Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Stephanie joins Kayla in her office at the hospital. Kayla asks if Stephanie got the e-mail from operations. Stephanie confirms she did that the blackout originated in the new wing of the hospital. Kayla asks what to do if the hospital was the cause of the blackout and if it could delay the free clinic. Stephanie agrees that it would be a PR nightmare, adding that the longer they wait the worse it looks but her hands are tied until she can put out an official response, signed off on by EJ. EJ then walks in and asks if he heard his name which Kayla calls perfect timing.
Johnny and Chanel wait at home for the social worker to arrive. Chanel worries about still getting their place together. Johnny talks about putting the crib together in the dark during the blackout. They talk about getting things looking perfect and how they had no idea the process would be so crazy. Chanel declares that it will all be worth it when they have Tesoro in their arms as they hug.
Sophia thanks Arianna for letting her sleep on the floor in her dorm room last night. Arianna says she wasn’t going to let her find her way home in the blackout. Sophia wonders if Holly will even remember what happened before she got drunk. Sophia guesses she was so freaked out about what happened with Tate that she needed to unload.
Holly remains passed out in her bed in the dorm room. She rolls over in her sleep, accidentally knocking a nearby candle into the trash can, starting a fire.
Brady goes to the dorms to find Tate and says he’s been calling him as he needed to make sure he was okay after the city wide black out. Tate tells him to chill and not talk so loud. Tate insists he’s fine and asks why he wouldn’t be. They then hear the fire alarm go off.
Chanel checks with Johnny to make sure they finished filling out the adoption forms. Johnny worries about the social worker knowing how close he was to being sent to prison. Chanel assures that everyone knows he’s innocent and encourages him not to worry. They figure they have about 45 minutes left but then the social worker arrives at their door early.
EJ asks why his timing is perfect. Kayla tells him that she and Stephanie were just talking about what the response should be from the hospital since they now know the construction was the cause of the blackout. EJ calls it an unfortunate accident. Stephanie says it’s one they need to get on top of. EJ says that he’s already on top of it, talked to the construction company, and has sent his approval for her to put out a press release. Stephanie calls that a start and says she will send it out after correcting any typos. Stephanie then exits the office. Kayla brings up the blackout but EJ says God only knows what caused it and he’s having to put out multiple fires at once including the hospital’s IP traffic. EJ informs Kayla that some unusual traffic was noticed and it was identified as Kayla’s. EJ explains that he assumed she would be hard at work while he was trapped in the elevator, but he found out that her IP was used to host an online Q&A with the virtuosa of erotica, Anastasia Sands.
Tate tells Brady that people pull the fire alarm all the time but Brady smells smoke and says they need to get everyone the hell out of there.
Holly begins coughing in her sleep as smoke from the fire engulfs her room.
Arianna complains about people pulling the fire alarm until Tate rushes up and says it’s not a joke, there is smoke, and they have to leave. Tate then asks her where Holly is as Brady follows the trail of the smoke.
EJ accuses Kayla of being Anastasia Sands and asks where she got the inspiration for One Stormy Night. Kayla says she has no idea what he’s talking about and questions him thinking she is Anastasia Sands. EJ tells her that her cover has been blown. Kayla calls it ridiculous but questions why he’s monitoring her computer usage. EJ tells her not to throw it back on him when she was doing something highly inappropriate on hospital grounds. EJ calls the book obscene. Kayla questions how he knows. EJ says he’s seen a few copies around and was curious. EJ argues that if the public found out the chief of staff was writing racy romance novels, it would be very disturbing and he’d have no choice but to fire her. Kayla calls it a giant misunderstanding and says she wasn’t even in her office last night. Stephanie returns and declares that she was. Stephanie says she could hear them arguing down the hall and she can’t let Kayla take the heat for this. Stephanie then announces that she is Anastasia Sands, shocking EJ.
