Loma Vista: Episode 18. The Second Strike

    It's the next morning in Loma Vista, and at Randi's Mansion, Randi silently makes coffee, as Blake and Kate have woke, and at Lena's Loft, Lena has cooked breakfast, as Sayyid, Nikki, and Tyrone sits at the table as tension builds and Nikki glares at her Brother, as Lena watches her children with concern and sadness in her eyes. At The Bluebird Manor, Felicia's inside her kitchen, as Jack sits, and tells his Daughter "My life is over Felicia. Ann destroyed me. I have nothing." Felicia tells her Father, as she prepares to head to Thomas Holdings "I'm not interested in hearing anything from you. You need to be at the hospital!" Jack takes another drink of coffee, as Felicia leaves. and Jack pulls out his phone. At Lorenzo and Nikki's Mansion, Lorenzo walks into his study, as Dina sits naked at his desk, and lights a joint, and tells him "Join me Lorenzo." Lorenzo walks over, and gets a joint, and tells her "I'm headed to the office, and discuss a land deal with my Dad, with the dealerships he's closing, I'm building grocery stores. And to add, making Bannister Center Mall the top draw in Loma Vista, and saving Blue Ridge Plaza." Dina quips "I love Blue Ridge Plaza. It needs some love." Lorenzo nods, and tells Dina "I'm out of here, if you need me call." Dina nods, as Lorenzo leaves, and Dina's phone rings, as it's Jack, and Dina tells him "I'm out of town. Sorry Mr.Miller." Dina hangs up, and takes a toke, and sighs "This is the life right here, this place. My paradise."
    At Ann's Mansion, Ann walks into the kitchen, as she smiles, and Luke follows in Ann's bathrobe, as Jenny asks her Mother "So had fun I see?" Ann nods, and tells her Daughter "I prefer a friend with benefits over another marriage." Luke pours himself a cup of coffee, as Ann asks Jenny "What's the news on Sarah?" Jenny tells her Mother "I haven't spoken to Tilly or Felicia yet for an update." Ann sighs "I hate all the damage Scar's done to our family." Jenny sighs "I don't know exactly what to say." Ann looks at Luke, and responds with a confident tone "Scar's old ass is going to prison, and no more problems." At the Loma Vista Police Department, Scarlet's brought inside the visitation room, as she's silent, and William walks inside, and quips "Well look who's finally in a damn jumpsuit!" Scarlet asks "What happened to us William, we were close, and Elizabeth..." William warns his "Sister" "Don't dare speak of my deceased Wife, that'd be the wrong damn thing to say, I just wanted to tell you I'm glad you're here, and your ass will pay for the pain you've caused so many." Scarlet yells at her Brother "Screw you William!" William walks out of the visitation room, as Scarlet's taken back to her cell. William walks into Phillip's office, and tells him "I think she's going to prison now." Phillip nods with a smile "Oh hell yes. Finally after all these damn years the whore's going to pay her debt to society, and our Daughter!" William asks Phillip "How is Lacey these days?" Phillip sighs "She has had some hard times, and I did my best, but she's turned out ok for herself, and lives on the west coast." William sighs "She deserved so much better." Phillip agrees, as William tells Phillip "Scarlet will be out of everyone's lives soon I feel." Phillip assures him "She will! I don't lose a war." William heads to Thomas Auto, as Phillip makes a phone call.
    Meanwhile at Sullivan's River Casino, in Eve's Suite, Eve sits in a chair, and looks out the window, as she's on the top floor, and sighs "I'd rather jump out of this window than to tell Sayyid about Keith. Damn Brooke, I don't think I can do this shit." Brooke walks over, and hugs her Mother, and tells her "Ms.Houston will be there, and she's been good for him, and a huge fan of yours." Eve tells Brooke "Lena is street smart, and she's perfect for Sayyid, both of them are ready to settle down. All I know, Sayyid went dark after his Wife, Cissy and two other children were murdered. He ended up in Prison. With this news, and with Willie passing away thankfully at her home, he's going to snap. I've noticed he's more calculated than he was." Brooke sighs "Well Mom, I'll be there, and I'll help you if you need me to." The phone rings, as Brooke answers, and it's Eve's Son with Sayyid, and last surviving child of Sayyid Ross, River Mathis, as Brooke hands the phone to Eve, as Eve gets emotional and starts to cry. At Lena's Loft, Tyrone has left, and Nikki has went to Loma Vista Hospital of Downtown to see Lorenzo Jr, as Lena and Sayyid walks out of the bathroom, and she tells him "Ok that excited me to meet "The Diva"." Sayyid smiles "That's good, and that was her best album, Keith produced it, and she sang the shit out of some soul. She does mostly jazz, but still has it. Rawness." Lena growls, and Sayyid quips "Quite raw yourself Lena." Lena kisses Sayyid and tells him "Let's go meet Ms.Mathis, and you behave..." Sayyid goes "I already..." Lena says to herself "Oh yeah. Um hum."
