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Episode 180

Warren offers Maggie to help him in the action of justice against the owners of the oil rig at the origin of accident of her husband. Especially since these prove to be Capwell Enterprises. Mason announces to Ginger that he legalised her affair of security. Ginger offers him then to become the president. In the hospital room of unconscious Gina, Mason calls Santana. He informs her that the adopted mother of Brandon was a victim of an accident. His words have the effect of awakening Gina immediately. C.C. surprises Sophia who has come to visit Gina out of politeness. He loses his temper against Ted when he encourages his mother to oppose to his action in divorce. Augusta accepts her guest - mystery, the lawyer Jack Stanfield Lee. He uses every occasion to question the driver of Minx, Brick Wallace. Very quickly, the party turns into a game of seduction, under eyes exceeded by Lionel, who notices this from a distance, dressed up as a French cook...

Last appearance in the series of Ginger Jones.

Episode 181

Ted obtains by telephone the permission of Kelly to become established in her flat. By arriving there, he discovers that Mason has already moved in. Mason had indeed spent the night, together with two delightful prostitutes. It is besides the whole parade of their colleagues that takes place in the flat throughout the day, under the look entertained by Ted. Marisa comes to deposit Jeff's new letter to Amy. Amy explains that Jeff disclaims being the father of his child. In the hospital, Gina reassures C.C. on the fact that her accident did not have an impact on her alleged pregnancy. In the presence of Sophia, Eden makes Marcello reveal the reasons of his presence in Santa Barbara sixteen years earlier. Marcello tells them that he was the witness of the accident of Sophia and that it was him that drove her to Italy up to a clinic. Sophia is alarmed to learn these facts so many years after their holding. Eden agrees to follow Marcello to a business lunch in Los Angeles, to meet the members of Armonti Enterprises. On her return, she finds Cruz, come to give her an engagement ring. Cruz asks her to tell him that she loves him, but Eden hesitates to answer him...

First reappearance of Marisa Perkins since episode 152.

Episode 182

In the hospital, Gina uses the inattention of the nurses to hide sedatives. She asks her doctor not to reveal to C.C. that she is not pregnant. By insistence, she gets the right to leave the hospital in the daytime - even. In State Street bistro, Ted sees Laken dancing with an unknown person. Sophia, accepts a call from her lawyer who tells her that her divorce with C.C. was made official. For his part, Mason calls Augusta and Sophia at his table. He offers his lawyer services to Augusta to legally prevent Lionel from approaching her home. Augusta responds to his proposal by making fun of his position and neglected dress keeping. A mysterious unknown person surprises a discussion at the bar between the scientific policeman who analysed the letter of admissions of Peter and another person. Discovering that the inquiry into the murder of Channing Jr was re-opened, the unknown person overturns his glass and goes to the Capwell residence by using the tunnel. He arrives at the office, gets the gun hidden in a drawer and takes it with him. Cruz entrusts Rosa of his intention to propose to Eden. At the arrival of Eden, he drives her to the office to ask her. But at the time when he gives her the ring, Cruz discovers that a drawer of the office was opened and that the gun which was in it disappeared...

First (mute) reappearance of Jade Perkins since episode 152.

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Episode 183

Cruz is worried about the missing gun, Eden understands that the case is re-opened with the inquiry into the murder of Channing Jr, as she had told Mason. She does not include why he refuses to say to anymore to her about it. Warren suggests Maggie asks Jack Lee to represent her husband in a trial that she intends to begin against Capwell Enterprises. They are welcomed by his helper, Joshua Friendly, who announces to them that Jack Lee is not interested in their affair. Amy, intrigued to have finally met her boss, discovers in a garbage can a crumpled piece of paper where the name of her doctor, Dr Renfro appears. Mason tries to persuade Ted on the true personality, manipulator and pitiless, of Channing Jr. Ted ends up listening to him and informs his father whom he will not assist with his marriage with Gina, planned for the afternoon. C.C. calls Jackie and asks her to intervene with Ted to persuade him to follow his studies in Harvard. Jackie goes to see Ted and Mason and displays the request of C.C.. But they are interrupted by the arrival of the police, sent there on the initiative of C.C. to counter lawyer's new activity of Mason. Right in the middle of the young women in small keeping, Jackie and Ted are heading for the police station. C.C. entrusts Eden to look after one more ambitious plan, the wealth of the Capwell family concerning Brandon because he wants to rest from now on. Eden loses her temper, not including why he has become so attached to him even if he is still an unskilled preschooler. She packs her suitcases and decides to leave the residence some minutes before the wedding ceremony. Cruz, taken between Eden and the confidence which C.C. has in him, gets ready to explain to Eden the reason for which Brandon represents so much to C.C....

