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Nicole was in bed with Carlton and thought about Ted. She pulled away from him until she could clear her head. After Carlton left, she thought about Ted again. Ted wanted to have a romantic dinner with Shanice, but she turned him down. She didn’t like how he defended Leslie to her. Lia approached Ashley and had questions for her about Grayson. Ashley informed her that she broke up with Grayson. Lia seemed pleased about the news. She told someone that Ashley and Grayson broke up. Ted explained to Shanice that he had a living reminder of what he did to destroy his marriage. Shanice reminded him that he slept with Leslie again even though he knew what type of person she was. He blamed his mistake on drinking. Ted insisted that he wasn’t a bad person. Grayson was at the hotel and was freaked out by Smitty’s arrival. Jacob showed up at the hotel too. Grayson said he was done with the mess. Jacob threatened to arrest him. He sent Smitty home so he could be alone with Grayson. Grayson told him that he and Ashley broke up. He agreed to give him the name of his boss, but he wanted immunity. They talked about the deal Grayson wanted. He admitted that his contact was Lia.

Naomi went to see Martin to get information about Jacob and Smitty’s undercover work. She didn’t get the answers she was looking for. Naomi and Martin talked about him running for Senator and the cotillion. Smitty arrived at home. He and Martin agreed to forget about everything and talk about the cotillion. They are about to have a romantic evening when Jacob called Smitty. He told him that Lia was Grayson’s contact at the hospital. Lia was mad when Ren told her that there was an issue with a pickup. She told him that they had bigger fish to fry and looked in Ashely’s direction.

 

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Randy informed Joey that he had Smitty being watched. Joey wanted Randy to step up his game when it concerned watching people. He wanted to make sure that Smitty wasn’t on to their deals. Joey wanted to know anything that Smitty is investigating. After Randy left, Joey called Lia to let her know what’s going on. She said that she would take care of things on her end. Lia went to Nicole’s office to let her know that Marcel didn’t find out who hacked her computer. She asked Nicole if she remembered anyone unusual having access to her computer. Nicole remembered Smitty being in her office, but she didn’t say anything about it. Bill didn’t want Kat to investigate what happened to Lynette. Kat refused to listen to him. Bill told Tomas that her investigating days were over. Tomas said that they understood. Kat refused to back down again. Bill informed her that they didn’t know what Lynette was capable of. After Bill left, Kat told Tomas that she had no intention of backing down. Tomas warned her that he would lose his job if she didn’t back down.

Vanessa approached Hayley at Uptown. She talked to her about the penthouse she was going to lease to Lynette. Vanessa told her that the place was ready. Hayley didn’t want the place because Lynette was a user. Grayson demanded that Lia leave Ashley alone, or he would expose the plasma ring. He said it wasn’t a threat at all. Lia assured him that she wasn’t a monster. He would be shocked to see what the employees would do to keep their business afloat. Lia warned him that he could never quit. Smitty went to Jacob’s room. Randy was watching him, but Hayley texted him. Smitty thought the plasma ring was going to lead to something big. Ren texted Jacob to let him know that he had a job for him. Grayson went to see Ashley. He wanted her to go away with him. He let her know that someone has been following her. They had to leave town right away. Naomi wasn’t sure if Ashley should trust him. He said that Jacob was a dirty cop who was working for the same people he was.

 

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Kat told Tomas that she recognized Lia’s name on the list. They wondered how Lia was connected to Lynette. Kat told him that she and Lia ran in the same circles so she should question her. Later on, Kat went to the hospital. When she saw Lia, she asked her about Lynette. Kat told her that she was a con woman who disappeared. Lia said she didn’t know anything and walked away. Tomas told Bill that Kat questioned Lia about Lynette. Bill was upset that he got Kat involved. At Ashley’s apartment, Grayson got a call from Jacob to meet him in the alley. Grayson told Ashley that he had to go back to his place. He went to meet Jacob in the alley. Ashley told Naomi that Grayson was stabbed. She told Naomi that she was going to find out what was going on with the hospital. Ashley told Naomi what she knew. They thought they could get info out of Smitty. When Grayson was about to tell Jacob that Lia was his contact, he got a message that someone was watching Ashley. Grayson realized Ashley was in danger and kept quiet. He ended up leaving.

