Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[ominous music]
That son of a bitch is finally going to pay.
Doing a victory dance?
And what if I am? Your brother put my wife in a wheelchair. So what if I rejoice at his downfall? Look, I don’t know why you’re here, but I have an international conglomerate to run, so if you could just, uh–
I’m not going anywhere. Not until you and I have a little chat.
[tense music]
Tate.
Hey, Dad.
Always glad to see you. Aren’t you supposed to be in school?
Uh, school’s out. It’s after :.
Wow, yeah. Well, it’s hard to keep track of time in here.
How are you doing, Dad?
Today I’m a lot better than I was last night when you found me, that’s for sure. And I’m–I’m sorry you had to see me like that.
Passed out drunk, you mean?
Oh, no, no.
That’s–that’s the thing.
[mysterious music] I wasn’t drunk.
What the hell are you thinking, EJ? You had Brady arrested again.
Good afternoon to you, too, Kristen.
You do get that this is harassment, right? You have no concrete evidence linking Brady to Sarah’s hit-and-run. And yet here you go again, having those morons you call a police force dragging him in.
Oh. Then you obviously haven’t heard. An eyewitness has come forward.
[laughs] Really? And who is this eyewitness?
The victim herself, Sarah Kiriakis.
It’s such a beautiful day.
Well, fresh air is the best medicine, isn’t it?
Yes, it is. Thank you for wheeling me here.
[laughs]
My pleasure. Besides, it gives us some time alone to talk.
Talk about what?
[sighs] About what you told the police you remembered seeing.
You mean Brady driving the car that hit me? What about it?
Sarah, I know that you were lying.
[dramatic music]
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
[suspenseful music]
Believe me, I know how it must have looked when you found me. But, Tate, I was not drinking last night.
How can you even say that, Dad? You were slurring your words. I had to carry you to bed. Like, come on.
I don’t– I don’t–I don’t remember everything exactly how it happened. But here’s what I remember. I was totally out of it. I was totally out of it. But it had nothing to do with being drunk.
Come on, Dad.
I’m telling you the truth. I swear to God. Something knocked me out, Tate. It wasn’t alcohol. It might have been a bug. It might have been– I don’t know what it was, but here’s what I understand. After what happened to Sarah, I’m never drinking again. And I sure as hell wasn’t drinking last night. Please believe me.
[mellow acoustic music]
Holly. Hey.
God, what? What do you want, Sophia?
Whoa. No need to be so harsh. I only wanted to congratulate you.
Congratulate me for what exactly?
Well, I heard about your new after-school job.
What are you talking about? The last time I had a job was the one you blackmailed me into, remember?
Wait. So you’re saying you didn’t get hired by the DA’s office to be their new teen detective?
Sarah is your eyewitness?
Well, you obviously haven’t seen the news today.
[clears throat] Yes. Sarah came forward last night saying she remembers seeing Brady in the driver’s seat of the car that hit her. So despite your car crushing antics, Brady Black is finally going to pay for his crimes.
Huh. So Sarah–
[laughs] Suddenly remembered that Brady was the one driving that night after all this time?
What? That’s not so implausible, is it? That memories just slowly come back after trauma?
Yeah. It is implausible, actually. Oh, come on. You know as well as I do that Sarah is lying through her pearly white teeth.
[tense music]
Why–why do you think that I’m lying?
I just know that you can’t possibly remember seeing Brady behind the wheel that night.
Well, how could you possibly know that?
[tires screeching]
Oh, my God!
Answer me, Fiona. Why do you think that I don’t remember? Why do you– why do you think that I don’t remember seeing Brady driving the car that hit me?
Look, if you’ve come here to beg for mercy for your brother, you can save your breath. We now have concrete evidence that he was the drunken bastard who crippled my wife.
Right. I heard. But I’m not here to seek absolution for my brother.
Then why are you here?
I want to know what the hell you were doing alone in my parents’ house last night, standing over my brother who was all but dead to the world.
[soft dramatic music]
Please tell me you believe me that I wasn’t drinking last night.
Yeah. Okay, Dad, I–I believe you. And I– I want you to know that I am % in your corner.
[sighs] That means a lot to hear– hear you say that. I know this hasn’t been easy for you. It’s like this whole town just thinks the worst of me. I deserve their scorn, but you don’t. And you don’t deserve to have both of your parents in prison. I’m sorry about that.
