(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Carly checks at reception to see if the DNA results came back yet, but it’s a no. She wonders how long it takes, when Bobbie comes along and asks what test results she’s waiting for.
Nina comes into The Savoy, and N’neka says, if she’s looking for the boss, he’s not here tonight. Nina takes a seat at the bar, and says, Curtis told her that he was going to look for his father. However, given the challenging day she has tomorrow, Nina was thinking about one of their signature martinis. N’neka says, she’s got it, and Nina says, if she could throw in a little forgetfulness on the side, that would be great. A guy walks past, and says he knows her; the mafia homewrecker. Does that make her the new mob boss lady? She tells him, keep talking. She can have the bouncer here in five seconds. Sonny comes up behind him, and says, hey buddy. You got a problem with the lady? You got a problem with the lady, you got a problem with me.
Epiphany and Portia are in the conference room, and Stella asks, is it okay if a former colleague comes by to say hello? Epiphany tells her, come on in, and Stella says, it’s good to see her. Epiphany says, likewise, and she’s glad to see Stella isn’t suffering any ill effects from her recent panic attack. Stella asks Portia if she should be going to church twice a week to thank God, and Portia says she doesn’t think it’s necessary unless Stella has a thing for the preacher. Epiphany laughs, and Portia says, as far as her panic attack, Stella seems to be back to her old self again. Stella says she’s glad to hear that. She’s sure Curtis told Portia what was going on. Portia says, he told her everything, and Stella says, really? Everything?
TJ says, granddad. How’d Marshall find them here? Marshall says, old man Purdy at the music shop. He told Marshall that he could find them here. Molly says, it’s so good to see him. She and TJ traveled all this way just to find him. Marshall says he sees, and TJ asks if Marshall is sorry they’re here. Did they come all this way for nothing?
At Kelly’s, Gregory tells Violet that she takes after her dad. When he was young, he always had his nose in some book. She says, he’s funny. Everyone knows you can’t drive with your nose. Gregory laughs, and says, she’s so much smarter than he is; the wisdom of youth. She asks, what’s youth? and he says, it’s everything she is, and everything old guys like him would like to be.
Laura lets Finn into the apartment, and he says he promises he won’t stay long. He’s meeting his dad and Violet, but wanted to make sure Elizabeth was okay. Laura says, she’s still up in her room, hopefully sleeping, and he asks if she’s said any more about… Laura says, ghosts?No, not at all. Finn says, good, and Doc walks in. He says he’d assume Elizabeth isn’t any less convinced that Franco’s spirit spoke to her, and Laura says, through that phony medium Chelsea Lamb? Doc says he shares Laura’s doubts, but to Elizabeth, Chelsea is the key to contacting Franco. Finn says he understands grief. He thinks he understands it better than most, but he’s having a hard time understanding why Elizabeth wants to believe Franco’s ghost is trying to communicate with her. Elizabeth is on the stairs, and says, maybe because she trusts the dead more than she trusts the living right now.
Carly says she’s fine, and Bobbie asks why she’s having tests run. Carly says, just as a precaution. If there was something wrong she’d tell Bobbie. She’s not going anywhere. Bobbie says, good, because after she read that article on Nina’s petition for visitation in The Invader, Wiley is going to need Carly more than ever. Carly says she read the first part of the feature this morning, and Bobbie says she thinks it’s a good thing for people to know who Nina really is and what she’s capable of. Carly says, and if it helps Michael and Willow tomorrow, and kills Nina’s attempt at visitation with Wiley, even better. Bobbie couldn’t agree more, and says, anything that keeps Nina away from Wiley is a good thing, but as Carly’s mother, she can’t help but warn her, be careful what you wish for.
Sonny tells the guy that the lady is with him. Does he have something to say to her? They guy stammers, no, Mr. Corinthos… yes. He tells Nina that he’s sorry, and jets.
Portia says she knows Stella was close to her late sister, and Irene kept nothing from her. Stella says, then she understands that she couldn’t violate Irene’s trust, even after they lost her. Portia says, Curtis understands why Stella did what she did. Why not let him worry about healing those old family wounds? Isn’t that right, Nurse Johnson? Epiphany tells her, whatever you say, and Portia says, it won’t be long before Epiphany is the one asking all the questions, and they start calling her Dr. Johnson. Stella says, Epiphany is studying to be a doctor? She had no idea. Epiphany says, she missed her chance once to be a doctor, and thought she’d give it another shot. Stella says, good for her. What good is living if we can’t dream, and dream big? Epiphany says, Stella reminds her of someone she used to know.
Marshall says it’s good to see TJ and Molly, but he has to ask, how did they know where to look? Molly says, TJ may be a doctor, but he clearly inherited his mother’s detective skills. TJ says he found a receipt from a few months ago in Marshall’s clarinet case, and figured that was as good a lead as any. So he called the shop, and spoke with Mr. Purdy, who agreed to speak with him if he bought Purdy dinner. Marshall knows the rest. Marshall says, they’re a regular Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Does Curtis know they’re here? TJ says, absolutely. They’ve had enough secrets, doesn’t he think? Molly suggests she call Curtis right now, but Marshall says, don’t do that. TJ says, whatever went down with Uncle Curtis, once they get back home, they can clear the air and talk it all out. Marshall says he’s sorry, but that’s not going to happen.
Finn says they care about Elizabeth. That’s why she sent Jake and Aiden to live here in the first place, because she trusts Laura and Doc. She asks why they’re all down here whispering, and Laura says, because they thought she was asleep and didn’t want to wake her. Elizabeth says, or it could be, if she really believes she was speaking to Franco through Chelsea, she could be losing her mind? Finn says, no one is whispering, and no one thinks she’s crazy, and Elizabeth says, so if she’s not crazy to think Chelsea could communicate with the dead, then she’s what? A credulous fool? Somehow, that’s even worse. Laura says, no one thinks Elizabeth is a fool for wanting to believe someone she loved and lost isn’t gone forever. But he isn’t really. He lives on in Elizabeth’s heart and in the heart of her sons, and in the memories of the house she shared with him. Doc says, memories make us human, and it’s only natural to want to believe in something beyond this material world. Finn says, you have to be careful of people who want you to trust the dead more than you trust the living. Elizabeth has friends; she can trust them. She has family; she can trust them. She has him, and she can trust him. There’s a noise, and they all turn to look.
Nina says, that boy must be halfway to Buffalo by now, and Sonny says, if he has any sense. Nina thanks him, but says, he doesn’t need to defend her honor; she can take care of herself. She has the battle scars to prove it. He says he knows; he’s seen them. N’neka brings one signature martini and one scotch, but Sonny says he’d like a club soda on the rocks. Nina says she’s impressed that he’s sticking to his resolve, and he’s says he’s impressed with her, coming in here with her head held high after that hatchet job in The Invader. She says, let’s not talk about that, and let’s not talk about the hearing tomorrow either. They’re realities in her life, but they don’t have to focus in on them. He asks what she wants to talk about, and she says she’s sure they can think of something.
Carly tells Bobbie that she’s listening. Why does she need to be careful what she wishes for? How can The Invader article be anything but good for Wiley? Boy, Carly can sure be stupid at times. She says, if it helps insure Nina has no part in Wiley’s life, it’s a win-win, but Bobbie says she can’t help worry that the article could have unintended consequences. Carly says, like what? and Bobbie says, Sonny can’t resist a damsel in distress. What if the article brings out the knight in shining armor in Sonny, and draws him and Nina back together again? Carly says, what if it does? and Bobbie says, come on. Don’t pretend she can’t see where this is heading. If Nina keeps finding ways to end up in Sonny’s arms, there’s no chance of Carly and Sonny getting back together. Carly says, that ship has sailed for good, but Bobbie says, this is her mother she’s talking to. That ship hasn’t even left the dock.
Sonny tells Nina that Avery danced with her dance class, and he knows he’s biased, but they were the biggest hit of the festival. Nina says, no, no bias. He said Leo recited a poem. Were all the Quartermaines there? He says, yeah, Michael and Willow were there, and she says, she knows how painful the situation with Michael is. They don’t have to talk about it. He says he wants to get it off his chest. Things were tense with Michael, but Dante was there to be the peacekeeper. She says, good for Dante. So things are okay between him and Michael? He says, after the article about her, and everything he’s learned since, he doesn’t think it’s going be okay with Michael for a long time.
Stella says she’d love to hear more about Epiphany’s plans for a future in medicine, but doesn’t want to keep her from her duties. Epiphany says, actually, she’s off the clock, and Portia says, so is she. What are they doing sitting here in this conference room? They should be out, painting the town red. Stella asks if Curtis knows Portia is stepping out on him, and Epiphany says, good for her. She needs to keep that man on his toes. Portia says, in no way is she saying they go out looking for trouble, but what’s wrong with three beautiful, smart women going out and enjoying a night on the town? Epiphany says, Portia had her at beautiful. She needs a night off from studying for these MCATs, and she can be out of these scrubs in a minute. Stella asks where they’re going, and Portia says, Curtis’s club. They’re going to drink for free tonight. They clink coffee cups.
TJ says he doesn’t understand what’s stopping Marshall from coming home with them. It’s not like there’s something keeping him here. Or is there? Molly says she thinks they could use some one-on-one time. She’s going to head to the jazz club they saw around the corner. She’ll see them both there later. Marshall gets up, and she steps aside with him. She says she doesn’t think he understands how important he is to TJ. They were supposed to go to Miami and just lie on a beach together, and TJ gave that up just to find him. Marshall nods and smiles, and Molly leaves. Marshall tells TJ, don’t ever give that one up, and TJ says, he never will, but that goes for Marshall too. TJ thinks if Marshall is honest with himself, he doesn’t want TJ to go either. Marshall says he appreciates the kind words, but too much damage has been done. So many misunderstandings, so many regrets, so many hard feelings. Everywhere he goes, he leaves a path of destruction in his wake. Apparently, he’s confused himself with Peter. He says, everybody is better off without him. and he’s better off alone. TJ says he doesn’t know how Marshall can feel that way. He’s never stuck around long enough to find out.
Violet holds out a drawing, and tells Gregory, look what she made. He takes it, and says, that’s beautiful, and she tells him, he’s holding it upside down. He says he knew that; he was just teasing. He turns it, and says, that’s even better. She looks sad, and he asks, what’s wrong? She says, it goes with the one she made for Aunt Elizabeth. It was a picture of her family; daddy, Aunt Elizabeth, Jake, Aiden, Cameron, and her. He says, and this one? and she says, that’s him and Uncle Chase. He says, of course (🍷). He can see it now. So now Elizabeth will have all of them together. She says, he’s learning.
At Laura’s, they find a vase has fallen to the floor, and smashed. Elizabeth says, see? It’s Franco’s spirit, because the three of them don’t believe he’s real. Laura says, there could also be a simple explanation. The vase could have just fallen off the shelf. Elizabeth says, it didn’t just fall; they don’t live in earthquake country. It was pushed. Doc says, it was pushed by the books. Probably because he didn’t lean them on the shelf the right way. It was an accident just waiting to happen. Laura says, there is an explanation, but Elizabeth says, no. She’s going to call Chelsea to prove Franco is reaching out to her.
Carly asks when Bobbie became Sonny’s biggest fan, but Bobbie says her opinion of Carly’s ex hasn’t changed. To be clear, she’s not urging them to get back together, but she’s a realist. She doesn’t think it would be easy for anyone to kiss a lifetime of memories goodbye, good or bad. Carly says, Sonny did. He was a different man when he came back from Nixon Falls. She tried hard to save their marriage and hold on to what they had, but when Sonny slept with Nina, it just confirmed what she knew; there was nothing left to save. It hurt, but it would hurt a lot more if she turned a blind eye to Sonny’s fascination with Nina, and tying herself up in knots to stay with Sonny, when he doesn’t value her or their family. That’s why she filed for divorce. That’s why she didn’t fight for assets. Fighting with Sonny keeps her tied to him, and she just wants to be free. Bobbie says, and if Nina helps herself to Sonny, it won’t bother Carly? Carly says, Sonny is a grown man. He can do as he chooses. Wiley is a different story. Nina is a bottomless pit of need. She needs to believe Nelle is redeemable. If she’s allowed access to Wiley’s life, she’s going to fill his little head with distortions and outright lies. She’s glad Michael and Willow are fighting her petition; she’d be worried if they weren’t. Bobbie says, and there’s no part of her that wants to get back at Nina? and Carly tells her, she’d love to say she’s over it, but she’ll never be over what Nina did. Never.
Sonny tells Nina, Dante warned him about something. It’s not so much what he said, but what he didn’t say. She says, about Michael? and he says, Dante told him it’s not just a difference of opinion; not just another family dust-up. He said, Michael isn’t just trying to cut Sonny out of his life; he’s trying to take Sonny down. Nina says, no; that’s horrible. She’s so sorry. He says, he’ll always love Michael, but he has other family to take care of, a business that he’s proud of, people counting on him. He’s not going to let Michael tear down what he’s spent a lifetime building up. Does she think he’s wrong? Stella, Portia, and Epiphany have come in, and Epiphany says, Sonny Corinthos. Now you know this is the place to be when he’s here.
TJ tells Marshall that he’s sorry. He didn’t say that as an insult; he said it because it’s the truth. Leaving his clarinet as a way to say goodbye. TJ doesn’t want something to remember Marshall by; he wants Marshall. He won’t let Marshall walk out on him like Marshall did on his dad and uncle 40 years ago. Marshall asks if TJ ever stopped to think he did them a favor, but TJ says, letting two little boys believe their father is dead? He wouldn’t call that a favor. He gets that as little boys there wasn’t much they could do, but when they got older, they could have helped clear his name. Maybe address the reasons Marshall got remanded in the first place. Marshall says, Curtis told him about that? and TJ says, all Curtis told him was that Marshall was at a protest when things went wrong. He got arrested and ended up in a mental institution instead of prison. But as a doctor and his grandson, he’s not going to invade Marshall’s privacy. He’s not going to second guess the past. TJ is Marshall’s family, and Marshall is his, and always will be. Don’t walk out on his family again.
Finn asks Elizabeth to please wait and hear him out. She says she’s listening, but she doesn’t know what he’s going to say that he hasn’t already said. He says, he’s obviously not doing a good job, since he hasn’t made it clear; he’s always on her side. She says, if that’s true, just be with her the next time Chelsea comes to her house to contact Franco’s spirit. He says he doesn’t think Chelsea is contacting anyone’s spirit. He knows there have been some strange occurrences happening, and it’s frustrating not being able to figure out who’s responsible, but he doesn’t think they have to jump to the supernatural for an explanation either. Laura says she believes everything Finn is saying, and encourages Elizabeth to listen to him. Doc says, he thinks this might be a good chance for them to talk through things privately, but Elizabeth says, no. If anyone is going to leave, it’s Finn. If he can’t see what’s really going on, she doesn’t want him here. He says he is seeing what’s happening here; is she? He thinks someone is trying to keep them apart; separate her from him, separate her from the boys, separate her from Violet. They’re trying to break down the foundation of the life they’re trying to build together, and she’s playing into their hands. She says she doesn’t want to hear any more from him, and he says, she doesn’t have to, and leaves.
Carly tells Bobbie, Nina is always her own worst enemy. It’s all spelled out in The Invader who the real Nina Reeves is, the damage she’s caused, all the crimes she’s committed. Not one word was untrue; that feature was thoroughly vetted. Reading it should change a lot of people’s minds about her. Bobbie says, including the judge presiding at the visitation hearing, and Carly says, that’s right. And if justice is served, Nina will get the same visitation rights Nelle had; none. Bobbie says, they can only hope, but Nina is Wiley’s biological grandmother. That might be a deciding factor for some judge. So has Carly decided what she’s going to do if Nina pulls another rabbit out of her hat, and the judge rules in her favor?
Sonny hugs Stella, and greets Epiphany and Portia. Stella says, it’s always nice to see him, and he says, they know Nina. Nina says, she’s sure they read The Invader. All she has to say is, don’t believe everything you see in the paper. Epiphany says, okay, and tells them, you twohave a good evening. The women go to their table, and Sonny says, that’s the thing he loves about Nina; she doesn’t back down; she doesn’t apologize. She says, it seems they have that in common. Before, he was going to ask what she thought about pushing back against Michael. He says, she didn’t give him an answer, and she says, here’s an answer; you’re not wrong.
Stella asks, how’s Trina? and Portia says, she’s putting on a brave face, but she’s worried about the trial; they all are. And on top of that, PCU filed a Title IX report. She read it, and it’s not good. Stella says she’s so sorry, and Epiphany says she is too. Trina is a fine young woman. Anyone who knows her, knows she’s innocent. Portia thanks her, and N’neka brings drinks. Stella says, they haven’t ordered yet, and N’neka says, courtesy of Mr. Corinthos. In a regal voice, Epiphany says, please tell him that we said thanks. N’neka goes back to the bar, and Epiphany asks Portia where Trina is tonight. Portia says, she’s with Josslyn. With Curtis out of town, she’d just be stuck home wondering about Trina, and thinking about the injustice her daughter is going through, but they came out to enjoy themselves, right? So let’s make a toast. Let’s toast to Epiphany nailing her MCATs. Epiphany says, we clink, and they do. Stella asks, what gave Epiphany the courage to pursue her dream? and Epiphany says she had a little push from a friend, or didn’t he tell Stella? Stella says, who? and Epiphany says, her brother-in-law Marshall. Stella says, whaat?
Marshall tells TJ, if Tommy were here, he’d be awfully proud of his son. Almost as proud as he is. TJ says, he appreciates the sentiment, but there’s such a thing as too much pride, and it’s safe to assume Marshall is too proud to admit he needs them as much as they need him. Marshall tells TJ to get his girl; he shouldn’t keep her waiting. TJ says, Molly is expecting both of them, so Marshall isn’t getting out of it. So let’s head on over to the club. Who knows? Maybe the spirit will move Marshall, he’ll sit in on a session, and show them how good he used to be. Marshall says, what does TJ mean, used to be? and TJ says, talk is cheap. Marshall says, okay. He knows when he’s on the losing end of an argument. Let’s do this.
On the phone, Elizabeth says, Chelsea, pick up… Stupid voicemail. Laura says, it’s getting kind of late. Elizabeth has been through a lot today. She suggests they go to bed, and Doc says, good idea. After a good night’s sleep, the world will look different in the morning. Elizabeth asks if he means she’ll be different; no longer delusional. Doc says, no one said she was delusional, but there is such a thing as the power of suggestion. Elizabeth says, maybe he’s right. Maybe in the morning, everything will look different. Elizabeth goes upstairs, and Laura says she wishes she could find the right words to help. Doc looks at the broken vase, and says, that’s a good metaphor for the evening. They go to find the broom and dustpan.
Violet says, her daddy is late again, and Gregory says, he’s a doctor; sometimes emergencies come up. Finn comes in, and Violet hugs him. He says she doesn’t know how badly he needed that hug. Gregory says, they were about to give up on him, and Finn says he stopped by Laura and Doc’s. Gregory asks, how’s Elizabeth? and Violet wants to show Finn her picture. He tells her that it’s beautiful; that’s her granddad, and that’s her Uncle Chase. Violet tells Gregory, see? He got it right away. A waitress walks by, and Violet calls her Miss Waitress, and gives her order for a hot fudge sundae. Gregory says, that bad? and Finn says he’s losing her.
Carly tells Bobbie that she hopes for the best, but if the judge rules in Nina’s favor, she needs to protect Wiley. Bobbie says, which means? but Carly says, she doesn’t want to talk about the hearing tomorrow. She’ll deal with it then. Bobbie asks, what about her tests? but Carly says, they’re not urgent. They can wait until tomorrow.
Sonny says, Nina’s understanding and belief mean more to him that she knows. He felt like it was Sonny Corinthos against the world. She puts her hand on his, and says, her money’s on him. She knows he loves Michael, and won’t resort to anything drastic. He says, respect is very important to him, and Michael crossed that line, with him and Nina. He was going attend tomorrow’s hearing, and be there to support Michael and Willow. She asks if he’s changed his mind, and he says, Michael’s made it clear he doesn’t want his support, so he’s free… to support her.
Epiphany tells Stella, she and Marshall had a little something going on, or so she thought, until he said goodbye. Has Stella heard from him? Stella looks at Portia, who says, she can tell Epiphany, and she says, Curtis went to look for Marshall. Portia says, Jordan told her that TJ’s gone searching too. She hopes they can find Marshall and convince him to come back home. Stella says, if only it were that easy. Marshall made a big mistake 40 years ago, but he has something most people don’t get; a second chance to make it right.
Marshall tells TJ, follow him. This alley leads to the stage door. TJ asks if he can get in that way too, and Marshall says, the guy at the door knows him from back in the day. Always lets him in; no cover, no minimum. TJ says Marshall is always working an angle, and Marshall tells him to mind his elders. Two guys appear, and one says, you took the words right out of my mouth, old man. It’s never a good sign when it starts like that. Marshall says, they don’t want any trouble, and the other guy tells them, wallets and cell phones on the ground. Marshall tells TJ, they’re just going to do what they say. They throw their wallets and cell phones down, and Marshall says, it’s all good. Guy two says, what’s in the case? and Marshall says, it’s nothing but an old clarinet. Guy two says they’ll find some nerd to buy it. They’ll take that too. TJ says, the hell they will.
Doc says, of course (🍷) the roses had to fall while Elizabeth was here. He cleans up the mess, and Laura says she doesn’t know which is harder to believe. That Elizabeth believes this is Franco’s ghost, or that someone is willing to exploit her grief to drive her away from Finn. Doc says he thinks Elizabeth isn’t the only one who needs a good night’s sleep, and she says she’s sure he’s right. She asks him to lock up, and says, she’s going to check on Elizabeth one more time.
Finn puts headphones on Violet, and tells Gregory, for lack of a better word, the medium conducted a séance that only reinforced Elizabeth’s belief that Franco’s ghost is reaching out from beyond the grave. Gregory says, but Finn is convinced that it’s someone very much alive, trying to come between the two of them. Finn says, whoever is doing this knows Elizabeth well; maybe better than she knows herself. Gregory says, as Finn knows, he spent his life in a classroom. Teaching the history of the world is one big arc from superstition to science. Culture goes from fear of the unknown to the courage to ask the tough questions, no matter where they may lead. Finn says, that’s what led him to become a doctor. But what good is it if he doesn’t know how to free Elizabeth from the hold this person has over her?
Doc sees the door open, and closes it. Laura comes down, and says, Elizabeth isn’t in her room; she’s gone. I smelled that coming when Elizabeth decided to go to bed.
Nina says she’s been adamant about Sonny not choosing between her and Michael, but he says, she’s not making him do anything. The last time he was on the witness stand, Scotty forced him to say he had feelings for Nina. Nina says, and it cost Sonny his marriage. This could cost him his son. Sonny says he’s just being clear. He’s not discounting anything she did. Remember what he said to her in that graveyard? She says she’ll never forget, and he says, he was the one who was supposed to have suffered because of her actions. Why can’t he take charge, and tell his story with his words? Carly comes in with Bobbie, and they all lock eyes.
Stella says she admires Epiphany’s attitude, and hopefully Marshall wises up and decides to come home. Portia says, who knows? Maybe they’ll get a fresh start. Epiphany laughs, and says she knows they mean well, but she’s not waiting for Prince Charming. Her life is full enough as it is. And if Marshall wants to find out if there’s room for someone else, he knows where to find her. Stella says, if Marshall Ashford doesn’t know what he’s missing, he’s a damn fool, and she and Epiphany clink glasses.
Marshall tells TJ, it’s just an old clarinet. They’re going to give them what they want. TJ says, it’s not just an old clarinet. It’s Marshall’s passion, his livelihood. It’s what’s kept him going all these years, when he would have given up. Guy two says he’s touched. Hand it over. Guy one takes out a switchblade, and guy two says, don’t make them ask again.
Laura tells Doc, she checked every room and Elizabeth is nowhere to be found. He says, the security guard has been at the front entrance all night; she didn’t go through there. He supposes she could have taken the elevator to the basement and gone out the service entrance, and Laura says, this is nothing like her. And where would she be going at this hour of the night? Did Doc forget he found the door open?
Elizabeth slips into her house. She looks at the picture of her family that Violet drew.
Finn asks Gregory how he convinces Elizabeth that she’s not being haunted by Franco’s ghost. Nothing he says gets through to her. In her defense, there’s no evidence, no forced entry, no fingerprints. Every time something strange happened, no one was there. Violet’s headphones are off, and she says, that’s not true, daddy. Aunt Elizabeth was there. What did I say weeks ago? Out of the mouths of babes.
Elizabeth picks up drawing, and tears Finn and Violet off of it.
Tomorrow, Portia asks Jordan if Curtis’s business is being threatened: Finn thinks Violet is on to something; Willow asks Michael, what if Nina wins; and TJ says, call 9-1-1.
The worst thing is that the fire started because someone threw a cigarette butt out the window. WTF is wrong with people? Buy an ashtray for God’s sake. I hope they get nailed.
Come on by tomorrow to get the GH skinny, hot tea, a mix of quotes, and an eclectic tune. Until then, stay safe, stay walking in your truth, and stay dreaming big. What good is living without it?
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Nina video chats with Brook and Wiley, telling Wiley, happy birthday. Wiley thanks her, looking at his real life mom, who is somewhere to the side. Nina asks if Wiley liked the forklift she gave him, and I assume she means toy, or she’s way off on age appropriate gifts. Brook says, he hasn’t opened gifts yet, but has a ton. She thinks he’s up for the job. Carly asks who Wiley is on the phone with, and comes into camera range. On Nina’s end, Sonny asks if he can see Wiley.
Stella tells Portia, there’s no such thing as half divorce, and Portia says, meaning? Stella says, meaning, don’t jump in head first. She doesn’t want to be the other woman in Curtis’s marriage, the way she made him the other man in hers. Trina is coming down the hallway with the food she picked up, but they don’t see her. Portia says, Curtis had nothing to do with her marriage ending, but Stella says, oh no? Portia doesn’t think taking up with Stella’s nephew while her husband was off undercover played a part? Somehow, she doesn’t think Taggert would feel the same way.
Curtis says, Jordan makes it sound like she only signed the papers because she thought it was what he wanted, and she says, isn’t it? He says he thought it was what they both wanted. He thought they had a mutual understanding. She’s saying she didn’t want their marriage to end? She tells him, that’s exactly what she’s saying. She thinks finalizing their divorce would be the biggest mistake of their lives. Josslyn walks in, and finds Cameron, who says she’s there early. His break doesn’t start for another 20 minutes. He picks up a tub of dirty dishes, and she says she guesses she was just excited to see him. She can leave if he wants. He says, no, and asks what she’ll have. She sits at the counter, and says, she’ll have… Spencer says, a BLT and an iced something I’ve never heard of.
Austin helps Chase into the gatehouse, and Chase calls to Willow. There’s no answer, and Chase says, that’s weird. She said she was coming here. Austin says, maybe she’s upstairs. He’ll be happy to take a look. She’s upstairs all right. Getting busy with Michael. Chase says, that’s okay, he’ll go, and Austin tells him, stairs are part of upstairs. Maybe it’s better to ask her to come down. Chase says, the whole point was to show her that he’s doing better and getting stronger. It defeats the purpose asking her to come to him. Austin picks up a shirt off the floor, and says it’s not Chase’s shirt, although how he would know this, I’m not sure. Chase says, it belongs to Michael.
Carly asks if that was Nina, and Brook says, yes, but she got cut off. Carly says she’s surprised Nina didn’t make it to the party, but Valentin says, afriend of hers is ill in Nixon Falls. Nina went back to take care of him and his wife. Carly is sorry to hear that, and hopes everything turns out okay.
Sonny asks, what happened? The call dropped? Nina says sometimes she doesn’t get service there, and Sonny suggests she use his phone. She says, that’s okay. With all the birthday festivities, she’d get in the way. He says she was just telling him that she’s upset that she couldn’t join them. Call him back. She knows she wants to. He holds out his phone.
Spencer says he thought Josslyn had a party to go to, or was she lying when she said they couldn’t hang out? She says she wasn’t lying. It’s her nephew Wiley’s third birthday, so they’re heading over to the party as soon as Cameron’s break starts. Spencer tells Cameron that they’re going to hang out outside, and he likes his bacon extra crispy. Josslyn says, he’s so high maintenance, and he says, it’s called standards, but clearly, she doesn’t know anything about that. Cameron says, hilarious, and Josslyn tells him not to spit in Spencer’s food. Cameron says he makes no promises, and she says, Cam…? He says, only for her, and Spencer steers Josslyn outside, saying he knew she cared.
Jordan says Curtis’s aunt meddles, and it drives her crazy. He says, join the club, but she says, this time, she pointed something out that Jordan was too consumed with her own guilt to see for herself. She gives up too easily. She felt terrible about the secrets she kept from him, and when he said they were done, she didn’t think she could push against it. She doesn’t want them to be over. She thinks what they have is worth fighting for. She wants to try again.
Stella says Portia is a destruction, keeping Curtis from what he should really be doing, which is getting back with his wife. Trina listens, and Portia says, ex-wife. Stella says, not yet. She knows it’s complicated, given the fact they had an affair way back when, but now it’s not her own marriage Portia is messing with, it’s his. She won’t stand for it. Portia says she doesn’t care if Stella stands for it or not. It’s none of her business. Trina looks super sad.
Willow and Michael bask in the afterglow, and Willow thanks him for finding her. She had no idea how much she needed to see him. He says he needed to see her, and asks if she’s okay. She says she wasn’t, but she is now. He says he missed her, and she says she hasn’t missed his lame jokes. He insists she has, and she reluctantly agrees. She missed all of it, and especially missed telling him that she loves him. He says he loves her too, and they kiss.
Chase wonders what Michael’s shirt is doing there, and Austin picks up Michael’s belt. He tells Chase that he’s sorry, and Chase hobbles to the stairs. Austin asks where he’s going, and Chase says, where does he think?
On a non-video call, Nina tells Wiley, happy birthday, little man. She loves and misses him. Sonny says, better? and she says, yes. He says he would have liked to talk to the little guy, but imagines she’ll introduce him at some point. Phyllis comes in, and Sonny says she’s not supposed to be there this soon. What happened with the biopsy? Nina asks, where’s Lenny? and Phyllis says, he’s not coming home.
Portia asks what Stella wants to hear her say. That she was married, went into a bar, and picked up her nephew? That’s true. Then it became real and serious.That’s also true. She stepped out on her husband? Yeah. Trina looks sick, and Portia says, but none of it has anything to do with Stella. This is her life, her mistakes. Stella says, and to hell with everybody else? and Portia tells her, she didn’t say that. Stella says she doesn’t have to, and Portia asks who Stella thinks she is. She’s speaking to Portia like she’s a teenager late for her curfew. She’s a grown woman. She can’t stop Stella from judging her, but just go somewhere else to do it. Trina walks in the other direction, but an orderly calls to Portia, who turns and sees her.
Curtis says he’s certainly not happy their marriage failed, but he saw no way he could move forward, especially when he saw how much she’d been keeping back from him. She says, what if she’s willing to put in the work to make things different? and he says, different how? They don’t have trust. She says she trusts him; she wants to spend her whole life with him. Just tell her there’s enough time.
Cameron serves Josslyn and Spencer outside, and Spencer says Cameron had better clean up before the party. He wants to make a good impression doesn’t he? Cameron says he’s been freaking out about that. Whether people who’ve known him his entire life will like him or not. Spencer tells Cameron, he’s just saying things are different now. He’s not Cam, Josslyn’s childhood friend; he’s Cameron, her new boyfriend. Josslyn says she’d better start calling him by his full name, and Spencer says nitpick all they want. They’ll see. Josslyn asks if they can go, and Cameron says he just has to clean up. He goes inside, and Josslyn looks at Spencer, who asks what he did now.
Brook tells Carly that Monica is keeping Wiley busy. He’s helping her set the table. Carly says, Brook is so good with him, and Valentin says, she’s wonderful with Bailey. Carly wonders when Bailey is going to be up. She misses holding babies that age. It’s like she blinked, and Donna was a teenager. It feels like it anyway. Valentin tells her, what do they say? The days are long, but the years fly by? He asks if she and Jason are going to have children, and Carly gives him a look. Brook tells her, congratulations. She’s so happy for them. Carly thanks her, and Brook says, they’ve been friends for so long, it’s nice to see they finally fell in love.
Willow sits up, and says she doesn’t know what she’s doing anymore. It’s like she’s dug this huge hole, and she keeps searching for the way out, but she can’t find it. Michael says, we’vedug a huge hole. They’re in this together, remember? She says, from the second she knew she wanted to be with him, she should have told Chase. He says, she tried. When Chase collapsed, they thought he was dead, then they thought he couldn’t walk anymore. When was the right time to tell him, Chase, I’m sorry, I don’t love you anymore? She says, there was never a right time, and he says, just because she wanted to spare Chase, that doesn’t make her evil; it makes her human. Don’t beat herself up, and don’t make the mistake of thinking this is permanent. They won’t be in this place forever. She says, promise? and he says, actually, he does. She says, part of her wants to go to the main house right now and get it all out there. Tell Chase that she’s here for him, and always will be, but they shouldn’t have gotten married. That her life is with Michael now. But every time she tries to wrap her head around it, she can’t. Michael says, it’s okay. There’s no playbook on how to handle this; they’re doing the best they can. Chase will get better, and until then, she’s going to be uncomfortable, but they’ll get through this. They’ve gotten this far. She says, they should go back, and he reaches for his pants. He asks if she’s seen his shirt.
Austin says, Chase doesn’t want to go up there. Trust him. He steers Chase away from the stairs, and Chase says he has to know. Austin says, there’s a difference between knowing and seeing, and Chase says, get out of his way. Austin says, Chase physically can’t get up the stairs, and Chase says, watch him. Austin says, maybe by sheer force of will he manages to get to the top of the stairs. At what cost? He’ll break his body, he’ll damage his muscles, and set himself back weeks if not months. He worked hard to get there. He can literally stand on his own two feet. Don’t let them take that away from him.
Phyllis says she’s sorry. She should have said Lenny isn’t coming home tonight. Sonny says, that would have made a big difference, and Nina says, a big difference. What happened? Phyllis says, he had a reaction to the anesthesia; nothing dangerous, but they wanted him to stay overnight for observation. She came to grab some clothes and a toothbrush, and wanted to give them an update before she heads back. Sonny says he’ll drive her, but Phyllis says, that’s not necessary. Nina says, they’re both going because they want to, and Phyllis says, fine, but only because it will make them feel better. Sonny says he’ll call Eddie and see if he can cover for the bar, and Phyllis and Nina sit down while he goes to make the call. Phyllis says, it seems like Lenny’s illness is already spiraling out of control, and Nina says, and Phyllis is spiraling with it, right? Phyllis says, it has her really second guessing some of her life decisions.
Portia says, Trina, honey… and walks toward her daughter, but Trina runs off. Portia starts to follow, but an orderly says one of Portia’s patients has been asking for her. Stella says she’ll go after Trina and try to stop her, but Portia says, don’t you dare. Don’t go one step near her daughter.
Spencer asks if Trina is going to the party too, and Josslyn asks, why? He says, just curious, and Josslyn says, no, Trina’s not going, and no, she doesn’t know what Trina is doing later. Spencer says, maybe they should all go out sometime, and Cameron joins them. Josslyn says, on a double date? and Cameron says, that is a horrible idea. He asks if Josslyn is ready to go, and she says, very ready. They leave, and Spencer says, rude.
Jordan says, the papers are signed, but they’re not filed yet. They could call their lawyers, put the divorce on hold, and go back to counseling; do whatever it takes. They’ve come too far, and gone through too much, to give up now. She thinks that they’re worth it. Doesn’t he? He doesn’t respond, and she says, he doesn’t.
Michael finishes dressing in the living room, and Willow comes downstairs. He asks if she’s okay, and she says she has to be. There’s a newly minted three-year-old anxiously awaiting his birthday party. (Ha-ha! Love newly minted.) He says, let’s go, and they leave. Chase and Austin come out of the kitchen.
Spencer takes a bite of his BLT, and says he told Cameron crispy bacon. Is it really that difficult, Webber? Trina heads for Kelly’s front door, crying, and he says, what’s wrong?
Brook wonders where Wiley’s parents are; it’s high time for presents. Carly says, maybe they’re still dealing with Harmony, but Valentin says he doubts it. He got the impression that it wasn’t going to be a long visit. Brook asks if Austin is still lurking around, and Valentin asks if she wants him to count the China settings, but she says she doesn’t want Valentin anywhere near her family’s China. Carly says, maybe Austin couldn’t handle the drama and took off, and Brook says, ha! The guy calls himself a real Quartermaine. He’s going to need thicker skin if he’s going to roll with this crew.
Austin tells Chase, here’s the plan. They wait there for a few minutes until Michael and Willow get to the big house. Then they’ll go. Chase says he’s not going anywhere until Austin helps him up the stairs, and Austin asks, why? Chase says he’s got to see it with his own eyes. He’s got to know.
Nina says, Phyllis always seems so steady; she’s everybody’s rock. She has such a solid beautiful life there with Lenny. Phyllis says, you can be steady, and have regrets at the same time. She misses her family. Nina says Phyllis never talks about her family; she just assumed they weren’t close. Phyllis says, they used to be, but not anymore, and Nina asks, what happened? Phyllis says, life. One of those old conflicts, layered over with time; she can hardly remember how it started anymore. She just accepted it’s the way things are. But now, with the horrible possibility of losing Lenny, those bad feelings just seem pointless. Nina tells her, why can’t she say that? Go to them, and say exactly that. Try to make things right before it’s too late. Phyllis asks if Nina is ready to take her own advice.
On the terrace, Willow tells Michael that she doesn’t know if she can do this. He says, yes, she can. Together, remember? She says, together, and they go inside. Carly says, there they are. Are they okay? She knows Willow seeing her mom was pretty tough. Willow says, not the best surprise, and Brook asks if Harmony left. Michael says, she’s long gone, and Willow says she needed a minute at the gatehouse. Michael was nice enough to check on her. Michael asks how Wiley is, and Carly says, perfect. Brook says, he’s helping Monica set the table, and Michael says he’ll go check on them. Willow asks, where’s Chase? and Brook says she hasn’t seen him in a while. Willow asks if Valentin has, but he says he hasn’t seen Chase either. Willow says, Chase got into it with her mother, and Brook suggests maybe after all the excitement, he needed a rest.
Chase and Austin go into the bedroom, and Austin says, at least they were safe, showing Chase a condom wrapper. He tells Chase, there’s no right thing to say to a man who’s discovered his wife cheated on him. Chase says, Willow doesn’t cheat.She doesn’t fall in bed lightly. If she’s sleeping with Michael, that means she’s in love with him.
Portia say she can’t believe Stella did that, and Stella says, Trina didn’t know? Portia says, that her mother cheated on her father?Of course (🍷) she didn’t. Portia calls Trina, and leaves a voicemail for Trina to call her back. She says, or maybe Stella is referring to the fact that the man she’s currently seeing is the same man she had an affair with. She didn’t know that either, but she definitely knows now. Stella says Portia doesn’t know that; maybe Trina didn’t hear everything. Portia says, she heard something. Did Stella see the way Trina looked at her? Stella says she’s so sorry. It was never her intention… Portia says she doesn’t give a damn about Stella’s intentions. Her daughter is in pain can’t and she can’t go after Trina right now because she has to deal with her patients. Stella asks what she can do, but Portia says she thinks Stella has done enough; doesn’t she?
Spencer asks Trina, what’s going on? Trina’s phone rings, and she sees it’s Portia. She sits down, and hits ignore. Spencer asks if she wants to talk about it; she can tell him. She says she just found out something bad about her mother. She’s been lying to Trina; not really lying, but keeping things from her, things she should have known. Spencer says, he’s certainly been there, and asks if her mother explained. Trina says, she probably would have, but Trina was so pissed, she ran off. She can’t deal with it right now. Spencer says, she’ll have to sometime. Not today, but she has to give her mom a chance to explain. He was so mad at his father for so long, they didn’t speak for a year. Things got out of control. Take it from him, getting things out in the open is what’s best for all of them.
Curtis says he’ll always love Jordan, no doubt about that. But the life they had, even if he misses it, it’s no longer the life he wants. She says, because of Portia? but he says, because of him.
Nina tells Phyllis, she’s been trying to connect with her grandson, and trying to get along with his family. She’s in no way perfect, but she thinks she’s trying to take her own advice. Phyllis says she’s not talking about Nina’s grandson. She ran into Valentin Cassadine at the hospital in New York City. Nina asks if he’s all right, and Phyllis says, he wasn’t there as a patient, but Nina’s reaction makes her think the two of them have unfinished business. She told Valentin to respect Nina’s privacy. Nina thanks her, and Phyllis says she’s sure he will, even though he doesn’t want to, and Nina asks what she means. Phyllis says, it was clear as day that Nina’s ex-husband still cares for her. Sonny comes back, and says, they’re all set; Eddie is covering. Phyllis says there’s something she needs to tell Eddie about the new taps, and goes in the back. Sonny asks if it’s him, or was she thrown off when Phyllis mentioned her ex? Nina says, she was surprised that Phyllis ran into him in the hospital in New York, of all places. He says, is that it, or is she still a little connected with Valentin?
Austin suggests he and Chase take a moment and chat about this, and tells Chase to sit. Austin says he doesn’t know Willow or Michael. He doesn’t know Chase, but he knows people. People cheat sometimes; people you didn’t think ever would, and it almost never has to do with love. Chase says, maybe most people, but not Willow. As furious as he is, he can’t see Michael doing it either. Austin says, apparently, he did, but Chase says, if he didn’t feel something real, he wouldn’t have trashed their friendship over a fling. Austin says he thinks it’s time Chase investigates the possibility that he doesn’t know his best friend or wife as well as he thinks he does.
Willow says, Wiley is the luckiest birthday boy ever, and Carly says, he sure is. Brook asks if Valentin didn’t find it strange that they had to convince Nina to turn on her camera to talk to Wiley. She figured Nina would jump at the chance to FaceTime with him. Valentin says, Nina did seem distracted. He wonders if things are okay with Nina’s friend; he’s worried about her. Brook says, enough to go to Bedford Lake, and he says, Nixon Falls. She says, whatever. Is he worried enough to go and see if Nina is okay?
Josslyn and Cameron arrive at the terrace, and she asks if he thinks Spencer was even more annoying than usual, or was it just her? He says it wasn’t just her, and she says, Spencer brought up Trina.Out of all the guys Trina could date… Cameron asks if Josslyn thinks Trina is really into Spencer, and Josslyn says, that’s what she’s seeing. She guesses it makes sense. Trina doesn’t know him like they do. To her, he seems like a cool cultured new guy, but Spencer’s been spoiled all his life. On some level, she understands. His dad probably wanted to make up for his mom passing away, but that was the justification for him getting away with everything? Cameron says, Spencer’s definitely lived in a no limit zone, and Josslyn says, he still does. Then they have Trina, who’s the most awesome person to walk the earth. Cameron clears his throat, and she says, besides him of course (🍷). He says, of course (🍷), and she says she sees a whole lot of potential for Trina to get hurt. He says maybe Josslyn should tell Trina that Spencer’s not who he seems on the surface, but Josslyn says, it’s not her business. Unless he was abusive or a drug addict or something, Trina has to figure it out for herself. Cameron is Trina’s friend as well. If he disagrees, Cameron can spread the knowledge. He says, it’s more of a girl thing, but she says she thinks it’s more of a no thing. She just wishes Trina knew what she was getting herself into.
Spencer tells Trina, it’s always been the two of them, and she says, him and his dad? He says he discovered his dad treated him like everyone else, not thinking if the pain he was putting Spencer through. Trina says she’s sure he thought about it, and he says, maybe it didn’t matter enough. It made him furious. Trina says she gets it. She was furious at her dad too; they went through something similar. He says, they’re on good terms now? and she says, it took a while, but yeah, they’re solid. He says what he didn’t realize is, the more he gave into his anger, the more time it cost him with his father. Now there’s a rift between them that he’s not sure they’re ever going to overcome. She says she loves her mom, and can’t imagine life without her, but she thought they were honest and understood each other, but now… He says, it’s all broken? and she says, It feels awful. He takes her hand, and says, look, the fact that Trina’s mom disappointed her like this is bad – he’s not going to pretend it’s not – but it doesn’t negate the kind of person she’s always been to Trina. Trina has to adjust her perspective a little, and start seeing her not only as a parent, but as a flawed human being like everyone else. She says she doesn’t want to see her mom like that, and he says he knows. He felt the same way about his father. He went from being Spencer’s idol to being a person capable of making huge mistakes. But he’s still Spencer’s dad, and Trina’s mom is still her mom, and her mom deserves for Trina to hear her out.
Curtis tells Jordan, this isn’t about Portia; it’s about him, and where he is in his life. She says, he’s moving on, and he says, does he regret what he gave up? Of course (🍷) he does, but he just can’t anymore. Jordan says she respects that. She had the feeling it was too little too late, but she was determined to be honest with him. He says he admires her courage, and she says, just not her timing. He says, not so much, and she says she has to go, and leaves.
Trina asks if Spencer thinks she should go back and face her mom, and he says it doesn’t have to be today, but he thinks she’ll feel better if she does. She says, the thought of it makes her feel sick, and he says he didn’t tell her it was going to be easy. He wasn’t strong enough to do it when his dad apologized to him, but she’s smarter than he is. She’ll be able to salvage her relationship with her mom. She says, she’ll think about it, and gets up, telling him, for what it’s worth (🍷), he seems pretty smart to her. She thanks him, and he says, anytime.
Nina tells Sonny, she’ll never be indifferent to Valentin, but of all people, he should know she’s moved on. He says he got that impression, and she tells him that he’d better trust his instincts. She and Valentin are done… She can tell he wants to ask her something, and he says he’s happy she’s moved on, but he was wondering, does Valentin know that? Or is he going to show up there like her other ex, Jax, and Sonny might have to take him down.
Valentin tells Brook, he hadn’t even considered visiting Nina in Nixon Falls. Okay, maybe he considered it, but her friend Phyllis made it clear he would not be welcome there. She asks when that’s stopped him before?
Stella runs into Kelly’s, and says, thank God Curtis is still there. He says he got her message, and he was waiting for her. She says she made a huge mistake.
Portia leaves Trina another message, saying to give her a call or shoot her a text. She needs to know Trina is okay and safe. Trina suddenly appears, and says she’s safe, but she’s not okay.
Cameron and Josslyn go into the house, and Josslyn says, tell her they didn’t miss out on the cupcakes. Carly says they’re right on time, and makes a point of saying hello to Cameron. Josslyn gives her Wiley’s gift, and Carly says, he’s one spoiled little boy today. Josslyn says, he should be, and suggests they say hi to the birthday boy. She wants to take a picture, and Cameron asks if she wants him to take one of the four of them. She says, first she wants to get Wiley and his parents. They’re going to want to remember this day. She tells them, saycheese, and takes the picture. She says they’re the most beautiful family, and Willow and Michael look at each other. Wiley won’t stop saying cheese, cracking me up. It’s a riot when they start to talk.
Austin says he understands why Chase would want to stay Zen about this, and Chase says he’s very far from Zen. Austin says, all right; let’s figure this out. Willow has betrayed him, Michael has betrayed him. His whole world’s turned upside down. Chase is in a tough spot. The only question is, what is he going to do about it?
Tomorrow, Trina asks if Portia has been in love with Curtis all these years, Stella says she wanted Curtis to realize before it was too late, and Chase has something to say to Michael and Willow. I’ll bet.
Below Deck Mediterranean
Lexi is in the middle of her drunken tirade, calling Malia a fake ass bitch and Zee a kiss ass. She pushes Zee pretty hard, and David says, enough. She says she’ll smack them both, and David gets Zee the hell out of there. David tells her to stop, and she yells she’s got money. He wonders how much noise she’s going to make before she realizes she’s wrong, and she asks what his rank is. In Malia’s interview, she says Lexi opened up to her about her dad, and now she’s a horrible person. Malia sits in the hallway, crying, telling Katie that she was there for Lexi, and now Lexi is saying horrible things. Lexi tells David, the only thing he’s got going for himself is that he smells nice. She calls him a lame ass deckhand, and Zee comes back. David tells Lexi to shut up, while Lloyd tries to quietly make coffee without being noticed. David tells Lexi that she’s being toxic, and to go to her cabin. She climbs into her bunk, whining that he doesn’t know she’s Satan. Courtney manages to sleep through the entire thing, as well as Captain Sandy, who we hear snores from every once in a while. Everyone goes to bed, and Katie gives Malia the guest cabin. David suddenly realizes Mathew isn’t there.
In the morning, Katie tells Courtney that she missed everything. Lexi screamed at everyone, and she ended up putting Malia in one of the guest cabins. Courtney says, WTF, bro? and in Katie’s interview, she says she knows Lexi is going through a sh*t time, and she’s empathetic, but she never had to deal with something like this. She thought about letting it slide, but she’s confused as to the best thing to do. Captain Sandy asks Lexi if they had fun last night, and Lexi says they did, but there was drinking and an argument. She doesn’t remember what she said, but they had a little spat. Wow. I’d hate to see what she calls something big. She babbles at the captain some more, and Captain Sandy finally tells her, just apologize. Lexi whines that she wants to, but she wants it to be authentic, and doesn’t know what she’s apologizing for. The captain suggests Lexi say exactly that, and in Lexi’s interview, she pouts, saying she doesn’t apologize if she doesn’t believe one is necessary. It has to come from a real place or what’s the point? The captain says, if you stick to the truth, people can be reasonable. Give them 24 hours to feel comfortable with her again. I so badly want to dropkick Lexi off the boat, I can practically taste it. My father died suddenly too, but I managed not to take it out on my co-workers.
Chief Officer Marten tells the captain that Mathew came to the boat at 9 o’clock, saying he wanted to leave. Marten signed him off the boat; he’s gone. Captain Sandy can’t figure it out, since she was there, and thought he was happy. In her interview, she says they have a charter tomorrow, and no chef. If you sign up for a job, you show up. Lexi blows through the crew mess, talking to no one. In Zee’s interview, he says, Lexi made things tense. We flash back to her telling him to take his Afrikaans ass out of there, and he says, Afrikaans is more the white man’s language than the Black man’s language. He doesn’t know if she was trying to play on the fact he was adopted into a white family, but she threw derogatory and harsh insults at him. She’s completely ignorant. Katie tells Malia that she’s going to talk to the captain, and maybe Lexi afterward.
Captain Sandy texts Mathew, asking where he is, and if he’s oaky. Katie comes to the bridge, and the captain says, she’s not leaving, is she? Katie says, no, but there’s a big problem with Lexi. She lost her father, and she’s upset about it. The crew went in the hot tub, and they were drinking, but Katie left, so she still doesn’t know what happened exactly. She went up there, and Lexi was saying nasty things to Malia. Lexi interrupts, and Captain Sandy says, it’s about her; come in. The captain says, first, she’s sorry about Lexi’s father, but she’s getting the lowdown on what happened last night. Katie says she was screaming at Malia and saying terrible things. Then she went after Zee and David. Lexi tries to act like it’s David’s fault, but Captain Sandy suggests they mend this. She’s going to call a crew meeting. Lexi is still using the I-don’t-remember excuse, and the captain says if she doesn’t remember, be open to what the others remember, so they can move forward. They have a charter with no chef. They need to check their emotions. Plus Lexi is tired and hungover. No matter what happens, don’t lose it. The captain calls everyone to the main salon. In her interview, Captain Sandy says she had to replace the chef, and can’t just replace another crew member, so Lexi is going to have an opportunity to own it and have a second chance.
Captain Sandy says, what she wants is for the crew to have each other’s backs for charter. It’s up to them. Do they forgive, yet hold Lexi accountable? Lexi immediately starts making it up as she goes along, saying she and Malia had a thing in their cabin, and it spilled over to the hot tub. Looks like that’s news to Malia. Me too. Lexi says she doesn’t remember, but apologizes. She acts like this is all very amusing, and Malia says Lexi made personal and inappropriate comments to her, but she really owes Zee an apology as well. Lexi says she doesn’t remember… and Malia says they know she doesn’t. If she wants to get defensive, she can, but she was saying she was better than all of them. The person who doesn’t remember – i.e. Lexi – says, that’s not true. David says Lexi was insensitive, and Captain Sandy says, if Lexi doesn’t remember, just listen; don’t defend. Katie says she kept trying to mediate, and the captain tells Lexi, words affect people, and you can’t take it back. Like Lexi gives a flying. The captain says all they can do is reset. They’re all assets to her, and she believes they’ll figure it out. On top of this, they don’t have chef, and she has to deal with that, so she’ll leave them to it. Malia says they’re all aware Lexi is going through something difficult, and Lexi jets because she’s immature and can only deal with her emotions by getting angry. Courtney follows her, and Lexi says she needs five. Katie asks if everyone feels that they’ll get past this, and in Lloyd’s interview, he says Lexi didn’t give them an honest apology because she doesn’t feel bad. It is eating away at him a little.
