Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Eric goes to see Marlena in her office and informs her that Holly knows that he killed her father.
Holly is at school, looking at a photo of her father Daniel on her phone when she gets a call from Nicole.
Xander joins Sarah in their bedroom after putting Victoria down for a nap. Sarah comments on Victoria’s first birthday party being perfect. Xander reminds her about her hypnosis appointment and hopes she’s still up for it since EJ is no longer pursuing the case, so the only way to put Brady away is for Sarah to remember that night that Brady was driving.
Fiona remains in the living room after Victoria’s birthday party. Fiona looks at the portrait of Victor and comments that their granddaughter had fun, but it was impossible for her to enjoy the party for obvious reasons. Fiona brings up that she didn’t go through with smothering Sarah with a pillow but questions how to stop everybody from finding out that she was behind the wheel that night and that Brady is an innocent man, right as Brady walks in to the room behind her.
Kristen meets EJ at the police station and comments on his trumped up charges against Brady not sticking. EJ says it is a pity that they had to let Brady go but that is why he summoned her. EJ informs Kristen that since he couldn’t send Brady to prison, he thinks he’s going to send her instead. Kristen argues that she actually has to commit a crime to be sent to prison. EJ expresses his frustration over not being able to charge Brady because his car conveniently disappeared. Kristen reminds him that Brady said his car was stolen. EJ talks about thieves being unable to wait to get their hands on a damaged car that happened to be incriminating evidence. Kristen tells EJ to spit out what he has to say and asks what it has to do with her. EJ thought it was obvious since she was the one who made the car disappear.
Fiona tells Brady that she was just telling his grandfather that he’s a free man. Brady responds that it wasn’t his choice but apparently Justin argued to EJ that he had no case because the car was missing, so his only evidence is his confession which is worthless since he can’t remember a damn thing. Fiona asks what he’s doing here. Brady responds that he’s here to see Sarah but Fiona doesn’t think that’s a very good idea.
Marlena can’t imagine how hard it was for Eric to tell Holly that he caused her father’s accident. Eric clarifies that he wasn’t the one who told her. Marlena thought he and Nicole agreed to let her know. Eric explains that he was on his way to tell her but Tate broke it to her before he arrived because he thought she already knew. Marlena asks how she took it. Eric says she’s beyond upset and complains that he should’ve told her a long time ago because she had every right to know. Marlena encourages him not to be so hard on himself since he was trying to protect her. Eric argues that Holly doesn’t see it that way and has every right to be angry at him and Nicole.
Holly answers Nicole’s call and tells her that she has nothing to say to her so she might as well stop calling. Holly then hangs up as Tate approaches. Holly asks how she’s supposed to respond to Nicole apologizing for lying to her for her whole life. Tate understands this is really hard for her and that she was shocked to learn the truth about her father’s death. Tate suggests giving Nicole a chance to explain but Holly feels she’s just going to go on with the same excuses that Eric gave. Tate questions her talking to Eric about it. Holly says that Eric claimed he was just about to fill her in but she doesn’t believe him and calls it another one of his lies that she wasn’t buying.
Marlena tells Eric that her heart is breaking for him since she knows how much he loves Holly and it must be upsetting him to see how upset she is now. Marlena thinks Eric and Nicole need to make a plan for how to handle this going forward. Eric knows Nicole is trying to reach Holly, but she won’t take her calls or respond to her texts. Marlena suggests Nicole coming to Salem. Eric says he thought that too but Jude has been sick so she didn’t want to put him on a plane. Marlena offers to talk to Holly. Eric worries that Holly will just ask Marlena how long she has known the truth, so she’ll just be upset with her too. Marlena wishes that Eric got to tell her the truth first as he might have been able to tell her in a better way. Eric is unsure and says he and Nicole deluded themselves in to thinking Holly wouldn’t be as angry once she got older. Marlena says they can’t go back, so they have to find a way to go forward. Marlena encourages that where there’s a will, there’s always a way.
Kristen mocks EJ’s imagination for thinking that she could make Brady’s car disappear. EJ informs Kristen that an officer on duty overheard Brady talking about how Kristen made his car disappear. Kristen argues that either the cop is stirring up trouble or Brady is drinking again. EJ states that Brady was here at the police department at the time. Kristen says she has to get going. EJ adds that this particular cop was on duty when Brady had a visit from John and the cop heard Brady tell John that Kristen got rid of his car to protect him from prosecution. EJ warns Kristen that he has her dead to rights.
Maggie joins Xander and Sarah in their room, talking about how Victoria is exhausted from her birthday party. Xander asks Maggie to watch Victoria as he is going to take Sarah to her appointment. Xander exits as Maggie talks to Sarah about how fast Victoria’s first year went by. Maggie asks Sarah if she’s sure she is up for the hypnosis session with Marlena. Sarah assures that she is and that Xander thinks the sooner she does it, the better chance she has of remembering if Brady was behind the wheel. Maggie brings up Xander being determined to make Brady pay for what he did to her, but asks Sarah if she wants that as much as Xander does.