Hey, stop worrying about me. I’ll be fine.
I know you’ll be fine because you have– you have so many people in this town that love you, Tate, and want to support you. Your grandparents are % behind you. You know that, right?
Yeah, I do.
What about Holly? How’s that going?
Not great. Actually, quite badly.
Did something happen?
[sighs] Yeah, something happened. She just–she hasn’t been understanding at all about the accident, about you having a disease and not meaning to hurt anyone. She just– God, she’s so damn angry, Dad.
Tate, her–her aunt is in a wheelchair. She’s going to be angry about it.
Yeah, but she won’t even try to see things from my point of view. She–like, she doesn’t get that you’re my dad, and I’m worried about you. So when she talks about wanting to make you pay, come on. I can’t hear that. And how could I possibly be with someone who doesn’t respect that I love my father, and I’m going to stand by him no matter what?
Like I said, she’s– she’s just angry about her aunt.
[sighs]
All right? Give her time.
Yeah, I was trying to give her time until I found out what she did.
What–what do you mean? What did she do?
[tense music] Tell me, what did she do?
She snuck into your room at Grandma and Grandpa’s, looking for dirt on you.
New teen detective? What the hell are you talking about?
As if you don’t know. I heard all about your pathetic little spy games, Holly. Who are you trying to be, Harriet the Spy? Oh, no. She’s too frumpy. Not fashion forward enough for Holly Jonas, right? Maybe Nancy Drew or Veronica Mars?
Mm-mm, no, they’re too old school. Oh, I know. Charlie Cale! Oh, sweetie. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you’re no poker face.
Yeah, and you’re really mean and petty and vindictive. Aside from which, you have no idea what you’re talking about.
I know what Tate told me.
What Tate told you?
Poor guy had to talk to someone since you were being so extra.
[scoffs] Seriously, Holly? Lying about wanting to get back together with Tate just so you could sneak into his dad’s bedroom and snoop around? That’s low, even for you. And I bet your ex-stepdaddy, Mr. Big Man DA, put you up to it, right?
[mellow acoustic music]
Why don’t you believe Sarah’s memory about that night could have returned?
Because I’m not an idiot. Because I have a functional frontal lobe. And even Marlena couldn’t bring back that woman’s memories after she hypnotized her.
So?
So–
[scoffs] So Sarah miraculously experienced a total recall shortly after she found out that Brady, what, wasn’t going to face charges? It’s a little convenient, wouldn’t you say? Hmm?
[tense music]
You have to tell me. Why do you think that I’m lying about Brady?
Well, it’s just that I heard you and Xander talking yesterday in the bedroom. I wasn’t eavesdropping. I just happened to be passing by. And you were telling Xander how you had lied to the police.
[sighs] Oh.
And I just can’t figure out why. Is it because you want to see Brady punished?
No. No, it’s not that.
I had no choice.
I don’t understand.
Xander has been so consumed with anger. And he is obsessed with getting revenge against Brady. And, Fiona… he was going to kill Brady and make it look like a suicide.
Oh, dear God.
So you see, I had no choice. I had to lie to the police. It was the only way to save Brady and your son.
You caught Holly snooping around in my room?
Yeah, I did. And, Dad, she had already gotten into your briefcase when I caught her. And at first, she tried to act all innocent, which is stupid and lame because she knew that I was on to her. But then she admitted what she was doing, and I– I was beyond pissed off.
Mm-hmm. What did you do?
I threw her out. I made her leave the house. Like, Dad, I can’t even stand to look at her.
Tate, I’m– I’m sorry that my situation caused you two to have a fight.
[sighs] Dad, there’s more. I– just I think that EJ and Holly have been teaming up.
What–what do you mean? What do you mean, she’s teaming up with him?
I just– I think that EJ put Holly up to going after you. They’ve been acting all buddy-buddy ever since Holly found out that Eric killed her father. And God, I just– I wish that I hadn’t told her that. Like–
Look, there is no way– there’s no– son, there’s no way that you could have known that she didn’t already know. Okay? Furthermore, you are not to blame for any of this. Your uncle Eric and I made horrific mistakes. Her Aunt Sarah is in a wheelchair because of me. And she doesn’t have a father because of him, while my brother did. I think EJ is using her anger as a weapon against me. So I don’t want you to be too hard on Holly. Tate, I know both of you are angry right now, but in the end, I think you’re going to need her as much as she needs you.
