Michael and Donna are reliving the past.
MJ told Adam she had been following up on Chad. Adam said the killings were coming closer together now. Josie trotted up and said having talked to her husband she would do what MJ wanted and try to draw the killer out. Adam was not pleased. He yelled at MJ for involving a civilian. MJ soothed him by saying she would be the actual lure.
Michael and Donna reminisced. They were interrupted by dinner cooked by THE Gino and Dominic. Donna was quite overcome. [One of them called her the Bella Donna.] They're eating hot dogs and chips. [Significance of the first date.] And disgusting banana splits. Oh, the tedium. And the wrongness.
Scott drove Cheryl home.
Adam put his foot down. MJ said Josie had only to dance. Chad was invited to leave. MJ told Adam Josie wouldn't be in danger. Adam said she would be. MJ said she would dress up in Josie's coat and hat and leave the Pig Whistle in her place. Josie said she and her husband felt she should help. Adam tried to talk her out of it but Josie was firm. Adam conceded that it wasn't such a bad plan except for MJ's involvement. MJ said she was perfectly suited in training and looks. Adam said he wanted to be best friends with Josie. MJ called for backup.
Donna and Michael were interrupted by a gift from Victoria and Marley — a couple. Dancing. Why I couldn't say. The dancers left. Donna produced a ring for Michael which she had bought all those years ago and never managed to give him, what with one thing and another. [Ugh.] Illness and what not. He was delighted.
Chad waylaid MJ and insisted on showing her something. He played on the piano the song she had auditioned for him with. He tried to get her to sing it for him. She refused. He pled. She gave in and sang a few bars. They got profound. She used to be fat. Flashback. MJ: shy, plump, bespectacled. Chad: dubious. She gave him her music. He attacked the piano. She sang. [She was almost too good, if you see what I mean.] Chad was impressed but lit into her about her self image. He said they'd work on it together. She was bouleversée. She came back to the present.
Scott and Cheryl were stuck in conversation, I mean traffic. [both, really.]
MJ gave Josie a guided tour of the cops and the Pig Whistle. Sgt Cory was, comme d'habitude, all sleazed up at the bar. Josie's nervous.
Donna lured Michael outside and shut him out in order to get time to fix up the stables a little. He was not amused and broke the door down. She had rearranged the hay or something to recreate the first time they'd made love. [And here I'd had visions of Real Furniture.]
Scott got Cheryl home.
Chad shrugged off a prostitute name of Janice in the Pig Whistle and said it was time to move the operation out of there. Josie danced. The men were thrilled. Adam and MJ lurked in the crowd. They missed having a suspect around to make it nice and homey. Still, there's always outside. Sure enough, a set of binoculars lurked outside.
Michael and Donna drove the point home [that is to say they reinforced the first time business, in case we were out of the room before. Oh, the tedium.]
Scott and Cheryl drove the home point home. Cheryl didn't get out. She said it looked as if no one was home. More tedious stilted conversation. Scott said he wouldn't let her go in alone. She said she'd go to the restaurant. [Be fair. At least they're supposed to be inane.] She said he was a good friend.
Josie danced. She received great applause. For no good reason Adam decided that it had been a pointless exercise [because no one had attacked her on stage, or because none of his dear friends were there, I guess.] The Pig Whistle is no place for a belly dancer. The binoculars lurked.
Michael and Donna.