Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Sarah is at the hospital when she gets an alert on her phone that Sophia is a missing person. EJ walks by, so Sarah asks if he has a minute.
Tate and Holly remain in the town square and decide to go to the Brady Pub to brainstorm ideas for the documentary. Leo and Javi come through with Tesoro. Javi tells them that they just saw the missing persons alert for Sophia and asks if they have any idea what happened. Holly and Tate reveal that Tesoro is Sophia’s baby which shocks Leo and Javi. Leo asks if that means Tesoro is Tate’s baby too. Tate responds that’s what he thought until yesterday.
Johnny walks past the Brady Pub as Amy comes out from the Pub and slaps him. Johnny asks what the hell that was for. Amy asks if she really has to explain, arguing that Sophia has run away from home all because of accusations of things that her daughter would never do. Amy adds that if she did any of those things, it’s because Johnny pushed her over the edge.
In the Pub, Brady finishes a call with Roman and tells Steve that Roman mentioned one vacant room upstairs where Sophia could be hiding out and Roman told him where to find the keys.
Tate and Holly tell Javi and Leo about Sophia claiming to give the baby up for adoption in Chicago, when he was here the whole time. Leo can’t believe the lengths Sophia went to prevent Johnny and Chanel from adopting and says it’s no wonder she ran away, remarking that he would skip town too if all of his lies were being exposed left and right. Leo says now they know why Johnny and Chanel were so upset when they ran in to them yesterday.
Steve and Brady go to the vacant room above the Pub. Steve knocks and asks if anyone is in there but there’s no response. Brady announces they have a key, so if she doesn’t open then they are coming in.
Holly and Tate talk about feeling so bad for Johnny and Chanel. Tate says they want to find Sophia to get answers as to why she did all of this, but Johnny and Chanel need to find her or else they might not be able to adopt Tesoro. Javi hopes Sophia is found because they all need answers. Tate mentions that he and Holly were heading to the Pub for breakfast and invites Leo and Javi to join them, but Leo says they have already eaten. Tate says they will catch them later then as he and Holly walk away. Javi reminds Leo of when Amy said that Tesoro reminded her of her own son as a baby. Leo says now they know why. Leo thought Sophia was pregnant when they got Tesoro. Javi says she seemed to be, so when she’s found, she’ll have a lot of explaining to do. Chanel comes over from the bakery and says that’s if she is found.
Brady and Steve enter the vacant room to find Sophia. Sophia questions them breaking and entering in to her room. Brady informs her that Roman gave him the key. Sophia asks if opening rooms is his new hobby. Steve says they just wanted to make sure she’s okay because there are a lot of people worried about her.
Johnny understands Amy is upset, but says she needs to understand that Sophia did some despicable things to he and Chanel. Amy responds that what’s despicable is going around telling salacious lies about an 18 year old girl. Amy thought that would be below Johnny, but says she knows his family. Amy warns Johnny to take back everything he’s said about her daughter before she and her husband take him to court. Amy says she’s going to find her daughter and starts to walk away but Johnny stops her and says it looks like somebody already found her as he points in through the window of the Pub, where Steve and Brady have brought Sophia downstairs.
EJ tells Sarah that he has no time to chat as he’s late for a meeting. Sarah remarks that lateness seems to be a running theme here as she ordered some tests for a patient three days ago and they still haven’t arrived. EJ says they are having trouble getting qualified staff on board which Sarah blames EJ for not paying enough. EJ tells Sarah that he respects her and she’s always done excellent work, but says the salaries of the staff are none of her concern. Sarah says it is her concern when it affects patient care and asks if EJ would rather wait until someone dies and then he’ll have to explain to the press why he was more concerned with money than patients health. EJ agrees to look in to it but Sarah questions if he actually will. EJ states that he’s answered her question and any further inquiry will be considered insubordination, reminding her that she works for him. Sarah responds that his scare tactics might have worked at DiMera Enterprises but no one at the hospital will be willing to sacrifice patients for money. EJ argues against that while Sarah says the hospital is filled with good, hard working people. Sarah warns EJ to remember who keeps the hospital running. EJ asks what if he doesn’t and if she will sic her husband on him.
Javi tells Chanel that they just heard about the Sophia fiasco and they are so sorry. Chanel hopes Sophia resurfaces soon before she and Johnny lose their chance to adopt Tesoro. Chanel then looks in on Tesoro in his stroller and tells him that she and Johnny are fighting really hard to become his parents and they are going to keep fighting because he is so worth it. Javi says it will be really hard to give Tesoro up, but there’s no one they’d rather give him up to than Chanel and Johnny. Chanel assures that no matter what happens, Tesoro has been so lucky to have them taking care of him for all this time. Chanel then gets a text from Johnny that Sophia was found at the Pub, so she rushes off as Leo and Javi follow out.
