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[soft music]
Oh, Sarah, there you are.
Mm-hmm. And there you are.
Um, it’s okay, isn’t it? The door was open. I–I wanted to ask you about, you know, the decorations for Victoria’s birthday party tomorrow.
Mm, mm-hmm. Are you sure you’re not just sitting there waiting to help me back in bed?
[sighs] Sweetheart, you’re still getting used to the wheelchair. And yes, I’m concerned that it might be just a bit difficult for you right now.
Well, it’s not. The physical therapist showed me how to do the transfer, so I feel confident I can do it. Prepare to be awed.
Okay.
Okay. Here we go. All right.
Look, I got it.
Hi, darling.
Oh, hey, Mum. Where’s your, uh, little granddaughter?
Oh, she’s in the kitchen. Bonnie insisted on giving her some ice cream. I suppose it’s her way of spending time with our little angel.
While giving you a little break.
Not that I needed one.
So…I assume you’re settling in here okay?
I am indeed. My room is gorgeous, and the staff are even doting on me. This house is palatial. I have to wonder why you haven’t moved out.
Oh, let’s just say that my father is a less gracious host than Maggie.
Xander, Fiona, welcome. Bonnie told me that you had moved in. How’s Sarah doing?
Well, actually, she’s resting right now.
Right. Well, if Bonnie or I can be of any help, if Sarah needs anything at all–
I’ll tell you what she needs. She needs you to fire your client.
[tense music]
Ah, thanks, Tink. You know that we–we really appreciate that. I will. I’ll keep you posted. Love you, too, honey.
You told Belle about Brady, I assume?
Yeah. Yeah, I did. She’s obviously upset. She even offered to come home to represent him.
I thought she might do that.
Yeah. But I told her that Justin’s all over it. Oh–oh, Paul, he also offered to– to come home. Not for any legal advice but just, uh, moral support.
Does love his brother.
Actually, he just wants to be here for all of us.
[door opens]
Here’s your visitor.
[soft music]
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
How can you offer to defend the man that nearly killed Sarah? She’s my wife. Where’s your family loyalty?
Xander, you know I love Sarah, but Brady’s family too.
Don’t remind me.
Everyone deserves a defense.
Says who? I mean, my God, Justin. Getting behind the wheel of a car when you’re out of your mind drunk– I mean, that’s not just a mistake, is it? It’s not just a– a little lapse in judgment. It’s a bloody crime. Not to mention, after he ran Sarah down, he just went off on his merry way. Didn’t even bother to check if she was dead or alive.
Xander, I get that you’re suffering right now.
Forget my suffering. My wife might never walk again. So I don’t think Brady Black should ever see daylight again. I mean, as far as I’m concerned, scum like that, all you can do is lock him up and throw away the key.
Oh, for God’s sake, Xander. It was an accident.
Mom, I said I can do it. Will you just please let me?
Listen, Sarah, you will eventually do this on your own, but for right now, will you please let me help you?
And I can help, too, Aunt Sarah.
Hey, honey.
Please, will you let me?
All right, yeah, sure.
Holly, grab her feet, okay? Okay. Good.
Whoa.
[grunts] Well, I do not know who moved this bed up a foot, but they will be hearing from my lawyer. So if you could just go grab Justin. Thank you, both of you. Boy, I do not know where I get this stubbornness from.
Mm. It’s a mystery.
Oh, is it?
Yes, but you know you’re not gonna get any help for long ’cause you’re strong and you’re determined. And before you know it, you’re gonna be in and out of that chair just like an old pro.
It’s just a matter of time.
Mm.
Aunt Sarah, for whatever it’s worth, I’m really, really sorry.
Honey, is this about you blaming yourself for the accident?
I am to blame, though. If that cabin key had been where it was supposed to be, then you wouldn’t have had to go look for it. You wouldn’t be in the street when–
Holly, Holly, look at me. The search for the key did not put me in that chair. There’s only one person to blame. It is not you. – I didn’t expect to see you, Tate.
I just needed to see how you are. Hope that’s okay.
Yeah. Sure, it’s fine, it’s okay, but, uh… You must be pretty ashamed of your–of your dad, huh?
No. No, I’m not ashamed of you. I feel bad for you, that’s all. I just–
[sighs] I wanna understand how this happened.
How it happened. Well, it starts with one drink, and then it leads to a couple more. And, uh, your dad’s an alcoholic, as you know, and sometimes it’s very hard for me to stop.
Uh, I meant the accident.
Oh, the accident. Oh, that’s– here’s the kicker on that one. I don’t remember. That’s how bad your dad was. That’s how drunk he was. I–I hit Sarah with my car, and it’s a blank.
