Days Short Recap Friday, October 15, 2021

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Rafe and Nicole nearly kissed when EJ interrupted them. EJ wondered how Ava would feel about what they were about to do. Rafe and EJ got in an argument. Nicole got in the middle of it. She told Rafe leave. EJ told her it was a good thing he showed up. He said he saved her from herself. She said she didn’t need him to save her. She said he kept her from making a mistake. She said she didn’t want to come between Rafe and Ava. She said she wanted to kiss Rafe. EJ told her to kiss him instead. They kissed each other.

Philip punched Brady when he saw him and Chloe hugging. She yelled at Philip. Philip wanted to know why he was the bad guy. Philip and Brady got in an argument. Brady wanted Philip out of his office. Philip asked Chloe to come with him so they could talk. She told him to leave. When Philip left, Chloe told Brady that she didn’t think Philip could change. She said it was up to her to fix things. Brady asked what she was going to do. She said she had to do something now before someone got hurt. Marlena told John she dreamt that she levitated. She heard someone talking to her, but she didn’t see anyone. She said she hadn’t heard the voice in years. She said it was the devil. He was distraught, but he reassured her it was a dream. She told him that the devil wanted Ben’s baby. She wanted to get to Ben.

When Marlena left, Johnny showed up to see John. Johnny told him EJ was funding the movie and playing John. Johnny said he needed Marlena’s permission. John said he didn’t think that would happen. John said the movie upset Marlena. He said she had a dream she was levitating. He said if he loved Marlena, he would forget about the movie. Marlena went to see Ben. He told her he took her advice. He said he and Ciara were trying to make a baby. He said he was feeling good about it until a gust of wind happened. He said it felt like an omen. She said it might have been. Ben asked Marlena if she thought he and Ciara shouldn’t have a baby. Marlena’s phone went off before she could answer. She saw a devil emoji talking to her. He said the plans for Ben’s baby are theirs. She put her phone up and told Ben that the omen could have been a good one. When Marlena was about to open her door, the emoji congratulated her for not telling Ben about the plan. He said he felt her giving in to him. He said they were almost one. When she went in the apartment, Johnny said he wasn’t going to do the movie. He said it was a bad idea. She said it wasn’t a bad idea. She told him to make the movie. John and Johnny were shocked.

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Days Transcript Friday, October 15, 2021

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Rafe: And I shouldn’t have said anything about ej. It’s just, the guy is such A… every time I think about you two or see you two together, I just get so damn…

Nicole: So damn what?

Rafe: Jealous.

Nicole: Don’t do that, rafe. Don’t say that. You can’T. You are with ava.

Rafe: I know, but…

Nicole: But what?

Ej: [Clears throat] Am I interrupting something?

Philip: What the hell?

Brady: Take it easy. I can explain, philip.

Philip: I don’t want to hear a damn thing you have to say.

Johnny: Hey, allie.

Allie: Hi. Look, if you’re here to see chanel, she’s working. So please don’t bother her.

Johnny: I’m here to see you.

Allie: What’s that?

Johnny: That is a contract. Once you sign that, it’s gonna be official. Allie horton is sami brady in “possessed: The marlena evans story.”

Devil voice: Excellent. You’re finally starting to let go. You’re almost there, marlena. We have already achieved so much together. If you let me back in, there will be no limit to what we can accomplish. But we cannot delay. Our time is now. I need you to be mine, tonight.

Marlena: [Gasps]

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

 

Allie: I thought grandpa roman pulled his financing.

Johnny: He did.

Allie: Okay, so then how is this movie still being made? I mean, I thought you couldn’t make it without his investment.

Johnny: Yeah, that’s what I thought. But I got the money somewhere else.

Allie: Where?

Johnny: My father.

Nicole: Hi, ej. No, you were not interrupting anything. I just bumped into rafe, and he offered to share a doughnut from allie’s bakery.

[Both chuckle]

Ej: That’s strange.

Rafe: What’s strange? The doughnuts are amazing.

Ej: I’m sure they are. But I thought you and nicole were trying to stay away from each other.

[Mysterious music]

 

Ben: What are you wondering, my love?

Ciara: I’m wondering if we just made a baby.

[Windows slam]

[Wind howling]

[Sighs] Ben? Are you okay?

John: Hey.

Marlena: Oh, hi. What time is it?

John: I let you sleep in a little.

Marlena: Yeah, and you’ve brought me breakfast, I see.

John: And tea. Hot this time. How are you feeling, honey?

Marlena: Um, I’m not sure. I had an upsetting dream.

John: Another one?

Marlena: Yeah, another one.

John: Any idea what this one was about?

Marlena: Yeah, unfortunately.

John: Oh. Want to tell me about it?

Marlena: I was… levitating.

John: Levitating.

Marlena: Levitating. Right here. Right here. Right off the bed.

[Sighs] It seemed so real.

Limu emu & doug

Chloe: Oh my god, brady. Are you all right?

Brady: Yeah, I’m fine.

Chloe: What the hell is wrong with you? Have you lost your mind?

Philip: You were in his arms. Again! You keep saying over and over that you guys are just working together.

Chloe: We are.

Philip: You keep saying that. You keep insisting that he’s not coming after you.

Chloe: Because he’s not.

Philip: Then what did I just walk in on?

Chloe: Brady trying to be a friend.

Philip: I think he wants a little more than friendship. I think he wants to take you away from me. And somehow I’m the bad guy. He’s lucky one punch is all he got.

Ben: Sorry. I was just putting the candles away and got reminded of that weird thing that happened last night.

Ciara: Hmm. Yes, that was pretty weird. But we agreed that it was just a random gust of wind, right?

Ben: We did. Yeah.

Ciara: Okay, so you’re not reading anything into it? Right?

Ben: No.

Ciara: Good. Because I think we had an amazing night last night.

Ben: We did.

Ciara: So you’re not second-guessing us trying to have a baby?

Ben: Oh, no.

Ciara: Good. I’m very glad to hear that. Well, I should probably get going.

Ben: Wait, wait. You got someplace special to be or…

Ciara: Actually, I do. As much as I loved our wedding and our honeymoon and lounging around in bed with you trying to have a baby, I think it’s about time for me to get a job.

Rafe: What’s the point, ej? Nicole didn’t do anything wrong.

Ej: I never suggested she did. I’m being supportive. I know how committed she is to doing the right thing. And that ava’s her friend. I know that she doesn’t want to make any trouble.

Rafe: Well, there’s not gonna be any trouble unless you cause it.

Nicole: Okay, guys, we don’t need to talk about this.

Rafe: I’d actually like to hear what he has to say.

Ej: You sure? Because the way I see it, nicole is trying to move on and you won’t let her. I wonder how your girlfriend would feel about what I just saw.

Allie: Your dad has been against the idea of this movie since the beginning.

Johnny: Yep.

Allie: So what? He just decided to accept it and wants to invest?

Johnny: Pretty much. Yeah.

Allie: All right, this doesn’t sound like ej. He doesn’t do anything unless there’s something in it for him.

Johnny: Yeah. Who says there isn’t? He did have one demand in order to give me the money.

Allie: Which was?

Johnny: He wants a role in the movie.

Allie: Really? What role?

Johnny: He wants to play grandpa john.

John: Remember anything else about the dream?

Marlena: Yes. While… while I was… levitating, there was somebody talking to me.

John: Okay. Who was it?

Marlena: I didn’t see him, but I could hear him so clearly. I could–I could hear him as clearly as I hear you right now.

John: Okay. Recognize the voice?

Marlena: Well, I…

[Inhales deeply] I hadn’t heard it for so many years. But I do know exactly who it is.

John: Who?

Marlena: It… it… it’s satan. It’s the devil. This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Allie: Your father is a lawyer and the ceo of a major corporation.

Johnny: Co-ceo, but yes, point taken.

Allie: Why would he want to play john black in your movie?

Johnny: Because abigail is playing grandma marlena.

Allie: Okay.

Johnny: He’s doing it to piss off uncle chad because chad wouldn’t back him up when he was trying to convince me to work at dimera.

Allie: Right. And you’re cool with this?

Johnny: He’s not my first choice, no. But the important thing is, I get to make my movie. So I need you to sign.

Allie: I can’T.

Johnny: Is there a problem?

Allie: Yes, there is a problem. The problem is that grandpa john is not on board with this project at all. And neither is grandpa roman. I mean, they asked you to cut the possession part of the story, and instead you made it the entire movie.

Johnny: Allie, this is an important story that needs to be told. I’m not exploiting grandma and grandpa. If anything, it honors her strength and the strength of their love story.

Allie: Okay, I’ll tell you what. I will act in your movie if you get direct permission from grandma marlena.

Johnny: [Chuckles] So you’ll do it if she says yes?

Allie: I will. And if she’s not okay with it, then neither am I.

Johnny: Oh, don’t worry. She will be.

John: Hey, here’s the deal. Try not to think about it. It’s just a damn dream. What you need to focus on is taking care of yourself. And of course, your patients. Doug and julie, they’re gonna need you to be at the top of your game, and I know how concerned you were about ben last night.

Marlena: Oh, yes, I was concerned about ben.

Devil voice: Ben and ciara’s child is so important for the future. I want that baby. I need that baby for myself.

John: Doc, what’s going on? What’s wrong?

Marlena: I need to get out.

John: Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Now? Are you sure?

Marlena: Yeah. Yeah. I need to get to ben right now. I’m gonna shower and then go see ben.

Ben: So last time you mentioned this, you were thinking about going back to get your job at titan. Is that what you’re still thinking?

Ciara: That is exactly what I’m thinking. I’m gonna go see my grandfather today.

Ben: Good luck with that.

Ciara: Well, grandpa victor is not leaving that room until he gives me the answer that I want.

Ben: Ooh, he’s not gonna know what hit him.

Ciara: [Laughs] Mm.

[Giggles] Okay. I have to go. I do, but save that thought for later. And maybe we can have another go at trying to have a baby. Okay?

[Laughs]

Brady: You know, you sound like a crazed idiot.

Philip: Right. Because you’re perfectly innocent. Just a nice supportive friend with no ulterior motives at all.

Brady: I’m not even gonna bother trying to explain myself to you.

Philip: I don’t need you to explain yourself. I know what you’re up to.

Brady: I was trying to set the record straight.

Chloe: I told you there’s no point.

Brady: Clearly. Maybe all that’s left to do is to hit you twice as hard as you hit me, huh.

Philip: Go ahead. Go ahead. I’m standing right here.

Brady: Philip– no, I’m gonna take the high road on this one. Listen, get your ass out of my office, or I’m gonna have security throw you out, all right?

Rafe: Is it fun being a troll, ej?

Ej: I’m just asking questions.

Rafe: You’re inserting yourself into something that’s none of your business. And you’re trying to make everyone uncomfortable while you’re doing it.

Ej: The only person making nicole uncomfortable is you.

Rafe: How dare you judge me? After the way that you have treated every single woman you’ve ever gone out with, including nicole… well, it’s no wonder things didn’t work out with you and sami.

Ej: [Chuckles] Remind me how I’m the bad guy here. I gave you and your live-in girlfriend a $300 bottle of wine to smooth things over.

Rafe: Never asked for it.

Ej: Which makes it an even bigger gesture. A thank you would have been nice.

Rafe: For what?

Ej: I got nicole out of a very tense situation at julie’s place the other night. Not to mention saving your ass.

Rafe: Oh, everything was just fine.

Ej: Everything was not fine. And now here you are mooning over her in a public place.

Nicole: Okay, he wasn’t mooning.

Ej: Wake up, nicole. He is playing silly games with both you and ava.

Rafe: That’s enough. You know what you can do with your $300 bottle of wine?

Ej: Tell me. Your mission:

Nicole: Stop it. Stop it, both of you.

Rafe: You know he deserves it.

Ej: Deserves what? Oh, you want to hit me, commissioner?

Rafe: You have no idea how much.

Ej: Go ahead. I think I see someone over there with their phone filming. How great will it be when a video of the commissioner assaulting a citizen goes viral?

Nicole: Ej, stop it now.

Rafe: It might just be worth it.

Nicole: Stop. Rafe, just–just go.

Ej: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: Hm.

Ej: Well, that was fun. Lucky I came along when I did.

Nicole: I really wish you hadn’T.

Philip: Now, chloe, please. Let’s go somewhere where we can talk alone.

Chloe: You should leave.

Brady: You really should. My security team, they play pretty rough.

Philip: All right, I’m gonna go. I’m gonna go home. We’ll talk about this later.

Chloe: I’m so sorry. Are you sure that you’re all right?

Brady: Yeah, yeah, chloe, I’m fine, I’m fine. I’m just–you know, what I’m upset about is the way he’s treating you.

Chloe: Yeah. Well, like I was saying before he came charging in here, I think you may have been right about him all along.

Brady: I wish I wasn’T.

Chloe: I don’t think he knows how to change. I think it’s up to me to fix this.

John: Hey, johnny. Come on in, kid.

Johnny: Can I talk to grandma?

John: Well, kid, I’m afraid you just missed her. Maybe I can help. What’s it about?

Johnny: It’s about the movie. I got the money I needed from my dad.

John: Ej? Gotta be kidding me. I thought he was against that project from the beginning.

Johnny: He changed his mind. He decided to support my vision as a writer/director.

John: I see; so what, he signed on as a producer?

Johnny: And an actor as well, yeah.

John: What? What role is he playing?

Johnny: You.

John: You can’t be serious.

Johnny: Anyway, I’ve got the casting all set. The financing is secured. I just have one more thing I need to take care of.

John: Mm-hmm, and what would that be?

Johnny: Allie won’t sign on to play my mom without grandma’s permission.

John: Well, kiddo, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. ‘Cause there’s no way in hell she’s ever gonna give you that.

Ciara: Well, hello, hello.

Allie: Hi.

Ciara: What do you recommend for buttering up my stubborn old grandpa?

Allie: Hmm. Well, that would be a job for a buttery almond tart with chocolate drizzle.

Ciara: Oh, good idea.

Allie: So what do you need from victor?

Ciara: Well, I actually want my old job back at titan. Hopefully that’ll put me and ben in a good financial situation for when we have our baby.

Allie: A baby? Wait, is that actually happening?

Ciara: Yeah, we hope so.

Allie: Wait, so what happened to ben’s doubts? I mean, last time we talked, you were afraid he might never want kids.

Ciara: Yeah, well, he was afraid of passing on his mental illness to our kids, but he actually talked to your grandma, and she helped him work through all of his issues.

Allie: Wow, grandma marlena to the rescue.

Ciara: Yeah. I owe her big time. He feels a lot better about the situation after the session. And we went right down to it.

Allie: By right down to it, you mean…

Ciara: I mean I threw away my birth control pills and we got right down to it.

Allie: I love that for you.

Ciara: Thank you.

Allie: Wow, so all it took was one session with my grandma. I wonder what she said to him.

Ben: Dr. Evans, hi.

Marlena: Hi. I’m sorry to come by unannounced. I just know that you were a little conflicted after our last session, and I just wanted to make sure that you were all right.

Ben: Thank you. Yeah, I really appreciate that. And for coming by. Please come in.

Marlena: Oh, thank you.

Ben: Sure.

Marlena: Oh, cute.

Ben: It’s not much, but it’s home.

Marlena: Yeah. Well, how are you?

Ben: I took your advice. Ciara and I made the decision together that we are ready to have a child. She even threw away her birth control pills last night.

Marlena: Oh. Well, that’s a very big step.

Ben: Yeah. It is a big step. And we took it, thanks to you. You know something? Even after we were together, we both had this, like, strange feeling that we made a baby.

Marlena: Wow, that’s wonderful.

Ben: Yeah, yeah. I was feeling really hopeful. Until…

Marlena: Until what?

Ben: This really strange thing happened. The wind blew, and it knocked open the windows and it blew out all the candles.

Marlena: Why was that strange?

Ben: Well, first of all, the night was completely calm weather-wise, and second of all, when the wind entered the room, it put this, like, cold shiver through my entire body.

Marlena: A cold shiver.

Ben: Yeah. Yeah. I know it sounds kind of silly. I was just afraid that maybe it could have been, like, an omen.

Marlena: Hmm. Maybe it was.

Ben: What do you mean?

Marlena: I will not allow you to use ben.

Devil voice: What are you doing?

Marlena: What I have to do. I’m going to warn him.

Devil voice: You will do no such thing.

Ben: Dr. Evans? Do you actually think that the wind could have been, like, a sign that ciara and I shouldn’t have a baby? Counting your veggies can be hard.

Ben: I know it doesn’t make sense, but should I be worried about that strange feeling I got when the wind blew through here?

[Cell phone chimes] Oh, do you need to take that?

Marlena: No, no, no. I came to talk to you.

Ben: Okay.

[Cell phone chimes] I mean, it could be a patient that needs you. It’s okay. Please.

Devil voice: Don’t even think about telling him, marlena. My plans for ben’s child are for you and me alone.

Ben: What is it, dr. Evans?

Ciara: Whatever your grandma said, it must have been very persuasive because he left thinking that he did not want to have children, and he came back and was very open to the idea.

Allie: So he’s not worried at all anymore?

Ciara: No, he still has his doubts. But he said that whatever happens happens, and we will get through it together.

Allie: Oh, you and ben are gonna be such great parents.

Ciara: I think so. I really do. I just hope that I’m not, like, pressuring him into doing something that he doesn’t want to do, you know?

Allie: Yeah, but, you know– I mean, if he’s still unsure, I can guarantee you that when you actually have the baby in your life, all of that’s gonna go away. I mean, he’s going to fall in love with that child, just like I did with my little henry.

Ciara: I hope so. Well, I better get these to my grandfather so that ben and I have a way to support this hypothetical baby of ours.

Allie: Well, good luck with everything.

Ciara: Thank you.

Allie: Bye.

Ciara: Bye.

Chloe: Oh, man, I can’t believe how many times we’ve been through this. Philip goes too far and he explodes with jealousy. And then he apologizes and promises he’ll never do it again. And I give him another chance.

Brady: And then he blows it again.

Chloe: Wash, rinse and repeat.

Brady: You do understand it’s not getting better. It’s getting worse, chloe. You can see that he’s starting to lose more control, right?

Chloe: I see it. Yeah.

Brady: What are you gonna do?

Chloe: [Sighs] I don’t–I don’t know. But all I know is, I need to do something now before somebody gets really hurt.

Nicole: Rafe was right. You were acting like a troll. And a jerk.

Ej: I thought I was doing a good thing. You told me you wanted to get over rafe. I mean, what if I hadn’t come along? What would have happened?

Nicole: I don’t know.

Ej: I do. Is that really what you want, nicole? To be making out with ava’s boyfriend in a public place?

Nicole: Of course not.

Ej: Exactly. I wasn’t just saving you from rafe, but from yourself. On the outside, I looked fine.

Nicole: I don’t need to be saved from rafe or myself. But you did stop me from doing something that I might have regretted.

Ej: Good.

Nicole: But you at least have to admit you could have handled that differently.

Ej: [Clears throat] Granted. The man does get under my skin.

Nicole: And you love getting under his.

Ej: A fella’s got to have hobbies. I’m sorry. But I am on your side, nicole.

Nicole: I know.

Ej: And I was right about what I saw, wasn’t I? You were about to kiss rafe.

Nicole: Yes.

Allie: Rafe.

Rafe: Allie. Hi there.

Allie: Hi. Is everything okay? Is something wrong with the doughnuts?

Rafe: No, no. No, the doughnuts were delicious. I still haven’t actually brought them into work yet. I had a little run-in with your stepfather.

Allie: Oh?

Rafe: You know, I almost forgot what a piece of work ej is.

Allie: We are in agreement on that one. What did he do?

Rafe: You know, it’s not even worth talking about. You know, we never really got along.

Allie: Because of mom.

Rafe: Mostly, yeah, but… have you spoken with her?

Allie: No, she’s been pretty incommunicado recently. I don’t know; johnny’s been trying to get in touch with her too, but…

Rafe: Oh, yeah? You think everything’s okay?

Allie: Who knows? I mean, it’s probably better she isn’t around anyway. I’m not sure how she would feel about me playing her in johnny’s movie.

John: Look, kid, I know how talented you are. And I really think that you’ve got a great career ahead of you here, but this is not the movie that you want to make.

Johnny: Why can’t you just try reading the script?

John: I lived it. I don’t need to read it. And I definitely don’t want your grandmother to have to read it.

Johnny: Why not?

John: Because it’d just upset her. It already has.

Johnny: What do you mean?

John: We talked about your movie last night. Marlena goes to bed and she has a nightmare that really shook her up.

Johnny: What kind of nightmare?

John: She dreamed that she was levitating off the bed.

Johnny: Like she did 25 years ago?

John: And she heard the devil’s voice in her head. You see, this movie is bringing back horrible memories. Trust me, johnny, you don’t want to put her through this.

Johnny: But–

John: I’m serious, kid. If you really love your grandmother, prove it. By dropping this whole project right now.

Ben: Who was that text from?

Marlena: Doesn’t matter. I came here to talk to you about the omen.

Ben: Do you actually think that the wind blowing out all the candles like that is a bad sign?

Marlena: What I didn’t say to you was that I’m thinking of this as a good omen.

Ben: Really?

Devil voice: Ease his mind, marlena. Tell him his baby will be a gift to the world.

Marlena: Don’t you worry. See, I think with all the love you and ciara have to give a child, I think this baby would be good for everybody.

Devil voice: [Laughs] Especially me.

Ben: Thank you, dr. Evans, seriously, for always being there to help me and coming by to check on me. Thank you.

Marlena: It was my pleasure.

Ben: I’ll see you out. Thank you again.

Ciara: Hey, philip. Is your father around?

Philip: He’s in the living room.

Ciara: Is everything okay?

Philip: No. And no, I don’t want to talk about it.

Ciara: Okay. Enjoy your drink.

Philip: Chloe. Before you say anything, I wanted to apologize for hitting brady. I shouldn’t have done that, and I’m sorry.

Chloe: Well, apology not accepted. Not this time.

Philip: I wish you could see it from my perspective.

Chloe: Well, your perspective is warped.

Philip: Are you sure about that? Because every time I see you, you’re in brady’s arms. I mean, damn it, chloe, why can’t I get you to see what’s right in front of you?

Chloe: I can’t do this anymore! I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Philip: Are you breaking up with me?

Chloe: I didn’t say that.

Philip: What are you saying?

Chloe: I’m saying that I feel like we should take a step back. And I just need to breathe and figure out what it is that I want.

Philip: So you’re moving out.

Chloe: Yeah.

Philip: You don’t have to do that. I can give you as much space as you need.

Chloe: See, that’s just it. I don’t want you to give me anything. I’m gonna go pack my things.

Philip: Brady.

Nicole: I just can’t believe I almost let that happen between me and rafe, and right out in the open.

Ej: It wasn’t your fault.

Nicole: Well, it was at least half my fault.

Ej: He’s the one who has a girlfriend.

Nicole: But still, I have to try and get past these feelings. And I do not want to come between ava and rafe.

Ej: And yet, when you’re together…

Nicole: I also want to kiss him. But I don’t, but I do, and…

Ej: So kiss me instead.

Nicole: What?

Rafe: So you’re gonna recreate your mom’s life on screen.

Allie: Well, sort of. Johnny is rewriting the script, so it’s mainly about my grandma marlena now. I mean, I would really just be more of a supporting player if…

Rafe: If what?

Allie: Well, I told johnny that I wasn’t going to do it unless he got permission directly from my grandma.

Rafe: Ah. You think she’ll say yes?

Allie: I mean, if it were me, I definitely wouldn’T. But I don’t know what’s going on in her head.

[Cell phone chimes]

Devil voice: You did well, marlena. Once again, you talked ben weston out of his doubts. And you didn’t even try to warn him.

Marlena: Now, you leave me alone.

Devil voice: Why would i do that? I can feel you giving in. You’re on the verge of being fully mine again. We are almost one.

Ciara: Guess what. You are looking at the new junior executive at titan.

[Both laugh]

Ben: Grandpa said yes?

Ciara: Yes. Like you said, he couldn’t say no to me.

Ben: Well, that makes two of us.

Ciara: Oh, my gosh. He was very complimentary of my work from before.

Ben: But he still hates me.

Ciara: Mm-hmm. Yes. But once I’m in the fold, I will work to make that change.

Ben: Okay. One thing at a time.

Ciara: One thing at a time. So what have you been up to?

Ben: Dr. Evans stopped by to check on me, actually.

Ciara: Really?

Ben: Yeah. I know. I was surprised, too. But she wanted to see how I was feeling after our conversation, and she made me feel even better about us having a baby. And she put my mind at ease about the whole “gust of wind blowing out the candle” situation.

Ciara: Uh-huh. So last night, you weren’t at ease? You were just telling me what I wanted to hear?

Ben: Maybe a little bit.

Ciara: Oh, god.

Ben: But I was only doing it because I want you to be happy.

Ciara: And what about now?

Ben: Well, now, I want us to have a baby just as much as you do.

Johnny: I’ve been so focused trying to raise money to do this movie, I didn’t stop to think about the consequences it has for my own family.

John: Hey.

Marlena: Oh, hi. Johnny, do what do we owe this surprise?

Johnny: Hey, grandma. I actually came to talk to you about something.

John: Johnny–

Marlena: Oh? What is it?

Johnny: So you heard about the movie I want to do, right? How it’s about you now?

Marlena: Yes.

Johnny: Well, I came over to ask for your permission, but after talking to grandpa, I’m having second thoughts. I had everything all lined up. You know, the financing, the script, even the cast, but now I’m thinking I should just scrap the whole thing. It was a bad idea.

Marlena: No, I don’t think so.

Johnny: What do you mean?

Marlena: I think it’s a good idea. Yeah. I want you to make the movie. Somebody in there?

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Philip: Good morning.

Chloe: Mm-hmm.

Philip: I’m sorry about our misunderstanding. Seeing you and brady hugging–

Chloe: Misunderstanding? You were a complete ass.

Philip: I was. Like I said, I’m sorry.

Chloe: Yeah, ’cause that solves everything.

Philip: No, but it’s on me to fix this. Which is why I was hoping for a fresh start so that we can water our tree together.

Chloe: Do you know what you can do with your tree?

Brady: So I am excited about the new season.

Nicole: Me too–I will get the look book, and we could– wow, those are huge.

Brady: It’s probably philip’s latest grand gesture to chloe, right?

Nicole: Um.

Brady: Hmm?

Nicole: Actually, they’re for me. From ej.

Ej: Ah, good morning, son. I had harold brew your favorite italian roaster. Hear fellini couldn’t start the day without a good espresso.

Johnny: Suddenly you’re an expert on fellini now?

Ej: I make it a point to educate myself on all my investments. And what investment is more important than your film?

Johnny: Heh, so you go from laughing at the idea of my making a movie to not only investing, but insisting that you play the role of john black.

Ej: Maybe I’ve been bitten by the acting bug.

Johnny: Maybe you just want to stick it to uncle chad.

[Both chuckle]

Chad: Good morning, mrs. Dimera.

Abigail: Is it morning already? Oh, god, I overslept. Why didn’t you wake me up?

Chad: I was just looking at you. Taking you in.

[Soft romantic music]

 

Ava: I can make you those eggs you like.

Rafe: That sounds great.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: What’s this?

Gabi: Breakfast.

Rafe: Wait, are these bunuelos?

Gabi: Just like mami used to make. And I have your coffee, ava. Just how you like it with a splash of cream and two sugars. ‘Cause I know you like it sweet.

Rafe: That’s–okay. Who are you and what have you done with my sister?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

 

Chad: I know that just because we spent the night together, it doesn’t mean that, um, everything is– everything is resolved. But I hope you feel as good about it as I do.

Abigail: You know, when we were reading the script last night, it really got to me when john said that marlena was the only person on earth that makes him feel the way that she does.

Chad: What are you saying, I nailed the–nailed the part?

Abigail: I’m saying you make me feel that way. And you in my bed and in my life, it’s exactly where I want you to be.

Chad: I love you.

Abigail: I love you. And you really did make a great john black. Did you mean it when you said that you were interested in taking on the role?

Chad: I did, yeah. Are you okay with that?

Abigail: Totally, yeah. It’s just that ej did threaten to make trouble for you at dimera if you took on this project.

Chad: Just let him try. I’m not afraid of ej.

Ej: What does chad have to do with me playing the role of john black?

Johnny: Are you kidding? What better way to get under his skin than to play love scenes with abigail as marlena?

Ej: Every actor needs motivation.

Johnny: And yours is screwing with uncle chad. Look, at least respects me enough to be honest. The only reason you’re even interested in this project is because there’s something in it for you.

Ej: I could take my money and walk if my intentions aren’t pure enough for you.

Johnny: You playing john black, I mean, uncle chad and aunt abigail are gonna freak out. What if they both walk and I lose my leading lady and an investor?

Ej: Then we don’t let them quit.

Johnny: And what’s the alternative? Ask politely and everybody just plays nice?

Ej: Something more efficient and binding.

Johnny: Binding?

Ej: Contracts. All you have to do is get chad and abigail to sign on the dotted line. And once they’re locked in, then you can deliver the bad news.

Brady: From ej. Well, that would explain the size. Obviously overcompensating.

Nicole: Be nice.

Brady: What does the card say?

Nicole: “Thank you for a lovely evening. Hope we can do it again soon.”

Brady: Hmm. You’re not falling for this act, are you?

Nicole: What act? He’s just thanking me for a lovely evening.

Brady: Nicole, he treated you like garbage when you were married. Do you remember that?

Nicole: That was a long time ago.

Brady: It’s irrelevant. He’s trying to suck you back into a bad situation. I can’t believe you’re gonna fall for it.

Nicole: Brady, I say this as a friend and with love. Shut up.

Philip: I get that you’re angry but if you could just hear me out.

Chloe: What, so that you can apologize again? How many times do you expect me to accept the same apology from you, philip?

[Sighs]

Look, when we planted that tree together, you promised me that it was a symbol of you fixing your behavior. And I actually started to believe you. Started to believe that we could have a real chance together.

Philip: We do.

Chloe: No, we don’T. Not like this. It will never work out.

Philip: I was a jealous idiot.

Chloe: Yes, you are right about that. But admitting it for the millionth time isn’t going to change anything. And if that tree means so much to you, go water at yourself.

Jake: Looks like your girlfriend’s pretty angry with you. Makes two of us.

Rafe: Is, uh, is this real?

Gabi: Yes, that’s what you wanted, isn’t it? The end of world war iii, taking the high road, making the peace. As I hear they say in philly.

Ava: Sounds vaguely familiar.

Rafe: So what’s going on?

Gabi: I just realized you’re right–this is our home. We should be living here harmoniously. We should be kind to each other.

Rafe: Yeah, we should, yes. This is great. You know what? I hope that this is the start of a better relationship between the two of you, you know, because that will make life a hell of a lot easier on all of us.

Ava: Definitely.

Gabi: You gonna try one?

Rafe: All right. Mmm! Mmm, good! Just like mami used to make.

[Gabi laughs] But I gotta run.

Gabi: Wait, where are you going?

Rafe: I promised the guys down at the squad room that i would bring them sweet bits, and they sell out earlier. So I gotta go. But you know what? We will celebrate this truce tonight with jake.

Gabi: Can’t wait.

Rafe: Okay. Bye.

Ava: Bye. These look really delicious–

Gabi: You lying hag. You gave philip that dirt on jake, didn’t you? Serena: It’s my 3:10

Ava: I don’t know what you are talking about.

Gabi: Oh, that file about jake’s past with the vitali mob. Did you think I wasn’t gonna figure it out?

Ava: No one ever called you stupid. Whatever you are so worked up about, wasn’t me.

Gabi: [Chuckles] The hell it wasn’T. Using some supposed crime from jake’s days at the vitali mob to blackmail me into signing over gabi chic, oh, that has your stink all over it.

Ava: What if it does? What are you gonna do about it?

Jake: What the hell, man? Using my past to blackmail gabi into signing our company over to you, it’s not gonna work. I didn’t kill jensen eddie. Carmine did.

Philip: Then it’ll be your word against his.

Jake: Uh-huh.

Philip: So why don’t you go put on your classy suit my mother bought you and tell your story to the jury. Doesn’t change the fact that you’re nothing but a thug.

Jake: And you’re nothing but a spoiled rich kid who’s so desperate to feel powerful. You’ll fire gabi from her own company. You wanna fire someone, pal, fire me.

Philip: Fine. You’re fired.

Johnny: So you want me to lock uncle chad in as an investor before I announce that you’ll be playing on abigail’s romantic lead? That’s–

Ej: Good business.

Johnny: Underhanded.

Ej: If you don’t like the deal I’m offering, then you can find another investor.

Johnny: You know I’m against the wall on this. There’s no one else. And I’m not gonna make this movie unless lucas, uncle chad, and you invest.

Ej: So do we have a deal? Oh, speak for the devil. Johnny and I were just discussing his lovely leading lady, and you’re both right on time.

Abigail: For what?

Ej: I took the liberty of drawing up contracts on behalf of my son.

Chad: Well, after all the crap you gave him about making his movie, now you’re gonna help him?

Ej: Johnny’s grandfather roman had a change of heart and pulled out. As a father who has witnessed his son’s immense dedication to this project, I felt compelled to help him out in his hour of need. I am now a full investor along with you and lucas. And I couldn’t be more excited about what’s to come.

Chad: Is this true?

Johnny: When you’re making a movie on a shoestring budget, you need all the help you can get, right? Uh, you wanna look this over. I’m afraid I can only afford to pay you to scale, so.

Abigail: Oh, johnny, I’m not doing it for the money. You’re family. And there’s nothing that chad and I want more than to help you make your passion project a reality.

Nicole: I appreciate your concern, brady, but after you messed up your chances with chloe, do you really think you should be doling out relationship advice?

Brady: Okay, technically, I didn’t mess up my chances with chloe, all right? I just waited a little too long to express how I felt about her, and philip kinda just swept in and beat me to the punch. That’s all.

Nicole: Which would have never have happened if you had listened to me. Which is why I say I am not inclined to take your advice. Yeah.

Brady: Okay, hey, fine. You know what? Do whatever you want to do with ej, I’ll stay out of it. I’m not even gonna say another word. Not another–I’m not gonna say another word. I can do it. Look, I can change. If you’ve noticed, I hadn’t said a thing about chloe and philip. I haven’t gotten in their way at all. And if chloe wants my blessing for the two of them, I’m happy to give it. I’ve been their biggest cheerleader, for god’s sakes.

Chloe: I don’t need your blessing, brady. You can pack in the cheerleading too.

 

Jake: You think I give a damn if you fire me?

Philip: [Laughs] I’m sure you don’T. But at least I can cross it off my to-do list. Doesn’t reflect well on titan to have a murderous thug in its employ.

Jake: You laundered money for ava vitali. And you’re gonna stand over there and judge me? Hey, pal, I got news for you. I got myself out of the mob, whereas you, you needed your daddy’s help. I don’t know if you were just too weak or too damn stupid to figure it out yourself.

Philip: Whatever you think of me or how I conducted myself, you need to remind yourself that there’s only one of us facing serious jail time. But as I told gabi, there’s a very simple solution.

Jake: [Chuckles] You can go straight to hell.

Philip: She signs over gabi chic, you stay a free man.

Gabi: I will never surrender gabi chic to philip, that’s for damn sure, especially when jake is total innocent.

Ava: Ah, is that what he told you?

Gabi: I believe him.

Ava: Does it really matter? ‘Cause he certainly had no problem helping to dispose of jed zanetti’s body. So killer or not, he’s gonna do some nice prison time for that.

Gabi: I don’t– I don’t get it. This is between philip and me. What’s in it for you?

Ava: All these months, you have done nothing but try to break up rafe and me. So when philip needed a hand trying to smack you down, I decided I was gonna show you what it feels like when someone tries to take away something you love.

Gabi: You will never take jake away from me.

Ava: No, I am talking about what you really love. What’s so much a part of you that you live and breathe it. Imagine the day that you sign over the company that you grew with blood, sweat, and tears. Gabi chic rises from the ashes of your stupidity and greed as ava chic.

Abigail: Well, everything looks to be in order.

Johnny: Shall we make it official?

Abigail: I cannot wait to get started.

Ej: I’ve also drawn up identical contracts for lucas, myself, and you as producers. Given your trust tissues, you can confirm for yourself that all three are identical. We invest the same amount to cover the cost of production. If the film makes a profit, the three of us recoup our investment and share in the profits equally.

Chad: All right, let’s do it.

[Suspenseful music]

And, um, you might wanna have your father draw up another contract.

Johnny: W-what do you mean?

Chad: Well, I, uh, I’d like to play opposite my wife as john black.

Abigail: He was helping me run my lines, and he was– he was pretty wonderful.

Chad: Mm-hmm.

Johnny: Uh–uh, you– you wanna play john black? I had no idea.

Ej: Yeah, I told your father. He didn’t mention it?

Johnny: No, no, he didn’T.

Ej: I didn’t think it was my news to deliver.

Chad: Well, I mean, you know now, so. What do you want me to do? You want me to, uh– want me to test?

Johnny: No, I’m sure you would be great.

Ej: Actually, I already have contracts for the role of john black.

Chad: Great. All right, I’ll sign.

Ej: Maybe I wasn’t clear. I’ve already signed it. I’ll be playing john black opposite abigail. Are you tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

Chad: What are you trying to pull, ej?

Ej: I thought you’d be pleased that I’m finally giving my son the support you insisted he deserves. And you know when I do something, I go all out.

Chad: You’re doing this to screw with me because I wouldn’t help railroad your son into working for dimera.

Ej: Always about you, isn’t it?

Abigail: Ej, this is so wrong in so many ways and you know it.

Ej: I’m sorry that you don’t like it. But there’s nothing, really, you can do.

Chad: No–of course there is. Look, you know why your dad’s doing this and it’s not to support you or do what’s best for your film. So solve the problem. Revoke this contract.

Nicole: Oh, hey. Hi.

Rafe: Hi.

Nicole: Oh, is that your idea of a healthy breakfast?

Rafe: Ah, yeah, well, you know, the guys down at the station love their donuts.

Nicole: Which is why I’m on my way to sweet bits myself.

Rafe: Oh, well, I hate to tell you, but i cleaned them out.

Nicole: Oh.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: I see.

Rafe: But I guess I could– yeah, I can spare one for a friend, maybe. What do you say? It’s a nice morning, sunny bench, donut with a friend.

Nicole: Rafe, we agreed.

Rafe: It’s a donut, okay. We don’t have to make it a whole thing.

Nicole: All right.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: I mean, have you ever known me to turn down a donut?

Rafe: Okay. See, that’s more like it.

Nicole: Yeah, and besides, I’m not really in a rush to get back to the office.

Rafe: Okay. Chocolate?

Brady: So philip saw us together at the river?

Chloe: Yeah, and it was bad enough that we were hugging, but we were doing it right in front of the tree, and so he went ballistic.

Brady: You did tell him that we–we were there with my daughter, rachel. And the only reason we were there was to water your tree after we got her pumpkin.

Chloe: Yeah, I know. I mean, when I could get a word in, and I even told him the only reason we were hugging is because you had finally accepted that he and i are a couple and that you were going to respect that.

Brady: Well, that must have calmed him down, right?

Chloe: No, he didn’t believe a word of it. He said that there’s no way that that hug could have been innocent. And then maggie came in, and i was just so furious I had to get away from him. But needless to say, philip and I are barely speaking.

Jake: Uh-uh. See, I’m not going to prison. And gabi, she’s not signing her company over to you.

Philip: And you haven’t been paying attention. You see, I now know that you and gabi have been scheming for weeks to get me fired from titan so you could take over. The keylogger move wasn’t too bright.

Jake: You got no proof on that.

Philip: I do have proof. I have proof that you were involved in a murder in philly.

Jake: And you’d go low enough to use it.

Philip: Gabi started this. I’m just fighting back.

Gabi: Ava chic? Oh, there is no chance in hell I will ever give my company to philip so that you can run it. I would rather–

Ava: What? What? Send your boyfriend to prison for a few decades?

Gabi: Jake isn’t going to prison.

Ava: But you can’t have it both ways, gabi. It’s either your business or your man. I’m thinking that jake needs to be pretty worried.

Gabi: The only one that needs to be worried about losing their man is you. What do you think rafe is gonna do when he finds out that you’ve been trying to steal my company? Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Chloe: And I can understand that seeing me in your arms could be upsetting to philip and hurt his feelings. But what I don’t understand and what I can’t forgive is that instead of just talking to me about it, he wanted to play some stupid game.

Brady: Game, what do you mean?

Chloe: Well, he asked me to go water our tree together after knowing I had just been there with you. And I didn’t want him to pitch one of his fits, so I just– I didn’t mention that.

Brady: Okay, mm. So he assumed that you intentionally were hiding that from him.

Chloe: I should’ve just told him the truth, but I’m so tired of his jealousy and tiptoeing around him and being afraid that I’m gonna set him off.

Brady: Hey. You know none of this is your fault. You do know that, right?

Chloe: Well, it was my mistake to not listen to you in the first place about him. So you can just– you can go ahead and say it.

Brady: Say what?

Chloe: I told you so.

Jake: This is you fighting back, huh? You can’t hide behind daddy, so what, you turned to ava for help?

Philip: You have a partner in crime; why shouldn’t I?

Jake: Gabi and I, we’re a team. Ava is a bloody viper. She’s not helping you out of the goodness of her heart, man. She’s helping you ’cause she hates gabi.

Philip: Happens to serve my purpose.

Jake: You really think you’re in control, don’t you? Don’t you realize ava will feed you to the wolves to save her own hide, and you won’t even see it coming.

Ava: Rafe would be furious if he found out that I helped philip steal your company. Whew! He would dump my ass so fast. But he isn’t going to find out because if you go running to your big brother, you’re going to need to tell him that jake was involved in a murder that he helped cover up. So, what do you think the police commissioner is going to do with that?

Gabi: You really think my brother won’t be suspicious that you’re all of a sudden running my company?

Ava: No–not if you tell him that running gabi chic no longer sparks joy.

Gabi: Oh, he’ll never believe that.

Ava: Well, make him believe it. Tell him that you want to focus on your life with jake. Maybe you need a new challenge. Well, you know, I would vote for you jumping on a plane and moving in with your little girl.

Gabi: Oh, shut the hell up about ari.

Ava: The reason really doesn’t matter. Just so long as you sign over gabi chic to philip. And once you do, he’s gonna need someone to run it and conveniently hire me. And between you and me, I actually think that rafe is going to feel relieved knowing that someone who’s close to the family is running gabi chic.

Gabi: Well, then you don’t know my brother as well as you think you know him.

Nicole: Mmm. Mmm. These really are delicious.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: I’m still so shocked that julie gave up the family recipe to sweet bits, you know, instead of serving it at julie’s place.

Rafe: I actually think that I prefer the atmosphere better at sweet bits than at julie’s place lately.

Nicole: Because of the other night? Awkward, right?

Rafe: Yeah. Just a little awkward. I hope you and ej didn’t leave early on account of ava and me.

Nicole: Just you.

Rafe: Oh. Just me, huh?

Nicole: Look, I’m trying to stick to the agreement to keep our distance.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: Well, but on the plus side, you got to enjoy a fabulous bottle of wine that ej ordered.

Rafe: Well, ava enjoyed it. I had beer.

Nicole: You’re joking.

Rafe: No, I’m not joking. Would you really think that I would accept anything from ej dimera? I still don’t understand why the hell you–

Nicole: Why the hell what?

Rafe: Never mind. None of my business. Besides, you already know how I feel.

Nicole: Yeah. You mean about me going to dinner with ej.

Rafe: Yeah, exactly that. But damn it, nicole, why would you do anything with him after the way he has treated you?

Ej: My son wouldn’t have hired me unless he believed I’d make an excellent john black.

Chad: That’s bull. You strong armed him into this, and you know it. Johnny, you need to do the right thing here.

Johnny: I’m sorry, but the decision’s already been made.

Abigail: But johnny, you have creative control, so you can unmake it.

Johnny: Yeah, and lose all the money I need to make this movie.

Chad: I’ll give you the money.

Ej: Very generous, but the contract’s been signed. So I suggest we all focus on working together to make the best film possible.

Abigail: Well, that’s impossible.

Ej: Come on. The show must go on. Isn’t that, right?

Johnny: I’m sorry you’re unhappy, but I promise this will be a professional set. Egos at the door.

Chad: Yeah, fat chance.

Johnny: I really am sorry, uncle chad. It’s the only way I could get this movie made. It’s not personal; it’s just business. Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Gabi: Rafe knows better than anybody how much gabi chic means to me. If I sign it over to philip, he’s gonna know I’ve been blackmailed. And just the idea of you running my company is ridiculous. You have zero experience.

Ava: Yet you hire jake, and his résumé is not that much different than mine. Although he is turning out to be quite the liability, isn’t he? You just figured it out, haven’t you? It’s over, and I’ve won.

[Tense music]

 

Philip: I am not naive about ava.

Jake: You were under her heel once and you came back for more. You may not be naive, but you sure as hell are stupid.

Philip: I get it. She’s dangerous, but this is different.

Jake: This is the mob, phil. You saw what happened to jed zanetti, didn’t you? He crossed the wrong person, and carmine didn’t hesitate to take him out. You play, there’s a price.

Philip: Is that a threat?

Jake: Oh, you can take it however you want, pal. I’m just saying, last time you got mixed up with the mob, brady took a bullet that had your name on it. You might not be so lucky next time.

