Days of Our Lives Transcript
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Dad, Dad!
Hey.
Dad, why didn’t you tell me what was going on?
What–why aren’t you in school?
Well, Uncle Andrew called me, and he told me that Grandpa is missing. Is that right?
He is.
[sighs]
He is. Listen, I’m sorry that you didn’t hear it from me first, but I didn’t want to worry you until I knew more. 1
OK, but what are we gonna do?
Listen, Andrew’s on the case, Uncle Paul is, and Grandpa Shane is as well, OK? We’re–it’s gonna be OK, OK? We’re gonna get through this as a family. [dramatic music]
Does that include me?
Mom?
Theresa?
Guess who got her “get out of jail free” card.
Tate and I had a fight.
Oh, no. What was it about?
Oh, my God. Like, Julie has no problem living under the same roof as some guy that stole from her?
OK, he’s not just some guy. He’s Doug’s grandson. And Julie doesn’t know he took the necklace.
Are you kidding me? Doug still hasn’t told her?
No, he hasn’t. Not yet. Tate, you’re not gonna say anything, are you?
[sighs]
It was just about the whole adoption thing. It’s gotten really screwed up, you know? 4
I’m sorry to hear that.
Yeah. So what’s new with you?
Well, I actually have some positive news. I just came from talking with Leo, and he managed to track down the woman who bought the necklace.
Oh.
She’s gonna meet me here any minute.
Oh, my God. That’s amazing.
It is, only I have no idea who I’m looking for. 5
That would be me.
Melinda Trask?
Mm.
You bought the necklace?
Doesn’t it look so beautiful on me? And it goes so perfectly with my ensemble, mm. [siren wailing] [soft music]
[door clicks open]
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Hey, you.
There you are, my love.
How are you doing?
Well, my head’s still a bit fuzzy, but otherwise, I feel great. Can’t wait to get out of here and go home…with you.
Oh, Rafe. I am so grateful to have you back.
Well, I’m all yours… forever.
I’m gonna hold you to that. 7
OK.
So what did Kayla say?
Well, she said… outside of the big recent memory loss, I am the picture of health, apparently. And as soon as I finish this IV, she’s gonna discharge me.
Thank God. Now we just have to pray that you get the rest of your memory back so we can nail EJ for what he did to you.
Yeah.
Well, I’m sorry that Gabi’s foul mood is casting a pall over the office, Rita, but if it’s because she’s frustrated that Rafe can’t remember anything to tie me to his abduction, well, that works for me, obviously. Pkew. [chuckles]
Mother? Mother, where did you go? 9
Kristen, good morning– or not. Something wrong?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, something is wrong. My mother is missing. [tense music]
[door slams]
Hello, Ava.
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Rachel. How the hell did you get in here?
It’s amazing what you can do with a bobby pin.
What the hell do you want?
Well, I just got out of jail, so I thought I’d just come and pay a friendly little visit.
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[sighs] Well, don’t everybody congratulate me all at once.
No, no. I’m sorry. I’m just–I’m surprised. I just got off the phone with Uncle Andrew, and he didn’t say anything about you being released.
Well, maybe the media hasn’t heard about it yet. Theresa, are we harboring a fugitive right now with–
Oh, no. No, Mom. Please tell me you didn’t escape from prison.
No, honey. No, of course not. What, do you see broken handcuffs here? I’m a legally free woman. OK? There’s no tricks here. My release date just got moved up, so… Come here. Give your mom a big hug, will you?
This is amazing! I can’t believe you’re here. This is awesome. [laughs]
I don’t get a hug? No hug for the mother of your child?
Kayla says it’s impossible to know whether I’ll get my memory back.
And what about the tox screen? 14
Came back clean as a whistle. So if I was drugged, it’s all out of my system now.
If you were drugged?
Well, who knows? Maybe Dr. Rolf brainwashed me. Kayla says that the heavy blow to my head could have affected my memory.
Hmm.
God, I don’t even know how long I was gone.
Do you want to know?
Lay it on me.
