Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
The person in all black has a wall of Body and Soul headshot photos with red X’s through them. They then pick up the last photo being of Abe.
Kayla informs Steve that Abe said no one is getting killed and that he thinks Leo just went rogue. Kayla adds that Abe said he would get to the bottom of it. Kayla then passes out in Steve’s arms.
Stephanie asks if Alex really means it that he wants to be with her. Alex assures that he does and goes to kiss Stephanie but he collapses.
Johnny tells Chanel that he doesn’t know why they would do this as they have to know killing off Seth’s character is a huge mistake since he’s the one who allowed them to shoot at the hospital. Johnny decides he will call Leo but he passes out on the couch.
Hattie asks Leo if this is some kind of joke. Leo wonders if it’s The Stalker, the person who sent the poisoned cupcakes, sent Bonnie down the elevator shaft, and has been targeting the cast and crew ever since Hattie put a curse on the show. Hattie guesses that is possible but says attempted murder is no small potatoes. Hattie says she’s starting to feel unsteady and then collapses onto Leo’s bed.
Abe remains at the studio and declares that he thinks he knows who is doing this. Abe goes over the cupcakes and Bonnie’s accident, saying he should’ve realized this sooner.
The person in all black draws a red X through Abe’s photo. Abe then appears in the room and declares he should’ve known it was her. She turns around, revealing Whitley King, the crazy nurse who kidnapped Abe. She questions what took him so long.
At the hospital, Seth Burns reads the fake script and questions thinking they can get away with this. Sarah approaches and asks if everything is okay. Seth responds that he’s so angry he can’t get the words out. Seth informs Sarah that he’s been fired from Body and Soul as they are killing him off. Sarah says she’s sorry as Seth complains that he was doing a great job. Seth brings up how Johnny was just praising him this morning. Seth calls it outrageous and declares that Abe, Kate, and Leo won’t get away with it. Seth brings up that they are only allowed to shoot in the hospital because he signed off on it and says this is the thanks he gets. Sarah encourages him not to take it too personally. Seth argues that they could’ve come up with a more memorable way to get rid of him. Sarah asks how they are going to. Seth calls it so humiliating that he doesn’t even want to tell her. Sarah says she understands but Seth decides he will tell her. Seth then informs her that his character succumbs to carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty space heater. Sarah points out that does happen and then brings up that nurse Whitley’s husband died that way.
Whitley tells Abe that it’s so nice of him to visit and asks what took him so long. Abe says this is not a social visit. Whitley notes that he sounds upset. Abe confirms that he is because she’s been attacking the men and women of Body and Soul which Whitley admits she’s guilty of and asks how he figured it out. Abe explains that Kayla wanted to know why they were killing off her character. Whitley guesses she got the latest script. Abe remembered how much Whitley loved her cats and Body and Soul, so it hit him that it had to be her. Whitley guesses he found her out and admits she did it, adding that she would do it again. Abe doesn’t get how she could do this to the cast and crew of a show that she claimed to love. Whitley insists that she does love it, but the show he’s producing is not her Body and Soul. Abe questions what she’s talking about. Whitley accuses him of ruining it so she had to make he and everyone who helped him, pay for it.
Seth tells Sarah that he remembers Whitley holding Abe hostage in her apartment for months. Sarah says what she did to Abe was horrible but she wasn’t in her right mind and suffered a psychotic break after her husband died due to carbon monoxide poisoning along with all of her cats. Seth mocks the idea of his character dying like cats. Seth declares that it would take more than a little bit of poison to take him out. Seth that starts having pains so Sarah asks if everything is okay.
Steve lays Kayla on the couch and tries to wake her up. Steve notes that she’s barely breathing, so he decides to call for help.
Stephanie lays Alex on the couch and wakes him up. Alex asks what’s going on and where he was. Stephanie informs him that he passed out. Alex notes that he doesn’t feel good. Stephanie notes he has a fever, so they need to get him to the hospital right now. Stephanie calls 911 but gets put on hold.
