Zander and Emily leave the cabin with Kristina and head for the Quartermaines' to return her. Unbeknownst to them, their car has a blown taillight and they are stopped by a woman police officer. She comments on their cute baby and goes back to her cruiser to run their plate. A few moments later the officer gets on a speaker and tells them to get out of the car with their hands raised.

Edward, Monica and Alan arrive at the PCPD just as Mac is finishing a phone call.

Mac: Yeah, that's right. They're on their way in. Ok, I'll let you know. (Hangs up)

Edward: Hey. Where's my great-granddaughter?

Mac: Calm down, Edward. The baby's fine. She's being brought in with Emily and Zander. Excuse me.

Mac walks away.

Monica: I cannot believe Emily had anything to do with Kristina's disappearance.

Alan: I don't want to believe it, either, but it's a hell of a coincidence -- Emily coming home the day that Kristina disappears.

Edward: Now, listen to me. Emily fell prey to that deviant. Don't forget his father is Alexis' psychiatrist. And I believe that the three of them joined together and cooked this whole thing up and roped little - (Alexis, Ned and Cameron walk in) hey, hey, hey! They're the kidnappers! Arrest them!

Alexis: Where's Kristina?

Monica: She's not here yet.

Alan: How did you hear?

Ned: Well, the police called, and we were all together.

Alexis: Did anyone tell you if she was all right?

Edward: You know if she's all right. She's been with you the whole time.

Alan: Why on earth did you pull Emily into this?

Cameron: A cold-blooded plot to take a child? Surely nobody in this room's capable of such an atrocity.

Scott saunters into the room.

Scott: Well, good, you're all here. Bring them in.

An officer leads in a handcuffed Zander and Emily. Behind him the woman officer brings Kristina in her carrier.

Edward: Oh, my god.

Ned: Kristina - (takes the carrier from the officer and puts it on a desk)

Monica: Get the handcuffs off Emily.

Scott: Take hers off, leave his on.

Officer: (To Ned and Alexis) She's sound asleep. She's all right.

Ned: She's fine.

Scott: So, Emily, tell me, how did your kidnapped cousin end up in your boyfriend's car?

Emily: I was at home when the call came.

Mac: Your parents' house?

Emily: Yes.

Scott: Was it a man or a woman?

Emily: A man.

Mac: Did you recognize the voice?

Edward: Of course she did. It was Dr. Lewis.

Ned: Let her finish!

Emily: All right, well, I -- I didn't know who it was, and, um -- but he said to go to the park and that I would get Kristina back.

Mac: Why didn't you tell anyone?

Zander: She did. She told me.

Alan: Why didn't you tell us?

Zander: Nobody trusts you.

Scott: Clam up.

Emily: I was nervous, and I needed someone to talk to, so I went to find Zander.

Monica: Emily, why didn't you call the police?

Zander: Nobody trusts them.

Scott: Hey.

Emily: The man said not to or that something would happen to Kristina. So we went to where he said.

Scott: Which was where?

Zander: Williams Creek State Park, just north of the city limits.

Scott: What part? Because I'll get the forensics people up there and we'll canvass the place for evidence. (Walks toward the phone)

Emily: It was by that bridge.

Scott: What bridge?

Zander: By the statue of Henry Beekman, you know, the war-liberty guy?

Emily: So I sat there and -- and waited, and -- and then I heard Kristina cry.

Zander: Yeah, I was hiding nearby, I heard the baby cry, too, and we went and found her in the bushes.

Scott: Right, in her carrier, wrapped in a little blanket?

Emily: Yeah, we found her like that.

Scott: So the kidnapper went through all this trouble -- no ransom, didn't skip town, changed a couple dirty diapers -- and then just gives the baby back?

Emily: All right, the man on the phone said he was sorry. I -- I left that part out.

Scott: Yeah, I think you left a lot out. Now, we could pull the Quartermaine phone records and trace the call back, or we could treat this for what it is -- just a lie -- and arrest the two of you for kidnapping.

