Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks Kendall slipped Greenlee a little something.
I mean, that's why you're here, right? Because you think Kendall hurt Greenlee.
I'm here because Kendall invited me here and now I'd like you to leave.
Hi. Is there some kind of a problem?
There we are, Lavery. You want to meet the man who tried to kill your wife? Turn around.
Erica, listen, we came here to find out if David gave Greenlee those meds, the ones that sent her over the edge.
Now, as tempting as it might be to go through his personal correspondence, I don't see how that's going to help my daughter.
Well, no, but it might help mine. I mean, because whatever Babe wrote in that letter to Crystal and David, it might explain why she left town so early.
I thought she explained all that in that letter to Bianca that she wrote.
You're right. You're right. Yes, we should just stay focused completely on trying to help Greenlee.
Erica, this is not the first time you tried to keep the contents of that letter from me, so why don't you just tell me what was in that letter from Babe to Bianca?
Kendall, I meant it. There's no in-between. You're either with JR or you're with me.
Why is everything so black and white in Bianca's mind?
Because where Bess is concerned, there's no room for gray. If you're on JR's side, you can't possibly be there to support me in what I need to do.
Wait, hold on a second. No one has supported you more than I have. You're my sister and I love you.
Well, then stand by me.
I don't have to agree with everything that you do. If I see you're about to get hit by a train, I'm going to push you out of the way.
And when I hear that Babe is involved, all the bells and whistles start going off and I know someone's going to get flagged. I'm not going to let it be you.
All right, all right. That's it. That's it, Kendall. I want you to leave. Now.
You know, I wondered when you two would show up. After our warm and not so fuzzy Thanksgiving, I thought you might skip my stage performance.
You didn't know we were going to be here.
We were dead.
Based on what?
Babe, she's around here somewhere, isn't she? With you two stooges in front of me, I figured Curly wouldn't be far behind.
Please explain to him that JR cannot know that this little boy's alive. He can never know that he has a son.
I'm sorry, Dad. We've come too far to turn back.
Almost. I'd say you two have nearly dug yourselves a hole all the way clear through to maximum security.
We have to do this. Tonight is the night that Babe finally tells Bianca the truth.
That's the only reason that we're here. Not to tell JR that he has a son, but to tell Bianca that she has a daughter.
And when that's over, we're hitting the road and I'm taking James with us.
And that's your version of doing what's right?
I know that it's right.
Babe, you haven't learned anything. If after everything you put Bianca through, you're prepared to let JR think that now his son is dead, that doesn't absolve you of anything.
Okay, so JR's getting a raw deal, but you have to think about the baby.
I'm just trying to protect my innocent son from a father that would wreck his life.
All right, fine. You know what? If you don't have what it takes to tell JR the truth, I guess I'm going to have to.
You're going to have to go through me first.
What has Babe ever done for you to make you side with her over your own sister?
What's JR done for you to make you side with him over me?
Okay, that's different and you know it. Babe's got a history.
Oh, Hennell.
We all have history. We all have reasons for doing the things we do.
I don't get it.
This isn't about me siding with Babe over you.
Really? Well, it could have fooled me.
This is about protecting Best.
Somebody has to look out for this little girl and I will side with her over everyone.
Every day. No matter how much it might hurt.
Why?
Because somebody's got to.
She's got a father who loves her.
Yeah, when he's not getting revenge or torturing her mother.
Somebody has to care about this little girl enough to put her first.
And that's not JR.
JR adores this little girl. Everything he's done is for Best.
You know, in his own self-serving, narcissistic, obsessive way. Yeah, I guess he does care.
He's a little harsh.
He fed Babe a dangerous narcotic.
He blackmailed her. He sent his brother to jail where he almost got killed.
That's harsh.
And even if you could forgive all of that, which I can't.
His latest trick is spreading vicious lies about the mother of his child so that everybody turns against her.
Even though he won the war, that's still not enough.
Can't we just move on?
I am.
I'm looking forward, and I just can't stand the idea of this little girl growing up with her father's twisted version of who her mother is.
I won't let JR use Best to punish Baby. He'd be punishing Best, too.
And if I have to take this little girl out of her father's arms to keep her safe, I'll do it.
I couldn't save Miranda, but I'm gonna save Best.
I'm not keeping any secrets from you. I just... I really just don't feel the need to burden you with something that's so minor.
So minor? So minor you're practically salivating to read David's letter.
Well, I am curious. It's not a crime.
Well, I don't know. Breaking into somebody's house, going through the mail, sounds like a crime to me.
Oh, hey. Don't go all attorney on me.
We've both done worse. We both know it.
Oh, I forgot to call Bianca to wish her luck this evening on the concert.
What a smooth change of subject that was.
Hi, sweetheart. It's me. I'm just calling to wish you all the love in the world on this special night.
I'm so sorry I can't be there with you, honey. And Greenlee is doing better.
Send her my love.
And Uncle Jack sends his love, too. Honey, we're both thinking of you and Miranda.
Call me, honey. I love you.
Okay. Now, why don't you tell me what was in Dave's letter?
You know, Jack, honestly, I would. But the truth is, I never read the letter myself.
Now, according to JR, it's nothing but lies.
Well, it seems to me JR has his own problems with the truth.
I know, which is why I had it checked out, and this time he's telling the truth.
But listen, I'm sure that whatever Babe wrote to Crystal and David in that letter is just more the same, you know?
