After the wedding....
Kane told his family about his leaving. Although they were sad, they understood.
Paul and Tess left for their honeymoon in Ocean City, thinking about Kane's departure.
It's Halloween in Breckenridge. Houses are decorated with glowing pumkpins, creepy ghosts, scary witches and monsters, and cornstalks. Parents and kids are out trick-or-treating, and among them are Cordelia and Everett Burnham, who are with their daughter Jadyn, whose dressed as a Spanish seniorita.
Cordelia (shivering): Brrrr, it's cold out here baby!
Everett: Man, that's one thing I miss about Miami. The warm fall and winters. But you know, the cold weather here makes it more festive---and it gives us a chance to cuddle. (Moves closer to Cordelia and kisses her).
Jadyn (running over to them): Mommy, daddy, yuck!
Cordelia: Sorry, honey. Come on, let's go to the diner, get warm, and have a hot meal. (Jadyn gets in between her parents, and they walk arm-in-arm to the diner).
Zoe and Amaya Talbot are sitting on the couch in the living room of the Grimes Mansion. The sisters are alone. Ingrid and Marcus are at the diner, Kane Garrett and Valerie Talbot are at Paul Harper's condo, Roark is with his girlfriend, and Lance and Rosamond Tucker are at the Plumtree Inn. The girls are watching horror movies and eating popcorn.
Zoe: Did you hear that noise May?
Amaya: No. It's your wild imagination.
Zoe: I swear I heard something.
Amaya: I think the movie is getting to you.
Zoe: I'm going to take a look around.
Amaya: God, we're acting just like those dumb girls in the movie! (Big crash sound) Geez. what was that? (Jumps off the couch)
Zoe: Someone's in here! Let's call the police!
Amaya: Let's not jump to conclusions Zoe. Maybe something just fell. We'll go see.
Zoe: What if some psycho broke in? What it's Joanna Harper---or that other nutjob Quentin Michaels? The weirdos Paul told us about?
Amaya: That's impossible! They're both locked up out of state!
Zoe: They could have escaped and gotten rides----
Amaya: Now you're really losing it. Let's just look around. The place is locked up tight.
Zoe: Okay, but stay close. (The sisters head out of the living room and into the foyer. Then all of a sudden, they hear a horrible howling sound). Oh my God. What was that?
Amaya: It's coming from the kitchen. Come on. (They make their way into the room. Zoe turns on the light. A flour canister is on the floor, powder is everywhere). Hey, there's some footprints in that spill.
Zoe: They're paw prints! That means---(a gray cat leaps out at the sisters, its paws covered with flour). A cat! (Slaps her forehead) How did it get in here?
Amaya: Probably through an open window. (She picks up the cat and pets it)
Zoe: Well, let's clean up this mess and give the cat something to eat. I can't believe how silly I've been!
Amaya: Me neither. You get the broom and I'll get the dustpan.
Kane Garrett is sitting on the sofa in Paul's condo, looking at the envelope which contains the goodbye letter he wrote for his son. Valerie appears and sits next to him.
Valerie: You know you don't have to go Kane. Stay here with your son and daughter-in-law.
Kane: I have to go Valerie. Now that I've found Paul, and he's safe and happy, I can return home and not be worried anymore.
Valerie: You still have to worry Kane. Drennen is probably more angrier than ever, now that my daughters and I have walked out on him. He's sure to get revenge. Paul will be his target don't you understand?
Kane: I've realized Paul can take care of himself. And Tess is very tough too. If anyone will put Drennen in his place, it's Tess.
Valerie: I don't want you to leave Kane! The past three days we've been together I realize leaving you all those years ago was a mistake. But we're together now, we've found our son. We have a chance to be a real family. I love you Kane. More than ever.
Kane (getting off the couch): You're confused Valerie. You need time to sort out your feelings. And I think my leaving is the best thing right now. We'd better start heading for the airport.
Valerie: No! (She grabs him and kisses him) You're not leaving. Not now. Not ever. (She starts kissing him again and removes his jacket)....
Meanwhile, Rosamond is leading a blindfolded Lance down the hallway of the second floor of the Plumtree Inn.
Lance: Where are we going Rosie?
Rosamond: We're almost there. Just trust me. (She stops in front of a hotel room door and takes a key out of her long black coat. She opens the door).
Lance: You're opening a door.
Rosamond: Very good Sherlock. (She grabs his hand and leads him inside. She turns on the light and takes him over to a chair and sits him down, removing his blindfold).
Lance: What are you doing?
Rosamond: First I've tricked you, now I'm going to give you your Halloween treat. (She removes her long coat to reveal a sexy red devil outfit).
Lance: Rosie....you look incredible. (He begins to get up but Rosamond pushes him down).
Rosamond: You just sit there. Tonight, I'm doing the seducing. (She gets on his lap and beings nuzzling his ear). You're a great guy and it's about time I showed you how great I think you really are.
