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Shanice noticed that Ashley treated her differently since she started seeing Derek. She understood that breakups were hard. Ashley assured her that she was over Derek. She was shocked by how quickly Shanice jumped on going out with him. Shanice never hid the fact that she was into him, but she was willing to step back to make things peaceful at work. She didn’t believe that Ashley was over Derek. Ashley swore that he was in the past. Shanice wondered who helped her get over him. Andre showed up while they were talking. Shanice walked away so they could talk. He was there to visit a friend who had an appointment with Ted. Ashley thought she was probably a gorgeous model. Andre noticed that she seemed jealous. They flirted with each other, and he asked her out. Ashley wondered why someone who works with gorgeous models would want her. He was interested in her. Kat regretted having sex with Tomas. He thought their first time was special, but she thought it was something. Tomas asked her about her feelings. She admitted that it was lovely. He wasn’t happy about her answer, but he couldn’t stay to talk. Chelsea arrived and wanted to talk about work. She noticed the condom wrapper and put two and two together. Chelsea wanted to know what it felt like for her. Kat hated every minute of it. Chelsea explained to her that the first time isn’t great for everyone. Kat said Tomas was a gentleman, but she was the problem. She thought she was broken. Chelsea advised Kat to talk to Tomas about her feelings. If he’s the one, then he would understand her feelings.

Eva and Leslie reminisced about old times. She noticed they were getting along and waited for the shoe to drop. Eva felt like she was getting hustled. Leslie gave her the check and told her that waitressing jobs were hard to come by. She told her that she was fired from her bartender job because they thought she was too old. Eva asked her if she thought about getting a bank loan. Leslie didn’t have good credit. Eva offered to pay for lunch. She was worried about Leslie. Eva thought there had to be something she could do. Leslie told her there was something she could do and then she walked out of Orphey Gene’s. She arrived at Ted’s hotel room and told him about her financial problems. Leslie asked him for a loan and promised to pay him back. She wouldn’t tell Nicole about the loan. Ted immediately turned her down. He never planned to give her a dime. Ted wondered how she was able to afford her expensive wardrobe. The only thing Leslie heard was that he was checking her out. Ted wanted her to get out. She reminded him that she was the one who raised their daughter. He didn’t have to pay child support payments out of kindness. Ted told her that she didn’t do anything out of kindness. He threw her out. Leslie told him that she wouldn’t forget what he did. Ted slammed the door on her. Leslie went home and texted Eva. Eva was nervous and barely had anything to say to Tomas when she saw him at Orphey Gene’s. He wanted to talk about what happened the other night. She needed to take a rain check on it. Eva was upset that Leslie didn’t need anything important. Leslie told her that she was going to ask Ted for a loan since he wouldn’t say no to her. Eva refused to do it until Leslie said she would have to move in with Eva in her hotel room. She changed her mind and agreed to talk to Ted.  Naomi met with June’s sister. She talked to Regina about June, and she slammed the door in her face. Naomi slid her business card under her door. Regina realized she wanted to talk. She wanted to get it over with. Regina didn’t understand why Naomi and Jacob wanted to help June so much. She wasn’t shocked to find out that June was homeless. Her attitude changed once Naomi showed her June’s picture. Regina hadn’t seen the babies in years. The kids would be picking out colleges. They were June’s children until she realized she didn’t want to be a mother anymore. The kids were taken by CPS. Eva went to Ted’s room to ask for the loan. She didn’t blame him for not wanting to give the money to Leslie, but she wanted him to give it to her. Eva promised to pay him back, but he still said no. He didn’t want to enable Leslie by giving her more money. Ted realized that Eva was helping her mother, so he changed his mind about the mother. Regina told Naomi that she hadn’t seen the kids since they were taken away from June. She would never forgive her for letting the kids get taken away. June walked in and saw her sister talking to Naomi.

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Dani and Nicole met at the country club. Nicole told her that Jacob made Leslie’s assault charges go away. Dani was shocked that Nicole fought someone. While they were talking, Dani told Nicole that she was proud of her for ripping into Bill over what happened with Martin. After Nicole and Dani talked, Nicole met up with Tyrell and Samantha. They wanted Nicole to talk Smitty into letting their father move back in their house. Nicole said it wouldn’t be easy. She said their parents had things to work out. Tyrell said everyone was leaving things out of the story. Dani went home and met up with Pam. She asked Dani about what was going on with Smitty and Martin. Dani said Martin and Smitty would survive. Changing the subject, Pam told Dani that fashion houses wanted to hire her as their spokesperson. Dani had reservations about doing it because she didn’t look the way she used to. Pam told Dani that she didn’t quit because of her age. She said Dani quit because she fell in love with a man who didn’t want her to model. Pam said she put her career second to Bill and it was time for her to put herself first. Dani still didn’t want to do it so Pam called Andre to take pictures of her. Dani gave in and did a photo shoot.

