Y&R Transcript Thursday, September 1, 2022

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Chloe: Okay, so our watchwords for this evening are “prioritize” and “delegate.” And, hopefully, by the end of this conversation, we’ll have figured out if we’re going to keep omega news or dump it.

Sally: That is the age-old problem, isn’t it? Do we continue to invest in an underperforming platform, hope that things change, or do we just accept that it will never live up to expectations and just move on?

Chloe: A few minutes ago I thought we were in agreement that we’re going to put the company’s resources elsewhere and give some added support to a younger, fresher company.

Sally: Yeah, but what if there’s a reason that newman stayed with omega for this long, and it was just waiting for the right ceo to give it some oomph? I was there for the good times. Yes, sure, it’s struggled a little bit recently and the numbers aren’t great, but when it’s good, it can be number one. It just needs the right circumstances.

Chloe: Hey, sally, please pay attention to the clock.

Sally: Okay, you just don’t give up on something just because it’s hit a rough patch. All of us go through trying times. Is it a diamond in the rough? Undoubtedly. But I’ve seen glimmers of brilliance. It could be an industry-changer. I mean, how do you just walk away from a gem like that?

Chloe: Cut the crap, sally. We’re not talking about omega. We stopped talking about omega 10 minutes ago. So here’s what you have to do. Forget about adam, because if you keep letting these questions about him take over your brain, you’ll just wind up another casualty.

Chelsea: [ Sighs, sniffles ]

[ Sighs, sniffles ]

[ Knock on door ]

Adam: Chelsea. Hey, it’s me. Let me in.

Chelsea: Adam?

Adam: Yeah. You decent?

Chelsea: Have I ever been?

Adam: Well, good point. I’ve seen every version of you, so just let me in.

Chelsea: [ Sniffles, sighs ] Okay.

[ Sighs, sniffles ]

[ Sighs ] Hey. What’s going on?

Adam: There’s something that you need to see.

Chelsea: It can’t wait till morning?

Adam: Nope, because it’s going to blow your mind.

Phyllis: Bang. There you go. It’s the last of its kind. Enjoy. Ha. You’re funny.

Nick: What is this?

Phyllis: You know what it is. It’s all your money back for the loan that you gave me for the grand phoenix. And thank you, by the way. That’s it. Oh, gosh. You know? I sold it to chancellor-winters. It’s over. I have to pay back my debts.

Nick: I gave this to you a long time ago. There were no strings attached, remember? But you refused.

Phyllis: Yeah. So here we are, the end of an era.

Nick: Seems like you came up with the idea for your hotel like a lifetime ago.

Phyllis: A lifetime ago, right. That was my rise from the ashes after all the bridges had burned. I couldn’t have done it without you.

Nick: Come on. Yeah, you could have. When there’s something you want, I dare anyone to get in your way.

Phyllis: You say that like it’s a good thing.

Nick: I mean, it can be. If the grand phoenix was in the hands of anyone else, it would have just been some other hotel, you know, come and go, but you created this luxury destination where everybody keeps coming back. It’s unforgettable, like you.

Phyllis: You’re just saying that because it’s true.

[ Both chuckle ]

Nick: It is true. You really created something special.

Phyllis: Thank you. I think I did, too. And I think that the staff will talk about me and what a great employer I was and how I made everybody stay comfortable and how good I was to the guests. It’s a fact. That would be true.

Nick: It would be true.

Phyllis: Oh, it was — it was hard, you know? It was a lot of hard work. You know that. I put out a lot of fires. Oh, but I made it into something. And that escape club. Wow. And that was amazing. That was pretty genius on my part. Who knew that I’d be the one to make people’s dreams come true?

Nick: Some of us knew.

Phyllis: I’m walking away, and I made a profit, so that’s good. I made it a success, and that’s what I wanted to do. I am out to dream another dream and turn that into a reality.

Diane: Talia morgan… am I right? The investigative reporter?

Talia: Well, that depends. Who wants to know? Hello? You are?

Diane: Just a huge fan who’s dying to know what brings you all the way to little, old genoa city. Hi, I’m karen.

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Sally: You make it sound like I’m obsessing over adam.

Chloe: Because you are.

Sally: You could not be further from the truth.

Chloe: Okay, I know all the symptoms. I just can’t find the cure. I warned you about this many, many times. This is what he does. He finds a beautiful woman who’s just a little broken around the edges maybe, and things start to burn bright for a while, and then he breaks it off. But he still finds a way to keep you interested and maintain a connection to make you believe that there’s still something between you that’s undeniable and immortal.

Sally: You know what? I think we’ll keep omega.

Chloe: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, of course you will. Of course you will. Because adam is an expert at finding women who just can’t let go. You know what you’ll do next? Because I do. You make a mental note of all of the wonderful things that you two did together. How he made you feel so special and important. And you’re chalking all of the really screwed-up stuff he said and did to the trauma he suffered as a child. Because, sure, he mistreated you and he acted like a full piece of human garbage, but, no, no, that’s not the real adam. That’s not the man that you fell in love with. He’s different.

Sally: I’m not in love.

Chloe: No, please. This is how it all starts. This is how it all starts. The denial. Yeah, I went through this, this ill-fated obsession with adam, with chelsea so many times I know it by heart, and it is wearing me out. Seeing someone else waste their time and energy thinking about this guy and, worst, still loving him?

[ Sighs ] Please don’t make me go through that again. I just can’T. I’m not that strong, and adam definitely isn’t worth it, and you deserve a hell of a lot better.

Chelsea: Connor made this?

Adam: Uh-huh. At camp.

Chelsea: It’s so good.

Adam: Right? He’s been begging me to get a wood-burning kit, but i said you would never forgive me.

Chelsea: Oh, I told him the same thing. I said, absolutely not. No way. Oh, my god. I love it. It’s the three — our names, the three of our names.

Adam: Yeah, do you see how the “c” for chelsea is the “c” for connor?

Chelsea: Mm, and the last letter of my name is the beginning of yours.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Kid’s a genius.

Chelsea: He really is. Oh, my gosh, I know exactly where I’m going to put this. I got to keep this one, right? He can make you another?

Adam: I’m sure connor will get a kick out of making another.

Chelsea: Yeah. Wow. He’s a special kid.

Adam: He is. And he’s happy and healthy. Whatever else we did, we did this right.

Chelsea: Yeah.

Adam: Yeah. Anyway, that’s not the only reason that I came to see you.

Chelsea: Okay.

Adam: I wanted to tell you that I took your advice to heart, and I went to see jack, and I accepted his offer to work at jabot.

Chelsea: Adam, you did it?

Adam: Mm-hmm.

Chelsea: That’s incredible. I’m so happy for you.

Adam: Thank you.

Chelsea: And I’m proud of you, too. I know that’s a big decision — resisting the urge to take down victor, ignoring the impulse to just burn it all down.

[ Sighs ] What?

Adam: I mean, revenge and self-destruction. Without even telling you, you knew what road I was on.

Chelsea: Well, we’re part of each other. You know, jack is going to catch some heat for bringing you on.

Adam: That’s an understatement. I have miles to go before I can win over the rest of the family and convince them to trust me. But the important part is I took the better choice, and that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t taken your advice. So thank you. It means a lot to me that you still have my back.

Chelsea: Of course.

Adam: And I want to do the same for you.

Phyllis: So, how are things going for you, mr. Coo? Dare I ask?

Nick: Let’s not talk about that, alright? I know how you feel about me being here.

Phyllis: I could be happy for you, even though I totally disagree with your decision to be here.

Nick: Okay, it’s going great. Thank you.

Phyllis: Great. See? I’m happy. Look at that.

Nick: Yes, I love working with my mom and victoria.

Phyllis: Great. Great. How is victoria?

Nick: Doing awesome. You know, very well, considering what she went through.

Phyllis: Oh, that’s great to hear.

Nick: She came back really strong and focused. She has all these goals for newman enterprises, and I’m here to make sure she achieves those goals. What is that face?

Phyllis: We know the truth.

Nick: What truth?

Phyllis: We know who’s really behind victoria. He’s holding the puppet strings. Victor is having somebody else doing his bidding.

Nick: Let’s talk about something else.

Phyllis: Alright, yeah, let’s talk about something else, because all of that messy newman stuff, you know, that was the demise of our relationship, so…

Nick: I’ll avoid it if you do.

Phyllis: Okay, I’ll avoid it. I just want to say that I’m happy for you, and I’m happy that you’re working with your family, and the newmans seem to be one big happy family right now.

Nick: You know, I don’t have blinders on when it comes to my father, right? I know exactly what he’s capable of.

Phyllis: I’m glad you’re not in denial. Hey, listen.

[ Sighs ] Take it from someone who knows you very well. Stay vigilant, even when it’s smooth sailing. Especially when it’s smooth sailing.

Nick: Okay, thanks. Since we’re sticking our noses where they don’t belong, I mean, your move to marchetti?

Phyllis: Yeah.

Nick: I’m happy for you. I am. It just seems super suspicious, however.

Phyllis: Did you “however” me? Really?

Nick: You know what I’m saying.

Phyllis: I have no idea what you’re saying.

Nick: Do I need to say it out loud? Diane.

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Phyllis: Oh, diane. Diane is just a nuisance. I’m just gonna ignore her.

Nick: Mm.

Phyllis: Mm.

Nick: Remember how you felt compelled to give me advice?

Phyllis: Yeah, about your dad, yeah.

Nick: I’m gonna do the same for you. You hate diane. I get it. So does half the town. But if you are making this move to marchetti just so you can make a move against her…

Phyllis: Wait a second.

Nick: …That would be a terrible mistake.

Phyllis: What are you thinking?

Nick: You sold your hotel.

Phyllis: Yeah, I sold my hotel so I could work with our daughter. It’ll be so much fun.

Nick: Okay, fine. But just don’t risk all that love and happiness for the momentary satisfaction of sticking it to diane, alright? Phyllis, it won’t be worth what it costs you.

Talia: Well, I’m working on a story about the recently deceased ashland locke.

Diane: You don’t say.

Talia: I’m not at liberty to disclose any details. I’m sure you understand.

Diane: Oh, oh, of course, but, you know, ashland and i shared a unique connection.

Talia: Did you?

Diane: Yeah, he raised my grandson.

Talia: Fascinating.

Diane: You know, if you’d like, I could maybe help shed some light on the man, answer any questions you have.

Talia: I’d appreciate that. You wouldn’t happen to have time now, would you?

Diane: As a matter of fact, i do.

Talia: This is too good to be true. I’m so glad we met.

Diane: And I can’t believe that I’m going to help

the talia morgan with a story. Lucky me.

Chloe: The sooner you purge yourself from adam, the better off you’ll be. We’ll both be. I’m not just saying this for the good of the company. I really care about you. You’re talented and energetic, and adam will deplete you of everything. I hate seeing him put you through the wringer like this.

Sally: Thank you for caring about me, chloe. It really means a lot. But you know how it is when you love someone.

Chloe: Oh, no. Oh, no. You said it.

Sally: Well, you can’t just hit the “do not love” button even after they break your heart. Especially now that I know that adam only called it quits with me to protect me.

Chloe: You said it yourself, that he should have trusted you and believed in you. Instead, he put his obsessions first.

Sally: But at least he believed in me to succeed here.

Chloe: Sally, no. Do not get sucked back in. Break the chain. Resist him.

Sally: I am. I am. I will. I mean it. Thank you for the chat, chloe. There’s something that I really have to go do.

[ Sighs ]

Chloe: [ Sighs ]

Adam: Chelsea, something is obviously bothering you. And whatever it is, I think is a little more than jitters over finding a job.

Chelsea: I appreciate your concern for me, but I’m fine. I promise.

Adam: You know, when we were talking earlier —

Chelsea: You know, don’t make too much of that. You just caught me at a weak moment.

Adam: But it was nice letting our guard down. We were reconnecting.

Chelsea: It was nice, but it doesn’t mean I’m ready to dive into the deep recesses of my personal life with you.

Adam: Okay, well, if not with me, I hope you talk to somebody. Somebody that you do trust.

Chelsea: Okay, I’ll be sure to do that.

Adam: I hope you do, ’cause god knows I have learned the hard way that bearing the pain doesn’t make it go away.

Chelsea: You’ve learned that? Okay.

Adam: Yes. It can grow. It can fester and manifest itself in terrible ways down the line, chelsea.

Chelsea: Okay, dr. Newman, this session is over.

Adam: I’m just trying to give you my two cents.

Chelsea: Why does everyone keep acting like I’m one step away from a breakdown? I brought in ensure max protein

Chelsea: Sorry. Didn’t mean to come across so passionate. No need to alert the authorities.

Adam: [ Sighs ] It’s fine.

Chelsea: I need you to understand how it makes me feel. I’m having a bad day. People have them all the time, all over the world. But instead of offering me a mai tai, everyone keeps suggesting I see a shrink.

Adam: Chelsea, there’s no shame in talking to a professional.

Chelsea: And it starts with the word “shame.”

[ Sighs ] Adam, I have done some stuff. It doesn’t mean I am incapable of functioning. I just need you to see me as a normal person. I’m allowed to have the freedom to vent like other people do.

Adam: Chelsea, other people have not been through what you have been through. And, yes, I am aware that I played a pivotal role in getting you off track. And because I feel responsible for so much of your pain, I’m invested in just trying to get you some relief.

Chelsea: So maybe this isn’t about me at all. Maybe this is just the guilt talking.

Adam: Okay, I get it. You’re evading. Okay. Did I stumble too far into your danger zone?

[ Cellphone pings ]

Chelsea: You should probably get that.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Look, I’m — I’m sorry if I overstepped. The last thing I wanted to do was upset you or offend you.

Chelsea: Apology accepted. But… this stays here.

Adam: Understood. Okay? I’ll talk to you soon.

Chelsea: Okay.

Sally: Hope I’m not intruding.

Phyllis: Ugh, you always are.

Sally: I just need to consult my boss regarding a newman media issue.

Phyllis: It’s a private conversation right now.

Nick: Actually, I think we’ve covered everything.

Phyllis: I don’t think so. I have a couple more things to say to you.

Nick: I think we’re good. We’ll talk soon.

Phyllis: I have some work to do myself at marchetti, actually. It’s really fun to work with our daughter. It’s a revelation, actually. People try to take her down on every occasion, but she rises like a phoenix. Just like her mom.

Nick: [ Chuckles ] Wow. Okay, what is this problem you have? Lay it on me. It’s not really a problem, per se. Just something I wanted to run by you.

Phyllis: Nikki.

Nikki: What are you doing here?

Phyllis: Oh, I was just giving nick the final payment for the loan he gave me for the grand phoenix. I had a very interesting conversation with our new pal talia.

Nikki: Is that right?

Phyllis: Mm-hmm. I was giving her a couple tidbits from diane’s past that have yet to be exposed.

Nikki: And?

Phyllis: And I could see her investigative-journalist mind working overtime.

Nikki: Well, judging from the text that she sent us earlier, it seems like she’s getting ready to write an in-depth exposé on the real diane jenkins.

Diane: I’m so used to seeing your byline on all of my favorite articles, and here you are, right in my very own backyard. I am curious, though, how you’re going to breathe some new life into these same old facts. I mean, so much has already been reported about ashland.

Talia: Well, my goal is to go beyond what’s already been published. The secret to my success is my ability to dig deep, to find out what people are hiding and bring it all to light.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] Well, I’m just thrilled that you’re interested in what I can bring to the story. What do you want to know?

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Sally: I’m trying to decide if we should drop one of our news platforms. I saw potential in it when I first took over. I thought that it had gotten a little too predictable, so I made some cosmetic changes, but my main thing was the content.

Nick: That’s what keeps people coming back.

Sally: Exactly. I mean, we have to have reliable information, some offbeat stuff, but the main focus should always be authenticity.

Nick: What are the numbers?

Sally: Not exactly where I’d like them to be. This morning I was ready to dump it, and now I… I don’t know. I’m wondering if we should just hold on to it, see if it can gain some traction. What do you think?

Nick: Sally, the first time we met in newman media, vick and I were five minutes away from firing you. You spoke to us that day with such passion and conviction about how you wanted to run newman media that you made us believe in you, especially me. So what’s going on? This person with all these innovative ideas is all of a sudden second-guessing herself. Why?

Adam: What’s the emergency?

Chloe: Well, you seem scattered. Did I interrupt a crossword puzzle, or were you rearranging your spice cabinet, mr. Man of leisure?

Adam: I was in the middle of an intense conversation with chelsea, and I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but she appears to be in a pretty precarious position.

Chloe: Okay, you can stop right there, because that is the last thing that I want to hear. You’re spending time with chelsea so she can unburden herself, and at the same time, you’re messing around with sally’s head.

Adam: No, I’m not playing games with either one of them, chloe, but I am really worried about chelsea because I think she really needs help.

Chloe: From you? Because if she’s struggling, it’s from what you did to her.

Adam: I know. I know. And she knows that I know. I told her as much.

Chloe: It was an all-too-rare moment of self-realization. Congratulations. So are you going to show sally the same consideration?

Adam: [ Sighs ] The last thing that I want is to hurt her.

Chloe: Prove it.

Diane: And as it turned out, my son kyle was harrison’s biological father.

Talia: Fascinating, though I wonder what that was like for ashland. I mean, here’s a man who kept so many secrets only to find out his wife was keeping the biggest of them all.

Diane: Hmm. We never discussed it, but maybe that’s what set him on the path that eventually led to his downfall.

Talia: So based on what you told me, you only learned you’re a grandmother recently.

Diane: Yes, I did.

Talia: Is that what then made you leave L.A. And come here? I’m trying to get my timeline straight.

Diane: Oh, yeah, I — well, I had moved to L.A. Because of personal issues, but then I worked hard, and I got my life in a good place, and I came back to be with my son. And harrison, the little light of my life, was the unexpected miracle that I’ve been so blessed to receive.

Talia: Well, that’s so touching, though I doubt ashland felt the same way. I mean, there you were, one more person with a biological connection to harrison that he didn’t have.

Diane: We actually had a very civil relationship.

Talia: Interesting. Tell me how that came about.

Diane: You know, I’m so curious how you’re going to tell his story. There are so many ways of looking at a person’s life. Are you just digging for dirt, or do you intend to portray ashland locke as a misunderstood mogul?

Nikki: What the hell?

Phyllis: Don’t stare.

Nikki: Well, somebody needs to explain to our journalist friend what it means to bury the lede.

Phyllis: She said she wanted to meet with us, but she didn’t tell us that she was going to be here.

Nikki: Well, maybe it wasn’t planned. I mean, diane has a way of showing up where she’s not wanted.

Phyllis: So what do we do? I mean, we leave and we come back when the coast is clear? I mean —

Nikki: Let’s text talia and find out what’s going on. Then we’ll decide what we do.

Diane: Phyllis, nikki, come meet someone.

Nikki: Ah, there goes that plan.

Phyllis: What the hell do we do now?

Nikki: Fake a smile and hold on tight.

Diane: Talia morgan, award-winning journalist, I would like you to meet two of genoa city’s most prominent citizens, phyllis summers and nikki newman.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m not familiar. I —

Diane: Oh, she’s from L.A., But I’m sure you’ve read her work.

Nikki: It’s a pleasure, ms. Morgan.

Phyllis: Uh, yes, it’s a pleasure. What brings you to our fine town?

Diane: She’s doing a story about ashland.

Nikki: Oh, well, I hope you leave out newman enterprises, because I would hate for my family’s business reputation to be sullied.

Phyllis: Uh-huh. How’d the two of you meet?

Diane: Oh, well, I just came in to grab a bite, and i couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Talia morgan? Here? So I just barged right over, and we’ve been talking.

Talia: And imagine my surprise when I learned diane has a connection to my subject. I mean, what are the chances?

Phyllis: Yeah, what are the chances? I mean, if I may, you could possibly think it’s a stroke of luck running into diane, but I assure you, it’s not. She’s not a reliable source.

Diane: Oh, phyllis.

[ Chuckles ] We always joke like this.

Nikki: Oh, she’s right. Phyllis is. I mean, I might trust diane to give me the right time of day, but only if I verify it with a third party.

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ]

Diane: Nikki, I guess I need to remind you that I was instrumental in having ashland arrested for violating the restraining order that was put in place to keep him away from harrison.

Phyllis: And she always exaggerates her good deeds.

Nikki: Ah, that is true. She will try to tell you she has stood toe-to-toe with the saints. Then again, maybe she has. I mean, there was that miraculous return from the dead.

Talia: Sounds like a juicy story.

Nikki: Oh, you have no idea.

Sally: I don’t understand your question. I have an abundance of ideas, some of which are, if I do say so myself, brilliant. But I just like to think things through from all angles.

Nick: I think there’s a lot more going on here, and it’s not criticism. Sally, you’ve proven you have what it takes to run newman media. Trust me, if you didn’t, you’d be gone. But I think there’s something getting in the way of that, and I would like to get to the root of it.

Sally: He — it — it won’T.

Nick: Look, we all want you to reach your full potential, you know, we all want you to succeed. So just be honest with me. What is going on?

Sally: You’re right.

[ Sighing ] There was… an outside issue that may have caused me to question my initial decision.

Nick: Adam.

Chloe: You finally did something decent when you broke up with sally. You not only saved her job, but you probably spared her tons of therapy moving on. And then you mucked it all up by claiming that you still loved her, that you stepped aside to save her dream, that it was a selfless act.

Adam: Mm-hmm. It was the truth.

Chloe: Oh, my god.

[ Scoffs ] Are you serious? It was the exact opposite of selfless, you big jerk. And now she’s got her head all turned around. She can’t even focus on her job, which means that she’s probably going to fall back and then she’ll fail. All because you had to go and make yourself out to be the hero, you dummy.

Adam: Well, if there’s one thing you and I can agree on, it’s that I am no hero.

Chloe: Okay, well, before you go and hang your cape up, there is one last act of kindness I’d like to request.

Adam: What is it?

Chloe: I am begging you to make it crystal clear to sally that there is no future for the two of you.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

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Sally: I am going to offer a polite “no comment.” Constructive feedback is always appreciated, and I thank you for your thoughts.

Nick: You’re welcome. You handled my prying very well.

Sally: I’m going to take that as a compliment and proof that I should always follow my good instincts, the very thing that convinced you that I’m the right person for the job. So I’m just going to take a deeper look at this whole news conundrum and make a call.

Nick: There you go. Sally, I always trust your instincts. But if you want to bounce some ideas around, my door will always be open for you.

Sally: Thanks, nick. That’s good to know. And I promise my personal life will not interfere with my job. You have my word.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Chloe: Go to sally and find some way to convince her that when you dumped her it wasn’t a selfless act of love and protection. Go be the jerk that I see.

Adam: I’m not sure that i can, chloe.

Chloe: Oh, come on. Come on. Be the cruel, selfish, heartless bastard we all know you are at your core, the ruthless, inhuman —

Adam: Mm-hmm. I get it. Message received.

Chloe: Go break that girl’s heart. She’ll get over you. But she has to know that she needs to get over you. Otherwise, she’s going to be staring off at the skyline, wondering if you’re ever going to take her back. So you let her know that it is a big no. Do you want her to fail after you’ve dumped her just so she can keep her job?

Adam: No, of course.

Chloe: Then you have to do this to make sure that she doesn’t wreck her career. Haven’t you done enough damage from one lifetime?

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] Why can’t you commit to something as simple as a family outing for the sake of our son?

Adam: Relax, chelsea. I didn’t say that i wouldn’t do it.

Chelsea: Well, you didn’t say you would, either. Why? Is it because sally’s here? You don’t want to send her the wrong message?

Billy: We are good together. This relationship is unlike any other one that I have in my life. It’s a unique connection. It’s alright. You know, we’ve been working closely together lately, and, uh, the moment was misinterpreted. It happens to the best of us.

Chelsea: Can we just pretend that never happened? We need to focus because this is our final podcast, so let’s just move on.

Billy: You don’t think we should talk about this for a minute? I mean —

Chelsea: I absolutely do not.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

Phyllis: Oh, here comes the explosion.

Diane: Oh, no. No explosion. Not today or ever. You know, phyllis, it’s clear you’re trying to goad me into having an emotional meltdown in front of this journalist. But I apologize, talia, for the bad behavior. And, ladies, I apologize for not giving you what you so desperately desire. Good night.

Nikki: I cannot believe that —

Phyllis: Shh, shh. Oh, my gosh. That was amazing. Tell us everything.

Talia: Well, according to diane jenkins, she’s a loving mother, a doting grandmother, and she’s done a lot to overcome adversity.

Nikki: How did you manage to keep a straight face?

Talia: I mean, she’s very entertaining, especially knowing all that she’s leaving out. She’s a real piece of work.

Phyllis: Mm, yeah. What do we do now?

Talia: Well, I’ve had a lot of experience dealing with people like diane. You apply pressure, push the right buttons, and it’s amazing what all comes out and how they give themselves away.

Phyllis: Yeah. This is going to be good. Mm-hmm.

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something doesn’t add up. If nikolas always knew he could vouch for your whereabouts, why didn’t he just say that? More to the point, why didn’t you? Because nikolas is lying. You’re not alone, okay?

[ Monitor beeping ] Your family is right outside, even spencer, just waiting for you to wake up.

[ Monitors beeping loudly ]

[ Gasps ] She needs help! We’ve been keeping secrets from one another. We have? I think it’s time we stopped doing that, put our cards on the table. Would you like to go first? No. I think we can both jump in as need be. You’ve got lucy coe trying to get information on me. That’s clever. Well, given the players, I thought sequins might be a good camouflage, because you’ve been so opaque. And I’ve got my reasons. Actually, I have one very good reason. Your daughter. Charlotte’s in danger, isn’t she? My man, drew. So what brings you by? Well, after everything that happened at the family manse yesterday, I needed a little bit of a distraction. Right. I heard about what happened to ava. Is she gonna be okay? Well, last I heard, she was critical but stable. It’s so horrible. I mean, do they have any idea who might have done this to her? Pcpd is working on it. The boathouse is cordoned off as a crime scene, and I spent most of the morning answering questions. Oh, well, no wonder you need a distraction.

[ Both chuckle ] Um… speaking of distractions, should I tell drew or do you want to? Tell me what? We got engaged.

[ Laughing ] What?

[ Laughter ]

[ Sighing ] I can’t give in to you. Why not? Because I lost everything that, in my mind, identified me, and I hate it. And I don’t want to hide from it by turning to you. When I come to you, I want it to be for the right reasons.

[ Door opens ] Hey, carly. Hey. Hi. You were a million miles away just now. Yeah, I have a lot to think about. [ Chuckles ] That’s why I’m here. My daughter needs me, and I am here for you. Thanks.


Nikolas lied. What a shocker. But I did find you two together. I wasn’t with him the whole time. Why’d he tell jordan that you were? He was being a friend. He was covering for me. So where were you, then? I don’t know. Well, the, uh, quartermaine estate is a big place. I guess no one would fault you if you didn’t know exactly where you were. Finn… I haven’t told you everything. It’s time I did. Poor avery. How’s she taking it? She’s really upset, and she’s confused, but I can’t go away to a seminar when avery’s mother’s in the hospital. Mm. If you want to say something, why don’t you just say it? You’re using ava’s stabbing as an excuse not to go. What are you talking about? Why would I need an excuse not to go to a seminar? After the merger disaster, you picked yourself right up, and you were so excited to get your life back on track. And now… now what? And now you’re looking for excuses not to take the next step. So what changed? Oh, congratulations, you guys! I am so, so happy for you. Really, man. Thanks, drew. We’re pretty excited about it ourselves. Yeah. We’re pretty lucky, aren’t we, babe? Yeah. Yeah, we are. Mr. Cassadine. What’s going on? Why did the alarms go off?


Yes. Victor has charlotte. Oh, god, valentin. I wanted to be wrong about this. How did he get to her? Huh? I thought that charlotte was safe. Peter was gone, and I made the mistake of thinking I could let my guard down.

[ Sighs ] I think we both underestimated him. I mean, using your own granddaughter as a hostage? That is a new low. Well, that’s the thing about my father. He has no low to hit. Victor saved charlotte from peter. She wanted to see me in the clinic. I thought it was okay for victor to bring her to me. And that’s when he took her? As soon as they left the clinic, he took her to a new school. It’s a state-of-the-art, high-security boarding school, the kind where sheikhs and oligarchs send their children. Suffice to say, I can send texts, I can call, but neither the school nor victor will allow me physical contact.

[ Sighs ] And with your daughter as leverage, he knows he has control over you. That’s exactly right.

[ Exhales sharply ] I have to do everything he says, because if I don’t, he’s made it very clear… he’s gonna hurt her. Your wife’s blood pressure dropped dangerously low. We gave her medication to stabilize it. But she’s stable? With her vitals and the way she’s responding to the medication, I expect mrs. Cassadine will regain consciousness soon. Can I see her? Of course. Um… I’m gonna go head to the vending machine. Does anybody want anything? No, thank you. I’ll go with you. Are you, uh, holding up okay? I’m just concerned about my wife. Mr. Cassadine. Why don’t we let your nephew and ava have some time alone? Now it’s your turn to answer questions. So, now that the charges have been dropped, pcu expunged their title ix ruling and reinstated trina. That is fantastic. It’s so great that you guys are throwing her a party. I mean, trina deserves to have a little bit of fun after everything that she has been through. I just wish she didn’t have to worry about ava now. Yeah. I have to check on a few patients before the party. I will see you tonight? Okay. And it was really good to see you, drew. Great to see you, too. Congratulations again! Thank you. Mm. Aw. So, now that it’s just the two of us, you want to tell me the real reason why you stopped by? I cannot fly off to aruba to take a leadership course when my personal life is complicated. Oh, god. Don’t tell me this is about sonny. No. God, no. This is not about sonny. This…[ Sighs ] It’s about jason. How can jason be causing you problems?

[ Sighs ] ‘Cause I think I have feelings for his brother? Oh, that. What do you mean, “oh, that”? Please, carly. Everybody knows.

[ Scoffs ] Okay, what does everyone think they know? I don’t know what the big deal is. You are both healthy, single adults. Mom, it’s not nearly that simple. Okay, then. Tell me everything.

[ Sighs ] Well, I mean, after jason died, you know, drew and i were getting closer and becoming friends. And then we started what I thought was just harmless flirting. And now I realize I have feelings for him.


Does drewreturn your feelings? I think so. I mean, well, yes. Yesterday at the picnic, I asked him point blank what was going on. And? Okay. I know that look.

[ Laughs ] I take it the conversation went pretty well? Yeah. I mean, after a while, there wasn’t a lot of talking happening, so… so. I love those conversations. Yeah, but before it got too hot, the fire kind of stopped everything. You lost me. We kind of left the grill unattended.

[ Gasps ] Carly. I know, I know. But it was fine, because someone put the fire out, and it actually gave drew and i a minute to think. And he stopped by earlier, because he wanted to talk about where I thought things should go between us. What did you tell him? I told him that, um, in the past year, I’ve lost my marriage, my career, and my best friend, and my life has gone from stable to uncharted, and that it wouldn’t be fair for me to start anything with him when I wasn’t really sure where my life was going. So you’re putting your life on hold to protect drew? Last time I looked, drew was perfectly capable of protecting himself. Drew: Wait, what is this? Are you accusing me of having ulterior motives to come look in on a friend? You look like you got something on your mind.

[ Sighs ] Yeah, well… alright, so I just came from carly’s, and, um… okay, just — yesterday, at the quartermaine picnic, um, she accused me of flirting with her. Oh.

Were you flirting with her? Oh, yeah.

[ Laughs ] And did she return the vibe? Yes. Okay. But… when I went to talk to her today and I told her that I really wanted to see where this could go, she said that, um… she needs to sort her own life out first. Hmm. Drew, I hate to say it. She might be right. Yeah, probably. And I’m gonna tell you something — while carly is getting her house in order, maybe you should do the same. Nikolas needed to cover for me… because I don’t know where I was. You think maybe you lost time again? Yes. Look, maybe you don’t remember ’cause you hit your head. No. No, I-I’ve lost consciousness before and had a hard time remembering, and this was different. It was like — it was like when those pills were making me sleepwalk, which means I can’t explain my whereabouts when ava was attacked, and nikolas knew that it was gonna make the police suspicious. And I can’t risk anything happening to me, because my boys — my boys need me. Yeah, they do. I don’t know what to do. I need help. Okay. Hey. Hey, we start from the beginning, alright? And we’re gonna figure this out together. Chief scorpio said you were among the people who showed up to the boathouse after ava was found. Yes. One of many. We were concerned when we saw all the police there. Mr. Cassadine, prior to that, can you tell me where you were and who you were with? Well, when ava was so viciously attacked, I was with spencer. He had been taken ill. Are you sure? Because the quartermaine staffer who confirmed spencer was intoxicated at the time of the attack said he was alone. Another witness stated they saw you and spencer around 10:15 P.M., After the attack. And nikolas already stated that he was with elizabeth baldwin when ava was assaulted, so can anyone confirm your whereabouts? I do commend your pursuit of justice, commissioner, but right now, my family needs me. I trust eventually you will find the person responsible for this dreadful crime. Thank you for your time, mr. Cassadine. I will be following up. Dr. Valero thinks you’re gonna wake up soon. I wonder if you’ll be able to tell us what you saw.

[ Monitor beeping ] Ava!

[ Whimpers ] No. No, stop. Nikolas.


Last night, after we fought about you calling sarah, I stormed off, and then I blacked out. And maybe our fight triggered it? Uh, maybe. I was pretty angry. All I could hear was your voice telling me that my boys are probably aware that I have a problem. And then — then I-I was… I was someplace else, and I have no idea how I got there. And that’s when nikolas showed up. And that was around the time ava was attacked. Yes, and I have zero recollection of where I was or what I was doing. Even if you don’t know where you were, there’s no way you did this. How can you be sure? You had no reason to want to hurt ava. I hurt chase. That’s because whatever part of your subconscious is doing this didn’t want him to discover what was going on. What if — what if when I was out of it, I ran into ava, and I perceived her as a threat? I mean, anything is possible, because I don’t know what I was doing. What do you mean, I should get my own house in order? Drew, what have you done since you came back to town? First, you threw yourself into investigating victor cassadine, then it was helping the quartermaines get elq back from valentin. Yeah. Those are really important things. They are, but to other people. So, I don’t — what are you saying? I should be more selfish? I’m saying that you were so busy righting the wrongs from your past that you stopped yourself from moving forward. Maybe you’re right. Maybe I’m not protecting drew. Maybe I’m protecting myself. From what? Oh, come on, mom. You tell me. How could it not be a mistake, after everything that’s happened in my life, for me to get involved with jason’s brother?

[ Exhales sharply ] Honey, are you afraid that you’re seeing drew as a substitute? No, of course not. Because nobody could ever take jason’s place in your life. Exactly. And what place was that? Jason was your safety net. No matter what shenanigans you ever got up to, or no matter how questionable your behavior — and believe me, I am not judging here. You sure about that? I’m not. And jason wouldn’t either.

[ Sighs ] There was nothing you could ever do that would drive jason away. He might have been hurt or angry or bitterly disappointed, but jason would never turn his back on you, even when you might have deserved it.

[ Chuckles ] But drew? Drew might not be as forgiving of your impulses. Carly: Oh, my god, it’s true. Nina’s willow’s mother.

[ Exhales deeply ] Like whatever it is you’re thinking about right now. Trina? Mom! How are you holding up? I was in the room with ava when the alarms started going off. No! Is she okay? The doctor said she was gonna be fine, but… I’m scared out of my mind. Honey, I’m sorry that you have to go through this right now, especially after everything else. Yeah, um, about that, uh… I was thinking that maybe tonight isn’t the best time to have a party? Would you be upset if we canceled it? Is there any change with ava? Not that I’m aware of that. But then, I’ve been held up by that police commissioner. I tell you, that’s someone who could benefit from some more professional detachment. Meaning? Meaning, if commissioner ashford continues to make insinuations disguised as questions, she’s gonna learn the hard way what it means to cross a cassadine. For what it’s worth, I know what you’re going through, okay? I know you do. I just wish you could teach me how you handled it.

[ Voice breaking ] Because she’s not safe, and there’s nothing I can do about. I’m helpless. Why didn’t you tell me? I mean, not at first, obviously, because you couldn’t risk having a message intercepted. But I — when you came home, I was here. Please believe me, I had no choice. Protecting charlotte is my only priority, and if he knew that we were having this conversation, there’s no telling what he would do to her. I’m going insane! Oh, stop, stop, stop. Oh, god. Alright, it’s alright. I can’T… it’s alright. I understand. Thank you.

[ Sighs ] Okay. So, look… we will bring charlotte home, alright? I promise you that. But in order to do it, we have to take victor down. So you’ve been working for him, have you? Since you left the clinic? I have. And you’ve done everything that he asked? Just about. What did he ask you to do? Let’s rule a few things out, alright? Um, have you started taking any pills again? No. No, not since I-i checked myself into shadybrook. But, finn, this came on all on its own. I don’t know what’s happening to me. Alright. But something had to have triggered it, alright? You said you were replaying our fight in your head. Was there anything else? Yeah. I’ve been having these — these fragments of a memory. I’m — I’m a teenager and I’m shouting at a woman. I’m telling her to stay away from my father. What woman? I don’t know. I don’t know. No one I-I remember or recognize. Yet. And then it — it happened again after our fight. That’s the last thing I remember until I came to. Okay. How often has this been happening? The first time was after I talked to scott about walking in on you and terry talking about me behind my back. And this time was when you were angry about me contacting sarah, so these events have something in common. You were angry with me. Wait, no, there was — there was another time. When I checked myself out of shadybrook and I came to work, do you remember you found me in the stairwell? Mm-hmm. I don’t think this is being caused by — by arguments or me being angry. I think these images are — are — are happening every time somebody confronts me about what’s been happening. And normally, that person is you. And if you’re right, I mean, maybe this is more than — than my grief over losing franco. There is something very wrong with me. Nikolas: Commissioner, please. My wife just woke up. She’s in distress. I see that. No, she’s in no condition to answer questions. I got the okay from dr. Valero. Well, you’re also gonna need my okay, and I’m actually not okay. Wh-what…? Um, I don’T… what happened? Ava, it’s commissioner ashford. You’re in the icu. You were stabbed last night. I was stabbed? Yes, and we’re making every effort we can to find out who did this to you, but time is of the essence. Do you feel up to answering some questions? I want them to find who did this more than anybody, but not at the expense of your recovery. Let me get the doctor. No, no. I want — I want to talk. I-I don’t know that I can help you, though. I don’T… I-I didn’t see who attacked me. What’s the last thing you remember? I was at the — the quartermaines’. I was — I was outside the boathouse. Was anyone with you? I was alone. I thought so. I-I went there just to take a moment for myself. And then… and then pain here. What else do you remember? I’m sorry. It’S… it’s all a blur after that. I-I think that — that I tried to call out for help. Do you know who found me? Josslyn jacks. She and a man who works for sonny brought you here. They — they saved your life. What were you doing prior to going to the boathouse? Why did you need a moment alone? Nikolas: This is what you always wanted, to see the relationship with my son destroyed, huh? It killed you to see us get close. That is absolutely not true! Because it hurt too much, knowing that you would never get the chance to heal with kiki that I had with spencer. But you’re the only one to blame for that. Commissioner, please. Clearly, my wife needs to rest. This can wait. Ava, when you woke up, you seemed upset with your husband. Why is that? We had a fight.


I just don’t want drew to be a crutch I use to get over everything that’s happened. Isn’t he already? Well, as a friend, yes, but that’s not what either one of us are talking about. I mean, if something happens between me and drew, we want it to be about us and not anyone else. I don’t see you and drew being a rebound thing. Neither do I, ’cause it’s not gonna happen. Carly. What? What about all those feelings you just admitted to having? They’re not going to go away. And you know better than anyone, you can’t help who you fall for. Okay, well, then we’re just gonna have to deal with it. And who knows? Maybe someday, something will happen between me and drew. But the way things are right now, I can’t afford to lose another friend. When I was in that cell, all I wanted was to get back to the life that I remembered. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I got back and time hadn’t stopped. No, man, time doesn’t do that, no matter how nicely we ask. But you and portia, you guys were lucky. You managed somehow to find your way back. Yeah, we weren’t lucky. We worked hard to get to where we are now, and to get from the mistakes of our past. See, when portia and I — when we got together back in the day, she was married, I didn’t know that, and I was in my first year of recovery. Yeah, but even then, you guys still had a connection. Right, but it was nothing we could build on, so inevitably, it ended badly. Now that we find ourselves back together… mm. …We’re the same people, but we’re in different places in life. But you’re in better places. Much better places. And the thing is, is we’re not trying to re-create the past. We’re exploring a beautiful future. But that’s the thing with carly. The future that I want with her is nothing like our pasts. But I-I — I know what you’re gonna say, that I gotta respect the fact that she doesn’t want to mess with our friendship. Valid. But it’s also a good excuse not to take risks. She doesn’t think it’s time. And, yeah, I wish that she didn’t feel that way. I think that we could be incredible together. But just because I’m ready to move forward doesn’t mean she is. Were you the french captain? Capitaine francois olivier. I wish I were more surprised. I am so sorry. No, no. Please, don’T. I understand why you did what you did. What is victor after? Why is he doing all of this? I don’t know. He won’t tell me, and he doesn’t have to, because he’s got charlotte. Please believe me, I am completely in the dark. I guess now that I know that jennifer was — was framed, I can — I can call the wsb. No, no. That’s out of the question. This has to stay between you and me, because if it doesn’t, and he knows I’ve betrayed him, he’ll take it out on charlotte. We can’t leave an innocent woman in prison. Anna, I’m too far in. I’m not gonna let anything happen to charlotte. I’m not gonna lose my daughter. And what did you and nikolas fight about? What we always fight about. His son. Spencer and I don’t like each other very much, and it, uh… causes friction. And this was right before you were attacked? Exactly how heated did this argument get? Commissioner, I didn’t stab my wife, so I fail to see how this is relevant. It’s relevant, mr. Cassadine, because just this morning, I asked you if before she was attacked, was she upset? I asked you if she experienced any conflict, and you said no. Yet here she is, having fought with your son. Why did you lie to me? The cassadine family, their arguments are traditionally dramatic, okay? So when you asked me about conflict, I assumed that you meant outside of the family. And I’d love to believe that. Well, one thing you should believe, both of you, is that I deeply regret getting in a fight with ava. I mean, god, if we hadn’T… if we hadn’t have fought, you might not have gone to that damn boathouse, and I might have been there to stop anyone who’d want to cause you harm, and instead, I was venting about the argument to elizabeth baldwin. I’m just — I’m so sorry. I should have never left your side. One silly fight and I almost lost you. I should have been there for you. Thank you, nikolas. It’s the thought that counts. I’m — I’m sorry, but I’m getting a little tired now. I understand. Thank you for speaking with me, ava. We’ll pick this up when you’re feeling a little stronger. I’ll speak with you later. How are you feeling? When I heard you were attacked, I was so scared, ava. What’s the matter? Last night, we said a lot of things to each other. Yeah, we did. And I would — wait. You don’t think I did this to you, do you? Well, of course you can cancel the party, but honey, are you sure? Mom, I just — honey, you are always putting everyone else’s needs before your own. And after everything that you’ve been through, don’t you think you deserve an evening to yourself and celebrate your accomplishments? Yes, I want to do that, but I just — I also want ava to be there. And when ava wakes up, what do you think she’s gonna say when she finds out that you canceled your party on her account? She’d probably tell me I shouldn’t have. The ava I know would insist that you have the party as planned. Honey, it’s high time that you focused on yourself. I have no idea why we are protecting my father. How often must I tell you, spencer? We cassadines protect our own. There are limits. Uncle victor. My father deserves to be in prison for everything that he’s done. Well, this is one thing he didn’t do. The only interesting piece of information I gleaned from commissioner ashford was that your father has an airtight alibi. He was with elizabeth baldwin while ava was being attacked. Even better. If my father isn’t the one who hurt ava, then I have zero reason to withhold the truth. I will tell commissioner ashford that he slept with esmé.


Think that I’mthe one that did this to you, do you? You couldn’t have. You were with elizabeth, right? Yes, I was. That’s not the only reason you think that — I don’t know what you think. Ava! I would never do anything like this, no matter what we said to each other, no matter how angry. Please tell me that you believe me. I’m tired. I want to be alone. Ava! Let me rest. Oh. How’s ava? She’s awake.

[ Gasps ] Oh! Okay, I gotta go text joss and tell her the news. Okay. Commissioner, I have something that I — oh, commissioner. That’s wonderful news about our ava. Thank you. Spencer, shall we? Mom, do you think I have enough time to go get some of ava’s stuff to her before the party? Now that she’s awake, I know she’ll want something familiar in her room. Oh, honey, you’re gonna be cutting it really close. I mean, wyndemere isn’t exactly around the corner. Yeah, but the metro court practically is, and that’s where she’s been staying for the past couple of days. Oh. Oh, okay. Well, in that case, why don’t — yeah, yeah, yeah. You can take my car. Okay. Okay, come on. Listen to me, great-nephew. I’m gonna tell you this once and you are going to remember it for the rest of your life. Neither your father’s marriage nor anything else relevant to our family is of concern to the authorities. Is that understood? Yes, uncle. Look, I know you’re angry at your father. You have every reason to be. But his movements at the time ava was attacked are well accounted for. So his betrayal of you, no matter how painful, is totally irrelevant. Maybe to the authorities, but it is relevant to trina. How so? Because if commissioner ashford knows why esmé left town, she can use that to find her.

[ Sighs ] It always comes back ’round to ms. Robinson, doesn’t it? I admire your good intentions, but esmé didn’t tell anyone where she was going, and you are just complicating things for yourself if you go back and change your story now. You tried it once, and look where it got you. But uncle — listen to me. Don’t invite any more trouble, spencer. You’re in enough already. Hey, you listen to me. There’s nothing wrong with you. I think this just means that there’s something in your past, something hidden, that you’re not dealing with. I’ve been trying to fight it. I tried to push it down, just hoping it would go away.

[ Voice breaking ] But I just can’t do it anymore. Whatever this memory is that I’m blocking out… …I just need to face it. Whatever happens next, you’re not alone. We’re gonna find the answers together. Drew, I’m just saying, if you really feel that you and carly have something special, wouldn’t you want her to make sure she feels the same thing? Even if it took a while? You know what, curtis? That’s some pretty solid advice right there, man. And I’m not even gonna sit up here and tell you that what worked for portia and me is gonna work for you. But it seems I remember a saying that life is long and full of surprises. Mm. It’s just, I really think that carly and i could make each other happy. But to answer your question, yes. Yes, I can give carly time. I can give her whatever time she needs to make sure she’s ready. Oh, it’s from josslyn. Ava’s gonna be okay. Oh, my gosh. Avery is going to be so thrilled. Well, good, ’cause now you have no reason not to go to that seminar. Oh, mom, I think I need to stay put. Honey, you are doing it again. Hmm? You are making excuses to postpone the next chapter of your life. No, no, I’m not. I’m trying to be sensible. Please. Sensible is not your thing. Okay, you know what? Great talk. Here. It was nice seeing you. Oh, honey! You are a creature of impulse. And when you want something, you go for it. I’m really trying to look before I leap, and I thought you would be proud of me. No, honey. You are looking for reasons not to leap. Maybe losing that hotel was a blessing in disguise, okay? Maybe you can find happiness in a new career, maybe even with a new man. Maybe even with a manyou’ve known for a while. Oh, my gosh. I love you. You have to go. Goodbye.

[ Laughing ] Oh, my gosh. Thank you for coming by. I love you. I love you.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] Charlotte is our priority, but I want you to remember that you’re not carrying this burden alone now, and that gives us some leeway. No one else can be involved. Alright, no wsb. No friends, no allies, no nothing. We will figure out a way to keep charlotte safe ourselves. He has to think he can trust me. He will. He’ll never know that you confided in me. Once charlotte is safe, then we’re gonna put an end to victor.

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Alex: Yeah, I approved it this morning.

Sonny: Okay, great. Who are you testing?

Alex: Stephanie.

Sonny: Dammit! Alex! We have been over this. All right, my cousin’s pr firm works for titan now.

Alex: I know. I got the memo.

Sonny: That means she works here. That means you can’t hit on her.

Alex: You were serious about that?

[Beep beep]

Stephanie: “Excited about our new partnership. Let’s celebrate at my place tonight. We’ll break out the champagne and relax in the hot tub.” I am all for celebrating, but not with you, alex. “Where to go in salem for a decent cosmo.”

Leo: Ugh. I would never! Except I did.

Gwen: Oh god, matty, I can’t believe you did this to me. I swear, when I get my hands on that lying little brat, I’m gonna–

Chad: You’ll do what? Kill him? Like you did my wife?

Steve: So, what’d you tell abe and paulina?

Roman: That we had to shut the party down, that kate called on the phone, said she was feeling sick, so I had to go upstairs and get things ready for her.

Steve: Good. Because orpheus left a note warning us not to tell anyone he has marlena and kayla.

Roman: Yeah. Now that son of a bitch has kate, too.

Steve: I thought we would have heard from him by now.

[Thumping]

John: Speak of the devil. No one out there. But I guess this is probably from him.

Orpheus: How are we all doing this fine evening? Oh, I’m sorry. How rude of me.

Kayla: They are prepping your cell at statesville.

Marlena: How long are you going to keep us here?

Kate: Oh god, you’re gonna pay for this.

Orpheus: The reason I dropped by is to let you know that, one way or another, this all ends tonight.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Sonny: Wow, that’s crazy. Yoink.

Alex: Wha–?

Sonny: A hot tub? Alex, really? What is this, the ’70s? Look, I promised stephanie you would keep things professional.

Alex: Have you not heard of team building exercises, sonny? And aren’t you the one that told me I should settle down with someone?

Sonny: Yes, but maybe I should have specified it should be somebody who can stand you.

Alex: She hasn’t even gotten to know me yet, sonny. Give it a little time. Trust me, I’ll win her over.

Sonny: Well, you wouldn’t sound so confident if you had heard her talking about you today.

Alex: Okay, when you first met will, he wanted nothing to do with you, and look at how that turned out.

Sonny: Yes, true, but that was completely different. Will freaked out because he wasn’t ready to be with a guy yet, all right? And you know what I did? I backed off. And eventually, will came around on his own. That’s the only reason it worked out.

Alex: Huh. Well, that’s too risky for me. Stephanie johnson is the woman of my dreams. I’m not gonna let her slip through my fingers.

Stephanie: Okay if I sit here?

Leo: Girl, this ensemble is fire! I love your style.

Stephanie: Thanks. I love yours too.

Leo: Finally, someone else here in mayberry with taste. We need to be friends. Come, let me order you a cosmo.

Stephanie: Oh my god, you must have read my mind. I’m stephanie.

Leo: I’m matt.

Stephanie: Nice to meet you, matt.

Leo: I don’t think I’ve seen you around these parts. Are you new in town?

Stephanie: Yes and no. I grew up here. But I’ve been living in seattle for the past few years. I just moved back.

Leo: God, why? Work? Family?

Stephanie: Both. My parents still live here. I was actually looking forward to spending time with them again, but then my mom pulled a disappearing act.

Kayla: What do you mean this ends tonight?

Kate: “In one way or another”–is that some kind of implied threat?

Orpheus: Well, if I explained all that, it would, uh… spoil the surprise, wouldn’t it?

Kate: You’re going to really regret doing this to us.

Marlena: You know that john and steve are gonna rescue us. Do you really think you’re going to win?

Orpheus: We’ll find out soon enough who the winners and losers are. Game’s afoot, ladies. Enjoy your evening.

John: There’s nobody out there.

Steve: Well, that’s no surprise.

John: So, what do we have in the box? Easy. Easy.

Steve: Okay. Okay. Easy.

Roman: Might help if he told us what he expects us to do with this.

Steve: There’s a video.

[Beep]

Orpheus: Good evening, gentlemen. Let the games begin. As you know, I have marlena, kayla, and kate hidden. Somewhere. But, generous soul that I am, I’m gonna give you three a chance to save them. To do so, you’ll have to solve a series of puzzles, which will give you clues you’ll need to discover the location. You’ll have to work quickly, though, because if you fail to achieve your mission within… one hour, well, then something very, very unfortunate will befall the women you love.

Steve: What the hell does that mean?

John: We’re on a time limit, men. Because he’s telling us he’s got a bomb.

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Orpheus: So, you’re in a high-pressure situation now. And you must be thinking how meaningless your lives will be should you fail.

[Small laugh] A feeling with which I’m not unfamiliar, by the way. But I have a reasonable amount of confidence that you’ll rise to the occasion, especially since I’ve already given you everything you’ll need to determine the location and eliminate the threat. Good luck, men. Your hour begins… now. Chop-chop.

John: Well, well, well, we got ourselves a live feed.

Roman: Do you guys notice anything in that room that gives away their location?

Steve: Not a thing.

John: And he just made sure that we won’t see anything. All right, guys, we don’t have a choice here. Let’s roll our sleeves up and play his lousy game.

Kayla: What I don’t get is why are you here?

Kate: [Huffs] Because I was at the pub today when orpheus showed up. He must have realized that roman and I were back together again.

Marlena: You are?

Kate: Yes, we are.

Marlena: Hmm.

Kate: And since orpheus holds roman responsible for his wife’s death, he’s probably using me to punish roman.

Kayla: My god.

Kate: I had just left roman’s birthday party to pick him up a cake, and someone comes up behind me and shoves a cloth over my mouth.

Marlena: Hmm. Chloroform. The same thing that happened to sami when lucas kidnapped her.

Kayla: Sounds like it was a bad time for roman to forgive you.

Kate: Well, maybe it was. But I’m glad he did anyway. And marlena, I’m hoping that you’ll be able to forgive me too.

Alex: All right, I’m gonna head out.

Sonny: No, please, stay. I love hearing you go on and on about stephanie.

Alex: You know, she still hasn’t texted me back yet.

Sonny: Well, maybe she’s out buying a bathing suit for the hot tub.

Alex: Ah. I guess it’s back to my original plan.

Sonny: Which was?

Alex: Drinks with allie and chanel. Allie’s your sister-in-law, right? Why don’t you come with?

Sonny: I can’T. I got too much work.

Alex: Why didn’t you tell me? I could have helped you out.

Sonny: Nah, I gotta do it on my own. Stephanie wants a list of things I want her to focus on.

Alex: Did I make the cut?

[Sonny laughs] All right. Burn that midnight oil if you want to. Sonny boy, I know we don’t always see eye-to-eye, but I’m really glad we’re working together. This is where you say, “I’m happy we’re working together, too.”

Sonny: I’m-I’m really happy, too.

Alex: I do love you, you big dummy.

Sonny: Right back at you, dummy.

Leo: So, your ex just disappeared on you?

Stephanie: Never heard from him again.

Leo: Oh, that is appalling. What kind of creep would ghost an enchantress like you?

Stephanie: Kind of you to say, but that’s what he did. It was last fall. Things were getting serious. At least I thought they were. And then he stopped responding to my texts, my messages.

Leo: Ugh. What a cad.

Stephanie: I know, right? I was heartbroken. Spent a lot of time listening to adele. Olivia rodrigo.

Leo: Oh! It is crazy how a teenager could know my heart so well. It’s like she read my diary.

Stephanie: Something tells me a teenager girl might not be ready for your diary.

Leo: Ah. You remind me of my bestie. She and I used to have so much fun together.

Stephanie: Used to?

Leo: We had a falling out recently. It’s kind of my fault.

Stephanie: Aww. I’m sorry. Maybe she’ll come back around.

Leo: I doubt it. I really screwed her over.

Gwen: Chad, please hear me out.

Chad: You know, when a cop’s asking me who might have a motive to kill my wife, your name popped into my head. Because I remembered that you two had had a big fight that day. But I said to myself, gwen wouldn’t be able to break out of statesville, commit a murder, and then break back in. And once again, I underestimated you. I should have known that you would finally get your revenge.

Gwen: No. Please listen to me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill abigail.

Chad: Then why did you admit to leo?

Gwen: I didn’t do that either! He just said that lie to get himself off the hook! Please! You have to believe me! Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Gwen: I told rafe the truth.

Chad: No, you are not capable of telling the truth!

Gwen: I swear, I am!

Chad: What, so you went through all of that trouble, by breaking out of prison and putting on a sarah mask so you could give my wife a scare?

Gwen: Yes. Yes. Okay, yes, I-I did do that. But I didn’t want to hurt abigail. I just wanted to frame sarah.

Chad: Why?

Gwen: Because I wanted sarah to be locked away so that she wouldn’t be around xander anymore.

Chad: What, do you think that that puts you in a better light?

Gwen: No. No. Of course not. But chad, I’m telling you the truth. It’s the bloody truth. I swear.

Stephanie: So, what did you do to your friend?

Leo: I think we need another round.

Stephanie: Okay, but then I want details.

Alex: I know I said I would text, and I didn’T. I’m sorry. Chanel, I’m off work now. Why don’t you and allie come join me for a drink? I’m sure you’ll be able to find a sitter. Scratch that thought. Stephanie’s here. I’ll let you know how it goes. Stephanie.

Stephanie: Oh. Hi.

Alex: Hi. Did you get my text?

Stephanie: Yes. And then I deleted it.

Alex: Ah. Well, I mean, we’re both here now. Can I buy you a drink?

Stephanie: Sorry, I’m with someone.

Alex: I thought you said you were too busy to date.

Stephanie: I made an exception.

Alex: Maybe you can make another exception and come hang out with me and ditch this guy. I promise you you will not regret it.

Stephanie: Alex, how many times do I have to tell you that I’m just not into you, at all?

Leo: Girl, are you out of your mind?

Marlena: Do you really think this is a good time to, what, iron out our own personal differences?

Kate: I don’t know why the hell not. We’re stuck here.

Kayla: Yeah, but we could still find a way out.

Kate: Okay, we’ve been trying to find a way out for hours, and we’re still stuck here, okay? So I think it is a good time to iron things out. I don’t know if it’ll make any difference, but I did take responsibility for my actions.

Kayla: How?

Kate: By turning myself in to the police.

Marlena: Really?

Kate: Yeah. They charged me as an accessory after the fact with kidnapping.

Kayla: Well then, why aren’t you in prison?

Kate: Because I’m on probation. I paid a fine, a very big fine, and I have to do 200 hours of community service.

Kayla: Sounds like just a slap on the wrist.

Kate: Okay. The point is I made amends to the community. And…and to roman. So why don’t you tell your friend here that she should forgive me?

Kayla: I’m not gonna do that. ‘Cause I don’t think she should.

Steve: What do we got here? All right. “To find the women you love, think back to when our story began.” When did we first cross paths with orpheus? Mid-’80s, right?

Roman: No, it was earlier than that for me. Orpheus and I partnered up on that mission that went wrong.

John: Wait, wait, wait, wait. Okay, that was just you and him. He’s talking about all three of us here, right?

Roman: Yeah, but that mission was the beginning of everything. It was a very intense, dangerous operation. We were tracking some very dangerous people. One night, I heard someone, and I told them to identify themselves. They didn’T. Turns out it was rebecca. I have no idea why she stayed silent. Even after I yelled again, “identify yourself or I will shoot,” nothing. I said it again, louder. “Identify yourself right now, or I will shoot”–nothing. So I fired in the direction of the noise. You know the rest. So, I’m telling you, the year he wants is 1979.

John: This lockbox here– four-digit combination. What do you want to do? You want to take a stab at 1979?

Steve: Whoa, what if we’re wrong? Will we get another shot?

Roman: Three women’s lives are hanging in the balance here, and he’s playing this like it’s an escape room. Put 1979 in there in that lock, see if it opens.

John: All right, we’re on it. Brace yourself. Nice! Good job, roman, all right.

Steve: That’s good, because we still don’t know where our wives are or what kind of bomb we’re dealing with, and we’ve only got an hour.

Roman: Less than that now. Alright, the reason your dishes

John: “Because of you three, I lost valuable time with the people I love most in the world. So you can count on the same thing happening to you if you fail to…decipher this puzzle. All roads lead back to those broken bonds.”

Steve: Okay, we know the people he’s talking about are his wife rebecca, his kids evan and zoey. We just need to figure out what to do with that information.

John: Yeah, well, we don’t have anything else to go on. There’s no more lockboxes here, and all we got is a tin snips, probably to diffuse the bomb.

Steve: What now, mr. Escape room?

Roman: I think the key word is “count,” as in we need to convert the letters of his loved ones’ names into numbers.

John: You know, I think you’re right. “Count.” Because he uses the word “decipher,” as in cipher.

Steve: Okay, how much time do we have?

John: Less than half an hour.

Steve: We gotta work fast. Okay.

John: Work your magic, patch. Come on.

Steve: Evan. Zoey.

Kate: What the hell, kayla? Well, what difference does it make? I mean, it’s up to marlena anyway. You know, kayla’s never liked me. But I thought that you and I had a relationship. We were friends. At least I thought we were.

Kayla: You know, kate, I have never disliked you, even though there was a number of reasons that I should have. Let’s just start with you framing sami for the death penalty.

Kate: Ha. Well, I paid for that, because I lost everything.

Kayla: Yeah, and as soon as you climbed out of the hole, you were right back to your old ways. You blackmailed tripp. And then you knew that steve was stefano, and you kept quiet about it.

Kate: In the end, I tried to do the right thing, just like I did now. You know, no one’s perfect. Not even the two of you, kayla.

Marlena: Well, she’s right.

Kayla: What?

Marlena: She’s right. And if… if roman can forgive you, I guess I can too.

Kate: Thank you. And thanks for nothing, sweetness.

Kayla: Oh, yeah.

Leo: I don’t mean to interrupt, but how could you not be into this man? I mean…

Alex: This is your date?

Stephanie: Yeah. It is.

Alex: You look familiar.

Leo: I do?

Stephanie: Alex, this is matt.

Alex: No, no, this isn’t matt. This is leo stark.

Leo: I think you have me confused with somebody else.

Alex: What the hell are you trying to pull?

Leo: Whoa, whoa, whoa–

Stephanie: Whoa! Let him go!

Alex: No. Do you have any idea what this creep has done?

Leo: Wait, if you’re talking about abigail dimera’s murder, I was exonerated.

Stephanie: Wait, you were a suspect in my cousin’s murder?

Leo: And then I was exonerated–that’s the key word. Not guilty. Will you kindly let me go?

Alex: You were not exonerated for what you did to my little brother’s life.

Leo: Your little brother?

Alex: Sonny kiriakis, the guy you drugged and took filthy pictures of.

Stephanie: Oh my god!

Alex: Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting to get my hands on you?

Leo: Oh, if only you were saying those words under different circumstances.

Alex: I’m gonna beat your ass.

Leo: If only you were saying those words under different circumstances.

Stephanie: Alex, please, just let him go.

Leo: Thanks, stephanie.

Stephanie: It’s not for your sake, “matt.” It’s for his.

Leo: For the record, matthew is my given name.

Alex: Get out of my sight before I change my mind. And leo, if I see you again, I’m gonna kill you.

Leo: I just paid for my–

Alex: Get out.

Leo: [Huffs] Beg furious with abigail that day. I had asked her for one simple favor. I wanted her to deliver a birthday present to our father. But instead, she smashed it.

Chad: You convinced jack that abby was responsible for your miscarriage. I think that’s worse.

Gwen: Yes. Yes. Yes, it was. But I never wanted to hurt her. I would never, ever take my own sister’s life.

Chad: What, you have standards now?

Gwen: I haven’t killed anyone.

Chad: What about laura?

Gwen: I didn’t do that! I-I said that I did to abigail, but I didn’T. I was just so very angry.

Chad: You really are a monster.

Gwen: Look, I am trying to tell you what happened that night. I tried to pass myself off as sarah, but abigail saw through it, and she ripped the mask off my face. So I begged her to just let me go back to statesville and I would never bother her again, and she agreed.

Chad: Why would she do that?

Gwen: Because she’s abigail. As awful as I was to her, she still gave me another chance.

Chad: Now that, I believe.

Gwen: Then believe this too. Chad, when I left your room that day, abigail was still alive. Some days, it felt like asthma was holding me back.

Chad: Why would leo tell rafe that you admitted to it?

Gwen: I-I-I have no idea. Honestly, the last time we spoke, leo said that he was gonna have his lawyer represent me, and instead he said that stupid lie, and he sold me out. You know…you know, I’ve been wondering if that lawyer…if that lawyer convinced him to go against me.

Chad: Why would you think that?

Gwen: The district attorney made it no secret that she wanted to charge leo and I as co-conspirators. Maybe his stupid, slimy lawyer convinced leo that giving evidence against me was his only way out. Maybe-maybe leo was so afraid that the truth would come out if he didn’t set me up. And that truth is that he killed abigail.

Leo: [Singsong] Ding dong!

Sonny: How the hell did you get past security?

Leo: I used to work here, remember? I know all the secret ins and outs.

Sonny: What the hell do you want?

Leo: I just had a run-in with your big, strapping brother. I was afraid he was gonna rip my head off.

Sonny: Can you blame him? After everything you did to me and will?

Leo: Oh, you got even. More than even. You broke up craig and me. So I don’t think your brother should be attacking me in public. I was making a new friend. He ruined that, too.

Sonny: What do you expect me to do?

Leo: Ask him to back off, maybe not kill me. He threatened to. He did.

Sonny: And why would I help you? Hmm? You won’t even admit that you drugged me, let alone apologize for it.

Leo: If I had drugged you– speaking hypothetically, of course–I would admit that that would not have been a very nice thing to do.

[Sonny laughs] I was lost without craig. And all I could do was think about getting back at the people who took him from me. But after abigail died, I realized that revenge isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Life is too short to hold a grudge. So…I was hoping that we could be friends. Do you think that’s possible?

Stephanie: I admit that I was impressed by the way you stood up for sonny.

Alex: He’s my kid brother.

Stephanie: I can’t believe I was knocking back drinks with the guy who did those things to him. I actually thought I made a friend.

Alex: So, he’s not your date.

Stephanie: Okay, I lied.

Alex: Well, I lied, too. I hate cosmos. But my mother taught me never to waste booze because it was a mortal sin.

Stephanie: Here. You earned it.

Kayla: I just wish I knew what kind of game orpheus was playing.

Orpheus: I’m so glad you asked. Sorry to eavesdrop, but I thought you’d appreciate an update. Earlier tonight, roman brady, steve johnson, and john black received a puzzle. Now, if they succeed in solving it, it will lead them here, which gives your white knights a fighting chance at saving you…before the bomb goes off.

Kate: What bomb?

Orpheus: The one in the electrical panel to your right. I gave them a time limit and, sadly, they aren’t here yet. And time is growing short. I don’t think they’re gonna make it, ladies. So, I wanted to wish you all a fond farewell. It was fun while it lasted.

Kayla: No, wait–you can’t do this to us!

Orpheus: Sorry, blue eyes. I hope your men don’t feel too guilty about failing all of you. But I don’t see how they’ll avoid it. Ciao.

Marlena: Orpheus!

Kate: Oh my god, we’re gonna die here. Oh my god.

Steve: Okay, total up all the number values. Comes to 150.

Roman: Okay. Building address.

John: Yeah, we can only hope.

Roman: How do we find the street name?

John: You know, I’m thinking about something. “All the roads lead back to those broken bonds.”

Steve: Broken bonds.

John: Stockholm. Orpheus is talking about the treasury bonds he was looking for in stockholm.

Steve: Right, right, right. Is there a stockholm street in salem?

Roman: Yes to stockholm. No to 150.

[John exhales]

Steve: Wait, I know I totaled these numbers right. Zoey. Does zoey have a “y” at the end?

John: Yeah, yeah, zoey’s got a “Y.”

Steve: Okay. What is it then?

John: Evan. Evan’s wrong. Evan’s not his given name. His given name is… it’s christian. Nine letters. C-h-r-I-s-t-I-a-N.

Steve: Okay, how much time do we have?

John: Less than half an hour.

Steve: Okay, that’s 209.

Roman: Okay, there is a 209 stockholm street. Okay? Thank god they’re in salem. We don’t have much time.

Steve: All we have is his word–his could be a trap.

John: We don’t have a choice.

Steve: Okay, take it easy. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Gwen: Think about it, chad. We all know that leo was camping out in your basement, right? And yes, yes, you are right when you say that I told him how to get there–but I didn’t think he was gonna kill her, i didn’t do it because I wanted him to kill her. He had no money–

Chad: Don’t! Don’t do that! You knew that he hated me and abby and sonny for breaking up him and craig.

Gwen: Yes, yes, I know. I did know that. He did come and see me in statesville, and he asked me to help him come up with a plan.

Chad: To what? To get us? What did you say?

Gwen: I said that I’d–i would think about it. But I didn’t think he was gonna hurt anyone. But now it’s obvious that he did want to do that. He did it, chad. He murdered your wife as payback.

Sonny: Hmm. Okay. You want to be friends now. That’s-that’s convenient.

Leo: What does that mean?

Sonny: Oh, that this kinder, gentler leo is just an act you’re putting on in case the cops do decide, hey, maybe you really did kill abigail.

Leo: I didn’t kill her. It was gwen.

Sonny: If you say so.

Leo: I hated ratting out my best friend, but I was not gonna go down for something I didn’t do. Gwen will never forgive me, but…I’m hoping you will. Sonny, I am truly sorry for everything I have ever done for you.

Sonny: Oh, too little too late.

Leo: Okay. Well, if we can’t be friends, can we at least not be enemies?

Sonny: You know what, fine. I forgive you. Not that I’ll ever trust you.

Leo: And will you convey our detente to your brother?

Sonny: You won’t have to worry about him.

Leo: Wonderful. Have a lovely evening, jackson. You will always be my favorite ex-husband.

Alex: You were a racecar driver?

Stephanie: Totally different lifetime. And I was no danica patrick, but I had a good run.

Alex: Just when I thought you couldn’t get any sexier.

Stephanie: Don’t start.

Alex: The offer still stands. Hot tub. Champagne.

Stephanie: Are you kidding me?

Alex: What? Thought we were vibing.

Stephanie: We’re having a friendly, casual conversation. That doesn’t mean I’m suddenly into you. I think I’ve made it very clear where I stand.

