Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Abe, Paulina, Kayla, and Roman sit together at the Brady Pub. Abe finishes a call with his nephew Jett, who used to work at the airlines with Jeremy. Abe notes that Jett mentioned a hangar at the airport as somewhere that Jeremy could’ve taken Stephanie, so Kayla decides to call Steve.
At the hospital, EJ thanks Cat for all her hard work. Cat says the busier she is, the faster the day goes. EJ hates thinking about Stephanie waiting to be found, assuming she hasn’t been hurt or worse. Cat hopes the reward he put up will be incentive for someone to come forward soon. EJ knows the police have been flooded with tips.
Steve and Jada read through tips at the police station until Steve gets a call from Kayla, who says she has a tip. Kayla informs Steve that Abe was talking to his nephew Jett, who told him that he and Jeremy used to use a private hangar at the airport so maybe he has Stephanie there. Kayla says she will text him the address. Steve says they will check it out and promises they will find Stephanie soon.
Owen joins Dr. Rolf at the lab and asks if there’s anything particular he needs him to do tonight. Dr. Rolf says there is and that it’s crucial he handles it with extreme care or all their hard work could go to waste. Dr. Rolf instructs Owen to watch the sensors like a hawk as when the process is complete, brain activity will resume and their guest will return to the land of the living. Dr. Rolf says this could happen tonight and if so, he needs to call him immediately. Dr. Rolf tells Owen that this will need all of his focus tonight with no distractions. Owen tells him that he can count on him. Dr. Rolf says he hates to leave but he needs sustenance and can’t survive on just caffeine. Dr. Rolf throws away his soda can, but then finds Stephanie’s wedding ring in the trash and questions what that is.
Stephanie and Jeremy remain tied up, handcuffed to their chairs, and gagged.
EJ tells Cat that she did excellent work in filling Stephanie’s shoes to handle the hospital PR. Cat is happy to do what she can as she knows how hard it is on everyone. EJ invites Cat out to dinner as a token of appreciation. Cat doesn’t want him to think she expects special rewards for doing her job. EJ feels she went above and beyond, so he would like to express his gratitude. Cat calls it a very kind offer and accepts.
Paulina says she has to get going on city business. Paulina tells Kayla that she prays Stephanie will be brought home soon. Paulina tells Abe that she will see him at home and exits the Pub. Roman tells Kayla that Shane has got the ISA working on this day and night. Roman adds that Hope and Bo have leads being checked out as they speak. Abe encourages that they have the best of the best looking for Stephanie. Kayla notes that includes her husband.
Jada tells Steve that she has Shawn and JJ leading a search at the airport as they look through the tips coming in. Jada mentions having the incentives in the reward money put up by Titan and EJ. Jada encourages Steve that a lot of people are out there looking for his daughter. Steve complains that he’s tired of asking if this will be the call. Steve then gets a call from Chad, who thinks he might have something.
Dr. Rolf questions Owen as to what the wedding ring is doing in the trash. Owen claims he got it for his girlfriend and was going to propose, but he chickened out. Dr. Rolf questions him just throwing it in the trash. Owen claims it was cheap. Dr. Rolf says it doesn’t look cheap and that he’s never spoke of any girlfriend. Owen insists that he has one, she’s very beautiful, and claims they’ve been together since 2009. Dr. Rolf questions why he chickened out of proposing then. Owen claims it’s complicated and he doesn’t want to bore him with the details. Dr. Rolf doesn’t understand and says if they’ve been together so long, they should be ready for a lifetime commitment and urges that they can work through whatever complications they have. Dr. Rolf says he’s captivated by matters of the heart. Owen is surprised to learn that he’s a romantic. Dr. Rolf suggests at least pawning the ring since it has to be worth something. Dr. Rolf encourages Owen and then exits the lab. Owen smiles and then leaves to return to Stephanie and Jeremy. Owen says he will take the gags off, but warns that they will regret doing anything stupid. Jeremy tells Owen that Stephanie is cold, thirsty, exhausted and scared while he’s just really pissed off. Jeremy asks what is wrong with Owen and if this is how he shows a woman he loves her. Owen argues that she didn’t want the water he offered. Jeremy says she thought he was going to drug her. Owen says he would never do that which Jeremy mocks.