Brady: I told you so? Chloe, I’ll never say that to you. I was just looking out for you. I genuinely am sorry for what you’re going through with all this.

Jake: Well, thank you for not rubbing it in. I guess you were right all along. Philip’s the same jealous jerk he was in high school, and no matter what I try to tell him and convince him that I wanna be with him, he can never get over the fact that you and i were once in love.

Brady: I have to admit, and I’m not defending philip’s actions, but, uh, what we had, it was– it was intense. Do you remember? I mean, it was wonderful, it was passionate, it was… we weren’t just in love; we couldn’t get enough of one another, if you recall. My point is, if I were philip, I might be having a hard time with it all as well.

Ej: You know, if you’re still determined to be in this film, I’m sure there’s a role for you. Ooh! Perhaps you could play roman. Something tells me you can bring a great deal to the role of a cuckhold.

Abigail: Okay, hold on. Stop it, please. That’s exactly what he wants. Don’t give him the satisfaction.

Ej: Thank you for maintaining the peace, abigail. And I must say, I’m very much looking forward to working with you.

Abigail: Well, I wish that i could say the same but I– I’m gonna do my best to give a good performance, but it just got a lot more difficult.

Ej: Not to worry. As excited as you were about the chemistry you and chad shared in your reading, you and I have had our own special chemistry, which we will no doubt channel into winning performances as salem’s star-crossed lovers.

Nicole: Ej is my boss. It’s not like I can just say no to his invitation.

Rafe: Come on, you know damn well that wasn’t a business dinner. Come on.

Nicole: Fine. It was a date. Okay, and maybe I had to suppress memories of the way ej treated me in the past. Damn it, rafe, my marriage imploded, and so did his, and we’re both alone, and maybe this was just my way of trying to get past the misery and feel attractive again and alive.

Rafe: Okay, that’s fine. I get that; I do. But I mean, you could do so much better than him.

Nicole: Yeah, I could, and you know what, if I had it my way, I would’ve gone to dinner with you instead of him.

Ej: Hmm. I’d best get to learning my lines. Wouldn’t want to let down my leading lady, especially for the conference room scene. Oh, and from what I’ve researched, I’m thinking this method acting technique could be the ticket. Thoughts?

[Tense music]

 

Chad: You knew what he was up to, and you let us sign those contracts?

Johnny: I didn’t know you wanted to play john.

Chad: That’s not what this is about! Okay? You scammed us into signing those contracts so you could get what you wanted. Integrity be damned; your father would be proud.

Johnny: I got to finish casting the rest of my movie.

Chad: Unbelievable.

Abigail: I don’t think we should be so hard on johnny.

Chad: Yeah, I’ll try to remember that while ej’s taking you on the conference table.

Abigail: Okay, but maybe it’s not gonna get that far.

Chad: Why?

Abigail: Ej threatened to tell shin that you were too distracted by side projects and he was hoping to get you out. So flip it on him. Convince shin that ej is incapable of properly running dimera because he’s got a side gig of his own. It’ll scare the hell out of him, and maybe he won’t do the movie.

Chad: Well, what do you mean don’t–don’t do it? When have you ever known my brother to quit when he wants something? Right now, what he wants is to come between us.

Abigail: Okay, well then, he is gonna be sorely disappointed. Okay? Because you are the man that I love, okay? And not ej, nobody, when we’re together, no one’s getting between us.

[Soft romantic music]

 

Chloe: Well, I’m sorry to lay all of this on you yet again.

Brady: Stop, hey, hey, no apologies necessary. It’s not like I don’t bear some responsibility here. I have egged philip on more than once. I could try talking to him again and make him understand that there is nothing going on between us.

Chloe: No, thank you, but I think that would make things a lot worse.

Brady: Maybe. Will you at least let me know if there’s anything I can do? I don’t like to see you unhappy; it makes me unhappy.

Chloe: No, I’ll be okay…

[Both exhale] Once I calm down, which you have helped me do so much already. Thank you.

Brady: I’m always here for you.

Chloe: And that means so much to me.

Brady: Okay.

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Gabi: Don’t take a victory lap just yet, vitali. I am not gonna give up on my company or jake.

Ava: Hmm. You’ve quite the fighting spirit. I give you that.

Gabi: Oh, I’m not just gonna fight; I’m gonna win. And the best part is, when rafe finds out what you tried to pull, you will have chased him straight into nicole’s arms.

Rafe: You’d rather have dinner with me?

Nicole: I miss our friendship, and duke’s great and all, but he really doesn’t say much.

Rafe: No.

Nicole: And look, rafe, we have an agreement to keep our distance because you are with ava. And I am gonna honor that agreement.

Rafe: And I shouldn’t have said anything about ej. It’s just the guy, he’s such a– every time I think about you two or see you two together, I– I just get so damn…

Nicole: So damn what?

Rafe: Jealous.

Nicole: Don’t do that, rafe. Don’t say that. You can’T. You are with ava.

Rafe: I know, but…

Nicole: But what?

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Quinn: I have spent the best years of my life right here. In this house with you, secure in the knowledge that nothing could shake us. And I miss that. I miss the ease. I miss how natural it was, and how content we were.

Eric: I miss that too.

Quinn: These past few weeks, they have, they have been so confusing and so emotionally draining, and I, I… I am right back to being on the defensive, constantly with your family again.

Eric: And all of that because of what I, what I put into motion, what I set into motion between you and carter. I’m– it was a very big mistake. Something that we… maybe we can rectify this. Can you make it clear to carter that any involvement with him is over, now?

Quinn: Yes.

Eric: Then go, go to him, go to him now. Tell him it’s over for good.

Katie: Bill?

Bill: I had to see you, katie. It’s been way too long.

Thomas: Are you sure about this?

Paris: You helped me out, and now it’s my turn to help you out.

Thomas: Okay, but look, I appreciate the gesture, but you made this decision on an impulse, and I really, really don’t want you to regret it.

Paris: If you think you can tolerate me, we’ll share this space. You and me. Roommates.

Thomas: Works for me.

Paris: There’s no reason why this can’t work, and this place is big enough for the both of us. And besides, this is just a temporary arrangement, until you find a new house.

[Knocking]

Zende: I come bearing an apartment warming gift. It’s a coffee maker.

Paris: Ah, aren’t you sweet?

Zende: Aren’t you hot?

Paris: Mm.

Zende: So, is this the official handing off of the keys?

Paris: Uh, actually, there was a change of plans. Thomas isn’t gonna move out.

Zende: Say what?

Paris: Yeah, we’re going to be living here together, for a while.

Zende: Wait, um, you and thomas?

Katie: Bill, you can’t just show up here like this.

Bill: I can’t take this distance between us, katie. I want you back. I need you in my life.

Eric: Ridge. I didn’t know you were coming over.

Ridge: Is that your way of saying that i should have called first?

Eric: Why start now? What’s on your mind?

Ridge: Oh, I don’t know. Just trying to wrap my head around this, and every– see, I think, I think I’ve come to a conclusion and I don’t, I just end up baffled. I just don’t know how you’d encourage your wife to be with carter.

[Door knocking]

Carter: Quinn.

Quinn: Wondering why I’m here? You and i have unfinished business. After 40, we need anti-aging care that works.

Zende: So, you two are going to be living together?

Paris: More like temporarily sharing a space. I insisted, after his house deal fell through. Why move twice?

Thomas: Yeah, I mean look, I’ll find a place in no time, be out of here before you know it.

Zende: And in the meantime, you’re going to be living with my girlfriend?

Paris: You don’t have a problem with this, do you, zende?

Katie: Bill, I really have a lot of work to do. I’ve got to put together this whole campaign.

Bill: I’ve given you all the space you asked for. Now, I need you to hear me out.

Katie: Haven’t we said it all, at this point?

Bill: I haven’T. There is a, a hole in my heart, where you and will used to be. I miss my wife. I miss my son.

Katie: I miss him too. So much. But boarding school is the best place for him to be, right now. He is so happy there, he loves it. And he can just, he can focus without constant distractions.

Bill: Like his father going to jail.

Katie: It was so hard on him, bill.

Bill: I’m just glad he didn’t have to suffer any of the fallout.

Katie: I still have a really hard time with what you did, bill. It frightens mE.

Eric: Look, I realize that my pushing carter and quinn together seems like a strange idea to you.

Ridge: Strange idea, dad? It seemed–

Eric: It seemed like the best idea at the time. Look, I wanted to do something for my wife, I didn’t want her to be unhappy. I didn’t want her to, I didn’t want her to just go off and be with some stranger.

Ridge: How about this, how about no affair with anybody?

Eric: That would have been a better idea.

Ridge: It would have.

Eric: It seemed like the best idea for us.

Ridge: Well, it’s the best idea for her, really, right? Because she goes out and you sit here, and you just say, “hey, honey, have fun. Don’t forget your phone. Have fun with carter.”

Eric: Stop it.

Ridge: No, you stop it. It’s gotta be hurtful for you. It’s gotta to be painful to have a wife that claims she loves you, and then she goes and does that.

Quinn: Wow. You know, I used to think about this loft as our sanctuary, till justin barged in, and destroyed all that.

Carter: The guy knows how to ruin the moment, that’s for sure. But, you know what I realized?

Quinn: What?

Carter: That when you’re not here, you’re here. Your presence, your warmth, I want more than that, quinn. Seeing you from a distance, missing you when you should be here–

Quinn: Hey, carter. Stop. There’s something I have to tell you.

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Zende: Yeah. Sure, the two of you, temporarily living together… makes sense.

Thomas: Plus, as a bonus, you got me looking after paris, right? Not that you need it, the self-sufficient warrior that you are.

Zende: Of course. Paris is a total badass. One of the many reasons why I am so razy about her.

Thomas: So, you two are probably anxious to have the place to yourselves, I promise I won’t take too long, I still remember a few of the houses that I looked at that might work, so, um, I’ll look at ’em again.

Paris: One more time, and I’ll believe you. I want you to becomfortable with this. So, are you?

Bill: Katie, you know me better than anyone. The lengths that I would go to to protect my family.

Katie: I know. I know how much you want to protect us. But you take everything to the extreme.

Bill: I won’t apologize for that.

Katie: I don’t expect you to. I am just trying to give you my point of view, because from where I stand, you do reckless things. You do dangerous things. You left a man on the side of a road, you just left him there. Liam hit him, sure, but it was an accident. But you destroyed evidence, you covered up the scene.

Bill: I was laser-focused on protecting liam, in that moment. The same way I would will, or wyatt, or any of the people that I love. And there is nobody that i love more than you.

Eric: I want to stop you right there. Don’t come down on quinn, or carter either, for that matter. Resuming their affair was my idea. Neither one of them was even on board, at first.

Ridge: They came around quickly enough. Dad, you were going through something. Your wife should have been there for you, instead of running off with carter.

Quinn: You were such a wonderful surprise. You’re the last thing I expected. Eric made me feel so unwanted after I targeted brooke and ridge’s marriage, it left me vulnerable, and left me open to you. This beautiful man, who took my breath away, made me feel like the most beautiful, and desirable woman in the world.

Carter: That’s what you are.

Quinn: That’s how I feel every time you look at me. And I have cherished every moment I got to spend with you.

Carter: I felt surprised too. When things ended with zoe, I didn’t think I’d find love again, but there you were. This unexpected connection that turned into a love unlike anything I’ve, I’ve ever known.

Quinn: It’s so hard to give you up.

Carter: So don’T.

Quinn: What?

Carter: We don’t have to hide in the shadows anymore. Our secret’s out, quinn, and guess what? The world, it didn’t end. And we still love each other. So this is our chance, quinn, we can finally be together, so let’s take it. Ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete,

Katie: This all feels very familiar. You do something shocking and destructive, and you throw all of our lives up in the air on an impulse. And then when whatever you put into motion blows up in your face, you… you come to me, because you know that I’ll always be here for you. And you know that I love you. And at that moment, I become the woman that you love, more than any other. And I can’t tell you how much I’ve always wanted to believe that.

Bill: Then, believe it. Because no matter what we’ve been through, you are the woman I love like no other.

Katie: I’m not sure that’s true.

Bill: You’re talking about brooke? I thought we’d gotten past that.

Katie: I forgave you, I forgave her, but I can’t forget. You loved her. You were my husband. She was my sister, the thought of the two of you together will always hurt me.

Bill: You don’t know how deeply I regret that.

Katie: I know you do. I do know. You always do. After the fact. Bill, the question that I have been asking myself over these last few weeks is why do I allow myself to be put in these situations that ultimately are so demeaning, and so demoralizing, and don’t I… don’t I deserve better than that?

Bill: You do. You absolutely deserve better than that. Katie, you are the only woman that I want. I just… I have this knack for tearing down what is most dear to me, and that’s you. If you give me one more chance, just– just one, you will believe that.

Katie: I needed time and space to figure out how I feel about everything. And we’ve been apart for a while now, and there’s a part of me that’s ready to move on. There’s a part of me that feels, feels good that I don’t have to wait for the other shoe to drop, and I don’t have to wonder when I’m going to be blindsided again. It’s a relief.

Bill: I hate that. I hate being the cause of your pain. That’s never my intention. I want to be the person that brings you nothing, nothing but happiness, and if you’ll– if you open the door, just a crack, I’ll do the rest. What I won’t do, what I refuse to do is to live a life without you by my side. And yes, I haven’t always been the man that you deserve, and yes, I’m sorry, I have taken you for granted, but I’ve learned my lesson. If you give me one more chance, katie, just one, I swear I won’t let you down.

Eric: Look, I know that there is a strong connection between quinn and carter, I know that.

Ridge: And that’s okay with you?

Eric: No, it’s not. I know that it’s wrong. I’ve admitted that to quinn, and she is, she’s with carter right now, ending this whole thing. She’s gonna make it very clear that it’s over.

Carter: One word, quinn, yes. Just say it, and we’re out of here.

Quinn: Carter–

Carter: I’ll load up the car, and we can leave la, and everyone in it. We can go wherever. We can start over, quinn. We can be free. We can be free to be together, to choose each other. I mean, everyone already knows about us. We can finally own how we feel. Think about it, think about it. The two of us, walking in the sun, proud of our love. This is our moment, quinn, this is the moment we’ve been waiting for. Now, one of two things can happen, you can walk out that door, and back into your life as mrs. Eric forrester, or you can be free and hit the open road with me.

Quinn: I can’t believe you’re saying this. I’m a, I’m a married woman.

Carter: I’m aware. And you’ve been married this entire time, and yet, I love you and you love me. I realize I’m asking you to give up a lot. Position, money, status, your portrait on the wall, I know how much that means to you, but quinn, what can be more than the way we feel for each other? We both say we’ve never experienced anything like this.

Quinn: Never.

Carter: That’s because it’s rare, and it may never come along again, quinn, so we owe it to ourselves, we owe it to each other to take a chance. Our life together is out there. We just have to go out there and we have to grab it, so what do you say? Come on, hit the road with me. Let’s do this. We can go wherever it leads. Say you want this. Say you want this as much as I do. Say you want a life with me.

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Quinn: [Sighing] Steffy wanted me to look at this layout, but I will come back later.

Ridge: We need to talk.

Quinn: Uh, now isn’t a good time.

Ridge: I don’t care.

Quinn: I thought eric made it perfectly clear. The details of our marriage are none of your concern.

Eric: Here we are.-No sugar, no lemon, your usual.

Katie: Oh, I guess that means I have been over here quite a lot lately, huh?

Eric: Yes, you have.

[Laughing] You’re always welcome, katie.

Katie: Glad you feel that way.

Eric: I do.

Katie: I know that you have been going through a difficult time, and I am sure that there are things that you’d rather not talk about, but I do have some questions. It, it really touches me that you felt like you could be open and honest with me about your personal problems, and about… what’s happening in your marriage to quinn. I really cherish that part of our friendship. So, I have to be honest with you. I still have trouble with what you told me about quinn and carter.

Thomas: How did this happen?

Paris: The seller backed out?

Thomas: Well, I thought that was my realtor calling, and I thought that he was gonna tell me that all the paperwork is ready to be signed, but apparently, the guy just decided to flip the house to his buddy instead.

Paris: He accepted your offer, though?

Thomas: But not my counter, so says my realtor. And apparently, since the paperwork wasn’t signed, it doesn’t matter. I wanted this place so bad, paris, it was mine.

Paris: But now, it’s not. I’m sorry. I’ll, I’ll just take my things and go.

Paris: I am so sorry. You were really excited about that place.

Thomas: I thought I had it.

Paris: Can the seller just change his mind like that?

Thomas: Apparently. Nothing was finalized, so.

Paris: Well, you’ll just have to believe that there’s an even better place out there for you. You’ll find it. Uh, I’m gonna call my friend and tell her that I need her room.

Thomas: No, no, no, wait. We agreed that you could live here. Okay? You already signed the sublet forms.

Paris: When we thought that you were moving out. But you’re not, so–

Thomas: No, no, no, don’T. Hey, don’t do that. Don’t leave.

Eric: Katie, I knew this would be hard for you to understand.

Katie: I really want to understand.

Eric: I’m not really sure that anybody outside the situation really can. Look, I realize that what I put into motion between quinn and carter is unusual, I realize that.

Katie: You say you love your wife, that you’re happy together, but… she’s sleeping with another man.

Eric: But she’s, but she’s not cheating on me.

Katie: Because you know about it?

Eric: It’s more than that. Katie, I didn’t just step aside for this. I actually encouraged them to be together.

Katie: Why? Why, eric?

Ridge: I don’t need to hear any more sordid details about your marriage.

Quinn: Really? Isn’t that why you sent justin after us to spy–

Ridge: I did what I did to protect my dad. I’m not gonna apologize for that.

Quinn: Eric doesn’t need protection.

Ridge: Really? Because he’s still with you, and that can’t be good for him, right? Knowing that you’re in bed with another man.

Quinn: Well, that was his idea. It’s what he wanted.

Ridge: Well, you and carter didn’t have to go along with it.

Quinn: We didn’t want to.

Ridge: But you did. If you cared about my dad, if you respected him at all, you would have refused it. You would have kept refusing it, and seen this offer for what it was. A test. A test to see that if things go really bad, that you would be there for him.

Quinn: No.

Ridge: No, you weren’T. You failed. And why, why did… what possessed you, really? I guess we both know the answer to that, don’t we? Lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose.

Quinn: I love your father. You’re never gonna believe that, but it’s true.

Ridge: But you have feelings for carter.

Quinn: Of course, I do, I’m not gonna deny that either.

Ridge: No shame? Nothing?

Quinn: I’m sorry, would you rather I say I didn’t have feelings for him? Would that make what happened any less offensive to you? Listen, ridge, think what you want. Eric knows that I’m committed to him, and only him. We’re secure in our marriage.

Ridge: Well, that’s your marriage, right? This new, unconventional way of looking at things, where you do everything you want. You have sex with carter, and just call it a sacrifice while your husband’s sitting at home with two martinis, waiting for you to show up.

Quinn: What eric and I have isn’t superficial. We’re not just companions. Our connection is every bit as deep and meaningful as your connection is to brooke.

Ridge: Be careful.

Quinn: Be careful? No, I think you need to be careful, because you’re angry that eric didn’t share this with you. You want to blame me, ridge? I’m not the one making eric feel bad about himself. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go home to my husband.

Paris: I can’t thank you enough for offering your apartment to me.

Thomas: It’s your apartment, paris. Look, you signed the agreement.

Paris: Well, unsign it. And it’ll be fine at my friend’s place. She has enough room.

Thomas: Look, you just said you’re sick of bouncing around, right? I mean here, you could settle in, you could decorate, you could finally unpack these bags, for goodness’ sakes.

Paris: That would have been great. But, I don’t want you to feel bad that it didn’t work out.

Thomas: But I do.

Paris: Why? I mean, this whole day has been a roller coaster for you. Getting that house was important. It would have been a big step forward.

Thomas: Yeah, it’s like stepping into the next phase of my life.

Paris: So this is just a temporary setback.

Thomas: Okay, for me, yeah. But not for you. Alright, look, I can figure something out. It’s not a big deal. I can stay with my dad, or with my sister.

Paris: Why move twice? You’re going to find a place. I will only agree to stay here if you do too. It was yours first, it has two bedrooms, and douglas, he’s already familiar with it. I insist.

Carter: Ridge.

Ridge: You seem disappointed. Were you expecting your girlfriend? I’m sorry, that’s rude. Were you expecting my father’s wife?

Carter: Okay, you wanna talk. That’s fine. But I won’t let you unload on quinn.

Ridge: Hm, right off the bat, protecting her, huh? What happened to you? We used to be best friends, and now, I can barely talk to you.

Carter: I’m sorry you feel that way.

Ridge: I do. Anything else you feel sorry about?

Carter: You’re shocked. We knew you would be when you found out about this. That’s why your dad told us not to say anything.

Ridge: My dad asked you not to say anything because he knows it’s wrong. I know it’s wrong. Everyone knows it’s wrong. What about you? You think this is messed up? Because, if you don’t, nothing else for us to talk about.

Eric: Look around this room. What do you see?

Katie: I see the piano where you sing christmas carols. I can see the fireplace, where so many happy couples have gotten married. This house is full of memories.

Eric: I cherish every one of them. I do. But when i was alone here, they were painful. You must know what that feels like. Being alone in your house, with will off at boarding school.

Katie: I do.

Eric: Yeah. And so when quinn came back, she brought life back to my house, and to me.

Katie: You’re sharing the same space, I understand that. But, are you really sharing yourselves? I mean I know you can’t, physically, but are you sharing your love for each other, your plans for the future? Doing what you’ve done, allowing quinn to be with carter, another man, I just have to ask. Deep down, do you really, truly love and trust quinn?

Quinn: Katie. You’re becoming a regular fixture around here, aren’t you?

Eric: Katie can stop by anytime she likes.

Quinn: And what are you here for today? To share you opinion about what’s going on? I can only imagine what you think of me.

Katie: All I care about is eric’s happiness, quinn. I’m just wondering if you can say the same.

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Thomas: That’s really sweet of you, but I can’t stay. Look, I want you to feel at home here.

Paris: Your sister and finn helped me out, when I needed a place to stay, and now, I am paying it forward. And besides, I’m not gonna kick you out of your own apartment.

Thomas: Well, I mean, I am a pretty great roommate, and douglas says I am quite the chef.

Paris: Oh, well, see? That just works out great for me.

Thomas: Granted, his favorite foods are grilled cheese, and chicken tenders.

Paris: That sounds delicious.

Thomas: Okay, so, well, uh, are you staying?

Paris: Are you?

Thomas: Uh… I want you to feel at home here, okay? And me staying here will, it will be very temporary, right? I’ll find a new place soon. Heh, it’ll be nice. Nice to have some company.

Ridge: I didn’t come over here to berate you, carter. I’m just trying to find your part in all of this. I talked to my dad, I talked to quinn, none of it makes sense to me.

Carter: What do you want to know?

Ridge: How could you do this to my dad?

Carter: Okay. Well, the first thing you need to understand, ridge, is that eric wasn’t tricked. He wasn’t manipulated. Quinn and I were stunned when he suggested it.

Ridge: You could have said no.

Carter: We did. He wouldn’t let it go. He was determined to make her happy. In fact, her satisfaction was the only thing that mattered to him. I’m telling you what happened.

Ridge: Tell me you were fine with it.

Carter: We didn’t want to hurt eric, okay? This was his idea. He suggested this.

Ridge: Tell me you were fine with it.

Carter: It’s not about who’s fine with it. We didn’t want to hurt eric. Quinn loves him. I love him too. This is the last thing we wanted.

Quinn: You don’t need to worry about my husband’s happiness, katie.

Katie: But I do.

Quinn: Well, it’s not really necessary. You don’t need to come over here and hold his hand, ’cause I’m his wife. Nobody cares more about eric’s well-being than I do.

Katie: Okay, well, given what I know about you and carter, you’ll have to forgive my skepticism.

Quinn: It’s really none of your business.

Eric: Quinn, I’ve been open with katie, I’ve been very open with her.

Quinn: Well then, she should realize that this is between us.

Katie: I do.

Quinn: Then, you won’t take it the wrong way, if I ask you to leave. I’d like to be alone with my husband.

Katie: It was good talking with you.

Eric: You too, katie, you too.

Quinn: Oh, I am sure she was telling you what a horrible person I am.

Eric: I don’t let anybody talk about you that way.

Quinn: Really? Well, ridge, he didn’t get the memo, because he gave me an earful at the office.

Eric: Hm.

Quinn: Eric, I love you. I hope you know that, and I am still so confused about what happened, but I need to know that it hasn’t damaged our marriage. Yawns “okay okay, I’m up, I’m up!”

Ridge: That’s not you. That’s not the man I trusted and respected all these years. Wha did quinn do to you? How did she get to you?

Carter: Don’t blame this–

Ridge: If I don’t blame her, I gotta blame you. Which is it?

Carter: There’s no one to blame, ridge. Here’s the truth, all right? It’s no excuse. When zoe and I ended things, it was rough. I thought I had a future with her, and when it ended, I felt lost, and so did quinn, because your father was pushing her out for months. We bonded. There was this… this chemistry, and eventually–

Ridge: Okay. That was over. You promised to stay away from her. It doesn’t matter what my dad told you to do. You’re a grown man, right? Make your own decisions. You know he wasn’t thinking straight. You knew that, maybe, you didn’t want to know.

Carter: That’s not fair.

Ridge: No, you know what’s not fair, carter? You found out my dad had ed. You didn’t come to me, because the two of us, we could have done something about it. Instead of this, trying to salvage the relationship we had. And now, my dad’s barely talking to me.

Carter: You’re right. I should have told you.

Ridge: Can I ask you something? How do you feel about her? How do you feel about my father’s wife?

Quinn: I’m used to being treated like the bad guy.

[Quinn sighing]

Eric: Quinn, I’ve made it very clear to everyone that this whole situation between you and carter was my idea.

Quinn: But they still see it as my fault, that i wasn’t supportive enough, I made you feel inadequate, you, you couldn’t possibly share your feelings with me–

Eric: Quinn, I defended you to everyone.

Quinn: Yeah.

>>Eric: No one’s gonna score any points treating me like some old fool that doesn’t know his own mind.

Quinn: It’s so frustrating!

Eric: Yes, I know. Quinn. I know you have feelings for carter, I know. I know the connection between you is very powerful, I know that.

Quinn: But so do we. I’m your wife.

Eric: Can that be enough? Could that be enough, for you to leave your feelings for carter behind?

Quinn: Eric, my feelings for you are all that have ever mattered to me. That’s what nobody seems to understand. Do you know how much I love you, how much being your wife means to me? No one seems to get that. They don’t understand why you did what you did. I don’t even understand it half of the time. But when you ask me if being your wife is enough? Being your wife… is the greatest gift I have ever received. I cherish every single moment that I have spent with you. Every martini, every time we have sat at the piano, every time we’ve made love. I don’t take any of it for granted. I love you.

