12/10/2001 Greenlee Runs Things




"Mateo continued his phone conversation with Proteus as Hayley listens in from a few steps away. Proteus heaped praise on Mateo for the position he is in, and then asks him which woman he would chose if he had to make a choice. Proteus note Mateo is part of his family now so that means his sons are too. Hayley, having heard enough of it and feeling very scared for her child, wants to go to Lorenzo and take him to a safe place. Mateo tried to stop her, prompting Hayley to turn around and slap him. She then fell into his arms and cried. Mateo softly said, "You know I would never let anything happen to him." Mateo then tells Hayley that they need to pretend that their relationship is over so that they can stay safe. The couple leaves their secret hiding place and return home, staging another fight as they enter their condo. As Proteus watches on television monitors from within his lair, Hayley starts packing her belongings. There is a knock on the door and it's Simone telling Mateo that he had promised to take care of her "needs" - and she needs it now. Hayley asks Simone, "How does it feel to be my husbands whore?" Mateo then gives Simone money and tells her to go to the Valley Inn. Later, Hayley storms out of the house and Mateo sinks into a chair with a can of beer. In his lair, Proteus turns off his television monitors.

Greenlee is busy working in her Enchantment office when Leo walks in talking to her about some edible massage oil, He gets frustrated because she would rather work than play. Val walks in and tells Greenlee that Erica wants to shut down business until she's able to return to work. Leo asks Val when Erica decided to go against her decision to let Greenlee run things. Val promptly replies that Erica had never left Greenlee in charge. After Val leaves, Greenlee turns her attention to more playful idea. Leo wants to take Greenlee back to The Valley Inn, but Greenlee says she has other plans and begins to undo his belt. With his belt around his neck like a leash, Leo is led by Greenlee to Erica's private dressing room -- and its many, many mirrors.

In court, Erica pleads "not guilty" to the first-degree murder charges against her. However, Erica drifts off, having flashbacks of the events of the night of Frankie's death. After picking up the gun by Frankie's side, Erica noticed Bianca's locket. Erica picked up the locket and uttered her daughter's name. During her daydream, the judge presiding over the hearing had asked Erica if she understood the charges against her. Erica heard nothing because she was "distracted." Chris nudged his client and Erica quickly apologized for drifting off. "I am being charged with murder," she replies. As her flashbacks continue, Erica recalled opening the glove compartment of her car and taking out a gun, She later went to the boat house where she threw the gun in the water. After the boat house, Erica returned to her home and went to her closet where she had a lock box. She opened the box, found another gun and loaded it. At her desk she took some negatives and walks to the fireplace, where she sets them ablaze. Erica then took the locket and hid it in a flower arrangement above the fireplace. Erica headed back to Frankie's room where she picked up the phone and called Chris. Back in the present time, the judge set Erica's bail at $10 million. Chris tried to argue down the bail amount, but Erica said that she could cover her bail. The judge then informed Erica that upon making bail she would be fitted with a monitoring device and be limited to her home and office. Erica nodded in agreement. Jackson wanted to talk to Erica about Bianca and Erica agreed to speak with him. Jackson wanted to know who was going to take care of Bianca if Erica was convicted. Erica felt it wouldn't matter because she was innocent and would not be going to jail. Erica insisted that she did not kill Frankie Stone. "I wish I could believe you," Jackson replied.

Meanwhile Bianca showed up at Enchantment in Erica's office. Still upset about her mother's "confession," Bianca flipped out. She smashed bottles, thrashed around and cleared Erica's desk of all its paperwork. "I hate you, You killed her because I loved her. She wasn't like you and I'm not like you," Bianca sobbed. Leo and Greenlee entered the office, both of them half-dressed. Smirking, Greenlee chirps, "Erica's gonna have a cow, Should I call someone -- maybe Oak Haven?" Leo promptly tells her to leave. Bianca later told Leo that she wishes her dad was there so she could tell her dad she was gay. She said if he was still alive she would be in Seattle with him - "and none of this would have happened." Leo took Bianca into his arms as she cried "I'm the one who fell in love with her and I know she loved me too. That's why she died," Bianca sobbed.

Back in court, Erica tells Jackson that the reason he is going after her so hard is because he is still upset over the way she treated him. The implication was that Jack wasn't over her yet. Jackson walks out of the room. Erica alone in the courtroom looks skyward and says, "It's working. They all think I killed her. My baby is safe.""

- Soap Central