Kat told Chelsea that she didn’t understand why he was all about Eva. Chelsea, thinking she’s talking about Eva and Ted, advised her to accept that Eva wasn’t going away. Kat said she was talking about Tomas. Chelsea was shocked. Kat said Eva has been drawing Tomas into her web since day one. Chelsea told her that she should fight for Tomas because Eva was no match for her. Kat called someone and said they needed to talk. Tomas showed up to clear his name. He told Kat that he didn’t sleep with Eva. Kat told him not to insult her intelligence by saying he didn’t have feelings for Eva. Tomas told her not to make him confess to something he didn’t do. He said he sympathized with Eva. Tomas told Kat that he and Eva were friends. He said he questioned if Kat wanted to be with him for him or because she thought Eva wanted him. Kat said it may appear that way from his point of view. She said he made her feel special and wanted to make their relationship work. Kat said she didn’t want to be in a triangle with Eva. After they finished talking, they made love. Hayley saw Naomi at Orphey Gene’s and asked her if Bill killed somebody. Naomi dodged the question but was surprised to find out that Nicole accused Bill of murder. She told Hayley that she wouldn’t tell her if she knew something. Naomi said if Bill wanted to tell her anything he would tell her. Hayley said it was hard to believe they were friends. Naomi felt the same way. Hayley said Bill wasn’t a criminal to which Naomi said she didn’t know him the way she thought. Naomi said he had secrets buried deep. Hayley asked if she was trying to say that Bill was a murderer. Naomi said she needed to ask Bill. When she was finished talking, Naomi walked away from Hayley. Hayley went to Bill and asked why Nicole was mad at him and how did murder fit in. Bill was evasive with her. Hayley said she could tell that he was keeping something from her. He said it wasn’t his story to tell. Hayley said she believed him and loved him.

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Nicole was on the phone with Dani. They talked about Martin’s situation. Kat arrived to rant to her about Eva. She overheard her mother talking about keeping secrets from the family. Kat waited for some answers. They stopped talking when Jacob arrived. He was there to see Nicole. Jacob told her that he was there to follow up about a claim made by Leslie that she caused her trauma and bodily harm. Leslie told him that Naomi attacked her at Orphey Gene’s. Nicole admitted that she argued with her and that they had a run in, but Leslie was just as responsible for it. Jacob wanted to know if she choked Leslie. Nicole wished she succeeded. Kat was surprised to hear her mother’s comment. Nicole said it was hyperbole. She wondered if the policed looked at the security footage. Since there wasn’t any footage, they had to rely on witnesses. Jacob wasn’t ready to arrest anyone. After Jacob left, Kat wanted to go back to their conversation before he showed up. Nicole didn’t want to talk about it for now because she had to take care of something. Eva and Tomas stopped kissing and wondered if they went too far. She couldn’t believe what she did. It was inappropriate because Tomas said that they were friends. Tomas didn’t want her to be so hard on herself because he enjoyed the kiss. He said that Kat wasn’t always nice to her so she shouldn’t feel bad about what she did. Eva told him that Kat was right about her in the beginning. Tomas thought Kat had good instincts, but it gets her in trouble. He said that he and Kat don’t have sex. Eva was shocked to find out that Kat was a virgin. She didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, but Kat walks around like she’s worldly. Tomas felt like he was on Kat’s “to-do” list which was why he stopped her when she wanted to have sex with him. Eva thought he stopped her because he wanted to focus on what he wanted to happen next. He said he wanted to keep talking to her. Eva admitted that she didn’t have the same flow with anyone else. She didn’t want to manipulate him, but Tomas felt like he was in the driver’s seat. He placed his hand on hers and thanked her for being herself. Tomas also thanked her for giving him what he hasn’t been getting. After they talked, she told him that she was ready to go. Tomas suggested going with her. He made it seem like he wanted to make sure she got home safely.

