Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[Jude coos]
[chuckles] You know, pretty soon, you’re gonna get your first taste at the Brady Pub chowder.
[Jude coos] And you’re a part of a family legacy, so I’m guessing you’re gonna love it. Oh, yeah.
[Jude cooing] – Eric.
Hey, Dad.
Aren’t you supposed to be in Paris?
Change of plans.
But why? And the baby, is– is that Jude?
Yeah, it is.
[Jude coos] Would you like to say hello to your grandson?
[Jude cooing] –
[chuckles]
[phone ringing]
Leo, we’ve discussed this. You have to call and make an appointment–
Actually, this isn’t a professional call, Dr. Evans. I was calling to see if you might want to watch “Drag Race” with me this week. And if that silver fox husband of yours is back in town, we could do it at my place. I can order some room service.
I’ll get back to you. – Well, just don’t take too long. You’re not the only RuPaul-loving shrink in Salem. Actually, I bet you are, and I love that about you. I mean I respect that about you. That’s more appropriate, right?
We’ll talk soon, Leo.
Oh, was I too thirsty? I think I was. – Oh, there you are. – Why, Ms. DiMera, we’re here bright and early today. Suppose you heard that your days of keeping bankers’ hours are over.
What the hell does that mean?
Oh, I guess you haven’t heard. Everett Lynch got released from the nuthatch, which means he’ll probably be back in the office soon. Nose to the grindstone for all of us.
The only nose I want to put to the grindstone is yours.
[dramatic music]
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[clears throat] Marlena. I wasn’t expecting you. Are you–are you here to see Johnny? I know he’ll be comforted by your presence. It’s been a tough time for him, obviously– Chanel’s miscarriage.
I’m not here to see my grandson. I’m here to see you. I think you know why.
– You’re sure you got Rafe out of the picture?
I told you I would, didn’t I? And when I make a promise, I keep it. – OK. So how’d you do it?
In the back, with a very sharp knife.
[birds chirping]
– Jada, where’s my brother? – They’re working on him now. – How is he? – He’s lost a lot of blood. Someone stabbed him from behind. – Oh, my God! Who could have done this?
I don’t know. When I got to the cemetery, he was just lying there, bleeding. – What did Kayla say? How bad is it?
She made me leave the room.
– Kayla, what’s happening? How is my brother?
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
– Rafe’s in surgery. – What? Why?
The knife penetrated his lung. We need to repair it. We won’t know the extent of the damage until we get in there.
Oh, God. – I need to join the team. I will come find you as soon as I know something.
[dramatic music]
– My God. Jude is your son. Eric, I–
[laughs] I am stunned, obviously, but also very happy for you and for me and for Marlena. But yeah, I’m– I’m kind of overwhelmed. – Yeah, I thought you might be.
Yeah, when did you find out?
Yesterday. I waited to tell you in person.
But how? How did–how did this happen?
I was at the airport, and Nicole showed up to say that her son was mine, that I was Jude’s father.
Nicole knew?
No. Well, she didn’t know either, not until yesterday.
But why is that? Why didn’t we know that Jude was your son before now?
Turns out, we have her husband to thank for that.
[light music]
You’re being kind of loaded for bear here. Does this have anything to do with that press conference?
What the hell else would it have to do with? Do you have any idea how my life is just turned upside down because of all of this? I mean, my God, first I thought my baby was dead, and EJ and I had to mourn that terrible loss. And then we finally get him back, and I think, oh, my God, what a miracle we’ve been given, and only to find out that EJ is now not the father of Jude and Eric is. And you knew about it this whole time.
Me? OK, look, I get why you would think that, but–
OK, you know what? You have caused our family so much pain for the last few months. And you think, what, we’re just gonna be jovial coworkers, trading gossip like nothing ever happened?
[dramatic music] Well? What do you have to say for yourself?
Thanks.
[dramatic music]
Looks like we’re gonna be here for a while.
Yeah. It does.
None of this makes any sense. I was just with Rafe at the pub.
I know. You’re the one who told me that he was going to the cemetery. Good thing you did. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have found him there.
Did you see anything else? Was anybody else there?
No. By the time I got there, he was just laying there on the ground with a knife sticking out of his back.
Just like Li.
You stabbed the police commissioner in the back?
Would you have preferred poison, maybe, or a good old-fashioned bullet to the brain?
