Days of Our Lives Transcript
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All right, well, if you could have Judge Merchant call me, that– thank you very much. Uh, Brady, I’m so glad they found Ava. How is she?
She’s OK, considering she was held captive for two weeks. Apparently, Ms. Blake took relatively good care of her.
I cannot believe that Kristen’s mom is still alive.
Yeah, she’s completely off her rocker, too. But who I’m really pissed at is Kristen. How could she have known what her mother was doing to Ava and not put a stop to it, huh?
Because she’s a sociopath.
That’s–that’s probably the explanation, yeah. And she’s paying for it now. Listen, I know it’s after visiting hours, but can I get in to see her, please?
Oh, uh, Brady–
Belle, I won’t be long. I just–there’s some things I really got to say to her, OK?
I’m sure you do, but– 2
But, but, but what?
Kristen’s not in police custody. [dramatic music]
Pour me one, would you? Make it a two finger–no, three, three fingers, neat.
Bad day?
What do you think? My back-from-the-dead mother sitting in a jail cell, and Ava is singing like she’s on stage at the Sydney Opera House. 3
Well, I suppose that was bound to happen. I mean, I’m sure it was quite the ordeal for her being tied up in Aremid all that time.
Might I say, you seem a bit blasé about the whole thing, considering that Ava can and perhaps will implicate the two of us for allowing my mother to hold her hostage?
It’s not that I’m not concerned about that. It’s just that I’ve got far more pressing matters to attend to beginning with our recalcitrant patient upstairs.
Goodness, these Russian novels. They’re certainly not beach reads, I’ll tell you that. How are you doing, Mr. Hernandez? Man of few words, I see. Well, then, let’s find out. Oh, you’re doing just fine. And all you have to do is sleep and let the drug do its work. And when you wake up, you can have a cup of coffee, read the paper, and you won’t even know that another man has been living your life. And hopefully, you and that fiancée of yours can pick up right where you left off.
Arnold Feniger? Oh, my God, he looks exactly like Rafe.
Enough to fool all of Rafe’s friends and family the last time.
It says here that he was killed in jail.
Only, if I’m right, and Arnold is still alive, EJ could be using Arnold to pose as Rafe again. 6
Oh, my God. Do you really think this is possible?
Obviously, it’s just a theory. You’re the cop here. But… [exhales] It seems…
Plausible.
And if it is true, then it wasn’t Rafe who left you at the altar. It wasn’t Rafe who cheated on you.
Um, but from the look of things, maybe you just cheated on him?
Damn it, Rafe, get her out of here. I want that damn stripper out of my house.
You’re talking about Savannah? Because I’ve already told you, she’s an exotic dancer, OK? And last time I checked, this was my house. But you’ll be happy to know she’s long gone.
Good. Then we can talk, just the two of us.
Yeah, actually, I don’t really feel like talking right now because I’m going to take my sandwich, I’m going to go to the den, and I’m gonna watch a little “Yellowstone.”
Yeah, no, you’re not going anywhere until you answer my question.
OK, well, make it quick.
You know, I finally figured out what’s going on with you.
Um, this is not a question. 9
Yeah, you know, your personality change isn’t because of your coma. It’s because you aren’t Rafe at all.
[scoffs] What are you talking about?
Oh, you heard me, dirtbag. Look, I know you’re not Rafe, so let’s just start from there, OK? No more snide comments, no more gaslighting. Just cut the BS and tell me what the hell you did with my brother.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
Look, I don’t know what the two of you were talking about while I was in the shower, but I think it should be said that Jada didn’t cheat on Rafe. Rafe ended things with her.
I’m aware of that. But as I was just explaining to Jada, I don’t think that was Rafe who ended things.
Wait, what are you– what–what is she talking about?
Take a look at this.
Don’t you stand there staring at me. Answer the damn question. What did you do with Rafe?
Gabi, Gabi. Gabi. Look, what are you talking about, OK? I am Rafe.
No, you’re not.
[scoffs]
You may have the same face. You may even have the same haircut. But you are not my brother. You are Arnold Feniger.