24 hours before charter. When Mathew first became unreliable, the captain had a chef placed in quarantine. Chef Luca has two more days left in quarantine, and in his interview, he says he’s getting fat. In Captain Sandy’s interview, she says Chef Luca isn’t ready, so it complicates the charter. It’s starting in one day. Katie calls Lexi to meet her in the crew mess. In David’s interview, he says he started a game plan to make a move, but still has to be find out what that move should be. We flashed back to David asking Malia if she could look at him as someone other than a co-worker, and her saying, that’s a hard question. David tells Zee, it was a yes or no, but he’ll take a maybe. He might end up having to move on, but at least now Malia knows. In Katie’s interview, she says, Lexi was horrendous, and is now her problem because it’s her department. It effing infuriates her. The deckhands clean up, and Malia finds gum in the hot tub. Mathew slinks back onto the boat, and says he’s sorry, and full of regret. I say, that’s not all he’s full of. In his interview, he says, when he woke up, he realized he’d made a rash decision when he was wasted. Captain Sandy tells Mathew to meet her on the bridge, and Mathew apologizes to Marten, saying, he didn’t deserve it. Marten says, all is forgiven.
Mathew wonders if Captain Sandy heard about his behavior last night, and says he’d let something small get to him. He doesn’t remember what he said dinner… Captain Sandy says, that’s becoming a thing, and he says he acted extremely inappropriately. He’ll understand if she doesn’t want him back. She says she needs to trust the crew, and that they won’t get upset and walk off the boat. He says he needs to come back, and she says she has a chef. He sasy, what has he done? and she says, as a captain, she has a job to do; it’s nothing personal. But the new chef isn’t out of quarantine until Tuesday, and she needs to get through Monday. After that, he’s done. He says he’ll do it, and in her interview, she says, Mathew is unpredictable. She doesn’t want to walk on eggshells, so she’s going with the guarantee; someone who wants to be here. Mathew tells Courtney and Lexi that he owes everyone an apology. He was drunk and overtired. Lexi says he doesn’t know the half of it.
Mathew tells Malia that he’s sorry, and she asks if he’s all right. He says he was on an emotional roller coaster. He’s sorry if he was inappropriate. She says he was a little drunk, and he says, alittle? Katie says she’ll miss him, and he says she was amazing. He loved working with her. Courtney tells Malia, it’s a shame, but Malia says they need people they can count on. Courtney feels that she’s slightly in the middle, when Lexi should be in the middle.
It’s time for the preference sheet meeting, and Captain Sandy says, primary Athena is a success coach. Her brothers Jakeson and Jameson are also coming, and Athena has organized an entrepreneur’s retreat to celebrate their success. The captain says, it’s easy to be high fiving when it’s up time, but when you’re down, you’ve got to stay up. Mathew says, wise advice, and in his interview, he says, it’s not good for your reputation to get drunk and quit in the middle of charter season. He still wants to do the best he can, even if it’s over for him. Captain Sandy says, Athena’s friends, Brook and Janine are joining them, and Katie reads that they want two cakes on day two, as well as green and gold, and black and white desserts.
Lexi tells Malia that she doesn’t want what happened to affect their work relationship, and wonders what was said. Malia says Lexi attacked her character and called her names. Lexi said when Malia had been talking about Lexi’s dad, it was for her own benefit. Lexi says she doesn’t think the thing about her dad was genuine, and we flash back to that. It looks pretty genuine to me, and Malia says, Lexi throwing it in her face is pretty bad. Lexi says, no one is calling Malia horrible, and Malia says, Lexi did last night. If Lexi is going to disagree about what was said, it’s not a genuine apology. Lexi says she has work to do, since it’s impossible for her to own up to anything.
Malia tells Katie that Mathew’s apology was genuine, but Lexi’s, not so much. Zee never got an apology at all. She doesn’t know what to say, but if Lexi is really sorry, and wants to be a team player… Lexi pops in, and says she needs to take a shower, but she’ll give them a few minutes. She mumbles that she’s done with the drama. This is why she only wants to deal with men. She hates bitches. She asks to speak with Katie, and in Katie’s interview, she says, this is draining her from every angle. She doesn’t have time to figure sh*t out, and doesn’t know what to do at this point. She asks why Lexi hasn’t apologized to Zee, and Lexi insists that she did at the meeting, which she did not. She skipped right over him. She says she spoke to Malia, and then Katie and Malia were talking about her. Katie says Malia was just telling her what happened. Katie says Lexi put her in a sh*tty situation, and she likes Lexi. She asks if Lexi wants to be there, and Lexi says she does, but all of them are wrong. Katie says, Lexi effed up massively, and she’s pissed off again. She doesn’t feel like Lexi wants to be there or like she cares. She had Lexi’s back this morning. Lexi says she doesn’t care, and Katie is like, bye. Lexi calls her mom, and says she’s quitting. She can’t deal with this. She’s not a child, and won’t be spoken to by someone being unprofessional. Katie cries in her cabin, and Lexi argues with her mom, who’s probably lived with this crap since Lexi’s birth. She tries to get Lexi to think of God, and tells Lexi to call her every day. Lloyd says, Lexi is acting like there was a wrong done to her, and David says, as long as she does her job.
In the morning, Mathew says, best day ever. David says, whatever Mathew needs, just talk to them. Everyone gets moving, and in Malia’s interview, she says it’s one of those challenges in yachting that you have to figure out how to bounce back. Lexi pissed off so many crew members, it’s going to be rough. Katie goes to Captain Sandy, saying she’s concerned that maybe it’s not the right environment for Lexi. The captain asks Katie to give Lexi another chance; just reset with her. Katie says she’ll try, but in all honesty, she’s concerned about the whole boat at this point. The captain tells her to just worry about her department. She’s a leader. Rise, and take this individual and change her trajectory. She knows Lexi has been horrible, but she apologized during the meeting. Apparently, that’s what the captain is calling it anyway. She tells Katie, It’s easy to dismiss someone, but invest in her. If it doesn’t work, she promises they’ll let Lexi go. Now go lead. Katie laughs, and in her interview, she says she understands Captain Sandy’s perspective. The captain is pushing her as a leader, and even though she’s still angry and upset, she needs to be responsible for her team, and sometimes doing that means doing things you don’t effing want to.
Katie tells Courtney that she’ll share a cabin with Lexi. No one wants to be with Lexi, and she doesn’t want to put Courtney in that position, so she’ll do it. In Courtney’s interview, she says, Katie is a good manager. She doesn’t know anyone who wants to be roommates with Satan. The provisions come in, and Katie tells Lexi that she and Courtney are switching cabins. She’d thought Lexi quit, and in terms of ethics and morals, Lexi has pushed her boundaries Lexi says, it won’t happen again. She’s not blaming the alcohol, but everyone had so much (please note the absolving word everyone – no it was just you), they weren’t in the right headspace to say what they shouldn’t. She apologizes, and Katie says she doesn’t think things will be perfect or go back to the way they were, but apologizes for raising her voice at Lexi. These things take time. Katie gives Lexi a hug, and Lexi says, trust her, it was one bad night. She doesn’t want the crew to hate her. In Lexi’s interview, she says, the lesson is to relax before you make harsh decisions. Here’s a thought. How about not drinking and keeping her mouth shut? She says she’s a good stew, and she’s going to make the season work. Captain Sandy radios that it’s 30 minutes until the guests arrive.
Everyone does last minute preparation, and the captain tells them proceed to the dock. She tells the crew, a lot has been going on, but she wants them to set aside the conflict and focus on the job. They’ve got this. She tells Lexi that she believes in her, and thanks everyone. They line up, and the guests come up the dock. The captain welcomes them, and says they’re going on their dream charter. The guests are all excited, and go, woot-woot! In Captain Sandy’s interview, she says she thinks this is what the crew moral needs; excited guests. Now she just needs to see an excited crew. Courtney passes out champagne, and Katie gives the tour. Poor Courtney is back on ironing, and tells the ironing board, Zen. In Malia’s interview, she says she’s proud of her deck crew. They keep lifting each other up, and they’ve come a long way in their skill set, which is what she wants in her team. Katie tells Lexi to make sure Athena’s champagne is topped off at all times. They’re prioritizing her. In Lexi’s interview, she says if she’s focused on the guests, she doesn’t have time to be angry; that’s her thought process. The captain asks Lexi how it’s going, and Lexi says, much better. She’s back on her A-game. In Courtney’s interview, she says she’s back on laundry after a taste of service. She gets the rotation thing, but it’s annoying since it’s Lexi on service, after what she put the crew through. It’s so sh*tty. Anchor is dropped, and the captain asks if Malia is happy with her deck crew. She is.
The water toys are set up, and lunch is prepared. In Mathew’s interview, he says he’s trying to get back into the crew’s good graces, and finish on a high note, even though he messed up, and he’s leaving. A guest takes pictures of their food, and it looks so stupid as she tries to find the perfect angle. Everyone waits with bated breath, and Athena pronounces the food delicious. Captain Sandy asks how their lunch is, and Athena says, divine. Malia tells Lexi that she’s glad Lexi is back with them, but hold off on the tequila. Lexi says, no drinking for her, and in Malia’s interview, she says she’s been there, and wouldn’t want to be judged on one bad night. Lexi says alcohol is not her friend. The guests play on the toys, and guest Jackpot enjoys the jet ski. One guest doesn’t quite make it down slide, getting stuck near the bottom. Athena talks to Mathew about squid options, and even I don’t know what she’s talking about. In his interview, Mathew says, WTF was that? How is he supposed to give her what she wants when he has no idea what she’s asking for? This is a sh*t storm, and he’s nervous.
Mathew tells Captain Sandy that the conversation with Athena was all over the place, and he still got no guidance. She wants calamari, which is squid. She wants it fried, but wants options. She wants it Croatian, but not too Croatian. She doesn’t want him to tell her what it is, and wants to be surprised, but wants a back-up. He’s laughing to keep from crying.
Lloyd has figured out a new way to bring in the dreaded slide where it practically folds itself. In his interview, he says, any time he can find a way to use engineering techniques to solve a problem, he’s going to use it. He may be able to solve a problem that others have been struggling with. As time goes on, he feels more comfortable in his place on the team. The table is set for dinner, and in Lexi’s interview, she says, she grew up Pentecostal, and they’re supposed to be kind and loving, even to people who’ve done them wrong. She struggles with loving people after they’ve crossed her, and with Katie, they’re just trying to get the job done. Captain Sandy remarks on how elegant the table settings have been. In Malia’s interview, she says she feels back that Katie is taking one for the team. Only a couple of guests are at the table, but Athena wants them to start bringing the food out. Katie tells Mathew that no one is at the table or has drinks, and it’s going to be a mess. Mathew says he’ll plate the first course, and in his interview, he says the fact that he’s dealing with this even though he’s leaving helps the captain respect him more. Highly doubtful. He says he’s rolling with the punches.
Athena gets up, saying, she doesn’t think the food is ready. She goes to the galley, and Katie explains, the chef is plating the food. In Katie’s interview, she says the way she does service, all the guests are seated, and you start water, wine, bread, whatever. She’s happy to do whatever the guest wants – it’s their charter – but don’t come running down and making it look like she’s not doing her job. Katie tells Mathew that the guest claims they’re running behind, and Courtney wants to know how they’re running behind when no one is at the table.
Next time, Courtney has a meltdown, David flirts with Malia, and Athena is disappointed in the cakes.
🧗♀️ Getting There…
I scored some antibiotics, and I’m feeling marginally better after one dose. I try to avoid them unless absolutely necessary, so they usually work pretty fast on me, and this was necessary. Especially since I’m in such a fog, I totally missed The Haves and The Have Nots: Final Cast Reunion, Part 2. I’m pretty sure there was no crucial info, but when I catch up, I’ll let you know. I’m also saving The Real Housewives of New York City for tomorrow, since it pairs so well with RHOBH. Until then, stay safe, stay vivacious, and stay trying to make things right before it’s too late.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Anna and Finn enter Helena’s old lab, and Anna wonders if Peter hid down there before he escaped. Finn doesn’t say anything, and she says, did he escape? Finn says, no, and looks at the freezer. He says, he’s in there.
At the pool (🍷), Carly and Josslyn sit with their feet in the water, and Josslyn’s face is in her phone. Carly says, her and that phone. She only uses hers for calls, texts, and email. Josslyn says, and to spy on her children, but Carly says she’d call that monitoring her children. She asks what’s going on with Josslyn, and why she’s not hanging out with Trina and Cameron. Josslyn says there’s something she has to tell Carly, when Spencer comes out. He says, sorry for interrupting a mother/daughter moment, but he wanted to say hello. Carly says, hello, Spencer. Josslyn told her that he was back in town. So did some of her hotel staffers. He says, the staff was very helpful when he took an unexpected swim, and Josslyn says he should be more careful walking so close to the pool. He says he definitely learned his lesson, and she says, one can only hope.
Trina walks into the house, and the door squeaks loudly. She says she thought they were getting that fixed, and Portia tells her, the carpenter said he’s coming by to repair it. Trina says, on second thought, maybe they shouldn’t fix it. That thing is better than an alarm system. She heard a screech last night when Portia came home. The hospital is working her really late these days, huh?
Sitting near the pool (🍷), Curtis flashes back to kissing Portia. Shawn walks in, and says, checking out the competition? and Curtis says he has to admit the sunset views there are better than at his nightclub. Shawn sits down, and Curtis says it’s good to see him. They bro shake, and Curtis asks Shawn how it feels to be a free man. Shawn says, the short answer is, it feels damn good, and Curtis asks, what about the long answer? Shawn says, freedom doesn’t mean free from problems or challenges, and he still has plenty of those. Starting with his search for whoever shot Hayden. He was hoping Curtis could help him out.
Jordan is looking at the divorce papers when there’s a knock at her office door, and an officer says there’s someone asking to see her. Stella breezes past, and says she knows the officer is only doing his job, but can Jordan please tell him that she’s family. Jordan says, it’s all right; she’s family. The officer leaves, and Jordan asks what she can do for Stella. Stella says Jordan can tell her what she’d doing to salvage her marriage before Jordan loses her nephew altogether.
Elizabeth comes down the hospital stairs, and thanks Scotty for meeting her. He says it’s his pleasure, but it sounded urgent. She asks how the law defines justifiable homicide.
Jason slips out of a hospital door and into the hallway. He makes a call to Spinelli, thanking him, and asking if he’s still in. There’s something else he needs Spinelli to do.
Anna says, he’s in the freezer? and Finn says, it’s all right. Peter August is dead. He killed him.
Carly asks when Spencer got back to Port Charles, and he says, a few days ago, but that’s no excuse. He should have come over by now to tell her how sorry he is for her loss. He really admired Uncle Sonny. In Spencer’s opinion, he was a great man. He hears congratulations are in order, that she and Jason are engaged. She says they are, and he says, they’re finally getting the happiness they deserve.
Trina tells Portia, she’s just going to grab her tablet, and go back to the pool (🍷), so she’ll make it quick. She thinks the hospital is working Portia too hard. She didn’t get home until after midnight last night. Portia says she wasn’t working; she went out. Trina says, she went out out, for fun? and Portia asks if it’s that impossible to believe. Trina says it is. Did she go out by herself? Portia says, no. Terry invited her to go out, and she said yes. Trina says, that’s better than great. Where did they go? Portia says, here and there, and Trina says, imagine if she answered that way when Portia asked her the same thing. Portia says, eventually, they ended up at the Savoy with Curtis.
Curtis says Shawn knows he’s no longer in the P.I. game, and Shawn says Curtis’s ex-partner is helping him. Curtis says, Sam is one of the best. If anyone can find Hayden’s shooter, it’s her. Shawn says he’s counting on it, but he also knows Curtis did a deep dive on the case. Curtis says he got absolutely nowhere. He and Hayden were friends before she left, but he never found a smoking gun. If he had, he would have notified the cops immediately, but he never found who Hayden’s shooter was. Shawn says he was wondering if something in the old files that meant nothing then, might mean something now. Curtis says he’ll revisit his old records and see what he can find. It’s the least he can do. Shawn says he wants Curtis to know that he understands Curtis has already done plenty, and he’s grateful.
Jordan covers the papers on her desk, and tells Stella that her marriage isn’t open for discussion, and this conversation is over. Stella says she’s sorry if it takes a little tough love to get Jordan to follow her heart, and Jordan says she followed it. She did what Stella encouraged. She went to find Curtis. She was going to tell him that if he wanted to roll up his sleeves, and make this marriage work, she’d be right beside him. Stella says, now she’s talking. Did she find him? Jordan says she found him all right, at The Savoy. She also found the answer she was looking for, and it wasn’t the answer she or Stella wanted.
Scotty and Elizabeth go into an examining room, and Scotty says, just a little piece of advice. If you’re going to be talking about justifiable homicide, then you should do it when nobody’s near you, and only to your lawyer. She says nobody’s near them now, but he says he thinks it should still be a little hush-hush. Between her and him, what kind of trouble is she in? She says, this isn’t about her. It’s about… He says, a friend, right? 99% out of 100, it’s about a friend. There never is a friend. She says, this time there is, and he says if she wants to stick to her story and take him for a buggy ride, fine. So this friend, why did they kill whoever it was they killed? She says, desperation… outrage… The thing is, her friend didn’t mean to kill this other person. He says, so it was self-defense? and she says, no. He says, first things first. She didn’t kill anyone. She says, no, this isn’t about her. He says, this is about her. He’s sorry to snap at her, but if she knows that her friend killed somebody, or knows anything about it, that makes her an accessory to murder.
Finn says, after all the lives Peter destroyed is it any surprise he’d meet a violent death? Anna says not only is she having trouble believing he was killed, she’s having trouble believing Finn did it. He says, believe it, because it’s true. He’s the one who found Peter on the roof, waiting for a helicopter to help him escape. We see the roof scene again as Finn talks. He says he pleaded with Peter. He confronted him about Chase. Peter’s answer was to throw the antidote off the roof. Then when Peter tried to leave, he couldn’t let that happen. He killed Peter August. He threw him face first down a flight of stairs. Peter hit his head hard on the way down; he died. She says she’s sorry, and he says, that he killed Peter? and she says, that he had to bear the weight of what he did. He says, it goes against everything he stands for, but if he had to face Peter again on the roof under the same circumstances, he woudn’t do a damn thing different.
Spencer says, Jason and Carly will make perfect life partners. He hopes it’s not presumptuous to say, but he thinks Uncle Sonny would have approved. Carly thanks him, and he says he guesses there’s something familiar about falling in love with a friend. That explains how Josslyn and Cameron ended up together. Josslyn says, Spencer! and Carly says, Josslyn and Cameron? What? Josslyn says, well, that’s… and Spencer says he couldn’t believe it either. They’ve known each other most of their lives, but he’s always credited Josslyn with a more adventurous spirit, and thought she’d be drawn to someone that’s… He looks at Josslyn and says, what? She hasn’t told her mother? Josslyn pushes him into the pool, and tells Carly she wishes he’d stayed in Italy. Spencer pops out of the water, and she smiles at him.
Trina says, so Portia and Terry had a drink with Curtis? Portia says, no. Terry encouraged her to seek out Curtis, so she did. Trina says, so she and Curtis… Portia says, it’s a new thing, for both of them. Trina knows she hasn’t dated much since her and Trina’s father split up, at least never seriously. Trina says, and Portia never talked to her about it, and Portia asks if Trina wants her to stop, but Trina tells her, she didn’t say that. Portia says she and Curtis enjoy each other’s company; Trina must have noticed that. Trina says she knew they were close, and Curtis called the night Cyrus took them hostage and came to their rescue. When Curtis was shot, Portia kept vigil at GH. So it makes everything make sense. Portia says, she’s not interested in Curtis because he risked his life to save them; it’s because of the man he is. She likes being with him, and would like to spend more time with him. So how is Trina feeing about all that?
Shawn says, one of the worst things about prison was being locked away from TJ. He was sure TJ was on the right track and doing well in school, but he was at a pivotal point in his life, when it’s easy for a young man to lose his way and turn down the wrong road. TJ needed guidance a strong role model, and Shawn wasn’t able to be there, but Curtis was. He’s thankful Curtis came to Port Charles when he did. Curtis says it was one of the best moves he ever made, and Shawn says he respects Curtis. Curtis is someone he can count on and turn to, despite what happened with Tommy. Curtis says, they all made mistakes back in the day, and Shawn says, those mistakes could have easily put a wedge between them, but Curtis made a point of being there for him and TJ. He thanks Curtis, saying, he’s a good man. Curtis says, that means a lot coming from Shawn. Respect. They clink glasses, and Shawn says, cheers, brother.
Scotty tells Elizabeth, for it to be justifiable homicide, the person who committed the crime would have to prove he was in a situation where it was kill or be killed. She says, what if… and he says, he also recalls visiting a friend of hers who was afraid they’d be hauled in for questioning about Peter’s disappearance. And he knows that friend was very important to her. She says, so what if her friend needed his help? and he says, it would be a conflict of interest. She says, what conflict? and he says she’s his top priority, and he’s going to do everything in his power to protect her. But she has to tell him what’s going on, so he can help her out of the mess she’s in before it’s too late.
On the phone, Jason asks Spinelli if he found it.
Anna tells Finn, whatever happened, she knows he’s not a murderer, but he says, a jury of his peers might disagree. She says, Peter confronted Finn, Finn shoved him, he fell, and hit his head. Finn tried to help Peter, didn’t he? He says he checked for breathing and a pulse, but there was nothing. There was nothing he could do. Peter was gone. She asks if he was certain, and he says he didn’t spend a long time lingering over the body. He had other priorities like keeping Chase alive. She says, and he didn’t feel he could come to her? He says, her knowing Peter was dead wasn’t going to bring her any closer to finding Louise. He couldn’t risk leaving Violet without a father; her mother already abandoned her. How could he leave her too?
Spencer says, this is getting annoying, and Josslyn says, tell her about it. What the hell is wrong with him? He asks how he was supposed to know she was keeping her romance a secret from her mother. He thought they shared everything. She says, they do. In fact, she was just about to tell her before he opened his big mouth. Remind her to tell Trina not to even waste her time with him; he’s so out of her league. Carly comes out, and gives Spencer a towel. She says he’s only in town for five minutes, and he’s already causing trouble? She asks to talk to her daughter, and he leaves. She and Josslyn sit down, and Carly says Josslyn has to stop pushing that kid in the pool. She’s not kidding; it’s a safety regulation. Josslyn says she’s sorry. She’d love to promise she won’t do it again, but if Spencer is sitting close to the pool edge, and running his mouth about something that’s none of his business… Carly says, find another way to shut him up. If Spencer hits his head, Nikolas will sue her. Josslyn says, okay, but Spencer is a jerk, and totally deserved the dunking. Carly says she agrees with Josslyn, and Josslyn says she hopes Trina stays away from him. Carly says, what does she want to talk about first? Trina and Spencer, or her and Cameron?
Trina says, she’s not sure what’s happening here, but is Portia asking her for dating advice, because that would be weird. Portia says, don’t worry. She’s not asking for advice, and definitely not asking for permission, but she does want to know if Trina has a problem with her dating Curtis. Trina can be honest with her. Trina says, all she wants is for Portia to be happy. Portia says, but…? and Trina says, how long have Portia and Curtis… She saw the signs, and thought something was there. Was she right? Portia says, yes, they had feelings for each other, but it wasn’t until last night that they owned up to those feelings, and decided to see where it’s going to go. Trina asks if Portia has any idea where it might be going, but Portia says, not yet. She’ll keep Trina posted. She wanted to tell Trina first before she hears it from anyone else. Trina says she’s glad Portia told her… Portia asks, what is it? and Trina says, does Jordan know? She thought they were friends.
Jordan tells Stella that she walked into The Savoy just in time to see Curtis and Portia in a close moment. Stella asks, how close? and Jordan says, close enough that their lips were touching. Stella asks what she did, and Jordan says, she left. Stella says, she walked out? and Jordan asks what she was supposed to do, pull out a sidearm, and yell, freeze? Stella says she understands that Jordan is hurt and angry. Portia and Curtis share a past, and that can be a powerful draw. On second thought, maybe Jordan did the right thing. This way, she can have a talk with Curtis, or Portia. She heads for the door, and says, or maybe she’ll sit them both down, but Jordan says, please just let this go. Their marriage didn’t work. Curtis has moved on. Now she needs to move on too.
Curtis says he could never replace Shawn or Tommy, but he did the best he could to be a father figure to TJ for as long as he could. Until things between him and Jordan… Shawn says he’s sorry to hear they’re splitting up, but just because the marriage is ending, that doesn’t diminish the family he’s created. If he wants proof, look no further than TJ and Molly. He wouldn’t be there now if Molly hadn’t called out Judge Carson for being hard on defendants of color. Those kids are a hard act to follow. Curtis says, sometimes he thinks TJ is the man he’s always wanted to be, and Shawn says, all they can do is try. In the meantime, besides running the hottest club in town, what else is new in Curtis’s life? Curtis says the nightclub keeps him busy most nights. In the afternoons he comes there to recharge. Shawn says, there are definitely worse places, and Curtis says, tell him if he’s out of line, but after Shawn tracks down the person responsible for Hayden’s shooting, what happens next? Shawn says he’s keeping his options open. Why? Curtis says, because The Savoy is his baby, and he working to assemble a team he can trust. He could certainly use a man with Shawn’s skills.
Scotty says, if Elizabeth’s friend killed who he thinks they did, they should be given the keys to the city. But it’s not about what’s right; it’s about the law. She asks if those two things shouldn’t be the same, and he says, theoretically, but the longer she stays quiet, and says nothing, she’s committing a crime. She needs to tell him what’s going on so he can help her. She says she would if she could, but there are other lives involved. Other people might suffer if she came forward. He says, so this friend, he really means a lot to her.
Finn says he owes Anna an apology, and she says, for what? He says, for being so hard on her about keeping things from him. He never imagined he’d be living in a glass house, throwing stones. She says, it’s not the same thing, and he says, don’t let him off the hook. She says, she only wishes she could. She needs to ask him a question. He confronted Peter on the roof. He pushed Peter, and Peter fell down the stairs and he hit his head. And then what? He transported Peter there? He says, yeah, and she says, how? He couldn’t have done it alone.
Josslyn tells Carly, she and Cameron just started seeing each other. She didn’t want to say anything until she knew there was something worth saying something about. Carly says, okay. It’s weird. And great. She’s happy for Josslyn, as long as she’s happy. Does her dad know? Josslyn says, no, and please let her tell him. Carly says Josslyn knows she can come to her about anything, and Josslyn says she knows. She wants Carly to know that it came as a surprise to her and Cameron too. Trina told them that they were the last people to know. Carly says, it does happen sometimes, and Josslyn asks if that’s what happened with Carly and Jason.
Portia tells Trina that she doesn’t want to hurt Jordan. She hopes they find a way to remain friends through this. But before she speaks to Jordan – and she most certainly will – it was important she speak to Trina first. Trina says she’s glad Portia told her. She was expecting to grab her tablet, and be on her way, but this was kind of nice. Portia says, she’ll take kind of nice. Trina hopes it works out, that everything Portia wants to happen, happens. She texted Josslyn to meet her, so… Portia tells her, have fun. She’s glad they were able to have this talk. Trina will be living on campus soon, and it’s important they keep this line of communication open, right? Trina says, right, and leaves. Portia says, that went better than I thought it would. Outside, Trina looks sad.
Shawn asks what kind of skills Curtis is looking for. Does Curtis want him to be a bouncer for the velvet rope? Curtis says, nothing like that, although he’s sure Shawn would be good at that too. He’s looking for someone to help him run the place, and he heard Shawn has managerial experience. Shawn says he ran Kelly’s diner, not a nightclub, and Curtis says, obviously there are differences, but what Shawn doesn’t know he can learn on the job. Shawn says he appreciates the offer… and Curtis says he knows what Shawn is going to say. This isn’t a handout. Shawn would actually be helping him, because he needs someone he can trust. Shawn wants to say yes, and Curtis tells him, say it. Shawn says if Curtis is looking at this like long term, he can’t give Curtis that. His plans are to find out who shot Hayden. After that’s done, he needs to figure out what work he wants to do; what kind of life he wants to lead. All he knows is, he wants to be his own boss. Curtis says he gets it. He owned his own P.I. firm, and now the nightclub. He’s been his own boss, and sees why Shawn would want the same, but what Shawn is talking about are future plans, correct? Shawn says, there are no actual plans yet, and Curtis says, until Shawn puts those plans in place, he could sure use him at The Savoy. Shawn says, just a couple of friends helping each other out, and Curtis says, that’s what friends are for. Shawn says, then he accepts, and Curtis says, welcome to the team. They bro shake, Shawn asks when he starts. Curtis says, whenever he’s ready, and Shawn says, he wasn’t expecting to get out for a long time, and all of a sudden, here he is. Curtis says, and he’s there for Shawn when he’s ready.
Elizabeth tells Scotty, her friend needs help; she’s not turning on him. Scotty says he admires her loyalty, but his advice to her is to stay quiet. Don’t talk to anybody, because justifiable homicide doesn’t apply to this particular crime. So if the police come knocking on her door, dummy up and call him. Understood? She says, understood, and they hug. Jason looks through the window.
Finn tells Anna, Peter was on the roof when he confronted him. What happened after that is on him, and no one else. Anna says she hears what he’s saying, but if her instincts led her to him, the PCPD won’t be far behind. The more she knows, the more she can help him. He says he told her everything. She says, if he had help, it’s understandable that he’d want to protect them, but he insists there was no one else. There’s nothing left say. Once she opens this freezer, she’ll see what he did.
Carly says it was a little different for her and Jason, and Josslyn says she knows they’ve been friends forever. Carly says, more than half their lives, and Josslyn says, if they’re talking percentages, she and Cameron have been friends all of their lives. If it took Carly and Jason that long to figure it out, it’s kind of the same. Carly says, they could all wear matching outfits and stuff, and Josslyn says, no, but thanks for the offer. They laugh, and Shawn says he’s glad they’re getting along. Carly says, never have, never will, and hugs him. Josslyn says she’s got to run, but not before she does this, and hugs him. She says, please don’t tell her that she’s all grown up now, and he says, even if she is? She says, it has been a while. He’s going to make her cry at the pool (🍷). She jets, and he tells Carly, she’s all grown up, and Carly says he doesn’t know the half of it. They sit, and she says she wants to share all that with him, but first she wants to talk to him and his future, and she’s hoping it has something to do with her and her family.
Trina has come in, and Josslyn sits with her at a table, and asks, what’s going on? Trina says she’s not going to believe this, and Spencer strides in, saying, believe what? He’s already enthralled. Trina says, on second thought, maybe meeting there was a bad idea. Josslyn says, no argument here.
Portia opens the squeaky door to Curtis, and he looks at it and says, what the hell is that? She says, a souvenir from when he kicked the door in. He says, sorry about that, and she says, don’t be sorry. He saved their lives.
Jordan signs the divorce papers, and puts them in an envelope. She seals it, and puts it in her outbox, and says, signed, sealed, and on its way to be delivered to the courthouse. Stella says, feel better now? and Jordan says, actually, yes. Curtis is free, she’s free now, and now there’s no more looking back, asking herself what might have been. Stella says she thought her nephew meant more to Jordan, and Jordan says she loves Curtis. At one point, he loved her too, but their marriage didn’t work. Once the papers are filed, the rest of her life can finally begin. She cries a little.
Scotty and Elizabeth walk out, and Jason says he needs to talk to her. Scotty says, hang on. Is this her friend? He’s got his own lawyer. She says, it’s not Jason, and he says, good. She says she still needs to talk to him, and Scotty tells Jason if anything happens to Elizabeth… Jason says he knows. He’ll have to answer to Scotty. Elizabeth thanks Scotty for meeting her, and says she’ll call him. Scotty leaves, and Elizabeth urges Jason into the examining room. She asks if he got her message. She thinks Anna knows about Peter. Please tell her that he got to his body before she did.
Anna tells Finn, she was worried that someday she’d have to identify Peter’s body. That is, if she didn’t end his life herself. Those were really the only two ways it could have played out. Finn says he saved her the trouble, and she says, as much as Peter hated Faison, he turned out the same way. The choices Peter made led him here. She puts her hand on the freezer handle.
Shawn tells Carly that he had a conversation with Curtis, and he’s going to help out at The Savoy. She says she’s happy for Curtis, but sad for Jason and her. They could use his expertise. He says he has no doubt she can handle whatever comes up, especially since she and Jason are – he lifts up her hand – in it together? She says, they are, and they’re very happy. While she’s sure he’s going to make The Savoy even more successful, she wants him to know he’ll always have a place with them. He says he’ll remember that.
Josslyn tells Trina that she promised her mom that she’d stop pushing Spence into the pool (🍷) because it’s dangerous, but she can make an exception. What did he do to Trina? Spencer says, he tried to prevent her from making a fool of herself for attempting to Parent Trap Ava and his father. Josslyn says, Parent Trapping; how? Trina says she told the server to bring them each a drink and tell them it was from each other. Josslyn says, that’s a great idea, and Trina says, it would have worked if Mr. I’m-Not-A-Fan-Of-My-Stepmother hadn’t outed her, and ruined it. Spencer says he’s done trying to help people. Au revoir. Josslyn says, ciao, loser. Trina asks how Spencer tried to help Josslyn, or is she reading that wrong? Josslyn says he helped her all right. He told her mom about her and Cameron literally seconds before she was going to. Trina asks how Carly took it, and Josslyn says, it was fine, but awkward. Trina says she feels Josslyn, Know what’s even more awkward? When your mom opens up to you.
Curtis says, and Trina was okay with it, and Portia said, she seemed to be. He says, and she told Trina it was him, and not some other Curtis? and she says, Trina knew the Curtis she was speaking of. He says, when she told Trina that they were going to start seeing each other, she knew what Portia meant? Portia says she was very clear, which was kind of new. Not just because she hasn’t dated much after she and Taggert split, but because Trina is her little girl. But she’s not anymore; she’s a grown woman. Instead of Trina confiding in her, it was kind of like they were confiding in each other. Curtis asks how that made her feel, and she says, good. Like she and her daughter are becoming friends. And she could use one of those right about now. He says he assumes she’s thinking of Jordan, and she says, isn’t he? He says, yeah. He was thinking he’d better tell her about them before she finds out some other way.
An officer tells Jordan that she’s wanted in interrogation, and she thanks him. Jordan thanks Stella for her concern, but she does have to ask her… Stella says she knows. Mind her own business. She will, and please don’t worry about her. She’ll show herself out. Jordan leaves, and Stella says, one thing Jordan should know by now. Her family is her business. She looks up, and says, Lord, forgive me. It’s for a good cause. She takes the envelope with the divorce papers in it, and puts it in her bag.
Finn says he knew this moment would come; the end of the road, getting caught. Now that it’s here, he’s almost relieved. He’s glad it was her. She says, let’s not put it off longer, and they open the freezer. It’s empty, and they look at each other.
Jason says he did get Elizabeth’s message. He and Anna didn’t cross paths, and Spinelli was able to get into the security cameras, so he got in unseen… Elizabeth says, just tell her what he did with Peter’s body, but he says, nothing. When he opened the freezer, Peter’s body wasn’t there.
Tomorrow, Jordan asks if Dante knows what Anna is doing, Anna asks if Finn is absolutely certain Peter was dead, and Laura asks if Carly is having second thoughts.
The Haves and The Have Nots Reunion – Part 1
There’s never much to say about any reunion, and even less when it’s the cast of a weekly show. That’s not to diminish how great it was to see the cast of The Haves and The Have Nots together as themselves. Kind of like a mini HAHN convention. All of the main characters – Candace (Tika Sumpter), Hanna (Crystal R. Fox), Benny (Tyler Lepley), Kathryn (Reneé Lawless), Wyatt (Aaron O’Connell), David (Peter Parros), Jeffrey (Gavin Houston), and Veronica (Angela Robinson) – were on stage. The only one missing was Jim (John Schneider), but it wasn’t explained why. There was a live audience, and plenty of flashbacks. Each character had their own montage, and the cast answered questions from host Egypt Sharrod. Questions were also taken from the audience, and a ultimate fan Yolanda, who’d been throwing viewing parties, got a video chat with Benny/Tyler, and an all-expense paid invite for her and a friend to come to the final cast party. Some takeaway points were that this had been Tyler Lepley’s first acting gig (he celebrated with Hennessy); Reneé Lawless had been raised in the South, and knows how to bury a body and keep it hidden; and – drumroll – Tika Sumpter had become engaged to Nick James who’d played Officer Justin Lewis. The best part was the obvious love the cast had for each other, and for the fans. Catch it if you can.
The Real Housewives of New York City
Ramona visited LuAnn, who had a birthday cupcake with a candle in it for her. In Ramona’s interview, she said everyone knew she loved to celebrate her birthday, and celebrated for literally a month. But because of covid, she wanted to downplay it. Ramona thanked LuAnn for hosting the party, and LuAnn said she was glad Ramona had given up control, and let her do it, even though Ramona liked to have a 50 girlfriend party. In her interview, LuAnn said Ramona was always hosting her own party. She was switching it up this time, and including Sonja. She was doing a joint party, and a party was more fun when another friend hosted it. She told Ramona that it was going to be small and intimate, and there would be a nice surprise. Ramona said she was looking forward to it.
Eboni and Sonja went see Martin, and in Sonja’s interview, she said Martin could be tough, but there was no growth unless someone got in your face. Ramona told LuAnn that the séance brought up stuff about her brother. She’d never mourned him. She was afraid Sonja was going to have an accident, since her brother had crashed his car. They’d thought he was on something, and probably a drinker too. She thought Sonja went too far with her drinking, and Ramona felt helpless like she did with her brother. LuAnn said she told Sonja that someone could have called the police when she smashed the glass to the fire extinguisher. LuAnn had been there, and it scared the sh*t out of her. We flashed back to LuAnn’s arrest, and she says, it just takes one night. Ramona said Sonja was obviously not addressing something in her life. She wished Sonja would go to a professional to deal with the pain that was deep down. At the ring, Eboni asked Sonja about her parents, and Sonja said they’d loved each other, but when they broke up, her mother invited Sonja to live with her. Her dad was a player. Martin told Sonja, what her father thought about her had nothing to do with her. She needed that experience to get ready for what she was experiencing now. In Sonja’s interview, she said her father loved her, but she was blown away that he’d matured enough on the other side to see that. She was grateful that he showed up at the séance. In Eboni’s interview, she said Sonja had taken Martin’s words to heart, and wasn’t letting anyone walk on her. She could be more balanced, but Eboni wasn’t going to nitpick. Sonja told Eboni that her daddy broke her heart, and she was working to find answers to her story. Eboni said she’d been talking Ashley, the woman who thought she was Eboni’s sister. They were getting a blood test, and getting the results together on FaceTime. In her interview, Eboni said she wasn’t scared anymore. She had nothing to lose, and everything to gain. LuAnn pointed out to Ramona that she’d gotten a piano, and said she and musical director Billy had been working on a Christmas song. She was donating the proceeds to Fortune Society, and asked everyone if they’d sing a line. They were going to have the birthday party, then do the video.
Eboni FaceTimed with Ashley, and in her interview, she said it had been a long time coming. Since she was six, there had been rumors and suspicions, and she couldn’t wait to have some fact based evidence. She told Ashley, the little bit of family she had was dwindling, and she wanted to make the effort to see if she had additional family out there. Ashley said when she found out their father had passed away, she felt the hurt of the absence of a relationship with him because it didn’t hurt. In Eboni’s interview, she said she didn’t have a relationship with Kenneth, but there had been a handful of visits with her mother. She told Ashley that he was supposed to help her move when she went to Loyola, but he did one load, and disappeared. She felt it was better to have no relationship than feel abandoned. She thinks it cursed her in her relationships with men. She ended it before they could. Ashley said she was preaching to the choir. Eboni said she wanted to meet Ashley regardless of their status. She respected and admired Ashley, and wanted a relationship with her. Ashley had given her something special – her father. LuAnn met with the restaurant manager to plan the party, and Leah joined her there. LuAnn said there were going to be dancers, and Leah reassured the manager that they’d keep it classy. LuAnn said, famous last words, and Leah said she had a cake idea, and wanted to be in charge of that. LuAnn said they had all the needed to have fun, and Leah asked if they needed to sign a contract for the Christmas song. LuAnn said she’d just laid the tracks, and hadn’t thought about that part yet. In Leah’s interview, she said she was happy to donate her time and voice for the Fortune Society, but she wanted to make sure all her bases were covered legally. She asked what Garth thought about an article saying he was LuAnn’s new boyfriend, and LuAnn said they were laying low and taking a break. In her interview, LuAnn said she and Garth weren’t hot and heavy. They were having a good time, and liked each other’s company, but they’d sizzled then fizzled.
In LuAnn’s interview, she said she was lucky to be working with Bruce, who’d worked with Barbara Streisand and Donna Summer, and Billy, who’d worked with Liza Minelli for years. Ramona showed up first, and in her interview, she said she didn’t have a great voice. It had been until she was twelve, when her voice changed, and she hadn’t kept up with singing. This was for a good cause, so she’d figure out how to make it work. She sang, and I thought, good luck with that. In Ramona’s interview, she thought she did fine. She wasn’t the best singer, but had good energy. When she left, LuAnn asked Billy if he was exhausted, but Billy said Ramona was good natured. LuAnn said she wasn’t expecting Adele. Sonja was next, and in her interview, she said she loved working with Billy. He was iconic, nice, and made you sound good. Eboni came in while Sonja was singing, and in Eboni’s interview, she said she was not a singer, but LuAnn asked for this sh*t, so she was going to get it. She hoped LuAnn wasn’t looking for Whitney. This was not it. Billy asked for the next victim. In Leah’s interview, she said she was happy to do the song, but feeling ambivalent because she wanted a contract. She told LuAnn that she’d spoken to her attorney, who told her to ask, who owns the song? How would it be distributed, and, if they used samples, was she liable for anything? Bruce said only the three of them were publishing it, and it was totally original. In LuAnn’s interview, she said, talk about timing. She and Leah talked about this already, and now is definitely not the time to talk about it when the producer is there. LuAnn told Leah that everything they were making was going to the Fortune Society. Leah said, forever? and LuAnn said if Leah wasn’t comfortable, there were plenty of girls who would want to do it. Leah asked why LuAnn was being defensive, and LuAnn asked why Leah was. Leah said LuAnn attacking her was making her uncomfortable. Billy told her to look at it as a donation, and Leah said that was all she wanted to know. In her interview, Leah said she loved LuAnn and loved Christmas songs – even though she was converting – and it was nothing personal. In LuAnn’s interview, she said she’d had the Christmas spirit going, and it was like she’d been having a party, and Leah came in and shut the music off. Leah did some unnecessary warm-up exercises, and sang pretty well.
In LuAnn’s interview, she said her friend Hank was like one of the girls, and had done their pageant in the Hamptons. He was helping with the party. In Bershan’s interview, she said it was round two, her second chance. It was their night, so she was going to chill. In Sonja’s interview, she said she was glad LuAnn’s concept was just them. Ramona realized she didn’t need 75 friends to celebrate with; they had each other. Sonja talked about the pageant to Hank, and said it had been a fun vibe, but she wasn’t drinking tonight, since they’d been wagging their fingers at her. In her interview, Sonja said when Bershan wasn’t saying stupid things and didn’t piss her off, she liked Bershan. She was probably great when she was sleeping. She had a boyfriend for six years that way. Billy said Sonja was afraid to drink, and Ramona said, wait an hour or two. The others arrive, and appetizers are served. In Leah’s interview, she said she was forgiven after almost setting Ramona’s backyard on fire, a week after meeting everyone. She supposed she had to extend the same grace to Bershan. Nude model Kurt joined them, and Eboni wondered if he was going to be nude tonight. In Eboni’s interview, she said she almost forgot she saw his d*ck. It was nice. Clothed model Dylan also joined the party, and Sonja asked how Ramona knew him. Ramona said she met him through people, and in Sonja’s interview, she laughed, and said Ramona obviously didn’t want know how they met. Dylan gave Ramona flowers, and Hank introduced his friend Will. In her interview, Leah wondered if they couldn’t find new men. The last time she met William, it didn’t go well. I thought, oh, he’s that William, and Leah apologized, saying she was projecting her anger at past boyfriends onto William, and she shouldn’t do that. In her interview, Sonja says, that leaves Dylan up for grabs. Hank said he and LuAnn had a treat for them.
Two dudes in only jeans danced around, and in Bershan’s interview, she said, turning it up, strippers, music, dancing, and having fun. That’s what she thought they should be doing. In Ramona’s interview, she said she didn’t want a lap dance. She didn’t want anybody’s body close to hers. Wasn’t admiring from afar good enough? Leah reversed it, and gave one of the guys a lap dance. LuAnn gave a toast, saying she was so glad they were there together to celebrate. She’d known both Ramona and Sonja for almost 20 years, and loved them so much. Happy birthday. Now they could all drink. Sonja said, could they, or would there be things said afterward? LuAnn told Sonja to do Sonja, and in Sonja’s interview, she said it was no fun unless they did it together. Eboni and Leah literally discussed body parts on the terrace with Kurt, got confused as to the names of things, and Leah ended up googling it. In Eboni’s interview, she said Kurt seemed like the kind of man who’s studied the Kama Sutra, and had made it his business to know how to please a woman. This is why she respected him. She told the other women that she was hosting a Black Shabbat at a Jewish friend’s house. Ramona wondered why it wasn’t just a Shabbat, and Eboni said she was inviting Black friends, except for them. Ramona asked why she just didn’t say she was having people over, and Eboni said it was because they shared a culture. Ramona said, how about saying she’s having a party; want to come? In Ramona’s interview, she says she hoped it would be a fun night. Sometimes Eboni made it serious and lecture-like. Eboni said, because of covid, she was limited to the amount of people. She’d invited Black people she went to Israel with, and who had experienced the Jewish people and community with her. This was enough to make Bershan want to head for the hills, and in her interview, she said she didn’t need go to go to school for five hours. She could miss this party. Leah talked to the other women about LuAnn’s song, wondering how long LuAnn would be donating money from it. Ramona said she trusted LuAnn, and Leah said she just thought they should have gotten a release before they recorded. LuAnn caught wind of what was being discussed, and joined the group. She said Leah had come in talking about lawyers, and basically said she didn’t trust her. She was disappointed. Leah said she was just protecting herself, and Ramona applauded, saying, God bless LuAnn. She asked why Leah wanted to fight, and Leah said everyone was angry last year, when Dorinda and Sonja were on LuAnn about using Sonja and not paying her. We flashed back to that, and LuAnn told Leah not to overstep her boundaries. Leah said she would step wherever TF she wanted to. Her lawyer said if she did the song, they should have a release. LuAnn told her, lawyer up. She wouldn’t find anything.
LuAnn said she would cut off her right arm for Leah, and Eboni said Leah just wanted to ask questions. It wasn’t about LuAnn’s integrity. In Eboni’s interview, she said it wasn’t her norm, but she just figured they’d get to the paperwork later. Although if it hadn’t been for charity, it would have been the first thing she did. Leah said she hoped if LuAnn made millions later (as if), she’d give them something, and in her interview, she said, all she wanted to know was how the money was going to be donated, and for how long. In LuAnn’s interview, she said she was upset that Leah didn’t get it. Leah was talking to LuAnn’s girlfriends about legal issues that hadn’t come up, at a party she was hosting. They sang Happy Birthday, and the cakes came out – a vagina and a penis, with two candles on each of them. No surprise, since Leah took on that task. Leah told LuAnn that it wasn’t about her integrity or trusting her, but about protecting their friendship. LuAnn said she just hadn’t gotten to it yet, and Leah said she’d cut off her right arm for LuAnn too. LuAnn said Leah had nothing to worry about. In her interview, LuAnn said Leah not trusting her was upsetting. She hoped they could move on, and get to that bridge when they got to it. Ramona left, no doubt for a date, and in Sonja’s interview, she said none of them was perfect, but when she gelled with her girls, she was reminded of why she was friends with them. Ramona told William that she’d text him her address.
Next time, Leah talks about her rabbi, Eboni finds out about Ashley, Ramona argues for Sonja’s family money, the Christmas song video is made, and Dylan calls, saying Sonja is passed out in his hotel room.
🍵 Tea You Tomorrow…
Just soap on Wednesday, since RHOBH is taking a break this week, and the finale of Family Karma and RHOP is airing. Until then, stay safe, stay taking it a step at a time, and stay keeping your hands off other people’s paperwork, even if you think it’s for a good cause.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Finn plates slices of orange and carrots at a picnic table in the park. Violet runs up to him, and he asks if her team is ready for some snacks. She says they’re hungry, and he says, that’s what a big-time game of T-ball will do to you. She looks at what he’s made, and says, they’re not snacks; they’re too healthy. He says he’s a doctor. He believes in a healthy snack. She says her team is going to hate her. He says they don’t want that, when Elizabeth approaches with a big container. She says she hopes they don’t mind. Aiden made cupcakes for Violet’s team. Violet says, thank you Aunt Elizabeth, and hugs her, and Finn says, yes. Thank you Aunt Elizabeth for saving my life.
New York City. David asks why the hell Anna is so interested in his sister? He moves toward her, saying, what the hell is this? Valentin is on him in a flash, pinning him to the bar with his arm behind his back, and says, move, and he’ll break David’s wrist. Anna says she wants him to tell her about the baby his sister helped kidnap, and the father, Peter August.
Laura sees Jordan, and asks how Alexis and Shawn are going. Jordan says, good evening to her too. They’re both in the interrogation room, making a few phone calls to loved ones. Laura says she’ll need to cut that short.
On the phone, Alexis tells Molly, she’s absolutely sure. Molly says, but mom, and Alexis says, don’t but mom her. The same goes for Kristina and Sam. There’s nothing they can do at this juncture. If anything changes, she’ll let Molly know. TJ asks Molly if his dad is with Alexis, and Alexis says, he’s right here. She’s going to hand the phone over, but there’s one more thing. Have fun tonight. Don’t worry about her for a second. She loves Molly. Molly says she loves Alexis too, and Alexis hands the phone to Shawn. TJ asks if Shawn is going to tell him the same thing Alexis told Molly, and Shawn says he’s got that right. He wants them to enjoy themselves, and not worry about his situation. He’ll be the first to know. TJ says, it will be good news; he just knows. Shawn hopes so, and says he’ll see TJ soon. Shawn tells Alexis that TJ’s hopes are so high, he’s going to be devastated if Shawn gets sent back to Pentenville. Alexis thinks it might be unavoidable – for the both of them.
TJ peruses the menu, and asks Molly if they should take their parents’ advice and spend the evening having fun. She says, it was their intent when they came there, and it makes sense. She may never see him again, he’ll be so busy doing rotations at the hospital. He says, and she’ll be busy studying for the bar exam, while continuing to work for the DA. So let’s eat, drink, and indulge in each other all we can. A waitress brings a bottle of champagne to the table, and Molly asks if TJ ordered it. He says he’s afraid that’s not in the budget. The waitress must have the wrong table. She says, the champagne is from the gentleman at the bar, and Nikolas smiles, raising his glass to them.
Cameron and Josslyn hold hands as they lie in lounge chairs, sunning by the pool. Cameron asks if she wants more sunscreen, and she says, that would be great. She can feel herself starting to roast. He puts sunscreen on her back, and a voice says, watch your hands, townie. Josslyn says, Spencer? and he says, live and in person. She asks how he is, and what made him decide to grace them with his presence? It’s been forever. He says he thought it would be forever before the two of them got together. How’d that happen? Cameron says, just lucky I guess, and puts his arm around Josslyn. He asks how long Spencer is in town for, and Spencer says he’s back for good.
