May 18, 2003
by xof
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For all of you exhibitionist sexual compulsives in the Recap Audience - Brian Kinney has a problem he'd like to share. Deep breath, here goes. He can't.... Ohhhhhh, it's too difficult to say. But for you, his brothers and sisters of "watch me" sexual pariahs - it needs to be voiced. For how can you overcome the horror if you can't admit there's a problem??? Okay... Brian Kinney - can't - find - a - place - to .............. FUCK!!! Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! What is the world coming too when a gay man in his prime can't find a place fuck in public???? * gasp * lol.....
Brian and Justin in dark alleyways - in the search for a club to have hot sex in. Somewhere other than the Backroom at Babylon, somewhere different for a change. Buttttttttttttt..... all the usual places are closed down. The Liberty Baths - The Gravel Pit - The Adonis. All of them have signs saying closed, or "come again." Seems Stockwell's campaign to cleanup Liberty Avenue is going too well. Outside the Adonis, they get stopped by a policeman - who upon being told by Brian that they are "just looking for a good place to fuck." - THUD - Asks Justin for his ID...lol. (((Poor Randy - the man's gonna be carded for the next decade at least... Right up there with that guy who played "The Karate Kid"....lol.))) Justin pulls it out.... The ID, I mean. And DAMN....snicker, if he doesn't ask the cop, "You were hoping for someone younger?" hehe... The cop asks if he's looking to spend the night in jail, to which Brian says Justin's just being "rambunctious" like "they all are at his age." lol... The cop drops Justin's ID on the street and leaves. Justin picks up his ID, telling Brian it's practically a "Police State" - the "beauty of loss-of-Liberty-Avenue."...lol. (((I adored that line. It was very witty.))) They walk away together.... J: "Something's gotta be done." B: "Yeah. Me...."
Close up of a Stockwell poster - in a dark alleyway, another one that is. (((What? Me accusing the art director of re-using sets??? nahhhhh....lol.))) Brian's gasping as Justin services him with oral affection. (((What??? I've been told to watch my language...as a respectable recapper should...lol. Ahhhh, fuck that. lol.... Considering my audience and our show...ha.))) So back to Justin blowing Brian until the man's an insensible mess...lol. Loud gasping finish. And Justin stands up, looks over at the poster that's right beside Brian's head. And..... Justin leans over and spits Brian's cum in Stockwell's face. "For the boys at the precinct, Jim." Awwwwwwwwwwww.... Brian literally giggles, he can't help himself. They kiss and they leave.
Liberty Gym (((or whatever the heck the name of the place is....))) - Most of the gang's all there. Working out. Ben's bench-pressing weights, Michael and Em are on Stairmasters. And in walks Brian. (((Funny enough, he's sitting right across from Ben - so I'm assuming the "just keep him the fuck away from me" restraining order has been rescinded....ha.))) When the boys tell Brian he missed out on quite the crowd at Babylon the night before - the massive turn out being because almost every other club on Liberty is closed down, Brian says he and Justin decided to take a "stroll," instead. Ben, Michael and Em are more than a little P.O.'ed that their way of life is being changed (((or as Em says, their "right to fuck" wherever they want is being taken away... lol,))) and Brian's enabling Stockwell to do it. Brian snarks that Stockwell's done them a favor by closing those other places - since they were all shitholes anyway. (((Can't help laughing at the fact that he does mention getting a case of the crabs at one of the clubs - which considering the countless number of condom-less blowjobs his penis gets in a year, month, week, day - ha ha - it is pretty damn astonishing that that's been his only STD worry. Talk about bucking the odds. Uhmm hmmm... Or in his case, buck-fucking the odds....lol.))) Michael adds in - what does Brian care, because he's just going to ride Stockwell's contacts all the way to New York. Brian indicates his agreement with that...lol. Just then, they all hear Ted yelling down the admission desk flunky. Apparently his dues got returned non-sufficient funds from the bank and they won't let him into the gym. Em goes to try and ease things over, saying they'll just get him a guest pass until they can clear up the problem. (((The problem being that Ted's broke.))) But Tornado Teddy storms over the attempt, saying that he's been a member for 9 years and THISSSSSSSS is the respect he's shown??? He says fuck the gym (((which in a practical sense is a literal impossibility...lol))) and leaves in a snit. Em apologizes to the flunky, who says Ted's display wasn't anything compared to when Yoga classes sell out...ha. Em returns to the boys, saying poor Teddy. Course Brian's not sympathetic, saying what Ted needs is an industrial sized Valium. (((No, trust me. Ted needs another potential addictive habit like a hole in the head...just wait and see.)))
