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Martin was at the country club with Vernon. He told him about his nightmares and how they are getting worse. Martin didn’t know what would help him if he could get help. He told Vernon that he talked to his mother about it. Vernon wasn’t happy about it. He wondered if Martin knew what he did. Vernon felt like the only way to keep the family safe was for Martin to confide in him. The family would only be safe if Martin decided not to tell the family what happened. It was hard to keep quiet, but Vernon managed not to say anything to the family about Martin. Martin thought things could get worse. He didn’t notice the man watching him at the country club. Vernon left when Anita called him. The man asked Martin what color his money was. It was the same thing that Martin heard in his nightmare. Chelsea and Kat hung out at Dani’s guesthouse. Tomas helped them move in the house. Kat pretended to be jealous when Chelsea and Dani started flirting with him. Dani offered him a modeling job. After he left, Dani wanted to know if Tomas was worthy of Kat. Dani was happy that Chelsea and Kat were moving into the guesthouse. Chelsea called Madison and flirted with her. Kat heard it and realized that she was in a relationship with the doctor. They started talking when Andre arrived. He barged into the house demanding to see Dani. Andre tried to cover, but it was too late when he mentioned that he wasn’t related to the Duprees. They put it together that Dani and Andre were hooking up. Chelsea didn’t see anything wrong with it.

Bill wanted to be released from the hospital. He talked to Madison about it. Hayley had a plan to keep him in line with his physical therapy. Bill wasn’t sure he was ready for what she had planned. She showed him a slideshow of their lives together. Hayley wanted him to take care of himself and be around for them. She showed him a picture of herself wearing lingerie. Dani showed up at the hospital and ran into Tomas. She wondered if he was making Kat happy. He thought Kat was special. Tomas cared about her. Dani warned him not to hurt her or he would have to leave town. She barged into Bill’s room and turned on the lights. Dani was shocked to find Bill and Hayley making out in his bed. She told him that she would talk to him about the kids later. Bill wanted to hear about them. Hayley didn’t want to hear about them. Ashley talked to Andre about her relationship with Derek. She wasn’t sure if he was asking her out to dinner because he wanted to break up with her in public.  Derek was talking to Naomi about whether he should go through with his plan for tonight. Ashley asked Andre what he would do if he were in Derek’s situation. Andre said he wouldn’t let her go. After their conversation, Ashley got dressed up to meet with Derek. She wanted to make sure she looked good when she had to walk away. Ashley and Derek met at Uptown. She was ready to get dumped, but Derek surprised her. Derek told her that she made him a better man and asked her to marry him.

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Kat and Eva ran into the country club. They got into a heated argument. Eva called Kat out for planting evidence in her mother’s apartment. She thought Kat was the only one who had a reason to do it. Kat didn’t approve of being called a common thief, but Eva refused to back down to her. She told Kat that her mother is a storm and destroys everything in her path. Kat felt like Leslie was a cockroach. Eva didn’t want to talk to Kat anymore. She told Kat to take a page out of Martin’s book and accept how things are. Smitty found out what his next story was going to be about. He found out that he had to investigate Jacob’s partner, Marcel Malone. Martin thought Smitty was too good to do a story like that. Smitty was moved that Martin finally took an interest in his work. Jacob met with Marcel at Uptown. They saw Leslie at the bar. Jacob was upset that he couldn’t get a warrant to test her DNA. Marcel warned him that he wouldn’t get what he wanted if he kept playing by the rules. Leslie walked out of the bar just as Jacob received an upsetting call. He wondered what the person wanted now. Kat met with Mona to talk about Leslie. Mona still couldn’t believe that she convinced Nicole to hire Eva. Kat didn’t want her to feel guilty about it. She wanted Mona to be the person who got Leslie out of their lives for good. They devised a plan to take Leslie down.

Mona met with Leslie at Orphey Gene’s. She apologized to Leslie for the way she spoke to her when they saw each other. Leslie accepted her apology. Mona told Leslie that Laura didn’t hold a grudge against Eva for what happened. She told Leslie that the church teaches forgiveness. Leslie asked her if she forgave her. Mona wasn’t ready to forgive yet, but she was willing to hear her side of the story. Jacob walked into Orphey Gene’s because Kat called him. He didn’t like how Kat was playing amateur detective again when he told her to stay away from Leslie. Jacob thought Kat had more in common with Leslie than sh realized. She couldn’t believe that he would compare her to Leslie. Kat felt like she had the right to go after Leslie and Eva since she was right about them. Leslie and Mona were eating powdered donuts. Mona noticed that Leslie got powder on her mouth and took it off of her. She empathized with Leslie for wanting her daughter to have a relationship with her father. Mona thought she could have told Ted privately. She didn’t have to go after Nicole. Mona called her out for taking pleasure in watching Nicole suffer. She couldn’t get over that and couldn’t forgive Leslie for that. Leslie decided on a new plan. She played the victim. Leslie felt it was cruel of Mona to invite her out only to ambush her. She thought that Mona was just as mean as she said she was. Leslie stormed out of Orphey Gene’s. Mona approached Kat and told her that they got what they wanted. She got Leslie’s DNA. Jacob couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Kat reminded him that she and Mona got Leslie’s DNA in a public place so it was fair game. If Leslie’s DNA matched what was on the helmet, Jacob would have the evidence he needed to arrest her. Ted met with Eva for lunch. She talked about how she missed working for Nicole. Eva enjoyed doing hair, but she loved her job with Nicole. Ted decided to give her another option. He wanted her to work for him since Kat was on leave. Eva didn’t think Kat would train her for the position. She didn’t understand how he could trust her.

