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Mikaela surfaces from the coma and sees Julian. Disoriented, she reaches for him, asking for her baby, Juliana. She does not recognize Liam and asks who he is, then loses consciousness again.
Later, Dr. Penn tells Liam and Julian that Mikaela has retrograde amnesia and has lost 15 years of her memory. He then warns them not to overwhelm her. Julian calls his agent, Val, and tells him that Mikaela believes they are still married. Val is excited about how the press will respond to this development. Meanwhile, a devasted Liam drives home to tell Rosa, who advises him to be patent and suggests and that they wait until morning to tell the children.
Liam tries to keep the evening calm and familiar for the children with a living-room camp-out, something they used to do before the accident. However, he struggles to recite a poem that Bret requests; the verses are about two men fighting over the love of a woman. Later, he walks Rosa to the guest cottage and tells her that the doctor has advised him not to say anything about their marriage. Rosa is distraught but tells Liam that he is stronger than he thinks.



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