Why did you even relapse in the first place, Dad? I–I don’t understand. Like, what happened to make you start drinking again?
Oh, I meant to tell you– I talked to Dad this morning. Just wanted to fill him in on what’s going on.
And how did he take it?
Well, he’s upset for– for all of us. He’s sad that Brady had fallen off the wagon, and even sadder about the accident. And he just wanted to know if there was anything he could do to help us.
He is such a kind man.
Yes, he is. I really appreciate the offer, just like I appreciate everyone’s offer here. But Doc, I’m telling you, this deal with all these phone calls this morning here and updating people who really care about Brady, plus, on top of my own worries, it’s–
It’s a lot.
Yeah. It’s a lot.
Mm-hmm. You’re lucky to have me to help you.
[soft music]
Damn lucky.
I am right here for you. We’re going to get through this together.
Now, you can’t just let me off that easy, Aunt Sarah. The only reason I had that cabin key was because I was lying, lying to everyone about Tate staying in the cabin all summer just so we could have time together.
Honey, if you wanna feel guilty about lying, I’ll allow it. But you are not allowed to feel guilty, not even a little bit, about what happened to me. I mean it. The only person that is to blame is the driver who hit me. Sugar, am I getting through to you at all?
Yeah, I guess. Thank you for being so kind to me. It still doesn’t change the fact that I wish I could go back in time and just leave that key where it was meant to be.
[sighs] You know, honey, there’s a reason they say hindsight is /. I see it in the hospital all the time. In one moment, someone’s life is changed forever, whether it’s a– a terrible accident or a serious disease. Either way, we can all try to plan out our lives the way we want, but we have– we have no control over what happens to us. And so all we can do is just try to handle the circumstances the best we can.
And we can all be grateful that your Aunt Sarah’s getting stronger every day.
Yeah. Not as fast as I would like, but I am getting there.
Thank God for that.
So you started drinking again because of Mom?
No, I’m not– I’m not blaming her, okay? I’m responsible for my own actions, okay? But–when I saw your mom marrying Alex, I didn’t like it. I did think there was a chance your mom and I might be able to get back together, and then when I saw that that was never gonna happen, I, uh– it hit me hard. And then I found myself at the pub, and it all went downhill from there.
[pensive music]
Mom’s wedding was weeks ago. Have you been drinking this whole time?
Yes. Remember when I saw you in the square? I ran into you, and I told you to get your butt back to lacrosse camp, don’t bother coming home. Remember that?
Yeah.
Well, it seems that we were both lying to each other that day. The only difference is, son, my lies were worse, because the–the consequences were tragic and they cannot be undone. Tate, I was right in the middle of that– what do you call it? The throes of my addiction at the time, and I didn’t want you to see me. I didn’t want you to see your father and how bad he had become. And I thank– thank you for–for– for not being ashamed of your father. But the problem is, your father is very ashamed of himself.
– I’m sorry, Mum. You’re not actually defending Brady, are you? I mean, first of all, you don’t even know him.
No, I don’t. And I’m certainly not defending what he did to Sarah. But darling, from everything I’m told, the man’s an alcoholic. He has a disease, just like I do. And he certainly didn’t mean to harm her.
Of course he didn’t.
Of course you agree. I mean, you’ve already made it quite clear whose side you’re on.
Xander, this isn’t about taking sides. This is about having compassion for someone who, yes, made a terrible mistake, but who is also incredibly remorseful about it. And let’s not forget that Brady is a member of the family. A family, who, by the way, didn’t write you off after you held my wife hostage in the garden shed.
And yet I don’t remember you offering me legal services back then, did you, huh? But then you’re all too happy to sign up to be Brady’s lawyer.
You’re lucky you don’t need a lawyer now after you tried to choke him to death.
Well, he better hope that I don’t get another chance ’cause if I do, I’m gonna break his bloody neck.
Mm.
Thanks. I needed that.
I needed that too.
[pensive music]
And now it’s time to go talk to my son.
Would, uh–would you like some company?
Better handle this one on my own. But I’m grateful for your offer, Doc.
Right. Well, please tell Brady that I love him.
You know I will.
That’s it. You’ve heard it all. And it’s okay if you don’t wanna have anything to do with me anymore.
How can you even say that? You’re my dad. My God, you didn’t turn your back on me when everyone blamed me for Holly’s overdose.
You were innocent.
Yeah, but you didn’t know that. Hell, you even tried to take the rap for me. Yeah–yeah, I feel terrible about what’s happened to Holly’s aunt. There’s no way I’m turning my back on you.
Even though I tried to keep you and Holly apart for a long time, you’re not– you’re not pissed about that?
