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[dramatic music]
Jada, hey. Well, I am actually not in my room right now, I’m taking a little scenic tour of my floor, which is nothing to write home about, but sure is nice to be mobile. Anyway, I was just checking to see what you were doing later. Well, I know that visiting hours are ending soon, but I was actually wondering if you could come and pick me up.
[laughs] Yeah, that’s right. Yep. Kayla gave me the all-clear. I’m just waiting for my walking papers, and I am going to be a free man. Just heading to Gabi’s room right now to give her the good news.
[door clicks open]
What are you doing here?
Gabi… I had to come back.
[sighs] I hate how we left things after you got hurt.
I’m so, so sorry that we fought.
Really? Seems to me you were itching for a fight. I mean, why else would you have told me that you were ready to get into bed with Ava– again?
OK, I never, ever should have gotten involved with that woman. And I know that. It was a terrible mistake…
Risking our entire marriage for someone I didn’t care about, who was completely meaningless.
But you…
I care about you. You’re the person I care about the most, and I love you. I need you. So please, please take me back.
[light music]
Hey, Felicity. Hey.
Hey.
Hey. What are you doing just sitting out here? I thought your shift didn’t end for, like, ten minutes.
Chanel said that I could go home early.
Oh. Oh, OK. Well, I know Mark was supposed to come get you, but he called me and see if I can come get you instead. Something about an important meeting.
What kind of meeting?
Honestly, sis, suddenly remembering your wedding vows– genius move.
Yeah.
[sighs]
[dramatic music] It’s like I said. Chad mentioned that there was a box of wedding mementos in the attic, so I went up there to see if there was maybe something I could use.
And no one saw you go up there, right?
No. No, no, no. I made sure no one did.
[sighs] Luckily, the box of wedding mementos was right there. And there was a piece of paper that had Abigail’s vows written on it, neatly, in very legible handwriting.
And as far as Chad knows, you’ve never seen that piece of paper before?
No. No, not at all.
Yeah.
[sighs] Poor guy.
I just–he thinks that I just remembered those beautiful vows and that his beloved wife’s memories are starting to come back, slowly but surely.
[chuckles]
Hi, Chad.
Hi. Hey. I didn’t know you were home.
Yes, I was just up in the attic. Chad…
We have to talk.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
So you were up in the attic.
Sit down, darling.
[dramatic music]
OK.
Now, you know how Charlotte loves to go up to the attic to play in all those things and find Doug’s old theatrical trunk and look through all the old costume bits and bits of my jewelry.
Yeah, it’s her favorite place to play.
Yes. Right. Well, she was up there playing dress-up. I was with her, and she was going through every box that she could find, including the one that had the mementos of your– your marriage to Abigail.
Right.
[clears throat] Yeah, I pulled that out the other day. I wanted to show it to Abby to see if she, you know, would remember anything. And she actually did. She–she remembered her wedding vows from our last wedding, the one when we went to Paris afterwards. It’s amazing.
That’s wonderful. Well, I’m glad she remembered something.
[chuckles]
Is there a but coming?
Unfortunately, there is.
It haunts me, Mark…
the look on Chad’s face…
[scoffs] As I–
I was reciting the vows to him. I can’t even describe the look in his eyes. I mean, it was just like, he was so excited, you know. He was so excited that I–
[laughs] That his wife was really back, that–that… he was watching her remember their wedding day, watching her remember the love that the two of them shared together. Like–
[scoffs]
I can imagine how hard this is for you.
For me? Forget about me. I’m lying to him. Who cares how I feel?
Come on, sis.
No, I hate this, Mark. I hate it. I hate the thought of how Chad would feel if he knew that this was all a lie, how hurt he’ll be when he finds out. Has the man not been through enough?
The reason you’re so upset is because you have a good heart.
[sighs]
And I love you for that. Hey, this hasn’t been easy for me either. I mean, the man obviously went through hell when his wife was murdered. And now to make him think that she’s back when she’s not, when she never will be back–
But what’s the alternative?
There is no alternative. I mean, once I got the text from Clyde…
It’s clearer now than ever.
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs] We don’t have a choice. I have to get Chad to the altar soon for his wedding number four…
Or they’re gonna kill her. Our mother’s a dead woman.
[sighs]
So Ava really doesn’t mean anything to you?
No, not at all. The whole thing was completely meaningless, like I’ve told you over and over again.