Vernon went to see Bill. They talked about Martin. Bill told Vernon that Martin running for senate would expose the secret that they tried to cover up. Joey was also a threat. Bill said Vernon protecting Martin made him soft. Vernon said he would protect Martin until he died. They agreed to be there for each other if Joey decided to collect. Eva tried to convince Leslie to leave the club since it was the anniversary of when they ruined Nicole’s life. She asked Leslie if she had any shame. Leslie told her that she should know the answer to that. She told Eva why she did what she did. Martin walked in on Ted and Nicole hugging. They told Martin that they found a way to deal with the day. When Martin was alone with Ted, he let his father know that he was wrong to defend Leslie. Martin asked if he felt responsible for the woman who ruined his life. Ted reminded him that he kept Smitty in the dark about his senate run. Later on, Kat asked Nicole how to deal with Leslie. Nicole told her there was no easy way to handle Leslie. They ended up at the club and ran into Leslie and Eva. The ladies had a showdown with each other.

 

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Vernon met with Joey. He warned him to stay away from Martin, his family, and the campaign. Vernon let Joey know that his offer to be security could be considered an illegal donation. Joey reminded him about the favors he did for his family. He said that he respected the way he handled Martin’s situation. Joey told him that Martin owed him a favor, and he planned to collect. Vernon wanted Joey to come to him when he wanted to collect on the debt. They shook hands on the arrangement. Martin thought it was time for Kat to talk to Eva since they got along on her birthday. Kat didn’t want to start trusting Eva. They ended up getting into an argument when Martin snapped at her out of the blue. He didn’t go into detail about what’s going on with him. They changed the subject to what’s going on with their parents. Martin and Kat like Shanice, but they didn’t think she was like their mother. Nicole’s family and friends sent her messages to help distract her from the fact that it’s her wedding anniversary. She went to see Ted at his office. They talked about their marriage and how they had a decent run. Ted and Nicole talked about Martin and how he’s dealing with killing someone. While they were talking, they went down memory lane about meeting in Maui. He admitted that he stopped Carlton from meeting her in Hawaii. They hugged, and Martin walked in on them.

Tomas and Bill talked about Lynette’s disappearance. Andre and Dani walked into Orphey Gene’s and saw Bill and Tomas talking. They heard Bill and Tomas talking about Lynette. Dani admitted that she saw Hayley and Lynette talking before the mugging. Bill remained silent when he heard what Dani said. Andre and Dani went to their table and met with Chelsea and Naomi. Bill spotted them at their table and wanted to join them. Naomi fixed it so that Chelsea and Dani could be alone. She talked to Bill and mentioned that Dani and Andre might have a child. Bill was visibly upset by that news. He covered by saying he wanted Dani to be happy. Naomi told him that she was happy with Andre.

 

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Chelsea called Leslie out for trying to interfere with her wedding. Leslie brushed off her claims. They got into an argument about it. Leslie declared that she wasn’t obsessed with the Duprees. After the argument, Leslie went to the hospital to meet with Lia. While she was there, she was rude to Shanice. She got into an argument with Anita too, Leslie found Lia, but she blew her off. Ted saw Leslie after getting rejected and wondered if she needed someone to talk to. Leslie admitted that she made mistakes in the past, While they were talking, they realized they’ve come a long way since the past. Their close moment was short-lived when Shanice interrupted them. Leslie said that Ted couldn’t keep his hands off of her and walked out of the office. After Leslie left, Ted explained what happened between them. He felt responsible for the way Leslie turned out. Shanice didn’t care what he had to say. She told him to call her when he decided to stop being nice to his ex. Later Smitty tried to get information from Ted. Ted wasn’t helpful. Ted was left with questions.

Martin discussed Smitty’s story with Vernon. They talked about Joey implying that he could reveal the family’s secrets. Joey could reveal Martin’s secrets in particular. Vernon advised him to focus on his current race and not the one in the future. Lia informed Madison that she had to stop seeing patients because of the lawsuit. Madison had to take a sabbatical or get suspended. Madison called Chelsea to talk about it. Chelsea had something that would make her feel better. While they were hanging out, Madison’s mother called. Chelsea put her in her place for what she did to Madison.