Brady asks Fiona why he shouldn’t see Sarah. Brady adds that he won’t tell her that they were together on the night of the accident and he’s not going to say anything to Xander to keep her completely out of it. Fiona thanks him and says she assumed he would because it would just hurt Xander and Sarah even more. Fiona worries that the accident is still fresh in Sarah’s mind so seeing Brady would be too triggering. Brady argues that he and Sarah had a good relationship before all of this happened and she understands addiction because of Maggie. Brady doesn’t expect Sarah to be forgiving but he just wants to tell her that he’s sorry. Fiona asks if he just wants to ease his guilty conscience. Fiona thinks Brady is being selfish, insisting that Sarah is not ready to see the person who put her in a wheelchair and reminds him that Xander is furious with him, so if he sees him, he will tear him limb from limb. Xander then walks in to the room.
Marlena understands Holly is like a daughter to Eric, so he feels her pain as acutely as she does. Marlena brings up the expression that you can only be as happy as your least happy child. Marlena says she’s raised children and learned things along the way, like you can’t be there for your kids if you are tailed up in their sorrows and you must not suffer along with them. Eric questions how he can’t. Marlena encourages Eric to be strong. Marlena says there will be failures along the way but you just have to tell them you did what you thought was best in the moment and have compassion, then just give it time. Marlena insists that Holly will come back to him because she loves him and is part of his family as she hugs Eric.
Tate wishes he hadn’t told Holly about Eric causing her dad’s accident and asks why he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Holly assures that none of this is his fault and she knows he didn’t mean to hurt her. Holly states that Eric and Nicole should’ve told her. Tate admits that he thought about calling her last night but he got distracted because his dad came home. Holly questions Brady being home as she thought his arraignment was this morning. Tate then reveals that it was cancelled because EJ decided to let Brady go and isn’t pressing charges.
Sarah tells Maggie that Brady being behind bars isn’t going to get her walking again and asks what it will do to Maggie since she cares about him a lot. Maggie wants her to do what is best for her. Sarah wants to go through with the hypnosis, but not for the same reasons that Xander wants or to identify Brady to the police, but because ever since she had the memory, the blurry image has been nagging at her so she needs the clarity to know what happened that night.
Xander comments that he sees Brady met his mother. Fiona claims she was just telling him to leave because he’s not wanted here. Brady says he will go and that he just wanted to see Sarah to apologize. Xander asks if he’s out of his mind and says he’s not letting him anywhere near Sarah after what he did to her. Brady repeats that he just wanted to say he’s sorry. Xander responds that he’s about to be even more sorry because Sarah has an appointment with Marlena which Brady questions. Xander explains that Marlena is going to hypnotize Sarah so that she can remember seeing Brady’s drunken mug behind the wheel that mowed her down and left her paralyzed. Xander declares that then, EJ will have no choice but to nail his sorry ass to the wall.
Kristen asks if EJ is enjoying himself and tells him to get a hobby because he’s not very good at being a prosecutor. EJ says he’s about to show her just how good and talented he is. EJ warns Kristen that tampering with evidence is a serious charge along with obstructing an ongoing investigation. EJ suggests Kristen might not be too concerned about spending the next ten years behind bars, joking that prison is her home away from home. Kristen calls him a bastard. EJ says she can kiss her job at DiMera goodbye and lose everything she worked for. EJ brings up Rachel and says she can forget her mother-daughter tea parties because by the time she gets out, she’ll be lucky to see Rachel graduate college. EJ remarks that all of this was for a man who has thrown her to the curb. EJ then tells Kristen that he’s willing to cut her an immunity deal if she throws Brady under the bus.
Marlena tells Eric that she’s sorry that he came home to all of this chaos, but she knows Brady appreciates it, especially since he’s home now too. Eric questions Brady not going to prison. Marlena explains that Brady would prefer to go to prison because he thinks he needs to be punished. Eric relates to the feeling but says he can think of many other ways that Brady can atone. Marlena is sure they can help him with a few ideas. Eric agrees to do whatever he can. Eric thanks Marlena for listening and being so wise to him. Marlena reminds Eric to be patient and compassionate and that Holly will come around. Eric then exits her office.
Kristen asks how it would throw Brady under the bus if she actually made his car disappear. EJ guesses that Kristen didn’t do it for fun and that Brady cried on her shoulder, drunkenly, and confessed to the whole terrible incident. EJ tells Kristen to testify against Brady in open court and he won’t charge her. EJ asks what Kristen says to the deal. Kristen tells EJ that he can take his offer and shove it.
