EPISODE

11. O Twin, Where Art Thou?

It's been a tough night for Emma and Ethan, and things are about to get tougher when they find Sutton has disappeared after their argument and the Mercer family car is missing from the garage. When the police find the car at the bottom of the lake, Emma and Ethan look to each other for support, but Thayer threatens to tear them apart with his accusations against Ethan. Meanwhile, Char's aunt, Rebecca (guest star Charisma Carpenter, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), has returned to town and Char is the only one happy about it.

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Back at Sutton's birthday party, Emma (as Sutton) and Kristin come across Char's aunt Annie, who now goes by Rebecca. It appears that Kristin, Ted, and Alec were all familiar with her during their high school days, the men especially. Phyllis is outraged that Char invited Rebecca back to town and ends up with a DUI after she angrily leaves the party drunk. After a talk with Alec, Rebecca asks him to submit a letter that would require Phyllis to spend some time in rehab, leaving Char in her care. Meanwhile, a spare car has gone missing from the Mercer family garage and Emma and Ethan suspect that Sutton had taken it, while Dan and Laurel suspect Emma (as Sutton) and Ethan. Laurel loses the vintage bracelet that Justin had given her. Later, Dan finds the missing car in a lake after a nearby fisherman had spotted it. They open up the car and realize that Sutton wasn't in there, but she had left her purse and cell phone behind. Dan claims that Emma (as Sutton) had taken the car after all and when Emma fails to logically explain what had occurred the night before, Ethan steps in and takes the blame for her, telling Dan that he had taken the car to take Sutton out for a "birthday joyride." After Alec gets them out of custody, Dan confronts Ethan about constantly sticking up for Sutton and how she wouldn't do the same for him. Thayer suspects that Ethan had something to do with Sutton's absence and although Emma does not fully believe him, she begins to act cautious around Ethan. Ethan confronts Thayer about his accusations, but Alec breaks up the argument before they get anywhere. Ted is shown to have taken Laurel's bracelet while a very upset Laurel shows up at Justin's place and tells him that she lost it. Justin seems worried when she tells him that she told her family that it was his mother's when they were all looking for it and he tells her that his mother wore the bracelet when she died. Emma brings Ethan and Thayer together at the Mercer house to work out their trust issues, when Kristin brings Emma another birthday present. Thayer is suspicious of the wrapping and prompts Emma to open it. Inside the box was a piece of Sutton's birthday dress that she wore the night she disappeared with a threatening note that read, "Keep on being Sutton.....or you're next."

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