and... where did the duvet come from in AJ's office after the explosion with Gabbi and Antonio?? I mean it's not like he's gonna be doing the lateral lombada ,now is it??

• I think that you're mistaken. See...Armando met the woman of his dreams there and that's how the legend started. She was the "Woman in Black".

  I don't think that was AJ's intentions by having that piece of furniture in there. It was just comfy. =)

• Ben is from England, but they don't make a big deal of it. Remember...Maria calls him "English". AJ, I believe, is from Sunset Beach. Remember, his father was the founder and started the "Legend of Sunset Beach".

• Annie told Olivia that Trey was her son at his christening right before the earthquake. Eventually, Caitlin confessed to Cole the whole thing...and he told Caitlin that he slept with Olivia. Then Gregory died, and he left his entire estate to Trey. That's when Annie ordered a paternity test and we find out that the baby is Cole's.
• Jude Cavanaugh was hired by A.J. to replace Gregory as the manager of the Liberty Corp.
• Gregory "died" when he fell off the pier with Cole. Casey and Michael rescued Cole, but Gregory's body was never found. But he's alive and hiding from his family...plotting his revenge on Annie and Cole and Olivia.

• I have answered these before...but I'll answer again, because I've never answered the Caitlin/Sean before.
  • Meg is older than Sara.
  • Ricardo is oldest, Maria's the middle, and Antonio is the youngster.
  • Caitlin is older than Sean.

• Ok...for the first three see the above question.
• Paula is older than Gabi and Cole...but I'm not sure who is older between Gabi and Cole. I would assume that Gabi is older, but it could go either way, and we haven't really had any positive information.

Thanks,
~Gehan~

• The Cummings have their own house in Sunset Beach, but their address has not been divulged.
• Originally Tiffany only wanted Sean's money, but I do believe that at the end she did care for him at least a little.
• The canceled check in Gregory's office was the check that Tiffany cashed that Olivia gave her to leave town.
• Tiffany didn't live at Surf Central, because there wasn't a spare room, and she was living in the Richards's mansion.
• I can't confirm any rumors, because I am not in any way associated with NBC or Spelling Entertainment.
• Again, I can not confirm any rumors. But, I too have heard both rumors about Jude. I believe that he's a love interest for Caitlin, because Cole is on his way out at the end of the year.

• I don't think that there was a "Valentine Day masquerade dance" on Sunset Beach. The only character's middle name that I can think of right now is Annie's...Anna Claire Douglas-Richards.

• Del Douglas kidnapped newborn baby Cole and gave him to his grandmother, Madame Julianna Deschanel. Julianna promised Del the Deschanel family jewels in exchange for infant Cole.
• Cole and Annie weren't raised as brother and sister...Cole was raised by his grandmother; he believed that his parents abandoned him. Annie was raised by her mother and father.
• Elaine had a good attorney--Gregory Richards--they portrayed Del as an evil baby-stealer and that Elaine was under emotional duress...also, they said that it was protecting her children (Del had threated to kill Paula if Elaine told anyone that he stole Cole). Elaine was given probation.
• Several months after his death...Del's lawyer called Annie and told her that there was a secret codicil to Del's will. It stated that Annie had to marry Gregory Richards by the end of June (1998) in order for her to recieve her inheritance (millions of dollars in Liberty Corp. stock). Gregory had Annie sign a prenup (she didn't read it) that gave all of Annie's stock to Gregory.

Sorry about the length.

