Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[suspenseful music]
Steve? What’s going on?
I’ll tell you what’s going on. This woman is not Abigail. [dramatic music] – Yes, Mr. Shin. It is definitely a miracle my sister-in-law is back from the dead. Oh, I agree. It was a very productive meeting. You and the board have given me a lot to think about. [chuckles] Yes, always a pleasure talking with you too. Zài jiàn. Cranky old bastard. [sighs]
[scoffs] You.
Yes, me. We need to talk, Kristen.
First of all, Xander, I don’t recall any plan to meet you here. And if you’re here to beg for the serum again, just save your breath. I’m not gonna hand it over while Brady’s still behind bars.
But he isn’t. Brady’s free.
[siren wailing] [indistinct chatter]
Sarah.
Brady. I’m so happy that I caught you before you left. I heard that the DA dropped the charge against you.
Yeah, they just– just processed my release.
And now the right person is behind bars. I’m really happy that EJ came to his senses.
Mm-hmm, obviously, me too.
Right. Look, I’m sure that you– you want to get home and get out of here, but do you have a minute? There’s something I’d really like to say to you. [tense music]
What do you mean, she–she isn’t Abigail?
This woman is an imposter, Chad. She’s a con artist.
Stop! Stop! We’ve been over this, all right? We did a DNA test.
Kayla ran the test again. The samples between her and Jack are definitely not a match.
I’m sorry, Chad. This woman is not your wife.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
The police let Brady go? [dramatic music]
He’s been fully exonerated now that they’ve arrested the true culprit.
Wait, what do you mean, the true culprit? Are you saying that Brady isn’t the one that ran over Sarah?
No, he isn’t. It was–it was my mum.
What?
Yeah. Turns out, she and Brady were drinking the night of the accident and my mum was behind the wheel when they hit Sarah. And then rather than own up to what she did, she decided to frame Brady.
Oh, good Lord.
Surprised you haven’t heard about all this or read about it. It was in “The Spectator” this morning.
Well, I just got back from a business trip to Chicago.
Well, I just got back from the police station, where your brother didn’t want to release Brady. But Sarah and I, we managed to change his mind.
So Brady is really free? Yes, Kristen, that’s what I’m trying to tell you. Now, please, can we have the serum?
I don’t think so.
What?
Well, not until I confirm what you’re telling me.
Damn it, Kristen, what I’m telling you is the truth.
Forgive me, Xander, but I mean, the last time you came here begging for the serum, you–you tried to bamboozle me.
For God’s sake.
OK, wait. Hey, hey. You know what? If Brady is free, then I’m sure I will have no problem getting him on the phone.
[sighs]
Hmm?
Actually, I’m–I’m glad you’re here, ’cause I wanted to talk to you too. You think we could go in there for some privacy?
Yeah. [phone ringing]
Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. Can I take this real quick?
Yeah. I’ll–I’ll wait for you.
Hi, Kristen.
Hey, Brady. I heard the good news. You really out?
I really am. I’m still at the station, but I’m gonna be heading home soon.
Oh, Brady, that is just wonderful. Why don’t you stop by my place on your way home? I know Rachel would love to see you.
Yeah, I would love to see her too.
Oh, well, good, good, good. Listen, before I let you go, I’m just curious, how exactly did your release come about?
[siren wailing]
Hey, Kayla.
Ah. Hey, Marlena.
Got some time for some good news?
Oh, always, of course.
Brady’s getting out of jail.
That’s great. Yeah, I’m sure you’re very happy.
You don’t sound very excited. Are you just distracted?
I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s just that I was looking at my texts, and I just got one from Steve. And it must have been delayed, because I know he landed in Paris quite a while ago.
Wait, what is he doing in Paris?
He’s trying to stop Chad from marrying Abigail.
Why?
Because Abigail is not Abigail after all.
Mark, hey, it’s me. Mark, are you OK?
Chad, the only reason that first test looked like a match was because this joker messed with it. He falsified the results.
Is that true, Steve?
I’m sorry.
He’s breathing. Mark, Mark, can you hear me? It’s me, baby. Can you hear me?
Is that true?
You’re not Abby?
No. No, I’m not Abigail.
This whole time, you’ve been playing me? [dramatic music] It’s all just been a sick game?
So that means that–[groans] That Abigail’s really dead, huh?
I’m so sorry, Chad.
Who is that? Who is that? What, is that your boyfriend?
No, no. He’s my brother.
Well… I just spoke with Brady, and he has indeed been released from police custody.
As I told you. So give me the damn serum.
No, I don’t think so.
