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I don't think that tote is the handbag. Dani was rummaging inside the bag and said it was cute. I think the actual bag is inside the tote. She's really going to suspect her if Laura conveniently dies. Ted doesn't feel bad one bit about dumping Dana. He feels bad a scorned Dana will blow his life up. Dana probably thinks once she gets Nicole out of the way, she can slide right in (like Hayley slid right in with Bill). But a Bill/Hayley situation is not what usually happens. What usually happens is the wife/girlfriend leaves but the dude gets rid of the side chick too. Mrs. Eldridge was drunk as hell and I want to knw how Jan knows.

Because there's no reason she should be there. Why is she Naomi's friend? How is she Naomi's friend? Apparently they've been friends for a long time because Ted and Nicole know and talk to her. How and why does she know Andre? I think they should've introduced her just as one of the nurses at the hospital and let her character grow from there. I think if they move Derek away from Ashley and have him have relationships with characters other than Ashley, he could work. He's shown more life in the scenes with Hayley and Andre than with Ashley.

I'm thinking Joey's mom was supposed to have heart surgery, Doug was supposed to do the surgery, he skipped out to gamble and have fun and Ernie wasn't experienced and Mom died. Nicole is going to piece together how Doug is involved. Derek wasn't that bad in the scenes with Hayley. Maybe he can be her only friend in town. Becky has been trying to jump ship from the beginning. I'm begging Naomi to settle this case and wash her hands of these people. I think their reviews were probably accurate for the most part. Unfortunately Bill allowing Mike to be an aging frat boy opened him up for these charges. Becky & Carrie can get jobs elsewhere but Stefania needs a new line of work. She's supposed to be a lawyer but met with opposing counsel knowing she shouldn't have whether Naomi was there or not. When Bill presented them with the settlement, she immediately jumped in delight, did not scrutinize the settlement and did not even try to negotiate or leverage the fallout & bad publicity to get a higher settlement. If she won't negotiate or advocate for herself, she won't do it for a client and that's not an attorney you want in your firm. Whether her review was accurate or motivated by sexual harassment, Stefania is a piss poor lawyer and doesn't need to be at any top law firm.

Yet none of them had a thought of Mike or mentioned him when Bill waved the settlement around. No punishment for Mike but at least they get to be on a committee. The only one who might be affected by the whisper network is the girl who is a lawyer. The other two are a receptionist and paralegal; they could go outside of DC into VA or MD to find a receptionist or paralegal job. By the time the IRS, Maryland and Naomi take their cuts, they'd be left with maybe $350K. That is not that much money for the DC area and is only about 2 years salary maybe for the lawyer. The best thing for all of them to do is take the settlement and leave town. The fact Caroline knew the blond chick was probably shopping for shoes right after we see a scene of her dancing about shopping for shoes tells me she's been shopping for shoes during work hours and probably on work computers...which is probably a violation of work computer usage (and cause to be fired). And as Naomi said, there's no protection for any of them from getting fired again. No protection for them from Mike... who is the reason they brought the lawsuit in the first place. Caroline would definitely be one of the resentful coworkers. The best course of action for all three of them is to have Naomi press for a $1.5-2 million dollar settlement each, Mike to be separated from the firm and to take the money and leave DC to seek work (especially the lawyer). You'd resent Hayley too if you've been busting your butt at work and this pop tart gets a job because the boss's wife recommended her, sleeps with the boss and gets a promotion and is now swanning around the office like the Queen. On another note, I'd like to know what Caroline thought of Dani. Joey seems to have a dislike for Doug, it doesn't seem just like Doug's just a random sucker he needs to suck dry. Maybe Joey's mom was Doug's patient and he blames Doug for why she died and Vanessa is just an added bonus.