Look, I remember Arnold Feniger. But as the article states, I mean, he’s–he’s dead.
Or maybe not. I’ve looked into it and reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated.
So you’re saying that–
OK, if you recall, just days before Feniger was set to testify against EJ and Stefano, he was supposedly found murdered in his jail cell. But come on, this is the DiMeras we’re talking about. Don’t you think it’s possible that they could have disappeared him instead? Kept his heart beating in case of some future circumstance that they might need to use him again?
Well, I guess when this is the DiMeras you’re talking about, yeah, anything’s possible.
What are you saying, that Rafe is upstairs?
He is. Rita’s watching over him.
[scoffs] God. you know–you know what this sounds like? It sounds like that Stephen King novel. You know the one with the– the peculiar woman who is tending to the bed-ridden writer?
You’re thinking of “Misery.”
Yes.
And I assure you, it is nothing like that.
Well, you know what? Whatever it’s like, Rita is supposed to be preparing for a board meeting.
You and I both know she is capable of multitasking. And Rafe needs to be closely monitored until he regains consciousness.
Oh, you know, when I walked in with the two of you struggling over the syringe, it looked like he had the upper hand. And I thought, oh, my God, he is going to inject my dear brother with the CRS-17 and wipe his memory clean.
Not that I would mind forgetting the last few months.
Do you know–you know what pisses me off?
What doesn’t piss you off, Kristen?
[chuckles] Touché. What I was going to say is it’s just– it’s maddening that Brady and Steve got to Ava before we injected her, too.
It’s unfortunate timing.
Mm-hmm. Indeed. OK, well, you know what? While you tend to Sleeping Beauty upstairs, I am going to go to the police station and see about my mother.
Oh, no, no, no, you’re not. That’s the last thing you’re going to do. [tense music]
Sorry, Kirsten hasn’t been arrested yet? What’s the holdup? Because Ava told the cops everything, Belle.
I know. We have to do this by the book, Brady. It’s not like the judicial system works on vibes, right? We have due process. I was just on the phone with the courthouse. I am trying to get an arrest warrant issued, OK?
OK, OK, OK. Well, I hope you’ve got one for EJ as well.
Why would I get an arrest warrant for EJ?
Oh, you haven’t heard. Tink, your boyfriend was in on the kidnapping of my girlfriend.
Well, OK, Gabi, you’re on the express train to crazy town right now, OK? Look, I am not Arnold Feniger, which would be impossible anyway, right, because he’s dead, remember?
Mmm, and yet, here you stand, Arnold.
OK, stop calling me that.
Or what? You know that strip club a few towns over? I’m sure they have happy hour. Maybe you could go cry in a watered-down mojito.
Oh, that’s real cute.
Yeah. You know what isn’t cute? I spoke to Alex Kiriakis. And he told me that you hit on Stephanie Johnson earlier, just like Arnold did last time he was in Salem.
Ugh, wow. So–so that’s a crime now, to flirt with a woman who’s single?
Stephanie isn’t single. She has a boyfriend.
Oh. Well, that’s too bad. Look, obviously, if I knew she was with someone, I wouldn’t have made a pass at her, all right? I’m sorry.
You know, speaking of making a pass, your wedding day comes to mind, when I went to go see you at the Salem Inn, when I was telling you how much I loved you and how happy I was for you– you gave me this weird hug.
What? Weird, like, weird how?
Too long, too tight. It gave me the ick.
The ick?
Yeah, the ick. It wasn’t a very brotherly hug. Oh, my God. You were creeping on me, too. You son of a bitch, you impostor!
I wouldn’t do that if I were you. [tense music]
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So what do you think about all this?
Well, this would explain why Rafe’s been behaving like a completely different person.
So you–do you think that he actually is a different person?
Look, before Stephanie told me her theory, I had no idea this Feniger guy even existed. And if I would have known, I would have figured this out a hell of a lot sooner. Yeah, it happened right before New Year’s when he started acting strange, starting with him just vanishing. He told me that Steve had sent him away on a case. But Steve told me that he’d done no such thing. And when I confronted Rafe about it, he told me that he agreed to work with EJ, but he didn’t want anyone to know about it.