[chuckles] You see… [clears throat] Brady said that his brother was the one who figured out that Fiona framed him and that’s what sparked his memory that he wasn’t the one driving the car that hit Sarah.
Sarah remembered that too.
Yeah, but technically, Xander, it was Brady who alerted the police to your mother’s guilt. So I mean, you and your wife, I mean, you didn’t do anything to get Brady free.
The hell are you trying to say, Kristen?
Well, I think it’s pretty obvious, Xander. I’m gonna keep the serum.
Sorry about that.
[sighs] If anyone should be apologizing–
Oh, my God. I have– I’ve been blaming you for my accident for months. And I–I know that you’ve been blaming yourself too. Brady, I’m– I feel so awful about it.
Don’t feel that way. Don’t feel that way, because… I thought I was guilty, too, thanks to your mother-in-law.
Yeah. But I’m the one that told the police that I saw you behind the wheel. That’s on me, not Fiona. That statement almost sent you to prison for a crime that you didn’t commit, and… if you never forgave me, I would understand.
Sarah, you are forgiven.
Although I wasn’t– I wasn’t the one behind the wheel that night– thank God it wasn’t me– Fiona never would have been able to frame me for that crime if I hadn’t been so damn drunk, OK, so it’s gonna take me a long time to forgive myself for–for that, for being weak and relapsing after God knows how many years of sobriety.
And you’ll get there, Brady. You’re a really good man. And you had the sense not to drive that night, so you have to give yourself credit for that.
No, I don’t think I deserve any credit. No. Thank you. That’s kind. Sarah, now that I–I remember that I wasn’t the one that hit you, I– I’m having a hard time understanding why you ID’d me as the driver. I mean, did you see me in the passenger seat and–and you got it– you got it mixed up?
No. No, there was no mix-up.
I lied.
– I can’t believe this– the cruelty of that woman, posing as Abigail all these months.
Mm-hmm, and sadly, she had us all fooled.
What about the DNA test? Didn’t that prove that– that she and–and–and Jack were father and daughter?
Yeah, it did. But Steve figured out that she had a little help with that. Our own Dr. Mark Greene. [tense music]
Mark Greene– are you saying that he changed the test results?
Apparently so.
Why would he do that?
I have no idea. But I’m sure that Steve’s gonna find out soon enough.
So that’s your brother? So when you said you were on the phone with JJ, you were talking to him?
I think it’s time we bring in the police.
That’s fine, but I want my answers now. You and me are gonna have a little chat.
Start talking.
[sighs]
Start talking!
What do you want to know?
For starters, why you’re pretending to be my dead wife.
I know–I know that there is no excuse for what I did, but I–I do need you to know that this was not my idea.
Really? So, what, you’re gonna– you’re gonna blame it on your brother?
My bro–no, this wasn’t Mark’s idea either. This was all Clyde’s plan.
Really? OK, so, what, did he–did he– he paid you to–to– to pretend to be Abigail?
No, pay–he did not pay me. It was nothing like that.
OK, then you’re sleeping with him?
Oh, my–no! I wouldn’t let that creep touch me. Are you kidding me?
Why? You’re–you’re letting him use you to do his bidding. You know, I–I–I– Cl–Clyde stopped me from putting a bullet in his head by claiming that Abigail was still alive. And then he tried to use that lie to get himself out of prison, but then he was thrown into supermax. So, what–so why would he go through all of that trouble by–by–by getting you to pose as Abigail? To what–to what end?
I don’t know! He wanted you to be in torment, Chad. And he wanted your money.
[scoffs] This is about money? That’s why you pretended to be a dead woman, why–why you pretended to care about me?
I did not pretend that! Not that. I don’t expect you to believe what I’m saying, but I need you to know that I actually have feelings for you. I really do. [dramatic music]
You’ll let me know as soon as you hear anything from Steve?
Of course I will. And listen, I’m sorry that I was distracted about Brady. I know you must be so happy. It weighed so heavily on you and John, what happened to him. And I’m–I’m sure it’s a tremendous relief that he’s been exonerated.
Oh, it is. And it’s even better because now Kristen is not involved. So she has no need to help Brady.
I don’t understand. How could she have helped him?
I–I don’t even know exactly. She had some–some plan of how to set him free. But now we don’t need her help.
Wow. She’s still trying to worm her way into his life, huh?
Yeah. She is still in love with him.
Sarah, I– I get that you wanted me to pay when you believed that I was the one that had hit you. But I’m frankly surprised that you would lie to the police to make that happen.
That’s not why I lied.
Was it to protect Fiona?
No. I had absolutely no idea that she was the one that hit me. You have to believe me on that.
I–I do. I do, especially now that I know that she… tried to push you down some stairs, I hear.