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    “Red Hot” – Officer Nolan and Officer Chen search for a missing person who may have international ties that puts everyone’s lives in danger. Meanwhile, Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist after responding to a report of an injured cyclist. Elsewhere, Wesley must overcome an impossible task on an all-new episode of “The Rookie,” SUNDAY, OCT. 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
    Guest starring is Jay McLaren as Elijah, Tru Valentino as Aaron Thorsen and Jenna Dewan as Bailey.
    “Red Hot” was written by Diana Mendez and directed by Lisa Demaine. Promo
  • ABC Queens: SERIES PREMIERE – 1999 (10/19) Show More
    “1999” – Starring Eve, Naturi Naughton, Nadine Velazquez and Brandy, “Queens” follows a fractured girl group living in the shadows of their once prominent hip-hop dynasty. After their popularity skyrocketed with the success of their chart-topping single, “Nasty Girl,” they were once regarded as one of the greatest girl groups of their generation. Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and jealousy. Estranged and out of touch, the four women, now in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had in the ‘90s when they were legends in the hip-hop world. The series premiere of “Queens” airs TUESDAY, OCT. 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, DLS) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
    “1999” was written by Zahir McGhee and directed by Tim Story. Promo
  • ABC The Goldbergs: An Itch Like No Other (10/20) Show More
    “An Itch Like No Other” – With Beverly’s encouragement, Mr. Glascott moves in next door to the Goldbergs and slowly goes from friendly neighbor to cluelessly intrusive. Adam and Murray become increasingly disgruntled while Beverly comes up with a plan to occupy Mr. Glascott’s time with a new friend, Mr. Woodburn. Meanwhile, Barry lands in urgent care with a case of poison ivy in a compromising area – his rear end. Erica and Geoff are called to task to take care of Barry and his ridiculous demands – inadvertently testing their parenting skills and patience with one another – on a new episode of “The Goldbergs,” airing WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. Promo
  • ABC The Wonder Years: The Lock In (10/20) Show More
    “The Lock In” – Dean is reluctant to attend the annual church lock-in until Kim tells him it’s where she got her first kiss. He enlists his friends to help him pair up with Keisa, but his plans are thwarted when he instead gets paired up with the pastor’s daughter, Charlene, on “The Wonder Years,” airing WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. Promo
  • ABC Home Economics: Giant Jenga, $120 (10/20) Show More
    “Giant Jenga, $120” – Tom spirals when Connor dates a woman who broke his heart at summer camp. Then, family game night becomes an all-or-nothing competition between Marina and Denise on an all-new episode of “Home Economics,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 (9:31-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following premieres.
    Guest starring Sarah Wright Olsen as Jessica.
    “Giant Jenga, $120” was written by Kriss Turner Towner and directed by Ryan Case. Promo
  • ABC Station 19: 100% or Nothing (10/21) Show More
    “100% or Nothing” – Diane (Traci Thoms) returns to help with Crisis One intervention training for Station 19 and Station 23 firefighters. Meanwhile, Andy and Sullivan continue to be at odds, and Jack helps a young autistic man on a city bus on a new episode of “Station 19,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
    Guest starring is Traci Thoms as Diane. Promo
    “With a Little Help From My Friends” – Richard recruits Meredith and Bailey to help him launch a new program. Meanwhile, Addison’s patient has complications from a procedure, and Jo helps a woman who goes into premature labor on a new episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21 (9:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
    Guest starring is Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Abigail Spencer as Megan Hunt and Stefania Spampinato as Carina DeLuca. Promo
  • ABC Big Sky: Getting’ Right to It (10/21) Show More
    “Getting’ Right to It” – Cassie and Jerrie search a development site and run into someone unexpected. Meanwhile, Wolf believes he is making progress with Ronald, and Deputy Harvey comes face-to face with Bridger on an all-new episode of “Big Sky,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, LV)
    Guest starring is Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Tonya, Ryan O’Nan as Donno, Madelyn Kientz as Max, Troy Johnson as Harper, Lola Reid as Madison, Jeremy Taylor as Bridger, David Meunier as Dietrich and Patrick Gallagher as Sheriff Tubb.
    “Gettin’ Right to It” was written by Mike Flynn and directed by Rob Seidenglanz. Promo
  • AMC Fear The Walking Dead – Sunday, October 17, 9:00PM Show More
    The Beacon
    In the aftermath of nuclear destruction, Strand thrives in the new world. Promo
  • AMC The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Sunday, October 17, 10:03PM Show More
    Exit Wounds
    An attempted grift leads to a precarious situation; Huck is given an ultimatum as she readjusts to her old life. Promo
  • Apple TV+ INVASION – Friday, October 22 Show More
    Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for “Invasion,” a new 10-episode science fiction drama series from Academy and Emmy Award-nominated writer/producer/director Simon Kinberg (“X-Men” films, “Deadpool” films, “The Martian”) and David Weil (“Hunters”). The sweeping, character-driven Apple Original series, directed by Emmy Award nominee Jakob Verbruggen (“The Alienist,” “The Fall”), will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday. Set across multiple continents, “Invasion” follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Shamier Anderson (“Bruised,” “Awake”), Golshifteh Farahani (“Extraction,” “Paterson,” “Body of Lies”), Sam Neill (“Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Peaky Blinders”), Firas Nassar (“Fauda”) and Shioli Kutsuna (“Deadpool 2,” “The Outsider”). Promo
  • BET House of Payne – Tuesday, October 19, 8:00PM Show More
    Pow Wow at the Paynes – Ella is hesitant to tell Lisa what she thinks about her jewelry line. Promo
  • BET Assisted Living – Tuesday, October 19, 8:30PM Show More
    Yolo – Philip and Sandra hatch plans to make workaholic Jeremy take a timeout for family. Promo
  • BET The Oval – Tuesday, October 19, 9:00PM Show More
    Off Limits – Everyone is on high alert after a failed assassination attempt on the Presidents life, that lead to a casualty; Victoria turns up the heat with her plans against Ellie. Promo
  • BET Games People Play – Tuesday, October 19, 10:00PM Show More
    Returns Tuesday, October 19
    The second season of “Games People Play” premieres Tuesday, October 19, at 10 PM ET/PT- Based on the popular book by Angela Burt-Murray “Games Divas Play,” “Games People Play” is a sexy, stylized one-hour drama about the L.A. high life, featuring a cast of characters where everyone plays to win, including a basketball player navigating both his equally rocky personal life and NBA career, a newly appointed team marketing executive who’s got a lot to prove, a tenacious journalist desperately seeking the truth and a struggling actress with a scandalous past. The talented ensemble cast includes Karrueche Tran, Lauren London in a limited role, Sarunas J. Jackson, Karen Obilom, Parker McKenna Posey, Jackie Long, and Kendall Kyndall and Brandi Denise. In addition, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Vanessa Simmons, Shaun Robinson, Kevin Jackson, Barry Brewer, and Monti Washington reprise their recurring roles, with Cynthia Bailey, Nazanin Mandi, Ro Parrish, Hitman Holla, Leon, and Calvin Seabrooks to guest star in the ten-episode drama. Promo
  • BET Sistas – Wednesday, October 20, 9:00PM Show More
    Water Under the Bridge – Sabrina and Maurice have a scary encounter at the bank; Calvin delivers a blow Sabrina was not expecting and may not recover from. Promo
  • BET Twenties – Wednesday, October 20, 10:00PM Show More
    Special Delivery – Nia works on her social media presence and Hattie plays house at Ida B.’s, and receives harsh feedback on her script; as Marie’s relationship with Chuck becomes even more strained, things heat up with Zach at the office. Promo
  • CBS THE EQUALIZER – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    MCCALL FINDS HERSELF IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT’S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WHEN HER FRIEND MIRA, A DIPLOMAT’S DAUGHTER, SEEKS MCCALL’S HELP TO FIND HER MISSING BROTHER, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, OCT. 17
    “The Kingdom” – McCall finds herself in the crosshairs of a foreign government’s intelligence agency when her friend Mira (Melis Aker), a diplomat’s daughter, seeks McCall’s help to find her missing brother. Also, Dante faces suspicion from a fellow detective newly tasked by the district attorney to find the vigilante knows as the Equalizer, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Oct. 17 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Zoe Robyn
    BASED ON: The original series by Richard Lindheim & Michael Sloan
    DIRECTED BY: Randy Zisk Promo
    NCIS TAKES THE CASE PERSONALLY WHEN AN LAPD OFFICER’S FATHER, A BELOVED JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERAN, IS THE VICTIM OF A VICIOUS HATE CRIME, ON “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” SUNDAY, OCT. 17
    “Fukushu” – NCIS takes the case personally when an LAPD officer’s father, a beloved elderly Japanese American veteran, is the victim of a vicious hate crime, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, Oct. 17 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Kyle Harimoto
    DIRECTED BY: Dennis Smith Promo
  • CBS SEAL TEAM – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    WHEN BRAVO’S OPERATION IS COMPROMISED, THEY MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE UNDETECTED FROM ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, ON “SEAL TEAM,” SUNDAY, OCT. 17
    “Trust, But Verify: Part 2” – When Bravo’s operation is compromised, they must figure out how to escape undetected from one of the most dangerous countries in the world, on SEAL TEAM, Sunday, Oct. 17 (10:30-11:30 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Tom Mularz & Mark H. Semos
    DIRECTED BY: Christopher Chulack Promo
  • CBS THE NEIGHBORHOOD – Monday, October 18 Show More
    CALVIN AND TINA ENLIST A MATCHMAKER FOR MARTY, AND DAVE AND GEMMA HAVE AN UNEXPECTED DATE NIGHT, ON “THE NEIGHBORHOOD,” MONDAY, OCT. 18
    “Welcome to Your Match” – When Calvin and Tina enlist the services of a professional matchmaker for Marty, they can’t help but get too caught up in the process. Also, Dave and Gemma adopt new roles during an unexpected date night, on the CBS Original series THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Oct. 18 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Devanshi Patel
    DIRECTED BY: Victor Gonzalez Promo
  • CBS BOB ♥ ABISHOLA – Monday, October 18 Show More
    AFTER INDULGING IN A LUXURIOUS GIRLS’ DAY WITH DOTTIE AND CHRISTINA, ABISHOLA WORRIES SHE’S LOSING TOUCH WITH HER HUMBLE NIGERIAN ROOTS, ON “BOB ♥ ABISHOLA,” MONDAY, OCT. 18
    “Greasy Badge of Honor” – After indulging in a luxurious girls’ day with Dottie and Christina, Abishola worries she’s losing touch with her humble Nigerian roots. Also, Goodwin feels threatened when Kofo gets a pitch meeting with Bob, on the CBS Original series BOB ♥ ABISHOLA, Monday, Oct. 18 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    STORY BY: Al Higgins, Gina Yashere and Nathan Chetty
    TELEPLAY BY: Carla Filisha, Ibet Inyang Beneche and Marla DuMont
    DIRECTED BY: Beth McCarthy-Miller Promo
    NCIS INVESTIGATES THE DEATH OF A NAVY COMMANDER WHOSE BODY SUDDENLY EXPLODES BEFORE JIMMY CAN EXAMINE IT, ON “NCIS,” MONDAY, OCT. 18
    “Face the Strange” – The NCIS team investigates the death of a Navy commander whose body suddenly explodes before Jimmy can examine it, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Oct. 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Steven D. Binder
    DIRECTED BY: Diana Valentine Promo
    WHEN A JAPANESE SAILOR IS MURDERED ON AMERICAN SOIL, NCIS MUST FIND THE KILLER BEFORE THE WRONG PERSON IS ACCUSED AND THE CASE TRIGGERS A DIPLOMATIC CRISIS, ON “NCIS: HAWAI`I,” MONDAY, OCT. 18
    “Gaijin” – When a Japanese sailor is killed on American soil and evidence links the case to the previous murder of the victim’s girlfriend back in Japan, NCIS must find the murderer before the wrong person is accused and the case triggers a diplomatic crisis. Also, Captain Milius makes a personal request to Tennant, on the CBS Original series NCIS: HAWAI`I, Monday, Oct. 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Ron McGee
    DIRECTED BY: Tim Andrew Promo
    GRISSOM AND SARA’S INVESTIGATION INTO CHARGES AGAINST DAVID HODGES HEATS UP AS INTERNAL AFFAIRS JOINS THE HUNT, ON “CSI: VEGAS,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
    “Under the Skin” – Grissom and Sara’s investigation into charges against David Hodges heats up as Internal Affairs joins the hunt. Also, pressure rises for the CSIs when a video game developer’s body is found floating in a fountain before a huge gaming tournament, on CSI: VEGAS, Wednesday, Oct. 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Craig O’Neil
    DIRECTED BY: Nathan Hope Promo
  • CBS YOUNG SHELDON – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    TENSIONS ARE HIGH AT THE COOPER HOUSE WHEN GEORGIE MAKES A BIG DECISION, ON “YOUNG SHELDON,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21
    “Potential Energy and Hooch on a Park Bench” – Sheldon tries to convince Dr. Sturgis to return to the university. Also, Georgie upsets the family when he makes a life-changing decision, on YOUNG SHELDON, Thursday, Oct. 21 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    STORY BY: Steve Holland & Marie Cheng & Yael Glouberman
    TELEPLAY BY: Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan & Nick Bakay
    DIRECTED BY: Nikki Lorre Promo
  • CBS UNITED STATES OF AL – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    AL TRIES TO FIND AN ELIGIBLE AFGHAN-AMERICAN BACHELOR FOR HIS SISTER TO MARRY SO SHE CAN MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES, ON “UNITED STATES OF AL,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21
    Comedian Fahim Anwar Guest Stars as Mo, Ariana’s Brother
    Azita Ghanizada Returns as Ariana, Al’s Crush
    “Mo / Masoud” – Al tries to find an eligible Afghan-American bachelor for his sister to marry so she can move to the United States. Also, Riley and Freddy challenge each other to an intense bowling match, on the CBS Original series UNITED STATES OF AL, Thursday, Oct. 21 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Comedian Fahim Anwar guest stars as Mo, Ariana’s brother. Hassina. Azita Ghanizada returns as Ariana, Al’s crush.
    STORY BY: Fahim Anwar, Dave Goetsch, Ursula Taherian
    TELEPLAY BY: Emily Ann Brandstetter, Maria Ferrari, Chuck Lorre
    DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski Promo
  • CBS GHOSTS – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    SAM AND JAY INVITE THE NOSY NEIGHBORS FOR DINNER TO WOO THEM INTO LETTING THEM OPEN THE B&B, AND THE GHOSTS ARE DESPERATELY EAGER TO BE INCLUDED ON THE GUEST LIST, ON “GHOSTS,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21
    Mark Linn-Baker Guest Stars as One of Sam and Jay’s Neighbors
    “Dinner Party” – When Sam and Jay invite the nosy neighbors Henry and Margaret (Mark Linn-Baker and Kathryn Greenwood) to a dinner party to woo them into allowing the bed and breakfast, the ghosts are desperately eager to be included on the guest list, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Oct. 21 (9:01-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: John Blickstead & Trey Kollmer
    DIRECTED BY: Trent O’Donnell Promo
  • CBS B POSITIVE – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    GINA AND ELI’S RELATIONSHIP IS TESTED BY GINA’S NEW WEALTH, AND DREW GETS A SURPRISE VISIT FROM HIS LONG-DISTANCE GIRLFRIEND, ADRIANA, ON “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21
    CBS Diversity Showcase Alum Michelle Ortiz Guest Stars as Adriana
    “Vermont, Switzerland and Connecticut” – Gina and Eli’s relationship is tested by Gina’s new wealth. Also, Drew gets a surprise visit from his long-distance girlfriend, Adriana, on the CBS Original series B POSITIVE, Thursday, Oct. 21 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. CBS Diversity Showcase alumnus Michelle Ortiz guest stars as Adriana.
    STORY BY: Jim Patterson and Warren Bell
    TELEPLAY BY: Chuck Lorre and Adam Chase
    DIRECTED BY: James Widdoes Promo
    BULL CONTENDS WITH A BIASED JURY POOL WHEN TAC REPRESENTS A MAN CHARGED WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND’S MURDER AFTER A DOCUSERIES DEPICTS HIM AS THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DECADES-OLD HOMICIDE, ON “BULL,” THURSDAY, OCT. 21
    “Bull Undone” – Bull contends with a biased jury pool when TAC represents a man charged with his high school girlfriend’s murder after a docuseries depicts him as the prime suspect in the decades-old homicide, on the CBS Original series BULL, Thursday, Oct. 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Allison Intrieri
    DIRECTED BY: John Aronson Promo
  • CBS S.W.A.T. – Friday, October 22 Show More
    THE TEAM’S RACE TO STOP A VIOLENT BAND OF ARMED ROBBERS IS COMPLICATED BY CIVILIANS USING A PUBLIC SAFETY APP THAT ENCOURAGES VIGILANTISM, ON “S.W.A.T.,” FRIDAY, OCT. 22
    “Sentinel” – As the team races to stop a violent band of armed robbers, the search is complicated by civilians using a public safety app that encourages vigilantism. Also, Street receives difficult news that alters his future, on the CBS Original series S.W.A.T., Friday, Oct. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Ryan Keleher
    DIRECTED BY: Cherie Dvorak Promo
  • CBS MAGNUM P.I. – Friday, October 22 Show More
    HIGGINS’ THERAPIST HIRES HER TO LOOK INTO WHY ONE OF HER TEENAGE PATIENTS DIED OF SUICIDE, ON “MAGNUM P.I.,” FRIDAY, OCT. 22
    “Those We Leave Behind” – Higgins’ therapist hires her to look into why one of her teenage patients died of suicide, on the CBS original series MAGNUM P.I., Friday, Oct. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Barbie Kligman
    DIRECTED BY: Allison Lidi-Brown Promo
  • CBS BLUE BLOODS – Friday, October 22 Show More
    10/22/21 (Fr.)10:00 PM – True Blue -JAMIE FACES BACKLASH FROM FELLOW OFFICERS, WHEN HE PARTNERS WITH ERIN AND ANTHONY TO INVESTIGATE AN UNDERGROUND BAR THE NYPD AND THE FDNY USE TO HIDE THEIR CRIMINAL INDISCRETIONS, ON “BLUE BLOODS,” FRIDAY, OCT. 22
    “True Blue” – Jamie faces backlash from fellow officers, when he partners with Erin and Anthony to investigate an underground bar the NYPD and FDNY use to hide their criminal indiscretions. Also, Eddie’s partner, Witten, considers leaving the force; Danny and Baez investigate a student’s murder at a prestigious private school; and Frank addresses an issue of police brutality regarding Baker’s husband, on the CBS Original series BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Oct. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    WRITTEN BY: Jack Ciapciak
    DIRECTED BY: Ralph Hemecker
  • The CW DC’s Stargirl – Tuesday, October 19 Show More
    “Summer School: Chapter Eleven” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)
    FACING THE DARKNESS – After a frightening encounter leaves Courtney’s (Brec Bassinger) life hanging in the balance, the team band together to determine their next steps. Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Cameron Gellman, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano and Meg DeLacy also star. Sheelin Choksey directed the episode written by Paula Sevenbergen & Robbie Hyne (#211). Original airdate 10/19/2021. Every episode of DC’S STARGIRL will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required. Promo
    “Nightmare in National City” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV- PG, LV) (HDTV)
    NIA CONFRONTS HER SISTER – Kara (Melissa Benoist) lands her dream story for Catco but when the city is suddenly attacked by a nightmare monster at the same time as her interview, she is forced to take a serious look at her life and decide if she can continue to live as both Kara and Supergirl. As Dreamer (Nicole Maines) takes the lead on the search for the Dream Totem, which can vanquish they nightmare monster in National City, she realizes she needs to ask her sister Mauve (guest star Hannah James) for help. Old wounds resurface as the two sisters come face to face. The episode was directed by Eric Dean Seaton written by Rob Wright and Jess Kardos (#616). Original airdate 10/19/2021. Promo
    “The Need for Speed” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, DLV) (HDTV)
    A TICKET TO RIDE – While the Legends contemplate how to get to New York City, Behrad (Shayan Sobhian) discovers Hoover has train tickets to DC and Sara (Caity Lotz) and Ava (Jes Macallan) come up with a plan. With the help of Gary (Adam Tsekham), Nate (Nick Zano) will have to impersonate Hoover, but he soon learns it is harder being Hoover than he expected. Since Zari (Tala Ashe) is stuck without the internet, she is forced to take a digital detox and becomes obsessed with figuring out who blew up the Waverider. Meanwhile, Astra (Olivia Swann) and Spooner (Lisseth Chavez) have stayed behind in Texas and are dealing with the aftermath of Astra’s special spell. Amy Pemberton also stars. Alexandra LaRoche directed the episode written by Morgan Faust & Marcelena Campos Mayhorn (#702). Original airdate 10/20/2021. Promo
  • The CW Batwoman – Wednesday, October 20 Show More
    “Loose Tooth” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, LV) (HDTV)
    A BITING CHANCE – When a new incarnation of Gotham’s swamp slumming Killer Croc surfaces and starts racking up a body count, the inaugural team-up of Batwoman (Javicia Leslie) and Alice (Rachel Skarsten) is put to the test. But Alice isn’t the only unwanted intrusion into Ryan’s life when Jada Jet (Robin Givens) shows up at Wayne Enterprises, insisting on meeting the company’s new CEO. Luke (Camrus Johnson) and Mary’s (Nicole Kang) relationship is strained under the weight of a secret Luke is keeping, while Sophie (Meagan Tandy) finds herself becoming part of Ryan’s inner circle. Jeff Hunt directed the episode written by Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux (#302). Original airdate 10/20/2021. Every episode of BATWOMAN will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required. Promo
  • The CW Coroner – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    “Christmas Day” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, V) (HDTV)
    SEASON FINALE – After a grisly murder interrupts the holidays, Jenny (Serinda Swan) and Donovan (Roger Cross) follow the killer to a dangerous and remote location. At the same time, Jenny’s personal trauma resurfaces when she is forced to face someone from her past. In a gripping and emotional season finale, uncovering the truth could cost Jenny and Mac everything. Also starring Gordon Campbell, Ehren Kassam, Éric Bruneau, Andy McQueen, Kiley May, and Uni Park. Adrienne Mitchell directed the episode written by Morwyn Brebner (#310). Original airdate 10/21/21. Every episode of CORONER will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required. Promo
    “There’s No I In Team, or Whatever” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)
    THE TIME IS NOW – Hope (Danielle Rose Russell) has to relinquish control and allow Josie (Kaylee Bryant) and the Super Squad to enact a risky plan that could save Landon (Aria Shahghasemi). Landon and Cleo (guest star Omono Okojie) meet in Malivore’s darkness and learn more about one another. Meanwhile, Lizzie (Jenny Boyd), Kaleb (Chris Lee) and Ethan (Leo Howard) volunteer together, and all does not go according to plan. Matthew Davis, Quincy Fouse and Ben Levin also star. The episode was written by Adam Higgs & Hannah Rosner and directed by Michael Karasick (#318). Original airdate 10/21/2021. Promo
  • The CW Nancy Drew – Friday, October 22 Show More
    “The Testimony of the Executed Man” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, DLV) (HDTV)
    IN TOO DEEP – On the trail of the Frozen Hearts Killer, Nancy (Kennedy McMann) and her friends follow a surprising lead from a podcaster at an annual convention for amateur sleuths – where they also find themselves unraveling ghostly clues about a homicide from the 1950s. Also starring Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim, and Alex Saxon. Shannon Kohli directed the episode written by Jesse Stern (#303). Original airdate 10/22/2021. Every episode of NANCY DREW will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required. Promo
  • Disney ZOMBIES: Addison’s Monster Mystery – Sunday, October 17, 8:00PM Show More
    Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel
    “Addison’s Monster Mystery” (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT)
    Addison is hosting the Halloween Fall Ball and going above and beyond to make it extra spooky fun. After giving the Shrimpy costume a makeover using some stones from the Wolf Den, a mysterious power brings the costume to life like it’s Frankenstein’s monster and Monster Shrimpy begins terrorizing everyone and smashing everything in his path! Zed and Willa will need to work together with Addison to save the Fall Ball … and Seabrook itself!
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  • Disney Sydney To The Max – Friday, October 22, 8:00PM Show More
    “Honey, You Shrunk the Fit”(8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT)
    When Sydney is asked to represent a popular clothing line on social media, she struggles with their “one size fits all” mold. In the ’90s, Max enlists Leo to help him get buff to impress Alisha. When that doesn’t work, he tries to fake having a new muscular physique.
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  • Disney Gabby Duran & The Unsittables – Friday, October 22, 8:30PM Show More
    “Adventures in Alien House-Sitting”(8:30-8:55 p.m. EDT)
    Gabby gets FOMO while babysitting an alien smart home, but when she uses the cool alien tech to lure a party to the house, the situation goes dangerously interstellar. Promo
  • Disney ZOMBIES: Addison’s Monster Mystery – Friday, October 22, 8:55PM Show More
    “Spooky Stones”(8:55-9:00 p.m. EDT)
    Addison is hosting the Seabrook High’s Halloween Fall Ball and is going above and beyond to ensure the event is extra spooky and fun. After she gives the school’s “Shrimpy” mascot costume a makeover using some stones from the Wolf Den, a mysterious power brings the costume to life, like a pink, googly-eyed Frankenstein’s monster. As Monster Shrimpy begins terrorizing Seabrook and smashing everything in his path, Zed will need to work together with Addison to save the Fall Ball … and Seabrook itself.
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  • Epix Chapelwaite – Sunday, October 17, 10:00PM Show More
    Hold the Night
    Charles and his family defend Chapelwaite with the help of Constable Dennison and Minister Burroughs. The night tests each character to their emotional limit. Promo
  • FOX THE SIMPSONS – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “THE SIMPSONS” – (8:00-8:31 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    EVERGREEN TERRACE HAS A TRAFFIC ISSUE ON AN ALL-NEW “THE SIMPSONS” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, ON FOX
    Evergreen Terrace is overrun with traffic and Moe has a fateful choice to make in the all-new “The Wayz We Were” episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Oct. 17 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-3219) (TV-14 D,L,S,V)
  • FOX THE GREAT NORTH – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “THE GREAT NORTH” – (8:31-9:01 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    THE TOBINS TAKE CARE OF DELMER ON AN ALL-NEW “THE GREAT NORTH” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, ON FOX
    After Delmer suffers a concussion while eating soup, the Tobins tell their favorite stories about him in order to keep him awake and alive in the “Wanted: Delmer Alive Adventure” episode of THE GREAT NORTH airing Sunday, Oct. 17 at (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GRN-204) (TV-14 D,L,V)
    Guest Cast: Wyatt Cenac as Deppy and Sea Captain; Rob Delaney as Brian; Brooke Dillman as Administrator #1, Alien #1, and Waitress; Daniele Gaither as Administrator #2, Alien #2, and Kinberly; David Herman as Alien #3, Lawler, and Mayor Pockets; Aloysius Hootch as Delmer and Tim Jennings as Duke.
  • FOX BOB’S BURGERS – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “BOB’S BURGERS” – (9:01-9:31 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    BOB AND TEDDY TAKE A ROAD TRIP ON AN ALL-NEW “BOB’S BURGERS” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, ON FOX
    Bob gets roped into a road trip with Teddy. Meanwhile, Linda and the kids compete for the title of Employee of the Day in the all-new “Driving Big Dummy” episode of BOB’S BURGERS airing Sunday, Oct. 17 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BOB-1103) (TV-PG L)
    Guest Voice Cast: Brooke Dillman as Bonnie; David Herman as Customer/Phil/Sink Guy; Doug Benson as Gerry; Merrin Dungey as Judith/Woman in Green Shirt
    “FAMILY GUY” – (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    PA: Viewer discretion is advised.
    PETER RECREATES MOVIE SCENES FROM HIS FAVORITE DECADE – THE ’80s ON AN ALL-NEW “FAMILY GUY” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, ON FOX
    Musician Kenny Loggins Guest-Voices as Himself
    Impelled by nostalgia, Peter recreates movie scenes from his favorite decade. Meanwhile, Stewie and Doug compete to retrieve a frisbee stuck at the top of the jungle gym in the all-new “80’s Guy” episode of FAMILY GUY airing Sunday, Oct. 17 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (FG-1901) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
    Guest Voices: Kenny Loggins as Himself; Chris Parnell as Doug
    “9-1-1” – (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    THE 118 RACES TO AN EXPLOSION AT A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ON AN ALL-NEW “9-1-1” MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, ON FOX
    The members of the 118 face an awkward rescue call when they arrive on the scene of a man who has over-exerted himself exercising. The team also must save the life of a groundskeeper whose chainsaw cut into him and race to an explosion at a retirement community. Meanwhile, Athena has an extreme reaction to Harry’s new behavior. Then, Hen and Eddie, as well as Buck and Ravi, have rocky starts to their new partnerships, and May receives an emergency call from a suicidal teen, while continuing her uneasy work relationship with Claudette in the all-new “Peer Pressure” episode of 9-1-1 airing Monday, Oct. 18 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NIN-505) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
    Guest Cast: Vanessa E. Williams as Claudette Collins; Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi
  • FOX THE BIG LEAP – Monday, October 18 Show More
    “THE BIG LEAP” – (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    GABBY CONFRONTS HER PAST ON AN ALL-NEW “THE BIG LEAP” MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, ON FOX
    When a trip back to Gabby and Justin’s high school leads to a big emotional reveal, both Gabby and the producers are left wondering how to best move forward. Meanwhile, Nick tries his best to stage a very important conversation between Mike and Paula — against their will. Then, Reggie works to figure out how to cope with a new development in his relationship, and Julia struggles to relate to her daughters, while they cope with the changes in their family in the all-new “We Were Just Babies” episode of THE BIG LEAP airing Monday, Oct. 18 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BLP-105) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
    Guest Cast: Adam Kaplan as Simon; Tim Lyons as Alan; McKenzie Chinn as Jessica; Karen Rodriguez as Raven; Crew Miskel as Sam; Maya Hlava as Sophia; Jackie Seiden as Ally; Brett Tucker as Linus; Donetta Jackson as Tamra; Nicholas Caesar as Anthony; Robert T. Cunningham as Evan; Bryanna Colon as Zoe; Thomas Dempster Kelly as Vincent; Torrin Cliffton as Ladon; Comfort Fedoke as Aja; Stanley Glover as Trevell; Jeraldine M. Quiñones as Female Dancer #1; Brit Barrett as Male Dancer; Sammy Arechar as Ellison; Rob Wilson as Joel; Steve Han as Dante; Loren Jones Protester; Janelle Snow as Presenter; Amanda Pulcini as Attendee; Rachel Kim as Miriam; Teh’Ray Hale as DJ; Luis Rosado as Junior; Elijah Delgado as Mario; Brandon “Kaio” Hunt as HS Dance Team #1; Bryan Wright as HS Dance Team #2; Jon’Qis Fillyaw as HS Dance Team #3; Kristopher Knighton as HS Dance Team #4; Jireh Joy Alverio as HS Dance Team #5; Mackenzie Jarrett as HS Dance Team #6; Sara Eberhardt as HS Dance Team #7; Madison Bronson as HS Dance Team #8; Bobbi Ponder as HS Dance Team #9; Victoria Manno as HS Dance Team #10; Patrick Ellis as Flash Mob Dancer #1; Antoine Ward as Flash Mob Dancer #2; Julian Carmolinga as Flash Mob Dancer #3; Monyett Crump as Flash Mob Dancer #4; Summer Burcy as Flash Mob Dancer #5; Jordan Ordonez as Flash Mob Dancer #6; Brady Ford as Flash Mob Dancer #7; Detra Payne as Principal; Davian Thomas as Heckler Kid
  • FOX THE RESIDENT – Tuesday, October 19 Show More
    “THE RESIDENT” – (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) — CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    HALLOWEEN BRINGS MADNESS TO CHASTAIN ON AN ALL-NEW “THE RESIDENT” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, ON FOX
    While looking for a distraction on Halloween, Conrad treats a group of witches who send the ER into chaos. Also, Devon treats a patient who thinks he is being haunted by ghosts. Meanwhile, on the way back from his vacation, Bell picks up a hitchhiker who is not what he seems to be in the all-new “The Thinnest Veil” Halloween-themed episode of THE RESIDENT airing Tuesday, Oct. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (RES-505) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
    Guest Cast: Michael Hogan as Dr. Albert Nolan; Tasso Feldman as Dr. Irving Feldman; Denitra Isler as Nurse Hundley; Jessica Miesel as Nurse Jessica Moore; Duke Davis Roberts as Ethan Eriksten; Heather Mazur as Magdalena Axenberg; Erin Ownbey as Holly Caswith; Emily Grace Dunn as Cat Crisforth; Joshua Harto as Mike (Michael) Jonah Rellie; Jennifer Sears as Keitra; Ana Mackenzie as Marion; Ren Haggerty as Lil Superhero; Javier Vazquez Jr. as Zombie; Gissette Valentin as EMT 1; Jacobi Hollingshed as EMT 2
  • FOX OUR KIND OF PEOPLE – Tuesday, October 19 Show More
    “OUR KIND OF PEOPLE” – (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    ANGELA IS DETERMINED TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH ON AN ALL-NEW “OUR KIND OF PEOPLE” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, ON FOX
    Angela asks Tyrique for a favor and meets with Teddy, who takes the first steps into welcoming her into the family. Angela also tries to get Nikki accepted into the Oak Bluffs Cotillion, Raymond confides in Olivia and the Nikki-Taylor-Lauren triangle heats up. Then, Leah is shocked by Lauren’s behavior and Teddy’s condition worsens in the all-new “The Miseducation of the Negro” episode of OUR KIND OF PEOPLE airing Tuesday, Oct. 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (OKP-105) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
    Guest Cast: Debbi Morgan as Aunt Piggy; L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Dupont; Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor
  • FX IMPEACHMENT: AMERICAN CRIME STORY – Tuesday, October 19, 10:00PM Show More
    The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky
    The world learns about the affair and Monica Lewinsky becomes the most famous woman in America. Written by Sarah Burgess, Flora Birnbaum & Daniel Pearle; directed by Michael Uppendahl. Promo
  • FX AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DOUBLE FEATURE – Wednesday, October 20, 10:00PM Show More
    The Future Perfect
    Mamie takes matters into her own hands. The fate of the future is revealed. Written by Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto & Kristen Reidel & Reilly Smith; directed by Axelle Carolyn. Promo
  • FX WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – Thursday, October 21, 10:00PM Show More
    A Farewell
    Colin has a birthday and a vampire says goodbye. Written by Sam Johnson & Stefani Robinson & Marika Sawyer & Paul Simms; Directed by Tig Fong. Promo
  • FXX CAKE – Thursday, October 21, 10:00PM Show More
    Big Time
    Livin’ large. Promo
  • GAC Family AN AUTUMN ROMANCE – Saturday, October 23, 8:00PM Show More
    In “An Autumn Romance,” when Seattle-based librarian Taylor Harris (Lowndes) suddenly loses her job, she travels to Montana to visit her brother Craig (Andres) and his wife Christine (Ogunsuyi) and quickly finds herself immersed in her brother’s effort to save the Graff Hotel, which has been purchased by tech tycoon Joel Sheenan (Murray) and his associate, Ray Dixon (Brown). The town of Forest Ridge, Montana is split on Joel’s decision to turn the once quaint hotel into an upscale property for tourists. To protect the hotel’s charm and her brother’s place of employment, Taylor goes on a search to find a significant historical event that will qualify the hotel for landmark status and prevent the City Council from issuing permits for its renovation. With the clock ticking, Taylor seizes on a photograph that has the potential to verify the property’s historical value while also providing an invaluable piece of personal history to the hotel’s new owner. Executive Producers of “An Autumn Romance” are Brad Krevoy, Chad Michael Murray, Jessica Lowndes, James Moorhouse, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, Bradley Walsh, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, and Eric Jarboe. Producer is David Anselmo. Associate Producers Julie Currie, Charles H. Cohen, and David Golden. Supervising Producers are W. Michael Beard, Allan Fung, and David Lowe. Bradley Walsh directs from Emily Golden’s adaptation of Jane Porter’s novel, The Tycoon’s Kiss.
  • Hallmark Chesapeake Shores – Sunday, October 17, 8:00PM Show More
    That Old Feeling
    Connor comes to Luke’s defense despite personal risks. Abby faces a romantic dilemma. Jay wants more than friendship. Promo
  • Hallmark Movie Channel SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: THE VOWS WE HAVE MADE – Sunday, October 17, 9:00PM Show More
    As Shane (Booth) and Oliver (Mabius) prepare for their wedding, they must pause to help a young boy fighting leukemia reunite with his long-lost friend. Their search is complicated by Shane’s mother who arrives with her own plan for their wedding. Meanwhile, Rita (Lowe) and Norman (Gustafson) navigate the challenges of trying to start a family, but a new employee in the Dead Letter Office may deliver the answer.  Crystal Lowe as Rita Haywith-Dorman,  Eric Mabius as Oliver O’Toole, Geoff Gustafson as Norman Xavier Dorman and Kristin Booth as Shane McInerney Promo
  • Hallmark Movie Channel YOU, ME & THE CHRISTMAS TREES – Friday, October 22, 8:00PM Show More
    Olivia is Connecticut’s resident expert on evergreens who, just days before the holiday, agrees to help Jack, a fourth generation Christmas tree farmer in Avon. A mysterious illness has befallen their firs, causing them to die out and threatening his family’s 100-year business. As Olivia tries to get to the root of the problem and extends her stay in town, she and Jack spend more time together and feelings begin to develop. Promo
  • Hallmark Movie Channel BOYFRIENDS OF CHRISTMAS PAST – Saturday, October 23, 8:00PM Show More
    Leading up to Christmas, marketing executive, Lauren, is visited by the ghosts of four ex boyfriends. She must learn to open her heart or risk losing her best friend, Nate. Promo
  • Hallmark Movie Channel CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART – Saturday, October 23, 10:00PM Show More
    Concert violinist Beth tutors the daughter of reclusive Country music star Sean to prep her for the holiday concert. They are joined through the connective power of music. Promo
  • HBO SUCCESSION – Sunday, October 17, 9:00PM Show More
    Episode 1: “Secession”
    Season premiere. Following his bombshell presser, a righteous Kendall (Jeremy Strong) scrambles to find a base of operations, while Logan’s (Brian Cox) team searches for safe harbor.
    Written by Jesse Armstrong; Directed by Mark Mylod. Promo
  • Lifetime THE FIGHT THAT NEVER ENDS – Sunday, October 17, 8:00PM Show More
    Leon Watkins (Allen Payne) runs a community helpline in South Central LA, where anyone in need of help is welcome. One of his most frequent visitors is local gang leader, John Wesley Hunter (Robert Ri’chard), otherwise known as “Joker” to the streets. After a day of hustling and almost losing his life in a shoot-out, Joker goes to the one place where he knows he can get help. All in a typical day’s work for Leon until an unlikely woman, Joanne (Christa B. Allen), shows up insisting on aiding him in his fight for his community. This unlikely team defies social constructs by working together to actively fight oppression and gain nation-wide recognition for a hidden reality of many. Along their way they experience the deep-seeded hatred that has plagued America, great love, and tragedy as they leave behind a legacy. Promo
  • Lifetime SWITCHED BEFORE BIRTH – Saturday, October 23, 8:00PM Show More
    Switched Before Birth follows Olivia Crawford (Skyler Samuels) and her husband Brian (Bo Yokely), who after multiple miscarriages, numerous failed IVF trials and stretching themselves to the limit financially, finally receive the joyous news that she’s pregnant with twins. While going through her latest round of IVF, Oliva meets and becomes fast friends with Anna Ramirez (Justina Machado), who is struggling to have a child after years of focusing on her successful restaurants. When Anna becomes pregnant as well, the ladies celebrate and begin to prepare for their babies. Olivia is also there for Anna when she suffers a devastating miscarriage and struggles to move forward while her marriage to restaurateur Gabe Ramirez (Yancey Arias) crumbles. When Olivia and Brian finally welcome their twins Olivia’s life feels complete, but the happy couple’s world is turned upside down when they discover that not only are the babies not twins, but one of the babies is also biologically Anna and Gabe’s that was implanted into Olivia by mistake. Now pitted against each other, Olivia will do anything to keep the baby that she carried, while Anna will stop at nothing to bring her son home. Promo
  • LMN FOR LOVE OR MURDER – Friday, October 22, 8:00PM Show More
    Wedding planner Angie is surprised when her estranged brother, Michael, comes to their parents’ funeral with his fiancée, Olivia. Hoping to repair their relationship, Angie agrees to help Michael and Olivia plan their wedding. Soon, Angie is wrapped up in the drama of Olivia and her bridesmaids, one of whom accuses Olivia of murdering her husband. But when the bridesmaid is found dead, Angie becomes suspicious of Olivia, especially when she learns Olivia previously dated a millionaire who died from a nasty “fall.” With this news and Olivia’s constant questions about Angie’s parents’ will, Angie is convinced Olivia is only after Michael’s money. Unable to convince Michael of his fiancée’s true nature, Angie decides she must get proof on her own, or risk her family becoming another pawn in Olivia’s deadly game. Stars Kristen Vaganos, Benedict Mazurek, Maddison Bullock. (2021). Promo
  • NBC “ORDINARY JOE””MASK ON MASK OFF” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/18/2021 (10:01PM – 11:00PM) (Monday) : Halloween events affect each world in profoundly different ways. While some are putting on a mask to hide from reality, others are shedding theirs and confronting past choices. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “LA BREA””THE NEW ARRIVAL” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/19/2021 (09:00PM – 10:01PM) (Tuesday) : The sight of a crashing plane spreads a wave of unexpected hope through the clearing as Eve and the other survivors search for its fallen pilot. Gavin and Izzy seek help from an unlikely source after the government permanently suspends their mission into the sinkhole. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “NEW AMSTERDAM””THIS BE THE VERSE” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/19/2021 (10:01PM – 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : Dr. Fuentes continues her quest to remake the hospital in her vision. Max goes the extra mile to help a patient in need. Dr. Sharpe and Iggy find themselves at odds over a very serious issue. Reynolds discovers the importance of personal obligations. Bloom comes to a shocking realization about her mother. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “CHICAGO MED””CHANGE IS A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/20/2021 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : Dylan and Charles treat patients suffering from Glass Child Syndrome and misdiagnosed ADHD. Crockett has to navigate hospital politics when he cares for the daughter of a transplant surgeon. Will and Stevie must lay egos aside to help save an elderly patient. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “CHICAGO FIRE””TWO HUNDRED” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/20/2021 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : In the show’s milestone 200th episode, Casey makes a life-altering decision. Gallo, Ritter and Violet agree to an interview and photo shoot. Brett and Mouch launch the paramedicine program. Cruz comes closer to fatherhood. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “CHICAGO PD””BURNSIDE” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/20/2021 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : As the team works to solve a deadly shooting in Burnside, Atwater realizes he has a very personal connection to the case. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “THE BLACKLIST””THE SKINNER” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/21/2021 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Thursday) : In the two years following the death of Elizabeth Keen, Raymond Reddington and the members of the FBI Task Force have disbanded with Reddington’s whereabouts unknown. When one of their own is injured in the line of duty, however, the Task Force is drawn back together to bring down a conspiracy that could shatter global security. TV-14 Promo
    10/21/2021 (09:00PM – 10:02PM) (Thursday) : Amaro asks the SVU for help in clearing a convicted man’s name and brings a figure from Benson’s past back into her life. TV-14 Promo
    10/21/2021 (10:02PM – 11:00PM) (Thursday) : Bell must provide protection when a gubernatorial candidate makes quick enemies of the K-O. Reggie is assigned a dangerous task. A figure from Eddie’s past makes life difficult for Stabler. TV-14 Promo
  • NBC “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE””JASON SUDEIKIS / BRANDI CARLILE” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/23/21 (Sa.)(11:29 PM) on NBC. Jason Sudeikis is the guest host and Brandi Carlile is the musical guest. Fan-favorite alum and Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis returns to Studio 8H to host for the first time. He’ll be backed up by first-time musical guest Brandi Carlile. Promo
  • Netflix LIFE’S A GLITCH WITH JULIEN BAM – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    Famous influencer Julien Bam and his sidekick Joon Kim scramble to return to life as they know it after accidentally traveling to a parallel dimension. Promo
  • Netflix INSIDE JOB – Friday, October 22 Show More
    In the Department of Homeland Conspiracy, every conspiracy theory is true — and one woman struggles to keep it all under wraps. A workplace comedy. Promo
  • Netflix MORE THAN BLUE: THE SERIES – Friday, October 22 Show More
    Netflix, the world’s leading streaming entertainment service, will stream Taiwanese drama series, More Than Blue. The series is directed by Director Pei-Ju Hsieh, who previously directed Heavy Craving, and produced by Good Movie Co. Ltd, mm2 Entertainment Taiwan and Medialink Holdings Ltd. Rita Chuang, General Manager and Producer of Good Movie Co. Ltd, was the original producer of the More than Blue movie. The 10-episode romantic series tells the story of star-crossed lovers, Chang Che-Kai (Fandy Fan) and Sung Yuan-Yuan (Gingle Wang) in their student days and is a follow-on from the story of the 2018 box-office-breaking Taiwanese film of the same name. The 2018 film was an adaptation of a 2009 Korean romantic movie. Promo
  • Netflix ADVENTURE BEAST – Friday, October 22 Show More
    A brave zoologist, his spunky niece and anxious assistant explore the world while saving wild beasts in this adult animated educational-comedy series. Promo
  • Ovation Mr. and Mrs. Murder – Thursday, October 21, 11:00PM Show More
    Thoroughly Dead Thoroughbred
    A vet killed by an overdose of horse tranquilizer sets off an investigation at stables that house champion racehorses. It looks like an inside job, and Nicola and Charlie go to dangerous lengths to suss out the truth. Promo
  • PBS Call The Midwife – Sunday, October 17, 8:00PM Show More
    Episode 3 (Season 10)
    It’s May 1966 and at clinic Shelagh examines an overweight lady who is expecting her third child. Concerned about her weight gain and subsequent symptoms, she discusses the case with Lucille, who comes across a new discovery.
    Dr Turner and Sister Hilda are flummoxed by a young patient whose health presents a series of challenges. They become increasingly concerned and do their best to get to the bottom of her unexplained ill health. Promo
  • PBS Grantchester – Sunday, October 17, 9:00PM Show More
    Episode 8
    When a successful music producer is murdered, Geordie finds himself implicated in the investigation, and forced to consider whether his army buddy Johnny could be the killer. Promo
  • PBS Baptiste – Sunday, October 17, 10:00PM Show More
    Episode 1 (Season 2)
    Julien Baptiste rushes to Hungary to find the British ambassador’s family. Promo
  • Peacock THE GIRL IN THE WOODS – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    The new Peacock Original, THE GIRL IN THE WOODS, is a supernatural YA drama about a mysterious door in the woods that leads to a terrifying monster dimension. It features Carrie (Stefanie Scott, “Insidious: Chapter 3”) a teenage runaway who’s anything but ordinary as she faces her demons and bonds with two new friends Nolan (Misha Osherovich, “Freaky”) and Tasha (Sofia Bryant, “I Am Not Okay with This”) to fight back. THE GIRL IN THE WOODS launches Thursday, October 21 on Peacock. All eight episodes will drop at once. Set in the Pacific Northwest, THE GIRL IN THE WOODS follows Carrie’s escape from her mysterious, cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door within the woods. The series also touches on contemporary social issues like LGBTQ+ discrimination, the human cost of environmentalism and the consequences of inequality. Promo
  • Showtime AMERICAN RUST – Sunday, October 17, 10:00 PM Show More
    Debt Collection
    Alejandro learns of Lee’s history with Billy. Isaac turns his first trick solo. Harris travels back to Pittsburgh with his old partner to repay a debt. Promo
  • Showtime WAKEFIELD – Monday, October 18, 9:00PM Show More
    SHOWTIME has picked up the Australian drama series WAKEFIELD, starring British actor Rudi Dharmalingam (The Split, In The Shadow of The Moon). Scheduled to premiere on Monday, October 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME with an eight-episode season, WAKEFIELD is a psychological drama that shines a comedic light on what happens when the sanest individual working in a psych ward begins to lose his grip. A Jungle Entertainment production, WAKEFIELD is executive produced by showrunners Kristen Dunphy and Sam Meikle. The series is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker, How To Make an American Quilt) and Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket). The announcement was made today by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. The series, which aired earlier this year on Australian Broadcasting Corporation and is inspired by show creator Dunphy’s personal experiences, follows Nik Katira (Dharmalingam) who after years working as psych nurse at Wakefield, is exceptionally good at his job. With a gift for soothing the afflicted and reaching the unreachable, he’s the most stable person in what tends to be a pretty crazy place. But right now, as his own sanity is slipping, the question is … why? Tackling the complexity of mental illness with humor and heart, WAKEFIELD explores the fine line between sanity and madness, powered by an intriguing psychological mystery. Promo
  • Showtime BACK TO LIFE – Monday, October 18, 10:00PM Show More
    Episode 6
    With still no word from Mandy, Miri realizes it’s time to go to the police before they come for her. But first a farewell date with Billy – that gets interrupted by his mother. Oscar and Caroline grow closer after a strange night with Dom. Promo
  • Starz BMF – Sunday, October 17, 8:00PM Show More
    Heroes
    Lamar’s reign of terror continues, as he works overtime to shut down “The 50 Boyz” for good. Promo
  • Starz HIGHTOWN – Sunday, October 17, 9:00PM Show More
    Great White
    Jackie is white-hot to prove herself as a cop and avenge the death of her best friend, Junior. Frankie teams up with ex-con, cousin Jorge while Ray’s off the force because of Renee’s betrayal. There’s a new deadly drug in trade during off-season Cape Cod, labeled “Great White.” Promo
  • Syfy/USA Network CHUCKY – Tuesday, October 19, 10:00PM Show More
    Give Me Something Good to Eat
    Chucky targets one of Jake’s frenemies, forcing Jake to either stop the killer doll — or help him. Promo
  • Syfy DAY OF THE DEAD – Friday, October 22, 10:00PM Show More
    Chum
    Trapped in the basement of the morgue, Cam and Lauren strategize their escape from the dead. While Mayor Bowman panics about the election, Trey makes a grave mistake. The mysterious Dr. Logan arrives to rescue McDermott. Promo
  • UpTV CALLING FOR LOVE – Sunday, October 17, 7:00PM Show More
    Successful podcast host Samantha Desouza has a passion for music and an aversion to romance after a recent bad experience. Just when her show is thriving, she is thrown in the deep end by her boss and re-assigned to host Heartwaves, a feel-good love songs show with a segment that reunites lost loves. Despite her initial lack of enthusiasm, her first caller is the charismatic and charming Jake who has a problem she’s determined to help solve. What they didn’t expect was to fall for each other in the process. Now Sam must decide whether to shy away from love again, or to be a little more spontaneous and follow her heart… Promo
  • USA Network THE SINNER – Wednesday, October 20, 10:00PM Show More
    Part II
    A new suspect leads the investigation into an ongoing feud between the Lams and the Muldoons. Promo

 