No, I don’t care about any of that, Dad. I’m telling you, all I care about is being here for you.
Son, you need to know that your mom may not be the only one that’s gonna be in prison.
Prison? You’d go to prison for an accident?
Drunk driving and hitting someone is not an accident. It’s a crime. It’s a horrible crime. I could have cost Sarah her life.
Yeah, but thank God you didn’t. And– look, in time, Sarah is going to forgive you because she’s a doctor and she gets that you have a disease. Everyone gets that, and so everyone’s gonna understand and forgive you. I already have.
[knock at door]
Yeah. Yeah.
I love you, Dad.
I love you too. I love you too.
Okay, sweetheart, can I get you anything? I mean, dinner is not gonna be for a while. I can have Henderson bring you up a snack.
No. No, I’m good. I’m good. I just, uh–I wanna go check on Victoria.
Uh, well, not right now, ’cause Bonnie has her down in the kitchen. They’re conducting a taste test of all the different ice cream flavors in the freezer.
[chuckling] Bonnie is so good with her.
Yeah, she is. Our little angel, she– she worked up quite an appetite at the pool. You should have seen her. She kept pulling herself up on the rail. You can just tell she’s gonna be walking soon. Honey, I’m sorry.
What are you sorry for?
Well, it’s just that, you know, once she does, it’s–
I know. I know. It’ll be impossible for me to keep up with her. Or to walk next to her.
[solemn music] But it’s like you said the other day when I was feeling bad for myself. You said, “Sarah, you will find a way.” And I will. Mom, I’m glad that my little girl is growing up. You know, it’s like you said. I’m lucky I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful little girl who surprises me every single day. And that chair isn’t gonna stop me from being the best mother and wife that I can possibly be.
Of course it isn’t. Oh, Sarah, I’m so proud of you.
I’m proud of you too. You are always so strong and tough after all the losses that you’ve suffered, all the struggles that you’ve had. And hey, it’s my daughter’s first birthday party tomorrow.
Yeah, and you’re gonna celebrate it with her. Oh, darling, that smile of yours and the light in your eyes when you see her– that’s all she cares about.
I need to go check in with my office.
Yeah, well, let’s hope they’ve lost Brady’s paperwork.
[soft tense music] How can he do this to us? How can he defend the drunken swine who ran Sarah over and left her for dead?
Darling, I just want you to know that despite what I said earlier about Brady, I am % on your side.
Why would I think anything else? I mean, ever since– ever since Sarah’s accident, you’ve just been so caring and supportive. I don’t know what we would have done without you.
I’ll always be here for both you and Sarah. You mean the world to me.
And you to us. Hey, I’m gonna go check on her. Why don’t you come with me?
Are you sure? Don’t you want some time together, just the two of you?
There’ll be plenty of time for that. But she’s always so happy to see you.
As I am her. Shall we?
Oh, honey, I’m so glad to see you.
That goes double for me.
I’ve missed you so much.
Oh, I’ve missed you so much too. And I’ve missed little Jude. Thank you, by the way, for all the pictures and the wonderful videos. And I assume that, uh–that he and Nicole are doing well.
They are. They are. And you and John, you’re gonna have to make plans to come to Paris, of course, so you can see your little grandson in person.
Yeah, we’ve been making plans to–to do that. We’re looking forward to it. But in the meantime, thank you for coming to us.
Of course. There was no way I was gonna stay in France, not with my brother in trouble.
Well, um, Dad, I wasn’t expecting you.
Well, here I am. Because you need to know you’re not alone in this, and everyone who loves you is right here with you.
Well, maybe– maybe they should go visit Sarah, and then– then we’d see how they’d feel about this all.
We are capable…
[soft tense music] Of caring about you and Sarah, okay? Now, listen, you’re not gonna be in here for long. Justin is determined to get you cleared of all charges–
Dad. Dad, I don’t wanna be cleared. I wanna pay for my crime.
Ahh, hey, you.
What are you up to, my love?
Well, I’m just going over a little list of everything that we need to get done for our child’s birthday party tomorrow.
Give me an assignment. Give me several.
Actually, my mom has everything covered.
Of course she has. Well, speaking of, my mum was hoping to say hello as well.
Oh, great.
Hello, Sarah, my dear. How are you settling in?
I’m doing okay. Thank you. What about you? Do you have everything that you need?
I do. Thank you. Everyone’s been simply marvelous. But we just want to focus on making things easier for you.
And some of us have been doing a much better job of that than others.
What do you mean?
Meaning I just tried and failed to get Justin to ditch Brady as a client.
Maggie.