Valentin lets David up, and Anna says she doesn’t understand. David just said he was hired by Peter to take him off the roof of GH. He says, that was the plan, but he couldn’t get the chopper close enough to land, and had to abort. She says, if he didn’t airlift Peter out, how did he escape? David says he has no idea, and he’s done. Do they have any more questions? Talk to his lawyer. He doesn’t have to tell them squat. Valentin says David isn’t going to make his life any easier by walking out. In fact, he’s making his life a helluva lot worse. Anna says, he has one shot to help himself. She needs him to tell her what happened to Peter August.
Valentin thinks David agreed to work for Peter because his sister asked him too, and Anna says, and the money was good; she wired him funds. Valentin says David can talk to him nice there or they can have him arrested for obstruction of justice. Anna says he’ll be fingerprinted, and she doesn’t think New York Methodist is going to be happy having one of their Medivac pilots arrested. She tells him, come on, and pulls out a chair. He sits, and she asks, what happened on the roof? He says he couldn’t land; the hospital wouldn’t give him clearance. She says, so how did Peter escape? and David says, all he knows is, August told him that he’d be alone on the hospital roof, but he wasn’t.
Violet calls to her teammates that her cousin Aiden made cupcakes. Finn says Elizabeth saved the day, and she says she’s happy to help. Aiden actually made them for his Little League team, so she set some aside because she remembered him saying he was responsible for the team snacks. He says, and she figured he’d bring something like orange slices and carrot sticks. She says, something like that, and they sit. He thanks her for saving him from a week of his daughter not speaking to him. It’s too bad his other problem isn’t as easily solved. She says he can’t stop thinking about it, can he? and he says, he’s funny that way when he kills someone and hides them in the hospital freezer. She says he didn’t do it alone, and he says he wishes to God he had.
Cameron says, last he heard, Spencer was taking a gap year, and touring the world. Spencer says he didn’t realize that Cameron kept up with his activities, and Cameron says, grandma gives him the updates. And Aiden was all kinds of jealous. With Spencer studying in France, he’s sure Aiden would love to study pastry cooking in Paris. (Wouldn’t that be baking?) Spencer says his school didn’t offer culinary courses. It was more focused on the traditional curriculum; languages, mathematics, and the extracurriculars of course (🍷), writing and theater. Cameron tells him, grandma said he was the lead in every show, but Spencer says, she exaggerates. He was the lead in most of them. Josslyn sits by the pool, putting her feet in the water, and Cameron joins her. She asks how Spencer’s tennis game is, and he says, better than ever. She says she’s into volleyball now, and he says, what a waste. She says, excuse me? and he says, volleyball is a team sport. Wouldn’t she rather shine as an individual? She says, no. She’d rather play the sport she loves, and Spencer says, if she ever wants to get back into tennis, he’d be glad to give her a tutorial. He won’t bother asking Cameron. Cameron swings a racket like a sledgehammer. Cameron thanks him, and Josslyn says, wow. Spencer hasn’t changed. He asks if she wants him too, squatting down and moving closer. She says, no. What she’d like him to do is cool off. She pushes him into the pool. She and Cameron get up, and walk off, hand in hand. Cameron says, well, Spencer’s still annoying, and Josslyn says she doesn’t think Spencer can help it. Trina appears, and asks, who’s this guy Spencer that they’re talking about? Cameron says, he’s an old friend. He might be stretching it. Josslyn says, no. Spencer’s definitely a friend. They’ve known him since before Trina was even in Port Charles. Trina says she can’t wait to meet him, and Josslyn sees Spencer, getting out of the pool and soaking wet. She says she thinks this might be the perfect opportunity for that, and introduces them.
Nikolas says he doesn’t want to interrupt TJ and Molly’s night out, but TJ says Nikolas ordered the champagne. It’s only fair that he enjoy it with them. Nikolas sits down, and Molly says, and congratulate them on their domestic partnership. Nikolas says he’s really glad they made things official, and she thanks him. She says, not to be a downer, but she heard he and Ava are dealing with a stalker? The PCPD keeps the DA’s office posted. He says he’s glad they’re taking it seriously. Has she seen her mom? He saw Alexis a few times, but hasn’t been able to visit lately, which is remiss on his part. TJ says, Nikolas hasn’t heard, and Nikolas says, please tell him it’s good news. Molly says, it wasn’t for a while. It was torture for her mom. She was locked up in solitary.
Shawn says, Jordan told him that someone leaked it to the press about Judge Carson’s sentencing bias, and Alexis asks if that’s good or bad for them. He says, it might not make a difference in his case. He pled guilty to shooting Hayden. He’ll probably end up back in Pentenville. She says, after everything Jordan’s done for him, why is he saying that? and he says he knows how the system works; slowly, very slowly. An investigation could take years, and in the end, they could still determine Carson did nothing wrong. She says Carson belongs in Pentenville, not him, and he thanks her for her support, but says he worries more about her. She says she’ll be okay, unless she’s sent back to solitary. She can’t do that. It was humbling. She wasn’t prepared; it’s such a tiny cell. Jordan and Laura walk in, and Alexis asks, what happened? Any news? Laura and Jordan look at each other.
Spencer says, sorry; he’s wet. His old pal Josslyn is still a prankster. What’s her name? Tina? She says, Trina, and Josslyn says, Trina and Spencer actually have a connection. Trina works in Ava’s art gallery, and Spencer is Ava’s stepson. Spencer says, not for much longer. Ava and his father are splitting up, so soon Ava won’t be anything to him. Cameron says Spencer still hasn’t forgiven Ava for forcing his dad into marriage, and Josslyn says, he’s been in boarding school in France for years. Trina says, boarding school? France? He’s full of surprises. She bets he left a trail of broken hearts behind. Josslyn tells Spencer not to get any ideas about Trina. She’s all about her mystery man. Trina says, Victor, but he’s never met Cameron or Josslyn, and when they took a selfie on his cell phone, he never sent it to her to show them. She wonders why. Cameron says he and Josslyn don’t believe Victor exists, and Trina says, it’s no great loss. She thought Victor was cool, but it turns out, he’s a total jerk.
TJ toasts to his beautiful, intelligent, and courageous domestic partner for exposing Judge Carson’s bias to the world. They clink glasses, and Molly says her mom deserves some credit for doing the research on the judge’s sentences. And Martin got the recording of Judge Carson admitting she sentences people of color more harshly than she does white people. Nikolas says Molly’s mom must be incredibly proud, and she says, proud of her, and glad to be out of Pentenville. She’s in PCPD lock-up for the time being. Nikolas says he wishes he’d known the tough time Alexis was going through. Molly says, hopefully, the worst is over, and TJ says, now that Judge Carson’s sentences have been leaked to the press, the Attorney General’s office is under pressure to investigate. Nikolas asks if there’s a chance Alexis could go free.
Alexis asks if she and Shawn are going back to Pentenville, and Shawn asks if it’s about the media leak they mentioned. Laura says, the Attorney General called to let her know she was making the investigation into Judge Carson her top priority, and Alexis says, it would be great to know who leaked it, so she could send them flowers. Shawn says he’s sure they have no idea, and Jordan says, it’s a matter of public record, so it could be anyone. Jordan’s phone rings, and it’s the Attorney General. Laura says she told them to call Jordan from now on. Jordan leaves to take the call, and Laura says, the Attorney General and the governor are nervous about the amount of press around Judge Carson. Shawn says, so that’s good for them, right? but Laura says, not necessarily. That’s why she wanted to talk to them first, before they got anybody’s hopes up. She knows how politicians operate. They need to talk out every single issue, and sometimes it takes months, even years. She’s so sorry, but it is still waiting game.
Anna and Valentin sit at a table with David, and Anna says, another person was on the roof with Peter? David says, yeah. He was only supposed to take only August to Pawtuck. Since another person could have implicated him, he was relieved he had no clearance to land. She asks if he can describe the other person with Peter.
Elizabeth tells Finn that he needs to hear her. She doesn’t regret helping him hide Peter’s body. Violet comes running to them with an empty container, and Elizabeth says, it looks like Aiden’s cupcakes are popular, and Violet says her team voted that Aiden should make cupcakes for all their games. Elizabeth says she’ll have to ask Aiden if he wants to, and Finn asks, when’s her turn at bat?. She asks him to show her one more time, and Finn says, just like they practiced. He shows her how to hold the bat, and stand, and asks who she’s looking at. The other players? No. The coach? She says, no way; she’s looking at the ball. He tells her, that’s right. Keep her eye on the ball, and when everything feels right in the universe, swing. Nice and level, with her eye on the ball, just like that. Perfect. She thanks him, and says she’s ready now. She runs off, and Elizabeth says she wishes they could watch their kids’ games all summer long, and he says, him too. And not have to worry about a body in the freezer. Elizabeth says, and no way to get him out.
Spencer says, he seems to be dripping, and asks if Trina will tell him about the gallery. She says, sure. Why not? She goes with him, and Josslyn wonders if Spencer is interested in Trina. Cameron says, if he is, he’s got a tough hill to climb, since she doesn’t seem interested at all. She says, Trina seems mad at Spencer, which is strange, since they never met. Then again, you don’t need to know Spencer for long for him to rub you the wrong way. Cameron says, as long as Josslyn’s not interested, he doesn’t care. She says, jealous already? He was always the guy she wanted the most when they were kids.
Spencer tells Trina, he’s so sorry, but she says she’s not interested in his apology. She just lied by omission to her best friends because of him. Why would he pretend to be some guy named Victor? And before he lies again, he should know she’s very perceptive. If she suspects he’s being less than truthful, she’ll tell Cameron and Josslyn how they really met.
Molly says, in a perfect world, her mom would go free, but Nikolas says, it’s not a perfect world. Molly says, her mom’s sentence makes sense; she nearly killed Dante. TJ says, which she admitted to, and Molly says she just hopes Alexis doesn’t have to go back to Pentenville. TJ says, it sounds like Judge Carson has influence with the deputy warden, who could make it difficult for Alexis. Molly says, technically speaking, Alexis had an altercation with a guard, but they know her mom; she’s not a physical person. It couldn’t have been much. TJ says, Alexis was in solitary for three days, and Nikolas says, if he can help in any way… TJ says, Alexis didn’t go after Judge Carson on her own behalf. She did it for his dad. She was trying to get him out of prison. Nikolas asks if there’s a chance Shawn could be released.
Laura says, the governor is going to wait until the investigation has concluded before he takes action, and Shawn asks, what about Alexis? She shouldn’t have to go back to Pentenville. The deputy warden is definitely biased against her. There’s no explanation for Alexis being in solitary for three days for such a minor infraction. Jordan comes back, and Alexis asks what the Attorney General said. Jordan says, a lot. She said the sentence Alexis got was suitable for the crime. Meaning, Alexis won’t go free. However, she won’t be returning to Pentenville. Shawn says, that’s good news, and Alexis says, that depends. Where is she being sent? Jordan says, Spring Ridge. Alexis says she knows that place. it’s right outside Port Charles. She used to advocate for her clients to be sent there. Jordan says, it has a low populations of inmates, all non-violent, and Shawn says, the inmates at Pentenville call it a spa with guards. Laura tells Alexis, congratulations. She knows Alexis will be much more comfortable. Her phone rings, and she says, speak of the devil; it’s the governor. She leaves, and Shawn says, Alexis doesn’t look very happy. He guesses a prison is still a prison. Alexis says she’s grateful, but what about Shawn and others like him? She actually committed the crime she’s been sentenced for, but he didn’t. It’s not fair.
Elizabeth wonders how they’re going to get Peter out, now that the cameras in the stairwells are working. Finn suggests borrowing a gurney, and a body bag from the morgue. They can take Peter out to the landfill. They cheer Violet on, and Elizabeth says, at least the landfill will help him decompose quickly, and Finn says, listen to them, talking about another human being like this; one he killed. Elizabeth says, one who deserved to die. He did the right thing pushing Peter down the stairs. He’s not sure the authorities would agree, and they cheer for Violet as she takes first base.
David says he was distracted. He was making an unauthorized landing, and getting lots of heat for it. Anna says, male or female, height, build, and he says, they were male, tall. Valentin says, a hospital employee? but David says, they were dressed in street clothes. Anna says, jeans and a T-shirt? and David says, they were dressed in a suit; blue or grey. He thought the guy was one of them. Anna says, a detective? No. What else can he tell them?
Violet runs to Finn, who picks her up. She says she got the hit, and he says, her hit was spectacular. She did like he told her. She says she knows she did, and he says, she kept her eye level with the ball, and ran fast. The game is still going on, and there’s no one in left field. Her teammates need her. Violet says she’s glad Finn is there. She got the hit because of him. Elizabeth asks if she’s chopped liver, and Violet says she’s glad Elizabeth is there too. This is her best game ever so far. She tells Finn that she loves him, and he says he loves her too. He puts her down, and says, go get ‘em.
Valentin asks David, how old was this guy? What color was his hair? David says, dark. He’s not sure about the age. Valentin says, long or short hair? and David says, long-ish. Valentin asks if he had a ponytail, but David says, it was to his collar, maybe. Valentin asks if there’s anything else he can tell them, anything distinctive, but David says, all he remembers is that Peter was with a guy on the roof. That’s it. Can he go home now? A couple of cops walk in, and David says, what is this? Anna says he aided and abetted a murderer, and he asks what she’s talking about. He was contracted to fly a plane, and didn’t even pick anyone up. He did nothing wrong. Valentin says, Peter was implicated in a series of murders, and David received money for helping him escape. It’s a serious offense. David says they have no proof; he did nothing. He continues to plead his innocence, as the cops take him away. Valentin asks if Anna believes him about other person, and she says she doesn’t know why he’d make something like that up. Valentin agrees, and says, if Peter had another ally, aside from the pilot and nurse, it’s someone they know nothing about.
Josslyn says, Trina and Spencer have a lot to talk about, and Cameron says, Spencer has a lot to talk about with anybody. The only person he wants to talk to is her.
Spencer says he honestly didn’t mean to mislead Trina, and she says he has no right to even use honestly in a sentence. Who is Victor anyway? He says, his uncle, and she asks why he pretended not to know anyone. He says, it’s complicated, and she thinks that sounds like the start of another stall. Don’t bother. Cameron and Josslyn are right over there. He says, okay, and they sit down. He says he lied because he didn’t want his father to know he was back in Port Charles. She asks, why not? and he says, for three years, he believed his father was dead. When his father resurfaced, he didn’t take it well. And when his father married Ava, he didn’t take that well either. She asks why he came back, and he says his dad is divorcing Ava, and he wanted to show support. He wasn’t sure how his dad would feel, so he laid low. He knows now that his dad is happy he’s home, but if his dad knew he’d waited before seeing his dad, it could destroy any progress they’ve made to fix the relationship.
Molly says, Shawn pled guilty because he thought he shot Hayden, but he didn’t. Someone else did, but they don’t know who. He was literally in the wrong place at the wrong time. TJ says, Diane is assembling a legal team to reopen the investigation into the shooting. Shawn told him it’s going to take time, and not get his hopes up. Molly gets a text, and says, or maybe they should.
Alexis thanks Jordan for letting her text Molly, and Jordan says she hopes the next text is to TJ from Shawn, but Shawn says, it might be a while. Laura has come back, and says she’s not so sure about that. The national press picked up the story. Alexis says she’s sure the governor is thrilled, and Laura says, that’s why the governor was calling her. He’s going to make Shawn’s case a priority. Alexis asks what that means, and Laura says, let her finish. Jordan says, she’s with Alexis. What did the governor say about Shawn?
Valentin and Anna have coffee, and she asks what makes him think the person on the roof with Peter is an ally? He says, that’s interesting. The hospital was searched top to bottom, and everybody who was there the night Peter escaped was interviewed. If the man wasn’t an ally, why didn’t he come forward? She wonders who the person is, and he says, it could be anybody. Someone affiliated with the hospital, or maybe not. Peter is Faison’s son. He has access to any number of support personnel. It might be a courier, or maybe it’s the person who facilitated Peter’s escape. She says, then why bother with Hopkins?
Finn shouts advice to Violet, and tells Elizabeth, the thought that someone could have seen what they did with Peter keeps him up at night. She says, if they’d seen something, they would have come forward by now, and yells to Violet that she’s got this. He says, Anna could have found a witness the police missed. If Peter’s body is discovered, and traced back to him, it will be devastating to Violet. He’s tried hard to give her a sense of security and stability. Her mom’s been off the radar for a year and a half. She says she still can’t believe her sister would voluntarily abandon Violet for so long. She wants him to know if something should happen, she and the boys will take care of Violet, and he thanks her, but says, what if someone saw her helping him hide Peter’s body? She says, if they did, why haven’t they said something? They just have to have faith that they’re in the clear, and continue to live their lives, and not let Peter take that away from them.
Laura says she’s saved the best for last. The governor decided to commute Shawn’s sentence to time served. Shawn asks, what’s the catch? How long will the paperwork take? Jordan says, it could take weeks, sometimes months, but Laura says, the paperwork has been handled already. Effective immediately, Shawn is a free man. Shawn and Alexis hug.
TJ hugs Molly, and congratulates her. Nikolas says, another bottle of champagne to celebrate Alexis’s move out of Pentenville, and Molly says she’s sorry the text didn’t include any news about TJ’s dad. TJ says, his dad should have never been denied parole when it came up a few weeks ago; they said he was a model prisoner. Molly tells Nikolas that they were convinced TJ would be out in time to see TJ graduate from med school.
Spencer asks if there’s any chance Trina can forgive him for lying to her, and she says, for a while, she wasn’t talking to her dad. When she finally did, it felt really good. He says, so she understands why he didn’t tell his father at first that he was back in Port Charles. She says she gets the anger, but does he really work at The Savoy? He says, no, and she asks why he was there the night of her graduation party. He says he was thinking of telling Cameron and Josslyn, but then she came in all bloody and stuff, he realized the timing wasn’t right. She asks why he pretended he didn’t know Ava, and he says she would have told his dad. She says, and his mom? and he says, he would never lie about her. Ask Cameron and Josslyn. Or she can look online. His mother’s name is Courtney Matthews. She died the day he was born. Trina says, sorry. She doesn’t know what to believe about him anymore. He says he gets it, and he’s really sorry. If she wants to tell Ava, Cameron, and Josslyn that he pretended to be some guy named Victor, he’ll understand. She says, but he doesn’t want her to, does he? He wants her to trust him. Josslyn and Cameron come over, and Josslyn asks, what’s going on? They’ve been having this intense conversation forever.
Jordan hugs Shawn, and Shawn thanks Laura. He says he knows she did a lot to get his sentence commuted, but what about the other inmates of color who were handed unfair sentences? She says the governor is going speed up the process of reviewing the sentences. It’s going to be a long road, but she’s glad it began with him. Alexis says Laura is amazing, and asks if Laura promised the governor her first born son. Laura says, no, but she pointed out that his poll numbers could slip if he didn’t correct this horrible injustice, and he’s up for reelection. Jordan says, finally, a politically savvy move that also achieves justice, and Alexis says Shawn deserves it. He’s been a model prisoner, and he’s been a rock star to the other inmates. God knows he saved her life and her sanity. He says she saved his too. He suggests they call TJ, but Jordan has a better idea.
Trina says she and Spencer were just talking about art. he’s interested in her job at the gallery. Cameron says he can see the movie title; Spencer Cassadine, Man of the World. Spencer says, and he can see Cameron’s… Sorry. What are his interests? Besides Josslyn. Cameron says, that’s funny. On that note, he’s going to head out or he’ll be late for work. Josslyn says she has a PT appointment to work on her ankle. She asks if she can give Trina a ride, but Trina says she thinks she’ll stick around. Cameron wonders if she has more to talk to Spencer about art, and Josslyn tells Trina, call her later. Cameron tells Spencer, welcome back; it’s good to see him. They fist bump, and Cameron and Josslyn leave. Trina stands in front of Spencer, her arms folded. He thanks her for keeping his secret, and she says she’s glad that he and his dad are talking again, but so they’re clear, lie to her again, and she’s out. And so is his secret.
TJ supposes if there were good news about his dad, he would have heard by now, and Molly says she’s sorry. Nikolas says he is too. He has some calls to make, so he’s going to say goodbye. Molly thanks him for the champagne and good wishes, when Jordan and Shawn walk in. TJ says he doesn’t believe it, and goes over to Shawn. He says, Shawn is out, and Shawn says, he’s a free man. They hug, and Shawn says it’s good to see TJ. .
Alexis sips some coffee, and says, compared to the swill in Pentenville, Laura has no idea. It tastes like the perfect café au lait from a sidewalk café in Paris. Laura says she’s sorry it’s been so hard on Alexis. She had no idea. Alexis says she can’t thank Laura enough for intervening in Shawn’s case, but Laura says, it was Alexis, Molly, and Martin who did the heavy lifting. Alexis says, Nikolas gets credit for an assist. He saved her from Cyrus’s people. She doesn’t know how to thank him. Laura says, his methods were dubious, but it was for a worthy cause. Alexis says, she has to admit he’s redeemed himself, and Laura says, it’s a huge relief that she can recognize her own son again. She only wishes he and Ava didn’t have to deal with the stalker in their life, but Alexis is right. Her son has turned into the good man she always knew he was.
Nikolas congratulates Shawn on his release; it’s well-deserved. Shawn says, freedom feels good, and Jordan asks what’s the first thing he wants to do? TJ says, champagne? and Molly says, the MetroCourt’s filet mignon? Shawn says, he wouldn’t say no to either, but first he wants to focus on repaying his debt to Hayden. Someone tried to kill her and came damn close. He’s going to find out who.
Finn says, Violet won the game for her team. He’s so proud of her. She asks if she can celebrate with her team and coach, and he says, of course (🍷). He’ll be right there. Violet runs off, and Finn tells Elizabeth that Violet is the most important thing in the world to him. He owes her love and security. He owes her everything, and for her sake, he keeps going. It’s not fair to ask Elizabeth… Elizabeth says she’s not going anywhere. They’ll deal with this together.
Anna wonders, if Peter had someone waiting to transport him, why book a helicopter? Valentin suggests it was a diversion or a contingency plan, but she says, why go to the roof if he wasn’t going to get on board? Valentin says, Peter killed Franco, he arranged for Maxie’s abduction, his child had disappeared. He needed to get out of GH, and needed to disappear himself. But if the Peter’s helicopter didn’t land, it still leaves them with the mystery man on the roof. She says, he’s right. Maybe it’s not important… No, that person’s very important, but there’s something they’re not seeing clearly. It doesn’t add up.
Tomorrow, Chase says he can’t be Willow’s husband, Terry tells Portia that the only place to be is The Savoy, Sasha says she isn’t so sure she wants him to be, and Stella says, get out of her way.
Madison continues to do chest compression on Wyatt. Jim wonders where the ambulance is, and Jeffrey says, they’re on the way. He thinks he hears them, and goes outside. Madison says, there’s still no pulse, and Leo takes over. Madison says, check his pockets, but be careful of needles. Jim hands the prescription bottles he finds to Madison, who says, oh no.If Wyatt mixed these, he’s in cardiac arrest. Jim says, he was fine, and Madison says, they’re slow acting once get in your system. Jim asks, where’s the damn ambulance? and we hear sirens. He calls to Jeffrey, asking if it’s there, and David says, he’ll go. Keep working on him. He runs out, and says, this way; hurry. Madison says, still no pulse, and Jim wails, where’s the ambulance? The EMTs come in, and Madison tells them that Wyatt is in cardiac arrest. He doesn’t know what all Wyatt has taken, but he wants them to use Narca,n and they need a crash cart. The EMTs cut Wyatt’s shirt open.
Jim says, hey, buddy, they’re going to fix you up. An EMT says, clear! and zaps Wyatt. He does it a second time, then Madison takes over. He asks if Madison is a doctor, and Madison says he’s a nurse. He says, clear! and zaps Wyatt. Clear! Zap. Jim asks how he’s doing, and Madison tries one more time. The EMT who’d been working on Wyatt tells the other one that they need a gurney. He tells Jim, he’s gone, sir. Jim cries, and gets up, saying, no, no, no. He walks outside, and David follows. Jim heads for his car, but David says he shouldn’t drive. Jim says he’s fine, and gets in the car. David says he’s sorry, and tries to reason with Jim, but Jim starts up the car, and burns rubber. Inside the house, Jeffrey looks at Wyatt’s body, then walks outside. David asks if Jeffrey is okay, and Jeffrey says, it’s really happening. David tells Jeffrey that he’s sorry, and Madison joins them. Madison says he knows how much Wyatt meant to Jeffrey, and he’s sorry. Jeffrey says he really tried, and David thanks Madison for his help. He suggests they go back inside, and Jeffrey walks slowly. Inside, Madison remembers he left something in the car, and Jeffrey asks where he parked. He says, in the garage, and Jeffrey tells him, it will be quicker if he goes out the back door.
Veronica goes to her closet, and opens the safe, using a keypad. She takes out a stack of cash. Marco waits on the sofa downstairs, and she walks in, tapping the cash against her palm. He thanks her, and she says, it’s all there. He thumbs the stack, and she asks if he doesn’t want to count it. He says he does, and sits back down. As he counts, he tells her that she should really be more careful. She asks why he’s saying that, and he says, all of these people are after her life. She says, who? and he says, Jim Cryer. She says, Jim Cryer is certainly not all these people. He says, there are others, and she says, like who? He says he’s pretty connected, and overheard a few things. She says, like what? and he says she has a lot of enemies, so there are always others. She says she wouldn’t be Veronica if she didn’t have enemies, but he says, that’s not a good thing. She should pray to Mary, ask for forgiveness. She says he’s telling her this after he just did what he did? He says, he always asks for forgiveness, and she says, after he kills people? and he says, yes. She says, isn’t that special? and he tells her that she should consider it. She says, he should consider leaving, and he thanks her. She says he knows way out. Au revoir. He leaves.
Marco gets in the car with Jim’s thug, who asks if he got the money. He says he did, and Jim’s thug says they just need to get this done. As soon as she comes out. Marco says, yeah.
Benny and Candace run into Hanna’s house, and find her in the kitchen. She says she’s all right, and Benny asks, what happened? She says, Lord have mercy. She’s all right. He says he’s going to kill the SOB who did this, and Hanan says, he knows who did this? Lord, of course he does. Is he trying to get another baby killed? She tells Candace, give that man his money, but Candace says, it’s not Jim Cryer, and Hanna asks, who hell did this? Benny says, this one is on him, and Hanna says, Lord have mercy. What did he do? He says he didn’t do anything, and Candace says, someone is upset that he’s dating their ex. Hanna says, she’s full of sh*t, and Benny can’t keep his d*ck in his pants. She’s got this girl up in there. She calls for Tanisha, who comes in with the baby, and says he’s going to get everyone killed with his foolishness. Benny says he doesn’t know Tanisha, but Hanna says he’d better talk to her. Benny says, who are you? He’s never seen her before. There’s a knock at the door, and Hanna says, it’s the police. She goes to answer it, and I think, I would be a little more cautious after what just happened.
Hanna lets in an officer, who asks if they’re okay, and she says they are. Her son knows who did this. Benny says he doesn’t, and the officer asks, was he there? Hanna says she and Tanisha were there. Someone drove by, and shot up the whole damn living room. He asks again if she’s okay, and she says she is. He says he’ll take her statement and talk to the neighbors. He’ll be right back. She says she won’t be there; she has somewhere to go. Tanisha says she’ll be there, and Candace asks if Tanisha is okay. Tanisha says, thank God the baby wasn’t in the way, and Candace asks how Benny knows Tanisha. He says he doesn’t, but Tanisha says, look at the baby, and Candace says he looks just like Benny. Benny says, the baby’s not his, and Tanisha says, he’s hers. She understands he doesn’t remember; they were both pretty drunk. It was at a club in Austin. He says he hasn’t been there in… She says, fifteen months to be exact. Candace asks how old the baby is, and Tanisha says, six months. Benny says he doesn’t know her, and Candace says, she has proof, and it’s one hell of a receipt. Tanisha says she doesn’t want anything. She just thought he should know. He says she’s tell him the baby is his, and she says, yes. He says he doesn’t think so, and wants a DNA test from his own doctor. She says, again, she doesn’t want anything, and he asks, then why is she there? She says, he has a son, and she thought he should know about him. He asks if she wants money, and she says, no. He says he just came up, and he’s not giving her nothing. He doesn’t know who she is at all. She says she’s an attorney. She was out with her girlfriends at a bachelorette party, and they dared her to kiss him. He didn’t stop her, and she’s ashamed to say they ended up in… He says, the bathroom stall. She says, yeah, and he says, it was the ladies bathroom. She says, now does he remember? He says he was drunk, and she says, so was she. He says he’s sorry, and she says, it’s okay. She makes six-figures. She just thought he should know. She doesn’t want anything other than him knowing his son exists. If he wants to be in his son’s life, that’s up to him, but here he is. Candace says, damn. She tells Benny that she’s going to see Mitch, and he says, don’t. She says, they won’t hurt her, and leaves. Tanisha asks if Benny wants to hold his son, and Benny takes him. She says he does look just like Benny. Benny is all, hey and hi, with the baby, and says, it’s daddy.
Candace stands outside when Hanna comes out. Hanna says Candace just won’t learn, and they sit on the stoop. Hanna asks why Candace doesn’t give Jim his money back. Candace says she can’t do it, and Hanna asks, why not? Candace says, it’s her last chance; her only chance. Hanna says she’s just going to let him kill all of them, and Candace says, it wasn’t him. Hanna says, it could have been, and Candace says Hanna doesn’t understand. It’s a lot of money. Hanna says, it’s not hers, and Candace says, sorry. Hanna says she doesn’t get it. Running around buying cars for people, is it worth it? She thought they’d made so much more progress than this. Candace says, the straight life’s not for her. Why can’t Hanna understand? Hanna says she does. Why can’t Candace understand? She’s said it over and over again. Choosing this life, something is going to happen to her. Candace says she’ll be ready when it does, and Hanna says, so they’re back to that. Candace says she doesn’t need insults, and Hanna says, no insults. Live it like she’s got to. Candace says, she just needs… Hanna asks what Candace needs, and Candace says she doesn’t want live like this anymore. She wants to be better. She’s going to go, and Hanna says, do what she’s got to do. Candace says, sorry, and leaves. Hanna says, Lord, please. Please help us all. The officer comes back, and says he has a few questions. She says she told him that she had to go somewhere, but he says, it won’t take long. She says, what is it? and he asks, who’s house is this? She says, her boss, Kathryn Cryer, and he asks how long she’s lived there. She says, a few months.
On the phone with her lawyer, Kathryn says she has somebody in her cell. He says, that’s not supposed to happen, and she says, it sure as hell did. He says he’ll look into it, and she says she’s been in jail this whole time, and nothing is happening. He says he’s working on it, and she asks if he hooked up with Jim to keep her in there to get her money. He says, no, but she says he’s up to something. He promises he’s not, and she says he needs to get that bitch out of her cell. He says he’s on his way, and she tells him, hurry.
Kathryn calls Hanna, and says, a friendly voice. She asks if Hanna found Wyatt, but Hanna says, no; she didn’t see him. Kathryn wonders where he could be, and Hanna says, sorry. Kathryn says she’s still in this damn place. She can’t believe she’s been sitting here the entire time. Hanna says she knows Kathryn has a lot, but there was a drive-by at the brownstone. Kathryn asks if Hanna is all right, and Hanna says, yeah, but the living room is… Kathryn says, don’t worry about it. The insurance will pay. She’s just glad Hanna is all right. Damn Jim. Hanna says, it may not have been him, but Kathryn says, it sounds like him. Hanna says, Benny was messing around with someone else’s woman, and Kathryn says, sorry. Hanna says, not as sorry as she is. She’s got to stop by the house to get documents for the meeting with the accountant tomorrow. Kathryn says, they’re on her nightstand, and Hanna says she hopes she doesn’t run into Kathryn’s husband. Kathryn says, if she does, walk in and out, and Hanna says she’ll try that. Kathryn tells her, be careful, and Hanna says, Jim doesn’t scare her. Kathryn says, good, and Hanna says she just wants him to leave her alone. Kathryn asks Hanna to let her know when she has the paperwork, and Hanna says, then she’ll come see Kathryn. Kathryn says someone was put in her cell, and Hanna tells Kathryn to be careful too.
Sandy walks into Rianna’s place and says, call him. She says, please, and he says, call him, and tell him to come over. She says she’s not going to call, and he tells her to do it, or she knows what’s going to happen. She says she’ll call the police, and he asks if she thinks they’ll protect her. Call him. She says she’s not going to, and he slaps her. He says, call and tell Benny that he whooped her ass. She says he doesn’t know her like that. She sold him a house, that’s it. He says it’s the last time he’s asking, and she picks up the phone. Benny asks if she misses him already, and she says Sandy found her. He asks, where is she? and she says, at his new house. He says he’s on his way, and Sandy asks why she didn’t tell him where they were, and she says he would have known Sandy was there. Sandy asks what the address is, and she tells him. He says, come on… Wait. She’s lying to him. She says she’s not, and he picks up the conveniently left out folder with Benny’s info. I’m surprised he’s smart enough to know what this is. It’s a different address, and he says she was protecting Benny. She says she was trying to protect Sandy. She doesn’t want him to do this. He tells her to get her ass in the car.
Kathryn yells that she needs a phone call, and Diamond says, that ain’t happening. Kathryn asks if Diamond will just not talk to her, and Diamond calls Kathryn a princess. She’s not going talk. She’s going to beat Kathryn’s ass. Kathryn says Diamond is threatening her, and Diamond says, okay. Kathryn says she’d better bring all she’s got, and Diamond says she’s got a lot. She’s Diamond, baby. Kathryn says, hard as a rock, and she says, Diamond Castile. Kathryn doesn’t remember her does she? Lizzie Castile was her niece, and they covered it up. Now she knows why she was put in with Kathryn. To kill her ass. She moves toward Kathryn, and knocks Kathryn around for a while. She produces a rope, and ties it around Kathryn’s neck, looping it through the bars. She pulls on the other end, and says, die. Kathryn struggles to breathe for a while, but then slumps.
Veronica heads for her car, when two masked gunmen come out of the dark, and shoot the crap out of her. They run off into the night. That makes three so far.
Candace walks into the Iron Bone (I guess it’s the last time I’ll be typing that… sniff…) She sees Mitch, and asks what happened to his face. He says she shouldn’t be there, and she says she needs to talk to his family. They came after her brother. Vinnie comes out, and says, look what the cat dragged in. She says, hi, and he says, she is? She says, Candace Young, and he says, she’s Candace. How is she? She says, not good, and Vinnie asks, why is that? She says his family came after her brother, and Vinnie says, did they get him? She says she’s not talking to him, and he says he thinks she is. She asks Mitch, what’s going on? and Mitch says she needs to go. She says they came after Benny, and Mitch says, she needs to leave. She asks if he knew about this, and he won’t look at her. She says, did he? and he nods, saying, yeah. She says, how could he? and he says he’s sorry. His hands are tied. Vinnie says, literally, and Candace says, please. Don’t let them do this. Vinnie says, Mitch has no power. Didn’t he tell her? Mitch doesn’t want to be part of the family, so he doesn’t have vote or say. He’s an outsider. She asks what his name is, and he says, Vinnie. She says, okay, Vinnie. Her brother… Vinnie says, did a bad thing, and she says, he didn’t mean to, but Vinnie says his nephew Sandy thinks he did. She says Benny didn’t know she was Sandy’s girl. She looks at Mitch, and says, tell him. Vinnie says, stop talking to him. Mitch tries to say something, and Vinnie says, stop talking. He can’t talk to her. Candace asks where Mama Rose is. Mama Rose said she’d do Candace a favor, and Candace wants to talk to her. Vinnie says, he’s the new Mama Rose. Candace says she did Mama Rose a favor, and they came after her brother. His family doesn’t usually roll like that. He says she’s got balls, and she says she just wants them to leave her brother alone. Vinnie says, it’s up to Sandy, and she asks, where is he? She’ll talk to him. He says, she’s not going to stop Sandy. He’s going to find her brother. She says he almost killed her mother, and he says, casualty. Mitch says she should go, but she says she’s not leaving. Vinnie says, she is, but not on her own. They’re delivering her to Jim. She saved them a trip. She says she’s out of there, but some goons block her way. Vinnie says she’s got a lot of Jim’s money. She asks what it has to do with him, and he says Jim has done a lot for them; one hand washes the other. She has Jim’s money, and they owe him. She says she helped them, but he says, it’s a new day. The goons grab her. Mitch starts to move, and Vinnie says, if he stands up, he’ll lose his legs. Mitch gets up anyway, and punches Vinnie, but other guys grab him, and Vinnie punches Mitch out. Candace starts to fight, but ends up being dragged away, yelling. Mitch says, son of a bitch, and Vinnie tells him, stay down. Mitch tells them to get off him.
Rianna waits in front of the house, crying, when Benny pulls up. She says she’s so sorry, and she says he has nothing to be sorry about. Sandy walks out from the side of the house, and Benny says, it’s like this. Sandy says Benny has been messing with his girl like this told him Sandy takes out a gun, and says Benny embarrassed him in front of his entire family. Benny tells him, put the gun down, and they’ll handle his problem like two men. Sandy says, okay, but Rianna says, Benny, no. Sandy says, let’s do it, and Benny says, all right, let’s do this. Two more guys come out, and Benny is shot down. Rianna sits on the steps, crying. Are we killing everyone tonight? Will Charles be assassinated too?
Leo approaches Jeffrey, and says he knows it’s a bad time, but Tanner is there. Should he send Tanner away? Jeffrey says he’ll talk to Tanner. Tanner comes in and says, sorry.Is it a bad time? Jeffrey asks, what is it? and Tanner says he wanted to bring this to Jeffrey. Jeffrey says, he told Tanner… but Tanner says, Jeffrey wants this. Jeffrey says, no, really, he doesn’t, but Tanner hands him a box. Jeffrey sets it on the table, and Tanner says he has a beautiful house. Jeffrey thanks him, and Tanner says he wishes he lived like this. Jeffrey says, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, but Tanner tells him, he can say that from his point-of-view. His brother was crazy about Jeffrey. Jeffrey says, Tanner told him; thanks. Tanner says, don’t get him wrong. He respects it, he just doesn’t get it. Jeffrey says, a lot of people don’t, and Tanner says Jeffrey did something to Justin; put a spell on him. He’s going to miss Justin. He wasn’t a bad guy, just confused. Is Jeffrey confused too? Jeffrey says, no, he’s gay, and Tanner asks if he’s going to make the memorial. Oh that’s right, his mother. Jeffrey thanks Tanner for bringing the box, and Tanner says he’s sure it’s something personal. Jeffrey says, it’s a really bad time, and Tanner says he’ll see Jeffrey around. Jeffrey is the last connection to his brother. He leaves, but the music is saying, this ain’t over. Madison comes back.
Madison gives Jeffrey a glass of water, and an aspirin or something. David comes downstairs, and says he’s going to check on Jim. He asks if Madison can stay, and Madison nods. David starts to leave, and Jeffrey opens the box. The house blows up, as Tanner walks to his car. Oh, come TF on. Who’s going to be left? Just those two hitmen? And why isn’t Leo doing his job? Jim was right about that security company.
Jim is having a drink in the living room, and Vinnie’s goons walk in. One of them says, delivery, and they dump Candace on the floor. He asks how she’s doing. She says she’ll give him the money, but he says, it was Wyatt’s money. She says she’s sorry, and he says, is she? It’s too late for that. She says, please, and Jim says, drag this worthless bitch upstairs; last room on the left. As he goes upstairs, he asks, how she feels, calling her Candy Cane. He says, her ass dead already; her body just doesn’t know it yet. He drew her a bath, like old times. The goons dump her in, and leave. He pushes her under the water, and pulls her back out a couple of times, asking how it feels. He holds her down until she stops moving, and he says, 3… 2… 1… He lets go and laughs. Hanna walks in the front door, and sees drops of blood going up the stairs.
She goes upstairs, and hears splashing noises. She sees Jim sitting on the tub, and says, who is that? He says, why doesn’t she come on in, and take a look. He gets up and Hanna runs to the tub. He says he held down a little while for Wyatt, and longer for Amanda. Hanna pulls a lifeless Candace out of the tub, and Jim asks how it feels. Her daughter is dead like his son and daughter. Now she knows how it feels. His son is dead. His daughter is dead. Now that bitch whore of a daughter of hers is dead. She says, son of a bitch, and goes apesh*t on him. She shoves him against the wall, and he gets her down, but she’s a good fighter. Still, he gets the better of her, and drags her down the hallway by her leg. She kicks him, and manages to get up. He tries throwing her down the stairs, but they both go down, sort of tumbling together. He kicks her down the last flight, and says she thinks she’s going to take everything. She’s lying on the floor of the foyer, and he keeps kicking her, but she manages to get up and get the door open. She kicks him in the balls, after which he recovers way too fast, and she throws a planter at him on the porch. She gets to the car, but he pulls her back and throws her down. She kicks him again, and beats on him with (I think) her shoe. She gets in the car, and he smashes the driver’s side window, but she drives anyway. He tries to hang on to the door, but she drags him along. He calls her a crazy bitch, and she finally shakes him. She says, you wait, and peels out.
She drives out, turns around, and drives over the lawn. She heads for Jim, who says, take your best agghhh! as she slams right into him. She stops the car, and says, she ain’t gonna hurt like this. Then she cries and screams and shakes, looking like the last girl left in a horror film.
The text thanks everyone for watching, and I want to cry. In 8 years, I never missed an episode. I’m not sure what the final death toll was here, but it was at least eight. I gotta say, Tyler surprised me, and made sure there won’t be another season. Ever. At least not with this cast.
Next week, a two-part event that looks back over the show – The Final Cast Reunion. It looks like a lot of fun.
🥂 Until Next We Meet…
Bringing you NYC in Salem tomorrow, along with the not-even-hot mess that is Beverly Hills. In the meantime, stay safe, stay dancing to your own tune, and stay keeping your eye on the ball, and swinging when everything feels right in the universe.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Valentin tells Michael, today’s the day. The Quartermaines are voting him out as CEO of ELQ. Michael says, that’s the plan, and Valentin wonders who he should congratulate as his successor, Michael or Ned.
Brook says, Maxie is going to leave Port Charles? and Maxie says, it’s her only option. Brook says she has to calm down, and quit being so extreme. All she has to do is follow the plan, and they can make this work. Maxie says, they can’t. Monica is already snooping around, threatening to tell her parents that she’s losing it. She doesn’t know. Maybe she is. She doesn’t trust herself anymore, and can’t keep going with these lies.
At the hospital, Scotty says hello to Austin. So he’s a doctor, and delivered Maxie’s baby in the woods. Scotty once delivered a baby in a snowbank. Austin tells him, you don’t say, and Scotty says, so now Austin works at GH. He’s a man of many talents. Austin says Scotty has no idea, and Scotty says his girlfriend is a doctor too. However, sometimes there might be sensitive matters where it would be nice to talk to a guy. Now he can get free doctor advice. Austin says, quid pro quo. He can count on Scotty for free legal advice? Scotty says, no. Hell, once they make this move, Austin will make so much dough, he won’t even need a job.
Nina calls Sonny/Mike, and says it’s good to hear his voice. She’s sorry it took so long to return his call. He says he knows she’s a big-time magazine editor, and she’s probably spending a lot of time with her grandson. How is he? She says, he’s absolutely adorable. She spent this morning with him, and she’s spending as much time with him as she possibly can. Enough about her. How are things in Nixon Falls? He says, good, but she asks if he’s sure. The last time she spoke to Phyllis, she got the feeling something was wrong. He asks why she doesn’t come check it out for herself. Phyllis misses her, and so does he. She says she misses him too, and he asks if she has any idea when she’ll be back in Nixon Falls. Ava comes in, and Nina says she hopes he doesn’t mind, but can they talk about that later? She lowers her voice, and says she just called to let him know she thinks about him all the time. They’ll talk again soon. Sonny says she can count on it. He hangs up, and smiles.
Ava says, look at that, a smitten kitten. Nina says, all right. Stop it. Ava says she’s just glad Nina looks so happy. At least one of them is.
Trina walks in the park, messing with her phone. Spencer looks down from a tree, and says, fancy meeting her here. She asks if he actually has a home, or is he living in the park? He says, it’s not like she’s not there all the time too. Hard day’s work? She says she decided to organize the gallery before the professional cleaners come in. He asks if it was hard being there, considering what happened last time, and she says, he means getting doused with fake blood? Gross, but ultimately harmless. Besides, she had to go back sometime. She’s trying to make things easier for Ava; that’s her boss. She’s going through a really painful divorce. In fact, right now, she’s moving out of the home she and her husband shared.
Laura walks into Windymere, as men are taking boxes out. She finds Nikolas sitting alone, and says, so the movers are here? She guesses that means Ava’s leaving. He says, Nina invited her to crash at her old penthouse. She took a few suitcases there, and the rest will go into storage. Laura says she’s so sorry, and he says he tried to convince Ava to run away with him to Cassadine Island in Greece. He told her they could take Avery with them, but she refused. His only chance to hold onto his marriage was to find the stalker. She asks if he thinks it was worth the risks he took.
Nikolas helps Trina join him up in the tree, and asks, what happened to her boss’s marriage? Why is she getting a divorce? There has to be a reason. Did something happen? Did she cheat? Trina says, no. Ava loves her husband. She’s being stalked. All that fake blood that fell on Trina the night of her graduation party was meant for Ava. The stalker wants her away from her husband. He asks why the stalker would care if she’s married, and Trina says she doesn’t know. Why would they pour fake blood on her? The whole thing is creepy.Ava was worried something would happen to her daughter Avery, so she did what the stalker wanted, and filed for divorce. Trina doesn’t think Ava and Nikolas will ever be able to be together again, and he says, tragic. Kind of like Romeo and Juliet. She says, let’s hope it ends better than that, but with some crazy person after Ava, who knows?
Nina says she’s so glad Ava decided to stay at her place, and Ava thanks Nina for having her. She didn’t feel safe at the MetroCourt, a big public hotel, but there, the doormen are practically family. They won’t send anybody up because of the threats. She feels less vulnerable there. Nina says she’s glad to help, and Ava says, it won’t be long. Just until all this stalker craziness is over. Then she’ll be gone and out of Nina’s hair. Nina can have the place to herself, and invite her mystery man for dinner.
Sonny asks if Lenny and Phyllis have heard from the doctor yet, but Phyllis says, not yet. They just went for a beautiful walk. The weather is perfect, but even that couldn’t take their minds of the new round of tests they did on Lenny. Lenny thinks all the waiting is making his ticker worse, and Phyllis says, not funny. Sonny says, take a seat; he’ll get Lenny some water. Lenny says he was just kidding. He’s feeling fine. He appreciates Sonny stepping in while he was taking it easy. Sonny says he can’t believe Lenny has a problem with his heart because Lenny has one of the biggest hearts he knows. Lenny thanks him, and says he’s going to balance the books. Sonny says he can do that, but Lenny says, the truth is, if he doesn’t do something to distract himself, he’s going to lose his damn mind. Lenny goes in the back, and Sonny says, Phyllis is a nurse. Does she have any idea what the test results are going to say? How bad is it?
Olivia says, just five minutes ago, she and Ned were talking about how cute Bailey is in her crib. Now she comes downstairs to the truly ridiculous business of ELQ. Valentin says, the irony being the only reason the Quartermaines are once again majority shareholders is because of Bailey. Michael says, enough. They all know they can go around and around their family drama, but that’s not why they’re there. They gathered all the family proxy votes; now it’s time to decide who’s going to replace Valentin. Valentin says, if they can reach a consensus, but Michael says, that shouldn’t be hard. If any of them were planning on voting for him, don’t. He wants Ned to be the next CEO of ELQ.
Maxie tells Brook, every time she drives over there to see… Bailey, she tells herself if will be the last. From here on out she’ll be good and keep her distance, but as soon as she leaves, she’s thinking up excuses to come back. She knows it’s dangerous for Bailey, but she has no will power left. Brook says she feels for Maxie. Maxie has paid a tremendous price to keep her baby safe from Peter. But don’t leave town just yet. Peter might be captured or even killed soon, and she can bring her daughter home safely. Maxie says she doesn’t think she can hang on that long; it’s too painful. Brook says she’ll support Maxie whatever she decides, but does she really think she’s in the right frame of mind to make such an important decision? She’s so emotional right now. Understandably so, but she misses Bailey so much, Brook can’t bear to see her in any more pain. Monica comes in, and says, Maxie is here again.
Maxie says, Monica doesn’t have to say anything. She picks up her bag and heads for the door, but Brook tells her to wait. Maxie says, it’s fine. Maybe Monica is right about her, that she does need help. Monica says she’s not judging Maxie. What’s happening to her is just tragic, and she’s worried about Maxie. There’s no shame in asking for help. Brook suggests Maxie listen to Monica, and not rush into anything. Maxie tells Brook, say goodbye to Bailey for her. Tell her she… Just tell her that she said goodbye. She leaves, and Brook says, my God, it’s so awful. Monica says, she needs help. At least she admitted that. Monica knows a thing or two about losing a child. The pain never ever goes away. You just have to learn to manage it. Brook says she’s sorry for Monica’s loss, and Monica tells her to go say hi to Bailey. She’s sure Bailey would like to see her mom.
Ned says he appreciates the gesture, but what made Michael decide? Michael says he thought long and hard about his priorities. He’s got a son now, and the rest of his family. Plus, he already has a job at Aurora Media, and a large staff that relies on him. He can’t abandon them, or his other priorities to commit himself to ELQ. And more important, he thinks Ned is the best man for the job, and the rest of the family will vote him in. Ned says, but first – he turns to Olivia – he wants to know what his wife thinks.
Austin tells Scotty, he loves the art of medicine; he’s more than just the sum of his parts. He can help people, it gives him purpose, so it’s likely he’ll continue to practice, even if he doesn’t need the paycheck he provides. Scotty says, that’s fine by him. There’s a lot of patients suing for malpractice; that’s his specialty… Austin says he doesn’t understand the energy in Port Charles. Not one of his patients in Pawtuck ever considered suing him. Scotty says, there’s always a first time for everything, especially when people get wind of what Austin is about to do to the most powerful family in this town.
Phyllis says she’s known Lenny’s cardiologist for years; he’s practically a town fixture. But after Lenny finished getting all those tests run, Dr. Ford didn’t have much to say. She’s an experienced nurse, and can usually tell good news from bad, but she couldn’t read between the lines. Sonny says, ahh. Maybe the doctor hasn’t had a chance to look at the test results yet. She says, it’s probably something simple like that. She’s sure Lenny’s meds have helped him. He seems a lot better, right? Sonny says, absolutely, and Phyllis says she could barely keep up with him on their walk. She asks if Nina ever called him back, and he says they had a great call, except for the part where he lied to her.
Nina tells Ava, she was away from Crimson for longer than she intended, and has a lot of work to catch up on. All her free time is dedicated to Wiley, so she doesn’t have time for Mike to visit her. Ava says she’s confused. She thought Nina really loved Nixon Falls. Isn’t she ready to go back to Pennsylvania? Nina says she’s not ready to leave Wiley. It must be very hard for Ava, being apart from Avery. Ava says she thinks about Avery every minute. She just has to focus on the fact that Avery is happy with her sisters, and safer with Ava keeping her distance. Nina asks if there’s any new news about the investigation into Ava’s stalker, but Ava says, it’s going to take a while, if they ever catch him. Nina says, that leaves Ava living apart from Nikolas, and Ava suggests they move on to a happier topic… Nina’s new man. Why doesn’t Nina tell her the reason she doesn’t want him to move there? Or at least come for a visit.
Back on the ground, Trina messes with her phone, and Spencer jumps down from the tree. He says he sees she’s one of those, and she says, one of those what? He says, an ostrich person. Always looking down, hoping to find something better on your phone instead of what’s right in front of you. She says, sorry for her bad manners, but her friend Josslyn doesn’t believe he’s real again. Since he failed to show up on the 4th of July, Josslyn thinks she’s a figment of Trina’s imagination. Like she’s Jan from The Brady Bunch, and he’s her very own George Glass. He says, who? and she says, he doesn’t watch classic sitcoms? He says, no, and she says, then she’s going to do what Jan Brady couldn’t. She positions her phone to take of selfie of the both of them, and he asks what she’s doing. She says she’s more than an ostrich person. She’s also a selfie person. Come on. Let’s show Joss that you’re real. He says, no selfies.