NON-FICTION

  • ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos: 3203 (10/17) Show More
    “3203” – It’s kids getting upset for dumb reasons, a woman having an unfortunate mishap with cupcakes while driving, and people getting fooled by the “uncooked pasta prank,” on a new episode of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” SUNDAY, OCT. 17 (7:00–8:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
  • ABC Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Melissa Joan Hart, Tituss Burgess and Lacey Chabert (10/17) Show More
    “Melissa Joan Hart, Tituss Burgess and Lacey Chabert” – Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” takes a star-studded spin on America’s Game®. Season two continues with an all-new episode SUNDAY, OCT. 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the world’s most famous Wheel and solve puzzles for a chance to win $1 million. All of the money won by the celebrity contestants will go to a charity of their choice.
  • ABC Supermarket Sweep: Bring That Meat Back, Girl! (10/17) Show More
    “Bring That Meat Back, Girl!” – Three-time Emmy® nominee and comedienne Leslie Jones is back with a stockpile of groceries and more good times when an all-new episode of “Supermarket Sweep” airs SUNDAY, OCT. 17 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L)
  • ABC Dancing with the Stars: Grease Night (10/18) Disney Villains Night (10/12) Show More
    Mirrorball, You’re the One That They Want!
    “Grease Night” – This week on “Dancing with the Stars,” “Grease is the word” as the 11 celebrity and pro-dancer couples take on performances inspired by “Grease” live on MONDAY, OCT. 18 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) In addition to an exciting opening number set to the song “Grease” and choreographed by award-winning Kathryn Burns, special appearances include Frankie Avalon singing “Beauty School Dropout” live in the ballroom as well as a surprise appearance by an original Pink Lady herself, Didi Conn, who played Frenchie in the film. Celebrity and pro duos will perform time-honored dances including the Foxtrot, Jive, Viennese Waltz, Charleston, Rumba and Quickstep.
  • ABC Special: The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game (10/18) Show More
    ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EXPLORING THE INSPIRING RISE AND POWERFUL FORCE OF WOMEN IN HIP-HOP IN THEIR OWN WORDS
    Narrated by Salt of Salt-N-Pepa, the Special Features Spoken Word by MC Lyte, New Interviews With Rappers Eve, Da Brat, Trina, City Girls, Monie Love, Yo-Yo and More, and an Original Score by WondaGurl
    ‘The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game – An ABC News Special’ Airs Monday, Oct. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC
    ABC News announced today the special “The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game – An ABC News Special,” which takes an intimate look at the evolution and impact of women emcees and rappers, told by the trailblazing artists who helped create a musical and cultural empire. Featuring an all-female interview lineup, Salt of Salt-N-Pepa narrates the special, along with original spoken word performances by the legendary MC Lyte and an original score by WondaGurl. This one-hour program features new interviews from today’s chart-toppers like City Girls, along with pioneers of the ’70s like “mother of the mic” MC Sha-Rock and stars of the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s including Da Brat, Eve, Trina and Yo-Yo. These groundbreaking artists open up about their biggest career moments and share a behind-the-scenes look into their personal stories. The program also includes a rare intergenerational conversation hosted by radio personality and rapper Angie Martinez with Lakeyah, Lil Mama and Roxanne Shanté who discuss their shared experiences on breaking into a male-dominated industry, the industry placing body and beauty pressure on women in the spotlight and how the internet and social media have changed the rap game. “The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game – An ABC News Special” airs Monday, Oct. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC
  • ABC The Bachelorette: SEASON PREMIERE – 1801 (10/19) Show More
    “1801” – Michelle Young’s journey to find love begins! Thirty incredible men arrive, hoping to impress Michelle with their charm, wit and dashing good looks, but before the men can attempt to woo her, they’ll have to get through hosts and mentors Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams first. It may be night one, but the suitors quickly learn it’s going to take more than a good limo entrance to win this Bachelorette’s heart on the season premiere of “The Bachelorette,” airing TUESDAY, OCT. 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
  • ABC Superstar: Robin Williams (10/20) Show More
    ABC News’ ‘Superstar’ Series Profiles Robin Williams, One of the World’s Most Beloved and Inventive Comedians
    TV Event Documents the Triumphs and Struggles in Williams’ Journey From Stand-Up Comic to Movie Star
    ‘Superstar: Robin Williams’ Airs Wednesday, Oct. 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC
    ABC News’ “Superstar” series will profile Robin Williams, one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians. The new episode recounts his life through Williams’ own voice, describing “the spark of madness” which defined his life. From his early days in the San Francisco Bay Area comedy scene to his meteoric rise on “Mork & Mindy,” the one-hour special explores the experiences that made Williams into a one-of-a-kind talent and reveals what gave voice to the characters in his mind. It also chronicles the creative force driving critically acclaimed films like “Good Will Hunting” and “Dead Poets Society,” as well as fan favorites such as “Aladdin.” The special explores his personal struggles, including substance abuse and depression, and his battle with Lewy Body Dementia before his tragic death in 2014. “Superstar: Robin Williams” features interviews with famous comedians and actors who knew and admired Williams, including Margaret Cho, Howie Mandel, Lewis Black, Jimmie Walker, Paula Poundstone, Gina Hecht and Pauly Shore, as well as Barry Levinson, director of multiple films starring Williams including “Good Morning, Vietnam.” The program also contains interviews with Williams from the ABC News archives, in which he opens up about his life and the highs and lows of his distinguished career. “Superstar: Robin Williams” airs Wednesday, Oct. 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
    “1304” – Daniel Lubetzky, executive chairman of KIND, returns to the Tank in an all-new episode. First into the tank are entrepreneurs from Snellville, Georgia, who introduce their online learning platform to empower young students to reach their creative potential through art. A trio of entrepreneurs from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hope to butter up the sharks with the first-ever oat-based spread; while a husband and wife from Delray, Florida, have a bride in mind when they share their boozy spin on an all-in-one traditional wedding day essential. An entrepreneur from Apex, North Carolina, introduces a fun and edible innovation designed to reduce single-use plastics in an effort to help preserve the world’s oceans on “Shark Tank,” airing FRIDAY, OCT. 22 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
    The Sharks in this episode are Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John.
  • ABC 20/20: ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Surgeon (10/22) Show More
    “20/20” airing Friday, Oct. 22, from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. ‘20/20’ Reports on the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Story of an Upper East Side Surgeon and How a Doctored Flight Log Linked Him to His Wife’s Mysterious Disappearance 14 Years Later
    Two-Hour Program Features Exclusive Interviews With Women Former Surgeon Robert Bierenbaum Dated After Wife’s Disappearance and Rare New Interviews With Wife’s Close Family and Friends
    On the surface, Robert Bierenbaum seemed to have it all – he was a surgeon, a skilled skier, a gourmet chef, fluent in multiple languages, and an expert pilot. But just like “Jekyll and Hyde,” he had a much darker side lurking underneath. He was also a violent and controlling abuser, and his wife, Gail Katz-Bierenbaum, confided in friends she was afraid of him. Although authorities suspected him in Katz-Bierenbaum’s 1985 disappearance from their Upper East Side apartment, insufficient physical evidence allowed him to evade charges for fourteen years. He used that time to carefully craft a new life across the country until prosecutors discovered a doctored flight log from the day Katz-Bierenbaum vanished, and his lies finally caught up with him. A new two-hour “20/20,” with reporting by ABC News anchor John Quiñones, features exclusive interviews with women romantically involved with him after he left New York City, including the first interview with Stephanie Youngblood, who denied his proposal and now reveals surprising new details about their relationship; and Karen Caruana, who opens up about dating Bierenbaum just weeks after his wife went missing; as well as an exclusive interview with Barb Cooper, the nanny for Bierenbaum’s child with his second wife. “20/20” also features rare home videos of Katz-Bierenbaum; never-before-seen photos of Bierenbaum; a new interview with Alayne Katz, Katz-Bierenbaum’s sister who has been on an unrelenting quest for justice since her disappearance; and a rare interview with Denise Kastenbaum, Katz-Bierenbaum’s closest childhood friend who discusses Bierenbaum’s suspicious behavior after Katz-Bierenbaum vanished. Other interviews include Daniel Bibb and Steve Saracco, the original prosecutors; Virgilio Dalsass, the missing persons police officer who was the first on the case; and Judge Leslie Crocker Synder, who sentenced Bierenbaum to 20 years to life in prison. “20/20” airs on Friday, Oct. 22 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
    ABC News’ “20/20” is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Amy Robach. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 40 years, “20/20” features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile stories. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9:01–11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu. David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Janice Johnston is executive producer.
    *COPYRIGHT ©2021 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
  • ABC Saturday Night College Football: “Ohio State at Indiana” (10/23) Show More
    SATURDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE: Airing Saturday, October 23, 2021. 7:30-11:00 p.m. – “Ohio State at Indiana”
  • Bravo The Real Housewives of Potomac – Sunday, October 17, 8:00PM Show More
    Lost at Sea Promo
    Wendy’s couple’s trip continues, and so does the drama. Gizelle and Robyn leave in the middle of the night, furthering the tension between them and Wendy. Ashley tries to get some R&R, but Gordon’s wild side is wearing thin. Ray joins the group for a boat ride on the bay, and Candiace and Mia have a surprising heart to heart.
  • Bravo The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City – Sunday, October 17, 9:00PM Show More
    Sex, Lies and Sister Wives Promo
    When Jennie is unwilling to expand their family, a heartbroken Duy seeks desperate measures. Jen plans a surprise for the ladies, while Heather has ‘the talk’ with Ashley and Mary worries for her marriage once Robert Jr. leaves the nest. Finally, a double date with Whitney goes awry when Lisa tries to prove her innocence.
  • CBS “60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 17 Show More
    “60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 17
    7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
    ROBERT GATES – Few have served in as many security and intelligence positions and for so many presidents as Robert Gates. The former defense secretary during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq speaks to Anderson Cooper about several issues, including the Afghan pullout, the use of American military in foreign countries and the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Sarah Koch is the producer. Preview
    THE GREEN RIVER DRIFT – 60 MINUTES cameras cover the longest-running cattle drive in America, begun 125 years ago and carried on today by the descendants of the original drivers. Bill Whitaker reports from Wyoming. Rome Hartman is the producer. Preview
    WHITHER YE OLDE ENGLISH PUB – The pandemic forced most English pubs to close for more than a year. The number of pubs was already in decline, and many wondered if COVID-19 would be their final death blow. When pubs re-opened last summer, Jon Wertheim toured these bastions of English culture to see what their future may look like. Michael Gavshon is the producer.  Preview
  • CBS SURVIVOR 41 – Wednesday, October 20 Show More
    FRIENDSHIPS ARE PUT TO THE TEST AS TRIBES COMPETE FOR IMMUNITY, ON “SURVIVOR,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
    “The Strategist or the Loyalist” – Ua, the tribe of only three castaways, competes to win the immunity challenge to save them from becoming a tribe of two. Also, friendships are put to the test when castaways from different tribes take a journey together, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Oct. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
  • CBS TOUGH AS NAILS – Wednesday, October 20 Show More
    SEASON TWO CREW MEMBER “FREIGHT TRAIN” RETURNS TO LEAD THE COMPETITORS THROUGH THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE OF DELIVERING BOXES, ON “TOUGH AS NAILS,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
    “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Freight Train” – Season two crew member “Freight Train” returns to lead the competitors through their individual challenge of delivering boxes, on TOUGH AS NAILS, Wednesday, Oct. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Phil Keoghan is the creator, host and executive producer/showrunner.
  • CBS 48 HOURS – Saturday, October 23 Show More
    10/23/21 (Sa.) (10:00 PM) CLUB OWNERS OPEN UP FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TELEVISION ABOUT THE DEADLY RHODE ISLAND FIRE THAT KILLED 100 PEOPLE, IN “48 HOURS: THE STATION NIGHTCLUB FIRE: WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?” Watch a Preview
    On Feb. 20, 2003, hundreds of people packed The Station, a nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., for a night of music and fun. The night ended in tragedy when fire tore through the club, leaving 100 dead and more than 200 injured. Now, for the first time on television, the club owners open up about the fire, in 48 HOURS: “The Station Nightclub Fire: Who’s Responsible?” to be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 23 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.
    Reported by correspondent Jim Axelrod, the hour explores what led up to the fire and the aftermath, and includes first-person accounts from survivors who thought they were out for a good time only to find their lives changed forever. Axelrod and 48 HOURS also reveal new information that may help explain what led to the disaster and caused one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history.
    “We went out on a Thursday night to listen to music, drink some beers and have a good time. And a quarter of those people didn’t get to go home – ever,” says survivor Linda Saran, who was severely burned.
    “This is what I live with. I don’t hide it. … Second and third-degree burns, over 34 percent of my body from the heat… I’m lucky I even have arms,” Saran says.
    The fire began when the band Jack Russell’s Great White took the stage and their tour manager set off four large fireworks. Flames soon appeared on the walls on either side of the stage and spread quickly along the foam that lined the walls and ceiling, intended to dampen sound.
    Brothers Jeff and Michael Derderian owned the club. Nine months after the fire, the brothers, along with Daniel Biechele, Great White’s tour manager, were each charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter. Biechele pleaded guilty, and Michael and Jeff Derderian pleaded no contest. Biechele and Michael Derderian went to prison.
    “We never knew the whole story because the trial never happened, so everything really never came out,” says Jody King, whose brother Tracy died in the fire.
    Now, Jeff and Michael Derderian say they want to set the record straight – and reveal new information about that foam and accountability. They say a critical piece of evidence was never presented to the grand jury.
    “We wanted the full story to come out, not just some of it, and for people who want to … come to their own conclusion on what happened that night,” says Jeff Derderian.
    Former Rhode Island attorney general Patrick Lynch led the investigation into the fire. “I don’t think anybody, in anything that they did, wanted anybody to die that night or get injured,” he said. “But does that mean it’s not a crime? The answer is no.” To this day Lynch stands by his initial findings and disagrees with the brothers’ decision to come forward now.
    Some survivors of the fire feel the brothers have never accepted responsibility for the fire.
    “Taking responsibility for your actions goes a long way,” says Saran.
    “We say that … we’re sorry for all of it,” says Michael Derderian. “And if we could change it, we would.”
    “You know a day doesn’t go by that we don’t think about it in some way, shape or form,” says Jeff Derderian. “So to the people who think we don’t own it, I’m telling you, we do own it, okay?”
    48 HOURS: “The Station Nightclub Fire: Who’s Responsible?” is produced by Betsy Shuller and Chris Young Ritzen. Marc Goldbaum is the development producer. Doreen Schechter and Gary Winter are the editors. Kat Teurfs is the associate producer. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
  • The CW Legends Of The Hidden Temple – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “The Fiery Lava Rock of Pele” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Ratings TBD) (HDTV)
    CRISTELA ALONZO HOSTS THE NEW SERIES FROM THE CW – The “Purple Parrots,” “Blue Barracudas,” “Orange Iguanas,” “Red Jaguars,” “Silver Snakes” and “Green Monkeys” must learn the story and repeat the great feats of Pele the Hawaiian goddess in order to win a chance at the Temple Run and the $25,000 prize. Cristela Alonzo hosts (#102). Original airdate 10/17/2021. Every episode of LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE will be available to stream on CWTV.com and The CW App the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.
  • The CW Killer Camp – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “Don’t Lose Your Head” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Ratings TBD) (HDTV)
    HEADS WILL ROLL – Reeling from the murder of one of their fellow campmates, tensions begin to run high at Camp Pleasant. Camp Counselor Bobby (Bobby Mair) leads the remaining campers to the lake where they sink to new depths to win cash before battling it out for immunity on a frightening football field. But in the end, it will be another bloody day in Camp Pleasant when a camper is inevitably voted off… and sent to their demise. Directed by Mike Parker (#202). Original airdate 10/17/2021. Every episode of KILLER CAMP will be available to stream on CWTV.com and The CW App the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.
  • The CW 90-Minute Special – Monday, October 18 Show More
    SPECIAL PRESENTATION
    “Howie Mandel & Friends: Don’t Sneeze on Me” – (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
    RETURN TO STAND UP WITH HOWIE MANDEL & FRIENDS -At long last, Howie Mandel and his hilarious friends return to the stand-up stage where they belong, reflecting on life, love, travel… and that whole worldwide pandemic thing. In this comedy gala presented for the first time in Los Angeles by Just for Laughs, prepare to laugh your mask off (no, please keep it on), and whatever you do… don’t sneeze on the comics. Hosted by Howie Mandel, the special features a powerhouse stand-up comedy lineup including Sherri Shepherd, Ryan Hamilton, Dulcé Sloan, Danny Jolles, Preacher Lawson, Aaron Weber, Debra DiGiovanni, Natasha Leggero, Robin Tran, and Patton Oswalt. Original airdate 10/18/2021.
  • The CW Penn & Teller: Fool Us – Friday, October 22 Show More
    “Monkeys, Donuts and X-Men” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
    RULING THE STAGE – Aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller, who will get to see the trick only once and have to immediately try to work it out. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The TV audience watches along with Penn & Teller as they try to figure out the secrets. The magicians featured in the episode include Anchal Kumawat, Mark Doetsch, Michael O’Brien and Adrian Cárratalá. Alyson Hannigan (“How I Met Your Mother”) serves as host (#806). Original airdate 10/22/2021.
  • FOX THE MASKED SINGER – Wednesday, October 20 Show More
    “THE MASKED SINGER” – (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    “GROUP A” RETURNS AND ANOTHER NEW WILDCARD ENTERS THE GAME ON AN ALL-NEW “THE MASKED SINGER” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, ON FOX
    CALL ME KAT Star Leslie Jordan Joins as Guest Panelist
    The “Group A” celebrities take the stage and another wildcard enters the game, while CALL ME KAT star Leslie Jordan joins the panelists’ desk as a guest. The Season Six contestants boast a combined 85 Grammy Nominations and 27 wins, three Academy Award nominations, 12 Emmy Nominations, 12 Razzie Award Nominations, two Super Bowl appearances and two Lifetime Achievement Awards. Play along with America’ favorite guessing game with host Nick Cannon and celebrity panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. Find out who will be unmasked in the all-new “Time Warp” episode of THE MASKED SINGER airing Wednesday, Oct. 20 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MS-606) (TV-PG L, V)
  • FOX ALTER EGO – Wednesday, October 20 Show More
    “ALTER EGO” – (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 Video Clips
    HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITION CONTINUES ON THE FIRST-EVER AVATAR SINGING COMPETITION SERIES “ALTER EGO” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, ON FOX
    In the show’s sixth episode, four more contestants go head-to-head and face elimination in ALTER EGO, the world’s first avatar singing competition series and the next iteration of the musical competition show. On ALTER EGO, singers from across the country become the stars they’ve always wanted to be. However, these contestants won’t perform as themselves. Rather, they’ll be given the chance to show how they’ve always wanted to be seen, creating their dream avatar ALTER EGO to reinvent themselves, while showcasing their unique performance style via motion capture technology. Check out the “The Head To Heads Night 2” episode of ALTER EGO airing Saturday, Oct. 23 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ALT-106) (TV-PG D, L)
  • FOX THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT PLATINUM – Thursday, October 21 Show More
    **FOX SPORTS**–“THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT PLATINUM” – (7:30 PM-CC ET live/4:30 PM-CC PT live) CC- HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
    FOX SPORTS PRESENTS “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT PLATINUM” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, ON FOX
    Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns
    FOX Sports continues its coverage of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT PLATINUM live from FirstEnergy Stadium as the Cleveland Browns take on the Denver Broncos. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY BUD LIGHT PLATINUM airs LIVE Thursday, Oct. 21 (7:30 PM-CC ET live/4:30 PM-CC PT live) on FOX. (TNF-403) (n/a)
  • FOX WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN – Friday, October 22 Show More
    “WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN” – (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
    FOX SPORTS PRESENTS “WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, ON FOX
    A unique combination of edge-of-your-seat action, unpredictable drama and world-class athleticism, FOX Sports presents WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN airing Friday, Oct. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. (WWE-2343) (TV-PG D, L, S, V)
  • HBO WE’RE HERE – Monday, October 18, 9:00PM Show More
    “Temecula, California”
    In the Southern California town of Temecula, Bob, Eureka, and Shangela work with James, an often misgendered trans man navigating neurodiversity; Jake, his faith influencer mom Michelle, and his partner Brad; and Andrei, a cheerleader whose move back home finds him longing for his mother’s acceptance.
  • HBO REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER – Friday, October 22, 10:00PM Show More
    This week features a one-on-one, in-studio interview with Director of UC Berkeley’s Food Labor Research Center, President of One Fair Wage, and author of “One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America,” Saru Jayaraman. This week’s in-studio panel discussion will include founder of the Forward Party and author of “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy,” Andrew Yang; and New York Times newsletter opinion writer and author of” Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America,” John McWhorter.
  • NBC “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA””101721” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/17/2021 (07:00PM – 08:20PM) (Sunday) : TV-14
    Week 6 highlights and discussion, plus a Seahawks-Steelers preview. Mike Tirico and Maria Taylor host, with Tony Dungy, Chris Simms, Drew Brees, insider Mike Florio, Rodney Harrison and Jac Collinsworth.
  • NBC “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL””SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/17/2021 (08:20PM – 11:30PM) (Sunday) :Seattle Seahawks At Pittsburgh Steelers
    Seattle Seahawks (2-3) Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3). From Heinz Field.
  • NBC “THE VOICE””THE BATTLES PART 3” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/18/2021 (08:00PM – 10:01PM) (Monday) : The battle rounds continue as the coaches enlist music industry powerhouses Jason Aldean, Kristin Chenoweth, Dierks Bentley and Camila Cabello to prepare their artists to go head-to-head in hopes of advancing to the knockouts. Each coach has one steal and one save at their disposal. TV-PG
  • NBC “THE VOICE””THE BATTLES PART 4” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/19/2021 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : The battle roundsThe battle rounds conclude as the coaches enlist music industry powerhouses Jason Aldean, Kristin Chenoweth, Dierks Bentley and Camila Cabello to prepare their artists to go head-to-head in hopes of advancing to the knockouts. Each coach has one steal and one save at their disposal. conclude as the coaches enlist music industry powerhouses Jason Aldean, Kristin Chenoweth, Dierks Bentley and Camila Cabello to prepare their artists to go head-to-head in hopes of advancing to the knockouts. Each coach has one steal and one save at their disposal. TV-PG
  • NBC “HOME SWEET HOME””THERE’S NO TV?” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/22/2021 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Friday) : When the meat-eating, frontline-working Ward family swaps homes with the vegetarian, zero-waste Syren family, the two initially struggle with how different their lifestyles are but ultimately walk away with new perspectives. TV-PG
  • NBC “DATELINE””FR3105” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/22/2021 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Friday) : ALL-NEW TWO-HOUR FRIDAY DATELINE NBC ON THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE IN THE MURDER OF A 27-YEAR-OLD MICHIGAN SINGER
    All-New Dateline’s “The Wrong Door” Airs Friday, October 22 at 9 p.m./8 p.m. CT
    THE STORY: After 27-year-old woman Egypt Covington is found murdered in her home, investigators in Michigan quickly identify a person of interest, but years pass without an arrest. Friday’s all-new Dateline NBC examines the search for answers in the aspiring singer’s death and features Andrea Canning’s exclusive interviews with Egypt’s friends, as well as never-before-heard audio from the family’s private investigator.
    REPORTED BY: Andrea Canning WHERE: Van Buren, Michigan
    INTERVIEWS WITH: Egypt’s parents Chuck and Tina Covington, her brother D’Wayne Turner, her boyfriend Curtis Meadows and others.
    Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is now in its 30th season.
  • NBC “NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL””USC @ NOTRE DAME (10/23/21)” ORIGINAL Show More
    10/23/2021 (07:30PM – 11:00PM) (Saturday) Southern California at Notre Dame. From Notre Dame Stadium.
  • USA Network WWE RAW – Monday, October 18, 8:00PM Show More
    10/18/21 – Raw preview, Oct. 18, 2021: WWE Champion Big E and Drew McIntyre unite to take on The Dirty Dawgs. WWE Champion Big E and Drew McIntyre unite ahead of their WWE Crown Jewel WWE Title clash against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, Charlotte Flair defends Raw Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair, Xavier Woods battles Jinder Mahal in King of the Ring Semifinals, Doudrop takes on Shayna Baszler in Queen’s Crown Tournament Semifinals and The Street Profits return to Raw To face RK-Bro. Don’t miss all the action of Raw live tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network!
  • USA Network WWE NXT – Tuesday, October 19, 8:00PM Show More
    10/19/21 – A new WWE NXT segment has been announced to premiere during tonight’s NXT 2.0 episode.
    WWE has announced that Duke Hudson will premiere his “Duke’s Poker Room” segment on tonight’s show.
    We noted before how WWE filed to trademark the “Duke’s Poker Room” name earlier this month, and released a new t-shirt with the same name for the NXT Superstar.
    Hudson recently debuted a new poker player gimmick on NXT 2.0. After coming up short against new NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes in the 2021 Breakout Tournament earlier this year, Hudson then took a loss to Kyle O’Reilly. He returned a few weeks back as a successful poker player in NXT 2.0, and then made his ring return last Tuesday night to defeat Grayson Waller in singles action. Hudson previously was featured in a vignette that saw him sitting at a poker table, in a poker room.
    Stay tuned for more on tonight’s NXT and be sure to join us for live coverage at 8pm ET. Below is the current line-up, along with the announcement on Hudson:
    * The final hype for Halloween Havoc
    * Tony D’Angelo returns to action
    * Odyssey Jones vs. Andre Chase
    * A Triple Threat with one member of each team in the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles Triple Threat – Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta, champions Zoey Stark and Io Shirai. The winner will get to “Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal” for the match at Halloween Havoc
    * NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans
    * The Creed Brothers vs. Imperium
    * LA Knight vs. Grayson Waller with the winner being
  • USA Network CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST – Thursday, October 21, 8:00PM Show More
    Age Against the Machine
    The kids throw a wrench in Todd’s big anniversary plans; Faye battles ageism at a coffee shop.

 

 

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  • ABC The Conners: Trucking Live in Front of a Fully Vaccinated Studio Audience (10/20) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/22/21) Show More
    “Trucking Live in Front of a Fully Vaccinated Studio Audience” – This iconic TV family continues to deal with the current pandemic while navigating breakups and newfound sobriety, all while planning an upcoming wedding, when “The Conners” airs WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 (9:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/22/21) Promo
    THE TEAM INVESTIGATES WHEN A YOUNG WOMAN IS KILLED ON HER WAY HOME FROM A LAVISH YACHT PARTY ATTENDED BY SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, ON A REBROADCAST OF PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SPECIAL CROSSOVER EVENT, AND THE FOURTH SEASON PREMIERE OF “FBI,” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
    Julian McMahon and Kellan Lutz from “FBI: Most Wanted” Guest Star
    “All That Glitters” – After a young woman is killed on her way home from a lavish yacht party, the team investigates who she was and how she came to be at the event, which was attended by some of the most influential people in the world. Also, Maggie brings Crosby (Kellan Lutz, FBI: MOST WANTED) into the investigation after a murder suspect is identified as a veteran who had been on several Army operations with Crosby, in the first part of a special three-part crossover event and the fourth season premiere of FBI, Tuesday, October 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. (OAD 9/21/21)
    STORY BY: Dick Wolf & Rick Eid
    TELEPLAY BY: Rick Eid
    DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple Promo
  • CBS FBI: MOST WANTED – Tuesday, October 19 Show More
    A LOCAL FBI CASE INVOLVING TWO MURDERED WOMEN AND A SEA OF POWERFUL MEN TURNS INTO A MANHUNT FOR THE DANGEROUS LEADER OF A FAR-REACHING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, ON A REBROADCAST OF PART TWO OF A THREE-PART SPECIAL CROSSOVER EVENT, AND THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF “FBI: MOST WANTED,” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
    Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki and Alana De La Garza from “FBI” Guest Star
    “Exposed” – A local FBI case involving two murdered women and a sea of powerful men turns into a manhunt for the dangerous leader of a far-reaching criminal enterprise, in the second part of a special three-part crossover event and the third season premiere of FBI: MOST WANTED at a special time, Tuesday, October 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. OA (Zeeko Zaki, FBI) assists Jess and the team, joined by special agent Kristin Gaines (Alexa Davalos, FBI: MOST WANTED). (OAD 9/21/21)
    REGULAR CAST:
    STORY BY: Dick Wolf, David Hudgins & Elizabeth Rinehart
    TELEPLAY BY: David Hudgins & Elizabith Rinehart
    DIRECTED BY: Ken Girotti Promo
  • CBS FBI: INTERNATIONAL – Tuesday, October 19 Show More
    SPECIAL AGENT SCOTT FORRESTER AND HIS BUDAPEST-BASED FBI FLY TEAM HEAD TO CROATIA TO CAPTURE AN AMERICAN FUGITIVE, ON A REBROADCAST OF THE FINAL PART OF A THREE-PART SPECIAL CROSSOVER EVENT, AND THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “FBI: INTERNATIONAL,” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
    Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto and Christiane Paul
    Star in the Third Installment of the “FBI” Brand
    Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto and Alana De La Garza from “FBI” and
    Julian McMahon and Kellan Lutz from “FBI: Most Wanted” Guest Star
    “Pilot” – Special Agent Scott Forrester and his Budapest-based FBI fly team head to Croatia, after Isobel Castille (Alana De La Garza, FBI) enlists their help to capture an American fugitive who escaped to Zagreb with a 14-year-old girl. OA (Zeeko Zaki, FBI) continues with the mission overseas, intent on bringing the fugitive to justice, while Europol agent Katrin Jaeger attempts to help the team secure the necessary support and access from the less-than-cooperative local authorities, in the conclusion of a special three-part crossover event, and the series premiere of FBI: INTERNATIONAL, at a special time, Tuesday, October 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. (OAD 9/21/21)
    Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto and Christiane Paul star in the third installment of the FBI brand.
    Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto and Alana De La Garza from FBI and Julian McMahon and Kellan Lutz from FBI: MOST WANTED also guest star.
    From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI and the “Law & Order” brand, fast-paced drama FBI: INTERNATIONAL is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be. The Fly Team relies on intelligence, quick thinking and pure brawn as they put their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people. The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester (Luke Kleintank), their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is rarely seen without the team’s “secret weapon” – their trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank. Second in command is Special Agent Jamie Kellett (Heida Reed), not afraid to tussle – in an alley or courtroom – and her extensive network of informants is a powerful resource. Special Agent Andre Raines (Carter Redwood) shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money; and the group’s newest member is Special Agent Cameron Vo (Vinessa Vidotto), a competitive West Point grad who excels at interrogation and strategy. A key part of the mix is the unflappable Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger (Christiane Paul), a multilingual liaison between the FBI Fly Team and each host country they inhabit. Always at the scene where American interests are at risk, FBI: INTERNATIONAL is a globe-trotting depiction of law enforcement overseas.
    STORY BY: Dick Wolf & Derek Haas
    TELEPLAY BY: Derek Haas
    DIRECTED BY: Michael Katleman Promo
    THE SEQUEL TO THE GLOBAL TELEVISION PHENOMENON “CSI” DEBUTS WITH NEW TEAM LEADER MAXINE ROBY JOINING FORCES WITH GIL GRISSOM AND SARA SIDLE, WHEN A TWISTED CONSPIRACY TARGETS THE CRIME LAB, ON A REBROADCAST OF THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “CSI: VEGAS,” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
    Paula Newsome, William Petersen, Jorja Fox, Matt Lauria,
    Mandeep Dhillon and Mel Rodriguez Star
    Paul Guilfoyle Guest Stars at Jim Brass
    “Legacy” – CSI: VEGAS opens a brand-new chapter in Las Vegas – the city where it all began. Facing an existential threat that could bring down the entire Crime Lab and release thousands of convicted killers back onto the neon-lit streets of Vegas, a brilliant new team of investigators led by Maxine Roby must enlist the help of old friends Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle. This combined force will deploy the latest forensic techniques to do what they do best – follow the evidence – in order to preserve and serve justice in Sin City. In the premiere episode, an attack on Jim Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) kicks off a twisted conspiracy targeting the Las Vegas crime lab, on the series premiere of CSI: VEGAS, Saturday, October 23 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. (OAD 10/23/21)
    WRITTEN BY: Jason Tracey
    DIRECTED BY: Uta Briesewitz Promo
    WHEN SAM’S DAUGHTER IS KIDNAPPED AFTER LEADING CITYWIDE PROTESTS, HE WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO FIND HER, ON A REBROADCAST OF “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
    “The Frogman’s Daughter” – When Sam’s daughter, Kam (Kayla Smith), is kidnapped after leading citywide protests, he will stop at nothing to find her. Also, Deeks rejoins NCIS and Callen searches for answers about Anna, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Saturday, October 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (OAD 2/14/21)
    WRITTEN BY: Indira Gibson Wilson and Jordana Lewis Jaffe
    DIRECTED BY: Tawnia McKiernan Promo
  • The CW Whose Line Is It Anyway? – Monday, October 18 Show More
    “Greg Proops 7” – (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, DL) (HDTV)
    IT’S MIGHTY FUNNY – Hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, cast members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, along with guest comedian Greg Proops, put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games that are prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience. The four performers must use the little information they have and their wild imaginations to depict different characters and an array of scenes, as well as perform songs. After each round of improvisation, Aisha will dole out points to our four performers and declare a winner at the end of every episode. Directed by Geraldine Dowd (#907). Original airdate 1/29/2021.
  • The CW Whose Line Is It Anyway? – Saturday, October 23 Show More
    “Gary Anthony Williams 7” – (8:30-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, DL) (HDTV)
    YOU BETTER BE LAUGHING – Hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, cast members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, along with guest comedian Gary Anthony Williams, put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games that are prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience. The four performers must use the little information they have and their wild imaginations to depict different characters and an array of scenes, as well as perform songs. After each round of improvisation, Aisha will dole out points to our four performers and declare a winner at the end of every episode. Directed by Geraldine Dowd (#906). Original airdate 1/15/2021.
  • The CW World’s Funniest Animals – Saturday, October 23 Show More
    “Episode 202” – (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
    LOOK AT ME! – Host Elizabeth Stanton shares the biggest attention hog pets, furry best friends, clumsy dogs, hilarious pigs, the strangest goats you’ve ever seen, and perhaps the cutest kitten in the world. Special guest star Molly McCook (“Last Man Standing”) joins in on the fun with commentary by Brian Cooper, Mikalah Gordon, Maiara Walsh, and Neel Ghosh (#202). Original airdate 10/9/2021. Every episode of WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.
  • FOX THE SIMPSONS – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “THE SIMPSONS” – (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1  Promo
    MOE BREAKS A SACRED BARTENDER RULE ON “THE SIMPSONS” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, ON FOX
    Ian McShane (“American Gods”) Guest-Voices
    After Moe breaks their most sacred rule, a secret society of bartenders seeks ultimate vengeance on Homer and his friends in the “The Last Barfighter” episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Oct. 17 (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-3215) (TV-14 D, L, V)
    Guest Voice Cast: Ian McShane as Artemis
  • FOX BOB’S BURGERS – Sunday, October 17 Show More
    “BOB’S BURGERS” – (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1  Promo
    LOUISE PAYS BACK A DEBT ON A SPECIAL ENCORE OF THE SEASON PREMIERE OF “BOB’S BURGERS” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, ON FOX
    Louise must pay a debt to Millie by attending the Pixie Princess Promenade. Meanwhile, a bouquet in the shape of a dog forces Linda to confront her past in a special encore of the “Manic Pixie Crap Show” Season 12 premiere episode of BOB’S BURGERS airing Sunday, Oct. 17 (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BOB-1022) (TV-14 D, L)
    Guest Voice Cast: David Herman as Gnome Guy; Molly Shannon as Millie; Andy Kindler as Mort; Patti Harrison as Pixie Princess Patricia; Brooke Dillman as Pixie Princess Queen
  • FOX THE MASKED SINGER – Saturday, October 23 Show More
    “THE MASKED SINGER” – (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
    “GROUP A” RETURNS AND ANOTHER NEW WILDCARD ENTERS THE GAME ON “THE MASKED SINGER” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, ON FOX
    CALL ME KAT Star Leslie Jordan Joins as Guest Panelist
    The “Group A” celebrities take the stage and another wildcard enters the game, while CALL ME KAT star Leslie Jordan joins the panelists’ desk as a guest. The Season Six contestants boast a combined 85 Grammy Nominations and 27 wins, three Academy Award nominations, 12 Emmy Nominations, 12 Razzie Award Nominations, two Super Bowl appearances and two Lifetime Achievement Awards. Play along with America’ favorite guessing game with host Nick Cannon and celebrity panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. Find out who will be unmasked in the “Time Warp” episode of THE MASKED SINGER airing Saturday, Oct. 23 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MS-606) (TV-PG L, V)
  • FOX ALTER EGO – Saturday, October 23 Show More
    “ALTER EGO” – (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
    HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITION CONTINUES ON THE FIRST-EVER AVATAR SINGING COMPETITION SERIES “ALTER EGO” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, ON FOX
    In the show’s sixth episode, four more contestants go head-to-head and face elimination in ALTER EGO, the world’s first avatar singing competition series and the next iteration of the musical competition show. On ALTER EGO, singers from across the country become the stars they’ve always wanted to be. However, these contestants won’t perform as themselves. Rather, they’ll be given the chance to show how they’ve always wanted to be seen, creating their dream avatar ALTER EGO to reinvent themselves, while showcasing their unique performance style via motion capture technology. Check out the “The Head To Heads Night 2” episode of ALTER EGO airing Saturday, Oct. 23 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ALT-106) (TV-PG D, L)
  • FOX GAME OF TALENTS – Saturday, October 23 Show More
    “GAME OF TALENTS” – (11:30 PM-12:30 AM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
    CONTESTANTS MONICA & MELANIE AND SHARIFA & BEN FACE THE MYSTERY PEFORMERS ON “GAME OF TALENTS” SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, ON FOX
    Two new teams of contestants are put to the test as they attempt to figure out the surprising, mesmerizing – and sometimes bizarre – hidden talents of our mystery performers. One team will fall short and the other will put their skills to the test as they guess their way to $200,000 in the “Animals Flip, Bellies Flop, and Knives Fly” episode of GAME OF TALENTS airing, Saturday, Oct. 23 (11:30 PM-12:30 AM ET/PT) on FOX. (GTA-101) (TV-PG D)

 

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  • These TV shows come out on DVD this week: “The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan: The Complete Series” (only on Blu-ray + Digital); “Land Girls: The Complete Collection;” “The Loud House: The Complete First and Second Season;” “Maude: The Complete Series;” “Naruto: Set 5” (also on Blu-ray); “Smallville: Complete Series – 20th Anniversary Edition” (also on Blu-ray); “Superman & Lois: Complete First Season” (also on Blu-ray); “Ultraman Tiga – Complete Series;” and “Vampire Knight Complete Collection” (also on Blu-ray).

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Days Update Friday, October 15, 2021

Days of Our Lives Update

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Update written by Joseph

Rafe tells Nicole that he shouldn’t have said anything about EJ. Rafe admits that every time he sees Nicole and EJ together, he gets so damn jealous. Nicole tells him not to say that because he’s with Ava. Rafe says he knows but.. Nicole asks but what? Rafe and Nicole almost kiss but EJ walks up and asks if he’s interrupting something.

Philip goes to the Basic Black office and finds Brady and Chloe hugging. Philip asks what the hell. Brady tells him that he can explain but Philip doesn’t want to hear it. Philip walks in and punches Brady down.

Johnny goes to see Allie at Sweet Bits Bakery and presents her a contract to play Sami in his movie.

Marlena is asleep in bed as she dreams about levitating above her bed and the Devil saying he needed her to be his, as she then wakes up in a panic.

Allie thought Roman pulled his financing to she thought Johnny couldn’t make his movie. Johnny then reveals that he got the money from his father.

Nicole tells EJ that he’s not interrupting anything as she just bumped in to Rafe and he offered to share a donut from Allie’s bakery. EJ calls that strange as he thought they were trying to stay away from each other.

Ben picks up a candle in his room and thinks back to when all the candles blew over the night before. Ciara wakes up in the bed and asks if Ben is okay.

John brings Marlena breakfast in bed and asks how she’s feeling. Marlena responds that she’s not sure as she had another upsetting dream. John asks if she has any idea what this one was about. Marlena says she unfortunately does so John asks if she wants to tell him about it. Marlena reveals that she was levitating in her dream and says it felt so real.

Chloe checks on Brady and asks if Philip has lost his mind. Philip complains that Chloe was in Brady’s arms again. Chloe insists that Brady was just trying to be a friend but Philip thinks Brady is trying to take her away from him and he’s somehow the bad guy. Philip remarks that Brady’s lucky one punch is all he got.

Ben tells Ciara that he was just putting the candles away and got reminded of that weird thing last night. Ciara reminds him that they agreed that it was just a random gust of wind. Ciara says they had an amazing night last night and asks if he’s not second guessing trying to have a baby. Ben assures that he’s not. Ciara kisses him and says she’s glad to hear that. Ciara tells Ben that she thinks it’s about time for her to get a job.

Rafe tells EJ that Nicole didn’t do anything wrong. EJ says he’s being supportive since he knows Nicole wants to do the right thing and that Ava is her friend, so she doesn’t want to make any trouble. Rafe says there won’t be any trouble unless EJ causes it. Nicole says they don’t need to talk about this but Rafe wants to hear what EJ has to say. EJ feels that Nicole is trying to move on but Rafe won’t let her, so he wonders how Ava would feel about what he just saw.

Allie brings up EJ being against the movie since the beginning, so she questions EJ just deciding to accept it and wanting to invest. Johnny claims that’s what happened. Allie knows EJ doesn’t do anything without something being in it for him. Johnny admits that EJ’s one demand was that he get a role in the movie. Allie asks what role, so Johnny informs her that EJ wants to play John.

John asks Marlena if she remembers anything else about her dream. Marlena admits that she remembers somebody talking to her while she was levitating. John asks who it was. Marlena responds that she didn’t see him, but she could hear him so clearly. John asks if she recognized the voice. Marlena responds that she hadn’t heard it in so many years, but she does know exactly who it is. John asks who, so Marlena admits it’s Satan, the Devil.

Allie asks why EJ would want to play John when he’s a lawyer and a CEO of a national company. Johnny explains that Abigail is playing Marlena, so EJ is trying to piss of Chad for not trying to convince him to work at DiMera. Allie asks if he’s cool with this. Johnny admits that EJ is not his first choice, but the important thing is, he gets to make his movie, so he needs Allie to sign. Allie responds that she can’t do it because John and Roman are against making the movie. Allie adds that they asked him not to include Marlena’s possession and he instead made it the entire movie. Johnny argues that it’s an important story that needs to be told and claims it honors the strength of Marlena and John’s love story. Allie then decides that she will act in the movie if he gets direct permission from Marlena. Allie says if Marlena is not okay with it then neither is she. Johnny tells her not to worry as Marlena will be okay with it. Johnny then walks away.

John encourages Marlena to not think about it as it was just a dream. John tells her to focus on her patients and reminds her that Doug and Julie will need her to be on top of her game. John reminds her that she was so concerned about Ben last night. Marlena thinks back to the Devil saying he needs Ben and Ciara’s baby for himself. Marlena then tells John that she needs to get to Ben right now, so she’s going to shower and then to go see Ben.

Ben recalls Ciara thinking about going to get her job back at Titan. Ciara confirms that she’s going to see Victor. Ben wishes her luck. Ciara says she won’t leave until Victor gives her the answer she wants. Ben kisses her and she suggests trying to have a baby again later. Ciara then goes to get ready.

Brady argues that Philip sounds like a crazed idiot. Philip mocks the idea of Brady just being a supportive friend with no ulterior motives. Brady insists that he was trying to set the record straight. Chloe says there’s no point. Brady suggests hitting Philip twice as hard as he did but says he’ll take the high road. Brady warns Philip to get out of his office or he’ll have security throw him out.

Rafe asks EJ if it’s fun being a troll. EJ claims that he’s just asking questions. Rafe argues that he’s inserting himself into something that’s none of his business and trying to make everyone uncomfortable while doing it. EJ argues that the only person making Nicole uncomfortable is Rafe. Rafe questions EJ judging him after how he’s treated every woman he’s been with, including Nicole. Rafe remarks that it’s no wonder things didn’t work out with EJ and Sami. EJ asks how he’s the bad guy when he gave Rafe and Ava a $300 bottle of wine to smooth things over. EJ thinks he should thank him for getting Nicole out of a very tense situation at Julie’s Place which saved Rafe’s ass. Rafe argues that everything was fine. EJ accuses Rafe of mooning over Nicole in public and declares that Rafe is playing silly games with Nicole and Ava. Rafe tells EJ that’s enough. Nicole tells them both to stop it. EJ asks if Rafe wants to hit him and tells him to go ahead. EJ points out someone near by could be filming so it will go viral. Rafe says it might just be worth it. Nicole tells Rafe to just go, so he walks away. EJ says that was fun and remarks that he’s lucky he came along when he did. Nicole really wishes he hadn’t.

Philip asks Chloe to go somewhere to talk alone. Chloe tells him to leave. Brady warns that his security team plays rough. Philip agrees to go home and tells Chloe they will talk about this later as he exits. Chloe tells Brady that she’s so sorry and asks if he’s sure he’s alright. Brady says he’s fine but he’s upset about how Philip is treating her. Chloe thinks Brady may have been right about Philip all along. Brady wishes he wasn’t. Chloe doesn’t think Philip knows how to change, so it’s up to her to fix this.

Johnny goes to see John and asks if he can talk to Marlena. John says he just missed her but asks if he can help. Johnny informs him that he got the money needed for his movie from EJ. John thought EJ was against the project. Johnny claims that EJ changed his mind and decided to support his vision by signing on as a producer and actor. Johnny reveals that EJ is playing John which John can’t believe. Johnny says that everything is set but he needs one more thing to take care of as Allie won’t sign on to play Sami without Marlena’s permission. John tells him that he’s afraid he’s out of luck because there’s no way in hell she’s going to give him that.

Ciara goes to see Allie at Sweet Bits Bakery and asks what she recommends for her to butter up Victor. Allie gives her recommendation then asks what Ciara needs to butter him up for. Ciara explains that she wants her old job back at Titan, hoping it will put her and Ben in a good financial position for when they have a baby. Allie excitedly asks if that’s happening and questions what happened to Ben’s doubts since last time they talked, she was afraid he might never want kids. Ciara tells her that he was afraid of passing on his mental illness to their kids, but he talked to Marlena and she helped him work through his issues so she owes her big time. Ciara tells Allie that Ben felt a lot better, so they went right down to it and she threw away her birth control pills. Allie is surprised all it took is one session with Marlena and wonders what she said to him.

Marlena goes to see Ben and says she’s sorry to come by unannounced, but she knows he was a little conflicted after their last session so she just wanted to make sure he was alright. Ben thanks her and says he appreciates that as he invites her in. Marlena asks how he is. Ben informs her that he took her advice, so he and Ciara decided they are ready to have a child and she even threw away her birth control pills last night. Marlena calls that a big step. Ben says they took it thanks to her. Ben adds that afterwards, they both had a strange feeling that they made a baby. Marlena calls that wonderful. Ben tells her that he was feeling really hopeful until the wind blew open the window and blew out all the candles. Ben notes that the night was completely calm otherwise but when the wind entered the room, it sent a cold shiver through his entire body. Ben knows it sounds silly but he was afraid maybe it could’ve been like an omen. Marlena responds that maybe it was, so Ben asks what she means. Marlena thinks back to arguing with the Devil about using Ben. Ben asks Marlena if she actually thinks the wind could’ve been a sign that they shouldn’t have a baby. Ben knows it makes no sense, but asks if he should be worried about the strange feeling he got when the wind blew through. Marlena gets a text so Ben asks if she needs to take that, but Marlena says no as she came to talk to him. Marlena gets two more messages so Ben tells her it could be a patient so it’s okay. Marlena then checks her phone and sees an animated video message from The Devil, warning her not to tell Ben as his plans are for him and her alone. Ben asks Marlena what it is.

Ciara tells Allie that whatever Marlena said must have been very persuasive since Ben left not wanting to have children but came back very open to the idea. Allie asks if he’s not worried at all anymore. Ciara notes that Ben still has doubts but said whatever happens happens and they will get through it together. Allie encourages that they will be great parents. Ciara hopes she’s not pressuring Ben in to doing something he doesn’t want to do. Allie guarantees that when they have the baby, any uncertainty will go away as Ben will fall in love with the child just like she did with Henry. Ciara decides she better go see Victor. Allie hugs her and wishes her luck with everything as Ciara then walks away.

Chloe can’t believe how many times they’ve been through this where Philip goes too far and explodes with jealousy, then apologizes and promises to never do it again, so she gives him another chance and he blows it again. Brady tells Chloe that it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse as Philip is starting to lose more control. Chloe acknowledges that so Brady asks what she’s going to do. Chloe cries that all she knows is that she needs to do something now before someone gets really hurt.

Nicole tells EJ that Rafe was right that he’s acting like a troll and a jerk. EJ thought he was going a good thing since she said she wanted to get over Rafe. EJ asks what would’ve happened if he hadn’t come along. Nicole responds that she doesn’t know, but EJ says he does and asks if Nicole really wants to be making out with Ava’s boyfriend in public. Nicole says of course not, so EJ says he wasn’t just saving her from Rafe, but from herself. Nicole responds that she doesn’t need to be saved from Rafe or herself. Nicole then admits that EJ did stop her from doing something that she might have regretted. Nicole still thinks EJ could have handled it differently. EJ acknowledges that Rafe gets under his skin. Nicole points out that EJ loves getting under Rafe’s. EJ apologizes, but insists that he’s on her side. Nicole says that she knows. EJ asks if he was right about what he saw, that she was about to kiss Rafe. Nicole confirms that she was.

Rafe walks through the town square frustrated. Allie comes over and asks if everything is alright. Rafe tells her that he had a little run in with EJ and almost forgot what a piece of work he is. Allie agrees and asks what he did. Rafe says it’s not worth talking about as he and EJ never really got along, mostly because of Sami. Rafe asks if Allie has spoken to Sami. Allie says she hasn’t and that Johnny has been trying to get in touch with her too. Rafe wonders if everything is okay. Allie guesses it’s probably better that Sami isn’t around, as she’s not sure how Sami would feel about her playing her in Johnny’s movie.

John knows how talented Johnny is and thinks he has a great career ahead of him but argues that this is not the movie he wants to make. Johnny asks him to just try reading the script. John argues that he lived it and he definitely doesn’t want Marlena to read it because it’s already upset her. John explains that they talked about the movie last night and then Marlena had a nightmare that really shook her up. Johnny asks what kind of nightmare it was. John informs her that she dreamed that she was levitated above the bed and heard the Devil’s voice in her head. John worries that this movie is bringing back horrible memories and insists that Johnny doesn’t want to put her through this. John tells Johnny to prove that he really loves his grandmother by dropping this whole project right now.

Ben asks who the text was from. Marlena says it doesn’t matter because she came to talk to him about the omen. Ben asks if she actually thinks it was a bad sign. Marlena claims that she thinks of it as a good omen. The Devil encourages Marlena. Marlena tells Ben that with all the love he and Ciara have to give a child, she thinks the baby would be good for everybody. The Devil says especially him. Ben thanks Marlena for always being there for him and coming to check on him. Marlena then exits.

Philip goes home to the Kiriakis Mansion and has a drink. Ciara walks in and asks if Victor is around. Philip tells her that he’s in the living room. Ciara asks if everything is okay. Philip says no and that he doesn’t want to talk about it. Ciara tells him to enjoy his drink then and exits the room. Chloe comes home. Philip tells her that he’s sorry for hitting Brady as he shouldn’t have done that. Chloe says she’s not accepting his apology this time. Philip wishes she could see it from his perspective as every time he sees her, she’s in Brady’s arms. Philip asks why he can’t get her to see what’s right in front of her. Chloe shouts that she can’t do this anymore. Philip asks if she’s breaking up with him. Chloe clarifies that she didn’t say that so Philip asks what she is saying. Chloe feels like they should take a step back so she can breathe and figure out what she wants. Chloe then tells Philip that she’s moving out. Philip says she doesn’t have to as he can give her all the space she needs. Chloe doesn’t want him to give her anything and says she’s going to pack her things as she then exits the room. Philip blames Brady.

Nicole can’t believe she almost let her and Rafe kiss out in the open. EJ says it wasn’t her fault, pointing out that Rafe is the one who has a girlfriend. Nicole says she has to get past these feelings and she does not want to come between Ava and Rafe. Nicole admits that when she’s with Rafe, she wants to kiss him but she doesn’t. EJ then tells Nicole to kiss him instead as he then kisses her.

Rafe questions Allie recreating Sami’s life on screen. Allie explains that Johnny is remaking the script to be more about Marlena now so Allie would be more of a supporting player. Allie notes that she told Johnny that she wouldn’t do it unless he got permission directly from Marlena. Rafe asks if she thinks Marlena will say yes. Allie admits that if it were her, she definitely wouldn’t, but she doesn’t know what’s going on in Marlena’s head.

Marlena goes home and starts to pull out her key to the door but gets another message from the Devil, saying she did well by talking Ben out of his doubts. Marlena tells him to leave her alone now. The Devil says he can feel her giving in again and that they are almost one.

Ciara goes home and tells Ben that she is the new junior executive at Titan as Victor couldn’t say no to her and was very complimentary of her work from before. Ben points out that Victor still hates him. Ciara says she will work to change that but they agree to take it one thing at a time. Ciara asks what Ben has been up to. Ben tells her that Marlena stopped by to check on her to see how he was feeling after their conversation. Ben notes that Marlena made him feel even better about them having a baby and put his mind at ease about the gust of wind blowing out the candles. Ciara questions if he wasn’t at ease last night then and was only telling her what she wanted to hear. Ben admits he was a little bit but only because he wants her to be happy. Ciara asks what about now. Ben responds that he wants them to have a baby just as much as she does as they kiss.

Johnny tells John that he’s been so focused on raising money for this movie that he didn’t stop to think about the consequences it has for his own family. Marlena then comes in and asks what Johnny is here for. Johnny says he actually came to see her and brings up the movie being about her, so he came to ask for her permission but actually talking to John, he’s having second thoughts. Johnny adds that he had everything lined up but now he’s thinking it’s a bad idea and he should scrap the whole thing. Marlena disagrees and claims she thinks it’s a good idea, so she wants him to make the movie which surprises both Johnny and John.

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Y&R Best Lines Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Summer: Oh, it is the perfect autumn night tonight.

Kyle: Oh, it sure is.

Phyllis: We seem to have misplaced your dad.

Kyle: Oh, he’s with Harrison. They’ve lined up all the toy soldiers in his room, and there’s an epic battle going on now.

Nick: I bet the two of them are having more fun than the rest of us combined.

Noah: I think you’re probably right. I could tell in Milan how much Jack loves that kid.

Summer: Oh, yeah. No, he totally loves being a grandpa.

Phyllis: You’ve bonded with Harrison, too.

Summer: Oh, my gosh, yes. No, he is such a doll. Honestly, whatever fears I had about being a stepmom have just completely gone away.

Phyllis: That’s great.

Kyle: Yeah, summer’s a natural at this whole parenting thing.

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Noah: No one’s worried about you not having room in your life for Harrison. We’re more worried about you not having room in your closet for all the swag you’re bringing home from Marchetti.

Summer: Oh! No, okay, I have a simple solution to that problem. See, I wear them once, and then I just give them away.

Noah: Wait. Seriously?

Summer: Oh, my gosh, no! No, I wouldn’t do that. You are so gullible.

Kyle: He’s right, though. We need to build more closets for all of our shoes.

Summer: You are lying.

Kyle: Mnh, it’s the truth.

Summer: No.


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Y&R Short Recap Friday, October 15, 2021

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Jesse Gaines tells Nick how Ashland got his fortune and Nick goes outside to talk to Adam who persuades Nick not to ruin Victoria’s happiness. Nick goes back to his room to guard Jesse Gaines while Adam calls security.

The wedding guests are all moved by Ashland and Victoria’s wedding vows to each other and after Ashland and Victoria exchange rings they are pronounced husband and wife. Victoria later thanks Sally for the stunning wedding dress although she doesn’t approve of the way she switched the wedding dresses.

Adam tells Nick he didn’t call security instead he called Victor to handle Jesse Gaines. Victor isn’t happy man because Jesse doesn’t listen to warnings. Billy gets a video from Jesse reading the letter Camila Rhodes wrote explaining why she didn’t leave Ashland any money. Jesse also explains how Ashland forged the codicil in Camila’s will to get all her money. Jesse tells Billy that if he doesn’t run the story he will distribute the story globally.

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Interview with Heather Locklear

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Panelists for the movie "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" on Lifetime

Interview with actor Heather Locklear, executive produers Meghan McCain and Maura Dunbar, and author Kristine Carlson of “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story” on Lifetime by Suzanne 9/14/21

This was a fun panel. These women clearly enjoyed the story they were producing and became great friends. I was very happy to speak to Heather Locklear, who is about my same age (as it turns out). I used to watch her all the time on “TJ Hooker” and “Dynasty,” and then later on “Spin City,” and of course, “Melrose Place.” She’s very good in this movie, too. I’m glad to see her doing more acting. She had some personal and legal problems in 2018, but it sounds like she’s cleaned up her act. That’s great because we all missed her. She seems so nice in this interview, and I just love that chair she’s sitting in. It was such a great group of people. It’s the first time that I ever saw a star stop the panel from ending so that she could tell everyone how much she loves them! That was very sweet.

Don’t forget to watch “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” this Saturday, October 16 on Lifetime!

