One Love to Give ~ Season Three ~ Episode Seven

Marty felt sick when she heard Todd say he had to "deal" with his brother. Would Todd kill Victor? The thought of anything happening to Victor caused hot tears to spill from her eyes. She was so frightened for Victor and her baby girl. Was her newborn daughter okay?

Todd showed no mercy when it came to unconscious twin. He tugged on Victor's shirt as he scowled. Victor's shirt ripped in half as Todd tried to drag him across the floor. He finally grabbed onto Victor's hair and pulled him into the kitchen. He smirked as he opened the door to the cellar and pushed Victor inside with the toe of of his boot. Victor fell straight down into the cellar and landed on a couple of huge bags of apples that Vicki had kept in storage. Todd pulled the ladder up so Victor could not escape and shut the door to the cellar. It was pitch dark down in the cellar of the cabin. He imagined there were all sorts of nasty, creepy-crawly things down there with Victor. "That takes care of you... at least for now anyway," Todd said as he put a giant rug over the cellar door which blended in with the woodwork of the kitchen's floor. "Now I'll take care of Marty."

Todd reentered the bedroom, staring at Marty who was bound to the bed with handcuffs. "Todd, what did you do to Victor?" Marty asked tearfully.

"Are all these tears for my brother?" Todd asked as he softly traced her cheek with his finger.

Marty shook her head. "No, some of them are for you... and me...and our daughter. Where is she?"

Todd decided to play a little game with Marty. "Be right back," he said.

He entered the other bedroom and withdrew one of the babies from her carseat. He held the infant in his arms and brought her into the master bedroom of the cabin. "Would you like to hold our daughter?"

"Yes, I would. But you have me in handcuffs. How can I hold her?"

"I will just lay her in the bed beside you then."

Todd lay baby Jane in the bed next to Marty. The baby squirmed and the blanket fell away from her tiny face. "Ohhh my God, Todd. This is NOT our baby!" Marty gasped. "Where in the hell is she? What did you DO to our baby girl?"

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Margaret and Zach were making out as Lindsay was trying to take care of Sam and little Melinda. The kids were being little terrors and so was the baby bear. "We're hungry," Sam whined.

"Damn! I hate kids!" Lindsay said as she had no idea what she'd feed the children. ZJ, the baby bear, had eaten all of the food in the cave. He had a ferocious appetite.

"You're a mean lady," Melinda said to Lindsay. "I want to go home now. I want my mommy."

Melinda was sobbing mournfully and Lindsay couldn't take it much longer. Where were Zach and Margaret? All they ever did was have sex. And Lindsay had seen Zach carrying a blood-stained knife. Who or what had he killed?"

"I gotta go, Mags. You know I've got to do it again," Zach said to Margaret.

"But it's starting to snow," Margaret pointed out.

"Don't worry. I will be back before we meet Blair on the docks," said Zach before he gave Margaret one last kiss.

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After Jen fell asleep, Norman heard a car pull up at the motel. He grinned when he realized he had a customer. He was standing at the front desk when a man came in to rent a room.

"I need a room for the night," said Carlo Hesser. He had been searching for his daughter, but so far he hadn't located the newborn who had been taken by Irene after Irene had brutally murdered his beloved Aubrey.

"I have just the perfect room for you," Norman said with a smirk as he reached for a set of keys.

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The snow was falling outside when the doctor came to give Matthew the news. "Your father made it through the surgery," the doctor stated.

"Is my dad going to be alright?" Matthew asked with concern.

"We are certain that he will make a full recovery."

"It's a miracle," said Matthew. "I've been praying so hard."

Now that he knew that his dad was out of the woods, Matthew returned to check on Destiny. "Des," he said as he took her hand in his.

Destiny opened her eyes. "Did you make a decision yet about the chemo?" Matthew asked.

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Victor woke up in total darkness as pain stabbed through his head, plus the rest of his body. "Marty," he cried out.

Where was he? And what had Todd done to Marty?

He could smell apples and damp earth. Had Todd tossed him into the cellar of the cabin? As he lay there stunned, he was fairly certain that he was in Vicki's cellar. How in the world would he ever get out and rescue Marty and the baby from his brother?

Then he remembered that he had his cell phone in his pocket. He raised up slightly and withdrew his phone. Maybe if he could get a signal, he could call for some help. "Work, dammit," he growled at the phone as he dialed 9-1-1.