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Hey, Doug. It’s Holly. Listen, my grandma gave me the rest of the money so you can pay that guy off, so just give me a call back, and we’ll figure out a time. OK? Bye.
[phone beeps] Tate.
Hi. I, uh, just wanted to stop by and give you these.
[dramatic music]
Abe, no. Wait. Listen, I’m not rewriting Faith’s exit. Oh, that’s not what you’re calling about? Then what is it? No, I haven’t spoken to Rafe, but it doesn’t matter. I don’t need him to go to Rochester anymore. I know who Lady Whistleblower is. Her name? Yeah, I’ll tell you her name. It’s Javi Hernandez.
So I was thinking that if you’re not too busy with work, maybe we can grab some lunch later? And then, afterwards, see where things go?
[relaxed music]
Sounds great. I’ll be counting the minutes. Meet me at the Square?
Perfect. Sounds good.
[phone beeps]
Let’s see. How can I ruin Leo Stark’s life before lunch?
[tense music]
Thank you for coming.
Yeah, of course, you know. When you said that, um, you got news about the text, I figured I could have my assistant manager handle the rush of the lunch crowd.
I should have contacted you sooner though.
No, come on. It’s all right. You’ve got a lot going on with Tate.
I do, but I told you this was a priority, and I told you that I would handle it, so I wanted you to know, as soon as we talked, I went to confront Kristen.
Oh. Let me guess. She’s still denying she sent those texts.
She is. She is. But, um, the reason is she was telling the truth.
Come on. How’s that possible? Look, Steve said they were coming from the house.
Ava, they were. It was Rachel.
Hello, Rachel.
You’re being mean to my mom. It’s wrong.
Sweetheart, we’re just having a conversation.
She was bullying you.
Me? Bullying her?
[sighs] You know what? I can handle this, honey. Why don’t you go back to your room.
She needs to go now.
Excuse me?
You don’t belong here.
I’m having a conversation with your mother.
You know, you are upsetting my daughter. I’m going to ask you to leave now.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
Don’t make us call security.
[laughs] OK. I’m going to go. But if this harassment doesn’t stop, Kristen, I am calling the police.
It was you, wasn’t it? You sent Ava those texts.
[letter opener scraping]
[lock rattling]
Jackpot.
[keys clacking]
[soft orchestration]
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Nice try, little lady.
Relax, Mom. I just want to play a level of “Candy Crush.”
Uh-huh. “You didn’t get rid of me that easily.” Huh. Is this a new level I wasn’t aware of?
I just wanted to get rid of Ava.
[sighs] Sweetheart, I know that you don’t want your daddy to be with Ava, but you have to stop sending these threatening text messages. You– this is– this is unacceptable, Rachel.
What are you going to do, send me to my room again?
[sighs] No. No. Your father and I have something else in mind.
[soft dramatic music]
Rachel, your daughter, was the one sending those texts?
Yeah.
Wow. Did not see that coming.
[sighs] Me neither. Ava, don’t– don’t take this personally, please. The only problem my daughter has with you is that you went on a date with her dad, OK? She obviously just– she wanted to get you out of the way.
Yeah, so you and her mom could get back together.
[dramatic music]
Yeah, I know. I couldn’t believe it either. But there it was in black and white. Yeah, of course. I wanted you to be the first to know.
[knocks] Look, Abe. I’ve got to run. Somebody’s at my door, but I will keep you posted, all right? OK, bye.
[phone beeps]
[sighs] Dr. Evans.
Yes.
Hi. Come in.
Thank you. Thank you. You look a little surprised to see me. Did you forget we had lunch planned today? Oh, obviously. If it’s a bad time, we don’t have to go.
No. No, no. Actually, you know what? It’s actually a really good time since I just got some, well, sort of bad news. It would probably help me to talk to you about it, even though I would feel guilty asking you for your always brilliant shrinky take on things since I’m not paying for a session.
That’s OK. No guilt. Tell me what’s going on.