• Ted Evans is dead.
• I believe that he did.
• No one pushed Meg. Tiffany had stolen her bag, and Meg and others were chasing after her. Meg's dress got caught on something, and when she tried to get free she fell off the pier.
• They haven't ended the Casey/Meg thing. It's playing out on screen right now.
• See previous question.
• Gabi was very sneaky about being bad. The only person who realized it was Elaine.
• Paula left with Elaine after the trial, because she couldn't be with Ricardo any more. She kept thinking of him and Gabi together, and it was too painful for her.
• Mark won't be back to Sunset Beach. He was found with a large hook in his back. His body was brought back to town and buried there.
• Both Gregory and Olivia raised Sean and Caitlin. Sean means that his father wasn't there emotionally for him. Gregory was very biased towards Caitlin. The kids don't have Olivia's accent, because they were born in the United States.
• No.
• No...Annie and Cole are not related. Other than the fact that she is his step-mother-in-law.
• Amy flirted with Tim to get him to steal Gregory's boat to take them to Terror Island.
• I don't fully understand that myself. I think that it's just a plot point that we're supposed to overlook.
• They chanted to keep young, and Philip Vargas chanted as well. Francesca told Cole that it scared her when Philip would chant.
• I didn't think so, but I have read things that said that Brad was Hillary's son.

• I don't believe that Antonio was implying that he was a virgin, but that's up for interpretation.
• I have gotten several emails regarding Margret Scarborough. I'm still not convinced, but I've found it on the IMDb, so I'll cave in...this time.

Best regards,
Sara Smedman

1. Age...Unknown...but her birthday is February 27 (from us.imdb.com)--my Guess: 23
2. Age...Unknown...but her birthday is October 1 (from us.imdb.com)--my Guess: 27
3. Approximately 6 feet tall (also, my guess)
4. Shorter than Clive--my Guess: 5'5"
5. Somewhere in between the two--my guess: 5'7"

1. Gabi's father tormented her with constant proddings such as "Why can't you be more like your sister Paula?". She grew up believing that her father loved Paula more and didn't love her.
2. I believe that Derek had serious mental problems.

Oh what exactly happened to Linda Tripp?

• Alex Mitchum is Casey's mother. Rae Chang was a doctor that was involved with Casey, and she was one of the original occupants/owners of Surf Central. Tiffany Thorne was a runaway teen who dated Sean Richards until Olivia paid her to leave town. Spike was originally Tiffany's dog; Olivia stole him.
• I do think that Meg and Ben are meant to be together. I just wish that Meg would get a backbone.
• I think that A.J. did think that Olivia killed Francesca, until she convinced him otherwise.
• The Linda Tripp that you refer to is actually Melinda Fall. She was attacked by a shark after the S.S.Neptune capsized. She returned to Sunset Beach with a peg leg to sue Sara and Casey. Casey and Sara eventually proved that Melinda was full of crap, and Melinda left town to cause trouble elsewhere.

1. How do you pronounce Bette's last name?
2. How do you pronounce Brad's last name?
3. Are Antonio and Gabi ever going to be together?
4. On the episode where Carmen slapped Gabi, what did they say to each other in Spanish, and what does it mean in English?

1. Katzenkazrahi: Cat-zen-kahz-rah-hee
2. Niclaus (or Nichols I've seen both): Nickels (like the coin)
3. Maybe one day, but no time soon.
4. I don't speak Spanish, so I can't say for sure. But I think that it was mostly swearing; I think that "bruah" means "slut".

• I haven't quite figured out the CD-ROM bit yet. I'm sure that eventually, Gregory will tell some one about it, and then we'll know for sure. But right now, I'm leaning toward the idea that Gregory was just keeping tabs on Francesca. They were after all working together.
• When it comes to the matters of employment, soap operas generally need us, the viewers, to forget about the fact that people don't actually go to work. Most SB characters do have jobs. Notable exceptions include Caitlin, Annie, and Maria. Caitlin and Annie live off of Gregory; I must assume that Ben is supporting Maria. Just thought I'd throw this little factoid out there while we're on the subject of jobs...Olivia owns the local radio station.

• Rae left first.
• Cole and Elaine were on good terms, once Cole understood that Elaine didn't abandon him.
• Eddie Connors kidnapped Paula Stevens and gave her to ex-con Ralph Meyers.

• Lauren Woodland played Sara Cummings for five episodes.
• Although I have no way of knowing the future...I would love it if Barbara Mandrell returned as Alex Mitchum.