Because he would never work for EJ. Not in a million years.
Right. And he told me that he’d agreed to do this only because he knew he wouldn’t find dirt on me. But that was complete bull, because EJ arranged this whole thing, and he made sure that he would find something on me, even though it was all lies, manufactured to make me look bad. Oh, my God. This was all about EJ getting his revenge on me for me getting him sacked, wasn’t it?
And why would EJ have anything to do with Ava’s kidnapping?
Because Ava said so. She was an eyewitness.
Well, Steve didn’t say anything about that when he brought Rachel Blake in.
Steve didn’t know because he was looking for her when Ava told me.
All right. Hold on a second. So from everything that I gathered from Steve, this whole thing was a ploy by Kristen’s mother to reunite you and Kristen, right? I mean, yes, Kristen and EJ are siblings, but it’s not like there’s any love lost between them. I highly doubt he would involve himself in such a harebrained scheme, especially because–
Especially because he didn’t have anything to gain from it, right?
Yes, exactly.
Well, look, Ava said that he wasn’t in on it from the beginning. 29
What do you mean?
Apparently, when he got to the house, he saw Ava. She pleaded with him to get her out of there to help her, and she thought he was going to until he had a little side chat with Kristen’s mom. And then what do you know? All of a sudden, he left, left her there. So obviously, Ms. Blake was using a little bit of leverage with EJ to get him to play ball, Belle, to cooperate.
So you think that she was holding something over his head?
That is my guess, yes.
Like what?
That’s the million-dollar question right there. [pensive music]
Mm. Oh, and why shouldn’t I see my mother?
What was it you said? That Ava’s been singing like “she’s on stage at the Sydney Opera House?” So I can safely assume that she’s told the police everything, including that you were a willing participant in her kidnapping. Meaning you would be walking straight into the lion’s den.
I owe her. And you know what? You owe her too, EJ, for her timely assistance in stashing Rafe.
She blackmailed me.
[sighs] What a tangled web we weave. 32
What the hell does that mean?
It means, EJ, that we are all in this together.
So you’re just going to stroll straight into Salem PD? A wanted woman?
Well, it’s a chance I have to take, especially because I have an ace up my sleeve.
Do you?
Mm-hmm. And with any luck, it will be a get-out-of-jail-free card for me, for my mother, and for you, too, for that matter.
Well, are you going to tell me what it is? 33
Of course, as soon as I know it worked. [chuckles]
[sighs]
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, OK? I mean, it’s not like we have any definitive proof that this actually is Arnold Feniger.
No, we don’t. But if it is true, it’s likely that it happened months ago. Oh, my God. I feel so violated. And to think that I was so angry with Rafe for believing that I was capable of doing such terrible things, and yet I believed that he was capable of that same level of corruption. I’m no better than he is.
Jada, you can’t beat yourself up over this. Everyone–everyone believed that he was Rafe. And maybe he is.
But the first thing that we need to do is we need to find out whether this is true or it’s not. 35
Yes, yes, we do. And if it is true, then most importantly, where is the real Rafe? [dramatic music]
How is he doing?
Vital signs are holding steady. Breathing is normal.
Very good. Has he awakened at all?
Not that I’m aware of. You want him out like a light, don’t you?
Yes, I’m eager to ensure that Rolf calibrated the dosage correctly and that the drugs are working as intended.
And that Mr. Hernandez won’t remember your part in any of this.
Right, so when he’s returned to his loved ones, he will only remember everything before he was switched out with Arnold and nothing after.
May I ask, when are you returning him to his loved ones? Because to state the obvious, sir, it’s not as though you can have two Rafes running around Salem.
Which is why Mr. Feniger must be, and will be, disposed of posthaste.
Are you threatening me, Arnold? [tense music]
No. No, of course not. Just stop calling me Arnold, OK? For the last time, I’m not Arnold. 38
OK.
OK.
Then prove it.
How?
[speaking Spanish]
[grunts and chuckles] [speaking Spanish]
Uh-uh, yeah. I said, Tia Hilda is in the hospital, and I asked what kind of flowers she likes.
