Tracy arrives at the cemetery, is greeted by a rabbi. Flashback to a very young Brad with her. Colleen talks to Lily and Billy about her dad, tears up, leaves for the private service.
Neil comes to the ranch with work for Victor who mentions how Colleen is upset with him after listening to his message for Brad. At the graveside, Colleen and Tracy hug, sobs, Abby too as Ashley looks on.
Jack and Sharon take Noah back to the Abbott house. She says Brad's death is her fault.
Nick's back at the tack house, tense with Phyllis. "You slept with Sharon, didn't you". He says he'll understand if she hates him. She says it's done now, they can move on, but no, he says no, it's been done. Phyllis is astounded that he is surprised by her reaction. Good scene. (Poor Phyllis!)
Jack talks some sense into Sharon about the guilt thing but she's a mess.
Jewish lore is explained to the family by the rabbi. Abby blames Eden for her father's death, again. Another flashback to young Brad with Ashley this time.
Over to Victor telling Neil that Brad was a liar, a cheat and a hustler. Says he hid behind women's skirts, flashback to Victor reaming Brad for marrying his daughter. Victor thinks Brad's death will be good for NE, lol. (ugh)
Victor stuns Neil with his choice of Ashley as Brad's replacement on the NE board, AND possibly Billy Abbott as well, says Billy could use a better mentor than Jack.
Ashley and Victoria share a moment at the cemetery.
Sharon tells Jack that she and Nick made love while Brad was dying. Jack's jaw drops.
Nick tells Phyllis that he thinks he loves both her and Sharon. (Good scene, lots of talking, hard to describe in an unbiased way, but basically, Phyllis was trying her very best to take a rational stand on Nick's philandering with his ex, and he, like the dumb ox that he is, said he loved both women.) Phyllis loses it! Nick goes to hold her and she pulls away, screams "don't touch me". Wow! He offers to move out, Phyllis says NO, that is not happening. She leaves to get ready for Brad's, will he be there when she gets back? He nods silently.
Sharon blames Phyllis for just about everything that's happened and Jack admits that Phyllis had been gunning for her for a long time. She says Phyllis will have to handle her own crap and she'll handle hers.
Lots of flashbacks to Brad with the various wives.
Noah wants to go with his mom to Brad's shiva, Jack too. Sharon goes on ahead, wants to say goodbye to Brad on her own (at the cemetery).
Nick wants some time to think. Phyllis breaks down in tears, begs him not to leave her and Summer. (Ugh, again.)
Colleen bristles when she sees Victor at the Carlton house for the shiva. Victor makes his usual pronouncements to Abby and Noah about Brad, blah, blah.
LOL! Jack calls Brad to Tracy "the Bradcicle". Uh oh. Nick arrives at the Carlton house and immediately runs into Jack. He's thrown when Jack tells him that Sharon asked him to bring Noah there. Tension as Jack tries to figure out if Nick told Phyllis about sleeping with Sharon.
Phyllis finds Sharon at Brad's grave and looks at her with a smile.
Next:
Quick snip of Billy saying something to Victor. Didn't catch it.
Sharon tells Nick that Phyllis apologised to her for disrespecting her. "Something isn't right". Nick looks puzzled.
Victor was there to put his claim on Ashley and Abby, establish that he is lord and master of the universe, lol. It was a little more than inappropriate, to say the least, but hey, that's what Victor does all the time, so no surprises there. Victor certainly does have an elevated estimation of his importance. Ashley was obnoxious today too.
I seriously wanted to smack Nick today. He's cute as a button and I love his dimples and all, but he is so dumb it's painful. Phyllis playing mind games with Sharon is just going to give Nick and Sharon more to talk about, so she's turning stupid now too.
Yeah, that would have been great stuff! I like this Colleen's spunkiness. She DID make a remark about "what the hell is HE doing here" but left it at that. And then, of course, Ashley was all kissy face with him when he turned up, thanked him for coming to support Abby and he said he wouldn't have dreamt of being anywhere else.
I can't help thinking that Victor is using Ashley in his plans against Jack. He's got something nasty up his sleeve and I think Ashley is going to be a part of it.
BYW, that remark he made to Neil in the preview yesterday (for today's show) wasn't on today.
