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Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Gwen: Yes. Well, of course xander is concerned about sarah. I mean, everyone is. It’s– it’s really sad, isn’t it? What she went through and what she’s going through now? Me? [Sighs] Yes. Well, it certainly complicates things, but, um, I’m hanging in there. Looks like xander’s just come back with some treats.

[Mouths words] Um, yeah. I will. Dad, thank you for phoning. Yeah, we’ll talk soon. Bye.

[Cell phone beeps] What did you bring me?

Xander: The scones you love, of course. That was jack on the phone? Everything’s okay?

Gwen: Yeah, he’s just– he’s just a bit concerned about me now that sarah’s back.

[Sighs] He guessed correctly. I mean, things have been quite a struggle for me. And, um, he also said that he is going to be here for our wedding. That is, assuming you still want to get married.

[Elevator chimes]

Abigail: Aunt maggie?

Maggie: Oh, abigail! Oh, my goodness. Oh, it’s so good to see you, sweetheart.

Abigail: You, too. How’s sarah? Are there any changes?

Maggie: Unfortunately, no. I’m just waiting for kayla to go over her test results.

Abigail: I am so sorry for everything that you’re going through and everything that she’s going through. I just–I feel like it is all my fault.

Sarah: I don’t suppose I could trouble you to untie me?

Nurse: It’s against hospital policy.

Sarah: I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important. I’m just–I’m so desperate to get ahold of my fiancé. And you wouldn’t be breaking any rules. All you’d have to do is dial and hold the phone for me. You look like a woman who knows what it’s like to be in love. Please. Won’t you help me?

Nurse: What’s the number?

Sarah: It’s been such a long time. I’m– do you have a white pages?

Nurse: A what?

Sarah: Uh, never mind. I think I still know it.

Anna: Oh, having a liquid lunch, I see.

Tony: I beg your pardon?

Anna: Well, I’ve been waiting for you in the dining room for the last 15 minutes. Harold made your favorite. Lobster newburg.

Tony: I’m not hungry.

Anna: Oh. Well, could it be that you’re still angry about the sarah thing and that you’re passive-aggressively paying me back?

Tony: How astute of you, anna. Yes. I’m still angry about the sarah thing, especially because you’re not sorry at all, are you?

Nicole: Hi.

Rafe: Hey.

Nicole: I just checked in with abe.

Rafe: How’s eli doing?

Nicole: Nothing’s changed. He’s still in a coma.

Rafe: Oh, my god. Poor lani. I mean, she doesn’t know when he’s gonna come out or if he’s even gonna come out. Oh, damn it. Him and lani–they don’t deserve this, you know?

Nicole: No, they don’T. But both of us know that bad things often happen to good people, and a lot of bad people get away with too much.

Rafe: Oh. I’m assuming this means there’s no news on ava.

Nicole: Nothing. It’s like she’s vanished into thin air.

Melinda: My office has just been informed that the jury’s verdict in the rafe hernandez case is imminent. The speed with which the decision has been made gives me every confidence that the verdict will be the correct one: Guilty.

Ava: Damn well better be.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gwen: I asked you a question. Do you still want to marry me?

[Sighs] Bloody hell, xander. Please say something.

Xander: Gwen, come on. You know how much I love you.

Gwen: That is not an answer.

Xander: You’re right. It isn’t, and I’m sorry, but the truth is right now, I just–I don’t have one. I don’t see how I can make plans for the future until I know that sarah’s gonna be okay.

Gwen: And what happens then? What happens when she gets better, if she does?

Xander: I don’t know. Gwen, I’m sorry. I know that’s not what you want to hear, and I swear I’m not trying to hurt you. I just–I do not have a better answer for you right now. Look, I’ll be back later, okay?

Gwen: Where are you going?

Xander: The hospital.

[Dramatic music]

Maggie: Abigail, no. What happened to sarah was not your fault.

Abigail: No, but it is. If I hadn’t convinced gabi to dig up rolf’s drug, then the syringe–it never would have been in the secret room. And then kristen–she never would have used it on sarah.

Maggie: Well, then it was kristen’s fault. It was not yours. And besides, there’s one important detail that you’re leaving out in all of this.

Abigail: Which is?

Maggie: Which is if it weren’t for you, I would still believe that my daughter willingly left salem. Instead, she was actually being held prisoner.

Abigail: Oh. Well, I don’t know if I can really take credit for rescuing sarah. I mean, I only found her because I was hit over the head and then kidnapped to the same island where she was being held. It was just dumb luck that i happened to stumble across her.

Anna: I’m sorry. I must be hearing things. A crazy woman has verbally assaulted me repeatedly, and you want me to apologize for how I reacted?

Tony: Anna, she’s not crazy. She’s been traumatized, drugged.

Anna: [Scoffs] And that excuses her behavior?

Tony: Perhaps not, but what excuses yours?

[Phone rings]

Anna: Answer your phone.

Tony: I don’t have my phone.

Anna: Well, neither do I.

Tony: Well, it’s probably the land line.

Anna: Oh, we never get anything but robocalls on that line. No worries. I’ll get it. Hello. This is anna dimera.

Sarah: Ugh, god. The way that you say that.

[Nasally] “Anna dimera.” You just love using my fiancé’s name, don’t you? Let me tell you something, anna fredericks. You might think that I have been sidelined, but it won’t be long until I am home where I belong and you are where you belong. On the street!

Anna: It’s for you. It’s my 3:10, no-exit-in-sight,

Rafe: How does someone just walk out of the pd and vanish?

Nicole: With a little help, obviously.

Rafe: Yeah, exactly. And unless we find out who helped ava or find ava herself, there’s no way that I can prove she set me up. Which is obviously what she wants. So looks like she’s gonna get her revenge.

[Cell phone rings]

Gwen: Hello?

Ava: Hey, it’s me.

Gwen: Ava, you shouldn’t be phoning me.

Ava: Yeah, relax. It’s a burner phone and no one can track me.

Gwen: Well, there’s something to be thankful for.

Ava: Oh, I got a lot to be thankful for.

Gwen: You’re in a good mood.

Ava: Well, yeah. Are you not watching tv? Da trask just announced that the jury’s gonna be back any minute, and when they hang that guilty verdict around rafe’s neck… his little fairytale life with nicole’s gonna go up in smoke.

Gwen: Not to mention the several years he’s going to spend behind bars.

Ava: Yeah. That, too. That bastard’s finally gonna get what’s coming to him.

Maggie: Dumb luck had nothing to do with you finding sarah. It was your tenacity and your courage that brought her home, and I will be eternally grateful to you for that.

Kayla: Maggie, I’m so glad you’re here. Hi, abigail.

Abigail: Aunt kayla.

Maggie: Do you have sarah’s test results?

Kayla: Yes, I do.

Maggie: And?

Kayla: It’s not good news. I’m sorry.

Tony: Hello.

Sarah: Oh, tony! Oh, thank god. It’s me.

Tony: Oh, sarah–renee.

Sarah: Yes it is, my darling. Oh, you have to come and get me right now. You would not believe the indignities that I have suffered. They have me tied to the bed.

Tony: Tied to the–

Sarah: I’m going crazy without you. And for us to be reunited after all that time and then torn apart– it’s sheer torture. And all I want to be is in your arms, my precious tony. The love of my life. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Nicole: Okay. Hey, rafe. Rafe, listen to me, okay? You cannot give up. We don’t even know what the jury’s gonna decide.

Rafe: Okay, yeah, but those cons’ testimonies were pretty convincing, and you know, trask certainly made the most of it, you know? It doesn’t help that she has an axe to grind.

Nicole: No. That was partly my fault. I mean, how stupid was it to pose as a reporter to try to get that con hutchins to admit that he was lying?

Rafe: Well, look, you were just trying to help.

Nicole: Yeah, but all I did was fire up trask to go after you even harder. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry about that.

Rafe: Hey, listen to me, okay? I do not care what happened with that damn witness. The only thing that I care about and the only thing that matters to me is that you have been there for me every step of the way ever since all this crap went down, okay? I’m so grateful for that.

Melinda: Oh. Sorry to interrupt this touching moment, but I thought you’d want to know that the verdict is in.

Ava: Mm, yes, it is very satisfying that my plan worked out quite brilliantly.

Gwen: Well, hurrah for you. You screwed over your boyfriend.

Ava: Who screwed me over first.

Gwen: Except for the getting sent to jail part.

Ava: What has gotten you in such a foul mood, hmm, debbie downer? I mean, is it sarah? Oh, god. Did she come home and run straight into xander’s arms?

Gwen: Let’s just say it wasn’t quite the reunion that he expected.

Sarah: What are you doing? Why did you hang up? Tony didn’t get a chance to respond to my request! Well, he’s probably on his way to rescue me. And what do you want, alex? Did you come to sign the divorce papers? No, no, no. You wouldn’t make it that easy on me now, would you?

Xander: It’s not alex. It’s xander.

Sarah: Oh, god. Here we go with the strange nickname.

Xander: How you doing?

[Rattling]

Sarah: How do you think? Might as well be in a cage.

Xander: I’m sorry. I do hate seeing you tied up like this.

Sarah: Do you really mean that?

Xander: I do.

Sarah: Then why don’t you untie me?

Kayla: This is sarah’s most recent brain scan. The drug affected this area here which controls your long-term memory.

Maggie: Well, I’m– there must be something that you can do to reverse that damage. I mean, abigail got the same drug, and she’s recovered.

Kayla: True, but I compared these results to a scan that we took of abigail right after her exposure, and the damage to sarah’s brain is far more extensive.

Maggie: Well, why would that be?

Abigail: Is it because of how the drug was administered?

Kayla: Well, that’s part of it. Abigail, you ingested the drug orally in a glass of champagne, so the liquid diluted the drug and mitigated its impact. Sarah, on the other hand, was injected with a full syringe of a larger dose that was concentrated, so I’m afraid the damage to her brain is far more severe.

Maggie: Kayla, what are you saying? Are you saying my daughter’s never gonna recover?

Is now a good time

for a flare-up?

Kayla: I think it’s too early to make any definitive prognosis to predict to what degree sarah will recover or what the timeframe will be. Right now, we are just trying to come up with an effective treatment. I do think that our best option right now, though, is to transfer her to bayview.

Maggie: Bayview? An institution?

Abigail: Isn’t there something more that you can do for her here at the hospital?

Kayla: We’re working on that, and we will know more when we get the report from the specialist who’s gonna study the scan. But in the meantime, I think keeping her here against her will is not doing her any good.

Maggie: But I don’t understand. Why would she be better off in an institution?

Kayla: Well, you have power of attorney over sarah’s medical decisions, so what happens next is really up to you. As long as sarah is not a danger to herself or anybody else, you get to decide where she’s treated.

Maggie: Well, then I think the best medicine for my daughter would be for me to take her home.

Xander: I don’t think that untying you is a very good idea right now.

Sarah: ‘Cause you just love seeing me this way, don’t you?

Xander: No, I don’t love it. I hate it. It makes me very sad.

Sarah: Yeah, well, I’m even sadder just watching you stand there and stare at me, as if I needed more proof that you don’t give a damn about me.

Maggie: Xander. What are you doing here?

Sarah: God’s sakes! She calls you that, too?

Xander: I just wanted to see how renee is doing.

Sarah: His name is alex, and as you both can see, I’m doing great. Just on top of the world.

Maggie: Kayla has her test results. I’ve given permission for her to share that information with you. She’s at the nurse’s station.

Xander: Thank you, maggie. Look, I am so sorry for what you’re going through.

Sarah: I should have known he’d be no help. And you can go ahead and follow him out that door.

Maggie: I know you’re angry with me for signing those papers, and I’m sorry that you are so upset.

Sarah: You think?

Maggie: But you’re being released.

Sarah: [Gasps] Thank god!

Maggie: I came here to take you home.

Sarah: Home where? Not your home.

Maggie: Yes, my home. And yours.

Sarah: Sorry. No. The only place that I am going when I get out of this torture chamber is to tony, the man that I love. And if I cannot be with him, I will lose my mind.

Anna: Well, what did “renee” want?

Tony: For me to get her out of the hospital.

Anna: [Chuckles] And why not? You’ve been acting like her lapdog. Why not her getaway driver, too? You didn’t agree to it, did you?

Tony: She hung up before I could respond.

Anna: Well, please don’t tell me she’s made a break for it.

Tony: She’s in restraints.

Anna: Well, thank heavens for small favors. Well, now that we know she’s all safely trussed up, I believe you and I have a date with a plate of lobster newburg.

Tony: Not so fast. I believe you were to apologize first.

Ava: So you’re telling me that sarah is in la-la land, and she thinks that she is some woman named renee dupree?

Gwen: Dumonde. And she thinks that xander is some bloke named alex something-or-other from whom she wants a divorce from. She thinks he’s some lowlife gold digger apparently.

Ava: [Chuckles] So she hates xander aka alex something-or-other, and that is a good thing, right?

Gwen: Yeah. You would think. Xander just won’t let it go. Sarah is all that he talks about. I mean, he couldn’t get out of this bloody hotel room fast enough to go see her at the hospital. He thinks that they can bring her back to reality. Considering the fact that abigail recovered from the concoction that I put in her champagne, I have every reason to believe that sarah will, too.

Ava: Okay. Xander loves you, gwen. He’s engaged to you.

Gwen: Yeah, but he was also engaged to sarah once. And as my lovely sister was so eager to point out to me, the only reason that he’s with me is because he thought that he’d lost her. And what if she does snap out of it? What becomes of me then?

Ava: Yeah, well, I wish I could tell you, but chin up, right? Whoa. Well, here it is.

Gwen: Here what is?

Ava: The verdict’s in. I gotta go.

[Suspenseful music]

Rafe: Hey. Well, this is it, huh? Moment of truth. Migraine attacks?

Rafe: Okay. Better get in there, you know, in case my lawyer has any last-minute words of advice.

Melinda: What are you waiting for? You don’t want to miss it, do you?

Nicole: Whatever happens, I am on your side. Always.

Rafe: I know. Okay.

Nicole: Yeah.

Xander: I don’t get it. Abigail made a complete recovery, and now she’s living a full and normal life. What, you’re just giving up on sarah?

Kayla: No. No one is giving up on sarah. As I said to maggie, the damage to sarah’s brain is more severe than abigail’s was, so the treatment is undoubtably gonna be longer.

Xander: Be longer? Abigail was out for months.

Kayla: Well, with sarah, it could be a year or years.

Xander: Or it could be forever.

Kayla: Let’s not put that kind of timetable on it, okay? Not at this point.

Xander: So thanks to whatever was in that syringe, sarah may never be herself again? Is that what you’re saying?

Anna: That woman just called here hurling outrageous insults at me, then begged my husband, with whom she’s madly in love, to spring her from the hospital. And you still expect an apology from me?

Maggie: Hello. I’m sorry to interrupt. Harold let me in.

Tony: Oh, no, no. Maggie, hello. How’s sarah doing?

Maggie: Her test results came back, and I’m afraid the news is not very good.

Anna: Oh, don’t tell me. We’re going to be stuck forever with the reincarnation of that horrible renee dumonde?

[Sighs] I’m sorry, maggie. That was very insensitive of me. What’s happened to your daughter, it’s tragic. I know that. I can’t even imagine how worried you must be.

Maggie: Yes. I am.

Anna: And believe me, I thought sarah was a lovely young woman.

Tony: Well, don’t talk about her as if she’s in the past. She’s still very much alive, anna.

Anna: I know that. I just want maggie to understand that it’s not sarah that I hate. It’s that horrible witch, renee dumonde.

Tony: Sorry, um– please tell us what’s going on.

Maggie: Well, like I said, it’s not good. The damage to sarah’s brain is severe, and kayla is working on a treatment plan. But in the meantime, sarah is being discharged.

Anna: Well, that’s a relief, at least, right? I mean, you must be looking forward to having her home.

Maggie: I am. Except sarah refuses to come home with me. She considers this her home, and she only wants to be here. With you, tony.

Anna: No. No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no–I mean… uh, that is–it’s a terrible, sad thing that sarah doesn’t want to come home with her own mother, but I’m sure you can understand, maggie, that tony and I can’t possibly entertain your request.

Tony: Damn it, anna. Could you not speak for me?

Anna: Don’t tell me you think this is a good idea, tony. My god.

Maggie: Tony, anna, there’s no need to argue about this, please. I wasn’t going to come here and ask either one of you if sarah could stay here. I know it’s not a viable solution.

Anna: Well, thank you. Then why did you come by?

Maggie: Well, I know it’s also not a great way to solve this problem. It would be a terrible imposition. But I am admittedly somewhat desperate.

Tony: Well, that’s understandable.

Maggie: And it’s all I can come up with for now, okay? So please feel free to say “no” and tell me if it’s an outrageous, unfair request.

Tony: Well, what is it, maggie? Tell us. What did you come up with?

Maggie: Tony, I was hoping that you would move in with us.

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use dove bar at home?

Abigail: Here you go.

Kayla: Thank you.

Abigail: Yeah, sorry. I didn’t think to bring you one.

Xander: Oh, it’s okay. You’ve already done enough.

Abigail: Excuse me?

Xander: Have you seen sarah today? She’s strapped down in a bed begging to be free, all because of your wayward syringe.

Kayla: Xander, don’T.

Abigail: Oh, no. It’s okay. I can handle it. Look, I am so sorry for everything that’s happened to my cousin, sarah. You have no idea how sorry, but I never would have known about the drug if gwen hadn’t used it on me first.