Lance: But you have baby, you have. (Kisses her)
Rosamond: You've been the one making all the moves. Now it's my turn.
Lance: This wouldn't have anything to do with the tiff you had with Eliza? Wait----you think I'll go back to her if you don't act interested right? Rosie, you know how much I love you and want you. Eliza may have my child, but you have me and my love. All of it. Besides, I don't want you putting on sexy outfits and seducing me.
Rosamond: You don't?
Lance: No. Just knowing you want me when I want you is good enough.
Rosamond: So you don't want to make love tonight?
Lance: I never said that. (He kisses her, starting to remove her costume).
Drennen Talbot is sitting alone at a table at the Plumtree Inn when Eliza Braxton walks in. She sees Drennen and walks over.
Eliza: Drennen.
Drennen: We meet again Eliza. If we don't stop running into each other, people will think we're a couple.
Eliza: And that would be a bad thing?
Drennen: Come off it. You love Lance and I love Valerie. We could never think of seeing anybody else.
Eliza: I do love Lance, But's he made it perfectly clear he wants nothing to do with me romantically.
Drennen: My wife walked out on me. So did my daughters. I think is Valerie gone for good.
Eliza: Why don't you come to my place again Drennen. We'll watch some scary movies and talk about our scary lives. What do you say? (She grabs his hand).
Drennen: I'll say I'll drive. Let's go.
Back at Paul's condo, Kane releases himself from Valerie and grabs his jacket.
Kane: Stop this Valerie. You're still married, and I have to leave.
Valerie: Kane----
Kane: I care about you Val, but now is not the time or place for this. Please, let's go to the airport.
Valerie: Alright. (They head for the door. Valerie looks at the note Kane has left for Paul).
Valerie (To herself): Kane can't leave. He can't lose Paul---or me. But how do I stop him? How?
At the Sherwood Diner, the Burnhams are sitting at a booth eating pumpkin pie. They have just said goodbye to the Grimes', who are on their way home.
Everett: Well, Jadyn, did you get enough candy?
Jadyn: Yeah Daddy! I got a lot!
Cordelia: It was good the stores downtown decided to stay open and give out candy. It's so much safer. (Loretta Sherwood walks over).
Loretta: How is everybody doing?
Everett: Great Loretta. This pumpkin pie is out of this world.
Loretta: It should be, I made it myself.
Cordelia: You must be relieved Paul and Tess are finally married.
Loretta: You have no idea. Now they're finally together without anybody trying to destroy their lives.
Ingrid and Marcus are back home. Zoe and Amaya have explained to them about the cat and the flour.
Marcus: You girls must have had quite a scare. Where is the cat now?
Zoe: Upstairs in our room sleeping.
Amaya: Oh by the way, something came in the mail today. You were out and we totally forgot about it. (Zoe leaves to get it).
Ingrid: What came?
Amaya: A package. It's pretty heavy.
Ingrid: We didn't order anything by mail, unless one of the kids did. (Zoe returns with the package).
Zoe: Here it is. (She gives it to Marcus).
Marcus: There's no return address. (Begins to open it)
Ingrid: What if it's a bomb?
Marcus: It would have exploded by now. (He finished opening up the box). It's some kind of chest. There's a note taped to it. (He opens up the note and reads it).
It's over. It's finally over. I will leave this miserable world for probably an even more miserable one. I know none of you will be sad to see me go, considering what I've done to you all. But you have to understand why. You were trying to take my son away. He was the only good thing I had left in my life. And now that I have nobody, it's so lonely. Now I know how Mama must have felt...noone to love her or care about her feelings. She kept being deserted by everyone....Daddy, Grandmother and Grandfather, our entire family. She was an embarassment. And just like her, I became one too. You must understand it's not my fault. Do you really think Mama and I wished to be born crazy? You have no idea what it was like, everyone yelling at you, telling you you're insane when you already know you are and there's nothing you can do to stop it, unless you kill yourself. So that's what I will do. You won't have me around anymore to make you feel frightened. That's probably the only decent think I've ever done in my life. I leave this gift as a reminder. Mama gave it to me before she was put away. It used to comfort me when I was sad. Maybe it will comfort somebody else now.
Joanna Frances Bennett Harper
Zachary, Stephen, and Paul Always
(Marcus opens up the box. A waltz begins to play). Click here to play the waltz
Ingrid: It's a music box......
Marcus: She killed herself....the pain she must have been going through.
Ingrid: We can't blame ourselves honey....like she said in the letter she was sick. Well, I hope wherever she is, she isn't in pain anymore.
End of the Halloween episode
Next on come nightfall....
Ingrid relays the news of Joanna's suicide to a honeymooning Paul and Tess---and Kane..
Kane changes his mind about leaving.
Drennen gives Deanna bad vibes.