Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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Devon talks to Jill and Lily because he wants to reverse the merger and get Hamilton-Winters back under his control. Jill and Lily talk alone for a while after listening to Devon’s concerns and they come up with a solution.

Tucker tells Phyllis he wants to find out about Daniel’s project and talk business with him sometime. Phyllis tells Tucker she will never let that happen in a million years. Diane, and Jack’s plan works like a charm. Chance finds blueprints to the building in Chicago where Victor and Nikki have an apartment. Chance also finds Nikk’s necklace although Jeremy tells Chance he was set up by Diane and Jack. Chance believes Diane and Jack instead of Jeremy. Chance turns Jeremy over to the Chicago police. Kyle and Summer argue about their mothers and Sumner asks Kyle to take Diane off the pedestal he has put her on, and see that she is a person with flaws

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Y&R Best Lines Monday, January 16, 2023

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Lily: I’m really sorry.

Daniel: Thank you.

Lily: Thanks.

Daniel: For what?

Lily: Well, I said I didn’t feel like talking, and then i talked your ear off.

Daniel: Oh. Well, you know, it’s understandable. I mean, you got a lot on your mind. You and Devon, you and Billy, you and — I don’t know — somebody else.

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Victor: I’ve got to tell you very honestly that it hurts me a great deal to realize that you’re going to such great lengths to cut your ties to your family.

Adam: Yes, I’m sure it’s very frustrating for you that I don’t just mindlessly fall in line like my siblings.

Victor: That’s putting it mildly.

Adam: Well, I’m sure that you’ll get over it. You usually do.

Victor: Listen to me. I hope that one day you won’t have the same situation with your son, Connor, when he grows up and tells you he wants nothing to do with you, he ices you out of his life. How would you feel about that?

Adam: [Clears throat] I think that sounds like a very far-fetched hypothetical.

Victor: No, son, no. That is how you’re treating me, son.

Adam: No, my relationship with Connor is much different than what you and I have.

Victor: This is what I —

Adam: I would never do what you’ve done to me.

Victor: This is what I said about my own father. He was a bastard who left his family destitute…so that I had to grow up in a damn orphanage. And I swore I would not treat my children that way.

Adam: I’m sure we come from a long line of men who wish that they were better fathers than their own.

Victor: I’m not getting through to you, am I, son? I seriously doubt our ancestors gave a damn about the subtleties of parenting.

Adam: And, what, you do?


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Y&R Update Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Young & The Restless Update

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Update written by Barbara

On the Crimson Lights patio, Diane meets up with Jack and assures him that their scheme to frame Jeremy and get him sent back to prison) is on track. She also tells Jack that she hated having to get so close to Jeremy Stark (James Hyde), but at least she did not have to cross the line.

In his suite, Jeremy comes out of the bathroom in his robe and realizes that Diane is gone. Then he sees the necklace on the coffee table so he puts it in his robe pocket. Chance knocks on the door and when Jeremy opens it, Chance announces himself and shows Jeremy his badge, very close-up.

He tells Jeremy that he’s there on behalf Chicago Police Department because they reported a theft at a luxury apartment building last night.  Chance shows Jeremy a search warrant and the first suspicious item he finds is under the mattress, it’s schematics for the same building where the burglary took place.

He also tells Jeremy that a man about Jeremy’s size was seen entering the building at midnight, wearing a black windbreaker. The next thing Chance discovers in Jeremy’s suite is the black windbreaker in one of the dresser drawers. Then he tells Jeremy that a pair of men’s reading glasses were found near Nikki’s compartment, and the fingerprints on them are a match for Jeremy’s.

Diane and Jack show up and she complains loudly about  Jeremy harrassing her. She adds that she’s embarassed to have ever been involved with a man like Jeremy. He speaks up, declaring that he was set up and mentions that he is in Genoa City to collect a debt from Diane. After Jeremy gets dressed, Chance searches him and finds the missing necklace in Jeremy’s pocket.

Jeremy then blames Diane for stealing the necklace and being in cohoots with Jack to frame him. Chance asks Diane where she was last night and she tells him that she and Jack spent the whole night together, which infuriates Jeremy.

Jeremy insists that he’ll beat the burglary charges and be out of jail by lunch time. Chance disagrees and informs Jeremy that even if the evidence is circumstantial, Jeremy is a paroled ex-con who just got caught in possession of stolen goods.

As Chance takes Jeremy into custody, Jeremy tells Diane to tread lightly, that she hasn’t seen the last of him and he clicks his teeth. Diane, however, tells him that she *has* seen the last of him. Later on, Jack and Diane talk about being relieved that threat of Jeremy is finally over.

Jack updates Kyle about the situation and leaves a voicemail for Nikki. He tells her that he has good news and bad news regarding a Chicago burglary he found out about. Jack then says to Diane that he and she can focus on the two of them now, which leads to a passionate kiss.

Over at  Jabot, Kyle is getting annoyed and frustrated by Summer’s continuing comparisons between their mothers. He tells Summer that there’s a big difference between the two mothers. He points out that he has been defending Diane from a dangerous criminal, whereas Phyllis got Jeremy to come to Genoa City to go after Diane. Summer declares that the real difference between their situations is that she is acknowledges her mother’s flaws, while Kyle puts Diane on a pedestal.

When Kyle finds out that Jeremy is in custody and is being transferred to Chicago law enforcement, he mentions that everything can return to normal. Summer, on the other hand, isn’t so sure about this because there always seems to be more chaos looming with Diane. She also rants about the bad choices Diane keeps making and how Diane is bringing everybody down with her. She tells Kyle that she’s not backing up the people who have been targeting Diane, but that Kyle needs to see Diane for who she really is.

At Society, Phyllis and Tucker continue their conversation, with Phyllis reiterating that she doesn’t like the current version of Tucker, who tries to direct her away from her anger. She also lets Tucker know that Diane has been cozying up to Jeremy and that she saw them kissing. Tucker listens and then wonders aloud what it would take for Phyllis to get over her disdain of Diane. Phyllis’s response is that Diane needs to leave town or drive off a cliff.

The conversation shifts to Daniel and his gaming platform and Phyllis warns Tucker to keep away from her son and will warn Tucker to stay away from her son and not talk business with him.

At Devon’s penthouse, he and Lily have a video call with Jill regarding Devon wanting to buy back Hamilton-Winters from Chancellor-Winters, thereby dissolving the merger. They go back and forth about the situation, including how it could do serious damage in the press.

Devon says he is willing to take the PR hit because he feels that more damage would be done by leaving the companies joined. He also mentions that he doesn’t feel safe with the IPO and he wants autonomy and control of his company. As a result, he thinks that dissolving the merger is the right call. Lily becomes worried that this will become a disaster, but Devon tells her she’s being melodramatic.

Although Jill wishes Devon had arrived at this conclusion months ago, she says that she understands Devon’s perspective and his need to protect his family legacy. She also mentions that the three of them must determine if Devon not feeling good about the IPO situation is worth incurring a huge loss because this would cost all of them a lot of money.

While Lily and Jill continue discussing the situation, Devon goes to Society for a drink. He runs into Tucker there, and Tucker suggests that there’s a path to forgiving him. Devon disagrees. After Tucker lets Devon know that he isn’t going anywhere, Devon leaves. He goes back to his penthouse to meet with Lily. Lily tells him that she worked things out with Jill and they’ve reached a decision regarding Hamilton-Winters.

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Y&R Transcript Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Transcript provided by Suzanne

Jack: [ Sighs ]

Diane: Hi.

Jack: Hey. Hey, are you okay?

Uh, yeah, I-I-I’m — I’m fine.

Jack: Your text said that everything with stark was set.

Diane: I-it is. I just — I just can’t stand that man, so having to be so close to him is — is kind of challenging.

[ Sighs ] But I’m — I’m doing what I need to do to get rid of him. I am committed to playing my part.

Wait. How committed?

[ Sighs ] Not that committed. But enough to keep the plan moving forward. Anyway, did you talk to —

Jack: Everything’s all set. Now we just have to sit and wait and trust the process… and the genoa city police department.

Diane: [ Sighs ] Okay.

Jeremy: I am ready. Now, let’s see what you’ve got in store for me.

[ Knock on door ]

Chance: Detective chancellor, gcpd. How you doing, mr. Stark?

Jeremy: What are you doing here, detective? Did something happen in the hotel?

Chance: No.

Jeremy: Well, certainly can’t be about me. I’ve been a model citizen to your fair city.

Chance: You’re right. I haven’t heard about you participating in any criminal activity here. But I did get a call from chicago P.D. This morning. You been to the windy city lately, stark?

Jeremy: What’s this about, detective?

Chance: I’m executing a warrant on behalf of the chicago P.D. Apparently, you haven’t been a model citizen of their fair city.

Jeremy: What exactly does that mean?

Chance: It means I’m gonna have to search the premises.

Jeremy: Now, is that really necessary?

Chance: Oh, yeah. Hey, if you got nothing to hide, shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Jeremy: I have a lot of personal items here. Do you need to search the whole room?

Chance: I’m afraid so.

Jeremy: [ Sighs ] Look, I’m in my robe. Mind giving me a few minutes to change?

[ Paper rustling ]

Devon: Hey.

Lily: We have to discuss reversing this merger with jill. Immediately. Unless you’ve changed your mind and you want to keep the companies together.

Devon: No, I have not. I still want to buy back hamilton-winters ’cause I want the company that I created to remain private and under my control.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Kyle: [ Sighs ]

Summer: [ Sighs ] How many times have you checked your phone in the last 5 minutes?

Kyle: Just expecting that call from marketing.

Summer: Look, [Sighs] I’m sorry about earlier. Daniel and I were seriously just talking about our mother. I think you misunderstood.

Kyle: Okay.

Summer: It’s just, no matter how much we want to save her from herself, ultimately she’s an adult, and she’s got to be responsible for her own choices. And she’s made some bad ones.

Kyle: Are you doing that on purpose?

Summer: What?

Kyle: Saying things about your mother that could just as easily be said about mine. It’s like you’re hoping it’ll resonate with me. Is that what you want? Your heart is the beat of li

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Summer: I can’t walk on eggshells around you.

Kyle: You don’t have to. But I heard something in your voice.

Summer: Maybe you’re just sensitive about diane right now. You’re worried about her. So it seems like everything is about her.

Kyle: That’s possible.

Summer: But, honestly, I don’t think I said anything that outrageous. I mean, our moms are adults. They should be responsible for their own choices.

Kyle: You’re right. And I can’t be upset with you for having an opinion. I’m just worried. My parents are in this current situation, and they’re out of their element trying to outwit a dangerous criminal. And since you refuse to let them share details with me, I’m completely in the dark. That’s so much worse.

Summer: I disagree. I mean, I realize that not knowing what’s going on is stressful, but these things that they’re doing, things that they’ve already done, they’re putting our marriage in a compromising position. And I just — I couldn’t let that happen again.

Kyle: I should have had a vote in that.

Summer: Okay. Maybe I overstepped a little, and I realize that some of the crazy things my mom has done has put us in a difficult spot, too.

Kyle: Wait, you — you keep comparing our mothers. There is a difference. My mother is in serious danger from an actual criminal, not just fighting her own worst impulses. You know, as a matter of fact, the big difference between our mothers is that I am protecting mine from a criminal that was lured to town by phyllis.

Phyllis: I would like you to cut the “you seem angry” stuff.

[ Releases suction on straw ] I don’t think you mean it. You know, it doesn’t — it doesn’t suit you. Mm. Why are you staring at me?

Tucker: Oh, you seem angry.

Phyllis: I am angry.

Tucker: [ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: This woman has come into town, she’s manipulating and harming people I love. And… yeah, I’m angry. And the tucker that I find interesting won’t understand that, because he’s ruthless and self-serving.

Tucker: That’s your version of flattery?

Phyllis: Most people wouldn’t take that as a compliment, but…

Tucker: Obviously, I’m not most people.

Phyllis: Mm.

Tucker: So, what specifically has you upset today?

Phyllis: Have you been listening to me?

Tucker: I’ve been listening to you bitch about diane. That’s all you ever do. But from what you’ve told me, she’s got her hands full with stark, and she’s trying to build some future with jack. So, what harm has she done you?

Phyllis: She doesn’t have a future with jack.

Tucker: Oh, if you say so.

Phyllis: I think jack will eventually be onto her. I think he will. She’s just using jack. She’s all over town, cozying up to stark. It’s definitely gonna bite her.

Tucker: Cozying up?

Jill: I just have one question for you, devon. What the hell is wrong with you?

Devon: Jill, there’s nothing wrong with me. I just want to maintain the integrity of the company that neil and I created. And the best way to do that is to revoke the merger and reclaim hamilton-winters.

Jill: Mm-hmm. You do realize the damage that will be done to both companies’ images, don’t you? Especially since we’ve been so vocal and public about bringing them together for your family’s legacy.

Devon: I do, yes. I know the damage that’s gonna come from the press, and I think that there’s more damage to be done by us staying partnered together, so I’m willing to take that P.R. Hit. And listen, jill, if you and i can’t see eye-to-eye on this, I-I really feel like this is gonna turn into a personal battle that none of us want to have. Right?

Lily: Yeah, of course, none of us want to have that. But this is huge, devon. This could be a disaster.

Devon: That’s — okay, i think “disaster” is a little dramatic. It’s gonna impact us for sure, but it’s only gonna be on a professional level.

Jill: This is the only level we’re talking about.

Devon: No, not me. My company has never been about just making money. That was not the point of this merger. And I think that’s where we differ. So I need both of you to understand where I’m coming from, on an emotional level. And that’s my argument as your brother and as katherine’s grandson.

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Jeremy: Well, what is it that you’re looking for? Is it something specific? Maybe I could help. Is it bigger than a breadbox?

Chance: Just read the warrant, stark. Everything you need to know is in that.

Jeremy: I don’t need to. I haven’t been to chicago in years, so I know this is all a big mistake.

Chance: You know, I’d think you’d be a little bit more curious about that thing. I mean, if I was being wrongfully searched, I’d want to know exactly what’s going on.

Jeremy: Maybe we approach things differently.

Chance: I guess so.

Jeremy: I’ve learned, in the last six years, that, uh, keeping my head down and not asking a lot of questions is usually the best way to deal with authorities.

Chance: Six years, huh? Long time.

Jeremy: It is.

Chance: What brings you to genoa city right out of prison?

Jeremy: Ah, just some personal matters.

Chance: Staying long?

Jeremy: Undetermined. I’m getting vaccinated with prevnar 20. A pfizer vaccine! So am I. Because I’m at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. I’m asking about

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Phyllis: You haven’t seen them around town?

Tucker: Diane and stark?

Phyllis: Yeah, diane and stark. She’s practically been sitting on his lap.

Tucker: [ Chuckles ] Well, I know about their past. Maybe he’s her future, too, and not jack.

Phyllis: It doesn’t even matter anymore, because she’s already insinuated herself into every aspect of my life, even my career.

Tucker: Oh, so you’re saying that diane is responsible for your daughter firing you?

Phyllis: Yes, she is. She is. And, uh, what makes matters worse is, now my son has gone off on me, saying that I have to have a pure heart in order to work with him, and maybe him hiring me was premature.

Tucker: A pure heart?

Phyllis: Yeah.

Tucker: Good luck with that one.

Phyllis: Yeah. He thinks I’m consumed with hatred for diane.

Tucker: You are.

Phyllis: Yeah, I am. I am. Does it matter? I can multitask. I can hate that woman and still do a good job.

Tucker: Yeah, except that you’re starting to lose everything, due to this woman who — who you wouldn’t dump a bucket of water on if she were on fire. So, what’s it gonna take to, uh — to let go of this

[Scoffs] — This crippling disdain you have for her?

Devon: And listen, I’ll be the first one to admit that i made a mistake with this merger. Because, at first, my gut said, “don’t do it, because our companies are too different.” And I initially pushed back on the whole idea. You know this.

Lily: Yeah, but it didn’t take too much convincing to get you on board.

Devon: Oh, you don’t think so, now? Because you’ve been saying it took me too long. But either way, I said yes because I thought it was going to be good for our family. And I thought it was going to bond us together, which clearly didn’t happen, given everything that went down with nate. And through all of that, I also realized just how important autonomy is to me and that this whole — this “decision-making by committee” process is not for me.

Jill: I see.

Devon: And look, this doesn’t mean that I don’t respect or trust either one of you, because I do. It just means that we have different goals when it comes to our businesses. Because, like, I don’t care about my company being publicly traded. That doesn’t matter to me. What matters to me is carrying on the family legacy in the right way. And this company is not just what neil and I created together. It’s what bonded us, and it’s what helped us heal after one of the most difficult times in our life. So it matters. It’s important. And I’m not just going to hand it over to the highest bidder.

Chance: [ Sighs ]

Jeremy: [ Chuckles ] It’s not that big of a suite. Alright, I think you’re running out of places to search.

Chance: Step away from the door, please.

Jeremy: What?

Chelsea: Step away from the door, stark.

Jeremy: Fine.

Chance: Look at that. Building schematics. Chicago, illinois, north shore. Are you into pricey lake michigan real estate, stark?

Jeremy: No, I’m not. I have no idea how that got there.

Chance: Ooh, got some photos of the entrances, alleyways.

Jeremy: Maybe it was left by a previous guest.

Chance: Yeah, yeah, it’s a possibility. You know what? That would be one hell of a coincidence, because this is the exact building that the chicago P.D. Is concerned about. You see, the newman family — they own an apartment in the building. Last night, it was broken into. Surveillance video shows a man about your size entering the building around midnight, wearing a black windbreaker.

Jeremy: Hmm. I was here the whole night.

Chance: That should be easy to prove, then.

Jeremy: Mm-hmm.

Chance: I do have one question for you, though. Do you own a black windbreaker, stark?

[ Cellphone rings ]

Jack: Here. Oh. Hey, kyle.

Kyle: How’s everything going?

Jack: Uh, diane is with me. She is safe. The plan is under way.

Kyle: Okay, but what does that mean? What is the plan?

Jack: I can’t get into specifics right now. I will see you soon.

Kyle: Can I do anything? I want to help.

Jack: The best thing you can do is make sure your family is safe and assure summer everything’s going to be fine very soon. I got to go.

Diane: [ Sighs ]

Summer: Was that, jack?

Kyle: [ Sighs ]

Jeremy: Look, I don’t know any of the newmans, and I don’t know what a burglar in their building has to do with me.

Chance: The housekeeper called police early this morning, stark, reported that a very valuable necklace was taken. You see, that was the only thing stolen, nothing else — no artwork, no other pieces of jewelry. So whoever broke in knew exactly what they were looking for.

Jeremy: Wasn’t me, ’cause i have no idea what the hell you’re talking about.

Chance: Well, that same housekeeper also did find a pair of men’s reading glasses by a safe. And we ran the prints on those. You’re not gonna believe the coincidence. Came back as a match with someone in the federal database — you.

Jeremy: [ Laughs ] I’m being set up. Okay? But it doesn’t matter, because I was here all night, and i don’t have a necklace.

Chance: Do you mind if i search your person?

Jeremy: Yes, I do! Now, I’ve been more than accommodating, detective. So we’re through here.

Chance: Should have read the warrant, stark. You’d realize you don’t have a choice.

Kyle: Yeah, I was just checking on my father.

Summer: Is everything okay? Is diane safe?

Kyle: She is. For now. All I can hope is that she stays that way, because they won’t let me help.

Summer: I’m glad to hear that she’s alright. I-I know that you want to protect her. I just think it’s best for us — me, you and harrison — if you don’t get involved.

Kyle: [ Sighs ] How did I know you were gonna say that?

Summer: Look, it’s not like I have some irrational grudge against your mom. I know that you feel like you’re caught in the middle. I get it. I feel the same way about my mom, and I would never wish that turmoil on you. But I’m trying to protect our son, and I can’t pretend like I don’t have concerns about diane. Just like I would with anyone who complicated ours and harrison’s life.

Kyle: Look, I don’t know what you expect from me. Do you think this situation with stark with make me cut off my mother? Because that won’t happen. I would never ask you to cut phyllis out of your life, no matter how much trouble she’s caused.

Phyllis: Hmm. Okay. So, what would it take for me to get over my disdain for diane, you ask? I don’t know if she’d leave town so easy. Or she could get in a car and drive off a cliff. Either one is fine with me.

Tucker: What I was getting at, with the question is, perhaps it would be better for your overall well-being if you, um, shifted your focus to something more productive.

Phyllis: What idea do you have in mind to be more productive?

Tucker: Nothing necessarily. Uh, daniel’s project seems interesting, though. What’s that all about?

Phyllis: Oh, yeah. I’m not giving you information about daniel’s project.

Tucker: I mean, maybe I could help them.

Phyllis: My daughter already works with a sociopath. I’m not handing over daniel’s ideas to you on a silver platter. I’m not gonna do that.

Tucker: What is it, top secret?

[ Both chuckle ] Is that what you’re telling me?

Phyllis: I’m telling you to stay away from my son. That’s what I’m telling you.

Tucker: Cheers.

[ Glasses clink ]

Jill: Devon, I completely understand everything you’ve just said. I just think that your timing is absolute garbage. Why couldn’t you have come to these conclusions six months ago? Lily, what do you think?

Lily: I think it’s ridiculous. I mean, our father’s company is just as important to me, and I would never let someone come in and slice it up and dismantle it.

Devon: How do you not see, though, that that’s the direction it’s gonna go after the ipo deal?

Lily: Look, if you trust me, then trust me to guide us through this process. You can protect our father’s company, just like jill and i can protect katherine’S.

Devon: Right, but that’s the problem here, is I don’t think that you’re protecting anything, either one of you, because it feels like you just want to jump right back out into harm’s way. We just had two different people try to come after our company before we even went public. Two people that were supposed to be our family. Plus a newman. So I don’t feel safe. I don’t feel comfortable. I don’t feel safe. And I know, in order to, I need to have my company stand on its own, and I need to be the one to make the important decisions for it. And I need to be the one to protect it. And I hear neil’s voice in my head as clear as day, saying no to having shareholders. So I implore both of you to please let me take back control of our father’s company.

Jeremy: Hmm. Been set up. Diane jenkins or jack abbott or both of them have cooked up this thing together. Okay? I did not go to chicago.

Chance: How’d your glasses get there, then?

Jeremy: I don’t know. But why don’t you ask diane, huh, right after you ask her how those blueprints got under the mattress?

Chance: Okay, so, diane jenkins — she’s the reason you’re in town.

Jeremy: Didn’t say that. I came here to collect a personal debt. And the person that owes me the money is not paying me, so they’ve concocted this — this half-assed plan to frame me. But it’s a joke because you have no concrete evidence.

Chance: Stark, I’m gonna search your person now.

Jeremy: No, you’re not, no, you’re not, okay? Because this is borderline harassment. Okay, so, you can search the room all you want. But we are done here. I’m not a doctor. I’m no

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Tucker: No, I wouldn’t dream of interfering in daniel’s aspirations. Everyone needs a dream. And I’m particularly impressed that he’s kind of leaning in towards positivity. He’ll find that the more positive vibrations he puts out into the universe, the more they’ll be, uh, reciprocated.

[ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: That’s what you do, put out positive vibes?

Tucker: You know, I’ve done a lot of bad stuff in my time. Uh, since my crash in monte carlo, I’ve — I’ve worked hard and staying optimistic, more zenlike in my attitude towards the world and my place in it.

Phyllis: Wow. That must be super fun for you.

Tucker: Well, I get angry sometimes, like the other night with you, but mostly I’m able to stay calm in the face of adversity. That’s what I’m all about these days. Obviously, daniel is, too.

Phyllis: Maybe so.

Tucker: You know, I’d like to sit down and talk with him sometime.

Phyllis: Oh, alright. Well, um, you know what I would rather do? I-I would rather sit in a car and drive cross-country with diane, with no radio on and the windows welded shut than allow you to have a conversation about business with my son. And by the way, he’s a really smart guy. He’ll see somebody like you coming a mile away, just so you know.

Jeremy: I told you from the beginning, my issues with diane has nothing to do with you.

Jack: I wouldn’t presume otherwise.

Jeremy: And you — I didn’t buy your act for a second. You’re still the money-grabbing snake you’ve always been.

Diane: I’m surprised you’re up so early, jeremy. I’m guessing you got in late last night.

Jeremy: You know I didn’t go anywhere last night.

Diane: No, no, you said you were headed to [Snaps fingers] Chicago.

Jeremy: You lying bitch.

Chance: Hey! What’s this?

Jeremy: That’s not mine.

Chance: Well, it’s in your room. Matches the description of chicago. That’s enough to bring you in, stark. What are you two doing here?

Jack: I — I’m here with kyle’s mother, diane. She asked that I come to mr. Stark’s room to discuss her debt to him.

Chance: Mr. Stark mentioned that. She the one that owes him money?

Diane: Apparently so.

Chance: And so, therefore, you’re the reason he’s in town.

Diane: That’s right. And since he’s been here, he’s been harassing me and — and stalking me every chance he gets.

Jeremy: [ Scoffs ] More lies.

Diane: That’s the reason he’s at the same hotel as me. He — he — he just won’t leave me alone.

Chance: That true?

Jeremy: Absolutely not. This is another one of diane’s schemes. The building schematics, that jacket — it’s not mine. They didn’t come here to discuss a debt. They wanted to see how all of their planted evidence has risen to the surface. And you’re buying it, detective.

Chance: Save your story for your lawyer and the chicago P.D. I don’t want to hear it.

Jeremy: Oh, yeah, I will. And this will be laughed out of court because there is no concrete evidence.

Chance: Maybe, stark, but you know what? This is not even my case. I’m helping out some friends in chicago. So in order to complete my job, I’m gonna have to search you now.

Jeremy: That’s not happening.

Chance: Yes, it is. It is in the warrant.

Diane: Who knows what he’s hiding.

Jeremy: Shut up, diane.

Diane: This man is a menace, and he has threatened me over and over and over again.

Jeremy: You just won’t shut your mouth.

Diane: They made a mistake when they let you out of prison.

Chance: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. What’s this?

[ Sighs ] That looks pretty concrete to me, stark.

Jeremy: If I’m going down, I’m taking you with me. She’s the one who brought me the necklace early this morning. She stole it. That’s your thief.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

Jill: Devon, I understand your emotional attachment to what you and neil built. I really do, because I feel the same way about katherine’s company.

[ Sighs ]

[ Chuckles ] Please don’t think that I don’t hear that old bat’s voice in my head every single time I have a difficult decision to make. Generally speaking, I don’t believe that emotion and sentimentality have any place in the business world. But this merger was different. This was not just about the numbers. This was about family.

[ Sighs ] And, devon, if you think that combining the two companies is gonna be bad for your family, we have to take that under consideration. Okay? But it’s just gonna cost us a lot of money, all of us. We have to determine if you feeling good about the situation is gonna be worth incurring the loss. Do you agree with me, lily?

Lily: Yeah. That’s it exactly.

Jill: Yeah. Okay. So, what’s your recommendation?

Lily: [ Sighs ] Well, I think that we should take some time to discuss this, just the two of us.

Jill: Yeah, that’s a good idea.

Devon: I appreciate you at least being willing to do that.

Lily: So, if you can maybe give us some space, some time to talk about it and figure out where we go from here.

Devon: Uh… [ Sighs ] I occa

Chance: So, he’s saying that you stole the necklace and gave it to him.

Diane: That’s preposterous. I haven’t been to chicago in years.

Chance: Where were you last night?

Diane: Well, if you really must know, I — I was with jack all night.

Jack: It’s the truth, chance.

Chance: What exactly is your connection to mr. Stark?

Diane: [ Sighs ] We had a history back in my days in L.A., And I’m not proud to admit it, but we dated briefly. And then I discovered that he was smuggling money out of the country to be laundered. And when I tried to leave, he threatened me and blackmailed me.

Jeremy: Oh, give me a break.

Diane: And I was only let off the hook when they hauled him off to prison.

Jeremy: Yeah, little miss innocent right here.

Chance: That’s enough, okay?

Diane: Once he was released, like I said, he’s been stalking me and — and threatening not only me but my family. H-he’s claiming that I owe him money or something.

Chance: [ Sighs ] You can vouch for all this?

Jack: I can. To the best of my knowledge, everything she just said is accurate.

Jeremy: You don’t know anything, abbott.

Chance: Stop it. And why didn’t you bring this to the police in the first place?

Diane: To be honest, I was embarrassed to be in a relationship with that man. And you know, he kept his threats vague. He was — he was careful not to cross any lines. But what charges could have been brought against him?

Jeremy: You know what? This is a load of crap. She’s a filthy liar. You know what? None of this is gonna stick. It’s all circumstantial. I’ll be out by lunch.

Chance: Oh, you think so? Even if the burglary case is flimsy, man, you’re a paroled ex-con in possession of stolen goods. That’s a class g felony in the state of wisconsin. That’s up to 10 years.

Jack: Maybe you’ll get time off on good behavior again.

Jeremy: Oh, [Scoffs].

Chance: Unh-unh, unh-unh. Hey, don’t try it.

Jeremy: You’re all in on this scam, huh? This whole damn town had to be set up.

Chance: Hey, cool yourself down. Let’s take a walk.

Jeremy: Alright.

Chance: Come on.

Jeremy: Sleep lightly, diane. I’ll be back. You haven’t seen the last of me.

[ Clicks tongue ]

Diane: I think we have.

Chance: Come on.

Diane: [ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] It’s over, jack. It’s finally over.

[ Sighing ] Oh, thank you.

[ Sighs ]

Summer: So, where does that leave us? My mom causes trouble, your mom cause trouble.

Kyle: No, no, no, no, you keep putting them on the same level. I don’t think they are. Your mom started this whole thing. There is a difference.

Summer: The difference is, is I acknowledge my mom’s flaws. I don’t put her up on some saintly pedestal.

Kyle: You think that’s what I’m doing?

[ Cellphone rings ]

Summer: Is that jack?

Kyle: Yeah. Stark is in custody. They’re transferring him to chicago P.D.

Summer: That’s great news.

Kyle: It’s over.

Summer: [ Sighing ] Yeah.

Kyle: What’s wrong, babe? The threat is gone. Everything can go back to normal.

Summer: For now.

Devon: [ Sighs ] Hey, man. It’s been one hell of a morning. Could I get a scotch neat, please?

Tucker: Son?

Devon: Figured you’d have left town by now, since all your plans for me and ashley fell apart.

Tucker: No, that’s just a minor setback. I still think there’s a way to earn your forgiveness.

Devon: Well, I don’T.

Tucker: Hmm. On edge today, huh? What’s got you so rattled? Nothing to do with me, right?

Devon: I don’t need you to care.

Tucker: No?

Devon: No.

Tucker: No, but I do. I’m just trying to help any way I can, okay?

Devon: Is that right?

Tucker: Yeah.

Devon: [ Chuckles ] Okay. If I’ve learned anything, tucker, lately, it’s to trust my instincts. And my gut told me, from the day you showed up in town, not to trust you. So I’m gonna go ahead and stay with that and drink alone.

Tucker: Fair enough. But you should know I’m not planning on going anywhere.

Tucker: Hey, that’s for that and anything else he wants.

Devon: Well, thanks for the heads-up. I will make sure to not be wherever you are.

[ Slams glass on bar ] Keep the change.

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[ Elevator bell dings ]

Devon: [ Sighs ]

[ Keys jingling ]

[ Door unlocks ]

Lily: [ Sighs ]

So, jill and I worked it out and we made a decision about hamilton-winters.

Summer: [ Sighs ]

Kyle: “Things are back to normal for now”? What’s that supposed to mean?

Summer: It means that this latest adventure might be over, but trouble and chaos have been recurring themes in our lives ever since diane’s return.

Kyle: Oh, you mean since we moved back to genoa city, where all the people who hate and conspire against her live. They’ve been coming after her nonstop. First, phyllis, then nikki, ashley, tucker, jeremy stark. You’re blaming the victim.

Summer: Okay, just stop! She is not a helpless victim. These people that want her gone, it’s because of the things that she’s done in the past. They don’t trust her because of choices that she made. They didn’t all get together and say, “who should we pick on next? Oh, yeah, diane jenkins.”

Kyle: I did not say that.

Summer: She chose to fake her own death. She chose to abandon you and assume a false identity and engage in illegal activity with stark. She chose all of those things, and now she’s forced to face those repercussions. And she’s dragging you and jack down with her, and me and harrison by association.

Kyle: No one is being dragged down.

Summer: Jack just broke into my grandmother’s apartment to steal a seven-figure necklace to help diane. How much lower could he go?

Kyle: That was one instance.

Summer: She is forcing us to choose between her and my family. And you know what, kyle? We are married. They’re supposed to be your family, too, and they have always been there for us, unlike diane.

Kyle: That’s not fair.

Summer: The hell it’s not! Look, I’m not trying to justify anyone’s behavior towards diane since she’s gotten back. I just — I need you to see her for who she is. Take her off the pedestal.

[ Door opens ]

Diane: Ooh,

Jack: Oh.

Diane: Oh, I cannot believe we pulled this off.

Jack: I think only one person is more surprised than you are.

Diane: You?

Jack: Jeremy stark.

Diane: [ Chuckles ]

Jack: Though I think the reality of it all is coming to him pretty quicklym now that chance is handing him off to the chicago police department. I don’t think will be bothered by stark anytime soon.

Diane: Our plan worked perfectly.

Jack: Speaking of plan, there’s one more thing we can’t forget. Nikki, I-it’s — it’s jack. Uh, I heard about the robbery in chicago. It’s very upsetting, I know. Uh, give me a call. I have some good news and some bad. Would you call me.

Diane: You know, without you, none of this would have happened. You took a big risk getting that necklace, and you came up with a better plan than the one I originally had in the works. And you just stepped up when chance was throwing those questions at me, and you never lost your cool.

Jack: I couldn’T. It was too much on the line. I couldn’t lose sight of our goal. We had to remove stark as a threat so that we could focus on what really matters.

Diane: What’s that?

Jack: Us.

Diane: Mmm. Mmm. [ Chuckles ]

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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Anna and Valentin are in Paris looking for Lucy, and the son of one of Victor’s guards tells Anna and Valentin that he has seen Lucy in the building where Anna and Valentin had suspected. Martin tells Victor that he could concentrate better on Emma’s case if Lucy was back home. Victor calls his guard and tells him to double security where they are holding Lucy because he has a few that Anna and Valentin are on their way there.

Sasha persuades Willow to induce labor tomorrow so she can have the bone marrow transplant. Nina gets the long-awaited call to tell her she is a potential bone marrow match for Willow.

Heather plans to breaks out of Spring Ridge intending to stab Josslynn with the hook so Esme will no longer be suspected of the hook killings.

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B&B Transcript Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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[ Relaxing music ]

Finn: Ugh, this day.

Steffy: Doesn’t get worse than this.

Finn: We got an awful surprise today, but we’ll figure something out that puts sheila back behind bars.

Steffy: We have to. I mean, the thought of sheila out there free, it’s– oh, god, it’s enraging. And it’s all because of bill.

[ Sheila clears throat ]

Bill: You look beautiful. Then again, you always do.

Sheila: Well, I’m glad you think so. Is word getting out about my release?

Bill: Yeah. And my part in it. Got a bunch of outraged texts and calls from liam and wyatt. Well, if you need to do some some damage control with your sons, I under–

Bill: I don’T. I made it unmistakably clear that I am not available to be yelled at. It’s been a long day, and I’m ready to end it right here alone with you.

Sheila: Well, I really, really hope that we don’t have any more unexpected visitors.

Carter: Obviously, you’re very upset. Didn’t go well with bill?

Katie: Certainly not what I expected.

Carter: He’s still defending sheila?

Katie: Above everything and everyone else. What has that horrible woman done to him?

Carter: I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of you going to bill’s by yourself.

