-dose of a sedative with an agent that would cause paralysis from the neck down! Ian tries to convince Kevin that Kevin needs to let Ian go so that Ian can save Lucy. But Kevin insists that it is KEVIN who is rescuing Lucy ~ from a life-time shackled to a monster like Ian! As Ian tries to reason with Kevin, Kevin announces that he has only one detail left before his finishes his project ~ and Kevin brings out a sharpened, wooden stake. As Kevin sharpens the stake, he informs Ian about what Kevin plans to do with the stake. As Kevin gloats that he will soon be rid of Ian for all time, Ian suddenly stands up, and, with fangs bared and red eyes flashing, Ian knocks down Kevin's brick wall and attacks Kevin! Kevin is shocked when Ian attacks him. But, as Kevin fears the worst, Ian suddenly shoves Kevin aside and rushes past Kevin and out the door. In the cavern, when Jack and Jamal pull Reese and Caz out of the water, Jack believes they are both dead. But Rafe, Alison, Lucy and Casey assure Jack that Reese and Caz will soon recover and be OK. In the meantime, Lucy admits to Rafe that she is still worried because Joshua and Ian have not yet arrived. When Reese and Caz regain consciousness, Caz appears to be happy that the curse has been lifted from his life, but Reese is devastated that she has now lost her powers! Caz hugs Lucy, then leaves with Casey and Jamal. However, Reese tries to start another fight with Alison. When Reese suddenly slaps Alison, Rafe and Jack break the two women up. Jack finally convinces Reese to leave with him and Rafe implores Alison to go with Jack and Reese. Alison leaves reluctantly, after Lucy promises that Lucy will watch out for her cousin Rafe! At Caleb's Villa, Caleb tells Livvie that he MUST confront Rafe and Lucy, but Livvie begs Caleb to ignore the threat from Rafe and Lucy and stay at the Villa with Livvie. However, Caleb sadly informs Livvie that he has no other choice. When Livvie announces that she will go with Caleb, Caleb informs Livvie that she can NOT accompany him for the showdown! Caleb takes his family heirloom ring from his finger and gives it to Livvie. Caleb instructs Livvie to wear the ring close to her heart until he returns. Caleb reminds Livvie of the many times that Lucy has tried to destroy Caleb in the past and that each attempt failed! Caleb tells Livvie that the ring will protect her, then he vanishes. After Alison leaves the cavern, Lucy again expresses her worry about Ian to Rafe and Rafe urges Lucy to go look for Ian. However, as Lucy prepares to leave the cavern, Caleb suddenly appears! Caleb blasts Lucy and Rafe for holding a private pool party in HIS cavern. But Lucy and Rafe argue that it is selfish of Caleb to keep the discovery of the healing pool to himself! Rafe instructs Lucy to remember to turn the music on when Rafe gets Caleb where he wants him. But, when Rafe attacks Caleb, Caleb easily begins to knock Rafe around instead. When Lucy rushes forward to help Rafe, Caleb grabs Lucy. As Lucy struggles to escape Caleb's death grip, Rafe instructs Lucy to turn the music on. Then Rafe suddenly rushes Caleb, and both Caleb and Lucy fall into the pool! When Jamal and Casey return with Caz to the alley behind the studio, Casey urges Caz and Jamal to join hands with her and say a prayer for the combatants below. At the same time, Reese, Jack and Alison also arrive in the alley and Reese blames Jack for her loss of powers ~ because hanging out with Jack made her 'too nice!' When Alison blasts Reese for NOT being grateful that the Bat-Girl has escaped unscathed from a deadly eternal curse, Reese argues that she LIKED what she was! Reassuring Reese that he likes her with or without fangs, Jack finally convinces Reese to go home with him! Alison warns Jack that he is just setting himself up for a repeat of the Livvie situation, but Jack refuses to listen to Alison and leaves with Reese. From the safety of the Music Studio, Joshua listens in on the events in the cavern, biding his time until he hears Caleb baiting Rafe and Lucy. Meanwhile, at the Villa, Livvie begs Caleb to come back to her. At the same time, the cavern turns red and Rafe pulls Lucy from the pool. Caleb soon emerges from the pool, cursing Rafe for his interference. Lucy gleefully welcomes Caleb to the world of mortality and Rafe warns Caleb that there can be NO more killing! At the same time, at the Villa, Livvie breaks down in hysterical sobs as she senses that something has happened to Caleb. And, from his listening post in the Music Studio, Joshua gloats that, IF Caleb is now mortal, Caleb CAN be terminated and Joshua will become the new King of the Undead! Joshua gleefully detonates the bomb hidden in the cavern!  Note: Last 8 minutes of this episode carries over onto the next dvd before the start of Desire.