Sarah finished packing and commented that all there was left to do was say
good-bye to roommate Cristian. Meanwhile, Layla admitted to Adriana that she
didn't want to see her go. Natalie returned to the Rodi's pool table where
she'd lost the game to Jared the day before. She made a shot, and was
startled to hear congratulations from John, who was standing nearby. At the
cottage, Nash told Jessica that he wasn't mad at her, but he is mad at
Jared. Todd stormed in and informed Jessica that it's time for his wedding!
Over at La Boulaie, Blair flipped through a catalogue looking for something
to send Lindsay at St. Ann's, then casually informed Dorian that Todd was
about to be a married man.

Jared visited the Buchanan mansion and tried to charm his way in to see
Renee, but Nigel wasn't impressed. Renee came down the stairs and saw the
young man at the door. "I can't get over the resemblance to Asa," she told
Jared, referring to her ex-husband's youthful days. Despite Nigel's
protests, Renee allowed Jared to come in and it wasn't long before they were
drinking tea and Renee was sharing stories about Asa. Jared then dropped the
bomb that he was starting a new position at B.E. and said he regretted not
meeting Asa when he was alive. "I think he would have liked you," Renee
noted, and invited the new exec to dinner with her and Clint sometime. Jared
left, and Renee pointed out that he is loaded with charm, while Nigel
remained suspicious.

Todd explained to a disbelieving Jessica that he and Blair were finally
going to get it right this time — for their family's sake. Jessica
asked what he was really up to. He failed to explain and asked Jessica to
serve as his best man, which gave Nash a good chuckle. Todd finally admitted
that he's doing everything he can to get his son back and that this is part
of that. Something Jessica said suddenly gave him food for thought, and he
said to hold off on the wedding for the moment and left.

Dorian asked Blair just how many times she'd have to marry Todd to make it
work, but Blair explained that they weren't marrying for love. "It is
brainwashing?" Dorian surmised. Blair insisted that Todd can be a good
father and this marriage is going to help him win his son back. Dorian put
two and two together and realized that Blair was taking a page from the Ta
Delgado playbook. "Whatever Todd gave Ta Delgado, Todd has to give me,"
Blair gloated. Dorian was pleased, but uncertain as to whether any amount of
money was worth "shackling" herself to Todd. Dorian warned Blair that
whether her children understand this ruse or not, they're still going to
become invested in the marriage.

At Rodi's, Natalie asked John about Lindsay's breakdown and inquired how he
and Michael were handling the custody battle. John offered an apology for
what she saw the other day and said he wanted things to be right between
them. He then admitted that he wouldn't be too thrilled to see her kissing
another guy, either, and that's partly why he was mad at Natalie for kissing
Miles. Natalie asked if John was dating Marty, but he declined to respond,
remarking that he doesn't like talking about "that stuff." Natalie admitted
that she was there playing pool because she'd missed a shot the night before
with someone she didn't trust as far as she could throw. Natalie asked John
if he could do a background check on Jared, then thought better of it. John
noted that since he's been suspended, he can pretty much do whatever he
wants.

Layla and Adriana returned all the belongings they'd borrowed from each
other and "forgot" to return, showing how close the girls had become. "Who
are you going to borrow from now?" Layla tearfully asked. The girls sat on
the couch together looking glum while Rex and Vincent carried out their
boxes. Once alone, Adriana and Layla reminisced about Adriana's initial
misconception about Layla. Adriana explained that she didn't expect to make
such a good friend when she started living with Layla. Meanwhile, Cristian
was impressed with Sarah's ability to live out of one duffle bag, which they
could barely close, but she explained that a person needs to be able to up
and go at the drop of a hat. She then remarked that he was going to find
himself missing her when she's gone, even though they'll be seeing each
other every day at Capricorn. Once Sarah was gone, Cristian thought back to
her touching his hand the night before, then found one of her tank tops and
smiled to himself. Adriana and Rex agreed to come by for dinner that night,
and ran into Sarah on her way in. Dragging her one bag behind her, she
awkwardly greeted her new roommate.

Nash asked Jessica why Tess did what she did to Jared. Jessica explained
that the Tess he fell in love with was different before Nash and that once
she met someone who treated her like a person, she would change. It was the
anger that Jessica should have felt from her molestation that Tess put onto
other people. Tess did these things without thinking about the consequences,
she explained. Jessica apologized, but Nash told her there was nothing for
her to be sorry about. Jessica suggested they try to beat Jared at his own
game.

Todd headed over to La Boulaie and asked Dorian if she'd heard the good
news. Dorian announced that if he wants her support, there's something he
has to do in return: his assurance in writing that Todd would not try to get
full custody of Jack and Starr when this was all over. Todd agreed, as long
as Dorian threw the most lavish wedding Llanview has ever seen.