If you are an ex-con, and you want to go shopping, where do you go? I know that this is Newport, but do you go to Ben Sherman? Ben Sherman is trendy(compared to Brooks Brothers), but is that the first thing on your mind when you get out of the joint? Why not go to the thrift store and pick up some of the VonDutch all of the hipsters through away last year. It may not be trendy, but if you are wearing clothes that are a couple of years old, people won't think you have been in jail that whole time. My suggestion? They should have tried Fred Segal.

Another big problem with these stores is the people who work there. They just won't cut Trey any slack. Even though he paid for everything, they insist on checking his bag. Usually when this type of thing happens, you get angry, but let them search your bag. If you write a letter or complain to the manager about the way you are treated later, you might even get some free shit. But when this happened to Trey, he not only got in the security guys' face, he dumped the contents of his bag all over the ground, and knocked over a display case. Marissa, who had joined them to help Trey pick out clothes, looked on in admiration at Trey's furniture throwing skill.

Zach is really trying not to dwell on Summer. He has a girlfriend that he can chat with, and those webcams get pretty freaky. No need to keep around any of Summer's stuff. When he takes her things over to her house, she confronts him about Francesca. I never agreed with Summer's decision to go back to her stalker, but after she made the decision, and it made her happy, what is there to argue about? Still, if Zach decides that he has to move on, especially after Summer basically strung him along for such a long time. If he decides that he is going to move on, he is not under any sort of etiquette timetable to move on after Summer.

Despite the fact that she broke up with him, Summer gets a little upset. She gathers Zach's stuff, and takes it over to his house. His mother is there, and she gives Summer that "Well, I can't talk with you about that great New Yorker cartoon" sort of look. Summer says that she is sorry for what happened, and hopes that Zach is happy with Francesca. This whole Francesca thing is a big surprise to Zach's mom. She tells summer that Zach was so broken hearted, he didn't leave the hotel the whole time. I don't know why it was such a big deal that Summer's boyfriends can't get over her, but I guess she can now take solace that she did, in fact, break Zach's heart, and he is, in fact, not over her.

Zach makes his way over to Summer's house to clear the air once and for all. He is not over her, but he thought that making up the story about Francesca would help them all move on. He said that he told Seth only because he knew it would get back to Summer. His plan worked, but it was all a lie. Summer promises that she won't tell anybody his secret.

The big launch party for Newport Living is about to get underway. Julie is right back into the heart of things. Now that she knows she won't be exposed as a porn starlet, she is back to being her old self. And she seems to have picked up on something between Carter and Kirsten. Other than the first time they met, I didn't really notice any sort of crazy sexual tension between these two. Kirsten isn't enamored with Sandy these days, but she is wearing her ring, and we are pretty sure that Rebecca is gone for good, so things have been going pretty well. Kirsten is sort of staring at Carter, and she did her best to try and avoid him and Sandy from meeting earlier, so I guess there is something there.

Carter is happy and wants to celebrate, but for once, Kirsten doesn't want to drink any wine. She says that it is unprofessional, even though they have been averaging a bottle of wine a night. (Have a mentioned how much I love it when Kirsten drinks?) Julie is loving watching Kirsten squirm and does her "Kirsten Cohen Crushes Carter" dance and the ever popular "Kirsten and Carter, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G". Kirsten ignores them both, and says that they can celebrate after the launch.

I guess one of the reasons why the Cohens never cook is because they do throw a lot of parties. The Newport living party seems to be going by without a hitch as well. Julie is there (still making gestures at Kirsten about Carter), and Caleb is happy with the work he has done. Sandy has even had a chance to meet Carter. It's soon time for the big presentation, but first Kirsten needs some chardonnay. She finds the closest waiter she finds, and picks up a glass.

Posted by J-Unit on March 27, 2005 8:10 PM