Sharon appears at Nick's but he is not happy to see her. They end up talking and Nick tells her point blank how he feels about the way she left and then wants her to leave (even though she compliments his looks). She begs him to let her see Cassie. Nikki informs Victor that Sharon has returned. Nikki continues to run Sharon in the ground but Victor stands up for Sharon and tells headstrong Nikki to calm down and to stay away from Sharon. Nikki leaves in a huff. Neil playfully hassles Dru but after telling him to promptly put lipstick "where it doesn't shine" she informs him that Lily is failing in school and is cutting class. Neil blames their bickering for Lily's problems. Lily observes a date between Olivia and Wes. Olivia tells Wes she wants to slow things down. Paul says adios to boo hoo Mary. Chris shares her wedding vows about trust with the not so honest Michael. And Michael seems to be out of balance as he holds a lengthy conversation with himself. He then confesses his dirty dealings with Isabella. Colleen questions Lily about her online chatting and tries to be her friend but Lily does not want to share. Then when Wes tries to talk with her, she tells him she doesn't want to listen to what he has to say.
Shan:N: Nicholas, I... Nick: What are you doing here? Sharon: I realize this must be a shock. Nick: A shock? That's what you think, a shock? Sharon: I'm sure it's the last thing you expected. Nick: Seeing you? Yeah. Sharon: I had to come. Nick: You should have come weeks ago. Months. Sharon: You're right. I should have. Nick: Why are you here? There must be some reason. Sharon: I needed to see my family. Nick: You have no family. Not here. Nikki: Victor, you're not going to believe what has happened. What's the matter? What are you doing? Victor: Thinking. Nikki: Did something happen? When I left this morning, you were fine. Victor: I had a very frustrating conversation with our son. Nikki: What did you talk about? Victor: Business. And sharon. Nikki: What about sharon? Victor: Let's just say he and I don't agree on much of anything these days. Nikki: That doesn't answer my question. Victor: Even if sharon we to come back, he'sotot willing to reconcile with her. Nikki: Well, I have news. She is back, just in time to wreak more havoc on this family. Dru: What? I can't believe this girl. Damn it. Damn it. Neil: Hey! Dru: Hey. Neil: No "hi, baby"? No "how was your day?" What's wrong with you? Dru: Economics. Neil: Oh, I get it. Jabot is already feeling the squeeze. Dru: What? Neil: Well, yeah, the abbotts are dumping every cent into r&d; because you started running ads on product you don't even have. Dru: (Sighs) Neil: What's up with that letter? Is that-- ooh, don't tell me you got fired already? Dru: Oh, don't be mean. Neil: I'm not being mean. I mean, it's all good. If you did get fired, then you can come work for us. Dru: You know, neil, you can take satine cosmetics and put it where lipstick don't shine. This letter is about our daughter, and she's in trouble. >Eses;: Let me tell you something. I love movies. I mean, I've seen a lot of movies, and none of them-- none of them were as stupid as the one we just watched. Olivia: Well, we could have walked out. Wes: Yeah, we should have walked out, but you see, I got, like, this weird thing. I mean, it's crazy, but whenever I go to a movie, I gotta stay until the end. I know it's crazy, and I wish I didn't have that problem, especially when you get a movie that bad. Olivia: Well, we could have seen a comedy. Wes: Would you have laughed? Olivia: What? Wes: Nothing. Anyway, we can see the comedy tomorrow night. Olivia: Movies two nights in a row? Wes: Yeah, yeah, why not? I mean, we're grown-ups, right? We'll pick up some pizza afterwards. You know I'm trying to roll high-class. Ooh, speaking of high-class, listen, gorgeous, do not make any plans for saturday night. Olivia: Why? Wes: Why? Only because yours truly has secured the last two spots in a wine- tasting series. So it's gonna be california chardonnays saturday night. Then it's once a month for the rest of the year-- Olivia: Um, wes, wes, wes! Wes, um, I don't want to appear ungrateful. Wow, you've made a lot of plans for us, and I just think that maybe we should, you know, slow it down for a minute. Wes: What are you talking about? What's wrong? Olivia: Well, actually, I was thinking that, um, maybe we could cool it for awhile. Mary: I didn't think you were leaving for california until later this week. Paul: Well, I wanted to get a head start looking for a house, you know? Mary: So this is it? You're really moving? Paul: You knew I was. Mary: Well, I know you told me, but I kept hoping. Paul: Hoping what? Mary: Oh, that I'd, uh, wake up and discover it was all just a terrible dream. Michael: You wrote those vows yourself? Chris: They're not exactly great literature. Michael: They're perfect. How do you do that? I love you so much. They'rsoso... they're so... Chris: Honest. That's what they are. That's how I honestly feel about you. Michael: That you can trust me. Chris: I can and do now. Michael: You have absolutely no idea how much that means to me. Chris: Well, you've earned it. Michael: Chris-- Chris: It's not like you have to come back with wonderfully poetic vows of your own. Michael: No, no, no, that's--that's not it. Boy, I wish it was, but-- Chris: Just don't worry about it. I am gonna run to the bathroom, and then we'll go, okay? Michael:Hey! Jeez. I know you, michael. You're still thinking about spilling the beans to yonder blonde. Didn't you hear what she said about honesty and trust? Do the words "quit while you're ahead, you pathetic slob" mean anything to you? Good afternoon. There are renewed concerns about violence on the streets of edmonton after another deadly shooting over the weekend. A 21 year old man was killed. You'll hear from his mother. And pepper spray attack! Police need your help finding the suspects in a violent bank robbery. Plus...a lot of people are looking out the window and wondering what's going on with the weather. We'll tellyou if the snow is going to stick around...we'll explain tonight at six. Wes: I'm sorry. Were we having too much fun? Olivia: Please, don't be flippant. Wes: All right, what brought this on? Olivia: I mean, you. You're like this runaway train, and I'm-- Wes: Still at the station. Olivia: Yeah, pretty much. Wes: Okay, let's talk about it. Olivia: There's nothing to talk about. I just want to slow it down. It's really simple. Wes: It's too much, too soon. Olivia: Good, I'm glad you understand. Wes: I don'T. I don't understand one bit, liv. I mean, what are you-- are you saying that you don't have a flame burning inside of you for me? See, that's what I thought. You do, I know you do. Olivia: Look, I-- I just want to feel safer. Wes: I'm sorry. You know what? You're right. I guess, you know, I'm just a little impatient, especially since I feel like I've already done my time being put on hold by your sister. I mean, what is this anyway? I mean, is this, like, something that runs in the family? Is it a genetic thing? Olivia: You know what? I'm out of here. Wes: No, hey, hey. Slow down, okay, sit down. All right, don't lose your sense of humor just because we saw a terrible movie. Olivia: Come on, it's not about that. Wes: All right, well, can you just hang tight for a second, so we can talk about this instead of running away? Colleen: Hey, lily. Lily: Hi. Colleen: I'm glad I ran into you. You busy? Lily: Do I look busy? Colleen: You look like you're chatting online again. Lily: Well, nothing else better to do. Colleen: Who are you talking to? Lily: Sierra. Colleen: Oh, who's that person? Lily: A friend. You don't know him. Colleen: Oh, does he go to our school? Lily: Coll, it's no big deal. Colleen: Why don't you want to talk about him? Lily: Because there's nothing to talk about. Believe me, I wish there was, but there isn'T. There never is. Neil: Lily's in trouble? Dru, you said "economics." Dru: She's flunking an economics term project in social studies. Read on, papa. Neil: Flunking? What are you-- "dear ms. Winters, I feel it necessary to inform you that your daughter lily is currently failing social studies." Dru: Failing! Neil: "Her outline for the unit on economics, which counts for 30% of her final grade was never turned in. Her absence from class yester--" Dru: Yesterday! She's flunking the class, so she's skipping it. Neil: Yeah, but she said she had a free period. Dru: Wait, you knew that she cut class? Neil: Well, I had no idea that she was ditching social studies, but she came to see me, and she swore it was all right. Dru: It was not all right! She had a surprise quiz the last half-hour of the class. It's all there in the letter, along with "lacks enthusiasm" in her other classes. Neil: If it was a surprise, that explains why e e didn't know about the quiz. Dru: It doesn't matter if she knew about the quiz or not, neil. Her butt should have been in the seat, and what was so damn important that she had to come to see you in the first place? Neil: Us. Dru: What do you mean? Neil: You and me. We're bringing her down. Dru: Now I' h heard it all. We are bringing her down? Ha, what else did she say, pray tell? Neil: She said that we're an experiment gone wrong. Dru: An experiment? Neil: Yes, that we're trying to force something that isn't there. She thinks that, you know, we're arguing all the time about our work, and that's going to inevitably lead to a breakup again. You know, she said to cut our losses now. How about that? Dru: Okay, well, she certainly didn't hold back, did she? Neil: It's not like you and i have been exactly subtle. Dru: You're not the first person she talked to about us. Neil: Oh, no. Don't tell me she went to see wes. Dru: Yeah, he stopped by yesterday. E?Wuv?