Episode 184

Cruz tells Eden that Brandon is the son of Santana and Channing Jr. He makes her promise to keep this secret, as he had promised Santana to keep it. Eden is trying to understand why C.C. wants to marry Gina so much. The wedding ceremony finally takes place. But at the second of the conclusion, Gina collapses. In lack of medication which she became dependent on, she asks her doctor to prescribe a new lot to her. She also asks him not to reveal to C.C. that she is not pregnant. Amy is confined to bed, Brick welcomes Jack Lee, who has come to for an impromptu visit to his employee. Brick proves to be distrustful, keeping information which he knows about Dr Renfro to himself. Jack lies to take him out of this bad situation. Jackie and Ted are locked in the police station together with the prostitutes of Ginger. Ted calls Mason to rescue, in vain. He ends up calling Danny. But Danny discredits himself in front of the police when he is approached by Crystal, the prostitute who had enticed Mr Bottoms in the past by accident. The arrival of Brick and of Mason ends however up regulating disagreement and Jackie, Ted and Danny are liberated. Jackie invites Ted and Mason to have dinner at home. On board of his boathouse, Cruz proposes once again to Eden...

First reappearance of Danny Andrade since episode 134 and of the prostitute Crystal, played by another actress, since episode 85.

Episode 185

Warren spent the night with Pop to write an article on Ben's affair. He reads it to Maggie and persuades her of the interest of the initiative. In the meantime Jackie and Ted appear on the front page of the newspaper. Ted, who spent the night on Jackie's sofa, is surprised in the early hours by Laken and Jade. At the high school, the teacher orders Jackie to cease seeing his pupils frequently except courts. Jackie then decides to put an end to the link of friendship between her and Ted. Augusta invites Jack to have lunch. But Warren gives him a hostile reception, accusing him for having abandoned the idea of defending Ben because of his friendship with C.C.. Jack tries to defend himself, but Warren succeeded in seeding doubt in the spirit of his mother. In spite of Cruz's insistence, Eden cannot resolve to accept his wedding proposal.  She accompanies him in the Capwell residence where Cruz was called. Maggie indeed discovered that C.C. plans to destroy the tunnel. Cruz is forced to tell her that the inquiry into the murder of Channing Jr was re-opened and that the tunnel could conceal unsuspected proof. A squeak behind the library gets Cruz's attention, who rushes into the tunnel, in pursuit of a mysterious unknown person who followed their discussion in the office. Gina ignores Eden due to the fact that she succeeded in marrying C.C.. Infuriated, Eden ends up revealing to her that C.C. married her only for one reason only, Brandon, because he is in fact his grandson. Gina refuses to believe it. Eden calls Brandon then so that he joins them and, in front of him, she asks Gina to confess the truth to him...

Episode 186

Cruz does not succeed in finding the unknown person in the tunnel, but discovers on the ground two bullets from a revolver. Following galleries, he arrives at the Lockridge residence where he sees Minx. He questions her about the review of the tunnel. Facing Brandon, Eden finally abandons the idea of making Gina confess the truth to him. In State Street bistro, Mason offers his services to Augusta sending some money to her table for Lionel to ignore him while she has lunch with Jack. He does the same with Lionel, to whom he claims the same sum to discover his wife in gallant company. Some hours later, he offers Augusta to drive her to a site where she will have full view of Lionel's yacht. Again, he plays this double game by making Lionel pay to reveal the name of the person who spies him on. Discovering through his telescope Augusta spying on him with his binoculars, Lionel sends for three of his young blonde lavish friends to make her jealous. Being a furious person, Augusta then phones Minx and suggests that she surprises her son with a visit. C.C. asks Eden to go find Kelly in Bermudas and to bring her back home. But Marcello outdoes her and has already arrived at the hotel where she is lodged. Mason goes to Cruz's boathouse and discovers that he has been burgled. He finds on the floor a letter intended for Channing Jr and places it in his pocket. Back in State Street bistro, Mason reimburses his debts to Frank, the barman, then takes out the letter found at Cruz's. He notices the name of Lindsay Smith, but falls from dense clouds when he understands that it is a love letter...

