Elizabeth: I'm sorry that took so -- long.

Lucky: Where's Jason?

Elizabeth: Seattle. Patrick got him pushed to the front of the line for a new kind of orthopedic microsurgery.

Lucky: Do you know when he'll be back?

Elizabeth: I'm sure he'll do physical therapy there, but I don't really know. He got out of here in record time, though, which is great. I'm sorry you missed him.

Lucky: Actually, I need to talk to you.

Elizabeth: Why?

Lucky: You and Jason are hiding something. I want you to tell me what it is.

Lucky: I'm just following up on some new information about the night of Sam's accident.

Elizabeth: Did you find out who hit her?

Lucky: I got a couple of leads. I just -- have you heard anything?

Elizabeth: Well, you know what a rumor mill this place is.

Lucky: Any theories?

Elizabeth: I'm not big on gossip.

Lucky: Could we discuss where you were that night?

Elizabeth: Why?

Lucky: I heard you telling Jason you think you did it.

Elizabeth: So, what, you're eavesdropping on me now?

Lucky: No, it wasn't planned. I was out in the hallway and I heard your voice. And, yeah, when you mentioned "hit-and-run," I decided to listen. I'm a cop -- that's what we do.

Elizabeth: Well, what'd you hear?

Lucky: That you were exhausted that night, too upset to drive. You'd been having nightmares and were on prescription meds. You dozed off and you hit something, that there was blood on the fender, that there was a dent in the car. I'm sure Jason cleared it up that night.

Elizabeth: Well, when did you hear all this?

Lucky: Yesterday, and I went to check out the details, also giving you a chance to tell me on your own.

Elizabeth: I wanted to. I wanted to since the night it happened.

[Lucky sighs]

Lucky: Jason said it was tearing you up inside. Of course he took the blame and he said he convinced you to wait.

Elizabeth: Because he was checking out other drivers.

Lucky: Jason doesn't want to believe that you have it in you to hit somebody and just drive away. I don't want to believe it, either.

Elizabeth: But you do, don't you? You think I deliberately hit Sam just to get back at her.

Sam: I can't explain it exactly, but Dr. Devlin seems just a little bit off to me.

Alexis: "Off" how?

Sam: Well, one minute he's not interested in my case, the next minute, he's too interested in my case. It's just a little unnerving, I suppose.

Alexis: Okay, you want me to talk to him?

Sam: No, thank you. I don't need my mother to fight all my battles --

Alexis: Yes, you do.

Sam: Wes. Hey.

Wes: I was just looking for you. How you doing?

Sam: I'm -- gosh -- a lot better now that you're here. I'm so glad that you came to visit. Mom, you remember Wes? He took over for producer of "Everyday Heroes" after Amelia left.

Wes: Wonderful to see you.

Alexis: Nice to see you. All right, I'll let you two talk shop. I'll get some coffee.

Sam: Okay. Hey, I am so glad that you came here. I -- I was just -- I was getting ready to call you, I can't wait to get back to work. Hiatus is such a drag.

Wes: Isn't it? I mean, everybody's ready to get back to work. We -- we start taping next week.

Sam: Next week? Huh -- that's funny. You crack me up -- you always have.

[Sam chuckles]

Wes: In Hawaii.

Sam: Uh -- did I not get an email or something?

Wes: You must've missed it.

Sam: Okay, that's -- that's funny. What, we -- we -- we can't start taping in Hawaii next week obviously, but I -- I do have some really good ideas about maybe a different sort of thing that we could do, maybe something like "Everyday Heroes Stands Up to Her Doctor" and "What Really Happens During Surgery." "Hospitals -- Do They Make You Sicker or Not?"

Wes: That's a little bit off concept, don't you think?

Sam: Yeah, I know, but I thought maybe it would be a good idea until at least I get back on my feet again. I don't know -- we can call it a fresh approach or something. We'll have promotions deal with that, but I -- I don't -- now that you're here, I know is really difficult to get clearances and stuff.

Wes: No, that -- that -- that's not going to be necessary.

Sam: Oh, why not?

Wes: Well, you're not doing the show.

Sam: What?

Wes: You're suspended.

Sam: You can't suspend me. I have a contract.

Wes: Well, force majeure.

Sam: What does that mean?

Wes: That car running you down was an act of God, an unforeseen circumstance, and now the network can essentially do whatever it wants.

Sam: Okay, let me get this straight -- I'm suspended, not fired, for how long exactly?

Wes: It's just 13 weeks, depending on your health. And we found a terrific replacement -- Sam, you're going to love her.

Sam: Replacement? But that entire show was built around me.

Wes: Yeah, back when you were rappelling off of buildings and deep-sea diving and kickboxing.

Sam: No, no, no, no. This is my show, I practically created it.

Wes: No, Sam, "Everyday Heroes" is about beautiful women who dive into danger and save the day. I mean, you can't do that with a bad hip. But you know, Tiffany -- she wants to meet you anyway. You have been, like, her hero since day one.

Sam: Tiffany? You're kidding me, right?

Wes: No, the kid has not missed an episode, okay? I mean, she -- she knows more about this show than I do. And we stumbled across this woman at a beauty pageant in Utah. Apparently, she graduated college at 4.0, she's been modeling since she was 2, and she's, like, a tri-athlete on the short list for the Olympics.