Doesn’t she work for you now? I thought you just hired her back at the Bistro.
But I also just fired her.
What? You did?
Yeah. I don’t even know why I hired her in the first place when I can’t stand the sight of her. I don’t know. I guess I was feeling… charitable, giving someone a job who was struggling. But none of that matters to me now. Ava Vitali can sling hash at the pub for all I care, because all that matters to me is you and that you take me back. Gabi… my love, I will do anything to make that happen, anything you ask.
What do you say, darling?
Gabi?
Hold on. I’m thinking.
Gabi.
Gabi.
What? What is it?
Hey. It’s me. It’s Rafe.
Rafe.
Hey.
Oh, my God. Rafe.
Yeah. You were mumbling. Having a dream. Good dream? Bad dream?
Just…a dream.
Ah. Still trying to get the hang of it, are you, of running a legitimate business?
What are you doing here?
Well, it’s certainly not for the second-rate French cuisine.
I’ll save you from trying to decipher the legalese. I’m suing you for defamation.
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You’re suing me for defamation? What the hell are you talking about, EJ? When? When did I defame you?
My, you do have a short memory. You defamed me when you told Mayor Price that I had a hand in stealing Nicole’s baby, that I was, in effect, a kidnapper. And since that will undoubtedly hurt my reputation and therefore my career prospects, I’m going to need to be well compensated.
Mm, well, you know, EJ, the last thing I would want is for you to be stuck in the poorhouse.
Mm.
Well, maybe not the last thing. But anyway, you’re delusional if you think that I’m going to bankroll your future after you admitted to me that you helped Sloan Petersen cover up the fact that she stole your ex-wife’s baby. EJ, I may not be the lawyer of the family, but I’m not an idiot. And I also know that the truth is the best defense against any claim of defamation.
[laughs] Impressive. Impressive. I mean, you may not be the lawyer of the family, as you said, but I suspect that you’ve been sneaking peeks into my law books, because you are right about that. The truth is a solid defense against claims of defamation. However, the burning question is, who is going to give a damn about the truth when it becomes common knowledge that I slept with your wife?
Never mind my stupid dream. Oh, my God, Rafe, you’re out of bed.
Well, actually, I’ve been doing that for a while now. Yeah. Taking walks around the floor.
Oh, that is so great.
Yeah. Well, I’m– I’m feeling lucky, grateful, relieved to be healthy and strong. And… yeah, I had to come by, give my sister even more good news.
Oh, as if seeing you up and about isn’t good enough. So what is it?
Well, not only am I out of my room, but I am getting out of the hospital today.
You’re kidding. So soon? That’s amazing.
So soon. Yeah, right. Oh, my God, I am just– I am so sick of staring at the ceiling tiles, lying around and doing nothing. I cannot wait to go home and to get back to work.
I bet you can’t.
Yeah. Well, look, enough about me. How about you? How are you?
Not too bad.
Oh.
I mean, given the fact, I almost got blown to smithereens by the psychopath who stabbed you.
My God.
Ay, Rafe, I feel like such a fool. My God, I can’t believe I hired that homicidal maniac as my assistant. How could I not have seen that she was dangerous?
Gabi. Gabi.
That she was totally insane?
No, just–she was an accomplished con artist, OK? She–I mean, come on. You couldn’t have seen that and– anyway, Jada tells me that she is locked up and safely behind bars at Bayview and she is not gonna hurt anyone else, including Stefan.
What about Stefan? Why did you just bring him up?
Well, because she hurt him too.
So? I couldn’t care less about him.
Come on. Come on. Really?
[light music]
No.
Ah.
That’s for Mark.
OK. All right. All right, he can have it. Just take it home for him. Clearly, you love him more than me, so it’s fine. Whatever.
No, I don’t.
I’m just kidding. I’m just kidding. Mark is a–he’s really good brother, I know, huh?
Yeah.
Taking care of us the way he does. I think–I think Mom and Dad would be very proud of him.
Yeah. I wish they hadn’t died.
Yeah. Yeah, me too. I know it was really hard for you especially. Well, it was hard for all of us. But it’s just you, me, and Mark. We lost them in an accident.
And Mark is a great, great, great older brother, but I’m here for you too, OK? Always.
The hardest part for me is… lying to Aaron and Felicity.
[dramatic music]
Yeah, those poor kids, believing that both their parents died in that accident.