Heather Locklear and Kristine Carlson

MODERATOR:  Hi, everybody.  Our last panel today is “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story.”  We’re pleased to welcome and have with us today Heather Locklear, and I think she’ll be on camera in just a minute, who stars in the movie, author Kristine Carlson, and executive producers Meghan McCain and Maura Dunbar.  Thank you all for joining us, and I think we’re just going to give Heather just one more second to get on camera and then we will get started.  Just a reminder to anyone who’d like to ask a question, use the raise your hand button at the bottom of your screen.  If you have the newer version of Zoom it’s by hitting the reactions button, and if you have the older Zoom version use the participants’ button, so that’s just how you can raise your hand.  Just give us one more second and we will get started, so thank you so much.  While we wait for Heather to get on camera I’m going to start with a question I just received for Maura.  Maura, it seems like “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” has been a passion project of yours for years in the making.  Can you briefly share with the audience your personal story behind making this movie a reality?

MAURA DUNBAR:  Thank you so much for that question, yes.  This project, this little book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” has been a 21-year passion project of mine.  It started because, sadly, 27 years ago I lost four immediate family members in my life, and Richard’s book came out about six or seven years after that, and I found that book, and the book, even though it’s about not sweating the small stuff, and I was enveloped by the darkness of loss and grief, the little pinpoints of light that Richard so beautifully distills in his books about not sweating the small stuff in everyday living became the little footholds that I was able to grab onto, and as you started to string those little pieces of light together, when you’re so overwhelmed and you can’t see your way through, those little lights became beams of light, became rays of light that began to light up the room where I began to find my way through, and when you’re so lost and you find that pathway it became the pathway to healing for me.  And so I had the privilege of, when I left ABC as a network executive after sixteen years, of being introduced to Richard by his publisher, and I drove up.  I flew up and met Richard, Dr. Carlson, and Kris and had the pleasure of spending a weekend up there and getting to know them and got the rights, and it’s been an honor and a privilege, and it’s just been a passion of mine for the last 21 years to be a steward of Richard’s in getting this story out there, and Kris has been amazing and in indulging me for forever coming back to her, knocking on her door and saying, “I’ve got another chance, I’ve got another chance.”  And now with the incredible support of Tanya Lopez and Lifetime, who was my first agent, by the way, when I sold it for the very first time twenty years ago at ABC as a half hour.  So thanks to Tanya Lopez and my producing partner Mark Teitelbaum on the project, who’s not with us, and to Meghan McCain.  So thank you.  It has been an amazing journey.  I cried the first day of filming.  And to Heather Locklear who has just done, I want to say, the most unbelievable, breathtaking job taking on the role of Kris Carlson and has been one of the most amazing professionals I’ve ever working with in the business under sweltering heat conditions that I’ve never seen anyone be so unflappable on a set with such a great sense of humor.  I think it’s her best work to date.  So thank you for the question.  It’s been the most important movie I’ve made in my 37-year career.

MODERATOR:  Thank you so much, Maura.  And welcome, Heather.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Hi.

MODERATOR:  And the next question is from Jay Bobbin.

QUESTION:  Hello, everyone —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Oh.  Hi, Jay.

QUESTION:  Hi, Heather.  Actually, my question if for Meghan.  How did it come to be that you became attached to this material, and maybe this is me watching “The View,” and bravo on your years there, but are you kind of surprised this is your first TV movie as opposed to something maybe a little more political?

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Yeah.  It’s funny.  This is the only — the second thing I’ve ever executive produced, and the last one was a very serious political documentary, so it’s I’m delighted to be doing something that everyone in my life will want to consume because, obviously, politics is incredibly divisive, and this is something that is meant to be, you know, feel good and it’s going to bring people together.  I had read “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” at different incarnations in my life.  I read it when I was much younger when my mother had read it when it first was released, and I told Kristine and Maura when I first met them it was a book that my mother had on her nightstand in her bedroom growing up, and I can remember just the very distinctive title and it always being sort of like something I remembered, and then after my dad died I went on Amazon and just looked up books that were good for grief, and the book came up again, books for good — the good books about in moments of crisis in your life.  And then my agent had come to me saying Lifetime was possibly interested in partnering with me on projects, and I said it would have to be something that would be organic and something that I would have to be authentically passionate about, otherwise, it wouldn’t work.  And when Maura came to me with “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” I felt like it was incredibly serendipitous, because I had started rereading again for some of its meaningful and evergreen messages during COVID, and I just was so excited at the idea of this medium being turned into a film because, again, I have a lot of friends who are incredibly busy and they don’t have time to read all the time.  Sometimes they don’t have the bandwidth, and I just think Kristine’s story and Richard’s story is something that so many people can relate to, especially post COVID during this time of such pain and loss.  And I’m just really proud of it, and I’m really excited to be doing something that everyone I know and everyone I respect has been excited about and will be excited to watch.  And this is a movie that you’ll be able to watch thirty years from now and fifty years from now and sixty years from now.  I really believe this is going to be one of those movies that’s going to stay in our lexicon just like the book has.  So it’s really just a privilege to be working with these incredible women and to be a part of this project, and I’m really delighted, and I just am so excited for its release coming out soon, and it’s around my birthday, and I just — I don’t know.  It’s just been — This whole experience has been wonderful and I’m really, really honored to be a part of it.

QUESTION:  Thank you very much.

MODERATOR:  Thank you, Jay.  We thank you, Meghan.  The next question is from Suzanne.

QUESTION:  Hi.  My question is for Heather.  Did you meet Kristine before the filming of the movie and talk to her to get an idea about your character at all?

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Yes.  I did meet her.  I flew up on a coach flight, just saying, to meet her, and she picked me up and was a little late but, yeah, I went up, and I spent the night, and we spent a night with our friends, both of our friends that happened to know each other, which is all synchronicity.  And I had read the book before, and I had talked to her a lot saying I can’t get through your book right away, because it’s making me cry.  It’s giving me — which happens every time I talk about it.  Anyway, so, meeting her was such a joy and such a light in my life, and I can’t imagine what she was and is in everyone else’s light — life, but meeting her, and I went to dinner, and she talked about all kinds of stuff and showed me Richard’s jacket that was in her office that stayed there since he passed — that’s fifteen years, by the way — and told me different stories and told me stuff that I was afraid of, to do, to play, and how, you know, what happened.  And then I got to have coffee with her in the morning in her bed, and I felt like this must have been what Richard and Kris together.  They sat there with their coffee.  They meditated right here, and it felt so unique and so special and on a different level than I am on.  I would like to be her level, but I’m not quite there, or their level.  And it was so, so special, so special that she’s coming out for my 60th birthday to stay with me, yay.  What more can I say?  Oh, I can say something else that has nothing to do with that question.  So my mom says today that Meghan is her favorite person.  She’s watched her.  Yeah, and but she actually happens to love your husband.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Then she is hardcore, she loves my husband —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  She’s hardcore.  She’s definitely.  She’s so hardcore that I have to stop her and go: “Enough, don’t sweat the small stuff; don’t sweat the small stuff.”  But she’s in love with your husband and thinks you’re fantastic.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Thank you.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  And that’s all I wanted to tell you and let you know that.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Thank you very much.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Yeah.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Tell her, please, thank you.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Oh, trust me.

QUESTION:  Thank you.

MODERATOR:  Thank you, Suzanne.  Thank you, Heather.  The next question is from Jamie Ruby.

QUESTION:  Hi.  Thanks for talking to me.  Heather, obviously, you’ve been acting for quite a long time now, but is there anything that you still find challenging when you do a project like this?

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Oh, no.  The challenging part was it was so fearful to me, and it was the second to the last day is when I get on the phone, and I find out that Richard has passed.  And Kris had told me — oh, my God.  I’m going to die — she had told me this is what I did, this is what I did, and I said I’m so glad that you’re telling me because I don’t want to ask this question of how it felt or what it did.  And she said, “It’s almost like a child died.”  And that stopped me in my tracks, and I’m like I can’t go there.  I can’t do it.  So it’s always my fear of the whole, like, when is this going to be scheduled that I have to take in when her husband died.  And I’ve read her book and what happened and all that.  And I’m like, okay, I’ll go back to these pages before I do this, and we talked on the phone the morning of, because they wanted to know certain things, the producers and director wanted to know certain things about what happened and blah, blah, blah, and I go I can get her on the phone right now.  And so my fear was I’m not going to where my child passes.  I could never do that.  So that was my fear and what am I going to go to.  I don’t even know what I went to, because it was the spirit of Richard, the spirit of Kris, so that was challenging, and they did it great.  They did all kinds of shots and all, and so it felt — I felt very safe, but that was my biggest fear.

QUESTION:  Thank you so much

MODERATOR:  Thank you both.  The next question is from Francine Brokaw.

QUESTION:  There we go.  Yeah.  I read the book ages ago.  It seems like a lifetime ago.  But I want to know from the whole panel have you really perfected the art of not sweating the small stuff, because in this crazy world, I mean, it’s hard to just go through life all the time and just be la-la about the really small stuff, but they do affect us.  So how do you deal with that?  Have you perfected that art?

MAURA DUNBAR:  Well, I can say it’s sort of an ongoing process, but it’s having read these books and lived with these books for so long and being dear friends with Kris.  In fact Kris and I have the same birthday, July 5th.  I don’t know if it’s July 5th girls, but it’s about being mindful and treasuring the journey, as Kris often says, and just being centered in not getting caught up in those small, little things and being in gratitude for so much, and life is filled with those little joys if you just change your perspective and focus on that, and that’s what being with Richard and being with Kris and reading these books and being with this material for so long has taught me.  So I really do try, and it kind of starts to come naturally after a long time, and after 21 years it’s kind of come naturally by now.

QUESTION:  Meghan?

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Oh, my gosh.  Well, if you’re asking me if I’m good at don’t sweat the small stuff, not all the time, but I am working on it.  And one of the mantras from the book that always helped me is “make peace with imperfection.”

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  (Inaudible @ 01:50:53).

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  I find myself, yeah, it’s my favorite one, I find myself saying that to my — in so many — I have a almost one-year-old daughter, and there’s something about motherhood that you just really have to surrender and make peace with imperfection, and there are so many small pockets of wisdom in the book that I and hundreds of millions of other people find so accessible.  And I think all of us, no matter who are you, I think are going through some kind of existential moment in the past two years because of the nature of the crisis that have happened in the world.  And I think the best part about “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” is that it is accessible and it’s not overwhelming for people that want to grow and want to sort of make changes in their life that are more accessible than say, you know, whatever, reading the Dalai Lama.  I have given this book to, I have it on my Amazon list, and I have sent it to eight people in the past few months just saying, “This is a book that will really help you, and it’s not overwhelming, and you can just read ten pages at night before you go to bed, whatever.”  And some of my friends, I think, sometimes when things are so popular people just are thinking that maybe it’s not evergreen, and so many of my friends have just been saying how much it’s helped them; how much it’s helping them get through this moment.  And I’m trying, but I also find that the book is something you can really just continue reading and dip in and out of.  And there’s other incarnations of it like, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Moms,” and, etcetera, and I think that I’m certainly trying, and I think that’s all we can hope for anyone.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  I —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  I’ll — oh, sorry.  No, go, Kris.  Go, my friend.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  Oh, no.  Go ahead.  You go ahead, Heather.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  No, you go.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  Oh, yeah.  I was just going to say that “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” is really a life philosophy.  It’s something that is the way you practice every day, and like Meghan just so beautifully said, it’s the small ways that we practice life that makes the biggest difference in our lives.  And what’ happened over the last 25 years of the series is that the book tends to do very well in times of crisis, because people need to get back to the basics and, certainly, what we’ve all been through this last two years shows us that life is very basic, and if you don’t get back to the basics you’re going to get lost in all of the worry and the concerns and the troubles that we see ahead of us.  And I also want to say that when you have a real-life crisis happen to you, what you were sweating the day before that crisis happened never gets on your radar again.  And, certainly, as you recover from crisis there are small things that get to you at different times.  I will never say that I am the one that never sweats the small stuff.  That simply is not possible nor true, but like I said, it is a philosophy, and it helps you to focus on what matters most to your heart when you don’t sweat the small stuff.  And at the very cornerstone of the philosophy is to be grateful for the small things in life, because life is incredibly precious.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Okay.  Now I’ll speak.  I didn’t know that it was make peace with imperfection.  I thought it was make peace with perfection, but that’s from the script.  I don’t know.  And, you know, they write whatever they write.  But I think one of the things that Meghan was talking about is imperfect or perfection that we learn every day.  We learn something new, hopefully, if we connect with people.  And I would always say on the set, I’m such an a-hole, I would say, now only to Maura — maybe I would, because she was a little bit uptight; just a little involved — I would say, “Don’t sweat the small stuff; don’t sweat the small stuff.  It’s a movie.  The sun will go down.  The sun will come up.  We’ll be alive or we’ll be dead.”  And I used to do that on other things that I worked with that I was in fear of, in front of an audience.  I would go, “Okay, the sun’s going to go down.  I will be alive when it comes up.”  And so being a kind of jerky person, I would say to other people, because they’re going we’re trying to get the lights, I’d go: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.  It’s just a movie.”  But it’s a beautiful movie and it’s a beautiful story, but I kept trying to say that, and even in my fears of what I was doing: “Heather, you’re going to be okay.  Everything’s going to work out.  Everything will be okay.”  And I actually came into this book I think in the nineties maybe, and I was so busy working — So I read it.  I did read it, and until you’re kind of solid and not busy doing things in your life in a busy world, you don’t really grasp it, but I think in the last year-and-a-half it was easier to grasp, and because we’re all sitting still, and it’s so simplified —

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Yeah.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  And like Oprah said that she put it on her night table, I had it in my bathroom.  Sorry.  Sorry.  Because that’s where we don’t sweat the small stuff according to my boyfriend.  Maura (inaudible).  But reading a little bit at a time, because you can only —

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Yeah.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  It’s so specific and so good that if we just take the one step that we read that day, it’s almost like reading a Bible verse or something, maybe that’s too much, and you take that into your day and you can learn something, you can remember it, you can’t remember it, you can go back.  So that’s all I’ve got.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Yeah.

MAURA DUNBAR:  Well, she did help me on set.  That’s true.  I do tend to sweat the small stuff when I’m working on set, but in my personal life I do try to make peace with imperfection ergo the not sweating the small stuff.  But, yes, as a producer, yes, I want everything to be perfect.  I admit it.  I’m sorry.  But that’s why we have such a beautiful movie, I believe.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Don’t be sorry.  You were amazing.  You were effing amazing, and you brought the world down.  When she would come, the first day of set, I think after we finished the first day, she gave this story about Kris and it’s not about Maura.  It’s about Kris and Richard, but it’s about Maura and all of her trying to get this together, and it would bring people to tears, because it was so heartfelt and so real and what she’s worked on and all, and then I have to go: “Wait, this is Kris and Richard, because they’re combined lives of Maura,” and it’s all their story together.  So it was always a blessing to have you there, my friend.

MODERATOR:  Thank you, Francine.  We’re going a tiny bit over.  I know we started a tiny bit late.  So we’re going to try to squeeze in two last questions.  The first person to ask would be Dana and then followed by Steve Gidlow.  Dana?

QUESTION:  Hi.  My question is for Heather.  Why was this the right project for you to return to TV with, and how did it feel to be back?

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  It felt like what I was praying for, and I’m like God-driven, and I was praying for something solid for me that had to do with something spiritually that was important, and that was really what I was praying for, because I didn’t want to do light — I’ve done lightweight stuff.  I didn’t want the dumb stuff.  Sitcoms are great but unless they’re “Veep” they’re not my kind of sitcoms.  And so it’s weird that when you pray for something it comes or it doesn’t come, but it seemed to come.  And that was super important to me and spirituality and God, and I don’t know how this happens, but it landed in my lap.  And then these two great people showed up, Maura and Mark Teitelbaum, and I was just so — I felt so blessed, and it was just something special that I go I can do this, and then I had Valerie Bertinelli tell me, because I was scared, and my makeup artist who does her, too, and I said, “I’m scared remembering lines,” and blah, blah, blah, and it came back in seconds.  And she said, “Heather, it will, you will, it’s like riding a bike.”  It’s so easy, and it was so easy.  I don’t know why we’re so fearful of memorizing lines.  How about getting the emotion across?  I don’t know.  But that was just it felt really good to hear from someone else fearing the way I feared, and it’s always been important for me to memorize lines.  I’m always nervous.  But these great people came and then Kris came and Meghan came, and it all fit together.  I love that I see women, four women.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Yeah.  It’s pretty cool.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  I think it’s fantastic.  I’ve always been a woman’s woman.  I’ve always been competitive with men, which does not mean men are bad, but I used to race them and would come in second to one man and four boys.  So I’ve always been competitive, and because I don’t think there’s a difference, but then there’s love and there’s opening your arms to sisterhood, and I think Ellen Pressman being our director, was unbelievable about women, right, about women and the softness of her direction, which wasn’t hard and do this and this is important, this scene, or this angle is important.  It was incredible, and she came to me with flowers.  I’m like what are you doing?  And I was in sweats and stuff.  I’m like, “Oh, you’re being so formal.”  But it was just amazing that Maura put together a great bunch of women that can support each other.  No bashing on men because we have Mark. Mark’s my (inaudible @ 02:01:49) who I love.

MAURA DUNBAR:  He loves women, too.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  And he apparently does.  No, not apparently.  No, no, no.  He’s very married.  But, yeah, so I thought it was an amazing project.

QUESTION:  Thank you, Heather.  Thank you, Dana.  And the last question for today is Steve Gidlow.

QUESTION:  Hi.  My question’s actually for Kristine.  Given you’re collaborators on this, obviously, you’re all cheering about it, how safe did you feel having the story told?  And second part is how excited were you that Heather was the one that was going to be telling it?

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Tell the story of Pepperdine.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  Which one?

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  I don’t know.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  Yeah.  Oh, well, I will tell that story.  So, first of all, I want to say just my heartfelt thanks is really to Maura Dunbar, and to the writer that was hired, Shannon Colleary, because I knew that they had my back on this, and I knew that they were going to share the story with their whole hearts, and that made me feel a lot more comfortable just knowing that.  It’s a very vulnerable position to share probably what you could consider the worst of year of your life and the worst year of your children’s lives.  And, of course, my kids are grown now.  They’re thirty and thirty-two years old, and I have five grandkids now.  And so it was very vulnerable for me to bring them into it in such a public way as well.  So, I really trusted Maura and trust her, and I trusted Shannon, and I worked very closely with Shannon, and I just knew.  I just knew that this was going to be a good thing for people.  I knew that, I believe that it’s how we learn is through story, and I believe that it’s part of the hero’s journey is to share your story and to bring home a message of hope and healing to other people.  And you can’t really take advice on grief from somebody who hasn’t gone through it.  You can’t really understand or people don’t think you understand unless you’ve been through it.  So I’m really hoping that story sheds so much hope.  And also a pathway for people to follow so that they know they can return to life again and return to joy and that life continues, and you have to learn to continue with grief.  So that said, I was absolutely, I mean, truly just — I don’t think there’s any woman alive that wouldn’t be thrilled to have Heather Locklear play them.

(Laughter.)

KRISTINE CARLSON:  I mean, I think she was the — You know, she’s just, in my mind, I mean, I, of course, was a big fan always.  She was at UCLA when I was at Pepperdine.  We have all these very weird, common synchronicities that have happened.  And she said that she put up this prayer for this project to come by, and we had this really amazing synchronicity where one of her college roommates turned out to be one of Richard’s very first crushes in junior high, and it’s one of her very best friends, and we find out all of these common threads and that really not six degrees of separation, but more like one-and-a-half degrees of separation, and I really felt that this was very divinely orchestrated, and that Heather was picked and hand chosen by my husband Richard to play me in this movie.  So it’s been amazing.  It’s been an amazing journey to get to know her and to just really fall in love with who she is as a beautiful woman and just a woman with just tremendous heart and empathy.  So I’m thrilled.  Like I couldn’t have asked for — But she was everything I had hoped for and more, way more.

QUESTION:  Thank you so much.

MODERATOR:  Thank you, Steve.  And thank you, Kristine, and special thanks to all of our panelists for “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff.”  We really appreciate you sharing your stories today.  That concludes Lifetime’s fall movie press day.  To all of you —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Can I just say I love everyone on this panel.  I think I look like Jennifer Aniston in this — I don’t know who that is in the freaking left, I don’t know who, but I feel pretty.  But thanks Maura and Meghan and Kris.  I’m so grateful to be a part of this and thank you.  You all move me.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Yeah.  Thank you too —

KRISTINE CARLSON:  And then I just have to say really quick that my daughter, when she found out that you were involved was like, oh, my God, she is such a kick ass woman.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  I’m really just so honored to be a part of this, and everyone is so inspiring.  And, Maura, thank you for even thinking of me to begin with and Kristine.  And, obviously, Heather, you’re a fucking icon, so it’s incredible to have my name attached to anything you’re attached —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Meghan your name is attached to my parent so big I’m just —

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Okay.  I’m going to have my husband make a video for your mom, which he does, because women over 60 love my mom and my husband.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Oh, my gosh.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  So I’m happy to have him make a video for you, but I’m just very —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  But she loves you, too.  She loves you, too.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  But I just hope —

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  And then she went off on your husband.

MEGHAN MCCAIN:  Thank you.  I hope people — You know, grief has been a big theme for all of us.  It’s been something we’ve all experienced.  Maura, when you originally shared your story about the immense amount of grief you went through losing so many family members.  Obviously, Kristine and Heather, I know you have as well.  And one of my passions in life is helping people get over grief, because I don’t think it’s something that we talk about enough in culture, in anything, in any medium.  Americans are very fearful of talking about grief, and this is a very accessible, kind story that has a philosophy, literally, a book and philosophy behind it, and I really think this is going to help and heal people in a time when people really need helping and healing.  So that’s why I’m so passionate about this movie as well, and I just think it’s going to be hugely impactful and hugely healing for a lot of people.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  You are spectacular.

MAURA DUNBAR:  (Inaudible) for Meghan.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  Yeah.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Actually, all three of you are spectacular —

MAURA DUNBAR:  You’re awesome.

KRISTINE CARLSON:  As are you, Heather.

MODERATOR:  I concur.  And thank you all.  Really appreciate it.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR:  Thank you.

MODERATOR:  And thank you to all of our attendees who tuned in today hearing about our entire fall slate, and thank you very much.

(Goodbyes.)

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Saturday, October 16 at 8p/7c

Co-authors of The New York Times bestselling book series, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, Kristine Carlson (Locklear) and her husband Dr. Richard Carlson (Jason MacDonald) had an amazing life with their two daughters.  But when Richard tragically passes away, Kristine is knocked off balance.  Comfortable with living in Richard’s shadow, she is now forced to navigate the unchartered territory of becoming a single mom while dealing with pressure to become the new face and voice of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff brand.  Looking deep inside herself, Kristine comes to understand the true essence of emotional authenticity and not sweating the small stuff, which leads to the resilience and confidence needed to carry on the legacy of the beloved brand.  

Selling over 25 million copies, the groundbreaking inspirational book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, teaches how to put challenges in perspective, reduce stress and anxiety through little daily changes, and guides how to let go of the small things to attain peace of mind in order to achieve goals.

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff is produced for Lifetime by The Johnson Production Group and Teitelbaum Artists.  Maura Dunbar (The American Bible Challenge, What Should You Do?), Mark Teitelbaum (Superior Donuts, The Crazy Ones) and Meghan McCain (The View, Moms) are executive producers.  Ellen S. Pressman will direct from a script written by Shannon Bradley-Colleary.

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Interview with creators of Covenant, Lace and Partners in Rhyme

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TCA Panel for ALLBLK shows

Interview with creators of Covenant, Lace and Partners in Rhyme on ALLBLK by Suzanne 8/17/21

AMC NETWORKS
CTAM PRESS TOUR SUMMER 2021
ALLBLK’s Developing and Creating While Black: Covenant, Partners in Rhyme, and Lace
Nikki Love (VP, development and production for ALLBLK)
MC Lyte (Star/Co-Creator, Partners in Rhyme)
Kaye Singleton (Creator, Covenant)
Katrina Y. Nelson (Creator, Lace)
Michelle Ebony Hardy (Creator, Lace)

“Covenant” premieres October 14th. There are no exact premiere dates set yet for “Lace” or “Partners in Rhyme” – they’re premiering “in the fall.”

This was an interesting TCA panel because it wasn’t about just one show. There were a few panels like this, where the panel consisted of a group of people from different shows that they had united under one umbrella topic. The problem with that is that we only get one or two questions, and if they have a lot of different stars that we want to talk to, it makes it difficult to choose. This one, though, was mostly writers and producers. I wasn’t familiar with most of them. I believe MC Lyte was the only one I’d heard of before.

I greeted them all and said, “It’s great to see an all-female panel. That’s wonderful.”

Kaye Singleton agreed with a “Yes.” I asked Nikki Love, “Was there a push from the networks to have more female-centered shows on the network?”

She replied that women are their target audience, “so obviously we want to give them characters that they can look at and see themselves or a sliver of themselves and get some representation for them. So yeah, like I said, it wasn’t necessarily a huge push for it but it was kind of ingrained in what we do, content for our women, yeah, for our subscribers.”

I was surprised she said that women were their target audience because when I looked around on Google, I didn’t see anything about that. As far as I knew, their target audience was African-Americans. I guess I learned something here! I felt a little stupid, though.

MC Lyte and Precious Way on "Partners in Rhyme" on ALLBLKI asked MC Lyte about working with Precious Way, who was on “Days of Our Lives” for a while and now plays her niece. I asked her if she saw Precious on Days. She thanked me for the question and said that Precious is also on another show where she plays Brandy’s daughter (that would be “Queens” on FOX). She said, “She’s super talented, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and excited about being in the business so it works out really well.” I pointed out that she seems like the character she plays on her show, “Partners in Rhyme.” She agrees that she is.

MC Lyte was also asked, by another reporter, about the change in rap over the years, since there are more women in it now. She pointed out that hip hop can open the door for artists to go into other fields, even though sometimes “there is a box sometimes that’s put around us” as well as people in the industry that can help you pursue those dreams. She went on to say that it makes sense for women to be rapping their own points of view…”And quite frankly hip hop wouldn’t be the same without the touch of a woman.”

She was also asked how she feels that being an influential rapper has improved her life. She seemed a little flummoxed by that question, but said that “hip hop has been a complete blessing for me through and through.” She thanked her mom for letting her become who she wanted to be, as well as pushing her and supporting her. She thinks that what she achieved is possible for anyone who can work hard. She also said, “But that’s just like all of the women, the creators that are here today. I’m sure that they have been told no at some point in their lives and it didn’t stop them. They continued on with the mission. And so I’m happy to be here amongst all the creators.”

Kaye Singleton produces the drama “Covenant,” which is an anthology show based on bible stories. She was asked how much religion was a part of her life, how she thought of the series, and did she try to shop it to other networks before coming to ALLBLK as well as asked to tell us how the show came about.

Singleton replied that she grew up in the church and since she’s been in Hollywood for 6 or 7 years, has wanted to do something like “Covenant.” She agreed that there was a lack of faith-based programming, and she wanted to make something that spoke to church-goers. She named some religious movies from the past and said that she wanted something that was more modern that younger people would like. She didn’t shop it to other networks. She said she went straight to ALLBLK with the idea. “And thankfully they were really, really receptive to it. And I think Nikki and Brett, that they saw the vision like I saw it. And so when I pitched that show along with the slew of other shows, I was surprised that that was the one — even though that was the one closest to my heart — that they chose it because sometimes it is a little hard trying to figure out how faith-based is going to look and feel in this secular world. But I think the way it’s posed, because it’s not scripture-heavy on the surface, it is really welcoming to all and not polarizing, it’ll appeal to all different kinds of crowds.”

Then Love was asked why she liked it so much. She agreed with Singleton that it was very different from other shows, being faith-based in a modern setting. “So there are a lot of stories that we don’t necessarily hear a lot about in the Bible. So to kind of shine a light on what it would look like today is great and we kind of stayed away from the typical like Noah and the Ark-type of stories. We had Kaye diving into that Bible and plucking out some stories like, ooh, this would be great and it totally applies to today. So it was just something different, something edgy, and told from a different point of view that we really, really gravitated towards.”

Singleton added that they tie in modern dilemmas, such as COVID, infertility and the Capitol insurrection, which is what makes it exciting.

The questions went back to MC Lyte about her show. She was asked about the raps in her show – who writes them and do the raps or the story come first?

She responded that she, Precious and the producers are all writers, and they have two other writers as well. They all write the raps. First they wrote the shows and raps, and then they recorded the songs before they filmed the shows. She added, “we looked at the different episodes and the storylines and said, “Okay, what is going to be most fitting for this area?” And so, we really strategically worked it out and was purposeful with every rhyme.”

She was asked to clarify if “the rhymes are written towards commenting on the episode in some way rather than having the rhymes and then structuring an episode around them?” She agreed with that. She gave an example of two songs that fit into the story but not into the storyline.

Another journalist called MC Lyte, “a hip hop icon and a female influencer in this space who has spent the past several years transitioning into film and TV,” which MC Lyte seemed flattered by. She was asked how the show represents or adds to her legacy.

MC Lyte says that it took her a long time to get to where she is. She feels that other rappers that came about at the same time as she did have already done sitcoms and then moved onto other things, but she’s just starting it. She had been in other sitcoms, but this is the first one where she’s the star. She spoke about those shows, “For Your Love” (1998-2002) and “Half and Half (2004-2006).” She enjoyed having fun on those shows. She felt it was time to do this show now. She wanted to commit to it and to give opportunities to others to be writers, actors, wardrobe and other production people on the show. It brings joy for her to see others “working in their super power…to me, it’s just an extension of being in hip hop.” Her objective is mainly to inspire, so however that works out, she’s happy about it. She likes to try different types of things. “There’s nothing that can stop me if I want to be a photographer one day, and then be an engineer the next, a music supervisor — which I’ve actually done, I spent four years doing not too long ago. For me, it’s just about really creating opportunities for other people. And in that legacy, my thing is to give. So, whatever I’m giving, I get it, then I give it back. So, you know, hip hop sisters, we give away scholarships to young people attending HBCUs. Our partnership is with Dillard University right now. And so I’m just earning money to put kids through school, honestly, part of the legacy.”

Maryam Basir as Lacey McCullough on "Lace" on ALLBLKThe panel was asked what they specifically bring to TV, as black women, that hasn’t been seen before. Love insisted that “Lace” creators Michelle Ebony Hardy and Katrina Y. Nelson talk about their shows first.

Nelson explained that they started their project in 2012, when there weren’t many black women in lead drama roles. Their lead is an attorney, and all of the cast is very diverse and beautiful. They wanted to see black women that weren’t portrayed as drug dealers or crackheads. They wanted to see women that were like them, such as businesswomen…”that as women, we get that moniker that we’re strong, but there are vulnerabilities to us, you know?”

Hardy echoed what she said, saying that viewers will get the chance “to see all the many different layers and personalities and experiences. And again, just being powerful, being intelligent, being beautiful, but also having vulnerabilities, being relatable.”

The last reporter said that he loves “rich and powerful soapy legal stuff” himself, but he wondered if people will want to see that now, since the general public doesn’t love the rich and powerful so much now. He asked if they were concerned that the viewers wouldn’t want to see the rich people “get away with bad stuff anymore.”

Hardy informed him that their character Lace has a lot of enemies, so there are many that won’t want to see her get away with anything. She concluded, “This will be an exciting series. You’ll see.”

Nelson chimed in that she’s a third generation soap opera viewer. She loves the soaps. “Right now, my mom and them, they’re here on vacation. But she’s got to watch her soaps every single day, right? It’s time. I don’t care if she’s on the East Coast or on the West Coast,” she chuckled. She pointed out that Lace may be rich and powerful, but she can also “get down and dirty. And so that’s one of the things that we’re talking about, is that there’s not just one way to be a woman. There’s not just one way to be Black. There’s not just one way for people. Like, you know, she can go in any world, whether it’s the rich and powerful elite, or she can go down in the gutter, into the dungeon. So, just keep watching and you’ll be able to see the diversity with all of our cast in the show.”

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ALLBLK’s Developing and Creating While Black: Covenant, Partners in Rhyme, And Lace

Premiere Date: Fall 2021 

ALLBLK’s original programming slate is full of bold, unique and imaginative storytelling – from the thought-provoking and contemporary portrayal of classic biblical tales in the new anthology, Covenant, to the trials of an up-and-coming female high school rapper and social media sensation in the new sitcom, Partners in Rhyme, to a prolific Los Angeles attorney who often blurs the lines between right and wrong to protect her rich and powerful clientele in the new legal drama, Lace. The ALLBLK panel of talent and creatives discuss their hard-fought journeys to create high-quality scripted dramas featuring predominately Black cast and crew in Hollywood.

TALENT BIOS: 

Kaye Singleton – Kaye Singleton is a full-time writer and actress born and raised in Central Florida. As an actress Dumplin with Jennifer Aniston, Claws, American Soul, Tales, and more. As a writer, to date she has won 3 screenwriting awards including Best Comedy Script (Archive Entertainment Screenplay Competition – Trap Queen), Best Comedy Teleplay (Content Creators of Atlanta Awards – The Check List), and Best Web Series (Content Creators of Atlanta Awards – Trap Queen). Kaye’s first foray as a writer/producer resulted in her short film, The Check List, which was an official selection and nominated in seven categories for 2019’s Black Women Film Network Short Film Festival, and the 2019 Bronze Lens Film Festival.

Katrina Y Nelson – Katrina Y. Nelson is a multitalented writer, director, comedian and award-winning producer. Nelson produced the web series The Enemy: The N in Me, Life Coach Chronicles (which won the Award of Merit at the Indie Fest), and Breaking Point (winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award – Best Ensemble Cast: Drama at the LA Web Fest), both in 2012. Her short and feature length film producing credits include: Always Remember, A Killer Surprise, Showrunner, and The Wake (which she wrote, produced and directed) Misogynist (winner of the Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival in 2013), Past Impulse (which won the Best Dramatic Short Film Trinity International Film Festival in 2014), and Still (winner of the Audience Award – Best Film-at the Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival in 2017).

Michelle Ebony Hardy – Writer-Director-Producer, Michelle Ebony Hardy, is the creator of her most recent project, Lace. Hardy’s other credits include documentary short Game Changers: An Exclusive Look at Inclusion in Hollywood and short film Chump City.

Nikki Love – Nikki Love is a skilled producer and line producer specializing in the physical production of filmmaking from development to postproduction. She has produced festival and award-winning feature films, short films, web series and music videos. She creates tight budgets and has great crew and equipment at her disposal. Her specialty is making quality projects at reasonable costs. Putting her skills to use, she most recently signed on as VP of Development & Production for ALLBLK, the number one streaming service for black film & television. As the landscape continues to change for filmmakers, she continues to seek to push the envelope in producing innovative and creative content!

MC LYTE – a legend in the world of music and entertainment – is a pioneering artist and a formidable actress of television and film. Her most recent acting credits include a series regular on last year’s New York Undercover pilot (a reboot of the original Dick Wolf series), and she has recurred on S.W.A.T. (CBS), Power (Starz), and Queen of the South (USA). Lyte’s film roles include acclaimed Sundance Winner Patti Cakes, the Universal hit Girls Trip; Bad Hair, from Director Justin Simien; and the upcoming features Loved To Death, and Sylvie, with Tessa Thompson and Eva Longoria. Her newest venture has her taking on the role of show Creator & Executive Producer alongside Lynn Richardson & Bentley Evans for ALLBLK TV’s sitcom, “Partners In Rhyme.” Recently, MC Lyte made her directorial debut with a feature short film, Break Up In Love. MC LYTE is also an iconic Rapper and DJ. Her groundbreaking music career spans 30 years – this Hip Hop LEGEND was the first female rapper ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award, the first rap artist to perform at Carnegie Hall, and the first female artist to earn a gold single. A true leader in the music industry, MC LYTE has also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors and the White House for President Barack Obama. In addition to a busy on-screen career, MC Lyte has several television and film projects — both scripted and unscripted — in various stages of development. She serves as the CEO of Sunni Gyrl, Inc., a full-service entertainment management and production firm that provides executive leadership and customized strategies in the areas of celebrity/artist support, development and management; brand development and management; wealth maintenance; community affairs and outreach; and production / creative services. Her voice work is also well known and admired, representing dozens of Fortune 500 companies as well as being the voice of the BET Awards, Emmys, Grammys, Comcast, NBA, and the NAACP Image Awards. As an author, motivational speaker, and philanthropist, MC LYTE has written books and speaks globally on many inspiring topics from her vast knowledge of the entertainment and hip-hop industries, to entrepreneurialism and economic empowerment. Her charity, “Hip Hop Sisters Foundation,” has presented over $1,000,000 in scholarships.

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Days Update Thursday, October 14, 2021

Days of Our Lives Update

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Philip goes to see Chloe at the Kiriakis Mansion and brings her flowers as he apologizes for their misunderstanding about her and Brady hugging. Chloe says he was a complete ass. Philip repeats that he’s sorry and gives her the flowers, hoping for a fresh start so they can water their tree together. Chloe instead takes his flowers and dumps them in the trash can.

Brady and Nicole go to work at Basic Black where they find a big arrangement of roses. Brady guesses it’s Philip’s latest grand gesture to Chloe but Nicole finds that they are actually for her from EJ.

Johnny enters the living room of the DiMera Mansion where EJ greets him. EJ remarks that no investment is more important than his. Johnny questions EJ going from laughing at his idea of making a movie to not only investing but insisting on playing John Black. EJ claims he’s just been bitten by the acting bug but Johnny guesses that EJ wants to stick it to Chad.

Chad and Abigail wake up in bed together and kiss.

Abigail and Rafe get up to find Gabi has made breakfast. Gabi gives Ava her coffee the way she likes it. Rafe jokingly questions who she is and what she has done with his sister.

Chad knows that just because they spent the night together, it doesn’t mean everything is resolved but he hopes she feels as good as he does about it. Abigail talks about them reading the script really getting to her. Abigail states that Chad being in her bed and in her life is exactly where she wants him to be as they continue kissing. They say I love you to each other. Abigail brings up Chad making a great John Black and asks again if he meant it when he said he was interested in the role. Chad confirms that he did. Abigail reminds him that EJ threatened to make trouble for him at DiMera if he took on this project. Chad says to let him try because he’s not afraid of EJ.

EJ asks Johnny what Chad has to do with him playing John Black. Johnny says it would get under Chad’s skin to have love scenes with Abigail as Marlena. EJ calls it motivation while Johnny tells him to be honest that the only reason he’s even interested in the project is because there’s something in it for him in messing with Chad. EJ remarks that he could take his money and walk if his intentions aren’t pure enough for him. Johnny argues that Abigail and Chad would freak out and says if they both walk out, he’ll lose his leading lady and an investor. EJ says they won’t let them quit then. Johnny questions what the alternative is. EJ opens his briefcase and presents Johnny with contracts, noting that once Chad and Abigail sign and are locked in, then he can deliver the bad news.

Brady remarks that EJ must be overcompensating and asks what the card says. Nicole reads that EJ thanks her for a lovely evening and hopes they can do it again soon. Brady asks if she’s falling for the act, reminding her that he treated her like garbage when they were married. Nicole calls that a long time ago. Brady says that’s irrelevant and insists that EJ is trying to suck her back in to a bad situation, so he can’t believe she’s going to fall for it. Nicole tells Brady to shut up.

Philip asks Chloe to hear him out. Chloe asks how many times she’s supposed to accept the same apology from him. Chloe reminds him that their tree was a symbol of him fixing his behavior and she started to believe they could have a real chance together but it could never work out like this. Philip admits he was a jealous idiot. Chloe says that doesn’t change anything and remarks that if the tree means that much to him, he can go water it herself. Chloe then storms out of the room. Jake walks in and remarks that it looks like Chloe is pretty angry with Philip, which makes two of them.

Rafe questions this being real. Gabi talks about Ava wanting to make peace. Rafe asks what’s going on. Gabi claims that she just realized they were right about living together in peace. Rafe agrees and hopes it’s the start of a better relationship between Gabi and Ava because that would make life a lot easier for them. Rafe mentions promising the guys in the squad room that he would bring them Sweet Bits so he has to go, but says they will celebrate this truce tonight with Jake. Gabi says she can’t wait as Rafe then exits. Gabi then calls Ava a lying hag and accuses her of giving Philip the dirt on Jake. Ava claims not to know what she’s talking about. Gabi brings up the file on Jake’s past in the mob and asks if she thought she wouldn’t figure it out. Ava claims it wasn’t her. Gabi says trying to blackmail her in to signing over Gabi Chic has her stink all over it. Ava then asks what she’s going to do about it.

Jake questions Philip using his past to blackmail Gabi to sign her company over to him and says it won’t work since he didn’t kill Jed Zanetti, Carmine did. Philip responds that it would be Jake’s word against Carmine’s so he can go get ready for court. Philip says it doesn’t change the fact that Jake is nothing but a thug. Jake calls him a spoiled rich kid who is so desperate to feel powerful that he’ll fire Gabi from her own company. Jake says if he wants to fire someone, fire him. Philip agrees and fires Jake.

Johnny questions EJ wanting him to lock Chad in as an investor before announcing that EJ is playing Abigail’s romantic lead. EJ calls it good business while Johnny calls it underhanded. EJ says if he doesn’t like his deal, he can find another investor. Johnny argues that EJ knows there’s no one else and he’s not going to make the movie unless Lucas, Chad, and EJ invest. EJ asks if they have a deal then. Chad and Abigail walk in. EJ says they were just discussing the movie so they are right on time as he took the time to draw up contracts on Johnny’s behalf. Chad questions EJ helping Johnny after all the crap he gave him about his movie. EJ explains that Roman had a change of heart and pulled out. EJ claims that after witnessing his son’s immense dedication to the project, he felt compelled to help him out, so he’s now a full investor along with Lucas and Chad and couldn’t be more excited. Chad asks if this is true. Johnny acknowledges needing all the help he can get. Johnny gives Abigail the contract to look over. Abigail mentions not doing it for the money as he’s family and there’s nothing she and Chad want more than to help make his project a reality.

Nicole appreciates Brady’s concern but questions him giving relationship advice after he messed up his chances with Chloe. Brady argues that he didn’t mess up his chances with Chloe, he just waited too long to express how he felt about her and Philip beat him to the punch. Nicole points out that would not have happened if he listened to her, so she’s not inclined to take his advice. Brady tells her to do whatever she wants with EJ and promises not to say another word about it. Brady points out that he hasn’t said anything about Chloe and Philip and he gives his blessing to them. Chloe walks in and remarks that she doesn’t need his blessing.

Jake tells Philip that he doesn’t give a damn if he fires him. Philip remarks that it doesn’t look good on Titan to have a murderous thug employed. Jake brings up Philip laundering money for Ava and now judging him. Jake adds that he got himself out of the mob while Philip needed his dad’s help. Philip reminds Jake that only one of them is facing serious jail time, but there’s a very simple solution. Jake tells him to go to Hell. Philip argues that if Gabi signs over Gabi Chic then Jake stays a free man.

Gabi tells Ava that she will never surrender Gabi Chic to Philip, especially when Jake is innocent. Ava questions Jake telling her that. Gabi says she believes him. Ava asks if it really matters since Jake had no problem helping dispose of Jed Zanetti’s body, so killer or not, he’s going to do some prison time for that. Gabi doesn’t get it since this is between her and Philip and asks what is in it for Ava. Ava explains that for months, Gabi has done nothing but try to break up her and Rafe, so when Philip needed a hand, she decided to show Gabi what it feels like when someone tries to take away something you love. Gabi responds that she’ll never take Jake away from her. Ava says she’s talking about what Gabi really loves, her company that she grew. Ava tells her to imagine Gabi Chic rising from the ashes as Ava Chic.

Abigail looks over her contract and says everything looks to be in order. Johnny asks if they shall make it official. Abigail can’t wait to get started. EJ shows Chad that he also drew up contracts for them and Lucas as producers. EJ explains that they all invest the same amount of money and will share the profits if the movie makes money. Chad looks over the contract and agrees to sign it. EJ signs the contract as well. Chad then suggests Johnny have EJ draw up another contract because he wants to play John Black. Abigail acknowledges that Chad was helping her run lines and was pretty wonderful. Johnny questions Chad wanting to play John and says he had no idea. Chad informs him that he told EJ, so he questions EJ not mentioning it. EJ claims he didn’t think it was his news to deliver. Johnny says he’s sure Chad would be great but EJ mentions that he already has a contract for the role of John Black. Chad asks to sign it but EJ reveals that he already signed it, so he will be playing John Black opposite Abigail. Chad questions what EJ is trying to pull. EJ thought he’d be pleased that he’s finally giving his son the support. Chad complains that EJ is doing this to screw with him. EJ argues that it’s always about him. Abigail says this is so wrong and he knows it. EJ is sorry that she doesn’t like it but there’s nothing they can do. Chad tells Johnny that EJ isn’t doing this to support what’s best for him and suggests he rip up EJ’s contract to solve the problem.

Nicole runs in to Rafe outside the Brady Pub. Rafe mentions bringing donuts to the police station. Nicole says she’s on her way to the bakery too but Rafe says he cleaned them out. Rafe offers to spare a donut for a friend and suggests they sit together. Nicole reminds him of their agreement. Rafe says they don’t have to make it a whole thing. Nicole jokes about never turning down a donut and admits she’s in no rush to get back to the office.

Chloe tells Brady about Philip seeing them together at the river, hugging in front of their tree, so he went ballistic. Brady talks about how they were there with his daughter and they were only there to water their tree. Chloe tells him that she explained how Brady finally accepted she and Philip were a couple and he was going to respect that, but Philip didn’t believe it was innocent and then Maggie came in so she left. Chloe declares that she and Philip are now barely speaking.

