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20. Happily Ever After

Bailey issues a painful ultimatum after discovering more truths about Jake; Charlie's lies backfire; and Justin and Julia drift further apart.

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Jake is missing during a business trip, and Bailey worries about him never returning. Jake does comes back and apologizes, but Bailey can not get over it. A woman calls Jake at the house, saying she's his daughter and is getting married. Bailey investigates and learns that Jake has another daughter from a second marriage, whom he also walked out on just like he did with the Salingers' mother. Bailey, trying to protect his family, kicks Jake out of the house, which divides the family. Later, Bailey talks to him and asks him not to disappear entirely. Meanwhile, Kathleen wins a TV award and declares on television that she loves Charlie, who makes up a story about reuniting with Kirsten just to dump her. Kathleen finds out the lie and decides to get back at Charlie, saying that she will buy the restaurant and close it down as payback.

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