The next morning, Sarah visits Bo and tells her the blackmailer called her at the Waterside Inn yesterday, but hasn’t called yet this morning. Bo doesn’t like the fact that the guy has been keeping such close tabs on her and he thinks they need to change their plan. Sarah insists she’s very safe with the plainclothes officer tailing her. Cord finishes his phone call and tells Debra they can go back to picnicking, but Debra first wants Lily to explain why she has newspaper clippings of Gabrielle and Max. Lily says the accident was nearby and it’s been the talk of the town for weeks. Debra seems placated, and she and Cord head back out to finish their picnic. Jake wakes up still in a lot of pain, and Megan again suggests he see a doctor, but Jake refuses. Police bang on the door of the loft where the pair are hiding and Megan tells Jake to hide in the bathroom. The police accuse her of breaking and entering, but she shows them the keys she got from the real estate agent and claims she plans to buy the place. The agent shows up and is a huge Fraternity Row fan; she apologizes for the misunderstanding with the police. Megan is harangued into putting a downpayment on the place. Michael brings Brenda flowers and continues to manipulate her into staying at his estate. Eddie drops by to give Michael an update. Michael goes over the plan: as soon as Eddie gets the blackmail money from Sarah, he is to give it to Rafe and report that she offered to pay him off to keep quiet about what he saw.

Michael takes further advantage of Brenda’s altered state to convince her that they should get married today. After returning home from the station ,Sarah recalls the events of the hit and run. While she is distracted, Eddie (who is somehow inside her house) sneaks up on her and points his gun at her, demanding the blackmail money. She says she doesn’t have the money yet and is still waiting for her father-in-law to bring it. Bo is worried that Sarah hasn’t checked in with Rafe yet, so Rafe calls his undercover officer to check in on her. When the officer comes to the door, Eddie knocks him out and gets angry with Sarah for the complication. Rafe tells Bo his officer hasn’t checked back in, and Bo convinces him that Sarah might be in danger and they need to go check things out. Megan forces Jake to admit that he’s none of the things he has pretended to be, but he promises he has always been honest about his feelings for her. She says he owes her some honesty. Jake replies with his latest lie, claiming to be a private investigator working on a case. She believes the story, and Jake spurns her once again, suggesting perhaps he shouldn’t have come back to town after all. Back at the Waterside Inn, Cord gets a call from Tina who tells him she’s sending CJ for a visit. After he knocks the cop out, Sarah admits to Eddie that she does have the money, and she produces a briefcase with the agreed-upon sum. He is about to leave with the cash when Bo and Rafe burst through the door. Eddie grabs Sarah and tells Rafe to lower his weapon or he will shoot Sarah. Rafe does, but Bo charges at Eddie and attempts to wrestle the gun away from him. In the struggle, the gun goes off (doesn’t it always?) and the undercover officer is caught. While Sarah calls for backup, Bo interrogates Eddie and, much to Sarah’s shock, Eddie names Michael Grande as his employer and puppetmaster.

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