Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[somber music]
I don’t know. I’ve really been trying to put on a brave face for Kristen, showing her we’re going to find Rachel. We’ll be fine.
I’m thinking about her out there all alone, just–just angry and sad. I-I’m not only scared, Ava. I feel very guilty.
Why guilty?
That–that she was driven to this. Kristen and I failed as parents. We didn’t–we didn’t–we didn’t love her the right way. We didn’t cherish her the right way. She felt she was so desperate that this is what she needed to do? What does that say about– I just want her to come home, I just want her to come home.
Come here, come here, come here, come here, come.
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, you know, I’m sorry for leaning on you.
No, no, no. What is–no, no, no. Are you kidding me? This is your daughter we are talking about. I want you to lean on me. I’m here for you.
Thank you. I appreciate it. Tell you what, though, given– given the way Kristen reacted when I last spoke to her, I doubt she’d be very happy that we’re together like this.
OK, well, Kristen doesn’t need to know, does she?
[tense music]
[sighs] Rachel. Sweetheart, I need you to come back to me. Oh, and the police. The police have been predictably useless in their endeavor. No news, no leads, not even an inkling of an idea of where you could be. [scoffs] What would I expect from Salem’s finest?
You wouldn’t sit around waiting for any help from these simpletons if yourfamily was in danger. So neither will I.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, hey, hey! What the hell? What the hell are you doing?
What?
What are you doing?
Mm. Hi, Belle. Thanks for checking in. Oh, I thought I’d come into the office for a while and see if I could get some work done. Hmm, yeah. Look, you will let me know if there’s any word at all about Rachel, won’t you? Yeah. Thank you. I love you too, honey. Bye-bye. [knock at door] Come in. Oh, Cat.
Dr. Evans, I– sorry to bother you. The front desk said that you might be on a break right now?
I am, yes.
OK, I just quickly was hoping to ask if– if you had had time to talk to Dr. Johnson about hiring me as your assistant.
Oh, the assistant job. I’m sorry. No, I haven’t had time yet.
Oh. OK. [chuckles] You know what? If you’ve changed your mind, I don’t–
No, no, no. It’s not–it– it isn’t that at all. It’s just that… there’s a lot going on here right now, and–and… and we’re in a bit of a crisis. My granddaughter has gone missing.
Yeah, I want my niece’s picture on the front page. And I want the AMBER Alert pushed out on all our social media. Yeah, thanks. Hey, anything new?
Unfortunately, no. We did have a false alarm earlier. A child matching Rachel’s description was taken to the hospital with serious injury, but it turned out it wasn’t her. It was actually a young girl named Lucy, who’s going to be OK, apparently.
OK. Good, good. What else you got? I’ll keep it under wraps.
I don’t think that’s going to be an issue, because I’m sorry to say I’ve got nothing. It’s as though Rachel’s disappeared into thin air.
[somber music]
Well, it’s not how I imagined it. How about you, Seymour? [soft thud] Who’s there? I have a snake, and he bites.
[tense music]
Well, luckily for you, I don’t.
[soft orchestration]
announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
We have gone through the footage from the DiMera mansion, and it seems Rachel walked off the property through the front door of the house. No sighting of her since. But she couldn’t have gotten very far. Obviously, way too young to drive, and the only cash she took with her were contents in her piggy bank, less than 100 bucks.
Well, I mean, could she have came up with extra cash? You know, from somewhere around the house?
I’ve been checking any of the transport options where she might have tried to use it, buses, trains, planes. So far, nothing.
Well, you’re covering all the angles, then.
Certainly trying. Jada insisted I come home, take a break, go back later with fresh eyes.
I’ve been using “The Spectator” to get the word out, but– I mean, somebody had to have seen something.
Yeah. No, you would think. But we haven’t gotten very many tips. Ones we have gotten haven’t led anywhere.
I just feel so bad for Kristen. Her daughter is her life.
What am I doing? My daughter is missing, EJ, in case you’ve been too self-absorbed to notice! And I’m not just going to sit around and do nothing while the incompetent fools of our so-called police force are doing essentially the same. So if you don’t mind, I am going to start my search in the tunnels.
Kristen, Kristen, there’s no need to look there. The footage from the CCTV showed that Rachel left through the front doors, not the tunnels. Besides, I myself have torn apart every inch of that underground labyrinth and found nothing. Believe me, there is no sign of Rachel. There’s no sign of Rachel down there.
