Loma Vista: Episode 8. Securities

   It's the next morning in Loma Vista, and at Loma Vista Hospital at Lakeside, Zach sleeps, as Jack is awaken, as his Daughter, Jenny stands inside the room, and Jack hugs his Oldest Daughter, as he tells her "Welcome home. How's things in at the offices in Noland?" Jenny tells her Father "Just fine Dad, now let's have a talk outside." Jack asks his Daughter "Want to speak to Zach? I'll wake him." Jenny glares at her Youngest Brother, as she walks outside, and Jack follows, and tells her "Ann told me you were here last night." Jenny tells her Father "I am seeing something I'm not liking. She's drinking again. She can't handle much. Aunt Elizabeth passing away, to Victor, who was a real Father, to J.R. and I's Grandparents, you need to tend to Mama. She's lonely." Jack tells Jenny, taking a deep breath "She knows how I feel about all my children.." Jenny tells him "Well, I'm going to visit Aunt Barbara, and you just be lucky I have a relationship with you, or J.R." Jenny leaves, and Jack walks into Zach's room, and calls his Wife, as Ann's phone sits in the living room of their Estate, and silence.
   At Lorenzo and Nikki's Mansion, Lorenzo Jr walks downstairs, as Nikki's in the living room, and tells her Son "Lorenzo's left for the office. So it's safe to be yourself." Lorenzo Jr breathes a sigh of relief, and sits down, as Nikki tells him "Let's you, me, Nate, and your Grandma have lunch today? It'll be safe, just us. She's open-minded, and I think she can tell anyway, but hasn't changed her attitude." Lorenzo Jr responds in a scared tone "I'm not fond she's with a legendary hitman, and his number one fan's her child, and I'd say favorite." Nikki tells him with frustration "Tyrone's my Brother, and the Houstons are always together." Lorenzo Jr gets his phone to call Nate, and heads to his bedroom, as Nikki sends her Mother a text, and Lena responds from her office at Sullivan's River Casino "I'm ready."
  Meanwhile at Randi's Place, Randi, Tilly, and Sarah sits at the bar, as Sarah makes each of them a drink, and Sarah tells her Mother and Grandmother "That was sweet what Lorenzo did for us." Randi tells them "I will always hold him in high regard after his gesture. It was a move of a Duncan, and my Daddy and Mama, and Elizabeth are smiling down right now." Tilly sighs with a smile "He has always been close to us, except for Zach." Sarah asks "Sibling rivalry since they are close in age?" Randi nods, and tells her Granddaughter "And their Grandma would normally antagonize it, she enjoyed it, did it to disturb Daddy. He'd then further spoil them. And Elizabeth, well I won't discuss that." Randi laughs, and Tilly asks her Mother "Speaking of Zach, any word from Daddy on his condition?" Randi goes "He's wake, and sleeping." Sarah shakes her head, and tells them "I will never forgive him for this." Ann walks inside, as she's overheard them for a few moments, and yells "Well I'll be damn if one of Randi's spawns grown brains!" Randi asks Ann in a disgusted tone "What in the hell do you want? You are the last person I want to see. If you shot him.." Ann laughs, as she sits, and tells Sarah "Whiskey." looks at Randi and Tilly, and laughs "You owe me now whores." Tilly angrily yells "What in the hell did you just call me you old withered up bitch?" Ann slaps Tilly across the bar, and Randi yells at Ann "Go someplace else before I have your ass arrested!" Tilly yells at Ann "You are fortunate I have standards." Ann quips "The Randi standards are to seduce men, break up homes, destroy the man's kids, and then raise a piece of shit to rob her Sister's, and her Husbands family." Sarah pours the Whiskey on Ann's fur coat, and Ann slaps Sarah forcefully, and another fight erupts, as Tilly loses her temper, and Randi follows suit, as Tilly pushes Ann, and Ann punches Tilly in the face, and pushes Randi onto a chair, as J.R. and Blake walks inside, as Sarah stands back, and rushes over and breaks up the fight, as J.R. looks at his Cousin, and tells him "Take your Aunt Ann back home." Ann yells "Jackie's back with this whoring damn tramp! And her damn spawns just think they are all that matters. The hell it ain't! Not as long as I am Mrs. Jack Miller!" Blake looks at Sarah, as both sadly take a sigh of sadness, and Blake escorts his Aunt out, as her Son helps. Inside, Tilly screams "I DAMN HATE HER!" Randi sighs with disgust "Hypocritical bitch."
