Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[dramatic music]
Well, it’s not exactly the Ritz.
[chuckles] Compared to the apartment where you found me in Poplar Bluff, it’s the Ritz. [sighs]
Glad to see the snow’s finally let up. [sighs] I didn’t think we were gonna be able to land.
We should have expected weather delays, coming to Vancouver in December.
Do you think we missed any messages from Clyde while we were stuck in the air?
No, I’m–I’m sure he knows we got held up. I’m sure he’s tracking our every move, just like we’re watching him. I just hope he believes that we’re the Mr. and Mrs. Chad DiMera that checked in across the street.
Mr. and Mrs. DiMera, I hope the room is OK for you.
It is absolutely perfect. Isn’t it, Chad?
Oh, darling, your nails look fancier than a Sweet Bits cake.
Mama, how do you see them?
I took a peek.
[soft music]
Oh! Ooh, they do! See, now I’m over here peeking. So cute. Sis, if you ever decide to go into a side business–
No, thank you. Two jobs is plenty for me.
Last week, the twins gave me a manicure. And as you can imagine, the polish landed everywhere except my nails. [laughter]
Well, this is at least an improvement from that, right?
Oh, yeah.
Ooh, yes. Speaking of those twins, now, should I go and check on them? They’ve been napping for a while now.
Mama, let the babies lie, OK? You’re the one who told me that.
Oh, yeah, you’re right. Oh, you know, I think we’ve had these on long enough, right?
Yeah, for sure.
Oh. Ooh. Ah. Whew! I just–I just wanted to catch a glimpse of those sweet babies’ faces, you know? I want to look at those angels as long as possible before you go back to D.C.
Oh, I know. I’m so happy that we got to spend this time together.
Same. Really am. But, you know, I wanted to spend time with Johnny too. Eli and I were hoping that we could do, like, a double date. I guess that will just have to happen next time around.
That’s probably for the best.
Wait. What?
Nothing.
Go on. Go on, Chanel. Tell your sister all about what a jackass your husband has been.
[chuckles] Burning the midnight oil, I see.
Yeah. Blocking some big confrontation tomorrow between Chanel and Joy’s characters.
Oh, well, I wouldn’t work too hard on that if I were you.
[dramatic music]
Why not?
Well, because Joy’s role will have to be recast, unfortunately. She won’t be available to tape those scenes.
[knock at door]
Joy.
Sorry. I should have called.
No, it’s no problem. You want to run some lines?
No. [sighs] I– I–I came to say goodbye.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
[dramatic music]
Goodbye? What do you mean?
I’m going back to New York.
What about the show?
I’m quitting, Alex. I’m telling Abe and Kate first thing in the morning.
What? You just barely started. How can you quit?
This acting thing, I don’t know if it’s for me. I mean, it was my mom’s dream, you know, not mine.
Joy, everybody loves you. You’re so talented. What do you mean? Where is this coming from?
I think it would be best for everyone.
You mean best for Johnny ’cause you don’t want Chanel to find out that you hooked up with her husband.
[sighs]
What are you talking about? Why–why wouldn’t Joy be available? Why would we have to recast her role?
When Joy was here for Thanksgiving, I made her a proposition.
What kind of proposition?
I offered her a very generous enticement to leave “Body & Soul” and Salem for good.
[tense music]
[sighs] Chad, what if Clyde already suspects us? What if he–he knows that we’re using JJ and Gabi as decoys?
Well, if he knew that, we’d already be dead.
What are you doing?
I’m unpacking. What does it look like?
Oh.
I just assumed that this room was gonna be mine.
It is. It’s mine too.
[chuckles] But– but there’s only one–
Yeah, I don’t trust you, Cat, so I’m not letting you out of my sight.
So are you two here on business or pleasure?
Business.
Pleasure.
[laughs]
Both, actually. Figured we might as well make the best of a business trip.
Oh. Well, enjoy your time with us.
And here you are.
Mr. DiMera, someone left this at the front desk for you.
Thank you.
Well? [sighs]
It’s from Clyde.
I thought I could work with Johnny and Chanel without too much drama, but Chanel, she keeps inviting me over and acting like I’m her best friend. It’s too much.
No, I get that. But I mean, why should you be the one that has to quit? You’re not the one who’s married. You certainly didn’t know that Johnny was gonna end up being your director. What about your contract? I signed, like, a two-year deal. Didn’t you?
I’m gonna break the contract.
Joy, you know Kate and Abe could sue you for, like, a ton of money.
I’m not worried about that.
