At Marissa and Bianca's home there is a knock on the front door.

"I'll get it." AJ says as he makes his way to the front door.

Bianca quickly coming around the corner, from the kitchen, yells in a frantic tone, "No, AJ, don't!" As she passes in front of him she stops him, in the house's foyer, and says, "AJ, remember how we talked about the new guards at the front gate?"

"Yes, I remember." AJ says with caution.

"Well, they are very good at their security jobs, but we have to be wise too and always know who is at the door before we open it." Bending down on one knee to his level she continues, "If you just open door, without knowing who is there, you could be opening the door to a stranger who doesn't have your best interest in mind. Remember, we talked about how only the adults could answer the door?"

"And only the adults, that have been approved by you and mom, can pick us up from school." AJ says with satisfaction that he knows the answers.

"Exactly. Good boy." Bianca says as they both walk to the door, look through the peephole and seeing a man standing outside with a large bouquet of flowers, she says, "It's the florist." As she opens the door.

"More flowers for mom?"

"Yes. It looks like it." Bianca responds as she opens the door fully to the man at the door.

The man speaks, "Hello. I've flowers for, Marissa Chandler. Are you Marissa Chandler?"

"No." Bianca speaks, but I can take them for her.

"Mom, more flowers for you." AJ says as he quickly turns from the doorway and runs to another part of the house.

The man says, "I'm sorry, but I have strict instructions to hand deliver these to Marissa Chandler only."

Surprised by the unusual delivery method, Bianca says, "Oh, well -"

The man interrupts her, "Is Mrs. Chandler here?"

"Oh, yes." Bianca responds, "She is here. Just a moment and I'll get -"

Just then Marissa carefully walks up beside Bianca and says, "I'm right here. What seems to be the problem?"

Bianca tries to explain, "This gentleman says that he has strict instructions to hand deliver these flowers to you only."

Confused by the request Marissa jokingly says, "Why, am I being served?"

The man speaks up, "Are you Mrs. Marissa Chandler?"

"Yes. I am." Marissa says, surprised by his stern voice and most serious manner.

The man looking directly at her now hands the flowers to Bianca with one hand and then hands a large legal envelope, to Marissa, from his other hand and says, "Mrs. Marissa Chandler, you've been served. Thank you and have a good day." He then turns and walks back down the sidewalk.

Bianca and Marissa stand in the open doorway in complete shock. Bianca says, "Well, how do you like that?"

"I guess I was right." Marissa says with a laugh, "I was being served. I wonder what the hell JR is up to now?" As she begins to open the large envelope.

"Well, let's at least come inside and close the door, it looks like it might snow." Bianca says as she begins to push the large door closed.

Marissa follows Bianca into the kitchen. As Bianca is putting the flowers into a vase of water, Marissa sits at the table and pulling the legal documents from the envelope begins to read quietly to herself.

A few moments of silence pass and then Marissa says, "Oh, my gosh! You've got to be kidding me? What the hell? Damn it! No!"

With much anger and force she throws the papers across the kitchen floor causing her arm to wrench with pain from the forceful action. "Ouch! Shit, shit, shit!"

Bianca rushing to her side says, "Marissa? Are you okay? What is it? What is the matter?"

Marissa holding her arm and groaning in pain reaches for her purse to retrieve her pain pills. Bianca getting her a glass of water and helping her open the pill bottle, hands her a pill from the bottle and begins to pass her the glass when Marissa says, "I need two this time."

"Two pills?" Bianca says as she looks at her watch, "I don't think it is time for two."

Marissa holding her arm and her face bent in anguish nods her head in the affirmative as Bianca hands her two pills, places the glass on the table in front of her and then moves to pick up the papers scattered across the kitchen's rock tiled floor.

"What are these all about?" Bianca asks intently as she briefly tries to read through a few in their mixed up order.

