In the episode’s opening scenes, the Logan sisters are at Brooke’s celebrating Katie’s reunion with Bill. She hadn’t felt that old spark, she says, it’s more like getting to know a whole new version of her ex. At Spencer Publications, Liam is surprised to find his dad hurrying through his work to get home to “my Katie.” (OK, if this is the new Bill, we’re gonna need a new post-stirrer.) And while Will and Electra smooch at the beach house, Luna sobs that her life is ruined — as opposed to when she murdered two people. “I gotta see Will,” says the broken record.
At Brooke’s, Katie marvels that the Luna-cy of it all brought her and Bill together first as a family, then as a couple. At the same time, Bill is at the office telling Liam that he and Katie hope the beach house will serve as a place where Will can wipe the slate clean.
Though Bill worries that it’s too late to make things right with Katie, Liam points out that that’s obviously not the case — she came back. “Nearly losing you changed my perspective,” Bill tells his son. He wants to be the kind of partner Katie can rely on. “Whatever happens, we’re gonna handle it together.”
When Katie lets slip that Will and Electra are crashing at the beach house, her sisters are like, “Huh? The show couldn’t break out a set for them that wasn’t the site of a triple shooting?” It’s OK, Katie says. It’s been sanitized. Break out
As Katie takes off, she praises the way Bill has given Liam more responsibility at work and started trusting his employees to do their jobs. (Gee, imagine
At the office, Bill is stunned that he now knows a leader doesn’t have to be the loudest person in the room, it can be someone quieter, more thoughtful… like Liam. Is Bill about to hand over the keys to the kingdom? Not quite. But not only has Katie deserved better than the old Bill, he says, but so has Liam. Bill’s gonna be there for everybody now!
As Will and Electra continue making like the perfect couple, Luna spots the laundry cart being wheeled by her cell once again. “I have laundry, too,” she says. God, they really
In the episode’s final moments, Katie arrives at Bill’s office to find Rachel exorcising it. “This is a big job,” the Bikini Bar waitress tells Katie. In turn, Katie recaps her day for Bill and reasserts her desire to be there for Will. “Luna will never harm our son again,” he vows.
At the same time, Will is telling Electra that he can almost forget Luna at the beach house. The psycho didn’t mess them up, Electra says. “Nothing will ever come between us again.” Cut to: Stowell being called inside from where she’s guarding the laundry outdoors. Needless to say, Luna is hiding in the kart. How, exactly, she conned Stowell into letting her hop in, I have no freakin’ idea. Do you?
Sometimes when you least expect it on a soap opera, you get served up an episode with heart-tugging emotional moments combined with a shocking ending, hence was the case on the Friday, November 14 cliffhanger episode of
First, Sonny (Maurice Benard) hires his brother, Ric (which is shocking in itself) to help Rocco in court during his hearing for the charge of breaking and entering Professor Dalton’s
At the PCPD, Ric (Rick Hearst) meets up with ADA Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor) in the interrogation room. Ric says Rocco is a minor with no prior offenses but she brought up how he drank to much over the summer and wound up in the hospital. In turn, Justine offers one year of community services. Ric wants two months, so Justine counters with six months.
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Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) talks to Nathan (Ryan Paevey) at the PCPD about Rocco. Nathan assures her that Rocco will only be charged a misdemeanor offense and will likely get community service. As they head out to the courthouse, Britt notices Dalton showing up urgently, asking to meet with ADA Turner. Once Dalton meets up with Turner in the interrogation room, he tells her to listen to what he has to say.
At Sonny’s, as Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Rocco step out to the patio, Sonny tells Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he hired his brother for Ric to prove himself, and that it’s a good thing the charges against Rocco aren’t that serious. Meanwhile, Rocco tells Gio to not come forward. They don’t need their dad to be angry at Gio again, and if Danny gets in trouble, it will give Drew more ammo against his other brother.
When it’s time, Sonny tells Rocco they need to head to court and they don’t want to be late. They leave with Lulu in tow, but Gio stays behind. Later, Emma
Now at the courthouse, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) tells Laura (Genie Francis) she shouldn’t be here for the arraignment, as this could look bad to the voters. Laura stands firm and says she loves her job, but family comes first. With the possibility of losing the mayoral re-election looming, Laura refuses to not be with Rocco in court and to support him. As Ric arrives, he tells Rocco, Sonny and Lulu that he cut a deal with ADA Turner. Next, Ric tells Rocco to follow his lead and things should all go smoothly.
Inside the courtroom, Rocco is happy to see Britt there who tells him not to worry and that things will work out. However, Rocco is overcome seeing his grandmother, Laura, and tells her how happy he is that she came. Laura says she wouldn’t be anywhere else and they hug. The judge appears as court is now in order. Rocco is asked to stand to hear the reading of the charges against him.
Suddenly, ADA Turner stands to announce that the charges in this case have changed because of new evidence and the previous plea deal is no longer on the table. Turner states that the new evidence demonstrates the destruction of lab materials, intellectual property, and the presence of hazardous chemicals in the lab which could have posed a risk to the university.