Alex: I know. But I think we’re making progress.

Stephanie: Sorry, pal. You thought wrong.

Kate: We could blow up any second.

[Pop pop pop]

Kayla: Do you hear that? There’s shooting out there.

[Women scream]

John: Here! Here!

Marlena: John!

Roman: Kate!

Steve: Hey, baby.

Kayla: Thank god, thank god.

Steve: Do you know where the bomb is?

Kayla: It’s in the electrical panel on the wall over there. See it? Careful. Careful.

Steve: Okay.

John: You okay, baby? You all right? Let’s get you out of here.

Steve: All right. We got less than a minute.

Marlena: Oh god.

Steve: So many wires– I don’t know which color to cut. That bastard. He said he gave us everything we needed to know.

John: Did he say anything at all that referenced colors? Anything about colors?

Kayla: He called me “blue eyes”–he has never done that.

John: Try it.

Steve: Okay, that works for me. Blue. Still going.

Roman: 22 seconds.

John: What else?

Kate: Is there a white wire? Because he called you guys “white knights.”

Steve: White. Got it. Oh no.

Roman: 14 seconds.

Marlena: What about-what about black for john black?

Steve: Black.

Roman: Six seconds.

John: Come on, man.

Steve: Got it.

[Overlapping exclamations]

Roman: All right! Way to go!

Marlena: Oh my god. Ohh…ohh… I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Kate: Oh, you’re my hero!

Roman: I’m sorry I got you in this.

Kayla: Oh!

Steve: Did he hurt you?

Kayla: Thank you. No, I’m good now that you’re here. Good, good.

Marlena: Oh! John, I was so scared.

John: Baby, it’s over, baby. It’s all over now. It’s all over, baby.

[Ominous music]

[Overlapping chatter]

John: Okay, that was close.

Orpheus: How touching.

Marlena: So well done. All of you.

Orpheus: But I’m sorry, john. The games have just begun.

Stephanie: I should get going. First day on a new job tomorrow.

Alex: You can be late. I’ll write you a note.

Stephanie: Would you just give up? I’m not just gonna fall into your arms because you’re handsome. Maybe that works on other women, but not me.

Alex: She thinks I’m handsome. Yes!

Chad: Do you really think that I’m gonna take your word about leo or anything? You lie for a living!

Gwen: Chad, I am telling you it was leo, okay? Do you know that he made a list? He made a list, after craig left him, of all the people that he wanted to get even with. He was obsessed with this list. Abigail was on it, and so were you, and so was sonny and brady and chloe. And I’m telling you, if someone doesn’t go after him now, he’s gonna keep checking those names off that list. All of you should be watching your backs.

Leo: Oh, sonny? I forgot to ask, do you validate? The parking rates here–sonny? My hit list. How did this get here? And what is this on it? Blood? Oh my god, sonny! We need yours.

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Deacon: Take it easy there, stumble-dore. You don’t have a nasty fall.

Sheila: You think it’s wise to tease a woman that’s willing to cut off her own toe to stay out of prison?

Deacon: You know, sheila, I’m not even gonna mention the creep factor, having your little friend over there. But I mean, the lengths that you’ll go to– to get what you want, it’s disturbing.

Sheila: You should remember that, handsome.

Li: Sheila’s pure evil. She was pure evil. Still scares the hell outta me that she almost took you from me.

Finn: I know. I know. Me too, but I’m here. Okay. We’re here.

Li: You know, I’m actually surprised you chose this restaurant of all places given what happened in the alley.

Finn: No, but I’m not gonna let that night define the rest of my life. Plus, this place has the best ravioli in L.A., So.

Li: How do you do that? No matter what happens, your light… your warmth never dims.

Finn: I mean, I’m just– I’m grateful, mom. And now more than ever, I have this amazing second chance at life. And it’s all because of you.

Brooke: Douglas is spending another night at eric’s?

Hope: He said he was having a great time.

Brooke: And you’re comfortable with that?

Hope: I am trying to keep an open mind. And besides, I’ve always wanted him to have a strong relationship with his father.

Liam: Yeah. We want that too, but thomas getting quality time with his son, it’s not exactly the concern.

Brooke: I am getting worried that thomas has no intention of bringing douglas home.

Taylor: You know, douglas, these are so good. You’re– you’re really good at this.Nd and I’m not just saying that because you’re my grandson. Like these are spectacular.

Douglas: I’m sorry, I didn’t make you an outer space painting. When I got back from the playground with kelly, there were– all the paints were gone. I guess maybe one of the housekeepers threw it away by accident.

Eric: Yeah. Maybe that’s what happened here. Yeah, that’s like– stuff like that happens from time to time. Don’t worry about it.

Thomas: You’d be surprised how often.

Taylor: Yeah, but you know what? Today, I am gonna go and get you all new supplies, smocks and paints and– and the works, you know?

Douglas: Yes.

Taylor: Paint can get really messy when you’re on a mission.

Eric: You know, you’re really a wonderful artist. You really are. You are, uh, definitely a forrester.

Douglas: Well, thank you for letting me stay here the last night, great-granddad.

Eric: You don’t have to thank me. You can stay here anytime you want. This is your home too.

Douglas: I’m having so much fun here and the best time with dad.

Li: Oh.

Finn: What? What, do I have sauce on my shirt?

Li: Well, maybe a little.

Finn: Where? I don’t have any– are you serious? Are you serious? I don’t have.

Li: Where do you think you get your sense of humor? It’s just to see you healthy and happy is all I hope for. It’s a miracle you’re alive.

Finn: I guess that makes you a miracle worker.

Sheila: Finn is still my whole life. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about him. I can’t go back to prison. I’ve already missed too much of his life.

Deacon: What are you talking about?

Sheila: Oh, my god. Well, to– to think that I could see him strong and healthy again.

Deacon: Are you– are you insane? Don’t even answer that. If finn even gets a glimpse of you, that whole bear mauling death hoax thing, the one that necessitated you cutting off one of your little piglets. Guess what? That gets torn to shreds.

Sheila: Yeah. Well, you– I have a disguise. Do you remember that?

Deacon: Okay. Don’t get cocky, all right? I was drunk and hope said that you looked familiar when she came in here. Great.

Sheila: What?

Deacon: My phone’s dead and I need it for work. Look, just lie low. Don’t do anything that’s gonna risk getting us thrown back in prison.

Liam: By the way, I hope you don’t feel like we’re ganging up on you.

Hope: No, I don’T. I know you’re worried and I am too. It’s just–

Brooke: Douglas has been with thomas for days. It is time for him to come home.

Hope: And I agree. I actually talked to thomas yesterday and expressed my concerns.

Brooke: And?

Hope: He asked me to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Brooke: Honey, haven’t you been doing that for years? After everything he’s put you through.

Hope: Thomas has changed though.

Brooke: Okay. Maybe he’s trying to change, but definitely not enough to have that little boy alone.

Hope: Thomas actually suggested that I go to eric’s and see just how great a time that douglas has with him there.

Eric: You know, douglas, as long as it’s okay with your father and mother, you can stay here as long as you want. And I promise there’ll always be a lot of art supplies. Lots of paint, lots of brushes.

Douglas: Can we paint together?

Eric: Absolutely. As long as you remember one thing, you have to remember who taught your father and your grandfather everything they know.

[ Taylor laughing ]

Douglas: Okay. Can we do it now?

Thomas: Wait. Oh, hold on. You got reading to finish. Come on. Let’s get to it.

Douglas: Okay. But after?

Eric: Absolutely. That’s a great kid.

Thomas: Yeah, he is.

Eric: He reminds me of you when you were his age. Curious and eager.

Taylor: Yeah. It’s no wonder you guys get along so well.

Thomas: We’ve lost so much time together and it– it’s great having this time, but you know, I don’t– I don’t wanna be apart from my son another day.

Li: You know, it’s understandable that sheila’s death is complicated for you, sweetheart. She was a monster, but she was also your birth mother.

Finn: I mean, I’d always hoped to find out where I came from. I just never thought in a million years it would be someone like her. You know, she showed up on my wedding day. That’s the best day of my life. And it’s just been one nightmare after another.

Li: It’s finally over.

Finn: It is. But do I feel conflicted? I wish things were different. I wish she was different. I’d hope to find some good in her somewhere. I mean, that’s– that’s why I held on for so long. But there wasn’t, it was just darkness. And she tried to kill steffy. She shot me. She almost killed you.

Li: Thank god the nightmare is finally over. Sheila is dead, and we’re finally free.

Sheila: Deacon, I assure you that I’m being very careful. I didn’t go through the trouble of cutting off my own toe to do something stupid that was gonna put me back in prison.

Deacon: Yeah. Which is exactly what we’ll be if you get caught.

Sheila: My disguise works.

Deacon: You got lucky.

Sheila: No, you got lucky. You fell for it. You fell for me. Hope fell for it too.

Deacon: Hope said you look familiar. She was trying to figure out where she knew you from.

Sheila: She didn’t recognize me. Hope looked me dead in the eyes and she didn’t have a clue who I was.

Brooke: So, thomas wants you to go over to eric’s so that he can prove to you that douglas should be living with him. Hope, you can’t let that happen.

Hope: I know. Mom, I know. This is douglas’s home. This is where he belongs. He has a little sister who’s missing him, but I also don’t wanna start some nasty custody battle.

Liam: That you’ll win.

Hope: Well, we don’t know that, and either way, it will be very difficult for douglas. I just want him happy and healthy.

Brooke: Honey, that’s what we all want. And you and liam, you’ve created this wonderful environment here where he has flourished. Thomas wanting douglas to be with him is more about thomas than douglas.

Hope: And that is why I’m taking him up on his offer.

Liam: Wait, you’re going over to eric’s?

Hope: To pay them a surprise visit.

Thomas: You know, when I came back to L.A., I– I– I did a lot of things I’m not proud of. Douglas needed a stable home and hope and liam provided him that.

Eric: They did a great job with douglas.

Thomas: I wasn’t fit to raise him on my own.

Taylor: Yeah. But look at you now. You– you got help and you did a lot of hard work, so.

Thomas: Yeah. It’s ’cause I love douglas more than anything in the world. I wanna be the kind of father he can be proud of. The kind of father he deserves, you know? And– and I think I am now. Right? If I didn’t think I was ready, then I wouldn’t be doing this. I wouldn’t be pushing for this, but I am. He’s lived with– with hope for so long and– and it’s time for him to live with me.

Eric: Well, I hate to say this, but you could be in for a pretty long, difficult custody battle.

Thomas: Yeah. I hope it doesn’t come to that. I believe I can convince hope that this is where douglas belongs.

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Li: Thank you. I really enjoy our get-togethers. I just– just wish we didn’t spend the whole time talking about sheila.

Finn: Yeah. Yeah. But you know, I think it’s good to get it all out. You know, it’s healthy. It’s– she’s been such a weight on all of our lives.

Li: I hate that you went through all of this.

Finn: Yeah, me too. But I’ve been talking with taylor and now she says it’s important to try and find the silver lining when one reflects on traumatic events.

Li: Silver lining?

Finn: Yeah. Like how the good in us push through. You know, even when it was dark. I took a bullet for my wife. I saved steffy’s life and now we’re back together. And after she thought she lost me forever, that– that deepened our love beyond words. Not so different than a mother doing everything she could to save her son’s life, risking her own life to do so. I can’t describe to you how much I love you.

Li: I love you too.

Finn: But, now we’re free. And we never have to worry about sheila again.

Deacon: Okay. I’m gonna head down to work. Sheila, please. Pretty please. Just– just stay here. Don’t do anything that’s gonna wind up putting us back behind bars.

Sheila: I glad your confidence in me is just exhilarating.

Deacon: You know, you’ve done some terrible things in your life, but I have never doubted how much you love finn. I know that you wanna have–

Sheila: No, I– I need.

Deacon: You need to see him again, but you can’T. It’s too dangerous. Be good

Sheila: Deacon. Deacon.

Brooke: So, how are you handling all of this?

Liam: Uh, you know, it’s fine. I’m fine. I– you know, I– I don’t wanna push too hard, but I also trust hope implicitly whatever she ends up deciding.

Brooke: But?

Liam: But, I don’t trust thomas and I never have and I never will. And we’re talking about douglas’s health and well-being here, so.

Brooke: Yeah, I agree.

Liam: Here’s– here’s the thing. Hope has this amazing ability as you know, to forgive, right? She can look at anyone and see the good in them. And I just– I just– I don’t want thomas taking advantage of that and convincing her to let him keep douglas full-time.

Brooke: Okay. So we can’t let that happen. I fear for that boy if he’s taken from the home that you and hope have created.

Thomas: I wanna thank you for always being there for me. It’s hard. Sometimes, some people only see you at your worst.

Taylor: Yeah. But there are only a few of those. Okay? And I will always support you because I’m your mom. And I believe with all my heart that you can provide a loving home for your son. And that’s what he is. He’s your son.

Thomas: Hope.

Hope: Hi.

Thomas: Hi.

Taylor: Hi, hope. I will give you guys some time.

Thomas: Okay. Come on in.

Hope: So I, um, wanted to take you up on your offer. I stopped by so I could see what it’s like here for douglas.

Thomas: Wow. I– thank you so much. I know this isn’t exactly easy for you. The fact that you’re trying it– it means so much to me. Thanks for giving me a chance. For giving douglas and me a chance. I’m steve.

Liam: You know what’s funny is that after all this time, I still just– I hate thomas and hope alone together. I hate it. And I know– I mean, I gue– I know that the guy’s been working on himself and to some degree, he’s changed.

Brooke: Deep down though, you still feel that he’s in love with her, still obsessed with her. It would be foolish not to keep her guard up.

Liam: Yes. But in this one instance, I am totally supportive of hope going over there because I want her to see with her own eyes what the deal is with thomas and douglas.

Hope: So, what have you two been up to?

Thomas: We’ve been having so much fun. We’ve been reading, uh, hiking, swimming. I mean, douglas is just having a great time.

Douglas: Dad, dad, dad, dad.

Thomas: What?

Douglas: You’re never gonna believe this, but did you know that spiders aren’t insects? They’re animals.

Thomas: What?

Douglas: Oh, mom!

Hope: Hey.

Thomas: What are you doing here?

Hope: Oh, I just– I miss you.

Douglas: I miss you too. Same for liam and beth, but I’m having so much fun here. Thank you for letting me stay here.

[Hope chuckles]

Hope: Oh.

[Thomas chuckles]

Deacon: Excuse me, sir. If you’re done with that, I’ll be happy to–

Finn: Deacon. Hey, man. Come here. I, um, you know what? I– I still haven’t thanked you.

Deacon: No, no, come on. It’s okay.

Finn: It is not okay. I mean, I– you saved my life. I’ve been meaning to reach out and I just have–

Deacon: Listen, coming back from the dead, it’s busy work.

Finn: Yeah. Yeah. But you saved my entire world and if you hadn’t come, steffy and I, we would’ve–

Deacon: I was at the right place at the right time. You are the walking miracle.

Finn: No. Well, it’s a miracle that wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t called 9-1-1.

Deacon: I’m just glad you’re okay. How– how you feeling?

Finn: I’m good. I’m good. I’m just taking it one day at a time.

Deacon: It’s gotta be incredible to be back with your wife and your kids and I hear your mom’s doing okay too.

Finn: Yeah, she is. Um, my mother’s a strong woman.

Deacon: I– I’m just so sorry you guys had to go through this. I can’t even believe it.

Finn: It has been easier to do now that sheila no longer a threat. I assume you heard through hope that sheila, she– she died?

Deacon: Yeah.

Finn: Something wrong?

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Abby: Nick. Hey.

Nick: Hey. You getting ready for the dinner rush?

Abby: Yeah. We’re down a hostess. Are you here by yourself?

Nick: I was having lunch earlier with dad and vick. I just stuck around for a while.

Abby: Ah.

Nick: Have you talked to chance recently? I tried to call him earlier. Went straight to voicemail.

Abby: Uh, yeah, I was with him earlier, but then he got called in to work, so that’s probably why he didn’t answer his phone.

Nick: That makes sense.

Abby: We had a mini first birthday celebration for dominic at the park.

Nick: Has it been a year already?

Abby: I know. Can you believe it?

[ Chuckles ]

Nick: Oh, man. You know, what I can’t believe is that you didn’t invite his favorite uncle to the party. I missed all the cake, the balloons, everything.

Abby: Well, don’t worry. We’re gonna have a bigger celebration with the extended family when things calm down a bit.

Nick: You are crazy if you think things are ever gonna calm down with the newmans. Hey. You okay?

Chelsea: I know. It’s so good to hear your voice, too, connor.

[ Exhales heavily ] I just can’t wait for you to come home. But I’m — I’m gonna let you go. Just know that I love you and i miss you more than you could possibly imagine. Okay. I’ll see you soon. I love you. Bye.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Sniffles ]

Chance: Hey, chelsea. You alright?

Allie: Man, I have to say, moving out to genoa city turned out to have so many more upsides than I ever expected.

Noah: Present company included?

Allie: Oh, yes.

Noah: [ Sighs ]

Allie: What?

Noah: Nothing.

Allie: Say it.

Noah: No, nothing. It’s —

Allie: No. Say it.

Noah: I was gonna make a lame chemistry joke, but stopped myself in time, considering my poor attempts at humor almost tanked us in the beginning.

Allie: Well, that was then, and this is now. I insist on hearing your lame joke.

Noah: Mnh-mnh, it was so bad, I already forgot it.

Allie: Well, maybe — maybe you can forensically reconstruct it. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

Noah: [ Breathes deeply ]

Allie: Remember when we first started dating and you told me that your sense of humor was an acquired taste?

Noah: Mm-hmm.

Allie: Well, I think I have definitely acquired the taste.

Noah: No, no, things are going too well. I can’t risk it.

Allie: Oh, so you do remember it.

Noah: Yeah.

Allie: Well, tell me.

Noah: No.

Allie: Tell me. Otherwise, I will —

Noah: Or else what? What are you gonna do? You gonna tickle it out of me, huh?

Allie: Oh, don’t you tempt me!

Chelsea: To answer your question, I’m not having a great day, and you’re not the first person to notice, which makes me realize I’m not doing a great job of coping.

[ Sighs ] You know, it’s like, right when you think you have a handle on things…

[ Sniffles ]

Chance: Yeah. You know, I’ve worked undercover for so long, you’d think I’d be good at masking my emotions, but nope, especially with abby. She can just see right through me, you know?

Chelsea: Well, yeah. And you shouldn’t keep anything from your wife. She loves you so much. You both are very lucky to have each other.

Chance: Do you mind if I sit?

Chelsea: That’s sweet, but you don’t have to try to make me feel better.

Chance: Well, the person I’m supposed to meet — he’s not here yet. So, I could go stand at the other side of the bar if you’d like me to, but it feels a little silly.

Chelsea: Okay, then. Be my guest.

[ Keys clacking ]

[ Knock on door ]

Jack: Adam. Hey, come on in.

Adam: Well, thanks for carving out time for me.

Jack: If you wanted to meet for the reason I think, you could be my favorite appointment all day long.

Adam: Well, the co-ceo position, as you mentioned. Like I said in my voicemail, I’ve been giving it some more thought.

Jack: Please tell me you’ve changed your mind.

Adam: That’s exactly why I’m here. If it still stands.

Jack: It still absolutely stands. Welcome aboard. For copd,

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Abby: I’m great. You, on the other hand…

Nick: What about me?

Abby: [ Sighs ] Well, just after everything that you went through that night, I’ve just — I’ve been worried about you.

Nick: I’m alright.

Abby: Look, I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but that sounds a lot like the assurances that chance used to make when he got home from spain. “Hey, everything’s fine.” But it really wasn’t that simple.

Nick: I guess…what I did — you know, it really weighs on me.

Abby: I hope that you know that you were justified in protecting our sister.

Nick: I know, abby, but living with the knowledge of taking another man’s life, whether I intended to or not, is hard.

Abby: And I’m sure it’s only natural to have those thoughts, but you are a good person. And you just got caught up in the middle of a terrible, violent situation. You had to make a snap judgment call, and you did what you had to do. And what makes me so angry is that ashland is still tormenting all of us from beyond the grave.

Nick: Well, our father doesn’t seem like he’s tortured with regret.

Abby: You know dad. He doesn’t second-guess his decisions.

Nick: No, he doesn’T.

Abby: And in case it helps, you’re not the only one feeling this way. Chance is struggling with it, too.

Chance: Yeah, I totally know how it feels when the world is just coming at you. You know, it feels like it’s too much. And then just the littlest thing tips the scale. Done for the day.

Chelsea: Yep. You caught me having a moment when you walked in, but I’ll get past it. You know, people assume, because of my past and because of my recent stay in a mental hospital —

Chance: Oh, I wasn’t judging, by the way. You just seem distressed. You know, it happens to everybody. And as far as that goes, I think you’d be surprised to know that I’m actually seeing a therapist for my own mental-health issues.

Chelsea: Good for you. Because of what you went through in spain?

Chance: Yeah. Yeah. And I’ll admit it, I definitely got pushed into the whole getting help thing.

Chelsea: Huh. What a coincidence. Me too!

Chance: But you know what? I’m glad I did it ’cause this guy, he’s just — you know, he’s making me see things in a new light. He’s definitely made me realize that I don’t have the control that I thought I did over the universe. I don’t have any, to tell you the truth.

Chelsea: Wow. Your therapist sounds really good. Mine was just so-so.

Chance: Oh, I’m sorry about that.

Chelsea: So, give me some words of wisdom.

Chance: Yeah. Um, alright. Well…I think the most important thing that I came away with is that things — they don’t always work out the way that you think they should, right? You can play by the rules. You can do everything right. But there are just scenarios where the rules aren’t adequate to address what’s going on. You know, people — they get stuff thrown at them all the time. And sometimes they just can’t handle it. So, you can either waste time and energy by getting worked up, getting upset. Or you can just accept the fact that that’s life. That’s part of it. You move on, and you look for solutions. Easier said than done. That’s for sure.

Chelsea: Well, that’s where i keep getting stuck, you know? Everyone keeps saying, “just put one foot in front of the other,” but no one tells you the right path to take. So, I choose a path, and then it gets cut off before I’ve gotten anywhere.

Chance: And then once you’ve chosen that path, you can’t reverse course out of there, right? The way back is blocked. Yeah. You know, whenever I start to feel lost like that, what really helps me I try to look for these little things, you know, little, tiny moments that’ll either give you some hope, some strength. I don’t know. Most of the time, it’s usually something about my son.

Chelsea: Yeah. For me, too. I don’t know what I would do without connor.

Jack: We can talk about the bonus structure in more detail. First, I want to know that the year-one salary is to your liking.

Adam: Uh, I think I can live with it.

Jack: Good. That’s what I want to hear. I am glad I held out hope that you would change your mind. You didn’t make me wait too long.

Adam: Luckily, the stars aligned for both of us. So, um, when would you like me to start?

Jack: How’s yesterday work for you?

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Tomorrow it is then.

Jack: Glad to hear it. Look, as far as divvying up responsibilities, I can tell you what kyle and I set up, or we can start from scratch. As a matter of fact, that’s probably a better idea, given your years of management experience and your relative lack of experience in the cosmetics industry.

Adam: Mm-hmm. Before we dive into all that, i just — I have a few — and i hesitate to call them reservations, but —

Jack: You got questions, I have answers. What’s on your mind?

Adam: Well, for starters, we haven’t touched on how the rest of your family is going to react, jack. They tend not to be fans of mine. You know I’m used to dealing with skepticism and distrust, but I just — I don’t want to be the cause of any difficulties for you.

Jack: Thank you for your concern. You have nothing to worry about. In the event that you changed your mind and decided to take the job, I convinced them this was a good idea.

Adam: Them? Ashley, kyle, et cetera everybody?

Jack: Most of them. Look, I’m just happy you didn’t take the other project, since I’m guessing it was something to get back at victor.

Adam: Well, that’s more of a hobby than a career move.

Jack: Adam, as a friend and a soon-to-be colleague, I am telling you it is long past time for you to leave that obsession behind. I have bigger things for you to do.

Billy: Jackie! It’s 5:00 somewhere! Let’s get a drink! What are you doing here?

Adam: Your brother and I — we were just shooting the breeze.

Billy: Well, I’m sure that’s not true.

Jack: Adam and I were having a little business discussion. Could I get a rain check?

Billy: Oh, god. You’re seriously gonna do this, aren’t you? Mornings are our time,

Jack: Billy, I think you and I agreed this is my decision. I am delighted that adam has decided to join me at the helm.

Billy: So, he’s just decided? So, it’s not actually final yet? That’s good, jack. You can change your mind.

Adam: You know, he is right, jack. We haven’t signed anything, so if you have any reservations —

Jack: I don’T. Adam and I were just working out the terms of his deal. There has been no announcement, but as far as I’m concerned, this is official.

[ Cellphone ringing ] I will contact legal about getting a contract going.

Adam: Sounds good.

Jack: Guys, if you will forgive me, I have to take this call. Can you give me the office? Hey, doug. Been expecting your call.

[ Door closes ]

Billy: You know I don’t trust you. I really never have. So, whatever this is, whatever you have planned, know that i will be watching your every move.

Adam: I don’t know how you expect to do that since you haven’t worked here yourself in years. Why does it even matter to you who jack hires?

Billy: It matters very much, adam. This is my family company. This is my father’s legacy. And you destroy everything you touch.

Adam: Well, you shouldn’t worry about that. I mean, if jabot can survive you, it can probably survive just about anything.

[ Door opens ]

Jack: I just e-mailed legal to start drafting a contract, so that’s in the works.

Adam: Excellent.

Jack: In the meantime, i think maybe it’s time for you and I to have a celebratory drink. Billy, you’re more than welcome to join us.

Billy: I’d rather have a root canal.

Jack: Suit yourself. Shall we?

[ Elevator doors open ]

[ Elevator doors close ]

Nick: I know chance has some regrets about his decision to wrap things up.

Abby: It was a tough call. But I was hoping, once he made it, he’d be able to put the guilt behind him, but it’s still haunting him.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I really hate hearing that, abby.

Abby: He was so preoccupied at dominic’s birthday party, and when I asked him about it, he admitted that he was having a hard time with all of this. And I am trying so hard to be supportive. Chance is all about integrity, and that’s one of the things i admire most about him. But there is integrity in what he did and standing by his family. I see the value in family, where he sees it as a conflict of interest.

Nick: Did he, uh, say anything else?

Abby: No, not really. We were in the middle of hashing things out, but he got a call that he had a meeting with an informant from one of rey’s old cases, so he had to go, which was probably a good thing because things were getting pretty tense. It’s just so clear to me that he did the right thing by standing by his family. And every time I bring it up, every time I thank him for it, it just — it hits a nerve.

Nick: Yeah. Well, uh, maybe don’t mention it. You know, if it bothers him, just let it go.

Abby: I just — I don’t understand why he can’t see it the way that I do. Ashland’s death — it was a mistake. It was an accident. I mean, chance has admitted that himself. He has no qualms about it. So, dropping the case — that seems like the right thing to do. I mean, no one gets charged with a crime that happened in the heat of the moment. And it’s a win-win. But if chance keeps regretting it — I mean, even worse, if he re-opens the case — what does that mean for our father?

Nick: You know what? I’ll, uh — I’ll talk to chance, see if I can ease his mind.

Abby: No, nick, please. Please don’t pressure chance. It’s not gonna help.

Nick: No. I won’T.

Abby: Promise me?

Nick: I swear it, abby. Look, I get where you’re coming from. It was a big problem with phyllis and me because we had different feelings about my family. She really started resenting it when I showed any loyalty to them whatsoever, especially dad. But you and chance — you’ve got something real good here. Don’t let this come between you, okay?

Abby: That’s what I’m worried about.

Nick: It’s gonna be okay, alright?

Chance: Well, I hope I’m not making it seem like I got it all figured out because that is not the case.

Chelsea: What? You’re my guru now. The man with all the answers. Why did he say your book was coming out again?

Chance: [ Chuckles ]

Chelsea: No, but really, I’m impressed by how open you are about your struggles.

Chance: Well, thank you. I’ve been learning a lot about myself, I’ll tell you what, and what I’m capable of, good and bad.

Chelsea: Mm. And I’m glad I get to benefit from your therapy sessions. So, next round’s on me.

Chance: Well, it looks like my appointment just showed up.

Chelsea: Oh. Rain check then.

Chance: Absolutely. Excuse me.

Allie: Alright, you win. I don’t want to hear your lame joke anymore.

Noah: Oh, good. Now you won’t lose any respect for me.

Allie: Is that what happened to your last relationship? One too many bad puns?

Noah: Yeah, exactly.

Allie: Sorry. That — that was me being totally lame. Sensitive subject?

Noah: No. No, it’s fine.

Allie: Okay. Then, uh… then you don’t mind talking about her?

Noah: [ Chuckles ] Hi, my name’s steve.

Noah: It’s not like I’m so devastated by the break-up that I can’t talk about it. I just — I don’t want to be that guy.

Allie: Trashing your ex, you mean?

Noah: Yeah. It’s not a good look.

Allie: Yeah. I respect that.

Noah: But you’re still curious.

Allie: I am. I — I feel like it’s one of those basic things you want to know in a new relationship, right? What happened in the previous one. How come you’re available to be scooped up?

Noah: Yeah. I get it.

Allie: Maybe you can just tell me how you felt. Why was it not working for you?

Noah: I guess I was just really confused a lot of the time. I could never predict how she would react to things.

Allie: I’m not sure I know what you mean. Like, things you gave her or things you said?

Noah: Yeah, conversation, mostly. You know, we’d talk about something one day and it would be perfectly fine. And then the next time I brought it up, I’d know that I made a mistake, but I wouldn’t know why. I’d have no idea how to fix it or if I should even try to.

Allie: Indirect communication.

Noah: Yeah. It drove me crazy. Instead of “what you see is what you get,” it turned into this giant guessing game, never really knowing where you stand.

Allie: That honestly sounds really exhausting.

Noah: No, it was good in the beginning. Then all of a sudden, we started getting these little — I don’t know — these little glitches. And I’d be like, “huh. What was that all about?” And it started happening more and more, and eventually it got so bad that I felt like I was walking on eggshells the whole time.

Allie: Did you love her?

Noah: I thought I did in the beginning. But now that I’ve had some time looking back on the relationship, I realize it was pretty toxic. It was one of those addictive ones that you can’t really handle, but you also can’t bring yourself to let it go. Know what I mean?

Allie: Actually, I — I do not. I have not dated that many guys. And the relationships that i have been in are mostly just awkward.

Noah: I have had those, too. No spark, no passion that really takes off.

Allie: Not like this one.

Noah: Let’s stop talking about the past. It’s not nearly as interesting as the future.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Chance: Hey. I, uh — I got to get back to the station, but I just wanted to say it was nice chatting with you.

Chelsea: That meeting looked so mysterious. Was that about an investigation? Is that man an informant? Oh, come on. I know it’s none of my business, but I can’t help being curious.

Chance: It’s okay. What I can say is, as of today, I will have closed all of rey’s cases. Every single one of them. Made that commitment after he died, and, uh, well, it took me a little longer than I thought. But now I can tell my buddy i did it.

Chelsea: Wow. That’s amazing.

Chance: Hey. [ Chuckles ]

Chelsea: That’s — sorry. It’s just — that’s such a special thing to do for rey. What a tribute to him.

Chance: Well, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Chelsea: I miss him.

Chance: I do, too.

Abby: For you.

Nick: What’s this?

Abby: Well, actually, they’re for christian. They’re the cuban shortbread cookies that he likes so much.

Nick: That is so sweet of you. I’ll let him know his aunt abby’s thinking about him.

Abby: Well, I should be thanking you for listening to all of my concerns. I know that you’re very busy these days.

Nick: Yeah. Vick has some seriously ambitious plans for newman enterprises. I’ve got a lot on my to-do list.

Abby: Uh, yes, I remember what it’s like working with our sister. Why do you think I like running my own business so much?

Nick: Well, no matter how busy I get, just know that I’m always here for you, abby. If you ever need me, day or night, just call.

Abby: Thank you. I hope it doesn’t come to that, though.

Jack: Hey. Hello, you two.

Abby: Uncle jack. Hi. Adam.

Adam: Good to see you both.

Jack: Uh, join us for a drink? Adam and I came by to raise a toast or two.

Nick: What are you celebrating?

Adam: My new job at jabot cosmetics. I’m going be jack’s co-ceo.

Abby: [ Sighs ]

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Abby: That is some news. Congratulations.

Adam: Oh, well, thank you. Pretty amped about it.

Jack: Yeah. Me too.

Abby: How long has this been in the works? I mean, you didn’t mention it the last time we spoke.

Nick: Or earlier today.

Jack: Well, it took me a while to talk your brother into seeing this as a good move. But now I look at it as an act of pure genius on my part.

Nick: How’s that, exactly?

Jack: Well, now the kyle has moved over to marchetti to run things there, it left me with a nationwide launch for an executive to replace him, and it turns out I already knew the person who was the right candidate.

Nick: Yeah, I know summer’s very excited to be working with her husband again.

Jack: Yeah, they are a great team. Anyway, I got used to having a right-hand man, and since adam was at loose ends, having resigned from newman, it seemed the timing was fortuitous.

Nick: Did you have this position in mind when we talked earlier?

Adam: Wasn’t even a glimmer on the horizon.

Jack: No, I actually sprung this offer on him a few days ago, and he turned me down flat.

Adam: Yes, yes, I was reluctant at first, but the more I thought about it, I realized this could be a beneficial move.

Abby: Beneficial for you?

Adam: Absolutely.

Abby: Mm.

Jack: And me and the company and anyone who works there. Jabot is lucky to have an executive of adam’s caliber.

Abby: No doubt.

Nick: You know, adam, you would have had a lot more autonomy if you stayed on as ceo of newman media.

Adam: Ohh. Does anybody really have autonomy working under victor newman?

Nick: When we talked earlier, you said you were looking to go in a different direction.

Jack: Well, I certainly think this qualifies, don’t you? Adam and I have been talking about breaking away from old patterns, and, uh, I think that’s a lot of what this is about.

Nick: Yeah, I don’t know, jack. To make a move like this, it seems like you’d be driven by a lot of rage and resentment, to give up what you had at newman media to take a lesser position at a different company. No offense, jack.

Jack: No offense taken. Newman media’s loss is my gain.

Allie: [ Laughing ]

Noah: Come here.

Traci: [ Clears throat ] Hi. Hi, guys. Hi.

[ Laughs ]

Allie: Traci. Hi.

Traci: Noah, it’s so nice to see you again so soon.

Noah: Yeah, you — you, too, trace. How’s it going?

Traci: Oh, it’s going really well. Thanks. I’ve been all over town. I ran a bunch of errands, and now I get to relax.

Noah: Sounds good. Well, uh, I should probably get going, so I’ll let you two get back to it.

Traci: Okay. Well, really, enjoy the rest of your day.

Noah: You too. Thank you.

Traci: Okay.

[ Chuckles ]

Allie: Okay.

[ Laughing ] We were so not subtle. How embarrassing.

Traci: No. Oh, my gosh, allie, no. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. In fact, if you had read any of my novels, you would know it’s gonna take a lot more than that to make me blush.

[ Both laugh ]

Chance: Thank you.

Sharon: Of course.

Chance: Hey, do you — do you have a minute to talk?

Sharon: Sure. What’s going on?

Chance: Oh, I just wanted to come by and tell you that i filed the last report on that list. So, as of today, I have closed all of rey’s cases that he was working on before he died. There’s no unfinished business.

Sharon: Wow. Thank you. I know that would have meant a lot to rey.

Chance: And I know I’ve said this a lot, but it was an honor to work with your husband and to finish what he started. And I know these words are thrown around, but he was truly an inspiration and a role model for me and for a lot of others.

Sharon: You know, I can tell you rey felt the same way about you. He had a lot of respect for you. And he was so happy to be working with someone as honorable as you are, chance. (Assad) since my mother

Traci: Okay. I thought that we could use a little something to nosh on, you know, after all the strenuous activities of the day.

Allie: Oh, my god. You are killing me.

Traci: What? I was talking about me running all over town, doing my errands. What did you think I was talking — [ Gasps ] Oh!

Allie: You have a real wicked streak, you know that?

Traci: [ Laughs ] I do. I really do. I kind of keep it hidden, you know, to surprise people. It’s more fun that way.

[ Both laugh ]

Allie: [ Sighs ]

Traci: Ah, and speaking of fun, you and noah — you’re just adorable together. I love seeing that your friendship is turning into something more, and I can see how much you care about him.

Allie: I really do. God, it’s — it’s ridiculous how happy I am right now. I cannot stop smiling.

Traci: I see nothing ridiculous about that.

Allie: I don’t know. I guess — I guess there’s just a part of me that wonders if this is too good to be true. It’s ’cause I’m still in that infatuation stage now.

Traci: Allie, that’s the best part.

Allie: Is it, though, traci? Or am I really just setting myself up to get really hurt? I don’t know. Maybe the smart thing to do would be to rein myself in and be more cautious, you know?

Traci: What? [ Laughs ] I see absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t enjoy every single minute of this. Because you’re right — this is a phase. It’s the height of the happy, giddy feelings. You know, some couples, the really lucky ones, find a way to make this last for a lifetime, but for most people, this just moves into something deeper. That’s all the more reason that you need to really enjoy the here and now.

Allie: That is a great point.

Traci: You have had a really difficult year. You lost your dad. You had to sell your family home and move across the country to live with a family you never even knew you had. I mean, this is a lot for anyone to handle. So, how wonderful that life has balanced it out for you with butterflies in the stomach and long talks with a man who finds you fascinating. You know, finding yourself alone, just smiling because that handsome someone crossed your mind.

Allie: Traci, I — I care so much for noah. You know, I feel so safe with him, but it’s never boring. And I have never experienced anything like this before.

Traci: Then my advice for you is — enjoy it for what it is. Maybe leave a little room for what it might become. And, honey, do not talk yourself out of experiencing something rapturous in the name of caution.

Allie: “Rapturous”?

[ Both laugh ] You are such a writer.

Traci: Okay, you’re not gonna joke your way out of this conversation, young lady.

Allie: No. You’re right. I’m sorry. It’s such a bad habit of mine. But I promise I — I have heard every word and gotten the message. I need to give myself permission to be happy.

Sharon: One of the first things that I noticed about rey when I was working with him at the police station as a victim’s advocate is he had this thing for very sharp pencils.

Chance: [ Chuckles ]

Sharon: I would come into work in the morning, 7:00 A.M., And there he’d be with the pencil sharpener.

Chance: Yeah, his morning routine. I know. It was ridiculous.

Nick: Hey.

Sharon: Hi.

Chance: How you doing, nick?

Nick: Good. Uh, I was looking for you. I was hoping to talk to you for a minute.

Sharon: Oh, well, that’s fine with me. Um, thanks for coming by to tell me what you did. It meant the world.

Chance: Absolutely. You’re welcome.

Nick: Thank you, sharon.

Chance: What’s going on?

Nick: I have some news. Um, I was with victoria and dad. Then adam showed up.

Chance: Full of threats to expose us, I’m assuming?

Nick: Actually, just the opposite. Seems like he’s had a change of heart.

Chance: Just like that? I guess he’s no longer gonna hold the investigation over our heads.

Chance: Where is this coming from, do you think? What’s his agenda?

Nick: I don’t know. Like you, I didn’t want to believe a word out of his mouth, but then he told me that he accepted a job to be jack’s co-ceo of jabot.

Chance: You’re kidding.

Nick: No. Jack has always had a positive influence on adam. Adam really looks up to him and respects him. You know, the two of them were very excited to be embarking on this journey together. So, maybe adam’s sincere and he’s looking for another chance to get a reset.

Chance: [ Sighs ] Oh, man, I really hope that’s the case. All this is starting to get to me a little bit.

Nick: Yeah. I talked to abby. Didn’t seem like she knew anything about adam’s vendetta.

Chance: No, I didn’t see the point of stressing her out unnecessarily.

Nick: Yeah, I can understand why you wanted to keep that information to yourself, but it has unfortunately backfired.

Chance: What now?

Nick: Look, abby could tell something was bothering me. She’s starting to fill in the blanks on her own. She’s very concerned about you, chance, and what’s gonna happen to you, if you’re gonna be able to live with your decision of closing the case. On the other hand, she’s also worried about her father and what’s gonna happen to him if you change your mind and go after him again. You need to talk to abby, chance.

Chance: [ Sighs ] Alright. Thanks for the heads-up.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

[ Door opens ]

Chelsea: [ Sighs ]

[ Door closes ]

[ Sniffles ]

[ Gasps lightly ]

[ Sobbing ] (Vo) start the day with cheerios oat crunch almond.

Traci: [ Clears throat ] Honey, I hope that you won’t think I’m prying.

Allie: No. Ask me anything.

Traci: Have you had some bad relationships? Is that why you’re nervous?

Allie: I have not dated that many guys. And the guys that I have dated — for the most part, the relationships have all kind of just been duds.

Traci: Ohh.

Allie: [ Chuckling ] Yeah. Nowhere near as dramatic as it sounds like noah’s has been.

Traci: Well, I have known noah since the day he was born, and he is an amazing young man. So, if you have any concerns, I can vouch for him.

Allie: No, no. That was also the impression that I’ve gotten. But it is great to hear from you, too.

Traci: Good. Cheers.

Allie: Cheers.

[ Both laugh ]

Noah: Hey, guys. I am dying for an iced coffee. Do you mind?

Sharon: Not at all.

Noah: Anyone else want one? Dad?

Nick: No. I’m good. Thanks.

Sharon: You certainly are in a good mood.

Nick: Yeah. What’s that about?

Noah: I don’t know. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’m falling in love.

Abby: Chance?

Chance: Hey.

Abby: Hey.

Chance: I am so sorry for the way I spoke to you earlier and for leaving like that. And I want you to know there’s nothing more important than you and dominic and our family. And I will do everything I can not lose sight of that again.

Abby: Apology accepted.

Jack: Your contract should be on my desk by now. Hmm. Or maybe not.

Adam: Oh. Bummer.

Jack: You know what? Let me go down to legal, see what’s holding it up. You’re welcome to stay here if you like.

Adam: Yeah. Yeah, sure thing. Hmm.

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oh. Lucy coe, what are you doing here? Looking for pickles? Hmm, very nice. No, actually, I would like a word about deception. And — you know, ’cause you are one of our fancy-schmancy, big-time investors. Is this about sasha gilmore pleading guilty to assault and battery on that would-be journalist?

[ Sighs ] Yeah. I hate that she is having to go through that. It’s the last thing she needed, after everything she has endured. I’m sensing a “but.” But… there it is. Okay. What happens in a courtroom is one thing. It’s an entirely different trial that is happening in the court of public opinion. What’s your point? My — my point is, sasha’s the face of deception. She is the physical representation of our brand, and right now, our brand is tarnished. Because of sasha. Yeah, but I-I think I do have a way to fix it. It’s just my partners are sort of dragging their feet. I’m sorry. Where do I come in, exactly? Okay. [ Sighs ] I can’t believe I even have to say this. I don’T… for the sake of our company and for all — everybody else who’s involved… sasha has to go. Hey. You okay? I don’t know what I am. Okay, well, look, after this meeting’s behind us, it’s all gonna be better. How? Well, because then you will finally be able to stand in front of a judge, knowing that we have done everything possible to, a, prove that you’re taking responsibility for your actions, and, b, that you are prepared to get the help that you need. And if the judge still decides that I am a threat to the community? Brando, I could go to prison for a really long time. Anna: Fancy seeing you here. Anna. Won’t you join me? Are you sure? Oh, please, do sit. Thank you. I suppose, despite our mutual distrust, we do have one thing that bonds us. Oh? What’s that? How much we both care about valentin. You know, I have to say, ever since he’s come back, he’s been like a new man, and I have no doubt that I have you to thank for that. Jordan: Based on the blood loss at the scene, my officers believe ava was injured just before she was discovered. That gives us a short window for the approximate time of the attack, somewhere between 9:45 to 10:00 P.M. Uh, that’s, uh… probably around the time I-I ran into maxie and spoke to her briefly. Thank you, dr. Finn. And you, nurse baldwin? What? Do you remember where you were during that time? Yeah, I took a walk around the grounds at some point. Alone? Mm-hmm. I needed a minute to just clear my head. Did something happen to upset you? I’m sorry that ava got hurt, mostly because it hurts you. I figured you’d be here. You’re here for me? Always. And as my uncle victor reminds me, we have to support family no matter what. And ava is my family. And you want to support your father, too. The hell I do. If you only would have listened to me, it would have never come to this.

[ Monitor beeping ] You seem to be at peace for the first time since esme poisoned things between us. It could have been so different! It’s too late now. You’re here early. You want some coffee? That would be great. Okay. Yeah, thanks. Um… so… so, I, uh… I’ve been thinking a lot about last night. Kind of all I’ve been thinking about, actually. Every five seconds? Now it’s pretty much constant, actually. Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it nonstop, too. I know that you said that you wanted time, and I — and I — I — I really don’t want to step on that. I don’t, but… there’s taking time… and — and there’s missing a chance. ‘Cause… that was amazing at the boathouse. It was. And I — I feel like we are on the brink of something pretty incredible. And I want it. I want it, and I want you.


I want it, too. You do? What I loved about yesterday — and there was a lot to love… yes, there was. It was that it was so smooth and easy. And it felt… it felt right. Until it didn’T. And I don’t mean it felt wrong. I’m just so scared to see the ending before it even starts. Does that make sense to you? Not really. I know you think you want to see what can happen between us — no, i know I want that. But you don’t know me, drew. You don’T. How can you, when I don’t even know myself? What are you thinking? Just say it. I’m thinking, is it okay to call you out right now? Yeah. ‘Cause I’m thinking what you just said, it’s a load of crap. Okay. If anyone knows themself, carly, it’s you. It makes my blood boil just thinking about it. Smoltz and sienna, they set me up, they destroyed my reputation, and now I’m the one at fault? You’re right, okay? They pushed you past your breaking point, and that is not fair. But focusing on that right now is counterproductive. We need to just get through the day, do whatever it takes to get you home to the people who love you. That’s me, by the way. I love you, too. You ready? Okay. I’m dr. Rubin. Hey, I am brando corbin. It’s nice to meet you. You too. You must be sasha. Please come in.

[ Door closes ] I still don’t understand why you came to me. I mean, I’m not involved in the day-to-day at deception.

[ Scoffs ] Replacing the face of deception is hardly day-to-day. Well, if you feel so strongly about it, force a vote and take care of it.

[ Sighs ] It’s not that simple. A lot of my partners feel like perhaps that might send sasha over the edge. Perhaps it will. Anyway, martin is saying that she’s seeing a shrink. Yep! You talked to martin, didn’t you? If you — I swear, cassadine, if you sent my pickle photo with victor and me to martin, I’ll kill you! I knew it. This nothing to do with sasha or deception. You’re worried about martin. Okay, yeah, you got me. I am wored about martin. I have been worried about martin since the day he left. Could have fooled me. Excuse me? You weren’t worried about martin when victor was fawning all over you at the picnic. Anna: You know, I’m really glad that we ran into each other, actually, because I have been meaning to reach out to you to thank you for going the extra mile to try to smooth things over between us. I-I appreciate that. Oh, you’re very welcome. Because you’re right. It’s easy just to fall back on old habits, isn’t it, and just get ruled by mistrust and suspicion. Surely one conversation wasn’t enough to dispel all your doubts about me? No, but it was a nice reminder of how much we both care about valentin. Sitting there between father and son, you know, and I really realized how much — how much he’s changed, post-convalescence. Wouldn’t you agree? Oh, I-I would.

[ Chuckles ] Tell me, what’s your secret? Does it really matter why I went for a walk? It’s personal. She’s being kind. I was an idiot last night and I brought up a touchy subject, and rightly so, elizabeth left before one of us said something we regretted. And this was…? At the stables. And what did you do next? I was upset, and I went looking for her. I-I-I — like I said, I ran into maxie and asked her if she’d seen elizabeth. She said no, and then I went up to the main house, and, um, I ran into valentin and — and — and spencer cassadine. Spencer had a couple drinks, and I tried to help him. If I asked spencer, would he corroborate? Yeah, if he remembers, but, uh, valentin was there. He would remember, and victor was there, too. And after you left finn, you went for a walk? That’s right. Did this walk happen to take you by the boathouse? I thought things were better with you and your dad. What changed? Nothing. Um… and that is the problem. He’s still the same nikolas cassadine. He’s out for himself, everyone else be damned. He hurt you, didn’t he? He opened my eyes, so I guess you could say he did me a favor? If you need to talk about it, you can. It’s not your problem anymore. I’m gonna go check on ava. I hate to see you suffer like this.

[ Door opens ] What are you doing?


Trina. I’m glad you’re here. Are you? I know how much you mean to ava. She means just as much to me. Are there any updates on who did this to her? No. Unfortunately, ava has her fair share of enemies. Finding our culprit will be difficult. But not impossible. No, of course not. You know, I just don’t get it. Why now? I’ve been asking myself the same question. And? To do something this vicious… it must have been someone who hates her very much. I’ll give you some privacy. Mr. Cassadine? It could also be someone who used to love her. Drew, look around. I mean, yeah, it’s the same kitchen. It’s the same refrigerator. It’s the same coffee maker. It’s the same griddle, yeah, okay. Only because I happened to get the house in the divorce. Of the things that defined me three years ago — my marriage to sonny, my kids, my friendship with jason, and my hotel — three of the four are gone. It’s just me and my kids, and thank god I have them, because if I didn’t, I — let’s not even go there.

[ Sighs ] The jason part was unavoidable because he died, and it was heartbreaking and shattering, but people aren’t guaranteed to be with you till the end of the ride. But my hotel, I gambled and I lost. My marriage to sonny ended because I’m — because the guy who came back from nixon falls wasn’t the same guy that you married. I told you that, didn’t I? Yeah, a couple times. And you were right. Dr. Rubin: I need you to understand that whatever happens next is entirely up to you. No one is forcing you into anything. But in my professional opinion, this is your best option not only to guarantee your freedom, but also your mental well-being. Um…

[ Laughs ] I thought this was a psychiatric exam. You ask me questions and I give you answers. What do you mean, option? I’m sorry. I thought you’d discussed this. Um, so, before he left town, martin suggested an alternative that, like dr. Rubin said, pretty much ensures your freedom. What is it? If you agree, we can ask the court to appoint brando as your guardian. I care very deeply for marty. You got a funny way of showing it. Okay, mr. Judgy judgerson. You did everything but bite victor’s gherkin. Oh! What you saw was a perfectly innocent exchange, and I can’t help it if you’re reading something untoward into it. What — what is that icky, little smirk? Uh, you’re a lot of things, lucy. “Perfectly innocent” not one of them. Neither is my father, for that matter. Well, whatever you saw or think you saw, my loyalty to marty has not wavered. If you say so. I do say so. Well, lucy, if you weren’t putting the moves on victor… I never would — I didn’t, and I don’t want to. …Then you were working him for information. In the espionage business, that’s called a honey trap. Which begs the question, what were you hoping to learn from victor? Much as I’d like to take credit for my son’s transformation, I’m afraid I had no part in it. How do you explain it, then? I don’t know. Perhaps… perhaps he’s just come to realize he’s not alone in the world. Valentin has family now. He’s always had family. Family he’s close to. You? Nothing means more to me. I mean, just look at spencer and nikolas awaiting word about poor ava. Families close ranks when the situation demands it, and the cassadines are no exception. Doubt our loyalty at your own peril. Is that a threat? Simply a statement of fact. I see.

Do you see, anna? Or is this friendly overture just for show? Look, when valentin left town, you two were barely on speaking terms. And now he’s returned, you’re this dynamic father-son duo, so you can’t really blame me for wondering why.

[ Chuckles ] I don’t remember. You don’t remember where you went walking?

[ Chuckles ] The quartermaine grounds are enormous. It was dark. Not to mention, I was upset. I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going. So, no, I can’t tell you my exact route. But you did or did not go by the boathouse? I don’t know! Finn: Hey, come on. Let’s be real. Can you account for every second last night? Can anyone? My job is to reconstruct the circumstances of ava’s attack. I need to know who was where when it occurred. Wait, you don’t think that i had something to do with this? Do we need a lawyer present, commissioner? I’m not accusing anyone. Are you sure about that? I don’t think we should say another word without an attorney here. I think it might be time for you to go, commissioner. Believe it or not, I’m on your side. My goal is to eliminate you from any possible suspicion. That’s why it would help if you could say definitively where you were at the time of the attack. I can help you with that.


Nikolas: Looks like you hit your head.

How did that happen? I don’t know. Well, what’s the last thing that you remember? I was at the stables with finn, and we had an — an argument, and now I’m here. You know, we’re not — we’re not that close to the stables. You — you really don’t remember walking here or how you got that scrape on your forehead? No. Spencer and I had just had a fight. That’s when you found us, remember?Mm-hmm. Why didn’t you say so? Because, at the time, we didn’t know what was happening. It’s only now, looking back, that the time makes sense, that that was right around the time that ava was… how is she? She’s stable. She hasn’t regained consciousness. She’s strong. She’s gonna pull through. I hope so. Any more questions, commissioner? I’m good for now. The account seems to tie up nicely. What do you mean, “seems to”?

[ Cellphone rings ] Just that I may need to speak with you again. Excuse me. Commissioner ashford. Okay, what was that all about? Guardianship? Only in A… like I’m a child who can’t take care of herself? Just the opposite, sasha. It demonstrates awareness of your mental health issues.

[ Scoffs ] Trusting someone — in this case, your husband — to help make important decisions will send a message to the judge. Not help make. Make for me. Hey, you know that I would never do that. Look — hey, this could lighten your sentence. It’d — the judge might even — he might even toss the punishment out altogether. Isn’t that what you want? Not like this! Brando, you cannot listen to these people. They’re wrong. Honey, I disagree.

[ Scoffs ] When did you stop believing in me? What makes you think I want something from your father? Are you saying you don’t? I just want you to exploit the attention that victor can’t wait to lavish on you. Just shake the tree a bit, see if any information about valentin comes loose. And what makes you so sure that I can get victor to let his guard down? Have you seen the way he looks at you? Trust me, you have all the… necessary assets to be my asset. Nope. Flattery is not gonna get you anywhere. Well, I hope for marty’s sake you’re wrong about that. I’ll tell you what. Why don’t you let me worry about victor, and you perhaps could consider what I told you, to think about sasha and her future at deception. What about martin? Oh, I am all in.

[ Door opens ] As I said, valentin now understands the value of family. As i said, he always has. Oh, well, yes. Of course. His bond with charlotte is unparalleled. How is she, charlotte? Oh, she’s wonderful. Just loving her time at boarding school. Why didn’t she come home for summer? Well, apparently, there was a — a state-of-the-art equestrian center was recently donated. Can’t tear herself away from the horses. Yes, she — apparently, she practically begged valentin to let her stay. How could he say no? Precisely. Well, I really should be getting back to the hospital to check on ava. I’m so happy we had this chat. So am I. So am I. Look, I’m the poster child for the stuff that you go through changes you, but it — it really does. Like, my experience definitely made me realize what truly, truly matters in life, and sonny’s experience clearly changed him. Well, that’s obvious. But what’s not so obvious is the person that got screwed in all of that, that’s you. Look, sonny came back, and he had different priorities, but I actually understand that. A bunch of my priorities when I got on that plane to afghanistan — not my priorities when I got home. I want to hear all about that. I really do. And I’ll tell you. But right now, I need to acknowledge, I need to point out and say out loud that you — you spent a big chunk of your life in a marriage that — it wasn’t always easy. In fact, one could argue that at times, it was just flat-out hard. One could, yeah. And you gave all of yourself. You gave everything, in the good times, in the bad times, and everything in between. And now…that’s gone. And that’s a big loss. Wow. I feel like that… I feel like I’ve been saying that, screaming it out loud, and no one could hear me, let alone see me. I see you. I don’t want to stay there. You know, it’s not something I want to hold onto, and that part of my life is gone. It’s just really nice… really nice to get credit for going through something, you know, and I just…

[ Sighs ] I actually got you a trophy.

[ Laughs ] Shut up. No, no, it’s in the car. I just gotta, like —

[ Laughs ] I gotta polish it up before i bring it in and give it to you. Drew? What? Thank you. You said that already. I know.


The good news is, I get to figure out who I am without those three core pieces of me. The bad news? I have to do that before I get into a relationship with you. Mm. Because what I really, really don’t want to do is make the mistake of rebounding again. Again? Not romantically. But I can see that while I really wanted to help and support you and michael…

[ Sighs ] …Jeopardizing my hotel by that investment, it was a knee-jerk reaction. You know, like, something awful happens to me, so I have to counteract it by doing something positive, so I made a really risky investment and I paid the price. You know, that’s life, I guess, so… question. Okay. If it had worked out… I would be happy. I would be really, really happy. Hmm. But it didn’T. And, you know, it’s not about the money. I mean, would the money have been nice? Sure. But that’s not the important part, you know? I can get over that. What I can’t get over is if I messed things up with you. Brando: I do believe in you. Clearly, that’s not true. Sasha, I know this is shocking and painful, but you did assault someone. There were extenuating circumstances. I’m sure there were. The fact remains, though, that you committed a crime. So that leaves you with two choices — conservatorship or prison. No. Brando: Sasha, I love you. I am only doing this to try and help you, to try and help us stay together. I could not stand it if they take you away. This helps us avoid that. By you being in charge of me? By showing the court that someone who cares about you will be responsible for your treatment. In charge of me. Do not think about it like that. But that’s what it would be! No, it’s not. Yes, that’s what it would be. You would make all the decisions — about small things, like the usage of my credit cards and my cellphone, but big things too. Where I go, when I go, who I go with. Is that honestly better than prison? Yes. And I think if you take a little time and really think about it, then you will actually agree. Where are you going? I need some air. Sasha. I wish I could do something. Make it so none of this ever happened.

[ Monitor beeping ] But we can’t go back in time, can we? If we could, there’s so many things that I would change, different things that I would choose. But do you know what I would do the exact same way? My friendship with you.

[ Crying ] I need you, ava. So can you please open your eyes and come back? Please? I don’t know how to do this without you. I don’t know what there is to tell you. You saw us together at the quartermaines’. Unless you’re suggesting that I’m keeping something from you. Aren’t you?

[ Cellphone chirps ]

[ Sighs ] I got a patient in the er that wants to see me. Go. Uh, we’ll talk about this when you’re done. Okay.

[ Door opens ] Why did you do that? Do what? Tell the truth? Only part of it. Nikolas, when you found me with this cut on my forehead, I had no idea how it happened or where I had been. And? Why didn’t you say so? How’s ava? Trina’s in with her. Oh, is that why you’re here? For trina? Why are you here? To wait for ava to wake up or to pray that she never does? I just spoke with a member of the quartermaine staff who was working the picnic. Oh, congratulations. She had something interesting to say about spencer. What about me? Where you were at the time someone tried to kill your stepmother.


Come on. We both know you didn’t attack ava. Someone did. Hold on. Are you implying that it was me? No. Why would you go out of your way to give me an alibi? Because I care about you. You know, we go way back, elizabeth. Yeah, let’s not talk about that. Okay. And also, I don’t want the pcpd wasting their time and energy on you when the real criminal is out there.

[ Sighs ] Everything okay? Yeah. How’s your patient? Good. Good. Alright, well…

[ Sighs ] I’m gonna go check on ava. You know, you can have a little empathy. Can’t you see how upset he is? With that guy, you see what he wants you to see. The question is, what does he want from you? You heard him. He just wants to help. Helping you or himself? I mean, honestly, why wouldn’t I want to be with you? I’ve been asking myself that same question. You’re handsome. You’re really funny. You’re kind and ridiculously sexy. Oh. I was kind of waiting for that last one. And we already established… effortless. Yeah, it is. You’re not gonna make this easy on me, are you? No. I can’t give in to you. Why not? Because I lost everything that, in my mind, identified me, and I hate it. And I don’t want to hide from it by turning to you. When I come to you, I want it to be for the right reasons. So it’s self-definition time, huh? Mm.

[ Sighs ] Yep.

[ Exhales sharply ] Oh, god. I mean, who am i without sonny and jason? I mean, I don’t know. It’s been since I was 22 years old, when I met them, and I have grown up and changed so much since then, but with them by my side, so I-I… I have to try this on-my-own thing for a while. Well, I… I look forward to meeting her, whoever she turns out to be. Me too. But I don’t think that’s what’s really going on here. No, what I’m looking for specifically is the name of the benefactor that donated the equestrian center to the school. Yes. So if you can find that for me, that would be great. Thank you. As soon as possible. Hello? Lucy? Bye. No, wait. Come here. Wait. No, no, no. I don’t want to wait. I do not want to. Why not?

[ Sighs ] Because every time I talk to you, I seem to get into more trouble. Why? Has there been a development with victor? Oh, no, no. It’s just that valentin is now accusing me of throwing myself at his daddy. Well, then, obviously, you got his attention. Yeah. Oh, yeah, I got his attention. I got his eyeballs. I got his hands. And you — you promised me it wouldn’t go this far. I am not doing this to marty. You don’t have to do anything, but if you care about marty as much as you claim you do — that’s how this whole thing started. Of course I care about marty. Well, then just keep victor on a string, and I will keep marty off the government radar, as we promised. Fine. For how long? Until I am certain of what hold victor has over valentin. And I’m getting closer, alright? Oh, gee. Hurry up.

[ Sighs ]

[ Exhales sharply ] Are you seriously accusing my great-nephew of attacking his stepmother? Apparently, spencer was three sheets to the wind, getting sick in the bathroom at the time of the attack. Well, are you surprised? Facing 90 days in jail would drive anyone to drink, particularly if he was just looking out for a friend. I’d ask if you saw anything suspicious near the boathouse, but given your state, you wouldn’t be a reliable witness.

[ Chuckles ] Apparently, it runs in the family.


Everything you said sounds great, and — and you obviously believe it, and…some of it might even be true. Some of it? But there’s something else. There’s something underneath it that scares you. And I’m here to tell you… …you don’t have to be afraid of me.

[ Door closes ] It seems we’re not being as honest with each other as we claim to be. Are we, darling? Aren’t you the face of deception? Why, yes, I am. You want a selfie? Nikolas loves ava. He would never hurt her. Oh, I’m not accusing him. Oh, okay. So you’re accusing me. No. No. But something doesn’t add up. If nikolas always knew he could vouch for your whereabouts, why didn’t he just say that? But more to the point, why didn’t you? You know, I’ve had just about enough of your so-called investigation. If you’re not accusing my friends, you’re going after my son. Meanwhile, the person who actually tried to kill my wife is out there, roaming free. I don’t need him to defend him. No, no, no. Spencer, your father’s quite right. The police seem to be doing everything but catching the real culprit. Or maybe we’re closer than you think. You’re not alone, okay? Your family is right outside, even spencer, just waiting for you to wake up.

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[Soft dramatic music]

Rolf: And we are ready to begin. And when I am done, you will no longer love the detestable gabi hernandez. It will be chloe lane who teaches your torch to burn brightly. Oh, sweet mystery of life.

Chloe: Oh, honey, I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there.

Rachel: You didn’t want me to hear what you just said, but I did. She’s trying to keep me away from mommy.

Brady: No, no. No, no, no, sweetie, she’s not. She’s not trying to keep you away from mommy.

Rachel: I heard her. You’re lying to me.

Brady: Baby, no. I would not lie to you, okay? You will–you will get to see mommy.

Rachel: Promise?

Brady: I promise.

Rachel: Then call her right now.

[Upbeat music]

Belle: Shawn.

Shawn: [Grunts]

Belle: Hey, shawn.

Shawn: Sorry. I didn’t hear you come in.

Belle: Didn’t you go to the gym this morning?

Shawn: I felt like doing more.

Belle: Okay, I’ll go make dinner while you finish.

Shawn: Look, wait. There was– there was a phone call for you on the landline. It was ej.

Belle: Oh?

Shawn: Yeah. Apparently, there’s some, I don’t know, urgent dimera shareholder meeting, and he needs your– he needs your input. So I don’t know. You’re gonna have to call him back because I didn’t take any notes.

Belle: Wait.

Shawn: Wait. Aren’t you supposed to be making a phone call?

Belle: I don’t want to talk to ej. I want to talk to you.

[Soft dramatic music]

Ej: I’d like to move that ava vitali–

Ava: Ava dimera.

Ej: Ava vitali be disqualified as a shareholder and removed from this meeting.

Ava: Disqualified? What are you talking about?

Gabi: Yeah, ej, what exactly are you trying to pull?

Ej: I’m not trying to pull anything. I’m trying to protect the future of this company.

Kristen: [Sighs] And voter suppression is so effective.

Wei: With all due respect, ej, the bylaws are very clear in regards to this kind of situation. As jake dimera’s widow, she’s entitled to this shares and vote. Why should she be disqualified?

Ej: Because she sees dead people.

[Dramatic music]

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Brady: Rachel, I’m not gonna call mommy right now.

Rachel: You promised.

Brady: Sweetie, I promised that I would never lie to you, and I won’T. The truth is that your mommy, she did something that she shouldn’t have done. And I know this is very hard for you to understand, but when you go to court and you have to testify, you have to take this oath. An oath is like a–it’s like a pinky swear. You have to swear to tell the truth, and chloe–chloe has to do that.

Rachel: But if she says something bad about mommy, they’ll send her away again. Daddy, don’t let her do this!

[Soft dramatic music]

Ava: I can’t believe this. Oh no, no, actually, I can. And I do. This emergency shareholders meeting was all orchestrated by you, wasn’t it, ej?

Ej: Ava, I can’t tell you how sorry I am, but I have no choice. Everyone at this meeting needs to know what’s been going on. Everyone, I regret to have to tell you that ava’s been hallucinating. She’s been seeing her dead husband.

Wei: Is this true?

Ej: She claims that he rang our doorbell last night, and she touched him and he was real, and when I suggested that she was suffering some post-traumatic stress, she admitted I was right.

Ava: You bastard.

Ej: Ava, you need help.

Ava: Oh, what I need is a tire iron.

Ej: Threatening me only confirms what I’ve been saying, ava. You’re not in control.

Ava: No, I’m mad.

Ej: Your words, not mine. Now, of course, none of this is her fault. We can all see how traumatized she is. We as a family will do everything we can to help her find her way back, but we can’t in good conscious allow this woman to make decisions on the future of the company.

Ava: Right, ’cause it’s a matter of conscious.

Ej: So, mr. Shin, as chairman of the board, you need to make the determination to disqualify her from voting. We cannot have a hallucinating, emotionally unstable woman voting her dead husband’s shares.

Tony: But I wonder, is there someone here that can take her place?

Rolf: I am taking you on a journey back in time, and at the end of the journey, you will loathe gabi hernandez, which is the only rational reaction to the woman. And so I want you to remember the last time you saw her, when you were deeply in love with your wife.

Stefan: Oh, my god, my mother’s text couldn’t have come at a worse time. I am sorry to leave you like this.

Gabi: It’s okay. Go deal with vivian and just hurry back, okay, so we can start the rest of our lives.

Stefan: Okay, just promise me you’re gonna keep this bed warm for me.

Gabi: Yes, please be careful.

Stefan: I will. I love you, gabi.

Gabi: I love you, too.

[Eerie music]

Rolf: I will assume you just had an oh-so-sweet memory. Let’s see what we can do about that.

Gabi: You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?

Ej: Far from it. It’s my duty, but a sad one.

Kristen: Really, ej? This is too much.

Tony: Now, that’s rich coming from you.

Kristen: She just lost her husband. I mean, she’s grieving. That doesn’t make her incompetent.

Ej: She’s seeing people that aren’t there. What if she starts investing in companies that aren’t there?

Kristen: She’s seeing people who aren’t there, according to you. And unless you have a psychiatrist who’s examined her waiting out there in the outer office to corroborate your assertions, it seems to me to be a naked power play, based on totally unsubstantiated accusations.

Wei: What do you have to say to that, mr. Dimera? Do you have any evidence to back up the claim?

Ava: No, there isn’t any because the son of a bitch is lying through his teeth.

Ej: Well, let’s just see about that, shall we? Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Brady: Mommy’s not going anywhere, okay?

Chloe: Rachel, listen, I don’t want to hurt you, and I don’t have to go to court.

Rachel: I hate you! Make her go away now!

[Soft dramatic music]

Shawn: Thought you said you were gonna start dinner, hmm?

Belle: Shawn, I know you. You’re not working out. You’re working out your anger.

Shawn: What anger?

Belle: Oh, come on. We both know that ej never calls the landline. He just did that to goad you.

Shawn: What, you mean treating me like I’m your personal secretary? Hey, belle, it’s totally fine, right? I’m fine with it, all right?

Belle: Stop it!

Shawn: Okay, stop what? Stop what? Huh? What?

Belle: It means the world to me that you let me move back in here, and that we’re under the same roof, and we’re having dinner together, but I hate all of this tiptoeing around each other and making small talk when there is so much we’re not saying. And then every night, we go to bed, we say goodnight, and you go off to our bedroom– well, your bedroom– and I go to claire’s bedroom.

Shawn: Okay, what do you want to do? You want to switch bedrooms? We can switch rooms.

Belle: No, I want you to scream at me! I want you to throw me out! But don’t do this.

[Sighs] I slept with ej, and there is nothing I can do to take that back, and the fact that he called the landline here instead of my cell makes me want to shove that phone down his throat, so I can only imagine how it made you feel. But I did not move back in here to be your roommate. You said that you thought that you could get past what happened, and, I don’t know, maybe you can’T. Maybe it was just too much to ask.

Ava: I don’t think anyone in this room would be surprised to hear that ej dimera is a liar. I mean, ask his sister. He’d say anything to get what he wants.

Kristen: It’s a family trait.

Ava: He only called this meeting here today because he wants to take away my vote because I made it very clear to him that I would not be his rubber stamp.

Ej: [Chuckles] Okay, now that’s a lie.