    At Loma Vista Hospital at Lakeside, Randi, Blake, and Kate are inside Sarah's Room, along with Tilly, as Dr.Nolan tells Sarah's family "I'm going to slowly bring her out of it, but thankful she will be able to fully recover from this." Tilly hugs her Mother, with tears of joy in her eyes, as Blake kisses Sarah, and holds her hand, and tells her "You're coming back to me, and I have a question." Randi, Tilly, and Kate listen, and Tilly asks "Marriage?" Blake asks "Would it be ok?" Tilly walks over to Blake, and tells him "It definitely is." Tilly hugs Blake, as Haley walks inside, and is warmly welcomed, as Haley hugs Blake and asks her Cousin "How are you taking it?" Randi responds "Like a great young man his Father would be proud of." Blake looks at Haley, as he notices the look on her face as he asks "What happened? Mom was bailed out?" Randi and Tilly looks at Haley, as she responds "Scarlet's my Aunt." Randi sighs "The legendary secret in the Thomas Family. Elizabeth told me the adoption joke, as did Mrs.Thomas, and my Mama. It was played very well, but Barbara suffered, but she's also very much like Felicia in the work world." Blake goes "Aunt Barbara's my Grandmother? What in the hell happened?" Haley tells everyone of what she learned from her and Blake's Grandmother, and Haley's Father, as Blake asks "So how should I go about this? Does Mom know?" Haley shakes her head, and responds "My Mom never told her how she found out, somebody revealed it to her in Adam's Landing." Everyone is shocked, as Blake asks "May I go visit the sorry excuse I have for a Mom?" Randi, Tilly, Haley, and Kate hugs him, as he leaves, and Randi quips "Another Thomas Secret confirmed true." Tilly laughs "Ain't that the damn truth."
    Meanwhile it's silent at Thomas Holdings, as Lorenzo walks inside his office, and sits at his desk and does a check on the retail properties, as Lorenzo says to himself "I want to build something on the edge of town, and create a community around it." Lorenzo draws a map, and thinks of Nikki, as he stops for a moment, and shakes his head, as he tries to focus on his plans. At Loma Vista Hospital of Downtown, Lorenzo Jr's awake, as he has breakfast, and Nikki walks inside, and Nikki asks her Son "Where's Nate?" Lorenzo Jr tells his Mother "He went to work. I wanted to rest." Nikki tells her Son "I'll be here anyway because I'm your Mama, and I got to protect you." Lorenzo Jr tells his Mother "Daddy came by last night and said he loved me." Nikki smiles, as she sighs "He's still a good man, he's having a hard time. He really is." At Lorenzo and Nikki's Mansion, downstairs, Elizabeth stands in the living room, and hears Dina upstairs. Elizabeth sneaks up the stairs, to Lorenzo's study, and goes "Boo." Dina asks "Who are you?" Elizabeth responds 'Lorenzo's Mama.Why are you mooching off my damn son, sitting her naked, smoking out, just kicked back and destroying his marriage." Dina snaps "For one, you died, and two, I drink, so I'm likely imagining this conversation.." Elizabeth snaps back "You have seen me now, and yes bitch..." Elizabeth pulls out her pistol, and looks at Dina, and tells her "Scare tactic, my Nephew was shot recently, and I did it myself, so don't underestimate me at all you whore." Dina yells "I'm going nowhere." Elizabeth puts her pistol in her purse, and sighs "Well it's going to be a hell of a ride when everyone finds out I'm alive, when I tell them, not you, nor another breathing thing in this city that also knows!" Dina nods in fear, as Elizabeth leaves, as she says to herself "What has happened to my boy?" Dina meanwhile asks herself, sitting inside Lorenzo's Study "Did I really see what I thought I seen? Yes. Oh shit.." Dina grows more scared, as she shivers in fear.
    At Thomas Auto, William arrives, as J.R. and Matt welcomes their Uncle, and tells him "Jenny's going to check on Sarah." William sighs "I hope she and Junior will be ok. It's been hell." Matt looks at his Uncle, and Cousin, and tells them with nervousness "Haley's over there, and she could end up telling Blake the.." William rolls his eyes, as J.R. tells Matt "He's got all of us. He's a Thomas." William nods in agreement. At Loma Vista Hospital at Lakeside, Randi, Tilly, Haley, Kate, and Jenny sits inside Sarah's room, as they wait for Sarah to wake from a temporary coma. At Loma Vista Police Department, and Scarlet's inside the visitation room, as Blake walks inside, and looks at his Mother, and goes "So I learned Aunt Barbara really is my Grandmother. I heard Aunt Ann talk about it one night. Never would I had thought it was true." Scarlet sighs "Mama and Daddy, my Grandparents adopted me. Barbara was 15, when I was born." Blake shakes his head, and asks his Mother "Do you want to write Sarah's family an apology for almost having her killed?" Scarlet yells for the jailer, and snaps at her Son "I have no use for Tilly Miller, or anyone related Blake Walton!" Blake yells "It's Camden now Mom!" Scarlet warns him "Don't make me kick you to the side." Blake sighs "I hate you." Blake walks out, as Phillip walks in, and tells Scarlet "He was pissed at you. So nobody's made an attempt to bail you out, and Luke's defending the family against you, and you are going to prison." Scarlet yells for the jailer, and yells at Phillip "Enjoy it while it lasts. Because Lacey's my Daughter. Our Summer together that year when she graduated high school, I taught her some things." Phillip sighs "I know, but you owe her!" The jailer arrives, and takes Scarlet back to her cell, as she's silent, and Phillip returns to his office with anger in his eyes.