"Adam. Adam Chandler. That's what those are all about." Marissa says with furious anger. "That bastard is up to his old tricks again. I should have known that he'd never let go of AJ. That bastard!" Marissa says, slamming the glass to the table with such force that it breaks. "Damn it!"

Bianca quickly tossing the papers onto the counter scrambles to get a towel to clean up the glass and water mess from the table's surface and says, "Marissa? You need to calm down. The children will hear you. What's wrong?"

Marissa trying to compose herself says, "I'm sorry, Bianca, you're right. I'm sorry."

Bianca tossing the towel and broken glass into the trashcan, sits across from Marissa at the table and with the papers in her hands she says, "Okay. Now, you're the lawyer. Tell me what all this legal jargon means?"

Marissa breathes a deep sigh and pulling a single paper from the stack begins to read it to Bianca. After a moment of complicated legal language Bianca stops her, "Marissa, wait. Please, just tell me, in English, what it says?"

Marissa puts the papers down, with a single tear running down her cheek and a trembling voice, she says, "It says, that when JR was sick and dying – at the hospital with cancer-"

"Yes, I remember." Bianca confirms.

Marissa continues, "Well, Adam had these papers drawn up by his, Pit Bull – Barry."

"And they say what?" Bianca growing impatient asks.

Marissa wiping her eyes and trying to control her emotions explains, "In a nut shell, they say that if JR is deceased, or incapacitated – like by drugs, alcohol or medications, brain stem injury, ect – that the full parental custody of AJ reverts to Adam only."

Marissa looking at Bianca's confused face says, "Bianca, do you understand? Full and complete custody of AJ goes to Adam. Not me, not JR, not nobody! Only Adam."

"What?" Bianca's face covered in confusion, panic and now anger. "Can he do that? JR isn't dead?"

Marissa beginning to weep says, "He just did it. See read this line right here." Marissa pointing to a page reads out loud, 'In the event that JR Chandler – Adam Chandler Jr., the 2nd - can no longer care for or see to the well being of said minor child, AJ Chandler – Adam Chandler, the 3rd – due to physical or mental incapacitation, then the full physical, legal and total custody of said minor child is to be granted to Adam Chandler Sr, the 1st.'

Marissa dropping the papers to the table and putting her head down in complete defeat says, "Bianca, both JR's signature and mine is right here."

Bianca confused asks, "But, Marissa? Why would you ever sign such a paper?"

Marissa resting her head on the table in front of her speaks with a muffled voice and says, "I don't know. I can see that, that truly is my signature? I can see that I did in fact sign it. I don't remember it, specifically, but during that time – when JR was so sick, we thought he was dying? I signed literally hundreds of documents. JR and I, signed papers for me to become AJ's legal mother, we signed hospital papers, treatment releases, transplant papers… I was still in school at that time. Oh, Bianca, my stress level was through the roof, at that time. I could have signed anything, at that time. And I clearly very well did too, because that is in fact, my signature."

Bianca near panic says, "Well, then it cannot be legal then. You signed under extreme duress. The courts will have to throw it out? Won't they?"

Marissa lifting her head in defeat nods her head in the negative and says, "No, they not only don't have to, but with the great and mighty Adam Chandler behind the wheel of this, they won't. In jurisprudence, duress or coercion, only refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat or other pressure against the person. Any unlawful threat or coercion used to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]-"

Bianca interuping says, "Marissa, please, you're giving me a headache. What you're saying is; that you would not have normally acted in that manner? You would not have normally signed over your parental rights, is that correct?"

Marissa frustrated at trying to explain the legalities of the document says, "Bianca, Adam already had this notarized months ago and filed with the court just last week. I have no way of disputing this. I would have had to dispute it months ago, before it was notarized, and certainly before JR and I divorced. It is final. I'm finished."

Bianca reaching across the table to hold Marissa's hand comfortingly says, "Marissa, don't give up. We will fight this thing. They cannot take AJ from you. We can stop them somehow, right?"

