At Company:

Blake wonders if Gus is going to take her in to the station and interrogate her about her source. He tells her he would much rather take her to a hotel. Blake tells him to give her some more information about Miguel Junior and she will tell him who her source is. He wants to know who she knows first but Blake thinks he is stringing her along and she starts to leave. Gus accuses her of playing games with him. She sit back down and Gus tells her that they can help each other and he is willing to do his part. Gus wants Blake to go first but she doesn't trust him; she says they need certain guarantees. Blake says she wants to know that Gus won't betray the trust of her source. Gus knows the source is a woman and says he won't hunt her down or bother any of Blake's friends. Blake tells him to tell her another story. Gus tells her about when Miguel Junior ended up at the Santos villa. He says that Miguel Senior and the mom were arguing and they both left Miguel Junior at the apartment. Junior was scared that his mom was going to get in trouble so he followed her to the villa. He went into the house and found himself in Danny's room surrounded by everything a kid could possible want. He has every toy and game imaginable. Miguel took care of Junior but it was obvious that the real money went to Carmen and the legitimate children. Blake feels terrible for Junior and tells Gus that she can relate since she also didn't get her parent's attention. She tells Gus this will be a much better story than she thought. She has to write it. Gus says as long as she reciprocates, it is her story. Blake has recorded the story and asks Gus how she can verify it. Gus gives her the name of Miguel's right hand man, his source, Nick the Lip. Blake gets up to leave and tells Gus that she has to get writing while it is still in her mind. Gus tells her to sit down; she still owes him something. He wants her source. Blake says she wants more stories. He promises to give her many more. Blake finally tells Gus that her source was Miguel's lover. Gus calls her a liar, but Blake repeats that it was Miguel's lover. Gus asks if she knew the kid's mother and Blake says she knew her intimately. Gus is in thought, very preoccupied with what Blake has told him. He asks if she had lived in Springfield. Blake tells him that she did. Blake thought Gus really knew who her source was and just wanted her to confirm it. Gus wants to know more about her. Blake says she was her friend. Gus wants a name but Blake wants more info. Blake notices Gus is distracted and asks him what the connection is between him and the Santos family. Gus says he would be happy to tell Blake his motivation. Everyone in town seems to think he is going overboard on the Santos case but that is how you get results. He tells Blake that she knows what it is like to invest so much of yourself in an investigation and having to get results. Gus said he has to get inside the minds and act like a criminal to see how they operate. Gus used to do things by the book and got tired of losing. He has to push hard. He asks Blake if she would only write half a book because she doesn't like the direction it is taking? Blake can relate but says she did ruin some lives along the way. Gus says the lives were already heading that way. His phone rings and he has to leave. When he exits Company he runs into Ross with Danny and Michelle. Gus tells them the grand jury just came back in and they believe Danny is a murderer as well.

At the Bauer House:

Danny and Michelle are trying to keep busy so they wont think of the grand jury. Danny doesn't want to imagine being away from her; neither does Michelle. Danny had a dream about her and the baby being chased while he was in jail and couldn't help them. Michelle says when you don't deal with problems your subconscious does. Claire comes in and tells them that the grand jury was terrible and they shouldn't be optimistic. She tells them that however bad they think the hearing was they should multiply it by ten. She says she tried to help Danny but they tricked her and got exactly what they wanted. Michelle is angry and accused Claire of giving them up. Claire says the prosecutor was relentless and had the prison logs and knew she visited Carmen. Claire had to admit to signing the death certificate so Carmen could avoid the witness protection program. Michelle and Danny are angry that Claire told the truth and accuse her of saving herself. Claire says she begged Michelle to make a deal too. Michelle says she couldn't do that even if it means losing her freedom. Claire says that is still a possibility and they need to make plans. They ask what she means and she tells them she wants to know who will take care of Robbie if they are both gone? Michelle asks if Claire is suggesting she get custody. She thinks Claire has some nerve. Claire says she doesn't want them to go to prison but they have to think of Robbie. Meta is getting older and Rick is single. Michelle asks if Claire even held her before she gave her up. She tells her that she doesn't belong in Robbie's life and she will make sure that she isn't. Michelle tells Claire she would rather see Robbie in states custody then with her. She goes on to tell Claire that she tried to let Claire into her life but she kept stabbing her in the back. She tells Claire she thanks God she gave her up as a baby. Michelle tells Claire to get out. Claire is shaken and wants to stay. Ross walks in and says discussing grand jury evidence is a felony and she should leave. She does. Michelle walks over to Danny, who holds her and rubs her back. Ross tells them not to expect anything good from the grand jury. Michelle tells Ross about Claire wanting custody. She asks him if they both go to prison, he has to make sure Claire doesn't get their child. She suggests Meta, Rick or even Ray be guardian. Ross tells them not to give up hope right now. When the grand jury is finished, he will be in on the evidence and will destroy it piece by piece. He takes them out to Company to talk things over.

