Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[jazzy music]
Leo, come on, babe. You’ve gotta come up with something. Think of your fans, your Little Whistles or whatever they’re called, foaming at the mouth, waiting for their daily hit of titillating gossip. Fans like that woman who was waiting outside of Everett’s room. She was an odd bird, wasn’t she?
[knocking on door] Who is it?
Bonnie Kiriakis.
[door clicks open]
Speaking of odd birds.
Sorry. Old habits die hard.
Hello, Bonnie. To what do I owe the pleasure?
Well, I thought Lady Whistleblower just might be interested in the story of a century. –
[panting] – What’s going on here?
Well, what does it look like? Getting all pumped up for the big event tonight.
[laughs] Big event? I’m very confused. Are you preparing for a wrestling match?
[gasps] Is El Erótico coming out of retirement? – No, no, no, no, no. Tonight I–I’m marrying the most beautiful woman in the entire world.
Margot Robbie. Ana de Armas?
Wrong on both counts.
Hmm.
The woman I’m marrying…
Mm-hmm.
Is none other than Dr. Sarah Horton.
Oh, her? Yeah, she’s all right, I suppose. – She’s a bit more than all right. She’s absolutely perfect.
[sweet music]
Listen, I am elated we were able to lock in this deal. Seriously. And according to the forecast, Q and Q of this year are looking very profitable. Agreed. Yeah, so now that we’ve got that all taken care of, I am gonna go ahead and get ready for my wedding now. I appreciate the well wishes. Thank you. Take care.
[knocking on door] Come on in.
Hey. – Hey.
I just came by to see if you were ready for your big day.
Getting there. I just need to shower and change.
Yeah, and I won’t keep you. But there is something that I need to say. – Theresa, don’t you think it’s a little late in the game to have Tate come to your wedding? I mean, uh, the lacrosse camp is in– – Yeah, I know, it’s in upstate New York. I’m well aware. Flight’s only a couple of hours away. – Yeah, but it’s– it’s summertime. I mean, the likelihood of finding a flight, there’s the– the direct flights are gonna be sold out by now.
Well, then I’ll have Alex send the Titan jet.
You–you’re gonna– you’re gonna have the Titan jet pick our kid up at summer camp? You don’t think that’s kind of extravagant? – No, not for the future heir to the Kiriakis fortune. – Ah. I forgot you were marrying Jay Gatsby. –
[laughs mockingly] You know what? I’m gonna call that camp myself, actually. I’m gonna tell them to get ready because I’m sending a charter jet over there to pick up one of their campers.
[birds calling]
[knocking on door]
Oh, my God. – Who is that? – I don’t know. Just be quiet, and maybe they’ll go away. – Tate, Holly, I know you’re both in there.
[tense music]
And you two are so busted.
– Sophia? What are you doing here?
[sighs] I hope you two have enjoyed your little staycation because it’s all about to come to an end.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
Listen, you’re not gonna talk me out of marrying Theresa. – No, no. She signed the prenup. End of story. – Okay, good. Because I don’t want to fight with you, Justin. Not today. – Believe me, Alex, I don’t want to fight with you either. – Good. Well, then if you’re here not to warn me about Theresa, what’d you come here to say?
If it’s all right with you, I would like to perform your wedding ceremony.
[gentle music]
Theresa, Theresa. No, no, no, no.
What are you doing?
Let our son–just let him be. Let him get settled into camp. Let him make some friends.
His mother is getting married. You don’t think he wants to be there?
Theresa, I think you’re just overestimating a teenager’s interest in weddings in general. Look. Look at the time. Look. There’s no way you’re gonna get the jet fueled and prepared to go. And you’re gonna run out of time. It’s not gonna work. I’m sorry.
[sighs]
[sighs]
I suppose you’re right.
[clicks tongue] Damn it. I really wanted him to be there.
Theresa, all right. I’ll send him a bunch of videos from the ceremony, okay? Why do you have that look on your face? What?
Because I just– ugh, I can’t help but just think this is all Holly’s fault, you know? Because if she would have just kept her distance from Tate, we wouldn’t have had to send him off for the summer.
[scoffs, sniffs] But at least now we know that he’s not in her clutches.
