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This is in response to a couple of comments about Cody. For some reason, I can't get the quote button to work right now... I don't think anyone is condemning Cody for going to Brad instead of trying to find out about Maddie. I think that I and several people commented on this to bolster our contention that he has never shown much interest in her or her welfare. Cody was around Darius, Will, and JJ when they were younger and never really related to them much either, or at least not that we saw... Cody did take an interest in both Alejandro and Casey in the story If It Fits but they were in their mid to late teens and I think he understood how to relate to them. Plus, he was asked by Stef to help with them both... Cody has always been one of my favorite characters but I just dont think the fact that he fathered a child suddenly changed his outlook on life or his behaviour. Unfortunately, I see all to often that being the biological father or mother of a child does not indicate that the person will be a good parent. I think that men espeically often don't have that connection because frankly after the conception part is done, they can really take the next nine months off unless they are with the mother; often they do that even if they are with the mother... There simply has not been enough background information given to indicate if there were any formal agreements between Jeanine and Cody regarding Madison. The fact that the child's name was Madison Graves would at least indicate that Cody was not involved enough or did not care enough that the child did not carry his name, I am reading my own issues into that but... I am pretty sure that Cody did not even come to the hospital when she was born. Jeanine may have gotten Cody to sign away full custody to the baby; I could really see her doing this especially after she became involved so deeply with Hank. I don't know how enforceable those agreements would be in light of Jeanine's death in either California or New York; Tim, what do you think??? I am not saying that Cody could not or will not develop some paternal feeling for Madison but I also don't think it would be unusual for him to take no interest in her or her future either... We will all just have to wait and see where Mark takes us on this journey.

I would have liked the Gonna Take a Miracle better for that moment but after you explained your reasoning, I fully understand why you went with what you did...

In the early 2000's both Prada and Dolce&Gabbana made some of the best neckties for men with style but you could never go wrong with neckties by John Varvatos or Burberry with Christopher Bailey as the designer either. Both John Varvatos and Christopher Bailey were big names in men's fashion in the early 2000's... Westie is right, for suites Savile Row but I think in paticular Weatherill, Huntsman, Kilgour, or Norton & Sons. Those are the four best of the Savile Row shops... Tradition does mean something in this family and I would suspect one of those four have probably been serving the Crampton/Schulter clans for generations...

Magnificent...

Well, I am really disturbed by this but I can see and understand why Brad did what he did... For me the most important thing will be what happens next; can Brad be saved???

I have no doubt that Brad and Stef and the others will win in the end but I still worry about what it will cost them. I honestly can't believe that Carson was dumb enough to go after Will even just to piss Brad off.

Okay, Will is obviously pissed at John as much as Zach, this makes me think something happened between them and Will either found out or walked in on it. I sense a real distrubance in the force...

Damn, I really can't see Darius or Ella ready to be parents. Let's all hope that works out for the best. JJ is pissed as one Hayes and Will at another; won't be much fun for anyone if this doesn't change...

The showdown in the boardroom was masterful. Everyone played their part and it just all fell together. I can't believe the guy was stupid enough to try that. Being chairman of one company and involved in another breaks about a dozen SEC regulations and federal laws.... The scene at the end was okay but you could tell that neither Brad or Robbie were as into it as they would have been if they were not so tight...

I think Brad is right, having Elizabeth back in Washington DC at that moment will throw Alexandra off her game just a little. At this level of battle that maybe all it takes for Brad and them to win.

I want to know what is up with Will and John, they have always been best buds besides being cousins. Now, we have JJ going all diva on us? Brad and Robbie may have to take a backseat to these two pretty soon...

If Claire had any ambition, she would be unstoppable and if Brad had Claire's understanding how how people really worked, he would be more of a dynamo than he is now... Well, with Gathan and Ella moving west, I can guess that the drama will increase around Escorial...

Robbie finally got some payback for all the hell that Fred put him through. I was suprised by how Darius acted, good for him. JP gets out first to make sure everything is under control and safe; then Stef gets to make his entrance; and then the big guns come out in Claire. I have a feeling she is going to be more involved then anyone suspected.

A lot of people are like JP, it is just really hard to truly turn your back on a member of your family no matter what they have done or how badly they have hurt others. You always think maybe this will be the time that they grow up and change....

A fight between two powerful women both evenly matched in money and society. This is gonna be a slugfest. You can see the charm with Elizabeth but I have to wonder if it will be there forever? There is just this edge of something to her that worries me. You get just a hint of it from time to time. Brad really does need Robbie more than Robbie needs him...

Well, I am starting to worry that what Robbie said may end up applying to Brad; you can easily lose your soul when you go after someone like this with revenge in mind. I realize they have to be neutralized but I think Brad is going to take it much further than that...

Well, I am suprised that Elizabeth slept with Brad's bio-dad but the dressing up like Scarlett and doing the black guy just doesn't really seem like that big of a deal... I guess I just don't understand why anyone would really care. Yes, it would be embarressing but so what?

Just Beautiful...

JP is like the sphinx, but he has all this mystery that he seems to control. I love when Stef and Claire bicker in that bitchy but loving way. It is sort of funny that Claire seems to be the one person that can do that with everyone and yet everyone puts up with it and still loves her... I swear not even a scorecard could keep up with the connections between people in this story...

Robbie rocks. The way he asked Brad where they first meet was just so sentimental and sweet. I like how they have planned out what wasn't already done. I can't wait to see what songs each of them picks for the other..

We won, We won, We won... Sometimes the good guys do win.. Have to thank this was more about the economics than anything else. People want to have jobs so they can take care of their families and make a better life.

It is funny to see how different Brad and Robbie are with their kids and other. They are both good with kids though, with new ones on the way they may need to be... I have to admire how JP just seems to handle everything that comes his way.

I don't know that anyone is ever really ready to raise a child. I can't see Matt being ready at all; Wade would really make a much better choice as the baby daddy but we will see. I am like Brad and have to hope it is Robbie's child but I found it strange that Jeanine could not meet Brad's eyes, have to wonder why???

Well, I guess we will be spending more time in Claremont then even I anticipated. I enjoy being back and can just see where there would be lots of things to do here... Gathan is a unique character and I can't wait to see how he develops... Robbie seems to be willing to look past what happened to him when he was in high school and maybe he can help part of this family move past it as well...

I can see that Robbie would be the one that really would not want to have to go back to Claremont with his history there but in some ways he would be the perfect one to go back. The boy that grew up there and escaped to become rich and successfull.