What sort of a name is Benjy? Maria must have known the kid was Derek's or she wouldn't have named him after a dog would she? (Not that I've seen any of those episodes)

• Eddie was on a personal quest for the Deschanel Jewels. Paula was shopping for an engagement ring. Eddie saw Paula in the jeweler's shop, and he thought that she had the jewels. Eddie drugged her and handed her over to an ex-con (Ralph Meyers). Ralph had previously been arrested by Paula, so this gave Ralph motive and got Eddie off the hook. Ralph was a tad unstable. He fell in love with Paula, dressed her in a wedding dress, and gave her a tattoo of a heart on her left breast. Eddie was then going to play 'knight-in-shining-armour', because he too was smitten with Paula. He thought that by coming to her rescue, she'd fall for him. But Ralph had moved Paula without telling Eddie. Ricardo and Eddie found Paula tied up in a van in the park being slowly killed by exhaust fumes. Unfortunately for Paula, no one but the viewers know that Eddie was the real culprit. Eventually, Paula got her tattoo removed, but she was never the same. She and her mother ran away to San Diego after Ricardo's rape trial. And yes, Eddie is the guy who blackmailed Derek and was then murdered by him.
• Michael shot Virginia' husband (Jackson Harrison) in a gang war in South Central LA. She knew about it...but she loved Michael anyway, because she needed a father for Jimmy. As for who knows, only Michael, Vanessa, Virginia, and Jimmy know. Some other residents of Sunset Beach may know, but the police do not. Michael has never done time for this, but if the police ever do find out he could.

Do you think that Casey and Sara will ever get married or what about Sean and Emily?

• I don't think that Caitlin will find out...not anytime soon. Well, Gabi and Ricardo will get married before Meg and Ben, because I read that there will be a wedding (at least) this May. Meg and Ben haven't talked about a wedding in a long time. I think that Casey and Sara will get married, but not for a while, they have plenty of things to work out. Sean and Emily are too young, but if they hold out until they're older...they'll probably get married.

• Cole St. John was an alias that Cole used in his life as a jewel theif. When he leared of his heritage (as a Deschanel) he changed his name, as a symbol that his jewel-theiving days were over.
• The "official" reason that Vanessa Doorman was let go was that they wanted to take the character of Caitlin in a "different direction". I believe that that was the truth, Vanessa Doorman couldn't provide the agressive Caitlin that we have now. I have also heard the rumors that Vanessa Doorman was hard to work with, but I find them hard to believe, espically, because so many other actors have said that she wasn't.
• OK...about your comments about Sara...I think that you misunderstood what I said earlier. I said that the original Sara Cummings [Lauren Woodland] also played the character Tess, the girl that Annie hired to pretend to be Trey's birth mother. Tess--Benjy's nanny [Tracy Melchoir]--never played Sara Cummings.
• Carmen has always said that her powers become inaccurate and don't usually work when her family is involved. That is why she can't see that Antonio is Gabi's lover.
• Maria was taken to Cedar Oaks where she was cared for by Dr. Estrada. She told us Meg that they tried to locate "Dana's" family but couldn't. Maria has only mentioned contact with Dr. Estrada, but I assume that others at Cedar Oaks have cared for her, and she does remember that time. And, as I stated earlier, Carmen's psychic powers don't work so well, when it comes to her family.

