Scoops & Spoilers

• Welcome back to Cord, who just shows up in front of Clint out of the blue.
  
  
• Cord’s in town, because he’s concerned about Rex riding roughshod over the Buchanan empire.
  
  
• Clint champions Rex, a turning point for the acrimonious father and son.
  
  
• Bo walks in on some drama between Clint and Rex.
  
  
• Whoops, there’s Gigi driving Rex to distraction. But maybe this time she’ll do more than say the same enigmatic line about not giving up. Oh, she does.
  
  
• Rex lets Shane in on who he’s been envisioning.
  
  
• Téa gives Todd a hard time, but she gives him an ear as he cools his jets behind bars.
  
  
• Todd persuasively argues his innocent case before a skeptical, but eventually agreeable Téa.
  
  
• It takes some doing, but Todd persuades Téa to use her considerable resources to free him.
  
  
• Todd has to prevail upon Starr to give him a leg up, as in break him out of this cage. But that would mean Starr participate in an illegal matter.
  
  
• Todd and Starr disagree about a matter.
  
  
• The tipping point for Starr is when Todd says Irene is after all of them if he doesn’t personally see to it that she fails.
  
  
• Flabbergasted is how one would describe the reaction of everyone to Todd’s next move and how he used Starr to achieve his ends.
  
  
• Téa attempts to bring Todd to a point where he’ll come back and come forward.
  
  
• Blair endeavors to nudge Jack into doing the right thing: say what really happened.
  
  
• Blair almost reaches Jack, but then Tomas and Dani walk in, shutting the young man up.
  
  
• Tomas puts his money where his mouth is.
  
  
• Tomas takes blame for Todd’s predicament – those eight years in bondage and torture.
  
  
• Before Blair goes off on Todd for dragging their daughter Starr in on this, he says that he had no choice, Irene must be dealt with.
  
  
• Irene expects Todd to mind his Ps and Qs, via a pertinent missive.
  
  
• Todd reads Irene’s missive, where she details her intention to take his family out.
  
  
• Irene shows up on Viki’s doorstep pretending to care about her. Then, the mask falls off.
  
  
• Viki rips Irene a new one.
  
  
• Irene blindsides Viki with a clever, about-face maneuver.
  
  
• Irene begins to execute her schemes, like a Domino effect: it starts with a hidden bomb, set to go BOOM! during Victor’s last will and testament.
  
  
• Welcome back Tina and her little dog. They’ll be in the thick of all the action, especially the Victor Lord and Kim’s hospitalized friend mysteries.
  
  
• Tina is seated next to a curious stranger, on her way back home.
  
  
• A lawyer prepares to unveil Victor’s last will and testament when, dramatically, in strolls Tina.
  
  
• The latest news wrecks Tina in the worst way: seems Victor left her nada.
  
  
• Tina implores Todd to join her in an effort to contest Victor’s will.
  
  
• Tina and Todd go back and forth in a debate.
  
  
• Tina lets Todd see Victor Lord senior’s ring.
  
  
• Todd grabs Victor Lord’s ring and heads off to get a hold of Irene.
  
  
• Irene triggers an avalanche of danger for a lot of people in her wake.
  
  
• Tina’s dog, David Vickers, sniffs out a doozy.
  
  
• Bo also comes across a ticking time bomb.
  
  
• Tina stumbles on an eye-opening situation.
  
  
• Tina sits on vital data that could go a long way to saving Todd.
  
  
• Todd and Irene enter into another one of their conflicts.
  
  
• As Todd and Irene go back and forth, the bomb goes off.
  
  
• Irene coldly informs Todd that she’d planted a bomb that took out his entire clan.
  
  
• Shane has cause to reevaluate what really occurred to Victor when a flashback jars him.
  
  
• Next thing you know, Tina’s dog David Vickers disappears. Poof.
  
  
• Tina and Cord engage in a heated dispute. But then they wave the white flag.
  
  
• Cord and Tina walk down memory lane together.
  
  
• Cord tries to be of comfort to Tina.
  
  
• Before slowpoke John can finally say “I love you” to Natalie, he spies a ring on her finger, deducing the inevitable.
  
  
• Bo runs into Natalie, who’s not handling her engagement very well.
  
  
• Natalie lets it all hang out in front of her brother Rex about her engagement and still loving John.
  
  
• Rex probes as to how it benefits Natalie at all to go with second best.
  
  
• Viki probes into Natalie’s true intent with Brody and whether there’s anything left for John.
  
  
• Jessica uses Ford as a sounding board, and he’s only too happy to be there for her.
  
  
• Jessica goads Natalie to no end, until the redhead snaps and fights back.
  
  
• Things get down to brass tacks between rivals Jessica and Natalie, as in knock down, drag out.
  
  
• Brody risks life and limb to physically get between Jess and Nat in their catfight.
  
  
• Brody plays mediator on the Jess and Nat standoff.
  
  
• Jessica’s nose is out of joint about the whole Natalie marrying Brody farce.
  
  
• Brody goes to Clint to receive the fatherly blessing before marrying Natalie.
  
  
• At first, Clint’s like, no way, this isn’t good. But then Brody’s like, this (Clint giving his blessing) could be a good thing in the end for Jessica to finally make peace with letting him go to Natalie.
  
  
• Brody remains firm in his stance, causing Clint to give in but only because Clint loves his girls.
  
  
• Clint and Viki can’t help but see that Jessica got beat up pretty bad, and inquire about her bruises.
  
  
• Jessica reveals to her parents what happened in that knock down, drag out fight with Natalie.
  
  
• Clint reports to Jessica of Brody’s coming to him asking for his blessing, and of him eventually giving in and doing it.
  
  
• Natalie fills Brody in on fighting with Jessica, then bemoans what this will do to her and Viki.
  
  
• Brody opens his arms to Natalie during her trying times.
  
  
• Viki has to set some things straight with Natalie regarding spats with Jessica, as well as the deal with John and Brody.
  
  
• Well, lookie here: Jessica picks up a (paternity) document directly affecting Natalie’s happiness.
  
  
• Next week: Bo acts fast to prevent senseless deaths, hopefully without blowing his ‘nads off in the process… Starr and Tomas go into lock-up… Todd and Blair have a chance to recall better times together… Natalie stumbles upon something which could negatively affect someone she cares about… Jessica wonders if she should forewarn Brody about the Natalie mystery she just came across… Tina and Cord dabble in a romantic reunion, starting with a smooch… Bring out the body bag, someone goes down.
  

Tony Marino wrote:Im sure its some minor character.