04-25-2017 (Tuesday) The Gift

Nina wonders why Valentin isn’t telling her Anna gave him that watch; he comes in looking for it.  She questions why it’s so important to him; he says he is just indulging himself.  He tells her he has a surprise of her; a pair of riding boots, and a horse of her own.  They go to look at the horse and then come back in; they start making out (Anna hears slobbery kissing and moaning on her headphones).  Griffin knocks at the door; he is angry that Anna missed an appointment today.  She lies and says that she had the treatment done at a private facility because she is tired of everybody being in her business.  She asks him to respect her privacy; he says he is still going to check on her.  He mentions his concern about her obsession with Valentin and she tells him that she’s worked all that out.  

After making love on the couch, Valentin tells Nina he just wants her to be happy; he gave her the horse to see her smile.  She says all he has to do is be honest with her; she reminds him that she’s had a problem with jealousy before, for good reason.  She says she doesn’t want to go backwards; he tells her she has nothing to worry about.  He says he is going to take care of some business; she is going for a ride.  Anna calls to see if he can meet with her; he says he needs to see her anyway.

Tracy tells her potential half-sister that her only choice is to get out of the country before immigration services finds her; she says she can’t leave without the painting.  It’s the only way she knows to save her daughter; Tracy refuses to give up the painting.  She says Samira couldn’t get out of the country with the painting anyway; Samira leaves the room in tears.  Laura questions Tracy’s true motive for wanting Samira gone.  Laura pleads with Tracy to help this girl; Ned comes in and asks Tracy to take Samira somewhere safe… within a twenty mile radius, he suggests, just in case immigration comes back.  

Finn’s drug test comes back positive; he can’t believe it.  Griffin tells him they will wait for the next test, but the results better be clean, or at least significantly lower.  He reminds Finn that he is still forbidden from treating patients and leaves.  Hayden asks Finn if he has been using; he swears he hasn’t.  He tells her he wants to get everybody’s respect back; she tells him he is sweating and looks like he did when he was using.  He says he did a workout on his lunch break; it’s one way to cope with addiction, he tells her.  He says Felix was in the gym with him; she asks why the test would come back positive.  He says he just has to be wrong.  She asks him to confirm that he has been “playing by the rules” and he says, “well, not exactly.”  He tells her he broke one little rule, for Tracy; he used hospital resources for something that wasn’t exactly ethical.  He just wants her to know it had nothing to do with drugs.  He swears to her that he is going to be the kind of man she can trust.  Tracy comes in with Samira; she asks Finn to treat her.  He says he can’t; he calls Griffin for help.  Hayden tells Finn that she is proud of him and she has decided to give “them” a little time; Finn smiles.

Michael talks to Dante and Lulu at The Floating Rib; he realizes they don’t know about Nelle drugging Sonny.  As they ask him to explain, Nelle walks in.  Michael approaches her and asks if she would like to tell her brother what he needs to know; she says he could tell him, himself, and have her arrested.  Lulu interrupts; she talks about her visit with Charlotte.  Nelle tells her that Charlotte had a wonderful time; loved seeing the bunny.  Lulu is happy.  Michael talks to Nelle about how awful custody battles can be, mentioning his uncle fighting his mom and dad once; his mom and dad fighting his biological father; and then mom fighting his dad for custody of them.  He says he wouldn’t wish that on any kid.  Nina comes back from her ride and finds Valentin still gone; she thinks back about finding him with Anna before, with Anna acting weirdly.  She hopes he is not with Anna right now.  Nelle comes home; she mentions that she is reading a book about spies and Nina gets an idea.  She tells Nelle she wants her to spy on someone, for real.  Valentin arrives at Anna’s; he tells her he wants to give the watch back.  She is all smiles, grabs his hand, and asks him not to.