Amy rushes in to the Pub and hugs Sophia, thankful that she’s alright as Johnny enters behind her. Steve tells Brady that he will let him take it from here and exits the Pub. Amy asks Sophia where she has been as they’ve all been worried sick. Brady reveals that she was hiding out in the vacant room upstairs. Amy questions Sophia being there all night and tells her that everyone is saying horrible things about her but they have to be lies. Amy says there is no way the firehouse baby is her baby. Sophia tells Amy that she doesn’t know anything about her and that she’s made up a fictional version of her in her head. Sophia adds that if Amy hadn’t made her feel like she had no control over her life and body, then she never would have had to give birth in her bedroom all alone which shocks Amy. Sophia tells her that’s what happened and after her baby was born, she was so scared and didn’t know where to go or what to do, but she knew she was not going to let Amy or Tate know that she had the baby or else, she would’ve been forced to raise a child that she didn’t even want. Tate tries to say he never would have but Sophia cuts him off. Sophia screams at Johnny that none of this would’ve happened if he hadn’t backed out of the adoption. Sophia cries that she was so scared but she knew she wouldn’t be able to be a parent to the baby, so she did the only thing she could do and took him to the firehouse and left him there.
Sarah tells EJ that this is between them so he can leave her husband out of it. EJ guesses he hit a nerve. EJ remarks that with all their back and forth, it’s been a task keeping up with her emotions. EJ mocks Sarah being back with Xander while Sarah remarks that a sock puppet would be better in charge of the hospital than Xander. EJ tells her that if Xander had been a loyal spouse and she backed him when it counted, then maybe he would’ve won the board’s vote and she’d be whining to him instead. Sarah asks how dare he.
Leo and Javi stop outside the Pub with Tesoro. Javi doesn’t think it’s a good idea to go in as it’s not really their business. Leo questions how it’s not when Tesoro is their kid for now and what’s going on in there affects him so it is their business. Javi then agrees. Leo knows they haven’t spoken much lately about how hard it’s going to be to part with Tesoro and now that it’s getting closer to reality, he feels like he’s living in denial and pretending like he’ll be with them forever. Javi admits he’s been pretending too. Leo tells Javi that when the time comes that they have to stop pretending, he will be even more grateful that Javi is in his life. Javi feels the same because he knows they will get through it together as they hug.
Amy comments on what Sophia has been through. Tate questions Sophia just making up the whole Chicago thing and pretending to be pregnant after that. Holly demands Sophia admit that she took those photos of her and sent them to Johnny. Holly asks if Tate’s not the father, Brady asks if she’s been lying the whole time, while Chanel adds that they just want her to tell them the truth. Leo and Javi then enter the Pub with Tesoro. Amy asks if this is really her grandson. Sophia breaks down crying as she screams that she can’t take this anymore and faints. Javi rushes to check on her. Chanel suggests calling 911 while Javi calls for everyone to back off and let her breathe. Amy questions why Sophia isn’t answering them.
EJ tells Sarah that he is doing his damndest to cultivate a world class hospital but difficult decisions have to be made, such as tightening their belt to fund the free clinic. Sarah doesn’t want to offer substandard care to all of their patients. Sarah asks if EJ agrees that everyone deserves the highest standard of care. EJ responds that he does and thanks to caring doctors like her, they will get exactly that. EJ then adds that he has a favor to ask of Sarah since he’s planning a gala to celebrate the opening of the clinic. EJ asks if Sarah would be a featured speaker because she’s a well-respected doctor and the clinic does bear her Grandfather’s name so it’s only fitting that she say a few words. Sarah agrees, saying she’d do anything to honor the legacy of her Grandfather. EJ says he’ll be in touch and walks away.
Leo brings Tesoro to the town square and sits with him, commenting on the drama with Sophia. Leo says luckily Javi was there to swoop in and do his thing. Leo hopes that Sophia will be okay.
Amy and Brady bring Sophia to Sarah at the hospital. Amy asks what is wrong with her daughter. Sarah says she will take Sophia to examine her and give them an update as soon as she has one.
EJ walks to the town square and comes across Leo. EJ asks if that’s the baby that Johnny and Chanel are trying to adopt. Leo informs him that things have gotten somewhat complicated which EJ questions. Tate and Holly sit with Steve in the town square. Holly says she can’t believe Sophia was just hiding out at the Pub. Tate says it makes sense since she worked there, had a key and an alarm code. Steve says it’s good that she didn’t turn off her phone until she was there since that’s how they found her. Tate questions how long Sophia thought she would get away with being there. Steve thinks she planned to go right away. Steve says with all that pressure, it’s no wonder she collapsed after being through so much. Holly guesses she does have some compassion for her since they used to be friends. Holly says that everything Sophia put them through has been a whole lot.