Ava: Okay, let me make something clear to all of you. I never hallucinated. I live with the ever-present knowledge that my dear jake is dead, and he’s not coming back. Ej made up this little ghost story, but he doesn’t have, as his sister said, one shred of evidence.

Ej: None? How about another eyewitness?

Wei: Someone else saw this?

Ej: Mm-hmm. Your son, and your ceo, ms. Gabi hernandez.

Gabi: Mrs. Gabi dimera.

Rolf: Moving right along. Now, let’s go back to the nauseating moment when you first decided you were in love with the wench.

Stefan: Did I hate you? Sure, but I saw underneath that, that there was more, and that everything about you, all the deviousness, the passion, the treachery, the genius–all those qualities are exactly what caused me to fall for you.

Gabi: You fell for me?

Stefan: Yes. I should have admitted it before now, but my pride, my ego wouldn’t let me do it. But I’m done with all that now. If we never get out of here, I’m not leaving anything unfinished. That’s why I’m laying it all out on the line. I care for you, gabi hernandez, and I’m done pretending I don’T.

Gabi: Oh, my god, oh, my god. I am going to hate myself for this so much more than I hate you. You’re right, okay? You’re right. I can’t keep pretending. Dammit, stefan, I feel the same way that you do.

Stefan: [Chuckles]

Rolf: It will be a pleasure to annihilate that particular memory.

[Machine beeping rapidly]

[Dramatic music]

Ej: So, you see, mr. Shin, your son and your ceo were both there when it happened. They saw everything, so you don’t need to take my word for it.

Wei: Is it true, mrs. Dimera? Were you there when ava thought she saw her late husband?

Gabi: I don’t even know how to answer that.

Ej: Oh, I don’t know. How about the truth?

Gabi: I mean, “was I there when ava imagined her late husband?” Is so loaded. I was there last night, but I didn’t see ava hallucinate. Maybe it was ej that was hallucinating. Maybe he came up with this crap because he wants to force me out as ceo. What am I saying? He would never do something so underhanded.

Wei: Son, were you there last night? Did you see anything?

[Soft dramatic music]

Stefan: [Gasps] Oh.

Son, I need an answer now.

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Wei: Son, answer me.

Li: Yes, I was there last night.

Wei: And?

Li: I can state categorically that ej is lying.

Ej: [Chuckles] He’s just backing her up. They’re both lying.

Wei: At this point, we have three major shareholders who insist that your allegations are false. Now, everyone including i understand your ambitions. It’s no secret that you want to be the ceo again.

Tony: No!

Ej: Mr. Shin, just for clarification’s sake, the three major shareholders who say that I’m lying are ava dimera, gabi dimera, and your son, li shin.

Kristen: Did that just go over your head, ej?

Ej: Oh, I just want it in the record before I play this.

Johnny: Yeah. Yeah, she told me she saw jake.

Ej: And what exactly did she say?

Johnny: Just that it felt real. You know, she touched his face. She was sure it was him. But she couldn’t explain what was happening. She thought she must have been maybe hallucinating.

Ej: So, you see, I’m not the only one. Ava herself admitted it to my son johnny.

Johnny: You recorded me.

Ej: I had a feeling that ava might deny what happened. I apologize to you both, but I didn’t have a choice.

[Dramatic music]

Brady: Hey. Everything is gonna be okay. You gotta believe me, everyone, including chloe, just wants what’s best for you. You have my word on that, okay?

Rachel: Okay.

Brady: I know you’re upset. I know. Do you want me to go tell nora jane’s mom that you want to do a playdate another day?

Rachel: No, I want to go.

Brady: Want to go? Okay, well, it looks like they’re getting ready to leave, so do you want to go say your goodbyes, and I’ll be right there, okay?

Brady: I’m sorry. I’m really sorry about that.

Chloe: I’m sorry too. It’s fine. Just go.

Brady: Looks like I’m going to–I’m gonna have to talk to belle. All right, I’ll be back as soon as I can.

Shawn: Look, I don’t–look, I don’t know what to say. You know, I just, I heard his voice, and I just–I couldn’t stop thinking about his hands on you.

Belle: I am so sorry.

Shawn: Look, even–even if he didn’t call, belle, I–look, I can’t just– I can’t just get over this, okay? I…I know that this isn’t what you’re gonna want to hear, but I just… I just need more time.

Belle: No.

Shawn: No, what?

Belle: No. I don’t think that’s true.

Rolf: So time to alter your emotional makeup just a bit. Instead of lusting for gabi hernandez, you will be repulsed by her. This may hurt a little bit.

Gabi: You think that I want you?

Stefan: It’s obvious.

Gabi: You destroyed my life. You framed me for murder, kidnapped me, put a hot poker in my face.

Stefan: None of that changes the fact that you want me. I’m not sure this is such a good idea.

Gabi: Yeah, probably not. I don’t really know what I was thinking. Even though sometimes you do show another side, you still are an arrogant jackass.

Stefan: And you–see, I may be an arrogant jackass, but I am way too much of a gentleman to tell you what you are.

Gabi: You know what, maybe it was just sex, and maybe it wasn’t terrible, but you still don’t get to treat me like some random dimera whore.

Stefan: Pity that all you have to offer is sex.

Gabi: It’s a pity you didn’t have more to offer.

Stefan: You are such a clever girl, gabi. Such fire in your eyes. That mouth on you? It’s really a shame that all you’ve got is dust around that shell of a heart of yours.

Gabi: You are unbelievable. Stefan?

Stefan: Yeah.

Gabi: Don’t insult me again!

Stefan: Yeah? What are you gonna do about it?

[Dramatic music]

Wei: You lied to me.

Ej: He’s been spending a lot of time with gabi.

Wei: Mr. Dimera, I think you’ve said enough. And I’ve heard enough to make a decision. It’s pretty clear after hearing the recording that what ej said is true, but I am not removing you from this meeting. It would be too disruptive, but I will be prohibiting you from voting your shares until a determination can be made of your mental state.

Tony: Checkmate.

Shawn: Whoa, whoa. What are you doing?

Belle: Shawn, no matter when this happens, it’s gonna be awkward, and I don’t think we should just sit around and wait for the perfect time. Okay, let’s go upstairs and make love.

Shawn: Oh, that’s your solution to everything, isn’t it, huh?

Belle: What? That’s not fair.

Shawn: Okay, you know what? You should be careful when you use that word. Just like it wasn’t fair when you went off and you crawled into bed with ej. Oh, god.

Brady: Sorry. I actually did knock. You obviously didn’t hear me, but belle, could you just call me when you get a chance?

Shawn: No, no. Brady, don’t–don’t go, all right? Look, I was just trying to work out, but you know what, I think I’m gonna go on a run instead, so. Good to see you.

Brady: You too.

[Soft dramatic music]

Rolf: The marriage wasn’t a love match at the beginning, but judging by how you went flying to see the woman when you escaped, it grew into one, but today is the last day of your love story.

[Chuckles]

Dum, dum, de dum what god hath joined together, let dr. Rolf zap asunder.

Gabi: Yes. I do.

[Eerie music]

Ej: I move that we remove ms. Gabi hernandez–dimera– as ceo and install me in her place.

Kristen: Those are two separate and distinct motions.

Ej: Why waste time? Everyone here knows that the vote is merely just a formality. The last vote on this matter was a six-six tie, which allowed gabi to remain on as ceo, but her side just lost a vote, which means the majority is no longer in her favor. She will have to step down, and we need to install her replacement as quickly as possible. So, to that end, we need to vote immediately.

Johnny: You might not want to do that, dad. The vote, I don’t know, might not go the way you planned it.

Tony: Another county heard from.

[Dramatic music]

Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Chloe: Hey, shawn.

Shawn: Hey, chloe.

Chloe: Hey. I know that brady was just on his way to go see belle. Do you know if she’s at home?

Shawn: Yeah. No, he’s there talking to her now.

Chloe: Oh, okay, good. I know that you two are trying to work things out, and he wouldn’t interrupt unless it was really important.

Shawn: Yeah, no, he didn’t interrupt. The truth is we aren’t working anything out.

Belle: Well, I guess it was pretty naive to think I could just move back in here and everything would fall back into place.

Brady: I was hoping it would.

Belle: Yeah, the truth is I just think that, you know, the marriage is a lost cause. He just can’t get over the fact that I slept with ej. But you did not come here to talk about my problems. I’m sorry, what’s–what’s up?

Brady: It’s–it’s kristen. Belle, she has-she has filed for full custody. I just got served.

Kristen: I think johnny has something to say, ej.

Johnny: I do. See, you just said, as if it were a given, that the vote would be six-five in your favor, but, well, how do you know without the vote?

Kristen: Someone counted their chickens before they hatched?

Johnny: Let me save you some time by telling you that I’m switching my vote. I’m voting for gabi.

Ej: No.

Johnny: Oh, yes. See, I think what you did to ava just now was disgusting. She’s suffering. She’s in real pain, and you saw that as a liability, as a means to an end, just like when your own son confided in you, you thought to yourself, “hmm, let’s get this on tape. Might come in handy.” So let’s cut to the chase, mr. Shin. I know that your time is valuable, and I know that you’ve traveled a long way for this meeting, so I would like to state for the record I vote against the motion. That’s gabi, kristen, shin, their two proxies, and me. Six votes to your five gabi stays.

Gabi: Thank you, johnny. I know it stuck in your craw last time I won because it was a tie. This time, it’s a majority. I won, and you–you lost after you wasted a great deal of all of our time.

Ej: [Chuckles] I won’t forget this.

[Chuckles]

[Soft dramatic music]

Time. It’s life’s most precious commodity,

Belle: So kristen hired sloan petersen as her attorney. She’s a shark. And we can’t use any of kristen’s past crimes against her because she’s been pardoned.

Brady: Past. That would–that would be before the pardon.

Belle: That’s right.

Brady: Well, just so happens that kristen threatened to stab chloe with a letter opener just a couple days ago. That was after the pardon.

Belle: Well, that’s great. I mean, not great, but that’s gonna make compelling testimony.

Brady: Well, there’s another problem with that. You see, my daughter rachel overheard chloe and me talking about her testifying against kristen, and it made rachel very upset, and now chloe is nervous that if she testifies against kristen, rachel’s just gonna hate her.

Belle: Yeah.

Brady: Yeah.

Belle: Knowing kristen, that’s probably why she did that. You know, she’s just trying to cause tension and make chloe the bad guy, but brady, just because she’s filed for full custody does not mean she’s gonna get it. Worst-case scenario, you share custody. And you’re okay with that, right?

Brady: [Chuckles] As long as it means I don’t lose rachel altogether, sure.

Belle: No judge is ever gonna give kristen full custody. Don’t worry. Everything’s gonna work out for you.

Brady: And everything’s gonna work out for you and shawn too.

Chloe: Listen, shawn, I’ve been on both sides of this kind of situation, and I know it sucks, but you have to ask yourself, are you really trying to work things out with belle, or are you just trying to punish her? I mean, if you didn’t think you were capable of forgiving her, then was it a good idea to ask her to move back in?

Shawn: You’re right.

Chloe: I mean, belle has said and done everything she can. The ball, as they say, is in your court. So you have to make a decision, one way or the other.

Tony: [Sighs] Well, you tried.

Ej: I’m not done. This is not over.

Ava: Well, I guess it was my own damn fault forgetting that you aren’t human, forgetting that you can never be trusted, forgetting that you will happily use the most horrible thing that has ever happened to a person to bring them to their knees.

Ej: Pack your things and get the hell out of my house.

Ava: What?

Ej: You’re no longer of any use to me. Get out.

Johnny: Just so you know, pops, if she does, I do too.

[Soft dramatic music]

Gabi: Thank you so much for your support.

Kristen: Mm, remember, you’re still only one vote away from ej taking over again.

Gabi: Yeah, trust me, ej’s not gonna let me forget that. Excuse me. I gotta do some damage control.

Kristen: Me too.

Wei: I will never forget that you lied to my face.

Gabi: So did I.

Wei: You didn’t have to remind me.

Li: Doesn’t it matter why we lied? Ej was using ava’s grief to seize power. Is that the kind of person you want running this company?

Wei: Think about the person that founded this company. A high moral character was never a requirement for this job. You’re not above reproach.

Li: But she’s doing an incredible job.

Wei: I’ll make up my own mind about that. Let me remind you that you didn’t get your shares or position of ceo because of merit. You got them because your husband died. Don’t forget that.

[Eerie music]

Rolf: And now, deeper into your past, it’s time for you to remember the voluptuous chloe lane in all her splendor.

Stefan: This is me begging. Please, please. Come on, please, sing me a song.

Chloe: No, no.

Stefan: Come on, please?

Chloe: Okay, oh gosh, please stand up, yeah.

Stefan: So, you’ll do it?

Chloe: I will sing you one song if you get up off your knees. Yes.

Stefan: Yeah? All right.

Chloe: Okay. Oh, okay, hm. Hm, hm.

[Exhales softly]

[Singing in italian]

Stefan: You’re going through a lot. Trust me when I say I’m gonna take care of this for you. And when I do, maybe I’ll finally get to take you out on that date.

Chloe: I’m not sure that that date will live up to your expectations at this point.

Stefan: I disagree. I think it’ll be well worth the wait. Chloe, I can make this better for you, just like you can make it better for me. We would be so good together.

[Sot dramatic music]

My asthma felt anything but normal.

Ej: Weren’t your histrionics at the board meeting enough for you?

Johnny: Wasn’t questioning ava’s mental state in public enough for you? And doesn’t kicking her out of the house qualify as histrionics?

Ej: There’s no reason for her to be here. This is our family home.

Johnny: And ava is family. She’s your brother’s widow.

Ej: Who has sponged off us while poisoning my own son against me.

Johnny: Look, I didn’t say you have to let her stay here. I just said, if she goes, so do I. It’s completely up to you.

Tony: Count to ten, ej. You don’t want to lose your son over this.

Ej: Fine. She can stay.

Johnny: Well, good. Ava, can I offer you an aperitivo?

Ava: Oh, that sounds lovely, but I think I’d like to freshen up first.

Johnny: Of course. A dopo, papa.

[Dramatic music]

Ej: [Sighs]

Tony: You did the right thing, ej. You don’t want to lose your son over this. Let it go.

Ej: [Screams]

Ava: Oh, thank you. Thank you for standing up for me back there. I do not think I could handle having to look for another place to live right now.

Johnny: Now you don’t have to.

Ava: That’s quite a risk you took. You could have been out on your ass too.

Johnny: Well, it wasn’t completely unselfish. I like having you around.

Li: I’m sorry. My father shouldn’t speak to you like that.

Gabi: It’s okay. I’ve got a tough skin when it comes to business. I just–I don’t want him to be angry with you.

Li: Oh, it’ll blow over.

Gabi: Thank you. And thank you for backing me up. I know it wasn’t easy to lie to your father.

Li: Don’t you know by now? I’d do anything for you.

[Tender music]

Kristen: So how did it go?

Rolf: It’s working. When he comes to, he won’t want anything to do with gabi hernandez ever again. He’ll only have eyes for chloe lane.

Chloe: Oh, hey.

Brady: Hi. So, I talked to belle. According to her, we don’t need you to testify.

Chloe: Oh.

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: Okay, well, I just hate that you’re going through this.

Brady: I hate it, too, obviously, but I figure the worst-case scenario is that I have to share custody with kristen. I mean, I guess I could live with that, but it’s probably the best thing for rachel, anyway.

Chloe: Mm, I hope you’re right.

Brady: I hope I’m right too. Hey, there’s no reason to worry. There is nothing that kristen can do to come between us.

[Soft dramatic music]

Belle: Hey, listen, I’m so glad you came back. I’ve been thinking, and I’m really sorry. I tried to force the issue, and I pushed too hard.

Shawn: No, no, don’t, don’t, don’T. Don’t apologize. You were right. I– this–this isn’t working.

Belle: Oh.

Shawn: I mean, it’s, like, you know, like, us. Like, living–living together again, like this. It just–oh, my god, why? Look, I don’t know how to say this.

Belle: But you think it was a bad idea–

Shawn: Because, yeah, damn it, like, it’s, like–like–oh, my gosh, why am–why am I having so much trouble trying to find these words right now? I just–

Belle: You know what, I think you should just go take a shower, and we’ll still have dinner. We’ll talk about the cubs, and in the morning, I will go pack my stuff and–

Shawn: Look, I don’t-i don’t want to talk about the cubs, belle, and I don’t want to have dinner, and I don’t want you to leave, but I don’t want things to stay like this. Look, you’re right. Look, I do need to take a shower. Do you want to join me?

Belle: Are you sure?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, I’m sure.

Belle: Yeah. I would love that.

Shawn: Yeah?

Belle: Yeah.

Shawn: Come on, let’s go.

Belle: Okay.

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B&B Transcript Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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[ Dramatic music ]

Brooke: So, are you proud of yourself?

Taylor: I’m sorry. What?

Brooke: Look! Look at what you’ve done.

Taylor: Oh. Really? I– I did this? I’m the bad guy. Of course, I am. That’s right. I did all of this, right?

Brooke: Yes, you started it and you laughed at me.

Hope: It is always logan versus forrester with you.

Steffy: Because that’s how it always ends up.

Hope: But it doesn’t have to.

Steffy: Talk to your mom. She’s the one who started the feud.

Hope: Okay. All right. You know, if you wanna keep living in the past, then fine, that’s your call. But, I’m not going to sit by and let douglas become a victim of this endless feud between our families.

Bill: Did I miss something or is thomas demanding full time custody of douglas coming out of nowhere?

Liam: No, you’re right. It’s surprising. Nobody expected it, especially not hope.

Bill: Well, that can’t happen under any circumstances. Thomas raising douglas on his own should not be a thought in anyone’s head, ever.

Bill: Douglas absolutely cannot live with thomas. The guy has proven over and over again that he’s unstable. He can’t take that little boy out of the only home he’s known and throw him into– into crazy town at worst, and unpredictability at best.

Liam: I mean, no argument here. Sure, thomas has been working on himself. He hasn’t had an incident in a matter of months. Does that magically mean he should be the primary caregiver in douglas’ life?

Bill: Hell, no.

Liam: Exactly. And hope feels the same way.

Hope: Douglas loves his life with us. He loves being beth’s older brother. There is no reason to uproot him.

Steffy: You’re wrong. There’s a very big reason. Thomas is douglas’ blood. He deserves a more prominent role in his life.

Hope: And I have never done anything to deprive douglas of the time that he wants to spend with his father. But I think you’re forgetting one very important fact, and that is that I am douglas’ mother. I adopted him. Thomas and I share custody. Douglas is my son, too.

Thomas: What did i just walk in on?

Taylor: Okay, all of this.

Brooke: Ugh.

Taylor: All of this because– because I laughed at you? Okay.

[ Taylor laughing ]

Brooke: All right, you know what, taylor?

Taylor: What?

Brooke: I think I missed a spot.

Taylor: Brooke, please don’t do it again. Stop.

Brooke: No, no, no. Hang on.

Taylor: Brooke, seriously, no!

Brooke: Ooh! Oh-ho-ho, right there.

Taylor: Wow, wow. It’s really cold.

Brooke: Wait, let me look.

Taylor: You know what? It’s really cold in here, brooke. You look like you could use another coat.

[ Brooke screaming ]

Brooke: Okay, that’s it. That is it.

Taylor: Uh, hi.

Ridge: Really? Facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results?

Liam: Imagine how devastated hope would be if thomas actually succeeds in taking douglas away from her. But, like, has he– has he thought about that? Hope stepped in to take care of douglas when thomas couldn’T. He actually asked her to do that, originally. So, what? Now, he just arbitrarily changes his mind and goes, “nah, never mind?”

Bill: It’s outrageous.

Liam: And it’s not– it’s not even like he– he doesn’t get to spend time with douglas. The dude has complete access. So, why would he rip hope’s heart out? Because let’s be clear, that’s what he would be doing by taking douglas away from her. Like, the kid belongs in the home he knows.

Bill: Yeah, I completely agree. And listen, I can say there’s some– some small part of me because the circumstances are so different, but some small part of me that understands thomas wanting to be with his kid. I mean, I missed out on so much time with you and wyatt growing up, but I didn’t even know you existed.

Liam: It’s not the same. It’s not the same, though. I mean, like you said, you didn’t know we existed. Wyatt and I had zero relationship with you until we were full-grown adults. I mean, thomas gets to see douglas all the time. Like, why? Why would you chnge the arrangement? Unless, he’s just trying to get hope’s attention, which is exactly the reason that he’s done all the other crazy, scandalous crap he’s done.

Bill: I wouldn’t put it past him.

Liam: Well, if that’s true, then, um, he’s not gonna like the attention he gets because hope is not just going to hand douglas over to him.

Bill: Sounds like we’re headed for a full blown custody battle. You ready for that?

Hope: Thomas. Uh, where’s douglas?

Thomas: Oh, actually, we went out to grab some art supplies and ran into amelia, with kelly, and they went out to lunch. And, um, I don’t think I need to ask what you two are talking about.

Steffy: I was just explaining to hope that I’m 100 percent behind you in playing a bigger role in douglas’ life.

Hope: And I was just explaining that there’s nothing wrong with it, but that doesn’t mean that we have to uproot him from everything he knows.

Hope: Douglas has been with you for a long time now, and you have done a great job. Douglas feels safe, and loved, and we’re all grateful for that. But, it’s time for him to come home.

Hope: He is home. With us.

Steffy: With his father.

Thomas: Okay, um… steffy, I appreciate what you’re saying, but I think I’d like to talk to hope alone.

Steffy: Okay. Hope, this doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The only thing that really changes is douglas’ address.

Thomas: [Whispers] Steffy.

Steffy: I’m going.

Hope: Okay, can I be honest?

Thomas: Please do.

Hope: Now, I am starting to worry about your intentions when it comes to our son.

Ridge: What the hell is this?

Taylor: Okay, okay. So, I was trying to leave, and she wouldn’t let me. And I turned around, and I– and I– and I got paint on her–

Brooke: You know what?

Taylor: As I–

Brooke: If she didn’t talk like this, using her arms, her whole body, then it wouldn’t have splattered all over the place.

Taylor: Okay, okay, okay. You know what? That’s fair. I do get animated when I talk, we know that.

Brooke: You know what? I think you did it on purpose.

Taylor: Well, look, brooke, I wish I would have done it on purpose at this point–

Brooke: I wish I did it on purpose, actually.

Ridge: Ladies. Ladies!

[ Brooke sighing ]

Ridge: Please continue.

Taylor: Thank you. So, I was trying to leave, and, um, I got the paint on her, and then she just freaked out and started–

Ridge: So, you spilled some of douglas’ paint, and?

Brooke: Yeah.

Ridge: How did this happen?

Taylor: Yeah.

Brooke: I’m gonna tell you how this happened. She’s a klutz, okay? And she laughed at me. She laughed at me.

Taylor: Yeah. Ooh, I laughed at brooke, I don’t know. Ridge, you should’ve seen her face when I got the paint on her. It was like, “oh!” It was, it was funny. I laughed. Yes, okay, fine.

Ridge: This is unbelievable! What if douglas walked in right now? How would you explain this to a little boy? How would you do that? All I wanted for you– was for you not to fight over a little boy. That’s all.

Brooke: I apologize.

Taylor: No, I… I’m sorry, too. Okay? I am. None of this should have happened, and…

[ Taylor sighing ] Ridge, if we’re being honest, this whole fight wasn’t even about douglas. It was about you. Always is. Hi, I’m karen.

Liam: I mean, an honest to goodness custody battle over douglas, with courts, and lawyers, and judges, it’s just… it’s just not something anybody wants.

Bill: I’ve been there. Painful as hell for everyone involved.

Liam: Yeah, especially for the kid being fought over. Which is– you know, that’s why I think we’re gonna make every effort to resolve this amongst ourselves.

Bill: What are the chances?

Liam: Yeah, it’s hard to say. Thomas is adamant about taking douglas, and hope is adamant about keeping him, so.

Bill: It doesn’t sound like a lot of wiggle room.

Liam: But we keep hoping, you know.

Bill: I hear you.

Liam: Actually, you know, the truth is, nobody has even said the word “court.” It’s just… like, you know, that’s what we’re all thinking, so.

Bill: Well, thomas does have a soft spot for hope. Maybe she can use that to her advantage.

Liam: Yeah, I– I know.

Bill: I know. The guy’s a psycho. You’re gonna wake dr. Jekyll and have him turn into mr. Hyde. Having said that, all the wacky things that thomas has done in the past would work in your favor if you do go to court.

Liam: Yeah, that’s true. I mean, if– if it ever did come to that, using thomas’ past actions against him would make a very strong case for hope.

Bill: ‘Atta boy. Now you’re thinking like your old man.

Hope: I am not saying that it’s intentional, or that you’re even aware of it, but it’s starting to feel like you’re putting your wants ahead of douglas’ needs.

Thomas: I respect that you feel that way. But, I actually think it’s the opposite. I think douglas needs to be with his father.

Hope: You know, you all keep throwing that word at me, as if I’m not his mother. And you know whose idea that was, right? In the first place? It was yours. So, douglas is my son, too. And if I may say, I think I’m doing a pretty damn good job at raising him because he’s happy. He’s well-adjusted, and he’s a great boy. And he loves living with liam, beth and me, and there is no reason to pull him out of that when you can still see him whenever you want.

Thomas: You’re right. I made you douglas’ mother. And you have been incredible. He is so lucky to have you.

Hope: And he’s lucky to have you too, thomas. You know me. I would never want to interfere in your relationship with our son. As long as you are in a good, happy, healthy place, which I believe you are.

Thomas: But, you just don’t think I should be living with douglas. Do me a favor, hope. Give me a chance. Just come on over. And see how happy douglas is over at granddad’s house.

Ridge: You guys were having a paint fight over me?

Taylor: Yeah, well, it started because brooke was telling me that– that thomas wasn’t fit to be a father to douglas.

Brooke: I have legitimate concerns. It wasn’t too long ago when thomas was extremely unstable.

Ridge: That wasn’t long ago, and he’s much better now. You know that.

Taylor: Yes. And we went back and forth on that for a while, and then, um, I decided to leave when she started telling me that I was using the situation between thomas and douglas, to– wait for it– pit the two of you against each other.

Ridge: The two of us?

Taylor: Yeah, yeah. Uh, brooke seems to think that I’m using our grandson to try to come after you.

Ridge: No, you didn’t, you didn’t say that, right?

Brooke: Not in those exact words, ridge, but think about it. Come on. Thomas was fine with the custody arrangement. And then taylor comes back in town, and all of a sudden, thomas wants douglas full time. Out of nowhere!

Taylor: It’s not out of nowhere, brooke.

Brooke: You know what?

Taylor: Seriously, this is–

Brooke: I think you and steffy have been blabbing in his ear.

Taylor: Please.

Brooke: A custody battle between hope and thomas would definitely put you and me in different camps. And that’s what she wants. Admit it.

Taylor: No, I’m not going to admit it. Guess what, brooke? This has nothing to do with you. I know that is so hard for your little brain to comprehend that something isn’t about you. But, it’s not. This is about thomas having a happy life with his son.

Ridge: So you guys had a– a reasonable conversation, and then all of a sudden the paint started flying, is that correct?

Taylor: That’s exactly what happened.

Ridge: This is crazy, look at you guys! Covered in this stuff. You should see yourselves!

And it’s easier than ever to get

your projects done right .

Hope: I know how much you love douglas. And of course, you wanna spend as much time with him as possible. I mean, who wouldn’t? And I support that. But, he doesn’t have to leave our family, our home, in order for you to do that.

Thomas: This is really hard. I– I– seeing you worried or afraid, that’s the last thing I want.

Hope: Well, you know me well. Except, it’s not for me. It’s for douglas. Because he loves us, and he loves being a big brother to beth. And to take him out of that life that he’s known for so long.

Thomas: It’s gonna be fine, hope. Douglas is having so much fun over at granddad’s house. He’s getting to hang out with his family. He’s learning about his birthright. This isn’t about taking douglas away from you. I– I don’t know if I can ever put into words just how grateful I am for you. You gave douglas unconditional love when he needed it. You gave him a blanket of security when he longed for it. And I’ll be the first to admit, I was– I wasn’t able to give that to him. There was a time. But things have changed. I’m a better person now, and I only want what’s best for douglas. He is my number one priority. With–

[ Sighing ] I need to be with my son, hope, and he needs to be with me. And I think deep down, you know that. So do me this favor. Come over to granddad’s, and you’ll see that there’s nothing to be afraid of. And that that place is a great place for him.

Ridge: Have a good look. Take it all in.

Brooke: But, I don’t want to.

Ridge: Unbelievable.

Brooke: Oh, dear.

Taylor: Oh, no.

Brooke: Okay. You know, I think you’re gonna thank me one day.

Taylor: What? For all the laughter I’ve had at your expense?

Brooke: No, for finding the color that suits your personality. Green, with envy.

[ Taylor laughing ]

Taylor: Like, that I’m envious of you? Ridge, please make her stop. What is the color of delusional? Is it–

Ridge: No, no, no, no, no, no. No more of that. I just bought this suit, bought this shirt, I like the way it looks. No more paint fights. No more fighting at all. We gotta learn to be a blended family. We gotta learn to do what is right for douglas. Can we agree on that, please?

Brooke: Of course.

Taylor: Not a chance. I’m kidding. I’m kidding, I’m kidding, we all want what is best for douglas. And I really do believe that he is going to end up exactly where he belongs.

Brooke: Yeah. At home. With hope, and liam and beth.

Ridge: Oh. We are really making progress here. Let’s do something that we can all agree on. You guys hit the showers, you know where they are.

Taylor: I think that’s a good idea.

Ridge: This is silly.

Taylor: I know, I know.

Brooke: A shower sounds like a good idea. But, I have an even better idea.

Ridge: What?

Brooke: I shower with you.

[ Brooke laughing ]

[ Ridge laughing ] You care to join me? Hm?

Ridge: Hm.

Brooke: Oh. Oops.

[ Ridge sighing ]

[ Brooke laughing ]

Ridge: That’s funny.

Brooke: Oh. Look… ridge. I know you’re feeling a little caught between us in this situation with douglas, but just know one thing. That I love you, and you love me. And there’s nothing, or no one that will ever come between us. Right?

Ridge: Mm-hm.

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Adam: Well, thank you for the coffee. What did I do to deserve this?

Chelsea: You set me straight about my short-lived podcast career, and you even managed to cheer me up a little bit.

Adam: Oh, wow. I think I’m the one who should be thanking you, though. You were the one who made me reconsider how to handle my father and made me realize that I should give more thought to jack’s offer.

Chelsea: Well, I was glad to steer you in the right direction.

Sally: Hi, guys. How are you? It’s like a newman fashion reunion. Remember those days? Good times.

Chelsea: Good times? I think we have a different recollection of that experience.

Sally: Of course, you moved on to bigger and better things with those excellent podcasts. Riveting. You and billy have great chemistry. It sounds like you’re having a lot of fun.

Chelsea: Thanks. I think.

Sally: Mm-hmm. You must be thrilled to have found this new calling.

Adam: Sally… what’s going on?

Sally: [ Scoffs ]

[ Knock on door ]

Nick: Hey.

Victoria: Hey. Gosh, I’m glad you’re here. We need to strategize.

Nick: About what?

Victoria: Well, we need to figure out a way to deal with adam. Sally just told me about adam’s attempt to get her to publish this article about dad’s covering up ashland’s death. And I’m just sitting here trying to figure out a way to stop him.

Nick: Dad and I just ran into adam at society. He’s definitely on the warpath. He’s planning to use the police report to — I don’t know — seek justice.

Victoria: We need to stop him. I mean, obviously, sally refused to publish the article, but there are other media outlets that would be happy to drag the newman name through the mud.

Nick: What are you thinking?

Victoria: You know, I don’t have the details worked out yet, but I do believe that sally is the key to this.

Nick: How so?

Victoria: We buy ourselves some time. We — we tell her to let adam know that she’s gonna publish the article, make him believe that she’s on his side.

Nick: So, you want to use sally as a pawn. Absolutely not, vick.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Laughter ]

Tessa: Dominic loves the bubbles.

Mariah: Who knew? A little bit of water and some dish soap. We could have saved hundreds on presents.

Devon: Yeah.

Chance: I think the invitation said no presents.

Mariah: No one ever believes that, especially with daddy warbucks on the guest list.

Devon: I don’t know what you’re talking about. I restrained myself.

Mariah: This is restraint?

Devon: Yes, this is, actually.

Abby: Well, you are gonna love the theme of today’s party. It’s gonna mean a lot to dominic, and it cost absolutely nothing.

Tessa: Ooh. What is it?

Abby: We are gonna make a time capsule of dominic’s first year. Everyone’s gonna write a couple notes, and I am gonna seal them in this box. And when dominic turns 18 and he graduates from high school, he’ll open it.

Devon: That’s a really, really great idea, abby.

Mariah: Yeah, we are definitely stealing that for our future kid’s birthday.

Tessa: [ Laughs ]

Abby: Alright, so, everyone, just write a couple sentences of what your best memory of dominic’s first year was. I want him to know how loved and supported he was since day one. For you I wish many things…

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Mariah: Okay.

Tessa: Can I read what you wrote?

Mariah: No. It’s gonna be a surprise.

Tessa: What? We’re gonna read it in, like, two seconds.

Mariah: [ Laughs ]

Abby: Alright, is everyone done? Should we read them?

Mariah: Uh, okay. I will go first.

Abby: I knew you would.

[ Laughter ]

Mariah: “Dear dominic, I will always remember when my pregnancy test was positive. We had no idea how cute and fun you would be then, but that was just the start. Love you, mariah.”

Tessa: Aww!

Abby: That’s so sweet.

Tessa: Okay, well, I’ll go next. Um, “dearest dom, I remember the first time I saw you. It was an ultrasound. You were so tiny, but it was clear to anyone who saw that image you were super cool. Love, tessa.”

Mariah: You know, we should have visuals in the time capsule, you know, like the sonogram or maybe other photos.

Abby: Yes. I love that idea. I’ll make that happen.

Devon: That would be really cool. I’ll go next. “Dominic, the day you were born was exciting and nerve-wracking and exhilarating, but at the end of the day, I was thrilled to be helping bring you into the world, little man.”

[ Laughter ] “You were immediately loved by everyone. Love, devon.”

Mariah: I love how you didn’t include the part about the psycho that kidnapped me. It was very — very sensitive. Thank you. I appreciate that.

Devon: No problem, no problem.

Tessa: What did you write, abby?

Abby: I wrote, “my dearest son, I can tell you that my favorite day of your first year was when your father came home from overseas and got to meet you for the first time.”

Chance: That’s my favorite, too.

Abby: Yeah. Yeah?

Victoria: Why are you opposed to asking sally to go along with my plan?

Nick: I don’t think it’s fair to enlist her in a newman family fight. Vick, I had a heart-to-heart talk with her earlier. She has been nothing but loyal to the family and the company.

Victoria: You’re right. You’re right. She’s shown that she’s on our side.

Nick: Then let’s keep her out of it. We will reward her for informing us what adam was up to. Plus, she’s still dealing with her heartache from her breakup with adam. It’ll just get messy and complicated.

Victoria: The goal is to protect you and dad, so we have to keep the cover-up and the fact that you delivered the punch that killed ashland — we have to keep that from becoming public knowledge.

Nick: I don’t need protecting, okay? That’s what got us here in the first place. All this talk about protecting me — it’s making me start to understand adam.

Chelsea: As much as I love being praised for my podcast, this seems suspicious.

Sally: Nothing is going on. Just a little thing called being polite. Unless that’s a foreign concept to both of you. I will just leave you to your chat.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ]

Adam: Sorry about that.

Chelsea: Mnh, I can take it. She doesn’t scare me.

Adam: Forgot how tough you can be.

Chelsea: Well, thanks for the advice.

Adam: Am I being dismissed?

Chelsea: No. I just thought you’d want to get in touch with jack, you know, about what we talked about.

Adam: You’re right. I should get going. Thank you for the talk in the park. Gave me a lot to think about. Okay.

Chelsea: Bye.

Adam: Bye.

[ Door opens and closes ]

Sally: Well, you certainly didn’t waste any time. Ughh!

Chelsea: You’re acting jealous and possessive. You’re obviously very sad that adam no longer looks at you with affection. Clearly, what you guys had was based on lust. It’s obvious by how quickly it’s crashed and burned.

Sally: What adam and I had was very special.

Chelsea: Oh, I’m sure it was…to you. And now you’re having a really hard time accepting that it’s over and you’re lashing out to the people around you and I’m the closest target.

Sally: [ Scoffs ] The truth is —

Chelsea: The truth is, what adam and I have has lasted for years, and we have a child together. You don’t get to just drop in and say whatever you want anytime you see the two of us together. We are finally in a great place. We can sit together, have a normal conversation like normal people, and I am not gonna let you get in the middle of that. So, whatever’s going on between adam and me, friendship or otherwise, it’s not really any of your business.

[ Door opens ]

Sharon: It’s hard to let go of him, isn’t it?

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Devon: He loves it.

Abby: Mmm! [ Chuckles ]

Tessa: So, what did you write?

Mariah: I wished for him to find unconditional love.

Tessa: Ooh!

Mariah: And you?

Tessa: Well, I wrote that i hope he finds his passion, the thing that he wants to do with his life, and that we would be there to support him in every way.

Mariah: I also addressed it to “bowie.” Do you think that’s gonna make any sense in the future?

Tessa: Yeah. I think so.

Mariah: Okay. Let’s go home.

Tessa: Okay.

Devon: Vroom, vroom, vroom!

Abby: Oh, are you two leaving?

Mariah: Yeah. Sorry, guys, but we have to get the new face of marchetti to, well, marchetti.

[ Laughter ]

Chance: Well, good luck, tessa. We know you you’ll crush it.

Tessa: Thank you.

Abby: You’re gonna do great, and we’re so excited for you.

Devon: Here you go. Yeah.

Abby: Come see mama.

Devon: We all can’t wait for that ad campaign, but I know your fans are looking forward to you fully recovering so you can get back to doing what you do best.

Tessa: Yes.

Devon: So, on that note, i need to get to work. Dominic…

[ Laughter ] …Happy birthday, man. I love you. I’ll see you later this week, okay? You guys did a great job with this party. Thank you for everything.

Abby: Thank you.

Devon: See you.

Abby: Bye.

Tessa: Happy birthday, dom.

Abby: Say “bye-bye.”

Mariah: Bye-bye.

Abby: Can you say “bye-bye”?

Dominic: Bye-bye.

Abby: Bye-bye!

Mariah: Thanks, guys! See you soon!

Abby: Thanks for coming. Mwah! Can you blow kisses? Mwah! Mwah!

[ Chuckles ] Well, um, you were pretty quiet this afternoon. Did you think my time capsule idea was silly? I — I just thought it was a fun way for all of us to come together for dominic, but did it make you think about all the time you missed with him, or is something else bothering you?

Victoria: What do you mean, you understand adam? What are you talking about?

Nick: I can appreciate his frustrations with dad and his constant interfering, how he gets under his skin, how he has to fight the urge to constantly teach him a lesson.

Victoria: I’m so sick and tired of adam lashing out every time his little ego gets bruised. He just takes things too personally. It makes him look weak. It’s why I think, ultimately, he’ll never succeed at business.

Nick: I’m not defending him, vick, okay? I’m not. But I understand what is motivating him. I mean, look at me. I didn’t want dad’s help. I didn’t want it. But it was forced upon me, and you’ve been in the same position.

Victoria: We are nothing like adam. Don’t you even insinuate that this would unite us against dad.

Nick: That’s not what this is, okay? And as frustrated as I am with dad, I will handle things very differently than adam. I’m not saying I agree with what adam’s doing, but I get it. It’s just too bad that he’s regressed because I was starting to be, you know, cool with the new adam.

Victoria: The new adam is a fairy tale. I never bought his so-called transformation, and clearly he’s up to his old tricks. He’s trying to publish slander about our father.

Nick: It’s not slander, vick, if it’s true. Dad was behind a cover-up.

Victoria: A cover-up of an accident. So there was nothing to actually hide. Look, chance made his decision, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s over.

Victor: That’s right. It is over. Okay?

Victoria: How long have you been standing there?

Victor: Long enough. Happy to see the two of you working together, and you, son, are finally back where you belong. And as far as threats are concerned from adam, don’t you worry about it. I’ll take care of it. I have taken care of bigger things than that, alright? Now, I suggest we celebrate, celebrate that we put this dreadful chapter behind us. I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Sally: It’s just so humiliating, getting dressed down by chelsea.

Sharon: Well, she’s very good at pushing people’s buttons.

Sally: Yeah. Especially mine.

Sharon: But is it chelsea or adam who has you triggered?

Sally: I’m trying to let go of him.

Sharon: I know the feeling.

Sally: It’s so hard.

Sharon: But it can be done. I’m proof of that.

Sally: I thought I was through the worst of it. Adam finally admitted that he broke up with me to ensure that I kept my job. And even though I pushed him to tell me the truth, it did not feel any better hearing it. It just made the wound raw again, to know for sure that he was willing to purposefully hurt me like that in some misguided attempt to protect me.

Sharon: Well, that’s an unfortunate newman trait.

Sally: He just caused me too much pain, and there was no going back, you know, after he made it clear to me that he didn’t trust me enough to bring me with him on his new path.

Sharon: What new path?

Sally: He’s out to get his father.

Sharon: Again?

Sally: [ Scoffs ] Yeah. It seems that there’s no escaping his love/hate cycle with victor.

Sharon: Did you ever consider that him telling you that he doesn’t trust you is just, um… it’s another way of protecting you. I’m sure adam didn’t want you to get caught in victor’s cross hairs.

Sally: Do you really think that’s a possibility?

Sharon: Yeah. The, you know, father/son battles in the past have been, you know, pretty nasty. And I can’t imagine adam would want you involved.

Sally: Yeah. I mean, maybe. Maybe he is looking out for me. But it doesn’t matter because I’ve realized that there is no way for adam and me to move our relationship past his daddy issues. I know you warned me about that before and I didn’t listen. But I finally get it now. Victor will always be adam’s primary relationship.

Adam: Hey, jack, it’s me. Um, we should talk. I’ve been reconsidering your offer. It’s interesting. So, call me back.

[ Glasses clinking ]

Victor: To the future of newman enterprises.

Victoria: The future. The future is very bright. And like I said on the video call, the company is on track to be stronger than ever — and not because ashland is gone, but because nicholas has joined us, which is very reassuring. And it’s also very exciting. It’s very good for the family and very good for the company. To the newmans, together.

[ Glasses clinking ]

Nick: Alright.

Victor: I got to tell you, after the video conference, the various division heads felt very confident now that the company is in the hands of my family, your mother, in your hands, and in your hands, okay? I love that. My family running newman enterprises. Let’s drink to that again.

Nick: Alright.

[ Glasses clinking ] And let us drink to the fact that ashland locke is now part of history, okay?

Victoria: I suggest that we never say his name again and pretend like he never even existed.

Victor: Exactly.

Chance: Abby, I’m not upset about lost time with dominic. That’s not it.

Abby: So, you weren’t hurt by the reminder that you weren’t here when dominic was born?

Chance: No, abby. Look, I’ve — I’ve done enough work in therapy where I’m past the point of getting upset about that. I really enjoyed having a picnic with you and our baby boy and all of our good friends. And I really enjoy creating these memories as a family. I promise.

Abby: Okay. Then why were you so quiet all afternoon?

Chance: [ Sighs ] I, um… I just got some things on my mind, you know? I don’t want to get into it right now, not on his birthday.

Abby: Chance, please. Just tell me. I want to know what’s going on inside your head.

Chance: No, you’re right. I should — I should be honest with you.

[ Chuckles ] I’m just still worried about shutting down this investigation into ashland’s death. That’s it.

Abby: Oh. I thought you had put that to bed when you closed the case.

Chance: Well, it’s, uh, not that simple. I had some loose ends to take care of, and, uh…well, I might have filed the report, but i just can’t stop thinking about it.

Abby: Chance, you have to stop second-guessing yourself.

Chance: Abby, I realize that. I’m just trying to reconcile the decision I made here.

Abby: And you made the right one. My family is very grateful.

Chance: Okay, look, I want to talk to you about this. I really do. But you were just so sure that i did nothing wrong.

Abby: Of course you didn’T. Because I know you.

Chance: Abby, you don’t understand. If I can’t talk to you about it, who the hell am I supposed to talk to? I mean, I can’t go around town saying, “well, my father-in-law committed a crime, and I’m having trouble letting it go.”

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Abby: Chance [Sighs] Look at what this is doing to you — to us. I never meant to influence you. Yes, the newmans are my family, but they’re your family, too. And I’m sorry. I mean, are you having second thoughts?

Chance: Just don’t worry about it, okay? It’s all good.

[ Cellphone vibrating ] I’m sorry. Give me a second. Yeah?

Abby: Hello. Hello.

Chance: Okay. I’ll be right there. Okay. I have to go.

Abby: Where are you going?

Chance: I have to meet an informant about rey’s open cases. Once I wrap this one up, I’ll be done. That’ll be his entire caseload.

Abby: Well, that’s great, but do you have to do it right now, I mean, in the middle of this important conversation? Can’t someone else cover for you?

Chance: It has to be me, abby. He was my partner. I have to see this through.

Abby: Okay, well, can you just promise me that when the cases are closed that maybe we could just get away for a little bit, just the three of us? You know, even if it’s just for a long weekend. We need this. Our family needs this.

Chance: I’ll think about it. Bye. I love you. Happy birthday. [ Smooches ]

Abby: Bye.

Chance: See you back at home.

Abby: Bye, dada.

Chance: I love you.

Abby: Love you. Bye, dada. Say “bye.”

Dominic: Bye-bye.

Abby: Bye-bye, dada.

Dominic: Bye-bye.

Abby: Bye-bye.

Dominic: Bye-bye.

Abby: Bye-bye.

Adam: Well, isn’t this cozy? Or, at the very least, efficient. I can address you all.

Victor: Son. Why don’t you sit down and join us for a drink?

Adam: Oh, that won’t be necessary. Matter of fact, andy, can you bring their check to me? I would like to pick up their tab today.

Victor: That is not necessary, okay?

Adam: Well, just to show you that there are no hard feelings on my part.

Victoria: What are you up to, adam? Why do you feel the need to drag the family into another fight?

Adam: I just bought you lunch and a very expensive bottle of champagne. That’s not a combative gesture, victoria.

Nick: You sure you’re not looking for a battle?

Adam: Not at all. Had an epiphany about my life with the help of someone that’s very close to me, and I’m not coming after the family. No revenge. Not going down that road again. I want to focus on my own life, and that means not falling into old traps, usually set by our father. So, enjoy yourselves.

Victoria: I’m sorry, but I’m not buying it. Why would he go to all of the trouble to get his hands on that police report if he wasn’t gonna use it to his advantage? What do you think, nick?

Victor: Don’t you worry about a thing, okay? I will deal with him.

Abby: Did you have fun, dominic? I know I did for a while. Oh. [ Chuckles ] Sleeping. I will get you home soon.

[ Sighs ] You only turn one once, dominic. And I cannot wait for you to graduate high school and open this box with all of these special notes from our special family, all of these people that love you so much.

Devon: Hey. Glad you’re still here.

Abby: Hey. What’s wrong?

Devon: I forgot that — oh — I was having my little buddy watch my tablet for me.

Abby: [ Chuckles ]

Devon: You alright?

Abby: Yeah. Yeah. I’m just a little emotional. Well, can’t believe dominic’s turning one.

Devon: I know. It’s a big milestone.

Abby: Time flies.

Devon: It sure does. Are you really okay, though?

Abby: I can’t fool you.

Devon: No, you can’T. Why don’t you talk to me?

Abby: [ Sighs ] I guess I was just expecting this day to go differently than it did.

Devon: I thought everybody had a really great time.

Abby: Yeah, yeah, we did. It’s just, after everyone left, I was hoping to have some time with chance, you know, just the three of us, but he got called away on a case.

Devon: Oh. I see. I mean, that’s a part of his job. You know that.

Abby: Yeah. Yeah. It’s — it’s not just that, though. It’s the way that he’s been viewing his cases lately. It’s all he can think about, all he talks about. And there’s this one investigation that wasn’t as cut and dried as he likes and… I know I’m gonna sound like a terrible person, but, I mean, if work is consuming you like that, I mean, isn’t it something wrong? Doesn’t that mean that something’s off? I mean, for me, family is first always. I mean our family, with dominic.

Devon: Yeah.

Abby: It was just how I grew up with my mom’s family and my dad’S.

Devon: No, I completely understand. Neil instilled the same thing in me, you know? And I miss him every day for it. But do you really think that chance doesn’t feel the same way about family as you do? ‘Cause he — he’s crazy about you guys.

Abby: I know. And he has put us first in some recent situations. But there are other times…

Devon: Yeah. Well, honestly, abby, I think that chance is just built differently. Like, of course, family is important to him, but his sense of right and wrong and his commitment to his job is such a big part of who he is. Standing up for what he believes is right and holding people accountable when they break the law — it might be right up there with family for him. And that’s just something that you have to understand and remember that, even though his priorities might shift from day to day, they’re both still there.

Abby: Thank you for saying that.

Devon: Yeah.

Abby: But, you know, I was taught that family is first and everything else comes second. So sometimes it’s hard for me to understand.

Devon: I know exactly what you mean ’cause you grew up with victor newman as a father.

Abby: Dad always puts family first, sometimes at the expense of everything else.

Devon: Well, chance isn’t like your father.

Abby: He definitely isn’T.

Devon: But I know that he loves you and he loves dominic. And I guarantee you that you two are his first priority, as you should be.

Abby: Thank you.

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Sharon: I thought your relationship with adam could survive his conflict with his father.

Sally: So did I.

Sharon: But now he’s alone again, looking to fight victor.

Sally: I’m alone again, too. I’ve never really been a fan of that.

[ Chuckles ] I mean, how do you handle it? The loneliness. Oh, my god. I’m sorry. I — I just blurt things out sometimes. I did not mean to be insensitive. I just know that you — you recently lost rey.

Sharon: No. That’s okay. I don’t mind talking about it. But you know there is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Yeah, I may not be in a romantic relationship, but I am surrounded by people who I love the most in the world.

Sally: That’s wonderful.

Sharon: Yeah, it is. And surviving cancer made me feel differently about being alone.

Sally: How so?

Sharon: Well, I, um, want to make the most out of every day. I don’t want to waste any of my time. I certainly don’t want to waste time feeling sorry for myself. And I don’t mind spending time by myself. I actually cherish it.

Sally: [ Chuckles ] I love that outlook. Maybe one day I will get there.

Sharon: Yeah, well, I’ve also realized that life can change in an instant, and that might make one feel a little worried, but the people I’m surrounded by — they make me feel safe.

Sally: [ Chuckles ] Like nick.

Sharon: Yeah. He is one of those people.

Sally: I mean, he always just seems so supportive of you. It must be a really big help not having an ex who’s an enemy.

Sharon: Well, um, you know, it hasn’t all been rosy, but i know that nick is a good man and I know how lucky I am to have him in my life.

Nick: Hey.

Adam: Dad and victoria abandon you?

Nick: There’s a lot to do at the office.

Adam: I’m sure.

Nick: So, is this epiphany of yours for real?

Adam: That’s right. I had a vision for how I want my life to go, and it did not involve wreaking havoc at newman enterprises.

Nick: What happened? Why the abrupt shift?

Adam: I had a conversation with someone who enlightened me and convinced me that I was going down the wrong path.

Nick: So, we’re just supposed to take your word for it that you’re not gonna be a threat?

Adam: Look, you all are gonna believe whatever you want to believe, okay? But I do want to say one thing to you, nick — that none of my anger and issues are with you. You’ve been nothing but fair and honest since faith’s accident, and this all has to do with dad as far as I’m concerned.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Look, here’s the problem, adam. If you change your mind — and we both know there’s a very strong possibility that happens — and you weaponize what you know about ashland’s death against us, then I do get hurt.

Adam: Look, I think you should worry less about me and more about the people in your camp.

Nick: What does that mean?

Adam: Come on. Now that you’re back into the fold, one wrong move and dad is gonna turn on you, too.

Nick: You think I don’t know what dad’s capable of? Look, I don’t like the way he handled things that night.

Adam: [ Sighs ] You mean the night that you killed ashland locke?

Nick: That was an accident.

Adam: Of course it was an accident.

Nick: You weren’t there, alright? You don’t know how much danger vick was in and why I had to jump in.

Adam: Look, I do believe that you had no choice. And believe it or not, I am glad that you were there to protect victoria.

Nick: It also shows how much dad loves us and how far he will go for us, which includes you, adam. I wish you could drop some of your resentment towards him.

Adam: So do I. So do I. But I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen.

Nick: [ Scoffs ] I mean, for you to even think about using what dad did to protect his children against him is pretty low, especially when you think about how many times in the past you have needed the police to look the other way for something you did.

Adam: Would you stop? I told you, I’m backing off. I swear to you that I want to find a new path.

Nick: I really hope that’s true.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone pings ]

Billy: Maybe because with goodbyes there is a sense of loss. But there’s also room for new beginnings.

[ Cellphone thuds ]

Chelsea: [ Breathes deeply ]

[ Sighs ] Connor. Hey, how are you? No, no. I know. I was just missing you. Not flossing well?

Sharon: So, was this just a meeting, or did they take pictures?

Tessa: Just a few test photos.

Mariah: But the first ad shoot is coming up very soon now. And you should see the clothes that she gets to wear.

[ Laughs ]

Sharon: That is so exciting.

Tessa: Yeah, it’s gonna be a lot more fun than I thought.

Mariah: And you haven’t even heard about the best part of the day.

Sharon: Best part? You mean there’s more?

Mariah: We got to go to dominic’s first birthday party, and he was so amazing.

Tessa: And it made us realize…

Mariah: We don’t want to wait any longer.

Tessa: We’re gonna dive back into the adoption process.

Sharon: Wow. That is such great news. I am so excited for both of you. I can’t wait for your next chapter.

Tessa: [ Laughs ]

Victoria: Oh, gosh, I think i have too much of a champagne buzz to go over those fourth-quarter projections.

Victor: [ Chuckles ] Well, I’ll admit to you — and only to you — that once or twice I had maybe one tequila too many when I looked at the books and made a deal. You know what I’m saying?

Victoria: [ Laughs ]

[ Sighs ] You know, dad, I don’t think i told you how grateful I am for what you did for us that night. You were looking out for me and nicholas. You risked — you risked a lot to protect us, and I just appreciate it so much. Thank you. I’ll never forget it. Mm. I love you.

Victoria: I adore you, okay? I wish your brothers felt the same, you know?

Victoria: Oh, daddy. I think that deep down in nick’s heart, he does.

Victor: Mm.

Victoria: Adam, on the other hand — I have no idea what’s going through his head.

Victoria: I don’t ever want you to worry about that. I will do whatever I can to protect my family, even if that means to protect you from one of our own.

Adam: Well, just remember this. As much as dad’s instinct was to protect us by covering up A.J. Montalvo and locke’s deaths, what he did prevented us from processing the consequences of our actions. They both were accidents. They both were self-defense, yes. But you and I — we never had to publicly face what happened. Dad covered it all up, made it look like we weren’t even there. I don’t know about you, but for me, that meant I had to bury all these feelings about killing a man in the deepest part of my psyche.

Nick: You were just a kid.

Adam: Mm-hmm. And someone was looking out for me — my father. You know, he thought he was helping, but he was actually doing the opposite. What he was essentially saying is, “you did something wrong. I fixed it. Forget about it. Move on with your life.” But taking a man’s life is not easy to forget, nick. The problem is, the more you push those memories away, the more that they come back. I suppressed what I did in kansas for a long time, and it turned me into who I am today. Is that what you want, nick?

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[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Sighs ] I almost forgot where we were. So…last night at the quartermaines’, that wasn’t a nightmare. What happened? It happened. Someone tried to kill ava. It has been hours since the last status report. Somebody needs to tell me an update on my wife’s condition. I’m sorry, but there’s been no update since — would you give me the head of surgery?! Mr. Cassadine. Oh. Ava’s been in surgery all night. I can’t get an answer from anyone. Can you please help me find something about my wife? I can try. I just need to know what happened to my wife. That makes two of us. Um, I-I was out on the terrace for a while, then I helped distribute desserts. Before that. In and out of the kitchen. And you? I was probably on s’mores duty around the time ava was injured. And before? I was manning the grill. Yeah. So, uh, how much longer is this going to take? I have just a few more questions.

[ Cellphone ringing ] Okay. Hang tight. Of course. Drew, why are you so antsy? If you seem too eager to get away, they’re going to think you have something to hide. I just… I just want to check on carly.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] Carly: What has gotten into us? I’m betting it’s the apron that did it. It is rather fetching. Yeah. Or… we chalk this up to what it is. An attraction that we no longer ignore. Josslyn: Morning. Hey! I didn’t expect you up for hours. Yeah, well. Here. I think you need this more than I do. Thank you. Yeah, I didn’t really sleep last night. Oh, of course not. After everything you went through last night? My god. You saved ava’s life. I just keep replaying it in my head. It’s like I’m outside of my body watching as I hold that towel to stop the bleeding. And you know I don’t love ava, but I couldn’t let her die. And before she passed out, she was so scared. All she wanted was for me to hold her hand. Oh, god. Baby, I’m so proud of you. I hate that you went through that. Well, is there any news? No, not yet. Avery? She doesn’t know. Sonny and I are trying to decide when to tell her. I don’t think trina knows either. She had a meeting at pcu this morning, and she’s supposed to come here after.

[ Knock on door ]

[ Knock on door ] Got your messages. All five of them. I’m sorry. I couldn’t sleep. I felt horrible about what happened. It’s all I could do to stop from driving over to your house. So I just kept calling, hoping you’d pick up. Yeah, I should have. No, it’s okay. I was just worried. You seemed like you were in shock after you found out what happened to ava. Yeah, well, I think what happened is pretty shocking, don’t you? It’s horrible. It just seems like you shut down. You wouldn’t even let me drive you home. Finn, I don’t want to revisit last night. Being close to violence just really makes me nervous. Did you see something last night?

[ Banging on door ]

[ Groans ]

[ Banging continues ]

[ Muffled ] Alright!

[ Banging continues ] Alright! Alright! Alright! Alright! Okay.

[ Banging continues ] This better be a damn emergency! It is a damn emergency.

[School bells]


I knew it. You knew what? There’s something going on between you and carly.

[ Scoffs ] Joss is the one that found ava near death, and so of course I’m worried about joss and carly both. And avery! Carly’s probably wondering what to tell her. And you have the answers? I just want to see if carly needs anything. Uh-huh. As friends do. Okay, cousin, no offense, but what’s it to you? Why are you so interested in me and carly? Before yesterday, pure nosiness. But cousin to cousin, today, I don’t want to see anyone waste as much time as I did. Oh, it’s so good to see you. How are you? Oh. Better than I’ve been in a long time. Pcu just dropped my title ix violation against me. Oh, my god! That’s such great news! Oh, finally. Did they apologize while they were at it? Yeah, well, I met with the title ix coordinator and the dean an hour ago, and, yes, they apologized for the previous finding. Nothing will be on my record and I can continue with the rest of my class in the fall. Oh. That is great on their part. They should have done that. I hoped they would. But, you know, I was still nervous. Hey, I really wanted to go with you. It was just kind of a crazy night. It’s okay. It all worked out. And now I can really enjoy my party tonight. So, your mom must be over the moon. Have you talked to her? Yes, she is super excited about the title ix determination being dropped, but we didn’t really get to talk because she was getting ready for work at the hospital. But, um, I can’t wait to tell ava. And — you know what? I think I’m going to stop by the gallery before — trina, um… actually, I don’t think that there’s a point, um, in going to the gallery today. Why? Did something happen to it? No. Something happened to ava.

[ Door closes ] Were you nearby when ava got attacked? Did — did you hear something or see something? Nikolas? What are we…? No. Oh, god. It happened again. I’m losing time. I only know what you know. When I couldn’t reach you on the phone, I just — I got a little worried. I — I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you. I just needed some time to myself. Because you’re angry with me for contacting sarah.

[ Sighs ] Listen, I… I was wrong, elizabeth. I was so wrong, and I tried to apologize, but last night you said I wasn’t your anything. You…

[ Sighs ] You still mean that? I just have a couple questions. Right. Nina: Nikolas? Hi. Is ava out of surgery? What the hell are you doing? Don’t step closer to me. Same as you. That’s what I’m doing here. No. Ava’s my wife. She’s nothing to you! Okay, listen to me. It’s not a competition. Ava’s the mother of my child. She happens to be a good friend to somebody that means a lot to me. Sonny, please. Listen, we are not here to upset you. We’re worried, same as you. I want you gone, sonny.Well, I want you out of here. So I guess neither of us is going to get what we want. Problem, gentlemen? I sincerely hope not, as this is a hospital. And I’ll have no qualms about escorting you out. No problem, commissioner. Good. Mr. Cassadine, I’m told the surgeon will be out to speak with you shortly. Is ava gonna recover? They couldn’t share details because I’m not family. But I believe ava’s in post-op recovery. Thank god! They — they didn’t say if she’s conscious? Or — or — or did she say what happened? Uh, send coffee…and a carafe. On second thought, send two. Thank you. Victor: I see housekeeping hasn’t been in yet. I apologize for the surroundings, uncle victor, but I don’t imagine that you’ll be staying long. You know, you don’t make it easy to track you down. Although registering here as fred flintstone was a bit of a giveaway. Yeah. Carly banned me from the hotel, and olivia has a long memory. So, what was so urgent? Is ava dead? Not yet.

[ Breathes shakily ] How do you feel about that? Ambivalent. You? Much the same. Not angry? What, that ava was attacked? That the attack wasn’t more…successful. Oh, well, now, that’s a rather callous point of view. Who would think that? The person responsible. You.


So, you and chase are officially a thing now? Well, I don’t know what we’re calling ourselves, but, yeah, we’re together. About damn time.

[ Chuckling ] Yeah, I know, right? Seems like a lot of people were pulling for us. Oh. I’m just really happy you didn’t give up on each other. Me, too. So now do you see why I’m meddling? No. No idea. Jokes aside, drew, if you and carly have real feelings for each other, if there’s a chance at happiness, don’t let this window close. We actually did sort of have a, uh… a breakthrough yesterday. And? And… that is the extent of your helpful nosiness. Thank you very much. I will take it from here. Mr. Cain, you’re not clear to leave. I have just a few more questions. I have to go to the hospital.I need to see how ava’s doing. No, no, let me change, and I will go with you, okay? Josslyn, please check on the girls. Yeah. Avery stayed here last night. Poor baby. I can’t believe I’ve been fighting over a stupid school judgment, and ava’s been fighting for her life all night.

[ Sobs ] Hey. Your school judgment isn’t stupid. You got your future back. But what about ava’s future? Why didn’t you guys tell me what was going on? Because josslyn didn’t get home till after midnight. She had to give a statement to the police. And she didn’t tell you because she didn’t want you to miss your appointment this morning. It’s too important. There’s nothing you could have done anyway. You understand that, right? Yeah, I do. Thank god that joss found ava. I just — I-I can’T… what about avery? Does she know what happened to her mom? No, we don’t want to tell her until we have some concrete information. She’s just so little to just have her life turned upside down. And she’s already dealing with a lot. Yeah. Including me and sonny’s divorce. Yeah. Yeah, but you’re a constant. And ava knows that, too. Thank god that avery has you. You’re suggesting that i attacked ava? My dear boy, you must still be suffering from that alcohol-fueled evening you had. We all know the lengths that you would go to protect this family. And perhaps you felt that ava was becoming a liability. Oh, she was. But do you really think I’d stab her? No. Of course not. You’d never risk getting the blood splatter on your italian loafers, but sending an operative to kill ava at a party with a million suspects… it’s definitely in your wheelhouse.

[ Chuckles ] Clever boy. And the, uh, police commissioner probably has that figured out, too. So it might be time for you to take an extended vacation, look in on the house at cassadine island. Oh, don’t mistake yourself, spencer. I’m not complimenting your cleverness in having me all figured out. No, rather on you being clever enough to start deflecting suspicion from yourself. Let me, um — let me lay it all out for you. Ava controls your fortune, your money. In other words, she controls you. She flung your father and girlfriend’s betrayal in your face, which turned your world on its axis yesterday. Your rage drove you to consume an obscene amount of alcohol, loosening your inhibitions. The attack was up close and personal. You see, my dear nephew, you have as much reason to kill ava as anyone. I’m her husband. Maybe he’ll talk to me. Hold up. I have a few questions for you first. Looks like ava’s going to be in recovery for a while before they put her in the icu room. You want to get some breakfast? No. No, thank you. I’m not hungry. I’m just going to stick around here. Your — you — is it all right if — I’m going to go check on avery. Yes, of course. And thank you for spending the night with me here.

[ Chuckles ] What’s up? Nikolas just seems a little more wound up than he usually is. Yes. I think he’s probably terrified. What do you mean? Of what? As soon as I get the all clear from ava’s doctors, I’ll question her. But until then, do you have any information that can aid this investigation? No, not really. What was that with you and sonny earlier? It’s just raw nerves.

[ Clears throat ] Are you sure that’s all? Things looked pretty tense. I’ve been up all night. You know what? Thanks for the update, commissioner. I need to get black coffee. Oh, you can’t go. I’m sure you don’t want to miss the surgeon. And until he arrives with more information, help me out, mr. Cassadine. Walk me through everything that happened with ava at the picnic yesterday. I asked you not to interfere, and you called my sister? You crossed a boundary I had clearly drawn. How am I supposed to feel about that? I understand. I-I… I shouldn’t have done it. Obviously, I won’t call sarah back. The damage is already done. She’s going to assume that I messed up somehow. I never even spoke to her. How would she? Oh, you don’t know her. You’re right. You’re right, I don’t know anything about your family ’cause you never speak about them. And I’m not trying to justify this, but the only reason why I reached out is because I was concerned about you and your health, and I felt like I had no other alternative. Than go behind my back? Ignoring me when I’ve asked you not to mention my parents again? It was arrogant of me and disrespectful. Please. Just let me know how I can make this right. You can’T.


But she isn’t the one who betrayed me. That was my father, and I did not try to filet him… yet. Hmm. You know, I almost believe you.

[ Sighs ] So you didn’t attack ava? Sorry. I was too busy emptying the contents of my stomach onto the quartermaine azaleas. Ah, that is curious. I was certain you did it. So…you didn’t do it? Well, leave ava alive and you without a clear alibi? My dear boy, I may be many things, but sloppy is not one of them. I’m relieved to hear this. But I would never have turned you in. Well, neither I you. I haven’t forgotten the reason you’re headed to pentonville. Turning down that plea deal and not turning me in for arranging your visit to your — your mother’s grave. You have a lot of strength in you, spencer. More than your father, I’m afraid. Who was also at the picnic and angry with ava. Can my father account for his whereabouts? I…believe…not. Maybe he’s the one we should be looking to protect. I can’t believe that a fun day has ended in this. Take your time. You know, I wish that I could tell you everywhere that ava was last night, but we were at the quartermaines’ for hours. We were on the grounds, in the house, we spoke with olivia and sonny. When was the last time you saw ava? It was in the den. Were you alone at the time? No, I was with spencer, and then ava left, and it was just me and spencer. Did she say where she was headed? I think she was going to get a drink. Does she seem upset? Worried about anything? This is what you always wanted, ava, to see the relationship with my son destroyed, huh? It killed you to see us get close. That is absolutely not true! Because it hurt too much, knowing that you would never get the chance to heal with kiki that I had with spencer. But you’re the only one to blame for that. Why would you ask? Just trying to ascertain your wife’s state of mind. Has ava had any conflicts with anyone recently? Any troubling phone calls? No. And things are fine at home? God, I don’t know why. Honestly, I don’t know why you are wasting your time with me when you could be out there trying to find the person that tried to kill my wife. We’re questioning everyone who was on the quartermaine grounds last night, and the department is actively engaged in tracking down leads. Oh, really? Sonny and ava are constantly having ongoing custody issues, and I don’t see you grilling him. As I’ve stated, I will be questioning everyone. But tell me, why are you so resistant to providing answers? Mr. Cassadine? You know, avery has a whole family who loves her, ava included, and I’m sure she’s going to make a full recovery. But whatever happens, I will always protect avery as if she’s my own. Josslyn: Look who’s here.

[ Gasps ] Oh, good morning.

[ Chuckles ] Hi, avery. You’re getting to be such a big girl now. Yeah. Too big for donna’s bed, which is exactly where I found her. Oh. I was reading to her, and we fell asleep. Uh, donna’s still out like a light. You are a wonderful big sister. Did you have fun sleeping with your little sis? I’m hungry. Okay, let’s find some breakfast.

[ Chuckles ] Alright, let’s see. Are you ready to go? She’s my friend, joss. I don’t know what I’d do if I lose her. Okay, so do you want some scrambled eggs, oatmeal with strawberry and bananas? That sounds really good, huh? I want daddy’s pancakes. Hey, kiddo. You know, I didn’t appreciate how you used my boys to justify your actions. All I was saying is they’re struggling, too. I would never subject them to harm. You were very concerned before. Well, you’re not a psychologist, finn. And just because I have shared some aspects of my life with you does not give you the right to intervene at will. Not at all what I was trying to do. Look, you have every right to be angry with me. Oh, gee, thanks. Everything I say is going to be wrong, right? Okay. Well, look, if you want to end things with me over this, I understand. I just have one thing to say first, and then, if you want to leave, I… I promise I’ll let you go. Okay. Yeah, go on. I love you. And I just want you to be happy, and however you choose to get there, I just want to be on that journey with you. Why should we protect my father? He is the worst of us. And that’s saying something in a family with stavros and helena.

[ Scoffs ] You’ve never lived with stavros and helena. Nonetheless, we must protect our family first. I never agreed to that. Spencer, look, you know I am deeply disappointed in your father, but remember, he is also your grandmother’s son. Now, how do you think laura would feel if you turned your back on him? Grandmother asked us both to behave while she was away. Nikolas made a mistake. We cassadines hold each other accountable in-house. So if the police should come asking questions, you must say nothing to implicate your father. Why should I lie for someone who has done nothing but lie to me? Because I’m asking you. Just omit to any reference to what you learned about your father and esme yesterday. You do that, and you may be rewarded. That sounds a little vague. What are you going to do, take me out for ice cream? I’d like you to be more specific. Protect your family, and you might get your hands on your birthright earlier than you expected. Even if I omit, what will ava say when she wakes up? Assuming she does. Leave ava to me.


