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Standout Scene: Jessica Clocks Claudia! (SID 11/7/06)

Despite being engaged to Antonio, it's obvious that Jessica has retained some very strong feelings for Nash. So when she saw Claudia leaving his apartment after an obvious one-night stand, she was none too pleased. "You're the father of my daughter," the incensed interloper told Nash, "and this is your co-dependent, dry-drunk ex-girlfriend!" After that initial outburst, though, Jess seemed to calm down. But then Claudia asked to speak to her alone, a sure recipe for disaster. Sure enough, Jessica told Claudia right away that she didn't want her anywhere near either her baby or Bree's vulnerable daddy. "Yeah, you're right," Claudia sneered. "He is in a sorry state; it's so tragic that he wasn't abel to spend the rest of his life with your alter ego, Tess -- the world-class slut." After asking Jess about memories of Tess' sexual escapades with Nash, the ex-addict dug even deeper. "What was your sister, Natalie, doing in a hotel room filled with balloons?" she inquired about Jess' excuse for being at the hotel. "Is that something Tess and Niki taught her from the family kama sutra?" At this, Jessica swung, raising the stakes on a rivalry that's only just beginning.