Katie: I know. I know, I just thought I’d have better luck on my own. I was… I was wrong. Nothing I said had any impact. Bill is totally under sheila’s spell.

Steffy: I was so sure even without our testimony, that sheila would be locked up for good. Instead, she’s playing house with bill. It’s ridiculous.

Li: Finn? Steffy? Are you home?

Finn: Mom? I thought you were at a medical conference. I rushed back as soon as I heard. Tell me it’s not true. Sheila’s been released from prison?

Sheila: Thank you.

Bill: My pleasure. I mean that. Seeing you smile. How happy you are.

Sheila: I’m over the moon. In this beautiful home, with my beautiful man, a completely free woman. My life doesn’t get any better than this. To the misfits. Finally finding the place where– where we belong. We were judged and ostracized, and it doesn’t matter anymore because they can go to hell. To hell with what they think. Because I have everything that I could ever want right here with you. I’m jonathan lawson here to tell

Katie: I– I just can’t even tell you how bizarre it was. I mean here was sheila, standing in this house that used to be mine, holding court!

Carter: It’s crazy. She should be in custody, not playing lady of the manor at bill’S. Was he receptive at all?

Katie: There were moments, you know, I’d catch a glimpse of the bill I know. I mean this is a man who’s always, always been about protecting his family.

Carter: Bill’s a hard guy to like, but I’ve always respected that about him.

Katie: I don’t understand why he’s doing this. I mean, I knew, I knew he was going through something really dark and deep, but I had no idea that he felt misunderstood and he felt rejected by brooke and me. But for him to do something like this? I mean, what happens when will finds out who he’s living with? Will knows. He knows everything that sheila’s done. He knows how dangerous she is. What is he gonna think? What is he gonna do? This is our son. How can bill be so reckless?

[ Katie sighs ]

[ Li exhales ]

Li: I’m so confused. Bill and sheila are in a relationship?

Steffy: We were shocked too.

Finn: Apparently, it’s been going on for a while.

Li: What is bill thinking, getting involved with that monster?

Finn: Look, we were just as blindsided as you are.

Li: Okay, bill and sheila aside, it still doesn’t explain why the judge let her walk. You two met with the judge, told your side of the story, how she left you for dead.

Finn: Mom, we didn’T.

Steffy: We couldn’T.

Finn: Look, we can’t get into particulars, okay? But bill blackmailed us into not pressing charges against sheila.

Sheila: This is quite possibly the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.

Bill: Then my work here is done.

Sheila: No. Your work is just starting.

Bill: Mmm. So, what do you want to do now that prison’s in the rear view?

Sheila: Well, I think I just wanna live for a little while, you know? As a totally free woman. Maybe figure out how to get back at the forresters– no. No, I am not going to put any thoughts of revenge in my mind. At least not tonight. Look at this! 24 hours ago, I was in a dank prison cell and now I am in a mansion in bel air. I knew I wasn’t going back to prison, but I’ve gotta be honest. I wasn’t sure how I was going to be able to avoid it. And then you came along. You’re a true miracle. A gift.

[ Music playing ]

Carter: Wanna get out of here? Clear our heads?

Katie: I actually wanna just stay right here with you, if that’s okay.

Carter: That’s very okay. Whatever you need.

Katie: It just doesn’t seem real, you know? I tried. I tried so hard to get through to him. To make him see who sheila really is. But it– I brought up his son, I brought up will, and it didn’t matter. It didn’t matter. He just stood there next to sheila, against me. He told me to leave.

Carter: He kicked you out?

Katie: I’m so worried about him. About bill and my son. I mean, I don’t want them anywhere near that woman. Bill is living with a psychopath.

Carter: You’re freaked out. You have every right to be, but I made you a promise. And I meant it. I’ll be there for you and for will as well.

Katie: Thank you.

Li: Bill blackmailed the two of you into not testifying against sheila? Dropping the charges? Oh, my god. What does he know about you two?

Finn: It’s not about us directly, but that’s seriously all I can say about it.

Steffy: Trust me when I tell you if we could’ve told bill to go to hell, we would have.

Li: Yes, of course. But that only clears sheila of attempted murder. Surely, the prosecutor could move forward with her prison escape.

Finn: We’re all but certain bill bought the judge assigned to sheila’s case.

Li: So, you’re saying there’s no way to put her back behind bars?

Finn: Not unless she commits a new crime.

Steffy: Even then, bill could just buy off another judge. It’s too risky.

Li: No! No. That’s unacceptable. You may not be able to, but nothing’s stopping me. I’ll testify against sheila.

Sheila: Bill, because of you, on this day, this night, my heart is just filled with so much joy. I’m still amazed that you gave me a chance.

Bill: I’m no stranger to what you’ve done. But who am I to judge? I’ve gone extremes many times myself.

[Helicopter blades whirring] I dumped ridge out of a helicopter in dubai.

Cool him off. He wandered around for weeks until he remembered who he was.

[Clicking]

Sheila: And what about the time you blew up spectra fashions because you wanted to build a skyscraper? Thank god your son and sally were okay. You know one of the many things I love about the man you are? Is that if an obstacle pops up, you handle it. And you’ve got to admire that in a man.

Bill: Not every woman feels that way.

Sheila: Well not everyone knows you the way that I do. They don’t appreciate you the way I do. Look, I– I don’t– I don’t mean to make light of your pain, but nobody can understand it the way that I do. Because I suffer from the same abandonment issues. You know, being left over and over again. I does damage, it’s devastating.

Bill: No, no, no.

Please, please don’t leave.

Katie: I– I– I can’t

I can’t give you

what you want, bill.

I can’t give you what you need.

Bill: Katie, don’t go,

not yet.

Katie: It was a mistake

for me to come here.

Bill: But, look.

I– I can’t stand being alone

in this house,

and I can’t stand

who I am without you.

Katie: Goodbye, bill.

Bill: Don’t, katie. It’s the one thing I can’t take. People I love walking out on me.

Sheila: Yeah, well you know what? You are never going to have to worry about that with me. Because that is never gonna happen. (Vo) no matter what type of severe asthma you have,… tezspire can help yo

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Li: Maybe you can’t testify against sheila, but there’s no reason I can’T.

Finn: No, mom. You can’T.

Li: Why not? I was a victim too. Sheila meant to kill me that night.

[ Li gas[ Li gasping ]

[ Horn honking ]

Li: Back off you crazy bitch!

[ Explosion booming ]

[ Li shouting ]

[ Tires screeching ]

[ Water splashing ] If you won’t press charges, simple solution: I’ll do it.

Finn: I understand you wanting to make sheila pay for the heinous things that she’s done. We all do. But you can’t press charges.

Li: You can’t be suggesting we just let her go free.

Finn: Bill included you in the blackmail threat.

Steffy: Bill says he’ll also expose what you did to get finn out of the hospital.

Li: My god.

Finn: I know. It’s crazy. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you. Mom, you know how grateful we both are, but you broke laws to do it. And I am not gonna let saving my life come back on you like that.

Steffy: Finn’s right. Bill means what he says. He– he won’t listen to me. He is determined to burn our family to the ground so he can keep sheila out of prison. Like, it’s not worth the risk going up against him.

Li: How does she do it? How does sheila manage to get away with every single horrible thing she’s done?

Steffy: This is a temporary win for sheila and bill. No one threatens my family and gets away with it, not in the long run. I don’t know how, but I’m gonna figure out something. Sheila and bill are going down.

Sheila: I am so glad that I followed you that night on the beach. And look at where I’m at now. You have transformed my life. Look at me. I am wrapped in these incredibly strong arms. I feel warm, protected and loved. You are like my own personal miracle. Hey. You’re awfully quiet.U can talk, you know? I’m not gonna hurt you. And I’m not gonna use your vulnerabilities against you. You can’t hurt me, bill.

Bill: I’ve struggled for so long. Someone who has so much feeling so empty inside. Every time I thought I found love, it slipped away. Or I pushed it away. Katie, brooke.

Sheila: No. Look, they– they never appreciated the man that you truly are. All they wanted to do is change you.

Bill: So many years, I tried to fit in with the forresters and logans. Truth is I’ve never could. I’m a different breed from those people. Like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. And I will never do that again.

Sheila: You’re not gonna need to with me, you never will. Because I admire the man that you truly are. The man that wears the sword that supplies us. What he truly is about. The man that I love.

Bill: Works both ways. What you’ve brought to my life. Appreciation, openness, acceptance. You’re what I need. I love you, sheila.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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Chance considers giving up his career, and Sharon suggests that he take a leave of absence from his job to figure out if he really wants to be a cop. Sharon also suggests that he go back to therapy to spend time figuring out what makes him happy. Chance thanks Sharon for listening to him, and he agrees to think about her advice.

Daniel and Tucker both advise Phyllis to let go of her anger toward Diane because she is the only one getting hurt by her anger. Tucker even adds that if she lets go of her anger good things will start to happen to her. Daniel later talks to Summer and they wonder how they will save Phyllis from herself this time. Summer finally tells Daniel they should let Phyllis make her own mistakes and solve her own problems.

Summer and Kyle argue about Diane because Summer doesn’t want her or Kyle to be involved in any potential crimes Diane and Jack might commit so that Jeremy will end up in jail again. Jack tells Diane that he has figured out a way to combine several steps in their plan so they can put Jeremy in jail sooner. Diane goes over to Jeremy’s hotel room and shows him the necklace and he wants to rob all the rich people in Genoa City but Diane persuades Jeremy that if they did that it would arouse too much suspicion in the police. Jeremy wants to make love to Diane to celebrate the fact she stole Nikki’s necklace. Diane pretends to be allergic to Jeremy’s cologne and asks him to go take a shower. Diane hides Nikki’s necklace in the drawer of Jeremy’s bedside table and then leaves Jeremy’s hotel room. Jack is in Crimson Lights when he, hears Chance get a call from the Chicago police. Jack gets a text message from Diane that says it’s done.

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GH Update Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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In Paris, Anna was disheartened that her search with Valentin had not revealed more details on Lucy’s location.  

Anna admitted her guilt over having involved Lucy in her quest to bring down Victor. There was a knock at the door and Valentin answered. Outside, a young boy named Antoine indicated he had information for Valentin.  Anna and Valentin invited him in. Antoine spoke in French and told Valentin and Anna that his father had been complaining about the American woman who would not stop speaking. Antoine said that the woman had uttered the words “Ciao” and “Ta” often. Anna and Valentin realized the woman he spoke of was Lucy.

Valentin thanked Antoine and gave him money for the information and asked him to remain quiet about their meeting. Antoine said that he had never met Valentin.  Valentin and Anna smiled and bid Antoine goodbye. After he left, Valentin and Anna realized that Antoine was the son of one of Victor’s men. Anna and Valentin were thrilled to know that Lucy was alive and still putting up a fight. They spoke of how to rescue Lucy. Valentin said that perhaps they could use the sewer system to gain access to Victor’s compound. Anna believed the catacombs would be of better use to them.

Anna studied the maps of the catacombs and realized that the location of Victor’s prison for Lucy was a veritable fortress and not easily accessed by any means. Valentin suggested that there were many areas of the catacombs not reflected in the blueprints or on any map.  He said that there still might be a way to reach Lucy and they both agreed they would make an attempt to free Lucy from Victor’s men.

At GH, Victor visited Esme. Victor spoke to Esme as if she was faking her amnesia, but Esme had no clue who he was. Victor told Esme to call him “Uncle Victor.”  He manipulated Esme into thinking that he was there to make sure she received the best of care and representation because she was carrying the “next Cassadine heir.”  Victor was obviously surprised that Esme had a genuine case of memory loss.

Esme said that given the awful things she stood accused of, it might be better if she never regained her memory. Victor asked Esme what she planned to do after leaving the hospital. Esme replied that she would go to court and hoped to avoid prison.

At that point, Martin entered. Victor reminded Martin and Esme that the police had no physical evidence to tie Esme to any of the hook killings. Martin grew angry, and asked to speak to Victor outside the room. Martin called Victor an “unrepentant sociopath,” and conversation became heated when Martin spoke of Lucy. Martin issued a veiled threat by implying that he didn’t know if he would be able to fully concentrate on Esme’s case because he was so worried about Lucy’s disappearance. He said that Esme might have to have her baby behind bars. Victor asked Martin if he was threatening him. Martin said that he was only stating the facts.  Both men stared at each other with enmity, Martin knowing all too well that Victor was behind Lucy’s disappearance and Victor not doing a very good job of concealing his guilt. Martin walked away from Victor knowing he had the upper hand now that he was Esme’s only hope of being exonerated.

Later, Victor placed a call to a henchman named Gavin in France. Victor asked about their “guest,” and he warned Gavin that Anna and Valentin had still not been located and he feared that they might be headed in his direction.  He ordered the guard to double security.

Heather made her way into Ryan’s cell and was startled when he leapt from his wheelchair and approached her.  Heather told Ryan that her favorite security guard had been fired for stealing.  She revealed her plan to bust Esme out of GH and that they would run from the authorities.  It bothered Heather that Esme had no idea who she was and probably didn’t even know her name.  Ryan confirmed that Esme had no clue who Heather was.  This further angered Heather, who despite Ryan’s objections said she was carrying out her plan immediately with no delays. Ryan insisted she needed a better plan and to think things through.  She dismissed him and when she left the cell she said that she would “send him a postcard.”

In Willow’s room at the hospital, Willow told Michael that she didn’t want to deliver their baby prematurely. Michael grew angry, and he said that Willow having the baby a month before its due date would not pose a great risk to the baby’s overall health. Michael added that by delaying treatment for the leukemia, Willow was gambling with her life. 

Michael left Willow’s room to go for a walk with Chase, who had come to the hospital to offer their support for Michael. In Willow’s room, Sasha confirmed that she knew that Willow had leukemia. Sasha was floored when Willow said that she had just learned that Nina was her biological mother. Willow sarcastically said that she was “better off with Harmony” as a mother. Sasha asked if Willow was thinking about refusing a transplant merely because Nina was the donor.

Willow believed that Nina would “leverage” her bone marrow as a way to gain visitation with Wiley. Willow claimed that she wouldn’t refuse a transplant from Nina. After Michael returned, Sasha departed.

Alone in the room, Michael apologized for having grown angry with Willow. Willow said that she had decided she would bring their baby into the world if Dr. Randolph thought it was too risky to delay treatment. Michael was relieved, and he told Willow that he loved her. 

At Sonny’s penthouse, Nina kept calling the hospital and asking if she was a bone marrow match for Willow.  She became angry at how long it was taking the lab to perform a “simple blood test.”  Nina was thrilled that she might be able to save Willow.

Nina, who was overcome with emotion and couldn’t stop crying, said that she would never forgive Carly for having kept the truth from her. Sonny admitted that he was “mad as hell” over Carly’s actions. Sonny told Nina that he and Michael had shared a moment the previous night. Sonny said that he had seen a glimpse of the person Michael used to be.  

Nina received a phone call and learned she was a potential bone marrow match donor for Willow.  She shared the news with Sonny, who told Nina that “as long as there is life, there is hope.”

Nina said that she had to get to the hospital and Sonny asked her if she would like him to go with her.  Nina said that she wouldn’t have it any other way.  The two kissed and laughed.

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Could your grandma Marlan is hanging in there buddy? She’s got a lot of good doctors around her trying to do everything they can to help. Hey, I, I know you’re scared, Tate. I, um, you just gotta think good thoughts, buddy. That’s, that’s what she needs right now. And I appreciate you calling and checking on everyone.

Sweet of you.

Bye son. Oh God. Brady, Gabby. What? What? What’s wrong? I need to see Marlene now.

Father, of course, I’m not proud of what I’ve done, but I won’t go down for anything. The police can’t prove that I was working with Dr. Rolf and that’s how it’s gonna stay. You don’t have to worry about that either. I position as ej Dara’s second in command is completely intact. Yes, I’m aware. I made an enemy of his brother Stephan.

Arrest assured I can handle him.

I have to go. That might be Gabby.

Harold, can you get that?

It’s time for you to answer for what you did to Kayla.

Like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

Hey,

what, uh, what brings you by? I’m just invited to make something up for breakfast. I thought you’d be at the hospital. Yeah, I, I was, uh, I was there all night. Um, I just, I, I, I came by to check on my grandpa Roman. I’m sure he appreciated that. Can’t losing. His wife and his sister on the same day. It’s unimaginable.

How are you doing? Ah, I’m, I’m okay. You don’t look okay. I mean, clearly you haven’t slept once. Last a. I, I, I don’t remember.

It’s green that you wanna be there for your family. You have to take care of yourself too. Yeah,

I know. I know. I just, uh, I can’t stop thinking about my grandma, Marna. Well, what are the doctors saying? Has she made any improvement?

Gabby, my lane is in critical condition. Okay. Visitation is strictly limited. This is urgent. Everything depends on it. I don’t understand. Come on. Do I have to spell it out for you? Brady? You were at my wedding when I remembered that Lee brainwashed Stephan into hating me, and, and Stefan wants it undone.

Rolf is Mia a and I need somebody else, namely the renowned Dr. Marlena Evans to make it. So this is about your love life. Are you out of your freaking mind?

You know, this might sound crazy, but I’m glad you’re here. We have a lot to discuss. Clearly you’re angry, which is completely understandable, but I’m confident we can be adults about this. Let’s just have a conversation and hash this out a conversation. Uh, I don’t think so.

I didn’t know you guys were getting in so early I would’ve picked you up. No, no, it’s fine. Airport Ron. Morning rush. You didn’t need that. On top of everything else, I’m just so glad you’re both here. Papa really needs us now. Where’s he? He got up early and went out. I think he needed some time alone. Steve, you don’t wanna do this, I feel for you.

I really do, and I am so sorry for. Sorry. Sorry. Won’t bring my wife back. You knew those women would need boosters to survive and you said nothing. Okay. Just take it easy. Selfish, pathetic, psycho. You couldn’t get Brady to love you, so you decided to blackmail them. You held three lives over his. Meanwhile, that virus was ticking away.

But you didn’t care, did you? No, I did care. Oh, you didn’t care. The only person you cared about was yourself.

If you weren’t so cold blooded at the Ranged, you know, Marlena would be home right now. Kate would be alive, my wife would be alive. Took away the love of my. The mother of my children, then now you need to pay.

I’ve never seen Papa like this before. His instinct as a father, as a pi, you know, is to solve it. Find the solution that’ll make everything okay again. But he can’t this time. We gotta take that stress off him, let him know we’re gonna be okay, and we have to take care of him too. We. Starting the minute he walks through that door.

Look, guys, I, I’m here for that a thousand percent, but while he is out, I need, I need to go see my mom. I’m all, she has left and I can’t turn my back on her. Of course. Thanks. Uh, I won’t be long.

What’s this? A note from mom. Be careful with it. Okay, Steph. Sorry. It’s just she wrote that the day that she, those are her last words to me. Hey, what do you mean? I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to her. Someone robbed me of that.

My grandma, Marlene is not saying goodbye yet. She’s, uh, . She’s, she’s fighting with everything she has and she will win. I mean, this is a woman who beat the devil twice. Yeah. Yeah. But, uh, Wendy, this is, this is bad. This is a deadly disease that they don’t know how to treat. I mean, her doctors are, Obviously, but it’s all experimental.

You know, they’re just, it’s like just throwing everything at it and hoping something works well, something will.

Yeah. That’s what I’m praying for.

Look, I, I wish I could stay and talk more, but I, I really gotta go, go be with your family. Uh oh. Uh, The last time I saw you, you were headed over to Gabby’s, talked to her about giving Lee a second chance. How’d that go? Yeah. Stephan got there before I did. Oh, no. So what he told her that we knew about the brainwashing before the wedding.

E. Yep. So she tore into me and then throw me out. At least should try. Right. But like I told, He and Gabby getting back together, it’s not gonna happen. There’s only one person she wants to be with now.

Ah, , guess I deserve that. Although violence doesn’t seem like stopped, it’s not other way. We’ll say. Connecting with your glass jaw was extremely satisfying. Uh,

relax, pal. I’m not gonna hit you again.

Hello. It is tempting. It’s not every day you find out you were brainwashed.

If you tell anyone who said this, I will deny, deny, deny, but I’m sorry. I know it’s no excuse, but I was desperate. I was desperately in love with Gabby and terrified I would lose her in love. Will have you do some pretty crazy things. In your case, it wasn’t just brainwashing, it was attempted murder.

Do you know that you turned off the machines keeping me alive? You’re damn right. I know.

You know, suddenly I’m thinking maybe one punch wasn’t.

This isn’t about me or my love life. This is about Stephan. I’m sorry to disappoint you, Gabby, but Stephan is not a priority right now. Really, I’m surprised with everything your father’s gone through. You have no compassion for a brainwashed man. Lee took away Stephan’s free will. His ability to, to decide what he feels and he wants it undone.

He wants his mind to be right again. He needs help and I know Marlena would wanna help him. And Gavin, you, you, you know what Marlena wants? She wants not to die. Just like the two women for her who had the disease did. I don’t see the harm in just letting me ask her. I can’t, I can’t flip you serious right now.

She’s hanging on by. She needs every ounce of energy she can possibly muster. Just to stay conscious, you want to just skip the whole death door thing and and book a session with her. You just stop to think how insane that is right now that you’re thinking that, Brady, you need to think about this.

Because Stephan wasn’t just programmed to hate me. He was programmed to love Chloe. So once he’s back to normal, she’s gonna be available again. More unbelievable. I’m sorry, I thought that was gonna make this urgent for you too, but apparently you don’t love Chloe anymore. Of course. I love.

Oh my. I trip . Oh, I’m so happy to see you. . When did you get in? I just said a little while ago. So sorry about your stepmother. I know you two are really close. Thanks. None of us ever imagined that she could relapse, let alone, uh, I just wish I’d been here anyway. Uh, how are you? How are, how are you doing? I’m okay.

Yeah. I heard, uh, some stuff about your brother. I wasn’t really sure if it was true. It seemed pretty out there. Ah, it’s, hmm. Sorry. That sounds rough. Oh, you’d learned one lesson. Stay the hell out of other people’s lives. Hey, what’s going on? Nothing. Gabby and I are just, uh, talking about nothing important.

Lease not to. . Okay. Well I was just here to check on Marlene and see if there’s anything I can do. No, it’s good that someone is here for the right reasons. Am I missing something? Just a wild display of selfishness on Gabby’s part. It’s actually the opposite of selfish. I’m trying to help somebody to care about, she wants Stephan back.

No, shocker. But she thinks the way to do that is to go bug Marlena right now. And that’s not gonna happen. What? You know, forget it. I, I’m leaving. Okay. Chloe, just a heads up. Stephan wants to be the programmed and I will make it happen. So it’s not a question of if he walks away from you, but when Wow, you’re awfully confident.

Yeah, true love always wins.

You’re not gonna deny it, are you? Ah, I pulled the plug. Still can’t believe it. Look, if her, both of us, your sister showed up when she did. Otherwise I’d be dead. Look, you have to understand I wasn’t in my right mind. All I could think was if you came back, the woman I loved would no longer be mine. And as I said before, it’s not an excuse.

I know what I did was reprehensible, but it was a moment of mad. I’m no murderer. Hmm. So you’re going with temporary insanity. That’s what it was. I swear and I regret it. All of it. I mean that s Stephan, I wish there was something I could do to make it up to you. There is Marlena Evans is in the hospital dying of a terrible disease and I need to reverse what was done to.

And there’s one person who can do both. Who? Dr. Rolf, you wanna make up for what you’ve done? You’re gonna help me find him. Sorry, I have no idea where Rolf is. Maybe you should ask your sister. You’re scaring me, Steve. Oh, look. I would’ve done anything to help this woman. I swear to you. We’re going. You swear.

I swear. You do. I do. Really? And why didn’t you come to us with that orchid so we could have made more serum to save their lives? I’ll tell you why. Because you would’ve lost your leverage over Brady. Stop, please. Spiteful bitch. Bitch, you that orchid wasn’t even stolen. I bet you have it hidden somewhere waiting for Marlena to die.

But you love having that power, don’t you? Power to take lives. Guess who has that power? Now? You have made so many innocent people suffer. Now it’s your turn. I want you to think about your family, your. Knowing it’s about to slip away, excuse me.

Please don’t do anything you’re gonna regret, please. Oh,

Alex turned off your phone. That is so unbelievably wrong. I know. I could have been with mom, I could have been comforting her. I could. Holding her hand, telling her how much I love her.

She gave me this when she was sick the first time around. Yeah, I remember It’s Grandma Caroline’s.

I told her I’d give it back to her as soon as she got better, but I didn’t. How much more thoughtless could I be? No, Steph. She gave me this beautiful, generous gesture, and I told her I would do something for her in return, and I just forgot. Once mom got better, I, I took it for granted that she’d stay that way.

Maybe she thinks that’s why I wasn’t there in the end, because I was being so casual and cavalier about it all. I assumed since she got better, once she’d get better again, so it blew her off. Steph. Hey, look at me. Mom would never think that it’s not your fault. You weren’t there. It’s Alex’s God. I never should have gotten involved with him.

Yeah, I was surprised you did. Honestly, after that last guy, I mean, you just said you weren’t ready to get involved with anyone yet. And I wasn’t, and I told Alex numerous times that I, I wasn’t interested in him and that I didn’t wanna date anybody that I worked. So then what happened? He wore me down. I guess he was just so damn persistent.

I decided to give it a shot. Look where that got me. How does that feel? How do you think Kayla felt when she took her last breath? Well, Steve Scott, stop.

Why would Chris know where Rolf is? She employed him for years, but you set him up in Jakarta. It makes sense. That you would move him when things got hot. I can see why you’d think that, but I was surprised as anyone to learn he’d taken off. Must have been a huge relief that he was gone by the time a Indonesian authority showed up.

Huh? Wouldn’t want him flipping on you. You know, I bet I could tear this entire room to shreds and not find a single piece of evidence linking you to Roth. I’m telling you, I don’t know where he is and you’re not in contact. No, obviously you got spooked and went off the grid. If I, if I knew anything, anything at all, I’d tell you, but I don’t, you believe me.

Right. I’ll put it this way. If I find out that you were lying, that punch you just got or feel like a pat on the back compared to what’s coming your way.

You’re gonna want to clear out your desk at Dara. That’s not your call. Ejs the only one who can fire me. You think ejs gonna let you stay on after what you’ve done? Nothing is more important to EJ Dara than family. Nothing.

Nothing more important than covered his own ass.

Rolf, it’s me. So Gabby wants Marlena to undo what Rolf did to step him. She actually thought she could just sail into Marlena’s room and just make her. I mean, I, I shot her down. That’s why she was nastier than usual. Oh, well, she was reason to be nastier to me than usual since I’m with the love of her life.

Yeah. It’s hard to forget. I’m sorry, Brady, that came out the wrong way. It’s, it’s okay. You came here to see Marlina. Yeah. But I know that you’re going through a lot right now too, so I wanted to check on you. I appreciate that. I mean, I mean, does that mean you ? No, uh, sorry, I, I’m not gonna make a fool outta myself.

No, no. Brady, you were never full, and I’m assuming that you wanted to ask me if I had changed my mind about you.

So I’m guessing things with Alex got serious pretty quickly. And that’s why what he did hurts so much. But whatever pain he’s caused me seems so small compared to, it feels wrong to even talk about it. It’s probably because the person you normally talk to about these kinds of things, he’s gone.

She was our rock.

And not to judge dad, but wasn’t always there. Mom was the constant.

Now we have to find a way to be okay without her hop a will too.

It’s just us now.

Damn it. What the hell are you trying to do? Do you, do you, do you want to go to prison? Johnny, listen. You, you need to stay away from Kristen.

Hey. Hey. Just try to catch your breath.

Alright. Hell with. She deserved it. You need to go. Are you defending her after what she did now? Okay, go ahead. You take care of the monster. Who killed your aunt Kayla and Kate. Don’t you forget your grandmother might be next.

Thank you. Thank you. You’re saving my life and I didn’t do it for you. I did it for Steve.

So how’s your dad? Uh, I haven’t actually seen him yet. Uh, he wasn’t home when Joey and I got there, so I thought I’d come by and see Roman and pay my respects. Uh, do you know if he’s around? Yeah. Johnny Damara was just here a little while ago to check up on him. It’s like the saddest trip to Salem ever.

From here. I’m going to baby to see my mom. You want me to come with you? I could. Uh, wait outside until you’re done. No, no. That’s very sweet of you. I can handle it. You sure? Yeah. They might not even let me in. Uh, they said that it would depend on the state that she’s in when I get there. Oh, man. Yeah. She probably hasn’t had a single visitor since she was admitted, which I totally understand.

I mean, she’s done some terrible things. I I can’t just abandon her. I know what you mean. People will definitely judge me for standing by my brother’s side after what he did, but I can’t desert him. You know, pretty much all he has left. Is there anything I can do? Thanks. But uh, this is Lee’s mess and I’m pretty sure if there was any way you could clean it up, you would.

Don’t worry, Ralph, I’m on a burner phone. No one’s gonna trace this call to your new location. Well, I’m sorry, you were starting to like Jakarta, but you needed to be moved. Fair warning, Stefan Damara suspects. I know where you are. I’m doing everything that I can to convince him otherwise, but you need to do your part two.

Anyone shows up and starts asking questions. You’ve never heard of me.

Are you visiting Chloe? No, I was in Lee’s room trying to see if I could find out where Rolf disappeared. . So you’re still on board with getting the brainwashing reversed. I am. Although your husband was no help. So I don’t know if it’s gonna happen. Well, my soon to be ex-husband and it will because we will find a way.

We make a great team. Remember actually, Gabby, I don’t right. I’m, I’m sorry. Four choice of words. What I meant was, Gabby, I think I need to reiterate something because it doesn’t seem to be sinking in. I love Chloe. She’s the woman I want to be with. Whether or not we find Rolf, it’s not gonna change. We’ll see, and actually I was doing something overtime myself trying to find Wolf, and I hit a big old wall at the hospital earlier.

The hospital, you know, Brady banned me from seeing Marlena. Can you believe that? I mean, I only, I was only trying to ask her if she would deprogram you, and I know she’ll say yes, and then we could be together again. What the hell is wrong with you? Excuse me. The woman is dying. And you want her to reprogram my brain so we can reconcile How could you be so heartless?

Yeah. That, that, that, that is what I was gonna ask you. But I, I’m, I’m not gonna push, you’ve asked for space, I’m gonna give you space. Just felt like in that one little moment there, I, uh, sounded like you cared. I do care, but thanks to Kristen, I thought that it was over between us. I know you did Chloe, but I was being blackmailed.

I told, I told you that. I mean, don’t you understand? The last thing in the world I wanted to do was break up with you.

I know that this has been really hard for you too, but. I spent a really long time being in the dark about this, and I was struggling to figure out how the man that claims that he loves me and that I love with all my heart would just abandoned me. And then Stephan came along and he gave, he gave me a chance to just let it all go and try to move on.

And I was starting to feel normal for just a little bit, and then Gabby dropped her bombshell. That’s Stephan was brainwashed. Yeah. So I don’t know. It’s just been, it’s been one thing after the other, and I’m just really confused right now. I don’t know what I’m supposed to think. I don’t know what I’m supposed to feel.

Sure. Okay.

I’m so glad you’re here. Thank you.

Where’s Tripp? Um, he, uh, he had to run out Steph too. They’ll be back in a bit. Stephanie said you left early. She thought you, uh, needed some time. Well, yeah. Well, I wasn’t alone. I went over to the Damaris, went to see Kristen. Jack, what’d you do? I almost killed her.

Your uncle just tried to murder me. Didn’t you see his hands around my You’re fine now. Throat. You’re fine now. What? So you okay with what he did? I’ll tell you what I’m not okay with. How about that? I’m not okay with Steve going to prison. You wanna know why? Because he is the only parent as kids have left.

Thanks to you. Also thanks to you. My grandpa Roman is shattered. My grandma Marlena is in the hospital clinging to life. So given all the damage you’ve done to my family, I really don’t give a damn if someone damages you. Look, I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I didn’t wanna hurt Marlena or the other women. I swear to you.

Look, I will admit I hit the orchid knowing that these women would need more doses of the serum.

But I wasn’t gonna withhold it if they got sick. I swear to you, I never wanted those women dead. Yeah, maybe not. That’s what happened.

Sorry. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t, shouldn’t have done that. No, I don’t, don’t apologize. It wasn’t wrong, but it wasn’t right either. I, I don’t know. I’m not making any sense. None of this makes sense. I’m, I’m sorry, I just, I. I, I can’t Brady it just

ej it’s me. You don’t recognize this number because I’m on a burner fund. Stephan’s on the war path that. He thinks you’re going to fire me because of what I did to him, but we both know that’s not going to happen. Right? Unless, of course you want him to find out about your betrayal, how you kept quiet about his brainwashing so you could take over damara.

That’s what I thought. Why are you so angry, Whitney? Because Whitney did is disgust. Oh, I see. It’s the programming. That’s why you’re reacting this way. Or should I say overreacting? I am reacting this way because you impose on a critically ill woman for your own stupid and selfish reason. Stupid and selfish.

Newsflash. This brainwashing is a very serious life-changing issue that isn’t just gonna undo itself. Okay? You need help. Ro is Mia. We may never find him. That leaves marlina. She’s dying, which is why I wanted to move quickly. Oh my God. Damn it Stephan. Don’t you get it? She’s your only. I did this for you.

Do not lie to me and do not lie to yourself. As always, the only person you were thinking about is Gabby Hernandez. You did this for you.

If you said this is what you wanted for you to act like an entitled petulant child the hell I did, how, how do you think this is gonna happen? How do you think we’re gonna access your real feelings? Real feelings? You mean my feelings for you? Right. Because let’s be honest, that’s all you care about. I care about us, Seth, you were my husband.

The love that we shared was more beautiful, more powerful than anything I’ve ever known. God, I thought that we were gonna spend the rest of our lives together, and then our future was ripped apart because a bullet landed in your chest. But now we have a second chance. We have a miracle. We just have to get in touch with how you really feel.

Nothing, nothing should get in the way of making that happen. How could you be so damn selfish? Huh. And cruel. You know, I’m starting to believe that Lee did me a favor when he brainwashed me because he got me away from a bitch like you. Leave her the hell alone.

Hey, how is she famous? Um, there’s no change. Damn. Uh, is, uh, is Grandpa John? Okay. Yeah, I, I, I made him go home to get some sleep, but then, uh, he, he just came back a couple minutes ago. Have you gotten any rest, ? Uh, uh, there was a, uh, a bit of a situation at my place. Situation. What? What do you mean? When I walked in, my uncle Steve had his hands.

Around Kristen’s throat. I, I think he was trying to kill her. Huh? Can’t say I blame him. I sure don’t. Yeah. Kristen is wrong. So many people. I should get one of those number to Spencer, so people just take a number, line up outside the door and get a piece of her.

Harold, I guess it’s his day off. Perfect.

You almost killed Kristen. Don’t worry, son. It’s just an. What do you mean? Well, right before I put my hands around her throat, I made a whole lot of noise hoping that somebody would come in and break it up before things went too far. Well and behold, Johnny Damara walks in when he was taking care of Kristen.

I planted a bug and Johnny kicked me out. Then everything they said after that went to this device. You recorded them? I did. I had to release Kristen due to lack of evidence, but I’m gonna give Ray everything he needs to make sure that witch goes down for murder. Listen to this.

Look, I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I didn’t wanna hurt Marlena or the other women. I swear to.

Look, I will admit I hate the orchid knowing that these women would need more doses of the serum, but I wasn’t gonna withhold it if they got sick. I swear to you, I never wanted those women dead. Yeah, maybe not be done. That’s what happened.

He’s that confession. Damn straight is

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Jeremy: [ Chuckles ] Well, this is a surprise. Good morning, phyllis.

Phyllis: I want to know something.

Jeremy: Okay.

Phyllis: What kind of game are you playing?

