What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Portia storms into Jordan’s office and slams the door. Jordan asks what she’s doing, and Portia says, Curtis told her about their little divorce papers chat. How dare she? Jordan says, how dare she what? and Portia says, keep insinuating herself into Curtis’s life, and trying to make him doubt her. Jordan says, if Curtis doubts Portia, Portia’s doing that all on her own.

Ava walks down the hall at the hospital, connected to her… whatever that is, and Curtis asks if she’s trying to break out of here. She should be in her room. She says she couldn’t agree more, but her sadistic doctors won’t release her until she can walk a couple of laps around the nurses station on her own. She asks him to help her to the bench, and he says he will, and when she catches her breath, he’ll lead her back to her room. She says her room is a constant reminder that she’s in this hospital because somebody tried to kill her. They sit, and he says, she’s not the only one. She says, she heard – Brando Corbin, and he says, and Diane Miller. She was attacked earlier this evening.

At Maxie’s place, she tells Austin that she’s really sorry about their change in plans, but he says, don’t be. He really likes a nice quiet evening. She says, James and Bailey Lou are asleep, and when Georgie settles down, they’ll have this place to themselves. He says he likes the sound of that, and they kiss. Spinelli walks in from the bedrooms.

Sam asks Michael if he’s okay, and he says he will be, once Diane is out of the OR and made a full recovery. She says, her too, but she hasn’t heard anything yet. He says, he heard Diane was attacked in Brando’s garage, and she tells him, that’s what her mom said; she and Gregory found Diane. He says, that must be rough. He knows Diane and Alexis are best friends. How’s her mom doing? She says, as usual, her mom doesn’t want to talk about herself because she’s so focused on Diane, but she’s actually at the paper right now. She’s determined to do something, anything, to help. Her mom did want her to check in with any updates. He asks what Diane was doing in Brando’s garage alone, and she says, all she knows is that Diane wasn’t alone. Dex was with her.

Dante looks at crime scene photos, when there’s a knock at the door. He tells them to come in, and an officer says, his stepsister is asking to speak to him. Dante says, just give him a minute, and puts everything back into the folders. The officer lets Josslyn in, and Dante gives him the folders, asking him to give them to the desk sergeant to give to the Commissioner. He closes the door, and asks Josslyn, what’s going on? She says, it’s about the attack on Brando, but he says he already told her he can’t talk about it. She says she knows, and isn’t asking him to share evidence. She’s here to share some evidence of her own

Dex hangs with his arms over his head, his wrists duct taped together. Sonny comes in, and Dex says, he has this all wrong. Sonny asks why he should believe anything that comes out of Dex’s lying mouth, and Dex says, Sonny told him to lock up. That’s when he found her, he swears. Sonny says, Dex is lying to him again. Dex obviously doesn’t take him seriously. That’s a huge mistake. Huge.

Portia asks what she’s doing that’s so untrustworthy, and Jordan says, Portia knows what she’s referring to. Portia says she so sick of Jordan’s pointed comments, the little jabs Jordan keeps throwing at her. If there’s something Jordan wants to say to her, come right out and say it. Jordan asks if Curtis is Trina’s father.

Trina sees Ava, and says she hoped Ava would have waited for her before she got out of bed, but Ava says she was ordered out of bed. She asks Curtis if she and Trina could have a few minutes to speak in private, and Curtis gets up. He asks Trina where Joss and Cam are. Rory said he left them all at the hatchet range. Trina says, they had things to do, and he says, there’s a lunatic stabbing people in Port Charles. She can’t be walking around here alone.

Spinelli clears his throat, and Maxie says, hi. Is Georgie all set? He says, she’s all tucked in and waiting for her goodnight kiss from mom, and Maxie asks him to promise to let her know if there’s any news on Diane. Austin says, for what it’s worth (🍷), he’s sorry about what happened to Spinelli’s friend, and Spinelli says, he’s very kind. Spinelli leaves, and when he closes the door, Cody comes up behind him in the hallway. Cody says, good to see him, and Spinelli says he wishes he could say the same. State his business. Cody says, Maxie Jones lives here, right? He needs to talk to her. Spinelli says, that is not going to happen. You shall not pass. He stands as if he’s a guard holding a sword.

Michael says, so Dex had Diane’s blood on his hands, and Sam says, literally. He says, that makes sense. He helped Joss get Ava to the hospital, so he probably helped Diane, and she says, but where was he when Diane got attacked? He said he didn’t see anything. How is that even possible? Michael asks if she knows whether Dex was brought in for questioning, and she says she assumes he will be, but she doesn’t know for sure. Michael says, let’s just hope Diane pulls through, and Sam says, especially since Brando came up against the same attacker, and lost.

Josslyn tells Dante, she was in the alley behind Charlie’s just before Brando. Why him and not her? Dante says, there’s no reason to believe that Josslyn is a target, but she says, Ava, Brando, and Diane all have ties to Sonny; so does she. He says, that link to Sonny is just one avenue of the investigation. That’s why he’s here so late; he’s trying to figure this all out. What’s the evidence she’s got? She says she remembered something that happened right before she left the alley. Maybe it’s not important. He says, why doesn’t she tell him, and they can figure out if it’s important. Did she see something? She says, no. It was something that she heard.

Ray punches Dex in the gut a couple of times, and Sonny says, that’s enough… for now. Dex says he told Sonny everything, but Sonny says he disagrees. He’s never been able to shake the fact that Dex has been hiding something, but he gave Dex the benefit of the doubt. And now he’s been nearby either before or after three attacks. Can Dex answer him that? Dex says he’s not a killer. He tried to save both Ava and Diane. What can he say to get Sonny to believe him? Sonny says, just answer his question; why did Dex start working for him? Dex says, when he filled in at the gym, he saw how everyone respected Sonny, but Sonny says he doesn’t believe that. Dex was always pushy, trying to be around him. Why? Dex says he admires Sonny, and respects him. Sonny built himself up from nothing. Sonny says, why? and Dex says he wants to learn from Sonny. Sonny says, so Dex can use it against him?

