October 1, 1998

Meg's wedding dress arrives, with a note saying that the lower part of the dress was ripped. Meg panics when she sees the dress, but Maria fixes it. Ben asks Annie if she recognizes the artist of the drawing, and she admits that Maria drew it. She claims that she brought the picture over because she thought that it would be an appropriate wedding present. Ben loses his temper and throws Annie out of the house. Ben gives Meg her pearl necklace. Carmen arrives and tells Hank and Joan that she needs to see Meg - immediately. Maria puts on the dress that Tim gave her and remembers that she was wearing a similar dress when she was drowning. At the moment Maria remembers drowning, Meg's necklace breaks. Hank, Joan and Carmen return to the house to find Ben and Meg picking up pearls. Carmen says that it is a sign that Meg and Ben's marriage isn't meant to be.

Not knowing why she is there, Maria arrives at the Marina. Her drowning memories become stronger when she sees the Mariah. Maria literally bumps into Quint. When he blurts out that she's dead, she realizes that he recognizes her. When she doesn't recognize him, Quint panics and tells her that he'd go get someone who could help her. A worried Annie and Tim go to look for Maria. After Ben returns her home, Carmen vows that Ben and Meg won't get married, and pulls a gun from a drawer. Hank goes to get the pearls restrung. Meanwhile, Sara comforts her sister, telling her that she'll have the wedding of her dreams, and a marriage that will last her whole life. Sara opens the door to encourage air circulation, and Tim and Annie, who are lurking outside, hear Meg asking why they just couldn't let Maria stay dead. Annie blurts out that Maria's still alive and that Meg's going to have to live with the consequences. When it becomes obvious that Meg isn't aware that Maria really is alive, Tim thinks quickly and accuses Annie of trying to cause trouble when he brought her there to make peace. Tim and Annie leave to look for Maria elsewhere. Sara, Meg and Joan leave for the church. Tim and Annie argue about Maria's whereabouts. While they argue, an orderly says that he knows where "Dana" is. Ben is just about ready to leave for the church when Quint arrives saying that Maria is still alive.

A storm blew up, and Annie worries about Maria's state of mind, because she "died" during a similar storm. Casey and Sara toast Ben and Meg's marriage, and then Ben toasts his new wife.

Meg throws the bouquet.

Maria catches it.

When Ben, Antonio and Ricardo approach her, Maria realizes that they recognize her and faints. Tyus recognizes Maria as a psychiatric patient at Cedar Oaks, and takes her into a private room to examine her. Everyone who didn't know Maria before her disappearance realizes that "Dana" is Maria. Meg reprimands herself for not knowing that "Dana" was Maria, and Ben comforts her, reminding her that she'd never seen a photo of Maria. Tyus says that Maria asked to see Ben. Before Ben leaves to see Maria, he reassures Meg that he loves her.

Meg tells Maria that she wants Dr. Estrada's approval before telling her about her connection to Ben, and Maria responds that the idea of remembering is less frightening if a wonderful man like Ben was a part of her life. She asks Meg to reassure her that she, Maria and Ben will all be friends when she regains her memory. Ben tells Annie, and all of the other witnesses, that when he married Meg, he never meant anything more than his wedding vows - ever. Annie presses Ben to admit that he would never have looked at Meg twice if he'd known that Maria was alive. When Dr. Estrada says that Ben and Meg are staying in town to help her regain her memories, Maria is touched that they care that much. Ben tells Meg that while he's not sure if they're married, he'll never stop loving her.

Tim tells Meg that he tried to tell her that he had found out about Maria, but when he came to tell Ben, Ben made him fall down the stairs, and when he tried to tell Meg, she told him that she wasn't interested in anything that Tim had to say. Meg tries to explain to Tim that they never would have worked out because he has too much emotional baggage about growing up with alcoholic parents, and that he needs to learn that you can't lie and cheat your way into being loved. He promises that he will never lie to or cheat her again. When he finds out that Annie told Maria that she was married to him, Ben tells her how she "drowned" five years ago. Dr. Estrada chastises Ben for letting Maria get upset, and he tells her that Annie had just told Maria that she and Ben were married. Dr. Estrada chews out Annie, Ricardo and Ben for pushing Maria. Finally, she decides that two of the thee of them could go in. Ricardo and Ben won't even consider letting Annie be one of the two. When they go in, she is gone and the window is open. Annie admits that she knew that Maria was there before, and that Maria had gotten off of hospital grounds before. In the parking lot, Maria is disoriented, but two men offer her a ride. They pull to one side of the road and tell Maria that they have to part ways there. Ricardo gets a call telling them where Maria had been seen with the men, and he and Ben go after her. The men corner Maria on the beach

When Cole tells her that he'd decided that he isn't going to steal the rubies, Francesca realizes that AJ has the rubies. Francesca tells Cole that if AJ has the rubies, then he's as evil as Bernie and Hillary are. Sydney tells Cole that he and Francesca belong together, and he admits that they did always say that death is the only thing that could separate them. Olivia tells Annie that she's not sure that Cole will be willing to steal the necklace from AJ, so she wants Annie to convince Gregory to buy the necklace from AJ so that Cole can steal it from her. When Annie says that AJ would never sell the necklace to Gregory, Olivia says Annie that she'll make sure that AJ's willing to sell the necklace to Gregory, and Annie's job will be to convince Gregory to buy the necklace.