You know, I thought this place would be harder to find. But, oh, the wonders of GPS. You should hear mine. I programmed it to have this, like, cute English accent, so.
Sophia, how–how did you even know that we were here?
Oh, I spotted you two lovebirds scuttling off into the park on the th of July.
Wait, you followed us?
And overheard you plotting to trick your parents into believing that Tate had gone away to lacrosse camp for the summer. But I’m looking around, and I don’t see a lacrosse stick anywhere.
[gasps] Oh, that’s right. You sent Aaron in your place, didn’t you? I’ll admit, that was a pretty slick move.
Hey, Sophia. Look, I can explain this to you. And I think you should just listen before you–
I do wonder, though, Tate, what would your parents say if they knew you weren’t there? Because I bet they’d freak, hmm? What do you think? Should we call them?
[tense music]
Sophia, wait. Please. You can’t tell our parents about this.
Of course I can. In fact, when I ran into Tate’s mom in the square earlier, I nearly did.
Whoa. What do you mean, “You nearly did”?
Yeah, well, we were chatting, and it was on the tip of my tongue. But then I changed my mind.
Oh, thank God. Sophia, thank you for not saying anything. And look, I get that you’re angry with me, but we’re still best friends, right?
Best friends?
[scoffs] Wow, okay. I think the best-friend ship set sail when you became a backstabbing bitch. No, the real reason I didn’t say anything to Tate’s mom is because she’s– drumroll, please– She’s getting married. Tonight.
[tense music]
Theresa, come on. We can’t put all the blame on Holly, all right? Number one, she’s a kid. Number two, our son did go out of his way to lie to our faces and go behind our back.
You don’t get it, Brady. I have known girls like Holly all my life. You see, they have this little hobby that they have where they– they like to manipulate the nicest-looking guy into doing whatever they want for them.
Ooh, okay. Yeah. Sounds like someone I know. – Hey. Hey. It’s my wedding day. Be nice. Okay? – Mm-kay.
And though it’s not my first wedding, obviously, it is my first proper ceremony, so– – Proper ceremony. both: Yeah. – Well, you might have a proper ceremony, but it’s not gonna be as cool as the one we had. You remember that little Vegas chapel, right? –
[chuckles] Yeah. Yeah, that was cool. – Yeah, it was. Although I don’t remember everything, every moment, because I was– I was high as a kite, if I recall.
Yeah. I may have taken advantage of the situation just a little.
Yeah. You mean, like–like if a girl would manipulate a boy into getting whatever she wants kind of thing?
Okay. All right. Point taken. I got it, Brady.
Yep.
[laughs] In hindsight, it was more of a scheme than a wedding.
Mm.
You know, to me, the, um, actual wedding was… the unofficial one. You remember that?
Yeah, um– – Upstairs, in your bedroom.
I remember that one very well, yeah.
It was like for one shining moment, the stars were all aligned, and we were actually happy.
[laughs]
[sighs] Shame that didn’t last.
[laughs sadly]
[wistful music]
– You want to officiate my wedding?
I was talking to Maggie. Xander and Sarah asked her to officiate their ceremony. And since it’s a double wedding, I thought I would take one of the ceremonies off her hands.
Now, why would you want to marry Theresa and me, when deep down you know, or think you know, that I’m making this big mistake? Unless this was some kind of a trick.
You know what? I’m looking at this list, and I have barely checked off any of these boxes. We have so much to do before this ceremony.
Well, make Alex and Theresa do it. They’re the ones that are horning in on our wedding.
You having second thoughts about sharing our big day?
Well, I mean, I know it’s too late to back out now. But if I’m being honest, and especially since we’ve been through a lot to get here, Sarah, yeah, I’d prefer the day be all about us. – Well, it’s like you said. It is too late to back out now. But as we’ve talked about, it’d be really nice if this brought your family together.
Sure. Yeah. I mean, that’s all well and good. As long as the young scion pays for his half of it. I mean, really. He should probably pick up the whole bill. Don’t you think? Considering. – Considering what, that he inherited all that money, and now he’s rolling in it?
[laughs] Are we a little bit jealous?