Sam: Oh, this is good -- a beauty pageant?

Wes: Oh, Tiffany -- she is 6'1" in bare feet, blond, gorgeous. And she -- she nailed the screen test, boom, one take. I'm telling you, she -- she's easy to work with and she's just -- talk about clean living. I mean, this one doesn't even drink coffee, Sam. She signs her contract, two minutes later she runs down --

Sam: Wait a minute -- a contract? How can she possibly have a contract?

Wes: Sam, why wouldn't she have a contract?

Sam: I --

Alexis: Is there a problem?

Sam: Yes, there is a problem. I have been replaced by Tiffany the beauty pageant winner who happens to be blond and six feet tall -- I guess that matters -- and a tri-athlete, to add that.

Wes: Actually, she rides horses, too. I mean, she was the rodeo queen at Provo, like, three years in a row. She's won all these awards for horse jumping. I mean, I think for the opening sequence, we're going to have her riding bareback --

Sam: That's enough. Really, Wes, it's enough.

Alexis: You can't replace my daughter.

Wes: Well, we're suspending your daughter until she can meet the physical requirements of the show.

Alexis: You can't do that, either.

Wes: Her contract is quite clear. Look, once Sam is up and running again, she's welcome back on the show -- at our discretion, of course -- and depending --

Sam: Oh, great.

Wes: On Tiffany's numbers.

Alexis: Do you have lawyers?

Wes: We do.

Alexis: Have them call me.

Wes: Not a problem. It's great seeing you both.

Sam: Yeah.

Alexis: Hmm.

Sam: Fantastic.

Alexis: I'll get your job back.

Sam: No, I would never be on that show again -- you wait and see. It's just typical, you know? I've -- I've lost my daughter, I lost my brother, I can't have kids anymore, I lost Jason, I lost Lucky, and now because of whoever hit me with their car, I lost the only thing I had left.

Lucky: I don't want to believe it's in you to deliberately injure another person. But I know you're capable of living with a lie, so I don't know what to think.

Elizabeth: I wasn't the only person on Tuckerton Road that night.

Lucky: Jason said he has some more leads. I think he suspects Monica.

Elizabeth: Do you?

Lucky: Well, Tracy’s trying to prove that Monica was driving drunk that night. They just had a big fight right out in front of the elevators, and I confirmed that Monica’s car was involved in an accident, but she swears that her car was stolen.

Elizabeth: Do you believe her?

Lucky: There have been a lot of auto thefts in the area recently.

Elizabeth: Then maybe it was me. Maybe I hit Sam and just kept on driving.

Elizabeth: I think I've known all along that I hit Sam. Jason tried to look at the situation from all sides, but I knew --

Lucky: He was trying to protect you. But if you had come forward the night it happened --

Elizabeth: Would I be better off?

Lucky: The judge might go easy on you.

Elizabeth: Huh. You want to know where I was going that night? To see Jason. We have been meeting at a house in the middle of t country for weeks now. He's the only person in my life who calms my anxieties and my fears, and I had to see him, no matter what the cost.

Lucky: Yeah, well, maybe your lawyers can keep all that out of the courts.

Elizabeth: And what about Jake? What happens to him? If this goes to court -- and you know it will -- the truth is going to come out about him. That's why I kept quiet for so long. Jason wanted to make absolutely sure, and -- and I just -- and I hoped and I prayed that none of this --

Lucky: Sam will be out for blood.

Elizabeth: I'll lose custody. Sam will make sure the world knows who Jake’s father really is. And that little boy will lose the only family he has ever known. And everything that we have gone through -- all the pain and all the sacrifices we have made will be for nothing.

Alexis: All right, I have a plan. First of all, the police are going to find out who left you in this condition. I'm going to make sure that person is penniless and in jail for the rest of their lives. Then I'm going to sue the network, because what they're doing to you is illegal.

Sam: No, no. Listen, Wes is right. He's right. Nobody wants to see the host of "Everyday Heroes" hobbling around on a cane. I am damaged goods. I always have been --

Alexis: Stop, stop, stop --

Sam: So it's fine.

Alexis: Stop.

Sam: Okay, but it's true.

Alexis: No, it's not. Because what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And in your case, you should be really, really strong by now. You are, Sam. You are. You have overcome enormous odds. And you will do it again. I have faith in you. I'm proud of you. And I love you.

Lucky: There were mitigating circumstances. You were completely stressed out.

Elizabeth: I was in no shape to be driving and I knew it.

Lucky: There's still no hard proof that you hit Sam.

Elizabeth: Do you doubt it?

Lucky: I always want to believe in you.

Elizabeth: But you're a cop. You follow leads, you gather evidence, you eliminate suspects. Which leaves me. Sam has wanted to tear apart my family for so long. Now she can. Now she will.

Elizabeth: I'm sorry. I've already caused you so much pain, and now this.

Elizabeth: Lucky? Has the paperwork on this case been done yet?

Lucky: No. You're not even a suspect.

Elizabeth: And what about Sam?

Lucky: She doesn't know any of the details.

Elizabeth: So what if this case went on the books as -- as unsolved? Would that be possible?

Lucky: It'd be better for everyone if I just closed this case right now.

Elizabeth: Thank you.