Chanel wakes Johnny up on the couch. Johnny asks what happened. Chanel says he just passed out and asks how he’s feeling. Johnny says he feels out of it, dizzy, and nauseous. Chanel decides to call for help. Chanel says she needs an ambulance right away but is told that it’s going to be awhile because they are overwhelmed with the calls. Chanel says to hell with that and helps Johnny up. Chanel declares that she is taking Johnny to the hospital, herself.
Leo tells Hattie not to mess with him and to get up. Leo then sees she doesn’t have a pulse and she’s not breathing. Leo sits down and talks about Hattie being gone, saying he’s going to miss her so much. Leo calls this a cruel twist of fate as she was so upset about her character dying on the show, that she actually died. Leo insists he wouldn’t have killed her off right after writing her back in. Leo wonders why she had to come in so angry and guesses she stroked out from all that adrenaline. Leo tells Hattie that she did not deserve this and calls her an incredible person, like a crass, bizarro version of Marlena. Leo talks about enjoying spending time with Hattie and calls it an absolute honor to call her a friend. Leo says she was so full of life and asks how she could be dead. Hattie then wakes up, relieving Leo.
Stephanie tells Alex that it could be awhile for the ambulance since they are apparently backed up tonight, so she’s going to take care of him, herself. Stephanie says they first need to get his fever down and gives him water. Alex doesn’t know what he would’ve done without her. Stephanie encourages that help will be there soon.
Steve goes to the hospital and informs Sarah that he just brought Kayla in to the ER. Sarah asks what happened. Steve explain that they were running lines for Body and Soul, then she collapsed. Sarah says that’s strange because the same thing happened to Seth Burns and they are treating him now. Sarah says Seth is conscious but weak with a high fever. Steve says it sounds exactly like Kayla and asks what these symptoms tell Sarah. Sarah thinks someone may have poisoned them.
Abe questions Whitley doing this because they took the show in a new direction. Whitley complains that they made a complete mockery of her favorite show. Whitley reveals that she sent the poisoned cupcakes and thought that would get her point across that their reboot was a complete failure. Whitley hoped they would realize their errors and declares that she had to make permanent changes, starting with Bonnie.
Leo calls for an ambulance but is told there are no available units. Leo tells them to get someone that as soon as they can. Hattie asks if she’s going to die. Leo assures that she is not and encourages her. Hattie asks what the holdup is. Leo says there’s some kind of city wide crisis. Leo says it might take awhile so he will do his best to keep her company. Hattie asks if he said those sweet things about her just because he thought she was dead. Leo assures that he meant every word.
Abe doesn’t get how Whitley could go after Bonnie from inside Bayview. Whitley remarks that invisibility has it’s benefits. Abe asks if the staff weren’t watching her around the clock. Whitley says they were at first, but now they just see her as a grieving widow. She mentions seeing a fan post a photo of a call sheet, so she knew when and where they were shooting. Whitley reveals that she sent the text to Bonnie from a burner phone. Abe questions how she got her number. Whitley says the dark web and on Soap twitter, you can find out anything you want. Abe questions her trying to murder Bonnie. Whitley says she obviously didn’t succeed and then she saw the report that Abe was bringing in Kayla which she calls a travesty and declares that Kayla had to go.
Steve sets Kayla up in a hospital bed and encourages her that Sarah is going to find out what’s making her sick as he tells her to stay with him.
Sarah makes a call to put a rush on the blood work. Chanel brings Johnny in and tells Sarah that Johnny passed out after reading the Body and Soul script. Sarah reveals that she thinks the script was poisoned and says she will fill Chanel in on the way to getting Johnny a room.
Abe questions Whitley being unhappy with Kayla, so she wrote her out of the show. Whitley repeats that she had to go and argues that she and Bonnie are not the Cassandra Lovegood character. Abe argues that she’s taking this way too far. Whitley argues that she’s fighting for her life and says Body and Soul kept her going after losing her husband and her cats which is why they all had to die. Abe asks if she’s saying that’s why Cassandra had to die in the script she wrote. Whitley reveals that she poisoned every actor Abe hired.