Cody says, Spinelli should be nicer to him, considering he has information that can put Spinelli in some really hot water. Spinelli says he already bought Cody’s silence, by tampering with Britt Westbourne’s Society Set-Ups profile to make her match with Cody. Cody can’t keep holding what he knows over Spinelli’s head. Cody says, stay out of his way and he won’t have to.

Portia says her daughter is none of Jordan’s business, banging her hands on the desk, and Jordan says, Portia is the one barging into her office, making it her business. And she certainly thinks Trina’s paternity is Curtis’s business. Portia says she doesn’t need a lecture from Jordan, and Jordan says, both Trina and Curtis deserve to know the truth. She’s not saying it to hurt Portia, but the truth has a way of coming out. Portia says, this is about Curtis, and how Jordan keeps running around behind him; that’s what this is about. Why doesn’t Jordan just admit it? Tell her the truth. Jordan wants her ex-husband back, doesn’t she?

Curtis says, Trina should know better than to walk around alone these days, and she says she does. Taggert joins them, and says he just found parking in the garage. He asks what he missed, and Trina tells Curtis that her dad is with her. She’s not stupid. Ava thinks she should get back to her room, and asks if Trina would give her a hand. Trina says, of course (🍷), and leaves with Ava. Taggert asks, what was that? and Curtis says, that was him, possibly being a bit hasty. He’s just trying to keep Trina safe. He didn’t mean to overstep. Taggert says, it’s cool. Too bad Curtis never had kids. He’s got this dad thing down pat.

Maxie comes into the living room, and tells Austin, sorry about that. Georgie wanted her to check in her closet for monsters, then read her two more stories, then check under her bed; she’s impossible. He says, she’s not impossible. Resistance is learned a little bit at a time, and she’s a little girl who wants her mom to herself. Maxie says, she will get over her… He says, resistance? and she says, her shyness with him. Sometime in the not too distant future. She hopes. He says he hopes so too. Here they are again. He leans in for a kiss, when there’s a knock at the door. Maxie tells him, hold that thought, and opens the door to Cody, who says, hi, sis.

Sonny says, the day Ava was attacked, Dex made sure he was the one who delivered the Corinthos Coffee donations. Why was he so eager to visit the Quartermaine estate? Dex flashes back to telling Michael that Sonny was digging into his background, and Michael says, Dex’s past is part of the reason he hired Dex. Dex wonders if almost being court marshalled for striking a superior officer is a selling point, and Michael says, in this this case, yes. Dex protecting a family the same way Sonny wanted to protect his mother from his stepfather will only further his opinion of Dex, and Sonny will trust him more. In the present, Sonny says, it looks like Dex was casing the place, trying to figure out how to attack Ava, and Dex says he wanted to deliver the donations because he thought Sonny would be there. Like he said, he wanted to prove himself. Sonny laughs, and asks if Ray believes him. Ray shakes his head, and Sonny says, him neither. Dex asks what Sonny is going to do; just keep beating him until he confesses to something he didn’t do? Sonny says, no, not at all. He’s going to bring in a ringer; someone who’s known to get results.

On the phone, Michael asks if Dex Heller is in custody… He left?

Sam asks how Spinelli is, and he says he’s deeply concerned about Diane, and distraught that this could happen to anyone, let alone her. He wonders if it was a crime opportunity, or were Ava, Brando, and Diane were targeted. She says, they both know they all have the same person in common, when Michael joins them. He says he’s glad Spinelli is here, and Spinelli says, she’s been a steadfast friend, and a loyal defender. The least he can do is be in the waiting area, so here he is. Michael says he’d like to stay, but something’s come up. Can they text him if there’s an update? Sam says, of course (🍷). Is everything okay? Michael says, it’s fine. It’s a misunderstanding, and he’s just trying to get some facts straight. Sam says, okay, and he leaves.

Maxie asks what Cody is talking about, and he asks if he can come in. She says, sure, and asks if Austin remembers Cody from the Quartermaine picnic. Austin says, sure do. He was the guy who was trying to give pork to his girlfriend. Cody laughs, and says, they were never formally introduced. He holds out his hand, and says he’s Cody Bell. Dr. Holt, right? Austin shakes Cody’s hand, and says, Dr. Gatlin-Holt. Cody says, Gatlin, and Austin says, Dr. Gatlin-Holt, that’s him. Maxie asks why Cody called her sis. Did Mac talk to him? Thank goodness. She’s so glad this is finally out in the open. Cody says, what’s out in the open? and Maxie says, oh boy. Cody says, she really thinks Mac Scorpio is his dad?

