Episode 35: Double Trouble.

SPECIAL GUEST STARS
JAMES CAAN as Paul Harland.
MICHAEL ROSENBAUM as Kenneth Depp.

and Introducing J.K Simmons as Donald Blunt.

Greg is offered a leading role at the casino by Jeff and even though he and Greg don't see I eye to eye, Jeff claims he will be doing Sylvia a favour and it will do Helen and himself financially good. Greg accepts and with no grudges, shakes Jeff's hand.

Harry and Tina make a trip to the top of the Empire State Building as they share sometime together and admire the view. Tina admires the 'New Jersey Suspension Bridge' that was designed by her husband. Tina asks Harry if he has anymore projects up his sleeves and says he's working on it. Tina then surprises Harry, by suggesting they foster a child in an attempt to adopt. Harry agrees.

Helen has another run in with her former pimp, Kenneth Depp, who demands that she pay up, what was owed to him after she went against their agreement and she disappeared he was involved in Los Angeles, where Helen once prostituted herself. It is revealed she would sell herself to rich clients and she would share the earnings with her pimp. Helen earned five thousand dollars for one night and stole another five thousand, from Kenneth, that was used in drug smuggling and she ran. Now, Kenneth has come to collect. Kenneth claims, he served five years after he was caught in possession and threatens Helen that if she doesn't come up with $10,000 within forty hours, he will make her wish she kept on running. Helen points out, she is somewhat related to a cop by in law and that she could easily drive him out of town and that she is now a married woman. Kenneth then produces a photo, that could send Helen to jail, a photo of herself brandishing a hand gun from many years ago in late teens and pointing it at the mother of a former gangster. Helen freezes in her shoes. Helen sobs and insists she is a changed woman and that she has moved on, but she will need more time. Kenneth then comes up with an alternative as he is not a patient man. He demands that Helen sells herself once more or else.

Audrey visits Billy at work and suggests, throwing a surprise birthday for Twins Tina and Greg and if he chips in, it may hopefully bring Greg round. Billy figures, that it will be more appreciated by Tina than it will Greg and moans that, Greg will think he is trying to buy his love back. Audrey answers, by telling Billy that she bears no grudges against her ex and that they parted on good circumstances, although he may have rushed into his second marriage with Sandra Hill (who doesn't appear in this episode).

Sylvia tries to encourage Christopher back into college. Christopher says he wants to spend more time in the city to stay with his mother and Jeff. Sylvia brings good news and Jeff hopes to adopt Christopher as his own.

Christopher heads to the New York Times building and meets editor, Donald Blunt. Christopher explains that he read an article of a photographer wanted and begs for a trial run.
'What do I look like a Kindergarten Teacher?' Blunt snaps.
'I'm very ambitious, I have excellent grades and I really want this,' Christopher begs.
'Good for you, so you think you're a such a smart ass at skipping college and expecting me to wipe your ass for you?' Blunt sarcastically remarks. 'Sorry, kid, but I already have a wife, who's ambition is bleeding my credit card dry.'
'I'm sorry,' Christopher sighs.
'What have you got to be sorry about, are you her toy boy helping her spend my money?' Blunt frowns.
'No.'
'I'm joking kid, didn't they learn you sense of humour in college? Anyway, kid, you got no experience.'
'This opportunity, would be the perfect experience to kick start my career,' Christopher insists.
'You're not gonna let this go are you?' Blunt groans.
'It's what I really want sir, I assure you I'm good at taking pictures.'
'Picture This kid, you're in the big business now, you're not always guaranteed an early night either, tell your mother that. You got a week trial...what are waiting for, a smiley face for a badge? Get going.'

Audrey informs Lola of Tina and Greg's surprise birthday party, as more of way to cheer Tina up following her ordeal involving Jill Flanders. Lola asks if she could bring her boyfriend along.

Lola is visited at work by Paul Harland and she points out that it will be Tina and Greg's birthday in a few weeks and is invited. Paul happily accepts.

Jeff and Sylvia are overjoyed by Christopher trial as a photographer/reporter at the New York Times.

Greg surprises Helen by buying her a car, following her promotion. They take it for a test drive and while out, Helen spots Kenneth Depp, who gives her a smug look back. Later on, Depp corners Helen and threatens that if she backs out, he will take the car as bait and claims he may also hand in the picture to the police.

Lola and Tina share a coffee at Broadway and Lola explains that she may have found her perfect man in Paul Harland.

At the thirteenth precinct, Sylvia asks a fellow colleague where Jeff has got to? She tells Sylvia that he's out on patrol. When Sylvia walks away, the other police officer is on a case for sex offenders and is searching through profiles on a compute and an old profile from the 80's has Paul Harland's face on it. Unfortunately, for Lola, this police officer is not in search of Harland. Did Lola fail to check his back story a year earlier when he joined the recruitment agency and the hospital he works at now, is completely unaware of his dangerous intentions?

END OF EPISODE THIRTY FIVE.