No, I’m not jealous. I mean, it’s like I told you. Having tons of money is– it’s no longer my goal in life. I just–I want to make a good, honest living, make my wife and my daughter proud of me. And look how lucky I am, marrying the woman of my dreams, again.
[laughs]
That’s all that matters.
I’m very lucky too. I get to marry the man of my dreams, who manages to be sexy and loving and goofy all at the same time.
Just had to throw “goofy” in there, huh?
It’s my favorite thing.
You know, I’m gonna dig into the storage and find that Lucha libre mask, and I’m gonna bring back El Erótico just to remind you how macho and suave I can be.
Mm. I mean, I think you can accomplish that without any mask at all. But maybe.
[laughs]
A double wedding? That’s the story of the century? – Well, they don’t happen every day, you know. – True. But just the idea that Lady Whistleblower would betray her readership with a story so overly sentimental as a double snoozefest–
I’m sorry, but didn’t you have one? A double wedding, I mean.
Did I? Must have repressed that memory. – Oh, you couldn’t have. Not possible. It was Xander and Gwen and you and Nancy Wesley’s ex-husband, Craig. And just as the wedding ceremony was getting going, that drag queen crashed the hell out of it and told everyone that you were marrying Craig for his money. Mm, mm. – God, that wedding was more camp than a row of tents. –
[snorts] – Thank you for bringing up that shameful and humiliating time in my life, for which I hope you don’t judge me because I’m in very serious therapy now, working / towards becoming a more honorable and substantial person and less of that shallow and manipulative dirtbag that I was.
Oh, Leo, I do not judge, especially since I’ve been that shallow, manipulative dirtbag myself, truth be told. Anyhoo, this wedding will not have the drama of that wedding– at least not the drag queen part. – Not the–well, if not the drag queen part, then what part will this wedding have, Ms. Bonnie Kiriakis, whose very expressive punim is giving her away right now? The marrying-for-the-money part?
Yeah, I just–I think I’ve said too much.
Wait, wait, wait. I’ve got it. It’s Theresa Donovan, isn’t it?
[gasps] Are you saying what I think you’re saying? That she’s only marrying that minted hunk Alex because he’s the heir to the Kiriakis fortune?
[humming strangely]
Look, I don’t know much of anything and I just–
I knew I was right about Theresa. That lying little minx! Okay, Bonnie. Spill the tea. I want the who, the what, the when, the where, and…
Okay.
Whatever the last one is.
Okay, okay, fine! Fine. There have been some concerns about Theresa’s motives for marrying Alex. But please, I beg you, you cannot put that in your column.
Ugh. Fine. Though I could really use the content. My last column was a profile on this Canadian expat, gorgeous trainer who adopted this doe-eyed Siamese little cat.
Aww.
That’s it. That was the story. I thought he was gay, possibly into me, but it turned out– – Okay, okay. I get it. You need content. But you have to understand, Alex is family, and Theresa is soon to be.
Okay, fine. Kinda like that lying little minx anyway. She reminds me of my former BFF.
Oh, you mean G–
My beautiful Gwennie, yeah. Yeah, whom I betrayed, who now hates me with a vengeance, so.
[breathes deeply] –
[clears throat] –
[inhales] – What are you doing?
Well, though I haven’t talked to my therapist, Dr. Evans, but I plan to, I read in “Stop Kvetching and Get a Life” that when you’re having terrible guilt for having ruined a friendship, you should inhale the shame…
[inhales deeply] Exhale the serenity. – Is it working? – No. – Oh.
Anyway, although I don’t blame Theresa for wanting Alex’s fortune and all that it can offer her, I would marry that beefcake if all he had was a Styrofoam cup with some loose change in it. I mean, between him and Xander, every day is like a dry run for another “Magic Mike,” right?
I think we may have done this out of order, Mr. Kiriakis.
Oh, well. I thought it was pretty perfect, to be honest. I’m just hoping that it’s not bad luck, you know, for the bride and groom to see each other before they walk down the aisle together and maybe a little bit more than see each other.
[laughs] I think you and I have had our share of bad luck. So I say no more worrying.
