When we last checked in with the Who's Who of Llanview at the Palace after party, Echo was admitting to all; SHE is Rex Balsam's mother. Rex comes into the room at the end of the announcement and is stunned by what he is hearing.
Echo takes out her half of the heart necklace and shows it to Rex. Dorian has a flashback of Clint at the airport and she remembers that HE had the other half of the necklace. [Dorian knows!] But Echo also has a flashback of Clint's threat: if she reveals to anyone that he is Rex's father, he will have Rex sent to prison for corporate espionage for breaking into his office (when he was looking for clues to David Vickers' disappearance).
Viki tells Rex there is a possibility Charlie could be his father. Charlie explains his connection to Echo, but Rex hasn't forgotten when Charlie pretended to be Rex's father as a favor to Roxy; so he is not buying the explanation easily. (Roxy was convinced Mitch Lawrence was Rex's father and she didn't want to tell him the truth. But like I mentioned before, it turned out Mitch is Schuyler Joplin's father instead.)
Everyone wants to know WHO IS REX'S FATHER? Echo is pushed to reveal the answer, so she says, yes, Charlie is Rex's father.
Bo realizes there are still some unanswered questions about Rex's paternity, especially since Echo was involved with Clint BEFORE Charlie. Bo wants to know why would Echo bring her baby back to Clint's hometown and leave him at the hospital, if Charlie was the father. Clint interjects with his explanation: She was planning to pass Charlie's child off as his, in order to get Buchanan money, but when she saw how solid his relationship was with Viki, she lost her nerve, then just left the baby and got out of town as fast as she could.
Echo says it's all true. Viki says she doesn't believe the story. If it were true, then why would Echo forge the letters from Rex's parents and send him on a wild goose chase? That was just cruel and doesn't make any sense. Viki insists the only way to know for sure is through DNA tests.
Dorian calls Kelly and tells her to get back to the ballroom because things are really heating up, but Kelly is still on the roof "drunk dialing" Joey Buchanan. She keeps leaving crazy messages for him and each one, just gets worse.
James is doing his best to distract Starr from her pain and continues to paint a bright future for her with her daughter. He is hoping she can get some rest, but she says she can't sleep. He promises to stay up all night with her if necessary. Then he creates a surprise for her—a "beach" scene where they can pretend to relax on the beach, and try to escape from her problems. It works for awhile, but finally, she asks James to leave because the whole situation doesn't feel right to her.
James heads home. Bobby returned to the apartment earlier, to find his dad with a "date." Eddie doesn't have enough money, so he makes Bobby cover the "entertainment fee" as part of what James owes him. Bobby agrees to his demands in order to avoid another situation, but he tells him that is the last time he is to have in-home entertainment. It is a definite that his dad is only going to be trouble.
Back at the Palace, Dorian inquires about the time schedule for the DNA tests. Viki tells Dorian she is not invited. She says that's fine and makes her exit from the party saying she looks forward to finding out who is going to win the "Rex Balsam Sweepstakes." But, she doesn't really leave. She hides in the shadows waiting until everyone is gone except Clint and Echo. She watches and listens as Clint reiterates his threat to Echo!!
Dun, dun, da.....
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