Loma Vista: Episode 33. The Breakdown

   At Thomas Holdings, Lorenzo and Sully sits inside his office, as Ann walks inside, and asks her Nephew and Sully "How are the two of you holding up?" Lorenzo asks his Aunt "Discussing business, and Felicia's issues." Ann quips "Felicia has always had issues with something. Typical for her. Got it from her whoring Mama. But the one thing Felicia didn't inherit from Randi was the slut gene." Sully asks Ann "Since you're on the board, let me get you into this discussion." Lorenzo is silent, as he takes a deep breath, as Sully asks "One, would you be ok if Lorenzo took time off to take care of his Daddy? And two, how would you feel if I were to, umm, fire Felicia?" Ann lights a cigarette, as she looks up, and goes "Well Sully. I love your ideas. I think you are onto something. But don't fire Felicia, let her go out on her own. I was her Step-Mother." Sully asks Lorenzo and Ann "What's the two of you got against getting rid of dead weight?" Lorenzo looks at his phone, as he tells them "Nikki's just sent a text. Mama's having a meltdown." Ann tells her Nephew "Well sweetie, go check on Elizabeth, and I'll discuss things with Sully." Lorenzo leaves, as Ann tells Sully, as she makes sure Lorenzo gets on the elevator "I agree with you 100% on Felicia. You're Co-CEO, don't be afraid to flaunt your power around here, and if she has a problem with it, she can go to hell!" Sully looks at Ann, and hugs her, as she goes "I want to thank you for being there for me since I've moved here, and my Daughters love you, and call you "Grandma"." Ann smiles, and quips "It's Nanny. Now I have to go, and tell those sweet babies I am going to send them some toys soon." Sully sighs "Oh please don't." Ann walks out, as Sully sits back, and says "As the quote goes, bye bye Felicia."
   At The Bluebird Manor, Elizabeth sits inside the den, as she is silent, and smokes a blunt, as her body shivers, as she cries for William, as there's a knock at the door, and Lena and Nikki stands on the other side, as Nikki pulls out her key, as she looks at her Mother, and Lena tells her Daughter "Open the door baby girl. I got you." Nikki unlocks the door, as they walk in and Nikki yells for her Mother In Law, as Lena whispers "I think she's in the den. I smell weed." Nikki and Lena walks into the den, as it's darkened, and Elizabeth snaps in anger "Did Lizzie tell the two of you to come over here? Can't anyone get the damn memo to leave me the hell alone!" Lena tells Elizabeth "This isn't the Elizabeth Thomas I know." Elizabeth responds "Well this is me now Lena! My Husband's dying, and he waited too long for help!" Elizabeth starts to cry, as Nikki tells her Mother In Law "Go see him!" Elizabeth yells "I can't! I can't watch him die Nikki!" Lena sighs "Do you want us to drag your ass out of here and take you to him?" Elizabeth yells at Lena and Nikki "How about the two of you just leave me the hell alone!" Lena looks at Elizabeth, as she sits in her chair, and cries, and tells her "You know where I am if you.." Elizabeth screams "Get out!" Lena and Nikki leave with sadness in their eyes, as Elizabeth screams from the den "Can't everyone just mind their own damn business and leave me the hell alone! Alone is what I'm about to be anyway." Outside, Nikki looks at her Mother, as Lena hugs her Daughter, and assures her "Elizabeth's only hurting." Nikki takes a deep breath, and sighs "She's shutting down Mama. Dad doesn't need this." Lena tells her "It'll take more than us to help her." Lena and Nikki leaves, as inside, Elizabeth walks through the manor, and unplugs the phones from the cords, and throws her phone across the room, shattering it, as she yells "Maybe now everyone will get the damn point!" Elizabeth pulls out her pistol, and walks into her den, as she puts it on the table by her chair, as she turns on the TV, and cries.