ór! óÑwçñco|Ñw ç lçó>ñÑoóouçÑñs9g?óç Colleen: How's school? Lily: School's school. Colleen: Could you believe scott in french today? I mean, that guy is so strange. Lily: He likes you. Colleen: What? No, he doesn'T. Lily: He sits next to you every day. Doesn't that tell you something? Colleen: I never really noticed before. Did you start that assignment mrs. Bryce gave us yet? Lily: I haven't even thought about it. Colleen: Um, I'm gonna get some coffee. You want to grab a table? Lily: No, I'motot done here. Colleen: What are you telling me? You'd rather chat online than talk to a real, 3-dimensional person? You need to get a life. Lily: Yeah, right. Like that'll ever happen. Olivia: Okay, whoa, you're going into shrink mode, and you're talking to me like I'm a patient with a problem. Wes: Okay, I'm sorry, but I do think that I can help you. Olivia: Aa a doctor or a lover? Wes: Well, I think you know which one I would prefer. Olivia: So what you're saying is all I have to do to solve the problem is to throw caution to the wind and open myself up to be creamed again? Wes: I would never do that, ever. Olivia: You wouldn't intend to. Nobody does. Wes: Liv, ooh! Don't you know how much I would love to get my hands on these losers you've been with who have made you so cynical about men? Olivia: Wes-- Wes: Better yet, listen. I wanto o make you forget about all of them and all the pain they've caused you. I want to be the one that makes that up to you, liv. Olivia: Okay, well, wes, wes, back off. You don't have to do the hard sell. Wes: Everybody calls you liv. You ever wonder that maybe they're trying to tell you something there? Live, baby, live! Live for the moment. You don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow. Olivia: All of this just because I want to slow down a little? Wes: Okay, you know what? If that's still your wish, I'll honor it. What do you say, I'll call you in, what, a couple of weeks? Olivia: Really? You're serious? Wes: Yeah. Come on, I'll take you home. Olivia: You know what? Actually, I'd like to walk. You're not mad at me, are you? Wes: You haven't heard a word I've said, have you? Paul: So, uh, where's ricky? Sleeping? Mary: He's in youolold room. He fell asleep the minute I put him down. You're not gonna wake him up, are you? Paul: Well, I'm gonna have to. Mary: Well, honey, I've had so little time to spend with him since you dropped him off. Paul: Oh, I know. There will be other times. Mary: When? I mean, you're going to be so far away. Paul: Mom, it's a short plane flight. Mary: You know how nervous I am about flying these days. Paul: Okay, we'll come and see you. Mary: Oh, no, you won'T. You'll get all caught up with your life in california. You'll be having holidays and vacations with the braÑas, and I'll just become a memory. I might as well be dead. Michael: Christine says she trusts you, and she means it, in case you haven't noticed. I have to deserve that trust. You do, you do! You're a changed man. From now on, it's nothing but the straight and narrow for you. Why go dig up something you did years ago, just so you can be crucified for it? You learned your lesson. You'll be a good boy. Shut up! It's not that simple. This whole relationship is based on a lie. That is such a crock. You love christine. She loves you. You two are hot together. You did what you had to do to get her away from that self-righteous, blundering half-wit. Look, paul williams had his shot. You won. By cheating. Following whose rules?! All right, I am a little biased because it was my idea, but bottom line-- you won. Don't screw up victory. By growing a conscience? God, I hate that word! Get out. No. Go. Disappear. Puff of smoke. Be gone before someone drops a house on you. You're blowing it. Chris: Michael? Mhael: Get out of here. I don't need you anymore. Yeah, we'll see about that. Chris: You talking to someone? Michael: Myself. Chris: Interesting conversation? Michael: I was rehearsing. Chris: Your vows? Michael: Something I have to say to you, my love-- something that's long, long overdue. Come