Y&R Short Recap Friday, February 17, 2023

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Daniel is able to explain to Lucy that for a brief time he forgot how important she and Heather are to him and that is something he will always regret. Daniel also apologizes to Lucy for the pain that he caused her. Lucy shows Daniel a bracelet with blue beads that she bought to remember him because his favorite color is blue. Lucy explains to Daniel that when she missed the dad that he used to be she would look at the bracelet. Lucy gives the bracelet to Daniel so when times get tough he can remember he has a daughter.

Jeremy tells Jack and Diane he wants money and he has decided to stay in Genoa City for a while which makes Jack tell Diane they will find a way to get Jeremy out of their lives.

Summer tells Kyle that she needs time to get past the hurt he caused her when he didn’t trust her enough to tell her he had decided to work with Victor to get Adam out of Jabot.

Adam tells Victor that he will only come back to Newman Enterprises if he gives him Victoria’s job.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, February 16, 2023

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Heather asks Daniel to make their separation permanent since she is in love with a lawyer she met at work and she wants to move get on with her life.

Daniel talks to Lucy and tells her she was the inspiration for the video game he created and how the game helped him get his life back on track. Heather and Lucy are only staying in town long enough to see Paul and Christine and then Heather has to get back to work. Heather and Lucy agree to have breakfast with Daniel tomorrow.

Tucker tells Ashley he intends to earn her trust and prove to her he is a changed man. Ashley talks to Allie later while Allie talks to her about the latest experiments at the Jabot lab and her new full time job. As Ashley is listening to Allie talk, she gets an idea about how to handle Tucker.

Elena gets annoyed that Nate doesn’t want to take time off work to go on vacation with her.

Jeremy wants Phyllis to help him with his plan to take down Diane, but Phyllis isn’t sure she wants to team up with him.

Tucker tells Victoria that he is ready to sell McCall Unlimited and move on to another project.

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GH Short Recap Friday, March 3, 2023

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Gregory persuades Chase to figure out his feelings for Brook Lynn before he hurts himself anymore. Chase leaves the hospital before getting an MRI for his shoulder and heads to find Brook Lynn. Sasha tells Brook Lynn that she and Chase are just friends and don’t have a romantic relationship. Brook Lynn tells Sasha she is leaving Deception because she wants to become a music manager. Chase overhears Brook Lynn tell Sasha she doesn’t have feelings for Chase anymore and that she wants to concentrate on her new career.

Alexis calls PCU and the Dean tells her that Gregory hasn’t worked for the school since last semester. Alexis asks Gregory why he lied to her since she thought they were friends.

Molly tells Kristina and Sam that the pregnancy test Kristina found is hers but she hasn’t taken it yet. Molly tells her sisters that she is worried about how TJ will react to the news, but she does want to have a baby with him. Molly calls TJ to tell him she might be pregnant.

Spencer is ready to take his baby brother home to Laura’s house, but Diane arrives at the hospital to tell him that he can’t take the baby anywhere.

Anna and Felicia scare Deputy Mayor into confessing that she helped frame Anna for shooting Lucy. Felicia records the confession and tells Deputy Mayor Ashby that if she doesn’t help them take down Victor they will release the confession to the press and ruin her career. Deputy Mayor Ashby agrees to help them bring down Victor.

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Days Update Friday, March 3, 2023

 

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Alex tells Maggie that he doesn’t understand not being named CEO as Sonny made it sound like a done deal. Maggie responds that Sonny doesn’t decide. Alex argues that he’s the logical choice since he did a damn good job when Sonny was out. Maggie informs Alex that Victor was all set to hand it to Alex when he got an unsettling phone call that changed his mind. Alex questions what she is talking about. Maggie reveals the call came from Leo Stark.

Leo talks excitedly to Gwen about releasing their first edition of the newspaper tomorrow while Gwen remains distracted. Leo says he can tell she’s still thinking about Xander. Gwen complains about how frustrating it is that Xander wants to define their relationship after his divorce is through. Leo encourages her to live in the moment. Gwen worries that Xander’s heart might always belong to Sarah. Leo insists that Xander will come around and any minute now, he’ll walk in and declare his love for her. There is then a knock at the door. Leo excitedly answers the door but it’s Jack.

Xander questions Justin about how there could be a problem with the divorce when they signed the papers weeks ago. Justin responds that things didn’t go exactly as planned and now there’s an issue, so Xander and Sarah are still very much husband and wife.

At the hospital, Sarah reveals to Rex that she is pregnant. Rex calls it amazing that they are having a baby and hugs her.

Alex tells Maggie that Leo is a worthless troll and questions why Victor would ever listen to a word Leo says. Maggie explains that Leo called Victor about the story he is writing for his gossip column including a tale of Alex having a threesome with two bisexual women. Alex asks so what since they were all consenting adults. Maggie adds that Leo is also alleging that Alex’s affair with Allie destroyed her relationship with Chanel. Alex argues that it wasn’t an affair but a drunken mistake. Alex questions who cares about his sex life as it has no bearing on his ability to be a successful CEO. Maggie tells him that it’s the optics of it and one could read him as misogynistic, making his personal life a liability. Maggie states that Victor is not willing to take that risk. Alex calls this wrong. Maggie says she’s sorry. Alex questions which other Kiriakis that Victor picked then.

Xander questions Justin about how he and Sarah can still be married and if Sarah changed her mind. Justin assures that Sarah has remained steadfast in wanting to dump him. Xander asks what the holdup is if they both did what they needed and questions why they are still married.

Rex tells Sarah that the timing is perfect as he was just talking to Emily about how she wanted a little brother or sister but he didn’t want to get her hopes up. Rex then notes that Sarah doesn’t look happy and asks if it’s because she doesn’t want to commit to him. Rex feels this could change things for them if they are having a baby together. Sarah then reveals they are not having a baby and announces that she’s pregnant but it’s not Rex’s child.

Jennifer comes home and welcomes Julie back from her cruise. Julie mentions how she thought she would check the Spectator to see what she had missed. Jennifer notes that she missed quite a bit. Julie says to imagine her surprise when she read Jack’s farewell article. Julie questions them handing the newspaper over to Xander and Gwen which Jennifer confirms. Julie guesses her next question has to be if they’ve lost their minds.

Jack delivers the keys to the Spectator to Gwen and Leo. Leo tells Jack that he can leave now but Jack says that he and Gwen have some unfinished business.

Maggie tells Alex that she thinks he will enjoy working under the new person that Victor has chosen as CEO. Alex hopes it’s not one of his brothers which Maggie confirms it’s not them or Justin. Alex asks who is left and says to please not tell him that Victor rehired Xander.

Justin tells Xander that he realized he hadn’t seen the final decree on his divorce, so he checked and the court had no record of it as one of the clerks misplaced the paperwork so it never got filed. Justin calls it the first time in all his years that this has happened. Xander asks what they do now. Justin says he printed new papers out so once they sign these, he will personally make sure the papers are filed and then their marriage will officially be over.

Sarah tells Rex that they slept together the night before Valentine’s Day, but according to the test, she’s further along than that so the timing doesn’t work. Rex guesses he just assumed and feels like an idiot but Sarah understands he got carried away. Rex then asks if that means Xander is the father which Sarah confirms.

Julie tells Jennifer that last she heard, Jack disowned Gwen for refusing to testify against Xander. Jennifer says that is true, so Julie questions why Jack is rewarding while punishing. Jennifer tells Julie that Jack didn’t have a choice because Xander and Gwen blackmailed him in to turning over the paper. Julie doesn’t see how that’s possible, but then realizes it’s about Jennifer running down Gwen with her car.

Gwen asks Jack what unfinished business they have. Jack tells Gwen that she can run the paper now however she wishes, but notes that he and Jennifer spent decades earning the trust of the public so he would hate to see that all wasted and turned in to a trashy tabloid. Leo argues that tabloids sell and nobody was reading their old newspaper. Gwen tells Jack that she will do her best to live up to the standard that Jack and Jennifer set, because she believes in it too. Jack says he’s glad to hear that and despite everything, part of him is grateful that it’s still one of his children taking over what meant so much to him. Leo argues that Jack disowned her so he doesn’t get to play daddy now while Jack states that she is still his daughter. Gwen promises to take good care of the paper. Jack then announces that he and Jennifer are both leaving town tonight.

Rex asks Sarah if she’s sure that the baby is Xander’s since they’ve been broken up for awhile. Sarah guesses they conceived a baby one of the last times they were together. Rex asks what she will do now. Sarah doesn’t know since she wasn’t expecting this. Sarah thought Xander would be out of her life forever after signing the divorce papers and this would be a fresh start. Rex tells Sarah that he might have a fresh start for her which is why he came to see her in the first place. Rex informs Sarah that there is an opening at his hospital in Chicago that he thought she would be perfect for, so the job is hers if she wants it. Rex asks if she’s interested.

Xander notes that Sarah hasn’t signed the divorce papers yet. Justin explains that she doesn’t know about it since he came to Xander first. Xander says he’ll let him know when he has signed. Justin questions him not just signing while he’s here. Xander says that Justin always taught him never to sign anything without fully reading it, so he will spend some time with it and then get back to him. Justin tells him to suit himself and then exits the room.

Alex argues that Xander being in charge before was a disaster. Alex calls Xander a loser that no one else would even hire. Maggie tells him to calm down as it’s not Xander, so Alex asks who it is. Maggie says it’s not Brady, Shawn, or Ciara, as he’s forgotten a very important member of the family. Alex asks who else there is. Maggie then reveals that it’s her. Alex laughs off the idea of Maggie being CEO. Maggie asks why she can’t be. Alex questions her experience running a business. Maggie says she’s run very successful restaurants over the years. Alex argues that’s a little different than a multi-national corporation. Maggie brings up being married to Victor for over a decade and picking up a thing or two. Maggie knows she has a lot to learn and that’s where Alex comes in, as her second in command. Maggie hopes that he is interested.

Jennifer questions Julie knowing about the accident. Julie informs her that Gwen threw it in her face last Christmas Eve during an argument. Jennifer notes that Julie never said anything to her about it. Julie knew she would come to her if she needed to. Jennifer talks about not remembering it after it happened but once she did, she offered to turn herself in but Jack wouldn’t let her. Julie points out that it’s not like she did it on purpose. Julie complains about Gwen forcing her to give up her beloved paper. Julie declares that she won’t stand for it or let her get away with it. Julie adds that she will get in her car and finish the job.

Jack informs Gwen that he and Jennifer are going back to Boston tonight, where they still have another paper to run. Gwen says she’s sorry things ended up this way. Jack responds that she made her choices and he made his, so now they have to find a way to live with them. Gwen cries that she didn’t know what else to do since he gave her an ultimatum. Jack remarks that Gwen decided her loyalty to Xander was more important than her loyalty to him. Leo interrupts and calls that unfair. Jack says maybe not and maybe Gwen made the right choice since it finally put an end to the horrible cycle of them being disappointed in each other since they can’t be disappointed in each other if they aren’t in each other’s lives. Jack loves that Gwen came in to his life and he will always love her. Jack adds that he just hopes it will be easier for them to love each other with distance between them. Jack hopes that Gwen finds the love and happiness that she always wanted. Gwen cries that she loves him too as Jack then exits the room.

Sarah tells Rex that he’s right that it sounds like the perfect job for her and the salary is more, but she doesn’t want him to get the wrong idea since she saw how excited he got when he thought they were having a baby. Rex assures that he totally understands she’s not looking for a relationship right now and he just thought it would be a perfect opportunity for her. Sarah appreciates him recommending her but says things are complicated now. Rex points out that Sarah and Xander are obviously not a couple anymore, but he assumes Xander will want to be part of the child’s life. Rex asks if that means Sarah is staying in Salem and asks how she will break the news to Xander that she’s having his baby. Xander then arrives in the room.

Alex calls Victor to confirm that he heard the news correctly that Maggie is the new CEO of Titan. Alex admits he’s a little disappointed but says he understands why Victor didn’t choose him to take over right now. Alex tells him to have a safe trip back and hangs up. Maggie hopes that maybe now the news will be easier to accept. Alex tells Maggie that he loves her and thinks she’s an amazing person, but she doesn’t have anything in common with being a titan of the industry. Maggie talks about defying peoples’ expectations for her entire life. Maggie declares that if she puts her mind to it, she can be a very successful CEO because Victor said she has great instincts. Alex questions if she has killer instincts. Maggie asks how’s this for killer instincts and tells Alex that he’s fired.

Jennifer stops Julie and tells her that she’s not going after Gwen. Julie asks why not, arguing that someone has to teach her a lesson. Jennifer tells her that it’s not worth going to prison over. Jennifer suggests they cut their losses and move on. Julie responds that this is all Jack’s fault and remarks that none of this would’ve happened if he just kept it in his pants, right as Jack comes home and comments on how he’s missed Julie.

Leo and Gwen sit together to eat in the town square. Gwen cries that she’s worried that she made a huge mistake because Jack is right that she chose Xander over him and she doesn’t even know where they stand with each other. Leo insists that Xander loves her but Gwen is uncertain. Leo encourages her to have faith that she and Xander will be together as soon as the divorce papers are final which should be any day now. Justin then approaches and says he wouldn’t count on it.

Xander tells Sarah that he needed to talk to her and a nurse told him where to find her. Xander asks if he’s interrupting something. Sarah claims that she was consulting Rex on a case. Xander asks if Sarah has a moment to chat alone because it’s kind of important. Rex says they were in the middle of something but Sarah says it’s okay and they’ll talk later. Rex says he’ll be outside if she needs him and exits the room. Sarah tells Xander that she knows things got heated between them earlier and she doesn’t feel like fighting. Xander responds that he’s not here to fight. Xander informs Sarah that Justin came to see him and said their divorce didn’t go through. Sarah argues that she filed the papers weeks ago. Xander guesses some clumsy clerk lost them so Justin printed out more. Xander asks Sarah if this is really truly what she wants. Sarah says they’ve been over this. Xander says he wasn’t thinking of revisiting it but now it seems like a sign from the universe that maybe they should give their marriage another shot. Xander asks Sarah what she thinks.

Alex questions Maggie firing him. Maggie tells him that she was just kidding and laughs about the look on his face. Maggie tells him to lighten up. Alex calls this really unexpected. Maggie knows she’s not his conventional choice and that he has doubts and he won’t be the only one. Maggie adds that this is her family too, so she is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep Titan on top. Alex acknowledges how smart she is, but questions what she is going to do when she goes up against somebody ruthless like an EJ DiMera. Maggie says they will find out. Maggie says she’s heard his concerns and hopes she has addressed them, but they need to move on because there is lots to be done and she needs to know if she has the support of her right hand man. Maggie asks if Alex is on board or not.

Jennifer asks Jack how it went with Gwen. Jack responds that he gave her the keys to the Spectator and advice on how to run it which she was surprisingly receptive to. Julie argues that Gwen must be playing some sort of angle. Jack mentions telling her that he and Jennifer are leaving town tonight. Julie wishes they would stay a little longer but Jennifer says they have to get back to Boston where they have a local paper counting on them. Julie pleads with them to visit soon which Jack assures they will do. Julie hugs Jennifer and Jack. Julie states that in Jack’s absence, she will keep an eye on Gwen and if she does anything to hurt anybody she loves, she will answer to her.

Gwen questions Justin about someone at the court losing the divorce papers. Justin confirms that Xander and Sarah will have to refile them. Leo says he’s sure this happens all the time but Justin admits that he’s never seen it happen in all his years. Leo argues that it will be an easy enough problem to fix and they will be divorced in no time. Justin says that’s assuming they don’t change their minds. Leo says he’s not helping. Gwen questions why they would change their mind. Justin says she would have to ask them but notes that Xander seemed oddly hesitant and said he wanted to read the papers over. Gwen points out that they are the same as before. Justin says that’s why he felt Xander was stalling. Justin tells them to have a lovely evening and walks away.

Sarah questions Xander believing in fate and signs from the universe. Xander says he doesn’t usually but even Justin said he’s never seen divorce papers go missing like that. Sarah asks how she doesn’t know it was just him. Xander says he was ready to try to move on but now it seems like they’ve been given a chance to rethink her decision. Xander wonders if they are supposed to stay together. Sarah tells him that he’s right that maybe the universe is sending them a message. Xander questions if she really believes that. Sarah responds that she also got one right before he walked in. Xander asks what it was. Sarah then informs him that Rex recommended her for a job at his hospital in Chicago and she decided that she’s going to take it, so it seems the universe is sending them a message and telling them that they did the right thing in going their separate ways. Xander questions Sarah leaving Salem. Sarah says she thinks it’s best for everybody involved. Sarah then asks Xander to hand her the divorce papers which he reluctantly does. Sarah signs the divorce papers and hand them back to Xander. Xander then signs them as well. Sarah says she will make sure they get filed properly before she leaves. Xander guesses this is goodbye then. Xander says they did have a good run while it lasted which she agrees with. Xander wishes her luck in Chicago and then exits the room.

Alex pours sparkling cider for Maggie. Maggie thanks him for agreeing to be her second in command. Justin comes home and asks if he’s arriving just in time to celebrate Alex’s new job as CEO. Alex informs him that he didn’t get it as Victor chose someone else to take over the position. Justin questions who. Maggie announces that she is the new CEO.

Jennifer tells Jack that she knows it can’t be easy leaving under these circumstances with the way things are with Gwen and the Spectator. Jack says all that matters is that he’s leaving with her. Jack tells Jennifer that he loves her. Jennifer says the same and they kiss. Jack says they will come back someday soon because this will always be their home. Jack and Jennifer then take their bags and exit together.

Gwen asks Leo if he thinks Justin is right that Xander is having second thoughts about divorcing Sarah. Leo spots Xander walking by and says there’s only one way to find out, so he calls Xander over. Xander asks what’s going on. Leo says they heard about what happened at the courthouse and questions why he hasn’t signed the new divorce papers. Xander reveals that he actually just did and Sarah did as well right in front of him. Leo says that’s good because he’s tired of Xander playing games with Gwen’s heart because she shouldn’t have to constantly worry that he’s going to go back to his ex. Xander assures that’s not going to happen, especially now that Sarah is leaving town with Rex Brady. Xander declares that as soon as the divorce is finalized, any connection that he and Sarah ever had will be gone for good.

Rex returns to Sarah and questions her taking the job. Rex guesses she didn’t tell Xander about the baby which she admits. Sarah calls it a complication that she does not need right now. Rex admits he’s no fan of Xander’s but asks if she’s sure about this, bringing up how Mimi tried to keep Emily a secret from him and how that turned out. Sarah acknowledges that she made a huge mess when she tried to do the same with Eric. Sarah doesn’t know what she wants to do about the baby but says this gives her an opportunity to think about it without Xander breathing down her neck. Rex says he understands. Sarah questions how it came to this since a few months ago they were married, happy, and in love, while now she’s leaving town all by herself and Xander doesn’t know that she’s pregnant with his baby.

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Y&R Transcript Friday, March 3, 2023

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Diane: [ Laughs ]

Jack: Hey.

Diane: Ah. [ Sniffles ] That was a really good movie.

[ Sniffles ] God.

Jack: You okay?

Diane: Yeah.

Jack: You’re an emotional softie.

Diane: [ Laughs ]

Jack: Your secret’s safe with me.

Diane: I’m a little surprised at myself. I, uh… I thought I had given up believing in happy endings a long time ago.

Jack: Ah. I think happy endings are overrated. It means the — the end of a story. I think all the fun is in the journey there.

Diane: Mm. I never want this journey with you to end.

Jack: I am so happy, so grateful to get this new beginning with you.

Phyllis: Yeah. Summer? Hello. It’s your mother. Yeah. Your mom. You only have one of those. I gave birth to you in an elevator. An elevator. Call me back. You can’t avoid me forever. Please…call me back.

[ Cellphone thuds ]

[ Sighs ] Mnh. Hey, daniel! I know you made it go to voicemail. I could tell. There was only one and a half rings. So, you’re trying to avoid me, too. Okay, well, I’ll just tell you what I told your sister. Call me back. You can’t avoid me.

[ Voice breaking ] You only have one mom.

Michael: Oh, she —

Lauren: Ohh.

Michael: She’s drunk. The phyllis train is off the rails.

Phyllis: If you don’t call me back, I will hunt you down and i will ambush you.

Michael: We can pretend we didn’t see her.

Lauren: I can’t unsee that.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone thuds ]

Lauren: Okay. We’re going in. Come on.

Michael: Oh, into the fray.

Lauren: Phyllis?

Michael: Hey.

Lauren: [ Chuckling ] Hi.

Phyllis: Look at this. Two people who will not ignore me.

Michael: [ Chuckles ] Well, we thought about it.

Phyllis: You want a drink? Can I buy you one?

Lauren: Oh…

Michael: No. We’re good. Thanks.

Lauren: No. The question is, are you?

Phyllis: I can say with good authority I am not okay.

[ Laughs, sighs ]

Lauren: What’s wrong, honey?

Phyllis: My life is spinning out. I can’t stop it.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Sharon: I’ll be right with you!

Mariah: Oh, that’s okay. Take your time. Nothing life-changing to report.

Sharon: Ahh!

Mariah: Ahh!

Sharon: You’re really here!

Mariah: Yes, I’m here! I’m here!

Sharon: Oh, my gosh!

Mariah: Do you have the “new mom” special?

Sharon: Yeah! Oh, yes, I do. And you have that new mother glow.

Mariah: Is it called exhaustion? Because, yes, I have that.

Sharon: Oh, gosh, those sleepless nights and bleary days. They are wonderful. Tell me everything.

Mariah: Uh, okay. To, uh — to sum it up, the baby is born, motherhood is magical, our daughter is perfect. I mean, her — her chubby little legs and the smell of her head. And every time she smiles, i just die like a thousand times.

Sharon: That’s what having a child is.

Mariah: Meaning it’s everything.

Sharon: Always and forever.

Mariah: I didn’t know it was possible to feel this much happiness. Being a parent is already making me see the world so differently.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

[ Breathes deeply ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Keys clacking ]

Nick: Sup?

Sally: Hey, do you have a sec?

Nick: Uh, yeah. Actually, could I just call you back in one minute? I’m just trying to wrap up some work here.

Sally: Um, I’m just really worried. I-I feel like something — something’s off.

Nick: What do you mean?

Sally: Well, I just have this really splitting headache and it won’t go away and — I don’t know — I’m just concerned for the baby.

Nick: Okay. Uh, call the doctor. I’ll be right there.

Sally: Thank you.

[ Inhales sharply ] Hi. Uh, this is sally spectra. I — I need to talk to dr. Chandler. I’m — [ Sighs ] I’m just worried that something might be wrong with my baby. Diabetes can serve up a lot of questions,

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Sharon: [ Gasps ] She is stunning.

Mariah: I know.

Sharon: Oh, my gosh. I can already see a lot of personality in her sweet little face.

Mariah: Right? Oh, god, I’ve just been gone a few hours, and I already miss them so, so much. I can’t wait to get back to her and tessa.

Sharon: I know. Oh. Hey! Adam. What can I get you? I’m sorry. I didn’t notice you come in ’cause I was too busy gushing over mariah’s brand-new baby girl.

Adam: I heard. I heard. I — I didn’t want to interrupt. So, congratulations. Having a child — you know, there’s nothing on earth like it.

Sally: Oh. You got here fast.

Nick: How are you feeling? What did the doctor say?

Sally: [ Sighs ] She said that some women are prone to headaches early in their pregnancy. It could be due to a number of factors, like stress, fatigue, sinuses, caffeine withdrawal. Or it could be related to my blood pressure issue.

Nick: Okay. If it’s the blood pressure thing, um, is that a problem?

Sally: I mean, dr. Chandler didn’t seem concerned, which made me a little less worried.

Nick: What did she say to do?

Sally: Well, call her back if I got any more symptoms, but in the meantime, just try and reduce stress, eat well, rest. She did say that I could try and find if there was, like, a food or an odor that was triggering my headaches, which sounds like a fun little experiment.

[ Chuckles ]

Nick: [ Chuckles ] Okay. Um, well, if that’s all it was.

Sally: Wow, you were really worried.

Nick: Yeah. Sally, it’s my job to worry. You better get used to that.

Lauren: You know, let’s get some food and some coffee in you.

Phyllis: No. I don’t want a sandwich and a latte. That’s not gonna fix my problem.

Michael: Mm. Strongly disagree. They have a filet mignon panini here that will fix just about anything. And I’m gonna order you one — and maybe one for myself and you. Hmm!

Lauren: So, hey, what caused you to self-medicate with alcohol?

Phyllis: [ Inhales sharply ] My children. Children [Gasps] Can break your heart.

[ Sighs ]

Lauren: You are not wrong there.

Phyllis: They think that I’m the cause of their problems and that, um, I’m interfering in their life.

Michael: Because you are, aren’t you?

Phyllis: What the hell kind of question is that? “Because you are, aren’t you?” Seriously? All I’m trying to do is help my children.

Lauren: Okay, well, we know you have the best intentions when it comes to daniel and summer.

Phyllis: Yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s it. That’s it. That’s it — the best intentions. That’s all you have to say. And I do. And I’m trying to help my children. And for some reason, they’re turning it around that all their problems in their life are because of me and I am the cause of all their issues. And I am so tired of it.

[ Sighs ] What is that? You just looked at each other. You think I’m to blame, too?

Michael: We didn’t say that.

Lauren: Yeah. We’re here for you.

Phyllis: No, you’re not.

Lauren: Like we always are.

Phyllis: No, you’re not. Blah.

[ Laughs ] Your words are so meaningless to me now. So meaningless. I see you guys with your shifty eyes. “Ohh. Phyllis is wrong. Phyllis is on a tear. There’s something wrong with phyllis.” You know what? I don’t want your “advice.” I don’t want it. The only person that I can rely on is this, this beautiful person right here, this drink. Mm! And myself.

Jack: So, what do we do now?

Diane: Well, not another movie.

[ Both laugh ] But who needs that when I have my very own handsome leading man right here?

Jack: Oh, I like the sound of that.

Diane: Yeah.

Jack: Okay, so, I’ll put on some music, and maybe we could open another bottle of champagne —

Diane: Jack. I don’t want anything but to be here with you, safe in your arms. It’s everything. Type 2 diabetes?

Mariah: When I look at her, i just see pure innocence and — and just endless possibility. She’s got her entire life ahead of her and our life together. And I get to travel through the world with this incredible human being, guiding her and learning from her at the same time.

Adam: Well, she is very lucky to have you and — and tessa.

Mariah: Yeah. We’re lucky to have her. We are so proud to be her parents and just — I can’t believe that the three of us, we’re — we’re a family.

Adam: [ Chuckles ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

Mariah: Oh, um, this is tessa, so I really have to take this.

Sharon: Sure. Go, go.

Mariah: Okay.

Adam: Well, I should probably be going, too.

Sharon: But you didn’t even order any coffee.

Adam: It’s probably kind of late for that thing anyway, but, um, congrats again, sharon.

Sharon: Hey. Wait a minute. What’s going on with you?

Adam: Nothing. I’m — I’m good, you know? I’m adam newman. I’m, uh — I’m a guy without a care in the world.

Sharon: Well, sometimes being adam newman isn’t as easy as it looks. Look, if you don’t want to tell me what’s on your mind, it’s fine with me. I’m just not buying this laissez-faire routine.

Adam: Okay. Um… [ Chuckles ] Sally’s pregnant. And the baby’s mine.

Sharon: Oh.

Adam: I just… sharon, I just dropped a bomb on you, and you don’t have that much of a reaction. You already knew, didn’t you? How could you not tell me that i was gonna be a father?

Sally: [ Sighs ] I just feel kind of silly that my first instinct was to call you over what was probably just a standard-issue headache.

Nick: First, I don’t want you to ever feel silly about calling me about something about your health or the baby’s health. Secondly, you absolutely should have called me.

Sally: I guess I just wanted you to tell me that I was overreacting, like you were, like, my husband or something. That was absolutely not a request.

[ Both laugh ]

Nick: Look, I love it that you thought to call me when you thought something might be wrong. I really want to be that person for you. I just want you to know there isn’t anything I won’t stop doing or drop to come be with you if you need me.

Sally: God, you were in the middle of something when i called. You shouldn’t — you should probably get back to the office.

Nick: Psch. Are you kidding me? Forget work. Let’s sit down. Let’s see if we can figure out the source of your headache by going over what you ate and drank.

Sally: Really? ‘Cause when I said it would be a fun little experiment, I might have been overstating the fun part.

Nick: No way. This is gonna be super fun. Let’s get into it. What’d you have for breakfast?

Sally: Um, two eggs and some toast.

Nick: Okay. Eggs and toast. How about lunch?

Sally: Chicken salad.

Nick: And…?

Sally: Some cashews from the minibar for dinner.

Nick: Are you — cashews, sally?

Sally: Yeah, I know, but the headache made me lose my appetite.

Nick: Are you remembering to take your prenatal vitamins?

Sally: [ Sighs ] I’ve been a little lax about it. I’ve just never really been a vitamin person.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Well, obviously I’m gonna have to stay on top of you. About this situation…

Sally: Mm.

Nick: …So I can keep an eye on you. Obviously, we’re gonna have to spend a lot more time together.

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Sharon: I did know about sally’s pregnancy, um, but i promised that I wouldn’t tell anyone.

Adam: Sharon, not even the father?

Sharon: Well, it wasn’t my place to tell you. And besides, at the time, she didn’t even know who the father was. It’s not until just now that I’m learning that it’s you.

Adam: So, when did nick tell you that she was pregnant?

Sally: Oh, it wasn’t nick that told me. It was sally.

Adam: What? I… I didn’t think you two were exactly close.

Sharon: Oh, we’re not. I think because she’s a first-time mother and the situation is a little bit confusing and she just needed some guidance.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, I think we’re all gonna need, uh, a lot more guidance by the time this baby’s born. I love my hardwood floors.

Adam: Well, part of me was, um, holding out hope that we would find our way back to each other, but now that nick has stepped up, even though the baby’s mine, it’s not gonna happen. You know, he really is mr. Wonderful. And I’m out in the cold.

Sharon: Well, I’m sorry. I know how difficult it must be for you to sit back and watch nick with sally. But she did tell you the truth. So, that couldn’t have been easy for her, either.

Adam: Yeah, uh…I wouldn’t want to have that conversation with me. I’m just still pretty stunned by it all. You know, I’m having a — I’m having another baby.

Sharon: You are going to be a great dad to this kid, just as good as you are to connor.

Adam: Well, I appreciate you saying that, sharon, but having nick in the mix, it’s gonna make things a lot trickier.

[ Sighs ]

Lauren: You know, going on a tear is hungry business. Come on. Eat something. Make you feel better.

Michael: And maybe soak up some of the booze.

[ Plate clatters ]

Phyllis: I don’t want to stuff a sandwich down my throat.

Lauren: You know we love you and we’re here for you. Aren’t we?

Michael: Phyllis, listen to me. You are family. What can we do to help?

Phyllis: We’re not family. Go ahead and say it to me. You want to say “I told you so.” That’s what you want to say.

Lauren: No, we don’T.

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ]

Lauren: Although we did warn you about interfering in daniel’s life behind his back.

Phyllis: You two are supposed to be my friends. Do you know what that means? Friends? Hmm? And you. How can you be diane’s friend and be my friend? How can you do that to me?

[ Gasping ]

[ Voice breaking ] You welcomed that bitch back into town after she faked her death with open arms! How could you do that to me? You allowed that virus to come into town and latch on to my daughter like a host organism. You allowed the infection to come into town.

Michael: Diane is not the root of all your problems!

Phyllis: Shh! Oh, my god, she is. Oh, my god, she is. I wish she’d died. I wish she’d died. I want her dead.

Lauren: Phyllis —

Phyllis: You can only die once, right? It is not too late. I want that bitch dead now.

Diane: This feels so right. I don’t ever want to move.

Jack: We could stay here indefinitely.

Diane: [ Chuckles ]

Jack: We could move here. The view is spectacular.

Diane: Mm.

Jack: But it’s not the only view I like.

Diane: Don’t you think we’d get a little antsy after a couple of months?

Jack: I’ll tell you what. We could travel from one romantic place to the next, an endless adventure around the world.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] Now, that I can picture.

[ Sighs ] But as tempting as it sounds to leave the jeremy stark problem behind, we both have too much waiting for us at home. You could never leave your family or jabot, and I don’t ever want to be apart from kyle again.

Jack: Of course you are right.

Diane: [ Laughs ]

Jack: Nothing wrong with a little fantasy, but reality is pretty great, too. I promise I will do everything i can to make it as special as it can be for you…for us.

Sally: I’m really sorry for worrying you. I probably just overreacted to something that in the end was probably nothing.

Nick: Come on. You reacted quickly to a potential crisis because you’re worried about that perfect little baby inside of you. That’s what mothers do. I think you’re gonna be an amazing mother, sally.

Sally: Thank you.

[ Knock on door ]

Adam: Sally, it’s me.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Did you call him, too?

Sally: No.

Nick: I guess him showing up unannounced is gonna be a regular thing.

Sally: Ugh, I hope not. But I — I can’t not answer it.

Nick: Yeah.

Sally: [ Sighs ] Hi. What are you doing here? Want luxury hair repair that doesn’t cost $50?

“The young and the restless”

will continue. Mr. Clean magic eraser powers

[ Door closes ]

Adam: Um, I — I was just thinking about you, and I — I wanted to check in.

Sally: I mean, everything’s fine now.

Adam: Now? I mean, was — was there a problem? I mean, is — is that why nick’s here? Is everything okay with you and the baby?

Sally: Yeah. I-I just had a pretty bad headache, and I called the doctor, but it’s — it’s gone now. There’s nothing for you to worry about.

Nick: It’s all good.

Sally: Look, you shouldn’t feel the need to check in. I mean, there’s really nothing i need from you before the baby’s born.

Mariah: So, I noticed you and adam were talking while I was on the phone. It looked intense.

Sharon: Yeah, well, when is something not up with adam?

Mariah: That was purposefully vague.

Sharon: Every single detail about the baby takes precedence here. What did tessa say?

Mariah: Just that she was singing our little sugar plum to sleep.

Sharon: Aww.

Mariah: We will be forever grateful that delphine made us moms.

Sharon: So will I. I’m already so proud of the mother you’ve become.

Mariah: Well, I’m not sure that I can ever live up to you, but I will certainly try.

Sharon: Hey, I haven’t asked you the biggest question yet. Have you come up with a name?

Diane: I wish there was an easy way to deal with jeremy and his threats. I mean, I suppose that stealing something else from victor and nikki’s pied–terre in chicago is out of the question.

Jack: I still stand by that choice. It worked, if only temporarily.

[ Thudding ]

Diane: [ Gasps ] What was that?

[ Exhales sharply ]

Jack: Hey.

Diane: No. What if it’s him and — and — and he’s going to find us?

Jack: There’s no way he could possibly know we are here.

Diane: Jack. No, don’t open it.

Jack: It’s okay.

Diane: [ Exhales sharply ]

Jack: A tree branch fell.

Diane: Really?

Jack: Yeah. Come see for yourself.

Diane: [ Exhales sharply ]

Jack: Everything’s okay. We are safe.

Phyllis: Hmm. I wonder where diane’s tombstone is. I should find it and put it to good use.

Lauren: For heaven’s sake, phyllis.

Michael: Making death threats in the middle of a hotel lobby is such a bad idea.

Phyllis: It’s not my hotel anymore, so — pbht. You know, it’s the first amendment. Michael, it’s the constitution. I can do what I want.

Michael: Except when you’re yelling murder or fire.

Lauren: This isn’t helping anyone.

Phyllis: Wow.

Lauren: Just stop it.

Phyllis: Oh, stop, please, you two. Enough. Enough. I’m done with the tough love. You’re either with me or you’re against me.

Michael: Well, we’re not against you.

Phyllis: Yeah, sure. Well, I’m done with tough love, and I am done with you. Okay?

Lauren: Phyllis, hold on.

Phyllis: I am suffocating. Let me go.

Lauren: Go — go after her.

Michael: Phyllis. Phyllis! Phyllis! She found it.

Mariah: We have not found the perfect name yet.

Sharon: Well, I can’t keep calling her “the baby.”

Mariah: I know. I know. Trust me — we’re gonna figure it out soon.

Sharon: Can you at least tell me what names are in the running?

Mariah: I could, but do you really want to talk about it?

Sharon: Of course. Why wouldn’t I?

Sharon: I just didn’t know if you would have any sensitivity, considering…

Sharon: Oh. Wait. You mean because I didn’t get to name you?

Mariah: Yeah. I didn’t want to bring up any bad memories.

Sharon: You know, I didn’t get to raise you, but we did find each other again. And you turned out to be a remarkable woman with a beautiful name that fits her beautiful soul.

Mariah: And, see, that’s exactly what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to find the perfect name that matches our little girl’s essence.

Sharon: When you hear it, you’ll know it.

Jack: I hate to see you on edge like this.

Diane: I’m just so mad at myself for letting jeremy get to me again. You know, I refuse to be that man’s victim, but I promise you that somehow, some way, I am going to get him out of our lives. I’m just — I’m just frustrated that our last plan didn’t work.

Jack: Well, that wasn’t your fault.

Diane: No. But I don’t want you or anyone else to take that kind of risk again, like you did last time. Your days of committing larceny are over. But I’m afraid that it’s going to take something extreme like that to get rid of him. And I don’t know — I don’t know what that something is, but whatever it is, I’m going to be the one who takes the risk. I brought him into our lives, and I will drive him out.

Jack: I love to see that fire in your eyes. I love your devotion to us. But I’m starting to think maybe going on the offensive with stark is not the right solution.

Diane: Well, maybe the problem was we didn’t frame him for a big enough crime.

Jack: I disagree. No, I think maybe the opposite approach is the right way to go.

Nick: I will take care of everything sally needs until the baby arrives.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Look, I-I get that you’re together, and I know that you’re gonna be around. I’m not fighting that. And I will try to resist the urge to spontaneously check in. But, um, I would really like to come to some of your doctor’s appointments or ultrasounds.

Sally: Um, yeah. I’ll think about it.

Adam: Well, uh, I won’t overstay my welcome. I’m glad everything’s okay.

Sally: That was tense. I know adam’s trying to deal with this the best way he can, but it’s gonna be tough for him. And I know that you’re not overly sensitive to his feelings, but they’re gonna affect all of us.

Nick: We’re all in this together. I don’t like it, but it is what it is. I’ve had time to accept that I’m not the father of this baby. So I sympathize with him a bit more.

Sally: Yeah, well, the calmer things are, the better it is going to be for all of us.