 

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Hayley went to Bill’s office with drugged food. Bill ended up choking on the food. Hayley stood back. Naomi showed up and helped Bill. After she helped him, Naomi wanted to know why Hayley didn’t do anything to help. Later on, they started talking about Lynette. At Uptown, Tomas, Dani, and Vanessa talked about Lynette. Dani said she saw Hayley and Lynette together before the mugging. Bill let Hayley know that they couldn’t go on vacation while his family was in turmoil. Dani wanted Tomas to keep her updated on what’s going on with Lynette. At the country club, Kial told Nicole that he and Carlton played basketball together. They talked about their children. Kial said he wanted to introduce Nicole to his children. Nicole was shocked. Kial said he basically met her family at Easter. They flirted with each other before going home. Smitty went to the hospital to get some information. Ashley let Grayson know that she was concerned about him not getting better. His phone rang while they were talking. It turned out to be Jacob. When Ashley left to get his antibiotics, Grayson called Jacob. He told Grayson that he needed to show up or they would both be killed. Jacob met with Smitty at the hotel. They talked about the information they discovered. While they were talking, they wondered who the boss was. Lia grilled Ashley who was trying to get drugs for Grayson. Later on, Lia and Grayson were in the elevator together. Lia told him he should go home. She said she would keep an eye on Ashley. Jacob called Naomi and told her the case was almost over.

 

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Carlton apologized to Nicole for making her feel like she was judged after their double date. They admitted that they missed each other. He wanted to go to dinner. Nicole realized that he was trying to take her mind off her anniversary. While they were making plans, Kial showed up. He apologized for interrupting their conversation. Carlton said he wouldn’t apologize if the shoe were on the other foot. Nicole watched them talking with each other. They agreed to hit the courts again. Naomi and Dani talked about their problems. Naomi explained that she was worried about Jacob. Dani told her that she felt shut out of Chelsea’s life when it concerned the purse line and her wedding. She admitted that Anita’s health crisis made her feel more sentimental. Naomi thought that she and Andre should try for a baby, but Dani laughed at the idea. Hayley and Bill’s date got interrupted when Chelsea arrived. She asked her father about Hayley causing problems between Kat and Tomas. They talked about Lynette so Chelsea poked holes in Hayley’s story. Chelsea told him that Hayley thought she was being pushed aside since he was back in the family’s good graces. Hayley overheard them talking. She heard him say that he didn’t want to ruin anyone’s life or destroy his marriage.

Grayson was bleeding out on Ashley’s bathroom floor. Ashley got rid of Jan. Once Jan left, Ashley tried to convince Grayson to go to the hospital. He refused to go to the hospital. Jacob and Smitty were wondering what happened to Grayson. Grayson told Ashley that he didn’t have the strength to make it home. He regretted showing up on her doorstep. His condition seemed to get worse. Ashley wondered what he was really up to.

 

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Ashley received a shock when Grayson arrived at her place wounded. Ren called Lia and let her know that the job was done. Lia wasn’t happy with all of the violence, Grayson revealed to Ashley that he got in over his head trying to get money for his mother. Jan arrived at Ashley’s place while Grayson talked to her, Ashley tried to get her mother to leave, but Jan noticed blood on her hands. Vanessa informed Joey that she wanted to be more involved in the business. He wasn’t ready for her to do that, but he did suggest that she move things into his condo. Joey wanted it to feel like her place too, Vernon was happy when Madison gave him the news about his test results. Anita wasn’t happy that he kept that secret from her. He told her that she was dealing with a lot so he didn’t want to add to her stress. Anita wanted to go through everything together.

Smitty was shocked when Martin told him about running for a senate position. He didn’t like that Martin told other people before he told him. They got into an argument about where Smitty fits into his life. Joey walked in the room and noticed the couple arguing. Smitty received a text from Jacob, He said he was threatened by Ren and wanted him to go to the hospital. Smitty went to the hospital, but he couldn’t find Grayson. He called Jacob to let him know. Lia walked by while he was on the phone. Joey talked to Martin about Smitty. He advised him to get guards that Smitty wouldn’t notice if he kept refusing protection. Martin didn’t want to get more involved with Joey than he already was.

 

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Hayley drugged Bill’s drink, but she was interrupted by Tomas. He suggested that they start over. Tomas wanted them to be friends. Hayley apologized for allowing Lynette to manipulate her. After their conversation, Tomas met with a private investigator. The investigator informed Tomas that Lynette disappeared without a trace. Bill talked to Hayley about Lynette. Hayley distracted him by bringing up his slip with Dani. They got into an argument when he tried to change the subject back to Lynette. Hayley walked out of the room. After their argument, Bill called Caroline to get in touch with Natalia and have her check out his finances. He wanted to know if anything was wrong. Hayley went to Uptown and got a call from Randy. He told her that everything was taken care of with Lynette. Nicole went to see Joey to talk about Vanessa. She wondered if there was a way for them to play nice with each other. Joey suggested they get to know each other. She wanted him to stop making comments about Martin and the night he helped her son. Joey assured her that he would be the one getting hurt and not Vanessa. Nicole warned him that he had to deal with her if he hurt Vanessa. They agreed to be civil.