on,come on, come on. Victor: Sharon is home? Nikki: Can you believe that? Waltzed right ck in as if she hadn't left. Victor: Have you seen her? Nikki: No, victoria did, though. She was staying with cassie. The door opens and voil! Instant attitude. Victor: Oh, boy. Did they argue? Nikki: Of course they argued. How she can even think she would be welcome here, I don't know. Victor: It's her home, it's her family, her children. Nikki: No, it's ne e of those things! She abandoned all of that. She doesn't deserve the time of day from us. Victor: That's not fair, okay? Nikki: Don't you see what a disaster this is? Sharon coming back right when nicholas and the kids are starting to heal? Victor: They're not healing. Don't fool yourself. That's an illusion. Our son desperately wants to stop hurting, but he won't until he admits that he still loves his wife. Nikki: Oh, god help him, because that woman is not capable of any emotion other than selfishness. Victor: Come on, how can you say that? Nikki: I'm telling it like it is. Victor: No, you're angry and upset, and it's ouding your judgment of what's best. Nikki: Maybe what's best for sharon, not what's best for this family. Victor: Look, she's cassie and noah's mother! Nikki: Yeah, let's talk about the children. Let's talk about the horrendous damage she has done to them. Do you know that cassie is still having nightmares about her mother abandoning her? Victor: Which means that she desperately needs her. Nikki: No, it means that that woman shouldn't be anywhere near them. I mean, cassie could have been scarred for life. We don't know the effect it would have. And noah--when I think of that sweet little boy... Victor: Has she seen them? Nikki: No, thank god, thanks to victoria. She had to practically fling her body in front of sharon's before she got the message. Victor: So then she knows? Nikki: About cassie, yes, she knows. I guess it took some doing, but she finally understands that until cassie's doctor is notified about this, it might be best for her to stay away from her. When I think about it, it just makes my blood boil! Victor: Oh, just calm down now. Nikki: No, I've hardly even begun. Victor: Please, just relax. Clam down about it. Nikki: Victor, I will do that once I have given sharon a piece of my mind and not before. Nick: You're still here? Sharon: I couldn't leave. Nick: Why? Sharon: Because we have to talk. Nick: I have nothing to say to you. Sharon: I understand that. Nick: Good. Sharon: I'm sure you want a divorce. Nick: You expect I'll argue that? Sharon: I have no expectations, nicholas. You look well. I, uh... I like the beard. Nick: I'm probably shaving it soon. Sharon: Well, you look really handsome. Nick: Look, I can't handle this. Sharon: What? Nick: This maki small talk with you. You know, you probably don't even know-- since you never bothered to call-- what happened while you were gone. Sharon: Are you talking about cassie? Nick: You know? Sharon: I spoke with victoria, and she told me the whole awful story. Nick: I'm surprised you stuck around. Sharon: Can you imagine how horrible I feel? My daughter almost died, and I wasn't here for her. Nick: You should be devastated. You know, it's one thing to walk out on me, but your daughter with just a kiss and a hug, no real good-bye. No explanation as to when you're coming back, if ever. Sharon: It was a terrible thing I did. Nick: Oh, and thanks, by the way, leaving me to explain it to our kids. Sharon: I handled things very badly. Nick: You didn't handle things at all. You made a mess, and you quit and walked out. You left me holding the bag. Sharon: You have every right to feel bitter. Nick: Why are we even doing this? I have nothing to say to you. I want you to leave. Colleen: Lily, I was only kidding. Lily: I wasn'T. Colleen: Look, I didn't mean that you didn't have a life. I just meant-- Lily: How's J.T.? Colleen: Um, fine, but I don't want to talk about him. Lily: Yeah, right. Colleen: What's that supposed to mean? Lily: J.T. Is practically all you ever want to talk about. Colleen: You're the one who brought him up. Lily: I was doing you a favor. You had gone ten minutes without even mentioning his name. That's, like, a record for you. Colleen: Look, I don't knowhat's bugging you, but I'm not gonna sit here and let you go off because I have a boyfriend. Lily: I'm sorry. Colleen: What's going on with you? Lily: Nothing. Cleleen: Come on, lily, you can tell me. Lily: It's just... I look at you, colleen... Colleen: Yeah? Lily: And your life is so perfect, and mine is so pathetic. Colleen: Don't say that. Lily: Why not? It's true. You have this