Melanie tells Dixie she can't get a divorce after only one fight. Angie (now played by Sandra Quarterman) arrives back from Chicago. Joey tells Ruth that Tad is not moving to California. Elmo King arrives at Cyclops to hear Sharla and Emily Ann. Donna asks Lettie Jean if she and Grover will go to Cyclops and keep an eye on Emily Ann because Billy Clyde refused her ring and is taking over Emily Ann's life. Lettie tells Donna that she has to level with Chuck. Jack asks Tad to wait twenty-four hours before he starts divorce proceedings. Brooke offers Tad a job at Tempo. Angie is interested on the mysterious man that Pat is dating. Ruth tells Joe the good news about Tad. Brooke lends a sympathetic ear to Tad. Elmo King is mildly interested in Sharla, but not Emily Ann at all. Will tells Jack to stay away from Dixie. Billy Clyde lies to Sharla and Emily Ann. Elmo and Pierre come back in Cyclops to retrieve an umbrella and Emily Ann tells them that John Henry told her what they said about her. Elmo then clears up the misunderstanding and tells Emily Ann that she stinks as a singer.
—Sudsluva