At the end of episode, Mason reads the letter of Lindsay leaning on his elbows at the bar of the State Street bistro while at the beginning of following episode, he begins reading the letter sitting at his habitual table near the telephone...

Episode 187

Mason has a good time discovering, thanks to Lindsay's letter, that his brother was a homosexual. He is joined at his table by Maggie, come to offer him to represent her husband in his action against the Capwell Enterprises. Mason accepts and Maggie drives him home with Warren to show him the file which she has already constructed. Mason is of the benefit to be left alone for a few moments to search Maggie's living room and finds a file there on Lindsay with his co-ordinates. He then phones him, asking him to meet him in State Street bistro. Gina, who has taken her last pill, calls Mason so that he puts her in contact with Hank. Gina asks Hank to help her to obtain these famous medications on which she became dependent. Hank accepts, very quickly taking her up on the offer. Gina has no other choice to achieve her requirements. On board of the Lockridge yacht, Minx discovers Lionel playing cards with three young women whom Augusta takes for his mistresses.  Lionel explains the situation to her. Minx then finds Augusta, with her binoculars at hand, and makes her understand that she is being deceived. Marcello finds Kelly at her hotel in Bermuda. He congratulates her on her beauty while Kelly, still in mourning since the death of Joe, struggles to find confidence in him. When Eden arrives at tower, she demands that Kelly comes back to Santa Barbara with her on the flight. Kelly gets angry with her sister and prefers to stay with Marcello. Eden then goes to Marcello's room and searches his briefcase. She discovers the military plates of identity of her father there. In State Street bistro, Mason is beforehand delighted with revelations which he is going to be able to make to his father...

First reappearance of Kelly Capwell since episode 173.

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Episode 188

The evening arrived, Lindsay joins Mason in the State Street bistro. But Mason is rather intrigued by what is happening a table farther: Gina accepts from Hank the first pills in exchange for her money. Hank decides to ration them to her by delaying only a part of what he stole and by making her pay pill by pill. Mason takes back his cross-examination to Lindsay. He gets information on Lindsay and Channing Jr who were in a secret room, from which the entrance was hidden in the tunnel. The following day, Mason asks Warren for permission to go through the tunnel by the Lockridge residence. Cruz gets new information on Marcello and on the military past of C.C.. He discovers that they were both in Rotterdam at the same time. In Bermuda, Marcello discovers that he lost the military plates of identity of C.C.. Guessing that it is Eden who stole them from him, he goes to accuse her. Eden ends up returning them to him. Gina, who is desperate to get the pills which Hank stole for her, goes to his home to burgle it. But Hank surprises her and drags her in his flat. In the tunnel, Mason ends up discovering the secret room of Channing Jr. He finds an album of photos of him together with Lindsay there...

According to Cruz's affirmation, episode starts on April 22nd, 1985.

Episode 189

Mason asks Lindsay to drop off a camera and the equipment of video recording at home. He invites him then to the first meeting of confrontation organised in the Capwell residence about Ben's affairs. Mason introduces Lindsay as the sound helper and publicity for Maggie 20 million dollars of damages there. Gina, who was probably raped by Hank, pushes back attention that Rosa shows her. She tells her that she knows that Brandon is her grandson and that if she is interested in her health, it is only in interest of Brandon. Brick accepts a call from Jeff. Jeff, very nervous, tells him that he has discovered the true identity of the father of Amy's baby. But he is interrupted before being able to go on and Brick hears at the end of the call only a noise of a fight. He calls the police and immediately goes to see Jeff in San Francisco. In the almost empty flat, he finds new traces of blood on the handset of the telephone. Meanwhile, a mysterious man calls Dr Renfro and informs him that Jeff perhaps already said too much about it to Brick.  Cruz shows Sophia documents about Marcello's past which he has in his possession. Sophia doesn't seem to know anything. Eden is back in Santa Barbara and goes to drop off her suitcases at Cruz's. She has in fact in her possession the engagement ring which Cruz had given her and which she had pretended to throw into the toilet in his houseboat. She deposits the ring in her case, but Cruz, who plays the blasé approach, throws the box into the sea. Eden panics and throws herself into the water to recover it, persuaded that the ring is in the sea. Cruz always had the ring and placed it back. He waits for Eden to get back up on board soaking wet, she becomes angry when she discovers that he always had the ring, safe and sound...

First appearance in the series of Parker Simonson, the face staying hidden for the moment.
First reappearance since the episode 154 of Jeff Barber, at the same time as his last appearance in series.