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If there’s anyone present who knows any reason why these two should not be joined in matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace.
[intriguing music]
– I’m so sorry I’m late. – Who’s that?
Mum.
I’m so sorry. Forgive me, everyone. I didn’t mean to– Alexander, is that really you?
Hello, Mother.
Look at you.
[laughs] So handsome. You’re so grown up.
Yeah, it tends to happen when you miss a decade or so of someone’s life. – Yes, I suppose it does. Here we all are now together. At long last.
[exhales] Xander’s mother sure knows how to make an entrance. Paul.
Oh, sorry. I’m just sending Brady a text, making sure he’s okay. –
[sighs]
[tense music]
Mum, but why didn’t you tell us you were coming?
Well, I would have, but I was traveling when the invitation arrived. I did put the RSVP in the mail, but when I realized that it wouldn’t arrive on time, I threw caution to the wind and hopped on a plane. And I am just thrilled to be here for the happy couple. – Speaking of happy couple. – Oh, Xander, is this your lovely bride? – It is, yes. Mum, meet Dr. Sarah Horton. Sarah, this is Fiona Cook, my mother.
I’m so happy to meet you, and I’m very glad that you’re here.
I wouldn’t have missed this for the world.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
– We are so happy that you’re here, Ms. Cook, to share in our special day. – Oh, Fiona, please. – Oh, okay. Fiona. It really–it means a lot to all three of us.
All three?
Oh, of course. Um… this is your granddaughter, Victoria.
Whoa. Oh, my. Victoria? Named after Victor? – That’s right. – Huh, I suppose that’s appropriate. Mm, what a lovely, lovely child. Hello, darling. I’m your grandma. Yes, I am.
Hello, Fiona. I’m Victoria’s other grandmother. – Uh, I’m so sorry. Yes. This is my mom, Maggie Kiriakis. – Kiriakis? – I’m also Victor’s widow. – Oh. – It’s nice to meet you. – Likewise. And I’m very sorry for your loss.
Thank you.
Victor and I were close many years ago. – Of course. You were, uh, married to Victor’s brother. – Um. You know what? We could just catch up later, can’t we? Can we just get on with this wedding?
Wow. – Mm. both: Hey. – Oh, is it nighttime already? Wow, I was starting to get cabin fever up there. Oof.
Oh, no. You weren’t being held prisoner again, were you?
I might as well have been.
[laughs] I’m really grateful that Kristen gave me this job, but after an entire day of studying spreadsheets, I, uh, could really use one of those.
Mm. Mm. – Wait, wait, wait. I thought you didn’t drink.
I don’t.
[enigmatic music]
[exhales] – I’m sorry. And you are? – Theresa Donovan. – Um, don’t you mean Theresa Kiriakis? – Yeah. – See, you may have noticed not one bride, but two, Ms. Cook. This here is a double wedding. One down, one to go. See, uh, Theresa here just married Victor’s son.
Victor’s son?
Hi there.
Oh, you must be Philip?
No, Victor’s other son, Alex.
I’m sorry. I thought Bo Brady was Victor’s only other son. Forgive me. Been out of the loop this last–well, many years.
Mm, don’t even worry about it. Honestly I just found out I was Victor’s son after he died. All my life I thought I was his nephew.
Hmm. How interesting.
Huh.
And how did this revelation come–
You know what? What does it matter? Really, we’re just wasting time here. I mean, aren’t we here for a wedding?
[laughs]
Take it easy, Theresa. I mean, what’s the hurry?
“What’s the hurry?” The hurry is that I just wanna finish this double wedding so that we can get to the celebration.
Mm.
Yes, of course you do. Well, you all do. I’m so sorry, I just brought everything to a crashing halt.
No, no. It’s okay, Fiona.
No, it’s just that having been gone so long, I have many questions about the Kiriakis side of the family.
Mm, it’s not all that complicated. After we found Victor’s will, it included a letter from my mother that he wrote to Victor naming me his son.
Did you say a letter?
Yeah.
[tense music]
You said you learned you were Victor’s son from a letter?
Yeah, my mother wrote a letter to Victor many years ago.
Really? Do you still have it?
Why do you ask?
Uh, Maggie, can we just get on with the ceremony, please?
No, I’m sorry, this won’t wait.
I’m–I’m–I’m very confused. I don’t understand.
Mum, what is this about?
[sighs] Well, I’m sorry to tell you this, dear, especially on what’s supposed to be a joyous occasion, but your cousin Alex here is a fraud.