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Dani woke up to Andre kissing her. He figured that she had trouble sleeping because she was worried about Bill. Andre admired the way she cared about Bill after the way he treated her. He felt like she had a big heart. Dani told him that bonding with everyone almost made her forget that she hated Hayley. She wanted Andre, but Bill broke her when he left her. Dani wanted to heal her heart, but she didn’t know how to fix it. Vernon arrived at her place while she was there with Andre. Needless to say, Dani panicked. She rushed to find a place for him to hide. Vernon got a call from Jacob about Naomi so he left Dani’s place. Dani didn’t want her father to walk in on her in bed with someone. She let Andre know that she’s a mess. Andre didn’t agree with her. He saw more when he looked at her. If she would give him the word, he would make an honest woman out of her. Bill was tired of being in his hospital bed. He fell out of the bed when he tried to get his bluetooth. Hayley walked in the room and found him Ashley’s arms. She hoped he was getting rest. Chelsea followed Madison at the hospital. She introduced her to her followers. Chelsea called Madison beautiful. Madison liked the attention that Chelsea gave her. She felt like Chelsea was different. Chelsea wondered if that was a good thing or a bad one. Madison wasn’t sure yet. Later Madison ran tests on Bill and told him that he would make a full recovery. Bill felt like he wasn’t recovering fast enough. He didn’t like the idea of getting physical therapy. Bill wasn’t thrilled when he found out that Shanice was his physical therapist. He thanked Dani for checking on him. Hayley was surprised that she behaved herself. Chelsea thanked Madison for helping her father. Madison assured her that Shanice knew what she was doing and could handle her father. They flirted with each other before parting ways.

Anita was prepared to put an end to the reunion when Tracey and Sharon arrived. Tracey was determined to have her say with Anita. Anita didn’t see a point in talking. She wanted them to make the conversation quick. Tracey and Anita had their chances to talk so she thought it was her turn. She felt like their issues wouldn’t bring Barbara back. Barbara wouldn’t want them to keep fighting with each other. She wanted to know how they could move past it. Tracey wondered if there was a future for the group. Anita and Sharon didn’t think it was possible, but Tracey didn’t agree with them. She showed them pictures of their time together. Tracey wanted the ladies to remember the love they felt for each other. She wanted to put the past behind them and be with her sisters again. Tracey asked them if they could be friends again. Anita and Sharon continued to argue so Tracey stopped it. It could be the last time they reunite. Sharon thought it was exhausting carrying around so much anger. Anita agreed with her. The ladies decided to give their reunion another try. Vernon went to Orphey Gene to meet with Naomi. Naomi admitted that she was the cause of her father’s stroke. She noticed that something was wrong with him, but she didn’t make him get checked out. Vernon didn’t want her to blame herself. He talked to her about guilt killing a person. Naomi couldn’t picture him doing anything to feel guilty about. He told her about his Uncle Cornelius. He walked with Dr. Martin Luther King. Cornelius’ health declined after they played basketball. Vernon didn’t tell anyone about his health. Cornelius’ ended up having a stroke. Naomi tried to make him feel better. After talking to Vernon, she headed to the hospital to see her father. She thanked Hayley for getting Bill to the hospital quickly. Bill was thankful that Naomi was there to see him. He promised to take his physical therapy seriously. Bill realized that it was time to update his will.

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Eva talked to Tomas about what happened with her mother. She told him that she kicked her out and that her father helped her. Tomas tried to get info out of her when he told her that it was good that her mother didn’t involve her with Laura’s accident. Eva said she had insurance to protect herself, and he wanted to know more about it. Kat talked her way into Eva’s hotel suite. She wanted to know what Eva was hiding. Hayley demanded to know what was wrong with Bill. He told her that he would come up with things wrong with him. She wanted him to be serious because she was scared. He assured her that he wasn’t going anywhere. Hayley wanted him to take care of himself. Chelsea and Naomi talked about her situation with women. Naomi wanted her to be happy. Joey and Vanessa talked about having sex on the poker table. Vanessa wasn’t happy when Joey told her that he was inviting her husband to the casino. Doug showed up at the casino. Bill tried to assure Hayley that he was okay. Tomas wondered what the leverage was that Eva had on Leslie. Eva just told him that she was going to be standing on business. They talked about a book that she had. She let him know that it was at her hotel room, and he could go if he wanted to read it. He agreed to go. Kat was searching Eva’s room. Jacob called her and wanted her to stop investigating. Kat found a box in Eva’s closet. Madison walked into Uptown while Chelsea and Naomi were talking. Chelsea called her out for not speaking to her. Bill wanted to make love to Hayley. He kissed her, but he had trouble talking. She called for an ambulance. Vanessa was upset when she found out that Doug was in debt with Joey. Joey told her that he wanted her business.

