07/24/2003



"Greenlee sat at the Fusion office and stared at her sculpture. Mia and Simone came in all dressed up. They all had the same idea, to be looking their best in case they each saw their mystery man again. Greenlee tried to say she had dressed up because reporters may start showing up since they're just days away from the sexy man contest. Simone said "This is all about our secret bet. We want to act tough but we have mushy hearts and hope our prince charming shows up." The elevator doors open and all 3 women anxiously look towards it, only to be severely disappointed when Mary Smythe strolled in. Simone and Mia walked away and Mary asked Greenlee if she realized that tomorrow was Erica's wedding. Greenlee told her to leave Jack alone but Mary pulled out her old diary and told Greenlee to read it and then she would understand. Greenlee said she didn't want to read her mother's diary. Mary insisted, saying that Greenlee needed to know what she was feeling. Greenlee said fine, let's talk about what I'm feeling. She asked her mother why every time her life starting coming together, Mary would come up with a new melodrama. Mary said it wasn't news that she was selfish but that she was trying to make up for it. Greenlee told her mother she didn't need her anymore, "I don't need a mother!" Mary asked "What if I could give you something else?" She told Greenlee to read the diary and see what it was. Greenlee had to check on something for Mia and Simone and walked away from Mary. She returned with the other women and Simone asked Mary "How long are you going to use your pitiful widow act?" The phone rang and Simone quickly picked it up. A man asked for Greenlee in a very formal and stuffy way. Simone told Greenlee "Pompous loser on line 3." Greenlee picked it up and heard a voice say "Hello, remember me?." It was Greenlee's mystery man, Juan Pablo. Her eyes lit up and he asked her to meet him. Greenlee told everyone she had to leave. Her mother tried to force the diary in her hands but Greenlee refused to accept it and ran out. Simone and Mia left the room and Mary took out the letter she recently wrote Jack (but had dated it before Greenlee's birth). She read a few lines then slipped it back into the envelope and placed it on a desk. "Now you will know the truth. Now everyone will know the truth!" she said.

Jack was in the lounge of the Valley Inn while Kendall stood in the lobby and tried to get information from the host about her mystery man. As Kendall turned to walk away Michael Cambias was right behind her. "I used to be your knight in shining armor and now you threaten me?" he said as Kendall told him to leave her alone. Jack walked over and told Michael that they really needed to have a talk. They sat at a table in the bar and Kendall sat nearby. Jack told Michael that the offer his office made him was generous and he should take it. Michael said he'd rather have the trial and hand Jack a humiliating defeat. Jack said he was going to win and put Michael away for a long time. Michael said if Jack dropped the charges he'd leave Pine Valley and never return. Kendall jumped in and said no, he belonged in jail. She went back to her seat and Michael said if they went to trial he'd have to make it public that Erica was pulling Jack's strings on this case. Jack said "We can't even have an off the record conversations without you sinking into slime can we?" Michael told Jack that if he kept him in Pine Valley he'd take away everything Jack cares about. Michael said he was sick of this town and just wanted to leave. He promised not to hurt any of "Jack's women" and that he could be nice, "Just ask Bianca." Jack told him he just lost the deal and was now facing hard time in prison. Michael said his family was powerful and would help him. Jack laughed and said the Cambias family washed their hands of Michael a long time ago. Michael stood up and told Jack he'd better lock up his sisters and wives and walked out. Kendall sat with Jack and said that Michael scared her. Jack told her that in court Michael would try to prove that there's a vendetta against him. He said they should all work together to put Michael away. Kendall said she was trying to help Erica and Bianca and she was especially trying to do right by her sister. Jack wondered what she knew about Bianca and Kendall said it was something more than her relationship with Lena. "Something has Binky pretty rattled and I'm going to find out what" Kendall said. Jack wondered why she thought it wasn't Lena causing Bianca's pain. Kendall said she looked in Bianca's eyes and saw the pain. Then she told Jack to ask Bianca why she was burning her clothes in the park one night. Jack was surprised but his phone rang and he told Kendall he had to take the call but they would continue this later. She went back to the lobby and thought she saw her mystery man and took off after him. Jack got on the phone and told someone "I need you to do something for me FAST!"

Michael went to his condo and called his father. He complained that Marvin (his attorney) was doing a terrible job. His father told him to stop whining, it was hurting his ears. Michael asked his father to come to town and make everything go away. His father refused and told him he was lucky he was only being prosecuted for "white collar" crimes. Michael pretended not to know what he meant and his father asked "How many women will you abuse?." Cambias Sr. then told his son to call Geneva and tell them he's stranded in the desert. He explained his limo broke down and the driver went for help. He stopped in mid sentence as a man approached the car.

Erica and Opal were in the penthouse. Opal tried to get Erica to sit down for a manicure but Erica was franticly making last minute arrangements for the wedding. Finally Erica sat down and Opal began massaging her hand. Bianca came in and commented on all the security in the building. Erica said Jack was just trying to protect her from Michael Cambias. Bianca's face paled and then changed the subject, saying she was going to the kitchen to make a sandwich. The buzzer rang and Erica answered it. The doorman told Erica that Lena was on her way up. Lena knocked on the door and Erica opened it, telling her that Bianca was not there. Erica also told her that Bianca never wanted to see her again. Lena didn't believe her and said she wasn't going anywhere until she spoke with Bianca and walked into the room. Lena said she was worried sick about Bianca and hadn't talked to her since they had made plans to travel together. She said if what Erica said was true she should hear it from Bianca. Erica told Opal to go in the kitchen and turn up the tv. Then she turned to Lena and offered her 3 million dollars to never see Bianca again. Lena was speechless and Erica offered to go a little higher. Lena got angry and Erica told her not to act insulted since she had put a price on love before. Then Erica called security and told them to get Lena out. Lena said she knew Erica was blaming her for whatever was wrong with Bianca but that she had nothing to do with it. Erica said "You made my daughter sick again!." The security guards came in and began to drag Lena out. She called out for Bianca and Bianca came into the room. Shocked at what she saw she told the guards to let Lena go. Lena asked to be alone with Bianca so Opal and Erica left the room. Lena begged Bianca to tell her what was going on. Bianca said she couldn't see Lena anymore and Lena asked if Erica had said something to make Bianca change her mind. Bianca claimed that she just didn't want a relationship right now but Lena could see that wasn't true. "I need you!" Lena said, "Why are you lying? Something big must have happened, tell me!" Bianca refused and Lena asked again if Erica had anything to do with it. Bianca got upset and said no. Lena said if it wasn't her mother then was it someone else? Lena begged Bianca not to make her leave and told her they could get through anything together. She said whatever Bianca would tell her couldn't be worse than never seeing her again. Bianca told her to just accept that it was over. Lena said she couldn't do that and asked if Bianca would rather send her away than tell her what was going on. Bianca told Lena she'd be better off to move on and find someone else. Lena said she couldn't let Bianca go and touched Bianca's face. Bianca jumped back and moved away from Lena. Lena told her she wasn't giving up and that she would find out what was wrong. She opened the door and Bianca quietly said goodbye. Lena responded "It's far from goodbye" and walked out. Bianca broke down in tears but quickly wiped her face when Opal and Erica returned. She pretended to be fine and made a fuss over Erica's manicure. She told her mother that she wanted tomorrow to be the perfect day. Erica and Bianca hugged and went into the kitchen."

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