[tense music]
OK. If she is not in the tunnels and she is not in the house or with family and friends, then tell me, EJ, where the hell is she?
Please.
I am so sorry, Dr. Evans. I saw the AMBER Alert this morning. I had no idea it was your granddaughter. Do they know what happened? Do they have any leads?
Well, we think she ran away. At least, we’re not worried that she’s being held by some stra– stranger.
Thank God for that.
And she’s–she’s a very resourceful girl, you know? The police are out looking everywhere for her.
[somber music] It’s just hard not to worry that, I don’t know, she might find some… dangers out there all by herself.
Who are you?
Well, you’rethe one trespassing. Why don’t you tell me who you are?
Rachel.
I see. What a beautiful name.
Thanks. I’m named after my mommy’s mommy. She used to live here.
Oh. And what is your mommy’s name?
Kristen.
[inhales deeply] Ah. Beautiful name as well. If I had a daughter, I might call her that, too. And what about your reptilian friend here?
This is Seymour.
Hmm. And what, may I ask, are you and Seymour doing in my house?
I ran away from home.
Oh? Well, I suspect your parents must be very worried.
Sure hope so.
You want your parents to be worried?
Yep.
And why’s that?
It’s a long story.
I have nothing but time.
Hey, listen, man, um, I should probably give you a heads-up about something that’s not going to make the family very–very happy.
Yeah? OK, what’s that? Cat Greene is back in Salem.
What? I thought she was going back to Vancouver, be closer to her mother.
Yes, she was, but her brothers decided to stay up with Catharina. And Cat came back so she could be with Felicity during her last year of high school.
So are you telling me that she’s going to be living in Salem?
It seems that way, yeah.
[tense music]
Well, I hope I never run into her.
Mm, yeah, that’s going to be tricky. She might have got a job at the hospital. Yeah, Marlena’s assistant.
I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to talk to Kayla about you yet.
No, of course. It’s completely understandable.
Well, I’ve been preoccupied trying to reach my husband. He doesn’t know that– he doesn’t know that Rachel is missing yet.
Oh, I’m– well, at the very least, maybe he felt relieved to find out about my mother that– that he was trying to help her and not hurt her.
I haven’t been able to tell him that yet either.
Oh. Is he away on business?
Kind of. I just–I just know that if he were here right now, he would be able to– he would be able to find Rachel and bring her home. Safe and sound.
Listen. I understand Kristen’s continued concern about my involvement with this. Look, I still hold myself partly responsible for Rachel’s decision to run away.
No, no, no, no. Don’t say that. It’s not true. Even Kristen admitted to me that you are not to blame for any of this at all.
Really?
She said that when she was calm. You know, I think we’re both very frustrated that we know we’re to blame for this, solely. Well, she–Rachel’s been troubled for a while now. She should have been in therapy years ago. And I should have had a firmer hand to let that little girl know that she can’t always get her way.
OK. But come on, Brady. You didn’t know that she was going to take it this far. I mean, regardless of her troubles.
No, but I should have predicted that when she was told her mommy and daddy are never going to be together that the reaction would be bad. [Ava sighs] Now she’s going to come home and she’s going to think that everything is going to be fine. And I’m going to have to sit my little girl down and say, no, baby.
Mom and Dad are not getting back together ever.
I just want her to come home.
Now, I think if we both just take a moment to calm down–
I don’t want to be calm. Look, I don’t want any damn water, EJ! I just want my daughter! I want Rachel! God, I just– I feel so powerless in all this.
We DiMeras are anything but powerless. I’ve already put Father’s eyes and ears on the case. They’re sure to be far more successful at gathering intel than the police have been. And I’ve already put in motion an offer for a substantial reward for any information leading to Rachel’s safe return.
You would do that for Rachel?
Of course. She’s my niece.
Yeah. But she’s not by blood.
Kristen, you are a DiMera, even if you were born a Blake. Stefano regarded you and Peter his children just as much as we were. And you were the one who took after him the most. [Kristen shudders and chuckles]
Yeah, my dear, old mother would be so disappointed to hear you say that. I mean, she was always trying to appeal to my better angels. And that’s–that’s before things went wrong.
I just– I just wanted Rachel to grow up more like a Blake. That’s why I gave her my mother’s name.