Yeah, and she would have succeeded if Xander hadn’t have come home when he did.
[sighs] Dear God.
She’s a monster.
Yeah. I’m–I’m sorry for you and–and for Xander.
But I–I can also see that you’re very reluctant.
So tell me why you lied to the police. And I’ve had a little bit of time to think about this, Sarah, and… I have a theory…
That you were trying to protect someone– not Fiona… but her son, because the night you had me arrested…
Xander was going to kill me, wasn’t he?
Kirsten, I just told you, Sarah and I were the ones who convinced EJ that he had no case against Brady. If it wasn’t for us, your lover boy would be rotting in a holding cell next to my mum.
Oh, please. [laughs] You don’t have to tell me how stubborn my baby brother can be. But… he would have had to drop the charges eventually. Brady was gonna walk no matter what.
We had a deal, Kristen. You’re just splitting hairs to justify going back on your word.
Well, Xander, I’m gonna put this into simple terms. This was supposed to be a quid pro quo. You didn’t deliver on the quo.
So you’re not gonna give us the damn serum?
I didn’t say that. [chuckles] It’s your lucky day. I am feeling very generous. No, I will give you the miracle serum to cure Sarah’s paralysis.
Great, thank you.
But I expect something in return.
And what is it? What do you want now?
Titan.
[dramatic music]
You want Titan? Is this a joke?
Do you see me laughing?
You don’t seriously expect me to just hand over a billion-dollar company to you.
Well, you will if you ever want to see your wife walk again.
But it doesn’t make any sense, Kristen. Why would you want my family’s company? You have your own.
Titan is DiMera’s chief competitor. And if I merge the two together, oh, I will be unstoppable.
God, I knew you were greedy, but this is just–
Actually, Xander, it’s self-preservation. You see, I just came back from a very disturbingly tense meeting with the DiMera board. [sighs] And they expressed dissatisfaction in the current revenue stream and projections, a not-so-subtle way of saying that they are losing confidence in me as CEO.
[scoffs]
Now I have to pull out all stops. And if I have control of Titan…[chuckles] Well, then they would obviously regain their confidence in spades. And I will be the most successful CEO DiMera has ever had.
Well, I’m sorry to burst your bubble, Kristen, but I’m never giving you my father’s company.
[scoffs] [breathes deeply]
We all know how badly Xander wanted revenge because he believed that I had hit you with my car. He was planning on breaking both of my legs. It’s not a far stretch to think that he would have taken it one step further and maybe ended my life.
See, that night, I– the night I was arrested, I ran into this–this man. He claimed to know me from AA, but I’d never met him before. And when we shook hands, he… pricked me with–with his ring. And shortly thereafter, I was completely out of it. Everyone thought I was drunk, but I– I knew that I hadn’t touched a bottle since the night of the accident. So I assumed I had been drugged.
And then that night when the police came to my house, they caught Xander hovering over me in my bedroom. He said he was just there to confront me. I think he was there to… finish me off. Luckily, because you called the police, they stopped him from doing that.
So, Sarah, here’s my thought. You knew what your husband was up to.
And you called the cops and lied to keep him from committing murder.
Does that sound about right?
So is Brady home now?
No, no, he won’t be home until–I don’t know– later this afternoon, I guess. I’m so happy for Tate. He–he really needs his dad right now.
Of course he does, especially since his mother isn’t in his life for who knows how long.
Mm.
I bet John is just thrilled.
Yes. Yes, he is. He is. You know, he always believed there was– there was a little more to it. And he also wishes that he could be here to welcome his son.
John’s out of town?
He is, yeah. His father wanted to–to visit the old farm in Baton Rouge. He spent so many happy years there with his wife.
That’s so sweet of him to go on that trip with his dad. [phone beeps] Oh, sorry.
Is it Steve?
Ugh, no. Oh, I wish it were. I just hope he got to Paris in time.
Yeah, so do I. But even if he doesn’t get there in time to stop the wedding, it’s gonna be so hard. Chad is gonna have to say goodbye to Abigail twice.
My heart breaks for him.
[suspenseful music]
Uncle Steve? What–what are you doing here? What’s–what’s going on?
OK, we–we had a little incident.
This is the guy I saw talking to Holly earlier. Isn’t he a doctor from Salem?
That’s right. He’s also moonlighting as Chad’s would-be assassin.
Wait, what? Is Chad OK?
He’s all right.
And where is Abigail?
In the bedroom with Chad. He’s questioning her about her part in all this.
Wait a minute. Are you–are you saying my sister had something to do with this guy trying to kill Chad?
No. I’m saying… that that woman is not your sister.