OK, well, you said you remember– the last thing you remembered was seeing Arnold in EJ’s living room, right?
Yeah.
So that was the last normal day I had with you. So I’d say it’s been about three months.
Three months?
I know. But look, look, you’re here now, OK? So all we can do at this point is move forward and focus on the case.
Yeah. Yeah, right. So what do we have?
OK, well, we have a lot of evidence, all points to EJ. It’s circumstantial, but still, we have the DNA that Gabi pulled from Arnold’s hair. And we have your eyewitness account that places Arnold at the DiMera mansion. 17
Right before he took me out.
Right, and we have a history of EJ having done this to you once before.
Son of a bitch. I can’t believe that he took my life from me again. It’s the last time.
The last time.
Your mother’s missing? I thought she was in jail.
She was released from police custody. Melinda pulled some strings. And I just brought her back here a little while ago, and now she’s disappeared.
Well, shall we alert the authorities?
No, no, no, no, no. Please, that won’t be necessary. One of the conditions of her release was, I guaranteed I would keep an eye on her. 19
Ah, well, doing a bang-up job there.
I trusted her, EJ. I mean, she seemed, you know, so happy and thrilled to be home with me. And she promised– she promised that she wouldn’t pull anything. And I told her– I told her to stay right here while I talked to Harold about getting her room ready. Oh, and, you know, yes, I was gone a little longer than anticipated due to a work issue. I mean, you remember work, right? [laughs] Yeah, anyway… [clears throat] When I came back, she was gone. And I have no idea where the hell she went.
Ms. Blake, you should not be here.
And where should I be, Ms. Vitali? In jail, in that hellhole you put me in? 21
I did not put you there. You kidnapped me. And now you have broken into my room, which is also a crime. Look, if you leave– if you leave right now– if you leave right now, we can forget this ever happened, all right?
You know, there were some very rude people in lockup. And I had no trouble expressing my displeasure to them.
Meaning what?
Meaning I have a very low tolerance for people who cross me or stand in the way of my happiness or the happiness of my family. So now I am going to express my displeasure to you.
Holly, you know this woman?
Unfortunately.
Rude.
What am I missing? 23
Well, Ms. Trask here helped a woman named Sloan Petersen kidnap my baby brother. And then she let my mom and everyone else believe he was just dead.
What?
Allegedly. I also happen to be the former DA.
No, what you are is a horrible person.
Well, if you think I’m so horrible, I’ll be off. I don’t need to stand here and be insulted by some high school brat and her petty thief companion. 24
No, wait. Please, Ms. Trask, don’t go. [dramatic music] I really need that necklace back.
[sighs] OK, no hug for me. You’re still angry with me, now and forever. I get it. And I don’t blame you.
Theresa… I’m sorry. I have a lot on my mind right now.
Oh, yeah? Such as?
My father is missing.
Oh, my God. What?
That’s what Tate and I were talking about when you walked in. He was on an ISA mission, was deep undercover. They lost contact with him. Marlena said that your dad and Andrew are–are– they’re trying to find him, but that’s all I know, OK? That’s it. I’m sorry.
No, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry that you’re going through this.
You may not have a hug for me, but… would you object if I had a hug for you?
Come here.
The last time EJ had Arnold take over my life, it was to ruin my relationship with Sami and to destroy my bond with Johnny. But I just don’t understand why he would do it now.
Well, I have an idea. Shortly after the switch must have happened, EJ hired you–well, Arnold– to do some PI work for him. 28
Like I would ever work for that swine.
I thought that too. But he had you– or Arnold– [sighs] Arnold told me that he wanted to do the job to make some extra money for the wedding, which we all thought was very strange. And we found it stranger when we found out what EJ hired him to do.
What did he have me do? 29
He had you dig up dirt on me.
There is no dirt.
Right, well, he managed to find some dirt– a lot of it. And he revealed it in the most humiliating way possible…
In front of all of our family and friends on our wedding day.
Oh, my God, Jada. I am so sorry.
And you–or Arnold– used this supposed information to ditch me at the altar. I know this was all EJ. I’m sure of it.
