Valentine #16 October 1971

Janice tries to keep her brother Luke grounded after their family’s move, but the shadow of his past—his near-incident with a stolen car and a tragic accident—begins to pull him toward a new, dangerous crowd in their unfamiliar town. As Luke drifts further from home, Janice, Brian, and Moira watch closely, unsure if they can protect him from the same path that once nearly broke his life.

Simon Storm recounts the night Melissa taunted him, claiming she had a lover, before trying to push him off a cliff—only for him to grab her arm as she swung around. With Julie by his side, he returns to the house to find everyone missing, only to face a new threat when Julie sees another man trying to push Simon off the edge. Then Melissa appears, whispering that she’s back from the dead—but Julie will never return.

Lark Granton thought she’d found something real with Paul, but jealousy over Wendy strained their bond until it broke. When Paul shows up at Lark’s party without Wendy, the moment forces her to confront what she’s lost—and what she might still have. A quiet, heartfelt reckoning unfolds as she finally learns to say the words that could change everything.

Lindy, determined to build her life apart from her privileged upbringing, finds herself hospitalized in Majorca after falling ill with pneumonia. Though she sends Jamie Cullen a postcard asking him to meet her at the airport if he still cares, his past makes it hard to believe she could truly want someone like him. When the plane lands and he sees her step off, the moment hangs in the balance—his choice, not her fate.