"Close your eyes, give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand?
Do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?
Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, ohhh."
- Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Stalker returned from the hiatus with the first of six new episodes in a row. In this episode, the mayor of Los Angeles is victimized while Beth makes every attempt to keep Perry in jail.
After interviewing Drew and deducing that he didn't break into Alice's apartment because he had an alibi, the TAU asks the mayor's wife Elaine if she knows Alice and Jack strongly implies that her husband is having an affair. Elaine says she doesn't know Alice, and in turn Alice denies knowing Elaine. However, Alice does say that she and the mayor never had sex and that they just talked. After some digging, the TAU find out that mayor Hayes had an affair with Alice's mom. They ask Hayes if Alice is his daughter, and he confirms that. He also says his wife knows, so the TAU confronts her. She immediately confesses to scaring both her husband and Alice, but Jack deduces that it's her son Craig instead. Craig is now with Alice and asks her all sorts of questions about who she is, but then Alice discovers the evil mask and she runs away. Unfortunately, her other stalker Drew has come to Craig's apartment. Craig and Drew fight, but Drew wins and walks away with Alice. The disillusioned lover is prepared to throw her off the bridge, but the TAU intervene in time to save her.
And while two stalkers fight one another, two other stalkers team up. Throughout the episode, Beth and Janice make every effort to get evidence on Perry so they can keep him in jail. Beth even decides to call in Amanda even though she would likely have to testify as Michelle Webber. However, Perry posts bail with the help of his father, and later ditches his family altogether. In the end, it turns out he is paying a visit to Ray, Beth/Michelle's former stalker. At the same time, Beth finally tells Jack about what's going on after he caught her crying in her office.
What did you think of "Secrets and Lies"? What did you think of the case of the week? Did you see the various twists coming? How awesome was the stalker vs stalker fight? And what do you think Perry and Ray are planning to do? Lastly, how creepy was that cover of "Eternal Flame"? Sound off in the comments below!