Maybe.
I love you. I am–I am so grateful that– I’m just proud of you. Thank you for your compassion and your kindness.
I love you, too, Dad.
All right, well, I, uh, should probably get going. I have a lot of schoolwork to catch up on.
Yeah. Yes.
So, well– I guess, uh… I’ll see you soon, yeah?
I’ll see you soon.
Take care, Dad.
All right.
You just never let up, do you, EJ? Damn you.
You’ve got it all wrong, Kristen. You see, Sarah isn’t like you. She wasn’t raised by Stefano, wasn’t taught to get through life by hatching one nefarious plan after another.
Pot, meet kettle.
Yes, I am cut from the same cloth as you. I don’t deny that. But Sarah is a Horton. She’s a stand-up citizen.
Uh-huh, stand-up citizen who lied not once, but twice about the paternity of her children.
You’re grasping at straws, Kristen, because you don’t want Brady to pay for his crime, because you still love him– God knows why, because he detests you and always will.
Brady does not detest me. In fact, he and I are getting closer lately.
[laughs]
Not to mention, it would break Rachel’s heart if her father goes to prison. But you don’t give a damn about your niece, do you? All you want is for Brady to hurt because that hurts Eric. Damn you, EJ. It isn’t Brady’s fault that Nicole left you.
No, but it is his fault that Sarah is crippled. And I am going to do everything in my power to make sure Brady Black pays, and pays dearly.
Huh. We’ll see about that.
[suspenseful music]
I asked you a question, Xander. What the hell were you doing in my parents’ house last night?
Well, surely you can figure it out. I went there to warn Brady that I wasn’t going to rest until he was behind bars for what he did to Sarah.
And?
And that’s it.
So if that’s all that happened, then how did my brother end up smashed out of his mind?
Well, I’m so sorry to break this to you, Eric, but your brother is a drunk. So I imagine he got smashed the way people usually do– by pouring a tremendous amount of booze down his throat.
So he was smashed when you got there? When he opened the door?
The door was unlocked when I got there. I let myself in and found him in a sorry state. Next thing I knew, the police barged in and arrested him.
And that’s your story?
That’s the truth.
I don’t buy one word of it.
[dramatic music]
So Xander was going to kill Brady and make it look as though he’d taken his own life?
Yes. And as much as I hate lying to the police, it was the only way to stop him. Actually, I was in this park when I saw Xander plotting against Brady with some random guy.
[tense music]
And Xander’s admitted to what he was planning?
Well, no, not at first, but I got it out of him. Fiona, I’m so sorry. I know this has to be so upsetting.
[crying] And it’s all my fault. I have hurt you so badly, and my son, too, and Brady. God.
What? No. You’re not to blame for any of this. What–
[laughs] Yes, I am. I am to blame.
I’m to blame for all of it.
I’m sorry, but how is this any of your business?
Tate made it my business when he confided in me, which, by the way, he’s been doing a lot lately. And look, I am really sorry about what Tate’s Uncle Eric did to your father, like, a million years ago. But that doesn’t mean you should take it out on Tate and his dad.
First of all, you have no idea what I’ve been going through, so don’t you dare tell me what I should or shouldn’t do. Okay? And just for the record, Sophia, I’m not angry because I just now found out that Eric Brady was the one who killed my dad. No. No. I’m angry because Tate’s dad drove drunk, ran over my Aunt Sarah, and didn’t even stop to see if she was okay. She may never be able to walk again.
Well, that’s all super sad, but how is any of that Tate’s fault? Wow, you totally betrayed his trust when you broke into his dad’s room.
Oh, my God. I didn’t break into his dad’s room. The door was unlocked.
Oh. Well, in that case, totally Okay to violate his privacy. My bad. So what’s your explanation for prying open his briefcase?
Oh. See, that’s the thing. I don’t owe you an explanation for anything.
I guess not. But I don’t see how you could use Tate like that. No wonder he keeps coming to me for comfort.
Oh, my God, you are just loving this, aren’t you? You know, you’ve been trying to steal Tate from me for months now, and this just couldn’t be the more perfect opportunity, could it?
Oh, I don’t have to steal Tate from you, Holly. You’re handing him over gift-wrapped just by being the same broken, hot mess you’ve been since we were kids. And not just a hot mess, but obviously sexually repressed.
