Thicker Than Water

Greg Sumner hat eine Lösung für sein Problem mit Peter Hollister gefunden. Er bietet ihm einen Senatsposten an. Ben will Cathy auf ihrer Tournee begleiten. Mack wird plötzlich Vater einer 19-jährigen Tochter.

Gary offers to take back Empire Valley from the twins. He then agrees to sell it to Greg if he will guarantee the cleanup. Greg tells Laura that he wants Peter in politics, because then he will be back in politics. Peter's resistant, so Greg says if he will run, he will publicly acknowledge him as his brother and give him a big settlement. Greg also stops Sylvia's monthly check. Abby also tells Peter to accept Greg's offer, and she sleeps with him. Mac is worried when Karen misses lunch and he can't locate her. Ben tells Cathy he will go on tour with her, and Cathy is excited. He tells Val, who is stunned. Val tries to talk him out of it, and is scared he is leaving her. Ben assures her it is only for 6 weeks, and he really needs the time away to think about things. Lilimae is angry at Cathy and slaps her. Ben leaves. Paige Matheson shows up at the MacKenzies. When Mac gets home, she says "I've wanted to meet you for a long time. I'm your daughter." Paige has arrived.

Charlie Lee est la première victime de la pollution par l'arsenic. Karen fait fermer Point Lotus, puis décide de vendre sa part d'Empire Valley à Sumner.