Vanessa and Dani talked about Joey for a while. They also talked about Bill calling Dani “baby.” Vanessa wondered if Dani liked it. Dani felt like her life was too good to rub it in Hayley’s face. Martin talked with Vernon about how to move on with his political career with his secret looming over his head. They couldn’t erase what happened which disappointed Martin. He let Vernon know that he was still haunted by what happened the night they were attacked. Martin carried that moment around with him for years. Vernon told him that they wouldn’t be there if Martin hadn’t helped them.

 

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Bill tried to apologize to Hayley, but she wasn’t willing to forgive him. He gave her flowers, but she wanted more than that. Bill tried to make things right. He ended up asking her about the savings account she closed without telling him. Hayley said she moved the money back to their main account. She wondered why he wanted to know about it. Bill said the account was for the child they decided not to have. He asked why she had a personal check made out to herself instead of transferring the money. Hayley lied and said she didn’t know how the banking system worked. Nicole met with Martin who told her he was running for Senate in 2028. She was upset about it. Martin told her Vernon was okay with it. Nicole was furious about Martin and Vernon being okay with him running for Senate. She said everyone who knew about Martin’s secret could hurt his chances. While they were talking, Nicole told Martin about her double date with Joey and how he hinted at what he knew. Tomas arranged a special evening for Kat. He have her a miniature door of his house in Puerto Rico and invited her to go with him. Ashley wanted Grayson to come over for dinner. He agreed to have dinner with her. After Grayson got off the phone with his mother, Ren showed up and stabbed him in the stairwell.

 

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Jacob told Smitty to stop doing the story before someone else he loved got hurt. Smitty let Jacob know they should talk on the phone if he was that worried. He told Jacob that he found out information about one of Grayson’s lab tech Rachel. Jacob got an alert about doing another drop. Grayson asked Ashley for Derek’s number so he could volunteer at the clinic. When Grayson talked to Derek, he said he didn’t want his help. Eva let Derek know that he shouldn’t turn away any help. Later on, Ashley confronted Derek about turning Grayson down. Derek said he didn’t want her shady boyfriend involved in the clinic. He explained what Grayson did to cause Derek to be suspicious. Derek said Grayson scoped out the clinic. Ashley said he was jealous and wanted her back. Jacob and Grayson met at the drop. Grayson became suspicious when Jacob asked about Rachel. Vanessa told Joey that she and Nicole made up. While they were talking, Joey got a call about Leslie and Marcel being at the high stakes table. Vanessa was concerned about Leslie hurting someone. She wanted Joey to distract Marcel while she talked to Leslie about Marcel. Leslie was suspicious that Vanessa wanted to talk to her. She ended up telling Vanessa that Marcel was getting a divorce from his wife. They bonded over the fact that their men weren’t accepted by others.

 

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Donnell talked to Kat about liking Joey. She told him how Joey helped when Chelsea was kidnapped through his escort service. Once Donnell heard about Heart Attach, he became unsettled and got up for more coffee. While Donnell left, Kat looked at reels of Chelsea working on their latest bag dedicated to Anita. Donnell returned to the table and realized that his mother knew about Joey’s escort service. He thought his mother was keeping secrets for Joey. Joey talked to Vanessa about his father being in the mob. He told her that he used to be an intern for his father and did everything he was told. Joey explained that his father abused him, but he adored his sister, Heather. Heather was a “daddy’s girl.” His father refused to let his sister work in the business. Joey wanted to trade places with her, but his father wouldn’t let him go to college. After they talked, Joey left the room. Donnell showed up at the casino to talk to his mother. He and Vanessa talked about Deanna going back to school. Vanessa asked him to defend Joey to Deanna. He couldn’t do that because he knew that he was a crook. Joey returned, and they talked about Deanna’s anger being out of character.

Grayson and Jacob were alone on the elevator at the hospital. He made a drop, and Jacob ordered him to leave Ashley alone. Grayson scoffed at him after he ordered him to stop seeing Ashley. Later Grayson met with Ashley, and he asked her if she would have worked things out with Derek if he weren’t in the picture. She assured him that he didn’t have to worry about Derek. He talked to her about his mother’s condition getting worse. Ashley felt bad for him. They walked back to the hospital. Grayson cringed when Ashley called him an honest person. Lia approached Grayson and asked him if Ashley was going to be a distraction for him. She warned him to keep his employer happy instead of his girlfriend. Grayson asked her if there were any complaints before. Lia informed him that he would be dead if there were complaints. Martin went to his grandparents place, but Anita was sleeping. He told Vernon that he was approached to run for Senate. Martin was worried about Joey demanding favors from him. Vernon gave him advice about focusing on the election.

