Chad and Whitney are alone together following their conference call. Whitney recaps that the Mother Superior was really nice about her leaving the convent, even though she caused so much upheaval when she was helping EvilMonk and everything. Then Whitney goes into the chapel to pray, and Chad is left alone. He makes a phone call, and this is pretty juicy. He tells the person on the other end that he is unexpectedly getting married, but she (or he?) shouldn't worry, because it isn't going to change anything between her (?) and Chad - nothing will stop him from continuing to spend time with her (?).

Maybe Chad has another sister that we don't know about.

Hey, I like this. It's about time something happened that wasn't telegraphed from a mile away. And anything that keeps Whitney and Chad apart is okay by me - I'm sorry, but I can't just turn on a dime like that about the whole incest thing. By the way, that reminds me. Does anybody know what the hell has happened to Miles, Chad and Whitney's son, whom Chad has been raising as a devoted single father? They keep talking about how they can all be a family together now, but who is taking care of this kid at the moment? Let's see - there's Fox, who once believed he was Miles's father - nope, he hasn't been doing it. Or Eve and T.C. and Julian, Miles's grandparents - no, they don't seem to have him in their care. (Note the problem with being a child of incest: only three grandparents! Bummer.) Or his new and improved, non-incestuous grandparents, Liz and Alistair: Well, Alistair doesn't have him. Liz seems to be off the show, but she's evil, so I don't think Chad would have entrusted the baby to her. What about Simone? Nope, she's also busy in Rome. I hope little Miles knows how to use a can opener.

Theresa talks about how evil always seems to triumph over good, and how life isn't fair. The nun tells her that God works in mysterious ways, and she should pray. Theresa says that this won't work. In all her years, she never even gave a moment's thought to the possibility that she might not end up with Ethan, so she has absolutely no Plan B. True that. Girl is single-minded. The nun gives some more of the same advice and then finally leaves.

Ethan and Gwen are in bed. They trade I-love-yous, but then we see that he's fantasizing about Theresa. He says Theresa's name, but Gwen doesn't hear him. His fantasies go on and on. He snaps out of it and sees Gwen, and the music is all disappointed-sounding. He decides to go for a walk.

Alistair tells Chris that he already agreed to Alistair's terms, and he had better do what must be done. Chris says that Alistair is going to get killed or captured, and he can't make Chris do anything. Alistair replies that even if he does die himself, there are other people out there who will make sure that Chris pays if he disobeys Alistair's orders. He hangs up. Beth snots about how it's okay for Alistair to talk on the phone on the train, but not for her. Alistair replies that yes, he is allowed to talk on the phone, because he's not talking to the person who is trying to catch them. Beth is like "... Oh." Yes, tough to argue with that logic.

Beth and Alistair bicker about whether Luis actually wants to be with Beth, or whether he's just trying to find her and Alistair. Alistair decisively wins the argument when they see and hear the helicopter tracking them outside the window.

Katherine gossips to Pilar that Rebecca is finally going to divorce Julian so he can marry Eve. Pilar wants to know if that's a not-so-subtle hint that she should divorce Martin so he can marry Katherine. Y'all, why is it always so hard for people on TV to get a divorce? In real life, it doesn't seem to require quite so much mutual consent. Yes, I know there's a possible Catholic-remarriage angle, but that doesn't seem like enough to explain the many, many refusals of divorce that happen on soaps. Anyway, Katherine says that she wasn't hinting at anything; she was just trying to make small talk. Pilar says that she wishes Katherine would just drop dead, but if she won't, the least she can do is be quiet.

Sheridan has another nightmare about Beth, Marty, and Alistair. This one is creepy - it culminates with Alistair about to brand Marty with the Omega Symbol. Sheridan starts having a seizure.

How very Rosemary's Baby.

Chris talks to himself. He says he rues the day that Alistair first darkened his door - since then, Chris's and Sheridan's lives have both been torture. Chris wishes Alistair would burn in hell, but in the meantime, he's going to have to settle for burning all of the documents linking him to Alistair. He starts putting the documents in the fire, but he doesn't notice that one of them falls under a piece of furniture and doesn't get burned. Of course, all of the documents have the Omega Symbol prominently displayed in the corner. Because if you have an evil, secret, illegal organization, you should always make sure that your logo is on absolutely everything.

Branding is very important to the success of any enterprise.

Posted by Amanda on July 19, 2006 1:31 PM