   At Thomas Holdings, Felicia arrives, as she walks inside Ann's office, as it's empty, and says to herself "Ok Ann. Where are you hiding?" At Ann's Home, In robes, Ann and Luke has breakfast, as she quips "I'm late for work. But I actually just work partially, and make sure everyone's doing things the Thomas way." Luke laughs "After divorcing Jack, you won't be broke again in your lifetime." Ann tells Luke "Jenny took those deeds and titles to William, and I'll get a percentage on property, and any auto dealerships we decide to retain." Luke nods "You're one smart woman." Ann smiles "Thank you my sex toy." Luke smiles "You're welcome Madam Ann." Ann and Luke share a laugh, and a glass of whiskey. At Barbara's Home, Barbara returns, as she walks inside, and sits down and has a flashback "A young Barbara, age 15, handing Scarlet to her Mother, with tears in her eyes." Barbara's silent, as the past haunts her. At Thomas Auto, William, J.R. Matt, and Jenny are inside his office, as William tells his family "We've made a huge deal with Thomas Holdings on properties, and it's going to be very nice retiring the Miller name in town." Jenny laughs "You are fiery like Grandpa on business." William responds "It's not that. Jack's a piece of shit, and I don't have any use for the son of a bitch." J.R. looks at his Sister, as Jenny sighs "I agree Uncle William." Matt gets off the phone, and asks his Uncle "So how are you connected with Sandi? Did the two of you ever..." William defensively responds "Hell no I never." Matt responds "She wanted to thank you and Aunt Elizabeth for the surprise in her bank account." William tells everyone "Well, Scarlet's going to jail, everything worked." Matt is quiet, as he feels something a miss with his Uncle's reaction.
     Meanwhile at Loma Vista Hospital of Downtown, Nikki sits next to Lorenzo Jr, as both sleeps. At Loma Vista Hospital at Lakeside, Randi, Tilly, Haley, and Kate sits in the waiting area, as Tilly grows nervous, as Dr.Nolan walks out of Sarah's room, and looks at Sarah's family, and tells them "She's very weak, and her immune is low, but she's awake and ok." Tilly walks inside, and Sarah looks at her Daughter, as Sarah asks "Where's Blake?" Randi tells her Granddaughter with a smile "He's on his way back here." Sarah is silent, as she's weak from surgery, and holds her Mother's hand. At Thomas Holdings, Dina arrives at Lorenzo's office, as she asks him "How are you?" Lorenzo goes "I feel great." Dina seductively responds "A celebration." Dina walks over to Lorenzo, and kisses his face, and Lorenzo puts his hands on Dina's shirt, taking it off, as they have sex inside his office. Inside Felicia's office, Felicia looks at her Father, and warns him "Daddy, if Lorenzo or if Ann were to show up, I could lose my job, and Uncle William has never liked you." Jack responds "I don't like William, and I hate Lorenzo!" Jack adds "Dina damn lied. I seen her at the elevators, Lorenzo's pulling William Thomas Sr's old stunts." Felicia yells "I need to read these files from Lorenzo, and you go back to my house or go see Sarah and be there for the family and stop this shit!" The phone rings, as Felicia goes "No, it's not..." Outside the Bluebird Manor, Elizabeth stands at the gates, and signs papers, as she responds "Next stop, home." Meanwhile at Sullivan's River Casino, Lena and Sayyid are inside her office, as Sayyid sighs "Typical Eve Mathis, always running late for a perfection check." Lena goes "Guess that's celebrity. I remember the fiasco in London years ago." Sayyid goes "Keep quiet about that." Eve and Brooke walks inside, as Brooke hugs Sayyid, and introduces herself to Lena, as Eve walks up to Sayyid, and looks down, as she holds his shoulders, and snaps "Damn!" Sayyid asks Eve, as Lena turns to Eve, as Eve looks at Sayyid, and tells him, holding back tears "Keith has passed away." Sayyid's shakes his head, and asks "Was it the Hepatitis C?" Eve sighs "Yes. And he didn't want to hurt you." Sayyid cries "My Son's Dead..."