#027 Tuesday, May 15th

Carol is confronted by B.P. in her kitchen when she returns home.

B.P.: Did you rethink that decision?

Carol: (gasps) What are you doing in my house?

B.P.: I think that I'm having trouble getting through to you.

Carol: I paid you off, now get out of my house before I call the police

B.P.: Not until you hear me out.

Carol: I have heard what you have to say and I'm not interested

Cody walks in

Cody: Back off, man. It's one thing when you mess with me, it's another when you involve my family.

B.P.: Defending your family, how noble.

Cody: I'm not playing around here, I've told you to stay away from my family.

B.P.: Oh, I'm really afraid of me rich kid who ran away from home.

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Cody grabs B.P. by the collar

Cody: Now you listen to me good! If I ever see you around here ever again, I'll make you wish that you never were born. Do you understand me?

B.P. pulls away from him

B.P.: You're gonna find out the price of threatening me real soon.

B.P. storms out of the kitchen door.

Cody: Are you all right?

Carol: Yes, just little shaken up.

Lynette comes home to find Jim packing his things.

Lynette: So this is what it has come to?

Jim: I think it's best if we just spent a little time apart.

Lynette: You're running away. I expected more from you.

Jim: I'm doing this to try and save our marriage.

Lynette: If you would just give me a little consideration--

Jim: I've tried that, but it's not enough for you. You refuse to be patient with me.

Lynette: I've been patient with you, but so far it's gotten us nowhere.

Jim: It's not only me and it's not only you, we are both to blame for this mess. Now I've come to the conclusion that we need to be apart if we are going to save this marriage.

Lynette: Walking out isn't the solution, Jim.

Jim: I'm not walking out, I'm just going to stay at a hotel until we both can fully sort out of feelings.

Lynette: If you walk out, I don't know what it will do to us.

Jim: I'm sorry, I don't have a choice.

Jim grabs his suitcase and leaves. Lynette walks out of the porch and watches him drive off, with a look of frustration on her face.