“I just don’t get why you Americans go so crazy over this useless holiday. It seems to be either a silly childhood event of dressing up and getting candy from strangers or even worse, hoodlums terrorizing their neighborhood. It seems this day should be banned not celebrated.  Sillier yet is the concept of grown adults pretending to be something they are not,” bemoaned Helena to Alice as they chatted over their cells.

“Loosen up Hel’ you need to get out more and have some fun. What is so wrong with pretending to be something you are not for just one day. In fact, we do that every day, it’s just this on day we are open in our pretense”. Alice argued and teasing her contrite friend. “I’m not letting you say no. I will find away to get you there even if I have to dress, gag, bind and drag you there myself.”

Helena was still in a funk over her series of missteps in her personal life. The Dylan debacle still left a deep gaping hole in her heart. Her poor decision to pay for the wedding that didn’t happen, then giving Shane’s derelict Dad money ultimately led to the loss of her own funds. Her self esteem, self confidence and sensibility hit an all time low when being suckered into the disastrous business and sexual relationship with Catherine…

After she stole the money from Catherine, her mother came to her rescue with Catherine hot on her trail hunting her down for the money. After successful and clever negotiations between Catherine and multiple attorneys she was able to avert a stint in jail. Better yet, she came out with some of the money she won. Much of it though was eaten up by attorneys’ fees. The rest she used to buy a modest condo in WeHo. Because of her continued recklessness her mother still would not give her any access to the funds she previously enjoyed. Peggy Peabody offered to allow her to return as the Executive Director of the Peabody Foundation. After deep soul searching she said “No thanks” so her mother. She needed to make her own way, stand on her own feet and make wise choices without feeling so dependent on Mummy. She had an Ivy League education. She had marketable skills. She simply needed to find herself and her own way. She needed to regain the confidence that allowed her to go after the other half of one of WeHo’s former power couples.