04-12-2017 (Wednesday) Friends and Enemies

Griffin calls Anna and leaves her a message about an appointment she has with the phlebotomist coming up; she is looking at pictures of Valentin.  Her doorbell rings; it’s Laura.  She says she needs to talk to Anna about Valentin; she tells her about Lulu’s recent run-in with him and says she needs a new strategy “to neutralize him.”  Anna says she cannot help her; she and Valentin have made peace, she says.  She tells Laura she did some things that she is not proud of, and Valentin was the victim of her actions.  She says these are things she didn’t remember, but does now, and since she can’t take it back, she has to make it right.  Laura tells Anna Valentin does not deserve her compassion or mercy; Anna apologizes but says her involvement in their war is over.  Valentin reads a note from Anna, which tells him she does not want to be enemies; in fact, that she hopes to heal old wounds, and she includes a gift of a watch.

Nina asks Valentin to zip her dress, but his hands are full; he hides them behind his back, but then shows her Anna’s note.  She asks if he believes her; he says he wants to.  Nina says, what she knows about Anna, she doesn’t like; she asks him if this is going to be a problem for them.  He says the only reason he wants to make peace with Anna is for their family; he tells her he will see her later, and she leaves for work.  He makes a call; he tells someone he has a job for them.  He runs into Laura on the docks; she is on her way to The Floating Rib.  She tells him she is going to see that he pays for the things he has done (i.e. killing her brother) and says that’s a promise.  She questions how Charlotte and Nina genuinely love him, and why he clings to that so tightly; she says it’s because he knows as soon as they see him for what he really is, they will abandon him.  He tells her to get away from him; she says, with pleasure, but says he’ll see her again soon.  Nina goes to see Anna and tries to throw a punch at her; Anna quickly subdues her and puts her in a restrained position.  Anna asks Nina why she would do that; she knows her skills.  Nina explains that Valentin showed her the note; Anna asks what the problem is then, saying she just wants to end the feud.  Nina says she doesn’t understand her sudden desire to be best friends with her husband; she says she believes Anna is “after” him.  Anna swears she has nothing to worry about; Nina tells her “no more notes.”  Anna laughs after she leaves.

Tracy tells Monica she wants to change out the wall-hanging above the fireplace, for the picture she brought back from Turkey.  Monica says she better not; Ned comes in and Tracy tries to get him to side with her.  Ned tells his mother that he and Olivia are actually engaged now; she doesn’t look happy.  She asks him if he is happy; he says yes.  She says she is happy for him then, and she hugs him.  He asks who she is and where his mom went; she says she is finally at peace because she found her father again.  She shows Ned the letter.  Ned says he should have told her all those things, in person, years ago; he says everything he did was for his own ends.  If you didn’t obey him and tow the line, you were in exile; she says deep down, she always believed he really loved her.  Ned says if she really believed that, she wouldn’t need a letter to tell her.  He says her father’s love should have held her up and made her strong and comforted her when she felt lost, sad or vulnerable; he tells her he is proud of her and the person she became.  He says he loves her with all his heart; she begins to cry and he hugs her.

Hayden and Curtis talk again; she tells him that she went looking for Finn this morning and he isn’t in his room.  She says the maid said she hasn’t seen him; Curtis tells her he will go look for Finn for her.  She apologizes for kissing him last night; he says it’s okay.  She tells him she won’t try to jump his bones again; Jordan comes up and thanks her for that.  Curtis looks a little uncomfortable.  Jordan jokingly asks if Curtis wants to press sexual assault charges; he laughs and says no.  Hayden thanks her and excuses herself; Curtis tries to explain what happened, but Jordan says he doesn’t owe her an explanation.  He says he wants to give her one.  He says he is ready to commit to her; she gets giddy.  Brad tells Andre that he and Lucas are buying a condo; Andre congratulates him.  Andre comes to Perks and overhears Jordan and Curtis; she tells him she would understand if he was angry at her.  He says you can’t make someone feel something they don’t feel; he tells her it’s okay.  Andre calls Anna, to check on her, admitting that he could really use a friend to talk to; she ignores the call as she begins to listen to Nina and Valentin.  A scene-flash reveals that she had slipped a bug into the band of the watch she gave to Valentin.

Finn wakes up in a hospital bed; his face is bloody.  He was found by a man, lying in an alley, with his jacket over his face, all beat up; (he made a purchase of what looked to be cocaine on the docks last night).  Griffin asks what happened; Finn says he remembers all too well.  He says he went to buy some drugs, but he didn’t use; he says he paid for them and then changed his mind.  He found out the hard way that drug dealers don’t give refunds.  He tells Hayden he changed his mind because he thought of her and what she had said; he decided even if he has to walk the road alone, there might be something at the end of it – may someone to share it with.  She semi-smiles.

Monica tells Brad he isn’t getting the raise he thought he was getting; he says he and Lucas need that money for the condo they wanted to buy.  She says may Hayden will losen the purse strings; Brad takes note of the fact that Hayden is basically in charge of it.  He questions when Finn is coming back from his leave; Monica says when he finishes his paper.  Brad tells Monica there is something she needs to know about Dr. Finn.