Hi, Justin.
I was about to call you. I thought you’d be out and about.
Uh, no. I’m here, obviously. What’s going on?
Well, Xander was here earlier, and– well, let’s just say he wasn’t too happy about me taking Brady’s case.
Mm. I imagine not.
He actually asked me to drop it. I said no.
Oh.
But now I’m wondering– how do you feel about that?
Hi.
Hi. I’m so glad to see you.
Same here.
I needed that badly.
Me too.
How are you? I’ve been thinking about you nonstop.
Yeah, I’m okay. I just came from the police station. I went to see my dad.
Must have been really hard for you.
It was awful. It’s depressing as hell. I just feel so sorry for him.
For him? Why?
So Brady’s been drinking for a while now?
Yeah. Since Theresa got married. I guess he had some hopes they would get back together, and then– then his hopes were dashed.
I see.
It’s just so sad. He’s been sober for so long, and–
[solemn music] To drive drunk, to hit somebody, to leave the scene– I could never even imagine that Brady could be so reckless, so cruel. I mean, he didn’t even call anybody to let someone know that Sarah was lying there on the side of the road.
Yeah, that’s hard to believe. But I’m the last one to judge after what I did to Holly’s father.
My dad’s in jail, Holly. Why would I not feel bad for him?
I mean, isn’t that where he belongs? Your dad got wasted, and then he plowed his car into my Aunt Sarah. She’s paralyzed, Tate.
Okay, I–I know that, and I’m–
My God, I just watched her struggle to lift herself into bed, something that you and I take for granted that she now has to learn how to do all over again. And–and there’s some things she’s probably never gonna be able to do again in her life.
And my dad feels horrible about that, and he’s wracked with guilt, and he hates himself for what happened. But Holly, this thing, this whole thing was an accident.
An accident that could have easily been prevented. Your dad certainly didn’t have to get drunk and get behind the wheel. I mean, no, it wasn’t just an accident. It was a crime.
He knows that. He wasn’t thinking clearly. He was upset about my mom.
Oh, so are you saying that’s an excuse? What, we’re supposed to feel sorry for him because he got upset and drank himself into a stupor, and he forgot that driving drunk can kill people?
Look–
Or I guess, just in my Aunt Sarah’s case, ruin someone’s life?
All I’m saying is that I just– I wish that you wouldn’t be so judgmental about this, because you know that I feel terrible about what’s happened to your Aunt Sarah. But so does my dad, and he’s suffering, too, like, a lot. I–I don’t know why we’re arguing about this. The situation isn’t like–
Isn’t what?
It’s not black and white.
Oh. But that’s exactly what this is. Because there’s no gray area here, Tate, if that’s what you mean. Because, thanks to your dad, my Aunt Sarah is probably never going to be able to walk again. Which is why I don’t understand how the hell you can defend him.
No, Justin. I don’t want you to stop defending Brady. In spite of what happened, I love him. I’ll always love him. I’m just profoundly disappointed in him. No, I’m more than disappointed. I’m just horrified that– that he could have gotten behind the wheel of a car when he was drunk and hit my daughter and then just drove off.
Yeah. It seems like a lot of people in this house are struggling with how someone we all love could cause such a tragedy.
Well, it may be somewhat easier for me to understand… since I’m a little familiar with that insidious disease of Brady’s. You see, it kind of lies in wait… For that moment of weakness, whatever the cause. And the one way to fight it, the only way to fight it, is to ask for help, to reach out to your sponsor.
Which, in Brady’s case, was you.
Yeah. And I know I could have helped him.
[chuckles] But he never gave me the chance.
I don’t understand. Why would you even call Justin if you–
If I didn’t wanna be defended? Because Jade insisted on doing everything by the book, and I didn’t really have a choice. The fact is, Dad, I’m gonna– I’m gonna plead guilty. I don’t need a lawyer to do that. And I’m gonna take responsibility for what I did, and I’m gonna suffer the damn consequences.
But do you even know what you’re taking responsibility for?
Yes, I do. Sarah’s in a wheelchair, and I think that’s a pretty big clue.
Obviously, there was some sort of an accident, okay? But there is no proof that you caused it. And the police, they don’t have any– they don’t have any evidence here, especially now that your car is gone.
Yeah, yeah, and that’s thanks to Kristen, who, in her misguided attempt to protect me, got rid of it. She says she was thinking of Rachel when she did it.
You know, maybe you should do the same thing. Yeah.
Think about–you don’t think I’m thinking about them? That’s all I’m thinking about, are my kids and the kind of example that I’m leading. Dad, I don’t want them to be ashamed of the kind of man that their father is. Do you understand that?
