11-22-2016 (Tuesday)

Jordan and Andre come into the diner, where TJ is working; they wish him a happy Thanksgiving.  He is working to save money for college, but will be done in time for dinner at Molly’s mom’s house.  Jordan says it was really sweet of Alexis to invite them all for dinner.  

As Alexis prepares, she recalls last year’s Thanksgiving with Julian.  Molly and Kristina have helped prepare the food, which was mostly catered apparently; Sam arrives, without Danny.  She says Jason, Danny and Jake decided to stay home and watch football; she didn’t want the distraction there, she says, so they are giving thanks in their own way.  Alexis tells the girls that the board is reconsidering her suspension; Kristina says that calls for a toast.  Jordan and Andre arrive; Molly offers them a glass of champaigne.  Sam goes to the kitchen to get sparkling cider for her and her mother; Alexis looks longingly at everybody else’s drinks.  

As the evening progresses, she continues to be entranced by them… she glances over at the bottles on the table.  She offers to help Molly whip the whipped cream, and clumsily drops the bowl, and says that was the only box she bought, thereby making an excuse for herself to leave the house; she says she is not coming back without whipped cream.  She sends a text to the girls, saying that Diane and Max had a fight and she is going to console Diane; they all three look confused.  She sits at a bar, having a drink, staring at a text from Julian.  Andre gets a call from a client, needing a phone consultation; he tells Jordan that he should probably go meet with this client.  She tells him they can leave, even though she is still talking to Curtis.  He says he called the night he found information and Andre told him not to bother her anymore, so that’s what he’s done; he says the ‘good doctor’ staked his claim, possibly sensing the rhythm that they used to have together, and suggests that they she and her shrink seek couples therapy.  

Ava shows up at the Metro Court with Avery to see Kiki; Kiki is happy and says she will be able to take a break in just a minute.  Julian shows up; he and Ava talk.  Julian tells Kiki that he would like to set aside their issues and come together as a family for the holiday; Kiki says no.  She gives her mother a wishbone and says she thinks she could use it.  She offers to share it with Julian; he loses.  He wishes her a happy Thanksgiving and leaves; she plays with the new little actress playing Avery, who is very talkative.  Cute.  Kiki sits down and talks to her for a minute; she tells her mom she still feels guilty for wanting to break up with Morgan that night.  Kiki then tells her mom that Sonny is home now, and will probably want Avery back with him soon.  

Scotty talks Lucy into meeting him for drinks in his hotel room; she says she knows that he is probably paying somebody to break into her room as they speak.  Then she laughs and shows Scott the bottle, still with pills in it, that she has with her in her purse… Scotty smiles as he smirks that she is always one step ahead of him; they start kissing.  He tries to make her think that he is willing to work with her to blackmail Ava; she tells him to convince her.  He grabs her and they fall on the bed; they make love.  Lucy gets out of bed to run to the bathroom; Scotty looks at the safe where she put the pills for safe-keeping.  She teases Scotty with the bottle of pills as she is leaving.  He goes back and tells Ava that he managed to get into the safe, and switched the pills in the bottle back to Lithium, so no one will know she was feeding sugar-pills to Morgan.  

Dillon talks to his mom; he apologizes for not being able to make it to dinner, saying he is busy working.  He pretends he’s getting another call to get off the phone.  She calls again later; he makes up another excuse, saying they are calling back.  He goes to pick up an order at the diner, and to see Kiki; tells her he is avoiding the holiday when she asks why he is working today.  She tells him that the restaurant ran out of Turkey dinner, but she has a turkey burger prepared for him.  He invites her to join him, if she doesn’t have to get back to work; she tells him her shift is over, so she agrees to stay.  He cuts the burger in half and they wish each other a happy Thanksgiving.  Julian meets with some man, at a pub, saying he really needs for this deal to go through; the man nods his head, they shake hands and he leaves.  Julian turns around and sees Alexis sitting at the bar.  He sits down beside her and tells her not to let him stop her, as she begins to lift her drink.