Back in Ava’s hospital room, Trina gives Ava a glass of water, and Ava says, Trina texted that she wanted to talk. Is this about Rory or Spencer or what? Trina says, Cameron actually, and Ava says, okay. Trina says, Ava knows how Spencer was only pretending to believe she was guilty so he could work Esme into incriminating herself, and Ava says, yeah. That kind of convoluted thinking happens to be a Cassadine trait. Trina says, early on, Spencer told Cameron the truth, and Ava asks, how early? Trina says, not long after she was arrested. Spencer told Cameron, but swore him to secrecy. Spencer thought if anyone knew, Esme would figure it out. Who knows? Maybe he was right, but it bothers her that Cameron kept the secret. Ava asks if she’s told Cameron any of this, and she says, they just talked about it after Josslyn left the hatchet range. She told him how she felt, he heard her, and apologized. Now they’re good. Ava says she’s glad, and Trina says, her too. Ava was so supportive when Trina was trying to figure out her feelings for Cam, she wishes she’d told Ava sooner. No thanks to Curtis. Can Ava believe the way he jumped on her? Ava says she thinks Curtis is just trying to protect her, and Trina says she just got used to living in a new house with Curtis and her mom, and now she’s back in the dorms. When he and her mom get married, he’s going to be her stepdad. Ava says, that sounds good, and Trina says, it is. She really likes Curtis. It’s just that he treats her like she’s 12. Ava tells her to try and be patient. Trina has her mom and dad, and Ava. Now she has Curtis too. Is that so bad?

Jordan tells Portia, she’s not following Curtis. This conversation started because she’s very much still in his life; they’re still married. Portia says, because Jordan conveniently forgot to file the divorce papers, but Jordan says, it was a mistake. She’s sorry for the trouble it’s caused Curtis. She doesn’t want to make his life more difficult. Portia asks, then why is Jordan hinting around to Curtis that she’s lying to him? It makes no sense. Jordan says she asked Portia if Curtis was Trina’s father, and hasn’t heard a denial, so it’s obvious Portia is hiding something.

Curtis says, he hopes after surgery, Diane is able to identify her attacker, and Taggert asks what Curtis is thinking. Male, female? He wonders what the pattern is. Curtis says, motives, and were the attacks random or deliberate? Taggert says, it did happen on the Quartermaine grounds, behind Charlie’s Pub… Curtis says, also Brando’s garage. This attacker seems to be acting out of rage, especially considering the weapon – a slaughtering hook? Taggert says he tried to get Trina to go out of town for a couple of weeks, and Curtis says he’s guessing that was met with an adamant no. Taggert says, she absolutely refuses leave college, especially after last semester and the time she lost with the trial. Curtis says he understands Trina not wanting to disrupt her sophomore year, especially after the rough summer she had. Taggert says, how about if he takes weekdays and Curtis takes weekends? They’ll make sure Trina is covered 24/7. Curtis says, you know what? He can think of a way to keep Trina safer in Port Charles.

Dante asks if Josslyn heard a voice, but she says, it wasn’t a voice; it was a sound. The sound of jingling, like metal pieces rattling together. He asks when she heard it, and she says, it was after she left Charlie’s; she was crossing the alley. He says, there’s a dumpster in the alley. Could it have been a homeless person kicking around some cans? She says, nobody else was in the alley, and he says, except for maybe Dex? She says she never saw Dex there. She saw him leave Charlie’s. He headed out the back entrance, and she also saw he left his sunglasses. So she grabbed them and followed him to give them back. She went out the back, but he wasn’t there. Dante says, maybe he just wasn’t visible, and she asks if he thinks the sounds she heard were coming from Dex. That he was somewhere in the alley, and when Brando followed after her… He tells her, he didn’t say it. She just did.

A new man comes into the room, and Sonny says, he could let Ray keep beating Dex up, but he won’t get the answers he needs. So this is Carver. They haven’t worked together personally, but he comes highly recommended by the Wu family. He’s well known for getting people to talk… by any means necessary. There’s a knock at the door, and Frank says, Michael is here. He wants to talk to Sonny. Sonny says, that’s unfortunate. He’s got a matter he’s got to deal with. So Ray, watch the door, and let Dex get acquainted with Carver.

Taggert says, what’s the plan? and Curtis says, they’ll make sure Trina sticks around GH after she sees Ava. Trina comes back, and says, Ava’s resting, and she thinks she’s going to go check on Diane to see if she’s out of surgery. Taggert says he’ll go with her, and Curtis says he’s going to head out. Trina’s mom says she’s home tonight and not at the dorm, so he’ll see her then. Taggert tells Trina, let’s go see Diane, and they leave.

Sam asks how Georgie handled the disruption of the evening with her father, and Spinelli says he told her that Diane was in the hospital; leaving out some details of course (🍷). She agreed he should be here for Diane, so they rescheduled their viewing for another time. Sam says, viewing? and Spinelli says he hasn’t told her. He’s mentoring his progeny on a tour of a certain galaxy far, far away. Rest assured, Georgie will see every original, sequel, prequel, in-between-quel in the Star Wars universe. She asks who Georgie’s favorite character is, and Spinelli says, Princess Leia Organa, closely followed by Yoda, with a certain fondness for Darth Vader. He shrugs, and Sam asks if Georgie knows. He says, that he was once Anakin? Of course (🍷). They’re watching the cannon in order. She’s got a tender heart and a hopeful spirit. She insists Darth Vader can be redeemed, and she likes his helmet. Sam says she bets Georgie gets that perspective from him, but he says he tries not to influence her with his likes and dislikes. The joy is in watching her experience the storytelling universe that brought him such joy. She says, he’s really a good dad, and he says he’s blessed with an amazing daughter, and equally fortunate to have a co-parent like her amazing mother. She asks if Maxie is okay, waiting alone for the news on Diane, but he says, she’s not alone. Dr. Gatlin-Holt is keeping her company. Sam asks how it’s going with Georgie and Austin. Their last conversation, Spinelli told her that Georgie was having a problem sharing her mom with Austin. He says, Georgie’s still not a fan, despite the efforts of the good doctor. Sam says, and she’s not being influenced by anyone? and Spinelli says, there’s no need. Georgie is an excellent judge of character. Sam says she’s sure Georgie is, and he says, it’s possible she may have picked up on his own… Sam says, jealousy, at the same time he says, reservations.