Well, she’s not down in the tunnels, obviously.
No, no. No sign of her there.
And I just spoke with Harold. She’s nowhere else in the house either.
I don’t understand. Why would she just wander off like that? I mean, she seemed so happy to be here with me. I mean, although she was a little unsettled by Father’s portrait.
Is it possible she went home? It’s been a long time since she’s been out in the real world. She doesn’t exactly have fond memories of all things DiMera. Maybe she feels comfortable in Aremid with the Parrot Man and the ghosts of yore.
Maybe. But–
But what?
Ah. I mean, she was a little preoccupied with the idea of getting Brady and I back together again.
Just a little? Wasn’t that the whole reason she kidnapped Ava?
Yeah, which is why I told her she needed to let that be. I did point out that Ava almost sent all three of us to jail because of her ill-conceived plot.
[clears throat] And when you told her to let it be, what did she say?
She said that she would stay out of it.
What if she didn’t?
Mm.
[sighs]
Look, lady, you should be counting your blessings that you are out of jail.
No thanks to you.
Actually, yes, thanks to me.
Maybe you haven’t heard, but I’m not pressing charges against you or your daughter. And as much as I think that you deserve to be punished, I agreed not to say a word for the sake of your granddaughter so she wouldn’t be taken away from her parents.
Well, I’m very grateful for that. I’ll just get out of your hair.
[blade shings] [suspenseful music]
Brady, I am so, so sorry that you’re going through this. [dramatic music] And, sweetheart, I know that this is– this is very upsetting news about your grandfather, but I have no doubt that Grandpa Shane and Uncle Andrew, they’re gonna find him. OK?
Yeah.
How are you, besides that? Are you–you and Holly still doing OK?
I’d rather not talk about me and Holly, if that’s OK. 37
Oh, really? Oh, no. What happened? Did you guys break up?
No, no. They didn’t. Look–look, they ran into an issue with the baby.
Oh, no–
But I mean, I’m sure Holly–
The baby? What are you talking about? What baby?
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Jada, I still don’t get it. Why would EJ want to stop our marriage? Why would he want to come between us?
I don’t think it was about us. I think it was about me and you were just collateral damage.
You see, the same day that this switch supposedly happened, I had persuaded Mayor Price to fire EJ as DA and hire Belle Black. 39
Oh.
Yeah, so I put a target on my back, and EJ hit the bull’s-eye. Revenge, plain and simple.
He took everything from me, Rafe– my fiancé, my reputation. Oh, and by the way, you’re commish again, so congrats.
Right. So not only were you heartbroken, but you lost your job, and you thought it was all because of me.
I am so sorry. I’m so sorry that this happened to you, baby. Oh, gosh.
Do you think your mother went to go see Brady?
No, I’m sure he would have called if she had. No, why would she go after him? There’s no leverage there. No, Ava, Ava is– is the threat to Rachel’s and my happiness. And I mean, honestly, my mother, in her heart, she’s– she’s a kind and gentle soul, but– [sighs]
But?
Well, she’s obviously not in her right mind. [scoffs] So I wouldn’t be surprised if she went after Ava again.
What the hell are you doing?
Well, I went to the DiMera kitchen earlier today to get a little snack, and I found this beauty just– just lying there, calling my name.
You know, the servants must pay a lot of attention to the sharpening, ’cause this one… [breathes deeply] Could cut through flesh like butter.
Any particular reason you’re telling me that?
My daughter asked me to stay away from this, to let it all go, but I just can’t.
You really should listen to your daughter.
No. I have to listen to my heart. My sweet girl was taken from me to be raised by that awful family, leaving me for dead.
I’m very sorry that happened to you.
As am I. So now I owe it to Kristen and now to Rachel too. I have to make up for lost time.
Oh.
For a lost life.
Oh.
I have to give them what I couldn’t give them before. 45
Oh, come on, Rachel. You think you can take me on? I used to run a Mafia organization.
And now you’re gonna sleep with the fishes because I’m the one holding the knife.