You’re not worried about that? You got that kind of cash?
I have somebody taking care of it for me. It’s not gonna be a problem.
You got somebody? Don’t tell me Johnny’s pressuring you to leave town.
No, it’s not Johnny.
OK.
It’s his father.
[dramatic music]
[clears throat]
You did what?
[clears throat] I offered to buy out Joy’s contract in addition to giving her a very generous sum to leave town entirely.
Why–why– why would you do that?
[chuckles] Why do you think? You yourself said it was pure torture when Chanel invited Joy to dinner. Then I saw you suffering through the premiere of “Body & Soul”– an achievement you should have reveled in– sandwiched between the two of them, looking like you’d rather have root canal. And then there was Thanksgiving. And not to make this about me, but it has been a very difficult year, and all I wanted was a fresh start, a nice dinner with my family. And Joy Wesley came along to ruin the entire meal for everyone.
Yeah, but she didn’t mean to.
I know that. I confronted her about accepting the invitation, and she said that Chanel wouldn’t take no for an answer.
Yeah, well, Chanel just wants her to feel at home in Salem.
Right. I get that. Because she is blissfully oblivious to the dalliance dear Ms. Wesley had with her husband. However… because you are essentially an honest person and are currently tormented with guilt, if Joy keeps showing up on our doorstep, I know that the pressure on you to tell Chanel the truth will become insurmountable, so I took care of the problem for you.
You know, I–I–I actually don’t believe this.
You’ll thank me eventually.
No, I won’t thank you, Dad. Look, you don’t get to just make decisions for me, OK? You don’t fix my problems. I don’t need that. It’s none of your business! So I want you to call Joy and I want you to undo this, OK?
Can you believe Johnny mistook Stephanie Johnson for your sister?
What?
You know, Mama, when we last discussed this, you said, “Chanel, as long as you’re happy, that’s all I care about.”
Oh, which is true.
No, it is obviously not, because otherwise, you wouldn’t be bad-mouthing my husband to my sister.
Oh.
And you said you were gonna let go of your anger towards Johnny.
Fine. Fine. I’m–I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’ll just shut up now.
Well, even though I wish Mama hadn’t brought it up, Johnny never actually saw who Alex was with. Seth Burns was the one who told him that– You know what? No. Never mind, OK? Johnny feels terrible about what happened, as Mama knows, and I am doing my best to forgive and forget so we can move forward.
Well, I hope so. You know, I can kind of see things from Johnny’s perspective.
Before you both came to Salem, I kind of made the same mistake with JJ Deveraux.
What does it say?
Read it. I need to make sure there aren’t listening devices or anything planted in here.
Do you think he would have access to do that?
With Weston, you never know.
“If you are reading this, “it means you’ve made it to Vancouver. “Welcome. “If you want to know where Abigail’s remains reside, “you’ll hand Ms. Greene over to me “with no tricks or new demands. “I’ll be in touch tomorrow morning with instructions for the exchange.” Great. More waiting. God, I’m a nervous wreck. [sighs]
Yeah, I–I think we all are, but I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you doing this for Abigail.
I’m not just doing this for Abigail. I’m doing this for me too. I need to make sure that Clyde Weston never hurts anyone I care about ever again.
Clyde Weston has a bounty on my head. I’m not leaving this room whether you have your eye on me or not.
Well, if you go rogue, it could blow everything up.
I wouldn’t do that, Chad. My mother’s life is on the line.
You know, just so we’re clear, in case you forgot, I’m gonna do my best to help you find your mother, but my top priority is gonna be finding my wife and bringing her remains home.
Great, thank you, I appreciate you being up-front with me about that. I’m happy to know that your–your dead wife trumps my hopefully still alive mother. I’m grateful to know where your priorities stand.
[scoffs]
Listen to me.
Chad–
Do not talk about my wife like that ever again. You understand me? OK? You want to talk about my priorities after what you and your brother did to me and my family? No, no, no. You–you don’t get to–
I know, Chad. I know. I don’t get to do anything except exactly what you say, because apparently I–I don’t have my own life anymore.
[dramatic music]
You’re right. I get it. Yeah, you’re a victim too. But it– [clears throat] I don’t have the energy for this right now. I got to call Jennifer, check in on the kids.
I’m gonna take a shower.
Room’s all clear. I think we’re good.
[sighs] Thank God.
I’m gonna let Chad know about Weston’s note. [phone ringing]
It’s my dad.
Aren’t you gonna answer it?
