Saying she did not feel romantic sparks, Rachel Lindsay, a Dallas trial lawyerstarring in "The Bachelorette," sent home suitor Jack Stone, also aDallas lawyer, who was seeking a love connection with Lindsay.
Stone, who took a leave of absence from his job as a real estatefinance associate at Winstead to appear on "The Bachelorette," isno longer at the firm. Winstead declined to provide further commenton employment-related matters. However, after his stint on "TheBachelorette," Stone was a cast member on the related show "Bachelor in Paradise" beforeproduction was delayed due to an investigation into some misconductallegations. Filming is set to resume on the show soon.
On "The Bachelorette" on Monday night, Lindsay also sent hometwo other bachelors during a rose ceremony; went on a one-on-onedate with Bryan, a chiropractor from Miami she fears may be toogood to be true; took a team of guys on a group date; and invitedfeuding bachelors Kenny and Leeon a two-on-one date because she wanted to figure out which one ofthem is telling the truth about the other's behavior.
Episode 5 concluded with previews for a two-hour episode thatwill air Tuesday night and will include a confrontation between Leeand Kenny that ends with Kenny bleeding from a cut near his eye andRachel crying inside a dark house.
The bad blood between Kenny, a pro wrestler from Las Vegas, andLee, a songwriter from Nashville, continued throughout theepisode.
Meanwhile, while Lee and Kenny were annoying each other at thehotel where the bachelors were staying in Hilton Head Island, SouthCarolina, Lindsay and Stone left on a one-on-one date via ahorse-drawn carriage. Lindsay noted that she and Stone are a"perfect match" on paperboth are lawyers, they are close in ageand live in Dallas. But Lindsay, an associate at Cooper &Scully, said she wanted to determine if there was any spark withStone.
On their date, the couple shucked oysters and learned how toshag, a populardance in the Carolinas. Stone admitted to not being the bestdancer, but said he was game to try. He later told Lindsay that hisdancing suffered because he was too engrossed in looking at herface and thinking of kissing her.
During dinner that evening, Stone told Lindsay he feels reallycomfortable with her and can see himself falling in love with her.But Lindsay told him there was no romance between them. "You are areally great person, but when it comes to us, I just don't feelit," she said.
Stone was sent home in a car without comment.