Paulina goes to the hospital and runs in to EJ and Cat, saying EJ is just who he wanted to see. EJ says they were just on their way out. Paulina stops him and says she’s here to search the hospital for whatever energy he’s been stealing and he’s going to help her do that. EJ thought they agreed to handle that next week. Paulina says surprise, it’s going to be handled right now.
Steve thanks Chad and hangs up, informing Jada that Thomas found a phone in the school hallway yesterday and gave it to Jeremy right before he made a run for it. Jada questions why they are just now hearing about it. Steve explains that Thomas thought the phone belonged to another student, but the phone case said “SJPR” so it was Stephanie’s.
Stephanie wakes up in her chair, so Owen asks if she slept well. Stephanie thinks back to planning with Jeremy to talk Owen in to letting him go by playing in to his delusion. Stephanie then tells Owen that she did sleep well and claims she had a really sweet dream about him.
EJ says Paulina is accusing him of theft again with no proof. Paulina brings up the findings of the power intake from the hospital and that it’s increased an insane amount that has been siphoned off from nearby businesses which EJ calls a coincidence. Paulina reveals there’s more and says that the meters that monitor the electricity use showed it was coming from EJ’s free clinic.
Jada tells Steve that the case against Jeremy is getting stronger by the minute. Steve feels something’s not right about this, pointing out that Jeremy would have kidnapped Stephanie after leaving the school since he was there all day prior to that with a cop watching him. Steve questions how Stephanie’s phone would’ve gotten there before he escaped. Jada wonders if he had an accomplice.
Owen questions Stephanie dreaming about him. Stephanie claims that they were so in love and she knows she’s been upset with him, but the dream really affected her and stirred up feelings in her that she didn’t know she had for him. Stephanie says it made her sorry that she was so hard on him. They get interrupted by Owen’s phone ringing. Owen says he has to go but assures he’ll be back as soon as he can. Owen tells Stephanie that she’s made him so happy as he exits. Stephanie explains to Jeremy that she was feeding in to Owen’s delusions as she wasn’t going to let Owen kill him and then drag her off when his plan ends. Jeremy asks about Stephanie’s plan. Stephanie says she’s working on it. Jeremy suggests they work on it together.
Owen goes back to the lab and calls Dr. Rolf, announcing they have signs of life in their patient.
EJ tells Paulina that there is a perfectly logical and obvious explanation for the power increase and it’s because the free clinic is new after being empty for months. Paulina knows it makes sense, but it wouldn’t possibly be close to the amount being channeled in to the lab as it’s too damn high. EJ then gets a text from Dr. Rolf that says “She’s waking up”.
Steve tells Jada that it doesn’t make sense for Jeremy to have an accomplice since Marlena did a profile on him and he had become quite the loner. Steve calls it a crime of passion, so he questions why he’d bring someone else along and says his gut tells him it’s not likely. Jada asks if he has any other ideas. Steve responds that if Jeremy didn’t have an accomplice, the only other possibility is that Jeremy’s not the stalker and he didn’t kidnap Stephanie.
Stephanie tells Jeremy that there has to be a way out that Owen didn’t think of. Jeremy doesn’t think so since Owen is nuts, but methodical. Stephanie suggests convincing Owen to let them out of the handcuffs. Jeremy feels he would only free one of them. Stephanie brings up the voices they heard earlier and how someone has to be out there. Stephanie points out that Owen forgot to put their gags back on, so if they hear another person, they need to scream like their lives depend on it. Stephanie decides in the meantime, they have to keep trying to get out of the handcuffs themselves. Stephanie remembers doing research for her novel and that there’s a way to dislocate your own thumb. Jeremy agrees that it can’t hurt to try. Stephanie says it will hurt, but no pain, no gain. Stephanie says she’ll explain how to do it while Jeremy stops her and says to let him do it instead of them both hurting themselves.
