The Beach Club

S. B. T. tries again to persuade Bill to sell the hotel while Love finds a prospective candidate to father her child: Mr. Arthur Beebe, a wealthy married guest. He and Love flirt regularly. She even follows him to a restaurant where he is dining with his wife. Vance is at the restaurant, too, and Love winds up sharing a meal with him instead. Vance suspects that the Beebes are involved with drugs, but Love is still attracted to Arthur, who invites her to go running on her day off but then doesn’t show up. It turns out that he and his wife skipped out on paying their bill. Vance finds a gun left behind in their room and pockets it for himself.

Jem has been making small mistakes that jeopardize his job. Mack gives him a second chance, but Jem is still despondent. During an outing in town, he runs into Maribel, who invites him to the beach. As they flirt and talk about their families. Maribel reveals that she knows Therese wants Mack and Cecily to get together. Jem asks Maribel when Mack intends to propose, and she admits she doesn’t know. The beach is peaceful, and Jem finds Maribel beautiful.