08-09-2017 (Wednesday) Al Fresco Sex

Stella tells Curtis she wants a BLT from Kelley’s; he leaves her in the park to go get it.  She hears a noise and looks through the bushes; she screams, “oh my god.”  Valerie happens by; she asks what’s wrong?  Felicia and Mac come stumbling out, half dressed.  Stella insists Valerie arrest them; Felicia suggests she call Nathan West, their son-in-law.  Maxie surprises Nathan again; this time, at the station.  She’s on her way back to Portland from Paris; she says she has about two hours in town and tells him she appreciates how understanding he has been about all of this.  Nathan gets paged; Maxie insists on riding with him.  She is shocked when she sees her parents and asks if they got mugged; Stella interjects, telling Nathan he needs to teach these people a lesson.  He and Valerie decide to just give them a warning.  Maxie asks where they ever got the idea to have “al fresco sex” and Mac says he actually got the idea from Ask Man Landers.  Nathan cringes and looks away.  Maxie starts mocking the advice columnist and Nathan comes to his defense; she asks why he is defending this man.  He gets a little nervous; Mac and Felicia excuse themselves.  Maxie tells Nathan that she is going to have to go now; they wasted all their time because her parents took terrible advice from Man Landers.  She suggests he come back to Portland with her; he tells her he can’t and goes to make a call.  She sits down and makes a call herself; she says she has an idea for a new article… unmasking the identity of Ask Man Landers.

Finn and Hayden eat, at Kelley’s, after getting their marriage permit; Curtis shows up. They tell him they are getting married and Hayden insists he be there.  She gets a text from Jared, who says he won’t be ignored.  He demands they meet now; she tells Finn she has to go, saying there are some things a bride still gets to keep secret.  Finn asks Curtis to be his best man.  Elizabeth thanks Kiki for her help in the emergency room; a doctor “Bensch” asks to speak to her.  He tells her he was impressed with her actions and her cool demeanor in there, and suggests she think about going to med school.  Kiki thanks him.  Finn asks Liz if she would come to the wedding.  Hayden meets Jared in the park and tells him about the dummy corporation she set up for him; Curtis comes back by with the sandwiches and is surprised to see Hayden speaking to this man.  He mentions the wedding; Jared insists on coming, telling Hayden he will see her tomorrow.  Curtis senses something is wrong and asks Hayden about it after Jared leaves; she tells him this man has the power to blow up her life and she is doing everything she can not to let it destroy her future.

Stella shows up at Kelley’s and finds Valerie there; she sits down and they start talking.  Stella tells her she would like to set her up with her nephew; Valerie, not knowing who she is, agrees to have a cup of coffee with him.  Stella texts Curtis to let him know where she is and he comes back for her; she meets him outside the door.  Kiki meets up with Dillon for lunch and tells him what the doctor told her; she tells Dillon her mind is blown just thinking about going to med school.  Dillon starts uttering, “Dr. Jerome” and says it has a nice ring to it; Kiki thanks him for his support, but asks what if she doesn’t have what it takes.  Dillon tells her he has faith in her and says the only choice is whether or not she wants to be a doctor; he tells her he will stand behind her whatever she decides.

Hayden comes back to the hospital and tells Finn she needs to talk to him; he gets a call and asks if it wait just a minute.  She asks Elizabeth if she will be her Maid of Honor and tells her she needs this wedding to go off without a hitch.  She says she can’t have anything, or anyone, ruining it; Liz hugs her and says she will take care of everything.  Jordan meets Dr. Bensch; he brings up an old movie, which she says she likes.  He asks her if she would like to join him to go see it, and grab a drink afterwards.  She thanks him but politely declines, saying she isn’t ready to get back into the dating scene yet.  Finn comes back and asks what Hayden needed to talk to him about earlier; Liz tells Hayden she just got a call from financial.  They need to talk to her about some suspicious activity in one of the hospital’s accounts; Hayden looks worried.