Jeremy: [ Chuckles ] I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Phyllis: I think you do. There are two options — you’re using diane, or you and diane are working jack. So, which is it?

Diane: Good morning.

Jack: Hey. Hey.

Diane: You look like you got about as much sleep as I did.

Jack: Yeah. I was up all night trying to figure out some way to bring this whole mess with jeremy stark to a swift conclusion. As soon as I saw all that fear in summer’s eyes, I — I knew we had to speed up the timetable. And it’s not just summer. It’s the stress it’s putting on kyle, not to mention the danger you keep putting yourself in day after day.

Diane: Well, I appreciate all you’re doing to look out for us, but I really don’t see any other options. And we are making progress. Today I’m going to hand over nikki’s stolen necklace to prove my loyalty. I’ll make jeremy cross a few lines, set him up, and then send him back to prison where he belongs.

Jack: Here’s the thing. I think I figured out a way to accelerate things. Maybe we’re not at the beginning of this sting. Maybe this could be the end.

Sharon: More coffee?

Chance: [ Sighs ] You caught me. I was, uh, light-years away.

Sharon: Yeah, I’m thinking about adding “soul searching” to the menu.

Chance: [ Chuckles ] Well, if you start charging for that, you’re gonna have to add a double-shot to my tab.

Sharon: In all of that searching, have you come to any conclusions?

Chance: [ Breathes deeply ]

Jack: So, what do you think?

Diane: It’s smart. It has a certain elegance to it. I think it can work.

Jack: If we can pull this off, we can bring an end to this nightmare once and for all.

Diane: Yeah. And I can stop looking over my shoulder and focus on what’s in front of me. When do we start?

Jack: I think we’ve already started. This cough.

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Chance: So, you want to know if I’m still questioning my career choice?

Sharon: Well, I’ve given your thought some consideration.

Chance: Really? Well, if “the doctor’s in,” i should find out how much this is gonna run me first.

Sharon: No charge for friendly advice.

Chance: Alright. I’m game. Lay it on me.

Sharon: Okay. You’re a good cop. You’re solid. You’re dependable. You’re the kind of guy you want to have on your side when the chips are down. Now, that being said, as the wide variety of jobs listed on my résumé so clearly displays, i am obviously a proponent of following your instincts. So, if you continue to have doubts about your chosen career, I think you need to examine things on a much deeper level.

Chance: Huh.

Jeremy: You know what I find really fun about you?

Phyllis: No. What?

Jeremy: Everything. Please sit. Last time we crossed paths, you were almost apologetic.

Phyllis: That’s when i thought diane had left town.

Jeremy: I remember how sorry you said you were when you made that initial call to me, letting me know where diane was.

Phyllis: Okay, well, for the record, just because we don’t have proof that it was diane who turned you into the feds doesn’t mean it isn’t so.

Jeremy: That’s true. But by the end of the day, I’ll be sure where her loyalty lies.

Phyllis: “By the end of the day” — what does that mean?

Jeremy: Exactly what it sounds like. In fact, I’m forever grateful that you reached out to me and brought me to genoa city. So, please let me buy you breakfast. It’s the least I could do.

Phyllis: You didn’t answer my question. What are you up to?

Jeremy: What is it about my innocent breakfast that makes you think that I’m devising some diabolical scheme?

Phyllis: I saw you and diane together. You looked really cozy.

Jeremy: You really are a busy bee, aren’t you? What do you want?

Phyllis: You’re not my target. Diane is.

Jeremy: It’s fascinating, how much time and energy you spend obsessing over that woman.

Phyllis: Well, see, I think diane would be happier living someplace other than genoa city, and I want to make that happen for her. I want to get her out of this town.

Jeremy: Oh. You’re so thoughtful.

Phyllis: I’m an angel, actually.

Jeremy: Mm.

Phyllis: Yeah. I also want to see diane pay for everything she’s done.

Jeremy: I respect that. You’re a woman who knows what she wants and won’t let anything get in her way. I’m also impressed that you’re not afraid of me.

Phyllis: Should I be afraid of you?

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Jeremy: Hmm. Someone’s ears must be burning. Good morning. I take it you had a productive evening?

Diane: Yeah, I’d love to tell you all about chicago. When can I see you?

Jeremy: How about now? I’m at society.

Diane: No. Someplace more private, a little more intimate.

Jeremy: Come to my suite.

Diane: Okay. I’ll see you then.

Jack: Step one is done.

Diane: Yeah. How’d I do?

Jack: Couldn’t have gone any better. Now it’s time for me to take care of my part.

Kyle: Is that for me?

Summer: Uh, I didn’t know that you’d want one or that you were even still here.

Kyle: Fine. I’ll grab one before I leave.

Summer: Does that mean that you want to take separate cars? Okay. [ Scoffs ]

Kyle: Morning.

Jack: Morning.

Diane: Morning.

Summer: Diane. You’re here again, and, um, you have on the same outfit you were wearing yesterday. You spent the night? If you think all pads are exactly the same…

Jeremy: Well, all good things must come to an end.

Phyllis: Alrighty.

Jeremy: While you may have made my morning a bit more entertaining, I have someplace more important to be.

Phyllis: Oh, with a woman who’s so terrified of you that she tried to get you to leave town because she was afraid you were gonna hurt her family?

Jeremy: Slight misunderstanding.

Phyllis: What do I have to say to you to get you to tell me what diane is up to?

Jeremy: Don’t push it. I’m a better friend than an enemy. Trust me.

Daniel: Hey. You ready to brainstorm?

Phyllis: Yeah. Order whatever you want.

Daniel: Well, you look like you’ve already got a lot on your plate.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Daniel: What’s going on?

Phyllis: Did you see that guy who was leaving when you arrived?

Daniel: With the suit?

Phyllis: Yeah. He’s a criminal that diane has been fraternizing with from her past.

Daniel: Please tell me you weren’t engaging with him in any way.

Phyllis: I mean, what could i do? What could I do?

Daniel: Mom.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Honestly, I don’t understand. I mean, diane first is acting like the damsel in distress, so afraid, in fear of her life and her safety, and then she’s hanging out with him at the glam club.

Daniel: You want to know what I think?

Phyllis: That I should stop worrying about diane?

Daniel: Exactly.

Phyllis: I can’T. I’m sorry. I can’T. He is a criminal. We could all be in danger, daniel. And he made it sound like something was going on today…

Daniel: Mom —

Phyllis: …That something would happen today, something big.

Daniel: Mom. It’s enough. This needs to stop.

Jack: Yes, diane stayed here last night.

Diane: In a guest room.

Jack: Since stark has to believe that she’s in chicago, we needed to keep her away from the hotel.

Summer: Yeah, we wouldn’t want anybody to find out that you’re the one who actually stole my grandma’s necklace.

Jack: Actually, we have some good news on that front, as well.

Diane: Yes, jack thought of a way for us to get what we want and end this.

Kyle: That’s terrific. What are you gonna do?

Jack: Let me just say we’re combining a couple steps of the plan to move things along.

Kyle: Great. I’ll help any way I can.

Summer: Okay, I’m sorry to be the wet blanket here — and i love the optimism — but I meant everything I said last night. Kyle and I cannot be a part of any more plans or schemes, and that includes even hearing about whatever laws you two might break next.

Diane: I understand. And I am really sorry for the disruption that this has caused in your lives, but with any luck, it will be over soon.

Kyle: Okay, I do have to ask one question. How dangerous is this?

Jack: I am confident we will all emerge unscathed.

Diane: Except for jeremy.

Summer: Okay, that’s more than enough information for now. Thank you. I’ve got to get to work. Have a good day.

[ Door opens ]

[ Door slams ]

[ Door opens ]

Diane: This is the biggest disagreement they’ve had since they’ve come back, and I’m to blame.

Jack: It’s a temporary setback.

Diane: [ Sighs ] I just wish we could fix this.

Jack: We can. We need to eradicate the problem, get jeremy stark out of genoa city for good. You ready?

Diane: [ Sighs heavily ] Let’s take him down.

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Chance: Well, being a cop — that wasn’t my original goal. You know, when I was young, I was a scout. When I got old enough, i enlisted, did a few tours.

Sharon: Mm. And what did you like about being in the service?

Chance: Structure and a sense of purpose. I just tried to be the perfect soldier. And when I got back, that’s when I joined the gcpd, worked with the feds for a while, and now I’m back with the police department.

Sharon: Funny, you don’t seem like, um, an adrenaline junkie.

Chance: [ Chuckles ] Eh, I don’t know. Maybe I like to take risks. Never really thought about it that way.

Sharon: So, what else do you like about being a cop?

Chance: Being undercover has its perks.

Sharon: Like what?

Chance: I get to be somebody else for a while.

Sharon: Hmm. Well, maybe there’s a pattern here — being the perfect soldier, pretending to be somebody else. How much time have you spent just being yourself, figuring out who you are and doing what you truly want to do?

Phyllis: Don’t you think i want this to stop? Of course I want it to stop, you know? And it did, I thought. For one brief moment in time, diane was gone. And I thought, “oh, we can go back to normal now.” But, no, no, she wasn’t gone. That was just a scam. And she is here cooking up some new scheme with that criminal.

Daniel: I thought you had learned to let stuff like that go.

Phyllis: It’s not just an old grudge. This is for real. Do you know that jack and I were together before diane came into town? Did you know that? And we were — we were happy, I thought.

Daniel: I know. I know. I was actually rooting for the two of you.

Phyllis: Yeah. We’d still be together if diane didn’t show up. But she has poisoned his mind and she has ruined the connection that I have with jack. And now he is falling deeper and deeper into her spell. You know what I saw? I saw them kissing the other day. Yeah. I mean, I thought he knew who she was. I mean, he needs to open his eyes. Anyway [Sighs] I want her gone. I want her really, really gone.

[ Elevator doors open ]

Kyle: Hey, can we talk about what happened at home? Because I’m not happy about it.

Summer: Okay, thank goodness we are finally on the same page because I don’t think I can do this anymore. Your parents are talking like this whole stark thing is coming to an end, but I just — I don’t see that happening. Harrison and I can still go to paris, and you should come with us.

Kyle: I’m not going anywhere.

Summer: But I thought that —

Kyle: No, you misunderstood me.

Summer: How? You said that you were unhappy. You know that this whole thing has gone too far, right? Because when I heard that your father broke into my grandmother’s apartment in chicago, I realized we can’t be a part of this anymore.

Kyle: I am unhappy because you refuse to listen to what is going on with my mother. Now I have no idea what kind of danger she might be putting herself in.

Summer: It sounds like you’re blaming me because I don’t want us to get dragged into another one of her messes, but, kyle, i am not gonna apologize for that.

Jeremy: Come in. You have something for me?

Diane: I do.

[ Clicks tongue ] I hope you like it.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Jeremy: Wow.

Diane: Yeah.

Jeremy: This is…perfect.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] Isn’t it incredible? Look at the artistry, the way the stones catch the light.

Jeremy: How can I be assured that this is nikki newman’s?

Diane: [ Scoffs ] After everything I went through to get this for you, you’re questioning its provenance? Nikki is pictured wearing this exact necklace at the latest exhibit opening at the modern museum of chicago and countless other galas. And if that’s not proof enough, take a look at the tag.

Jeremy: Yeah. There it is. “N” and “V.” Perfect.

Diane: [ Laughs ]

Jeremy: Well, let me know the details.

Diane: What details?

Jeremy: Well, how you pulled it off. You know I love a good story. Let me know how you liberated this beautiful necklace from captivity.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] A girl has to have some secrets.

Jeremy: Well, did they have a security system? I mean, did you bypass it?

Diane: Well, I didn’t know how many chances I would have before I tripped an alarm, so i thought long and hard about my targets. What do nikki and victor cherish? What’s the most important thing to them?

Jeremy: Newman enterprises.

Diane: No. Each other. And that’s when I decided to use the most important date in their lives — their wedding anniversary, or their first wedding anniversary, I should say. And then just like that, I was in and I found that beautiful necklace that you hold in your hands, an exquisite symbol of their love. But apparently it was owned by a long line of royals before it went to auction.

Jeremy: Hmm. And now it is here.

Diane: Mm-hmm.

Jeremy: [ Exhales sharply ] I am so impressed. I asked you for a symbol of your dedication and loyalty, and you have far exceeded my wildest expectations.

Diane: I hope that means what I think it does.

Jeremy: You know, this necklace is the beginning of something new and exciting for us.

Diane: What do you have in mind?

Jeremy: Forget laundering. We need to branch out, steal from the rest of the rich and powerful in genoa city. And I think I know where to start.

Diane: Where?

Jeremy: That red-headed archenemy of yours. What do you say we rob her blind? Ma ma ma ma

[Clears throut]

“The young and the restless”

will continue.

Daniel: Okay, look, I know that you and jack have history, and I also know that when you care about someone, you will go to the wall to protect them.

Phyllis: Diane has been manipulating everybody in town.

Daniel: And you’ve told him this? You’ve let him know that she’s trouble?

Phyllis: Yes. Countless times. He won’t open his eyes.

Daniel: Then you need to let this go. The ball’s in jack’s court. He gets to choose who he wants to be a part of his life, and if that includes diane, you have to live with that decision. You know, it is what it is.

Phyllis: Ugh. I hate that saying. I hate that. Let me tell you something about me. I could find the straw to break the camel’s back.

Daniel: Wow.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Daniel: This is it. I mean, this is — this is what it’s come to.

[ Scoffs ] You know, I’m starting to think that maybe I made a mistake.

Phyllis: What do you mean by that?

Daniel: Asking you to join me at omega sphere.

Phyllis: I could do that job with my eyes closed.

Daniel: I’m not talking about your tech skills. This project is supposed to be about positivity and self-improvement. If we’ve got this much negativity and this much turmoil from the outset, then — then we’ve lost before we ever even started.

Phyllis: Oh, my g– are you saying that I have negative energy?

Daniel: [ Scoffs, chuckles ] You know, I got one shot at doing this my way, the right way. I don’t want to ruin that.

Phyllis: Are you firing me even before this is launched?

Daniel: To tell you the truth, the way things are going at chancellor-winters, this project might not ever make it off the ground.

Phyllis: What does that mean? What does that mean?

Daniel: I’m not gonna elaborate right now. I’m not gonna get into it. But I think — I think, in the meantime, you should figure out a way to tame your anger.

Phyllis: What? Oh, really? How do you propose I tame my anger?

Daniel: I don’t know. You know, there’s a lot of good self-help books out there. Maybe you should read one. You know what? Maybe read two. Two would probably be better. And then maybe take a good, long, hard look at yourself and ask, “where are these feelings coming from? And are they making me a better person?” Because they… I don’t know. I don’t know. That’s all I got. I-I need to get some air. Um, we can — we can brainstorm later.

Tucker: Looks like someone’s had a rough morning. What’s on your mind, sunshine?

Diane: Rob phyllis blind? I must admit that has a certain beauty to it, especially after everything she’s tried to steal from me.

Jeremy: Revenge can be sweet.

Diane: Yeah. Freedom is even sweeter. If all of my enemies suddenly start losing their finest jewels, who do you think the police would suspect?

Jeremy: Perhaps.

Diane: Mm.

Jeremy: What about the abbotts? I’m sure you can get around all of their alarm codes and combinations. Plus, you know them so well.

Diane: [ Scoffs ] I’m not about to steal from my son and grandson. And if we targeted my inner circle, we would be caught in a minute. Our whole adventure would be over. I’m looking for long-term success, and I think you are, too.

Jeremy: Turn around.

Diane: Why?

Jeremy: Don’t you trust me?

Diane: I could say the same to you, even after I stuck my neck out for you.

Jeremy: Now it’s time for me to repay you for a job well done. Now, turn around.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

Jeremy: I want you to remember me every time you wear this. You’ve earned it. Imagine making enough money where you could buy more of these gems for yourself.

Diane: Well, nothing would throw me more, but I can’t exactly go out on the town in genoa city wearing nikki newman’s stolen jewelry. No. This is for you. And I’m glad that I have finally proven to you that I’m willing to get back in the game.

Jeremy: Well, you’ve said and done everything I asked… except for one.

Diane: What’s that?

Jeremy: I think we need to seal this new partnership… with a kiss.

Diane: [ Chuckles ]

Kyle: I’m not asking for an apology, but I would appreciate some compassion.

Summer: I hate what you’re going through. I feel horrible about all the stress that you’re under.

Kyle: Yeah, and I’m respectfully asking you to acknowledge that you are part of the reason for it.

Summer: I beg your pardon? How am I to blame for any of this?

Kyle: We were a team! It was us against the world. And now I feel like I’m in a game of tug-of-war between my parents on one side and you on the other. I can’t keep doing this, summer.

Summer: Kyle, I have bent over backwards to accept diane. I have welcomed her into our home and into our workplace. But I’m not gonna back down when she is willing to make you an accomplice in her criminal activity, okay? Because in all probability, this whole thing with your mother — it’s gonna blow up. And if you can’t see that, you’re either blind or you’re fooling yourself.

Daniel: Hey. What, did a bomb just go off in here? You guys okay? Everything alright?

Kyle: Not quite.

Daniel: Is this a bad time?

Kyle: Your timing’s perfect. I’ll leave the two of you to talk.

Summer: [ Scoffs ]

[ Sighs ]

Daniel: You want to tell your big brother all about it?

Summer: It’s kyle’s mom. Whenever we fight now, it’s all about her.

Daniel: Mm. Well, that’s funny because I’m here to talk about our mom.

Summer: Ugh. What’s she done now?

Daniel: [ Chuckles ] Uh… I don’t know. You know, things just got worse this morning. I had to tell her that she needed to take her anger about diane down a couple notches or we weren’t gonna be able to work together.

Summer: [ Sighs ] I definitely get your instinct. It’s the same reason why I fired mom. But honestly, daniel, what we need to do is duck and cover because, with everything going on, I’d be surprised if mom doesn’t spin out of control.

Daniel: [ Scoffs ] Well, she’s already spinning. Trust me. And now I guess we just have to figure out how we’re gonna save mom from herself this time.

Summer: [ Sighs ]

Tucker: Ah, yes. You respond to my question with silence. That’s very wise. That’s very wise. Because only when we are silent do we hear the answers we seek.

[ Laughs ] I’ll sit at the bar. I might order you a —

Phyllis: No, no, no, wait a second. You — you — you’ll do.

Tucker: I’ll do? Nice. That’s the warmest invitation I’ve received in a long time.

Phyllis: I have a question for you. What do you think would happen to me if I blackmailed and threatened this entire town and faked my own death…

Tucker: Okay.

Phyllis: …And then I was actually alive, I sashayed back into town…

Tucker: [ Laughs ]

Phyllis: …[Chuckles] And i convinced everyone that I atoned for my sins, only to find out that that wasn’t true, I had a whole new batch of sins — not only that — I had an enterprise of criminality and I brought that criminality back here into town and put everyone in danger?

[ Clears throat ] So, do you think that I would be welcomed back here with open arms to this quaint little town?

Tucker: Mm. You know, there’s something about this scenario that strikes me as familiar.

Phyllis: Mm. Well, take a minute. I really want an answer. What do you think?

Tucker: What do I think? Well, first, I think you’re not giving yourself enough credit. ‘Cause you’re very affable, you know, very charming, adept at making friends and influencing people.

Phyllis: Nobody would give me the time of day. Diane has managed to charm the pants off of everyone, including jack. And I would be tarred and feathered. That’s the answer.

Tucker: Yeah, but surely the people who know and love you —

Phyllis: Think the worst of me. My son just gave me some lecture how I should get some self-help books and that I should just allow diane to run this town and put us all in danger. You know, diane has managed to, um, even con the smartest men… like yourself.

Tucker: How do you figure?

Phyllis: Well, you were using diane to get to ashley, right? How’d that worked out for you? Yeah. I don’t know what to do. Everything is different for me. Everything is weird. My friends are foes. My foes are friends. I don’t know who to trust. And you — you, of all people, are the enlightened one.

Tucker: [ Laughs ]

Phyllis: [ Inhales sharply ] I can’t take it much longer.

Chance: Oh, I don’t, uh — I don’t think I ordered that.

Sharon: Well, you looked like you needed it. You know, I promised you a friendly chat, and then I veered off.

Chance: Well, I’m actually glad you did. And what you said — it, uh — it brought me up short, only because it made a whole lot of sense.

Sharon: Did any of this ever come up in your therapy sessions?

Chance: Yeah. He asked me once or twice after everything that happened in spain if I had regrets about my career choice.

Sharon: Did you have a response?

Chance: No. I, uh — I didn’t even want to entertain the idea. It’s a tough question.

Sharon: Yeah, the good ones usually are.

Chance: Yeah. I got another one for you. Did I choose my life, or did my life choose me? Do I want to live a life where i stand to lose so much every minute I’m on the job? I don’t know. I — I think I might need to start asking myself, “am I doing the thing that’s gonna make me happy?”

Sharon: What do you think about going back to therapy?

Chance: [ Exhales heavily ]

[ Chuckles ] I’m not in love with the idea. But if it’s gonna give me some answers, it might be worth it.

Sharon: Hey, maybe you should consider taking a leave of absence from the gcpd, you know, just to give yourself a fresh perspective.

Chance: Yeah, it’s definitely worth considering.

Sharon: Oh, hey, jack!

Jack: Hi, sharon. Hi, chance.

Chance: Jack. If you’re looking for good advice, you’re in the right place.

Jack: Uh, thanks. I think I’ll just have my usual.

Sharon: [ Chuckles ] Okay.

Chance: I could actually use a refill, too.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Well, that doesn’t happen every day.

Sharon: Who is it?

Chance: It’s the chicago police department.

Diane: [ Breathing heavily ] Ooh! God! I didn’t realize how much I’d missed this.

Jeremy: What was I thinking, huh, trying to talk business? We should be celebrating.

Diane: Mm, it’s never too early for champagne. That’s what I always say.

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Phyllis: I just want an explanation of this strange new world. I just want…some explanation. That’s all.

Tucker: Are you finished?

Phyllis: No. I was taking a break ’cause i was tired of talking.

Tucker: [ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: You got anything?

Tucker: Uh, I will redirect your attention to the advice i gave you before the holidays.

Phyllis: I cannot remember because I kind of threw it out as trivial, so…

Tucker: The more at peace you are, the more things will go your way.

Phyllis: Really? Like, that doesn’t compute to me at all.

Tucker: Stop fighting the world so hard. Take the path of least resistance.

Phyllis: I have read more profound things in a fortune cookie.

Tucker: Okay. Your anger is gonna eat you alive.

Phyllis: Well, what happened to you? What happened to the guy who said, “I want to burn it all down”? What happened to that guy,

that tucker mccall? Where is he? I really find him to be more interesting.

Summer: I really wish I knew how to help our mother, but at some point we have to remind ourselves she’s an adult. These are her problems, and she’s got to figure out how to solve them. And we just have to cross our fingers that she doesn’t pull everyone into the path of her whirling tornado.

Daniel: [ Sighs ] Yeah. Well, I’ll let you know how that goes.

Summer: Yeah. Call me.

Daniel: I will. See you later, kyle.

Kyle: Yeah. Later.

Summer: [ Sighs ]

Kyle: That comment you made about someone pulling everything into the path of her tornado — was that about your mother or mine?

Summer: I was talking to my brother about our mother, but i can understand why you’d be confused because the same could easily be said for diane.

Kyle: That is not a fair comparison at all.

[ Cellphone pings ] Perfect timing.

Summer: Who was it?

Kyle: Your grandfather. Victor wants me to drop by the ranch so we can follow up on that conversation. The last thing on my mind is helping him cause problems for adam at jabot. All I can think about right now is helping my mother get to the other side of this plan unharmed.

Jeremy: Here. Let me help you with that.

[ Dress unzipping ]

Diane: [ Sighs ]

[ Coughing ] Oh, I think I’m allergic to your cologne.

[ Coughs ]

Jeremy: Really? It’s all natural.

Diane: Well, whatever it is, I’m — I’m sorry — I’m sensitive to it.

[ Sniffles ]

Jeremy: Okay, well, I’ll take a quick shower.

Diane: Okay. Well, don’t be long.

Jeremy: The things I do for you.

Diane: I’ll make it worth your while. Hurry.

Jeremy: Okay.

Diane: [ Sighs heavily ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

Chance: I should probably take this.

Sharon: Of course.

Chance: Detective chancellor.

[ Cellphone pings ]

Jack: [ Exhales heavily ] [ Sighs ]

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

[ Siren wailing ] It’s so frustrating! That’s four days with nothing.

[ Sighs ] I wouldn’t say nothing, darling. We now know the building in question is victor’s stronghold. Yeah, but there’s no feasible way in. And to add insult to impenetrability, we don’t even know that that’s exactly where lucy’s being held. The whole damn thing is just a giant waste of time.

[ Sighs ] Well, look on the bright side. There’s a bright side? Yeah. We’re in paris, and we’re together. That’s from wiley. And also… he sent a kiss for his little sister. How is our little smoocher doing? He’s fine. He’s just worried about his mama. I hate that I just collapsed in front of him. He must have been so scared. You know what? I’m sure he’s gonna feel a lot better the moment that he meets his little sister. Did you tell wiley the baby’s coming early? Not yet. But I-I do think we need to fill him in. Make him part of bringing the baby home so he doesn’t feel left out. I agree. We’ll do all of that… when the baby comes. Right. Which — which — which has to happen before you can receive the bone marrow transplant. So if nina does turn out to be a match… nina. …Then you can be induced as soon as tomorrow. I could… …except I’m not willing to do that. What — what — what are you saying? I don’t want to deliver early. I want the baby to come when she’s ready. Even if it costs you your life? Morning, richie. Don’t worry. It’s just me. I promise you, we will not be disturbed. Oh! Alone at last. Do I have to? I’ve been cuffed so long, my wrist is sore. Sorry. Those are my instructions. Can’t you just wait until my lawyer gets here? You can put them on me when the two of you escort me to court for my hearing.

[ Knock on door ] Hey, maybe that’s your lawyer now. Oh, don’t you look lovely, my dear. And so good to see you up and about. Who are you? Hmm? Oh, right. Uh, you can call me uncle victor. I can’t believe willow has been battling leukemia all this time and didn’t tell anyone. I get it. Illness is a deeply private thing. Fair enough. Anyway, now we know, which means we can be here for willow and michael. Right? Right. Nina reeves. Listen, I need to confirm that I am a bone marrow donor match with willow tait. I have no idea why it’s taking so long. It was a cheek swab for a preliminary screening. Okay, then can you put me on a, I don’t know, a priority list? I’m trying to save my — if you could just call me when you get the results, I would appreciate it. Thank you very much. Thank you for pulling me off the ledge. I’m glad I could help. Well, what — what time did you get to bed? Like 4:30-ish. I’m not sure. My mind is just racing. I have a daughter! I have a daughter! Willow is my daughter. Nelle had a twin. I have another chance at being a mother. That’s great. I’m — I’m happy for you. And my bone marrow… is gonna save her.

[ Coughing/sneezing ]

[ Door knocking ]


Valentin: I think this might help. Oh, god. Thank you so much.

De rien. Mm. What are you hoping to learn by looking at the map again? Just looking for something that we might have missed. Okay, so let’s run it one more time. Well, the building is under constant surveillance. 24 hours. Naturally. And the shifts are staggered, which means that no two posts change guard at the same time. There’s always someone on watch. Right. So that means that we can’t attach ourselves to an arriving group and just slip inside. I don’t think we’ve exhausted all our options. No? You don’t? Well, there’s always a variable, a fatal flaw. So we’ll find a weakness in victor’s defenses, and we’ll exploit them. And go in and rescue lucy. And she’ll more than likely be unharmed. Oh, god.

[ Sighs ] Ohh. That’s supposed to make me feel better but it doesn’t, because I got her involved in this. And if anything happens to her… sir, you can’t be in here. Well, I assure you, I have no ill intent. I have to ask you to leave. Officer, um, I know it’s against procedure or whatever, but as you know, I have no memory of who I am or what I’ve done. And this man may have some answers that could help me. So if you could just… give us a few minutes, please? Two minutes, but the door stays open. Thank you. Well played, esme. I wasn’t playing him. I just told him what I wanted. So, um, you’re my uncle? No one told me I had family. Well, perhaps my introduction was a bit misleading. My name is victor cassadine, and you are carrying the next cassadine heir. So you’re here for the baby, not me. Well, right now, the two of you are more than a bit inseparable. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Apparently, I’m not a very good person. Apparently. So your memory is still a blank? It’s not gonna make it ring any faster, nina. Yeah, I know. I just can’t help it. I can’t help it because I just — sonny, I just feel like this amazing gift has been dropped in my lap, and it can all go away just as quickly. I have… hey. I have a daughter. I have a daughter. One that I didn’t know about. She’s in the hospital fighting for her life — a life that she doesn’t want me to be a part of. But my bone marrow is gonna save her. My bone marrow is gonna save her. Nina, nina, listen to me, okay? Willow is as thrown by this news as you are. Everybody’s just trying to wrap their head around, you know, you being willow’s mother. Except for carly. Because she’s known for months, almost a year. She didn’t tell us. She just sat and watched willow and i tear into each other about wiley, and she didn’t say a word. I will never forgive that. Dr. Randolph has been very clear that you have to deliver the baby before you can receive the transplant. And you need the transplant to live. Yes. She has been very clear. Willow, you’re eight months pregnant. You’re far enough along that — that the baby — having it now will pose minimal risk. Premature babies can have health problems that affect their entire lives. I’m stable right now. If we wait another week or two, it can make all the difference in the quality of our daughter’s life. The longer you wait, the more the leukemia will progress and the less likely that — that the transplant will work. Come on, please, willow.

[ Sighs ] I don’t want to risk your life any more than we already have. You mean more than I already have. No, “we.” Always, always we. Look, I don’t want our children to grow up without a mother. I don’t even want to imagine life without you.


Someone’s feeling frisky this morning. Our daughter is still in police custody. And I told you that I would take care of that. What are you so nervous about? As soon as someone else gets hooked while esme’s still in custody, the cops will have to let her go. And yet no one has died since she’s been arrested. What’s the hold up? Well, I may have had a little snag. Just a teeny, weeny bump in the road. My favorite friendly security guard, dietrich, got fired for stealing. You’ve got to be kidding. I know, right? Good help is hard to find these days. The point is, I no longer have easy access in and out of spring ridge right now. Bummer! Yeah. Look, the only reason I know my own name is because someone told it to me. And now I could go to prison for something that I don’t even know if I did or not. Well, what does your attorney have to say about your potential incarceration? Mr. Grey says that if I can remember where I’ve been the past few months, then I might be able to prove that I’m not the killer. But given that everything people say I did, I’m starting to think that it might be better if I never remember who I used to be. I mean… revenge porn? Oh, well, I’m not one to judge. I don’t know. That seems pretty judge-worthy. The sooner you stop caring about what other people think, my dear, the freer you and your conscience will be. Right. Well, um… I think our two minutes are up. So if there’s anything specific you wanted to ask me… no, I’m — I’m only here because I’m worried about you. You mean the baby. Well, you, the baby, the future. What are your plans once you leave this hospital? My immediate plans are going to court and then…who knows? I’m just hoping that I won’t end up in prison. Well, mr. Cassadine, you’re here. I shall have a talk with my sister, the mayor, about that. Esme, is this man bothering you? Not at all, um… so are we headed to the courthouse now or…? No, not yet. I thought we’d have a moment to strategize before your arraignment. I wonder, mr. Grey, how much strategy is actually required to get a pregnant woman with amnesia out on bail? The police think I’ve killed three people. Yes, I know. Indeed they do. But they have no physical evidence tying you to any of those crimes, esme. Isn’t that right, mr. Grey? Mr. Cassadine, I’d like a word in the hall with you alone, if I may. Esme, I’ll be right back. I’ll be in touch, my dear. Mr. Cassadine, what do you want? I am merely looking out for my family, mr. Grey. Esme is the mother of my great niece or nephew. And as such, I want to do anything I can to help her. Well, if that’s the case, then why don’t you just stay away? Because the last thing my client needs right now is to be seen in the company of an unrepentant sociopath such as yourself. You are forgetting yourself, mr. Grey. Well, you’re just gonna have to forgive me. Fact is, I might remember my manners better if I wasn’t worried sick about my poor lucy. Actually, between you and me, I’m concerned I might not be doing my best by my clients because I haven’t been able to think straight since lucy disappeared. You mean since anna devane shot lucy. Well, no, that’s the thing, isn’t it? They never did find lucy’s body. Just like your nephew. Twice. Imagine that. And while hope remains alive, the uncertainty that I may never see lucy again — well, that does no one any good, does it? Least of all, my clients. Why don’t you speak plainly, mr. Grey? How do you think the fate of the unfortunate ms. Coe has anything to do with esme prince, hmm? I’m afraid if I can’t focus on esme’s case, that poor girl is gonna wind up having her baby behind bars… in pentonville. I knew carly hated me. But even at her worst, I didn’t think that she was capable of doing this to me again, that she could keep me from — not once but twice — my children, sonny. First nelle, then — then willow. I am mad as hell at carly right now because I don’t care what she felt about you, she had no right to hide the fact that you’re willow’s mother. I’m beyond mad. I didn’t think anything could hurt as much as finding out that nelle was my daughter only after she was dead. But this… to knowingly keep me… from my living daughter. She sat by and watched me and willow turn our relationship into this toxic thing. She didn’t say anything. She didn’t say anything. And then I heard willow say… that this doesn’t change anything between us. Do you understand it just rips my heart out of my body? She just… sit down. Come here. She said that she thinks so little of me, sonny, that she wanted to know what I wanted in return for my bone marrow. I’d give her my life. Listen. Okay? Willow now has to figure out what’s going on. But things would’ve been different… yeah. …If we knew that we were mother and child, she was my daughter. If carly would have told me, I wouldn’t have ever acted that way. I wouldn’t have pushed so hard to try to get wiley. It just would have happened. What if by me trying so desperately to hold on to my grandson… …what if that’s what makes me lose wiley… and willow? And the baby. We’re gonna get through this. You understand me?

[ Sobbing ] Mr. Corinthos, how can I help you? I need to talk to dr. Randolph right now. She’s in a consultation right now, but I’ll tell her the moment she’s available. Thanks. Mm-hmm. There he is. Hey, chase, sasha. How are you doing? You hanging in there? I’m trying. Michael, did something happen with willow? Has she gotten worse? No, no, she’s — she’s stable. Oh, thank god. No, the biggest danger that willow’s facing right now is herself. What do you mean? I know — I know I shouldn’t be arguing with willow right now, that she needs to save her strength to fight this thing. But she is not listening to reason. You know, why don’t you and i go for a walk? Get some fresh air. Yeah. Yeah. You two go do that, and I’ll go sit with willow. I don’t want to leave. Then maybe just a lap around the floor, get the blood pumping. Okay, yeah, I can do that. Call me if you — if anything, you know, happens. Promise. I know your dad is worried… about both of us. But I promise you, sweetheart, I’m going to protect you as long as I possibly can. And I will always, always put you first.


You’re making a not so subtle threat to undermine your own client’s case in return for a little quid pro quo. Mr. Cassadine, that is an appalling insinuation. I would never. Well, I was hoping you’d say that. The point I’m making is that sooner or later, everybody’s luck runs out. And when they find lucy, the wsb is gonna know exactly what happened to her that night on the docks. Oh, I’m sure they will… if they find her. Well, here’s hoping. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I really must be getting to court. You know, there’s one thing we can agree on, mr. Cassadine. It behooves us all to do everything we can to see justice served. Mm. I’m sorry you were without charlotte for christmas. Yeah. That hurt. Yeah. But we were able to get a message to laura on christmas day, so charlotte knows that I’m all right. I’m grateful for that. I think laura’s changing her opinion of you. No, I wouldn’t say that. I think she’s tolerating me for charlotte’s sake. And that’s a victory in itself. I feel it’s more than that. I think that she’s — she’s giving you credit for good intentions. Well, let’s not go crazy.

