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[scoffing] I’m under arrest? What the hell?
I just spoke with Eric. That got your attention, didn’t it? You lied to me, Melinda. You lied to me about the kidnapping of Nicole’s baby and Jude’s so-called adoption when the truth is you were into this up to your neck! [tense music]
OK, what I’ve been thinking is there must be a part of this baby switch story that isn’t public knowledge.
Meaning what?
Meaning why did you pay me off to not tell people, not even your own wife, that you had a kid? Doesn’t make any sense. And why wouldn’t you want your own son back the minute you found out the truth about him?
I wouldn’t expect a plebeian like yourself to understand my reasoning. [Leo scoffs] Especially one as inebriated as you were.
[scoffs] Well, I’m stone cold sober now. And all those new zeros are still sitting in my new bank account. [inhales deeply] So there must be a method to your mishegoss that even a journalistically-savvy fellow like myself isn’t quite cluing into. [suspenseful music] So what is it, Daddy DiMera? Why did you make me rich? Well, given inflation, interest rates, back taxes I owe, student loans, more like comfortably getting by–wait. What was the question again?
Ugh.
Oh, yeah. Why did you pay me all that money just to keep you from your own son?
Oh, now we’re really getting down to brass tacks, aren’t we? All this endless drivel about how you’re risking your freedom and you can’t live with yourself and you had to come here and explain and apologize, it’s just another lie. You don’t want to live on the run. And you think I’m stupid enough to buy your BS so you can avoid it? But lucky for you, you don’t have to disappear. That’s what Statesville is for. And I’m sure they will be thrilled to welcome you for an extended stay.
[scoffs] You hypocrite.
Oh, really? Call me what you want, but I’m calling the cops! [tense music]
What the hell are you doing here?
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
[sighs] So what does this place have? Hot dogs? Chicken wings? Can I at least get a glass of wine?
We’re here to talk, Kristen.
What, we couldn’t have talked in the mansion in one of the rooms?
No, not with EJ there doting over his new bundle of joy.
All right, so what is going on? What is so urgent that you had to subject me to this low-class little Eatery?
Well, I went and paid a visit to my old friend, Melinda Trask. And since she has slithered her way back into the DA’s office, I thought that maybe, just maybe, she would be able to help me reopen Gabi’s case.
Mm?
Not so much. Totally screwed me. [soft dramatic music]
[scoffs] Up to my neck, huh? Is that formal police jargon? Because the last time I checked, that wasn’t grounds for an arrest.
OK, then how about this? You told me that you weren’t directly involved in giving Sloan and Eric Nicole’s baby, but Eric just told me that you were the one that handed him off to them. Burning question is ow did you get little Jude in the first place?
OK, whatever legal action I took on behalf of my client, Ms. Petersen, obviously falls under client-attorney privilege, which I assume you’re familiar with that term.
How about you enlighten me on the way downtown, where you will be booked for kidnapping? [tense music]
Hmm, since when do you care where money in your pocket came from or why it’s there?
[inhales deeply] Well, let’s just say I’ve heard stories about suitcases full of cash that mysteriously find their way into your possession. Lady Whistleblower knows all.
Fine, here’s the truth.
I’ll be the judge of that.
Do you want to hear it or not?
Better make it good. I have a very low boredom point.
Well, I don’t think you’ll be bored by this since it’s, well, quite poignant.
I’ll also be the judge of that.
I didn’t want Nicole to learn that there was a possibility that this baby was our son before we were absolutely certain. After everything she suffered, the last thing I wanted was to get her hopes up only to have them cruelly dashed yet again. That is why I paid you off, so I could have more time to make sure that when this baby was returned to Nicole’s arms, she would never have to give him up again. Poignant enough for you? [intense music]
Can somebody please answer me and tell me what she’s doing here?
She showed up out of nowhere, wanting to make some kind of truce and I told her to go to hell. And I also told her that I’m going to call the cops, which I’m going to do right now.
No, stop. [phone beeps] [phone line trilling]
Rafe, it’s Nicole. Sloan Petersen is at my house. You need to get here right away and arrest her. [somber music] [Roman exhales deeply]
[chuckles] Jude, Roman, Brady. [laughs] It does have a nice ring to it, yeah, yeah.
Would you like to hold your namesake?
Oh, you bet I would, yes. Nothing would make me happier.
Aw.