Jake tells Philip that he’s not going to prison and Gabi’s not signing her company over. Philip guesses he hasn’t been paying attention. Philip explains that he knows they’ve been scheming for weeks to get him fired from Titan so they could take over. Philip says they key logger move wasn’t too bright. Jake argues that he has no proof. Philip says that he does have proof that Jake was involved in a murder in Philly. Jake questions him going low enough to use it. Philip responds that Gabi started this, so he’s just fighting back.

Gabi argues that there is no chance in Hell that she’d give her company to Philip so that Ava can run it. Ava asks if she’d rather send Jake to prison for 20 years. Gabi argues that he’s not going to prison. Ava tells her that she can’t have it both ways, it’s either her business or her man. Gabi remarks that the only person who should be worried about losing their man is Ava, as she questions what she thinks Rafe is going to do when he finds out she’s trying to steal her company.

Chloe understands that seeing her in Brady’s arms could upset Philip, but she doesn’t understand why he wanted to play a stupid game by asking her to go water their tree together, knowing that she just did. Chloe admits she should’ve just told Philip the truth but she’s so tired of his jealousy and being afraid of setting him off. Brady assures that none of this is her fault. Chloe calls it her mistake to not listen to Brady about Philip in the first place, so he can go ahead and say “I told you so”.

Jake questions Philip turning to Ava for help as fighting back. Philip points out that Jake has a partner in crime, so he asks why he shouldn’t too. Jake argues that he and Gabi are a team while Ava is a viper who isn’t helping him out of the goodness of her heart but because she hates Gabi. Philip says it happens to serve his purpose. Jake questions Philip thinking he’s in control when Ava would feed him to the wolves to save herself and he won’t even see it coming.

Ava tells Gabi that Rafe would be furious if he found out that she helped Philip steal Gabi’s company, but he isn’t going to find out, because if she goes running to Rafe then she’ll have to tell him that Jake was involved in a murder that he helped over up. Ava asks what the police commissioner will say about that. Gabi asks if she thinks Rafe won’t be suspicious of Ava suddenly running her company. Ava says not if Gabi tells him that running the company no longer sparked joy. Gabi says Rafe will never believe that. Ava tells her to make him believe it by telling him that she wants to focus on her life with Jake. Ava suggests Gabi jump on a plane and move in with her daughter. Gabi warns her to shut up about her daughter. Ava tells Gabi that the reason doesn’t matter as long as she signs Gabi Chic over to Philip and then he will need someone to run it and hire her. Ava thinks Rafe will be relieved knowing that someone close to the family is running Gabi Chic. Gabi remarks that she doesn’t know Rafe as well as she thinks then.

Rafe and Ava have donuts together. Nicole is still shocked that Julie turned over the recipe to Sweet Bits. Rafe mentions preferring the atmosphere at Sweet Bits lately. Nicole acknowledges the other night at Julie’s Place being awkward. Rafe hopes she and EJ didn’t leave early because of he and Ava. Nicole admits it was because of him as she’s trying to stick to their agreement to keep their distance. Nicole jokes that he got to enjoy a fabulous bottle of wine that EJ ordered. Rafe points out that Ava enjoyed it but he had beer. Rafe questions accepting anything from EJ and still doesn’t understand why she was with EJ but stops and says it’s none of his business and that Nicole already knows how he feels. Rafe questions why Nicole would do anything with EJ after the way he has treated her.

EJ argues that Johnny wouldn’t have hired him unless he thought he would make an excellent John Black. Chad accuses EJ of strong arming him in to this and tells Johnny to do the right thing. Johnny says he’s sorry but the decision has already been made. Abigail argues that Johnny has creative control so he can un make the decision. Johnny points out that he’d lose all the money he needs to make the movie. Chad offers to give him the money but EJ points out that the contracts have been signed so he suggests they all focus on working together to make the best film possible. Abigail calls that impossible. EJ says the show must go on. Johnny tells Abigail that he’s sorry but promises it will be a professional set with no egos. Johnny repeats to Chad that he’s sorry but it was the only way he could get the movie made, so it’s not personal, just business.

Gabi argues that Rafe knows better than anybody how much Gabi Chic means to her, so if she signs it over to Philip, he will know that she has been blackmailed. Gabi calls the idea of Ava running her company ridiculous since she has zero experience. Ava points out that she hired Jake and his resume is not that much different, though he is turning out to be quite the liability. Ava guesses that Gabi just figured out that it’s over, and she’s won.

Philip tells Jake that he’s not naïve about Ava. Jake points out that Philip was under Ava before and came back for more, so he sure is stupid. Philip gets that Ava is dangerous but calls this different. Jake argues that this is the mob and brings up that Jed Zanetti crossed the wrong person so Carmine didn’t hesitate to take him out. Jake warns that if he plays, there’s a price. Philip asks if that’s a threat. Jake tells him to take it however he wants, but reminds him that last time he got mixed up with the mob, Brady took a bullet that had Philip’s name on it but he might not be so lucky next time. Jake then walks out of the room.

Brady tells Chloe that he would never said I told you so and he’s genuinely sorry for what she’s going through. Chloe thanks him for not rubbing it in but guesses he was right all along that Philip is the same jealous jerk he was in high school and no matter what she tells him, he can never get over the fact that she and Brady were once in love. Brady admits that what they had was intense, wonderful, and passionate. Brady says they weren’t just in love, they couldn’t get enough of one another. Brady states that if he was Philip, he might be having a hard time with it all as well.

EJ tells Chad that if he’s still determined to be in the film, perhaps he could play Roman. Abigail holds Chad back from going after him and says that’s exactly what EJ wants. EJ thanks her for maintaining the peace and says he’s very much looking forward to working with her. Abigail wishes she could say the same but says she will do her best to give a good performance but it just got a lot more difficult. EJ brings up that they’ve had their own special chemistry which they will no doubt channel in to winning performances as Salem’s star-crossed lovers.

Nicole tells Rafe that EJ is her boss, so she can’t just say no to his invitation. Rafe argues that it wasn’t a business dinner. Nicole then admits it was a date and maybe she had suppressed memories of how EJ treated her in the past, but their marriages imploded and they are both alone so maybe this was her way of getting past the misery to feel attractive and alive again. Rafe argues that Nicole can do so much better than EJ. Nicole agrees and remarks that if she had it her way, she would’ve gone to dinner with Rafe instead.

EJ says he better get to learning his lines as he wouldn’t want to let down his leading lady, especially for the conference room scene. EJ suggests method acting and laughs as he then exits the room. Chad questions Johnny knowing what EJ was up to and letting them sign the contracts. Johnny argues that he didn’t know Chad wanted to play John. Chad shouts that this is not what it’s about as Johnny scammed them in to signing the contracts, so he could get what he wanted, integrity be damned. Chad remarks that EJ would be proud. Johnny says he has to finish casting the rest of his movie and walks out. Chad calls it unbelievable. Abigail suggests not being so hard on Johnny. Chad says he’ll try to remember that when EJ is taking her on the conference table. Abigail says maybe it won’t get that far. Abigail brings up that EJ threatened to tell Mr. Shin that Chad was too distracted by side projects to get him ousted, so he can flip it on him and convince Mr. Shin that EJ is incapable of properly running DiMera because he has a side gig of his own, so maybe it will scare him out of doing the movie. Chad doubts that EJ will quit when he wants something and he wants to come between them. Abigail says that EJ will be disappointed then because Chad is the man that she loves and not EJ or anybody can come between them. Abigail kisses Chad and they hug.

Chloe is sorry to lay all of this on Brady yet again. Brady says no apology is necessary and he admits he’s egged Philip on more than once. Brady offers to try talking to him again to make him understand that nothing is going on between them but Chloe worries that would just make things worse. Brady wants her to tell him if there’s anything he can do as he doesn’t like seeing her unhappy because it makes him unhappy. Chloe holds back tears and says she’ll be okay when she calms down which Brady has helped her do so much already. Brady assures that he’s always here for her. Chloe says that means so much to her as Brady hugs her. Philip then walks in to the office and sees them hugging again.

Jake walks outside with a paper bag and then pulls a gun from the bag.

Gabi warns Ava not to take a victory lap just yet because she’s not giving up on her company or Jake. Ava acknowledges her fighting spirit. Gabi assures that she’s going to win and when Rafe finds out what Ava tried to pull, she will have chased him straight in to Nicole’s arms.

Rafe questions Nicole saying she’d rather have dinner with him. Nicole admits she misses their friendship but they have an agreement to keep their distance because he’s with Ava, so she’s going to honor that agreement. Rafe states that he shouldn’t have said anything about EJ. Rafe admits that every time he sees Nicole and EJ together, he gets so damn jealous. Nicole tells him not to say that because he’s with Ava. Rafe says he knows but.. Nicole asks but what?

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Nate is worried when Ashland tells him that he isn’t feeling well but Ashland assures Nate he will be fine once he sees Victoria walk down the aisle toward him.

Billy is worried because Jesse Gaines is still missing and Jesse is determined to get revenge on Ashland.

Nick decides not to go to the wedding so he won’t ruin Victoria’s big day.

Phyllis goes to the wedding alone and sits with Kyle, Summer, and Noah.

Victoria opens the garment bag and notices her dress is different than the one Lauren’s designer made for her. Sally arrives and makes her pitch for Victoria to wear the dress she designed for her. Victoria tries on both dresses and then she wears the dress Sally designed for her.

Nick catches Jesse in Nick’s bedroom.

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Y&R Transcript Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Victoria: How dare you? How dare you bring that horrible man here?

Billy: Look, let me explain for a second, victoria Victoria: there is absolutely nothing that you can say that would justify you trying to hurt me this way.

Billy: Okay, let me explain, okay? Obviously gaines said something to you that got you very upset, and this is not the way I wanted you to find out about his past.

Victoria: I didn’t talk to gaines. And I don’t need to talk to gaines because I know the whole story.

Billy: I highly doubt that.

Ashland: I told her everything about the real ashland locke’s death, the fraudulent inheritance, all of it.

Victoria: This is exactly what you were hoping for — to find some deep, dark secret that was just gonna blow up my entire relationship.

Lily: I think billy just wanted you to know what you were getting into.

Victoria: Oh, please give me a break. If that were true, then you would be relieved right now that ashland confided in me. But look at you. You’re a shattered mess because you’re not the one that got to drop this bomb.

Billy: No, that’s not true, vick.

Victoria: You know how important this wedding is to me. Ashland’s in the middle of chemo. He is fighting so hard to make this a beautiful ceremony for me so that we can have cherished memories for the rest of our lives, billy. And you know what? You’re fighting to take it away. Why can you just not accept that I’ve moved on? For the love of god, just

[Sighs] Stop harassing us. And let me go!

Ashland: [ Sighs ]

[ Laughter ]

Summer: Oh, it is the perfect autumn night tonight.

Kyle: Oh, it sure is.

Phyllis: We seem to have misplaced your dad.

Kyle: Oh, he’s with harrison. They’ve lined up all the toy soldiers in his room, and there’s an epic battle going on now.

Nick: I bet the two of them are having more fun than the rest of us combined.

Noah: I think you’re probably right. I could tell in milan how much jack loves that kid.

Summer: Oh, yeah. No, he totally loves being a grandpa.

Phyllis: You’ve bonded with harrison, too.

Summer: Oh, my gosh, yes. No, he is such a doll. Honestly, whatever fears I had about being a stepmom have just completely gone away.

Phyllis: That’s great.

Kyle: Yeah, summer’s a natural at this whole parenting thing.

Summer: Oh, well, harrison’s so sweet, he makes it easy. I honestly cannot even imagine our life without him now.

Noah: No one’s worried about you not having room in your life for harrison. We’re more worried about you not having room in your closet for all the swag you’re bringing home from marchetti.

Summer: Oh! No, okay, I have a simple solution to that problem. See, I wear them once, and then I just give them away.

Noah: Wait. Seriously?

Summer: Oh, my gosh, no! No, I wouldn’t do that. You are so gullible.

Kyle: He’s right, though. We need to build more closets for all of our shoes.

Summer: You are lying.

Kyle: Mnh, it’s the truth.

Summer: No.

[ Laughter ]

Phyllis: Wait a second. Shoes are very, very important. They add to an outfit. Don’t discount shoes. Come on.

Summer: Yeah.

Phyllis: You know, especially when you work at marchetti.

Summer: Thank you. Thank you. See? There.

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ]

Summer: And, actually, speaking of closets being full, my glass is not full, so, um…

Kyle: Oh, um, me?

Summer: Yeah.

Kyle: Well, I have a solution for that.

Summer: Great, great.

[ Chuckles ]

Noah: Oh, wait for me.

Phyllis: You’re very quiet. Are you okay?

Nick: All good. Nothing to worry about.

Sally: [ Exhales sharply ] Wow, I was so confident the whole way over here. Now…I’m a little nervous.

Adam: What’s your next move?

Sally: [ Sighs ] I guess just…corner victoria somewhere and convince her to try on the dress.

Adam: You might want to rethink that. Victoria sees you first, that’s what she’s gonna react to, and you’re never gonna get to unzip that garment bag.

Sally: Well, I wish I had a friend I could persuade to make the pitch for me.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Maybe there’s another way to go about this.

Sally: Hey, if you have an idea, I’m all ears.

Adam: Come on. Let’s go. Ordinary tissues burn when theo blows.

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Billy: I hope you’re not letting the things victoria said get to you. There is nothing wrong with us trying to uncover the truth.

Lily: You — not “us.” And you took it a step way too far by bringing gaines here, to what victoria wanted to be a joyous, stress-free event.

Billy: Well, ashland kind of attacked my credibility. So I felt like I needed gaines here to tell victoria the truth because she wasn’t gonna believe it coming from me.

Lily: Because you thought ashland would lie, and you were wrong about him. Just admit it.

Billy: Yeah, I admit that i did not expect him to come clean about the multiple crimes that he has committed.

Lily: You did the same thing with me when we fell in love. You told me everything that you had done that you were ashamed of. So maybe not everything ashland does is cold and calculated. Maybe he actually loves her and what they have is real. But you don’t like hearing me say that, do you?

Elena: So, we heard you’re performing at the ceremony.

Tessa: Yes! I am so excited. Ah, this place — I mean, it blows me away. Everywhere you look, it’s just more beautiful.

Nate: Mm. You will love the view from the terrace in the morning.

Tessa: I’m so excited.

Nate: So, where’s mariah?

Elena: Yeah. Is she resting after the flight?

Tessa: Well, mariah’s not here. She decided not to come.

Kevin: Your timing is perfect. I was due for a break, and i believe you’ve heard me talk about how awful the coffee is at the station.

Mariah: Mm-hmm. In grisly detail.

Kevin: [ Chuckles ] Anyway, it’s gonna be great to catch up.

Mariah: Definitely.

Kevin: So, how’s everything going being back at work?

Mariah: Uh, it’s good, you know? I was a little nervous about interacting with a lot of people again, but everybody at jabot has been amazing about the whole situation. It almost feels like normal.

Kevin: That’s awesome. Well, it’s too bad you couldn’t take off a few more days to go to italy with tessa.

Mariah: Well, I could have. I planned to, actually, but then the baby got sick.

Kevin: Oh, no. Poor guy. Is he gonna be okay?

Mariah: Yeah. It’s nothing serious. I mean, it’s just a cold.

Kevin: Oh. Well, then why couldn’t you go with tessa?

Kyle: Hmm?

Summer: [ Chuckling ] No, i can’t do that. Hey! How’d the battle go?

Jack: The good guys won.

Kyle: Hurrah!

Jack: Harrison’s yawning like crazy, but he insists on a story before he goes to sleep.

Summer: Ah. Well, sounds like you’re being paged, daddy.

Kyle: Come with me?

Summer: Yeah, sure.

Kyle: Alright. We’ll be back.

Jack: See you around.

Noah: Any progress with aunt victoria? Where do thing stand? It seemed like it was a little less tense between you two earlier.

Nick: Yeah. Decided to stick around, do what she asked me to do, which is just give her some space. Hopefully she cools off.

Phyllis: With whatever’s going on with her, I think it has very little to do with you. You know, there’s a million things going on. You know, the wedding, ashland’s health, the newman/locke scenario. I mean, it’s just kind of landing on you, you know?

Nick: Yeah. Well, let’s just try and get through it on our best behavior.

Phyllis: And by “let’s,” you mean me, right? Why wouldn’t I be on my best behavior?

Nick: [ Chuckles ] Right.

Noah: I wonder where ashland and aunt victoria are.

Phyllis: Yeah. We haven’t seen them in a while.

[ Clears throat ]

Victoria: I was so supportive of billy when he moved in with lily.

[ Sighs ] I even bought him a damn houseplant. And this is how he reacts when i want to move on with my life.

Ashland: Sweetheart, you know my theory. Billy is still in love with you.

Victoria: Please don’t go there.

Ashland: What else could this be about?

Victoria: His enormous ego. Look, even if you’re right, what exactly does he expect to accomplish with this stunt? I’m telling you, I will never trust that man again.

Ashland: Billy is not our problem right now. Gaines is. I suspect that his end game is just to humiliate me publicly to feel like he’s had the last laugh.

Victoria: Well, we need to find them, and we need to have security throw them out.

Ashland: Okay, okay. Easy, easy. Leave that up to me, okay?

[ Door opens and closes ] (Drill sergeant) what a pleasant morning. It’s warm, but not too warm.

Mariah: Abby was talking about weaning dominic while i was gone, and I just thought that it was too soon, you know, especially since he wasn’t feeling well. And breast milk is supposed to be amazing for the baby’s immune system. I mean, I know he would have been fine either way.

Kevin: Well, it makes perfect sense that you would feel protective of him.

Mariah: Thank you for understanding.

Kevin: Come on, mariah. Of course. I have a baby, you know? Your whole perspective changes. Nothing’s more important than making sure they have everything they need.

Mariah: But dominic isn’t my baby.

Kevin: No, but you went through a lot together, which i can relate to, given everything I went through as a kid.

Mariah: I remember the stories.

Kevin: I know what it’s like to be locked in a small space for a very long period of time. And I know it’s not the same circumstances, and I don’t mean to pry, but if it would help you to talk about it…

Mariah: I’m doing okay with that aspect of it, you know, the trauma. I — I get a little jumpy if i hear footsteps behind me, and I don’t like too much quiet or being alone for too long. But I’m doing okay, you know? I can function.

Kevin: I’m glad to hear that.

Mariah: But I — I want to hear about you. How are bella and miles doing?

Kevin: [ Sighs ] You want me to brag about my kids?

Mariah: Yes.

Kevin: I’m in.

Mariah: [ Laughs ]

Kevin: Okay.

Billy: [ Sighs ] I don’t have a hidden agenda. I know victoria’s trying to push that because she’s in denial about how serious ashland’s crimes are.

Lily: Maybe it’s because they happened 40 years ago and she doesn’t think they’re relevant to the person she knows now.

Billy: Or maybe there’s another reason why she’s trying to protect him. Maybe it has to do with the merger. It’s the biggest accomplishment of her professional life, and she doesn’t want it to fall apart. I wouldn’t put it past her father pressuring her into it, either.

Lily: Billy, it does not matter why victoria is standing by ashland. She is, okay? So, your big plan to expose him has backfired.

Billy: Well, it might look that way on the surface. You saw her. You saw how defensive she was. Ashland’s crimes bother her, and they should because the guy is a liar and a criminal.

Lily: Billy, I need you to listen to me, okay? The wedding is happening tomorrow, whether you like it or not. And that is victoria’s choice to make.

Billy: So, what do you want me to do? You want me to just drop it, let her make a mistake?

Lily: Honestly, I think that maybe we shouldn’t even be here.

Nikki: Here’s someone you will want to meet. Leslie brooks, tessa porter.

Tessa: Oh, my gosh, hi!

Leslie: Oh, it’s so great to meet you!

Tessa: Yes, it’s so great to meet you in person finally. Oh, we’ve been video-chatting about what song we’re gonna do at the ceremony, yeah.

Victor: I can hardly wait.

Leslie: I’m so looking forward to performing with you.

Tessa: Oh, trust me — I am the one who’s excited.

Nikki: Now, I know you’ve been traveling all day and are very tired, but if the two of you want to go over some songs and get comfortable with each other, you’re more than welcome.

Leslie: Excellent. Do you know any standards?

Tessa: Jazz? Absolutely.

Leslie: [ Chuckles ] And I do take requests.

Nikki: Oh, well, now that you mention it, I might have a few favorites to suggest.

Victor: There you go.

[ Sighs ]

Adam: Hey, pop.

Victor: Hey, my boy! So glad you came. My goodness. Adam. Well, look at this. The three generations together. Let’s have a drink. Come on. Sit down.

Adam: Sure, dad. Noah. Oh, great job on the, uh, newman media branding package, by the way.

Noah: How’s it going, adam?

Adam: Fine. You?

Noah: Doing okay. Thanks for asking.

Victor: You know, I really appreciate that you all made the effort to come here and join us. And I really appreciate the fact that you’re trying to get along, you know?

Adam: Eh, nick — he’s not that bad.

Nick: I guess I can deal with him.

[ “Finally” plays ]

Your love gets in the way

of the bad things people say

my feet were broken and bleedin’

you washed my sins away

my heart needed dreamin’

finally

I found somethin’ strong and steady

I know I’m ready

for someone like you

finally

I’m runnin’ to someone great

who wants me to feel safe

finally

finally

this affair

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Damn you, billy.

Tessa: Is definitely worth keepin’

Victoria: I am not gonna let you ruin this night for me.

Tessa: Dancin’ like little kids

up on the ceiling

who knows where we are going

the road might be steep ahead

but you’ll always have my hand

finally

I found somethin’ strong and steady

I know I’m ready for someone like you

finally

I’m runnin’ to someone great

who wants me to feel safe

finally

finally what can I du with less asthma?

Victoria: That’s odd.

[ Door closes ]

Sally: [ Sighs heavily ]

Lily: I mean, everyone is doing their best to cheer on ashland and victoria, and if we can’t join them, we shouldn’t be here. You know, the kids can fly home with victor and nikki.

Billy: That’s not necessary. Look, I am not going to apologize for trying to uncover the truth. And I really don’t think ashland deserves a bunch of credit because he came clean after feeling the pressure of somebody investigating him.

Lily: Then take all the credit, billy. It doesn’t change anything. She’s still gonna marry ashland tomorrow.

Billy: So, that’s it? Okay. I won’t intervene. I’ll find gaines and send him on his way.

Lily: Simple as that, huh?

Billy: No, honestly, it’s not gonna be that simple. Gaines has wanted his revenge on ashland for a very long time. So I’m gonna throw some more money at him and give him a first-class ticket out of here.

Lily: And what about the wedding?

Billy: I think we should go. The most important thing right now is johnny and katie see that their parents support each other. And victoria is gonna need some help when ashland’s health starts to deteriorate. And I would like her to know that she can count on me.

Lily: That’s quite an attitude shift. I’m impressed.

Billy: I hope you realize this whole time I was just trying to do the right thing. Victoria has been hurt a lot in her life, mostly by me.

Lily: I know it’s your way of making amends, in your own antagonistic way.

Billy: I hope you are not questioning my commitment to you. I love you. Which is another reason why we should go to that wedding — so you can see with your own eyes that I am not hung up on my ex. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Lily: [ Chuckles ] Billy, I know that you’re a passionate man. And I know that you’ll go to extremes to take care of the people that you love. And even though it’s exhausting, it’s also very endearing.

Billy: I was hoping you were gonna say something more along the lines of “hot and sexy.”

Lily: Oh, well, I mean, that goes without saying.

[ Chuckles ]

Adam: Enjoying your evening?

Elena: Yeah. Very much so. You?

Adam: Ah. What’s not to like, right?

Nate: One of the loveliest homes I’ve ever seen, complete with a private concert by a world-renowned artist? There’s not a lot that can top it.

Elena: Hey, did you ever get in touch with billy after you guys missed each other at society?

Adam: Uh, I ended up tracking him down before I left genoa city. But the, uh, conversation didn’t go as well as I hoped, so i should probably steer clear of him while we’re here.

Nate: Well, given the size of this place, that shouldn’t be an issue.

Phyllis: Look at this guy. Look — he has the audacity to show up.

Jack: I’m sure victor’s glad he did.

Phyllis: Amazing. Does it bother you at all, what he’s done to his family? Like, at all?

Jack: Wh–

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] I mean, victoria’s fine with him, but she’s treating nick like he’s the gate crasher. Seriously. This family.

[ Sighs ] They drive me crazy. Have I told you how crazy they drive me? Have I ever told you?

Jack: Uh, yeah, once or twice, yeah. Um…let it go. This will be over soon.

Phyllis: Not soon enough.

Nikki: So beautiful.

Tessa: Oh, thank you.

Nikki: Oh, my goodness.

Tessa: Thank you.

Victoria: Thank you so much, both of you, for your serenade together. You sound so beautiful.

Tessa: Oh, thank you.

Nikki: Well, they were just about to grace us with another song.

Leslie: Shall we?

[ “You’re the best thing” plays ]

Tessa: You’re the best thing

that’s happened to me

the key to my heart

you’re the best thing

that’s happened to me

I knew from the start

Victor: Hi, my sweetheart. Hi, my sweetheart.

Tessa: We complement each other

Victor: Everything alright?

Victoria: [ Sighs ]

Victor: What?

Tessa: Like sister and brother

like hops and malt

sugar and salt

fall and spring

yang and ying feeling stressed in your skin?

“The young and the restless”

will continue.

Phyllis: Hey, did you have another run-in with victoria?

Nick: She doesn’t want to deal with me, which is fine. I don’t want to make this situation about myself.

Phyllis: Alright. Well, she’s gonna come around. And she is going to owe you the biggest apology.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I know you don’t like my sister, but it’s not helping when you’re exploiting this.

Phyllis: Okay, well, I’m not exploiting anything. That’s not what I’m doing. I’m sympathizing with you.

Nick: I don’t see it like that.

Phyllis: Oh. Alright.

Jack: Hey. Let it roll off your back. Don’t take that personally. He’s upset right now.

Phyllis: That’s o– doesn’t make it any better.

Kevin: Oh, I mean, thank god for esther, right? Two kids, two jobs. I don’t know how we would make it work without her. And now that miles is walking, I mean, look out, world.

Mariah: Yeah, yeah, I guess he is that age, which means i missed his first birthday. Sorry.

Kevin: You don’t have to apologize. “A,” you were otherwise occupied, and, “b,” miles is very easygoing. He doesn’t hold grudges. You know, besides, birthday parties for babies are kind of pointless. They have no idea what’s going on. It’s really just all about the parents. So, my advice — if you and tessa decide to have kids, don’t even invite the babies. They just get in the way.

Mariah: And thank you for not sneaking in a “party-poopers” pun — because I could see it, and it was just right there.

Kevin: It was really hard. But I’m a classy guy.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Mariah: Oh. Hey! Tessa! Yeah. Hi. What time is it in europe? Oh, my gosh.

Tessa: It’s pretty late.

Mariah: How is everything going? Are you — are you jet-lagged? Are you feeling okay?

Tessa: Well, I, uh, slept on the plane, and, boy, am I glad that I did because this place is just so over the top. And I mean that in the best way. It’s just like — it’s something out of a magazine. Everyone’s, um, asking about you and sending their love. Oh, and I got to meet leslie brooks. Oh, she is so cool and funny. We got to rehearse, and she’s just really down to earth, and I’m just —

Mariah: Tessa, all of that, uh, sounds amazing, and I wish i could talk right now, but, um, I barely slept last night and I’m in zombie mode and buried in work and, um — we’ll catch up later, okay?

Tessa: Oh, yeah. Sure. Of course. I love you.

Mariah: Me too. Bye.

[ Mug thuds ]

Noah: Hi.

Tessa: Well, hi yourself.

Noah: You know, until i walked in before and saw you, I — I don’t think I realized how much I’ve missed you.

Sally: Okay. Mission accomplished. Or, at least, the first phase. Now we just wait and see how the bride reacts.

Adam: I really hope you are managing your expectations.

Sally: I designed that dress specifically to suit victoria’s taste and figure, so I have to believe that she’s gonna love it, at which point I will move in and make my final sales pitch.

Adam: You know, I really do hope this works out for you, sally.

Sally: Everything’s riding on this.

Summer: Oh, my gosh, you should have seen it. When I came back with water for harrison, the butler was in there trying to teach him how to pronounce “arrivederci,” and harrison kept saying “bless you,” thinking that he was sneezing every time.

Kyle: [ Laughing ] Please tell me you got it on video.

Summer: No, I didn’t, and i am kicking myself ’cause it was so cute. Oh, gosh.

Adam: Congratulations. How was the wedding?

Summer: [ Scoffs ] What is she doing here?

Adam: Sally’s my date. On the outside, I looked fine.

Jack: Wait. Adam actually said that sally is here as his date?

Summer: Mm-hmm. It’s a bit tacky, if you ask me.

Phyllis: Yeah, well, it is tacky, but, you know, it’s adam. He showed up with sally on his arm to the newman media launch party. Why would he not do the same here? Of course he brought her.

Kyle: Think victoria knew he was planning this?

Jack: No, I don’t think so.

Summer: You know, I doubt grandpa knew, either, because there’s no way he would want her here after the way that she treated me.

Kyle: If it’s really bugging you that much, just say the word. I’m sure victor will have her bounced.

Phyllis: Yeah, sounds like a plan. Let’s do that.

Summer: That woman is not worth the attention that we’ve already given her, so let’s not give sally the satisfaction of knowing that she’s gotten under our skin, okay?

Jack: I think your daughter has the right idea. You should do the same thing. Stay away from sally and any ice buckets you happen to see.

Phyllis: Oh, you know what? I think you have that the other way around. Sally should stay away from me.

Adam: You really enjoy riling people up, don’t you?

Sally: Everyone needs a hobby. Still, probably would be a good time for me to slip away to my room. Hopefully if your family decides to give me the boot, they won’t roust me out of bed to do it.

Adam: Mm. Well, I wouldn’t sweat it. My father and victoria have more important things to worry about.

Sally: I’m sure you’re right. Anyway, good night. Sleep well.

Adam: You too.

Victor: Yes, ashland?

Ashland: [ Whispering indistinctly ]

Kevin: Should we pretend i didn’t just hear you blowing off your girlfriend? Or do you want to talk about it? Or do you want to pretend that i didn’t even ask that question?

Mariah: It’s fine. Thank you for being willing to listen. And maybe someday I will take you up on that. But for now, I really — I just want to hear about the kids. Is bella still taking dance lessons?

Kevin: Yes. She just had a recital. Mad hatter’s tea party. All of these kids in in these elaborately adorable costumes.

Mariah: What was she dressed as?

Kevin: She was the dormouse! You know, cute pink nose and whiskers.

[ Laughing ] But, oh, there was this other little girl who was dressed as a sugar cube.

Mariah: [ Laughing ] Okay. What’s so funny?

Kevin: No, I mean, she was, like, this giant sugar cube, okay, with this tiny little girl inside. So, she’s dancing and all of a sudden she loses her balance and she falls onto her back, okay? So, all the other kids still keep dancing, and this girl is, like, flailing her arms and legs. Oh, my gosh, we laughed.

[ Both laugh ]

Tessa: So… how’s london? How’s the photography going?

Noah: It’s really well, actually. It’s almost more work than I can handle.

Tessa: Noah, that’s great.

Noah: Yeah. And I got three corporate commissions waiting for me when I get back.

Tessa: Well, here you are, making art for a living, and I’m singing for a living. I mean, how crazy is that? We can both say that we’re living the dream without being ironic.

Noah: Yeah, I hadn’t really thought about it that way, but you’re right. Although I think you may have been a little bit smarter than me in choosing which dream to pursue.

Tessa: Why would you say that? I thought you loved art.

Noah: No, I do, and I’m really happy to be in a field where I can be creative, but… you know, when people pay to hear you sing, it’s because they love your music. You know, they feel it in their soul. The art world is just… it’s just different.

Tessa: Well, how?

Noah: You know, a lot of it comes down to investment value. So there are people who buy my pieces because they intend to flip it, you know, like it’s a condo in west palm beach.

Tessa: Well, that sounds pretty cynical.

Noah: I understand the mentality. I come from a business background, but, yeah, it can be a little discouraging. You know, one time I actually had a client who offered to pay me to produce less. That way, the value in the pieces he already owned would go up. Supply and demand.

[ Both laugh ]

Tessa: Wow. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. That’s just really nuts.

Noah: It’s the nature of the beast, I guess.

Tessa: Well, if it makes you feel better, I don’t think a music career would be very different for you.

Noah: Oh, you mean people would pay me not to sing?

Tessa: [ Laughing ] No, no, that’s not what I meant.

Noah: No, I know. I know. Music’s commercial, too.

Tessa: Yes.

Noah: I’m just giving you a hard time.

Tessa: Yeah, you’re good at that.

Noah: But is it a career track? That’s the real question.

Tessa: Uh…stand-up comic? Working the club circuit? Well, I do think you have to be funny to do that, and you’re painfully serious, like, all of the time.

Noah: Yeah, you know, borderline boring.

Tessa: Ugh. A real snore.

[ Both laugh ]

Victor: I’m very happy to hear that victoria put billy boy in his place. Now we have to be concerned about gaines.

Ashland: It’s not gonna be that easy to get rid of him. It’s not the money at this point. He’s got a score to settle.

Victor: I don’t want you to worry about that. I’ll take care of it, okay?

Ashland: Look, even if we can keep gaines away from the wedding, he can still do damage to newman/locke, to the firm’s reputation.

Victor: It’s not gonna happen. Are you tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

Elena: I know it’s late, but it’s heavenly out here.

Nate: Mmm.

Elena: And tomorrow it’s gonna be hectic and full of people.

Nate: Mm.

Elena: And you’re gonna be busy helping ashland. But tonight you’re all mine.

Nate: Mmm. I like the sound of that.

[ Soft, romantic piano music plays ]

Elena: Just when you thought it couldn’t get better.

Nate: It still can.

Elena: Mmm.

Lily: We never made it to the party.

Billy: [ Chuckles ] You distracted me.

Lily: [ Chuckles ] Well, we definitely had more fun up here.

Billy: Mm-hmm.

Lily: And now we can enjoy the festivities. So I’m glad we didn’t leave.

Billy: ‘Cause of the beautiful music?

Lily: Well, I mean, it doesn’t suck.

[ Both chuckle ]

Lily: But seriously, I’m really happy that you’re able to see where you’ve gotten off track. I really admire your ability to course-correct. Not everyone can do that.

Billy: Is there anything else you admire about me?

Lily: [ Whispering indistinctly ]

Billy: I’ll take it.

Phyllis: Oh, good night, you two.

Elena: Night, night.

Nate: We’ll see you in the morning.

Phyllis: Okay. Is this seat reserved, or can anybody sit here?

Nick: I’m sorry I snapped at you. None of this is your fault.

Phyllis: That’s for sure. You know, it’s hard for me to hang out with your family. They don’t like me or trust me, and I feel the same way about them. But I do this for you. I’m here for you.

Nick: I was out of line. Won’t happen again.

Phyllis: I almost forgive you.

Nick: You gonna make me work for it?

Phyllis: Mm-hmm. I am.

Nikki: You haven’t seen victor, have you?

[ Door opens ]

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Where were you?

Ashland: Victor and I briefed the security team, and they are on top of the situation. They will find gaines, and they will remove him.

Victoria: Well, I’m just glad that we found out what billy was up to in time to put a stop to it.

[ Inhales deeply ] I just hope that everything will go smoothly for our wedding.

Ashland: There will be no more interruptions, and that’s a promise. And by this time tomorrow, you and I… will be husband and wife.

Victoria: [ Laughs ]

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[ Grunts ] My cousin jason. What’s up? You want in on this? No, I’ll wait till you’re finished. Okay. So, there’s this brand-new theory in economics where the assets and services are divvied up equally among private individuals so that no one consumer has to bear the undue burden of cost. It’s a theory perfected by kindergartners, and it’s called “sharing.” And I realized that that is a concept foreign to you quartermaines. But you’re not really one of them, are you? You’re avoiding my calls, anna, and my texts. I can only assume it’s because you haven’t found peter or my mother. You know, here’s a novel idea — how about you put aside your personal feelings and act like a professional? My mother was abducted, either by someone with ties to peter or peter himself. And that means it is your job — no, it is your duty — to find her.

[ Sighs ] Britt, I really need your help. Dr. Gatlin-holt has crossed the line. Something has to be done about him. You got this, girl.

[ Breathes sharply ] Olivia: This all looks in order. Yep. What am I missing? Nothing. It’s a lease renewal. Yeah, for the crimson offices.

[ Light clattering ] Careful, honey. Oh, he’s okay. Yeah, crimson’s yearly lease renewal is up. And you’re not even going to raise the rent? Why should I? Crimson pays their bills on time. I have no complaints. Um, except that the editor-in-chief kept sonny away from you and his family for — for — what — w-was it nine months? I mean, I know nina says that he was happy. That’s hardly the point. And besides, I don’t buy it. Sonny is a city boy born and bred. He — he might enjoy the countryside for an afternoon, maybe a long weekend, tops. But tending bar and sweeping the floor for nine months? No, I don’t buy it. I’m aware. Yeah. And this is your first chance to get back at her. You’re really not going to take a swing at nina? Are you here on carly’s behalf? Why would you think that? Well, it’s just

crimson’s lease is up. So maybe I thought you were delivering a message from your wife — vacate the premises or else. I mean…

[ Scoffs ] Carly’s business is none of mine. Despite living in the same city, traveling around in the same circles, even sharing a grandchild… I guess I really don’t know you. You’re about to. Is that a threat?


Hi, ava. Hi. Okay, so, I’m gonna have a martini, and I’m going to put it on your tab. You can have a whole pitcher of martinis if you came through for me. Mm. It’s done. I, uh, pulled your divorce papers…

[ Sighs ] …Before they got to the clerk so you and nikolas can live in wedded bliss. And more’s the pity. Wait, weren’t you just fighting for us to save our marriage? Well, that was before I found out that nikolas’ son was stalking you. So, ava, you know, you might want to hang on to those divorce papers. Now, I hate to disappoint you, but nikolas and I destroyed our copies the other night. Well, then, I say goodbye to our business relationship. What? No. Scott, I’ll always need you.

[ Sighs ] I’ll always have… legal problems for you.

[ Chuckles ] Well, you know what? I’m really trying to find liesl. And now, I’ve taken on nina reeves as a client, so I don’t know if I’ve got a lot of time for your little squabbles. Um… nina needs a lawyer? And a bulletproof pantsuit. If you have to ask… …it’s not a threat. I’ll remember that. So, crimson is just humming along, huh? Yeah. I have a great staff. They kept the office running during my…s-sabbatical. So I take it you’re not here to inquire about a subscription. You and I have a few things to discuss. Really? Yeah. I didn’t think you left anything unsaid when we ran into each other at the cemetery. Yeah, uh… yeah, I did, but then you surprised me. How so? You showed up at the quartermaines’. Carly saw you. You were visiting wiley. That didn’t make her happy. Oh, and you think that I’m afraid of carly? I thought you knew me better than that. You know, uh… you’re not going to be happy in port charles for very long. Ar e you telling meto get out of town? Rumor has it you don’t want anything to do with elq at all. You designated all of your voting shares to michael. You don’t participate in any of the family business meetings. You want me to hold the bag for you? No. Okay, clearly chitchat isn’t going to get me anywhere with you, and yet, here I am, willing to hold your bag.

[ Indistinct conversations in distance ] Think of it as an opportunity to suss me out face to face. Who’s gonna give that up? Yes? No? Okay. Anna, [Sighs] Just — just call me whether you have news or not, okay? Leaving me to twist like this is — it’s not only unprofessional — it’s cruel. And that is not your reputation, okay? So please just call me! Oh! Oh, oh! I’m so sorry! Geez! Hi, britt.

[ Clears throat lightly ]

[ Sighs ] Something wrong? No, everything is good. I mean, it’s not, but I know you’re really busy. I don’t want to bother you. No, no, please bother me. I-I could use the distraction. What’s your problem? It’s not my problem. It’s leo’S. These are expired. Oh, okay. I will get rid of those. Thank you so much, leo. Thank you. There we go. Carly, what nina did was some serious old testament-level violation. I mean, you — you are well within your rights to exact your pound of flesh. I’m just trying so hard to not go to war with nina. But she already fired the first shots. Yes, and if I fire back, I make nina out to be the victim. I mean, just imagine carly, the vindictive witch going after the poor woman who just made a mistake. Are you kidding me? Mistake my as…ton-martin. Hey, sonny asked me to lay off. Oh. What, and you’re just prepared to do that? To — to — to renew their lease and not kick nina out of the building? I can’t begin to tell you what I want to do to nina. And, see, that’s what I’m talking about. I know you. What are you planning?


Nina knew sonny was alive all along? Have you been living on the moon? I mean, everybody in this world knows that. I-I just saw sonny the other day. I went to say goodbye to avery when I-I thought I was leaving town, and he didn’t say anything about nina. No, maybe he didn’t want to, you know, distract with everything that’s going on with your stalker and all that…stuff. He didn’t, you know, lay anything more on you, but, you know… aren’t you and nina like buddy buddies? Yeah, we’re friends, but sonny’s not the type to spare my feelings. Nina took a big risk finding sonny in a small-town joint and then keeping quiet and messing with carly. Well, carly can drive otherwise reasonable people to do things they wouldn’t ordinarily do. Yeah, well, I’m kind of sorry that nina got found out. I mean, jason and carly would still be newlyweds. Sonny would be dead and buried, and good guy mike could just live on in his place. I’m sorry. D-did you say “mike”? Yeah. Mike. Schmike. Who cares? It — it — it’s — it’s just a name. Port charles could be a sonny-free place. Let’s move on to a happier topic, okay? Like your new man, and why don’t you tell me the real reason you don’t want him to move here or at least come for a visit? I’m not saying that we don’t have a mob problem here, but the whole thing of, you know, the “godfather with a heart of gold,” we — we can do with– okay, scott, you know what? I gotta — I gotta go. Have as many martinis as you want. Okay? Bye. Oh, ava, hang on. Make sure you tell nina I’m top notch!

[ Sighs ] Sonny: You know what, nina? You can do whatever you want. You want to stay, you want to go — it’s up to you. I don’t need your permission. Okay, fine. But I-I just want to let you know that it may not be comfortable for you here. When has my life ever been comfortable? My mind won’t let me be too comfortable. Now I have carly, michael, and josslyn just waiting in line to tell me exactly how they feel about me. Well, they have every right. I mean, josslyn watched her mother struggle taking care of my business. Michael saw you lying to his face every time you went to visit wiley. And carly, she grieved for me for nine months. I’m not dead. Okay, I get it — I am a pariah. I deserve to be. But I admit that I am not crazy about hearing a litany of my sins every time I leave my house, and I’m even less crazy about starting over. I tried that already. Look where it got me. So you’re gonna s– you’re gonna stay in port — yeah. I’m going to stay where maxie is and james and my grandchild. Then you got to understand the ground rules. What are you planning for nina? This desk is a mess. Honey, that’s not nice.

[ Chuckling ] Oh, you know what? It has been a crazy morning, leo.

[ Sighs ] Yeah, but still, the kid’s got no filter. Where does he get that from? Uh, yeah. But, honey, not everybody keeps every colored pencil and every eraser in its own separate spot. I’m sorry, leo. Usually I’m much more organized. If it wasn’t for me taking up all your time, you would be ready to focus. Come on, honey. We don’t want to be late for dr. Diamond. Leo’s pediatrician. Oh. Is everything okay? Yeah, yeah, yeah, just — just regular kid stuff. Can I have that? No! You know what? It’s pretty, isn’t it?

[ Sighs ] So pretty. And you know what? You can have it. You know why? You cleaned up my desk. So it’s all yours. What do you say, honey? Thank you, aunt carly. You’re welcome. You’re welcome. Yes. Thank you, aunt carly.

[ Laughs ] What are you planning for crimson? Oh, I’m definitely renewing their lease. I’m keeping nina close so I can keep an eye on her. You’re really, really good at this. Wow, seriously. Did you take lessons? Or is it just kind of baked into your dna to beat on things? Wow. I’m asking because it’s not baked into mine, and yet we do share a lot of dna. So, there’s this phenomenon in medicine called “boxer’s knuckles.” You got to look out for that. Have you experienced any swelling around your knuckles?

[ Breathes sharply ] Are you done punching? Can’t concentrate. Right. I mean, I imagine you have quite a bit on your mind. Your new wife’s recently deceased husband alive again… showing up on your wedding night. That must’ve been a crowded honeymoon.

[ Chuckles ] You ever stop talking? Just trying to be supportive. We are cousins, and I thought, at this moment in time, we could both use a f-friendly ear. Yeah, well, you have a lot of friendly ears — your mother, charity, your brother, jonah, your med school mentor. I’m flattered. That’s quite a deep dive to protect the family that you go to great pains to steer clear of. I steer clear of elq, not my family. I had you pegged as a guy who would choose his own family rather than just put up with the one that he was born into. And yet, at this moment in time, I’d imagine you can’t count on the family you chose either, can you? Oh, yes. Um, leo, yes, olivia falconeri’s son. Yeah, he’s my stepbrother. Oh. Are you two close? Uh, well, olivia was going through some stuff with julian — that’s leo’s dad — when he was a baby, and I, um, I took care of him. So since I’ve been back in port charles, we’ve been getting to know each other again. Such a rad little dude.