Are you kidding me? You want me to believe– after–after you telling me that you’ve been working with Clyde Weston this whole time, you want me to believe that you actually have feelings for me?
I don’t want you to do anything. And I don’t expect anything from you. [dramatic music] But yeah, yeah, I need you to know that I care about you, actually. But more importantly than that, I need you to know that at no point was my intent malicious.
It’s not malicious, making me think that my dead wife is alive?
I hated lying to you, Chad. I hated every second of it. It got harder and harder the more time went on and I got to know you and saw what a beautiful, compassionate, kind, wonderful man you are. And then when I recited those vows to you, I realized I wasn’t part of this–this–this plan, this convoluted plan. I was falling in love with you. And–and I’m sorry. I know that you don’t need to hear that right now, but it’s the truth.
You’re right. I don’t.
The vows…
How did you do that? How did you know them?
When you–
When you brought the wedding album over…
You mentioned something about a box of mementos that were in the attic. And I–I snuck in, and I found Abigail’s vows, and I memorized them.
Ugh! God, you are disgusting. I mean, this–this is so, so unbelievably twisted! I mean, you see that, right? Right? I mean, you’re not so screwed up that you don’t realize that lying to me like that, that making me feel this– this kind of miserable pain, this kind of grief, you don’t–you don’t– you don’t get to claim that you care about me and do that to me! If you cared about me, you would have told me the truth before I fell for you, before I was sure that I had the love of my life back, and especially before your brother showed up here to shoot me dead!
So…[sighs] This woman posing as Abigail, you remember how all this started and how she was discovered.
Of course I do. Jack and Chad went looking for her, and then they found John tied up in her apartment.
And she had no idea how all that happened.
And John and Steve never got to the bottom of that. Well, hopefully, when he confronts her, he’s– he’s gonna be able to get some answers. [dramatic music]
So my mom was right all along. She knew that woman wasn’t her daughter.
Yeah. I guess we should have known better than to doubt a mother’s instinct.
Yeah. Yeah, we should have. But, Uncle Steve, I dread telling my dad. He was so convinced that it was her, so damn happy about it, relieved.
I know. But I think we should wait till we have more details before we make that call.
I–I don’t–I don’t get it. Why would that woman pretend to be Abigail? And how is she connected to this guy?
Well, apparently, they’re brother and sister. And if I had to venture a guess about their motive, I’d say it has something to do with Clyde Weston.
Chad, I swear to you, I– [sighs] I–I didn’t even know Mark was coming to Paris. I certainly didn’t know he was coming here to kill you.
Why should I believe you?
Because I wouldn’t have let it happen. I–I got in the way of the gun. I was gonna stop him.
Yeah, well, how–how do I know that’s not part of your act?
It wasn’t! I was supposed to marry you and then transfer your assets to Clyde. That was it.
OK, so then, what, once I found out my–my assets were gone, how in the hell were you going to explain that?
I wasn’t.
I was meant to disappear.
Oh. Right, OK. But then you or your brother or–or Clyde decided that it would just be a lot easier if I was dead and then you could just inherit the money.
Chad, I didn’t know. I’m–I’m telling you, I didn’t–
Just stop.
You know… part of this is my fault too. Part of this nightmare is on me, because… I knew in my gut that something was off, you know? And every time I had my doubts, I just reminded myself that we did a DNA test. But if I’m being– if I’m being completely honest…
I think the reason why I fell for your lies was– was–was because I– I just wanted so desperately for this all to be true and that–that– that the love of my life had finally come back to me and my kids.
And you know what? For the first time since I found out my wife was dead, I wasn’t in pain. The pain was all gone. And now, thanks to you, I have to mourn her all over again.
I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.
You know what? And it’s not just me that you hurt. You know, I mean, when– when her– when her parents find out the truth, they’re gonna be in hell.
And my kids.
Oh!
Oh, God, thank God– thank God I did not tell my kids.
Yeah. yeah. Thank God. I was– I was so adamant about not seeing them because I didn’t– I–I didn’t want them to get their hopes up. That’s why I wanted us to come here to Paris, so I could protect them from–from having their hopes that their mom was coming back–
Oh, what a saint you are!
I’m not saying that! But I need you to believe me. Mark and I never wanted to do any of this!
Then why did you?
Because Clyde forced us to.
How?
The only– [sighs] The only reason I pretended to be someone that you loved and lost was to hopefully stop Mark and me from losing someone that we love, because Clyde said that if we didn’t do exactly what he– what he told us to do, then we–we were gonna lose our mom. He was gonna kill her.
You don’t have to say anything. I can tell by the look on your face that I’m right.