[Eric sighs]
[chuckling] Oh, my God. Oh. Hey, Jude. You know what? Getting to think I was never going to meet this little guy and they had me a little worried, you know? Because, you know, when Rex told me he didn’t want me to meet Victoria, turns out she wasn’t his kid. But that is not the case with Jude. I know he is your baby and my grandson, right, Jude? [sighs]
And I thought bartenders were supposed to be good listeners.
What?
I have been calling your name for two whole minutes.
Oh, Kate, I’m so sorry. I guess my head is elsewhere.
Where is it?
Well, EJ was just in here picking up lunch.
He had baby Jude with him, that sweet little guy who was my grandson.
So it was all for Nicole’s benefit? That’s why you paid me off?
Do you doubt my love for my wife? [suspenseful music]
Well, I’m kind of doubting your love for your son. ‘Cause even if you were trying to protect Nicole, why not just ask me to keep the truth to myself?
Oh, well, the answer to that is quite simple. You have a tendency to blurt, and so I thought it was wise to offer you a financial incentive to keep quiet. And don’t worry, I won’t be asking for that incentive to, uh, come back to me. Consider it a token of goodwill, OK?
Yeah. You’re just bursting at the seams with goodwill, aren’t you?
Mm.
Surprised you’re not one of those Salvation Army bell ringers. [EJ laughs] [Leo chuckles]
You know what? I might just sign up for that. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to take my son to go and see my wife.
Don’t you dare move an inch.
I just left Rafe a voicemail. He should be here as soon as he hears it.
Yeah, and you’re going to finally pay for what you did to her and to me.
I am already paying for what I’ve done! There is no punishment that could be worse than losing you, Eric. [dramatic music] Or that little boy that made us a family. You once said to me that your faith in God is still informing everything that you do and how important forgiveness was. Listen to me. You quoted a passage from the Bible. I committed it to memory. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them. If they repent, forgive them.” You even went on further to explain how forgiveness is a matter of the heart, how… it’s the practice of seeing the other person for what they are.
So you basically handed Trask a smoking gun?
Right. She gave me this whole song and dance about how it’s not enough evidence, about how we need even more evidence to reopen the case.
More evidence than Li’s blood on Gil Carter’s book?
And what do they want? A signed confession from Gil from beyond the grave?
Damn. Why is this woman fighting this? I mean, she dated Li, right?
Right.
I mean, you’d think that she would want justice for him.
You have the right to remain silent.
I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
You have the right to an attorney.
I am warning you.
You are a criminal, Ms. Trask! You are complicit in the kidnapping of a newborn baby, which is not only illegal, but caused a great deal of misery. And for that, you will be punished.
Even if it’s at your sister’s expense?
I understand that it is impossible for you both to forgive me now. I–I can’t even forgive myself. I think the only thing that’s really getting me through, at least somewhat, is knowing that I did what I did out of love.
Out of love? [somber music] Out of love, you let me fall in love with the child that doesn’t even belong to me?
I did. I–I hoped– [scoffs] Foolishly, in retrospect, that no one would ever find that out.
Yeah, it was foolish! It was cruel! It was deluded.
But you don’t understand. That’s–that’s not the whole story. [suspenseful music]
Why is Trask playing hardball? And how do we get that wretched woman to reopen Gabi’s case?
Well, Kristen, since this is not just about me getting Gabi out of prison, but it’s also about you securing that CEO position you so highly coveted–
Oh, right, right, yeah. I’m thinking. I’m thinking. [suspenseful music] [Kristen sighs]
Yes. I got it.
That was fast.
Well–[clears throat] This isn’t about getting more evidence, which will be tricky. [chuckles] Obviously, damn near impossible at this point.
OK, so if this isn’t about getting more evidence, then what?
Well, didn’t Melinda have a, uh… crush on you once upon a time?
[chuckles] Yeah. So?
Mm. So you… rekindle that, uh, attraction with her.
What exactly are you saying?
What I am saying– [chuckles] Oh, my God. What I am saying is that you get Melinda to think that you are a man with needs since your wife is unavailable.
Oh, my God. [sighs] You want me to seduce Melinda Trask?
Ah, by George, he’s got it. [suspenseful music]
What does stealing Nicole’s baby have to do with my sister?
Oh, come on, Commissioner. Isn’t it rather obvious? As I tried to tell you yesterday, Stefan DiMera came to see me. And he directed me toward some evidence pertaining to the murder of Li Shin: Gil Carter’s book with Li’s blood on it.
Yeah, I’ve seen it. It’s compelling evidence.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, which I’m hoping to use to clear my sister.
Well, that it could if you could get your hands on it.
What do you mean, that’s not the whole story?