Portia says she hasn’t denied Jordan’s allegation because she doesn’t owe Jordan an answer, and Jordan says, she does owe Curtis one. The timing works because Portia and Curtis were involved about twenty years ago. Portia says, she and Taggert were together another three years after Curtis left her. Taggert has been Trina’s dad her whole life. Jordan says, they both know what Portia said in the basement last year, and she knows Portia’s been looking into genetic counseling for Trina. Portia says, how could Jordan possibly… and Jordan says, is Portia afraid Trina may have inherited the predisposition for schizophrenia from Curtis’s side of the family?

There’s a knock at Ava’s door, and she says, come in and distract her. Curtis comes in, and asks if they can talk. Ava says, of course (🍷). What’s on his mind? He says, keeping Trina safe, and she says she’s all for that. How can she help? He says, she needs to fire Trina.

Maxie tells Cody that he just said Mac was his dad, and Cody says he was bluffing. No one will give him a straight answer. She asks if he’s even talked to Mac, and he says, no. She says, he should really do that, but he says he wants more information before doing that. So what does she know? She says, this was way before her time, and he says, like that would stop her. He’s asked around town, and she has a reputation of knowing everything there is to know in Port Charles. She says, this is true. Okay. From what she’s heard, Mac and Dominique fell in love. Cody says, here in Port Charles? but she says, no, somewhere else. Mac was on the run when he met Dominque, and Dominique was married to Leopold Taub, who was apparently the absolute worst. He says he’s aware, and she says, then Taub died. She’s a little fuzzy on that part, because he was part of an evil cartel or something like that. Anyway, the good news is, with him out of the way, Dominique was able to come back to Port Charles, where she was reunited with Mac. He says he knows they didn’t live happily ever after, but Mac never said anything about having a kid? She says, Mac didn’t know Dominique had a baby, and he tells her, so he says, but she says, Mac’s not a liar. He’s the best man she knows, and Cody would be lucky to have him as a dad.

Sonny says, what a surprise, and Michael says, Ava was attacked, Brando’s dead, and Diane is in the hospital. Sonny says, his people are monitoring her condition, and Michael says, Ava, Brando, and Diane have one thing in common, and that’s Sonny. Sonny asks if Michael heard what he said; he’s handling it. Michael asks what that means, and Sonny laughs. Michael says, does Sonny know who the killer is?

Josslyn tells Dante, no way. Dex is not behind these attacks. Dante says he’s open to everything until it’s ruled out. He messes with one of the folders, and she asks, what is that? He says, it’s the file on Brando’s attack. When Brando woke up in the hospital, he told Jordan that he remembered a sound, and described what she’s talking about; like metal clicking. She says, so then she’s onto something? and he says, Dex was in the military; he still wears dog tags. Josslyn flashes back to returning Dex’s sunglasses at the pool, and seeing him wearing the dog tags. Dante asks if she thinks the sound she and Brando heard could have been Dex’s dog tags, and she says, it could have been tags on a dog’s collar, but he says, there were no dogs in the alley. She says, Dex wasn’t there either, and how does Dante know he still wears these tags? Dante says, he’s seen them, and he thinks she has too.

Carver wheels a cart over, and unwraps his cache of knives. Dex says, Carver can skip the theatrics; he knows the drill. Carver says he’s not sure what Dex means, and Dex says, he unpacks his knives, and tries to get Dex to break before he even starts cutting. Which would probably work if he knew anything worth knowing. He’d tell Carver, but he doesn’t want information. Carver says, he doesn’t want anything; Mr. Corinthos does. He’s just the facilitator. Dex says, Mr. Corinthos wants to know who stabbed those people; he didn’t do it.

Ava tells Curtis that she can’t fire Trina. Trina is like a daughter to her. Not to mention the fact she happens to be very good at her job, and she’s getting college credit for her work at the gallery. He says he understands, but Ava’s attacker hasn’t been caught yet. She says, and he thinks they may come back and finish the job, and he says he doesn’t know. But while there’s still a chance, he thinks Trina should stay as far away from Ava as possible. What if her attacker shows up at the gallery, and Trina happens to be there?

Portia says, Jordan has done quite a bit of investigating into her personal life, hasn’t she? She hopes Jordan didn’t use her position as Police Commissioner to gain access to her personal medical files. Jordan says she would never, and Portia asks how she knows about the genetic testing then? I’m trying to figure out why that would be in Portia’s medical files, but okay. Jordan says, she came across this information by accident. Portia is trying to make this about her, but she needs to take a good look at her own actions. She thought Portia loved Curtis. Portia says she does, and Jordan says she can’t marry Curtis with this hanging over her. Portia asks if that’s a threat.

Spinelli tells Sam, after losing Ellie, his feelings for Maxinista may have been rebooted. She says, may? and he says, all right. He has feelings for Maxie, not just because they co-parent their incredible daughter, and not because of their platonic, yet equally incredible, friendship. Can Sam blame him? She says, of course (🍷) she doesn’t blame him. She’s not even surprised. He and Maxie have shared so much for such a long time. Is he going to tell her how he feels? He says he just thinks now isn’t the right time. She seems really happy with Austin, and he’s trying to move on. She says, any luck with Society Set-Ups? but he says, so far his true match has eluded him. She says, Britt isn’t his match? and he says, a passing fancy, and realistically too tall for him. So he’ll continue his search, but he fears Maxie is the one. He can’t tell Sam how tempting it is to see if he and Maxie are a match, but he’s resisted thus far. She asks how he’d know he and Maxie were a match. She’s not a client at Society Set-Ups, is she? He tells her that he really couldn’t say, and she says, Zelda wouldn’t be able to match Maxie with him because they don’t know each other. She’s not even sure about Zelda’s matchmaking skills anyway, but he says, Society Set-Ups has had great success. If you go to their website, you can see they’ve made hundreds of compatible matches. She says she knows he’s a romantic… He says, it’s science, and she asks what he’s talking about. What hasn’t he been telling her? He says, all right; the truth. Zelda Telesco is merely a front. She’s not the matchmaker – he is.

