Jake told Ralph he was not Marley's father.
Dee rushed to Felicia to confess she'd helped Cass escape.
Chris rushed to Rachel's aid. She'd fainted. Nancy said it was starting already. Rachel asked what was starting. Chris shut Nancy up. Enter Tom. Chris had her comfort Nancy. Rachel told Chris she was probably hungry. Chris asked to admit her. They promised her a room across the hall from Mac. Rachel called home. She thinks it's silly. Chris wants to do HER blood. Nancy gave Chris the jar. He told Tom to label it hands off. Sally got scared. Chris wants to do HER blood. He told her Rachel could have Mac's disease.
Felicia says they have to get Cass back. Dee's kicking herself. They love Cass but he lives a little too close to the edge.
Cass is renting an isolated Seattle cabin. He imagined taking Kathleen there for their honeymoon. He told her she'd walk again. Kissing. She did.
Jake flew off the handle. Ralph tried to bluff his way out of it but Jake yelled a lot and told him about the fingerprints so Ralph confessed to everything Jake suggested except Donna's involvement. Jake forbade him to see Marley and commanded him to leave without telling anyone. Exit Ralph. Jake says the hard part is what to tell Marley.
Nancy feels responsible. Chris told her she wasn't. He has to convince the other doctors tomb dust disease is what it is. He set Nancy to work reading his father's diary.
Jake discovered Marley was out and told Bridget he'd be by in half an hour. After he rang off Marley came in. Bridget relayed the message. Enter Ralph. Exit Bridget. Ralph told Marley an opportunity had presented itself and he needed her.
Felicia called California and told Kathleen to act nonchalant for MJ while she told her about Cass having jumped bail and fled to Seattle. She told Kathleen to make him return.
Ralph wants desperately to buy a store. He was incredibly vague about the nature. Cadging $5000 made out to CASH he fled having taken the silverware.
Rachel demanded the truth from Chris. She asked if she had Mac's disease. Chris told her his dust theory. He promised to cure them. Dr Longo summoned him.
The Todds marvel at the callousness of non-fathers. Tom feels awful about more than Marley. She doesn't relish knowing what makes people sick and die. Carter comforted her.
Donna surprised Ralph leaving and paid him for services rendered. He vanished without a trace.
Dr Longo yelled at Chris for not transferring Mac to the psychiatric ward and wasting the lab testing silly things. Sally's blood is OK. Dr Longo agreed to permit the tests.
Felicia and Wally and Dee have made Kathleen the peg on which to hang their hopes. They mean to help Cass meanwhile by making him seem busy and in Bay City.
MJ answered a call with airport noises in the background. The breather again. Kathleen sent her to her convention.
Sally wants to help Rachel. She left when Chris appeared having been sworn to silence regarding Chris's theory. Nancy gave Chris the lab reports.
Marley told Donna about Michael's opportunity and begged her to come to a celebratory dinner. Donna protested but gave in. Exit Donna. Enter Jake. He told Marley that Ralph wasn't Michael and he wasn't coming back.
Chris looked funny.
Marley refused to believe it and told Jake she couldn't understand why he was lying to her. Bridget appeared and said Ralph was gone. Marley said NO and wept.
Cass has made appointments all over town [with Felicia & Wally & Dee's unsolicited help]. Oops. The DA called. Felicia wants Wally to imitate Cass's voice for him. He did [successfully but not well]. BUT WHAT IF MARTIN WANTS TO SEE HIM. PLEASE CASS COME HOME.
Cass hit Malibu and rushed to Kathleen's side. She told him he had to go back. MJ returned for her car keys.