What the hell does that mean, Sloan, half right?
It means that Jude is Nicole’s baby. But not yours.
Not mine?
He’s Eric’s. Eric is the biological father.
There’s more to it. There’s more than you know– [door closes]
Nicole, are you in there? I got some takeout, Brady burgers and– Eric. Sloan, what the hell?
Well, she came here to apologize. And now she’s telling Eric that there’s more to the story.
And your hand?
[sighs] It’s a little sore because I punched her in the jaw.
Oh, my God. Well, whatever the rest of the story is, I don’t want to hear it. What I do want is this woman out of my house and in a prison cell, so I am going to escort you to the station, Ms. Petersen.
I’m going to come with.
No, Eric, you will not! I am that little boy’s father. So I’m going to make sure that the lying bitch who kidnapped my son is taken to the authorities immediately. You go get some ice for Nicole’s hand, and I will take care of this.
Wait, Eric! I’m sorry, and I love you.
Bye, Sloan. [tense music]
[sighs] Look, I’m sorry. I know how painful that had to be to see Jude, little baby Jude. [soft dramatic music]
Mostly, I am in pain for my son. He was in earlier.
How is he? Never mind. Don’t answer. He has to be going through hell, right?
Well, you know Eric. He’s trying to stay stoic, you know? But I think he’s channeling his grief into this search for Sloan. [Roman sighs] Damn it, Kate, I knew that woman was bad news from the minute she told me she didn’t like my chowder.
Oh, well, that is a Brady litmus test.
Never fails. I only hope that Sloan and anybody else who was involved in hurting my son gets what’s coming to them. [door opens]
Oh, I am famished. What do I want? What do I want? Can you tell me about today’s specials?
Knuckle sandwich. How would that be?
Hmm. I’m assuming you mean pork knuckles, AKA Schweinshaxe, which I actually had once on a trip to Bavaria with my German cousin, Wolfgang. Third cousin, actually, but we were quite close. Um, I found it to be a little fatty and a little bit chewy, so I think I will go with an oldie but goodie… Brady’s famous chowder. What? Are we out of chowder today?
For you, we’re out of everything.
Excuse me?
I’m refusing you service, Leo.
Why? Is it because of the way I’m dressed? I know my pants are a little loud, but–
I wouldn’t serve you if you were wearing white tie and tails.
What? [scoffs]
We know, Leo.
Yeah, we know. My son told me everything.
Everything, as in–
Yeah, everything as in. Everything like you blackmailing Sloan to support your shopping sprees while all along knowing that the child that they were raising was Nicole’s. And to profit out of the misery of other people, my God, how pathetic is that, Leo? How damn pathetic is that? So that is why you are not welcome in this pub. [tense music] [door slams]
Damn it, Sloan! You told Eric and Nicole there was more to this story? Please tell me you weren’t about to blurt out the truth about that baby, that Eric’s the father.
You know, he deserves to know.
We had an ironclad deal, Sloan. I pay you a lot of money and you disappear forever. If you open your big mouth and tell anyone about that child’s paternity, I swear to God, I’m going to make your life a living hell!
But what good is money, EJ, whenever every knock at the door, every phone call could be the police? I wanted insurance. I thought maybe I could talk to Nicole and she would–
If you talk to her, what? She would say, “Oh, you know, no harm, no foul. “I know you kidnapped my son “and made me think he was dead for six months. “But now that he’s back in my arms, everything’s fine. Hey, can we be friends? Can I braid your hair?” [Sloan sighs]
I just thought if I talked to her face to face that she would understand why I did what I had to do. And I don’t know, she– [scoffs] She’d call off the dogs, you know? Tell the cops to back off.
Mm. And how did that go?
She punched me in the face and called the cops.
You’re lucky she didn’t kill you with her bare hands. Now you are going to do what you were supposed to do in the first place. Take the money and go. You are going to disappear forever. Do you understand me?
That was pretty intense with Sloan. I’m sorry.
This can’t be easy for you either. But I’ll be fine. Really. Once I know she’s paid for what she did to me.
Yeah, her and her friend, Melinda Trask. [suspenseful music]
Melinda? What are you talking about?
I ran into Rafe. Apparently, she tried to pass off some lie about what she did with Jude.
What lie?
She claimed that she really wasn’t involved. But I set him straight.
What do you mean, if I could get my hands on the book? You just said that you and Stefan went over. You have it.
Exactly, I have the book and no one else knows where it is.
Oh, my God, you’re saying–
I’m just trying to do what’s right for everybody that’s involved.
