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Thanksgiving Day Preparations

Meanwhile, Erica goes to visit JR in the hospital. She tells him that she had to see for herself…and make sure that it was true that she can't possibly hurt her children. She reminds him that there is no one that he can take his anger out on now. He tells her to get out, but she flops down on the bed and tells him that they have a lot to discuss. She starts with #5 of the 12 steps…..admitting to God and yourself all the horrible things you have done. She insists that she is not leaving until she hears him admit all of the wrong he has done! He tells her to go to hell! Erica warns him that if he ever gets out of this hospital he had better not ever go near her children again. She tells him that she never wants to see him again as long as he lives. Dr. Martin walks in and tries to make him feel better. Erica rants and raves about how she doesn't understand how he can even treat him. Jeff drags her down the hall so that they can talk.

Jeff tells Erica that JR is feeling more than his share of pain right now. He asks her to please have some mercy on him right now. He reminds her that he took an oath and that he will honor it as long as he practices medicine. She accuses him of always following the rules, but he grabs her arm and informs her that he is falling back in love with a married woman, and that he wants her very much. Bianca enters the room and sees the two of them together. Jeff leaves and Erica insists that he was just bringing her home from the hospital. Bianca tells her mother that this has to stop….before Thanksgiving! Bianca insists that Jack has no idea that she is there. Bianca tells her that she wants all of the family to be together on Thanksgiving. She offers to help Erica pack, but Erica insists that she is not ready yet. Erica insists that she and Jack have things that they need to work out. Bianca tells her that she is impossible. The two of them hug and Bianca leaves. Jeff stops back by to see if everything is okay. She tells him that Bianca is worried about her and Jack. She tells him that she doesn't believe that Jack wants to share anything with her. He tells her that Jack is a fool, but he is not. He tells her that he is here and he will fight for her. He takes her in his arms and kisses her while Jack approaches the door to knock.

:::Can David be found?:::

Annie and Ryan rush off to the hospital to get an emergency DNA test. Annie is close to hysteria. Jeff says he'll do the test and all he can do to help. Jeff draws blood and personally takes the samples to the lab. Julia comes in and admits that she's the one who gave the DNA results to Tad. Annie is speechless.

Julia leaves and walks into an examining room, where she breaks down. Jamie comes in to comfort her—but she rebuffs him. He urges her to let him help her.

:::More problems for Annie:::

JR heart rate and blood pressure is unpredictable, and Jeff is trying to save him. Adam is anguished and accuses Babe and Josh of being the cause of all this. He accuses Tad of "going over" to Josh's side. Babe thinks perhaps Adam was right. Did seeing her effect JR?

Adam tells her to go home, insisting that her presence is detrimental to JR's recovery. Jeff comes out to announce that JR is stabilized.

Palmer shows up and announces that he's calling a hospital board meeting to discuss banning Babe from the hospital, in order to protect "the patient."

Tad is at JR's bedside, urging him to fight on—for Dixie's sake. When Dixie is informed of JR's problems, she rushes to his bedside to support him.

::::JR is out of surgery::::

Everyone's waiting at the hospital for news. Tad is anguished; Bianca is still full of guilt.


Jack wants to know the truth about Jeff and Erica. She claims he's "dead wrong" and suspicious. Jeff says he's seen the way they look at each other. He wants her back in their home—will she return? Erica tells him she doesn't respond well to "ultimatums"! He says that's not so, and Erica accuses him of beginning the trouble, and brings up the problems with Lily and Jonathan.

Brooke walks in as they're arguing, and Jack stalks away. Erica and Brooke get into it, and Erica accuses Brooke of trolling for Brooke. Jack comes back and demands that they go back to the Inn and pack her things. Erica refuses, and stomps off. . Brooke tells Jack she's there for him—and admits she's attracted to him.