    At Loma Vista Downtown Hospital, Barbara and William are inside his room, as William asks his Sister "Have you heard from Elizabeth yet?" Barbara hangs up her phone, and responds "The landline's busy, and her cell's going to voicemail." William shakes his head, as he tells her "Well just take me back home. I'm ready to get the hell out of the damn hospital. I'll be dead before Elizabeth shows up." Barbara gently hits her Brother, and goes "Don't say that, and apparently you can't leave unless somebody's with you." William sighs "Always following rules aren't you Barbara? Didn't stop you from killing Duke all those years ago." Barbara grins "The benefits of being a Thomas. But you need to realize you're not able to be by yourself, and won't be. Even if I have to move you in with me." William defiantly goes "I'm staying in my damn house!" Lizzie arrives, as she hugs her Grandfather, and Great-Aunt, as Lizzie asks William "So I hear you can go home as long as someone's there with you, and with that, start packing up." William asks his Granddaughter "I thought you were getting an apartment?" Lizzie tells him "Nope. Mamaw kicked me out..." Barbara asks in shock "She did what? Kicked you out?" Lizzie nods, and sighs "She hates me. She's angry right now, and later I'll drive by and see if she has let Tilly stay there, if so then she hates me." Barbara shakes her head, as William tells Lizzie "Well, since you're staying with me. Take me home!" Martin meanwhile walks inside, along with Felicia, as William asks his Niece "How's your marriage with the Doctor?" Felicia asks her Uncle "How are you holding up?" William exclaims "About to break out of here!" Martin tells Lizzie "Get him out of here." William walks into the bathroom, as Felicia looks at Barbara, as she starts to pack up, and tells her "We need to talk about Sully Jackson being Co-CEO.." Barbara snaps "Now? William's dying, and you want to discuss business? Not now. Is that why you came down here?" Martin rolls his eyes, and tells his Wife "I think you have had a few too many shots with Tilly." Lizzie meanwhile's silent, as Barbara asks Felicia "So you've been getting tipsy with your Sister? Why the hell aren't you at your office?" Felicia snaps at Barbara "I expect this from the wicked witch known as your Sister, but not from you!" Barbara tells Martin "You better drive her home. And may want to get her out of my damn sight!" Felicia walks out, as Lizzie asks her Great-Aunt "What was that?" Barbara asks Lizzie "Did you just watch the news?" Martin runs out, as Barbara tells Lizzie "Zach's out of Riverside. And Felicia should damn know better than to come here and discuss business!" William walks out of the bathroom, and tells Lizzie "Well take me home." Barbara hugs her Brother, as he asks his Sister "What were you raising hell about Barbara?" Barbara sighs "Felicia had too many shots of vodka at the bar." William and Lizzie leaves, as Barbara says to herself "And I'm not done." Barbara walks out, and eyes Martin and Felicia in the hallway, and warns her "Tell Randi that if I see Zach, his ass is dead!" Barbara leaves, as Felicia asks her Husband "Have I missed something?" Martin sighs "There was a breakout at Riverside." Felicia rolls her eyes, as she sighs with disgust "Well today just gets worse as it goes along."
    Meanwhile at Randi's Mansion, Randi, Jack, Zach, and Dina sits inside the living room, as Randi, Jack, and Dina have drinks, as Zach tells his parents "Dina's our ticket to destroying Lorenzo, and Aunt Elizabeth. And Uncle William as well." Randi warns her Son "He's dying. Leave it alone with him." Jack reminds his Wife "He has my company Miranda!" Randi looks at her Husband, and tells him "And when he passes, then you can talk to J.R. and then start fighting. I've never had any problems with William, and he deserves some peace in his last days." Randi meanwhile turns to Dina, and asks "So Dina, what do you know that can help me?" Dina tells Randi "Ms.Camden..." Randi goes "It's Miller." Dina sighs "Whatever, Lorenzo had a child with me..." Randi drops her glass of tequila, as Jack gasps "Oh shit! If we sold this story..." Randi yells "Jack Miller shut up with it!" Zach yells "Why not Mom? Do you think if this was us, that they'd let us off so easy? Hell I've been shot by Aunt Elizabeth, and beaten by the damn Thomas family!" Randi sighs "I don't want to burn my bridge with William. I did some bad things recently, and I don't give a shit about Elizabeth, Lorenzo, Ann, or the rest of them, but William's always been the nicest one on that side, and ignored my Sister's advice to have me killed." As Randi, Jack, and Zach argue, Dina walks into her room, as she pulls out her pistol, and has a flashback (At Loma Vista Downtown Hospital, Dina sees her child, as a C-section's performed, and the baby's taken away, as Dina screams for her child, and a nurse walks over, and sticks a syringe into her arm.) Dina looks outside, as she has a thought. Zach meanwhile walks into Dina's bedroom, and asks "What are you doing with that pistol?" Dina tells Zach "I need more bullets." Zach responds "No problem." Back inside the living room, Randi looks at her Husband, and tells Jack "I just had an excellent idea. Let's go over and visit the black sheep." Jack rolls his eyes, and asks "Are you talking about Nikki?" Randi smiles, and goes "Yes. I'd like to tell that bitch the news to see her cry a river." Jack tells her "No Miranda." Back in Dina's Bedroom, Dina looks at Zach, as they listen to his parents, as Zach and Dina look into each other's eyes, and Dina tells him "I think your Mom's onto something." Zach quips "A death wish."