By blackmailing the police commissioner and hiding evidence? You think that’s right?
I’m just holding on to the book for safekeeping. We wouldn’t want anything to happen to it now, would we?
So this is your brilliant solution? I bed Melinda Trask and all of a sudden, the little black book becomes sufficient enough evidence after all?
Well, she did have a thing for you. And you will be highly motivated to make her happy.
OK, Kristen… [Kristen laughs] Have you forgotten why I’m doing this in the first place? That I need to get Gabi, my wife, the love of my life, out of prison?
Huh.
Huh, what?
Oh, well, all that passion for your wife, the love of your life, didn’t stop you from sleeping with Ava Vitali now, did it? Oh, I’m just saying. [suspenseful music]
[tense music]
You look a bit shocked, brother.
Why wouldn’t I be? You come at me with some crazy accusation–
Oh, come on. You know well that this is the truth. [chuckles] I mean, it’s not crazy that you slept with Ava. I mean, she’s a very attractive woman. It’d be crazy if you did not sleep with her, I mean, given the fact that the two of you were in such close proximity for a while there. [suspenseful music]
How did you know?
I know all, brother. [silverware rattles on table]
How did you know?
Well, you’re more discreet. Ava, not so much.
Oh, damn it.
Listen, in her defense, she literally just spilled it out.
Mm.
I mean, I spoke with her about Li’s murder and hoping that she could help clear Gabi. And she literally just spilled it. About the two of you doing the dirty. [clicks tongue and chuckles] To put it delicately. [laughs] Oh, brother, come on. Looks like you’re wracked with so much guilt.
Oh, yeah.
Hey, you’re human.
[takes deep breath] I’m going to make this abundantly clear. If you ever tell anyone about this–
Come on. I mean, who am I going to tell? [chuckles] You should be worried about Ava blurting to someone else. Because I’m sure if Gabi finds out, I’m guessing that there’s going to be hell to pay.
[Stefan sniffles]
So you expect me to let you off the hook in this horrifying kidnapping scheme? In exchange for protecting evidence that could potentially free my sister?
I don’t see what the problem is. After all, Sloan is the actual perpetrator of this crime.
But she didn’t act alone.
Well, who’s to say? I mean, even if I did happen to know something about it, and that’s a big if, the most you can do is charge me as an accessory. Besides, all is as it should be, isn’t it? Nicole’s beautiful, bouncing baby boy is back in the arms of his loving mother. And all is right in the world. So if you want your sister to have a chance at freedom with the help of that little black book, you will tell everyone, unequivocally and emphatically, that I was never anywhere near that baby.
Looks like he’s down for his afternoon nap.
He used to take a morning one too. [somber music] And now just one, actually. [Nicole chuckles] His bedtime is :.
Yeah, OK.
I used to rock him to sleep. [chuckling] You know, now, he self-soothes, as they say
You noticed. You know, Holly used to do the same thing. You know, Eric, if– if this is hard for you, being around Jude–
[sighs] Yeah, actually, it is. If it’s all right… maybe I should just catch up with EJ and make sure Sloan is taken care of.
Yeah. Yeah, you should do that.
All you should really worry about right now is making up for lost time.
With your son. [Nicole sighs]
[Nicole sighs] [door closes]
That is a very serious and insulting accusation, Mr. Roman Brady, to even suggest that I would stoop to blackmailing someone for my own personal gain.
Well, that is usually how blackmail works, Leo.
That is true, and that is one of the reasons I am so opposed to it. In fact, it’s one of the things I am most opposed to, including but not limited to racism, homophobia, and that “Grease” sequel, my God. But I will also have you know I have contributed to anti-blackmail causes. I joined a march against blackmail a few years ago. And I even have a “blackmail is a fungus against society” T-shirt to prove it. With the sleeves cut off.
Yeah, I bet.
And with that, I will be on my way.
You’re guilty. You’re not going to get away with this, Leo.
Get away with what? That baby was taken from his parents, which I had zip to do with. And then that baby was returned to his parents, which I also had zip to do with. But obviously, that is a very happy ending. And I will have you know, I did some research. , babies a year are switched in hospitals. Quite a staggering number. And unlike the happy ending of this baby switch story, most of those babies are never unswitched. How, again, did you hear that I was blackmailing your soon-to-be ex-daughter-in-law?
I told you I heard it from my son, and Eric heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.
And by horse, I assume you mean that lying liar of a baby thief who would probably say I stole the baby myself if she thought she could get away with it?
Did you?
Did I what?