Well, the short version is that Javi agreed to let bygones be bygones and decided that we could be friends.
Oh, good. He’s no longer angry that you accused him of being Lady Whistleblower.
That’s right. He’s totally forgiven me.
That’s great. Oh. What’s the bad news?
The bad news is that I was right about him the whole time. He is the lying SOB who’s trying to ruin my life.
Hey.
Hey. So this is why you took the day off from work?
This is important. Jada and Rafe’s wedding is around the corner, and I am their one and only event planner.
Right. Well, we need to talk, Javi, about something just as important, if not more so.
If this is about when I’m picking up your dry cleaning tomorrow–
No, this isn’t about Gabi Chic. This is about you.
Mi querido primo,
a quien adoro. You need to come to Jesus.
[chuckles]
Wow, these are so beautiful. But what’s the occasion?
No occasion. I just really wanted to do something nice for you. I keep thinking about how it all went down between us the other day, you know. I feel terrible about the way that it ended and how upset you were.
You mean about the fact that Sophia is having the baby– your baby?
Yeah. Yeah, that. Holly, I would give anything to change all of this, but, unfortunately, I can’t.
Yeah, I know.
Although, Sophia and I have been talking about potentially giving the baby up for adoption.
Really? What did her mom have to say about that?
She doesn’t know yet. But, you know, obviously, yes, she may not approve. Look, I don’t know how any of this is going to play out, just that the baby is coming no matter what.
And I– I don’t want to lose you because of it. I can’t.
[tender music]
[sighs]
You know, now that I think about it, it does kind of make sense.
Well, Kristen told me that my daughter yelled at you to leave her mommy alone. And, uh, what did she call you? A bully?
Oh, yeah. She was definitely riled up. But, you know, it still never occurred to me that she might be the one sending those texts.
Yeah, Kristen told me that Rachel’s outburst pretty much made her suspicious of what was actually going on.
Mm. So what are the two of you going to do?
[chuckles] Well, we took away her phone.
Well, that explains why the texts stopped.
Mm-hmm. And we also agreed that Rachel needs some therapy.
[dramatic music]
[sighs]
Therapy? I’m not going to therapy. What’s therapy?
Oh, sweetheart, it’s– it’s talking to someone about your feelings and someone who only is there to listen to you and to help you.
So like a shrink?
How do you know about a shrink?
“The Sopranos.”
Oh, good Lord.
But if you want me to talk to a shrink, I will.
Really?
As long as it’s Granny Mar Mar.
[chuckles]
[sighs]
So after Abe finds out where Lady Whistleblower is doing her banking–
Wait, wait. Why is Abe involved?
Oh, because Abe asked Stephanie, who asked Chad. And then Chad told Stephanie, who told Abe, who told me.
I see.
So thanks to Chad, we know that Lady Whistleblower is doing her banking in Rochester, and then who do I see wearing an “I Heart Rochester” sweatshirt? That’s right. My good pal, Javi. Can you believe it? This whole time, right under my nose.
[dramatic music]
[scoffs] So I need to come to Jesus? May I ask why?
I ran into Kerry earlier. We got to talking. He seems like a really good guy– smart, funny.
Hot.
Yeah. All of the above. I really like him.
I do too. So what’s the problem?
The problem is is that you’ve got this great new relationship and you’re completely jeopardizing it.
What? How?
By being friends with Leo Stark.
So here I am, beating up on myself for ruining things with Javi, for falsely accusing him of being a creepy sneak with a mean streak a mile long, when it turns out I was right about him all along. And now I’m beating up on myself again for beating up on myself for no reason, for letting that jerk persuade me that he was as honest as the day is long and that I was just some cynical, untrusting putz.
I’m sorry you’re going through this, but–
But what? Dr. Evans, I know that this is just supposed to be a friendly visit, but can you help me to not want to jump out a window?
Of course I can help you. I’m glad to. And I’m not going to charge you. This is just– just a friendly visit.
You are just the greatest.
[sighs] So what do you think?