Just lies and excuses.
And if there's any justice, Babe is probably far, far away from here right now,
and with any luck, she will never step foot in Pine Valley again.
You can't tell JR about James.
Babe, he has a right to know this little boy is his son.
I can't let you do it. It's not your call.
No, you know what? It's my call. And he's gonna do exactly what he did with Bess.
He's gonna use this little boy as a weapon.
Only if you force him to. That doesn't change the fact that the boy is his.
James is mine.
Mother and father, Babe, equal protection under the law, no matter how hard you try to wish it away.
And somehow JR is gonna find out. I mean, the truth always has a way of surfacing.
And by then we're gonna be so far down the road that no one's gonna even be able to find us.
That's a hell of a way to live a life, let alone raise a little boy.
It's worked for us so far.
Really? How long has it been? How many days?
Do you think long enough for the Buchanan's to forget about their stolen child?
Don't kid yourselves. We're talking about very powerful people here.
They have money, everything it takes to dig and dig until they hit pay dirt.
And when they do, the whole world, not just JR, is gonna know who took that boy.
And when that happens, what do you think the Buchanan's are gonna do?
There are a million ways for people to disappear.
And a million ways for people to get caught, especially with a federal kidnapping charge hanging over your heads.
Answer the question. What do you think Buchanan's gonna do when they finally nab you two?
You think he's just gonna say, here you go, I understand, here's a little something for your trouble?
We'll just have to prove to them that James is mine. They don't even have a right to him.
By then it'll be way too late. Would you explain to her how the real world works?
My father wants us to turn ourselves in.
No, no, I want you to, I just want you to grab the last possible chance you have of living a normal life.
Take James home, fight it out in court, explain what Kramer did to you.
That he was stolen from you without your consent, that you did what you did out of desperation.
I'm sure Livia can work something out for you.
Like what, what, what, 15 to life?
Babe, there is not a judge in the world that wouldn't take your story into account.
I'm sure that the most you would end up with is probation, and if you keep going the way you are, probation won't be an option.
You'll end up in prison, and we're not talking about designer jumpsuits here or macrame classes.
Say we do what you want.
Jamie.
I'm, I'm just asking.
Now if he's right and we work this and get all the breaks, then what?
You can't expect us to go back to the way things were.
I mean, me at PVU, babe in San Diego.
J. Harp raising my baby?
No way.
You just have to, you cross that bridge when you come to it.
Look, in the meantime, I don't care how much denial you're in, okay?
The police will look for you.
And they don't know that James is your son, okay?
All they know is Lieutenant Governor's kid was stolen.
When they find you, when they see you and draw their weapons, all they're gonna see is criminals.
If you make the wrong move, you'll be lucky if you get to serve any prison time.
And by the way, you can't shut J.R. out.
Is this the part where I'm supposed to get misty-eyed?
The fact is, there's more than one side to this fight.
You lied to J.R., didn't you?
More than once.
You let him fall in love with a little girl that wasn't his,
and now you want to just rip her out of his arms and leave them empty?
I'm just gonna hand over my son.
I don't expect you to.
I'll do everything I can to make sure that you end up with custody,
but you can't keep him from knowing about James.
You have a short memory, Dad.
Have you ever called Adam up and told him it was a mistake that you and Dixie kidnapped J.R.?
You don't even feel a little sorry for that.
And how about an apology for helping Liza and Colby get away from it?
Do you have any second thoughts about that now?
That is different. J.R. is your brother.
He's Adam's son.
He's Dixie's son. You can't compare the situations.
Because you say so.
Look, what happened between Dixie and Adam was just a custody battle between two parents.
Nobody let Adam believe that J.R. was dead.
Dad, I know you want to make things right with Dixie.
This isn't about Dixie. It's about you and Babe and her son with J.R.
No, it's too late for him, Dad.
I mean, I know it hurts a lot, and I am sorry.
But J.R. is lost.
Well, you're not. Not yet.
I don't care what J.R. is going through. I don't want you going down the same road.
Oh, come on. Jimmy's absolutely nothing like J.R.
If you go through with this, you're every bit as wrong as he is.
If you know where Babe is, I'd appreciate it if you'd fill us in.
Right.
Am I supposed to believe that you guys traveled across five states on the off chance she showed up?
We have reason to believe that Babe heard about the concert at the side of the cup.
Because she couldn't bear to miss my son?
Because she would want to see her baby.
How about we be real here for a second?
I'm not an idiot. There's more. What's going on?
Because you guys are trespassing.
You call security?
All right. We think Babe came here to kidnap Bess.
And we came to stop her.
Excuse me, nurse. Could you let Manny know that Edmund Gray is here first?
Right on time, just like always.
I have an appointment. Yep, I know.
Manny's not your therapist today.
I am.
Greenlee in some kind of trouble?
Yeah. Ryan's convinced somebody might be trying to slip us some kind of anti-psychotic drug.
I think he might be onto something.
Based on what?
Based on the fact that there were dangerous amounts of it found in her blood.
What do you know about it, Zach?
Not a thing.
Really? That's amazing. You know, it's amazing how much goes on in this town that you pretend to be in the dark about.
Did I? Yeah, it wasn't your sign signal. It blows your credibility.
Why would I want to hurt Greenlee?
Same reason you shot Ryan in the gut.
What are you going to say to yourself?
I'd like to hear the answer to that.
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