02/06/2003



"At Lacey's Department Store, Maxie Berlin gets a call from Erica informing her that Fusion does not have an original product. Erica tells her that all they did was slap a Fusion label on another company's items. Maxie is furious that she was deceived this way. Bianca overhears the conversation.

When Maxie hangs up the phone, Mia and Simone come in with their new line of lipsticks. They are excited to show Maxie what they have to offer. Maxie tells them to leave before she is forced to call security. The girls are stunned. Maxie tells them she found out they were passing off Shanghai's cosmetics as their own. Simone and Mia admit that yes, at first they did, but now they have created their own line. They ask Maxie to please give it a try. Maxie refuses, but Bianca steps in and says she'd like to try some. Bianca first puts some of the lipstick on the back of her hand and is impressed with its texture. She tries some on and likes the color and the way it feels. She tells Maxie it is a totally different product from what Enchantment is offering. She thinks customers will by both. Maxie gives in and tells Mia and Simone she will take the lipsticks for a thirty day trial period. Mia and Simone profusely thank Bianca. Bianca says don't mention it. In fact, she makes them promise not to mention it. Not to anyone.

Kendall arrives late at Fusion and apologizes to Greenlee for being late. Greenlee is not upset at all. Instead, she wants to hear all about Kendall's date. Kendall is suspicious at first, not understanding why Greenlee is being so nice to her. Kendall starts to describe her date with Michael. She tells Greenlee he picked her up in a helicopter and took her to New York City. Kendall didn't notice anything about the trip, she only noticed how Michael seemed to listen to every word she said. They had dinner at a fancy restaurant, but she didn't notice the food. The only thing she remembers is the way Michael looked at her. Now, he wants to see her again. Kendall is worried that it is too good to be true. Greenlee's advice is to just enjoy it while it lasts.

Mia and Simone come running in, eager to share the news of their good luck at Lacey's. They tell Kendall and Greenlee that they almost didn't get the lipsticks in because Maxie found out about their previous deception. They don't mention Bianca's name. Greenlee wonders how Maxie found out their secret, but Kendall knows the answer. Erica. While they plot what to do about this turn of events, Carlos returns to fix the pipes that burst. Greenlee tries to apologize for the way she treated him, but Carlos only wants to work. He is not interested in hearing any more of Greenlee's explanations. Meanwhile, Kendall decides she is going to pay Erica a visit and push a few buttons.

Bianca returns to Enchantment with the Fusion sample. She shows it to Erica. Erica too is impressed with the texture, but when she notices Bianca is wearing some, she hands her a tissue and makes her clean it off. Erica studies the product and wonders how the Fusion girls came up with such a good product when they have no lab and no chemist. She calls Boyd to her office. He admits he was there when they created the formula. He tells Erica they got directions off the internet then adds that he did give them a little advice. When Erica starts criticizing Kendall, Boyd defends her. At this, Erica figures out Boyd has fallen for Kendall. Erica begins ranting about the big salary she is paying Boyd when Kendall waltzes in ready to take on her mother.

At Pine Valley University, Maggie sits in chemistry class next to Henry. Every time the professor asks a question, only Henry raises his hand to answer. This begins to irk the prof and at her next question, instead of letting Henry answer, she calls on Maggie. Maggie immediately rattles off the correct answer. After class, the prof asks her to stay. She tells Maggie that she is a very promising student and that she should speak up more as she has a lot to offer. After Maggie leaves the classroom, Regina makes another cryptic remark about Henry then walks away. Maggie meets up with Henry and tells him about Regina. Henry says never mind about her. It has to do with them being Chinese and Maggie not. When Maggie asks him to explain, Henry brushes her off saying it's a cultural thing and Maggie could never understand.

Anna anxiously watches as the surgeon performs an ultrasound so they can see the baby. He tells Anna and David that the baby has a thickening of the left ventricle. David translates that this means the baby's heart is failing. Anna asks the surgeon to operate immediately so that her baby can be saved. Anna tells David to have faith.

David waits in the chapel and prays to God for the safety of Anna and their daughter. Trey comes in to be with David saying that Anna called him. As David tells Trey about the surgery taking place, Joe and Jake come into the chapel. They ask Trey to leave so they can speak to David alone. They tell David that the surgeon had a stroke on the way to the operating room. David is flabbergasted. What will they do? Who will operate? Jake and Joe tell David that he is the only one qualified to do the surgery."

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