Well, from what you’ve told me, I think that maybe you’re jumping to conclusions.
So this talk you had with Kerry, what, did he go on about how much he hates Leo and that he’s mad at me for not hating him?
Yeah, he said you forgave Leo as some sort of New Year’s fresh start?
And I did because it’s not good to hold on to old resentments.
Sure, it is, when you’re trying to protect yourself against getting hurt again. Javi, I already tried to warn you once about this jerk.
You mean when you almost tore my arm off trying to pull me away from him?
I was only looking out for you, and so is Kerry. Look, we both agreed– when you set Leo loose, you dodged a bullet. Why the hell would you want to walk back in the line of fire?
OK. So what do you suggest I do then?
Simple. Cut him out of your life.
Gabi, I love you. You are my cousin. And more than that, I respect your opinion.
[soft dramatic music] But I’m not going to do that. No way.
Jumping to conclusions? Dr. Evans, the conclusion jumped at me. It practically knocked me over. I mean, what else is there to know? Javi is Lady Whistleblower. The proof was staring me right in the face.
No. You don’t have proof. What you have is circumstantial evidence. And it’s all because you saw Javi wearing that Rochester sweatshirt.
Yes, and he has a Rochester bank account. Case closed.
Did he live in Rochester?
No, he’s from Corpus Christi, Texas.
And, um, did he go to school in Rochester, or does he have family that lives in Rochester?
Uh, mm, I mean, I can’t know that for sure, but–
So you don’t have any actual proof, do you?
Well, no, I don’t.
OK. So if a person didn’t live in Rochester. and he doesn’t have family in Rochester, why would he do his banking in Rochester?
I don’t know, but obviously he does. And he wouldn’t have been wearing that dumb sweatshirt unless he had some kind of connection to Rochester. So you know what? I am going to go to his house right now and find out what that connection is.
Wait, wait, wait.
Speaking as not– not just your doctor, but your friend, I think going over there to pick a fight with Javi would be a very bad idea.
Oh. Rachel, honey, you won’t be seeing Grandma Marlena for therapy. She’s not the right therapist for you.
Why not?
Because if you talk to someone you’re close to, like Grandma Mar Mar, well, there might be things that you feel you can’t say to her or things that might upset her. But if you see a new therapist, someone you’re not related to, well, you can tell them anything you want.
Even how much I hate Ava Vitali?
Yes…
[clears throat] Even that.
And Kristen’s OK with Rachel getting therapy?
Yeah, but her only stipulation was that it wasn’t Marlena or one of her associates because obviously there’d be bias, and…
Well.
Kristen would be blamed for everything.
Well, can’t imagine why.
Yeah, but I guess all that matters is my daughter gets the help she needs.
Brady, that is all that matters. Look, we know that divorce is really hard on kids, but in Rachel’s case, you know, she’s still having a hard time that her parents broke up.
Yeah. She’s upset. She’s mad. She– she wants her family to be together. I don’t blame her. Maybe I can be a little more proactive in that department in the future, but this– with this whole text fiasco, I’ve realized that I have to take her anger and her desperation seriously because she’s acting out in these destructive ways, and I’ve got to do whatever I have to do to help my little girl. I’ve got to do whatever it takes.
So maybe we shouldn’t see each other anymore.
Tate, none of this is fair to any of us. And, look, I’m not blaming you. It’s not like you cheated on me. I know we were broken up. And you said you used protection.
We did.
OK. So it’s not your fault. Still, it’s the idea that another girl is hav– well, not just another girl– Sophia, she’s having your baby. It’s really hard for me.
I know. I know. Believe me, it’s hard for me too.
I know. And I don’t want to lose you either.
Then you won’t. Holly, I– I am not going to let this tear us apart. I’m not going to let anything tear us apart.
OK.
Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt.
Doug, hey. No, you’re not interrupting. Tate, this is Doug Williams, Doug’s grandson. He came into town after the funeral.
Nice to meet you, Doug.
Yeah, you too.