Tomas and Eva were headed to her room. Vanessa said she built her business, and Joey wasn’t getting anywhere near it. Joey thought that wasn’t true. Doug wanted her to hear Joey out, but she had no intention of laundering money for him. Joey said it was the only way Doug could pay off his debt to him. Vanessa didn’t want to hear anymore about it. Doug said that he would keep her out of it if he could, but he couldn’t do it. Madison acted like she didn’t really know Chelsea at Uptown. Hayley took Bill to the hospital. She let Ashley know what happened to Bill. Eva and Tomas went to her room so Kat had to hide under the bed. She noticed that her box was moved. Tomas tried to make excuses for why the box was moved. She hoped they could talk about it. Derek called Naomi to let her know that Bill was admitted into the hospital. Doug couldn’t take listening to Joey anymore so he walked out the room. Vanessa called Joey out for the way he treated her. She felt like he treated her like a one-night-stand. Tomas and Eva talked about Kat after she tried to kiss him. He let her know that he and Kat talk about a lot of things. Tomas felt like they had something special. He wanted to see what would happen with them. Eva wanted to be friends with him. He was about to leave, and she told him not to mention the insurance she had on her mother. Kat found the helmet and gloves in Eva’s room. She took them out of Eva’s room. Vanessa slapped Joey because he used her. Kat felt satisfied that she had the evidence. Naomi and Chelsea talked to Ashley about their father. Madison was Bill’s doctor. She told him that she was getting stroke protocols. Hayley didn’t like the idea of him having a stroke.

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Reliving Barbara’s suicide made Anita convinced not to do the reunion. Vernon thought she wanted to do it deep down inside. He felt like she should do it even if there’s a small part of her that wanted to do it. She told him that she left the group right after Barbara’s suicide. They were supposed to take a break from the group but that’s when Anita decided to go solo. She made her break permanent. Sharon was upset when Tracey told her that Anita didn’t want to do the reunion anymore. Sharon didn’t want to take that decision without confronting Anita. They decided to go to Anita’s house for answers. Laura went to the office and got a surprise. Nicole, Kat, and Mona surprised her with a party. The ladies talked about Eva. Kat felt like Eva worked with Leslie to take Laura’s job from her. Nicole and Laura defended Eva. They didn’t think she was anything like her mother. Kat stressed that she had her own opinion about Eva. She thought her opinion was right. Ted and Eva bonded at Uptown. She told him about her job at the salon and that Samantha was one of her regular customers. Eva did miss working for Nicole. She enjoyed the job more than she thought she would. Ted understood how she felt since she got close to the family in a short amount of time. He took responsibility for his role in his affair. Ted was the one who was married and not Leslie. Eva took responsibility too. She couldn’t blame her mother for everything that went wrong in her life. Eva got a text so she left the table. She had an awkward encounter with Nicole. Nicole and Ted were alone and had an awkward conversation.

Sharon was ready to argue with Anita, but she wasn’t in the mood. She wanted Sharon to take her negativity somewhere else. Vernon decided to give them some time to talk. Tracey wanted the ladies to use their words and not their fists. Anita finally put the women in their place. She called them out for not leaving when Dante fired Barbara, but they didn’t. Anita reminded them how they were on the stage and took their bows as well as their checks. She wasn’t the only one who wanted to be successful. Anita refused to be the only villain. Sharon wanted to tell Anita that she was ready for the reunion, but she was too heated to hear it. Anita announced that the reunion was as dead as Barbara and nothing would work to get them back together. She kicked them out and cried on the couch. Leslie wondered where Eva hid her helmet and gloves when Jacob showed up at her place. He let her know that he had a warrant to search her place. She allowed him to search her place. Leslie flirted with him while he tried to investigate her place. Turning up empty-handed, Jacob left her apartment. He promised that he would get her eventually. After Jacob left, she made a promise to make Jacob and the police department pay for harassing her. Kat met with Jacob after he left Leslie’s place. She thought that Eva had the evidence for Leslie. He wanted her to give it a rest. Leslie went to see Ted at Uptown and interrupted his conversation with Nicole. She ordered him to stop the police from harassing her if he didn’t want any trouble.

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Naomi surprised Anita by giving her something from the Articulettes concerts. It didn’t go over as well as she hoped. Anita told her that looking back could make you sad. Naomi wanted to catch up with her during lunch, but Anita had other plans. Anita felt like she earned the sadness that she felt. After Naomi left, Anita took out a letter from her desk. It was a letter from the fourth Articulette. She ripped into Anita for stealing the group from her. Barbara told her that her voice was classless and ghetto despite starting the group. Anita didn’t need to read the letter because she had it memorized. Hayley was tired of Dani accusing her of lying about her pregnancy so she arrived at her house with a pregnancy test. She told Dani that she’s having a  Hamilton regardless of the gender. Dani wasn’t convinced that she was pregnant with Bill’s baby. She demanded that Hayley take another pregnancy test, but she refused to do it. They didn’t agree to a solution to the problem. Kat and Chelsea were celebrating their first shipment being on time at Orphey Gene. Their celebration was cut short when Leslie arrived. Leslie confronted Kat. She threatened to sue Kat for defamation of character. After the announcement, Leslie threatened Kat. She let her know that people underestimated her and warned her that they never saw her coming until it was too late. Leslie warned her to keep her eyes open.

