Friday, May 11, 2007
Jeffrey tried to console Olivia, who was still in her wedding dress, but she lashed out at him for destroying her life, this time around with the kisses that led to her nixed nups, and all those years ago when they were young. She rushed off to Company with Jeffrey at her heels. Liv poured herself a stiff drink, wryly observing that she was about to lose her free-drink privileges. Jeffrey volunteered to help Olivia and Buzz patch things up, but she maintained that she's too screwed up to make it work. O'Neill gently urged her to battle her demons. He noted that they are both damaged goods and said that maybe Buzz is not the kind of man she needs. Olivia took off to her apartment.

In the meantime, Ava confessed to Buzz that she feared her efforts to make her parents get along caused the wedding to be called off. Afterward, Ava showed up at their mother's apartment and Liv railed at her for sending her father to mess up the wedding. Ava denied it and said that there is still a chance for Olivia and Buzz, however Liv insisted that she messes up the good things in her life. Ava asked about her mom's feelings for Jeffrey. "I need to hate him and I need to forgive him, which is the problem," sighed Liv.

Back at Company, Buzz found Jeffrey drinking scotch alone and said he'd been looking for him. Jeffrey stood up and prepared to get hit in the face, but Buzz laughed and said he was there to ask a favor. He started by asking why Jeffrey thinks he can give Olivia what she needs. "What if your being in her life hurts her more?" Buzz questioned. Jeffrey responded that Liv hates him as much as she loves Buzz. The jilted groom asked Jeffrey to walk away.

Lizzie dragged Beth along Main Street, eager to pick up more baby items. Beth pointed out that her daughter was only shopping for girls' things, while the gender of the baby is still unknown. Mama was disturbed when she realized that everything on Lizzie's list was something she'd bought for her baby.

At the lighthouse, Cassie again saw Tammy's ghost, to whom she brought a nightgown. When Josh, who was there to fix the lighthouse bells, showed up, Cassie tossed the nightgown over the side. Remy arrived to help work on the bells. While the men talked, Cassie leaned over the railing to retrieve the nightgown. An alarmed Josh rushed to her side. An all-too-chipper Cassie shrugged off the incident and said she was going home. Remy went into a rant about how Alan gets to live the good life, while Cassie's life is ruined.

Cassie strolled by herself on Main St. where she overheard Beth expressing her concern that Lizzie needs to do some emotional healing and not obsess over the baby. She eavesdropped as Lizzie said Beth and Alan are pretending the baby is his. Beth insisted that Alan is the dad, but Lizzie ran off — with the car keys. Still way too upbeat, Cassie walked up and offered Beth a lift. A clearly rattled Beth said she'd call her driver, but noting that it was about to rain and she wants to apologize, Cassie picked up Beth's shopping bags and headed to her car. Cassie drove Beth to a warehouse, creepily saying that she had to show her something. Beth refused to enter, but Cassie begged. Inside, a threatening Cassie ordered Beth to make Alan pay by taking the baby away from him. Beth tried to leave, but Cassie grabbed her arm and Beth fell.

Liv dropped by Jeffrey's room and saw him packing. He said he was leaving town.

Thursday, May 10, 2007
It was supposed to be the day of Buzz and Olivia's wedding. Buzz was so outraged that his hands shook as he took another look at the incriminating photos of Jeffrey and Olivia in the middle of a kiss. He picked up the phone and demanded that someone bring Olivia to him. Meanwhile, Alan-Michael thanked the delivery guy and paid him off before skulking away to cause trouble elsewhere. Then Mallet and Dinah arrived. Dinah asked Mallet why he couldn't sleep and worried that Blake might really know something after all; Mallet quickly told her to stop worrying. When Marina suddenly showed up, Dinah was surprised (she was just in the hospital yesterday). Marina assured her she was fine and she couldn't miss her grandfather's wedding. However, she needed to ask Dinah a few questions about Cyrus. Marina was desperate to know if Cyrus was just a criminal and nothing more, obviously fishing around to find out if he was capable of caring for another person. Still woozy, Marina left to go lay down just as Dinah received a call from Blake's doc; she was ready to leave the hospital.

