Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[tense music]
What do you mean, “What happened last night?” Don’t you remember?
I remember being with you at Small Bar. I remember having drinks. And then the next thing I remember is waking up in my car behind the wheel. Do you know how I got home?
Oh, my God.
Well, Victoria, we’ve changed your nappy. We’ve had a lovely, healthy snack and been for a long walk in the woods. You must be so exhausted.
[baby fussing] Oh, darling. Yes, I know. You miss your mommy.
[sighs] I’m sorry, sweetheart. I’m so, so sorry for what I did to your mother.
Maggie.
Mm.
You’re still here.
Yeah. So are you.
No, I went home and got some sleep. Have you been here the whole time since Sarah was brought in?
Yeah. I’m–yeah. I couldn’t leave her, Kayla.
I know, but listen, Sarah needs all the love and care that she can get. And she needs you to take care of yourself.
I will. But for right now, Kayla, she’s putting on a pretty brave front. But I know she’s terrified.
[sighs] Dr. Greene came by earlier, and he tested her reflexes. She doesn’t have any feeling at all below the waist.
I know. We have her on a high dose of steroids to try to reduce the inflammation. I’m hoping to see some results.
[sighs] Well, what about that, uh– the repeat MRI that she had? Did it show any injury other than the swelling?
I’m gonna go right now to radiology and see what’s up, okay? Listen, I want you to know that we are doing everything we can for her. Sarah’s a fighter, and we are gonna fight hard for her. Okay?
[soft dramatic music]
I thought the neurologist would have been back by now. I’m gonna talk to Kayla and see what’s keeping him.
No, no, no, no, no. Don’t. He will round again this evening when he’s finished in surgery. That’s just how things are. We have to wait.
But your results could just be sitting there.
Mm-hmm. But no news is good news around here, my love, believe me.
[sighs] I believe you. I’m just having a hard time sitting still.
Mm-hmm. I can tell.
You comfortable?
I mean, yeah. Yeah. I–I feel fine. I can’t really feel anything. Kind of wish I could.
Right. Is there anything I can get for you or–or do for you?
Yes. Yes, you can do something for me.
Name it. Anything.
I–I, um– I want you to go home, please.
Why are you being so damn petty?
And why are you being such a dumbass?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wh-what’s going on over here?
[sighs]
Nothing.
Well, it didn’t really sound like nothing. We could hear you guys going at it across the square. And the tension between you guys is off the charts.
That’s exactly what I thought.
Look, Chanel, I don’t know what’s going on here, but if he’s bothering you, just let me know.
Johnny, relax, okay? There is no need to resurrect the old DiMera-Kiriakis feud over just a little disagreement.
It didn’t sound very little to me.
We were just rehashing something that I thought was ancient history.
And now we are done rehashing. Hello, handsome husband of mine.
[laughs dryly] See you around–hopefully not.
So what was that all about?
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
Johnny, it was nothing, really.
Uh, excuse me. Uh, I just realized there’s something I have to take care of. But I’ll see you back at the office, Johnny, after you, uh– you run our idea past Chanel.
Yeah, okay.
All right.
Thanks, Abe.
[soft music]
What’s he talking about? What idea?
Uh, well, before we get into that, I think we should probably talk about whatever just happened.
Uh, you know, c-can we just leave it, okay? There is no need to rehash the rehashing.
Yeah, okay, but if Alex is harassing you–
No, no, he’s not harassing me, okay? We were just– it was about Allie.
Hm. I thought it might be.
Okay, b-but before you get all up in your head about it, just know that I am not upset at all about the way things turned out. I am with the person that I am supposed to be with, and I know that. Alex, he just needs to get it through that thick skull of his that after how he betrayed me, there is no way we could ever be friends.
Yeah, well, I think he got that message loud and clear.
Yeah, well, I hope so.
[sighs] Anyway, um, sorry, more importantly, what was it that you wanted to talk to me about?
Uh, right, uh, well, Abe and I were discussing casting a new role for “Body and Soul.” It’s a new character by the name of Faith. She is the ingenue, but she’s also a little bit of a spitfire.
Cool. Okay. So what does that have to do with me?
Well, I thought that you might be perfect for that part.
Hey, hey, Alex. Alex, hold up. Hold on just a second.
Look, Abe, if this is about what Chanel was trying to say, I have no idea what–
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Not at all. Not at all.
Okay.
[laughs] What is this about?