Outside, Claire's cell phone rings and Alan asks her to come back over to the country club and let him make up for his inattentiveness earlier. She tells him she is having a bad day and he is not helping. Claire is upset and says Alan has his work cut out for him.

At the County Club:

Claire arrives at the Country Club and tells Alan she thinks Danny will be arrested. Alan offers her a drink. Claire says she needs his help now more than ever. Alan says he has already gotten her a lawyer and immunity. Claire says her daughter hates her because she told the truth about her loser husband. It's not her fault Danny chose organized crime. Anything Claire does is taken the wrong way. Now she stands to lose contact with her grandson. She is tired of fighting a brick wall. Alan wants to help her figure things out. Claire doesn't know what to do.

In San Cristobel:

The mercenaries and Phillip are headed for the palace when they hear Beth scream and run in the direction of the tower. Meanwhile, Beth is hanging outside the tower with Edmund pulling up on the rope. She begs him to let go but he refuses and asks her to climb back up so he can pull her in. She finally relents and tries to go back in but can't. The rope breaks and she falls to the ground. Phillip screams out to Beth but she has already fallen. He tells the mercenaries they have to go help her, it is his "wife." Meanwhile, Edmund is shaken in the tower and thinks that Beth has to be okay. He runs out to her wondering what he has done. She is unconscious and Edmund is trying to wake her. Phillip comes up from behind and grabs Edmund up, punching him and then goes on to help Beth while the mercenaries hold Edmund at gunpoint. Phillip yells for them to get an ambulance. Edmund tries to break free of the men and tells them that he is the prince and they better do as he says. He wants to help his wife. Phillip tells them that Beth is in bad shape with not much of a pulse. He asks the men to get Edmund out of there and they drag Edmund off to the palace. Noah calls Phillip and asks where Edmund is. Phillip tells him what happened and that the guys have taken Edmund to the palace but he wants his kids out of there before he gets there. Noah tells him that they have the kids already and they are safe. Phillip tells Noah to get the kids to the hospital but not to tell them anything about Beth, he will do that. Phillip is holding Beth's hands telling her that she will be fine and they will all go home soon.

At the palace, Edmund is yelling for the mercenaries to let him go. He is calling for his guards but no one answers. One of the men tells Edmund that they are the guards and they take him to the throne room. Edmund asks if that is where he is going to be executed. The men throw him in the room. Edmund looks up and sees Richard setting on the throne in his camos. Richard smiles and says, "Hello Edmund!"

