Previously on Temptation Lane

"How could you betray me like that?" "I've been in love with her since we were teenagers"
"Marguerite, you're dying" "How did you think you could get away with blackmailing me?"

Lanie set a bowl of popcorn down on her coffee table, followed by a glass of wine and settled in for an hour of her favourite Soap Opera... Temptation Lane!

She rubbed her hands together in excitement.

"Angela, baby, just tell Alfonso that you don't want to be with him anymore"
"I can't, he has family in the mob"

Lanie laughed.

She loved the cheesiness of Soap Opera's, they were a wonderful escape from her daily life in the morgue.

"Let's just run away, Alexa...I love you. Please, just come with me!"
"I love you too, Bradley. But my father will hunt us down if we run away together"

"Girl, go with him!" exclaimed Lanie.

"Ashley, I have terrible news..."
"God, Marguerite, What's the matter?"
"I have cancer, the doctor says I might have only months to live"

"Ooh" came Lanie's thoroughly intrigued response.

"Arthur? Are you coming to the Symphony tonight?"
"I would enjoy that very much, but I have a late meeting"

"Ashley, don't be stupid. Arthur hired the blackmailer.." Lanie said exasberated.

"Have you been following me, David?"
"Oh, Ms. Conrad, No, I'm just making sure you get back to your car safely"
"How sweet!"

Laniestarted to shift uncomfortabley on the couch.

"Alexa! What are you doin' here?"
"I'm not afraid of what father might do anymore. I want to be with you.. forever"

"Awww!" Lanie smiled.

"Arthur won't let you take a dime"
"Oh, Ashley, you don't know your husband at all, do you?"
"What?"
"Who do you think hired me?"

"I knew it...I knew it" Lanie squealed.

"But, why?"
"Because... he's had enough of you"

Just then David lept out from inside the closet and planted an axe in Ashley Conrad's back.

Causing Lanie to jump in her seat "What? Hooow? Why?", she shouted at her TV.

She reached for her phone... dialled it and waited for an answer.

"Hello?" Kate answered , confused.

"Oh, my god"

"What?"

"They just killed Ashley Conrad off Temptation Lane, tell me you watched it?"

"I had to work late tonight..."

"You DVR'd it, right?"

"Of course, you know I'd never miss it"

"Well, I'll let you get back to your paperwork...but we need to have a conversation about this at lunch tomorrow"

"It's tradition" Kate laughed.

The End.