Thursday, November 15, 2018 (S56E157): What Does Hayden Want?

Curtis hands Finn an envelope; it’s a letter from Hayden.  They notice the postmark is from the French-Italian border; Finn asks how she is.  Curtis tells him she's okay... doesn't stay in once place too long.  He hands him a letter and tells him to read it; he talks about almost being a father.  Anna tells him he would have been a really good dad; he says, he is happy with his life.  Anna urges him to read the letter; she says she isn’t concerned about what the letter says, only about what he isn’t telling her.  She asks if they have unfinished business.

Drew runs into Margaux; he is pretty cold to her.  She tells him that her plans to take down Sonny blew up in her face.  She says a good prosecutor could make a case against her mother; Drew is shocked at how cold she is.   Curtis comes to talk to Drew; Drew asks what their plans for a honeymoon are… Curtis says they have none; Drew tells him they are going to Fiji.  Curtis is elated; Drew says he owes him for all the time he saved his ass.  He tells him he left the reservation open-ended.  Franco sees “Kevin” in the hallway and asks to talk, but “Kevin” snaps that he doesn’t have time.  Franco says he understands; he tells him that he just finished talking to the PCPD himself about the murder… they wanted to see if he could give them some insight about a real-life alleged psycho-killer.  Franco says he knows he is fooling himself though; he says he knows more about the killer than he told the police… he says, he knows enough about him to put him away for good.  "Kevin" looks concerned.  "Kevin" tells him it would be a mistake to access the memories of impulses that he may or may not be able to control; he urges Franco to let the authorities deal with this.

Elizabeth goes to see Aiden’s teacher; she tells Liz that Aiden wouldn’t respond when asked to ask a guest a question.  Ms. Tate says she thinks she may know the cause; Ms. Tate tells Liz that she believes Aiden is being targeted by a bully; she refuses to say who the bully is though.  She claims she missed the warning signs; she says it isn’t physical, just verbal and social – name-calling, teasing, spreading lies and rumors.  Liz knows all too well how much that kind of treatment feels; she calls Franco.  Franco wants to talk to this kid’s parents to put a stop to this; Ms. Tate says she can’t let him do that.  She thinks it would only make the situation worse; she offers some brochures to them and tells them to encourage Aiden to talk, about anything.  She says not to force anything; he will shut down.  He has to feel safe about confiding, and let him choose how he can help himself.  She says she is trying diffuse the bullying, admitting that she doesn’t want to give up on this child.  Elizabeth can tell, this is kind of personal to her.  She says her goal is to make every single kid feel welcome there at school.

Liz calls and asks Franco to meet her at Aiden’s school; he says he’s on his way.  Jordan calls Sonny and Carly in to tell them they have definitive evidence in the murder of Mary Pat.  Jordan says they have reviewed the security footage, and witness interviews confirm the timeline, putting Carly way past the time that she could have killed Mary Ingles.  Carly asks how the hell her hair ended up in Mary Pat’s hands; she wants to know who is trying to set her up.  Jordan just tells them they should step up their security, just in case.  “Kevin” comes in and asks how Carly is holding up; he acts shocked that someone is trying to frame her for the murder.  She asks why Nelle Benson is in the room where her former neighbor was, but Jordan calls “Kevin” in before he can respond to her.  He doesn’t give her much information, rather he seems to be absorbing it.  He says the killer might strike again; Jordan says they will be ready.  Carly gets angry when she notices that Sonny really feels sorry for Margaux; she tells him to handle her however he wants.  He goes to see Margaux and tells her they need to “finish this.”