Xander: Don’t you dare blame this on gwen. It’s only because of your twisted revenge scheme on her that any of this happened. That drug never would have damaged sarah’s brain if you hadn’t been so determined to get back at gwen in the most savage way imaginable.

Abigail: Wait a minute. Gwen, dr. Rolf created the drug.

Xander: What’s your point? So what?

Abigail: Well, maybe he could create an antidote.

Anna: You want tony to live with you?

Maggie: I know it’s unorthodox, and it’s a terrible imposition, but tony, sarah is so fixated on you. And being in your presence is the only thing that seems to keep her calm.

Anna: So you want to use my husband as some sort of what? Therapy animal?

Tony: Anna!

Maggie: Anna, I’m sorry. I know this would affect you, too, but I just thought if tony agreed to it that you and he–you would be together a lot of the time, because I mean, he wouldn’t– he would only be with us for the evenings, and you know, whatever. The only alternative… is that I would have to commit sarah, and I can’T. I can’t do that to my daughter.

Tony: No. She’s been through enough already.

Anna: Haven’t we all.

Maggie: Look, I know what I’m asking is a tremendous favor to you both, but it would just be for a short time. Until the doctors can figure out the proper course of treatment. I honestly think that it’s the only way that– that sarah would agree to come home with me. Oh, god. I don’t know what else to do. I’m so worried about sarah. Please, tony, will you help my daughter?

Rafe: I can’t believe it.

Nicole: [Laughs] I can. I mean, the jurors could tell that you were being framed, and they can tell that you are a good and decent guy. And now, you’re a free man!

Rafe: Yeah, you know. Oh! We’re going home. See, I like the sound of that.

Nicole: Yeah. Yeah, and now, you can focus on putting the real bad guys behind bars.

Melinda: Would that include you, nicole?

Nicole: Me?

Melinda: Yeah. A little thing called witness tampering. I could still charge you with it.

Nicole: In a case where all the witnesses were lying? Go ahead. Try it.

Melinda: I wouldn’t be so smug if I were you. It has a way of coming back and biting you.

[Both chuckle]

Nicole: Wow. Some people just don’t know how to lose gracefully. Ah!

Rafe: Love you so much.

Nicole: [Laughs] Oh, my gosh.

Ava: Not guilty. No. No! No, this can’t be happening! No! No! No!

Sarah: What are you doing back here? I told you that I’m not going anywhere with you.

Maggie: Well, I’ve got good news for you.

Sarah: The only good news that I want to hear is that I’m going home to tony.

Maggie: Well, I’m afraid I’m not gonna be taking you to the dimera mansion.

Sarah: Then get out!

Maggie: Will you listen to me? I spoke to tony and I explained the situation and you’re still gonna be coming to live with me. But tony has agreed to live with us as well.

Anna: So much for our lobster.

Tony: I know this is difficult, anna.

Anna: Difficult? Try infuriating, horrifying, and mind-boggling.

Tony: How about trying to help a woman whose daughter survived a terrible trauma and rendered mentally ill? A woman who recently lost another daughter. I’m doing this for maggie.

Anna: Okay. You don’t have to yell.

Tony: Damn it. It’s only going to be temporary.

Anna: Right, and it would only be temporary to send sarah off to an institution where, instead of having her mother there to coddle her or you there to feed her delusions that you are the love of her live, there are doctors there trained to deal with mental illness.

Tony: Yes, but you heard what kayla said to maggie. That the institution can no longer take care of sarah, ’cause her condition is rare and complicated. You saw what happened when I had to drag her out of here just for simple medical tests. Can you imagine her reaction if she had to be institutionalized?

Anna: [Groans] It’s just not fair, tony. Asking you to do this? Asking us to do this? It’s too much.

Tony: Sweetheart. What if this was carrie… not knowing that you were her mother, believing she was some woman who died almost 40 years ago. Her recollection of her real life. Wouldn’t you move heaven and earth just to help her? I know you would. As difficult as this is and as infuriating and horrifying and mind-boggling, put yourself in maggie’s place. Can you do that for me? Please?

Kayla: I have been so busy, I didn’t even think of that.

Abigail: Well, it might not really be that great of an idea. We’re talking about the very eccentric, if not deranged wilhelm rolf here. He might not really be that interested in helping us find an antidote for somebody he doesn’t really give a damn about.

Kayla: Well, can you think of anybody that might be able to get through to him?

Abigail: He’s got a soft spot for chad. I can talk to him about it. Of course, he kind of has his hands full, because he’s getting ready to seduce leo stark.

Kayla: [Groans softly]

Xander: So because sarah got such a concentrated dose of the drug, kayla can’t tell how long it’ll take for her to recover if she ever will.

Gwen: That’s really tragic. How sad.

Xander: Well, there might be a bright side.

Gwen: Really?

Xander: Yeah, credit due to abigail. Yeah, despite your sister’s role in this whole debacle, she does seem to have come up with a possible solution.

Gwen: What’s that?

Xander: Rolf himself.

Gwen: Rolf?

Xander: Yeah. I mean, he invented the drug. Maybe he can come up with the antidote to counteract it.

Gwen: [Sighs] Yeah, well, I suppose that is possible.

Xander: I’m not gonna wait to find out. I’m going to statesville to talk to him. I was hoping you’d come with me.

Rafe: No, gabi. Of course seeing arianna off is way more important. Give her a kiss from uncle rafe for me, will you? Okay. No, we will celebrate the minute you get back. I promise. I love you, too, sis. Okay. Bye. Ah.

Nicole: I’d make a toast, but I think it’s pretty obvious what we’re celebrating.

Rafe: Yes, it is. You know, the last time we were here in this kitchen, when I was arrested, you know, I had asked you what you thought about starting a relationship. And, uh, you never really answered me.

Nicole: Well, there was a lot going on.

Rafe: True. Yep. Yeah. But now, here we are. Now, we’re back in the kitchen, so may I ask you again? What do you think about you and me?

[Soft dramatic music]

Ava: Hmm. How adorable.

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[Phone line trilling]

Jake: Come on, gabi. Why aren’t you picking up?

[Cell phone buzzing]

Johnny: Is something wrong?

Gabi: I’m sorry. I can’t do this.

Belle: It’s like I have just woke up from this horrible nightmare.

Shawn: What did jake tell you?

Belle: That the devil morphed me into him to cause trouble for him and gabi. Well, he didn’t really tell me that, but we kind of figured out that’s what happened. Why won’t you look at me? Oh, god, there’s more, isn’t there?

Shawn: You know what? I think that you’ve probably dealt with enough today, so we should just–

Belle: No, please just tell me, what else did I do?

Shawn: Look, jake wasn’t the only person that you morphed into. You also morphed into ej.

Belle: Why?

Shawn: To get chad to think that this brother assaulted abigail.

Chad: You want me to blame the devil for framing ej? Who’s gonna believe that?

Kate: No one. Unless they hear a confession from the one person who is perfectly positioned to ensure that ej was found guilty.

Chad: You mean…

Kate: Yeah. His defense attorney. Belle brady.

Clyde: I don’t know what it is you think I did, ej.

Ej: It’s not what I think you did. It’s what I know you did. I just remembered you’re the son of a bitch who had me shot.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kate: Okay, I’m no lawyer, but belle had the means and the opportunity to frame ej. First, the means. Almost everyone in salem has either heard or seen exactly what the devil can do when he takes possession of someone. The opportunity. She worked at dimera. She had access to ej’s computer. She had many chances to plant the evidence that would connect ej with sami’s kidnapper.

Chad: But you’re leaving out motive. Why would she want her client to go to prison?

Kate: Chad, she’s possessed by the devil, okay? What does he want? He wants chaos and misery. He wanted to drive a wedge between you and ej.

Chad: Which is why he morphed into ej and kissed abigail in front of me.

Kate: And which is why we will have no problem whatsoever convincing ej and belle herself that she’s the one who set it up.

Belle: What did I do when I was ej?

Shawn: It wasn’t you. It was the devil, all right?

Belle: What did I do, shawn?

Shawn: Before ej’s trial, you got abigail alone in a room, and you forced a kiss on her right before chad walked in.

Belle: So that’s why chad was so sure it happened, and ej insisted that he didn’t know what they were talking about.

Chad: It wasn’t ej.

Belle: It was me.

Chad: No, it was satan.

Belle: But why? What did he want?

Shawn: I guess he just wanted to make sure that chad would send ej to prison.

Clyde: You know, I think as someone who claims to be falsely convicted for the crime he’s in here for, you’d be a bit more careful about throwing around baseless accusations like that.

Ej: Oh, can you not insult my intelligence by denying what we both know is true?

Clyde: Like I said, ej, I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Ej: For weeks now, I’ve been getting little flashes about that day in the woods.

Clyde: Flashes?

Ej: I couldn’t even see who it was. Until now when the whole memory came flooding back. You were there, and it was your man who pulled the trigger.

Clyde: Okay.

Ej: Okay, okay?

Clyde: Okay, I was–

Ej: That’s your response? Okay?

Clyde: Okay, I was hoping you’d never remember it, but now you do. So what’s done is done, right?

Ej: Why did you give that order?

Clyde: Well, I didn’t exactly, my boy, miguel, he just got a little trigger-happy.

Ej: Yes, yes, very happy.

Clyde: Well, if it’s any consolation to you, he’s now fish food at the bottom of the lake of the ozarks. You know, good help is hard to find these days.

Ej: So this is just a joke to you?

Clyde: Is that too soon for you, ej? Okay. Ej, I’m sorry… for the misunderstanding…

Ej: Misunderstanding?

Clyde: In the park.

Ej: I was shot and left for dead.

Clyde: Yeah, but you’re not dead, right? Dr. Rolf brought you back. So the way I see it, no harm, no foul.

Ej: No harm, no harm? I lost everything in my life that I hold dear. And you’re the one who took it from me.

[Phone line trilling]

Jake: Gabi, it’s me. Listen, I need to talk to you. I know you didn’t believe me when I told you I didn’t betray you, but I got proof now. It’s a long story, and it’s too crazy to leave on your voicemail so I’m coming to the office so we can talk face to face.

Johnny: Did I do something wrong?

Gabi: Nope. No, you didn’t do anything.

Johnny: Then I don’t see why this can’t happen.

Gabi: Because it can’t, like I told you before.

Johnny: Before that kiss, which was pretty incredible, if you ask me, and I can see that it affected you, too.

Gabi: Kate gave a million reasons why I shouldn’t trust you.

Johnny: Well, kate would know about being untrustworthy.

Gabi: She’s right though.

Johnny: Maybe, or maybe I’m the one who should be careful. Maybe I shouldn’t trust you.

Gabi: What is that supposed to mean?

Johnny: Look, I’ve known from the start that you and jake are using me to take over dimera.

Gabi: I offered to be your partner.

Johnny: Oh, you offered a hell of a lot more than that. Yeah, you made me think that you wanted to be with me in the bedroom so that you could have your way with me in the boardroom.

Gabi: That’s not true.

Johnny: I’m not even upset about it, okay? It’s who you are. It’s in your nature.

Gabi: And you think you know what’s in my nature?

Johnny: I think that you wouldn’t have become the successful businesswoman that you are if you didn’t leverage all your assets.

Gabi: I’m not like that.

Johnny: Really? So then you weren’t playing me just now when you kissed me?

Gabi: Maybe.

Johnny: Well, when I kissed you back, then and just now, that wasn’t part of a game, part of some plan. Business is not what I feel when I’m around you.

Gabi: And what do you feel?

Johnny: I want you, gabriella. And you may have pulled back, but I can see that you want me, too. So the question is, are you gonna take what you want? This is the sound of nature breathing.

Chanel: So did I tell you that I decided to drop my lawsuit against johnny?

Allie: Really?

Chanel: Yeah. You know, your brother’s letting tr recast my part and yours, too. They’re tearing up our contracts.

Allie: Well, that’s good.

Chanel: I’m just ready to put this whole thing behind me, the marriage, the movie, the devil.

Allie: I’m sorry johnny hurt you, dupree.

Chanel: Thanks, horton. But I don’t wanna focus on him right now.

Allie: What do you wanna focus on?

Chanel: Oh, I don’t know. You.

Allie: Are we really doing this?

Chanel: I sure hope so.

[Soft music]

Gabi: What is it about you?

Johnny: You tell me.

Gabi: I don’t know what it is, but a part of me finds it almost impossible to resist you.

Johnny: What part is that?

Gabi: Oh, you know what? I have learned in the past that it’s not good for me to give in to temptations whenever I play with fire. I’m usually the one that gets burned, so…

Johnny: You think I’m gonna burn you?

Gabi: You know, I think you and I should just stick to business.

Johnny: You know you don’t wanna leave. You wanna stay here with me. Gabi hernandez always goes after what she wants, right?

Gabi: You’re right. I do go after what I want.

Chad: It’s just not right, kate. I mean, belle already feels terrible for what she did so for me to pin my sins on her–

Kate: Come on, you’re not pinning them on her. You’re pinning them on the prince of darkness. And, actually, you know, an argument could be made that he’s the one who tempted you to screw with your brother in the first place. It’s practically biblical.

Chad: That’s a stretch.

Kate: No, it’s not a stretch. Listen to me. The devil, he wanted ej in prison. He used you to make it happen. I think actually he would like some credit. And my plan ensures that he gets it.

Belle: I hurt so many people I care about.

Shawn: Hey, you weren’t in control of your actions. Everybody knows that.

Belle: Ej hired me to represent him, to save his life, and instead, I’m the reason he’s behind bars.

Shawn: It wasn’t you, belle.

Belle: Even so, I can’t help but feel responsible. I just don’t think I could live with myself if something happened to him in that hellhole.

Ej: Do you know what you’ve done to me? You took years from my life. Dr. Rolf and my sister kristen brought me back. But I was barely alive, trapped in a body that couldn’t move. My recovery was agonizing and excruciatingly slow.

Clyde: Yeah, well, I’m not saying you didn’t have it rough.

Ej: Rough, rough? In the time you stole from me, my children grew up. My wife, samantha, the love of my life, grew distant.

Clyde: You can’t blame me for your crappy love life.

Ej: I couldn’t be the husband she needed so I pushed her away into the arms of another man.

Clyde: Why the hell would you do that?

Ej: She was my light. And I didn’t want to infect her with the bitterness and anger that had consumed me, all because of the bullet your henchman put in me. You took everything that was good in my life and left nothing but misery.

Clyde: Oh, boo-hoo, ej. So your life was ruined. Well, join the club. Question is, what are you gonna do about it? We hit the bike trails every weekend

Allie: Hey, guys.

Ciara: Hey.

Ben: Hello.

Allie: I don’t think you guys have been formally introduced. Chanel, this is my cousin, ciara, and her husband, ben. Ben and ciara, this is chanel.

Chanel: Nice to meet you.

Ben: Nice to meet you, too.

Ciara: Yeah, we’ve heard a lot about you.

Allie: Listen, what you guys just walked in on–

Ciara: No, you don’t have to explain, please.

Allie: No, but I want to. You might have heard that tripp and I broke up.

Ciara: I did hear about that. I’m sorry.

Allie: Thanks, yeah. Well, we broke up, and chanel is getting divorced from johnny, and we’ve had this attraction to each other for a while. So now that we’re both single–

Chanel: We’re seeing where it goes.

Ben: Hey.

Ciara: Good for you. As long as my cousin is happy.

Chanel: It sounds like we all want the same thing.

Ben: Sounds like it.

Chanel: So, is it–do we know if it’s a boy or a girl yet?

Ciara: No, not yet. And, actually, we were wondering if you can answer that question for us.

Belle: Do you see anything that I don’t?

Shawn: There’s no marks there, belle. The devil’s gone. Your dad made sure of that. Where you going?

Belle: I’m gonna go to the prison and tell ej what happened.

Shawn: What, right now?

Belle: Why wait?

Shawn: Because you just went through hell, and ej’s not going anywhere. Look, I’m just saying, it can wait till tomorrow.

Belle: I’m not gonna be able to sleep. Maybe I’m not responsible for what I did when I was possessed, but I’m certainly responsible for what I do now.

Shawn: You’re gonna try to fix this.

Belle: I put my client in prison, so I’m gonna do everything I can to get him out.

Ej: You said your parole hearing was moved up to this afternoon.

Clyde: Yeah, so?

Ej: You sounded so confident that the board would let you out. I wonder how they would feel about your rehabilitation after I tell them about your role in my shooting.

Clyde: You wouldn’t do that.

Ej: Wouldn’t I?

Clyde: Hold on. You do not want to rat me out.

Ej: No, I really do. And I have 2,705 reasons why.

Clyde: What’s that number?

Ej: That’s the number of days since I took that bullet. And every single day that I was conscious, I thought about what I would do to that bastard that left me for dead in that park. Now I finally get that chance.

Clyde: Hold on, man. You wanna think twice before you rat me out in front of the parole board.

Ej: Yeah, why’s that?

Clyde: Because if you cost me my chance of freedom, I’m gonna be right back here with you in our cozy little cell, in a very bad mood.

Ej: Is that a threat?

Clyde: No, that’s just a fact. Now, I have apologized to you. People who know me know that that’s not something I usually do. So my advice to you is to accept that apology for your health. And leave what’s in the past dead and buried, where it belongs.

