Monday, January 7, 2019 (S56E188): Oscar is Ready to Go Home

“Kevin” follows Laura to the gym; he surprises her by touching her on her shoulder.  She thanks him for his kind words; he says all he did was tell the truth.  She mentions her commitment to mental health reform, as she watches him unlace a boxing glove. He tells her for the greater good of the community, he promises to keep an eye on whatever happens at Ferncliff.  She notices him wrapping the lace around his fingers, and warns that he is cutting off his circulation; he tells her it’s a new nervous habit.  Just as he is getting ready to make his move, Scotty interrupts them.  Scotty tells them that all the interview footage from the dead producer’s office is missing; he says they think that is evidence that this copy-cat is going to make a mistake soon and they will send him away for life.  He says, even if they don’t catch him, karma will get him; he mentions his step-mother Gail, saying she always used to say “what comes around, goes around.”  He then tells Laura that Gail died.

Alexis shows up at Sam’s to visit with Kristina; Sam tells her she moved out… and in with Daisy and some of her friends.  Alexis says okay, “good for her.”  Sam doesn’t understand her reaction; Alexis says they were very nice to Oscar and Kristina is an adult, capable of making her own decisions.  Then she says, “fake it, till you make it.”  She smiles.  She asked when this change came about; and calmly thanks Jason for also being there to look out for Kristina; she leaves.  Sam and Jason are still not sure about it; they sit down and try to figure out why Hank had to reinvent himself into Shilo.  D. H. Archer, filed documents for incorporation as a person growth marketing platform; Sam says that’s the only surviving child of one of her former ‘husbands.’  Jason starts asking questions; she says the son knew she was a gold-digging tramp who only wanted his father’s money.  Jason says too many people they love are in this guys orbit.  Sam draws a graph of all the connections.  She’s in the middle, as Linda Black.  She started getting the emails right when Kristina moved in with this group.

Kim is nervous about taking Oscar home; she is grateful for Joslyn’s love for him. His doctor agrees, love is important, and it helps; Kim says “yes, it does.”  She tells Kim Oscar’s test results are in; it’s time to call Drew.  Drew confronts Julian for dumping Kim the way he has; Julian says at least they both agree the relationship is over.  Julian stands his ground.   He tells Drew he slept with someone else in retaliation for their New Year’s kiss.  Drew tells him he never deserved Kim; he gets a text from her and leaves.  Alexis asks Julian why he just lied to Drew.  She calls his explanation “whimpy.”  She also gets him to admit that the person he slept with doesn’t exist.  The doctor tells Kim and Drew that the treatment failed; there has been no shrinkage of the tumor, in fact, it has grown.  Kim starts to cry, realizing that Oscar is still going to die.  Terrie apologizes; they thank her anyway.  She gives the two of them privacy; Drew says they knew it was a long-shot.  They wonder how they are going to tell Oscar.  She wants to wait to tell him again; Drew reminds her they promised they would be honest with him.  Oscar knows something is wrong as soon as his parents walk in; they ask Jos to leave, but Oscar says no… “Jos is with me.”  They break the news, but we don’t hear… we only see Oscar’s stunned reaction.