Sonny asks why Michael is here, and Michael says, three people have been attacked, and they all have ties to Sonny. He’s asking Sonny what he knows about it. Sonny says, all of his people are doing everything they can to find out who did this, and Michael says, the PCPD brought in Dex Heller for questioning. Sonny asks where Michael heard that, and Michael says, Dex used his one phone call to contact Sonny. Sonny showed up and got him released. Sonny says, Dex works for him; he takes care of his people. Michael asks what kind of care Dex is getting at the moment. Did Sonny pick Dex up because he thinks he’s innocent, or because Sonny thinks he’s guilty, and plans on dealing with Dex himself?

Jordan tells Portia, it’s not a threat. She thinks they both need to cool down. Portia says, really? It sounds like Jordan is saying she’s going to Curtis with her suspicions if she doesn’t speak up. Is that what Jordan is going to do?

On the phone, Ava says, always a pleasure… You too. She tells Curtis, all set, and he says, this is for the best. He’s glad they both agree. She says, the last thing she wants is for anything to happen to Trina, and he says, what matters is keeping Trina safe. He leaves, and she goes back to her phone.

Sam tells Spinelli, back up. Is he saying he works for Zelda? He says, no. Zelda works for him. He hired her. He’s not just a client of Society Set-Ups; he’s the owner as well. She says she still doesn’t get it, and he says, he is Society Set-Ups. Society Set-Ups is him. And if anyone finds out, he’ll end up in federal prison.

Austin says, it’s a lot to take in, and Cody says he doesn’t know what to believe. Maxie says, again, he really needs to talk to Mac, and Cody says, yeah, okay. She says she doesn’t understand his attitude. Mac is the best dad, and Leopold was some kind of monster. How can he want to be Leopold’s son?

Trina says she got Ava’s text; what’s wrong? Did she try to walk again, and tire herself out? Ava says, no, she’s fine, but Trina says, something’s wrong. She can see Ava is upset. Ava says she is. Because she can’t be Trina’s boss any longer.

Sonny says, Michael made it clear he doesn’t want him in his life. So don’t come to him when he wants a problem solved. Michael says, to concerns him because Ava is Avery’s mother, and he cares about Avery. Brando was extended family, and Sasha, who he cares about, is now a widow. And Diane has not only done amazing things for him in court, she’s also a friend, someone he looks up to and admires. Now she’s fighting for her life in the hospital, and guess what? Sonny is the common denominator. The police aren’t questioning Sonny about any rivals or enemies or targeting people close to him. Instead they brought in Dex Heller, a guy who drives Sonny’s car. Now, Dex seems to have vanished after leaving the PCPD with Sonny. Sonny tells him, go home. This doesn’t concern him. Michael asks if Sonny is sure he has the right guy. What makes him think Dex is guilty? Sonny asks, what’s Dex to Michael? Why does he care what happens to Dex?

Dante says, the night Dex found Josslyn, and they were working together to stop Ava bleeding, does she remember what he wore? She says, the usual; jeans, white T-shirt. He asks if Dex had his dog tags on under the shirt, and she says, they were trying to save Ava. How is she supposed to remember something like that? He says, Dex was wearing a white T-shirt. Was it clean? She says, yeah. Why?

Carver says, Mr. Corinthos has informed him that Dex has been evading his questions, but Dex says he hasn’t evaded anything. He’s been telling the truth, and when Mr. Corinthos figures that out, Carver will be out of a job. Carver says, Dex says a lot without saying much at all. That’s good. He likes to take his time.

Tomorrow, Jordan tells Portia that one day this will come back to haunt her; Maxie promises Cody won’t regret it; Dante thinks someone’s instincts are right; and Sonny asks why Michael thinks Dex is innocent.

💎In the interest of getting the hell to bed, I didn’t proof read RHOBH. I think it’s all good, but no italic quotes, so please bear with that.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Dorit tells Phoenix that Kyle is calling, but she’s filming a scary movie, so Phoenix can’t see. Phoenix is bummed, but goes somewhere else. Dorit says, Kyle is in character, which she seems to have confused with being in costume. She asks how Kyle is feeling, and Kyle says, good. They’ve been doing night shoots, and she’s having coffee. She’s in Georgia, so it’s three hours later. Dorit says, Kyle missed Crystal’s birthday. It was fun. It was a good evening until it took a turn. LisaR left early, and Erika said LisaR was still upset about Kathy’s behavior. Kyle says, it was mostly directed at her, and she did nothing wrong. Dorit says, Kathy was seeing red, and it’s easiest to pick on someone in the family. They’ll get over it; they’ve been through worse. In Kyle’s interview, she says, LisaR told her about being with Kathy at the house in Aspen, and Kathy saying things about her. LisaR didn’t want to say exactly what to spare Kyle’s feelings. Kyle doesn’t want to get to a place where she and Kathy can’t repair things, so maybe it’s best she doesn’t know. Kyle shows Dorit her nose ring for the film, and Dorit tells her, please don’t come back with a broken nose. Kyle’s not doing another nose job.

