Paul thought it was a good sign that Colette didn't reject him touching her hand. He could tell she was shocked about what he said. But if she let him touch her, she was still willing to be his friend. Obviously from her own experience with the Agent, she had to know that Rich was a jerk. However, his treatment of her was just the tip of the iceberg of how Rich Porter treated women. It had never been right. Paul had let his feelings cloud his judgment. For Martin, he tried to ignore things that he didn't agree with. It was wrong to do so. And made him realize that again, Martin Hayes was not the man he pretended to be. Martin acted like he was a nice guy, but he had no objections of how his agent treated women. Instead, he had fired Paul for defending Colette.<br/><br/>~"Thank you for your honesty. It still wasn't right, though."~<br/><br/>Paul replied to Colette, glad she didn't hate him, though. He needed a friend here. He couldn't bring Gloria back but he could try to stop Rich now. Make sure he didn't hurt anyone else. Paul was no longer worried about keeping Martin happy. Martin had no issues how Rich treated his co-stars, that made Martin as guilty as Rich. He used to tell Paul he didn't think it was okay but he just let Rich do what he wanted. Life was easier that way. Martin never really stopped to think about what those women had went through. In hindsight, Paul had been more upset to hear what happened to Gloria Neal then Martin had been.<br/><br/>~"I can't change what happened. But I can try to make it right now. If we figure out who is behind this, then maybe I can get them to stop before someone is hurt. Tell them that I'll help expose Rich Porter for what he really is."~<br/><br/>Rich Porter deserved to have his own reputation ruined. Paul had no problem exposing that man and some of Hollywood's dark and dirty little secrets. Perhaps if Colette could find out who was behind the letter, Paul could talk to that person or persons. Tell them what he was willing to help take Rich down, as long as no one was hurt.<br/><br/>~"Karma will definitely bite him in the ass someday, Colette."~<br/><br/>Life couldn't possibly let Rich Porter act like the way he did forever. Someday, someone would take him down. Ruin his life, the way he had ruined those women's lives.<br/><br/>------------------------<br/><br/>Shane had no idea what Marie had planned to make things better for him. He was just glad to have found a friend here. Perhaps she could help Diane see it was stupid to stay with Martin. Too dangerous to do so, no matter how much she wanted to help her father out.<br/><br/>Shane had always loved desserts. When he was a child, his mother would have to hide things like cake and pies from him or he'd eat more of his share. Good thing he had been an active boy, playing sports. Or he wouldn't have been in good of shape as he was with that sweet tooth.<br/><br/>Shane told Marie to pick whatever she felt was best and he wasn't disappointed. He smiled at her after he took a bite.<br/><br/>"Absolutely delicious. You have again justified my thoughts about your judgement."