We managed to repair much of the damage, but we’re keeping her in the icu, where she’ll need to be observed for possible complications. What kind of complications? Peritonitis, sepsis, bowel infarction. I’m sorry, but is that serious? Her condition is serious but stable. Oh, thank you. Can I see her? Briefly. Will you let me know the minute she wakes up? I’ll clear it with her doctor. Wait, what about visitors? Just those who are approved, like family. Thank you. Excuse me. Okay, the person who did this to ava, they’re still out there. Please do everything you can to find this monster that did this to her. I will chase down every clue. No matter where it leads.

[ Sighs ] Do we understand each other? I understand what you expect. I’m not fully convinced that I should agree. Oh, for heaven’s sake, spencer. You went to great lengths to dupe your girlfriend into revealing trina’s innocence, yet you won’t agree to mislead the pcpd for your father’s sake? Trina — she must’ve heard about ava by now. Well, your concern for your friend is very touching. I just wish you could show the same kind of loyalty to your family. Thank you for dropping by, uncle victor. I can’t stay. Well — sonny: Uh, hope you don’t mind. I-I let myself in. Special circumstances. Okay, so one batch of chocolate chip pancakes coming up, but you’re going to have to clean that face and get yourself dressed. Let me mix in the chips, okay? Oh, as long as it makes it into the batter.

[ Chuckles ] Go. Go, go. Go, go.

[ Chuckles ] How you doing? Josslyn: Fine. Any news about ava? Yeah, I got a call on the way here that she got out of surgery, and they’re going to put her in the icu. Good. We’re on our way there now. Let dex take you. He’s waiting for me in the front. Um, josslyn told me everything that happened last night, and she said this dex kid helped her save ava’s life. Oh, dex did more than help. I mean, he told me he used to be a soldier. The ambulance, if we had waited, it wouldn’t have worked. I mean, he saved ava’s life. You both did. Dex is a good guy to have around. Let him take you to G.H. And wait. Okay. Thank you, mr. Corinthos. Text me. Mm-hmm. You mind? Go ahead. Were you at the hospital all night? Uh, yeah. I’ll get the griddle. Thank you for your statements, mr. Cain, ms. Quartermaine. We’ll be in touch.

[ Sighs ] Finally. I’m all for being thorough, but that was taking forever. Brook lynn, I will see you later. Oh, oh, drew, one more thing before you go. Chase has been crazy patient with me. It helps. Hmm. I’m a pretty laid-back guy, but I can’t really say that I share chase’s fortitude. Well, nobody does, but you are a close second on the thoughtful scale. Take your cues from carly. Noted.

[ Cellphone ringing ] I was just thinking about you. I just need some time to think. Take all the time you need. And whatever challenges I might have, you’ll let me work through them in my own way? In my own time? You can do that? I can. And I will. Advice will be given only when asked. It’s hard for me, elizabeth, not to try to heal. Occupational hazard or something, but that’s my challenge. And I need to realize I can’t always have things my way. Finn, I have to tell you something. Something really strange happened to me last night.

[ Knock on door ] I’m busy! Jordan: It’s commissioner ashford. Thank you. Commissioner. I only have a few questions. Okay. Oh. Nurse baldwin. Great. I was looking for you.


Ll, donna is still sleeping.I’m not going to wake her up. That’s all right. We got more pancakes for us. Sweetie, your daddy and I, we want to talk to you about your mommy. Is mommy coming over for pancakes? Uh, no, baby. She’s not gonna be able to do that. Your — your mommy… got hurt last night. Is that why she didn’t pick me up? Yeah, that’s why. Is mommy okay? You know what? Your — your mommy’s got a lot of people at the hospital taking care of her. That’s right, and until she gets better, you’re going to stay with us. How does that sound? I want to see mommy. I know you do. I just don’t think you’re old enough. Then can I see daddy nikolas? Thank you. So, the nurse said only family can see ava right now, but, um, she’ll let me sit in the waiting area of the icu. Thank you so much for coming with me. Oh. Of course. And thank you for saving ava’s life. Joss told me you were the main reason ava’s alive. Joss did her part. It was definitely a team effort. Well, I’m just grateful to you both. Um, can you see that joss gets home? Get some rest, please. And, um, I’ll keep you posted. Alright. Okay. Bye. So, sonny couldn’t give you the morning off? Ah. Not even after saving avery’s mother? I wouldn’t have taken the time, even if he offered it. Still feeling a little fuzzy after last night, so it’s better to be working. Well, thank you for stepping up. Truly. I mean, ava is not my favorite person in the world, but she is avery’s mother, and she’s a dear friend of trina’S. I couldn’t have done it by myself, so I’m really glad that you were there. Ditto. Sorry for freaking out so much. I’ve seen people with a lot more training completely lose it over a lot less. You did okay. I need brief statements from both of you about last night. Of course. Would you, uh — would you like a seat? Oh, no. Not necessary. Okay. Ouch. What happened to your head? A tree branch at the quartermaine picnic. Thankfully, you didn’t suffer anything worse there. Are there, uh — are there any leads, commissioner? My team is constructing the timeline. This was a particularly vicious crime with a woman’s life hanging in the balance. Until I can question ava, I have to rely on the other attendees’ accounts. With so many people there, anyone could be an eyewitness and not even realize it. That’s why it’s vital I gather information while it’s still fresh. Yeah. No, of course. Yeah. Thank you. With everyone’s help, I’m positive we can piece together what happened here and identify this butcher. Whoever he or she is.

[ Monitor beeping ] Nikolas must be worried about mommy, too. Can I go see him? Please?

[ Sighs ] You know what? You’re going to have to take one more bite, and then we can go. How’s that? There you go. Alright. Take my car. Are you sure about that? Yeah, yeah. The booster seat’s already set up. Come on, give me a hug. Oh, you’re a strong girl. Mm! Bye, mama carly. Bye, sweetie. I’ll see you later. Go. Let’s go, daddy.

[ Chuckles ] Okay. Gonna get my jacket.

[ Sighs ] Alright.

[ Door rattling ]


Well, you’re here early. You want some coffee? That would be great. Thank you. Okay.

[ Cabinet door opens, closes ] So –so —

[ Both chuckle ] Look, I’ve been, um… I’ve been thinking a lot about last night. Kind of all I’ve been thinking about, actually. Every five seconds? Now it’s pretty much constant. I’ve been thinking a lot about it, too. Nina. Nina: Hi avery, you know ms. Reeves, right? Mommy’s friend. Hi. Yeah, I am your mommy’s really good friend. Are you here to see her? I’m hoping to see her. How’s she doing? She’s d-doing okay. She was moved to icu, and I’m just waiting to see her. Can we, uh, wait with you? That would mean the world to me.

[ Elevator bell dings ] Come on, honey. Thank you for not calling sonny over. You’re avoiding him? I just do not feel like dealing with nina right now, and I have to go. I just — I hate the thought of leaving trina right now. Plans? Yeah, with cameron. My boyfriend. Oh. The, uh, guy I met at the pool the other day? Oh. Don’t worry about trina. The boss will let me stay and make sure she makes it home. Mm. Dutiful to a fault. I see my commitments through to the end. Wow. I wish I could say the same about your boss. Based on the blood loss at the scene, my officers believe ava was injured just before she was discovered. That gives us a short window for the approximate time of attack, somewhere between 9:45 and 10:00 P.M. Well, that’s, uh… that’s probably around the time I-I-I ran into maxie and spoke to her briefly. Thank you, dr. Finn. And you, nurse baldwin? What? Can you remember where you were during that time? I wasn’t expecting to see you here, especially knowing how you feel about ava. I’m sorry that ava got hurt. Mostly because it hurts you. I figured you’d be here. You’re here for me? Always. And as, uh, my uncle victor often reminds me, we support family, no matter what. And ava is family. And you want to support your father, too. If you’d only listened to me, ava… it would have never come to this.

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Ej: I expect you to be smiling down on us today, father.

Tony: Ah, well, hello, ej.

Ej: Something wrong with the front door?

Tony: Oh, no, I was down at the crypt; I was supervising the caretaker. He finally put up a plaque in jake’s memory.

Ej: Oh, you weren’t worried that might be a waste of time?

Tony: What does that mean?

Ej: Didn’t you hear? Our dearly departed brother is still alive.

[Suspenseful music]

Ava: You’re alive? You’re really alive? Oh, my god.

[Door clicks open] Jake?

[Machinery beeping]

[Cell phone rings]

[Cell phone beeps]

Rolf: Yes, mr. Shin?

Shin: Why haven’t you been answering your phone, rolf? I’ve been calling since last night.

Rolf: Yes, well, I’ve been otherwise occupied. Stefan’s currently blissfully unconscious, but it’s been quite an effort to keep him that way.

Shin: Well, you better do what it takes. That was a close call at the mansion. Thanks god it was ava who answered the door and not someone else.

Rolf: Yes, that’s a pure stroke of luck that she mistook stefan for jake, or our undead friend’s escape would have been catastrophic!

Shin: I’m not cleaning up your mess again, rolf. Next time stefan wakes up, he better be completely over his feelings for gabi.

Gabi: What about me?

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Kristen: Did I just hear you say that my brother escaped your custody?

Rolf: Li, I have to go.

[Cell phone beeps]

Kristen: I have put my whole future in your hands, and you can’t keep tabs on a half-dead man?

Rolf: As you can see, he’s right here.

Kristen: Yeah, but he wasn’t, was he? And you didn’t tell me.

Rolf: Li and I had the situation well in hand.

Kristen: Ah, ooh! Please just tell me that you have managed to make progress on getting stefan to forget his feelings for gabi. Is he feeling romantic towards chloe lane?

Rolf: I’m afraid there may be a small problem on that front.

Shin: Gabi, hi.

Gabi: Did I just hear my name?

Shin: Oh, uh, yes. I was speaking to my father. He wanted a status update.

Gabi: On what?

Shin: Everything. Me, the company, us.

Gabi: Us? Wait, but what did you tell him?

Shin: The truth, that I’m head over heels for you.

Gabi: I hope he approves.

Shin: He wasn’t thrilled at first. He was worried that our relationship would get in the way of business. But he can’t argue with success. Company’s doing better than ever when it comes to product releases, stock prices way up.

Gabi: Yeah, I mean, if you don’t count basic black. Nobody there’s happy since kristen forced me to put her in charge.

Shin: Is she still making chloe’s life a living hell?

Gabi: Every single day. You know, I wish there was something I could do, but kristen stood up for me at the shareholders’ meeting, so I gotta keep her happy. Unfortunately, we do have the matter of ava vitali.

Shin: Mm.

[Door shuts]

Ava: Oh, it’s you.

Johnny: Wow, uh, never seen that much disappointment on a woman’s face, geez.

Ava: I’m sorry. Sorry, I just, um, I wasn’t expecting you.

Johnny: Yeah, I was just– I was out for a run on the grounds when I saw the door of the crypt open– freaked me out a little bit. No disrespect to the dead or anything, it’s just, uh, last time I was in here, satan was hanging out right over there by that sarcophagus, so…

Ava: Yeah, well, I haven’t seen him here today.

Johnny: What–what are you doing out here?

Ava: Your family just put up the plaque for jake, and so even though we’re waiting on the medical examiner for his ashes and he hasn’t been interred yet, I feel close to him in here.

Johnny: Yeah. I understand.

Ava: Mm.

Johnny: Uh, ava, when I walked in just now, I heard you say his name.

Ava: Yeah, um, you’d probably think I’m crazy, but for a second there, I thought that–

Johnny: You–you thought I was jake?

Ava: Yeah. I mean, especially after last night.

Johnny: What happened last night?

Ava: No one told you?

[Chuckles] I thought it was gonna be the talk of the house.

Johnny: Ah, I wasn’t around, so…

Ava: Oh, okay, well, I was meeting with gabi, and someone was at the door, and when I went to open it, jake was standing there.

Johnny: What?

Ava: Well, I thought– I thought jake was standing there. I mean, he was so real. He was standing there in his hospital gown, the one he died in. I touched him. I felt him.

Johnny: All right, but how– ava, how is that possible?

Ava: [Sighs] I don’t know. I d– [Sighs] I don’t know, but– I don’t know; I got so overwhelmed, I just passed out, and then when I came to, li was standing there, and he told me that it was him that I saw at the door.

Johnny: You sound like you don’t believe that.

Ava: Oh, I know very well what jake looks like. He’s who I saw. I would swear to it.

Tony: What do you mean that brother jake is alive?

Ej: In ava’s mind, anyway.

Tony: I’m afraid I’m not following.

Ej: I’m surprised you didn’t hear about the commotion yesterday. Gabi found ava passed out in the foyer. When she came to, ava insisted that she saw jake at the front door.

Tony: But he wasn’t, of course?

Ej: Not unless you believe in ghosts.

Tony: So what do you think actually happened?

Ej: Apparently, it was li at the door. Ave was obviously hallucinating. I’m afraid that poor woman has gone round the bend. I’m worried for her.

Tony: Oh, are you really?

Ej: Yes, she suffered a terrible loss and is clearly not dealing with it well.

Tony: Ah.

[Chuckles] You’re saying all the right things. But I can see that look in your eye. What are you up to?

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Chloe: Kristen can’t honestly think that she will get full custody of rachel.

Brady: I told you, since her pardon, she is feeling invincible. Maybe she is.

Chloe: I don’t know, I mean, even if her record’s been wiped clean, every person in this town could testify that she is a dangerous criminal.

Brady: Chloe, you–you’ve– you’ve been through a custody battle. The judge is usually gonna side with the biological mother, right?

Chloe: Well, not when the said mother is kristen dimera.

Brady: Officially, kristen dimera is this fine, upstanding citizen. In the eyes of the law, hell, she–she didn’t even commit the crimes; they don’t exist.

Chloe: Mm. Well, um, what if she’s committed a crime since she’s been pardoned?

Kristen: What do you mean “there’s a problem”?

Rolf: Stefan’s feelings for gabi are proving more powerful than I anticipated.

Kristen: So?

Rolf: So I was attempting to stimulate his brain last night and inadvertently roused him.

Kristen: Okay, what do you mean “roused”?

Rolf: He leapt out of bed, desperate to get to gabi. I couldn’t stop him!

Kristen: Okay, so you let him go?

Rolf: There was nothing I could do!

Kristen: Oh, my god, did gabi see him?

Rolf: Thankfully, li and i were able to get to him before he could reveal himself to her.

Kristen: Okay. So nobody saw him? Rolf…

Rolf: Unfortunately, ava vitali did see him.

Kristen: You’re serious?

Rolf: Yes, but it’s all under control.

[Chuckling] She was believing that she was hallucinating her dead husband, jake.

[Laughs]

Kristen: Are you sure?

Rolf: Yes.

Kristen: Okay, then we dodged a bullet, unlike jake. So you will fix this, right?

Rolf: I knew this would be a challenge. But the man’s been dead for four years and woke up with one singular thought– getting back to his wife.

Kristen: How touching.

Rolf: It’s a powerful love, kristen, more powerful than I knew. To be honest, I don’t know whether it can be overcome.

Gabi: I was gonna throw ava a bone; give her a meaningless job title, and, you know, make her happy.

Shin: While ignoring her more outrageous demands.

Gabi: Yeah, but during our job interview, she answered the door and imagined her dead husband.

Shin: Mm, that certainly was unfortunate. The look on her face before she passed out, it was like her brain had short-circuited from the trauma. Imagine mistaking me for jake.

Gabi: Yeah, I just hope she takes the title, takes the salary, gets out of the way, and just rests.

Shin: I hope so too. You seem a little stressed out.

Gabi: Yeah.

Shin: You doing okay?

Gabi: I’m hanging in there, li, okay? Blackmail, secrets, lies; it’s a lot.

Shin: I hear ya.

Johnny: Are you saying you don’t think jake’s dead?

Ava: No, I mean– [Sighs] Honestly, I don’t know what I’m saying. I mean, I was there at the hospital when he died. I said goodbye.

Johnny: And there–there’s no doubt that he’s gone, right?

Ava: No, but… then I started having these waking dreams, where jake would come to me and we would– we would talk.

Johnny: So couldn’t last night have been a dream too?

Ava: No, no, it–it–it felt too real. Like I told you, I touched him. I felt his breath. You know, I guess last night could’ve been some sort of flashback or ptsd or something. I don’t know.

[Chuckles] Maybe I’m just crazy.

Johnny: Ah, my, uh, my grandma marlena would tell you that she doesn’t believe in that word, and also you’re talking to a guy that was possessed by the devil, so–

Ava: Yeah.

Johnny: Nothing sounds crazy to me anymore.

Ej: What makes you think I’m up to something?

Tony: [Chuckles] First of all, you’re you.

Ej: Fair point.

Tony: Yeah, well, let’s face it, ej. Ever since you found out that ava was married to jake–

Ej: Allegedly married to jake.

Tony: Yes. You’ve been trying to get your hands on her dimera shares.

Ej: Have I?

Tony: Why else did you move her in here?

Ej: She’s family, and she needed help.

Tony: Oh, please. You just used the word “allegedly” to describe her marriage. Now you want me to believe that you think of her as family?

Ej: Okay, so maybe I did have a plan.

Tony: Oh, what was that, win her over with your many charms?

[Chuckles] Oh, please don’t tell me that your plan is to seduce your brother’s widow.

Ej: It doesn’t matter what I was planning. The situation changed and it resulted in some tension between ava and me.

Tony: Ah, romantic tension?

Ej: I have no desire to build a relationship with a lunatic.

Tony: Oh, that hasn’t stopped you before.

[Chuckling]

Ej: But you have to admit her delusions are concerning.

Tony: Mm-hmm. Then are you concerned about her?

Ej: I’m concerned about this family and the company. Even if ava’s vote was legitimate, and I still have my doubts, how can we trust such an unstable shareholder to faithfully uphold her responsibilities?

Tony: Oh, please. By that standard, you’d have to oust half the shareholders.

Ej: Perhaps, but today, I only need to oust one.

[Dramatic music]

After trying lots of things to manage her

Brady: As far as I know, since she’s been pardoned, kristen has been on her best behavior.

Chloe: You mean, other than literally trying to kill me at the office yesterday?

Brady: What?

Chloe: I–I didn’t wanna say anything to you, ’cause I didn’t wanna worry you.

Brady: No, well, okay– too late; now I’m worried. What–what the hell happened?

Chloe: To be honest, I’m not even sure how serious she was about stabbing me.

Brady: Hold on, she tried– she tried to stab you? What?

Chloe: She threatened to stab me with a letter opener.

Brady: Oh, god! What?

Chloe: Yeah, she picked it up, and she said she was gonna plunge it through my heart.

Brady: Chloe, oh–

Chloe: I told you she was not gonna be satisfied just torturing me with the passive-aggressive powerpoint critiques.

Brady: No, no, no, no this– I’m not gonna let her get away with this.

Chloe: I didn’t say this– I don’t want you to get worked up.

Brady: Well, I’m worked up! This woman is unhinged, obviously. I’m not gonna let her around my daughter. She’s not gonna get full custody. She’s not gonna get any custody!

Kristen: You promised you could get stefan to fall out of love with gabi and in love with chloe.

Rolf: I know what I said.

Kristen: And as you know, I need stefan to come between brady and chloe so that I can get my family back.

Rolf: I will do my very best, but even if I’m successful–

Kristen: When! When you’re successful.

Rolf: I cannot promise to make chloe return stefan’s feelings!

Kristen: Well, then do the same procedure on her! I don’t care; whatever it takes! Rolf, I need–I need this to happen.

Rolf: You seem agitated– more than usual.

Kristen: Agitated? Agitated? Do you know how long they kept me from my daughter? I got to–I got to see her yesterday, and she is so big, so grown up.

[Sighs] Oh, my god. Just being with her just melted my heart, and brady, he ripped her away from me without letting me say goodbye.

Rolf: That’s not right.

Kristen: You’re sh–amn straight it’s not right!

[Sighs] I need to be with rachel. I need us to be a family again.

Rolf: I want that too. But happens if I can’t come through for you?

Kristen: You will! You will come through for me, rolf. I am–I’m gonna be with brady and rachel, and stefan is gonna be with chloe, and everyone is gonna live happily ever after.

Rolf: Everyone except for gabi hernandez.

Gabi: [Sighs] I’m sorry you got dragged into this whole ava thing. I mean, you did say you wanted to know everything.

Shin: I’m glad you told me that her marriage to jake wasn’t real. We’re in this together, gabi.

Gabi: Yeah, and we do make a hell of a team, don’t we?

Shin: We sure do. Like I said, stock prices are at an all-time high, profits are way up.

Gabi: Are they? This kind of talk is making me a little hot.

Shin: Oh, I haven’t even started talking about revenue…

Gabi: Mmm…

Shin: Mmm…

Gabi: But don’t stop.

Shin: Cash flow…

Gabi: [Giggles]

Shin: Mmm. Long-term projections.

Gabi: Mmm. Long-term projections?

[Sultry music]

Tony: So you relieve ava of her shares, and then you call in another vote of the board to install you in gabi’s stead. Do I have that right?

Ej: In a nutshell. I’d have six votes in total– mine plus kate and chad’S. I also have johnny and theo’s proxy, and of course, yours.

Tony: Of course.

Ej: And in the event of a tie vote, status quo prevails, which is how gabi was able to retain her position when kristen sided with her at the last meeting. However, without ava’s vote, it’s 6-5 in my favor.

Tony: Oh, well, I hate to be the naysayer here, but how do you plan to disqualify ava’s vote? Li makes those decisions.

Ej: Yes, and from the arcane rules of the dimera board, he also has his own vote too.

Tony: By that standard, he’s gabi’s lover and confidant, and even if ava was waltzing in here singing a duet with jake, well, li’s not likely to disturb the current power structure.

Ej: You’re absolutely right, tony, which is why I had to go over li’s head.

[Both chuckle]

[Suspenseful music]

Wei: What is the meaning of this?

Shin: Father! I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Ava: Thanks for being so cool about this.

Johnny: I just want you to be okay.

Ava: Mm, you know, I shouldn’t be surprised because you have been so nice to me ever since I moved in here.

Johnny: Eh, you’re my friend, and you’re part of the family now, so nobody gives you crap and gets away with it.

Ava: Oh– [Chuckles]

Johnny: What?

Ava: Oh, no, it’s just that sounded very vitali-esque of you right there.

Johnny: Ah, maybe the vitalis and dimeras aren’t so different.

Ava: You know, I was so eager to put my past behind me and just forget about my old life. You know, pretend it never happened. And then I ran into jake here in salem, and all of a sudden, it–it was a comfort to have that shared past, you know? An understanding between the two of us. Then it turned into something more. You never know where life’s gonna take you.

Johnny: No, no, no you don’T. Ava, I’m so sorry for your loss, and I didn’t mean to interrupt this, you know, private moment you were having.

Ava: No, no, no, I appreciate it. I appreciate everything that you said. Thank you.

Johnny: Yeah, any time. Um, I will let you be with jake.

[Dramatic music]

Tony: So you went over li’s head to his father?

Ej: I put in a friendly call to wei, told him there were a few matters that required his urgent attention here in salem.

Tony: So what did he say?

Ej: He’s calling a shareholders’ meeting here shortly.

[Sighs] Soon the company will be restored to the dimera family as it rightfully should’ve been all along.

Johnny: Uncle tony.

Tony: Ah.

Johnny: Dad. What’s goin’ on?

Shin: Father. Uh, wh– what are you doing here?

Wei: I wanted to discuss some important matters such as this workplace relationship.

Shin: I told you gabi and i were involved, and you gave us your blessing.

Wei: That was before I found you fornicating on company property!

Gabi: Mr. Shin, listen–

Wei: A little grace would involve locking the door.

Gabi: Yeah, we’ll definitely do that next time.

Wei: Next time?

Shin: She was just joking, father.

Gabi: I’m–I’m so sorry. This is all my fault, mr. Shin.

Shin: No, no, it was mine. I got carried away. It won’t happen again.

Wei: It certainly won’T. If you’ll excuse me, it was a long flight. I need to freshen up.

Shin: [Sighs] I’m so sorry that happened. I know that must be mortifying.

Gabi: You told me you just got off the phone with your dad. Why didn’t you tell me he was in salem?

[Cell phone ringing]

[Cell phone beeps]

Kristen: [Sighs] I assume you’re calling because you got served.

Brady: Full custody? Really, kristen?

Kristen: Maybe if you didn’t yank rachel away without letting me say goodbye to her yesterday, I would’ve settled for joint custody, but obviously, brady, you don’t wanna play fair.

Brady: Oh, and what is fair, this–this emotional blackmail you’re trying with rachel, telling her that we’re gonna be a family again?

Kristen: [Sighs] Well, it’s obvious that you don’t wanna be co-parents now or in the future, so I think that you’ve had full custody for long enough. Now it’s my turn.

Brady: It will never be your turn. Chloe told me how you nearly stabbed her at the office yesterday.

Kristen: So dramatic. If I wanted to kill chloe, she’d be dead.

Brady: You threatened her with a letter opener?

Kristen: That’s what she said; her words against mine, and if you put her on the witness stand, we will make her look like the desperate home-wrecker she is.

Brady: Kristen, I didn’t wanna go to war with you.

Kristen: You could’ve fooled me.

Brady: But you’ve gone too far once again. I tried to work it out with you, so here’s the deal. You are never getting rachel back–ever!

[Cell phone beeps]

Johnny: You were talking about the family business, about how something will be restored as it should’ve been all along?

Ej: Restored? Oh, yes, yes! Yes, of course. I was thinking of having father’s portrait touched up a bit. There’s always been something about the eyes that’s just not quite right.

Johnny: Looks fine to me. That’s exactly how I remember nonno looking.

Tony: That’s a perfect likeness.

Ej: All right, we’ll leave it, then. Ava’s not here, by the way, so no need to continue to parade around half-naked.

Johnny: I was on a run. It’s hot out, and I know that ava’s not at the house, ’cause i just ran into her at the crypt.

Ej: Popular destination today. What, pray tell, were you doing there?

Johnny: I saw the door open. I just–I wanted to make sure everything was okay.

Ej: Ava was inside?

Johnny: Yeah, yeah, I’m pretty sure I freaked her out when I walked in.

Ej: Mm, did she tell you that she saw your uncle jake’s ghost or whatever he was?

Johnny: Yeah. Yeah, she told me she saw jake.

Ej: And what exactly did she say?

Johnny: Just that it felt real, you know? She touched his face. She was sure it was him. But she–she–she couldn’t explain what was happening. She thought she must’ve been maybe hallucinating, seeing her dead husband standing there when it was actually li.

Ej: Poor woman.

Johnny: She said you were comforting. I know you two have had your issues, so I’m glad you were kind to her when she needed a friend.

[Suspenseful music]

Ava: Oh, jake. I know you’re not here. I know you’re not gonna walk through that door. I guess I just wanted it so badly that my brain made it happen. And I know–I know that our marriage wasn’t real, but my love for you was and always will be. And I hope– [Chuckles] I hope you don’t mind what I did–you know, that I’m lying to your family. I will admit that I became a dimera partly out of selfishness and–but mostly babe, I did it for you, because I am gonna do all the things that you never had the chance to. This is for you, jake.

[Machinery beeping]

Kristen: Brady wants to keep me from rachel. He can’T. He won’T. You need to speed this up.

Rolf: [Scoffs] I can’t just snap my fingers and reprogram stefan’s brain. It’s a process.

Kristen: Well, process faster.

Rolf: It doesn’t work that way. I have to use subliminal associations to reinforce positive memories of the early days of his budding romance with chloe. Similarly, negative associations will be paired with his memories of gabi.

Kristen: And then what?

Rolf: Then stefan’s brain will do the rest of the work. New neural pathways will evolve, and he will be in love with chloe and disgusted by gabi.

Kristen: You’re gonna test it before you let him out again?

Rolf: Of course. He will not step foot out of this room until his heart and mind are fully reprogrammed.

[Cell phone beeps]

[Sighs] I have to go.

Rolf: What’s wrong?

Kristen: Uh, I have been summoned by wei shin for a meeting at dimera. I wonder what this is about.

[Suspenseful music]

Shin: Yes, I spoke to my father earlier. He must’ve been at the airport, but he never mentioned to me that he was in salem.

Gabi: Why would he keep that from you?

Shin: I know it sounds strange, but this is how he operates. He’s been doing it since I was a kid. He’d show up at my school, make sure I was working hard enough. Even at university, he’d appear unannounced to see who I was spending time with, confirm that I wasn’t doing anything to displease him or dishonor the family.

Gabi: Sounds like he’s got major trust issues.

Shin: Big ones. And he likes to catch me off-guard.

Gabi: Well, he succeeded at that. I just hope there aren’t any consequences from this.

Shin: I guess we’ll have to find out. Father, again, I deeply apologize for what you just witnessed.

Wei: Well, it certainly could have been worse. Now, call the custodian staff and get someone to scrub that table.

Gabi: I will handle that.

Wei: Well, you better hurry. I just summoned a meeting of the dimera shareholders.

Gabi: For what– for what purpose?

Wei: You’ll see. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Ava: Am I interrupting?

Ej: No, no, we were actually just talking about you.

Ava: Really, what about?

Ej: I was going to suggest that we hold a small service for jake as soon as we’re able to inter his ashes–a chance to honor our brother’s memory, assuming it’s all right with you as his widow.

Ava: That would be, um, nice. Thank you.

[Cell phone beeps]

Ej: Oh, this is strange.

Johnny: What is it?

Ej: It appears wei shin is in town.

Tony: [Gasps] Is he?

Ej: Mm. He’s the chairman of the board of dimera.

Ava: I’m aware.

Ej: He’d like us to go to dimera for a shareholders meeting. He wants us there asap.

Ava: A sudden shareholders meeting? Is this a common occurrence?

Ej: Hardly.

Ava: So you have any idea what this is about?

Ej: Not at all.

[Dramatic music]

Shin: You’re not gonna do that; we pay people for this.

Gabi: [Sighs] I’m not afraid to get my hands a little dirty. I just–I don’t want your father to have any excuses to try to depose me from power.

Shin: He can’t even if he wanted to. I have a vote; he doesn’T.

Gabi: He still has a lot of influence here.

Shin: Not enough to change things, especially when you’re doing so well.

Gabi: Well, then why is he here? Why did he call this meeting?

Shin: I don’t think it has anything to do with us. Jake died, and his shares wound up in the hands of a former crime boss. Plus, kristen’s out of prison and making waves.

Gabi: That’s a lot of uncertainty.

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[ Relaxing music ]

Steffy: How was the water?

Finn: Wet.

Steffy: Oh. [Giggles]

[ Finn laughs ]

Steffy: Why do I set you up every time?

Finn: Because you enjoy my sense of humor. It’s probably your favorite thing about me.

Steffy: That is true. But my absolute favorite thing is that you’re here. And you’re alive. And you’re still with me.

Finn: Yes, I… agree. That is something I really like about myself, too.

Steffy: Huh.

Finn: But, to answer your question, the water, it was– it was great. Almost makes me feel like I’m back to where I was. Almost.

Steffy: Yeah. I feel like you’re getting back to your normal self. You’re surfing again. Going back to work. It’s like you’re getting your life back.

Finn: Yeah, but the most important part of my life? The epicenter of my world? Is you. Our kids. Our beautiful family.

Hope: I am trying really hard not to overreact.

Brooke: Oh, honey, why didn’t you just go over there and pick him up yourself?

Hope: Oh, because I don’t want to cause a scene, especially in front of douglas. And besides, I… I talked to him on the phone. I heard how excited he is, mom. And it’s not like I don’t want him to have sleepovers with his dad, I do.

Brooke: Okay. You know what thomas wants. He wants douglas to live with him full time. And that’s what taylor wants, too. She wants that little boy to be taken away from you. We can’t allow that to happen.

Thomas: We may have got a little overzealous with the paint here.

Eric: Oh, absolutely not. I don’t– I don’t think that’s possible. This is art.

Douglas: This one’s almost done. Just needs a little more blue.

Eric: Yeah, I think it’s possible we may have another artist in the family.

Thomas: Oh, wouldn’t that be something?

Eric: It would.

Taylor: Knock, knock.

Thomas: Hey.

Eric: Hey.

Taylor: Hi, uh-oh.

Thomas: Whoa, douglas.

Taylor: Whoa, whoa, what?

Eric: Your hands, you got you got a painter…

Thomas: Everywhere.

Taylor: Oh, okay well, I still– I still need a hug, but I’ll settle for a kiss. Muah!

[ Taylor laughing ] What are you doing, bear? What is all this?

Steffy: Feeling you like this again. Your lips. Your arms. My body against yours. I can’t believe you’re here. Ha, I know I keep saying it.

Steffy: I feel like I just have to keep saying it out loud.

Finn: What do you know? I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere. Except work because, you know, my shift starts later.

Steffy: Yeah, I get that. I’m actually looking forward to getting to work. I can’t wait to see how everything’s going with thomas.

Finn: What? Douglas, you mean?

Steffy: Yeah, he stayed with him at granddad’S.

Finn: What’s hope feeling about all this?

Steffy: Thomas and douglas have been apart for way too long. The only thing that hope should be feeling is gratitude. I mean, if she really cares about douglas, she’ll understand it’s time for him to be with thomas.

Taylor: I am so impressed.

Douglas: Thank you.

Taylor: Seriously, this is so good.

Douglas: Thank you.

Taylor: You’re really good at this. I– I have my eye on this one, right there. Yeah, can I? Can I have that one from my office?

Douglas: Oh, I’m sorry. I was thinking of giving this one to mom because she likes daffodils so much, but–

Taylor: That makes sense.

Douglas: I can make the next one for you, whatever you want.

Thomas: Speaking of mom, we should probably give her a call. I’m sure she’s wondering about you.

Douglas: Yeah.

Thomas: You know what? Uhm, I’m sorry about the mess. We’ll get it all cleaned up for you.

Eric: Wait, mess?

Thomas: Yeah.

Eric: This is not a mess. This is art in the making. All right. Now, leave it as it is. Don’t clean this up at all. I want to join him when I get back.

Thomas: Okay.

Douglas: Hi, mom.

Hope: Hi, douglas. How are you?

Douglas: Great.

Hope: Yeah? You still having fun?

Douglas: So much fun. We’re swimming a lot, riding bikes. Oh, and um, dad bought some paints, um, I’m making all sorts of pictures. One is for you.

Hope: Oh, sweetie, I can’t wait to see that. Um, actually, is your dad available? Because I would love to talk to him.

Douglas: Oh, sure. Yeah. Um, love you, mom. Um, mom wants to talk to you.

Thomas: Oh. Hi, hope.

Hope: Hi, thomas. Um, douglas seems like he’s having fun.

Thomas: Oh, tons of fun.

Hope: I’m so happy

to hear that. But I– I do think it is time to bring him home.

Thomas: Well, I mean, th– this is the forrester home. So, this is his home. It’s where his father lives.

Hope: Okay, but you’ve already had him longer than we originally agreed to.

Taylor: There, yeah, can I…

Thomas: Look, I realize that you miss him, but we need this time together, okay? So… we’ll be in touch soon.

Hope: Okay, but tho–

[ Call ending ] Wait, thomas?

Brooke: What is it? When is douglas coming home?

Hope: I, um… I don’t know. Dry skin is sensitive skin, too.

Brooke: So, thomas wouldn’t say when he’s going to bring douglas back?

Hope: No, just that he’d be in touch.

Brooke: What? Oh, god! This is– this is insane. This is no way to co-parent. Douglas is gonna be so confused. I mean, that just proves that thomas doesn’t have douglas’s best interests at heart.

Hope: Okay, well, then what am I supposed to do? Go to court? I don’t want to put him through that.

Brooke: No, hopefully it won’t come to that.

Hope: What are you doing?

Brooke: Douglas belongs here with you and beth. I’m gonna go over there and find out what the hell is going on.

Hope: Mom!

Douglas: Wait, a picture of outer space like with all the planets and everything.

Taylor: Yes. And like a spaceships and– and aliens, maybe. What do you think?

Douglas: Totally. Oh, but I’m out of black. Dad, please, can we get some more? The best idea, but I need more black paint.

Taylor: What about glitter?

Douglas: Oh, and glitter.

Taylor: Glitter!

Thomas: Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah, yeah. Let’s– let’s run down to the store and get some.

Taylor: Oh, my god. This

Thomas: It’s going to be awesome.

[ Phone pinging ]

Taylor: It’s gonna be… oh, oh, hold on.

Thomas: Everything okay?

Taylor: Yeah, it’s just. It’s a conference call that I was supposed to join. Thank god I setup a reminder. You know what? I can’T. I don’t have time to run back to the office. Can I stay?

Thomas: Yeah, stay, stay. Make yourself at home.

Taylor: Thank you. Okay.

Thomas: All right. Let’s get out of grandma’s way. And yeah.

Douglas: Yeah, let’s do it.

Taylor: All right. I’ll see you guys when you get back.

Thomas: Okay, so if you do some glitter. We should probably set up ground rules. Because that stuff can get everywhere.

Taylor: Thomas.

Thomas: Yeah?

Taylor: I just wanted to tell you how happy I am. I– I have wanted this for you for such a long time, and you deserve it. It’s finally happening.

Steffy: It’s crazy to think how things have turned around for our family. My god. When I saw you in monaco. It’s like our lives changed forever.

Finn: It’s me.

I found you.

Steffy, it’s me.

It’s really me.

Steffy: Oh, my god!

Finn: It’s okay. It’s okay.

[ Bell tolling ]

Finn: That’s a day neither one of us will ever forget.

Steffy: Never.

Taylor: Yeah. We’ll talk soon. All right, bye.

Brooke: [Laughing] Oh. Oh, taylor. Of course. I should have known the ringleader would be here.

Taylor: The ringleader?

Brooke: Behind this ridiculous plan to take douglas away from hope. I’ve been telling everyone…

Taylor: So, I’m the evil ringleader.

[Chuckles] Okay. Well, everyone’s the villain in someone’s story, huh brooke? Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go.

Brooke: Where’s douglas?

Taylor: Douglas is with his father.

Brooke: Where? Is he bringing him home?

Taylor: Yes. Yes, he’s bringing him home, as soon as they finish getting art supplies, he’ll be coming home through that door.

Brooke: No. Home to hope. When is that happening?

Taylor: That’s not my call. That would be between thomas and hope. I’m sure they’ll figure it out.

Brooke: Okay. Hope was very clear that thomas could only have douglas for one night only. Now, she’s been very generous, letting him keep him longer.

Taylor: Okay, I– I do. I– I see the problem. You think that hope can dictate when my son is allowed to see his son? Okay.

Brooke: Oh, wow. Okay.

Taylor: Yeah. I feel the same way. Yeah. Um, my grandson–

Brooke: No, he’s my grandson, too. I thought you understood the other day when I told you I am not letting thomas take douglas away from his home and his family.

Taylor: I understood where you were coming from. But, I don’t agree. Douglas is a forrester. This is a forrester home. So, when douglas is with thomas. His father, his only remaining biological parent? That’s not taking him away, brooke. That’s bringing him home, to his family.

Steffy: Let’s push it to three. I have a two o’clock finance meeting and that usually runs long.

Jimmy: Great, I’ll let them know.

Steffy: Hey, thank you.

Hope: Oh, hi jimmy.

Jimmy: Hi, hope.

Hope: Um, hi steffy, is ridge in?

Steffy: My father is in a meeting downtown. Is this something I can help you with?

Hope: Well, I…

Steffy: Is it about hope for the future? The deadline?

Hope: It’s not about business.

Steffy: Oh. So, this must be about douglas.

Hope: I, um… I wanted to talk to ridge about the situation, yes.

Steffy: Thomas spending time with his son isn’t a situation, it’s life. It’s a normal father-son relationship.

Hope: And I want that for him. Very much. I– I want douglas to have a close relationship with his father.

Steffy: Then, I apologize if I misunderstood your tone.

Hope: The situation is thomas wanting to change where douglas calls home.

Steffy: He’s his father. He has every right to want douglas at his home.

Hope: And I’m his mother. Douglas will always know about caroline and carry those memories with him. But, she’s gone now. I adopted douglas. Thomas and I share custody.

Steffy: How much sharing has been going on? Douglas has been living with you on your mother’s property for a very long time now. I think that’s finally about to change.

Zyrteeeec…

Hope: Why are you acting like there’s some kind of wrong that needs to be righted here?

Steffy: Thomas not having access to his son is wrong.

Hope: And who’s saying that he doesn’t have access? Thomas knows that I fully support him spending as much time with douglas as he wants.

Steffy: Only if it’s on your terms. Look, I appreciate you. You’ve done a great job caring for douglas. But I do feel like–

Hope: Not just caring for douglas like I’m some kind of nanny. I’ve been raising him. And do you need to be reminded why? Reminded of all the things that thomas was doing?

Steffy: Thomas has changed.

Hope: I want to believe that. I do. I’ve– I’ve been trusting him. We’ve been doing a good job co-parenting together. But the way he’s been acting lately?

Steffy: Like an involved father?

Hope: Like he’s not respecting the agreement that we put into place.

Steffy: Douglas is a forrester. Not a logan. So, when it comes to where he calls home, I think it’s pretty clear.

Hope: Okay. Why do you do that? Why do you always have to make everything forrester versus logan?

Steffy: Do you really have to ask?

Hope: Yes, actually. I would love to know why.

Steffy: Because of your mom. She is the master of disaster. I mean, c’mon. If you put yourself in my shoes. You had a woman constantly throwing herself at your father? Who married every single man in your family? I think you’d have a little animosity, too. So, you’re damn right, it’s forresters versus logans. Always will be.

Taylor: Thomas is ready to play a bigger role in douglas’ life.

Brooke: I don’t care if he thinks he’s ready. It wasn’t too long ago when he was highly unstable.

Taylor: Please don’t do that, brooke. Please, he’s worked so hard. Don’t talk about my son like that.

Brooke: Don’t what? Don’t say the truth? Because it is the truth. You know what he was going through. You know better than anybody. You were his psychiatrist back then.

Taylor: Oh, my god. You are exhausting, brooke. Thomas was going through a crisis. And he got through it. He should not be punished for the rest of his life. And, or made to feel like– like he can’t take care of his own son.

Brooke: And my daughter should be made to feel that way?

Taylor: No.

Brooke: She’s the one parent who didn’t use him. Didn’t manipulate him. Didn’t treat him badly. And now you want me to have her just send douglas off with thomas? So, thomas can have him 24/7. No, no. That’s just not going to happen. And you, as the other grandmother. I would think you’d be happy.

Taylor: Huh.

Brooke: But you’re not.

Taylor: What?

Brooke: And I think I know why. Because there’s a lot more at play here, isn’t there?

Taylor: Oh. Okay.

Brooke: There is.

Taylor: Okay. Here comes the logan logic, right? Give it to me, brooke.

Brooke: It is so, so, obvious.

Taylor: What is it? Tell me!

Brooke: You are trying to push thomas to take douglas so that you can create some kind of conflict between ridge and me.

Taylor: Stop, stop, stop. I would never use douglas to try to manipulate a situation with ridge.

Brooke: Oh, my god.

Taylor: Okay? All right. Like you did. All right, this may come as a shock to you, brooke. But this– this whole thing with thomas and douglas is– is not about you.

Brooke: Taylor, stop it. Okay?

Taylor: I know, it’s not about you. This is about douglas being with his father.

Brooke: God. You are so transparent.

Taylor: Really? Okay. All right. You know what? Douglas belongs here, okay? And I– I’m not going to let you or hope try to come between my son and– and this happy life he’s trying to create with his child.

Brooke: And I’m not going to let you use that sweet, little, innocent boy so that you can make a play for ridge.

Taylor: Stop it, brooke. I’ve had it.

Brooke: No. I really need to talk to you.

Taylor: Don’t! Brooke. Seriously, why do you always do this? You always–

[ Brooke gasping ]

Taylor: I’m s– your face. I’m just, seriously. Oh, my god. Oh. Okay, um. Listen, I am– oh, please– all right. Well, you feel better? Is that good?

Brooke: Yeah.

Taylor: Awesome. All right, I’M…

[ Brooke laughing ]

Taylor: Go ahead, it’s fine. I’m good. I’m– I’m not gonna come back?

Brooke: No, I don’t think you–

Taylor: Oh! Douglas. Douglas.

[ Brooke screaming ]

Taylor: Oh, my god. That felt good.

Brooke: Yeah, you didn’t just do that. Did you?

Taylor: I so did. Yeah, I did. Mm-hmm. Um, yeah. Look at you. Huh, nice.

Brooke: Just think I’ll just grab this little thing and…

Taylor: C’mon, go ahead, brooke.

Brooke: Yeah, you want it?

Taylor: Get me all over.

Brooke: You want it?

Taylor: Get me all over my shirt. Yeah, there you go. Oh–

[ Brooke laughing ]

Taylor: All right, all right.

Brooke: Okay, wait. I’m gonna put that down.

Taylor: It’s great. Um. Really awesome, I’m sure.

Brooke: Ooh.

Taylor: That is…

Brooke: You okay?

Taylor: Yeah.

Brooke: We’re good. We’re done doing that.

Taylor: Mm-hmm

Brooke: What?

Taylor: Yeah.

Brooke: Really?

Taylor: Right there. You know what? Want some more? You need more color? Yeah, like that. Just like that.

Brooke: No, no. You’re not–

[ Brooke squealing ] Stop it.

Taylor: No, no, you stop it.

[Laughing]

Brooke: That’s enough!

Taylor: Oh, is it enough? Is it enough? Is it enough? Is it–

Brooke: Crazy. Oh my gosh.

Taylor: Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Brooke: Okay.

[Indistinct]

Taylor: Okay.

[Laughing] Oh, my god. I was not. I was not expecting this.

Brooke: Me neither.

Taylor: Nope.

Brooke: Just like I wasn’t expecting you trying to steal my husband away, once again. Listen, I’m done settling. Because this is my secret.

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Chloe: Thanks for meeting with us, nick, and we’re really excited to pitch you some of our ideas.

Nick: Yeah. Let’s — let’s see what you got.

Chloe: Okay. So last week we really started strategizing on how to create more synergy between the newman media divisions, mostly within the entertainment sector. And we’re also wondering if we might be able to converge entertainment and news by producing some topical talk shows that check both of those boxes.

Sally: We want to go big, and our entertainment- and news-oriented divisions are doing really well nationally, so we were thinking that it might be time to focus on expanding to an international audience.

Chloe: Yeah, and that would mean creating content targeting those markets — europe, asia, and south america.

Sally: And if you like any of these general ideas, we can always come back with a more detailed plan on how to execute them.

Chloe: Yeah, we know that it’s a bold direction, but we really believe in it. So what do you think?

Chelsea: Hey.

Adam: Hi.

Chelsea: I guess you handled whatever that text message was earlier that sent you off and running without explanation.

Adam: Yeah, it actually turned out to be good news. Something that I was hoping for finally paid off.

Chelsea: Huh.

Adam: Mm-hmm.

Chelsea: Well, it’s great when life takes a turn like that.

Adam: Yeah, it sure is.

Chelsea: Okay. I’m too tired to keep this up.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Same.

Chelsea: Alright, let’s just come clean. Who wants to go first?

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Jack: [ Humming ]

Traci: What has gotten into you?

Jack: What do you mean?

Traci: [ Chuckles ] You’re so happy.

Jack: Well, I’d like to think it’s not that rare or shocking that I have a smile on my face.

Traci: It’s not, but you’re smiling a lot more lately.

Jack: I didn’t know you were counting smiles.

Traci: And you are humming when you’re going through the mail.

Jack: I didn’t do that.

Traci: You did. And if I’m not mistaken, I overheard you singing with harrison.

Jack: That I will cop to. That kid can turn anyone’s mood around.

Traci: [ Chuckles ] So is it your grandson that’s got you so chipper, or is it something or someone else?

Diane: Hello, nikki.

Nikki: How are you, diane?

Diane: I’m — I’m fine. Thank you.

Nikki: Glad to hear it.

Diane: And you?

Nikki: I’m well. Keeping busy at newman enterprises. I spoke with summer recently. She says you’re doing a wonderful job at marchetti so far.

Diane: Is that right? Well, that’S…nice to hear.

[ Scoffs ] Is there a hidden pie about to smack me in the face or should I brace myself for something worse?

Talia: Phyllis.

Phyllis: Hey.

Talia: You neglected to tell me you own the place.

Phyllis: Oh, yes.

Talia: I’m impressed.

Phyllis: Hmm. I’m glad you’re enjoying your time here. Yeah, the grand phoenix, it was a labor of love, you know? Ah, there were a lot of ups and downs, but totally worth it. It’s coming to an end, I’m afraid. I just sold it.

Talia: Interesting.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Talia: You’re moving on. Why is that?

Phyllis: Well, I work at marchetti now.

Talia: Where diane jenkins works? Not a coincidence, I’m guessing. Is there an agenda there?

Phyllis: It’s pretty strategic. And completely justified. That’s why I wanted to talk to you. Want your clothes to smell freshly

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Nick: Well, I really like what I’ve heard. And speaking of synergy, you two obviously make a very strong team.

Sally: I couldn’t agree more.

Chloe: I’ll make it unanimous.

Nick: I’d like to hear more about your process.

Chloe: Yeah, we — we each bring our ideas to the table, and then we brainstorm, flesh them out together. But make no mistake, sally is our fearless leader.

Nick: I get it. Chloe, would you mind too much if I had a minute alone with the fearless leader?

Chloe: Oh, sure. I will make myself scarce. And if we get the go-ahead, I will start implementing these ideas right away.

Nick: Thank you, chloe.

Chloe: Thank you.

Nick: Sit down.

Sally: Is there a problem with our pitches that you didn’t want to mention in front of chloe?

Nick: No. I loved them, each and every one of them. I meant what I said. This is about you and adam.

Chelsea: So we agreed to tell each other what’s going on.

Adam: We did.

Chelsea: Go ahead.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Ladies first.

Chelsea: Oh, oldest trick in the book. The first one to spill is always put at a disadvantage.

Adam: Are we taking advantage of each other now?

Chelsea: No. I guess we’re on neutral ground. God, you are so stubborn, you know that?

Adam: So I have been told.

Chelsea: Fine. I’ll go. I just recorded my final podcast episode with billy.

Adam: Ah. So a celebration is in order now that you dropped the dead weight?

Chelsea: I’m not continuing the podcast.

Adam: You didn’t take my suggestion that you should bring in a new co-host and someone who’s not a royal jerk?

Chelsea: Billy — who’s not a jerk, by the way — suggested the same thing. He even offered to help me find a new co-host.

Adam: Well, you are obviously so talented that even billy abbott can see it and he stands to make money from it. Doesn’t mean he’s not a jerk.

Chelsea: Well, I decided against it. This isn’t about billy. It’s about me.

Adam: Okay. Sorry. So, in other words, your career is in limbo.

Chelsea: Yeah. I just don’t understand why I can’t find something that I’m able to handle. Find something that doesn’t get yanked away from me before I settle in. You know, working for a global fashion icon like angelina marchetti was probably too much for me. I dove back into the fashion world too soon, but then I found something that excited me. Something that grounded me with this podcast. And then billy, he just quits on me.

Adam: Yeah, I can — I can relate. I mean, I feel like I had the perfect future at newman dangled in front of me more times than I can count, only to be yanked away. And frankly, I’m just — I’m exhausted.

Chelsea: Mm, I know you better than that. You may be tired at the moment, but you’re not defeated. And I’ve seen this before.

Adam: Seen what?

Chelsea: The look in your eye, the iciness in your tone. That’s pure rage.

Traci: You know, if you were a character in one of my novels, my editor would be insisting that I explain your mood.

Jack: I am not a character in one of your novels. I am your brother. And my moods don’t have to be explained or scrutinized or novelized for that point.

Traci: Come on, you would make a great character — leading man, romantic hero.

Jack: Don’t even think about it.

Traci: And you’re avoiding my original question.

Jack: Oh, I know what you’re fishing for, and I’m not biting.

Traci: Alright. Can’t blame a girl for trying.

Jack: You know what? I am thrilled that kyle and summer and harrison are back in town, great, exciting new things are happening at jabot, and my family is mercifully at peace. Does that perhaps satisfy your curiosity?

Traci: [ Chuckles ] Nobody would have believed that peaceful part of this a few months ago when diane first got in touch with you.

Jack: No, that’s true. Not long ago, I thought diane was only capable of causing trouble. But you know what? Kyle is healing. I can’t even believe I’m saying that, but it’s true. And for that, I am very grateful.

Jack: Is this you in the process of forgiving diane?

Nikki: You have a fear of flying pies. That’s funny.

Diane: [ Sighs ] I’d like to get the insults and attacks over with before your food is served. Who knows what else might get hurled across the table? And I’m wearing a new outfit.

Nikki: I am so glad I ordered the beet soup.

Diane: Ha ha.

Nikki: Oh, lighten up. I’m kidding.

Diane: [ Sighs ] So where is this seemingly laissez faire attitude coming from?

Nikki: I’ve just decided that it’s easier to ignore you than to engage. Although it is harder when you come up to my table.

Diane: Let’s be honest. If I hadn’t walked over here, you would have confronted me.

Nikki: Ah, wrong, as usual. You’re just not worth my energy. I have a very full life to live.

Diane: Oh, and I’m sure the constant upheaval at newman enterprises is keeping you very busy. At this point, are there any members of your family that haven’t been ceo?

Nikki: Well, that is so sweet of you to be concerned. But the company is thriving, so you need only be concerned about your workplace.

Diane: Oh. Oh, marchetti is doing great. Thanks in large part to my son’s leadership.

Nikki: Uh-huh. Well, I think my granddaughter had a little something to do with that as well.

Diane: Absolutely. Summer is a wonderful leader, and she’s been so good to me. I really appreciate that she’s kept an open mind and hasn’t just accepted all the things that you and phyllis have told her about me.

Nikki: Well, poor summer really shouldn’t have to deal with you at all, but I’m confident that you will self-sabotage and leave genoa city in disgrace without any help from me at all. Now, I will admit that in the beginning I felt the need to rush that process along. But you know what? It’s really not worth my time, because I know that you are capable of blowing up your life all on your own.

Diane: Wow. This new and enlightened version of you is almost cuddly. I’m curious, though. Phyllis seems to have made a turn as well, selling her beloved hotel to work at the same company as I do. Come on, nikki. You and phyllis might talk a good game about letting go, but something’s clearly afoot. Hi, I’m denise.

Talia: So does nikki know about your plan?

Phyllis: Oh, yeah. She’s in on it, for sure. You know, we’re keeping it on the down low. You have to be crafty when you deal with diane. You have to think on your feet. So that’s why I think in your case, you should just keep it to your cover story, you know, your piece on ashland locke.

Talia: So what exactly is going down with diane?

Phyllis: Well, what’s going to go down with diane is she’s going to get into trouble at her job. But it won’t be because of anything that I did. I mean, talia, she’s in way over her head. She’s going to run into trouble. She’s going to screw up and she’s going to get fired.

Diane: So what do you and phyllis have up your sleeve?

Nikki: Diane, you deluded narcissist, not everything is about you, dear. Did it ever cross your mind that phyllis simply wants to work with her daughter? Just as I love working with nicholas and victoria, and I assume you love working with kyle?

Diane: Mm-hmm, I could believe that, had I not witnessed how much phyllis loved owning that hotel.

Nikki: Mm. Well, she’s never really been very successful hanging on to anything. Careers, men.

Diane: Oh, insulting her. Very clever strategy.

Nikki: I’m sorry?

Diane: You’re hoping that if you say mean and nasty things about phyllis, it’ll convince me that you’re not working together.

Nikki: I am simply explaining to you why she wanted to work at marchetti, so you can forget about your conspiracy theory.

Diane: If there was truly nothing going on, you wouldn’t care what I thought.

Nikki: You know what, diane? I think all those years living in hiding have made you paranoid.

Diane: Now you’re deflecting, trying to get me on the defensive.

Nikki: I am merely expressing concern for your well-being.

Diane: Oh, come on. You being polite and considerate is the biggest red flag of all.

Nikki: Being civil is just easier. It’s less exhausting because everybody has grown bored with your drama and we’ve moved on.

Diane: My drama? You and phyllis are the drama queens of genoa city.

Nikki: Now, dear, unless you are planning a better exit than your murder turned out to be, you’re just going to have to accept the fact that the novelty of your very dramatic return has just worn off. You’re not the center of attention anymore. Nobody is really thinking about you at all. Although I almost wish I could be there when you finally realize that, because, really, how sad and pathetic will that be.

Jack: I’m not sure forgiveness is the right word. I’m — I’m not sure what is.

Traci: Well, what would forgiveness look like for you and diane?

Jack: Uh…

Allie: Hey, you guys.

Jack: Hey!

Noah: How’s it going?

Allie: Oh, my gosh. I am so glad you guys are both here. We have some great news.

Sally: What would you like to know?

Nick: Victoria told me about adam’s attempt to get you to publish evidence that he just happened upon regarding ashland’s death.

Sally: I know the truth about what went down that night. And I understand why you were so sick over it.

Nick: It was our goal to keep the circle of people who knew about it very small. But now, thanks to adam, you are burdened with that secret.

Sally: You don’t have to worry about me. When I want to keep my mouth shut, I am an impenetrable fortress. Not only am I not going to publish the story, I will never tell anyone about it, ever.

Nick: You’ve proven that you can be trusted.

Sally: Well, I’m sorry for how difficult things must have been. And still might be.

Nick: I just — you know, I did what I did because I was protecting my sister.

Sally: And I’m sure victoria is very grateful for what you did. Frankly, the town is breathing a heck of a lot easier without ashland around. And honestly, if your father hadn’t gotten involved and everyone found out, they would probably give you the key to the city or something.

Nick: No. I don’t know about that.

Sally: Well, in my experience, truly brave people are usually modest. I will say one thing about the newmans. You guys can be intimidating, but you really go to the mat for each other. Spending more time around your family, I understand less about adam’s attitude towards you all.

Nick: Sally, I just hope you know how genuinely appreciative I am that you turned adam down and that you went to victoria and gave her a heads up.

Sally: Well, there was never any risk of adam getting me to do his bidding. And as far as going to see victoria, you should all just be on guard about adam’s state of mind. He’s in pursuit of one thing — revenge.

Adam: You know more than anybody that rage is my — my baseline emotion. I’m — I’m like a 2 right now. So it can get a lot worse.

Chelsea: That’s what I’m afraid of. You talking about me going down a rabbit hole, but what about you? I see you walking around all calm, but I know something is burning under the surface.

Adam: [ Chuckles ]

Chelsea: You’re feeling wounded these days. Makes you want to lash out. You want to hurt the people that have hurt you. That side of you is back with a vengeance. I know how dangerous that can get. You gave me some good advice earlier, so let me ask you… is there any way I can talk you off the ledge? I brought in ensure max protein

Allie: As I may have mentioned, noah is looking for a space for the amazing club that he wants to open.

Jack: Uh-huh.

Allie: And guess what.

Traci: He found a good location.

Allie: Not just a good one. The best.

Adam: Yep, the glam club will officially be opening its doors at the grand phoenix as soon as the chancellor-winters acquisition of the hotel is finalized.

Jack: Phyllis actually went through with the sale. Even with her job at marchetti, I wasn’t sure she could bear to let go of it.

Allie: Noah pitched the idea to lily, and she loved it.

Noah: Oh, no hesitation. She was on board from the get-go.

Allie: It was like the perfect fit.

Jack: This sounds like a celebration. How about lunch at society?

Noah: Yeah, sounds good.

Jack: We’re in.

Adam: Thanks for trying to look out for me, but you can’t help me now. This is between me and my dad, okay? I let him use me yet again and toss me aside.

Chelsea: Pushing you out of the company in favor of victoria is wrong, but sadly predictable. It’s a signature victor move.

Adam: Mm. No, you don’t know the half of what dear old dad has done this time, okay? He pulled another one of his classic maneuvers, and once again, just dredging up a lot of damage from the past.

Chelsea: What do you mean?

Adam: Ashland locke didn’t die in that car crash.

Chelsea: What? I thought the investigation was closed.

Adam: Well, it was, but that’s because dad made sure of it.

Chelsea: So, how did ashland die?

Adam: Apparently, ashland turned up at victoria’s in some sort of a rage, and to protect our sister, nick accidentally killed him.

Chelsea: Oh, my god. No wonder victoria was so tense when I saw her the other day.

Adam: Yeah, it was a bad situation all around. But what does dad do? He covers it up, moves the body so he can keep the newman hands clean.

Chelsea: Did victor tell you all this?

Adam: Well, never mind how i found out about it. The point is, he covered it up. Chelsea.

Chelsea: Wow. I see so many parallels between ashland’s death and A.J. Montalvo’s back in kansas.

Adam: Yeah, if he got away with it once, why not try it again?

Chelsea: I mean, I’m sure this brings up a lot for you, but I — I thought you found peace with it.

Adam: How do you make peace with finding out that you’re a child killer and nobody told you? I mean, you could pretend, stuff it down, but it never goes away. I mean, the fact that they kept this from me for all these years — it just — it did me a lot more harm than good.

Chelsea: I think he was trying to protect you from getting hurt. I think he wanted to help you because you’re his son, the same way you would go to extremes to protect connor and maybe even me, even though we’re not together anymore.

Nick: I appreciate the warning, but this isn’t the first time adam’s tried to get revenge on our family. I was really hoping that after he gave faith one of his kidneys that he would turn a corner. But obviously I was wrong about that. You know, I would like to give my brother the benefit of the doubt, but he’s made his position crystal-clear.

Sally: I find that really sad.

Nick: It is reality. I’m sure you only got to see the good side of adam when you guys were together, you know, but my family has had to deal with the best and worst of adam. And I don’t like saying this to you, sally, ’cause I know you care about him but I think — I think you’re better off not being in a relationship with him. And now please welcome ana montoya.

“The young and the restless”

will continue.

Talia: Can I ask, why are you rooting for diane jenkins to fail?

Phyllis: I know you did your research, and I know you read that article in restless style from years ago detailing all these things she did. I mean, it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Talia: Really? Because the things in that story were out there — home-wrecking, arson, sperm stealing?

Phyllis: Sperm stealing. Yes. Completely out there. I mean, if I told you everything else, your head would start spinning and it wouldn’t stop spinning.

Talia: I want to know everything.

Phyllis: Alright. Have a seat. Get comfortable. I’ll tell you everything. And honestly, I’m not holding back. Where do you want to start? Multiple blackmails? Child abandonment? Faking her own death?

Nikki: I certainly hope you didn’t mistake my earlier civility as an invitation to join me.

Diane: [ Scoffs ] Certainly not.

Jack: Ohh, that cannot be good.

Traci: Well, you know, why don’t we just leave them alone, okay? Maybe we — [ Sighs ] Maybe not.

Jack: Hi.

Nikki: Hello, jack.

Diane: Hi. Traci.

Traci: Hello, ladies.

Jack: Are we interrupting some kind of tte–tte?

Nikki: Oh, no, not at all. I’m just finishing my lunch at my table for one. Diane is just leaving.

Diane: Waiting for takeout.

Jack: Everything alright?

Nikki: Really, jack?

Diane: [ Laughs ]

Sally: As many times as i have told myself things are over with adam and knowing it’s for the best, part of me still has feelings for him. And maybe, yeah, it’s because i mainly did see the good parts of him, and the bad parts… honestly, I could relate to because, in a certain way, I’ve lived in adam’s shoes. I have felt burned and insulted by people and was so determined to make them regret it. I mean, sure, yes, that wasn’t the only way adam and I were alike, but it definitely sparked a connection.

Nick: I’m aware of some of the stunts you’ve pulled in the past. I’d like to believe you’ve left all that behind.

Sally: I would, too. But I won’t lie. I definitely get the urge from time to time to deliver a swift dose of payback to those who wronged me, not wait for karma to kick them in the ass. But that’s natural, right?

[ Both laugh ]

Nick: Yeah, I think, uh — I think we’ve all been there, you know, some of us more than others.

Sally: Well, my point is, i haven’t acted on any of those darker impulses. And maybe the turning of the tides was people actually having faith in me — or at least willing to give me a fair chance…the way you have. It really made a difference for me.

Nick: Yeah. I’d like to believe that a little faith could create a change in adam. You know, I’d like to have a brother that I could have a bond with or trust. But unfortunately, adam has proven over and over again that his turnarounds just don’t last very long.

Adam: You’re right. I would move heaven and earth for connor. I would break any law. Hell, I would move a dozen bodies if I thought that it would genuinely help him. And I would probably move a couple corpses for connor’s mother, as well.

Chelsea: Well, hopefully it doesn’t come to that, but i appreciate it.

Adam: But that doesn’t mean that you can pick and choose the things that victor does which are bad and good because even when he does something decent, it comes at a price always.

Chelsea: Oh, as someone who went to the mental hospital instead of jail because of him, I am very well aware of how he operates.

Adam: Yes. You understand. But he’ll never admit it. The man will never apologize. And I think it’s time someone forced his hand right here, right now. And I happen to have the power and the evidence to do it. (Buzz)

starting with the delicious

taste of honey nut cheerios,

Allie: Was I gushing too much with jack and traci earlier?

Noah: No, it was the perfect amount of gush.

Allie: Uh-oh.

Noah: Okay, that looks like it could turn into a knockdown, drag-out fight any second now.

Allie: Yep. With my grandfather trapped in the middle.

Noah: If things get gnarly, my money’s on grandma. That lady’s tough as nails.

Allie: Yeah, but diane’s sneaky. And I wouldn’t count traci out. That woman’s been through some things. Hey, promise me this. No matter how hostile it gets inside there, it is not gonna spoil this amazing day for the two of us.

Noah: It won’T.

Nikki: I was minding my own business, and then diane appeared uninvited. Yet I couldn’t have been more civil. Isn’t that right, diane?

Diane: That’s true. Nikki has been pleasantly, shockingly, bizarrely even-keeled.

Nikki: So, yes, jack, everything is fine. See you. Hi!

Noah: Hey, grandma. You heading out?

Nikki: Uh, yeah. It’s getting a little crowded in here.

Noah: Okay, well, we’ll have to catch up some other time, but before you go, I want to introduce you to allie.

Nikki: Oh, it’s a pleasure. I’ve heard so much about you from noah.

Allie: Same here. It’s so lovely meeting you.

Nikki: Well, I hope that we can spend some time together soon.

Allie: I would love that.

Nikki: You two have fun.

Noah: Okay. I’ll check in with you later.

Nikki: Alright, sweetie.

Noah: Night.

Jack: I suppose I did jump to the conclusion that nikki was harassing you.

Diane: Not a bad guess.

Allie: Hi, everyone. Thank you again for offering to take us out to celebrate.

Jack: You are most welcome.

Allie: Should we get a table?

Nikki: You know what? Let’s — let’s do that.

Diane: What’s the occasion?

Allie: We’re celebrating my boyfriend’s new club.

Diane: Oh! Wow. That’s wonderful.

Jack: Would you like to join us?

Diane: Well, normally I would love to, but I have a job that I’m devoted to, and I need to get back to work. Ah, looks like my take-out is ready. Noah, congratulations. I can’t wait to check out the club once it opens. Bye.

Jack: Bye.

Traci: [ Sighs ]

[ Clears throat ]

Jack: What?

Traci: I think our table’s ready.

Sally: Of course I understand you have a longer history with adam than I do. I’m not pleading his case here. I just… I’m worried about him. That’s why I couldn’t keep quiet about it.

Adam: Well, vick and I are grateful for that.

Sally: Telling her was in everyone’s best interest, including adam’S. I wish someone had told me when I was hell-bent on revenge ’cause that is a road I never want to go down again.

Nick: Well, I think you’ve come a long way.

Sally: It’s a daily journey, right?

Chelsea: I get your drive and your frustration. I’ve been there, as you know. You want justice, and you’ll go to dark places to get it.

Adam: But that — that’s the thing, chelsea. This isn’t dark. All I’m trying to do is expose the truth to light.

Chelsea: We both know there’s a lot more to it. If you try to hurt victor, he’s gonna go after you. He’s like you in that regard. Reigniting this battle will be a mistake for you and for connor.

Adam: Okay, I can and I will keep connor completely out of it.

Chelsea: We both know that’s not possible. Connor loves his father and his grandfather. He’ll be stuck in the middle. There’s no way he can be immune to the fallout. You don’t want to traumatize your kid, do not start a war with his grandfather.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Chelsea: You want to beat victor, beat him by being a better dad. Focus on the future. Focus on connor. Stop keeping score and stop holding grudges. Beat victor by letting go.

Talia: I can’t believe one person could do so much in one lifetime.

Phyllis: I know. Can you believe it? I mean, diane’s a real overachiever in that sense. I mean — but I — I just think that if someone were to, um, try to get the world reacquainted with her past deeds, that might unnerve diane and she’ll go back to the person she was — I mean, the person that she’s always been, of course. I mean, she’ll just snap. And then certain people — it will prove to them that she has not changed at all.

Talia: I’m open to exploring diane’s life. I just don’t want to report on a story that’s already been out there.

Phyllis: Oh, no, wait. I totally understand that. I mean, I certainly believe that there’s something to uncover in her time in los angeles, for sure. So, I think that, um, if I were to give you some juicy details that weren’t in the

restless style story and you were to put those out in the world while you’re investigating her activity in los angeles, that could really be the story of the century — the downfall of diane jenkins.

Jack: Boy, the kids sure left right after we ate. Was it us?

Traci: Boy, I hope not. I mean, I certainly enjoy your company, that’s for sure.

Jack: And I definitely enjoy yours. But you know what? I remember what it was to be their age, young and in —

Traci: Lust. Mm-hmm.

Jack: It is my granddaughter we are talking about.