He’s also staying at Julie’s. We met on Christmas Eve hanging ornaments.
What happened to you, man?
Oh, this? It’s– it’s nothing, just a dumb accident.
Yeah, so Doug is the one who I was going to take to the Mystic Brew concert.
Oh.
Yeah.
You’re a fan, too?
Yeah. They’re cool.
But we didn’t end up going since I wasn’t really in the mood after finding out Sophia was pregnant, so we just spent New Year’s Eve at Julie’s.
[soft dramatic music]
So if I do see this person…
Your therapist.
Do you think you and Daddy might get back together again?
No. No, honey. But this isn’t about your daddy and me. It’s– it’s– look, as I told you, seeing a therapist, it’s– it’s all about your feelings. Honey, I know. I know that, uh, you want your daddy and me to get back together. And, honestly, I wanted that too. Actually, I got my hopes up, and I think I got your hopes up too. And that wasn’t right. It wasn’t fair to do to you. And I am so, so, so sorry.
So is there any chance we might be a family again?
Oh, sweetheart, no. No. But you know what? The one thing is your daddy and I care about you very much, and the one thing that we can agree on is that we love you more than anything else in this whole world.
[tender music]
Ava, that’s not a solution– I mean– I mean, us not seeing each other.
It would certainly calm the waters, Brady. I mean, your daughter needs to be the priority.
My daughter is my priority. But what am I supposed to do, just live alone, be all by myself just to make my daughter happy and not have a personal life myself?
Look, no. Of course you’re not supposed to live all alone forever just to appease your daughter. But, you know, maybe you shouldn’t spend so much time with me. Look– look, OK, Rachel obviously hates me, and it’s probably because of what Kristen told her about me, but the point is she’s obviously really miserable that you and Kristen aren’t together anymore. So if you continue to see me, it’s just going to exacerbate that.
[sighs] You’re right. You’re right. It will. It will. But you’re not getting rid of me that easily.
Damn it, Javi. Why won’t you get rid of Leo like the damn pest he is?
Because we agreed to be friends again. And I like him. And I may work for you, but I can run my own life, thank you very much.
Fine. Run your own life. Stay friends with Leo Stark, even though you know he’s a totally creepy guy with a heart of stone and lose your very smart and very hot boyfriend.
I think my relationship with Kerry can withstand Leo. And Kerry is just going to have to understand that my friendship with Leo is not a threat to him. And I know you mean well, Prima, but you’re going to have to understand that too.
[tense music]
Leo, what happened the last time you accused Javi of being Lady Whistleblower?
Uh, I not only lost him as a friend, but he thought I was the scum of the Earth. But, Dr. Evans, you’re assuming that I’m wrong now.
Which you might well be.
Yeah, but what if I’m right?
Well, if you’re right, there’s no harm in waiting until you have actual proof. But if you’re wrong, and you– you accuse Javi of being Lady Whistleblower one more time, you might not get another chance.
No, definitely not.
So if I were you, I would think long and hard before you accuse Javi of being a liar without some sort of actual proof.
Leo, I want you to be patient. I don’t want you to– to rush into this accusation. And I especially don’t want you to do something that you might regret.
[soft dramatic music]
I won’t. I will be patient. I will wait until I have sufficient evidence to support said accusation.
Good. I’m glad.
Dr. Evans, you’ve done it again. You have saved me from making a terrible mistake. How can I ever thank you?
Let me think. Hmm. Take me to lunch, finally.
Yes, yes. I’m right behind you, OK?
Oh.
[tender music]
Fine. Fine. You want to keep Leo Stark as a friend. I obviously can’t stop you.
Not for lack of trying.
But you’re going to have to find a way to explain this to Kerry in a way that he doesn’t dump your ass and move on.
He’s not going to dump my ass, OK? He’s a reasonable guy. And we’re having lunch in a little while, and I’ll just tell him that, while he may not like Leo, I have a right to be friends with him and anyone else I choose to be friends with, and he has no choice but to accept it.