Cut to Michael saying, "Valium" - later that same day, in a hospital room where Mel's getting check by a doctor. He's watching the baby's heartbeat on a monitor - and is nervous at how fast it seems. But the doctor says that's normal. Lindz is there talking back and forth about possible complications from Mel's endometriosis and the exhaustion of her working too hard. Mel's saying she's fine and everyone needs to stop worrying - L: "I'm not worrying." Michael: "I am!" - she can DO IT ALL. (((I'm expecting to hear the "Wonder Woman" theme song any time now....lol. That or, considering how lioness Mel's mane of hair is looking these days and her ferocious attitude - a rendition of "I am Woman, Hear me ROAR" would do just as well....lol.))) And Michael, poor worried and left-out-of-the-loop Michael - he's asking questions left and right - none of which are really being answered. Mel just wants everyone to stop smothering her.
Liberty Diner - and a realllllly cute scene. Michael, Ben and Brian having lunch. (((Yep, you read that right. Ben and Brian in the same booth now even.....lol. Seemingly letting all steroid battering by-gones be by-gone. Wonder if either of them are playing alpha-male-territorial-footsie under the table as they eat??? Snicker...))) Brian's teasing Michael about being nervous - saying with all the frequent masturbations - you wouldn't expect him to still be "a jangle of nerves." lol... Michael's eating his lunch - enough for two if you pay attention to how his mouth is full through most of the scene...lol. He's telling them how he's worried about Mel's not slowing down. "Running herself ragged." Brian says what does he expect from someone who's "on the rag all the time." Ben says however much Michael worries, it's Mel who has to carry the baby. Michael: "OUR baby." Ben asks if Michael got to see the baby, and Michael gets excited - shaking his head yes as he's still eating. Then in one of the funniest moments of the episode - Brian smiles at Michael and asks, "Does he have your cute little turned up nose, button eyes and perfectly shaped penis?" Awwwwwwww...THUD...lol. Michael smiles back, asking, "You really think so?" And Ben - with this _expression of 'Boyfriend sitting RIGHT HERE, fellas' on his face - cuts in, "Hey! Hey!" (((Meaning, let's not talk about Michael's penis size or how you happen to know it's 'perfectly shaped.' Hehehe...))) But Michael doesn't miss a beat as he says, "It's the size of a peanut." * gasp * (((You better as hell hope not....lol.))) Brian gets this LOOK on his face...lol. So does Ben...ha. To which Michael clarifies, "The baby, I mean." And both of the other men start laughing. Ben's phone rings, and he gets out of the booth to answer it. We don't know the details, but he asks if someone is alright and says he can be over after 3 o'clock to see about him. Then Ben leaves the diner after he tells Michael not to worry so much, but Deb overhears and asks who's worrying - "That's my job, dammit." Lol... Despite having Michael shoot him a murderous glare, Brian melodramatically gives Deb the details - "Melanie is working too hard and Michael. Michael's worried for the life of his child." Deb sits down and tells a story about a "princess" who worked up until the day she had her son and then went back to work three days later - of course meaning herself, but she glares at Brian when he interrupts her by saying "That Diana was an inspiration." (((Gale's face then, it's a riot. Brian actually looks chagrined to have said something bad...lol.))) Deb says she couldn't afford not too. Michael says this is different because Mel's in her thirties (not a teenager like Deb was) and has "endo-metr-what-ever-the-fuck-it's-called" and is working the case of her career. And as Brian adds in his best Elmer Fudd imitation - "And don't forget, she's a phazy wesbian." Awwwwwwwwwwwww.....giggle. (((Gale did that just perfectly...lol.))) They allllllll pause to hear the verdict from Deb as she just looks at them. Then after a few seconds of silence, she says someone needs to "look after that girl." To which Michael gets even more anxious, "Oh my god, now I realllllly need a Valium." - because after all - Judge Debbie has spoken - and thereby validated his concern.