 

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Most of the people showed up for the opening of the free clinic. Vanessa was happy that her children showed up for the opening. Her happiness was short-lived because Deanna picked up on the energy her mother had with Joey. Deanna became very chilly with Vanessa. Vanessa had kissed Joey in public and got caught. Deanna shocked Vanessa when she asked her how long she had been sleeping with Joey. Everyone watched Deanna yell at her mother. Donnell tried his best to calm his sister down, but Deanna wouldn’t back down. She stormed off and left Vanessa in tears. Nicole tried to make Vanessa feel better about what happened. Kial talked about what he went through with his children after his wife died. Donnell met Deanna at Orphey Gene’s. He tried to get Deanna to see things from their mother’s point-of-view. Donnell reminded her that she wasn’t the only one who was hurting. He informed her that he tried to understand what was going on with Vanessa and Joey. Deanna wasn’t convinced because she didn’t feel differently. She wanted to honor their father instead of pretending that he didn’t exist. Donnell wouldn’t have chosen Joey for their mother, but he made their mother happy.

Vanessa went to see Joey. She expected him to rub it in that he was right about her children not meeting him. Vanessa told him that Deanna was outraged by them being together. While she opened up to him, she realized that shes didn’t know him. She wanted him to open up to her. If they had a chance to be happy, he had to let her know the real him. Kat gathered Chelsea and Tomas together to share her big news. She told them that she was staying with their grandparents. Tomas didn’t think they would let him sleep over. Kat assured him that nothing would change between them. Things didn’t go well when Kat thought he was just concerned about her moving impacting him. Tomas thought she was acting without thinking again. He got upset that she didn’t talk to him before she made her decision. Kat realized that he was right and apologized to him.

 

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Dani’s photo shoot was about to arrive, and she was starting to have second thoughts about doing it. The photographer she was supposed to work with was known to be an ageist. Pamela and Andre talked her out of quitting. Later Joey approached Dani about the $10,000 bet they made about her marriage. Nicole showed up, and Dani teased her about the men she was hooking up with lately. Jacob confronted Grayson. He told Grayson that he wasn’t undercover, but he was making extra money. Grayson wondered why he was doing it so Jacob told him that he was in debt. He didn’t want to ask Naomi for the money. Grayson wasn’t sure he believed him, but he agreed to work with him. He agreed to keep Jacob’s identity a secret. Later Jacob met with Smitty and told him about his meeting with Grayson. He thought it was good that he could use Grayson as a source to get as much information as he could get from him. Jacob planned to throw Grayson under the bus after he got all the information he needed from him. Joey didn’t think it was a good idea to have dinner with Vanessa’s children. Vanessa thought it would be great. She wanted to be more involved in her children’s lives. Later Vanessa met with Pamela. Pamela wanted Vanessa to join the women’s organization. She was excited until Pamela wanted a background check done. Vanessa was afraid her secrets would get revealed. She turned down the invitation. After her conversation with Pamela, Vanessa talked to Joey again. She was disappointed about turning down the invitation from Pamela, but she wanted to have dinner with her children. She wanted to honor Doug’s legacy, but her place was with Joey.

 

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At the casino, Joey told Marcel to satisfy his girlfriend so she could stop flirting with him. Marcel was shocked by Joey’s feelings for Vanessa after what his men did to Doug. Leslie and Vanessa argued until Deanna showed up. Deanna and Leslie got along with each other. Vanessa told Deanna to stay away from Leslie. Deanna asked if Vanessa moved on. Vanessa said she was trying to. Randy met with Lynette at Orphey Gene’s. Lynette said she decided to stay in town so she could reconnect with Hayley. She said she might go after Bill. When Lynette fed Randy a french fry, Mona walked in and hit him on the back of the head. She said they were being nasty. Lynette told her to leave. Mona said they needed Jesus. Randy told Lynette that he did things he needed to be forgiven for and was going to go back to church. Lynette told him they could go back to his apartment so she could give him a reason to repent.