[tense music]
OK. I still think you’re making a huge mistake.
That may be, but it’s my mistake to make.
Well, Doug, I appreciate you looking out for Holly on New Year’s Eve.
Of course.
So what are you doing here now?
[phone beeps]
Uh… Oh.
What is it?
It’s just Sophia’s doctor’s appointment just got moved up to today.
Oh. I didn’t know you were going to doctor’s appointments with her.
Yeah, I just– I felt like it was the right thing to do, and I promised her that I would go.
Right. Of course.
So I’ll call you later?
Thanks for the flowers.
[soft dramatic music]
Look, I appreciate you saying that, Brady, but I want to do what’s right for Rachel too.
Mm-hmm. I appreciate you saying that. I really do. But, unfortunately, I don’t think that us ending this– whatever this is– I don’t think that’s what’s best for Rachel. When I started seeing Chloe again, Rachel didn’t like that either. She was very unhappy about it. She did everything she possibly could to destroy it. And she did, Ava. It worked. She won. Now, if she gets away with this again, she’s going to start believing that all she has to do is act up, and she’ll get whatever she wants in this world. That is not the message I want to give my daughter. So, no, I don’t think we should stop seeing each other– I mean, assuming you feel the same way.
OK, fine.
Really? So you’ll– you’ll see the therapist?
Yes.
Oh, sweetheart, thank you. Thank you. I’m so proud of you, honey. Oh.
I’m sorry. I really do have bad timing, don’t I? I shouldn’t have walked in on you two like that.
Nah, don’t worry about it. It’s OK. Tate obviously had other places to be anyways.
Right.
[sighs]
I don’t mean to pry, but I thought Sophia was having an abortion.
Yeah, I thought so too. But it turns out her mom had other ideas.
Oh. Wow. That’s tough. That must make things more complicated for you.
That’s kind of an understatement.
[soft dramatic music]
Well, listen, I’m sorry I barged in. I just came over right as I got your message, and I can see that it’s a bad time. So maybe I’ll just come back later?
Wait. Doug, no. Don’t go yet.
I know our last date got a little derailed– you know, the nutcracker and the dancing rats and all of that, but listen. Now that we know the cosmic forces are not working against us in this universe…
Hmm?
I think it’s time we took this whole thing to the next level.
Oh. OK. Well, last time, um, you gave me a little peck on my cheek, so just curious what taking this to the next level would be.
I– I– I have an idea.
Oh.
[phone ringing]
[laughs] What was that about the cosmic forces not being against us, hmm? What was that?
Mm.
[laughs]
[sighs] It’s Kristen. It’s Kristen. It could be about Rachel.
Just take it. Take it. Take it. Take it.
Hi, Kristen. Is everything OK?
Yeah. No, it’s fine. Um, I just talked with Rachel, and she has agree to see a therapist.
That’s great.
I know. I know. Um, I really think she’s ready to get some help and put all of this behind her.
[sighs]
[tense music]
Hey, you. Oh, are you still working? Am– am I too early?
No, uh, you’re right on time. Just finishing. Now I’m all yours.
Just what I like to hear. It’s such a nice day, isn’t it?
Yeah, I know. It barely feels like January.
OK, listen. I wanted to talk to you about Leo.
What about him?
Well, Gabi told me you had a little talk about him.
We did.
And, look, you both are entitled to your own opinion, but he and I have decided to let go of the past, so however you feel about Leo, he’s my friend, and I need you to respect that. OK?
Javi, what a coincidence. We were just talking about you.
You were? Why?
Well, I was telling Dr. Evans that we decided to renew our friendship. Dr. Evans, this is Javi Hernandez. Javi, this is Dr. Marlena Evans.
It’s nice to meet you.
A pleasure.
I’m so sorry. And this is Kerry.
I’m Javi’s boyfriend.
How do you do?
Javi, I like your Rochester sweatshirt.
Wait. What?
Where’d you get it?
Uh, actually, Kerry gave it to me.
He did?
Yeah, it’s where I’m from.
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