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[sirens blaring]
All I’m saying is, don’t plead guilty until we know the whole story. Because, son, it’s possible there are mitigating circumstances here. I mean, for all we know, there’s a hell of a lot more to this story.
Like what?
Like– like maybe someone else hit Sarah. Maybe something with your car malfunctioned.
Well, Kristen demolished the car, Dad, so we’ll– we’ll never really know anything about that.
Still, maybe there’s something else that they overlooked here, so let me do a little bit of research–
Dad, I appreciate it. I really do. But nothing’s gonna pop up to make me less culpable in this thing, all right? You– you need to come to terms with the fact that your son was drunk and got behind the wheel of a car and hit Sarah, and I am gonna pay for my crime.
[soft dramatic music]
No, I want the entire team on this. I don’t care if you and all the other ADAs have to work through the night. I want all our ducks in a row before that arraignment tomorrow morning. No surprises, you understand? Brady Black must pay for what he’s done.
You vindictive son of a bitch.
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, the situation isn’t black and white. Yes, he did a terrible thing, but my dad’s an addict. He’s got a disease.
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, OK? 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?
Forgave Eric? What do you mean?
Tate, what are you talking about? What does Eric have to do with my dad being killed by a drunk driver?
[tense music]
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.
[soft dramatic music] 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 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– I don’t know. It’s just so hard for me to believe that he actually did this.
I’m with you, Maggie. I still find it hard to believe that Brady would not only drive drunk, but that he would be so heartless as to not attend to Sarah after he hit her.
Right. That– that’s– that’s exactly it. And it’s so unlike him. I– I know. I know he’s had a relapse. And that’s very sad, and it’s– it’s disturbing. But– but the Brady that I know, that Brady would have gotten out of that car and raced right over to help Sarah. He’s a good man, Justin.
I agree. But Maggie, even though he doesn’t remember doing it, hitting her, he confessed to the crime.
Wait. He doesn’t remember hitting Sarah?
No. Or even getting behind the wheel.
Well, then why? Why is he confessing to something that he has no memory of?
I don’t know. I just know that he is determined to plead guilty.
Maybe he didn’t do it. Justin, I can’t help but wish that there was some way that Brady could turn out to be innocent in all of this.
I still can’t believe that this happened to you, and especially so soon after you and Xander got married, on a night that’s meant to be one of the happiest nights of your life.
[sighs] I just thank God that it wasn’t so much worse.
[tense music]
[screams echoing]
Sarah, what is it?
Sarah, darling, what’s wrong?
I remember. Oh, my God, I remember.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
You know, this is the rest of your life that we’re talking about. Not just– not just your life but your kids’ lives.
I am thinking about my kids, Dad. We’ve already talked about that.
I think it’s worth talking about a little bit more. I mean, Tate needs you, Brady. His mother just got shipped off to Statesville. How you think he’s gonna handle seeing his father follow her there?
[soft dramatic music]
Dad, I don’t know. How is he gonna handle having a father that doesn’t, you know, own up to his responsibilities? You know, his– a tragic mistake.
They need you in their lives! They don’t need you to be some damn martyr.
No, they’re gonna– they’re– my kids will be fine. They’ll be fine because they have a long list of people that support them and love them. Theresa will be out in six months, and Rachel, Rachel has Kristen.
[chuckles] Well, you just made my point for me. Come on, Brady. You know damn well Theresa and Kristen are not stable, and that’s putting it mildly. But you know the bottom line here? You don’t know for sure what happened that night.
Dad, Dad, you’re not gonna change my mind about this. I put Sarah in a wheelchair, maybe for the rest of her life. It was probably only a matter of time before I hurt somebody else as well.
You don’t know that.
Yeah, I do. I do. I do know that. I did this to Sarah. There’s no other explanation for what happened that night.
Sarah is obviously very upset. We should let her rest.
Please, please. Darling, what else do you remember?
Um, I–
[tense music] I remember the accident. I remember walking.