Ted was stressing out about Kenny when Leslie showed up at his hotel room. Leslie knew he didn’t like surprises. Ted didn’t mind surprises from his wife or his daughter but not her. She took off her scarf and showed him the bruises on her neck. Leslie told him that Nicole attacked her at Orphey Gene’s. Ted was there, but he didn’t realize that Nicole grabbed her that hard. He beat himself up for his mistakes. Leslie advised him to move on even if he had to do it without Nicole. She asked him to treat her bruises, but he wanted her to stop being dramatic. Leslie told him that Nicole would cause her to have panic attacks. She told him that she was proud of Eva for finding her way around Kat’s trap at her job. Ted wondered if Kat had anything to do with Eva’s mistake. Leslie told him to ask Kat about it. She started flirting with Ted, and he struggled to resist her. Leslie walked out of his room. Jacob arrived at the hotel to question him about Leslie getting attacked. Ted refused to talk about Nicole because he wanted to save his marriage. Chelsea advised Allison to leave Craig since he’s abusive. Allison thought it proved that Chelsea still cared about her. Madison heard them talking in the doorway. Chelsea didn’t think abuse was okay. Allison knew Chelsea cared about her. Chelsea wanted to call her father to find out about her legal options, but Allison stopped her. Allison got upset that Chelsea tried to overstep in her problem. Chelsea said she was trying to help a friend. Allison told her that she didn’t care about her. She only cared about Madison. Later, Madison wondered if Allison was being abused. She told Chelsea that she got a glimpse of her relationship with Allison. Madison thought the timing was convenient. She thought Chelsea should know that something was off when she refused to take Bill’s help. Nicole went to Leslie’s apartment to confront her. She wanted to see the bruises for herself. Leslie took off her scarf to show her the bruises. Nicole realized that she was just wearing makeup. Leslie said that she would tell the police that the bruises healed up. Nicole thought her plan was going to fail.

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Tracy and Sharon went to see Anita who wanted to know why she ghosted them. Sharon reminded Anita that she was the one who invited them to do the tour. She said they were minding their own business until she came around and got them dreaming again but the second things didn’t go the way Anita wanted them to, she left them. Anita said she opened the door, but they refused to come through it. She said they never gave her or the group a chance. Tracy refused to apologize to Anita. Vernon gave them advice about what to do. Tracy said they haven’t been acting their age. She said they made good points. Vernon said they couldn’t turn back the clock but they could start over. He said Barbara wasn’t there with them but they should honor her. Vernon suggested they start with smaller venues instead of a reunion concert. The Articulettes agreed to do it. Chelsea talked to Kat about Allison stalking her. While they were talking, Allison showed up with blood on her head. Chelsea took Allison to the hospital. Madison was surprised to see them together. Shanice and Ashley took care of Allison. Chelsea let Madison know that she loved her, not Allison. Madison told Chelsea that she thought Allison was pretending to be hurt. She asked Chelsea why she was with Allison. After Allison was checked out, Chelsea tried to joke about why she was with her, but Madison didn’t find it funny. Chelsea told Allison that she loved Madison, but she didn’t want to rub their relationship in her face. Allison told Chelsea that she didn’t fall down. She said Craig pushed her down and that’s why she left him. Chelsea asked why she went to Orphey Gene’s instead of the hospital, Allison said she wanted to be with her. Madison walked in and saw them holding hands.

Ashley overheard Shanice telling Derek that she was making her jealous. She confronted Shanice about what she was doing. Shanice reminded her that she was doing the same thing when she was flirting with Andre. Bill and Joey were on the phone and talked about their victory over Kenneth. He told Joey that Vernon better not start trouble for them. Tomas showed up with Hayley’s sonogram in an envelope. Hayley said the hospital sent it over after there was a problem with the ultrasound machine. Bill said he needed it to get out of the mood he was in. Hayley said he was working too hard especially for the Duprees. Bill said he wasn’t Vernon’s favorite person. He said he wanted Tomas to keep an eye on his kids. Hayley didn’t like the idea of him keeping tabs on his kids. When Bill left to make a call, Hayley called someone. She asked the person if they were okay and asked if they needed anything. Hayley said she would keep in touch. Kat got a text from Ted to meet him at the hotel room. When Kat got there, she found out the text was from Eva. Eva apologized to Ted for lying, but she had something important to say about the mixup. Kat was worried that Eva was going to expose her, but Eva said she fixed the problem and it was going to get fixed. Kat tried to downplay Eva’s solution, but Ted didn’t want to hear it. Ted said Eva deserved a break. He told Kat that she should be impressed that Eva was able to fix the mistake. Ted told her that hating Eva wouldn’t change what he did and that Leslie was the one who went after the family. He said Eva didn’t do anything. Kat told him that he was living with Eva in a hotel and that she was running his business. She said Eva had her hands in everything in her life. Kat said Eva was going after Tomas. Eva and Tomas ran into each other at Orphey Gene’s. She told him that Kat set her up. Tomas couldn’t believe Kat would do that to her. He asked why she didn’t expose Kat to which Eva said she didn’t want to cause any trouble. Tomas said he was glad he didn’t sleep with Kat. While they were talking, they kissed.