[ Chuckles ] So what’s the problem? Would what I tell you be covered under doctor-patient confidentiality? I-I know, technically, I’m not your patient. Well, uh, technically, you are. I treated you last spring when valentin brought you in for a sonogram. Okay, good. So, someone in this hospital suggested that leo has a behavioral issue. Now, my father is all about getting it checked out. But olivia — not so much. So there’s a lot of tension in the house right now, just when their marriage was getting back on track. And what sort of behavioral issue is leo having? Autism…or at least on the spectrum. Has he been examined? Was olivia given a reference for a pediatric neurologist? I don’t really know. I-I’m not sure. All I know is austin thinks that leo might be autistic. Dr. Gatlin-holt — he said this? To olivia? Ned? To me. Is that a problem?

[ Scoffs ] I suspect you knew that.


Things must be reallyup in the air with your new wife now that her dead husband is alive again. You got to have patients waiting for you, right? Actually, no. I don’t have to be at G.H. Until later this evening. You want to get a beer? Whatever you want from me, you’re not getting it. You don’t want to be friends? You know, we don’t have to be adversaries. No, we don’T. If you drop your lawsuit against the quartermaines. I would love nothing more than to resolve my conflict with the quartermaines amicably, but… I get nothing from them. Zero. They’ve iced me out. They don’t talk to me. They don’t even relate to me on a person-to-person level. I’m trying to meet a medical obligation with leo, and olivia keeps looking at me like I’m working some kind of an angle. Well, are you? At the risk of repeating myself, all I want to do is get my father the recognition that he was denied, and that may not mean anything to you, jason, but it might if you were the guy who sat at his father’s deathbed while he was grasping for his last breaths. The last word he said on this earth was, “why did edward shut me out?” Look, jason… even if I do win this lawsuit against the quartermaines and get the juicy satisfaction of a few elq voting shares, it’s not like the qs are going to welcome me into the family with open arms, and, by extension, jimmy lee. Then why bother? I-I’m not sure what you mean. Oh, really? Don’t play a player, brook lynn, okay? That — the fake “bump into,” establishing doctor-patient confidentiality, then bringing up a situation where one of my doctors breaks it. A doctor that just so happens to be locked in litigation with your family. You knew about that? Yeah. Austin is the son of edward quartermaine’s illegitimate son, jimmy lee holt. Edward wrote poor old jimmy lee out of the will, and now austin’s in court trying to write himself back in. Impressive. Not really. You know, the quartermaine squabble is the go-to gossip in the staff room.

[ Sighs ] Okay. Still, austin definitely crossed a line. Yes, you’re right. He did. Dr. Gatlin-holt had no business discussing or making a diagnosis regarding someone he doesn’t have the expertise to examine. So, when and where did he say leo was autistic? It was at G.H., Actually, this morning. Were there any witnesses? Chase and maxie were nearby, but they weren’t a part of the conversation. Okay, would you be willing to give your account to a disciplinary board?

[ Chuckles ] Why am I even asking? Of course you’d be willing. This is the point of the conversation. So what are you going to do about austin? Okay, let me do my job. And in turn, you take care of leo, because if austin thinks he might be on the spectrum, I’m inclined to believe him.

[ Sighs ] Oh, hi. Hey. Am I interrupting? No. What can I do for you, ava? I assume sonny told you. Spencer is your stalker? Yeah. Wow. I’m sorry about that. And just so you know, spencer and his girlfriend were asked to leave my hotel this morning. Wow, you surprise me. Why is that? I just thought that you would forgive spencer’s transgressions. Because you were the target. Okay, well, look, spencer has every right to have a chip on his shoulder. He has no right to go after avery. That’s totally unacceptable. I agree. I agree completely. And now that I am no longer in fear for my life — or avery’s — and I’m not going anywhere, I was hoping that we could revisit avery’s custody arrangement. So there’s rules if I stay in town? Why do you seem so surprised? I mean, look, you must’ve known that your lies were going to bring consequences…right? -Right. -Right. So, how foolish of me to forget. I am so sorry. Okay, lay ’em on me. Okay, first of all, uh, you stay away from carly. That’s easy. And the rest of my family. Including my grandson? Well, uh, michael’s his father. That’s his decision — what he wants to do with his son. And you and carly, of course, are going to back michael, whatever he decides. And I do believe we should not cross paths. Well, why don’t you give me a list of places that you think you’ll be, and I’ll just avoid them? Anything else? And I have the right to change the rules as I see fit. You weren’t wrong. What do you mean? About me finding out who you really are. Been quite the education. You know what? These — these rules make it easier for you. Oh. Yeah. Do you want me to thank you? No. No. I-I don’t need gratitude. I just want peace. Oh. Good luck finding it.

[ Chuckles ] Well, when I do, I’ll let you know so you can find it. But we’re not supposed to cross paths. Well, I can make an exception. So… okay, I think, uh, I covered it, so I’m going to let you get back to work. Wait. Mike left this in nixon falls. But it was never his. Sonny… it’s been yours all along.


Ava, I’m not going to have that conversation with you without sonny. Okay. I-I just thought, because you and I… we got along pretty well — right? — In sonny’s absence. I thought we could work together to lay the groundwork for a civilized conversation about the current arrangement. That’s all. I understand. Not without sonny. So, in spite of everything, you and sonny are as… committed as ever, huh? In spite of what exactly? Well, not what. Who. I’m not going to talk to you about this. Um, as for avery’s custody agreement, I am sure sonny will be happy to talk to you. So, if you don’t mind, you can go. Carly. Honestly, I didn’t come here only to talk to you about avery. I wanted to tell you how sorry I am about everything that’s happened — right? — What nina did to you and to sonny, to your family. It’s just — it’s deeply disturbing, isn’t it? I mean, the mark of a — a very troubled mind. To conceal a man from his family, to make them believe that he was dead while he’s off creating another life as a new person. But you’re friends with nina. Did you know what she was doing? Did you know that she knew sonny was alive? Were you keeping her secret? No! No, god, no! This is avery’s father we’re talking about. Nina would never tell me — she knows I wouldn’t keep that kind of secret. You better hope so, because if sonny found out, he would be very unhappy, and if you cross sonny, he’s the one who’s going to respond. Not mike from nixon falls. That’s my dad’s watch. Take it. Take it. I threw it away in nixon falls. I-I never — never thought I’d see it again. Why’d you throw it away in the first place? Because I felt it was holding me back from… taking that next step with…you, my life. Well, now your watch has come back to you. Where’d you get it? Well, phyllis actually found it. She was walking past one of lenny’s old fishing haunts. Lenny? Yeah. Maybe he had a hand in finding it. That watch was meant to be found. Is that what phyllis said? No, she actually said the opposite. She…didn’t know whether or not she should give it back to you. Why? Because she thought that maybe it would bring up some painful memories, but I figured you’d want it, so I told her to leave it here. Why didn’t you hold on to it? Sonny…

[ Sniffles ] …I don’t have claim to any part of you. Not even as mike. I never did. I didn’t come here to lay down the ground rules. I, uh — somebody said that I should forgive you.

[ Sniffles ] You’re kidding. Yeah. I mean, not… not forget. Forgive. Sonny? Do you forgive me? Not now. But I’m — I’m — I can’t rule it out.

[ Sniffles ] Hi, liv. Hey, leo. What brings you guys here? I hope everything’s okay. Just a — just a visit with his pediatrician. Good. Yeah. Mrs. Quartermaine. Leo. Dr. Diamond will see you now. Okay. Uh. Honey, why don’t you go with, uh, nurse caty for a second? I’m going to have a conversation with brook lynn. Okay, sweetheart? It’s okay. It’s okay, sweetie. It’s okay. Let’s go. Is everything okay? Well, I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me? You seem to be the expert on my son. You and — you and austin. Sorry. I didn’t mean for you to hear any of that, olivia. No, no. I don’t need an apology. I just would like an honest answer. Is that what austin’s been — been hinting about all this time? He thinks my son has autism? He does. I mean, you had a nice life in pautuck. You had a — what? — Medical practice. 500 people sponsored you in raising thousands for a local hospital. 505. What? Well, I did have the most sign-ups. And you sacrificed all that to try and force your way into a family that doesn’t want you. Yeah, I know. It must seem counterintuitive. And I did have a great life there.

[ Sighs ] So why give that up? The answer for me is simple. I don’t think I really could have enjoyed that life unless I tried to have this life. Nothing like that’s ever happened to you? You’ve never been in a situation where you had to weigh two things that you cared about and choose one over the other? Have you really been that lucky? Okay. Come on, come on, come on, come on.

[ Sighs ] It’s — it’s quitting time. We got — no, I can’T. I have a last-minute emergency. No, we — we got to do the brainstorming about how to get liesl home. Delayed. No, it can’t be delayed. She is in danger. She’s not just gonna get away from peter august. She’s alone. And anna devane is not going to make her a priority. Okay, scott, what — what are we supposed to do? Huh? Hire a mercenary? Well… that could be a little pricey. However, you know, what — what if we — we did come up with the money, you know?

[ Snaps fingers ] Like that? Who? Who? Who would we get? I mean, do you have any contacts, you know, with the black ops? What about your old daddy faison? Any of his cronies around?

[ Chuckles ] That’s funny. You know, I actually never thought of downloading his address book. Well, it wouldn’t work, anyway. We need someone closer to home, someone that is willing to plunge into danger, someone who is… stone cold. No. Yes. No. Yes. I’m not calling jason. Nothing kills lift and push and push! Thoctor aboutaustedo…it’s tim e to treat td. For smooth, luminous ski asking jason to find my mother is a terrible idea. I love liesl, and anna devane hates her. Now, listen, we got to pull out the big gun, and the big gun owes you. You don’t know the first thing about jason and me. Well, what — why — why don’t you enlighten me?

[ Scoffs ] We were two people who were on the run from some killers, okay? Yeah. Well, that happens every day. Look, we — we had some laughs. We dodged some bullets. That’s it. He doesn’t owe me anything, and I don’t know how to ask. Well, wait. Uh, whoa. Here you go. Let me script it for you. “Hey, jason…” f-forget it, scott!

[ Stammering ] Seriously. O-o-okay, I-I know you don’t want to go crawling to jason.

[ Scoffs ] You want to be dignified in the afternoon. You don’t want to look pathetic. But how are you going to feel if your mother never comes home? Are you going to say, “wow, at least I have my dignity”?!

[ Scoffs ]

[ Sighs ] Don’t overthink this, liv. Austin is clearly trying to divide and conquer. He wants our family to be confused and distracted so that we can’t present a united front against him. You think my son has autism? Look, I got the good doctor breaking confidentiality so I could bring it to britt. She’s getting the — the disciplinary board involved. He might even lose his medical license. There’s no way he’s gonna have time to fight for a piece of elq. He’ll be too busy fighting to stay a doctor. Yeah, yeah, I-I — I-I see what you’re doing. You do? I’ve just got one question for you — what is my son to you? A brother? Or just a means to an end?

[ Cellphone rings ]

[ Ringing stops ] What’s up, boss? I know you’re not on the schedule tonight, but I need you to come in. What’s the medical emergency? I just need you to come in now. Uh, okay. Maybe next time we can help each other out. Maybe next time we can get that beer. You know, I wasn’t joking about boxer’s knuckles. As hard as you hit that thing, you need to be careful. Good luck. Thank you, jason. Good luck to you, too. Looks like it… took a beating when I threw it away. Yeah. Nothing a little cleaning and repair can’t fix.

[ Clears throat ] I just… don’t want to put it on. I don’t want to take it off. I — you know, ’cause my dad loved this watch, and he recognized it, you know, when he barely recognized anything, and I don’t know why I would throw it away. Now you have it back. It’s true, you know? In life, as in music, timing is everything. What do you mean? Well, phyllis walked past lenny’s old fishing haunt to rescue your watch, and you returned home on jason and carly’s wedding night just in time to stop. Carly. You’re right about one thing — timing is everything.

[ Door opens, closes ]

[ Exhales sharply ] I was hoping that you and i could collaborate for avery’s benefit. I did not mean to start anything, honestly. I will tell sonny that you’d like to speak to him. Thank you. I-I-I’d like to see avery tomorrow. So maybe then the three of us could sit and — and talk about custody. Sure, should be easy. We’ve done this before. Well, yeah, you, me, and sonny, not you, me, and…mike. There’s no “mike.” Are you sure? It’s not like sonny has forgotten the life he led for all of those nine long months, right? All those experiences — they’re still with him. Just like all your experiences are still with you.


[ Indistinct conversations in distance ]

[ Box rattles ] Peppermint. Okay, I-I guess I was a little harsh. You called me “pathetic.”

H-hypothetically pathetic. If I don’t swallow my pride and ask for help from a guy who dumped me to marry his best friend. Well, that marriage didn’t make it to the break of day. Well, how does that make it better? Well, okay. Um, so, did your mother ever tell you about a little thing called

schadenfreude?

Schadenfreude? My german is schlecht. Mm-hmm. Well, yes. Mine’s intact.

[ Chuckles ] So, I-I have an idea. Mac scorpio — he’s been a gun for hire. Maybe he knows someone. No. Hell, maybe he’ll do the job himself. He hates peter august. No, no. Mac needs to stay with maxie.

[ Sighs ] I will think about talking to jason. Okay? But don’t get your hopes up. He’s got his own priorities. I doubt my problems are among them. Hey, jason, sonny’s not answering his cell. Is he with you? I-I haven’t seen him. Is everything okay?

[ Sighs ] I’m not sure. I just had a run-in with ava about avery. I don’t know. Maybe it’s nothing. Ah, it’s never nothing with ava. Yeah, that’s true.

[ Breathes deeply ] Anyway, don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to you later. Bye. Of course I’m doing this for leo, I love him. I’m sure you do. I’m also sure you wouldn’t think twice about exploiting him for your own gain. I’m only telling the truth. Okay? Austin violated hipaa rules when he told me leo might have autism. Now, he could say I misunderstood, and I will agree with him if he drops the lawsuit. Why would I care about any of this? You think my son is autistic! Austin doesn’t have the authority to make that kind of diagnosis. He barely even knows leo.

[ Breathes sharply ] Look, you might want to take him to see a pediatrician who specializes in this sort of thing, just to be absolutely sure. Oh, my god. I cannot believe we are having this conversation. I am so damn sick of you quartermaines always putting your company in front of your family! Olivia… dr. Gatlin-holt, thank you for coming in on such short notice. What’s the problem? You are. My office. It looks a little imbalanced. I tell you what — if you just switch the models’ pictures, I-it might look a little bit more balanced, yeah.

[ Knock on door ] Nina!

[ Whispering ] I’m in the middle of something.

[ Whispering ] Oh, you could say that again. You’ve been living a double life, haven’t you? Here you go. Thanks.

[ Door closes ] My chair. Yeah, I, uh, I put it in storage. And I, you know, I was using different one. You don’t like my chair? Just, you know, it didn’T… didn’t seem right. But now everything is, uh, back to the way that you left it. Mm, yeah. What’s, uh — what’s up? Something on your mind? Yeah, you and carly.

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Eli: Oh, this man’s on a roll.

Abe: Of course I am! The woman said yes.

Lani: I still cannot believe that my aunt and my dad are getting married.

Abe: Well, indeed we are, so I would like us to raise glasses and have a toast to love.

Paulina: Oh.

Eli: To love.

Lani: To love.

Abe: Love, to love.

Paulina: Oh, and let’s not forget about marriage.

Abe: Oh, that’s right. Cheers.

Abigail: So is that why you want to play john in the movie? You don’t want me to have a sex scene with another man? I mean, you do realize I’m gonna be acting, right?

Chad: Yes, of course. I was just–I was kidding.

Abigail: Were you? ‘Cause your jealousy is kind of what got us into trouble, in the first place.

Chad: I was wrong about you and jake. I regret ever going there. You know that.

Abigail: Well, I don’t know. I’m kind of starting to wonder if it’s happening again. Do you want johnny to give you the part in the movie because you don’t trust me with ej?

Chad: No, it’s got nothing to do with him. I just want to spend time with you as much as I can. And I think that doing this movie will be good for us.

Abigail: Really?

Chad: Yes. I have a feeling that this could bring us closer.

John: Hey.

Roman: Hey, I’m sorry for coming by so late without calling first, but I just wanted to let know I told johnny i won’t help him fund that movie.

John: Nice. Thank you, roman. I know that wasn’t easy.

Roman: No, but you’re right. The last thing we want is for marlena to have to relive that time.

John: I hear you. Hey, come on in.

Roman: Okay.

John: So tell me, how did johnny take the news?

Roman: Well, I just explained to him that when I agreed to invest I thought he was doing a movie about sami. And now, it’s all about this devil business, and I just think that telling that story is not a good idea.

John: Yeah, well, I’m sure he was disappointed.

Roman: Yes he was, and I, you know, I felt bad about having to let him down, but we’ll get past it. The important thing is that we do everything we can to protect marlena.

John: Amen to that.

Just let go, marlena. Give in to me. Give in to me. Give in to me.

[Dramatic music]

Excellent. You’re finally starting to let go. You’re almost there, marlena. We have already achieved so much together. If you let me back in, there will be no limit to what we can accomplish. But we cannot delay. Our time is now. I need you to be mine tonight.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

 

[Soft music]

 

Ciara: Was that just me, or did that feel different? Extra special?

Ben: It was definitely not just you.

Ciara: I didn’t think it was.

Ben: Uh-uh.

Ciara: And that kind of has me wondering.

Ben: Oh, yeah? What are you wondering, my love?

Ciara: I’m wondering if we just made a baby.

[Crash]

[Ominous music]

Babe, what was that? Is there a storm coming or…

Ben: Everything looks clear.

Ciara: So then what made the window fly open?

Ben: I have no idea. Maybe it’s just a big gust of wind?

Ciara: That appeared out of nowhere, and just disappeared? That’s pretty weird, ben.

Ben: I really hope that wasn’t, like, some kind of bad omen.

Ciara: Bad omen of what?

You should be very proud of what you’ve helped me accomplish so far. You attacked julie williams, in the hospital, and convinced everyone it was her husband doug. You had him committed to bayview, so you would not expose our collaboration. Then, best of all, you persuaded ben weston to father a child, to bring his and ciara’s baby into the world. You convinced him to let go of all of his fears about the future. Now, marlena, you must let go of yours. Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Abigail: So you think us acting together would bring us closer?

Chad: I do.

Abigail: Hmm. Well, what if I turn out to be a big diva on set?

Chad: Wouldn’t care if you were.

Abigail: No?

Chad: No.

Abigail: It’s not gonna bother you if I insist my room is stocked daily with purple hydrangeas and chocolate-covered pretzels?

Chad: It’s an independent film with a shoestring budget. I don’t think anybody’s gonna be getting a dressing room.

Abigail: I want the pretzels. Milk chocolate.

Chad: Okay.

Abigail: Not dark.

Chad: All right, you got it. But I do think that playing john and marlena would be really cool. I mean, just think of everything that they’ve overcome, all of the times that they’ve been separated, and they got back together. And they just keep getting stronger and stronger. It’s a really beautiful love story they have.

Abigail: They’re a real super couple.

Chad: Yes they are. It gives me hope that we can come back together. And who knows? Maybe, by the time the film is done, we’ll be able to sleep in the same room.

John: You know, when I saw that revised script, I almost blew a gasket.

Roman: Did you talk to marlena, tell her what’s going on?

John: Well, you know, I was going to, but when I got over to the hospital, she was so upset.

Roman: About what?

John: Well, she had this really heavy therapy session with ben weston, and I guess she didn’t like the way the session went. She wanted to talk to him some more, but, roman, she was so drained. I said, “no, no, honey, time for you to shut it down tonight.” I brought her home, and she got right into bed.

Roman: Okay. So she doesn’t know the new direction johnny’s going in?

John: You know, maybe I’m being a little overprotective by not telling her, but she’s been having such a rough time lately, I just didn’t want to pile on.

Roman: Okay, was she upset about something else other than ben?

John: Doug.

Roman: Oh, oh, yeah, doug. God, that poor guy. Not in his right mind. I mean he even attacked his own wife, and I mean, marlena did what she had to do, to protect him and everybody else.

John: Told her the exact same thing, but she still feels like she failed doug. I think that’s why she’s so driven to try to help ben right now.

Ciara: Ben, what do you mean by “bad omen”?

Ben: I don’t know.

Ciara: Ben, what happened? You were feeling so good earlier, so optimistic after seeing marlena.

Ben: I was, and I am. I am.

Ciara: So then why are you talking about bad omens?

Ben: I just think it’s kinda strange. You know, I mean, you decide to throw away your birth control pills, we make love, and then you wonder out loud if we just made a baby. And then, all of a sudden, the windows blast open, and all the candles blow out.

Ciara: So what are you saying, what do you think that means? You think someone’s trying to warn us not to get pregnant?

Ben and ciara’s child is so important for the future. I want that baby. I need that baby for myself.

[Dramatic music]

– Oh…oh. – What’s going on?

Ciara: Ben, answer me. Do you think that some unknown force is trying to warn us not to get pregnant?

Ben: Of course not, no, baby. I know it was just the wind.

Ciara: Ben? You promised me that you’d be honest with me from now on. Baby, what’s going on?

Ben: I guess I’m just just a little nervous about having a baby.

John: I’m telling you, roman. Doc is just really beating herself up lately.

Roman: She’s a great doctor, the best; everybody knows that.

John: Yeah, I know, but still she feels like she failed doug. And then she had to make that painful decision to have him committed there. It’s just kind of shaken her confidence.

Roman: Well, you know, hopefully get some rest’ll help.

John: Yeah, yeah, I think she’s too wired to sleep though. That’s why I made her some tea. Probably should run it in to her.

Roman: Yeah, good call. You know what? If you need anything, either one of you, just say the word.

John: Oh, thanks, man. And thank you again for backing out of that film. I mean, even though it’s just gonna be on the big screen, we don’t need that particular bit of history repeating itself.

I can feel you’re still fighting me, that you’re not ready to fully commit. I know you’ve always done everything for everyone else and nothing for yourself. Except when you let me in and feel my power coursing through your veins. You need to let yourself go completely and feel that way again. Perhaps you’d be more open to the idea if you knew my plans, which can only come to fruition with your help. You can never go back on the approval you gave ben to bring a child into the world. The future is in your hands, marlena. I think it’s time that I share with you exactly what I have in store for that child.

Abigail: Chad.

Chad: Now, I’m not trying to pressure you at all. I just miss sharing a room with you, and a bed. But I know you’re not ready for that, and I respect that. And I would never try to skip past everything that I have to do to make things right between us anyway. I just–I’m just expressing hope for the future.

Abigail: Well, it’s like i told you in boston. There’s nothing I want more than to be able to trust in our marriage again and our love.

Chad: And you’re not there yet. I understand. And I’ll wait as long as it takes. But I just want you to know I love you. I always have, and I always will.

[Soft music]

And that’s just about what i wanted to say. I’ll let you go to bed.

Abigail: Hold on.

Chad: What?

Abigail: Why don’t you stay in my room tonight? This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Chad: What did you say?

Abigail: I think you heard me.

Chad: I did–I think I did. I just–I wanted to make sure.

Abigail: [Sighs] Ever since I came home, I’ve kept you at arm’s length. But you’ve been very patient, and you’ve been understanding, and you’ve been devoted, and you’ve taken care of the kids. You’ve taken care of me and given me the time and space that I need. Everything I have asked, you have done and more, and so, I think it’s time I let you back in.

[Soft music]

 

Ciara: Oh, baby. I didn’t expect one session with marlena to magically erase all of your reservations. I mean, having a baby is still a huge step, no matter what. It’s life-changing, so it makes sense for the both of us to be a little bit nervous. I’m nervous, too, baby, as much as I am excited about the idea.

Ben: But we will stay on it, and we’ll just be hopeful that I don’t pass down any of the mental illness I had to our child, and if, god forbid, we see any signs at all that I did, we find treatment.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: Right away.

Ciara: Mm-hmm, that’s right.

Ben: I’m sorry for freaking out. It’s just that you could be pregnant right now.

Ciara: Well, the odds are pretty slim for the first try. And so that means we are gonna have to try again, and again, and again, and again, and again.

Ben: And again.

Ciara: And again.

Ben: I am down for that.

Ciara: Hmm?

Ben: Mm-hmm.

Ciara: Although, honestly, weston, between the two of us, I am getting the short end of the stick here.

Ben: What do you mean short?

Ciara: Well–

Ben: What?

Ciara: I mean that I’m gonna be the one to gain all the weight, I’m gonna wake up with the morning sickness, the swollen ankles. All you’re gonna have to do is run to the store and get me my cravings whenever I want.

Ben: Mm-hmm, and I’m going to love every minute of it. In fact, what can I get you right now? Ice cream, pickles? What can I get you?

Ciara: Just this, babe.

My plan for ben and ciara’s baby is so monumental, so magnificent, and it all begins with–

John: Hey, doc, still awake?

Damn that john black, always trying to come between us.

John: What the heck? Is this thing locked?

Just ignore him, marlena. He’ll go away.

John: What the hell’s going on in there? Looks like it’s stuck. Hey, doc, are you okay in there? Doc? Hang on, doc, I’m coming! Come on!

Tackling tough messes can

take more time than you have,

[Soft music]

 

John: Hey, sweetheart. You okay, honey?

Marlena: Oh, yeah.

John: Hey, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you up. I just got really worried when I couldn’t open the door, and I swear I heard some voices in here.

Paulina: One key lime pie to go.

Eli: Oh, you know I’m gonna enjoy this.

Paulina: Well, to each his own, baby, to each his own.

Eli: Hey, and congrats again.

Lani: Oh, thank you so much for dinner.

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Eli: Oh, bring it in. Bring it in.

Paulina: Aw.

Eli: I love you guys.

Abe: Oh, hey, take care.

Eli: See you guys later.

Paulina: Goodnight.

Eli: Goodnight.

Abe: That was a lovely evening, don’t you think?

Paulina: Hm.

Abe: Everything okay?

Paulina: I can’t believe I asked lani to call me mama. What was I thinking?

Abe: Hey, you know, you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself, just got carried away. Now, I know how you feel. Being lani’s dad is–it means everything to me.

Paulina: Well, after all that celebrating, I am wiped out. I think I’ll get ready for bed.

Abe: You know, let me ask you this–now that we are engaged, when do you want to do this?

Paulina: You mean, you want to set a date?

Abe: Yeah, any thoughts?

Paulina: Well, I guess that depends upon if you want a big wedding or a small one. Big takes a lot more planning.

Abe: Well, if it was left up to me, I’d do it tomorrow.

Paulina: I guess we’ll be having a small one.

Abe: So I will defer to my bride.

Paulina: Abraham, we are on the same page about pie and wanting our wedding to be an intimate affair. And now, for our first big challenge after becoming engaged–

Abe: Challenge? What do you mean?

Paulina: Finding a free date for both of us when we can get hitched–ah!

[Soft music]

 

Ciara: I don’t really want any food right now, do you?

Ben: Not really, kinda tired.

Ciara: Yeah, me too, but I don’t think I can go to sleep quite yet. Maybe there is something good on tv.

Ben: Yeah, check it out. I’ll watch anything.

Ciara: Okay.

Oh, my god. It’s “rosemary’s baby.”

 

John: Were you on your phone?

Marlena: No, I was asleep.

John: Maybe the voices came from that. Sound machine might have switched over to the radio or something. It looks fine to me.

Marlena: Oh. Well, I didn’t hear anything. Maybe I was talking in my sleep. What did you hear me say?

John: I’m not sure. I was out in the hall. Everything was mumbled.

Marlena: Okay.

John: No, no, no. Where are you going?

Marlena: Well, honey, I’ve been awfully worried about ben. I want to get dressed and go check on him.

John: No, no, you need to rest. You can talk to ben tomorrow.

Marlena: No, I don’t think–

John: He’s gonna be fine. He’ll be fine.

Marlena: It’s not–

John: He’ll be fine. Right now, I’m a lot more concerned about you, okay?

 

For once in my life,

I feel a little good

thing inside

looking in your eyes

I only want to love you

and hold you tight

I feel fine

because you’re mine

we’re in the light

dancing in the light

of love

holding you tight

tripping in the light

of loving

you

my world is gonna shine

because you’re mine

because you’re mine, mine

because you’re mine, mine

because you’re mine

because you’re mine

because you’re mine

because you’re mine

because you’re mine

because you’re mine your mission:

Eli: Hey, roman.

Roman: Hey, well, look at you two out on the town.

Lani: Yeah, we were just out at dinner celebrating.

Eli: Yeah, abe and paulina got engaged last night.

Roman: Oh, great, I like it.

Lani: Yeah, we’re really happy for them both.

Roman: Yeah, so am I. I didn’t think he’d propose this soon, but they do seem like a great match.

Eli: Made in heaven.

Paulina: So you thinking, like, a saturday night vibe or more easy like sunday morning?

Abe: Well, I have no preference. You know, of course I like having a nice wedding, but it’s the marriage. It’s the marriage that’s important.

Paulina: Abraham, we are on the same page. So how about mid-december?

Abe: Yeah, that’s almost too close to the holidays.

Paulina: Right, right.

Abe: Yeah. How do you feel about earlier in january?

Paulina: Hmm, oh, no good. I’m breaking ground on a project in bal harbour, and that time of year in salem, kinda bleak, no?

Abe: Yeah, I see. I see what you mean, yeah. Well, how about the third week in november?

Paulina: Well, that actually could work.

Abe: Ooh, that’s great. That would be more than a month’s notice, so theo and brandon could arrange to be here too.

Paulina: Oh, you think we could pull it all together by then?

Abe: I think anything we put our minds to will work.

Paulina: Well, then it’s all settled. A little more than a month from now, we’ll be husband and wife.

Abe: Ooh.

Paulina: Oh.

Ben: Why’d you turn it off?

Ciara: It’s a horror movie, and it’s not really what I want in my head right before I go to sleep.

Ben: Is it about a woman who gives birth to the devil’s baby? Just seems pretty dumb.

Ciara: It wasn’t a bad omen, ben.

Ben: What do you mean?

Ciara: That movie coming on was totally random. No one is trying to tell you that you’re evil and that I’m rosemary.

Ben: I mean, who said that?

Ciara: I can see it in your eyes, babe. You’re freaked out that I landed on that movie. Am I right? Baby, I am not some submissive pixie, and you are not evil. You are the best. You are a loving, caring, wonderful man, and you are gonna make the most amazing father. I know it because it’s true. And you’ve come way too far and worked way too hard to let fear ruin that. So let’s just forget about all of this nonsense that happened and focus on what is really real, and that is our love for each other.

[Soft music]

 

John: Here you go.

Marlena: Chamomile?

John: Hope it helps.

Marlena: Oh, I guess i thought it would be hot.

John: Yeah, well, I was on my way to bring it to you when roman stopped by.

Marlena: Oh, roman came by? Why?

John: We’ll talk about it later–tell you what I’ll do. I’ll go heat this up, okay?

Marlena: Hey, why don’t we talk about it now?

John: Well, I was going to, but I know that you were kind of upset about ben. Johnny has decided to rename his movie from “the sami brady story,” to “the marlena evans story.”

Marlena: Why would he change a movie about sami to a movie about me?

John: Well, apparently he’s fascinated about your past, specifically when you were… when you were… marlena: Possessed by the devil.

John: You know, I was upset enough just by knowing it was gonna be a part in the movie. Now, the whole damn movie’s gonna be about it.

Marlena: Oh, no.

John: But don’t worry about that; that’s why roman came by. He told me he changed his mind about investing. Johnny’s having a hard time coming up with the cash ’cause practically everybody has said no.

Marlena: So he won’t be able to make the movie?

John: I’m not gonna let him.

Marlena: That was his dream.

John: His dream was to make a film, and he can still do that. He’s just not gonna do this one, ’cause the last thing you need is to have to relive that part of your life, honey.

Chad: I can’t believe this is real. I mean, I’ve wanted this and you for so long. But I…

Abigail: What?

Chad: I just–I have to ask you something, but I don’t know if I should.

Abigail: You can ask me anything.

Chad: So does this mean we’re back together? When I heard about the science behind the new

Abigail: I don’t want to shut you out anymore; I want to be close to you.

Chad: I want that too, more than anything.

Abigail: But I think we also have to be realistic about where we are, you know? Our problems don’t disappear just because we made love. We’ve still got a lot of things to work on, and I’ve got a lot of things to work on. Everything–the guilt that I feel, after everything that happened with gwen’s baby, and… but I don’t want to work on things alone. Moving forward, I would like to work on everything together.

Chad: We will, I promise.

[Soft music]

 

Abe: Look how far we’ve come. It’s all because of you.

Paulina: Me, really? What did I do?

Abe: You kept your promise not to hide things anymore, no more secrets, no more lies. I mean, ever since, it’s just been wonderful. You made peace with your daughter, with my daughter, with me. I’ve never been happier. And I hope you feel the same way.

Paulina: Of course I do. Of course. Oh, mm.

Lani: Okay. The babies are asleep thanks to our excellent nanny. And thank you for cleaning up.

Eli: No problem, but now I am in the mood for something sweet.

Lani: You have got to be kidding me. I don’t ever want to see another pie for as long as I live.

Eli: No, no, I’m not talking about a pie. No pecan pie, or key lime pie, or florida lime pie.

Lani: Mm-hmm.

Eli: I want some lani pie.

Lani: Oh. Well, come get it.

[Laughs]

Ciara: Are you sure you’re okay?

Ben: Yeah, I am.

Ciara: No more worries about random gusts of wind or horror movies with devil babies?

Ben: No, no, no, no. Dr. Evans made me see that there is no reason why we shouldn’t have a child. And god forbid, any issues come up, we’ll handle it together, like we handle everything. We are gonna make the most beautiful family together.

Ciara: Oh, my god. I love you so much.

Ben: I love you so much. You can barely keep these eyes open.

Ciara: Yeah, I’m tired. Will you hold me? I want to fall asleep in your arms.

[Soft music]

 

John: I hope you’re not upset with me and my bringing up that movie.

Marlena: No, of course not.

John: All right, you know I support johnny. Just that he needs to understand that this project, it’s never gonna happen.

Marlena: I assume you you talked to him?

John: Well, you know I did. And so did allie, but I think he needs to hear it from you. And I was just thinking that, once you were feeling better, you know, you could talk him out of it, but now I don’t even think you’re gonna have to have that conversation.

Marlena: Oh, well, I’m glad for that.

John: And everything that is in the past is gonna stay in the past where it belongs. And it’s just gonna be smooth sailing for me and you, baby, from now on out.

[Ominous music]

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B&B Transcript Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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Transcript provided by Suzanne

[ Upbeat music ]

Zende: So, you don’t like the neck line?

Thomas: I do, on paper, but I don’t think this fabric will allow the neck line to fall like you really want it to.

Zende: It could. Remember the way it’s stitched… kind of holds up.

Thomas: Right, I’m saying, I like the design. It’s just honestly, with this fabric, it’s not gonna work.

Zende: I disagree.

Thomas: Okay, hope. What do you think?

Zende: Is everything okay?

Hope: Uh, yeah. Yes. Everything is okay.

[ Sighs ] All right, well I might as well tell you. I’m honestly surprised you haven’t heard donna or pam gossiping about it but… my dad is out of prison. He’s back in town.

Thomas: Deacon?

[ Man groaning ]

[ Clinking ]

Deacon: Dammit sheila, dammit! Come on, come on!

[ Sheila giggling ] God. Ugh.

Sheila: I hear the third cup is a charm. But you surprised me. I really thought someone like you would hold their liquor better.

Deacon: Your bedside manner sucks.

Sheila: Well, excuse my frustration. I hauled you up here, you passed out. That was not my idea of a great night.

Deacon: Oh, what’s a matter, were you expecting a little something else?

Sheila: I wouldn’t touch you deacon, even if I wanted to slap you. Now can we just call it straight on the children?

Deacon: You know, coming up here was a mistake, and hooking up with you is a recipe for disaster. Sheila, if I’m gonna have any relationship with my daughter, come on. I can’t be anywhere near you.

Sheila: You’re never gonna get past liam and the forresters on your own.

Deacon: Well, you know, that’s not really any of your business. Same as whatever’s going on with your son has nothing to do with me.

Sheila: Your daughter hung up on you last night.

Deacon: She wants to have a relationship with me. I mean why else would she have written me all the letters in prison? You know, I just… I just gotta get through to her. And I’m gonna make that happen. Today.

Zende: On a scale from one to ten, how freaked out do you think hope is right now?

Thomas: Look, deacon is about as low as they get, but hope has a soft spot for him.

Zende: He is her dad, right?

Thomas: Yeah, I don’t know if it’s that, though. It’s like hope has this ability to see good in people no matter who they are.

Zende: Talkin’ about liam?

Thomas: Talkin’ about me. But you know, I don’t know what deacon being back means for hope or her family.

Paris: Hey, sorry. I don’t want to be an interruption.

Zende: You could never be an interruption.

Paris: Hi. I was looking for hope. I wanted to go over some forrester foundation stuff.

Thomas: Yeah, actually she just stepped out. She’s on a conference call.

Paris: Is everything all right? I heard you mention deacon, and what it might mean for hope. Who is deacon?

Thomas: That’s a long, ugly story.

Zende: Featuring hope’s father.

Hope: No, the pleasure’s all mine. All right. We’ll talk soon.

Deacon: Shh, it’s okay. It’s dad. It’s dad. It’s me.

Hope: Dad, hi.

Deacon: Hey. I had to get past security.

Hope: How did you know I would be in here and I was alone?

Deacon: I got my ways. You know, I tried to call you last night.

Hope: Yeah, but dad, you can’t be here.

Deacon: Yeah, I know, I know.

Hope: If someone sees you–

Deacon: I’m complicating your life. I know, I’m sorry. I just want to say I’m sorry for everything. I know I’ve said it before. I know I’ve let you down. I just– I want you to understand, I’m different now.

Hope: Why should I believe you this time?

Deacon: I was in my cell, and I was reading. I was reading one of your letters, and it got me thinking about my past. I’ve got so many regrets, and you were talking about that doctor, the one who stole your baby and you thought you’d lost your daughter. Only to be reunited months later. And you were talking about the hurt. The thought of losing another child was the worst hurt you’d ever gone through. And that the pain was so bad that you… you thought you might die. And… the fact that I couldn’t be there for you. The fact that I couldn’t just hold you and… um, wipe away your tears. It just–I… it broke me. And I said to myself that if I ever get out of there, I will do whatever it takes to be a part of your life. Hope, please. I know that I can be the father you deserve. Just give me another chance.

From the very first touch,

Thomas: Apparently hope has been sending deacon letters for quite some time.

Paris: So, she really wants to connect with him.

Zende: He will definitely use her love to get what he wants.

Paris: And that is?

Thomas: I don’t know exactly, but I’m sure it’ll be self-serving.

Zende: It usually ends up with hope being hurt.

[ Phone chiming ]

Thomas: Finally!

Zende: What is it?

Thomas: My realtor said that my seller’s agreed to the reduction. The deal’s closed. Drawing up the paperwork. Yes!

Paris: Oh wow, congratulations!

Zende: Finally! I feel like they were giving you the run around for a while.

Thomas: Yeah, but you know what? This place is worth it. It’s perfect for me.

Zende: So, what are you gonna do with your apartment?

Thomas: I’ll just sublet it. Wait a minute, you’ve been living with your friend after you moved out of steffy and finn’s, right?

Paris: Yeah, finding the right place has been really hard.

Thomas: Okay, well, why don’t you, why don’t you just take my apartment? It’s fully furnished.

Paris: What? No. No, I can’T.

Thomas: Seriously. You can have it for free.

Paris: No, thomas, that’s way too much.

Thomas: It’s not too much, you’re a part of the forrester family. We’re friends, okay? This is what friends do for each other. Look, at least come take a look at it. And if you like it, it’s yours.

Paris: Okay, but I’m going to pay my own way. There are a lot of people out there who can’t, and I am fortunate.

Thomas: Okay.

Paris: Thank you.

Thomas: I actually need to head over there right now if you want to see it.

Paris: Yeah, I’d love to.

Zende: See? I told you it would all work out.

Deacon: I know I can be a terrific father. I really can. I just need the chance to prove it. I also know that you’ve got a lot of people buzzing in your ear telling you horrible stuff about me, and sadly, it’s true. But, but, what’s also true is that I love you. Look, I just… I just want a chance to be the father that you deserve. I wanna be a grandfather to beth. Please. Please, I’m so excited to meet her. I just… want to be back in your life.

Hope: I don’t know what to believe.

Deacon: Hope, just–

Hope: Dad, no. I don’t–

[ Sighing ] I don’t know. Okay, I do know that mom, and ridge and liam certainly don’t want you in my life.

Deacon: Is that what you want?

Hope: I just… I think I just want all of this to slow down. You know, maybe if we grab a coffee or lunch, or something, in public. But you coming here like this. I mean, dad, that’s not a good idea.

Deacon: Is this you talking, or is this them?

[ Door opening ]

Liam: What the hell are you doing here?

Deacon: I came to see my daughter. Like it or not, liam. I’m her father.

Liam: Oh yeah, you’re her father all right. And what kind of father have you been?

Deacon: You know, I’ve been a pretty awful one. Which is exactly why I’m here asking for a second chance. Look, I didn’t come here to con, I didn’t come here to manipulate. I just want a relationship with my daughter. And I want to see beth.

Liam: Absolutely… absolutely not!

Hope: Liam, please.

Liam: Hope, this is what deacon does. Right here, right now. This is it. He’s doing iT.

Deacon: Deep down, hope wants to have a relationship with me.

Liam: Oh my god, get out! Get out! You have caused hope and her entire family nothing but pain.

Deacon: All right, I didn’t come to fight, I just came to tell my daughter… that you have grown up into a beautiful, exceptional woman. Hope, I love you.

Thomas: So, now that I got the house, I mean, you could move in today if you think it’s a good fit.

Paris: It’s great.

Thomas: Well, it’s a great neighborhood, there is a place for pizza right around the corner, and they have live music. They also, after four P.M., You can get all you can eat wings for like ten bucks.

Paris: Mm. Now you’re speaking my language. I thought super rich la guys were just into quinoa and green juice.

Thomas: Ew, no. No, no, no. Look, I know this place isn’t exactly my sister’S. It’s not in malibu, it’s not right on the beach, but it’s–

Paris: Well, it’s perfect. And I’m way more of a city girl than a beach bunny, anyways.

Thomas: Ah.

Paris: Are you sure about this?

Thomas: Yeah, yeah. No, I got my new place, so– actually, I can text over to the management company, have them send you the sublet paperwork right now. Um, look, paris, I’d love for you to live here.

Paris: Deal. Thank you so much.

Thomas: Oh, yeah.

Liam: God, the fact alone that we would just show up like that. You okay?

Hope: Yeah, I’m fine.

Liam: By the way, how did he get past security, ’cause don’t they have a whole–

Hope: Liam, I appreciate that you’re so worried about me, but I really wish you weren’t so harsh with him.

Liam: I’m harsh because I’m trying to protect you. Okay, I know… I know I’m coming on real strong here. I see that. And I know it’s overbearing. But, hope, you have such a good heart. I mean, you have the biggest heart out of anybody I know.

Hope: But…

Liam: But, it makes you vulnerable. Like, people like deacon and sheila, they’re just not the kind of people that change. Even if they really want to.

Hope: And what if you’re wrong about him? You know, he’s had a lot of time to think about his life and what he wants and… is it that crazy to think that he loves me enough to change?

Liam: You tell me. Are you willing to take that gamble? I know I’m being harsh, I just don’t want him to hurt you anymore than he already has. And the best way to achieve that is to not let him be a part of your life.

[ Door knocking ]

Deacon: Hey.

Sheila: That bad, huh? Sorry.

Deacon: Yeah, sure.

Sheila: I mean it. I know what it’s like to be rejected by your child.

Deacon: Yeah, but see, that’s just it. That’s just it. I wasn’t rejected. Hope and I were standing there and she wanted to give me another chance. And then…liam walks in.

Sheila: What’d he say?

Deacon: What did he say? He talked to me like I was a piece of garbage. Like I was nothing. I have spent so much time fighting the forresters, and now I gotta fight liam spencer?

Sheila: Yeah, well, I have fought the forresters, too. And now I have to contend with steffy.

Deacon: Maybe we’re the problem. Maybe we ought to… maybe we ought to just quit. Sheila, the forresters are never gonna let you around them.

Sheila: You’re telling me to give up on finn and hayes? My own son and grandson?

Deacon: You’re never gonna have a relationship with them, so yes. Yes, before this goes too far because you are starting to get obsessed again. Everybody knows what happens when you think you should have something. I mean, you did it with lauren fenmore, you did it with eric forrester. Look, you just, you need to stop and realize what you can’t control. So, you need to leave your son, and the forresters the hell alone.

[ Sinister music ]

Thomas: Okay, so all this was already in your car.

Paris: Well, yeah. My friend didn’t have a lot of closet space, so.

Thomas: Oh, you want me to start moving this stuff to the bedroom?

Paris: No, no. You’ve already helped so much and I e-signed the sublet while I was out there.

Thomas: Oh, then this place is officially yours. Congratulations.

Paris: Thank you. And if you’re up for it, I would love to treat you to some of those wings that you were talking about. Show my gratitude.