[Tense music]

Ej: But the past isn’t dead and buried, weston. In fact, for me, it’s still very much alive.

Chad: You and I both know that ej isn’t the one that kidnapped sami. Lucas is.

Kate: So?

Chad: So the truth doesn’t matter anymore?

Kate: What matters is that you have three choices. You can either throw my son, lucas, under the bus, you can take the fall for everything that happened, or you can pin it all on the guy with the horns and the pitchfork. That’s your call.

Jake: What the hell is this? We treat our faces to the best skin care.

Shawn: It’s good seeing you.

Chad: You too. Figured I’d come in to check on belle, see how she’s doing now that she’s free of the–

Shawn: Free of the devil?

Chad: Yeah, that.

Shawn: Yeah, it’s a lot. I had to break the news to her about all the things that she did that she doesn’t remember. So she’s still trying to, you know, process it all.

Chad: Is she resting?

Shawn: No, actually, you just missed her. She just went to statesville prison to visit your brother.

Belle: Ej.

Ej: Belle!

Belle: I need to talk to you.

Ej: Are you all right?

Belle: I’m fine, are you?

Ej: Yes, but I was worried about you. My mother was here, and she told me everything.

Belle: Everything?

Ej: Is it true? Were you possessed by the devil?

Belle: I was. And I’m also the reason you’re stuck here in prison.

Ciara: So at my sonogram appointment, the doctor printed out the sex of the baby and put it in this envelope, sealed.

Ben: And after we discussed it for a while, we decided to wait.

Ciara: Uh-huh, but we knew that that was gonna be hard, so we gave it to my brother so we wouldn’t be tempted.

Allie: Okay, but shawn gave it back?

Ben: Well, after belle got possessed, that kind of changed things.

Chanel: Oh, yeah, we know. I saw her at the dimera mansion. Her eyes were all freaky and glowy.

Ben: Yeah, that was probably pretty–

Chanel: Intense.

Ben: Intense, yeah.

Chanel: Yeah.

Ciara: Yeah, anyway, belle is okay now, thank god, but while the devil was in her, it took a peek at the envelope.

Allie: He opened the envelope?

Ciara: Mm-hmm, that’s right, which is why it is no longer sealed.

Allie: Okay, I can’t believe I’m even asking this, but why would the devil care if your baby’s a boy or girl?

Ben: The truth is, we don’t know why, but the devil had designs on our baby.

Allie: Designs?

Ciara: He wanted to take our baby.

Chanel: Oh, god, that’s so scary.

Ciara: Yeah, but he’s gone now and hopefully for good this time.

Gabi: What are you doing here?

Jake: Oh, what am I–we’re broken up for, what, five minutes, and you’re already doing it with somebody else?

Gabi: It’s been longer than five minutes. And what’s it to you? You looked at me in the eye, you told me you loved me, and then you stabbed me in the back?

Jake: Okay, you didn’t get my message.

Gabi: What message?

Jake: The message that I left you where I said I didn’t do any of that stuff. That I have proof!

Gabi: What are you talking about?

Jake: I know what happened, gabi.

Gabi: Yeah, so do I. You stabbed me in the back so you could be ceo of dimera.

Jake: No, you don’t understand, that wasn’t me you heard talking to maggie, it was somebody else!

Gabi: Who was it?

Jake: It was the devil.

Gabi: The devil made you do it, that is your defense?

Jake: I didn’t say the devil made me do it. The devil did it all by himself.

Gabi: Okay, what exactly are you saying?

Jake: I’m saying that it’s satan, or lucifer, whatever the hell you wanna call him! Okay, satan stole maggie’s phone and sent me that text message. He drew up the documents that made it look like I stole your dimera shares. He made the deal with maggie.

Gabi: I heard you, jake.

Jake: Yes, because that’s what he wanted you to hear. He morphed into me, okay? So that you would overhear the conversation, and you would you think I betrayed you.

Gabi: You must think I’m really gullible, huh? The devil left marlena at christmas.

Jake: Yeah, now he’s in somebody else. My a1c stayed here,

Allie: So, you’re saying that you want us to tell you the sex of your baby?

Ciara: Well, not yet.

Ben: We were thinking that maybe we’d have one of those gender reveal parties, and maybe you girls could make us the cake.

Chanel: Oh, like the ones that you cut into that’s either pink or blue?

Ciara: Mm-hmm, exactly that. Do you think you guys could do that?

Allie: Yeah, we would love to do that.

Ciara: Wow, okay, great, amazing. Just please promise to not tell us once you open the envelope.

Ben: Yeah, we just wanna be surprised like everybody else.

Allie: Okay

Chanel: All right. Ooh, this is so exciting, I like this. You don’t get a lot of top secret missions in the baking biz.

Allie: Yeah, chanel likes a little bit of drama in her life.

Chanel: Oh, so do you, horton.

Allie: Okay, well, we will make sure that no one but us knows if your baby is a boy or girl.

Chane: Not until both of you cut into that cake.

Gabi: Okay, I’ll play along. Who did the devil go into?

Johnny: It was my aunt belle.

Gabi: Belle is possessed?

Jake: Belle was possessed.

Johnny: It’s true. She knocked me over the head, tried to kill my grandmother.

Gabi: What?

Johnny: Yeah, she was choking my grandma marlena, squeezing the life out of her. Her eyes were like glowing. Weird.

Gabi: My god, how long has this been going on?

Johnny: I guess the devil jumped into her on christmas at my grandma’s exorcism.

Gabi: Poor belle.

Johnny: Look, man, I had no idea she was doing any of this to you.

Jake: Still didn’t stop you from you taking advantage of the situation, now, did it?

Johnny: Oh, like you’ve never taken advantage of anyone.

Jake: The hell’s that supposed to mean, pal?

Johnny: Look, I know you and gabi were using me, stringing the kid along, using him for his shares. But as I was just telling her, I’m willing to forgive and forget.

Jake: Is that right?

Johnny: In fact, we were just starting to kiss and make up when you walked in.

Jake: You little son of a–

Gabi: Johnny, can you please give jake and I two minutes, please, alone?

Johnny: You know where to find me when you need me.

Gabi: So this was all belle?

Jake: Yeah, maggie’s phone was in belle’s bag. The stefan document was on belle’s laptop.

Gabi: So you didn’t do any of this?

Jake: No, gabi, I didn’t betray you. And I never would. Sure as hell didn’t take you very long to betray me though.

Belle: You put your faith in me to defend you. I convinced you not to run, and I failed you.

Ej: You were possessed by the devil; how could that possibly be your fault?

Belle: You don’t understand. I am the reason that your trial fell apart.

Ej: Chad was the one who lied on the stand.

Belle: But he only did that because of me.

Ej: What do you mean?

Belle: I guess your mom didn’t tell you everything.

Ej: About what?

Belle: Okay, you remember how chad and abigail swore that you kissed her at the courthouse?

Ej: And I told you it wasn’t me.

Belle: No, I know that. I believed you, and now I know that it wasn’t you. Because it was me.

Chad: Johnny told me everything so I know that it was belle, not ej, that kissed abby.

Shawn: Yeah, well, it was, and it wasn’T.

Chad: Because she doesn’t remember anything.

Shawn: I mean, she doesn’t remember the kiss, she doesn’t remember anything that she did to hurt anybody. I hated breaking the news to her.

Chad: I can’t even imagine what she’s going through.

Shawn: I mean, she knows that it’s not her fault, but still, I mean, she’s still dealing with the guilt.

Chad: Well, will you please tell her that I don’t blame her for anything? It’s actually why I stopped by.

Shawn: Yeah, no, I appreciate that. Yeah, absolutely.

[Cell phone rings] Oh, it’s kate. I’ll call her back.

Chad: No, actually, you should–just take it.

Shawn: Hey, kate.

Kate: Hey, shawn, I was wondering if you have any updates on philip.

Shawn: No, I’m sorry, I don’t have anything to share about his case.

Kate: Yeah, no, I understand. I know it’s been designated a cold case. That’s why victor and i hired a private detective to search for him.

Shawn: Well, I hope you get some answers.

Kate: Yeah, I do too. Look, would it be possible for you to send over a copy of philip’s police report?

Shawn: Yeah, sure, yeah, when I get back to the station I can email it to you.

Kate: Look, shawn, I know that you have a lot going on with belle and all, but could you possibly do that now?

Shawn: Yeah, no problem. I mean, I have to check in there anyway, so I’ll email it to you asap.

Kate: Oh, you don’t know how much I appreciate that. Thanks.

Shawn: Good luck. Well, I got to head back down to the station.

Chad: Do you actually mind if I wait here for belle? I’d love to be able to tell her how I feel in person.

Shawn: Yeah, absolutely, no problem. I’m sure she’ll appreciate it. Hey, take care.

Chad: See you.

Shawn: All right, see you.

[Tense music]

Belle: I don’t remember any of this. So I can only assume that he sensed that chad was having a change of heart about testifying against you.

Ej: Hmm. And what would turn chad against me faster than convincing him I was after abigail? But how did he–

Belle: Please don’t ask me to explain any of this. But somehow he morphed me into you–

Ej: And then forcibly kissed abigail.

Belle: Just in time for chad to walk in on it.

Ej: I got to say, if I were chad, I would’ve wanted me locked up, too.

Chad: Okay, I plugged the flash drive into the computer. What do I do next?

Kate: Just wait. It’s gonna automatically upload the paper trail that lucas put on ej’s computer, and it’s gonna look like that’s where the file was created.

Chad: I still can’t believe I’m planting evidence on a computer to frame somebody for planting evidence on a computer.

Kate: You’re framing the devil. I don’t think he’s gonna be offended.

Chad: Well, it still feels wrong.

[Computer beeps] Okay, it’s done.

Kate: Okay, good, good.

[Cell phone beeps] And shawn, he just sent through the police file on philip. So he’ll probably be going back to the house. You need to get out of there fast before anyone realizes why you really stuck around.

Gabi: Jake, I–

Jake: You were about to have sex with him when I walked in right there on your desk.

Gabi: I thought–

Jake: You thought–

Gabi: Everything we’ve been through, I just–

Jake: You thought wrong! I didn’t do any of that stuff! And what the hell? We were partners in everything!

Gabi: I believe you.

Jake: Yeah, you do now. What about when it happened?

Gabi: When you were talking with maggie, I was just upset, I was–

Jake: You just… why not confront me, huh? Look me in the eye and give me the chance! Give us the chance to see what the hell was going on!

Gabi: I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know, okay? It’s just what I do when I think someone is hurting me. And you’re right, you’re so right, I should’ve trusted you, I should’ve trusted us!

Jake: Nah. A lot of good that does us now.

Gabi: Where are you going?

Jake: I don’t know.

Gabi: Jake, is there any way that there could still be an us? Is there any way that you can forgive me?

Ben: I never thought I would ever be this excited to cut into a cake.

Ciara: Well, it is not every day that a piece of cake can change your life.

Ben: Mm-hmm.

Ciara: So, what do you think? Pink or blue?

Ben: I don’t care what color this cake is. My life is already perfect.

[Knocking on door]

[Groans]

Clyde: Hello, son.

Allie: So exciting that I’m gonna be the first one to know if my cousin is having a boy or a girl.

Chanel: Well, second. The devil was actually the first.

Allie: Okay, way to ruin the moment, dupree.

Chanel: Just saying.

Allie: Should I open it? Should I peek?

Chanel: Now?

Allie: Why not?

Chanel: Mm. Okay, so what does it say? Is it boy or girl?

Allie: Well, you know, i don’t think that there’s any reason that we both need to know. So I’ll just bake the cake when you’re not around.

Chanel: Are you kidding me?

Allie: What?

Chanel: Come on, I need to know, horton. Spill the tea.

Allie: Why do you care?

Chanel: Because I do. And this is not a good way to start our relationship. So come on, there shouldn’t be any secrets.

Allie: Well, maybe just this one secret between us.

Chanel: No, come on, let me have it.

Allie: No, you’re not allowed to see what’s inside.

Chanel: Come on, you–

Allie: No!

Chanel: You’re so–

Allie: No, no, no, no, no.

Johnny: Don’t you two girls make the sweetest couple? It’s my 4:05, the-show-must-go-on,

Shawn: Chad? Guess he couldn’t stay.

[Tense music]

Chad: Here you go. What are you gonna do with it?

Kate: Well, I’m gonna destroy it, and then I’m gonna pretend it never existed.

Chad: Are you sure that belle’s gonna confess when she finds out it’s on her computer?

Kate: Of course she’s gonna be horrified when she finds out what she did while she was possessed. But as always, belle will do the right thing.

Chad: Well, then it won’t be long until ej’s free.

Belle: I think that we can use this information for your appeal. We can argue ineffective assistance of counsel.

Ej: My mother had the same idea. And as I told her, I doubt the court will be swayed by the argument that my attorney was possessed by the devil.

Belle: Well, we can at least make the attempt. I’m gonna file your appeal as soon as I get home.

Ej: Thank you, belle. Can I ask you something?

Belle: Of course.

Ej: My mother said that you were possessed at christmas. So that means the whole time you were representing me, all those conversations we had where you said you believed in me, it wasn’t you?

Belle: Oh, no, that was me. I think. I mean, I remember all of that.

Ej: What does that mean?

Belle: I don’t know. All I know is I need to get you out of here. And I will.

[Cell phone beeps]

Ej: What is it?

Belle: Looks like you’re getting a new cellmate. Clyde weston just made parole.

Ben: Dad, did you escape from statesville again?

Clyde: Didn’t have to bust out this time; you’re looking at a genuine parolee.

Ben: What?

Ciara: You made parole?

Clyde: Yes, ma’am, on the condition that I have a roof over my head, living with a responsible person. And I figure who could be more responsible than the soon-to-be-parents of my baby grandchild? By the way, what are we having, a boy or a girl?

Johnny: So you two are together now?

Chanel: So what if we are?

Johnny: You’re right. So what? We all have what we want, right? Chanel, I heard you’re dropping the lawsuit.

Chanel: Yeah. Yeah, because you agreed to take us out of your movie. Tr said that you already recast our parts.

Johnny: It’s a shame. You would’ve been great.

Allie: It’s better this way for everyone.

Johnny: Are we having a boy or a girl?

[Tense music]

Surprise, surprise. That’ll work.

Johnny: You’re right. Besides, I have much more important things to worry about. So you two have fun.

Jake: Okay, even if I could forgive you, the hell’s this mean for our relationship, huh?

Gabi: The devil did this to us.

Jake: And it was so easy for him to get you to turn on me, to tear us apart. It made me realize we’re not as strong as either of us thought we were.

Gabi: Jake, I still want–

Jake: No, no, no, you got exactly what you wanted. Ceo of dimera enterprises. Congratulations. Nothing else matters to you.

[Soft music]

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[Phone beeps]

Gabi: Hey, yeah, send her in.

Kate: Hey, sorry I’m late. I had breakfast with will and arianna this morning. He’s taking her back to arizona.

Gabi: Yes, I’m aware. I’m her mother.

Kate: Yes, of course. So what’s this about? I have an important meeting. I don’t have much time.

Gabi: This won’t take very long. You’re fired.

[Knocking on door]

Jake: Yo, hey.

Ben: Jake, what’s going on?

Jake: Did you talk to susan? Did she confirm that johnny’s possessed or what?

Ben: I’m sorry, man, we meant to call you earlier, but there was–

Ciara: Yeah, there’s been a lot going on, including an exorcism.

Jake: What?

Ben: Yeah, dr. Evans called last night, and apparently she and john were finally able to get rid of the devil for good.

Jake: So we were right. The devil was in johnny.

Ben: We were wrong. The devil was in belle.

Shawn: How you feeling?

Belle: Oh, I have a splitting headache, and I don’t know why.

Shawn: What do you remember about last night?

Belle: Not much. I remember you taking me to the car and driving and then putting me to bed. Were my parents there?

Shawn: Yeah.

Belle: Doing what? Did something happen?

Shawn: Your father performed an exorcism.

Belle: Oh, my god. My mom was possessed again?

Shawn: No, no, this time it wasn’t your mother.

Belle: Well, then who was it?

Shawn: Belle… honey, it was you.

Johnny: Hey, uncle chad, you have a second?

Chad: It depends. Do you want to apologize? Tell me that you got it now? That you know that gabi was using you to get me booted from dimera?

Johnny: It’s not about gabi.

Chad: Okay.

Johnny: It’s about my dad.

Chad: Well, what about him?

Johnny: Do you remember during his trial when you walked into the witness room and saw him kissing abigail?

Chad: How could I forget?

Johnny: Right, well, turns out that wasn’t my dad.

Susan: Oh, elvis! My sweet, sweet boy!

Ej: Mother, mother, oxygen. Oxygen, mother.

Susan: Oh, I’m so sorry. I missed you so much. And seeing you in here when you haven’t done a darn thing, it just breaks my heart.

Ej: I knew this would upset you; that’s why I said you didn’t have to come.

Susan: Oh, but I did, you see, I have some wonderful news. You’re not gonna have to sing “jailhouse rock” much longer because your mama is here to set you free!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: Set me free?

Susan: Yeah, that’s right. I have a plan.

Ej: I hope you’re not thinking of breaking me out of here.

Susan: Oh, heavens, no. That would be illegal. No, my plan is 100% legit.

Ej: Well, in that case, I’m all ears.

Susan: All right, you see, we’re gonna get your conviction overturned, okay?

Ej: How?