I mean, how they reacted when they were both told. Aaron trying to be brave. Felicity totally falling apart. Even now, I sometimes hear her up in her room crying hard and talking to herself, thinking she’s talking to Mom up in heaven, saying how much she misses her.
Yeah. Well, as sad as that is, you know, we can take heart in the fact that… this will all soon be over, and– and then we’ll be able to tell them that their mother– our mother is alive.
Did Charlotte get upset when she found the box?
Oh, no. Quite the contrary. She was delighted to see pictures of you and her mom on her wedding day, especially when she was in the pictures.
Then why do you seem upset?
[sighs] Well, after we looked at the pictures, she wanted to talk about her mother. And she told me that she knows her mother is in heaven. And then she said…
[sighs] Can we call Mommy? And I said, no. No, of course heaven is not a local call. I mean, the people there that– that love us can watch over us, but… we can’t talk to them. She was so disappointed.
So disappointed. I got upset. I got angry, because she could talk to her mother if we wanted it, because her mother is not in heaven. Her mother is just across town. And if Abigail could see how much her little daughter needs her–
Chad, it’s time that you told those children their mother’s alive.
So it’s gonna be common knowledge, huh? What, are you gonna grab a bell, head out to the square, give it a ring, and announce to everybody that you bedded your brother’s wife?
Well, I certainly wouldn’t put it that way, since you very well know I didn’t bed anyone. But rather, your wife threw herself at me, virtually begging me to have sex with her. And all I was trying to do was attempt to help her right an egregious moral wrong. And I hardly think that John Q. Salemite would fault me for that.
Hmm. Wow. That’s a great speech, EJ, really. Unfortunately, I don’t have any spare bells lying around, so maybe I can help you out with a glass and a fork.
[laughs] I hardly think I’ll have to resort to the town crier routine, since I think the “Intruder” would be more than happy to print a not-so-blind item about my night of passion with Gabi. Actually, it’s a damn shame that Lady Whistleblower has taken down her shingle. I’d have been more than happy to give the story to her.
[tense music]
Right, so what you’re saying is, once this story of your passionate liaison with my wife is in print, the whole idea of you keeping Nicole from raising her child, that’s gonna be considered, what, fake news?
[laughs] Oh, Stefan, keep up. Not fake news. But you see, as you well know, I have quite a bit of experience with jury selection. So I can say with some authority that I know that they’ll see you for exactly what you are: a cuckolded husband, humiliated and vengeful, trying to desperately prop himself up with baseless accusations.
And by the time I finish making my case, you won’t have enough money left to split the rent with your good buddy Ava.
Of course, that is if I file the suit, which…I won’t.
[clears throat]
That is… if you sign this affidavit saying that any and all accusations you made about me to Mayor Price and anyone else, for that matter, were patently false.
Listen, about Stefan. I didn’t want to overwhelm you with everything when you first woke with stuff you didn’t need to hear.
Well, actually, I did need to hear that stuff, ’cause you’re my sister. I love you very much. But fortunately, Jada knows that, and so she told me.
Right. I guess I should have assumed that she would. So…she told you what happened between me and Stefan?
She did. Not all the details, of course, but just… that he cheated on you.
Yeah. With your ex-girlfriend good old Ava Vitali while I was rotting away in prison.
Yeah, that must have been really tough to hear.
It was kind of brutal, actually. But hey, you know, I told you that she was trouble way back when you first got together, didn’t I? I was sure that she’d ruin your life.
Yeah, well, to be fair, that relationship ended because of something I did. I was the one that cheated on her.
[scoffs] Yeah, but, man, did she ever get back at you. Setting you up as a dirty cop, trying to ruin your career, your reputation? I’d say she went a little overboard, don’t you think?
Maybe a little.
Yeah. And she didn’t succeed at her attempt at trying to ruin your life, so she decided to ruin mine instead.
But she didn’t succeed there either. Look, can you honestly say that she’s ruined your life, Gabi?
[dramatic music]
My marriage is over.
OK, but it doesn’t need to be. OK, listen, I understand that Stefan hurt you, OK? I get it, and I am not making light of that. But… when he came back, you two, you were so in love, and you were so happy. I mean…
Don’t you think that at some point, you could forgive him? And can’t we both agree that… you know, maybe at times, you’re not the most levelheaded person.
Oh, my God. You think your hotheaded little sister is overreacting, don’t you?
Maybe a little.
