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Now, if anyone here can show just cause as to why this couple should not be lawfully joined together, let him speak now or forever hold his peace.
I have something to say.
What is going on here?
Leo, what the hell are you doing?
Well, remember when I said Rafe might shoot the messenger? Let me take the hit.
Leo, this– your interrupting behavior is becoming a bad habit. First, at Jude’s christening, and now at this wedding.
I know. But this is important.
Oh, for god’s sake.
Commissioner Hunter, I know we don’t really know each other. Well, there was the whole Dimitri fiasco, of course. But there is something I need to tell you.
OK, what is it?
It’s nothing. Nothing.
Are you sure you don’t want me to–
Thank you for trying to protect me, but this is my secret to tell. Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to say. [suspenseful music]
[siren wailing]
Well, thank you again for testifying. I’m sorry the trial got moved up so last minute.
Yeah, it’s fine.
Well, we would have been screwed if you and JJ hadn’t been able to take the stand.
Yeah, well, just doing my job.
Well, I appreciate that, especially since it meant you had to miss Jada and Rafe’s wedding. Do you think it’s still too late to go?
I’d show up in the middle of the ceremony? No, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t appreciate that.
Yeah, probably not. Well, at least you got to celebrate Rafe at the bachelor party last night.
Yeah, yeah, although I could have done without Chanel throwing herself at me.
Chanel threw herself at you? What– oh, when you went to drive her home?
Well, I tracked her down a small bar and she was desperate for a friendly face.
Yeah, well, she was drunk and upset about Johnny.
Yeah, she was definitely both of those things.
So did you two–
No, Belle, we didn’t sleep together, unlike you and EJ. [tense music]
“Everything’s in place, Feniger. “The rest is up to you. Don’t screw this up.”
Javi, my dear cousin, I am sure whatever wedding surprise you have in store, it can wait. [phone beeps] I swore I’d turned this damn thing off. Oh, my god.
Rafe, what is it? Is everything OK?
Whatever it is that you have to say, it’s going to have to wait, because I’ve got something to say now.
Rafe, you’re scaring me. What is going on?
I’m sorry, but I can’t marry you.
[indistinct murmuring]
Excuse us. What do you mean, you can’t marry me? What are you talking about?
I can’t marry you because you’re not the woman who I thought you were.
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Rafe, what is this about?
So sorry to interrupt the ceremony, Paulina. I never wanted it to be like this.
I don’t understand. Why would you say that I’m not the woman that you thought I was? What does that even mean?
I hate that I have to do this right now.
What is he doing?
I have no idea.
The truth is, I’m still processing this all myself.
Processing what? Rafe, what is going on? What was in that text message that you got?
OK, you remember when I told you that EJ hired me to find Sloan Petersen?
Yeah, of course I do. You told me that EJ brought you on a case so that you can make extra money for a wedding surprise.
Yeah, and that part was true. But the other part about the case, I was lying about that. [tense music]
Shawn, what happened with EJ, it shouldn’t have happened. It was a– a mistake.
Hey, look. You and I are divorced. How you spend your time and who you spend it with is your business. I– I never should have brought it up.
Except you did. So it kind of seems like you’re upset about it.
OK, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I am. I am, because I just– I don’t know. I thought you had better taste.
Better taste?
Belle, the guy is scum. I mean, he always has been.
OK, so what, we’re going to start rating each other’s sexual partners now? EJ and I don’t have a relationship, OK? It was a one-time thing, and it’s over.
OK, fine. Fine. And I meant what I said, all right? It’s your business.
Yeah, except it kind of seems like you have more you’d like to say.
No. No, actually. No.
Go ahead, Shawn. Go ahead and say it. There’s really no reason to pull any punches now.
Well, as someone who’s had a run-in with addiction, I’ve become very– very attuned to when someone’s lying.
So what, think I’m lying to you about EJ?
No, Belle, I think you’re lying to yourself.
“Don’t mess this up for me, Feniger. Stick to the script and drop the hammer on Jada Hunter.”
What is on your phone?
It’s about the case.
The case that you told me you were just lying about? Was EJ your client or wasn’t he?
EJ was my client. But the case– the case was about someone else, not Sloan Petersen.
Who?
You.
What do you mean, the case was about me? Why would EJ hire you to investigate me?
Rafe would never go behind Jada’s back. Right? What? Is there something you two aren’t telling me?
No, we don’t know anything about this.
EJ came to me with a request– I dig up dirt on you.
What?
He blamed you for costing him the DA job, and he was desperate to prove that you weren’t as clean as you seemed.
What kind of dirt was he looking for?
Didn’t matter. Anything I could find.
OK. So EJ was upset that I got him fired.
Yeah. He was convinced that you were the one who talked Paulina into replacing him with Belle. So he figured if I could find something and then he could leverage that, he could maybe get his job back.