Traci: [ Laughs ] But, jack, you’re making it sound like you and I are all washed up here. I mean, I think it’s a little premature to put us out to pasture. I predict that one of these days, very soon, for us both, there will be nothing we’ll want more than to spend time alone with a special someone in our lives.

Jack: Please tell me we are not circling back to that subject.

Traci: What subject?

Jack: Diane.

Traci: [ Sighs ]

Jack: She is not a special someone in my life.

Traci: I understand that. And, believe me, I am not pushing the two of you together. I’m just making an observation that for somebody that you are not ready to forgive, you certainly want to spend a lot of time together.

Noah: I still can’t believe the club’s gonna become a reality.

Allie: It is. Oh, my gosh. Stop doubting yourself. Hey. I believe in you.

Noah: I got to share the credit with you.

Allie: No, you don’T. This was all your idea.

Noah: Babe, lily saw the enthusiasm in your eyes, okay? It was contagious. Gave me fresh inspiration during my pitch. It helped me envision what the place could actually be. That was all because of you.

Allie: Well, I am not gonna take any credit for it. But I did love getting to be a part of it. Noah, this is — this is so incredible.

Noah: You’re incredible. Hey. Are you sure?

Allie: Yeah. I’m sure.

Adam: Well, god knows you’re not the first person to tell me I need to break the cycle with victor.

Chelsea: Well, maybe it’s about time you start to listen?

Adam: [ Sighs ] At least jack gave me a job offer.

Chelsea: You’re kidding?

Adam: Mm-hmm. I thought he was kidding at first, but he was serious.

Chelsea: Oh, adam, congratulations. I think working at jabot would be an awesome fit for you.

Adam: I turned it down.

Chelsea: What? Why? Jack respects you and cares about you, and it’s about time you separated from the newmans, you know, started fresh.

Adam: Well, how often do you and I make the right moves for ourselves?

Chelsea: Mm, that’s a good point, very valid point. Listen, I was starting fresh. It felt good for a little while, then boom, bam — bye-bye, podcast.

[ Chuckles, groans ]

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Ah.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ]

Adam: We certainly are a pair, aren’t we?

Chelsea: We are on a killer winning streak, yeah.

Adam: Mm-hmm. You know, they call people like us “coolers” at the blackjack table.

Chelsea: Oh. Because we’re so cool?

Adam: Super cool.

Chelsea: We have been through a lot together. The fact that we don’t hate each other after all of it belongs in a history book somewhere.

Adam: I am really glad that we’ve gotten to a place where we can support each other emotionally.

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well, you have great timing, michael. I just finished reading wiley his bedtime story. He is loving his sleepover at the main house. Yeah, his, uh — his nanny’s about to tuck him into bed now. Well, uh, you and willow enjoy kicking back, and we’re all good on our end. You know, this may not be my house, but I know for a fact that you’re not welcome here. Look, josslyn, I’m not here for a social visit. I am only here — and this is uncomfortable for me — but I have a carload of desserts for olivia that mistakenly was delivered to the metro court. I am just trying to correct a mistake. That’s all. Whatever. You know, I was just on the phone with michael, and I could’ve told him that you were here trespassing, but he and willow rarely get a night to themselves, and I am more than capable of throwing you out myself. You will not go anywhere near wiley. Like I said, I just brought desserts for olivia. I wasn’t planning on seeing my grandson. Let’s make sure. Get out. Sonny: What’s the problem here? The problem? Well, yeah. I’m looking at it. Well, o-olivia knows nina’s here and why. Okay, well, how long does it take to drop off dessert? Because I highly doubt that olivia invited her to stay. You know what, josslyn? You don’t have to like it, but I think your mom taught you how to be civil towards people. Oh, my mom also taught me how to deal with a backstabbing bitch. Now, sonny, you tried to help trina, and that’s the only reason why I’m not slapping your girlfriend into next week. Well, that was fun. I think I’ll go. Hell, no. I’m not gonna tell you what to do. It’s your call whether or not you want to tell cody that you were once romantically involved with his mother. But you and dominique as a couple? I mean, that was pretty common knowledge back in the day. Somebody is bound to point that out to cody eventually. One thing at a time, okay?

[ Horse whinnies in distance ] I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that dominique had a son that she gave up. I mean, that’s not at all like the woman we both knew.

[ Grunts ] What the hell is wrong with you? That was a damn good kiss. Oh. Hey, did, uh — did elizabeth come through here? Have you seen her? I’ve not, but I’m looking for anna. Have you seen her?

[ Spencer groaning ] Spencer? Oh, whoa, whoa. Take it easy. Leave me the hell alone. You don’t look so good, kid. Could probably use a glass of water and a comfortable chair. Why don’t we get you inside, maybe someone will go find your dad? Forget it. I never want to see my father again. Elizabeth? Hey, elizabeth.

[ Gasps ] Nikolas.

[ Sighs ] What happened?

[ Ava groaning ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Breathing shakily ] H-he– h– help… he– help me. -Hi, dr. Rick. It’s julie. -[ Gasps ] That’s me.Just leaving you a voicemail. My number is 618-437-7425. Okay. Can anyone tell me what julie did wrong there? You got to repeat the number. I mean, no one’s ever gonna get it the first time. -Nope. -Didn’t leave her last name. No, the — the phone tells you who called. She didn’t mention a good time to call her back. How am I supposed to know when to call her back? No. She just shouldn’t have left a voicemail. 9 out of 10 times, a text will do.


Dominique was a bright light. I mean, she was a loving, generous person who would’ve cherished having a son. If we go with the obvious, that she gave him away to protect him from taub, once leopold died, why not reclaim cody and raise him herself? Well… what if dominique didn’t realize she had a son? I didn’t slap you based on the quality of the kiss. I slapped you because of why you kissed me. Okay, so you’re saying it was a good kiss, though? I’m saying you only kissed me to distract me. Distract you? From — from what? Your — your interrogation on peter and faison. I mean, come on! Just be honest, cody! God! Why are you so fascinated by my father and brother? Besides you,

nobody wants me here. Nobody. So, what, we can’t make mistakes now and — and move on with our lives? ‘Cause let me t– let me tell you something. No, I’m serious about this. The way that — that josslyn and michael treat you, it’s unfair, it’s rude, and… it’s actually sad. And I’m gonna — I’m gonna — look, there’s a lot of people that are gonna be, you know, happy to see you, you know, and I’m right on top of that list. I know. I know you will always be on my side and you’re gonna face down all the haters, but I really don’t want yet another confrontation. That’s not what I want. I’d rather go home. Can you just stay just a little while? No. Why? Well, be– no. I’m gonna tell you why. Because I got dex. He’s — he’s bringing me some paperwork. Once I sign it off, we can go to my place and, you know, have a nightcap.

[ Gasps ]

[ Laughs ] Okay, well, now that’s an offer I can’t refuse.

[ Footsteps approaching ] Oh, sorry. Oh, no. I didn’t mean to interrupt. I just was getting… actually, i am interrupting. So why am I…? I-I wanted to talk to you if you — and since we’re here at the same time, do you have a moment I could speak? Okay, spencer, here’s some water. You’re clearly dehydrated. I do not need a damn thing from you. All the trouble between me and my father started when you came sniffing for an inheritance that never belonged to you. And, hey, that’s when my father, he made the horrible decision to play dead so that he could get his revenge. Now, that’s something that he’s gonna have to live with, but all the drama… started with you. Anything I’ve done to hurt you, I want you to know I’m sorry. God, I hate that guy. Not a big fan myself. I wish I could blame valentin for everything. But he didn’t force my father to lie or to play dead or marry ava or… or what? Did something happen? Did your dad do something to upset you?

[ Chuckles ] It really doesn’t matter. Yeah, why’s that? Because the man that I grew up with, the father that I hero-worshipped… either he changed or he was never real in the first place. There, that’s better. Whoa. Looks like you hit your head. How did that happen? I don’t know. Well, what’s the last thing that you remember? I was at the stables with finn, and we had an — an argument, and now I’m here. You know, we’re not — we’re not that close to the stables. You — you really don’t remember walking here or how you got that scrape on your forehead? No. No, I-I-I do remember being really angry and feeling betrayed.

[ Sighs ] Ah. Why? W-what were you guys arguing about? It’S… finn went behind my back again. He called sarah. Sarah, your sister? I mean, who hasn’t been here in town for, what, 10 years? Why — why would finn call her?

[ Sighs ] Because [Scoffs] He thinks I’m losing my mind. He-help me! Help! Oh, my god. Oh, my god, ava.

[ Groans ] Ava. Okay, I-I’m gonna get you some help, alright? Alright? My phone… ava, listen to me. Did you have your phone on you? Were you carrying it? Did you drop it? Alright, I’m gonna get you some help. The picnic is for G.H. There’s nurses and there’s doctors there, alright? I’m gonna get you — I’m gonna get someone.

[ Groans ] Don’t — don’t leave me.


So, you want to talk to me? As in wsb business? Yeah. ‘Cause if, you know — if that’s the case, then I have to get diane to — no, no, you don’t need diane. This is — this is more, like, official-adjacent in a way. Okay.Well, this sounds important. I will get some fresh air. It’s such a lovely night. Thank you, nina. Alright, so you got my attention. What’s up? I’m aware that, in addition to your business enterprises, that you do keep a close watch on all the illegal activities here in port charles. I can neither confirm or deny that statement. Alright, let me just cut to the chase. Do you have any information about what victor cassadine is doing here? Valentin: “She walks in beauty like the night. Of cloudless climes and starry skies and all that’s best of dark and bright meet in her aspect and her eyes.” “Thus mellowed to that tender light.” Most people think it’s shakespeare, but it’s really — lord byron. Mad, bad, and dangerous to know. How could dominique give birth to a son and not be aware of it? Think back. Dominique stayed at shadybrook for a time, remember? Leopold had her committed. He wanted control of dominique and her fortune. That’s what everyone assumed, but what if there were other reasons? What if dominique was pregnant and leopold took the baby? I asked you about your family. So what? That’s what you do when you’re trying to get to know new people in your life. I keep telling you, I don’t want to talk about peter or my father. Why can’t you just accept it and move on? Well, I think the better question is, why are you being so defensive? It’s not like I asked if you had a criminal past, too. Why is it easier for you to accuse me of being manipulative than to just admit that you are attracted to me? Why is that so hard to say? What is so god awful about us being into each other? Oh, excuse me? Who says I’m into you? What, to be bitterly disappointed in your father’s life choices? Mm-hmm. Welcome to the club. And, look, I realize you’re not in a good place to get any sort of advice, but I’m gonna throw it out there anyway because maybe somewhere down the line, it’ll mean something to you. Yeah, I bet. It couldn’t be worse than the garbage my father’s been spewing at me. Yeah, that’s just the thing, kid. You know, if we’re lucky, we grow up thinking that our parents are superhuman, right? They have all the right answers, and they can fix all the problems. Mm-hmm. Except in my case, my father is the problem. Right. And then, at some point, we realize they’re not superhuman, right? They’re just people trying to do the best they can, which means they occasionally screw up. Human beings, they — they come with flaws, even parents, but that doesn’t mean they love us any less. Well, if that’s how things shook out for you and your dad, good for you, but [Clears throat] It doesn’t seem like, uh, that’s how things are working out for me and my father. Spencer. Uh, dr. Finn. Oh, dear. It seems my great nephew is a little worse for wear.

[ Chuckles ] Don’t worry. I’ll take care of him. Oh, no, we’re just making a little headway on our — our talk here. No, that’s fine. Please, I-I won’t hear of it. You — you go ahead. Let family deal with family, huh? It’s your call. I’ll be fine with my great uncle victor. Fair enough. Feel better.

[ Sighs ] Do not ask me to tell you why I’m upset. Don’t worry, spencer. You don’t have to tell me. I already know. Finn thinks you’re losing your mind? Trust me, I wouldn’t have checked myself out of shadybrook if I didn’t feel ready to face the world. Finn doesn’t agree? He keeps going back and forth. He’s trying to be supportive, but… I know he’s watching me. I know he’s doubting me. And, yes, I-I know that makes me sound paranoid. No, no, it doesn’t — it doesn’t make you sound paranoid. Now, if — if finn is reaching out to sarah, why would he — why would he do that if he wasn’t checking in on you? Yeah, e-exactly. He’s fixated on this nonexistent relationship I have with my parents. He keeps fishing around like I’m hiding some dire secret. About who? Someone in your family? Woman: Elizabeth, what are you doing? Elizabeth: Stay away from my father!

[ Sighs ] Nikolas? What are we…? No. Oh, god. It happened again. I’m losing time. We just need to stop the bleeding, alright? So I need a towel or something. There. There. Please — please don’t leave me. Ava, I’m not leaving you, but we have to stop the bleeding, okay? Okay, okay. Ava. Ava, wake up. Wake up. I need you to hold this for me while I go get help. Ava? Ava, wake up! If you don’t, you’re gonna die! Help! Somebody! Oh, god, ava. I can’t leave you. You’re gonna bleed out. But I need to go get help. Ava. Okay. Ava. Ava. Joss? Is that you? Hey, hey, give me your phone. Call 911 right now. Right now. She’s bleeding a lot. You call. I’ll hold the towel.


and no one was allowed to visit her. She finally signed herself out after taub was killed. Do you remember what kind of mood she was in when she got out? She was eager to get on with her life. That was a long time ago, but I remember she was happy and upbeat. There wasn’t a hint of sadness. There’s no way anyone could have suspected that she was hiding her child. What if there were no hints because she didn’t know she had a baby? Leopold taub was a total bastard. I mean, he’d have no problem taking dominique’s child away from her, except… except what? Why would leopold taub want to hide his own child? You expect me to believe that you didn’t like that kiss? That you don’t find me attractive? Is that your story? All the verbal sparring that we do, the moments that we connect? Did I just, what, misinterpret all the signs or — or…what? Okay. You know what? I’m — I’m sorry. My bad. I won’t bother you anymore. You know the way back to the main house.

[ Groans ] Okay, fine. You didn’t make it up. What’s that? Sorry, what? You were right. Okay? I am attracted to you, and — and sometimes I even actually like you. So then what’s the problem? Nothing is more terrifying than liking someone. You lost your train of thought. It happens to everyone. I mean, especially when you’re stressed out. No, no, you don’t understand. It’s more than that. I keep having a memory that doesn’t make sense to me, and I had a-a vertigo attack in the stairwell at the hospital. And I — have you seen a neurologist?

[ Sighs ] Finn suggested the same thing, and he wants me to see a psychiatrist. They don’t sound like bad ideas. I just think if he were to stop pressuring me, all of this would go away. But instead he keeps going behind my back, first with terry and now with my sister. How am I supposed to react to that? How am I supposed to have a meaningful relationship with someone I can’t trust? You can’T. Mm. Mm-mm. Now, that is more like it. I’m gonna need something a little bit stronger than water. Spencer, it’s more than obvious that you’ve had more than you need already. You know, getting sloppy drunk isn’t just undignified. It can lead to errors in judgment, which can prove costly. If you want to lecture on “errors in judgment,” I’m afraid that you are talking to the wrong cassadine. Oh, dear, I thought so. You thought what? Ah. Well, just a friendly reminder, the festivities are taking place out on the grounds. Oh, I’m so sorry. M-my nephew and i just needed a short break from all the merrymaking. I-I hope you don’t mind.Yes. Well, I will take care of a couple of things. Turns out hosting this party is a much bigger ordeal than I could’ve imagined. Well, mrs. Quartermaine seemed out of sorts. Wonder why. Well, hello, old friend. Hello to you.

[ Chuckles ] Can I just say that this is about the last place I’d ever expect to find you? Well, I could say the same thing about you. Last I heard, you were the quartermaines’ public enemy number one. Well, not all of them. Ned is an ally, and michael’s an enemy. Drew — well, that’s yet to be determined. So I suppose that’s a long-winded way of saying I’m tolerated. Lucky you. A few minutes ago, josslyn tried to throw me out. Oh, no. I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s no fun being the target of the ire of a youth, especially when they feel they’re on the side of righteousness. Ah, that’s right. As I recall, you were in a similar situation with spencer. He thought that you stole his home and inheritance. And josslyn thinks that I stole carly’s husband and half her hotel. Well, I assume you have no regrets about sonny. How do you feel about obtaining half the metro court? So, victor has intimated on more than one occasion that he has a larger agenda. So if he is, for example, transporting something illegal, he would have to use the waterfront, in which case you would most likely hear about it, right? Anna, if I had any information on victor cassadine, I’d give it to you. As far as I know, uh, his recent crimes basically have been to bust spencer out of spring ridge so he could visit his mother’s grave. Did spencer tell you that victor got him out of prison? We are not at the main house at the quartermaines’. We’re at the boathouse by the lake. Yes, it’s a woman. She’s been stabbed in the abdomen very badly. Tell them her pulse is weak and her breathing is shallow. We have to move her — now. Now? Are you kidding me? We’ll kill her. If we don’t get her to a hospital in the next 20 minutes, she’ll already be dead.


I need you to keep pressure on the wound. Okay. What are you getting? We need to create a-a pressure bandage. I’m gonna use pieces of this. Okay. How do you know all this stuff? Did you go to medical school or something? No. I was a soldier. I did a tour in afghanistan, and that’s how I know we don’t have time to wait for an ambulance. If ava loses too much blood, it’s like an engine running without oil. Her body will start to shut down. Okay. Alright? Here. I’m gonna lift ava up. You tie this around her, okay? Make it tight. Okay. Okay. Just hold her for me. If it gets past a certain point, her organs will be damaged. They’ll never recover, okay? Might take a couple days, but she’ll die. That’s what will happen. Okay. Okay. Okay, I got it. Good job. Good job. It’s around. Okay. Now what? You keep pressure on the wound. Okay. My suv is nearby. I parked it in the back. We’re gonna carry ava to my car. You’re gonna ride in the back and keep pressure on the wound. I’ll drive. Okay, but won’t all this movement hurt her more? We do this or she dies. Okay, let’s go. Are we talking about you and ava now? Yeah. The whole time I was with her, I just… kept trying to overcome our trust issues and get to a place where we could believe in each other. That process… just proved impossible, you know, and I — and I had my part in it, and I take full responsibility for my failures.

[ Sighs ] But in the end… …the most hurtful betrayal, no, that was all ava. What did she do? Particulars don’t matter. No, she just — she lashed out. She didn’t care what she destroyed in the process. She was vindictive…

[ Sighs ] …To the very end. Wait, a-are you — are you saying you guys are over?

[ Sighs ] We’re definitely over. Finn: Hi. Oh. Been looking for you. What happened here? What happened to your head? It’s not a big deal. It’s just a scrape. Elizabeth’s fine. Can I… can I speak to you alone for a moment? Now’s not a really good time for that. Sorry, again, you thought what? Well, spencer, it’s pretty obvious from all the hints you’ve been dropping that you already know your father had sex with esme.

[ Laughing ] I cannot — I cannot believe that he told you that. Well, nikolas and i may have our differences, but, first and foremost, we’re both cassadines. We — we stick together. Well, count me out. I want nothing to do with my father. When I heard ava say that he slept with esme — wait. Wait a minute. Ava told you? Well, that is indiscreet of her. So how do you feel about owning a hotel? I mean, that particular hotel? You’re not having buyer’s remorse? Eh, well, a little bit. Sonny warned me that there would be pushback, and there is, that people just assume that I bought her half of the hotel out of spite. And sonny? Does sonny assume that? Please tell me that you have proof. I tried my best to get spencer to give up victor… mm-hmm. …But he refused. And I had mixed feelings about that because, on the one hand, I want to break victor’s hold on spencer. Yeah. Uh, and if he gets arrested, then that’s just a bonus. On the other hand, I-I admire spencer that he didn’t take the easy way out. I’ve always emphasized to this boy that loyalty is so important and always, you know, taking responsibility for his actions. And I got to tell you, it’s nice to see that he’s finally doing that. Loyalty, huh? That’s cool. You know, in this instance, given the family that he comes from, when it comes to loyalty, I’d say that spence is pretty lucky to have you as a role model. Taub was obsessed with money and power. He wanted dominique so he could control the stanton fortune. But if dominique got pregnant with his child, he would have an even stronger hold on that fortune. So why keep the kid a secret? Mac, I just got a call from the pcpd. Someone’s been attacked on the property. Oh.


Olivia, take a deep breath. Someone was attacked at the main house? Okay, no, no, no. Somewhere on the property. It was a stabbing, and whoever found them decided to take the victim right to G.H., Okay? T-the police are on their way here right now. Did the cops tell you the victim’s name? No, only that it took place on the property, but, mac, this property is enormous, and god knows how many people were here for this party. Oh, god. Yeah, this is mac scorpio. I’m at the quartermaine estate. I need information about the attack that was just reported. I don’t understand what’s so scary about liking someone.

[ Sighs ] Last year, I finally met someone that I could be completely honest with, who I could share my deepest, darkest secrets, and he didn’t judge me. Sounds like a cool dude. Where is he? Yeah, that’s the thing, cody. The universe finally gave me someone I felt safe to be honest with, and then the universe decided to kill him. Britt, I’m so sorry. Yeah, me, too.

[ Sighs ] And when you kissed me,

that’s why I slapped you. Isn’t because the kiss was bad or inappropriate. It made me feel something. And if I’ve learned anything about this life, it’s when I feel something good, it only leads to pain, and that’s terrifying. Well, you know, maybe it was just a one-time thing, you know, like, heat of the moment. Maybe if we kissed again, nothing would happen, you wouldn’t feel anything, and then you’d have nothing to be afraid of. Okay, there’s zero logic in that statement. Yeah, I mean, it’s still just a theory, but… there’s only one way to test it out. Well, I’m taking off. I’ll see you later, uncle victor. If you think you’re going off in search of another beer keg or a bar setup, you are sadly mistaken. You do not have to worry about me getting so drunk that I tell someone that you’re the one who arranged for my little day pass from spring ridge. No, actually, that’s not my concern. I’m worried you might tell someone about your father’s affair with esme. Unless you already have. If I told anyone that my father slept with my girlfriend, that’s a really bad look for me. I’m not that drunk. Can you be sure about that? How much can you remember of the last few hours? Mm… next to nothing. And, honestly, that’s how I like it. You know, sonny just gave me his honest opinion. He warned me about the optics of, you know, buying carly’s half of the hotel. And, yes, initially, I thought he was taking carly’s side. And he wasn’t? No, he was — he was just being a realist. He knew that olivia was gonna stay loyal to carly and the hotel staff was going to stay loyal to her. At least for right now. I’m working on them. And he wanted me to see what I was going to be up against. But he also said that we would do it together, that he would be by my side. I really appreciate you saying that I’m a good role model ’cause there’s a — there’s a few people in my family who don’t agree with that. Right. Yeah. I guess things have been quite difficult for you since you got back. Yeah. Sorry to hear about your divorce. I know from my own life that, um… sometimes people truly have irreconcilable differences, even if, at one point, they were very much in love. I mean, look at me and robert. You and robert are best friends now.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah. But the thing is, I don’t think carly and I could do that because she’s got so much resentment towards nina. You’re not willing to give her up, right? You think I’m wrong? I think you’re following your heart. How can that ever being wrong?

[ Cellphone rings ] Sorry. Oh, it’s alright. Oh, I have to take this. Yeah, jordan? Hi. Attacked? But I’m here. I’m — I’m here at the quartermaines’. You want to talk about timing? Just left your kid at the main house. He’s in a bad way. You might want to go check on him. I’m not the right person to help my son. And I don’t feel comfortable leaving elizabeth alone if she doesn’t want to be with you. Elizabeth, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gone behind your back. I thought I was helping, but I was so wrong.

[ Sighs ] I just want to talk. Please. Please don’t shut me out. Shouldn’t we be heading up to the house to let everyone know what’s happening? No. The whole estate will have to be searched. Boathouse is the perfect staging area. Mac, what is it? You two… wait here. Dispatch, it’s mac scorpio. I’m at the quartermaine estate. Send the forensics team to the boathouse. We found the attack site.


Dr. Andy: She has agonal breathing and pulse is bradycardic and thready. She needs ventilatory support. Start bagging her. Initiate massive transfusion protocol. I need four units “o” neg packed red blood cells. Let’s get two lines in her. Set me up for a central. Draw a dic panel, cbc, cmp, and blood gases. And tell the O.R. We’re coming up. Here’s your phone. Sorry about the blood. It’ll wash off.

[ Sighs ] You know, if ava lives, it’s because of you. It was both of us. Still scared? Quaking in my boots. Does that mean another date’s out of the question? I’ll risk it. So, jordan is on her way with forensics and any additional units. And, uh, mac already determined that the attacks took place in the boathouse. Do they know the name of the victim yet? No, but I-I figure jordan will know that by the time she gets here. So I’m just going to wait and see if I can be of any assistance. I mean, it makes you wonder, doesn’t it, if this is a criminal matter or intelligence. You’re not thinking victor was involved. Well, you can’t deny the possibility. Well, I guess it depends on who the victim is.

[ Cellphone chimes ] It’s jordan. Yeah, frank, uh, do me a favor. Can you tell dex that I know why he did what he did, and I’ll see him when I get there? Yeah. I know why dex didn’t show up with the paperwork. He found someone stabbed on the property, and he took her to the hospital. Stabbed here? Yeah. That’s awful. Wait. What? It was a woman. You said “her.” It was ava. Oh, my god, sonny. Ava? And she’s in pretty bad sh– no, I need to be there for her. Let’s go, then. Let’s go. Come on. I’ll go with you.

[ Police radio chatter ] Mac, what’s going on? Why are the police here? Ava jerome was attacked tonight. She’s at the hospital. Oh, my god. Finn: How bad is it? She’s in critical condition. Her survival is uncertain. I need to get to my wife. Hang on. Hang on, nikolas. Look, the police — the police are gonna need statements from all of you. We’re still determining the time of the attack. We think it happened within the last two hours. So we’re gonna need to know your whereabouts and who, if anyone, you were in contact with.

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Allie: You really met the woman of your dreams?

Alex: I really did. Right here in the square. And the crazy part is, my kid brother called it this morning.

Chanel: Called it how?

Alex: He told me that one day I was gonna meet a woman that would knock me off my feet, and that is exactly what happened. She bumped into me, literally. Knocked me right here on my ass.

Chanel: And what is this klutzy dream woman’s name?

Alex: [Sighs] Stephanie. How beautiful is that? Stephanie johnson. The woman that changed the direction of my life.

Sonny: I gotta say, I’m a– I’m a little taken aback. I figured you would have jumped at the chance to work for me. I know I can pay you more than anyone else.

Stephanie: I know. And I’d love to do pr for you.

Sonny: Okay, then what’s the problem? Is it–is it alex?

Stephanie: Sonny, if you hire me, he wants to be the point man. I’d have to report to him.

Sonny: I promise you, that’s not gonna happen.

Stephanie: How do you know? That guy just doesn’t take no for an answer.

Sonny: [Sighs]

John: All right, partner, tell me you got something to go on.

Steve: I interviewed everyone within a 10-block radius of my house. Apparently, no one saw or heard anything last night.

John: What the hell is going on here? I checked out every one of orpheus’ old hideouts. He hasn’t used any of them.

Steve: He’s had our wives for a full day now. It scares the hell out of me to think what they could be going through right now.

Marlena: Kayla. Kayla! Wake up. Kayla. Are you all right?

Kayla: [Groans] I got such a headache.

Marlena: Yeah, yeah, me too. I guess orpheus’ guys don’t mess around, huh?

Kayla: Do you have double vision?

Marlena: Mm-mm.

Kayla: Me either. Well, I guess we’re as good as we could be under the circumstances. Love what he’s done with the place.

Marlena: Usually–usually, orpheus would hang around to enjoy his handiwork. Wonder why he’s not here.

Roman: All right. So abe tells me you talked him into running for governor.

Kate: So, this is a great day all around, right? To roman. Happy birthday.

Paulina: And to abe, the next governor of the state.

Abe: Well, to the four of us having a wonderful year.

Paulina: Oh, that’s right. ‘Cause nothing’s going to stop us now.

Abe: Yes!

[Dramatic music]

Orpheus: It looks like I’m just in time for the celebration.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Allie: Stephanie johnson? She’s my cousin.

Chanel: Her too? It seems like everybody in this town is your cousin.

Allie: Well, we are a complicated family.

Alex: Wait, this is great! You could put in a good word for me.

Allie: Oh, come on, you don’t need help from me.

Alex: Actually, I do. I asked stephanie out and she turned me down. Flat. Kind of caught me off-guard.

Chanel: Is that a new experience for you? Getting turned down by a woman?

Alex: Yeah.

Allie: Uh, I mean, didn’t gabi do the same thing?

Chanel: And the two of us.

Alex: Yeah, but that was different.

Allie: How?

Alex: That was bs.

Chanel: Uh, excuse me, bs?

Alex: Bs, “before stephanie.” So here I was, laying on the ground. Hey, look, right here. I’m looking up. She’s standing above me. I’m looking up at her. My whole world changed. That was it.

Chanel: Yeah, that sounds like bs all right.

Alex: All right, good, this is funny, right? You girls aren’t taking me seriously, but that’s okay, because you will see, I am not letting stephanie get away.

Allie: Alex, it kind of sounds like she already got away.

Alex: That’s so funny, right? Yeah, it’s not gonna last. She’s gonna see what I see. Trust me. She’s gonna see that we are meant to be together. We’re soulmates.

Stephanie: I don’t want to offend you, sonny. Alex is your brother.

Sonny: Okay, I promise you won’t offend me.

Stephanie: I can’t work with a guy like him. He’d be hitting on me all the time, and he’ll never be my type.

Sonny: Really? You’re turning me down because of alex?

Stephanie: No. There’s another reason. I came back to salem to take on a big job with a new client who lives here. We just had our first meeting last night, and I found out just how demanding she is.

Sonny: Well, I’m telling you, if you can deal with alex, you can deal with her.

Stephanie: You don’t know this lady. She may be more than I can handle.

Paulina: You’re orpheus? I had the living daylights scared out of me yesterday because of you? Getting grabbed by john black? ‘Cause he thought I was you?

Orpheus: Yeah. Yeah, the black patch team tends to–tends to compensate for its ineptitude with overzealousness.

Roman: So, what the hell did you do now?

Orpheus: Oh, no, no. No, poor steve got it in his head that I was going after his daughter stephanie. But after all these years, you’d think he’d know that my interests have always lain elsewhere.

Kayla: Help! Help! There are two women tied up in here! Call the police! Help!

Marlena: Kayla. Kayla. Don’t exhaust yourself. He’s made sure nobody can hear us.

Kayla: Well, steve and john have to know that we’re missing by now, so– so they’re gonna find us.

Marlena: Of course they will. But until they do, we’ve gotta take care of ourselves. Orpheus will be back. We’ve gotta figure out what we’re going to do.

Steve: I know his note said we can’t contact the police or tell anybody. But I’ll tell you what, if we can’t do everything we need to do, we should get ahold of shane, on the down low. Nobody knows orpheus better than shane donovan.

John: We can’t risk that, man. Orpheus worked inside the isa for so many years. You know he still has spies on the inside.

Steve: You’re right.

John: It’s up to us, partner. We have to find kayla and marlena, and we’re gonna do this on our own. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Sonny: Okay, so you landed an account that was bigger than you thought. What’s the big deal? You’re not a one-man operation. You have a full staff. You can have more than just one big client.

Stephanie: I can name ten firms in chicago who would love to handle titan.

Sonny: I don’t–I don’t want another firm. All right? I want you.

Stephanie: I get the feeling that kiriakis men do not take well to the word “no.”

Sonny: See? So this is about alex.

Stephanie: He is so not my type, and he never will be. And I don’t want him cornering me every time I turn around.

Sonny: And I promise you that’s not gonna happen.

Stephanie: How do you know?

Sonny: I’ve been observing my brother for a very long time. When it comes to women, very small attention span.

Alex: From now on, my whole focus is gonna be stephanie.

Allie: Uh-huh.

Alex: I’m serious. I have never, ever felt like this about anybody. We’re meant to be together.

Chanel: And how do you know that?

Alex: Because we ran into each other twice in the same day. You gonna tell me that means nothing?

Allie: I mean, maybe in tokyo or london, but that happens all the time here. And, I mean, is stephanie even into you? Or is this just all, like–

Alex: Why am I even talking about this standing here with you girls? I need to get back to the office, because she might still be there.

Allie: Okay, hey, just– before you go, little– little reminder. No means no.

Alex: Yeah. I get that. I do. All right, I’m not gonna pressure stephanie into anything. I’m gonna play it cool.

Chanel: I’d like to be there when you do that.

Alex: Well… I have waited my entire life to meet a woman like this. I’m not gonna blow it by coming on too strong.

Allie: Yeah, he’s definitely gonna blow it.

Chanel: I know!

[Both giggle]

Steve: Yeah. Got a text from stephanie this morning. “Mom and I were supposed to “have breakfast this morning, “and she didn’t show up. You know where she is?”

John: You come up with a story to tell her?

Steve: Not yet. I hate lying to her.

John: Doesn’t sound like she’s too upset yet.

Steve: Yeah. Well, that won’t last. Then what do I say? “Orpheus was able to kidnap “your mother and marlena “because your idiot father walked right into his trap”?

John: Hey, come on.

Steve: You know, at the very least, I should have followed stephanie alone and left you at the house with kayla and marlena.

John: If I thought you weren’t doing the right thing, partner, I wouldn’t have come with you.

Steve: Listen, man, our wives were sitting ducks because I made a stupid mistake.

John: Whoa, whoa, whoa, leave the “stupid” out, okay? Come on.

Steve: I should have neutralized that son of a bitch the moment he showed up and threatened my kids.

Abe: You were lucky enough to get a pardon. Why don’t you take up golf or fishing, and leave decent people alone?

Orpheus: Mr. Mayor, I’m just hear in salem to make a fresh start.

Roman: [Chuckles] Yeah, that would be you.

Orpheus: I see john and steve have had your ear.

Roman: After what you’ve done to their families, do you blame them for being suspicious of your every move?

Orpheus: [Chuckles] My old isa partner here needs to come down off his high horse. ‘Cause if anybody has a right to be angry about what was done to his loved ones, it’d be me. You’re new in town, so you probably don’t know. Birthday boy shot and killed my wife. The mother of our two small children.

Roman: Yeah, and you used her death as a license to live out your sadistic fantasies on the people of my town.

Orpheus: Perhaps it would be best if we didn’t dredge up the past.

Roman: You’re the one who started this death march down memory lane.

Orpheus: Me? No, I’m just here for the chowder.

Abe: This is a private party. I want you out of here. Now, move. Or you’re gonna find this place surrounded by squad cars.

Paulina: Well, I don’t need to wait for no cops. I can just kick your little skinny ass down to the curb myself.

Abe: Paulina. Don’T. Don’T.

Orpheus: No, no, no, no, it’s okay. It’s all good. Don’t get your feathers in a ruffle. I’m leaving. But I– I’m sure I’ll be seeing all of you. Around town. In the near future.

Kayla: You know what? You are absolutely right. We just gotta–we just gotta keep it together and stay on the offensive. So, how do you suppose we do that?

Marlena: We don’t know– we don’t know what orpheus has in mind for us, so what do we know?

Kayla: How about that he and his henchmen took us from my place, blindfolded us, and threw us in his car.

Marlena: And then drove us around for hours.

Kayla: Right. He went north for a while, then went east, and then made a u-turn.

Marlena: How do you know that? You were blindfolded.

Kayla: I have a very keen sense of direction.

Marlena: Okay, so he made a u-turn, which means he wants us to think that we are farther from salem than we are.

Kayla: Wouldn’t that be great?

Marlena: I remember hearing bells.

Kayla: While we were in the car?

Marlena: Yeah. Yeah, it wasn’t–it wasn’t the–the courthouse bells. It was something else.

Kayla: You know, and I swear that I heard a power saw or something.

Marlena: A construction area?

Kayla: Yeah, maybe. You think those bells could have been church bells? Because–because they’re restoring st. Luke’S.

Marlena: You’re right. They are. And you know what? The docks are near st. Luke’S. And there are warehouses on the docks.

Kayla: Warehouses are just right up his alley, huh? You know, we’re pretty good at this.

Marlena: It makes me think that you and I can do more than just sit around and wait to be rescued.

Kayla: Let’s make a plan. Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Marlena: I can’t– I can’t reach your wrists.

Kayla: I think I can reach yours. I can–I can do it. Okay. I got it. I got it. I got it.

Marlena: Okay.

Kayla: Okay.

Marlena: It’s gonna be a little hard to untie those knots.

Kayla: Come on. I’m a surgeon. Knots are my specialty.

Marlena: Yeah, tying them, not untying them.

Kayla: Okay. Aren’t you a psychiatrist? You’re supposed to give me moral support.

Marlena: Oh. Okay. Kayla, you’re doin’ just great!

Kayla: That’s good. Now, I just need to work on not looking scared when that psycho comes back.

Marlena: Kayla, he’s not gonna kill us right away. This exercise is to torture john and steve.

Kayla: Well, as bad as it is, at least it beats being sealed up in a burning coffin.

Marlena: You know my favorite thing about you? You always look on the bright side of things. I wonder what game he’s playing this time.

Kayla: Right. Because there’s always a game.

Marlena: Yeah, he just gets such a kick out of seeing us go through all the steps, doesn’t he?

Kayla: Yeah. Wouldn’t it be great if that smug bastard came in here and we were gone?

Marlena: Does that mean that you’re making some progress on the ropes?

Kayla: Yeah. Yeah, just stay still. I’m gonna have you free in a few seconds.

John: Hey, doc and kayla, they are smart. And they’re tough. We both saw what kind of a fight they put up last night.

Steve: Yeah. But he’s still got them.

John: But the fact is, we know those two ladies are not gonna give up.

Roman: Missed my opportunity, man. I shouldn’t have let him walk out of here. I should have busted him in the mouth and thrown him out.

Kate: No, come on. Don’t let that creep ruin this birthday celebration.

Paulina: That’s right. He is creepy, though.

Roman: What was that about you getting the daylights scared out of you yesterday?

Paulina: Oh, yeah, that. Well, I arranged a meeting with steve’s daughter, and I asked her not to tell anybody about it, so, you know, she wouldn’t, you know, tell her daddy where she was going.

Abe: You see, steve thought that orpheus had set up the meeting and stephanie was walking into a trap.

Paulina: It was very dark in that room. I couldn’t see much. Stephanie came in, and the next thing I knew, john black lunged at me, thinking I was that creepy man. We got it all straightened out, though.

Roman: Okay, why was this– why was this meeting so secret?

Abe: Politics. Paulina had hired stephanie to do the pr for my campaign.

Kate: Ah. And I for one am so glad you decided to run.

Roman: Yes, the state could use a man like you in the governor’s mansion.

Abe: Well, I tell you one campaign promise I will make. Guys like orpheus, they will be locked up and they will stay locked up.

Kate: Oh, people, please, this is a birthday celebration! Let’s stop talking about orpheus and let’s start talking about cake.

Paulina: I’ll drink to that.

Roman: And you want cake.

Kate: Of course I want cake!

Roman: Well, we got champagne.

Kate: Roman, it’s a birthday celebration. At a birthday celebration, you have birthday cake.

Paulina: It so happens that I know of a bakery right here on the square that makes delicious cake. Called sweet bits? You know, I could just run– run over there and get–

Kate: No, no, no, no, no. You stay right where you are. This is on me.

Sonny: And just this morning, I walk into the study and find alex half-naked on a couch with some woman.

Stephanie: In the study?

Sonny: Mm-hmm.

Stephanie: Are you kidding me?

Sonny: Yeah. I wish I was. The whole time, I could just think of what my mom would have said.

Stephanie: I can hear aunt adrienne now. “Alexander kiriakis, “you’ve got ten seconds to get that woman out of this house.”

Sonny: “And you, young lady, have some self-respect. “Never undress where his mother may find you.”

Stephanie: Yeah! [Laughs] Aww, I miss her. I can only imagine how you feel.

Sonny: That–that’s why I wanna work together. We love the same people. We have the same history. And I bet you money alex has already moved on to someone else.

Stephanie: You sure?

Sonny: Yes. Please don’t make me beg.

Stephanie: Okay.

Sonny: Okay?

Stephanie: Okay. I’ll take on titan as a client.

Sonny: Oh! Yes! Thank you!

Stephanie: On the condition that you talk to alex and make sure he understands boundaries.

Sonny: Yes, of course. The first– alex? What are you– what are you doing here?

Alex: Well, I didn’t come here to see you. These are for you, gorgeous.

[Quirky music]

-Hi, dr. Rick. It’s julie. -[ Gasps ] That’s me.

Sonny: Hey, alex. That’s a big bouquet, buddy. Could be in, like, the rose parade.

Stephanie: [Sighs] I’ll let you two talk.

Sonny: Thanks.

Alex: I think she’s really warming up to me.

Sonny: You do?

Alex: Yeah. Did you get her to accept the job?

Sonny: Yes. Yes–

Alex: That’s fantastic! Are you kidding me? Do you know how many ideas I have about just the rebrand and the new imagine–

Sonny: But there were a few conditions, the main of which–

Alex: I will let you cross all the t’s and dot the I’S.

Sonny: What are you doing?

Alex: I’m gonna go find stephanie so we can start brainstorming.

Sonny: No. No, no, no. That is not–

Alex: What are you doing?

Sonny: I am stopping you from making a huge mistake.

Alex: [Scoffs]

[Groans]

Allie: Well, I guess if alex is in love, he’ll give up on that threesome idea.

Chanel: Yeah, probably.

Allie: You know, I have to admit, it was– it was pretty sweet to see him like that.

Chanel: He reminded me of this stray dog that followed me home from school when I was in the third grade.

Kate: Hey. Sorry to interrupt. Um, I was wondering if you might have a cake. I was hoping you would have a cake for grandpa roman’s birthday celebration.

Allie: We already sold all the cakes.

Kate: I see.

Chanel: But I’m sure we can find something for grandpa roman’s party.

Allie: You’re celebrating grandpa’s birthday with him?

Kate: Yeah, I am.

Allie: I thought he was done with you.

Kate: Well, he was. But he forgave me. And I’m hoping that you’ll forgive me as well.

Paulina: I’m glad you came around and took kate back. I like her.

Abe: So do I.

Paulina: You know how the saying goes. “To err is human. “To forgive is…sometimes in your best interest.”

Roman: Oh, is that how that saying goes?

Abe: All right. All right, you two. It is picture time, so–

Roman: [Grumbles]

Abe: Come on, buddy. You’re not smiling.

Roman: [Chuckles]

John: Pretty quiet over there, partner. What are you thinking about?

Steve: I think I should go back to my place and make sure we didn’t miss anything that could tell us where he took them.

John: All right. Listen, while you’re there, get a shower and grab something to eat here. Gonna have to have clear heads if we’re gonna find them today.

Steve: All right. I’ll see you.

John: Yeah.

[Phone rings]

John: Hey, abraham.

Abe: Hey, buddy, I just called marlena and kayla, but neither one of them answered.

John: Yeah, um… they’re both at a medical conference in chicago. What’s up?

Abe: Well, we are having a birthday party for roman at the pub.

John: Mm. Boy, I’d sure like to make that, but I’m a little tied up right now.

Abe: Look, we could really use some friendly faces.

John: Yeah, why?

Abe: Orpheus showed up, and it got nasty. And roman’s not in a party mood anymore.

John: I’ll be right there.

Marlena: Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, my right wrist is getting loosened up.

Kayla: I got it. Got it, got it, got it.

Marlena: Well done.

Kayla: [Sighs]

Orpheus: Oh! It looks like I stayed away a bit too long. You miss me, ladies?

[Dramatic music]

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Orpheus: These cuffs should keep you right where I want you. I kind of expected you to try to escape. Guess I would have been disappointed if you hadn’T.

Kayla: This all part of your game?

Orpheus: Are you not having fun, sweetness?

Kayla: Don’t you call me that.

Orpheus: Get a little cranky when you’re hungry? I know that feeling. I tried to get takeout at the pub, but the service is terrible and the staff has a bad attitude. So I just went by the drive-through.

Marlena: How do you expect us to eat wearing handcuffs?

Orpheus: Hmm. Yeah, that is a problem. Well, I guess you’ll just have to derive some vicarious satisfaction out of watching me eat. Mmm. You just can’t beat a buddy burger. Mmm.

John: Hey.

Roman: John! Thanks for coming, man.

John: Wouldn’t miss it. Wouldn’t miss it. Hey, I heard that orpheus paid you all a visit? What the hell was that about?

Marlena: Will you please tell us what you plan to do with us?

Orpheus: Marlena, you need to learn to have patience. All your questions will be answered in due time. But right now, there is something I need to attend to. So…sit back and enjoy the evening, ladies. This party’s just getting started.

Kayla: What do you suppose that means?

Marlena: I don’t know, but god help us.

Allie: I think it’s nice that you’re having a birthday party for grandpa. But I don’t think you and I have anything to say to each other.

Kate: Allie, I pled guilty.

Allie: To what?

Kate: To being an accessory after the fact in the kidnapping of sami, your mother.

Allie: What’s going to happen to you?

Kate: Well, actually, I was lucky. I got probation. I got a fine. A really big fine. 200 hours of community service, so don’t be surprised if you see me walking around salem picking up trash, wearing a very, very unattractive vest.

Allie: Well, that’s– that’s something.

Kate: Yeah. Look, I know what happened to your mother was hideous, and it was unfair.

Allie: You didn’t see her when dad brought her back from the place he had her. She was a wreck.

Kate: I know. All I could think about was protecting your dad. You know, I did not stop and think about sami. I didn’t think about you. I didn’t think about will. I didn’t think about roman. You know? It’s just something that I’m going to regret for the rest of my life. Allie, I am so, so sorry about my part in this whole thing.

Allie: Grandma.

Kate: Oh, honey, I love you. So, do you think I can see henry now?

Allie: Yeah. Sure you can.

Kate: Okay, great. And after that, I’m taking you shopping, and that is absolutely not a bribe.

Allie: I’d like that. Okay, well let me go see what is taking chanel so long. She might be making the cake from scratch, so I’m gonna go help her.

Alex: Yeah, I don’t know what you’re trying to do here, but it’s not gonna work.

Sonny: Ooh.

Alex: You have no idea what’s going on here, sonny.

Sonny: Oh, actually, I do. I have been watching you for a very long time. Stephanie is young, she’s beautiful, and she has a pulse, which means she’s exactly your type.

Alex: I don’t have a type. Not anymore.

Sonny: What? What happened?

Alex: Stephanie happened.

Sonny: Stephanie– all that happened was you bumped into her in the square.

Alex: Yeah, and that’s all that it took. Sonny, I fell down, I looked up into these beautiful eyes, and that was it for me. It’s exactly like what you said this morning. You did this. You told me I was gonna meet her, that special woman.

Sonny: Stephanie?

Alex: She’s for me. She’s the one.

Steve: I can’t believe I let that bastard take you. Where are you, sweetness?

Stephanie: Papa?

[Dramatic music]

Sonny: Okay, yes, I know I told you that eventually you would find that special someone. But I didn’t mean today.

Alex: Yeah, me neither.

Sonny: Okay, are you sure that I didn’t just put this little idea in your head, like a little subliminal message or something?

Alex: Sonny, you weren’t there. You don’t know what it was like. Look, I can’t explain it. I don’t know what to tell you, sonny, it’s true. I am attracted to a lot of women. Sue me.

Sonny: Trust me, I know that.

Alex: This is different.

Sonny: Yes. It is. In a very, very big way.

Alex: What are you getting at?

Sonny: I just hired stephanie. Stephanie works for titan. Titan has a very strict no dating policy, which means you can’t date her. You can’t even take her out for coffee.

Alex: What the– what are you– what are you talking about?

Sonny: Yeah. I know. I had to find out the hard way.

Alex: Leo stark was your assistant. Stephanie is a consultant. She’s not even an employee.

Sonny: Okay, okay. Dating the head of the pr department, do you really think that’s a good idea for the company?

Alex: Fine. I’ll quit. Sonny, what I do on my own time is none of the company’s damn business.

Sonny: You’d be putting yourself out of a job for no reason.

Alex: For no reason? There’s plenty of reason. I’ll have stephanie.

Sonny: No, you won’t! Look, I know you fell head over heels for this girl, but she doesn’t feel the same way about you. Not at all.

Steve: [Sighs] Hope you didn’t hear me talking to myself.

Stephanie: Nope. You’re safe. Do you know where mom is? When she didn’t meet me for breakfast, I went to the hospital, and she wasn’t there either.

Steve: Oh, man. I was supposed to tell you. She forgot she was going to a medical conference today with marlena.

Stephanie: I see. Well, I guess that’s why marlena didn’t keep her appointment with chad.

Steve: Oh, how’s he doing?

Stephanie: He’s hanging in for the kids’ sake. But I don’t think he’s gonna be over this for a long time. If ever.

Steve: How’s he supposed to get over losing the love of his life?

[Soft somber music]

How’s anyone do that?

Roman: [Sighs] Well, that son of a bitch just dropped by for the fun of giving everybody a hard time.

Paulina: We gave it right back to him.

John: Yeah, I bet. So, did he touch anything while he was here?

Abe: You know, he does have this annoying habit of leaving bombs behind.

Paulina: Bombs? Please, tell me that’s metaphor.

Roman: I watched him like a hawk. He didn’t take anything and he didn’t leave anything behind.

Abe: These games of his have always landed him back in a prison cell. But you know, he’s been out for a while, and he hasn’t made a move against anybody. And it makes me think that maybe the man is finally seeing reality.

Marlena: I wonder how long we have before he comes back.

Kayla: Well, if we can’t get out of these cuffs, what does it matter?

Marlena: Well, we’re not chained to the wall. Maybe we could just back our chairs together and try to figure some way out of these cuffs. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Alex: Yeah, I don’t get this. Stephanie and i bump into each other, I fall to the ground, we say a few words to each other, and now you’re telling me she doesn’t want any part of me?

Sonny: Come on, man. How can you be so crazy about a girl you’ve literally just met?

Alex: I don’t know, sonny! This has never happened to me before. So maybe you can help me out, mr. Doctor love.

Sonny: I can’T. One of stephanie’s main conditions to saying yes was that you would back off.

Alex: It’s day one. So she’s not into me. Yet.

Sonny: Okay, alex, I am asking you, as my brother, and telling you, as your boss, respect her wishes.

Alex: She’s gonna come around. She’s gonna like me. You’ll see.

Sonny: He’s gonna see another woman, and he’s gonna forget all about stephanie. Oh, my god, I hope I’m right.

Stephanie: I’m sorry I was so hard on you for last night.

Steve: Oh, no, baby. John and I busted into your important meeting like the avengers. I overreacted, and I was wrong.

Stephanie: You were looking out for me. I know that. You always just want to keep us all safe. And you do a really good job of it.

Abe: Hey, buddy. Is there something you’re not telling us?

John: No. Everything’s just fine.

Chanel: I know that took a long time, but you said your grandma would wait.

Allie: Yeah, that’s what she said. She was right here. I don’t understand.

Paulina: Kate must have decided to eat that cake all by herself. I want to get this party started!

[Phone ringing]

Roman: It’s kate. Hey, sweetheart.

Orpheus: I just realized I didn’t wish you a happy birthday, roman. Oh, and I’m afraid some of your guests aren’t gonna be able to make it. Kayla, marlena, and kate all send their regrets.

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Hope: Are you sure we don’t know each other?

Deacon: I– I don’t think you guys would have ever met–

Hope: We– we haven’t met?

Deacon: You know, it’s been a hell of a day, hope. I mean, it’s getting late. And I hate to break this up but lina’s gotta get going.

Hope: Oh, I am sorry. That’s too bad. I’m sure if we kept talking, I could figure out why you look so familiar.

Liam: Mm.

Brooke: Is everything all right with douglas?

Liam: Yeah. I mean, I kind of thought he was going to reconsider staying another night at thomas’ but he just wanted to tell me a joke eric taught him. Sounds like he’s having fun.

Ridge: Of course he’s having fun. He’s with his dad.

Liam: Should I just wait for hope down at the cabin?

Brooke: I’m really surprised she’s not back from deacon’s yet.

Liam: Yeah, well, they might have just caught each other in which case it’s gonna be a minute. I mean, I dunno…

Ridge: Or maybe they missed each other. Let’s hope for that.

Liam: Okay.

Brooke: Ridge.

Ridge: What?

Brooke: He is her dad.

Ridge: He tried being her dad. Never worked out.

Brooke: Well, hope wants him around. I know you don’t, but she does.

Ridge: I– it’s not about what I want. Sooner or later, bad habits are going to come out. And you daughter’s gonna get hurt.

Quinn: And I think this is gonna look really good with that design.

Zende: Wow.

Quinn: Right?

Zende: Yeah. It’s like they were made for each other.

Quinn: Well, I was really inspired by your work. There’s a lot of fantasy to it, you know? And I don’t know, I wanted, I wanted the accessories to go along with that.

Zende: You have. You’ve made them go along with them. It’s uh… I mean, they’re amazing. Amazing.

Quinn: I think your work is amazing. I think you’ve really grown as a designer. You know, you’re bringing a lot of respect to the forrester legacy.

Zende: Thank you, quinn. That means a lot. You know, your talent shines very bright around here as well.

Quinn: Thank you.

Carter: I couldn’t agree more.

Quinn: Oh.

Carter: When I think of beauty, I think of quinn.

Quinn: Hey.

Carter: Mm.

Zende: Look at you guys. Ugh. It’s obvious how crazy you are about each other.

Carter: And we don’t have to hide it.

Quinn: Ugh, which feels amazing.

Zende: Well, it’s good to see you both so happy.

Quinn: Oh, it was a long road with lots of twists and turns but it led me to this incredible man.

Brooke: You made your feelings clear about deacon and I respect them. But I’m not going to let anybody stop his relationship with her.

Liam: It’s not like we won’t all keep an eye out.

Brooke: I’m not naive when it comes to deacon. Hope trusts him and I trust hope.

Ridge: Okay, that’s great. So what about the night you spent with him? How do you explain that? What– what about his relationship with sheila? She used deacon as a weapon to get to you because she knew how much damage it would cause.

Sheila: Uh, I think you’re making your daddy a little antsy, here.

Deacon: No.

Hope: Oh, I’m– I’m– I’m being nosy. You weren’t expecting me.

Deacon: Listen, you are always welcome here. Maybe just a phone call first.

Hope: Yeah. You know, in case you have plans, which you clearly do so i should be on my merry way.

Deacon: Listen, I– I really want to spend time with you. I’m sorry. It’s just tonight is not a good night.

Hope: No, I totally understand, dad. We’ll rain check it for later. Lina, it was so nice meeting you.

Sheila: Like– likewise.

Deacon: I love–

Hope: All right. Have fun!

Deacon: All right! What the hell were you thinking? You want to stick around here? You stay away from my kid. Dry skin is sensitive skin, too.

Zende: I think all these pairings work very well.

Quinn: Well, if you want something different, I do have lots of other options.

Zende: No, no, these are perfect. Plus, I’m sure you’re ready to call it a night. Have some alone time.

Carter: He’s talented and a mind reader.

Zende: Good night.

Quinn: Good night! Ah-ha! Hey. As much as I love working with zende, I couldn’t wait for him to leave so that I could do this.

Brooke: I don’t wanna argue about deacon.

Ridge: You think I wanna argue about him? I don’T. I– I just went to il giardino to tell him to stay away from you.

Liam: I thought he’d be up in his apartment with hope.

Ridge: That’s probably where he ran off to when you hung up with him.

Liam: Hey. There you are.

Hope: Hi. What’s, uh, going on? Is douglas all right?

Ridge: Douglas is fine. He’s with his dad. What do you mean?

Liam: I heard you uh, you let him stay another night.

Hope: Oh, yeah. I didn’t want to upset him. He seemed uh, really excited.

Liam: All right, well, beth will be home soon, so.

Hope: Great.

Liam: Did you find your dad?

Hope: Uh…? Yes.

Liam: Okay. Was it– was he acting, like, weird or anxious or squirrely?

Hope: Why?

Brooke: Ridge went to visit deacon, too.

Ridge: Seemed like he ran off to see you, maybe.

Hope: Oh. Well, now that explains things.

Brooke: What do you mean?

Hope: Well, I’ve been wondering for a while why I haven’t really heard from my dad and he said he’d been busy. But I think I know the real reason why. There’s a new woman in my dad’s life.

Sheila: You don’t need to be freaking out.

Deacon: When did hope get here? How long were you two together?

Sheila: Deacon, relax.

Deacon: Relax? Hope saw you.

Sheila: Yeah, and who’s fault was that? You could have told me she was coming.

Deacon: I didn’t know. Liam called me and told me that she was on her way here. Which is why I came over so fast.

Sheila: Yeah, and that didn’t look suspicious at all, did it? I had everything under control. You are overreacting and you still are. Are you– are you forgetting who you’re dealing with?

Deacon: Oh, I guess I must have to put up with this insanity. But then when I came here and I saw you with hope, brought me back to my senses.

Sheila: Oh god, don’t even do that. I would not have hurt your daughter.

Deacon: Really? Just like you didn’t hurt your own kid?

Sheila: Wow. Now you’re just being mean.

Deacon: Yeah? Well, it’s gonna get a whole lot meaner. I want you to pack your stuff and get out of here because this whole roommate thing, it ain’t working out. This is too dangerous. With golo, I’ve lost 13 inches in my waist.

Carter: Thank you! I told you I had something planned.

Quinn: I like the way you think, carter walton.

Carter: Not disappointed?

Quinn: In you? Never.

Carter: Well, I saw your face when there was a knock at the door.

Quinn: Well, that’s because I thought we were going to be interrupted. I had no idea this was part of some elaborate plan.

Carter: Question is, will it be successful?

> Quinn: Well, that depends what you have in mind because you do know, I am a sure thing.

Carter: Well, I want to please you, give you a break after a very long, hard day at work. And I couldn’t have you eating dinner from a vending machine.

Quinn: Oh, please. I would have just stolen donna’s leftovers from the break room.

Carter: Yeah. You know, she drizzles honey all over her food–

Quinn: Please stop, I would have ordered out.

[ Carter laughs ]

Carter: Well, I wanted to do something special to surprise you.

Quinn: Mm, well. Add that to the list. Because you always surprise me.

[Quinn sighs] You know, from the very first time that I poured my heart out to you, you listened to me. You actually heard me. Who knew? Who knew you were gonna be so, so kind and caring? Who knew we were gonna have so much in common? Who knew how good it was gonna feel to be in your arms. But the one thing… that always surprises me…. and I don’t know that I’ll ever get over is… that a woman like me could be lucky enough to fall in love with an incredible man like you.

Brooke: There’s a new woman in deacon’s life?

Hope: Well, I’m not entirely sure but I think so. I was shocked when I found her in his apartment.

Brooke: What was she doing?

Hope: Probably waiting for him to get off work. But she was nice about it.

Liam: Okay, so she’s nice.

Hope: Well, we barely spoke but yeah.

Brooke: I’m surprised deacon never said anything.

Hope: Well, I’m sure he’S… it’s new. You know, he seemed kind of nervous around her.

Ridge: Nervous?

Hope: I, uh– I’m pretty positive that it was a little awkward for him with me being there. I kind of wish I got more of an opportunity to talk to her, but yeah.

Brooke: Who is she?

Hope: Oh, lina. She seems kind of familiar. I have the strangest sense that I’ve met her somewhere before.

Deacon: Dumb, stupid. I knew this was a bad idea. Why did I listen to you?

Sheila: Would you just stop it because you’re losing it.

Deacon: I’m losing it. Why the hell aren’t you? Hope was thrown. She– she was asking questions.

Sheila: I was dealing with it.

Deacon: Oh– oh, I know how you deal with things. Why the hell do you think I got up here so fast?

Sheila: You almost gave us away.

Deacon: Us? Did you tell hope that we’re together?

Sheila: I didn’t even get a chance to say a word to her before you came crashing through that door.

Deacon: Good. Because I don’t want you talking to her or anyone else. All I want you to do is get out.

Sheila: Okay, look it, you need to get a grip.

Deacon: What part of you’re supposed to be dead aren’t you getting? What if hope recognized you? She said you looked familiar.

Sheila: You listen to me right now. You take a deep breath and you pull yourself together. Because I had everything under control. What you’ve got going on, this panicky thing? It doesn’t do it for me. Cats really know how to do… less,

Quinn: Oh, just a little bit more.

Carter: Yeah?

Quinn: Mm-hm, yeah.

Carter: Don’t want to keep you from your work.

Quinn: Work-shmurk. Come on. You’re fueling my inspiration. Besides, I’m not just talking about the, the food or the wine, although all of that is delicious.

Carter: All your favorites.

Quinn: Mm… you know, I think you can just add all of that to the list, right? Thoughtfulness. One of the other many things I love about you.

Carter: Well, I’m always thinking of you.

Quinn: I know that.

Carter: I hope so.

Quinn: You know, there was a time that I would have balked at all of this. I would have thought I was too strong and independent to have to admit that I… like, need this kind of attention. I would have felt unworthy.

Carter: No one is more worthy than you, quinn.

Quinn: And I would have made fun of you for saying that to me, as well.

Carter: I’m not against a little teasing. Can I tell you a secret?

Quinn: Mm-hmm?

Carter: I find your self-awareness incredibly sexy. And brave. And beautiful. It’s what attracted me to you in the first place: Your openness, the way you look at a situation and see its truth. You see a beautiful design in unpolished stone, a coil of metal. You see more deeply than anyone I’ve ever met. And when I’m with you, I see deeper, too. My life. What I want? When I look in your eyes, I see a whole future.

Quinn: I hope you’re not going to compare yourself to an unpolished stone because you, carter, are chiseled to perfection.

[ Carter laughs ]

Carter: Okay. Okay, I walked into that one.

Quinn: Yeah, you did. Now, walk into this.

Brooke: You said this is new.

Hope: Well, it seems that way if it is something.

[ Liam chuckles]

Liam: Been quite a bit of radio silence from your dad, lately.

Hope: Yeah, well, I figured he was just trying to steer clear of the house, but who knows? You know, they might just be friends. They might be something more. I… I don’t know. I just– I don’t understand why my dad didn’t tell me about it.

Ridge: So he’s keeping her secret.

Hope: Well, I don’t know about that. He did say that they’ve been friends for a while.

Ridge: A while?

Hope: I don’t know how long. I– I didn’t really get the chance to talk much because it seemed like they wanted to be alone.

Brooke: You didn’t learn anything about her at all?

Hope: Not much. No.

Ridge: Honestly. What kind of a crazy woman would want to be with deacon? Right?

Sheila: You’re just making things worse by chasing hope out of here.

Deacon: What did you want me to do, invite her in and suggest we all get take out?

Sheila: She thought we were dating. You– you could have left it at that.

Deacon: You gotta go. All right? She could come back.

Sheila: How about this? The next time you go out, you lock the door.

Deacon: This isn’t happening! Sheila, please. You gotta go.

Sheila: We had a deal.

Deacon: It didn’t involve my kid.

Sheila: She– she didn’t know it was me and she won’T.

Deacon: She could.

Sheila: You and i did a lot more the other night than just talk and you had no clue it was me.

Deacon: Who the hell knows how many drinks I had?

Sheila: Yeah, well, you know what? You should be glad.

Deacon: Glad?

Sheila: Yes, because hope didn’t recognize me which means nobody else will!

Deacon: This isn’t a game.

Sheila: You think I don’t know that? I faked my own death, deacon. I could be in hiding for the rest of my life. But if I get caught, I’m going straight to prison. My life is on the line and I’m counting on you. So, like it or not, we’re in this together. Oh, my god. Your heart is beating so fast. The stress is just, is not good for you. I think, maybe what we should do is just take a nice, hot shower, relieve some of that.