In San Cristobel:

Edmund sees Richard on the throne and is shocked. Richard tells Ed that Dax and the Doctor both helped him. He goes on to tell Ed that a lot of people were eager to help him; he should never underestimate his ability to make enemies. Richard tells Ed he just buried a casket full of sand bags. Ed can't believe he fail for it. Ed curses himself for being such an idiot and believing that Richard would ever confront him with a knife. He tells Richard that he stood by his grave and mourned him, shedding tears for him. Richard tells him they were only crocodile tears but Ed assures him they were real. He tells Richard that since they were boys, he has been the center of his world and he has made Ed the man he is today. Richard tells him that his selfishness made him who he is and is now his downfall. He asks Ed if he truly believed he would allow him to get away with kidnapping his wife. Ed plays dumb and tells Richard that he doesn't know what he is talking about. Richard tells him that he knows what he means. Ed tells Richard that Cassie is fine and was at the funeral, she came out of hiding when she hear Richard had died. Richard asks Ed where Cassie is now; Ed says he isn't sure. Richard tells him that she is in Springfield but she told him how he tortured her. Ed tells Richard it is all nonsense but if he had it would have been pure payback for everything Richard has done. He tells him he has a lot of nerve shooting him at point blank range and leaving him for dead and then coming in and seizing control of the palace. Richard tells him he hasn't seized control; he has merely liberated the palace and the entire island. He tells Ed that half of his soldiers have already surrendered and the other half was already loyal to him. They are securing the capital now and the royal council is calling for elections and the people are cheering in the streets because they are finally rid of Edmund. Richard tells Ed his reign is over. Ed is flippant and tells Richard that when he stages a coup Richard called him a dictator and now he is doing the same thing. He thinks Richard has a dark side after all. Richard tells him that the difference is that he has a conscious but he knows he had to do what he had to do. Ed tells Richard that his downfall is that he cannot admit his faults. Richard tells him that he has many faults and generosity towards his brother has been one of them but that is over now. Ed baits him and asks angrily what he plans on doing to him putting him in front of a firing squad. Richard tells him that would be too easy. His men are going to take him to the airport and put him on a plane to the US where he is to strand trial for kidnapping an American citizen, namely Cassie. Ed looks scared. Ed tells him to go ahead and he will file counter charges for treason. Ed tells Richard that if he had arrested Cassie and detained her it was all in his rights. Richard tells him they will see what a fair trial in the states says. Ed tells him the only way the trial can be fair is if it is held in San Cristobel . Richard tells him he is going to the US and Ed tells him he dare not force him off the island while his wife is lying in the hospital. Richard tells him not to appeal to him about being away from his wife. Ed asks for 24 hours to get Beth to forgive him and return to the US with him. Richard tells Ed that Beth won't forgive him; she almost died trying to escape him. Richard gets a message and Ed is questioning him. He asks if it was word on Beth, he asks if she is hurt or even alive. He wants to know if she is okay. Richard doesn't answer. Ed asks over and over again and finally breaks down. Richard tells Ed that he sat for weeks asking himself if Cassie was alive or if she was hurt and he had no answers. Richard tells Ed it's the worst feeling in the world, isn't it? Ed starts screaming and banging on his desk saying that he won't leave Beth. When he turns back around he has a gun trained on Richard. The mercenaries have their guns drawn on Ed. Ed tells them that he will kill Richard if they don't stay back. He orders them to put their guns down but Richard tells them to keep them on him. Richard tells Ed that if he pulls the trigger he will never get out of that room alive. Ed tells him that he wants him to suffer and maybe he just wants him dead. Ed tells Richard that he took everything that was his away and he wants it back. Richard tells him it doesn't exist anymore. Ed tells him that is only because Richard killed it. Ed tells Richard to give him one good reason not to kill him right now and Richard replies, "Beth." Richard tells Ed that if he shoots Richard the men will kill him and he will never see Beth again. Ed grabs Richard and holds the gun to his head. The men put their guns down and Ed orders them to get his bag full of money and car ready. Ed walks to his car holding Richard at gunpoint the entire way. He shoves Richard to the ground and Ed runs out. As soon as Ed runs, Richard sends more men after him. Richard orders more men search for Ed. He calls Cassie to tell her what has happened. He tells her that he is fine and Ed has fled but they will find him. He tells her about Beth falling and that the doctors said she would be fine. A guard comes in and Richard ends his call. The guard tells him that they haven't located Ed. Richard tells him that he will go to Beth.

