Week Eight, Part II (Conclusion)
Sean Swindles the Quartermaines: Despite Laurelton using up most of the week's oxygen, this storyline still had a significant surge. Quentin Quartermaine, single again, reconciles with Celia. She's once again her dad's sole heiress, and will once again get annual trust fund payments, too. Edward and Alan fear that Celia and Jimmy Lee's independence (in a manner of speaking) means they can take on Sean themselves.
Monica: "Alan, if the situation were reversed, wouldn't you and Edward do exactly the same thing to Jimmy Lee?"
Alan: "What does that have to do with anything, Monica? Of course we would that. It's business. Whatever works."
Monica: "And every man for himself, right?"
Monica tells Sean, who lets Dimitri know that Pilar's role is to undermine Jimmy Lee and Celia. Once that's done, Monica admits that she's scared about how fast things are going with her and Sean. She doesn't want to throw out the relationship. In fact, she wanted to have both Sean and her life as a Quartermaine, which she thought was safe and sound. Disgusted by Alan's lack of morality in business and certain that extends to love, Monica says being with Sean is where she wants to be.
Speaking of missing morals, consider that on Friday, Edward wants to have Jimmy Lee arrested as part of a scheme to keep him in line. It's moments like this where I'm curious if Papa Q ever thought to himself, "Well, no wonder Tracy was willing to let me die."
Anyway, Dimitri stalls Celia, Pilar cozies up to Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Lee goes to take a shower, Pilar gets into bed, Jimmy Lee comes out in just a towel ... and Celia catches the compromising situation.
Mike's Paternity: Jeff's allowed to stay with the Webbers, even though Mike comes thisclose to preventing it. The social worker has to take both of the youths' feelings into consideration. Even though Mike's mad about sharing his room and school supplies with Jeff, and initially complains to the social worker. he still eventually does the right thing and walks back his griping. Soon after, Ginny stands up to both Mike and Derek. Mike's grounded, Derek can stay out of it, Mike's forbidden from hanging around the studio, Ginny doesn't want to hear it from Mike, and if Derek doesn't stop trying to influence Mike against Ginny and Rick, she'll get a court order. "Listen, I am sick and tired of playing games with him. It is high time that you and Mike figure that out." Go Ginny!
Frisco and Felicia: Along with talking about Laurelton, they get some romantic/comic relief material on Thursday. Frisco throws out his back, and nobody at the Brownstone will let him go to the police academy. "Help me! I'm being held prisoner! In my own house!" On Friday, Frisco's well enough to do some barely subtle snooping and eavesdropping.
Other thoughts:
-- Trixie's still around, albeit offscreen. Ruby says she's got to get back to Kelly's, or else Trixie will quit. The great Jessie Brewer and Dan Rooney drought continues.
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Franko ·