OK, so that explains why he came to you. But what I don’t understand is, why would you want to help him?
Yeah.
“Don’t forget to act like it’s killing you. “You’re the tormented groom with a broken heart that needs to play to the back row.” [door slams]
EJ.
Belle. I didn’t think I’d be seeing you again today.
Well, I just came from court.
Oh. Did you win the case? Yes. As a matter of fact, I did.
Let me guess. You’ve come to gloat?
No. I came here because Shawn was a witness, and I’m just– I’m just agitated.
Well, I can see that.
Yeah, well, he gave me an earful about you.
I’m sure he did.
Yeah, you know, it just wasn’t supposed to go like this.
I can understand why you felt uncomfortable seeing him.
[chuckles] Yeah. You mean because he– he walked in on you trying to sneak out of my mom’s house this morning?
It was a tad awkward.
Yeah, just a tad.
[chuckles] So have you come for an apology, or–
What? No. I came here to talk about how we’re going to handle our relationship going forward. [tense music]
What the heck is this?
Rafe, answer me. Why would you ever agree to dig up dirt on me, for EJ DiMera of all people?
Will you stop looking at that phone and answer me?
She deserves an answer, Rafe.
Yeah, you’re right, Paulina. She does. OK? I agreed to do it because I figured it’d be easy money.
Excuse me?
EJ was offering me a boatload of cash to find something on you. I was sure that there would be nothing. Right? So he’s going to pay me a ton of cash. I’m going to do a little research. Then I’m going to come back to EJ and ruin his day because I’m going to tell him you’re clean. And we’ll have a ton of money for the wedding, for the honeymoon. And EJ is going to be a big loser. It’s a win-win for us, right?
OK, so what’s the problem with that?
Yeah, well, the problem is, is that I found something.
You found something?
Yes.
That’s impossible, Rafe. What could you have possibly found on Jada?
He can’t have found a damn thing. Commissioner Hunter has been nothing but an upstanding citizen and a diligent officer of the law. She would never knowingly committed an infraction, much less one that’s going to qualify as dirt.
I hear you. And I didn’t want to believe it, either. But it’s all right here.
What do you mean by “handle our relationship”?
We don’t have a relationship, EJ.
You’re the one who used the word.
No, I didn’t– I didn’t mean “relationship” relationship. I meant, like, ugh! It’s– it was never in the plan to have my newly ex-husband discover that you and I spent the night together.
An unfortunate consequence of an otherwise pleasant evening. Look, Shawn is a grown man. I can’t imagine he expected you to join a nunnery after the divorce went through. But he is going to have to deal with you having a life apart from him.
Well, he’s not the only one who’s going to have to deal with that.
Who else?
You know who else. My mother.
So you’re worried she’s going to shout it from the town square. Come on. She’s a psychiatrist.
I am just saying it’s out there now. And the more people who know about it–
The more likely your sister is going to find out about it.
Yes. And then it’s only a matter of time before Hurricane Sami comes blowing into town.
Samantha does tend to bluster and cause catastrophic damage. But we’ve discussed this, Belle. Worrying about her finding out what happened between us is a total waste of energy.
Well, you didn’t seem to think that way last time.
And I’m over that now, as I thought I’ve made it clear. Look, I’m not going to live in fear of her anymore. Are you?
No, of course not. I’m just– I think that we should be prepared, because you never know what she might do.
So did you just come all this way to talk strategy about Samantha, or was there something else on your mind? [jazzy music]
What do you have on there? Let me see it.
Jada.
Just tell me what you found.
OK. Look, I talked to one of the detectives on the force, a friend of mine who owed me a favor. And I asked him to take a cursory look at your case files.
Which detective?
Well, I’m not going to tell you that. OK? I– I told him that I needed to show proof to my client, when we looked at your files, that everything looked ordinary.
So this person went through my files?
Yeah, he agreed to look at them. But again, again, I was not expecting to find anything. OK? And then with the wedding and the bachelor party– the whole thing is– it– it had completely slipped my mind until–
Until you got that text.
Yeah. Until I was standing up there at the altar ready to marry the woman I loved. Then I got the alert on my phone and–
And– and what? What?
And he told me that when he looked at the files, there were some disturbing discrepancies, instances where rules were bent or broken.
That’s not possible.
What kind of rules are we talking about here, Rafe? How many?
None, Paulina, I promise you. I don’t know what Rafe is talking about right now.
Well, I’m afraid it’s all here, a very disturbing trail of lies and corruption.
What other reason would I have for coming over here?
I don’t know. You tell me.
Uh, whatever you’re thinking, you can forget it.
Who said I’m thinking anything? I mean, if you ask me, thinking is overrated.
Well, just so we’re clear, whatever happened last night is never happening again.