[sighs]
You haven’t told your mother?
Told me what? What is going on?
I assumed when you went to Statesville, you mentioned it to her.
Is somebody gonna tell me what’s going on?
OK, OK, I was going to, but I– I didn’t want to drag you down. And I knew–I knew it was gonna upset you, so– and I couldn’t find the time to do it.
Hello! Hello! What is gonna upset me? What baby? [gasps] Oh, my God. You got Holly pregnant, didn’t you? [dramatic music]
So you see, I had no right to sell that necklace in the first place.
Yes, I do see. That really is quite the fix you got yourself into.
It is. And I deeply regret what I’ve done. My grandfather’s widow has been nothing but generous and kind to me. She took me in, treated me like family. 48
Because you are family, Doug. You just made a mistake. Look, Ms. Trask, he really is sorry. I’ve seen it. He’s been agonizing over it.
[scoffs]
All I want to do is make this right. That necklace belongs to Julie. It would mean the world to her to have it back. So please, I’ll do anything.
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That really is a touching story. Truly. Dickensian, almost. But I’m sorry, I don’t see how any of this is my problem.
[suspenseful music] [phone ringing] [both grunting]
Aah! Ooh! [panting]
All right, Ava’s not picking up the phone. It went straight to voicemail.
Well, think of it this way. If your mother has killed Ava Vitali, at least we can be absolutely certain she won’t testify against us.
OK, don’t you joke about that, EJ. No, I don’t want to lose my mother again. And anyway, Ava, we don’t have anything to worry about. She said that she would keep her mouth shut. Rafe is the one you have to worry about. Yeah, Dudley Do-Right is surely to rat us out, given the chance.
And I’ve made absolutely sure that he won’t get that chance. Trust me. Any incriminating evidence has been wiped clean from that man’s thick skull.
Great, great. ‘Cause that’s one less thing I have to worry about.
Mm-hmm.
I have to go find my mother. 52
Well, good luck.
Oh, yeah. Thank you. I’m afraid I’m gonna need it. [groans]
[scoffs] [dramatic music] – That arrogant bastard. All because he wasn’t DA anymore? I mean, he put you through hell. The man is pure evil. 53
And not to mention what he put you through. We don’t even fully know what he really did to you, Rafe. And now with Arnold being gone and if we don’t get your full memory back, I’m afraid we’ll never be able to make EJ pay.
Oh, I am gonna make him pay.
No, Rafe, Rafe, stop. Stop.
No, I have lost enough time. It’s time for me to get some answers out of EJ if it’s the last thing I do.
Look, Ms. Trask, I know you love the necklace. And you have great taste. It certainly is beautiful. But we’ll pay you well above what you bought it for.
[laughs] In what, 10,000 easy installments while your friend here saves up money flipping burgers?
Look, my grandma is Victor Kiriakis’ widow. So if money’s your concern, then–
Oh, I see what’s really happening here. You really like him.
What? No, I–I just–
And not that you asked for my advice, but it’s never a good idea to get mixed up with someone who traffics in stolen merchandise.
And never a good idea to parade around town wearing stolen merchandise. I mean, what if Julie Williams just strolls on by and sees you wearing her necklace, huh?
Then I guess Doug III will have a lot of explaining to do, won’t he? OK, I think we’re done here.
Wait! Ms. Trask, I’m sorry. OK? I apologize if I offended you, but please don’t take it out on Doug.
I appreciate the apology, as insincere as it was, but I could never get something like this for what I paid for it. So our business here is concluded. [dramatic music]
[sighs]
No, no, Mom, you’ve got it completely wrong. Holly isn’t pregnant.
I don’t understand this. There’s a baby, but–
Yeah, it’s Sophia Choi’s.
Sophia? Sophia, the girl that you took to prom and didn’t want to be at prom with?
Yes.
Sophia’s pregnant?
Mom, it is a very long story, OK?
You know, I–I have something that I need to do back there in the kitchen. So I–you two talk.