Shut the hell up right now!
I’m just saying. You not putting out for the guy– it’s kind of an advantage for me since he’s raring to go, and I can’t wait to get him into bed and to satisfy him like you refuse to. Although, I’m guessing even if you did put out, you wouldn’t be able to satisfy him like I can. Like I will.
[dramatic music]
Holly! What the hell are you doing?
God. Hey, are you all right?
I’m fine. I just need a little ice.
[soft dramatic music]
What is the matter with you?
Me? Nothing’s the matter with me. She started it.
Okay, yeah, whoever started it, like, damn, you didn’t have to hit her.
But Tate, Holly’s telling the truth. I did start it.
Kristen.
Hey. I am so sorry. I came as soon as I heard.
Does Rachel know?
No, no, no, not yet. Are you okay? I mean, how are they treating you?
Fine. They’re treating me fine.
Damn it, Brady. You know, you shouldn’t be in here. I could just strangle EJ.
Oh, no, no, don’t blame EJ. He’s just doing his job. I’m where I should be, and I’m getting what I deserve, Kristen.
All right, all right. You know what? And what about what Rachel deserves? She deserves to have her daddy.
Yeah, we’ve–
Yes!
We’ve talked about this. Rachel’s going to be fine because she has you. She has my parents. She will be fine.
Oh, my God. I really, really hate that you are resigned about this and so passive. Brady.
[smacks] Dang it, you need to fight. I will fight with you. The daughter of Stefano DiMera is not just going to stand by and watch the father of her daughter go to prison.
Kristen, Kristen, stop.
What?
There’s nothing more that can be done.
Oh, the hell there isn’t. The hell there isn’t. I have a plan.
Mm. what–what plan?
I could make Sarah Horton disappear.
[suspenseful music]
Fiona, why do you think that you are to blame for any of this?
[crying] Well, because– because I was with Brady just before he drank and ran into you. And I’m a recovering alcoholic, too, and I should have seen the signs. And maybe if I had, I could have taken him to a meeting. And he–and he would–
[sighs]
[soft dramatic music] I’m so sorry, Sarah. I hope you can forgive me.
There is nothing to forgive. There’s nothing to forgive. You–you couldn’t have known that Brady was going to get behind the wheel of a car. There was no way for you to know. And what is– what’s done is done. And as much as I did hate lying to the police, because I did, Brady is going to face the consequences of his actions.
I was with my brother last night at the pub, and he wasn’t drinking.
Well, of course he wouldn’t drink right there in front of you. He must have knocked a few back on his way home.
He said he wasn’t drinking, and I believe him.
Well, of course you believe him. You’re one of his enablers.
You know, Brady also told me that, well, he had an encounter with some guy who was claiming to be a regular from his AA meeting, but Brady said he didn’t even recognize him.
You do realize that he’s probably loaded when he attends those meetings.
He also mentioned that…
[soft dramatic music] He scratched his hand with this ring after they shook hands.
So?
And the next thing you know, that Brady’s back home, blacked out.
Eric, what exactly are you getting at? What are you implying here?
I’m not implying anything, Xander. I’m straight up calling you out. I know what you did. You took a page right out of Victor’s playbook, and you hired a thug to do your dirty work.
Let me get this straight. You think I hired some AA mystery man to shake Brady’s hand and what? Roofie him with a poison ring? What is this, the th century? Or are you just delusional?
Xander, I know you had something to do with it.
[tense music] I intend to prove it.
All right, look, just for argument’s sake, I’ll play along. What exactly do you think my supposed henchmen and I have planned for Brady?
I’m not sure yet. I don’t know. Maybe you planned on killing Brady. The police showed up just in time to stop you from doing it.
My wife remembered seeing your brother hit her with his car. And now Brady’s in police custody, where he belongs. Whatever I was doing at his house last night is beside the point.
No, the point is, you mess with my family, you mess with me. I’m warning you, Xander.
You’re threatening me? Brady is the reason my wife might be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. You know what? Screw you and your degenerate brother. Get the hell out of here before I do security’s job for them.
There’s no need for that.
You’re going to make Sarah disappear? That’s your big plan?
It wouldn’t be the first time. Just say the word, Brady, and I will have Dr. Sarah rolling around the DiMera Island compound by tomorrow afternoon.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Or I could take a page out of Connie Vininski’s book and just toss her in the basement and set off a bomb.