Thomas: You’re on.

[ Phone ringing ] Oh, it’s my realtor. I gotta take this. But, make yourself at home. It is your home. Hello? Yeah. Okay. Am I sitting down? What do you mean? What? No, no, that’s not possible because they accepted my offer. Okay. All right, yeah. Okay, thanks.

[ Scoffs ] I can’t believe this. Um… well, I guess the seller backed out. He just gave the place to his buddy instead. I guess I’m not moving after all.

Deacon: I just came to tell my daughter that you have grown up into a beautiful, exceptional woman. Hope, I love you. If hope wants me out of her life… sheila: She said she wanted a relationship with you, then liam interfered.

Deacon: What could I do? That’s her husband. I mean, if for some reason, she doesn’t want me around, that’s how it’s gotta be. It’s the same thing with your son. I mean, if he doesn’t want you in his life, you gotta give him what he wants.

Sheila: What are you gonna do? What, are you gonna leave town? You’re gonna go from job to job?

Deacon: I don’t know what I’m gonna do, okay? But what I do know is that I haven’t earned a place in hope’s life. The same as you haven’t earned a place in finn’s life. Sheila, you know, maybe we just need to admit that we lost.

Sheila: You know what I hate more than anything, deacon? Someone with a defeatist attitude. A coward. Someone who gives up. No one had a perfect upbringing. But when there’s blood between a mother and a son, and a father and a daughter, you don’t give up. That blood bond is something that cannot be broken. I will have a place in my son’s life. In my grandson’s life. In the forresters’ life. Yu understand? Am I a mother that’s obsessed because I want to see my son? Yes. What’s really surprising me here right now is that you’re not. I thought you told me that you cared about hope.

Deacon: Hope means everything to me.

Sheila: Well, then do something about it. Together, we can get our kids back. But, you know what? If you would feel better crawling back into that bottle that you came out of, you go right ahead. But, I’m gonna be a part of my son’s life. I’m gonna be a part of my grandson’s life. And there is nothing that steffy and the forresters can do to stop me. I won’t stop until I get what I want. And you know what, deacon? I always get what I want. I always get what I want.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, October 14, 2021

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Gabi confronted Ava about giving Philip the information about Jake. Ava didn’t deny giving the information to him. Philip and Jake went back and forth about him giving the information about him to Ava. He told Philip to fire him and not Gabi if he had a problem with his past. Philip fired him. Johnny didn’t understand why EJ wanted to play John in his movie. He thought EJ was trying to stick it to Chad. EJ told him that he had to let him play the part if he wanted him to finance the movie. Philip told Jake if Gabi surrendered her company, he would stay a free man. Gabi refused to give up her company. Ava said reminded her that Jake was involved in a murder so he would do jail time. Gabi said she would never take Jake away from her. Ava told her that she was going to take over her company. Abby singed the contracts. EJ had his own papers drawn up for the movie. Chad and EJ signed the contract. Chad told Johnny that EJ had to sign another contract because he wanted to play John. EJ said he had contracts for the role of John. He said he signed it because he was going to be playing John.

Chad wanted to know what EJ was trying to pull. EJ said he wanted to help Johnny with his movie. Abby thought EJ was wrong. Chad wanted Johnny to revoke his contract. Philip knew that Jake and Gabi were working together to set him up. He said Gabi started it and he was fighting back. Gabi refused to give up her company than let Ava run it. Ava asked her if she wanted to let her boyfriend go to prison. Gabi threatened to go to Rafe and tell him that she was trying to steal her company. Jake warned Philip that Ava would feed him to the wolves to save her own hide. Ava told Gabi that Rafe wasn’t going to find out what she did because she was going to tell him about Jake. She said that he would investigate it. Gabi told her that Rafe would be suspicious if she’s suddenly running her company. Ava wanted her to make him believe why she was running it. Chad and Abby tried to convince Johnny to get rid of EJ as John. Johnny couldn’t do that because he would lose the funding he needed for the movie. Chad offered to pay the money, but EJ said the contract was already signed. Johnny promised them that it would be professional. Ava told Gabi that it was over for her. Philip said he wasn’t naïve when it concerned Ava. Jake told him that he would pay a price getting mixed up with the mob. He said the last time he did it Brady was shot. He said he might not be so lucky next time.

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Days Update Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Update written by Joseph

Eli and Lani join Abe and Paulina at Paulina’s apartment. Abe proposes another toast. Eli jokes that he’s on a roll. Lani still can’t believe they are getting married. Abe toasts to love while Paulina toasts to marriage.

Abigail asks Chad if he wants to play John in the movie just so she doesn’t have a sex scene with another man even though she’s acting. Chad says he was kidding while Abigail reminds Chad that his jealousy is what got them in to trouble in the first place. Chad admits he was wrong about her and Jake and regrets ever going there. Abigail wonders if it’s happening again and questions if Chad wants the part in the movie because he doesn’t trust her with EJ. Chad assures it has nothing to do with EJ and he wants to spend as much time with her as he can, so he thinks doing the movie would be good for them. Chad feels that this could bring them closer.

While John is making Marlena’s tea, Roman shows up at the door and informs him that he told Johnny that he will not help fund his family. John thanks Roman and knows it wasn’t easy. Roman agrees that the last thing they want is for Marlena to have to relive that time. John invites Roman in and asks how Johnny took the news. Roman says he just explained that he was agreeing to invest in a movie on Sami and now it’s all about this devil business, so he thinks telling that story is not a good idea. John is sure Johnny was disappointed. Roman confirms that he was but they will get past it and the important thing is to do everything they can to protect Marlena.

The Devil urges Marlena to let go and give in to him. Marlena then begins levitating above her bed. The Devil tells her to let go as she’s almost there and they are going to achieve so much together. He adds that if she lets him in, there is no limit to what they can accomplish. He declares that their time is now so he needs her to be his tonight.

Ben and Ciara lay in bed together after having sex. Ciara felt like it felt extra special which Ben agrees with. Ciara wonders if they just made a baby. Their window then suddenly blows open and all of their things start to blow across their room, leaving them confused. Ben gets up and shuts the window. Ciara wonders if a storm is coming. Ben responds that everything looks clear. Ciara questions what made the window fly open then. Ben has no idea. Ciara finds it pretty weird that a gust of wind just appeared and disappeared. Ben hopes it wasn’t a bad omen.

Marlena remains levitating above her bed. The Devil tells her to be proud of what they have accomplished like attacking Julie and convincing everyone it was Doug, to commit him to Bayview so that they were not exposed, and best of all she convinced Ben to father a child with Ciara and let go of all his fears about the future. The Devil declares that now Marlena must let go of her fears.

Abigail questions Chad thinking that them acting together would bring them closer together. Abigail jokes that she could turn out to be a big diva on set. Chad says he wouldn’t care as they joke together. Chad thinks them playing John and Marlena would be really cool. Chad talks about all that John and Marlena have overcome, the times they’ve been separated and got back together, stronger. Chad calls it a really beautiful story. Abigail agrees that they are a real super couple. Chad says it gives him hope that they can come back together. Chad jokes that maybe by the time the film is done, they’ll be able to sleep in the same room.

John tells Roman that he almost blew a gasket when he saw Johnny’s revised script. Roman asks if he told Marlena what’s going on. John says he was going to, but when he got to the hospital, she was so upset after a really heavy therapy session with Ben Weston and she wanted to talk to him more but she was so drained, so he brought her home and she went right to bed. Roman questions Marlena not knowing the new direction of Johnny’s movie. John admits he may be being overprotective by not telling her but she’s been having such a rough time lately, so he didn’t want to pile on. Roman asks if she’s upset about something other than Ben. John reminds him about Doug. Roman feels Marlena did what she had to do to protect Doug and everyone else. John says he said the same thing but Marlena still feels to blame and guesses that’s why she is so driven to help Ben now.

Ciara questions what Ben means by worrying about a bad omen and asks what happened since he was so optimistic earlier after seeing Marlena. Ben assures that he still is but thinks it’s kind of strange that Ciara threw away her birth control pills, they make love, and she wonders if they made a baby then all of a sudden, the window blasts open and all the candles blow out. Ciara asks what he thinks that means and questions if someone is trying to warn them not to get pregnant.

The Devil tells Marlena that Ben and Ciara’s child is so important for the future as he needs the baby for himself.

Ciara asks Ben if he thinks some unknown force is trying to warn them not to get pregnant. Ben says of course not and that it was just the wind. Ciara reminds him that he promised to be honest from now on and asks him what’s going on. Ben guesses he’s just a little nervous about having a baby.

John tells Roman that Marlena has been beating herself up lately. Roman calls her the best doctor. John notes that she still feels that she failed Doug and that has shaken her confidence. Roman hopes some rest will help. John mentions making her tea since she was too wired to sleep. Roman tells him to just say the word if they need anything. John thanks Roman again for backing out of Johnny’s film since they don”t need that bit of history repeating itself…

The Devil feels Marlena fighting and not being ready to fully commit. He argues that she’s always done everything for everyone else and nothing for herself, except when she lets him in and feels his power through her veins. The Devil urges Marlena to let herself go completely and feel that way again. He says perhaps she would feel different if she knows his plans which could only happen with her help. The Devil warns that you can never go back on bringing a child in to the world, so their future is in Marlena’s hands. He decides it’s time to share with Marlena exactly what he has in mind for the child.

Chad tells Abigail that he’s not trying to pressure her at all, he just misses sharing a room and a bed with her. Chad knows she’s not ready for that and he respects that, so he’d never try to skip past all he has to do in order to make things right between them. Chad says he’s just expressing hope for the future. Abigail tells him that there’s nothing she wants more than to be able to trust in their marriage and love again. Chad understands she’s not there yet and agrees to wait as long as it takes. Chad tells Abigail that he loves her, always has, and always will. Chad says he will let her go to bed but Abigail stops him and invites him to stay in her room tonight. Chad questions if she’s sure. Abigail acknowledges that she’s kept him at arms length ever since coming home but he’s been very patient, understanding, and devoted. Abigail admits that Chad has done everything she has asked and more, so she thinks it’s time that she let him back in. Chad then kisses Abigail.

Ciara tells Ben that she didn’t expect one session with Marlena to magically erase all of his reservations since having a baby is still a huge step that is life changing, so it makes sense for them both to be nervous. Ciara admits that she is nervous too. Ben says they will stay on it and hope he doesn’t pass on the mental illness to their child, but if he does they will find treatment right away. Ben apologizes for freaking out, but notes that Ciara could be pregnant right now. Ciara says the odds are slim for the first try which means they will have to try again and again. Ben says he’s down for that as they kiss. Ciara talks about how she will be the one to gain weight and get morning sickness. Ben tells her that he will get her everything she wants and asks what she is craving. Ciara says just him as they continue kissing.

The Devil tells Marlena that his plan for Ben and Ciara’s baby is so magnificent. They are interrupted by John knocking at the door, asking if Marlena is still awake. The Devil complains that John is always trying to come between them as Marlena remains levitating above her bed. John tries to enter but is confused to find the door locked. The Devil urges Marlena to ignore John and he’ll go away. John wonders what is going on as he realizes the door is stuck. John calls out to Marlena and tells her to hang on as he’s coming. John then breaks the door open. John checks on Marlena laying in bed and asks if she’s okay. John says he didn’t mean to wake her up but he got worried when he couldn’t open the door and he swears he could hear voices in here…

Paulina gives Eli and Lani the key lime pie that she did not want. Eli congratulates them again as he and Lani hug Paulina and Abe. Eli and Lani then exit. Abe tells Paulina that it was a lovely evening and asks her if everything is okay. Paulina can’t believe she asked Lani to call her “mama” and asks what she was thinking. Abe understands that she got carried away as he knows how she feels. Abe remarks that being Lani’s dad means everything to him. Paulina decides to get ready for bed. Abe stops her to ask when she wants to get married as he wants to set a date. Paulina says that depends on if he wants a big wedding or small since big takes a lot of planning. Abe says if it were up to him, they’d do it tomorrow, so Paulina guesses they will have a small one. Paulina assures they are on the same page in wanting their wedding to be an intimate affair. Paulina jokes that their first big challenge will be finding a date that they are both free to get married.

Ciara and Ben agree they are both kind of tired but Ciara doesn’t think she can go to sleep just yet and suggests finding something on TV. Ciara then turns on the TV and sees that the movie Rosemary’s Baby is on.

John questions if Marlena was on her phone. Marlena claims that she was asleep. John guesses maybe the voices came from the noise machine switching over to radio or something. John checks the machine but says it looks fine to him. Marlena tells him that she didn’t hear anything and suggests she was talking in her sleep. Marlena asks what John heard her say. John says he’s not sure since he was out in the hall. Marlena brings up being worried about Ben so she wants to go check on him but John encourages her to rest and that she can talk to Ben tomorrow. Marlena tries to argue but John insists that Ben is fine and he’s more worried about her right now.

Chad and Abigail kiss as they enter her bedroom and begin to undress. Chad carries Abigail as they kiss onto the bed. Chad lights candles and they continue kissing in bed.

Roman heads to the Brady Pub and runs in to Eli and Lani outside. Eli and Lani inform him that Abe and Paulina got engaged last night. Roman says he’s happy for them, but didn’t think Abe would propose this soon. Roman admits they seem like a great match.

Paulina asks Abe if he’s thinking a Saturday night or a Sunday morning wedding. Abe says he has no preference. Abe says he’d like to have a nice wedding but it’s the marriage that’s important. Paulina agrees and suggests December. Abe worries that’s too close to the holidays, so he asks how she feels about early January. Paulina says that’s no good as she’s breaking ground on a project then. Abe asks about the third week of November. Paulina decides that could work. Abe says that’s more than a month’s notice so his sons Theo and Brandon could arrange to be there too. Paulina asks if he thinks they could pull it all together by then. Abe feels anything they put their minds to will work. Paulina declares that it’s all settled then and in a little over a month, they will be husband and wife as they kiss.

Ciara shuts off the TV which Ben questions. Ciara tells him a horror movie is not what she wants in her head right before going to sleep. Ben says that a movie about a woman giving birth to the Devil’s baby seems pretty dumb. Ciara insists it wasn’t a bad omen and that the movie coming on was totally random. Ciara argues that no one is trying to tell him that he’s evil and she’s Rosemary. Ciara can tell Ben is freaked out that she landed on that movie. Ciara insists that she’s not some submissive pixie and he’s not evil. Ciara calls him a loving, caring, wonderful man who will make the most amazing father. Ciara says that Ben has come way too far and worked too hard to let fear ruin that, so they will forget about all the nonsense and focus on what’s really real which is their love for each other.

John gives Marlena her tea and hopes it will make her feel better. Marlena questions the tea not being hot. John explains that he was bringing it to her when Roman stopped by. Marlena asks why he came. John says they will talk about it later and offers to go heat up her tea but Marlena wants to talk about it now. John brings up knowing she was upset about Ben. John then reveals to Marlena that Johnny decided to rename his movie from The Sami Brady Story to the Marlena Evans Story. Marlena questions why he would do that. John explains that Johnny is fascinated by her past, specifically when she was possessed by the Devil. John says he was upset enough that it would be a part of the movie, but now the whole damn movie is about it. John adds that Roman came by to tell him that he changed his mind about investing and Johnny is having a hard time coming up with the cash since everyone has said no. Marlena asks if he won’t be able to make the movie then. John responds that he won’t let him. Marlena points out that it was Johnny’s dream. John argues that Johnny’s dream is to make a film and he can still do that, just not this one, because the last thing Marlena needs is to have to relive that part of her life.

Chad and Abigail lay in bed after having sex. Chad can’t believe this is real as he’s wanted this and her for so long. Chad says he has to ask her something, but doesn’t know if he should. Abigail says he can ask her anything. Chad asks if this means they are back together. Abigail wants to be close to him and doesn’t want to shut him out. Chad says he wants that too more than anything. Abigail adds that they have to be realistic about where they are as their problems don’t just disappear because they made love and they still have a lot to work on. Abigail brings up her guilt over what happened with Gwen’s baby, but she doesn’t want to work on them alone. Abigail declares that she’d like to work on everything together moving forward. Chad promises that they will as he hugs her.

Abe tells Paulina to look at how far they’ve come and says it’s all because of her keeping her promise not to hide things anymore, no more secrets or lies. Abe says ever since, things have been wonderful. Abe adds that Paulina made peace with her daughter, his daughter, and with him. Abe declares that he’s never been happier and hope she feels the same way. Paulina assures that she does as they hug.

Lani tells Eli that the babies are asleep thanks to their nanny and thanks Eli for cleaning up. Eli says now he’s in the mood for her as they kiss and then they head to the bedroom.

Ciara asks if Ben is sure he’s okay. Ben says that he is. Ciara asks if he has no more worries about random gusts of wind or horror movies with devil babies. Ben states that Marlena made him see that there’s no reason they shouldn’t have a child and if any issues come up, they will handle it together like they handle everything. Ben declares they will make the most beautiful family together. Ciara says she loves him so much. Ben says the same as Ciara admits she’s tired now. Ciara asks Ben to hold her so she can fall asleep in his arms.

John hopes he didn’t upset Marlena by bringing up the movie. Marlena says of course not. John explains that he supported Johnny but he needs to understand that this project is never going to happen. Marlena assumes that he talked to him. John confirms that he did and so did Allie, but he thinks Johnny needs to hear it from Marlena. John thought Marlena could talk him out of it but now thinks maybe she won’t have to have that conversation, so everything in the past can stay in the past where it belongs. John declares it will be smooth sailing for them from now on as he holds her.

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Interview with Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman

TV Interview!

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Interview with actors Cindy Cheung, Frances Fisher, Alice Kremelberg, Bill Pullman, and executive producers Jessica Biel, Michelle Purple, and Derek Simonds of “The Sinner” on USA Network by Suzanne 9/13/21

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SUMMER 2021 TCA VIRTUAL PRESS TOUR
The Sinner
Cindy Cheung, Actor, “Stephanie Lam”
Frances Fisher, Actor, “Meg Muldoon”
Alice Kremelberg, Actor, “Percy Muldoon”
Bill Pullman, Actor, “Harry Ambrose”
Jessica Biel, Executive Producer
Michelle Purple, Executive Producer
Derek Simonds, Creator/Executive Producer/Showrunner/Director
Virtual via Zoom
September 13, 2021

This is a great drama, and I loved being in this panel. This was a large panel of press, so I only got to ask a few questions. I hope you enjoy it!
“The Sinner” returns for Season 3 October 13, 2021.

I asked Jessica Biel what she does as executive producer on the show, especially this season. As you may know, she also starred in the show’s first season. She replied that my question was a good one because, “I feel like the role of producer is very different and has a lot of different meanings and for all different types of people in shows. For this particular show, as an executive producer, we work closely with [showrunner] Derek and the team, the writing team, to sort of give notes on the scripts and sort of help support them as they’re working through — they’re breaking their story and they’re writing their episode. Honestly, we’re a big support system during the development process, or really whatever Derek and his team need, we help crew up for the actual production. We’re highly involved in the casting process. I’m saying “we.” I’m talking about [executive producer] Michelle and I. And really, the show is such a well—oiled machine at this point that once you get going into production, you know, you give it to the experts that you’ve hired and you just sit back and stay out of the way. And I think part of being a good producer is knowing when and how to do that. And this season, particularly, we did a lot of that, because of the different restrictions on set and everyone trying to stay as healthy and safe as possible. So, we never worked on set the way we normally are, which is hard and sad, because that camaraderie is something that I really miss. And I love that part of making TV and films.”

I was happy to get a second question, so I observed to Bill Pullman that his character, Harry is “fairly quiet” and that he has to “convey a lot without using so many words.” I asked if that was something that came easy for him.

He replied in a thoughtful manner, “I think it’s always been a surprise to me, some of the actions to ‘The Sinner.’ And a lot of people think I don’t say very much in the series. And I’m, of course, looking at the lines I do say and had to learn, and I feel like I’m talking all the time. But there’s something about the confidence. Because I’ve really just been so looking at — I think all the other actors in this season know this trust that you get, that your behavior is important. So, it’s the editing that you see. When you see the show, it’s not always just who’s talking. ‘Let’s cut to who’s talking.’ It takes a certain courage to not do that, to trust that what isn’t being said is as interesting as what is said. And we, all of us, get that message pretty loud and clear from Derek when we’re going — we go through these — each script line by line. And Derek spends time with each of the actors. And then we spend time with each other. And because of Covid, we had a really freakishly great privilege to isolate just ourselves. We didn’t have people coming in from the outside. They couldn’t come in to visit. We lived close to each other. We could — we got together over scenes in a way — I’ve never experienced this, even though there’s seasons of ‘The Sinner’ we didn’t have this. And Derek encouraged it. Derek joined in. We would come up with our list of questions, we’d go back and forth, so that you knew that the immediacy of the moment was the premise. That was number one, was to really feel alive and awake to the situation of what isn’t being said as well as what’s being said.”

Another journalist asked Pullman how his character and his work is affected by what happened last season and whether it will continue through this season. He kind of chuckled and says that his character discovers that retirement is not as nice as it sounds because you don’t just start over. You carry everything with you still. He feels conflicted about what happened to Jamie last season. He relates, “Season 4 kicks off, he’s bolted from his therapist, he’s off his meds, and he can’t sleep. Welcome to retirement.”

Another person from the press asked Simonds or Pullman to compare seasons 1 and 2 to this season. Simonds confirmed what Pullman said, that season 3 builds on what happened to Harry in past seasons, especially season 2. He’s going to have a “major reckoning point in this season that we haven’t really seen him encounter before.”

Pullman was also asked what attracted him to the role of Harry Ambrose and how he likes him. Pullman pointed out that this is the first series he’s done regularly (meaning more than just a guest-starring role). He praised Simonds, who came to find him for the role once he saw him in an Edward Albee play, “The Goat.” He thinks Simonds “wanted to find what we could be authentic about in our characters. And it started with Harry. But he’s continued it with all the characters as he finds — meets people and begins to work in the writers’ room. He’s crafting some pieces of your autobiography or something, at least with Harry, where all these situations have some reference to my own life. So, it’s like therapy on display, in a small way. But I think Season 2 in particular was so much following the fabric of my western New York State upbringing and situations that I had gone through in my past. And he moved it away from that slightly but kept the roots in it. And so that was one thing. But I think the whole sense of someone who is wrestling with what it is to be human and what it is to have — to sense that the truth is not something that’s easily accessible, and the world is really a stacked deck against getting to truth and living clear from trauma and other circumstances.”

Michelle Purple was asked whether she used anything on her show “Cruel Summer” in “The Sinner.” Purple replied that she didn’t think she did because they were two very different “beasts.” She credits Simonds for “bringing something so fresh and new to ‘The Sinner.’ You know, he surprises us every season with a little nugget of an idea at the end of the last season, and then the way he and the writers are able to bring it to fruition is amazing. It’s really his brainchild every season.”

Jessica Biel was asked whether she missed acting on the show and would like to come back. She admits that she does miss it when she’s everyone together on the set. She missed the “crazy, wild creative stuff that we got to do in Season 1.” She says that sometimes discuss the idea of where Cora could come back. “Who knows. We always kind of like to imagine a world where that could be possible. But yeah, sometimes it’s hard. It’s hard not to be on the playground with everybody else.”

Purple claims that Biel asked her yesterday, “Do you think Cora can come back for Season 5?”

The next reporter had a question for Simonds but siad that the others could chime in. He/she wanted to know how they figure out the theme for each season, and do they have to do casting or story first.

Simonds agreed that each season is a little different, but they’re guided in part with how Ambrose acts in his meta-arc over the seasons. “That’s always been kind of the thing that’s guided me creatively.
So, you know, after Season 1, I wanted to see Ambrose confront his childhood. After Season 2, I wanted Ambrose to confront a man who was not an innocent. After Season 3 and this, you know, death that Ambrose is a part of with Jamie Burns, I wanted to see him contend with guilt, and the guilt that he’s kind of accrued over his whole life, and what one does with that.
So, it’s always been about following this journey of Ambrose’s. And then the casting and the concept of the characters comes (inaudible). What would most activate Ambrose? What kind of person would most activate him? What would trigger him the most? So, we’re always trying to put him in hot water, basically.”

The next question was for Biel. She was asked how people in the show can escape the dark places in their minds when it seems there’s no turning back. Biel doesn’t know the answer, but she loves how they explore those ideas in the show. She replied, “I’d love to explore the question in these characters and in these shows that we produce and that, you know, that Michelle and I like to make, and that Derek and his wonderful cast. And I would be curious, you know, Alice or Frances, Cindy, if anyone has any thoughts on this as well, because you’re all playing characters with tons of complexities. But I’m not sure if you fully are able to get away from it. And sometimes I think it does take people down, and down a path that you can’t recover from.”

Simonds suggested that Alice Kremelberg, who plays Percy, answer the question. He said that she’s “struggling with the darkness within her.” Kremelberg said that Percy is trying to “move through things, face the dark past, and trying all different facets, going outside of herself. And you’ll see as the series progresses all the different ways that she’s trying to reconcile with what happens in the story. And seeing what works, and what works best, and finding, kind of, in your own life how that relates, is really always fascinating to me. Not knowing the whole scope of the story going into it, and then kind of reading through everything, like, “Oh, this does relate to me a lot.” And how we as humans really try to reconcile with ourselves and move past and through these things. So, yeah, it’s definitely something that Percy faces, and that I think we as humans face.”

Simonds is then asked whether there are any headlines he might want to use for the show. Simonds answered that he never really took story ideas from the headlines. He prefers to find ideas that he can identify with personally. After thinking for a minute, he admited that was inspired by the “Black Lives Matter movement.” He admits that “it’s normally a very focused, hermetic show about the inner workings of one person or a few characters’ psychology, and I wanted to do that and also expand it into a bigger canvas and engage some of the broader social movements that we’re collectively processing and figuring out right now.” He added that they have a much more inclusive cast and an inclusive set of issues that we’re taking on this season.”

A reporter asked about the color palette used in the production, which is dark and cool.

Frances Fisher answered that the color pallette is muted on the show, but “there’s also another side to it, the town of Lunenberg itself. Completely brightly painted houses, row houses, that were just fascinating. It was almost like walking on the back lot of Warner Brothers or some magical Brigadoon-ish town, you know. And how did it affect us? I mean, we were just immersed, you know. We were immersed in the air of it and all of the different weather patterns that would occur in a day. I think that affected all of us, you know, psychologically and emotionally. So, we reflect that.”

Another press person asked the female actors to tell what drew them to their roles how they prepared to join the world of the show and whether they had watched previous seasons.

Cindy Cheung revealed that she was a fan of the show, so she had watched previous seasons. When she saw the material, “it just struck me instantly how deep I would have to go in order to explore this particular character. And, you know, just that question comes up, ‘Do I wish to go there? Do I wish to inhabit this not-easy place to be in?’ But as I worked on it, it just resonated personally in so many more ways than just a role, just as my own experience as a person. And, so, I was very fortunate to be able to see it all the way through.”

Kremelberg also said she was a fan of the show. “The writing was so strong, and the character was already in the scenes that I had, you know, stripped down. I love drama. And it’s just — it’s gritty. It’s real. It’s emotional. It’s raw. It’s all those things that I as an actor really am drawn to. And it just kind of, like, jumped off the page when I read it and when I was taping it. And it’s just such an immaculate show that I’m so proud to be a part of. So, all of those things together.
And getting to be a fisher is so cool. We got to know so much of that in Lunenberg and go out on the boats in Lunenberg to really learn how to pull up the crates and all that. So, it was just, you know, all—encompassing really, just an incredible experience. But the writing and the character just, like, really drew me in.”

Frances relates that she was glad to have the role of “A kick—ass role for a woman in her late ’60s, and Bill Pullman all in one script, oh, my god.” She also said she binged the entire first season in one sitting.

Simonds was also asked about the venue change for this season. Simonds said that he was looking for a small town that had racial and class politics “and using that as kind of a reflecting board for a statement about broader social movements. And then I was also just really excited about Season 4. I feel the show had been so, so tied to this upstate New York feel, and the idea of Ambrose encountering a seaside town and having the metaphorical power of the ocean, the myth around fishing and seafaring, and Ambrose sort of entering as a fish out of water this world that he doesn’t understand, had a lot of dramatic potential and kind of helped us develop his character further and just kind of revitalized the show. Without, I think, or hopefully without changing the template too much. I think it’s still feels like a kind of New England East Coast show. It has a regional feel still. It just felt like a great kind of pivot, without reinventing the wheel. It’s not Ambrose going to Hawaii.”

Another journalist asked Biel if working on a show about crime has made her more paranoid in real life. Biel agreed that probably does feel that she’s more on edge and waiting for crazy things to happen in real life, like they do on the show.

Simonds jokingly added, “She’s also a pretty dark and twisted person by nature. I mean, you’re very comfortable in that space.” Biel agreed, adding, “It’s very true. And I’m not totally sure why. I had a really nice childhood. But — I don’t know. I love true crime. I always have, and I always will.”

Frances Fisher was asked how she deals with getting a project where she doesn’t like the script or isn’t fond of the characters. She answered that she just tells her agent “thank you” and “I just don’t have the capacity to work on this right now.”

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Still reeling from the trauma of a previous case a year ago, the now-retired Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) travels to Hanover Island in northern Maine for a recuperative getaway with his partner, Sonya (Jessica Hecht). When an unexpected tragedy occurs involving the daughter of a prominent island family, Ambrose is recruited to help the investigation, only to be thrown into a mystery of mounting paranoia that will turn this sleepy tourist island, and Ambrose’s life, upside down.

From UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, Derek Simonds serves as showrunner and executive producer, alongside executive producers Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple through their production company, Iron Ocean. Charlie Gogolak, Adam Bernstein and Nina Braddock also serve as executive producers.

Credits

Day & Time:
Wednesdays (10-11p.m. ET) on USA Network

Season four premiere:
Oct. 13, 2021

Starring:
Bill Pullman, Frances Fisher, Alice Kremelberg, Neal Huff, Cindy Cheung and Ronin Wong, with Jessica Hecht and Michael Mosley

Executive producers:
Derek Simonds, Jessica Biel, Michelle Purple, Charlie Gogolak, Nina Braddock, Adam Bernstein

Created for television by:
Derek Simonds

Producer:
Ellen Marie Blum

Writers:
Derek Simonds (401), Jonathan Caren (402), Jenny Zhang (403), Piero S. Iberti (404), Kate Roche (405), Gerald Cuesta (406), Mia Chung (407), Nina Braddock (408)

Directors:
Derek Simonds (401), Adam Bernstein (402/403), Radium Cheung (404), Haifaa Al-Mansour (405), Batan Silva (406/407), Monica Raymund (408)

Production designer:
Phillip Barker

Directors of photography:
Radium Cheung, Andre Pienaar

Editors:
Deborah Moran (401, 404, 405, 408), Amanda Pollack (402, 406), Doug Abel (403,407)

Composer:
Ronit Kirchman

Music supervisor:
Oliver Hild

Casting directors:
Stephanie Holbrook, Robin Cook

Origination:
Chester, Nova Scotia

Series produced by:
UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

Bill Pullman

Detective Harry Ambrose, “The Sinner”

THE SINNER -- Season:3 -- Pictured: Bill Pullman as Detective Lt. Harry Ambrose -- (Photo by: Matthias Clamer/USA Network)

Bill Pullman currently stars in USA Network’s psychological thriller “The Sinner” as Det. Harry Ambrose and for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

He was recently seen in Netflix’s “Halston.”

His movie career includes blockbuster comedies (“Ruthless People,” “Spaceballs,” “Casper”), dramas (“The Accidental Tourist,” “Igby Goes Down,” “LBJ”), romantic comedies (“Sleepless in Seattle,” “While You Were Sleeping”), action (“Independence Day”), thrillers (“Malice,” “Dark Waters”), westerns (“The Virginian,” “Wyatt Earp”), film noir (“The Last Seduction,” “Lost Highway”), horror (“The Grudge”) and television miniseries/series (“Torchwood,” “1600 Penn”).

Pullman started acting professionally on stage in New York in 1983, and shortly after began his film/TV career that currently spans over 70 features and several series. In the past 15 years of his theater career, he has acted in six major productions in NYC and has been nominated as a best actor in four of them.

Most recently, he appeared in the London revival of “All My Sons” in 2019.

Jessica Biel of "The Sinner" on USA NetworkJessica Biel

Executive Producer, “The Sinner”

Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and model. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series 7th Heaven (1996–2006), in which she achieved recognition. The series is the longest-running series that aired on The WB channel and the longest-running family drama in television history.

In 1997, Biel won the Young Artist Award for her role in the drama film Ulee’s Gold. She received further recognition for her lead role as Erin Hardesty in the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). Biel has since starred in such films as The Rules of Attraction (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Stealth (2005), The Illusionist (2006), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Valentine’s Day (2010), The A-Team (2010), New Year’s Eve (2011), Total Recall (2012), and Hitchcock (2012).

In 2017, Biel was the executive producer and star of the USA Network limited drama series The Sinner, for which she received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Frances Fisher of "The Sinner" on USA NetworkFrances Fisher

Meg Muldoon,“The Sinner”

Frances Fisher stars as Meg Muldoon on the USA Network psychological thriller “The Sinner.”

Born in Milford On-Sea, England to American parents, Fisher’s itinerant childhood living in the UK, Columbia, Nova Scotia, France, Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Iowa and Texas undoubtedly influenced her decision to live the actor’s gypsy life.

Fisher has starred in more than 30 theatrical productions, including Elia Kazan’s “The Chain,” “Hay Fever,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “Summer and Smoke,” “Orpheus Descending,” “1984,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Fool for Love,” Arthur Miller’s “Finishing the Picture,” “Three More Sleepless Nights” (Drama League Award), “The Cherry Orchard” (Mark Taper Forum) and “Barbecue” (Geffen Playhouse), which won three NAACP 2018 Theatre Awards, including Best Ensemble.

On film, Fisher is perhaps best known for her performance as Kate Winslet’s mother in “Titanic,” which garnered her a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Ensemble Cast. Her numerous film credits include the Oscar-winning “Unforgiven,” “In the Valley of Elah,” “True Crime,” “The Kingdom” and “House of Sand & Fog.”

On the TV side, Fisher played Lucille Ball in “Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter” and has also had roles on many acclaimed series, including “The Shield,” “The Killing,” “Masters of Sex,” “Law & Order,” “Roseanne,” ER,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Watchmen.”

Fisher’s supports several worthwhile causes and is an executive board member of the Environmental Media Assn. She is currently serving her 21st year on the National Board of SAG-AFTRA and is an Ambassador for NWHM, working to create a National Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C.

Fisher is a member of the Actors Studio, and her first acting teacher was Stella Adler.

Cindy Cheung of "The Sinner" on USA NetworkCindy Cheung

Stephanie Lam, “The Sinner”

Cindy Cheung plays Stephanie Lam on the USA Network psychological thriller “The Sinner.”

Cheung has guest-starred and recurred on a wide range of TV series, including “The Flight Attendant,” “Billions,” “13 Reasons Why,” “High Maintenance,” “FBI,” “Blindspot,” “The Good Fight,” “Blue Bloods,” “New Amsterdam,” “House of Cards” and “Homeland.”

She has appeared in numerous films, including Noah Baumbach’s “Mistress America” and “The Meyerowitz Stories,” Jenny Slate’s “Obvious Child” and “The Sunlit Night,” “Children of Invention” (Sundance) and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water.”

On stage her most recent role was in Nia Vardalos’ adaptation of the Cheryl Strayed book “Tiny Beautiful Things at the Long Wharf.”

Alice Kremelberg

Percy Muldoon, “TAlice Kremelberg of "The Sinner" on USA Networkhe Sinner”

Alice Kremelberg plays Percy Muldoon on the USA Network psychological thriller “The Sinner.”

Kremelberg is a film, television and theater actor born and raised in New York. She portrayed Nicole Eckelcamp in several seasons of Jenji Kohan’s “Orange Is the New Black” and can be seen in Aaron Sorkin’s award-winning Oscar-nominated film “The Trial of the Chicago 7” on Netflix.

Other film and TV credits include “Monsterland,” “Doomsday” (AMC’s HollyWeb Fest winner for Best Series), “The Taking of Pelham 123,” “New Amsterdam,” NCIS,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Big C,” “Smash,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “30 Rock.”

Her stage credits include “Dry Land,” “Dress of Fire” (The Abingdon/Players Theater), “Suddenly Last Summer” (ATNYC), “Road Veins” (Amy Witting), “Lend Me a Tenor” (PPAS), “The House of Bernarda Alba,” “A Lie of the Mind” and “The Nutcracker” alongside the New York City Ballet.

Kremelberg has trained at the Atlantic Acting Conservatory, Fordham University, Upright Citizens Brigade and the Professional Performing Arts School, and studied with Tanya Berezin and Ted Sluberski, among others.

Derek Simonds, executive producer of "The Sinner" on USA NetworkDerek Simonds

Executive Producer, “The Sinner”

Derek Simonds is the creator and an executive producer of the USA Network psychological thriller “The Sinner.”

Simonds has developed numerous independent film projects as a writer and director, most recently executive producing Sony Pictures Classics award-winning release “Call Me by Your Name.” He was a writer on the ABC miniseries event “When We Rise,” a recounting of the gay civil rights movement created by Dustin Lance Black, as well as ABC’s 2015 limited series “Astronaut Wives Club.”

Simonds has developed television pilots for UCP, ABC Studios and TNT, and also wrote and directed his debut feature film, “Seven and a Match.”

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Y&R Best Lines Wednesday, October 12, 2021

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Victor: We are having a discussion, the kind a father has with his future son-in-law when he’s about to marry his daughter.

Victoria: Well, it’s a little late to be asking him what his intentions are, don’t you think?

Ashland: You’re right. Victor and I are determined to make sure there are no surprises, that this wedding goes off without a hitch, and that we can savor the celebration.

Victoria: Which means there’s something that needs to be dealt with that you’re not telling me.

Victor: Sweetheart, all you have to know is that I have any potential threat to you, to the wedding, or to Ashland under control. I give you my word, alright? So, you two get ready. I’ll see you at the party. Goodbye, sweetheart.

Victoria: You look pale. And my father doesn’t fool me. What is this really about?

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Victoria: Well, should I ask Nate to come check on you?

Ashland: No, no, no, no. There’s certainly no need. Ironically enough, Billy was the one who came to my rescue.

Victoria: Billy’s here? I haven’t seen him yet.

Ashland: Yeah, he’s probably laying low.

Victoria: Well [Sighs] Given that he’s been flooding my phone with messages, I assumed that he’d be banging on my door the moment that he arrived. He seems eager to confront me with his news that he thinks i need to know.

Ashland: Well, there’s nothing Billy can tell you that you don’t already know.

Victoria: Well, mom told him not to come, but I’m actually glad that he did because i cannot wait to see how crushed he will be when he sees that he flew all this way for nothing.

Ashland: That’ll be very satisfying for you.

Victoria: I wonder why i haven’t seen him yet. Do you think he’s avoiding me?

Ashland: He’s probably mapping out his grand entrance or something like that. I say we don’t give the guy another thought.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] That sounds good to me.


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Y&R Best Lines Monday, October 11, 2021

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Gaines: Wow. This place is something else. Maybe I’ll use some of my payoff cash to buy myself a little palazzo like this one.

Billy: We’re not here for a shopping spree, okay? So just slow down. We got a job to do.

Gaines: And I, for one, am ready to do my part. I have been waiting a long time for this — the well-deserved and ultimate downfall of Ashland Locke. So, how do you see it playing out?

Billy: Very carefully.

Gaines: You know, I was hoping for something dramatic, like humiliating him while he’s standing on the altar, waiting for his precious bride.

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Jack: It is the beauty of family.

Phyllis: She can’t keep on holding this against him. He was just trying to help her.

Jack: I’m sure he feels justified in his actions. Look, at least now he realizes that it’s time to let go and accept the inevitability of this wedding, unlike some people we know.

Phyllis: Who? Billy?

Jack: Do not ask me to enumerate the number of times i have told Billy to let Victoria live her life.

Phyllis: Okay, I won’t ask you. Ah, I do respect how Nick will go above and beyond for someone he loves. I do respect that. But sometimes talking nice is not the right way to go, and i am afraid that’s what he’s trying to do right now.


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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Mariah finds a listening ear in Kevin who understands why she is so attached to Dominic although he isn’t her biological child. Tessa calls Mariah from Italy to tell her all about the Parasites and singing while Leslie Brooks accompanied her on the piano. Mariah cuts off the call from Tessa telling her she is busy catching up on her work.
Tessa catches up with Noah who tells her that the art world is cut-throat and he isn’t sure he enjoys it any more. Kevin offers to talk with Mariah anytime she needs someone to listen to her.

Sally manages to sneak into Victoria’s room when Victoria isn’t there and switch wedding dresses. Now, all that is left is to wait and see how Victoria reacts to the dress Sally designed for her. Victoria tells Billy she knows all about Ashland’s past and she is still going to marry him tomorrow. Lily helps Billy see that he found out the truth before the wedding and Victoria made her decision. Billy considers leaving but he decides it’s important that the kids see that their parents support each other. Billy assures Lily that he isn’t in love with Victoria, he only wanted to find out the truth. Ashland assures Victoria that the security team will find Jesse Gaines and make sure he doesn’t ruin the wedding.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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The devil had Marlena levitating. He recapped everything that she did for him. He wanted her to give in to him Roman told John that he backed out of Johnny’s movie. John was happy that he backed out. John told him about the way Marlena has been acting. He said she was acting a little strange after her session with Ben. He said he didn’t tell her about Johnny’s movie. He said he wanted to protect her. Roman asked if she was worried about something else. John said she was worried about Doug and how he had to be committed. The devil told Marlena that Ben and Ciara’s child was important for the future. He said he needed the baby for himself. John continued to thank Roman for backing out of the movie. The devil continued to tell Marlena how much he needed the baby. He wanted to tell her what he had in store for the baby. Ben was concerned when the windows opened up when Ciara said they might have made a baby. She tried to convince him that nothing would happen. He wasn’t so sure about that.

Ciara told Ben that having a baby is life changing. She admitted that she was nervous too. Ben hoped he didn’t pass down his problems. He wanted to get treatment for the baby as soon as they see signs. John went to check on Marlena, but the door was locked. He was determined to get inside of the room. John got in the room and saw Marlena sleeping. She woke up when he touched her. He thought he heard voices in the room. John wanted to know if Marlena was on the phone. Marlena wanted to talk to Ben, but John didn’t want her to talk to him yet. Ciara didn’t think it was omen that they saw Rosemary’s Baby. Ben thought the movie might have been a bad sign for them. John told Marlena how Johnny planned on making his movie about her. She wanted to know why he wanted to make it about her. He explained why and that Roman backed out of the movie. He told her that he wasn’t making the movie. He didn’t want her to relive that part of her life. John said that everything from the past would stay in the past.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, October 12, 2021

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John and Roman were upset that Johnny’s movie was about Marlena’s possession. John said he wouldn’t let Johnny make the movie. Allie said she didn’t think he could stop him. John said Will never got the rights to Marlena’s story when he wrote the script. John said he would talk to Marlena and she would stop Johnny from doing the movie. Marlena wanted to know what the devil wanted with Ben’s baby. The devil said the baby would inherit the genes of a serial killer. The devil thought it could turn into the perfect instrument of evil. She said Ben wasn’t evil. The devil said he had evil inside of him. He said it was a perfect blend of genes. It would have Ben’s potential for evil while being innocent with Ciara’s soul. The devil said the soul could be corrupted. He said it was what he wanted. Marlena wanted to know what he meant. The devil told her not to worry. She said she wouldn’t let him use Ben. She picked up the phone to warn Ben. John showed up to Marlena’s office. She got off the phone. He asked her about her session with Ben. She said she thought she led Ben down the wrong path. She wanted to talk to Ben. John stopped her. He took her home. John got Marlena in the bed. She said she was worried, but didn’t know why. He told her to take care of herself. He turned on a white noise machine before he left. The devil spoke to Marlena through the white noise machine. He told her to give in to him. She ended up levitating.

Ben told Ciara that he was ready to have a baby. He told her Marlena gave good advice. He said she was different today. He said it felt as if she had personal stake in them having a baby. Ciara said she only wanted him to do it if he wanted to. He said he couldn’t wait to have a baby with her. Roman ran into Johnny. Roman told him he was pulling his money out of the movie. Roman said he didn’t think Johnny understood why the movie was a bad idea. When Roman walked away, Johnny said that was going to ruin his movie. He said there was no on else to ask for money. Chad and Abby talked about the kiss in the movie. She reminded him that they were supposed to take things slowly. He said he wouldn’t rush her into anything. When they were about to kiss, EJ walked in. Chad and Abby told him they were rehearsing their lines for Johnny’s movie. Chad told EJ he was thinking about playing John in the movie. EJ wanted to know how he would handle working and being in a movie. They ended up arguing. EJ threatened to tell Mr. Shin about the movie. EJ said he shouldn’t have undermined with Johnny. Chad told Abby he wasn’t worried about Mr. Shin. Chad wanted to get back to the script. She wanted to check on the kids. He wanted to go with her so he could protect her from creatures with British accents. Johnny told EJ that his project was over before it got started. Johnny told him Roman pulled out of the movie. EJ offered to pay the money he needed. Johnny wanted to know what the catch was. Johnny said he knew there was one. EJ said there was one. He said he wanted to play John.

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