09-20-2017 (Wednesday) Bailey

Monaco… Anna and Finn go to a restaurant, where they find “Cassandra” – Anna tells Finn to wait three minutes then come in; she tells him she will know what to do.  Anna goes in and spikes this woman’s coffee with something; she takes a sip and falls to the ground, gasping.  Finn comes rushing in and saves the woman’s life; she tells him she is extremely grateful, her health is delicate, she says and starts to ask him for a favor, but then lets him go.  He gets angry with Anna afterward, for not giving him any warning about what she was going to do; Anna swears the woman was never in any real danger, saying the reaction would have subsided after a while.  Cassandra gives Finn a note, asking him to come by a certain address at a certain time tomorrow, so she can give him “a token of [her] gratitude.”  Anna says everything is “going swimmingly.”

Kiki ad Kristina talk, encouraging each other to follow their heart. Parker teaches class; Molly asks a question, which is not necessarily appreciated, regarding one person breaking another’s heart.  The lesson is about Jane Austin; class and gender distinctions and how they still apply today.  Kristina comes into the room; she pretends to be bringing Molly her keys.  She stays after class to talk to Parker, apologizing again for the awkwardness; Parker tells her she has some things she would still like to talk about and they agree to go "somewhere private.”  Dante comes to see Kiki at the hospital; he asks her if she knew about the tapestry she sold to Valentin.  He finds it odd that she would get into business with someone who killed someone she cared about; Kiki tells him that she only has “speculation” about where her mom is, asking if this is official business.  He tells her it is personal; she tells him she thinks her mom may have gone to Russia.

Valentine and Charlotte go with her friend, Bailey… to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, to offer moral support; Lulu shows up, saying she thought they should be there together.  Of course, the doctor there does a good job of promoting Shriner’s and all the services they offer children (whether their families can pay, or not) when Bailey’s mom brings her in for testing.  Valentin and Lulu bond a little bit, as she watches him explaining everything to Charlotte; he shares a little more of his childhood with her.  He tells her his father hid him at the age of five, because Helena would have killed him if she had found him.  She tells him, “there is no denying” that he loves Charlotte.  She assures him, if she gets custody, Charlotte will always know him; “you are her Papa” she says.  He gets uncomfortable when Lulu presses for more information about his miraculous surgery; he gives her a short answer.  Dante shows up; he tells Lulu that he thinks Valentin “got to Ava,” convincing her to recant her statement about seeing him kill Nikolas.

Nelle gets notice that her apartment is being sold; she tells Michael and he suggests she come live with him.  She declines the suggestion and leaves in a huff; Carly sees this and asks Michael if he broke up with her.  He tells his mom no, adding, in fact, they are “better than ever.”  Kiki sees Nelle and warns her that, when Carly hates you, she hates you with everything she’s got… until she doesn’t.  She shares her experience with Carly, from her time with both Michael and Morgan; she says she believes Carly will forgive Nelle too, one day.  Nelle tells Kiki she has a past and Carly and her mom are trying to dig up all this dirt on her; Kiki says Carly loves Michael and would do anything for him… even getting along with her.  Michael makes a phone call, asking someone to do something for him; Carly gets a text from a Sharon Grant, saying they “need to talk about Janelle Benson.”