'Let's talk about your arrest': Lisa Rinna strikes low blow against Kim Richards and brings up shoplifting on RHOBH

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 02:24 EST, 11 January 2017 | Updated: 03:03 EST, 11 January 2017

Kim Richards could not leave her shoplifting arrest behind her during a guest appearance on Tuesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.

The troubled socialite returned to the Bravo reality show largely to show off how she was winning her battle with the bottle.

Kim, 52, also gushed about how she expected her life to change at becoming a grandmother for the first time in scenes filmed seven weeks before daughter Brooke gave birth last September.

Guest appearance: Kim Richards made a guest appearance on Monday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills and clashed again with nemesis Lisa Rinna

But the reality star, who was caught shoplifting in the summer of 2015, stunned sister Kyle when she came to her house and put on a new dress for the baby shower - and it still had a security tag on it.

As Kim wrestled with the tag she tried to insist that it was common for the stores to leave them on, but her sister's face made it clear she did not believe her.

'I … I don't know what to say about that,' Kyle admitted later on camera, with the show also flashing up a news headline about her sister's earlier arrest.

Kyle later had an even bigger dose of deja vu as her sister attended a games night at her home and once again got into a bitter war of words with her nemesis in the group, Lisa Rinna.

Low blow: Lisa went low and asked Kim about her arrest for shoplifting

Security tag: Kyle Richards noticed that Kim's new dress still had a security tag on it

Facial expression: Kim assured her sister that it happens all the time but Kyle's expression said otherwise

Shoplifting arrest: A headline was shown about Kim's shoplifting arrest

As the women traded insults, Lisa turned to the group as she angrily asked Kim: 'Let's talk about your arrest. Why don't we do that?'

The cruel taunt angered some of the other women, with Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle shouting down Lisa Rinna and Kim asking her sarcastically: 'Does that make you happy? Does that make you feel good?'

When Lisa Rinna tried to throw back the same question to her, Kim insisted proudly: 'I feel really good about myself today, Lisa.'

Not happy: Lisa Vanderpump was not happy when Rinna asked Kim about her arrest

Mutual feeling: Kyle also was disappointed as game night turned into fight night

Lisa Vanderpump later called the jibe 'totally unnecessary,' adding: 'Trying to humiliate Kim - low blow.'

And Lisa Rinna later admitted: 'The truth is - it was a low blow.

'Her low blow, I low blowed back. When she was attacking me, instead of going high I went low.'

Admitted it: Rinna at least admitted that she went low instead of going high

The feud appeared to be going nowhere until new cast member Eden Sassoon, also a recovering alcoholic, interrupted.

She told Kim: 'We as sober women come from a place of love and honor and respect and dignity and honesty. But we also lead by example. When I hear you attack … there's just something deeper here. Maybe go there and try to express that to her.'

Kim repeatedly told Lisa that her anger stemmed from her feeling that she had 'never apologized for that whole year of coming after me' on the show — something that appeared to touch a nerve in Lisa.

Voice of reason: Eden Sassoon thankfully interrupted and got the women to talk

'I'm sincerely sorry if I hurt your feelings, Kim,' Rinna finally told her.

'I really am. That wasn't right of me. Some of the things I said were really mean because I was really angry with you and I wanted to hurt you. And I am sorry for that. I'm really sorry for that,' she said.

While Kim merely muttered 'OK' in response, Lisa said later: 'Well I have to say I am quite thankful that Eden intervened.

Sincere apology: Kim after telling Lisa that she was hurt over not receiving an apology finally got one

'Kim receiving my apology is a moment of hope. It's something. It's a different dynamic than what's been going on up to this point,' she said.

A teaser for upcoming episodes however suggested there might be more to come from the two women — with one clip suggesting Lisa even questioned Kim's claims of sobriety.

'I would say she's probably mostly sober right now,' she was seen telling Eden — calling Kyle 'her enabler' — before warning: 'They're this close to Kim dying.'

But Kim had insisted during the episode: 'Life is good. I feel secure with me, my relationships with my sisters are amazing, my recovery is good.

Getting along: Kyle and Kim both were enjoying finally getting along with each other

'A lot has happened in my life but I think the old stuff is old stuff, and there just comes a time you just have to leave it behind.'

She also said that becoming a grandma — which she predicted would be 'the most amazing thing that's ever going to happen to me' — was an added reason to stay sober.

'It's mandatory for me to retain my recovery,' she insisted. 'That will be the only way that I will be able to be a part of my children's lives and my grandson's life.'

Mandatory recovery: Kim said that her recovery was mandatory to see her children and grandchildren

On the way: Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson rode together to game night

While Eden played a key role in ending her row with Lisa Rinna, the party was actually the first time she had met Kim — with them having a long, emotional hug after Kim admitted she knew Eden's sister Catya Sassoon who died of an overdose in 2002.

'I remember hearing that Catya had passed away. Really a tragic loss,' she recalled later.

Earlier, Eden, 43, had also talked about how her 'first drink I took at 15' was all it took for her to know she would have a problem, adding: 'I woke up one morning and I said, ''That's it. I'm done.''

Big hug: Eden and Kim exchanged a deep a hug as Kim knew her sister Catya who died in 2002 of a drug overdose

Good times: Kyle, Kim and Vanderpump were having fun during game night

Hands on: Vanderpump and Rinna got physical while playing

Lisa Rinna, who was lunching with her at the time, said she 'got really lucky' at skipping the substance-abuse gene, but admitted she 'worries about the kids getting it' because husband, actor Harry Hamlin, has the problem 'big' on his side of the family.

The party was also the first time Dorit Kemsley met Eden with the married mom having a completely unexpected reaction.

'Eden is the type of girl that even a straight girl could fancy,' Dorit admitted later. 'It's easy to be attracted to her.'

Girl crush: Dorit Kemsley found herself attracted to Eden upon first meeting her

Natural beauty: Eden looked great in an all-black ensemble

The pull was so strong she even asked Eden if she was gay — with her shaking her head no — before confessing she thought she had a 'real sex appeal about you.'

'I had moments there where I was like, 'Ok, I think I'm turned on,' Dorit admitted to her. 'I was officially turned on.'

Beyond shaking her head no when asked if she was gay, Eden had more bad news for Dorit when she admitted later: 'I might take Erika home before I take Dorit home.'

Makes sense: Eden admitted that if she was going to take someone home it would be Erika over Dorit

Erika Girardi showed why when she was seen as her alter-ego Erika Jayne planning the sexy video to her latest pop song XXpen$ive, joking later: 'It lives up to the title Expensive, I promise.'

Dorit's earlier joke at Erika's expense — buying her underwear after she supposedly inadvertently flashed them after going commando to the Daily Mail's summer party — still caused fights among the women, with Eileen Davidson and Kyle both furious at Dorit.

Erika insisted that she felt the women were 'making fun of me, and now I'm the brunt of the joke, and now everyone's talking about what they saw and what they may have seen — instead of just saying, ''Hey, E, cross your legs.''

Hold on: Eileen shut down Dorit as their feud continued to simmer

Straight shooter: Erika was over the panty incident and said she felt like the women were making fun of her

'I can't believe somebody not wearing panties is such a big deal,' Kim finally told them at listening to all the bickering.

'Who cares whether Erika's wearing panties or not - who gives a s**t,' she asked later on camera, adding after a pause: 'I'm not wearing panties.'

RHOBH will return next week on Bravo. 

Who cares: Kim asked who cares if Erika was wearing panties and told the cameras she was commando

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