Chanel and Johnny tell the social worker that they weren’t expecting her just yet. She explains that they tend to show a bit early. Johnny says things are a bit more chaotic than usual after the blackout so they weren’t quite ready. She tells them to do whatever they have to do and she’ll just poke around but Chanel says that won’t be necessary. They sit together and Chanel has her try a cream puff from her Bakery. She says she just has a few questions with them and starts by revealing that a letter was dropped at her office last night from the mother of the baby that was left at the firehouse.
Arianna tells Tate that Holly passed out from drinking last night and might still be in their room.
Brady enters Holly’s dorm room with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.
EJ questions Stephanie being Anastasia Sands and Kayla allowing her to promote her novel on hospital time. Stephanie explains that Kayla had no idea. Kayla gets paged to a patient and says she’ll pick this up later as she exits the office. EJ then asks Stephanie if he’ll get an autographed copy of her book. Stephanie responds that he can have several as they make great gifts. EJ says many of his friends have already read it as it’s quite the rage and none of them would’ve guessed that Stephanie was capable of writing such provocative scenes with erotic imagery. Stephanie senses that EJ has read the book and might have gotten a little hot and bothered by that erotic imagery.
Chanel questions the letter from the biological mother of the baby and asks who she is. The social worker says the mother prefers to remain anonymous. Johnny asks what she said. She then reads the letter that Sophia wrote, registering her objection to Johnny and Chanel, calling them unfit and undeserving.
Sophia sits in the park, listening to what she recorded for her letter to the social worker. Sophia thinks back to overhearing Johnny and Chanel talking about adopting Tesoro. Sophia then texts a photo she took of Holly in bed to Johnny’s phone.
The social worker continues reading the letter, alleging that Johnny is involved in an inappropriate relationship with a student in his film class at Salem University which Johnny denies and says there’s no way while his phone goes off nearby.
Brady picks Holly up from her bed and carries her out of the room as Tate and Arianna follow them out and they bring Holly to the hospital. Brady informs Tate that Maggie is on her way and he spoke to Nicole about what happened. Brady asks how Tate is doing. Tate mentions a headache and needing caffeine. Brady guesses he has a hangover and questions what he is doing. Tate asks him not to do this now and says he was just letting off steam along with everyone else in his dorm. Brady argues that everyone else isn’t the child of two addicts and points out that Holly almost died, bringing up how she overdosed on New Year’s Eve. Tate informs Brady that he has no idea what Holly was doing last night as whatever it was not with him because she’s not his girlfriend anymore, revealing that they broke up.
Stephanie talks about embarrassing EJ while EJ says she’s the one who is ashamed since she had to hide behind a pseudonym, not wanting anyone to know she’s capable of writing that erotic imagery. Stephanie tells EJ that it was for professional reasons as she wanted to keep her novel from interfering with her PR career. EJ says he understands so Stephanie asks if she can count on him to be discreet or if he plans to out her.
Tate admits to Brady that he screwed up royally and he was an idiot for thinking he could get the truth out of Sophia by pretending he was in to her. Tate says it was shady and then Holly found out, was beyond pissed off at him and that’s why they broke up, adding that he doesn’t blame her.
Chanel asks Johnny about his phone but Johnny claims it was just some scammer virus and he took care of it. Johnny assures Ms. Morgan that everything in the letter is not true. Chanel questions how the biological mother would even know them. She continues reading the letter which alleges that she saw the student sexting Johnny. Johnny insists none of that is true. The social worker asks for a quick check of his cell phone then. Johnny hands it over to her, right when he receives a new message which is the photo of Holly’s body that Sophia sent.
Tate tells Brady that Holly was upset because of him so even though they weren’t together, he’s the reason she got so drunk and passed out. Tate praises Brady for saving Holly’s life and says he doesn’t know what he would’ve done if something happened to her. Kayla then comes over and tells them that Holly is okay and should make a full recovery, calling her a very lucky lady. Tate is relieved and asks if he can go see her. Kayla thinks that’s up to Holly.