Nikolas tells Laura, knowing that Ava’s just a launch away is killing him. It’s all he can do not to go to her right now. Laura asks what that would accomplish. She thinks he has to honor her wishes and stay away, Nikolas says, giving the stalker what he wants, only emboldens him to ask for more. Then it becomes more threatening. How long are they supposed to be his puppets? Months? Years? How can he sit in this empty, echoing house, and wait to see what happens next? She says she thinks they’ll be able to find the stalker sooner than they think. She has an update on the investigation.
Ned tells Olivia, before she says anything, he wants to make himself clear. If running ELQ is going to push her further away from him, he’ll turn this down. She’s much to important to him, and he doesn’t want to destroy the progress they’ve made in getting back together. She says her problem was never with the job. It was how far he was willing to go for business. He completely turned his back on his daughter. He says, now he’s willing to turn his back on ELQ to make up for that, and she says, they split up. Brook left town. She thinks he’s done his penance. For what it’s worth (🍷), she agrees with Michael. She thinks he’s the best man for the job, assuming he can keep it in perspective. He says he will. He promises her that he will, and when he proves himself, maybe, just maybe, they can try again. She says, they’ll see. One day at a time. They hug, and Brook sees. She smiles.
Phyllis says, Mike/Sonny lied to Nina? That doesn’t sound like him. Did he say he wasn’t missing her? Sonny says, no. They got all that out in the open. He told her that he missed her, and she said she missed him. She asks if Nina mentioned when she’s coming back, but Sonny says they didn’t get that far. She had to get off the phone. He just hopes she gets home soon. Phyllis asks what the lie was, and he says Nina asked if everything was okay in Nixon Falls, and that’s the part where he lied. He told her everything was fine. They both know that’s not the truth. Why hasn’t Phyllis told Nina what’s going on with Lenny?
Nina says she told Ava before, she and Mike/Sonny do not have a future in Port Charles. Ava asks why she’s convinced of that, and Nina says she has too much history there. The best thing about Nixon Falls was that no one knew her. Here, she’s always running into old boyfriends, and reminded of her mistakes. There, she can be a new person. She could be happy. No one was hurting her. Ava says, not to mention, she didn’t have to deal with Carly. Nina says Carly still felt the need to come after her in Nixon Falls. (Another reason for me to hate Carly.) Ava asks, how so? and Nina says because she had this weird idea Nina was going to go to court to get visitation rights for Wiley. She warned Nina that she was going to dredge up every horrible thing she ever did in her life, so the fight would be as ugly as possible. Ava makes a face, and asks how things are now that Nina is back. Nina says, cordial, but guarded. Her doorbell rings, and she says, Carly seems to want to give her a chance… for now. She opens the door, and it’s Maxie, who’s crying. She says she needs Nina’s help. Please.
Laura tells Nikolas, they’ve analyzed the boot print found at the gallery. It turns out it’s a hiking boot made by a very small American company that’s not online. It’s only sold at a few specialty stores around the country, and she doesn’t think it’s going to be very hard for them to figure out who purchased it in that size. He says, what if they paid in cash? and she says, one step at a time. For now, she’s grateful that they have a solid lead to follow up on. And let them follow up on it. Don’t intervene, don’t interfere with this. She really doesn’t want to see him hurt like that again. And he will be if he keeps taunting this guy. He says, if he doesn’t intervene, what’s next? What if the stalker targets someone else he loves?
Trina says Victor/Spencer won’t let her take a picture with him? She’s starting to think he really is hiding something. He says he’ll take the photo on his phone. He’ll add a cool filter to it, and if he likes it, he’ll send it to her. He can’t allow unauthorized selfies floating around. She says she could think of a lot of words to describe him, but didn’t think diva would be one of them. He says not everyone is as careful about lighting and framing and retouching as he is, and she says, oh, he’s one of those people. He says, touché. He shouldn’t have stereotyped her for texting. Can he buy her a snack to apologize? but she says she had something on her way to the gallery. He asks how’s the clean-up? Are they any closer to finding out who was at the gallery? She says, actually, they are, and he says, what do they know? Did they tell her anything? She says, the investigators are going over the gallery again. She pretends to be working, but really, she’s listening in. He asks what she heard, and she says, they found the guy’s shoeprint; some kind of designer boot. They even have the size. Isn’t it amazing?
Laura says, when Nikolas told her he’s afraid people he loves might be in danger, is he talking about Spencer? He says, yes, and she asks if he’s heard from Spencer recently. He says he and Spencer are estranged. Why would she think he heard from him? She says she and Spencer talk regularly. He was on the Amalfi coast when she last heard from him, and headed for some far-flung places after that. He says, good. If the stalker decides to go after Spencer, he won’t be able to find him. She didn’t say anything about any of this to Spencer, did she? She says, nothing specific. She did tell him that Nikolas was going through a rough time, and it would be nice if he gave Nikolas a call. She’s very disappointed that he didn’t reach out.
Trina tells Spencer, it’s a very expensive brand. It’s only a matter of time before the police track him down. He says she must be relieved, and she says, once they catch him, Nikolas and Ava can call off their divorce. He says he didn’t realize the time; he has to go. She asks, why? Is he worried her mom is going to swoop in again, and start asking questions? He says he didn’t mind that at all. He sometimes wonders what his mom would be like if she was still alive. She says she can’t imagine what it would be like if her mom wasn’t around, and he says he’ll look for her next time he’s in the park. She says, or he could call her, and they could make a plan. He says, that would take the spontaneity out of it. He loves a good surprise. He walks off, and Trina watches, little hearts popping out of her eyes.
Austin tells Scotty, he’s not afraid of what he’s about to do professionally. His work speaks for itself. Scotty says he doesn’t know about that, but Austin is about to make a lot of enemies today. He’s making a move on Michael Corinthos, so there could be a price to pay. Austin says he’s not uncomfortable with that, and Scotty asks if he’s ready. Austin says he’s been ready for a long time.
Phyllis tells Mike/Sonny, Nina’s got so much going on in her life, she didn’t want Nina worrying about Lenny. She should be enjoying her time with her grandson. He says, Nina’s a smart woman. She’s already suspecting. She even asked him flat-out, but he didn’t want to say anything since it’s not his place. She says sorry if she put him in a tough spot, and he says she’s a strong woman. She does everything for everybody else, but who does for her? He knows she doesn’t want to talk about this, but she’s going to have to. If not with him, with Nina. Lenny comes out, and says he doesn’t know if it’s the new meds, or that business is booming again, or maybe it’s just that he’s still in love with his wife after all these years – he puts his arm around Phyllis’s waist – but all of a sudden, he feels like he’s twenty again. She says, really? Twenty? He says, maybe thirty. Thirty-five tops. They kiss, and Sonny smiles. He flashes back to Nina kissing him.
Ava says she’s heading out. She needs to do a final check at Windymere. She leaves, and Nina asks Maxie, what’s going on? Maxie says, when Nina left town, did that help her feel better? Or did she just end up missing Wiley more? Nina says, she thought of Wiley every single day, but it was a little easier knowing that he wasn’t right across town and she wasn’t seeing him. Plus, she had other distractions. Why? Maxie says she’s thinking of leaving Port Charles. She’d take James with her, and Georgie would stay with Ellie and Spinelli. Nina says she doesn’t think their situations are comparable at all. When she left town, she thought she was alone; she was alone. Almost everyone in this town betrayed her, except for Maxie. Maxie has so many people who love her. She has her mom and Mac, and Nina loves her. Does she really want to leave all that? Maxie says, no, but Bailey is here too. Nina doesn’t understand. What does Brook’s baby have anything to do with this? Maxie says she told Nina how she and Brook had bonded during Lamaze class. She stared visiting Bailey… a lot. So much so, that Monica thinks she has a problem. Nina says, that’s absurd. If Brook doesn’t have a problem with it, why should it concern Monica? Does Maxie want her to call Monica? Maxie says, please don’t. The truth is, she has been visiting Bailey too much. It has to stop.
Brook congratulates Ned. Thank God things are being patched up after she made a mess of them. All it took was one little baby to make things right. Ned says, right is relative. Valentin is still living here. Brook says, he’s actually very good with Bailey, and her bodyguard comes in handy once in a while. Olivia says she has to admit, Valentin is very sweet with that little baby. Ned says, still. He’s sorry Brook had to go through all this, and Olivia says, all’s well that ends well, right? She thinks they should just appreciate all the light that baby has brought into this family. She really is a gift. Brook says, she’s a gift, that’s for sure. Michael and Valentin come in, and Michael ask Ned, since he and Olivia talked it out, is he accepting the CEO role? Ned says, yes, with pleasure, and they shake hands. Ned says, in his mind, he’s just keeping the CEO seat warm, so Michael can take over one day. And then, maybe even Wiley can take over from Michael. Olivia says before they send Wiley off to Harvard Business School, she’s going to check on Leo. She leaves, and Brook asks if Valentin is ready to bow out gracefully. He says, once all the votes are in.
Monica sees Olivia in the foyer, and says she gets the feeling Olivia and Ned are inching closer together. Olivia asks what is it with the Quartermaines? They always want to rush things. They’re moving toward each other very slowly. Monica says she knows Olivia loves Ned, and Oliva says Monica also knows, it’s not that simple. Monica says, it’s also not that complicated. Don’t let anger steal any more time from her and Ned than it already has. She remembers she and Alan had the best times when they opened up their hearts, and let it all hang out. Sometimes she thinks forgiveness is almost as sweet as love.
Nina can’t imagine how much Maxie misses Louise. Can she explain why visiting Brook’s baby is so bad? Maxie tells her, Monica says she needed counseling; maybe she does. Nina says, there’s no shame in asking for help, but what does Maxie need help with? Maxie says, when she’s with Bailey, she can’t bear to leave her. She wants to hold her all the time, and be with her every hour of every day. Nina says, Maxie knows she has a troubled past with babies, so she’s saying this with love and care. She takes Maxie’s hand, and says Maxie does know Brook’s baby isn’t her baby, right? Maxie says, no. She doesn’t know that. That’s why she thinks she needs to leave Port Charles.
Lenny wants to take Phyllis to the Shadow Lounge, where they can dance the night away. She says she likes the sound of that, and Lenny says Mike/Sonny will have to run the bar by himself. Sonny says, go, celebrate, have fun. Phyllis thinks she’ll go by Martha’s shop and get a new summer dress, and Lenny says he’ll have his suit pressed and ready to go. Dr. Ford walks in, and says he was in the neighborhood, so he thought he’d stop by. Consider it a something like a house call. Sonny says he’ll be in the back.
Nikolas says he hurt his son deeply, but Laura says she never believed he’d stay angry this long. Spencer adored Nikolas, and she knows deep down he still does. Nikolas tells her, what can he say? He misses his boy. He doesn’t know if Spencer is graduating now, how he’s traveling, or what makes him a man. Unfortunately, he taught Spencer how to hold on to a grudge when he nurtured his anger at Valentin for years. He wishes Spencer would come home, and make the situation with Ava somewhat bearable.
Trina thanks Ava for meeting her at the park, and Ava says she was headed to Windymere, but wanted to see what was going on with Trina first. Trina says she wanted to talk about a barback at the Savoy, and Ava asks if it’s the one who talked her into going in to her own party. Trina says she ran into him a couple of times since then, and it was interesting. Ava asks if she likes him, and Trina says, maybe there are some perks to being drenched in fake blood.
Spencer takes the shoes with the fake blood covered soles out of his bag. He looks around, and puts them in a dumpster.
Valentin suggests they bring the meeting to order; skip the formalities and go straight to a vote. Michael seconds it, but Scotty walks in and says they can’t start yet, and Monica asks who let him in. He says he knows his way around this museum, and Monica says if she didn’t invite him, he’s trespassing. He says he’s there on ELQ business. They can’t begin unless all the Quartermaines are present and accounted for.
Maxie tells Nina, she has to go before she does something she regrets. Nina says she’s not thinking of stealing Bailey, and Maxie says she doesn’t know what she’s going to do. Her heart is with Bailey; they’re one. Nina asks what she means. Louise and Bailey aren’t the same baby. If Maxie needs help, Nina will get for her. She loves Maxie forever. No matter what Maxie says, nothing will change that, but Maxie needs to talk to her right now. Is she thinking about stealing Bailey. Maxie says, it woudn’t be stealing. She’d be bringing her home where she belongs.
Phyllis thanks the doctor for coming in person, and he says he wishes he had better news. He leaves, and Sonny comes out. He asks what the doctor said about Lenny’s heart.
Ava asks if Trina’s friend has a name, and Trina says, Victor. Ava says, no last name? and Trina says he hasn’t told her. She barely knows anything about him. Ava says, except that she’s interested, and Trina says, yeah, but he’s a little elusive. They’ve been running into each other, and he has her number; he can call her. Ava says, if he doesn’t, he’s a fool, and Trina asks how Ava is. She heard they got a lead on the stalker guy from his boots. Ava says she’s supposed to feel hopeful, but everything is so bleak right now. Trina asks if Ava wants her to go along to Windymere to keep her company, and Ava says, that’s sweet, but she’s fine. Don’t worry about her. When things settle down, she’ll take Trina shopping to replace the clothes that were ruined. Trina says Ava doesn’t have to do that, but it would be fun to have a girls day out. Ava says they can talk about Victor, and Trina says, if she ever hears from him again. Ava says she thinks Trina will, and Trina tells her, good luck. She’s rooting for Ava and Nikolas to get back together again, and for that creep to be behind bars where he can never hurt anyone else.
Laura tells Nikolas that she’s sorry she brought up Spencer. She thinks she just made it worse. Nikolas says he’s still glad she called; her heart was in the right place. Spencer walks in. He says, father, and Nikolas says, Spencer. Spencer says, he’s home.
Ned asks what Scotty is talking about. All the Quartermaines are represented, either by proxy or their presence here. Scotty says, wrong, Ned, and Michael says Scotty seems to have all the answers. Which family member is missing? Austin walks in, and says, him. But he’s not missing anymore. He’s here now. Brook asks what he’s doing here, and Ned asks if she knows this guy. Michael says he doesn’t know what they’re up to, but this is a family matter. Scotty says, exactly, and Monica asks if Valentin had anything to do with this, but Valentin says, he’s just as curious as they are. Michael says, no offense, but who the hell is Austin. Scotty says, let him introduce them, but Austin says he’ll take care of this himself. Austin says, he’s Michael, right? He’s Austin. Austin Gatlin Holt.
Tomorrow, Ava wonders who has more right to the lodge than she does, Austin says what was rightfully someone else’s is now rightfully his, and Sonny doesn’t know how, but he’ll find a way.
The Haves and The Have Nots
Candance says, what? and Oscar says, we’re all here. She asks, who the hell is we? and Erika appears. She says, me. War appears, and says, and me. Candace’s son appears, and says, me. We flash back to each of their deaths, and Oscar says they’re all here to destroy her. Erika says, we all hate you, bitch, and War says, he gets her first. I’m going to kill you, bitch. Candaces flashes back to everything she did to them or they did to her. She says, what? and Oscar repeats, we’re here to destroy you. Candace flashes back to pushing him out of the window, and Erika says she deserves to die. Candace calls for Benny. Benny tells her, wake up, and asks if she’s all right. What happened? Did she have a bad dream? She says, yeah, and he asks if she’s sure she’s all right. She says she needs to get out of this hotel, and he says he thought she wanted to stay under the radar. She asks where he’s been, and he says, with that girl. She says, the whole time? and he says, yeah. She asks if he talked to Mitch, and he says, no. Did she? She says she tried calling him. Vinnie… Benny says, what’s going be is what’s going to be. Don’t worry. She says, it’s hard not to worry about him, and he asks if she wants to talk to him about her dream; it seemed pretty bad. She says she doesn’t want to talk about it, and gets agitated. He tells her, calm down, and she jumps up and goes into the bathroom.
David’s guard Leo (they finally said his name) gets Wyatt on the ground, and David comes running down the stairs, asking, what the hell is going on? Madison says, Wyatt escaped from the hospital, and Leo says, sorry, sir. Wyatt says he’s not going back to jail, and David says he’s calling Wyatt’s father. Wyatt says Jim will kill him, but David says, he won’t. While David is looking at his phone, Wyatt catches Leo off-guard (no pun intended), but Leo gets Wyatt’s hands behind his back, and cuffs him. David says, it’s nice to see his money working for him. Wyatt calls to Jeffrey, who says he can’t help Wyatt. Madison suggests calling the cops, but David tells him that he said he was calling Wyatt’s father. He’ll handle this. He calls Jim, and says, Wyatt is there at his house. He came to see Jeffrey. He’s high. Jim says, dammit, and David says Jim better come get him. Jim says he’s on his way. Madison asks to look at Leo’s injured hand, and says, it’s turning orange. Leo needs to get some ice on it. Jeffrey says, Leo knows that, and he thinks Leo knows where the kitchen is. Madison says Leo needs to keep an eye on Wyatt, but Jeffrey says Wyatt is fine; his hands are tied. Wyatt says Madison isn’t doing his job, and Madison says he’s not on duty. Madison asks if Jeffrey is jealous, and Wyatt says, what are you two? Jeffrey tells Madison that he’s fine, and Madison says he was just joking. Jeffrey asks if they can just drop this, and Wyatt says they’re making him sick. Madison says Wyatt should be thankful he’s not getting a bucket piss to throw at him, and Wyatt says Madison is supposed to be a nurse. Madison says he’s off duty, and David says Wyatt’s father is on his way.
Veronica pulls into David’s driveway, and Leo tells her that she needs to leave. She says she sees David still has a rent-a-cop, and he asks her to leave again. She says, make me, and he says he will. She says, touch her, and she’ll make sure he pays. Tell the bastard she’s here. He tells her not to step one foot on the property, and she says, then tell him. Leo tells her, stay there, and goes into the house. Veronica and William (another name I finally got) get out of the car, and Veronica says, this gonna be fun, girl. Leo tells David that Veronica is there, and David says, tell her to leave. Leo says, she won’t, and David says, all right; he’ll handle it. He tells Jeffrey, stay here, but Jeffrey says, no. He’s coming. They go outside.
David and Jeffrey go over to where Veronica and William are standing by the car. David says Veronica needs to stop coming there. She says she needs to talk to Jeffrey. She’s glad he’s there. There’s someone she wants him to meet. David tells her, leave now, but she says, no. He says he means it, and she says, Jeffrey, this is your father. David says, what the hell? and William says, sorry. David tells them to get their asses out of here, and Veronica tells Jeffrey, this is his real father. She had to pull him out of a gay bar. That’s probably where Jeffrey got it from. The same DNA. David tells Jeffrey, get in the house, and Veronica says, William and Jeffrey’s other daddy were business partners. Come on, meet your daddy. It’s your daddy, son. She starts to sing, it’s your real daddy; it’s your daddy. Jeffrey asks David what she’s talking about, and David says, she’s crazy. Go back in the house. Veronica says, come on, man. Jeffrey looks just like him. David says she’s sick, and Veronica says she remembers. He said she was a sick bitch. David says, come back one more time, and see what happens. She says, it’s always threats; do something. I’m Veronica, bitch. You can’t kill me. She doesn’t die, but he does… and Erika did. He says Veronica made sure of that, didn’t she? and Veronica says she doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He says, Erika and Maggie Day, she murdered them both. She says again that she doesn’t know what he’s talking about, and he says her day is coming. Leave here now. She says she will, but doesn’t, and says, here, Jeffrey, like Jeffrey is a dog. She opens a manila envelope, and says, see this? taking out a paper. David tells her, don’t come near his son, and she holds the paper out, saying, DNA results. Look at it. She shakes it, and says, this is your father. David says Jeffrey doesn’t want it; leave. She laughs, and says, listen to him. Look at him. He says, now, and she says, okay, but calls to Jeffrey to take the results. She sees Madison, and says, is that girl in there? Hey girl! Madison waves, and she says, how ya’ll doing? She tells Jeffrey that William is still his daddy. It doesn’t matter if he walks away. William says they shouldn’t be doing this, and she says, shut up. If he wants a ride home, shut up and take his raggedly shoes and raggedy-ass self, and get in the car. She criticizes his shirt, and says he and Jeffrey dress alike. She yells to Jeffrey that his daddy works it better than he does. William gets in the car, and she tells him, just because he’s gay, that doesn’t mean he can’t open her car door.
Inside, Jeffrey asks David what that was about, and David says Jeffrey knows how his mother can be. Jeffrey says William looks like him. He knows his mother, and wouldn’t be surprised if she was cheating. David says Jeffrey knows she would do anything, and Jeffrey says, this is a new low. David says Jeffrey is his son, and he’s Jeffrey’s father. He doesn’t want to hear another word. Now sitting in a chair with his hands cuffed behind his back, Wyatt says, who cares? Let him out. David says Wyatt’s father is coming, and Wyatt says, Jim will kill him. David tells him again that Jim won’t kill him, and tells Jeffrey to watch him. He needs to make a phone call. He goes upstairs, and Wyatt says, Jeffrey… but Jeffrey says he doesn’t want hear it. Wyatt says Jeffrey is supposed to be his friend, and he’s just leaving him there? Jeffrey says, he is, and starts to leave. Wyatt asks where he’s going, and Jeffrey says, goodbye. Wyatt asks, what the hell happened to Jeffrey, and Jeffrey says he got over Wyatt. Wyatt asks if that’s how Jeffrey treats a friend, and Jeffrey says, afriend who won’t do right by himself. Wyatt says, get out of here, and Jeffrey tells him, that’s what he always says. Jeffrey and Madison go upstairs, and Wyatt asks Leo to take off the cuffs. Leo says, no chance.
Jeffrey and Madison go into Jeffrey’s bedroom, and Madison asks if Jeffrey is stressed. Jeffrey says, yeah, and Madison rubs his shoulders. He says, two things. Jeffrey doesn’t need to be jealous of Leo. Jeffrey says, he’s cute, and Madison says, yes, he is. Jeffrey says Madison was flirting, but Madison says, no, he wasn’t, and they’re not even in a relationship. They’re just having fun, right? He sits next to Jeffrey, who says, what if he wanted more? Madison says, that should take time, and Jeffrey says he knows, but he likes Madison. Madison says he likes Jeffrey too, and Jeffrey says he wants to see what a normal relationship is. Madison asks what he means, and Jeffrey says, after Justin, he wants to see what a normal relationship is like. Madison says, they have the time, and Jeffrey agrees. Jeffrey reminds Madison that he said two things, and Madison says, Jeffrey’s mother. Jeffrey says, she’s a nutjob, but William does look like him. Madison asks if Jeffrey has ever seen William before, and Jeffrey says, no, but his mother had the DNA results. Madison says, they can be doctored, and asks if it bothers Jeffrey. Jeffrey says, he knows his father is his father, and Madison says he can find out. Go get tested with him. Jeffrey says, it would kill his dad if he asked, and Madison says, don’t ask. Just get his toothbrush, or hairbrush; something. They can tell with that, Jeffrey says, really? He can’t. Madison says David is a supportive, loving man; just go with that. Jeffrey thanks him.
Veronica comes in, and tells Laura that she needs a drink. Laura say she has one right here, and there’s also someone waiting for Veronica. Veronica says, who? and Laura says, Mr. Marco (wow. it’s like winning Bingo), and Veronica asks if Laura got her new dresses. Laura says they’ll be ready tomorrow at 4, and leaves, as Marco comes in. Veronica says, bonjour. Como se vas? He says he’s good, and she says, he looks like he’s been in a fight. Was he that much of an opponent? Marco says, he was okay, and she asks if it’s done. He says, yes. Can he have his money? She says she’ll have it in an hour. She know it would be done this quickly. He says he wants it now, and she says, he’ll have it. He says he doesn’t know what kind of element she’s used to dealing with, but he’s different. He wants his money and wants it now. She says, fine. She’ll go upstairs, and get his money. But instead, she starts rubbing his shoulders, and asks how that feels. He says, like he’s waiting for his money, and I laugh. He tells her to please go get it, and she says, yeah. He gets up, and she asks where he thinks he’s going. He says he’s going with her, but she says, stay right there. He says, hurry, and she says he needs to relax. He’s a little demanding for her taste. He says, sometimes. She walks back to the coffee table, takes her bag, drains her drink, and heads upstairs.
At the Iron Bone, Vinnie sits in a booth with a drink. Mitch comes out, clutching his stomach, and Vinnie asks if he’s all right. Mitch says, yeah, and Vinnie says, good. Mitch says, just let this go, but Vinnie says he can’t do it. He spoke to Sandy, who told him what happened. Mitch says Vinnie doesn’t even like Rianna, but Vinnie says, Sandy seems to like her, and Rose is warming up to her. Mitch says, they’re not even together anymore, and Vinnie says, it don’t matter. He sent Sandy to get Benny, and he’s on his way now. Mitch gets up, saying, he has to talk to Benny, but Vinnie tells him, stay out of this one. Mitch isn’t going to talk to him. Give him the phone. Mitch hands his phone over, and says he let Vinnie beat his ass as punishment. Why won’t he let Mitch try to smooth things out? Vinnie says Mitch knows how Rose is about family, and Mitch says, there’s nothing he can do to stop this? Vinnie says, no, and he’ll get caught in the crossfire. Have a drink. Relax. Sandy’s got this. Mitch says, Sandy is going to take him out? and Vinnie yells for Micky to get Mitch a shot. It will take the edge off. Mitch says he doesn’t want one, when Sandy walks in. Vinnie asks why he’s there, and he says he’s waiting for Sal. Mitch says, to do what? and Sandy says, Uncle Vinnie is in charge, and said he could do it. Vinnie tells Mitch, stop bleeding for this kid, Sandy says Mitch acts like he has a hard-on for Benny. Mitch says, Benny is a good kid, and Vinnie says, he’s a dead kid. He tells Sandy, go do it, and Mitch says Sandy ain’t no murdering bitch. Sandy asks why Mitch is going to bat for Benny’s ass; he’s going to show him. Mitch says Sandy walks around hating Black people, and his girlfriend is Black. Sandy says, that’s different; she’s half Black. Vinnie says Mitch’s friend is so stupid and so dead. Mitch says he can’t do this. Please, man. Vinnie says, he’s pleading for this kid again, and tells Sandy, go do it. Make it bloody as hell. He has a nephew pleading for this kid. Take him out. Sandy leaves.
The guard opens the door to Kathryn’s cell, and puts another inmate in. Kathryn says, excuse me. I’m supposed to be alone. The guard tells her, says who? and Kathryn says, her attorney. The guard asks where Kathryn thinks she is, and Kathryn says she thinks the guard should check with her superiors. The guard says, lady, shut up, but Kathryn says she will not. The new inmate says, looks like she has a roommate, but Kathryn says, it’s a mistake. She’ll have to move. The inmate says, bitch please. Kathryn says, young lady… but the inmate says she’s not in the mood to talk. Kathryn yells for the guard, and the inmate says, stop making that damn noise. Kathryn asks who she thinks she is, and the inmate says, the one who’s going to beat Kathryn’s ass if she doesn’t shut up. Kathryn says she’d like to see her try, and the inmate asks if she’s rich or something. Kathryn says, as a matter-of-fact she is. The inmate says, she was looking for a bottom bitch. She’s going to make Kathryn hers. Kathryn asks what that’s supposed to mean, and the inmate says she’ll see. She’s going to love it. Kathryn says, touch her and she promises the inmate will regret it. The inmate says she’s going to love Kathryn. She’s never had a grandma. Kathryn yells for the guard again, and the guard says, what is it? Kathryn says she’s supposed to be alone. Check her records. She’s Kathryn Cryer. She’ll have the guard’s badge if she doesn’t get this hooligan out. The guard says, sorry, and walks away. Kathryn says, dammit, and the inmate says, so she’s Kathryn Cryer. Kathryn says, that’s her name. The whole town knows her name. The inmate says the whole town will know she got her ass whooped. Doesn’t Kathryn want to know her name? It’s Diamond. Kathryn says, how original.
Hanna comes home to find a young woman with a baby standing in front of her house. She says, cute baby, and asks if she can help the woman. The woman says her name is Tanisha, and asks if Benny is there. Hanna says, no, and she asks if Hanna knows when he’ll be back. Hanna sys, he doesn’t live there anymore, and Tanisha asks if Hanna knows where she can find him. Hanna asks who she is, and she says, a friend. Hann asks how Benny knows her, and she says, it’s a long story. Hanna says she’s got time, and Tanisha asks if she’s Benny’s his mom Hanna. Hanna says, Miss Young, and Tanisha says she’s glad she found Hanna. She needs to talk to Benny. Does she have his phone number? Hanna says she does, and Tanisha asks if she can have it. Hanna says, how about if she calls him for Tanisha. Tanisha says, okay, and Hanna asks if Tanisha wants to tell her what this is about. Tanisha says, it’s just really important that she talk to him, and Hanna makes the call.
Benny tells Candace, here we go. It’s mama; he knows it’s not going to be good. She says, don’t answer, but he says, she’ll be mad. Candace says, she’s already mad. Benny answers, and Hanna says, hold on. She hands the phone to Tanisha, and holds the baby. Benny asks, who is this? and she says, Tanisha. He wonders who Tanisha is, and she says they met a while ago at a club. She’s been trying to find him. He says, for what? and Hanna says, Lord have mercy. Tanisha says she needed to talk to him in person, and he says, about what? Hanna says, is this his baby? and Tanisha says, yeah. Benny says, what? and Hanna says, you have a baby. He looks like Benny. Benny says, hold on. What the hell is she talking about? Tanisha says he has a son, and he says he doesn’t know her. She says, that doesn’t make her feel good. It was only one night, but it happened. He says he’s sorry for what she’s going through, but she’s got the wrong guy. She says, it’s him. She had to find out his last name. Hanna takes the phone, and hands back the baby, She tells Benny to talk to Tanisha right now, and he says he doesn’t know who she is. Hanna says, his penis did. The baby looks just like him. Talk to her right now. She means it. Now. She hangs up ,and invites Tanisha in.
Jim walks into David’s house, and says, what the hell? How did Wyatt get out? Wyatt says, he’s out on bail, but David says, no he isn’t. He broke out of the hospital. Jim laughs, and says, really? He’s actually proud. David says Wyatt stole a bunch of drugs and meds, and Jim asks if that’s true. Where are they? Wyatt says he took them. Just let him out. Jim says, come on, and Wyatt asks where they’re going. Jim says, they’re going home, but Wyatt says he’s going to his loft. Jim says he doesn’t have a loft anymore, and Wyatt says, mom never sold… but Jim says Wyatt is coming with him. Wyatt says he’s not going, and Jim asks, what happened to their conversation at the hospital? Wyatt said he’d go upstate to rehab. They agreed that’s where he was going. Wyatt says he’s not going there, and Jim says, listen you ungrateful little prick. I’m taking your ass to rehab or dragging it to jail.What happened to, I love you, dad; I’m going to rehab. Wyatt tuned into an a-hole just like his damn mother. Wyatt starts to slump, and Jim says, he did the same thing when he didn’t want to eat his peas. Wyatt passes out, and Leo says, he doesn’t have a pulse. He undoes the cuffs, and Jim asks, what’s the matter? Leo and Jim try to get Wyatt to the floor, and fall with him in the process. Madison comes in, and Jeffrey asks, what’s the matter? Madison is already checking out Wyatt, and starts to do chest compression. He says, get an ambulance, and tells Jim, it could be a lot of things. Jim asks if he could be more specific, and Leo calls 9-1-1. Madison tells Jim, back up, and continues to work on Wyatt. Jim wonders, where’s the damn ambulance?
Candace asks Benny what that was all about, and Benny says, some girl says she had his baby. She says she told him to wrap it up, but he says, it makes no sense. He doesn’t remember her. Candace says, all the more reason to use protection, but he says, no; he can’t recall it at all. She asks what mama said, and he tells her, she said, go there and talk to her. She says he needs to find out if he’s a baby daddy, and he says, not funny. He’s not going… Mama said it looks just like him. She says, messing around with random women, and not using protection, he’s got know it was going to happen. He says he’s always been safe, and she asks if he’s been using protection or pulling out. He says she doesn’t know him like that, and she says she’s his sister. She does know him. Go find out. He says, this is crazy, and she tells him, be careful. He says, speaking of that… He calls Mitch, and gets voicemail. He leaves a message to call him back, and tells Candace, he’s not answering. She says, let her try, but she gets voicemail too, and leaves the same message. She tells Benny, relax, but he asks how he can relax right now. She thinks they should leave the hotel. If they’re not there, no one can hurt him.
The phone rings, and it’s Sandy. He says he’s outside. Benny knows who this is. Come outside. Benny asks what the hell Sandy is talking about, and Sandy says Benny heard him. He’s not going nowhere. Benny tells him, do what he’s got to do, and Sandy says he’s waiting on Benny outside. Come now. Sandy hangs up, and Candace asks, who was that? Benny says, it was him, and she asks how he knows Benny is there. He says, Mitch told him, but she says, no way. He woudn’t have. Benny says, Sandy is his brother. He looks out from the side of the curtain, and says, he’s not out there. Dammit! He’s at mama’s. Benny dashes out.
Sandy does a drive-by at Hanna’s house. He riddles the house with bullets, and speeds away.
Next time, Candance goes to the Iron Bone to see Mitch, Veronica says she wouldn’t be Veronica without enemies, Benny suggests he and Sandy handle the problem like men, and Diamond says she’s going to beat Kathryn’s ass. It’s the finale – sniff… Tyler Perry is not holding back. Who will make it out alive?
😴 Nothing To See Here…
It’s been a super long day, so NYC tomorrow, and in the meantime, stay safe, stay venturing out of your comfort zone, and stay not being an ostrich person, always looking down, hoping to find something better on your phone instead of what’s right in front of you.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Violet runs into Charlie’s with a baseball, and tells Anna that her daddy gave it to her. Did she see him play? Anna says she did, and he’s a true hero. Violet asks if they can have a tea party, since Anna has pretty cups, and Anna says, any time she wants, but it might be a little different; Daddy won’t be there. She says she misses Violet, and Violet says she misses Anna too.
At Charlie’s, Michael says, Sam’s final play won the game. Good for her. Dante says it was all his coaching, but Sam says she made the play despite his coaching. Violet tells everyone, shh! Uncle Chase and Aunt Willow are coming. Finn picks her up, and Willow wheels Chase in. Everyone yells, surprise! and Violet confirms, it’s a surprise, in case that was unclear. Everyone applauds, and there are smiles all around.
On the terrace with Bailey/Louise, Valentin tells her, happy 4th of July. This is a family celebration where the firework’s are literal, so she might want to enjoy the quiet while it lasts. Brook comes out, and says she’s already late for Chase’s party, and wants to be there to support him. Valentin is good, right? He’s going to be Bailey’s primary caregiver for a couple hours. Monica comes out, and asks to see Brook for a moment – alone.
Jake asks why Cameron brought him to the park. He wants to go to the pool with Aiden and their friends. Cameron says he thinks they need to talk, and Jake asks, about what? Cameron says, give him a break. He’s trying. He knows Jake is still mad and still hurt about what he did, and what he said to him when he was so sure Jason killed Franco. Jake says Cameron called his dad a killer, and said he was stupid for believing Jason. Cameron said he was sorry, and he said it was okay. Cameron says, obviously, it’s not okay, and he wants to fix it.
Clothes are all over the floor in Britt’s room. Jax wakes up and looks at Britt. She opens her eyes, and he waves and tells her, good morning. She says, what the… and he says, it’s just him. Does she remember Charlie’s Pub last night? They had a few drinks, and she invited him back to her place. She says, things happened, and asks, what time is it? He checks, and says, no way; it’s the afternoon. She says, wow, time flies, and asks if he has anywhere to be. He says, actually, he doesn’t, unless she wants him to go, of course (🍷). She says, you tell me, and asks if it was pity sex. He says, no, not on his part. She’s beautiful. She says, good answer, and kisses him, because no one has bad breath or messed up makeup after a night of drinking and wild sex on a soap.
Carly asks if Josslyn is going to the park to watch the fireworks. Avery is going to a Lila’s Kids event, and she thinks Avery would feel better if Josslyn was close by, just in case she gets insecure. There’s been a lot of upheaval in Avery’s life recently. Josslyn says she was going to meet Cameron and Trina at the docks, but she’ll switch it to the park. Speaking of Trina, Carly will never believe what happened at Trina’s party. Actually before the party. Trina came face-to-face with Ava’s stalker.
On the phone, Trina says she told Portia that she’s over what happened last night. She’s not scared… She’s at the pool. She sees Spencer (another one who now goes by two names), and says she just spotted someone she knows.
Jason comes in, and Carly says, good; he’s here. Josslyn asks what Jason is doing for the 4th, and he says he thinks he’s going to spend it with her mom. Josslyn asks if they’re going somewhere, and Carly says, they’re not sure yet, but they have something to tell her. She and Jason are getting married.
Brook says she’s used to the third degree from Olivia, but what did she do to provoke Monica? Monica says she just wanted to talk without Valentin, and Brook says, okay. What’s the problem? Monica says she heard Maxie was there to see Bailey again, and Britt says, so? Monica says, it can’t be healthy. It breaks her heart knowing what Maxie is going through. Her baby is with a kidnapper, and coming to see Bailey is going to open the wound over and over again. It’s not healthy. Maxie comes in, and says, happy 4th! Look at that sweet, precious little girl. How cute she is in her 4th of July outfit? She looks adorable. And she does. Bailey/Louise is a very cute baby.
Violet tells Chase and Willow, happy 4th of July. Chase thanks her, and says she’s dressed for the celebration, but what is all this? Jordan says, they missed him, and thought it was a good time to celebrate, and tell him that they can’t wait to have him back. Dante can’t believe he’s saying this, but they missed Chase on the field too. He struck out a lot, but sometimes Chase actually hit the ball. Finn tells him to take his time in rehab. The longer they can avoid his pitching, the better. Violet says, just so everyone knows, today is only a party, not the reception. That’s later. Finn says, right. Chase wanted to make it clear that they’re saving the reception for when he’s is back on his feet. Chase says, which will be before they know it. He’s starting physical therapy. Willow convinced him to come there for a bite before visiting his physical therapist, and he totally believed her. Jordan says she told Chase’s new wife to lie, and Chase says, that’s a first. Dante says they have a little something for Chase and his new bride, and holds up Bride and Groom baseball shirts. He says he can’t wait for Chase to be back, so he can strike out again. Jordan suggests Chase and Willow both cheer them on this Thursday when they’re playing Aurora, and Violet says, yay, Uncle Chase and Aunt Willow! Everyone goes, yay!
Spencer says he’d ask if Trina is stalking him, if he wasn’t happy to see her. She says he wishes she was stalking him, and he asks if she hasn’t been on every pier looking for him. She says she was staking out a place to watch the fireworks with her friends, but she just got a text; they’re going to the park instead. He asks how the rest of her party was, and she says, awesome. Thanks for talking her into staying. He says, most people would have called it a night, but Trina tells him, she got some good advice about staying. He asks if she wants to catch some rays with him before meeting her friends, but she says she doesn’t have a swimsuit. He tells her, wear her birthday suit. He will if she will. She says she has a better idea. Why doesn’t she take him to the park… wearing clothes.
Cameron tells Jake that he’s sincerely sorry for insisting Jason killed Franco; he apologizes. Jake says, okay, but why did he? Cameron knows his dad would never hurt him like that. Cameron says he sees that now, but he was so hurt about losing Franco. Somebody told him recently that being angry is easy, but it’s so much harder to be sad, to be hurt. He took the easy way out. He was a jerk to Jason and a lousy big brother to Jake. He’s so sorry, and he’ll continue saying it until Jake believes him.
Josslyn says, Carly and Jason are getting married? That’s… unexpected. Carly says she knows it’s a surprise, but they thought about it carefully, and believe it’s the best choice for them. Josslyn says she only ever thought of them as friends, and Jason says, they are, and definitely couldn’t do this if weren’t best friends. They’ve always counted on each other, and been there for each other, and realized they should make the bond formal and legal by getting married. Josslyn asks if they think they’ll be happy, and Carly says, of course (🍷). What would make them really happy is knowing their family supports them. Josslyn says, of course (🍷) they have her support.
Jake says, Franco was his stepdad too, and he loved Franco. He didn’t deserve to be murdered. Maybe Cameron is right. Being mad at him is a whole lot easier than being sad. Cameron sits next to Jake on a bench, and says, he gets it. As soon as Jake stops being mad at Cameron, he’ll have time to miss Franco. Jake says he does miss Franco, but he also misses his brother. Playing video games with him, playing soccer, and teasing him about girls. Jake starts to cry, and Cameron says he misses those things too and knows it can be really scary to feel sad. How about if they do it together? Cameron puts his arm around Jake, and Jake says, okay.
Josslyn tells Jason, welcome to the family. Except, he’s always been a part of the family. He says he’ll take the welcome anyway, and Josslyn asks if they don’t feel weird about being friends, then husband and wife. Carly says she thinks there’s going to be an adjustment, but they’re good. Josslyn says, clearly, they have it figured out, and the more she thinks about it, the more it makes sense. Who else are they going to marry? Sonny understood their relationship, but she’s not sure other people would. Relationships can be totally awkward, and they’re better off sticking to what they know. Carly says she doesn’t know whether to be proud that Josslyn is happy for them, or concerned that she’s such a cynic when it comes to relationships. She hasn’t even gone to college yet. Josslyn says she’s not a cynic. She just realizes that relationships can get complicated when you don’t want them too, but they’re so lucky. They already know each other, inside and out. She has to get going, and Carly tells her to have fun. She says she will, and congratulates them, adding that she means it. She looks at Jason and says she doesn’t have to call him dad, right? Carly laughs, and Jason says, no. She says she was just making sure. Bye, engaged people. Happy 4th. She leaves, and Carly says, that was weird, but it went kind of well. Are they ready for the next step? Jason looks uncomfortable, and says, there’s something they have to do first.
Jax tells Britt, not that they need any more fireworks, but today is the 4th of July. She says, is it? and he says, picnics, fireworks, barbecues, the red, white, and blue. She laughs, and he asks, what’s funny? She says she was thinking about her first 4th of July in Port Charles; it was a nightmare. She can laugh now, but back then, it was terrible. He asks, what happened? and she says, for starters, she was carrying a baby that wasn’t hers, but that’s not even the main part of the story. Patrick Drake’s daughter Emma had this hyper-realistic doll, and she was holding it. It just started peeing on her, and it caught her so off-guard, she chucked the evil doll off her lap, and it landed on the barbecue grill, and exploded into flames. Every part of that story is true. They laugh.
Chase thanks Finn and Elizabeth for pulling off the surprise party. Being with friends and family is the best medicine. Finn says they hoped he’d feel that way, and Elizabeth says she wants to check on Cameron, and make sure he got his brothers to the park. She leaves, and Chase says, Finn and Elizabeth always seem to be together. What’s going on with them?
Jordan tells Anna, it’s been a while since they had a proper catch-up. She knows Anna has been looking for Maxie’s baby. Anna says she’s been searching for any evidence with Valentin, and Jordan says, Anna and Valentin? Wait a minute.
Valentin texts Anna: Are you still coming?
Britt asks what Maxie is doing there again, and Maxie says she was passing by, and wondered what they were up to with baby’s first 4th of July. Monica asks, what about James and Georgie? and Maxie says, they’re on a picnic with her mom and Mac. She’s going to join them later. She just wanted to see what was up with Brook and Bailey. Brook says, Valentin is a doting father, and every time Olivia comes by, she swoops in for her Bailey time. The Qs have a ton of nannies, so she thinks she’s covered. Monica says she’s going to going leave them to talk, and when she’s gone, Maxie asks why Monica is being weird. Brook says, she’s being weird because of Maxie.
Finn tells Chase, Elizabeth is Violet’s aunt, and she’s been a good friend. When Chase got sick, she kept him from falling apart. Chase says, so there is something there, but Finn says, she’s still mourning the loss of her husband, and he still has issues because of Anna. Willow comes back, and Finn says, it’s really nice what she and Chase have, a good old fashioned, uncomplicated relationship. Chase says he couldn’t agree more, and Willow says she’ll go get them something to drink. Anna comes by, and asks if she can have Finn’s brother for a second. Finn says, of course (🍷), and gets up, saying, he kept the seat warm. She says, thanks, and sits. She says she wants to congratulate Chase on the wedding, and he says, thanks; he’s never been happier. She says, he deserves it.
Elizabeth tells Finn, Chase is right. Friends and family are really the best medicine. Finn says he’s almost happy himself. Then he remembers Peter is still in the freezer. She says she needs a drink. Does he want anything? He says, a drink sounds good, but no thank you.
Trina says Victor/Spencer will like her friends. They’re all going to college together in the fall. It was a whole drama. One was going to a California school, the other got waitlisted for Southern Coastal, but in the end, they all decided to go to PCU, which shows excellent taste, since she’s going too. Come on. She’ll introduce him to Cameron and Josslyn.
Josslyn sees Cameron and Jake, and asks if Jake is joining them, but he says, no way. He doesn’t want to be a third wheel. He’s meeting Aiden at the pool. He leaves, and Cameron says he doesn’t know where Jake got the third wheel idea. She says, it’s no big deal. Besides, she has exciting news. She’s glad he did his apology tour and all is forgiven, because her mom and Jason are getting married.
Jason tells Carly that he doesn’t want to lie, but something so simple like telling people they’re getting married, is… They both say, it’s complicated, together. He says, but what he told Josslyn was true. He couldn’t do this if Carly wasn’t his best friend. She says she feels the same way, and he takes a ring box out of his pocket. He tells her that he got her this.
Brook says, Monica has a point; Maxie shouldn’t be there, and she doesn’t need to be. Brook maneuvered her way into a job at Maxie’s office so she could see her daughter at daycare without anyone suspecting. Isn’t that enough? Maxie says, it was an ingenious plan, and she’s grateful, but it’s a holiday weekend and she’s here. Let her spend time with her daughter.
Valentin flashes back to being with Anna in Austin’s cabin, and Anna saying she couldn’t have gotten through the last few months without him. He tells her, nor him without her. He sort of smiles.
Willow asks how Michael’s 4th of July is going, and he says he thinks he’s looking at the calm before the storm. She says, it sounds ominous, but he says, it’s good news. He was shocked when he first heard, but then he thought about it and it made perfect sense. He’s happy for them. She says, who? and he says, his mom and Jason are getting married. Elizabeth and Sam are sitting at the bar, and overhear. Willow asks if she heard that right; his mom and Jason? He says, after them being best friends his whole life, they decided to get married. They had a discussion about it, and he believes they know exactly what they’re doing, and they’re fully committed. Sam drains her drink, and jets. Elizabeth follows her.
Carly looks at the ring, and says, it’s beautiful. She hands it to him, he sighs, and puts it on her finger. Bleh.
Jax says, Britt barbecued a doll in front of the girl who owned it. That’s horrible. She says, it’s funny now, but back then, it was a nightmare. Jax suggests they make some better 4th of July memories. Would she care to join him on the terrace deck to watch the fireworks?
On the phone, Carly thanks Olivia for letting her know, and Jason asks what Olivia wanted. She says, Vincent Novak is at the MetroCourt, and he says, maybe they want to make peace. She asks if he really thinks so, and he says, Brick’s team is efficient. The Novaks lost a lot; they lost their offices, and they lost trucks. She says, in that case, it looks like they watch the fireworks from the MetroCourt, and holds up her hand with the ring.
Trina asks if Victor/Spencer is coming, but he says maybe he’s not ready to meet her friends. She says, all of a sudden he’s shy? and he says, just thirsty. He’s going to grab some bottled waters, and he’ll catch up with her.
Cameron says, so Josslyn’s mom is marrying Jason. Is she excited about that? She says, yeah. They’ve been friends for, like, ever. Like she told them, who else would they marry? He says they have to talk about her and him, the graduation party, and how she kissed him. Trina joins them, and says they’ll never believe it. She ran into that guy again, Victor, the one who convinced her to go back to the party after she was drenched in fake blood. Josslyn says, he must be some guy, and Trina says, he’s cute. Not that she’d ever tell him that. She moves on, and Josslyn tells Cameron, she guesses their talk will have to wait.
Anna asks why she’s meeting Valentin on the Quartermaine terrace, and he says, it’s 4th of July, and she’s British. She doesn’t have to be bitter and alone. She says he’s funny, and asks if his lovely little daughter is around. He says, she’s inside with her mother, which is good because she’s a little young for what he has in mind. She says, which is? and he says, Anna likes plenty of fire, right? She says, always, and he says, he has sparklers. He shows them to her.
Maxie says she’s missed Louise, and Brook says, Peter is still out there. What if he’s following her, watching her going to her non-friend’s house? He’s psycho, but not stupid. He’s going to put two and two together. Maxie says, she knows that, and after today, she’ll stay away. Brook asks, isn’t she the one who said she’d protect her baby at all costs? She can’t even keep her distance on a long weekend. What happened to her? Maxie says, Louise is her daughter; her flesh and blood. She knows better, but she can’t help herself.
At the pier, Sam says Elizabeth doesn’t have to babysit her, but Elizabeth says, babysitters don’t bring vodka, and takes out a bottle. Sam says, they both heard Michael say it; Jason is marrying Carly. If Elizabeth is afraid of leaving her alone, she can call one of Sam’s sisters. Elizabeth asks if she’s not the perfect person to vent to. She loved Jason too, and knows what it’s like to come in second place to Carly. Sam says, they didn’t even try to hide it. Carly always came first; she wouldn’t have it any other way. Elizabeth suggests they start with the shots, and pours them into plastic cups. She says, so Jason and Carly are getting married. She guesses it was inevitable, but doesn’t Sam think it’s a little soon? Sam says she doesn’t know. For as long as she and Jason were together, there was always Carly. There was Sonny too. Jason being Sonny’s best friend, business partner, and right hand man. Then Carly just took him, all for herself. Elizabeth says, that’s why doing shots won’t be enough, and Sam asks what she’s talking about.
Josslyn asks where Trina’s new friend is, and Trina says, he should have been there by now.Maybe he decided not to come, and Cameron says, if he’s already playing games, Trina might want to drop him, but she says, he’s just being a guy. If he comes, tell him that she couldn’t wait. Josslyn says, she’s leaving? and Trina says, it’s good not to be too available, besides, her mom keeps texting her. She’s still nervous about last night, so Trina is going to watch the fireworks with her. She says she’ll see them later, and leaves. Cameron says that gives them time to figure out what happened, but Josslyn asks, what is there to figure out? Dev forged her journal entry, and she never wrote that he was a bad kisser, because that’s not what she thinks. He says, there’s a lot more to it than just that.
Sam lugs a tote bag onto the pier, and asks Elizabeth, what now? Elizabeth says, now, they have another drink, and hands Sam a cup. Sam says, excellent, and they clink plastic cups. They drink another shot, and Sam asks what they’re doing. Elizabeth says, back in Colorado, her closest friend Terry, Dr. Randal, didn’t really date, but was the best shoulder to cry on. Whenever a crush moved on to someone else, Terry had this idea that you couldn’t really move on until you cleansed the person from your system. Elizabeth lights a rolled up newspaper, and throws it in a trash can, starting a fire. She asks Sam, what’s in the bag? and Sam takes out her leather jacket, saying, Jason gave it to her years ago. She reaches into a pocket, and takes out two concert tickets. She says, Springsteen tickets. They never used them. Elizabeth says, into the fire, and Sam tosses them in. Elizabeth says, now the jacket, but Sam says, no. Elizabeth says, yes, and Sam kisses it, and throws it in. Elizabeth asks, what else? and Sam pulls out a wooden box. She says, dominos. Don’t ask her why she and Jason loved the game. She doesn’t know, but they did. She adds it to the fire, but says, it’s not burning. Who knew dominos wouldn’t burn? She thinks she has something that will help, and takes a bottle of tequila out of the bag. She takes a drink, and throws the bottle in. She says, it was a memory, but not anymore.
Dante tells Finn that he’s going to find Sam and Elizabeth. He leaves Charlie’s, and Finn picks up Violet. She says, Uncle Chase and Aunt Willow want to take her to see the fireworks. Chase says, GH is letting the patients and the staff watch from the roof, and Willow says they promise to get Violet home afterward. Violet asks if she can go, and Finn says, two hours tops. He tells Chase, don’t over-do it, and Willow says she’ll make sure of that. Finn thanks her for everything, and tells Violet to stay with Uncle Chase. Dante comes back, and says he can’t find them anywhere. His phone rings, and he says, are they? He’ll be right there. That was a friend from the fire department. Apparently, Sam and Elizabeth are on the pier. Finn says, let’s go, and they leave.