Kat went to her grandparents house and asked if she could move in. She told them that Tomas said they weren’t ready to move in together. Kat said she could help Anita with her treatments. When Kat heard the construction on Leslie’s house, she wanted to handle the situation. Her grandparents told her that wasn’t the way to deal with Leslie. Vernon went to Bill and asked him to keep Leslie on the other side of the gate. Eva had to play referee for Leslie and Derek. He threatened to quit until Eva talked him out of it. When Eva and Leslie were alone, Eva wondered how long it would be before she crossed the wrong person and karma came back to bite her. Later on, Eva ran into Mona. Mona told her she was doing a good job fixing the things Leslie did. Marcel met up with Leslie and let her know that he was all in where she was concerned.

 

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Jacob told Smitty about the meeting. Smitty wanted to do a deep dive on Grayson. Jacob wanted to bring Grayson in on the investigation. Ashley sent Grayson a message to meet her at Uptown. When Grayson showed up, Ashley tried cheering him up. Naomi showed up and joined them. They talked about his mother’s condition and Anita’s cancer. While they were talking, Grayson got a call from Jacob saying they needed to talk. He told Grayson not to say anything until they talked. Martin told Bill that he should keep an eye on Hayley. He told Bill that attacks could have after effects. Later on, Bill went to the casino to ask Joey what was going on between Sammy and Hayley. Joey told Bill that it made sense for Hayley to turn to someone she knew and trusted.

Kat went to talk to Nicole. When Kat brought up Leslie, Nicole told her that she should let go of her anger. Nicole said Leslie did terrible things but it was time for Kat to take away Leslie’s power and pretend she doesn’t exist. While they were talking, they talked about Chelsea. Naomi suggested that Chelsea talk to Kat. Chelsea and Kat met at Orphey Gene’s. They made up. Chelsea was shocked to find out that Kat still wanted her own apartment. Kat told her that living on her own was a step in growing up. Vanessa told Joey that Deanna would be coming home and that they could meet each other. Joey didn’t think that was a good idea. Vanessa said she knew her daughter better.

 

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Jacob told Ren that he was ready for more responsibility. He realized that he was going to pick up Garland Memorial. Jacob reached out to Smitty to let him know Smitty was with Naomi at Orphey Gene’s. He wanted to set up a meeting. Later Jacob and Smitty met in an alley. Jacob caught Smitty up about the case. Anita was having a tough time with her latest round of chemo. Tracey arrived and surprised her. Anita admitted to her that the fight is harder than she thought. She broke down and said that she was upset that her body was turning against her. Tracey reminded her that she was the same woman who came from Cabrini Green and made it to Fairmont Crest. Anita never forgot how fortunate she was. Tracey suggested that she do a concert for any woman who gets a screening done. She wasn’t sure when she would be ready, but Anita planned to give the performance of her life. June was able to get Naomi to open up to her about what was going on with Jacob. She admitted to being worried about her husband. Jacob went to Garland Memorial. He got off the elevator to meet the person involved in the plasma ring. It turned out that Grayson is the person involved in the crime.

 

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Hayley talked to Randy about not wanting to have kids with Bill. She thought about leaving town. Chelsea and Madison watched them from across the room. She felt like her father would be upset if she didn’t intervene so she went to Hayley and Randy’s table to find out what was going on. Hayley practically got rid of Randy and told Chelsea that she was hiring him for a private job. Chelsea wondered if he was a hitman. Hayley pretended to be outraged that she would think that she wanted to hurt someone. She told her that she wanted him to be her bodyguard. Hayley pretended to have a meltdown to get out of Chelsea’s questions. Chelsea decided to take her to Bill’s office. Bill talked to Tomas about how he got the charges against Lynette dropped. He asked his friends for a few favors. Bill told him about Kat. He still thought of her as family. Hayley arrived at the office. He felt guilty for not seeing how stressed out she was. Hayley promised to do better with communicating with him. She begged him to leave town right away.

Vanessa let Joey know that they were going on a double date. He was confused so she was about to explain what she meant when Leslie arrived. Leslie pushed her buttons until she changed the subject. She talked to Joey about the canceled press conference for the clinic. Joey let her know that she doesn’t need to be the face of the clinic. Vanessa thought Derek should be the one to make the announcement about the clinic. Later Vanessa took Leslie to meet with Derek. They talked him into being the person to do the press conference about the clinic. He was hesitant, but he agreed to it. Leslie and Vanessa ended up getting into an argument while they were talking to Derek.