    Meanwhile at Thomas Holdings, Lorenzo sits inside his office, and tells someone on the other line "I love that. Send me the blueprints so I can find a site to build." Felicia walks inside, and hugs her Cousin, as he asks "What was that for?" Felicia responds with pride "Helping my Mom, and my Sister. Thank you." Lorenzo responds "No thanks needed." Felicia asks Lorenzo "What's your plan?" Lorenzo responds "He will pay me for everyone's losses, and then I'll invest it, and share among the ones he screwed over, or he can be dinner for the fish in Lake Pittman. It's his decision." Felicia tells Lorenzo "Don't start thinking like that. There's other ways besides William Thomas Sr's methods of payment." Lorenzo looks at Felicia, and screams "My Mother is DEAD! And that sorry ass Brother of yours extorted her, and he will regret it with each breathe the bastard takes! I don't give a shit about him, and I wish he was dead." Felicia is shocked, and notices the seriousness in her Cousin's eyes, and calmly reminds Lorenzo "He will live with it. Please don't go after him. For my Mom?" Lorenzo asks Felicia "Aren't you supposed to be meeting with Ben over those new Duncan's locations for our expansion?" Felicia walks out, shaking her head, as Lorenzo sits back, and says to himself "Whoever shot him, I want to thank in person." Felicia meanwhile stands at the elevator, as Ben walks up, and tells Felicia "Hate to hear about Zach." Felicia sighs "Yeah." The doors to the elevator opens, as Sayyid and Tyrone walks off, and Felicia has a look of fear in her eyes, as she watches Sayyid and Tyrone walk inside Lorenzo's office.
    Meanwhile at Barbara's Home, Jenny catches up with her Aunt, as they discuss Ann, and Barbara tells Jenny "Ann has always been that way. And she's not going to change, and has never gotten over Jack's affair with Randi." Jenny goes "Hell, Mama won! But she is killing herself worrying about Dad and Randi being together, and with that Bastard she had in the hospital, and Dad's not even noticing anything off with her." Barbara looks at Jenny, and tells her Niece "Sweetie, I think the man she really loved, was Victor. Jack was just her Plan B." Jenny sighs "She did go crazy when Victor was murdered." Barbara sits back, as she drinks coffee, and tells Jenny "I really don't keep in great touch with Ann. If you want more answers, talk to William. The one who'd really be able to help isn't here." Jenny sighs with sadness "Aunt Elizabeth and Mama were close." Barbara nods, and tells Jenny with sadness "Elizabeth was the only person Ann confided in. They were Sisters. Her death has hit Ann very hard as well." Jenny gets a text from her Brother, as Jenny looks at her Aunt, and tells her "Mama's just gotten into another brawl with Randi, and Tilly and Sarah were involved. Before I leave, could I ask you something?" Barbara nods, and Jenny pleads to her Aunt with urgency "You are the oldest of Mama's siblings. Could you try to talk to her, and help her?" Barbara hugs her Niece, and tells her with defeat in her voice "Ann's never listened to me, and she never will. You and J.R. will have to be the two to do the work, but I am here." Jenny leaves for Jack and Ann's Estate, as Barbara grows concern, and calls William, who sits in his office at the Thomas Auto Headquarters, as Barbara tells her Brother "We're going to have to help Ann before she destroys herself. Jenny just came by and..." William takes a deep breath, and tells his Sister "I'll try to talk to Jack." Barbara tells him "That's her problem. Jack."