Damn it, Rafe.
No, I just– all I’m saying is this. I just–I don’t want you to make some drastic decision that you can’t take back, right? I mean, you two, you’re so good together. You’re so happy together and so in love. And you know that. I mean–
Listen, I just want you to ask yourself, do you, in your heart, really think that your marriage is over?
Julie, I want to tell the kids that their mother’s alive. I’ve wanted to since the moment we found Abby.
But Abigail has not?
No, she–she–she doesn’t. She doesn’t want the kids to know because– because she’s afraid because of how different she looks and because she doesn’t remember them. She thinks it’ll be too traumatic for them. You disagree?
[sighs] I have no idea. I have no idea how the children are going to react. Nobody does, including Abigail. But the longer we wait to tell them–
I understand. I understand. I don’t like the idea either. But she doesn’t want to talk to them until she gets her memory back.
You just said she got her memory back about the vows.
Yeah, but she doesn’t remember the kids. She doesn’t remember anything about them.
[sighs] Please, I’m not a pessimist, and I don’t want to sound pessimistic. But when, if, and perhaps never she gets her memory back, who can tell? And in the meantime, she’s living in Salem. Anybody could talk to the children. Wouldn’t it be better for them to have the news from their father that their mother’s alive?
Aaron and Felicity have been through enough. I think it’s cruel to continue to lie to them.
Yeah. I know. It’s breaking my heart. But as long as Clyde is holding our mother hostage, it’s another case of not having a choice. We have to keep them in the dark.
Mark?
It’s just that you and Stefan have been through so much. I mean, you thought the man was dead for years.
You don’t have to remind me of that, Rafe.
Well, maybe I do. And maybe I also need to remind you that when you did find each other again, you were so damn happy. And it’s just– are you gonna let this one mistake ruin everything?
It was a damn big mistake.
OK, granted, it was, but… do you want to throw everything away because of that? I mean, it just seems– I don’t know. Look, it’s none of my damn business, OK? It’s just–it does seem like maybe there’s a way to get past it.
Well, Stefan’s infidelity isn’t the only thing that he and I need to get past.
What else?
I may have escalated the situation when I slept with EJ.
[dramatic music]
You what–what?
I know. I know, it was really stupid. But I was so angry, Rafe. I was so hurt.
OK, there is hurt, and there is angry, and then there is completely insane. You hate EJ. He sent you to prison. Why in God’s name would you sleep with him?
It was Connie’s idea.
Wait. What? Connie Vininski, the homicidal maniac? She told you to sleep with EJ?
Well, not exactly.
[sighs] She told me I should get back at Stefan by cheating on him like he cheated on me. You know, like an eye for an eye type of thing.
Oh, my God. And you listened to her.
Well, in my defense, I didn’t know that she was a homicidal maniac when she suggested it, nor did I know that she was hell-bent on ruining my life. And honestly, it didn’t exactly seem like bad advice at the time.
Didn’t seem like bad advice to sleep with your husband’s brother, the man who sent you to prison? I mean, for God’s sake, Gabi.
Look, I had to do something, OK? I couldn’t stop thinking about Stefan sleeping with Ava. I couldn’t stop picturing it.
As hard as I tried, I couldn’t get that disgusting image of the two of them in bed together out of my mind. It was, like, on a constant loop in my brain.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh. That’s all you have to say?
I’m just wondering, did sleeping with EJ, someone you hate, someone who sent you to prison, who is not only a despicable, amoral human being but your husband’s brother, did that– did that make you feel better? Did that get rid of this disgusting image that was in your head?
Honestly, no.
No matter what I do, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stop picturing Stefan having sex with that woman.
Fine.
[tense music]
[sighs]
One more thing. You mentioned that whole thing about my wife throwing herself at you. And that may have been true at one time, but she admitted to me that that was the only time that it happened and that she was not interested in coming back for more.
[clears throat] Yes, that’s true. There was only ever that one time.
[groans] However, what is not true is that Gabi wasn’t interested in… coming back for more, as you put it.
You see, your wife did come to my room again, hoping it could happen again, since the first time was so– whew–so satisfying.
However, I turned her down… out of respect for you, brother.
Although, even so, I doubt you’ll ever be able to get that image out of your head…
Of said one time.
Am I right?
[chuckles]
[sighs]
OK. OK, you’re right. The longer we wait to tell the kids, the greater the risk of them finding out from someone else. And it would be very hurtful for them to find out from a stranger or God knows who, not to mention keeping something like that from them, even if it is amazing news.