[laughs] Well, uh, this may sound like it’s coming out of left field, but have you ever thought about being an actor?
[intriguing music]
[laughs]
You want me to leave?
No, not–not because I don’t want you here. I was just hoping that you would go home and check on Victoria. And not that I don’t trust your mother, it’s just, Victoria doesn’t know her, and I don’t want her to be scared, because you know how clingy she’s been lately.
Fine. Of course I’ll go if it’ll put your mind at ease.
Yeah.
I just hate to leave you. I know your mother’s here, but–
Baby, I’m gonna be fine, okay? So I want you to go and check on our baby. I’ll be here waiting. Where am I gonna go?
[chuckles]
What happened with your mummy, it was an accident. But your father is determined to find out who caused it. God knows he’ll never forgive me if he does.
[dramatic music] So…let’s get you into the driver’s seat.
God, I pray no one ever finds out it was Brady’s car that hit Sarah. But if they do, at least they won’t know I was driving it.
[phone ringing]
Kristen, thanks for getting back to me. Wh-what do you mean it’s not gonna work out? You heard Rachel say that she wanted to spend some time with me today. No, hold on–why would you deprive her of that? Yes, I heard about Sarah’s accident. Wha-what does that have to– Kristen, I’m–I’m aware of the color of my car, okay? There–there are a lot of gray cars in Salem. What is your p– Excuse me. Lis-listen to me. I told you, I was working all night. Of cour–of course not. Stop–Kristen. Kristen, l-listen, keep your crazy theories to yourself, okay?
[phone thuds]
[knock on door]
Jada, are you busy?
I am, but I can multitask. I’m just going through the last of the security footage from the stores surrounding the town square. I’m trying to find the video of the car that ran down Sarah Horton.
Shouldn’t that be someone else’s job?
Well, you’d think, but since Shawn Brady and Harris Michaels both resigned, we are extremely understaffed here. And now with Rafe in the hospital…
Well, that’s what I came by to tell you. I’m working on getting you some help.
[sighs] That’d be great. Thanks.
Won’t be long, I promise. And since I’m here, any updates on the case?
Actually, yes, there are.
Um, no, I’ve never thought about being an actor.
[laughs] I mean, even as a kid, I grew up playing sports, you know, little league and soccer. I’ve never even done, like, a school play before. Why do you ask?
Well, we’re casting a new role in the soap opera that Kate and I are producing, and I think you are exactly the type.
[laughs] Well, thank you. I know I may be a handsome devil, but as I told you, I’m no actor.
[chuckles] Well, neither are some of the people we’ve already hired. But, uh, you know, if you’re not interested or you don’t have the time…
Well, I’m not sure I am interested, but, uh, I definitely have the time. Just had my marriage annulled, no longer CEO of Titan. So the only thing left on my plate, Abe, is to figure out how to fill my empty plate.
That sounds pretty perfect to me. Uh, but there is something you should know.
What’s that?
Well, if you’re both cast, you would be playing opposite Chanel.
[intriguing music]
[laughs] – Okay, is this a joke? You want me to be in “Body and Soul”?
Yeah, of course. Why not? I mean, look at you. You’re–you’re beautiful. You’re talented. And were you not just saying that you’re looking for a new creative outlet now that the bakery is practically running itself?
Yeah, I-I was.
Mm-hmm. And you said that you’d been looking forward to spending more time together. Well, this checks off both of those boxes. So what do you say? Will you audition?
[monitors beeping]
Hey, Mom.
Oh, sweetheart, I’m sorry, I– I didn’t mean to wake you.
Mm. You didn’t. I was just dozing. It’s impossible to get any real sleep in here, you know?
Mm. Xander went home to check on Victoria.
Mm-hmm.
You know, I-I– I could have gone in his place.
I–I didn’t want you to go.
[chuckles] I just–I thought it would be good for him to get out of here for a little bit. I don’t want him to get in the habit of– of being here /, you know? Because we all have to– we have to figure out the logistics of, you know, whatever our– our new life looks like, make sure that everybody gets done everything that’s supposed to be done while I recover.
Yeah. Well, it, um– it’ll take a village. But you have a very big village of people who love you.
[soft dramatic music]
[choking up] I’m very grateful for you, Mama.
And I, um– and I know that, um, I was– I was nervous about her coming to town, but, honestly, having Fiona here is kind of a blessing right now, isn’t it?