Alan: No, you're not!

Monica: Over my dead body, you will!

Zander: She didn't do anything wrong.

Emily: Look, I didn't take Kristina, ok? We were bringing her home.

Scott: Well, all we've got is your word.

Ned: Scott, Kristina is back. It's over.

Scott: You're right, Ned, it is. Book them, Conrad.

Alan: No!

Zander: Wait a second. You don't have a shred of evidence to hold us on kidnapping.

Scott: Sure, we do. We got you in a car with the missing baby.

Zander: Yeah, on our way to Emily's house.

Monica: You are not arresting my daughter.

Alan: Look, Ned is right. We got Kristina back. That's all we wanted.

Ned: You want to arrest Emily for finding Kristina when you couldn't?

Alexis: Emily didn't take Kristina. I did.

Alexis: I took the baby. And I asked Emily to help me return her.

Alan: Why on earth would you involve Emily in a kidnapping?

Edward: Oh, good grief. Has it occurred to no one here that that woman is absolutely crazy? Look, Baldwin, it's time that she gets locked up so that this sort of thing can never happen again.

Alexis: For your information, Edward, I wasn't the first person to take the baby.

Scott: What are you talking about?

Alexis: When I went to the nursery, I screamed because the baby was missing. The baby was indeed missing, but I didn't take her. Skye and A.J. did.

Edward: That's ridiculous.

Alan: Oh, please! You're asking us to believe that A.J. and Skye kidnapped a member of their own family?

Zander: Are you kidding? You're trying to say that Alexis took her own daughter.

Cameron: Maybe someone was about to torch the mansion.

Alexis: Skye and A.J. were holding the baby at Brenda's cottage. My guess is they were going to return her in the 11th hour in order to get a reward from Edward or a nice, little pat on the head.

Edward: This woman is not only a kidnapper, she is a murderer, and she will accuse anyone if it helps her shift the blame.

Ned: Well, actually, it makes perfect sense to me. Using a baby as a pawn is a Quartermaine tradition.

Scott: Yes, but you admitted that you had your own baby.

Alexis: They were using my daughter as a bargaining chip. Of course I took her.

Scott: Well, I don't know if that works for me.

Cameron: What where you going to do with your daughter, Alexis?

Alexis: I was returning my daughter to the Quartermaine house because she was court-ordered to be there. I got as far as the front hall.

Monica: The woman that was seen carrying a baby on the grounds.

Alexis: That's when I heard Edward ranting and raving about how he was going to move heaven and earth to keep me from my daughter permanently. So I panicked and I ran.

Scott: You still kidnapped your own baby. The Quartermaines were worried sick.

Alexis: I wanted a little more time with my daughter.

Edward: A little more time to pack up and disappear for good?

Ned: Look, I'm sure she could've really disappeared if she wanted to.

Alexis: I knew that the only choice that I had was to bring her back to your house, Edward, and pray that you could possibly protect her.

Edward: You know, as I've said before, this woman is a kidnapper, and she had help. She had help from Dr. Lewis right over there. And I notice that Ned isn't particularly upset or surprised by any of this.

Alexis: I acted alone.

Scott: Look, I don't care who took the baby first or last. You had a court order to stay away from your baby, and you violated it. You admitted you kidnapped your own kid. Now, I'm not going to arrest these kids, but you are under arrest for kidnapping.

Alexis is taken away in handcuffs.

Emily feels bad. Alan takes her aside and tells her she was the only one in the entire mess that put Kristina first.

Cameron walks up to Edward.

Cameron: Ahem. I'd like a few words with you in private.

Edward: You know something? I -- I don't want to hear your plea for leniency. You know, you have absolutely no professional objectivity when it comes to Alexis. You aren't her psychiatrist. You're her accomplice, buddy. And she may be able to protect you for a while, but sooner or later she's going to crack, hmm? When she does, I'll see that you go down with her.

Cameron: I don't think so. As a matter of fact, I think you're about to make sure that all the charges against Alexis are dropped.