This week I had a dramatic favorite and a fun favorite, so there are really two moments for the price of one! (Well, actually, there really is no price. But you know that.)

"Caitlin," he said, "I'm calling to say goodbye." It's only for a little while, he explained. "If I had gotten on that plane at eleven, I never would have made it back to Sunset Beach. Somebody set me up." He informed her that he's being watched by someone who won't let him get home to her and Trey, and that he had to go underground into hiding until he could find out who. He has a few ideas, though. (So do I.) He must drop from the face of the earth as far as she is concerned, and for how long remains indefinite. He reminded her of his undying love for her, and with that, he disappeared into the foggy London night.

Caitlin fell into Jude's arms, sobbing. Jude vowed to her that they'd find him and bring him back, and when he left, Caitlin had a beautiful flashback montage of all of her times together with Cole. Some notable moments included were their getaway a few months ago, his re-proposal during the getaway, Trey's birthday (or was it his first steps?) at the Shockwave, a family outing on the beach, and their embrace when Cole surfaced after his fall from the lifeguard tower.

Not long after, Olivia was mind-boggled when a teary Caitlin blew into the house and blamed her for the whole thing. In the middle of it, AJ and Jude came by and witnessed Caitlin fly into a fit, disown Olivia as her mother, and roar off up. Jude went after her to comfort her. (What's that flying? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, I think it's just sparks.) AJ, meanwhile, stuck around downstairs. And in a rather vague manner, Olivia discovered that he sided with Cait and held her to blame, of all things! Sounds like Annie already has a head start.?

Kam Heskin was at her best ever here. Friday was all hers, and served as a reminder of just how far she's come since last year. I feel no need to repaint all the details, as I'm sure you all know and I'm sure Kam herself has heard them enough. But she shouldn't let it get to her; she should be immensely proud that's she's progressed so much in such a short amount of time. It should be interesting seeing how Caitlin copes with Cole over the coming weeks, as well as her displaced anger that has fallen onto her mother.

In a momentary glimpse of Annie's P.O.V., she said that Olivia was pure evil. She believes that Olivia is to blame for her father Del's death, among other things, and that she lives to make her miserable. She wants Olivia to feel that pain. With the smell of cash right at her feet, Mrs. Moreau could not refuse. Then, something interesting happened: they struck a common note. Annie asked if Mrs. Moreau ever knew what it was like to feel that she would lose everything. Seeing as she was going to lose her apartment without this payment, she agreed. For a little while, they were (and are) equals. Mrs. Moreau offered a love potion to humiliate Olivia, and Annie weighed the possibilities. What followed was a madcap fantasy sequence, true "Sunset Beach." (I guess they were making up for the extreme lack of those lately.)

A song very familiar to me began, and Caitlin and Sean burst into her room. "Mom," they screamed when they entered time and again and caught her in bed with Hank?Casey?Brad?Rose?! This fantasy, oddly reminiscent of the Annie's classic "Big Bed" fantasy, was just plain sidesplitting. First was the fact that the first two "lovers" were Hank and Casey, who, to my knowledge, Olivia has never even been on the camera with. Second was Lesley-Anne Down's feigned surprise takes, each one different and funnier than the last. If you weren't noticing her expressions, though, perhaps you were noticing her partners.' Anybody catch Brad's proud, just-climbed-Everest-and-now-I'm-going-to-Disneyland leer? And, though it passed in a matter of seconds, the face rose made can only be described as "golden." Brad's take can be clearly made out on the Realplayer clip downloadable at Media Central, but Rose's (sadly) is a bit fuzzy. I should also make an honorable mention to the others, including Olivia as a snaggletoothed beggar, Olivia in a drunken haze, and a laugh-out-loud one with Olivia so horribly disfigured that they wouldn't show her face. Oh, but the reactions of Caitlin, and Sean, Annie, and especially AJ! They screamed in unison, forming a cross with their fingers, and I laughed for minutes. Here's to the return of the Annie's twisted daydreams!

On second thought, Annie decided that 'town whore' wasn't a low enough station for Olivia Richards, that she needed, deserved a worse punishment. Far worse. "You're a hard woman," Mrs. Moreau told her, with a hint of respect. "I'm pragmatic," Annie shot back. Mrs. Moreau suggested that she think long and hard about a vice-something dark hidden deep inside Olivia's soul, something so big that, if released, could take complete control of her. She advised that our favorite schemer go home, make herself a cocktail and search her mind. Wait, what was that? Cocktail? Ah,yes--alcohol.

? I very much enjoyed the odd pairing of Sarah Buxton and Joyce Guy in these scenes. They have wonderful chemistry. Guy, as the mean and mysterious Mrs. Moreau, must be having the time of her life on this show. She's got the biggest and best recurring part, hands down, and yet it's the least reliable. There'll always be a Rose, they'll occasionally need a Nurse Barbara or Stacey, and Lord knows when anybody's hurt, there'll be a Tyus. (Poor him.) But one can only see so many needs for a voodoo lady. I think the reason the writers keep bringing her back is that she's just so good. She's moved on now that Virginia's in the nuthouse, and she's working her way through the whole town. Short of possibly Russ (now on a mountaintop somewhere in Tibet, according to Annie), it's certainly the funniest recurring role. Remember her wild reaction to Amy's Hawaiian Barbie? And her dealing with Annie should only stretch that.

And as for this drinking thing, I can't wait. I've always thought that Down's strongest and best moments as resident drama queen Livvy were the times when she was tempted to turn to the bottle. I hate this fate for the character; she really doesn't deserve it. We all know her life is already 'on the rocks,' so to speak, but it's going to be good watching Down play out every second of it. And besides, Olivia's not doing much else right now, and this should liven things up a bit. (Or at least get Annie the title of Executrix.) Supposing that the show doesn't get picked up by another network, I can all too easily see Olivia drunkenly spiraling toward a drunken final cliffhanger.

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