[sighs] Well, my mom’s called about six times since we left, and I keep ignoring ’cause I know she’s just gonna try to convince me to come home. I guess she thought my dad might have better luck.
Maybe you should just take it and get it over with.
Yeah, I guess. Hey, Dad, listen, don’t bother trying to talk me out of this. Everything’s gonna be fine. Dad, what’s wrong?
Oh, my God. When? All right. No, it’s OK, but I should go. Hey, thanks for letting me know.
JJ, what happened?
Doug died.
JJ was…[sighs] Having a difficult time with his mental health, and we decided to just take a little space so he could, you know, work on getting better. And I saw him with Gabi. I just assumed that they were sleeping together. And I was so– [sighs] I was so upset that I just– I–I ran and I slept with Eli.
Mm. Yeah, but I bet you never called JJ a cheating slut, did you?
Mama!
[sighs] The point is, Mama, that I upended all of our lives. That night with Eli changed everything.
Mm.
That was the night I got pregnant with David Abraham.
Oh, my God. Lani, I’m so sorry. I did not mean to bring up a painful memory for you.
Sis, you’re–you didn’t. I did. And trust me, I think about my baby boy every day.
Mm. Well, you know, I think it’s–you know, it’s good of you to offer up this analogy to make your sister feel better, but I don’t think that what you did was remotely comparable to what Johnny did. You and JJ, well, you were together; you were not together. You didn’t owe each other anything.
Still, Mama, we were never able to recover from that.
Yeah, well, you know what? It–it just–you just weren’t meant to be, baby.
Well, I–I understand where Lani is coming from. I–I could never get past Allie cheating on me. And, oh, thank God that Johnny didn’t turn to someone else when he thought that I was sneaking around with Alex, because if he had done that, that’s just something that no matter how much I love him, I don’t think I could live with that.
Dad, did you hear me? You’re gonna call Joy. You’re gonna retract your offer.
No point, Johnny. She’s already accepted it.
So what? Tell her you changed your mind.
It’s bad form to renege now.
Oh, to hell with bad form. And then what? How are you gonna explain Joy just all of a sudden leaving her job?
As the lawyer negotiating her contract release, I’ll just finesse things with Abe and Kate. We’ll tell them that she’s homesick.
Mm. From Nancy Wesley? She can’t stand that woman.
It’s her mother, Johnny. I’m sure she misses her whether they get along or not. Besides which, Abe and Kate have no idea how Joy feels about Nancy. And I’ll just tell them that she also misses New York City, the flashy lights, the fast pace. Salem was just too slow for her.
[scoffs] Hardly.
The point is, she will get her golden parachute. No one will be the wiser. And you and Chanel and presumably Joy Wesley will live happily ever after. Son, you know this is the best solution.
It’s blackmail.
Yeah, well, technically it’s bribery. At least it’s not murder.
Yeah. Yeah, so much for that.
Let me do this for you, son, please.
– That is a terrible deal, Joy. Why would you even accept that?
Look, I thought about it for a whole day before I agreed. And honestly, I think it is the best solution for everybody. You know what? I could use the money for a new beginning.
Is that what you really want to do? You want to walk away from your first acting contract two weeks in? Word gets out about that, you know what happens? Your career is over. Seriously. And what happens to Johnny, Mr. DiMera? His wife, his life, everything stays the same. But what happens to Joy? Joy gets ran out of town with her tail tucked between her legs. It’s bull crap. It’s not fair. It’s not right. You don’t want to leave this job. You love it. Look at me. You love it, don’t you?
Yes. Yes, I love it.
Then why–then… you need to be smart about this, OK? This is vintage DiMera crap, them playing God with people’s lives. So be smart, and you tell EJ to take his offer and shove it.
Yeah, well, please just tell the kids I love them and– and that I’ll be home soon. And give them a big hug for me. I will. Thank you.
[dramatic music]
Chad, what’s wrong?
Doug passed away.
What? When?
Shortly after we left. Passed away in his sleep.
[sighs] My God, I’m so sorry.
Yeah.
I mean, he was so full of life.
The house is gonna be really quiet when we get home.
Yeah, he was a really sweet spirit. I mean, even with everything, he never said an unkind word to me.
I should be at home with the kids right now.
They loved him.
I mean, I–I wasn’t a–a Horton or a Williams. I was lucky to live there with Abigail and the kids. But Doug, he– he was always–always down to make slime with Charlotte, play “Scrabble” with Thomas, babysit. He was there for my son when– my son and I, we– we butted heads a little bit after Abby passed away, and he was always– always there for him.