Susan: Well, I think it’s what they call “ineffective assistance of counsel,” which means that your lawyer screwed up big time and gave you pathetic, pathetic defense.

Ej: I know what it means, mother, but it’s not true. Belle is an excellent attorney. She gave me superb advice that I failed to heed at every turn.

Susan: Oh, well, belle may be a fine, fine lawyer but the devil sure as heck isn’T.

Belle: So you’re saying that my head hurts because johnny had to knock me out? And then I was sedated and tied to a bed?

Shawn: Yes, that was only to keep everybody safe until your dad got back to salem so he could remove satan from your body.

Belle: And all of this started at the exorcism?

Shawn: That’s when the devil jumped over to you.

Belle: So I have been possessed since christmas. Did you have any idea?

Shawn: No, no, I had none. All right, last night the devil said something about keeping a low profile until he’s finished his work.

Belle: His work?

Shawn: I think he was just biding his time until my sister gave birth.

Belle: Oh, my god. Ben and ciara. So all this time, I have been plotting to steal their baby without even knowing it.

Ben: It turns out that belle was the one who was possessed.

Jake: Doesn’t make sense. We were convinced it was johnny.

Ben: I know we were, but then susan went and confronted the guy and she said she felt nothing, no bad vibes, nothing.

Jake: Okay, I sure as hell got bad vibes, like, a lot of them. Look, I know susan’s been there for you guys with her visions and whatnot, but she’s wrong on this. I’m telling you. I am convinced the devil was in johnny and working to tear me apart from the woman I love.

Kate: Is this a joke?

Gabi: I’m dead serious.

Kate: You can’t fire me.

Gabi: I just did. And if you’re wondering why, it’s because you’re a disloyal bitch.

Kate: Excuse me?

Gabi: You made your feelings clear, and I’m doing the same. I can’t have somebody working under me whom I can’t trust.

Kate: Okay, look, we’ll just discuss this over lunch because as I said, I have a very important meeting. I’m in the middle of a negotiation for a new acquisition–

Gabi: Johnny will take it over.

Kate: Ha! Now I know you’re joking.

Gabi: No, not even a little. You’re done, kate. So why don’t you go back, pack your stuff, and get the hell out? It’s my 4:05, the-show-must-go-on,

Gabi: What are you waiting for? I said leave.

Kate: Fine, I’ll go. But the minute I walk out that door, you’re screwed.

Gabi: I’ll be fine.

Kate: Mm-hmm. Well, to be a successful ceo, gabi, you need allies. And right now there’s no one here that you can count on. Chad hates you. Ej’s in prison. You blew it with jake, which was absolutely predictable. You are all alone.

Gabi: I’m not alone. I have johnny.

Kate: For the moment.

Gabi: What does that mean?

Kate: Isn’t it obvious? I mean, he ousted his uncle, he blew up his sister’s engagement, he dumped his wife at their wedding reception. How long do you think it’s going to be until he turns on you?

Chad: The person I saw kissing abigail was belle? How is that possible?

Johnny: Well, technically, it wasn’t belle. It was the devil. She’s been possessed since christmas. Apparently, when my uncle eric, was performing the exorcism on my grandmother, satan jumped into my aunt.

Chad: My god. And john did the exorcism this time?

Johnny: Yeah, yeah. He got rid of the devil for good, but before that, belle confessed what she did to abigail. Other people heard it, too. I mean, ask shawn if you don’t believe me.

Chad: So belle morphed into ej so I could see him make a play for my wife, why?

Johnny: Well, I asked satan that myself. And he said it was to rip apart the family, turn brother against brother.

Chad: And he knew that it would work because of ej’s history with abby.

Johnny: Look, I know that my dad has done some bad things, including kidnapping my mother, but he did not force himself on abigail. Just thought you might wanna know that.

[Tense music]

Ej: Oof, poor belle, that must’ve been terrifying for her.

Susan: And nobody would’ve known that satan snuck into her if it wasn’t for yours truly.

Ej: Is she all right?

Susan: Oh, well, she will be. I mean, mr. John black and dr. Marlena evans, they are taking very good care of your daughter.

Ej: They did an exorcism?

Susan: Well, mr. John black, he sure knows what he’s doing. I mean, he is an expert exorcist. Try saying that three times.

Ej: And you’re sure it was a success?

Susan: Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I mean, the devil is back in hell where he belongs, and belle brady, she’s gonna be just fine.

Belle: I just can’t believe that I’ve been plotting to steal ben and ciara’s baby. That’s our niece, our nephew. What? What is it?

Shawn: What you just said reminded me of something. A few weeks ago, ben and ciara, they gave me an envelope with a printout of a sonogram that contained the baby’s gender and, I mean, they gave it to me because they wanted to be surprised, so I told them I would hold on to it.

Belle: And?

Shawn: And if the devil was after their baby, don’t you think he would want to know what’s in that envelope?

Belle: Well, where’s the envelope?

Shawn: I put it right here for safekeeping.

Jake: All right, look, it’s just all these bizarre things started happening, and every single one of them benefitted johnny and messed with me and gabi.

Ciara: What kind of bizarre things?

Jake: The meeting that i that I supposedly had with maggie kiriakis where gabi overheard me saying I was using her, right? Or how about the documents that I supposedly signed trying to steal gabi’s shares out from under her? Or how about the text messages that maggie, again, supposedly sent saying that we were working behind gabi’s back?

Ciara: And you think that johnny is behind all these things?

Jake: Look, I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out how any of this could’ve happened, right? And, like, how could gabi and I be so happy one minute and then just done the next? And the moment you guys told me that johnny could be possessed, that was the moment all this started making sense. It’s the only thing that made sense. It had to be johnny. We treat our faces to the best skin care.

Ej: You want me to argue that I deserve a new trial because my attorney was possessed by the devil?

Susan: Mm-hmm.

Ej: The judge will never buy it.

Susan: Well, why not? It’s the truth.

Ej: Because it will be seen as a stunt, a desperate attempt by a desperate man to get one over on the court.

Susan: But you’re not a desperate man. You’re an innocent man. And there’s gotta be something that someone can do to clear your name.

Chad: My god. Father. I sent ej to prison for something thought he did to abigail, and it wasn’t him.

[Line trilling]

Kate: Hello?

Chad: Hi, I need to see you as soon as possible.

Kate: Oh, I’m right here. I guess you heard the big news. Gabi fired me.

Chad: No, I hadn’T.

Kate: Ah, it’s fine. Two more days there and I would’ve quit anyway.

Chad: Gabi and johnny are going to run the company into the ground. I mean, it’s a joke. Gabi in charge and my nephew on the board. Speaking of johnny…

Kate: Yeah, what’s that?

Chad: You should sit down.

Demon johnny: Poor chad. He must be feeling so guilty right now. All because I told him that the person he saw locking lips with abigail wasn’t ej, it was belle brady. I’ve already convinced half these idiots that belle’s been wreaking havoc this whole time and not johnny dimera. It should be a breeze to get the rest of them to buy it, too.

[Laughs]

[Tense music]

Johnny: Well, now that I’ve planted the evidence to make belle look devilish, I can finally satisfy my curiosity about the bun in ciara’s oven. Are we having a boy or a girl?

Surprise, surprise. That’ll work.

Belle: I must’ve opened the envelope. I swear though I don’t remember doing that.

Shawn: Because it wasn’t you, all right, it was the devil. He must’ve been curious about what the baby’s gender was for whatever sick plan that he had.

Belle: But still–

Shawn: But now he’s gone. Okay, he’s gone.

Belle: I still think that you need to go and tell ciara. Really, and I think you need to do it right now.

Shawn: Are you sure that you’re gonna be okay alone?

Belle: Yeah, I’ll be fine.

Shawn: Okay, I’ll be back.

[Soft music]

Ciara: You’re right. All those things did benefit johnny, but belle still could’ve been behind them. I’m thinking johnny was in the right place at the right time. He took advantage of the rift belle created and tried to move in on your girlfriend and your family’s company.

Jake: So johnny’s a user and a jerk but not the devil?

Ciara: Exactly.

Jake: You could be right. But I gotta be sure.

Ben: Where are you going?

Jake: Getting to the bottom of this once and for all.

Is now a good time

for a flare-up?

Ciara: How is belle doing?

Shawn: She’s fine physically, but she’s a little concerned about the things she might’ve done to hurt the people that she loves, which is why I’m here. Look, you guys remember the envelope, the sonogram that you gave me because you didn’t want to know the gender of your baby?

Ciara: You opened it?

Shawn: No. The devil opened it.

Ciara: Oh, my god.

Shawn: Yeah. Listen, I know that you two want to keep this a surprise, but I’m trying to keep belle calm, so is there any way that you can–

Ciara: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, just leave it here with us.

Shawn: Thank you. Look, I gotta get back to belle. I know this is gonna make her heart feel good to know that you’re okay.

Ciara: Give her all of our love, okay?

Shawn: Take care of my sister.

Ben: Yes, of course, always. Let us know if you need anything.

Shawn: I will.

Ciara: Love you.

Jake: Look, I’m really sorry to bother you. I know you just went through a pretty terrible experience.

Belle: Yeah, it’s fine.

Jake: Well, listen, the last thing I want to have you do is relive any of it, but I do have a personal stake in what happened.

Belle: What do you mean?

Jake: Well, I’m trying to get to the bottom of something. And I need your help. See, if it turns out that my suspicions are correct, then I can help you out, too.

Johnny: Good morning, madame ceo. How’s your first day on the job?

Gabi: Well, I fired kate, so I’d say it’s off to an excellent start.

Johnny: Didn’t you used to be friends?

Gabi: Yeah, before jake and before she backstabbed me at the shareholders’ meeting. Why, do you have a problem with me giving her the ax?

Johnny: No, no, not at all. You’re the boss.

Gabi: You know, she thinks I can’t do this job and that I’m bad for the company. If I let her stay, I’d be worried she could turn on me at any time.

Johnny: Well, you shouldn’t have to work with anybody you can’t trust.

Gabi: Agreed. Which brings me to my next point. Johnny, can I trust you?

Kate: So it wasn’t ej who kissed your wife?

Chad: Right, it was belle, who was possessed at the time, obviously. Apparently, the devil admitted it last night before the exorcism.

Kate: Oh, my–I… okay, so why did satan make a pass at your wife?

Chad: According to johnny, it was to turn one brother against the other. And it worked. At ej’s trial, I was gonna testify that i planted the evidence against him, and then the devil made me change my mind.

Kate: Oh, my god, I’m sorry. Seriously, chad, it’s awful.

Chad: I was gonna set ej free, and I got played.

Kate: Look, you just have to take it easy.

Chad: I knew it wasn’t him that kidnapped sami. I knew that it was lucas, and i only helped with the frame-up because I wanted him to lose his job, but then when I heard that he was gonna get ten years, I couldn’t keep quiet, and I sure as hell can’t keep quiet now.

Kate: What you have to do is just like slow down–

Chad: My brother is serving a sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. What I need to do, kate, is make it right.

Ej: Mother, I love that you care so much, but as an experienced attorney, I can tell you that this devil possession argument is a total waste of time. I’m afraid it’s going to be a while before I get out of here.

Clyde: Well, if it isn’t my favorite cellmate? And who might this lovely lady be?

Ej: This is my mother, susan banks.

Susan: I know who you are. I saw your picture. You’re ben weston’s daddy. And you are a very bad, bad, bad man.

Clyde: Well then, I guess the pleasure’s all mine, ma’am. But I am expecting a call from my lawyer, so I guess I’ll just go wait over there.

Ej: That wasn’t very nice.

Susan: Elvis, elvis, you gotta listen to me. You stay away from that man. I mean, far, far, far away.

Your mission:

Ej: I can’t stay away from clyde; he’s my cellmate.

Susan: He’s done terrible things.

Ej: This is prison, mother. Everyone in here has done terrible things. But if I’m going to survive in here, I need someone to have my back.

Susan: Ooh, he’s got a secret.

Ej: [Sighs] What?

Susan: Clyde weston is hiding something from you. I can just feel it.

Ej: Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.

Susan: Well, I was gonna go back and see roger, but I’ll stay if you need me, honey.

Ej: That’s very sweet, but I can take care of myself.

Susan: Oh, I know you can. You’re a big boy. And I know that you’re gonna find a way to beat this bum rap, and get yourself out of this cursed place, and get back to your beautiful life. Oh, son. Oh, I just love you so much.

Ej: I love you, too. I love you, too. Mother?

Susan: What?

Ej: Mother.

Susan: Oh, oxygen. Gotcha, all right. I’m gonna go now.

Chad: I can’t let ej stay in prison knowing what I know. I have to get him out.

Kate: [Sighs] So what are you gonna do?

Chad: The same thing that I was gonna do before, say that I planted the evidence without implicating lucas. And, yes, I know that I’m gonna get charged with perjury.

Kate: And then you’re going to end up behind bars, too. Come on, chad, I know that you feel awful. I know that you do. But you’re gonna feel a million times worse if you’re separated from your wife and children. And, besides, honestly, looking at it, I mean, if the situation was reversed, do you really think that ej would do the same thing?

Chad: It doesn’t matter. What’s right is right. I have to call trask.

Kate: Okay, just wait, just wait. I think there may be another way.

Jake: See, I’m wondering if it was you who morphed into me for that meeting that i supposedly had with maggie.

Belle: When was it?

Jake: February 2nd.

Belle: I think I was at the prison with ej that day.

Jake: What time?

Belle: After noon.

Jake: All right, well, the meeting with maggie was in the morning, so, I mean, if you can prove that you were somewhere else at that time, then maybe we can prove that it wasn’t you you who morphed into me, that it was johnny.

Belle: Okay. Well, let me check my calendar.

Jake: Thanks.

Belle: What the…

Jake: What, it’s not your phone?

Belle: No. “If found, return to maggie kiriakis.”

Jake: Oh, my god. Maggie supposedly sent me a message after that meeting that made it look like we were conspiring behind gabi’s back. She swears she didn’t send it.

Belle: Yeah. It looks like it was me.

Jake: Look, belle, I’m sorry, I know this is all very upsetting to you, but if this is true, you have no idea what this could mean for me and gabi.

Johnny: You don’t trust me?

Gabi: Well, kate reminded me that you’ve stabbed a lot of people in the back, including your uncle, your sister, and your wife. So how do I know you won’t do the same thing to me, that you won’t use me, and get ahead, and once you do, cut me loose?

Johnny: I would never do that.

Gabi: Given what you’ve already done, I’m a tad hesitant to just take your word on it. So my question is, what is it you really want?

Ben: Guess I should probably put that away, huh?

Ciara: Wait, wait, wait. Before you do, should we look?

Gabi: Do you want to be ceo of dimera?

Johnny: Maybe, someday. I told you that.

Gabi: No, no, no, you told jake that when we were plotting behind his back.

Johnny: Look. I’m gonna be tied up with my movie for a long time. And even if I wasn’t, you’re the ceo of dimera. I kind of helped with that, you know?

Gabi: Yeah, maybe that was part of a bigger plan. Pretend you’re satisfied with a seat on the board, but really you’re plotting behind my back to get rid of me so you can take over.

Johnny: You’re very suspicious.

Gabi: Oh, I’m sorry, did I hurt your feelings?

Johnny: No, not at all. Because I can completely understand where all this is coming from. I mean, you loved a man, you trusted him, and he lied to you. He used you. He stabbed you in the back. I’m not jake.

Gabi: You hurt people you supposedly care about.

Johnny: Yeah, yeah. Look, I turned on chad because I wanted you to have this job. I spoke up about allie because I thought that her fiancé had a right to know that she slept with my wife. As for chanel, she and I would’ve never, ever lasted. She wants my sister, always has.

Gabi: If you knew that, then why’d you marry her?

Johnny: We were in italy. We got swept up in the moment, you know? As soon as we got back home, I realized she wasn’t the woman for me. You are.

Jake: I swear I did not sign that petition to steal gabi’s shares.

Belle: You know, I’m dimera’s general counsel, and I keep a copy of all the company’s legal documents on my laptop. Let’s just take a look.

Jake: What, what is it?

Belle: I created that petition. I must’ve forged your signature on it. Jake, I’m so sorry, I really–i don’t remember doing that. And I think it’s pretty clear that johnny wasn’t the one causing all those problems for you and gabi. It was me.

Jake: All right, well, look, it wasn’t your fault, right? And, honestly, you’ve done me a huge favor. Now I can go to gabi and prove to her that I didn’t betray her.

Belle: Glad I could help.

Jake: Look, I know this was not easy for you. And I need you to know I’m really grateful. I hope you feel better. I’m gonna take this back to maggie.

Belle: Yeah, just tell her I’m so, so, so, so sorry.

Jake: Belle. You’re one of the good ones. You got nothing to be sorry about.

Clyde: So that was your mama? Not exactly what I expected.

Ej: She’s a bit eccentric, but she loves me very much.

Clyde: She don’t think much of me though.

Ej: She’s just protective of ben and ciara, especially now that they’re expecting.

Clyde: Well, I’m the first to admit I wasn’t much of a daddy to ollie growing up, but, you know, we worked things out. He knows he’s got nothing to fear from me anymore. And neither do you, by the way, no matter what your mama says.

Ej: You heard that, huh?

Clyde: Yeah, but it don’t matter none; I’m in a very good mood.

Ej: I’m guessing the call with your attorney went well?

Clyde: That’s right. I may be getting out of here sooner than anyone expected.