Ted going through his email at home - deleting all the spam mail. That is until he happens upon one for an underground sex party at the Paradise Motel. The email opens, "You've received this because you're one of Pittsburgh's hottest sex pigs." To which Ted mumbles, "Boy does your list need updating." Ha... He calls the Paradise Motel a "filthy pestilence ridden hole" and wonders why it hasn't been closed down too. Then he deletes the email. Em comes in, all happy and saying their reservation is confirmed for a weekend at the Maple Leaf Inn. He's treating them to a weekend away, however Ted says he can't afford to go. Em has to call him on all the times Ted helped him pay his phone bills, etc - so he wants to give back now. When he tries to say how relaxing it'll be to get away and think about nothing - Ted says, "That shouldn't be hard since I have nothing." (((WTF?? I mean really. As he sits in a nice apartment, that's so far NOT been repo'ed - in front of a laptop computer - and with his boyfriend/best friend there comforting him - yeah, he's got Nothing? right? The idiot.))) Em says Ted's forgetting, "You still have me." Em's cell rings, and as he's discussing getting yet another party to plan (((YEY, EM!!!))) - we see Ted looking even more dejected. Mrs. Henry Ashcroft, III - wants to meet Em to discuss the plans - and the only time she can is during the weekend when he and Ted would have been away. Soooo.... Em says, why doesn't Ted go without him. That Ted needs time to commune with his soul.
Hunter in a hospital bed - Ben walks in. And his greeting??? H: "What the fuck took you so long?" (((Luvly, you little brat.))) Ben: "Oh, it's nice to see you too." Ben says he got a call saying his nephew was in the hospital - a surprise since he doesn't have a nephew. H: "You do now, Unc." Hunter says he's got a severe kidney infection - one that hurts so bad that he passed out on the sidewalk and no one even helped him for over an hour. He gave the hospital Ben's number because Ben gave it to him if he needed help. Ben gets up to go explain to the staff that he's not Hunter's Uncle - but Hunter begs him not to. That they'll put Hunter back into the system - ie, foster homes. Ben says there has to be some decent homes. Hunter says all they'll want is an adorable three year old, and he'll end up in a county home with the "other rejects." (((Oh, yeah - that sounds SOOO much worse than peddling your ass on the street. Dumb....))) Ben says there has to be a solution, about to leave again. Hunter yells at him, "why'd you even bother giving me your number, asshole So you could feel like some fucking do-gooder? Next time don't even bother." With a sigh, Ben turns to leave - but a nurse stops him asking that he fill out some forms... With a look back at Hunter, we're left to wonder if he does continue the Uncle lie.... (((Although, come on - like there's even a question. Gentle Ben is back.)))
Babylon - paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacked with men. (((And DAMN - can you say crane shots??? lol.... Anything they could possibly do to make the Babylon set look bigger, they did with this scene.))) The hottie dancers are all in partial police uniforms including handcuffs and clubs. The song - "Want Some Lovin'" - the same song from the QAF Cast Music Video!!!! How appropriate...lol. Brian and Justin on the dance floor. Another man, bare-chested - dances up to them, very intent on getting with one or both of them. Brian grins, "Whoooops." He then starts to pull both the guy and Justin to him - taking out a vial and offering it to Justin - who says no. "Not tonight." B: "Don't you want to party like it's 1984?" J: "There's something I've got to do." Brian, putting arm around the guy, "Yeah, me too." Justin leaves Brian dancing with the guy. Brian takes a sniff from the vial, and the guy says in a serious voice - "You're under arrest for possession of illegal drugs." Brian doesn't even bat an eye - lol, grins and pulls the guy's arm behind his back and wrestles him off the floor with a teasing, "I've got a better ideal. Why don't we go to the backroom and play good cock, bad cock." The guy laughs, and lets himself be lead away.....
