Episode #96

Luis is in the Crane family living room demanding to get answers about his father's disappearance from Julian. Julian said he must have been a deadbeat dad that just ran away from his family. Luis told him that was bull because his father was an upstanding man that cared for his family very much. Luis informs Julian that he overheard Martin and Alistair on the phone the night before Martin left. Julian brushes him off telling him to get out of the house. Luis told him that he will get the answers he's looking for because he is reopening the case. Julian looks a little panicked, so he says that he will tell the truth about what happened. He tells Luis that his father was stealing money from his department at Crane industries, and Alistair called him that night in order to make sure he was at work the next day so they could discuss it. Julian said Martin never showed up, so he must've taken the money and skipped town. Luis doesn't believe him because his mother would have told him. Julian says they covered it up for Pilar's sake and they helped her financially since Martin was gone. Luis doesn't want to believe him, but Julian tells him that his five minutes are up and to leave. After Luis left, Julian let out a big sigh and the look on his face said "that was close." Luis goes back to his house and tells Pilar what Julian said. She said that was crazy, that Martin was a good man and that he would never take money that didn't belong to him. Luis believes her, but tells her that he's more determined than ever to find out what really happened. Pilar lights a candle for Martin and Antonio just as the phone rings. Luis answers it and his face drops upon hearing the information. He tells his mother that they got a trace on the APB out on Martin. He said that someone is working under his social security number out in New Mexico. As soon as he says this, Pilar looks sick. She says that it was always Martin's dream to retire in New Mexico. Luis gets upset and says now he knows that his father just left and went over and blew out the candles. Sheridan and Ethan are talking and Pilar comes stops by on her way home. Pilar tells Sheridan that she talked to Julian, and that he told her that it was just a nightmare. Both Ethan and Pilar tell her to believe that it was just a dream. Ethan says that everyone has nightmares, but Sheridan said "not like this." She asks Ethan and Pilar if they think she's gone mad, and they tell her of course not. She says that she will try to put it behind her, but she's very angry with Julian for waiting so long to talk to her about this and that she's not sure how anyone can believe a thing he says. Pilar tells her that once she puts this behind her she can find the true love she's meant to have! She says she wants that more than anything! Sheridan says there is one more thing she has to do first. She and Ethan go into the mansion and talk to Julian. She says she just saw Luis leaving and wanted to know what that was all about. Julian tells her is was business from a long time ago, and she wonders what that means. He asks her if she's given up on the fact that she believes she killed someone. She says that she used to be terrified of the living room, but now, for the first time in a long time, she's fine. She tells Julian, however, that she's not the docile little girl Julian and Alistair remember. She tells him that they are going to have to listen to what she wants and needs from now on and turns on her heel and leaves. Ethan smirks at Julian and follows her. Charity is at Tabitha's looking at the painting saying how she is having such a strong reaction to it. She says that she needs to get some air, and goes outside. Timmy and Tabitha are in the kitchen trying to figure out what to do, and we see the painting floating in the foyer. They manage to get it grounded on the couch before Charity comes back in. Tabitha hands her some water, and she says that she should get home because no one knows where she is. She starts to leave and Tabitha fakes some chest pains. She asks Charity to get her, her pills on the table, and she goes to get them. Tabitha tells Timmy that this is the perfect way to get rid of Charity. If no one knows where she is, then no one will suspect her when she turns up missing. She grabs a fire poker from the fire place and waits for Charity to return to the living room. Kay and Simone run into Miguel in the hall after he gets out of football practice. He asks her to wait while he showers and he'll walk her home so he can see Charity. She tells him that Charity needs her rest and they should get some coffee at the Book Cafe before they go home. He agrees, and they head over there. Whitney is working on her computer at the Book Cafe looking up tennis stuff and Chad comes over and gives her a hard time. He asks her if she could maybe help him find his ties in Harmony. She says that she could try. Simone comes in and sees them and asks if Whitney is giving Chad a hard time. He says that he has to get back to work and Whitney says she's not in the mood to fight with her. Whitney is looking up birth record in LA for Chad, but she says that she can't find any record of a Chad Harris born in LA in 1980. Later on, and old man named Orville came in and says that Chad looks familiar to him. Chad tells him his name and Orville says he knows that name, but can't quite put his finger on it. Elsewhere in the cafe, Kay and Miguel are talking and she says how much she loves the song that is playing. Miguel asks if she really likes it, and she says yes. He tells her that he's going to buy it and he'll be right back. Kay thinks that it's for her, but when he returns it's of course for Charity. He tells her they should get going so he can see Charity. Julian is on the phone with Alistair telling him how brilliant the story he told Luis was. Alistair says they must be careful because Martin was Mr. 10 Commandments himself and he's sure that Luis is a chip off the old block.