 

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Tomas and Eva met at Orphey Gene’s to talk about Izaiah. She wondered what was going on with him and her father. Tomas assured her that her father was a fair person. While they were talking, Leslie arrived. She chased Tomas off. Leslie revealed to Eva that she was the reason that Izaiah and Ted were together. Eva wasn’t happy about it. She was suspicious of her mother’s motives when Leslie urged her to get married to Izaiah. Eva realized she was rushing their relationship because Izaiah’s family were in law enforcement. Leslie thought it would be helpful to have them in her pocket with Kat sniffing around. Eva threatened to make her mother pay if she screwed up her relationship with Izaiah. Ted met with Izaiah and invited Carlton to meet with them to play basketball. They ran into Kial. The three men were on the basketball court. After the game, Kial and Carlton got into it in the spa. Kial accused Carlton of playing dirty. Carlton said that Kial wasn’t as good as he said he was. Nicole called Carlton to ask him out for dinner, but he couldn’t do it because he had a prior commitment.

Ted and Izaiah talked about his intentions with Eva. He warned Izaiah that Leslie was already referring to him as her future son-in-law. Bill told Hayley that he thought it was time for them to try for a baby. Hayley did everything she could to stall the conversation. She promised that they could start trying for a baby after they’ve been cleared by the doctors. They were talking when Tomas arrived to talk about Lynette’s case. He found something interesting while he was investigating her. Tomas noticed that she had no presence on the Internet. Bill wasn’t bothered by that. Tomas asked if she knew anything about Lynette and completely overreacted to the question.

 

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Hayley tried to talk to Bill about Tomas handling Lynette’s case, but he wanted to talk about the baby. He said he wanted a male heir. Hayley said she was worried that she might have another miscarriage and was afraid she would disappoint him. She changed the subject by convincing him to take on Lynette’s case and get it dropped. Hayley used the baby to get her way. Grayson showed up to do more blood work on Bill. Hayley ended up leaving. Later on, Hayley met Randy at Uptown. Chelsea and Madison saw Hayley and Randy arguing with each other. Madison said she saw him before. Bill called someone and told them to make Lynette’s case go away.

Nicole and Kial talked about their relationship. They decide to move at her pace. He said he wasn’t trying to make her his wife the way Carlton was. Carlton asked Vernon if he could date Nicole. Vernon gave Carlton advise about Nicole. Carlton called Nicole and left a message saying he wanted to see her. When Ashley heard Madison say she was doing Parkinson’s research at Garland Memorial, she was happy. She thought Grayson could get his mother into the program. Later on, Ashley told Grayson about the program. He apologized to her about the way he treated her. While they were getting close to each other, Leah (chief of staff) noticed. Leah accused Grayson of fraternizing with the staff. Grayson said it wouldn’t be a problem. Vernon talked with Chelsea about Kat and Anita. He told her Kat would be fine and needed to know if Chelsea was still her person. After they finished talking, Carlton showed up and offered to be a part of Anita’s recovery team.

 

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Bill and Hayley celebrated their first anniversary. While they were celebrating, Dani showed up. She congratulated them. When she went into her purse, they thought she was going to pull out a gun. She ended up giving them tissue to show how disposable their relationship was. Bill took Hayley to Joey’s casino to turn his gift to her (money) into something bigger. Joey called Sammy/Randy out to deal for them. He wanted to see Randy’s interaction with Hayley to get a better understanding of what was going on. Anita prepared for her next round of chemotherapy. It made her afraid that she wouldn’t survive. Ashley helped her get ready. Vernon came in Anita’s room. She had a cap on her head to prevent hair loss. He stayed by her side the entire time.

Kat met up with Naomi and told her about her situation with Chelsea and her decision to move in her own place. She suggested moving in with Naomi while Jacob was gone. Chelsea talked to Andre and Dani about her issues with Kat. Monica, the oncologist Naomi met with, turned out to be Shanice’s aunt. She went out for coffee with Ted. Monica asked him about working with his ex-wife and girlfriend. Ted said if things didn’t work out, he would leave. Monica was impressed with his answer.

 

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Leslie tried to get under Kat’s skin. Eva advised Kat not to listen to her mother, but Kat didn’t listen to her. Kat became enraged while they were talking. She couldn’t wait for Leslie to get what she deserved. Izaiah walked in while Kat put Leslie on notice. He sat with Eva and Leslie. Leslie wanted to talk. She felt like they’ve come a long way from their roots. Leslie wanted to talk to Ted. Izaiah felt like he and Eva couldn’t have a serious relationship if they weren’t honest with each other. Eva flashed back to Leslie implying that she took Laura out when they arrived in town. Kat met with Chelsea at Uptown. Chelsea wanted to talk about the wedding, but Kat didn’t want to hear about it. She told Chelsea that she planned to move out of the guest house. Kat didn’t want to feel like a third wheel. She felt like Chelsea was moving on while she was standing still. Chelsea thought she might be jealous and that made Kat furious. The cousins continued to argue until Vanessa arrived. Kat wanted her to find a place for her so she could move out immediately.