Bill wanted Tomas to spy on the Duprees and tell him about any information that would be useful to him. He didn’t care if it was about Chelsea, Naomi, Dani or Leslie. Tomas wasn’t happy about the assignment he gave him since his relationship with Kat was on shaky ground. He ended up agreeing to take on the assignment. Kat showed up looking for legal advice. Bill allowed him to go to lunch with Kat. He reminded him about the assignment. While they were at lunch, Tomas got information from Kat about the family. He told him that he wouldn’t take on Kat’s case against Leslie with the little evidence that she had. Naomi showed up at the law firm. Bill and Hayley told her about the news. Naomi handled it a little better than Dani. She felt like the baby was insurance to guarantee that Hayley got child support or a trust fund. Hayley thought the baby would bring the family together. Her comment made Naomi upset. Hayley and Naomi stopped arguing when Bill started slurring his words. Bill told them that he was fine, but Hayley and Naomi didn’t believe him. They realized that he lied to them about his hand problems. His words continued to slur. Derek and Ashley arrived at Orphey Gene and saw Leslie there. Ashley ripped into her about what she did. She informed Leslie that the hospital changed protocol after she attacked Laura. She would never be allowed in Laura’s room again. Andre went to see Dani. She wasn’t looking for sex. Dani wanted to talk to him about Hayley’s pregnancy. She talked about couples bonding when they find out that they are having a baby. The conversation made her think about her time with Bill. Andre was ready to leave after hearing about Bill. He felt like she should spend more time focusing on the man in front of her. Andre told her that he was someone who actually cared about her. He informed her that was changing into someone who wanted more than a fling. Andre didn’t want to break up with Dani. She might not be his future, but he wanted to enjoy the present. Dani told him that she wasn’t ready to think about the future, and he wasn’t waiting for her. She felt like they were friends with benefits with hearts that belong to people who don’t want them. Barbara blamed Anita for why she left the world for a better place. Anita cried into her hands and thought about the loss of Barbara.

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Dani had an awkward introduction with Adam. Pamela let her know that he was a jeweler that wanted to meet her. Kat talked to Mona about what happened when she saw her father with Leslie. Andre went to see Ted. Ted thought he was “Dana.” He told him about what happened with Leslie showed up there. Ted talked to him about Kat being there and seeing him with Leslie. Andre informed him that Kat had evidence that Leslie attacked Laura. Leslie had the helmet and gloves she was wearing the night she ran Laura off the road. Eva walked in and saw her hiding it. She walked out and called out to her. Leslie hid the bag. Eva said she was there to get the rest of her stuff. Leslie had her stuff ready for her. She let her know about her run in with Kat. Kat and Mona continued to talk about Leslie. Nicole walked in the room and wanted to know what they were talking about. Andre let Ted know that there wasn’t any definitive proof that Leslie was the nurse at the hospital. Tracey showed up at Anita and Vernon’s place. Anita thought Sharon wasn’t coming, but Tracey told her that she was at the hotel. She wanted Sharon to eat with them at their place, but Tracey thought it would be better if she weren’t there. Tracey would smooth things over for her. Ted talked to Andre about the way the Duprees treat you when you get out of their inner circle. Sharon met Tracey at Orphey Gene. She made snide remarks about Anita. Tracey wanted her to stop talking about her. She let her know that Anita and Vernon wanted to see her. Sharon planned to go off when she saw Anita. Pamela tried to give Dani a reality check about meeting people. Dani blew Adam off so Pamela gave her a piece of her mind about her moving on with her life. She let it slip that she was seeing someone so she didn’t want to go out with Adam.

Ted wanted to know about any woman in Andre’s life that he remembered. He pushed him until he mentioned that he was seeing Dani. Ted was shocked that they were together. Pamela thought that Dani’s relationship with Andre wasn’t serious. Dani didn’t want Nicole to find out about her relationship with Andre. Kat told Nicole and Mona about the jacket being tied to the person who ran Laura off the road. They realized that Leslie got rid of the jacket. Kat put it together that Leslie was using an alias during the accident. She thought they had enough evidence to prove that Leslie ran Laura off the road. Leslie told Eva to get her things and leave. Eva begged her not to be like that. Leslie reminded her that it was just the two of them, but she threw her to the wolves. Eva told her that the plan was for her to get to know her mother all along. She said that she missed her. Leslie said that she walked out, but she corrected her. She didn’t want Eva in her hair. Eva wanted to keep her key, but she told her to knock if she wanted to visit. Leslie wanted her to take her things and leave. Tracey tried to reach Sharon to convince her to change her mind about Anita. Sharon didn’t want to put an end to her anger. She felt like Anita was an actress. Tracey told her that Anita had the same hole in her heart that they did. Sharon couldn’t believe what Anita did to them. Tracey thought things might be better if they were all together again. Dani didn’t want Pamela to tell anyone that she was with Andre. Pamela warned her that Andre might tell people about their affair. Andre talked to Ted about what was happening with Dani. He didn’t like that she wanted to keep their relationship a secret. Kat and Mona felt like they needed more evidence to prove that Leslie ran Laura off the road. Leslie overheard them talking about her. Eva used her spare key to get back into her mother’s place. She went into the closet and found the bag Leslie hid.