Sean shows Emily the apartment he's renting above the restaurant. When Emily realizes that Sean expects their relationship to progress to a sexual one, she tells him that watching her mother's track record with men has made her cautious, and that she doesn't want to rush things. He says that taking their time to move forward is fine with him, just as long as they *do* move forward.

Olivia tells Annie to meet her at the power plant, so Annie tells Gregory that he needs some time with Caitlin and that she is going out for a walk. She makes sure that Cole overhears Gregory saying that the necklace will be in the hotel safe overnight. Amy gets a call from her father, telling her that everything was about to fall apart. When they are disconnected, she cries on Brad's shoulder. Olivia instructs Annie to start telling people that she intends to give that necklace to the art museum immediately after the Halloween party. Annie at first refuses, but finally gives in. She tells Olivia that she wants the necklace back after Cole has stolen it. When they hear footsteps, they realize that they were being watched. Cole and Francesca encounter a guard dog while breaking into the hotel safe for the necklace.

Maria tells Antonio that, in a way, she's afraid to remember, because Meg is like a sister to her and she doesn't want to do anything to damage that relationship. However, the more she talks about it, the more impatient she grows, until she finally demands that something has to be done to help her get her memory back. Meg tells Casey and Sara that Maria is still Ben's wife, and that she won't let Ben divorce Maria until Maria can make an informed decision regarding whether she wants to stay married to Ben. Dr. Estrada suggests that Maria move in with Ben and Meg.

Ben objects to Dr. Estrada's plan to have Maria move in with them. Dr. Estrada says that if Maria doesn't remember soon, she may suffer from a breakdown that she'll never recover from. Ben and Meg make love. Afterward, Meg has a dream about Maria waking her up, demanding to know what she's doing in bed with Maria's husband.

Olivia and Annie see a rat and decide that that's what made the sound they heard, but we later see the man's shoes. Olivia explains that if Annie says that she is going to donate the necklace to the museum, Cole will think that the Halloween party will be his last chance to steal the necklace, and that once he's stolen the necklace, Caitlin will have to watch her husband being led away in handcuffs. Bernie starts aging before Amy's eyes. He asks to speak to Amy privately, and tells her that he may need her help later, so that she must come home within the hour. She asks him if this has anything to do with the chanting, but he refuses to answer. Cole gets the guard dogs to settle down, but the security guard who heard them barking comes to investigate. When the security guard leaves for a moment, Cole and Francesca sneak out. Caitlin tells Cole that they have gotten approval to move back into Gregory's house. Cole realizes that this might be the chance he needes to steal the necklace, so when Caitlin asks him if he would rather move into their own place, he says that Gregory's house would be fine with him. Gregory runs into Francesca at the bar, and tells her that since she wants Cole and he wants Caitlin to be happy, there might be something they can do to both get what they want. Francesca responds that nothing anyone can do will break up Caitlin and Cole. Annie does the most difficult thing she's ever done - tells Gregory and Francesca that she's going to donate the necklace to the museum. Gregory tries to talk Annie out of donating the necklace to the museum, but she replies that his love for her has inspired her to be generous. Francesca realizes that the Halloween party will be their last chance to get the necklace. Bernie approaches Olivia as she opens her door, telling her that she has to get the jewels back before it's too late.

When Michael makes waffles for her, Vanessa has her first bout of morning sickness, but she later explains it away by saying that the smell of maple syrup makes her ill. Michael tells Virginia that Vanessa had been sick to her stomach that morning, and that Tyus is planning to leaving town. Virginia decides that if he knew that Vanessa is pregnant, Tyus wouldn't leave town. In an effort to get a urine sample so that she could see if Vanessa is pregnant, she calls the Sentinel pretending to be an FBI agent, asking if they have a drug testing policy. When the woman in the human resources department says that they don't, Virginia offers to run drug tests on the Sentinel's employees.

Gabi and Ricardo witness Antonio losing his temper with the contractor and demanding to know when the renovations will be finished. After Ricardo leaves to visit Carmen, Gabi asks Antonio to help her plan a surprise birthday party for Ricardo. Antonio responds that he will be too busy to help her this week, which reminds her of how jumpy Antonio has been around her lately. Carmen tells Ricardo that she wants to patch things up with him, so she gives him a necklace that her mother gave to her for him to give to Gabi on her behalf.

Assuming that Gregory is setting him up, Cole told Francesca that he plans to steal the necklace that night and that in order to protect her, he is going to do it by himself. However, Francesca decides to sneak into the party in a nun's costume. While Annie is admiring herself wearing the necklace, it turns into a snake. She unwraps the snake and throws it onto the floor, where it turns back into the necklace again. After Annie and Caitlin have another confrontation, Caitlin tells Cole that she plans to wear the necklace to the party. Bernie tells Gregory that in the wrong hands, the rubies can be very dangerous. He then offers to buy the necklace from Gregory, and tells him that if he won't sell it, he would live to regret it. When Annie comes to visit Gregory, Bernie corners her and demands the necklace. Annie tells Gregory that she was accosted by a walking dead man who demanded her necklace. Gregory realizes that she is talking about Bernie. She is surprised that he knows who she was talking about and says that there was seriously wrong with him, and that looking at him was like looking at evil. Amy tells the others that her father hadn't been himself for a long time, and that she'd rather fail her class than see him again. Sean is concerned about Amy, but Leo warns him not to trust her. When they comment on how dark Bernie's house is, Amy says that her father has been keeping things dark lately. She gets the paper from Bernie's office, and just as they're about to leave, Bernie returns home and they hear him scream.