Well, maybe another walk will help you settle, huh? When your father was a little one, I used to drive him around in the car– for hours sometimes. It was the only thing that would calm him down. But I don’t suppose that would be a very good idea right now, do you?
[baby fussing] Ah, Victoria. You’re looking at me so intently, and yet I know you don’t understand anything I’m saying to you, which is why I can open up to you, because I know you’ll keep my secret.
What secret’s that, Mum?
And that was the last footage that we were able to obtain. None of the cameras captured Sarah getting hit by that car. And we don’t have one single eyewitness. And Sarah still has no memory of the accident. So as of now, we have no other avenues to pursue.
Not much of an update.
Yeah, unfortunately not. And unless the driver takes the car in for repairs, or we get struck by lightning and the perpetrator finds a conscience and walks through those doors with their hands up, I am not very optimistic that we’re gonna find whoever did this.
The paint, it’s scraped off.
[tires screech] Oh, God, no. No.
I don’t think that it’s a good idea for me to audition.
What? Why?
Well, I’m not a real actor, for one thing. And what if I don’t get the part? That will be awkward for both of us. Or even worse, what if I do get the part and then I make a fool of myself in front of thousands?
Mm, more like a million.
A million people watch your soap opera?
About that, yeah.
Every day?
Every day. And, look, Chanel, you are not going to make a fool of yourself, okay? You did amazing when you auditioned for Celeste. And you were so excited to be in a movie. What changed?
Well, what changed is that I am your wife now.
Yeah.
And when I said that I wanted to spend more time together, I meant, like, picnics in the park or walks around the lake. Johnny, I have worked with Allie, and I worked with Talia, and, believe me, those weren’t no picnics.
I mean… yeah, no, I’m definitely not Allie or Talia.
[mockingly] Oh, yeah. Why didn’t I think of that?
Okay, look, since you are being so stubborn, I am going to have to switch up my tactics and try to convince you in another way.
What other way?
That way. Now, how would you like to be able to do that all day long every single day any time we want? Yes? No?
[groans] All right, fine. I’ll audition.
Okay, fantastic! You won’t regret it, I promise.
I’d be working alongside Chanel? Abe, she can’t stand me.
Exactly, exactly! You know, when I saw the sparks flying between the two of you, I just knew you’d be perfect for the part.
So you just got this idea right now. Do she and Johnny even know that you’re offering me this?
No, no, not yet.
Oh, God. I highly doubt either one of them are gonna be on board with Chanel working alongside me.
[grumbles indistinctly] You let me worry about that, all right? You just show up for the audition.
Ah…
And we will take care of everything else. What do you got to lose?
I mean, when you put it like that… All right, fine. I’ll audition. Why not?
[monitors beeping]
Sarah, darling, I am so proud of your courage. All the nurses I’ve talked to, they so admire you as a doctor. They’ve been telling me what a terrific patient you are and how they admire your attitude.
[soft dramatic music]
[sniffles] You know, I’ve seen a lot of, um, patients come in here with injuries like mine, including you, and I just– I know that the only way you get better is through hard work, so…
Right. And you’re gonna do that with strength and commitment.
Yeah, for sure. You see, my plan is to stand on my own two feet and walk out of here in a week– or a month or a year or however long it takes.
And if that’s not the plan for me, then, um– Then I, um– then I plan on living a full and complete life.
Of course you will.
Mm-hmm.
Yes.
I’m a very lucky woman to have– have such a supportive mom. And I have a husband that I love with all of my heart and my daughter, who’s a miracle. So I refuse to let some hit-and-run driver rob me of a wonderful future with my family. – I just feel so bad for Sarah and her family, especially since she just got married, and she has a little girl who needs her. And, my God, to be run over by some SOB who just leaves her lying there on the side of the road.
[phone rings]
Oh, excuse me.
Oh, of course. Of course.
Yeah, Gutierrez, what you got? Oh, you did? Well, that’s great. Send it to me now. Okay, thanks.
Anything?
Uh, yeah. Saxton’s was able to retrieve some deleted footage from around the time of the accident.
Ah, yes!
[sighs] Now maybe this could be the Hail Mary that we need to find that SOB.
Oh, yes, the secret. Well, I was just telling our little darling about a plan I had for Sarah. I was thinking of maybe taking a picture of Victoria and putting it in a frame or maybe a locket.
Oh, Mum, that’s really thoughtful. Sarah would love that, I’m sure, especially coming from you.
