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Cruz outsmarts Kirk Cranston.

APRIL 30, 1990 (Ep. #1450)
Upon his arrival on the island where Kirk has been expecting him, Cruz saves Michael and Nikki from being gassed to death. Cruz escapes with his friends, but finds his boat gone and realizes they can only get off the island over Kirk's dead body. When Derek tells Kelly he's jealous of Hunt, she doubts his story. Sophia is fed up with Stephen's unpredictable behavior and almost quits the movie. The situation is soon solved, but Derek warns Stephen that the movie hits so close to home, it's a threat to the group. In Las Vegas, Bunny and Gina manage to steal an incriminating videotape from Blackie Simpson. 

MAY 1, 1990 (Ep. #1451)
While Mack accepts Augusta's business proposition, Gina is determined to blackmail Augusta with the tape that shows her doing some very naughty things. Mack tries to dissuade Gina from the blackmail, but she forges ahead and pressures Augusta to release her from their arrangement. Mason and Julia are uneasy when they find that Sydney Schmidt has reported Sasha missing. Tension builds when they find their freezer on fire and later spot a ghostly figure on the beach. Trying to get off Kirk's island, Cruz, Michael and Nikki manage to beat his guards and disable his generator. Kirk anticipates a fight to the finish with Cruz, and it doesn't take them long to come face-to-face.

MAY 2, 1990 (Ep. #1452)
When Mason and Julia see the ghostly figure on the beach, Mason is certain there must be another explanation. Sydney gets Bunny suspicious about Mason and Julia's involvement in Sasha's disappearance, but they cover smoothly. Soon after, Mason finds a torn mask on the spot where they saw the ghost. Meanwhile, Bunny hires Sydney to sing at the Lair and we see that she has Sasha's body hidden in her freezer! Augusta releases Gina from her debts in exchange for the tape. C.C. is sympathetic towards Augusta when he catches her in a rare moment of vulnerability. Mack convinces Augusta he's ashamed of Gina's scheme, so it appears they still have a chance together. Kirk tries to drop Cruz into a shark tank, but Michael comes to his rescue. When Cruz gets a few minutes alone with his mortal enemy, Kirk causes a big explosion. Cruz survives and receives an invitation for another confrontation with Kirk.

MAY 3, 1990 (Ep. #1453)
Mason proves to Julia that they're not being haunted by Sasha's ghost. Now that they uncovered a conspiracy, Mason and Julia meet with Gladys the "psychic" for a seance at Sasha's house. Meanwhile, Sydney tells her cohorts that she intends to bilk the Capwell couple for all they're worth. Hunt and Derek are concerned about Stephen's film closely paralleling their lives, but Stephen says he'll handle things his way. Stephen admits to Sophia that the scenes are about his life. After finding an old picture of Hunt and Derek, Kelly demands an explanation. Hunt admits he and Derek were friends in the orphanage. The Capwells are worried about Cruz's disappearance, but cover when Eden calls. Kirk taunts Cruz on the island, knowing he will be unable to kill him. He gets Cruz to step onto a landmine, but Cruz gets out of that situation and prepares to shoot Kirk.

MAY 4, 1990 (Ep. #1454)
Cruz is about to shoot Kirk, but Michael gets him to realize it's not like Cruz to kill someone, even scum like Kirk, in cold blood. On the boat ride home, as Cruz struggles to steer the boat in turbulent waves, Kirk throws Michael and Nikki overboard. He also attacks Cruz and struggles with him before falling overboard himself. Michael and Nikki find themselves washed up on an island, while Cruz lies unconscious on the drifing boat. Derek warns Hunt he's gone too far by telling Kelly about their connection. But Hunt insists he's gaining her confidence. Derek calls an emergency meeting. He tells Ethan, Stephen and Hunt they're losing sight of their goal, which is connected to the death of a young girl, special to them all. Mason and Julia see Sasha's "ghost" at the fake seance with Gladys. They suspect that Sydney is behind the haunting. After uncovering Sydney's scheme to blackmail them, Mason and Julia realize that Sydney didn't murder Sasha, although she thinks they did. The two find Sasha's frozen body in Sydney's freezer, then discover they're locked in!