[ Knock on door ] You expecting someone? I don’t know.

[ Speaks french ]

[ Speaks french ]

Bonjour.

Bonjour, madame.

Bonjour.

[ Gasps ] Lucy. Lucy. Can I come in? Yes, please. Have you seen michael? He’s with chase. I’m glad someone he has someone to talk to. So I…assume you know. I know about the leukemia, and I know that you delayed treatment because of your pregnancy. I think it was a brave choice. I would have done anything to save liam if I could. I knew you’d understand. But michael doesn’t? Michael: I mean, you know willow. She’s always putting everyone else’s needs before her own. Yeah, I remember. And now we have a potential donor. You do? That’s great. Yeah. Yeah. If it doesn’t fall through, like the last one. And if willow doesn’t delay the transplant for too long. You know how relatives are supposed to make the best donors? Well, I’ve been searching for my birth mother. Oh, my god. You found her? We did. Right here in port charles. How is that not good news? According to a dna test, my birth mother… is nina. I just, uh, want you to know things aren’t as bad as it seems. Optimism looks really good on you. The lab is gonna call you and tell you that you’re a viable donor for willow. The transplant is gonna save her life. And when she’s healthy, she’s gonna realize that… …she deserves you for a mother. You can’t promise that. Oh, yes, I can. Really? How? Well, because last night, I talked to michael, and he opened up a little bit. I mean, not like it used to be, but it’s [Sighs] More than we’ve talked in a whole year. That’s wonderful. And I saw the son that I thought that I had lost forever. And — and there’s something I realized. That… as long as there’s life… …there’s always hope.


Nina… the most selfish, vindictive, manipulative person I know, the woman I fought to keep from wiley. That’s my mom. I know that you and nina don’t get along. “Don’t get along”? Sasha, that woman hated me from the moment we met. In fact, she hated me before she walked into my classroom. When I was charlotte’s teacher, she was convinced I had it in for charlotte. She would not accept that charlotte was acting out. Nina is very protective of the people she loves. Nina is toxic. It is literally horrifying to think that we are related. I was better off with harmony.

[ Chuckles ] Willow… are you thinking of refusing the transplant because nina is the donor? Esme going to prison wasn’t part of my plan. Well, good, because that would have been a terrible plan. I need her free. If my daughter can’t — our daughter. If our daughter can’t move without police surveillance, then how was she supposed to help me reunite with ava? Ava?! I don’t give a damn about ava! I am not doing this for ava! I am doing this for me and my baby girl. My steven lars was ripped of my arms when he was a child! Franco had to grow up without me. Esme is my last chance. Then don’t blow it. Stab someone. Anyone. As long as esme’s alibi is unshakable. And make sure you include details that only the police would know. We don’t want them to think that there’s a copycat. Don’t tell me how to do my job. I’ve waited my whole life to have a relationship with my daughter, with my esme. No, you haven’T. And now that I’m this close, just within touching distance of her, you really think I’m gonna let the cops lock her away somewhere where I don’t get a chance to see her? And what about her baby? Prison is no place for a child. That’s our grandchild. Yes, better to leave the baby on the doorstep of some convent. Oh, come on. I did the best I could. And it’s no fair anyway. You’ve already gotten a chance to see her. You’ve gotten a chance to spend time with her. I’ve never even had a chance to speak with her. She probably doesn’t even know my name. She doesn’T. She will, and I will be a part of her life. Dream big or go home. Oh, ryan! I’ve lived this long without my daughter, just wondering where she is, just waiting for a glimpse of my baby girl. And now we’re back in fantasyland. You mark my words. I will set my daughter free if it is the last thing I do. Great! How?

[ Exhales sharply ] The only way I can… by busting out of here. You know, sonny, I hated my mother. I was convinced that she was cruel and self-absorbed. You’re two for two. Yeah, I was just an extension of herself. Then I have to ask myself, what if willow describes me that way — cruel… and self-absorbed? She’d be wrong. Maybe she’s not. You know, I don’t — I don’t know your mother too well, but it’s pretty obvious she didn’t understand love and family. Well, she had a firm grasp of inheritance law. When your mother took your children away from you, she broke you. Just like deke broke me. We have a hole inside of us. Our souls were ripped out from people we thought that we could trust. You’ve hurt people, right? Yeah, I’ve hurt people. That’s because we feel too much. We love too much. We fight too hard… …because we react quickly. We drive the people we love away. We’re too much. Well, you’re not too much for me. Well, you’re not too much for me either.

[ Laughing ]


[ Laughs ]

Merci.

Au revoir.

Au revoir. Ahh. That, by the way, was the son of one of victor’s bodyguards. I gathered. God. Could espionage be any more adorable? Okay, so now we know lucy is in the building. She’s still fighting. As long as there’s breath in her body, there’s two things she’ll never do — shut up or give up. And we’re certainly not giving up on lucy. No. So what do we do? Alright. So we can’t go in the front way because there’s too much foot traffic. And we can’t go in the back way because there are too many cameras and motion sensors. So, we… so… we parkour across the rooftops and rappel from above? No. Maybe we perform a reverse shawshank and pop up from the sewers? Not the sewers. The catacombs. Nina claims there are no strings attached. You don’t believe her? How can I? Let’s — let’s just say it all works out. Nina’s bone marrow saves my life. You don’t think she would try to leverage that into time with wiley or my daughter? So even after all this, the kids will still be off limits to nina? Nina is still the same person she was when she dragged me and michael into court seeking visitation with wiley, the same person who badgered and manipulated, who tried to convince michael I was having an affair with tj. Willow, she could also be your best chance at survival. I won’t refuse the transplant because of nina. I just want to wait as long as possible to give my daughter the best chance at a healthy life. And I would expect nothing less from my friend. Your guard/doorman got himself canned for stealing. How do you expect to get out without his help? Oh. Getting out’s easy. It’s getting back in that’s the tricky part. Are you saying you could leave here any time you want? Absolutely. How? With this. Oh.

[ Laughing ] Nice craftsmanship. Sometimes you say the sweetest things. Here’s what I’m gonna do. Okay. I’m gonna take a guard hostage, break out. I will hook that smug little josslyn jacks once and for all. And esme’s exonerated. And then she and the baby and i can go on the run together. Oh, that’s good. And what about me? Well, I don’t know. You can come if you want, I suppose. But we’re leaving now. You mean today? Yeah. Why not? Because, heather, we need a real plan, not just stab and run. Oh, unclench, will you? Loosen up. Improvise. Live in the moment. I don’t think you’ve thought this through. You know what? Okay, fine. I’ll do the hard work. I’m used to it. Don’t worry, handsome. We’ll send you a postcard. Oh. Nina is willow’s mom? Yeah. Yeah. Wow. I can see how that would be a lot to deal with. Nina’s been a wrecking ball for willow from the get-go. Okay, but now that nina’s lost her case to get visitation with wiley, things have calmed down, right? Look, nina accused willow of cheating… on me with tj. Because in her eyes, comforting a friend who has cancer and cheating are too — too impossible to tell apart. Alright. Um, I don’t even know what to say to that. I mean, willow — willow is the most generous, open-hearted person in the world and she despises nina. Now, how bad do you have to be for willow to hate you? I mean, nina — she — she wants things, but she doesn’t want to earn them. And she has no idea what’s best for wiley. Do you think that maybe willow is willing to risk her own life for her daughter’s sake to prove that she’s not like nina? I don’t know. I don’t think that’s it. I mean, willow always puts everyone else’s needs before her own, right? I mean, she was even willing to go to jail to protect wiley from shiloh. I mean, her loyalty is one of the things I love the most about her and it’S… it’s why her family needs her.


oh, god. Well, there’s another brilliant idea just shot to hell because victor’s stronghold is not accessible by the catacombs. Now, hold on, hold on. I mean, that might be all the official data, but there are plenty of catacombs that are left unmapped. There might be one or two that lead directly where we want to go. Oh, so what are we supposed to do? Just find an underground passage that may or may not be structurally sound, explore it blindly, and hope that it winds up in the basement of victor’s fancy parisian fortress? No. No? We don’t have to do it ourselves. There are plenty of people that have already done so. Illegally. Unofficially. Okay. And as it happens, I just might know somebody. Why am I not surprised? But you are impressed, though, right, because otherwise, why am I doing this? No, I’m very impressed. You’re very impressive. In fact, I think you’re amazing. Let’s go get lucy out of there. Gavin. How’s our guest? Any sign of trouble? Good. Well, stay alert and double security. I haven’t been able to locate anna or valentin, and they just might be headed your way.

[ Footsteps approaching ] When I first came to town, I was pretending to be nina’s daughter, which makes me your fake sister.

[ Both laughing ] Finally, a little good news. Uh-oh. What are you two up to? I’ll let willow fill you in. Anytime you want to talk… back at you. That goes for you, too. I know. You’re back. Yeah. Here I am. You okay? I’m sorry for arguing with you. Sorry for arguing with you like that. I’m sorry, too… for letting you think that I abandoned our family. I promise you… I do not want to die. I know. And I-I know it’s ultimately up to you to decide if you want to delay the birth, so… thank you for saying that… because I have thought about it. And if dr. Randolph says it’s too risky to delay the transplant, then, yes, we can bring our daughter into the world a little early. Thank god. I love you. I love you, too. Of course, none of this matters if nina’s not a match. Sonny. I’m a potential donor match. I told you there’s still hope. You couldn’t resist saying “I told you so,” could you? No, ’cause I like to be right. So what do you want to do? You want to go? You want to… well, I have to go to — I have to go to gh and get a blood test. I’m one step closer to saving my daughter’s life. Do you want me to go with you? I wouldn’t have it any other way. Ohh… what would I do without you? You’re not gonna have to find out.

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Katie: You could stop this right now.

Sheila: Now, why would he want to do that?

Katie: She’s done something to you. I can see that. You don’t have to let her hold you hostage.

Sheila: He’s with me of his own free will.

Katie: I don’t know why you’re blackmailing steffy and finn. I don’t know why. I don’t need to know why. But they’re terrified. They won’t testify against her because of your threats. And I don’t understand why you would do that, why you would use all of your power and your influence to defend her. To do what? To keep her out of prison because you’re in some kind of relationship. It’s just crazy. It’s ludicrous. I don’t believe it. I will never accept it.

Sheila: You don’t have a choice.

Katie: This is not the kind of man you want to be. This is not the man I fell in love with. This is not the father, the good father that I know. You’re letting her walk all over you. Why? Stop it. Snap out of it, bill.

Finn: Ever since sheila has come into our lives, it’s just been one nightmare after another.

Steffy: No. She’s not giving up. And now she’s free. Bill’s blackmailing us. When will this ever end?

Finn: I don’t know. But I’ll tell you one thing. I will not let her anywhere near us or the kids. Sheila is done hurting our family.

[Knocking]

Liam: Yo, hello? Hey.

Steffy: Hey.

Uh, can we–

> Finn: Yeah, yeah, come in.

Hope: We just spoke to my mom, and apparently sheila’s been set free.

Liam: What the hell? How does that happen?

Hope: You had your meeting with the gentleman.

Liam: Weren’t you going to explain how sheila shot you and left you for dead?

Hope: So what happened? Was there some kind of mix up?

Finn: No.

Steffy: We wish.

Liam: Okay, so you did meet with the judge.

Finn: We were right there in his chambers.

Hope: And what, he didn’t believe you? I mean, sheila shot you both.

Liam: How does she get set free after that? What the hell happened?

Steffy: Your father happened.

Katie: This is not okay, and you know it. But you can fix it. You can fix it. Just pick up the phone and call the police. You’ve got to get her back into custody.

Sheila: Who do you think set me free?

Katie: Shut up. This is between bill and me. I know him better than anybody, and this is not you. You’re not blind. You’re not. You know, deep down, how messed up this is. You know about her, what she’s done, the horrible, horrific crimes that she’s committed. Come on, bill. Think about will, okay? Think about– think about your grandchild. Think about kelly. This woman– this woman was gonna leave her motherless. This woman was gonna take her mother away from her. She was going to let steffy bleed out in that alley. Steffy, who I know you care about. That’s who she is. You have vowed to protect your family. You do. That’s who you are. That’s who we need you to be right now. We need you to stand up and to protect us. Please. Protect us from sheila. (Music throughout)

Liam: Wait. Hold on a second. So… my dad is siding with sheila and blackmailing you?

Steffy: My mom’s freedom for sheila’s freedom.

Liam: He promised he would never say a word, that he would never go to the police.

Steffy: The most shameful night of my mom’s life. You know how much she regrets that night. Losing control and going over bill’s house.

Liam: You don’t have to explain to us. We were all there. We all went through it. It’s a traumatizing experience for everyone involved. And I know we all tried to move on from that.

Finn: There’s only a few people who know it was taylor who shot bill.

Hope: And so what, now he’s just trying to throw it back in your face?

Finn: You can see why we had to say silent about sheila.

Hope: As much as I hate sheila and… I want her to pay for her crimes, I just couldn’t risk my mom’s freedom.

Liam: Hey, no, we all get that. But, like, what about all the other stuff sheila did, all the other charges? She escaped from prison, for god’s sake.

Finn: Judge mcmullen, he concocted some wild story on how mike guthrie forced sheila to escape prison against her will.

Liam: What? That’s absurd. Why would he do that?

Finn: Your father.

Hope: Do you think he put the judge up to it?

Finn: There’s no doubt

Teffy: Bill has a judge in his pocket.

Liam: Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

Hope: Okay, well, does taylor know about any of this?

Steffy: Yes. I had to tell her. My mom wanted to do the honorable thing and turn herself in, but I begged her not to do it.

Finn: Especially since bill will just bribe whoever it takes to make sure sheila stays out of prison.

Liam: But why? What is the motivation for that? My dad hates sheila carter. He’s never said a single nice thing about her.

Steffy: There’s nothing nice about her. The only thing that’s good about her is that she gave birth to finn.

Hope: Well, exactly. So then why would bill back sheila?

Steffy: Bill and sheila are involved.

[Scoffing]

Katie: I know how important your family is to you. That’s what this is about. The sword, it’S… it’s about family. Protecting your family, the people you love. And that’s what we need you to do right now. We need you to protect us from a sociopath.

Bill: I would never let anything happen to my kids.

Katie: You need protection, too. You do, because she’s poison. She’s toxic. And I know you feel misunderstood and you feel rejected by me and by brooke and by everyone, but… but you, you are bill spencer. You are brave and you are smart and you are strong, and you know how to love. You know how to love. I know you do, because you loved me once. And I know how much you love your children and your grandchildren. I know it. She can’t give you that, bill. She can’t love. She will destroy everything you care about. She will destroy everything that’s good inside of you. Don’t let her do it. Don’t sink down into the sewer with her.

Sheila: You know what? I can take a verbal beating with the best of them, and I have stood by patiently and listened to you insult me. You’re wasting your time, katie. There is nothing that you can say. And quite honestly, I mean, you have no right telling him who he can and can’t be with. Bill has already expressed himself. He said he loves me. And I love him. We are building a future together.

Katie: The only future you have is behind bars. They will lock you up for shooting steffy and finn, and they will lock you up for almost killing li. And they will lock you up for escaping from prison. You will finally pay for all of your crimes. And you know I’m right. Tell her. Say something. Tell her I’m right.

If you have this…

Liam: Involved? Like… like in a relationship?

Steffy: Yes. We saw them kiss.

Liam: They’re, like, um…

Hope: Together.

Finn: Yeah. Yeah, I… I know it’s hard to believe.

[Stammering]

Liam: My dad and sheila carter.

Steffy: Yeah, they’re like, uh…

Hope: Okay. I don’t know what’s gotten into bill’s head. Clearly, he is not doing okay.

Liam: Not doing– not doing okay? He’s lost his damn mind is what happened.

Hope: Well, bill has made some questionable choices in the past. But this? Sheila?

Steffy: I talked to bill. I did. I talked to bill, and I asked him if someone was putting him in this position, if sheila was lording something over him, but he said no.

Liam: Wyatt and i were over at his place. Man… this was right before he turned sheila in. And we found a wig, and we found an earring. And when we knew that it was sheila’s, we thought that it was her who was targeting him. But instead, it’s– it’s– oh, god.

Steffy: Bill is totally swept up in sheila. He is completely oblivious

Hope: Of all the women in the world, bill falls for sheila? And now he’s extorting you so that her charges get dropped?

Liam: I gotta– I got to talk to him. I don’t know why he’s doing this.

Steffy: Katie’s over there now. We’re hoping that she’s able to get through to him somehow.

Katie: Bill, I hate seeing you do this to yourself.

Sheila: Now that he’s moved on, you suddenly give a damn?

Katie: He is the father of my son. We are family. I will always give a damn.

Sheila: Yeah, well, if that were true, he wouldn’t have been left in this house all alone. Huh? You wouldn’t have left when he didn’t morph into the man you wanted him to be.

Katie: Our marriage was built on love. That’s something you’ll never know.

Sheila: You’re his ex, his former wife, and you don’t get to tell him how to behave anymore. You don’t get to say that. No, especially… after you walked out on him again. He begged you, katie. He pleaded with you. He did everything right, and yet you still rejected him. You had your shot. It’s my time now. It’s our time. Mine and bill’S.

> Katie: Yours and bill’s? You’re crazy. You are crazy if you think you’re gonna have a life with him. You’re not gonna stay one more minute in this house.

Sheila: Oh, yes, I am.

Katie: Bill, listen to me, please. We are family, okay? No matter what, we are. This house, this house… this was our home. That’s where we raised our son. You remember. You remember he had– he had his first steps right over there, and we we’d have friday night movies, remember? We’d eat too much popcorn. And all those times where I tried to cook dinner, but we ended up ordering it instead. You remember that. I know you do. Because they’re beautiful memories. And please, please, god, don’t let her poison them.

Sheila: That’s ancient history. You had your shot and you blew it. You’re not a strong enough person for a powerful man like bill. You want to know why we’re such a good team?

Katie: You are not a team. She’s using you.

Sheila: Using him? Because it’s hard to believe that a woman could actually want him for the man that he is and not work day and night to try to change him? So let’s face it, katie… you’re his past. I’m the woman in his life. So why don’t you do us both a favor and leave? Skin your face will envy?

Hope: So my aunt katie is at bill’s?

Finn: And she’s not alone.

Steffy: Sheila’s there, too.

Hope: Is that safe? For her to be alone with bill and sheila?

Finn: She insisted on going by herself.

Steffy: Katie feels as though she can only reach out to bill more than anyone.

Liam: At least now I know why he’s been so closed off.

Hope: Just wait until my mother finds out about this.

Steffy: If bill continues to allow sheila to roam free, all of our lives are at risk, including our children. Katie understands what’s at stake. She has to come through for all of us.

Katie: I may not live here anymore… but this used to be my home, and it is still my son’s home. And you do not have a place here. Will is at boarding school, and you walked out ages ago. You left him alone. No support, no compassion, and you walked out on the greatest man in the world. So don’t stand there thinking that you can make demands.

Katie: Bill… I know you’re lonely. I know you’re hurting. I just didn’t realize how much. But I do now. I do. You don’t have to do this, okay? You don’t deserve this because you are loved. You are, you’re loved. You have a family who loves you, and she will never give you that. We are here for you. And I know that you will be there for us. You just have to get her out. You just have to tell her to go. She doesn’t belong here.

Sheila: This is no longer your home. You gave it up ages ago, just like you gave up bill. You have no right coming in here, telling me to leave. You’re the one that needs to leave, katie.

Katie: You won’t let her kick me out of this house. I know you won’T. Tell her. Tell her to get out. Think about our son. Think about will, how much he loves you, how much he idolizes you. He wants to be exactly like you. Well, how are you gonna explain this to him? How are you gonna explain her? He knows. He knows what she’s done.

Sheila: He’s going to have to get to know the real me and not listen to the gossip.

Katie: Oh, you are delusional if you think I’m gonna let my child anywhere near you. I will die first. And bill will not allow it either, because he knows. He knows, deep down, exactly what you are. Bill… bill, please. Please! I am begging you on everything that is right and just in this world. Make her go. Put her back in jail. Please, bill, please… tell her to get out of this house. Please.

Sheila: Okay. Now, you tell me to leave and I’ll leave.

Bill: I think you should leave, katie.

Katie: You don’t mean that.

Sheila: You heard him. You need to leave.

Katie: What’s happened to you?

Sheila: What’s happened to him? He’s finally found love. For the first time in his life.

[Sobbing]

[Door slamming] Hey… I know that that wasn’t easy. Thank you, though. I felt heard and understood. For the first time, I… I really felt wanted. And accepted. But most importantly, is… I feel loved. I feel truly loved.

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Days Short Recap Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Gabi went to the hospital to see Marlena. Gabi told Brady that she wanted Marlena to reverse Stefan’s brainwashing. Brady asked if something was wrong with her. He said Stefan wasn’t a priority right now. She said it affected him and Chloe. He wasn’t convinced. She asked if he loved Chloe. He said he did. Chloe showed up. Gabi told her that it was only a matter of time before Stefan walked away from her. Gabi said true love always wins in the end. Brady thought Chloe was there to see Marlena. She said she was there to see Marlena as well as check on him. He started to ask her if she changed her mind about them but stopped himself. He said he wouldn’t push her. He said it sounded like she still cared. She said she did, but she told him about the things that changed. She said she didn’t know what to think or feel. He kissed her. She stopped kissing him and ran to the elevator. Stephen went to see Li. Stefan punched him in the face. Li apologized for what he did to Stefan. Li said he was desperately in love with Gabi. He said he was afraid to lose her. Stefan said he didn’t just try brainwash him. He said Li tried to kill him. Li admitted that he tried to pull the plug on him., but he wasn’t in his right frame of mind. He said he wished he could make it up to Stefan.

Stefan said Li could make it up to him by helping him find Rolf. Li said he didn’t know where Rolf was. Stefan said if he found out he was lying, he would do worse than the punch he got. Stefan told Li to clear out his desk at DiMera. Li told him EJ was the only one who could fire him. Stefan said EJ would side with him because nothing was more important than family. Li called Rolf. Li told him Stefan thought he knew where Rolf was. He told Rolf to say he never heard of him if someone looks for him. After he got off the phone with Rolf, he called EJ. He told EJ not to fire him unless he wanted Stefano to find out what he did. Steve went to the DiMera mansion to see Kristen. He told her it was time for her to answer for what she did to Kayla. Kristen told him to calm down. He told her she took away the love of his life and the mother of his children. He told her she needed to pay. He grabbed her by the throat. Johnny walked in and stopped Steve from choking her. Johnny made Steve left the mansion. When Steve left, Kristen thanked Johnny for saving her. He said he didn’t do it for her. He said he didn’t want Steve to go to prison. He said after everything she did, she deserved for someone to hurt her back. She said she didn’t want to hurt anyone. She said she hid the orchid knowing they needed another dose, but she wasn’t going to withhold it if they got sick. He said she might not have wanted them to get hurt, but they did. Gabi and Stefan ran into each other at the Square. He told her Li was no help with Rolf. Stefan said he loved Chloe. He said finding Rolf wouldn’t change that. She told him she went to see Marlena so she could reverse the brainwashing. He thought she was selfish for expecting a dying woman to help her. She tried to justify her actions, but it made things worse. He told her to stay away from him.

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Days Short Recap Monday, January 16, 2023

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Bonnie and Justin ran into Sarah. Sarah wanted Justin to help her divorce Xander. Justin was more than willing to help her divorce Xander after what he did to Bonnie. Bonnie thought Sarah should reconsider leaving Xander. She realized she was a hypocrite because she did terrible things to Adrienne. She said Justin forgave her for what she did to Adrienne. She thought that Sarah and Xander could be happy too if she forgives him too. Sarah was surprised by what Bonnie said. She said that she couldn’t get over the fact that he played a part in Susan’s death. Bonnie didn’t want to condone what he did, but she understood the position he was in when he did it. Justin thought she was being too generous, but he realized she had a point about Xander. He advised Sarah to think about it before she went through with the divorce. Gwen went to see Xander. She saw that he was getting drunk. He told her that Sarah wanted to divorce him. He realized he was probably going back to prison. Gwen told him about the plea she was offered. She let him know that she had no intention of helping the police. He wanted to know what she wanted in return. He said he was probably going back to prison so she had to collect while she could. She wanted him to get himself together and fight for his marriage and his freedom. She made him take a shower. They both got wet because they were dressed when he went to the bathroom. She changed into one of his shirts. He struggled to put his clothes on when Sarah arrived. Gwen let her in because he thought it was his delivery from the liquor store. Sarah wanted to know what was going on with them. He tried to explain, but he fell to the floor. Sarah told him that he disgusts her.

Will overheard Leo’s conversation with Sloan. He told Sloan that his friendship with Sonny wold be ruined if he found out what he did. Sloan agreed to represent him. She warned him that it will take a lot to get him off. He told her what he did for Xander. Will smiled as he listened to Leo talk to Sloan. Allie texted him about the rosary. Will quietly went upstairs. Sloan told him that testifying anonymously wouldn’t be easy. She told him that he wouldn’t go to prison. Leo wanted more than that. She thought he he had deep feelings for Sonny if he was willing to go to jail for him. Leo admitted that he had a crush on him. He wanted Sonny as a friend even if they don’t get together. Sonny arrived at the hospital and ran into Will. He hugged him. Will told him what he overheard Leo say. Sonny started to leave when Will gave him a message to give to Leo. Later, Sonny went to the Kiriakis mansion. He told Leo to pack his things and leave. He knew that he was involved in Bonnie’s kidnapping. He wondered how Leo could do that to him and his family after what he did for him. Leo pleaded with him for another chance. He promised to do better if Sonny would give him another chance. Sonny said that Will was right about him and that he was a con artist. Sonny thought they were friends. Leo said they were friends. Sonny let him know that they were nothing. Sonny called Will and they talked about Leo. Leo showed up with his bags. He wanted to know if he was going to turn him in to the police. Sonny didn’t know if he would or not. Leo told him that he really did care about him. He told him that he was sorry for everything.

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B&B Short Recap Monday, January 16, 2023

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Sheila and Bill tell each other, “I love you,” while Steffy and Taylor watch with disgust. Sheila tells them that Bill’s love has changed her, but they don’t buy it. Taylor tells them that she might confess to shooting Bill so that they can’t blackmail Steffy and Finn any more. Alone, Sheila talks to Bill about it. She wonders if Taylor will confess or not. He assures her that they’ll deal with that if it happens. Sheila goes on and on about her past with the Forresters.

Carter and Katie are shocked when Finn tells them that Bill blackmailed him and Steffy in order to keep Sheila out of jail and that Sheila and Bill are now a couple.

Later, Bill has a flashback to telling Sheila that he loves her. Katie visits, in tears, and tells him how evil Sheila is. She can’t believe all that he’s done or that he’s with her. Bill says nothing the whole time Katie is begging him to make this all make sense. Sheila comes in and tells Katie that she and Bill love each other. He’s the love of her life, and she’s his. Katie begs Bill to send her back to prison.

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Days Update Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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Brady is on the phone at the hospital with his son Tate, encouraging him about Marlena hanging in there. Brady thanks Tate for calling and tells him that he loves him. After he hangs up, Gabi arrives at the hospital and tells Brady that she needs to see Marlena now.

Li is in his hotel room, on the phone with his father. Li assures that he’s not proud of what he’s done but argues that he won’t go down for anything because the police can’t prove that he was working with Dr. Rolf and that’s how it’s going to stay. Li adds that his position as EJ’s second in command is completely in tact. Li acknowledges that he made an enemy of EJ’s brother Stefan, but assures that he can handle him. Li hangs up and then Stefan shows up at his door.

Stephanie lays on the couch at home in tears as she holds Kayla’s last note to her. Her brothers, Tripp and Joey then arrive and hug her.

Kristen comes downstairs at the DiMera Mansion as the doorbell rings. Kristen answers the door and is shocked to see Steve. Kristen tries to shut the door but he blocks it and chases her inside. Steve grabs Kristen and declares that it’s time for her to answer for what she did to Kayla.

Johnny comes downstairs at the Brady Pub and runs in to Wendy. Johnny hugs her and asks what brings her by. Wendy says she just came by for breakfast and thought he would be at the hospital. Johnny responds that he was there all night and just came by to check on Roman. Wendy is sure he appreciated that. Johnny says Roman lost his wife and his sister in the same day. Wendy calls it unimaginable and asks how Johnny is doing. Johnny claims he’s okay but Wendy notes that he doesn’t look okay and like he hasn’t slept. Johnny admits he doesn’t remember when he last ate. Wendy encourages him to take care of himself too. Johnny responds that he can’t stop thinking about Marlena. Wendy asks what the doctors are saying and if she made any improvement over night.

Brady tells Gabi that Marlena is in critical condition so visitation is strictly limited. Gabi argues that this is urgent and everything depends on it. Brady doesn’t understand. Gabi reminds Brady that he was at her wedding when she remembered Dr. Rolf telling her that Li brainwashed Stefan, and now Stefan wants it undone so she needs Marlena to make it happen. Brady questions this being about Gabi’s love life and asks if she’s out of her freaking mind.

Li tells Stefan that this might sound crazy but he’s glad he’s there as they have a lot to discuss. Li says that Stefan is clearly angry but he hopes they can be adults and hash this out with a conversation. Stefan doesn’t think so and responds by punching Li down.

Stephanie didn’t know Tripp and Joey were getting in so early or she would’ve picked them up. They assure it’s fine. Stephanie is glad they are both there as Steve really needs them all now. They ask where he is. Stephanie responds that he got up early and went out, so she thinks he just needs some time alone…

Kristen tells Steve that he doesn’t want to do this, that she feels for him and she’s so sorry about Kayla. Steve responds that sorry won’t bring his wife back. Steve argues that she knew those women would need boosters to survive and said nothing. Steve calls her a selfish pathetic psycho that couldn’t get Brady to love her, so she blackmailed him with three lives over his head while the virus was ticking away. Kristen argues that she did care but Steve shouts that she only cared about herself. Steve says if Kristen wasn’t so cold blooded and deranged then Marlena would be home while Kayla and Kate would be alive. Steve declares that Kristen took away the love of his life and the mother of his children, so now she needs to pay.

Stephanie tells Joey and Tripp that she’s never seen Steve like this before. She talks about Steve wanting to find a solution to make everything okay but he can’t this time. Joey says they have to take the stress off of Steve and let him know they will be okay. Joey says they will start as soon as Steve gets home. Tripp assures that he’s there for Steve but mentions that he also has to go see his mom since he’s all she has left and he can’t turn his back on her. Tripp says he won’t be long and then exits. Joey reads Stephanie’s note from Kayla. Stephanie cries that those were Kayla’s last words to her which Joey questions. Stephanie informs him that she didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to Kayla because someone robbed her of that chance.

Johnny tells Wendy that Marlena isn’t saying goodbye yet and is fighting with everything she has. Wendy encourages that she will win, reminding him that Marlena beat the Devil twice. Johnny acknowledges this is bad and that the doctors are trying but everything is experimental. Wendy tells him something will work. Johnny says that’s what he’s praying for. Johnny gets a text and says he has to go. Wendy tells him to go be with his family. Johnny remembers that last time he saw her, she was on her way to talk Gabi in to taking Li back and asks how that went. Wendy informs him that Stefan got there before her and told her everything, so Gabi tore in to her and threw her out. Johnny says at least she tried. Wendy states that Li and Gabi getting back together is not going to happen as there’s only one person Gabi wants to be with now.

Li guesses he deserves that punch but remarks that violence doesn’t seem like Stefan’s style. Stefan says it’s not but it felt extremely satisfying. Stefan tells him to relax as he won’t hit him again even though it’s tempting since it’s not every day you find out you were brainwashed. Li gets up and says if he tells anyone, he will deny it, but he’s sorry. Li explains that he was desperately in love with Gabi and terrified of losing her. Stefan acknowledges that love will have you do some crazy things and in Li’s case, it wasn’t just brainwashing but attempted murder. Stefan reveals that he knows Li turned off the machines that were keeping him alive. Stefan adds that he’s suddenly thinking maybe one punch wasn’t enough.

Gabi argues that this isn’t about her or her love life, but about Stefan. Brady tells her that he’s sorry but Stefan is not a priority right now. Gabi mocks him having no compassion for a brainwashed man and argues that Stefan wants his mind right after being brainwashed and she knows that Marlena would want to help him. Brady responds that what Marlena wants is to not die like the two women before her. Gabi doesn’t see the harm in just letting her ask. Brady can’t believe she’s serious since Marlena is hanging on by a thread to stay conscious. Brady asks if Gabi stopped to think how insane this is. Gabi reminds Brady that Stefan was also programmed to love Chloe. Brady calls her unbelievable. Gabi remarks that she thought that would make this urgent for him but guesses he doesn’t love Chloe anymore. Brady assures that he does love Chloe. Chloe then arrives at the hospital.

Wendy exits the Brady Pub and runs in to Tripp. They hug and she says she’s so happy to see him, asking when he got in. Tripp says it was just awhile ago. Wendy tells him that she’s so sorry about Kayla as she knows they were really close. Tripp says they never imagined she would relapse and he just wishes he had been there. Tripp asks how Wendy is doing. Wendy says she’s okay. Tripp mentions hearing some stuff about her brother and he wasn’t sure if it was true as it seemed pretty out there. Wendy confirms that it is. Tripp says he’s sorry as it sounds rough. Wendy responds that she learned a lesson to stay the hell out of people’s love lives.

Chloe greets Brady and Gabi, asking what they were talking about. Gabi remarks that it was nothing important to Brady. Chloe says she just came to check on Marlena and see if there’s anything she could do. Brady responds that it’s good that someone is here for the right reasons. Chloe asks if she’s missing something. Brady calls it just a wild display of selfishness on Gabi’s part. Gabi argues that it’s the opposite of selfish as she’s trying to help someone she cares about. Brady explains that Gabi wants Stefan back and she thinks the way to do that is to bug Marlena about it which is not going to happen. Gabi tells him to forget it and that she’s leaving. Gabi warns Chloe that Stefan wants to be deprogrammed and she will make it happen, so it’s not a matter of if he leaves her, but when. Chloe remarks that she’s awfully confident. Gabi declares that true love always wins as she then exits the hospital.

Stefan asks if Li’s not going to deny it. Li admits that he pulled the plug and he still can’t believe it but luckily Kristen showed up when she did. Li tells Stefan that he has to understand that he wasn’t in his right mind as all he could think about was losing the woman he loved. Li knows what he did was reprehensible but calls it a moment of madness. Li swears that it was temporary insanity and that he regrets all of it. Li wishes there was something he could do to make it up to him. Stefan responds that there is something. Stefan says that Marlena is in the hospital, dying, while he wants to undo what was done to him and there’s one person who can fix both. Stefan declares that if Li wants to make up for what he’s done, he will help him find Dr. Rolf. Li responds that he’s sorry but he has no idea where Dr. Rolf is and suggests he ask Kristen.

Kristen tells Steve that he’s scaring her and swears that she would’ve done anything to help those women. Steve asks why she didn’t come to them with the Orchid so they could’ve made more serum to save their lives then. Steve argues that she would’ve lost her leverage over Brady and calls her a spiteful bitch. Steve bets the orchid isn’t even stolen and that she has it hidden somewhere, waiting for Marlena to die. Steve says that Kristen loves having the power to take lives. Steve warns that Kristen has made so many innocent people suffer, so now it’s her turn. Steve tells Kristen to think about her family and future because it’s all going to slip away from her. Kristen tries to fight him off but Steve overpowers her. Kristen pleads with him not to do anything he’s going to regret as Steve begins choking her.