Nick: I will do everything i can to keep things that way, sally, but when adam’s involved, you never know what to expect. You got to be careful. If your moderate to severe crohn’s disease

Sally: I mean, look, adam and I have had our fair share of drama, but with the baby involved, I don’t think he’d pull anything. I mean, what is it that you think I need to be careful about?

Nick: I know you have a soft spot for my brother, and i completely respect what the two of you had together. I know he’s in a tough spot. For him to ask to be involved in some of the doctor appointments is completely justified.

Sally: Yeah. I mean, we’re in agreement. So, what’s the problem?

Nick: I know you think you’re doing the right thing by letting him get involved in the pregnancy, but at the same time, you could just be inviting trouble.

Sally: In what way?

Nick: It doesn’t matter what his motives are. The more involved he is, the harder it’s gonna be for him to let go.

Sharon: Wow. No amount of swagger can cover up the way you’re feeling right now. The whole world can see it. You want to talk?

Adam: Sharon, I am… I’m trying to be a good guy here. I’m trying to handle the situation with sally and the baby with class, poise, and grace, but —

Sharon: But you’re still adam newman.

Adam: I don’t know if I can.

Diane: What are you thinking?

Jack: I am merely proposing that we pretend that man does not exist.

Diane: How can we do that? He’s sending packages to the house.

Jack: We don’t open them. When we see him in town, we walk the other way. We don’t talk about him, let him live in our heads. We take away his power by not giving him power in the first place.

Diane: So just a change of attitude?

Jack: Look, I promise we will stay safe and protected.

Diane: [ Sighs ]

Jack: But we will let our security team and the authorities worry about jeremy stark. In the meantime, we live our lives to the fullest, enjoy every single moment. That man cannot intimidate us if we don’t allow him to.

Diane: Well, it — it sounds good in theory, but he’S…

[ Sighs ]

Jack: We have just been saying how special life is, how everything is falling so perfectly into place. We are happy. The kids are good. Our grandson is joy personified. You were right. We can’t just leave genoa city. We have far too much to lose. So, why are we wasting one more second on jeremy stark? We’ve waited all this time to find each other again. Every moment is precious.

Diane: I feel that way, too, but —

Jack: No. No — no — no “buts.” Having you back in my life again has given me energy and optimism and purpose and happiness I — I thought I had lost forever. I will be damned if jeremy stark or anyone else takes that from us. I love you too much.

Diane: God. Jack, I… I love you, too. It’s — it’s almost — almost overpowering, like this love that’s been pent up and it’s finally able to be free.

[ Laughs ]

Jack: I have another idea. Marry me.

Lauren: Phyllis is spiraling out of control. I haven’t seen her like this in a long time. And it really scares me.

Michael: I was trying to keep it light earlier. I’m really worried about her. She can’t seem to get out of her own way. She’s not thinking clearly.

[ Sighs ] The good thing is, you can usually rely on her to right the ship.

Lauren: But how many times can she go down this dark path and — and actually come back?

Michael: Huh. I don’t know. One thing that always holds true about her, though, is she’s a survivor.

Jeremy: You’re lucky to be alive.

Next week on

“the young and the restless”…

Victoria: Did tucker approach you about buying the company and taking control?

Devon: Why do you care?

Sally: There is actually something that you should know. It’s probably best you hear it from me. I am pregnant.

Jeremy: I can tell by that look in your eye you’re intrigued.

Phyllis: I can’T. I’d lose everything.

Jeremy: It seems to me you already have.

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krissy, you had one job. What’s t uh, I don’t know, sam. Is there something maybe you want to tell me?

[ Door opens ] Hey, uh… the party’s over? So I just found out that you two have been holding out on us. Hi to you, too. Hi. Um, we have? Mm-hmm. Most definitely. Krissy… you are about to do something ethically gray, but morally justifiable, aren’t you? There’s nothing gray about my ethics. I’m simply gonna pose a question, that’s all. So, yes to the morally justified part. Look, I know how hard you fight for those that you feel have been wronged… is that a bad thing? No, it’s not a bad thing. But there are times when your efforts venture into overstepping. Yes. Hi. I’d like to speak to dean jeffries in the journalism department. Thank you. It’s just a wonder I haven’t caught this bug from one of my students yet. Dad? Chase? T.J. Morning, chase. Are you here to see your brother? Finn’s off this morning. I tweaked a muscle in my shoulder, and I came to get it checked out. How about you? What are you doing here? Oh, pfft. It’s nothing to worry about, dr. Ashford, can you help my son? I’ll find the exam room on my own. Exam room? What, are you sick? You think there’s tension between us because of chase? Are you ins–

[ Clears throat ] You’re way off base, sasha. That has nothing to do with what’s going on here. Then you admit that there is something? Confusing, isn’t it? Very. I know. All this stuff. Okay. Well, okay. So the baby’s here, obviously, right? Right. You pull these straps, one arm through here, one arm through here. Okay. And this comes out from between the legs and they all click together. Right there in the center? Correct. Okay. You got it. Thank you. You’re welcome.

[ Sighs ]

[ Chuckles ] Alright. How do I look? Can I be honest? Sure. Like somebody who’s too young to be a parent.

[ Gasps ] This isn’t real. This isn’t real. This isn’t real.

[ Screams ]

[ Gasping, shuddering ]

You’re next.


You killed me! It’s not my fault.

Liar! Help, please! Help me, please! There’s no one to help you. What do you want? Please. I’ll do anything.

Confess.

Confess to

what you did to me.

Confess…

or join me. I’m ready. At least I think I am. Ready as I can be, anyway. I mean, diane filed the petition with the court for me to take custody of my younger brother, which is basically just a formality, since esme is going back to prison and my father is gone. Charlotte texted me to let me know that all the furniture arrived and it’s been set up. I ordered diapers, baby formula, parenting books. Grandmother, I’m really trying here. I know, sweetheart. I know you are. And I couldn’t be more proud of you, really. It’s just that… I don’t know. It’s just that you’re not this baby’s parent. You’re his brother. My father isn’t here, so it’s on me to do right by my baby brother, and that’s exactly what I intend on doing, starting with changing the kid’s name. You don’t like “ace,” huh? No. My brother’s not a playing card. He deserves a strong name. Something that ties him to his future instead of his past. Hmm. I see. Something that maybe severs all ties with his mother? Something feels off between us, brook lynn. So if it isn’t chase, then what is it? Can we just drop this, please? Oh, I think talking things out could really help. Oh, do you, now? Wait. You told maxie what’s wrong but you won’t tell me? Come on, brook lynn. We’re better than this. Nothing is wrong… per se. Look, I might have mentioned to maxie that you and chase have grown closer lately.

[ Sighs ] Maybe this is a conversation we should have in private. Aw, man. Okay, alright, fine. I had some errands I needed to run anyway. Okay, let’s do this.

[ Sighs ] Do we have to? Yes. I was just telling dr. Ashford how shocked I am that I haven’t picked up this bug making the rounds. Now go get that — that shoulder treated, will ya? Any chance you could help with that? Yeah.

[ Beeper sounding ] I have to see a patient real quick, but why don’t you check in at the nurses’ station and I’ll get you set up? Sounds good. It was nice running into you, professor chase. Same here. What? Is there a reason you won’t tell me why you’re here? Are you calling his boss? I’ll be nice. Where are you going? I’m gonna go powder my nose and pretend I’m not hearing this. Hi. Dean jeffries. My name is alexis davis, and I’m editor-in-chief of the invader. Yes, thank you for taking my call. I wanted to talk to you about one of your professors, gregory chase. He works in both the history and the journalism department. I’m — I’m sorry. Can you repeat that? Are… are you sure? No, nothing else. Thank you for your time. Y– mm –is that what I think it is? It’s a pregnancy test. Oh, my god. Have — have you not told him yet? Is that yours? It’s not what you think. Okay. I am so sorry. I shouldn’t have said anything. Well, someone should probably say something. Hey, what’s going on? Uh, I found this. Oh. I’m so sorry, sam. I was looking for the dessert, and I must have opened up the wrong bag. Do we need to go somewhere and talk? Um, actually… it’s my bag. So that means… that the pregnancy test isn’t sam’S. It’s mine. Is it over? Yes. Well, I assume you gave dean jeffries a piece of your mind. So when does gregory start at the invader? Honey, are you okay? Gregory doesn’t work at pcu anymore.


dean jeffries told me that gregory has not worked for or taught a class at pcu all semester. I don’t understand. Neither do I. Even his sons think he’s working at the university. So he’s keeping things even from them? It doesn’t make any sense. I know him. Maybe not as well as you thought. We have become very good friends, actually. And do you know when you were stabbed, he didn’t leave the hospital, even after I insisted that he go? Well, that was — that was very kind of him, but, honey, what kind of a friendship do you think you’re building if apparently he can’t even be honest with you? Normally, I would agree with you on this, but there is something else at play here.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Oh, honey, I have to deal with this. Go. Tread carefully with gregory. No more investing in this friendship until you have fully evaluated the situation. Oh, I’m going to evaluate this, alright. I’ve been getting these migraines and I thought I’d run out of my medication. Couldn’t you just call a pharmacy? You have to get an examination to refill the prescription. Then I just remembered I have a — I have a refill at home. Now, tell me about your shoulder. I just went too hard at the gym. Should have laid off the heavy bag. That doesn’t sound like you. You’re usually good at pacing yourself. I guess I got a lot going on. I’m trying to get my badge back, obviously, but there’s this thing with brook lynn — oh, I should have known. There’s only one person who gets you all worked up. No, no, she didn’t do anything this time. She doesn’t have to. Even after all these months since you broke up, you still haven’t made peace with how you feel about her. Look, sasha, we’re good, okay? But we’re obviously not. If I have any issues, they’re mine, and I’ll deal with them myself. Look, it’s not healthy to bottle up your feelings. Trust me, if anyone would know, it would be me. I’m not bottling anything up. I don’t want to talk about this with you. Can’t you respect that? I can, but whatever this is, it’s becoming a problem. Our friendship is important to me. It’s important to me, too. And beyond that, we work together, so at the very least, let’s figure this out so it doesn’t impact our professional relationship. Well, that’s one less thing we have to worry about. I’m quitting. Can you blame me for wanting to keep my brother away from esme? She is unfit to be a mother. She will use that baby the same way that she used me. You’re hurt, spencer, and you have every right to be, I mean, after the way esme manipulated you. But remember, she was doing that under ryan’s orders and before she’d lost her memory. So… so… the esme that I have witnessed over the past few days seems to genuinely care about that baby. And, honey, you know what it’s like to grow up without a mother. Do you really want that for your baby brother? If she regains her memory, do you remember what kind of person she was? Yes, I do. I am on your side, spencer. Thank you. 100%. And the baby’s side. So I’m saying I don’t think it’s wise to completely alienate esme. I think it would be better if you could get her to want your support. Okay, let’s say that esme never regains her memory. What kind of mother is she gonna be without a past? I do not want my baby brother anywhere near esme, period. Spencer, my boy! Where is this newest cassadine heir? Oh, I cannot wait to meet him. I didn’t kill you. What happened to you was an accident. It wasn’t supposed to go like that.

[ Echoing ] But it did!

My death is

on your hands! I didn’t know! Please! Can… can you just leave me alone?

Confess…

or meet my fate.

I will haunt you forever! No! No, no, no, no, no. Please. Please. Please. Please! You’re right. You’re right. It is my fault, and I will tell you everything.


You’re pregnant? Mm, I don’t know yet. That’s kind of what the test is for. I am so sorry for being so weird about that, but I knew the test wasn’t mine or kristina’S. It had to be molly’s, and I figured that you obviously did not want anyone to know. Yeah. Accurate on all fronts. I can’t imagine what you’re thinking. I’m just thinking I should leave you ladies to sort this out. Thank you, yes. Yeah. And thank you very much, kristina, for that. This is so not my fault. If you wanted to keep it a secret, you wouldn’t have left it in a shopping bag. It’s like you were begging me to find it. Okay, well, you know what? At the time, I was kind of trying to hide it from T.J. You know, I would have said that it was mine, but dante walked in. No, I totally get it. But why are you hiding it from T.J.? Maybe she’s not ready for him to know yet. Okay, but why? Because… I’m not sure how he’ll react. You’re quitting? Sorry. I didn’t mean for it to come out that way. But I did mention to you that I am exploring new horizons. Look, chase’s music career is really taking off, and I’m getting a lot of interest from other artists. I guess I just assumed that since you were able to manage chase and work for deception, you would continue doing both. Yeah, well, the balancing act is a lot. And if I’m going to take on new artists, I really need to devote time to them. And it’s hard to do that while you’re building social media campaigns. I wish I could. I was going to tell you and maxie at work. You know, give my notice. Don’t tell her yet, okay? I won’T. Thanks. As long as you’re telling me the truth, and this has nothing to do with me and chase. There’s no future for brook lynn and me. Not after she lied. And yet you’re still working with her. As I recall, someone lectured me about doing the right thing on christmas eve — doing the right thing is finishing what I started. But you still haven’t forgiven brook lynn. Why should I? I just don’t want you to have regrets, to look back one day and realize how much time you wasted hanging on to your anger when maybe… you could work things out with her. So you’re saying I should just let it go?

[ Sighs ] You’re not a hothead, chase. Never have been, even as a kid. But now, all of a sudden, you’re losing control at every turn. Every turn? That’s a stretch. And it always comes back to brook lynn, throwing punches to defend her honor, now throwing them to defend yours. Okay, what’s the point, dad? You’re still in pain because you haven’t resolved your feelings for her. You were happy with brook lynn. Yeah, and she also drove me crazy. Because she challenged you. She’s very different. You’re both different, but you complement each other. And sometimes that can lead to harmony, sometimes discord. Whether the relationship is worth it is up to you.

[ Cellphone chiming ] It’s alexis. I need to go. Take care of those migraines, will you? Take care of that shoulder. Harrison… I’m not telling you what to do.

[ Scoffs ] Sure about that? I’m just suggesting that you try to work out your feelings before you go and hurt yourself again. The baby should be discharged soon, and then I will be taking him home. That is splendid news. Yeah. No word from your father? Well, then, you and I will just have to fill that void, won’t we? Your services won’t be needed. Oh, no? No. I know my son. He won’t abandon his child. I pray you’re right. In the meantime, the remaining cassadines will step up. I’ve already taken the liberty of finding us a new home. You did? Well, you can’t be expected to raise a child under sonny corinthos’ roof. He’s not. My grandsons are both staying with me. Well, that is very generous of you, laura, but your plate is rather full at the moment after taking in charlotte. My grandchildren are my first priority, especially now that they’re missing their fathers. Spencer, see reason. With me, you and your brother will want for nothing. I’ll arrange ’round-the-clock care for the baby. I appreciate it, uncle victor. Everything is already set up at grandmother’s house. If you’ll excuse me, I’m just going to check in and see what’s taking so long. Why are you so hell-bent on keeping me from what’s left of my family? Me? Both spencer and charlotte have wisely chosen to stay away from you. You have no one to blame for that but yourself. I knew you were being framed, and I helped. I was the one who arranged for the tourism drone to be at the waterfront at the right time. Without me, that footage of holly sutton shooting lucy coe would never have been captured. You never would have fled the country. You never would have been in paris… or in that sewer. I am so sorry.

[ Crying ] Please. Please don’t hurt me. Please.

[ Electronic crackle ] Anna: I think we’ve got enough, don’t you?

[ Gasps ] Wh–

[ Gasps ] This disguise is so convincing, it’s scary. It’s very scary.


If pcu hadn’t gotten in the way of you taking the job at the invader, would you have accepted it? I’d have liked nothing more.

[ Knock on door ] I came as soon as I could. What’s so urgent? It’s so good to see you. You know, unless you’re sick. No, I just hurt my shoulder. I’m waiting for an mri. Oh. Must have been working out pretty hard to injure yourself. Any, uh… specific reason why? Just wasn’t my smartest moment, that’s all. Yup. Yup. Love does that to the best of us. What? I mean, that’s why you were throwing weights around, right? Trying to impress the new woman in your life? I would never let what’s going on between you and chase influence my professional decisions, okay? Chase and I broke up. I just want him and you to be happy. And if that’s together… yay. Thank you. But there is no “me and chase.” We’re friends, and I’m still grieving brando. Sasha, it’s okay. You can grieve and move on at the same time. I seen the way you and chase are together. What you’ve seen is chase being the awesome guy that he is, supporting a friend in need. As for moving on… I hope to one day, believe me. But you’re not there yet. The only romance chase and i ever had was staged. He’s just being there for me like he always has — as a friend. That’s it. Well, for the record, there are more people in your corner just chase. You have me, too. This is a trick? What the hell is wrong with you? What’s wrong with us? You want to talk about tricks? After framing me for shooting lucy? Thanks for the confession, by the way. That has made our job a lot easier. Did you get everything? Oh, yeah. Every last word.

I knew you were being framed,

and I helped.

I was the one who arranged

for the tourism drone

to be at the waterfront

at the right time.

Without me, that footage of

holly sutton shooting lucy coe would never have been captured. Good thing new york is a one-party consent state. Which you know all about, given your impressive political career. Short, but impressive. I was coerced. It will never hold up in a court of law. Do you want to take that chance? I mean, yes, you might be right that this would be deemed inadmissible in court, but we could still leak it to your constituents. I feel like the good citizens of this great city need to know what their public servants are up to. How long do you think it’ll take before she’s removed from office? Oh, I don’t know. Not too long, probably. You can kiss your political aspirations goodbye. Not to mention your freedom. There’s no need for that. No? I will see to it that your name is cleared. Really? Thank you, eileen. But I want so much more than that. Everything I have ever done has been for the sake and benefit of my family.

[ Laughs ] Oh, and what do you find so funny? What are you laughing at?

[ Laughing ] I don’t know. I guess, I don’t know, all of it, maybe. All of it.

[ Laughing ] You chased your own son away, for god’s sakes, with all of your schemes, and now charlotte is left without a father. To her benefit? I don’t think so. Not a day goes by when I don’t ache for my son. I’d do anything I could to bring valentin back. And nikolas? I won’t rest until I find him and reunite him with his children. Oh, so you don’t know where he is? You didn’t help him to sneak off? Well, of course I didn’T.

[ Scoffs ] Funny again. Okay. You’ll forgive me if I don’t believe you. Do you really think I would keep nikolas away from his newborn son? Oh, I absolutely do. I’m not buying this family man routine of yours at all, because, I mean, come on, we both know that the only person you’ve ever really cared about is yourself. That is simply not true. My family means everything in the world to me, and I’ve almost lost all of them. That’s because you put your lust for power ahead of all else. But don’t worry. You know what, victor? Your day is coming, sooner than you think, maybe, and… the fallout is going to be glorious. What the hell are you talking about?


Can’t believe you let mebadger you into drinking. What? It’s not like I chugged the whole bottle. Thank you. And we don’t even know if I’m pregnant yet. But you might be. I mean, I could be an aunt again. This is great. Is it? Of course it is. I don’t know why you don’t think T.J. Will react well. I said that I don’t know

how he’ll react, not that I think he’ll react badly. I don’t even know what you mean. You guys have been together for 10 years. Maybe — maybe she’s just not ready to say anything to him yet. No. But you’ve talked about it. Wait, you’ve nev er talkedabout having kids? Like, ever? Well, I mean, in the abstract, maybe. But, you know, like, once we were established in our careers, and that day is not here yet. T.J. Won’t care. He’s gonna freak. If I am pregnant — and honestly, I don’t know, krissy. I mean, I know that T.J. Wants to be a really hands-on father, but that’s going to be really hard with the hours that he works at the hospital. And it’s not like I am any less busy. And this is exactly why we wanted to wait. Hey. Everything is gonna be okay, because we’re going to take this one step at a time. Don’t worry about it now. Okay. Please do not say anything to anyone. Yeah. Only mom. Kristina! I’m kidding. Okay, not mom and not T.J., Please. We will not say anything to anyone. Right, krissy? Why does everyone assume I’m the weak link? Well… okay, fine. I will keep my mouth shut. And I’ll make sure I tell dante, so we’re all on the same page. Thank you. Well, there’s no time like the present. I’m having an issue, and I could use your input. Alright. Some of it’s clear, some of it’s obscure, and I’m just having a little trouble sorting it out. Let’s hear it. I think it actually might be better if you read it. We want to turn it into an editorial, and I think maybe it might be a bit one-sided. So if you want to just take a look at it and let me know what you think. Absolutely. I live for this. Don’t worry. There won’t be any awkwardness from me. I mean, sure, I’m friends with brook lynn, but I’m also friends with sasha, so… wait… you think I’m seeing sasha? Aren’t you? No. Oh. Now there is awkwardness. No, I’m not dating anybody. What gave you the impression that I was? Nothing. I just noticed that you and sasha have been spending a lot of time together lately. Did she say something to you? Sasha? No. But, you know, I was just at kelly’s with brook lynn. Of course. And she might have mentioned that there was something between you and sasha, and then sasha showed up to confront brook lynn about the tension between the two of them. And clearly, I connected dots that should never have been connected, so I’m sorry. I have obviously stirred some things up. It’s okay. Break-ups can be confusing.

[ Sighs ] Don’t I know it? Is that why you’re here? Trying to find austin? Yeah. I haven’t spoken with him since the hook attack, and I just wanna make sure he’s okay. But you’ve been debating whether or not it’s your place? Wouldn’t it be great if when relationships ended, all the feelings just went up in smoke? Yeah. Yeah, it would. I’m really glad we talked this out. Oh, me too.

[ Groans ] What? Now I have to tell maxie she was right. She’s insufferable. Maybe she’ll surprise you. Yeah, probably not.

[ Chuckles ] You know what? Even if I did have feelings for chase, it wouldn’t matter. Why not? Because it’s written all over his face how much you meant to him — how much you probably still do. I don’t think anyone is replacing you in chase’s life anytime soon. Well, you got the past tense right, ’cause chase wants nothing to do with me. And honestly, it’s a relief. Really? Yeah. Took me a minute, but I’m completely over him. Have you recovered from the shock yet? Ahh. Oh, yeah, almost. Yeah. I, um… I told molly that we wouldn’t say anything to anyone. Oh, no, of course not. Her secret is totally safe with me. So. So what? So, uh… when you thought that the pregnancy test was mine, how’d that make you feel? All I’m saying is, sooner or later, your past will catch up with you, and I guess I’m hoping it’s sooner. Oh. Uncle victor. I’ll get that paperwork for you. Thank you. Meet the newest cassadine. Does he have a name? I’m working on it. But in the cassadine tradition, his middle name will be niklosovich, like mine. May I? Yeah, of course. Of course. Ohh. Hey, there, buddy. Hi, there, my sweetness. Oh, my goodness me. Well, hello, there. It’s so nice to meet you. I am your great-uncle victor. Well, technically speaking, I suppose I’m your great-great-uncle victor, but that’s a bit of a mouthful, isn’t it? Welcome to the family. As you will discover, we are quite a formidable bunch, we cassadines. Although, I do have to admit to you that over recent months, we’ve rather… rather lost our way. But you… oh, you give me hope again. Welcome to the family. Someday, somehow, your daddy is going to come back, and when he does, when we’re whole again, you’ll see how strong this family is when we come together. And you? You, my little one, are our future. And I am going to move heaven and earth to make sure that it is a bright and prosperous one for all of us. Obviously, the mayor is going to ask for your resignation. As she should. But as you know, I have a lot of sway with the D.A., And if you do as we ask and help us to bring victor down —

[ Gasps ] Are you crazy? Help us bring him down. We know you’ve been working with him. It puts you in a unique position to get information for us to put him away for good.

[ Scoffs ] I can’t go against victor. He will kill me if he finds out. Yes, yes. Yes, he will. Because that’s the kind of monster he is, which is why we need you to get the goods on him.

[ Groans ] Right. We know that you sold your soul to the devil, to victor, for your political ambitions, but, you know, I don’t believe you’re as bad as he is. Why didn’t you do the right thing, eileen? It’s too risky. Suit yourself. Once this recording goes public, how do you think victor is going to react? No, there’s got to be some other way. There isn’T. There are only two ways out of this. You’re either with us against victor or you face the consequences of your own actions. What is it gonna be? Family is just very important. She’s my sister and, we depend on each other a lot. She’s the rock of the family. She’s the person who holds everything together. It’s a battle, you know I’m going to be there.


You’re definitely not pregnant, right? No. But would you just answer the question? Okay, look, if you had been pregnant, I would have been super excited, over the moon. Yeah, so would I. But having said that… I don’t know — I look at our life together and I think maybe no more kids. No more. Look at that, so we’re two for two. Go us. Yeah. I really like what we’ve built together, sam. And if something were to happen by accident, then yeah, bring it on. But… why mess with perfection? Ooh, perfection, huh? Yeah. That’s right. Have you seen the playroom lately? Is it a disaster? It is a whole new level of mess. Yeah. But, you know, it’s our mess. Yeah. It is. Stop thinking about logistics and all the reasons why the timing might not be right. What does your heart say? It says that… I really want to have a baby with T.J. Me, too. I mean, not — not me have the baby. I want you to have the baby. Yeah, no, I definitely understood what you meant. Mm. Alright, chase, let’s take a look at…

[ Cellphone rings ] Hi, molly. Hi. Do you have a minute? For you? Always. Okay, good, uh… because there is something that I want to tell you. Was I upset at first? Of course. But now not only do I have zero romantic feelings for chase, I realized that not being in a relationship was the best thing that could have happened to me, because now I can focus all my energy on my management business, you know, without all the distractions. Sounds like you’re in a good place. I really am. Your assessment is spot-on. So it does read as one-sided? I made some notes indicating where the argument needs to be rounded out and where opposing viewpoints could benefit it. Well, thank you for your input, and thank you for coming by on such short notice. Anytime. Not only do I enjoy the work, but you’re a friend. I believe you mean that. I can tell. I do. Then why are you lying to me? Fine. Fine what? I will work with you against victor. Thank you. Thank you for making the right choice. And you understand the consequence of double-crossing us? My confession will be leaked to law enforcement and to the good people of port charles. Victor included. Excellent. We’ll start tonight. Let’s nail victor to the wall. I just need a couple of signatures, then you can take the baby home. Okay. Excuse me. I’m afraid there’s been a change of plans. What do you mean? I’m sorry, spencer, but that baby’s not going anywhere.

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 I don’t understand that. I thought I was gonna be c e O. I mean, sunny made it sound like it was a done deal. Sunny doesn’t get to decide, but I’m the logical choice. I took over from my brother when he was recovering from being attacked, and I did a damn good job. Uncle Vic even said so, right? Well, up until an hour ago, he was all set to hand you the job, and then he received a very unsettling call from someone.

Who changed his mind? What are you talking about? Who the hell is it? Leo Stark.

Ah, Gwenny. Is this a dream come true or what? Our first issue coming out tomorrow. I am Piloxing and call me over Confident, but I believe that my Lady Whistleblower column where we come, the talk of the town, in no time you think, did I ever tell you that Lady Whistleblower was my nickname in. Although that had nothing to do with gossip or whistles.

QUni, did you hear what I said? He has something about you being a whore at University of something. Well, yeah, I was the gist of it. But I need your full attention and I could tell you’re still thinking about Xanders Twist. You’re so frustrating. You know, because what’s it. What does it mean? Him wanting to define our relationship?

Not now, but after his, his divorce is through. It means that you have to find a way to live in the moment. What if that’s just an excuse? What if his heart will always belong to Sarah? I guarantee you he will come to his senses any minute. Now he’s gonna come walking through that door to declare his luck for you.

That is probably your hot daddy right now.

Hell wrong, daddy.

I don’t understand. How could there be a problem with the divorce? I signed those papers weeks ago, as did Sarah. Exactly. Shouldn’t it have processed by now? Yes, but things didn’t go exactly as planned. Now there’s an issue. Are you telling me that you and Sarah are still very much husband and wife?

You’re you’re pregnant? Yeah. I, um, I wasn’t feeling well, so I had some blood work done and the results just came back in and yeah, I. Um, with child, oh my God. Uh, this, this is amazing. We’re, we’re ha we’re having a baby. We’re having a baby.

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

Leo Stark is a worthless, conniving, little troll. No arguments here. I mean, why would Uncle Victor ever listen to a word he says, let alone anybody what is it? Because he got a new little media platform, his sleazy gossip column for the Spectator. You guessed it. He called your uncle to comment on a story that he’s running about you tomorrow.

He regaled your uncle with this lurid tale about you having a threesome with two bisexual women. So what we’re all consenting adults. Leo is also alleging that, um, your affair with Allie Horton destroyed her relationship with Chanel Dupree. It wasn’t an affair, it was a drunken one night mistake. No. Is that supposed to make you seem more stable?

Is this serious right now? Who cares about my sex? I could have sex with half of Salem, it would have no bearing on my ability to be a successful c e O. It’s the optics of it. Optics, yes. In this climate, one might read your actions as misogynistic. Oh my. Come on. Nobody loves women more than I do. Okay. It’s your personal life as a liability.

Alex and your uncle is not willing to take that risk. This is wrong. I’m sorry.

Sure. Well then who is it? You said he picked another Kariya soul. Which one is it? How could Sarah and I still be married, aren’t you? Wait, who? Sarah changed her mind. Is she having second thoughts about ending our marriage? As far as I know, Sarah’s been steadfast in her decision to dump you, but then. Why is there a hold up in the divorce?

Me, Sarah and I both did what we needed to do. Why are we still married? . Oh my god. I mean this, my God, a baby. I mean, they, heck, you know that the timing, this couldn’t be anymore Perfect. I, I was just having a conversation with Emily about this last night and she, she kept going on and on about how she wanted a little brother, a little sister, and, you know, I didn’t wanna get her hopes up, at least not, you know, in the near future anyway.

And,

You know, I’m happy.

I mean, is it, is it because you don’t want to be committed to me, and this could change things for us, right? I mean, us having a baby together, we’re not,

we’re not having a baby. Um, I am pregnant, but not with your child. It’s not yours.

Oh, Julie, when did you get back on your cruise? . Oh, just now. Aww. Uh, Doug’s upstairs unpacking and, uh, aloha. Hello? Ha . I thought I would just peruse the spectator and see what I had missed while we were away. You missed quite a bit, so it seems, imagine my surprise when I saw your husband’s farewell article.

You have handed the newspaper over to Zander and Gwen. We did come see. Well then. I guess my next question has to be, have you lost your mind? Keys to the spectator main door editor’s desk printing room. Finally, we have to prep our entire first issue from home. Dear, what, normally, I don’t mind working remotely in my PJ’s, but as you can tell, things will cramped in these parts.

I see. I assume there is room for me to have my own office complete with an ergonomic chair and my own cappuccino. You can’t possibly think I care about anything you just said. I’m just trying to make polite conversation. You’ve handed over the keys. You can leave anytime you like. I leave that, but I speak to Gwen, my daughter and I have some unfinished business.

I think you’re gonna enjoy working under the new person that your Uncle Vic has chosen to be. C e o. Please do not tell me it’s Joseph or. I love my brothers to death, but that was pretty much a multi-car pile up in Arizona. I can’t stomach reporting to either of them. It’s not the twins, is it my dad? No.

And much to your uncle And my dismay. Justin’s desire to run the company fizzled out years ago. He apparently likes being a lawyer. Uh, go figure. Yeah, I, I, I don’t, I don’t understand. I don’t get it. Uh, who’s left? . Oh my God. Please do not tell me that Uncle Victor rehired. Xander. I realized this morning that I hadn’t received the final decree on your divorce from the court, so I checked in and lo and behold, the courts had no record of it.

What. How is that possible? Well, apparently one of the clerks misplaced the paperwork and it never got filed. It’s the first time in all my years that I remember this happening. So what do we do now? Well, I printed the papers once again, and so if you and Sarah just sign these, I will personally make sure that the paperwork is properly process.

And then, and then my marriage will officially be over.

So the, the baby is, the baby’s not mine.

You and I slept together the night before Valentine’s Day, and according to the tests I am. Further along than that. So the timing doesn’t work.

I guess I just, I just assumed that I’m idiot. Just rattling on and on, like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You are not an idiot. You got carried away. Yeah, . That’s because I did.

If I’m not the father, does that mean

it does

Xander’s the father, I’m pregnant with his baby.

The last I heard. Jack had disowned Gwen because she refused to testify against Xander. Well, yes, that’s true. And, but he did end his friendship with Xander. Okay. Okay. Is handing him off the spectator supposed to be a farewell gift. I mean, what? Well, why, why is he rewarding with Unhand and punishing with the other?

You don’t understand. He, he didn’t have a choice. What do you. I, I mean that Xandra and Gwen blackmailed him into turning over the paper. I don’t see how that’s possible.

Oh my God. This is about you running down Gwen, with your car, isn’t it?

So what is. Unfinished business that you speak of, we have between us. Then you can run the paper now any way you wish. You are the freedom. Just like I did. Just know that Jennifer and I spent decades building trust for the public. I would hate to see that all wasted by turning the paper into a cheap tabloid.

Oh please, everybody knows tabloid cell. Nobody was reading your stuffy old newspaper. Oops.

I will do my best to live up to the standard that you and Jennifer said, and not because you just asked me, but because I believe in it too. I’m glad to hear that, and despite everything, there is a part of me that is grateful. Still my children is looking after something that has meant so much to me. You disowned her, Jack.

You don’t get to play daddy now. She is still my daughter,

I promise. I will take good care of the paper.

Ah, very well. I suppose we should let you know,

Jennifer and I are both leaving town tonight

and you’re sure that the baby is, and. So many men, do you think I’ve suffered with ? I didn’t. I didn’t mean it like that. I, I guess I’m just surprised you how long as the two of you have been broken up for a while. Yeah. Apparently one of the last times we were together, we conceived a baby. He’s probably celebrating his fake job at the redneck corporation’s.

What do know.

I, I don’t know. I mean, obviously I wasn’t expecting this when I signed those divorce papers. I thought that Xander would be out of my life forever, and this was supposed to be a fresh start. Well, um, if it’s a fresh start, you’re looking for. I think I might have one for you. What are you talking about?

It’s actually the reason I came to see you in the first place. There is a job opening at my hospital in Chicago. I thought you’d be perfect for it. So I talked to you after the chief of staff. You did? Mm-hmm. . And the job is yours. If you want it, you’re.

Sarah hasn’t signed yet. No, she doesn’t know about the paperwork issue. I came to you first. Okay. I’ll, um, I’ll let you know once I signed. Why don’t you just sign them right now while I’m here? Oh, I, I just wanted to look them over. You always taught me never sign anything unless I fully vetted it first.

So, uh, yeah, I’ll spend some time with these and get back to you. Bye. Sit yourself.

Look, I know Xander used to be in charge, but that was a disaster, was it not? I mean, the guy is a loser. I you, nobody else will even hire him. The last company he worked for, he like made up himself. Do you wanna talk about optics? Calm down. It’s not z. But who is it? Um, Brady, Sean, Sierra. It’s not any of those people you would’ve forgotten.

A very important member of this family. Who else is there? Me.

You gonna be CEO, won? Come on, be. Oh no. And why can’t I be? What experience do you have running a business? Well, I have owned several very successful restaurants over the years. Tuscany, she rouge. Yeah. Running a restaurant is a little bit different than running a multinational corporation. I understand that.

But I’ve also been married to your uncle for over a decade. and you don’t think I picked up a thing or two. Now I know I have a lot to learn, but that’s where you come in. Me. Mm-hmm. , I’m hoping you’re gonna be my number two in command to bring me up to speed to offer counsel whenever needed. I hope you are interested.

You knew about the accident. She threw it in my face last Christmas Eve. We were having an argument about her figgy pudding and she said, I should be respecting her because she’s the person who kept you out of prison. She told you all that on Christmas Eve? Oh, I didn’t believe it at first. Of course. Then I remember that you had been taking pills and driving.

It just fell into place. You never said anything to me, darling. I knew you would come to me if you needed to. Oh, sweetheart. It must have been just terrible for you. I didn’t remember it after it happened, but when I did, the guilt was over. I offered to turn myself in, Jack. He wouldn’t hear of it. Well, it, it’s not as though you did it on purpose, did you?

No. No, of course not. So Glenn is just patting herself on the back for not blackmailing you. Then she turns around and forces you to give. Beloved paper. Well, I guess it was just a matter of time. Hmm.

I won’t stand for it. She’s not getting away with it. Where, where are you? Where are you going? Oh, I’m gonna find Gwen, get in my car and finish the job.

You and Jennifer, you are headed back to Boston tonight. We still have another paper to run.

Yeah, of course. Well, in that case, I’m sorry that things ended up this way. So am I. You made your choices and I made mine, and now we have to find a way to live with them. I dunno what else to do. You gave me an ultimatum. And you decided that your loyalty to Zander was more important than your loyalty to me.

Hang on now. That is not fair. Maybe not. And maybe Gwen did make the right choice the very least. It finally put an end to the horrible cycle of me being disappointed in her and her being disappointed in.

We can’t be disappointed in each other if we’re nodding each other’s lives. Right. Right.

I just, I want you to know, I love that you came into my life. I. I love you. I always will love you. I just hope it’ll be easier for us to love each other with a little distance between us.

I hope so too, and I hope that you find the love that you,

the happiness that you always wanted, I said, certainly mean that.

I love you too.

No, you’re. It sounds like the perfect job for me. Right. And the salary is more than what I’m making here. Mm-hmm. . So is that a yes? I just, I don’t want you to get the wrong idea What? That You’ll move back to Chicago and we’ll suddenly become a couple again. I saw how excited you got when you thought we were having a baby.

Look, I get it. You’re not looking for a relationship right. . Totally understand. I just put in this good word for you cuz I thought it would be a great opportunity. Well, I believe you and I, I do appreciate you recommending me. It’s just, wow, things are complicated now. Right. So you and Xander are obviously not a couple anymore, but I’m assuming that he’s gonna want to be a part of his child’s life.

So does that mean. Staying here in sound. I mean, how you gonna break the news to him that you’re having his baby?

Hello, sir.

Yeah. Well, auntie Maggie suggested that I call you Uncle Vic to confirm with you that I heard this news correctly. Yeah, right. Well, obviously I’m a little disappointed, but, okay. Okay. Alright. Yeah, you don’t need to raise your voice. I hear you fine. Yes, I understand why you didn’t choose me to take over right.

Now. I get it. Okay. Yes, I will. Yes, I will. Yeah, I will give Maggie your love. I will Uncle Vic have a safe trip back. All right. Okay. Take care. He sends his love. So I gathered. Well, now that you’ve heard the news from your uncle, I was, I’m hoping that it’ll be a little easier to accept or maybe not.

Auntie Mag, I love you and I think you are an amazing person. What.

