Episode 197

Synopsis
Ben is at home when the doorbell rings, it is Meg who has returned from Kansas asking if they can start over. Ben invites Meg in and they talk over a Chinese. Meg informs Ben that she wants a relationship with Ben but wants to forget about the past between them. Ben and Meg dance and kiss. Meg informs Ben that she has booked a room at the Seabreeze just in-case she no longer has a room at Surf Central and her responds by saying she could stay at his, no strings attached, whenever she wanted.

At the Richards’ Mansion Cole tells Caitlin that they are meant to be together, as she succumbs to his advances she pulls away and asks him to leave as she cannot forgive him for sleeping with Bette. Meanwhile Eddie reports to Gregory with more information on where Cole is getting his money from. Gregory asks Caitlin to come downstairs whereby he and Eddie ‘put on a show’ for her to overhear the new information about his larcenous past. As Caitlin is about to leave Gregory informs her that he is sending Olivia to a clinic in San Francisco specialising in high risk pregnancies.

At the cottage at Idlewild Michael and Vanessa are getting romantic unaware that Virginia has arrived on has started a fire. Vanessa interrupts their love-making and asks Michael to check the fuses. Vanessa notices smoke coming from the bedroom and and tries to fight the fire. Michael runs back into the cottage and saves Vanessa just before a kerosene lamp explodes. Once the fire is under control Michael blames anessa for accidentally causing the fire. As Virginia is driving back to Sunset Beach she is pulled over by the police for a broken tail-light but is left off with just a warning. She returns to Mrs Jones’ just as she is waking up, claiming to have been there all night.

At Bette’s, believing their past has come back to haunt them, Olivia tells Bette that Gregory plans to pretend Caitlin’s baby has died during labour and raise it as their own. Bette believes that Olivia should go ahead with Gregory’s plan until they can come up with a way to thwart him. Shortly after Olivia leaves Eddie arrives and Bette questions him on his progress with his investigation into Dr Robinson’s past. However Eddie upsets her by informing her that his past is clean. However before he runs off he informs her that Cole has been a ‘very naughty boy.’

Caitlin arrives at the Seabreeze Motel and enters Cole’s empty room to search for the jewellery stolen by Cole. She finds a key for a safety deposit box in the name of John Robie when she is interrupted by Cole. Believing she has come to make-up Cole asks Caitlin to stay but she leaves saying that they will talk tomorrow.

Olivia returns back to the Richards’ Mansion where she is met by Gregory who wants to get amorous with her and starts undressing her. Olivia, panicking that Gregory will realise that she is actually pregnant and not faking, informs him that she is not in the mood.

Cast
Main cast Guest cast
 * Clive Robertson as Ben Evans
 * Susan Ward as Meg Cummings
 * Sam Behrens as Gregory Richards
 * Lesley-Anne Down as Olivia Richards
 * Vanessa Dorman as Caitlin Richards
 * Eddie Cibrian as Cole Deschanel
 * Kathleen Noone as Bette Katzenkazrahi
 * Peter Barton as Eddie Connors
 * Jason Winston George as Michael Bourne
 * Sherri Saum as Vanessa Hart
 * Dominique Jennings as Virginia Harrison
 * Vince Parenti as Officer Franklin (uncredited)
 * Lynn Hamilton as Selita Jones (uncredited)