As all stand in a semi-circle to watch Tessa perform, Vikki convinces Noah to take the perfect job Victor offered him (to run Top of the Tower) Come on – do it for me, Vikki wants the family reunited – it’ll be different this time. Yes, she believes that – she wouldn’t be here otherwise. OK, Noah’s in ~hug~ Go enjoy the party, Vikki’s then face to face with Abby – who welcomes her back and hopes they work together well. Vikki snaps her olive branch – you work for me. Abby then lashes out – tonight was supposed to be my night. You ran your tiny makeup empire into the ground. Victor comes over to assure Abby that she’s important to NE. This isn’t fair, Abby marches off. She’ll get over it, Victor’s sure. Vikki doesn’t care either way. As Zack joins Abby at the bar, he’s confronted by Sharon, Scott and Crystal. Zack’s been using Design Date as a front for a sex trafficking ring, Scott announces. I was one of his girls, Crystal chimes in. Tell me the truth, Abby demands of Zack.
As all applaud Tessa, Zack tells Abby that he has no idea what they’re talking about. But when he takes Scott aside for some blunt threats, Crystal runs over to accuse Zack of getting her hooked on drugs and keeping her and other girls prisoner. Why are you doing this? Abby runs over to ask. He’s jealous, Zack insists. Crystal takes the mic to announce to all that Design Date is a front for girls who are trafficked by that guy over there. I was forced into prostitution. It’s all being paid for by Newman Enterprises! As Neil moans ‘no, no, no’, Tessa hugs her sister and Dina snipes – typical sleaze from the Newmans. Excuse me? Nikki tells the old woman to shut the hell up. Dina slashes at Nikki with a knife and walks off as she’s shouting for help. Zack grabs Abby’s hand and leads her to the elevator. Abby! Abby! Scott runs over but the elevator doors – as they close in his face.
Next: Crystal took off before anyone had a chance to stop her, Sharon informs (with Tessa) Sure she did, Paul isn’t happy …. You realize you’re up to your neck in this, Zack tells Abby (in the passenger seat as he speeds through the night) …. Zack disappeared with Abby. And Mother disappeared, Ashley updates Jack. It’s a nightmare, he frets….. Dina gets out of a car (looks like she might be at the private airstrip)
My Thoughts: What a great place a supposedly terrified-for-her-life Crystal picked to hide – I’m sure no one will ever find you sitting in the middle of CL’s. The police (and sex-ring operators) never ever go to coffee shops …. OK, I do feel a tiny bit sorry for Abby – the party she thought was being thrown in her honour by her adoring Father was just a vehicle to glorify the older sister she’s always played second fiddle to – she’s been kidnapped by her pimp-murderering boyfriend and her fabulous dating app is exposed as a front for prostitution. It’s been a rough night for the naked heiress (and it’s not over yet) … Why on earth wouldn’t Scott and Sharon go to Paul for help? It’s their fault if anything happens to Crystal (though it’s easier to see Crystal as a victim when she’s not salivating at the idea of a new ‘killer’ dress to go to a swanky party) … Sure Lily’s distracted because her husband’s baby-mamma has died – but couldn’t she be bothered to ask Mattie where she was going, with whom and what time she’ll be home? Too bad she wasn’t invited to this shindig – which is odd since she’s Vikki’s only other executive at BnS. Does Lily even know she’s to report to a new building for work on Monday? … What exactly did Dina slice Nikki with? A butter knife she swiped from the GCAC? With all the bigwigs in attendance, why wasn’t there any security milling about? Why wasn’t Hilary there to cover the event? … Speaking of Cane’s sister, does his Father even know what’s going on? Does Jill? .. Ah ha ha – poor Neil. And Noah – why on earth would he want to manage a restaurant or club? In 2015, Underground was destroyed when it’s roof collapsed – and Top of the Towers was supposedly destroyed by a raging inferno/explosion (that somehow didn’t put it out of business for more than a month or so) Two years later, Undergound was again leveled – by a fire. How does anyone get insurance in GC???? .. Cane says he’ll pray for his baby but doesn’t even get off his butt to go to the chapel.