Nevermind. No, go ahead. Say what you want me to say. No, it’s just that you hunt Maggie. You bake lemon bars, you collect porcelain figurines, you volunteer at hospitals, and a, all of those things are very important and special, but none of which have anything in common with being a titan of industry. Alex May not have occurred to you, but I have defined people’s expectations my entire life.

Do you know where I spent my childhood? No. I grew up on a small farm in Brookville, and when my parents passed away, I was pretty young. Everyone said I should sell the farm, but I, I refused because it was our family’s legacy. I had no idea what I was gonna do at first when I stuck. And it turned out to be a success, so that’s why I believe, no, actually I know that if I put my mind to it, I can be a very successful c e o.

Richard said I, I have great instincts.

Do you have killer instincts? Well, how is this for killer instincts? You’re fired.

Yes. You are not going after Gwen. Why not? Somebody has to teach her a lesson. It’s not worth going to prison over. Look, Julie, I love that you wanna help us and I hate that we have to give Gwen the paper, but. Jack and I have decided to cut our losses and move on.

You know, this is all Jack’s fault. None of this would’ve happened if he just kept it in his pants. Oh, Julie, how I’ve missed you.

Something wonky with your food. Ooh, if we find a hair in here, we can get the home meal for free.

I’m worried. I’ve made a huge mistake. I told you to go with the fish. No, I’m, I’m talking about this whole situation there. What I father said he was right. I chose Zander over him and, and for. I mean, I, I don’t even know where we stand with each other. Hey, like I said earlier, that big lug loves you. I’m certain of it that makes one of us, Sonny have faith.

You and Sandy will be together as soon as those divorce papers come through. It should be any day now. I wouldn’t count.

What are you doing here? Well, I needed to talk to you about something and I know his named Amko said that you’re in this room. I see. Am I interrupting something? I, I was consulting Rex on a case. Don’t you have a moment to chat alone? It’s uh, it’s quite important. Yeah. We’re kind of in the middle of something right now, so it’s okay.

Rex. We’ll talk later. You sure? Yeah.

I’ll, um, I’ll be outside if you need me.

Listen, I, I know that things got heated between us earlier and I, I just try, I don’t feel like fighting. I don’t wanna fight. That’s not why I’m here. Why are you here? Justin came to see me after you left, said our divorce didn’t go through. No, I filed the papers weeks ago. Oh no. Yeah, I guess some clumsy clerk lost them.

Fair? Not Justin printed out more. Oh, okay. Before we sign them out. I wanted to ask you something. What is it? Is this really truly what you want? We’ve been over this. Oh, I know. I know. I don’t, I wasn’t thinking of revisiting it either, but I mean now it just feels like, I don’t know, maybe a little sign from the universe that maybe we should give our manager another.

What’d you think?

You’re firing me af after all that, what? What happened to me? Teaching you more about the business? What happened? Relax, Alex. I was kidding. . You were kidding. It was a joke. and a pretty good one too. You should have seen the look on your face. It was priceless. . Haha. Ah. Oh. Lighten up. Will you? Mm mm . Oh, this is just, this is just really unexpected.

Yeah, I know. Mm. I realized that, but it’s okay. Mm. I know. I’m not your conventional. You have doubts and you won’t be the only one, but, but this is my family too, and I’m prepared to do whatever it takes to keep Titan on top. Yeah. Yeah. And auntie, I know how smart you are. You are. You’re a smart woman, truly.

But what are you gonna do when you gotta go up against something or somebody? Ruthless. Like a, like an EJ damara. Well, we’ll find out, won’t we? Alex? Listen, I’ve heard your concerns. I hope I’ve addressed them to your satisfaction, but we really do need to move on. There’s lots to be done and I need to know that I have the support of my right hand man.

So, are you on board or not?

So how’d it go with Gwen? I, I gave her the keys to the spectator and advice on how to run it. I’m sure that went over well, actually, she was surprisingly receptive. Oh, Jack. She’s playing some sort of an. I don’t know. Maybe, maybe not. She was experiencing some sentiment. I told her that, that Jennifer and I are leaving town tonight.

So soon. I hope you’d stay a little longer. No, we wish that we could, but we have to get back to Boston. There’s a little local paper that is counting on us to help ’em out, but you will be visiting. Soon, please. Of course. Of course he will

Tell Jack in your absence. I will keep my eye on that. Daughter of yours, I expect nothing less. Mm. If she does anything to hurt anybody, I love, she’ll answer to me. Jack. So you are telling me that some twit at the courthouse lost Xander’s divorce papers. Mm-hmm. , he and Sarah will have to refile them. No biggie.

I’m sure this happens all the time. Honestly, I have never seen this happen in all my years, but still I’m sure ts you enough problem to fix. Zandy and Sarah will be divorced in no time. Assuming they don’t change their minds. Okay, counselor, you’re really not helping here. Why wouldn’t they change their.

You’ll have to ask them, but when I stopped by to have Xander sign the new papers, he seemed a little hesitant. Hesitant. You said he wanted to read them over before he’s signing them, but aren’t they? He’s happy. The same as before. They are, which is why I had the distinct feeling he was stalling. Anyway, nice catching up.

Have a lovely evening.

Since when did you start believing in fate and signs from the universe? Oh, I don’t generally, mate. Even Justin said he’s never seen divorce papers go missing like that before. How do I know it wasn’t you? Sarah, this isn’t a scam, but believe me, I was. I was ready to try and move on, but, and now it just feels like we’re given an opportunity to rethink our decision.

My decision. Yes. Well, maybe for some reason that’s bigger than both of us. We’re, they were supposed to stay together. You Right.

Maybe the universe is sending us a message. Do you really believe that?

You could say that? I, I got one right before you walked in. Really? What was it?

Rex recommended me for a job at his hospital in Chicago.

I decided I’m gonna take it.

It’s off in Chicago, so it, it seems that the universe is sending. Us a message and telling us that we did the right thing. It’s going our separate ways.

You actually leaving Salem?

Yeah, I just, I think it’s um, s for everybody involved.

Just hand me those.

I will, uh, I will, I’ll make sure that these get filed properly before I leave.

Glass post is goodbye.

Okay. I guess so.

Sarah, we,

we did have a good runway that lasted, didn’t we?

Yeah, we did.

Good luck in Chicago.

And one sparkling cider for our new c e o. Thank you, Alex. Thank you for agreeing to be my second in command.

Oh, am I arriving just in time to celebrate my son’s new job as c e o. Actually, dad, I didn’t get it. What? Uncle Victor chose somebody. Take over the new position. Who?

Maggie Horton. Kikis, c e o,

the suite of Doug and Julie to give us their lays. Yes. Uh, I don’t know what it represents. Boston and March and all. But, uh, like Julie said, maybe it’s our turn for a little adventure. I know it can’t be easy leaving under these circumstances with the way things are with Glen on the Spectator, I am living with you.

That’s what matters. I love you, Jennifer. I love you too.

We’ll come back here Sunday soon. You welcome will. After all this will always be our home.

Do you think Justin’s right? Do you think son is really having second thoughts about divorcing Sarah? There’s only one way to find out, hey lover. Get your fine ass over here.

What’s going on? Well, you tell us. You heard about the little ssoo down at the courthouse. Oh, you heard about that? Mm-hmm. . Yeah, we did. So what’s the deal? Why haven’t you signed the new papers? It was a matter of fact. I just did. Did you? I did. So did Sarah right in front of me. Okay. Well good. Good cuz I’m tired of you playing games with Gwen’s heart.

What? You shouldn’t have to constantly worry that he’s gonna go back to his ex. That’s not gonna happen. Especially now that Sarah’s leaving time for X bro. Do you cheers? So divorce is finalized. Any connection Sarah and I ever have will be gone for good.

So you’re taking the job. Yeah. And you didn’t tell Xander about the baby? No. No. It’s just a full complication. I just do not need right now out. Look, I’m no fan of Xanders, but are you? About this. I mean, Mimi tried to keep Emily a secret from me, and you saw that turned out and I made a huge, huge mess when I did the same thing to Eric.

Um,

I know what I wanna do about the baby, you know, this gives me. An opportunity to think about it without Xander breathing down my neck. Okay, I understand. How did it come to this? A few months ago, he and I were married and happy and in love, and now

I’m leaving town all by myself. He doesn’t know that I’m pregnant with his baby.

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B&B Transcript Friday, March 3, 2023

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Taylor: I, this is– this is such a good thing. It really is. I mean, not just for the company, but for thomas, his healing. Your healing. All of you.

Steffy: That’s what I’m hoping. If you’re okay with it.

Thomas: So, what do you think, hope? Willing to take me back as lead designer for your line?

Steffy: Hope, thomas, the way you two collaborate, it can’t be duplicated. That’s been made abundantly clear. I’m ready to forgive my brother and work with him again, but I won’t force you to do it. It’s your call. But without thomas, there’s no hope for the future.

Liam: Well, tell me what to do here, dad, because, uh… kind of at a loss. I don’t know how to help you, I don’t know– I mean, like, what– what is this? Is this you? Is this you just, like, lashing out, or– or what?

Bill: Me? No. But the rest of you sure are.

Liam: Huh? No, we’re not lashing out, we’re trying to save you from yourself.

Bill: Who says I need saving?

Liam: Who says that– ah, well I don’t know, considering you’re dating sheila carter, I’d say just about everybody in your life who cares about you, and probably some who don’T. What the hell is going on? How is this happening? How?

Sheila: Oh, you– you didn’t ask me–

Deacon: Yeah, no, yeah. Please. Come– come in. I just was under the impression we weren’t gonna see each other anymore. So, what brings the lady of spencer manor to my humble abode?

Sheila: Uh, you know, actually, I was– I was trying to come up with a good excuse on the way over here. Something that sounded believable, but the truth is there is no reason. Other than I needed to.

Deacon: Needed.

Sheila: Yes. I need you.

Bill: I’m fine. I like the direction I’m going.

Liam: What direction is that? Psychoville? Self-destruction junction? Dad, dad, there– there are plenty of women out there that are available that are not, you know, murderers.

Bill: Women like who? Like katie? Like brooke? Women who want to change me and reject me if I don’t?

Liam: Look, all right, yeah. I know. I know, but… for someone like you, that hurts. Maybe there’s someone we can find for you to talk to–

Bill: I found someone.

Liam: Not sheila!

Bill: I hope she feels the same way about me.

Sheila: I miss you. Being close to you.

Deacon: You said goodbye to me, sheila. You said it was too risky being near me.

Sheila: And it is. Oh, but more and more, I think it’s worth the risk.

Hope: I would do just about anything to save my line, but– I’m sorry, I– I’m– I’m confused, because I was going to consider thomas before, remember? But you– you talked me out of it.

Steffy: Yes, but the wounds were still so fresh then. We weren’t ready to work with thomas. We were keeping him at arms’ length. Justifiably. But he’s making changes. Changes for the better. I am confident he could resurrect your line, confident he could turn those numbers around, but only if you’re okay with it. So, what do you say? Are you willing to work with thomas again? Hi, I’m jill and I’ve lost 56 pounds on golo.

Liam: I want to believe that you’re still in there somewhere. That fiery, arrogant ass that we all love.

Bill: I’ve been here the whole time.

Liam: Rea– okay, fine. Here. Here. Prove it. Prove it! Call the police, right now. Put sheila behind bars.

Bill: Sheila stays free. With me.

Liam: How do you think there’s a future here, dad? How? What are you– what are you gonna do? You two gonna settle down?

Bill: I don’t know what the future holds, liam.

Liam: Okay, all right, okay. Let me try this. Let me try this. How do you know she’s not playing you? Can you really be certain that you’re not being messed with?

Deacon: Sheila, if spencer ever caught us, if he found out that there was something that had gone on between us, that we still had feelings for each other… well, you know what would happen. It’d be goodbye freedom, hello prison. But the fact that you’re not saying anything tells me that I’m right.

Sheila: You’re right.

Deacon: Oh. You do still have feelings for me. And they gotta be a hell of a lot stronger than anything you have with spencer.

[ Sheila sighing ] I mean, come on. How could some instant romance with spencer compare? Please, one night chit-chatting on a beach and what, suddenly you and spencer–

Sheila: There is no comparison.

Deacon: So, what are you telling me? This– this epic romance with you and spencer is…

Sheila: Living with bill spencer is driving me crazy.

[ Deacon laughing ]

Thomas: I know this isn’t easy for you, hope. I will respect any decision you make. Even if that means ending hope for the future all together.

Hope: Thomas, how many times can I allow you to set me up to be disappointed, to be hurt?

Thomas: I’m sorry. Look, during this time, it’s been really painful for me. And almost excruciating. I’ve realized that I– I’m that type of person, I need to work, right? I need some kind of adrenaline rush in my life, and what bigger rush could there be than me coming back and help save hope for the future? Look, I– I can’t take back what I did, and I’m so sorry for it, but I can move forward as a person, I can ask you for forgiveness. More than that, I can earn your forgiveness. Please, hope. Let me earn it. Let me come back to hope for the future.

Steffy: Maybe we should give them some time alone.

Taylor: I think so, too.

Steffy: Yeah, right.

Thomas: Thank you for believing in me.

Steffy: Thank you for showing me that I can. Let’s go.

Thomas: I’ll do whatever it takes, hope. I will win back your respect and your trust. I will do whatever it takes. Suffering from sinus congestion, especially at night?

Taylor: I think hope is gonna say yes! Don’t you?

Steffy: Uh, if she wants her line to continue, she’ll have to.

Taylor: Ugh, that’s my girl. I am so glad you did this!

Steffy: Yeah. Yeah, I think it’s the right move for forrester. And I know dad would agree. Hope for the future just isn’t sustainable right now.

Taylor: But you’re not just doing this because it’s good business sense. You’re doing this for the good of our family! And I know this isn’t easy on you. You know, what thomas did, how it all came out.

Steffy: I wasn’t sure I’d be able to forgive him.

Taylor: But you did.

Steffy: I want to believe that he intends to do better.

Taylor: Of course, he intends to do better. And because of you, my brilliant daughter, I think he actually will.

Hope: I have no doubt that you want to win back my trust and my respect. I mean, thomas, I have been rooting for you, wanting that to happen.

Thomas: Well, that’s promising.

Hope: But there’s a difference between wanting it to happen, and it being an actual reality. I mean, look, I– I was not expecting this when I walked in today, I mean I– I knew that hope for the future was underperforming, but this.

Thomas: Neither– neither did I, hope. I had no idea that steffy was gonna ask me to come back and work for the line.

Hope: Save the line. Without you, she’s going to cancel it.

Thomas: It doesn’t have to be that way. I– is there any way that this can happen? Can you work with me again? Come on, hope. We’re amazing together. Your vision, my designs? I mean, we’re the– we’re the future dream team of forrester! That’s what the press called us! You’re not gonna let that die. Come on. Look, obviously it is your decision, but please, let me help guide the line. Let’s keep hope for the future alive.

Bill: You think sheila’s messing with me.

Liam: She got you to bribe a judge, which, okay, all right, not so far out of your wheelhouse, but this was– this was in service of blackmailing steffy. Dad, I kn– there’s somebody out there for you, dad. We– we– we could– we’ll find you a nice, dirty librarian, you know? Somebody who is kinky, but not a murderer!

Bill: When I come home from work, sheila has a whiskey in hand. She listens to me. I open up with her. And I hope she’ll continue to do the same with me. I’ll be good to sheila as long as sheila is good to me.

Deacon: Wow, I just– I– I don’t– I don’t believe that– I mean, yes, I believe it. I– I mean, I never bought it, okay? I never bought it, but I just– sheila, you have no idea what I’ve been going through! I have been confused and twisted up, just– just trying to figure out what interests you have in a world-class jackass like spencer!

Sheila: Okay, stop. Don’t be rude.

Deacon: You just got them telling me that the guy drives you crazy!

Sheila: Yeah, well, you’d be going crazy too! On– on– on paper, I mean, we look great together. But all of a sudden, he has become so emotionally aware. I– he– he’s telling me everything about himself, and he– and he keeps asking me to do the same thing. He’s telling me to tell him about my feelings, to– to tell him about my past, and okay, okay. I am– I am really happy that he’s getting something from me that he hasn’t from any other woman, but seriously?

Deacon: I–

Sheila: He wants to know each and every thought that I have?

Deacon: I– I’m just tryin’ to wrap my head around the fact that that meathead actually has feelings. I mean, hats off to you, ’cause you’ve apparently tamed the beast. I mean, I– I– I bought this, okay? I bought that– that this thing was legit, that you and spencer were hot and heavy.

Sheila: We are. He says he’s never been with a woman like me.

Deacon: Sure he hasn’T. And what about you? Aren’t you just a little attracted to him?

Sheila: Every time I’m with him, I close my eyes and I think of you. Scout is protected by simparica trio,

Taylor: Thomas is so lucky to have you as his sister.

Steffy: How many times have I told him that? Now I think he’s finally believing it.

Taylor: You know what? I think it’s finally starting to sink in. Thank you for finding the love. For believing in your brother.

Steffy: We just need hope to do that, too.

Hope: I– I need time. To think about this. I mean, maybe there’s another way, another designer.

Thomas: You heard steffy. She’ll get rid of the line, ‘kay? Unless I come back as lead designer. Look, I made a mistake, I did something I regret, but I won’t be that person again.

Hope: My gosh, thomas, you say that, but how many more times can I–

Thomas: I– look, I– I– bel– I promise, I promise, hope. I know, I know that you’ve heard this over and over again, and I am so sorry for that, but I will come back and be a better person. The type of person that you can actually respect, and the type of person that my son can look up to.

Hope: Thomas. I want that for you. More than anything, but I’m tired. I’m tired of believing that you’re capable enough–

Thomas: Just believe it. Believe it! Hey. No more lies, no more schemes. Just a man doing his best to be the best version of himself that he possibly can. Please, hope. Let me come back and work for the line. Can we do this together?

Liam: As long as she’s good to you. Okay, so y– so you acknowledge, there could be an end to this.

Bill: Of course.

Liam: But then again, dad, if it ends, this is sheila carter we’re talkin’ about, so it means it ends badly for you.

Bill: She’s enjoying the freedom I’ve provided.

Liam: Which means she would be a fool to betray you. All right, if you found out that she was messing with you, in– in any way…

Bill: She’ll pay. And pay dearly.

Deacon: So you’re telling me that, uh… you think about me when you two are…

Sheila: I do. I think of your lips on mine. And your touch. Turns you on.

Deacon: Yeah. But I’m guessing that maybe spencer ignores some things.

Sheila: Oh, bill ignores a lot, to be honest. He is nowhere as adventurous as you are.

Deacon: Okay, all right. Spare me the details.

Sheila: I can’t believe this. I can’t believe that I finally said this out loud. I have been wanting to tell you this for so long, deacon. I would– what it’s like living with him.

Deacon: It sounds like some kind of cheesy reality show, you know? My billionaire roommate from hell. But sheila, you gotta remember, he holds the ticket to your freedom.

Sheila: Yeah, I know. That’s why I’ve gotta keep this up, I’ve– I’ve got to make this work. But if I’m going to, if I’m going to survive this relationship with bill… there’s something that I need from you.

Deacon: Anything.

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Days Short Recap Friday, March 3, 2023

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Maggie told Alex that Victor was going to make him CEO until he got a call from Leo. She said Leo asked him about Alex’s threesome and how his affair with Allie ended her relationship with Chanel. He said that didn’t have anything to do with him being able to do the job. She said his personal life was a liability. He mentioned all the people who could be CEO. She said it was none of them. He wondered who was left. She said she was. He wondered what experience she had. She said she ran successful restaurants and picked up a couple of things from Victor. She said she had a lot to learn but she was hoping he would help her if she needed it. He wanted to call Victor to confirm what she said. He still couldn’t believe what was happening. She said she had good instincts. He asked if she had killer instincts. She ended up firing him. She told him she was kidding. She said she knows people will doubt her, but this was her family too. She said she would do anything to keep Titan on top. He said she was smart, but she wasn’t ruthless. She said she heard his issues but wanted to know if he wanted to move forward or not. Jack went to see Gwen at the Salem Inn. He gave her the keys to the paper. He told her not to turn his and Jennifer’s legacy into a cheap tabloid. She said she would do her best to live up to the standard they set. He said a part of him was grateful one of his children was looking out for something that meant so much to him. He let her know that he and Jennifer were going back to Boston. He said he would always love her. He said he hoped it would be easier to love each other with distance between them. He said he hoped she find happiness.

Jennifer talked to Julie about the paper. Julie asked if they lost their minds. Jennifer told her that Gwen and Xander blackmailed them. Jennifer told her about the hit and run. Julie wanted to finish the job. Jennifer stopped her from doing it. Julie said none of this would have happened if Jack kept it in his pants. Jack walked in while she was talking. He said he missed her. Jack and Jennifer told Julie goodbye. Julie said Gwen would answer to her if she did anything. Justin told Xander the clerk misplaced the paperwork, so his divorce wasn’t processed. Justin said he printed the paper over and needed him and Sarah to sign them again. Xander said he would look over the paperwork and get back to him. Gwen and Leo went to the Square. She told him that she might have made a mistake choosing Xander over Jack. Leo said he was certain Xander loved her. He told her to have faith. He said they would be together and soon as the divorce papers were processed. Justin showed up and told them the paperwork wasn’t filed. He said Xander seemed hesitant to sign the divorce papers. Sarah told Rex she was pregnant. He said it was amazing. He said they were having a baby. She said the baby was Xander’s. She said she didn’t know what she was going to do. He told her about the job opening at his hospital. He said the job was hers if she wanted it. She looked up the job and said it sounded great. She said things were complicated right now. Xander showed up. He asked Rex if he could speak to her alone. When Rex left, Xander told her the divorce didn’t go through. He asked if she really wanted to get the divorce before they signed the papers. He said it might have been a sign that they should give their marriage another chance. She touched her stomach. She said she got a sign too when he walked in. She said Rex told her about a job in Chicago and she was going to take it. She said the universe was telling her they should go their separate ways. She asked him for the papers. He gave her the papers. She signed the papers. He signed the papers. She said she would make sure the papers got filed properly. He wished her luck in Chicago. Xander ran into Leo and Gwen at the Square. Leo asked why he didn’t sign the divorce papers. Xander said he did. He said Sarah was leaving town with Rex. He said once the divorce was finalized there would be no connection between them. Sarah told Rex she was taking the job. She said she didn’t tell Xander about the baby. He asked if she was sure. She said she didn’t know what to do about the baby. She said this would give him a chance to figure out what to do without Xander breathing down her neck.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Sarah went to see Xander. He wondered what he did to deserve her wrath. She told him about stealing the Spectator. He tried to deny stealing the paper at first. When she kept grilling him about it, he confessed to taking it. He told her that he blackmailed Jack and Jennifer. He wouldn’t tell her why he was blackmailing them. She said it made her sick that he did that to his best friend. She had to go to the bathroom so she could throw up. When she was finished, she thought she ate something bad. She said he was the same thug he always was. She said she was glad she signed the divorce papers. She said she didn’t have to listen to his excuses for why he did what he did. She said she was done for good. Rex went to the Kiriakis mansion to see Sarah. Maggie told him she heard from Henderson that he was coming out of Sarah’s room the other day. Maggie wanted to know what his intentions were with Sarah. He said he knew Sarah wasn’t ready to jump back in a relationship. He said they were just friends. She asked why he needed to see Sarah. He said he was going back to Chicago and wanted Sarah to work at his hospital.

Gwen went to see Xander. She noticed that he was in a bad mood. He told her Sarah found out they blackmailed Jack and Jennifer. Gwen said she could tell by the look on his face that he still loved Sarah. Gwen wanted to know where that would leave them. He said he still cared about Sarah but he was coming to terms with the end of their marriage. He said he wasn’t ready to think about the future. She said until he was, they should keep things professional between them. He agreed with her. Alex went to the Kiriakis mansion to talk to Maggie about Titan. She told him Victor was out of town. She said he told her to let Alex know that he would not be the new CEO. She said Victor was giving it to another Kiriakis. While Sarah was at the hospital, a nurse noticed that Sarah didn’t look well. Sarah said it might be food poisoning. The nurse said she wanted to run some tests on her. Justin went to see Xander. He told him there was a problem with his divorce. Rex found Sarah in an exam room. He said he had something to talk to her about. She said she did too. She said she was pregnant.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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EJ told Nicole about his test results. He let her know that Stefan was drugging him. He said he had the vile dusted for prints. The prints on the vial were Stefan’s. EJ planned on letting Stefan think he was drugging him, but he’s going to switch the drinks so he would be drugging himself. He planned on making Stefan look like the crazy one so he could be out of the company. She wanted to be his accomplice. Stefan went to Chloe’s room to tell her that Brady kidnapped him. He let her know that he wanted to see her. Chloe told him that she couldn’t be with a man who loved two women. He told her that he wouldn’t bother her anymore because his feelings for her were gone. She was hurt, but she never thought his feelings for her were real. He apologized and thanked her for the time they had together. He said he wanted to be with Gabi. He told her that she could be with Brady. She wasn’t sure about that.

Nicole told EJ about her run in with Eric. She told him that their conversation was awkward. She told him that Eric got mad when he texted her. She thought Eric was just concerned about the orchid that was stolen. EJ wondered if she really wanted the relationship. He thought they were right together, but he didn’t want to get in her way if that’s not what she wanted. Nicole appreciated his gesture, but she was happy with him. Chloe went to see Brady at the police station. He defended his actions to her, and she told him that the procedure worked. She told him that Stefan was over her. Brady was happy because they could move on now. Chloe said it wasn’t that simple. She said she was in love with him, but she couldn’t forget what he did to her. She reminded him that Rachel hated her. He thought Rachel would come around eventually. She wondered if Rachel would understand that he went to jail for kidnapping. Stefan went to see Gabi to tell her the news, but he was in for a shock. Li was there and told him to take his hands off of his wife. He told Stefan that Gabi agreed to be his wife for six months. Stefan wanted to know why Gabi would do that. Gabi had trouble talking to Stefan. Li slammed the door in his face.

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Days Transcript Thursday, March 2, 2023

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

Nine 50. Alright, I’m coming. Get your pants on.

Well, by all means, come in. How could you do this? Perhaps you give you more specific. Don’t play dumb with me. You knew exactly what you did and I am not going to let you get away with this time.

Funk could be a bit bigger. Here she is hot off the press. And by press I mean the printer downstairs. Can you say ancient? It took forever to print one page, but she is so worth doing. What’s this? The first lady? Come again. The premier edition of Lady Whistleblower’s Gossip column. You realize you could have just emailed me.

I could have yes, but I wanted to see the look on your face while you take in my literary prowess. Read it and gag. One highly placed source tells Lady w Sunny Kakkis contracted scabies following a raging gay Ory attended by his own father

again. And how was Henry on the flight? Hello, trooper. Hey, um, uh, Chad just got here, will, so I’m gonna call you back. I’ll see you tomorrow. I love you. Bye. Hey. Oh, I got your text. What’s up? Yeah, uh, I have some news. Ooh, that’s good news, I hope. Yes, definitely. Uh, will and I were not. Gonna be doing the long distance thing anymore.

Yeah, yeah. Hey, congrats. I know, uh, I know how hard that was for you guys. So what is will gonna be, uh, here working remotely then? Uh, no, he’s, he’s still gonna be traveling and, um, I’m gonna be traveling until kind of, Extended trip. Well, what does that mean, Chad? I’m leaving Salem.

Jackson. Kikis, c e o.

Not anymore.

I am gonna miss you, bro, but I could get used to this.

Someone’s getting comfortable. Stephanie. Hey, I didn’t see you come in too busy trying out the Iron Throne. You could say that. Yeah. Grace . So it’s true. son. He resigned from Titan. Yeah, he’s moving to New Zealand with Will and Allie and Henry. Wow. So I guess things are gonna be different around here for sure.

And for starters, you’re gonna be stuck with me.

Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

That was fast. Sunny hasn’t even left town yet. And your uncle already named you c e o? Well, it hasn’t been announced officially yet, but I’m the obvious choice. Why is that? Well, for starters, the whole reason why I came back to town was to help out Titan specifically to help out Sunny boy. How so? Look, I love my brother, but he isn’t exactly a killer.

That’s where I come in. There were times where I just had to give him a little extra support. So he benefited from your expertise? Exactly. And then when I covered for him after he was attacked by Clyde West, and that’s when I really got to show my stuff. You know the Kiki Drive, the Thes business acumen, though.

The Kriyas ego. Careful. Ms. Johnson, you are talking to your new boss. I am my own boss, Alex will. You’d be smart to remember that

Titan cuts you some pretty large checks. You’d be smart to remember that. Checks Sunny’s been signing. Sunny’s gone. You just said Victor hasn’t decided who’s taking over for him yet. I said it hasn’t been announced officially. Okay, so if you’re name’s CEO e o, then yes, you’ll be in charge of one of my clients signing some of my, when I’m named C e o, I’ll be in charge of your biggest client.

Cutting you your biggest checks. Alex, I’m not denying that Titan is great business for SJ p r. Well, good. Now, will that still be the same when Uncle Vic announces that I’ll be taking over for Sonny? What do you mean? I mean, are you gonna be. Working as closely with me as he did with my brother.

Well, what do you think? Oh God. It just keeps getting worse. I know, right. Wait, what are you doing? I wanted to save that for posterity. I can’t print this. What? Why? Because it’s not true. The truth is, so 2015, I’m sorry, Mattie Guinevere, the spectator is a snooze. It needs life energy buzz. I was giving that to you.

Item by juicy item. Guess in each one of those items is a liable suit waiting to happen. Oh, Jackson is not going to sue. Right? Cuz the Kes don’t have their own army of lawyers or. I am not loving this new professional you. She’s less three sheets to the wind, more wet blanket. Look darling, I know that son hurt you, but you cannot use your poem through exact revenge.

But I worked so hard on that. Do you know how long it took me to come up with scabies? I applaud your creativity. I do. But this is a n. And we have standards to uphold standards that were set by my father and my late sister. I am very determined to prove I am every bit as good of an editor as same one.

Geez, I had no idea you were so serious about. Maintaining these lofty journalistic principles. See anything about principles you did Gwyneth Pulitzer. Ah, now don’t you misunderstand me. I am fine with you going after every pious Salem that you want, but you have to write the truth, not something that’s made up.

Great. So what do I do now? You go out there and you get me some dirt. I can actually run. Go on chop. We’ve got a deadline. Thank you. Bar.

Look, if this is gonna be another lecture about me kidnapping, Bonnie and Susan are sleeping with Gwen. You can just, I ain’t come here to talk to you about that. Then why are you, Sarah made it very clear that we have nothing to discuss ever. There wasn’t. That’s how I heard about your latest stunt. So I heard on this time to deserve your righteous indignation.

You stole the spectator from Jack and Jennifer. You son of a bitch,

Maggie. Hi, uh, Henderson. Let me in. Sarah here. Um, I’m afraid not. Oh, well I need to, um, I need to speak with her. It’s kind of important. What a coincidence, because there is something very important that I’d like to discuss with you. Yeah, yeah, sure. What is it? Well, for starters, how about the fact that you’re sleeping with my daughter?

You’re moving to New Zealand? Yeah. You know that Will’s new project is out there and he’s, he’s really excited about it and I just, I want to be there to support him. What about Ari? Just come with us. I mean, Gabby wasn’t thrilled about the idea, but. She realized Ari wanted to come with us, so she’s gonna visit us there and, and we’ll come visit here and, and Allie’s gonna come with us too.

Her and Chanel just broke up, you know, she has a lot of changes going on and Henry’s so young. I know this is a lot. I’m just dropping on your lap at once. Jenna, I’m, I’m, I’m really sorry. Don’t. Don’t be. I think this is gonna be really good for everyone, especially for you. And Will, I’m happy for you, for all of you.

Thank you. When you leave, I am, uh, I’m going straight to the airport from here. What? That soon? Yeah. No, I, I mean, I, I would’ve left with everyone else, but I had some, uh, loose ends. Tie up the titan. How did Victor take exactly how you would, uh, you’d think he would like trash will and then screamed a bunch of curse words.

Pretty much. Yeah, pretty much. But you know what? He’ll get over it. And it’s not like I’m leaving in the lurch. You know, Alex has been dying to be c e o of Titan ever since Uganda into.

Okay with Alex step for you. I guess that means, uh, Stephanie’s gonna be reporting directly to him.

We’re both adults. Alex, I don’t foresee any problem with us working together, especially since we’re no longer romantically involved, but if you do. No, of course not. I mean, we both want the same thing, right? For Titan to thrive. Absolutely. So as long as we keep that in mind, stay focused, mutually respectful, mindful of each other’s.

Boundaries and we should get along just fine.

Wish I got it? Sure, why not?

I take it. Sarah told you about what happened between us. No, Henderson did. He saw you leaving Sarah’s bedroom the other day? , yeah. Ah, okay. Henderson. Yeah. Should have known that he would spread the word Rex. Sarah’s going through a divorce. She’s very vulnerable. Good. And, and I, I would never take advantage of that, Maggie.

I promise you. I have no intention of ever hurting Sarah again. Well then what exactly are your intentions for my daughter?

Didn’t realize you had such strong opinions about the fourth estate. I have very strong opinions about you stealing from my family. I’m not sure what you mean. I’ve read Jack’s farewell editorial. It says that he and Jennifer are giving you and Gwen the paper with her as editor-in-chief. Is that a problem?

Yeah, there’s a huge problem because there is no. that they would ever do that by choice. Why not? They was planned on giving the paper to one of their. Navil. God rest her soul’s no longer with us. JJ J’s not interested. So Gwen is the obvious choice. She hears Jack’s daughter too. You know Gwen is nothing but an evil bitch who has only ever brought misery to me and my family.

Right? Think about all of the lies. She’s turned upside down. Now all you Hortons were perfect saints until Gwen Rusche came long. Huh? I just save it. I called Jennifer. I told her that I didn’t believe any of this time for change nonsense, and I wanted to know the real reason that she gave up the. And what did you or do your cousin have to say?

She said she couldn’t get into it, but I had the very distinct impression that it was a decision made under duress. So is this how your twisted little partnership with Gwen works? She covers for you when you commit felonies and you help her find new ways to hurt Jack? Jack made a choice. Oh my God, do you really expect me to believe that this is what he.

That he chose of his own free will to hand over the reins to one of the most revived women in Salem who has exactly zero journalism experience. Explain this, your explanation is bull. What did you do, Xander? How did you force my cousins to hand over the paper that they put their blood, sweat, and tears into for 30 years?

Sarah? No. Answer me now. Fine. I’ll tell you, I blackmailed Jack and Jennifer into signing over the Spectator, and it’s all your bloody fault,

Chad. I’m telling you, there’s nothing to worry about. Okay. Alex and Stephanie are over. Yeah, I know. I know. Well then why do you seem so disappointed that the two of them are gonna be working so closely together? I wouldn’t say disappointed. I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t use disappointment. Okay. , well then what is it?

It’s just that, you know, Stephanie forgave him Right. For, for turning off her phone the night kill died. So, you know, they’re on decent terms now. Okay, great. And that’s, that’s so great of Stephanie to do that. She was big. To forgive Alex, but I’m telling you, they’re not getting back together. I mean, from what you’ve told me, you’re the one that Stephanie wants to be with.

Yeah. No, that’s true. And then what are you feeling insecure about?

It’s just, I really like her. My kids really like her. That’s shocking to hear, son. I never thought I’d feel this way again.

Stephanie showed me that it, that, that it was possible that you could start over after such a horrifying loss, moss.

And, um, and I don’t know, maybe it’s because the horrifying loss that I’m just, I’m, I’m a little bit desperate. To, to not lose her. That makes sense. I mean, you went through a terrible traumatic loss. Yeah.

On a lighter note though, I am, uh, I’m very grateful that she is in my. And in my kids’ lives, I’m a lucky man.

Greetings party people. How the hell did you get in here Stark? Um, the door was open. Oh, that’s unfortunate. If you’re looking for sunny, I’m not. You’re the riyas. I’m after. Excuse me. How spare me the macho posturing for your girlfriend. I know you’re hopelessly hetero. I’m not his girlfriend. We work together.

Oh, you hold hands with all of your colleagues. Honey, who? I’m here in my official capacity as Lady Whistleblower. Lady Who? Whistleblower. It’s my Nam de plume. Oh. Are you a writer or No, not just any writer Sweet cheeks. You are looking at the new gossip columnist for the Spectator. Great. And what does Lady Whistle whatever have to do with me blower.

And I thought you’d never ask. So tell me, is it true that you had your paid pack abs broke up, Salem’s favorite bisexual bakers?

How is it my fault that you are blackmailing Jack and Jennifer? Because I wasn’t gonna do it. I all change your heart and then I saw you without Cretin Rex Brady, and you just couldn’t help it. rub. The fact that he had sex with him all in my face. Oh, just like you did, was sleeping with Gwen. Oh, I didn’t.

And that was different. How? Because No, stop. I do not care about your convoluted Neanderthal logic. I just wanna know how you and Gwen forced Jack and Jennifer to give up the spectator. No information is on a need to know that. I, I hope to know now. No can, I’m afraid.

Jack is your best friend. He’s Gwen’s father. How, how could you two do that to him? He makes me sick.

So

Maggie, I assure you what happened between Sarah and me. It was a one time. . In fact, she was very clear about not wanting to jump into a relationship with anybody right now. All right. We’re just friends. Okay. And you can accept that? Of course I can. I see. Well, so if you didn’t come back here to pick up where you left off with my daughter, why do you need to see her so urgently?

I’m heading back to Chicago, and then you came to say, No, I want Sarah to come with me.

So you and Sarah aren’t getting back together, but you want her to move away with you? Well, I mean, not. With me, but yes to the same city . Look, I want Sarah to work at my hospital. We have state-of-the-art equipment and facilities and technology, and we have access to the latest medical research and to attract the best doctors.

We pay well, very well, and I think it would be a great opportunity. . I see. Well, that’s very kind of you to extend yourself this way. I’m, I’m extending myself from my hospital. I think she would be a tremendous asset to our surgical staff, and I think it’d be really good for her given everything she’s been through.

You look skeptical. Hmm. Well, I just. I hate to think of her leaving. Mm-hmm. again, but my daughter, she’s a grown woman. She makes her own decisions, and I just pray that she tunes out the noise and listens to her gut.

Sarah, I are you all right in there?

I’m. It must have been something I ate. Can I get you some water or some ginger or something? Oh, I said I’m fine. I just wanna know what you’re holding over. Jack and Jennifer, Sarah, I sincerely doubt that they would want me to share that information with you or anyone else.

I cannot believe that. I actually thought you changed.