Good to know.
It was a– a drunken mistake.
I was sober, but I hear you.
[scoffs] I am the district attorney. OK? I have to carry myself a certain way, and I have to make good choices.
Choices are important.
So I’m leaving.
Bye. Go. Go on.
And if it were one case, I might have been able to write it off as simple mistake, an oversight, even one bad decision. But for what the detective uncovered, it’s a pattern.
No, no, no. This is all one big mistake.
Yeah. I wish to God it were. But from what my friend says, he’s compiled an entire dossier of all the questionable things that you’ve done.
Dossier?
Yes. With all the evidence against you.
OK, well, let’s see it. I’ll respond to each and every allegation. I have nothing to hide. So let me see it. Where’s it at?
I have it right here. [tense music]
Shawn, what are you doing here? I thought you got called to court.
Yeah, I was in court. Then I went back to the station, and I found this on my desk. But listen, right now is not the time to discuss this.
What is it?
It’s a dossier.
The detective must have left it for you.
You’ve looked at it?
It’s several case files from when Rafe was in the hospital and Jada was acting as commissioner.
And did you see who put them on your desk?
No.
What do the files say?
I haven’t had the chance to look over them in detail, but I did notice some– some highlighted events, issues with certain timelines, evidence, and– and even warrants.
No, that’s–
What does that mean?
Look these– these files seem to show that Acting Commissioner Hunter was– was rogue during all these investigations.
No. No, no. That’s not true. I always follow the letter of the law.
Well, these documents seem to show that there was a history of skirting the rules to ensure conviction, maybe just to, I don’t know, boost the department’s clearance.
No, no, I would never do that.
You were under a lot of pressure. You didn’t even know if I was going to live, if I was going to wake up. And you had to prove to Mayor Price and to the whole town that you were capable of handling it.
I was capable, and I still am. I would never do anything underhanded, I swear.
Well, unfortunately, that’s not how it looks.
Let me see those files.
Actually, I think that I should take those.
We shouldn’t be doing this.
Shouldn’t we?
It was a mistake. I just got a divorce.
Belle, you are divorced, which means you are free to do whatever you want. But if you truly don’t want this, then you should leave before it goes any further. But if you do, I propose we take this upstairs.
Well, let’s go before I change my mind.
Mm-hmm.
Oop, OK.
Paulina, come on. You don’t believe that any of this is true, do you?
Jada, you know how much I’ve always respected you. I made you commissioner because I believed in you. But from here on out, we’re going to have to progress in a transparent manner.
I can’t believe you are doing this to me.
I’m so sorry, Jada. You have to know how much this hurts me.
Then why the hell are you doing it?
I told you. I told you when I accepted the job offer from EJ, I was so sure about you. I was so sure about you I would have bet my life I wasn’t going to find any dirt.
But now, the evidence seems– seems pretty clear-cut. So I think it’s best we don’t get married– at least, not while you’re under investigation.
Investigation?
I hate to say it, but I believe– I believe that Rafe is right. Now, as mayor, I can’t be affiliated with any kind of wrongdoing. And I can’t, in good conscience, perform this ceremony, not– at least not until we get to the bottom of the situation.
This is crazy. None of this is true. It’s not true.
I wish that were the case.
I wish I’d never found any of this.
Jada, let’s– let’s just hope. Let’s just hope that this is nothing but a terrible misunderstanding.
No, this is not a misunderstanding. This is a lie. It’s a lie. It’s one big, ugly lie. Shawn, come on. I mean, how can you not see through this? You don’t even know who left this file on your desk.
Jada–
Detective Brady, would you please, please take Commissioner Hunter to the station for questioning?
Wait, questioning? What, right now?
Is this really necessary?
Yeah. Couldn’t this wait? I mean, she’s still in her wedding dress, for god’s sake.
The sooner we go through the process, the better it will be. Detective Brady.
Jada, I’m sorry. ** * [sultry music]
I can’t believe Rafe let that happen. I can’t believe Shawn and Paulina let that happen. I should go down to the station and try to–
No, no, no. There’s nothing you can do down there, Stephanie. No.
I can support my friend. I can deal with the press.
I trust Shawn and Paulina to keep this quiet. Look, I know you feel terrible.
I feel so terrible. Jada was basically arrested at her own wedding.
No, she wasn’t arrested.
It was just as humiliating. Dad, you know she didn’t do those things that they’re saying. I don’t care what’s in that dossier.
Well, I agree with you. I mean, everything that Jada has ever shown us is that she’s a good and decent person. I– I really can’t imagine that she would break the law to prove herself as a commissioner.
She wouldn’t. And that’s why we need to strategize.
You mean you want to help her?
Of course. First, we need to know what Rafe found and what evidence they have against her.