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Vernon arrived at home to hear Anita and Tracey arguing. Anita told Tracey that she couldn’t change what happened. She could only own her ambition and what she sacrificed to make her goals happen. Tracey reminded her that she didn’t really sacrifice much. Anita told her that she didn’t have any idea what she went through to get what she wanted. Tracey felt like she would come up with stories to hide from the truth. Anita wanted to put an end to the charade. She thanked Tracey for coming and wanted to pay for her to get back home. Anita apologized for suggesting they reunite. Tracey let her know that she wasn’t opposed to the reunion. She wanted to stop dancing around what happened between them. Tracey wanted to get everything out between them. Anita apologized to her for not thinking about what would happen to the group when she went solo. Tracey said they could reunite as long as Sharon was onboard with it. Anita told her that Sharon hung up the phone when she tried to call her. Tracey didn’t think Sharon would reject her call. After Tracey left, Anita admitted to Vernon that she wasn’t completely wrong about her. Anita wasn’t always sweet when they were together. She was selfish and ruthless back in the day. Tomas saw Kat at Uptown with Chelsea. He reminded her that he took the time to get to know her situation with Eva, but she never got to know him. Tomas told her about himself. She was surprised to hear about his life and thought she should have known what he told her. He was ready to tell her about himself, but that didn’t mean she was ready to hear him out about Eva. Kat didn’t think that would change her mind about Eva. She felt entitled to have bad feelings about Eva without getting judged for it. Kat promised to get to know him better. After they talked about it, things got better for them. They kissed each other.

Hayley let Bill know how she felt about being the second wife. She felt like she was getting shortchanged by having the small wedding and short honeymoon. The community treats her like she doesn’t measure up. Bill told her to have a drink, but she couldn’t do it. Hayley announced that she’s pregnant. He was shocked by the news at first, but he was excited about it. Chelsea arrived and heard that Hayley was pregnant. Hayley thought the pregnancy was a good thing, but Chelsea didn’t agree with her. Chelsea warned her that the community would shun her and her baby for life. Hayley was hurt by what she said, but she put Chelsea on notice. She let her know that the baby proved that her relationship with Bill wasn’t a fluke. They were going to be together for life. She wanted Chelsea to accept it. Smitty and Martin were at Orphey Gene’s, and he wanted to know about his involvement with Bill. He wished he made Martin as happy as he made him. Smitty told him they could get through anything together. He told him that he knew Bill summoned him. Smitty wanted to know if Bill knew something that he didn’t. Martin brushed off his concerns. He told him that Bill was a snake who played mind games. Smitty admitted that he was jealous that Bill knew something about him that he didn’t know.

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Ted saw Leslie in Eva’s place. He demanded to know where Eva was since he was paying the bills for the place. Leslie flirted with him as he walked in the room. Tracey noticed how nice Anita’s piano looked compared to the one they used when they were a group. She thought Anita won the lottery with her life. Smitty wanted to talk to Martin, but he had to deal with meetings. Vernon showed up while they were talking. He felt like he was interrupting them. Anita explained to Tracey that she was blessed, but she didn’t win the lottery. She worked hard for what she got. Anita didn’t like what Tracey was implying. Tracey didn’t seem to believe that she worked hard to get what she had. Doug asked Shanice if he saw Vanessa. She let him know that she didn’t see her. He thought she would be there to celebrate him getting the cast off his hand. Vanessa and Joey were at Orphey Jean. They were enjoying the conversation they were having about the property he wanted. Leslie let Ted know that she wasn’t trying to seduce him. He called her out for the way she treated Eva. She referred to her as her pride and joy. He didn’t believe that since she kicked her out of her place. Leslie said that she kicked her out of her place and not her life. She called Eva her pride and joy. Ted felt like she was trying to be mother of the year. He demanded to see what was in her tote bag and saw the things she tried to take from Eva. Smitty wanted to have lunch with Martin to talk, but he tried to get out of it. Ted demanded to know why Leslie tried to make Kat think that Eva ran Laura off the road. He didn’t understand why she would frame Eva when she ‘s the one capable of committing a crime. Ted talked about the way she destroyed his marriage. He knew she ran Laura off the road. Ted continued to call Leslie out for her actions. He called her out her name while he insulted her.

