Roger questions Victoria about her dinner with Maggie and Sam, learns that Burke stopped by telling his side of the story of the car wreck that put him behind bars, and explains to Ms. Winters that what Devlin is spreading is all lies. Burke and Sam discuss Malloy and the night of his murder. Sam denies any involvement in the manslaughter or Malloy's death, just wanting Burke to leave his family alone. Vicky has had her fill of Roger, his ornery attitude at times, and constant questioning of her every move. More of the same, not surprising that after the 60th episode the show falls back into monotonous routine, conversations that just prolong the story instead of advance it. Sam won't budge and Burke remains frustrated and despondent. The truth remains as buried as ever and no matter how hard Burke tries to peel away the layers of deceit and lies, the secret of Malloy's death and justice for him are trapped behind solid firmament because no matter how fragile Sam's psyche appears, he can hang tough. Roger, troubled by how far deep Vicky is finding herself in the Burke saga, offers her a chance to governess relatives in Florida just so she will leave Collinwood. Of course, she refuses.
Burke interrupts what could have been a decent dinner between Maggie, her father, and Vicky, and he's sore, agenda-driven, and pointed in defending himself, while also demanding answers...answers Sam is willing to flee to protect. Sam's only link to Burke at all, besides Roger himself, is the letter he wrote to Maggie. He escapes out the back door while the others were in the living room and heads to Collins Port Inn where the letter is kept but the owner will not give it over to him. The letter is Maggie's and she will have to give permission before Sam can get his hands on it. Malloy's death looms large and will not go away--especially as long as Burke steamrolls throughout Collins Port, pissed off and unrestrained. He wants to know Sam's connection to the wrongful conviction and isn't about to just forget his presence at the meeting that night. Maggie just cannot believe that her father had anything at all to do with Malloy's death; Sam and Malloy were fr...
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