At the Courthouse:

Danny and Ross are in front of the judge. The assistant DA is asking the judge to revoke bail. The assistant DA argues that Danny is a flight risk and is being charged with murder. She tells the Judge that he fled with his wife once before and his being a Santos should tell the judge a little about his character. Ross tells the judge that Danny hasn't fled and doesn't intend to. The Judge tells the DA that unless she has any new information his original call stands and Danny can remain out on bail. He goes to set a trial date the week of July 9th. Gus is unhappy that the Judge won't lock Danny up. Ross asks that the DA provide him with all the information he has asked for in a timely manner. The DA tells him he will get it in a timely manner. Ross argues that the DA's office doesn't have a good track record with discovery and asks the judge to make her have a specific time limit. The judge orders everything be turned over to Ross by 10 AM the next day. The DA isn't happy. The judge adjourns. DA and Gus leave the courtroom. Danny, Michele and Ross sit down to talk. Ross tells him that he has to know exactly what happened between him and Carmen. Michelle tells Ross that every time she and Danny have trusted the system they have been burned. Ross tells them not to trust the system but trust him. Michelle tells Ross the story of her getting kidnapped from the hospital, took to the docks and Carmen showing up and threatening her. Danny takes over and tells how he found Michelle with Carmen holding her at gunpoint and he ended up having to shoot his mother. Ross tells Danny that there isn't a jury in the world that would convict him for protecting his wife and child but they have to have proof. Danny tells him there is none. Ross is sure someone had to have seen them. Danny doesn't think so. Danny thinks of what happened and he realizes that afterwards he threw his gun into the water. He just remembered it. He had two guns but the one he shot Carmen with is in the lake. Michelle wonders how Gus could have matched bullets when it was a different gun. Ross is stunned ad tells Danny he is being framed. He tells them that he knew Gus was desperate but he can't believe he has falsified evidence. Ross tells them that this is enormously valuable evidence and he will use it against Gus but not to say anything to anyone until that happens.

At Company:

Gus is having coffee with the Assistant DA. She tells him how neat and complete his evidence is. Gus asks if they are going to play the surveillance tapes but she tells them they haven't decided yet. They talk about Blake's book and how Carmen was supposedly responsible for Danny's father's death. The DA is happy and tells Gus that supplies the motive for Danny killing his mother. She wants the source and tells Gus to make Blake tell her who the woman is. DA tells Gus that Marler will go for self-defense and they need another motive. Gus tells the DA that it isn't possible. The DA tells him it is no longer his case, and it is possible. She leaves.

At the Lewis House:

Cassie comes in while Reva is reading brail. She hugs her sister. Reva is so excited and has to check Cassie out to make sure she is okay. Cassie asks for her children and Reva tells her that Marah has gone to pick them up in her new car. Cassie hates that she missed Marah's birthday and graduation. Reva tells her it wasn't her fault and she is happy she is home. Cassie tries to ask about Reva's eyesight but Reva just wants to talk to her about how she is. Cassie tells Reva what the plan was and that Phil, Noah and Richard were going to get Phillip's kids and then get Ed. Cassie is worried about Richard confronting Ed. He is really mad this time and she is scared that he may go too far. Reva tells her that Richard and Ed had to have this showdown. Cassie tells Reva that she thought for an entire day that Richard was dead and that was terrible for her. She just wants him home with her and the kids. Cassie tells Reva about her time in the cell. Marah brings in Tammy and RJ and Cassie is overjoyed. Cassie talks to Reva about how much she has missed and big the kids have gotten. Cassie thanks her for helping take care of the kids. Reva tells her about seeing the fireflies. They talk about Josh and Noah and how she feels terrible for hurting Noah. Reva tells her that she has to show Noah how much she loves him.

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