I’m fool. You are just the same low-life thugs you’ve always been. I am so glad that I signed those divorce papers so that I don’t have to sit here and listen to my husband rattle off another round of excuses about why he committed yet another crime against the people I. Sarah, can you just No,

I’m done.

Goodbye.

I hope you and going enjoy your stolen paper.

I am gonna miss this. Hang with my best friend, having a beer. Gonna miss it too. Hey, hey. Hello boys. So what are we drinking? Don’t worry, I already ordered you one. That’s my son. Always thinking about everyone else except this, uh, whole leaving Salem and moving halfway across the world thing that is incredibly selfish.

Selfish as hell. Okay, come on guys. It’s not that far. Okay. Yes, it’s, it’s, it’s pretty far, but you know, now, come on. You can come visit me anytime. Well, Bonnie and I will definitely do that. In fact, she just told me that she wants to. Kick it with the Kiwis. Ooh, I’m down for that. . Yeah, I was, I was just telling Chad how bad I feel.

Just dumping this on everyone out of the ball. I got some. And as much as I will miss seeing you every day, I’m thrilled that you and Will are going to be reunited. Yeah, me too. It’s, um, it’s been pretty rough being a part. Mm-hmm. for a minute there. I. Thought that Snake Leo Stark would get his fangs into you again, but we don’t have to worry about him anymore.

Leo is someone else’s problem.

It’s a simple question. Did you or did you not bust up Shalley? Yeah, I don’t know where you’re getting your information, but you’re way off base. sucking lemons and other things with one Alice Caroline Horton at a local bar before stumbling back to her place for night of raunchy sex. You and Allie, it’s not how he’s making it sound.

Are you telling me that Allie’s former live-in lover Chanel Dpri didn’t show up unexpectedly at the SAF sanctuary? They one shared to find the two of you in the throws of passion. Chanel caught you. She showed up the next. Sounds like confirmation to me. That’s not confirmation. Leo. I didn’t confirm anything.

No comment. Too late. So tell me how awkward was it for Chanel when she found the two of you together? Maybe not at all, considering that you’d already had a threesome with her and Ellie. A threesome. That’s it.

You want to comment? Leo, here’s one. Take your whistle and shove it up. Your blower.

Ugh. Look what you did. You’re lucky I didn’t do it to your face. You’re lucky I have a memory, like a steel trap among many other fine attributes. Leo, get the hell outta here before I actually lose it, okay? Okay. But be sure to pick up a copy of Tomorrow’s Spectator. I hear it’s going to be a must read.

About what he just said. Um, you do not have to explain. Your personal life is none of my business. Yeah, but the way he just made that whole thing sound, Steph, he made it sound a lot more salacious than what it actually was. Alex, really say no more. You, Allie and Chanel are all consenting adults. What you do with them has nothing to do with me.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have more work to do before calling in.

How’s it going, partner? It’s uh, it’s going. Um, I just thought I’d stop by, see if you have any last minute concerns about the paper. I mean, can you believe it? We’re actually gonna put our first issue of the spectator out. We did it, Sandra. We’re, we’re actually running a newspaper.

We don’t seem very excited. Is, um, is everything all right? Sarah just left. Oh, did she have to scold you about this time then blackmailing the paper away from Jack and Jennifer? How did you find out? No, no. She just, she just didn’t believe that her cousins would willingly give us the paper. So she asked Jennifer why they really did it.

Jennifer told her, no, no, no. Thank God she kept a trap shut. She was smart enough to do that, but Sarah came here to get it out of me. You didn’t, she’s relentless when I said No, no, no. I, I didn’t tell her. I just told her that we blackmailed them. I didn’t say with what?

Well, I will bet that Little Miss Perfect won’t be some bloody sanctimonious if she found out that her cousin was the one who move me over when she was high on painkillers.

Sorry, I shouldn’t speak Sarah. Love Sarah. Especially when it’s obvious for the look on your face that you were still in love with her.

Dr. Horton, are you okay? You look a little green around the gills. Yeah, I’m fine. Um, it’s just a touch of food poisoning I think. Are you sure that’s all it?

I guess we’ll have to figure out the time difference with New Zealand so we know when to call you. I’ve already committed it to memory. Okay, so New Zealand is 17 hours ahead, which means if it is 9:00 AM here, It is 4:00 AM there. So then don’t call at 9:00 AM No, do never call . Hey big bro over here.

There he is

not. This is family only. Come on. Okay. Chad is family. So can we just play nice please? Yeah, sure. No problem, Alex. Tough day. No, papa. It’s all good. So New Zealand, huh? It’s a pretty radical move. Yeah. You should come visit. That is, I mean, if you have any time off being the CEO of Titan, it’s a stressful job and big bro.

I think you’re gonna kill him. You think so? Yeah. You were born to be a ceo E o. It’s true of all my sons. You are the most like Victor . He wishes, okay, Chad, what did I say? Play nice. I mean, the old man couldn’t have made a better choice. Thanks that.

I’m gonna miss you. You big dummy . I’m gonna miss you too. You big dummy. I’m be a stranger, okay? Okay. I love you. I love you too.

All right dad. See you later, Chad. See you guys.

Hey Steph. If you’re looking for Chad, he’s right over there. Hey, he made it. Yeah. I wasn’t gonna miss saying goodbye to my favorite cousin. Okay. I hate to cut this short, but I have to take care of something for a client. Of course.

Oh, I love you. I love you too. Hey, hey, look, we’re on Easter. If you and Bonnie want to come up and uh, no, kick it with the Kiwis, we will definitely see you down under. Take care, Chad. Stephanie. Take care. Yeah, see,

so I finally moved back to Kelo and now you’re leaving. Yeah. Seriously, we need to, uh, Work on our timing and you need to promise you’ll be back. Just try and stop it. I’m sure that, uh, whatever it is, is gonna pass in a minute. I don’t know. There are a ton of bugs going around. Let me go. I I’m a doctor. I know the difference between a bug and nothing and this, this is nothing.

Maybe we should let the LA run a few tests just to be safe. Yeah, I guess it, it probably couldn’t hurt.

You are, aren’t you? You are, um, still luck with Sarah. It’s complicated and confusing

and it’s just that the other night when.

We were together, you seemed to indicate that you’d prefer to be with somebody like me. You actually said we’d belong together,

but then the next morning you woke up having dreamt to Sarah, and I realized that whether your marriage may be over, it may not still be over. I said I wasn’t, I told you that I dunno if or when ever will be I, right? And then we were gonna go talk and have breakfast and figure this out, which I just assume meant figure us out.

But then we bumped into Sarah in the squares, you remember? And we didn’t get to have that conversation. So, I guess I’m just a bit unclear as to where we stand. I mean, everything that I said, I, I really do care about you a great deal. I just can’t believe everything that you sacrificed for me, and I’m so grateful for it.

I just, I am still coming to terms with the very recent end of my marriage and just don’t have any answers for you.

Of course. Yeah, I completely understand. I mean, maybe once the divorce is finalized, I can start thinking about what I want for the future, but right now I’m just not ready.

Yeah, I know. That makes absolute total sense. Yeah, I understand.

So look, until then, I think that, um, I think we ought to keep things strictly professional between us and after all, we are running a newspaper together, aren’t we? Sounds like a plan.

Right? Well, I, I best be off. I’ve got a million things that have to do before I put the spectator to bed, so. All right. Thank you. Um, so, um, do you have any, um, last minute thoughts or, I dunno, concerns about the layout on headline? Oh yeah. I mean, not that I can think of. No. Something comes up just let me know.

But otherwise I’m, I’ll see you tomorrow. Partner? Yes, tomorrow.

I owe you a huge thank you son for taking a chance on SJ p r for giving me such a huge opportunity in Titan. Are you, are you kidding me? I owe Pauline a price for bringing you to doubt. And when you come back, which we’ve established that you will, I will be saving you a seat at the bar.

I hate to interrupt, but uh, you have a plane to catch. You missed that flight then. Then my husband will kill all of us. Yeah.

Okay, we,

Hey. Ah,

I love you guys. We love you too. See you

around’s. So great, isn’t he? He’s the best.

Sucks. He’s leaving. Yeah, that’s um, It’s a big change for you, Titan. I mean, you’re, you’re gonna have a new boss. Hey. Okay. As soon as I got your text, is everything okay? Oh, everything is fine. Uh, I asked you over to discuss some business, Titan business. Of course. Oh, okay. Where’s Uncle Vic? I assume this is always taking over for Sunny, right?

Uh, it is. Uh, your uncle is out of town. He asked me to handle. Handle letting me know. He chose me to take over. I’m assuming he didn’t. He didn’t. What?

He’s giving the job to a different ke hawk,

Justin and it’s late knows. Fine. Come.

Well, uh, it’s a nice surprise favorite cousin popping by for a visit. Yes, this isn’t a social visit.

Perfect timing. I just finished my rewrite.

These sauces on. This is solid. Got it. Straight from the studs mouth. I tell you what, that man whore, Alex Kiki, is going to be the gift that keeps on giving to Lady Whistleblower. Wonderful. Pointier. I thought you would be overjoyed. We have a hit gossip column on our hands. I know. And I am Mattie. I’m really impressed.

Really? Oh, here comes the big butt and don’t you lie. No, it’s um, not about the.

You just had a chat about where we stand romantically and he doesn’t want to think about the future until his divorce is finalized, which should be soon, right? Let’s not soon enough. As far as I’m concerned,

I’m here on behalf of my. So, sir, I want you to hand deliver the decree that formally ends our marriage. Go on, hand it over. I can’t. Why not? Because there’s a problem with the divorce.

Come in.

Hey there. Thanks. How’d you know I was in here? Amigo told me. Hey, there’s, um, something important that I need to talk to you about. Yeah, me too. Okay. You first.

I am pregnant.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Alexis is determined to figure out why PCU thinks it’s a conflict of interest that Gregory work at The Invader while he teaches at the college.

Sam and Kristina throw TJ and Molly a surprise lunch to celebrate the first anniversary of their domestic partnership.

Chase tells Dante that he wants to prove that Linc is harassing his female singers so Linc can be put in jail for his crimes. Dante tells Chase to let him know if he needs his help with Linc and he also warns him it could jeopardize his reinstatement into the Police Department.

Chase goes to the hospital to have his shoulder looked at since he hurt it during his work out. Chase is surprised to see his dad at the hospital too. Laura asks Deputy Mayor Ashby to identify Anna’s body and Eileen gets scared when the lights go out in the morgue and she sees Anna alive and she tells herself this is not happening because Anna is dead.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, March 3, 2023

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Mariah arrives home and shows Sharon pictures of her new baby girl but she tells Sharon that she and Tessa have not decided on a name for the baby yet.

Sally has a bad headache and calls Nick to tell him she on her way to the doctor. Nick arrives and Sally tells him that the headache may have been caused by a strong smell of her blood pressure. Adam arrives to check on Sally and she tells him about her headache and Adam asks her if she can come to her doctor appointments with her. Adam talks to Sharon and asks her for advice about how to deal with Sally and the baby because he wants to do the right thing.

Michael and Lauren worry that Phyllis is spiraling out of control, and they don’t know how to help her. Phyllis wakes up in her hotel room and Jeremy tells her she is lucky to be, alive.

Jack tells Diane they should ignore Jeremy and live their lives. Jack and Diane declare their love for each other and then Jack asks Diane to marry him.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Audra tells Elena that Nate and Victoria have a special connection and Victoria has big plans for Nate at Newman Enterprises. Nate tells Victoria that he is attracted to her but he is in love with Elena and he doesn’t want to ruin his relationship with her..

Devon and Lily have a long and hurtful argument at Society. Devon is upset that Amanda is representing Chancellor Winters in the lawsuit. Lily tells Devon she will do whatever it takes to win the lawsuit because Chancellor Winters is all she has left. Devon tells Lily that if Neil were alive, he would be ashamed of the person she has become.

Tucker tells Audra he wants to sell McCall Unlimited. Audra tells Victoria and Nate the news and Victoria wants Nate to persuade Devon not to buy McCall Unlimited even though Nate doesn’t want to do it.

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Nate: What do you think about mash ups?

Audra: What do you mean? Like korean barbecue tacos or like —

Nate: Like country rock.

Audra: You like country?

Nate: Are you kidding me? How could you not? It’s got everything — heart, soul, relatable stories. What I’m saying is, unexpected combinations can change people’s perspectives. Hip-hop and opera, samurai films and spaghetti westerns. Essentially, we’re all more alike than we are different.

Audra: I like that sentiment.

Nate: That’s what I want to do with our properties.

Audra: Mix genres.

Nate: Add to them. Give the people a taste of the unexpected, something they might think they don’t like but make it more appealing. If we rely on algorithms, we’re just giving people what they’re used to. We need to open their minds to new ideas.

Audra: How do you suppose we do that?

Nate: Ooh, that’s the fun part. We blow it all up.

Victoria: [ Knocks on door ] I hope I’m not interrupting.

Nate: No, we were just going over our content-development strategies.

Victoria: Well, I’d like to steal you for a minute.

Nate: Sure, no problem. I’m all yours. Audra and I were just wrapping things up.

Audra: I am going to go get a cup of coffee at crimson lights.

Victoria: Alright. Well, take your time. We have a lot to go over. It might take a while.

[ Chuckles ]

Tucker: No, no, no.

[ Inhales sharply ] Can’t do it.

Ashley: Oh, I bet you could if you tried.

[ Chuckles ]

Tucker: No, no, I want to. No, no. Wouldn’t be, right.

Ashley: Why not?

Tucker: ‘Cause you’re not coming at this and I’m not coming at this as equals. You see?

Ashley: Oh.

Tucker: You’ve got the upper hand here.

Ashley: Oh. Because I own your debt? And other parts of you. I’m talking about your heart.

Tucker: Yeah.

Ashley: Or so you’ve told me.

Tucker: See, there’s an imbalance.

Ashley: Mm.

Tucker: And where there is inequality, there’s no true understanding.

Ashley: I see.

Tucker: Mm-hmm.

Ashley: So this show of self-restraint is because I’m calling the shots. Are you really that intimidated by me? Really?

Devon: Hey. I just got off the phone with christine, and she just said that chancellor-winters filed its response to my lawsuit.

Lily: Uh, yeah, that’s what you wanted.

Devon: And it was submitted by amanda sinclair.

Lily: Yeah, she’s taking on the case.

Devon: So you hired my ex, who hates me, to try and keep hamilton-winters out of my hands?

Lily: Well, I mean, she’s familiar with your inability to commit, and you know about her winning record, so, uh, yeah, she’s eager to take it on.

Devon: [ Scoffs ] So this is what you’ve resorted to? You’re using my personal life against me. One prilosec otc each morning blocks

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Lily: Devon, amanda handled our merger. She knows the intricacies and loopholes better than anyone.

Devon: Oh, so you’re going to sit there and act like this isn’t a personal attack on me?

Lily: It’s not a personal attack on you. It’s a business decision.

Devon: Keep telling yourself that.

Lily: Sorry, just because you cheated on her does not mean that we’re not going to use her when she’s the best person for the job.

Devon: Really? What happened to you, lily? What are you doing?

Lily: Okay, you know, I’m sorry if hiring amanda upsets you.

Devon: You’re not. You’re not sorry at all. You did it on purpose. You know exactly what you’re doing. And I think it’s ridiculous that you would drag her into the middle of this when she should be in virginia taking care of her sick mother.

Lily: Oh, really? Now you care?

Devon: Yeah.

Lily: You didn’t care about her sick mother when you were cheating on her.

Devon: Okay, so you’re going to go that low. Are you proud of yourself for what you’re doing?

Lily: I’m sorry. Do you think this lawsuit takes you to higher ground? You’re suing us to take back control of your company, so why shouldn’t I do the same? Or, you know, to paraphrase what you said, I’m trying to stop you from tearing down everything that I’ve built and what I’ve achieved with chancellor-winters. So you wanted a war? This is it.

Audra: Thank you.

Elena: Hey, can I get an espresso to go?

Audra: Elena, hi.

Elena: Audra, hey. So how are you settling in at newman?

Audra: Oh, everything’s great. Except for the coffee. Where would I be without crimson lights?

Elena: Best in town.

Audra: Mm. Maybe I should grab a cup of coffee for nate before I go. You know, that man works so hard. Always thinking. So many game-changing ideas.

Elena: Nate’s very ambitious.

Audra: Yep. Probably the same dynamic as when he was a surgeon, right? Everyone’s dying for his approval or to hear his ideas or pick his brain about new projects. I can already tell I’m going to learn so much working under him.

Elena: Yeah, nate’s always been the kind of person who’s great at everything.

Audra: Yeah, you know, it’s refreshing to work with someone who knows what he wants and how to command that from the people around him.

Elena: Sounds like you really enjoy working with nate.

Audra: Mm, absolutely. You know, we’ve got an easy rapport. He’s really nurturing, but exacting, too. And he can be quite the taskmaster, but he makes it fun. He’s a good partner.

Elena: I always thought so.

Audra: But all work dynamics are different, you know? As close as nate and I are, it doesn’t compare to his connection with victoria.

Victoria: If you take a look at these numbers and then you plug in the projection over the next few quarters, you’ll see how everything in this sector is on the rise.

Nate: It looks promising.

Victoria: Yeah, I think that everything is right on track. We just need to tweak a few things, and then we should see some improvements in the next few…

[ Chuckles ] I’m sorry. I should’ve brought my own tablet. I feel like I’m cramping your style.

Nate: No. No, no, you’re good.

Victoria: Yeah, just play around with this data a little bit and see how it works for you.

Nate: I will do.

Victoria: And, you know, if you apply this to all the projects that you’re working on, you will get a grasp of where you’ll be in the next few quarters, for sure.

Nate: Okay. Thanks.

Victoria: Yeah. Is everything okay?

Nate: No. Uh… maybe this is a good time for us to discuss what’s going on. Between us.

Tucker: I’m not in the least bit… resentful that you’ve bested me in this situation.

Ashley: Mm-hmm.

Tucker: I’m more than happy to implement the changes that you’ve suggested. I just feel like it’s a little… it’s just not a good idea to get involved in a situation so inherently manipulative. Hmm? What do you think? See how I’m evolving past that kind of behavior?

Ashley: Yeah. Good answer.

Tucker: Okay.

Ashley: Mm-hmm.

Tucker: I’m going to keep you abreast of the situation with devon.

Ashley: Yeah, you got to focus on devon.

Tucker: I do. Good day.

Ashley: Wait one second. I spoke with victor and victoria, actually.

Tucker: Did you?

Ashley: I did, yeah. They accused me of purchasing your debt.

Tucker: Ah. And did you confirm or deny it?

Ashley: Mm.

Tucker: You confirmed it?

Ashley: I did not, of course. And victor didn’t believe me. He thought I did purchase your debt so that I could punish you.

Tucker: And victoria?

Ashley: She believes that my motives are more benign, I think. But regardless, they’re very anxious to get their hands on your company.

Tucker: That’s not news.

Ashley: What is news is that they’re willing to pay top dollar. Far, far more than it’s worth. What do you think?

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Ashley: Selling to the newmans would put you back in control financially.

Tucker: Mm.

Ashley: You can start all over again, right? You wouldn’t have a care in the world.

Tucker: No, not a care.

Ashley: Mnh-mnh.

Tucker: I could travel. I could, uh… I could have endless excitement. Fast cars. Fast women. When cold symptoms keep you up, You wanted to find out if i would abandon my plan to sell to devon and go for the big bucks instead, didn’t you?

Ashley: Well, you, originally, were planning to sell to the newmans.

Tucker: Yes, I know, and if I did, I’d have more money than god, but then I’d be alone. Okay? So if I’m going to make this deal, I choose whichever door leads to you.

Tucker: Being with you is worth more.

Devon: I just — let me be clear about what you’re saying here, ’cause I want to make sure I understand. Before, you would say that, by me removing hamilton-winters from this partnership, I’d be devaluing both companies, but, in reality, you’re just worried about me devaluing your accomplishments.

Lily: Why can’t both things be true?

Devon: Oh, they can be, but, I mean, if we’re just trying to protect our businesses here, why am I the only bad guy?

Lily: Because you signed a contract. You agreed to the merger. So it’s one company. So I’m doing what needs to be done. And you know what? We are both going to lose money, we’re both going to lose time, we’re probably going to lose our dignity, but you know who’s going to walk away with nothing? It’s going to be you.

Devon: Lily, I didn’t want this fight. I didn’t — I never wanted to fight with you. I just wanted my business and the company that I created with my father. That’s it.

Lily: Devon, you have got to stop acting like you are the only one who can carry on his legacy.

Devon: Well, why am I the only one trying to protect the company that he left behind?

Lily: Saving hamilton-winters is not going to bring dad back. And if it did, I would be right there with you, fighting. But it’s not. So you’re wrong. And if it takes a judge to prove that to you, then so be it.

Devon: So this is you just saying you don’t give a damn?

Lily: Actually, no, it’s the opposite. My dad was more than a name, and he was definitely more than a company. He transcends that. So, you know what? Start a new company. Or take the money that we offered you and retire. I don’t care. But if you go down this path, I guarantee you will regret it.

Devon: I never thought I’d say this in a million years, but I’m almost glad neil isn’t here to see who you’ve turned into.

Lily: [ Scoffs ]

Elena: Um… nate and victoria have been friends for a long time. I think he’s always admired her business acumen, and she hired him after he left chancellor-winters, so I think it’s only natural that he’d be grateful.

Audra: Mm. Definitely a lot of gratitude going on.

Elena: Yeah, I think that he should be appreciative. Just like you seem to be since nate hired you after you were let go.

Audra: Yeah, but I’m hardly a neophyte in the business world. But, nate, now, I have to hand it to him. The way he’s been able to close that hierarchy gap between him and victoria, they are so in sync it’s crazy. It’s like they were destined to be partners. Business partners, of course.

Elena: I’m glad he has such a supportive boss.

Audra: Yeah. It’s a shame he didn’t have that at chancellor when he was working with family.

Elena: I’m not sure that’s appropriate to discuss.

Audra: You’re right. Family dynamics can be tricky. Relatives don’t always have the strongest bonds. But, you know, it’s funny. When you have the right person by your side, just everything falls into place regardless of what their relationship is to you. Nate must be that person for victoria. The real deal.

Elena: And what do you mean by that?

Audra: Well, nate may only be in charge of one division now, but it’s pretty clear victoria has much bigger plans for him.

Victoria: Must we discuss the elephant in the room?

Nate: [ Chuckles ] If we’re going to get any work done. Look, I’ll start. I feel a certain attraction to you, but I shouldn’T.

Victoria: Because of elena. What’s going on between the two of you? Maybe whatever it is will clarify what’s going on between the two of us.

Nate: That’s the problem. Elena and I are in a good place, for the first time in a long while.

Victoria: And yet?

Nate:I’ve crossed a line.

Victoria: Twice.

Nate: Yes. [ Clears throat ] Multiple times.

Victoria: So that’s a problem?

Nate: I think there have been some mixed messages.

Victoria: Yes, it seems like the wires are definitely crossed. But not for me. I know what I want. However, I’m unencumbered, and I’m free to get involved with whoever I want. But, unfortunately, it’s not the same for you.

Nate: I apologize for this.

Victoria: Don’t apologize. Just figure out what you want because whatever happens or doesn’t happen is entirely up to you. (Vo) the shape that stole your heart

Nate: Look, I can’t deny feeling an intense connection. As if the job weren’t exciting enough, knowing I get to see you during the day…

Victoria: Yeah, it’s a pleasant bonus for me, too.

Nate: But I ultimately lost my career as a surgeon because of an impulse I acted on.

Victoria: So your concern is about your job?

Nate: My concern is about all the above. Business. Personal. The man I need to be.

Victoria: A man who’s faithful to his girlfriend. So who am I to you?

Nate: You’re…irresistible. Intoxicating. And you make me feel powerful.

Victoria: But you’re with elena.

Nate: And I can’t hurt her the way she and I hurt devon.

Victoria: Well, that’s very admirable.

Nate: So no matter what I may or may not be feeling, we can’t ever kiss again.

Victoria: Did we kiss? I’m sorry. I’ve been so busy. It must have just slipped my mind. Was it good?

Nate: Unforgettable. But I would hate to see what kind of negative impact this could have on our personal lives.

Victoria: Why would it? We won’t tell anyone. And in the future, I will not kiss you, and you will not kiss me.

Nate: Agreed.

Victoria: And we’ll be sure to keep a safe distance away from each other and avoid eye contact at all times.

Nate: Contact of any kind.

Victoria: You know, there’s one other thing to consider. You say that what you and elena did caused you to leave your career in the medical field and come here. But maybe here is where you belonged all along. Maybe you need more than she’s able to give you.

Elena: So what do you think victoria has in store for nate?

Audra: I am not privy to that level of information. In fact, I was just kicked out of meeting with nate because victoria wanted to have a word in private.

Elena: About what?

Audra: Uh, data, numbers.

Elena: But wouldn’t you be included in that discussion since you are the coo?

Audra: Yeah, I thought that was rude, too. But when victoria wants to meet with nate, I make myself scarce.

Elena: Hm. And, um, does has happen often?

Audra: Look, all I know is that victoria must see something truly magnificent in him to give him so much one-on-one attention.

Elena: I suppose.

Audra: He’ll be moving up in the newman organization any day now. You should be so proud of your boyfriend.

Tucker: You expected to see my wheels turning as i formulated my grand plan to sell mccall to newman for millions more than it’s worth, didn’t you?

Ashley: I thought it was a strong possibility.

Tucker: I’ve never been happier to disappoint you.

Ashley: Won’t be the first time. I’m sure it won’t be the last.

Tucker: Ashley, the only thing I’m interested in at this point is to have a fresh start with the two people who matter the most to me in life, you and devon. That’s it.

Ashley: Okay, tell me this. What happens if you can’t convince devon to buy your company? And I’m not convinced that you actually want to be a better man. What if we both turn our backs on you? What then?

Tucker: I would still forge ahead with my mission of self-improvement. Here’s the thing. No matter who purchases mccall, the sale will provide me with the means of a fresh start. Uh… the way lived my life up until now, yes, has made me rich, but I’m completely devoid of the things that matter, and a major loss has forced my hand, finally.

Ashley: So to be a better person, you need to be abandoned completely?

Tucker: Is that what you’re planning to do? If I can’t win devon over, are you just going to turn your back on me?

Devon: It doesn’t feel good, does it?

Lily: Sorry, the comment of dad being ashamed of me?

Devon: Yeah. Same thing you said to me last time we got an argument about this.

Lily: No, I actually wish he were here to see what I’ve become, because I know that he would be incredibly proud of me.

Devon: Are you sure about that?

Lily: Absolutely. It is so easy to be a copy of him, but I am out of his shadow. I’m forging my own path.

Devon: Okay, so, what, is that a dig at me?

Lily: You can take it however you want, but you thought that you could make demands, and I would just roll over? Well, I am sorry, but, no. This lawsuit is going to define everything. It’s going to change our companies, the way the business world sees us, our relationship moving forward. But in the end, you will see that I won.

Devon: Right, you won by any means necessary, too, right?

Lily: Well, it’s not personal. It’s business. Remember? You kept telling me that.

Devon: Yeah, you’re ridiculous. You’re unbelievable, actually.

Lily: Sorry, I’m unbelievable?

Devon: Yes, you are.

Lily: You’re the one who won’t honor a contract that you signed. You won’t take the money that we offered you. You want to burn everything to the ground. So here we are.

Devon: Yeah, here we are, with you willing to sacrifice our relationship for a business deal that went bad.

Lily: Because you won’t loosen your grip on dad’s company.

Devon: And what’s wrong with me trying to preserve his memory like that, lily? Really? What is it? I mean, after everything he taught us, after everything he did for us, how can you turn your back on him like that?

Lily: [ Sighs ] Devon, I am warning you. Do not go there. And you still have your biological father, tucker.

Devon: You have your biologic– you got malcolm.

Lily: Tucker is here in genoa city. He wants a relationship with you. You have a young son who you get to see every single day. My children have their own life. This is all I have left.

Devon: What are you talking about it’s all you — you have me. I’m here in town with you. And I never wanted you to feel alone in any of this. You’re the one that’s made the decision to side with jill in this ipo move. So what was I meant to do?

Lily: Honor the contract that you signed.

Devon: Yeah. You know, say whatever you want about tucker. He will never fill neil’s shoes.

Lily: And neither will you. You know, you want to say all of these things about how family is so important to you, but yet you’re willing to throw me away for a company. So in my mind, you are a hypocrite. I’m sholeh and I lost 75 pounds with golo.

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Devon: Lily, do you know why you feel like you’re so alone? ‘Cause who the hell would want to be around you when you’re acting like you act?

Lily: Oh —

Abby: You know, one of the guys in the kitchen just told me about a rage room where you can go and put on a hard hat, get a sledge hammer, smash up a bunch of old tvs. You can get as loud as you want. So maybe you guys should head over there, because if you can’t keep it down, I’m going to have to ask you to leave.

Devon: I’m sorry.

Lily: Yeah, I’m — I’m sorry, abby. I’m sorry.

Abby: Louise just texted me that we’re out of diapers, so I think we should go grab some. We’ll get them much faster if we go get them.

Devon: We can’t order them, have them delivered?

Abby: No, come on. We’re going to go get them. Thank you.

Elena: Of course, I am proud of nate. Uh, his new career has just been an adjustment for both of us.

Audra: You know, to me, it seems perfectly natural for him to pivot from medicine to business. To be a doctor or a ceo, you have to have a certain confidence, you know, that your decision is the right one, and everything’s going to work out in the end.

Elena: Yeah, he certainly has that.

Audra: He’s a born leader. You know, if he ever ran for office, he’d have thousands of supporters. I mean, mostly women, with those eyes and a smile like that. Not that I need to tell you, since you know what he’s like.

Elena: I certainly do.

Audra: I didn’t upset you, did I?

Elena: No, not at all. I just realized the time.

Audra: Well, this was fun. We should do it again — soon.

Elena: Yeah, my schedule’s pretty packed, but if something opens up, I’ll let you know.

Tucker: Nice. You make it look so easy.

Audra: Why? Whatever do you mean?

Tucker: Alright, let’s just pretend that you’re not here —

Audra: Trying to make friends with elena, who seems like a super sweet gal.

Tucker: God, you’re just amazing. I wish we could harness your super powers for the good of all mankind.

Audra: I’m a source of amusement? How about you entertain me for once?

Tucker: What do you have in mind?

Audra: Tell me the story of who gets to run your company.

Tucker: No, no, no, no.

Audra: Who are you selling to?

Tucker: That’s classified, I’m afraid, but I might be persuaded to give you a hint if you tell me something first.

Audra: Ask away.

Tucker: So, on a scale from a minor sibling squabble to total annihilation, how would you rank the little spat between devon and lily?

Audra: Why do you even care about what…

[ Chuckles ] Okay. You think you can step in and be the dad that devon so desperately needs?

Tucker: I haven’t given up hope that I might be back in his good graces someday soon, yeah.

Audra: By exploiting the brother/sister cage match? Are you offering devon the keys to mccall unlimited?

Tucker: Why don’t you answer my question first? How bad is this fight?

Audra: Look, I have limited firsthand knowledge, but from what I’ve heard, they’re going scorched-earth. Devon and lilly’s relationship may not survive the war. Now, tell me, are you offering your company to devon?

Tucker: I already have.

Victoria: I’m not going to apologize for being direct.

Nate: No, no, I find it refreshing.

Victoria: That’s good, because I approach my personal life the same way that i approach my business life. I’m very straightforward.

Nate: So what are your expectations for us, moving forward?

Victoria: I hope that we enjoy a very long and fruitful partnership.

Nate: As do I.

Victoria: In order to do that, we’re going to have to be fully transparent with one another. So there aren’t any complications or miscommunications.

Nate: That is a solid approach. I will do my best to follow it.

Victoria: Okay.

Nate: So in the spirit of full disclosure… …I admire you, victoria. You’re intelligent, driven, powerful… beautiful. But I am in love with elena.

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Victoria: I respect that.

[ Knock on door ]

Audra: Victoria. Good. I was hoping you’d still be here. I hope I’m not interrupting your meeting, but I have news about mccall.

Victoria: What have you heard?

Audra: Well, it appears he’s changed course and wants to sell the company to his son.

Victoria: Well, that confirms exactly what my father and i suspected. Ashley bought up tucker’s debt.

Nate: Why? Is this a power move by jabot?

Victoria: Sounds like more of a move by ashley alone. She probably wanted the debt acquisition so she could strong-arm tucker into turning things around with devon. Seems that she wants tucker to redeem himself, which is surprisingly noble, in a lopsided kind of way.

Audra: If she’s expecting him to change, I mean, she’ll be deeply disappointed.

Nate: We’re apparently gonna be disappointed, too, since this means we’re losing out on acquiring mccall.

Victoria: Makes things more difficult, but it’s not impossible. Besides, I like a challenge.

Nate: What’s your plan?

Audra: We have to convince devon that buying mccall would be disastrous and that it would be a financial black hole from which he would never be able to extricate himself. And who better to relay that bad news than his cousin nate?

Abby: Okay, I couldn’t possibly have heard you right.

Devon: Oh, you did, though. Lily has hired amanda to represent them in court.

Abby: I thought amanda left chancellor.

Devon: She did. She did, but she’s the perfect weapon to aim at hamilton-winters — and to aim at me ’cause, you know, that’s really what this is about. Let’s not pretend like it isn’T.

Abby: Okay, I get that this feels like a personal shot, but why would lily do that?

Devon: Because she wants to win. That’s why. And she will obviously do whatever it takes. And she thinks it’s gonna rattle me in court. I’m just wondering what she and amanda have up their sleeves. You know? They’ll probably have a damn hologram of neil and fill the courtroom with everybody else I’ve wronged in my life.

Abby: That would be a very short list.

Devon: I… I’m dreading this entire thing now.

Abby: Tell me something. Are you worried that you’re gonna lose the lawsuit? Or is this about having to come face-to-face with amanda again?

Lily: I am beyond mortified to have an argument like that in public.

Daniel: The public will recover. How are you doing?

Lily: Not good. It’s like every time devon and i are around each other, all we do is try to hurt each other. And I don’t know how much more i can take.

Daniel: Yeah, well, famil seems to have a way of pushing buttons like no other person can.

Lily: It’s just, this merger was supposed to bring us closer together as a family, and it’s torn us apart. Nate is gone. Devon wants nothing to do with me.

Daniel: So, what are you gonna do?

Lily: [ Scoffs ] I don’t know. I just — I have to stop believing that i can salvage things. It’s like I have to fight to save chancellor-winters because it’s all I have left. So I have to fight with everything that I have. Your heart is the beat of life.

Daniel: Seems a little extreme. You’re more than chancellor-winters. You have a lot of people in your life that love you.

Lily: Not really. I mean, my parents are gone. My relationship with billy is over. I don’t know if devon and nate and I will ever fix anything. My kids are living their own life. Like, what’s left but my career?

Daniel: What about your friends? What about me?

Lily: Yeah, I mean, you’ve been the better part of the past couple of months. If only you could make this lawsuit go away.

Daniel: I wish I had that power.

Lily: I know things are gonna get really ugly.

Daniel: I don’t doubt that for a second. Are you sure it’s worth the agony?

Devon: It’s not like I have a choice about facing amanda again, you know?

Abby: Well, I have never really thought about this before, but I feel like I’m the lucky one in the fallout of all of our breakups.

Devon: What makes you say that?

Abby: Because I have to see chance. I have to communicate with him because of dominic. And all of that awkwardness, everything that was difficult between us when amanda and chance walked in on us together — well, it’s gotten a lot less. But you — you haven’t seen amanda since she broke things off. I mean, you haven’t crossed paths.

Devon: Oh, I know. Believe me. And then now the next time I see her is gonna be in a courtroom. And it’s gonna hurt.

Abby: I’m sorry. This stress is the last thing you need on top of everything else that you’re going through.

Devon: That’s what lily’s banking on. She wants this to be a painful process financially, professionally, and personally.

Abby: Are you sure that this lawsuit is worth the destruction that it will cause? I think you should reconsider tucker’s offer.

Ashley: Hey. I hope you’re calling with good news.

Tucker: As in, I can’t get you off my mind?

Ashley: As in, you got devon to sign on the dotted line.

Tucker: Uh, not quite.

Ashley: Tucker.

Tucker: Not yet, I mean to say. I’m on a fact-finding mission.

Ashley: Okay, but you have to proceed honestly. No interfering, no manipulations of any kind.

Tucker: Fear not. I’m simply collecting information on a person I might do a deal with. That’s just good business practice. I want to make sure that when devon contemplates buying mccall that he believes it’ll be the solution to all his problems.

Ashley: Okay. Call me when you get it done.

Nate: You want me to sabotage devon’s purchase of mccall unlimited?

Victoria: Yes, that is the mission. I assume that you’re going to accept it.

Nate: I’m not on good terms with either one of my cousins. I doubt I could even convince them that the sky is blue these days.

Victoria: I’m sure that you can find a way to put a stop to devon reconciling with tucker.

Nate: Still, that wouldn’t feel right. My willingness to help you acquire a controlling interest in chancellor-winters via the company’s ipo is what started all this tension in my family in the first place.

Victoria: But you didn’t cause the current conflict between devon and lily. It’s not your fault that they can’t decide whether or not to proceed with the ipo.

Nate: Still, I hate that they are fighting. And maybe this offer from tucker can help end this feud.

Victoria: You want to bring peace to the winters, which will only happen if devon agrees to give up his claim in neil’s company in favor of running tucker’S.

Nate: Honestly, on a personal level, I’d like to see that happen.

Victoria: But professionally, it’s not in our best interests.

Nate: [ Sighs ]

Audra: Looks like you don’t have much of a choice.

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Sasha: It’s finally over. Heather webber will never hurt anyone again. Soon, they will lock her up. I hope that she suffers. You’re too kind to wish that on anybody, but you’re not here, and I am, so I get to wish for whatever I want. Of course, the one thing I wish for the most…

[ Sniffles ] Everybody talks about moving on, letting go, living my life. It’s easier said. I miss you, brando.

