Friday, November 16, 2018 (S56E158): Charlotte's Behavior is Addressed

“Kevin” goes to meet Ava at the bar; he asks if he can sit down.  She says, she guesses, since he is no longer her doctor – the boundaries are out of the way; he tells her he’s been dying for a “bloody Mary.”  He notices that she is wounded, angry and alone; he says he has the perfect cure for that.  He gives her some sleeping pills, assuring her that they are safe, and bids her goodbye.  Liz tries to get Aiden to talk about school, but he only says a little about Career Day; he asks for money for the vending machine.  He comes back with Choco-diles; Franco asks him to paint him a picture of his hamster.  Aiden almost opens up, but doesn’t.  Franco asks him to draw a picture of their family next; Aiden draws himself exceptionally small.

Ms. Tate calls Lulu and says they need to talk about Charlotte; Lulu shows up but Willow says she is still waiting to hear from Charlotte’s father.  Nina is surprised when she arrives at work to find Valentin in her office; he gets the call from Ms. Tate and leaves… Nina follows him.  Valentin arrives; Ms. Tate starts to talk, but Nina barges in, announcing herself as Charlotte’s step-mother.  Willow proceeds to say that Charlotte is bright and quick, calling her assertive, and says that it has evolved into bullying.  Lulu can’t believe it; Ms. Tate says it has become more frequent and more open, doing it in front of her and other teachers, as if she knows there won’t be any consequences.  Nina gets upset and says she doesn’t know ‘her’ daughter… Lulu turns and looks at her.  Nina continues, saying that the problem isn’t with Charlotte, the problem is with Ms. Tate.  Willow says Charlotte likes to push boundaries, even making fun of adult guests.  She tells them this is unacceptable, and must change.  Nina gets aggressive; Valentin apologizes and Lulu asks Nina to go.  Nina agrees; Lulu says she will call her later.

Kiki sees Griffin at the hospital, in a suit; he says he is going to talk to the ethics committee again.  She asks what he is going to tell them; he says the same thing he did last time – the truth.  Kiki says, speaking of truth, her sister could use some; she offers to talk to Sasha about the flirting and wishes him luck with the ethics committee.  She goes to talk to Sasha, and tells her that she wants her to move out, by tonight.  Sasha seems surprised, since she had just apologized for the flirting, due to a misunderstanding (i.e. Ava telling her they were just friends with benefits).  Kiki says she hopes they can start over again, as friends, not as roommates; Sasha says she will be out by tonight.  She sees Ava at the Metro Court bar and tells her, if she wants to try breaking up her daughter and Griffin again, she can leave her out of it.  She places an order and says she just checked in to a room there.

Jason and Sam tell Michael that they found Nelle at Ferncliff; he asks what exactly she was doing there.  They tell her everything; Michael listens calmly.  He thanks them and tells them that he will be fine; he leaves.  He goes to see Willow; he can see she’s upset.  He gives her a box of seeds.  Sam asks Jason what his plans for Thanksgiving are; he says, “you first.” They make it a date.

Margaux asks Sonny what he’s going to do… kill her like he killed his father?  Sonny asks why he would want her dead; he says he is out of the equation - she asks why he is there then.  He says he just wants to make sure she knows that she can’t prove his involvement in her father’s murder; he reminds her that there is no physical evidence and tells her if she keeps digging, things are going to get worse, and the only one she’ll be hurting is herself.  He pleads with her to be happy and surround herself with people she loves, who love her.