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SCRIPTED SHOWS

  • Amazon Prime The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power- Thursday, 9/1/22 at 9:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power officially has a name and it hints at what’s to come. Trailer The television series’ complete title was unveiled today, and the significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien’s Second Age together: the forging of the iconic rings. The multi-season drama – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world in multiple languages on Friday, September 2, with new episodes available weekly. “This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s other classics. The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men,” said Showrunners J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. “Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring – but before there was one, there were many… and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.” Just as so many elements of the show itself were hand-crafted, Prime Video chose to physically forge the title in a blacksmith foundry, pouring fiery molten metal into hand-carved wooden ravines shaped to the letterforms. The process was captured in slow motion for a live-action video, which features voice-over narration of lines from Tolkien’s famous “Ring Verse,” describing the intended recipients of the 20 Rings of Power. The bespoke title treatment appears crafted in a silvery metal, with lines of Elvish script inscribed along the crest of each letterform.
  • AMC+ Pantheon- Thursday, 9/1/22 at 3:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. Promo AMC+’s first traditionally animated series, Pantheon. The sci-fi drama based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, September 1 on AMC+. The series will also be featured on AMC’s newly-acquired anime streaming service HIDIVE. One new episode will debut every Thursday on AMC+ and HIDIVE. The thrilling speculative drama is centered on a bullied teen, Maddie (Katie Chang), who receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being – an “Uploaded Intelligence” or “UI” – but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war. Pantheon explores the outer limits of what we and our technology are capable of creating and destroying, focusing on the “uploading” of human consciousness into the cloud. It explores the theme of technology through the lens of family, focusing on both the people whose brains have been digitally uploaded, and the loved ones they’ve left behind. Ultimately, Pantheon challenges our understanding of what it means to be human.
  • Apple TV+ Life By Ella- Friday, 9/2/22 at 12:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. Ella returns to school with a brand new perspective, excitement for what the future holds, and a major seize the day mentality. With her best friend by her side, she is ready to tackle everything she was too afraid of before and determined not to let the minutia of fake friends and social media status distract her. Promo Created and written by Jeff Hodsden (“Bunk’d”) and Tim Pollock (“Bunk’d”), “Life By Ella” was directed by Emmy Award nominee Linda Mendoza (“Ugly Betty,” “Harlem”) and stars Lily Brooks O’Briant (“The Big Show Show,” “The Tick”), Artyon Celestine (“Drama Club”, “Claws”), and Vanessa Carrasco (“Irreplaceable You”) with an ensemble cast including Kevin Rahm (“Madam Secretary,” “Mad Men”), Mary Faber (“Parks and Recreation,” “Kidding”), Aidan Wallace (“You,” “The Kids Are Alright”), Kunal Dudheker (“Better Things,” “Shang Chi”) and Maya Lynne Robinson (“The Connors,” “The Unicorn”). Hodsden and Pollock also executive produced the series.
  • The CW Roswell, New Mexico- Monday, 8/29 8:00pm Show More
    “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane” Episode 412. Promo FIND A WAY– Liz (Jeanine Mason) is faced with an impossible decision, meanwhile Max (Nathan Dean) agrees to join Isobel (Lily Cowles) on a mission to save Bonnie (guest star Zoe Cipres). The series also stars Michael Vlamis, Tyler Blackburn, Heather Hemmens, Michael Trevino and Amber Midthunder. The episode was directed by John Hyams and written by Jenny Phillips & Onalee Hunter Hughes (#412). Original airdate 8/29/2022.
  • The CW In the Dark- Monday, 8/29 9:00pm Show More
    “Going Up” Episode 411 Promo ONE LAST TIME – Max and Murphy make plans for the future, and everything seems to be going according to plan at the fundraiser with Murphy and Darnell posing as the un-happy couple. Meanwhile, Josh concocts his own plan and inserts himself in the middle of everything. Malakai directed the episode written by Yael Zinkow & Jeannine Renshaw (#411). Original airdate 08/29/2022.
  • The CW Leonardo- Tuesday, 8/30 8:00pm Show More
    Episode 103 LEONARDO FINDS HIMSELF QUESTIONING THE MORAL COMPASS OF THOSE AROUND HIM — Seeking a new career, Leonardo (Aidan Turner) ventures to the city of Milan with a determination to claim an offer of patronage from the Duke Regent, Ludovico Sforza. When the reality of the situation turns out to be less appealing and he is assigned to produce a big theatrical entertainment instead of a painting, a newfound relationship helps liberate Leonardo’s imagination, allowing him to see his opportunity in a new light. With his presence in the city causing conflict for another, a moment of graveness puts Leonardo’s skill to the ultimate test, leaving him questioning the moral compass of those around him. Freddie Highmore, Matilda De Angelis, Carlos Cuevas, Alessandro Sperduti, James D’Arcy, Robin Renucci, Hugo Becker, Miriam Dalmazio and Max Bennet also star. Daniel Percival directed the episode written by Frank Spotnitz, Steve Thompson and Gabbie Asher (#103). Original airdate 8/30/2022.
  • The CW Devils- Tuesday, 8/30 9:00pm Show More
    Episode 203 SUSPICIONS GROW – Finally convinced by Dominic (Patrick Dempsey), Massimo’s (Alessandro Borghi) suspicions over Wu Zhi (Li Jun Li) and Liwei (Joel de la Fuente) are growing and as a result, he helps Dominic sabotage a deal of huge strategic importance to NYL’s Chinese investors. Oliver (Malachi Kirby) discovers that someone has sabotaged his chance of a future outside NYL and his friendship with Massimo suffers the consequences. Eventually, a secret emerges that puts Massimo’s position in NYL at risk. Will he still have a future there? Nick Hurran directed the episode written by James Dormer (#203). Original airdate 8/30/2022.
  • The CW Stargirl- Wednesday, 8/31 8:00pm Show More
    “Frenemies – Chapter One: The Murder” Episode 301 STARMAN IS BACK — With Starman (Joel McHale) back from the dead and her former super-villain enemies vowing to reform, Courtney (Brec Bassinger) is hopeful that there will finally be peace in Blue Valley. But when The Gambler (guest star Eric Goins) arrives to town looking to make his own amends, the team find themselves at odds over whether he can be trusted. Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Trae Romano, Meg DeLacy, Neil Hopkins, Joy Osmanski and Alkoya Brunson also star. Andi Armaganian directed the episode written by Geoff Johns (#301). Trailer Original airdate 8/31/2022.
  • The CW Wellington Paranormal- Wednesday, 8/31 9:00pm Show More
    “Who the Hell?” Episode 405 THE REAL UNDERGROUND – Officers Minogue (Mike Minogue) and O’Leary (Karen O’Leary) head out on patrol to find what’s behind a series of mysterious curses. Meanwhile, Officer Parker (guest star Tom Sainsbury) gets a new partner. Also starring Maaka Pohatu. Tim van Dammen directed the episode written by Nick Ward (#405). Original airdate 8/31/2022.
  • The CW Wellington Paranormal- Wednesday, 8/31 9:30pm Show More
    “Time Cop: Not The Jean-Claude Van Damme One” Episode 406 It’s the final episode ever! Minogue and O’Leary go back in time to the 90s but on returning, discover they’ve created an apocalyptic new timeline where Sarge was never a cop.
    “#oleema” Episode 105 OH, WHAT A NIGHT! – Reema (Safia Arain) and Oly (Nathalie Morris) try to figure out how their friendship works, now that they have not one significant thing in common. An impromptu girls’ night results in unexpected alliances and realizations. The boredom of Angie (Claudia Karvan) and Matias’ (Ricardo Scheihing-Vasquez) night at a P&C meeting sets off their growing tension. Angel (Catalina Palma Godoy) makes a move to determine her prospects with Santi (Carlos Sanson Jr.), which leaves Oly with questions about their relationship. The episode was written by Gracie Otto and directed by Mithila Gupta (#105). Original airdate 9/1/2022.
  • The CW Dynasty- Friday, 9/2 9:00pm Show More
    “First Kidnapping and Now Theft” Episode 520 BIG PROMISES Promo As Blake (Grant Show) institutes damage control to help Adam (Sam Underwood), Cristal offers advice which falls flat. Sam (Rafael de la Fuente) finds out about an unexpected presence at La Mirage and he and Culhane (Robert C. Riley) enlist Liam (Adam Huber) to help with the situation. Meanwhile, Alexis (Elaine Hendrix) wants to bond with her daughters, so she goes to extreme measures to win over Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies) and Amanda (Eliza Bennett). Lastly, Kirby (Maddison Brown) implements a new life policy and Jeff (Sam Adegoke) is not pleased with the results. The episode was written by Chris Erric Maddox and directed by Pat Santana (#520). Original airdate 9/2/2022.
  • FX ON HULU The Patient- Tuesday, 8/30/22 at 12:01 AM Show More
    series premiere. Trailer The Patient is a psychological thriller from the minds of Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (The Americans) about a therapist, “Alan Strauss” (Steve Carell), who’s held prisoner by a patient, “Sam Fortner” (Domhnall Gleeson), who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an unusual therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges. In order to survive, Alan must unwind Sam’s disturbed mind and stop him from killing again… but Sam refuses to address critical topics, like his mother “Candace” (Linda Emond). Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his own past through memories of his old therapist, “Charlie” (David Alan Grier), and grapples with waves of his own repressed troubles – the recent death of his wife, “Beth” (Laura Niemi), and the painful estrangement from his religious son, “Ezra” (Andrew Leeds). Over the course of his imprisonment, Alan uncovers not only how deep Sam’s compulsion runs, but also how much work he has to do to repair the rift in his own family. With time running out, Alan fights desperately to stop Sam before Alan becomes complicit in Sam’s murders or worse – becomes a target himself.
  • Hallmark Marry Me in Yosemite- 8p Saturday, Sept. 3 Show More
    (movie) Zoe, a notable photojournalist, visits Yosemite landscapes made famous by Ansel Adams. When she meets Jack, an intriguing tour guide, he opens her eyes to new adventures as they embark on a journey. Starring Cindy Busby and Tyler Harlow. Promo
  • HMM Unthinkably Good Things- Sunday, 8/28/22 at 9:00 PMShow More
    (movie) At a crossroads in her career and love life, Allison (Pittman) is in need of the love and support of her two friends Melina (Drake) and Reesa (Ash). When they visit her in Tuscany, the reunion causes each woman to reexamine the state of her own life and relationships. While they have different personalities and perspectives, they know each other’s truths and help to make life-changing decisions. Preview
    Season 2. The second season of the British comedy introduces Wendy’s son Spencer (Nathan Foad) who causes more conflict between Maleek and Wendy.
  • Hulu/Peacock The Croods: Family Tree- Wednesday, 8/31 Show More
    Season 4 premiere. Trailer Following the events in the feature film THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, two very different families join forces to create a new community, an us-against-the-world, cave person co-op on the most amazing farm in the history of prehistory!
  • Hulu/Peacock The Mighty Ones- Thurs. Sept. 1 Show More
    The misadventures of “The Mighty Ones” continue as they explore their backyard wonderland and learn more about the strange creatures they share it with. Trailer A flood forces the Mighty Ones to live as pirates searching for dry land, Rocksy dabbles in a home makeover, and Very Berry makes a new feathery “friend” who may or may not see her as food. These mighty little beings are relatively fearless, a little misguided and always have each others’ backs come snow, wind or any atmospheric phenomenon that threatens the yard they call home. Starring Josh Brener, Alex Cazares, Jessica McKenna and Jimmy Tatro, with guest star Johnny Pemberton as “Gherkin” The series is executive produced by Sunil Hall (Pickle and Peanut) and Lynne Naylor (Samurai Jack).
  • Lifetime Danger in the House- Sunday, 8/28/22 at 8:00 PM Show More
    movie) As his mother’s illness progresses, a wealthy young man hires a perfect caregiver. But their lives start to spiral into a deadly affair as the caregiver seemingly tries to make herself a permanent facet of the wealthy Rebecca Liddiard, Kathryn Kohut star. (2022)
  • LMN First Class Fear- Friday, 9/2/22 at 8:00 PM. Show More
    (Movie) Sophie has it all, good grades, a loving mother and a bright future ahead. After Sophie is rewarded a scholarship over one of her classmates, Sophie becomes a target and is tormented by the mean girls of her high school. Her mother must find a way to put a stop to it before the bullying becomes deadly. Liz Fenning, and Aria Sirvaitis star (2022).
  • NETFLIX Family Secrets- Wednesday, 8/31/22 at 3:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. A couple’s wedding day threatens to turn disastrous when they begin to unravel a web of secrets and lies that connects their two families. Promo
  • NETFLIX Off the Hook- Thursday, 9/1/22 at 3:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. Realizing they both have a toxic relationship to the Internet, roommates Léa and Manon decide to do the unthinkable: abandon all devices for 30 days. Preview
  • NETFLIX Devil In Ohio- Friday, 9/2/22 at 3:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. When a psychiatrist shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her world is turned upside down as the girl’s arrival threatens to tear her own family apart. Promo
  • NETFLIX Fakes- Friday, 9/2/22 at 3:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. Teenage best friends Zoe and Becca set out to build their own fake ID empire, but when business starts booming, their life of crime gets way too real. Trailer
  • NETFLIX You’re Nothing Special- Friday, 9/2/22 at 3:01 AM. Show More
    series premiere. After moving from Barcelona to her mom’s boring town, Amaia discovers she may have inherited powers from her grandmother, rumored to have been a witch. Trailer
  • Netflix Mighty Express- Monday, 8/29 Show More
    Season 7 Premiere. Promo Catch a ride with the Mighty Express — a team of trains and their kid friends who overcome trouble on the tracks with quick thinking and teamwork!
  • Netflix JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean- Thurs. Sept. 1 Show More
    JoJo is reunited with his first love, Erina. A man named Will A. Zeppeli demonstrates his strange power and tells JoJo he must destroy the stone mask. Promo
  • Netflix Liss Pereira: Adulting- Thurs. Sept. 1 Show More
    Comedy special. Comedian Liss Pereira gets real about relationships, adulthood and being somewhere in between — not perfect, but not so bad — in a world of extremes.
  • Netflix Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles- Thurs. Sept. 1 Show More
    A teenage rabbit eager to become a true samurai teams up with his new warrior friends to protect their city from Yokai monsters, ninjas and evil aliens. Starring:Darren Barnet, Aleks Le, Mallory Low Trailer
  • Netflix Little Women- Saturday, Sept. 3 Show More
    South Korean series adaptation of ‘Little Women’. Unlike Greta Gerwig’s 2019 film, which adhered closely to the source material, this series sets the sisters in the modern day. It follows three sisters who are living in poverty until they end up involved in a case against one of the richest families. The eldest sister is looking for the financial security she lacked earlier in life, while the second is a reporter at a news station committed to doing the right thing. The youngest sister is determined to pursue a career in art despite her lack of expensive art supplies. Trailer
  • Paramount+ Blood & Treasure- Sunday, 8/28 Show More
    “The Lost City of Sana” After crash-landing in the jungles of Laos, Lexi is gravely injured, leaving Danny and Patrick in a rush to find refuge. Meanwhile, Chuck uncovers new information on the relationship between the Vatican and the CIA.
  • PBS The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family- Sunday, 8/28/22 at 8:00 PM Show More
    series premiere. Preview Explore an epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyns. Using 16th Century original sources we get to hear the Boleyns in their own words. It is a thrilling story of love, sex, betrayal and obsession played out in a Tudor court rife with gossip, backstabbing rivalries and intrigue. This story is brought to life through dramatic reconstruction and the inside view of some of the world’s leading Tudor experts. Episode 1 “Ambition” Explore Thomas Boleyn’s determination to elevate the family name. His expectations and ambitions for his three children will take them into the heart of the Tudor court. Narrated by actress Shelley Conn (Bridgerton), this riveting story of love, sex, betrayal, and obsession features Elizabeth McCafferty (Killed by My Debt) as Mary Boleyn, Max Dowler (Line of Duty) as Thomas Boleyn, Philip Brodie (The Outpost) as Thomas Howard, Rafaelle Cohen (Berlin, I Love You) as Anne Boleyn, Roger Evans (The Pembrokeshire Murders) as Thomas Wolsey, and Sam Retford (Ackley Bridge) as George Boleyn.
  • PBS Masterpiece Theater: Guilt- Sunday, 8/28 Show More
    Award-winning drama Guilt returns for a second four-part season full of twists, turns and deception. In an Edinburgh cellar, two gunshots ring out. Across town, Max McCall (Mark Bonnar) is released from prison. These two events gradually come together as Max tries to rebuild his life, and new arrival Erin (Sara Vickers) tries to save hers. But how long can Max manage to stay out of trouble? Guilt Season 2 premieres on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 9pm ET with two back-to-back episodes.The second season is set two years after the end of the first season and Max is looking for revenge. Preview
  • Showtime The Chi –  Sunday Aug 28, 2022, 9:00pm Show More
    Season 5, Episode 9. “I’m Looking for a New Thing” Emmett and Kiesha explore the day. Tiff opens up to Rob. Kevin is confronted by his parents after they find a shocking discovery. Jake and Papa’s friendship is tested. Jada and Darnell make plans, while Douda makes a fateful decision. Promo
  • Showtime CITY ON A HILL – Sunday, August 28, 10:00pm. Show More
    “Ugly, Like I Said” As Jackie continues his fling with Letitia Dryden, Jenny sets out to get her husband reinstated in the FBI. The pressure on Decourcy mounts when a colleague competing for the position of DA lands a conviction. Caysen testifies at the federal trial of Tony Suferin and is blindsided by the consequences. A threatening interaction offers Siobhan a sense of what exactly she is up against in her fight for the Mendoza family. Promo
  • Sundance Now The Secrets She Keeps- Thurs. Sept. 1 Show More
    Two women have a chance encounter in a supermarket in an affluent Sydney suburb. They are the same age, both heavily pregnant and due at the same time. Meghan (Jessica De Gouw) is a glamorous online ‘influencer’ on the rise with an ambitious television sports reporter husband Jack (Michael Dorman). Agatha (Laura Carmichael) works in the supermarket as a shelf stacker. Although they live near each other, the two women’s lives could not be more different … Both women have secrets. And both will risk everything to conceal the truth. But their worlds are about to collide in one shocking act that cannot be undone. Promo
  • UPTV Style With Love- 8/28/22 at 7:00 PM Show More
    (movie) Moving from smalltown Iowa to Chicago, an ambitious personal stylist hires a professional photographer to help promote her new fashion venture; a partnership which teaches her that when it comes to finding love and success in the city, all you need to do is stay true to the style in your own heart. Preview

 

NON-FICTION

  • ABC Celebrity Family Feud- Sunday (8/28) Show More
    “Mysterio vs. The Miz and Kurt Warner vs. Orel Hershiser” – Hosted by Steve Harvey, the first game features WWE wrestlers Rey Mysterio and The Miz when they face off outside the ring to see who will win the grand prize for their selected charities. In the next game, former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner goes head-to-head against former MLB baseball player Orel Hershiser in an all-new episode airing SUNDAY, AUG. 28 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
  • ABC The $100,000 Pyramid- Sunday (8/28) Show More
    “Mario Cantone vs Rachel Bloom and Lisa Ann Walter vs Janelle James” – This week on “The $100,000 Pyramid,” it’s actor Mario Cantone (“And Just Like That…”) versus actress/comedienne Rachel Bloom (Hulu’s “Reboot”), then stars of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” Lisa Ann Walter and Janelle James go head-to-head on SUNDAY, AUG. 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, D) Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
  • ABC The Final Straw- Sunday, 8/28 10:00 PM Show More
    “Be Ready to Run” In round one, two cheerleaders compete against a longtime married couple on the grandma’s attic stack. In round two, a pair of childhood friends, who love to travel, takes on two social media.
  • ABC The Bachelorette- Monday, 8/29 Show More
    “The Men Tell All” Rachel and Gabby reunite with 14 of the most unforgettable men from this season. But first, Aven’s spooky hometown date in Salem, Massachusetts, will be revealed! Once seated together for the first time since the show premiered, the former suitors kick off the night by addressing the controversies surrounding Hayden and Chris, but will either of them show up to atone for their actions? Later, the women of the hour, Gabby and Rachel, answer burning questions from their former flames and welcome the stars of Universal Pictures’ “Bros,” Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane, to the stage to join in on the action on an all-new episode of “The Bachelorette,” airing, MONDAY, AUG. 29 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT) on ABC. (TV-14, DL) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
    “The Puppies Are Off The Leash” – As the final stretch of the competition approaches, an alliance is solidified between two housemates, while one continues to lead others on with her false identity. The trivia challenge tests pop-culture knowledge, and while the winner isn’t granted immunity, they do get the biggest prize yet when they receive vital information about not one but all of their fellow competitor’s celebrity relatives. A tiebreaker vote at the Guess Off leads to the final four remaining contestants closer to the $100,000 prize when “Claim to Fame” airs MONDAY, AUG. 29 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.
  • ABC Press Your Luck- Thursday (9/1) Show More
    “Zombie Apocalypse Ready” – Host Elizabeth Banks witnesses true sportsmanship in the heat of competition while keeping away from the WHAMMY on “Press Your Luck,” THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Banks is joined by contestants Jake Marshall (hometown: Loveland, Colorado), Freddie Walton (hometown: San Diego, California) and Rita Bohl (hometown: Ione, California). Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. “Press Your Luck” is produced by Fremantle. The show is executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and John Quinn, who also serves as showrunner.
  • ABC Generation Gap- Thursday (9/1) Show More
    “Bob Dylan Wants to Rule the World” – Host Kelly Ripa is joined by special guest Judd Hirsch on an all-new episode of “Generation Gap” airing THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. “Generation Gap” is produced by MGM Television, Kimmelot and Milojo. Mark Burnett, Jimmy Kimmel, Barry Poznick, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini, Alycia Rossiter and Jonathan Kimmel serve as executive producers.
    On a New Episode of ‘The Con,’ the Return of Jim Bakker, Who Prosecutors Say Has Been Up to His Old Tricks Attempting To Con His Faithful Followers With a Sham COVID Cure The ABC News Studios Primetime Series Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg Airs Thursday, Sept. 1, on ABC “The Comeback” – Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were once enormously successful at raising money for their televised religious programs. After its 1974 debut, their cable show became the highest-rated religious show in the country. In the 1980s, the Bakkers continued their success by building Heritage USA, a first-of-its-kind 2,200-acre Christian resort and amusement park, but the government would charge that Bakker had secured funding by defrauding his faithful viewers. In 1989, he was convicted and initially sentenced to 45 years in prison but ultimately only served five. In 2021, prosecutors claimed that Bakker was once again up to his old tricks but this time without Tammy Faye. They said he made promises on “The Jim Bakker Show” that his “Silver Solution” was a cure for the coronavirus; however, instead of a miracle, they said drinking silver could be toxic and even turn consumers permanently blue in the face if consumed in large quantities. The FDA immediately issued a cease-and-desist order while the states of Missouri and Arkansas sued him for his false claims. Bakker entered a settlement agreement promising not to sell the solution anymore but continued to deny wrongdoing. “The Comeback,” a new episode of “The Con,” airs THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and next day on demand and on Hulu. The ABC News Studios primetime series is narrated by Emmy®, GRAMMY®, Tony® and Oscar® winner and moderator of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg, with weekly appearances by podcaster Laci Mosley (“Scam Goddess”) as a featured expert. For the series, David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Carrie Cook serves as executive producer for ABC News. Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman are executive producers for The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), a part of Sony Pictures Television, along with executive producer and showrunner John Henshaw.
    When 19-year-old Sarah Stern’s car was mysteriously found atop a bridge in December 2016, authorities suspected her childhood friend, Liam McAtasney. “20/20” presents a two-hour program on the spirited young woman’s death, featuring interviews with Anthony Curry, Liam’s friend who participated in a police sting operation; Megan McAtasney, Liam’s mom; Christopher Gramiccioni, Monmouth County prosecutor; Chris Decker and Meghan Doyle, prosecutors on the case; and Brian Weisbrot and Nicholas Cattelona, detectives on the case. The program includes hidden camera video of Liam’s confession, who was found guilty of killing Sarah; 9-1-1 calls; police dashboard camera video; and interrogation tapes and video of Preston Taylor, a close friend of Sarah’s, when he pleaded guilty to his role in Sarah’s disappearance. “20/20” airs on Friday, Sept. 2 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 3/1/19)
  • ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One- Saturday, 9/3, 07:37 PM Show More
    3 hrs 23 min live! Notre Dame at Ohio State. From Ohio Stadium.
  • Bravo The Real Housewives of Atlanta- Sunday, 8/28 Show More
    “It’s Expensive to Be She” Drew and Shereé attempt to broker peace between Marlo and Kenya by throwing them a joint surprise birthday party; Marlo’s nephews return to her home with new house rules; Shereé reaches out to an old friend for advice about Tyrone. Preview
  • Bravo The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills- Wednesday, 8/31, 8:00pm Show More
    “Altitude Adjustment” Kyle flies the group to Aspen, Colorado, in style on a private plane, and Dorit brings along plenty of emotional baggage. Garcelle and Sutton publicly ice out Erika; Rinna uses a Ouija board to conjure spirits in Kyle’s ski chalet. Preview
    “60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 Airs 7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT After the Pre-Season Football Game on the CBS Television Network Editor’s Note: These previously broadcast segments have been updated for this post-season edition. THE GRID – 60 MINUTES’ Bill Whitaker takes a hard look at the U.S. electric grid – the largest machine in the history of the world, a hodgepodge of public and privately-owned companies cobbled together over generations – so essential to daily life that we literally couldn’t live without it. 60 MINUTES’ investigation into the threats facing the grid, from cyber-attacks to sabotage and physical assaults, are eye-opening and not reassuring. What’s more, no U.S. government agency, not even the Department of Energy, is truly in charge of protecting it. Graham Messick is the producer. Preview SHARSWOOD – 60 MINUTES’ Lesley Stahl visits Fred Miller and his family in the large house in southern Virginia that they recently bought to host family gatherings, only to discover that their own ancestors had once been enslaved on that very property. Miller’s sister and cousins scoured historical records and enlisted a genealogist to find evidence that their great-great-grandparents, Violet and David Miller, were enslaved on the plantation, then-called Sharswood. The dilapidated building still standing behind the main house has been identified by archeologists as living quarters for some of the enslaved men and women there. Buying this home has opened a window into the Miller family’s past that was not discussed within their family, and that many African American families struggle to obtain. This is a double-length segment. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. Preview
  • CBS Big Brother- Sunday 8/28 8:30 – 9:30pm Show More
    2423 All New! HD From bigbrothernetwork.com: Tonight On Big Brother 24: HOH & Nominations. Big Brother 24 is back tonight at a slightly later time due to NFL preseason games and CBS is anticipating those could run long. Adjust your schedule and be ready tonight at 8:30PM ET and then 8PM ET for the return of the Tiny competition and this time its winner will have the HOH room instead of a Veto medallion. Things just left off with Jasmine then Joseph out the door in an odd Double Eviction night that didn’t live up to the usual DE excitement and hype but did deliver on the bummer results for many fans. After that, the sides reunited and it was time for the HOH competition late into the night.
  • CBS Big Brother- Wednesday 8/31 8:00 – 9:00pm Show More
    2424 All New! HD From bigbrothernetwork.com: Tonight On Big Brother 24: Power of Veto Events
    Big Brother is back tonight for the Week 8 Power of Veto competition and ceremony. This was a pivotal week for the Backdoor target heading into the Veto competition with a “do or die” situation ahead. Tonight’s Veto episode should be an exciting one to watch play out.
    The festivals had ended with Dyre Fest heading back inside to reveal Joseph was gone and the Leftovers had ended. Meanwhile, the insiders had just sent out Jasmine without anyone blinking an eye. Which way would things go next as Turner grabbed the power as the new HOH and set his sights on Michael. Now it’s time to see if he can pull off the move as Turner ditched the remaining Leftovers for the less sturdy After Party alliance. I’m sure that’ll work out just fine for him…
  • CBS The Challenge: USA- Wednesday 8/31 Show More
    A VENGEFUL PLAYER LOOKS FOR PAYBACK AFTER BEING SABOTAGED IN THE CHALLENGE, AND THE REVEAL OF A SECRET ALLIANCE TURNS THE GAME UPSIDE DOWN, ON MTV PRESENTS “THE CHALLENGE: USA,” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 “Nevertheless, She Persisted” – A vengeful player looks for payback after being sabotaged in the challenge, and the reveal of a secret alliance turns the game upside down, on MTV presents THE CHALLENGE: USA, Wednesday, August 31 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. TJ Lavin is the host.
  • CBS Big Brother- Thursday, 9/1 9:00 – 10:00pm Show More
    2425 All New! HD From bigbrother.com: Tonight On Big Brother 24: Veto Meeting & Live Eviction
    It’s Eviction Day for Big Brother! Tonight on CBS (9/8c) we’ll watch the fourth Juror head out the door to talk with Julie and this one is worried about the boos heading his way. But first, we’ve got more to see on that front plus the Veto and eventually a live vote.
    Kyle dug himself a deep grave for his game on Big Brother 24 and last night’s episode just started to get that storyline started. By the end of the show we were only through Sunday morning in the house and the situation continued into a house meeting that was blocked on the Feeds and we’ve only been able to gather some details on it. Tonight we’ll get to see what happened there and how it leads into the final Noms of Week 8.
    After the vote, we’ll be down to just seven Houseguests left on BB24 and we’re just over three weeks from finale night on Sunday, Sept 25th. The end is nigh! Which of those remaining HGs do you think will take over as the new Head of Househould? It’ll be the F4 of Monte, Michael, Taylor, and Brittany going against Alyssa and Terrance while Turner watches from the sidelines. Guess that After Party alliance wasn’t so great after all. Then again, will this be the week for someone to take the shot at Michael? They’re going to have to try at some point here and the last attempt from Turner didn’t go so hot.
  • CBS Secret Celebrity Renovation- Friday, 9/2 Show More
    GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER AND REALITY TV PERSONALITY KANDI BURRUSS SURPRISES HER AUNT WITH A HOME UPGRADE, ON “SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION,” FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 “Kandi Burruss” – GRAMMY® Award winner and reality TV personality Kandi Burruss returns home to Atlanta, Ga., to surprise her Aunt Bertha with a renovation of her home, which has served as the hub for family gatherings for decades. In a trip down memory lane, Kandi takes Nischelle to the Old Lady Gang southern eatery for a meal with some childhood friends, on SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION, Friday, Sept. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner. The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”). The series is produced by Juma Entertainment with Robert Horowitz, Brady Connell and Peter DeVita serving as executive producers.
  • CBS The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert- Saturday 9/3 Sat 10:00 – 11:00pm Show More
    Special HD Highlights from an all-star tribute concert honoring late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins at Wembley Stadium in London. The full concert will air across Paramount’s streaming and linear platforms next month. The full concert will also be available to stream on demand worldwide via Paramount+ starting Saturday Sept. 3 and on Pluto TV and MTV VOD starting the week of Sept. 5.
  • The CW/MTV 2022 MTV Video Music Awards- Sunday, 8/28 8p ET Show More
    SPECIAL Live event! The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards are an awards ceremony honoring the best music videos of the year hosted by MTV. The show will be hosted by Jack Harlow, LL Cool J, and Nicki Minaj. The ceremony will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, August 28. Minaj will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Red Hot Chili Peppers will be honored with the Global Icon Award. Preview
  • The CW Great Chocolate Showdown- Thursday, 9/1 9:00pm Show More
    “A History in the Baking” Episode 304 MANGIARE – Sweet safety is on the line for the seven remaining home bakers. Things get saucy in the Technique Test, as the bakers use their noodles to create a delicious, chocolate pasta. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers take a sweet trip down memory lane and reimagine a dessert from their childhood (#304). Original airdate 9/1/2022. Also airs Saturday, 9/3.
  • The CW Killer Camp- Friday, 9/2 8:00pm Show More
    “Next Stop Murder” Episode 205 MOST AND LEAST – A new camper disrupts the group dynamic at Camp Pleasant, and just as meaningful relationships begin to form, a sudden event sends the campers reeling. Camp Counselor Bobby arrives to remind everyone that one of them is responsible for all of the devastating deeds and presents their new challenge where the campers must rate themselves from most honest to least…just as everyone forms stronger opinions about who the killer is. Directed by Mike Parker (#205). Original airdate 9/2/2022.
  • Discovery Tales from the Explorers Club – Wednesday, 8/31 at 9 PM ET/PTShow More
    All new series hosted by Josh Gates premieres Wednesday, August 31at 9PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel and discovery+ Sneak Peek TALES FROM THE EXPLORERS CLUB premieres Wednesday, 8/31 at 9 PM ET/PT, with new episodes airing every following Wednesday at 8PM ET/PT. In the all-new series hosted by adventurer Josh Gates, TALES FROM THE EXPLORERS CLUB will take viewers inside the headquarters of the world-famous Explorers Club to relive the epic journeys of adventurers who have pushed the boundaries of human possibility. As a member of this prestigious organization and the host of Discovery’s hit travel-adventure series “Expedition Unknown,” Gates offers exclusive access to the Club’s storied archives, expert staff, incredible artifacts, and even fellow members and explorers. The series will profile the accomplishments of real-life action heroes including Ernest Shackleton, Gertrude Bell, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jim Lovell, and Chuck Yeager among others. Each uniquely themed episode will focus on historic Explorers Club members whose daring accomplishments changed the world – from Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s historic first summit of Mt. Everest to a father and son’s dangerous mission to explore the world’s deepest oceanic trench, Challenger Deep. Viewers will witness the unforgettable journeys of those who dared to push boundaries by being the first to reach the North and South poles, risking their lives to explore outer space, and so much more. Additionally, each episode will highlight one trailblazing recipient of The Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grant and showcase the innovative projects that continue to expand our knowledge of the world around us.
  • FOX DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS!- Monday, 8/29 8:00PM Show More
    “Cher The Wealth” Episode 108 Hosted by Emmy Award nominee Niecy Nash, the all-new revival of the popular game show challenges contestants’ musical memory, as they get one song closer to winning $1 million if they DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS! Contestants will choose songs from different genres, decades and musical artists. Then they’ll take center stage to sing alongside the studio band as the lyrics are projected on screen – but when the music stops and the words disappear, will the contestants belt out the correct missing lyrics, or freeze under pressure? If they sing nine songs correctly, they are presented with a No. 1 hit and will attempt to sing the final missing lyrics for the top prize of $1 million. A high school teacher and a mom from Vegas try to sing their way to a million dollars in the all-new “Cher The Wealth” episode of DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS! airing Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (DFL-108) (TV-PG D,L)
  • FOX MasterChef- Wednesday, 8/31 8:00 PM Show More
    “The Wall; Restaurant Takeover – Spago” Season 12, episode 16. The Top Eight chefs are paired together and tasked with communicating on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes with a double elimination on the line. Then, after an elimination, the Top Six must take over Chef Wolfgang Puck’s kitchen at the famous Spago
  • FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL- Thursday, 9/1 8:00PM Show More
    Penn State at Purdue. FOX Sports begins this season’s coverage of FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL live from Ross-Ade Stadium as the Purdue Boilermakers take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL airs LIVE Thursday, Sept. 1 (8:00 PM-CC ET live/5:00 PM-CC PT live) on FOX.(FSP-2316) (n/a)
  • FOX WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN- Friday, 9/2 8:00PM Show More
    “WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN” SPORTS A unique combination of edge-of-your-seat action, unpredictable drama and world-class athleticism, FOX Sports presents WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN airing Friday, Sept. 2 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. (WWE-2435) (TV-PG D, L, S, V)
    SPORTS FOX MLB continues its regionalized baseball broadcasts with two exciting matchups, airing Saturday, Sept. 3 (7:00 PM-CC ET live/4:00 PM-CC PT live) on FOX. (FSP-2317)(n/a)
  • NBC “AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR” 08/29/2022 (08:00PM – 10:00PM) (Monday) Show More
    “NATIONAL FINALS 3” ORIGINAL TV-PG The National Finals conclude in Las Vegas as the remaining competitors move on to Stages 3 and 4 for their chance to win $1 million and become the next American Ninja Warrior. Airs again on Friday.
  • NBC “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” 08/30/2022 (08:00PM – 10:01PM) (Tuesday) Show More
    “QUALIFIERS 4” ORIGINAL Eleven performers take the stage live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium as judging is turned over to the viewing audience to vote their favorite performers into the final round. Viewers can vote by using the “AGT” Official App or going to NBC.com.
  • NBC “PASSWORD” 08/30/2022 (10:01PM – 11:00PM) (Tuesday) Show More
    “CHELSEA HANDLER & JIMMY FALLON” ORIGINAL TV-PG Celebrity guest Chelsea Handler and Jimmy Fallon pair up with contestants and face off over two games. Players from each team guess secret passwords using only one-word clues for a chance to win up to $25,000.
  • NBC “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” 08/31/2022 (08:00PM – 09:01PM) (Wednesday) Show More
    “QUALIFIERS 4 RESULTS” ORIGINAL Two acts from the previous night’s show will move on to the final round of competition. The series stars creator/executive producer Simon Cowell, alongside celebrity judges Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara. Terry Crews serves as host.
  • Showtime CLUB CUMMING PRESENTS A QUEER COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA premieres Friday, September 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PTShow More
    Emmy® nominee and Tony winner Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Cabaret) will debut his first SHOWTIME comedy special, CLUB CUMMING PRESENTS A QUEER COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA, with a premiere on Friday, September 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Cumming hosts this cabaret-style gathering featuring seven up-and-coming queer comedians that represent not only the diversity of the queer spectrum, but also of comedy styling – from stand-up to characters to musical performances. The 75-minute special features Joe Castle Baker, Julia Shiplett, duo Zach Teague & Drew Lausch, Nori Reed, Pat Regan, and Larry Owens.
    CLUB CUMMING PRESENTS A QUEER COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA is produced by Matt Schuler (FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE), with Alan Cumming serving as executive producer and Ryan Cunningham (Expecting Amy) serving as director and executive producer.

 

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  • ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos- Sunday (8/28) Show More
    (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/6/22) “3214” – Don’t miss “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” featuring sports mishaps, kids getting upset after being told their mom is expecting, and things in toilets that definitely shouldn’t be. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” airs SUNDAY, AUG. 28 (7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/6/22)
  • ABC Celebrity Wheel of Fortune- Tuesday (8/30) Show More
    (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/30/22) “Von Miller, Ali Wentworth and Laverne Cox” – Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” takes a star-studded spin on America’s Game® and welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the world’s most famous Wheel and solve puzzles for a chance to win $1 million. All of the money won by the celebrity contestants will go to a charity of their choice, TUESDAY, AUG. 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/30/22) This episode’s celebrity contestants include Von Miller (playing for Von’s Vision Foundation), Ali Wentworth (playing for Good+Foundation) and Laverne Cox (playing for Trans Justice Funding Project, an Initiative of the Tides Center).
  • ABC Generation Gap- Tuesday, 09:00 PM Show More
    “You’re Not That Old” – It’s going to be a magical time when special guest Zach King joins host Kelly Ripa on “Generation Gap” airing TUESDAY, AUG. 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 8/18/22) “Generation Gap” is produced by MGM Television, Kimmelot and Milojo. Mark Burnett, Jimmy Kimmel, Barry Poznick, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini, Alycia Rossiter and Jonathan Kimmel serve as executive producers.
  • ABC Celebrity Family Feud- Tuesday (8/30) Show More
    “Kristin Chenoweth vs. Kathy Najimy and My Unorthodox Life vs. Summer House” – Hosted by Steve Harvey, the first game is a hilarious faceoff between two actresses when Kristin Chenoweth competes against Kathy Najimy to see who will win the grand prize for their selected charities. In the next game, casts from reality shows “My Unorthodox Life” and “Summer House” battle it out to see who will come out on top, TUESDAY, AUG. 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 8/14/22)
    “Three Ring Circus” – Ben and Darlene are excited to share their good news with the family; but before they have the chance, Neville and Jackie, and Aldo and Harris share some very similar news of their own. Looks like there are three parties to plan on “The Conners,” airing WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, DL) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/11/22)
  • ABC The Goldbergs- Wednesday (8/31) Show More
    “The Strangest Affair of All Time” – When Murray goes out of town, Jane Bales (Erinn Hayes) attempts to make a power grab at the Ottoman Empire, forcing Beverly to retaliate. Meanwhile, Adam is thrilled to learn that Dave Kim (Kenny Ridwan) also plans to attend NYU. The excitement is short-lived when Adam weighs the cost of his popularity after the two agree to be college roommates on “The Goldbergs,” airing WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, DL) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/23/22)
  • ABC Abbott Elementary- Wednesday (8/31) Show More
    “Work Family” – After Jacob reveals a detail about his personal life, Janine realizes she doesn’t know the other teachers as well as she thought. Meanwhile, as Gregory’s stern teaching approach is causing his whole class to underperform, Barbara and Melissa teach him how to relax and make his lessons more fun. “Abbott Elementary” airs WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 (9:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 2/15/22) “Work Family” was written by Justin Tan and directed by Jay Karas.
  • ABC Home Economics- Wednesday (8/31) Show More
    “Mango THC Gummies, $18” – The entire Hayworth family goes to attend the Windmount Academy musical to support Gretchen and Sarah. Meanwhile, in an effort to help calm Tom’s nerves as he awaits news about his book, Marina proposes they take the edge off and relax by taking edibles on “Home Economics,” WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 (9:31-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, D) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/20/22) Guest starring is Marc Sully Saint-Fleur as Mr. Zarrow and June Diane Raphael as Lauren. “Mango THC Gummies, $18” was written by Jason Belleville and directed by Dean Holland.
  • ABC Press Your Luck- Wednesday (8/31) Show More
    “Redemption?!” – Three of our favorite former contestants return to “Press Your Luck” in an attempt to redeem themselves after falling to the WHAMMY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Banks is joined by contestants Sandy Chesnut (hometown: San Ramone, California), FaLawna Barton (hometown: Augusta, Georgia) and Mark Tshuma (hometown: Dallas, Texas). Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 8/18/22) “Press Your Luck” is produced by Fremantle. The show is executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and John Quinn, who also serves as showrunner.
    “1323” – Emma Grede, the CEO of fashion juggernaut Good American and founding partner of SKIMS, returns to the Tank. An entrepreneur from Los Angeles, California, is on a mission and presents her new way to snack with impact with her line of healthy treats utilizing recycled vegetable waste. Entrepreneurs from North Hollywood, California, pitch their simple and cute professional lighting product to help one look their best online; while entrepreneurs from Boston, Massachusetts, hope to refresh your life with their delicious, hydrating beverage filled with antioxidants and made from a common desert plant. An entrepreneur from Dallas, Texas, hopes the Sharks can wrap their head around her one-size-fits-all fashion accessory with multifunctional use on “Shark Tank,” airing FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following the premiere. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/6/22) In a Shark Tank update, husband and wife Jacob and Michelle Sendowski from Media, Pennsylvania, update their investor Mark Cuban about Dino Don, the largest and most accurate robotic dinosaurs and creatures for zoos, museums and attractions. The Sharks in this episode are Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner and Guest Shark Emma Grede.
    MCCALL HELPS A MOB ACCOUNTANT SCOUR THE CITY FOR A LOST LEDGER HE MUST PROVIDE TO THE FBI IN EXCHANGE FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE FEDERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM, ON “THE EQUALIZER,” SUNDAY, August 28 “Somewhere Over the Hudson” – McCall helps a mob accountant, Bert Singer (Josh Cooke), scour the city for a lost ledger of evidence he must provide to the FBI in exchange for entrance into the Federal Witness Protection Program. Also, Mel frets over how to tell her best friend, who comforted her for years about Harry’s death, that Harry never died at all, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, August 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network WRITTEN BY: Rob Hanning BASED ON: The original series by Richard Lindheim & Michael Sloan DIRECTED BY: John Krokidas Promo
  • CBS NCIS: Los Angeles- Sunday, 8/28 Show More
    THE NCIS TEAM HELPS A U.S. AMBASSADOR SEARCH FOR HER MISSING DAUGHTER, A POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER, ON “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” SUNDAY, AUG. 28 Editor’s Note: The air date for this episode has changed. “Under the Influence” – The NCIS team helps a U.S. ambassador search for her missing daughter, Gia (Caitlin Carmichael), a popular social media influencer. Also, Agent Aliyah De León returns to support the team with the case, on the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, Aug. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. WRITTEN BY: Anastasia Kousakis DIRECTED BY: John P. Kousakis Promo
  • CBS The Neighborhood- Monday, 8/29 Show More
    CALVIN’S BROTHER CURTIS MAKES A SURPRISE VISIT, CREATING CHAOS IN THE BUTLERS’ LIVES, ON “THE NEIGHBORHOOD,” MONDAY, AUG. 29 Emmy Award-Nominated Actor Tracy Morgan Guest Stars as Curtis, Calvin’s Younger Brother “Welcome to Bro Money, Bro Problems” – Calvin’s wealthy and impulsive brother Curtis makes a surprise visit, creating chaos in the Butlers’ lives. Also, Dave and Gemma run into challenges while trying to declutter their home, on the CBS Original series THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Monday, Aug. 29 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. WRITTEN BY: Meg DeLoatch DIRECTED BY: Victor Gonzalez Trailer
  • CBS Bob ♥ Abishola- Monday, 8/29 Show More
    WHEN ABISHOLA BRINGS DELE WITH HER TO WORK AT THE HOSPITAL, SHE DISCOVERS THAT HER DREAM OF HIM BECOMING A DOCTOR MIGHT NOT BECOME A REALITY, ON “BOB ♥ ABISHOLA,” MONDAY, AUG. 29 “Wrangling a Greased Pig” – When Abishola brings Dele to work with her at the hospital, she discovers that her dream of him becoming a doctor might not become a reality. Also, Kemi and Chukwuemeka’s mother bond when Ogechi slips in the bathtub, on the CBS Original series BOB ♥ ABISHOLA, Monday, Aug. 29 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. STORY BY: Al Higgins, Gina Yashere & Carla Filisha TELEPLAY BY: Matt Ross, Gloria Bigelow & Dave Pilson DIRECTED BY: Beth McCarthy-Miller
    WHILE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF AN INTRUDER AT QUANTICO, JIMMY AND KASIE ARE EXPOSED TO A DEADLY BIOTOXIN, AND THE TEAM RACES TO FIND THE ANTIDOTE, ON “NCIS,” MONDAY, AUG. 29 Meredith Eaton Guest Stars as Immunologist Carol Wilson. Series Star Brian Dietzen Co-Wrote the Episode. Sneak Peek “The Helpers” – While investigating the death of an intruder at Quantico, Jimmy and Kasie are exposed to a deadly biotoxin, and the NCIS team calls on Doctor Carol Wilson (Meredith Eaton) for help as they race to find the antidote. Also, Torres tries to distract Jimmy’s daughter, who came to the office to spend the day with her dad, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Aug. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The episode was co-written by series star Brian Dietzen. WRITTEN BY: Brian Dietzen and Scott Williams DIRECTED BY: Diana Valentine
    WHILE JANE IS QUESTIONED FOLLOWING MAGGIE SHAW’S ARREST, THE REST OF THE TEAM INVESTIGATES A MYSTERIOUS CASE OF MARINES WITH DAMAGED EAR CANALS FROM A WEAPON THAT EMITS ULTRASONIC WAVES, ON “NCIS: HAWAI`I,” MONDAY, AUG. 29. Alec Mapa Guest Stars as Dr. Tony Lee  Preview
    “Broken” – While Jane is questioned following Maggie Shaw’s arrest, the rest of the team investigates a mysterious case of Marines with damaged ear canals from a weapon that emits ultrasonic waves. Also, Ernie visits his friend, Dr. Tony Lee (Alec Mapa), to identify possible suspects who had access to his classified weapon, on the CBS Original series NCIS: HAWAI`I, Monday, Aug. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. WRITTEN BY: Matt Bosack & Jan Nash DIRECTED BY: Norman Buckley
    AS THE TEAM SEARCHES FOR AN ABDUCTED COLLEGE CO-ED, JUBAL TRIES TO OBTAIN LIFESAVING LEADS FROM THE FATHER OF THE ABDUCTOR’S PREVIOUS VICTIM, ON “FBI,” TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 “Grief” – As the team searches for an abducted college co-ed, Jubal becomes intent on obtaining lifesaving leads from the father of the abductor’s previous victim. Also, Jubal continues to grapple with the aftermath of Rina’s condition, leading to a tense encounter with her mother, on the CBS Original series FBI, Tuesday, Aug. 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Promo WRITTEN BY: Keith Eisner DIRECTED BY: Matthew McLoota
  • CBS FBI: International- Tuesday, 8/30 Show More
    AGENT VO IS FOUND AT THE SCENE WHERE A HUNGARIAN GAMBLING REGULATOR WAS MURDERED, LANDING THE FLY TEAM IN HOT WATER WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, ON “FBI: INTERNATIONAL,” TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 “Left of Boom” – The Fly Team lands in hot water when Vo is found at the scene where a Hungarian gambling regulator was murdered, on the CBS Original series FBI: INTERNATIONAL, Tuesday, Aug. 30 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Promo WRITTEN BY: Rachael Joyce DIRECTED BY: Nina Lopez-Corrado
  • CBS FBI: Most Wanted- Tuesday, 8/30 Show More
    JESS AND THE TEAM HEAD TO KENTUCKY TO FIND A STOLEN RACEHORSE AND ITS KIDNAPPED GROOMER, ON “FBI: MOST WANTED,” TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 “Sport of Kings” – After a prized Kentucky racehorse is stolen and its groomer is taken hostage, the team quickly learns they may be the only ones who consider the young woman’s safety a priority over the horse’s. Also, Byron returns to celebrate the holidays with Jess and his family, on the CBS Original series FBI: MOST WANTED, Tuesday, Aug. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Promo WRITTEN BY: Richard Sweren DIRECTED BY: Carlos Bernard
    A DRUG CARTEL ATTACKS DEACON AND CHRIS WHILE THEY’RE WORKING AN OFF-DUTY PRIVATE SECURITY DETAIL, ON “S.W.A.T.,” WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31 Promo “Survive” – When Deacon enlists Chris’ help on an off-duty private security detail, they struggle to survive when they’re attacked by a drug cartel looking to kidnap their wealthy VIP client, on the new day and time of the CBS Original series S.W.A.T., Wednesday, Aug. 31 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. WRITTEN BY: Michael Gemballa DIRECTED BY: Billy Gierhart
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Victor: It’s good to see you back in your element, right where you belong.

Victoria: Well, I have to say, I have not missed a beat since stepping back into control here.

Victor: Uh-huh.

Victoria: And you don’t have to worry about me anymore. I am back on my game. Ashland is in the rearview mirror, and I am focused on moving the company forward. I don’t suppose you saw the video call with the division heads earlier?

Victor: Yes, I saw it. Very impressive. And I fully support you wanting to acquire more companies. But, sweetheart, uh, be careful doing that, okay?

Adam: Thanks for meeting me.

Chance: Adam, I came here to make one thing very clear. The ashland locke investigation is closed. His death was ruled an accident. So there is no need for you to fish around for any fresh dirt. You understand? I’m done playing games with you. Move on.

Adam: Look, I’m sorry. I don’t know if I can now, not after seeing some pretty incriminating evidence against victor, evidence that you obviously chose to ignore. No, I think now would be a pretty good time for you to consider righting this wrong because it would be a pretty terrible thing for you if proof came out that you covered up a crime as a personal favor to your father-in-law.

Adam: This doesn’t have to get adversarial, chance. I’m just curious — why wasn’t certain dna and fingerprint evidence followed up on?

Chance: How’d you come by that information?

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Maybe I found a laptop on a bench in a park that a police lackey left behind. Okay, but let’s get real. The how and where of it is not relevant. It’s that the evidence exists and what it could prove that matters. Now, I know that you’re not somebody who could be bought off, but something clearly happened. What happened? Did victor intimidate you to falling in line with the newmans?

Chance: No one intimidated me, and I am not about to be intimidated by you, adam. I did my job. I made a judgment call, and i have no remorse about my decision.

Adam: I find that hard to believe, knowing you as well as I do. Quite frankly, chance, it seems like you’ve lost your way.

Chance: You are the one that’s lost your way, pal. And you are headed down a dangerous path.

Devon: [ Sighs ]

Nate: Go ahead.

Devon: No. After you, please.

Nate: No, you go ahead.

Lily: Uh, why don’t you both come in? Hello.

Devon: Hey.

Lily: Hello.

Nate: Hello.

Lily: So, I just wanted to get together and chat and make sure that we’re all on the same page. Right? ‘Cause we’re on the same team.

Devon: Mm-hmm.

Lily: Yes? Okay. Um, nate, why don’t you start?

Nate: Yes. Um, there is something important I’d like to discuss, but maybe we should wait for billy.

Billy: Whoa. I, uh… I don’t — I’m sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, but that — that was a mistake. I’ve been telling everyone…

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Adam: You think I’m heading down a dangerous path? I wasn’t anywhere near ashland or his body the night that he died, chance.

Chance: You know exactly what I’m talking about, man. And it’s disappointing to see, adam. You are just falling right back into your old self-destructive ways in the name of vengeance.

Adam: Oh, that’s funny. You are the one that is ignoring crucial evidence.

Chance: Yeah, but you’re the one that’s blowing up your own life. Look at you — alienating your family, pushing sally away, the one person who had a good influence on you. And now you’re claiming that you got your hands on a police-issued laptop, and you’re threatening a cop who used to be your friend. You don’t see anything wrong with what you’re doing here? You hate your father that much?

Adam: No, my father deserves to be punished for manipulating his family — and more importantly, the truth. As I recall, you used to believe in the truth, chance.

Victoria: I have carefully thought through each and every acquisition that I want to make, and every single one of them is good business.

Victor: I applaud it. But I want you to consult with me as you continue.

Victoria: Of course I’m gonna consult with you.

Victor: Okay.

Victoria: You’re my greatest counsel.

Nick: Am I interrupting anything?

Victor: Hey, son.

Victoria: No, not at all.

Nick: There’s some numbers i want to go over with you.

Victoria: Oh, okay. Well, I’ve got to check in with marketing, but I’ll be back in a few minutes. In the meantime, dad is here with much wisdom to impart and counsel to give.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Victor: What do you think about your sister’s demeanor?

Lily: Billy won’t be joining us. He’s wrapping up his final podcast episode. So he’ll be refocusing on his coo job.

Devon: Oh, really? I thought he and chelsea were really finding their groove with that show.

Lily: I mean, it was his idea, to be honest, and I’m glad. I am.

Devon: Yeah.

Lily: And he found a new host, someone who has his similar sensibility, so the show will carry on.

Devon: Oh, nice. That’s good to hear.

Lily: Yeah. Uh, so, what did you want to bring up?

Nate: Yes. Um, I’ve been doing some research about what it would take to start our own music festival. The numbers are promising, not to mention the fringe benefits, like elevating our name recognition on a much larger scale. The way I see it, it’s a win, hands down.

Chelsea: I am so sorry. I don’t know what came over me.

Billy: It’s okay. It’s alright. You know, we’ve been working closely together lately, and, uh, the moment was misinterpreted. It happens to the best of us.

Chelsea: Can we just pretend that never happened? We need to focus because this is our final podcast, so let’s just move on.

Billy: You don’t think we should talk about this for a minute? I mean —

Chelsea: I absolutely do not.

[ Sighs ]

[ Button clicks ] Welcome to a sad day in the world of podcasts.

Adam: Hey.

Sally: [ Chuckles ] Well, I have to give it to you. It takes real nerve showing your face in this building. Do I need to call security?

Adam: Oh, that won’t be necessary. I’m here to apologize.

Sally: I’m not really sure what to make of that, but I’m open to hearing whatever it is that you have to say. The floor is yours.

[ Pen clicks ]

Adam: Look, I’m sorry that things got so unpleasant with us. I shouldn’t have been indirect with you.

Sally: Try manipulative.

Adam: I’m sorry.

Sally: The problem was that you weren’t very good at it and I wasn’t falling for it.

Adam: Well, I guess when it comes to you, I met my match.

Sally: And then some.

Adam: Look, I take responsibility for everything that went down with us, and I’m just hoping that there might be a way to make things a little less hostile between us moving forward.

Sally: [ Scoffs ] I don’t think I was ever hostile.

Adam: No. You’re right. You weren’T. I… even when I was being really rough on you. And maybe that’s because we understand each other deep down, regardless of what words were being said.

Sally: You’re right.

Adam: And despite everything that’s happened, I still feel like you are the only one that, um…I can open up to.

Sally: Well, I appreciate that. If there is something that you need to get off your chest, you can talk to me. If you have age-related macular degeneration,

Devon: Okay, so, this is not what you’re gonna to want to hear, nate, but doing a music festival is not the move for our company right now.

Nate: How can you make a judgment call like that already? You haven’t even seen the research yet.

Devon: It doesn’t take research to know that starting a music festival from scratch is a huge risk that will take up a lot of our cash.

Lily: Well, listen, I know that it would take a significant amount of capital, but I think the idea’s interesting.

Devon: Yeah, I think the idea is interesting, too. That’s what I said to you when you pitched it to me. I’m just saying that right now isn’t the best time. This is our first year as a company. We’re brand-new, and we’re bound to have some hiccups, some bumps in the road. And I think that it’s a smart thing for us to keep a hold of our cash to be prepared for that sort of thing and not just take a big swing at something that could be a miss.

Nate: I think that approach is unnecessarily defensive and too conservative. But I guess it’s your call. I’ve got to get to another meeting.

Chelsea: Today actually marks our last episode of the podcast because our founder, billy abbott, has decided to focus on his day job. And I guess that could kind of be the theme of this whole episode, right? Goodbyes.

Billy: Mm.

Chelsea: How to navigate them, what you can learn from them.

Billy: Yeah. And you know what? Goodbyes don’t always have to be heart-wrenching and tragic. You know, they can be civil, amicable, maybe even a little uplifting.

Chelsea: Yeah. Actually, this isn’t the first time billy and I have said goodbye. I mean, we’ve parted ways before.

Billy: That is true, but we don’t have to get into that right now.

Chelsea: Except, you know, the audience might be intrigued by the fact that, you know, we were an item once, you know, once upon a time.

Billy: Well, that — yeah, that — that was a long time ago, chels.

Chelsea: True. It’s ancient history. Not sure why I brought it up.

Billy: I don’t know. Maybe — maybe because with goodbyes there is a sense of loss. But there’s also room for new beginnings.

Chelsea: Mm-hmm.

Billy: And I guess that is time to wrap it up.

Chelsea: Well, I’ll let you say the final goodbye.

Billy: Okay. Um, look, I just want to say that this has been an amazing experience. I’ve learned a lot. And I really want to thank each and every person that has listened. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you. So, thank you for your time. I’m gonna miss it. And with that, I will say goodbye for now.

[ Button clicks ]

Billy: [ Chuckles ]

Chelsea: That was good, right?

Billy: Yeah. Yeah. It was great.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Vick seems good to me, dad. Strong and focused. I don’t think it’s an act.

Victor: I tend to agree, but what do you think about all the eagerness with which she is suddenly making all these acquisitions?

Nick: I think she’s a little overzealous in her desire to remove any stain ashland left on her or newman. But I totally get it. I mean, he absolutely humiliated her — and not just once. Now, she was able to get some payback by getting you back your money from ashland. But she did love him, dad.

Victor: Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Her taste in men, I tell you, has always been her achilles’ heel.

Nick: Vick’s got a lot to prove to herself right now. When she came back from new york and she said she wanted things to be different, I know she meant it.

Victor: Yeah, I just wish we had been able to get ashland locke out of town before his demise. But things are the way they are, aren’t they? And if your sister wants to prove herself, let her prove herself in spades.

Adam: I was fortunate enough to stumble across a certain police report.

Sally: How do you stumble across a police report?

Adam: Well, that part isn’t important. What is in it is what matters. The report details the investigation into ashland’s death. And it includes a lot of evidence against victor that chance willfully ignored. And it’s evidence that needs to come out.

Sally: Damn it. Adam, for a minute there, i thought you were actually being sincere and straightforward with me. You don’t need a sympathetic ear. You need help taking down victor. No, you used our history and what we once had to work me over again.

Adam: Okay, look, I will admit that I needed you to listen long enough to tell you what is going on. But that doesn’t change the facts with a huge possibility here. This is a gold mine of a story. It’s the kind of story that could make a young media mogul’s career. And I’m willing to give you all the evidence you need to run it. All you have to do is publish the truth and reveal to the world my dad’s cover-up.

Devon: Hey, you know that my opposition to the music festival idea has nothing to do with any personal issues between me and nate — ’cause I said the same thing to you about my concerns that it would be stretching our company too thin.

Lily: Yes. Yes, you did. But you also said that we should explore it more, which is exactly what nate did. And he’s right. You haven’t looked at the data. So, can you give it a little bit more consideration?

Devon: Absolutely, I can. I don’t have a problem doing that. And this is not some kind of attack on nate, either. This is just business. Our company is doing well and it’s stable right now and I’d like to keep it that way, not risk at all by exceeding our grasp.

Billy: Are we okay?

Chelsea: We’re good. I promise.

Billy: Okay, ’cause I don’t want this to be awkward at all.

Chelsea: It’s not. It won’t be. But I meant what I said before. Can we just never bring this up again, please?

Billy: Well, yeah, of course we can, but we have been so great at being open and honest with each other, both on and off the air. I’m just not sure that’s the best way to handle this.

Chelsea: It is. For me.

Billy: Okay.

Chelsea: And truly, billy, i wish you the best of luck back at your coo position. I do.

Billy: Thank you, chels. And, listen, I will, uh, pack this up and send it wherever you need it, you know, wherever you want to set up shop so you can continue the podcast.

Chelsea: I’ve been thinking about it. Um, I think doing the podcast by myself — it’s just not gonna work.

Billy: Come on. You’re really good at this. And if this is about flying solo, we have a whole list of people that you can work with at chancellor-winters.

Chelsea: You’ve really looked out for me, and I appreciate you having me back and having such faith in me, but, um, it just wouldn’t be the same.

Billy: Okay. Do you mind me asking what you’re gonna do next?

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] It’s just something I’m gonna have to figure out on my own.

Nick: Hey. Glad I ran into you. Feels like a brand new day, huh?

Chance: I wish it did, nick. Thought we were all gonna be able to move on from all this, but something’s happened.

Nick: I thought the case was closed and we were out of the woods.

Chance: Yeah, well, someone got their hands on all the evidence that I uncovered about the events the night ashland died. All of the evidence.

Nick: [ Sighs ] How? They read the police report you filed? Who we talking about? Adam.

Sally: You’re right. If victor orchestrated a cover-up, it would be one hell of a story.

Adam: No, no, no, there’s no “if” about it. I’m not asking you to take my word for it. I can show you a police report that proves all of it.

Sally: If I publish this story, it is the end of my career at newman media.

Adam: Do you really want to work for a company owned by a man who staged a car crash to cover up the fact that his favorite son killed his daughter’s ex-husband?

Sally: What?

Adam: I told you it was juicy.

Sally: You actually expect me to believe that nick murdered ashland?

Adam: It was an accident. Ashland was threatening victoria, and to protect her, nick punched him.

Sally: Yeah, I knew that he hit him, but I thought that’s as far as it went.

Adam: Well, apparently he inherited dear old dad’s boxing skills because one punch is all it took. He hit ashland, he hit his head on the fireplace in just the right spot, and the miserable bastard died.

Sally: Oh, my god.

Adam: Yeah. Well, good riddance, as far as I’m concerned.

Sally: But this — this sounds like a clear-cut case of self-defense. So, why would victor cover it up?

Adam: Because the chess master cannot resist playing the game. As far as I know, my siblings had nothing to do with this. It was all dear old dad, and the story should reflect that.

Sally: This is insane.

Adam: It’s also potentially award-winning, sally. Okay, look, even if my family cans you, there’s gonna be a bunch of other media companies that will be dying to hire you.

Sally: I am skeptical that anyone would want to hire someone who goes after their own boss.

Adam: I think you’d be surprised. I think people would really respect the fact that you did the right thing.

Sally: I’m not sure it is the right thing.

Adam: What my father did was blatantly wrong. He used his power and his influence to interfere in the justice system. He should face repercussions for that.

Sally: Okay, but what about chance? Because if I publish this story, it also exposes his complicity.

Adam: He was complicit. I confronted him with what i knew. I gave him the opportunity to fix it on his own accord. He flatly refused.

Sally: So now chance has just become someone else you’re willing to throw under the bus in your battle against victor? Like you did with me?

Adam: I didn’t toss you aside, sally, okay? I protected you, not only when it comes to your job, but to the all-out war I am about to start.

[ Sighs ]

Sally: So you finally admitted the truth. Okay everyone,

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Nate: Devon just cannot help himself. No matter what I’m advocating for, if I say “a,” he says “B.” And it’s especially frustrating because I cannot tell what the hell is going on with him, why he’s being so antagonistic and can’t give me the slightest opportunity.

Elena: And I get it. You want to make your mark with the company. But I guess I’m still trying to understand why you’re so angry about all of this.

Nate: [ Sighs ]Rmer president trump residence known as mar-a-lago has just been unsealed. The judge who approved that warrant ruled yesterday that the affidavit could be relieved after officials removed or redacted is certain sensitive information. The justice department argued that releasing any portion of this document could compromise its investigation. The judge sided with requests from multiple news organizations, including cbs news, to partially unseal this document. You saw it unscrolling on the screen. I want to bring in correspondent robert costa, who is palm beach, florida, where this issue was decided. Bob, what do we know so far?

Good to be with you, major. Cbs news is still digested this affidavit. Many black lines throughout the document, heavily redacted. This is a serious document. As I’ve been reading it and working with our team here, it is evident that the government believes, and this is why they believe they had probable cause to go into mar-a-lago, on the palm beach side, to go into mar-a-lago because there are 15 boxes full of highly classified information, sensitive, compartmented information, dealing with national security and national defense documents. Because they believe they had probable cause they were in this storage facility at mar-a-lago and not properly stored, they’re telling the judge here in west palm beach, bruce reinhart, that they felt compelled to go into former president trump’s handling of documents. They note in this second page of the affidavit, they believe there is probable cause of the crime of obstruction being committed, and they have evidence of that. This is a serious case, the affidavit underscores it. We’re still trying to find out more about the specifics, which have been heavily redacted.

Bob costa with us. The document runs 38 pages, jeff pegues is at the tablE. A few moments ago at the white house, president biden was participating in a women’s equality convenient. The question was: Has national security been threat dendthreatened by documents at mar-a-lago, and the president said, “we will let the justice department determine that.” Jeff pegues, what strikes you about what you’ve seen so far?

In some ways this is a disappointing document. If you’re looking for some sort of smoking gun in terms of what the government may have and why they searched mar-a-lago when they did, you might be disappointed. However, what the government has done here has — they have released, and as you can see here, look at all of these redactions, and this is just a taste of what this document looks like, but if you literally read between the lines, what you will see is how this investigation has conducted, almost from start, which basically the D.O.J.’S role in this started in february, to this point now, including the search of mar-a-lago, and the search for the 15 boxes. What the government is saying, and what stands out to me here, is that they are saying there is evidence of obstruction. And I think that’s the line that stands out to me most. In that, there are supporters of the former president who have made comments, inaccurate comments, about these documents —

Representations to the justice department.

Representations that the department of justice wants to get bacK. These are government documents. Various classifications, that’s what they’re saying here. They don’t belong to the former president. They say these are government documents, produced by the government for the government.

Kathryn, before i come to you, I want to ask jeff this one question: This 38 pages, extremely unusual for this to be seen at this stage in any investigation involving anyznrz american,c&n

Yeah. This doesn’t happen in every case.

Affidavits usually do not appear until there is an indictment, and we’re very long way away from that.

They stay sealed. The fact itfc-t is out there, even though it has been heavily redacted, I’m sure there was a lot of hand wringing on the part of D.O.J. Officials because there are still these echoes of 2016, and james comey sort of making declarations about an investigation that ultimately, a lot of people believe, played a role in the 2016 election. And nobody wants to go back to thaT. And this attorney general has been very — he has been honest about the fact that we treat everybody the same. There is nobody above the law. But that also means, in his view, that we go by the book. And releasing something like this is not going by the book. But there is this pressure on the department of justice to put something out there to the public.

Jeff, thanks. Kathryn, stand by. Bob costa, I want to go back to you in west palm beach, florida.

Major, what is important to recognize from the documents the government has filed, beyond the affidavit, this is an ongoing federal investigation of the highest level, and they are dealing with witnesses that they are really concerned about in terms of intimidation, and they mention it in this document, civilian witnesses. And there has been a lot of reporting at cbs news and elsewhere about how the mar-a-lago properties, employees, people who had access to president trump’s inner circle, visitors to that property, play have left in vulnerable to foreign actors, to anyone with ill-intentions. What the federal government is saying, this is an ongoing investigation with many witnesses across complicated fronts around the former president. And that’s why they’re so hesitant to give more information about the details of what they’re learning from specific people, who might be vulnerable to some kind of attack or criticism and the intimidation factor.

Bob costa at west palm beach. Kathryn, many of us at cbs news have experience of going through documents like this. What has emerged to you as you read through it here sitting at the table.

The key section to me is the probable cause section. Unsurprisingly, this is the most heavily redacted. But there are some pieces of the puzzle i want to try to put together. It tells us earlier this year, the national archives received these boxes that had class fide records, or records marked “class fidE.” Andclassified.”There is probable cause to believe that documents containing classified national defense information and presidential records remain at the premises. It goes on to say there was no a secure facility at mar-a-lago that would be authorized to contained highly classified information. And it goes on to say “i submit that probable cause exists to believe that evidence or other contraband illegally possessed will still be found at these premises.” In other words, they believe there was highly sensitive, national defense information, in classified information, at the highest levels that remained at mar-a-lago, and it did not have the kind of secure government facility, what they know as a skiff, to protect these records. What I also find instructive are the five pillars that the F.B.I. And the justice department lay out for withholding so much of this information for the publiC. It talks about witness information, and that quickly and broadly witnesses could be identified through social media, and this would have a chilling affect on cooperation. It talks about the roadmap to the investigation. It talks about the rules of criminal procedure, so protecting grand jury information. It specifically talks about safety of law enforcement personnel and the privacy of others. So those are the five pillars. But what we can see in the pieces of this puzzle, is they believe there was evidence that still highly classified national defense information remained at mar-a-lago in a facility that was not secure.

Kathryn, the former president has represented in public in various ways that he was cooperative with this. And that this search warrant was not necessary. As a last resort. That this could have been resolved some other way. Is there anything you have been able to see — and i know we’re going through it bit by bit — that comes close that underlying question, cooperation or whether or not this could have been handled another way?

There is a specific section where it talks about the findings of the national archive, this more than half dozen boxes containing classified information, and it goes on to say there was a public statement from the “save america” pact, that nothing was founD. So this was, in the view of this affidavit, sort of an element of obstruction. So saying publicly the national archives didn’t see anything here, but, in fact, we now know —

Essentially misrepresentation.

That’s a very good point because if you look at page 17, the 15 boxes provided, the archives contain classified information. They have a breakdown of what was in there. 184 unique documents bearing classification markings, including 67 documents marked as confidential.

92 documents marked as secret. 95 documents marked at top secret. The F.B.I. Agents observed documents reflecting the following departments, con sem nationconsemnation, arcon. It shows these aren’t personal momentoS. According to the F.B.I., These are top-secret, confidential documents that belong to the government.

I’ve got to jump in. Jeff pegues, thank you. Kathryn, thank you. And our thanks to bob costa in west palm beach. Our coverage will continue on our cbs news streaming and tonight on the “cbs evening news.” This habsthis has been a cbs special report. I’m major garrett in washington. Good day.

[ Knock on door ]

Sally: Am I interrupting?

Victoria: No, not at all. Please come in. Have a seat. You know, I thought the video conference went rather well. Are you on board for everything that we’ve laid out?

Sally: Yeah. I’ve already started working on the things that we talked about. Unfortunately, I’m here about another matter.

Victoria: Well, what would you like to discuss?

Sally: It has to do with adam.

Victoria: Oh, yes, of course it does. Have you and my brother gotten back together?

Sally: No. No, no, no. It’s nothing like that. Believe me. That is not happening. But adam did come to me today with a proposition. He claims to have evidence regarding ashland’s death that would — how do I say this? — Not show the newmans in a favorable light.

[ Door closes ]

Victoria: So, what did he want from you?

Sally: He asked me to write a story about it.

Victoria: Ah, I see.

Sally: You don’t seem very surprised.

Victoria: I have been dealing with my brother for a very long time. I expected some sort of attack sooner rather than later. That’s just who he is.

Sally: I’m sorry.

Victoria: Well, if he risked showing his hand, then he’s being careless. So, he either wants the information about what he’s doing to be out there, or he’s so wounded that he doesn’t give a damn anymore.

Victor: Hello, son.

Adam: Hey, guys.

[ Sighs ] Funny meeting you here. Were you also in the mood for a refreshing beverage?

Nick: We were looking for you, so we tracked you down.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Well, you got me. What’d you want to talk about? I love a good old newman male-bonding session.

Nick: We understand you’ve come across some information.

Adam: Could you be more specific?

Nick: Alright, cut the act, adam. What do you want? What’s the endgame here? I mean, is it blackmail? Because we know this isn’t about money. So, what do you want? You just want vick out of the big chair? Is that the goal? You want to be ceo of newman enterprises?

Victor: You know that’s not going to happen, okay? You know that the issue you have is with me.

Adam: Oh, wow, dad. You managed to yank the ceo position away from me again. And this time, I didn’t even have the job. Just a mere suggestion from nick woke the sleeping lion. Just anything to toy with me, right?

Victor: You know that’s not true. No matter how far I think you and I have come, you always manage to dredge up something in the past that makes you the victim, when in reality, right now you’re the one making the threats.

Adam: I haven’t threatened anyone…yet.

Victor: Don’t you see how history is repeating itself? I took a risk protecting your siblings from ashland locke, as I took a risk when I protected you after you accidentally killed A.J. Montalvo. I did not want that to become public. I didn’t want you to run around being accused of being a killer all your life.

Adam: Well, that’s what you refuse to get, dad, is you didn’t save me. You ruined me.

Victor: I thought you’d come to terms with all that.

Nick: I thought you had, too.

Adam: Have you come to terms with all the ways dad has protected you, nick?

Victor: What are you talking about?

Adam: I mean, really, how do you fit murder into a small, little, neat box? How are you coming to terms with taking a man’s life? And you’re a grown man. You’re not an impressionable little kid with blood on his hands. I hate to say it, but those feelings that I’m sure you are having — they’re not gonna just fade away. Even I couldn’t completely shut them down, as repressed as mine were. To this day, I will still hear a phrase or I will still see something that reminds me of my mother’s farm, and it all comes flooding back, all the pangs of guilt and shame, all the questions about my own morality. You know, I ask myself, “when I killed that man, was it really an accident, or deep down, did i want him to go down as hard as he did?” See, these are all things that are gonna be bubbling in your subconscious for the rest of your life, big brother. And for you, dad, you can keep your precious ceo chair, okay? I don’t want victoria’s job. Maybe all I want is to see justice finally served.

Victor: You listen to me, son. You’re playing a dangerous game. Don’t do that.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Billy: Look, what happened today only reinforces my decision to step away from the podcast, okay? And as far as chelsea, I don’t know. I mean, maybe she’s just missing some sort of connection or she feels a little bit lost, which i can understand, you know? I felt lost before you came back into my life, as well.

Lily: Mm. Good answer.

Billy: Look, it wasn’t a big deal. I hope you feel the same, okay? But now I am here and full-time your coo. So, please fill me in. What have I missed?

Lily: Um… [ Clears throat ] Yes. What have you missed? Um…there was more tension between devon and nate. Nate wants to move forward with the music festival idea, and devon thinks that it’s too risky for the first year of our merger.

Billy: Yeah, I can see devon’s point there.

Lily: Yeah, I can see both of their points, but ultimately i think it’s a good idea. I mean, think what a festival could do for our company. I think it’s next-level thinking, and why wouldn’t chancellor-winters want to be a part of that?

Victoria: Thank you so much for the heads-up about adam. It won’t be forgotten.

Sally: Not a problem. Just seemed like the right thing to do.

Victoria: For the record, i wouldn’t trust anything that adam says from this point on. He’s clearly out for revenge, and he is willing to use anyone to get what he wants. Can I ask you where you left things with him?

