"At the family restaurant, Henry was troubled and confided to his uncle that he needed to choose between his mother and Maggie. Uncle Lee wondered why, and Henry explained that his mother wanted him to be a doctor, no matter what, and he was tired of making his GPA more important than Maggie. Uncle Lee reminded Henry that it was harder to be happy than it was to be a doctor.
Maggie was in the chemistry classroom, and Regina entered to tell Maggie that she knew that Henry had cheated off her, not the other way around. Regina had no plans to tell the professor the truth, and she accused Maggie of also cheating for sliding her answers over so Henry could copy them. Maggie expressed her faith that Henry would do the right thing and step forward. Regina suggested that if Maggie loved Henry, she should take the fall. They argued about the test and about Henry.
Regina told Maggie that Henry only wanted what his mother wanted. Maggie accused Regina of only wanting Henry for herself and disliking Maggie because she was not Chinese. Henry entered the classroom to talk to Maggie, and Regina left. She assumed he was there to do the right thing and step forward about the test. She told him how happy she was. Henry told her he wanted to make things right, but he couldn't let his mother down. Maggie was furious and wondered how it was okay that her future was ruined, and she got expelled.
Henry told Maggie he loved her, but he was the man his mother wanted him to be. Maggie accused him of prejudice and not trusting her because she was not Chinese. Henry had another idea to get them through the trouble together. Maggie was not interested until Henry explained he wanted something besides what his mother wanted: her. He suddenly proposed to Maggie, saying he'd spend the rest of his life, taking care of her and making it up to her. Maggie was speechless.
Tad and Ruth showed up at the Chinese restaurant, with Ruth expressing her concerns about Tad since Dixie had died. Ruth promised to make more meatloaf once all the leftovers were gone at his house. Simone stopped by, and he introduced her to Ruth. Simone wanted to talk to Tad about their recent adventure, the handcuffs, and Carlos' upcoming hearing. Ruth feigned non-interest. Simone then joined Mia and Liza at a table at the restaurant, all waiting for Kendall and Greenlee.
Mia was obviously distracted by the events of the night before at Wildwind and her worry over Maddie, but she refused to go home. Greenlee and Kendall arrived and told the others about the press conference and Michael's demise, with the surprising detail of Kendall working with Erica and Bianca. They toasted to bad guys going down. Then Simone told them all about her new idea for an ad campaign: to host a contest to find the sexiest man on the planet to sell Fusion. The others accused her of wanting to find her own man at company expense. They were delighted to hear Simone's idea was legal in all 50 states.
Simone had gotten a banner created and had bought a tiki hut for the local vendor beach festival to kick things off. The others got over their initial misgivings after she explained she had used Kendall's funds from selling the "swamp girl" necklace and not the company reserves. Liza was concerned it would be just another "cheesy himbos on parade" contest, but Simone assured her it was not. They were after the real thing. After some discussion about Simone's previous escapades, they all got excited about the idea.
To show how the contest would work, Simone went to talk to Tad. Tad assured her that their prayers were answered, and he would be happy to serve as Fusion's Sexiest Man. As Ruth watched with glee, Tad went to the Fusion table, and the women discussed his qualities and how he was the total package because he was witty and dynamic. "With money," Tad chimed in. Liza said that because she'd known him for two decades, she knew the difference between a big ego and self-confidence.
Tad was crushed when Simone explained that Tad was the perfect example, since he was proof that a man didn't need six-pack abs to be sexy. "Especially when you can get a guy with a whole keg," Tad retorted. They all agreed Edmund with his brains, and chemistry, like Boyd's, were sexy. Liza offered that Tad was sexy for just taking his mom to lunch. Tad disdainfully asked her to not help him. Liza and Mia stayed at the restaurant, and the others left for the beach to kick off the contest. Tad left a credit card for Liza, in case she needed it for bail money.
Dr Joe joined Ruth and Tad at the restaurant. Ruth asked if Joe knew that Tad had been in jail again. Joe was just happy that Tad was getting out of the house. Tad was taken aback by Simone's attitude toward him and seemed disappointed he was not her type, because he thought she was a "total tomato." Ruth promised to vote for him in the contest and to get her book club to vote for him too. Tad said he was a six-pack short and would have to rely on his animal magnetism instead. Then he asked to eat Ruth's egg roll.
Mia and Liza discussed life and men, and Liza told her that she no longer felt guilty about the divorce from Adam. She told Mia she had done nothing wrong in her relationship with Jake and that Edmund also had a lot of baggage. Mia was worried that she was only a fling for Edmund and was afraid of how hard she was falling for him. On their way out, Liza gave Tad back his credit card and thanked him for dinner.
Aboard the Fidelity, Aidan continued his concern over Edmund's phone call and how odd it was that he hadn't spoken to anyone but Maddie. When Aidan and Maureen/Maria grilled Maddie about the phone call, they found out she had told "daddy" the name of the boat. Just then, the engine started, and the boat began to move. Flanders was on board, roaming the deck with a loaded gun.
Edmund and Derek showed up at the dock after the boat was gone. Edmund was very afraid that the killer had his phone and had talked to Maddie. Derek alerted the Coast Guard and reassured Edmund that Aidan could take care of Maureen and Maddie. Derek let Edmund use his cell phone to call his own number to see if Flanders would answer. They found Edmund's cell phone ringing in a trash can at the dock.
Onboard, Aidan gave Maureen a gun and a quick lesson in how to use it. He left her and Maddie in the cabin while he left to search the boat. Maureen locked the cabin door and prayed. After blocking the door with furniture, Maureen/Maria told Maddie the details of her birth. Maddie was ecstatic that her mother remembered.
On deck, Aidan was knocked out cold. Maureen heard someone outside the cabin and hid Maddie in the closet. She shouted at the intruder, and when there was no answer, she shot a bullet through the door. She heard a thud and opened the door to investigate. Flanders was alive and well. He grabbed the gun and threw Maureen on the bed, demanding to know where the kid was. Maureen told him it was only her and her fiancé on board, and Flanders told her that Aidan wasn't going to be able to help her. Flanders called out for Maddie and opened the closet door.
Maureen pleaded for Maddie's life, and Maddie ran out of the closet, begging Flanders to not hurt her mommy. Flanders grabbed Maddie and told Maureen he would take them both out at the same time if it made her feel better. Once on deck, they could hear a helicopter nearby, and as Maureen screamed, Flanders pointed a gun at her and threw Maddie overboard."
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