Marissa looking down at the table and scanning the papers with her eyes says, "No. I'm fairly certain that they've won, this time. I signed this paper, Bianca. I have no way out of it."

"But, Marissa, JR isn't dead."

Marissa giving a sarcastic laugh says, "No, he isn't yet. But, he might as well be. He has pickled his brain in enough booze… and these papers read that, that specifically is one of the conditions of Adam gaining custody. Adam knows JR well and he certainly did his homework before having this written up. See here, where it says, 'In the event that JR Chandler – Adam Chandler Jr., the 2nd - can no longer care for or see to the well being of said minor child, AJ Chandler – Adam Chandler, the 3rd – due to physical or mental incapacitation…' " Marissa looking to Bianca's pleading eyes says, "JR is certainly not physically or mentally able to care for AJ, at this time, and may well never be able to. And even if he was, he would never side with us in fighting his father for custody of his son."

Bianca, holding a hand to her mouth now, a tear rolls down her cheek and she says, with much horror and disbelief in her voice, "So Adam wins? He has full parental custody of AJ, now?"

The paper in front of Marissa now wet with her tears, she looks at it and says, "Yes, Bianca. I have one week to turn AJ over to Adam's care. Unless JR comes home sane and sober, which I doubt that will happen anytime soon."

Just then, AJ comes into the room. Having overheard the end of their conversation he says with joy, "So, I get to go stay with Grandpa? I love staying with him. He promised me that I'd get to spend more time with him, now that he has moved back home."

Marissa and Bianca both shocked that he has overheard them quickly dry their faces and try to conceal their wet eyes. As Marissa gathers up the papers to hide them from AJ says, "Yes, sweetie." As she puts her good arm around his waist and faking a smile, she says, "You get to spend lots more time with Grandpa and Colby and Brooke too."

"Yeah." AJ excitedly says, "Winifred will be there all the time now, too. I'm going to go tell Gabby and Miranda." And he runs from the room with excitement and happiness.

Bianca watching him leave the kitchen says, "Well, at least he enjoys living there. And with Colby, Brooke and Winnie there at least we'll know he is being well taken care of."

Marissa covering her face with both hands says, under muffled tones, "I only pray that they'll allow me to still be his mom? I've got to do all I can to prevent Adam from creating another JR."

Bianca moving to Marissa's side now, trying to comfort her says, "Oh, Marissa, I'm sure they will still allow you to spend lots of time with AJ. You know Adam? He doesn't care if his children are being raised by nannies and house servants, just as long as they are in his possession and under his roof."

Marissa standing from her chair speaks, "I've got to go see Adam. That bastard."

Bianca cautioning her says, "Wait. You can't drive with your arm in a sling, two pain pills in your system and you surely don't want to go at Adam with the name calling. Do you think he'll let you ever see AJ if you fight him now? You said yourself that, Adam has won. That there is no way around these documents, right?"

"Right." Marissa admits defeatedly as she walks to the living room with Bianca behind her.

Bianca tries to counsel her with, "Then, you will have to use kid gloves on Adam. You're going to have to play this game by his rules, in his yard."

Marissa moving to the sofa says, "Yes, you're right. Until I can find some legal way out of this mess, I'm going to have to play it by Adam's rules. I'll talk with Caleb about it first thing in the morning."

Reaching for the phone, Marissa says, "I've got to call Colby and talk with her. I heard that she was moving back to the Chandler Mansion. I need to make sure and if she is not, then I need to convince her why I need her there."

Bianca says, "I agree. Colby will be a good asset, for you and AJ, inside that house of horrors."

Marissa listening to the phone ring, while waiting for Colby to answer, says to Bianca, "Thank God that Brooke and Winnie are there now too."

"Yes." Bianca speaking quickly before Colby picks up says, "And Stuart, Marion, Scott and Madison too."

Marissa in a half joking voice says, "Hell, maybe I'll move back in there too."