Ben: Do you wanna look?

Ciara: Do you wanna look?

Ben: No…

Ciara: No, okay.

Ben: I guess I should probably put this thing away somewhere where we’re not gonna be so tempted.

Ciara: And where’s that?

Ben: I have no idea, but I will figure it out.

[Knocking on the door] Hey, susan, hey.

Susan: I just came to say farewell.

Ciara: Oh, you’re leaving?

Susan: Oh, well, the devil is gone now, and your baby’s safe. So my work here is done. And I just can’t wait to go see roger and get back to memphis.

Ciara: Yeah, well, I mean, thank you so much for everything.

Susan: Oh!

Ben: We really appreciate it.

Susan: Oh. Oh, sweet lord in heaven, I know what that is!

Ciara: You do?

Susan: I do, I do, yes, yes, yes, oh! Ciara and ben weston, it’s my distinct honor to announce to you that you’re gonna have a bouncing–

Ben: No, no, no!

Ciara: No!

Ben: Susan!

Ciara: No!

Limu emu

Susan: Oh, why are you yelling at me? I mean, haven’t I used my gifts for the good? And haven’t I protected you both from the devil at every turn?

Ben: Yes, you have, susan. We’re not angry with you.

Susan: You were not using your inside voices just now.

Ciara: No, I know. We’re sorry. We just–we wanted to stop you before you told us whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

Susan: Oh.

Ben: Yeah.

Susan: I see, I get it. I get it, oh, my god. You want it to be a surprise.

Ciara: Yeah.

Susan: Oh, don’t you worry, don’t you worry. All right, from this moment until the moment that bundle of joy springs forth from your womanly undercarriage, my lips are sealed.

Ciara: Okay.

Ben: Thank you, susan, thank you.

Susan: You’re welcome, you are so welcome–you know what? I gotta shove off now, so…

Ciara: Bye, susan.

Susan: Bye!

Ben: Bye, susan. Good to see you.

Susan: Good to see you.

Ciara: Well, babe, I love that woman, but that is not how I wanted to find out.

Ben: Agreed.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: How do you want to find out?

Ciara: Mm. I think I have an idea.

Belle: Were ben and ciara upset about the sonogram?

Shawn: No, not at all. They’re just really glad that you’re okay now. You are okay, right?

Belle: Yeah, I mean, I’m still a little shaken up.

Shawn: Did something happen when I was gone?

Belle: Jake dimera stopped by. Apparently, your sister and her husband aren’t the only couple I’ve tried to cause trouble for.

Johnny: I don’t want anything but you, gabi. We’ve already gotten everything we want. And we got it by working together. And together we can do so much more. Clearly, you’re attracted to me. I know when you were with jake, you were fighting it, but he’s out of the picture now. I’m getting divorced. We’re both single, available, hot. I think it’s time for us to–

Gabi: To what? To take this relationship to the next level?

Johnny: Yeah.

Gabi: And what level is that, johnny?

Jake: Maggie? Maggie, you here? Guess not. Dear maggie, found your phone. Call me to discuss. Jake.

Gabi: You think just because we’re single and hot–

Johnny: No, come on, gabi, we have so much more in common than that. We’re both ambitious, ruthless, incredibly passionate. We both go after what we want, and as I’ve said, what I want is you.

[Tense music]

[Cell phone buzzing]

Chad: You know a way to clear ej without incriminating me or lucas?

Kate: I think so.

Chad: Okay, I don’t know see how we can pull that off and keep everybody’s hands clean.

Kate: Well, i didn’t mention everyone. I mean, someone’s going to have to take the fall, just not you.

Chad: Okay, I’ll bite. Who?

Kate: I say we pin the crime on the devil.

Ej: You’re getting out of here?

Clyde: I got my hearing moved up. I’m before the parole board this afternoon, which means I may have spent my last night in prison.

Ej: You seem confident.

Clyde: Oh, man, I’m looking forward to a fresh start. It’s gonna feel real good walking out of here knowing that I paid for all my crimes.

[Tense music]

Anything wrong?

Ej: It was you.

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Sonny: Uh, right.

Will: Mm-hmm.

Chad: Okay, so how are you gonna get some real deal guy to come on to him?

Sonny: Well, it would have to be somebody who, you know, leo’s already expressed interest in. You know, somebody who wouldn’t have to sell himself.

Chad: Why are you guys looking at me like that? What do you want me to do?

Will: Something along the lines of making leo’s wildest dreams comes true.

Chad: And how am I supposed to do that?

Sonny: By going to bed with him.

Will: He’s thinking about it.

Chad: Thinking–thinking– thinking it over. How about plan b?

Sonny: Uh, what’s plan b?

Chad: I shoot him in cold blood in horton town square. That way, I can spend the rest of my life in prison, which will be vastly better than what you two are offering.

Will: All right, come on. You were in a bed with him in phoenix. That didn’t kill you.

Chad: You know the james bond movie when he wakes up with a tarantula next to his pillow? That was better than waking up next to him. My eyes! My eyes!

Sonny: You said you’d help us.

Chad: That was before the two of you were out of your ever-loving minds!

Craig: So you want me to go after kayla johnson’s job?

Leo: You’d be great at it.

Craig: Yeah, well, so is she.

Leo: Babe, think about it. You just said that because of nancy’s big mouth, you’re probably gonna lose your job in new york.

Craig: Okay. We’re gonna establish some ground rules right now. We do not trash nancy. We just don’T.

Leo: She’s trying to get you fired.

Craig: She is in pain, a lot of pain.

Leo: Well, I’m sorry, but I think she’s overreacting horribly to this turn of events.

Craig: Oh, well, her overreacting must really bother you, you being so buttoned down and everything.

Leo: Well, I’m sorry, I don’t mean to start a fight. I’m thinking about you. Craig, you know I would be happy to spend the rest of my life alone with you on a desert island. But your work is central to who you are. You’re a healer.

Craig: [Sighs] I can be a healer without taking kayla’s job.

Leo: You wouldn’t be taking it. If she refuses to fire dr. Beelzebub evans, she’d be losing it on her own. And as that was your former job, it’d be like “once more into the breach.” Craig. You can’t fight this. It’s fate.

Kayla: And I’m telling you that dr. Evans is completely recovered and fully competent. You know, I’m on duty right now. Do you think that we could talk about this in the morning? Mr. Hartley, I think you know me well enough to know that I do not take well to threats. Good night.

[Huffs]

[Muttering]

Abigail: Aunt kayla? Are you all right?

Kayla: Ah, abigail, yes. I thought I got off that stupid island that I would come back here to a little bit of sanity.

Abigail: I heard–I heard you talking about marlena.

Kayla: Yeah. It turns out that the board, egged on by their chairman, mr. Burns, is trying to get her fired. That woman has been through so much.

Marlena: You want me to leave?

John: You have to. So please, doc, just you go on downstairs and stay with johnny until this is all over.

Marlena: Belle is my daughter. There’s no way that I would leave her at a time like this.

John: Would you think about this? We now know that when eric performed the exorcism, yeah, he drove the devil out of you, but it took over belle because she was in the room. Now, he’s come after you twice. I don’t want to give him a third chance.

Marlena: Why do you think that he would try again?

John: I know that he won’t if you’re not here. The only way I can be sure the devil is really gone is if no one else is in this room.

Marlena: What about you? What if he decides to make you his next host?

[Ominous music]

[Phone line trilling]

Johnny: Uncle shawn. It’s me, johnny. Look, can you come over to my house right away? Something’s happened to aunt belle. No, no. No, I– look, I can’t say any more over the phone. Just get here as fast as you can. Okay. I’ll see you soon.

[Eerie music]

Demon johnny: Haul ass, shawn. You’re gonna get me into that room, so help you. I can’t have them figuring out that their precious belle isn’t the problem. I am.

[Eerie music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Sonny: Look, it’s not that we don’t understand you might have some, um, reservations about the plan.

Chad: Sonny, sonny, reservations isn’t quite strong enough for how I feel about it. Try repulsion. Repugnance. Abject horror.

Will: I don’t think he wants to do it.

Chad: Look, I’ve–I’ve heard you both go on hour-long rants about leo and now you want me to make his “dreams come true?” I thought we were friends. Now, you want me to do– to do that for chloe’s father, who I barely know, so he doesn’t have a rude awakening?

Sonny: Okay, okay, how about we just talk about what–what, um, doing that actually entails.

Chad: For god’s sakes, I don’t need the details.

Sonny: When we say “go to bed with him,” that is what we mean, but that’s all we mean.

Will: Chad. Don’t worry. Your virtue is safe with us.

Sonny: Mm-hmm.

Leo: Craig, I’m sorry. Upon reflection, I see that I have been unfair to nancy. Yes, she has been possessive, aggressive, vindictive–

Craig: Is this you being fair to her?

Leo: But if I stop and put myself in her sling heels, I see that even I might react badly if I ever– lost you. I can’t even bear to think about it.

Craig: Well, I don’t think you need to worry about that.

Leo: And another thing. While you know that I am not really a religious person, I am deeply, deeply spiritual, and I believe that everything happens for a reason. Think about it. At the very moment that nancy is trying to sabotage your career in new york, the devil herself sends university hospital into a tailspin. It’s like some higher power wants–no, needs you to be the new chief of staff. Think about it. This could be the start of a whole new life for us.

John: Well, doc, you see, if I’m performing this exorcism, I’m gonna have god’s protection.

Marlena: Are you sure? You’re not even a priest, john. Technically, you never were.

John: But I know what I’m doing. And I believe in what I’m doing, and I’m doing this for my daughter.

Marlena: Belle’s my daughter too. Whenever two or more of you are gathered in his name, love is the only thing that will defeat this devil. Together we are stronger. I’m not leaving here.

Shawn: All right, where’s belle? Why couldn’t you tell me what’s wrong on the phone?

Johnny: There’s no good way to say this, uncle shawn. Aunt belle’s possessed. Migraine attacks?

Chad: I know my virtue is safe because I’m not doing it. Did it ever occur to you that maybe leo and craig should be together? That maybe leo actually does love him?

Will: Okay, leo’s not capable of love. In order to love, you need to have a heart, and he does not.

Sonny: Yeah. Okay. Do you remember him back in phoenix? He’s a mercenary, a narcissist who just throws himself at men with money.

Will: Exactly. In fact, I’m surprised he settled for craig. I mean, sure, he’s well off, but not by leo’s standards. And he’s good-looking, but he’s old enough to be leo’s father. What he really likes are young men with family money, with lots of family money.

Sonny: Yeah, I’m sorry to break it to you, chad, but it wasn’t just your inner beauty that leo was attracted to.

Chad: Oh, I thought it was true love.

Will: And, listen, don’t you see that with your looks and the dimera money, all you have to do is just crook your little finger and he’d be putty in your hands. Maybe I–maybe I should’ve put it differently.

Chad: I am not saying that I couldn’t do it. I am saying that I won’T.

Sonny: Okay, again, you didn’t let us finish. Because you will not have to do anything. The minute you two are horizontal, we’re gonna send craig in.

Will: Yeah, like the cavalry.

Chad: Well, I am sorry, “send craig in?” What, am I supposed to have an audience now too?

Sonny: Craig needs to know the truth about leo, okay? And one picture is worth a thousand words.

Chad: It is not my responsibility to open his eyes. I am sorry, but bottom line is craig’s bad boyfriend is not my problem! All right, there’s not one reason why I should do this for him.

Will: Okay. Okay. Chad, I’m not asking you to do this for wesley. I’m asking you to do this for sonny.

Leo: Oh, oh, oh! Light bulb over my head! Once you are the new chief of staff, put me in charge of hr. I am such a people person. I’d be great at it, and I could be your right-hand man, your enforcer.

Craig: [Laughs] Okay. I don’t know how to put this, but you don’t know what you’re talking about, how grueling that job can be. Chief of staff gets blamed for everything and thanked for nothing.

Leo: So are you saying the chief of staff job in new york was any better?

Craig: No. Worse. All the pressure and crazy times a hundred, just like everything else in new york.

Leo: I thought you loved your job.

Craig: I do, certain aspects, like the paycheck.

Leo: Being the boss?

Craig: Yes, and, well, helping people.

Leo: You could help people here. God knows salem needs help.

Craig: I am not going to help people by taking away someone else’s job. The last time I did that, I ended up with psycho nurses and seth burns.

Leo: Who? What?

Craig: Don’t ask. It’s like I told you, when I found out that chloe was my daughter, and then when joy was born and chloe got the bone marrow to save her life, I– I realized at that time that I didn’t want to be a money-grubbing, social-climbing weasel.

Leo: But you wouldn’T.

Craig: Are you– why are you pushing this?

Leo: I’m not!

Craig: Yes, you are! Is that what you want me to be? Is it? A money-grubbing, social-climbing weasel? Was I wrong, leo, about you wanting to change?

[Scoffs]

Abigail: So, how’s sarah?

Kayla: We are still waiting for her test results to come back before we can plan the next step.

Abigail: I don’t suppose she’s allowed visitors?

Kayla: No. I’m sorry. She’s pretty fragile. She’s extremely angry that she’s hospitalized against her will. And I’m afraid she will see you as a stranger at best, or enemy at worst.

Abigail: Well, I understand why she wouldn’t want to see me. I guess–I guess I was just hoping to ease my conscience.

Kayla: How would sarah have anything to do with your conscience?

Abigail: If I hadn’t gone after gwen with that syringe and left it lying there, kristen would’ve never been able to give her the drug and none of this would’ve ever happened.

Shawn: No, I know what susan said, all right, but I would’ve known, all right? I would’ve at least sensed it.

Johnny: Uncle shawn, I’m sorry. I saw her myself. And I wasn’t the only one.

Shawn: Tell me.

Johnny: Well, she attacked my grandma, marlena. She–she had the glowing eyes, the voice. Just like we saw at the exorcism. And I had to hit her over the head to stop her. Honestly, I think she would’ve killed my grandma if I hadn’T.

Shawn: Okay, where is she?

Johnny: She’s upstairs with grandpa john and grandma marlena. They’re about to perform an exorcism. You can’t go up.

Shawn: Why the hell not?

Johnny: Because grandpa john laid down the law. He said the fewer people that were up there the safer it’d be. I just– I thought you should know.

Shawn: Yeah, you’re damn right I should know.

Johnny: I’m really sorry. I–I feel terrible.

Shawn: Yeah? Well, you should feel terrible because this is all your fault, johnny.

Belle: [Groans]

Marlena: I’m right here, darling.

Belle: John.

Marlena: John, you– you mean your dad.

John: I’m right here, izzy.

Belle: No, not john. Johnny.

Marlena: Did she just say “johnny?” It’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Sonny: Will, don’T.

Will: I’m sorry, I– I have to. It took sonny a long time to get over what leo did to him. He was humiliated, he was betrayed by that little worm. And he did get over it. But then he found out that he’s doing it someone else. And chad, he can’t sleep. I know he tries to hide it, but this eating him up inside.

[Soft dramatic music]

Sonny: I’ll admit it, it’s true. When that disgusting creep caught us trying to warn craig, he said, “nice try, bitches.” He smiled, you know, smirked right at me. And then it hit me. He liked that we were trying to stop him. It turned him on to have me watch what he did to me and to do it with another man. I have to stop him.

Chad: Oh, sonny. This doesn’t sound like it is about wesley at all. This sounds like it is about revenge. Why didn’t you just say that?

Sonny: [Laughs] So you’re in?

Chad: I am a dimera. We invented revenge. Okay? But you, you owe me. You understand me? You owe me.

Sonny: I know, I know.

Chad: And I don’t even know if this is gonna work, okay? Sure, yes, I am irresistible. But leo knows that I am straight and that I am married and that I really love my wife.

Will: Well, that is where abigail comes in.

Kayla: Abigail, do you really think that sarah is here because you didn’t get rid of the syringe?

Abigail: Well–

Kayla: I have something to tell you. Kristen dimera kidnapped sarah because she wanted to save her own butt. And if she hadn’t found that syringe, she would’ve taken her out with a baseball bat or something. No, this is ridiculous. You cannot feel guilty about this.

Abigail: But I am the person who got the drug from dr. Rolf.

Kayla: In order to get to gwen, a woman who poisoned you, publicly humiliated your father, ruined your marriage or at least tried to, to get her to tell the truth. So here’s a news flash for you. You couldn’t do it because you are a good person.

Abigail: No, I couldn’t do it because of gabby.

Kayla: Well, that’s just details. Just details. How about this? The day that kristen dimera repents and atones for her sins, that’s the day that you can feel guilty about this.

Abigail: Okay.

Kayla: Okay. And, listen, thanks to you, we have some idea about what’s in that syringe, and that’s going to help sarah. So this is not your fault. End of discussion.

Leo: I have changed. I am a new man since I met you, craig wesley. But this isn’t about me. It’s about you, your career, and most of all, the good people of this town. Do you have any idea the terror kayla unleashed on the patients at that hospital because the devil was in their midst and she looked the other way? I mean, according to “the intruder,” kayla basically let the devil run amok in the icu where he–she–they woke up a crazy coma patient named jan spears and sicced her on marlena’s own daughter. You can’t make this stuff up.

Craig: I don’t think you can blame kayla for not knowing marlena was possessed by the devil. She’s not the only one that was tricked.

Leo: Oh, honey, there is so much more you don’t know.

Johnny: My fault? How is this my fault?

