Jack is annoyed that Ashley hasn't returned any of his several calls. He leaves her an urgent voice mail. Sharon overhears, as do Traci and Dina. Sharon looks really unhappy. All are at the reception for Katherine.
JT, Nikki, Paul, Victoria and Nick talk about Victor and Ashley, how Nikki's plan kind of backfired since he and Ashley are obviously a couple now. Nikki says this day should be about Katherine, so let's go to the club for the luncheon. JT and Paul will scout around looking for Victor and Ashley.
Victor and Ashley are at the ranch. He thanks her, hugs her, for bringing him back to the land of the living. He's home to stay.
Liz, Jill, Danny, Brock, Amber, Daniel, Billy and Esther all stand around yapping about Kay. Gina's there too, overseeing the catering for the lunch.
Marge/Kay with Murphy at his place. She's a complete mess!!
Neil, Karen and Lily join the others at the reception. Yap, yap. Neil tells Lily that he and Karen are engaged. Happy, happy but for now it's just a little secret, bling to come later.
Brock introduces Nina to Cane and Chloe. Cane would like to meet Philip one day, chat, chat.
In comes sourpuss Nikki and has a fit about leaving all her things at the ranch if Victor goes there, he'd be furious. JT and Victoria will go over there and collect her stuff, relieved Nikki. Paul's with her alone now in a quiet corner as she tells him that she was right about Ashley being able to get through to Victor but it's killing her now that they are together.
Ashley asks Victor what he's going to do now about the authorities. Stella appears, surprised to see Mr. Newman back. She tells him that Mrs. Newman brought her back, that she's been living here. Victor asks her to kindly inform the rest of the household staff that he would like them all to come back as well. Happy Stella. He then asks her to pack Mrs. Newman's things.
Amber's harping on again about Kevin and that something was UP with him and Mrs. C and that's the real reason he didn't go to the church service, he felt guilty. Daniel is beginning to think she may have a point.
Murphy and Marge/Kay over coffee at his house. She's baffled when he says she had been drinking a lot and that's why she's in SUCH bad shape now.
Mike gets a call and has to leave the reception for Kay. (It must have been Victor.)
Victoria and JT at the ranch, big hug from father to daughter. Aaaw more hugs as she apologises for what she did to him and Sabrina, He forgives her completely.
Smug ol' Brad informs Heather and Adam that Victor is back in town. Adam looks really worried.
More Danny, Gina and Nina, Amber and Daniel, chit chat. Nina's a "hot shot" screen writer now, says Daniel. Yap about Phillip in Iraq.
Jill thanks Kevin and Jana for coming. Liz and Jill in a special moment about adopting her.
Murphy suggests that Marge/Kay take a shower and get cleaned up. She sort of pretends to know where everything is, staggers a bit. Murphy puts all of her behaviour down to the drinking thing. No mention whatever about a car wreck at all.
Lauren and Sharon agree they need to sit down and talk about what their kids did in Paris. Sharon says that both kids were really sulky on the way home and Noah's been acting out a lot ever since he met Eden. She pisses off Lauren big time by suggesting that Eden's influence on Noah isn't a good one. Lauren sarcastically agrees, however, that it would be a good idea if the kids cooled off their friendship, especially since it was Noah that was arrested.
Noah and Eden at the Abbotts. Both skipped school.
Dina says good bye to Traci and Jack. She's off to her fancy sumpthin' that she took a detour from to some to the funeral. Traci and Jack kind of roll their eyes.
Heather gets the ball rolling with the authorities to trap Victor, bring him in. Adam looks skyward.
Victor tells his daughter they need to put all this past mess behind them now, all is forgiven. In rushes Michael in response to Victor's call. V rehires him immediately to help prove these charges against him are false.
Lauren greets Traci, a little tense at first but it warms up over photos of Fen. Lauren apologises for treating Traci so cruelly when they were kids. Traci graciously responds. Nice little scene.
Paul rolls his eyes when Heather snarks at him for not calling her the instant he saw Victor at the funeral. She rushes off to track Victor down.
Victor denies to Mike and all at the ranch that he never had a diary, never! JT offers up that Adam claimed to have found it there at the ranch. Victor says "well, I'll be damned".
Adam's frantic as he talks to Jack about Victor's return. Along comes Sharon. Jack says it's no big deal that Victor came back and Adam walks away. Sharon frowns again.
Brad approaches Phyllis about Victor's return. She plays it very cool as he digs around for information. Good one, Phyllis, as she calls him on wanting to spill something. He says yeah, you might want to ask Heather Stevens about that. She scowls when she realises he gave Victor to the cops. Brad grins.
A small Lily and Cane moment. Chloe and Billy see the warm exchange and she says "yet another reason to make us feel like crap".
Marge/Kay all cleaned up and wearing Marge's clothes. She says she's "famished" surprising Murphy with her choice of words.
Noah gives Eden her mother's necklace that the thugs ripped from her neck at the cemetery. She thanks him, hugs him. They plan a date for after he's grounded.
Sharon tells Nick about her encounter with Lauren, then HUGS him, smiling. Phyllis sees it.
Gloria and Jeff with Jack. When Jack learns that they didn't get Kay to sign over those stocks, says their chances of getting Jabot back now are dead, as dead as Katherine.
Sharon stops Brad from leaving the reception and they hug. (So much of THAT going on today, lol.) And Phyllis sees that one too.
Mitchell Sherman announces to Billy, Cane, Chloe, Jill. Liz and Esther that Katherine wanted her estate dealt with quickly so he has arranged for a reading of the will tomorrow morning at the Chancellor house. Jill asks him about the changes Katherine made to the will. He says you'll find out in the morning. Worried Jill.
Marge/Kay says her brain is full of cobwebs and Murphy again attributes it to the booze, says all will be alright, he'll take care of her "Marge". Katherine repeats the name over and over as if trying to remember something, but concludes that Marge is HER name.
Mitchell stops by to tell Jeff and Gloria that someone from his office will call them about the reading of Katherine's will. Gloria figures that it's nothing more than a reprimand from the grave.
Nick offers to take Nikki home but she doesn't have one now that Victor is back at the ranch. Paul will get her a room upstairs for now. Nikki's really upset.
Doorbell rings at the ranch - Heather and company. Victor opens it, says he's been expecting them.
Next:
Phyllis gets a call from a police official in Mexico, says Mr. Abbott interviewed him for the story. Phyllis is intrigued. (This is at the tack house. Nick is in the background in the kitchen.)
Victoria calls her mother with the news that her father has been arrested.
Victor in jail, says to Adam, who just walked in, that he's been waiting for him.
I feel really sorry for poor Adam too. We just know that Victor is going to tear strips off of him. At least tomorrow we'll have the will read. I'm looking forward to that.
Can't say that I much like Katherine beginning to think that she's Marge.
I really look forward to the will. SOD said that Jill begins taking pot shots at everyone closely involved with Kay. So me thinks it doesn't look well for her.
And yeah about Marge, I hope it doesn't last long.
