Cole protests when Caitlin suggests she go away alone. He feels he's neglected her and wants to make amends. Inside the mansion AJ lambastes Olivia for not coming to him for help before deciding to run off with Trey. Cole announces that he and Caitlin are leaving Sunset Beach temporarily. AJ returns later and says he's holding Olivia under house arrest so that Cole can take Caitlin and have some romantic time alone without worrying about Olivia stealing Trey. In Santa Barbara Cole asks Caitlin to marry him... again. Meanwhile Annie drops by the Shock Wave for some take-out but discovers she's too broke to pay for it. Tess and Tim meet up in a park. Tim's panicked that Sara and Meg are both on to him. He presses Tess to cash in the promissory note and leave town. Tess convinces him they must wait until Ben and Maria are sharing a bedroom again before the ask for the money. At the same time Sean opens Amy's stuck window. He's attracted to her but says goodnight and starts to go. Amy tries to stall him by asking him to un-jam the closet door. In obliging her Sean accidentally sets off a Christmas tree that plays a carol. He wants to know the story behind it and Amy tries to joke her way through a sad tale of parental neglect, but Sean sees through her cover. Later we see their friendship has deepened. (thetvdb.com)