Aw.
And how is my bonnie wee lass?
[baby gurgles] She been behaving for you?
Oh, she’s been perfect. How’s Sarah doing?
Actually, um, after you left this morning to take over babysitting duties, we had a little bit of bad news, unfortunately.
Oh, no, what happened?
Sarah has no feeling in– in her legs– from the waist down, actually.
[exhales deeply] No.
The doctors are optimistic. They say, um, it’s probably just caused by swelling. So we’re hopeful that paralysis will abate when the swelling goes down.
Yes, of course. It has to.
It’s just, uh, we have no way of knowing how long Sarah’s gonna be hospitalized for. And she’s already missing Victoria terribly, so…
Yeah, well, I’m sure Victoria is missing her too, even though she can’t express it. Oh, and you should know, she hasn’t had her nap this afternoon. She’s been resisting it like mad. Actually, I was just about to take her out for another walk, see if I could help her settle.
Don’t worry about that. I’m gonna take her to the hospital to see Sarah. I think it’ll do the world of good to see her little girl.
Well, Father knows best. Please do give my love to Sarah, hm?
Will do. See you later, Mum…
Okay.
Thank you for everything. I’m so grateful you’re here.
That means so much to me. I’ll see you later.
All right, come on, you. Let’s go see Mummy. Ooh, sorry.
[chuckles]
[tense music] Bye.
Oh.
[exhales deeply]
[phone rings] Hello?
It’s, uh–it’s me. I need to see you right now.
You know, I always wanted to be a doctor.
Yeah, I know.
[sniffles] Just…helping people in need. I always felt so blessed to do that, you know? And not just–not just curing them physically, but being there for them emotionally, you know? Not always totally successful, but– but still. It’s like a double-edged sword now, you know? Because now that I’m the patient, I just– I know everything that I’m supposed to do, and I feel like sometimes I maybe know too much.
No.
[soft dramatic music] Sarah–
No, Mom, please don’t. Please don’t.
I don’t–I don’t– I don’t want a pep talk, okay? I don’t want it. Don’t say anything. Just be here with me, okay? That’s all I want, is just be here with me.
I will always be here.
That’s the worst part is that, like, I– is being away from Victoria because they don’t allow babies in here.
[sobbing]
Don’t allow what?
Oh!
Oh, my God. Xander, how– how did you–how did you–
You know me, I– I just pulled some strings and greased some wheels– my specialty.
Thank you so much.
Hey, do you want to go to your mother now? Come on, darling.
What’s so urgent you couldn’t discuss this on the phone?
I remembered something about last night.
Oh? What?
Tires. Tires screeching. I heard them.
Is that all?
That’s all– that’s all I remember. But, Fiona, I– I now know that Sarah was hit by a driver in a gray car– a gray car. I’m afraid it could have been me.
[dramatic music]
[gasps] Oh, my God, there it is.
Oh, what? What? What?
It’s the car that hit Sarah. Here, come look. Here. That’s the moment of impact.
[gasps] Oh.
[gasps]
My!
Yeah, that’s a gray car, all right. But the lighting is bad, so I can’t really make out the make and model. You know, forensics should be able to give us more information on this. Let me just do this frame by frame.
[gasps] Whoa.
What?
I think we just broke this case wide open.
Okay, let me just, uh… okay, there, you should…
[phone beeps] Have the scene.
Okay, got it. Uh, so when is the audition? And–and how long do I have to, uh– what, find my character?
Uh, well, you have, um, as long as it takes us to find a leading man to read with you.
I’ll email you the audition scenes as soon as I get back to the office.
All right. I’ll keep an eye on my inbox. Uh, Abe, what happens if Chanel doesn’t get the part?
Well, then you’ll just have to make sparks fly with someone else.
[intriguing music]
Hm.
Brady, please calm down. Just because you drive a gray car–
No, it’s–it’s not just the color of the car, Fiona. It’s the fact that I was drunk and I don’t know how the hell I got home. I never thought I’d be stupid enough to drink and drive, and yet, clearly, I was.
[tense music] The ca–the– the car was parked face-in, so I never saw the front of it until now. There was– there’s damage on the fender.
Major damage?
It’s a–it’s a scratch.
Which you only just noticed this morning? Brady, who’s to know how long it’s been there? It might just be a coincidence. And you don’t know what caused it. Anything could have caused it, and there’s no way to know for sure. And besides, Sarah didn’t even see the driver, and apparently, she can’t remember anything either.