Coop arrived at Olivia's door, telling the bride-to-be that Buzz needed to see her. Ava was eager to know what was going on while a blissful Liv shrugged off the old "it's bad luck to see the bride in her dress before the wedding" adage and headed over, gown and all. There, Buzz flung the photos in her face. She was speechless and asked who sent them. She knew it was A-M. Hurt, Buzz couldn't believe she was actually admitting that the kiss had occurred, then sarcastically thanked Liv for lying to him (yet again). She tearfully tried to defend herself, claiming that Jeffrey kissed her and not vice versa, but Buzz wouldn't let it go. He angrily got in Liv's face and shouted at her, demanding to know exactly how long the kiss was (since there were multiple photos, it was obvious she didn't pull away). Liv begged Buzz to just marry her and forget the whole thing (but it's never that simple, is it). Buzz calmly asked Liv to leave and advised an extremely confused Ava to inform everyone that the whole thing was off.

Back in her room at the Beacon, Marina was agog when Cyrus, who she thought was gone forever, suddenly showed up and explained how he'd burned the stolen money. They were about to have a tender moment when Mallet suddenly knocked on the door. While Cyrus hid, Marina made an excuse to get Mallet to disappear. When she turned around, Cyrus was gone. However, he did leave a note saying he'd see her later.

When A-M found Ava and Coop together, tempers flared. Ava ran off and Coop told his rival he wasn't welcome at the ceremony. Later, Ava confessed to Coop that she was pushing Liv and Jeffrey to work out her differences and she felt guilty that the botched wedding was partly her fault.

Jeffrey went to see Liv, who told him the wedding was off and it was all his fault. She screamed at him and angrily hit him in the chest while he tried to convince her that she must've wanted to kiss him because he certainly didn't kiss himself! Tensions rose as the two bickered back and forth. Liv sobbed that she didn't want Jeffrey and she never would. Meanwhile, Buzz showed up at A-M's door, punched him and the two started to brawl. Buzz informed A-M he should get out of town because he wasn't welcome and he was causing too much trouble. A-M laughed in his face until Alan suddenly showed up and told his son that Buzz was right. A-M claimed he wasn't scared, but Alan said he was serious. He didn't care where A-M went, but he had to leave Springfield. Then he informed A-M that he was framing him for embezzling Spaulding funds, noting that he should've done the same for Phillip years ago, before he spun out of control. A-M blamed Alan for making his problems disappear rather than dealing with them like a real father; Alan countered that it was the chance for a new beginning. The duo hugged and Alan left to find Buzz.

Buzz walked in on Olivia and Jeffrey in the middle of another kiss and smirked, "Well, if I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all." Liv shooed Jeffrey out of the room as she fumbled for a reason why she was kissing another man (again). She couldn't explain anything except to tell Buzz that she is who she is and she's obviously not good enough for him. Being the good man he is, however, Buzz assured Liv that he still loves her and he wanted to have her just as she is. Defeated and desperate, Liv flat-out informed Buzz that she couldn't marry him.

Back at Cedars, a jovial Blake rode around in an electric scooter and told Dinah she'd had a change of plans. She wanted to go home, but she didn't want to go back to her place. Later, a concerned Dinah called Mallet to tell him that Blake wanted to live with them. Mallet said they couldn't do it until they found out just how much info Blake knew. Then he asked to speak to Blake and told her they'd be happy to have her as a house guest.

On Main Street, Coop and Ava lamented the fact that the wedding was off. When Ava said she felt hopeless, Coop embraced her, kissed her neck and told her she had to believe. Ava was visibly pleased to have Coop back in her orbit. Meanwhile, Buzz and Alan grabbed a drink as Jeffrey met a distraught Olivia at Company.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
It's the day of Buzz and Olivia's rehearsal dinner. As everyone rushed around getting dressed, Belinda, the wedding planner, made a home video to chronicle the madness. Maid of honor Ava assisted Best man Coop as he got ready for the event, like making sure his socks matched his suit and shoes. They bonded over planning Buzz and Liv's honeymoon. Belinda noted the duo's chemistry and lamented the fact that she never finds guys as great as Coop. Then Belinda took her camera outside where Harley and Frank were discussing whether or not Alan-Michael would really crash the ceremony. Belinda expressed her concern, but Harley brushed it off. Later, the camera rolled as a very flirty Ava and Coop complimented each other on how great they looked, adding that by tomorrow they'd be brother and sister.