[dramatic music]
You–uh, you want me to call someone for you?
Who are you gonna call?
I don’t know, your sponsor maybe?
Sponsor? Oh, that’d–ooh– that’d be Maggie. And she is–she’s busy. She’s officiating her daughter’s wedding.
Ah, right. Xander and Sarah’s wedding. What? You didn’t want to go?
No, I went. I-I left at the half. Ergo my dapper attire.
Oh, you left the wedding at halftime?
Yeah, it was–it was– it was a twofer. Double wedding, big deal. Uh, you have Xander Cook and Sarah Horton, and then on the other side you have, uh, my ex-wife Theresa and my, wait for it, newly discovered uncle, Alex Kiriakis. So I-I-I stayed for the latter, watched them get hitched, and then I got the hell outta there.
Mm. I see.
You know what?
[sighs] They deserve– they deserve a toast. They deserve a toast that other, the latter couple.
Okay.
So I’m gonna do that, all right?
Okay.
Here we go. To the happy couple, to the– to them, you know, may they live happily ever whatever in their whatever is happy to them in the ever after–
[laughs] Whatever’s happy for them.
Yes. Brady, Brady, Brady.
Yay! – Um, listen. Mm, okay, there you go. – What? – Na– you know, I’m just– I’m just thinking that, um, the way you’re knocking those back, I’m thinking that you’re very much not happy. You want to talk about it?
[light ambient music]
– How dare you. My husband is not a fraud.
My God, Mum. What–what is this about? What are you trying to do?
Trying to stop a travesty of justice. –
[scoffs] –
[laughs] You’ve all been fooled by this man. – Lady, I have no idea what you’re talking about. – Oh, I think you do. You see, Alex here has been posing as Victor’s son, but it’s all a lie.
What? He’s not posing. We all saw the letter.
Victor wanted him to know the truth.
[intriguing music]
Show it to me, Alex.
Show you what?
The letter.
Mum, you’re making a scene.
If you’re not hiding anything, let me see it.
I have it. I have it right here.
Convenient. – As Alex said, it’s from his mother. She wrote it to Victor not long after Alex was born.
“Sincerely Anjelica”?
Yeah, my late mother, Anjelica Deveraux.
This Anjelica person may well be your mother, but I can assure you she did not write this letter.
Huh, and how do you know that?
Because I did.
You’re saying you wrote this letter?
I did, yes. I wrote it, and I sent it to Victor.
Listen, I don’t know you, but this is my wedding and that letter has nothing to do with you. It’s about me, my mother, and my father.
I’m afraid it’s not.
Mum, what are you doing?
Something that I should have done many years ago, but I was too ashamed.
Fiona, just say what you were trying to say.
I’m really sorry that it has to come out like this.
[sighs softly] But many years ago, when I was married to his brother Titus, I slept with Victor and I got pregnant.
Ooh! Now it’s a Salem wedding.
[laughs]
You–you got pregnant with Victor?
Yes. I didn’t want Titus to know I’d betrayed him, so I privately wrote to Victor telling him about his son, Alexander.
I’m Alexander.
Yes, but it’s–
But what? That’s the name he was given at birth.
And it’s also the name I gave you, Xander. Titus and the rest of the family might have called you Alexandros, but to me, you were always my little Alexander.
I’m sorry. I’m sorry. But we’ve all seen that letter, and it was signed by Anjelica.
Mm-hmm, yeah. Well, I don’t know how this woman’s signature got here, but when I wrote this letter, I signed it myself. Someone else must have changed the signature later.
No, no, no. This can’t be right.
Dear God.
How did you obtain this letter? – It was in a briefcase among Victor’s personal effects. The ISA returned it to us after Victor’s plane crash.
Could someone else have had access to the briefcase?
[tense music]
Um, that one’s on me.
Thanks. But, Brady, um, for the record, I do not think you should be drinking. But I’m not your sponsor, and I’m not your mother.
[laughs] And I am the last person who should be lecturing anyone on the choices that they make.
And plus, you can’t stop me.
No, I cannot.
So come on. There you go.
So I am guessing that since you are not at the wedding reception and you are here basically chug-a-lugging these martinis that you, uh– you still got feelings for your ex.