Well, it sounds as though your parents have traveled a long and tortured journey together. And that this Ava woman is quite the pesky interloper indeed.
A what?
It means she’s standing in the way of your family living happily ever after.
Yep, that’s her.
And, you know, there’s only one thing to be done about people like her. You need to get her out of the picture. Permanently.
[tense music]
Oh, obviously, due to his connection with my mother, I knew a little bit about John’s past.
Yeah, but he doesn’t like to talk about himself. You know, it’s partly humility and partly, he’s just– he’s led so many different lives.
You mean as the Pawn.
Yeah. You know, when I first met him, I thought he was my… presumed dead husband, Roman Brady.
Roman Brady? Oh, I’ve met him. He owns the Brady Pub.
Yes, yes.
Oh, so– so Roman was your husband who you thought was dead and John was impersonating him, but John is your current husband?
Yes, it’s been… very difficult for all three of us.
No, no, I can imagine completely. I just–I was thinking about myself. I– you three were obviously in a situation where you were innocent victims, unlike the situation with me and Chad, where I was–
You were a victim of circumstance. Because of Clyde’s hold over your mother.
Yes, but–[sighs] I broke Chad’s heart in the worst possible way. I can’t imagine he would ever be able to get past that.
Marlena’s assistant? Look, I can’t believe that she would give Cat a job after what she did to our family.
Marlena knows the extenuating circumstances.
Nothing gave Cat the right to do what she and her brother did. My God, man. You almost died. How–how are you defending her?
Whoa, Gabi did terrible things to this family, and you have no problem defending her. I mean, let alone dating her.
Hey, that’s completely different.
How is it different? Look what Gabi did to Julie.
Are you saying that you don’t want me to see Gabi?
No, no. I’m not saying– I’m not saying any of that. What I’m saying is I’m not telling you who you should associate with, and I would expect that you would give me the same courtesy.
[somber music]
Hey, Julie, did you know that Cat Greene is settling down in Salem? Apparently, Chad doesn’t have a problem with it?
Well, you know, fellas, that doesn’t matter to me anymore. Nothing matters to me anymore.
Hey, hey.
Oh, come on.
Dinner is served. [Ava chuckles]
Thank you.
You’re welcome. You know what I was just thinking?
What?
I was thinking about, uh– [chuckles] when I was about Rachel’s age, I also ran away from home.
Really?
I did. Mm-hmm. I went to my friend Monica’s house. And I decided I was going to stay for about a week, maybe two.
Mm-hmm.
But then I immediately decided I was going home because her parents were serving salmon loaf.
Salmon loaf?
Salmon loaf, right?
Gross.
What is that? [Brady laughs] I mean, I decided I could not live without my rigatoni. I came home that very night.
Sure, sure.
Yeah. [chuckles]
What, um–what made you run away in the first place?
[somber music]
Um… my dad, he–he used to– he used to beat up my mom pretty badly. So, uh… that’s all right, you know, I was just his pride and joy. And so I– I thought that my disappearance would shock some sense back into him. But, uh, when–[chuckles] You know, and the day I left, he just– he ended up blaming her. So when I came back, she got it ten times worse.
Oh, my God.
Yeah, I tried to get her to leave. I did because I just knew– I knew eventually he would– he’d take it too far. You know, that one day he would give her a beating that she would not come back from.
And one day he did.
I’m not sure I ever knew your reasons for choosing your mother as Rachel’s namesake.
A whole lot of good that did. I certainly didn’t raise Rachel in my mother’s image.
Oh, I wouldn’t be too sure. I may not know much about Rachel Blake, but it is my impression that your mother was a bit of a badass.
She was. [both chuckle] It’s sad, though, that she, uh… wasn’t able to be a mom most of our lives. She–she hated Stefano for taking Peter and I away from her. And I’m sure you know that she tried to kill our father in Paris.
I am certainly aware of that, but the details are a little foggy.
Well, she fired a shot which caused an explosion, which we all assumed both had died. And, well, it wasn’t until later we all discovered that our father, Stefano, survived.
[chuckles] The Phoenix always rises from the ashes.
It does indeed. But my mother, not so– not so lucky.
So you sent this Ava woman texts to get her to go away, hmm? And as a consequence, your mommy confiscated your phone and tried putting you in therapy?
So dumb, right?
New-age nonsense. Besides, it doesn’t even get to the real problem. You don’t need therapy, you need to get this Ava woman out of the way. And we’re going to do that, Rachel dear. Together.
