Adam was flummoxed when Colby bolted out of the Chandler manse, claiming she had to attend to a school project.

Annie woke up to find that Aidan had spirited her away to the Pine Cone. She donned the red wig he gave her and he snapped pics for a new ID as he explained that he had stolen an ambulance to stop Ryan from keeping them apart by transferring her to a far-away institution. He explained that after they left the country, they would live on the remains of Emma's ransom money. Annie gasped that she couldn't abandon Emma. She wanted to bring Emma; he said they could all go to an English-speaking country, where they'd put Emma in school and find Annie a shrink. Annie decided against taking Emma to spare the girl a life on the run and also expressed sympathy for how Ryan would feel if they snatched Emma. Annie credited Aidan with saving her life and asked to see Emma one last time.

Kendall woke up at the hospital; Ryan assured her that Ian was fine. Ian woke up and Kendall complimented Ryan's ease with the baby.

Zach and the mystery woman (Liza) had torrid sex on the card table. Jake left a message requesting to speak to her as soon as possible. Amanda caught the tail end of Jake's message and noted that his tone seemed familiar, not businesslike. Jake acknowledged that he had history with the lawyer. They discussed her determination to give the baby up for adoption.... Post-sex, Liza and Zach parted without exchanging names (though she did disclose that she had come to town to see someone, but that someone had blown her off). "Lovely not knowing you," they said to each other. Zach went back to the hospital and made eye contact with Kendall as Ryan played with Ian. Zach turned and walked away; Kendall followed him, telling Ryan she was going to get coffee. Zach was resistant to speaking with her. Kendall was worried that he'd been fighting again when she spotted red on his neck. "I think that's lipstick from the woman I just had sex with," he replied bluntly. He said that his sex partner had thought he was thinking about her (Kendall) while they were doing the deed. She accused him of taunting her; he said he was a single man and didn't owe her answers. She returned to Ian's room without coffee; she claimed that the machine was broken.
B An upset Colby came to the Martin house looking for Pete, who was out. Jake and Amanda convinced her to stay. Liza returned Jake's call. She assured Jake that the perfect family was waiting for Amanda's baby. She told Jake that she's in town but asked him not to tell anyone. He agreed to meet her at the casino. Liza asked Francesca to bring her some champagne. Jake arrived and he and Liza hugged warmly. She explained that she was there to connect with Colby and flashed back to having a nasty conversation on the phone with her daughter (who was responsible for all the nastiness). Colby, who was having the same flashback, opened up to Amanda about how hard it was for her to deal with her mom. She recalled more details of the phone call, in which she blasted Liza for having abandoned her. Liza claimed to have missed Colby "every single minute of every single day" and explained that she'd been trying to give Colby space. "Too late to take it back now," Colby said before slamming down the phone. Picked up Liza, "She refused to see me." Jake advised Liza to give Colby time and told her that Colby was a great kid. Liza was not optimistic about Colby coming around. Liza urged Jake not to give up his baby, certain that he would regret it. He revealed that it's not his baby, after all, and that David was the biodaddy. Liza had a flash of inspiration about who should get the baby but wouldn't share the details, making Jake nervous.... Zach returned to the casino and Francesca reported that nobody knew who the mystery woman was.

Colby returned home and stayed mum about Liza but asked her dad for a hug. He complied.... Jake came back home and Amanda filled him in about her conversation with Colby. Jake defended Liza. Liza, meanwhile, spied on Colby and Adam's warm family moment.