Go on.
And then I remember hearing the sound of the car and– and turning around, and seeing the driver.
You saw Brady behind the wheel?
No. I didn’t see Brady.
Shouldn’t you be taking my wife and son on a pauper’s trip to Paris?
Correction, Nicole’s your soon-to-be ex-wife, and Jude is my son.
I’ll rephrase the question. What are you doing back in Salem, Eric?
Came here to help my brother. Looks like I got back just in time to stop you from railroading him.
Railroading him? Brady punched his own one-way ticket to Statesville. The man confessed to driving drunk and maiming poor Sarah Kiriakis. And– and weren’t you and the good doctor an item at one point? Where is your compassion for the victim and the victim’s family?
My heart breaks for Sarah and everyone who loves her. Nothing’s gonna stop me from making sure that Brady gets a fair shake.
Oh, he will get his due, all right. And I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at you crossing an ocean to defend your brother for going on a bender and running over an innocent person, considering you committed the exact same crime. It appears that vehicular homicide runs in your family. Although Brady should take heart. After all, he only crippled Sarah, whereas you actually killed a man.
Answer me, Tate. What does Eric have to do with my dad being killed by a drunk driver?
I’m– I’m sorry. I– I thought you knew.
Knew what?
Nothing. Just forget I said anything.
No. It’s way too late for that. I can tell by the look on your face it’s a hell of a lot more than nothing. Hey, look at me. Tell me whatever it is you’re keeping from me right now. I thought we didn’t keep secrets from each other, right?
No, we don’t.
Tate, please. I need to know.
OK. I’ll tell you.
It was Eric. He was the drunk driver who killed your dad.
[somber music]
No, that– that can’t be true. You’re making this up.
Holly, why would I do that? I mean, you know that I would never lie to you about anything, especially something this important.
How did you find out?
I overheard my mom and Grandma Kim talking about it when I was a kid. It was like this big family secret.
Tate, why didn’t you ever tell me before?
Like I said, I– I thought that you knew. I mean, you never talk about how you lost your dad. You only talk about how much you miss him and how much you wish he was here. Never about the accident.
Oh, my God. My mom told me that the drunk driver who killed my dad died that same day. I can’t believe she lied to me about this.
Hey, I’m sure your mom was just trying to protect you.
Yeah, right. Just like how she wanted to move me to Paris to protect me from EJ and from you? She didn’t think to mention I’d be living under the same roof as the man who killed my father? No. Again, no. She didn’t do this to cover it up for my benefit. She did this for the same reason she does everything else. She did this to protect the love of her life, her beloved Saint Eric.
You are so gracious, Maggie, and forgiving. I don’t think I could be either if I were in your shoes.
[soft dramatic music]
But you were in my shoes, just– just like I’m in Brady’s shoes. Remember when we believed that I had caused that accident that killed your wonderful Adrienne?
And Eric and Sarah’s precious baby. Remember?
But then I was found innocent. That that– that that bastard Orpheus, he– he put me in the driver’s seat, and he framed me for the crash.
I remember it well, of course. But Maggie, I wish there was even a remote possibility that Brady was framed for this crime, but there’s just no evidence to support that.
I know that. It’s just, I don’t understand how a good and a kind-hearted person like Brady could have hurt Sarah and just driven off.
No. No, no. See, the Brady that I know and love, he couldn’t have done this.
You didn’t see Brady? Who did you see?
There was a glare.
[tense music] The image is blurry.
So you didn’t see the driver’s face?
No. No, in my– in my mind’s eye, there is a figure. I just– I can’t make out who it is.
Well, maybe, uh, it’ll become clearer if we keep talking about it. Just– can you remember any details at all about the accident?
I’m trying.
I think that’s enough for this evening, Xander.
Mum, it’s–
Your wife needs her rest. And I see no point in tormenting her to remember a face when we all know that Brady Black was the one that hit her on that awful night.