Oh, yeah, Tia Hilda. Um– I forgot.
Yeah, it was a trick question. Tia Hilda está muerta. She’s dead.
No, I thought you were talking about a different Tia.
And which Tia is that?
[sighs] Oh, my– [groans] I feel a migraine coming on. You see, it’s just– Gabi, I don’t know if you recall, but I’m just recovering from a coma, OK? Just, um– the doctor said that I might have some memory lapses.
Oh, whoa. Is that– there’s something in your hair. No, no, no.
What?
Oh, my God.
What is it?
May I?
Yeah, just get it.
OK. 41
Get it.
Got it.
I was worried about EJ being involved in Jada’s suspension from the PD, but at least there, I– I understood the motive, you know? Here, it just seems kind of random.
You don’t think there’s a connection between the two, Belle?
What would that be?
Sis, I don’t want to be the one to say I told you so. Do you really, really believe that EJ is this reformed man?
No, not exactly.
He’s not. He’s the same. He’s the same guy he is now, and he’s always going to be that man, OK? I’m speaking from experience. It took me a long time to accept that about Kristen. If I were you, I would cut and run before it’s too late.
So you’ve said. And what do you mean by “too late”?
What do I mean? What I mean is I’m tied to Kristen forever because of our little girl. And there’s nothing either of us wouldn’t do for that beautiful little girl. But you don’t have that tie to EJ. You don’t have that cross to bear. Kristen needs to understand that I need to move forward with my life. That’s why she has to pay for what she did to get it through her thick head that– look, you might as well get that arrest warrant going, because I’m not leaving here until her ass is brought in here where it belongs–
Hello, Brady. [dramatic music]
OK, do you have any idea where Rafe was being held the last time EJ replaced him with this Feniger guy? 45
No, no. I don’t remember what Stefano and EJ did with him.
I’m on it.
Please, please. We–we have to find him. If Rafe’s been held captive this whole time in some– I don’t even want to think about it. He needs me. He needs me, Shawn. And I failed him.
No, Jada, you have not. All right? Let’s just– what we need to do is we need to focus on finding out the truth and helping Rafe.
We should talk to EJ.
No, no, that’s a dead end. He’s never going to tell us anything. Even if he does, he’s just going to lie through his teeth. We’ve got to play this smart. We’ve got to corner the dummy first.
You’re right. Let’s do it. Let’s find Arnold and see what he’ll tell us.
Ouch! What the hell was that?
If I’m not going to get the truth out of you, then I’ll get it from a lab. DNA, baby.
Wait, what? No, no, no, no, you cannot do that without my… consent. Oh, crap. EJ is going to kill me.
Do you understand what you need to do, Rita?
Yes, sir, Absolutely. I’m just–I’m just a little surprised is all.
Surprised about what? 48
Well, that you’re abandoning ship now.
Well, I wouldn’t put it that way. I’m just not keen to take any more chances, that’s all. And I don’t want to have to dose Rafe again. After all, none of this was of my choosing. If that bloody Feniger hadn’t turned up on my doorstep with that insufferable smirk, I never would have taken Rafe out of circulation and replaced him with that ne’er-do-well.
Well, look at it this way. You made the best of a difficult situation. Now, what about your plans to use Arnold to wrest back your DA job?
That will no doubt be a trickier needle to thread. But I may be able to obtain that objective yet. Now, you are officially relieved of your babysitting duties, Rita. So go take care of Feniger.
Wish me luck.
As if you need it. You always deliver, Rita. [sighs] I have some good news for you, old chap. It is your lucky day. And unlike Rita, you do need luck. So all you have to do is sleep a little while longer. And my men will be here soon enough to take care of the rest.
What are you doing here?
Looking for you.
Well, here I am. 51
You know, I’m going to go talk to EJ about that matter we discussed. And I will just leave you two here to talk about things.
I’m sure you heard the good news that my mother is alive.
Oh, yeah, how long have you known?