Back at the Valley Inn, Erica runs into Jack in the corridor and invites him in for tea. They discuss Josh, and then Erica apologizes for lashing out at him—and admits that she did want him to kiss her. She also says she loves Jack and will fight for her marriage with everything she has.

Jeff warns Tad that he will not let JR destroy his son. "Your son is lost, and you've got to find him. Let him know how much you love him," says Jeff. Tad goes to Dixie and tells her that they have to help JR get better—in a rehab center.

::::All they can do is wait::::

Erica is searching for Josh. and Jeff finds her in Josh's room. He tells her that her marriage doesn't work, and that he wants a future with her. He says he's falling back in love with her; it's not about Mary, or a way to form an instant family. He's in love with this Erica, not trying to recapture the Erica he married so long ago,

Jamie and Di are in the waiting room, with Jamie sorry he didn't break JR's hands to stop him from drinking. Erica and Jeff rush in, and there's an awkward moment when Jack sees them.

Josh arrives at the hospital, walks directly to Babe and asks "How is JR?" Adam rushes towards him, and without a word, punches him in the face. A melee ensues, and then Adam punches Jeff.

Erica steps in to defend Josh and blame Babe for what happened. Dixie chimes in and says it's Babe's fault. Adam agrees. Finally Babe speaks, and says everyone is right—she's responsible for her ruined marriage. She wanders off, and Josh rushes after her, angrily warning everyone to stay away. When he finds Babe, sitting alone and crying, she tells him to go away, and that she never wants to see his face again.

Julia brings Jamie a cup of coffee, and he admits how angry he is with his brother for drinking again. He wants Josh out of all of their lives forever. And he wants Julia back.

Kendall goes over to comfort Bianca, thinking she's upset over Josh—but discovers she's feeling that she's weak. She stood up to JR, why couldn't she stand up and fight for Maggie?

Jack asks Erica if she is ready to move home. She claims she still has a lot to do with the show. Or is it Jeff Martin, asks Jack?

JR Fights for His Life

Bianca calls 911 about JR's jump; Erica and Josh are standing over his motionless body in the alley. He needs a doctor—so Josh begins to help him. He's bleeding out as the EMT's arrive—Josh insists he has to operate on JR right now—in the alley—or he will die! He performs emergency surgery, and then JR is rushed to the ER. The policBabe admits to Adam that she told JR about her Josh tryst. He's very angry and accuses her of ruining JR's life, and being motivated by money. He's getting angrier and angrier—when Jeff walks in, and tells him to shut up. Jeff is looking for Josh.

The police arrive to question Bianca and Erica.

Bianca is in a daze—how could this happen? Should she have let JR leave the room when he wanted to live? Erica tries to convince her that it's not her fault and that JR will no longer do damage to her family.

Erica is shaken by the fact that they could have lost Josh a second time, and Jeff comforts her.

Josh is back in his room, reliving the horrible events of that evening.


Adam and Babe see a blood-covered Josh, who tells them all that has happened. Josh tries to convince Babe that this demonstrates what JR is capable of—but she is unwilling to listen.


Adam is in JR's hospital room as they prep him for surgery. He tells JR how much they love him. Bianca runs into Babe and Adam there—he asks her what the hell she did to JR? She explains that she's sorry about what happened—but it's not her fault. Babe wants to know if JR threatened her and how this happened.

Di finally convinces Dixie to go back to sleep, and she does, but she is awakened by a phone call from Adam telling her about the accident.

::::JR Reaches a Breaking Point::::

Erica, Jeff and Bianca are happy about how well the New Beginnings party turned out, and that Lily is fine. Bianca leaves, and Erica tells him "Erica Kane is back…I guess the party's over."

"Not if you don't want it to be," replies Jeff. They sit together, and review the evening, and are about to kiss—when Adam walks in and accuses them and their family of depravity, and trashes Erica's mothering skill. Jeff tells Adam to shut up and take care of his son—JR is on a rampage!

Erica tells Adam that he's a curse on his children, and has "doomed them all"!