Valentin hands Anna a sparkler, and says he got these for Charlotte, but she decided to go horseback riding. Apparently, her tastes are more sophisticated than run of the mill sparklers. Anna wonders where Charlotte got her extravagant taste from, and he says, guilty as charged. She says she happens to like sparklers. Light her up. He lights one for her and one for him.
Carly and Jason are in the MetroCourt elevator, and Jason asks if she’s ready. She says, let’s do it, and takes his hand. They walk in, and Vincent Novak gets up. He says he heard about the unfortunate misunderstanding with his nephew, and Jason says he’s surprised Joey didn’t know any better. Vincent says, he can be a hothead. He’s spoken to Joey, and hopes their families can continue to co-exist in peace. Jason says, that’s their goal too. If he and Carly had known Vincent was going to be there, they would have invited him to celebrate with them. Vincent says, celebrate what? and Carly says, Jason asked her to marry him, and she said yes. She shows him the ring.
In the park on the phone, Trina says she’s on her way home… No, she wants to be with Portia. They can look at the pictures from her party. She leaves, and Spencer comes out from the trees.
Josslyn tells Cameron, Dev did a messed up thing. What else is there to say? He says, but if Dev hadn’t made him think Josslyn wasn’t into him, what would have happened? Would they have been together after they kissed at the dance? Would they be together now?
Maxie tells Brook, just a few more minutes, and she’ll leave. Britt says she knows Chase’s party is breaking up by now. She has to change, and she’ll give Maxie one or two minutes alone with Louise/Bailey. She’ll be upstairs, so hopefully, it won’t look too suspicious. Maxie thanks Brook, and Brook leaves. Maxie tells Louise that she’s missed her so much. She has no idea. Or maybe she does. Maxie loves her with all her heart. Monica walks in, and does not look thrilled.
Anna says, ow! and drops her sparkler. Valentin asks if she’s all right, and she says, it’s just a spark flew. He says, let him see, and he takes her hand. He says, it’s just a little burn, and kisses it. Then he kisses her. I’m in. it’s about damn time.
Chase thanks everyone for coming. The next time the party is going to be… Violet says, a wedding reception, and he says, that’s right. A big old fancy wedding reception. He and Willow will do a first dance and everything. Violet says she can’t wait, and Michael and Willow look at each other.
A fireman sprays the trashcan with a fire extinguisher, and Dante says he’s from the PCPD. He shows the fireman his badge, and says they got a call that there were two women out there. The fireman says, right through that door with his partner, and Sam and Elizabeth come out with another fireman. Dante says, they’ve got this, and thanks the firemen. Dante asks if Sam and Elizabeth are okay, and Elizabeth says, they’re fine. The fire’s out. She and Sam sit, and Dante asks if they started the fire. Sam says, come on. Join them in the celebration. It’s the 4th of July. She takes a slug from the vodka bottle, and says, she just declared her independence.
Jax and Britt get in the elevator at the MetroCourt, and he tells her that she looks beautiful. She says he cleans up pretty nicely himself, and he says he’ll make sure there are no grills around, and the only doll on fire is her. She says, cornball, and he says, wait until he starts with the dad jokes. She tells him that she didn’t say corny was bad.
Carly says, sorry Jason has to stick around. She’s sure he’d much rather be at the bridge. He says, wouldn’t she? and she says, the view of the fireworks is much better from there. She used resent the bridge. She hated it because it was a Robin thing. It felt hands off to her. He says he took her there himself, but she says, it’s a girl thing. They should go back to the bridge. He says, okay; whatever she wants. Britt and Jax come in, and Britt and Jason lock eyes.
Tomorrow, Jason tells Britt that she still means something to him, Nina has something to tell Obrecht, Monica says they have a big problem, and Phyllis encourages Sonny to visit Nina.
The Haves and The Have Nots
Benny knocks on Rianna’s door, and she opens it. He asks if he can come in, and she says she shouldn’t do this. He says he drove all this way for her, and she lets him in. She says he wasn’t followed, was he? and he asks if she’s scared of that dude. She says he won’t leave her alone. She’d move away, but her mom is in a home there, and needs her. He asks, why? and she says her mom has had cerebral palsy her whole life. It got to be too much. He says, sorry, and she says, it’s okay. She can afford it most times. He says, most times? and she wonders why she’s telling him this… She’s drunk. He asks if he can have some, and she says she’ll get him a glass. She comes back with red wine, and he thanks her. She asks if he’s excited about his new house, and he says, come here. He tells her that she needs to be held, but she says she’s fine. He says, come on, and she says she’s not sleeping with him. He says he won’t bite, and she sits next to him, putting her head on his shoulder. He says going to be okay. He promises she will. She asks how he’s so sure, and he says he has a sixth sense about these things. She thanks him for defending her, but he says he was only doing what any man would do. She says, no. He made her feel so safe. She wants to thank him. She kisses him, and he asks what she’s doing. She tells him, shut up, and kisses him again. He says he ain’t going to be responsible. He told her that he’s not letting her take advantage of his body. They kiss some more, and she pushes him back. He takes off his jacket, and she unbuckles his belt, then kisses down his chest, and… well, you know.
David asks the guard, who just left? and the guard says it was a guest of David’s son. He said his name was Tanner. David tells him to run the plates, but he says he already did. The guy’s full name is Leonard Tanner Lewis. David asks how he knows Jeffrey, but the guard doesn’t know. David tells him to find out all he can. Jeffrey comes downstairs, and says David doesn’t have to do that. David asks Jeffrey to tell him who nobody is, and Jeffrey says, he’s Justin’s brother. David says, the boy who set himself on fire? What did he want? Jeffrey says Tanner wanted him to come to the funeral. David asks, why? and Jeffrey says, Tanner told him that Justin cared for him. David asks if Jeffrey plans on attending, but Jeffrey says, no. David says, good. He doesn’t think it would be appropriate, and Jeffrey says, there’s something about Tanner that he doesn’t trust. David says, then he shouldn’t. You never know what people’s motives really are. David goes upstairs.
Jim pulls into David’s driveway, and the guard asks if he can help him. Jim says he’s going in to see David, and the guard asks if David knows him. Jim says he does, and asks if he isn’t the sorry-ass security guard Jim fired. He let Jim’s son escape. The guard asks if he can help Jim, but Jim says, no. He’s going in to see David. The guard says he has to be announced, but Jim says he doesn’t think so. The guard puts his hand against Jim’s chest, and says he’ll put Jim on the ground if he doesn’t wait. Jim tells the guard to take his hand off. He’d like to see the guard try. The guard tells him, move toward the door, and he will. Jim laughs, and says, okay, announce him.
The guard tells David that Jim is there to see him, and David says, okay. Jim comes in, and says he sees David hired the sorry-ass security company he fired. David says, they’re doing okay so far. What brings Jim there? Jim says he’s in a bind. He needs $100K. That crazy-ass bitch wife of David’s is representing Celine. Judge Modine will put his ass in jail if he doesn’t give Celine $50K in 24 hours. David says, Jim doesn’t have $50K? Jim says he doesn’t have 50 cents. These women… David says he knows, and Jim says, that damn Hanna. David wonders if she said no, but Jim says he’d rather shoot himself than ask Hanna for money. David says he’ll loan Jim the money, and Jim says he appreciates it. These damn women… David says, they’ve lost their minds. He’s surprised Jim is paying Celine, but Jim says he has no time to be in jail, and Modine is just the bastard who will send him there. David says, speaking of wild women, Mama Rose… Jim says he talked to her? but David says, no, she retired. Apparently, she has health problems and moved to Florida. Jim asks, when? and David says, a month ago. Jim says that means he can go after Candace, but David says, not necessarily. Vinnie is running things. Jim says, he’s vicious, and David says, he can be. Jim asks what David suggests, and David says, pay him. Jim says, for what? and David says, Candace. Have Vinnie get rid of her. Jim says, good idea. What does David think it would cost? David asks what it’s worth to get rid of her, and Jim says she took $8 million from him. David says, give Vinnie $100K, and Jim asks if David can make it $200K. David says Jim will probably need it, and Jim thanks him. David says he’ll have his lawyer write it up, but Jim says, no lawyers involved. He doesn’t trust lawyers. He was a lawyer. Some of his best friends are lawyers. He leaves, and David gets on the phone.
Hanna walks in the door to Kathryn’s house, when Kathryn calls. Hanna says she’s on her way out, but Kathryn says, on second thought, let Jim go over there. Hanna says, but Kathryn’s boyfriend… and Kathryn says, he’s not her boyfriend. He should be gone by now, and if he’s not, Jim can kick his ass out. Hanna says, the two of them are something, and asks what Kathryn wants her to do. Kathryn says, call Jim on a three-way. She knows Hanna doesn’t want to, and Hanna says Kathryn has no idea how much that man makes her blood boil. Hanna makes the call, and when Jim answers, Kathryn says, Wyatt is at the loft. Jim says, the one she was supposed to have sold? and Kathryn says, he’s there. Jim says, he’s in the hospital, but she tells him, go over there and see what’s going on. He asks how she knows this from jail, and she says, just go. He asks again, and she says she heard Wyatt on the phone. He asks why she was calling there. Who’s living there? She says, no one, and he asks if it’s that damn Hanna. What’s going on with them? Are they having a fling or something? She tells him, just go, but he says he’s not going until she tells him, and has her girlfriend release some money. She says, if he doesn’t go, and Wyatt harms himself, she’ll know it’s him. He says, bye, and she asks if he hung up. Hanna says, he did, and she asks Hanna to go over there. Hanna says, okay, and Kathryn thanks her, and says she’ll try to call in an hour. She’s sorry. Hanna says, it’s okay, and Kathryn says, Hanna has the power and the money.
There’s no afterglow for Rianna, who looks miserable. Benny asks why she’s crying, and she says, sorry. He says, for what? and she says she thinks he should go. She didn’t want to do this. Who knew she was this vulnerable? He says she needed to take her mind off it. How did he do? She says he’s so lame, and he apologizes. She tells him that his credit sucks, and he says, damn. Why is she bringing it up now? She says he needs to work on it, but he says she didn’t have him there for no credit. Is she nervous or something? She says, maybe a little. She shouldn’t have done that. She needs to ask… He says he’s healthy, and she asks if he’s sure. He says, is she? and she says she has nothing. He says, it’s good then, but she’s still nervous. Why don’t they have a snack? She says she can make him a sandwich, and he says, that’s it? She can’t cook? She says, can he? and he says, hell yeah. What’s she got? She suggests he put on clothes first, and he says, how about this? lifting the sheet. She says, it’s sexy, and tells him she’s going to get dressed, but he says if he’s cooking nekked, she is too. She asks him to tell her about himself. Is he a whore? How many women has he slept with? He says he’s not answering that. How many men has she slept with? She says, two, and he says she means he’s two? He laughs, and says, get out with that bullsh*t, but she promises it’s true. He asks how she hooked up with Sandy. She must know he hates Black people. Sandy told Benny straight up that he doesn’t like him. She says Sandy loves her too much. He’s going to come after Benny hard. He says he’ll handle it, and she says, how? He says he’d like a burger, but she says, it’s too late for a burger. (Who made up that rule?) He says, it’s what he wants, and he needs to get ready for round two. She says they’re not doing it again, and he wonders if it’s like she wasn’t doing it the first time. They already did it once, and if they do it twice in the same night, it don’t count. She says, he’s the worst, and he tells her, don’t look at his butt. He gets up, but he’s wearing underwear.
Rocky is at the loft, and says Kathryn wants Roderick out, but Roderick says he told Rocky, he’s not leaving. Rocky says he doesn’t want to do that. Go to his own place. Roderick says he doesn’t want to go to that dump; he’s staying there. He looked online, and he can claim squatter’s rights. (Um… isn’t he in the country illegally? Weren’t the Feds looking to question him?) He says Kathryn can’t kick him out. He can sue her for more than the place is worth. Rocky says he doesn’t want to do that. He sounds like a junkie, and he’s asking for big trouble. Roderick says, the hell with them, and asks Rocky to stay and have a drink, but Rocky says he’s not going to be there when they come knocking. Roderick says, no one is knocking, when there’s a knock at the door. Rocky says someone is knocking at the door, and he’s leaving though it. He walks out, and Hanna comes in. Roderick asks what she wants, and she says he’s not supposed to be there. He says he’s not leaving, and Jim walks in. Jim says he’s looking for Wyatt, and Roderick asks how Jim is. Jim wonders what the hell is going on, and Hanna says he was telling her that he’s not leaving. Jim asks, where’s Wyatt? and Hanna says she’s leaving, and goes. Roderick says he doesn’t know; Wyatt isn’t there. Jim asks what Roderick is doing there, and Roderick says he was just cleaning the place. Jim asks where his son is, and Roderick says he doesn’t know. Jim asks his name, and Roderick tells him. Jim says, if he’s there cleaning, what’s up with his luggage? Roderick stammers, and Jim mimics him, and says, get out. Roderick jets, and Jim looks at the drugs on the table, and says, dammit, Kathryn.
Candace answers the phone, what? and Landon asks if she’s seen the news. She says, what news? and he says, it’s on all the news stations and in the paper. He’s been sending her clips. She says she hasn’t watched them, and he says, because she has Jim’s money. She’s not going to touch it. She says she won’t. How does he know? He says he knows where she is right now. She needs to let him advise her on the money. She says, no, and he says, then they’ll take it. She says, who? and he says, the IRS. She has to put it in a business account, and shelter it. She says she already did; she’s two steps ahead of him. What does he want? He says he’s asking her to come to DC. She says, get the hell out, and he says, he just wants her to do one interview. The whole world will change its perception. She says, no, and he says, Charles (using the he/him thing) doesn’t do well without her. She says Charles should have thought of that before he kicked her out, and put her in the back of a car. He asks if they can’t let that go. They get it. Their people screwed up. What’s her plan? She says she’s going to call the guy who made Landon piss himself, and Landon says, he kind of liked Mitch afterward. He says he’ll call again, but she says, just listen. She’s not doing an interview, and she’s leaving the hotel. He says they’ll just find her in the next one. She says, okay, fine. She’ll go tell her side. He asks why she’s doing this; he’s trying to help. She says he’s helping Charles, and Landon says, and himself. She says she’s not going to be a pawn, and he says they’ve gone over this. She’s still a stupid hood chick. She says, say that again, and he says, it’s politics. He knows she’s enjoying this. Candace says she’s not enjoying it, but he says, tell that to someone who doesn’t know her. She’ll have them eating out of the palm of her hand. He tells her, at least change hotels; that one looks low rent. She says it was good enough for him to come by, and he says he’s done some of his best work in those places. She hangs up.
Charles comes out, and Landon asks if he’s all packed, then answers his own question. Of course he is; they’re going to the White House. It’s exciting. It’s amazing to think how far they’ve come. Charles says he almost can’t believe it, when Conley joins them. He says he came to see Charles off, and asks if Landon can give them a moment. Landon leaves, and Conley asks if Charles is good.
Landon goes back to his office, and Oliver asks if Conley is there. Landon says, he’s been here a lot… Okay, what? Oliver says, nothing, and Landon asks if Oliver knows what he hates about him. Oliver says, everything? and Landon says, his smug attitude. Little bitch. He was thisclose to firing Oliver. Oliver says, sorry, and Landon says, the only reason he’s keeping Oliver is that he has potential. When he becomes a detriment, he’s going. Now what the hell did Oliver want to tell him about Conley? Oliver says, Conley’s got an angle, and Landon says, he knows. Oliver asks, what is it? but Landon says, that, he doesn’t know. He tells Oliver not to come back unless he has actual information. Landon does know Conley’s angle, but don’t come back unless Oliver has proof. Oliver asks what it is, but Landon says he’s not going to tell him.
Conley tells Charles that he’s headed for the White House. He’s so proud. Charles thanks him, and asks if Conley is okay. Conley says he did want to know if Charles spent any more time considering Devoir. It’s Charles’s decision, but did Charles look at his proposal? Charles says he didn’t, and Conley encourages him to look at Devoir’s resumé. He thinks Devoir would be great for the state of Virginia. Charles says he thought they already talked about this, but Conley says he wanted to make sure Devoir got a fair shake. Charles asks, what is it? Why is Conley pushing this guy so hard? Is there something else? Conley says, no, and Charles hopes Conley won’t mind if he asks him to stop pushing so hard. Conley asks if there’s anything he can help with, but Charles says, everything is done. Conley says, of course. Charles is the President of the United States. Everything is moved for him. Charles says, it’s obvious Conley has an agenda, and Conley says, how about them Mets? he’s heading home. They need him at the farm. he didn’t mean to push. He should know better. Charles tells him, it’s okay, and Conley leaves. Landon asks if Charles is all set, and Charles says he is. Landon says, sir… Charles says he knows when Landon addresses him like that, it’s something bad. Landon says, it’s not bad, but it’s about Devoir, and Conley’s request that he be made head of the EPA. Has Charles ever been to the farm? Charles says, a lot of times, and Landon says he looked at the pipeline being proposed. It’s going to run through protected land, and across Conley’s farm. He stands to make a lot of money. Landon thinks that’s why Conley is pushing so hard. Charles says he knew it had to be something, and Landon says he’s afraid so. Charles asks if Landon knows what it feels like to be used at every hand, and Landon says, sorry, but Charles says he bought it. He thinks he should be used to it, and Landon says, the higher you go… Charles says he didn’t expect it from Conley, and Landon says, onward? Charles says, onward. Landon says, going to the White House, Mr. President? and Charles says, yes, please. They shake hands, and Landon says, let’s do it. Landon’s phone rings, and Charles asks who it is. Landon says, Candace.
Charles says, let him answer, and Landon asks if he’s sure. Charles says, give him the phone, and says, hello? Candance says, Landon… but Charles says, no, it’s him. She asks how he is, and he says he should be asking her. She says she’s okay. She wanted to talk to Landon. Charles says she got him, but she says she’s not ready to talk to him. He says he’s not ready to talk to her either, and she asks why he’s on the phone. He says, the same reason she was calling. She says, why is that exactly? and he says she misses him like he misses her. She says, the last time he saw her, she was in the trunk of a car. He says he’s so sorry. He misses her, and would love to see her. She says she doesn’t think that’s going to happen. She’s not going to walk through that door, or sneak in and out. He says he doesn’t want her to, and she says he wants her to walk in the front door of the White House? He tells her, come to Pennsylvania Avenue, and she says he doesn’t mean a damn thing he’s saying, but he says he does. He’s President Elect. What the hell are they going to do to him? She says, it was a big deal before, but he says, not anymore. She’s a bigger deal. Come see him. She says she’ll think about it, and he says, they’ve got nothing but time. She says, at least seven months, and he says, what? She says she’s pregnant. She waits, and says, it’s quiet. He says, how many… and she says, it’s his. He’s the only man she had unprotected sex with. He tells her, okay, and she asks if that’s all he has to say. He says they should meet soon. Can he call when he gets to DC? She says, yeah, and he says, they’ll talk soon.
Charles hands the phone back to Landon, who says, may he ask what she said. Charles tells him, she said she’s pregnant. Landon says, from him? and Charles says, that’s what she said. Let’s go to DC. Not a word to anyone. Landon says, no, sir, and leaves. Charles wonders WTF to do.
The guard tells Jeffrey that Madison is there, and Jeffrey says, let him in. Madison walks in, and Jeffrey says he thought Madison was working. Madison says, they let him go home, and Jeffrey asks, why? Madison says he got piss thrown on him, and Jeffrey says, what? Sorry. Did he shower? Madison says, of course, and Jeffrey says he’s kidding. Madison says, and then he got choked out. Jeffrey says, by who? and Madison says, Wyatt Cryer. He escaped from the hospital in Madison’s scrubs, while Madison got left on the floor. Jeffrey asks where the hell Wyatt is, and Madison says, the police are looking everywhere for him. He stole powerful drugs that could kill him. Jeffrey thinks he should tell his dad, and runs upstairs. The door opens, and the guard tells Madison that a friend of Jeffrey’s is there. Madison asks, who? and the guard says, Wyatt Cryer.
Madison says, the guard is security, right? Wyatt is a prisoner who escaped from the hospital. Bring him in, and detain him. The guard says, okay, and lets Wyatt in. Wyatt seems really jazzed, and asks where Jeffrey is. Madison says, upstairs, and asks if Wyatt is high. What did he take? Wyatt asks where Jeffrey is again, when Jeffrey comes downstairs, and says he’s calling the cops. Wyatt says he’s leaving, but the guard blocks him, and says he’s not leaving. Wyatt does a slow clap, and the guard says he’s not going anywhere. Wyatt tries throwing a punch, but the guard flips him to the ground, and gets Wyatt’s hands behind his back.
Candace is in bed when there’s a knock at the door. She asks who it is, and a male voice says, me. She asks who me is, and he says he’ll break the door down if she doesn’t let him in. She says, do that, and she’ll blow his brains out. He says, they both know she doesn’t have a gun, and she says, try it and find out. The door opens, and it’s Oscar. She says, what the hell? How is he there? He asks what she means. How she pushed him out of a window? She thought it would kill him. She says she knows she did, but he says, she thought she did. She says she saw him fall from the 30th floor. He says, nothing she ever does will work. Don’t worry. He’s not going to kill her. She asks why he’s there, and he says, we’re all here. She asks, who’s we?, and he says they’re all here to destroy her.
Is this going to be some kind of riff on A Christmas Carol?
Next time, Veronica says, she’s Veronica, bitch, you can’t kill her; Jim says he’s taking Wyatt’s ass to rehab or dragging it to jail; Kathryn gets a new cellmate; and David says Veronica’s end is coming.
🤹♀️ To Be Continued… Tune in tomorrow for soap and double the Housewives. Until then, stay safe, stay looking for the silver lining, and stay knowing that relationships can get complicated when you don’t want them to, but not being a cynic
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Elizabeth knocks on Finn’s office door, and says she has the lab results he wanted. He thanks her, going back to his desk, and she says, don’t. He cured Chase, and Chase’s health is getting better by the day. With physical therapy, he should be able to walk again, especially with Willow by his side. Finn should be happy for that. Don’t dwell on Peter. The world is a better place without him. Finn says Peter’s body is still in the subbasement, and it’s only a matter of time before the police find it. She tells him that Anna already almost figured it out.
Valentin and Anna run into Austin’s cabin, as rain pours down outside. She says she hopes there’s a hot shower. She thinks the rain will destroy any possibility, and Valentin says, of finding the baby? Maybe they should go home. She asks if he’s saying he’s giving up. Does he think Maxie’s baby is gone for good?
Maxie says, Sasha is pregnant. She didn’t realize. They haven’t talked, and their paths haven’t crossed. She congratulates Sasha, and they hug.
Brook walks into the MetroCourt, and asks Michael if he has a second. He says, not really, but she says he’s been hard to catch at the mansion, and she’d like some one-on-one time to talk about him and Willow. When are they getting back together? He says, Chase has had another setback; he can’t walk. She says, oh my God. Hasn’t Chase suffered enough? She hopes it’s not permanent, and he says, Finn doesn’t know; no one does. Willow can’t tell Chase that they’re together while he’s going through this. Brook says, they can’t be together for a long time, when Josslyn joins them. She asks what’s going on between Michael and Willow?
Scotty sees Obrecht, and pats the stool next to him, pulling it out for her. She sits, and he says, guess what? He landed a client with deep pockets. What say they fly first class from there to Honolulu? She says, it sounds lovely. Britt walks in, but waits by the entrance, and Obrecht says, perhaps a vacation with him will help her forget the sorrow in her head. He asks, what is it?Maxie’s baby? Franco? What’s making her so sad?
Carly gives Jason a beer, and says she just keeps thinking about what Ava said. How it’s theater; a performance demonstrating a binding contract. Jason says, Ava doesn’t know their situation, and Carly asks if he sees where she’s going. Is she wrong? He shakes his head, and says, no. She’s not wrong.
Josslyn asks if Michael and Willow are together together, and Brook says she has an important meeting, and she’s late per usual. Good luck. She leaves, and Michael says he got him and Josslyn a table. They walk over, and he tells her, have a seat. She sits, and says, not so fast. Mom told her that Michael and Sasha broke up. Is that the reason why? Michael says, no, and she says, from what Brooke said, it sounded like he and Willow wanted to be together, but can’t. Is she getting warm?
Sasha says she’s so sorry about Maxie’s baby, and Lucy says, that’s why she didn’t want Maxie to be part of the meeting. Maxie asks if Lucy thinks she can’t be happy for Sasha, and Nina says, congratulations. She didn’t realize. Is Sasha in a relationship? Sasha says, it’s complicated, and she’s sorry. This isn’t the way she wanted either of them to find out. Nina says, don’t be silly, and don’t feel bad at all. Celebrate the life she’s carrying. Nina and Sasha hug, and Sasha thanks her, especially after Sasha lied. Nina says she’s not thinking about the past; she’s tired of the past. Brook flies in, saying, sorry she’s late. Is it her imagination or… She sees Maxie and stops.
Anna suggests she and Valentin look at what they know. The nurse sent a PIN, and hands off the baby to someone before she falls. Peter vanishes without a trace, and the nurse conveniently falls to her death in an abandoned mine shaft. It’s vintage Peter. If Peter has the baby, he’s going to make certain he’s not found again. Valentin says, Peter’s not infallible, like Faison wasn’t infallible. They’re going to find Maxie’s daughter. Anna asks why he’s doing this. Why is he there when he could be warm and dry with Charlotte and her baby sister? Valentin says he won’t rest until they find Maxie’s daughter.
Finn asks if Anna was checking the subbasement, but Elizabeth says, Anna was on the roof, and found the elevator. She thought that might be how Peter got away, but she convinced Anna that wasn’t possible. Anna figured out that Peter was going to take a helicopter, and now she’s determined to find out the identity of the pilot. Finn says, that’s not going to help, but Anna won’t stop digging until she finds out. Sorry. She says he has nothing to apologize for, and he says, he’d interrupted her before. How close was she to telling Jason about Peter? She says, Jason is an expert at this kind of thing, in making sure inconvenient people aren’t found. She was tempted to tell him. Finn says, and he stopped her. As much as she trusts Jason, he doesn’t know Jason, and doesn’t want him involved. She says she hears him, but it’s only a matter of time before the police investigation leads them back to the hospital, where Peter was last seen. They’re going to check the sealed off areas, and discover the body. What can they do to not make this worse?
Scotty says he wants to take Obrecht’s problems away, and she says he’s so kind. Britt joins them, and Obrecht says Scotty was trying to cheer her up. Scotty suggests taking the girls out for a couple of T-bones, but Obrecht says, perhaps another time. Britt invited her for a drink. Scotty says he’d never try to shoehorn in on mother/daughter business; it’s important. He and Obrecht will talk later. He leaves, and Britt says, congratulations. Obrecht had nothing to worry about. She and Scotty are a couple. Obrecht says, they are, like Britt and Jason.
Carly tells Jason she needs a favor. Be honest, and tell her straight out, what do the Novaks and other families expect? How do they demonstrate Jason is in charge? He says he makes her disappear, and she asks if he means kill her? He nods, and says, or if she wants to move, that might be enough. What does she think? She says, Port Charles is her home. Her business is here, her home is here, the home she shared with Sonny. But she doesn’t want to risk her or her kids’ lives to save face.
Jason says Carly and her kids are well protected. The best way to keep them safe is to show they’re too strong to make a move on again. They have no weaknesses to expect. Carly says, no power struggle? No question about who’s in charge? and he says, that’s exactly what Ava’s solution would do.
Britt says, Jason told her that Obrecht spoke to him about her having the genetic marker for Huntington’s disease, and Obrecht asks if that’s why Britt invited her for a drink, to discuss that. Britt says, Jason said Obrecht needed someone to talk to, and Obrecht says she’s afraid she lost control of her emotions. Looking into those blue eyes, she couldn’t help herself. Britt says she doesn’t want the disease to define who she is, and Obrecht asks, who else does she have to talk to? Britt says, how about no one? and Obrecht says, Britt and her brother were the only good things to come out of her misguided obsession with Faison, and he killed Nathan. Now Huntington’s will… Britt says, kill her? and Obrecht asks how she’s supposed to stay strong for Britt, even as the disease takes hold of the daughter of her heart?
Josslyn says she heard Brook telling Michael that he and Willow had to take time apart for a while. To her, that sounds like some people who are together. He says just because she aced her psych class doesn’t mean there’s a deep, dark secret. He invited her there to talk about getting into PCU, not talk about him. Scotty comes by, and says, hello, Michael Corinthos III and Josslyn. He understands there’s an ELQ board meeting coming up, and Michael says, there is, but what does that have to do with Scotty?
Maxie wonders what Brook is doing there, and Brook says she’s there for a collaboration between Crimson and Deception. Lucy says, Brook came up with the idea for a social media campaign, and Brook says she already has tens of thousands of followers on Insta. Lucy says she’s dying to know what the campaign is, and Maxie says, what about Bailey? Did Brook leave her with the nanny? Nina says, the nanny’s name is Valentin, but Brook says, Valentin is away on business, but Olivia is taking care of Bailey. Lucy says Brook enlisted Valentin to go to bat for her, and face it, the guy with the purse strings gets a say. Maxie says she needs to talk to Brook alone, grabs Brook, and jets out the door with her.
Valentin pours some whiskey into Anna’s coffee cup, and toasts to finding Maxie’s baby. Anna adds, and bringing her home. He asks if she changed her mind about giving up, and she says, actually, he changed it for her. He says they could start a fire. He saw a shed, and he’s sure firewood must be in it. She says he’s changed so much. When he first came to Port Charles he had a chip on his shoulder, and hated her. He says, I barely tolerate you now, darling, and Anna and I laugh. He says she was kind to him in their WSB days, then she rejected him. She gave him the greatest night of his life, or so he thought. She says her sister never did things by halves. She derives great pleasure in hurting the people who care for Anna. He says he was a fool as a kid, but she says, he was kind; so kind and smart, and a great sparring partner. He says, so is she, and she says she hated that he got sent away to school so young. It was like he was abandoned. He says, is she kidding him? He’ll go check on the firewood. He leaves, and Anna leans back on the couch, and shakes her head.
Finn says if Elizabeth is suggesting they move Peter’s body, He thinks it’s a bad idea. She asks if he had a better one, and he says, something needs to be done, but she’s not the one to do it. She says he can’t do it alone, but he says he can and he will. He’s going to the PCPD and confessing to killing Peter.
Jason tells Carly that he wants to be clear. It’s not a magic bullet. Taking this step won’t guarantee peace but… She says, it won’t prevent it, and he says, it will send a message that she supports him as head of the Corinthos Organization, and it’s not possible to divide and conquer. She says, it makes sense from a business perspective, and he says, besides complete destruction, it’s the best option he’s heard so far. She says, but they’re not a business; they’re people. What would this mean for their lives?
Scotty says, the ELQ shareholder’s meeting is no secret. He’s done his research. Michael asks why Scotty is interested. He doesn’t have anything to do with ELQ. Scotty says, everyone needs a hobby, like birdwatching. Some are more interesting than others. He’ll see Michael later. He leaves, and Josslyn asks what that was about. Michael says her guess is as good as his, but he doesn’t want to think about Scotty tonight. When does volleyball practice start? She says, soon. There’s a team building trip coming up, and she’ll get to meet the players. Michael says that must be exciting for her… isn’t it?
Maxie asks what Brook is thinking. She doesn’t even like to work. Brook says, that’s not true. Valentin said she’d make a dynamic businesswoman, and she found a way to build her resumé, and for Maxie to see her daughter. Maxie asks how Brook is going to make that happen, and Brook says, both Crimson and Deception are socially conscious organizations. Maxie asks how that’s going to help her, and Brook says, there’s a childcare center next door. She’ll bring Bailey/Louise to work, and since she can’t have the baby in the office, Maxie will be able to see her daughter away from the busybody Q’s wondering why she’s there.
Elizabeth says she and Finn talked about going to the police, and decided it was a bad idea. Finn says, that was when Chase was sick. He found an antidote. He promises not to implicated her, and she says, if he confesses, his life is over. He says, so is hers if they find her DNA on the body. If he confesses, they’ll have no reason to check. She says he needs to think about this, but he says that’s all he’s done. If he’s going to do this right, he needs to have lawyer. He called Franco’s father.
Valentin gets a fire going, and says, a fire and a bottle of whiskey; what more could they want? She says she’d like his full attention. He couldn’t get out fast enough when she brought up his childhood. She didn’t pity him; she admired him. She admired his courage. He’s very strong, and still is. He pours some more whiskey into his cup, and says, the rain’s not stopping. She asks if he thinks they’re stuck, and he says, stuck in what way?
Britt tells Obrecht that she’s not getting sick tomorrow. Or next week, or even, hopefully, next year. Huntington’s strikes most people older than she is. Obrecht says, she understands that Britt doesn’t want the disease dominating her life, and Britt says, especially since she has to fight to keep her Chief of Staff position. Obrecht says she heard Monica was back in charge, and Britt says, and another doctor wants her job. She suggests they make a deal. No more breakdowns in front of Jason, and instead, Obrecht can confide her worries to Scotty. Obrecht says Britt wants her to tell Scotty the truth about her? and Britt says, have at it, waterworks and all. Obrecht thanks her, and promises Scotty won’t tell a soul, or he’ll have her to answer to. Nor will he look at Britt any different. Britt says Obrecht doesn’t have to make that promise. Scotty won’t be able to help it; no one can. Obrecht ask if Jason sees Britt any differently.
Carly says, once upon a time, Michael was a toddler, and she didn’t want anything more. She sabotaged everything, and threw him away with both hands. Jason says, he came back, and he thinks it’s better. Before, Carly couldn’t have anything good, because if she got what she wanted, she would test it until it broke. That’s why he worked for Sonny. She and Sonny could test and break each other, and still come back together. She says, Sonny is gone, and no one else understands how empty she feels. No one else has the same hole in their heart except him. She sighs.
Josslyn says Michael doesn’t need to worry about her; she’s got this. He says, okay, but it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed going to college. She says, Trina is going to PCU, and they already have housing there. He says, Cameron is going there too, right? and she says, that’s what he posted. He asks if they haven’t gotten over their disagreement, but she says, it was more than a disagreement. He says, they’ve been friends since kindergarten, and she says, Cameron almost shot Jason; he’s family. Michael says, people make mistakes, and they forgive them, and she asks if that’s why he let Nina back in Wiley’s life. What changed his mind and made him decide to forgive Nina?
Lucy says, Maxie is devastated about her baby’s disappearance, as she should be, and Nina didn’t know her daughter until after she was dead. Nina says, Nelle was taken from her a long time ago, but she’s right to worry about Maxie. That’s fresh, and Peter put her through so much pain. Maxie’s daughter is out there. Sasha says her idea combines their campaign with a way to help find Maxie’s baby, and Lucy says she’s all ears. Spill.
Maxie asks if she’s hearing what she thinks she is. Brook deliberately took a job so she could see her baby? Brook asks why she looks so surprised. The whole point was to keep the baby safe from Peter, not keep Maxie and her baby apart. Maxie says she doesn’t know what to think, and Brook says when she saw Maxie holding her daughter, she saw the love Maxie has for her, and the pain in letting her go. She has complete faith that Maxie made the right decision. The best place for Louise is with her and Valentin, but she wants to do everything she can to make it easy for Maxie to see her baby as much as possible. Maxie hugs her.
Finn tells Elizabeth that Scotty is on his way, but she says there’s still time for him to change his mind. Don’t throw away his life for Peter. As far as she’s concerned, Peter got just what he deserved. He says, Maxie still thinks Peter is out there, and he’s going to find her baby and disappear. Or target her and her children. At the very least, he can put her fears to rest. Elizabeth says, it’s good to be noble, but don’t turn himself in to protect her. He says her sons need her. They just lost their stepfather, and she’ll do them no good in prison. If he’s going to do this, he needs to do it alone. There’s a knock at the door, and it’s the nanny with Violet. Finn asks if Violet is okay, and the nanny says, Violet couldn’t sleep; she missed him. Finn picks up Violet and holds her, and Elizabeth smiles. Guess he forgot about Violet.
Jason tells Carly, this is a big step. If they take it, there’s no going back, so they have to be sure. They have to weigh what they can gain against what they could lose. They could lose everything. She asks if he’s really thinking of doing this? and he says he thinks they have to. She says she needs time alone to think about this, and he says, him too. She says she knows he’s oblivious to things like this, but everyone will think she planned this. They think she ran off every woman he’s loved in case she needed him, and now she needs him… He says, it they do this, they know why, and that’s all that matters. He leaves, and Carly does some thinking.
Britt tells Obrecht that she doesn’t think Jason looks at her any differently. He accepts her as she is, before and after. Obrecht asks if they made love after she revealed her diagnosis. Isn’t that significant? Britt says she’s not discussing her sex life with Obrecht, and Obrecht apologizes for overstepping. Britt must stop avoiding her feelings, and tell Jason the truth, that she cares for him. Britt asks, who says she cares for him? and Obrecht says, Britt does. It’s in her eyes, and the tone of her voice when his name comes up. Whatever time she has left, live it passionately with the man she knows she’s growing to love. Something else tells her that he loves Britt too.
Michael tells Josslyn that he had time to think, and maybe giving Nina a second chance isn’t a bad idea. She asks if he discussed it with their mom. He knows how she feels about Nina. He says Carly isn’t afraid of sharing her opinion, but he can’t worry about that right now. She says, because of the Willow thing, and he says, there is no thing. Willow is married to Chase; there’s no story. She says she wants him to be happy, and he says, like her? She says she’s fine. She has college stuff to look forward to. He suggests they have dessert to celebrate, but she says she can’t. She should get home. He congratulates her again, and makes her promise to get together with him soon. She says she loves him, and thanks him for dinner. He says he loves her too, and she’s welcome.
Brook and Maxie come back in, and Lucy says, it looks like they worked things out. Maxie says they had a good talk, and she realized she can miss her daughter without drowning in it. Lucy says Maxie is amazing, and they need to support her. Maxie says she could bask in their compliments forever, but they need to move on. She asks Lucy to show her concept, and Lucy says, great. When Sasha came to her, and told her that she was pregnant, she wondered how they could include new moms – Sasha says, and mothers-to-be – in their product line, and in the pages of Crimson. This is what she came up with. She unveils a photo of a pregnant Sasha that says, The Face of Conception. Nina says, very cool, and Lucy says, there’s another part to the launch, but it was Sasha’s idea, so she’s going to let Sasha tell them. Sasha says she thought, to keep the search for Maxie’s baby in the forefront, everyone could hold a midnight candlelight vigil across the country, and alert the nation to the kidnapping of Maxie’s baby. Brook says, that’s a terrible idea.
Anna looks at Bailey/Louise’s picture, and says, she’s gorgeous. Valentin says she’s right. Objectively, she is a beautiful baby. She lights up the room. Anna asks, what’s going on with him and Brook? and he says, she’s candid and outrageous, and surprisingly kind. He likes her. She amuses him. Anna says, cozy? and he says he doesn’t know how cozy it is, but they’re getting along. She says, that’s a good thing, and he asks if there’s anyone in Anna’s life to ease the pain of her losing Finn.
Finn says he misses Violet too, but it’s past her bedtime. She says, his too; he works too hard. Elizabeth asks if Violet had fun being a flower girl, and Violet says her daddy made Uncle Chase better, like he said he would. Why can’t Finn be with her more? Finn says he wants that more than anything in the world, and Violet says, when Uncle Chase leaves the hospital, they can have a tea party, with him, Willow, and Roxie. Finn says, Uncle Chase will love that, and so will Willow. Violet asks, won’t Finn be there?
Lucy asks how holding a vigil for a missing child be a bad thing? and Brook says, it will remind Maxie of her own baby. Nina says, they’re trying to help Maxie, not hurt her, and Sasha says, she agrees. She thought as many people as possible should be made aware that Maxie’s baby was stolen, and Lucy says, if Peter has a light shone on him, the more people might look for him. Nina says, they might call the police, and Lucy says, it’s for Maxie. Sasha says, they’re right. It’s a great idea, and Maxie says, who knows? Maybe they’re right.
Anna tells Valentin that she has plenty of people in her life who make her feel better; Robin, her grandchildren, Violet, Maxie, her friends. Friends and family, but she doesn’t get to see them all that often. He says he can think of someone she sees quite often, and she says, Robert? He nods, and she says Robert just recently forgave her. When she went back for Sean’s memorial, they talked. He asks, how about him? Is he her friend? Is he on her list of friends? She says, see what he did? Of course (🍷) he is. He’s wonderful. She couldn’t have gotten through the past few months without him. He says, nor him without her.
Finn says he loves seeing Violet, but it’s late, and time for bed. He tells her, goodnight, and Violet says goodnight to him and her Aunt Elizabeth. At the door, Finn tells Violet he loves her, and blows her a kiss. Elizabeth says, now he knows why he can’t confess. She’s not the only one with children who need her. Scotty arrives, and says the nanny gets prettier every day. She’s like a gift of sunshine. Finn said he needed legal advice. What are they talking about? Malpractice?
Josslyn walks in, and says she can’t figure out what’s going on with Michael, but stops when she sees Carly. She asks if Carly is okay, and Carly says, sorry. What’s going on with Michael? Josslyn says, nothing. What about her? She has that look on her face. Carly says, what look? and Josslyn says, like she’s thinking about something important.
Britt goes to her office. She remembers what Obrecht said about living passionately with man she’s grown to love, and flashes back to her and Jason getting busy. Jason comes to the door, and says her name. She turns and smiles. He doesn’t smile, but it’s hard to tell if it’s not just his normal look, or if there’s a problem.
Tomorrow, Austin asks if there’s anything Sam isn’t suspicious of, Finn says he needs legal representation, Ava wonders if she can fix something, and Jason asks if there’s a problem.
The Haves and The Have Nots
When we last left, Jim accused Celine of killing his daughter Amanda.
Celine asks what Jim is talking about, and he says Celine was the last person to see his daughter alive. She asks again what he’s talking about, and he says he knows she did it. She asks why he’s saying these things, and he says Veronica knows what he’s talking about. Celine asks why he’s saying this; she never hurt Amanda. He says her lawyer should be the one to tell her what’s going on, and Celine says, one of them tell her. Veronica says, Jim is going to try and frame her. Celine says, with what? and Jim says, the DA made it clear that he wasn’t certain it was a suicide. Celine says Jim would use his daughter’s death to destroy her? and he says he’d use the devil herself. Celine says, he is the devil, but he says, the devil is this beautiful bitch standing by Celine’s side. Celine says Jim has done a lot to her, but she can’t believe this, and he tells her to be a good little girl. Drop this, or he’ll make her life a living hell. She says, it’s already hell, and she’s not dropping it. He suggests she drop in the hole he’s already dug for Veronica, and Veronica asks if he’s threatening to hurt her, but he says, it’s not a threat. Consider it something he’d like to check off his bucket list. Just wait and see. Veronica says she’s waiting, and he tells her, get off his property. She says he’s been served. She wants the money in 24 hours, or he’ll go to jail. He says they’ll see about that. Since she served him, she might as well leave the papers. She hands him the envelope, and says, he’s been served. He thanks her, and says, he’s used to it. He goes inside.
Hanna goes into Wyatt’s dark apartment, and walks into the bedroom. She says she’s not trying to see this, and bangs on something, rousing Roderick and two women. He asks who the hell she is, and she says her name is Hanna Young. She works for Kathryn. He says he doesn’t need anything, thanks, and starts to lie back down. She says, no, and he says, what? She says, ladies, and slams a pillow repeatedly on the bed. They need to get up, get their clothes and their things, and get out. Roderick asks who the hell she is, and she says they need to go. She doesn’t think her boss would be too pleased to find out there were ladies in her house. Roderick says, fine, and tells the women, get up, hustling them out of the bed. Hanna says, let’s move, and seeing they’re not wearing much except thongs, she says, my God Jesus. She tells Roderick that Kathryn also wants him to answer his phone. He says, okay. Hanna isn’t going to tell her… Hanna says, oh yes she is, and he says, she’ll ask him to leave. Hanna asks what Kathryn is to him, and he asks if Kathryn didn’t tell her. Hanna says she wants him to tell her, and he says Kathryn is a really good friend; she takes care of him. They take care of each other. Hanna says, okay, and starts to leave, but Roderick grabs her arm. She says, hands off, please, and he says, don’t tell Kathryn. He knows a beautiful woman like Hanna knows what it’s like to do what you have to. She says she knows damn well he’s not trying to flirt with her. Does he know how much money he’d have to pay her? Boy, bye. She walks out.
Okay, here’s how I’m going to do this. The thug Jim hired to take care of Veronica will be Thug 1. The French thug Veronica hired to take care of Thug 1 will be Thug 2. Kind of like Thing 1 and Thing 2. Hey, I’m doing the best I can. A car pulls into a parking garage. Thug 2 holds a gun on Thug 1, and tells him, get out of the car. Thug 1’s phone rings, and Thug 2 tells him, answer it. He does, and Jim says, the bitch just left house. He wants it done now. Thug 1 hangs up, and puts the phone on the ground. He asks if Thug 2 is going to kill him, and Thug 2 says, sorry, man. He knows how it goes. Thug 1 says, you live by the sword, you die by the sword, and Thug 2 says, that’s right. Turn around. Thug 1 grabs the hand holding the gun, and knocks it away. They fight, using a lot of kicks, which I always like. They fight for a while, and Thug 1, who looks like he might have gotten the worst of it, asks Thug 2 if he gives up.
Benny calls Rianna, who says he can move in tomorrow. She needs to drop off the keys, and he suggests they meet at the house. She agrees, and he says he’ll be there shortly, but she says, no, tomorrow. He thanks her, and she says she’ll see him then. He sits on the bed, and she calls back. She says she wanted to tell him how sorry she was about what happened. No one ever stood up for her before. He says he wasn’t letting that happen, and she says she’s had to move four times. He says he’s sorry to hear that. What about killing Sandy’s…. She says she had an abortion. He was so abusive, she didn’t want a baby to be part of it. She’s regretted it every day, and thinks it’s God punishing her. He tells her, don’t feel that way, and she says she doesn’t know why she put that on him. She poured a drink… He says she shouldn’t drink alone, and she says she has no one else to drink with. He says he’ll come over, but she says, she’s alone and vulnerable. No. He tells her to send the address. She shouldn’t be alone. She says, okay; she’ll text him. He says he’ll clean up, and be over. Rianna texts Benny the address, and Candace walks into the hotel room. She tells Benny that he’s not going anywhere. That kid is serious. He says Sandy doesn’t know where he is; he’ll be fine. She says he just doesn’t listen, and he says he’ll be back, and leaves.
Mitch walks into the Iron Bone, and sees Vinnie sitting in a booth. He sits across from Vinnie, and asks where Mama Rose is. Vinnie says she put him in charge, and Mitch says, she did? Vinnie asks if Mitch doubts him; never doubt him. Mama Rose is getting older. Mitch says, so Vinnie is the new Mama Rose? and Vinnie says, that’s right. Mitch says Vinnie wanted to talk to him, and Vinnie says, yeah. Come on. Let’s go to the office.
In the office, Vinnie hands Mitch the phone, and says, talk to her. Mama Rose tells Mitch that she’s in Florida, and Vinnie is in charge. She’s tired. She’s not happy about what he did. Mitch asks, what did he do? and she says, Vinnie knows how to handle it. Talk to him. Mitch says, Mama…? and Vinnie asks if she hung up. Mitch says, yeah, and gives the phone back to Vinnie. Mitch says, so Vinnie is the new Mama Rose. Congratulations. Vinnie thanks him, and asks how he’s doing. Good? Mitch says he’s okay, and Vinnie wonders when was the last time Mitch had some real food, Italian food. Mitch says he’s good, and Vinnie sees he’s got a new phone. What’s with him? How did he get it? Mitch says, it was a gift from a friend, and Vinnie asks if it was Candace. Mitch is friends with her and her brother? Mitch says he is, and Vinnie says it’s good Mitch went to bat for them. Mitch told Jim that the family was protecting them. Does Mitch know how much Candace took from Jim? Mitch says he knows, but they’re good people. Vinnie asks if Mitch knows how many times Jim and David saved the family; Mitch’s uncle, his grandfather, Sandy, Sammy, his mom. Mitch says he didn’t know, and Vinnie says, they made evidence disappear. He’s in deep with Jim, and Mitch says, he didn’t know. Vinnie asks why Mitch lied to the family, and Mitch says he was just trying to protect his friend. Vinnie says Mitch shouldn’t have done that, and Mitch says he’s sorry. Vinnie says, him too. Now he has to punish Mitch for lying to the family, and Mitch says, all right. Whatever punishment Vinnie has is fine; he’ll take it. Vinnie says, it’s a delicate balance, and Mitch says, Candace brought them War, but Vinnie says they would have gotten War anyway. He’s already done her a lot of favors; she’s out. Mitch says, okay. He’ll go take his punch. Vinnie calls in Sal, who is pretty big, and Sal says, come on. Mitch goes with him.
Outside the Iron Bone (I just like putting in Iron Bone as much as possible) Sal says, sorry, and Mitch says he’s got to do what he has to. Sal says, it is what it is, and Mitch says, just not the face. Give him a break. Sal says, sorry, bitch, and, along with two other guys, punches the sh*t out of Mitch’s stomach. Sal says, sorry, kid, and gives Mitch a punch in the face. The other two guys continue pummeling him.
Hanna is lying on the couch, and gets a collect call from Kathryn. She asks if Kathryn is doing all right, and Kathryn says she’d like a steak and a drink. Hanna says she can’t have that in there, and Kathryn says, apparently not. Did Hanna see Roderick? He’s still not answering his phone. Hanna says, mmm, and Kathryn asks what mmm means. Hanna hesitates, and Kathryn says tell her. She really likes him. What did Hanna see? Hanna says, he wasn’t by himself; he had a couple of women in there. Kathryn says, what? Dammit! Hanna says, sorry, and Kathryn says, put him out. Go with the Sheriff, and have him put out right now. Hanna says she’ll try tonight, but if not, first thing in the morning. Kathryn says, that’s the reason he’s not answering his phone; that bastard. How many? Hanna says, two, and Kathryn says, what?
Kathryn says, two in the bed, and Hanna says, yeah. Kathryn says, son of a bitch, and Hanna says she’s sorry. Kathryn says, not as sorry as he’s going to be. Hanna says Kathryn is really still married, and Kathryn says, don’t judge. Hanna say she’s not judging, and Kathryn asks if it’s too much to want be loved and love. Hanna says, no; it’s a wonderful thing. It just depends on how you get it. Kathryn says she knows Hanna’s not interested in the details, but it felt good to be held and feel loved, even if she was lying to herself. Life hasn’t been easy for her. Hanna says he can understand why Kathryn is saying that, and believes her, but she started off with more than most. Kathryn says, money doesn’t stop the pain, and Hanna says, she knows. Kathryn laughs, and asks what the hell is she doing? Hanna says Kathryn has too much on her mind to be thinking about all this, and Kathryn says she still wants Roderick’s ass out. Hanna says, okay, and Kathryn suggests Hanna call him now, and let her speak to him. Hanna puts Kathryn on hold, and calls Roderick. When Roderick answers, Hanna patches Kathryn through, and Kathryn says, get the hell out, you son of a bitch. He says, let him explain, but she says, there’s nothing to explain. He had women in her house. He says he didn’t; Hanna is lying. Kathryn says, is she? and he says his sister was there. The look Hanna gives the phone is priceless, and Kathryn says, his sister was in the bed with him. He says, she was on the couch. He knew Hanna was going to lie. He loves Kathryn. Kathryn says, does he now? and he says he does. He knew Hanna would lie, and he hates a liar. Kathryn says, so does she, and he asks if she’s out. She says, no, and he says he’s worried about her, and wants to see her. He asks if they allow conjugal visits, and again, Hanna’s face. Kathryn says, what she hates are liars, and he says, so does he, but she says he lied to her. A recording comes on, saying, there’s one minute remaining. Roderick asks how Kathryn is calling him, and she says she has a friend on the line. He asks, who? and Hanna says, the liar who told Kathryn he was in her house with two other women. Roderick does a face palm, and Kathryn tells him, get your sh*t and get out of my house, or the Sheriff will be there to throw you out. Wyatt tells Roderick, get the hell off the phone, and Kathryn asks if that’s Wyatt. Is that her son? She asks Hanna if Roderick hung up, and Hanna says he did. Kathryn asks if that was Wyatt, and Hanna says, it sounded like him. Kathryn wonders what the hell Wyatt is doing there, and asks Hanna to find out for her. Hanna says, okay, and Kathryn says, he’s supposed to be in the hospital. What’s going on? Hanna says she doesn’t know, and Kathryn says she’ll call back in a few hours. She owes Hanna so much. They hang up, and Hanna drags her ass back up off the couch. I know how she feels.