Shawn: It’s you and your– your damn movie, all right? The devil would’ve never come back if you hadn’t dared it to. Oh, god. You know what? Look, I’m sorry. All right, you know what? This is exactly what he wants. He wants to turn us against each other.

Johnny: It certainly is.

Shawn: Look, I–I’m just– I’m just angry with myself. ‘Cause your grandmother, she warned me and I just– I didn’t want to listen.

Johnny: It’s–I mean, it’s all just so hard to believe, you know?

Shawn: Well, you have to believe in him to get rid of him. But I don’t care what john says. I need to be with belle, I need to see her.

Johnny: Okay. She’s upstairs.

Shawn: All right.

[Eerie music]

Belle: Johnny.

Marlena: Yes. Yes, he was here. Honey, we’re all here for you.

Belle: It’s him. It’s him.

John: What’d she say?

Shawn: What the hell?

John: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing here?

Johnny: I’m sorry. Look, I called him. I know you said you didn’t want him here, but he has a right to know.

John: Damn it, I told you no one else could be in this room. Shawn. We’re gonna do an exorcism, but we need to make sure that if it works, the devil just doesn’t take over another person in this room.

Shawn: I’m not just another person; I’m her husband.

Marlena: No one was trying to exclude you, shawn.

Shawn: Yeah, well, it sure seems that way. Belle? Belle, I’m here. Come on, belle, say something.

Demon belle: Damn it! Would you stop calling me belle?

Kayla: I’m sorry. Sometimes when I get too tired and too mad, I overstate my case. And I didn’t mean to sound so imperious back there.

Abigail: No, you didn’t at all. No, you’re just trying to make me feel better, and you did.

Kayla: Well, then I did something good today.

[Laughs]

Abigail: You know, earlier, I heard you talking about marlena’s job. Would it be helpful if we ran an editorial in the paper?

Kayla: No, I think that would just inflame things. I think–I just–I think I need to calm down and I need to convince the board that this is all gonna blow over in time.

Abigail: I heard you say something about threats.

Kayla: Apparently, seth burns said that my job was on the line. I’ll tell you something. The way I feel right now, if somebody wants this damn job, they can have it.

Leo: You have no idea how university hospital has fallen since you left. Babies switched at birth and sold to the highest bidder. Ever hear of security, dr. Johnson? Background checks? Moving out of the nursery, live patients declared dead.

Craig: I wish I could say that was something new.

Leo: Speaking of dead, our waitress appears to have given up the ghost. Garconess! Un autre, s’il vous plait. Where was I? Oh, yes, university hospital, the kayla johnson administration. Homicidal doctors and vip lab space handed over to stefano dimera’s mad scientist, and, from what I am told, some very, very rude candy stripers. I’m sorry, craig, but it is your duty to take over as the new chief of staff. The sick and dying of salem need you.

Kayla: I’m sorry, but I need to get back to work.

Abigail: Oh, yeah.

Kayla: I will keep you posted about sarah, all right?

Abigail: Thank you.

Kayla: And don’t worry, she’s in good hands.

Abigail: I know that. And thanks for listening to me.

Kayla: Oh, gosh, any time. I mean it. All right, I’ll see you later.

Abigail: Bye.

[Phone ringing] Hey, what’s up? I’m on my way home.

Chad: I’m not–I’m not there. I’m with will and sonny at the kiriakis place. Would you mind meeting us here?

Abigail: Yeah. What’s going on?

Chad: Eh, it’s complicated. I’ll fill you in when you get here.

Shawn: Oh, my god, belle.

Demon belle: Don’t you say that to me.

Shawn: How long has she been like this?

Marlena: Since the exorcism.

Demon belle: Did you really think it would be that easy to get rid of me?

Shawn; no, I would’ve known.

Demon belle: I didn’t want you to. I was incognito so you wouldn’t interfere with my work.

John: What work?

Demon belle: I turned myself into ej at the courthouse and stuck my tongue down abigail’s throat. And my, wasn’t that a delicious treat.

[Eerie music]

We hit the bike trails every weekend

Johnny: I knew my dad wouldn’t do anything that stupid–right in the middle of his trial, just before my uncle chad was about to testify. You turned him against my father! Why?

Marlena: To destroy love. To tear families apart. To turn brother against brother.

Demon belle: Oh, marlena. You know me so well.

Johnny: Damn you!

John: No, johnny! No! No! It’s not belle!

Marlena: Belle! Belle!

John: It’s not–it’s not– damn it, stop!

Abigail: Mm-hmm. You know, I got to say, when you asked me to come over here, I just thought we’d be catching up with old friends. It just–it didn’t occur to me that all, uh, three of you were gonna ask me to sign off on my husband getting into bed with another man.

Chad: Yeah, it’s extreme.

Abigail: But you’re okay with this?

Chad: Well, I do not want to do this.

Abigail: Okay, that’s–that’s really very good for me to hear. Um–

Chad: But leo’s done some bad stuff and he’s dead set on doing it more, so–

Abigail: So it’s a far, far better thing you do, huh?

Chad: It’s your call.

Abigail: Hmm. Well, I guess I’d still be on lunatic island if it weren’t for you, so where do we start?

Chad: Well, as you might’ve guessed, I would like to get this over asap.

Will: Yes. Oh– I will call the inn.

[Phone line trilling] Hello, I would like dr. Craig wesley’s room please. Or maybe it’s under the name leo stark. Oh, right, okay. I’ll call back. They are out for the evening.

Chad: Well, they have to come home sometime. And when they do, abby and I will be waiting for them.

Leo: And think about it, what’s left for you in new york anyway? Parker and joy are away at school, and the two adults who love you most in the world, me and chloe, we’re right here.

Craig: Yeah. How do I put this delicately? You’re not the most popular person here.

Leo: Well, it matters to me not that I am liked so long as I am loved. Well, that was profound, don’t you think?

Craig: It was your depth that attracted me in the first place.

Leo: Don’t I know it.

Craig: Guess it would be nice to live closer to chloe. And I guess if they are gonna get rid of kayla anyway, I could just put my hat in the ring.

Leo: Unless there’s someone on the board who remembers the work you did. They could put your hat in the ring for you.

Craig: Maybe you’re right. Wonder where seth burns is.

Leo: This calls for tiramisu.

John: It’s not belle, kid.

Shawn: You’re not helping, you know.

Johnny: I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I just– what she said.

Marlena: It was very upsetting. But it wasn’t belle. It was him.

John: Now do you understand why I didn’t want anyone else in this room?

Shawn: I’m staying. Belle’s my wife.

Marlena: John, you know how I feel about this. The more people in this room that love her, the better.

John: No. Because if there are people in this room, we’ll never know for sure if the devil is really gone.

Johnny: You know what? I just got an idea. We treat our faces to the best skin care.

Will: All right. One, two.

[Both groaning] I wonder if leo’s taking the bait.

Sonny: There’s not much we can do now until chad and abigail have told us they’ve set the stage. I guess that means we’re done with our workout.

Will: Well, not necessarily.

Chad: Well, a night all alone and we’re doing this.

Abigail: Well, this was not my idea.

Chad: Here he comes.

Abigail: Okay, here we go.

[Clears throat] You’re never– you never listen to me!

Chad: Yes, I do!

Abigail: Okay, well, then what did I just say?

Chad: I–I don’t know. I can’t quote verbatim, but I’m sure it had something to do with how unhappy you are and how it’s always my fault, because that’s all you ever talk about!

Abigail: Well, you never say or do anything! And you haven’t touched me in months!

Chad: I have a had a lot on my mind!

Abigail: You think I don’t notice that the only time you light up is when you talk about going to visit will and sonny in phoenix? And that other guy, whatever his name is, leo stark.

Craig: It’s been a long time. Burns’ office is here.

Kayla: Dr. Wesley? +What are you doing here?

Johnny: I’ve been doing research for my movie. Hey, when you stopped at home to pick up your exorcism stuff, did you happen to–

John: Stuff?

Johnny: Yeah, the–the– did you get that– the medal, right? The medal thing that the gabe guy gave you, saint–

John: Benedict?

Johnny: Yeah.

John: Yeah. In fact, I’ve got it right–

Johnny: I don’t need to see it. I’m just saying, doesn’t it give you power over the devil so you can drive him away?

John: That’s a fact.

Johnny: So… grandma and uncle shawn hold onto it while you’re performing the exorcism, won’t they be protected too?

John: Well, I don’t know. I suppose so.

Marlena: Wow. Good thinking there.

Johnny: I only wish I would have thought of it last time.

Shawn: Okay, let’s do it.

Johnny: Well, I think I’m the one person that you guys don’t need in this room. So if you need me back for anything, I’ll just be right out here.

Marlena: Thank you, johnny.

Johnny: I just pray this works.

[Dramatic music]

John: All right, here we go. Put your hand on top of mine.

Marlena: Strange. She had no reaction.

[Eerie music]

John: In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit. Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Will: Uh, why don’t we take this upstairs?

Sonny: You know, actually, I feel kind of guilty, being here alone with you while chad and abigail are stuck with leo.

Will: Leo who?

Sonny: [Laughs]

Leo: [Clears throat]

Chad: Leo. We were just talking about you.

Leo: Really?

Chad: I didn’t know you were in salem.

Leo: I have a new boyfriend, a salemite boyfriend.

Abigail: Mm. Well, lucky him.

Chad: Right. Sorry. Um… leo, this is my wife, abigail. Abigail, this is–

Abigail: Yeah, the famous leo. I kind of figured.

Leo: Famous?

Abigail: Yeah. He never stops talking about you, so you obviously made quite an impression on him.

Chad: I wouldn’t– I wouldn’t go that far.

Abigail: I would.

Leo: Anyway, nice to see you again.

[Smooth jazz music]

Chad: Hooked.

Craig: Kayla, you are the chief of staff, and you’ve given yourself a graveyard shift.

Kayla: Can I help you with something?

Craig: [Laughs] Well, uh, as a matter of fact, you can. After leo and I ran into you and steve, we– well, we started talking and we thought maybe we’d kick around the idea of staying in salem and I wanted to find out from you if you had any positions here available on staff?

Kayla: I don’t think that I have any position available for someone with your expertise.

Craig: Ah, well, that’s all right. I mean, I wouldn’t be climbing that proverbial ladder. I’d be perfectly happy starting at the bottom.

John: Depart, then, transgressor. Depart, seducer, full of lies and cunning. Foe of virtue, persecutor of the innocent. Give place, give way, you monster, give way to christ!

Marlena: And stay away from all of us!

[Thunder rumbles]

[Dramatic music]

[Tense music]

Belle: Shawn?

Shawn: I’m right here. I’m right here, honey. I’m right here. Hey.

Belle: Mom? Dad?

John: Hey, baby.

Belle: What happened?

Marlena: You don’t remember?

Belle: Where am I?

Marlena: You’re at the dimera mansion. You’re in johnny’s bedroom.

Belle: I was– I was downstairs with johnny and something happened.

Marlena: You’re okay, darling. You were sick, but now you’re healed.

Belle: What? I love you.

Shawn: I love you too.

Marlena: Thank god. The devil is gone, forever.

[Dramatic music]

[Eerie music]

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Will: How many is that?

Sonny: That’s, like–

Chad: Not enough!

Will: Ah!

Will and sonny: Hey!

Chad: What, the kiriakis can’t afford a home gym?

Sonny: Hey, what can we say? Times are tough.

Chad: When did you guys get in?

Will: A couple of days ago.

Chad: I’m sorry we couldn’t get together sooner. I was out of town.

Sonny: Yeah, we, uh, heard you found sarah horton.

Chad: Yeah, kristen had her this whole time. Abigail started asking questions and kristen grabbed her too.

Will: Are you freaking kidding me?

Chad: I wish I was. But we’re home, we’re safe.

Sonny: I mean, was it– was it scary on the, uh, dimera private island?

Chad: Yeah, but at least I wasn’t dealing with leo stark.

Sonny: Right.

Craig: Oh!

Leo: Oh. I thought you were asleep.

Craig: I was.

Leo: Well, come on. The night is young. And you’re not responding. Fine, take a nap. See if I care.

Craig: Baby, it’s been great, it’s just–we’ve been going all day. I need a break.

Leo: Can I help it if I can’t keep my hands off you?

Craig: Mm. I’m serious, leo. Come on. I’m not a spring chicken anymore. Besides, I’m hungry. Let me buy you some dinner, hmm?

Leo: Fine. But when we get back here, I’m having you for dessert.

[Tense music]

Marlena: You’re loving this, aren’t you, you old bastard? Twenty-five years ago, you unlocked the gates of hell. And now that demon has my daughter. Well, john is on his way over here. We have defeated you before, and we will do it again.

John: Doc?

Marlena: In here.

John: [Sighs] Oh, baby.

Marlena: I’m so glad you’re here.

John: Your message just said “emergency.” I was going out of my mind.

Marlena: I didn’t want to leave the information on the voice mail.

John: Okay, okay, so what’s going on?

Marlena: I think you better brace yourself.

[Foreboding music]

Demon johnny: Why, auntie belle, you seem to be in a bit of a bind. Well, it’s a good thing this bed’s comfy. If things work out, you’re gonna be here for a while.

[Laughing]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Brady: Come in.

Chloe: Hey.

Brady: You look tired.

Chloe: Ugh, I am. I haven’t really been sleeping very well lately, and I don’t think I will until I can get my dad out of leo’s clutches. Do you know that he called me today?

Brady: Your dad?

Chloe: Yeah. We spoke for over an hour, and he’s just furious.

Brady: Because we were trying to grill leo?

Chloe: Yeah, that, and also sending sonny and will to warn him about that creep.

Brady: Leo must’ve given him an earful.

Chloe: Yeah, and he bought it all. It’s just–it’s so crazy. I feel like I don’t know my own father anymore.

Brady: No, no, chloe, chloe. I mean, sooner or later your dad is gonna realize that you had his best interests at heart. Sonny and will are not giving up.

Chloe: I just wish I knew what this secret plan of theirs is. And hoping it doesn’t blow up in our faces–or my dad’S.

[All laugh]

Chad: The-the-the thing that drove me craziest about leo is that nothing fazes him. I mean, I told him that I was straight, that I was married. That I got two kids. And then the guy still doesn’t take “no” for answer.

Sonny: No, that’s–that is leo, all right.

Chad: I wonder what his latest caper is. Because I know there is one.

Will: Uh, yeah. Yeah, there is.

Chad: You’ve heard from the little troll?

Sonny: Uh, worse. We’ve kind of seen him.

Will: Yeah, the little troll is back in town.

Marlena: The night of the exorcism, I thought you had freed me from the hell that I was going through. And that we would return to our lives and everything would be normal.

John: And it has.

Marlena: No, no, it hasn’T.

John: What are you talking about? And what the hell are we doing here anyway?

Marlena: John, this is where it happened.

John: This is where what happened?

Marlena: I came here looking for belle.

John: Why would belle be here anyway?

Marlena: No, but wait. Please, please. Let me explain, okay? I came in, and I was attacked.

John: What? Okay, stop right there. Let’s just slow this down and start from the beginning. Just tell me what happened.

Marlena: You didn’t vanquish the devil that night. The devil just left my soul and went into somebody else’S.

John: You’re kidding me.

Marlena: I wish I were. Because john, it went into our daughter.

John: Belle? Oh, no way. Doc, no, it can’t be. No.

Demon johnny: You know, I knew I wouldn’t have any problem conning that airhead susan banks into believing the devil’s got you. But what really impresses me is that I did the same thing to marlena. I mean, your own mother thinks you’re possessed. It’s glorious. And as long as you keep making like sleeping beauty, no one will ever be the wiser. The thing to work on now is well, what to do when– when you wake up. If. If you wake up. It’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Kayla: Ugh. I’m sorry I’m late.

Steve: Oh, it’s okay, baby. I already ordered for you.

Kayla: That’s sweet of you.

Steve: I’d better be sweet after the day you’ve had.

Kayla: Yeah.

Steve: How’s eli doing?

Kayla: Well, we thought the surgery was a success, but he’s slipped into a coma.

Steve: Oh, man.

Kayla: Yeah. Steve, he’s got these two little toddlers, I just…

Steve: Have you seen lani?

Kayla: Yeah, yeah, of course. She’s there at the hospital with paulina and valerie, and julie’s there too, and you know, I just– they all love him so much.

Steve: I can’t believe a punk drug dealer shot a good cop in broad daylight.

[Sighs] Well, you need to eat. Let me get the waitress.

Kayla: No, no, no, not yet. You know, there’s something else. The board is pressuring me to fire marlena.

Steve: [Sighs]

John: So belle was the one who attacked you?

Marlena: She attacked johnny too. John, when I looked at her, her eyes were glowing.

John: Where is she now?

Marlena: Upstairs. Tied up like I was. This is all my fault.

John: No, it’s not. No, it’s not, no, it’s not.

Marlena: Of course it is. The devil came after me. He wanted to control me completely, and when he couldn’t, he went after our baby.

John: No, no, you can’t blame yourself, honey, you can’T.

Marlena: Who else is–

John: Just-just-just give me a second, I-I-I gotta think about this because– something about this doesn’t make any sense here. I’ve spent far too much time with belle the night after the exorcism. I mean, I would have seen the signs.

Marlena: He knew that. He stayed away from you.

John: Okay, so why show himself now?

Marlena: Well, it wasn’t voluntary. Susan came back to town. She warned me about him.

John: And what did susan say?