And today I saw Nicole furiously spraying Febreze lol. Remember, they were ready to throw in the towel before Naomi filed the suit. Especially that receptionist. If Naomi were more seasoned and experienced, she would conclude these women are wasting her time, she would negotiate a settlement for them and wash her hands of them because they are not serious people. Let's hope so and take Randy with him. Yes, a week or so ago Nicole saw Vanessa & Doug at the club and I think Nicole mentioned she hadn't seen Doug in a while and Vanessa wanted to know why, since they both work down at the hospital. Doug came up with some flim flam excuse as to why Nicole hadn't seen him at the hospital. Plus Vanessa & Nicole are supposed to be BFFs so Nicole would know Vanessa's husband. I want to see more of Caroline. She showed more life in her scenes than Tomas or Derek ever had. She actually seemed annoyed at Hayley yesterday but I brushed it off until today's episode when Bill thanked her for falling on her sword for him regarding the meeting times and she said it was just part of the job. Caroline probably doesn't like Hayley either and is probably just faking the funk to keep her job. I also think Caroline knows those 3 women are telling the truth about Mike BUT they're all also full of shit. She immediately knew the blond one would be shopping for shoes and I'd bet Caroline saw her shopping for shoes during work hours. She's also the one who was sending personal emails on the work server. After Bill waved the million dollar settlement in their faces, all 3 of them were like Mike who? Mike is so terrible and so bad but all 3 of them were willing to come back to the firm and work with Mike as long as they got their million dollar check? Again, if Naomi were more cynical and seasoned, she would peep this, negotiate a nice settlement from Bill and wash her hands of these three.

Jacob is clearly a nepo baby and he knows it, which is why he's trying to be Officer Perfect. Vernon & Anita sacrificed the mental well being of their daughter for Martin's secret. The product placements are going to have to be with the non-Dupree characters because it seems unrealistic for any of them (except Naomi) to be using Tide and not a housekeeper (well I could actually see Nicole using Tide).

It's ok because Hayley lied to Bill and told him the Duprees taunted her at the club when the Duprees didn't even know she was there (except Chelsea). I'm hoping Marcel is just undercover but I suspect he's dirty, as is Elon. This is all Elon's fault for partnering up Jacob with Marcel (or, if he didn't, it's his fault for not getting Jacob reassigned somewhere else). I am going to revisit old episodes because I want to see if Hayley is copying Dani's style. Hayley using "Glorietta Interiors*" has been mentioned at least twice, but it didn't strike me until they started talking about the hot pink sofa...Hayley is copying Dani (badly)...Hayley has a tacky purple sofa. Nobody else on the show besides these 2 have non-neutral colored sofas. I need to see what else Hayley is copying. I suspect "Team Dani" never happened and it's another one of Hayley's exaggerations designed to gin up Bill. If Dani is escalating with Hayley and Bill that means Dani is not all up in Chelsea's business. I actually think Tomas is weaker than Derek. Derek is just boring. *I suspect the reason Dani and Pam knew Hayley had used "Glorietta Interiors" is because Dani had used Glorietta Interiors.

That's why they would be brought back as "friends" instead of full cast members. Robyn & Charrisse were the only 2 who ever held Karen's feet to the fire. And both of them (along with Gizelle) know Karen and each other off camera ...they know the "real" Karen. I'd also be interested in Robyn's dynamic with Ashley now that Candiace is gone. Ashley was everything everyone claimed Candiace was, but in a more socially pleasing package. Ashley was able to sit back and let everyone give Candiace the lashings Ashley so richly deserved and remember, Robyn & Ashley were at odds for seasons 1-3.

Karen was taken straight to jail after the judge read her down like he was the 8th Housewife. She's been in jail for a month already. And because she desperately needs that check, she's going to do whatever BRAVO tells her to do. It's up to BRAVO to determine Karen's future. On the one hand they may not want to deal with somebody who has had 4 DUIs and who admits to being a substance abuser (who blamed the pressure of being on the show for her issues). Also, if Karen is going to do the same thing she's done Seasons 1-9, what is the point of her even coming back? I think BRAVO will ask Karen back but it's going to be an accountability season and for that reason both Robyn and/or Charrisse will be back as friends of the show (So long and farewell, Mia, Jacqueline, Jassi and possibly Keiarna --gotta clear up the budget to bring these two back).

This will be funny to me because Nicole will end up embracing Eva (after working through the emotions and the lying) and that's going to piss ALIAS off even more. EVA may deserve a place in Fairmont Crest, but ALIAS will never. And that's going to drive her off the cliff. Ted will avoid Eva because he wanted her aborted and paid ALIAS to do it and that's going to horrify Nicole even more than the cheating (which I think she may know about but obviously didn't know it produced a child). I think the revelation that Ted paid ALIAS to abort Eva will soften Nicole to her. I actually see Martin having more of a sibling bond with Eva than with Kat since both of them are the problem children of the family.