Thug 1 asks if Thug 2 gives up, but Thug 2 shakes his head. Thug 1 says, go, man, and Thug 2 says he’s going to die, but Thug 1 says, it will be no easy win. Thug 2 says he sees that. Military? Thug 1 says, Marines. Him? Thug 2 says he was in the French Navy. Respect. He wishes he was on Thug 1’s team. (I am not making this up; this scene is too funny.) Thug 1 says, that can be arranged, and Thug 2 says, how so? Thug 1 asks how much Veronica is paying him, and Thug 2 says, fifteen. What did he get? Thug 1 says, he got thirty, and Thug 2 says, he’s got to do this. He needs the money. Thug 1 says, unless Thug 2 takes the money, and just says he took care of it. Then he’ll take care of Veronica. It’s a win-win. Thug 2 says he likes it. What say they shake on it? He holds out his hand, but Thug 1 says, no. He doesn’t trust Thug 2 as far as he can kick him. Thug 2 says, smart man. So deal? Thug 1 says, deal, and Thug 2 tells him to get his gun, which ended up on the parking lot floor, along with Thug 2’s gun. Thug 1 picks up both guns, hands Thug 2 his gun, and they both get in the car.
Veronica walks into a gay dance club, and approaches the drag queen hostess. The hostess touches her arm, and Veronica says, don’t touch me. The queen says, I love your shoes, honey, and Veronica says, you’d never fit in them, honey. The queen asks if she can help Veronica, and Veronica says she wants a drink. Does she think they’ll have anything she can drink in there? The queen says, they’re dripping in divas. What does Veronica want? Veronica says she wants to see someone, but the queen says, no one is looking for bitches here. Veronica asks if they’re looking for pink unicorns, and the queen says, it’s gay pride every day here. She asks what Veronica wants, and Veronica says she’s looking for the owner. The queen says, he’s not here, and Veronica asks when he’ll be back. The queen says she doesn’t know, and Veronica says she’s not coming back. The queen says, good, and they both laugh. Veronica says, tell him to call her, and the queen says she’ll think about it. Veronica says, think, darling, and she needs to do something about those toes. Her, of all people, should wear closed toe shoes. The queen says, bitch, get the hell out, and Veronica says the queen doesn’t scare her. She can drag as good as the queen can. Veronica decides to go in, and the queen says, it’s ten dollars. Veronica says, honey, please, and keeps walking. The queen yells, there’s a homophobe bitch in the club. That bitch with the short hair. She calls for security, and Veronica walks up to a guy at the bar. He asks what Veronica wants, and she says she’s there to see him. Relax. It’s time. He says, for what? and she says she has something to tell him. He says he’s sorry he didn’t tell her that he was gay, but she says she doesn’t care about that. It was a long time ago. He says she made sure to ruin his life, and she says he did okay. He owns this place of debauchery. He says, that’s not how they see it, and she says she doesn’t care how they see it. Tell Miss Thing to make her drink… in a plastic cup, please. Forget it. Just open a new bottle, and give her the bottle. He says, okay. What do they need to talk about? She says she’ll give it to the queens. They sure can dance. He asks if she came to see them dance, and she wonders why anyone would look at them otherwise. She came to tell him something, but now she wants to dance. Where’s her drink? Someone brings her a bottle of what looks like vodka, and she slugs some back. He says he thought she wanted to talk, and she tells him, hold her pocketbook. He says, no, and she asks if he knows how expensive it is. He knows he wants to own it. She puts it on his arm, and he says it looks better on him. She says he looks all right, and yells, work it, bitch! Work it! She tells him that she can’t stand their gay asses, but they sure can dance. She works around the dance floor, and grabs him, dancing around him, as he stands there. The hostess queen, says, come on, sugar, and she and Veronica dance in the middle of the floor like it’s a gay Footloose. I wonder how the hell we got here, and if Veronica is a closet reverse drag queen. Veronica sashays out, and the hostess queen asks, who was that ignorant bitch? He says, it’s a long story. I’ll bet, and I wonder if somehow he’s Jeffrey’s father…
There’s a knock at the hotel room door, and Candace asks who it is. A voice says, maintenance, but Candace says she didn’t call for maintenance. Surprisingly, she opens the door, and it’s Conley. She asks who he is, and he says, Senator Westley. She says she told him that she didn’t want talk, but he says he only needs a minute. Please. She lets him in, and he thanks her. She asks what he wants, and he says Charles loves her (using the usual he instead of Charles). She says she’s heard that. First he sent Landon, now Conley. Conley says Charles didn’t send him, and she repeats that she doesn’t want to talk. Conley says Charles loves her; he’s sick without her. She says she doesn’t care, but Conley says he knows Charles really loves her, and with the turning tide of the press, he thinks she should reach out. She asks if he’s done, and he says he’s just started. He’s begging her. He came there hoping to change her mind. She says he won’t. Charles humiliated her. He put her in the trunk of a car, and smuggled her out of town. Conley says Charles was advised to. He knows Charles, and he’s a scared kid, trying to figure it out. Conley did research on her, and likes what he found. She’s a shark, and Charles needs a shark. She says, Charles is a shark. She’s seen how dangerous and cold he is. Conley says, only to protect himself; he’s a fighter. She says, let him fight for someone else, and Conley says he needs to share something. Charles’s wife didn’t die of natural causes. She committed suicide when Charles was at work. The kids found her; they were really young. He can’t imagine how difficult it must have been, and then Charles found Candace. She’s a girl with issues, but she won his heart. It’s been a long time since Conley has seen him like this. She woke him up. He asks her to please not tell anyone what he told her about his wife’s death. No one knows. He knows she lost a son, and understands grief. He wanted to tell her that she’s woken Charles up inside, and he cares way too much about it to let it die on the vine. He thanks her for listening, and tells her, have a good night. She says, him too, and he leaves. She sits on the bed, and ponders all of this.
Wyatt has lines of God-knows-what lined up to snort, along with a bottle of (I think) whiskey. Roderick says, hey, and Wyatt says, don’t bug him. Roderick asks if Wyatt wants to die. Does he know what that stuff is? Wyatt says he doesn’t care. Don’t say anything to him. Roderick says, that stuff will kill him, and Wyatt says, he’ll die a happy man. Roderick says, fine, and Wyatt says, go clean his kitchen. He starts to snort a line, and Roderick says, Mr. Cryer… Wyatt says, get out of his face, and Roderick tells him, his mother said he was angry. Wyatt asks why his mother was talking about him to Roderick. Shut up, and clean the kitchen. He pours more liquor into his glass, and Roderick asks if he’s doing downers and uppers at the same time. Wyatt says, it looks like it, and snorts a line. Roderick’s phone rings, and Wyatt says, don’t answer it. Roderick says Wyatt’s mom heard him, and Wyatt asks if she knows he’s there. Roderick says he guesses so, and Wyatt says he doesn’t give a damn. Roderick says Wyatt has problems, and Wyatt tells him to get more blow. Roderick asks if Wyatt has any idea how much he’s had, and Wyatt says he doesn’t give a damn. Roderick says, he’s going to die, and Wyatt says, go. Roderick says he has no more money, and Wyatt asks if his mother isn’t taking care of Roderick. Roderick says she wants him out; he has to leave. Wyatt says he knows where he can get money – his parents’ place. His mom has jewelry, and his dad has watches. They can sell them. Roderick says he’s not doing that, and Wyatt asks if he’s an honest whore now. Roderick repeats he’s not doing that, and Wyatt says he’ll do it himself. Roderick says, whatever, dude. He’s got to get out of there. Wyatt asks for his car keys back, and Roderick hands them over, saying, he can’t get far without… Wyatt says, get out, and Roderick says Wyatt is going to die. Wyatt says, a happy man is he, and Roderick leaves. Wyatt talks nonsense to himself.
Back at the Iron Bone, Sandy walks into Vinnie’s office, holding an ice pack or something against his head. Vinnie asks, what the hell happened? and Sandy says, Mitch didn’t tell him? Vinnie says, no, and Sandy says, that kid Mitch has been protecting. Vinnie says, Benny? What about him? Sandy says, they got into it. Mitch’s boy did this. Vinnie says, Benny did that? He should whip Sandy’s ass for that. Sandy asks what he did, and Vinnie says, for coming in there looking like that. He knows what happened. Word gets around. Sandy says he wants Benny dead, and Vinnie says, so why doesn’t he do it? Sandy says he came to ask permission, and Vinnie says he’s got it. The two of them. Sandy says, okay, and Vinnie says, or is Sandy scared he can’t do it alone? Sandy says he’s not scared, and Vinnie says, okay, then do it. Kill them. He gives Sandy a gun, and says, do it. Sandy picks up the gun, and says, he’s dead. Vinnie says, don’t come back until he is. He wants him dead. Sandy nods, and leaves.
Next time, David tells Jim that Vinnie is now running things, Kathryn calls Jim to tell him about Wyatt, and Wyatt shows up at David. And Oscar returns! Only two more episodes before the finale.
🤬 I have to mention, I think since it’s their last season, they’re trying to squeeze in as many curse words as possible. I counted like 5700 bitches in this episode. Slight exaggeration, but there were a lot.
🗽 Postponement…
Unfortunately, my weekly Zoom meeting is at the same time Real Housewives of New York City is on. I DVR’d it, but don’t really want to see the sun come up as I go to sleep, so it’s something to look forward to for tomorrow, along with Beverly Hills. So until then, be safe, be pragmatic when necessary, and stay not testing things so much that they break, especially relationships.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Jordan sees Anna coming toward her, and asks if it’s Chase. Anna says, no, he made it. Finn figured out a way to treat him. Jordan says, thank God. They just got word at the station he’d taken a turn for the worse. Anna says, he pulled through, and they hug. Jordan says she was so frightened, and Anna says her too. If Chase hadn’t recovered, she would have felt responsible because of her blindness where Peter is concerned. Jordan says, no more recriminations. She’ll call Dante and tell him the good news. He’s been busy. He’s found Peter’s accomplice; the one who kidnapped Maxie’s baby.
Maxie picks up Louise/Bailey, and says she gets more beautiful every day. They don’t have much time. Olivia could be back any minute, and Maxie will have to pretend Louise isn’t hers, but she is. She tells Louise to remember that Maxie loves her very much, and she’ll do anything and everything to protect her.
Curtis looks at the invite for Trina’s graduation party, and tells someone on the phone to email him a list of their non-alcoholic beverages and mocktails. He wants this celebration for Trina to rock. Taggert walks in, and says, don’t forget the chaperone, and Curtis asks, what’s up? Taggert says, the graduation party. Trina can’t stop talking about it. So this is the new place. Nice. Curtis says he’s glad Taggert likes it, but he’s sure Taggert didn’t come by to check it out. Maybe he came by to check out its new owner. Taggert says, that guy has a hero complex. He stops Taggert from rushing in to save his daughter and Portia, and ends up taking a bullet himself. Curtis asks what’s on Taggert’s mind? and Taggert says Curtis isn’t going to make this easy, is he? Curtis says, what? and Taggert says, thank you.
Ava loses the door, and tells Nikolas, she can’t do this. She can’t. Nikolas says, whatever this is, they can face it together, but she says she just watched Carly take her daughter and lead her away. A mob family is a safer option than they are. She’s sorry, but it’s not going to work.
Chase says he knew Finn would find the antidote; he never lost faith. Finn says he remembers a time or two, and Chase says, it’s already forgotten. How did Finn do it? How did Finn manage to save him? Finn says Chase just got stabilized. There’s plenty of time for explanations later. The important thing is for Chase to rest and get stronger. Chase says he’s not asking for a detailed medical explanations. He just wants a reason for his miracle cure. Finn says, it came down to DNA.
Jason asks what Elizabeth means by Peter won’t be a problem for anyone. She says she’s trying to tell him not to waste his time on Peter, and he asks, why not?
Maxie says she’s so proud of Louise; she’s being so brave. She knows Brook and Valentin will take good care of her, but she promises one day they’ll be together again, and nobody will ever be able to keep them apart. Brook and Valentin walk in.
Nikolas says he knows Ava is upset about Avery, and she says, of course (🍷) she’s upset. She has to do whatever she needs to do to keep Avery safe, no matter how difficult it is. He says he’s still not convinced it’s Ryan. He’s got an accomplice, or a wannabe, or a copycat, but what’s clear is, they want to split him and Ava apart. They won’t give them the satisfaction, and won’t give in to the fear. They’ll fight this together. Ava says, they were in Avery’s room. They want to show her that no one is untouchable, not even her little girl. He says, they overplayed their hand this time. Dante has that bear, and can trace it. She says, what if he can’t? What if next time, it’s not just a threat or a warning? What if Avery’s life is at risk? Maybe he can live with the possibility, but she can’t. She won’t.
Curtis says Taggert doesn’t have to thank him again, but Taggert says, if Curtis hadn’t acted when he did, Cyrus probably wouldn’t be rotting in a Federal facility. Curtis says, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy, and Taggert says he’ll drink to that. Curtis says, he will too. Scotch okay? Taggert says, excellent, and Curtis pours the drinks, saying, they can also add the government’s decision to drop the case against Taggert. Taggert says, amen, and they clink glasses. Taggert takes a drink. He says, smooth; the good stuff. Curtis asks how Portia and Trina are doing, and Taggert wonders why Curtis is asking him. Why not ask Portia?
Anna says, the nurse’s body was found in a mineshaft? and asks Jordan if there was there any sign of the baby. Jordan says, no. Her phone suggests she made contact with someone who took the baby before she fell or was pushed to her death. Anna asks if Jordan is thinking Peter. Does the nurse’s time of death correspond with when Peter was last seen at the hospital? Jordan says, they don’t know. The body is still in PA. Anna says, they’re wasting so much valuable time, and Jordan says she knows. The first 48 hours are crucial. Unfortunately, the authorities in Pawtuck don’t have the resources to launch a full investigation, so now the FBI is in catch-up mode. They see Portia, and Jordan asks if there’s an update on Chase. Portia says, he’s still responding to treatment, and Anna wonders if she can ask Portia about Finn. She saw him earlier, but is he okay? Jordan says, that’s a good question. He’s been working around the clock for days, weeks even, and he won the battle; he saved Chase’s life. But when she saw him earlier, he still looked like someone suffering a loss.
Chase says he knew the cure was based on DNA. What made it work this time? Finn says, the first antidote was right in theory, but wrong in practice. Chase asks if Gregory understands this, and Finn says, the first attempt not only failed, but it made things worse. Chase says, no one is happier about that than him, and Finn says, Chase’s job now is to rest. He needs to get back to the lab, and formalize some notes. Chase asks why Finn can’t tell him what the difference was, and Finn says, give him a break. He broke every rule in the book to find this cure. He was on the phone with the AMA and the FDA, and he’ll tell Chase later. Chase asks, what’s wrong with now? Finn still used Chase’s parents’ DNA to formulate the cure, right? Finn says, yes, and Chase asks, what changed?
Elizabeth tells Jason, it doesn’t only involve her, so she can’t get into details, but trust her when she says Peter won’t be an issue. Jason asks, what did she do?
Brook asks what Maxie is doing there, and Maxie says she thought Brook said it was okay. Brook says, sure it is, and Valentin says it’s good to see her. He suggests he put Bailey/Louise in her bassinette (so that’s what they’re calling the fancy crib), but Maxie says, that’s okay, and walks to the bassinette with Bailey. She says she brought Louise a present.
Anna tells Portia, this whole thing has taken such a toll on Finn. He worked so hard to come up with an antidote. Chalk one up to medical science, right? Portia say she’s got that one right. They were due for a win. Anna says maybe she can get another one. Jordan asks what Anna is doing, and Anna says, Chase is going to be all right, but as long as Peter is out there and Maxie’s baby is still missing, this isn’t over.
Curtis says he hasn’t talked to or seen Portia since he left the hospital, although he’s sure she’ll be on him about hit stitches any day now. Taggert says Curtis is a friend of the family now, and Curtis says, that’s right; a friend. Maybe not so much with Trina; they got off to a rocky start, but they’re pulling things together. Taggert says he knows how Trina blamed Curtis for his supposed death, and he’s sorry about that. He’s sorry about a lot of things that concern Cyrus. Curtis says, it’s over. Cyrus is out of their lives. They lift their glasses, and Taggert says, it’s a regret he’s adding to a long list. Curtis says they can’t change what happened. They can just remember it and not repeat it. He knows it’s difficult to do, but Taggert needs to give himself a break. Taggert says he’ll keep that in mind, and Curtis tells him, do it for his own good, and Trina’s. She loves her father, and she’s a good kid. Taggert says Curtis won’t get an argument there, but he can’t take credit for that. It’s all Portia; she did the heavy lifting. But he doesn’t have to tell Curtis that she’s an incredible woman, does he?
Nikolas says Ava had no one to help her with Ryan. He traumatized Ava, and targeted Kiki. He’s sure it was terrifying; it was devastating. But she’s not alone. She’s not without resources, and they can turn the tables on whoever it is who’s threatening them. He’ll hire a private army if he has to. Ava says, whoever is doing this, obviously has resources of their own. There’s no place they go, he can’t get to them. He says he’ll do whatever it takes to protect them, and she says she loves him, but she can’t be with him. Not if Avery is threatened because of it. She can’t lose anyone else she loves. He says he knows she’s terrified, but why does she think giving the stalker what they want will make Avery safer?
Finn tells Chase, nothing has changed; they’re all still family. Chase says he’s just trying to figure out why the cure Finn came up with didn’t work, and now it does. Finn says he thinks it’s better if Chase heard it from… dad. He thinks Gregory can explain it better than he can. He nods to Gregory and leaves.
Elizabeth says Jason has to trust her on this, and that means no more questions. What matters is, Peter is gone for good. Jason says he won’t ask her for any details or explanations, but if she needs him to show up somewhere and take care of something, he’ll handle it; no questions asked. Whatever is going on, he’ll be there if she needs help. Finn says, help with what?
Max tells Brook, did she say Louise? She meant to say Bailey. Such a sweet name for a sweet little girl. Brook says, and this sweet girl has got to go down. It’s past her bedtime. Brook takes Bailey/Louise and puts her in the bassinette, saying, sweet dreams. She asks Maxie, how about if they get some fresh air on the terrace? but Maxie says she’s fine. Brook says, the air on the terrace is really nice at night; you can smell the honeysuckle. She practically pushes Maxie out the door, and Valentin looks at the baby. He asks why she’s so perfect. He’s not surprised Maxie wanted to hold her. He’s sure her arms are very empty without her daughter. He’s so unfairly blessed, because he can watch her sleeping, while Maxie doesn’t know where her baby is. He set that in motion. He put Peter in Faison’s arms. He put him on a path to pain and destruction. He wishes he could undo the past, but he can’t. But he can promise to be a good father to her and Charlotte, and promise to be a much better man. Anna walks in, and say she believes him.
Jordan tells Portia, she feels for Anna. Of course (🍷) Anna is thrilled Chase has recovered, but she’s also painfully aware she’s not a part of Finn’s life anymore. Portia says, her grandmother used to tell her, every blessing is a mixed blessing, and Jordan says Portia’s grandmother never saw Cyrus carted off in handcuffs to a Federal penitentiary. Portia tells her, as Trina would say, facts, and Jordan says, speaking of, how is Trina doing? Portia says, eagerly anticipating graduation and getting ready for college. She has her dorm room all planned out and all her fall courses. She’s even grumbling about classes she can’t even take yet. Jordan says, in other words, Trina is carrying on as if nothing happened, and Portia says, don’t worry. She’s keeping an eye on Trina in case there’s a delayed reaction. Jordan says, who’s keeping an eye on her mom?
Nikolas says he and Ava have never played it safe. They risked it all by coming together. That’s what made it exciting and alive and transformational. Ava says she’s never been so loved and accepted, and Nikolas says he feels the same way, so why would they let anything come between them now? They have to fight this together. She says, it’s not just about them, and he says she’s let whoever is doing this get in her head. They know where to strike, where she’s the most vulnerable. Don’t let them win. She says, if it was just them, she would take her chances, but she lost Kiki to this kind of madness. He says, they’re exploiting that pain, and she says, it’s working. Kiki’s death was a nightmare; one she’ll never wake up from, that will last as long as she lives. She can’t do it. She can’t go through it again. Nothing is worth the risk of Avery’s life, not even loving him. He says she doesn’t mean that, but she says she does. He’s lovely, and has a lovely house, and a lovely island. He needs to go there tonight, and not come back.
Elizabeth tells Finn that she was offering Jason a long overdue apology. If she hadn’t accused him, then Peter wouldn’t have had a chance to hurt Chase, and Jason wouldn’t have had to risk his life to prove his innocence. Jason says she’s not responsible for what Peter did, and Finn agrees. He couldn’t have found a cure without Elizabeth’s help. Jason is glad to hear that, and Finn asks if Elizabeth minds if they talk about the results. Elizabeth says, sure, and tells Jason to take care of himself. Jason says, likewise, and remember, if she needs anything, he’ll be there. He leaves, and Finn asks, what was that all about?
Chase tells Gregory, Finn is the doctor. Why did Finn leave it up Gregory to explain the medical breakthrough? Gregory supposes Finn is exhausted, emotionally and physically. He wouldn’t rest until he found a cure. Chase says, something is going on. Whatever it is, dad, tell me. And don’t tell him not to call him that. Gregory will always be his father. Gregory says he’d never tell Chase not to call him dad, because that’s exactly what he is.
Portia tells Jordan, she doesn’t have time to worry about herself. Keeping up with a high school senior, her patients, running her department; that’s all she has the energy for. She’s still standing, so she guesses she’s okay. Jordan says, Trina is moving into a college dorm soon. Take it from an empty nester, work is not a cure-all. Portia needs something for her.
Elizabeth tells Finn, she had to own up to her mistake. For Jason, it’s over and done with, but she needed to say the words. How about him? How did Chase take it when Finn told him why the cure worked this time? Finn says he couldn’t tell Chase. He was about to, but couldn’t find the right words. So he left it to someone more wise, eloquent, and compassionate – their dad.
Gregory sits next to Chase’s bed, and says, Cyrus got into the GH lab to tamper with the DNA results. It was his way of getting revenge on Chase’s mother for embarrassing him in print. Chase says, so the original test was wrong, and Gregory says, it was a lie. Finn is Chase’s brother, and he’s Chase’s father. When Finn saw that possibility, he put everything aside, including his feelings, and got back to work using Gregory’s DNA. Chase says, Gregory saved him, and Gregory says, all of them saved him. Finn, Chase’s mom, Chase’s stubborn streak, refusing to give up. It took the whole family. Their family.
Nikolas tells Ava, if he walks out that door, they’re giving in to extortion and intimidation. The only way to fight this freak, is to give them the one thing they don’t want them to do; stay together. She says, not if means putting Avery’s life in danger; nothing is worth that. He says the bear wasn’t left to threaten Avery, but to threaten Ava, and she says, would he risk Spencer’s life? Does he think she doesn’t want to stay with him? Does he think this marriage doesn’t mean everything to her? She touches his face, and says she knows he loves her. He knows her better than anyone has ever known her. So he must know, if anything ever happened to Avery, it would kill her. It would absolutely kill her. She can’t let that happen. They’re done.
Portia and Jordan sit on a bench, and Portia says, maybe they’re just adrenaline junkies maybe masquerading as public servants. Jordan says, every now and then, the real gets a little too real, like when Portia and Trina were taken hostage. Portia says, they’re back to that again, and Jordan says, anytime Portia wants to talk, or grab a drink, or go to a movie, she’s available. Portia says she’d like that, but Jordan doesn’t think it might be a little complicated? Jordan says, why? Because Portia’s ex-husband is sleeping in her guest room? Or was she thinking about Curtis?
Curtis asks if everything is good between Taggert and Portia. Are they on good terms these days? Taggert says, they do their best, for Trina’s sake. Why does he ask? Curtis says he was just wondering if Portia had someone to talk to about when Cyrus was holding her and Trina hostage. Taggert asks, what’s stopping Curtis from being that person? Bartenders are good listeners, right? Curtis says he’s the owner, not the bartender, when Jason walks in, and says he saw the light on; he was hoping to find the boss there. Curtis asks how Jason is doing, and Taggert says he didn’t know Curtis and Jason knew each other. Curtis says, small world, and Jason asks if Curtis is busy. Taggert says he was just leaving, and thanks Curtis for the drink. Curtis asks Jason what brings him there? Is it a personal or professional visit? Jason says he stopped by to thank Curtis for helping put Cyrus away.
Brook tells Maxie, Valentin is smart, and the story of Bailey’s birth won’t hold up to scrutiny. Maxie almost tipped him off, or worse, he could have thought she was too unstable to be around the baby. Maxie says she knows. She thought Brook would be at the hospital, saying goodbye to Chase. Brook says, Maxie doesn’t know. Chase is going to be okay. Finn found a cure. Maxie says, that’s wonderful news; she’s really glad. Brook says she is too, but they have to focus on their current situation. If Maxie wants to protect Louise, she can’t just show up. Maxie says she knows it was wrong, but it hurts, physically hurts to be away from her baby. She hates lying to everyone she loves. She just wants this to be over. Brook says she knows, and hugs Maxie.
Anna asks Valentin why he made that vow to his daughter, and Valentin says, Maxie is on the terrace with Brook. She stopped by with a gift, and when Olivia stepped away… Anna says, she picked up the baby. Of course (🍷) shedid; she’s missing her own. Anna feels terrible, and Valentin says he does too. She says that’s why she’s there. She’s going after Peter. She’s not going to stop until she finds him, especially if there’s a chance he has Maxie’s baby. He says she knows something. She found the helicopter pilot that helped Peter make his escape? She says, not yet, but there’s been a development in Pawtuck. They found the nurse who was working with Peter. He asks if she’s talking, and Anna says, not anymore.
Valentin asks if there’s been any trace of the baby, but Anna says, not yet. According to Dante, they were able to locate the nurse’s cell phone, and she made a call to someone earlier that night. He says, someone being Peter? and she says, perhaps. It’s impossible to know where Peter ended up after he left Maxie. It’s like he vanished into thin air. He could have gone there to meet the nurse, but Maxie is adamant that the nurse wanted to keep the baby for herself. She might have had an accomplice unknown to Peter, but either way, Jordan doesn’t think the local police have the expertise to follow up. He says, they do, and Anna says, she does. She has the WSB connections, she started the search, and she’s going on that trail, even if it takes her to Timbuktu. He has a new little baby that he has to think about. He says he is thinking about his new little baby. If Peter knows they’re after him, it makes them a target, and he won’t have Peter targeting Charlotte or the baby. Besides, he owes it to Maxie. He has to do everything he can to reunite Maxie with her daughter.
Brook says Maxie has to remember why they started this plan, and Maxie says so Brook could get her stocks back from Valentin. Brook says, yes, that was the original plan, but that first night Maxie told her it had to be about protecting the baby. And she was right. It’s not about the stocks. Brook will go in there and tell Valentin the truth, that Maxie is the baby’s mother, and he has to pretend to be the baby’s father to protect her from Peter. Maxie says Brook is bluffing. She wouldn’t tell Valentin. Brook says she absolutely would if it would get Maxie to stick with the plan. Valentin will tell Maxie the same thing. If Peter is having her followed, and she keeps coming there, he’ll figure it out. She knows how hard it is, but Maxie has to consider the alternative. Imagine Peter has her baby and is boarding a private jet to some country… Maxie says, stop. She knows Brook is right. They have to stick to the plan, the original one. The one where Valentin doesn’t know anything. If Peter is out there, then Louise is not safe. She just has to be stronger. A mother has to do whatever she can to protect her child, even if it means giving them up. Brook says, maybe, just maybe, there’s a way that Maxie won’t have to.
Finn tells Elizabeth, when the first DNA test came back, and it said Chase was his son, after the dust settled, he kind of liked it. He really likes being a dad. It took some getting used to with Chase, and now it’s just gone. She says, then he hasn’t lost anything. They’re still a family. He says he knows. He gets his annoying kid brother back. She says he’s a good dad. Every attribute he praises Gregory for, she sees in him. He’s just as compassionate and caring. He says, eloquent, not so much, and she says, in his own way. But wisdom comes with experience, right? Now that he knows what it’s like to lose a son, maybe he knows what Gregory felt like when Finn pushed him away. Now he can make things better. He says she’s trying to cheer him up, and she asks if it’s working. He says he thinks he’ll go check on his kid brother. He thanks her, and leaves.
Chase tells Gregory that he was finally getting used to the idea that Finn was… Gregory says he was coming around too. Finn has the makings of a great dad, just ask Violet. Chase says he’s glad to have the father he’s got. He sees that Finn has come in, and says, and the brother too.
Portia says she can tell Jordan that Curtis wouldn’t care if they went out for a drink, any more than Taggert would. Jordan is glad to hear that. She says she’d hate for the past to prevent them from being friends. Portia says she tries not to let the past define her future, and Jordan says she likes that (me too). She’ll have to keep that in mind. Portia says, please do, especially where Cyrus is involved. They’re finally free from him. They’re free; Jordan can let him go. Jordan asks if she wasn’t the one telling Portia to decompress. Now Portia is reminding her that she needs to do the same thing. That’s what she needs an insightful friend. Portia says she guesses that’s her. Maybe she could use one of those too. Taggert comes by, and says, what do we have here? Should his ears be burning? Portia says she doesn’t know. Is he on fire? He says, you know you all are talking about me, and they laugh, saying, you wish, at the same time.
Curtis says, this must be the night to be thanked; first Taggert, then Jason. He hands Jason a beer, and says, it’s really not necessary. Jason says Curtis did go into that house where Cyrus was holding Laura hostage. That took a lot of courage. Curtis says he wasn’t the only one willing to take a bullet that night, and Jason says, it was worth it to rid this town of Cyrus Renault. Curtis says, amen, and they clink beer bottles. After they each take a long sip, Jason says, owning a business comes with a lot of challenges. Let him know if there’s anything he can do to help. Curtis says he’s got this, and Jason says he has no doubt, but things change. Curtis asks if Jason knows something he doesn’t.
Nikolas tells Ava, he wants Avery to be safe just as much as she does, but if she thinks this is the end for them, she couldn’t be more wrong. She says, don’t do this. Don’t make himself somebody she has to fight. Did he hear a word she said? She said she couldn’t live if anything happened to Avery. So when he says they can face this together, that he’s not giving up on her, all she can hear is him saying he’s willing to bring danger to her child, and she will not have it. Nothing means more to her than Avery. Nothing. She will not risk Avery’s life. She will not risk provoking this madman. He wants them apart, he’s getting what he wants. Please leave while she still loves him, because if he tries to stay, she’ll do whatever it takes to be free of him. He picks up his bag, and walks to the door. He says, this is not forever, because he will never give up on her, on them, or on their family. She won’t look at him, and he leaves.
Portia tells Taggert to relax. She and Jordan have other things to talk about besides him. He says he finds it hard to believe, but if Portia is done, he’d like to take her out to dinner. She asks, who’s paying? and he says he is. He wants to talk to her about this. He shows her the invite to Trina’s graduation party, and she says, okay. Since he’s already invited – she takes the invitation out of his hand and gives it to Jordan – Jordan is more than welcome to come to Trina’s graduation party. Jordan thanks her, and Taggert says, be there or be square. Jordan says she thinks you have to be there to say that. Portia takes Taggert’s arm, and says, come on, dad. Walk her to her office, then take her to dinner because she’s starving. He asks if he said he was paying. Jordan’s phone dings, and it’s a text from Stella that says: So? You and Curtis?
Jason says he knows Curtis is going to make this place a success, but the more successful it is, it’s going to attract the best, and the worst of Port Charles. Curtis asks if Jason is offering protection, and Jason says he’s offering his friendship if Curtis ever needs it. Curtis thanks him, but says, as far as the business goes, he prefers to remain independent. Jason says, if his independence is ever threatened, Curtis knows where to find him. Curtis nods, Jason raises his empty bottle, puts it on the counter, and leaves.
Finn says, Chase’s vitals are strong, and he’s responding well. Thanks for making him look good. Chase says he made himself look good, show off. Finn says he’s just the guy who saved Chase’s butt so he could get back to his wife, but Chase says he’s more than that. Finn is his big brother, who he’s always going to love and respect. They shake hands bro style.
Gregory puts away his phone, and tells Elizabeth, Jackie says thatViolet is thrilled and wants to see her uncle. Elizabeth bets she does. Her dad will have to bring her by. Finn comes out, and Gregory asks how it went. Finn says better than he could have hoped. Gregory says he knows how hard this was for Finn, because he knows what Chase has come to mean to him. Finn says, yeah, and starts to walk away, but Gregory pulls him back into a hug.
Maxie says she thought Brook told her the only way to protect her daughter was to stay away from her. Now Brook is saying she doesn’t have to. Brook says she’s still working out the details; just trust her. Maxie asks if she has a choice, and Brook says, no, and drags her back into the house. Maxie asks what Anna is doing there, and Brook says, Maxie brought Bailey a present. Anna says, she’s beautiful, and congratulates Brook. She apologizes for the late intrusion, but needed to speak to Valentin. She’s on her way out now. Valentin says Yuri will take good care of Brook, Bailey, and Charlotte while they’re gone. Brook asks where he’s going, and he says he and Anna are going to Pawtuck. Brook says, why go there? and Anna says, evidence. Maxie says, why? The police already searched the house and the woods. Valentin says, there may be something they missed, and Anna says, something that could lead them to Peter. And Maxie’s baby. Maxie and Brook look at each other.
Tomorrow, Brando and Sasha have their official first date, Brook tells Willow and Michael that they need to nip these lies in the bud, Elizabeth says there’s something she and Carly need to settle, and Britt tells Jason that she’s not putting it off one more day.
The Haves and The Have Nots
At the restaurant, Benny breaks a beer bottle on the table, and whacks Sandy in the head. They fight, and Rianna keeps yelling for them to stop, but nobody moves. Everyone just watches as Benny beats the crap out of Sandy. Rianna grabs Benny, trying to pull him off, but Benny pushes her back, and she ends up on the floor. Benny goes to check on her, and Sandy breaks a chair over Benny’s back. He says Benny is a dead man, and tells Rianna, come on. She says she’s not going with him, but he keeps pulling at her. Benny tells Sandy to leave her alone, and Sandy asks if this is what she wants. Benny says she already told him, and Sandy says, then take her weasel ass out of there. Sandy walks off, and Rianna says Benny doesn’t know what he did. Benny says he knows he beat Sandy’s punk ass. Sandy takes his weasel ass out of there, and Benny asks if Rianna is okay. She says he shouldn’t have done that, but he says he wasn’t going to let Sandy hurt her. She says Benny doesn’t know her, and doesn’t know Sandy’s family. Benny says he knows Sandy’s family; he’s friends with Sandy’s brother Mitch. She insists Benny doesn’t know them. Mitch and Sandy almost killed the last guy she dated. He says he can take care of himself, and she says he’s a fool.
Benny asks again if Rianna is okay, and she says, no. He says he’s sorry, and she says she wishes he hadn’t done that. He suggests they go, but she says she’s not going anywhere with him. He says, Sandy might be out there waiting for her, but she says, Sandy could be waiting for Benny. Benny asks if she just lets Sandy talk to her like that; it ain’t right. She asks why he’s doing this, and he says he has a sister and a mother, and he loves them both. He’s not going to sit there, and let that go down. She says, it’s going to be bad, but he says he can handle it. She says he can’t, and he says he’s sorry. She says she’s sorry for him. She has to go. She grabs her bag, and jets, Benny calling after her.
Conley phones Candance, telling her that he’s a senator. She says she doesn’t know who he is or why he’s calling. He says he’s calling on behalf of Charles, and she says he has the wrong number. He says he’s willing to sit down and meet with her, and he says, about what? He says, Charles and how much he loves her. She asks if Charles put him up to it, but he says, no. He’s an old time friend. She tells him not to call her. She doesn’t want to talk to Charles or his friends. Conley says, please, just 15 minutes, but Candance says she doesn’t want to talk. He says he’ll meet her anywhere, and she says she’s going to ask one more time; did Charles put him up to this? He insists Charles didn’t, and says he believes it will be worth her while. He’s on his way. She says, goodbye, and hangs up.
Candace says Mitch is like a girl getting ready, and Mitch says he has to make his hair look right. She says if he hadn’t taken off his clothes… and he says he knows. But she knows how she is. Back in the day, she wanted him in bed, naked, and ready. She says, it’s not back in the day, and he says he realizes that; he’s sorry. Candace says, for what? and he says, wanting her. She says every guy does, and he says he knows she’s got that President dude acting crazy. She says she doesn’t want to talk about him, and Mitch tells her, he’s just saying it’s his loss. She asks if they can go. She’s hungry. Mitch’s phone rings, and he says it’s his brother. It’s the fourth time he’s called. It ain’t gonna be good. Sandy tells Mitch that Vinnie wants to see him, now, but Sandy’s got to talk to him. He’s going to kill that Black kid Benny. He went out with Rianna. Mitch says Sandy isn’t with her anymore, and Sandy says they got into a fight at a restaurant, and Benny hit him with a bottle. Mitch asks where he is, and Sandy says, the hospital. Mitch asks if he’s called Vinnie, but he says, not yet. Mitch says, don’t, but Sandy says, hell no; he’s calling. Mitch says, do not, and Sandy says he wants that son of a bitch dead. Mitch asks if Sandy is at St. Claude’s, and tells him not to do anything stupid. He’s coming there. Don’t call. Sandy says Mitch has 20 minutes, and Mitch says he’s on his way. Candace asks what that was about, and Mitch says he’ll be back. She asks if it’s bad, and he says, yeah. She says she’ll order delivery, and he says, okay, suggesting that she just stay in. And call Benny. Have him come home right now; tell him Mitch said to. Benny walks in, and asks, what’s going on? Mitch asks what the hell Benny has gotten himself into. Benny says he can explain, but Mitch doesn’t think Benny can explain this, and leaves. Candace asks, what’s going on? and Benny says, the realtor. Apparently, she’s Sandy’s girlfriend. She asks, what happened? and Benny says Sandy came at him, and he beat his bitch ass. Candace says, this is bad, and Benny says he knows, but Candace says he doesn’t. Benny tells her, everyone keeps saying that, but he knows the family. She says he doesn’t know them, and Benny says, sh*t.
The guard tells Kathryn that she has a visitor, and she goes with him. Don is in the visiting room, and she asks why he’s there. He says he wanted to speak to her, and she tells him, speak to Hanna. He says he hasn’t been able to reach Hanna, and he needs answers. Kathryn tells him to give her his phone, and calls Hanna. Hanna picks up, and Kathryn asks if Hanna has gotten any calls from her accountant Don. Hanna says, no, and she has no missed calls. Kathryn needs to talk to her husband. Kathryn asks what he did, and Hanna says, he’s not happy. Kathryn says she knows, and Hanna says she’s got go back to the house. She’s worried Jim is there. Kathryn tells her to work from her own house, and Hanna laughs, saying, Jim is mad as hell. Kathryn says she knew he would be. Hanna wonders if that’s why Kathryn put her in charge, but Kathryn says Hanna knows she doesn’t trust Jim, for good reason. Hanna says she’ll try to go over there, and do what she’s supposed to do, and Kathryn tells her, do what she doesn’t best. Hanna says, she’ll hurt that man, and Kathryn says, do it for her. Kathryn hands Don’s phone back to him, and says she reached Hanna… with his phone. He says he had to try, and she says he was lying his ass off. Why is he really there. He says, Jim wanted him to ask… and she says she’s not giving him power-of-attorney. He says, with all due respect, that woman knows nothing about banking, finance, and money, and her husband does. Kathryn says, then teach her. That’s what she’s paying him for. He says he can do that, but he can’t make the decisions. He wants her to reconsider giving him and Jim power-of-attorney. They could put in a third party. She says, so he wants her to give him, her accountant, and Jim, the bastard, power over her money. Does he think she’s stupid? He says, no, but giving power-of-attorney to… She says, a maid? He thinks that’s stupid? He says he doesn’t think it’s stupid, but he wants her to just reconsider. She says, why doesn’t he consider this? She had cancer, and her husband didn’t even know. Hanna nursed her back to health better than a mother. Hanna had the chance to take millions, but she didn’t. When she needed someone, Hann was there. When she lied to Hanna, Hanna forgave her. Now that she’s in this position, there’s no one else she trusts in her life other than Hanna. Not him, not her lawyer, and damn sure not her husband. Does he understand? He says he does, and she asks if they’re clear. He says, they are, and she says, so they’re not going to have this conversation again, are they? He says he’s got it, and Kathryn calls for the guard to take her back to her cell.
A dude who looks like he should be going to Princeton instead of guarding a house, tells Jeffrey that Tanner is there for him. Jeffrey says he’ll go out, and meets Tanner in the driveway. Tanner says Justin had something for Jeffrey and he should have brought it, but Jeffrey says, don’t. Tanner wonders if he can ask Jeffery something; what was Justin like? Jeffrey says Tanner was his brother, but Tanner says, what was he really like? There were things he knew, but nothing private. Jeffrey says Tanner told him Justin used to tell him a lot, but Tanner says he’s sure Justin told Jeffrey more. Jeffrey says he doesn’t know what Tanner wants to know, and Tanner says, the sex. What was it like? Did they like to dress up, or… Jeffrey says he thinks that’s something Justin should have told him, and Tanner says, sorry. Jeffrey knew Justin so well, and he didn’t know Justin at all. Jeffrey says, no, he didn’t. Justin didn’t have HIV. Tanner says, so he lied, and asks if Jeffrey has it. Jeffrey says he doesn’t, and Tanner says, sorry. He must have scared Jeffrey. Jeffrey says he didn’t, and Tanner asks if Jeffrey is coming to the service. Jeffrey says he doesn’t think so, and Tanner says he should. The family would love it. Jeffrey says Tanner’s mother wouldn’t, and I swear they had this same conversation before. Jeffrey says Tanner is a lot like his brother, and Tanner asks, how so? Jeffrey says Justin wouldn’t take no for answer either, and Tanner says, he’s sorry, but he’s not like his brother at all. He’s not into guys. Jeffrey says, Justin would have said the same thing, and Tanner asks if Jeffrey thinks he’s queer. Jeffrey says, interesting choice of words, and Tanner says he meant gay. Jeffrey says he thinks Tanner should make his brother the main priority, and be with his family. Tanner says he’ll bring the package by, but Jeffrey says there’s no need. David pulls up as Tanner drives away. He asks, who was that? and Jeffrey says, no one. They go inside.
Madison stitches Sandy up, and Sandy says he’s going to kill that son of a bitch. Madison says if Sandy keeps talking like that, he’ll have to report it to the police. Sandy says he doesn’t give a damn. That Black son of a bitch… Madison says, sir, and Sandy says, just fix his face. Madison says Sandy is working on a hate crime, and Sandy says, ouch! accusing Madison of hurting him on purpose. Madison says he needs more sutures, and Sandy says, if it leaves a scar… Madison says, it will be minor, but Sandy says, minor is too much. Madison says he’ll be back, and leaves. Mitch comes in, and Sandy says, don’t hate him. Look at what Benny did. He’s going to kill that son of a bitch. Mitch says he can’t do that, and Sandy says, why not? Mitch says because of his sister; he’s under Uncle Vinnie and Grandma Rose’s protection. Sandy says, not after Vinnie sees this. Vinnie is going to be pissed. Does Mitch think Benny will be protected? Mitch lied, and they want to see him. Mitch asks what Sandy is talking about, and Sandy says he’s going to the bar and telling them. The hell with Mitch. He wants that kid dead, and so will they. Mitch goes out into the hallway, and calls Benny. He asks where Benny is, and Benny says, the hotel room. Mitch tells him not to leave the hotel; he means it. Benny says he’s sorry, and Mitch tells him, save it right now.
Wyatt calls for a nurse, and messes with the sides of the bed, trying to figure out how to escape. Madison comes in, and tells Wyatt to stop pressing the button. Wyatt says he’s sorry, and Madison says, save that. Wyatt tells Madison, look at how they have him, and Madison says, that’s what he gets when he throws piss at someone. Wyatt says, it was water. At least loosen his wrists up. Madison says he’s not doing that, and Wyatt says Madison won’t give him pills and won’t untie him. What does he do there? Anything? How is he supposed to go to the bathroom? Madison says he has a cup, and Madison says, give it to him. When Madison gets close enough, Wyatt gets Madison in a headlock using his legs, and says, untie him. Madison undoes one wrist, and says he can’t breathe. Wyatt says if Madison struggles, he’ll make it harder. Untie the other one. Madison unties Wyatt’s other wrist, and Wyatt does the Vulcan death leg grip, saying, it’s okay, don’t fight it. Madison slides to the floor, unconscious, and I wonder where Wyatt learned this. Prison? Wyatt gets out of bed, and removes Madison’s uniform, saying, he’s a big son of a bitch (WOTD). He puts on Madison’s clothes, which seem to fit perfectly, so I guess Wyatt is a big SOB too. When Wyatt gets to Madison’s pants, he says, whoa. No underwear. He walks down the hall, checking rooms until he finds where the drug stash is. He unlocks the door, and shoves a bunch of bottles in his pockets, like this would be unobtrusive. He goes back out, and no one notices. They must use the same security company as General Hospital.
Don goes to see Jim, and Jim asks how it went. Don says Kathryn’s not budging. What does Jim want him to do? Jim says, nothing; go. Don leaves, and Jim takes out his phone. He calls a guy sitting in a car outside Veronica’s house. He says, do him a favor. There’s a girl named Diamond or Dallas or something. He needs her to scare his wife. Could Jim possibly be more vague? Dude says Jim’s wife is in jail, and Jim says he knows. Dude needs to find this girl, and have her arrested. He’ll arrange for her to be put in the same cell as his wife. He wants her to scare Kathryn. Scare, not hurt. Dude says he’ll let Jim know when he finds her; he’ll get the guys on it. I wonder if the guys are psychic, since Jim didn’t even pinpoint a name. Jim asks, how much more time for that Veronica bitch, and dude says he’s waiting for the right time. Jim says, don’t wait too long. Let him know when it’s done. Dude calls someone, and says he needs to have a woman found and brought to him. The rest will be taken care of. Veronica’s French thug, whose name I don’t remember, gets in the passenger side of the car. Dude asks, who the hell is he? and French thug says, it doesn’t matter. This is a dangerous game; drive. Dude starts the car.
French thug calls Veronica, and says she’s clear. She sees the car go by, and says, okay. Thank you. She calls to Laura, saying she’s going out for bit, and drives off.
There’s a knock at Veronica’s door, and Laura answers, letting Samuel in. He says she’s still wearing Veronica’s clothes, but she looks good. She says she’s got Veronica’s account numbers, but she’s looking for Veronica’s social security. Samuel asks if she’s forgetting the house on Astin, and she says, that old bitch was watching her every move. He says, she got busted, and she says, he got greedy. He asks if she thinks Veronica will check her background, and she says she checked Laura’s background, but not her real name. Three weeks ago, she tried to tell Veronica a story about her mom, and Veronica shut her down. He said he told Veronica their son was killed in a robbery. She asks if Veronica believed him, and he says, every moment. She says, maybe he should talk to Veronica, and he says Laura knows Veronica tried to get him into bed. Laura says, let her. Maybe she’ll feel better. He asks if he’s her prostitute now, and she says she’s his pimp. He says he’ll be in the bed waiting when Veronica gets home, and she says she’ll break his neck. He says, there she is, and she says he belongs to her. He says he’s got an idea. They’ll go upstairs, and do it in Veronica’s bed. She says she doesn’t think so. Veronica might come back, and she’s not going to risk losing the money. They exchange I love yous, and he leaves.
Wyatt goes to his old loft, and dumps all the drugs on the table. A girl walks in, and he asks if this is a free-for-all. She says she likes that. She obviously knows him, but I have no clue who she is. She says he has pills, but he says he’s not sharing. She says they always share, and holds out her hand. He gives her a pill, and she asks where he got them. He says, the hospital, and she says, it’s strong stuff. Can he get more? He asks if she’s got money, but she says she has something else. He says he doesn’t want anything else, and she says, just a few. He gives them to her, and she says, this is opium. He’s got to be careful. He asks what she knows, and she says she knows it’s deadly. He tells her to shut up. She asks if she can have some for Heather, and he asks if he looks like a dispensary. She says she heard he shot his father, and his father lived. He says, unfortunately, and she asks what it’s like. He says, what kind of a question is that? and she says she’s heard about it from people, but she never met anyone who shot someone. He tells her, shut the hell up. Does she have any drugs? She says she doesn’t, and he says, get the hell out. She’s useless to him. She calls him a d-bag, and leaves. Miraculously, a plate with lines of coke has appeared, and as Wyatt is about to do one, Roderick (I think that’s his name) walks in. He asks who the hell Wyatt is, and Wyatt asks who the hell Roderick is. Roderick says he’s the owner of this place, and he’s calling the police. Wyatt tells him, go ahead, and Roderick asks if she promised this place to him too. Wyatt asks who he’s talking about, and Roderick says, he knows she’s playing him. Wyatt asks again who he is, but Roderick says, it’s cool. He’ll just get his stuff and go. Hey. That’s his coke. Wyatt says, not anymore, and Roderick says Wyatt should go. Wyatt says he’s not playing, and Roderick asks who the hell he is. He say, Wyatt Cryer, and Roderick says, Cryer?
Roderick says, Wyatt is her son? Kathryn is his mother? Damn. Wyatt asks who Roderick is, and Roderick says he works at the hotel. Wyatt asks what he’s doing there, and Roderick says Kathryn told him that he could stay there while he’s in between places. Wyatt says, hold up. Is he the Latin lover she was talking to? Roderick says, sorry, what? and Wyatt says, it’s disgusting, and Roderick says he’ll just get this things and go. Wyatt says, hold on. His mother isn’t taking care of Roderick, is she? Roderick says Wyatt should talk to her, but Wyatt says he’s talk to him, and he’s lying. He doesn’t care. His parents hate each other. He asks where Roderick got the coke, and Roderick says, a friend. Wyatt asks if he can get more, and Roderick asks if Wyatt has money. Wyatt says, of course; look at this place. Roderick looks at the pill bottles, and says, Xanax, oxycontin, morphine; it’s good sh*t. What did Wyatt do? Rob a nurse? Wyatt says, something like that, and Roderick says, be careful with that stuff. Wyatt says he’ll let Roderick stay if he gets some blow, and Roderick agrees. He starts to leave, and Wyatt says, whoa. Are those his car keys? Roderick says, Kathryn told him that he could drive Wyatt’s car while he’s there. Wyatt says Roderick is screwing his mother, and she’s old. He guesses Roderick is just doing what he’s got to do. He tells Roderick, hurry back. They’ll get along just fine. Roderick leaves, and Wyatt shoves a load of pills in his mouth. I’m pretty sure the amount would kill him in real life, especially since he hasn’t had anything for ages.
Celine sits on the porch of Kathryn’s house, and hears Jim on the phone inside, saying, there’s got to be a way to get the damn thing done. He’ll call back. He comes out, and asks what the hell Celine is doing there. She says she’s waiting to talk to him, and he says, it’s private property; she’s trespassing. She says she knows, and he says he’ll call the police. She says, okay, do that, and he asks what the hell is the matter with her? She says she’s about to be put out of her apartment. She can’t pay their son’s tuition to private school. He says he doesn’t care, and she says he only cares about that junkie in the hospital. He says, that’s his junkie in the hospital, and she says these are his children too. He’s done nothing for them. Veronica pulls into the driveway, and he asks what the hell she wants. She walks to the porch, manila envelope in hand. She says, hello, Jimmy, and he asks what she wants. She says hello to Celine, and asks how she is. Are things any better? Celine says, no, they’re not, and Veronica says, they’re about to get better. Celine thanks her, and Jim asks what Veronica wants. Veronica takes a paper out of the envelope, and says, this is a court order. He has 24-hours to give Celine $50K in emergency funds. He snatches it from her, asking who the hell signed it. She says, Judge Nadine, and he says that judge hates him. She says that judge loves her, and Jim says that’s because she screwed him. Veronica says, a few times, and he says, whore. She thanks him, saying she appreciates that. He says now get off his property, and she says, this is Kathryn’s tacky-ass property, and he should be in there writing her a check. He says he’s not writing anything, and she says, then he’ll go to jail. He asks if she knows how close to death she is at this moment, and she says, as close as he is.
