"One thing will lead to another and there will be many twists and turns along the way. Will Carrie and Mike ever sleep together? Will Austin find out and break them up? Will Sami and Austin have a future? Will Sami ever get free? These are all possibilities. There will be big payoffs to these stories."
-- Tom Langan (Executive Producer)

"For Mike, at least he knows he's not insane and she does love him. The magnitude of her saying that is huge."
-- Roark Critchlow (Mike)

"Her marriage is pretty much over. Her husband deserted her, and if he gets caught, he's going to jail, so it's over then. But she realizes that she loves Austin, too, and she's very confused. Mike's her best friend, he's always there for her and at this point in time, she would like to be with him. That's her fantasy."
-- Christie Clark (Carrie)

"He's angry and hurt...It's not necessarily the fact that she's fooling around with another man: it's that Austin knows the man."
-- Austin Peck (Austin), on seeing Carrie at Green Mountain Lodge with Mike

"Mike has been throwing his heart out and it has been stomped on by her...She finally says, 'Everything I thought about Austin, you just did. Everything I need from Austin, for him to come up here and be with me and understand me and know that I'm here, you just did it. I've been a fool, and I finally realized how much you mean to me.'"
-- Roark Critchlow (Mike)

"As far as Carrie is concerned, he (Austin) has put his whole future on the line for Sami. The only thing she can think about is that Sami is more important than her. Throughout everything, Mike has been there for her. She will realize he sacrificed everything for her. There will be major sparks for Carrie and Mike, and where there are sparks, there could be fire. Will Austin see those sparks, even from a distance?"
-- Tom Langan

"If we look at this story like a mature love story and you get to a point where you live the characters and you know the point of frustration, the dam has to burst...It was just natural at this point in the story. It didn't have to come out of an elevator crash or the house burning down with her inside; it came out of a real emotional place."
-- Tom Langan, on Mike declaring his love for Carrie

"She loves Mike back, but she can't really say anything. It's a very confusing time for her now. She's married, and she wanted to tell him that she loves him, too, but you can't do that when you're married."
-- Christie Clark, on Mike declaring his love for Carrie

"This is basically the beginning of an affair. They've kissed twice, she's broken her vows and she should have gone to Austin the first time she kissed Mike and told him. That's what a relationship is about: honesty and communication. This is going to be potentially disastrous for all three people."
-- Tom Langan

"We wouldn't build something like this without a future...You have to pay it off."
-- Tom Langan, in August 1997

"Who wouldn't be upset seeing his wife hugging another man all the time?"
-- Austin Peck

"Carrie loves Austin, although Austin is like a lust thing...But she also knows that she likes to spend time with Mike. He's smart, he's funny, and Carrie's never been friends with anyone like him. Mike is like the best friend you suddenly realize you're in love with."
-- Christie Clark

"Carrie was just a teenager when she fell in love with Austin. Now Mike has turned her into a woman with different needs."
-- Christie Clark

"Mike is older and has always been a family friend, someone Carrie can talk to about anything and get good advice. With Austin, it's all about sex."
-- Christie Clark

"She's ready to start her married life with Austin now, but when she's with Mike, he brings something out in her that Austin cannot. It's a different passion for life."
-- Christie Clark