Okay, okay. Kristen, you’re not doing this. You’re not doing this. Don’t even think about it, okay? For my sake and for Rachel’s, please promise me you’ll stay out of it. Just let justice take its course, okay?
I’m sorry, Brady. That is a promise I wouldn’t be able to keep. Not only does your daughter need you, but I need you too. I love you, Brady. And I’m going to do whatever it takes–
No.
To save you.
Don’t. Don’t. Kristen.
I am.
Kristen? Krist–damn it! No!
[tense music]
I haven’t heard you say that before, that you want Brady to pay for what happened to you.
Well, I guess at first, I didn’t. You know, I didn’t really have any desire to see Brady punished. I understood that he didn’t do it intentionally. You know, it was an accident, obviously. But…
[soft dramatic music] The more time that I had to think about it, you know, I do believe that if someone drives drunk, they should be punished to some extent, and especially with what Brady did. You know, and he hit me, and he left me there, not knowing whether I was alive or dead.
Sarah… I know we haven’t known each other for very long, but I hope you know how much you mean to me. If it hadn’t been for you, I would never have come to Salem. I would never have reconciled with my son. And I would never have met my beautiful granddaughter. I love you, Sarah. You’re like a daughter to me.
You don’t have to do this.
Do what?
Take the blame for what just happened. I mean, I saw Holly hit you just now.
Are you seriously taking her side?
Wait a minute. To be fair, yes, Holly did hit me. But like I said, I started the argument.
Thank you.
I should have just stayed out of it.
Yeah, you damn well should have.
It’s just that when I saw her, I got so mad about what she did to you and your dad. And I mean, I know it’s none of my business, but I just feel so bad for you, Tate.
Unbelievable. Please tell me you’re not buying this crap.
And then when I called her out about sneaking into your dad’s room, she just totally wilded out and slapped me.
Oh, my God. You are such a freaking liar. Go on! Go on! Tell Tate exactly what you just said to me–
Holly, that’s enough.
What do you mean, “that’s enough, Holly”?
Just stop. Like, come on. Don’t you think you’ve caused enough damage for one day?
[tense music]
Tate–
Look, you know, my dad told me that I should take it easy on you because he thinks that EJ is manipulating you, but I think he’s wrong. I’m done.
Done? Done– what do you mean, done? Tate, what are you saying?
Are you breaking up with me?
So that’s it, then? It’s just over between us?
[somber music] You know what? You’re obviously too much of a coward to just tell me the truth, so I’ll save you the trouble. Yeah, it’s done. We’re over, Tate. So you and Sophia, you guys can have a happy life together. You two totally deserve each other. Goodbye, Tate.
[sighs]
Thank you for saying all of that. I love you too.
[chuckles] But what we were talking about earlier, that– that needs to stay between us. Okay? No one can know.
Yeah. Yes, of course. I understand completely. It’ll be–it’ll be our little secret.
[tense music]
You better hope the justice system works fast where your brother is concerned, Eric. Otherwise, I’ll have no choice but to take matters into my own hands.
[door clicks]
Oh, God, EJ. What do you want? I already confessed. Sarah remembers that I was the driver of the car that hit her. There’s no need to interrogate me anymore. So why don’t you just get the hell out of here, please?
Did you– did you forget, Brady? You don’t tell me what to do. I tell you.
Mm. Hmm.
So I saw on the visitors log that my sister was here to see you. I sincerely hope she didn’t fill that liquor-addled brain of yours with visions of another th-hour reprieve. You see, I’ve got you dead to rights this time, Brady. Thanks to Sarah’s statement, there isn’t anything Kristen can do to spare you from spending the next or more years in Statesville.
[sighs] Oh, Father. I know John Black was your sworn and mortal enemy. But his son, Brady… he really is a good man. And he is the father of my child and the father of your grandchild.
[somber music] I love him.
I love him with all my heart. And because you love me, Father, I know if you were here, you would– you would help me save him. But of course.
[laughs] Of course, you’re not here. And now EJ has Sarah’s statement. And there is nothing I can do… to get Brady out of this.
[sighs] Well, I mean, not without a miracle.
[clattering]
[grunting]
What the hell?
[mysterious music]
[sighs]
Rolf?
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