[ Sniffles ] I miss you so much.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sighs ] So good to see you. How’s your mom? Oh, she’s hanging in there. Ryan really put my mom and mac through the wringer. Well, look on the bright side. Ryan is dead, and heather is going away until she rots. I say good riddance to lunatics. I’m still reeling from all of this, though. Not only was heather the hook the entire time, but her last victim was austin. I know. Have you talked to him? No, no, I left a message, but I didn’t want to push. I hear you. It’s hard to know where that line is with an ex. Mm-kay, now we’re talking about you and chase. Am I right? Whew! Oh, what’s the matter? You hurt your shoulder? I told you to take it easy. What’d that punching bag ever do to you, anyway? I was overcompensating. Oh, yeah? For what? I’m sick of being in limbo. I want to be a cop again. Gregory: “When the sounds of choppers faded from the air above spoon island, one notorious criminal was dead, another was in custody, and their legacies were cemented with the birth of their grandson and the trail of devastation each left in their wake.” I take it you have notes? Just one. Masterful. Congratulations, alexis. You’ve nabbed the scoop of the year. Baby. Sure you’re feeling up to this? Yeah, I’m fine. Honestly, it’s probably just, like, a touch of that bug that’s going around, but I haven’t seen my sisters in ages, and there is no way I am missing this brunch.

[ Knock on door ] They’re here. Come on. Everything’s ready. Ready. Okay. -Happy anniversary! -Happy anniversary! Oh.

[ Chuckles ] This is so lovely. It’s not every day you ask me to breakfast. Well, uh, it’s — it’s kind of been a long time coming. Uh, I really owe you on this. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. For wasting my time in court over a case that should never have been brought to trial. I-I-I was thinking more of, uh, a moment we shall call the elevator incident.

[ Laughing ] Oh. Oh, yeah. Oh, for heaven’s sakes, I was only doing what — what anyone would do when they discovered a colleague had been drugged and swindled. Well, regardless, this is an expression of my gratitude. Oh. Is that all this is? Damn. Yes.

[ Laughs ] Got me. Um… yeah, there was something else I wanted to talk to you about today. Oh. Eileen. Oh. Thank you so much for meeting me here. Of course. I didn’t realize we had any current business at G.H. We don’t, but I have been given a task that just… it feels impossible to me, and I realize that you are the best person to help me with it. When a cold comes on strong, knock it out with vicks dayquil severe. Just one dose starts to relieve 9 of your worst cold and flu symptoms. To help take you from 9 to none. Power through with vicks dayquil severe. Now I understand why sam insisted that I escort molly to this so-called sisters brunch. Well, we know that you celebrated your anniversary at curtis and portia’s wedding. And the first year of domestic partnership deserves a celebration. We’re borrowing from birthday tradition here.

[ Chuckles ] Okay. Well?

[ Laughter ] -Alright. Alright. -Oh. Make a wish. And blow out that candle. Yay. Yay.

[ Molly squeals, laughs ]

[ Both laugh ] What can I say? Right place, right time. Thanks to the tip from smoltz. Hate it when he’s right. Just reminds me that he would actually be good at his job if he had integrity. Well, he may have given you crucial information, but it was your deductive reasoning that unmasked the hook. It was a major get. One you should be proud of. The glory is not all mine. I couldn’t have done it without you. Look, man, I know you hate not being on the force — especially after a big operation like the one on spoon island. They caught the hook, ryan chamberlain is dead, esme prince has been recaptured, and where was I? Yeah, well, look, I missed out on all that, too, man. Well, because you were in england with sam working on another case. Yeah, we were tracking down esme prince’s nanny. How’d that — what’d you find out? She told us that ryan chamberlain was esme’s biological father. See, you just — you’re proving my point. That was good work, by the way. Yeah, and it’s work you can do, too, when you get reinstated. If I get reinstated. I have every reason to believe that the board is going to see your merits and they’re going to reinstate you. We’re still a long way off. Aw, would you have some faith, man? I’ll try. In the meantime, there’s another bad guy I can take down. Brook lynn: It has been a challenge navigating my professional relationship with chase now that we’re no longer dating. But on the bright side, soon enough, we will no longer have a professional relationship, and he will be free of me completely. Did he fire you as his manager? Music was never chase’s dream. It was mine. He loves police work, and he’s probably going to be reinstated as a police officer in the next few months. How do you feel about that? It makes him happy, and I’m happy for him. That’s great. How do you really feel? I’m actually happy for him, maxie. Look, chase, he deserves to follow his passion. Yeah, so do you. And I am. In fact, aside from the ones he already sold, linc gave me back my catalog. That’s great news. Yeah. So, you know, I can shop those around, build my slate of artists. Hmm. So why don’t you seem happy? Because I still don’t get what I want. What-whatever you need, I’m at your service. You look kind of tired, maybe? Are you sick? Oh, uh, I haven’t been sleeping well. Oh. My alarm clock must have a short because it wakes me up at all hours.

[ Chuckling ] Oh. On top of which, the heat stopped working. Oh, dear. Maybe you should stay somewhere else for a few days until you can sort out the heating and the wiring.

[ Chuckles ] That won’t help with the nightmares. Sorry? Oh, nothing. Okay, well, um, the reason that I asked you to meet me here. Yes. Anna devane’s body has been recovered. Or rather, I-I should say, what the french authorities believe are anna’s remains. My condolences. Thank you. I hope this gives you and anna’s loved ones the closure that you need. When will the body arrive? It’s already here. Anna’s body is down in the morgue. And I am the one who is supposed to identify it.

[ Crying ] Oh. Sorry.


Spitballing, bouncing theories off each other. That’s what led to my eureka moment with heather. After that, it was just a question of me confirming my hunch. I might’ve helped get the wheels turning, but this — could you — this — this was all you. Just take the win. I mean, come on. We’re good together. So why bust it all up? Suddenly, I’m sensing a return to a subject we put to bed. I just don’t understand why pcu won’t let you work at the invader. I told you, conflict of interest. I know, conflict of interest, and I’m telling you that I have researched six publications, and all of them have actual professors working in their editorial department. So why is pcu setting a different standard for their faculty, specifically you? Alexis, why can’t you just let this go? I’m going to stop linc brown, end his career as a music manager, maybe get him charged, just for good measure. Maybe you should remember that he’s one of the reasons you were suspended in the first place. You add harassment to the assault, you’re not going to get back on the force. Brown gets handsy with his clients, and I mean really handsy. He is abusive, he’s controlling, he’s manipulative, and that’s all that we know about. There’s probably so much more. I knew the guy was a sleaze, but I didn’t know he was doing that. Yeah, that’S… that’s no good, and he needs to be stopped. Why don’t i have a chat with him, then? No, it won’t do anything. Well, how is that not going to — how are you going to do good by working for him? How’s that going to stop his behavior? Proximity gives me opportunity. Sooner or later, he is going to slip up in a way that is verifiable. Right. Okay. And when he does, you better be far, far away from him. I take it you are referring to chase. Chase and I are over. He has made that more than abundantly clear. In fact, I think he’s moved on. Chase is interested in someone else? Who? Sasha. Sasha… are you sure? Not “sure” sure, but they’ve certainly been spending a lot more time together lately. Okay, well, they’re friends, and I’m sure they’re just being supportive. How sure? Like 98% sure. You need to talk to sasha. Why? Whatever’s going on between them, it’s none of my business. Look, chase and I are over. I may not have him, but I have my music back. Yeah. You still don’t seem that pleased. Because it came with strings. I had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. What’s wrong with that? Well, one of my main goals when I started was to nail linc to the wall, you know, for sexual harassment and coercion and all the other sleazy stuff he does. And you persuaded chase to help you. I did. And he was totally into it. So when he finds out I signed an nda and can no longer speak publicly about what linc did to me, he could think that I prioritized my career over doing what’s right. I don’t think the nda is going to be your problem. You need to check with a lawyer, but there’s this little thing called the speak out act. An nda can prevent you from talking about work product, like intellectual property. Lyrics, contracts, deals. Exactly. But any contract that restricts your ability to talk about how you’ve been treated, like misconduct in the workplace or sexual harassment, those can’t be enforced anymore. You should look into it. I will. But that still doesn’t change what I did. Chase is understanding. I am sure he will forgive you. What does chase need to forgive you for? So, exactly how offended should I be that the pleasure of my company just wasn’t enough for us to meet? Your company in itself is reward enough. Oh, stop. Go on. I wanted to bring you up to speed, given some recent events. Yes. You mean heather webber being identified as the person who stabbed me with a hook? Well, she’s confessed, which means we’re removed from the problem of having a trial. Which means I don’t have to testify. How nice. ‘Cause, believe me, I was not looking forward to reliving that. You know, it’s interesting. I put my clients on the stand every day, but, boy, it’s different — when you’re the one that’s attacked. I get it. Yes, well, of course you would. I mean, you yourself were the victim of an attack recently. Shouldn’t one of ms. Devane’s actual relatives make the identification? Well, it’s just that, um, well, her daughter lives all the way across the country. But what about D.A. Scorpio? They were married. Yes, they were. It’s just that, uh, well, the french authorities have made it clear that, um, well, the body, there’s been some decomposition, so… I’m sure you can understand why I wouldn’t want to expose one of her loved ones to a visual like that, unless that was absolutely necessary. Of course. So, unfortunately, it’s my duty as a city official to assist the gendarmerie.

[ Sighs ] But, so help me, I have been here for hours, and I just can’t do it. Oh. You need support. I need you to do it.


Telling meto look the other way while linc manhandles his female clients. No, I am not, but what i am telling you to do is maybe report him. I don’t know. I know it’s difficult, but maybe see if you can convince some of these women to come forward. You know as well as I do, these types of allegations are hard to prove. Either everyone comes forward or no one does. Okay, I get direct involvement, but for you — for you, it’s a bad idea. Why? These women endure this because they think that if they don’t, linc will end their music career. I don’t care if my music career ends. In fact, I can’t wait. I am the perfect person to take him down. Okay, but you know how this works. You take him down, he’s liable to take you down with him. And then what happens? The ccrb gets wind of your little one-man operation, and there goes your chances of reinstatement. I-I know there are risks, but I don’t feel right about leaving these women in linc’s orbit to do this alone. No, and nor should you. That’s admirable. But, just to be clear, are we talking women plural or one woman in particular? Is everything okay with you and chase? Nothing major. Just music-business stuff. Well, I admire you, brook lynn. The way you’re juggling two careers? I crumbled under the pressure of just one. What? No, you didn’T. What you went through was not a reflection of your capability or professionalism. Don’t sell yourself short. Oh, you know what? I think I left my phone in my coat pocket, which is really strange of me, but it happened. So you two, uh, talk amongst yourselves. I think it’s so incredible what you’ve done with chase’s music career. Thank you. Are you thinking of taking on other clients? Actually, it’s probably time to explore new horizons. The question is, why are you willing to let this go? I know my limits. The only limits you have are the limits that pcu has shackled you with. You should just quit.

[ Scoffs ] Alexis.

[ Sighs ] You find journalism gratifying, yes? Well, certainly more than I thought. And when you were practicing law, if someone told you you should quit and run the invader or just be on the staff…? I’d refuse. Because being an attorney was your first love, was it not?

[ Sighs ] It was. And teaching is yours. Now, this may sound flowery, or probably just plain pretentious, but I really feel that the knowledge I’ve imparted is my bequest to a better world. Okay, that’s lovely. And if anyone should understand how painful it is to give up a career that you’ve poured your heart and soul into… I get it. Besides, just because I’m not officially working here doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to collaborate. As you said yourself, why bust up a good thing? What are you thinking? I’m thinking there must be a way to build on the momentum of this story. And my ideas are yours, free of charge. Who’s ready for a toast? Oh, pour me some sparkling water, please, because I think I got a little bit of food poisoning when I was in england. Okay. Tj, say when. Actually, sparkling water for me, too. I’m due at work, and the hospital’s really strict about their doctors drinking. You guys are squares, both of you. Molly, you won’t let me drink alone, will you? Um, uh, well… come on, come on, come on. Okay, yeah, you know what? Maybe just a small glass. Thank you. My dad called to wish us a happy anniversary, by the way. Oh, how is shawn doing? Great, and not at all surprised that alexis cracked the hook case. I just hope heather webber’s capture brings gladys and sasha some peace. Well, that is why it is so important for us to celebrate these milestones — birthdays, anniversaries, and even the little successes in between. To the people we love and all of the milestones. I’ll drink to that. To tj and molly.

[ Glasses clink ] You want me to identify anna devane’s remains?

[ Scoffs ] There aren’t that many other people I can trust with this, eileen. Forgive me, mayor collins, but I don’t have the impression that you trust me. No. Why not? You rarely call on me for assistance, and you’re often dismissive of my efforts. Oh. Okay, I’ll admit, I was short with you when you were talking to warden brewster about the spring ridge escape. You clearly did not want me there. Yeah. And it wasn’t the first time that you actively kept me out of the loop when it was important that I stay informed. But being informed is not necessarily being involved, eileen. Okay. [ Sighs ] I’ll admit it. I have been keeping you at arm’s length. May I ask why?


I think I owe you an apology. Yeah, well, I let my personal sensitivities cloud my judgment, you know? But then I realized that we don’t have to be adversaries, do we? It’s just that, you know — it’s just that you’re such a strong administrator, and you will be a great successor when I decide not to seek reelection, but it’s just that I need to know that I can count on you when it matters. Understood. I will go to the morgue and make the identification. Eileen, I can’t tell you how grateful I am to you for this, really. That you would step up in this way is something that I will never forget.

[ Elevator bell dings ] Thanks. Sure. She’s on her way. I’m so sorry, robert. I — I should not have brought up a sore subject. Public knowledge. I mean, holly played me. I fell for it. I’m assuming she’s still recuperating from her burns in europe. Holly has some challenges ahead of her. Regardless of what’s happened to her, I… I wish her well. I may not know holly well, but I know this second chance meant a lot to you, so I’m sorry. Why? Because you are. “Deep as first love and wild with all regret.” “So sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.”

[ Sighs ] Good old alfred. To tennyson. You know, I was thinking about you during that time, and I was hoping that tennyson was getting you through. Not just tennyson. I hope you find the perfect singer for every song and make stars out of all of them. That’s the dream. It’s tough to make many moves under this guardianship, but I’m starting to think about my own future. And does that future include anyone else? Are you trying to ask me something specific, brook lynn? Oh, my phone [Chuckles] Was in my purse the whole time. What do you know? So, what’d I miss? I’m going to ask you a question. I want you to answer it honestly. Instead of lying and evading like I usually do?

[ Chuckles ] Yeah. You and brook lynn team up to take down linc. Are you — are you worried about your feelings for her coming back or anything like that? I mean, maybe they will. Maybe they won’T. Either way, it’s worth it to see this through. Do you remember how aimless I felt when I got suspended the first time? For a guy who’s wanted to be a cop longer than he can remember, it didn’t feel good to lose my purpose. And what about singing? That’s a paycheck, not a purpose. Look, I want to help people, and if I can’t do it as a cop, I’mma do it this way. Dr. Kevin collins would lend a unique point of view to a think piece. Kevin is not only ryan’s brother, he’s his twin and his victim. To share your exact dna with someone who’s both your physiological and moral opposite? It’s a great angle. I like it. You think he’d be willing to talk about it? There’s only one way to find out. I’d also like to interview esme, even though that young lady has got some problems of her own right now. That’s right. Oh, I apologize. I completely forgot that congratulations are in order. You’re an aunt again. That’s mean.

[ Chuckles ] Oh. Yes, I know nikolas is having another son. I also have no idea where he is. Well, then, it’s a good thing you have a knack for solving mysteries. Gregory… about the job. Just when we were having such a nice chat. Humor me. One more question.

[ Sighs ] Fine. If pcu hadn’t gotten in the way of you taking the job at the invader, would you have accepted it? I’d have liked nothing more. Tj: Thank you, sam and kristina, for this very thoughtful surprise. Yes, of course. You’re very welcome. Growing up, I never knew what I was missing, but through molly, I have sisters.

[ Chuckles ] Thank you both for always making me feel like family. Well, you are family. Yeah, and you’re trapped, and there’s no escape. But it’s only because we love you.

[ Molly chuckles ] I love you, too. All of you. We do. Seriously. I’ll see you tonight. Okay. Bye. Bye. Well, as we know, tj is traditional, and I am…not.

[ Chuckles ] Mm-hmm. But I really do appreciate you guys celebrating the commitment that tj and I made. Well, love is always worth celebrating. Right back at you and dante.

[ Chuckles ] Aww, my sisters are happily in love. It could almost give a girl a complex. Oh, come on, stop. When you meet someone — and you will — they will not know what hit them. Because I am a wrecking ball. Because you are fantastic and smart… ah, stop. …And beautiful. Yeah, face it. We are kind of magnificent, and we only deserve the best. And that includes you. Only good things for the davis girls. I’ve never been healthier.


You know, I’m lucky to have friends — old and new. You’d better be calling me new.

[ Chuckles ] Alexis: Oh, if it isn’t my two favorite members of my former profession. Am I interrupting? Would it matter? Uh, as it turns out, I have another appointment. My, how time flies. Thank you for breakfast. Oh, yes, thank you so much. Was that business or discovery? It was breakfast. I want to thank you, by the way, for alerting me before the identity of the hook went to print. Well, it’s the least I could do. How you feeling? Like I no longer have any excuse not to go out, live my life, take a breath. And you? Deciding what shelf to dust off for your pulitzer? That’s a bit of a stretch. You’re on your way. I would be more on my way if pcu weren’t being obstructionist. And what is that august institution up to these days? The school’s administration won’t allow gregory to join the editorial board. Why not? Conflict of interest. How? Exactly. Well, what does he have to say about this? Nothing. He doesn’t want to give up teaching, so he’s accepting it. Oh. And I’m guessing

you’re not? No, because you know how I am. Mayor collins. Hey, tj. Oh, uh, sorry. You’re at work. Dr. Ashford.

[ Chuckles ] It’s fine. Um, I didn’t get a chance to thank you for stepping in last minute to officiate my uncle’s wedding. You were incredible. Thank you. It was my honor. So, tell me, how is your aunt stella doing? On the mend. Yeah, thank you. If you don’t mind my asking, what brings you by G.H.? Closure. Excuse me. Can you direct me to exam room 3? Sure. I remember you. You’re dr. Finn’s dad.

[ Chuckles ] I hadn’t realized I was famous. Professor chase. Oh, dr. Ashford. Good morning. I’m looking for exam room 3? I can show you. This way. Thank you. Don’t tell me you caught this bug making the rounds. If only.

[ Breathing shakily ] Anna: You’re next, eileen. You’re next.

[ Breathes shakily ] Morgue attendant mo:

[ Clears throat ] Oh.

[ Gasps, sighs ] I’m sorry. I-I didn’t mean to startle you. Are you deputy mayor ashby? Yes? I’m mo. I’ve been expecting you.

[ Chuckles ] Sorry. Uh, I’m just a little jumpy. Yeah, we get that a lot down here. Uh, mayor collins said you’ll be identifying the jane doe from france. That’s why I’m here. Right over there. Listen, I have to step out for a minute. Why don’t you take a look, and I’ll be back for the form you have to sign? Great. Well, it sounds to me like you’re going to go after linc no matter what. Yeah. Okay. Just promise me, if you get into any trouble, any trouble at all, you call me, okay? Thanks. I appreciate that. Alright.

[ Exhales sharply ] I mean, yeah, what the heck, man? Who are you going to take down with a bum shoulder? Ow! You gotta get that checked out, dude. You know I don’t like hospitals. Oh, hey, uh, speaking of hospitals, I heard, uh, from my mother that willow, she was released. She’s at home. I didn’t realize she’s been discharged. Does that mean she’s doing better? Uh, I don’t know. I don’t know. But you should stop by, see her. I will. I need to meet little amelia. Hmm. Yeah, my mother, she’s got some fierce baby fever going on right now. She keeps hinting whether or not — trying to find out if me and sam are going to have kids or something crazy. Do you want them? We haven’t discussed it. Oh, I see that you switched from bubbly to sparkling. Is everything okay? Yeah. I’m just feeling a little under the weather. Okay. Um, well, I already opened the bottle, and it’s like a sin to let it go flat. Are you sure you don’t want any more, molls? Yeah, no, I’m — I’m sure, but I could use something sweet. Is there any dessert? Um, yeah, in the bag over there. Yeah, I’ll get it. Okay. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Sounds good. Okay, so I want to hear all about you finding esme’s nanny in england. Ahh, yeah, I mean, it was insane. It was beautiful and rural, and we found her in this little place in devon. Anyway, I had to — I had to drive this road to get there. Uh-huh. It was, like, winding. There was cows everywhere. Cute. And then I drove off the road in the middle of the night, in the dark. Okay. Excuse me. You drove off the road?


Well, if you will excuse me. Okay, we’ll have dessert ready for you when you get back, if kristina ever finds it. Krissy, what’s taking you so long? You had one job. Okay, I don’t know, sam. Is there something maybe you want to tell me?

[ Door opens ] Hey. Um, party’s over? Do not meddle. I’m not meddling. I’m just doing gregory a favor. Did he ask you to do this favor? Not — then don’t do it! You didn’t see him. He wants the job. He does. He just doesn’t want to give up teaching. The professor is a big boy. If he wants it so badly, he’ll find a way to get it — on his own. Not necessarily. Here we go. He’s a cerebral guy. He doesn’t like to make waves.

I do. I’m action-oriented. That’s latin for “meddler.” He wants the job. I offered it to him and he wants the job and I’m going to do something about it. There we go. Okay. Sorry to bolt, but I have a really full day. No. No, no, no. Stay. I wish I could. Brook lynn, there’s been this really weird tension between us these last few weeks. What? Huh? No.

[ Scoffs ] Okay, I am sober, I’m calm, I think I’m being rational, so I’ll be really disappointed if you’re telling me I’m imagining this. Wow. Really brought out the big guns right away. Something has clearly changed between us, and I think it has to do with chase. What do you mean, “if — if only”? Oh, nothing. Just a wonder I haven’t picked it up from one of my students — yet. Dad. Harry. Tj.Morning, chase. Are you here to see your brother? No, finn’s off this morning. I, uh, tweaked a muscle in my shoulder. Came to get it checked out. How about you? What are you doing here? Um… ashby go for the bait? Hook, line, and sinker.

[ Chuckles ] Yes.

[ Chuckles ] Well done. Now, let’s just hope it all goes according to plan.

[ Sighs ] Laura:

I can’t tell you

how grateful I am to you

for this, really.

That you would step up

in this way

is something

that I will never forget.

[ Sighs ]

[ Gasps, breathes shakily ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Electricity crackling ] Hello? Mo? Are you there?

[ Breathing shakily ] The lights went out. Hello?! Oh, no.

[ Gasps ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Breathing shakily ] This isn’t real. This…isn’t real.

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B&B Transcript Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Steffy: Here you go, kayla. If you can take this down to legal that would be great.

Kayla: Will do.

Steffy: Thanks.

Hope: So, did eric and carter really have to leave?

Steffy: We were wrapping up our meeting and they wanted to give us some time alone to speak.

Hope: Why is that? Do they know something that I don’t? I mean, you said we were supposed to talk about hope for the future. So… what’s really going on here?

Deacon: Hey.

Liam: Hey. Well, now I’m confused. Are you my father-in-law or my bartender, which is it?

Deacon: You get the best of both worlds with me.

[ Liam chuckles ]

Liam: What’s up? Why did you wanna see me?

Deacon: Uh… worried about hope. You know, with douglas living at steffy’s?

Liam: Oh… well, yeah, this– this whole thing has not been easy on your daughter.

Deacon: I don’t understand it, he’s her son. What the hell was thomas thinking? Letting a kid decide where he’s gonna live?

Liam: I– I know, I know. In retrospect… stupid, stupid idea. We never should’ve agreed to it.

Deacon: Well, don’t feel too badly ’cause it could’ve been worse. Douglas could be living with thomas.

Liam: Really, he’s the last person on earth who should be entrusted with anything, let alone, you know, a human.

Thomas: You know, I wanna be around my son as much as I possibly can, so I’m glad to be semi-welcome here again.

Taylor: You and your sister are gonna be just fine.

Thomas: Thanks to all your meddling.

Taylor: Oh, yeah. I’m so good at that, aren’t I?

Thomas: You really are.

Taylor: Give yourself some credit for all the work you’re doing on yourself.

Thomas: Yeah. Going to therapy and I’m trying to win back everybody’s trust.

Taylor: And you will. You will. You and steffy love each other so much. It’s never gonna change. Steffy is not your enemy and you are not hers. The only enemy lurking around this family is sheila carter.

Sheila: You sure are quiet today.

Bill: Am I?

Sheila: Everything okay?

Bill: Yeah. Yeah, just… a lot on my mind. Sorry.

Sheila: Don’t be sorry. Just means I have to try a lot harder to keep your attention.

Sheila: We had fun this morning.

Bill: Yes, we did.

Sheila: You ready for another round?

Bill: I’m always ready. But I have a few meetings.

Sheila: Oh… you and your meetings. Now, see, that’s why you’re so distracted. Work is taking all your energy.

Bill: Oh, I’ve got plenty of energy for you. I’m glad you feel so safe in this space. Free. You can be open with me. I’m all yours, sheila. And you’re all mine.

Deacon: I’ve been thinking a lot about her lately.

Liam: Well, for what it’s worth, hope knows that. She does, she really feels your support, and by the way, she’s really excited for you that you’re getting this place off the ground.

Deacon: I just wish I could do something for her.

Liam: You and me both. She’s really torn up about it. As if the douglas thing weren’t enough, now she’s worried about her line.

Thomas: I really appreciate your support, mom.

Taylor: You always have it. I just love seeing how focused you are and… understanding yourself better.

Thomas: Well… you don’t have to be so forgiving. I mean, I did some pretty terrible things, the last of which was making that stupid cps call.

Taylor: Okay, but I will never give up on you. Ever. Neither will steffy.

[ Thomas chuckles ]

Thomas: Oh, her allowing me to be here around douglas as much as I am…

[ Text message alert ] …It’s a pretty big step.

Taylor: Yeah. And she wants to see us both at forrester creations.

Hope: Steffy, this is a transitional period for us and– and we will get the line back on track.

Steffy: Nothing against my grandfather or zende, but their specialty is couture. That needs to be their focus. Hope, it’s been months now. We can’t go on like this any longer.

Hope: What does that mean?

Steffy: As co-ceo it’s my responsibility to watch over the company finances. Therefore, I’m considering pausing your line. My celebrity colorist?

Sheila: What are you thinking about?

Bill: How pretty you are.

[ Sheila chuckles]

Sheila: I’m serious.

Bill: You think I’m not?

Sheila: It’s just sometimes you are so hard to read.

Bill: You should know me by now. What you see is what you get.

Sheila: I really like what I see.

Bill: Good… because I’ve given more of myself to you than anyone. My ex-wives, my boys, my– my family. I have sacrificed a lot for this relationship, sheila.

Sheila: I know you have and I appreciate it, bill. And I… will be forever grateful for all that you’ve done for me.

Deacon: You know, what the hell am I doing standing around here, I own the joint. Let’s grab a table.

Liam: [ Chuckles ] Okay.

Deacon: You know, I know that hope had been dealing with a lot of challenges. Obviously douglas, but uh… the line? I didn’t know it was struggling.

Liam: Honestly, I didn’t either.

Deacon: How bad are we talking?

Liam: I don’t know. I mean, I can’t imagine it’s that terrible. It’s still hope’s line. Like, people love it. People love the whole, you know, message of empowerment and inclusivity.

Deacon: Plus it’s been killing it forever. What’s the problem?

Liam: Exactly. I just think– I knew the line was going through an adjustment period and you gotta think, with the change of designers, you know, some turbulence is expected.

Deacon: I hate to say it, but sounds like nothing’s been the same since thomas left.

Liam: Nobody can deny that, but thomas coming back to design for hope for the future? Totally out of the question.

Hope: You can’t be serious.

Steffy: I haven’t spoken to my father, but… the numbers aren’t good.

Hope: Steffy, I can get the numbers back up.

Steffy: This isn’t just about you, hope.

Hope: Well, I know myself and I know the line. I mean, I am hope for the future, I can do it.

Steffy: You already said you had issues with the new design team.

Hope: Look, I believe in zende. He’s more than capable and eric said that he would stay involved. I mean, we are just getting started and besides, we’re already into the next collection. I mean, have you seen the designs?

Steffy: I’ve seen some of the prototypes.

Hope: It’s going to be beautiful.

Steffy: Hope, this isn’t personal, this is business. I am basing this off of declining sales and I don’t want my grandfather and zende splitting their focus on your line and couture.

Hope: Hope for the future is more than just a clothing line, steffy. It is about the communities that it reaches out to. This is about the messaging.

Steffy: This isn’t easy for me.

Hope: So you’re saying hope for the future is on the chopping block?

Steffy: I am not suggesting we cancel it.

Hope: So then what are you proposing?

Taylor: We’re gonna have to pump the brakes unless we figure out a solution.

Hope: Like what?

Steffy: Yeah, could you let them in?

[ Door opens ]

Both: What’s going on?

Steffy: We were just talking about hope for the future. How important it’s been to the success of forrester creations. Unfortunately, we’ve hit… some crossroads. It’s time to decide what will become of hope for the future. Family is just very important.

Bill: Okay, thanks. That was the guard. Liam’s here.

Sheila: Oh, great. Your son that despises me. But then again, everyone despises me.

Bill: Well, everyone despises me so you’re in great company. Never forget that, sheila.

[ Knocking on door ]

Liam: Making me check in with the guard now? Oh… okay.

Sheila: Hey, junior.

Bill: What? It’s truth. William. William.

Liam: Yeah, yeah, no, I got it. I got it. I know my own name. Thanks.

Sheila: You know what? I don’t want to interrupt your time with your son.

Bill: Where you going?

Sheila: Um… I’ll just go run a few errands.

[ Sighs ]

Liam: Mm.

[ Door opens, closes ]

Liam: Wow. Never gonna get used to walking in here and seeing sheila carter. That is not normal. And it’s certainly not gonna get less nauseating.

Bill: I never said there was anything normal about it. I’m the anti-norm. I blaze my own trail. That shouldn’t surprise you.

Liam: Yeah– no. Yeah, sure. If you consider shacking up with a psychopath blazing your own trail…

Bill: I do my own thing, liam. Always have. You should be used to that by now.

Liam: I’m not used to this. I’m not. I don’t even know who I’m looking at anymore, or what version of you I’m gonna get in a given moment.

Bill: Unpredictability…

Liam: Is your motto. Yes. Unpredictability is your motto and you wear it like a badge of honor. Only in this case it is not a good thing, dad. I– I–

Bill: I really don’t care what anyone thinks anymore.

Liam: Really? You just– you don’t care what I think? Your own son? What about wyatt? Do you care what he thinks? What about willie? What are you gonna say to will when he comes back? Do you– do any of our feelings matter to you? This whole “screw the world” mentality, it’s off brand, even for you. Yes, you’ve always been a renegade. Yes, you’ve always thought outside the box. It is– it is a piece of you that I have come to respect and maybe, maybe even admire but dad, you’re blackmailing steffy now. Steffy. We both know what she means to you. So, why are you letting yourself be manipulated by a criminal like sheila?

Hope: What about the future of my line?

Thomas: Yes, steff. Why did you have mom and me come here?

Steffy: The latest numbers.

Hope: We know they’re disappointing. We’ve been over that.

Steffy: Looking at the downward trajectory, it only proves what we’ve already known. That hope for the future excels under one condition.

Hope: And what’s that?

Steffy: Hope, your fans adore you. You are well-liked throughout the industry. You have millions of followers on social media. The problem isn’t you. You need a decisive. A creative genius, and you don’t have that. And don’t get me wrong, what zende and my grandfather did, it was amazing but it just wasn’t the right fit for you. And deep down, I think you realize that. We need a designer who– who really knows what to do, who cannot be duplicated. So… here’s the deal. If we want hope for the future to succeed, the lead designer of your line needs to be my brother. Partial response:

Liam: Dad… [ Sighs ] You gotta– you gotta level with me here. Wh– where is all this coming from?

Bill: It’s who I am, liam. Maybe a side of me you haven’t seen before.

Liam: Hey look, I… I know you didn’t have the best childhood.

Bill: Stop. Stop. Stop. Be careful, son. Don’t start analyzing me. You might not like what you find.

Liam: Okay, I’m not– I’m not analyzing. I’m not even judging. But I can’t just sit back and do nothing because I’m scared. Do you understand? I’m scared for you. I’m scared for me. I’m scared for the family. I’m scared for all of us! So– so, tell me. You tell me. There’s gotta be some way to get sheila carter out of your life.

[ Knocking on door ]

Deacon: Sheila, what are you doing here? I thought you said goodbye to me forever.

Sheila: Maybe I didn’t mean it.

Taylor: Steffy, what are you saying?

Steffy: Thomas, it seems like you’re ready to redeem yourself. You hurt a lot of people.

Thomas: I know.

Steffy: I know you say you, you’re wanting to change. You’re seeing a therapist and I think you regret interfering in people’s lives. I really hope that chapter is over.

Thomas: It is.

Steffy: Okay. I think you’ve learned your lesson. You shouldn’t be punished anymore. And the truth is, we’re all paying the price not having thomas here.

Thomas: So, does this actually mean…

Steffy: That you are no longer exiled. You’re welcome back to the company.

[ Taylor exclaims, chuckles ]

[ Thomas chuckles in relief ] And it’s not totally up to me, but… my professional recommendation would be… thomas to come back and revive hope for the future.

Thomas: As lead designer?

Steffy: As lead designer.

Thomas: Steffy, I– thank you so much. I– I– I’ve been waiting months to hear you say that.

Taylor: Me too. Oh, honey, I am– I am so happy you’re giving your brother a chance.

Thomas: Yeah. And I promise I won’t let you down. I won’t let any of you down.

Hope: Okay, guys. I am– I’m confused because I thought you two were barely speaking and just not long ago you suggested that we forge ahead without him.

Taylor: I– I might’ve intervened a little.

Steffy: Hope, my mother forced thomas and I to get back together and just, um, piece things out.

Taylor: Okay, forced? Forced sounds a little aggressive, but I– I totally forced. Now it’s up to the two of you to just continue building and growing and– and healing and most importantly, bringing back that trust.

Steffy: Ultimately, I said I’d give thomas another chance. This is his opportunity. If you agree to it, hope. I know you may want to resist, but thomas is the key to saving your line. Profits have slowed. The designs just aren’t hitting. Thomas is your way out of this. So, what do you say? Will you allow thomas to return to hope for the future?

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Days Update Thursday, March 2, 2023

 

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Sarah goes to Xander’s room and questions how he could do this. Xander tells her to be more specific but Sarah argues that he knows exactly what he did and she’s not going to let him get away with it this time.

Gwen works on an article on the three funerals for the Spectator. Leo enters their room at the Salem Inn and presents Gwen with the first copy of his gossip column for the Spectator. Gwen tells him that he could’ve just e-mailed it to her but Leo says he wanted to see the look on her face. Gwen then reads Leo’s first tidbit with a look of shock as Leo wrote a rumor that Sonny contracted scabies from a gay orgy that was attended by his own father.

Sonny is at the Brady Pub, on the phone with Will. Sonny asks about Henry on the flight. Chad then arrives so Sonny tells Will that he loves him and he’ll see him tomorrow as he hangs up. Chad hugs Sonny and says he got his text so he asks what’s up. Sonny informs Chad that he has some news as they sit together. Chad hopes it’s good news. Sonny says it definitely is and announces that he and Will are not going to be doing long distance anymore. Chad congratulates him as he knows how hard that’s been for them. Chad then asks if Will is going to be here. Sonny informs Chad that Will is still going to be traveling and he will be too on kind of an extended trip. Chad asks what that means. Sonny then reveals he’s leaving Salem.

Alex sits at the desk at Titan and declares Sonny is no longer the CEO. Alex says he will miss Sonny, but he could get used to this. Stephanie walks in and comments on Alex getting comfortable. Stephanie asks if it’s true that Sonny resigned from Titan. Alex confirms that Sonny is moving to New Zealand with Will, Allie, and Henry. Stephanie guesses things will be different around here. Alex tells Stephanie that for starters, she’s going to be stuck with him. Stephanie says that was fast questioning Alex already being named CEO when Sonny hasn’t even left town yet. Alex says it’s not official yet but he’s the obvious choice since he came back to Salem specifically to help Sonny at Titan. Stephanie asks how. Alex explains that he loves Sonny but he’s not exactly a killer, so he had to give him a little support. Alex adds that when he had to cover for Sonny, he really got to show his Kiriakis drive and business acumen. Stephanie calls it his ego while Alex warns that she’s talking to her new boss. Stephanie reminds him that she is her own boss while Alex reminds her that Titan writes her big checks. Stephanie points out that Victor hasn’t decided who is taking over for Sonny yet, but if Alex is named CEO then he will be signing some of her checks. Alex says it’s her biggest client and her biggest checks. Stephanie doesn’t deny that Titan is great business for SJPR. Alex asks if that will still be the same when Victor announces he’s taking over for Sonny. Stephanie asks what he means. Alex asks if she will be okay working as closely with him as she did with Sonny.

Leo asks Gwen what she thinks. Gwen responds that it just keeps getting worse which excites Leo. Gwen then rips it up and says she can’t print this because it’s not true. Leo is upset and argues that the Spectator needs life, energy, and buzz which he was giving. Gwen worries that they were all libel suits waiting to happen. Leo insists that Sonny won’t sue. Gwen brings up the Kiriakis family having an army of lawyers. Leo doesn’t like Gwen being professional now. Gwen knows Sonny hurt him but he can’t use his column to exact revenge. Leo complains that he worked so hard on it. Gwen applauds his creativity but reminds him that this is a newspaper and they have standards to uphold that were set by her father and her late sister. Gwen is determined to prove that she is every bit as good of an editor as Jack and Abigail were. Leo had no idea she was so serious about maintaining these principles. Gwen says she’s fine with Leo going after everyone he wants, but he has to write the truth, not something made up. Leo questions what to do now then. Gwen instructs him to go find her some dirt that she can actually run, reminding him that she has a deadline so Leo quickly exits the room.

Xander asks if Sarah is going to lecture him about kidnapping Bonnie and Susan or sleeping with Gwen. Sarah says it’s not that. Xander asks why she’s here then since she made it very clear they have nothing to discuss ever again. Sarah says there wasn’t until she heard about his latest stunt. Xander asks what he’s done this time. Sarah declares that he stole the Spectator from Jack and Jennifer and calls him a son of a bitch.

Rex enters the Kiriakis Mansion and asks Maggie if Sarah is there. Maggie says she’s afraid not. Rex says he needs to speak to her and it’s kind of important. Maggie calls that a coincidence as she has something important to discuss with him, starting with the fact that he’s sleeping with her daughter.