    Back at Randi's Place, Randi, Tilly, and Sarah stands behind the bar, as customers arrive, and Tilly puts an ice pack on her face, as Sarah asks her Mother "How's your eye Mom?" Randi sighs with disgust "Ann has it coming. Today was it! I plan to handle her ass, and put her in her place!" Sarah looks at her Grandmother, and tells her "Please just relax. Remember karma?" Randi goes "Sometimes you have to play the role Sarah, and I intend to do that. She just crossed the line." Tilly tells them "Dad knows, and he's on his way home. Apparently J.R. and Jenny are worried she's losing it." Randi quips "She already has! The day I walked in on her seducing Jack after Victor's murder!" Sarah asks "Wasn't Grandpa and Ann together first.." Randi looks at Sarah, and boldly tells her Granddaughter "I don't give a damn about ancient history. Nobody hits my children unless it's me!" Meanwhile at Jack and Ann's Estate, J.R. walks into the living room, as Ann stands at the bar, and pours a glass of whiskey, and J.R. tells his Mother "Put the bottle down Mama. Dad's on his way here, and so is Jenny. Let's work this all out. He's not sleeping with Randi. But he does piss me off with his loyalty to Zach." Ann yells at her Son "Jack Miller Jr, if you believe the bullshit, then you are a real dumbass!" J.R. warns his Mother, as Ann takes a drink "Put down the glass." Ann takes another drink, and J.R. throws the whiskey bottle across the living room, as he yells "STOP MAMA!" Ann breaks down, and looks at her Son, and J.R. holds her, as Ann sobs uncontrollably, as Jack walks inside, and glares at his Wife, with anger.
    Meanwhile Nikki and Lorenzo Jr have arrived at Sullivan's River Casino in a restaurant called "Ernest's Kitchen, founded by Elizabeth, where Lena sits, and Lena gets up to hug her Grandson, with a nervous look on her face, as Nikki looks at them, as Lena asks her Daughter and Grandson "Where's Nate?" Lorenzo Jr tells his Grandmother "He's on his way." Lena is quiet, as Lorenzo Jr asks his Grandmother "So you really support me, and my choice Grandma?" Lena is silent, as Nikki holds her Son's hand, and Lena touches Lorenzo Jr's face, and tells him "You are my Grandbaby. Somebody has to keep you in check since Elizabeth isn't here to do it." At Thomas Holdings, Haley arrives inside Felicia's office, as Felicia and Ben are looking over the plans for a new store concept for Duncan's, as Felicia asks her Sister In Law "Are you ready to visit Zach?" Haley tells Felicia "I think I'm going to need Luke Mason's help with a divorce. I've had enough of it." Felicia looks over at Ben, as he goes "Well Haley, call me.." Felicia yells at Ben "Go to your damn office you horny bastard!" Ben walks out, as Felicia asks Haley "I thought you were giving him another chance?" Haley sighs "I've had it Felicia. I'm not going to take his abuse, or anybody else's." Felicia hugs Haley, and tells her "If you want to divorce my Brother, you have my support." Upstairs, inside Lorenzo's office, Lorenzo and Tyrone smokes a blunt together, as Sayyid looks out of the window, and tells them "Zach has many people going after him. Nothing would surprise me. I know I didn't shoot him, though he needed it." Lorenzo looks at his Brother In Law, as Tyrone passes the blunt to him, and Lorenzo takes a deep toke, and tells Tyrone and Sayyid in a calm tone "If he doesn't pay me. He will die." Meanwhile at Jack and Ann's Estate, Jenny returns, as Jack asks his Wife, as J.R., and Jenny stands by their Mother, as Ann is crying "Did you shoot Zach? If you did Ann, we're over. This is the last straw." Ann looks at her Husband, and walks up to him slowly, and tells him "What if I did Jackie? What if I did shoot him? If I did, he'd already be in a coffin." Jack grows furious, as he yells "I can't take this anymore. Either accept things, or we're done damnit!" J.R. yells at his Father "Don't yell at my Mama!" Jack yells at his Son "Your Brother was beaten by you, and the thugs that helped you. I'm sick of the shit! I want a divorce." Jenny tells her Father "If you do this, forget me, and my children." Ann walks over to the cabinet, and pulls out a pistol, and tells Jack, as Jenny and J.R. grow scared "If you want me gone Jackie, just say the word." Jack is silent, as Ann holds the pistol, and tells her children in a slurred tone "You heard him. He wants me gone." Jack watches his Wife, as Ann aims the gun at herself, and sighs "Where better than where my broken heart beats." J.R. and Jenny glare at their Father, as Ann turns off the safety, and a shot's fired! At Loma Vista Hospital at Lakeside, Zach wakes up, as he's groggy, and looks up, as he goes "What are you doing here?" The person pulls out a syringe, and tells Zach "Time to finish your ass off."