Holly asks Tate why EJ is dropping the case. Tate says there isn’t enough evidence against Brady. Holly argues that he confessed but Tate says that’s not enough since he can’t remember the accident. Holly questions if he’s saying that Brady is just going to get away with what he did to Sarah.
Maggie wheels Sarah in to the living room to ask if Xander was getting the car, but they see Brady is there. Xander says that Brady was just leaving. Brady says he will go, but he just wanted to say he’s sorry to Sarah and Maggie. Brady tells Sarah that he’s not expecting forgiveness as he will never forgive himself. Brady says it’s not an excuse but he’s an alcoholic who was depressed and very weak so he relapsed. Brady says he’s ashamed of that but even more ashamed that he drove drunk. Brady talks about not remembering driving but waking up behind the wheel of his own car. Brady adds that he will never be able to express the shame he feels for hurting Sarah and leaving her on the road. Brady insists that he doesn’t want EJ to drop the case because he needs to be punished, but apparently his confession isn’t enough. Brady wishes he could go back and make up for the mistake or trade places with Sarah now but he can’t. Brady repeats that he just wanted to say he’s sorry and he will regret it for the rest of his life.
Tate swears to Holly that it isn’t Brady’s fault that he got off on the charges as he wanted to be held accountable. Holly mocks the idea that Brady’s broken up about not going to prison. Tate insists that he is and that’s why he confessed but it’s not his fault that EJ couldn’t use that. Holly argues that it is Brady’s fault that Sarah is paralyzed and could be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, while Brady just gets to keep his freedom. Tate asks if she’s sure this is just about Brady as he’s thinking this is really about how mad she is at Eric and she’s just taking it out on Brady. Holly tells him not to tell her how she feels or who she’s mad at. Tate says he’s just worried about her. The bell rings for class but Holly declares she’s not going and storms off.
EJ questions Kristen wanting him to shove his offer, even if she doesn’t take it, he has no choice but to prosecute her. Kristen argues that she’s been in enough court rooms to know that what the cop heard is hearsay. EJ asks if she feels safe in making that bet. Kristen tells EJ nice try but they both know EJ would be using the cop’s statement against Brady in court and not her if he could. Kristen asks if they are done or if he has another bluff up his sleeve. EJ asks if Kristen is happy to let Brady get away with paralyzing an innocent woman after running her over and leaving her in the street like roadkill. Kristen says she’s sorry for what happened to Sarah, but the person she cares about most in the world is Rachel and she will suffer if her father goes to prison. EJ says she may be able to sell that motherly devotion spiel to the PTA but he’s as skilled at spotting a bluff as she is. EJ declares that Kristen is obviously still in love with Brady.
Maggie tells Brady that she appreciates him coming by and saying what he did. Maggie adds that she’s in no position to judge as if anyone can understand how insidious the disease can be, it’s her. Maggie admits she is heartbroken as Brady’s sponsor that he didn’t come to her for help. Maggie knows there’s no point in looking back, so they all just need to move forward. Maggie has no doubt that Brady’s regret is genuine and heartfelt. Brady agrees that he should’ve called Maggie when he relapsed and he’s ashamed that he didn’t because she’s always been there for him. Brady doesn’t expect Sarah to say anything to him and repeats that he just wanted to say he’s very sorry. Xander declares that’s it and they have an appointment to get to. Xander warns Brady that after Sarah remembers that night, he can grovel to the district attorney. Xander then wheels Sarah out, leaving Brady holding back tears.
Eric goes to Salem High School. Tate asks if he’s there to give him a ride home. Eric responds that he came to see Holly. Tate doesn’t think she will want to talk to him as she’s pretty upset. Tate adds that they just got into an argument because Holly’s upset that Brady is getting out of jail and then she just took off before their last class and he has no idea where she went.
EJ goes to the interrogation room and is surprised to find Holly inside. Holly tells EJ that she heard he let Brady go free. EJ responds that he’s sorry but he didn’t have the evidence to prosecute him. Holly asks what if she helps him find some.
Brady goes to the Basic Black office where Kristen shows up at the door to warn him that just because he’s free doesn’t mean he doesn’t need to be careful. Kristen informs Brady that EJ is out for blood and determined to prove that Brady was the one driving the car.
Fiona joins Xander at the hospital. Xander tells her that Sarah is in with Marlena now, so with any luck, she will soon remember whose face she saw behind the wheel.
Sarah meets with Marlena in her office. Sarah imagines Marlena is a little conflicted because Brady is her stepson. Marlena assures that she’s not and that her interest is in finding out the truth about what happened the night of the accident. Marlena asks Sarah if she’s ready to see what happened that night. Sarah responds that she needs to know who was behind the wheel and hit her.
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