[sighs] I didn’t think I did. You know, I thought it was over, I really, really did. But you know what she did? She–she lured me– lured me– lured me in the bed. – Oh, did she? She lured you, huh? – She did. She was on the outs with Alex at the time. And she got into my ear, and she went, “Brady, remember how good we used to be? “Remember? Remember how it felt? Maybe we should be a little more than co-parents.” – Oh. So you slept with her. – Yeah, I did. – Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. But hey, hey, hey, it was the first time in a long, long time, okay? – Mm.
But then, hey, the morning came and everything changed. Alex comes crawling back in. “Theresa, I-I want to be with you. I-I want this to work,” you know. And then–then kicked my ass to the curb. How ’bout that? – How ’bout that? I’m sorry. That sucks. – It’s okay. It’s okay. It’s my own fault. I fell prey to her–her BS. – Right. Right. Now, listen, I’m not– I’m not so sure this is gonna make you feel any better, but, uh, I got my own doomed love story. – Tell me a Harris story, come on.
[laughs] Yeah. Well, you know, I thought that we were going somewhere. Turns out he was going right out of town. Right out of town.
Oof. Ah.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
[sighs] Ava, what do they say?
Hmm?
“Love makes fools of us all.”
[sighs] Ain’t that the truth? Amen. – It was you, wasn’t it?
What–what was me?
You had access to the letter.
What?
In Greece. Your father left Victor’s briefcase in that hotel room with you. And you were alone while Brady and I were out looking for answers about Victor’s death.
What are you accusing me of? – Damn it, Theresa! Tell me the truth.
[tense music] Tell me the truth.
This is crazy.
No, no! You’re crazy. You’re crazy. Brady was right, wasn’t he? You opened the damn briefcase, but you didn’t find a letter that said that I was Victor’s heir, did you? – You found a letter naming Alexander.
And you made it look like that Alexander was me.
No. No. You’ve got it–
Admit it!
No.
Admit it!
You have it wrong. They have it wrong.
For once in your miserable life, tell the truth. You changed the letter? Tell me the truth! You changed the letter. –
[breathing heavily] I–yes.
[sighs]
Yeah, it was me. I changed the letter. I’m sorry.
Oh, my God. You made me and everybody else believe I was Victor’s son.
[unsettling music] How could you do that? – Isn’t it obvious?
Go ahead. Explain yourself, Theresa.
Well… okay. When my father left, I was alone with the briefcase, and I just got curious, so jimmied it open and I– I found Fiona’s letter. And as I was reading it, I realized that the circumstances of the letter fit you just as much as they fit Xander.
[sighs]
You even had the same birth names. So… all it took was just changing the signature.
You are a sick woman, you know that?
You really hated Xander that much?
I hated the thought of him being so rich and powerful. The damage–
Damage? You want to talk about damage, Theresa? You lying, vindictive– – No. Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t. – So this was more about punishing Xander than it was about me, right?
No. – No? – No, no. – That’s not it? – No, no. It wasn’t–it wasn’t like– – That it wasn’t like that? How was it? How was it? How was it? We all want to know. We all want to know, how did you do it? huh? What, are you some expert in forgery now? Or did somebody help you? – Yes.
So you, what, found a forger in Greece? On short notice? – We weren’t gone that long, Theresa. Where–how did you do it? How did you find somebody? –
[sniffles] I didn’t have to. They found me. – Who? Who found you? – Konstantin Meleounis.
–
[sighs] so Harris got a lead on Megan Hathaway from Hope, and then he took a leave from the force, and poof! He was just gone. –
[sucks teeth] Poof! – Poof. – Then he just–just ended your relationship with that. – Yeah. Mm-hmm. – Ugh. Yeah, he said he just couldn’t get past, um, trust issues.
[laughs] – Yeah. But, you know–no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. In his defense, he– I will say I did lie to him. Repeatedly. About, um… – Ooh. What? Tell me. – Well. – Come on. – Yeah. Let’s just say, unlike you, I brought it all upon myself.
Doesn’t make it hurt any less, does it? – No. No, it doesn’t.
[sighs] I’m glad– I’m glad that Harris is God knows where, because then you don’t have to see that face, which is a constant reminder of what you lost.
You mean like how you have to see Theresa and Alex?
[sighs] God, Ava. Right now, right now they are over there in the Horton Square just–just having a hell of a good time, a hell of a good time on their wedding night.
Konstantin was there?
[tearfully] Yes.
Why was he at the hotel?
He’d–he’d heard about Victor’s briefcase. And he thought he was in the will, and… When he found out that he wasn’t, I mentioned my idea to him. And he offered to forge Anjelica’s signature. – Theresa, are you saying that you’ve been working with Konstantin this whole time?