Come on. Justin putting up a defense for you is nothing to be ashamed about.
[soft tense music]
I’m doing it. I’m–I’m–I’m doing it, and there’s no– no way you’re gonna change my mind.
Not even if I tell you that not only are your kids not gonna be the only ones who are heartbroken, but you’re gonna be locked up for God knows how long? It’s gonna be devastating to me, your old man. So what do you say if I were to ask you to just… Do it for me?
Baby, I understand that you are angry, but Brady is family. And I can understand why Justin didn’t wanna just abandon him.
Well, I can’t. As far as I’m concerned, the family member that did this to you deserves to rot in hell.
Darling, I worry that this kind of talk will wear on Sarah. So why don’t we just focus on something positive like– well, I don’t know, my precious granddaughter’s first birthday?
Yes, I would very much like to focus on that.
And just so you know, now that I’m here, you have me at your complete disposal for any help that you need with the party, or anything else for that matter.
Thank you, Fiona. That’s very sweet.
Well, Sarah, you’re– you’re like a daughter to me now. I’m just so terribly sorry that you have to suffer like this. You don’t deserve this.
Oh, darling, I know you still live with the pain of what happened to Daniel.
[solemn music]
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about him. And since I’ve been back…
Since you’ve been back what?
I just feel a tremendous amount of sadness and remorse.
Why is that?
Back when Nicole and I were married… We decided that, well, Holly, she was too young to know the details of the accident that killed her father. We agreed that some day she deserved to know the truth.
She still doesn’t know that you caused the accident?
I just wanted to wait for the right time, and when Nicole, she told EJ that she wanted a divorce, he threatened to tell Holly the truth.
Well, that’s not surprising, is it? But I can’t imagine that he would have followed through with that threat.
No, he didn’t. Nicole and I decided since I was coming back home for Brady that, well, I needed to take some time to be the one to tell Holly the truth before she found out from somebody else.
Holly, you know my dad. You know he’s not a bad person.
No? Does a good person drive drunk and run someone over and not even stop to check to see if they’re dead or alive?
Yeah, like I said, this situation isn’t black and white. Yes, he did a terrible thing. But my dad’s an addict. He’s got a disease.
Okay, then it was his job to deal with his addiction on his own, not make somebody else suffer for it.
Oh, my God. He didn’t mean to make anyone suffer, Holly.
Oh, he didn’t mean to. I bet he didn’t mean to drive drunk. Did he not mean to put his foot on the gas? For God’s sake, Tate, did your dad never hear or read all those countless anti-drunk driving PSAs?
Yes, yes, he’s heard them. Who hasn’t heard them? Come on. Like I said, he wasn’t thinking clearly. He’s an alcoholic who had a relapse, okay? And he’s tortured with guilt over what he’s done. So I don’t know why you don’t at least have some compassion for him.
Yeah, well, I don’t. Because, as you seem to have forgotten, my own father was killed by a drunk driver, who probably just wasn’t in their right mind either.
Um, yeah, I– I haven’t forgotten that. You’re absolutely right. And I know that that makes this even harder for you to talk about. But Holly, look, that was a terrible accident too. It was. I mean, look, you forgave Eric, right?
[soft tense music]
Forgave Eric? What do you mean?
I suppose Brady was afraid to call you because he didn’t want to be judged.
He knows I’d never do that. Sponsors don’t judge. They just support you, and they guide you. You know, I had reassured Brady over and over that whatever his condition was, however he was feeling, all he had to do was pick up the phone and call me. I trusted that he understood that. That if he–that if he was impaired, that I’d be there. I’d pick him up and get him back on track, and I’d prevent him from destroying himself or anyone else. And especially… From getting behind the wheel when he had been drinking. Which is why I’m– I don’t know. It’s just so hard for me to believe that he actually did this.
Dad, come on. You–you know I would do anything for you. But this, this–this is–
Son. I said it before. I respect your decision to want to take responsibility. But how can you even do that if you don’t have all the facts?
Facts? Dad, the facts are that your son got drunk. He hit a woman with his car, and–and– and he left her at the scene. I think the facts are pretty straightforward, don’t you think?
Okay. All right, maybe you’re right. Maybe everything will turn out as straightforward as you think it is. But all I’m asking you is this– do not plead guilty until you know the whole story. Son, for all we know, there may be some mitigating circumstances here. For all we know, there’s a hell of a lot more to this story.
Oh, Sarah, I just can’t believe that this has happened to you, and so soon after you and Xander were married. And especially on a night that’s supposed to be one of the happiest nights of your life. I just–I just thank God it wasn’t so much worse.
Sarah? What is it?
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