Late night - Mel's leaving a grocery store, walking to her vehicle (((and may I say - DAMN woman! - when you decide to trade up from that wreck of a station wagon, you go to town!!! Think SUV, and you've got it.))) with lotsssss of bags of food. She hears something, twice - and starts freaking out - diving into her purse for mace. When out pops??? Michael!!! Yep, Michael's been following her. When she finds out, she's pissssssed. lol....
Mel storming into the kitchen, Michael right behind her - throwing down grocery bags as she tells Lindz that Michael is stalking her. Michael says he was just worried, and the doctors told Mel to watch her stress level - course she mentions nearly giving her a heart attack isn't helping. Lindz cuts in that he's got a point - since Mel worked all day and did the groceries at midnight. Mel says she's can't believe this - "I am only 10 weeks pregnant. (((Again with my rant that the first trimester is the most hazardous!!!! So hell, yes - this is the time to take it easy.))) Is this the kind of overbearing, overprotective behavior I have to look forward to for the next six months?" She points her finger into Michael's face and says this had better stop, right now. "Do I have your word?" When he doesn't say anything - Lindz peeks around Mel and says, "I think you'd better say yes." Michael reluctantly agrees not to spy on her anymore.
Night scene - someone dressed in black walks up to a wall that's full of Stockwell campaign posters. This mystery (((yeah, right - get a load of the blonde hair peeking out from the hat...lol))) messenger proceeds to glue new posters over the old ones. Which we'll ultimately see are the same posters of Stockwell - only altered to show him as Hitler with the slogan, "Heil to the Chief" framing his face. (((Actually, that was a neat ad-lib for the writers. That and the one used later....))) Then the guy turns and we see it's Justin.
Cut to the next morning - camera focused on the same wall - completely covered with Justin's art. Deb, Em, Ted, Lindz and Brian are looking at them. Everyone lovvvvvvvvvvves it. lol.... Well, Brian - he asks isn't there a fine for defacing public property? ha... They tell him that nobody knows who the "Secret Avenger" is. When up comes Mr. Secret Avenger himself. Looking rather haggard for having been up all night plastering his message all around. When asked if he's ok, Justin says he was up working on a project - but Brian teases him about letting him have next-dips on the supposed project (((meaning a shag))). Justin gives him a look, saying "it wasn't that kind of project." hehe... When Em and Lindz ask what Justin thinks of the posters, he says "the message is heavy handed and the graphics are crude." Lindz likes it, saying it reminds her of great tradition in art. In simple English - J: "Propaganda Posters to agitate the masses." Ted says he'd better leave and get on the road. Em walks him to the car (((oh, look - another thing you haven't lost))) - giving him money, just in case. Which of course makes Ted feel smaller and smaller. Ted drives off after only letting Em kiss him on the cheek. Sigh....
Michael answering the phone, as Ben is working. The call is for Ben, it's the hospital - wanting to know how to bill for Hunter's treatment. We hear Ben saying, "that's a bit steep." But then he agrees to one billing. Course as soon as he gets off the phone, Michael's asking if he's sick. Then Ben has to tell him about Hunter. Color Michael so not happy, happy!!! lol... He's not thrilled to hear that "Hunter the Hustler" is playing into their lives and Ben's wallet. To the tune of a couple THOUSAND dollars for the hospital. Michael asks why Ben, and he admits that they think he's Hunter's Uncle. Michael says Hunter's not Ben's responsibility. Michael insists that Ben goes back down to the hospital and tell them the truth. "Because we're not getting involved. NOT! Do I make myself understood?" (((Dang, boyo - getting all authoritative on us...yum.)))