Sally: [ Sighs ] Let’s see. I thanked him for the info and then essentially called him a bastard for everything that he put me through. But I obviously didn’t mention that I would be telling you everything.

Victoria: But did you turn down his proposition to publish the story?

Sally: I was pretty adamant about it in the moment, even if I didn’t say the exact words. Why?

Victoria: Well, because if you didn’t shoot down the idea completely, this might be useful.

Next week on “the young and the restless”…

Diane: Talia morgan. Am I right? The investigative reporter?

Talia: Well, that depends. Who wants to know?

I don’t need protecting, okay? That’s what got us here in the first place. All this talk about protecting me — it’s making me start to understand adam.

Chelsea: Alright, let’s just come clean. Who wants to go first?

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[ Cellphone rings ] Finn: Hey, one blanket coming up.

[ Ringing continues ] I don’t remember the last time the quartermaines hosted such a – rabble? Event. I was gonna say “event.” Don’t you remember your wedding with robert, when all the fancy hats blocked out the sun? Yeah. And your girlfriend at the time crashed the party. I remember that. Ah, dominique always had a flair for the dramatic. Oh, yes, she did. You can say that again. Here. Don’t you want it? You’ll need this more than I do. Why? What’s happened? Hi. Hi. Did I miss tetherball? Work was no picnic – pun intended – and I need to smack something around. Okay. The next thing to get smacked around is gonna be your boy toy if he doesn’t stop trying to poach my girlfriend. Would you care for some pork? Ahh. [ Sniffs ] Oh. Is it too much to hope you brought a somewhat decent bottle of bordeaux? If I brought a bordeaux, you think I’d be drinking this plunk? The quartermaines save the good stuff for themselves. So, why have you bothered to show up? You strike me as a bit posh for a barbecue. Well, I’m not here for the cuisine. Our family’s out of order. I have to get them in line, and I need your help. Wh– it’s too late for words. It’s too late for kisses. It’s too late, nikolas! You broke us the moment you had sex with esmé!

[ Footsteps approach ] Spencer… spencer: Don’T. What are you talking about? You heard me. Your father betrayed me with your girlfriend.


Yuri: Apologies. Bar is closed. Thanks for trying. Have a seat. Thank you. I hope you don’t mind leaving the party early. Quartermaines are busy. Besides… you are much better company. Ahh. Ooh. Refreshing. It’s nice, huh? Not meaning water. You’ll want to answer this.

[ Ringing continues ] Sarah’s on california time. Might be hard to connect if you don’t talk to her now.

[ Ringing continues ]

[ Ringing stops ]

[ Cellphone thumps ] I’d rather talk to you. Enjoy the rest of your picnic. Please don’t walk away. Not now. Not like this. Don’t turn away from yourself and whatever burden you are carrying. No, thank you. I’m a vegetarian. Alright. Any takers? I’ll give it a shot. I didn’t know you were a grill-master as well as a horse-master. Britt, it’s not really hard to grill stuff, is it? I didn’t know cody was capable of cooking something without burning it. Still got to keep some secrets before date number 2. But, uh, people, I need to re-supply. Keep an eye on this? Yeah. Thanks. Oh, great, and britt can go with you to get those supplies. Obvious much?

[ Chuckles ] Let’s go. Alright. Yuck. Ehh. Is it burnt? It’S…this. Okay, well, tell me the secret to a good pork chop. It’s the rub. Nah. Any gatlin worth his salt knows you can dress your barbecue up any way you like, but you won’t get what you want if you don’t turn up the heat. Dominique had a son? And he works for the quartermaines? So it would seem. Impossible. I would have known. What about scott? He should have known. Heck, what about me? I mean, I gave birth to scott and dominique’s daughter, after all. She never gave any indication that she had a son? Not once, no. It’s possible she kept the child a secret to protect him from her husband. Leopold taub was a controlling monster. He even partnered with faison. I know you remember that. Ah, right. Yes. A mother will go to any lengths to keep a child secret from an abuser. Yeah. You know, you don’t really realize how that child could turn out as an adult, which is precisely why I did call serena and tell her not to come home anytime soon. I want her to stay with her whales. I just don’t want serena nosing around this cody person till we know more about him. You leave that to me. Mac, wait. Oh, I’ve got to help — I think they’ve got it. Besides, you already have one man on your plate. Wait, make that two. You and esmé? This is not the time or the place.

[ Voice breaking ] I’m not moving. I’m not leaving here until you tell me everything. Listen… let’s talk about this later. Ava should have been more discreet. Don’t put this on me! You knew that spencer was standing there — what, do I have eyes in the back of my head? No. Do not try to make me the bad guy here! I’m not! Both of you, shut up! Shut up! Father, please. I need to know. If this is just another one of ava’s lies, that’s fine, okay? Tell me. I know what she is, and I know who you are. You’re my dad. Please. Please…

[ Crying ] Please, say something. Please, say something!

[ Quietly ] It’s not a lie. No!

[ Crying ] I slept with esmé.


Damn it. It was right here. What was? There was a cooler packed with, you know, burgers, hot dogs, ears of corn. Someone must have swiped it for one of the other grilling stations. Hmm, does that mean your grilling duties are over? Well, that’s up to mama Q. She asks, I answer. I can’t see olivia being okay with her nickname. She loves it. She knows it’s a term of affection. You have a nickname? I do. It’s definitely not a term of affection. Okay, what does your mother call you? A disgrace. No. No, she didn’T. Even when she was smacking me down, I could see her love for you. Yeah, mutter has gotten a little more sentimental these days, but she doesn’t want anyone to know. Alright. If you don’t want to share your mother’s nickname for you, what was your dad’s? Mason, welcome. I didn’t think you were gonna make it. Wouldn’t miss it. Had see how the other half grills. Besides, cousin austin here insisted. He wouldn’t stand for me sitting around idle, twiddling my thumbs. Are you an expert griller too? Everyone in pautuck is. Some better than others. You want to flip that chop over, cuz? Yeah, that’s not a bad idea. Hey, um, maxie, do think you want to maybe take some food orders, see if your parents want something? Yeah. Your parents are here? Ah, you should bring them over. I’d love to make their acquaintance. You don’t know when to quit, do you? I told you, if you ever — if I brought up whatever’s troubling you again, yes, we were over. So you brought it up with my sister instead? I haven’t spoken a word to sarah. Don’t argue semantics with me. I’d argue any point I could if I knew it meant helping you. I never asked for your help! I never wanted it. I never needed it. I was just fine without it. And somehow, you’re still meddling in my life. Talk to your son in private. Here or at wyndemere — I don’t care. I’m done. You should stay. You should watch the results of your ambush. You did this! Nobody else! No, this is what you always wanted, ava, to see the relationship with my son destroyed, huh? It killed you to see us get close. That is absolutely not true! Because it hurt too much, knowing that you would never get the chance to heal with kiki that I had with spencer. But you’re the only one to blame for that. The truth hurts, doesn’t it? Ask your son. I agreed to make certain inquiries about valentin so my marty wouldn’t ping on the government’s radar. Or more importantly, his third ex-wife. Mnh-mnh. Mnh-mnh. Mnh-mnh-mnh. This is going beyond the pale. Not for you, lucy. Really. I mean, you could lead a master class in how to extract secrets out of people. Old me. Not now. Not this time. I’m not asking you to do anything I wouldn’t do. I just want you to exploit the attention that victor can’t wait to lavish on you. Just shake the tree a bit, see if any information about valentin comes loose. And what makes you so sure that I can get victor to let his guard down? Have you seen the way he looks at you? Trust me, you have all the… necessary assets to be my asset. Hmm. Nope. Flattery is not gonna get you anywhere. I hope for marty’s sake you’re wrong about that. I’m not asking for much. Just another pair of eyes on a developing situation in nikolas’ family. Nikolas, ava, and spencer loathe me, with varying degrees of justification. I cannot do everything myself, valentin. It’s time my son stepped up and did his duty. If not for me, then for your daughter. We agreed we would leave my daughter out of this. Her temporary stay in that lovely boarding school could easily become permanent. You bastard. Oh. Oh, my. Am I interrupting?


Tell me that this didn’t happen. I don’t understand. Of course you don’T. It’s ’cause ava, she just — she vomited that all up. Ava didn’t know that I would be there. She didn’t know that I would be standing right behind her. You don’t know that. I don’t know that. And you never credit or defend ava. She is capable of anything. So are you! So are you! When did it start? How long have you and esmé have been going at it? It was one time. One time in may. I would never repeat it. It was a mistake. You slept with my girlfriend, father. She said that you guys were broken up. Are — are you trying to justify this? No, I’m not. I’m just trying — I’m trying to explain. I had my reasons! I had to keep esmé close because I was trying to help trina! I know that now. I didn’t know that then. All I knew is that you accepted ava’s offer and you took your inheritance over me. That’s what this is about? No. Revenge? No. No. No. I didn’t want to hurt you. It’s —

[ Exhales deeply ] You know what? It may have actually meant something if you had tried to hurt me. But we’re in the same place that we have found ourselves time and time again. Y–you didn’t think. You didn’t think about me at all. Finn: I’m in the wrong here, alright? You asked me to honor your wishes, and obviously I didn’t do that, and I’m sorry. But the truth is, you’re not the only one that I’m concerned about here. I have to be worried about violet as well. How so? My daughter loves you and her cousins. When we’re all together, it’s all she talks about for days. You make her so happy. You bring light into her life. But less so lately. Listen, I know the handling of your health is your decision and your decision alone, but I have a decision to make, too. And I don’t know how I’m just supposed to ignore the very clear signs that you’re in some sort of distress. It’s my distress, my burden, not yours.

[ Sighs ] What? At least we’re finally getting somewhere. You finally admitted you have a burden. You worked for the quartermaines, didn’t you? As a bodyguard.

Da. Was it dangerous? Eh, more, how you say… frustrateous. Frustrating.

Da. From what I’ve heard about the quartermaines, I’m not surprised, although I do like and respect monica quartermaine. Ah. You too?

Da. Looks like we have something in common. Pretty. Thank you. It was a gift. From a special someone? My mother. There’s no special someone in my life right now. This is crime. So maxie’s dad is a cop. He is the chief of detectives at the pc…pd. Well, if there’s any trouble, you only have yourself to blame. You have obligations to fulfill. To whom much is given, much is required. Right. Thanks for that fortune cookie.

[ Chuckles ] My debt is repaid. Your creditors disagree. You know, ingratitude isn’t a good look on you, cuz. I don’t think maxie would find it attractive. Leave maxie out of this. You’re the one who brought her up, or rather, her chief of detectives father. I only want what’s good for you. And the feeling, mason, is mutual. Right. Which is why I’m only gonna say this one time. You leave maxie and her family out of this, or the pain that you’re feeling right now

[ Groans ] Will not be fleeting. I hate being lied to. Valentin: I’m not lying to you, darling. Ouch. No. That didn’t look like it hurt quite enough. Let me try again. Stay still! Ouch. Yes. Maxie: That looks like fun. Hmm. Yeah. That’ll do. I am just so sorry. I certainly didn’t mean to interrupt a family moment. Oh, you weren’T. It’s all sorted. It’s a matter of fact, it isn’t — what can we do for you, my dear? Well, um, actually, I was looking…for pickles. Outside, gherkins, gherkins everywhere. Not a dill to eat.

[ Chuckles ] Well, here we are. Oh. Thank you. Ahh… you’re playing with me, aren’t you? How can I resist? Will you give the woman her pickles? You’ll see her for s’mores. Here you go. Thank you. But… no need to rush away. I think martin grey is probably looking for her. You remember martin, don’t you, dad? Lucy’s boyfriend? Back to my father. Surprise, surprise. Okay, that was an innocent question. You know I don’t like talking about him. I thought the boundaries were, like, the dr. Evil stuff. I didn’t realize, and I wasn’t aware that he was entirely off-limits. You’re aware now. Okay. No dad talk. So what about your brother? Peter? Yes, is he out of bounds, or… do we just avoid your whole family and just stick with mine? Yeah, that’s a good idea. Oh, I’m sorry to interrupt. Uh, we were looking for someone. I think we found him.


Whoo! [ Laughs ] Yay me! You’re a natural. You’re a natural leader, as well. I haven’t said congratulations to you yet about deception’s ipo. Oh, thank you. Takes a lot of work, but it helps to have a great team behind you. Including valentin? Shockingly, he was a little more involved than I would have liked at the beginning. But he had some great ideas. Oh, he had some great ideas, huh? Yeah. Uh, valentin has been quiet lately. I noticed that, too. I think he’s still convalescing from the injury he had a few months ago. Yeah. Sometimes I think he still hasn’t recovered. It’s like his mind is someplace else. Maybe with you? Maybe. Oh, my gosh. What am I doing here? I’m supposed to be taking people’s orders. Have you seen my mom and my dad? Oh, yeah, I-I did, a while ago, but I haven’t seen them for a bit. They’re here somewhere. Okay. Well, would you like anything? No, I’m good. I can’t eat when I’m thinking. You know, it’s the darndest thing. Martin is still out of town. Oh. Has he left you unattended again? That man should be tarred and feathered. But, fortunately, there is a solution. Allow me. Oh. That is so kind of you. You know, I was one leg short for the three-legged race.

[ Chuckles ] All my legs are at your service.

[ Chuckles ] I’ve been trying to reach martin. Where is your one and only? Oh, uh, his mother. Uh, he is so busy taking care of her, he hasn’t had time to answer my calls or texts. Oh, well, yes, a woman of advanced age does need a lot of attention. Dutiful son can be away for some time.

[ Chuckles ] Should be back soon. Not too soon.

[ Loud thump ] Ugh. Mm! I-I just can’t get this lid unscrewed. Ugh. If he can’t be reached, I’m sure this message will get his attention. Mm!

[ Sighs ] Do I know you? Not exactly. Are you cody bell? I am. I’m felicia scorpio, and this is my husband, mac. Oh, yeah, so you’re — yeah, you’re maxie’s parents, right? Okay. Nice to meet you. Oh, she’s great. I love that girl. She’s okay.

[ Horse neighs in distance ] So, uh, what, did you hear about me through maxie or…? Oh, don’t be modest. Mac is chief of detectives. I’m sure his fellow cops told him how they arrested you. Well, to be honest, we only just heard about you, and we came right over to meet you. Um, well, why — why is that? W-we knew your mother.

[ Grunting ] Hurts, right? That’s the parotid nerve. It’s a super sensitive nerve, as nerves go.

[ Groans ] And it hurts even more if you press on it like this. Oh! Yeah? Let me go. I’ll let you go, soon as I feel like you and i are understanding one another. I can live with the pain. Can you live with a nicked artery? Hmm?

[ Chuckles nervously ] Blood or no blood, when I call, you answer. And it’ll be “yes, sir” and “thank you, sir” when I give you instructions. Got it? Loud and clear. I know sleeping with esmé was wrong. Did it occur to you that, uh, not owning up to the truth was also wrong? What would have been the point of telling you? Not lying… would have been the point. I was more concerned with not hurting you. And it didn’t matter to esmé. I know. You didn’t do this all on your own. Esmé is just as responsible, though, right? That’s not what I’m saying. It shouldn’t — it shouldn’t have happened.

[ Sighs ] I’d really like it if you started calling “it” what it is. It is a betrayal. And there have been so many, including the years, father, that you let me believe that you were dead! I know, I know, I know. You are sick. I will never forgive myself for that. How does sleeping with esmé — this is esmé! — How does sleeping with esmé compare with that?! No, you told me yourself that you were just using her to get trina out of prison. And that is the worst part. Because I had stopped loving esmé. She didn’t matter to me. But you did. I loved you. You are my dad. You meant everything to me. No longer. Now is the time to get out in front of this thing, before it digs in any deeper and harms you or someone else. Are you suggesting that I’d hurt someone like I did chase? No… not intentionally, but it’S…

[ Sighs ] It’s clear to me that… you have a problem. And despite all the denials, I think it’s clear to you. You think maybe it — it’s clear to your boys? I mean, how is this for them, seeing their mom struggling, and they can’t help you or they don’t know how? What’s gonna happen if they reach out to somebody you don’t want them to, like your father? Don’t talk about my father! God, why can’t you just leave me alone? Because I’ve been where you are! I’ve been in denial. I was an addict. And I’d probably be dead right now if certain people hadn’t fought through my lies and helped me. That’s why I can’t just turn a blind eye when I see someone in pain! What’s the point of being a doctor?! Yeah, well, you’re not my doctor. You’re not my anything.

[ Sighs ] Elizabeth.


[ Indistinct conversations in distance ] Finn: It’s clear to me that you have a problem. And despite all the denials, I think it’s clear to you. You think maybe it — it’s clear to your boys? How is this for them, seeing their mom struggling, and they can’t help you or they don’t know how? What’s gonna happen

if they reach out to somebody you don’t want them to, like your father? Elizabeth:

Don’t talk about my father! Mystery woman:

Elizabeth, what are you doing? Young elizabeth:

Stay away from my father! Stay out of it. Your father wouldn’t

want you involved.

Don’t talk

about my father!

See what happens

if you do! How did you know my mother? Um, well, I didn’t know her very well, but, mac, I think… dominique and I were friends. I met her when she was married to your father. Oh, well, you have my deepest sympathy. From what I’ve heard, leopold taub was a real piece of work. No doubt about that. Well, I promise I’m nothing like that guy — at least, as far as I know. Definitely not in some criminal cartel trying to hold port charles hostage. I don’t see a lot of taub in you. Plenty of dominique, though. She was a good person. If you say so. I do. Mac, I’m starving. Let’s go rustle up some ribs. Well, the barbecue at the boathouse is running low on supplies, so you guys might want to hit up another one. Can I interest you in a beer inside? Suppose it wouldn’t hurt. Never does. Nice meeting you. You, too, cody.

[ Sighs ] Weird guy. Are you okay? Why wouldn’t I be? You just lied to cody. The crystal is a symbol of transformation. My mother says it’s a reminder that change is ongoing. We’re always creating and discovering new parts of ourselves. Sometimes change is big and visible, and sometimes you have to look closely to find it. Uh, this crystal is helpful for you? Yes. The clasp is loose, and I need a new chain, ’cause every time I play with it…

[ Plop ] …That happens. Oh! Oh! Um, you know, you really don’t have to send martin, um, those pictures at all. Uh, in fact, I bet you I can get ahold of him and make sure that he contacts you immediately. Um, and for you, I am so sorry, but I just remembered I have to go meet brook lynn. But I sure hope we can do this again sometime, maybe. No maybe about it. Thank you.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Chuckles ] You always want what you can’t have. I always get what I want. Just takes a little patience. But rather than concerning yourself with my personal affairs, perhaps you should focus on your own. Or is anna proving too hot to handle? Ava: Good evening. Everything okay here, fellas? Austin and I were just arguing the merits of medium rare versus well done. Uh-huh. Austin? Yeah? What did you decide? Oh, well done. I came out here to find a refill, but it looks like I’m — I’m out of luck. So…carry on… gentlemen. Oh, well, uh — hey, don’t — don’t even worry about her. I don’t worry. You don’t mean that. Oh, we’ve come too far to let our relationship go. Everything that I’ve done since I came home… was to bring us closer. Every gamble, every stupid mistake, every act of contrition. It was all just to get my dad back. And for every step that I took closer to you, you took two steps backwards. There is no closing that gap now. Spencer… I thought that I knew who you were. I really did. I thought I knew. But I don’T. I’m done with you.


I didn’t lie to cody. Well… I’m not sure that “friend” accurately captures your relationship with dominique. Ancient history, felicia. The guy obviously has mother issues that he needs to work out. No reason to add one more thing to his list. Okay, so where were we? Oh, yeah. You were about to tell me about your brother. Mm. No, you were asking me if you’re allowed to ask about peter. Well, am I? Stick to your favorite color crayon, worst remake, best toto song. Burnt sienna. I never watch remakes, never will. And “rosanna.” “Africa.” Too obvious. And also, how is it fair that your brother’s off limits, just like whenever I bring up any of your other family members?

[ Sighs ] I think about peter and faison nearly every day, and talking about them only makes things worse. Fine. Enough talking. There you are. You got my message? Mm-hmm. How’d it go with victor? Victor fell for me hook, line, and pickles. But valentin was there, so there wasn’t a whole lot of anything of interest revealed, except for the fact that there’s a heck of a lot of tension between father and son. Really? How so? Well, you know, I would recognize a thwarted and disgruntled valentin when I see one. But it wasn’t just that. Valentin was going for victor’s jugular when I interrupted them. So my sense is big daddy has valentin on a very short leash, and that leash is beginning to chafe.

[ Crunching ] I’ve noticed that you and anna have become quite close since your return from tahiti. Has it maybe clouded your judgment? I told you, I have anna well in hand.

[ Chuckles ] Yes, well, with a little cultivation, I shall have the lovely lucy in my hand soon. So be a chum and delete that photo. Yes, father.

[ Phone beeps ] Charlotte would be proud. Spencer…

[ Glass shatters ] How much have you had to drink? Not nearly enough. You’ve had plenty. Let me go. I said, let me go! What’s going on? You’re my son. I’ll never let you go! Then I’ll let you go! I let you go. Consider it my last good deed. And now you are free to win ava back without ever having to consider me. So, um…

[ Spits ] Good luck. What the hell? What just happened?

[ Inhales deeply ] Ava happened. I thought she came this way. Will you just let it go? She heard us. She heard a family squabble.

[ Scoffs ] It was more than that. Yeah, but ava doesn’t know that. Well, I can’t take that chance, and neither can you. Oh! It is only water. It will dry.

[ Laughs ] May I? Of course. Your dress…

[ Ominous music plays ]

[ Music surges ] To wyndemere. Living there was… pretty nice while it lasted. Hell, if scott is worth his fee, maybe can pry it away from nikolas in the divorce. To divorce.

[ Ava gasps ]

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Allie: [Yawns] Oh, the stars must be aligned. The first morning we have someone else open the bakery, and henry, bless his soul, sleeps in. I’m a lucky, lucky woman.

Chanel: Yes, hiring some extra help for the morning shift at the bakery was definitely a brilliant idea. Whose idea was that, by the way?

Allie: You know, I think it was yours, dupree.

Chanel: I think you’re right. Hm, someone is blowing up my phone, yours too.

Allie: Is there a problem at the bakery?

Chanel: Not unless alex is moonlighting at the shop.

Allie: Oh, god, alex as in, “let’s all get together and feel all right” alex?

Chanel: They’re all from him.

Allie: Yeah, wow. And they all say the same thing. He wants to take us out for drinks. God, he is like a dog with a bone.

Stephanie: What the hell, dude? Watch where you’re going!

Sonny: Someday, you’re gonna meet some woman who knocks you off your feet, and you’re gonna fall just as hard and fast as the rest of us.

Alex: She walks in beauty as the night.

Stephanie: What the hell are you grinning at?

Alex: You, obviously.

Sonny: You saw stephanie at the hospital?

Chad: Yeah, she was supposed to meet her mom for lunch.

Sonny: I didn’t even know she was in town.

Chad: Yeah, I guess she’s landed some big client here in salem. You know, she started her own firm, sjpr.

Sonny: Yeah, no, no, I heard she’s doing great. Heck, maybe I get my business sense from my mom’s side of the family. Don’t tell uncle vic I said that.

Chad: Yeah, your secret’s safe with me, yeah.

Sonny: Yeah, but actually, now that you mention it, I mean, I have been looking to–a new pr firm. I mean, with all the recent upheaval, which is, like, the pr way of saying disaster after disaster, you know, titan could use some rebranding. Which is the pr way of saying we all look like a bunch of idiots.

Chad: Well, I’m sure stephanie would be up for the challenge. I actually have her card.

Eric: Look who it is. Happy birthday, dad.

Roman: Hey, keep that to yourself, all right? I don’t want everybody making a big deal of it.

Eric: That’s out of your hands; you’re a brady. You’re gonna have third-cousins call wishing you a long life and a wet mouth.

Roman: Yeah, ma’s cousin, sister agnes claire, called from wexford, 3:00 in the morning. I know she knows there’s a time difference. But since it’s not a papal decree, she was not about to bend her knee to it.

Eric: Did you hear from sami?

Roman: Yeah, about an hour ago.

Eric: Yeah, how’s she doing?

Roman: Well, according to her, she is grand, she is fine.

Eric: Nobody does denial like sami does.

Roman: I was gonna scramble some eggs; want some?

Eric: Oh, no, I’m fine. Water would be great.

Roman: Okay. Did you take a run? Looks like you worked up a little sweat there.

Nicole: Detective hunter.

Jada: Please, call me jada.

Nicole: Right, I’m sorry, I thought this was eric’s room.

Jada: Actually, it is.

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: So shall I text alex and tell him we’re on?

Allie: You want to go out for drinks with him?

Chanel: Yeah, why not? You had a good time the other night, right?

Allie: I did.

Chanel: Okay, and now we have someone to open up the bakery for us, so I think it’s time that we get back to having some sort of a social life.

Allie: I agree.

Chanel: Okay, so I’ll text him right now, and I’ll ask him where he wants to meet.

Allie: Okay, so before you do that, do you want to hear the end of the sentences that you cut off?

Chanel: I’m supposed to say yes, aren’t I?

Allie: Yeah, that’s right.

Chanel: Okay then, by all means, finish your thought.

Allie: Okay. So yes, I did say I agree that we should get out more. But what I didn’t get the chance to say is I don’t think that should necessarily include alex kiriakis.

Chanel: But you said you had fun the other night. And then I cut you off.

Allie: Yeah, I did have fun. Until he brought up a threesome. And I just–I don’t think that us saying no is going to stop him from asking again.

Chanel: Yeah, you’re right. But would that be such a bad idea?

Stephanie: You’re grinning, idiotically, I might add, at me?

Alex: Sue me. I smile when I see perfection, and you are perfect. You know that, right? Would you like to go out tonight?

Stephanie: Right, so barreling into someone like a right tackle, and then sprawling to the ground like a klutz is just your prelude to a cheesy pickup.

Alex: Is that a yes?

Stephanie: No, that’s a no. No, no.

Alex: Well, would you think about it?

Stephanie: Brother, you are one for the books.

Alex: Wait–don’t go.

Stephanie: I have to go. I want to drink coffee, but the coffee I was going to drink is on the ground.

Alex: Well, that’s because of me. So the least I can do is replace it.

Stephanie: Well, it did cost me six bucks.

Alex: So then, maybe you can tell me what it was, and I’ll go get it, please.

Stephanie: Hot mocha latte with oat milk and two fake sugars.

Alex: I knew you had exquisite taste. Don’t go.

Stephanie: He’s totally gonna screw that up.

Sonny: Thank you for this.

Chad: Yeah, glad I had it. Hopefully, she can give you a family discount.

Sonny: Let’s hope so.

Chad: Well, I gotta–I’m gonna head to the courthouse.

Sonny: Really?

Chad: Yeah, man. I want to make sure leo and gwen pay for what they did to abby.

Sonny: Okay, just don’t forget to reschedule with marlena.

Chad: I won’T. Good luck with stephanie.

Sonny: Hey. Look, I know you’re going through a lot right now, you know, with abigail and everything, and I just feel like I’m talking about myself a lot, and I feel like I kind of let you down–I just–

Chad: You talking about your life and your business is not letting me down, all right, and honestly, I should probably be thinking about something else, anything else, and it helps. All right, I don’t want my best friend feeling guilty. And that’s what you are, my best friend, okay? And you are very good at it.

Sonny: All right, get out of here.

Chad: Okay.

Sonny: Hey, don’t forget.

Roman: Wait a minute, you couldn’t have gone for a run. You just came from upstairs.

Eric: Right, yeah, jada. Her a/c unit is not working, so I said I’d try to fix it. You wouldn’t happen to know where the toolbox went, would you?

Roman: Oh, yeah, as a matter of fact, I had it right down here. Any other units broken?

Eric: Huh?

Roman: Any other units broken? Well, you know, I’m just saying, the a/c in my room is fine, and it’s nice and cool down here in the pub.

Eric: Yeah.

Roman: Is your a/c not working either?

Eric: No, mine’s fine.

Roman: Okay, then, why are you so flushed and sweaty?

Jada: Eric should be back shortly, if you want to wait. He’s fixing my a/c, so he said I could use his shower in the meantime.

Nicole: Oh, you’re hear using eric’s shower?

Jada: Is there something funny about that?

Nicole: No, no, no. It’s just that, you know, I see you here standing in his room, wrapped in that towel, and I–you know, I just assumed that you two slept together.

Jada: Actually, we did.

It’s the most wonderful

time of the year

Allie: Are you saying that you want to have a threesome with alex? I thought you weren’t interested.

Chanel: No, I’m not. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the attention. I mean, come on, horton. Didn’t it feel good to have alex practically begging to sleep with us?

Allie: It’s like a conditioned response with him, like, pavlov’s dog.

Chanel: I didn’t say it was emotionally fulfilling. It was flattering. And he is a very hot guy. And he is interested in us. And he is right about one thing. You are really irresistible.

Allie: Okay, just as long as you know that going out with alex doesn’t mean going home with alex.

Chanel: Trust me, I am only interested in a twosome with you.

Alex: [Clears throat]

Stephanie: Thanks.

Alex: You’re welcome.

Stephanie: Hmm. You got it right. You actually listened to what I said.

Alex: No, I mean, I listened, but really I was just thinking about the color of your eyes and how beautiful they are. So it didn’t really store in the hard drive. I just ended up asking the barista what the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life just ordered, and there you have it.

Stephanie: Did you come on to her too?

Alex: You know, I don’t even know if that was a “her” barista, to be honest with you. I didn’t even notice.

Stephanie: Yeah, right.

Alex: I’m serious. I was just looking forward to getting back to you. What?

Stephanie: I just– I have never encountered anything quite like this.

Alex: Good. So you’ve never had anybody fall for you this hard before.

Stephanie: Oh, my god. How shallow are you to fall for me without knowing a damn thing about me?

Alex: Well, you obviously haven’t read “blink,” huh? Malcolm gladwell, no?

Stephanie: No, haven’t read it.

Alex: Well, let me explain to you. Gladwell argues that we have the capacity as people to sift huge amounts of information, and isolate telling details, and come to astonishingly rapid conclusions all within the first two seconds that we see something. Or meet someone. It’s what we call the mental process of intuition.

Stephanie: Mm, fascinating.

Alex: Mm-hmm.

Stephanie: Well, my intuition tells me that I am extremely weirded out by all this intensity coming from a total stranger, so bye.

Alex: Really, so I’m not even gonna get to introduce myself? Allow me, I’m alex. And usually in our culture, it’s customary to then tell somebody your name when they told you theirs.

Stephanie: In my culture, it’s customary to say sorry when you slam into someone.

Alex: Well, I didn’t say i was sorry because I was–

Stephanie: Oh, you never do, right?

Alex: Dumbstruck.

Stephanie: You really should be judicious about using the word dumb.

Alex: I mean, come on, you can least tell me your name, right? What is the harm in that?

Stephanie: Okay. It’s stephanie.

Alex: Stephanie? Well, that is a beautiful name. And now that we’re on a first-name basis, tonight, i know this incredible, incredible french spot in chicago.

Stephanie: Oh, my god, okay. Okay, remember when I said no a whole lot of times? And in spite of your rambling on about malcolm gladwell, and intuition, and whatever the hell else was your takeaway from that book, I told you that I was extremely weirded out by all of this insane intensity coming from someone who I don’t know, who doesn’t know me.

Alex: Okay, hey, I get it. I came on too strong, so allow me to apologize over a nice bottle of wine.

Stephanie: Oh, my god, alex.

Alex: What?

Stephanie: Okay, I’m gonna be really blunt here, so maybe you’ll actually get it. I’m not interested. I am too busy to date someone that I’m attracted to, let alone you.

Alex: You’re too busy to date?

Stephanie: I run my own business. It takes up all of my time.

Alex: Oh, your own business. That’s incredible. Tell me about it.

[Cell phone rings]

Stephanie: Sorry. I have to take this. Hello?

Sonny: Hey. Stephanie, it’s sonny.

Stephanie: Oh, my god, how are you?

Sonny: I’m good, I’m good. Listen, chad just told me you’re in town, and i know you’re in pr. I think I might have a bit of a business proposition for you if you’re interested.

Stephanie: Oh, I might be. What is it?

Sonny: Well, how about I just tell you about it in person? You remember where the the office is, right? I mean, what time words for you?

Stephanie: Right now would work for me.

Sonny: Oh, okay, great. Well, I’ll see you soon.

Stephanie: I’ll be there soon. Sorry, this has been interesting, but duty calls.

Alex: So how about that dinner?

Stephanie: Maybe that barista’s free tonight.

Alex: She likes me. I think she really likes me.

Eric: Why am I so sweaty? It’s the middle of the summer.

Roman: Yeah. But you haven’t been outside.

Eric: I just came down here to get some tools. What’s up with the third degree?

Roman: Well, it’s just a question, that’s all, and yeah, if jada’s a/c is out, we definitely gotta get that fixed.

Eric: And I intend to do that.

Roman: Okay.

Eric: Happy birthday, dad.

Roman: Thank you.

Jada: I don’t know why I just told you that.

Nicole: Neither do I. So you slept with eric, huh? That’s kind of fast, isn’t it?

Jada: Excuse me?

Nicole: You just got to town.

Jada: Actually, mrs. Hernandez, it’s been a couple weeks.

Nicole: Don’t you remember I asked you to call me nicole? And yes, I know it’s been a couple of weeks, but as far as I know, you and eric have only been out on one date? Unless, of course, I’m mistaken about that.

Jada: I’m sorry, nicole, but how is this any of your business?

When moderate to severe

ulcerative colitis persists…

Nicole: Well, I thought, since you volunteered the information that you slept with eric, you wouldn’t mind talking about it.

Jada: True. But correct me if I’m wrong. You and eric are now divorced, and you are married to my boss. So I’m not sure why you care.

Nicole: Yes, eric and i are divorced, but he is and always will be my friend. So I am concerned about his welfare.

Jada: His welfare? I can assure you I am not a threat to eric. But seems like I may be to you.

Nicole: Excuse me? What is that supposed to mean?

Jada: Okay, this is somewhat awkward. But are you sure the way you feel about eric isn’t stronger than friendship?

Eric: Hey, jada, I can fix your a/c–

[Tense music]

Roman: What’s that?

Kate: Oh, that is known as a birthday present. Customary for someone on their birthday. Many happy returns of the day.

Roman: Well, thank you. And I’m sure whatever’s in there is very nice, but I would have preferred that you kept your word.

Kate: And what makes you think I didn’t?

Roman: Well, the fact you’re still out and about. You told me you were gonna turn yourself in.

Kate: Well, actually, I did. I went to the police station, and I told them, while I didn’t know that lucas was the kidnapper while sami was captive, not shortly after, i did, and I didn’t come forward.

Roman: And?

Kate: And they have charged me as an accessory after the fact.

Allie: You know, I was thinking, maybe we need another shower.

[Knock at door] Or maybe we should get the door. Hi.

Abe: Hello. I hope this isn’t too early.

Paulina: Of course not. They’re bakers. Up with the birds.

Chanel: Not when we don’t have to, you know, bake.

Paulina: Oh, you were always miss grumps in the morning? God only knows why you decided to open a bakery. I used to have to drag you out of bed for lunch.

Chanel: Mama, why are you here?

Paulina: To tell you the wonderful news. You want to tell them? Should I?

Abe: Well, the fact is that–

Paulina: Abe’s gonna run for governor.

Chanel: Oh!

Allie: Wow.

Abe: Well, I guess I won’t have to look for a spokesperson, will I?

Chanel: Congratulations, abe.

Paulina: Well, don’t congratulate him yet. We still have work to do. We want you two to be part of the campaign.

Chanel: Oh, well, mama, we have a bakery to run.

Paulina: Exactly, exactly. When I told our new pr consultant that my daughter and her lovely girlfriend run a bakery, she had the most wonderful, wonderful idea. Now, let me tell you, that woman, she’s already earning her money.

Chanel: What is the idea?

Paulina: Apparently, the way to reach the voters is through their stomachs. So you two, you’re going to make thousands of cookies that say “vote for abe.” That is, if you think you can handle, you know, the order.

Chanel: Oh no, we can definitely handle the order. But it depends on one thing.

Paulina: Yeah, and what is that?

Chanel: You need to apologize to allie first.

Sonny: Hey, come on in.

Stephanie: Whoa! Pretty nice digs you have here.

Sonny: Right, yeah, uncle vic likes things lavish, so– it’s so good to see you.

Stephanie: Right back at you.

Sonny: Yeah, chad told me you were in town, and i was so happy. He said you have some big new client out here in salem. I really hope I’m not pulling you away from anything.

Stephanie: No, no, not at all. In fact, you saved me.

Sonny: I saved you?

Stephanie: I just bumped into this guy in the square, literally, and he decided it was the perfect opportunity to try to pick me up. And you should have heard this guy’s lines. He was a total cheeseball.

Alex: Sonny boy, you are not gonna believe this. I met the… oh, my god, it’s you. Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Stephanie: What the hell? Did you follow me?

Alex: No.

Stephanie: This is stalking. Sonny, can you call your security and have him thrown out?

Alex: Stephanie, I work here. But the fact that you’re here, that’s kismet.

Stephanie: It’s not kismet. It’s a business meeting.

Alex: Ah, so that call in the square was from sonny.

Stephanie: You catch on fast.

Sonny: Stephanie. Let me guess, this is the cheeseball from the square.

Stephanie: Unfortunately, yes, you might want to start vetting your hires.

Sonny: Ah, can’t with this one because this is my brother.

Stephanie: Your brother?

Sonny: Mm-hmm.

Alex: His brother.

Stephanie: Alex kiriakis?

Alex: That’s right. And you’re stephanie–

Sonny: Johnson. Steve and kayla’s daughter.

Stephanie: Oh, my god, if he’s your brother, he’s my cousin too. Thank god I turned you down.

Alex: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Sonny here is my half-brother. His mother, adrienne, is your dad’s sister, and my mother is anjelica devereux, which means there isn’t a single impediment in our way.

Stephanie: Yes, there is. There is one colossal impediment–the fact that you are you.

Allie: Chanel. You really don’t need to apologize.

Chanel: Yes, she does. I told you about her teaming up with johnny to try to break us up. Because she wanted me to be with him. Emphasis on the him.

Allie: Chanel, really, it’s fine.

Chanel: No, it’s not. You were really upset about what she said, and rightfully so.

Paulina: Chanel is right, you know. I was wrong. And there’s no excuse for it. Except to say, I was just holding on to some old-fashioned idea of what I wanted for my daughter.

Allie: I understand.

Paulina: Now, let me tell you, when chanel found out what I was up to, oh, she took me to church on how out of line I was. And I’m glad. I’m glad she did because, you know, in the end, all that really matters to me is my baby’s happiness. And it’s plain to see how happy you make her.

Roman: Well, okay. I’m glad you accepted responsibly for what you did.

Kate: Yeah. Well, obviously, it was a rather novel experience for me.

Roman: Don’t joke. Couldn’t have been easy, especially under the circumstances. And I appreciate it.

Kate: Well, thank you.

Roman: But kidnapping is a felony. And if you have been charged as an accessory, that could be a prison sentence of up to three years.

Kate: I’m aware of that.

Roman: Does this mean you’re going to prison?

Eric: What are you doing here?

Nicole: Well, I came to see you, and jada answered the door.

Jada: I should probably get back to my room now.

Eric: I was just on my way to fix your a/C.

Jada: I should get dressed. And besides, it looks like you two have a lot to talk about. If your moderate to severe crohn’s disease

Allie: Thank you for saying that, miss price.

Paulina: Oh, honey, we’re family. You call me paulina.

Allie: Okay, paulina.

Chanel: Thanks, mama. That was really big of you.

Paulina: So does this mean that you’ll take the cookie order?

Allie: Of course. We’d love to.

Chanel: Do you really need thousands?

Paulina: At least.

Abe: Maybe we should check the state’s campaign laws first. We don’t want to be accused of bribery.

Paulina: I’ll get my pr woman on it. What are you waiting for? You need to get over to that bakery, make sure that you have everything that you need ’cause when we hit that campaign trail, there’s no turning back.

Chanel: Okay, okay, but before we get started, don’t you want to, like, check out a sample so that you can make sure you like the taste, check out the font on the lettering?

Paulina: Honey, honey, honey, nobody has time for that. Come on, we need those cookies yesterday!

Chanel: All right, well, we’re on it.

Allie: Yeah. And we’re so happy to help you with your campaign, abe.

Abe: Thank you. I’m grateful to you.

Chanel: What have we gotten ourselves into?

Sonny: Stephanie owns her own pr firm, and I thought that titan could use a bit of rebranding.

Alex: I couldn’t agree more. And I know how busy you are, sonny, so I’ll run point on this one. I think stephanie and i will do an amazing job.

Sonny: No, mm-mm, okay, actually, we still have a few things, details, to work out. So how about I just call you when we’re finished, okay?

Alex: Fair enough, I’m gonna head down to the office now. Where the hell are my keys?

Sonny: Look, I’ll have maintenance let you in. Just please.

Alex: You know what, I must have dropped them when you and I bumped into each other.

Stephanie: When you ran into me.

Alex: I’ll be right back. It has been a very eventful morning.

Sonny: Mm-hmm.

Alex: She literally knocked me off my feet.

Sonny: So you have met alex now. Makes a big first impression, doesn’t he?

Kate: No, I am not going to prison.

Roman: So does this mean you’re on the lam?

Kate: No, it meant that I came forward voluntarily, so trask knocked the charges down to a misdemeanor, and I will be paying a fine.

Roman: That’s it?

Kate: And 200 hours of community service. You know, I mean, do you think I could waitress here for free, and that would count?

Roman: I doubt it.

Kate: So disappointed that I’m not doing time?

Roman: No, I’m not. Obviously, I was upset that you covered for lucas, and I do believe that actions have consequences. But I also care about you. So no, I don’t want you to go to prison.

Kate: Do you really mean that?

Roman: I do.

Kate: Okay. So is there any chance that we could get back to, say, what we had?

Eric: I guess you were surprised to see jada here.

Nicole: To say the least.

Eric: Well, her air conditioner was busted, so I told her she could shower here.

Nicole: It’s okay, eric. Jada told me that you two slept together.

Eric: That’s very forthcoming of her–why did you stop by to see me again?

[Knock at door]

[Soft music]

Hey, nicole. I’m sorry, it’s just– I can’t stop thinking about you.

Nicole: But I’m married. And what about jada?

Eric: Jada who?

Nicole: Well, I came by to tell you that I had a dream about you this morning.

Eric: That’s weird.

Nicole: Why?

Eric: Because I had a dream about you too. Woman tc: My a1c stayed here, it needed to be here.

Alex: Aha. This really is my lucky day.

Chanel: But we haven’t even said yes yet.

Alex: Said yes to what?

Allie: To getting drinks. Or have you already forgotten all the texts you sent?

Roman: Yes. Okay, no guarantees, all right? But yes, I am ready to give it another try.

Kate: I am so, so happy you said that.

Abe: Oh!

Paulina: Oh!

Abe: Wow.

Paulina: Oh, so does that pda mean what I think it means?

Kate: Yes.

Abe: Great, great.

Kate: Roman forgave me, and we’re going to give it another go.

Abe: Fantastic, that’s great.

Paulina: Oh, this is more than great. This is a reason to celebrate! Oh, this calls for a toast!

Abe: Oh, oh, by the way, happy birthday, buddy.

Paulina: It’s your birthday?

Roman: No big deal, okay?

Paulina: Oh, well, now, okay, I will decide that, and I have decided that, well, it calls for champagne on me.

Roman: Paulina, you do not have to do that.

Abe: Oh, well, you know, whenever my wife decides to celebrate, we are going to celebrate. There’s no choice about it.

Eric: So tell me about your dream.

Nicole: I dreamt that you came over to my house. And you were making sloppy joes. And the slow cooker exploded, and the kitchen was covered in meat and, you know, pasta sauce. And I don’t know, I just thought it was totally funny, and I wanted to share it with you.

Eric: And culinary.

Nicole: So I told you about my dream. What was your dream?

[Knock at door]

[Soft music]

Eric: Nicole.

Nicole: Eric. I can’t stop thinking about you.

Eric: You’re a married woman. Nicole, what about rafe?

Nicole: Rafe who?

Alex: That’s right. I sent you guys those texts.

Allie: Are we still on?

Alex: Sure. Unless I have to work late.

Chanel: Work late? Your brother’s the ceo. Since when do you have to work late?

Allie: Besides, don’t you need us to be your wing women?

Chanel: Yeah, help you scope out your next conquest?

Alex: You know, I’m not all that interested in that anymore.

Chanel: You’re not interested? Whatever happened to “I love all women”?

Allie: Yeah.

Alex: No, I do, I do. I’m just only interested in one. This morning, right here, I met the woman of my dreams.

Sonny: Seriously, I’m really looking forward to working with you. Is something wrong?

Stephanie: Sonny, I don’t think this is such a good idea.

Eric: What was my dream about?

Jada: Hey, so I gotta get to work, but I left my door open if you can still take a look at my a/C.

Eric: Yeah, not a problem. I totally will.

Jada: Okay, thanks.

Nicole: So your dream?

Eric: My dream. You showed up at my door with a singing telegram.

Nicole: Oh, I was singing? Oh, that wasn’t a dream. That was a nightmare.

Eric: No, no, my dream, you had a beautiful voice.

Nicole: Oh, well, that’s nice. So both of us had dreams about each other on the same day.

Eric: Yeah.

Nicole: That’s weird, huh? Like you said?

Eric: Yeah, like I said, weird.

Nicole: Okay, well, I’ll see you later.

Eric: Right, bye.

Nicole: Bye.

[Soft music]

Paulina: I told you!

Kate: I know.

Paulina: I told you, roman would come around. Just like abe did.

Kate: I know.

Paulina: And now you two, you’re back together, and abraham and I, we’re married. And he’s running for governor.

Kate: Really, oh, my god, that is so great. That’s great!

Roman: All right, abe told me you talked him into running for governor.

Paulina: Uh-huh.

Kate: This has turned out to just be a great day in all ways. To roman, happy birthday.

Paulina: And to abe, the next governor of the state.

Roman: Oh, yes.

Abe: Oh, and to a wonderful year for the four of us.

Paulina: That’s right. ‘Cause nothing can stop us now.

Kate: Hear, hear.

Roman: All right.

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[ Dramatic music ]

Hope: I’m, uh, looking for my father. Who are you?

Hope: Taylor and steffy

have to realize that this

douglas situation is going

to put you and ridge at odds.

Brooke: That’s

what they want!

Ridge: Thomas has moved

into my dad’s house

and he wants douglas to be

part of that and I support it.

Brooke: No. Oh, my gosh,

ridge. No! Thomas can’t have

whatever he wants.

But that little boy can’t live

with hope and liam anymore.

He needs to know

where his father is.

He needs to understand that.

And I really need

you to support me in this.

Liam: Hey, brooke.

Brooke: Oh. Uh, hi, liam.

Liam: Hi. Sorry. Yeah, I didn’t mean to, um– if I was interrupting…

Brooke: No. Don’t worry. No. Uh, you just got in?

Liam: Yeah. Yeah. Long day, you know?

Brooke: Yeah. I gathered from hope. I was with her earlier.

Liam: Oh, earlier? Not– uh, okay. I, kind of, thought she’d be here now.

Brooke: No, she went to visit her dad.

Deacon: Damn it.

Paul: What’s the matter?

Deacon: The distributor screwed up the order, again.

Paul: Oh, no, you mean you got the wrong napkins? Dude, you should get really, really upset about it. What’s bugging you?

Deacon: Stuff. Stuff’s bugging me.

Paul: What kind of stuff? And does she have a name?

Deacon: What are you? A cop? Just let it go.

Paul: Whatever you say.

Deacon: Tonight’s just getting better and better. Oh, boy.

Ridge: Hi. I need to talk to you.

Deacon: Yeah? Well, unless you’re here to order the fettuccine alfredo, I’d say it’s a wasted trip because–

Ridge: You gotta stay away from brooke.

Deacon: Okay, we’re gonna do that again. I’m, just, gonna move this away. You were saying?

Deacon: Okay. So, uh, go ahead and thump your chest. Get it out of your system and then, please go, ’cause I’m at work.

Ridge: Is this a joke to you? ‘Cause I gotta tell you, it’s not a joke to me. I saw the picture that hope posted of you and my wife.

Deacon: ‘Course you did.

Ridge: And that’s after she told you to stay away from her. I told you. She told you.

Deacon: I remember.

Ridge: Do you? Because as soon as I leave town, you’re sniffing around her, what is that?

Deacon: Stop it, come on, “sniffing around?” That’s not why I was there.

Ridge: You’re just bad news for everyone, especially the people you claim you care about.

Liam: Wow. Really? Douglas is– it’s a– he’s going to spend another night over with thomas?

[ Brooke sighing ]

Brooke: Eric is hosting a family dinner and kelly and hayes are there. Douglas is having a great time. He wants to stay. Hope didn’t want to upset him.

Liam: All right, okay. And beth is still at lola’S.

>>E: She had time to go visit her dad at his apartment.

Liam: Yeah. Seems like he’s settling in there nicely. Although I know, he wishes he could drop by here a little more.

[ Brooke chuckling ]

Brooke: That is no longer an option.

Liam: Yeah, I– you’ve made it abundantly clear how adamant ridge is about him– him staying away.

Brooke: Away from me, not from hope. Nobody’s going to deny her of a relationship with her father.

Liam: Yeah– I mean, of course. Yes. It still affects hope, though. I mean, she– she’s trying to do right by ridge. She’s trying to respect his wishes. Deacon is still her dad, though, so it’s like, it does kind of make the situation harder for everybody.

Brooke: Yeah. It’s just ridge is… you know, ridge. He’S… protective.

Liam: Yeah.

Brooke: And especially now that sheila is no longer in our lives.

Liam: And now that she’s no longer in our lives, he gets to take all that pent up energy and focus it right on deacon.

Brooke: Exactly. Sheila is dead. I mean, she’s no longer a threat to us. We don’t have to hear from her or see her ever again.

Hope: Hello? I asked who you are. Hi, I’m denise.

Liam: So did hope, uh… did hope say anything about when she might be back?

Brooke: Oh, I don’t think she’ll be gone that long. She just wanted to see her dad. I think it was more of a diversion.

Liam: From this whole thing with douglas.

Brooke: Yeah. I can’t believe thomas is doing this. A custody battle.

Liam: Potential custody battle. I’m hoping the two of them can work out some kind of arrangement where there aren’t lawyers and a judge involved.

Brooke: That would be nice. But thomas is already acting like douglas is going to move in with him full-time. And he has this image in his head that he’s going to be there as a father, 24/7 and he hasn’t taken care of that little boy for years.

Liam: We all know why that is, because the dude was actually unstable. I mean, he was dealing with his own issues. And that’s– that’s the whole reason hope and I took douglas in in the first place.

Brooke: I know. And now out of the blue, he wants him back. He wants to raise him at the forrester estate, as the heir apparent?

Liam: Did he actually say that? Like, those words?

Brooke: Well, no. I mean, not in those exact words. But why all this sudden interest in everything forrester for his son? I think a lot of it might be steffy and taylor. I think they’re pushing for this. I mean, we all want douglas to know and be a part of his father’s family. But you’re his family, too. You and hope and beth. Hope is his mother. And beth, she thinks that that’s her older brother. And if he’s no longer living with the three of you then, oh, all of that’s going to change.

Liam: You know, even I see douglas as– as a kind of son. And I know that thomas is saying that hope can visit him whenever she wants. But that– that is not the same as douglas living with us.

Brooke: No, it’s not the same at all. And hope knows that. And I think it’s stressing her out. And it’s good she went over to see deacon. Maybe she can, just, unwind a bit. Okay. I know you’re not a fan of deacon.

Liam: Eh… I am and I’m not. It depends on my mood.

Deacon: You just never miss a chance to say what a lowlife I am, do ya?

Ridge: To be fair, deacon, it’s right in front of me. You’re bad for brooke and everyone she cares about. Stay away from her.

Deacon: Really? Does that include my daughter? You know, the one that brooke and I created together? I know it bothers you when i say that, but it is a fact.

Ridge: And the other fact is that you’ve hurt this young woman over and over again with the bad choices you continue to make.

Deacon: You’ve never made any bad choices, have you? Huh? Nothing that you regret. God, it– it must be so amazing to be this perfect.

Ridge: Thank you. Silly, silly boy. I’m not perfect. And I’m not a con. Sorry, ex-con. You’ve changed your ways, right?

Deacon: You know, you never even give me a chance. You just always assume–

Ridge: Assume what?

[ Crowd murmuring ] Excuse– I’m sorry. Excuse me. Assume what? That you are exactly who I know you are? That you’re going to move in on someone when no one’s watching like you did on new year’s eve?

Deacon: That wasn’t me. That was sheila. She switched the damn–

Ridge: That picture you took was taken in my office. You know how I know that? My name is right on the door. I don’t want you in my office. I don’t want you in my house, the house I share with brooke. I don’t want you anywhere near my family because all you do is cause trouble.

Deacon: I’m not sure I cause trouble, I– sometimes trouble finds me.

Ridge: Are you kidding me? So now it’s trouble’s fault. You never take responsibility. You’re just like sheila. It’s never your fault. And you know what happened to sheila. She got eaten by a bear. And you know why? She had no one to talk to, no one to turn to except this.

Hope: Hi. What’s your name and how do you know my dad? Okay. You don’t want to answer and I think I might know why. Oh, my gosh. I can’t believe what I’m seeing. No matter who you are,

Liam: I guess I hoped that things would settle down. Like, with sheila finally out of the picture for good, things would return to normal. Whatever normal happens to look like between the forresters and the logans. But now I’m not– you know, I’m not even so sure between this whole, you know, thomas wanting douglas to come live with him full-time. And then there’s this ongoing thing between ridge and deacon. It’s like– uh!

Brooke: Mm-hm. And you don’t want hope getting caught up in the middle of that, again.

Liam: No, it’s too much. It’s too much. She’s dealing with enough on her own, you know, like.

Brooke: Okay. But there’s something you’re not saying.

Liam: No.

[ Sighing ] Okay. Hope finally has the relationship that she’s wanted with her father for a really long time. Right? You know? And I just– I don’t know– I don’t– I don’t even know how long that’s gonna last now. Like, deacon is doing his absolute best. He is trying his hardest not to disappoint hope again. He’s trying to make all the right choices so he can make his daughter proud. But old habits, you know, they’re hard to break. And there are people in hope’s life, and you know who I’m talking about, who are just waiting. They’re just– they’re just waiting for deacon to slip up or to– or to give in to temptation again, whatever that might look like, so that they can– so, that they can pounce, right? They can give hope the old, “I told you so.” And if that happens… I hope that doesn’t happen.

Deacon: Sheila and i were never friends, not in the real sense of the word, anyway.

Ridge: Can I stop you? I don’t, uh… I don’t care who you may or may not have been to each other. The fact is that she was a psycho. A lunatic. And you allowed her to be in your life for a long time. That’s the kind of choices you make. And that’s the kind of person I don’t want around my family. I don’t want around brooke. And I don’t want around hope.

Deacon: No, you’d like if, uh, I was just banned from hope’s life–

Ridge: Are you kidding me? I would love that. You know why? ‘Cause you are toxic. Hmm. Okay. Well, fortunately, she doesn’t feel the same way. She wants to be close with me. I know she wants to be close with you. She wants you to be who she wants you to be. It’s never gonna happen. We both know it’s gonna end in disaster.

[ Phone ringing ]

Deacon: Hey, liam. What’s going on?

Liam: Hey. Uh… so, I’m with brooke. I’ve been texting hope but she’s not getting back to me. But brooke says that– that hope went over to your apartment to see you.

Deacon: She went to my apartment?

Liam: Uh, yeah. Uh, she’s not there now? No, I’m at work. Uh, liam, thanks for the heads up, okay?

Liam: What?

Deacon: I gotta go.

Brooke: Deacon wasn’t with hope? Uh, apparently not. And uh, deacon was acting a little weird on the phone. So I wonder what that’s about. This can’t be. It can’T. Dad. I can’t believe what I ‘m seeing. You never told me that you have a new woman in your life. My moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

Liam: Okay. Wait. So… if hope showed up to deacon’s place and he’s not there, why doesn’t she just go downstairs to il giardino? Maybe she didn’t want to interrupt him at work. Yeah. Okay. It’s a little weird they weren’t together.

Ridge: Who wasn’t together? Hi.

Brooke: Oh, hi. Hope and her father. Hope went to spend a little time with deacon and apparently they missed each other.

Ridge: Huh? Well, I– I don’t know. I– I was with him when you called il giardino. I was… I was with him there.

Liam: Huh?

Brooke: You went to see deacon, too?

Ridge: Yeah. Probably not for the same reason that hope went to see him.

Liam: Okay, so. So did deacon seird to you?

Ridge: Did deacon seem weird? He always seems weird to me. What do you mean? But he took off pretty quick after you guys hung up, probably to go back to his apartment and clean up beer bottles and whatever else is on his floor.

Brooke: Ridge, come on.

Ridge: I’m sorry. I shouldn’t do that. I shouldn’t think the worst of the worst person I’ve ever met. What do you want to say? He lets people down.

Brooke: Why did you go to see him?

Ridge: The picture that hope posted. The three of you guys in my office? I’m not okay with it. And I’m not saying it was you, it had nothing to do with you. It was all him. But he has to know that I can’t tolerate this kind of stuff, right?

Brooke: Did it get physical?

Ridge: No, it didn’t get physical. What am I, 12? No, it was fine. He has hurt you so badly, he’s hurt hope. And I just don’t want that to happen again. Is that okay?

Hope: Dad, I had no idea that you were seeing someone. Why didn’t you tell me? Deacon: Why– why didn’t I? Why didn’t I tell you?

Hope: Why did you hide it? Did you think I wouldn’t approve?

Deacon: No, I– you know, I just– okay, listen. Let me put it this way.

Hope: Well, I mean, maybe you could start with an introduction.

Deacon: Okay, uh… just before I do that, though, I just want you to know this isn’t what you think it is.

[ Hope laughing ]

Hope: Dad, you’re a grown man. And I want you to be happy. And I– I know how you feel about mom, but she has ridge. And if you have moved on, then–

Deacon: I haven’t decided anything yet. This was A… totally rando thing. I mean, completely unexpected.

Hope: Okay, well, sometimes the best things in life just happen that way. Meanwhile, I feel like we are being rude. I’m so sorry. We’re– we’re– we’re yammering on and on, and I don’t even know your name. I’m– I’m hope.

Sheila: [Southern accent] Um, nicholina. Li– lina for short.

[ Laughter ]

Hope: Oh, that’s a lovely name. Isn– isn’t that italian?

Sheila: Uh, means I always win.

Deacon: Uh, lina is an old friend of mine. We go way back. Um, she just showed up unexpectedly.

Sheila: Pleasure.

Hope: Yeah, same to you.

Deacon: Is everything okay?

Hope: Uh yeah, it’s just, um. Sorry. The more I look at you, I– I feel like maybe we’ve met somewhere before. Do I… do I know you?

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Diane: Any chance you can spare me a few minutes of your time?

Jack: Yeah. What’s on your mind?

Diane: Oh. I wanted to show you the latest key art and copy for the marchetti launch. I was hoping to get your take before bringing it to mariah.

Jack: You’ve been coming to me a lot lately for my professional opinion. If you intend to run everything you’re working on by me first, I think that’s a big mistake.

Phyllis: I’d love to think that you invited me here for some mother-daughter time, but I could tell — I could tell by your face that you did not.

Summer: Couldn’t stop thinking about that journalist that I saw you and grandma meeting with.

Phyllis: What about her?

Summer: After we parted ways, I realized I recognize her. It took me a minute, but then I put it all together. Talia morgan is a highly respected investigative reporter based out of los angeles. And I’m guessing she didn’t mean to talk to the two of you in order to write about ashland’s car crash.

Phyllis: That’s not impossible.

Summer: Mom, I didn’t buy your story last night, and I’m not buying it now. In fact, I have a new theory. All I needed to do was connect the dots. Writer who’s always chasing the next big story… los angeles… diane.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Chelsea: Just when you think it’s safe to go for a walk in the park.

Sally: Actually, this run-in is a bit fortuitous because i was just thinking about how concerned I was about you.

Chelsea: You are concerned about me?

Sally: Well, I was at the rooftop bar at the athletic club earlier, and I happened to see you and adam in what seemed to be a pretty intense conversation. I was going to say something, but I didn’t want to intrude. I hope everything’s okay.

Adam: [ Sighs ] You can, uh, set up over there. I got to say, I appreciate that you’re a jack-of-all-trades — clever enough to get kevin’s laptop without him seeing it and technically savvy enough to hack into it, too.

Lucas: You know, two-in-one package. But let’s be clear, it’s gonna double my fee.

Adam: You already said it was gonna be more because you work for the police. Now, this? Starting to feel like I’m being swindled here.

Lucas: Hey, I got bills to pay.

Adam: Look, you will be more than fairly compensated for your services. Let’s just hope that phase two doesn’t prove to be too challenging. Okay? It’s not like we’re trying to hack into the cia firewall or anything. All I need is access to the local police report on the ashland locke case.

Lucas: Alright, got it.

[ Pounding on door ]

Kevin: Adam, open the damn door! Adam! Open the door! After years on the battlefield and multiple concussions,

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[ Pounding on door ]

Kevin: Damn it, adam, give me my computer.

Adam: I have no idea what you’re talking about, kevin.

Kevin: That is a load of bull.

Adam: As you can see, I’m in the middle of a meeting with a business associate. So can we do whatever this is another time?

Kevin: I wonder what kind of business you’re discussing. I doubt it has anything to do with investment banking and more to do with breaking into someone’s car and taking their computer!

Lucas: Hey, wait a minute. Are you calling me a thief?

Adam: [ Clears throat ] Yeah, kevin. Who are you to come in here, hurling accusations at my guest?

Kevin: Oh, save it. I know what you’re up to. Do you think I have short-term memory loss, that I would suddenly forget that you were just on the hunt for dirt to use against victor? I shoot you down. Next thing I know, someone breaks into my car and swipes my computer!

Adam: Uh, that sounds like a very unfortunate coincidence to me. Sure I don’t have to tell somebody that works for the gcpd that people have valuables stolen all the time out of their car.

Kevin: You think you’re gonna find something incriminating on there, don’t you? You’re wasting your time. There is nothing on my computer worth seeing. Besides, I have built up walls of protection around my files that only I can penetrate. So save yourself the double disappointment and give me back my computer. Now.

Adam: Kevin, I’ve already told you, I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Kevin: Oh, give it up. Tell you what? Play nice, I won’t even press charges. But I am warning you, this is a one-time-only offer. What’s it gonna be?

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Chelsea: Not that it’s any of your business, but adam and I are fine. We weren’t seeing eye-to-eye there for a minute about something that had to do with connor, but we worked it out.

Sally: Well, good. I’m glad, for connor’s sake, ’cause he doesn’t need to get involved in his parents’ issues.

Yeah, I agree. Fortunately, our son has always known, and will always know, how much both his parents love him. We have a bond, the three of us, that’s just unbreakable.

Sally: Hmm, sounds like the perfect relationship. Oh, [Scoffs] Wait. Sorry.

Chelsea: I don’t deny, my story with adam has had some unbearably painful chapters, but luckily we healed those old wounds. And the thing is, even if we’re not technically together, in a way we always will be because of our incredible history, all of those years, and bringing a child into the world together. We have a deep connection. Nothing is stronger than the bond we share.

Jack: You’re going to have to start trusting your own judgment. Stop second-guessing yourself. You don’t need my opinion in order to have confidence in your own.

Diane: But I value your opinion. And since marchetti is under the jabot umbrella, I figure something like this is going to cross your desk eventually. Besides, I want to capitalize on your vast experience and knowledge.

Jack: Much as I appreciate that, if you’re going to succeed around here, you’re gonna have to start owning your decisions and be prepared to rise or fall with them.

Diane: Good advice. Next time, I’ll go straight to mariah. But this time, since I’m already here —

Jack: Okay, okay, okay, I’ll look at what you have. What is it?

Diane: Yeah.

Jack: Actually, this is quite good. I think kyle will like it.

Diane: Mm.

Jack: Kyle, what can we do for you?

Summer: Look, mom, I’ve done my homework. I know that talia morgan is staying at the grand phoenix with no checkout date on record.

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness. How would you know that?

Summer: Helps to be the owner’s daughter.

Phyllis: Oh, summer, [Sighs] You’re jumping to conclusions. You’re blowing this out of proportion.

Summer: Mom, you’d better not be using this journalist to create some sort of hatchet job on diane.

Phyllis: I’m not gonna do that. I told you I’d never do that. I mean, just because I’m not walking around with a smile plastered on my face. You know, we — yeah. I mean, I’m not attacking diane, not doing… I have been the model employee at marchetti.

Summer: Mom, you haven’t even been there long enough to collect a paycheck. So forgive me if I’m not ready to throw you a parade for your good behavior, okay? Especially given my suspicions.

Phyllis: I love working with you. This is my dream — to work with my daughter. Why would I want to screw that up? Diane jenkins is not worth it.

Summer: I want to believe what you’re saying, mom. I really do. But I have a lot of questions about this talia morgan thing. It makes no sense why she would need to talk to you about ashland’s death. I mean, grandma, I sort of get because of the company and victoria. But you barely knew the guy.

Phyllis: Okay, okay, okay. Just… [ Sighs ] I begged nikki to go to the meeting with her. I begged her.

Summer: Why would you do that?

Phyllis: I did it for you.

Summer: For me?

Phyllis: Yeah. You know, I wanted to know what this talia morgan’s angle was. You know? I wanted to do my own reconnaissance, make sure that she wasn’t — she wasn’t desiring to throw you and kyle and little harrison under the bus. You know, I wanted to find out what she was gonna do and tell you what to watch out for. That’s — that’s what I was doing. I only care about being a good mom to you and a good grandma to that little harrison. Right? So that’s what that was about, whether you believe it or not.

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Sally: I get what you’re saying about you and adam having a history. But that’s the key word, isn’t it — “history”? Because after all you’ve been through, there really is no going back, is there?

Chelsea: Well, you should take those words to heart, because you’re also history where adam’s concerned.

Sally: What’s your point?

Chelsea: Well, you know, even though you two weren’t involved very deeply or for very long, it’s always really painful when an affair ends. I just really admire the way you guys have handled the breakup. You got right back on your feet quickly. I think it’s very healthy and very mature, the way you both moved on.

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Adam: A one-time offer? What is this, kevin? Some kind of threat?

Kevin: Threat, warning — call it whatever you like. Just give me back my computer.

Adam: [ Sighs ] I know that you hate me. So this unfounded accusation is personal. You don’t have any proof to back up what you’re saying, kevin?

Kevin: The only proof I need is that smug look on your face.

Adam: You don’t have a shred of evidence. If you did, you wouldn’t have come here alone. You’d be with an officer, holding a search warrant. Unless I missed that part. Is there a cop outside, waiting to make a big entrance?

Kevin: No. I’m here alone. There is no warrant.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Well, then, I guess we’re done here.

Lucas: [ Sighs ]

Adam: Sorry for the interruption. But, uh, was kevin bluffing, or was he telling the truth? Is the firewall impenetrable, or can you get through it?

Lucas: It shouldn’t be a problem to access a simple police report. As good as fisher claims to be, I’m sure I’m just as good, if not better.

Adam: That is what I’m talking about. It’s exactly the kind of service that I’m paying for.

Lucas: Speaking of paying, you didn’t mention that this report had anything to do with your father. If you’re planning on making moves against victor newman, the price for my skills just went up.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Geez, man, is there anything that doesn’t merit a surcharge, in your opinion? If you deliver, trust me, I will make it worth your while.

Lucas: Alright.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

Chloe: Hi. How’d it go with adam?

Kevin: Not great. He denied everything, called my bluff.

Chloe: I’m sorry, but I have to ask. Do you think it’s possible he didn’t steal your laptop? Maybe it was just some random coincidence?

Kevin: I appreciate the wishful thinking, but I highly doubt it. He had this shady-looking guy there with him. I would bet everything that he’s the one who actually stole it, at adam’s request.

Chloe: And there was nothing that you could do?

Kevin: Couldn’t exactly turn the place upside-down with the two of them sitting there.

Chloe: So where does that leave you now?

Kevin: It leaves me totally screwed.

Summer: All I can say, mom, is I really hope that you’re telling me the truth right now.

Phyllis: Everything’s gonna be okay, I promise. Hey.

Billy: Hey, there, ladies. Listen, congratulations on your new job at marchetti. How is that going?

Phyllis: Uh, great. I’m really excited.

Billy: That’s good. Well, I’m happy for the both of you. Listen, I don’t want to interrupt. I just wanted to make sure that you got the paperwork on the final sale of grand phoenix.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Billy: Lily sent it to you a little bit ago.

Phyllis: Yep. Yep, I did. Looks great.

Billy: Okay, good. Well, have your lawyers look over it. There’s nothing in there that’s gonna surprise you. It’s exactly what we agreed to.

Phyllis: It’s right here. I’ve already looked it over. It seems fine.

Billy: Alright. Well, again, no pressure. Just sign that whenever you’re ready, and we’ll take the next step.

Phyllis: Mm.

Billy: I’m gonna go check on my order. Good to see you both.

Summer: Mom, I know how much the grand phoenix means to you, everything it represents. Have you really considered this thoroughly? Are you absolutely sure that you are ready to say goodbye to it?

Kyle: Did I miss something? I wasn’t aware of a marchetti-jabot meeting on the books.

Jack: There wasn’T. This was an — an impromptu business conversation.

Kyle: I see. I’ve been looking for you, mom. There’s a pressing matter I need you to review.

Diane: Oh, okay. Well, I think we’ve covered everything here. Lead the way.

Jack: [ Sighs ]

Diane: So, what is it that you need?