Erika virtually meets with her therapist Dr. Jenn Mann. In Erika’s interview, she says, she’s gone to therapy off and on for the last three years, but since she moved out and filed for divorce, she’s made it a regular thing. She tells Dr. Jenn that she wants the ability to move on. Last year, it was easier because she could see the finish line. Now that everything is settling in, it’s difficult to accept. Dr. Jenn tells her to keep in mind the grieving process. She’s grieving the loss of a marriage, and the loss of a husband as she thought him to be. Their marriage had problems before this happened, but Tom wasn’t who she thought he was. As difficult as he was, this behavior is on a whole other level. She has to grieve the husband she hoped and thought he was and would be. In her interview, Erika says, she misses the Tom that was. He was loving, and a good time. He had a beautiful smile and blue eyes. He made everyone feel good. He was magic. We flash back to Tom being magic, and I have to admit, as much as I don’t like her, I’ve never doubted Erika really loved him. She says, as sweet as he could be, he could flip, and it was ugly. We flash back to Tom chastising Erika for interjecting in a conversation between him and LVP, and she says, that motherf***er was mean. Dr. Jenn says, she lost a marriage, financial security and she lost her friend. She has to figure out what to do with the feelings. People were harmed by someone she loved. Erika says, it’s not a popular opinion, but she was harmed too. In her interview, she says, Tom thought the rules didn’t apply to him. She wants to believe it just got away from him, and it wasn’t orchestrated. She tells the doctor that she’s risking becoming hateful and mean; something she doesn’t want to be. She’s easily provoked. Dr. Jenn says, Erika grew up hiding her feelings, and this reinforced her negative beliefs and thoughts. Erika says, it’s reinforced the publics beliefs, and the doctor tells her to stop running. She’s afraid, and Dr. Jenn doesn’t blame her. It’s okay; she’s human. Erika says she’s so afraid, and Dr. Jenn says, she needs to operate on the assumption that people are going to come at her. Her attitude has to change to acceptance. It lasts the shortest when we resist the least, and lasts longest when we don’t face it.

Erika gets ready for her Pretty Mess Hair pop-up event, which is outside. In Erika’s interview, she says, a lot of articles have surfaced about Kathy’s behavior at the club. We see headlines about Kathy asking the DJ to play Billie Jean, and Erika says she doesn’t know how they got the level of detail. A reporter asks how she’s doing, and she tells them, things are not hunky dory. In her interview, she says, it’s a juicy story. Kathy fighting with the manager, screaming in Kyle’s face, and acting like an a-hole. People saw it. She says she wanted to make the pop-up casual; have some fun and get some hair. We see a clip of her business meeting, where she suggests inviting the ladies and their stylists, and her idea is met with enthusiasm. The women trickle in, and Erika says, Sutton rose above her (meaning Erika’s) petty ass. She’s glad Sutton is here; she appreciates it. In Sutton’s interview, she says she wants Erika to be successful, and beat all of this. She wants Erika to show the world you can do right, get yourself together, and rebuild. Erika tells Sutton, if she didn’t care, it wouldn’t have hurt, and in her interview, Sutton says, by showing up, she’s telling Erika, she can do it. Sutton tells Erika that she does her hair and makeup when the rest of them do. She doesn’t know anything about this stuff. The women ooh and ah over the hair, and pick extensions out. LisaR says, when they’re at home, Harry likes her au natural. Crystal says, Rob likes glam, and Dorit says, PK likes the drama. In Dorit’s interview, she says, PK loves her dressing up so much, he said he’d love to see her doing the dishes in high heels. She’d love to see him doing a dish once, ever. Elton John gives Diane a call to thank her for coming on board with the Oscars. In Diane’s interview, she says she lived in London across from a china store. She and Elton both collect fine china, and she walked in wearing a fur coat and flip flops, looking crazy. It was love at first sight. She has many stories with Elton and his husband David, but she’s not sure she can share. Dorit asks LisaR how she’s doing; she left Crystal’s party without saying goodbye. LisaR says, that’s not something she’d do normally, but in that moment, she had to go. She cared about Kathy, and doesn’t know what she had to do with it. Dorit says, Kathy called and told her that she remembers everything. She’s not proud of her behavior, and was apologetic. LisaR tells her, Kathy should say that to her, and Dorit says, that’s what she told her. In LisaR’s interview, she says, Kathy sent her a text telling her, please don’t say anything about what they discussed. Otherwise, it will make a huge scene, and everyone will get dragged in. No bueno. Another text says: Please it goes further than you would want to know. Silence is golden. I am staying silent. LisaR tells Dorit about it, and says, it sounds like a threat. Dorit says she told Kathy, the worst thing she can do is not face everyone, and run; it makes it worse. On top of it, Kathy went on Instagram Live.  We see a clip of Kathy telling some interviewer that she read she was screaming and throwing things. That’s not her. LisaR says, lies. Does Kathy know she lied? Dorit says, 1000%. She took ownership. LisaR says, Kathy claimed she was in the house alone, and we see an Insta clip of that. Dorit says, the only person who can answer for Kathy is Kathy.

