 Isabel and Michael rescue Valenti, but when trying to stop Max s killers, Isabel is shot. Jesse witnesses it, and Michael is forced to tell him the truth. Now Michael, Jesse, Valenti and Kyle desperately try to save Isabel s life with the help of a scorned former doctor, while Liz and Maria mourn for Max in Vermont. But while all this is happening, the evil Meris and Clayton Wheeler discover that Clayton s body hasn t just been rejuvenated, it s been transformed into Max s body. And now Max s mind is trying to resurface. Clayton and Maris decide the only way to stop it is to go to Vermont and kill Liz.