Stephanie informs Joey about Alex turning off his phone. Alex calls it so unbelievably wrong. Stephanie talks about how she could’ve been with Kayla to comfort her. Stephanie cries that she took it for granted when Kayla got better the first time. Joey encourages that it’s not her fault, but Alex’s, for her not being there. Stephanie wishes she never got involved with him. Joey admits he’s surprised she did since after the last guy, she said she wasn’t ready to get involved with anyone again. Stephanie says she wasn’t ready and she told Alex numerous times that she wasn’t interested in him. Joey asks what happened. Stephanie guesses he wore her down and was so damn persistent that she gave it a shot and look where that got her.

Steve chokes Kristen, asking how she thinks Kayla felt when she took her last breath. Johnny then runs in and pulls Steve off of Kristen.

Stefan asks Li why Kristen would know where Dr. Rolf is. Li responds that Kristen employed him for years. Stefan argues that Li set him up in Jakarta, so it would make sense that he would move him. Li responds that he was as surprised as anyone that he took off. Stefan guesses it must have been a huge relief that he was gone before the authorities showed up. Stefan bets he could tear the entire room up and not find a single piece of evidence linking Li to Dr. Rolf. Li assures that he doesn’t know where he is and he’s not in contact with him. Li asks if Stefan believes him. Stefan warns that if he finds out Li is lying, that punch he got will feel like a pat on the back compared to what’s coming his way. Stefan adds that Li’s going to want to clear his desk out at DiMera. Li responds that it’s not his call as only EJ can fire him. Stefan questions if he thinks EJ is going to let him stay on after what he’s done. Stefan declares that nothing is more important to EJ than family as he then exits the room. Li mutters that there’s nothing more important to EJ than covering his own ass. Li then grabs the phone and calls Dr. Rolf.

Brady tells Chloe about how Gabi thought she could just sail in to Marlena’s room and request that she undo Stefan’s brainwashing but he shot her down which is why she was nastier than usual. Chloe remarks that Gabi’s reason towards her was because she’s with the love of Gabi’s life. Brady calls that hard to forget. Chloe apologizes for how that came out. Brady asks if Chloe came to see Marlena. Chloe says she knows Brady is going through a lot, so she came to check on him too. Brady doesn’t want to make a fool of himself. Chloe assures that he’s not and assumes he wanted to ask if she changed her mind about him.

Stefan comes out of the Salem Inn and runs in to Gabi in the town square.

Joey guesses things between Stephanie and Alex got serious pretty quickly. Stephanie says that’s why what he did hurt so badly. They talk about Kayla being their constant rock. Stephanie declares that now they have to find a way to be okay without her as it’s just them now.

Johnny questions what Steve is trying to do and if he wants to go to prison. Johnny tells Steve that he needs to stay away from Kristen. Johnny checks on Kristen while Steve argues that she deserved it. Johnny tells Steve to go. Steve questions Johnny defending her. Steve tells Johnny to take care of the woman who killed his Aunt Kayla and Kate. Steve then reminds him that his grandmother Marlena might be next. Steve then walks out of the DiMera Mansion. Kristen thanks Johnny for saving her life. Johnny responds that he did it for Steve, not her.

Wendy asks Tripp how Steve is doing. Tripp says he hasn’t seen him yet since he wasn’t home when they got in, so he decided to come check on Roman and pay his respects. Wendy mentions that Johnny was just there checking on him. Tripp calls it the saddest trip to Salem ever since he’s going from here to Bayview to see his mom. Wendy offers to go with him but Tripp says he can handle it. Tripp notes that they might not even let him in as they said it depends on the state that she is in when he gets there. Tripp adds that Ava probably hasn’t had a single visitor which he understands since she did terrible things, but he can’t just abandon her. Wendy knows what he means as people will definitely judge her for standing by her brother after what he did, but she can’t desert him since she’s pretty much all he has left. Tripp asks if there’s anything he can do to help. Wendy thanks him but says this is Li’s mess and if he could clean it up, he would.

Li tells Dr. Rolf that he’s on a burner phone so no one can trace this call to his new location. Li says he’s sorry that he started to enjoy Jakarta but he needed to be moved. Li informs him that Stefan is starting to suspect he knows where he is, but he’s doing his best to convince him otherwise so Dr. Rolf needs to do his part too. Li reminds Rolf that if anyone shows up asking questions, he’s never heard of him.

Gabi asks if Stefan was visiting Chloe at the Salem Inn. Stefan informs her that he was in Li’s room, trying to find out where Dr. Rolf is as he is still on board with getting the brainwashing reversed. Stefan notes that Li was no help so he doesn’t know if it’s going to happen. Gabi assures that it will and reminds him that they make a great team. Stefan tells Gabi that he loves Chloe and she’s the woman he wants to be with. Stefan adds that whether or not they find Dr. Rolf, that’s not going to change. Gabi says they’ll see. Gabi mentions that she was working to find Rolf too at the hospital but complains that Brady banned her from seeing Marlena when she was only trying to ask her to deprogram Stefan so they can be together again. Stefan asks what the hell is wrong with her. Stefan argues that Marlena is dying and Gabi wants her to reprogram his brain so they can reconcile. Stefan questions how Gabi could be so heartless.

Brady tells Chloe that he’s not going to push since she asked for space but admits he felt like in the moment that she cared. Chloe says she does care but thanks to Kristen, she thought it was over for them. Brady reminds her that he told her he was being blackmailed and that breaking up with her was the last thing he wanted to do. Chloe cries that she knows it’s been really hard for him too but she spent a really long time in the dark about this and struggled to figure out how the man she was in love with could just abandon her. Chloe adds that Stefan came along and gave her a chance to let it all go and try to move on. Chloe cries that she started to feel a little normal again and then Gabi dropped her bombshell about Stefan being brainwashed. Chloe says it’s been one thing after another so she’s really confused and doesn’t know what to think or feel. Brady then grabs Chloe and kisses her.

Steve comes home to find Joey at the house. Steve hugs him and cries that he’s so glad he’s there. Steve asks where Tripp is. Joey responds that he had to run out and Stephanie did too, but they’ll be back in a bit. Joey mentions Stephanie saying Steve left early, so she thought he needed time alone. Steve admits he wasn’t alone as he went to see Kristen at the DiMera Mansion. Joey questions what he did. Steve reveals that he almost killed her.

Kristen complains to Johnny that Steve almost murdered her. Johnny argues that she’s fine now. Kristen questions if he’s okay with what he did. Johnny responds that what he’s not okay with is Steve going to prison because he’s the only parent his kids have left thanks to Kristen. Johnny adds that Roman is shattered and Marlena is in the hospital, clinging to life. Johnny declares that given all the damage she’s done to his family, he doesn’t give a damn if someone damages her. Kristen shouts that she didn’t want to hurt anyone. Kristen admits she hid the Orchid, knowing the women would need more doses of the serum, but swears she was never going to withhold it if they got sick because she never wanted them dead. Johnny says maybe not, but that’s what happened.

Brady and Chloe continue kissing until she pulls away. Brady apologizes and says he shouldn’t have done that. Chloe tells him not to apologize and says it wasn’t wrong but it wasn’t right. Chloe knows she’s not making any sense. Chloe tells Brady that she’s sorry, but she just can’t as she then rushes out of the hospital.

Li calls EJ and tells him that he’s on a burner phone because Stefan is on the warpath and thinks EJ is going to fire him because of what he did to him. Li tells EJ that they both know that’s not going to happen, unless he wants Stefan to find out about his betrayal and how he kept quiet about his brainwashing so he could take over DiMera. Li says that’s what he thought.

Gabi questions why Stefan is so angry. Stefan says what she did is disgusting. Gabi blames the programming for why he’s overreacting. Stefan argues that she imposed on a critically ill woman for her own stupid and selfish reasons. Gabi tells him that this is a very serious life changing issue that won’t undo itself. Gabi declares that Dr. Rolf is missing and they may never find him which leaves Marlena. Stefan repeats that Marlena is dying. Gabi says that’s why they need to move quickly. Gabi argues that Marlena is Stefan’s only hope, so she did this for him. Stefan tells her not to lie because the only person she was thinking about was herself. Stefan insists that Gabi did this for herself. Gabi complains that Stefan said this is what he wanted. Gabi asks how else they will access his real feelings. Stefan complains that she only cares about his feelings for her. Gabi insists it’s for them and talks about their love. Gabi thought they would spend their life together until he was shot and now they have a miracle. Gabi declares that they have to get in touch with how he really feels and nothing can get in the way of that. Stefan questions how she can be so cruel. Stefan remarks that he’s starting to think Li did him a favor by brainwashing him because it got him away from a bitch like her. Li comes out of the Salem Inn and intervenes, telling Stefan to leave Gabi the hell alone.

Johnny goes to the hospital and asks Brady about Marlena. Brady responds that there’s no change. Johnny asks if John is there. Brady says he made him go home to sleep but he just came back a couple minutes ago. Brady asks if Johnny got any rest. Johnny says there was a bit of a situation at his place. Brady asks what he means. Johnny explains that he walked in and Steve had his hands around Kristen’s throat, so he thinks he was trying to kill her. Brady remarks that he can’t say he blames him. Johnny says he sure doesn’t since Kristen has wronged so many people.

Kristen starts to go upstairs when the doorbell rings again. Kristen answers the door to see Chloe.

Joey questions Steve saying he almost killed Kristen. Steve tells him not to worry and reveals it was just an act. Steve explains that he purposely made a lot of noise, hoping someone would break it up and then Johnny did. Steve adds that while Johnny checked on Kristen, he planted a bug in the room so after Johnny kicked him out, everything they said went to his device. Steve says they had to release Kristen due to lack of evidence, but he will give Rafe everything he needs to make sure she goes down for murder. Steve then plays the recording of Kristen swearing she didn’t want to hurt Marlena or the other women and then admitting that she hid the Orchid but wasn’t going to withhold it. Steve declares that’s a confession.

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Justin and Bonnie walk to the Brady Pub and run in to Sarah. Bonnie invites her to join them for dinner. Sarah says she’d love to join them but is afraid she wouldn’t be much company since she’s wiped out after working nonstop trying to find the cure for Marlena. Justin asks if she’s had any luck. Sarah says no and they can’t do much without the Orchid, but assures they will keep trying. Bonnie says they are all praying for her. Sarah then tells Justin that she’s glad she ran in to him because there’s something she’d like to discuss. Sarah informs Justin that she’s going to divorce Xander and was wondering if he could help her.

Gwen goes to Xander’s motel room. Xander answers the door while drinking and says he’s delighted to see her because he’s in the middle of a crisis as he just ran out of scotch.

Will enters the Horton House and listens in from behind the wall as Leo talks to Sloan in the living room. Leo tells Sloan about how Will is already trying to prove to Sonny that he can’t be trusted. Sloan remarks that Leo only made that job so much easier with his latest stunt. Leo complains that Will would eat this up if the truth came out and he would lose Sonny’s friendship for good. Will smiles as he hears this.

Alex has a drink at the Kiriakis Mansion. Sonny walks in and asks how things went with Stephanie. Alex responds that it’s over as he just lost the best thing that has ever happened to him.

Stephanie is at home and calls Chad, who is walking through the town square. Stephanie asks if he’s busy or if it’s not a good time. Chad says he’s just running some errands and asks if she’s okay as it sounds like she’s crying. Stephanie admits things aren’t too great and asks him to come by because she could really use a friend. Chad says he’s on his way and hangs up.

Justin and Bonnie sit with Sarah in the Brady Pub as Justin tells Sarah that he would be happy to help her divorce Xander after what he did to Bonnie. Bonnie interrupts to say she thinks divorce might not be the best idea. Justin assures that the case is no problem to him since Xander showed no family loyalty. Bonnie explains that she knows it will sounds crazy but she honestly thinks Sarah should give Xander a second chance.

Xander complains to Gwen about needing more liquor. Xander says he’s only on his third bottle and then finds another which he says will keep him going until his delivery arrives. Gwen asks him what’s going on. Xander asks if she means besides his life blowing up and his family thinking he’s the scum of the earth and Sarah wanting to divorce him. Xander adds that then he’s probably going to prison but Gwen declares that he’s not if she has something to say about it.

Leo asks Sloan to represent him. Sloan says she will try her best but it’s not a slam dunk as it will take some serious legal creativity to get him out of this. Leo argues that Xander is the one who kidnapped Sonny’s stepmom and all he did was help him cover it up afterwards. Will smiles as he listens. Sloan warns Leo that it’s still a crime. Leo knows that if he doesn’t play his cards right, this could still blow up in his face.

Sarah can’t believe Bonnie of all people thinks she should work things out with Xander considering he kidnapped her and Susan. Bonnie assures that she was furious at him but now that she’s had a chance to process everything and she’s not seeing clowns everywhere, she realizes she’s been a hypocrite concerning Xander. Justin questions what she’s talking about. Bonnie brings up what she did to Adrienne and how it may have been worse than what Xander did but Justin found it in his heart to forgive her and now they are happy. Bonnie thinks that if Sarah can find it in her heart to forgive Xander, maybe they could be happy again too. Sarah argues that the big difference is that Bonnie didn’t cause Adrienne’s death while if Xander didn’t kidnap Susan, she might not have died in that horrible way. Sarah questions how she could get past that.

Gwen informs Xander that Rafe came by to offer her a deal that would keep her out of prison entirely, but only if she threw Xander under the bus. Xander asks what she told him. Gwen explains that Leo asked Sloan Peterson to represent them and that Leo thinks they’d both get off free if they turn on Xander. Gwen then informs Xander that she came to tell him that she will not cooperate with the police. Xander tells her to take the damn deal.

Will continues listening in as Leo complains that he never should’ve agreed to dress up as the clown, especially for what Gwen paid him. Sloan still can’t believe Leo was able to fool Bonnie in to thinking he was the clown that kidnapped her, joking that it must have been a hell of a bodysuit. Leo argues that it was his performance that sold it, but instead he’s going to land in prison. Sloan tells him to relax while Will sneaks upstairs.

Sonny tells Alex that he’s really sorry but he thinks it was important for him to come clean. Alex explains that he didn’t really get the chance because by the time he got there, Stephanie had already basically figured out that he was the reason she didn’t get to say goodbye to her mother. Sonny tells him to give himself a break. Sonny argues that it wasn’t cool what he did, but he didn’t know why Chad was calling. Alex says it doesn’t matter because Stephanie hates him. Sonny encourages him to give her time to process all of it. Alex argues that Stephanie is still going to hate him for depriving her of her last moments with her mother which is exactly what he did. Alex adds that Stephanie told him that she never wants to see him again and he thinks she meant it with every fiber of her being.

Chad goes to see Stephanie. Stephanie says she’s sorry for making him come back over but she needed to talk to someone and he was the first person to come to mind. Chad asks what’s going on and if it’s about her mother. Stephanie responds that it’s about her not getting to see her before she died and what Alex did. Chad reveals that Sonny told him that Alex turned her phone off because he knew Alex was coming over to confess. Stephanie says she was able to piece things together before Alex got there. Chad asks what happened when she confronted him. Stephanie says he tried to apologize, but what he did was unforgivable. Stephanie states that because of Alex, she missed the last chance to see her mom before she died. Stephanie then declares that her and Alex are done for good. Chad hugs her as she cries. Chad tells Stephanie that she has every reason to be mad as hell at Alex, but in his defense, he didn’t know why he was calling and just wanted to be alone with her. Stephanie doesn’t give a damn and argues that he had no right to turn off her phone, calling it a total violation. Chad says he gets it but Alex was already annoyed that they had spent the day together and he intruded on their romantic evening together on Christmas Eve, so it makes sense that Alex didn’t want him interrupting them again. Stephanie argues that he wouldn’t have been interrupting and she would’ve told Chad they were busy if it was about anything other than her mom, but Alex didn’t trust her to do that and took that choice away from her, so she missed her last chance to say goodbye to her mom before she died. Stephanie cries that it would’ve meant everything to them, but now because of Alex, it’s too late. Chad tells her that he’s sorry and asks how he can help.

Alex sits on the floor alone in the living room, drinking in front of the fireplace. Alex thinks back to being with Stephanie. Alex declares that he can’t stay here and decides to leave the Kiriakis Mansion.

Bonnie argues that Sarah isn’t being fair here since Susan’s death wasn’t Xander’s fault since in the end, he let her go. Bonnie is not condoning what Xander did but understands the position he was in as she’s been there before, stuck with something you don’t want to do but unable to get out. Sarah compares it to Stockholm Syndrome. Bonnie assures it’s not that and asks Justin if he knows what she’s talking about. Justin responds that Bonnie has one of the biggest hearts of anyone he knows and he believes she may be being too charitable in this case, but she may have a point. Bonnie tells Sarah that they are just trying to help her because they know how much she loves Xander and how great they are together. Justin encourages Sarah to take a little more time before really making the decision to end her marriage.

Gwen tells Xander that there is no way she will sell him out to the cops and nothing he can say will change her mind. Xander asks what Gwen wants in return. Gwen says not a thing. Xander questions if she’s sure because she’s told him more than once that he owes her one. Xander adds that he’s probably going back to prison, so if there is something she wants from him, now is the time to collect.

Leo asks Sloan how soon she can get him a deal to testify against Xander, anonymously. Sloan tells him that she’s afraid it’s not that simple since Xander has the legal right to know who his accuser is. Sloan says Leo can be anonymous to the people but Xander would have a right to know, adding that his lawyers are going to want to cross examine. Leo jokes that he could wear a diguise and alter his voice but Sloan thinks Xander would know exactly who he is. Leo asks if there’s any way to stop Xander from telling anyone else but Sloan says there is nothing to stop Xander from telling everyone that Leo is the one who turned on him. Leo worries that Sonny would still find out. Sloan points out that at least he wouldn’t be in prison. Leo complains that’s not good enough and repeats that he does not want Sonny finding out the truth.

Will goes to the hospital where Sonny runs up and hugs him. Sonny says he’s glad to see him and saw his bags at the house, so he figured he must have come here. Sonny asks if Will has been able to see Marlena yet. Will says not yet since they are only letting two people in at a time, but hopefully he will get in soon. Sonny tells him he’s sorry again about Kate. Sonny asks if Will has been able to spend time with the rest of his family. Will confirms that he has and that they are in the chapel as he just came back from dropping off Julie’s rosary. Sonny asks if he wants to go back to join them. Will responds that he’s actually glad they have a moment alone because there’s something he needs to tell him about Leo.

Sarah questions Justin siding against her too. Justin thinks Xander is a very troubled man, who has only a nodding acquaintance with the truth, but he also knows Xander has on occasion made Sarah very happy. Justin suggests she let the dust settle a bit before filing for divorce right away. Bonnie suggests couples therapy and relates that her sessions with Marlena did wonders for her PTSD. Sarah argues that Xander has lied to her and betrayed her so many times over the years, so she questions how to believe he’ll never do it again. Sarah adds that even if she could find a way to trust him again, it would all be a moot point if he ends up in prison.

Gwen admits that she does want something from Xander and that’s for him to stop being so defeatist and pull himself together. Xander asks what’s the point when Sarah is divorcing him and he’s going back to prison. Gwen orders him to stop whining and rolling over. She tells him to fight for his marriage and his freedom. Xander asks how. Gwen says they are going to sober him up and then come up with a gameplan. Gwen sends Xander to the shower to clean up.

Sloan thinks Leo should take the plea deal because if helps Melinda, he’d be off the hook. Leo would rather keep his mouth shut and take his chances, so Sonny won’t know what he did. Sloan questions him rather risking prison than have his friend know he did something shady. Sloan remarks that Leo must really have it bad for Sonny. Leo laughs it off and claims he’s not even his type. Leo then admits that Sonny is handsome, funny, kind, completely wonderful, and totally his type. Leo declares that he’s completely crushing on Sonny again.

Will informs Sonny about Leo knowing that Xander kidnapped Bonnie and Susan the whole time and then covering it up to get Xander off the hook. Will adds that Leo put on a bodysuit to pretend to be the clown. Sonny argues that Sarah was so sure that Gwen was behind all of it. Will then reveals that Gwen paid Leo to do it. Sonny can’t believe this and asks if he’s sure he didn’t misunderstand. Will assures that Leo laid out the whole thing to his attorney as he’s desperate for some kind of plea deal to keep Sonny from finding out. Sonny calls Leo a sneaky son of a bitch.

Leo tells Sloan that he’s been denying it to himself, but Sonny does make him weak in the knees. Sloan thinks it’s obvious that Leo has great appreciation for Sonny’s attributes, but he is married. Leo argues that they hit a rough patch and they live in separate cities so it wouldn’t take much. Sloan questions Leo thinking Sonny would just turn to him. Leo argues that he can hope and points out they were married once before. Leo adds that even if not, he still wants to be Sonny’s friend and to keep him in his life any way that he can.

Sonny asks Will if it’s okay to leave for a little bit. Will assures he’s fine. Sonny kisses him goodbye. Will tells Sonny to tell Leo that he says “hello, good riddance, go to Hell, and screw you”. Sonny agrees to pass that along as he exits the hospital.

Sloan finds Alex at the Bistro and questions him being solo, asking where his girlfriend is. Sloan mentions hearing Alex and Stephanie were attached at the hip. Sloan jokes about not getting a thank you note since she’s the reason they got together. Sloan figured that Stephanie was so grateful that Alex stole the file from her that she had to give him the time of day. Alex tells her that she’s not that far off, but in spite of that, it’s over now. Alex declares that it’s because he’s a total jerk, egotistical, dishonest, misogynistic, and arrogant. Alex states that he screwed up.

Chad makes spaghetti and meatballs for he and Stephanie. Stephanie asks if it’s an old DiMera recipe. Chad mentions that it was actually Kate who taught him how to make it. Stephanie mentions that she didn’t get to say before but she’s sorry about the loss of Kate as she knows Kate was like a mother to Chad. Chad thinks Kate probably understood him more than his own parents did. Chad says Kate was hard as Hell on him but she always lifted his spirits. Stephanie toasts to Kate and says she’s gone, but not forgotten.

After Gwen forces Xander to get in the shower, she asks if he feels better. Xander complains that now he’s just soaked and miserable. Gwen encourages that he can change out of wet clothes in to dry ones. Xander suggests she should get changed too. Gwen heads to the bathroom but looks back as Xander removes his shirt before heading in.

Leo goes to the Kiriakis Mansion, trying to tell himself that he could pull off a disguise in court. Sonny arrives so Leo greets him and mentions Will stopping by earlier. Sonny informs him that he just ran in to Will at the hospital. Leo asks if Sonny wants to have dinner but Sonny says there’s no need because they won’t be there for long. Sonny then orders Leo to pack his things and go. Leo questions what is going on and guesses it was Will going on about what a menace and loser he is. Sonny responds that he doesn’t want Leo anywhere near him. Leo asks what’s going on. Sonny informs Leo that he knows what he did and that he was involved in Bonnie’s kidnapping.

Stephanie thanks Chad for dinner and for the company, saying it was just what she needed. Chad says now they need dessert and offers to get some but Stephanie is sure they have something in the fridge. Stephanie checks and finds one of Kayla’s apple pies. Stephanie finds a note with it, saying she made it for her since she missed out on Christmas. Chad then hugs her as she starts to cry.

Sloan asks Alex if he got bored with Stephanie. Alex states that Stephanie’s mom died and she dumped him because she didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to her, which was entirely his fault. Sloan asks how. Alex explains that he was getting sick and tired of Chad hanging around and the night that Kayla died, he turned Stephanie’s phone off because he saw Chad calling again but Chad was calling because her mom was dying. Sloan remarks that he really did screw up. Alex sarcastically thanks her for confirming that. Alex asks if she thinks there’s any chance he could fix this. Sloan responds that there’s not a chance. Sloan brings up when her mom died and says she would’ve given anything to have a last chance to say goodbye to her and if any guy got in the way of her doing that, she’d hate him for the rest of her life. Alex admits that’s what he thought.

Leo tells Sonny that he has it all wrong but Sonny screams at him to knock it off. Sonny reveals that Will overheard Leo talking to Sloan. Leo questions if Will was stalking him. Sonny asks how Leo could do this to him and hurt his family like this after everything he did for him. Sonny argues that he helped Leo look for a job and put a roof over his head. Leo apologizes and argues that he needed the money and at the time it seemed like a harmless prank. Sonny complains that Bonnie was scared to death and had already been kidnapped once. Leo argues that technically he had nothing to do with the kidnapping. Sonny shouts that technically, he’s guilty as hell. Sonny complains that Leo lived in this house, knowing what Xander did, and said nothing. Sonny screams that Leo saw how traumatized Bonnie was and how concerned Justin was but he still said nothing. Leo admits he screwed up and apologizes. Leo knows he messed up and deeply regrets it. Leo asks Sonny to give him another chance, calling him the only true friend he’s ever had and the only person to ever believe in him. Leo promises to do better and make amends to everyone he hurt. Leo pleads with Sonny to forgive him but Sonny says he’s not making that mistake again. Sonny talks about vouching for him and getting in a huge fight with Will because he insisted that Leo changed. Leo insists that he’s becoming a better person for him. Sonny declares that Will was right that Leo is still just a despicable, selfish con-artist and always will be. Leo tells him not to say that. Sonny adds that the craziest part is he actually started to think they were friends. Leo says they are but Sonny declares that Leo is not his friend and is nothing to him. Sonny orders Leo to get out of the house before he has him thrown out.

Bonnie tells Justin that she feels bad for Sarah since she can tell underneath that Sarah still loves Xander. Bonnie thinks there may still be hope for them yet. Justin calls her incredible since Xander terrorized her yet she’s sticking up for him and rooting for him to save his marriage. Bonnie states that she’s been where Xander is and she feels for him. Justin declares that Bonnie has once again proven that she’s one of the best people he knows and he’s so lucky to have her. Bonnie tells him the same as they kiss.

Gwen comes out of the bathroom in the shirt that Xander gave her while Xander is struggling to get his pants on. There’s a knock at the door which Xander excitedly hopes is his liquor store delivery. Gwen decides he’s had enough and she will just tell them to get lost. Gwen answers the door to see Sarah, who comes in and questions what the hell this is.

Chad and Stephanie eat apple pie together. Chad calls it amazing and says knowing Kayla made it makes it that much more amazing. Chad is grateful to get to share it with her. Stephanie is glad that she found it as Kayla would’ve been disappointed if it went to waste. Stephanie thanks Chad for coming over as she doesn’t know if she could’ve gotten through the night without him. Chad says anytime.

Sloan comments on Alex really taking this hard. Alex mocks it being no big deal that the only woman he ever loved never wants to see him again. Alex asks how to not take it hard when you feel like your life is over and you don’t know how to get through the rest of the day. Sloan responds that Alex made the fatal mistake of getting emotionally involved and this is why no strings is always the way to go. Sloan tells Alex that she’s sorry as nothing is worse than a broken heart is what they say. Sloan then walks away.

Sonny calls Will and tells him that as soon as Leo is gone, he will meet him back at the hospital. Will tells Sonny to take his time as getting Leo out of their lives is their biggest priority. Sonny admits that Will was right about Leo and he should’ve listened to him. Will says he’s just sorry that Leo hurt him again. Sonny tells Will that he has to go and he loves him. Sonny hangs up as Leo returns with his bags packed. Leo asks Sonny if he’s going to tell the police about what he did. Sonny responds that he hasn’t decided yet. Leo tells Sonny there’s one thing he wants him to know before he goes and that’s that he really did care about him. Leo states that Sonny’s friendship means everything to him. Sonny argues that Leo was just playing him the entire time. Leo insists the bond they had was real, sweet, special, and great. Leo is certain that deep down, Sonny knows that is true. Leo repeats that he’s so very sorry for everything as he then exits the mansion.

Sarah remarks that she knew coming here was a huge mistake. Gwen tells her it’s not what she thinks. Xander tries to tell her that she has to let them explain but he falls to the floor and Sarah tells him to shut up. Sarah declares that they disgust her as she walks back out the door.

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

Honey. Hi Bonnie. Hi, Justin. We were just about to grab dinner. Um, we’d love for you to join us unless you have other plans. No, I, I don’t, um, I’d actually love to join you. Just I’m afraid I won’t be much company. I’m kind of wiped out. Yeah, I’m sure you’ve been working all out lately. Yeah. Just kinda nonstop trying to find that cure from Elena.

Any. No, unfortunately. And without that orchid we can’t do much. But we are gonna keep trying though. Well, we’re all praying for her. Yeah. So am I actually, Justin, um, I’m really glad I ran into you. There’s, um, something I would like to discuss. What’s that?

I wanna divorce Zander, and I was wondering if you could help me.

Zander, are you in there? I really need to talk to you.

Oh, I’m delighted to see you. Look. You sure you only see one of me? Oh, there’s no time for mass right now. Come in the middle of a major crisis. What we thought, what’s not? I just running ask SCO

son’s wet blanket. Husband is already doing his damnest to convince him that I’m a terrible person who can’t be trusted. Well, I mean, you’ve only made this job so much easier for him with the latest stunt you pulled, you don’t need to rub it in, but you’re. That little bitch Wilhelmina would eat this up if the truth came out.

And even worse, I would lose Sunny’s friendship for good.

So, uh, how’d things go with Stephanie?

It’s over, bro. I just lost the best thing that has ever happened to me,

Stephanie. Chad. Hey, are you busy? I mean, if this is not a good time. No, I’m just, just running some errands. Are you okay? Sounds like you’re crying. Yeah. Things aren’t too great over here. Do you think you could come by? Um, I’m at my parents’ place. I just, I could really use a friend. Yeah, I’m on my way,

like sands through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

After what Zandra did to Bonnie, I’d be more than happy to help you divorce him. In fact, I’ll do a pro bono, hell, I’ll even pay you for the privilege of putting that clown through the ringer. That won’t be necessary Justin, but I do appreciate the offer. Can I say something? Yeah, of course, Bonnie. I, I know it’s none of my business, but, um, I think divorce might not be the best idea.

If you’re worried about me taking the case, it’s not a problem for me. I mean, it’s not a, like I owe my cousin any family loyalty. Lord knows. He didn’t show me any loyalty when he kidnapped you. No, I piss not them.

I know this is gonna sound crazy, but I honestly think you should give Xander a second chance.

I have more boos to be delivered, but the liquor store must be walking here from Scotland. Hey, you don’t happen to have any libation on you, do you, mate? Sorry. I’m afraid not, mate. Damn. Life’s so unfair, isn’t it?

Oh my God.

Are you just absolutely sloshed? Wait, I’ve got no self-control, honey. I’m only on my third ball. Yes, so this will keep me going until my delivery arrives. Zander, what’s going on? You mean beside my entire life? Imploding and my family thinking that I’m discovered the earth and Sarah wanting to divorce me.

Hang on. Sarah wants to divorce you. Indeed, she does, and I’m probably going back to prison. No, you were not. Not if I have something to say about it.

So you’re on board with representing me, right? I’m gonna try my best, but this is not a slam dunk, you know? I mean, it’s gonna take some serious. Legal creativity to get you out of this. Xander is the one who kidnapped son’s stepmom. All I did was help him cover it up afterwards, but that’s still a crime.

Me. I know. I know what it means. It means if I don’t play my cards right, this could all still blow up in my adorable.

Bonnie, I can’t believe that you of all people think that I should work things out with Xander. I mean, he kidnapped you and Su I know I was there and believe you me, I was furious when I found out I was him. And now, now what? Now that I’ve had a chance to process everything. Now that I don’t see clowns everywhere that I look, I realize I’ve been a hypocrite.

Where X’s concerned, what are you talking about? How do you remember what I did to Adrian? It was every bit as terrible as what Sandra did, if not worse. And yet you found it. And your big, beautiful heart to forgive me and give me a second chance and look where we are now. We are happy and I’m thinking. If Sarah can find it in her heart to forgive Xander, maybe they could be happy again too.

Bonnie, there is a big difference between you and Xander. You didn’t cause Adrian’s death. If Xander hadn’t a kidnapped Susan, then she might not have died that horrible way. I mean, even if I can. Get over everything that he did to me. How can I get past that?

Rafe came by yesterday and he offered me a deal that would keep me out of prison entirely. That’s great. Brilliant. Yeah. Only if I throw you under the bus.

So what’d you tell him? He said, I need to speak to a lawyer. And so today Leo asked if Sloan Peterson would represent us. He thinks that he, if we both turn on you, we’d get off SCO free. Why? They like the Sky Hub. Good old Leon.

Zander. I came here today because I wanted to tell you I’m not gonna do it. I’m not gonna cooperate with the police. Come hell or high water are you? Tough. Take the damn deal.

Dammit. I never should have agreed to dress up as that stupid clown, especially enough for the pits that Gwen paid me little late for. Regrets Leo. I still can’t believe that you were able to fool Bonnie Lockhart into thinking that you were to clown the kidnapped her. I mean, there must have been one hell of a body suit, excuse me.

It was my performance that sold it. I tapped into my inner Joaquin Phoenix to bring the menace and the pathos to that role. But instead of an Oscar, I’m gonna earn a trip to the slammer. Where is the justice in this? No. Okay. Come stalking it, Joaquin. All right. You’re gonna give yourself a hearty pack,

Alex, I’m really sorry, but I mean, like I said, I, I think it was important for you to come. Well, the thing is, Sonny, I didn’t even get the chance to come clean because by the time I got there, Stephanie had already pretty much figured it out for herself that I am the reason why she didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to tomorrow.

Gotta cut yourself a break. Like I said, it wasn’t cool what you did, but you didn’t know why Chad was calling. It doesn’t matter. Stephanie hates me. Okay? Cuz she just suffered a major loss. But give her time. I mean, once she’s had a chance to process, solve it and, and once she. S some time to process all of it.

Son, she’s still gonna hate me. She’s still gonna blame me for depriving her of her last moments with her dying mother, and why wouldn’t she? That is exactly what I did.

She told me she never wants to see me again, and I think she meant it with every fiber of her being.

Sorry for making you come back over here. I needed to talk to someone. You were the first person who came to mind. Of course. What’s going on? Is it about your mom? Yeah, it is. It’s about my not getting to see her before she died. It’s about Alex, what he did.

He turned off your phone so you couldn’t get my calls. How did you know? Sonny told me only because he, he knew that Alex was gonna come over here and confess. Yeah. Well, no confession was necessary. I was able to piece things together before he got here. So what happened when you confronted him? He tried to apologize, but Chad, what he did was unforgivable.

Alex, I missed my last chance to see my mom before she died, so Alex and I were done for good.

Look, Steph, you have every reason to be mad as hell at Alex. But in his defense, he didn’t know why I was calling. He just wanted to be alone with you, . I don’t give a damn what he wanted. He had no right to turn off my phone. It was a total violation. I I get it.

I get it That he was already annoyed that I, that, that you and I had spent the day together and then, you know, I intruded on your romantic evening together. On Christmas Eve, so you know, it makes sense that he wouldn’t want me interrupting you guys again, God, but you wouldn’t have been interrupting if you had called about anything.

But my mom, I would’ve told you I was busy, but Alex didn’t trust me to do that, so he took that choice away from me. And so I missed my last chance to say goodbye to my mom before she died. Would’ve meant everything to me, Chad, and to her. And now cause of Alex. It’s too late. It’s too late. I’m sorry, Steph.

Just telling her what? How can I help?

It’s gotta be least 10 below out there kinda dreading going home,

so don’t

stay the night. I mean, if you want to, of course there’s no pressure.

Actually, I.

I can’t stay here.

Sorry. You’re not really being fair here. I mean, Susan’s death was not Sandra’s fault. In the end, he let her go just like he did me. And believe me, I am not condoning what. But I can’t understand the position he was in because I’ve been there too. Stuck doing something you don’t wanna do, but unable to see a way out.

Maybe it’s like a delayed Stockholm syndrome or I know what that is. I saw a documentary and believe me, this is not that, honey. You know what I’m talking about, right? About forgiveness. My wife has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know. And while I personally believe that she may be a little too charitable in this case, she may have a point.

