1985 (#18) - The flirt between Gina and Neil, Joanna's hopes and psychic Tamra

The reconciliation between Joanna and Lauren finds their common disapproval of her father's love life, Neil, as a glue. Lauren, in fact, has never hidden her hope of reconciliation between her parents, and Joanna herself makes it clear that she would not mind reuniting the whole family. Neil, however, won't listen to reason, let alone now that he's dating Danny's sister Gina. Lauren, in all these years spent singing in her club with Danny, has learned to know the woman well, and needless to say, he doesn't trust her at all; even though he knows that Danny is a good guy, he can't say the same about his sister, of whom he doesn't know anything and he suspects she may be hiding a dark past. Shawn himself is the one who supports this thesis, immediately ready to sneak into Lauren's life and guide her choices, trying to make her understand that they have much more in common than she thinks, just like the desire to break the relationship between Neil and Gina. Danny, fed up with these suspicions, urges Gina to open up to Neil and be honest with him, telling him about her past in prison, then suggests that Gina herself visit her father in prison to inform him of the joyful turn her life was taking. However, Gina is firmly opposed to this, suggesting that the last thing she wants is for Neil to know about his past and his family background. Shawn, meanwhile, goes ahead with his plan first by interviewing Joanna and Neil as a spokesperson for his daughter's fanclub in order to get close to them, and then suggesting that Lauren contact Tamra Logan, a psychic, to learn more about Gina. Tamra confirms to Lauren, we don't know if she paid Shawn to tell this truth to the woman, or not, that Gina is hiding a disgusting secret in her past. Lauren thus warns Neil to be careful with Gina since she doesn't trust the woman; Neil, however, is skeptical and tired of being constantly judged on his personal life. Neil admits, however, that in recent times he's become very close to Joanna, awakening new feelings in him that he hasn't felt in many years; Joanna and Lauren are very happy with these words of Neil's, and especially thank Shawn for the help he offers them, while Paul, put a little aside by Lauren, wonders why the woman seems to neglect him to spend much more time with Shawn than with him.