In some ways, I get it. You know I’m no fan of Xander’s. But I don’t blame him for wanting to pay me back for what he believed I did to you.
That’s–that’s generous.
As far as your lie goes, you thought it was best that a guilty man go to prison instead of the father of your child going to prison for committing murder. [sighs] I can’t blame you for that.
[sobs] Thank you.
It’s all right. I know you tried to do the– the right thing in the end. You–you– EJ told me you tried to recant your statement.
[sniffling] I did.
Brady, it was for– it was for selfish reasons.
What–what do you mean?
[sighs] Apparently… [clears throat] There is this experimental drug that could help me walk again. And–and someone offered to give it to me if I had the charges against you dropped.
Oh, my–oh, my God. I am pretty sure I can guess who made that offer.
You might want to rethink your position on that matter, Xandy, unless you want to go home to your wife and explain to her that you threw away her only chance of ever walking again.
Come on, Kristen. There must be something else you want, something a bit more reasonable. I mean, I don’t know. How about– how about a nice car? You need to get Brady a new one anyway, don’t you?
That is the lamest counteroffer I’ve ever heard.
I know, but I just– what am I suppose–wait. You don’t need Titan to impress the board. You have the serum. You told me you were gonna make a fortune marketing that drug.
Yeah, well, that’s what I thought initially. [scoffs] Oh. But it turns out, those pesky clinical trials and FDA approvals can take years. So if I even make a profit on this damn serum, one of my brothers could have taken my place in the CEO’s chair. So I have to act right now.
Surely, you understand, Kristen, my father left his company to me to take care of. It was his life’s work. I can’t just hand it over to the daughter of his greatest enemy.
Why not? I mean, think about it, Xander. Really, isn’t it a small price to pay to help the woman you love?
[knocking]
Brady! Oh, my God, I’m so happy that you’re free!
Hi. Thank you. Thank–thank–thank you. Thank you.
Yes.
Where’s–where’s Rachel?
Oh, oh, Rachel, yes, she is upstairs. I will go get her.
Hold on. Can I talk to you for one second first?
Of course.
Sarah told me about the deal that you made with her and Xander. And I’m assuming that’s the plan you alluded to when I was at the station.
Yes, it was. But it turns out, I didn’t have to make that deal after all.
You’re still planning on giving Sarah the serum, though, right?
Well, Brady, of course I am. In–in fact, I mean, Xander was here, and we were making arrangements. [dramatic music]
There you are.
Here I am. Did you talk to Brady?
I did. I apologized. FYI, he pretty much figured out that I lied to prevent you from killing him.
But he doesn’t have any proof of that.
He doesn’t. [sighs] And he’s willing to let it go.
That’s good of him.
Yeah, it is.
How did it go with Kristen?
Oh, well, she ultimately agreed to give us the serum.
OK.
But there’s a catch.
Of course there’s a cat– Brady’s free. How is there a catch?
Well, Kristen doesn’t feel that you and I were directly involved in making that happen, so now she wants something else in return for the drug.
What–what does she want?
Nothing much. [tense music]
Just my family legacy.
You. Why the hell are you here?
My uncle foiled your little assassination attempt.
How did you know?
That DNA test I had you run, that was actually a test for you. And you failed miserably.
Where’s my sister?
She’s in there with Chad. The newlyweds are hashing things out. But I’m pretty sure their marriage is doomed.
[dramatic music]
Clyde threatened to kill your mom?
His men have been holding her hostage this entire time.
And if we don’t get the money to him soon, they’re gonna execute her. That is the only reason that Mark and I agreed to do any of this.
And how do I know it’s not just another lie?
You don’t… obviously. [sighs] I don’t expect you to believe anything I’m saying. Why should you?
Yeah, why should I? I don’t even know who the hell you really are.
I’m Cat… short for Catharina. I was named after my mom.
It’s all so strange. One moment, John was in Greece, laying flowers at Catharina’s grave. And the next, he was–he was tied up in a room in Poplar Bluff.
And because of that, as you told me, he didn’t get the closure with Catharina that he needed.
Yeah. And no matter how much time passes, he will never forgive himself for having taken a life.
It’s just so sad. I mean, even though he knows that he was brainwashed and he wasn’t really responsible for her death, he just carries around that tremendous guilt.
It’s terribly sad. And I–I suspect that her death will always haunt him.
So as far as you know, your mother is still alive.
[sighs] One phone call from Clyde and that can all change, but… yeah.
You know, I don’t– I don’t know if you’re telling the truth or not. Honestly, I don’t really care. What I do know is that you and your brother committed an incredibly cruel fraud against anyone who’s ever loved Abby.
And it is for that that I will make you pay.
I promise you.
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