Chanel takes Johnny’s phone and asks what this is. Johnny swears he doesn’t know. Chanel looks closer and asks if it’s Holly. Johnny says he doesn’t know as Chanel sees that Johnny called Holly last night. Johnny explains that she had a question about her film assignment and says she can go through his texts to see that’s all it was. The social worker decides she will leave them to sort this out. Chanel pleads with her not to go. She declares that she’s sorry but the home visit is officially over. Chanel confronts Johnny, questioning how he could do this to her as she starts to cry.
EJ tells Stephanie that he’s not happy about her moonlighting, but ahead of their gala, the last thing the hospital needs is to be overshadowed by it’s publicist’s deception. Stephanie feels that’s a dramatic way of putting it. EJ asks if she’d prefer calling it a double life. Stephanie says she’d prefer focusing on all the good work she has been doing for him. EJ admits that’s another reason he’ll keep her secret on the down low since she is an asset and a stellar employee. EJ warns her to do everything in her power to stay on his good side while Stephanie warns him against threatening her because it’s clear that he needs her. EJ calls that interesting and somewhat skewed. EJ feels what they have is more of a mutual dependency where they need each other.
Sophia finds Arianna and asks why there are fire trucks outside. Arianna explains that a candle got knocked over in their room and fell in the trash. She adds that Tate’s dad got Holly out, but she was unconscious and is now in the hospital.
Brady wishes he could tell John about all of this since he would know what to do and say. Kayla encourages that Brady does pretty well and probably saved Holly’s life today. Brady informs Kayla that he hasn’t told Tate that Rafe’s foster son might be his and now he’s thinking he should have as it might have saved Holly and Tate some heartache. Kayla feels he did what he thought was right and that’s all anyone can do. Brady agrees and says once they get Tesoro’s DNA test back, he’s sure that will clear the air with Holly and Tate. Kayla goes to check the lab to see if the results are back yet. Brady thanks her and says it will be a relief to finally know the truth.
Kayla goes back to her office but stops at the door and walks in, questioning Stephanie saying that she and EJ are in a co-dependent relationship. Kayla asks if they hashed things out or if it’s a temporary truce. Stephanie informs her that EJ has agreed to keep her secret under wraps while EJ says Stephanie has agreed to remain a stellar employee to the hospital and a steadfast ally to him.
Tate visits Holly in her hospital room and thanks God that she’s okay. Tate talks about being beyond worried when he saw Brady carrying her out of her room. Tate says he was so dumb and he’s so sorry about everything. Holly says she shouldn’t have gotten drunk and she shouldn’t have trusted him. Tate tells her not to say that. Tate repeats that he’s so sorry and he screwed up majorly. Tate tells Holly that he loves her so much and he knows they can work this out. Holly cries that they can’t and it’s over.
Sophia asks Arianna why Holly is in the hospital. Arianna informs her that Holly was passed out in the room when the fire started but Tate said she will be okay. Sophia calls that a relief and asks what time all of this happened. Arianna guesses it was around 9 AM. Arianna decides she’s going to see if she can be let back in her room and walks away. Sophia then pulls out Holly’s phone and looks at the photo of Holly that she sent to Johnny, which was sent at 9:02, causing Sophia to worry.
Johnny swears to Chanel that Holly is a student to him and that is all. Chanel shouts that they just lost their baby. Johnny doesn’t know what’s going on but says it’s a lie and someone is setting him up. Johnny tells her that she has to believe him. Chanel declares that Johnny just crushed her dream and ruined everything.
Kayla returns to Brady with the DNA test results. Kayla informs him that Tesoro is not a DNA match, so Tate is not his father, leaving Brady shocked and confused.
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ABOUT ACTRESS AMY CARLSON (LAURIE)
Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone in Falcone (2000), Katie Owen alongside Tom Berenger in Peacemakers (2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods. Carlson resides in New York City with husband Syd Butler, bassist of Les Savy Fav, where she also works in the independent music business as part-owner of the independent label “Frenchkiss Records”. Amy continues to write as well as seek out diverse and unique roles in the film industry.
