1985 (#4) - Jack and Carol's plan and the fake marriage to Lindsey

As time goes by, Jill becomes more and more concerned about the photo situation, and feels that her marriage to John is in great danger. Jack, however, reassures her that everything is going to be fine and that he is keeping the situation perfectly under control. This is not really the case, as Lindsey is becoming increasingly hungry for success and money. Lindsey, in fact, asks Jill for $150,000 to get the photos, but Jack finds the proposal ridiculous and makes sure she turns it down. Lindsey doesn't give up, so she starts insisting that Jack remove Carol from the role of first model to make room for her. Jill asks Jack to do as Lindsey asks, however, the man doesn't want to rude to her friend and tries to stall Lindsey, but she shows less and less patience. While Jack and Carol discuss the situation, they suddenly come up with a plan that could put Lindsey out of business. The plan is for Jack to start showing an interest in Lindsey to the point where he takes her to the altar and convinces her to destroy all the negatives of the photos. Although jill is skeptical of the plan's success,in the end, unable to do anything else, she consents to its implementation. Lindsey seems unexpectedly surprised by Jack's sudden interest, nor does she seem to suspect anything. Jack,on the other hand, shows such sincere love for her that john believes his feelings are truly sincere. Jack, much to the woman's surprise, soon proposes to Lindsey to get married, something which entices Lindsey, having as a prospect a charming husband and a rich fortune to manage; and so, as soon as the girl accepts enthusiastically, Jack organizes with the help of Carol and Jill a ceremony with great speed. Lindsey, apparently suspecting nothing, marries Jack in a ceremony that in reality has no legal value. Jack and Lindsey thus spend their first and only wedding night. In the morning, as planned, while Lindsey is still asleep Jack takes all the negatives of the photos that Lindsey is in possession of and leaves, leaving the woman a note revealing the whole truth and greeting her with a "thank you for the negative memories". To the delight of Jack, Carol and Jill, the plan seems to have worked perfectly; but their happiness suddenly stops when Lindsey herself sends them a new envelope full of compromising negatives, suggesting that she has many more copies and photographs. Lindsey also explains to Jack and Jill, to the great terror of the latter, that she sold the photos to Katherine for the same amount offered to them, namely $150,000: it is now Katherine's turn to hold the Abbott family!