TEXT: EXT. - STRIP CLUB - NIGHT [Titlecard - Sunset Strip - present day] [We're outside the strip club from last episode. Neon-lit profiles of naked women adorn the walls.] INT. - STRIP CLUB - NIGHT [An ultra-bright light beats down on Jenny as she's on stage, half-naked. Mobs of men surround the stage. They shout, cheer, and beat the stage like animals. She takes off her bra and whips it at the crowd and they shout for more.] [Interspersed with shots of the crowd are instantaneous clips of other things, like tiny flashbacks: the drawings of shouting men; a boy in a clown t-shirt, angry at a little girl; many-armed Carmen and a fire juggler from the big top reverie; children running; young Jenny looking around; Jenny at the carnival, sitting in the duck shoot booth.] [Jenny pulls down her pants. The men in the crowd go wild, shouting maniacally and beating the stage with their fists. Jenny throws her pants into the audience.] [Clips: wet running feet on rain-soaked pavement; young Jenny and companion shooting at older Jenny at the duck shoot booth; older Jenny bleeding at the duck shoot booth.] [Jenny pulls down her stockings.] [Clips: drawing of the little girl, naked, looking sad; Jenny in the big top wearing clown makeup.] [Jenny touches herself in front of the mob, then pulls her underwear down. The men shout, cheer, and go wild.] [Clips: older Jenny running away from the duck shoot booth; older Jenny looking at the blood stain on her sweater.] [Jenny stands on the stage with her arms out to her sides. She puts her head back, closes her eyes, and rests her hands on top.] [Opening credits] EXT. - STRIP CLUB - NIGHT [Muffled music is heard from inside. A car alarm goes off somewhere nearby. Traffic passes. Shane sits on the stoop outside the club,
SUMMARY:
Melvin Porter's funeral service is held at The Planet. Mark videotapes the event which is attended by a surprise guest, Gloria Steinem , where Bette gets stunning news about her job when her boss, Franklin, fires her, but Mark ends up with a job offer of his own. Tina goes into a surprisingly difficult labor and is forced to go to the hospital as the situation gets more difficult... and dangerous. Jenny finally reaches her breaking point over her painful childhood memory. Meanwhile, Alice continues to struggle with her jealousy over Dana being around Lara, which prompts Dana to decide to speak with Lara to get closure on their previous relationship. Elsewhere, Peggy Peabody arrives in Los Angeles and lays down the laws with Helena over her custody battle with Winnie for their two kids. Also, Shane finally decides to try out a relationship with Carmen.