And then maybe we can prove that this was just a huge misunderstanding, right?
Let’s hope so.
It has to be. There’s no other way to explain it.
We’ll do everything we can to make things better for her. I promise.
You know the worst part of it? Her fiancé did this to her. What is wrong with him?
Rafe, why did you do this?
I had no choice.
Sure you did. You didn’t have to get involved with EJ in the first place. And I don’t understand why the hell you did, which is why we’re going home to talk about this right now.
Yeah, I’m not doing that.
What do you mean?
I mean, after the day that I have had, I am not going home to answer a bunch of questions.
Oh, so you’re not in the mood?
Please, Gabi. Please. All right? I know it looks like I’m the bad guy here, but I’m just trying to do the right thing. OK? I just– I just need to think.
Fine. But we will talk about this later.
OK. [somber music]
My god. I can’t believe this happened. My wedding is ruined.
You OK?
No. No, I’m not OK. OK? I just found out that my bride is completely corrupt. I thought, morally, she was a great person, but it turns out she’s doing all this shady stuff behind my back.
You know, I– I got to say, Rafe, that you’re not in any position to judge.
Excuse me?
Oh, come on. Let’s not pretend that you haven’t made some mistakes of your own.
What are you talking about?
You know what I’m talking about. What you did with the stripper?
Paulina, this is insane. I mean, you can’t possibly believe that whatever is in those files are true.
I don’t know, Jada. I really don’t know.
But you know me. Am I the kind of person who’s going to play fast and loose with the law just to look good as a commissioner? Is that what you think of me?
Of course not.
You were with me the whole time when Rafe was in a coma. And you– and you saw that I was struggling to keep the department on track.
I remember how difficult it was for you. But maybe it was those struggles that led you to cut corners.
No. I didn’t, and I wouldn’t. My focus was on carrying Rafe’s legacy on as commissioner. I spent every spare minute I had at his bedside. I was afraid that he wasn’t even going to wake up.
Well, thank god. He did.
But how could he do that? How could he dig up dirt on me? How could he tell me that he loved me in one breath and at the same time try to find something that would hurt me?
He did say that he only took the case because he thought he would find nothing.
Still, my fiancé was looking for dirt in my past.
Why? Why would he do that in the first place?
Ah, see, I almost forgot. Before I exposed Jada, you were about to tell everyone what you saw in my hotel room, weren’t you?
Look, look, look. Don’t blame Javi. I’m the one who stood up first.
Oh, yeah. I remember. Why would you tell this creep? Talk about a rat. And what happened to guy code, huh? “What happens at the bachelor party stays at the bachelor party”?
First of all, the party was over. I had to tell someone. It was eating me up.
All right, whatever. You know what? It doesn’t matter now anyway, because my wedding is in the shambles, and the love of my life just cheated her way into my job. So if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go figure out what I’m going to do with the rest of my life. [somber music]
I can’t believe that just went down.
Tell me about it. I thought I had a lock on the craziest wedding interruption in this town, but that– that just blew it out of the water.
OK. So what do we do now?
What do we do?
Yeah. Do we still tell Jada that Rafe cheated on her? I mean, we did decide that it was the right thing to do.
True, but–
But what?
Well, you wanted Jada to know the truth before she committed herself to Rafe for life. Doesn’t look like they’re getting married anytime soon. And considering that Rafe betrayed her twice in the last 24 hours, I think the commissioner dodged a bullet.
Yeah, you’re right. If we tell Jada now, we’ll just be kicking her when she’s down. And she’s got enough problems as it is.
Take Jada into the interrogation room. And the two of you just go over all this piece by piece.
I’m really sorry to do this.
Me too.
Do you want to wait for your lawyer or a union rep?
Let’s just get this over with. My fiancé just tore me apart at what was supposed to be our wedding. It’s not like this day can get any worse.
I just don’t get it. I mean, I thought Rafe was a really good guy, and then he does this.
I know.
He goes after the woman he claims he loves in such a cruel way?
Well, he has been making some very questionable choices lately.
Yeah, I have to say, I couldn’t imagine this in a million years. It really is unbelievable.
It’s more than unbelievable. It’s insane.
We know Jada. She is one of the most moral, ethical people I’ve ever met.
That’s why we need to consider the source.
You mean that detective friend of Rafe’s?
No, I’m talking about where this case originated. This has EJ DiMera’s filthy fingerprints all over it.
So do you still think this was a mistake?
[chuckles] My brain’s not really in thinking mode right now.
[laughs] Good. Good. As I said, thinking is overrated.
No argument here.
Ohh. [phone beeps]
Hold that thought.
No. You’re not going to answer your phone right now.
Sorry. Sorry, I’ve just been dealing with some staffing issues here at the house.
Good news?
Very.
[sighs] [phone beeps]
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