"Greenlee shows up at Kendall's place to find Ryan and Kendall in the midst of yet another argument. Upon her arrival, Ryan asks his wife if she really took him at his word, or if she is still going after Jonathan. Greenlee insists that it is a private family matter and that they should discuss it at home. Before the Laveries can get very far, Kendall breaks in and says that going to Aidan and hiring him to investigate Jonathan was all her idea. She then puts a whole spin on it, even though Greenlee tells her that she doesn't have to do it. Kendall asks Ryan, if trust is so important to him, why he doesn't trust his wife. She takes it one step further and interjects that even though she went to Greenlee and asked her to join in the investigation - Greenlee turned her down. She tells Ryan that it's not Greenlee's fault that she thinks Jonathan is a freak.
In Ryan and Greenlee's apartment, Jonathan is staring out the window and drinking from a flask. While reliving the conversation that he and Ryan had about Jonathan getting help for his problems, he puts the flask in his back pocket, pulls on a pair of leather gloves and pulls a bottle of pills from his front pocket.
Ryan continues to lay into Kendall for her constant attack on people, especially those he loves. He believes that this is somewhat of a hobby for her, and after she couldn't hurt him and Greenlee anymore - she focused her sights on Jonathan. His first night in town, she finds out Jonathan's last name and she takes him to bed...and she's been screwing him ever since. Kendall quietly takes the verbal beating, and Ryan goes on to tell her that it doesn't matter who she chooses to attack, why or for how long - she will always be pathetic. That is the breaking point for Greenlee, who has been painfully taking this all in. She asks Ryan to stop, as his tirade isn't doing anyone any good. As he takes a few breaths to try to calm down, Kendall acts as if she is completely unaffected by his words. Aggravated, Ryan announces that he is done and that he and the wife should leave. Greenlee tells him that she needs to talk to Kendall alone and promises that she will catch up with him soon. Ryan relents, and leaves.
After he leaves, Greenlee tells Kendall that she didn't have to lie for her. Greenlee wonders why she did so, especially since she thought Kendall hated her. Kendall asks what reason she would have for not thinking that was still the truth. Greenlee counters and says that if Kendall still hated her, she wouldn't lie to protect her. Kendall tells her that it won't happen again - and that next time, she'll keep her mouth shut. Greenlee tells her there won't be a next time because she has to come clean to Ryan. Kendall is surprised that after all that has come to pass, Greenlee would stop the whole investigation. Greenlee says that she owes it to Ryan to be honest, and that she can't expect Kendall to continue lying for her. Kendall thinks it's a stupid move and tells her that she is sick of all of the drama, and asks her to leave. She tells Greenlee to do whatever she wants: go live her perfect life with her perfect husband and her perfect kids...and if she's lucky, Uncle Jonathan can teach the kids how to poison Mommy. She tells Greenlee that she can keep her promise to Ryan, as Kendall plans to do the same. Kendall confesses that she promised Ryan that she was done with the investigation - and now, because of Greenlee's choices, Kendall will follow through.
Ryan arrives home and finds his brother sitting in his dark and locked apartment. Slightly surprised, he asks his brother why he's there. Jonathan starts rambling about being at the hotel and feeling like the walls were closing in on him, so he chose to get out and come over so they could talk. He says that he used his old key, and he hoped that wasn't a problem. Ryan, who is still flipping out about the confrontation with Kendall, can't seem to deal with his brother's neuroses at the moment. He reminds Jonathan that he gave him the contact information for Dr. Ashborne and asks if he's made the call. Jonathan admits that he hasn't done so yet. Ryan tells him that because he hit his fiancé, his one priority should be to deal with his anger issues so that they can be reunited. Acting like a wounded dog, Jonathan recoils from Ryan's sharp admonishments and asks if the girls had succeeded in turning him against his own brother. Infuriated, Ryan reminds his brother loudly that he defended him to his wife, to the whole town. He insists that he is and will always be on his brother's side. Jonathan takes stock and suggests that perhaps his brother should also get help for his anger issues.