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Nicole arrived at Ted’s hotel room. She yelled at him about keeping more secrets from her. He didn’t know what she was talking about, so she was specific about the secret. Ted knew how it felt to want a devastating secret to go away. He told her the self-pity thing was beneath her. She let him know that his lies kept her from being there for her son. His actions made her question who she married. Nicole put him on notice that any chance of them getting back together were destroyed because of him. Ted was surprised that she used Martin’s secret as an excuse not to get back together with him. He only kept the secret from her to keep her safe. Nicole didn’t want to hear anything else from him, so she left his room. Jacob expressed to Naomi his feelings about Smitty. He believed that Smitty was covering up for Martin. Naomi didn’t think it was possible for Martin to commit a crime. She advised her husband to give Martin and Smitty some space. Naomi knew something else was wrong. Jacob confessed that he believed his father was involved in what happened to Martin. Questioning his father made him feel like he was betraying him. Naomi felt like he might regret stirring the pot. Jacob felt like her response was a typical Dupree answer for him to stand by his family even when he knew they did something wrong. Naomi warned him to let Marcel, and his father handle the case. Dani and Andre were in her bed, and she brought up his date with Ashley. She told him that he could sow his wild oats. Andre couldn’t wait to make her eat her words. Their conversation was cut short when Dani was summoned to go to the Dupree manor.

Chelsea stormed into her father’s office to find out why he would put the family in danger. Bill wasn’t sure what she meant by that. Chelsea told him about the lawsuit her company was facing. Bill apologized for not being on top of things. He reminded her about the stroke he had and that she didn’t come to him for help. It’s been a long time since she needed him. Bill was fine with Tomas handling her case. Chelsea didn’t want any more secrets between them. It’s okay to keep secrets from others, but they shouldn’t do that to family. Vernon and Anita informed Dani about what happened two years ago. Dani couldn’t believe the racism ad violence that Vernon and Martin had to endure. She was grateful that Vernon and Martin survived. Martin wondered if he overreacted and attacked the brothers too hastily. Vernon told him that he defended him. Dani was glad Martin was there to protect Vernon. Nicole arrived at the Dupree Manor. She hugged Martin and assured him that she had him. Nicole wanted him to get rest. They would work on mending the broken pieces tomorrow. The Duprees assured Martin that his family would forgive him in time, but Martin wasn’t sure about that. He sent Smitty a text to make sure things would be fine with him. Dani and Nicole made up after their argument. She wanted to put the issues with Nicole behind them. Dani reminded her that their family wasn’t perfect, but they weren’t the enemy. She told Nicole that she needed them. They could help her heal. Dani advised her to stop pushing them away. The sisters hugged each other and made up. Bill went to see Ted and told him what Nicole knew. He also told Ted that Kenny was dead. Ted wanted to know what Bill did. He thought it was convenient that Bill and Joey had the same alibi for the night of Kenny’s shooting. Ted thought they were lucky that Jacob wasn’t investigating the case. Bill agreed that they didn’t need him involved.

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Nicole was heartbroken to find out that Martin and Smitty broke up. She was glad that infidelity wasn’t the reason why they broke up. Martin said what he did was worse than that. Nicole wanted to know why she was kept in the dark about what happened. She said she wanted to know what was going on with her son. Nicole was upset with Anita for not telling her she was home. Vernon said she was kept in the dark for too long. Martin didn’t want to say anything because he was tired and hungry. Vernon and Martin went out to the country club. Anita said Nicole didn’t know about hardships because she and Vernon shielded her from it. She wanted Nicole to prepare herself for what she was going to hear. Nicole was upset that Ted performed the surgery on Kenneth and she didn’t know about it. She was upset that she didn’t know that Martin killed a man. Nicole asked why she didn’t know about any of this. She was mad that she couldn’t help her son because Anita and Vernon decided to play God. Anita told her that a black man defending himself against a racist would still end up in the system no matter how far we have progressed. She said she wasn’t apologizing for what they did. Anita said Vernon couldn’t get past protecting his grandson which was why she decided to keep quiet about it.

