Episode 5042

Extended Summary

After finding Xavier’s money, Martha is torn over what to do. Suspecting it’s from Hugo, it brings back memories and she takes out the engagement ring Hugo gave her and begins wearing it around her neck. She asks Charlie for advice, not mentioning the money but instead asking about her ring – and whether she’d get in trouble for keeping it when it was probably bought with illegal money. Charlie tells her it’s not worth handing over and that she should keep quiet about it. Satisfied, Martha puts the money back in the roof.

Angelo is trying his hardest to act normal around Charlie, despite his obvious feelings for her. He mentions that he’s heading out fishing with Michael, and Charlie is uncomfortable–she doesn’t like the idea of her counsellor and Angelo spending time together. He tries to cover, but he’s filled with jealousy, unaware that Michael is a counsellor and not Charlie’s new boyfriend. When Charlie tells Angelo she’s taking the afternoon off, he’s suspicious, and asks Miles to help him follow Charlie. Miles is incredulous, telling Angelo he’s crazy, he can’t do that. He promises Miles he won’t, but he goes anyway, sitting outside Michael’s office. He climbs a tree to spy, but then thinks better of it and goes to get down, but falls. Michael and Charlie hear the fall, and Charlie is stunned when she comes out and finds him sprawled on the ground.

Annie is sad over Romeo’s decision to pull out of the play–she doesn’t think he’ll change his mind, and to top it all off, he’s avoiding her. Romeo too is all messed up–he’s feeling weird and doesn’t know how to describe it. Annie tries to talk to Romeo at the Diner, she’s worried he’s trying to avoid her, but he assures her that’s not the case, he just doesn’t know what’s going on with him. Annie tries to help him work it out, asking him to come back to the play, but Romeo is reluctant. But just as Mel is about to recast the role, Romeo returns, to Annie’s delight.

Aden worries if something is wrong when he finds Nicole walking the streets after working with Britt–but she snaps, she doesn’t want to talk about it. Britt asks Nicole why she didn’t show the night before, Nicole is short with her, but Britt placates her, she thinks Nicole has a real future in the industry. And once again, Nicole is unable to confront her. Nicole confides to Marilyn that Britt stole her designs and its the thoughts about that which is affecting her relationship with Aden. When Justin tries to get Aden to join the army again, he tells him that he was also abused by their grandfather, a revelation that leaves Aden reeling. Justin told their father, Larry, about the abuse just before he left home, but Aden is angry that he didn’t look out for him by telling the authorities. Aden storms off to the beach, Justin following him to try and talk things over, but Aden pushes him away and tells him to stay away from him. He later finds Aden in the gym and apologises for not being there for him, he never would have left if he realised that Larry wouldn’t do anything about it. Aden understands this, but still can’t be around Justin at the moment.

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Aden vents to Justin about how Nicole has been treating him–they haven’t been the same since she took that internship. And he’s getting sick of it.

Nicole apologises to Aden for her mood, but gets annoyed when he tries to find out the real story.