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03/19/2002



"At the loft, Greenlee runs into Simone in the elevator. A smug Greenlee asks Simone where Leo is. Simone says Leo didn't come home, but she's more concerned about the letter she's reading. It says that the guy she was subletting her apartment from sold it to someone else and the new owner is kicking her out.

At Enchantment, Erica writes a note to Greenlee asking her to see her when she gets into work. Opal comes in and advises her to pull the plug on her plot to use Greenlee to run Kendall out of town. Erica advises her not to worry. Opal mentions a nightmare she had about Greenlee hurting Kendall and that it wasn't good. Erica wonders why she's so worried. Opal reminds her how her plan to protect Bianca by using Kendall almost got her thrown in the slammer. Erica assures her that she's doing nothing illegal. Opal wants more details on her plan. Erica plans to take advantage of the one thing her daughter and Greenlee have in common: blind ambition. Opal wonders what this all has to do with Chris. Erica claims it's a separate issue from Chris. Opal recalls Erica posing as Greenlee yesterday when Revlon was calling to compliment her on the article she was in. Erica says it was to protect her interests. Opal remembers not to long ago, she was trying to oust Greens from her company. Erica says that she knows too much now and she can't let Greenlee give Revlon any of her secrets. Opal wonders what this all has to do with Kendall. Erica says that she's going to give "Greenlee" to Revlon, only Greenlee will really be Kendall. Opal doesn't see how her pal's going to pull this off. Just then, Greenlee walks in and mentions the article she was featured in. Erica's surprised Greens already knows about the article. Erica claims that she was about to leave her a note to discuss the article. Greenlee reads the article out loud and says that it's very good. Erica sucks up to Greens about her outstanding job performance and says that she is offering her a raise and a new contract with the company. Erica claims that she thinks of her as her daughter. Greens is skeptical until Erica offers to shake on the deal. Greens notices Opal silently saying "oooh" and asks if she's cold. Opal insists that she's simply reacting to hell freezing over.

Leo continues to flirt with Pauline, the woman he met at BJ's to scam on. She mentions the thrill of driving to and from New York in 38 degree weather with the top down in her convertible. Leo wonders why they didn't stop by her apartment while they were in the Big Apple. Pauline says his plans for the night for her fell through. Pauline asks for a mimosa and Leo asks for the same thing. Leo asks the bartender if they found a watch. Kyle the bartender gives Pauline back her expensive watch. Pauline asks Leo if he lives with his mother. Leo assures her that he doesn't. When she starts talking about how Vanessa has become the talk of New York, Leo wants to change the subject. Pauline admits that she's intrigued by the goings on of Proteus. Leo's amused that someone is being turned on by him talking about his psycho mother. During their flirtation, Pauline grabs a hold of a cassette recorder and secretly tapes their conversation. Leo mentions all the places he and Vanessa lived. Leo wants to talk more about her. Pauline wants to know more about he and his mother. Simone interrupts and recognizes the lady. Pauline turns pale and leaves the bar. Leo's about to blow up on Simone for ruining their meal ticket, but she reveals that Pauline's a reporter who was getting the scoop on him and Proteus. Leo feels like an idiot. Simone then informs him that they've been evicted. Simone explains what she read in the letter and neither of them can believe the guy sold the apartment from under them. Just then, Pauline returns and Simone asks if she even remembers her. Pauline calls her by name and then asks Leo to forgive her for her stunt. Leo doesn't listen to her excuses. Pauline says that her editor will pay him for the story. Leo wonders if it's more than she was about to pay for the story, so to speak. A fed up Pauline leaves. Leo wonders why he's losing his touch when it comes to women. Simone asks if he's going to help her figure out what to do about the apartment. Leo does some thinking and has a brainstorm. He leaves, advising Simone to keep her cell phone on.

Kendall returns to Ryan's room at the Pine Cone. She hears the shower running and looks for something in Ryan's drawer. After not finding what she's looking for, she spots Ryan's wallet on the top of his dresser. She is about to open it when Ryan comes in and asks her when is she going to stop trying to rip him off. Kendall assures him that if she was going to rip him off, she'd do it in his presence. After all, he seems to like to watch. Kendall mentions that the shower is still running and they should do something about it. Ryan asks why she snuck into the apartment. He was in the shower, Ms. Hart replies. He wonders why he didn't hear her slam the door like he usually does when she arrives. Kendall says she wouldn't rip off him since he'd just hound her about it, but can't give a clear reason as to why she's there. Ryan notices her stuff is on the bed and asks if she's leaving. She admits that she's leaving and thanks him for giving her a temporary place to stay. Ryan asks if she's leaving town. Kendall says she's only going to live with Bianca at Myrtle's boarding house. Ryan figures out that Chris is staying at Myrtle's and she's moving there to put the moves on her mother's ex. Kendall says she's not that sick. Ryan disagrees. Kendall accuses him of being jealous of Chris. He denies being jealous and wonders why she's really moving to Myrtle's. Kendall says that she doesn't stay up at night thinking of ways to torment Erica. Ryan disagrees. A fed up Kendall says that she's out of his place and says that the experience was miserable. Ryan agrees. After Kendall storms out, Ryan throws a book at the wall. A little later, Ryan finds Kendall's lingerie in his bed. Ryan puts the teddy in his pocket and heads to the boarding house.