He asks Celine if she’s sure she wants to go through with this. She must realize it’s not in her best interest… Celine says she doesn’t care. She needs money. He says, people in hell need ice water. She should be in jail after what she did. Veronica asks what Celine did, and he says, she killed Amanda.
Celine calls Jim the devil, Kathryn accuses Roderick of having women over, Connolly says Candance is the shark Charles needs, and Sandy wants benny dead.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht – The Reunion – Part Two
We backtracked a little, with Andy saying a viewer wondered why Alli and Gary kept making out in front of Sydney. Gary said it was a weird situation since Sydney had feelings for him, he had feelings for Alli, and Alli didn’t return his feelings. Alli took issue with that, saying it hadn’t been easy for her, and it was awkward working with Gary every day. It wasn’t fair, and not true. Gary mumbled that he had more feelings for Alli than she did for him, and Alli said she was the only one doing the right thing. No one had respect for that. She’s a human being and has compassion. A viewer asked if Alli thought she broke girl code by getting together with Gary, and Alli said she had her reasons. Daisy laughed, and Alli suggested Andy ask Sydney. Sydney said she wasn’t sure what Alli was talking about, but a lot of things weren’t indicative of who she is. She was feeling rejected and jealous; everyone has insecurities. She felt bad, lashed out, and hates herself for it. Alli said that wasn’t it. Gary had a girlfriend when they came on board, and Sydney slept with him anyway. Alli was hurt by what she saw on the show, and had gotten no apology. Sydney hadn’t contacted her, and there was no one-on-one sorry, when Sydney had hurt her feelings. Sydney admitted she hadn’t reached out, and said she’d been dealing with personal trauma in her own way, realizing who she is and how to navigate herself. Alli thought Sydney had been insincere. She’d embarrassed Alli and herself. Alli said she wasn’t trying to rub it in, but if Sydney was sincere, she would have approached Alli one-on-one, not wait for the reunion. Andy asked Gary if he had a girlfriend, and Gary said he was in a complicated relationship (groan), and they hadn’t seen each other in 8 months. They’d grown apart, and it was his only regret. Daisy said they didn’t know his girlfriend’s perspective, and she might have seen their relationship differently. Gary said they hadn’t spoken in two weeks, and then he had to tell her about Sydney. He’d sent a message that he’d kissed his deckhand, hoping she thought it was a dude. Glenn said, nice try, and Andy said Gary could have saved a lot of drama if he’d hooked up with JL, but Gary said he had no stepladder on board. Andy asked if Sydney was seeing anyone, and she said she had a partner; they’d been together five months. Andy asked about his reaction to the show, and Sydney said he knew it was in the past, and that’s that. He’s the captain of the boat she’s on now. He’d been supportive, and cared about her. He had her back no matter what. Andy asked about Alli’s status, and she said she had a boyfriend. They were moving in together, and about to sign a lease on a house. She was going to be living the land life. He asked if she had any other updates, and she laughed, saying, they’re having a baby. Everyone applauded, but Gary looked sad, or mad, or both. Alli said it was scary, but exciting, and Andy said it was a fertile crew. He asked if Gary had known, and Gary said, no, but he was happy for her. She said her boyfriend treated her like a princess, and if she was happy, he was happy. Daisy looked kind of disgusted.
Andy asked if Alli and Gary rekindled things on the crossing, and Gary said they built their relationship, and became a couple until they got to Palma and Alli left for Australia. They’d known it was inevitable, and in the back of their minds, they knew never it could never seriously work, regardless of their great chemistry. Viewer Trisha P. asked if Colin’s opinion of Gary changed when he said he was going to have sex with Sydney to get Alli’s attention, but Colin said, no. They were good mates. Gary didn’t want to take his advice, but was still his boy. Viewer Lauran B. asked if Colin thought Gary would have been a better manager if he hadn’t been distracted by the love triangle, but Colin said he agreed with Glenn that Gary was exceptional. Andy asked if Alli and Sydney felt like they’d gotten closure, and Alli said, no. Sydney said she thought they’d never really have complete closure. A lot had happened to what could have been a beautiful friendship. She was sorry for what could have been. Gary started chewing on the cord to his earpiece, which was bizarre. Alli said she didn’t think Sydney was a bad person, and Andy said he was in agreement, so he was leaving it there. Gary said, everybody loves everybody, and Daisy said something unintelligible, prompting Andy to ask how many bottles of wine she’d had. She told him, stop being jealous.
Andy moved on to the MVPs of PDA, despite their differences in age and height, and an STD scare. We flashed back to JL and Dani’s boatmance. Dani looked sad and embarrassed. Andy told her congrats, and asked how she was feeling. She said, obviously, her pregnancy was unplanned, but she was happy. Andy asked what happened with her and JL after the season, and she said they hung out for a couple of days. She’d kept trying to tell him throughout the whole season that it wouldn’t work. She lived in Australia, and wasn’t moving, and she wasn’t going to ask him to move. She tried to convince him that it wouldn’t work, and he tried to convince her that it would. Andy asked her relationship status, and she said she was single. Viewer Ally W. asked if the crew was surprised at how things turned out for Dani, and Daisy said she was shocked; it took a few days to digest. Then Andy asked the question on everybody’s mind; was JL the father of Dani’s baby? She said, let her put it this way. She’d only slept with one guy during the season. Andy asked for JL’s reaction, and she said he thought it wasn’t his, and didn’t want to have anything to do with it. In the beginning, she found out when she was in quarantine. She’d just gotten back to Sydney (Australia, not the deckhand), and she was alone. When she told him, it was a big shock, but he seemed supportive, and said he’d support whatever she decided to do. Then things changed around December; he wasn’t interested anymore. On January 1st, she got a message not to go around telling people that he was the dad, and he wanted a DNA test. She has receipts. She told him that he’d have to pay for it, since it was expensive, then his mom made a horrible comment online. Someone said it was gross that JL would abandon the mother of his child, and his mother said what was gross was a woman who uses a man because she’s desperate to be a mom. She didn’t want his family involved in her child’s life. She was getting mean comments that she should have had an abortion. She said she’s very pro-choice, and felt every woman should do what’s best for her, but she wouldn’t be able to do that. She also wouldn’t move to have a child with a boy she barely knew. She was going with it now, and knew she was having a girl. (She’s since given birth. This was filmed a while ago.) She was sure her baby girl was going to be amazing, and she’d do her best to give her baby everything she needs. Andy said Dani was going to be an incredible mom. She was happy she was having a girl, since she wouldn’t know what to do with a boy. Andy asked Alli about her reaction, but she said she’d known for a while. Dani was working 12-hour days, and getting herself prepared. She thought it was disgusting and frustrating that JL wouldn’t acknowledge the baby. Her heart was breaking, but she thought Dani was strong and could do this without him. She’d actually be better off. Gary said JL had no spine. The little respect he’d had for JL was out the window. He knew Dani would be the best mom ever. His own dad chose not be there, and he learned not to be like that; JL was a prime example. Dani said she wished JL was there to defend himself or say what he thought. She didn’t think it was fair that he wasn’t able to give his side. Andy said, to be fair to Dani, she didn’t have an ax to grind or a bomb to drop; she was just answering questions.
Andy asked if Glenn had any final thoughts, and Glenn said he’d had a great time with them. There had been conflict and indecision going on, but their positive energy was amazing. He wasn’t disappointed. And with that, Andy said, goodbye to the crew.
Five days after the reunion recorded, JL found time out of his busy schedule to talk to Andy.
Andy said they’d tracked JL down, and he was there now. He asked why JL couldn’t join them for the reunion, and he said he’d wanted to be there, but he’d been on charter. It was the primary’s daughter’s birthday, and the biggest day, so he couldn’t take the time off. Andy asked what the biggest professional lesson was JL learned, and JL said, do not get intimate with any of the crew. Andy asked what the status of his and Dani’s relationship was today, and he said it was uncertain. They’d definitely talked a little, but not as much as they should have. There were things to be questioned, and they had questions for each other. (Huh?) He said they were trying to be adults, and Andy said, a lot of viewers were asking if JL was the father of Dani’s baby. What did he have to say to that? JL acted like he didn’t know this was coming, and said Andy was going to make him do this now? He’d asked for a paternity test, and had gotten backlash. He thought it was understandable, but he was 24, and didn’t have much relationship experience. Dani took it poorly, but he understood why. He said he apologized, but the paternity test was just for his peace of mind. If the child was his, he abso-effing-lutely wanted to be a part of its life. He didn’t know where him saying he didn’t want to came from, and people were telling him they’d heard he wanted nothing to do with the baby. It was tearing him up, since he wanted everything to do with it if it was his. Andy said he was happy to hear it, but why not take the DNA test. JL said money wasn’t the issue, and he’d even reached out to Dani’s doctor’s office. He didn’t want to go the lawyer route, and wanted them to work together. It all sounded a little vague. Andy told him the baby was a girl, and JL said he wanted to be there for the birth. He’d been told a date, but wasn’t sharing it because Dani hadn’t. Andy rolled the video, of the crew’s reactions, and JL acted all hurt and upset, but who knows? Andy asked for JL’s reaction, but he said he was lost for words. Andy asked if he felt misrepresented, but JL told him, most of what Dani said was correct. Andy asked about his family’s reaction, and JL said his mother was initially excited, but confused, since she’d always told him to wear protection. She wants him to be happy, but she’s trying to protect him. He told her that she needed to realize what she was saying, and that it might not be true. Andy asked if he thought Dani used him, and he told Andy that his mother said that out of anger. He didn’t agree, and told her to delete it. He said she can’t be doing that; it puts him in a bad light. Andy said it seemed like his mom should help out to facilitate test, and JL said they’d know as soon as the baby was born. Yeah. If the baby is like three feet tall at birth, it’s definitely his.
Andy asked if JL was still in touch with any of the crew. Their reaction to his behavior had been damning. JL said none of them liked him, but he was cool with that. Everyone has an opinion, and they’d only seen one side. Now everyone thought he was a POS; he saw their faces, and they were judging him. He wished them the best, but didn’t care what they thought. Andy asked if there was anything JL wanted to tell them, since he hadn’t been at the Reunion, and JL asked to see the clip again. Andy ran it, and asked if it was worse the second time. JL said he’d paid more attention, and yeah, the looks on people’s faces. Andy said he’d been doing this a long time, and talked to a lot of people about uncomfortable situations, and it’s notable that Dani said she’d wished he was there to give his side. She hadn’t come to attack him, and Andy thought JL should take that to heart, especially since he said pretty much everything Dani told them was true.
Andy told JL that now was the time for him and Dani to communicate and figure it out. He might regret if he didn’t. He asked if there was anything else JL wanted to say, and JL said, don’t judge a book by its cover. He understood how he was being perceived, and wanted them to know that if this is his child, he wants everything to do with it. He even thought about moving to Australia. A lot of scenarios were running through his mind; every possible avenue to Dani. What they’d had on the show was real. He was sorry they were where they are now, and most of it was his fault. Maybe because he’s the boy Dani said he was, but he wants to be there for her. He’ll understand if she doesn’t want to have anything to do with him because he wanted the tests. He’ll get over that, but he’d never get over not being there if this is his child. He needed her to know that he supported her decisions, and still does. He hoped they could co-parent, and have respect for one another. He was sorry things happened the way they did.
Andy told JL to remember what he’d said, write it down, and send it to Dani, so they could resolve this. She needed to hear it directly from him. Andy said he appreciated JL talk to him. He was happy to hear what JL had to say.
The end text said Dani’s daughter Lilly, was born on May 26th, 2021. Dani and JL had yet to speak with each other.
🧯 It Could Be Worse…
If I hurry, I can make it to bed before daylight. So until we meet for soap and diamonds, stay safe, stay assiduous, and stay keeping your mother from making comments about your possible baby mama on social media. At least until you know the test results.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Jason puts a gun in the back of his waistband. He puts on his jacket, on goes out.
Sonny asks why Phyllis is working on the books at this time of night. Why doesn’t she do it in the morning? She says, it’s finally good news. Since Elijah was arrested, business has picked up. He asks where Lenny is, and she says she suggested Lenny turn in early, and for once, the stubborn old fool agreed to take care of himself. She thanks Mike/Sonny for talking some sense into her husband. If it wasn’t for Sonny, Lenny would still be hiding his condition from her. Sonny says Lenny didn’t want her to worry, and she says she’s glad Sonny is around. She hopes he doesn’t mind her thinking of him as family. He says he’s honored. He doesn’t have any family. They hug, and she says she doesn’t know what she’d do without him. She guesses she’ll have to figure it out.
Nina goes to Maxie’s place, and says, she’s so sorry. How awful. She hugs Maxie, and Maxie says, Nina being home is the first good news she’s had in a long time. Nina says she’ll do anything she can to help find the baby, but Maxie says, Anna and Mac are looking; so is Sam. Nina asks what she can do; name it. Maxie’s phone rings, and she says, it’s Sam; she should probably take it. Nina says, of course (🍷). She’ll check on James, and take some pictures. Maxie asks Sam, what’s up? and Sam says she’s at the country house the fake nurse brought Maxie to. Maxie says she didn’t have to go there. The Pawtuck police searched it. And isn’t it kind of late? Doesn’t Sam have kids to go home to? Sam says Kristina is watching the kids, and she’s prepared to spend the night. Sam isn’t going to rest until she finds out what happened.
Ned sits on the terrace, when Olivia comes out. She says, that’s where he wandered off to. She thought he left without saying goodbye. He asks if that would have bothered her, and she says, yeah. He says, good to know, and she sits with him. She wonders what the brand new grandpa is doing out there, and he says he was thinking about his own grandparents. They were always excited when a new baby was born into the family. He thinks they had something to do with Brook having a happy, healthy baby.
Valentin sees Brook with a drink, and says, bourbon? Is she all right? She says, no, and he asks, what happened? She says, Chase is terminal. He’s going to die.
Willow tells Michael that Chase asked her to marry him, and she said yes. He says, what? and she says, Chase is dying. He asks if she’s sure. He knows Chase had a bad reaction… She says he told her himself, and Finn confirmed it. They’re going to lose him. He hugs her.
Sam looks around, and Dante comes in. He asks what the hell she’s doing there, and she says she has a better question. What took him so long? He says he knows it’s hard to believe, but he has other cases. Why is she there? She says she’s focusing on finding Louise for Maxie, and nothing else.
Ava sips a martini at the MetroCourt bar with Nikolas. She says, the bright side of their temporary stay at the MetroCourt is that they have access to the bar. No one makes a dirty martini like they do. Does he think it would be wise if they took Dante’s advice? He says, they agreed. There’s no way they’re breaking up.
Jason comes into the MetroCourt, and tells Carly, it’s good to be a free man. His phone rings, and she says, business? He says, yeah, and she asks if it’s anything she should know. Everything went through her when he was gone. He says he’s back, and she says she understands. Britt comes in smiles at Jason.
Carly tells Britt, welcome back, and Jason asks, how’s the hospital? Britt says, everyone is in a party mood. Cyrus was under guard, and going to Federal prison. Carly thanks her for saving Jason, and Britt says, it was only fair. He’d just saved her from Cyrus. Carly says, Cyrus won’t hurt anyone anymore, so Britt can sit back, relax, and focus on running the hospital without putting her life on the line. Jason asks if he can have a word with Britt, and they sit at a table together.
Ava says, Dante more than implied that Nikolas would be safer without her, but he says he doesn’t want a life without her. Being together is worth any risk. The bartender asks if they’d like another round, and Nikolas says, at the table. They leave the bar, and the bartender watches them. Ava has stupidly left her bag on the bar, and the bartender looks inside.
Dante says he doesn’t want to ask how Sam got in, and she says, that isn’t the point. The point is to find Louise. He says he went through the PCPD file, and it was thorough. She asks what he’s doing thee then, and he says he wanted to check it out, maybe meet the owner if they show up. She asks if he thinks the owner has something to do with Peter, but he doesn’t know. He’s going to ask that question. Austin walks in like he owns the place. Because he does.
Ned tells Olivia that he was planning on staying until Michael got there, but it’s getting late. He’ll come back in the morning, and catch Michael at breakfast. She says, don’t be silly. It’s going to rain. He can stay there.
Brook tells Valentin that Finn’s been working in the lab, but can’t find a cure. Finn doesn’t know how to react, so he’s just covering for the fact Chase is going to die. Valentin says, another life destroyed by Peter, and she says Peter knows better than to show his face there. He’d better stay far away from Maxie. But if he’s not found, Maxie will always be looking over her shoulder. It’s a horrible feeling, and Peter has cost Maxie so much already. She suddenly panics, and asks, where’s Bailey? He says she must be tired. He fed Bailey 40 minutes ago, and she’s sleeping. She says he’s good at the parenting thing, and he says it’s not his first child. She tells him, if she hasn’t said it before, she’s grateful for his help. He says she doesn’t have to keep thanking him. Bailey is his baby too.
Nina asks Maxie if there was any news, but Maxie says, no leads. Nina says, what about Peter? Are they safe? Maxie says she doesn’t know. Peter hasn’t been seen since she confronted him at the hospital. Nina says she’s hiring a security detail for Maxie, and Maxie says she loves Nina, and knows she’s trying to help, but she can’t talk about Peter or that psycho nurse anymore. She’s trying to be present for Georgie and James. If she thinks about it, it won’t help. Nina says she took some adorable pictures of James, and gives Maxie her phone. Maxie says she has to ask. What’s so attractive about Nixon Falls, Pennsylvania? When Nina left, saying she needed a break, Maxie thought she’d be gone for a few weeks. She’s been gone for months. What’s in Nixon Falls that caused her to stay away for so long?
Sonny asks what Phyllis means by how will they get along without him when he’s gone? What makes her think he’s leaving? She says, one word; Nina. If Nina decides to stay in Port Charles, how long before he goes after her?
Willow tells Michael, Jackie and Gregory are devastated, and Finn seems broken over the fact he hasn’t found a cure. Time is running out. All Chase wants is to be her husband for however long he has left. He deserves that, doesn’t he? Michael says, even if it’s a lie? Willow looks at him.
Britt thanks Jason for sending her mom to Canada, and says, it was very sweet. He says he didn’t want her to be alone, He hadn’t wanted to leave her with what she was going through. She says she keeps thinking about how Maxie is suffering, and it puts things in perspective. Right now, today, she’s fine; she’s great. She laughs, and says she just has to remind herself to stay in the moment. He asks how that’s working, and she says she knows she had a moment of weakness in the lighthouse, but it’s over now. What happened in Canada is in the past. Time to move on, right?
Ava tells Nikolas that she still thinks Ryan is behind everything, but supposes Dante could be right. Maybe it’s not Ryan. Maybe it’s one of Nikolas’s exes. The bartender comes over to the table with Ava’s bag, saying she left it at the bar, and she thanks him. Nikolas tells Ava that he doubts it. Elizabeth isn’t the stalking type. Ava says, interesting how his mind went straight to Elizabeth, and he says she’s his only ex in Port Charles. Ava says, no, she isn’t. There’s another one sitting over there. She looks at Britt.
Olivia and Ned go inside, and Brook tells them that Valentin is checking on Bailey. Ned says Brook looks so sad. She’d mentioned she was going to the hospital to visit Chase. She says, it’s not going well, and he says he’s so sorry. He knows she and Chase are close. He hugs Brook, and Olivia says what Brook needs is a good night’s sleep. She just had a baby. Brook says, right, but Ned says, before she goes to bed, he has something to tell everyone.
Phyllis tells Sonny that he and Nina had a connection, but he says he doesn’t think it was any more than that. She says, don’t let time and distance ruin it. She knows she misses Nina already, and can imagine how he feels. Did Nina get there okay? Has she seen her grandson? He doesn’t say anything, and Phyllis asks if he’s telling her that he hasn’t even called. Not even a text? He says he doesn’t want to be pushy, but she says she bets Nina would be thrilled to know he was thinking about her.
Nina tells Maxie, it’s not some big mystery. Nixon Falls is a cute little town, surrounded by countryside. It’s beautiful, and it felt comfortable, so she didn’t feel the need to travel further. Maxie says Nina grew up in Manhattan. She’s a city girl. What do they do that’s exciting there? Cow tipping? Nina says, it’s more than just farms, and she promises there are no cows on Phyllis’s street. Maxie says, that’s right. Phyllis is an old friend of Nina’s. It must be nice be somewhere new, and still know people. Nina’s phone rings, and Maxie asks, who’s Mike?
Austin tells Dante and Sam, he hopes it’s okay with them, but he owns this place. Dante introduces himself, and Austin asks if Sam is his partner, but Dante says, no. She’s a P.I. and a family friend. Sam asks his name, and he tells her. She asks if he’s the doctor who delivered Maxie’s baby, and he says that would be him. Sam says, and he happens to own the house where Maxie was held. Quite a coincidence. Austin says, not so much. He owns several properties in the area, and it’s been in the family forever. Do they think he had something to do with Maxie’s kidnapping? Sam says, no, but Dante says it’s an excellent point. Maxie was held there, and he delivered her baby; what are the odds? Austin says, big city slickers with big city suspicions. He hired management to take care of the property. He had no idea anyone was there. Dante says, they might have big city suspicions, but his name keeps popping up.
Jason says, he and Britt aren’t fugitives anymore. Things changed between them at the lighthouse. It wasn’t a one-off; at least not for him. She says, her neither. Thanks, Stone Cold. He says, Spinelli calls him that, but he’s trying to break Spinelli of the habit. Nikolas comes to their table and asks to talk to Britt, but Jason tells him that he’s interrupting.
Michael tells Willow, marriage is a big deal, and shouldn’t be based on a lie. He knows he sounds hypocritical (yes, he does), since they got married to improve their chances for custody of Wiley… Willow says, he told her it was wrong for the right reasons, and he says, now they’re stuck in this mess. It’s like they say; the road to hell is paved with good intentions. She asks if he’s saying he regrets falling in love with her.
Jason says, when Carly was trying to get Spinelli back, Nikolas almost blew the deal, but Nikolas says he’s not apologizing for protecting his wife. Besides, Cyrus was going to prison, and they all had a hand in it. Jason says, if Nikolas hadn’t been stupid and gotten caught, they might have gotten Cyrus sooner. The outcome had nothing to do with him. He tells Nikolas to stay out of his business, and Nikolas asks if he doesn’t mean Carly’s business.
Nina says she’ll let it go to voicemail, and Maxie asks if she’s avoiding Mike no-last-name. Nina says, no, but she’s there to see Maxie, and doesn’t want to be rude. Maxie says she’s family; Nina can take the call in front of her. Unless she’s hiding something. Nina says she’s not. She and Mike talked before she left, and she’s sure it can wait. Maxie asks what Nina means by talk. Was it a special goodbye? Nina says, Mike is a bartender at the Tan-O, and a friend of Phyllis, who owns it. She met Mike when she first arrived. She thought she took the trip to do some healing, and never dreamed she’d connect with someone in this way. Maxie says, enough dodging. Tell her everything. James cries, and Maxie adds, after she checks on James. Call Mike back. Nina says Maxie is silly, and laughs. She checks to see that Maxie is gone, and grabs her phone. She calls Mike/Sonny back, and he says he’s glad she called back. Did he interrupt her visit? She says, no. She’s happy he called. He asks if she saw her grandson, and she says, earlier this evening. It was wonderful. He says he’s glad to hear that, but she sounds stressed. Is it tough to be back? She says, it’s harder than she thought it would be.
Dante tells Austin to remind him again how he happened on Maxie in the woods when she went into labor. Austin says he lives near there, and hikes in the woods every day. Sam says, at the exact same spot Maxie was at? and he asks if she doesn’t want to pretend to be the good cop. Dante says, Sam’s not a cop, but good question, and Austin didn’t answer. Austin says hiking centers him. He usually goes in the early afternoon, but he was helping a guy out. Dante says he had a busy day for a country doctor. He could have skipped the hike. Austin says he told them, he hikes every day. This is why he chose not to live in the city. With a high density population, he’s likely to run into a level of skepticism. If they’re Maxie’s friends, they should be celebrating that she ran into him, and happy that he’s a doctor. He doesn’t mean to boast, but he’s kind of the good guy in this story. Dante asks if that’s why there’s a hidden camera in the living room.
Ned tells Brook that he’s called an emergency meeting of the ELQ Board. Now that she has her shares back, they can bounce Valentin as CEO. Valentin has come in, and asks if they’ve figured out who’s replacing him. Ned or Michael?
Michael says, falling in love with Willow is the best thing that could have happened to him. Never question that. She just surprised him, that’s all. She says she was surprised too. What does he think she should do? He says, what he wants her to do is the exact opposite of what she should do. He has to keep reminding himself that it’s not about them. It’s about what Chase needs. Willow says, Chase’s dying wish was to marry her. How can she possibly say no to that? He says, she can’t.
Valentin says he reckoned they would be holding a vote to replace him, and Ned says, the negotiation happened weeks ago. Valentin must have realized then that once they were in control, he’d be shown the door. Valentin says, it’s an emotional decision. A good CEO uses his head, not his feelings. ELQ thrived on his watch. Brook suggests they save it for the meeting, but Ned says ELQ was strong before Valentin’s coup. Valentin says, Michael was capable, but had to step down. Olivia says, enough.
Austin asks what camera Dante is talking about, and Dante points it out. Austin waves to the camera, and says he can only assume management put it there. He’s never seen it before. Dust it for fingerprints; they won’t find his. Dante’s phone rings, and Austin says he has nothing to do with Maxie’s kidnapping. The first time he saw her was when she was having a baby. Dante said he sent the footage to the station, and he’s waiting to hear back.
Jason asks if Nikolas is done. He still needs to talk to Britt alone. Nikolas says, her call, and she ask if she and Jason can’t finish their conversation later. Jason steps away, and Britt says she can’t imagine what she and Nikolas have to talk about. Is Spencer okay? He says, Spencer is fine. However, he heard her and Jason hid out on a Cassadine property; the game preserve. She asks if he’s hitting her up for rent, and he says he doesn’t care about the money. He’s surprised she still remembered the place. It’s been so long since they were a couple. Britt says, and…? and Nikolas asks what kind of game she’s playing. He and Ava have been receiving threatening packages.
Nina tells Sonny that she is stressed. She’s with her sister-in-law who just suffered a terrible tragedy. She’s giving her comfort, but it’s hard to see how devastated she is. He asks if there’s anything he can do, and she says, no, but thanks. He says, that’s a dumb question. How is he going to help someone he doesn’t know? She says, it’s not dumb; it’s who he is. He sees someone hurting, and tries to help. He helped her. He says she helped him too. He should be with her. She says, it’s nice to hear his voice. He tells her, call anytime, and she says, goodnight. Maxie says she knows that smile. Mike isn’t just some bartender. Nina likes him.
Ava tells Jason, if he’s through with the tough guy routine, she’d like her husband back. Jason says Nikolas approached him, and Ava says she’s curious as to how this is going to work with Carly. Carly asks what she’s talking about, and Ava says she’s not in the business anymore, but she still hears things. Carly leaped into Sonny’s shoes when Jason was unavailable. Jason is back now. Is she planning on handing him the keys to the kingdom? Carly says that’s none of Ava’s business. Keep her posted on Avery. She walks away.
Britt says she had no idea Nikolas was being threatened, and he says they’ve been getting packages with creepy personal messages. The police suggested it might be the work of one of his exes. It’s not like Britt hasn’t played dirty in the past. She says, in the past. Period. How does he know Ava isn’t staging it herself? Britt doesn’t know his life, and doesn’t want to. Leave her alone.
Nina says, what smile? She can’t smile because she loves her sister-in-law?… Okay. She does feel something for Mike. She didn’t know leaving would be hard, and now she’s there to spend time with Wiley, and it’s great. Maxie says she was hoping Michael would change his mind. Wiley is Nina’s grandchild. Nina says, apparently, Jax had something to do with it, and Maxie wonders if Jax is trying to win Nina back. Nina says, according to Jax, he wanted to make up for the pain he caused. Maxie asks if Nina thinks she and Jax will get back together, but Nina says, no. Maxie says, because of Mike no-last-name? and Nina says, no. Because she was healing, she hadn’t realized how long she’d been away until she came back. So much has changed. Valentin is living at the Quartermaines, and had a baby with Brook. She was not expecting that. Maxie asks if she saw Brook’s baby, and Nina says she did. It’s probably the last thing Maxie wants to talk about. Maxie says she and Brook ended up taking Lamaze classes together, and bonded. If she can’t talk about her own baby. she wants to talk about Brook’s. How is the baby doing? Is she taking formula? She wants to know everything.
Ned says he knows what Valentin is doing. He wants to pit them against one another. Valentin says he predicts a split vote that will leave him in charge. He leaves to check on Bailey, and Olivia says, Valentin is so infuriating. He can be an amoral sharks one minute, and the next, he’s a dream dad. She can’t wait for him to change poopy diapers. Ned says Valentin has a point about splitting the vote, but they can discuss it in the morning. Olivia says she thinks they don’t want to discuss it in front of her; she’s had that issue before. She knows Ned wants to be CEO. Ned says, it’s important they present a united front, but he’s okay with Michael being CEO. He wants the best for ELQ, but he could be happy with a lesser position. He’s realized there are more important things than work.
Michael asks if Willow thinks she’ll keep sleeping at the gatehouse, but she doesn’t know. She wants to spend as much time with Chase as she can. She’ll still make time for Wiley, but… He tells her to just say it, and she says when she spends time with Wiley, Michael can’t be around. It will just make it too hard. She asks him to please tell her that he understands, and he says, his head understands; his heart, not so much. If that makes it easy, he’ll do it. She says, nothing about it is easy. She cries, and they kiss. He heads for the door, and she says she loves him. He says he loves her too, and leaves. She sits down and cries.
Phyllis asks if Nina is happy, and Sonny says she is, but Phyllis was right to think Nina needed to talk. She asks, why? Was there a problem with the visit to her grandson? He says, that went well, but Nina’s sister-in-law is going through some trouble, and Nina is worried about it. Phyllis says, Port Charles is not that far, so say the word, and he can take her car and surprise Nina. (Nina wouldn’t be the only one who’d be surprised.)
Dante says they didn’t see Austin on the video, and Austin says he told Dante he wasn’t there that night. Maxie sure is a strong woman. Sam agrees that she is, and Dante thanks Austin for his help. He’ll walk Austin to the door. Austin says, this is when they talk about him, and Dante says, pretty much. He’ll be in touch. Austin leaves, and Sam says she doesn’t know what to think. Dante says, Maxie lied to them.
Nina says she’s a little worried that Maxie is fixated on Valentin and Brook’s baby, but Maxie says she’s not fixated. She’s just interested. She and Brook aren’t friends, but they bonded. So is the baby doing okay? Nina says, the baby is perfect, and loved. Maxie says, good to know. Brook’s birth was an ordeal. Nina asks how she knows, and Maxie says she was thinking of Louise. Nina asks if Maxie is okay. Does she want Nina to call someone, like Mac or Felicia? Maxie says she’s just exhausted emotionally; she’s all over the place. Nina says she’ll leave and let Maxie take a nap, but remember, she’s only a phone call away if Maxie needs her. She tells Maxie that she loves her, and Maxie says she loves Nina too. Nina leaves, and Maxie says, she can’t do this. She needs to see her baby.
Austin sees an announcement about the ELQ emergency board meeting in his tablet newsfeed. Hmm…
Michael comes in, and Brook asks if he’s okay. He says, it’s been a long day, and Ned says he’s afraid it’s going to get longer. They need to discuss the CEO position at ELQ before the meeting. Valentin is planning to divide and conquer. He thinks the vote will be split, leaving him in charge, and he realizes it’s a possibility. Michael looks out the window.
Willow sits in the dark, looking out the window.
As they get in the elevator, Nikolas tells Ava, they could get room service, but she says she lost her appetite. He says he’s sure he can find something to tempt her, and kisses her.
On the phone, the bartender says he got the key to Nikolas’s room. They’re all set.
Jason asks what Nikolas wanted, and Britt says, he had a bunch of ridiculous, unfounded accusations. She’s not letting it get to her. Jason holds her hand, and says, she is. She says that’s what she wants the world to think, but maybe it’s okay if he knows the truth.
Carly walks in and sees Jason and Britt together. She does not look happy.
Tomorrow, Laura asks how Portia and Curtis are doing, Britt wants to apologize to Elizabeth, and Cyrus says it’s about time someone showed up. Well, we know it’s not Peter. I think…
The Haves and The Have Nots
Jeffrey sees Madison at the hospital, and Madison asks how his visit was. Jeffrey stammers, and Madison asks, what’s wrong? Talk to him. Jeffrey doesn’t know how Madison is going to take it, and Madison says he doesn’t know either until Jeffrey tells him. Jeffrey says, Justin’s brother spoke to him when they were going to the morgue. Madison tells Jeffrey not to let it upset him, and Jeffrey says Tanner told him that Justin was HIV positive. Madison asks how Tanner would know, and Jeffrey says Tanner knew about him, and was kind to him; not like his mother. He wanted to give Jeffrey something Justin left. Madison asks if Jeffrey thinks it’s true, but Jeffrey doesn’t know. Madison asks if Justin ever told Jeffrey that he was HIV positive, and Jeffrey says, no. Madison asks if they talked about safe sex and STDs, and Jeffrey says they didn’t. Madison asks if they used condoms, and Jeffrey says, not 100% of the time. Madison asks what Jeffrey thought would happen. Justin was having sex with random guys in his cop car.
Madison tells Jeffrey that he has to protect himself, but Jeffrey says he doesn’t need a lecture. Madison asks if Jeffrey is worried he gave HIV to him; they used condoms. Jeffrey says, they’re not 100% effective, but Madison says, coupled with the meds he takes, he probably wouldn’t get it. Jeffrey asks, what meds? and Madison says, the drugs keep him from getting HIV. Jeffrey didn’t know about this? (TBH, me neither.) He’ll get Jeffrey some research. It won’t cure HIV, but will prevent someone from getting it if they don’t have it. Jeffrey says, what if he does have it? and Madison says he’ll get Jeffrey tested. Stop stressing. Jeffrey says he knew Justin, and Justin would give it to him on purpose. Madison says, even if Jeffrey has it, it’s not a death sentence like it was years ago. Tons of people who have it lead normal, happy, healthy lives. If Jeffrey has it, he’ll take meds, and live a normal life. He won’t die. He can get the test done in 20 minutes. Jeffrey says Madison doesn’t seem to be worked up, and Madison says he has the information and the power. They go into an exam room.
Benny puts a key in a hotel room door, and Candace asks why they’re here. He says they need someplace to stay, and she says, it’s a dump. He says, just because you’ve got money, don’t mean you have to spend it all. She says, $400 a night is not a lot, and he says, $600 for a weekend’s not bad. They go into the room, and Candace says, what if someone steals Benny’s two trucks? He says he wishes they would. This place isn’t bad for the time being. She tells him, if he says so. She hated living in the ghetto then, and she hates it now. It brings back bad memories. He says, it wasn’t that bad… Sorry. She says her son was killed in a place like this, and he says, they can go. She says, no. At some point, she has to sit with it. One night; then she’ll be gone. She asks what he’s wearing on his date, and he says what he has on. She says, this is a classy woman. He needs to wear a suit. He says he doesn’t have one, and she tells him, get one. He says she likes spending money. What does she want? He’s a tow truck driver. She says he doesn’t have to look like one. She’ll hook him up. He says he just wants to smash Rianna, and Candace says, if all he wants to do is smash, he won’t find a good girl, but one day, one of them will take his heart. He says she sounds like mama, and Candace says, she’s right. He says he’ll cross that bridge when he comes to it, and she says she’d like to see him with someone special. He says he’s not ready, and she says, one day, it will happen. He tells her, if she says so, and there’s a knock at the door. Mitch comes in, and says, zup? He asks what the hell they’re doing here, and Candace says he sounds like her. Benny says he ain’t spending money, and Mitch says, obviously. Mitch thought Candace would be gone by now, and she says, long story. He asks if she’s good, and she says she is. He asks if they want to get dinner, and she says, Benny has a date. Mitch laughs, and Benny says he bought a house. Candace says, it came with a date, and Benny says he spun his game with the realtor. He put a few words together, and now he’s going out. Candace says, take her anywhere but here, and tells Benny to go buy something nice to wear. Mitch asks if Benny has looked at himself tonight, and Candace tells Benny to go now, since it will have to be tailored. Benny says if it’s over $100, he’s out. Candace says, it’s just one, and Benny tells them, make sure they come back. He leaves, and Candace asks Mitch to unzip her. He says it reminds him of old times, and she says, don’t. He tells her, he’s just saying.
Benny tries on a suit, and the clerk asks what he thinks. Benny says, it’s nice; how much? She says, $1800, and he says, for what? She says, the stitching and fabric. It’s made with the finest material, and the designer is exquisite. She asks what the suit is for, and he says he’s going on a date. The clerk says, she must be someone special, and he says he just met her. She says he must want impress her, but he says, it’s not the suit that will impress her, and the clerk says he’ll be even more handsome in the suit. He asks what kind of suit it is, and she says, Italian. He says he’s sure she has something cheaper, and she says she does, but why settle for cheap? He says he’ll settle for nice, and she says, there’s nothing nicer than Italian. She can give him a discount. How’s 30% off? Benny tries to do the math, and she says, it will be $1200. He says, it should come with cufflinks, sex, and a turkey sandwich. Now he sounds like me. She says she’s sure if he’s wearing it, he’ll get that, and he says, if he doesn’t, can he bring it back? She says they can’t give a refund if it’s tailored, and he says if he doesn’t get it tailored, can he bring it back? She says, that’s not store policy. There’s no guarantee he’ll get lucky. He says she’ll owe him something if he doesn’t get lucky, and she says she’s not a hooker. He says he didn’t mean to insult her, but she says, it’s very insulting. Just because he’s buying a suit, doesn’t mean he gets to take her out. He says, how about dinner? and she asks if he isn’t going out already. He’s just… a flirt. She gives him her number.
Madison tells Jeffrey that he’s negative, and Jeffrey is obviously relieved. Madison says, good thing; the meds are expensive. Jeffrey wonders why Tanner would lie. Maybe Justin didn’t have it. He asks if Madison could find out, but Madison says he’s not taking that risk. He could lose his job. Jeffrey says he just wants to know if Tanner lied, and Madison looks up something on the computer. Jeffrey asks what he’s looking at, and Madison says, Justin’s medical records, and the list of meds he was on. He can’t give that information out; it’s confidential. Jeffrey says, then why is he looking? and Madison says, peace of mind. Ask him if Justin lied. Jeffrey says, did he lie? and Madison says, no. Jeffrey asks what he means, and Madison says, it means he didn’t lie. Think about it. If Justin never told Jeffrey that he had HIV, he didn’t lie. Jeffrey says, this is confusing. Did Justin have it or not? Madison shakes his head, and Jeffrey says, thanks. Madison asks if Jeffrey wants to talk about safe sex and the drugs that prevent HIV now, and Jeffrey says he knows what his dad taught him. Madison asks how long ago that was, but Jeffrey doesn’t know. He wonders how Justin’s brother could lie, and Madison says maybe he wanted to give Jeffrey anxiety. Jeffrey says Tanner wanted to give him something Justin left, but Madison says, don’t deal with him. He could be as crazy as his brother. Don’t think about it, and don’t see him. Jeffrey says he gave Tanner his address, and Madison asks if here’s still security at the house. The giant dude who walks around. Jeffrey says security is covered, and Madison says he took the night off – family emergency. He wants to be with Jeffrey. Jeffrey says he’s fine, and Madison says, then they can watch movies and be fine together.
Benny looks at himself in the mirror, and takes a selfie. He sends it, then calls Mitch, telling him to check his phone. Mitch says, damn, dude, and Benny says he got it. Mitch asks what it set Benny back, and Benny says, $1200. They’d better bury him in it. Mitch laughs, and says, it looks good on him. Benny says, he used to get 2 for 1 at $29.99. He asks what Mitch is doing, and Mitch says, waiting for Candace to get out of the bathroom. Benny says, he’ll be waiting a while, and Mitch says, have fun. Hit him up when he’s done. Benny looks at another suit, holding it up to himself. He tells the clerk, the brown one is $600. She says she wants him to look his best, and he says she’s juicing it up. How much is her commission? She says she’s not telling him, and stop flirting with his thirsty ass. He asks what she knows about thirsty, and she tells him to come to the register. He asks if they take cash.
Mitch waits, and Candace pokes her head out, asking if it was Benny. Mitch says, Benny got that suit. He’s crazy. He was bitching about dropping $1200. She says she’d like to see it, and he says she can as soon as she’s out of the see as soon as out bathroom. She says she’ll be done soon, and he asks what’s taking so long. He’s getting hungry. She comes out, and Mitch is lying on the bed in his briefs. She tells him to put his clothes on. What got into him? He says, seeing her looking like that. What’s he supposed to do? She says she’s sure Benny will be back any minute, but Mitch says Benny isn’t coming back. She can’t blame him for trying. She says she’s flattered, but she’s hungry… for food. He says he thinks she’s beautiful, but she says, those days are gone. He says he knows, but he loves her. She says she loves him too, but they can’t be together. He says he wants to talk to her, and she sits on the other bed. He says he’s been worried about her. Everything with her son, the President; she was hurt by that. Jim knows his family won’t be happy if something happens to her, but the truth is, the Cryers are in deep with his family, and his grandma. If they happen to talk with her, he can’t promise it will hold up. Candace says, so Jim could come after Benny, and Mitch says, he could, but his grandma would have to okay it first. She says, let her know, and he says, she and Benny will be the first to know. He puts on his pants.
Tanner calls Jeffrey, and says he’s not doing well. He was going to try and bring some things by. Would Jeffrey mind meeting him? Madison is still sleeping, and Jeffrey asks what he has. Tanner says he doesn’t know. It says personal on it. Jeffrey doesn’t know, and Tanner says, it was Justin’s last dying wish. Jeffrey asks again what it is, but Tanner says, he feels like he’s invading Justin’s privacy. Jeffrey says Tanner has his permission, and Tanner says he’d rather bring them to Jeffrey. Jeffrey says, in all honesty, he probably won’t take it. Tanner says his brother died, and Jeffrey won’t take what Justin left him? Jeffrey says, unless Tanner tells him what it is, sorry. Tanner asks if Jeffrey is coming to the service, but Jeffrey says he doesn’t think Justin’s mother would want that. Tanner says, Justin would, and Jeffrey says, when is it? Tanner says, tomorrow, and Jeffrey says, so soon? Tanner asks if he can text the address, and Jeffrey says, sure. Tanner says he’ll bring the stuff with him, and thanks Jeffrey for being good to his brother. He hangs up, and Jeffrey puzzles over this. He puts his phone on the nightstand, and Madison wakes up. He says, can he ask? What the hell was that about? Jeffrey says, it was Justin’s brother. He said he wanted to give Jeffrey something Justin had left him. Madison says, tell him to drop it off, and Jeffrey says, Tanner wants to give it to him in person. Madison says he doesn’t like the sound of it, and Jeffrey says he told Tanner that he won’t take it. He said the memorial service is tomorrow night. Madison says, Justin just died yesterday. That’s not good. Jeffrey says he knows, and Madison says he doesn’t like the sound of it at all. Please don’t deal with these people. Jeffrey says he feels it, but he’s curious. Madison says, Tanner was lying about his brother’s status; he’s gaslighting Jeffrey. Jeffrey asks if Madison is lecturing him, and Madison says he is; sorry. Jeffrey’s dad said he talked too much. He says he’s going home, but Jeffrey says, no. He wants Madison to stay. Madison’s phone rings, and he says, dammit. Work. He answers, and says he took the night off… Okay. He’s on his way. He tells Jeffrey that he has to go in. Keisha is sick. She’s lying her ass off. The last time she posted pictures of herself drinking. Who tries to hide something and then posts about it? He says, Jeffrey wouldn’t be missing him so much if he had a job. Jeffrey asks who said he misses Madison? and Madison says, the hospital is hiring. He wishes his parents were rich and took care of him.
The nurse on duty thanks Madison for coming in. She knows it was his day off, but they’re so short staffed. He’s such a blessing. She gives him the charts, and says, watch out for that one. He says, Wyatt Cryer? and she says, yeah.
Madison goes into Wyatt’s room, and Wyatt says he needs pain pills. Madison says, sorry, he can’t, and Wyatt says, why the hell not? Madison says, looks like he had them an hour ago, and Wyatt asks, what the hell kind of hospital is this? Madison says, one that’s trying to make him better, and Wyatt says he’s in pain. Madison says, sorry. He had his daily dose. Wyatt says he has a high tolerance, and needs more. At least remove the restraints. Madison says he can’t, but Wyatt says he has to go to the bathroom. Madison says, there’s a bedpan there, and Wyatt asks how he’s supposed to reach it wearing the restraints. Madison says, Wyatt has a free hand, and Wyatt says he noticed how good looking Madison is when he came in. Does Madison think he’s good looking? Madison asks if that’s all, and Wyatt asks Madison to hand him a cup. Madison does, and Wyatt strokes his arm. He says, help him out. Doesn’t Madison think he’s good looking? Madison says, if Wyatt thinks he’s giving him extra drugs because Wyatt is flirting with him, he’s dead wrong. Wyatt says Madison is an a-hole, and Madison says Wyatt is locked up. He leaves, and Wyatt says, Madison can’t resist him. None of them can. He’s Wyatt Cryer, bitches. Bring him the damn drugs.
Madison goes back to the desk, and the nurse says she told him. Did Wyatt flirt with him? Madison says, yeah. What about her? She says, yes. She almost took him up on it. A few pain pills for a roll in the hay. At her age, she’ll take what she can get. Madison says, he’s at the age where he can get what he can. She asks how much he’s getting, and he says he doesn’t want to make her upset, but she says she’s been hot bothered on the job. Madison says she’s in rare form, and she asks if he knows Dr. Washington. He asks, why? and she says she might be getting something there. He asks how she knows the doctor isn’t on his team, and she says she’s sure. He says, good to know.
Benny meets Rianna at a restaurant, and asks how she is. She say she’s impressed. He cleans up nice. She asks if he’s ready to sign the papers, and he asks if she wants a drink. She says she has water, and he says, come on; get a real drink. She says, it’s not a date, but he says he’s a nice guy. She says she’s not interested, and he says, why? He ain’t that ugly. She says, something about him says bad news, and he says he’s a hard worker, overly good looking… She says, with a lot of girls and kids, and he says he ain’t got no kids. She says, girls? and he says he ain’t seeing anybody. She asks if his girlfriend knows, and he tells her, stop. She gives him the papers, and shows him where to sign. She says he can move in right away, and he asks if she’s going to help him decorate. She suggests they get out of there, go back to her place, and have sex. He chokes on his water, and she says, that’s what he wants, right? He says, no. He’d never sleep with someone he just met. If she wants to get out and cuddle, he’ll do that, but he won’t let her take advantage of his body. She says he’s so lame. She thinks he’s handsome, but she just got out of a toxic relationship. They can talk from time to time, but she’s not sleeping with him, or dating him. He says he’s not sleeping with her, and doesn’t want to date her either, and she says, he’s so cocky. He says, sometimes. The waitress comes over to take their order, and Rianna orders a house salad. Benny orders the filet, and says, nice place. Rianna laughs.
Later… Rianna thanks Benny for a great dinner, and he says, she’s serious. That’s it? Let him buy her a drink, or go dancing. She says she has to work in the morning, but he says, what is it? They’re having a good time, good conversation, and he knows she feels him a little. She says he knows nothing (Jon Snow). She told him that she just got out of a toxic re… Sandy is suddenly there, and sits on the chair between them. He asks if she’s talking about him, and she says she is. He says, go ahead. Tell the Black what she was saying. Benny says, hey, he’s on a date here. Rianna says, they’re not on a date, and Sandy says, no? He said it, right? They’re on a date. Benny says they were handling business, and Sandy says, what kind? Benny asks, what’s wrong with him? They just met, but he knows Sandy is a Malone. He knows Mitch. Sandy says he doesn’t give a damn. Why is she with him? Rianna says she sold him a house, and tries get up, but he pushes her back in the seat. He says she’s not going anywhere, and Benny says, let this go. Sandy asks, who the hell is Benny to tell him to let something go? She killed his child, his little boy, so shut his mouth, and walk away from the table. He wants to talk to this bitch. Benny says he doesn’t think… and Sandy says, is he crazy? He’s not moving. Benny says, it doesn’t look like Rianna wants to talk to him. Sandy asks who Benny is. A Black Panther? Does he think he’s going to save her. Get his ass out of there. Rianna says, just go; it’s okay. Sandy says, yeah, Benny. It’s okay. She says, it will only get worse, but Benny says, no, and gets up. Sandy says, okay, and gets up too, breaking a bottle against the table.
Next time, Benny and Sandy fight, Mitch says he’s coming over there, Tanner asks Jeffrey what Justin liked, and Jim asks if Veronica knows how close to death she is. She tells him, just as close as he is.
The Real Housewives of New York City
We backtracked a little, with Leah freaking out, throwing her flowers at Heather, and stomping out of the limo, saying she’s not going. Then calling Heather a loser and a psycho. Heather got out of the car, and Leah told LuAnn that she was overwhelmed. LuAnn said, but she looked great, which is exactly what I’d want to hear in that moment. Heather said Leah couldn’t scare her away, and Leah decided, like Bill Murray in Meatballs, it just didn’t matter. It just doesn’t matter is actually my motto. LuAnn said Leah couldn’t let her neck wound go to waste. (If you don’t remember, Leah had on a pink gown and tiara, accessorized with a faux sliced throat. LuAnn tidied up the limo, and in her interview, she said, Heather was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It wasn’t about Heather; it was about Leah. Her advice to Heather was STFU. They all managed to get into the limo in one piece, and Heather swore she didn’t use the word irresponsible in regard to Leah not voting. To her credit, Eboni owned her mistake, and in her interview, said, her bad. Sorry. Leah said the last thing she wanted to talk about was serious stuff like politics. Where she was at, that wasn’t a priority. Leah apologized for losing it. The arrived at Topping Rose, and LuAnn told everyone to put their beauty faces on. They were greeted by LuAnn’s friend Hank, who hoped they were ready to party. LuAnn’s daughter Victoria and niece Nicole were also in attendance. LuAnn said it wasn’t going to be like how they usually celebrated Halloween. It would just be their group, but they were going to make it fabulous.
The theme was Miss New York 1970, and the women each received sashes. Ramona was Miss South Hampton; Sonja, Miss Upper East Side; LuAnn, Miss Sag Harbor; Eboni, Miss City Hall; Heather, Miss Upper West Side; and Leah, Miss Downtown. They each did their special talent, LuAnn starting off with baton twirling. Oddly enough, I know how to do this, having taken lessons as a kid. However, I’m not saying I do it well. Ramona said she was going to show why her arms were good, lifted free weights, and did 40 push-ups. In Leah’s interview, she said she had no idea how Ramona did it. She could barely do 8 of them. Ramona consists of rosé and muscle. Leah did a routine with the hula hoops, and Heather did a cheer using pom-poms. Eboni did a beautiful spoken word piece, and in Ramona’s interview, she wondered why they couldn’t have fun for just one night. Sonja came out as a mime, and made them play charades. Eboni won second runner-up, and LuAnn won first runner-up. In LuAnn’s interview, she said, it’s so rigged. Leah was the big winner, and in her interview, she said she felt special. Hank didn’t know about her grandmother or her freak-out. She’d won fair and square. In her interview, LuAnn said she rigged it because she thought Leah needed it. Leah apologized for her reactions, and thanked her friends for helping her through it.