Kyle: I need you to tell me exactly what you were doing in there with my dad. Hi, I’m nancy.

Phyllis: Wow. Those — all those hours of hard work that I put into that hotel

[Sighs] All boil down to numbers on a screen. Significant numbers — that’s for sure — but still numbers nonetheless.

Summer: Mom, didn’t you hear billy? He said that there’s no rush for this, and I agree with him. I think that you need to take a minute — take all the time you need to figure out if this is what you really want.

Phyllis: Um… no, no. Time to make it official. Alright? Here we go. Whew. Okay, well, there you go. Okay? [ Laughs ]

Summer: [ Sighs ]

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] So good.

[ Clears throat ] That’s done.

Billy: Yeah, I saw that. Happened sooner than I expected.

Phyllis: Why prolong the inevitable?

Billy: I got to ask you. You’re sure you want to do this? Seems like there’s more to the story than you’re telling me.

Phyllis: Yeah, there is. You know, all the naysayers in this town who look down on me. It’s my chance to prove to them once again… that there’s nothing I can’t do.

Diane: I just wanted to get jack’s advice about something I’ve been working on. You know, I’m still finding my way, and I want to make sure I get things right.

Kyle: But why are you going to my father when you work for marchetti, not jabot?

Diane: Well, to be honest, it’s — [Sighs] It’s easier for me to take advice and take constructive criticism from jack. Kyle, I want you to be proud of me. And I don’t want you to regret your decision to give me this opportunity. But I promise, next time, I will go straight to mariah.

Kyle: Yeah, I don’t think so.

Diane: You don’t want me to go to her first?

Kyle: I mean, I don’t think that’s the real reason you were in there. I saw you through the window. You were obviously flirting with him. And I’m here to tell you now, it needs to stop. It’s wrong.

Diane: Kyle, you are completely misreading the situation and the dynamic between jack and me. I appreciate his guidance and friendship, but that’s it. There’s nothing more.

Kyle: I really hope so.

[ Sighs ]

Sally: It seems like you have misinterpreted what adam and I found together. Just because it’s over doesn’t mean what we had wasn’t intensely passionate, real, and incredibly strong. So strong, in fact, adam ultimately chose to put my best interests first.

Chelsea: So you’re saying he dumped you for your own good?

Sally: The only reason he broke up with me was to protect and support my dreams. He wanted to make sure that i got this incredible opportunity where he knew I would flourish. And there is only one word for that kind of sacrifice — love. Extraordinary love.

Chelsea: I can come up with a few other words for this load —

Sally: Adam still cares about me, and I’m sure he still cares about you, but it seems like you’re projecting a lot more onto your connection than what actually still exists.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Billy: Can you meet me

in the recording studio?

Chelsea: I have to go. Let me make something clear. You may think you understand adam and know everything about me. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Jack: Can you come by the

office?

Lucas: I’m in. I accessed the gcpd portal as kevin fisher, and I was able to pull up the police report on the ashland locke case.

Adam: Oh, I knew it. Ashland was at victoria’s house that night. “There was A…” there was an altercation. Nick hit him, and ashland was presumed dead, but then somehow he went missing. Wait a minute. Oh. Oh, here we go. Well, well, well. Isn’t that fascinating? Ashland’s body was found in his car at the bottom of a ravine, but an unidentified driver was caught on tape in it at a nearby gas station before the time of the crash. Right. Only a small sample of locke’s blood was found and a partial fingerprint, but it doesn’t match the deceased.

Lucas: Look, buddy, I don’t know what this has to do with your father, and frankly, i don’t care. Okay? So if that’s all you need from me, I’m gonna take my money and be on my way, alright?

Adam: You’ll find that that more than covers it, including all the additional fees that you tacked on, okay? Thanks, man. Nicely done.

Lucas: Okay. Pleasure doing business with you.

[ Sighing ]

Adam: Conclusion — ashland locke died from head trauma most likely caused from the car crash. Yeah. [ Sighs ] Somehow I don’t think that’s what happened. Dear old dad had the crash staged, and chance decided to look the other way. (Vo) is she tired? Sad? Mad? Bored?

“The young and the restless”

will continue. ( )

Billy: Hey, thanks for coming by.

Chelsea: How could I not? I was intrigued by your message.

Billy: Intrigued by my message? That was a very simple text message. What was so alluring?

Chelsea: Well, I thought, after our last conversation, this is the last place you would ask me to meet you. You said you were stepping away from all this.

Billy: Yes, I-I did.

Chelsea: So, did you listen to what I had to say, and you’re gonna reconsider? Did you decide to follow your passion, and you’re gonna continue working with me?

Billy: [ Sighs ]

Chloe: There you are. I was wondering where you were.

Sally: Sorry I’m late. I ran into chelsea.

Chloe: Oh, let me guess. You got into it when you should have just walked away.

Sally: [ Chuckles ] I can’t help it. That woman brings out the worst in me, especially when she takes every opportunity to rub the end of my relationship with adam in my face.

Chloe: It always just comes back to adam, doesn’t it? I am just so sick and tired of hearing his name every damn day!

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Jack: Adam. Hey, come on in.

Adam: Sorry, I didn’t reply to your texts earlier. I was tied up. Is now a good time?

Jack: Yeah, it’s a great time. I just wanted to touch base with you and see where your head was on coming to jabot as my new co-ceo. Have a seat.

Adam: [ Sighs ] So, I, um, promised you I would give it some serious thought. And, uh, I have. Working side-by-side with you would be an honor, and it would be a great opportunity.

Jack: We could be a powerful team.

Adam: I agree. And it means a lot to me that you even extended this offer. But, um, unfortunately, I’m going to have to decline.

Jack: Okay. I won’t deny that I am disappointed. Could I ask why you’re passing?

Adam: I actually have another project that I am working on, and I need to see if it’s going to pan out.

Jack: I’m not sure I like the sound of that. If whatever you’re working on has anything to do with what we discussed — your animosity toward your father — I can tell you, revenge is never quite as sweet as it’s cracked up to be.

Adam: Well, you don’t need to worry about me, jack. I am — I’m good.

Jack: You left that job because you wanted to put all things newman behind you. So do that. Break the cycle once and for all with victor. Put yourself out there, find something positive, and never look back.

Adam: Yeah, that’s — that’s ultimately what I’m trying to do, jack.

Jack: Good. You’ve come a long way already. I hate to see you lose well-earned momentum. Use all of that energy in a way that brings you the happiness and success that you deserve.

Adam: Well, thank you for the advice. Really, I can’t tell you how much your support and your friendship means. And I really hope that you find somebody worthy to sit next to you at the helm at jabot.

Jack: No rush. As a matter of fact, I will leave that job open just in case you change your mind.

Adam: [ Chuckles ]

Jack: Adam, I hope you’ll take to heart what I just said to you.

Adam: I will.

[ Knock on door ]

Kyle: Uh, sorry. Am I interrupting something?

Adam: No, I was just leaving.

Jack: Take care, adam.

Adam: See ya, jack.

Kyle: I was just coming to update you about the marchetti budget meeting that just wrapped up, but that can wait. What was the visit from adam all about?

Jack: I offered him your old job at jabot.

Kyle: What? Co-ceo?

Jack: Yeah, I was gonna tell you, but I was gonna wait to find out if he was interested.

Kyle: And was he?

Jack: You can relax. He turned me down.

Kyle: Thank god.

[ Sighs ] Sorry, dad. I know how fond you are of him. And to be honest, adam is a talented executive. But jabot doesn’t need him or his baggage.

Jack: Before you go too far in dissing the man, there’s always the chance he will change his mind and come.

Kyle: I really hope he doesn’T. We have a lot of personalities to manage in this building.

Jack: It seems to me you’re managing a lot today.

Kyle: Meaning?

Jack: I think we need to discuss what happened with diane in here earlier.

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Jack: I didn’t for one minute buy your flimsy excuse for getting diane out of here. Stop babysitting.

Kyle: I wouldn’t describe it like that. I was just looking out for my father.

Jack: I can look out for myself, thank you very much.

Kyle: You and everyone else are worried about how I would deal with my mother being back in my life. I’m handling it fine. I’m more concerned about you. And I hope you know she’s becoming attached to you.

Jack: I can’t know that for sure, and neither can you. But I can assure you, though there is a growing level of trust between us, I am always cautious where diane is concerned, and I have no interest in having a romantic relationship with her.

Kyle: I can’t tell you how relieved I am to hear that. But I have noticed the two of you spending more and more time together lately.

Jack: Yes, as parents and grandparents. I assure you, I am keeping an eye on diane. Look, you have decided to give her a second chance, and I think that’s commendable. I, on the other hand, though I am being polite and at times friendly, I am always on guard where she’s concerned. I know the damage that she can do. I am not gonna let that happen again. Are we clear on this?

Kyle: Of course.

Jack: Good. Stop looking for trouble where there is none. Focus on your beautiful wife, your amazing son, and this tremendous new job you have — all the good things in your life.

Kyle: As usual, you’re right.

Billy: I did not change my mind. I’m sorry. I need to devote 100% of myself to my job as coo, not only to support lily but I made a commitment to chancellor-winters. I hope you can understand that.

Chelsea: I could make a whole speech, you know, about how you should do what you want to do, as opposed to what you think you need to do, and how that will affect your overall happiness in life. But you know what? I’m not gonna do it. I’m not gonna do it. You made a choice, and I have to respect that.

Billy: I appreciate that.

Chelsea: Okay. So if you’re so determined to be a corporate drone, why did you ask me to meet you tonight?

Billy: Well, I thought we could do one last podcast, almost like a farewell, where i officially pass the torch to you.

Chelsea: Just, that makes me feel weird. I’m so new to this. I don’t feel comfortable doing the podcast by myself.

Billy: I understand that. I mean, look, I didn’t know what I was doing when I first sat in this chair. I think some people would say that I still don’t know what I’m doing. But you got this. I know you do. I mean, you’ve got the instincts. You proved that when you came in here and changed what I was doing and made it better. You got a finger on the pulse of what people want to hear.

Chelsea: It’s one thing to fine-tune something that already exists. It’s much different than starting from scratch.

Billy: I believe in you, chelsea. Like I said, you transformed this dour, boring podcast into something uplifting, something that even sparkles, much like you. Okay? And I am very grateful that you came into the picture.

Sally: This isn’t about adam. This is about chelsea and the way that she treats me. It is not my fault that she couldn’t rekindle her failed relationship with him. And it is not my fault that she chose to walk away from a lucrative career to babble into a microphone with billy abbott. Yet somehow I am still the enemy.

Chloe: I think it’s a two-way street.

Chelsea: I give as good as i get, because, clearly, that woman loves seeing me suffer. But I refuse to give her the satisfaction.

Chloe: Look, I know that you’re hurting, but chelsea is hurting, too. She’s lost a lot. But this isn’t a competition, and you both need to just chill out. And thanks to adam, I am dealing with a much bigger problem than your little squabble with chelsea.

Sally: What are you talking about?

Chloe: I’m talking about what your ex did to kevin. (Nathan m) secondhand smoke

Kyle: [ Sighs ]

Summer: Kyle? What’s going on? You didn’t even see me. What’s got you so preoccupied?

Kyle: I saw my mom in my dad’s office.

Summer: Okay. What’s the big deal about that?

Kyle: She was not-so-subtly flirting with him.

Summer: Oh, my god. What did you do?

Kyle: Call her on it, of course, but she very sincerely denied it and told me I had it all wrong. And I warned my dad. I got a major scolding.

Summer: About what?

Kyle: Spending too much time worrying about my mother and what she was up to with him and with phyllis. I realized my dad’s right. And I know how stressed out you’ve been about my mom and phyllis, just as much as I have.

Summer: Because we have to protect the company. Any issues between our mothers is potentially problematic.

Kyle: But they’re adults. Even if they’re adults who hate each other. And we can’t keep constantly spending our days keeping an eye on them.

Summer: I get it. I get your logic, but I have reservations. I just left from talking to my mom, and she swore up and down that she’s not up to anything regarding diane. But I just don’t know if I can believe her. As much as I want to, just something about it doesn’t ring true to me.

Kyle: I know the feeling. I felt the same way after talking to my mom. But as of now, they haven’t done anything wrong that we know of. If they cross a line, then we can act. Right now, we need to stop hovering, let go of all the tension we’ve been carrying around.

Summer: Okay. I’m with you. It’s time for us to step back and let go.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Thud ] Talia. Hi. It’s phyllis summers. I’m great. Thank you. Um, listen, I’m in the grand phoenix lobby. Do you have a second to meet? Actually… I have some ideas regarding your interest in diane jenkins.

Chloe: Kevin’s laptop was stolen, and we have every reason to believe that adam is the one behind it.

Sally: Why would adam want kevin’s laptop?

Chloe: Kevin thinks it has to do with finding out more about ashland locke’s death.

Sally: [ Scoffs ] I mean, adam has been obsessed with chance’s investigation. I’m just sorry that kevin got dragged into this.

Chloe: Yeah, you and me both.

Sally: Adam seems convinced that victor and the rest of his family have something to hide. I guess he just got fed up asking questions, so he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Chloe: Well, needless to say, kevin is furious.

Sally: Yeah, I bet. I’m not going to ask you to tell me what was on that computer that has got kevin so worried. So the question becomes, if adam finds what he’s looking for, what the hell is he gonna do with it next?

Chloe: [ Sighs ]

Adam: [ Sighs ] Hey, chance, it’s adam. Hey, look, we need to get together as soon as possible. It’s urgent. And believe me, you’re gonna want to take this meeting.

Chelsea: What if we focus on midlife career changes?

Billy: Hmm.

Chelsea: Finding new passion after years of going down another path?

Billy: Yeah, see, I’m gonna live till I’m 110, so I’m not quite ready for the midlife crisis.

Chelsea: Oh, you’re delusional and in denial.

Billy: True, true. But you’re onto something. What if we focus on continuing to find your true life passion throughout your life?

Chelsea: Kind of like the old adage, “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.”

Billy: Look at you. You’re gonna be brilliant at this.

Chelsea: No, it’s just because I have you here to bounce ideas off of.

Billy: Well, yeah, we are good together. This relationship is unlike any other one that I have in my life. It’s a unique connection.

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[ Romantic music plays ] Should we be doing that? I don’t know. But I don’t care. Me neither. No, no, no, this cannot be happening right now. Please. What’s going on? All her desserts for the picnic have gone missing. Oh. You do — you do understand that these are frozen desserts, right? In this heat — in this heat I’m gonna be serving my guests puddles instead of — no, no, no, no, wait. They put me on hold. Unbelievable. Missing desserts? Mm-hmm. Yeah. You got people, right? Do something! Nina, schatz, are you sure? Yes. Well, god knows I have no love for sonny. God and everyone in port charles. So, nina, if you want to chase after him, then — hey, look, look. You both mean well. I know you do. But I am not welcome at the quartermaines’. And the truth is, the feeling is mutual. So if you two want to go and you have nothing better to do, have at it. Not if it means running into the man that put a dent in my scotty’s nase. Yeah, well, you know, that cody bell is now working for the quartermaines. He’s a stable hand shoveling manure. But if my schnitz wants to go, I’ll go. Okay, it’s unanimous. We stay here. And besides, what could be better than kicking back and enjoying my half of this beautiful hotel? Ms. Reeves, we have a disaster on our hands.

[ Ice shaking ] Is this, uh, what you’re looking for? Ava, are you in here? Why’d you take off like that? We were having fun. Maybe that’s the problem. Can’t say I blame ava. Now, that’d be first. Who wants to put their heart out there, only to have it crushed? Whose heart are we talking about? Admit it. Never. You’re glad I talked you into coming here. I’d go anywhere with you. Ugh. Why are you so sweet? Not sweet. Just the truth. Now, that’s more like it. I know people in the trucking business. Want me to track down the delivery? Maybe the truck driver ank some, too, and fell in love. What’s he talking about?

[ Laughs ] You remember nonna’s sicilian thunderbolt? Ah! I haven’t thought about that in ages. She said the original recipe came from cupid himself. I put it in the lemonade.

[ Laughs ]


You spiked the lemonade? And chase and brook lynn drank it. Well, we don’t know who drank it, actually. He meant it for dante and sam, but then the whole thing got mixed up. Yeah, but anybody could’ve had a drink. But you know what? Don’t worry about it ’cause it’s harmless. But you said it was magic, mom. Ah. Still no delivery truck. Ah — yes, yes, yes. This is olivia quartermaine. Yes, I have a picnic full of important people outside. They’re all waiting for the desserts. Yes, I used a hotel vendor that I’ve used multiple times. Please tell me that this delivery is on the way. Excuse me. It’s where, now? Do we need to get a paper bag? I’m okay. It’s okay. It’s fine. Relax. Take a deep breath in, and ex– no, no! And exhale slow. Perfect. Now tell me what happened. The new chef threatened to quit. Did someone asks for ketchup for the dover sole? Not helping, scott. There was a huge delivery of ready-made desserts. Oh, and jamika was offended because she brought over her own pastry chef. She would never get desserts from the outside. No, she wouldn’t, but I know who would on a special occasion like today. -The quartermaine picnic. -Quartermaine picnic. Okay. Olivia must have gone through our vendor, and they mistakenly delivered it here. Okay, this is what I need you to do. Concentrate. Go to jamika and tell her that it was a mistake, never happen again. Okay, go. Run. Run faster, faster, faster, faster. Okay, I’m just going to have to redirect this delivery.

[ Clears throat ] These things happen, of course, but why not take advantage? How? Ride to the rescue yourself. You read my mind. Here you go. Thank you. Ah, come. Let’s, uh — let’s sit while we reach an understanding. Well, I certainly understand your nephew. Every time I let myself get close to nikolas, he…proves himself to be… human? A cassadine. Our family is complicated. That’s one word for it. Can’t the same be said for yours? Or has ava jerome never fallen from grace? Oh, I’ve fallen, all right. More times than I care to count. I don’t pretend to be a saint. Just want to be married to one. Mm. I just want to be married to a man who doesn’t have sex with his son’s girlfriend.

[ Chuckles ] Is that really too big an ask? I can’t condone my nephew’s behavior. That’s good. But it does take two to tango, and we both know esme is more than capable of seduction, taking advantage of a weak moment. Oh, she’s quite the manipulator, that one. Was.

[ Chuckles ] From your lips. But let’s assume you’re right. Then that would mean you’d have nothing left to fear from the late miss prince, wouldn’t it? So you must be afraid of something else. Could it be you’re afraid of being hurt again? How do things stand with trina?

[ Laughs ] They don’T. You haven’t told her you were on her side all along? No. Why bother? My plan was a fail. Not only did i not get the goods on esme, I hurt trina in the process. Spencer, it’s not your fault that esme…

[Sighs] Vanished. Well, not that I miss her or anything, but my big chance to be the hero vanished with her. Like, what a complete waste of time. I don’t know. I think it was pretty heroic that you got up on that stand to testify, even though you knew it would send you back to prison. And I bet that trina thinks so, too, even if she doesn’t want to admit it. Trina’s over me. She’s moved on. And I’m happy for her. I am. As for pentonville, I’M… almost looking forward to it. How could you say that? ‘Cause no one’s gonna miss me. Spencer, that’s not true. Grandmother?

[ Scoffs ] She’s not even in the country. I was talking about me. I’m sorry I was so hard on you guys the other day. I understand. You walked in on us talking about you. That’s never fun. Yeah, well, it — it just felt like you guys thought you knew me better than I know myself. We were just concerned. I know. I know. But it’s all good. Okay? And finn and I are in a great place. Right? Hi. This is dr. Finn for dr. Webber. Is she available? Yes, uh… tell her hamilton finn called. I need a consult with dr. Webber about… someone we have in common. Elizabeth: Feel free to chime in. Right. A great place. I’m glad. I heard about the accident. Oh, yeah, I was just careless with a collection tube. It’s nothing. Anyway, I would much rather talk about something else. Or should I say someone? Okay. Anyone in particular? Yeah. You.


You don’t want me to leave that on? Oh, that would be a look.

[ Chuckles ] You’ve no idea how many times I’ve pictured this. You have? You haven’t? About every 30 seconds. Mm. Think I’m at about every five.

[ Dramatic music plays ] You got a copy of the order? Yes, I have it all right here on my phone. You see, I got the address of the house right there. Oh, I see what you did. What? You checked the delivery address same as billing by mistake.

[ Laughs ] So, basically, I had it sent to myself at the hotel? Looks like it. I can, uh, go over there, clear things up. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Happy to help. No, yuri, I appreciate it. Truly. That’s very sweet. But you don’t work here anymore. You’re a guest in our home. I’m just gonna call to the hotel and see if someone can —

[ Alarm beeping ] What’s that? It’s my security app. Looks like there’s a fire at the boat house. Don’t panic. Let me check it out. No.

[ Singsong voice ] It’s an opportunity. No! Absolutely not. Michael and willow made me feel like a common criminal, banning me from seeing wiley, and then olivia has been openly hostile to me ever since I bought this half of the metro court. Now they’re at the quartermaines’ having this really great picnic for charity when I was pointedly not invited. So why would I go out of my way for them? You’re looking at this from the wrong angle.

You have the upper hand. Either the picnic is a total bust, as they say, or they have you to thank for its success. Yeah. Yeah. Your aunt’s a genius. Make ’em beg for those cream puffs. And when you save the day, they owe you. Yes, they do. They will owe you big-time. You both are evil. Yes, yes. Oh, yes. We work at that. Mm-hmm. But you have a point. Hm. Well, are you coming or not? Let’s roll. While you’ve all beensquabbling over who slept with who, I’ve been keeping my eye on the prize. Which is? Keeping this family intact. Aw. You’re always there when we need you. That’s ’cause you make damn sure we do. That’s not love, victor. That’s control.

[ Chuckles ] I’ve always admired your clarity, ava. Though at times cynical, you’re always the pragmatist, have your priorities in order, which is just another reason you’re such a good match for my nephew. Nikolas always thinks with his heart. Among other organs. You have been horribly wronged. I know that. I’m deeply disappointed in my nephew. I mean, what man in his right mind would cheat on you? And with esme, of all people. But anger, no matter how righteous, must be tempered with common sense, which is why I want to make myself abundantly clear. By all means. When you attack one cassadine, you attack us all. We can either be enemies or family. Ask yourself — do you really want it to be the former? Can’t speak for everyone else, but I’ll miss you terribly. Really? We’ve come a long way since you first came home. Yeah, translation — since I came home on a mission to make you and ava miserable. If only I’d known how skilled you are at doing that to yourselves. Could have saved you some time, huh? Yeah.

[ Chuckles ] I won’t give up on ava. Or you. I think I know why you picked this place to hide out at. I’m not hiding. Okay, maybe I’m hiding.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, okay. Horseback riding. Uh-huh. It’s where you feel free, right? Without a care in the world. I’d really love to have that feeling right now. When you get out of pentonville, we’re gonna fly to greece and we’re gonna go riding on the beach. Yeah, we will. We’re gonna feast on moussaka and souvlaki and all of the seafood that we both could handle.

[ Horse whinnies in distance ] Yeah, that’s a nice picture. Definitely something to frame and hang on the wall. I’m sorry that I just can’t see it. My love life? Why do you seem so surprised? Because it’s essentially non-existent. Aw, no word from chet? No, no, I’ve heard from him. I spoke to him this morning, actually. And? He’s doing well. The new job is everything he hoped for and more. I’m really happy for him. It’s not easy to let go, though, is it? It’s a little easier when you know it’s the right thing to do. Anyway, enjoy the picnic. Yeah, you too. Oy. She puts on a brave front. But, you know, she really wanted things to work out with chet. Hey. Hmm? The next time I forget how lucky we are, will you please remind me? I won’t let you forget in the first place.

[ Dramatic music plays ] Oh, my god! What is this? Sonny, what do we do? Should I grab — should I grab some water from the lake? No, no, no. Water’s gonna make it worse. I’ll just get some dirt. Okay. Ugh! Ah! Olivia: Oh! What the hell’s that?

[ Flames crackling ] Oh! The grill! Oh, my god. What the hell happened? Got a little situation here. Who was on grill duty? That would be me.


Olivia? Oh. My mom’s not here. Oh, uh, do you know where I can find her? Wait a minute. You used to be wiley’s grandmother! I still am. But I certainly know who you are, leo, and I heard all about that play you’re gonna be in. It sounds so fun. “Midsummer night’s dream.” I love that play. I’m sure you’re gonna steal the show. My mom said you stole aunt carly’s business.

[ Giggles ] Um, so do you know where your mom is? I have something for her. Uh, miss olivia is at boat house. Oh. She’s putting out a fire with uncle sonny. Fire? I can take you, if you like. No, I know where it is. You know, it’s — it’s like what violet and I talk about sometimes before bedtime, you know, that happy endings are hard to come by. You know, they — they take work, and sometimes you take a wrong turn on the way to grandma’s house and you run into the big bad wol– what am I talking about?

[ Laughing ] I don’t know. But whatever it is, it’s a good thing all those obstacles are behind us. There’s something I need to — scott: Hey! Dr. Finn, elizabeth. Oh, why the long faces? Don’t you know love is in the air? Mm.

Finally life is beautiful I’d love to get on your good side, victor, if only you had one.

[ Chuckles ] Don’t be misled by my helping hand the other day. That was not a vow of loyalty. That sounds like a threat. If I don’t play along, you’ll reveal my little secret? Oh, so murder is a little secret, now, is it? It was an accident. Yeah, of course it was. And no threats. I’m merely trying to point out that secrets have a way of getting revealed. And should that happen, who would you turn to? Your brother julian is gone. Sonny corinthos may be avery’s father, but that’s as far as your relationship goes. You’ve certainly done your research. Hmm. Face it, ava. There’s no one. Except you? I was thinking more, uh, of my nephew. Nikolas would take a bullet for you, and you know it. That ship has sailed. Then you’d better try to get back on board. There you are. I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Uncle victor. Nikolas!

[ Chuckles ] What’s going on? Oh, god. Sonny, thank god you were here. Grill’s gonna need some serious cleaning. What do mean? What? People don’t want dirt burgers for dinner? Probably not. Okay, look, I’m really sorry, guys. I got a little, uh — I got a little distracted. I left the grill unattended. The fire — it’s completely and totally my fault. Well, it’s not your fault. I mean, I was there, too. Olivia: You know what? You know what? All that matters — everybody’s safe, right? Sonny! Oh! Sonny! Hi. Hey.

[ Chuckles ]


It’s just, uh, yuri — I’m fine. Yeah, it’s just he said it was a — there was a fire, and I kept thinking about the tan-o and how big that fire was. And there’s no fire here. What was burning? It was just the grill. Oh! Drew and I were in the boathouse, and, well, we just didn’t realize how things got out of control. Oh, so me running in, “sonny!” This is a whole overreaction. I get it.

[ Clears throat ] So, olivia, I just wanted to let you know, for the record, I am not crashing your party. I brought desserts. The truck is here? No, I had them load the desserts in my car because they had another delivery to make. Actually, your timing couldn’t be more perfect. I see that. I’ll help you unload. -Okay. -Come on. No more grilling for you. Yeah, copy that. Ahh…wow. Give us a break, will you? We have a little catching up to do in the romance department. I see you insist on wearing black, even to a picnic. I try to avoid grass stains. Oh, he can wear mustard yellow so long as he puts a smile on elizabeth’s face. Doing my best. Okay. He’s doing better than that. Come on. Have fun, you two. -You too. -See ya. So what’s the verdict? Are you sorry you came? I’m only sorry there’s so many people in attendance. I want my man all to myself. Well, now, I think that can be arranged. Come on. Ava and I were just havinga friendly drink. Oh, so friendly. I’ll leave you two to talk. Ava, please. No, no, no, no. Please stay. Both of you. I was, uh — I was just headed out anyway. Such a lovely night. Oh, and remember — on an evening like this, anything is possible. Even new beginnings. That uncle of yours, he’s a real peach. What did he do? He threatened me, not that he would ever admit it. Threatened you? How? Short version — I am to stay in this sham of a marriage, or else. Doesn’t have to be a sham, ava. No, not if we don’t want it to be. Not this again. We were enjoying each other’s company. We were having so much fun. Don’t say you didn’t feel it. Do you really think lawn games can make up for what you did to me? I’m just saying that I think we still work. I love you. And I think deep down… …you love me, too. You’re delusional. Unlike your uncle. But you did say one thing that makes sense. I can count on no one but myself. Bull. You can count on me. You have this inside. Oh [Chuckles] Yeah. Thank you. I don’t really feel like much of a chef after torching all these burgers, though. Oh, I don’t know. I think you’ll get another chance to show off your skills. Man, I really hope so. That was… unexpected? Was it? Well, a grill fire in the middle of a picnic — I’m sure that wasn’t on the itinerary, right? Right. Uh, yeah. Well, it’s my mess, so I will, uh, clean it up. No, it’s our mess. And I will help you. If you insist. I do.


looks like you saved the day, huh? Well, me and my carload of desserts. No, I mean it. Did you see olivia? She was losing her mind. Oh, thank you. Well, actually, sonny, I think it’s you who saved the day with that fire. Well, you know, it’s not like the estate burned down or anything. Well, you never know. A spark could turn into something much, much… bigger. Speaking of which, did you notice what was happening over there? The boat house? Yeah. Well, I could be wrong, but there’s definitely something going on between carly and drew.

Oh, never change

[ Exhales sharply ] Fires, um… fires are scary, huh? I mean, so wild and unpredictable. Yeah. Yeah, but I get why people are drawn to them — the heat, movement, the color. When they’re not hurting people they can be pretty beautiful. In a — in a fireplace, where they’re lit and contained, right? It’s the ones that get away from you that can be so dangerous, you know, lethal, even. I mean, they can cause damage that you didn’t even think about. Carly, are you talking about fire safety here? Or are you talking about us? Excuse me, doctor, but you’re not on call. I’m not on call? Mnh-mnh. I’m not on call. So I’m just gonna put this right over here. No phones. No phones. No phones. Mnh-mnh. So, uh, now that we’re here, um, what would you like to —

always be right here

yes, I’ll always be right here

oh, I’ll always be right here

[ Laughs ] Wow.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Always be right here yeah, that was “wow.” It’s been a while since you’ve kissed me like that. Shame on me. Mnh-mnh. No? No, I like to be taken by surprise. If every kiss was a knee-buckler, then our knees wouldn’t buckle anymore, would they? I guess that’s true.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Laughs ] What? I just wish I had the words to tell you what you mean to me.

No, I don’t know all I want is for you to feel safe and…happy.

Always be right here well, then you’re in luck, because I do. And it’s all because of you.

And I’ll always be right here

oh, I’ll always be right here spencer. I was worried you might not make an appearance. I might as well have stayed home. Everyone keeps looking at me like I’m already behind bars. Oh, nonsense. Either they feel sorry for me, or they’re avoiding me altogether. Everybody? No, my father — he said all the right things. Let me guess. You, in turn, pushed him away. I’m sorry, uncle victor, but there’s nothing that he can do. That’s as may be, but have you ever stopped to wonder whether you might do something for him? Your father loves you, spencer. He’s gonna be losing you soon. He has no idea what the next few months are gonna look like. So maybe, in the time you have left before you go, you might stop feeling sorry for yourself and think about him. Don’T. Don’t what? Do you want me to tell you that I never stopped loving you? Do you want me to lie and say that I’m fine sleeping in separate bedrooms? ‘Cause I’m not. Well, that is my best offer. Well, then, I reject your offer. We were having so much fun. We were laughing and we were joking. Because we were pretending! No, I wasn’T. And I think if you dare to be honest with yourself, you weren’t either. That was us. It was us at our best, husband and wife working together, not against each other. I’m not the one who cheated! I know. That was you who cheated! And not just with anybody, right? With someone that I detest! And I am not trying to erase what I did. I made a terrible mistake, one that I need to own, and I do. And…can we — can we just — can we move forward at the same time? Can we remember what we had when it was good and not go back there, but build on that? It’s like fake, real — ava, it’s up to us. It’s our choice. We could wake up tomorrow, and we could start over. It just requires a huge leap of faith. And I’m willing to take that step. Are you?


an, I couldn’t have beenthe only one to see it, but there’s definitely, you know — there’s some kind of vibe between drew and carly. Okay.

[ Mockingly ] “Okay.”

[ Laughing ] What do you want me to say? I mean, whatever they’re doing, it’s their business. I-I’d much rather discuss you. Uh, what about me? The fact that you’re here. And I like it. Well… I like you. A lot.

To fall

precipice is endless I didn’t mean to put you on the spot. No. No. You’re right. I’m absolutely talking about us. Can I be honest? Always. I’m 50/50 about the fire breaking out. Okay. Well, I mean, a part of me, of course, didn’t want it to happen because what was going on in the boathouse was incredible. And I didn’t want it to… agreed. …[Laughs] Stop. Agreed, also agreed. But the other part of me says that it was a gift because it gave me a chance to take a step back and breathe… …and see what we have now… …and figure out if I’m willing to risk it. With that being said, you’re one hell of a kisser, drew cain. Mm. Back at you. I cannot think of a better way to end the day than with s’mores, can you? Can I have two? Well, that depends. Did you have any other desserts today? No. Are you sure? I am sure. Okay. Very sure. Then you can have two s’mores. Yay! I’m still wondering who drank my sicilian thunderbolt. Oh, yeah? You think there might be some, um, lovestruck picnic goers wandering around on the grounds? Well, do you? Well, that depends. Did you make it exactly the way that nonna made it? Mm-hmm, I think. Well, then, there just might be. Hello. Hi. Uh, I don’t even know your name. I’m terry. Nice to meet you, terry. I’m yuri. Hi. Uh… okay.

[ Laughs ] There’s gotta be a blanket

somewhere in here. A blanket? But it’s 82 — oh, a blanket. A blanket. Don’t move, not even an inch. Scout’s honor.

[ Horse whinnies in distance ]

[ Cellphone ringing ] So, uh, you see what I see? Nothing. Do you hear what I hear? Nothing. So we now have the privacy that we wanted. And what, pray tell, are you going to do with it? Well, let’s see, now. You close those beautiful blue eyes first, and I will show you. I do hope I’m not interrupting. And I hope you plunder into a patch of poison ivy. Come. Where we going? Anywhere but here. I know you need more than words. You need proof. Let’s start with this. Mm. No. It’s too late for words. It’s too late for kisses. It’s too late, nikolas. You broke us the moment you had sex with esme.

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[Knocking at door]

Eric: Nicole.

Nicole: Eric. I– I can’t stop thinking about you.

Eric: You’re a married woman, nicole. What about rafe?

Nicole: Rafe who?

[Sultry music]

[Dramatic tone]

[Soft dramatic music]

[Knocking at door]

Eric: Nicole. I’m sorry, it’s just– I can’t stop thinking about you.

Nicole: But… I’m married and… what about jada?

Eric: Jada who?

[Sultry music]

Sonny: Hey alex, do you want a ride to the office?

Sloan: [Sighs]

Alex: Morning, bro. You remember sloan?

Sloan: [Laughs] I’m just surprised you remember. Nice to see you again, sonny.

Sonny: The feeling is not mutual. Get the hell out of my house.

[Dramatic jazz music]

[Phone ringing]

Melinda: Mr. Stark, you have a visitor.

Leo: Ah, yes, my attorney. The shark, who is going to chew you up and spit you out if you are dumb enough to charge me with abigail dimera’s murder.

Melinda: It’s not your attorney, it’s someone who’d like to rip you to shreds.

[Tense music]

Male announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “days of our lives.”

[Soft orchestration]

Leo: What the hell is she doing here?

Melinda: Oh, is that any way to greet an old friend?

Leo: I’m not up for visitors.

Melinda: A social butterfly like you? Come on.

Leo: I’m waiting for my attorney to arrive. Until then, I have nothing to say.

Melinda: Well, I think you and ms. Rizczech have loads to talk about, considering I’m charging you both with first-degree murder.

Leo: But I’m innocent!

Gwen: So am I!

Melinda: You kids can deny it all you want, but I have enough evidence to convince a jury the two of you conspired to kill abigail dimera.

[Soft dramatic music]

[Knocking at door]

Eric: Jada. Hey.

Jada: Sorry if I woke you.

Eric: No, I was awake. Please. What’s going on?

Jada: I think the ac in my room is broken. It feels like a sauna in there.

Eric: Yeah. It’s pretty hot in here too.

[Soft dramatic music]

Rafe: Hope you’re hungry! I made my world-famous huevos rancheros. That. Just thought I’d do something romantic for my beautiful wife before I went to work. What’s wrong?

Alex: Bro, why are you being so rude?

Sonny: Because, bro, ms. Petersen here is leo stark’s attorney.

Alex: Who the hell is ms.–? You’re a lawyer?

Sloan: I told you that, like, six times.

Alex: Guess I was focused on other things.

Sloan: Yeah, you were.

Sonny: Alex! Hey! Focus on me! All right, hey, you know all the horrible things that leo has done to me. To my family, to the people that I care about. And now he’s accused of murdering my best friend’s wife!

Sloan: The key word here being “accused.”

Sonny: Your client, he is a conman, all right? He’s a gold digger and a disgusting piece of filth.

Sloan: Who, according to the united states constitution, is entitled to a defense.

Sonny: I don’t want the opportunistic snake who is representing him in my house! Oh, that must also mean you’re aware of the bogus sexual harassment lawsuit he brought against me that almost ruined my family. Hey, my career. And my family’s company.

Sloan: To my knowledge, that lawsuit went away.

Sonny: Yeah, but leo didn’t! He just chose some other innocent victim! And when I led the charge against him, he went on this revenge rampage! He took pictures of me and him in bed together. Then he sold some bogus story to “the intruder” about chad. And when that didn’t work, he murdered abigail.

Alex: All right. Look, my brother is right, the guy is garbage. I can’t continue sleeping with you if you’re gonna continue to represent him. You’re gonna have to dump him as a client, babe.

Sloan: Or we could just end this instead.

Alex: I guess that could be an option. It would not be good for my ego, but–

Sloan: Look, this has been fun, but my career comes first. I’m sure you get that.

Alex: I do.

Sloan: Mm.

Alex: Mm. Well, good luck, ms. Petersen.

Sloan: Thanks. I’ll just get my things and I’ll be on my way.

[Soft dramatic music]

Sonny: Really?

Melinda: You’re both scheduled to be arraigned this morning. Mr. Stark, we’ve already established that your attorney will be here soon. Ms. Rizczech, I understand that you have yet to retain counsel?

Gwen: Correct.

Melinda: Well, if it’s your strategy to throw yourself upon the mercy of the court, then I should let you know that I am going to remind said court of your complete absence of mercy you showed your sister abigail when she was being repeatedly and viciously stabbed to death. I’ll see you both in court.

Gwen: This is all your bloody fault, you bastard! I can’t believe you sold me out.

Leo: I had no choice! Clyde weston blabbed about me having abigail’s jewelry and then chad’s obnoxious little kid said he ran into me in the dimera tunnels the day she was killed!

Gwen: Oh, so you betrayed me just to save your own sorry little ass!

Leo: Gwendolyn, darling, I love you to pieces, but I am not doing life in lockup for a crime you committed!

Chad: So kayla’s mia too?

Stephanie: We made plans to have breakfast, but she’s not in her office and she’s not answering her phone.

Chad: Yeah, marlena’S… not either.

Stephanie: Well, I’m sure it’s no biggie. Last minute stuff comes up for doctors all the time. They’ll be in touch soon.

Chad: Yeah. Look, your mom is the one that… talked me into making an appointment with marlena in the first place. She made me realize that I wasn’T… handling abby’s death in the healthiest way possible. Can you just thank her for me?

Stephanie: Will do. Chad, wait. Since we both got stood up, what would you say to having breakfast with me?

Chad: Oh, okay.

[Soft dramatic music]

Rafe: What’s going on? You’re all flushed. Maybe you’re coming down with something. Oh, yeah, you do feel warm. Want me to get you some aspirin? Maybe some tea, something?

Nicole: I–I’m not sick.

Rafe: Okay.

Nicole: But there’s something I need to tell you.

[Soft dramatic music]

Jada: [Sighs] Well, I woke up in a sweat and looks like you did too. Is your ac broken?

Eric: No, it seems to be working just fine.

Jada: Well, mine’s definitely broken. I looked around for a fan, but I couldn’t find one.

Eric: I’m so sorry. I’ve been trying to get my dad to replace the old units with new ones. You know what? I can go take a look at it and see if I can fix it.

Jada: Oh, you can fix it?

Eric: Pretty handy with tools. Let me just throw something on, okay?

Jada: Maybe you can do that later.

[Dramatic music]

Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Stephanie: I think it’s great that you decided to start therapy.

Chad: Yeah, you know, I don’t know, I should– I probably should’ve done it sooner. It’s just– you know, with the kids and moving.

Stephanie: You’ve been kind of busy.

Chad: Yeah. I guess I just avoided dealing with the grief by being, you know, focused on just trying to find out who killed abby.

Stephanie: Well, you’re getting help now. That’s what matters. And, chad, I’m here if you ever want to talk.

Chad: I appreciate that.

Stephanie: I’ve been keeping up with abigail’s case. I know they have two people in custody.

Chad: Yeah, and neither one of them could’ve done it. Or, I don’t know, they were both working on it together.

Stephanie: I’m sure it’ll be a huge relief when they finally close the case.

Chad: Yeah. But… even if whoever did it is convicted, my wife is never coming back.

Gwen: You should’ve left well enough alone.

Leo: I’m up to my neck in this too, sweetheart. I couldn’t take the chance.

Gwen: That I would pin the murder on you? No, matty, you are the rat here, not me.

Leo: Bottom line, I asked you what happened the night abigail died, and you wouldn’t answer me.

Gwen: I did so.

Leo: No. You said there was nothing to tell, which left me concerned.

Gwen: Concerned, yes, right, about you. I tossed that mask away for a second time and then you fished it out for a second time, as insurance, and at the first opportunity, you used that to throw the suspicion off of you and pin it onto me.

Leo: Well, it sounds bad when you put it that way.

Gwen: Oh, yeah, it does, doesn’t it? How’s that little plan working out for you, judas? I know you were planning on parading out of here with your silly, cute little bum and leaving me here to fry, but now we are both here on the hook for murder together.

Sloan: I was hoping to have a word with my client before his arraignment.

Melinda: Be my guest. Mr. Stark is in the interrogation room, with his codefendant.

Sloan: You have gwen rizczech dead to rights on murder one and you’re going to risk that by tying her to my client?

Melinda: I don’t see any risk here. I see this as an opportunity to put two co-conspirators away for life.

Sloan: Why are you going after leo so hard? He led you to the mask, which implicates rizczech. Thanks to his cooperation, you were able to place her at the scene of the crime.

Melinda: I’ll see you at the courthouse.

[Tense music]

Sloan: Leo gave you half your case. He deserves consideration.

Melinda: What is it you want me to consider?

Sloan: Cutting him loose.

Sonny: Look, I’m– I’m sorry about sloan.

Alex: Don’t be. There’s plenty of fish in the sea. I have no problem casting a very wide net.

Sonny: Oh, yes, no, we’ve already established that. First, there was lisa. There was gabi.

Alex: Yeah. There’s a lot of beautiful women in this town. Including your sister-in-law allie. She’s smart, she’s beautiful.

Sonny: And taken.

Alex: Mm. I know. Chanel dupree, yeah. Sonny, I’m not in the business of breaking up happy couples. That’s why I offered to hang out with them both.

Sonny: [Coughs] “Hang out”? As in sleep with them?

Alex: Yes. But they turned me down.

Sonny: Yeah, of course, alex. You need to come with like a warning label or something.

Alex: Come on, so they didn’t go for the whole threesome idea. Maybe they change their mind. Who knows?

Jada: Sorry, I’m usually not this forward. I don’t know what I was doing. Sorry.

[Dramatic music]

Rafe: You can tell me anything. Whatever it is you need to say, just say it.

Nicole: What I need to tell you is… rafe hernandez, you are the sweetest, sexiest, most amazing husband a woman could ever have.

Rafe: Oh. Keep talking.

Nicole: [Laughs] But I’d rather do this.

[Soft dramatic music]

It’s started. Somewhere between a cuddle

Chad: I still can’t believe she’s gone. Abby was the love of my life. She always will be.

Stephanie: The love of your life. I can’t even imagine what that would feel like.

Chad: Why, because you’ve never been serious with anyone?

Stephanie: I was engaged to philip kiriakis, but that was a million years ago, and I was a totally different person then.

Chad: Yeah, well, what about after you left salem?

Stephanie: Mostly I’ve been focused on my career. I date here and there. And there was one guy last summer. I thought that might turn into something.

Chad: What happened?

Stephanie: When the summer was over, so was the relationship. I guess maybe he sensed that I wanted to get serious, and it scared him off. He never gave me an explanation.

Chad: That is very uncool.

Stephanie: Yeah. Well, I didn’t really need him to explain. I was–I was in denial for a while about it, but the signs were all there.

Chad: What signs?

Stephanie: That a commitment was the last thing he wanted. He was a womanizer, player.

Sonny: Okay, yes, look, I know that you love the idea of being a player–

Alex: Ooh, no, no, not a player, sonny. Players deceive people. They use them and they throw them away. That’s not me. I have the utmost respect for women.

Sonny: Oh, yes, yes, lots and lots of women.

Alex: Okay, well, if I’m up front about my intentions, what’s wrong with that?

Sonny: Nothing, I guess. I mean, as long as no one’s getting hurt, but–

Alex: That is the last thing that I want. So, to avoid any type of confusion or misunderstandings, I am up front with anybody that I get with and I let them know that I’m not looking or anything serious. And as soon as they start to steer that ship in a different direction, I’m out.

Sonny: I know that you see me as like this weird, old married guy, but I’m telling you, man, there’s something to be said about finding that special someone.

Alex: Hmm. To each his own. I’m not looking to settle down.

Sonny: Maybe not now. Fine. But someday I’m hoping you’ll realize there’s more to life than just random casual sex.

Eric: You okay? Why are you so quiet?

Jada: It’s because… I’m embarrassed.

Eric: Why?

Jada: I don’t know. I don’t really do this sort of thing. Actually, this is the first time I’ve slept with someone since my divorce.

Eric: Me too. I mean, it’s been a while for me too.

Jada: Well, if you were out of practice, I certainly couldn’t tell.

[Both laugh]

Eric: Likewise.

Jada: And listen, eric, when I knocked on your door, I had no idea that this was gonna happen. And when I saw you standing there–

Eric: There’s no complaints.

Jada: So, you haven’t slept with anyone since you were a priest?

Eric: Not since I was married to nicole.

[Soft dramatic music]

Rafe: Mmm. My god. I wish I could stay here like this all day, but I have to get ready for work.

Nicole: Okay.

Rafe: Okay. Okay.

Nicole: You know, I read last night that you’ve made some progress in abigail’s case.

Rafe: Yeah, both leo and gwen are being arraigned today.

Nicole: I can’t believe abigail’s very own sister would do something so horrible.

Rafe: Well, she admitted to being in the dimera mansion, but she denies killing abigail.

Nicole: Do you believe her?

Rafe: I have to say the evidence against her is quite damning and her story is totally far-fetched, but, yeah, my gut tells me she is telling the truth.

Gwen: I’m going to tell you the same thing as I told rafe when I gave my statement. Yes, I was in the dimera house that night. And, yes, I did see abigail. But I did not want to kill my sister. I wanted to get rid of sarah horton.

Leo: You lost me.

Gwen: Okay. I snuck up into abigail’s room wearing the mask and I acted as though sarah was having one of her hallucinations when she looks in front of her and sees the person as kristen dimera.

Leo: Why?

Gwen: Because… if sarah were to attack abigail with a syringe, then everybody would look at her like she’s crazy and dangerous and she’d need to be locked up.

Leo: And you’d be reunited with your scotty hottie.

Gwen: Yeah. But my plan went completely bust when abigail ripped that mask off my face and she threatened to call the police.

Leo: And that’s when you–?

Gwen: No. I convinced her to let me go back to statesville.

Leo: Why would she do that when you just tried to dope her up again?

Gwen: The syringe was filled with saline. I had no intention of hurting abigail. She was just a means to an end. And– oh, this whole thing is just so, so stupid.

Leo: So she just let you walk away?

Gwen: She said I had one hour to make it back to my cell before she turns me in. So… I ran out of there. I ran out of the house as fast as I could. But I’m telling you… when I left, abigail was alive.

Leo: The commissioner, does he believe this story of yours?

Gwen: I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t care. Matty, you are the only friend that I have right now in this whole horrible, miserable world. And I don’t care if the jury wants to convict me or if everybody hates my bloody guts. All I care about is that you believe me. Now… do you believe me?

[Tense music]

Melinda: You want me to release leo?

Sloan: He’s innocent.

Melinda: Well, gwen claims to be innocent too. Denies any involvement in her sister’s murder.

Sloan: Well, gwen can claim anything she wants. With the evidence you have against her, you could destroy her. She doesn’t even have a lawyer.

Melinda: Not yet. But as you know, this is a career-making case. Some hot shot defense attorney can show up any minute and cast doubt on her guilt and point the finger at someone else. Like, say, your client. Don’t forget, there’s a mountain of evidence against him too.

Sloan: We both know that the evidence against leo is purely circumstantial. The only case you have here is gwen.

Melinda: I think if i put them both on trial, it doubles my chances of getting a conviction. And make no mistake, I will at least get one. But that said, I do see a scenario where someone might be able to avoid trial all together.

Sloan: And what is that?

Melinda: If one of them were to flip on the other.

Sloan: Leo already did. He gave you the mask.

Melinda: It’s not enough. He needs to give me the nail to put in gwen’s coffin.

[Tense music]

Leo: I do. I do believe you, gwendolyn. And I am so sorry that I doubted you. Bring it in, girlfriend.

Gwen: Oh.

Leo: Wait.

Gwen: We can do this.

Leo: Yeah.

Gwen: Oh.

Leo: Oh.

Gwen: There we go.

Leo: All right, okay.

Gwen: Okay.

Leo: Now what do we do?

Gwen: Now we stick together. We remain a team. If we do that, they won’t have a case against us.

Leo: Okay. And to make up for throwing you under the bus, I’m gonna get my bad-ass attorney to represent you.

Gwen: Oh, god, I can’t bloody afford her.

Leo: Neither can I. But sp cannot put a price on the publicity she’s gonna get from repping both of us. I just had to promise her a cut of any future book deals and you can do the same thing.

Gwen: Definitely. Oh, my god, mattycakes, really, if you can get her to help me, I would– I would appreciate that so very much.

Leo: Of course and once all this is over, we can write a book. Which they will then adapt into a movie. You can be my date to the oscars.

Gwen: Absolutely I will. Can you imagine how glorious that will be when we win?

[Clears throat] On behalf of my collaborator leo stark and myself, I would like to show my profound appreciation to the academy for this incredible honor.

Leo: I’m gonna keep mine nice and simple. You like me! You really like me!

Gwen: [Laughs]

[Both laughing] Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Leo: Sloany-kins? I have amazing news. You have the chance to achieve fame and fortune beyond your wildest dreams. See, now, if you also represent gwen–

Sloan: Oh, forget it.

Leo: No, hear me out. If you also–

Sloan: You need to worry about yourself right now. I just spoke with trask. She’s determined to convict you.

Leo: She can’T. She doesn’t have enough.

Sloan: Only because she doesn’t know you were in abigail’s room with a knife the night she was killed.

Leo: So don’t tell her.

Sloan: This is beyond my control, leo. Half of the salem pd and the entire dimera family are out there, pouring out resources to try and solve this case. It’s only a matter of time before they find out. And when they do, they’ll have everything that they need to put you on death row. Is that what you want?

Leo: Of course not.

Sloan: Then you need to give trask something to tighten the noose around gwen’s neck.

Alex: I didn’t come to salem looking for mrs. Right. Came here to be with you, bro.

Sonny: Yes, and flirt with a lot of women.

Alex: What can I say? I’m a free spirit. But I also have a job, which I need to get dressed for and we need to head to the office.

Sonny: Just wait, okay? Look, you’re telling me you’ve never met some woman where you’re like… “oh, my god, this could be the one”?

Alex: Oh, my god, no, and I hope to god that never happens because the day that happens the fun is over, sonny.

Sonny: Spoken like a true romantic.

Alex: Romance ain’t my bag.

Sonny: What about love?

Alex: What about love? I’m not interested.

Sonny: [Stammers] Even, like, the most heartless sociopath is interested in love. It’s what makes the world go round, haven’t you heard?

Alex: No, I haven’T. I didn’t get that memo.

Sonny: No, I think you did. I think you got it and you just chose to ignore it. But one day… you are gonna meet some woman who just… knocks you off your feet. And then you are gonna fall just as hard and fast as the rest of us.

[Tense music]

Stephanie: Just when i started to think I might have a future with this guy, he totally ghosted me.

Chad: Well, it’s his loss.

Stephanie: Yeah. Well, like I said, the signs were all there. And maybe I was deluding myself in thinking that maybe he cared as much as I did. Anyway, when the right person comes along, it’ll be a totally different story. And until then, I’ve got my friends, my family, my career.

Chad: Get out of town, look at you. Sjpr.

Stephanie: That’s my firm.

Chad: Wow. I am not a dimera anymore, but if I ever get pulled back in, I will certainly need an image makeover.

[Phone beeps] Work?

Stephanie: Yeah. I–I just landed a new client. I can’t say who because they haven’t gone public yet, but I can say that this job is gonna keep me around in salem for a while.

Chad: Well, I’ll let you get to it.

Stephanie: Oh, it’s on me.

Chad: Thank you.

Stephanie: Any time. And I meant what I said. If you ever want to talk, I’m here.

Chad: That’s good to know. And I’m guessing you charge less than marlena.

Stephanie: [Laughs] I do, for good friends.

[Sentimental music]

Jada: I just didn’t expect it to go from zero to 60.

Eric: Neither did I.

[Both chuckle] I–I like you.

Jada: I like you too.

Eric: You know, sometimes things like this can just… happen, you know? It can just kind of take over.

Jada: I noticed that.

[Tense music]

[Phone beeps]

[Line ringing]

[Phone rings]

[Phone beeps]

Chloe: Hey, nicole. If this is about the merino contract, we’re all good. I got gabi to sign off on it.

Nicole: It’s not about the merino contract. It’s about me desperately needing to talk to someone.

Chloe: Oh. What’s going on?

Nicole: Okay, chloe, don’t say I told you so. Okay? I mean it.

Chloe: I won’T.

Nicole: Okay. I love rafe. He’s my husband and I don’t regret marrying him for a second. But–

Chloe: But what?

Nicole: I can’t stop thinking about eric. Time. It’s life’s most precious commodity,

Leo: I don’t– I don’t have anything to give to trask.

Sloan: Well, you’d better think of something before she finds out about you and the knife. Something that’s gonna make a jury believe that gwen killed her sister.

Leo: Are you asking me to lie?

Sloan: Quite the opposite. I’m asking you to help me do my job, which is to make all of this disappear. But in order to do that, I need you to be honest with me about gwen. No matter how much it hurts, no matter how hard it is, the truth, leo. The truth will set you free.

Chloe: So you had a dream about your ex.

Nicole: A sex dream. Clearly, I am having lingering desires that I shouldn’t have. Oh, god. Chloe, what are you thinking?

Chloe: Well, remember when you mistakenly thought that eric and jada went upstairs to have sex on their first date?

Nicole: Yeah, I was worried they were moving too fast and eric would get hurt.

Chloe: Right and I think that’s what the dream is really about. I mean, are you still concerned about that?

Nicole: Well, how can I not? I mean, five minutes after their first date, she was moving in down the hall. It’s just– it’s just– it’s just none of my damn business and I don’t even know why I’m even thinking about it. What is wrong with me?

Chloe: There’s nothing wrong with you. I mean, eric is your ex-husband, your first love. I think it’s normal to feel protective of him. But, you know, don’t go jumping to the wrong conclusion again. Just because they’re living under the same roof does not mean that they are sleeping together.

Eric: You know, we could go downstairs and grab some breakfast. Unless you have to go to work.

Jada: I actually have the morning off, so that sounds like a plan. But would you mind if I grab a quick shower first?

Eric: No, no, not at all. You know, why don’t you use mine? And I’ll go see if i can get your ac working.

Jada: I appreciate that. It’s gonna be a hot day.

[Laughs]

Eric: Yeah.

Jada: Sorry.

Eric: I was–

[Both laugh

[Sentimental music]

Nicole: Thank you, chloe, for helping me try to figure this out. But I think maybe I should just go and talk to eric.

Chloe: Why would you do that?

Nicole: Well, so, you know, we can just get it all out in the open.

Chloe: Okay, honey, I am all for communication but I really think you should keep a lid on that one. I mean, after all, you are married.

Nicole: Maybe if I just go over there and tell eric about the dream–

Chloe: What? Your dream will come true?

Nicole: No! No! No. No, he’ll just tell me how ridiculous I am, we’ll get a good laugh out of it, and that’ll be that.

Chloe: Ooh, nicole, I think that’s a really bad idea.

Nicole: Well, when has that ever stopped me? After trying lots of things to manage her

Nicole: [Exhales] Okay, all right. Chloe’s wrong. Eric and I are friends. We can talk about this like mature adults.

[Sighs]

[Soft dramatic music]

Rafe: Time to go.

Gwen: So is it a done deal?

Sloan: It is.

Gwen: Thank you. Thank you so much for agreeing to represent me.

Melinda: That isn’t the deal she made, ms. Rizczech.

Gwen: I don’t understand.

Leo: Gwen, I’m so sorry.

Gwen: Sorry? Sorry for what?

Leo: I tried. I really did. But I cannot lie for you anymore. I had to tell the truth.

Gwen: What truth? Matty, what did you do?

Leo: I told them what you told me– that you killed abigail.

[Dramatic music]

Stephanie: What the hell, dude? Watch where you’re going.

Sonny’s voice: You are gonna meet some woman who just knocks you off your feet. And then you are gonna fall just as hard and fast as the rest of us.

[Dreamy harp music]

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Hope: Here you go.

Brooke: Thank you. It’s so quiet without liam and the kids.

Hope: Yeah. Oh, liam actually has a meeting with bill and wyatt.

Brooke: Well, that’s good. He’s working a lot.

Hope: And I think it’s nice that he’s spending time with his father. It’s a bit of a reminder for myself not to neglect my dad.

Brooke: What? Honey, you’re not neglecting your father. You were just on the phone with him, and he said he was busy dealing with something.

Sheila: Hey, roomie.

Deacon: Can we not? We are not roomies.

Sheila: What would you rather I say? Live-in lover?

Deacon: I’m letting you crash here, and I’m obviously nuts for doing it.

Sheila: Well, you know what, I look around, I’m thinking that we could really spruce this place up. Maybe go with a– a new color palette, a couple of floral pillows.

Deacon: I don’t know what’s worse, floral pillows or a supposedly dead fugitive staring me in the face all day.

Sheila: All day and all night. I’ll definitely make it worth your while. I will fulfill whatever needs you have, and I’ll give you a lot of money too.

Steffy: So cute, like with that little laugh there, how adorable was that? The kids are all settled in with amelia.

Finn: Yeah, it was super cute. Douglas was teaching hayes how to sketch a rocket ship. Very advanced stuff.

Taylor: Well, I am in heaven watching all of them together.

Ridge: Donna, dad, thanks again for having us. Thank you.

Eric: Sure.

Finn: And thanks for including my mom, eric. She’s on her way.

Eric: That’s my pleasure. That’s what tonight’s all about, isn’t it? Reconnecting with one another, reminding each other how much… how much we depend on each other. And it’s wonderful to see you again, I can tell you that.

Steffy: Couldn’t agree more.

Taylor: The miracle of monaco lives on.

Ridge: You look really good, dad.

Donna: Doesn’t he now?

Ridge: Yeah.

Donna: My dashing eric.

Eric: Thank you.

Donna: You’re welcome.

Finn: Oh, mom. Hey, you made it.

Li: A bit late.

Finn: It’s all right, please.

Li: I wanted to get this for you, eric. I really appreciate you inviting me.

Eric: Of course. Thank you, that’s very thoughtful. You know, we cannot stop marveling that your son is here.

Li: I know some of you still have issues with how I handled things.

Finn: M– mom, you saved my life. That’s all that matters.

Li: I’m still in awe of it myself. That I get many more years with my beautiful boy.

Finn: Well, it’s because of you. And I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you.

Eric: We’ve done everything we can to make it clear to him that he is now a member of the forrester family, and that– that applies to you, too.

Li: Thank you.

Eric: Yeah.

Finn: Okay, well, come on in. Have a drink, yeah? Maybe one of eric’s famous martinis?

Eric: Okay, at least one.

Steffy: Make sure the kids aren’t drawing on granddad’s furniture.

Taylor: Well, I’m– I’m glad we’re doing this. You know, it’s good to have everybody together.

Brooke: Uh-huh. Nothing from ridge.

Hope: I’m sure it’s a lot with the kids running around. They’re probably getting, you know, ready for dinner.

Brooke: Just feels strange not being there. I am his wife, after all.

Hope: Yeah, that would’ve been nice.

Brooke: I do understand though. I mean, they’re still trying to process everything that’s happened. Finding out that finn is alive, and sheila out of our lives, once and for all.

Sheila: I’m gonna be here for a very long time.

Deacon: Don’t remind me.

Sheila: You know what? You weren’t complaining last night, so why don’t we have a repeat performance, huh? We’re both stuck in this shabby little place, we may as well make the most of it.

Deacon: I gotta go down to the bar and clock in.

Sheila: Oh, come on. You have some fun with me before you go. Hmm? Smile. Enjoy yourself. Why don’t we just enjoy our new living arrangement?

Sheila: Do you really have to go to work?

Deacon: I do if I don’t want to be late.

Sheila: Well, maybe I can come down later and keep you company.

Deacon: You do not step a foot outside. Do you understand? Look, if anyone finds out the truth, especially hope and brooke, if they figure out that you’re alive and kicking, and that you’re staying here. You know what that’s gonna–

Sheila: Oh, would you just chill!

[ Sheila sighing ]

Hope: I am glad that douglas is having a fun time over at eric’S. They’re his family too. Though, I admit, him staying for another night for dinner, threw me for a loop. I just wish that thomas had given me a bit of a heads-up, that’s all.

Brooke: Let’s hope that that doesn’t become a habit.

Hope: Anyways, I’m surprised that taylor’s the one pushing so aggressively for thomas to get more custody.

Brooke: She knows that ridge and I won’t be on the same page when it comes to thomas. So, she’s using this to undermine my marriage. I’m sure that’s what this forrester party is all about.

Ridge: What are you talking about? I was a huge success. I pulled a rabbit out of a hat. Dad, you remember that?

Taylor: It was not a rabbit. You said it was a rabbit. It was a stuffed monkey, and the kids were so confused. Do you remember?

Ridge: It was a stuffed monkey rabbit, it was perfect.

Donna: Excuse me, uh, could I have everyone’s attention, please? Actually, could you two please help me hang this above the fireplace?

Thomas: Yeah, sure.

Donna: Thank you. Well, the time has come for, um, a new portrait over the fireplace.

Eric: Oh, donna, I don’t really think this is the time for that.

Donna: Oh, actually, no, eric, this is the perfect time. In fact, it’s– it’s long overdue. As many of you know, I have been away from this home for many years. But now I’m back, and I have the– the privilege of living with this– this wonderful man. And as the new lady of this house, I would like to make some much-needed changes. To put a stamp on this home in a way that I– I hope will be permanent. A forever fixture. The first person that you see when you walk through the door.

Ridge: See now, that makes sense.

Taylor: Aw, okay.

Ridge: Did you think for one second, it was gonna be her?

Taylor: I did, yeah, I really did. A 1000%. PDonna: It’s about time your handsome face hung above the fireplace. After all, it’s your home, eric.

Eric: Wow. Look at that.

Donna: What do you think? Do you like it?

Eric: It’s wonderful, thank you.

Donna: Yeah?

Eric: Thank you.

Thomas: You know, uh, donna’s right. Grandad, you deserve this. How you– you’ve always supported me. I mean, my entire family has been there for me, and now to have douglas here. In your home, our home. It’s a– it’s an honor. You know, you, grandad, and dad, you both have taught me everything I know. How to– how to be a designer. How to be a father. How to be a man. I went through some dark times, but I’m coming out the other side. And I’m a better man for it. And, um, you were always there for me. Especially you.

Ridge: Come here. I’m so proud of you. I’m steve, I lost 138 pounds in nine months on golo

Hope: Taylor and steffy have to realize that this douglas situation is going to put you and ridge at odds.

Brooke: Yeah, well, that’s the point. They want us to disagree. That way they can hold one more thing against the logans.

Hope: Well, I… I feel bad because I don’t wanna put you in that position.

Brooke: Honey, you’re not putting me in that position, they are. By convincing thomas to drag douglas out of here, away from you.

Hope: And one would think, as mothers, that they would understand how damaging this could be for douglas.

Brooke: Yeah. I mean, taylor should know better. Being a psychiatrist. Until thomas can show more stability and consistency, there is no way that douglas is moving out of here.

Hope: Okay, mom, I… I appreciate your enthusiasm about this, but I don’t want it to have any consequences.

Brooke: Honey, it’s okay. Ridge and I won’t let it affect us.

Hope: Well, I appreciate the support.

Brooke: I will always have your back, sweetie. Always.

Hope: Thank you. So, since douglas is with thomas, and beth is at her overnight, and liam is at his meeting, and dad sounded stressed on the phone, I am actually going to go pay him a visit.

[ Deacon moaning ]

Deacon: Wait, one second.

Sheila: What are you doing? What are you doing?

Deacon: I told you, I gotta go to work! I gotta go to work. Listen, if you and your nine toes wanna go hide somewhere else, I won’t take it personally.

Sheila: Oh, god.

Deacon: Come on. What’s with the face? You’re not gonna be alone that long. Take a nap or something.

Sheila: Well, it’s just like… I can’t help thinking about finn.

Deacon: Sheila, you know you’re never gonna see him again.

Sheila: Yeah, but I can’t help wondering how he really feels about my… my supposed death.

Finn: Well, that is the best thing I’ve heard all day, I love you, too. More than all the dolphins in the ocean.

Kelly: And all the butterflies?

Finn: Yeah, and all the butterflies. And the– and the ladybugs, too.

[ Steffy laughing ]

Steffy: Did you make that? Oh, is that the four of us? I have to show it to hayes once he’s up from his nap.

Finn: Yeah.

Steffy: Aw. You’re happy finn’s back? I’m happy, too.

Finn: Hey, everyone? I’d like to say a few things if it’s okay. Um, this has been a long road for all of us. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for my wife. And our children, who made me keep fighting. When I slowly began to regain consciousness, I pictured a moment just like this. And with every beat of my heart, I would just say steffy’s name over and over my head, like a mantra. Like a prayer. I couldn’t move my legs. I didn’t know how I would get back here, but… I knew I had to find a way. Back to you, back to the kids. And to have that kind of, that depth and devotion, to tap into, that’S… that’s what pulled me through. That’s– that’s what saved me. Few people get to know that kind of connection, and if they do, they’re lucky. So, I think we’re all very lucky. Ice cream is like whooping cough,

Deacon: Okay, I gotta go.

Sheila: Oh, so soon.

Deacon: Oh, like you haven’t been stalling me.

Sheila: What’s a girl to do? I’m already so bored.

Deacon: Yeah, I’m sure you’ll figure something out, all right? Just lay low, and stay quiet.

Sheila: Yeah, yeah.

Deacon: Sheila, lay low. Stay quiet. No one can see or hear you.

Sheila: Obviously.

Deacon: All right. I’ll bring you something to eat when I come back.

Sheila: Okay. I’ll be here, all by my lonesome.

[ Overlapping conversation ]

Thomas: Hey, buddy. You having fun?

Douglas: Yeah, this is awesome.

Thomas: Ah okay, cool.

[Laughing]

Eric: That’s the, uh– joys of being a grandparent. You can watch the kids play from a safe distance.

[ Laughing ]

Li: I’m still new at being a grandmother. Watching these two laugh and play, it’s just magical.

Ridge: Magical, is it? Yeah, especially from a distance, ’cause you’re not gonna pull a hammy that way.

Taylor: Oh, yes. But see, I– I loved those days very much, and I also love these days.

Ridge: No, this is great. Thank you, once again for giving us what we didn’t know you needed.

Taylor: Yeah.

Eric: It’s marvelous. Absolutely wonderful. We should do this more often.

Ridge: Yes, we should do it more often.

Taylor: I agree.

Ridge: Invite us more often. Look at what we have, look around you. Look how fortunate we are. It’s a family. These are my kids.

Taylor: Yes.

Ridge: I mean, you guys running around in here, and I just, I’m thank– thank you, if I haven’t said it before, for giving me such a wonderful family.

Taylor: Yeah. Yeah, well, you’re welcome. This is what it’s all about. I mean, can you feel the love in the room? It’s just, it’s so there. All the connection. It’s just beautiful, it really is. And the best thing about it, is you two. Right now, just seeing the two of you smiling and laughing with your kids. It’s everything.

Ridge: It is everything. I’m gonna remember this moment for a long time. And I promise right now, you can quote me, I will be, from now on, the best man I can possibly be for you.

Steffy: Aw, dad, you are the best.

Ridge: See? Come here.

Taylor: Yay.

Thomas: I love you, mom.

Taylor: I love you, baby.

Ridge: What about this guy?

Finn: Thanks. Ridge: I love you, buddy.

[ Phone ringing ]

Brooke: Hi.

Donna: Hey.

Brooke: Donna, how’s it going over there at eric’s?

Donna: Ridge just gave a really nice speech about his kids. And, of course, everyone’s overjoyed about finn. Um, it’s really a sweet, sweet evening. It’s– it’S… there’s only one problem, brooke. You’re not here. Taylor is here with ridge instead.

Ridge: You look–

Taylor: Thank you.

Ridge: Thanks for dressing up tonight, finally.

[ Taylor laughing ] Feels nice. Come here.

Brooke: Taylor is using this sweet family bonding time as a way to manipulate ridge’s feelings.

Hope: Dad? Are you here? I’m looking for my father. Who are you?

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