ASSES TO ASHES -- SERIES FINALE     99/05/24

SERIES FINALE -- AMANDA FOILS JANE’S PLANS -- SPECIAL GUEST STAR: RENA SOFER -- Sarah (guest star Chea Courtney) and Terry (guest star Alexandra Paul) escape serious injury because of the airbags, and Kyle (Rob Estes) and Ryan (John Haymes Newton) pull them to safety. Terry apologizes and grants Ryan and Megan (Kelly Rutherford) permission to raise Sarah. Amanda (Heather Locklear) tells Peter (Jack Wagner) that she killed Kent (guest star David O’Donnell), but claims that it was self-defense. Lexi maple wants to go to the police with Eve’s (Special Guest Star Rena Sofer) revelations about Amanda. Eve hits her over the head and leaves her bound and gagged in her bathtub. She reveals that she plans to murder Amanda and Peter. Eve tries to deflect suspicion by pretending that she is over Peter and insisting that her repressed memories were just fantasies. Dr. Shulman (guest star Dey Young) has Peter investigated for fraud and embezzlement, as his efforts to cover for Michael left him holding the evidence. He and Amanda plan to flee the country to escape prosecution. Kyle is thrilled to learn of Jane’s (Josie Bissett) pregnancy, but she discovers that Michael (Thomas Calabro) is the father. She tells Megan that she is leaving town. Amanda overhears this and warns Kyle. Kyle stops Jane from leaving, and they agree to raise the baby as their own. Eve, posing as Lexi, abducts Michael and leaves him in the bathtub with Lexi before trying to run over Amanda and Peter. Lexi and Michael are arrested but she dentifies Eve as the culprit. Amanda confesses to Kent’s murder. Michael tries to wed Lexi in the pool, but she calls it off. Irene and the police force Visconti (guest star Mark L. Taylor) to reveal Peter and Amanda’s location. As they approach their hideout, the cabin explodes. Eve shows up at Amanda and Peter’s funeral and talks about how Amanda and Peter ruined her life. When Lexi objects, Eve dumps Peter’s ashes over her and gets arrested. Michael is appointed chief-of-staff through a clause in Peter’s will. Kyle receives a necklace anonymously through the mail that Amanda had promised him if his baby was to be a girl. Peter and Amanda, having faked their deaths, tie the knot in an island ceremony. TV14