I didn’t want him murdered at all.
Well, you said you wanted me to get him out of the picture. How else was I going to do that? I don’t know about you, but I don’t happen to own a private island or two where I can ship people. The only way I know how to get rid of someone is to put him six feet under.
I can’t believe that son of a bitch EJ knew the truth about Jude’s paternity all this time and kept it from you.
That was pretty much Mom’s reaction.
Yeah, well, as it should be. Should be anybody’s reaction. And, Eric, I know you’re a man of God, but don’t tell me that you have already forgiven and forgotten.
Dad, I’ll never forget. I want EJ to pay for what he did. But I–at the moment, I have other priorities.
Well, of course you do. Yeah. No, you got to focus on this little guy, your son.
I missed him so much.
Yes, we all did. Hey, kiddo. This is your Grandpa Roman here, and I am so grateful to have you back in this family, my young Mr. Brady. I cannot wait to spoil you rotten.
Oh, I’m sure you’ll do that.
Oh, I’m planning on it. I am planning on it. Hey, but now, you know, Eric, since you’ve been reunited with your son… – Yeah? – What about being reunited with Nicole?
[light music]
– Oh, I don’t even know why I bother. You don’t give a damn about anyone but yourself. – That’s not true. –
[scoffs] – I’ve been doing a lot of work on myself lately in order to give a damn about other people. – Mm. – Even though we have to love ourselves before we can love other people, as we all know. As a matter of fact, I’m even starting to care about what’s happening in the world. Well, major historical events, anyway. – All right, what the hell does that even mean?
It means that Dr. Marlena Evans is helping me work through my issues so I can become a better person. – Oh. And does Dr. Marlena Evans, who is helping you become a better person, does she know that you helped give birth to her grandchild and let us all believe that he was a DiMera and not her grandson at all, hmm? Does she know that little piece of information?
Well, I don’t know what she does and doesn’t know because our relationship is strictly professional and all about me and my lack of self-esteem. But more importantly, I didn’t know that little Jude wasn’t a DiMera, I swear. I’m being honest.
Honest.
[scoffs] Do you even know the meaning of that word?
Nicole, listen to me. I thought that EJ was that little munchkin’s real father because that’s what I was told.
Oh, and I suppose you’re also gonna tell me that Sloan gave you all that money out of the goodness of her heart.
No. Sloan doesn’t have a heart.
[dramatic music] And I feel really terribly guilty about all of that. But I swear to you, I never knew that Eric was Jude’s real father, his biological father.
So you mean to tell me, all this time, you were convinced that EJ was Jude’s father?
Yes, I was. And I guess because that guy doesn’t seem like much of a nurturer to me, which is putting it mildly, I think it’s part of the reason why I thought that Jude would be better off with Eric, because he was obviously so in love with that little boy.
His little boy. His!
Yes, his little boy.
I’m also finally realizing why EJ paid me to keep my mouth shut.
All right, would you like– would you like a drink, some tea?
I don’t want anything from you. Thank you.
All right. Well, I can see that you’re not in the mood for pleasantries. And since you’re not here to see Johnny, I can assume that–
I came to talk about Jude. – Well, yes. But if you want to see him, I’m afraid you’ve wasted a trip.
Well, when I want to see Jude, I know how to do that. What I actually came to do was this.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised you stuck a knife in Rafe after what you did to Li Shin.
Oh, no, you don’t. That was completely different.
Oh, really? Because it sort of sounds like it was exactly the same.
How was it the same? I never wanted to hurt Li. That was all Gabi’s fault and that awful Melinda Trask’s. Those harpies turned Li off to the very idea of love.
[chuckles] Yeah, that’s the reason he wasn’t interested in you, right? – Of course it was. If they hadn’t hurt him, his heart would have been open and he and I could have been together. We would have had a chance at a wonderful life.
[dramatic music]
[sighs] He was so romantic and handsome and intelligent. And, oh, that smile, it just lit up a room.
Connie! Snap out of it! – OK. Sorry. I was just thinking about what could have been. But that’s all in the past now. – You’re damn right it is. Li’s dead. You and I need to stay laser focused. – OK, OK, I’m focused. You said you’d keep my secret if I helped you out, and I did. The commissioner’s out of commission, and you’re free to be with Jada. Satisfied?
