Season 4 Episode 18
"Secrets Are Never Kept Forever"
After Jake left with Grace, Eli also left but he had no idea of where to go. Should he go home and tell Rick about everything that was going on? Should he just run away and avoid facing everyone? Because it wasn't going to be easy. Now everyone would now he helped Grace through all this, and even though it wasn't really his fault, Eli knew people wouldn't react too friendly - especially Rick. He couldn't go to Karen either, because he didn't believe he was going to find understanding in her. So he decided he would go to Lily - not only because she usually respected his thoughts and understood him, but also because he felt she shouldn't receive those news in the Jake way.
During all this, Rick stayed home with Zoe, who was a little scared from what she had seen that morning. "What was going on with my Dad this morning? Why he was so nervous?" She asked Rick. He looked at her for a long time, trying to come up with an appropriate answer - but not a lie - for a twelve-year-old. "He was worried because your sister didn't come home last night." Rick answered. "She's behaving badly, isn't she?" Zoe said casually. "I suspected that. She and Eli have been full of secrets lately." That frightened Rick a little. Was it possible that Eli knew everything from the beginning? No, he couldn't believe it. "What do you mean, Zoe?" Rick asks. "Oh, they're always whispering and he's always driving her somewhere." Zoe answers as she looks a magazine. Rick looks at his watch, wondering what's taking Eli so long to come back. He fears the worst could have happened.
Soliloquy Rick has a seriously worried look. "What am going to tell Lily? That I couldn't take care of her daughter? And worst of it, my own son might have known about this all the time."
At the hospital, Lily is wondering why Rick isn't there as he promised he would be. It's almost noon and Rick said he would be there before eleven o'clock. "Nothing happened, Lily! He probably got a call from a client and it's at a meeting." As she was telling herself that, a nurse entered and told her she had a visit. Lily smiled excited, thinking it was Rick. You can't say she was disappointed when she saw Eli, but she was for sure surprised. "Eli! It's so nice to see you!" She says, and then asks, "Is something wrong with your Dad?" Eli smiles weakly and says, "No, he's fine. For now." He then sits on the side of her bed. She starts to talk. "You know, the doctor said I can start walking again tomorrow." She's very happy. "I might even make it to the girl's custody hearing." Eli's smile fades away at the mention of this subject. "Lily, there's something I need to tell you." Lily looks at him surprised. She has never seen Eli talk so seriously. She doesn't have a good feeling about what's coming. "Tell me, Eli. Don't be afraid. Nothing will harm me anymore." Eli shakes his head in despair. "It's about Grace. She's with Jake." Lily puts her hand on her chest, over her heart. Eli goes on, "He came home this morning and Grace wasn't there." Lily interrupts him, "Oh my God! Where was she?" Eli takes a moment and says, "At Mr. Dimitri's house." Lily is speechless. She could expect everything but that, she didn't even remember that Dimitri existed anymore. She quickly understands what this means. Jake has the perfect case for next week's hearing.
Meanwhile, Rick is desperate with the lack of news. She decides to call Judy. He hides in the bedroom so Zoe won't listen to the conversation. "Judy, it's me, Rick." He says after Judy answers the phone. "Hi, Rick. What's up?" Judy asks friendly. "Do you know where Jake is?" Judy thinks that question is really weird. "He's probably at Booklovers. He's supposed to be there today. Why?" Rick then fills Judy in on that morning's events. Don't forget he still doesn't know that Grace was with Dimitri. "I'll go to Booklovers," Judy says, "And if she's there I'll take her with me to the hospital." Rick says that he wants to go to Booklovers too, but Judy won't let him. "You'd better not see Jake for now." Rick finally accepts that she's right. "I'll go to the hospital with Zoe and we'll meet there." He says.
After less than an hour, Judy arrives with Grace - who's crying - at the hospital. Rick and Zoe are waiting for them outside. Rick wanted to know what was going on before he went inside to see Lily. As he sees Grace coming out if Judy's car crying, his last hopes are gone. Grace tells Rick what's going on while Judy takes Zoe to Lily's room. Zoe insists that she wants to stay and know what happened to her sister, but Judy doesn't let her. It doesn't take more than two minutes for Grace to tell Rick about what happened. In the end, she asks if Eli is also there. "I don't know where Eli is. He disappeared this morning after your Dad showed up." Rick answers. "Poor Eli," Grace says, still crying. "He tried to help me, but my Dad followed him. Even in the end he didn't give up." Rick is stunned to hear that. "He knew where you were?" Grace raises her head and realizes she has said too much. But it's too late.
Soliloquy Rick looks crushed. "My own son! How could he do something like that?" His eyes are full of tears. "He knew it was wrong."
In less than a minute, Rick and Grace were arriving at Lily's room. Judy and Zoe were already there. Judy was surprised to see Eli there, but she didn't say anything. She was afraid to spoil the moment between Lily and Zoe. "Mom, why are your eyes so red? Did you cry?" Zoe asks. "Oh, a little. It's just that this whole situation has made me more sensitive. Also, women get a little too sensitive when they're expecting a baby." Lily says, trying to pretend everything is OK. At this moment, Grace and Rick open the door. Grace runs to Lily and hugs her very tight. Rick enters the room and, to his surprise, sees Eli standing there. Eli looks at his Dad and immediately realizes, by the look in Rick's eyes, that he already know about everything. He gets closer to Lily's bed, first kisses her and then he whispers to Eli, "I want to see you outside. Now."