What? You mean like that time right before one of our other weddings, when Kristen stuffed you into a bloody trunk and shipped you off to a deserted island? – Yeah, that one– or when you were falsely imprisoned for a murder that you didn’t commit. Yeah, I think, uh, the list goes on and on and on and on and on and on. But that’s all in the past. It’s gonna be clear skies from now on. You’ll see. – A trick? You think I’m trying to trick you? –
[scoffs] I mean, didn’t you do exactly that with Konstantin and Maggie? I mean, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if, you know, mid-ceremony you burst out of your seat, and you accuse Theresa of embezzling money from Titan. – You can’t be serious. You know damn well why it went down the way it did with Konstantin and Maggie! And for you to not trust me because of that– – Oh, okay. –
[exhales] – Okay. Fine. I am–I’m sorry for making that analogy or whatever. But can you really blame me, Justin? You’ve given me a whole lot of pushback about Theresa. –
[sighs] I can assure you, Alex, I have no ulterior motives. I just thought it’d be nice. That’s all. I may not be the father of the groom, but I just want to be a part of your special day– but not if it doesn’t work for you.
[gentle music]
– Actually, it does work for me. And I am sorry for accusing you of ulterior motives. I really am.
Apology accepted. – But I am gonna have to ask Theresa first, obviously. I don’t think she’s gonna have a problem with it, but still. – Okay. – Okay? – All right. Well, I’ll go start preparing my script for the ceremony.
All right. Justin… thank you.
[laughs]
Sort of been our problem, hasn’t it?
Hmm? – We get together, and we’re– we’re good for a while, and…
[laughs] Can’t seem to make it last.
Yeah, yeah. Why do you think that is?
Hmm. I don’t know. I would say it’s probably my fault. I think I screw up a lot.
Yeah, that’s been–no, that’s– you can’t take all the blame. I was so stubborn, so stubborn. Most of the time. Almost all the time. Also pretty unforgiving.
Okay. Yeah, you’re right. We’re both at fault here.
[both laugh]
I just hope things are different with Alex, you know?
Yeah. I’m rooting for you, you know. I am, for–for both of you.
Really? You mean that? – I do. Despite everything, I just want you to be happy– truly.
I want that for you too. You know that, Brady.
Hey, at least one of us found true love, right? You deserve it. You deserve it. I mean that.
[exhales]
I have to confess something to you.
– I–I’m–I’m sorry. My mother is getting married tonight? – Yeah, she was outside the bakery going on about her wedding cake. Wait. You didn’t know.
No, I mean, I knew my mom was engaged to Alex Kiriakis. But no, I didn’t realize that the wedding was tonight.
Well, it is. And I didn’t want to spoil your mom’s special day by telling her that her darling son is a big fat liar. – Oh, well, thank you. – I’ll just tell her tomorrow instead.
[unsettling music]
Sophia, please.
Like, pretty please with sugar on top?
Seriously? Do you really wanna hurt us this badly?
Well, yeah, that’s why I ratted you out the first time. – What first time? –
[scoffs] Hello. How do you think Tate’s mom caught on to your plans to sneak off on prom night? – Oh, my God. You told her?
[scoffs] Oops. – Oh, my God, Sophia. How could you do something so spiteful? – I suppose the acute sense of betrayal I felt after you let me, your so-called best friend, make a complete fool of myself by asking Tate to the prom when, in fact, you two were secretly seeing each other the whole time. Yeah, that made telling her a whole lot easier. Do you have any idea how humiliating that was?
Sophia, look. I-I had no intention of hurting you. I thought that maybe you would just–you’d get with Aaron, and then everyone would be happy. – Really, Tate? Even though I have never, not once, expressed interest in Aaron? – Okay. You know what? You’re right. He screwed up royally, and I’ve been a terrible friend. – We’re sorry. We never should have lied to you. We just–with everything that’s happened, you know, we got so caught up in keeping this thing between us a secret that– I don’t know– we didn’t think about how it would affect other people. – Ugh, the groveling.
What are you talking about? We’re apologizing. – So I won’t snitch on you. Because as we both know, the stakes are kind of high.