Marlena: She came here looking for johnny. When she got here, she saw belle, and belle was wearing a coat with “666” on it.

John: No, I can’t buy it. I need to see belle for myself.

Marlena: You can’t talk to her, john. I’ve sedated her.

John: She’s alone?

Marlena: Well, no, no, johnny is with her. Johnny was the one who kept her from hurting me.

John: How’d he stop her?

Marlena: I’m afraid he knocked her unconscious.

John: Oh, my god.

Marlena: I know. I don’t know what would’ve happened if he hadn’t been here.

Demon johnny: Things would definitely go more smoothly if you never woke up. The good people of salem would want to believe that the devil died when you did. Yeah, I like it.

John: Johnny! What in the hell are you doing? Super emma just about sleeps in her cape.

Johnny: Grandpa john, hey!

John: You had both your hands around her neck.

Johnny: I–she was so quiet. I swear I was–I was just making sure she was still breathing.

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just get away from her. Belle? Izzy b? Sweetheart, it’s daddy. I’m right here, honey. Your mom’s here too, sweetie. Where’s shawn? Does he know about this?

Marlena: No, not yet, I– I wanted to talk to you before I told him.

John: Okay, well now I know. She’s gonna need him.

Marlena: But john, it’s been a horrible day. Eli walked in on a drug bust. The dealer shot him. He’s critical.

John: Oh, I don’t even believe this.

Marlena: And shawn is in charge of the case. And somebody has to be there for julie.

John: He needs to know right now.

Johnny: We-we just thought, uh, you know, the fewer people that got wind of this, the better.

John: Well, you’re not calling the shots here. And we don’t know for sure she even is possessed.

Johnny: Did grandma tell you what she did?

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah, kid. She told me. But before I accept the fact that we’re dealing with the devil again, I’m gonna make damn sure that belle’s behavior isn’t caused by something else.

Steve: And it’s bad enough the board wants marlena gone, but they’re asking you to fire her?

Kayla: Yeah.

Craig: Uh, excuse me. I-I don’t mean to interrupt, but the board wants to fire marlena? Why would they do such a thing?

Steve: This is a private conversation.

Craig: I know.

Kayla: Craig? Craig wesley?

Craig: Good to see you again, kayla.

Kayla: Wow. Steve, you remember craig. He’s chloe’s dad.

Steve: Right, right, yeah. I’m sorry, it’s been a while.

Kayla: Well, steve and i are married now.

Craig: Oh, congratulations.

Kayla: Yeah. Um, well, listen, that’s so nice of you and nancy to come in to see chloe.

Craig: We’re um, we’re both here to see chloe. But we’re no longer together.

Kayla: I’m sorry, I–

Leo: Well, I’m not. I’m his new boyfriend.

Chad: You guys expect me to believe that-that chloe lane’s dad is-is not only gay all of a sudden, but he’s also dating leo stark?

Sonny: Look, we’re not putting you on, man. Okay, I wish we were, but chloe’s really upset.

Chad: Okay, why–then why doesn’t she just tell her dad that leo is a total sleaze?

Will: Well, she tried. And when he refused to believe her, she asked us to talk to him. Which we did.

Sonny: And that did not work, either.

Will: Yeah, apparently, dr. Wesley hasn’t been a perfect person, so he’s willing to be forgiving.

Chad: I don’t care what dr. Wesley’s rap sheet looks like; it can’t be nearly as bad as leo’S.

Sonny: Well, we have to do something, you know, but it– it’s not gonna be easy ’cause, you know, wesley hasn’t been out that long, and leo is very, um, attentive.

Chad: Okay. I don’t need the details. I know–I know very well all about leo’s attentiveness.

Will: That–exactly. Which is why we need your help.

Chad: Me? What can I do?

Brady: Look, sonny and will, they know leo better than anyone. So if sonny says he has a way to get your dad to see leo’s true colors, I believe him.

Chloe: I want to, but you didn’t hear my dad on the phone today. He said that he’s never been happier in his life than when he’s been with leo.

Brady: Yeah, I know a little something about the illusion of happiness. Remember theresa? Or kristen? But we sometimes, you just want to–want to believe something so badly that you almost will yourself to think it’s true.

Chloe: Tell me about it. You ignore all the warning bells in your brain because you wanna believe the fairy tale.

Brady: Mm-hmm. And sometimes, the worst part is that the real thing is staring at you right in the face.

Chloe: And you don’t recognize it. I was on an antidepressant,

Kayla: The two of you are dating?

Leo: Oh, it’s more than that. We’re in love, aren’t we?

Craig: I know I am.

Steve: I’m sorry if i don’t say congratulations. I still remember what you did to my sister’s son.

Kayla: And my nephew, will.

Leo: Okay, look, I-I read about what happened to poor adrienne and–

Steve: Oh, no, no. No, you don’T. Don’t you dare talk about my sister.

Leo: Whoa. Touchy much?

Craig: Let me take care of this. Look, leo is a changed man. You have my word on that.

Kayla: You know, it was nice running into you, craig.

Craig: Kayla, just–about this marlena thing, being fired from the board. Why would they do that? I mean, she’s one of the most distinguished psychiatrists in the country.

Leo: But being possessed by the devil– gotta be a game changer. What, I-I read about it in the “intruder.” I have nothing but respect for the woman. That marlena devil is one fierce bitch.

Marlena: John. I know you hate this, but… she’s definitely possessed.

Johnny: She’s right, I– I saw those-those weird eyes, and–well, if that’s not proof, I don’t know what is. Very scary.

John: Yeah, well, I want to see for myself.

[Ominous music]

Oh, my god.

Marlena: What are we going to do?

John: I’ve been trying to get a hold of eric, but he’s not getting back, so. If there’s gonna be another exorcism here, I’m gonna have to perform it myself.

Johnny: You’re-you’re not really a priest.

John: The priesthood did not save marlena all those years ago. It was our love for one another. And now that same love is what’s gonna have to save our child.

Kayla: You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the “intruder.”

Leo: So they just made it up? Salem’s top shrink didn’t really go on a demonic rampage? Well, I hope the woman sues for libel in that case.

Kayla: I didn’t say they made it up.

Leo: Hmm, you kinda did.

Steve: Okay, that’s enough. Marlena and john are very close friends of ours. We’re not gonna discuss something you read about them in a tabloid.

Leo: Okay, okay. I’m-I’m sorry if I hit a nerve.

Craig: Kayla, I think it’s quite admirable how– how you’re sticking by your friend and colleague, but I just remember how tough the board could be when I was chief of staff.

Kayla: Thank you.

Leo: Mm-hmm, yes. Thank you, craig. For smoothing over an awkward situation like only you can. Isn’t he charming and adorable? Right. Well, though this convo has been a barrel of monkeys, we have got to get going. I just called the pub. Our table is ready, and they’re gonna have your dirty martini waiting.

Craig: That’s wonderful. Maybe we could all get together sometime?

Leo: Ooh! A double date, I love it! And I promise, the topic of old beelzebub will not come up. We can stick to global extinction crisis. Did you know that 22 animals and one plant can now be considered extinct and removed from the endangered species list?

Craig: Leo likes to read the scientific journals a lot these days.

Leo: So our date. How does this weekend look by you guys? If you don’t mind a little bit of a schlep, I was thinking we can go to my favorite french restaurant in chicago, pierrot gourmet. The confit de canard, superb.

Kayla: Well, you know, steve and I are really so busy right now. I–we’d have to check our calendars.

Craig: Okay, well, um, some other time.

Kayla: Yeah.

Leo: Ta-ta. A bientT.

Kayla: I guess what my mom used to say is true.

Steve: What’s that?

Kayla: There’s a lid for every pot.

Sonny: Craig isn’t gonna believe a word we have to say about leo. I mean, he won’t even listen to his own daughter. So we have to show him with his own eyes what a degenerate this guy is.

Chad: Okay. How do I fit in?

Sonny: Uh, well, if there’s one thing that leo likes as much as money, maybe more, it’s sex.

Will: Yeah, leo’s probably a sex addict. Which is a real thing. There is a 12-step program, so we read.

Chad: Okay, okay, but we’re not gonna get leo to go through those 12 steps or any other 12 steps for that matter, so why do we care?

Sonny: Because we have to understand this guy’s weaknesses if we’re gonna exploit them.

Chad: And how do you propose we do that?

Sonny: Uh, well, we thought we would offer leo two of his biggest temptations– sex and money– in one great-looking package. Migraine attacks?

Steve: I can’t believe that a man that age, a doctor, no less, would fall for a creep like leo stark.

Kayla: Yeah, it’s baffling.

Steve: I mean, even when the guy was babbling on and on, embarrassing himself, wesley just looked at him adoringly.

Kayla: No, I don’t–I don’t think that he was looking at him adoringly. I think that craig was, uh, you know, embarrassed about leo’s behavior.

Steve: That’s not what I saw. He seemed head over heels to me. I mean, oh man, I think he’s brave coming out at this point in his life. But to choose a guy like that?

Kayla: Yeah, it does seem like not a great match.

Steve: That’s an understatement.

Kayla: Listen, next time, please, please tell me to keep my voice down when I’m talking about work.

Steve: So craig overheard us. It’s no big deal.

Kayla: No, you don’t understand. I heard that craig pulled every dirty trick in the book to steal the chief of staff job away from mike horton.

Steve: You’re not worried that craig might come after your job, are you?

Kayla: No, but I don’t put anything past him. Especially now that he’s hooked up with a con man like leo stark.

Craig: I just can’t stop thinking about the board wanting to fire marlena.

Leo: A legend who turned into a complete monster, complete with glowing eyeballs and fangs.

Craig: Fangs?

Leo: That’s what some people are saying.

Craig: Yeah, well, whatever they’re saying, she’s highly respected. Like you said, a legend.

Leo: Well, people are fickle. You’re in like flynn one minute. The next, you can’t get arrested. Cancel culture and all that.

Craig: Yeah, you’re right about that.

Leo: Ooh, I think you should get a big steak and some home fried potatoes.

Craig: Yeah? And then I’d have to double up on my cholesterol meds.

Leo: You’ll work it all off once we get back to the hotel. I will see to that.

Craig: You will, won’t you? You’re too much.

Leo: You love it.

Craig: I do. And I love you.

Leo: [Sighs]

Craig: I just wish chloe would find a way to accept us.

Leo: She’ll come around. Let’s get you that martini.

Chloe: I don’t know if I’ve said this already, but thank you.

Brady: For what?

Chloe: For being my friend and being my sounding board through all of this.

Brady: You don’t have to thank me for that.

Chloe: Sure I do. I mean, none of this mess is your problem. And you know you can bail any time you want to, right?

Brady: Oh, thank you. I will never do that. How many personal dramas have you seen me through?

Chloe: I don’t feel like it’s that many.

Brady: [Laughs] All right, why don’t we go back to last summer when I just got out of the hospital? What did you do? You ran the office. You took care of me. You-you spent time with rachel. Who adores you, by the way.

Chloe: Well, I’m-I’m pretty crazy about her as well. And I’ll always be here for you.

Brady: I don’t know what I did to deserve having you come back into my life the way you have, but I’m so grateful that you have. Hey. How-how was san francisco?

John: Oh, hey, sorry, kids. I can’t talk about it right now.

[Suspenseful music]

Johnny: Where’s grandpa john?

Marlena: He went home to get what he needs for the exorcism.

Johnny: Who knew that stuff would keep coming in handy, huh? Uh, sorry. Bad-bad joke.

Marlena: I’m not really in a jokey mood. I’m a little concerned about her.

Johnny: Me too. I still can’t get over seeing her that way, you know? What she was capable of with the devil inside her.

Marlena: We have to get her back.

Johnny: I just hope grandpa john’s able to save her soul before it’s too late.

Is now a good time

for a flare-up?

Brady: Hey, dad, is everything okay?

John: Yeah, yeah. Everything’s fine. Just working on a case here. Here to pick up some stuff. You have yourself a good night now, okay?

Brady: Okay.

Chloe: Okay, good night.

Brady: Well, I’m pretty sure he wasn’t telling me the truth.

Chloe: I don’t think so, either.

Brady: Oh, what now?

Chloe: Uh, I don’t know, but maybe don’t borrow trouble, okay?

Brady: Okay. Hey, just before my dad came in, I hope you don’t think that I was coming onto you. I-I–you know how I feel about you, but I also know that you are hung up on philip and I…

Chloe: Maybe I’m not?

Brady: Not what?

Chloe: Still hung up on philip. I mean, I hope that he’s okay, wherever he is, but, uh, I think it might be time for me to let him go.

Leo: Another martini?

Craig: Mm-mm. Dinner will be here shortly.

Leo: You’ve been kind of quiet. Thinking about chloe?

Craig: Yeah, I have. She’s my daughter.

Leo: I wish she would give me a chance to prove how much I love you.

[Phone beeps]

Craig: Great.

Leo: What, what is it?

Craig: It’s a text from one of my friends at the hospital. “Hey, craig. Just to let you know, nancy’s been in touch with me and various others at the hospital, informing us that you’re getting divorced. She’s also told us the reason.”

Leo: Why would she do that?

Craig: Maybe she’s hurt, angry, wants sympathy. Which I can understand, it’s– gonna be a problem for us. For me, I mean. The hospital, she’s beloved there. They-they–she organizes the volunteers, she does the fundraising. They love her there. She’s great at that stuff. If anybody thinks that I treated her poorly, my career could take a hit. They could fire me for this.

Leo: They cannot fire you for being gay.

Craig: I know. But it could freeze me out of important social circles, which could end my career.

Leo: So who says we have to go back to new york?

Craig: I do. That’s where my career is.

Leo: But you said it started here in salem. And you said it was a promising start.

Craig: I did.

Leo: So what if you come back? Pick up where you left off?

Chad: Okay. So if I’m understanding you correctly, then you want to offer leo a chance at more money and better sex than he’s getting from chloe’s dad?

Sonny: Exactly.

Chad: Okay, so how do you, uh, propose we do that then? Hire someone and have him pretend to a be a rich guy who’s hot for leo?

Will: No. He-he would be on to that in a second, he’s not dumb. He would recognize a fellow prostitute or con man.

Sonny: Yeah, no, will’s right. This–this guy has to be the real deal.

Chad: Oh, that’s gonna be pretty hard to find, right?

Sonny: Mm, maybe not.

Johnny: You have to take care of yourself, grandma.

Marlena: No, I’m fine.

Johnny: I haven’t seen you eat anything. Why don’t you go down to the kitchen? Find something to eat.

Marlena: I’m not hungry. And I’m not leaving her until john gets back.

[Foreboding music]

Demon johnny: Maybe I should just get rid of marlena right now. She’s starting to bore me. It’d be easy. I could blame it on belle. Tell john that belle broke free of the restraints and strangled her poor old mother. I tried to help her, of course, but there was nothing I could do.

[Door opens]

Marlena: Oh. Thank god you’re here. Did you get what you wanted?

John: Yeah.

Johnny: I’ll-I’ll do anything I can to help.

John: Well, the best thing you can right now, johnny, is just leave us alone.

Limu emu

Johnny: You just said belle needs people around who love her.

John: I’m not asking you to leave because you’re annoying. I’m telling you that you have to leave because I don’t want the devil making you his next host.

Johnny: Yeah, well, I’m not afraid. Belle is my cool aunt. I love her.

Marlena: That’s very sweet of you, but john is right. The fewer people in this room, the better.

Johnny: What if–what if i just stand way over there?

Marlena: Out.

John: Why don’t you just go downstairs and wait for us.

Johnny: I can’t do anything to change your guys’ minds, huh?

[Tense music]

Marlena: Well, I’ve never actually seen this done before. I’ve only been on the receiving end. Just tell me what you’d like me to do.

John: Okay, I will. I want you to leave the room, too, doc.

Demon johnn: If I’m not there when the ritual starts, john is gonna find out that belle’s not possessed. Marlena evans and that ersatz priest husband of hers are gonna figure out the truth. I’ve got to do something to get back up in that room. Of course.

[Line trills]

Johnny: Uncle shawn. It’s me, johnny. Look, can-can you come over to my house right away? Something’s happened to aunt belle.

Brady: You’re really ready to give up on philip?

Chloe: Well, sometimes I– I think that we just have to face the reality. And the reality is, I don’t know where he is or when he’s coming back. Or if he’s coming back. You know, I think I just have to accept that maybe he’s dead. And I don’t know who got to him or why. Maybe it was kristen because she escaped around that time, but– I just, I know it wasn’t you.

Brady: Thank god.

Chloe: And I’m tired of living my life in limbo.

Brady: You’ve had so much to deal with lately.

Chloe: I-I know. But that’s what has made me think of this. I think about my dad and how he’s lived his entire life in denial. And if he would have just been honest with himself and my mom a lot sooner… you know, I don’t wanna live like that, I– I don’t live–want to live a life where I deny what I– what I feel for you.

Brady: Really? Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for you to say those words? Chloe, I just–I need to know that you’re sure about it.

Chloe: You have been so patient and gentle with me.

Brady: Oh come on.

Chloe: No, it’s true, brady. It’s true, I think– I think it’s always been you.

Brady: Hallelujah. Come here.

Craig: I love new york, leo. It’s the land of opportunity. The pace, the diversity, it’s what I thrive on. I mean, why would I want to leave that to come back to the sticks?

Leo: So it’s a small pond. You’d be the big handsome fish.