The next morning, Leah was already gone, having left for her grandmother’s bedside right after the pageant. In Ramona’s interview, she said she had a better understanding of Leah. Leah’s lashing out was always indicative of something bothering her inside. In the kitchen with LuAnn, Ramona started reading a group text from Leah, thanking them for being understanding, when she stopped and threw down the phone. She told LuAnn that Leah’s grandmother had died, and Leah never got to see her. LuAnn and Ramona cried, and Ramona tried to compose a reply, but gave up, saying she’d do it later. In LuAnn’s interview, she said this is why she didn’t have Ramona listed as an emergency contact. There was no emergency Ramona could make better. Eboni said she’d FaceTimed with Leah, and told her that God didn’t make mistakes. He wanted Leah’s last memory of her grandmother to be pleasant. Eboni told the women that there was someone named Ashley proclaiming to be her father’s daughter. In Eboni’s interview, she said here’s where it got sticky. Her mother had spoken about a man named Kenneth, who could potentially be her dad, but there was no concrete answer, and Eboni’s mother wasn’t comfortable exploring it. She’d asked Ashley why she thought they might be siblings, and Ashley said Eboni’s picture had always been on her grandmother’s mantel, and she’d been told she had an older sister. Eboni wanted to find out if it was true. Heather said they were all learning and recognizing that words could hurt, and she’d made a mistake. She’d wanted to say Eboni was eloquent, and said articulate. Eboni said it was a trigger word because the subtext was that Black people weren’t expected to speak the King’s English properly. LuAnn said, like Ramona does, and everyone laughed Eboni said she wasn’t fragile that way, and in her interview, she said she’d been pleasantly surprised at the opportunities she’d had to connect to the other women over the weekend.
Ramona met with real estate broker Michael, and in her interview, she said she needs to work in real estate, and make some money. Money is an aphrodisiac to her. She said it was good to have a sponsor, and Michael went through some basics with her, like how wording had changed. For example, a master was now a primary. There were no his and hers bathrooms, or bachelor pads. In Ramona’s interview, she said it was a different world. She was unfiltered, and had to be careful. Michael suggested Ramona go to some open houses.
Eboni met Leah at Martin’s boxing ring. In Leah’s interview, she said her grandmother’s memorial service was beautiful, but sad. The rain didn’t stop. She told Eboni that she was trying to have perspective, and think of her grandmother when she was making a decision. Sonja joined them and in her interview, Leah said she and Eboni were Virgos, and problem solvers. They wanted to make sure Sonja wasn’t stepped on anymore by LuAnn and Ramona. Sonja didn’t get the respect she deserved, and could be a punching bag. In Eboni’s interview, she said they were trying to convince Sonja that she’s the star. They didn’t want Sonja putting up with crap like them kicking her when she was down, and thinking she won’t fight back. Martin told Sonja, fight this sh*t.
Everyone voted, including Leah, who went with Martin, while LuAnn brought her dog. Eboni had an election party, inviting friend Natalie as well. In Eboni’s interview, she said it was the election of a lifetime, and there was a woman on the ticket as Vice President. Leah brought her sister Sarah, and LuAnn came in wearing a JFK mask. In LuAnn’s interview, she said now Leah could focus on the beautiful moments she had with her grandmother. Ramona never showed, and Leah said she claimed she wanted to go to Long Island because she was worried about safety in the city, since people might be protesting. In Leah’s interview, she said both she and Ramona lived in luxury high rises. They were good. In Sonja’s interview, she thought Ramona just didn’t want to come to a political party. Leah’s chihuahua Angel kept getting into the food on the table, and in LuAnn’s interview, she said Leah’s dog reflected Leah; she had no discipline. Thank God she didn’t have a torch.
Eboni said that Harlem was the heart and soul of NYC for her, and she was hosting a Night in Harlem party. In Eboni’s interview, she said Harlem was what spoke to her about NYC. Next, Eboni’s dog was caught noshing on the beautiful spread Eboni had put out, and in her interview, she said Leah’s dog was a bad influence. Ramona called and video chatted with everyone for a hot minute. Afterward, Sonja told everyone how Ramona was suddenly posting pictures of herself with her new Black friends, including Eboni, on social media. Sonja said she didn’t like when people wore a cause like a handbag. Eboni said if Ramona was posting pictures rapid-fire of the Black women in her life, it might be to counteract accusations of being racist. She felt gullible. Ramona was being a performative ally. Sonja jumped up, and said she didn’t like fakes. Unless you were living it, feeling it, breathing it, STFU. In Leah’s interview, she said she and Eboni had wanted Sonja to gain confidence, but they created a monster. In Eboni’s interview, she said Sonja had the tolerance of 7th grader, and she was a glass and a half beyond that. In LuAnn’s interview, she said she used to be a happy drunk with Sonja. Now Sonja had taken a turn for the worse. It was hard to watch. LuAnn got the hell out of there, and in Sonja’s interview, she said she thought the party was really fun. She’d thought it might be preachy, but she felt comfortable.
When everyone was finally gone, Eboni threw back the rest of her glass of wine.
Next time, Victoria tells LuAnn that she’s a lot better, Eboni’s Night in Harlem party, and Ramona doesn’t want to be educated. What a surprise.
👀 Eyeballs Officially Falling Out…
That was quite a night of TV. See you tomorrow, for soap, Wives, and some LVP dogs. Until then, stay safe, stay accountable, and stay living it, feeling it, and breathing it, whatever it is for you.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Portia says she doesn’t know why Curtis was calling her, but in that moment, he had no idea it was the most important phone call of their lives. He saved her, and saved her Trina. He keeps showing up for them. She kisses her hand, and puts it on his face. He opens his eyes, and she says, there you are. He asks what he missed.
Ava and Laura come down the hospital stairs, and Ava says Laura finally brought Cyrus down. Laura says she hopes so. He still has to be prosecuted and convicted. There’s an emergency meeting of the hospital board, so he’ll be ousted, and at least they’ll be free of him there. Ava says, that’s great; that’s a win. Laura says she’ll feel better when Curtis is fully recovered. She asks where Nikolas is, and Ava says, he’s on his way. He had some business to take care of.
Nikolas walks into the prison library, and Alexis says they have to stop meeting like this. He says he called in one last favor to see her, and she asks what he means by one last favor. He says he’s no longer in negotiations to privatize the prison.
Nina thinks she and Sonny should talk about the kiss, and Sonny says he was thinking the same thing, but it’s kind of not in his nature to talk about his feelings. She asks how he’d know, and he laughs. He says, it’s a fair point. He just wants to say that kiss didn’t come out of nowhere, and she agrees it didn’t.
Michael asks Jax what the visit is about, and Jax says he knows what’s going on with Michael and Willow. Michael asks what he’s talking about; they had their marriage annulled. Jax tells him, save his breath. He was walking that way last night, and caught a glimpse of them during an intimate moment. He immediately left. Michael asks him, please, promise not to say a word to anyone. Chase can’t find out.
Willow runs into Chase’s room, and tells him, the nurse said… she stops. His room is loaded with beachy things, and he says, surprise! What does she think?
Sitting on the floor of his office, Finn dreams about Peter launching the antidote off the roof, and saying, he didn’t send Chase to his death; Anna did. He dreams about throwing Peter down the stairs, and wakes with a start. He gets up, and Elizabeth asks if he’s okay. He says, sorry. He must have dozed off. She asks if he was dreaming about what happened with Peter. He asks how she knows, and she says she had the same nightmare. She tells him that he’s been working around the clock. He needs some fresh coffee, or better yet, to go home and have a shower and nap. He says he can’t stop until he’s found a cure. If he doesn’t, he might as well kill Chase himself.
Chase says he’s sorry the nurse worried Willow, but she says, it’s okay. What is all this? He asks if she remembers when they first got together. They were going to spend a weekend at his parents’ place in Nantucket, but they never got there. Maybe they never will, so he decided to bring the getaway to them.
Michael tells Jax that he and Willow got their marriage annulled, but they couldn’t exactly annul their feelings. They wanted to move forward as a family. He and Sasha had split up, and Willow was on her way to tell Chase when Chase fell ill. They agreed to wait until Chase recovered. They tried to keep their distance, but last night, their feelings… Jax says, it sounds complicated; more complicated if someone saw. Michael says Jax isn’t saying anything, is he? but Jax says, now’s the time to get to their conversation about Nina.
Nina says she’s sure Sonny has noticed Phyllis pushing them together, and Sonny says Phyllis wants them to be as happy as she is. Nina asks if she makes him happy, and he says she’s been a good friend… That’s a coward’s way of telling her the truth. She says, what truth? and he says he cares a lot about her. More than just a friend.
Portia tells Curtis, easy; he just had surgery. He asks if everyone is okay; how’s Trina? She says, everybody is safe thanks to him, but he says he didn’t do it all.
Jordan is on the phone, but sees Curtis through the window. She says she has to go; he’s awake. She runs in, and Curtis says, hi. Portia says, how about that? and Stella joins them, saying, she’s not surprised one bit. Curtis asks what Stella is doing there, and she says he nearly got himself killed. Where else would she be? She hopped the first plane there. Don’t scare her again. He says he’s all right, and Stella asks how long he’s been awake. He says, a few minutes. He opened his eyes, and Portia was there. Portia asks Trina to get Dr. Singleton; Curtis is finally awake. Trina says she’s so glad to see him, and thanks him again. She leaves, and Stella says, Trina seems to have come to a new appreciation for Curtis, and Portia says, no surprise; he saved them, and Laura. Curtis says, don’t make him into some kind of hero, but Portia says, she is because he is.
Trina runs to the reception desk, and asks for Dr. Singleton. Laura asks if there’s any news about Curtis, and Trina says, he’s awake. She was trying to find the doctor. Laura says she saw the doctor, and she’ll get her. She leaves, and Trina tells Ava that she promises she’s fine. Ava says, give her a hug, and Trina does.
Nikolas says the state turned down his proposal, and Alexis says, she’s no fan of privatizing prisons, but now she’ll be dependent on Cyrus’s good will. He says, not anymore. Cyrus was arrested last night. She says, for? and he says, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, to name a few. She says, it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. He says it’s only a matter of time before Cyrus’s people flip on him, and she says, like rats deserting a sinking ship. He tells her that she’s safe, when Shawn comes in. She says fingers crossed that it’s more good news. She asks Shawn how his parole hearing went. Please tell her the board gave him an early release.
Shawn says he appreciates what Alexis tried do, but it’s a no-go. She says, he was denied parole? On what grounds? He says, they don’t need any. It’s up to their discretion, and they still consider him a danger to society, even though he’s done everything right since he’s been there. Alexis says, it’s wrong, and Nikolas says he’s sorry. Shawn must be disappointed. Shawn says Nikolas doesn’t know what he’s thinking, and Alexis thanks Nikolas for dropping by, but it’s not a good time. She appreciates the update. He says he’ll visit her through regular channels, and tells them to take care of themselves. He leaves, and in the hallway, he smiles.
Portia tells Curtis, Jordan and the PCPD were amazing. Thanks to both of them, Cyrus is out of their lives forever. Dr. Singleton comes in, and says the nurse told her that he was awake, but she didn’t expect a party. She asks for a moment alone with Curtis, and Portia says, of course (🍷). Stella says she’ll be back, and they leave. The doctor asks how Curtis is feeling.
Jordan says she needs to call TJ, and tell him the good news. She leaves, and Stella asks for a moment with Portia.
Elizabeth tells Finn, driving himself this hard won’t help cure Chase. Finn says he killed the man who was keeping his son alive. He lost it, and lost their best chance to save him. Elizabeth tells him, stop it if that’s what he thinks. She’s spent her life trying to help people, so she doesn’t take lightly what she’s about to say. Peter got what was coming to him. He’s gone, and that’s all anyone needs to know. Finn says, he’s gone and so is the antidote. She says Peter was going to hang that over them until he was done with Chase. He was never going to cure Chase. It’s always come down to Finn. There’s got to be something in Sean’s file. Anna thought there was, and she agrees. He says he was going over it all night. If there’s an answer there, he can’t find it. Elizabeth suggests fresh coffee and someone to bounce ideas off of. She can provide both. Now get back to work.
Willow says she can’t believe Chase went to all this trouble, and he says, in all fairness, Amy did most of the work. He’s not exactly mobile. She says, but why? It’s charming, and she loves it, but he needs to save his strength, and focus on getting better. He says he can’t keep doing that.
Jax says he stopped by the main house so they could continue the conversation, but Michael never got back to him. Michael says he’s been busy, and Jax says he realizes. It’s time to stop putting off the conversation. Nina wants to be part of her grandson’s life, and deep down, Michael knows it would be beneficial to Wiley. He understands Nina crossed the line and made a mistake. Michael says, she told Wiley that Willow wasn’t his mother, and Jax says, she regrets saying that. Nina has come to terms with Nelle’s death now. There must be some way to reach a reasonable compromise. Michael says, really? Since when has blackmail become a reasonable compromise?
Sonny says the more he gets to know Nina, the more he’s drawn to her. He was hoping she feels the same way… Unless he got the wrong idea. She says, he didn’t.
Laura goes in to see Curtis, and says there he goes again, saving her life. He says she’ll catch up. She had one helluva ordeal with Cyrus. How’s she holding up? She says he’s the one in a hospital bed, but he says he didn’t volunteer as a hostage, or have his brother threaten to kill him. He heard it in Cyrus’s voice; he was unspooling. Laura says she’s glad Cyrus has been brought to justice, but she can’t help wondering what might have been if Cyrus had been offered forgiveness; a chance to redeem himself when he was younger. She guesses, there but for the grace of God go I. Curtis says, Cyrus made his own choices. He’s sure Cyrus had the opportunity to make different ones, but he didn’t. Laura says she’s made bad choices too, but he says, there’s no comparison. She makes sacrifices for the people she cares about. She says, that makes two of them.
Portia says she can make time for Stella. Dr. Singleton is Curtis’s physician, but she’s sure she can answer any questions. Stella says, good, but her questions don’t involve Curtis’s injury; they involve his heart. She knows better than to interfere in Curtis’s personal life, but she knows what she saw. The way Curtis and Portia were looking at each other made her wonder. Portia says she’s known for her directness, and Stella seems like she’d appreciate that, so she’ll cut to the chase. There’s nothing going on between them. Stella appreciates her honesty, and is glad to hear that, but Portia isn’t telling her everything.
Elizabeth asks if the toxin is the same one Faison gave Tiffany, and Finn says, no, but the compound is similar. It’s clearly inspired by the original toxin. Elizabeth wonders if the antidote would also be similar, and Finn says he’d like to think so, but he ran the test a thousand times over, and got the same result. Chase’s system is working to wipe out the toxin. Elizabeth says, his system is doing it’s job, attacking anything foreign, and Finn says, Chase’s immune system would neutralize anything that could save him.
Chase says he didn’t mean to snap at Willow. He’s just frustrated having to be there, but he’s staying hopeful. She says he’s entitled to feel how he feels. Don’t pretend. He says she’s been his rock through this. Even with nursing school and Wiley, she’s been there for him; she’s incredible. He thought he’d do something for her after all the sacrifices she’s made.
Jax asks if Michael thinks he’s blackmailing him, and Jax says he’s thinking about what’s best for everyone, including Wiley. Why deprive Wiley of his grandmother? Michael says, who Wiley has met twice. He doesn’t miss her. Jax says, that’s not the point. Nina is Wiley’s grandmother. She’s not perfect, but her intentions are good, and she’s not part of a criminal enterprise. She loves Wiley, and she’s learned not to overstep with Michael and Willow. And you know what else? The more Michael’s mother is involved with the mob, the more Wiley needs a stable presence in his life. Michael says, enough. Jax made his case, and tied it with a bow of family togetherness. If it’s really about what’s best for Wiley, and not about blackmail, what will Jax do if says he doesn’t trust Nina to be in Wiley’s life right now? Go to Chase? Jax says he hopes it doesn’t come to that.
Nina says she doesn’t know how or when it began, but one day she woke up and realized he’s the first person who pops into her head in the morning, and the last person she thinks of before she goes to sleep. She finds herself smiling over something he said or did. She’s looking at the man in front of her, and not thinking about his past or hers. She’s looking at him. Good or bad, the happiness and peace she’s found there is something she’s never had in her life. She’s made a lot of choices, some selfishly, and she wants to make the choice of peace. Being there with him, Lenny, and Phyllis has meant the world to her, and the one thing she hopes and prays for is that he always remembers the peace he found there. Sonny says, him too, and Nina says she’s sorry. They can never be together. It would only mean heartache for him and everyone else. He asks, why is she saying that?
Jordan tells Curtis that TJ is happy to hear he’s awake. Expect a visit later. How’s he feeling? He says, honestly, he’s felt better, and she says she doesn’t know whether to arrest him for interfering with her case, or pin a medal on him. He says, the medal is the better option. He was just keeping Cyrus busy long enough for her to swoop in. She says he was a step ahead of her as usual, and he asks what she means. She says she needed an opening to move in and take Cyrus down for good. It’s her job, but he knew it was personal, especially after TJ was kidnapped, and Cyrus nearly killed Taggert. She compromised her career and her life, and it cost her everything. It cost her marriage. He says, she’s still standing, and she says he had a lot to do with that. She takes his hand, and thanks him, and says she just wishes he could have taken the bastard down, and found a way for them to stay together. He says, him too.
Portia asks if she should be offended, but Stella says she meant no offense. Portia is a very nice person, but she wasn’t born yesterday. She knows people get caught up in relationships they have no business being in. She was married when she met Curtis, but didn’t tell him. Here she is, back again, when his marriage falls apart. Portia says if Stella is insinuating she had anything to do with that, rest assured she didn’t. She and Curtis are friends; that’s all. Stella says, just so Portia knows, her nephew needs to recover. Not just from his injury, but the end of his marriage. The last thing he needs is a rebound relationship. If Portia truly wants what’s best for Curtis, back off, and let him get on with healing before getting closer. She thanks Portia for her time, and strides off.
Coming out of the elevator, Nikolas tells someone on the phone to be on the lookout for a token of gratitude from Cassadine Industries.
Alexis says, it makes no sense, and Shawn says what makes him even angrier, is that he believed things would change. She says, they should have, but he says, why would they? Does it even matter that he didn’t do the crime? There are kids there barely out of high school, who don’t have an attorney friend, and get a public defender who can’t even pronounce their last names, let alone defend them. They’re set up for this life, which is no life at all. That’s just the way it is. She says she’s sorry; so, so sorry. She’s aware of the injustices, and just forgets sometimes. He says she has that luxury, and thanks her for her trouble. She says, seriously, it’s not fair. They were sentenced for the same crime, and he’s already been in prison longer than she was sentenced for. He says Judge Carson threw the book at him, and she asks if he said Judge Carson.
Finn tells Elizabeth, Peter got his money’s worth out of the toxin. It’s the most sophisticated he’s ever seen. She says she hates that she blamed Jason, and Peter was free to walk around and do this to Chase. He says if he doesn’t get to take it out on himself, she doesn’t either, and she says when Peter saved Franco’s life, it was a Trojan horse, so he could worm his way into Maxie’s life. Finn asks what she just said, and she says he saved Franco’s life to manipulate Maxie. He says, no; Trojan horse. He goes to his whiteboard that has all kinds of formulas written on it, and starts crossing things out, and writing new stuff.
Willow says Chase did a great job, and he says, Amy looked up Nantucket beaches and went nuts. He asks if she sees a box, and tells her to grab it. She brings it over to him, and he opens it, handing her a captain’s hat. She says he doesn’t wear this, does he? and he says, no, she does. Put it on. If he’d taken her to the island, they would have gone on the family boat. Maybe they’ll still get there. She says, maybe, and he leans in for a kiss, but she tells him, stop.
Michael says Jax used to be his stepfather. Jax took him and Morgan to Disneyworld. He’s Josslyn’s father, and she loves him. Now he’s threatening to blackmail Michael. It will break Chase, who’s sick in the hospital. Jax suggests they not say anything they can’t take back; just concentrate on the matter at hand. He doesn’t want to play that card unless he’s forced. Michael says, any relationship will be based on a lie. Is that really how Jax wants to play this? Jax hands him the phone, and says, just make the call.
Nina says she’s not the person Mike/Sonny thinks she is. Trust her. She’ll only hurt him. He asks if this is about her ex. He’s not like those guys. What you see is what you get. She says, no; it’s about her, who she’s been, and who she is. He says she told him they all have baggage. He might have a truckload. He laughs, and says, the thing is, not having a past is free. She says she’s glad he’s free, and he says, she can be too. He takes her hands, and says, maybe they wound up in this town for a reason, a chance for happiness. Doesn’t she think they owe it to themselves to give it a shot?
Portia walks in on Jordan and Curtis, and says, sorry, but Jordan says she was just leaving. She’ll be back to get Curtis’s statement later. He says he’s not going anywhere, and Jordan leaves. Portia says, Curtis’s vitals are good. Is he comfortable? He says, as good as can be expected. Does she have a minute? She says, sure, and sits down. He says he wanted to say the reason he called her was because of the way he responded to the kiss. She says, now is not the time… but he says he wants to explain why he pushed her away. She says, there’s no need. She’s glad he did. She’s glad he shut that down.
Finn and Elizabeth talk chemistry while Finn writes. He says Chase’s system is rejecting anything foreign, but not if they can convince it that it’s produced the antidote on it’s own. Behold, the Trojan horse.
Chase asks if he did something wrong, and Willow says, of course (🍷) not. She doesn’t want him to jeopardize his heath. His heart can’t be racing, so she suggests they just enjoy Nantucket. She’ll be there wearing this ridiculous hat. Chase asks if she’s sure that’s all it is.
Sonny tells Nina that he wants her to stay in Nixon Falls. Not because of some article, but because of them. She says, them? and he says he wants to see where it goes with her. What does she say? They almost kiss, and Nina’s phone rings. She answers, and it’s Michael. She looks at Sonny.
Stella says she hopes Jordan isn’t going back to the office. She suggests Jordan go home, light some candles, and settle in for a long soak. She’s earned it. Jordan says, it’s too early for a victory celebration. She won’t relax until Cyrus is convicted and sent away for a long, long time. Stella says she understands that Jordan doesn’t want to move on too fast, and hopes it applies to everything in her life. Jordan asks what she means, and Stella says she doesn’t think Curtis and Jordan are ready to give up their marriage. She’s sure it’s been signed and filed, but Jordan says, actually, it’s not. Curtis signed it and dropped off the papers at her office. She hadn’t gotten around to signing them, but she will as soon as she gets back. Stella asks, what’s the hurry? Jordan still loves her nephew. There’s still time to make things right. Jordan goes into the elevator.
Curtis says Portia doesn’t understand. He was calling her to explain… She says they weren’t thinking clearly. They’ve both been through hell in the past year, and she doesn’t want to risk their friendship over something neither one of them seems ready for. From what she’s seen, he feels the same way right? Curtis says, right.
Trina tells Laura that she’s so glad Curtis is feeling better, and Laura says Ava was there, but she had to get back for Avery. Trina says, Ava has been a good friend. Ava’s taught her so much. Not just about the art business. In the time she’s worked there, Trina thinks Ava has changed. She’s so happy. She’s glad things worked out with Ava and Nikolas. Laura says, her too. She’s never seen Nikolas so happy.
Back at Windymere, Nikolas tells Ava that he’s glad they have time alone before Avery gets there. She says, her too, but they don’t have enough time for that. He says, we’ll see, and opens the door. We see a wedding picture of them, held to the wall with a knife.
Alexis says, Naomi Carson? That was her judge. Considering the severity of the crime, she got a slap on the wrist. Shawn says she wasn’t Sonny’s right hand man, and she says that’s not what he told her a second ago. Maybe there is a way to get him out of there.
Nina tells Michael, it’s not a good time, and he says, sorry to call her out of the blue. He wanted her to know that they’re reconsidered letting her see Wiley. They’d like to give it another go. She says, really? and he says they’ll set up a visit as soon as she’s ready. All she has to do is come back to Port Charles. Nina looks at Sonny.
Chase says he can see it on Willow’s face; what’s wrong? She says he’s building her up to be more than she is. Ofcourse (🍷) she wants to help him. She’s going to see him through this, but… He says, what is it? She can tell him anything. Finn runs in, and says he thinks he’s figured out how to cure Chase.
Britt asks Maxie if she went ahead with her plan, Ava says they got a note from Ryan, Finn says this is real, Michael says Nina has choice because Jax took his away, and Nina asks Sonny if this has to be goodbye.
The Haves and The Have Nots
Hanna and Veronica have a fist fight, and Veronica calls Hanna a punk ass. Hanna knocks Veronica to the ground and says she got Veronica’s punk ass. Now get her ass out of there. Veronica says Hanna hit the wrong woman, and Hanna says, nine times, because hit Veronica her. Veronica says she doesn’t believe it, and Hanan says, believe it. She’s been waiting a long time to beat Veronica’s ass. Veronica says Hanna is dead, and Hanna says, if Veronica comes back again, she’s dead. Girl, bye. Bitch be gone. Veronica puts her finger in Hanna’s face, and Hanna says Veronica lost her loan. That 54 million? She’s calling it. Veronica asks what Hanna is talking about. She can’t go around… Hanna says, watch her. She calls Don, and asks if he knows the Veronica Harrington load. Foreclose on all that sh*t now. Bring her the papers; she’ll sign them today. She looks at Veronica, and says, done. Now get your ass out. Veronica says, okay, Miss Hanna, and Hanna says she’s not telling Veronica again. Veronica says Hanna has no idea what she’s done. She thinks she has the power, and she does. Hanna says she’ll tell Veronica one more damn time, and Veronica says, okay. Hanna follows her out, and Veronica says, no one hits her, and gets away with it. Hanna says she was defending herself. Veronica might want to pull her sh*t together after the ass whoopin’ she just got on the plantation.
The police pull up to the Cryer house, and I get momentarily confused when I think I see Lushion (If Loving You is Wrong) getting out of the car. Two officers approach the porch, and one asks if everything is okay. Hanna says, Veronica was just leaving, and he asks what happened. Veronica says, they were talking, but Hanna says Veronica was trespassing, and now she’s leaving. Jim and David join the party, and David asks, what’s going on. Jim asks what Veronica is doing there, and Veronica says she came to see him. He asks why the police were there, and Hanna says she beat Veronica’s ass. David asks what she’s talking about, and Hanna say Veronica was going through Kathryn’s things. Jim asks what she was looking for, and David tells the police, things are fine; they can go. Hanna says they should be asking her. She’s the executor of the estate. One of the officers says, ma’am, and she says, now they can go. He says, if she needs them, call, and she says, don’t worry; she will. They leave, and Jim asks Veronica what she was looking for, and she says she needs to talk to him. He says he doesn’t want to talk to her until she tells him what she was looking for. Veronica says, he’ll have her killed, and he says she has no idea what she’s talking about. Veronica says she’s always two steps ahead of him. Remember that. Jim says, those two steps aren’t getting her very far, and she says she’ll be back tonight. He says he’ll be waiting with bated breath, and she says, good fight, Miss Hanna, and leaves. Jim asks Hanna if Veronica took anything, and Hanna just goes inside. Jim asks David, what the hell is wrong with these women? David asks what Jim thinks Veronica was looking for, and he says, whatever it is, it must be important. She’ll be back. David says, yes, she will, and they go inside.
Rianna, Benny, and Candace come out of a house, and Rianna asks if there’s enough room for Benny and his wife. He says Candace is his sister, and Rianna asks if he’s married. He says, no, and she says, kids? He says, no, and she says it’s a big house for a single guy. Benny says he thought it was small, but Rianna says she thinks he’ll fit in fine. He says he was hoping his mother would move in with him, and she says, that’s really nice. Does he need a minute to think about it? He says, yeah, and she tells him, the other houses will be finished soon, but this one is available right away. She goes back into the house, and Candace tells Benny, stop flirting. He says he wasn’t… okay he was. She says Rianna was flirting with him hard. He says she’s looking at the future Mrs. Young, and Candace laughs. She asks what he thinks about the house, and he says, it feels small. She says, it isn’t for him. He likes it, so does he think he’ll buy it? He says, why not? He’ll do it up good. Candance tells him to get he paperwork done so he can take her to the airport. He goes inside, and Candace gets on the phone. She says she’s trying to check in online, but it’s not allowing her to… What do they mean?… No fly list?… It must be someone… She’s got it. She’ll call back. She calls Landon, who says he was just talking about her. She says she’s on the no fly list, and he says he doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She says, tell that SOB to get her off. She’ll go to the press herself. Landon says, listen to him, and she says reporters have been blowing up her phone asking for interviews. She’s been ignoring them. He says, just listen, but she says she doesn’t want to. He’s (Charles) not controlling her. He says he’ll have her taken off, and she says, do it fast. He says, okay, but he needs one comment from her. She says, it’s not a negotiation. He says, just one interview, and she says she doesn’t want to. He says all it takes is one blog, talking about her life, how hard it was, and the tide will turn over. He’s already laid the groundwork. She asks why he’s doing this for her. She’s never going to talk to Charles again. He humiliated her. He put her in the trunk of a car. He asks if that’s the worst thing a man has ever done to her, and God help me, I laugh. She says, the hell with him, and he says, men have done bad things to her, and she says, get her off. She’s not playing. He says she was in love with Charles, and she asks if he thinks this is a game. Landon says, she was. So don’t do anything stupid, and the tide will turn in her favor. She says she wants to get out of town, and he says, four days; that’s all he needs. She hangs up, and he says, dammit. Why is everything so damn hard with her? He calls someone and asks how long they can hold Candace on the no fly list. Four days? Okay. Great. He’ll call them back.
Veronica goes to the prison to visit Kathryn. Kathryn asks what the hell Veronica is doing there again, and Veronica says she just left Kathryn’s house. Kathryn says, and? and Veronica says she was looking for the Jallie company file. The one Kathryn created for her personal use. Kathryn says she has no idea what Veronica is talking about, and Veronica says the record for the gun is in that file. Kathryn asks what Veronica wants, and Veronica says Hanna called her loan. Kathryn smiles, and says, did she now? Veronica asks if Kathryn authorized that, and Kathryn says, no. Veronica says, so Hanna can do what she wants? Kathryn says she can, and Veronica says Kathryn gave Hanna full power of attorney? Kathryn says she did, and Veronica asks if Kathryn thinks that’s smart. Kathryn says, yes, she does, and Veronica asks, what if something happens to Kathryn? If it does, everything goes to Hanna’s children. Kathryn says, that’s not how it works, and Veronica asks if she’s sure. Even I know that’s not how it works. Veronica says Hanna asked to do a new will, and Kathryn tells her, get the f*** out; it’s not working. Hanna hates Veronica as much as she does. Veronica says Kathryn can’t close the loan, but Kathryn says it’s up to Hanna. Tell her not to. Get on the floor, snake, and slither on over, and beg. Veronica says,. If Kathryn tells Hanna not to close the loan, she’ll get Kathryn out of there. Kathryn asks how she expects shut up. That’s not happening to do that, and Veronica says, she’s a witness – for the prosecution. She has immunity in exchange for her testimony. She’ll get on the stand, say she did it, and because of the immunity, they can’t touch her. And they’ll have to set Kathryn free. I don’t think that’s how that works either. Isn’t Veronica a high-profile lawyer? Kathryn asks if Veronica thinks it will work, and Veronica says she bets $54 million it does. Do not call her loan, and forgive it. Kathryn says she won’t call the loan, and she’ll reduce it to $44 million. Veronica asks if $10 million is all Kathryn is worth, and Kathryn says, it’s all Veronica is worth. Veronica says, the entire thing or no deal, and Kathryn says, then no deal. Veronica says, okay, then good luck with whatever sorry attorney she scares up. Kathryn says, good luck with finding out where things are buried, and suggests Veronica not wear that wig again. She looks like a man. Veronica says she knows they don’t have mirrors, but trust her, Kathryn can’t talk about the way people look. She leaves, and Kathryn says, you can’t bullsh*t a bullsh*tter.
Candace asks Benny if he likes it, and he asks if she thinks he should buy it. She says, 200 grand, he should buy it. He says, it’s a lot of money, and she says he has a tow truck, so buy it. He tells her, okay, and she says he can pay. He’s a hustler like her. Rianna comes back out, and Benny says he’ll take it. Candance says, at $175K. Rianna isn’t sure they can lower the price, but Candace says, it’s the first house in a new subdivision, and Rianna says she’ll call the developer. What about financing? Benny says, it will be cash, and Candace says, a 15 day close, as long as the inspection goes well. Rianna says, it’s a new house, and Candace says, so it should be easy. They want a quick close. Rianna says she’ll call now, and steps away. Benny says Candace doesn’t have to be mean, and Candace says Benny likes her that much. He says, enough to smash her, and Candace says, he’s the worst. She’s not being mean. She’s handling his business like he needs to. It would be great if they could close sooner, and he asks, what’s up? She tells him about being on the no fly list, and asks who he thinks he is. Benny says, who? and she says, who does he think could do that? She wants to lay low. Can she stay with him? He says she knows she can live with him forever, but she says, not forever. She’s going to look for a house or something. He asks if she wants him to see if Rianna has something else, but she says she’s not a Craftsmen girl. It’s not her taste, but it’s him. He’ll be a good family man. He says, it will be a long time from now, but she says, it’s closer than he thinks. When he stops trying to smash girls, and looks at their hearts. He says he always looks at their hearts, because that’s where their breasts are. She shakes her head, and he says he likes this soft side of her. She says, it’s easy to have a soft side when you’re sitting on money. She asks if he’s spoken to their mom, and he says he’s giving her space to calm down. She says, that’s not going to happen, and he says they’ll see.
Tanner asks if Veronica has the stomach for this, and she says she doesn’t care anything about it. She has other things on her mind. He says, Colby is getting out of the car, and she makes herself scarce. A dude whose name I don’t know (<sigh> they’re always bad with names on this show) answers the door. Colby says, nice house. He needs the payment up front. Dude says Colby is one sexy man. Does he need to freshen up? The bathroom is through there. He points toward the back of the house, and Colby says, don’t mind if I do. He sees Veronica sitting with Tanner and a couple of other guys in the enclosed porch by the pool. Dude pushes Colby into the room, and he sees Tanner, and says, damn. Veronica says he wanted to play with the queen. He says she knows he was just playing, and she says, is that right? He says, kinda, and she says he didn’t know where he was coming, did he? When he was in her pool, he came through the back. He didn’t know what the front of the house looked like. Stupid ass. Colby says she knew he was just playing, but she says, no, she didn’t. He says he was just joking, kinda, and she says, so he’s sorry. He says, yeah; no harm, no foul, and Veronica says, there was harm, and there was foul. She had to drain the pool, clean it, and fill it up. Does he know how much that cost? He says he’s so sorry, but Tanner says, no, he’s not. Veronica says she doesn’t think he is. Tanner should teach him a lesson. Tanner says, they should, and she gets up. Tanner says, let’s go, and Colby says, okay, getting into his fighting stance. They fight, and Colby knocks Tanner down, but another guy steps in. Colby kicks that guy’s ass, but a third guy grabs Colby, and knocks him down. The three men kick the sh*t out of Colby, until he’s bleeding and can barely move. Tanner says, see that? Stay away from his brother. He hates all of them. He tells the other guys to leave, and they go. Tanner says Colby got a man sized ass whoopin’. Tell Veronica he’s sorry. Colby says he’s sorry, but Veronica tells him, say it with feeling, son. Bring the drama. Let her hear him acting. He says he’s sorry, and Tanner says Colby is sorry he got his ass kicked. Colby says he’s sorry Tanner couldn’t do it by himself, and Tanner says Colby thinks he’s cute. Colby says he’s been in fights before, but this feels weird; something is wrong. Tanner asks if Colby didn’t feel the cleats and spikes in the guys’ shoes as they were kicking him in the face, stomach, and back. His military buddies got their sh*t tightened up. He messed with the wrong guys. Colby says, it hurts, and Veronica says, it’s supposed to. Colby says, you’re never going to change gay people, you homophobic ass bitch. She laughs, and says she doesn’t give a damn about gay people or changing them. She doesn’t care what they do, just not with her son, and not in her pool. Tanner says, and not with his brother. Colby says Tanner’s brother called him. His brother was gay, and Veronica’s son is gay. Tanner tells Colby to shut his mouth before he beats him some more, and Veronica says, do it for her. Colby says Tanner is probably gay too. He’s probably just like Justin. He hates it; revenge. It’s not about him, it’s about Tanner. Tanner says it is about him, and his disgusting ways. Colby says, this is nothing. He’s used to this. He’s been dealing with it his entire life. Ignorant ass people like Veronica, who hate for no reason. Veronica says, keep talking, and Colby says, you get used to it. They’re everywhere. Like Tanner. Tanner punches Colby, knocking him out. Dude comes out, and says an officer is phoned Tanner. It’s about his brother. Tanner asks, what happened, and Dude says, it’s not good. Tanner says he has to go, but Veronica says they still have other business. He says he’ll take care of it, and tells the guys to get Colby out of there. They drag Colby out, and Veronica says, someone needs to clean this sh*t up.
Jim tells David that he thinks he knows what Veronica was looking for. The gun was registered to the Jallie company. There’s only one way Veronica could have known about it. David says, Don, and Jim says, one of two ways; John. David says, they’re both weasels. The evidence could bury Kathryn. Jim says, it could, and them. All of the information that’s in there… Damn. He needs David to talk to Hanna. Ask her. David says she won’t tell him, but Jim thinks she’ll tell him everything. David says Jim thinks Hanna is a weak woman, but Jim says, no. He’s actually come to admire her. David says he doesn’t, but Jim insists he does. He tells David, please, just talk to her. If the file isn’t there, Veronica knows where it is or already has it. David asks when Jim started admiring Hanna, and Jim asks if he’s jealous. David says, no; what happened? Jim says he realized Hanna had no involvement with his money being gone. She’s also a formidable foe. David says, that doesn’t sound like admiration, and Jim says he’s having fun. It depends entirely on your perspective. David says, leave Hanna out of it, and Jim loves that David is so protective. David really likes her. He doesn’t know how long he’s known David – David says, too long – but he knows what floats David’s boat. Go on. Bang her, and get the information while he’s at it. David is in this too. Jim wants to look in one more place, but if it’s not there, Veronica has it. David says Jim is such an a-hole, and Jim tells him, go talk to Hanna. David says he’s got his bases covered.
Rianna tells Benny that she spoke to the builder, and they’re willing to go down to $196K and 15 day closing. They’re motivated to sell, as long as the check is verified. A four grand difference doesn’t sound very motivated. Benny says, okay, and Rianna says she’ll fill out the paperwork, and he can do a wire. He suggests they meet at his bank. It’s all good, on one condition. Candace tells Benny, don’t do this. He’s going to regret this. Benny says he wants to take Rianna to dinner tonight, but she says she’s sorry. She doesn’t mix business with pleasure. When they close their business, they can have dinner. Benny says he doesn’t think that will work for him. No deal. Candace says she’s sorry her brother is a neanderthal about things like this. How about if he brings the check to the restaurant and they sign the papers there? Rianna says that would do. Where are they eating? He tells her to let him know, and she says, it will be well-lit with lots of people. Benny says, it’s a deal.
Madison calls Colby, and gets voicemail. He says, bitch, where are you? You’ve never disappeared for this long. Call or text. Tanner and Dude come in, and Tanner asks if Madison works there. His brother is Justin Lewis. Madison says he’s not on duty, but he’ll get a doctor. Tanner tells Dude he doesn’t know how to tell his mother. Dude asks if Justin was smoking or something, but Tanner doesn’t know. The doctor comes out, and Tanner asks how Justin is. The doctor says he’s sorry, but Justin didn’t make it. Tanner asks what he means, and the doctor says, he died. Tanner asks, what happened, but the doctor says, they’re not sure. It was a terrible fire. Tanner asks if Justin was at home, but the doctor has no idea. Tanner asks if he can see Justin, but the doctor shakes his head. Dude says he’s sorry.
David asks Hanna if she’s all right, but she ignores him, continuing to go through the papers that are always attached to her now. He sits down, and says he just wanted to see if she’s okay. She says she’s fine, and he says, Veronica can be a bully. She says, that bully just got her hood ass beaten today, and David says he’d like to have seen it that. She says, that sh*t ain’t funny, and he says he’s sure she deserved it. Hanna says, now that he’s divorced her, she deserves it, and David says, it wasn’t always this bad. Veronica was always… Hanna says, a crazy ass hellcat? and he says, yes. She says, that he married, and he says he did. She asks what that makes him, and he says, a fool for love. She says, whatever. He says he is, and she says he’s doing this sh*t again. Why is he talking to her? He says he’s just trying to be nice, but she says she knows what he’s trying to do. He’s trying to run game on her. He and Jim need to go somewhere with that bullsh*t. He says what he told her isn’t bullsh*t. He reaches out, and she jumps up, saying, don’t touch her. He says she already hit him once, and she says she will again. He says he’s sorry, and she tells him, step back. He does, and she sits back down.
Tanner and Dude walk into the police station. Tanner introduces himself to the officer at the desk as Justin’s brother. The officer says he’s so sorry, and Tanner asks, what happened? The officer says Justin set himself on fire, but Tanner says his brother would never do that. The officer says, Justin came into a restaurant with a gun, sat down with two men. Tanner asks if they set him on fire; it makes no sense. The officer says footage from the gas station across the street showed Justin pouring gas on himself. He sat down at the restaurant, struck a match, and tried to take Jeffrey Harrington with him.
Pearl weeps over Justin’s body, when Jeffrey arrives. Pearl says, here he comes. Jeffrey says, hi, and she says, don’t hi her. She has nothing say to him. He did this to Tanner’s brother. She hates him, and she’ll always hate what he did to her boy. Unspeakable. Some cops lead her away, and Tanner introduces himself. Jeffrey says he’s sorry, and Tanner says he tried to talk to Justin. Justin told him what he was doing, and he tried to get Justin to get help. Part of it is his fault. Jeffrey asks what he’s talking about, and Tanner says he knew what Justin was doing in his car with guys. He like Jeffrey, so Tanner told him to pursue Jeffrey; go after him. Justin looked up to Jeffrey, and said he was a good guy. He was the only one Justin confided in. Jeffrey says Justin was stalking him, and Tanner says Justin went too far. Jeffrey says Tanner needs to tell his mother, but Tanner says, it would kill her. Jeffrey says he understands that, and Tanner asks what Jeffrey’s address is. Justin left something he wants Jeffrey to have; he’ll bring it by. Then, like an idiot, Jeffrey gives Tanner his address, but I’ve already decided he must be a pretend psychologist, since he gets absolutely nothing about psychotic people. Tanner says he’ll call when he’s coming. Justin already gave him the number. Jeffrey says he’s sorry again, and Tanner says, him too. Justin told him how pleasant Jeffrey is, and he just wants to thank him. If not for him, Justin would have died a long time ago. Jeffrey says, how’s that, and Tanner says, Justin was HIV positive. It had gotten worse. Jeffrey says, he was HIV positive? and Tanner says Justin told him Jeffrey knew, and didn’t care because he was too. Jeffrey says, he’s not, and Tanner says Jeffrey better get tested. Justin was hellbent on taking Jeffrey with him, one way or another.
Next time, Mitch tells Candace that he’s worried about her, Benny buys a fancy suit, Jeffrey tells Madison about giving Tanner his address, Benny and Rianna go to dinner, and Sandy shows up.
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At LuAnn’s place in Sag Harbor, LuAnn had asked Eboni to leave, mostly because she was being Countess dramatic. Eboni said she didn’t want to be somewhere she wasn’t wanted, and went back to Ramona’s. LuAnn told the women that while she said Eboni was angry, she never referred to race. Ramona said Eboni had issues, and Sonja suddenly became the voice of reason, saying in her interview that women didn’t like to be called angry, especially Black women. Just don’t do it, and if you do, back down and say you didn’t realize. Heather said they all had to listen to each other, and in LuAnn’s interview, she said Eboni lost her after saying she was the smartest one in the room. For being so educated, it was a dumb thing to say. Um… it might have been if she’d said it. She said she was the most educated. Meaning she had achieved the highest level in education there.
Eboni joined Leah at Ramona’s, and told her that LuAnn had kicked her out of the house after calling her an angry Black woman. Leah jumped around, saying, she did not, about ten times. In Eboni’s interview, she said society didn’t allow Black women emotions. Back at LuAnn’s house, LuAnn wondered why Eboni lost her sh*t and was so angry. Heather said it was unfortunate that LuAnn used the word angry, and Victoria suggested LuAnn substitute upset. Heather said the onus was on them; they needed to back up and understand, then listen. To understand was the most important thing. I’d say Heather made good points too, but she’s such an asshat in so many other ways, it’s difficult. She said she knew it was LuAnn’s turf, but she needed to go in and apologize. In Heather’s interview, she said, instead of seeing pain and suffering, LuAnn’s righteousness came into play. She’d have to strip her ego, and see other people. She told LuAnn to push pause on her reaction, and think about what she did to make Eboni feel that way, when Eboni was just letting out how she felt. Leah told Eboni that LuAnn thought she was better than everyone. When Heather got back, she joined Eboni and Leah, and said with LuAnn, ego came first. Eboni said she couldn’t be in a friend group that couldn’t recognize her experience was different.
Ramona told Sonja that her original idea for the evening was to hang out and cook. She got aprons for everyone. She modeled one for Sonja that had a bikini body on the front, and in Ramona’s interview, she said she wanted a fun, bonding moment of cooking. Now they’d have to talk through this. Heather told LuAnn that she thought it would be good if she and Eboni could sit down and see if they could come to an understanding. LuAnn had to come from a listening perspective, and not talk over Eboni. LuAnn said she was misunderstood, and Heather told her to understand, move on, and grow from it. LuAnn said if she made someone feel bad, she wanted to know about it and fix it. Sonja said Eboni and LuAnn had to get it behind them, but LuAnn would have to meet Eboni halfway.
Everyone had a sit-down, and Sonja said they had to get his thing straight. Eboni said LuAnn had disappointed her, since she held LuAnn in high regard. She said the word angry was unacceptable when referencing Black women. It was a stereotype, and history never afforded them the option to have full emotions. LuAnn was painting her with a She’d worked her whole life not to show up that way, because she had a responsibility to Black women on the platforms she worked. LuAnn told Eboni that she didn’t say it to belittle Eboni or make her feel less than. For that, she was sorry, and hoped Eboni extended the same to her. Eboni asked if LuAnn wanted her to apologize, and in her interview, said they went 5 steps forward to go 10 backward. She was allowed to be upset. Sonja told LuAnn that it was frustrating, but who should be apologizing. Heather said LuAnn was missing the point. As white people, they needed to step back, apologize, and understand the reaction to a trigger. LuAnn said she was sorry for triggering Eboni. Eboni said she appreciated it, and it was accepted. The expectation that she should apologize for a natural reaction to a deep seated trigger was a concept she couldn’t accept. Leah called them all ho’s to their faces, and instead of calling her angry, they told her to calm down and come back to the table. They weren’t holding her to the same standard. Ramona said they gave Leah a pass because her grandmother is dying, and Eboni said, so is hers. In Sonja’s interview, she said the burden was on them, white privileged ladies, to read the page, feel the page, be awkward, and turn some more pages. Heather said they were responsible for change by their actions, and in Leah’s interview, she said Heather was responsible to listen. STFU. LuAnn said she still hoped Eboni had the best day, and Eboni said it was the most honest day, so it was the best, and they hugged. In her Eboni said she thought LuAnn was being authentic, and in LuAnn’s interview, she said Eboni was smart and understanding, and she valued Eboni as a friend. Eboni said Sonja was a queen, but didn’t think Sonja recognized that. In Eboni’s interview, she said Sonja allowed her friends to classify her as a less than valuable woman. We flashed back to LuAnn saying she’d married bald dude Tom, while Sonja was just a one-night stand, and Eboni said, Sonja was dope, powerful, and a bad ass. She and Sonja discussed LuAnn, and Eboni said the best apology was changed behavior. Sonja said the responsibility was on them, and in her interview, Eboni said she didn’t think Sonja was pandering. She thought Sonja got it more than the others. On her way out the door, Heather told Eboni that she was very articulate. Eboni told Leah that was a microaggression, but Heather meant well, so she’d give her a pass. In her interview, she said they still had work to do, but that was actually pretty funny.
Eboni called her friend Devon, who she considered the best matchmaker in the country. She wanted to find Sonja the love of her life. Sonja was beautiful and smart, and didn’t know her own worth. Sonja thought that ship had sailed, but Eboni didn’t believe that. Sonja told LuAnn that Ramona was happy she didn’t get caught in that whole snafu, and LuAnn said she should enjoy the moment while it lasted. In Ramona’s interview, she said Sonja loved fishing, so they were doing a beach picnic. They’d have a nice lunch and some fishing. In LuAnn’s interview, she said she planned their last night. They were going to get dressed up for Halloween, and go to a 1970s inspired beauty pageant at a local restaurant. After the drama, a party was just what they needed.
The women went to Georgica Beach, where fishing instructor Mark gave them waders and pointers. Leah opted out, and in her interview, she said there was nothing she wanted to do less than wade into freezing water to catch a fish she didn’t care about catching. LuAnn asked Leah to help her with the props for the beauty pageant, and Leah did some tricks with the hula hoops, one flying off her arm, and almost clocking LuAnn. In Leah’s interview, she said, back in the day, she was actually quite the hoola hoper. It was like riding a bike. LuAnn said she thought highly of Eboni, and swore she’d be a better communicator. Eboni said they hadn’t tied their conversation up with a bow, but no one had all the answers, including her. They had lunch, and Eboni told Sonja about the matchmaker. She said she really saw Sonja. Sonja had a big heart, and Eboni wanted love for her. Devon was already lining up the most eligible bachelors in NYC, and they were going to find her a man.
Leah said LuAnn had helped her figure out her special talent, and she’d be showcasing it at the pageant tonight. Ramona fretted about what she could do, and LuAnn said doing pushups in a gown was everything. Eboni invited everyone to an election party, and Leah said she was disgusted by politics, and wasn’t sure if she even wanted to vote. Heather said the only way to make a difference was to vote, and in her interview, Leah thought Heather was once again being morally superior.
The women got ready for the evening, but while Leah was in the middle of hair and make-up, Bunny called with word that her grandmother was slipping away. Leah couldn’t imagine not having her with them anymore, and couldn’t believe wouldn’t be able to talk to her again. Bunny said she wasn’t really there now, and Leah said she’d be coming directly to Jersey from there. Eboni hugged Leah, and Leah said when she thought about grandmother, she couldn’t stop crying. She was going there first thing tomorrow. In Eboni’s interview, she said there was a heartbreaking parallel between her and Leah. It broke her heart for her friend and herself, since she was going to go through the same scenario. Leah said she wished she was still drinking. Even though she wasn’t drinking, Leah whacked herself in the nose while practicing the hoola hoop.
Heather whined to Sonja that Leah was rude to her. She tried to explain why Leah should vote if she’s disgusted. Eboni told Leah that Heather had told her that Leah was rude, and Leah said she didn’t like how Heather had to be part of every conversation, and the authority on everything. Eboni said she thought Heather was bothered by Leah shirking her responsibility to vote. Leah said now she was effing done. In Eboni’s interview, she said, oops. Leah stormed out, and told Heather not to discuss her with her friends. Heather was white feminism 101. Why did she have to get in everyone’s business like a Karen. Heather had no idea what Leah was talking about, and said Leah didn’t know her. Leah said what she did know, she didn’t like. Heather didn’t have to be part of every single conversation. Don’t speak to other people about her personal decision. It was Karens like her who were the problem. In Heather’s interview, she said Leah sounded like a dingbat with this outlandish display.
Oblivious, LuAnn came down, and told everyone they looked fabulous. Eboni tried to explain to Heather why Leah was pissed off, and Leah stomped back to Heather, saying Heather just wanted her to vote for who Heather wanted. Heather insisted she didn’t, and Leah said she was dealing with enough. All she cared about was her dying grandmother. In Ramona’s interview, she said Leah was unleashing on Heather the way she sometimes did on her. When Leah was like this, no one knew what to do. Leah said, so much for a fun night, and still clueless LuAnn said the pageant was going to start without them.
Leah and Heather were first on the party bus, and Leah didn’t want to be alone in the van with Heather. Heather then made the mistake of saying, relax, bitch, which really set Leah off. LuAnn told everyone to hurry up before they killed each other in the van, but Leah said she wasn’t going with Heather. LuAnn suggested they take her car, but Leah said she was going home. She wasn’t dealing with Heather. Heather was a psycho. Heather said, wow.
Next time, Leah leaves the Hamptons, someone claims to be Eboni’s sister, Sonja takes a boxing lesson, and Eboni’s election day party.
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Due to circumstances beyond my control, the sun’s just about up. So until we meet for some soap and Housewives, stay safe, stay understanding each other, and stay not like me, and getting some damn sleep.
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