Episode #173

Whitney and Theresa are leaving for an interview with the Honors Society (I think Whitney is wearing the same shoes Eve wore last night) and want to go to the Book Cafe first. They leave and Eve says to herself that she can't believe she let anyone take advantage of her. TC walks in and asks what man took advantage of her. She makes up an excuse about her shoes and TC is satisfied. He leaves and she thinks about how he has such a terrible temper. Sheridan flashes back to all the mean things Luis said and can't get the answering machine to turn off. She throws it across the room, practically hitting Ethan in the head as he walks in. She tells Ethan the whole story and he vows to teach Luis a lesson. She tells him to let it go, but he wishes he'd protected her better. She says that she too was mistaken about Luis. She starts to cry and Ethan hugs her. She says she'll be all right and tries to change the subject. Ethan still wants to talk about Sheridan and tries to reassure her. Sheridan says she feels like there is always someone barring her happiness. Ethan says he will still give Luis a piece of his mind, but Sheridan says she will confront him. He offers to take her to the Book Cafe and she agrees. Chad flashes back to seeing a woman's shoes when he went to check on the lights on in the Book Cafe. He wonders who was with Julian. A girl tries to flirt with him, but he turns her down. He goes to the counter, and Beth says he must have a girlfriend--who is she? Whitney and Theresa walk in and Beth says Whitney must be Chad's girlfriend. He denies it but Beth isn't convinced. Meanwhile, Theresa swears that Whitney likes Chad but Whitney changes the subject to Ethan. Theresa tells her about when he took her home and she has hope because if Sheridan and Luis get together, why can't her and Ethan? Chad tells Beth about Julian and the woman and asks why Beth doesn't own the Book Cafe? Beth explains that she couldn't get the money to keep it going herself (because of her sick mother). Chad goes over and notices that Whitney is wearing the same shoes he saw last night! He tells her about what he saw last night and she tells him they're Eve's. He asks where Eve was late last night. She says he's way off base--her mother is not having an affair with Julian Crane! TC comes up and asks what the hell they're talking about. Ethan and Sheridan come in and Sheridan realizes she left something at the youth center. She goes to get it and Ethan sits down. Theresa says to herself that maybe fairy tales can come true. She goes up to Ethan and says she heard something about a budding romance between their two families. He says she heard wrong...that'll never happen. Luis is using the punching bag and Hank comes in. The phone rings and it's a guy calling about redoing Luis' roof. Hank wants to know where Luis is getting that kind of money. Luis has to go to a meeting, but Hank thinks he is hiding something. Julian is talking to Alistair, who says his plan is working perfectly and now Luis and Sheridan will never get together. Julian opens a briefcase full of money and makes plans to give it to a "new friend." He goes into a basement-type room and comments on how the person receiving the money couldn't possibly turn it down. Just then another person walks in, his head and face covered. Julian shows him the money and asks what the person will do with all this money. The person takes off his hood and it's...LUIS!!!!! He says he has big plans for the money. He starts counting it and then takes off a mask to reveal a totally different person! Gasp! He tells Julian all about his disguise, the fake conversation on the wharf, and how well he can fake Luis' voice. Julian reminds him to keep everything a secret. The impostor says the only evidence left will be Sheridan's broken heart. Julian says he'd love to be there when Sheridan and Luis next meet. Luis (the real one) comes back to the youth center and Hank asks again where he's getting all this money. Luis tells him he made detective so he's getting a raise. He also tells him that he's making plans to buy Sheridan a car! He says he thinks she might be the one. Hank says he can't be serious. He says Sheridan is different from the rest of the Cranes and Hank says he seems like a different person. Hank says he will fight for Sheridan and leaves. Sheridan walks in and gives Luis the evil eye. She starts to leave but he stops her and asks if she got his message. She says yes and now she has a message for him. Then she hits him in the face! Tabby and Timmy are outside Charity's door and she wants Timmy to run an errand for her: He must whisper "Eve and Julian" in Charity's ear to make her even crazier. He doesn't want to do it, but she threatens him with Fluffy and he does it. He's whispering into Charity's ear when she grabs him in her sleep and starts shaking him. She is dreaming about Julian and Eve and Tabby says they can go home to plan a murder that will be Charity's fault. She calls the Russell house and tells TC to come over and look at her sink. TC and Eve say they'll both come so Eve can check on Charity. They arrive and TC goes to look at the sink while Eve and Tabby chat. Eve goes to check on Charity and Tabby gloats about how soon everyone will know about Eve's past. She goes in by TC and gives him a quilt from before the Civil War. He talks about how his father was a slave, the first colored man in the area. He says the family farm was taken away...he's pretty bitter about it. Tabby explains the quilt to him and leads TC to believe the Cranes built their mansion on his family's farm! TC leaves and Timmy and Tabby sneak back into the Bennett house. Inside, Eve is sitting with Charity and realizes Charity is dreaming about her and Julian.