At the hospital, Mia catches Chris trying to move from his bed to his wheelchair. Mia asks Chris what he's doing and he says he's trying to get on with his life. Mia informs Stamp that she's now a physical therapist at the hospital and she has been assigned to assist him with his therapy. Chris asks Mia to help him into his wheelchair. Mia manages to accomplish the task. Chris is impressed at how good she did at getting him in his chair. He asks if she's nervous, and Mia says she's just fine. She mentions that he has a session with Dr. Stannart for some exercises. Chris begins to act sarcastic and Mia asks if he's trying to get rid of her. Chris is just trying to apologize for giving her a hard time. Chris asks for some time alone before the session, and she obliges. After Mia leaves, Stamp rolls himself out of the room and the hospital.

A little later, Jake runs into two interns who seem frightened by Jake's presence. He tries to assure them that just because he's now chief of staff, it won't change his attitude towards the staff. The interns leave in a hurry. Jake spots Mia outside Chris' room and says that she lost her first patient and that Chris is gone. As Jake goes searching for Stamp, Mia paces in the hallway next to his room. Minutes later, Jake and Dr. Stannart arrive with the missing Chris. Dr. Stannart says he was trying to make a getaway in the parking lot. Stamp is upset that he has to stay at the hospital. Mia informs him that if he expects to walk again, he's going to have to stay with the program. Chris wants to leave the hospital, but promises to keep his therapy appointments. He threatens to call Dr. Joe if they refuse to discharge him. Jake and Mia inform him that Joe resigned as chief of staff and Jake has taken his place. Chris congratulates Jake on his new position and then advises him to let him go or expect him to continue to try to escape from the hospital. Jake decides to release Stamp. A bit later, Joe comes to visit his son and asks if he thought it was wise to release Chris. Jake says that Stamp didn't give him much choice. Jake tells Joe that there are some discharge papers that he forgot to take care of before he resigned that need taking care of. Joe falls for the ploy and heads upstairs with Mia. Joe's surprised when part of the hospital staff yell out "surprise." Jake has set up a going away party for his dad. Jake makes a heartfelt speech about how good of a leader his father was and how he hopes to follow in his footsteps. He also assures the staff that the senior Dr. Martin will remain on staff doing what he does best-helping the sick heal. Mia sees at Jake in a new light as he and his father hug.

After Greenlee steps out of the office, Opal tells Erica that she's playing with fire with Greenlee and Kendall. Erica says it's business. Opal calls it "usery." Erica is still determined to get Kendall out of Pine Valley. Opal tells Erica in closing that she's playing with the lives of Greenlee, Kendall, Bianca, and even herself and if she denies it, she's a big fat liar. After Opal leaves, Erica gets a call from Val. Her spy on Chris is on the other line. The spy informs her that Chris has checked out of the hospital. Erica hangs up as Greenlee returns talking about the article again. Erica tells Greens that she has to go. Greenlee turns her back and when she looks back again, she spots Leo. He asks her why she seems so chipper. Greenlee says it has to do with the article on her in the magazine. Leo asks if it also has to do with her possibly buying Simone's apartment from the owner and then kicking her out. Greenlee says she did it as a business move, nothing more. Leo says that he's not mad and asks her to forgive him so she can stop getting back at him by hurting other people. Greenlee says that she's not a vengeful person. Leo says that he is vengeful and admits that he lied about moving in with Simone and that she's only letting him stay with him because he has no place to go. He assures her that nothing has, is, or will go on between him and Ms. Torres. He admits to saying that they were a couple to hurt her. He begs her to let Simone stay at the apartment for Simone's sake. Greenlee doesn't give an answer. Leo leaves her office and closes the door. Both Leo and Greenlee consider opening the door to talk more, but at the last minute they both change their minds.

At Myrtle's boarding house, Kendall finds Ryan in the living room. He advises her to be good to Myrtle and her house. Kendall is not planning to wreak havoc for Myrtle or her home. Ryan takes out her teddy from his pocket and tells her that she left it in his bed. Kendall apologizes, but Ryan knows she left it in his bed on purpose because she wanted him to find it. Kendall asks why he's twisted like a pretzel over her lingerie. Ryan just wants to make sure she doesn't hurt Myrtle. Kendall says he's upset that he found something intimate of hers while he was sanitizing his room and it ruined his life. A fed up Ryan throws her teddy back to her and says that they're through. Kendall says they were never were a thing to be through. She then admits she left it on purpose. Ryan wants to know why. Kendall says she did it to bug him. In the middle of their argument, Chris rolls into the house. Ryan's shocked his father has been released from the hospital. Chris is curious as to why Ryan and Kendall are at the boarding house. Kendall tells him that she's now living with Bianca. He asks why Ryan is there. Kendall says he brought her back a teddy. Chris says that he got his "rolling papers" from the hospital. Chris mentions getting out the bourbon from Myrtle's secret hiding place. Ryan takes it out and the three decide to make a toast to Myrtle's bourbon before lunch. The door is still open and Erica arrives and decides to take a peak inside. Kendall eyes her mom and gives Chris a seductive kiss on the cheek. "Welcome home, honey," she coos to Mr. Stamp."

- Soap Central