No, that’s not–
[sighs] Sophia, look, I’m sorry, okay? I really am sorry. But yeah, it’s true we don’t want you to tell our parents. If you do, Tate’s probably gonna be shipped off to military school, and we’ll never see each other again. –
[inhales sharply] That sounds like a you problem. – Sophia, we have known each other for a very, very long time. If our friendship ever meant anything to you, would you just please keep our secret? I’ll do anything. – Anything? – What is it you want to confess? – Well– – What in the world is my gorgeous bride doing here? Shouldn’t you be getting ready for the wedding? – Yeah, uh– um, I was just telling Brady here that, um, despite our differences, I’m really happy that– that he’s coming to the wedding. I mean, you are Tate’s father, after all. And even if he can’t be there, I’m really glad that you can.
Hey. Um, I’ll see you two at the ceremony.
Yeah, we’ll see you.
[sighs] Mm. – I should–I should probably get to Sarah’s now. – Oh, before you do, I wanted to run something by you. – What? Did you, like, hire Ed Sheeran to perform or something? I know you’re a big-shot CEO.
Uh, no. Actually, Justin offered to officiate our wedding. I wanted to see if you had any objections.
No. Of course not. That’s fine. – Okay, good. Good. I just wanted to, you know, talk with you about it first. So it wasn’t like the prenup all over again, you know? – Oh, yeah. You learned your lesson, did you?
I did. Because I just wanna be the best husband that I possibly can be for you because I love you, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.
I feel exactly the same way.
[mysterious music]
[sighs] – Can you believe our precious little girl is still asleep?
Good, she’ll be well rested for the ceremony.
What have you got there?
Just looking over our final guest list.
I see my mom never got back to us.
No. I assume that she moved, and who knows where? – Or maybe she just doesn’t give a damn.
Baby, I am so, so sorry that I pressured you to reach out to her. I didn’t–I didn’t mean to reopen old wounds.
It’s fine. I-I understand. It was worth a shot, you know, for Victoria’s sake.
Of course.
Anyway, honestly, it’s probably just as well that she’s not coming. – Look, I’m sorry for wasting your time. I didn’t realize a double wedding was, as you say, a snoozefest.
No, hold on, Bonnie. Wait, wait, wait.
[sighs] Okay, look. As vanilla as it is, four very straight, very good-looking people getting married, maybe we can find an intriguing angle here.
Intriguing angle? Like what? – Like, did anything scandalous happen at the bachelor and/or bachelorette party? Something involving drugs, strippers? – No, they skipped all that.
Huh. What about the ceremony? Any inside details?
[gasps] They’re gonna have a chocolate fountain. – Well, that’s great. Anything else? – Oh.
[gasps] Well, actually…
[sucks teeth] There might be a surprise guest. – A surprise guest, eh? – Mm. – Do tell. – Xander’s mother? – Mm-hmm. – I didn’t know he had a mother. I mean, I guess we all have mothers, though I think of mine as a spiritual black hole. – Oh. Sorry to hear that. – It’s okay. I’m learning that I’m eminently lovable despite all that. – Oh. I’m happy for you. That’s good. And yes, Xander certainly does have a mother, and she might–might– key word being “might”– be coming to the wedding. – And this is a surprise because? – Mm, she and Xander have been estranged for years. – Really? – Mm-hmm. – Why? – Probably because she had a drinking problem. – Oh, so she likes to wet her beak, eh? Go on. – Well, Sarah worked really hard to track her down, and she finally got an address for her in Paris. And she was all set to send her an invite. And then I found the invite in the trash. – Really? – Mm-hmm. – Why would she throw it away? – I think Theresa got in her head. She kept discouraging her from sending Mama Cook an invite and kept saying over and over again what a bad idea it was.
[sighs]
So then how did Mama Cook get the invite?
[tense music] –
[giggles] – Bonnie, you didn’t! – Guilty! –
[gasps] – I sent it.
[laughs] I figured Xander and Sarah would thank me later.
[chuckles] – So they don’t know? You never told them? – Honey, a surprise is not a surprise if no one’s surprised! Hello!
[giggles] – You know, there is at least one potential positive of my mom not attending. – Hmm?
At least our open bar won’t get ransacked.
You’re terrible.
Come on. The woman’s skipping her own son’s wedding. I’m allowed a few barbs.
Okay.
[rapping on door] – Hi. – Hi. –
[sighs] Well? – Well what?