Did you steal that baby? [Leo sighs]
Stop threatening me, Leo.
Well asking nicely hasn’t done the trick, has it? [suspenseful music] [sighs] Look, I know how much you love that kid. When you thought I had kidnapped him, you almost spilled everything to the cops. You risked prison to let them know I may have had a motive for kidnapping him. Thankfully for both of us, it didn’t come to that. But since I know how far you are willing to go for the sake of Jude, I know you’re willing to pay me whatever it takes to keep my mouth shut. Am I right? Of course not! What would I do with a baby? Besides dress it in some cute outfits and try to be a better parent to it than my mother was to me, which is a very low bar, because that woman was a narcissistic lunatic who wished I’d never been born? Look, we cannot believe a word that Sloan Petersen says. Obviously, she would do anything to protect herself. [door opens]
EJ? [tense music] EJ. Oh, my God, what happened? [Stefan sighs]
Listen up, sis. I love my wife. [soft suspenseful music] And my only concern right now is getting her out of prison.
Right, that’s why I was suggesting that you–
Enough. I’m not going to repeat this. We’re never going to talk about this again. But what happened with Ava– what happened with that woman was a mistake. And I’m never going to do it again with anyone. Gabi is my wife, my soul mate, and I love her with my whole heart, my whole being.
Mm.
I will never betray her again.
So what you’re saying is that you won’t sleep with Melinda?
No, I will not. So we’re going to have to come up with another way to get Gabi out of prison.
[Kristen sighs]
Aw, don’t look so glum, chum. You are getting everything that you want. I mean, I assume that you truly hate your sister being stuck in that prison.
All right, stop talking about my sister. [tense music] And I never said I wasn’t arresting you.
Oh, oh, you still want to do this?
OK, fine, go ahead. Arrest me. I will go quietly, commissioner. But I just hope that Gabi doesn’t mind that you were so concerned with bringing me to justice that you couldn’t get any for her.
[Rafe sighs]
Give me the evidence when I need it?
Yep, I will, along with a little immunity for myself. That is the deal, Commish.
All right, I know what the deal is. [Melinda laughs] [tense music] So you better keep your word. My sister continues to serve time for a murder that she didn’t commit. I am going to find a way to lock you up in that jail. And I’m going to throw away the key.
Look, we both know that Sloan Petersen, AKA the baby thief with a heart of stone, would think nothing about sullying the good name of Lady Whistleblower. And without anyone to corroborate her claims, obviously, this is just a scurrilous rumor. Yes? No? You two are wonderful conversationalists, I have to say.
Leo, we don’t converse with you because you generally don’t make a hell of a lot of sense. So not responding to your BS is pretty much my default.
Mm, mine too. But I got to say, you little creep, you better hope they don’t find Sloan. Because she will definitely drag you down with her.
First of all, the name-calling, it’s uncalled for. And second, I will not be dragged down by the likes of Sloan Petersen or anyone else for that matter. But if I do happen to fall down, in the words of the wise Confucius, “our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Another favorite quote, this one attributable to none other than yours truly, which I am making up on the spot, so bear with me– [Leo sighs] “Be kind to Lady W for, despite her transgressions, “which were the result of having had, “as I mentioned earlier, a horrible mother, “who made me feel unseen, unheard, “altogether invisible… “much like the character in the song ‘Cellophane Man’ “from ‘Chicago The Musical,’ well, despite all that, “the lady does mean well and in fact, has a heart as big as all outdoors.” [somber music]
[door closes]
Oh, my precious boy. [somber music]
Ever since you were born, my heart ached for you. [sighs] Missing you so much. And I dreamt about you almost every night. And in that dream– [chuckles softly] you would look at me with those big beautiful eyes. And it was–it was like I knew somehow as…
Somehow, I had this sense that you weren’t gone.
Nicole. Oh, my God.
I’m sorry, EJ. I’m–I’m so sorry.
[Nicole sighs]
[Nicole sighs]
Because… well, because… you were very much alive… in my heart and in my soul. [sniffles] Oh, my precious boy, I am so glad to have you back. [sighs] [sniffles]
[tense music] And Mommy is going to make sure that Sloan pays for taking you away from me. [EJ groaning]
What happened? Where’s Sloan?
I was taking her to the car, and then she– she hit me over the head with that. I think she got away.
Maybe I can still catch her.
I think she went that way.
Hey, you’re going to be OK?
I’m fine. Go, go, go. [groans]
Thank you.
Don’t thank me. Just get the hell out of here, and don’t ever darken my doorstep again.
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