Meg Langslow is pregnant with twins when Michael asks if she wouldn't mind having a houseguest. One of his doctoral students is directing his new translation of a play by a minor Spanish playwright, who has agreed to come to town for the production. Surely they can spare some room for such an important academic cause? Senor Mendoza turns out to be a partygoer who loves to spend raucous evenings among adoring students...at Casa Langslow. Into this...

Getting killed off is a soap star's worst nightmare, especially when it happens off camera. For soaps writer Morgan Tyler, a real-life killer is after her, and her time—like sands through the hourglass—is running out.