Okay - starting with the creepy WTF-times-a-1000 portion of our story - ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Ted's in his car, on his way out of town to the country. Dejected and depressed. Poor him.... (((Because you know wallowing in self-pity really takes it out of you.))) Ted answers the car cell phone (((need I say it? yep... another thing he's not having as yet to do without...))) It's Em wishing him well on his trip - saying he hears it's "Paradise." Call over. And as Ted looks up while sitting at the stoplight, and sees the "Paradise Motel" across the way. Remembering the email he received earlier, he gets distracted and almost misses his light. As the car behind him honks, Ted turns into the motel. (((Dumbass...)))
Brian at work, with Justin (((yep, he's still working as an intern...lol))) in the ad agency boardroom. Brian's asking if Justin wants to try a restaurant he's heard of - "It got one star. The waiters got four." lol... Justin says he'd love to, but not that night - he's got plans. B: "Another project?" Cynthia knocks on the door and in walks a very upset Stockwell. In full poster snit. Before Justin can leave, the chief starts yelling about how the posters are making him a laughing stock. He glares at Justin (((little does he know...lol))), and Brian says Justin can leave. Stockwell wants Brian to do a spot to refute the claims that he's a Nazi. Brian says it's a joke, that Stockwell should laugh it off. Stockwell doesn't think so.... But Brian tells him that at his next appearance, on Pittsburgh Today, he should bring it up himself and laugh it off. Thereby showing that unlike Nazi Germany, Stockwell welcomes descent - and "we live in a free society where all voices can be heard. And as mayor, you intend to keep it that way." He then tells Stockwell to smile, which Stockwell does - VERY woodenly. B: "Keep practicing." lol....
More of sad-sack-ville - Ted moping around the hotel room. Watching porn, pacing, reading - just shot after shot of him doing nothing. Finally he goes out to get some ice. And we get one view after another of open room doors in which men are having sex. Basically, Paradise Motel has become Liberty Baths the Sequel. Ted's looking into the rooms, but only glancing as he makes his way to the drink machine. (((Actually, we could call this Ted's Walk Down Memory Lane - bet he's missing the website BIG time now....hmmm.))) Where there's a man wearing nothing but a towel, who's complaining that the drinks are $1.25 for a soda. Ted offers to pay for him, which leads to the man making some stupid segue about preferring Coke (((meaning Cocaine))) to soda. Ted says he's not into that. The man, named Mark, says he's a doctor, ear-nose-throat, so he only takes the clean stuff. (((Oh, yeahhhhhhh - that's a GREAT self-recommendation for my next exam.))) Offering Ted "favors" - meaning more drugs - if he feels like going by party room 37. Ted declines, saying he's headed north. Mark says if he changes his mind - and feels "like heading south," come join them.
Hunter - still in the hospital, watching Judge Judy and making fun of everyone on it. Ben comes in, ordering him to turn it off. He asks why should he spend a couple grand on Hunter's stay, if all the kid's gonna do is return to the streets again. Hunter says he'll be alright. To which Ben says is sleeping in doorways and nearly freezing to death alright? He says Hunter - who's still acting like an ungrateful ass - should be taking this as a wake-up call. Hunter gets snide and says yeah, he should go on a lunatic religious show to proclaim he's been SAVED. Ben gets angry, says he's gonna save himself a couple grand by going to tell the staff the truth, and while he hopes Hunter has a nice life, the next time Hunter's looking to play someone for a sucker - he can call somebody else. Ben storms out of the room and goes to the desk, asking to see a social worker. The doctor interrupts his efforts by saying that he needs to talk to Ben about what they've found in Hunter's test results.
Melanie - leaving her office building, while on the phone to Lindz - saying she knows it's late, but she's on her way home. She's got tons of files under her arms, which she drops as she gets a stomach cramp. Getting down to pick up the files, she's surprised by Michael - who's decided to continue playing spy - who helps her pick up the files. Claiming indigestion, she makes a joke about not believing the clich� about eating sour pickles when you're pregnant. And as they both stand up, she doubles over in pain - Michael trying to help as she cries out.