Well, what’s wrong, Eric? Did I strike a nerve by bringing up the fact that you mowed down Dr. Daniel Jonas in his prime? Tell me, do you think about poor Holly’s deceased father when you’re lying in bed next to her mother?
Hmm?
I’m here to see Brady.
And see him you shall. He’s right there in interrogation. And perhaps you can offer absolution. But him, you know, saying a few rosaries isn’t going to cut it for the district attorney’s office. No, no, no. Brady is going to be doing his penance in a cell in Statesville for the rest of his life.
Hey. Just so you know, Nicole’s lawyer, she’s fast-tracking her divorce. You should be receiving your final decree any day now.
[soft dramatic music]
Eric Brady is a sight for sore eyes.
John! John.
[laughs] Your mom told me that you were home.
Yeah.
All the way from Paris.
Yeah, just got in earlier today.
Got to be jet-lagged, huh?
No, it’s OK. I just slept on the plane.
Yeah? Good, good. So how’s Nicole, Jude?
Everyone’s well. You know, just kind of settling into the life in Paris.
Yeah, it looks that way, depending upon the pictures you send with all their smiling faces.
Yeah, we’re really grateful, you know, to finally, you know, all be together.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah. I assume you came from seeing Brady?
Yeah, I did, yeah.
How’s he doing?
Well, he would be doing a hell of a lot better if he wasn’t hellbent on pleading guilty at his arraignment tomorrow. So right now, I’m thanking God that you’re here because you may be our last best chance to try to talk some sense into him.
You know what I’m thinking?
Mm-mm. What are you thinking in there?
[laughs] We should take this back to my place.
Mm. Yeah, maybe. No, I’d like to. I gotta– I gotta go home.
Why?
Because my– my family, they need me.
[scoffs] OK, Mr. Family Man. One more for the road, then?
You have another visitor.
I’m really not interested in seeing anyone else today.
Not even your brother?
[gentle music]
Hey, man.
Holly, you know my Uncle Eric is a really good person.
[soft dramatic music] You know, I heard he felt horrible for what he did, that he was tormented.
Was tormented? Past tense? Ha! Gee, I’m so glad he found a way to get over the fact that he killed my dad, and now he’s ready to move on with my mother and their precious new baby.
Holly, you know my Uncle Eric as well as I do. You know that’s not how he is.
Tate, just stop, OK? I don’t need you to– I don’t need to hear you defend Eric the same way you just defended your dad a minute ago, because you know what? Some things are indefensible. Like your uncle killing my dad and Brady running Sarah over and leaving her crippled for life.
John, you talked to Brady?
Yeah. Yeah, I did. It was, uh, pointless, unfortunately. He doesn’t want to take my advice on just letting this process play out. He wants to plead guilty and get it over with. So I’m hoping that he’ll listen to Eric.
Eric is here?
Yeah. He just flew in from Paris this morning.
Not surprising that he’d show up for his brother. So he’s in there now?
Yeah. I just hope he has better luck changing Brady’s mind than I did.
Maybe the mind we need to change isn’t Brady’s.
What are you doing here?
Where else would I be with my brother going through this?
Are Jude and Nicole with you?
No, no, no. They’re still in Paris. I just wanted to make sure I had all my focus on helping you.
Look, man, I appreciate you being here. I do, but if you’re here to try to convince me to plead not guilty, Eric–
No worries. Not gonna do that. No way.
Mum, I’m aware that Brady confessed to the hit and run. It’s just that a positive ID from Sarah would really strengthen the case against him and prevent him from getting off on some legal technicality. Darling, is anything else coming back to you?
I am trying to remember the driver’s face, but I just– I can’t. I’m sorry.
Oh, darling, you have nothing to be sorry about. You are the victim here, and we must all remember that. Darling, why don’t you run downstairs and get some of that delicious leek and potato soup that Chef made last night? I’m sure there’s some left over. And in the meantime, I will help your lovely wife go down for some much-needed rest.
[tense music]
If you think that’s best.