Stephanie finishes a call and informs Alex that they are sending someone out shortly. Alex says he’s feeling better. Stephanie notes that his fever is definitely down. Alex credits her. Stephanie jokes that maybe she should’ve gone in to medicine like her mom but Alex says he wouldn’t want her at anybody else’s bed side. Alex then starts coughing so Stephanie gives him more water. Stephanie says she can’t have him dying on her now after they finally got on the same page about their future. Alex assures that she’s not getting rid of him that easy.
Whitley reveals to Abe the experimental drug she got from Bayview that has toxic side effects which she used to spray each of the scripts. Whitley declares that everyone who got a script is probably dead and that Abe is next.
Sarah joins Steve in Kayla’s room. Steve asks if she figured out what Kayla and Seth were poisoned with. Sarah says they think so and that they have the antidote here in the lab, so she should make a full recovery.
Sarah injects Johnny with the antidote and tells Chanel that he should make a full recovery which Chanel is thankful for. Sarah says she has to go check on everyone else who was poisoned but she will be back to check on him. Johnny thanks Sarah as she exits. Chanel tells Johnny that she was so scared that she could’ve lost him. Johnny assures that he will never leave her which Chanel says she will hold him to.
Whitley tells Abe that as soon as the drug touches his skin, he’s a dead man, just like her husband. Abe argues that she doesn’t want to do this. Whitley thought they had a special bond but after what he’s done to Body and Soul, that bond is forever broken and he has to die. Paulina then appears and grabs Whitley, saying not on her watch. After getting Whitley subdued in her hospital bed, Abe and Paulina sit together. Abe brings up texting Paulina his hunch about Whitley. Paulina talks about how chaotic Salem was tonight and declares she was not about to let Abe face Whitley alone, so she jumped in her car and headed straight here. Abe says he’s so grateful to her. Paulina is grateful that he’s alright. Paulina prays that the rest of Whitley’s victims got help in time too…
Johnny tells Chanel that he’s feeling better and his energy is coming back along with his appetite. Johnny mentions not being sure he’d ever hear her call him her husband again after what he did. Chanel says if she wasn’t sure she wanted to give their marriage another shot, almost losing him drove it home that he is so important to her. Chanel thinks going through what they have, coming out the other side and finding their way back to each other will only make them stronger. Johnny agrees and says she means everything to him. Johnny promises to never take her for granted again as they kiss.
A paramedic checks on Hattie in Leo’s room and says she should recover but if it gets any worse, she should get to the hospital. Leo thanks him as he exits. Leo tells Hattie that she’s going to be okay. Leo doesn’t think he realized how much he adored Hattie until he thought she was dead. Leo promises never to take Hattie for granted again as they hug.
The paramedic checks on Alex at Stephanie’s apartment and says he should be fine in a couple hours, but if he gets worse, he should get to the hospital immediately. Stephanie thanks him as he exits. Stephanie can’t believe someone poisoned the script. Alex remarks that Body and Soul is the gift that keeps on giving. Alex says now that he’s coming out of the fog, he remembers what he was going to do before he collapsed. Alex then kisses Stephanie.
Steve tells Kayla that he’s so grateful that she will be okay. Kayla thinks the antidote is working since she feels so much better. Steve couldn’t imagine losing her again and says he loves her so much as they kiss. Kayla questions there being poison on the script which Steve confirms. Kayla asks if there’s any idea who is behind it. Steve says not yet but promises to find out who it was and to make them pay.
Whitley wakes up tied to her hospital bed and starts talking to Abe as if he is a character on Body and Soul. Paulina calls Whitley one sick puppy. Abe acknowledges that she has no one, so he wants to show her some compassion. Paulina comments on Abe’s big forgiving heart and tells him to go ahead. Abe tries to explain that he’s not the Henry Marshall character. Whitley says the heart wants what it wants like Body and Soul and they will always have Pineview.
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