    At Tilly's, Tilly walks around her new bar, as movers begin to bring in tables, as Tilly talks to advertisers on the phone, as Sarah, with Cole walks inside, as Tilly hangs up the phone, and walks over to hug her Daughter and Grandson, and Sarah tells her Mother "Looks like everything's coming along nicely Mom." Tilly opens her arms, as she holds Cole, and goes "Yes it is Sarah. We should be open within the next few days. Where's Blake?" Sarah goes "Back home. He took a nap, and it was a good time for us to sneak down here." Tilly ask "Sneak? Why do you say that for?" Sarah tells her Mother "Scarlet showed up earlier, and seemed cordial." Tilly's eyes widen, as she asks Sarah "Did she try to hurt you? Or Cole?" Sarah shakes her head, and goes "Nope. But something didn't add up. Felt like she was kissing our asses." Tilly hands Cole to Sarah, and walks over to the bar, and pours a drink, and sighs "That sounds like the Scarlet I loathe so much. Starts out so nice, and then turns, and destroys your life forever." Sarah tells her Mother "Blake is completely convinced she's changed, and apparently Barbara's supporting her, and pulled some strings for Blake's sake." Tilly sternly warns her Daughter "Sarah Walton, I want to make one thing completely clear, I don't want that evil whore anywhere around Cole! It's bad enough Lacey's walking around, but Scarlet's another topic, and if she comes around again, it'll be the last time." Sarah looks outside, as she looks towards Ann's Mansion, as she asks "Want to tell Ann?" Tilly asks "Well is she home?" Sarah shakes her head, as she goes "Looks like Jenny and her Husband's arrived, and J.R." Tilly tells Sarah "Take Cole home, and I'm going over there to visit your Aunt and Uncle." Sarah and Cole leaves, as Tilly heads across the road, as Cassie welcomes her Mother and Step-Father home, as Jenny asks her Daughter "Where's my Mama?" J.R. walks out of the kitchen, as he goes "Well Sissy, good you're home." J.R. hugs his Sister and Brother In Law, as Phillip tells Cassie and J.R. "It's sad about William." Jenny asks Cassie "Weren't you supposed to be in college back in Valley Ridge?" Cassie responds "Nanny told me she had a job waiting for me." Jenny rolls her eyes, as Tilly knocks at the door, and J.R. answers, as he hugs her, and Cassie yells "Aunt Tilly!" Tilly hugs her Niece, as Jenny asks her Sister "Lorenzo let you have back the bar and your Mother?" Tilly responds "Only Sarah and I. Now to business." Tilly's eyes turn towards Phillip, as she boldly asks "What in the hell were you thinking letting Scarlet go free?" Jenny warns Tilly "If you came here to start trouble, go back to the bar. It's already enough Uncle William's sick, and my Mama's pissed over Phillip and I." Tilly snaps "Well Jenny, where is your Mama?" J.R. quips "Maybe at your Mama's Tilly. She knows about Randi and our Dad." Tilly rolls her eyes, as she walks towards Phillip, and slaps him, and yells "Your family are a damn joke Phillip." Tilly storms out, as J.R. looks towards Jenny and Phillip, as Cassie sighs "Looks like some things haven't changed." Jenny goes "Tilly's still a bitch." Phillip tells them "And I dread what freeing Scarlet could do to me since Diana's in town." Jenny asks "What about Diana? Diana Adams?" Phillip nods, as he tells his Wife "When she learns of this, my career's done."