Cool scene - Justin in Brian's office building in the middle of the night - making copies of his latest Stockwell parody poster. Brian discovers him. And pulls the "project" evidence from the machine - (((reallllllly loving the Stockwell as Clown with the phrase "Laughing Stock" framing his head....lol))) - saying "Super Boy" Justin's had his fun, now's the time to stop. Justin's saying he won't - that he's doing what he believes in. When Brian says, "Fuck what you believe in. I'm telling you to stop." Justin reminds him that Brian once said Justin should be the best homosexual he could be - which includes not giving a shit what others tell you - to think for yourself. Brian doesn't look pleased to hear his own words said back to him....lol. Justin says that Stockwell's a fascist homophobe who's a threat to everything and everyone they know, and just because Brian doesn't think so.... Brian interrupts him, yelling - "You don't know what I think. I don't give a shit about Stockwell. But you're not just fucking with him, you're fucking with me. It's my business, now get the hell out of here."
Sad-Sack-Ville on the Road to Hell - at your service. Ted's about to leave, walking down the hall with his bag. He's on the phone with Em, lying through his damn teeth about where he's at and what he's doing. Ends the call. Then the A-Hole walks passed room 37 and looks in to see the sights. A three-way with Mark playing spectator. Mark, the coke-head who's high off his gourd, offers Ted some drugs. "Nothing but the best." Ted turns it down, but keeps looking from the drugs to the bed to the drugs, etc. And Mark's saying they're beautiful, he's beautiful, everything's beautiful - (((meaning with the coke.))) He asks Ted, who feels decidedly not beautiful, "you want to feel beautiful too?" And Ted - (((who didn't learn his fucking lesson with his last OD and coma, nor with loving a junkie named Blake))) takes a snort. And is pulled on his drug high - into the party fun.
Hospital - Mel in the bed, with Lindz and Michael at her side. The doctor's saying it was just a bit of spotting with the cramps, but the baby's ok. But it's a good thing she got there as quickly as she did. M: "Thanks to my stalker." The doctor asks if Michael's the father, and he says, "Yeah.... Well, I mean... What I mean is, I'm...." Mel: "What he means is..." Lindz interjects for them all, "What they mean is, we're all the parents." The lady smiles.....
Michael getting off the elevator, sees Ben sitting in a waiting room. Ben asks why's Michael there, and he's told about Mel's episode. Michael says she'll be fine as long as she "lays off the kosher dills." When he asks if Ben's straightened everything out, Ben says not exactly. Michael begins to go into Ben not getting hustled, Ben says Michael doesn't understand. "He's positive." Michael immediately calms down, saying he's sorry. And that he understands why Ben couldn't walk away. Ben says he told the doctor it would be better for Hunter if he told him himself. "Considering I'm the next of kin." They leave the hospital, Michael's hand rubbing Ben's back as they leave.
Ted - or the remnant thereof - coming back into the apartment. The very bright, sun-filled apartment....lol. He's wearing sunglasses, cringing and limping a little as he moves inside. Em comes out, giving a little scream at being surprised by Ted - since Ted wasn't supposed to be back so soon. Ted said he wanted to get an early start. That he had a good time and feels more relaxed - course the whole time he's saying this, he's manically moving around and NOT-looking at Em for all he's worth. (((Which ain't much at the moment.))) He kisses Em, then Emmett pulls off his sunglasses. And despite the excuses about the sunlight, etc. - you can just SEE on Emmett's face that he's aware of what Ted's glassy eyes mean. But he doesn't let on. Still playing the concerned devoted partner, saying next time he'll go with Ted. Going to get dressed, he says Ted can tell him all about the trip. Ted's left still agitated as all hell, coming down off his high.