To be treated like a spoiled princess like Kat. Well ALIAS asked for $50,000 this time so I'm sure last time it was a lot less. It's not the money ALIAS wants, because she could've put Ted on child support for that. Leslie wants to be a Dupree, she wants Nicole's life. It's in Hayley's best interests to discredit the women because she's not stupid and she knows her sleeping with the company owner while being employed by him is not a good look. I think teenage Dani was in love with Bill but Bill was using her as a come up. Martin knows what he did. I think Martin thinks only Vernon & Anita know about it and not Bill. Vernon & Anita didn't want him resigning abruptly from Congress because that would've aroused suspicion. I think Martin was cheating on Smitty and got himself caught up in an Andrew Gillum situation only somebody ended up getting hurt or dying. How you get them is how you lose them. I just don't think Martin is Ted's bio child; I think he loves Kat because she is his bio kid.

Candiace shouldn't go back to RHOP as long as Gizelle or Ashley are there. Ashley has set her up to be physically assaulted twice. I believe the show will ask her back and overlook the liability because nobody else has anything going on. Filming may start earlier than we think, since Karen's PR is trying to set the stage to get her out of jail.

Jon Lindstrom posted some photos of his secret commute to Atlanta back in December to film and hashtagged them #janessa ... hmm... I think Tyrell is getting bullied Because ALIAS spun a sob story about how Evil Ted & Nicole deprived her and Eva of luxury and riches while they had to scratch and survive. Seeing as though he was retweeting Change.org petitions to put him back on the show, it wasn't his choice to leave. Hayley is in survival mode and people who live in survival mode will do and say anything to survive. And everyone else should just accept they did what they had to do and be not only ok with that, but ecstatic. Hayley sees her way of life potentially being destroyed by Naomi so she's going to destroy Naomi first but also expect Naomi to forgive her and then they can play Care Bears or Strawberry Shortcake together again. We've learned 2 pieces of information about Bill on this episode and yesterday's episode: Bill used young Dani's (and I would also assume Vernon's) network of high profile people to build his firm Bill won't fire Mike because Mike brings a lot of high profile, high paying clients to the firm Bill is a user. Why is he really with Hayley? Her backstory is she was this girl without a family who had nothing and the Hamiltons took her in and gave her a family. Why would Bill toss over Dani, who is still very well connected via her family, for Hayley, a scraggly orphan with nothing?

Both Eva and Kat are carrying Tomas. It's the best part of the show. Bill was definitely pissed AND proud of Naomi. Bill knows his bank account will be hysterical if he gave Mike the boot, since Mike is the one bringing the high dollar clients to the firm.

Biologically, it is very possible Nicole and Ted could be in their mid 50s and be 35 year old Martin's parents. However it just doesn't fit their characters or timeline: Ted & Nicole met at a medical conference, which implies they had to have been in their mid/late 20s/early 30s. Duprees are very image conscious. No way would they have had Nicole be a baby momma*, even if she was going to college. It would tarnish the Dupree image. If Nicole did have a baby out of wedlock, IMO Vernon & Anita would've adopted Martin and raised him as the third Dupree sibling. Dani wouldn't even have to know since she went virtually no contact with the family for 2 years*. If Martin is not adopted by Ted & Nicole, I will speculate Martin is actually Ted**'s bio son but not Nicole's and she adopted him. And that could lead to a "Who is Martin's real momma?" storyline. I don't know if Hayley knew the blonde lady (forgot her name) or Stefania but she worked with the Asian lady. They were both receptionists and the Asian lady alleges after she refused a date with Mike, Hayley got the promotion to paralegal. At the very least, we know Bill was having sex with his employee and that could be considered sexual harassment too. Not a good look at all. *Dani left home at 17 but came back around at 19 and I'm guessing this is when she married Bill. I speculate she got pregnant with Naomi and was encouraged to marry Bill to keep up appearances. **The original Ted actor is allegedly retweeting a Change.org petition to be returned to the show so he definitely didn't leave of his own accord.