Buzz made an impromptu speech before everyone sat down for dinner, noting that he never thought he'd be preparing for another wedding, but the moment he met Olivia everything had changed for him. Then he sweetly professed his "lust, love and life" for and with his future wife and reminded her that she brought the light into his life.

Everyone took to the dance floor, Olivia's celebrating was interrupted when she received a random call from Jeffrey. Belinda, who was still recording everything, was curious about the call. Later, Ava inquired about what Jeffrey wanted; Liv said she wasn't about to stop her evening to listen to whatever "important" things he had to say and continued to revel in her pre-wedding bliss.

Belinda spied Coop and Ava making out in the hall at the Beacon. Ava suggested they go back to her room, but Coop quickly pulled away, saying that it wasn't right and blaming the booze. He did want Ava, but he was hurt too much by her the last time. They kissed a little more before Belinda was spotted. She sighed, noting how she'd just go back to her own room and call her old boyfriends. She suddenly saw Harley sobbing over how guilty she felt about locking Daisy up in juvie. Harley claimed weddings always made her emotional. Meanwhile, Buzz and Olivia canoodled and said goodnight to each other one last time before their big day. Liv saw Belinda spying, but she claimed she was too happy to be upset. While Belinda fretted over wedding gifts in the other room, there was a knock at the door; it was Jeffrey. Jeffrey plead his case to Liv, saying that he was only there because he was trying to do right by Ava's request to make amends. Liv called him out on being drunk and didn't take his respectful apology seriously. Jeff let her know that she drives him crazy (mostly from infuriation). He admitted he had lost tons of sleep over her and what had happened when they were teens. He wanted Liv to know that he respects her and her effort to make things right with Ava. Jeffrey then pulled Olivia in for a very passionate kiss. After a few moments, she pulled him away. Hearing a camera click, Belinda turned around to find Alan-Michael taking photos of the kiss. After Liv stormed out of the room, Belinda finally revealed herself and asked if everything was okay. Liv slapped Jeffrey and told him to leave her alone. While Liv sought refuge in Buzz's room, A-M told a concerned Belinda he was just going to have a little fun with the photos and then toss them.

The next morning, Belinda greeted Liv and attempted to tell her about Alan-Michael snooping around, but Ava barged in and interrupted. Mother and daughter chatted and bonded over the day's plans while Belinda noshed on a croissant and said no one ever listens to the wedding planner. In Buzz's room, Belinda told Buzz that she saw a strange man taking pictures, but the groom was too preoccupied to listen. Jeffery had showed up, wanting to wish Buzz a happy life with Liv and offered a gift as a sort of peace offering. Buzz was stunned and asked Coop to trash the gift.

Dressed in her wedding gown, Liv prepared for the ceremony and noted how cute flower girl Emma looked. When Belinda saw A-M asking a messenger to deliver something to Buzz before the wedding, she tried to warn the groom, but he was distracted. Then the package arrived. Belinda begged Buzz to not open it, but it was too late. As he glanced at the images of Liv and Jeffrey kissing, he yelled at Belinda, telling her to get out of his room and fetch Frank.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Outside of Company, Jeffrey was surprised when he overheard Ava refer to Olivia as "her mother" on the phone. When Jeffrey informed Ava that things are still pretty tense between her parents, Ava whined. Jeffrey suggested that the situation would be better if he just stays away from Buzz and Liv's wedding. He apologized to Ava for the heartache it had caused her, claiming that Liv will never forgive her for "that night" way back when. Ava begged her dad to make things right between them. Then she called Jeffrey out for lying about how he truly feels about Olivia. He assured her that he's not bothered by Buzz and Liv's marriage, but he couldn't help wondering what would've happened had he not taken advantage of her. Ava tearfully asked Jeffrey to try to make a fresh start with Liv since they are the only family she has.

