"Even though Brooke had assured her that she was welcome in her house, Phoebe still felt as though she was imposing upon her niece. Brooke explained that she could use some company now that Laura was living in Boston. It was apparent that Jim wanted Phoebe out of the way. It wasn't just his comments that Phoebe belonged in the hospital. Now that she was home, Jim tried to hurry her off to bed. Phoebe wasn't tired and asked if she could have a glass of sherry. Mateo called Brooke from New York to tell her that he'd arrived. Brooke again told him to be careful, a warning that Mateo didn't see a need to heed. While Brooke was on the phone, Jim headed to the kitchen to rustle up something to eat. He returned with some buffalo wings and his special sauce---a concoction of peanut butter and spices. Brooke gave Phoebe bell to use should she need anything. Brooke urged her to use the bell day or night. Phoebe was in the dumps because she realized that her broken leg might force the cancellation of the Daughters of Fine Lineage's fundraiser. Brooke noted that Franklin Roosevelt ran the country from a wheelchair, but that was little consolation for Phoebe. Phoebe left the room allowing Jim to ask Brooke about the call she'd received. Brooke told Jim that Tempo was doing an investigation into nursing homes. She said that her aunt worries that she'll end up in nursing home one day, so she didn't want to talk about the investigation in front of her. Apparently, lied Brooke, Phoebe's fears of poor treatment in nursing home are on the money. Jim claimed that Phoebe reminded him of his grandmother. That prompted Brooke to ask a barrage of questions about Jim's family---his grandmother's name, where she lived, and whose side of the family she was on. Either Jim was quick with his tales or he was telling the truth. No matter which it was, he was unshaken by Brooke's questions. Jim told of wanting to be part of Brooke's family and he showed her how much he cared for her with kiss. Phoebe rolled into the room and excused herself. She said that her housekeeper had forgotten to pack her tooth powder and neck pillow and that there would be no way she could get to sleep without them. Jim offered to travel to Phoebe's house to get them. Once he was gone, Phoebe wondered aloud why Jim was seemingly so perfect. Brooke told her aunt that she was sounding a lot like Edmund. Phoebe was pleased that someone else questioned Jim's motives, but it didn't mean that she disapproved of him.
Ryan and Kelsey checked into their room, but their stay was cut abruptly short. Sissy, the woman introduced many months ago as the person in charge at The Sleepy Hollow Inn, told them that there was a mix-up with their reservation. Apparently the lodge didn't have a policy of allowing guests to stay for free---even if they were from a television station. She told them that they could stay, but only if they paid for their rooms. Ryan walked to the phone and supposedly placed a call to a competitor. He told this second lodge that The Sleepy Hollow Inn had turned him down for a room. He explained his bogus ski trip promotion and blabbed on and on about the huge increase in revenue that could be expected from the promotion. Sissy scooted over to the phone and pressed the receiver. She told Ryan that she'd reconsidered and decided to give them their two rooms for free. She also told them that anything they wanted would be on the house. When Scott and Gillian arrived, they wanted to head directly to their room. Kelsey "remembered" that she had promised her grandmother that she'd room with Gillian. Gillian wasn't at all pleased by the same sex buddy system, but Scott didn't want Kelsey to break her promise to her grandmother. Ryan pulled Kelsey aside and reminded her that the goal was for Kelsey to get together with Scott---not Gillian. Assuming that something would happen between Scott and Gillian if they stayed in the same room, Kelsey worried that she'd lose her chance to get to Scott. The boys headed to their room and Gillian unpacked her belongings. She realized that she'd forgotten her loofah so she headed to Scott's room to see if she packed it in his bag. When she got to the other room, Gillian told Ryan that Kelsey needed him to kill a gigantic spider in the bathroom. Scott wanted to take care of the problem, but Gillian insisted that Kelsey wanted Ryan to handle the problem. Once Ryan was gone, Gillian locked the door and assumed a cozier position on the bed. Ryan and Kelsey soon realized that they'd been had, but they hadn't lost the battle. Ryan made a call and asked Sissy to call Scott's room and tell him that his car needed to be moved. Scott headed out into the snow to move his car. When he returned, he went to Kelsey's room to check on the bug situation. Kelsey told him that the bug had been killed, but indicated that she'd feel much safer if Scott stayed with her for a little while. Meanwhile across the hall, Gillian soaked in a relaxing bubble bath. She heard someone enter the bathroom and knew that Scott had returned. She leaned forward and asked him if he could help soap up her back. Ryan kneeled down and asked her where she wanted him to begin.
At a sleazy bar in New York, Mateo flashed a wad of bills and claimed to be a fanatical horseracing gambler. A man leaned over and growled that the bar "ain't no sports bar." Mateo nodded and said that his friend Jim Thomasen had told him that. The female bartender and the man both flashed stunned expressions. The barmaid, however, looked quite worried. Mateo pulled up a seat at the man's table and asked him if he knew Jim. The man did, but it wasn't on the best of terms. The man called the bar "Jim's office." He went on to say that Jim had split town and that he still owed him money. Hayley stepped into the bar and took a look around. She watched in horror as Mateo flirted with the bartender. She turned and stomped out of the bar. The bartender offered Mateo some buffalo wins along with "J.T.'s special sauce." It took several minutes for Mateo to realize that J.T. was Jim. That made the bartender question whether or not Mateo was on the level with her. Matt said that Jim shed his initial moniker and was now being called Jim or Jimbo. Mateo asked the woman if she knew where he could find "an investor" to give him some cash for a big bet at the racetrack. The woman leaned over and caressed Mateo's cheeks and chin. A voice squawked out from the doorway in a perfect New York accent. Hayley, now donned in more appropriate garb for the bar, asked Mateo why he left her in the car to freeze her tail off!
At the hospital, Jake, Allie, and Liza went over their plan one more time. Allie and Jake faked a fight so that David would overhear them and think that their relationship was on the rocks. Jake told Allie that he didn't approve of the way she flashed herself to David. Allie, in turn, accused Jake of being "holier than thou" and reminded him that he nearly killed Adam. Allie stormed off and David entered the scene. He told Jake that he'd been asked to testify at Jake's hearing. He would, he said, be obliged to tell the truth as he saw it. Jake smiled sarcastically and walked away.
David caught up to Allie later and told her that he overheard her fight with Jake. "He can't appreciate the kind of woman you are," David told her. He was trying to push up the price of his stock. Allie wasn't moved. She told David that they had nothing in common and that she would never date him again. David constantly referred to Jake as "the boy wonder" and urged Allie to accept the fact that her relationship with Jake was just about over. Allie stormed away. Liza walked on to the patio and asked David about Adam's health. David assured her that Adam was making a full recovery and that he should be fine. Liza told David that she might be filing for divorce from her husband, but that it doesn't mean she wants to see him in pain. She also told the doctor that she did her part in relieving some of Adam's stress by convincing him to drop the charges against Jake. David was frazzled by the revelation that Liza had foiled his plans to stick it to Jake. David asked her how she could be sure that Jake wasn't responsible for the incident. Nervously, Liza said that she just knows that Jake wasn't involved.
Later, David was tiptoeing around the hall when he stumbled upon a secret conversation between Jake and Liza. Jake told Liza how empty his life has been without her and expressed his dismay in the way that Allie had complicated his life. David could have been knocked over with a feather by what came next: Liza and Jake shared a passionate kiss."
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