Well, it was a few days after we brought Rachel back from my family’s home. That’s when I found Ava’s phone in Rachel’s backpack. And look, I rushed over to Aremid. And my intention was to rescue her. And that’s when I saw my mother. And, Brady, I was as shocked as anyone when I learned her role in all of this.
Am I supposed to believe that your mother has been alive all this time and she never reached out to you?
Well, I mean, she– she thought that she would be nothing but a burden or trouble.
Oh. That turned out to be right, didn’t it?
Wow. Wow, Brady, don’t be so cruel.
Oh, that’s rich, coming from the poet laureate of cruelty.
[breathes and laughs] You know what? I have been reading this book on Zen Buddhism, and I’m choosing to let that one go. And speaking of new perspectives, I have a new perspective on why Rachel ran away to Aremid. Mm-hmm, it sheds a whole new light on things. See, if she hadn’t gone, I would have never known that my mother was alive.
Well, cue those violins.
And you can imagine how happy I am to be reunited with her and how heartwarming it has been for me, because, Brady, she is an old woman, and she’s not playing with a full deck. And so she can’t be blamed for any of this.
No? Oh, but how do you– how do you figure that? 55
Well, because everything she did, she thought she was helping me and Rachel. And that poor woman, she has suffered enough. And I just don’t want her to suffer any more, Brady.
I get it.
OK.
Listen. Belle told me that your mother is actually in the interrogation room. She’s getting–she’s preparing to give her final statement or something. But if you want to see her, she’s in there.
[laughs] Oh, right. The cops are going to just let me waltz right in there.
When have you ever needed to ask permission for anything? Go ahead. I’ll–I’ll keep a look out.
Mmm. Why are you being so nice to me?
[chuckles] I’m feeling softhearted. [light music]
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There’s no one here. [lock clicks] Where’s my mother, Brady?
She’s in a holding cell, Kristen.
What are you doing? What’s going on?
What’s going on? This is what’s going on. You’re going to answer for what you did to Ava. Belle’s in the process right now of getting your arrest warrant. And I’m going to make sure that you don’t leave this room until the police come and put some handcuffs on your wrists.
OK, you know what, Brady? You need to listen to me. You are not thinking clearly, or surely you would understand that this is the very worst thing you could do.
It’s the worst thing I could do? How could that be? Oh, that’s right, that’s right, because you always have the idea that you never have to take responsibility for your actions–
OK.
Ever.
You know what? Think, think! Just stop with the hostility and think, Brady. Who is the mastermind behind the kidnapping? Hmm? It was our daughter. Rachel is the one who lured Ava to Aremid. She and my mother concocted this whole plan. And I only found out after the fact.
But you did. You did find out, OK? And you did nothing to help Ava. You got our little girl, and you have your– your mother who, in your words, is not in her right mind. So who does that leave in the room to be an adult? You. You’re supposed to make the right decision, be responsible. But instead, you’re going to end up throwing our little girl under the bus.
Oh, my God. Throwing our girl under the bus? Are you kidding me? She’s the light of my life, Brady. She’s the reason I get up every morning. I would never hurt her in any way, so just stop and listen to me. If you pursue this any further, that is exactly what you would be doing. [soft dramatic music]
Belle.
How could you? 62
How could I what?
Brady told me what you did. Ava–that you were involved in holding her hostage.
Ava was held hostage? I–I–
Don’t–don’t– EJ, don’t lie to me. Ava said she saw you with her captor.
That’s preposterous. [scoffs] Ava Vitali despises me. If I were on fire, she would look for a barrel of petrol. Now, tell me, what other lies did she spew? 63
Well, Ava claims that Kristen’s mother got you to keep quiet about the whole thing.
Wow, really? Kristen’s mother, who just so happens to be dead? My, my, my. That must have been a very persuasive tombstone, or maybe an urn, I don’t know.
I know you think you’re giving an Oscar-worthy performance right now, but I can see right through it. I know that Rachel Blake said something to you to keep you from going to the authorities. So tell me, what is she holding over you?
[scoffs] Absolutely nothing.
You ready?
Yeah.
All right, let’s do this.