You don’t have anything to say? Like, for instance, oh, I don’t know, uh, “Thank you for letting us join in on your wedding”?
Okay. Thank you for letting us be part of your wedding. We are eternally grateful. – And you are eternally beholden. Hey, I better go get ready.
Okay. I am so sorry about him.
Oh, it’s okay. And thank you, Sarah, for letting us crash your wedding.
It’s no problem. I mean, in a few hours, we’re all gonna be family.
Hmm. – So what’s the word? Have you run it by Theresa?
I have. We’d love to have you perform our ceremony. – Oh. Well, that’s great. I’m very happy, Alex.
Me too. I know how much family meant to my father, and I know this is what he’d want. – Look, I don’t mean to speak ill of the dead, but I really don’t give a damn what Victor would have wanted. – I will consider keeping your little secret, but I want something in return. – Sure. Anything. Just name it. – Well, I figure since Aaron took Tate’s place at lacrosse camp, it’s only fair that you take mine. – Wait, you’re going to camp? – Not exactly. My parents are making me get one of those pesky J-O-Bs, waiting tables at the Bistro. What do you think, Holls? I’m sure Stefan DiMera won’t mind if I give up my spot to you, though there is one small stipulation. I collect every last cent of your paycheck. – Sophia, if I work your job at the Bistro, that means that I’ll never get to see Tate. – Sure you will, as soon as you get off work. So what do you say?
– Ugh, I can’t believe I have to work all summer at the Bistro. I’m not even gonna see a single penny from it.
Holly, no. No. It’s–I don’t want you to make such a big sacrifice. It’s not fair to you. I’ll just go to camp. It’s gonna be a couple of months. – No. – Yeah. – No way. – Holly, come on. – “Come on” what, Tate? Rather be doing what we’re doing now than not see you at all. – You sure? – Yes, I’m sure. We’ll just have to make the most out of the time we do have together. – Oh. Well, in that case– – Come here. –
[chuckles]
[gentle music]
[laughter] – “Lend me your ear, dear reader, “for ’tis the summer of love here in Salem, “as two scorching-hot couples are about to tie the knot “in what promises to be the social event of the season. “But let’s hope that this wedding has a happier ending “than the last Kiriakis nuptials, “a dumpster fire in which the would-be groom “was shot and killed. “Not that anyone shed a tear, since the victim “of said shooting was responsible for the death “of the famously witty and intimidating family patriarch, Victor Kiriakis.” – That man up there was a narcissist of the highest order, a manipulative control freak. To him, everything was a means to an end. He could be cruel– – I didn’t think that you were still so angry with him. – How could I not be? He robbed me of a son! – Justin, I was never your son to begin with. – And he should have never lied to me about it. Or he shouldn’t have revealed the plot twist in his will. – I don’t think it was a plot twist. I think he was trying to make things right. – Make things right? It was too late for that. – I know it hurt you. I-I do. I get it, and I’m sorry. But I don’t think you should be standing here in my father’s house and dragging his name through the mud when he’s not here to defend himself. – What he did was indefensible. And I for one don’t know how you can stand there waxing sentimental about it!
Because he was my father!
So was I, damn it!
[tense music]
–
[sighs] Don’t think about it. You and Theresa? Come on. You were never good for one another. You were never good. You were…
[mysterious music]
[breathing heavily] How are you gonna get through this wedding? How you gonna…
[ominous music]
Come on.
[bottle clinking]
[sighs] Aha.
[sniffs]
[groans] – Hi. I hope I’m not late. – No, come in. Come in. Come in. We’re just getting started. – Oh, good. Well, I be here bearing gifts. I have everything from hairpins to Spandex to ibuprofen. I got you girls covered. – You are an angel. Um, and the bouquets? – Oh, damn. I’m–
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We will just– we’ll grab them on the way. –
[exhales] Okay. – It’s totally fine, all right? I now need a very hot shower. – Um, Sarah, before you go, there’s something I need to tell you. It’s–it’s about Xander’s mom.
What about her? – Well, I know you threw her invitation in the trash– – Wait, wait, wait. – And– – What are you talking about? I-I didn’t throw any invitation in the trash.
[dramatic music]
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