Moments later, as if the confrontation never occurred, Jonathan reveals that the leather gloves used to belong to Ryan. When they were younger, Ryan always told him that the matching leather jacket and motorcycle would follow. Jonathan always thought his older brother looked so strong and tough when he wore them. When Ryan left, he bequeathed the gloves to Jonathan. He also left him with the bottle of pills, which Jonathan reveals was originally filled with candy and labeled "Happy Pills." Back then, candy was all that was needed to make Jonathan smile - but when his little brother's face lit up, Ryan used to tell him that the pills were already working. Ryan appears pleased that Jonathan held on to them all these years. He thinks back, and then, feeling badly for yelling at his brother, once again apologizes for leaving him alone. Jonathan then goes back to the issue of therapy and says that he is going to make contacting Dr. Ashborne his number one priority and asks if Ryan had given any thought to getting help for himself. He suggests that since they both survived the horrors of Patrick Lavery, perhaps they could seek help together. Thankful, Ryan declines, as he feels his anger issues aren't as bad because he got out sooner.
At the townhouse, Kendall emerges from her bedroom in a bathrobe and is surprised to see Greenlee still there, waiting for her in the living room. Upset, Kendall demands to know what she wants. Greenlee admits that when she woke up this morning, Jonathan was in her apartment and they were alone. She tells her that being alone with Jonathan was creepy enough to give her goose bumps that she still has, especially since he admitted that he hit Maggie. Kendall, shocked at all this information, waits for more. Greenlee is stuck between a rock and a hard place: even knowing what his little brother did, Ryan is still completely supportive. How can she continue the investigation and get the truth about Jonathan, knowing that it may break her husband's heart?
Ethan finds JR at a table in the bar area of the Valley Inn. He takes it upon himself to join in, much to JR's chagrin. Despite the welcome, Ethan tells JR that he is there to help him. Slightly amused, JR believes that Ethan opened his new Cambias portfolio and saw Chandler Enterprises. He is betting that Ethan interrupted his lunch to offer the company back to its rightful owners - for a reasonable fee. Unflinching, Ethan informs the younger Chandler that the thought hadn't even crossed his mind. What he really wants is to help him regain custody of his son. JR is skeptical, because the last time they crossed paths wasn't exactly friendly. Ethan has put that all behind him. His bottom line is that Babe stole JR's son, and having more money than God will go a long way in the interest of doing what is right - reuniting father and son. JR says that there is no reason for him to believe Ethan, especially given that he is friends with Bianca. Acknowledging that, Ethan tells JR that his relationship with Bianca does not preclude them disagreeing on this matter. Suddenly, realization dawn on JR and he notes aloud that Ethan's willingness to help is not so much about he and his son - but more about Zach Slater and his son. He goes on to say that the only difference is that while JR would fight endlessly for his son, Zach was willing to continually deny Ethan as his own, in public. Quickly barring that topic from discussion, he redirects the conversation and says that becoming a Cambias not only provided him with money but also power. Ethan assures JR that his only desire is to help him regain custody. JR tells him that Kevin Buchanan has already tanked two previous hearings for him, and that he is going to take his third shot today. However, JR admits, this time will be different because Bianca will be on the stand and she will have to admit that she knew about the existence of the DNA test but chose not to share that information. Ethan is confused as to how that will help and JR confesses that she'd been subpoenaed, and so today, she will be asked under oath and she will have to tell the judge. He follows by saying that if Bianca lies on the stand, she'll regret it. Ethan leans forward and, in a menacing tone, informs JR that if he does anything to hurt Bianca, he will personally see to it that JR will be the one regretting his actions. He stands, throws money on the table to cover the bill and leaves JR to ponder all that had been said. Once in the lobby, Ethan makes a call. He tells the person on the other end to get all the information he can about the Buchanan family - especially the lieutenant governor. He wants to know all the specifics, and gives a one hour window for research.