Meanwhile, Alan-Michael was attempting to make a dinner reservation when Alan showed up at his door. Father and son traded insults and then Alan told A-M that he needs to sign papers granting all Spaulding power back over to the patriarch. A-M was confused since his dad had already fired him and refused to put down his John Hancock, especially after good old dad said he was too weak to handle the business when he was in control of it. A-M bristled and pumped some iron with barbells (and a clenched jaw) while telling his pop that Beth's unborn child is doomed to suffer. Then Alan spotted Liv and Buzz's wedding invite and wanted to know what exactly A-M has up his sleeve for the event. A-M explained how Jeffrey and Liv had kidnapped him and basically let on that he is out for revenge. Alan appeared genuinely concerned (surprise, surprise) and told A-M that he was giving his son a way out. This was his opportunity to start fresh before venturing over to the dark side, even offering up the family house in San Cristobel. A-M coldly refused and kicked his dad out.

Still feverish, Marina was handcuffed to the steering wheel of a car at the warehouse. When two cops mistook her for Cyrus and threatened to shoot, Cyrus appeared (outfitted in his cop disguise), put his hands up in the air and begged the cops to hold their fire. Cyrus surrendered after he knew that Marina was being whisked away to the ER, but before the cop could handcuff him, he pulled out a gun and shot at the officer smirking, "Well, you'll still make the news." Then he nonchalantly walked away from the scene, but not before finally retrieving his stashed cash.

On Main Street, Mallet was preoccupied and it was obvious to Dinah. They discussed whether Blake actually heard Mallet's big bad secret from his past. Mallet noted that if they could just keep Blake quiet and catch Cyrus, everything would hopefully go away. Dinah started freaking out that she might be named as Cyrus's accomplice if he does get caught, but Mallet assured her she was in the clear — he'd thought ahead and fabricate an alibi for her already ... just in case. Then they received word that Cyrus had been holding Marina hostage. Back at his hideout, Cyrus packed his bags and prepared to leave, even wiping down the chairs and cabinets to get rid of fingerprints (such a disciplined criminal!). When he came across Marina’s drivers license and police badge that she’d left behind, he paused.

Frank sat down with Jeffrey at Towers to talk. He didn’t want Marina to be named as Cyrus’s accomplice should charges be made. Alan arrived and warned Frank that Alan-Michael is up to no good and Spaulding wanted to alert the authorities that his son might sabotage Liv and Buzz’s wedding. Figuring Alan himself was up to no good, Frank wasn’t fazed by the news. Meanwhile, an unhinged A-M found Ava near Company and pinned her up against a wall. Freaked, Ava told him to get lost; A-M simply wanted to apologize for hurting her and blaming her for being a gold digger. He claimed he was only trying to make up for his past mistakes and explained how Alan was trying to ruin his stake in Spaulding for good and he wanted Ava to join him in his own business venture. Ava railed at her ex for lying to her and said she wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. As A-M blew up and threw chairs across the room, Ava surprisingly stood up for herself and told A-M he should look in the mirror. She wasn’t the one who needed rescuing anymore, he did (oh, snap!)

At Cedars, sneaky Cyrus put on a doctor’s lab coat and asked a nurse about Marina’s condition. She was fine, but still needed to recover from the gunshot wound infection. Satisfied, he ran off. Meanwhile, Frank, Mallet and Dinah went into Marina’s room to check in on her. She was eager to know what happened to Cyrus and they told her that he’d escaped (with the money). Mallet assured his partner that they’d do everything in their power to catch the criminal, but Marina asked that when they do catch him to not hurt him. You know, so he could spend the rest of his life paying for what he did. (Right.) Later, Jeff questioned Marina, who made sure that it was known that Cyrus isn’t completely heartless. He saved her from dying. Jeffrey chortled, claiming that Cyrus was only using her. Later, Jeffrey rushed up to Ava concerned that A-M had pestered her or possibly even harmed her. She assured her dad that all was well. A-M had lost everything and it was finally sinking in. Then she continued to plead with Jeffrey to make amends with Olivia. Jeffrey finally complied and the duo hugged.