• Wow, Bonnie, that's quite an undertaking. So much happened before the Shockwave storyline. I can't possibly recap all the storylines here, but lets see...are there any specifics you'd like to know? I'll just list out some highlights here.
  • Del was murdered, Annie was accused, she was arrested, escaped from jail, she was presumed dead following a cremation accident...Eddie Connors helped figure out the murder and eventually Elaine Stevens was revealed as the murderer.
  • Meg came to Sunset Beach after being left at the altar by Tim...she was looking for her internet love "SB". She thought that "SB" was Casey (then she nearly killed him with muffins); she thought that "SB" was Mark, who then told her that "SB" was Ben. Then, She and Ben teamed up to prove Annie's innosence. After that...Annie and Tim plotted to make Meg think that Ben killed Maria...that ended up in a cave explosion.
  • Olivia and Gregory had a love/hate relationship. Then they teamed up to break up their daughter's relationship with jewel theif Cole. Gregory paid cole to dump Caitlin. Cole slept with Oivia. Caitlin thought that she wasn't experienced enough, so she almost lost her vigrinity to Tim. Cole and Caitlin reconciled. Caitlin gave it up to Cole. Caitlin gets pregnant. Olivia gets pregnant (and kept it secret). Gregory and Olivia plotted to steal Caitlin's baby. Caitlin found out, fell off a cliff, and lost the baby. Annie helped Caitlin get a baby...you should know the rest of that one. =)
  • Ricardo and Paula were partners on the force at SBPD. Ricardo was promoted to detective. Paula was paired with bad cop Eddie Connors. Paula and Ricardo moved in together and became engaged. Ricardo was flirting at a bar with Gabi. Eddie got the wrong idea about Paula and kidnapped her. He gave her to Ralph Myers who tattooed her. Ricardo and Eddie rescued her. Gabi plotted to break up Paula and Ricardo and that culminated in her falsely accuing Ricardo of rape. Paula believed Gabi. Ricardo didn't. During the trial...Gabi admitted that her father raped her...not Ricardo. Paula left town.

• Annie and Maria and Tim are all about the same age, I believe.

• I haven't quite figured out the CD-ROM bit yet. I'm sure that eventually, Gregory will tell some one about it, and then we'll know for sure. But right now, I'm leaning toward the idea that Gregory was just keeping tabs on Francesca. They were after all working together.
• When it comes to the matters of employment, soap operas generally need us, the viewers, to forget about the fact that people don't actually go to work. Most SB characters do have jobs. Notable exceptions include Caitlin, Annie, and Maria. Caitlin and Annie live off of Gregory; I must assume that Ben is supporting Maria. Just thought I'd throw this little factoid out there while we're on the subject of jobs...Olivia owns the local radio station.

• Rae left first.
• Cole and Elaine were on good terms, once Cole understood that Elaine didn't abandon him.
• Eddie Connors kidnapped Paula Stevens and gave her to ex-con Ralph Meyers.

• Lauren Woodland played Sara Cummings for five episodes.
• Although I have no way of knowing the future...I would love it if Barbara Mandrell returned as Alex Mitchum.

What sort of a name is Benjy? Maria must have known the kid was Derek's or she wouldn't have named him after a dog would she? (Not that I've seen any of those episodes)

• Eddie was on a personal quest for the Deschanel Jewels. Paula was shopping for an engagement ring. Eddie saw Paula in the jeweler's shop, and he thought that she had the jewels. Eddie drugged her and handed her over to an ex-con (Ralph Meyers). Ralph had previously been arrested by Paula, so this gave Ralph motive and got Eddie off the hook. Ralph was a tad unstable. He fell in love with Paula, dressed her in a wedding dress, and gave her a tattoo of a heart on her left breast. Eddie was then going to play 'knight-in-shining-armour', because he too was smitten with Paula. He thought that by coming to her rescue, she'd fall for him. But Ralph had moved Paula without telling Eddie. Ricardo and Eddie found Paula tied up in a van in the park being slowly killed by exhaust fumes. Unfortunately for Paula, no one but the viewers know that Eddie was the real culprit. Eventually, Paula got her tattoo removed, but she was never the same. She and her mother ran away to San Diego after Ricardo's rape trial. And yes, Eddie is the guy who blackmailed Derek and was then murdered by him.
• Michael shot Virginia' husband (Jackson Harrison) in a gang war in South Central LA. She knew about it...but she loved Michael anyway, because she needed a father for Jimmy. As for who knows, only Michael, Vanessa, Virginia, and Jimmy know. Some other residents of Sunset Beach may know, but the police do not. Michael has never done time for this, but if the police ever do find out he could.