Paulina asks if EJ is going to show her the lab or not. EJ says he’s sorry but he has to take care of something. Paulina doesn’t buy it and calls it a pathetic excuse. Paulina decides she’ll call the city manager who has been itching to shut down the lab. EJ pleads with her not to do that and to give him one minute. EJ tells Cat that he’s sorry as they’ll have to do this tomorrow morning. EJ tells Cat to have a good night. Cat says good night to Paulina as well and exits the hospital.
Dr. Rolf rushes in to join Owen in the lab and declares this is the moment they have been waiting for. Dr. Rolf then gets a text from EJ to move the pod, so he tells Owen that he needs his help right now.
Paulina asks EJ if he’s taking her on a tour of the lab or not. EJ responds that he has no choice, so he tells her to come with him. Paulina says to let her find the city manager so he can join them. EJ warns her not to do that and suggests she look inside herself before deciding to let someone else see what’s there.
Kayla finishes a call with her son Joey and tells Roman and Abe that she’s been filling he and Tripp on what’s been going on and they want to come help, but she knows they can’t do much. Kayla says it’s keeping her sane knowing so many people are trying to find Stephanie. Abe assures they would do anything for her and Steve. Kayla thanks them and says she couldn’t do it without them.
Jada tells Steve that it’s possible that someone planted Stephanie’s phone at the school to frame Jeremy. Steve calls it likely. They suggest maybe Thomas wasn’t supposed to find it and if they found it later, they would’ve assumed Jeremy dropped it after the kidnapping so they still don’t know when this son of a bitch made his move. Jada thinks they are grasping at straws since the evidence against Jeremy is overwhelming. Steve feels it may be too overwhelming.
Jeremy instructs Stephanie to talk him through dislocating his thumb until the door opens, so they try to scream for help but it’s just Owen returning. Owen says it was a nice try as he puts the gags back on them. Owen jokes that if they keep screaming like that, they might actually wake the dead…
EJ brings Paulina to the lab and says this should answer all her questions. Paulina is shocked to see Dr. Rolf inside and questions someone being in the pod in the room. Paulina asks who the hell it is.
Jeremy and Stephanie remain struggling with being handcuffed and gagged.
Kayla reveals to Abe and Roman that Alex and Stephanie eloped on Valentine’s Day. Kayla says that they planned to throw a big wedding celebration for all family and friends. Roman insists that they better do that and they will all be there to celebrate.
Jeremy moves his chair closer to Stephanie and holds her hand.
Steve tells Jada that it’s hard to believe so much evidence could lead them to the wrong conclusion. Jada brings up the website and wedding gift were bought with a prepaid credit card. Steve brings up the video from Halloween when the stalker almost stabbed Alex. Jada pulls up the video and they go over it. Steve points out that the mask means it could be somebody else. Jada wonders who.
Cat walks past the Brady Pub, on the phone with Rafe, and tells him about Paulina grilling EJ about the lab. Cat says they definitely have to follow up on this and hangs up. Cat then heads in to the Pub as Owen walks by behind. Owen stops when he sees the missing persons flyer on the wall of Jeremy and Stephanie.
EJ asks Dr. Rolf to excuse them. Dr. Rolf hopes he knows what he’s doing. EJ assures that he does so Dr. Rolf exits. Paulina asks EJ what the hell is going on here. EJ tells her that her timing is fortuitous because there’s someone he’s finally ready to show her. EJ then opens the pod, revealing Lexie Carver, EJ’s half sister and Abe’s wife, who had passed away 14 years ago (now played by Nikki Crawford), leaving Paulina in total shock.
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