Tracey felt like Anita was collecting her trophies while she was getting compared to her. She told her that she worked hard after they broke up. It was the same story for her. Everything always circled back to Anita when she tried to do something. Tracey felt like Anita walked all over anyone who got in her way. Anita denied doing that. She did what anyone else who went solo did. Tracey said she left when they needed her the most. Leslie looked in a mirror at her place and talked about her aliases . She wondered which one turned Ted on. Anita explained to Tracey that she had to do what she could to get through what happened. Tracey said they could have helped each other. Anita felt like she had to deal with it herself. Tracey didn’t buy it. Martin, Smitty, Vernon and Samantha spotted Vanessa and Joey at Orphey Jean. They wondered what happened between them. Martin and Vernon felt like they should leave it alone, but Smitty wanted to find out more. Tracey didn’t believe that Anita was wounded. She felt like Anita went running when Dante wanted her to have a solo career. Tracey wanted her to admit it. Vanessa arrived at the hospital and ran into Ted. She called him out for what he did to Nicole. Vanessa wished she was at the party so she could have put him in his place. Ted told her to tell him what she wanted to say. She couldn’t believe what he did to Nicole. Vanessa reminded him of what Nicole did for him. Ted wanted to take everything he did back. He didn’t need to be reminded about what Nicole did for him because he saw it. Ted told her that he would never forgive himself for what he did to Nicole.

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Nicole and Ted had an awkward encounter at the hospital. Vernon had a strange phone call that Tracey overheard. Anita told them that she had a visitor that would help with the reunion. Vernon had to leave. Tracey wanted to know who was coming over. Leslie tried to make things right with Mona. Mona didn’t like the way she treated Nicole because she never did anything to her. Leslie tried to tell her side of the story, but Mona thought she manipulated the situation. She said that Nicole didn’t want anything to do with Ted. Her explanation didn’t sit well with Mona. Ted wanted to talk to Nicole, but she was ready to do it yet. She would let him know if and when she was ready. Kat saw them together and thought they were talking. She had something to tell them. Naomi showed up at Anita’s place. Anita introduced Naomi to Tracey. Kat played the recording of Leslie talking about Laura’s accident. Ted didn’t believe what Leslie said. He thought Leslie was trying to pin the accident on Eva. Nicole didn’t believe that Leslie would blame her daughter for everything. Ted continued to think that  Leslie set her up for the accident. Eva couldn’t believe Leslie was willing to throw her under the bus. Leslie told her that she played along with Kat. She didn’t think anyone would take her seriously when they found out that she had an alibi. Eva reminded her that she didn’t know that she had an alibi. Leslie told her that she protected her when the cop asked her. Nicole wanted Kat to take the recording to the cop. Ted wanted to know what happened. She said she took the recording to the police. Nicole demanded to know why there wasn’t an arrest. Kat told them that Leslie and Eva poisoned Laura. She reminded them that Eva and Leslie destroyed their anniversary party. Ted warned Kat to stay away from Leslie. Nicole agreed with him. She wanted her to leave the police work to Jacob. Kat said she wanted to help Nicole. Nicole appreciated it, but she wanted her to stop going after her. She told Ted that he brought her into their lives, and he had to fix it.

Anita and Tracey talked to Naomi about their time as the Articuletts. She told Tracey about Naomi making her sing for Karaoke. Anita mentioned how a producer wanted a performance. Tracey wanted to know why she didn’t jump on it. She didn’t want to do it without the group. Jacob arrived at the hospital and told Nicole, Ted and Kat what happened with the investigation. There was no footage of people leaving Laura’s room. Leslie wanted to use Eva’s bathroom, but she said Ted wouldn’t like it if she stayed. She told her what happened when she was with Ted. Eva didn’t want to hear the details of their relationship. She wanted her to leave so she wouldn’t have to lie to Ted. Leslie wondered if Ted told her about their love. Eva reminded her that she destroyed his life. She told her that Ted would never get back together with her. Leslie said that she was mad at him. Eva wondered why she was mad at Ted. Leslie felt like he questioned what would have happened if he chose her. Eva told her that he hated her for ruining his life. She wanted Leslie to leave. Leslie agreed to go, but she put something in the door so she could sneak back inside. Kat and Jacob talked about what could have happened with Leslie and Eva. Nicole asked Ted if he was going to talk to Eva. He thought she would give him information about what happened. Nicole heard that he put her up. He wanted to get her out from under Leslie’s thumb. After Ted left, Jacob wanted to talk to her about June. He told her that she gave birth but couldn’t remember the baby. Anita felt like the concert was an opportunity to make up for the past. She wanted to make up for leaving the group. Naomi met with Nicole and thanked her for meeting with June. Anita hesitated doing the concert because she didn’t think the group would get back together. Tracey said that it wouldn’t matter if she agreed to do the concert because Sharon wasn’t close to forgiving her. Kat asked Shanice if she saw anyone new show up at the hospital during the time Laura was there. Shanice saw someone and thought it was strange at the time. Leslie broke back into Eva’s room and stole things. Ted arrived while she was in the room.