Before he left town, Cyrus took one good look at his cash and was shocked to discover that every single bill had been marked. Needless to say, he was livid. Defeated, he set the money on fire and noted, “Useless. As poor as I ever was.” Various Springfielders mourned their loses: Mallet and Dinah scoured the warehouse for evidence, Cyrus put a lighter to his stolen goods and Marina secretly lamented the fact that Cyrus was likely gone from her life forever.

Monday, May 7, 2007
"We need to be back to the warehouse within an hour," Cyrus said as he tended to a feverish Marina. At his behest, Marina called Frank, claiming that she was fine but that she wanted to lay low until she felt better. She advised Pop not to worry about her. As Cyrus helped her get up, the duo embraced for a very passionate (and unexpected) kiss. When it was show time, Cyrus swept Marina up in his arms and carried her to his car. He drove to the warehouse then handcuffed Marina, but he wasn't far away when two policemen surrounded the car and trained their guns on it.

At juvie, Daisy met her new "supervisor" Mrs. Hannigan, who proved to be as tough as nails as she told the new detainee to get used to her new surroundings. "Welcome to your new home," huffed the humorless Mrs. H and pointed out that Daisy was here for the long haul. When two bullies started to harass Daisy, Ashlee came to her rescue yet again. "Leave her alone, she's with me!" growled Ash, who was doing time there as well for shooting Alan. Ashlee then showed Daisy the ropes and the rules of their new life. Daisy was amazed at how tough everything was (demerits, lockdown at 9 p.m.). Later, the girls gathered for their class and discovered that Coop was going to be their new teacher. "Did Harley send you!" demanded an angry Daisy. Coop revealed to Mrs. H that Daisy was his niece but the supervisor didn't seem concern about the connection and left (that is, after she gave Daisy and Ashlee each a demerit). When she had a moment, Ashlee told Coop how excited she was to see him. Later, when the girls were in bed they lamented about their situation, then held hands as they fell asleep.

As Josh's homecoming party was coming to an end, Gus was stunned to find that Natalia had taken a job at Company as a waitress. Harley was amazed that someone from Gus's past had surfaced and happily introduced herself, telling Natalia she was glad that she had joined the family business. When Harley left the room, Gus asked Natalia why she had to take a job at Company, of all the places in Springfield. "I need a paycheck," she defended. When Harley returned, she was eager to get the scoop on how Gus and Natalia knew each other. "He won't tell me anything," lamented Harley but Natalia just dodged the inquiries.

Reva clinked beer bottles with Josh, congratulating him for making it back home. Then she made a crack about what happened "the last time" they had too much to drink and Josh appeared perturbed. Reva was upset that her ex was making it sound like they never had a past, noting that everyone has second chances and she was going to make the most of hers. "I'm living again!" Reva proclaimed.

Cassie had a vision of Tammy's ghost outside of Company. She was confused as to why her daughter was appearing to her again and assured the ghost that she was fine. Ghost Tammy, however, declared she wasn't going anywhere because her mom needed "me now more than ever." Cassie explained to Tammy that Reva was still in love with Josh and wanted him back. Tammy vanished when Reva came outside to check on her sis. Reva was concerned by Cassie having visions again and urged her to tell Josh about it. A tearful Cassie refused then railed at Reva for her selfishness and screamed, "you take and you take and you take!" When Reva tried to argue that Cassie was the one who sent her in to see Josh in the first place, Cassie angrily stormed off. Later, she told Tammy that she needed her more than ever and Tammy reappeared.

An outraged Remy suddenly stormed into Company, screaming to his mom on his cell phone that he'd get a job when he felt like it. Josh tried to calm him down then asked why Remy was throwing away his life. When Lewis reminded Remy that Tammy would never want to see him like this, but that only made him angrier. Josh offered Remy a job. "Billy will find something for you," Josh declared but Remy said he'd think about it. When he was alone, Natalia urged Remy to accept the job offer.

Reva reamed Harley for sending Daisy to juvenile detention. "Nice work!" fumed Reva, but Gus defended his wife's actions and they walked out. They later encountered Coop who told them that he saw Daisy. Meanwhile, Reva showed up at the juvie to visit Daisy but Mrs. H wouldn't allow it. A lost Reva gazed longingly at her wedding ring and flashbacked to her sex with Josh.

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