"EDMUND, AIDAN, MAUREEN & MADDIE.
At Wildwind, someone was lurking outside and came into the dark house where Edmund was waiting with a loaded gun. It turned out to be Derek, who was not amused by Edmund's vigilante tactics. As they discussed the case, someone else lurked in the shadows outside with a gun. Edmund explained he had reduced the private security at Wildwind to make it easy for the killer to come in. Derek suggested that Edmund leave for awhile. The killer will be waiting for Maddie to be alone in the house with the servants, he explained. He gave Edmund his cell phone number to call anytime. Later, Derek walked through the house and was struck from behind and knocked out by Flanders. Flanders dragged Derek into a closet.
On the yacht, Aidan, Maureen and Maddie were fishing. While Maddie went to get a hat, Aidan proposed again to Maureen, waxing poetic about their love and the future. She was hesitant to accept, although she was grateful to him for everything. She said the timing was off, but Aidan reminded her they can't wait and must learn to live in the moment. Maureen finally told him the time was right and asked him to put the ring on her finger. Just then, Maddie screamed from below decks. Aidan and Maureen struggled to get the door open to go to her. Maureen found her in a closet, huddled on the floor, crying. She had seen a spider and heard noises that had frightened her. Maureen felt guilty for causing the noises by banging on the door to get in. Maddie was fine once in her mother's arms.
FUSION.
Kendall got a phone call that flustered her and she promised to be there as soon as she could. Greenlee told an obviously distracted Kendall that Mia nearly got Maddie killed and Edmund was so upset he twisted her ankle. Kendall said "that's nice." Greenlee thought Kendall was distracted by Michael and accused her of being played for a fool again. Greenlee and Mia chastised her for being used by Michael again, only to go after Enchantment and they did not want her risking Fusion. Kendall said everything would be fine and rushed out. Simone and Carlos came back to the office, after being bailed out by Liza. They were defensive about having gone to bed, separately, to sleep after being released and then were going to dinner together, stopping by the office on the way. Greenlee smugly commented on all "we's" going around in Simone's conversation. Simone asked Greenlee to go ahead and let her have it for what she'd done and getting arrested again. Greenlee only hugged her, calling her a genius. Simone was frightened. Greenlee continued to effuse over the good idea and Simone further explained that Carlos had taken full responsibility and blame with the police.
Mia got a phone call and left, on crutches. Simone answered another call and Greenlee told Carlos she thought the commercial was terrific and complimented him on his screen presence. After the phone call from a fan, Simone got the idea to find more men like Carlos to run an ad campaign on how to find perfect men by using Fusion cosmetics. Greenlee gave her the green light to run with it, telling Carlos it was either the best or worst decision she's ever made. Carlos admitted to Greenlee that Simone wrote the words in the commercial, but they were for her. Later, Greenlee complimented Simone on her instincts for selling cosmetics and Simone told Greenlee that if she didn't see what a good man Carlos is, another woman would, and soon. Simone and Carlos left for dinner and Greenlee watched the commercial, over and over again. Edmund showed up at the office, looking for Mia.
ERICA & BIANCA.
Before dinner at the penthouse, Erica and Bianca were discussing Lena and Erica expressed her condolences to Bianca. Erica was just thankful that Bianca had found out the truth before Lena could hurt her; Bianca told her she was in love with Lena and she had been already been hurt. Bianca noticed there were three place settings and knew Uncle Jack had already gone to bed. Erica had a surprise planned and Bianca only hoped she had not invited Lena over to ambush her. Erica denied it and said she wouldn't let Lena get away with it. Bianca wanted to fight the battle herself, and said the worst part was finding out the truth from Kendall. Erica defended Kendall's actions and continued to blame Michael and Lena for their conspiracy that had hurt both Kendall and Bianca.
The third dinner guest arrived and Bianca was shocked to see Kendall come in the door. Bianca said it was not only unexpected, it was unreal and threatened to leave. Erica asked Bianca to calm down and was very gracious to Kendall. Erica explained that Michael and Lena came after each of them separately and the only way to win was to stand together, all three of them. Bianca and Kendall bonded awkwardly over their similar experiences with Lena and Michael. Erica was quite maternal in reassuring the women that they had done nothing wrong and should stop feeling bad. Erica then told them they have another secret ally that Michael and Lena cannot expect, who will hurt them worse than they had hurt the women. The women strategized about Bianca continuing to see Lena without letting her know she's on to her. Kendall described how hard it would be and how she hadn't wanted to tell Bianca about Lena in the first place. Erica told Bianca that she had asked Kendall to tell her the truth about Lena and explained that the scene at the Valley Inn had been staged, except for some improvisation by Kendall. Bianca went to check her phone messages and Kendall apologized for bringing up how Erica stabbed Dimitri with a letter opener at the Valley Inn, which Erica considered a low blow. Lena had called, Bianca explained, and wanted to see her. In unison, Erica and Kendall told her she had to meet Lena. They continued to discuss how hard it would be for Bianca to pretend to believe Lena's lies, but Bianca resolved to go through with it. Kendall listened quietly as Erica told her how hard it was to watch her daughter in so much pain. Erica then told Kendall how sorry she was for what Michael did to her and briefly held her hand.
MICHAEL & LENA.
Lena went to Michael's and reminded him she had done everything that he asked and wanted to be done with him. They quarreled about the past and Michael refused to tell Lena that her mother would be safe. It would all depend on her next actions, he said. Lena was dumbfounded and wondered what else Michael could possibly want from her. Lena was disgusted by Michael's reference to their sex life and reminded him that they are over. She also suggested he call Kendall. Michael them implied he wanted Lena to find him another woman and she told him she is not his pimp. Michael said he was serious. Michael's father called then and Michael bragged about his accomplishments. Lena told him they are the same; Michael told her not to compare the way she whored herself to save her mother to the way he feels about his father. He only wanted his father's money, power and job. Michael vowed to throw his father out the same way he'd been thrown out years before. He offered to share it all with Lena, who did not want to hear it. Lena called Bianca and they made plans to meet at SOS.
At the penthouse, Bianca was distraught after hanging up and told Kendall and Erica she didn't think she could do it. Kendall was reassuring, but Bianca said she'd like to join a convent. Erica only said "don't look at me, I've already done that." They all toasted to the swift, just and unforgettable downfalls of Michael and Lena.
Meanwhile, back at Wildwind, Flanders began his search for Maddie, just as Mia walked in the door to surprise Edmund."
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