Soup sounds good.
I’ll go get you some, then.
[door clicks]
Now, then. Alone at last.
[sighs]
So you’re not here to talk me out of pleading guilty?
[soft dramatic music]
No, I’m not. I mean, if anyone understands that you need to atone for your sins, it’s me.
[exhales] Yeah, of course you do.
Holly lost her father. Maggie lost her son, all because I made the tragic mistake of driving drunk.
Yeah. And I, uh, obviously almost made the same mistake. I mean, I could have killed Sarah.
Listen, Brady, are you sure you were the one who was driving the car that hit Sarah?
Look, I’m sure my father and Marlena told you I don’t remember hitting her, but I remember being in a drunken stupor, Eric, OK? So I had to have done it. I know I did it.
And I admire you for taking responsibility for your actions. I’ll be here for you all the way.
I appreciate that.
Yeah, because I need to finally take responsibility for the actions myself, for the tragic mistake that I made.
I– I don’t understand.
I need to find Holly. It’s finally time that I tell her the truth, that I was the one that caused her father’s death.
I know that this is a lot.
Tate, please, just go. I need to be alone right now.
I don’t think that’s a good idea.
I know what I need, OK?
Holly, can you just let me stay?
Tate, just leave! Just go.
OK, I will go. Hey, but I just want you to know that I’m here for you if you need me, always.
[sobs]
What the–
[sobbing] No.
[breathing heavily]
And that is why they pay you the big bucks, my friend.
Let’s just hope I can get through to him.
I have faith in you. I’ll leave you to it.
Ah, Justin. Before you waste your breath begging for a reduced sentence for your client, let me save you the trouble. I’m throwing the book at Brady.
Fine, EJ. You go ahead and do that.
Mm-hmm.
And I’ll see to it that you are laughed right out of court, given that you have no witnesses and no evidence.
But I do have a confession from your client, who was obviously blind drunk when he got behind the wheel of his car and mowed down an innocent person and drove off.
Well, anyone could walk in here and confess to a crime, but without any proof, you have reasonable doubt, which leads to an acquittal. So save yourself and your office all the time and embarrassment, EJ, and drop the charges against Brady right now.
– Maggie.
Oh, hi, Xander. Hi. How are you? Is Sarah resting?
No, she’s, uh, hungry, actually. So I just talked to the– the cook to heat up some of that soup.
Oh, the potato leek?
Mm, from yesterday. There’s plenty left over. Maggie, there’s, uh, good news. Well, important news, anyway.
Tell me.
Sarah had a memory from the accident.
Really? Was she able to tell you who was driving the car?
No, she wasn’t, unfortunately. Not yet. I wanted to press more, but just talking about it was really tiring her out, so…
It’s very stressful for her, I’m sure. Look, I’ll go up and sit with her.
There’s no need, really. She’s fine. And like I say, I’ll take the soup up when it’s ready, and then she’ll get some rest, I’m sure. And in the meantime, Nurse Fiona is watching over her. – There, there, dear. Now, you just forget about all of your troubles.
It’s time for you to sleep now. Then it will all seem brighter. I promise.
[dramatic music]
[somber music]
Oh, my God, it’s true.
[door clicks]
Oh, hey, kiddo.
Grandpa, hey.
Just came from seeing your old man.
How is he doing?
He’s hard on himself. No surprise there. Bound and determined to take responsibility for Sarah’s hit and run.
Right. I know. Hey, Grandpa, do you think there’s any possibility that he could not go down for this?
Well, actually, Justin’s working on that right now. However, it’s all gonna come down to one very volatile player.
Perhaps your sobriety is in question too, Justin, to think I would even consider releasing Brady when we both know he’s guilty as sin.
And how exactly do you intend to prove that? You can’t place him or his vehicle at the scene. And Brady has no actual memory of driving the car or hitting the victim, nor can the victim identify who hit her. And then there, of course, is the fact that you can’t produce the car in question.