LisaR and Dorit sit with the others, and Dorit fills them in on what she and LisaR were talking about. Dorit says, the last night they were in Aspen, Kathy wasn’t herself. When they went to the club, she wanted the DJ to play a song – LisaR says, Billie Jean – and he refused. In Crystal’s interview, she says, it doesn’t surprise her that these women don’t know requesting Michael Jackson is problematic now. But who is she? Just a millennial. Dorit says, the manager told Kathy to go back to L.A. In Diana’s interview, she says, Kathy was born into wealth (actually, she married into it), but she learned later. People in clubs don’t care who you are or where you come from. The way the game works is tips; the best table, drinks, the DJ. Kathy should know that if she does. Dorit says, Diana gave the guy $200 and he got them drinks. Sheree (not that one) says she bets people don’t disrespect that. When she arrived at the hat shop, Kathy was outside on the phone, and she was agitated; she was shaking. LisaR says, it started then? In her interview, she says, now she’s understanding it started earlier. Maybe her ordering Kendall’s tequila is what set her off. We flash back to that, and I wonder why LisaR didn’t notice it then, since Kathy started ranting then. She says, Kathy is so f***ing jealous of the Kardashians. She tells the others, at the house, Kathy wasn’t attacking her personally, but was going on about how she feels about certain things, people, blood. Dorit asks if she talked about anyone other than Kyle, but LisaR won’t say. In her interview, LisaR says, Kathy talked about all of the other women, lumping some of them together. She called Crystal and Sutton pieces of sh*t who should be fired. She said Dorit was a stupid, useless idiot. Sheree asks if Kathy said everyone’s name, and in LisaR’s interview, she says it was a barrage of Kathy not want to be around f***ing peons, and they need to go away. She has to do everything; it’s her show. She has big deals going on at NBC, everyone is protecting her, and she’ll ruin Kyle. LisaR says, she and Garcelle got off better than anyone. In Crystal’s interview, she says, Kathy admitted she lost her temper, and a producer asks if she admitted to a meltdown, and talking sh*t about everyone. Crystal says, no, and he asks who she believes. She says, right now? Kathy. Dorit says she thought Kathy would be here; she said she was coming. LisaR wonders why she didn’t show, and Sutton says, maybe she’s busy. Erika says, Garcelle texted; she said she had a job. We see a clip of Garcelle filming, and LisaR asks if Kathy texted, but Erika says, no. Crystal says, Kathy told her she was coming, and LisaR asks if she intended to apologize. Crystal says, for sure, and LisaR says, she sent Kathy blessings and prayers in her heart. Erika says, LisaR is so evolved, and LisaR says she tries to be, but it’s hard. She thinks Kathy needs it though. In Sutton’s interview, she says, does LisaR pray. She shrugs, and says she doesn’t know. Magic 8 Ball says, doubtful.

Kathy visits Kyle, and I say ugh out loud. Kyle mumbles that she’d rather be eating f***ing glass. Kathy is wearing a Peace T-shirt, and Kyle says she sees Kathy has her shirt on. Kathy says she came to apologize, and in Kyle’s interview, she says, it’s the first time she’s seen Kathy since Aspen. They exchanged a few texts, but haven’t had a real conversation about what happened. Kathy says she thought it was Alexia’s shirt, but it matches, so she wore it. She also wants to make peace. In her interview, Kyle says, it sounds easy on paper to sit and talk, but as their history goes, it hasn’t worked. We flash back to Mauricio saying he wants to create his own company, and Kyle saying she doesn’t want to upset the family; Kyle saying she’s not going to the wedding in London; talking to Dorit about getting flak for creating American Woman; and the Reunions where they were estranged, and then made up. Kyle says, when this has happened in the past, the effect is tremendous. Nothing gets her anxiety going  like family conflict, and keeping it to herself. Kathy says she’s here to apologize, and Kyle thanks her. Kathy says she started ranting and venting about her feelings, and she didn’t think it would get back to Kyle. Kyle wonders why she’s always in the position, and says, no one takes a joke too far more than Kathy. We flash back to Kathy hiding Kyle’s purse, and in Kyle’s interview, she says, Kathy is a practical joker at everyone’s expense. If the joke doesn’t go over well, Kathy will say she can’t believe they’re offended. Kyle says, Kathy was in a mood. She was seeing red, and screaming at her in front of everyone. It wasn’t the first time, but it was the first in front of other people. She was hurt and embarrassed. Kathy says she’s sorry, mostly for… Kyle interjects, what she said at the house? and Kathy says, yeah. Kyle asks why she said that stuff, and Kathy says she was over-tired, angry, stupid… wine, altitude… She’s so sorry. Kyle says she appreciates that, and tears up. She says, she hasn’t felt a lot of support from her sister for a long time. When she hears Kathy talk like she did, Kyle feels like Kathy hates her. Kathy says she doesn’t, and Kyle asks how she can say those things. Kathy says, they never get a chance to do anything, and Kyles says she’s been working her ass off. Kathy says she gets it, but Kyle has to make time for her family. Kyle says she does. She makes time for her husband and children, and she’s trying to balance it. If someone hurts her, she’s going to keep them at arm’s length to protect herself, blood included. Kathy says it’s hard to get Kyle on the phone, and Kyle says she feels like Kathy often calls her to rant. In her interview, Kyle says, a text always precedes the call, saying, it’s important. She feels her body go numb. She says, Kathy never asks how she’s doing. How’s the movie going? She doesn’t get those questions. In Kyle’s interview, she says, she doesn’t want to hear Kathy all pissed off, so she admits she sometimes avoids her calls. Kathy says she’s proud of Kyle. She’s a great wife and mother. Kyle tells her, it’s nice to hear her say it, and Kathy says, Kyle is talented and thoughtful. She does it all, and she’s proud of her. Their mom would be proud of her. I think that’s probably the thing Kyle has wanted to hear the most, and they hug. In her interview, Kyle says, her mom and dad were her biggest cheerleaders. When you lose that, you feel like no one is going to love you like that. No one is ever going to support or be proud of you like that. Hearing Kathy say that… Kathy is her big sister, and since she doesn’t have parents, obviously, it means a lot. But their relationship is complicated, and it contradicts what Kathy said in Aspen. So what does she believe? Kyle says, what about the other women? Has Kathy talked to everybody? Kathy says, she hasn’t spoken to Erika, and couldn’t reach LisaR. Kyle says, LisaR is coming over in a while. Kathy can stay and talk to her if she wants. She doesn’t want to see the situation get to a point where they can’t find some sort of peace. These women are trained assassins.