– I can’t believe that somebody hurt Rafe in the exact same way that Li was killed. I mean, couldn’t there be a connection? – It’s possible, but Li’s assailant is dead, so–
Wait. Didn’t you tell me that your ex said that Gil Carter didn’t do it? – Yeah, but that might have been a ploy, you know, just to keep me close, keep me wondering, just a reason for me to keep going back to visit him. – What if it wasn’t a ploy? And what if it’s true? And what if the person that killed Li is the same exact person that stabbed Rafe? It feels more than just a coincidence, doesn’t it?
Yeah, no, it does. And we are going to investigate every possible lead, Gabi. – What about the knife?
The knife? What about it?
Well, I’m assuming you weren’t as stupid as I was when I pulled it out of Li’s back with my bare hands.
No, I waited for the EMTs to arrive. I think they removed it when they brought him here.
Well, where is it?
I’m not sure. You know, I haven’t had any time to even have the team come and process the trauma room yet. – Then it must still be here. With any luck, you can prove who did this to my brother.
I suppose I deserved that.
You deserved that and more.
You knew that the baby that Eric and Sloan adopted was Nicole’s, so you must have known that baby was Eric’s. And you let him come to you and give you that baby, even knowing that it was breaking his heart.
You have every right to be angry with me, Marlena.
Wow. You’re not gonna give me some lame excuse? You’re not gonna try to tell me that you and Nicole could raise Jude in a wonderful environment, give him every privilege? –
[clears throat] There is no excuse for what I did.
The only defense that I could come up with is that I was terrified of what would happen if the truth came out. I knew that I would not only lose my son but my wife, my everything.
– EJ paid you to keep quiet about the baby? – More or less.
Oh, don’t you give me more or less. You tell me all of it now, or I’ll make you eat one of those very expensive shoes.
OK, OK. So a while back, I had a few too many, and I may have spilled the truth to EJ or at least what I thought was the truth.
That the baby Eric and Sloan were raising was actually his and mine. – Right. I thought he would be delighted–overjoyed, even. But instead he paid me to keep my mouth shut.
[scoffs] And that didn’t strike you as odd?
Of course it did, especially once I sobered up. But I would have been up you-know-what creek without that money, so I put my suspicions aside. Only now it all makes sense. He didn’t want to claim Jude as his because he knew that Jude wasn’t really his. He was Eric’s.
Oh, that son of a bitch.
Nicole, I’m sorry. Truly. I know it doesn’t mean much now, and I don’t expect you to accept my apology, but I know that I should have protected you and I should have protected your son. I mean, I helped you give birth to that beautiful little boy, which is the proudest moment of my life, truly.
– If you really are sorry, Leo, then I think there’s a way you can make it up to me. – Really? I will do anything. Just tell me. – Great. I want you to testify to all of this in court.
– Why would you ask me about reuniting with Nicole? You think, after finding out about Jude, I’m just gonna get back together with her? – Eric, come on. You can’t tell me it hasn’t crossed your mind. I mean, all the obstacles that kept you two apart– her marriage to EJ, having a child with him– they’re all gone. – I don’t know for a fact that her marriage to EJ is over. – You haven’t spoken to her about it?
No, not since I saw her at the airport. I mean, she texted me to check in on Jude, but I think this is just her way of giving me a chance to reconnect with him, to bond with him. – Yeah, but, my God, I can’t imagine that she’s ever gonna forgive EJ for what he did. – I can’t imagine it either. – Yeah, so that means, when all the dust clears, she’s gonna be able to very clearly see there’s nothing standing in her way of getting back together with you.
– There’s gonna be a murder investigation. You know that, right? – A murder investigation? I never said Rafe was dead.
[dramatic music] – He’s not? – I didn’t say that either.
Well, which one is it, Connie? It can’t be both! – What I’m trying to tell you is, I don’t know if he survived. I didn’t stick around long enough to find out.
Well, so you just, what, you just left him there, bleeding out?
My plan was to roll him into a conveniently located open grave, but someone showed up before I could move him.
Someone showed up? Who showed up? Who? Did they see you? – What am I, an amateur? No, they didn’t see me. I got the hell out of there as quickly as possible.
You’re sure?
I’m sure.
OK, but you don’t know if Rafe is dead or alive?
[sighs] If I had to put money on it, I’d say odds are against him walking away from this. He looked like a goner when I fled the scene.
Damn it. This is not what I wanted.