Do you think that Casey and Sara will ever get married or what about Sean and Emily?

• I don't think that Caitlin will find out...not anytime soon. Well, Gabi and Ricardo will get married before Meg and Ben, because I read that there will be a wedding (at least) this May. Meg and Ben haven't talked about a wedding in a long time. I think that Casey and Sara will get married, but not for a while, they have plenty of things to work out. Sean and Emily are too young, but if they hold out until they're older...they'll probably get married.

• Cole St. John was an alias that Cole used in his life as a jewel theif. When he leared of his heritage (as a Deschanel) he changed his name, as a symbol that his jewel-theiving days were over.
• The "official" reason that Vanessa Doorman was let go was that they wanted to take the character of Caitlin in a "different direction". I believe that that was the truth, Vanessa Doorman couldn't provide the agressive Caitlin that we have now. I have also heard the rumors that Vanessa Doorman was hard to work with, but I find them hard to believe, espically, because so many other actors have said that she wasn't.
• OK...about your comments about Sara...I think that you misunderstood what I said earlier. I said that the original Sara Cummings [Lauren Woodland] also played the character Tess, the girl that Annie hired to pretend to be Trey's birth mother. Tess--Benjy's nanny [Tracy Melchoir]--never played Sara Cummings.
• Carmen has always said that her powers become inaccurate and don't usually work when her family is involved. That is why she can't see that Antonio is Gabi's lover.
• Maria was taken to Cedar Oaks where she was cared for by Dr. Estrada. She told us Meg that they tried to locate "Dana's" family but couldn't. Maria has only mentioned contact with Dr. Estrada, but I assume that others at Cedar Oaks have cared for her, and she does remember that time. And, as I stated earlier, Carmen's psychic powers don't work so well, when it comes to her family.

• Wow, Bonnie, that's quite an undertaking. So much happened before the Shockwave storyline. I can't possibly recap all the storylines here, but lets see...are there any specifics you'd like to know? I'll just list out some highlights here.
  • Del was murdered, Annie was accused, she was arrested, escaped from jail, she was presumed dead following a cremation accident...Eddie Connors helped figure out the murder and eventually Elaine Stevens was revealed as the murderer.
  • Meg came to Sunset Beach after being left at the altar by Tim...she was looking for her internet love "SB". She thought that "SB" was Casey (then she nearly killed him with muffins); she thought that "SB" was Mark, who then told her that "SB" was Ben. Then, She and Ben teamed up to prove Annie's innosence. After that...Annie and Tim plotted to make Meg think that Ben killed Maria...that ended up in a cave explosion.
  • Olivia and Gregory had a love/hate relationship. Then they teamed up to break up their daughter's relationship with jewel theif Cole. Gregory paid cole to dump Caitlin. Cole slept with Oivia. Caitlin thought that she wasn't experienced enough, so she almost lost her vigrinity to Tim. Cole and Caitlin reconciled. Caitlin gave it up to Cole. Caitlin gets pregnant. Olivia gets pregnant (and kept it secret). Gregory and Olivia plotted to steal Caitlin's baby. Caitlin found out, fell off a cliff, and lost the baby. Annie helped Caitlin get a baby...you should know the rest of that one. =)
  • Ricardo and Paula were partners on the force at SBPD. Ricardo was promoted to detective. Paula was paired with bad cop Eddie Connors. Paula and Ricardo moved in together and became engaged. Ricardo was flirting at a bar with Gabi. Eddie got the wrong idea about Paula and kidnapped her. He gave her to Ralph Myers who tattooed her. Ricardo and Eddie rescued her. Gabi plotted to break up Paula and Ricardo and that culminated in her falsely accuing Ricardo of rape. Paula believed Gabi. Ricardo didn't. During the trial...Gabi admitted that her father raped her...not Ricardo. Paula left town.

• Annie and Maria and Tim are all about the same age, I believe.