Honey, we’re just trying to help you because we knew how much you love Z and how great you guys are together. And what Bonnie’s trying to say is that this whole thing was. Only recently blew up, so maybe you should just take a little more time before you really make the decision to end your marriage.

Forget it, zander, that there’s, there’s no way that I’m going to sell you out to the cops. Nothing you can say is gonna change my mind.

And what do you want in return? Not a thing.

Are you sure? Cause you’ve told me more than once that I owe you one since I’m probably going back to prison. If there is something that you want from me, now’s the time to collect.

So let’s get down to business. How soon can you get me a deal to testify against Xander? Anonymously of. You do realize whenever you say anonymously, it means that nobody would know my identity. Yes, I know what the word anonymous means. It’s just not that simple, I’m afraid. You see, Zander has the legal right to know who his accuser is.

I mean, even though you can be anonymous to the public, I mean, Xander has to know who’s testifying against him. Excuse me. Who came up with that idiotic rule? It’s the sixth Amendment. Besides, his lawyers are gonna want the chance to cross-examine. I mean, they’re gonna wanna debunk your testimony. What if I were a veil, a really thick one so nobody could see my features and I could change my voice?

You really think that’s gonna work? I think Xander’s gonna know exactly who you are. Okay. So even if Xander has to know, is there any way to prevent him from telling anybody else, like isn’t there some sort of court rule about witness confidentiality? There is nothing that can stop Xander from telling anyone who will listen that you are the one that turned on him.

So then Sonny would still know what I did. But at least you won’t be in present. Not good enough. Ali McBeal. I do not. I repeat. I do not want Sunny finding out the truth.

Well, hey. Hi. Hey. Oh, I’m so glad to see you. I saw your bags at the house and I figured you must have come here. Have you been able to see your grandma Marlene again? No, not yet. They’re only letting in two people at a time, but hopefully I’ll be able to get in soon. I’m so sorry again about Okay, thanks.

Have you been able to spend any time with the rest of your family? Um, yeah, they’re in the chapel praying. I just came from dropping off Julie’s. Okay. Well, do you wanna go back and join them? Actually, uh, I’m, I’m glad we have a moment alone because son, there’s something I need to tell you about Leo.

So you’re siding against me too, huh? Justin? Look, I think Zand. He is a very troubled man who has only a nodding acquaintance with the truth most of the time anyway. But I also know that he has on occasion made you very happy. So why don’t you just let the dust settle a bit? There’s no need to file for divorce right away.

Maybe you guys could try a little doubles. My sessions with Marlene have done wonders for my PTs. D I can finally go back to McDonald’s without freaking out

I dunno. I mean, Xander has lied to me and betrayed me so many times over the years. How can I believe that he will never do it again? And even if I can find a way to trust him, isn’t it all a moot point if he ends up in prison? You’re right. I do want something from you. I’m my son.

I want you. To stop being so bloody defeatist and pull yourself together, cook for goodness sake, what’s the point? Sarah’s divorcing me. I’m heading back to this. Oh, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Stop your bloody whining. Like everything’s so hopeless. I’m not gonna let you just roll over and give up. You’re gonna fight for your marriage, and you’re gonna fight for your freedom.

How? Well, first of all, we’re gonna sober you up, right? And then we’re gonna come up with a game plan. That’s enough. Come on then. You love. Well we got, well you stink now with booze and defeat, so just go in there. We’re gonna shower both. Come off. Come on. I still think you should go for the plea deal. If you help trash land this big fish, you, my little gpi will be off the hook.

I’d rather keep my mouth shut and take my chances. At least this way. Son won’t know what I did. Are you kidding me? You would rather risk. Then have your friend know you did something shady, . I mean, you really have a bad for him. . What? That is ridiculous. He’s not even my type. Okay. Enough with the side eye.

It’s like your eyes are bearing a hole into my psyche. Okay, fine. He’s He’s handsome. He’s funny, he’s kind. He’s completely wonderful. He’s totally my type. Oh my God. I’m completely crushing on him again. Leo knew that Xander was the one who kidnapped Susan and Bonnie. Mm-hmm. . Andy helped cover it up. Yeah.

He put on a body suit and pretended to be the kidnapper to get Xander off the hook. No, but Sarah was so sure that Gwen was the one guy in all of it because she paid Leo to do it. I can’t believe this. You’re sure you didn’t misunderstand all? I’m sure he laid out the whole plan for his attorney. He’s hoping to cut some kind of plea deal and he’s desperate to keep you from finding out.

Thank God that’s sneaky son, a bitch.

I’ve been denying it to myself. But Sunny does make me go weaken the knees. It’s the white tank tops. Not to mention the adorable face, the width, the charm, the kindness. Great head of hair. Well, I think it’s obvious that you have great appreciation for this guy’s, many attributes, but unless I’m missing something, I mean, isn’t he married?

Yes, but they’ve hit a rough patch all on their own, by the way. Nothing to do with me and they live in separate cities. Wouldn’t take much for that marriage to. And you think that if that happens, that Sonny’s just gonna turn to you? I can hope, can’t I? Uh, we were married once before. Our chemistry is still off the charts.

But even if that rosy little fantasy is not to be, I still wanna be his friend. I wanna keep Sonny in my life any way I can.

I, is it okay if I leave you here for a little? Yeah, of course. I’ll, I’ll be fine. Okay, son. Um, tell Leo that Wilhelmina says hello. Also good ridin. Go to hell and screw you. I’ll pass it along.

What’s with the Solo Act? Keri Aus. Where’s your little girlfriend who don’t play Coy? I heard you and Stephanie Johnson were practically attached at the hip. In all truth, I was a little offended that you never sent me a thank you. And why? Sharon, thank you. Only I or am I not? The reason that the two of you ended up together, I figure Ms.

Johnson was so grateful that you sold that file for me. She just decided she had to give you the time of day. Hmm. You know what? You’re not that far off. I figured as much, but in spite of that, You’re unintentionally getting Ms. Johnson, and give me the time of day as you put it. That’s over now. And that to state the obvious is because I am a total jerk, egotistical, selfish, dishonest, misogynistic, arrogant.

To put it nice and short, I screwed.

My world famous spaghetti and meat, the molds. Wow. Is this an old Dara family recipe? Um, no actually. Uh, taught me how to make this one.

Chad, I’m, I didn’t get a chance to say this before, but I’m, I’m so sorry for your loss. I know Kate was like a mother to you. Yeah, she was. Um, I think she actually probably understood me more than my own parents did. I mean, she was, She was hard as hell on me, but, uh, but she . She uh, she always looked at my spirit

well, I’d like to propose a toast to Kate. Gone but not forgotten.

Then feeling better. Oh, I mean, yeah, I feel a bit, a little bit more alert, but now I’m soaking wet and miserable, so thanks very much. All right. Well, good thing is, is you can change out of wet clothes. We’ve put on some dry ones, I think. Yeah, you should probably get changed too. Okay. Sarah left this behind.

Yes, as I said, that’s um, not really to my taste. Why about this? Is this more to your taste? Oh, yes, that is. Thank you. Much better.

Maybe they’ll end a hat. What does Sloane know about my skills at disguise?

Hey, I didn’t know you were home. Just got back. Well, fyi, your hub’s in town. He stopped by earlier. Oh, I know. I just ran into him at the hospital. Oh, well good. Since you’re here, you wanna have some dinner? I was about to have cook whip something up. There’s no need. Not gonna be here for long. Neither are you.

You, you need a pack of things in gal Do What? What’s going on? Oh wait. It was Wilhelmina, wasn’t it? She was going on and on again about what a menace I am. What a pathetic loser. And told you to throw me out. She doesn’t want me anywhere near you.

No, I don’t want you anywhere near me. Why Jackson? What’s going on? I know what you did. I know you were involved in Bonnie’s kidnapping.

Thank you. For dinner and for the company. It was just what I. . Good.

You know what we need now? Dessert. I know a place. I’m gonna go get somewhere. No, no. You will go nowhere. I’m sure we have something sweet hiding in here.

Oh my God. What is it? It’s one of my mom’s apple pies. She left a note on it

for Steph, made this for you since you missed out on Christmas. Love.

I knew it’s monogamy equals monotony as you used to always say. So tell me how long was it before you got bored and strayed? That is not what happened. Stephanie’s mom died. So she founded you because her mom died? No, she dumped me because she didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to her. Which was entirely my fault.

How so?

I was get just getting sick and tired of Chad Damara hanging around. And the night that Stephanie’s mom died, Stephanie and I were together. She went into the bathroom, the phone kept bringing, it was Chad again. So I took the phone and I turned it off. The thing is, Chad was calling to tell her that her mom was dying.

Oh wow. You really, I did screw up. Thank you for confirming that.

Do you think there’s any chance that I could fix this? No, not a chance. When my mom died, I, I would’ve given anything to have had one last chance to say goodbye to her. And if some guy got in the way of me doing that, I mean, I’d hate him for the rest of my life.

Yeah, that’s what I thought.

Son, you’ve got this all wrong. Knock it off. Leo will overheard you talking to Sloan and he told me everything. Oh, that nosy little twerp. Was he stalking you? How could you, how could you do this to me? How could you hurt my family like this after everything I’ve done for you? I mean, I, I, I helped you look for a job.

I, I I put a roof over your head. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I, I needed the money. I, at the time, it seemed like a harmless prank. A harmless prank. Bonnie was scared to death. She’d already been kidnapped once. And then, then you Alexander her, kidnapped her again? No, no, no. Technically I had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

Technically, you know what? Technically you’re guilty as hell. You stayed in this house, you knew what Sandra did, and you said nothing. You saw how traumatized body was. You saw how concerned my dad was, and still you lived under this roof and you said nothing. Okay? Okay. I screwed up. I’m sorry. I know that I messed up.

I deeply regret it. And Sonny, please, please, if you could just be that incredibly understanding and kind person that you are and gimme another chance, please. You are the only true friend I have ever had. The only person who has ever believed in me, who has seen the good. I promise. I promise you I will do better.

I will. I will make amends. I will grovel to everyone I have hurt, especially you. Please, sunny, if you could just find it in that. Enormous heart of yours to, to, to forgive me. No. Please. No, I’m not making that mistake again. Leo, I vouched for you. I got in a huge fight with my husband because I insisted that you would change that.

You were like this better person, . I I am. I’m becoming a better person. I’m doing that for you. No. Oh my God. No. Will was right. You’re still just a despicable, selfish con artist, and that’s what you’ll always be, son. No, don’t say that.

Do you wanna know what the craziest part is?

I actually started to think that you wanna have a friend.

We were we. We are. No, we’re not friends. Leah, you are not my friend. You are nothing to me.

Now get out of this house before I have you thrown up.

I’d feel so badly for Sarah. I mean, she may be all fussed and fury when it comes to Xander, but I could tell underneath she still loves him. So, oh, Justin, there may still be hope for them, yet you are incredible. You know that No, of course I am . Not seriously. What have I done? Xander terrorized you. Okay? He made you so afraid that you didn’t wanna leave the house.

Now here you are sticking up for him, rooting for him to save his marriage. I’ve been where he’s been and I tell you, I feel for the guy. Hi. Tonight, Bonnie, my Love. You have once again proven to me that you are one of the best people I know and I’m so lucky to have you. Oh my God. Back at you babe. Back at you.

Sorry. Sorry, I thought you’d be done dressing by now. God, these Travis holes keep moving about. Oh, finally, it’s a liquor store. No. Oh. If no, you’ve had too much to drink, I’m just gonna tell him to get lost.

What the hell is this?

This pie is amazing. I know, right? I know. When your mom made it is just, it makes it that much more. I’m very grateful that I get to. Share this with you.

I’m just glad I found it. She would’ve been very disappointed if it had gone a waste.

And Chad, thank you for coming over. I don’t know if I could have gotten through this night without you. Anytime.

You really taking this hard, aren’t you? No. So what? The only woman I ever had feelings for, never wants to see me again. No big deal. Stupid question. Yeah, very stupid question. How does somebody not take it hard when you feel like your life is over? When, when, when you don’t know how you’re gonna get through the rest of the day?

Alex, honey, you made the fatal mistake of getting emotionally involved. See, this is why no strings attached is always the way to go. But for what it’s worth, I’m sorry. Nothing is worse than a broken heart or so they say.

As soon as Leo’s gone, I’ll meet you back at the hospital. Okay. Take your time. Getting him out of our lives is the top priority. Yeah, you were right about him. I sh I should have listened to you. No, I’m just sorry that he hurts you again.

I have to go. Okay. I, I love you. I love you too.

Are you gonna tell the police about what I did?

I don’t know. I haven’t decided.

Son, before I go, there’s one thing I want you to know.

I really did care about you. Your friendship meant means everything to me. Come on. You were just playing me the entire time. I wasn’t. The bond we had, it was real. It was sweet and special and great and I am certain that deep down, you know that’s true.

I am so very sorry, Jackson,

for everything.

And you coming here was a huge mistake. Sarah, this is not what you think. She’s right. Sarah, you gotta, you gotta let me

disgust me, Sarah, wait.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, January 16, 2023

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At Society, Adam accuses Victor of colluding with Kyle to kick him out of Jabot. They have a heated argument. Victor accuses Adam of shutting his family out, while Adam knows that Victor just likes to control his children. Adam thinks Victor is a terrible father.

Diane and Stark have a drink. She is about to catch a plane to Chicago to implement her plan. He suggests going with her, but she finds excuses for him not to go. He also suggests going back to his room, but she puts him off.

Kyle and Summer discuss his earlier chat with Victor. Summer doesn’t approve of Victor wanting to manipulated Adam into returning to the fold. Later, Summer is worried again that Diane’s plan to get rid of Stark is putting them in danger. She’s also shocked when she recognizes the fancy necklace that Diane and Jack have, which belongs to her grandmother, Nikki. They assure her that they’re just borrowing it for their plan with Stark, but she’s very unhappy that they’re taking such risks, involving Kyle, keeping her in the dark, etc. Jack kisses Diane passionatlely.

Abby tries to cheer Devon up about all of the terrible things that have happened to him lately – especially Tucker messing up the IPO and letting him down again.

Daniel and Lily are at the coffeehouse, where they’ve been chatting. She’s wanted to get her mind off her business and personal problems, so Daniel was listening to her vent. Billy and Chelsea arrive, so things are awkward. Chelsea catches up briefly with Daniel. Billy is clearly not happy to see Daniel and Lily together. Later, Adam finds Billy drinking and wants to yell at him for playing the hero with Chelsea, but Billy gets in his face and yells at him to back off. Abby tells them to knock it off. Adam goes to visit Chelsea, who’s thinking about Billy.

Tucker goes to see Devon, who hears him out. He tries to explain that he just wanted to work with him and Ashley because he cares about them so much. Devon says that he goes about that all wrong through lying and manipulation. He tells Tucker that he really needs to get his act together and leave town. Tucker is glum.

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Adam: What were you up to?

Victor: What do you mean, what was I up to?

Adam: You and kyle, when you were talking here earlier. What sort of collusion was going on?

Victor: Kyle is a nice guy. We had an interesting conversation.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Come on. You can’t really expect me to buy that. The guy’s a bore. What were you talking about?

Victor: Family issues, son. I know you don’t give a damn about family issues, but I do. And I asked him how you were faring at jabot.

Adam: [ Scoffs ] I’m sure you don’t care how I’m doing in my new position. And you must know that kyle’s opinion would be skewed. He hates the fact that I’m there. So there’s no objective value in asking how I’m doing, which leads me to my original question — what are you up to?

Kyle: Harrison finally go down?

Summer: [ Sighs ] Yeah. It took four readings of “bumpy the camel,” but he’s finally sleeping peacefully. You know, I still feel kind of nervous about sticking around here and not going to paris.

Kyle: Hey. You’re safe, summer, both of you. I wouldn’t have encouraged you to stay if I thought you were in danger. You trust me, right?

Summer: Yeah. With my life.

Kyle: Good. Now, you know who I don’t trust?

Summer: Stark?

Kyle: That’s right, but also your grandfather.

Summer: Uh-oh. What did he do now?

Kyle: He wants my help in ousting adam from jabot.

Summer: Really?

Kyle: Mm-hmm. We just discussed it.

Summer: What does he want you to do?

Kyle: We didn’t get into specifics, but he would like it if adam had an epic failure that resulted in him being fired.

Summer: [ Scoffs ] I know that grandpa and adam have always had their issues, but I just can’t believe he would be so hurtful to his own son.

Kyle: I don’t think he was trying to hurt him this time. I got the feeling he just wants him out of the job so he can push him back into the newman fold.

Summer: Coercing adam to return by eliminating his other options? I just… I don’t think a family can be brought together through deceit and manipulation.

Diane: Mm. As fun as this has been — and it’s been a lot of fun — I need to get to chicago.

Jeremy: [ Chuckles ] Love it.

Diane: What?

Jeremy: The audacity. Stealing a piece of jewelry from nikki newman?

Diane: Shh. We don’t want the whole world to know. And it’s not just any piece of jewelry. Victor spent a fortune on it.

Jeremy: Oh. I love that, too.

Diane: And when I bring it back, you’ll know that I’m serious about getting back in the game with you.

Jeremy: You know, I’m so impressed by this plan of yours. Why wait?

Diane: Wait for what?

Jeremy: For you to get back from chicago. Why don’t I come with you? We could pull this heist off together — a taste of things to come.

Abby: Still thinking about it?

Devon: Yeah. It’s kind of hard not to. It’s not every day you find out that your father is trying to steal your company, you know?

Abby: Yeah. You know, I wouldn’t know the feeling because my dad would never try to do that to me or to any one of my siblings.

[ Both chuckle ]

Devon: Mm.

Abby: I’m kidding.

Devon: Mm.

Abby: I’m just trying to cheer you up because you’re so good at doing that for everyone else. What are you feeling?

Devon: I am… I’m feeling like you just being here is cheering me up. I’m also feeling like my life was going really well, like i was on a great trajectory and everything was moving forward. I was working with my sister and we had realized the dream of combining our companies and then everything just fell apart.

Abby: It’s just a setback.

Devon: Mnh, no, it’s not. It’s — it’s more than that. ‘Cause I told jill that I want to buy back hamilton-winters because if it goes public, it’s gonna end up in the hands of strangers — or, worse, people like tucker — and I don’t want that at all. I want to have control of it, and I want to run my company the way that neil taught me how to run it.

Abby: That’s a big decision.

Devon: I know it is. And I know it’s the right one, too, ’cause I can feel it. I’ve made way too many mistakes lately not trusting how I feel, between nate and everything that went down with him, trusting tucker when he showed up to town. It’s definitely time for me to trust my own instincts.

Lily: I’m really sorry.

Daniel: Thank you.

Lily: Thanks.

Daniel: For what?

Lily: Well, I said I didn’t feel like talking, and then i talked your ear off.

Daniel: Oh. Well, you know, it’s understandable. I mean, you got a lot on your mind. You and devon, you and billy, you and — I don’t know — somebody else.

Lily: [ Laughs ]

Daniel: I got to be honest with you — I kind of stopped listening after a while.

Lily: Oh, good. I’m glad I have someone to talk to who listens.

Daniel: [ Sniffs ] I feel the same way. Yeah. You know, I’ve done my fair share of sharing with you. The good, the bad, and the painfully unattractive. For better or worse, you get me.

Lily: I do get you. I wish I didn’t, but I do. Ever leave your clothes in the dryer

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Billy: I’m gonna go order.

Chelsea: Hey, daniel.

Daniel: How’s it going, chelsea? It’s been a minute, huh?

Chelsea: It has. Hi, lily.

Lily: Hi.

Chelsea: I heard you were back in town. It’s great to see you. How have you been?

Daniel: Good. I’ve been good. Um, I’m happy to be back in genoa city in january, you know? I love these subzero temperatures.

Chelsea: Yeah. Are you just visiting or…?

Daniel: Actually, there’s something that’s gonna be keeping me around town for a bit. I’m working on a project with chancellor-winters.

Chelsea: Oh. Well, that’s wonderful. I’m glad to hear it.

Lily: Yeah, we’re very happy to have him.

Chelsea: I bet kevin will be excited you’re back in town.

Daniel: Yeah. Yeah. You know, we’ve talked, but i haven’t gotten to see him as much as I’d like to.

Billy: Well, you’re really busy working on that gaming platform, right? So not a lot of time to do anything else.

Summer: I can’t believe my grandpa would put you in this position. What did you tell him?

Kyle: I didn’t agree to help him push adam out. But I didn’t exactly say no, either.

Summer: Wait, so you’re actually giving this some consideration?

Kyle: Well, I don’t want to get in the middle of a newman family squabble, but adam has a track record of betraying anyone who’s close to him. He could wreak havoc on everything my dad and grandfather built.

Summer: But jack can keep him in line.

Kyle: [ Sighs ] I know my dad has a soft spot for adam and there were 10 million reasons not to give him the job, but he gave it to him anyway. I do not trust my dad’s thinking on this.

Summer: Why does jack have such affection for somebody who’s so ruthless and cold-blooded, anyway?

Kyle: I don’t know. I will never understand my dad’s allegiance to adam.

Victor: I’ve got to tell you very honestly that it hurts me a great deal to realize that you’re going to such great lengths to cut your ties to your family.

Adam: Yes, I’m sure it’s very frustrating for you that I don’t just mindlessly fall in line like my siblings.

Victor: That’s putting it mildly.

Adam: Well, I’m sure that you’ll get over it. You usually do.

Victor: Listen to me. I hope that one day you won’t have the same situation with your son, connor, when he grows up and tells you he wants nothing to do with you, he ices you out of his life. How would you feel about that?

Adam: [ Clears throat ] I think that sounds like a very far-fetched hypothetical.

Victor: No, son, no. That is how you’re treating me, son.

Adam: No, my relationship with connor is much different than what you and I have.

Victor: This is what I —

Adam: I would never do what you’ve done to me.

Victor: This is what I said about my own father. He was a bastard who left his family destitute…so that I had to grow up in a damn orphanage. And I swore I would not treat my children that way.

Adam: I’m sure we come from a long line of men who wish that they were better fathers than their own.

Victor: I’m not getting through to you, am I, son? I seriously doubt our ancestors gave a damn about the subtleties of parenting.

Adam: And, what, you do?

Victor: I do, and I have. And I’ve come to the conclusion that all we do is the best we can. Now, is that what you want to do — have a conversation from father to father?

Adam: I understand that you’ve had to overcome a lot to become the man you are, and i appreciate that.

Victor: But?

Adam: But you’re a ruthless businessman who claims to put family first.

Victor: I always have, and i do now.

Adam: Your actions repeatedly say otherwise. No, what you do is you use the image of a family man to justify some pretty abhorrent behavior. So, from my point of view, you’re a hypocrite at best. Now, is that the kind of father-to-father talk you were hoping for?

Victor: No. But it’s not unexpected. I just really wish that you would realize that all I’ve done in the past in regard to you is tried to protect you, educate you, give you the tools to deal with the slings and arrows that life will throw at you.

Adam: You know, what I found, dad, is what life usually throws at me…is you.

Victor: You’re crossing a certain line. However, I hope that your son will not one day tell you that family means nothing to him, that your love means nothing to him, that he can go to hell. How would you feel about that?

Adam: I just think it’s pretty low that you would use my son — a child — to try to pull me back into your orbit, dad. You know, there are moments in life when you just do what you have to.

Adam: Right. Because it’s always about you and what you want, right?

Victor: You’re damn right it’s about me, as your life is all about you. And I’ve done pretty damn well, okay? I’ve raised an enormous empire and a great family. And you, my son, were raised on a farm in kansas not because of my choice — because your mother wanted it that way, not I! I wanted to raise you here. You have never forgiven me for that. What will it take for you to finally come to your senses? I hope that you will never have to experience what I’m experiencing right now with your own son.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Diane: You don’t need to come to chicago with me. It’s a one-person job.

Jeremy: It doesn’t have to be.

Diane: Yes, but I have it all planned out, down to the last detail. There’s not a lot of room for improvising.

Jeremy: Maybe if I just tagged along.

Diane: [ Chuckling ] Jeremy, you can’t throw last-minute variables into a carefully laid-out plan. It’s too risky. You taught me that.

Jeremy: You need more flexibility.

Diane: You know, I — I don’t get this. I don’t get this. If you’re willing to put the whole thing in jeopardy, it kind of makes me wonder what you’re really after.

Jeremy: It sounds like you don’t trust me.

Diane: Well, trust is a two-way street, isn’t it? I don’t need you looking over my shoulder. You asked me to do something to prove that I’m serious, so let me do it.

Jeremy: But if I knew a little bit more about your operation, maybe I could help.

Diane: No, no, no. This one’s all mine. And nikki newman will be screaming her head off, demanding that the person who stole her precious jewelry be brought to justice. That in itself makes it worth the risk. But I will also have the pleasure of presenting you with an exquisite piece, a tribute and guarantee of my loyalty.

Jeremy: Okay. Okay. The robbery is yours.

Diane: Good.

Jeremy: But [Sighs] Why don’t we go back to my room for a little nightcap before you take off?

Diane: [ Chuckles ] I am on a strict timetable, but I promise I will let you know the second I get back.

Devon: Lily lashed out at me for backing out of the ipo. She doesn’t trust my instincts that it’s gonna hurt the company and katherine and neil’s legacy. She said that I betrayed her, compared me to victor.

Abby: [ Sighs ] She’s just upset. You were both so excited about the merger. You were looking forward to it.

Devon: I know. We were. At first. Until I realized that the business was being pulled in a direction that didn’t make me feel comfortable, and then it made me rethink everything.

Abby: Look, I think you’re right. I think you should trust your intuition. But also remember you both went into this deal with the best of intentions. And lily is your sister. You guys have a bond that can’t be broken. This is nothing like the situation with tucker.

[ Cellphone pings ]

Devon: Well, speak of the devil. He wants to meet with me.

Abby: Okay. Are you going to?

Devon: No, I’m not going to. I don’t have anything to say to him.

Abby: Look, I get it. Tucker’s proven that he can’t be trusted. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t meet with him.

Devon: I — that’s the last thing I would expect you to say. Why do you think I should?

Abby: Because he’s obnoxiously determined and he won’t give up.

Devon: That’s true.

Abby: I think that you should just meet with him face-to-face. He’s not gonna give up until you do. And tell him that you want nothing to do with him.

Tucker: [ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone pings ]

Chelsea: It must be really exciting making the transition from artist to video game designer. Thank you.

Daniel: It is. Yeah. No, no, no, it is. Um, it’s a little daunting, too.

Chelsea: Well, I think it’s very inspiring. It must be cool making a big change like that.

Daniel: Yeah. Yeah. No, thank you. Um…kevin mentioned that you and chloe ended your partnership?

Chelsea: We did. We did. It had kind of, um, run its course, but she’s still my best friend.

Daniel: Well, that’s good. Yeah. So, what are you up to now?

Chelsea: Uh, I’m just trying to figure out some possibilities, you know, figure out what’s next. But, really, I’m just focused on connor.

Daniel: Oh. How’s he doing?

Chelsea: He’s great. He’s great. How’s lucy?

Daniel: She’s, um — well, she’s good. She’s good. She’s currently on this big, grand adventure with her mother.

Chelsea: Cool. Billy, thank you for the tea. Lily, always a pleasure. Uh, and, daniel, good luck with the project.

Daniel: Thank you. It’s nice seeing you, too.

Chelsea: Good night.

Billy: I’m gonna take off. Enjoy the rest of your night.

Daniel: Wow, that was very pleasant.

Summer: So, all things being equal, you would help my grandpa get adam fired.

Kyle: Look, if victor has a way to send adam packing, i think I should listen.

Summer: Getting involved with my grandpa is a slippery slope, kyle.

Kyle: I know. Mom. What’s going on?

[ Door slams ]

Diane: Oh, good. You’re still here. Have you heard from jack?

Kyle: No. Are you okay?

Diane: Oh, oh, yeah. I-I’m fine. I was with jeremy, who almost threw a wrench in our plan, but I-I handled it.

Summer: Is it even wise for you to be here right now? I saw you looking over your shoulder when you came in like somebody might be following you. Harrison and I were about to get on a plane, but we didn’t because I was told that no one is in danger.

Kyle: It’s okay, summer.

Summer: No! It’s not. This criminal from her past is a real threat. I’m thinking about our son here.

Diane: I share your concerns, but I was very careful, and I am confident that no one followed me.

Summer: But you’re not 100% certain.

Diane: Summer, I get it. You don’t trust me yet. But I am determined to prove to you that I am sincere about the changes I’ve made in my life. And if all goes according to plan, I’ll be able to put this last painful piece of my past behind me.

Tucker: Hi. Thank you for seeing me.

Devon: Sure. Come in.

Tucker: [ Clears throat ]

[ Door closes ] Hello, abby. Always a pleasure.

Abby: You can save your charm for devon. I’m gonna go to the restaurant. Call me later.

Devon: Yeah.

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

Tucker: [ Sighs ] Um… I know you’re angry.

Devon: That’s good.

Tucker: Yeah. And probably hurt. And I don’t blame you. So I’m gonna be perfectly honest with you.

Devon: Are you even capable of doing that?

Tucker: I just want a chance to explain to you, um, wh–

Devon: I mean, audra was overseeing our whole ipo move, and it turns out she’s been working for you this whole time. So, what’s left to explain?

Tucker: I know it doesn’t look good. I just want to tell you why i did what I did and what I really wanted. One prilosec otc each morning blocks

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Tucker: When you first found out that I was your biological father, you wanted nothing to do with me.

Devon: I remember.

Tucker: Yeah, ’cause that revelation caused a lot of chaos and upheaval in your life, right?

Devon: Mm-hmm.

Tucker: Um, so I tried to be patient and not push any agenda, um, and demonstrate that

[Clears throat] I wanted to be a part of your life as much as you would let me.

Devon: Right. What’s your point, tucker?

Tucker: Well, uh, just… I wanted to be a, um, positive presence in your life, you know? I wanted to show up for you however I could. For instance, I encouraged you to get the surgery for your hearing loss, right? And so slowly — very slowly — um, what started out as a unwanted disruption in your life started to turn into something else, and a little relationship started to form. And, um, I think one of the most positive steps forward was when we produced the song together, right? I just loved that collaboration with you. And I’m pretty sure you felt the same way. Um, anyway… and now I just… I want to have that kind of collaboration with you again. I want to be a part of your daily life, even if it’s not in the recording studio, but in the executive suite. That’s my dream. And ashley was a part of it, too. Mad dream — pull together some massive family conglomerate with ashley, uh — hopefully my wife again — running jabot and you running chancellor-winters. Ridiculous, right? So, that’s my point. I… I just want to work side by side with the two people who mean more to me than anything else in the world.

Kyle: Hey. How’d it go?

Diane: What happened? Were you able to pull it off?

Jack: Well, there were a few tense moments, but it went smoothly, I think. Anyway, here it is.

Diane: Oh!

Kyle: Wow.

Diane: [ Gasps ] Gosh, that’s beautiful.

Summer: Wait a second. I recognize that necklace. That’s — that’s my grandma’S. My grandpa gave it to her a few years ago. I mean, that’s worth a fortune. Wait, wh– what’s going on? Why do you have it?

Jack: Summer, there is a simple explanation — well, not simple. It’s easy to understand. It’s —

Kyle: Stark wanted proof that mom was on his side, so he asked her to commit a crime to be sure she was willing to go to extremes for him.

Jack: He needs to know that she is criminally liable for something. That way, he’s not the only one in trouble if the two of them reunite and start working together again.

Kyle: And this is how we sell it. We present stark with nikki’s stolen necklace.

Summer: Okay, but how did you get it? I know that my grandma wouldn’t have loaned it to you to help diane. I mean, don’t tell me that you actually — you stole it?

Billy: Scotch, neat, please.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Billy.

Billy: Adam, not tonight.

[ Scotch pouring ] Thank you.

[ Sighs ] I’m serious, okay? I’m not gonna do this. I’m not gonna do this dance tonight where I take a shot at you, you take a shot at me, and neither one of us feels any better about it.

Adam: Listen, I feel the same way. You are the last person that i want to interact with tonight, and I know this because the second-to-last person just left here.

Billy: Oh, yeah. I see daddy’s drink sitting right there. Sorry I missed him.

Adam: Yeah, I’m sure you are. Um, so, I don’t really want to engage with you, but I feel like I have to.

Billy: [ Sighs ] What are you getting at?

Adam: You’ve more or less insinuated yourself into my life, and I am tired of it.

Billy: Are you drunk? You’re not making any sense, adam.

Adam: Chelsea, the mother of my son, okay? I know you were instrumental in helping her through the crisis — and good for you — but now you’re just taking advantage of her.

Billy: I’m warning you. Back off, adam.

Adam: You find it enjoyable that chelsea is vulnerable. I mean, you just get off on being her savior. It’s the one thing that you can cling onto in your life. You know, “everything is a wreck, but maybe I will boost my self-confidence by taking care of this poor woman.” Right, billy? Right? I mean, it’s the truth. It’s obvious. And I know that lily absolutely sees it, too.

Billy: Adam, are you not hearing me? I said back off!

[ Both breathing heavily ] Who says you can’t go for bold

Adam: I’m telling you the truth.

Billy: No, you’re blaming me because she’s not leaning on you anymore and it’s killing you. I mean, you are the main reason chelsea ended up in the situation that she did. You have caused her so much pain, adam.

Adam: No, she never said that.

Billy: No, I am saying that. Do you hear me? I am saying that. I mean, you’re pissed off because I’m supporting her? Are you that self-conscious? Are you that self-obsessed? What is wrong with you?

Adam: She doesn’t need you…

Abby: Hey, hey, hey!

Adam: …In her life, billy!

Abby: Stop. Stop. You know what I need? I need for the two of you to knock it off. You’re frightening my customers. And if you want to attack each other, go outside and do it in the cold. And tip your bartender on the way out.

Adam: I’m sorry, abby. I’ll be on my way.

[ Clears throat ]

Abby: [ Scoffs ]

[ Glass thuds ]

[ Chair legs scrape ] Are you okay?

Billy: [ Sniffs ]

Abby: Billy, what’s going on with you?

Jack: Summer, we are merely borrowing the necklace.

Summer: Where did you get it?

Jack: From victor and nikki’s apartment in chicago.

Summer: And you just walked right in and took it?

Jack: Yeah, more or less. I-I knew how to get in and i knew the code to the safe from my time there with nikki and — the important thing is, this will be returned to her before she even knows it’s missing.

Summer: How am I just finding out about this? Did you keep me in the dark on purpose?

Kyle: Yes. I didn’t want you to stress about it.

Summer: About grand larceny? Kyle, that’s something that i should stress out about.

Kyle: Summer, the necklace will be returned, no harm, no foul.

Summer: And what if you can’t return it? What if you get caught?

Jack: This will work, summer. This is all part of a plan to get rid of stark.

Summer: You know what, kyle? This affects more than just you and your mom. If this blows up, it affects everyone. I don’t want any part of this scheme, and, kyle I don’t want you getting any more involved.

Kyle: Summer, I —

[ Sighs ] I’ll fix this.

Jack: [ Exhales heavily ]

Diane: [ Sighs ] This is exactly what I didn’t want — to bring more turmoil to this family.

Daniel: It was just so tense between you and billy. I mean, I know you said that you guys were trying to keep things friendly, but that — that was painful. I mean, I looked over at chelsea at one point and I could see it in her eyes. She was like, “I got to get out of here. I can’t handle this awkwardness.”

Lily: Yeah, well, they’ve gotten really close, so I’m sure he probably told her everything already.

Daniel: Hey. Are you okay?

Lily: No. Um… I’m just really tired. I feel like I want to sleep for a week. But I will settle for six and a half hours. Um, I should go. Thank you for listening to me.