– I don’t understand why you’re so upset, and it’s starting to make me mad. Poor Detective Hunter is going to be devastated, and she’s going to need someone to console her. And you’ll be there to pick up the pieces. How is that not what you wanted?
[somber music]
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[sniffles]
[sniffles]
[sobs]
[sighs] You know what? I think I’m gonna drop this bag off and give Smitty a break behind the bar. – I can pitch in if you need me.
Absolutely not. You’ve got my grandson to look after.
Yeah, but don’t you want to hang out with him?
Of course I do, but now that I got him back and my son is gonna stick around Salem, I got all the time in the world to hang with him…
Dad, I don’t–
And you.
I don’t know if I’m sticking around.
What do you mean? I mean, you told that job back in France that something came up, right? – Yeah, we just pushed back my start date, but that’s as far as we got.
But you’re not gonna take that job now, are you? I mean, my God, Eric, why in the hell would you even think about leaving Salem when you finally got a chance to have everything you’ve ever wanted?
[light music] – You want me to walk into a court of law and testify against EJ? – That’s what I want. – EJ DiMera, the district attorney of Salem? – Leo, EJ is not only an immoral bastard, but he broke the law. And it’s not enough for me to just divorce him. I want him locked up. Look, just testify to the jury that EJ paid you to keep quiet, and that should be enough evidence to put him away.
[dramatic music] – That makes a lot of sense. And I wish you the best, Nicole– not just you but you and Eric and that little boy. But I don’t want any part of that.
– I’d be a fool not to have worried that the truth would end my marriage, that I would be certain of it, in fact. Everyone knows the epic love story between Eric Brady and Nicole Walker. It’s a tale for the ages. – Spare me your self-pity. – I’m speaking from the heart, Marlena.
And I would have you know that as soon as even there was a question of Jude’s paternity, Nicole was already planning her escape. – What does that mean? – Oh, you want details? – Oh. – About how I caught your son and Nicole together, over and over again, looking at each other longingly, how I witnessed their addiction to one another?
Then why didn’t you let her go? –
[sighs] – I mean, you can’t believe that a lie of that magnitude would keep her with you. EJ, you’re smarter than that. – Apparently not. Apparently not.
[sighs] And I know now that I deluded myself because I love her so much. I loved the life that we were creating together with Holly and my children. I just thought to myself, if I just had the time, I could make her happy, and she would come to love me more than she ever loved Eric.
Something funny?
– Sometimes I forget who you are and how very much you are like your father.
Thing is, I’m not sure how much consoling I can offer Jada at the moment.
Why not? Is it the meds? I know there can be side effects. – No, Connie! It’s not the meds. It’s because I’m pretending to be Everett, remember?
Oh.
Yeah?
Right, right. But hey, that doesn’t change our deal. I did what you asked. I cleared the way for you to get back together with your ex-wife. – Yeah, by stabbing the police commissioner in the back with a knife. – For you, Bobby. So whether you’re calling yourself Everett or Dr. Jekyll or whoever the hell else you’ve got in there, I need to know that you’re not going to tell anyone that you saw me in the park the night of Li’s death.
[sighs] Fine. I’m not gonna tell anyone. But you need to understand that no one– no one–can see us together, especially now that Jada thinks that the identity of Li’s killer is locked somewhere in Everett’s brain.
[dramatic music]
Hey. Where’d you go? – I was down in the chapel, praying. Feels like the only thing I can do right now to help my brother. Did you find the knife?
Yeah, I sent it over to the forensics lab, so hopefully they’ll be able to pull some prints, DNA, something that points to who did this to your brother.
Yeah, hopefully. Although when I found the knife that killed Li, it was just the beginning of my problems.
– But, Eric, unless I’m missing something, the reason you took that job in France was, you thought it would be too painful to be around Jude. – Yes. – And now you know Jude is your son, so it is not painful anymore. – No.
Not to mention that Nicole is his mother, and I don’t see her pulling up stakes anytime soon. – It’s doubtful. I mean, Holly’s about to start her senior year in high school. – Yeah, so why would you want to move halfway around the world from your son, who you just finally got back? – Dad, I’m still figuring things out. I mean, this is all still so new. – Understood, and I don’t mean to press you. Look, all I’m– all I’m saying, son, is that there are decisions to be made here. And I think a good start would be talking to Nicole.