[ominous music]
Do you think we should follow Julie?
Mm… well, I don’t think she really likes people fussing over her. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried. Hi.
Made myself chamomile tea. Maybe that’ll help me sleep.
You still having– having trouble sleeping, Julie?
Having trouble? I’m hardly sleeping at all.
[somber music]
Did you, um, did you think about talking to Marlena, like I brought up, about what’s going on?
Yes, I did.
And?
It’s not going to bring Doug back, is it, darling?
Look, fellas, I– I appreciate all this. But eventually, I’m going to be just– just fine. So you don’t have to worry about me.
OK, wait. We are worried. What’s the harm in talking to Marlena? If it doesn’t work, just stop going. [Julie sighs]
And you know that Doug would want you to feel better.
He would. Julie, Doug would want you to be happy. And if he were here, he would tell you you’ve got to start living your life again. Marlena can help you do that, OK? If you don’t want to do it for yourself, do it for– for us, your family, because we love you and we need you. And we–we really need you to take care of yourself.
Yes. Doug would probably say all those things.
Yes, he would.
Thank you.
So it worked?
[bittersweet music]
I’ll call Marlena tomorrow, maybe.
Hey, why don’t– why don’t you just go get dressed, and I– I’ll take you over there right now? How’s that?
You know that Chad is a very kind and compassionate man.
Yeah, he’s incredibly compassionate and understanding. But I mean–
But what?
Well, being nice to me is one thing, but having certain feelings about me is an entirely different situation.
What kind of feelings are you talking about?
Um… the kind of feelings that I have for him.
[tender music]
Well, sorry. I had no idea that you went through that.
No, no, you know what? I’m sorry. Because the goal of me telling you that story was to make you feel better about Rachel coming home safely. No, I didn’t mean to turn it into a sob story.
No stop, stop. It wasn’t a sob story, it’s your past. Please never apologize for sharing that with me. OK?
OK, OK. But you know, even so right now, the issue is Rachel, and that is what matters. So you need to eat something because I want you to take care of yourself. Maybe you want to take it– take it to go, take it home. You probably could use some sleep.
Probably could. I should probably get home and get myself together. [Ava chuckles softly] Does this fine establishment of yours have to-go boxes? [Ava chuckles] Do you have those available?
Well, we actually do. I will go grab you one.
Hey, hey. Um…
Thank you. Not just for the food, but thank you for the ear. Really.
Anytime.
Rachel never got to know my family. And I never took her to Aremid. I just–I don’t know, I told her stories about the town and– and our summer home there. But the stories, you know, that I told her, they were just sugarcoated and romanticized. There was no Parrot Man or the creepy cemetery or the ghosts that Peter and I were convinced that were up in the attic.
Um, the Parrot Man?
Yes. [both chuckle] If you’re curious, I have the scrapbook right here. And it’s just–
Yeah.
It’s all about my family and Aremid and–[chuckles]
This is weird.
[tense music] It’s gone.
So do you understand exactly what it is we’re going to do, Rachel?
I guess so.
And I have a telephone right here.
That’s a phone?
Oh, that is not just any phone. That is a princess phone meant for a princess. My daughter used to love it.
So do you happen to have the phone number of this Ava woman?
Sure. I used to text her all the time.
Excellent. Let’s give her a call. Now, put your finger in the number hole and spin.
Whoa.
Have a go.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Ava?
Rachel? Honey, is that you?
Yes. I need help. And I couldn’t reach Mommy and Daddy. You have to come straight away.
Of course, I will. Where are you, sweetie?
Do you have a pen?
Yeah, yeah, I’m grabbing one.
You’ve got feelings for Chad. Romantic feelings?
[tender music]
I do. Yeah, they evolved while I was pretending to be Abigail. I know nothing can ever happen between us. I know that. I-I’ve been doing my best to avoid him completely lately. And I am just doing everything I can to bury those feelings and move on. So– [knock at door]
Oh, excuse me.
Yeah.
Come in.
[tender music] [Julie sighs]
[tense music]
Great job, Rachel. Think we make an excellent team. And I am so very glad that you came here this evening. Not too many people visit Aremid these days. A bit far out of the way. And how is it that you wound up here tonight? Did you know something about this house?
I read about it in this book.
It’s about my mommy, Uncle Peter, and their mommy, Rachel Blake.