amazing guy, and I don't have anything. And, you know, I don't even care that school's almost over, because what do I have to look forward to? Colleen: I didn't know you felt this way. Lily: You probably just think I'm feeling sorry for myself. Colleen: No, I do not. Now what is going on? Is it family stuff? Lily: I really don't want to talk about it anymore. Colleen: Well, maybe I can help. Lily: I seriously doubt that. Colleen: You know, I do know a thing or two about not getting along with parents. Lily: Thanks, but no, thanks. Colleen: Lily-- Lily: Would you stop with the interrogation already? Colleen: Um, I'm gonna go get some coffee. Are you sure you don't want anything? Lily: I'm fine. Neil: So lily went running off to wes, huh? Dru: Okay, do you have to go there? Can't you just tell me what you said to her after she went off on her tirade? Neil: I promised her that I would never let anything split this family up again, that we are still adjusting, that we're not quite in sync, but then again, who is? Dru: I'm sure that made all the difference, right? Neil: What did she tell wes? Dru: She told wes that our working arrangement wasn't working out. Neil: Well, it's not. It hasn't been. I mean, ever since you started working for jabot-- Dru: Me? Neil: Think about it. We haven't had a good communication. Dru: Me? Oh, you are not putting all that on me. Why don't you leave newman enterprises, cross the tracks and come work for at jabot? Neil: Leave newman enter-- are you nuts? Dru: No, I'm not nuts. I'm very serious. Neil: Come on, you see what's happening here? This is exactly what lily is talking about. No wonder she's so stressed out. If this is what she's hearing all around the house, then I'm surprised that she hasn't dropped out of school and run away! Dru: Okay, cut the drama. Okay, mr. Stanford business school graduate, do you have any suggestions? Neil: Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do. It's called listening to your customers. They will always tell you what sells. Dru: Okay, what is your point? Neil: My point is, is lily buying into this family thing? Or does it look like a big, fat lemon to her? Dru: (Sighs) Neil: No, sweetheart, we gotta send our daughter to school with confidence, knowing that when she comes home she isn't walking into a hostile environment. Dru: Why do I get the feeling when you're talking about "we," you really mean "me"? Neil: No, I mean you, me, us, we, we have got to work on this thing together. Dru: Right, together, together. That means I should quit my job, riright, lose my competitive edge, and everything remains the status quo with you? Is that it? Neil: Oh, come on, dru! Dru: Yeah. On the next "100 huntley street" hear the story of urban promise, an after school out reach founded by dr. Tony campolo and we have some special features about mothers. Join us next time on "100 huntley street". `R pd Wes: Don't I know you? No, don't say anything. I never forget a face. Um... lily winters, look at you! It's me, wesley. You know, wesley carter. We used to hang out, remember? Lily: Very funny. Wes: Well, what's up, kiddo? How have you been? Lily: Fine. Wes: You know, I was thinking of you just the other day. I was going by that pizza place you like over there on union street. I was thinking. I said to myself, "wesley, if you ever see that girl again, see if she wants to go to that pizza place." Lily: Sure. Whatever. Wes: You're upset with me. Lily: What makes you think that? Wes: Well, considering the way our last conversation ended-- Lily: I'm over it. Wes: Well, I'm not. I'm not real happy with the way things ended between us, so can we talk about it? Lily: What's to talk about? You made things pretty clear the other day. You and my mom are finished-- end of story. Wes: Lily, are you still having problems dealing with your parents? Lily:O,o, everything's swell. Wes: Well, that would explain this delightful mood you're in. Lily: Remind me not to come here when I want to be alone. Wes: Do you want me to leave? Lily: Well, if you hurry, maybe you can still catch aunt liv. Wes: So that's what this is about. Lily, listen, I know this must be confusing for you, and I completely understand. That's why I want to talk to you about it. Now can you please-- Lily: No. I really don't want to have to hear anything that you have to say. Paul: Oh, come on, mom. Plse don't make this harder than it already is. Mary: I know that I probably sound selfish, but I'm really not thinking only of myself. I'm worry about you, son. Paul: I worry about you, too, mom. Mary: Was this a mutual decision? You and ricky leaving without