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Kat wanted answers from Jacob. She wanted to know if Leslie told him that Eva ran Laura off the road. Tomas met with Eva at Orphey Jean. They talked about her connecting with her father. She was grateful since her mother turned against her. Tomas told her that Leslie tried to blame her for Laura’s accident. Eva was shocked to hear that. Leslie went into Laura’s room at the hospital. Kat couldn’t believe Leslie refused to admit that Eva did it. Jacob agreed with her. He said that Leslie didn’t have an alibi for what happened to Laura. Kat wondered about Eva’s alibi. He said she didn’t have one. Jacob felt like Leslie was the one who did it. Kat planned on getting answers. Jacob wanted her to stay out of it, but she didn’t want to do it. Eva told Tomas that she wasn’t the one who ran Laura off the road. She thought Tomas believed she did it, but he told her that he thought Leslie did it. Leslie grabbed a pillow to smother her. Laura asked her what she was doing, and Leslie told her that she needed a pillow. Leslie wondered if Laura thought she was going to smother her. She introduced herself to Laura. Laura knew who she was and what she did to Ted and Nicole. Leslie told her that no one knew anything. She wondered if Laura knew her daughter. Leslie asked her if she knew who was responsible. Anita wondered if Tracey was going to meet her after all. Vernon assured her that Tracey would show up. Anita felt like she got cold feet. She thought Tracey hated her for the way she treated her. Tracey showed up to meet Anita. Leslie told Laura that Eva wasn’t the one who ran her off the road. Eva thought Tomas had too much class to ask her how she could let Leslie control her life. He told her about the way his father treated him. Eva wished her mother stayed one way. She told him about the good things that her mother did for her in addition to the bad things. Eva wanted her mother to treat her better. Tomas wanted the same thing. She let him know that he deserved better. Tomas felt she deserved better too.

Anita and Tracey couldn’t believe how close they were and didn’t see each other. Tracey told Anita and Vernon that Sharon wanted to be with him while they were together as a group. Eva told Tomas that Kat would have a fit if she saw them holding hands. She didn’t think Kat would like her boyfriend holding her hand. Tomas didn’t think they were really holding hands or that Kat was really his girlfriend. He said that Eva was why Kat wasn’t really his girlfriend. Kat interrupted Leslie and Laura talking. Leslie walked out of Laura’s room. Laura told Kat that Leslie was the one who ran her off the road. Kat told her that Jacob thought Leslie ran her off the road too. Laura told her that Leslie was scary because she woke up and saw her staring at her. She didn’t think it was impossible for her to be the culprit. Laura didn’t understand why Leslie would want to run her off the road just for her job. She said she would have been back to work if it weren’t for her cardiac arrest. Tomas told Eva why she was the reason why they weren’t together. Tracey talked to Anita about how they were being torn apart. They went down memory lane about the Articulates. Tracey and Anita seemed to enjoy talking about their past as a group. Getting back together turned out better than Tracey thought it would, Eva took responsibility for what happened to Kat’s family. Tomas told her that everything wasn’t her fault. He reminded her that she tried to stop her mother from exposing the family. Eva liked how he knew how it felt to have a parent like hers. He wanted her to hang in there. Kat put two and two together and realized that Leslie was behind what happened to Laura. Laura wondered if she was still in danger. Kat told her that she couldn’t identify who ran her off the road. She said that Laura could let the guard know about Leslie to keep her out of her room. Leslie ran into Eva. She was about to leave when Eva stopped her. Leslie apologized for missing her little birthday. Eva confronted her about pinning her crimes on her. Kat went back to the station to see Jacob. He reminded her that she was supposed to stay out of it. She told him about her conversation with Laura. He wanted more evidence before he could arrest Eva or Leslie.

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Dani and Pamela went to Joe’s casino to make some money for their business and to find talent. She started flirting with the dealer. Dani planned to have him naked in an international fashion magazine if he played his cards right. Ted went to see Leslie to invite her to an impromptu lunch for Eva. Leslie was still too upset with Eva to celebrate her birthday. Ted thought she was evil for not wanting to celebrate her daughter’s birthday. Leslie refused to let him say that she didn’t love her daughter. She said that Eva reminds her of the love she lost and the life would have had. Leslie wondered if she could still have that life. She placed her hand on his leg. Leslie hoped he would finally do right by her and Eva. Naomi and Jacob found out that June had pneumonia and needed bypass surgery. Dou’s hand was still hurt so another doctor had to help out. Kat arrived at the hospital to show Naomi and Jacob the footage of Leslie accusing Eva of running Laura off the road. Jacob thought her words were damaging, it would take more than that to close the case.He thanked her for what she got and agrees to pursue it. After Kat left, Naomi and Jacob found out that June’s surgery was successful. June was making jokes after the surgery.  Jacob went to Leslie’s place to let her know that she had to go to the station for questioning. 

Vanessa went to see Nicole. Nicole told her that she was thinking about selling her house. With Ted gone, she wanted something new. Vanessa didn’t want to put the house on the market yet. She wanted to give Nicole time to think about it first. Smitty was concerned about Martin so he started investigating him. He talked to Nicole about Martin first. She thought it was understandable that Martin would drop the presidential pursuit until he told her about his nightmares. She became worried about his nightmares. After his visit with Nicole, Smitty met with Bill at Orphey Gene. He wanted to know what Bill meant when he said they should stick together. Bill tried to get around it, but it didn’t work. Smitty wanted to know if there’s something Martin I’d keeping from him. Bill told him to ask Martin since the family was so honest. Doug to the casino and got approached by Joey. He warned Doug to pay back the money he owed him. Doug told him that his debt would be paid off when he could do surgeries again. Joey felt that would take too long. He wanted Doug ro call Vanessa, or he would do it. Dani spotted Joey and Doug talking and wondered what they were talking about. 