I see.
And I’m Rachel Black.
What a coincidence.
What’s your name?
Oh, you can just call me… the Woman in White. – I–I could have sworn it was right here. I moved it from the bookshelf. And I just saw it the other day.
Well, perhaps Harold moved it while he was dusting. I’m sure it’s around here somewhere. It’s OK.
Oh, God, I hope so. I mean, I’d be really heartbroken if I lost that. That scrapbook, I mean, it’s–
It’s all I have of my mother.
Oh, come on, come on, pick up. Pick up. [sighs] Oh, Brady, it’s Ava. Listen, you need to call me back as soon as you get this. I just got a call from Rachel. I know where she is. I’m heading there right now. The address is–
[knock at door]
[sighs] Hold on.
JJ. Any news?
No, I’m sorry. I just got off duty and I couldn’t stop thinking about Rachel. I wanted to see if you’d gotten any news yourself since I interviewed you.
No. Not a damn thing. I’ve been waiting for my phone to ring. Nothing.
[somber music]
First of all, Marlena, I think it’s important that I tell you I’m not here on my own volition. I just ran out of energy arguing with Chad. You see, Chad was very insistent that I see you.
Thank you for your clarity. Julie, you don’t think this might be helpful to you? [Julie scoffs]
Well, to be honest, coming into your office and seeing Cat Greene standing there was a bit of a surprise.
So sorry about that.
It’s all right. It’s all right. I understand. I mean, you’re a doctor. You’re dedicated to helping everybody. More importantly, you’re my friend. My respected and treasured friend. And I do understand that psychoanalysis works. I mean, I’ve lived long enough to know that much. However, I’m not sick. I’m a new widow. And I have lost the love of my life. And I’m terribly, terribly sad. Now, I think that’s just normal, don’t you?
I do.
And all those old words about time will cure all wounds, it’s just not going to work with me. I don’t want to stop thinking about Doug.
[somber music] I want to think about him every minute of every day. How he loved me. How I loved him. That was the stuff that dreams are made of. Who cares if I can’t sleep or I can’t move on with my life?
All I have left are memories of him. I don’t want to lose that.
I understand.
So… launching into therapy, I think, would be a terrible waste of our time.
Julie, you could never, ever waste my time.
I– I know you’re only here to appease Chad. But as long as you’re here… I don’t know, we’ve got the time. Why don’t we– why don’t we try a session? And if it doesn’t work for you, we never have to do it again.
Oh, Marlena.
[tender music] All right. All right. What harm can it do?
I really did not mean to upset Julie.
It’s not your fault. It’s my fault for not realizing you could have started your job already.
Oh, that’s not actually why I’m here. Dr. Evans hasn’t had an opportunity to talk to Dr. Johnson and she needs approval from her before she can hire me.
So you were just here?
We were talking.
Yeah? About what?
[chuckles] You know, psychiatrists, right? Always getting you to talk about your feelings.
[scoffs] As much as I hate to leave you at a time like this, I have some pressing matters I need to attend to.
Oh, I’ll be fine.
Maybe so, but shouldn’t Rachel’s father be here with you? I mean, where the hell is Brady?
Uh, well, he said he had to go home and take a shower. Uh– I mean, that’s what he said. I mean, it’s probably just a cover-up to spend more time with… [whispers] Ava.
Ah, so I take it those two are still an “item”?
Oh, Salem’s hottest couple of 2025.
Oh, you don’t approve?
Oh, God. That’s putting it mildly. I detest that two-faced bitch. Oh, she is the reason that Rachel ran away.
What are you talking about?
What I’m talking about is Brady said it wasn’t Ava’s fault. But I’ve been pretending to indulge in his fantasy. But the fact of the matter is, Ms. Vitali, if she wasn’t in the picture, then none of this would be happening. [scoffing] And Brady and I, we would be together. [Kristen sighs]
Listen, I appreciate you checking in. I know you’re off duty so thank you for doing that.
Of course.
And I’ll let you know if I hear anything, OK?
Yeah, same here.
All right. Thanks, JJ.
Talk soon, I hope.
Yeah. [sighs]
[tense music]
[phone beeps] – Brady, it’s Ava. You need to call me back as soon as you get this. I–
[electronic glitching]
[line clicks]
Hello. Rachel, are you–
[thud]
That was even easier than I thought.
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