And so?
[dramatic music]
I will tell the kids.
Oh, thanks. Thanks, darling. That’s all I wanted to hear. Oh.
Hey. What a surprise. What are you two doing here?
Nothing, I was taking Felicity to feed the ducks.
I got you a cronut.
Oh, from Sweet Bits?
Mm-hmm.
Great. Thanks, Feliss.
So what are you– what are you– what are you guys doing, anyway? I mean, you mentioned you had an important meeting.
I did, but it finished early. And since I knew you were picking up Felicity, I figured I had time to take a walk, and I ran into… one of my patients. Guys, this is Abigail Deveraux. Abigail, this is my brother, Aaron, and my sister, Felicity.
It’s nice to meet you guys.
Yeah, nice to meet you too.
You look familiar.
So I thought you said you were getting sprung from this joint. Where’s your ride?
[phone beeps]
Oh. Actually, it’s about to arrive.
[chuckles] Jada’s on her way.
That’s great.
Yeah.
[dramatic music]
Rafe, in spite of, well, the discussion that we just had…
I know that everything you said came from a caring place.
Yeah, it did. You know, I didn’t mean to be hard on you. It’s just… I love you. I love you, and I want you to be happy.
I want the same for you.
And I am so happy that you’re getting out of here any minute and that you’re all right.
Yeah. You and me both. Yeah. And whenever you get out of here, I just want you to know you always have a home with me. Don’t you forget that, OK?
Don’t you ever forget, OK? I love you.
I love you too.
OK. See you.
[laughs]
[sighs]
You think I look familiar? Huh.
Well, I’m pretty sure we haven’t met.
I guess she just has one of those faces. And hey, I should probably be getting back to the hospital. See you at home for dinner?
Yeah. All right. See you later. Good to meet you, Abigail.
Yeah, you too.
I–I– I can’t believe– I can’t believe I just saw my little brother and little sister after all this time and they didn’t–they didn’t even know it was me. I mean–
Understandable.
No, of course, with the plastic surgery, yes, I look completely different, but–
Mark, I miss them.
They’re great kids.
[sighs] Felicity, I mean, she didn’t recognize me, but she– she thought I looked familiar. I mean, she sensed something. She sensed it was me.
[phone ringing] Oh.
It’s Chad.
Hi, Chad. Is everything OK?
Yeah, everything’s fine, but we need to talk. Can you come over to the house?
[knock at door]
[dramatic music]
Don’t worry, Mom. We’re gonna get you out of this. I promise we’re gonna save you.
Oh, my God. What are you still doing here? I thought you said you had to go back to the hospital.
I do. I just got a phone call from a patient I had to take. You guys weren’t gone very long. How were the ducks?
They were really hungry.
Right? They always are.
So… did your “patient” leave? What was her name again?
Abigail. Yeah, she had to go.
I still think she looked familiar.
You got here quick.
I came as fast as I could. I’m assuming the kids aren’t here.
No. Julie took them to Sweet Bits.
Right. Yeah. Good.
That’s why I wanted you to come over. When the kids get home, I’m gonna tell them the truth.
I want us to tell them that their mother is alive.
[phone rings]
Commissioner Hernandez, what a surprise. I thought you were in a coma.
Yeah, well, I woke up.
Oh, yes. I do believe I heard rumors to that effect. Not that anyone would know the difference.
[laughs] What can I do for you?
You stupid son of a bitch, you know exactly why I’m calling. I heard about you getting involved with my sister. And I am warning you, you stay the hell away from her and out of her marriage.
Is that a threat, Commissioner?
Go to hell.
[dial tone hums]
Oof. Guess he didn’t get the memo that there will soon be no marriage to stay out of, that that marriage is doomed.
You brought me flowers?
No. One of the nurses asked me to bring them to you. They were on the desk, and… well, no one could bring them in, so…
Oh.
Oh, they’re from the assistants at Gabi Chic. “Wishing you a speedy recovery. “P.S. Sorry for what happened. “We all worried that Connie was a psycho, and we’re relieved that you’re gonna be OK.”
Great. Everyone could see how insane that woman was except me.
So…what are you doing here?
I just… wanted to let you know that I– I just spoke to my lawyer.
Your lawyer?
Yeah.
I’m filing for divorce.
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