isabella? Paul: No, no, don't read anything into that. I told you I want to get a head start looking for a house, and isabella still has packing to do. Mary: Oh. You sure this is what you want? Paul: I have a family now. I've got to think about what's best for them. Mary: I know I've never supported your marriage to isabella, but if you'll give up this crazy idea of moving, I promise I will never say another word against your wife. Paul: I wish it were that simple, but I want ricky to grow up as I grew up. Mary: How do you mean? Paul: I want him to be secure. I want him to have a wonderful family with two parents. I want him to go to church on sundays, and I want him to have family vacations that we can remember, fishing trips with his dad. Mary: He can have that here, paul. Paul: You don't believe that any more than I do. There are just too many ghosts. Mary: You mean christine. Paul: Mom, I can't cling to the past forever, and neither can she. We've got to move on with our lives. And you, you have to accept that and move on with yours. You know I'm right. Mary: I'll get your son. Paul: (Sighs) Chris: I have a feeling you're gonna say something romantic, so just take your time. I'm all ears. Michael: We agree that I'm a changed man. Chris: Yeah, once there was a man named michael baldwin who was a real pill, but now there's you. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Michael: Hey, hey, I thought I was saying the romantic stuff. Chris: Okay, I'll shut up. Michael: This new guy, you know, he would never try to manipulate you. He would never fail to tell you the truth. Chris: I'm counting on that. Michael: But the old guy, he was trouble. Chris: Boy, was he. Michael: Well, his feelings for you were very strong, but he didn't know what to do with-- Chris: I don't even know why we're talking about him. He's gone. I have you now. Michael: Because I'm that old guy, too, and I can't talk about myself in the third person. I can't pretend that that time and that place and the things that happened weren't real. Chris: Okay, now you're scaring me a little bit. Michael: Not half as much as I'm scaring myself. Not half. W? Victor: I want you to listen to me. We are gonna stay away from sharon. Nick: We are going to do no such thing. Victor: Darling, I interfered in that marriage. Look where it got us. We have to allow our son to make up his own mind about this. Nikki: I disagree. Victor: You will not go to see sharon, victoria won't, and I won't, all right? Our son has to do this all himself. Nikki: Do you really think he's strong enough to make a good decision? You said yourself he's in denial. Victor: Do not confront sharon! We have to allow our son and our daughter-in- law to work this out by themselves. Let us not make the same mistakes we have made before. I won't allow it! Nikki: You won't allow it? Victor: I won't allow it! Don't do this! Don't! Sharon: I'm not gonna try to worm my way back into your life. Nick: Well, that's good, 'cause you'd be wasting your time. Sharon: I know. You feel nothing but contempt for me now. Nick: Apathy, sharon. That's all I feel. Sharon: I'm so deeply sorry for all the pain I've caused. Nick: I'll survive. And the kids-- that's another story. They can be scarred for life. Sharon: I know. I know I've done that to them. I would rather have died than hurt my kids. There is one thing I need to ask, and I know this is a huge request, but I desperately, desperately need to see cassie. It would mean so much to me. Nick: As usual, it's all about you. What you want. What you need. Sharon: Nicholas, if you ever loved me, if you ever cared at all for me, you will grant me this one request. Just a few minutes, that's all I'm asking. I'm begging you. Let me have a little bit of time with my daughter. Michael: Okay. You've heard of the old phrase, "all's fair in love and war." Chris: Yes. Michael: And that means that a man who is utterly and completely in love with a woman, who can't imagine his life without her, and it can sometimes do crazy things. Chris: Crazy... how? Michael: Not crazy like wild. Crazy like desperate. Chris: Give me some idea what we're talking about. Michael: We've agreed that a man can change, right? So just because he did something-- Chris: Nojujust get back to the story, michael. Michael: The first time that isabella went to paul's office, it wasn't an accident. Chris: I never thought it was. She had heard about his reputation. Michael: No, it wasn't like that. I sent her. Chris: Because she needed protection. Michael: No, because I needed something. I needed you, christine. You. That's why I did what I did.