OK, please, please be careful. Arnold is a dangerous criminal. Who knows what he’ll do when you confront him. 65
I’m prepared for Arnold Feniger, if that’s even who he is. Oh, Gabi.
Well, I assume you’ve already heard about Rafe?
Yeah, we have. As a matter of fact, we’re headed over to confront Feniger right now.
I already did. That creep denied impersonating Rafe. But you know the saying. If it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck– well, son of a bitch has feathers and a beak.
Feniger may think that he can stonewall you. But I have a feeling when he sees a badge, he’s going to be a little bit more forthcoming. Is he still at your–
At our–my house, yes. Well, at least he was.
All right. Well, we’re going to find him.
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Oh, hello.
Who the hell are you?
I’m Rita Lesley. EJ DiMera sent me.
What? This guy, he must be psychic. I was just– OK, look, never mind. Lady, we’ve got trouble.
Trouble?
Yeah. They’re onto me. They know I’m not Rafe. 68
Yes, Mr. DiMera is aware of this dilemma.
OK, well, is he aware of how much this is going to cost him? Because if he thinks I’m going down for his crimes, boy, has he got the wrong number.
Not to worry, Mr. Feniger. We are going to whisk you out of the country forthwith.
Whisk me out of– oh, OK, here’s the thing. Don’t even think about sending me back to Argentina because the peso is very weak right now. And nowhere cold, OK? We’re talking coconuts and palm trees. You tell Mr. DiMera that, OK?
Of course.
Yeah, and, well, he better not think about turning against me, because if he does, I’m going to go down to that police station and I’m going to sing like a canary. In fact, they’re going to call that interrogation room “The Tonight Show with Arnold Feniger.” 70
[laughs] You needn’t worry, Mr. Feniger. I have everything you’ll need for a getaway right here. Let’s see. One–no, two passports, some cash. And of course, we have the burner phone. I picked it out myself. It’s black. Oh, here it is. There you go. And one last– oh, and this. [zapping] Whoops, sorry about that. But we couldn’t have a loose cannon like you strolling about, could we? I’m glad you agree. Now, I’m just going to need to borrow those clothes.
OK, so why don’t you tell me? What do you think is going to happen to Rachel if I get arrested, hmm? 72
Hmm, let me– let me think about that. Oh, yeah, I’ll get full custody, and she will be much better off.
That is an awful thing to say to me, and not very astute. Think harder, Brady. Do you remember what Child Protective Services told us? That if there was one more “incident,” that we could both lose Rachel forever. So why don’t you ask yourself right here, right now, hmm, is that what you want? For us both to lose our little girl? [tense music]
You do realize that Ava is going to give an official statement once she’s up to it?
Oh, I’m aware. Believe me, you’ll learn absolutely nothing, apart from a medley of lies.
Right, well, there’s also Kristen’s mother, so I’m sure between the two of them, we’ll figure out exactly what went down.
Belle, Belle, Belle, this is all just a ruse.
What a fool I have been! You know, everyone warned me not to get involved with you again. I mean, it’s not like I thought you were some kind of boy scout or anything. I just didn’t think that–
Didn’t think what?
That this would all come back to bite me in the ass so fast. But, boy, was I wrong.
EJ, that arrogant, egotistical, slimy– no, I just know he’s behind this. I know he’s behind this, just like last time.
Look, if this guy is Feniger– and I think he is, too– but it’s still a big “if,” why would EJ pull him out of mothballs after all these years? Doesn’t it seem like a lot of trouble to go to just to get back at Jada for putting Belle in his job? 76
Truthfully, I don’t know. What I do know is that I’m worried about Rafe. I’m really worried. I should go. Traffic is miserable at this hour, and I have to get to the hospital.
You think Rafe is at the hospital?
Oh, no. Before I left, I plucked a hair from Feniger’s head.
What? Why? 77
For a DNA test. That way we can prove whether he’s an impostor or Rafe. [dramatic music]
[grunts]
There you are.
Huh? What?
Where the hell is Rafe?
I don’t– 78
Don’t play dumb with me. Where is he? What have you done with him?
Who’s Rafe?
[dramatic music]
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