Daniel: Yeah. Hey, any time. You know that, right? Any time.

Lily: Yeah. Yeah, I do.

Daniel: Nothing better than having someone you can vent to whenever you want.

Lily: Yeah. Agreed. Um, have a good night.

Daniel: Good night.

[ Knock on door ]

Chelsea: Coming! What’s wrong? If you think all pads are exactly the same…

Devon: Tucker, I think that having the goal of working with the people that you love and building something together is really nice. That’s actually what I set out to do with chancellor-winters.

Tucker: Yeah.

Devon: But you have to understand that you’re never gonna get anything close to that if you keep going about things the way that you go about them. Because you deceive and you literally lie to the people that you say you care about just to get what you want. And it’s never gonna work for you.

Tucker: But in my heart, what’s m–

Devon: Who cares? What does it matter what’s in your heart when you use every dirty trick in the book? Or when you tell people you changed when you clearly haven’t changed? You said that car accident in monte carlo changed who you are? It didn’T. You’re the same guy. You said you wanted to get closer to me. You’ve done the complete opposite. You’ve alienated me, and I don’t want to have nothing to do with you. And I imagine ashley probably feels the exact same way. So, do you understand how you set out to get everything and you’ve wound up with nothing?

Tucker: Yeah.

Devon: You see that?

Tucker: Yeah. I need to make some changes.

Devon: I — I would say so. But what you really need to do is get out of my house.

Tucker: Isn’t there a way we can fix it?

Devon: I just told you how you can fix it.

Tucker: What can I do to fix it?

Devon: Tucker, listen to me. Look at me. I’m telling you how to fix it. Leave town. You never should have showed up in the first place.

Adam: I’m not here to talk about myself. I’m here to check on you.

Chelsea: Okay. Um…

[ Door closes ] Well, you don’t have to do that. Or pretend like you’re checking to see how I’m doing when really something else is on your mind. Adam, if something’s bothering you, you can just say it.

Adam: [ Chuckles ]

Chelsea: Okay, it’s been a really long day and I was about to go to bed. So, if you want to talk, maybe you can stop by tomorrow, but for now — look at me. I’m fine. Really. I’m just tired.

Adam: You were watching a movie?

Chelsea: Yeah, I was. Adam, it’s late. I think you should go. Please.

Adam: Okay. Okay. We’ll talk tomorrow.

Jack: Look, uh, kyle can smooth things over with summer. We have to stick with our plan.

Diane: Yeah.

Jack: I just pulled off a major heist. I think we’re committed now.

Diane: Yeah, I can’t tell you how grateful I am. You’ve gone to such lengths to protect me. Thank you.

Jack: Look, hold your gratitude for right now. I think it’s only gonna get trickier from here on.

Diane: Well, I am confident we can pull this off. I just — I just know I’m not gonna be able to sleep tonight. I just want this whole thing to be over.

Jack: Okay, don’t let your nerves get the best of you. You have a role to play here. You have to be utterly convincing, or stark won’t believe you. I am with you every step of the way.

Diane: And I’m with you. Your words are so reassuring. When you talk to me, I believe you completely.

Jack: Good. I believe in you. It’s like there’s this whole new layer to you. There was always beauty, there was always strength, there was always wit, but now there’S… this level of courage that i never expected. And I find it very attractive.

Diane: [ Chuckles ]

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Portia: I’m not going to sit here and watch Spencer Cassadine worm his way into my daughter’s heart again.

Curtis: I get it. Just tread lightly.

Portia: Oh, it’s too late for that. I’ve already made that extremely clear, and Spencer knows exactly how I feel on the matter as well.

Curtis: I’m not talking about Spencer. I’m talking about Trina. [ Sighs ]  If you try to keep her from him, you might end up doing the exact opposite and push her straight into Spencer’s arms.


Spencer: Thanks so much for coming right over, Ms. Miller. Please.

Diane: My fee for an after-hours consultation is substantial, young man.

Spencer: I’m good. And I’ll cover your retainer right now to prove it.

Diane: Retainer? Is this a criminal matter? Spencer, you just got out of Pentonville. You haven’t had time to cash your commissary check.

Spencer: I don’t need a commissary check. But don’t worry, counselor, this is not a criminal matter. It’s more of a civil one.

Diane: I’m listening.

Spencer: It involves Esme Prince’s baby. I want custody.


Elizabeth: So you’re sure the police found nothing at Wyndemere?

Nikolas: It was as if Esme was never in the tower.

Elizabeth: But how?

Nikolas: Victor took care of it.

Elizabeth: Victor knows? How did he figure out what we were up to?

Nikolas: No. He knows what I was up to. I left you out of it. He doesn’t know that you were helping me.

Elizabeth: Thank you. So the police are satisfied? They’re not an immediate concern?

Nikolas: No. But my family is.


[ Monitor beeping ]

Esme: Oh!

Laura: Oh. Hi.

Esme: Wow. God.

Laura: It’s all right. It’s all right.

Esme: [ Breathes deeply ]

Laura: I’m so sorry. I didn’t want to startle you. I was trying not to wake you up.

Esme: You’re not a doctor. Are you a cop?

Laura: No, uh, just an interested party.

Esme: Then how did you get in here?

Laura: Funny, I was about to ask you the very same question.


Carly: My guess is Nina’s in the lab, getting her cheek swabbed.

Sonny: She agreed to be tested as a potential bone marrow match?

Carly: Yeah.

Sonny: Th– that’s why you came into the chapel? ‘Cause Nina was willing to get tested. You didn’t guilt her into it, did you?

Drew: Sonny, you got this all wrong.

Sonny: W–

Carly: It was Nina who laid the guilt trip, okay?

Sonny: What do you have to feel guilty about?


Willow: Get out! Leave me alone!

Michael: Not now, Nina.

Willow: Not ever! I want you out of this room. I want you out of my life for good!

Nina: I — [ Stammers ] I’m sorry, Willow, but… your life may depend on me.

Willow: You should talk to a shrink about that savior complex of yours. Get her out of here. On second thought, don’t give her another reason to drag us into court. Call hospital security.

Nina: I’m not leaving. Not yet.

Willow: Michael.

Michael: [ Sighs deeply ] You need to hear what she has to say.


Laura: One day, you just disappeared. Some say you went to Europe. And others say that you stayed here in Port Charles and committed some pretty heinous crimes.

Esme: Well, what do you think?

Laura: I’m not…

Esme: [ Coughs ]

Laura: Sure.  That’s why I’m here, actually.  Drink. You want to be sure not to get too dehydrated right now. So, tell me, where were you during those months that you were missing, and how did you get here with hypothermia?

Esme: I wish I knew. Thank you. So you sat here patiently watching me sleep, gave me a nice drink of water… Do I know you?

Laura: My name is Laura Collins. I’m the mayor of this city.

Esme: Wow. The mayor? Judging by what people think of me, I’m guessing that you’re not here to give me the key to the city.

Laura: No. I’m here because I am also the grandmother of the baby you’re carrying.


Portia: I need another drink. [ Scoffs ] [ Groans ]

[ Knock on door ]

Curtis: Portia.

Portia: If that’s who I think it is — oh, no, no, no. I got this. I’m calm.

Curtis: [ Sighs ]

Taggert: Hey, sorry I didn’t call.

Portia: Oh, my god! Hi! Come, come out of the cold.

Taggert: Thank you.

Portia: I didn’t realize you were back in town.

Taggert: Yeah, I came back when I saw all the photos of Trina with that Cassadine kid. Do I need to worry about my baby girl?


Sonny: What have you done, Carly?

Dante: Hey, uh, I heard about Willow.

Sonny: I’m sorry I haven’t called you. I just got a — there’s a lot going on.

Dante: Yeah, that’s okay. Uh, I stopped by her room, but Michael and Nina were there. I didn’t want to interrupt.

Carly: I’m sorry, did you say Nina was in Willow’s room?

Dante: Yeah. What’s her prognosis?

Carly: Willow has stabilized, but she’s in desperate need of a bone marrow match.

Dante: I should, uh, I should go get tested then, yeah?

Carly: Uh, Drew, can you show Dante where the lab is so he can get tested?

Drew: Yeah. Yeah. You got it.

Carly: Can I talk to you? Nina’s Willow’s mother.


Willow: Michael, tell me what is going on.

Nina: I-I don’t want to upset you.

Willow: Epic fail.

Nina: Willow, I am so sorry for all the arguments that we’ve had. The ugliness, the bad feelings. I’m sorry for all the ways that I have disappointed you.

Willow: You’ve said all this before. It’s just lip service, Nina. You never mean it, and this time is no different.

Nina: No, this time is — it’s very, very different.

Willow: [ Scoffs ] Why?

Nina: Because n– now I know that… [ Breathing unsteadily ] …You’re my daughter.

Willow: [ Laughs ] Your daughter. You have lost your mind.

Nina: No. It’s true.

Willow: Nina, please. Stop.

Nina: I just found out. You know what? They kept if from me. They kept it from both of us.

Willow: My mother is dead, Nina.

Nina: They said that. They did. But they were lying to you.

Willow: Oh, you’re accusing someone else of lying? That’s — that’s rich. Can you believe her?

Michael: Willow, um, I do. I do believe her because… …it’s true.


Elizabeth: Why would Victor want to keep evidence of Esme’s captivity in a storage unit?

Nikolas: Why do you think? Leverage.

Elizabeth: Against who? You? Oh, that’s disgusting.

Nikolas: No. That’s Cassadine.

Elizabeth: So this isn’t over? Do you have any idea where the storage unit is?

Nikolas: Could be anywhere. Even if I knew, I doubt I would be able to access it.

Elizabeth: [ Scoffs ] So that’s it?

Nikolas: [ Sighs ]

Elizabeth: Your uncle has the power to destroy us both.

Nikolas: No, Elizabeth. I’m quite sure he doesn’t know that you’re involved. Or he would have mentioned it. He has no evidence leading back to you or I’d already know.

Elizabeth: I don’t see how you can be so sure.

Nikolas: I can’t. [ Sighs ] But I promise that I am gonna do whatever it takes to shield you from any of the trouble that I brought you. And I’ll take all the blame if that’s what’s needed. But right now, it’s not Victor we need to worry about talking. It’s Esme.


Esme: You’re Spencer’s mother?

Laura: I’m Spencer’s grandmother. His father, Nikolas, is my son. You stayed with my husband, Kevin, and me when you and Spencer were together.

Esme: Uh, Kevin Collins, the psychiatrist?

Laura: Yes.

Esme: I-I met him. He looked so familiar.

Laura: Do I look familiar?

Esme: The — the guy who came to see me was telling me his name was Spencer. But, wait, I-I’m sorry. I’m confused. You said that Spencer is your grandson, but that I’m carrying your grandchild?

Laura: It’s a lot of names to keep up with, isn’t it?

Esme: Yes.

Laura: How about that? Is this the guy who came to visit you.

Esme: Um, the guy who came was younger. That’s him. That’s my baby’s father.


Diane: All right. Take it from the top.

Spencer: How hard is it to gain full custody of a newborn?

Diane: Well, there was a time when fathers were not favored in family court, but that hasn’t been the case for decades.

Spencer: What about custody being awarded to family members?

Diane: That’s a little trickier. And given your family’s unusual history, I would say that Laura would be in the best position to petition. And don’t forget, Esme will need to be stripped of all parental rights. But given that Esme is Esme, I see that as a possibility.

Spencer: What about a sibling gaining custody?

Diane: A sibling of the baby?

Spencer: Yes. Does that happen?

Diane: Well, yes. I mean, it’s rare, but in this case, there is no — Esme’s baby isn’t yours, is it? Nikolas? Is Nikolas the father?


Michael: Drew confirmed it. Nina is your biological mother.

Willow: No. No.

Nina: Are you okay?

Willow: No.

Michael: I think we should call a doctor.

Willow: No. Drew was looking into my family. He would have told me this himself.

Nina: Well, Drew didn’t know until you were hospitalized.

Willow: How did he find out?

Michael: [ Exhales deeply ] New information came to light.

Willow: And Drew told you?

Nina: Carly told me. Willow, we’re all very, very worried about you.

Michael: Look, I know this is a lot to take in, okay? We don’t — we don’t have to have this conversation right now.

Willow: If not now, when? I may not have much time left.

Michael: No.

Willow: There is no time to wait. I need to know how this happened. And I need to know now.


Carly: That’s why I came to find Nina in the chapel. I wanted to tell her that she and Willow were biologically related, and she needed to be tested as a bone marrow match.

Sonny: Okay, stop right there. [ Sighs ] How did you come by this information?

Carly: Harmony told me.

Sonny: Harmony’s been dead for — for months. How long have — have you known?

Carly: You know, what’s important right now is saving Willow. The details don’t really matter.

Sonny: Yeah, the details matter, because they matter to Willow, they matter to Nina, and they sure as hell mattered to you because you kept your mouth shut.


Sonny:  I just want to know if this is true and why you waited so long to tell Nina.

Carly: Yes, it’s true. And I can only assume that Nina is in there telling Willow right now.

Sonny: Why didn’t you say anything when you found out?

Carly: I’m not getting into the details with you. Okay?

Sonny: Yeah, well… you knew about this, too?


Nina: I didn’t know that I was pregnant with twins. My mother, Madeline, she gave my babies to two separate women. She gave you to Harmony, and she made Phyllis, my nurse, give Nelle to the Bensons.

Willow: Nelle was my sister. I fought my own sister in court. [ Gasps ] After I found out Harmony wasn’t my biological mother, I thought I had no blood relations. And now… it seems I have two.

Nina: You have more. I have my Aunt Liesl and sweet little James.

Willow: So if this is true, it makes… Wiley my nephew.

Nina: It is true, Willow. I thought I lost my only child. And you thought that there was never gonna be a chance for you to have a relationship with your real mother. Maybe this is a way for both of us to get something we never had before.


Taggert: I thought Trina was done with this Spencer creep.

Portia: Okay, let’s try to keep it down. She’s upstairs sleeping. And I know — I thought that she was done with Spencer, too. But apparently they’re friends again, no matter what we think about it.

Taggert: Oh, we’ll see about that.

Portia: I understand your sentiment. I really do. But thankfully, Curtis talked me off the ledge before I made things even worse.

Taggert: Oh, you did, did you?

Curtis: I-I was saying that I think we should give Trina space to figure things out for herself.

Taggert: No offense, but you’re not my daughter’s father.


Laura: Why do you think that Spencer is the father of your baby? Did he say that he was?

Esme: He said it was possible. It is possible, right?

Laura: The two of you have had, uh, quite a history.

Esme: I sure hope he’s the father. He was so kind to me. He told me that we used to be boyfriend and girlfriend, but that we broke up.

Laura: Yeah.

Esme: Was the first photo you showed me Nikolas? He’s your son?

Laura: Yes. Has he been to see you?

Esme: Not yet. But if he’s any bit as nice as you and Spencer, I wouldn’t mind.

Laura: Hm.

Esme: Can I ask you a question, Mayor Collins?

Laura: Of course.

Esme: I get the feeling that not very many people in this town like me. And it’s weird not knowing if I’m guilty of the accusations about me or not. I mean, someone in this town must have cared about me, other than maybe Spencer. You said I lived with you, right? Can you tell me anything about me?

[ Knock on door, door opens ]

Dante: Laura.

Laura: Dante.

Dante: Sorry to interrupt. I was, uh, hoping to get some answers.

Esme: I’ll try my best.


Spencer: Do I have a chance?

Diane: Well, the courts are not usually keen on taking a child away from both biological parents without good cause.

Spencer: It should be easy enough to convince a judge that Esme is unfit. Not only is she facing legal troubles, her state of mind and her health challenges — those are factors.

Diane: All fair points. But a good lawyer could argue all of that on — on behalf of Esme.

Spencer: Well, lucky for us, you’re not just a good lawyer — you are the best.

Diane: Well, flattery is nice. A good case is nicer.

Spencer: Look, I know that it’s possible. I know that it’s possible because Michael was able to gain custody of his sister Avery at one point.

Diane: Correct. And, yes, your Aunt Alexis won that case, but — but that was short-lived. Michael ultimately gave Avery back to Sonny and Ava, and now they have joint custody of their daughter. But I’m assuming you don’t want to just temporarily remove this child.

Spencer: No. If I get my way, this baby will never know either of its parents.


Willow: Can you give Nina and me a few minutes alone?

Michael: Uh, I don’t think —

Willow: Michael, please.

Michael: I’ll be close by.

Willow: This won’t take long.

[ Door opens ]

Nina: It’s a lot, huh? I’m reeling, too, you know? I spent years and years looking for my child, and the pain of that loss, it haunted me every single day. But I have a daughter. [ Voice breaking ] Who hates me.

Willow: Don’t put words in my mouth, Nina.

Nina: Well, it’s no secret that all we’ve done — you know, we fight with each other. But I am hoping that ends here and now, that we can move forward, that we can build a new relationship with each other, that, you know, we can look back on all of this with a new sense of wonder about how we’ve come so far. We can tell that story to Wiley, and then we can tell the story to the new little one.

Willow: You won’t be telling either of my children stories, Nina. I asked Michael to leave to spare you some dignity. But make no mistake — the fact that we have a blood tie changes nothing between us.


Sonny: You hid the truth from Nina and Willow, too?

Drew: I would have told them had I known.

Sonny: So this is a vendetta.

Carly: It’s not a vendetta!

Drew: Sonny. [ Sighs ] Carly wasn’t trying to hurt Nina. She was trying to protect Willow.

Sonny: Okay. Make that make sense to me, Drew.

Drew: Because Willow was furious after the visitation hearing. She didn’t want her anywhere near her family.

Sonny: Because she didn’t know that Nina was her mother, Drew.

Carly: Have you forgotten the hell Nina put Willow through?! Have you?!

Sonny: You know what? You can fool Drew all you want. You’re not gonna fool me. You weren’t protecting Willow. You were doing this because you wanted to get back at Nina.

Carly: You can think what you want.

Michael: Enough! Enough!


Diane: You have every right to feel betrayed, because you were, but you have no obvious legal right to your father’s child.

Spencer: Uh —

Diane: Now, look, look. I’m gonna be blunt because that’s just part of my charm. I am concerned that a judge will hear the anger that I just heard and wonder about your motive. So I’ve got to ask you — what you’re trying to do, is it in the best interest of the child, or are you — are you seeking revenge against Nikolas and Esme?

Spencer: I don’t care about my father and Esme. Although, yes, sticking it to my father would be the icing on the cake.

Diane: And there it is again.

Spencer: This is about saving a child from an amoral mother and a dangerously selfish father. This is about breaking a cycle. A cycle that I’m all too familiar with. When my father was not pretending that he was dead, he was choosing a woman over me. This goes beyond bad parenting skills. My father is a toxic and damaging person, so I do not want to sit idly by while he breaks another child’s heart or while he damages another child’s self-esteem… because my little brother or sister deserves better than that.

Diane: As did you. Well said, Spencer, and we can put forth that argument. But I got to tell you, the odds are stacked against you.

Spencer: What if there is something that I could do to even those odds?


Elizabeth: From what I can tell, it doesn’t appear that Esme will recover her memories any time soon.

Nikolas: Good.

Elizabeth: For us. Not so much for her.

Nikolas: A blank slate could be a blessing. Esme has no memories of the low-down dirty deeds she’s done. She doesn’t have to carry the guilt like I do.

Elizabeth: It’s a double-edged sword. Being spared the painful memories is kind of a blessing, but knowing there’s something you can’t access, it’s just torture.

Nikolas: Are we still talking about Esme?

Elizabeth: Like I said, I don’t think she’s gonna remember anytime soon, which makes Victor’s evidence moot.

Nikolas: Exactly. No, it’s a pile of junk. Even with Esme’s DNA, I mean, it doesn’t pinpoint time or location. I mean, Esme, she lived at Wyndemere for months on and off.

Elizabeth: Mm.

Nikolas: As long as she doesn’t remember, we’re safe.  [ Sighs ] It’s gonna be okay, Elizabeth. I mean, there’s no real evidence, no testimony. Means no proof or case.


Dante: Does this look familiar?

Esme: It looks like a Christmas ornament.

Dante: Yeah. You had it on you when you were admitted. Can you take another look? It might actually give us a clue as to where you were before you turned up.

Esme: [ Sighs ] It doesn’t look familiar.

Laura: May I look? Oh, it looks hand-painted.

Dante: Yeah, it’s probably part of set. We’re trying to figure out who made them.

Laura: Mm-hmm.

Esme: I’m sorry. It means nothing to me.

Dante: If you can think of anything, if anything comes to you, can you give me a call?

Esme: No. Why would I help the police build a case against the girl I used to be?


Michael: You know, Willow’s life is imploding, and you’re out here fighting like children.

Carly:  How is she?

Michael: On top of the fact that she’s sick, she’s having to deal with the idea that the woman who she actively hates, who she told to drop dead, is her mother.

Drew:  Okay, look, we are here for you, for both of you, in any way possible.

Carly:  I’m sorry. And we can put our disagreements aside and focus on Willow, but why the hell was Nina’s first instinct to go in there and talk to Willow and not get tested first?

Sonny: You have no right to question Nina after what you’ve done, Carly.

Carly: Go to hell.

Michael: I need to talk to you in private.


Michael: I can’t believe that Mom knew that we were looking for Willow’s family, and she didn’t say a thing.

Sonny: That’s because she wanted revenge on Nina.

Michael: I don’t give a damn about Nina. Look. Willow is my one and only priority, okay?

Sonny: Right. Okay. I want to help you. How can I help you?

Michael: By dealing with your feelings towards what Mom did later, okay? Away from me. Away from Willow.

Sonny: I can do that. How are you holding up?

Michael: [ Sighs ] I don’t care about me. I care about Willow. She’s — she’s devastated, and I have to make things better for her.

Sonny: That’s what you’re doing, Michael. You’re looking out for her best interests. You’re there for her as a partner. As a father. You’re doing all the right things, son.


Diane: What do you mean, “even the odds”?

Spencer: I was with Esme for years, and according to my father, he was only with her for one night. Who’s to say that I’m not the father?

Diane: That’s an interesting wrinkle. Look, obviously I am always and only about presenting the best possible case for all of my clients. So if you tell me that you’re the father, I will take that into court. But if you have even an inkling that a DNA test might prove otherwise, I’m not gonna go down that road. I will not be party to fraud. So if that’s what you’re looking for, then you’ve got to keep looking for another lawyer. And your father, don’t forget, can bring in his own DNA test. And what do you think those results are gonna be?

Spencer: Fair enough. Okay, Ms. Miller, what are my options?

Diane: Well, here’s my charming bluntness. Again, it is very difficult to strip a child away from its biological parents. That’s a long shot. And we would be fighting on two fronts because Esme, while she doesn’t have the resources that your father has, still has rights. But your father is gonna level everything he’s got at you. He will attack you. And you are fresh from Pentonville. Not your first stint, but your second. So you will be playing defense yourself.

Spencer: I am sure that you can handle that.

Diane: Yes, of course I can handle it. And I would present a very effective case on your behalf. But I got to warn you, Spencer, I cannot guarantee you a win.


Dante: Well, chalk one up for nature versus nurture, I guess. Right? Even in Esme’s supposed state of amnesia, her instinct was to protect herself.

Laura: Yes, I noticed that. That Christmas ornament — is that somehow related to The Hook Killer investigation?

Dante: We don’t know yet, but we are pivoting away from Esme as the prime suspect in the killings. Could she be involved on some level? Maybe. But there’s no way she committed the acts herself.

Laura: [ Sighs ] Ah, that’s such a relief.  [ Laughs ] Yeah. But she is still under investigation for the revenge porn charges, right?

Dante: Yeah. Yeah. And the drugging of Oz Haggerty.

Laura: She will be discharged from the hospital soon. Will she be granted bail or held in a facility?

Dante: You know what? That’s above my pay grade.

Laura: Ah.

But I’m sure the D.A. will be calling you, and you and he will have to figure out the right answers to that.

Laura: I’m not sure there’s a right answer to this question. No matter how we choose to deal with Esme, the public will be watching and judging.


Elizabeth: I should get going.

Nikolas: Wait. All that talk of memory loss felt personal. I should have asked you this before, but did you ever figure out why you were losing time?

Elizabeth: [ Sighs ] Sorry I never told you, but yes, I did. Sleepwalking, the blackouts — they were the result of the illustrious Dr. Carolyn Webber using her psychiatric expertise to repress my memory.

Nikolas: What?! Did your father know?

Elizabeth: Yes. Anyway, I know my situation isn’t the same as Esme’s. But I’ve been where she is. I know what it’s like to not be able to rely on your memory or to be confused by the lack thereof.

Nikolas: What happened? What made your parents so desperate for you not to remember?


Curtis: Look, I may not be Trina’s biological father, but I am speaking from experience. She didn’t appreciate it when I weighed in on her personal life, and she all but told her mother to butt out of her business before she went up to bed.

Taggert: Well, that may be. I mean… Trina’s always been strong-minded and independent, but [Sighs] giving your daughter space so she can make her own mistakes is a lot different than standing back and watching her put herself in danger. Portia and I, we didn’t let her play in traffic as a child, and we’re not gonna let her play with the Cassadines. I know that family — too well. Tell the Princess to call me when she wakes up.

Portia: I will.

Taggert: [ Sighs ] Sorry for ruining your evening.

[ Door closes ]

Portia: Now, you know that I value you and your opinion and your support. It’s just that when it comes to Trina, um, Taggert is territorial.

Curtis: I get it. I totally understand. And so for now, I’m just gonna go ahead and keep my parenting advice to myself.

Portia: [ Chuckles softly ]

Curtis: That is, until we have our own.


Carly: I can deal with Sonny’s anger. I expected it. But the way Michael avoided my eyes…

Drew: We all need a little time.

Carly: And if it… affords Willow more time, it will have all been worth it.


Willow: If there is proof that you are my biological mother, I will accept that fact. But I will never accept you. You continually tried to destroy our family, first by keeping Sonny away from his loved ones, then insinuating yourself with my son and ripping our reputations to shreds in open court.

Nina: Willow, you’re not well enough for this.

Willow: I haven’t been well for months. But that didn’t stop your torment. You accused me of having an affair with TJ when he was supporting me through my diagnosis.

Nina: I didn’t know.

Willow: You didn’t care to know! You jumped to conclusions because you have been hell-bent on taking me and Michael down by any means necessary. And this is the story you want to tell Wiley someday? Not a chance.

Nina: I thought that Wiley was my only tie to a woman who I believed was my only daughter. Losing a child left me broken and untethered. If anyone understands how that affects a mother, you do, Willow. A crime was committed against me. And you. You were taken without my consent. I couldn’t save your sister, Nelle. But I’m saving you.


Michael: I have to get back to Willow.

Sonny: Of course.


Nina: As your closest relative, I stand the best chance to be a donor match.

Willow: And if you are a match, what do you want in exchange?

Nina: Nothing… [Voice breaking] Whatsoever. You don’t — you don’t owe me anything. Do — do you think I came in here to emotionally blackmail you?

Willow: I don’t know… what to believe. I… I only know I don’t trust you.

Nina: Okay. I accept the fact that this might not change anything for you, but I want you to know this — when I leave this room, I am going to the lab, and I’m gonna get tested. Look at your eyes. We have the same… eyes. This might not ever change your mind, but you’re my daughter. And if I have the power to save your life, I’m not gonna let anything stop me. Not even you.

[ Door closes ]


Portia: Well, now, discussing parenthood in the abstract is one thing, but bringing a child into the world, I mean, that’s another.

Curtis: Okay. Well, let’s do more than discuss it.

Portia: [ Laughs ] I love you so much.

Curtis: [ Laughs ] I love you, too.  Look, honey, we have our entire future ahead of us.

Portia: And in that future, you really see yourself being a father?

Curtis: Oh. [ Chuckles ] I know there are no guarantees, but… hell yeah. I would love to continue the Ashford name and have a child of my own.


Diane: [ Sighs ] If you are serious about gaining custody of this baby, then I will seriously consider taking this case. But you’ve got to stop calling me Ms. Miller. From now on, you call me Diane.

Spencer: As long as I can call you. Thank you, Diane.

Diane: Don’t thank me yet. It would be a long and arduous road.

Spencer: Understood.

Diane: Is it? Spencer, you know what the most terrifying thing about wildfires is? Once they get started, once they’re lit, they are nearly impossible to control. And every time a case like this comes into a courtroom, it’s like a wildfire has been lit within a family. Look at Sonny and Michael, or more recently, look at Michael and Nina and Willow.

Spencer: I don’t have much of a family, especially not where my father is concerned.

Diane: Okay. But a decision like this will upend your young life. And it might impact every single one of your relationships. So before you call me again, I want you to think long and hard about how far you’re willing to go. Because once this wildfire is lit, it’s gonna rage with unforeseen consequences.


Nikolas: So sorry that happened to you.

Elizabeth: Well, I’m sorry your Uncle Victor is threatening you.

Nikolas: Ha. You got to love the irony of relying on Esme to evade both the law and my uncle. The fates must be laughing themselves silly.

Elizabeth: [Scoffs] We’re both at the mercy of Esme and her recollection. I know it may be hypocritical, but my self-preservation is stronger than my empathy right now. I just wish there was a way we could make sure she would never get her memory back. But that’s next to impossible.

[ Door closes ]

Nikolas: Never say never.


Laura: This is a very high-profile case, and unfortunately, I am front and center. I mean, I don’t like to sound like a politician, but I am painfully aware of the optics. Esme was my grandson’s girlfriend. She lived in the house with us for a while. The baby she’s expecting could possibly be my close relation. [ Sighs ] We can’t let her go without consequence. But how do we prosecute a woman who can’t recall the crimes that she’s alleged to have committed?

Dante: I don’t know. I don’t know. I mean, I don’t envy you and Robert right now ’cause it sounds like a nightmare.

Laura: Yeah. And I can’t help but feel for Cameron and for Spencer. Their lives were so impacted by Esme’s actions. How do we get restorative justice for them?  You know, if we take it on faith that Esme’s memory is gone, gone for good…

Dante: Okay. That’s a big if right there.  What do you think? You think she’s faking it?


Esme: [ Sighs ]


Drew: Revealing the truth was painful, but in doing so, you’ve given Willow a chance to survive.

Carly: I hope so. I pray, you know? Thank you.

Drew: For what?

Carly: For not making me feel worse.


Michael: [ Sighs ] Hey. Talk to me.

Willow: Why her? Why couldn’t it have been anyone else besides Nina?


Nina: Sonny… …I have a daughter.

Sonny: Yeah, you do.

Nina: It’s Willow, and… she doesn’t want to have anything to do with me.


On the next “General Hospital” —

Anna (to Valentin): Shut up or give up.

Victor (to Esme): I’m not one to challenge.

Martin: Everybody’s luck runs out.

Michael (to Chase): The biggest danger that Willow’s facing right now is herself.

Sasha (to Willow): Are you thinking of refusing the transplant?

Sonny (to Nina): As long as there’s life, there’s always hope.

Ryan (to Heather): Alone at last.

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[ Dramatic music ]

Sheila: Well, you– you can’t begin to know what this means to me, hearing those words. Hearing you say that you love me.

Steffy: Oh, my god.

Sheila: That’s all I’ve ever wanted. It’s all I’ve dreamed of and now, knowing that I am… that I– that I approached you on a beach, you– you didn’t recoil. You didn’t tell me what a monster I was. You heard me out and I heard you and still, I mean, to think that it would– it would lead to this. Falling in love, but it has. I love you and you love me and that is everything, Bill. That is everything.


Katie: Wait a second. Sheila is free because of Bill?

Carter: That doesn’t make any sense. There’s no mention of Bill being involved at all.

Finn: Sheila wouldn’t be a free woman if it weren’t for your ex-husband.

Katie: That doesn’t make any sense. Bill can’t just wave a magic wand and Sheila walks.

Carter: Yeah, as powerful as he is, Bill’s not even capable of that.

Katie: I mean, how could he have made that happen? And what possible reason could he have had?

Finn: Look. The last thing Steffy and I expected was for Sheila to walk free. We’re both shocked and confused and–

Katie: Wait, wait, wait. You told the judge everything and they still let Sheila go?

Carter: She has a list of charges and there’s not even a full trial? Finn, man, I– I don’t get it. Why?

Finn: Blackmail.

Katie: Sheila’s blackmailing Bill?

Finn: No. Bill’s blackmailing Steffy and me.

Katie: What?

Finn: That’s what this is all about. Bill’s blackmailing us to keep Sheila from paying for the crimes that she committed.

[ Katie sighing ]


Steffy: Bill, don’t let her do this to you. Sheila is using you. She knows nothing about love.

Sheila: Well, that’s not true. I’ve been unlucky in love, until now. You heard Bill. He loves me and I love him.

Taylor: You don’t know how to love.

Steffy: All you do is manipulate and destroy.

Bill: All right, stop. Both of you.

Sheila: God, why can’t we just stop this, all right? We are all very much aware of my past and I have made some– some horrible decisions that I am ashamed of, but I’m not alone, Steffy, with that. Now, we have all made mistakes, your mother included. I mean, Taylor made one that I’m sure she will regret for the rest of her life. Bill kept quiet about your mother shooting him. He forgave Taylor and moved on, so why is it so difficult for the two of you to do the same? I mean, we could just– we could go on and live our lives. Steffy, you love my son. And I– I love Bill. We love each other. They say that– that love changes a person and I already feel that happening for me. Can’t we just accept the situation, please? You’re gonna have to accept it. You have no choice.

Taylor: Why is that? Because you think there’s nothing we can do?

Sheila: There is nothing you can do.

Taylor: I don’t know about that. I can confess. I can go to the police. I can tell them what happened all those years ago. I was the one who shot Bill. I can do that. And then guess what? No more blackmail. And you go to prison for the rest of your life.


Carter: I mean, Bill can be ruthless, yes, in business, but… I mean, Steffy is the mother to his granddaughter. To put a knife to her throat, to yours, too…

Katie: What could he possibly he have on you that would be worth blackmailing you over?

Finn: I can’t get into the details, but what Bill’s doing is reprehensible.

Katie: I’ve known Bill for a very long time. We were married, we share a son and I’ve seen all sides of him, good and bad, but for him to do this, to protect Sheila, I– I just– I can’t even imagine what he’s thinking.

Finn: Apparently, Bill and Sheila are in a relationship.

Katie and Carter: What?

[ Katie sighing ]


Taylor: It’s a simple solution, really. I confess. Yeah, I– I lose everything, but if I were to allow you to blackmail my daughter and me, it would be so much worse. Because that would mean that Sheila gets away with shooting Steffy and Finn and all the lives that you’ve destroyed, and I– I– I can’t let that happen.

Steffy: Mom, please. You do not have to do this.

Taylor: No, but I do.

Steffy: No, you don’t.

Taylor: Yes, I do. Look, I– I– I should’ve come forward years ago because if I did–

Steffy: No, Mom, you need to stop blaming yourself. You were protecting me. Stop.

Taylor: From Bill. From Bill. Isn’t this ironic? Here I am protecting you again and I’ll– and I’ll– I’ll keep doing it. I am not going to let you and Finn and Hayes and Kelly be in danger. Because he’s allowing this woman to– to be out on the streets, to escape justice. I’m the only one that can stop this.

Steffy: No, you can’t, Mom. Bill already bought a judge. He’ll buy another and another. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep Sheila out of prison–

Sheila: And you will end up in jail for the rest of your life.

Steffy: Can you just shut it, Sheila? Shut it.

Sheila: You know, whether you believe me or not, I don’t want to see your mother go to jail. Taylor, you saved my life and I saved yours. I– why can’t we just live our lives? I mean, we can go on in peace and live in love and be with our families. Can you imagine your life without your grandchildren? Without your daughter or– or your son? And from what I understand, Thomas could really use his mother’s guidance right now.

