The Green children found themselves in the living room. Last night Eric had dropped a bomb on them. Well it wasn't like that for Elizabeth because she already knew. Jake had stayed up making sure no Ravenwood guys showed up. Elizabeth had stayed up with him. There was no way she was going to sleep knowing some evil doers were on the way. Jake had sent Eric to bed, as funny as it sounds, to keep him from worrying. Before actually going, Eric made it clear to them that was in love with Mary. It was something he needed to get off his chest. Jake was surprised by the confession, but Elizabeth had a feeling it was coming. She had that women's intuition thing going to for her. Anyway, Eric had come down the stairs after his night's sleep. "Going to dump your wife now," Elizabeth said as he made his way into the living.
"If I known you were going to act like this, I never would have told you."
"Oh please. You knew that I would have a problem with this. Your just glad I didn't confront you when I first had my suspicions. So how are you going to break it to her? Go up to her and say something like 'we had some great years together, but I'm in love with a bar whore.'"
"Elizabeth that is so totally uncalled for. You are so out of line. Who the hell do you think you are?"
"Truth hurts." Jake had moved from his spot on the stairs to come between the two of them. He was relieved when Stanley brought Mimi and Bonnie in. He had no idea which one he was going to have to hold back. Stanley announced how some soldiers had come to his farm, asking for gas. "Ravenwood," Jake said.
"They said they were friends of Eric's," Stanley said.
"They found the wallet," Eric said.
"Why are they here," Stanley asked. "What do they want from us?"
"Everything," Jake answered.
Jake had just bringing Gray up to speed on Ravenwood. With Dad still recuperating, Gray was the go to guy, which pissed Elizabeth off to no extent. The plan was to block off the bridge into the main part of Jericho. Of course this would mean that those farm owners living on the other side of the bridge would have to come into town. Their farms would be unprotected and therefore they could fall subject to Ravenwood. Stanley's farm was one of them. Not only was it one of them, it was the biggest. Eric tried to reassure him that it would only be to Ravenwood left, but Stanley knew that his farm would be completely destroyed when he got back. He looked at Elizabeth, asking her to help him with his eyes. She had been the voice of reason in the family; always looking for other alternatives. She was the one who calmed everyone down after the pesticide incident. Stanley needed them for his farm and Gracie wasn't handing them over. He had gone to Johnston to ask for his help. Johnston said he could probably get Gracie to hand them over, but only if Stanley agreed to give a portion of his crop to the town. Stanley was having none of it. Elizabeth said that they should come with some other idea, something that would make all farms give up a portion. She had cooled everyone off. Stanley was hoping she could go that again. Elizabeth just looked at him and shook her head no. She had nothing. "Sorry," she mouthed to him. Out of nowhere Gray announced how he had explosives. This took everyone by surprise because no one was thinking about blowing up anything. Stanley turned bright red and nearly lost it. This time Elizabeth had something to say. "What Gray, you blowing up Ravenwood now. This is absurd."
"Its just an option," Gray said defending his statement.
"Its not. Do you realize what that would do to this town? Not to mention those who live over. Stanley for instance."
"You are here as a guest Elizabeth. You have no say." Elizabeth took a deep breath. She let it in and out, then did it again. She didn't want to lose it in front of everyone. "I don't know if you realize this or not, but my father is doing very well for an almost dead guy. This power that you think you have is going away soon. Whether you like it or not the Green family is still in charge of Jericho. I said it before and I will it again…suck it up and get over it."
One of the biggest mistakes Eric made that day was to go home. Earlier he had finally told April that their marriage was over. April, of course, told his mom. She was not happy. Luckily Dad had gotten out of bed and stopped the small fight that was going to occur. Elizabeth was behind him. He wants to know everything. Elizabeth had filled him in on the main ideas. "We had this handled," Eric said to Elizabeth.
"He's still the mayor," Elizabeth said back.
"Eric talk to me." Eric filled him in on the days events. Ravenwood seemed unfazed by the group of soldiers waiting for them at the bridge. Eric is pretty sure they can hold the bridge, but there are others who are getting on the blow it up ban wagon. That was something Elizabeth neglected to tell her father. That would have gotten him really mad. "Gray's idea," her father asked. Eric nodded in agreement. "Get your brother and stop this."
"He's one those voting for blowing it up."
"Jake," Elizabeth exclaimed. "He is the last person who should be able to make a decision like that. Like Gray, he's trigger happy."
"Stop them," Dad said. "Whatever it takes."
Ravenwood was gone and the bridge didn't need to be blown up. Eric did do whatever it took to stop it. He went and got Jonah. Not the best idea in the world, but it had worked. Now it came for the moment Elizabeth had been waiting for; Dad was back in the mayor's office. She made sure was with him on his first day back. She couldn't wait to see Gray's face. Gray was in there with Jake and Eric, talking about what they should do about Ravenwood, even though they were gone. Gray, of course, still wanted to blow up the bridge. "Your not calling the shots Gray," Johnston said from the doorway. He walked in so everyone could see him. Elizabeth followed. This was going to be good. "Let me remind everyone that I am still mayor of this town." Gray went on babbling about how the bridge being blown up would be protecting the town. He didn't really seem to care about all those people who would be affected. Blowing up the bridge would effect the entire town. Gray then when on to remind him that Jake wanted to blow the bridge up. "What you think that just because he's Green it makes it ok? You think that means my father's going along with it," Elizabeth said. "Really I don't see how anyone could think you are not an idiot." This was a time when Johnston usually scolded his daughter for calling Gray an idiot, but he didn't. He was really mad. Jake started to say something, but Johnston stopped him. "Last time I checked I was elected mayor, so it is my job to make the decisions around here."
"Then maybe its time for a recall election," Gray said. No one spoke, but there was a lot of glaring. "You son of a bitch," Elizabeth exclaimed. "You have a lot of nerve."