Anita told Nicole that their family went to extreme measures and should have called the police. She said she and Vernon wanted to protect their family. Nicole said she sounded like a mobster. She thought it was disgusting that they put her son through it so the Duprees could save face. Anita was appalled that Nicole would speak to her the way she was over a difficulty in the family. Nicole said it was more than a difficulty. Anita said their decisions were about protecting Martin. Nicole ended up walking out. Martin and Vernon went to the country club. They talked about Martin not telling Smitty the truth. Martin said he regretted not saying anything. Vernon said there was no guarantee that telling Smitty would have solved anything. Vernon advised Martin to remember the love he and Smitty had for each other regardless of what happened. He told Martin that his marriage could survive if he fought for it. Jacob wanted to know why Elon didn’t want to rush to identify Kenneth who was shot at a robbery gone wrong. Elon told him that he didn’t appreciate him questioning his authority and advised him to focus on his own cases. Jacob asked if Malone was the one who found the body in the park. Elon told him to stop asking questions before he got hurt. When Jacob found out what happened at the press conference, he went to see Smitty. Jacob asked why Martin canceled the press conference after he got the picture. Smitty said he didn’t know anything. Jacob kept asking Smitty questions. Smitty wanted him to say what he had to say. Jacob realized Martin was involved in the situation. He thought Martin’s actions made him look guilty. Smitty wanted Jacob to leave. Jacob advised him not to quit now. Smitty said he didn’t have to answer his questions. Jacob told him he did answer his questions.

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Vernon apologized to Anita for not telling her about the situation with Kenneth. He said he thought he had the situation under control. When Vernon told Anita that Kenneth targeted Tyrell and Samantha, she was furious. Anita was thankful that Kenneth didn’t make good on his threats to hurt them. While they were talking, Anita accused Vernon of being behind Kenneth’s hit. Vernon denied having anything to do with the hit. He said he should have never let Bill and Joey handle the situation. Vernon said he didn’t want to burden Anita with the things that were going on because he thought it would affect the Articulettes’ reunion. Anita said they ruined that on their own. They wondered how they were going to tell Nicole about this since she was fragile. Vernon wondered if they did the right thing years ago. Smitty was shocked when Martin told him that Kenneth was dead. He asked Martin if he had anything to do with it. Martin denied being responsible for Kenneth’s death. Smitty wanted more information about Kenneth’s death. Martin said he didn’t know anything about it.

Tyrell and Samantha came downstairs to find out what was going on. Martin told them what happened that night. Tyrell and Samantha understood the situation but wondered why it took so long to say something. Smitty said sometimes protecting people ended up hurting them. Martin said none of them had to worry about Kenneth because he was gone. Smitty said he needed more time before he forgave Martin for what he did. Samantha said Martin shouldn’t be punished for being a hero. Martin said he was going to work hard to earn back their trust. Smitty said he wasn’t ready to make any promises right now. Martin asked if it was for now or ever. Smitty said he couldn’t do this. Martin left with his suitcases. Vanessa went to see Nicole’s place and was shocked to find out what happened with Leslie. Nicole said she came close to strangling Leslie. Vanessa told Nicole what happened at the press conference. Nicole wondered why Bill was there when he and Martin were barely speaking to each other. She wondered what the family emergency was that stopped the conference. Nicole told her Martin stepped down after Bill showed him a picture. She said Vernon ripped into Bill. Vanessa said it looked like Martin was in trouble. Later on, Nicole went to Martin’s house and was surprised that Martin wasn’t there. Nicole asked what Martin was going to reveal at the press conference. Smitty said Martin should tell her himself. Later on, Jacob went to see Smitty. Jacob told Smitty that Malone found an unidentified body earlier on. Smitty pretended to be surprised by the news. He tried to get Jacob to think that Marcel or Joey were involved. He told Jacob that Martin moved out. Dani and Bill were drinking at the club. He told her that Vernon ripped into him. Bill said a part of him needed Vernon’s approval. Dani said he was too cold-blooded to worry about what people thought of him. While they were talking, Dani brought up Bill’s father. Bill said his father wasn’t there for him which was why he gravitated towards Vernon. Martin went to the Dupree mansion. He told Vernon and Anita that he told the kids what happened. Martin regretted not telling Smitty what happened when it happened. While they were talking, Vernon said they couldn’t come forward without implicating Joey who wouldn’t hesitate to retaliate. Nicole showed up and demanded to know what was going on.

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