Taylor: Don’t you dare use my son and do not talk about him right now.

Bill: That’s not she’s doing.

Steffy: That’s exactly what she’s doing. I can’t believe you’re defending her.

Sheila: Let’s just take a minute here, okay, and catch our breath. Let’s start out by acknowledging a fact, that the woman standing before you today is not the same woman that you feared and loathed.

Taylor: Because you’ve changed? No, Sheila. We’ve heard that before. We’re not buying it.

Sheila: Yeah, well whether you believe it or not, it’s true.

Steffy: Oh, you know nothing about the truth, Sheila.

Bill: Sheila will not be a threat to you, to your mother or anyone else.

Sheila: It’s true because I have everything I’ve always wanted. To be appreciated, valued and most importantly, loved.

Steffy: Oh, my god.


Sheila: I suppose we should’ve expected it. Taylor turning herself in just to see me go back to jail, but the way Steffy was pleading with her to not go through with it… what do you think?

Bill: If something comes up, we’ll figure it out. Together.

Katie: This doesn’t make any sense. Bill is a lot of things, but he is not an idiot. He would never get involved with someone as diabolical as Sheila. Oh, we just heard. Sheila is free and it’s all because of Bill.

Finn: I’m glad you’re okay.

Steffy: Yeah.

Finn: I, uh, explained to Katie and Carter about the blackmail, but I didn’t get into details.

Katie: And we’re not asking. I just couldn’t be more stunned. I mean, I know Bill better than anyone. For him to defend Sheila and get her out of jail because he’s personally involved with her? I mean, it just– it can’t be possible.

Steffy: Yeah, that’s what I thought, but sadly, it’s true.

Taylor: Yeah, Steffy and i were just over at Bill’s and Sheila was with him.

Katie: I gotta talk to Bill. I gotta confront him.

Carter: I’ll go with you.

Katie: No, I think it’s best if I go by myself.

Carter: What if Sheila’s there?

Katie: I will handle her. The stakes are too big.


Sheila: It is unbelievable to me that in this very room, Taylor pulled a gun on you and shot you in the back. Thank god you survived.

Bill: Hm. I doubt a lot of people would agree with you. Especially now.

Sheila: Are you worried about what people think? Because I’m not and– and I don’t. Oh, wait. There was that one time where I came back for my son’s wedding and that did matter because I knew that the Forresters would be against me and that I was going to have to prove to them that I– I was a changed woman for them to accept me and let me be part of their family, but it really didn’t really matter because Steffy refused to accept me and, you know what? All of the Forresters didn’t and the Logans and that holds true to this day. But then, you came along. And this incredible thing happened between us. I never would’ve guessed in a million years that you would’ve been the man, the love that I’ve been looking for all these years, but you are. You always will be.


Steffy: You should have seen my mom. She really let Bill have it.

Taylor: Ugh. I mean, he’s– he’s blackmailing us. He’s blackmailing us so that someone as dangerous as Sheila is free. Free to terrorize the people I love.

Steffy: My mom still wants to turn herself in.

Taylor: Oh, there–

Steffy: Put an end to this.

Taylor: Yeah, well, there wouldn’t be anything to put an end too if I hadn’t lost control that night and shot Bill.

Steffy: Mom, stop. I know what happened is always gonna haunt you, but you can’t keep doing this to yourself.

Taylor: I think about it. I don’t even– I don’t even recognize myself. It’s– it’s like I– I don’t know who I was, you know? To actually pick up a gun, aim it and– and– and pull the trigger.

Steffy: Mom, you need to stop beating yourself up. Bill has lost his mind and he’s blackmailing us because he’s supposedly in love with Sheila.

Finn: What? Love?

Steffy: Oh, yeah. Bill professed his love to Sheila right in front of my mom and me. Like anyone could ever love a woman like Sheila. It’s like so vile. But, I guess the spell that she cast over him is working because he is committed to defending her. Bill is lost to Sheila and that is gonna destroy him. His love for her will destroy him.


Bill: Meeting you, the time we spent together, I finally know what that’s supposed to feel like. I love you, Sheila.

Katie: I know what happened. How Sheila avoided going back to prison, where she belongs. And you’re involved and I don’t– I don’t understand that. I’m just wrap my head around that and I can’t, so that’s why I’m here because I’m hoping that you can explain it to me because you don’t do anything without a reason. Steffy and Finn say that you’re blackmailing them and I– I– I don’t know why and I don’t really want to know what the specifics are, it doesn’t matter. I just– I’m just hoping that I could get through to you and maybe you could help me understand. I know you better than anyone. Maybe even better than you know yourself. You said that to me. You’ve told me that. And– and this is not you. Sheila Carter? Bill, you know. You know all of the horrific things she’s done. How can you defend her? Her presence in our lives. Her evil presence, it threatens all of us. Think about will. Think about our son. How are you going to explain this to him? How? How are you going to explain her? How could you even imagine her being anywhere near our child? [ Katie sighing ] I know you haven’t been yourself lately, and I’ve been really worried about you, I have and I know that you– you asked me to help you and I didn’t and I– and I wish I could take that back. I wish I could and I’m so, so sorry, but for you to do something like this, I– you’re the one who was responsible for getting her arrested and that was a good thing. That was good. And now Steffy and Finn are– are saying that you’re in some kind of relationship with her, which is crazy. It’s– it’s not possible. I get it. You’re– you’re depressed. I get it. You’re– you’re sad and you’re lonely and I know what that feels like, I do. I know what it feels like. It feels horrible, but I can help you. I can help you with that. You don’t have to turn to someone like Sheila Carter, you don’t. You don’t because she will hurt you. That’s all she’s good at. That’s what she does. You can’t allow her into your life and into this home. You can’t allow it, Bill.

Sheila: It’s too late for that, Katie. You passed up on the greatest man alive and he exposed you to a life that you could never dream of. He’s powerful and he’s passionate and he’s the love of my life and I’m the love of his.

[ Katie scoffing ]

Katie: The love of his life. You have to listen to me, please. Please, just listen. She doesn’t love you. She’s not capable of it. She destroys. And she will take everything you love and care about and she will break it. You have to get her out of your life. You have to. If you don’t, then we are at the mercy of her. All of us. You especially. You have to see that. Please tell me that you see that. Please tell me that you will do whatever it takes to send her back to prison, where she belongs.

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GH Short Recap Monday, January 16, 2023

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Portia is worried about Trina and Spencer being friends again, so Curtis tries to talk her down. He suggests that she might run the risk of pushing them closer together. Taggert drops by, having seen the photos of Spencer and Trina together. He gets annoyed at Curtis’ interference. He, too, thinks the Cassadines are too dangerous.

Diane meets with Spencer because he wants to get custody of Esme’s baby. She’s surprised that Nikolas is the dad and not him. They have a very intense talk about it. Diane isn’t sure he would win such a case and warns that it might blow up his whole life and that of his family and friends, but he’s determined to keep the child from the two awful parents.

Nikolas meets with Elizabeth to tell her that the police didn’t find any traces of Esme at Wyndemere. However, Victor found some evidence and is keeping it in storage in order to control Nikolas. He assures her that Victor doesn’t know about her involvement. They’re both worried about whether Esme might get her memories back. She fills him in on how her parents repressed her own memories. When she remarks that it’s too bad there’s not a way to make Esme’s amnesia permanent, it gives Nikolas an idea.

Laura visits Esme and asks where she’s been. Esme claims she doesn’t remember Laura. Laura shows her photos of Spencer and Nikolas. Esme says that Spencer visited her. She seems to think that he’s the father of her baby because they’d been together. Laura tells her that she’s her baby’s grandmother, which confuses Esme. Dante visits, too, and asks Esme if she recognizes the hand-painted Christmas ornament that was found on her when she washed up, but she claims not to recognize it. When Dante asks her to call him if she remembers anything, she refuses. Dante tells Laura that the police no longer think that Esme was The Hook Killer, although she may have been involved. Laura wonders how they can prosecute a pregnant woman with amnesia, and how she can get justice for Cameron and her other victims.

Willow orders Nina out of her room, but Michael confirms Nina’s story that she’s Willow’s bio mom. After demanding some details, Willow asks Michael to leave them alone. Nina is overjoyed to be Willow’s mom, but Willow tells her that this changes nothing and she doesn’t want Nina in her life or around her kids. Nina is hurt when Willow wonders what Nina wants in return for her bone marrow. Nina declares that she’ll save Willow’s life, whether she wants her to be her mother or not.

Dante comes by G.H. to get tested, to see if he’s a match for bone marrow for Willow. Carly asks Drew to take him to the lab while she tells Sonny how she knows that Nina is Willow’s mom. He’s furious with her for keeping the truth away from them for months and accuses her of just wanting revenge on Nina. Drew and Carly both protest that Carly was merely looking out for Willow, but Sonny doesn’t buy it. Michael comes out of Willow’s room to tell them to stop yelling and arguing. Sonny takes Michael aside and asks about how he’s doing, but Michael’s only concern is Willow. Sonny looks relieved that Michael is being nice to him again.

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Y&R Best Lines Friday, January 13, 2023

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Audra: That sounds like a threat.

Tucker: Consider it a promise…one I intend to keep.

Audra: You blew it with your son, not me.

Tucker: No, you had one job! One!

Audra: Look, I did my job to a T.

Tucker: Eh.

Audra: Devon wasn’t suspicious of me until he realized that we share the same stupid phone alert.

[Scoffs]

Tucker: What? What are you talking about?

Audra: I guess he didn’t share that part, okay? But this is why he asked if we were colluding against him. Now, why would he wonder about something that could have so easily been dismissed as a coincidence? Because from the moment that he heard that you showed up in town in that ludicrous helicopter, okay, like the attention-seeking narcissist you are, Devon wondered if his dear old dad had an agenda to take over his company. Speaks so well of your personal dynamic. Oh. Have I crossed a line? I’m doing you a favor speaking the truth. You could have reconnected with Devon without all the secrets and lies. But whenever you have to choose between honesty and manipulation, you always choose the latter. It makes you feel like the smartest guy in the room. Only this time, your son was smarter.

Tucker: And now he won’t return my calls. And he’s cut me off from my grandson. My relationship with him means more than any company ever could, and yet he won’t give me a chance to explain. I just want to work side by side with him. I don’t want to… I wasn’t trying to rob him of anything. I wanted — I wanted to build something with him. Just like I was trying to do with Ashley.

Audra: Did things go south there, as well?

Tucker: [Chuckles] Yeah. I guess you could it’s not my day.
Audra: That’s life. Do you want me to cower and beg for forgiveness? Too bad. I am as through with you as you are with me. So that’s not happening.

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Kyle: [ Sighs ] Hey, Adam.

Adam: [Sighs] Something on your mind?

Kyle: Wow. Is that what passes for “hello” these days?

Adam: You know, if it’s all the same to you, I would really like to enjoy my drink in peace.

Kyle: Huh. You know, I think I know what this is about. You’re having trouble dealing with the fact sally chose the superior brother.
Adam: You know, I don’t recall you being a particularly big fan of Sally’s, and now you are glad she’s involved with your father-in-law instead of me. Hmm. I doubt summer shares your enthusiasm, so you might want to keep that one to yourself.

Kyle: As usual, you’ve twisted my words around. I was just making an observation.


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Interview with actors Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Andrene Ward-Hammond, and Rosie Perez and EP Joey Hartstone

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Interview with actors Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Andrene Ward-Hammond, and Rosie Perez and EP Joey Hartstone of "Your Honor" on Showtime

Interview with actors Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Andrene Ward-Hammond, and Rosie Perez and EP Joey Hartstone of “Your Honor” on Showtime by Suzanne 9/20/22

SHOWTIME FALL TCA PRESS CONFERENCE
YOUR HONOR
Bryan Cranston – “Michael Desiato” (he/him)
Hope Davis – “Gina Baxter” (she/her)
Michael Stuhlbarg – “Jimmy Baxter” (he/him)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. – “Charlie” (he/him)
Andrene Ward-Hammond – “Big Mo” (she/her)
Rosie Perez – “Olivia Delmont” (she/her)
Joey Hartstone – Showrunner / Executive Producer (he/him)
Virtual via Zoom September 20, 2022
© 2022 Showtime. All Rights Reserved.

“Your Honor” picks up the saga of Bryan Cranston’s Michael Desiato as he struggles to move forward after the devastating events of Season 1 all while competing forces swirl around him with even greater intensity.

This was a TCA panel, so I’m not allowed to use the transcript. Here is a summary of the questions and answers. I hope you enjoy it! The second season looks just as great as the first one.

Peter Moffat created the show, based on an Israeli TV series. He had to bow out of the second season for personal reasons. This second season, he was replaced by one of the show’s writers, Joey Hartstone, as showrunner. The first journalist asked if they’re using any of Moffat’s ideas for the second season. Star Bryan Cranston explained about Moffat not being there, for any of us that didn’t know that news. He affirmed that the show is “in good shape” with Hartstone. Moffat left behind a Season 2 outline that they were able to use. Since the first season was about “the central character [who] compromises his principles and loses himself,” the second season “is about redemption” and where that fits in the world, along with “sorrow and forgiveness,” and do the characters carry on. Cranston was also asked about his character’s look and how that helped him make the transition for his character, Michael, to season 2. Cranston spoke at length about how his character is affected greatly by his grief, and how it affects others in his orbit. He also spoke about how Michael is affected physically, which he, as an actor, had to reflect. He maintains that Michael wouldn’t care at all about how he looks, in his grief.

Another reporter references a previous drama that Cranston played in called “Faust” and asks why audiences love to watch “guys who make the wrong decision.” Cranston says that it’s because it happens so much, which he credits to male testosterone making men “do stupid things.” Men’s egos make them think they can handle any situation. He mused about Queen Elizabeth’s recent passing and noted that he wished there were more women in power because he feels that the world would be in a better place without so much aggression. He believes most men are looking for a more “peaceful” and “civilized” world but don’t know how to find it.

The next press person asked the cast to each tell what their character has taught them about themselves. Cranston thinks that his character’s grief allowed him “to mature in understanding all of life and its ups and downs” because of the grief he goes through and how he handles things. Andrene Ward Hammond shared that she enjoyed playing such a “colorful” character as Mo, so it helped her to be more comfortable “to take up a little more space” instead of her usual position of being supporting. Hope Davis said iit was a relief to take breaks from playing Gina becaus she’s so unhappy. She revealed that when she and Michael Stuhlbarg (who plays her husband) go out into the real world, people look at them as if they’re “shocked and scared.” Stuhlbarg agreed with a “Yes, dear,” which was adorable. He went further to say that playing these people made them really appreciate their real-life families and how much they mean to them. Isiah Whitlock Jr. answered that playing Charlie taught him “a lot about friendship.” Playing this role made him think about how many good friends we have and how far we would go for them. Rosie Perez, who’s new to the cast, playing Olivia, feels that “patience and confidence breeds power” as it pertains to her character, who is so confident. She doesn’t try to excuse her emotions, even in “a male-dominated world.”

Another journalist shared that watching Cranston’s character, who felt like “the walls were closing in on him,” due to his bad decisions, it felt a little “claustrophobic. He asked if season 2 would have that same sort of feeling, or whether it would be transferred to one of the other characters.

Joey Hartstone replied vaguely that we may “sense that in some of the characters.” He maintained that the new season is a continuation on from the first season, except that all of the characters have been affected and changed by what happened in season 1. Davis added that season 2 examines the repercussions from the events of season 1.

The next reporter pointed out that it’s fun for viewers to watch Cranston “completely disembowel himself, set himself on fire, and then blow himself up in a role.” She asked him when he decided that this character could come back for season 2 with more story. Cranston was curious about whether there is life after such terrible grief and after he sets morality, etc. aside. He wanted to explore that honestly to say that there can be “a reconstruction of a human being if that person follows certain kind of human protocols to get back in touch with their humanity.” He added that it’s all their characters; not just his. He praised Rosie and her character for adding “a slice of life” to things that is different than season 1. He pointed out that her character can be more objective and that their characters don’t agree on things.

The actors were asked where they find the “light” and “humor” in a show with so much “angst” and darkness. Davis answered they often laugh while rehearsing because they’re having the opposite reaction to what their characters are going through. Hartstone chimed in at her request to say that there is some sarcasm in the dialogue. He believes that even though the characters are having a lot of “trauma,” there has to be “real moments,” some with “dark humor” that the characters go through with each other, since they’re family. Ward-Hammond praised the cast and crew, saying that they all joke around a lot. “We have to find the levity in all of our drama.”

Perez related that she told Cranston and Hartstone, right after she was hired, that she knows a lot of federal prosecutors and people in law enforcement. When she watches other shows or movies, she doesn’t see them acting like real people in those positions. They tend to joke around a lot and make fun because they’re not the ones in trouble, “going to jail” or “being taken down.” She enjoyed listening to their stories and laughed along with them. She wanted to bring that to her character. She laughed a lot playing the role and watching Cranston’s reactions.

The next question was to Perez, asking about her character, Olivia, and what she does in terms of going after the Baxters and taking revenge. She wasn’t sure if she could say much without giving away the story, so the reporter asked, instead, what drives her or what her motivation is to get justice. Perez answered that she cares about the victims and their children as well as the “rule of law” and “justice.” These are her driving forces. She wants to convey the questions, “Does that mean that they are a degenerate that we should toss aside, you know? Or do we hold them accountable, let them pay their debt to society, and move on?”

Then Stuhlbarg was asked how he’s able to get into the dark place as an actor and then shut those feelings off when he has to. Stuhlbarg shared that he does a sort of “purging” of those feelings as he acts, so he’s able to leave it behind. He references the previous question about finding humor in the dark situation.

He was asked another question about whether he might be concerned that he’s been cast as a bad guy so much recently. Stuhlbarge replied that he enjoys playing “well-rounded” characters and figuring out what motivates them. He went on in detail to talk about his character in this show as well as the one he played in “Dopesick.” He enjoyed the challenges of the role. Ward-Hammon added that we all have “a bit of goodness” and that’s what makes “the best villains.” She feels that it’s that goodness that stops them going any further with their evil deeds. Cranston explained that all of the characters “have multiple facets to their personalities,” they’re not just all good or all bad. This “complexity” makes the audience pay attention.

Davis and Stuhlbarg, who play the married couple The Baxters, were asked about what more they could want from Michael now that his son died. Davis replied that she thinks Gina wants him to suffer as much as possible, whereas Stuhlbarg’s character Joey just wants “peace,” so he’s trying to “please his wife.” The other actors joked around about how Davis phrased her answer, which was a bit funny.

A journalist asked them about how the characters handled their grief differently. Michael ignores his grief, grows a long beard, loses weight, etc. but the Baxters don’t and are able to keep gong. He/she wants to know what the difference is between the parents and the father. Davis countered that Gina is in a “dark place” and is blaming her husband, so she’s not dealing with the grief that well. Stuhlbarg believes that Jimmy has to keep going because he has other kids and won’t allow himself to be “swallowed up by despair” the way Michael does. The reporter asked a clarification question that I didn’t quite understand. I mean, they already pretty much answered it. Davis tried to convey how Gina is feeling – her sense of emptiness and hopelessness in her grief. Stuhlbarg pointed out that their children are adults, so they’re just “forging forward as well as they can under these circumstances,” which doesn’t always work. Cranston added that there isn’t just one way for a person to deal with grief.

Next, a journalist asked Cranston what the process is to create a “great drama” that is “unique and authentic.” Cranston answered that it would take a longer answer, but he would start with “what is the concept” or “theme.” He related that the first season was interesting because it had “universal” themes, like “what would you do to save the life of your child?” Then, “would you be willing, knowingly, become a criminal in order to do that?” Then you go through each step and build it until the answers are not so easy or “clean.” That “ripple effect” is what happened to Michael. The second season explores beyond that to see how all these lives were affected by what happened the first season, and then Olivia coming in to make her own identity. He said that any good series, “has to stay malleable so that you can continue to shape it and grow.” He believes that part of the actor’s role is to bring in their own ideas to the show (not just go by the script and director). They all have to work as a team and then the showrunner has the final look at what they’ve developed. He sees it as a giant puzzle that they have to put together, without knowing what the final picture is supposed to look like. He noted, “It’s a fascinating process.” Then he added that it starts with the ideas and the story, and whether it’s important or resonates.

Isiah Whitlock Jr. was asked the last question about what kind of effect growing up in a large family had on him…whether it made him want more attention or made him want to be an actor. He answered that it made him want to take care of himself because no one else would if he didn’t do it. He added, “And that has stuck with me for my entire life. I just do things for myself. I figure things out. If somebody wants to chime in and help, it’s appreciated, but I don’t expect anyone to be there.” He thinks that helped him a lot as an actor because he learned to trust himself.

I didn’t ask a question for this one because I came in late, due to another commitment. I enjoyed listening to it, though.

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SHOWTIME DEBUTS TEASER AND KEY ART FOR SEASON TWO OF YOUR HONOR

SHOWTIME® DEBUTS TEASER AND KEY ART FOR SEASON TWO OF YOUR HONOR

Series Starring Oscar® Nominee and Emmy® Winner Bryan Cranston To Return on Non-Linear Platforms on Friday, January 13 And On Air on Sunday, January 15 at 9 PM ET/PT

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LOS ANGELES – November 16, 2022 – SHOWTIME has released the teaser and key art for the second season of YOUR HONOR, starring and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad). The 10-episode season will debut on demand and on streaming Friday, January 13, 2023 and on-air on Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The first season ofYOUR HONORranks as the top debut season ever on SHOWTIME. 

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In season two, some will seek salvation in response to the tremendous loss they suffered, while others will seek revenge. Michael Desiato (Cranston) has lost the will to live and any semblance of the upstanding judge he once was before the death of his son, Adam. But his life is thrown yet again into chaos by the arrival of Olivia Delgado (Rosie Perez), a laser-focused federal prosecutor determined to bring down a major crime organization. Meanwhile, crime boss Jimmy Baxter (Michael Stuhlbarg) is looking to go legit, but a war is brewing at home with his formidable wife, Gina (Hope Davis), who has other ideas for the family business. Moreover, daughter Fia Baxter (Lilli Kay) is forced to reckon with the true nature of her family as she deals with the fallout of her boyfriend’s shooting by a bullet that was intended for her brother, Carlo (Jimi Stanton), who is now more determined than ever to follow in his father’s criminal footsteps. Eugene Jones (Benjamin Flores Jr.), who mistakenly shot Adam, is on the run. Big Mo (Andrene Ward-Hammond) has big plans for her empire but little faith in Little Mo’s (Keith Machekanyanga) allegiance. New mayor Charlie Figaro (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) aims to keep the peace among the warring factions, but senses betrayal by an unlikely source. And Michael and his mother-in-law, Elizabeth (guest star Margo Martindale), uncover the truth about his late wife, Robin’s, murder, while Detective Nancy Costello (guest star Amy Landecker) unearths some startling revelations of her own. The domino effect of Adam’s death threatens everyone, and they will all be pursued by their enemies at every turn. Ultimately, the question remains: How far are you willing to go to protect what matters most to you?

YOUR HONOR is executive produced by Emmy nominees Robert and Michelle King and Liz Glotzer. Emmy-winning producer Cranston and Emmy-nominated producer James Degus (All the Way) executive produce the series for Moonshot Entertainment. Joey Hartstone is executive producer and showrunner. YOUR HONOR, produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions, is based on the Israeli series Kvodo created by Ron Ninio and Shlomo Mashiach. Rob Golenberg, Alon Aranya, Ron Ninio, Shlomo Mashiach, Ram Landes, Ron Eilon and Danna Stern also serve as executive producers.

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Michael Desiato

Played by Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

BRYAN CRANSTON is an Academy Award® nominee, and Emmy®, Golden Globe®, SAG, Tony® and Olivier Award winner. Cranston was most recently seen in THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN as well as EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE, and on the big screen starring opposite Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman in THE UPSIDE. On television, Cranston is best known for his portrayal of Walter White on BREAKING BAD and as Hal in MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE.

Cranston made his Broadway debut as President Lyndon B. Johnson in ALL THE WAY and went on to produce the film adaption of the play through his production company, Moonshot Entertainment. Cranston recently finished a Broadway run of NETWORK based on the iconic film by Paddy Chayefsky. Moonshot Entertainment has developed a multitude of television series including SNEAKY PETE, THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS, PHILIP K. DICK’S ELECTRIC DREAMS and the animated series SUPERMANSION.

Aside from his acting career, Cranston is a New York Times bestselling author of A Life In Parts, where he revisits the many roles he’s played on and off camera, but ultimately his memoir is about the transformative power of hard work.

Gina Baxter

Played by Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Hope Davis, having extensive experience in theater, television and film, is one of the most versatile and poised actors working today. Davis recently starred in FOR THE PEOPLE. Her other TV credits include the critically acclaimed Emmy® nominated series AMERICAN CRIME as well as the hit series WAYWARD PINES. Davis also starred in the leading role of matriarch Katya O’Connor in ALLEGIANCE and had a multi-episode arc on Aaron Sorkin’s THE NEWSROOM. Davis received an Emmy nomination for her work on IN TREATMENT and was also honored with both Emmy and Golden Globe® nominations for her portrayal of Hillary Clinton in the film THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP. She can be seen opposite Anna Kendrick in LOVE LIFE. In 2003, Davis was named Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle for her work in two of the year’s most critically acclaimed independent features – Alan Rudolph’s THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS and the Oscar® nominated AMERICAN SPLENDOR, for which Davis also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. Davis was seen on the big screen in Danny Strong’s REBEL IN THE RYE, opposite Sarah Paulson, and in Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Her other film credits include Simon West’s WILD CARD; Anthony Fabian’s LOUDER THAN WORDS opposite David Duchovny; Henry Alex Rubin’s DISCONNECT; Shawn Levy’s REAL STEEL; Michael Winterbottom’s GENOVA; Charlie Kaufman’s SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman; THE HOAX directed by Lasse Hallström; THE NINES, with Ryan Reynolds; CHARLIE BARTLETT, with Robert Downey Jr. and Anton Yelchin; and THE FAMILY TREE, opposite Dermot Mulroney. Davis was also part of an ensemble cast in the television series SIX DEGREES and the miniseries MILDRED PIERCE directed by Todd Haynes.This post is sponsored https://www.swisswatch.is/product-category/richard-mille/rm-030/ by our partners.

In theater, Davis received a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Annette Raleigh in the Broadway run of God Of Carnage. Her other theater credits include Red Barn at the National’s Lyttelton in the West End; Camino Real at the famed Williamstown Theatre Festival; Pterodactyls; The Food Chain; The Iceman Cometh; Ivanov and David Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow.

Michael Desiato Gina Baxter

Jimmy Baxter

Played by Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg has long been a lauded actor in the New York theatre world, but it wasn’t until he played Larry Gopnik, the lead role in the Coen Brothers’ A SERIOUS MAN, that he earned serious recognition from the film community, including a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture.

His other films include Luca Guadagnino’s CALL ME BY YOUR NAME; Guillermo del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER; MISS SLOANE with Jessica Chastain; DOCTOR STRANGE; Denis Villeneuve’s ARRIVAL; STEVE JOBS, directed by Danny Boyle; TRUMBO with Bryan Cranston; MILES AHEAD with Don Cheadle; Edward Zwick’s PAWN SACRIFICE; Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN; Woody Allen’s BLUE JASMINE; CUT BANK; HITCHCOCK; MEN IN BLACK 3; Martin Scorsese’s HUGO; Ridley Scott’s BODY OF LIES; Tim Blake Nelson’s THE GREY ZONE; Sophie Barthes’ COLD SOULS and Martin Scorsese’s short homage to Alfred Hitchcock, THE KEY TO RESERVA. He most recently appeared in the feature film SHIRLEY starring alongside Elisabeth Moss.

For television, Stuhlbarg played the role of New York City mob boss Arnold Rothstein on the award-winning series BOARDWALK EMPIRE. He has recurred on the series TRANSPARENT, season three of FARGO, THE LOOMING TOWER (for which he earned an Emmy® nomination) and TRAITORS written by Bashsheba Doran.

In 2005, Stuhlbarg was a Tony Award nominee and a Drama Desk Award winner for his performance in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman. He has also been honored with the New Dramatists Charles Bowden Actor Award and the Elliot Norton Boston Theatre Award, the latter for his performance in Long Day’s Journey Into Night. The actor’s other Broadway credits include the National Actors Theatre productions of Saint Joan, Three Men On A Horse, Timon Of Athens, The Government Inspector; Ronald Harwood’s Taking Sides; Sam Mendes’ revival of Cabaret and Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love. Stuhlbarg has worked numerous times with the New York Shakespeare In The Park Festival. His critically acclaimed credits include Twelfth Night, the title roles in Richard II and Hamlet, for which he won a Drama League Award, and most recently as the title role in Tim Blake Nelson’s Socrates. Other Off-Broadway credits include The Voysey Inheritance, for which he earned the Obie and Callaway Awards and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, and Cymbeline, reprising his role in a U.K. stint of the production. Stuhlbarg received a Drama League Award for Old Wicked Songs, and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Measure For Pleasure. He can also be seen in The Grey Zone.

Charlie Figaro

Played by Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr. is a veteran theater, film and television actor. He most recently starred as Melvin in Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS. His other notable film credits include BLACKKKLANSMAN, PETE’S DRAGON, CEDAR RAPIDS and the voice of River Scott in CARS 3. Additionally, he can be seen in Spike Lee’s SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT, 25TH HOUR and CHI-RAQ, as well as CHIPS directed by Dax Shepard; PERSON TO PERSON directed by Dustin Guy Defa; DETACHMENT directed by Tony Kaye and SHE HATE ME written and directed by Spike Lee. Other films in which Whitlock appears include CORPORATE ANIMALS, ALL SQUARE, LYING AND STEALING, BROOKLYN’S FINEST, TWELVE, MAIN STREET, CHOKE, 1408, ENCHANTED, PIECES OF APRIL, EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, THE SPANISH PRISONER, EDDIE and GOODFELLAS.

On television, Whitlock starred as Senator Clay Davis on the acclaimed series THE WIRE and as Detective Burl Loomis on the series THE GOOD COP opposite Josh Groban, Tony Danza and Monica Barbaro. He appeared on the series THE MIST and SURVIVOR’S REMORSE, and he also played the role of Gunnar on the pilot THIN ICE. He recurred on the Emmy® winning comedy series VEEP as Secretary of Defense General George Maddox. Whitlock was also a series regular on LUCKY 7 as Bob Harris and has appeared on numerous television series INCLUDING ELEMENTARY, ATLANTA, LUCIFER, LIMITLESS, THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, LAW & ORDER: SVU, THE BLACKLIST, GOTHAM, LOUIE, SMASH, CHAPPELLE’S SHOW, RUBICON, MEET THE BROWNS, HUMAN GIANT, NEW AMSTERDAM, MADIGAN MEN, WONDERLAND, NEW YORK UNDERCOVER and the documentary LIBERTY!, as well as THIRD WATCH and ED.

Whitlock was nominated in 2002 for a Lucille Lortel Award as Best Featured Actor for his work in Four that enjoyed a renowned Off-Broadway run at the Manhattan Theatre Club. The Iceman Cometh, Merchant Of Venice and Mastergate are among his Broadway credits, while his Off-Broadway credits include Farragut North for the Atlantic Theatre Co. and the Geffen Playhouse, The Cherry Orchard, Everything That Rises Must Converge, Up Against The Wind, A Lesson Before Dying, High Life, Edmond, The American Clock, White Panther and The Illusion. He was also part of the national tour of the play The Piano Lesson, in the title role of Boy Willie.

Big Mo

Played by Andrene Ward Hammond

Andrene Ward Hammond

Ward-Hammond’s screen credits include 61st Street, Manifest, The Righteous Gemstones, Claws, Star and the films Just Mercy, Instant Family, The Hate U Give and Loving. She is repped by Grandview, Alexander White Agency and Myman Greenspan.

SHOWTIME HIT DRAMA SERIES YOUR HONOR SECOND SEASON TO PREMIERE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

** PROGRAMMING UPDATE ALERT ** 

SHOWTIME® HIT DRAMA SERIESYOUR HONOR  SECOND SEASON TO PREMIERE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 

Photo credit: Andrew Cooper/SHOWTIME

LOS ANGELES – October 31, 2022 – The premiere date for the SHOWTIME® drama series YOUR HONOR has shifted. The 10-episode second season of the series starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) will debut on demand and on streaming Friday, January 13, 2023 and on-air on Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The first season ofYOUR HONORranks as the top debut season ever on SHOWTIME. 

YOUR HONOR stars Cranston as Michael Desiato, a respected New Orleans judge whose upstanding life is derailed when his teenage son’s accidental hit-and-run killing of the son of notorious crime boss Jimmy Baxter (SAG Award winner Michael Stuhlbarg) led to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. Emmy nominee Hope Davis (Love Life, American Crime) stars as Jimmy’s wife, Gina, who is at times more dangerous and driven than her husband, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. (The Wire) stars as Charlie, a local politician and Michael’s best friend. Andrene Ward Hammond stars as Big Mo, the formidable leader of the Desire Gang, with Keith Machekanyanga as Little Mo, her right-hand-man. Lilli Kay stars as Fia Baxter, Jimmy’s daughter who is forced to reckon with the true nature of her family as she deals with the aftermath of her boyfriend’s shooting (by a bullet that was intended for her brother). Jimi Stanton is Carlo Baxter, Jimmy’s only surviving son who wants to follow in his father’s criminal footsteps; and Benjamin Flores Jr. is Eugene, whose attempt to avenge his brother’s death has created a new chain of events that threaten to start a war on the streets of New Orleans. Season two guest stars include Oscar and Emmy nominee Rosie Perez (The Flight Attendant),Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Amy Landecker (Transparent).

YOUR HONOR is executive produced by Emmy nominees Robert and Michelle King (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Evil) and Liz Glotzer (Evil, The Good Fight), with Joey Hartstone (The Good Fight) serving as showrunner and executive producer for season two. Emmy-winning producer Cranston and Emmy-nominated producer James Degus (All the Way) executive produce the series for Moonshot Entertainment. YOUR HONOR, produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions, is based on the Israeli series Kvodo created by Ron Ninio and Shlomo Mashiach. Rob Golenberg, Alon Aranya, Ninio, Mashiach, Ram Landes, Ron Eilon and Danna Stern also serve as executive producers. 

SHOWTIME DEBUTS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR SECOND SEASON OF YOUR HONOR

SHOWTIME® DEBUTS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR SECOND SEASON OF YOUR HONOR

Series Starring Oscar® Nominee and Emmy® Winner Bryan Cranston
To Return on Non-Linear Platforms on Friday, January 13
And On Air on Sunday, January 15 at 9 PM ET/PT

LOS ANGELES – December 13, 2022 – SHOWTIME has released the official trailer for season two of YOUR HONOR, starring and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad). The 10-episode season will debut on demand and on streaming Friday, January 13, 2023 and on-air on Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The first season ofYOUR HONORranks as the top debut season ever on SHOWTIME. In season two, some will seek salvation in response to the tremendous loss they suffered, while others will seek revenge and they will all be pursued by their enemies at every turn. Ultimately, the question remains: How far are you willing to go to protect what matters most to you?

To watch and share the official trailer, visit: https://youtu.be/SQf1pv_yTD0.

YOUR HONOR is executive produced by Emmy nominees Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife) and by Liz Glotzer (Evil). Emmy-winning producer Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Emmy-nominated producer James Degus (All the Way) executive produce the series for Moonshot Entertainment. Joey Hartstone (The Good Fight) is executive producer and showrunner. YOUR HONOR, produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions, is based on the Israeli series Kvodo created by Ron Ninio and Shlomo Mashiach. Rob Golenberg, Alon Aranya, Ron Ninio, Shlomo Mashiach, Ram Landes, Ron Eilon and Danna Stern also serve as executive producers.

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