I didn’t intend to be. I didn’t know he was just gonna show up in Salem like that, the way he did.
So all that time he was conning us into believing that he cared about my mother, you knew that he was just after her money. – I didn’t know that he was dangerous. I didn’t know he was planning to kill her. – This whole thing was a lie. –
[gasps shakily] No.
This whole thing was a lie, Theresa. You never loved me. You loved the money. This was about Victor’s money.
No. No. That–that’s really not true.
Yes, it is.
Alex, can we just–can we just go somewhere and talk?
There is nothing–
Let’s go somewhere and talk.
There’s nothing to talk about. Brady accused you of knowing that I was there before you slept with me, and you were so insulted. And you insisted that you were falling in love with me before you knew. Everything was a lie.
Just let me explain. Just let me explain.
But you already have explained. You’ve been deceiving everyone for months. And you took something that was rightly mine, Theresa, and you gave it to him for your own vile and greedy purposes. – Xander, don’t even feel bad. Don’t feel bad, because the way I see it, you got a better end of the deal, really. ‘Cause she may have screwed you over, but at least you didn’t– you didn’t marry her.
[sobs]
[somber music]
– You okay? – I can’t believe it.
I’m so sorry for everything that’s happened. – I just feel so stupid. Brady tried to warn me, you tried to warn me. I was so caught up with being Victor Kiriakis’ son, I didn’t even question it. This whole thing was a lie, just like this marriage.
Well, there’s one good thing. Justin is actually your father.
[gentle melancholic music] – That is a good thing. Hey, Dad. –
[laughs] Son, come here. Oh. I love you. – I love you.
[breathes deeply] Love you.
And looks like I’m still your kid brother after all. –
[laughs]
Another good thing. – Get in here. –
[laughs]
[groans]
[sighs] Oh, man. Oh, I’m so damn grateful for both of you, really. I mean, I just can’t stop thinking about the fact that this woman that I married was lying to me about who I was for all these months. – Okay. Look. Alex, we’ll get the marriage annulled. I’ll call the police, report the fraud. I’ll make sure that Theresa can never ever hurt you again. And if you want to make a statement right now, we can do that. – Look, I’m sorry. I-I, uh–I think right now, I just need to get outta here.
–
[laughs] –
[hums] Mm. – Oh, thank you. Yeah. No. Mm-mm. – Hmm? – No, I think I’ve had enough. – Are you sure? –
[laughs] Yeah. Oh, God. I think I’m just gonna– I’m gonna go upstairs, and I’m gonna go to bed early. – Okay. Hey, um, you want some company?
Oh. You, uh, offering? – Yeah, um, I thought you want to feel good, I want to feel good. Maybe we could feel good together.
Yeah, we probably would. Tonight.
Yeah.
But then tomorrow, probably not so much when my new boss skins me alive.
[laughs]
Look at me. Hey, Kristen– Kristen, she doesn’t need to know anything. She doesn’t need to know anything. –
[laughs] Brady. – It’s fine. It’s fine.
You know as well as I do that secrets do not stay buried in this town. And, uh, as tempted as I am…
[light jazz music] Yeah, you know, I have made impulsive choices before, especially when I have been drinking. – Yeah. – And, uh… they have always turned out to be a mistake. – Okay. Can’t blame a guy for trying, right?
No. Yeah. Listen, Brady, I understand why you may want to drown yourself in booze, in me.
[sighs] Well.
But come on. Listen to me. Listen to me. Try not to think about Theresa for too long. She’s a married woman now. You gotta move on, right? –
[sucks teeth] You gotta move on.
Hey. Listen to me, listen. It’s her loss, ’cause you’re a great guy.
Appreciate that.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Uh-huh. Wait. Wait. No. How you getting home?
[sighs] Roller blades. – Oh, fun. – I’m kidding. I’m gonna order a car. I’m gonna order a car, right? –
[laughs] Hey. – I promise. Promise.
All right. Take care of yourself.
You too, Ava.
That poor kid.
Yeah. This is a tough one. But we’ll be here when he’s ready. – Justin, I know this is gonna sound really weird right now, especially with Alex hurting so much, but honestly I– I couldn’t be happier that he’s your son.
[sobs] Oh. – Yeah. Oh, my God. – Hey, come here, you. – Come here.