You have no idea how much good it did for me to see her.
Well, good news is, Kayla says I can bring her every day as long as you’re here– just can’t let on to the other patients that we get special privileges.
[laughter]
Stealth Xander.
[chuckles]
You’re looking a little sleepy, darling.
Yeah, I am a little sleepy.
Well, why don’t I bring Victoria home, and she’ll come back to see you tomorrow?
Yeah. But then after you bring her home, you’re gonna go and rest, okay? You promise?
I promise.
Okay.
I love you, sweetheart.
I love you too, Mama.
Thank you, Xander, for bringing our little sweetheart to her mommy and for pulling strings.
Like I said, it’s my specialty.
[chuckles] Okay. Okay. I’ll see you both.
Okay.
Come on, sweetheart. All right.
I love you. I love you, Victoria. I love you, Mom. I love you.
Okay. Hey. Just close your eyes, darling, get some– get some rest.
That’ll be loads of fun for you, just sitting here watching me sleep.
Don’t worry about me. I’d be totally fine with that. I could sit here and watch you sleep all day and night.
I love you.
I love you.
[grunts]
Ah, is she asleep? I can come back.
No. No, please come in.
[door closes] Did my test results come in?
Um, yeah. Yeah, they did.
This is a nightmare. This–this– no, this is Sarah’s nightmare, but I could have caused the whole thing.
Brady, everything might turn out just fine. Sarah’s surgery was a success, and the doctors are very hopeful.
Hopeful?
[splutters] Whoa, hopeful? What do you mean by “hopeful”? Answer me. What do you mean by “hopeful”? Fiona!
Sarah’s been having some trouble with her legs. It’s just some numbness and motor difficulties.
Are you– are you saying she’s paralyzed?
No. They believe it’s only temporary.
Oh, God. I got to turn myself in.
Abe, great news, Chanel has agreed to audition.
Ah, excellent, excellent.
Yeah, so, um, where did you disappear to?
[laughs] I had a sudden stroke of inspiration, and I think I found the perfect actor to play opposite her.
[chuckles]
[intriguing music]
[flatly] “Faith, I will never forgive you for this.” Damn it, Faith! I will never forgive you for this!
“You hypocrite, claiming to be innocent in all this “as if you didn’t sleep with my stepmother and my evil twin, Arrow.” Arrow?
Arrow? “Charity isn’t the evil twin. You are.”
“We’re not twins, by the way. We’re triplets.”
[chuckles] Wow. Talk about a cliffhanger. I wonder what happens next.
Fiona, I’m back.
[intriguing music] Huh.
That’s strange. Where is she?
[baby gurgling] She’s not here.
Brady, you can’t turn yourself in. You don’t even know if you’ve done anything wrong.
Oh, God, Fiona, I drove drunk. I drove drunk. There’s obviously something wrong with that, isn’t there? Why didn’t I take a cab? You told me to take a cab. I should’ve taken… Will you, uh–will you come look at the car with me? Because I want to–I want to– I want to know what you think.
Yes, of course.
I don’t see how this helps your case. I can’t see the driver. I can’t see inside the car at all.
Neither can I, but you see right here in this corner over here?
Uh-huh.
We got a partial license plate. –.
Can you identify the car off of only a few digits?
Yeah, often, we can. And now with this new lead, we have a really good chance of finding the car.
Like I said, it’s not a big scratch, but– oh, my God.
What is it?
Where’s the car?
It’s not good news, is it?
I’m afraid not.
[soft dramatic music] Um, while your initial MRI and CT showed no fracture and no displacement, the radiologist believes that the repeat MRI shows evidence of spinal cord ischemia.
[sighs]
What does that mean?
It’s a form of a stroke, but it’s in the spinal cord and not the brain. And it’s most likely caused by the blood loss that Sarah experienced after the accident.
But now, I mean, we have a definitive diagnosis. Isn’t that good? What can we do? What’s next?
Well, in Sarah’s case, surgery isn’t indicated. And steroids are a proven beneficial treatment for this condition. And Sarah’s on those already.
Yeah. In other words, there’s nothing left to do. I’m just gonna, um– I’m gonna tell you– tell you it straight, okay? There’s been damage to the nerves, and, um, it’s probably irreversible. And there’s a possibility that I– there’s a possibility that I will eventually regain some sensation, but there’s a good chance I won’t.
[sniffling]
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