Sonny informs Chad that he’s moving to New Zealand since Will’s new project is out there and he’s really excited about it, so he wants to be there with him. Chad asks about Arianna. Sonny reveals that she’s coming with them and admits that Gabi wasn’t thrilled but realized that Arianna wanted to go, so they will have visits. Sonny adds that Allie is coming with them since she and Chanel just broke up and has a lot of changes going on. Sonny knows he’s dropping a lot on Chad so he’s really sorry. Chad tells him not to be sorry as he thinks this will be really good for everyone, especially Sonny and Will, so he’s happy for them. Chad asks when he’s leaving. Sonny informs him that he’s going straight to the airport from here. Chad is surprised it’s so soon. Sonny says he would’ve left with everyone else but he had loose ends to tie up at Titan. Chad asks how Victor took the news. Sonny says exactly as he would expect, but he’ll get over it. Sonny adds that Alex has been dying to be CEO of Titan ever since he got to town. Chad guesses that means Stephanie will be reporting directly to Alex.

Stephanie tells Alex that they are both adults so she doesn’t foresee any problems working together, especially since they are no longer romantically involved. Stephanie adds that they both want Titan to thrive which Alex agrees with. Stephanie says as long as they keep that mind and stay focused, respectful, and mindful of each others’ boundaries then they should get along just fine. Alex and Stephanie then shake hands on it.

Rex guesses Sarah told Maggie about what happened between them. Maggie reveals that Henderson actually did since he saw him leaving Sarah’s bedroom the other day. Rex jokes that he should’ve known Henderson would spread the word. Maggie reminds Rex that Sarah is going through a divorce and is very vulnerable. Rex promises that he would never take advantage of that and has no intention of ever hurting Sarah again. Maggie questions what exactly his intentions are then.

Sarah accuses Xander of stealing the newspaper from Jack and Jennifer, complaining that there is no way they would ever do that by choice. Xander remarks that they always planned on giving the paper to one of their kids and Abigail is no longer with them and JJ is not interested, so Gwen’s the obvious choice, pointing out that she is Jack’s daughter as well. Sarah calls Gwen an evil bitch who has only ever brought misery to her and her family. Sarah brings up all the lives that Gwen turned upside down. Xander mocks the idea of all the Hortons being saints until Gwen came around. Sarah tells Xander that she called Jennifer to ask for the real reason why she gave up the paper, but she said she couldn’t get in to it. Sarah asks if this is how Xander’s twisted partnership with Gwen works, where they commit felonies and find new ways to hurt Jack. Xander argues that Jack made a choice but Sarah refuses to believe it, arguing that Gwen has zero journalism experience. Sarah asks how Xander forced Jack and Jennifer to hand over the paper that they put their blood, sweat, and tears in to for years. Xander then admits to her that he blackmailed Jack and Jennifer in to signing over the paper and it’s all Sarah’s fault.

Sonny assures Chad that there’s nothing to worry about as Alex and Stephanie are over. Chad says he knows that so Sonny asks why he looks so disappointed. Chad says he wouldn’t say disappointed so Sonny asks what it is. Chad responds that Stephanie forgave Alex for turning off her phone when Kayla died, so they are on decent terms now. Sonny calls that great that Stephanie was big enough to forgive Alex, but he insists that they are not getting back together and that Chad is the one that Stephanie wants to be with. Sonny questions what Chad is feeling insecure about. Chad states that he just really likes Stephanie and his kids do too. Sonny calls that good to hear. Chad never thought he would feel this way again but Stephanie showed him that it was possible to start over after such a horrifying loss. Chad guesses he’s a little desperate to not lose her. Sonny says that makes sense since Chad went through a terrible and traumatic loss. Chad says on a lighter note, he’s very grateful that Stephanie is in his life. Chad calls himself a lucky man.

Alex and Stephanie shake hands until Leo walks in. Alex questions how Leo got in. Leo says the door was open. Alex tells him that Sonny isn’t here but Leo says he was looking for Alex. Leo calls Stephanie his girlfriend which she quickly corrects him on, so Leo asks if she holds hands with all her colleagues. Leo tells them that he is Lady Whistleblower, the new gossip columnist of the Spectator. Alex questions what that has to do with him. Leo then asks if it’s true that Alex broke up Salem’s favorite bisexual bakers.

Sarah questions how it’s her fault that Xander blackmailed Jack and Jennifer. Xander responds that he wasn’t going to do it until he ran in to Sarah with Rex and she couldn’t help but rub it in his face that she had sex with him. Sarah says that’s just what Xander did with Gwen. Xander calls that different. Sarah doesn’t care and just wants to know how Xander and Gwen forced Jack and Jennifer to sign over the Spectator. Xander says that’s on a need to know basis so he’s afraid that he can’t tell her. Sarah argues that Jack was Xander’s best friend and Gwen’s father, so she questions how they could do that to him. Sarah adds that it makes her sick. Xander asks if she’s alright as Sarah then runs to the bathroom to throw up.

Rex assures Maggie that what happened between he and Sarah was a one time thing and she made it clear that she’s not wanting a relationship with anybody right now, so they are just friends. Maggie asks if Rex can accept that. Rex says of course he can. Maggie questions why Rex needs to see Sarah so urgently then. Rex informs her that he’s heading back to Chicago. Maggie asks if he came to say goodbye then. Rex then reveals that he wants Sarah to come with him. Maggie questions them not getting back together, but he wants her to move away with him. Rex clarifies that he wants Sarah to work at his hospital as he thinks it would be a great opportunity for her. Maggie calls that very kind of him to extend himself this way. Rex thinks she would be a tremendous asset to their surgical staff and he thinks it would be really good for Sarah, given everything she’s been through. Maggie hates to think of Sarah leaving again, but she’s a grown woman who makes her own decisions, so she just prays that Sarah tunes out the noise and listens to her gut.

Xander asks if Sarah is alright. Sarah comes out of the bathroom and claims she’s fine, blaming it on something she ate. Sarah just wants to know what he’s holding over Jack and Jennifer. Xander doubts they would want him to share that information with her or anyone else. Sarah cannot believe that she actually thought he changed. Sarah calls herself a fool because Xander is the same lowlife thug he’s always been. Sarah declares that she’s so glad that she signed the divorce papers, so she doesn’t have to listen to him rattle off another round of excuses for why he committed another crime against the people she loves. Sarah tells Xander that she’s done for good. Sarah says goodbye to Xander and that she hopes he and Gwen enjoy their stolen paper as she then exits the room.

Chad tells Sonny that he will miss hanging with his best friend. Justin arrives to join them. Sonny mentions that he already ordered him a beer. Justin comments on Sonny always thinking about everybody else except for leaving Salem which he jokes is incredibly selfish. Sonny argues that they can come visit any time. Justin says he and Bonnie definitely will. Sonny says he was just telling Chad how bad he feels about dumping this on everyone out of the blue. Justin says he’s going to miss him but he’s thrilled that he and Will are going to be reunited. Sonny admits it’s been rough being apart. Justin talks about thinking Leo was going to get his fangs in to him again. Sonny assures they don’t have to worry about Leo anymore and toasts to Leo being someone else’s problem now…

Leo asks Alex again if he broke up Chanel and Allie. Alex responds that he doesn’t know where he gets his information but he’s way off. Leo then asks if Alex is denying sucking lemons with Allie and then stumbling back to her place for a night of raunchy sex. Stephanie gives Alex a shocked look and questions him about Allie. Alex says it’s not how Leo is making it sound. Leo then asks if it’s not true that Chanel came home and found Alex there. Stephanie then questions Alex about Chanel catching him in the act. Alex argues that Chanel came home the next morning. Leo says that sounds like confirmation to him. Alex argues that he didn’t confirm anything but Leo says it’s too late. Leo asks how awkward it was when Chanel caught them or if it wasn’t awkward at all since they had already had a threesome which Stephanie questions. Alex then angrily grabs Leo’s recorder and smashes it. Alex tells Leo that if he wants a comment, he can take his whistle and shove it up his blower lady. Leo complains about what he did to his recorder. Alex warns that he’s lucky he didn’t do it to his face and tells Leo to get the hell out before he actually loses it. Leo tells him to be sure to pick up a copy of tomorrow’s Spectator as he hurries out of the office. Alex turns to Stephanie but she says he doesn’t have to explain his personal life to her as it’s none of her business. Alex insists that Leo made it sound a lot more salacious than it actually was. Stephanie tells him to say no more as he, Allie, and Chanel are all consenting adults so what he does with them has nothing to do with her. Stephanie adds that she has more work to get done as she leaves the office, leaving Alex disappointed.

Xander drinks a bottle of whiskey in his room until Gwen shows up and says she just thought she’d stop by to see if he had any last minute concerns about the paper. Gwen asks if he can believe they are actually putting their first edition of the Spectator out. Gwen excitedly states that they did it and are actually running a newspaper. Gwen notes that Xander doesn’t seem very excited and asks if everything is alright. Xander informs her that Sarah just left so Gwen asks what she had to scold him about this time. Xander says it was about blackmailing the paper from Jack and Jennifer. Gwen questions how she found out. Xander explains that Sarah wouldn’t believe they would just willingly give them the paper, so she asked Jennifer why they really did it but she was smart enough to keep her mouth shut, then Sarah came here to get it out of him. Xander argues that Sarah was relentless, so he just told her that they blackmailed them but he didn’t say with what. Gwen doesn’t think Sarah would be so sanctimonious if she knew that her cousin was the one who mowed her down with her car while she was high on painkillers. Gwen apologizes and says she shouldn’t speak so low of Sarah since it’s obvious by the look on Xander’s face that he’s still in love with her.

Sarah goes to work at the hospital where a nurse asks if she’s okay. Sarah claims she’s fine and thinks she just had food poisoning. The nurse asks if she’s sure that’s all it is.

Justin guesses they’ll have to figure out the time difference with New Zealand so they know when to call. Sonny says he’s already figured out that New Zealand is 17 hours ahead. Alex arrives to join them but when he sees Chad, he remarks that he thought this was family only. Sonny insists that Chad is family so he asks if they can just play nice. Alex reluctantly agrees and sits at the table. Justin asks if he had a tough day but Alex says it’s all good. Alex asks Sonny about New Zealand and calls it a radical move. Sonny tells Alex that he should come visit if he has any time off being CEO of Titan since it’s a stressful job, but he thinks Alex is going to kill it. Sonny tells Alex that he was born to be a CEO. Justin agrees that of all his sons, Alex is the most like Victor. Chad jokes that he wishes while Sonny reminds him to play nice. Justin declares that Victor couldn’t have made a better choice. Alex thanks Justin and then hugs Sonny, saying he’s going to miss him. Alex tells Sonny not to be a stranger and that he loves him. Alex says he’ll see them later. Chad offers a handshake but Alex leaves him hanging and walks away. Stephanie arrives as Alex is leaving the Pub. Chad hugs her and says she made it. Stephanie responds that she wasn’t going to miss saying goodbye to her favorite cousin. Justin says he hates to cut this short but he has to take care of something for a client. Justin hugs Sonny and says he loves him. Sonny invites Justin and Bonnie to come visit around Easter. Justin says they will definitely see him down under as he exits. Stephanie tells Sonny that she finally moved back to Salem and now he’s leaving. Sonny says they need to work on their timing while Stephanie tells him to promise to come back.

Sarah tells the nurse that whatever it is will pass in a minute. The nurse is unsure since there’s a ton of bugs going around. Sarah insists that as a doctor, she knows the difference and this is nothing. The nurse suggests letting the lab run a few tests to be safe. Sarah agrees that it can’t hurt.

Gwen asks Xander if he’s still in love with Sarah. Xander calls it complicated. Gwen calls it confusing since the other night when they were together, he seemed to indicate that he’d prefer to be with someone like her and actually said that they belonged together, but then the next morning he woke up after dreaming of Sarah, so she realized that while his marriage may be over, he might not be over her. Xander says he told her that he doesn’t know if or when he ever will be over Sarah. Gwen says they were going to talk, have breakfast, and figure this out but then they bumped in to Sarah in the town square and never had that conversation. Gwen guesses that she’s just unclear on where they stand. Xander says he meant everything he said and he does care for her and he’s grateful for all that she sacrificed for him, but he is still coming to terms with the very recent end of his marriage, so he doesn’t have any answers for her right now. Gwen claims that she completely understands. Xander adds that maybe once the divorce is finalized, he can start thinking about what the future holds. Gwen says that makes sense and she understands, so she suggests keeping things between them strictly professional until then, since they are running a newspaper together. Xander agrees that sounds like a plan. Gwen says she has a million things to do before putting the Spectator out. Gwen asks if Xander has any last minute thoughts or concerns about the layout or headlines. Xander says not that he can think of and she can let him know if something comes up, otherwise he will see her tomorrow. Gwen then exits the room while holding back tears.

Stephanie tells Sonny that she owes him a huge thank you for taking a chance on SJPR and giving her a huge opportunity at Titan. Sonny feels he owes Paulina for bringing her to town. Stephanie says that when he comes back to town, she’ll be saving him a seat at the bar. Chad reminds Sonny that he has a plane to catch and can’t miss his flight. Sonny jokes that Will would kill all of them. Sonny hugs Stephanie and tells them to take care of each other. Chad says they will. Sonny hugs Chad and says he loves them. Stephanie says they love him too. Sonny says he’ll see them around as he then exits the Pub. Stephanie comments that Sonny is so great. Chad calls him the best as he hugs her. Stephanie says it sucks that Sonny is leaving. Chad calls it a big change for her at Titan since she’s going to have a new boss.

Alex goes to the Kiriakis Mansion and tells Maggie that he got her text and asks if everything is okay. Maggie says everything is fine and that she asked him over to discuss Titan business. Alex asks where Victor is as he assumes this is about who is taking over Titan. Maggie confirms that it is but Victor is out of town so he asked her to handle it. Alex assumes she means handling letting him know that Victor chose him to take over. Maggie then reveals that Victor didn’t choose Alex and announces that Victor is giving the job to a different Kiriakis…

Justin goes to Xander’s room. Xander calls this a nice surprise for his favorite cousin to pop in for a visit. Justin informs him that this isn’t a social visit.

Gwen goes home to her room at the Salem Inn, where Leo says it’s perfect timing as he just finished rewriting his column. Gwen asks if his sources are solid. Leo says he got it straight from his mouth and comments that Alex will be the gift that keeps on giving for him. Leo thought she would be overjoyed. Gwen says she is really impressed but she and Xander just had a chat about where they stand romantically and he doesn’t want to think about the future until his divorce is finalized. Leo encourages that should be soon but Gwen says not soon enough.

Justin informs Xander that he’s here on behalf of his client. Xander asks if he came to formally deliver the decree that ends their marriage. Justin reveals that he can’t because there’s a problem with the divorce…

Rex finds Sarah in a waiting room at the hospital and says there is something important that he needs to talk to her about. Sarah says she does too so Rex tells her to go first. Sarah then announces that she is pregnant!

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Chanel posts a “Help Wanted” sign at the Bakery. Johnny walks by and comments on the long line at the Bakery this morning. Chanel apologizes and says they are short staffed until she can replace Allie. Johnny thought they were getting back together. Chanel is surprised he hasn’t heard and declares that they broke up for good this time.

Wendy questions Li announcing that he and Gabi are moving in. Li explains that he did some thinking while in jail and that she said Allie left town and Chanel moved in with her mother, so Wendy needs roommates and they need a place, so it works out perfectly. Gabi adds that it was obviously Li’s idea while she suggested they call first. Li says they were doing Wendy a favor since she can’t afford the big apartment all by herself. Wendy informs him that she’s actually not by herself because Tripp is moving in too.

EJ sits at home going over a paper until Nicole walks in. EJ says he was starting to get worried when he couldn’t reach her. Nicole assures that she’s fine and asks what’s wrong. Nicole asks if it’s Holly but EJ assures that she’s fine. EJ says this is a business emergency, not a personal one. EJ reveals that he just got the results back from the lab tech and it seems he was right about Stefan. EJ declares that his brother has been drugging him.

Stefan shows up at Chloe’s door and says he got her message and it was good to hear her voice. Chloe apologizes for being out of touch for so long. Stefan brings up that Brady said she left town. Chloe says she did but she’s back now and he’s actually the first person she wanted to see. Stefan is glad to hear that because he really wanted to see her too.

Johnny is surprised when Chanel tells him that Allie slept with Alex and lied to her about it, until she found Alex cowering under the table after his cell phone rang. Johnny hates that Allie did that to Chanel and says he’s really sorry. Chanel really thought they could trust each other but she was obviously wrong. Johnny asks if there’s no chance at all that they could work things out. Chanel says even if she wanted to, it’s kind of hard when Allie moved all the way to New Zealand with her other brother which shocks Johnny.

EJ shows Nicole the test results and that the drug causes the symptoms they experienced of erratic behavior, dizziness and confusion. Nicole guesses Stefan forgiving EJ was just an act like he suspected. EJ says Stefan may have inherited the DiMera genes but not their instincts. Nicole points out that EJ has proof but it’s only circumstantial evidence that Stefan was behind it. EJ explains that he thought about that so he had his investigator dust the vial for prints, finding his, Johnny’s, and Stefan’s. Nicole calls that a brilliant move and declares that now EJ has Stefan dead to rights.

Chloe comments that Stefan looks a little rough and asks if he’s okay. Stefan responds that he’s doing pretty well considering Brady kidnapped him and tied him to Eric’s bed for going on 24 hours. Chloe is shocked and asks why Brady would do that. Stefan explains that Eric found a way to spring Dr. Rolf from jail, so they ordered him to finish deprogramming him only Dr. Rolf didn’t have any equipment so he had to use new equipment but it malfunctioned again. Stefan adds that he ended up passing out and when he came to, Rafe was there, ordering him to go to the hospital. Chloe insists that he needs to get checked out. Stefan assures that he’s fine except for the constant ringing in his head. Stefan says he will go to the doctor, but he got Chloe’s message and wanted to see her or at least he thought he did. Chloe can’t believe they did this to him. Stefan guarantees that even though they didn’t finish, he’s not letting them anywhere near him again. Chloe says regardless of whether he fully gets unbrainwashed, she’s had a lot of time to think while away and she’s much clearer about things now. Stefan says he is too. Chloe tells Stefan that she doesn’t want to hurt him after everything he’s just been through, but she has decided that she cannot be with a man who loves two women.

Gabi decides this whole living together thing wasn’t meant to be but Li insists they will figure it out. Tripp says he was going to grab coffee in the town square and asks if anyone needs anything. Li starts giving his order but Wendy says he doesn’t have to get them anything. Wendy adds that Tripp doesn’t have to leave on their account but Tripp thinks it’s best to give them a chance to chat. Tripp tells Wendy that he only offered to stay because she needed a roommate but he can just stay at his dad’s. Wendy tells him he doesn’t need to do that. Tripp says he’ll be back and that he’ll get Li’s coffee on the way out. Wendy can’t believe Li and Gabi thought she’d just be cool with this. Gabi repeats that it was not her idea. Li insists it will be a fine arrangement and calls them a wonderful happy family. Gabi disagrees. Wendy calls them highly dysfunctional and adds that Li and Gabi hates each others’ guts. Li says that’s not true so Wendy clarifies that he loves Gabi while Gabi hates his guts which is just as bad. Wendy declares that she doesn’t want to be apart of it and refuses to be in the middle of a warzone.

Tripp joins Joey in the town square, who is sitting at a table and texting his girlfriend. Joey tells Tripp that he was just telling her that he’s heading back to Seattle. Joey feels bad leaving so soon after the funeral but says it’s nice to know that Tripp and Stephanie will be with Steve, making sure he’s taking care of himself. Tripp then informs him that he might just have Stephanie because he’s thinking about moving out.

Gabi tells Wendy that the contract she signed requires her to live under the same roof as Li but it says nothing about the same bed, so she might take the apartment on the other side of the building. Wendy calls that an idea while Li calls it a bad one. Li argues that it wouldn’t comply with the spirit of the agreement as they must share a home. Gabi agrees with occupying the same apartment but not the same bed. Li says they’ll see how she feels in six months. Li tells Wendy that he’s sure they can all peacefully co-exist but he’s afraid that Tripp’s going to have to take the sofa. Wendy tells him that is not happening. Li questions not and why she’s so set on bunking with Tripp when she’s giving things another go with Johnny. Wendy says that has nothing to do with it but the fact that she and Tripp already made an agreement before they showed up. Wendy adds that Li may be a hotshot executive but she’s the one responsible for the lease which means she’s in charge and he’s not going to just come in and railroad her. Li offers to make her life easier by taking some of the responsibility off and paying for the third roommate too. Wendy questions how when neither of them have a job. Li calls that a temporary situation. Wendy argues that she’s not counting on anything from him. Wendy decides she’s tired of arguing, so out of loyalty to him and because they have nowhere else to go, she almost feels sorry for them so they can stay as long as Tripp is okay with it. Li calls it excellent that she finally came around. Wendy then tells Li not to be too excited since he’s the one taking the sofa.

Johnny and Chanel go to the Brady Pub where Johnny drinks a shot. Chanel asks if he feels better now but Johnny says he feels worse. Johnny complains about his twin sister moving halfway across the world and not even telling him about it. Johnny guesses he just doesn’t mean as much to Allie as he thought he did. Chanel insists that’s not true but admits maybe Allie is still upset that Johnny almost kissed her. Chanel adds that when she confronted Allie about Alex, she told her that they almost slept together. Johnny argues that they didn’t do anything, no matter how bad they both wanted to. Chanel says that’s not how Allie saw it. Johnny goes over how Allie cheats on Chanel, but somehow he ends up being the bad guy. Chanel tells Johnny that she’s really sorry. Johnny remarks that now he’s kind of glad that his sister is halfway around the world.

Nicole asks EJ if he’s going straight to the authorities with his proof. EJ asks where the fun would be in that. Nicole asks if he’s going to confront Stefan then. EJ says no as Stefan can’t know that they are on to him. EJ adds that now he has the upper hand since knowledge is power. Nicole asks what he’s going to do with that power. EJ responds that he’s going to let Stefan keep drugging him.

Chloe says if Stefan left three messages for her and she didn’t get back to him right away, he’s got to take the hint. Chloe knows they had a relationship but says this is bordering on stalking and it has to stop. Stefan responds that it will stop immediately. Chloe calls that a relief. Stefan states that it will stop because his feelings for her are gone. Stefan declares that he doesn’t love Chloe anymore.

Joey questions Tripp moving in with Wendy. Tripp says maybe as they are still figuring it out. Joey calls that awesome but Tripp says that’s not what it is as Wendy just needs a roommate and it’s a completely platonic arrangement. Tripp reminds Joey that Wendy is trying to work things out with Johnny and if that’s what she wants, he’s okay with it.

Chanel tells Johnny that she’s sorry that his sister left town without telling him. Johnny argues that it’s not just leaving town as she’s in a completely different hemisphere. Chanel understands but reminds him that she’s the one with a broken heart and Johnny making it about himself isn’t making it any easier. Johnny admits he got so caught up in his own feelings that he forgot to think about her feelings. Chanel remarks that there’s a lot of that going on around here. Johnny apologizes and suggests maybe it’s for the best. Johnny argues that Allie is the one who blew it here so it’s her loss, not Chanel’s. Johnny tells Chanel that she deserves to be happy and to be with someone as amazing and special as she is. Johnny is sure that one day very soon, she will be as he hugs her.

Nicole calls it insane for EJ to let Stefan keep drugging him. EJ explains that he’s going to let Stefan continue drugging the drinks, only to switch them and give Stefan a taste of his own medicine. Nicole says then Stefan will be the one behaving erratically, making a fool of himself, and hurting the company. EJ adds that then Stefan will be the one out of the company and out on his ass.

Chloe questions Stefan saying he no longer loves her. Stefan repeats that his romantic feelings for her are gone. Chloe questions it happening just like that. Stefan says he’s sorry if it seems callous for him to be so blunt. Chloe calls the whole thing very confusing and strange. Chloe then admits that she never really felt like his feelings for her were that genuine. Stefan says that doesn’t mean she’s not an incredibly desirable woman. Chloe says he doesn’t have to flatter her and repeats that the whole thing has been strange from the beginning. Stefan guesses the deprogramming kicked in before he passed out. Stefan thought he would still feel something after the Christmas and New Year’s that they shared together. Stefan says they had a great time and he’s so grateful for that. Chloe understands if he has realized that he wants to be with Gabi and that he loves her. Stefan tells Chloe that he’s sorry as he knows this all seems so sudden. Chloe says considering the circumstances, it’s not that surprising. Chloe guesses it’s the way that it should be, so she’s happy for him. Stefan hopes they can still be friends which Chloe agrees to. Stefan can’t believe this whole thing is over. Stefan tells Chloe that she can be with Brady now too. Chloe says at some point, maybe. Stefan calls Chloe an incredible woman and repeats that he’s grateful for the moments they shared. Chloe says she is too and tells him to go be with Gabi. Stefan then exits the room.

Joey tells Tripp that he wants Wendy to be happy and they make a great couple. Tripp tells him to stop thinking that and adds that the apartment won’t just be the two of them anyway since Li and Gabi showed up with their bags to move in too. Stefan comes out of the Salem Inn and questions what Tripp just said.

Chanel calls it ironic since a few months ago, Johnny would’ve been gloating over Allie leaving. Johnny says that was when he was competing for Chanel and now he’s just genuinely sorry to see her hurting. Chanel thanks him and says at least things are working out for one of them since Paulina told her that Johnny is trying again with Wendy. Johnny tells Chanel that he will always care about her which Chanel says means a lot. Chanel decides she’s tired of being mopey and toasts to happiness, hope, and no more heartbreak for either of them.

Li tells Wendy that he’s not sleeping on a lumpy sofa. Wendy tells Li that she did it for weeks, so now it’s his turn and he can either put up with it or find a new place to stay. Li decides they will hold out for a place of their own where it will just be the two of them but Gabi says no and that she’s going to start unpacking. Wendy adds that she will tell Tripp that they worked everything out and tells Li that there’s a pillow and a comforter in the closet.

Nicole tells EJ that Stefan hasn’t exactly been thinking straight the last few months while pining over Gabi and Chloe at the same time. EJ says he made be a hormonal mess but his brain is working perfectly, so there’s no excuse for what he’s done. Nicole says she’s just questioning EJ’s proposed solution as she is unsure about poisoning which she points out is illegal. EJ argues that it’s Stefan’s drug and vial so technically, Stefan’s drugging himself while his hands will be clean. Nicole gets his point and says if he’s looking for an accomplice, she is his woman. EJ says it’s cocktail hour so Stefan will be there any minute and then the game will begin.

Stefan apologizes for interrupting but questions if Tripp just said that Li and Gabi are moving in with him. Tripp confirms that they showed up at Wendy’s with bags so Stefan rushes off. Joey calls that weird while Tripp wonders what that was alll about. Tripp says he doesn’t know what the outcome of the apartment situation is going to be so maybe he should just stay home with Stephanie and look after Steve. Joey urges Tripp to move and to not let Li chase him off. Tripp reminds Joey that he and Wendy are just friends so he needs to stop. Joey asks why Tripp can’t admit that he has feelings for Wendy and wants to be with her. Wendy then approaches their table.

EJ reminds Nicole that he was worried about her since he called her several times and she sent him straight to voicemail. Nicole admits that she was having an intense conversation with Eric. EJ realizes that’s why she seems tense. EJ sits her down and begins massaging her neck. EJ asks her about her run in with Eric. Nicole says he was definitely on edge which may have something to do with he and Sloan not being together anymore. EJ notes that was quick. Nicole adds that Eric also told her that Roman encouraged him to work it out with her which EJ questions.

Chloe goes to see Brady in the interrogation room at the police station. Brady is surprised to see she’s back and assumes she knows why he is here. Chloe questions what he was thinking. Brady responds that he was thinking if he just got her out of Stefan’s head, then everything would be fine and life would be easier for everybody. Brady declares that it was all for nothing as Stefan refuses to be deprogrammed by Dr. Rolf and complains that he just wanted to put him where he was, back when he only had eyes for Gabi. Brady doesn’t think it’s ever going to happen now. Chloe then reveals that he doesn’t have to worry because the procedure actually did work and Stefan is completely over her.

Gabi complains about there being no food in the kitchen so Li offers her a bag of chips which she takes and then purposely drops crumbs on the couch where Li will sleep. Gabi tells Li not to stare at her. Li says he’s just taking in her beauty while Gabi complains that he’s creeping her out more than usual. Li decides he will go wash off the jailhouse stench in the shower then. Gabi tells him to stay in there as long as he wants. Stefan then shows up at the door.

Wendy tells Tripp that she’s sorry about Li being ridiculous earlier and says they decided that Li will sleep on the couch while the rest of them will each take a bedroom. Tripp is surprised Li agreed to that while Wendy explains that he was outvoted. Wendy notes that Li and Gabi have a complicated arrangement but she wants to stay. Tripp thinks it would just be easier to find another place but Wendy says no as she wants him there too. Joey declares it’s settled then that Tripp is moving in and suggests they go to the Brady Pub to celebrate. Wendy brings up the last time that she had drinks with Tripp at the Pub being because Joey called her and lied. Joey questions Tripp telling her about that while Tripp notes that it was pretty obvious. Joey apologizes and promises he’s not in the matchmaking business anymore so it won’t happen again. Joey adds that the drinks will be on him so Wendy agrees to go. Joey then jokes with Tripp that he doesn’t need a matchmaker anymore because they’re going to be living together.

Chanel comments to Johnny that it seems like things are going well for him and Wendy. Johnny says they watched Evil Dead 2 for Valentine’s Day and it’s nothing serious between them right now and they didn’t plan it so they will see where things go. Chanel hopes it goes well for them because Wendy is really nice and she knows she rocked the boat for them, so she’s glad they got past that. Johnny thanks her. Wendy then arrives with Joey and Tripp and sees Johnny with Chanel.

EJ questions if Eric told Nicole that he wants her back. Nicole clarifies that he said his father wanted them to get back together. Nicole assures the conversation was awkward and not romantic, adding that Eric got really annoyed when EJ texted her and then stomped off which makes EJ smile. EJ admits he’s not sorry. Nicole says that Eric just wanted to ask her about the Orchid and thinks that’s all he wanted to talk about. Nicole assures that she’s with EJ now and jokes about poisoning people bringing people closer. EJ stops and asks if she’s sure this is what she wants. EJ states that what’s happening between them feels good and right from his perspective, but if there’s any chance for her and Eric, he doesn’t want to stand in the way or for her to be in something she doesn’t want to be in. Nicole appreciates him saying that but assures that her perspective is the same as his, that this feels good and right. EJ asks if she’s sure. Nicole confirms that she is and that she and Eric are so done. Nicole holds EJ’s hand and tells him that this is exactly where she wants to be as they kiss.

Brady questions Chloe saying it worked. Chloe informs him that Stefan has been completely deprogrammed. Brady argues that they didn’t finish the procedure. Chloe says whatever he did worked because Stefan came to see her earlier and a lightbulb went off, then he went on about how he loves Gabi and wants to be with Gabi, while he has no romantic feelings for her. Brady exclaims that this is amazing but then notices that Chloe doesn’t look happy. Brady knows Chloe developed feelings for Stefan which she admits. Chloe guesses she’s kind of relieved that she’s completely through with Stefan and he can move on with Gabi. Brady reminds her that they can move on as well but Chloe says it’s not that simple.

Gabi questions why Stefan is there. Stefan says he came to talk to her. Gabi tells him that she’s busy and tries to shut the door but Stefan pleads with her. Gabi remarks that he finally got her name right. Stefan apologizes for Valentine’s Day and admits he acted like a complete ass and it will never happen again. Gabi says she doesn’t need any more apologies from him and tries to shut the door but Stefan asks her to please listen to him. Stefan informs Gabi that Dr. Rolf got out of jail and finished deprogramming her which surprises her. Stefan confirms his feelings for Chloe are completely gone and that Gabi told him to call her when that happened. Stefan tells Gabi that he loves her and only her. Stefan declares that Gabi is the love of his life and the only one he wants. Gabi says she’s at a loss for words. Stefan insists they can be happy and finally be together as there’s nothing stopping them. Stefan hugs Gabi as Li comes out of the shower and yells at Stefan to get his hands off of his wife.

Wendy, Joey, and Tripp greet Johnny and Chanel. Joey remarks that he hopes they are not interrupting anything. Johnny says that Chanel was just telling him about Allie moving to New Zealand. Johnny then assures that this is not what it looks like. Wendy comments that she knows Johnny and Chanel are just friends, just like her and Tripp. Wendy then remarks that Johnny sitting here having drinks with Chanel doesn’t mean anything more than Tripp moving in with her.

Brady tells Chloe that he knows he hurt her when he lied to her about Kristen but he didn’t have a choice. Brady knows she needed time to process her feelings but argues that what they had was amazing. Brady asks if Chloe can honestly tell him that she doesn’t love him anymore. Chloe admits she can’t do that because she is in love with him but he kidnapped a man to make him forget his feelings for her and didn’t talk to her or him about it. Brady admits he was a little desperate. Chloe asks if he even thought about what happens next. Brady argues that he had tunnel vision because he saw them being happy together again at the end. Chloe cries that it’s not that simple. Brady argues that she just said she’s still in love with him. Chloe says she is but brings up that Brady’s daughter despises her and blames her for him breaking up with her mother. Brady says they will handle that together and that Rachel will get older and understand. Chloe asks if she’s going to understand that Brady went to prison for kidnapping a man and endangering his life.

EJ offers Nicole another drink and says it appears that Stefan is going to miss cocktail hour. Nicole says it’s just more for them but he has to come home sometime, so they’ll get him next time.

Stefan knows Tripp said Li would be there too but he also knows that Gabi asked for a divorce. Li tells Stefan that he’s behind on the times because Gabi has agreed to move in with him which shocks Stefan. Stefan tells Gabi that he knows he screwed up but he’s back to his old self now and he loves her, so she doesn’t have to stay with Li. Li then reveals that Gabi signed a contract to remain in the marriage. Gabi points out that it’s just for six months. Stefan doesn’t understand and questions why Gabi would agree to that. Li says it’s none of his business. Stefan questions what the hell is going on here. Li tells Stefan that he and Gabi need to christen their new home and shuts the door on Stefan.

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Diane: Thank you. Oh, good morning, kyle.

Jack: Son. Thank you for joining us on such tice

kyle: I can’t stay long. I’m pretty busy. Everything with marchetti is on overdrive, especially now that we’re bringing on board the textile mills we acquired from victor.

Jack: I am well aware of the value of bringing manufacturing in house. That’s not what we want to talk about.

Kyle: I can tell by the looks on your faces it’s pretty serious.

Jack: Diane and I are going off the grid for a little while. In fact, we’re on our way out of town right now.

Diane: I know it’s short notice, but I do need to take this time away from work. Maybe you could explain the situation to summer for me? It’s, um, extenuating circumstances.

Kyle: Which are what, exactly?

Diane: We’re leaving to avoid any future psychological torture from jeremy stark.

Kyle: [ Scoffs ] Wait. What kind of harm can he do from a prison cell?

Jack: He is out of jail. They could not make the charges against him stick, so he’s been released.

Diane: And he came right back here to genoa city.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Summer: [ Sighs ]

Phyllis: Hello. Excuse me. [ Chuckles ] I’m so glad it’s you who answered the door.

Summer: Mom, what are you doing here? I mean, harrison’s at preschool and I’m pretty sure jack doesn’t want anything to do with you and I —

Phyllis: Okay, listen, you don’t have to remind me that I’m not welcome here. I totally understand. I get it. I came here to turn things around.

Summer: I’m not even sure that I want to know how you intend on pulling that off.

Phyllis: Well, it’s simple. You’re my daughter. I mean, don’t you wish that things could go back to how we used to be? Maybe we could just go somewhere and have some coffee and just talk. Just…talk. You’re the light of my life. Do I need to remind you of that? Alright, well, I’m not gonna take “no” for an answer. I’m not gonna do that. I’m gonna park myself on your sofa, and I’m not moving.

[ Knock on door ]

Victor: Come in.

Ashley: Hi.

Victor: Ashley. Thank you for coming.

Ashley: Sure. Uh, your text was kind of vague. Why did you want to meet with me?

Victor: Yeah. It’s a business matter. Tucker mccall came to us and made a proposal. He suggested that perhaps we would buy his company.

Victoria: He was carrying around a serious amount of debt. He was looking to unload mccall, and then suddenly and mysteriously somebody bought up the debt.

Ashley: Fascinating. What does that have to do with me?

Victor: We were just wondering who might have the financial wherewithal and the desire to make such a deal.

Victoria: My mother shared a theory on who that someone might be.

Ashley: Who is it?

Victor: You.

[ Door opens ]

Tucker: Hey.

Devon: Hello.

Tucker: Thank you for coming.

Devon: Like I said on the phone, you got 30 minutes to say whatever you want to say to me. And try not to lie.

Tucker: Okay. Yes, you made your time limit very clear. Eh. And as much as I deserve your fury, I think once you’ve heard what I have to say that ultimately you’ll be glad that you decided to meet with me. So, I’m here with a proposition that could change your life. Want luxury hair repair that doesn’t cost $50?

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Kyle: Stark not only beat the charges, but he had the nerve to show his face in genoa city again? When did this happen? How long have you known?

Diane: We only found out ourselves a couple days ago when we ran into him here, actually. And then yesterday he had a package delivered to the house.

Kyle: What kind of package?

Diane: No, it’s okay. It was — it was harmless. But he clearly sent it to rattle us and send a message that he was back and that he was planning to mess with me.

Kyle: The man is a menace. He’s sending potentially dangerous packages to our home where our family lives? Can’t the police do anything about this?

Jack: Unfortunately, he is considered an innocent man right now. That won’t last too long ’cause we all know he’s anything but innocent. But chance knows he’s back in town, knows he has an agenda, and unfortunately has lost patience with your mother and me.

Kyle: Why is that?

Jack: Stark is convinced that we are the ones that set him up, and chance appears to agree with him.

Kyle: What are you saying? The gcpd is just going to ignore that a known criminal is in town sending potentially dangerous packages to our house?

Jack: I will tell you what chance told us. The police are not going to get involved unless there is an actual threat. The package turned out to be a book, a memento of his time with diane in L.A. The police can hardly arrest him for that, and there isn’t enough evidence that he’s the one that put it there in the first place.

Kyle: The man’s presence is a threat.

Jack: I agree. That is why security has been beefed up and they are on full alert. I assure you the abbott home is safe and secure.

Diane: But jack suggested that we go away in order to not be able to run into him or get caught up in any of his insidious mind games.

Kyle: You’re letting him run you out of town again.

Diane: Well, honestly, i don’t see it like that. And you shouldn’t, either.

Jack: Your mother’s right. We are leaving the house so that stark isn’t tempted to find other ways to come at us.

Diane: Yeah, and it’s not all doom and gloom. I mean, jack and I are going to use this time for ourselves, to get away from everything and celebrate our reunion.