Because the car was allegedly stolen, when we both know your client most likely made it poof, disappear. I think I might add destruction of evidence to the list of charges.
None of which you can prove. So face it, EJ. Your case is built on a castle of sand. And do you really want to risk your somewhat shaky legal reputation by bringing it to a grand jury?
[soft dramatic music]
Xander, I know you’re anxious to have Brady convicted, but I agree with Fiona on this. The last thing we want to do is to cause more stress for Sarah. I mean, to push her into– to remembering something too fast.
OK. I– I agree. You and my mum are right. It’s just, as you say, I am very anxious to see Brady pay for what he did to Sarah. But I don’t want to pressure her, especially about something so traumatic.
Right. So have faith that this memory of whoever was driving the car, that she did indeed see the person clearly, and that she will remember it eventually.
I’m sure she will. And Maggie, I just really want to say that having you here, having my mum here, it’s been so important to both Sarah and me. I– I just don’t know what we’d have done without the both of you.
Well, you and Sarah don’t have to worry about that. Because Fiona and I both love you very much, and we only want what’s best for you. We’re not going anywhere.
[chuckles]
* Hush, little baby, don’t say a word * * Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird *
Hey, Brady.
Justin, if you’re here to try to convince me to plead not guilty tomorrow at the arraignment, forget about it, all right? My dad already tried, and he sent Eric in as a backup. That didn’t work out too well either, OK?
I’m not here to talk about the arraignment because there isn’t gonna be one.
[door clicks]
What is he still doing here? I told you he was free to go.
What’s going on?
Get him out of here, Justin, before I change my mind.
Hold on. I’m not going anywhere until you– you tell me what’s happening.
Well, what is happening is I just convinced our esteemed district attorney that it was foolish to present a case against you when all he has is circumstantial evidence coupled with your rather tenuous recollection of the events in question.
Mm-hmm. OK, OK. And what about Sarah and her family? Don’t they deserve justice?
They will get it. The second the Salem Police Department finds the evidence I need to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you struck Sarah while driving drunk, I’m hauling your ass back in here.
Good luck with that.
This isn’t over, gentlemen. Not by a long shot.
Let’s get you home to your family.
[sighs]
So my father’s fate rests in the hands of the one man in this town that hates him even more than Xander does?
Keep the faith, partner. Got to keep the faith.
Yeah, I’ll try.
So anything else got you down?
Why do you ask?
[chuckles] Remember when you were a squirt, and we used to play penny poker?
Yeah. And I always beat you.
[chuckles] I let you win. Because I could always tell the hand that you were holding just by looking at your face.
And even today, that expression gives you away, Tate. So if you want to talk, I’m right here.
[sighs] Yeah. I’m just– I’m really mad at myself, Grandpa.
Yeah? Why is that?
Because I’m an idiot. I– I don’t know. I told Holly something that I shouldn’t have, and now she’s really angry, and she’s really badly hurt.
I can’t believe they kept this from me all these years, that– that it was Eric, that he was the one who killed my dad.
Holly.
[tense music]
You know, when Sarah first told me that my mum might be coming, uh–
You were livid.
Well, not at Sarah, obviously. I mean, I understood why she wanted to find my mum and persuade her to come to our wedding, but as you know, I just had so much resentment towards her for being absent for so much of my life. I didn’t understand that she was– that she had so much to overcome, that she was struggling. And now she’s here, and I can just see the good in her. And Maggie, not to sound too corny, but it warms my heart.
Oh, it’s not corny. And of course, it warms your heart. She’s your mother. And she’s shown you how much she loves you by being here with all of us at this difficult time. Your mom, she’s a godsend.
Yeah, she really is.
Yeah.
A godsend.
[chuckles]
* And if that mockingbird don’t sing * * Mama’s gonna buy you a diamond ring *
* And if that diamond ring turns brass *
* Mama’s gonna buy you a looking glass *
[ominous music]
Oh, God forgive me for what I’m about to do.
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