Assistant Josh helps Sutton arrange Popeye’s chicken on silver platters. In Sutton’s interview, she says she asked Erika to come over. One-on-one, they can talk about the things they need to say. It’s like the Hatfields and the McCoys. She’s sick of fighting, and wants to put the pistol down.  Josh says, from cardboard to silver, as it should be. Sutton also has Dom Perignon or sweet tea. Erika arrives, and says, it’s a special occasion Sutton creation, and they toast with sweet tea. In Erika’s interview, she says, she and Sutton started friendly, but then it flipped. We flash back to Sutton giving Erika a divorce kit, and Erika comforting Sutton after one of the many altercations of the season. Then we see Erika telling Sutton to shut up. Erika says, she’s tired and has certain things she needs to let go of, and Sutton says, as women they have to support one another. The only thing she asks of Erika is about the lashing out. She doesn’t want to do that to people. Erika agrees, and says she started out soft and trying to explain, but she felt like she wasn’t heard. That’s when she got angry and pushed back, and it was off to the races. Sutton says she saw it again in Aspen; Erika has a trigger word. Erika says, it starts with a V. She has a hard time with it because it implies she’s done something. Sutton suggests adding compassion in her voice. It’s the way Erika says things. Erika says she’d like some compassion too. Sutton says, she appreciates Erika’s ability to move forward from last year’s problems. They do have fun, and they like the same food. Erika says, Sutton did a beautiful job, and in Sutton’s interview, she says, there’s something about the two of them. They like each other in a dysfunctional way. Erika thanks her for her good old Southern hospitality. Sutton says, she’s reminding Erika of her roots, so play nice.

LisaR arrives at Kyle’s, and I say blech out loud. Kathy says she’s come to apologize, and in LisaR’s interview, she says, Kathy is wearing the same T-shirt that she was wearing in Aspen when she had her psychotic break. Kathy says she apologizes. She said unkind things, and feels badly about it. She unleashed and vented, without taking into consideration that LisaR’s in a sensitive spot after losing her mom. She said things she shouldn’t have said, and she’s so sorry. LisaR says she was shook. She’s never seen that before, and certainly not from Kathy. Kathy needs to take look at what triggered it, and made her go to that place. Kathy says she doesn’t have a temper, and LisaR says, what does she call it then? Kathy says, losing her temper. She was being cruel. LisaR says she feels like Kathy needs to take responsibility for some of the things she said, and Kathy tells LisaR that she’s said things too; big f***ing things. LisaR tells Kathy that she doesn’t want to say it, but Kathy needs help. Kathy thinks she was frustrated with all the heavy stuff. It was three days, jam packed, and a lot to process. LisaR asks if this is Kathy’s way of trying to shut her up, and Kathy says, LisaR can be unkind too. LisaR asks if Kathy is going to go there.

Kathy says, LisaR doesn’t want to hear about herself, but LisaR says, it’s not about her. In LisaR’s interview, she says she was in the same position eight years ago, and we flash back to Kim. She says, it’s just another sister. Kathy says she’s sensitive about some things; she has a friend who’s dying with terminal cancer. She hasn’t even told anyone. Yeah, I know people who pull sympathy rabbits out of hats when they’re cornered. LisaR says she’s sorry, and Kathy cries. She says, it’s very upsetting. She’s so sorry. She doesn’t behave this way. People who’ve known her for 30 years know she doesn’t have a problem.  LisaR says, Kathy isn’t getting away with it. She can have her tears, and do what she wants to do, but she did what she did, and Kathy won’t gaslight and manipulate her. If she wants to apologize, talk about what she really did; the names she called people. Does she remember, LisaR locked herself in the bedroom. Kathy doesn’t know why, and LisaR says, Kathy was having a psychotic break; it was out of control. In Kathy’s interview, she says she can’t imagine anyone scaring LisaR. She’s reminded of the situation with Kim when LisaR got physical. We flash back to LisaR braking a glass during the #WhatDidHarryDo dinner, and LisaR says, Kathy was f***ing angry at this beautiful sister. Kathy says, she didn’t handle herself well, and she’s not proud of it. She said things she didn’t mean; they all do it. Kyle says, Kathy is her sister, and LisaR is like a sister. The thought of them having this issue… She cries, and both Kathy and LisaR apologize. LisaR says she wants to know where the hatred comes from. Kathy needs to figure out why she has a black heart. Geez. Exaggerate much? Kathy says she’s not having any more discussion, and LisaR says she had a feeling it would go this way. Kyle says she’s begging them, and Kathy gets up, saying, she’s so done. In Kyle’s interview, she says she can see Kathy is trying to keep her cool. She knows she has to apologize, but LisaR is pushing it. Kyle sees Kathy out, and says, f*** my life.

LisaR says, it was good, then it kind of wasn’t, and Kyle says she wants a life that’s less complicated. LisaR says, the situation needs some work. They can’t have this moment, and then say everything is good when it’s not good at the core. She thinks Kathy has to do some serious soul searching or talking to someone. She’s not sure this can get better if she doesn’t.

Finale, LisaR talks to the others about Kathy’s apology; Kyle says she has to move on; Kyle wonders why every detail is being leaked to the press (it must be LVP – ha-ha); and Kyle leaves a dinner.

🐇 No Time To Say Hello Goodbye…

Join me tomorrow for soap and a Charming Winter Wonderland. Until then stay safe, stay counting your blessings, and stay remembering, when you’re in a club, the way the game works is tips