I wished–wished my father was more like Doug.
I’m– I’m really sorry for your loss. If there’s anything that I can do–
No, there’s nothing you can do.
Oh, my God. Poor Julie… to lose a partner as wonderful as that man.
And the two of them, we all wish we could have a love like that. Are you OK?
Yeah. Yeah, it’s just… [chuckles] Doug and I had this whole music set planned for Christmas.
At least you were able to spend one last time with him.
We were– we were just talking the other day about how he gave me Great-Grandma Alice’s wedding ring to propose to Lani. He knew I was– I was jumping into something I wasn’t ready for, and he… even tried to gently warn me. He was right, as always.
And now Lani’s married to his grandson, so… I guess it all worked out. [chuckles] I’m really gonna miss him.
JJ, I’m so sorry.
Sometimes the most traumatic thing can bring you closer to someone.
Mm-hmm, so true.
Losing David Abraham was the most painful thing I have ever been through. But grieving together, it– it brought me and Eli closer together in the end.
Mm, but–but look–look– look, now–now, look. You have those wonderful twins and a beautiful life together.
Yeah, we do.
Mm-hmm.
Even though there was bumps along the way. [laughter]
You know, the other night when–when Johnny was sick, it was the first time that I just forgot about everything that had happened. And I just– I just wanted to take him in my arms and make him feel better.
Sis, if you feel that way about him and he feels that way about you, which I’m sure he does, you have nothing to worry about, OK? Your marriage is strong, and it is only gonna get stronger with time.
Like yours and Eli’s. Yeah. [laughter] Yeah, well, I sure hope so.
[sighs] Dad, I hate this, OK? This is not fair to anyone.
Would you rather Chanel know the truth?
No, but I–
Then you know this is for the best. Look, son, I know you feel bad, but you shouldn’t blow up your entire marriage because you scratched an itch of what I’m assuming is a one-time lapse in judgment.
Yes. Yes, of course. It was once. Obviously I– [sighs] [scoffs] Fine. Fine. Thank you.
Good man.
There is– there’s one more loose end you should know about.
And what is that?
Someone else found out about me and Joy.
Alex, I can’t back out of a deal that I made with EJ DiMera. The guy is seriously scary. I mean, the DiMeras are basically, what, a Mob family, right?
DiMera or not, EJ’s the DA. He shouldn’t be bullying and blackmailing people.
Well, he did both, obviously, and I didn’t push back.
[sighs]
And I’m meeting him in 20 minutes to pick up my check, so it’s a done deal. I’m not changing my mind, Alex. I can’t.
Joy, I just think maybe–
And I don’t want anybody to ever hear the truth. Not Chanel, nothing, OK? I need you to stay out of this, Alex. OK?
Maybe we– maybe you’ll be able to make it back in time for the funeral.
We already missed it.
Oh.
Julie didn’t want to bother me. She– she figured I should stay focused on going after Clyde.
[dramatic music]
Right. Chad, can we try not to fight? I know you’re grieving now, and I know you’re stressed. I don’t want to add anything to that.
OK. Well, then let’s just– let’s just do what we need to do to get Clyde, and then we’ll– we’ll get the hell out of here.
[line rings]
[phone rings]
It’s Chad.
Hey, Chad. I was just about to call you.
Yeah, JJ, listen, I just talked to your mom.
Oh. Yeah, I just talked to my dad. He told me about Doug.
I’m sorry we wer– we weren’t there.
Me too. But I know that Doug would want us to be here, doing exactly what we’re doing for Abigail.
Yeah. Any news from Clyde?
[clears throat] Yeah, yeah. He–he left you a note. Said he’ll be in touch in the morning.
OK. OK, well, then… we’ll just hunker down and– and we’ll come up with a plan for–for when we do hear from him, then.
You OK, sis?
Yeah, I’m– I’m just sad about leaving tomorrow.
Yeah, we’re sad about that too.
Mm-hmm.
But we’ll see you again for Christmas, right?
Yes, absolutely. As long as Eli can get the time off.
Mm. I tried. I tried to get them to come back here. I tried to talk them into it, but they’re just having a little too much fun in D.C.
Mom, we’ve been over this. It is not about having too much fun in D.C. It’s about Eli’s job. It’s about my new job. It’s not wanting to uproot the twins right now. OK, Mom, we told you that we’re not ruling out coming back here.
I know, sweetheart.
Well, in the meantime, until you do come back here, which we can’t wait for, there’s gonna be a lot of visits, right?
