Solomon's Choice

Pilar gerät zunehmend unter den Druck von Richard und Angela. Als sie aufgefordert wird, ihre Tochter zur Adoption freizugeben, sucht sie Trost bei Lance, findet bei ihm aber die attraktive Cookie. Emma entdeckt zu ihrer Überraschung, dass Mr. Cabot seine wahre Identität verschleiert hat.

Mercedes and her husband pressure Pilar to sign papers allowing them to adopt Lisa. Although Pilar realizes that Mercedes is the only mother the child has ever known, the thought of a final, legal adoption is more than Pilar can bear. When Pilar goes to Lance for consolation, she discovers him with an attractive young woman. After Angela is outmaneuvered for the purchase of a bottling company, she is determined to learn who is behind the consortium. After Maggie's newspaper office is mysteriously trashed a few days before the first edition, Emma discovers that Cabot has been lying to her about his true identity.