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Kat went to see Ted at his hotel. She wanted him to tell her about his affair. He told her about how funny Leslie used to be. It was something he missed with Nicole after she had the miscarriages. He called himself selfish for what he did. Ted missed the love he used to get from Nicole and confuses Leslie’s attention for love. Kat asked him if he would have left her mother if she didn’t get pregnant. Ted didn’t confirm or deny her question. Nicole’s pregnancy inspires emotions in him that led him back to her. Kat surprised him when she wondered why he didn’t strap up when he was with Leslie. Ted thought Leslie was on birth control pills. Kat informed him that their relationship wouldn’t be fixed with one conversation. She hugged him, and he was surprised by that. Leslie went to see Bill at his office. She wanted answers about the cease and desist order that he sent her saying that she waited over two decades to tell everyone about his threats. He promised that everyone would side with him over her after everything she’s done. Leslie didn’t seem worried. She wanted him to do his worst to her because she was going to do hers too. After Leslie left, Bill wanted Ted to come to his office. Ted arrived at Bill’s office. Bill warned him to get proactive with Leslie. He warned him that she is unhinged. Avoiding her wouldn’t be an option for long. 

Naomi went to see her father. She had a feeling what he was talking about when she saw Ted in his office. Naomi was cordial to Ted, but she didn’t believe that her father didn’t threaten Leslie. Eva talked to Andre about the progress she made with Martin and Ted. She promised that Nicole was safe from her.  Eva wanted to be part of Ted’s life. She wasn’t looking for trouble. Eva was happy to see a text from Leslie to meet her at Ophrey Gene. Later Eva met with Leslie. She wanted Eva to use her relationship with Ted to help her get in good with him. She didn’t hide her disappointment when she thought her mother wanted to spend time with her. Leslie forgot it was Eva’s birthday after everything that’s happened. Eva refused to help her. She told her mother that she shouldn’t worry about the cease and desist order because it could have been worse. Kat and Chelsea met up. She told Chelsea that Leslie used her father from the beginning. Kat thought she lied about birth control. She put it together that Leslie and Eva took advantage of Laura’s accident. Kat believed they had something to do with the accident. Chelsea didn’t think they would hire a hitman to take care of Laura. Kat thought Eva ran her off the road. Later Kat went back to see her father. She wanted to warn him about her theory about Leslie and Eva, but he wasn’t there. Leslie showed up and had a conversation with Kat. She didn’t feel guilty about what happened. Nicole was collateral damage in her mission to expose Ted. Kat accused her of running Laura off the road. Leslie agreed that what happened to Laura wasn’t a coincidence. She implied that Eva was the one who ran her off the road. Leslie didn’t think Kat could do anything without proof. Kat was recording their conversation. 

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Martin had the nightmare again. Someone in his dream asked to see the color of his money. He woke up before he could see who it was. Nicole talked to Dani about grieving her relationship. Dani told he’d that she and their mother probably sent Ted and Eva to the hospital with emotional wounds. Nicole didn’t need anyone defending her. Dani reminded her that the Dupree family doesn’t hide. They fake it until they make it. Dani wanted her to go out. Ted and Eva went out for breakfast. She thought they would be more welcomed at the hotel. He didn’t want to do that because they deserved to be there. Anastasia (a gossip in town) saw them together and gave them the evil eye. Eva felt uncomfortable with her watching them. Ted told her that people would have to get used to seeing them together. He planned to set Eva up as a hairstylist. Ted thought she might be able to get another personal assistant job. Dani brought Nicole to the club. She told her to hold her head high. They spotted Ted and Eva at the club. Ted was about to talk to Nicole, but Vanessa stopped him. She tried to take Nicole’s mind off of Ted by talking to her about Doug and his self-destructive behavior. Dani lectured Ted about his actions. He said he was taking her advice and stepping up for his daughter. Dani had a message for Eva. She let her know that she would never be a Dupree. Dani went to Nicole and Vanessa’s table. Anastasia arrived at the table. She thought betrayed women should unite. After Anastasia left, Nicole wanted to run off, but Dani and Vanessa convinced her to stay. 

Anastasia went to Ted and Eva’s table and made a snide comment to her. Eva wanted to leave so she left the table. Anastasia apologized to Ted for what she said to Eva. Nicole, Dani and Vanessa drank to Eva walking out of the club. Ted arrived at their table. He said there was no excuse for what he did to her. Ted planned to be the man who learned from his mistakes. He was determined to get Nicole back within a year. After he left, Nicole thanked Dani for talking her into going out. Leslie saw Jan at Orphey Gene. Jan wouldn’t let sit with her. She didn’t like the way she used her and Mona. Jan didn’t like how she manipulated her daughter. Leslie explained what happened with Ted and how he wanted her to get an abortion. Jan felt sorry for her at first. She wouldn’t have used her daughter the way Leslie did. Jan told her that she acted out of hate and couldn’t sit with her. After her conversation with Jan, Eva arrived at Leslie’s table. They went back and forth about Eva’s betrayal. She begged her to let her again. Leslie wouldn’t let her come home. She reminded Eva about what she did. Eva ran off. Jan couldn’t believe the way she treated Eva like that. Leslie yelled at Jan. She had more plans up her sleeve. Eva ran into Ted and told him what happened with her mother. 

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