~~CASTING~~
from SOD:
WHO's COMING:

ANDRE KHABBAZI (Officer Ruiz): Khabbazi was dropped from Y&R (where he played Alec Moretti) in August after Megan told her beau that their relationship was going "nowhere." He will now return to BEACH, where he previously played a small role as a police officer. Hopefully, the part will be beefed up this time around. His first air date is set for Oct. 5th.

BARBARA LUNA (ex-Maria Roberts, OLTL and ex-Anna Ryder, Search for Tomorrow) will appear as Sydney, a fence. (which is a person who brokers the sale of stolen jewels). Her character will appear October 6th.

~~SPOILERS~~
From SOD 10/6:
Virginia pulls her Wildest stunt yet: She's impersonated a nurse and inflicted Martin's Syndrome on Vanessa, but Virginia outdoes herself with her latest scheme to snag Michael. Having acquired Tyus's frozen sperm sample from the fertility clinic, Virginia goes through with her plan to inseminate Vanessa. "I try to drug Vanesa and impregnate her with a turkey baster," chuckles Dominique Jennings, in character as Virginia. Too bad Michael walks in and spoils the plan.
Virginia will make another (perhaps more successful) attempt to impregnate Virginia the next week at Ben and Meg's wedding of all places. "Vanessa gets me a job in the wedding as a caterer," previews Jennings. Oh boy! Or...girl?

To happen yet this week: The revelation that Gabi is the mystery woman torments Antonio, who feigns happiness when Ricardo announces that he and Gabi are in love. Antonio's discomfort intensifies when he comes face-to-tace with Gabi. Later, he dreams he's kissing her.

Meg is called away to attend to wedding details, so "Dana" offers to make Ben's breakfast. Ben takes off for a jog before he sees Maria, enabling Tim to sneak in and take her back to Cedar Oaks. When Ben returns, he recognizes the breakfast as the very meal Maria used to prepare for him all the time. Ben has a hard time dismissing this as yet another coincidence, and tells meg it's time he finally met her mysterious friend from Cedar Oaks.

Casey helps Sara trap Melinda by wiring Sara for sound. They hope Melinda will confess her evil deeds on tape. But Melinda discovers the wire and rips it off--screaming at Sara and admitting her wicked ways. Casey informs Sara that Melinda's confession was indeed recorded--in a second tiny microphone planted in the cherry atop Melinda's sundae.

Caitlin tells Cole about the fight (with Francesca), but later, she frets when she learns that her husband's not at work, as he said he'd be. Cole meets up with Francesca and questions why she hasn't fenced the emeralds they stole from Neilsen. He thinks something more is going on that she's telling. Neilsen tells Olivia that he believes Cole's behind the heist, and if he doesn't get his emeralds back, there will be hell to pay. Cole and Francesca next break into the mansion of Brad's mother, Hillary. Francesca freaks when she hears some sort of mysterious chanting.

Monday, September 28: Michael announces that he's moving out of Surf Central.
Tuesday, September 29: Ben thinks he saw Maria and admits that he may be losing his mind.
Monday, October 5: Maria arrives at the mission just as Ben & Meg's wedding ceremony begins.
Tuesday, October 6: Virginia tries to drug Vanessa.

* Virginia loses a turkey baster containing Tyus's sperm.
* Antonio is alone with the object of his desire.
* Carmen enters the mission with a gun, vowing that Ben and Meg's wedding will never take place.

MORE SPOILERS!!---

~~SPOILERS~~
From SOD 9/22:

Monday, September 14: Meg is blown away when she overhears Annie saying that Maria is alive.
Tuesday, September 15: Francesca confronts Cole about his affair with Olivia.
Monday, September 21: Ben returns home to find Maria asleep in his bed.
Tuesday, September 22: Carmen's premonition comes true when Antonio's dream woman is revealed.

* Sara stages a fight with Casey for Melinda's benefit, but bad timing jeopardizes the plan.
* Tim is horrified when he learns that Maria plans to attend Meg's bridal shower.