Livia shows up at Jamie's jail cell (which he is sharing with his father). After informing him that his arraignment is in half an hour, she tells him that she just spoke with Babe. Unfortunately, Babe is refusing to admit that they both knew the baby was biologically hers when they took him. With an admission or some proof of those facts, Jamie would more than likely serve little to no jail time. Tad pipes up and says that proof exists, but Jamie cuts him off and says that no one will ever get their hands on it. Jamie tells Livia that Babe is not willing to sell her child for a lighter sentence, and neither is he. While both Tad and Livia feel that admitting they knew the truth about the relationship between mother and son is the best option, Jamie doesn't regard it as an option at all. He also tells her that if given the chance, he and Babe would do it all over again. Frustrated, Livia tells her client that he needs to pull it together before they go into the courtroom. No good will come from standing before the judge exhibiting such behavior. Jamie tells her that if she really wants to help, she should go and dig up some dirt on JR - and he notes that there is plenty of it. Livia pleads with Tad to calm his son down before the arraignment. She leaves, and Tad tells his son that when they are in the courtroom, they need to be model citizens. Jamie retorts that he will never comply, simply because the Chandlers own the courthouse - and that no matter what they do or say, they will lose. He says that all he really needs to do is get his hands on JR to solve the problem, but Tad puts a stop to it. He tells Jamie that with that kind of talk, he sounds worse than JR ever did. He tells his son that the focus need not be on anger - but rather on he and Babe as a team, working together to do what is best for that baby. He reminds Jamie that they can't effectively fight for James from the inside of a prison cell. Brooke, having arrived unnoticed, breaks in and asks Jamie if he has truly heard what his father said. She tells him that if he did, and he is willing to fight for the baby, she will be behind him all the way.
Bianca visits Babe in her jail cell. After some strained small talk, Babe asks Bianca why she's come to visit. She confesses that JR asked her to help take James away from his mother. After letting that information sink in, Babe acknowledges that under oath, Bianca will have to admit that she knew about the DNA test. She also notes that once JR provides enough incentive, he will get his own DNA test run, and then he will get his son back. Bianca looks at her, gaping, and then asks her old friend if she is really willing to give up so easily after everything she has gone through. Babe admits that she would rather die before JR got custody. She points out that she is obviously willing to do anything to protect her son, but she hasn't got a clue as to how to do that from where she is. Suddenly, she stops and says that Bianca doesn't need to hear her sob story and that she knows how Bianca feels about everything that has happened. Bianca corrects her and says that Babe doesn't have the first clue about her feelings. Slightly surprised, Babe tells Bianca that she just assumed she knew because Bianca told JR about his son. Pausing for a moment, Bianca then admits that she didn't exactly reveal the information as she had planned. She admits that she confirmed that JR's son was alive, but that she had to be tricked into it.
Babe then tells Bianca that she can't believe JR dragged her into the custody battle, but Bianca makes her admit who is really at fault for that. Babe revises her statement and says that what she can't believe is that even though he knows everything that she has gone through, JR is still willing to make Bianca relive it for his own gain. She muses aloud that she knows what it's like to lose a child - noting that her journey had her believe first that her son was dead, only to be blessed with the knowledge that he's alive and healthy...and then to have him taken away again. She continues by saying that it's funny how you can get used to having that extra weight resting on your hip...and now that they have taken her son, it's like a piece of her is missing and she's somehow off balance. She also confesses that she still listens for him. Growing up in hotels and in her most recent stint on the run, she could sleep through the loud noises like the blaring TV. However, one little whimper from her boy and she was wide awake and at his side. She knows that there is no point in listening anymore...in fact, there's really no point in waking up. Yet still...she listens. Although her words bring tears to Bianca's eyes, there is still no forgiveness. She tells Babe that she lived through hell...listening for Miranda for ten long, lonely months. Just because of that, Bianca thinks that maybe she should be on JR's side.