Brady sits with Amy at the hospital. Amy thanks him for finding her daughter with Steve and comments on how relieved she was to see her. Amy prays that Sophia will be alright. Brady assures that Sarah will take excellent care of her. Amy still doesn’t understand what happened since just a year ago, she was walking upstairs to Sophia’s room and making sure she was doing her homework. Amy never imagined it would come to this and asks if she missed something. Brady says they do their best as parents. Brady talks about Tate and Rachel having their fair share of troubles. Brady says they never want to see their kids in a bad spot but have to be careful not to blame themselves. Amy then steps away to call her husband. Johnny and Chanel come over to ask Brady how Sophia is. Brady says that Sarah is in with her now, so they should know something soon. Chanel says as angry as she was with Sophia, she never wanted anything bad to happen to her as she’s just a kid who made a lot of bad choices. Johnny brings up Sophia being Tesoro’s mother and says he hopes she recovers so she can clear things up with child services.
Sarah examines Sophia and says she’s so sorry as she knows how much she’s been through in the past months and how upset she was when she told her to be honest with Tate about him not being the father, but she didn’t want to panic her and make her feel like she had to run away. Sarah says she’s so happy they found her safe and sound. Sophia remains emotionless as Sarah asks if she can hear her. Sarah asks Sophia to blink or nod if she can hear her but she has no reaction.
Tate can’t believe he spent all that time looking for a kid that wasn’t even his. Tate tells Holly that he’s so sorry. Holly says he doesn’t have to apologizes since as far as he knew, the baby was his. Steve adds that Tate did what anyone with a good heart would. Steve asks if Tate told Theresa that she’s not a Grandmother. Tate confirms he did and jokes that Theresa was relieved as she said she’s too young to be a Grandma. Steve says he will fill Kayla in and check in with Brady later. Tate tells Steve how grateful he is for everything he’s done and thanks him. Steve says he was happy to help as he walks away. Holly tells Tate that he’s not the only one who has to feel sorry about something. Tate asks what she means. Holly brings up that she and Sophia used to be best friends and not long ago, they’d have sleepovers and gossip. Holly remembers her mom making them breakfast. Holly feels that she and Tate sneaking around with lying and secrets is what sent Sophia off the rails in the first place. Tate recalls when they broke up and he started dating Sophia, he was trying to force himself to feel some type of way about her but he was never as in to it as Sophia was. Tate and Holly admit they feel horrible about how they treated her and they pray that she will be okay.
Sarah comes out from the exam room and tells Amy, Brady, Chanel, and Johnny that Sophia is physically fine, but she’s not responding to any of her questions and doesn’t seem capable of doing so at the moment, so she’s going to order a psych counsel. Sarah says from what she observes, it seems Sophia has suffered a psychotic break which has resulted in selective mutism. Amy questions what could’ve caused this. Sarah says it’s difficult to pinpoint the cause, but Sophia is clearly under an extraordinary amount of stress and they will know more after the psych consult. Amy asks if she can see her. Sarah says of course but they have to do everything they can to not upset Sophia, so they head to the exam room. Chanel and Johnny discuss Sophia being unable to speak and having a nervous breakdown. Chanel worries about if Sophia can’t talk to child services and asks then what. EJ arrives and says he just got word about Sophia and asks if he can help in any way but Chanel tells him that he can’t and they don’t need anything from him as they walk away from EJ. Brady calls Marlena and fills her in, saying it’s definitely been a lot. Brady asks Marlena to tell Rachel that he will be home for dinner. Brady hangs up as Sarah comes back. Brady asks her what is going on. Sarah says Amy is with Sophia now and she hopes that Brady understands that she couldn’t say anything to him about the baby. Brady confirms he does and he appreciates her pointing him in the right direction. Sarah says she’s just so relieved that the truth finally came out and she thinks Sophia will be relieved too since she was walking around with so many secrets, shame, and guilt which finally caught up with her. Brady says it was too much for her to handle and asks what’s going to happen to Sophia. Sarah admits that she doesn’t know.
Amy goes in to the exam room to see Sophia, who remains expressionless with no response. Amy wishes she knew how much anguish she was in. Amy says she would give anything to trade places with her now. Amy promises Sophia that they will figure this out as she hugs her and tells her it will be okay.
As Holly and Tate leave, Javi returns to the town square where Leo asks how Sophia is. Javi says she seems to be the same as when they got to the hospital with a blank stare and not saying anything. Javi notes that Sarah was taking care of her and Amy was with her. Leo says despite Amy taking issue with their family, he still feels sorry for her as she must be worried sick about her daughter. They look over Tesoro as Javi talks about how he’s so sweet and innocent while stuck in this mess. Leo jokes about envying him and admits he’s using humor to cover feeling sad, vulnerable, and scared. Leo and Javi wonder what Sophia being back and the truth being out means for Tesoro and for them.
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