Yes, lots of visits, yes.
OK.
[laughs]
All right. Well, I should get out of here. I need to go get dressed so that I can get back to my husband. But I–I love you, sis.
I love you too, sis.
Mm. And I am so glad that we got to do this.
Same. And in the meantime, I get to watch my beautiful sis on “Body & Soul,” the star of “Body & Soul.”
Oh, stop. [laughs] No, I was mostly a nepo hire, but I am starting to wonder if it is such a good idea to work with my husband.
Ooh, I know– I know how that is, but it has its perks, right?
Yeah, it does. We get to see each other more, and, you know, it’s–it’s been good, and I think it’s only gonna get better.
Alex Kiriakis? Why was Joy shooting her big mouth off to that blockhead?
Just bring it down.
I don’t think this girl is as innocent as you make her out to be, Johnny, given that she has caused trouble at every turn.
She just needed someone to talk to, OK? It’s not like she planned on telling him.
Right.
Look, she said that he promised he wasn’t gonna tell anyone because he cares about Chanel and doesn’t want her to get hurt.
So he is concerned about not hurting Chanel. What about you?
What about me?
Has it occurred to you, son, that Alex Kiriakis might use that information to make sure he has the upper hand always with you?
No. No, I hadn’t, but I–I don’t think he would do that.
Well, I hope for your sake you’re right about that.
Joy, I think that you are going to regret this decision, but I promised you I wouldn’t say anything to Chanel, and I won’t.
Thank you.
[chuckles]
I’m sure they’ll find another Regan Holloway.
No, definitely not as good as you. Really, though, I enjoyed working with you.
Same.
[sighs] Well, I hope maybe our paths will cross someday.
Yeah.
[laughs]
Me too.
I’m sorry.
It’s OK.
I’ll see you.
[mellow music]
I couldn’t find a delivery service that would take cash. There’s obviously no room service here, but we do have peanuts.
Thanks.
Yeah.
I’m–I’m pretty exhausted, so I– I think I’m just gonna go to sleep.
OK.
[clears throat]
What are you doing?
You should take the bed.
No, what are you–it was– it was my idea to share a room, so you take the bed.
[scoffs] Chad, I’m fine.
Take the bed, Cat.
[sighs]
Besides, I’m gonna be on lookout tonight anyway.
We should take turns. It’s gonna be a long night, and you need sleep too.
I don’t think I could if I wanted to. Get some sleep.
Good night.
[dramatic music]
Chad gave us his gold card, so we can order whatever you want from room service.
What do you mean, whatever I want? What about you?
I’m not hungry. Just want to get to bed. Fast-forward to tomorrow.
I feel the same way. I’m exhausted. No food for me either.
OK. All right. That’s fine. Yeah, you take the bed.
Come on, Mr. Chivalrous. It’s not as though we’ve never shared a bed before, and we both need a good night’s sleep for whatever happens tomorrow. There’s plenty of room for the both of us.
If you’re sure.
I’m sure, JJ.
Come on. [laughs]
[insects trilling]
[somber music]
Someone already brought him flowers.
I did. I come visit every few weeks.
I didn’t know that.
He’s still a part of our family. My first and forever grandchild.
Hi, my sweet baby boy.
Mama thinks about you all the time, and I miss you. I love you so, so much. [chuckles, sniffles]
[sighs]
[clears throat] You’re late.
By one minute.
Yes, that means you’re late. Here’s the check. Now pack your things and go.
[tense music]
Where’s your daddy?
[scoffs] He’s not here, Alex. What can I do for you?
Well, I assume you know that he offered Joy money to leave town. And I also assume that you’re the one that put him up to it.
No, I didn’t. It wasn’t my idea, and I feel awful about it.
But not awful enough to stop him, right?
Look, I know that Joy told you about what happened between us. I hope she also explained–
That you thought Chanel slept with me, so you turned to a stranger that you didn’t know was gonna be your new coworker. Yes, Johnny boy, she told me all about it. And aside from the fact of what you thought incorrectly didn’t make anything better, this is now a huge loss for the show.
[sighs] Yeah, well, she can be recast.
She can. And you, my friend, are just as replaceable. You know that, right? Maybe more. Joy doesn’t want to quit her job, dude. She loves it. She admitted it to me when I tried to talk her out of leaving.
You what? [scoffs] Damn it! Alex, look, this is none of your business, all right? This is none of your business, so why don’t you just butt out before you mess everything up?
What the hell is going on in here?
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