   At Thomas Holdings, Sully sits inside her office, as she reads Duncan's sales reports, as the secretary pages "Your Aunt's here Ms.Jackson." Sully goes "Let her in." Ava walks inside, as she quips "Look at my sweet Niece. I have sure missed you back home." Sully runs into her Aunt's arms, as Sully and Ava embrace, as Sully tells her Aunt "You're probably the only person besides Gracie and Xavier Jr I miss back home." Ava sits down, and asks "So how's Loma Vista treating you sweetie? It's grown since I was last here over thirty five years ago." Sully sighs "It's ok. Ruthie and Bethany's healthy. Aunt Ciarra's doing well for her age, but my heart's broken." Ava's eyes fill with sadness, as she tells Sully "You miss Xavier and Beth. Just know they're watching over you, and are proud of you Sully." Sully tells her Aunt "Would you be proud of me with this merger?" Ava sits back, and tells her "Xavier would support it, and it benefits Thomas Holdings, and Jackson Inc, and therefore, it has my support. Now about your pain in the ass." Sully snarls "Felicia." Ava asks "How is she causing you grief?" At Felicia's Loft, Felicia walks inside, as she sighs "Well today's been a nightmare. Sully, Barbara, what else could go wrong?" Suddenly, Felicia hears loud music, and yells "Turn the damn music off!" There's a knock at Felicia's door, as she answers, and it's Tyrone, as he snaps "What's your problem bitch? All you do since you moved in our neighborhood is gripe and bitch, bitch." Felicia warns Tyrone "I don't like being called a bitch." Tyrone snaps in a hateful tone "And I don't like you, your Mama, or your Aunt. Why don't you and the Doctor take your white asses on someplace else." Felicia asks "Are you threatening me thug?" Tyrone pulls up his shirt, and asks "What if I am? What you gonna do?" Felicia sees Tyrone's pistol, and shuts the door, as Tyrone forces it back open, and snaps "One more time." Tyrone walks back to his Mother's loft, as Felicia slams her door with disgust, as she picks up her phone. At Lorenzo and Nikki's Mansion, Nikki returns, as Lorenzo sits on the couch, and smokes a blunt, as Nikki asks her Husband "I thought you said you were quitting?" Lorenzo sighs with disgust "Well baby, looks like I'm not." Nikki sits next to Lorenzo, as she asks him "Is everything getting to you?" Lorenzo's phone rings, as he hands Nikki his blunt, and walks upstairs to his study, as Nikki takes a hit, and calls Lizzie, who's arrived with her Grandfather back at his home, as Nikki asks her Daughter "How's your Papaw?" Lizzie tells her Mother "I'm staying here Mom. He's missing Mamaw." Nikki tells her "Tell Dad I love him." Lizzie goes "I will." Lizzie hangs up, as William sleeps in his recliner, as Lizzie watches her Grandfather. Back at Lorenzo and Nikki's Mansion, Lorenzo sits in his study, with the door shut, as he tells Scarlet, who's at The President's Room with Lacey "You owe me now." Scarlet snaps "I done my part, so now I don't owe you shit!" Lorenzo yells "The hell you don't! Wasn't for me, you'd be in prison whore! You failed, and you knew the damn deal!" Lorenzo hangs up. At The President's Room, Scarlet has fear in her eyes, as Lacey tells her Mother "Don't fear Lorenzo. His downfall's around the corner." Scarlet smiles, as she looks at the tabloid "The Exposer", "Yes it is Lacey. And it will hurt him." Meanwhile at Randi's Mansion, Randi and Jack sits together on the couch, as they kiss, and in Dina's bedroom, the door's shut, as Zach tells Dina "I think I'm falling for you." Zach attempts to kiss Dina, as she warns him "Ok, don't get emotionally attached. All I want is one thing, my Son. So you need to help me, or else." At The Bluebird Manor, Elizabeth sits in the den, as she watches the news, and smokes a joint, and sighs, as she pulls out her pistol "Well Dina, your ass is mine." There's a knock at Elizabeth's door, as she yells "Go away!" They knock again, and Elizabeth, with the joint hanging from her mouth, and pistol in hand, walks to the door, and opens, as Barbara walks inside, and sternly tells her Sister In Law "Pull it together and take care of my Brother or I'll help you." Barbara pulls Elizabeth's joint out of her mouth, and stomps it, as Elizabeth is silent. Meanwhile at Randi's Mansion, there's a knock at the door, as Dina pulls out her pistol in her bedroom, as Zach tries to walk out, and Dina aims at him, and Zach sits down. In the living room, Randi walks up to the door, as Diana stands on the other side, with Ann, as Diana tells Randi "Congratulations on the marriage. Ann and I thought we'd help you pack." Randi asks "For Jack and I's honeymoon?" Ann laughs, as Diana sighs "No, to move the hell out of my Brother's home whore."