Season 6

Sumner weighs the risks of helping St. Claire escape in exchange for Abby's life and Sumner's campaign; Karen considers surgery to remove a bullet; a newcomer arrives, claiming to be Lilimae's nephew.

Abby publicly exonerates Sumner, whose efforts to sever ties with her are futile once she takes over at the TV station; Lilimae comes clean with Joshua; Karen confides in Gary.

Gary and Val's plan to reunite Karen and Mack backfires; Abby worries what claim Val’s babies could have as Gary’s heir; Sumner wins the election and becomes senator.

Mack gives Karen an ultimatum; Joshua is torn between his religious conviction and his attraction to Cathy; Scott Easton delivers more than Abby bargained for; Val goes into labor.

Nightmares haunt Val; Abby takes desperate measures in her search for Scott Easton; Karen loses hope when the predicted symptoms appear; Paul Galveston continues to flatter Gary into business.

Val assumes a new identity while family and friends search for her; Galveston puts Gary in charge of his land project; Karen's symptoms cause her to have an accident and lead  her to confess her condition to Mack.

Karen undergoes risky surgery; Galveston pressures Sumner to help stop Mack's investigation; Cathy is threatened by Joshua's TV job; Abby’s P.I. wants a different form of payment for what he knows about Val’s whereabouts.

Gary's visit to Tennessee threatens Val and Parker's settled life; Mack asks Sumner to get him into Galveston Industries; Abby tells Joshua she has big plans for broadcasting him; Galveston pays Laura a visit.

Gary finally brings Val back to her family; Abby demands that Gary cut all ties with Val; Ben makes a puzzling discovery on his way to Empire Valley; Abby gets caught snooping in Galveston’s home office.

Ben and Mack find links to the murders associated with Galveston Industries; Gary reaches a decision about Empire Valley; Val's recollection of her twins sends Karen on an investigation.

Gary presses Ruth on Galveston’s whereabouts; Sumner resigns his Senate seat; Mack and Ben meet Mrs. Fisher; Joshua's on-air announcement leaves Cathy speechless.

Ben tells Karen to stop suggesting Val’s twins are alive; Sumner tries to sabotage Gary’s finances; Karen finally agrees to help Eric sell Sid’s dealership; Gary learns Paul Galveston left all of Empire Valley to him.

Dr. Ackerman orders Abby to stop Karen from investigating; Val tells Karen she still feels her twins are alive; Ruth pumps Lilimae for information; Abby shares her burden with Greg hoping he’ll provide his father’s secrets.

Ruth wants Laura out of her son's life and offers a reward if Abby can help; Mack turns down the governor's offer to run for the senate; Karen and Ben find a link to Val's babies.

Mack shares the papers he found in Dr. Ackerman’s office; Sumner asks Laura to marry him; Abby brings unexpected news to Val just as Karen races to the home of the adoptive parents.