[laughs] – Buddy. – What kind of despicable human being is that Theresa woman? And how on earth could you want to share your wedding with someone like that? – What about you? – Me? – You lied to me my whole life. – Alexander. – You knew that Victor was my father and you– you kept that from me. – Yes, because we didn’t want to hurt Titus. Victor and I agreed that he would be devastated if he found out about our affair, and especially that you weren’t his son. – Okay, but what about after he died? –
[sighs] Do you think I was in any kind of shape to deal with this then? I fell apart after your father– after Titus died. And you and I, we were barely speaking at that point. – You had no idea? – How could I? Titus was my dad. When he died–
[sobs] when he died, I fell apart too, but my mum was nowhere to be found. She was off somewhere drinking herself to oblivion. – I’m so sorry that I wasn’t there for you. – Well, I don’t want you here now either. So go. Just get out of my sight. – But–but–but I came to your wedding. I want to get to know my grandchild. – He asked you to leave, Fiona. So please do.
[dark music]
– Hey, are you okay? – Yeah, I’m fine. Let’s, uh– let’s get married. – Now? – Xander, we could move the ceremony to another time. – Right, but we’ve– we’ve waited so long for this day. – I know, baby, I know. We can wait a little bit longer, okay? Let’s just–let’s go home and we’ll sort everything out, Okay? – Okay. – Okay. – All right. I’ll see you back there.
[somber music]
– Hey. – Hi. – So…
[sighs] Where’s your boyfriend? Hey, just between you, me and Lady Whistleblower– never mind, this could be just between you and me. You are a lovely guy, very handsome to boot. Andrew wasn’t conspiring with his sister, was he?
[intriguing music]
–
[sniffles]
[gasps] – Going somewhere, sis?
– You know, just once I wouldn’t mind a simple boring wedding. People exchange rings, they say the vows, and everyone goes home happy.
I’ve actually been to a couple of those. I wouldn’t call ’em boring. They’re actually pretty nice. – Oh, I don’t know. I like a little drama with my romance. Paul, Jackson, would you like some cake? – Whose cake is that? – Well, it’s Theresa and Alex’s, of course. Figured they’re not gonna be using it any time soon.
You cut into it yourself?
What? Just because the wedding was a disaster is no reason to let a perfectly good cake go to waste.
[playful music]
[phone beeps] –
[sighs] Hey, sis. Um, Theresa didn’t call you about the wedding? Okay. I see. Well, um, you might want to sit down.
Whatever you have to say to me, I really, really don’t need to hear it right now. – I don’t care what you need. My God, it was not enough for you to lie to your fiancé and his entire family. You had to lie to me too? – Wha– what are you talking about? – Your little kidnapping adventure with Konstantin. Ring a bell? – Just let me explain– – Stop. I-I don’t want to hear any more lies. I… you convinced me not to turn you in when I saw you on that footage. You swore that you’d only agreed to help Konstantin as part of some harebrained matchmaking scheme, but you were working with him the whole time so that the two of you could get your hands on Victor’s fortune. And you convinced Maggie that he was some hero just so he could help you sink your claws into Alex. – I care about him, I really do–
Stop, stop, Theresa! – I swear I do. – Stop lying.
[soft dark music]
–
[sniffles] Are you gonna turn me in now? Are you gonna tell everyone that– that I was Konstantin’s accomplice in Victoria’s kidnapping?
– No. But if you had a shred of dignity left, you would– you would do it yourself. –
[panting]
[despondent piano music]
[approaching footsteps] – Sorry, I know you probably wanted to be alone. I just wanted to see if you’re okay.
No. No, I’m not.
– Oof, I know a lot of crazy things have happened today.
Oh. – Mind-blowing in fact. – Uh-huh. – But you got the best news about two people you love very much. Victor didn’t lie to you all those years. And Alex is your son now and forever.
[gentle music]
Yeah. – Yeah. –
[laughs] – Yes. Mm, sweet girl, Mommy and Daddy will get married soon, I promise.
Hardly the wedding you were expecting. – I’ve had worse.
[laughs] – Are you all right? – Yeah, I’m okay. I just–I don’t know what happens next, but whatever it is, I’m gonna be there to help Xander through it.
[sighs]
[liquid pouring]
[sighs]
[mysterious music]
To you, Father. Looks like you saved the best joke till last.
[glass shatters]
Someone sitting here?
[sighs] Uh, she’s gone. So that–that drink is up for grabs. No one’s touched it. – Really? – Really. It’s all yours. It’s nice and strong.
How gallant.
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