Dad, come on! Mom–[sighs] Look, I didn’t cheat on Holly, if that’s what you’re thinking. We were broken up.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I don’t believe this. I mean, my baby is gonna have a baby. [panting] I’m gonna be a grandmother?
Well–
Well? What do you mean, well?
The snag that Dad and I were just talking about, we were hoping to give the baby up for adoption, and Sophia’s mother vetoed the whole idea.
Of course she did. Why wouldn’t she?
Aah!
Mother, stop!
Oh, God. Oh, God. Kristen, please. Please help me.
You shouldn’t be here. You can’t have anything to do with this.
OK, Mother, I need you to give me the knife. 61
No, no, no, I can’t. I have to–I was just trying to help.
Just give her the knife.
You shut your mouth! You.
Mother, Mother, I need you to look at me.
No.
Look at me, please.
No.
Please. The only way that you are gonna help Rachel and me is to not hurt Ava, not go back to prison. Please, Mother, if you love me, just give me the knife. Give me the knife, please.
Ah! [sobbing]
You son of a bitch. I know what you did.
As per usual, Hernandez, I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Cut the crap, EJ! Out with it! All of it!
Rafe, stop.
Why? Why should I? After what he did to me, I’m not in my right mind, so I can’t be held responsible for killing him. [both grunting]
Rafe, please don’t! Please!
[grunting] [shouts] [coughs] Oh! Thank you, Jada.
Don’t thank me, slimeball. I’m trying to protect him. Why’d you ditch me at the hospital? 64
I just wanted to get a head start, that’s all.
If you two could take your couples therapy session elsewhere, that would be great. both: Shut up!
Look, if you’re going to start in on another one of these fantasies about the still-deceased Arnold Feniger–
They’re not fantasies. Look, we know we were dealing with Feniger because his DNA didn’t match Gabi’s. 65
Correction. You know you had someone in custody that was not Rafe. There’s still no proof it was Feniger.
Oh, but we all know that it was. And we know that you were behind it. And you are not gonna get away with it this time. That is a promise. [dramatic music]
Ah.
Know what? Don’t be so dramatic. It’s just a scratch.
Ow. Are you kidding me? She almost cut my hand off. You know what? Your mother should be locked up. And yeah, oh, God, I am only sorry that I didn’t press charges.
Ava–
Brady. [laughs]
What’s going on here? Are you OK?
No, I am not OK, because Kristen’s mother just tried to kill me!
OK, Mom, not that I asked for your opinion, but Sophia and I are in high school. Like, do you think that that’s a good idea for us to raise a child?
No, no, I don’t. And I’m sure there are plenty of really heartwarming adoption stories out there. But, you know, it doesn’t always go that way. I mean, look at Kristen freakin’ DiMera. She is all kinds of messed up since Stefano adopted her.
OK, but we’re not looking at criminal masterminds to be our baby’s parents, Mom.
OK, OK. All right. What about your Aunt Eve? She’s always grown up so abandoned. Not that her mother even bothered to tell my father that she existed, but she’s all kinds of a hot mess now.
OK, look who’s talking. 69
What?
I’m sorry. I didn’t–I shouldn’t have said that. I didn’t–I didn’t mean that.
I know you’re sorry. I know you’re just upset.
Honey, so am I, but…
I don’t want this for my grandchild, OK? And I know you don’t care what I think, but I feel like Sophia’s mother throwing a wrench into your plans could just be a blessing in disguise.
God, Doug, I’m sorry. I should have just kept my mouth shut and stayed out of the whole situation. 71
No, it’s OK. You did everything you could think of to help, and I’m very grateful. None of this is your fault– I took the necklace or that I don’t have enough cash to buy it back.
Still, I definitely didn’t do you any favors. Probably should have just gone to school today.
Well, it’s not too late. I know you want to make things right with Tate.
Actually, I don’t want to talk to Tate right now. Besides, we still have a lot of work to do.
What do you mean?
What I mean is, this definitely isn’t over. I don’t care if Melinda’s not interested in selling it to you. We’re getting that necklace back.
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