[light music]
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[sighs] – Look, Leo, if you’re worried about testifying against EJ because you’ll actually have to admit that you were blackmailing EJ and Sloan, then I will talk to Rafe, OK? I don’t know who will be prosecuting the case, but I’m sure there’s a way to get you immunity in exchange for your testimony. – Maybe. But that’s not why I don’t want to take the stand. – Are you afraid EJ would come after you?
No, it’s not that either. – Well, if you’re not afraid of the law and you’re not afraid of EJ, then what’s the problem?
– I guess I just feel like… hasn’t that guy suffered enough? –
[scoffs] – He lost his kid. He’s losing his wife. – Because of his own actions. – Sort of.
– What does that mean, sort of? – It means… wasn’t he gonna lose you both anyway? I can only assume that that is why EJ kept quiet about Jude, because he knew if the truth came out, it would bring you and Eric closer together. Now he’s got to watch his worst nightmare come true.
– Stefano never gave up on you, did he, no matter how many times he was reminded that John was your one true love? – Well, I’m not sure that it was about me, maybe just more about the desire to win. –
[chuckles] Mm. I’ll admit that we DiMeras don’t like to find ourselves with a losing hand. – So then you just try to stack the deck.
–
[sighs] OK. I’ll admit that maybe my lying about Jude’s paternity was about losing and that I’ve been especially terrified of losing because of the years I lost after the accident and because I lost Samantha and the life we shared…
And that I went over the top in my effort because of my desperation to not lose Nicole, whom I do truly love.
But that’s all moot now, isn’t it? Truth is out. Nicole’s divorcing me. She and Eric now have their son back, and, well, I have nothing.
– I don’t feel sorry for you. – Just stating a fact. And as far as you’re concerned, well, I’ve got my comeuppance, and hey, all is right in the world.
Well, I’m so glad the truth is out. And I’m so glad that Eric has his son.
But as far as your comeuppance goes and all’s right with the world, because of the way you have hurt my family, I can only hope that your suffering has just begun.
[dramatic music]
[laughs]
You’re back from Chicago.
What gave it away? – Did you have a good visit with Rex?
I had a great visit with Rex and an even better return home. I just ran into Eric and our grandson Jude. – You heard the news.
I heard the best news. – It is the best, isn’t it? – Oh, my God.
Oh, my gosh, I’m so happy. And was Eric simply beaming?
Oh, he was. He was. I mean, our boy has waited for this for so long. And to see Jude back in his arms again, to say it did my heart good, my God, that would be just a huge understatement.
He deserves to be happy. – Yes, he does, and now I’m hoping that there’s even more good news on the horizon for Eric and his future happiness. – You’re talking about Nicole. – Well, what do you think? Think they got a chance to get back, work it out again? – Well, only time will tell. But after the last few months, I think we have reason to be hopeful.
[chuckles]
[Jude cooing] Ah, what do you think, cowboy, hmm?
[Jude coos] Your grandpa, he brought this back for you. It’s one of the best baby toys ever, right?
[Jude cooing] He’s a real wise man.
Think he was right about your mommy too.
[Jude cooing]
[knock at door]
–
[sighs] I don’t understand why the courier didn’t drop this off at my office.
[sighs] Well, Marlena, I guess my comeuppance is coming faster than you thought.
[sighs] – Excuse me. – Yes? – Aren’t you Lady Whistleblower? – Why, yes, I am. Wait, I didn’t write anything bad about you, did I? – Not at all. I love your column. I read it every day. People in this town are bat poop crazy, huh? –
[chuckles] To say the least. Well, it’s always so nice to meet a fan. Are you a friend of Everett’s? – Everett? – Everett Lynch, my editor. Isn’t that his room? – Yes, it is. He and I go way back. Nice meeting you. – Wait, don’t–don’t you want an autograph? Selfie?
Thank you. Just make sure you put a rush on those results. This is for Commissioner Hernandez. Forensics should have something for us soon, OK? – Feels like he’s been in surgery forever.
I know. Kayla, is there any update? – Is Rafe out of surgery? – There’s been a complication. Rafe has a pulmonary embolism, a clot to the lung. The surgeons have worked to remove it, but I’m afraid he’s slipped into a coma.
[sobbing]
Oh, my God.
I need to get back there. I will get back to you, but pray for him, OK? – Yeah.
It’s gonna be OK. It’s gonna be OK.
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