Jack: Look, a little time away will give us some perspective, and maybe we’ll come up with another way to handle things. But right now the jet awaits and we’ve got to be going. With any luck, stark will get bored and move on while we are having a romantic getaway.

Summer: I appreciate your, um, well-intentioned, albeit, uh, forceful invitation, but, mom, I don’t have time to have coffee. I’ve got to get to the office.

Phyllis: The office? This is more important than work. Come on. It’s more important than work. You only have one mom. Okay?

[ Sighs ] Listen, I am sorry about the other day. I apologize. I was upset and I was hurt. I never, never meant to say that I would walk out of your life forever. Don’t you want to go back to the relationship that we had? Don’t — don’t you want that? I mean, you have to want that, summer.

Summer: Mom, of course I wish things were different.

Phyllis: Okay, good, good. Okay. That’s enough.

[ Chuckles ] So let’s make them different. Let’s do that. We can fix this. We can get past this.

Summer: I’m sorry. I just — I really don’t have the time or the energy to get into it with you right now. And, you know, just so you know, I’ve talked to daniel since the last time we saw each other, and he filled me in on all of the fallout from you butting into his life, too.

Phyllis: Oh. Wow. So, this is how it’s gonna be? You and daniel against me, talking together, commiserating against me?

Summer: I’m not gonna speak for daniel, but I can’t just brush aside my feelings. You interfering with stark — that could have put us all in serious danger. And you interfering in daniel’s life, both professionally and personally, could have ruined his deal with chancellor-winters and caused irreparable damage in his relationship with heather.

Phyllis: Okay, got it, got it, got it. I mean, all I’m hearing from you is “could have, could have, could have.” It didn’t happen. It certainly didn’t happen. Why do you and your brother refuse to see that?

Summer: Because it’s not the point! It’s not the point. Mom, this is just another example of how you choose to operate. And it doesn’t matter how many times you promise that you’re gonna make it right or that you’re gonna change. It’s really — it’s actually — it’s pointless. And, honestly, I just — I can’t keep showing up for it.

Phyllis: Okay, this is completely unfair. Do you know that all a mother wants to do is protect her child? That’s all I want to do. I want to protect you and daniel. I want to protect you from diane. I want to help daniel fix his relationship with heather, who i don’t like, but I want to help him fix it and fix his relationship with his daughter. Wh– why is that wrong?

Summer: That.

[ Scoffs ] That right there. That’s why we can’t just sit and have coffee and pour our hearts out and pretend like everything’s gonna be okay — because it’s not. There’s always an excuse with you. Mom, please, just for once in your life, just admit… you screwed up.

Ashley: Now, why would you think that I would buy tucker’s debt? And if I did, why do you care either way?

Victoria: After learning that his debt had been acquired, tucker pulled out of a deal to sell mccall to newman.

Ashley: Oh. Okay. Well, that answers why you care, but why would you think I would do such a thing?

Victoria: You and tucker have a long history. Maybe your scheme to get information out of him about diane — maybe it brought back some of those old feelings. Or maybe you got sentimental and you bought his story that he was a changed man.

Ashley: Oh, come on. Victoria, I’m not some doe-eyed ingenue that’s gonna just fall for tucker’s dumb lines.

Victor: She is far too smart to believe anything that tucker mccall has to say, right?

Ashley: Exactly.

Victor: And I seriously doubt she harbors any illusions about that man having changed.

Ashley: Right. So it’s preposterous to think that I would make some kind of a huge and expensive gesture like that to buy up his debt. So, I guess we’re done here.

Victor: No, no, no. Please don’t go. Ashley, please don’t go.

Devon: Okay. Well, a life-changing proposition is exactly the kind of manipulation I’m not interested in, so…

Tucker: Forgive me. That was a bit hyperbolic.

[ Chuckles ] It’s funny. Despite my best intentions, i always seem to get everything wrong with you. One of the things I’m working hard to change.

Devon: Well, you know, saying that you want to improve our relationship and actually doing it are two different things, and I don’t know if you realize that.

Tucker: [ Sighs ] I-I got a lot wrong. I made some big mistakes when i came back to town. And not just with you — with ashley. The two people that I expressly came back in order to impress and reconnect with. I did. I went about it all wrong. And now everything’s come crashing down, and I’ve only got myself to blame for that.

Devon: That’s one thing we can both agree on.

Tucker: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. I tell you, it’s been a relief to just drop the pretense of success and admit that I failed. Dropping this charade has given me energy and it’s given me the time to — to try to fix what I’ve broken. And not just for you and ashley, but for myself.

Devon: Right. That all sounds great. I’ve heard you say the exact same thing before with same conviction in your voice. So, I mean, why should I believe you this time?

Tucker: Because this time I’m gonna put my money where my mouth is.

Devon: Really?

Tucker: Yeah. I’ve decided to divest myself of everything that represents my old way of life. I’m selling mccall unlimited.

Devon: Hmm.

Tucker: I’m gonna wipe the slate clean and start new. And I would like nothing more than for you to take over my company. We’re done

Devon: Well, this is — yeah, this is certainly a new angle for you. What would make you think that I’d want to buy your company?

Tucker: Okay, I’m gonna be honest with you. It is failing in some areas. Um, but for someone with, um — with vision and creativity, uh, there’s still value and there’s still the infrastructure to make it quite lucrative, if it’s managed well. And I just know that that person is you.

Devon: How do you know? How do you know that person is me?

Tucker: Well, I built the company from the ground up, and I know you can relate to that. It was born out of my passion for music and the entertainment industry. And, uh [Chuckles] Although you didn’t get much from me, you definitely inherited that. And, um… well, ultimately, it would just mean the world to me to see you at the helm.

Devon: It sounds to me like you want me to do you a favor and buy you out of your debt.

Tucker: No.

Devon: No?

Tucker: No, someone’s already done it. Yeah.

Devon: Mm.

Tucker: And although I’ve received some very lucrative offers, I would offer you the, uh — the [Chuckles] Friends and family price ’cause I just know you would run the company with integrity, intelligence, and heart.

Victor: Maybe you made the move as some sort of power play, you know, a revenge tactic.

Ashley: Well, that’s an interesting theory. What would be the end game?

Victor: Tucker would be beholden to whoever owns his debt.

Ashley: I see. Well, if that’s your line of thinking, then you should definitely consider devon. He has more motivation than anybody to want to get back at his father.

Victor: Really?

Ashley: Well, of course. When tucker came back to town, he wasn’t just after jabot. He was after chancellor-winters. When devon found out about that, he was furious. I should know. I was there when he confronted his father, not to mention that he has all the capital he needs to make it happen.

Victoria: You know, i considered that angle, too, but it just doesn’t seem like devon’s style. And besides that, I heard he cut all ties with his father. No, whoever bought tucker’s debt enjoys the game enough to keep playing it, which makes you our most likely suspect.

Kyle: Stark. I heard you were back in town. How do you even have the nerve to show your face in genoa city again?

Jeremy: Well, you’re not the first one to say that. Why do you find it so hard to believe that I’d want to come back to this charming little town? Great food, beautiful people. Just like your wife, summer, and that adorable little kid of yours.

Kyle: Hey, stay away from my family. And stop sending my mother tokens of your obsession. Do not make me tell you that again.

Jeremy: Ohh. That sounds like a threat.

Kyle: No, it’s not a threat. It’s a promise. If you have an ax to grind, you grind it with me.

Jeremy: Relax. I’ve decided to forgive and forget everything. In fact, I’d like to tell jack and diane that myself. I must have really spooked them the other day when I saw them,

if diane took the gift I sent the wrong way.

Kyle: So, you admit it. You sent the gift.

Jeremy: You wouldn’t happen to know where jack and diane are, would you?

Kyle: They left town. Flew out today. Won’t be back anytime soon. So you should just get the hell out of genoa city and don’t look back.

Phyllis: What are you talking about? I’ve owned up to plenty. I mean, all I’m doing is taking the blame for everything. I mean, that doesn’t seem to be enough. I’m here apologizing to you. I even admitted that I was the one who lured jeremy stark into town.

Summer: Yeah, and that you did it to help us. That’s — it’s not an apology, mom.

Phyllis: Well, that’s completely untrue. I mean, he asked me to find diane, and I refused to do that for him. I basically saved her life. I mean, all I see you doing is making allowances for diane, but you do nothing for me, and i don’t understand that. I’m your mother.

Summer: Yeah. You’re my mom. You are supposed to do right by me.

Phyllis: [ Exhales sharply ] Okay, summer, just — I-I can’T. Seriously. What about daniel? What about daniel? I mean, I’m taking the hit for all of his anger toward heather. I mean, it has nothing to do with me, but, hey, that’s what I do. I’m taking the hit. How come I’m always the one to blame, I’m always the one who’s doing the wrong thing?

Summer: Because it was your fault, mom. You did those things. You’re the one that made those bad choices all on your own.

Phyllis: We’ve all made bad choices, haven’t we, summer?

Summer: [ Sighs ]

Phyllis: And by the way, are you getting in nikki’s face over this jeremy stark thing? ‘Cause she was in on it as well. Are you talking to your grandmother like this? I mean, by the way, she flew to los angeles to find dirt on diane jenkins. Yeah. She did that — on her own dime. But you’re not getting in her face, are you?

Summer: Obviously, I don’t approve of what she did, either.

Phyllis: Mm. Mm. How come she doesn’t get this, too? I know why. Because I fight. I stand up for what I believe, and I will not back down. And that’s how I am. And I will never change. I will never, ever change. I’m tired, summer. I am just so tired. Exhausted. Maybe at this point I’m the one who’s had enough.

Jeremy: Last-minute flight out of town? Sounds like your mother’s trying to relive some of our old adventures.

Kyle: She wants nothing to do with you.

Jeremy: You think I’d lose interest just because jack and diane are out of town?

Kyle: You should. Because what business do you have in genoa city that necessitates you hanging around indefinitely?

Jeremy: Why shouldn’t I stay? I’m in no rush. I have no place to be. That’s what it’s like when you spend years in federal prison. You lose your place in the world and you have to find another place. Well, genoa city could be that perfect spot. Very welcoming, present company excluded. I think I just found the perfect place to call home.

Kyle: Mm, you should think again because that would be a big mistake.

Jeremy: We’ll have to agree to disagree. Vacations don’t last forever. Sooner or later, you’ll end up right back where you started.

Summer: I guess we’ve both had just about enough.

[ Exhales sharply ] I really can’t keep having this argument with you, mom. You — you have a blind spot when it comes to your own issues. You know, I honestly believe that you think that you’re doing the right things for the right reasons and that you’re trying to help in your own way.

Phyllis: Glad you understand, summer.

Summer: But your actions are not helpful. It breaks my heart that you can’t see that.

Phyllis: [ Clears throat ]

Summer: You know [Sighs] I’ve watched you try to evolve my entire life. I was always that kid with the parent who was still trying to grow up themselves. And I was there for all of your failed relationships, with dad and with jack, and you always said that you were gonna grow and that you’d matured. And I always believed you, but inevitably you would go back to your old ways and things would just blow up all over again, just like they are now. And you know what? I should — [ Sighs ]

[ Voice breaking ] I know that i should just accept you for who you are, but… I keep hoping and you keep on letting me down and I —

[ Sighs ] I just feel like I-I need to protect myself from — from any more hurt and disappointment.

[ Sighs ]

Phyllis: [ Clears throat ]

Phyllis: [ Breathes deeply ]

Ashley: So, let’s just say that I did buy tucker’s debt. What would you intend to do about it?

Victoria: Newman remains very interested. We’d be willing to make a lucrative deal to buy the company and all of the debt. And not only would we make it worth tucker’s while. We would also make it worth your while. So, if it’s true and you are behind all of this, perhaps we should just negotiate directly with you.

Victor: I just don’t think that ashley wants to be beholden to tucker mccall for any length of time. I mean, you’ve had your fun with him. You’ve made him sweat, right? Now it’s time to make a deal.

Ashley: Wow. This has been fascinating, if for no other reason but to be reminded of how your mind works, victor. You shouldn’t be talking to me. Whatever tucker wants to do with his company is his business. Leave me out of it.

Victor: Thank you for coming by, ashley.

Devon: So, like, how do you see this all working out? What’s your big vision here? I buy your company and then what? You and I are bonded together for life?

Tucker: That bond already exists, doesn’t it? This would just be a bonus.

Devon: Right, but you’re — you’re expecting me to welcome you back into my life with open arms, right?

Tucker: Devon, I don’t have any expectations. None. I just wanted to offer you this safety net.

Devon: Why do I need a safety net?

Tucker: I happen to know that you’re in a very precarious business situation at the moment, um, the fight you’re having with your sister and jill over hamilton-winters. Who knows how that’s gonna go down?

Devon: I know how it’s gonna down, and it’s none of your business, really.

Tucker: That’s true. It isn’T. But I took a look at the available analytics, and legally the chancellor-winters merger — it’s rock-solid. So, uh, you winning back hamilton-winters at this point — it’s a long shot. The odds are it’s not gonna work out in your favor.

Devon: Well, I don’t need to hear your odds. So, thanks.

Tucker: Okay, but wouldn’t you like to have a powerhouse like mccall in your back pocket in case it does go sideways? It gives you something else to turn your attention to.

Devon: I’m not thinking like that. And it sounds like you’re betting on me to lose.

Tucker: No, no, no. On the contrary. I’m offering you a strategy that will ensure you come out on top. I mean, let’s say you do win hamilton-winters back and you’re helming my company. You’re gonna be at the helm of a company that will just leapfrog chancellor-winters and newman.

Devon: And why do you care if that happens?

Tucker: ‘Cause you’re my son. And seeing you succeed is what I care about most.

Devon: Well, I think that our, uh, 30 minutes is over.

Tucker: Oh. Indeed it is.

[ Sighs ] Well, thank you again for seeing me, and I hope you’ll at least think about my offer and run it by your inner circle. Run it by abby. I mean, I know she hates me, but, you know, she’s always had your best interests at heart. Okay, nice to see you, and

[Clears throat] I hope to talk to you soon. Having triplets is…

“The young and the restless”

will continue.

Diane: [ Exhales sharply ] Jack! How did you get this all set up?

Jack: Well, when I came up with this brilliant plan, I was very thorough.

Diane: I’ll say. Making jeremy think that we’d flown off to who knows where in the jabot jet while we enjoy this romantic hideaway in the abbott cabin? Ah! The delicious irony.

Jack: Yeah, I thought so.

Diane: Mmm.

Jack: I hated that little charade with kyle, but you never know who’s listening.

Diane: I agree. It was safer that way.

Jack: So, I had the place stocked with, uh, you know, all the essentials and a — a few delicacies. We have enough here to vacation as long as we want. But for this to be a success, i need to get you to promise me something.

Diane: What’s that?

Jack: No more mention of jeremy stark. The whole reason for coming up here is to put the world behind us for a bit. Just you and me, no one else, least of all him.

Diane: Mm. I promise I will do my best not to think of anyone but the handsome and charming man right in front of me in this perfect place. Mmm. And that kiss was the perfect start.

Jack: Did I mention I have champagne?

Diane: Mm! [ Chuckles ] I am loving this escape.

[ Cork pops ]

Jack: To us.

Diane: To us.

My darling

though you are very far away, dear

my heart still holds the spark

when the clouds fall over the water, just follow

my love will guide you to harbor, so follow

just follow love home

Devon: Hey.

Abby: Hey.

Devon: I’m glad you’re still here.

Abby: Yeah, I wanted to see how your talk with tucker went. What did he want?

Devon: Uh, boy. Mwah. You’re not gonna believe it. Tucker offered me, uh, his whole empire.

Abby: What?

Devon: Yeah. He said that he’s divesting himself so that he can start fresh and he wants to sell me mccall for a good price.

Abby: Why would he do that?

Devon: ‘Cause apparently he thinks that I have the passion and the integrity and the vision to lead his company in the right direction. And then he made an argument that, by me having mccall, it would be like an insurance policy so that I’d still have a company in case the lawsuit didn’t turn out the way I hope.

Abby: That’s a lot to consider.

Devon: Yeah. Yeah. And the real thing, though, to consider is who this offer is coming from — because given my history with tucker, you’ve got to question whether anything he says is sincere. You know that. Like, is he really trying to change? Does he really want to start fresh? Or is he just trying to manipulate me again?

[ Sighs ]

It’s the most wonderful

time of the year.

Abby: If the lawsuit does fail, I mean, this is a great backup plan. Mccall has name recognition. It has an amazing music division that you could work wonders with.

Devon: Right. Yeah, I know. Tucker said something similar to that.

Abby: Have you considered that you are the right person to lead mccall? Maybe this isn’t some sort of manipulation. Maybe this is a great offer.

Devon: I mean, the only way i would know is if I check the numbers. But he did also say that, as much as you hate him, your advice to me would be in my best interest. And he was right about that.

Abby: Well, I guess tucker isn’t wrong all of the time.

Devon: [ Chuckles ] Mm.

Abby: I think his offer is worth considering.

Ashley: So, did you pitch your heart out?

Tucker: I did. I think I did a pretty good job. Uh, I made the offer and explained my reasons in equal parts emotional appeal and bottom-line business considerations. He didn’t accept it, but he also didn’t reject it outright, so…

Ashley: Hmm. I guess you have your work cut out for you.

Tucker: I don’t know what else I could possibly do. I told him he should talk to abby, actually, so maybe you have some sway there?

Ashley: Oh, I think we should leave the two friends out of this.

Tucker: Friends? Really?

Ashley: Yeah.

Tucker: I don’t know. I get a sense there’s something deeper going on there.

Ashley: I think you need to keep your focus on devon.

Tucker: Yes, boss. I’m curious. What do you plan to do with little old me, should I fail?

Ashley: I haven’t made up my mind. But I do have a couple ideas.

Diane: [ Chuckles ]

Jack: Shall we start another?

Diane: Mm, maybe we should pace ourselves.

[ Cellphone pings ] Is everything okay?

Jack: Yeah, it was just a work thing. Everything’s fine.

Diane: Well, I hope it’s not a bad time for you to be out of the office.

Jack: I’m the ceo. I can do anything I want. No, I will definitely check in. Just not today.

Diane: You know, I hope harrison had a good day at school. Maybe we should check in. We left kind of suddenly.

Jack: I know you are worried about everyone else. Trust me. They are fine, too.

Diane: Well, how do you know? Maybe we should call.

Jack: I already did. Spoke to the security guy.

Diane: You. You’re as bad as I am. You see? There’s no way that we can completely forget about the jeremy stark threat. It’s — it’s gonna be right there beneath the surface.

Jack: It doesn’t have to be. We just have to work a little harder at keeping him out.

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Diane: [ Exhales sharply ] This is how jeremy works. He knows how to get into your head, and then the more you try to shut him out, the louder he gets.

Jack: That’s just one more reason we have to find a way to get him out of our lives for good.

Diane: You know, if I thought we could get away with murder, that would be my number-one option. That’s how much I hate that man.

Jack: Well, we can’t do that. That’s not an option. It’s not an option. Hey, I promise we will find a solution together.

Phyllis: [ Groans ] Vodka up, please. Thank you. Mnh. Could I have another, please? Don’t look at me like that. I’m well aware of what time it is. Thanks.

[ Vodka pouring ]

Victor: You know, I am certain that ashley bought mccall’s debt.

Victoria: Yeah. She was quite masterful at the non-denial denial thing.

Victor: Exactly.

Victoria: You know ashley was stringing us along, trying to figure out what we’re thinking, but I actually learned a lot about what she’s thinking.

Victor: Oh, yeah?

Victoria: Mom’s original theory was right. This isn’t about ashley having power over tucker. I think maybe… I think she’s falling for him again. Maybe she wants to help him in some way.

Victor: I don’t think that.

Victoria: I was watching her closely. I saw a protectiveness in her eyes. I think she — she wants to take care of tucker. Could it be that — that she wants him to change?

Tucker: I got to be honest with you. This little game you’re playing with me, the power you have over me — I’m starting to enjoy it. It’s intoxicating. I think you feel it, too.

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Oh. Hello. I’m sorry to come by unannounced. I haven’t seen you since the reception. Why would you? There’s nothing to say. Oh, trina, that’s — that’s not entirely accurate. You know, it’s not every day I find out that I might be a father. And I’m sure it’s a first for you to find out that you might have a dad you never knew. Here you go, dante. Ada lansing got a judge to sign off on a search warrant. Gives the pcpd complete discretion to search every inch of spoon island. Great.Is out there, we’re gonna find him. And with elizabeth baldwin’s testimony, he’ll be going away to prison for a very long time. Elizabeth, why aren’t you smiling? We got a really good deal. What’s gonna happen to nikolas? Well, he’ll be charged with a boatload of crimes. Because I incriminated him. Well, would you rather he incriminated you? And all you did was tell the truth. I mean, nikolas sucked you in to this whole esme thing. He thought she was the killer. But when you found out she wasn’t, you guys were in over your head. And I convinced the da’s office to, you know, make that deal for immunity. Still, I have to live with what I did. Yes, but you didn’t know that esme wasn’t the killer for a long time. Tell that to the woman you love — britt’s mom.

[ Gasps ] Dr. Obrecht. What — what brings you to the hospital? I’m a patient, awaiting test results. Ah. What kind of tests? That’s between me and the lab… and my darling scott once he gets here. Can’t imagine what’s keeping him. Finn? What do you know that I don’t? Yeah, my daughter needs a donor for a bone-marrow transplant. And there are people out there that can help. They — all they have to do is register to become a donor. And with crimson’s demographics, we can reach the under-35-year-olds, people with millions more stem cells to offer. Listen, we need to launch an appeal. Every — every second counts. Michael, by the time you see this, our wedding will be just a memory. What I hope you remember isn’t the tears… but the flowers and the music and the dancing. I hope the photographer takes lots of pictures and a video that you can show amelia someday when she’s old enough to understand how much — how very much I loved her daddy. Willow? What are you doing? Hey. Hey. What’s up? It’s a little weird. What? Which part? Well, the — the part where heather sticks me with the hook, and then, you know, I-I fall to the floor, and then there’s, like, this moment, right? I have this — this moment where I’m just thinking about all of the things that I didn’t get to do with my life. Oh. Well, I’m — I’m sure glad that I was able to stop the bleeding. Yeah, me too, and I’m glad you got to go after ryan chamberlain. Well, I just wounded him. Mac’s the one who took the fatal shot. Which is sort of ironic, isn’t it? That if — if I had killed ryan, it would have been self-defense, and, meanwhile, I have absolutely no defense at all for killing nikolas. We need to talk about that because it’s possible that at this point elizabeth baldwin’s been to the pcpd, given a full statement. Right, and so the cops are gonna be here soon, and they’re gonna be looking for evidence to corroborate her story. Right. But they’re gonna be looking for corroborative evidence in the north tower, not in the closet of a tack room. Only this time they’re gonna be looking for nikolas. And that puts the entire island at play. Doc… you know what we have to do.


Come in.

[ Indistinct conversations in distance ] Uh, I can’t really offer you much to eat. But I think there’s an energy drink in the mini fridge and a bag of chips. I didn’t come here to eat. We have a lot to talk about, don’t you think? Not really. My mom lied to all of us — you, me, my dad. Yeah. Trina, I’m not here to talk about your mom. Then why are you here? I’m here to talk about us — you and me… …and where we go from here. I was just thinking about our wedding. Yeah. You’re not getting cold feet, are you? Oh, no, never. But I promise you, it’s gonna be a day you’ll always… sorry. That’s a poor — a poor choice of words. No. Please…go on. What were you going to say? I just… I want it to be everything that you ever dreamed of. Well, as long as you’re beside me when we say, “I do,” it will be. Wiley. Come here. -Hey, bud. -What were you doing? I tried to kiss my baby sister, but she spit up on me.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Chuckles ] Well, uh, babies do that. But I am counting on you to look out for your baby sister. Big brothers are very important. I know that. But right now [Sighs] We need to take care of your mommy and let her get some rest. I’m — I’m not tired. That’s okay. I insist. Time to go to your playroom, bud. Oh! I almost forgot. I found something.

[ Chuckles ] Aunt liesl? What’s going on? Hey. Hello, nina. That’s what I’m trying to find out. It seems dr. Finn is keeping secrets. About what? Well, it’s — it’s, uh — it’s hardly a — a secret. I’m just — I’m surprised scott didn’t tell you. Tell me what? That is the question. Well, scott’s not here because — because he’s with a client. Of course. Scott said something about helping elizabeth with a legal matter. Is elizabeth in some kind of trouble? Scott is probably doing something mundane, like helping fix a parking ticket while that maniac heather webber gets away with murder. Well, no, not exactly — she’s been returned to d’archam. Yes, to live out her days in a padded cell. The police wasted precious time searching for esme prince when heather was the hook killer all along. A lot of people thought esme was the killer for a long time, not just the police. No one could have known otherwise. Oh, please. Someone must have known the killer wasn’t esme and looked the other way! And because of them…

…mein britta’s no more. When my story goes public, I-I don’t know how I’m ever gonna face liesl again. Yeah, um, liesl will be upset. Very upset. But if — if I can convince the da’s office, I can also reason with liesl. H-how do you reason with somebody who’s lost a child? Well, listen. When peter august killed franco, that’s a different story. What you and nikolas did with esme, that — that’s different. Still… if I was in liesl’s place, I… why didn’t I come forward sooner? Because you truly believed that esme was the hook killer. It wasn’t until that rookie cop was killed that you knew it was someone else. Do you really think that’s gonna make a difference to liesl? Okay, search team is assembled, and the coast guard is gonna take us out to spoon island. Great. While you’re doing that, I’m gonna go to G.H. And talk to dr. Gatlin-holt. Why? I’m curious what he was doing at wyndemere last night when all hell broke loose. You think he knows something about nikolas? Yeah, I don’t know, but it’s worth a shot. Alright. Well, good luck with that. Back at ya.


Look, I have an art history exam to prep for, and then there’s my slideshow for the post-impressionist due on friday. I-I just — I-I get it. I get it. When your whole world blows up, it’s nice to have work to focus in on. Do you know where I went the night you and taggert left me and your mother at the honeymoon suite when we were going through it? No. Where? I went straight to the savoy, the one place that I — that I knew that I was on solid ground. Did it help? Not exactly. All I wanted was a glass and a bottle to drown my woes. But, uh, fortunately, n’neka — she knew it was a bad sign that I was at the savoy on my honeymoon night, alone. So she called my father. Marshall beelined it down to the savoy, and he gave me hell. Well, you know marshall. But he reminded me… that booze is never the answer. Yeah. That sounds like something he would say. So, what happened then? Uh, well, we talked about what I wanted to forget. And I let him know that portia, she lied to me — she lied to us — for 20 years. I thought you said we weren’t gonna talk about her. And I’m not gonna start. Okay? I’m here to talk about — about you and me and, trina, where we go from here.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Telephone rings in distance ] Mommy. Did I do something wrong? No. No, no, sweetie. Not at all. No, the, uh, the necklace you found was with your mom’s things at the hospital. I-I packed them up when we moved her in to the house.

[ Knock on door ] Ah. Sasha. Michael. Come on in. Sasha! Mommy and daddy are gonna get married!

[ Laughs ] I know, wiley! That is why I’m here. I came to offer my help. Wiley, let’s go — let’s go check on your sister, alright? -Okay. -Okay. Come on. So…tell me. What can I do? You can start by getting rid of this necklace. Aunt liesl, why don’t i take you someplace a little bit more private so you can get ahold of yourself? I don’t care who sees me. All I want is a key to heather webber’s padded cell. That or five minutes alone with whoever hid esme all that time. What — what makes you so sure someone was hiding her? Esme was pregnant. I don’t believe she is resourceful enough to manage on her own off the grid. Someone must have helped her. Aunt liesl. Hey. Let’s go sit down. Come on. Come on.

[ Line ringing ]

[ Sighs ] Scott: Scott baldwin. Is it over? How’s elizabeth? Well, turn around and see for yourself. I did well. You’re looking at an innocent woman. Not guilty. Doesn’t make me innocent. You know, ava, there are other ways to do this. You do have options. I do? Yeah, you’re a wealthy woman. You can go anywhere in the world. No one would ever find you. The cops may not, but victor would. And if I were to run now, I would have to run without my child. Ryan chamberlain has already taken one daughter from me, and I will die before I lose the other. Yeah, well, it would probably make me really sad if you were dead, so… whatever you got going on, count me in. Nikolas is dead because of me. Austin, I won’t fault you, you know, if you — you go on back to G.H. And — and you forget you were ever here.

[ Knock on door ] I have to answer that. Really? Do you? I do. Who is it? Dante: Pcpd.

[ Exhales sharply ]


Witness at the absolute horrible year you had last year, from being accused of a crime that you didn’t commit and its subsequent trial… to rory’s death. And that’s not to mention the fear of knowing that the hook killer was targeting people you were close to. But, honey, through it all, you had your family — your mom and your dad. Now, I know — I’m aware that right now it probably feels like your family is up for grabs. And you’d only be human to… resent my presence in your life. I don’t resent you, curtis. You’ve always been wonderful to me. I mean, sure, you might have been a little pushy at times, but that was before we established boundaries. But those boundaries, they have a really big hole in them right now. And the odds are they’re only gonna get wider unless we answer one big question once and for all. You’re saying… we need to know what our dna says about us? If you’re here to see dr. Gatlin-holt, you just missed him. Is he off for a test? No. No. He checked himself out. So soon? Did you approve of that or…? No, absolutely not. But he’s a doctor. And you know the saying — they make the worst patients? Since I’m here, I may as well pay a visit to esme, see if giving birth has jarred her memory. Jordan, can esme wait? Sure. Why? Austin’s room is empty, and we can talk without being disturbed. I think we need to have a conversation. Just to be clear, I did not come here to lobby for nina. I’m on yours and michael’s side. Because I understand that two different things can be true at the same time. Nina has been very good to me, but I am aware that hasn’t been the case for everyone. Thank you for understanding. I really mean that. So many people think they need to choose sides. It’s just… not necessary. And I don’t want to waste what little time I have left thinking about nina reeves. My goal is to make this wedding be as perfect and joyful as it can be for everyone. And I’m definitely going to need all the help I can get. Well, you’ve got it.

[ Both chuckle ] I really need you to stop talking about the time you have left, though. Miracles can still happen. I’m not being a pessimist — just realistic. I’ve run out of options. It is so unfair. You have so much to live for and so many people that need you. Nobody said life was fair.

[ Breathes sharply ] You know that better than anyone.

[ Exhales sharply ] I, um, did something today. Think you might get a kick out of it. Please. Tell me. I went to visit heather webber at the pcpd. Oh, sasha, no! No! No. It’s a good thing. I’m really glad that I did it. I got to put a face on brando’s murderer. And it gave me a chance to finally release all the pent-up anger that I’ve been keeping in check. It also made me realize something. What’s that? When liam died and then brando did… I thought that there could be nothing worse than death. But I was wrong. I loved liam. I loved brando.

[ Voice breaking ] And I love you. And I realized that if someone goes through life having never experienced love, never having anything to lose… that would be the worst thing that can happen. I understand your pain. I do. I miss britt, too. But even if you could prove that someone knew that esme wasn’t the killer… it’s not gonna bring britt back. No. But it would give me great pleasure to give that person pain.

[ Sighs ] Nina, does my honesty upset you? No, no. It doesn’t — I’m — no. I just — I-I took a call from crimson. We’re gonna do a campaign for stem-cell donors. Don’t worry. I’m not fooling myself. I understand it might be too late. But if we can save other lives, then… nina, my nina, it — it may not be too late. I know a possible donor. What? Oh, my god. Who?! Liesl was asking about you. And she’s here. Oh, brother. Hm. Okay, well, thanks for the heads-up. Hm. Elizabeth, if you need anything, please call me. I will. Thank you. Good luck. You okay? You mean, can I live with myself after throwing a lifelong friend under the bus? I don’t know what kind of friend he is. He literally ran away and left you to take the fall. I may not be guilty of taking esme hostage the way nikolas did, but I fully enabled him. But you took responsibility. You came forward, and you — you told the truth. And maybe you want to ask yourself — what would nik have done to esme and that baby if you would’ve just walked away? Um

[Clears throat] Everythingseems to be in order. Okay. Uh, you two want to start with the main house and you two do the outlying buildings? Dante, is this really necessary? Heather is in custody, and ryan’s in the morgue. Right. No, this doesn’t have anything to do with what happened here last night. We got eyewitness testimony that esme prince was being held here against her will after you moved out. So we can’t go anywhere until we find some proof or at least a clue as to where nikolas is hiding.


Is where we’re gonna haveto agree to disagree because… I don’t need a dna test. I know all I need to know about my family — the good and the bad. I know how you feel. You know… when marshall came back into my life… I shut that door right in his face. After 40 years, the last thing I needed was some dude coming into my life claiming to be my father. All those years without him, I had learned to be strong, almost — almost unbreakable. And then I realized — who am I kidding? A piece of me was missing. I didn’t even realize that until I looked — until I looked him in the face and I saw a part of me looking back. I’m glad for you and marshall. I really like him. But it’s not the same thing for me.

[ Sighs ] You grew up

without a dad. I grew up with a dad. A dad who was always there for me. I understand that. I understand all of it. I bet you think that even asking the question of, “who is my biological father?” — I bet you feel like you’re betraying taggert. This isn’t easy for me to say… but there’s something that you need to know. Okay, but before you do, full disclosure — curtis came to me earlier today and told me what happened at your wedding reception. You tried to warn me. And I just want you to know that you were right. I kept telling myself that I was trying to protect my daughter… …protect my whole family. Um, but in reality, the only one that I was protecting was myself. I didn’t want to face the fact that dr. Portia robinson, who had risen to the top of her profession and respected by her peers and loved by the people who mattered the most…

[ Sniffles ] …Is so very far from perfect. In fact, I’m a coward. That’s simply not true. Well, we checked out amelia, and then wiley decided to take a nap. Shh! I got to take advantage of all the quiet. [ Chuckles ] We’re trying to decide between orchids and roses. Why not both? And that’s why you’re a ceo.

[ Laughter ] Yeah, I’m also a dad, not that amelia seems to really care. Is our daughter giving you a hard time? She’s just — she’s not going back to sleep. It’s that damn mobile above her bed. She’s fascinated with it. She can’t stop staring at it. Can you move it? Uh, no, she’ll just start crying if I do that. Sounds like amelia needs a dose of her mommy. Do you want me to go with you? No, I’m okay. I can still make it to the nursery on my own. -Actually, can you take this? -Yeah. Hey, um, don’t let willow limit herself, okay? I-I want this to be everything that she wants. Well, it’s your wedding, too. What do you want? I want what I can’t have. More time. If you’re looking for a donor, look no further. Oh, my god. Wait. Are you — are you telling me you’re a match?! I don’t want us to get ahead of ourselves, but I’ve been swabbed and had the bloodwork done, but I’m still waiting to hear if I’m a match. That’s why I’m here today. Oh, my god! Thank you!

[ Speaking indistinctly ] But thank you so much! You know, when — when I got tested and I wasn’t a match, I was so disappointed, and I thought that was why the universe brought me and willow together — so I could help save her life, but I wasn’t a match. I felt so hopeless. Thank you! I know, liebchen.

[ Chuckles ] That’s one of the reasons I volunteered. Well, tell — tell nina the other reason. If it turns out that I’m a match and I can save willow’s life… when carly’s silence almost killed her… that will be sweet revenge. That’s my girl. Ava: My god. Well, that certainly explains why nikolas vanished into thin air. If he got the sense that elizabeth was gonna confess to the police… well, she couldn’t do that without implicating him, right? He — he must have felt like the walls were closing in and must have run. Ava, I’m so sorry. That must have been agonizing, realizing that the man that you thought you knew inside and out was capable of keeping that poor pregnant girl prisoner.

[ Chuckles ] Take it easy. Let’s not go overboard. Esme is no saint, but no one deserves to be locked in a tower! Dante: Tower? Who said anything about the tower?


Oh, well, I’m just saying. Um, I’m just remembering that over the last few months, nikolas said that the north tower was completely off-limits to everybody, even the staff. So it makes sense. Where else could he have been hiding esme? Right? Yeah, we checked out the tower once already. Yeah, it had been painted and cleaned and looked like nikolas was trying to cover his tracks.

[ Cellphone ringing ] We could check it out again.

[ Police radio chatter ] Hi. Uh, falconeri. Alright. No. Don’t touch anything. I’ll be right there. Was something found? Uh, I don’t know yet. I’m not trying to be selfish about this. I know it’s complicated for everyone. And — and I’m sure my dad has some questions of his own. I mean… I mean, is it fair to leave him in the dark? Wondering if or when the truth may actually come — come out? Say, if there’s, like, some random medical emergency. Right. Is it fair to taggert? And — and let me just say, I do like the guy. But the only thing that matters to me is that I love my dad and I know my dad loves me. And, honey, I don’t want that to change, okay? But if there’s one thing this family has learned… oh. Okay. I know how that sentence ends. It’s the not knowing that will cause the real damage. Trina, I’m not gonna lie.I do want to know the truth. But I’m not gonna push. Okay? It’s your call.

[ Sighs ] So what do you want to do? Wait a minute. You’ve been warning me to come clean to curtis for months. And now you’re defending me? I’m not defending you. Just saying you’re not a coward. You had valid reasons for keeping your secret. Yes, you were protecting yourself, but I also know you were protecting trina and taggert.

[ Sniffles ] Even curtis, in a way. You’re a good person who puts your family first. Even though I chose to ignore all of your warnings. You had reasons to doubt my motives. In your place, I might have doubted them, too, but believe it or not, I was trying to spare you the kind of pain that you’re dealing with now. I know that. But what I don’t know — what I can’t seem to figure out is, how do I make the situation better? If there was anything I could do to give you more time with willow, I would do it in a heartbeat. Because I know how you feel. There is not a day that goes by when I don’t wish that I could hold liam in my arms again… or get a glimpse of brando and that epic smile…

[ Chuckles ] …Even if he’s just changing a tire at his garage. I’m sorry. Maybe I-I should’vechecked in with you more often. Oh, don’t be. We all suffer our burdens. And most days, I manage to put one foot in front of the other. It’s almost like I’m dancing with brando. Speaking of dancing, willow wants to dance at the wedding. Then that’s what you need to do, michael. You need to dance with willow. Even if it’s our last dance? Mission accomplished. Amelia is asleep. Wait. What did I miss? I actually can’t just sit here and wait for the results, so I’m gonna go check with dr. Randolph, see if we can’t put a rush on it, okay? Just stop. Terry knows I’m here. Hm? So, in the meantime, while we’re waiting, scott, why don’t you distract us with elizabeth baldwin’s legal troubles? Oh, you know, it’s — it’s no big deal, really. I mean, the — the cops are just questioning anybody and everybody on the whereabouts of nikolas. And what can angelic elizabeth tell the police about nikolas cassadine’s nefarious dealings? Well, you know, they’re old friends. Well, at least before — before what? Okay. You know what? There’s more important things to worry about, aunt liesl, like the test results. I’m as anxious as you are, nina. Why won’t you look me in the face, scott? What legal trouble did you handle for elizabeth? Of course, I’m so grateful — scott cut a deal for me. I’m not going to prison, and I’m not going to derail my boys’ lives. So then what are you worried about?

