After Franco Baldwin was murdered by the evil Peter August (Wes Ramsey), Elizabeth Webber discovered that Dr. Hamilton Finn (Michael Easton) had shoved the villain down a flight of stairs, seemingly killing him. She immediately assisted in hiding Peter's body, only to later find out he was still alive — though he was eventually killed for real by Felicia Scorpio (Kristina Wagner). Because they kept the secret, Finn and Liz started falling for each other. But strange things began happening to Liz, including her wedding ring turning up in random places, someone setting fire to Franco's art studio, and a picture he painted of her mysteriously appearing in her living room, among others. She even experienced periods of missing time and became concerned.

When Finn encountered Liz in a trance, he was able to get her to snap out of it, and she realized she was responsible for all the weird things that were happening. She went to the Shadybrook Sanitarium but soon left, believing she was fine. However, memories from her past started to surface, where she recalled seeing a woman falling down a flight of stairs in front of her after an argument. Liz got help from psychiatrist Dr. Kevin Collins (John Lindstrom) and drew a picture of the woman who turned out to be Finn's deceased wife, Reiko Finn (Mele Ihara).

Liz realized there was a connection to her parents, so she went to their house in California to see what she could find.