Babe tells Bianca that while she hasn't done much right in the past year, keeping her son from JR was not one of those things - and she says that she won't apologize for that. Bianca questions why, when she knows how painful it is, she could let JR think that his son was dead. Pausing only momentarily, Babe says that her first and top priority is to protect her son. She says that it is her responsibility to make sure that James grows up to be a strong and decent man - and that her responsibility doesn't go away just because she messed some things up. She says that if JR wants a DNA test, he won't get it from her. Bianca asks if she is really going to take on the Chandlers, and Babe says that she has to - for the sake of her son. Just then, the outer jail door opens and David and Krystal walk in, and they are surprised to see Bianca. They try to exchange niceties, but Bianca is silent. She stares at them all for a moment and then goes to leave. Once she's gone, Krystal asks what Bianca had to say. Before Babe can utter a word, David tells them they don't have time for that. The guard is prepared to take her up for the arraignment, and David is sure that Livia will make sure that she is cleared of all charges. Babe looks despondently at her parents and is glad that her father has hope enough for all of them.
A short time later, Babe walks into the courtroom and takes her place between Livia and Jamie. Tad is standing on the other side of Jamie and they remain so when the judge enters the courtroom. They are all being charged with kidnapping, interference with the custody of a child, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, and endangering the welfare of a child; Babe has an additional charge of failure to return a child. Livia tells the court that the defendants have surrendered all of their papers and have strong ties to the community, both of which are strong arguments in favor of setting bail. The prosecutor questions how wise that might be and asks if he is just supposed to take her word. The judge says the process, with the addition of a hefty bail, usually does the trick. She sets bail at $500,000 cash each and pronounces that they are free until trial. The handcuffs come off and everyone rejoices. Opal hugs her son, and Joe says he will call Ruth to let her know that everyone is all right and safe. After he walks away, Opal notes that not everyone is all right, and points to Bianca sitting in the back of the courtroom. Tad tells his mother that he's going to go speak with Bianca for a moment.
He takes a seat in front of Bianca and asks how she is. After trading some dry humor, Bianca says that she's a mess. She says that her friend Babe stole her baby, and now the law is doing the same thing to Babe. She says there is so much going on, and more than laws were broken. She tells Tad that shortly before the arraignment, she told Babe that she hadn't forgiven her - but looking at her now, she can't seem to hate her. She thinks that makes her a sucker, but Tad disagrees. He tells her that all of the things that Babe has done over the past year have all been for the love of another person. She never took any pleasure out of the pain she caused, not like the Chandlers do. He said that even though those things may be unforgivable, he can't bring himself to hate her either - and neither can Jamie.
Brooke tries to convince Jamie that because she posted his bail, she should have the special privilege of demanding he stay with her until trial. At the same time, Krystal, while acknowledging that she couldn't tell Babe what to do, suggested that it would be best if Babe stayed with David. However, the duo has plans of their own, and go to walk out together. As they do, they come face to face with JR.
Lily is walking through the halls at school, going over a list that she made to help her be successful at investigating cases and solving mysteries. Dani enters the hallway from the other side and interrupts the review. Lily notes that Dani has just gotten cast as the lead in "Funny Girl", which means she must be good at acting like other people. She asks Dani for her assistance - Lily wants to learn how to act like a different person in order to help solve a mystery that she's working on.
Shortly thereafter, Lily reappears in a theatrical version of a princess costume. Dani notes that she will definitely turn heads and get attention dressed like that, but Lily tells her that she wants the opposite. She says that in order to remain confidential, she has to be unnoticed. Now understanding what needs to be done, Dani leads her away for another costume change.
Ryan asks Jonathan if he wants to call Dr. Ashborne from the apartment but Jonathan says that he will wait to do so from the hotel in case the doctor has time to talk. Jonathan starts to leave and then asks for the gloves back. Ryan tosses them to his brother, and Jonathan walks out the door. He passes a maintenance person as he heads down the hall. Moments later, the maintenance person looks up - Lily is in disguise, and she picks up her tools and starts to follow Jonathan out of the building."
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