Episode 65: Bonding.

Baby Frank Wilson is almost six weeks old and Harry and Tina adore who they think is their son, when really the baby is really Greg and Helen's son. Greg is unaware his nephew is his biological offspring and Helen desperately doesn't want to keep up the pretence and naturally wants her son back, but due to the circumstances in which, her brother and sisters in laws adopted son, Jack has been kidnapped, missing with no trace, it's now looking unlikely she could ever come clean and it breaks her heart, as she herself has grown to love the child she has given up for what she believes is generosity. But, will Greg ever see it that way? Not likely. Worse is still to come, Kenneth Depp is lingering in the background and still out for Helen's blood and Greg is not going to let him get near her, what happened a year and a half ago in L.A. has never been answered, but soon it may be. But, Depp is far from Helen's concern.

Jeff Wilson keeps finding dead ends as does son, Christopher, on Nephew and Cousin, Jack. It tears everyone deep inside, as it does to Grand Parents Billy and Audrey, who were the last ones to see him. Jack is alive somewhere, but Vincent Simpson, is the only one who knows what's come of doting son to Harry and Tina. Lutessa Golding has vanished off the face of the Earth, grasping at $100,000. Jeff, however, is now dating new editor of the New York Times, Lea Henderson. Following Donald Blunts resignation, Jeff has struck up a very warm relationship with the Newspaper Goddess and Chris finds it rather uncomfortable. Chris never expected his father to be a lonely widow forever, but having a boss as a future step mother could prove awkward. Lea returns to the office, where she finds George using her phone. She thinks nothing of it and loads up her computer. George cannot take his eyes of Lea's legs and continues on the phone.
'No I've never tried it that way before...no, I'm not worried, it's just I've never tried it that position before, it's all new to me...I know you have to wet it before you put it in...you have to or it could break off...how far, I don't know how far, all the way I suppose, I know you have to keep wiggling it to get all the hairs off though...' George speaks.
Lea is shocked by his gestures. 'All right, alright, put that phone down.'
'I can't talk to you now, I'll call you back later,' George hangs up the phone.
'Do you have to talk like that when you're at work, can't you save that filthy stuff until you get home?' Lea rages.
'That was Christopher,' George claims.
'Christopher?' Lea wonders.
'Yeah, he and I are trying to set up a processing lab up at mine and Lola's place, that way I can take stuff home for example...'
'Alright alright, where's the report on the streaker running through central park?'
'It's on my desk,' George replies.
'Well, get it for me right away, we've wasted enough time on this nonsense,' Lea orders.

Harry and Tina take a trip and picnic into the country with baby Frank, about fifty miles out of the city and think of Jack. Harry says, that Jack would dote his little brother and that he's missing someone very special. Tina agrees as they look across a lake. Tina adds that the peace and quiet from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan is very warm and relaxing and it somewhat takes stress and pain away for now and give time for them to think of Jack alone.
'Your Mom and Dad, would be proud,' Tina points out.
'Both our parents would be warring over the best grand parents of the year award,' Harry jokes.
Tina laughs. 'Maybe not. Dad is very much guilty for making me give up our daughter all them years ago and he is distraught, blaming himself for Jacks disappearance. He knew sometime after we got engaged four years ago, he realized that you had a lovely family and they gave you so much love, Dad had wished he had given Greg more love when he was young.'
'I don't wanna speak ill of my Mom and Dad, but if I had a choice between finding their killer and finding Jack, I know deep down they wouldn't want me to choose, but Jack is the only real hope we have left and with our new son, Frank, the three of us will find him together.'
Harry and Tina embrace.

Jeff takes Lea out to dinner and Jeff explains his birth in California, moving to 'Hexville' upstate New York, his parents murder and living in exile from his brother for sixteen years. Plus, tells his marriage to Sylvia. Jeff states he's not proud of all his past, but figures he's mellowed in recent years. Lea tells Jeff about her first marriage and that her husband used to beat her up and he caused her to miscarry her baby. The two then share a few jokes with one another and talk positive and at the end of the night, Lea and Jeff get passionate and make love.

Audrey and Billy reminisce about old times with photographs of themselves when they fell in love and pictures of Tina and Greg in their schooling years and trips to their origins Scotland and London. Audrey cries she wishes she had Jack and his brother Frank in a picture together.

Lola and George agree to put the wedding on hold for a few months, as she is still worried about Tina.

Helen gets butterflies in her stomach, when Tina and Lola visit with baby Frank. Helen curiously asks how the breast feeding is going? Tina thinks it's strange that the baby is not interested, as the doctor see's nothing wrong. Tina lets Greg hold Frank, unaware Greg is holding his son. Tina notices Helen glaring look at Greg cradling Frank. Helen smiles and goes to make coffee. Helen runs to the kitchen and cries.

A few days later, Lea comes into work and unexpectedly comes into work and kisses Chris on the cheek. Wondering what that was all about, she tells Jeff who follows in to give some surprising news.
'Lea is now officially your new stepmother,' Jeff grins. 'We just got married.'
Lea winks at Chris, who shocked out of his stooper.

END OF EPISODE SIXTY FIVE


Homage: Quotes used in conversation between Lea and George were almost replica to used in the 1984 movie 'The Woman Red.' I used that quote, as I thought it made me laugh.