[ Sighs ] The police can’t sit on this story forever. It’s bound to come out. And when it does… you’ll deal with it. You know, if there’s one positive that came out of all this, it’S… it’s how you handled this ordeal. You know, there might have been a time when I thought, you know, maybe you needed to lean on someone. But I didn’t do you justice. Maybe you’re right. Maybe I should take avery and run. You know, they practically gave me a medal for my part in taking ryan down, but if they find out what happened to nikolas, they won’t need to reinstate the death penalty because victor will make sure that I am dead.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Dante said he’d let you know if he found anything.

[ Ringing continues ] It’s ava jerome. Ava, hey. It’s dante. Can you and, uh, the doctor join me down here? Y-yes. Certainly, detective. Where are you? The tack room.


I don’t need to know what a dna test says. I love my dad. And I’ve come to also love you, too, curtis. It’s just — it’s just different. Okay. Well, if you decide to take the test down the road, let me know. Curtis… I just want to make one thing clear. No matter what a dna test says… taggert will always be your father.

[ Door closes ] You know, I dreaded having this talk.

[ Both chuckle ] But, um, now that we’ve had it, um… yeah. I feel the same. Don’t lose hope. The lies I told that cost me my marriage — that was me choosing to put my job before my own family. You chose family over everything. And one day curtis and trina will see that. Michael was just telling me that he doesn’t want to step on your toes at the reception, so I told him to stop making excuses and take some dancing lessons. So you went for some tough love. The best kind. But I’d better get started on those arrangements we discussed. Thank you, sasha. You take care of her. I’ll take care of everything else.

[ Breathes sharply ]

[ Sighs ] Here. Let me help you. Thank you. No, I’m — I’m fine, really. No, no. Put your legs up. Relax.

[ Chuckles ] It’s fine. Do you want a blanket? Yes, please. Okay. Here you go. Just relax. I’ll put on some tea. Yeah, nina’s right. We should concern ourselves with the test results. Agreed. But why do I sense you’re keeping something from me? What has elizabeth done? Well, to be clear, it– it’s not elizabeth. It’s nikolas. What about those results? What did nikolas do? Okay, it’s gonna come out sooner or later. Nikolas held esme hostage in the tower at wyndemere. He thought that she was the hook killer. Nikolas isn’t your client. How do you know this? Well, because elizabeth helped him, even though they knew that esme… was not the hook killer. I am so grateful to you for everything that you’ve done for me… and respecting my choice to come forward. And even though I’m incredibly nervous about the fallout to come… I know I can face it. Because it’s a million times better than living in fear, waiting to be exposed. I respect the choice you made, and whatever comes, I’ll be with you all the way. Thank you. And now I’m actually just excited to get back to work.

[ Chuckles ] Okay. Where do you think you’re going?

[ Horse whinnies ] Hey. Uh, thanks for coming down here. Do you know what’s behind this door? I-I don’t spend a lot of time here. But I think it’s just for storage. Right. Any of nikolas’ personal effects? Documents? Anything like that? I think if nikolas kept anything important in there, he would have collected it before I took possession of the house. Right. Why are we here? This seems like a waste of time. It’s got a padlock on it. Do you have a key for that? I’m sure there’s a key. I don’t have it. Okay. No problem. Crowbar? Yeah. Thank you.

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Hey, business must be, uh, booming. The line was out the door this morning. I had to get the crap copy from the cart. Sorry about that. We’re short staffed, obviously, until I can replace your. I thought you two were getting back together. Oh, you haven’t heard. I know. We broke up for good this time.

What do you mean you’re moving in? Well, you told me Allie left town and Nels living with her mother, so I did some thinking last night in jail and figured uni roommates, we need a place, works out. Perfect. This was your brother’s idea, obviously. I said we should call first, and I told Gabby we were doing you a favor.

I mean, you can’t afford this big apartment all by yourself. Actually, I’m not by myself. Trip’s moving in too.

Oh, good. I was starting to get worried when I couldn’t reach. I, I’m fine. What’s wrong? Is it Holly? She seemed pretty bummed when I left earlier. I guess her and her best friend had a tiff yesterday. Well, I’m sure they’re made up. And your dialing daughter is fine. She’s just as charming as ever. But this is a business emergency, not a personal one.

I just got the results back from the lab tech. Okay. What’d they say? It seems I was right about s. My brother has been drunking me. I got your message. It was good to hear your voice. Uh, sorry I’ve been out of touch for so long. Yeah, it has been a while. Brady said you left town. I did, but I’m back now and you’re actually the first person I wanted to see.

I’m very glad to hear that because I really want to see you too.

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

Wait, so my sister slept with Alex Kikis. Yep. And then lied to me about it, except there he. In our apartment. I found him cowering under the table when his cell phone rang. I, I, I, I, I just, I, I can’t even believe that she would do something like that. Actually, you know what? No, I can, I can believe it. I’m just, I hate that she did it to you, Chanel.

I’m really sorry. Yeah, me too. I really thought that Allie and I could trust each other, but I was obviously, So you don’t think there’s any chance at all you guys could, you know, work it out? Oh, no. Even if I wanted to. It’s kind of hard to work things out with someone when they moved all the way to New Zealand with her other brother.

What Al Allie did? What

I knew it, as you can see per the report, the drug causes the symptoms. We both experienced erratic behavior, dizziness, confusion. Damn him. So forgiving you, it was just an. Just like you suspected. Mm-hmm. , my brother may have inherited Al Dara gene, but certainly not our instincts. Okay. Well now you have proof that you’ve been drugged, but it’s only circumstantial evidence that Stefan’s behind it.

I thought of that, which is why before I got the vial tested, I had my investigated dust for Prince. He found mine and Johnny’s as expected and. Oh, brilliant. Move. Now you’ve got him dead to rice. Mm. An apt choice of words.

You look a little. Rough. Are you okay? I’m doing pretty well considering. Brady kidnapped me and tied me to his brother’s bed, like a Thanksgiving Turkey, and left me there for, come on 24 hours. What, why would Brady do that? Because Eric found a way to Spring Wolf from jail and they ordered Wolf to finish deprogramming me.

Oh my God. Yeah, except . Rolf didn’t have any equipment. So he made new equipment and it malfunctioned again, and I passed out and when I came to, commissioner Hernandez was there and he ordered me to go to the hospital. Ah, okay. That is a lot to take in, but first you need to be checked out by a doctor. I’m, I’m, I’m fine.

I, except for the constant ringing in my head, but I will go to a doctor. . Okay. But I got your message and I wanted to see

At least I thought I wanted to see you, Stephan. I can’t believe they did this to you, and neither can I, but I, I can guarantee you this, even though they didn’t finish the deprogramming, I’m not letting them anywhere near me. Again, I don’t, I don’t blame you. But listen, regardless of whether you ever get fully un brainwashed or whatever, um, I’ve had a lot of time to think when I was away, and I’m much clearer about things now.

That’s great. So am I. So listen, Chloe, can I please finish? I’m sorry. Yeah. Look, the last thing I wanna do is hurt you, especially after everything that you’ve just been through, but. You know, I’ve decided I, I cannot be with a man who loves two women.

Okay. So maybe this whole living together thing wasn’t meant to be No, no, no. We’ll figure it out. Yeah. Well while you do that, uh, I was just about to head out for some coffee at the square. Can I grab anybody? Anything? Excellent. I’ll take a decaf. Soy latte, extra shot. A little bit of coke. No, no. You don’t have to get us anything.

You don’t have to leave on their account. No, I think it’s best to give your wonderful, happy family some space to chat. Right, and, and look, just to be clear, I only offered to move in cuz you needed a roommate, but I. Stay at my dad’s smell big. No, no, no. You don’t have to be. I’ll do that soon. Trip Steve Cap, right?

Absolutely. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it.

Damnit, you guys, I can’t believe you. Two thought I’d just be cool with this. Not my idea, as you know. Oh, come on. This is gonna be a fine arrangement. I mean, like Trip said, we’re a wonderful, happy family. Yeah. Except for the happy part. Yeah, we’re more like a highly dysfunctional family, and let’s be honest here.

You two hate each other’s guts. That’s not true. Oh, okay. So you love Gabby and she hates your guts, which is just as bad and I don’t wanna be a part of it. Okay. I refuse to be in the middle of a war zone.

Let me guess. Chatting with a girlfriend. How’d you know? Oh, you got that goofy little grin on your face. I gotta work on that now. I was just telling her I’m headed back to Seattle. I feel bad I’m leaving so soon after the funeral. , but it’s nice knowing that you and Steph are gonna be here keeping Dad company, making sure he’s taking care of himself.

Yeah. He might just have Stephanie and actually, I’m thinking about moving out.

The contract I signed requires me to live under the same roof as your brother, but it sure as hell says nothing about the same bed. In fact, I might take the apartment on the opposite side of the building. Oh, now there’s an idea, a bad one that would not comply with the spirit of the agreement. Come on, we must share a home.

You know that, okay, fine. I can live with, I’ll keep occupying the same apartment, but the same bed, the same room, the same toothbrush holder, forget it. Well, we’ll just see how you feel about that in six months. So Jwe, I’m sure we can all peacefully coexist in the meantime, but I’m afraid your friend Tripp’s gonna have to take sofa.

Uh, no, no, no, no, no. That is not happening. Why not? Well, why are you so set on bunking with trip anyway? I thought you said you were giving things another go with Johnny. We are, but that has nothing to do with this trip, and I already made an agreement before you two showed up, and you may be my big brother and some Hot Shot executive, but I’m the one responsible for the lease, which means I’m the one in charge and you’re not just gonna come in and railroad me.

How about I make your life easier and take some responsibility off your plate? I’ll cover the rim for the third room too. How? No, you, you don’t have a job, neither of you do. That’s a temporary situation. Chicken. And while it is, I’m not counting on anything from you, God. Okay. Okay. I am tired of arguing out of loyalty to you brother.

And because you two obviously have nowhere else to go, I almost emphasis on almost feel sorry for you both. So yeah, you too can stay here as long as trip’s Okay with it. Excellent. She finally comes around. Oh, I wouldn’t be too excited, brother. Since you are the one who’s taking the sofa.

Ah, feeling better? ? Uh, no. No, actually no. I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m feeling a little worse the more it sinks in. I mean, she Chanel for God’s sake. She’s my twin sister. She moves halfway across the world. Doesn’t even tell me about it. I, I, I, I don’t know. I, I guess I just, I don’t mean as much to her as I thought that I did.

That’s, you know, that is not true. But maybe she’s still upset that. You almost kissed me. Yeah. Yeah. I don’t know. Maybe, maybe that is the reason. And when I confronted her about Alex, I told her that we almost lept together . But Chanel, we didn’t, we didn’t kiss, we didn’t touch, we didn’t do anything no matter how bad we both wanted to.

Okay. Well that is not how she saw it . So, so let me just get this straight really fast. All cheats on you, and I don’t mean almost. And somehow I end up being the bad guy here. That is fantastic. That’s great. I guess so. I’m, I’m really sorry, Johnny. Yeah. Well now I’m kind of glad you know that my sister is, uh, halfway around the world.

So now that you have proof, are you gonna go straight to the authorities? Now? Where’s the fun in that? So you’re gonna confront your brother? No, I’m not. Stephan can’t know that. We’re onto him right now. I have the upper hand since knowledge is power, as we all know. And what are you gonna do with that power?

I’m going to let him keep trucking.

Stephan, if you leave three messages for me and I don’t get back to you right away, you’ve gotta take that hint and understand that there’s a reason for it. Now, I know that we’ve had a consensual relationship, but this is bordering on stalking and it has to stop and it. Immediately. Oh, okay. Well, that’s a relief.

Yeah. Yeah. It’ll stop just, uh, because my feelings for you, they’re gone. I don’t love you anymore, Chloe.

So you’re moving in with Wendy? Mm-hmm. maybe. Well, we’re still figuring it all out. Dude. That’s awesome. Up top. Are you gonna leave me hanging? Yeah. I’m sorry dude. But yeah, this is not what it is. I, she just needs a roommate. So what, it’s like a completely platonic arrangement. Yes. It’s exactly what it is.

At least. Okay, you gotta stop what I’ve already told you. All right? She’s trying to work things out with Johnny, and if that’s what she wants, then I’m okay with it.

Look, I’m sorry your sister blew you off and didn’t tell you she was leaving town. Leaving town. She’s in a completely different hemis. Okay. You’re right. I get that. And I understand that you’re upset, but I’m the one with broken hard here and you making this about yourself isn’t making this any easier.

You’re right, you’re right. Uh, I just, I, I got so caught up in my own feelings. I. I forgot to think about yours. Yeah, well there’s a lot of that going on around here. Hey, I’m sorry. Right, and I’m so sorry for what she did to you, but hey, maybe it’s, oh, maybe it’s for the best. I mean, come on. Allie is the one who blew it here.

This is her loss, not yours. You deserve. You deserve to be. You know, you deserve to be with someone who is as amazing and special as you are, and I am sure that one day, very soon you will be,

you’re gonna let Stephan keep drugging you. That’s. I’m not going to let him keep drugging me. I’m going to let him keep drugging me. Oh, so you’re saying that if Stephan doesn’t know you’re onto him, then he’ll continue to lace your drinks and then all you have to do is perform a switcheroo. Ah. In other words, give him a taste of his own medicine.

Exactly. And then Stephan will be the one behaving erratically and making a fool of himself and hurting the company. Mm-hmm. . And he will be the one out of Deir on his ass. I’m sorry, what?

My feelings for youth, the romantic ones. They’re gone just like that. Wow.

Chloe, I’m sorry if it seems callous for me to be so blunt. No, I mean it’s, if this whole thing has been very confusing and strange. . And if I’m gonna be honest, I never really felt like your feelings for me were that genuine. Okay? But that does not mean that you are not an incredibly desirable woman, Chloe.

It’s okay. You do not have to flatter me or feel guilty. Like I said, this whole thing has been very strange from the beginning. Yes, it has. I don’t know. I, I guess, Deprogramming kicked in before I passed out because as you were talking here a minute ago, I, I thought that I would at least feel something, especially after our Christmas and our New Years that we shared together.

We had a great time and I am so. For that, Chloe, but it’s okay. You can say it. You realize that you wanna be with Gabby and that you love her. Sorry, I know this all seems so sudden. Well, yeah, but uh, considering the circumstances, it’s. Surprising and I guess it’s the way that it should be. I’m happy for you.

Thank you. And hey, I hope that we can still be friends, . Yeah, right? Sure.

I can’t believe this whole thing is over. I And it’s over for you too. You can be with Brady now, right? I mean at some point. At some point maybe.

Well, like I said, you are an incredible woman and I am profoundly grateful for the moments we shared. Me too. Now go help be with Gabby, right? Right. Yes. Oh.

I want Wendy to be happy too. And you two make a great couple. Okay, we’ll stop thinking that guy. And besides, it’s not gonna be just the two of us at the apartment anyway. What do you mean? Uh, Wendy’s brother showed up at her doorstep with some bags and uh, he and Gabby want to move into her place too.

What’d you just know?

Hi. Ironic, isn’t it? Hmm. A few months ago you would’ve been gloating over Allie leaving me. Remember? May the best twin win. Yeah. Well that was when I was competing for you. Now I’m just genuinely sorry. I see you hurting. Thank you. And hey, at least things are working out for one of us. Right? My mom told me that you’re trying it again with Wendy.

Oh yeah. She told you that. Huh? She knows I care about you, g. Just like I care about you and I always will. It means a lot. And you know what? I am tired of being ob. Okay. Here is to happiness and hope and, and no more heartbreak. Yeah. Yeah. For either of us. Cheers. Cheer.

No, no, no, no. I’m not sleeping on a lumpy sofa. No, because you’re used to king size beds with Egyptian cotton sheets, right? Well, tough. I did it for weeks and now it’s your turn, and if you don’t like it, find somewhere else to crash. Fun. We’ll hold off for a place of our own. It’ll just be the two of us.

Nope. No, thank you. I’m gonna start unpacking. Yeah, and I’m gonna tell Trip that we worked everything out. So Lee, there’s a pillow and a comforter in the hall closet. How at it.

Not that Stephan doesn’t deserve this, but he hasn’t exactly been thinking straight the last few months. I mean, pining over Gabby and Chloe at the same time. He may be a hormonal mess, but his brain is working perfectly. There’s no excuse for what he’s done. Well, I’m not trying to excuse it. I’m just questioning your proposed solution.

Just a minute ago you were calling for Bloodsport. Well, When I thought it was just a family spat, but now we’re, we’re talking about poisoning. What’s the difference?

Well, for one, it’s illegal. Is it his drug? His vile? Technically he’ll be drugging him. And my hands would be clean.

Hmm hmm. I get your point. So as you say, uh, if it’s not technically illegal, then well, if you’re looking for a drinking buddy slash accomplice, I am your woman that you are.

Ooh, it’s cocktail hour and Stephan will be here any minute and then left the game. Begin . Ooh, woo. . Sorry to interrupt. Did you just say Gabby and Lee are moving? Uh, yeah. Wendy’s brother knew that she needed a roommate, and so they should have put her door with some bags, but I don’t know if it,

well, that was weird what that was all about. Oh, nothing good. I’m sure.

Uh, look, I don’t even know what the outcome of this, pardon me, situation is gonna be. I mean, maybe I should just stay home and watch over dead. Stephanie’s got that covered. No, you’re moving. Do not let Wendy’s big brother chase you off. Hey, how many times do I have to tell you that we are just friends?

All right. You have to stop. Hey, you’re just friends for. Dude, why can’t you admit that you have feelings for her? You want to be with her?

You know I was worried about you earlier. Why? Bye. Well, I called you several times and you sent me straight to voice. Oh, well I was having an intense conversation with Eric. Ah, so that’s why you seem tense even now. Okay. Come with me. Oh, come with me. Okay. Sit down.

Oh, how’s that? Mm. It feels amazing. And I thought you said I was good with my hands. Well, I certainly do know my way around a woman’s body. You sure do. But we were talking about your running with Eric. Yeah, well, he was definitely on edge. Maybe it had something to do with him and Sloane not being together anymore.

Oh, what’s. Mm. Well that was quick and he also told me that his father encouraged him to work it out with me. What,

who are you back? And you’re here, I assume you know. I do. Brady, what were you thinking? Chloe? Chloe? I was, I was, I’ll tell you what I was thinking. I was thinking that if I just got you outta Stephan’s head, then everything would be fine and life would be easier for everybody. That’s what I was thinking.

It’s often nothing anyway, because, uh, Stefan refuses to be deprogrammed by Ralph, so Hey, hey, I’m, I wanted to put him back the way he was, you know, the, the, the, the days where he just had eyes for Gabby. Remember those days? I don’t think it’s ever gonna happen now. No, you don’t have to worry about that because the procedure actually did work.

Stephan is completely over me.

There’s nothing in this kitchen, but ramen and mac and cheese need a snack. Here’s some chips. Oh.

I beg your pardon. And you’re making crumbs all over my bed. I know. Could you please not sit there and stare at me? I’m just taking in your beauty. Hell, you’re creeping me out more than usual. Fine. I think I’ll take this opportunity to go wash off the jailhouse stench. Test out the water. Yeah, mouse. Stand there as long as you want.

Maybe even six months.

Guess I’m gonna get that.

Wendy, uh, . How long have you been standing there? I just got here. I, I’m sorry. My brother was being so ridiculous earlier. We decided Lee was going to sleep on the couch and the rest of us will each take a bedroom. Your brother agreed to sleep on the couch? Don’t. Not exactly. He was kind of outvoted. Oh, well even his own wife voted against him.

Well, he and Gap have a complicated arrangement. But she wants to stay, so I see.

Don’t you think it’d just be easier to have found another place? No. I mean, assuming you still want to stay, I want you there too. Right? And it’s settled trip’s moving in with you. Let’s go to the pub to celebrate. Hey, you know Joey, last time I had drinks at the pub with Trip, it was because you called me there and.

You told her about that. That is pretty obvious. Alright, look, I’m sorry I’m not in the matchmaking business anymore. I promise Won’t happen again. Drinks on me. Well, in that case. Sure. Let’s grab a drink. You don’t need a matchmaker anymore, right? Because you’re living together. No. Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm.

Well, sounds like things are going well for you and Wendy. Yeah. Yeah. We uh, we watched Evil Dead too for Valentine’s Day. Oh, how romantic. Oh, I know. Well, did you at least buy our flowers or chocolates? ? Uh, actually, uh, no. No, I did not. But look, it’s not like it’s anything serious between us right now, and it also wasn’t like we planned on it, so I don’t know.

We’re just going to, uh, yeah, we’ll see where things go. Well, I hope it goes well for you too. She’s really nice and. I, I know that I kind of rock hopeful for y’all. So, um, I’m, I’m glad you got past that. . Thank you. Oh,

Eric told you he wants you back? No, no. He said his father wanted him to want me back. I mean our, our conversation was awkward and not romantic at all. In fact, he got really annoyed when he texted me and he stomped off. Oh, I see. Well, I would say I’m sorry, but I’m not, he just wanted to ask me questions about the orchid that was stolen from the basement.

And I, quite frankly, I think that’s all he wanted to talk to me about. Um, I’m with you now. I mean, poisoning people together. I mean, if that doesn’t bring people closer right,

too, what is it? Are you sure this is what you want? What I want. I mean, I thought we agreed. I’m not talking about poisoning, Stephan. I’m talking about our relationship.

Look, Nicole, what’s happened between us feels good and it feels right, at least from my perspective. But if there is any chance for you and Eric, I don’t wanna stand in the way of that. I don’t want you to be in something that you don’t want to be in.

I appreciate you saying that. I do, but my perspective is the same as yours. This feels good. And right. Are you sure? Yes, I am sure. Eric and I are so done, and this is exactly where I wanna be.

What do you, what do you, what do you mean it worked? I mean, Stephan has been completely deprogrammed, but we didn’t, we didn’t finish the, the procedure. We, we, well, whatever it is that you did, it worked. He came to see me earlier and um, some light bulb went off in his head and he went on and on about how he loves Gabby and wants to be with.

and that he has no romantic feelings for me. Not at all.

This is great. This, this, this. Hey, this is, this is amazing, right?

You don’t, you don’t, you don’t look happy. Look, I know. Hey, clo. I know you developed feelings or, or whatever for him, it’s, I mean, it’s, it’s okay. It’s, it’s okay. Yeah, I did, I guess I’m kind of relieved, you know, I’m completely through with Stephan now and it’s a good thing he can move on with Gabby, Chloe, we can move on as well.

Brady, when it comes to us, it’s not that simple.

Stephen, why are you here? I’m here to see you. I, I ran into Trip Johnson. He said I could find you here. Oh wow. Good news travels fast. Unfortunately, I’m busy. Gabby, I need, I need to talk to you, please. Okay. Good job. You finally got my name right? Okay. I am sorry. For Valentine’s Day, I acted like a complete ass and it will never happen again.

I don’t need any more apologies from you, Stephen. I didn’t come here just to apologize to you, Gavin. I don’t care. No, please. Just listen to me please. Wolf got outta jail and he finished You programming me. What? Yes. My feelings were Chloe Gabby. They’re gone. Completely gone. And you told me to call you when that happened and when I knew that I loved you and only you and I.

You look at me. Are the love of my life the only one that I want?

Aren’t you gonna say something?

Kind of at a loss for words. Okay, I can understand that. But come on, we can be happy about this, Gabby. We can finally be together. Okay. And there’s nothing stopping us. Come on.

What the hell? Put your hands off my wife.

Hi. Hey. Hey. What’s up guys? Hey, what’s up man? For not interrupting anything? No, no, not at all. Um, Chanel here was just telling me that, uh, uh, Allie moved. New Zealand. This, this is, that’s not what it looks like. No, I know you guys are just friends. Same as me and Trevor. Great.

You sitting here having drinks with Chanel doesn’t mean anything more than trip. Moving in with me.

Oh, Chloe, I am. I know, I know. I hurt you when I lied to you about Kristen. Okay. I didn’t, I didn’t, I didn’t have a choice, and I know you needed time to process your feelings. Okay. My God, what we have, what we had, what we’ve always had. It’s amazing. It’s, it’s,

can you honestly look me in the eyes and tell me that you don’t love me anymore?

No, I can’t, can’t do that because I am in love with you. But Brady, you, you kidnap a man to make him forget his feelings for me. And you didn’t talk to me about it. You didn’t talk to him about it. Oh, it was a little desperate. Okay. Well, but I did look at where your desperation got you. Did you even think about what happens next?

I admit I had a little bit of tunnel vision. Okay. That’s just because I saw us at the end of the tunnel, us together again, happy together again. It’s not that simple. You, you, babe. You just looked me in the eye and told me that you still love me and I am in love with. But your daughter, she despises me.

She blames me for your breakup with her mother. We will handle that together. My daughter, my daughter is going to get older and she will understand why I did what I had to do. And she will understand that you are a wonderful, beautiful person. She will get it. Is she going to understand that you went to prison for kidnapping a man and endangering his life?

Another drink.

Don’t mind if I do

here. My brother is going to miss cocktail hour. What? What more for us? He’s gotta come home sometime. Right? We’ll get it next time. Mm-hmm.

Okay. Okay. I know Tripp said that you would be here too, but I also know that Gabby has asked for a divorce. You’re behind the times. My wife has agreed to move in with me. What? Okay, Gabby. I know I screwed up. But I am back to my own self now. I love you. You don’t have to stay with this guy. This guy is her husband, and in fact she does.

She signed a contract committing to remain in the marriage and cohabit just for six months. Okay? I don’t understand why. Why would you agree to that? That’s none of your business. I was asking her a towel. I don’t understand. Gabby, why would you place their contract? What the hell is going on here? Step I.

If you’ll excuse us. My wife and I need some time to Chris in our new home. Goodbye step.

Hmm.

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Steffy: Okay. I think we are finding our routine. It’s nice when we’re together in the morning to get through the chaos. Thank you.

Finn: You know what impresses me, though?

Steffy: What?

Finn: Having douglas here doesn’t add to it.

Steffy: He is independent, getting himself ready for school.

Finn: He helped kelly tie her shoes and buckled in hayes. I just, I love a kid who’s willing to roll up his sleeves.

Steffy: He’s a sweet boy.

Finn: Okay. I should start thinking about hitting traffic. I got a busy day ahead. I love your dedication, your patience, but selfishly… I miss you.

Finn: Same.

[ Phone chimes ]

[ Steffy sighs] Everything okay?

Steffy: It’s hope, wondering about douglas.

Liam: Hey.

Hope: Hey. How was the drop off?

[ Liam chuckles ]

Liam: Oh, beth was so excited to see her friend. She couldn’t get out of the car fast enough.

Hope: Does she seem… okay to you?

Liam: Yeah, yeah.

Hope: Good. Just… just such a big part of our life, missing now with douglas gone and… I feel it.

Liam: We all do.

Hope: You know, I’ve been trying really hard to put on a brave face out there. But here I… it’s safe to admit that I am, um… hurting right now. I miss douglas a lot.

Eric: Dear carter,

hard to believe it’s been

10 years since we had

the good sense to hire you.

You remain one of the best

decisions we ever made.

Here’s to the next 10.

Carter: You messing with me?

Ridge: You’ve been promoted.

You’re the new coo

of forrester.

Hey, dad, good news.

He said yes.

[ Eric chuckles ]

Eric: I’m glad to hear it.

We’re glad to have you here

in this new role.

Carter: I’m looking forward

to the responsibilities.

Eric: Been a long time

coming, hasn’t it?

You’re a valued member

of this… forrester team

and a great friend

of this family.

Carter: You’re all like

family to me.

And honestly, this…

this means the world.

Brooke: Somehow, you always

managed to close the deal.

Ridge: You know what, man?

We are very lucky to have

your business mind.

Ridge: Carter. Thank you.

Carter: You’re welcome.

Eric: You found the notes.

[ Carter chuckles ]

Carter: Yeah, I, uh… can’t believe you guys remembered.

Eric: Well, 10 years ago you walked through those doors and had a– an incredible impact on this company and on this family. How could we forget?

Carter: Yeah, that was a lucky day for me.

Eric: For all of us, carter. Congratulations.

Carter: Thanks again, eric. I know exactly where I’ll put this on my desk.

Eric: Good. Well, it’s our pleasure. Just like the pleasure of having you here for the last ten years and many more to come.

Carter: I better not start slacking now. Shall we?

Eric: Yeah, let’s do it.

Carter: Well, katie worked her usual magic. She brought marketing under budget. Now we can roll that surplus over or redirect it to advertising.

Eric: Well, let’s reward katie with the advantage and keep the money in marketing.

Carter: Fair enough.

Eric: Look, I want to talk about all these other departments before, uh, before steffy gets here and starts talking about creative, all right? I’m not looking forward to discussing that.

Carter: The hope for the future issue.

Steffy: I feel terrible for hope. She’s getting more and more anxious, wondering when her son’s gonna come back home.

Finn: It shouldn’t be much longer. As welcome as he is here, we always figured that this would be a temporary situation. Eventually, douglas, he’s gonna want to go back to the cabin and be with hope and liam and beth.

Steffy: Yeah, but that doesn’t help hope day to day. Her son isn’t where he should be. At home, with her and their family. The longer douglas is here, the more it hurts hope. I’m sure she thought he’d be back home by now.

Hope: Douglas should be home… with us. He– the family that he knows, the family that has lived with, you, beth, and me. What were we thinking, liam, letting him decide where he wants to live?

Liam: We had every reason to think that he would choose to stay put because the options were thomas and us. That’s it. Right? I mean, steffy wasn’t even on the table until douglas put her there, so there’s no way that we could have anticipated that. I miss him, too. But this too shall pass. It’s gonna be okay. I promise.

Hope: Will it?

If you have this…

Carter: Unfortunately, this is where it gets bleak.

Eric: Yes, it does. It’s not good. Not good at all.

Carter: We’re flourishing in every department, but hope for the future continues to underperform. Steffy has expressed concern about sustainability.

Finn: I know, thank you for the update, megan. I’ll– I’ll check on mrs. Johnson as soon as I get in. Bye.

Steffy: You have to go?

Finn: I want to finish this conversation. Something else is going on between you and hope.

Steffy: Yeah, hope’s line. It’s been struggling ever since we let thomas go.

Finn: I thought eric and zende were following (indistinct)?

Steffy: Yeah, their designs… they were great, but… not what thomas brought to the line. Thomas made it, like, edgy and sophisticated. He understood hope’s vision and the clientele.

Finn: So, what does that mean for hope for the future?

Steffy: Well, that’s what we have to decide. I’m gonna go see carter and my grandfather to discuss.

Finn: Okay. I’m sorry. That’s– that’s– that’s really tough.

Steffy: Yeah, the timing couldn’t be worse. But the truth is, hope for the future is underperforming with thomas’s absence.

Finn: You gonna pull the line?

Steffy: I– I don’t know. I don’t know, I gotta look at the numbers and go from there.

Finn: No wonder you’re concerned.

Steffy: Yeah, hope’s going through a lot. Douglas, so much.

Finn: You’re worried how she’s gonna react to the concerns with her line.

Steffy: Yeah, I am.

Liam: I wish I could just make your pain go away.

Hope: The only thing that would really do that is douglas… walking through those doors, dropping his bags, and saying, “mom, I’m home for good.”

Liam: Well, guess what? That will happen.

Hope: When?

Liam: I don’t know.

Hope: Liam, I’M… I’m douglas’s mom and douglas is my son and I am so tired of people bringing up the fact that I’m his adoptive mother like that should change anything. I have been that boy’s mother in every way that counts and I love him.

Liam: Absolutely. Of course you do.

Hope: Liam, I’m so terrified that he’s going to realize that he is happier over at steffy and finn’s and that he’s going to choose to live there permanently.

Liam: Hey. Hey. Not a chance in hell.

Hope: That’s how we got into this situation in the first place because we assumed that he would want to live here instead of–

Liam: All right, all right, I’ll give you this. I’ll give you this. Nobody can predict the future and– and unexpected things happen all the time. Fine. Here’s what I know. Douglas loves you as much as you love him and that will bring him home. And in the meantime… he’s safe, he’s protected, steffy loves him, and she’s gonna give him an awesome time while he’s there.

Hope: But this is his home. And he belongs here with us. Hi, I’m karen.

Li: I was on your floor and I thought I’d just peek in.

Finn: I’m glad you did.

Li: How’s your day so far?

Finn: Good, good. A patient of mine just turned the corner on a recovery, so I’m– I’m happy about that.

Li: Under your capable and caring hands, I’m not surprised.

Finn: See, that– that’s spoken like a true mom.

Li: Well, I might be the tiniest bit biased, but I’m also a doctor in this hospital and I hear the buzz around here. About you.

Finn: Buzz?

Li: Let’s just say your hard work and dedication haven’t gone unnoticed. You’ve impressed a lot of people.

Finn: I’m just– I’m just trying to help my patients to the best of my ability.

Li: My humble son. From what I hear, at this rate, you could be in the running for head of your department.

Finn: Well, I mean, that would be a tremendous honor.

Li: One you deserve.

Liam: Hey, um… question for you. Is, uh… anything else going on for you lately? Just, like– like, outside of– of douglas, I don’t know, you just seemed a little… internal, you know?

Hope: Just been under a lot of stress lately. I mean, it’s mainly… about douglas and… addressing a life without him has been… difficult. You know, then there’s sheila running around, wreaking havoc, and now under your dad’s protection and, um… yeah, uh, hope for the future is, um… it’s not doing too well.

Liam: Oh… well… you don’t have to go through it alone. That’s what I’m here for. The ol’ husband. You can talk to me about anything. I hope you know that. Do you know that? Do you? Okay, good.

Hope: I know. You know what I need? I just need douglas to come home. I need my line to rebound successfully and I just need my life to go back to the way it was.

Steffy: Ah, there he is! Mr. Ten years.

Carter: You guys are way too kind. And thank you for the engraved clock, by the way.

Steffy: Of course, we still want to take you out to celebrate, too.

Carter: You know I won’t turn down a free meal.

Eric: That’s why you’re coo.

Carter: How’s life at the beach with douglas in the mix?

Steffy: Got a house full of, uh, happy kids.

Carter: And hope, how is she holding up?

Steffy: Not very well, I’m afraid, which makes what we have to decide here today that much harder.

Carter: Hope for the future continues to underperform, it’s numbers are disappointing yet again. Starting to cost us.

Eric: Look, I feel terrible about this. Zende and I tried to step in for thomas there, but we couldn’t quite capture his vision for the line. We couldn’t do it.

Steffy: No, you and zende had gorgeous designs and I’m really grateful that you tried to turn things around.

Carter: And let’s not forget how quickly you had to work.

Eric: Yeah, well, thank you both, but, uh, what are we gonna do now?

Carter: What are you thinking, steffy?

Steffy: Unfortunately, we can’t let personal feelings dictate business decisions. The truth is, changes need to be made to hope for the future. Ever leave your clothes in the dryer

Li: Takes a special skillset to head a department, one you’re clearly proving to have to navigate the bureaucracy, the politics, as well as continue to treat your patients.

Finn: It would be a lot. But, you know, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, there’s a lot of qualified candidates who have, you know, worked here a lot longer than I have, but… that’s why I’ve been putting in the time, you know, doing the work. And the personal sacrifice of my dad being here so much has really cut into my time with my wife and kids.

Li: I hope it’s not causing problems?

Finn: No, no. No one understands work demands more than steffy.

Steffy: Have I mentioned I hate this?

Carter: I get it. I hate it too. Hope for the future’s not just a fashion line or creative outlet for hope, it’S… it’s wrapped in her identity, it’s how she sees the world.

Eric: It’s never been just about the clothes for hope, has it? It’s always been about this message of empowerment and positivity.

Steffy: Yeah, she did a lot of good through hope for the future. But what worked then isn’t working now. We’re running a business and we have to do what’s best for forrester creations, even if it hurts.

Carter: Sounds like you’ve made a decision.

Hope: Oh, sorry. I know I’m early. I just, I didn’t realize you had another meeting.

Steffy: Did you– do you need something?

Hope: Um, no, it’s fine. I– I can get out of your way.

Steffy: Actually, come in. What we’re discussing affects you.

Hope: Oh. So, you must mean hope for the future then.

Steffy: The latest numbers are in.

Eric: Hope, I take full responsibility. I did everything I could to convince the two of you and zende that we would be able to replicate thomas’s flair for the line, but we weren’t able to do that.

Hope: No. You two were amazing. Hope for the future is just… we’re in transition and that is why the numbers are low, we are trying to find our footing again now that thomas is no longer lead designer and I think it just requires some patience and us finding our new identity and once we do, I believe that these numbers will rebound. Do you… not agree?

Steffy: Hope for the future has been one of forrester creations’ most popular lines.

Hope: Which is why I think it deserves consideration now that it is struggling.

Steffy: Hope, the numbers are dipping. The latest set are the lowest. We can’t allow hope for the future to continue bleeding like this. It’s not sustainable and it is not good for business. We need to take action now.

Hope: Okay, so what does that mean? What kind of action? What are you saying? Are you thinking of cutting hope for the future?

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

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Recap written by Eva

Liesl blames Elizabeth and Scott for playing a part in Britt death because Elizabeth didn’t go to the police, and tell them Esme was not the hook killer because Nikolas was holding her hostage. Liesl slaps Elizabeth and tells her she will reap what she has sown. Liesl is also upset with Scott because he helped Elizabeth get an immunity deal so, as far as she is concerned, Britt’s blood is on his hands as well.

Finn promises to support Elizabeth whenever she needs him and he is learning to respect her boundaries. ,

TJ tells Liesl she is a bone marrow match for Willow. Nina calls Michael who shares the happy news with Willow.

Austin and Ava are shocked when Dante opens the tack room closet, and Nikolas’ body isn’t in there. Dante finds Nikolas watch. Ava tells Austin she checked for a pulse after she hit him on the head with the statue and she is sure he didn’t have a pulse. Mason calls someone on the phone and tells the person on the phone that Nikolas is fine, and he is on life support and then the audience sees Nikolas hooked up to the life support machine.

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