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"Secrets Are Never Kept Forever"
After Jake left with Grace, Eli also left but he had no idea of where to go. Should he go home and tell Rick about everything that was going on? Should he just run away and avoid facing everyone? Because it wasn't going to be easy. Now everyone would now he helped Grace through all this, and even though it wasn't really his fault, Eli knew people wouldn't react too friendly - especially Rick. He couldn't go to Karen either, because he didn't believe he was going to find understanding in her. So he decided he would go to Lily - not only because she usually respected his thoughts and understood him, but also because he felt she shouldn't receive those news in the Jake way.
During all this, Rick stayed home with Zoe, who was a little scared from what she had seen that morning. "What was going on with my Dad this morning? Why he was so nervous?" She asked Rick. He looked at her for a long time, trying to come up with an appropriate answer - but not a lie - for a twelve-year-old. "He was worried because your sister didn't come home last night." Rick answered. "She's behaving badly, isn't she?" Zoe said casually. "I suspected that. She and Eli have been full of secrets lately." That frightened Rick a little. Was it possible that Eli knew everything from the beginning? No, he couldn't believe it. "What do you mean, Zoe?" Rick asks. "Oh, they're always whispering and he's always driving her somewhere." Zoe answers as she looks a magazine. Rick looks at his watch, wondering what's taking Eli so long to come back. He fears the worst could have happened.
Soliloquy Rick has a seriously worried look. "What am going to tell Lily? That I couldn't take care of her daughter? And worst of it, my own son might have known about this all the time."
At the hospital, Lily is wondering why Rick isn't there as he promised he would be. It's almost noon and Rick said he would be there before eleven o'clock. "Nothing happened, Lily! He probably got a call from a client and it's at a meeting." As she was telling herself that, a nurse entered and told her she had a visit. Lily smiled excited, thinking it was Rick. You can't say she was disappointed when she saw Eli, but she was for sure surprised. "Eli! It's so nice to see you!" She says, and then asks, "Is something wrong with your Dad?" Eli smiles weakly and says, "No, he's fine. For now." He then sits on the side of her bed. She starts to talk. "You know, the doctor said I can start walking again tomorrow." She's very happy. "I might even make it to the girl's custody hearing." Eli's smile fades away at the mention of this subject. "Lily, there's something I need to tell you." Lily looks at him surprised. She has never seen Eli talk so seriously. She doesn't have a good feeling about what's coming. "Tell me, Eli. Don't be afraid. Nothing will harm me anymore." Eli shakes his head in despair. "It's about Grace. She's with Jake." Lily puts her hand on her chest, over her heart. Eli goes on, "He came home this morning and Grace wasn't there." Lily interrupts him, "Oh my God! Where was she?" Eli takes a moment and says, "At Mr. Dimitri's house." Lily is speechless. She could expect everything but that, she didn't even remember that Dimitri existed anymore. She quickly understands what this means. Jake has the perfect case for next week's hearing.
Meanwhile, Rick is desperate with the lack of news. She decides to call Judy. He hides in the bedroom so Zoe won't listen to the conversation. "Judy, it's me, Rick." He says after Judy answers the phone. "Hi, Rick. What's up?" Judy asks friendly. "Do you know where Jake is?" Judy thinks that question is really weird. "He's probably at Booklovers. He's supposed to be there today. Why?" Rick then fills Judy in on that morning's events. Don't forget he still doesn't know that Grace was with Dimitri. "I'll go to Booklovers," Judy says, "And if she's there I'll take her with me to the hospital." Rick says that he wants to go to Booklovers too, but Judy won't let him. "You'd better not see Jake for now." Rick finally accepts that she's right. "I'll go to the hospital with Zoe and we'll meet there." He says.
After less than an hour, Judy arrives with Grace - who's crying - at the hospital. Rick and Zoe are waiting for them outside. Rick wanted to know what was going on before he went inside to see Lily. As he sees Grace coming out if Judy's car crying, his last hopes are gone. Grace tells Rick what's going on while Judy takes Zoe to Lily's room. Zoe insists that she wants to stay and know what happened to her sister, but Judy doesn't let her. It doesn't take more than two minutes for Grace to tell Rick about what happened. In the end, she asks if Eli is also there. "I don't know where Eli is. He disappeared this morning after your Dad showed up." Rick answers. "Poor Eli," Grace says, still crying. "He tried to help me, but my Dad followed him. Even in the end he didn't give up." Rick is stunned to hear that. "He knew where you were?" Grace raises her head and realizes she has said too much. But it's too late.
Soliloquy Rick looks crushed. "My own son! How could he do something like that?" His eyes are full of tears. "He knew it was wrong."
In less than a minute, Rick and Grace were arriving at Lily's room. Judy and Zoe were already there. Judy was surprised to see Eli there, but she didn't say anything. She was afraid to spoil the moment between Lily and Zoe. "Mom, why are your eyes so red? Did you cry?" Zoe asks. "Oh, a little. It's just that this whole situation has made me more sensitive. Also, women get a little too sensitive when they're expecting a baby." Lily says, trying to pretend everything is OK. At this moment, Grace and Rick open the door. Grace runs to Lily and hugs her very tight. Rick enters the room and, to his surprise, sees Eli standing there. Eli looks at his Dad and immediately realizes, by the look in Rick's eyes, that he already know about everything. He gets closer to Lily's bed, first kisses her and then he whispers to Eli, "I want to see you outside. Now."
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