In a DIRECT juxtaposition to the bad state of affairs in Ted and Em's relationship - we now see Michael and Ben. They are in bed, cuddled up together. Michael's head on Ben's chest. Discussing Hunter. And how Ben's going to tell Hunter the news. Ben's never had to tell anyone that they are positive, let alone telling it to a kid. He says he can't imagine how it'll be for Hunter who doesn't have anything, anywhere to go - no medical attention. Michael says all the more reason for Hunter to be in a foster home, but Ben says no one would take him before - so who's going to take him now? And it still doesn't answer the question of how to tell him. Michael says Ben will find the right words. That it's Ben's gift. B: "There are no right words to take away the illusion that every kid is entitled to. His invincibility. His immortality." They look at each other in understanding as the scene ends....
Next day - Stockwell in Brian's office, calling Brian a genius. B: "You just figured that out?" Stockwell took Brian's advice and the people ate it up. Not only that, but the Gay and Lesbian Center has formally put its support behind Stockwell's campaign. This in a letter from woman named "Tannis" - who's the Center's up-tight harpy that hates Brian so much...lol. The lack of affection is mutual as you can see from Brian's face - he looks briefly sick at the mention of her name...lol. The Center, through Tannis, commends Stockwell's drive to clean up the community and protect them from sexual impropriety in public places that could damage the reputations of Gays and Lesbians everywhere. (((Something else Brian just loooooves hearing.))) Oh, and three other gay organizations have followed the leader and are now backing Stockwell too. S: "It's about time to clean up Liberty Avenue, and I have you to thank." Awwwww....llollllll. Just look at Brian's eyes....too damn funny. Stockwell spouts more rhetoric about having a morally upstanding community - and ends it with "you and the Gay and Lesbian Center understand that." (((Snicker.... Brian, the one who did NOT want to be considered part of a 'community' just for the fact of being gay, gets heaped together with a Center he's constantly at odds with...lol.))) Stockwell leaves, and Brian grimaces.....ha ha.
Deb babysitting Gus - as Lindz brings Mel in from the hospital. Deb says she hopes her granddaughter or grandson is a good as Gus. Asks if everything's okay with the baby, and is told everything's fine. Lindz adds, and so's the mother. They say to thanks to Michael "for being an nagging, intrusive, over-protective pest." Deb laughs, "Well, how in the hell did he ever get like that?" lollllll.... She leaves, after telling Mel to take it easy or it'll be her that's on Mel's ass. Mel says she's going upstairs to rest, not to work as Lindz suspects. Lindz asks if she's going to take it easy, or wait until something like this happens again. "Maybe next time we might not be so lucky." Mel says she's sorry she put Lindz through this and promises it won't happen again. She's decided that saving the world - one cause at a time - is good - but it isn't as important as Lindz, Gus and her baby. She kisses Lindz and Gus.
Ben going into Hunter's room, but he's not there. He and Michael go to the nurse's station - only to be told that Hunter walked out of the hospital at 4AM. (((Gotta love that the oh-so-important next-of-kin wasn't even called when that happened. Makes a person feel realllllllll secure.)))
Babylon - another packed crowd. Brian on the prowl through the dancers, heading to the backroom. Only he's in for a surprise, folks. Because just guess what's been closed until further notice????? * giggling as I type * Yep, THE BACKROOM!!!! Talk about a look.... Brian's face, it's a riot. He walks off.....
Justin in the street at night, putting up more posters. He spreads paste over his first posters. His wrist is grabbed, and we see Brian holding it as he gives Justin a look. Then he kisses Justin, and picks up one of the posters. He slaps it up on the wall.... Sides now decided.
Next week -
Ben and Michael finding Hunter, and telling him he's positive. Stockwell telling someone that he's being betrayed by someone he works closely with. Someone working against him. Ted seeing Mark on the street. Em on the phone saying Ted never came home last night. Ted on a bed, smoking a pipe as Mark says he should come with him on a party trip. Brian saying if Stockwell's got a problem, he can confront Brian directly. Brian opening the loft door - to a very angry Stockwell. Shot of Justin naked but wrapped in a comforter on the floor - looking up at them. Gardner Vance telling Brian he'd been caught with his pants down. Stockwell ripping up a poster, in Brian's loft. Brian angry as he slides the loft door closed.