 

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The people of Fairmont Crest were waiting for Anita’s statement on CBS This Morning. Ashley hoped that Anita’s announcement would convince Naomi to come clean about her diagnosis. Leslie didn’t like all the attention Anita was getting and make an announcement too. She wanted to tell it that day. Anita confronted Anastasia about the comments she made about her. Vanessa joined the women and enjoyed the comments Anita made to Anastasia. Anastasia wasn’t thrilled with the comments Anita made and that made Vernon want to have her thrown out of the club. Vanessa sat with Anita and Vernon and talked to them about her daughter Deanna. She continued to struggle with the grief of losing her father. Vanessa admitted to them that she had days when she grieved over losing Doug. Leslie ran into Smitty and wanted him to cover the story about the clinic. He reminded her that she took credit for his daughter’s idea. Smitty refused her invitation and walked away from her. Leslie went to Anita and Vernon’s table. She wanted them to help her make her announcement about the clinic. Vernon politely pushed her off. Leslie wasn’t thrilled with the way they treated her. She noticed Dani and asked her for her help announcing the clinic. Dani wasn’t happy about her request.

Kat realized that Lauren was the one who wanted Anita to get a mammogram. It made her angry to think that Leslie got away with what she did to her. Leslie decided to do a livestream at Orphey Gene’s since no one was willing to help her. Kat arrived at Orphey Gene’s and confronted Leslie. She called her an attempted murderer. Kat vowed to prove that Leslie was guilty. She wanted to make sure she was punished for what she did. Naomi told Ashley that Jacob moved out of their place to keep her safe. Ashley vowed to be there for her. Naomi didn’t want  her family to worry about that on top of everything else. Ashley didn’t think it was a good idea to keep the truth from the family. She reminded her that she had a supportive family. Naomi promised to tell her family the truth.

 

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June told Joey that Wesley wouldn’t hurt anyone. Joey wanted to meet with Wesley since he thought he was Hayley’s mugger. He said that Wesley was at the center of a mystery. Wesley said that he would never hurt a woman. He explained that a person without an address wouldn’t always hurt people. Joey believed him and offered him money to get out of town. He would handle any loose ends. After his conversation with Joey, Wesley went to see June. He let her know that he was leaving town and wanted to say goodbye. Bill and Hayley talked about their upcoming anniversary. She said that if things turned out differently, he would be planning a funeral. Hayley wasn’t happy that her attacker would be going to jail when he was innocent. She tried to get him to get the charges against Lynette dropped when Elon called. He said that Hammer had been released pending his trial. Bill wanted to confront Joey about what was going on, but Hayley tried to seduce him.

 

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Elon asked Naomi to talk sense into Jacob. He was afraid that Jacob was in over his head. Naomi didn’t want to do anything. When Elon found out that Jacob has been visiting her and talking to her. He thought Jacob made rookie mistakes. Naomi told him to make sure Jacob didn’t hear fear in his voice. She thought it would put his life in danger. Jacob was in the alley. Izaiah showed up. Jacob wondered if he was going back to his old ways. Izaiah said he was picking up food. Jacob wanted him to leave and didn’t want him to tell Naomi that they talked. Jacob got his orders but kept asking suspicious questions. Eva told Leslie what she could do to get someone to run the clinic. Leslie asked Eva to run it, but she turned her down. When Leslie talked to the fire department to check out the clinic, Derek interrupted. Derek and Leslie got into an argument with him accusing her of running Laura down. After Leslie left, Derek said he would help with the clinic, but he didn’t want to have any interaction with Leslie.

Leslie went to the police station to see if Elon would give her a permit. When he told her to go to the fire department, she brought up the fact that their children were dating and would be married soon which made them practically family. Elon turned her down and let her know that Izaiah wasn’t the commitment type. Kat told Tomas they should live together. She said she turned him down a while ago, but with Chelsea getting married, she thought it was time for her to move out. Tomas said he didn’t want to live together because he was her last option. He didn’t want to make major decisions for the wrong reasons. Tomas said they should be sure they were ready to do that.

 

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