Craig: And do what? Hang out a shingle so I could try and build a practice at my age?

Leo: You heard what kayla johnson said. The board wants her to can dr. Devil, and she doesn’t have the guts to do it.

Craig: What does that have to do with me?

Leo: Babe, you’re not seeing the big picture. If kayla stands her ground, her job could be in trouble.

Craig: Ah, now I hear what you’re saying.

Leo: If we play our cards right, you could be dr. Craig wesley, the once and future chief of staff at salem university hospital.

Chad: Leo is a creep.

Sonny: Uh, right.

Will: Mm-hmm.

Chad: Okay, so how are you gonna some real deal guy to come on to him?

Sonny: Well, it-it would have to be somebody who, you know, leo’s already expressed interest in. You know, somebody who wouldn’t have to sell himself.

Chad: Why are you guys looking at me like that? What do you want me to do?

Will: Something along the lines of making leo’s wildest dreams come true.

Chad: How am I supposed to do that?

Sonny: By going to bed with him.

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Chanel: Any news on your aunt belle?

Allie: My grandma marlena is keeping her sedated while she tries to reach my grandpa john.

Chanel: To tell them that their daughter is possessed by the devil?

Allie: It’s horrible, I know. But they’ve been through it. They’ll know how to help her. What about you? How are you doing?

Chanel: I mean, I’m still a little freaked out. The devil looked me in my eye and told me that he was going to kill me.

Allie: I’m so sorry, dupree, but just don’t tell anyone about this, okay? Because my grandma really wants to keep it on the dl.

Chanel: Oh, don’t worry. I have no desire to talk about johnny or what went down this morning.

Paulina: What happened with johnny?

Chanel: Horton, I gotta call you back. My mom just got here.

Paulina: What did that little creep do now?

Chanel: Oh, I went by there this morning to try to get him to let me and allie out of doing his stupid movie, and he said he would if I agreed to drop the lawsuit, meaning that I wouldn’t get a dime in our divorce.

Paulina: Well, I hope you told him to kick rocks.

Chanel: Well, I would have, but we got interrupted.

Paulina: Oh, well, maybe I should talk to ray about this.

Chanel: Oh, well, actually, mr. Coates said he’d be fine with letting allie and I out of the movie as a favor to you.

Tr: So we have a deal? You’ll keep your mouth shut about our past relationship?

Beth: Specifically, that you were a drug addict who beat the crap out of me?

Tr: And in exchange, I will give you a role in my upcoming movie.

Beth: Yes, god help me. We have a deal.

Tr: My girl, oh, you made the right decision, beth. You won’t regret this.

Beth: I don’t know about that.

Tr: Trust me, this could be your big break.

Beth: You always get your way, don’t you, tr?

Tr: Just lucky, I guess.

Beth: Right, it was just luck that the one person I told my story to, the one person who knows the disgusting truth about you, your son-in-law, gets shot and killed right after he met with me.

Tr: As I said before, I had nothing to do with that. But I freely admit that I am relieved that poor eli took my secret to the grave.

Shawn: Hey, grandma.

Julie: Oh, shawn douglas. What a nice surprise.

Shawn: Hope I haven’t caught you at a bad time.

Julie: Oh, not at all. My, you look so serious. Is something wrong?

Shawn: I’m afraid I have some bad news.

Julie: Is it ciara? Has something happened with the baby?

Shawn: No, it’s about eli.

Lani: I feel like he has been in surgery forever. Do you know how long it’s been?

Abe: I haven’t checked the time for a while. I’m sure we’re going to know something soon.

Lani: Yeah.

Kayla: Hi. Eli is out of surgery.

Lani: How did it go?

Valerie: Lani, abe, oh, god. How is my son?

Lani: He’s out of surgery.

Valerie: Okay.

Abe: Okay, ladies. You wanna tell us more?

Kayla: The surgeon removed the bullet without any complications.

Lani: Okay.

Kayla: And eli’s in stable condition.

Valerie: Oh.

Lani: So he’s okay? He’s–he made it out? He’s gonna be okay?

Kayla: He’s okay, but he’s not out of the woods. The next 24 to 48 hours are critical.

Valerie: Of course, of course.

[Tense music]

Eli: You’re under arrest.

Tr: Ahh! Eli: Ray.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Paulina: Back up. When did you speak to ray?

Chanel: This morning. He came by with the latest version of the script, and allie and I told him we don’t care that we signed contracts, there is no way that we are working with him or johnny. And he said he doesn’t wanna make us do anything we don’t wanna do.

Paulina: Because of me?

Chanel: I guess he’s trying to make amends with you and lani, and letting me out of the movie is a part of that.

Paulina: But you still have to get johnny to agree.

Chanel: Yeah, he has final say on the casting, but, knowing that, if he says it’s okay, mr. Coates is cool with it, that’s huge. I mean, he’s the producer. He doesn’t have to do this. I guess he really is trying to get back in your good graces.

Paulina: Yeah, well, ray, he’s made it clear he wants a chance to make things up to me.

Chanel: What did you say?

Paulina: Still thinking about it.

Chanel: I have to admit that he did seem like a decent guy, but I–

Paulina: But what?

Chanel: I’m just not sure I trust him. And how could I after all the hell he put you through?

Paulina: It was a long time ago. But, believe me, when it comes to ray coates, my eyes, they are wide open. I’m not gonna forget what that man did to me, but I told him forgiveness has to be earned.

Chanel: Oh, so you are considering forgiving him?

Paulina: I still have a lot of reservations, but given that everyone in this town, that they forgave me for what I almost did so it seems hypocritical not to believe in giving a second chance to others.

Chanel: I just–I don’t wanna see you get hurt again.

Paulina: Oh, no, don’t you worry about me, baby. Let’s just focus on getting you out of that movie. Now, ray, maybe he can read that fine print and find a way that will allow him to overrule johnny.

Chanel: Well, if he does, I’m sure it won’t be hard for him to find someone else to play celeste perrault.

Beth: He already has. I’m the new celeste.

Valerie: I understand the head of neurosurgery operated on eli. Did she express any concern about permanent brain damage?

Kayla: No, not at this point. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see.

Valerie: Yeah.

Lani: Can we see him?

Kayla: I think he should be in recovery now. I don’t think that the anesthesia has worn off, but you’re welcome to sit with him. Maybe we just keep it to two for now, okay?

Abe: Yeah. Would you give eli my love?

Lani: Yes.

[Soft music]

Eli, it’s me. I’m right here, my love. I am right here, and so is your mom.

Valerie: Hey, darling. Hey, baby, that’s right. You know, I came all the way from D.C. So don’t keep me waiting, baby. I want to see your beautiful smile and hear your voice.

Eli: [Grunts]

Valerie: What?

Lani: Eli, baby.

Eli: [Grunts]

Valerie: What is he trying to say? Eli? Oh, god, oh. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Chanel: So you’re the new celeste perrault?

Beth: Yeah, I was just cast. Oh, were you hoping to get the role?

Chanel: Oh, no, I already did, and I have been trying to get out of it for weeks.

Beth: May I ask why?

Paulina: Well, her soon-to-be ex-husband, he’s the director.

Beth: Ah.

Chanel: Yeah. So, mom, do you think maybe this means that johnny’s caved?

Paulina: Why would he do that?

Chanel: Well, I did help him with a family crisis earlier, so, you know, maybe this is his way of saying thanks? Have you talked to johnny dimera?

Beth: No, just tr.

Chanel: Well, I don’t care how you got the part or how it happened, I’m just glad that it did.

Beth: Not to pry, but your ex-husband…

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Beth: Should I be worried about working with him?

Chanel: Oh, no, no, not at all. He is a very talented director, personal issues aside. He’s very passionate about this project. And when I agreed to do the movie, he had me trying on wigs and learning to read tarot cards. He wants it all to be exactly right and totally convincing.

Beth: Did you say tarot cards?

Chanel: Yeah, didn’t you read the script?

Beth: Not yet. Like I said, I just got cast. Oh, but tr did mention something about celeste being a psychic.

Chanel: Yes, and stefano dimera’s henchwoman, and his lover. My girl wore a lot of hats.

Beth: Wow. If you have time, I’d love to pick your brain about the role.

Chanel: Oh, what about now? This is my bakery. I can go inside and grab you a free pastry and we can chat.

Beth: Oh, that is so kind.

Chanel: Chanel. And this is my mother, paulina price.

Paulina: Pleasure to meet you.

Beth: I’m beth. Nice to meet you both. Thank you so much for doing this.

Chanel: Oh, no, don’t worry. You are the one who is helping me out. Later, mama.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. Bye, sweetheart.

Abe: Lani said that the shooter was a known drug dealer. Frank something or other.

Shawn: But he wasn’t working an active case that involved the guy.

Abe: Yes, she mentioned that.

Julie: Maybe he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Shawn: That’s possible. Look, from what I understand is that he was questioning someone, a woman, right before the shooting.

Abe: Well, that was part of a background check. She was at the station in the morning, and when lani arrived, she said that eli had stepped out in the middle of the meeting.

Julie: Why would he do that?

Abe: Well, that’s unclear. Lani was gonna ask that, and then shawn came in and said there was a shooting at the park.

Shawn: Listen, I’m gonna go look into these leads before they dry up, okay? And are you gonna be okay here if I take off?

Julie: Of course. You find out why this happened to eli, my eli. Abe will look after me.

Shawn: I love you.

Julie: I love you, too.

Shawn: I’ll see you.

Julie: Oh, how’s lani? How’s lani holding up?

Abe: She’s shook up, but she’s keeping it together. You know, I think she could use some additional support.

Julie: Hm.

Tr: Damn, I wish I’d saved some of that stash for myself instead of using it all on frank. It’s probably for the best, though. I got to keep a clear head.

[Tense music]

Eli’s death should have hit the news by now. What? How is that punk still alive?

[Phone line trilling]

Paulina: Hi, abraham. It’s nice to hear from you.

Abe: Paulina, there’s something you should know. Earlier today, eli was shot.

Paulina: Oh, my god. Is he all right?

Abe: At the moment.

Paulina: Does lani know?

Abe: Yes, yes, we’re here at the hospital.

Paulina: I’ll be right there.

Lani: I can’t make out what he’s saying.

Kayla: He’s probably just dreaming.

Lani: Hey, baby, you have to relax, okay? You’ve been through a lot, but you made it. And when you wake up, you will see that we are all here. Me, your mom, my dad.

[Tense music]

[Gunshot]

Eli: No, no.

Valerie: What?

Lani: He seems really agitated.

Kayla: Lani, honey, just keep talking to him and try to keep him calm.

Lani: Eli, baby, you have nothing to worry about, okay? Your family is here. Our babies are safe.

Valerie: Yes, yes, and the man who did this is no longer a threat to you or anyone else.

Eli: No.

Lani: Baby, please. Baby, please, you gotta relax.

[Monitors beeping]

Kayla: Okay, okay.

Lani: Eli, wait, what’s going–wait, eli, baby.

I may have moderate to

severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Allie: Tripp, hi, it’s me. I got your text, and I think I found everything you left here. I put it all in a box, so just–whenever you want me to drop it off, just give me a text, or a call, or whatever you want. I hope you’re doing well. Bye.

[Sighs]

[Soft music]

Beth: So celeste is a psychic, and she went up against the devil?

Chanel: Yeah, she was the first person to sense he was in salem. Sure wish she was here now.

Beth: Sorry?

Chanel: Oh, I was just saying that she was from new orleans and has a creole accent.

Beth: Ah. I’m gonna need to work on that. Wow, tr was right. This really is a great part.

Chanel: You said that he was the one who cast you?

Beth: Yes.

Chanel: Hm, interesting.

Beth: I take it you know him.

Chanel: I just met him recently, but he used to date my mom.

Beth: I see.

Chanel: Yeah, they actually have a daughter together, my half-sister, lani.

Beth: Are tr and your mother close?

Chanel: He’d like them to be, but he did some pretty bad stuff to her in the past, so she’s not sure she can trust him.

Beth: Right.

Chanel: He apologized to me for you know, the way he treated her, and he seems sincere, but he claims he put it all behind him and that he’s changed. I just–I don’t think men like that can change. But mama thinks that everyone deserves a second chance, so I don’t know, maybe she’s right.

Beth: Chanel, I have something I need to tell you.

[Cell phone rings] Oh.

[Cell phone rings] Hello?

Shawn: Is this ms. Howard?

Beth: Yes, who’s this?

Shawn: This is shawn brady, acting commissioner of the salem pd. Listen, I need you to come down to the station right away.

Paulina: Julie, I’m so sorry that this happened. I know how much you love eli. We all do.

Tr: Paulina, I just heard about lani’s husband. How is he?

Paulina: He’s in recovery. Lani’s in with him now.

Tr: Is he awake?

Julie: Not as far as we know.

Abe: You must be…

Tr: Tr coates, lani’s father.

Julie: I didn’t know you were in the picture.

Tr: It’s a recent development, and you are?

Paulina: Tr, this is julie williams. This is eli’s grandmother, and this is mayor abraham carver.

Tr: The man lani thought was her dad.

Abe: Is her dad.

Tr: I appreciate you looking after my little girl. I don’t know how to thank you.

Abe: I don’t need your thanks. Being lani’s father is the greatest gift to my life. Lani will always be my daughter, and I’ll do my best to protect her, and to that end, I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to leave.

Lani: Eli, baby, baby, please don’t die. Eli, we need you. Please, please, eli, please.

Valerie: Okay, the o2 levels are dropping.

Lani: What is wrong with him? Kayla, what’s happening?

Kayla: Okay, I need you to back up, okay? Can we get a mask in here? Lani, please, give us some room. Can you go outside, please?

Valerie: Okay, she’s gonna go outside, but I’m staying right here–I gotta help.

Lani: Please, you have to save him, kayla.

Valerie: We’re gonna do everything. We’re gonna do everything, I promise you that, I promise you that. Migraine attacks?

[Soft music]

Allie: Hi, dupree, what are you doing here?

Chanel: I think I have good news. I think I just met the new celeste perrault.

Allie: What?

Chanel: Yeah, apparently tr gave another actress the part.

Allie: Okay, so what does this mean? I mean, are we off the hook? We don’t have to do the movie?

Chanel: Well, that’s what I’m hoping.

Allie: Well, if that’s true, that would be very good news.

[Timer dings] And you made it just in time ’cause I made snickerdoodles.

Chanel: Working even when you’re not.

Allie: There for my brother, will; they’re his favorite.

Chanel: It was nice to finally meet him. He’s a hottie.

Allie: Okay, remember he is the gay brother, the married gay brother.

Chanel: Oh, listen, I am done dating your family. And did you guys have fun catching up?

Allie: We did. Actually, we spent a lot of the time talking about you.

Shawn: I appreciate you coming down here, ms. Howard.

Beth: No problem. What’s this about?

Shawn: Well, as you may recall, detective price and I ran out of here earlier because there was a report of a shooting. Turns out, the victim was her husband, detective eli grant.

Beth: Oh, my god, what happened?

Shawn: He was shot by a local drug dealer.

Beth: That’s awful, but what does this have to do with me?

Shawn: Well, you were the last person to see him before the shooting, and I was hoping maybe you could shed some light as to why he was at the park.

Beth: All he said was that he had something to take care of and it wouldn’t be long, but then he never came back. Now I know why. His poor wife. She’s so young to be a widow.

Shawn: Detective grant is still alive. When I left the hospital, he was just getting out of surgery. I’m hoping soon he’ll be able to tell me what really went down.

Beth: Detective, keep him away from your wife and kids. He is the devil incarnate. Detective grant is alive. This changes everything, doesn’t it?

Abe: Didn’t you hear me? I asked you to leave.

Tr: Now, why would I do that? I’m family. Maybe you two don’t know this, but my daughter and i have already started to bond, so I’m sure she wouldn’t have a problem with me being here.

Abe: I do. I know what you did to paulina. And I am not comfortable having you around her, or my daughter, or my grandchildren.

Tr: Mr. Mayor, I completely understand your position and why you wouldn’t want me around. But I assure you I have changed. And I would really like to have a chance to be here for my daughter.

Julie: Lani, honey. How’s my grandson?

Lani: I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know how to–i don’t know. I don’t understand it. I–we were talking to him about what had happened, and then he started to say that–

Tr: Well, I can explain.

Lani: Explain what?

Kayla: All right, val, let’s give him one milligram of lorazepam.

Nurse: On it.

Valerie: Still seizing.

Kayla: Okay, we need to get him intubated here. Let’s start him on propofol. Stat. Move it, let’s move it.

Valerie: Readjust that.

Trelegy for copd.

Chanel: So I don’t know if I should be flattered or scared that you were talking to your brother about me.

Allie: Maybe a little bit of both.

Chanel: Okay, so did you tell him that we–

Allie: Slept together? Yes. I wanted him to hear it from me, and I also wanted his help.

Chanel: With what?

Allie: With figuring out what my feelings for you mean, if I’m gay.

Chanel: And what did he say?

Allie: Well, he said that he cannot answer that question for me, but he did tell me about his experience, and it was very helpful.

Chanel: How so?

Allie: Well, I thought a lot about it, and I understand now that my experience and will’s are different. Will was in the closet, and he used to sleep with women, even though he wasn’t really into it. And then when he came out and he really embraced who he was, you know, he realized he’s gay. I’m not, and I know that because I am definitely attracted to men, but I also know that I’m not completely straight because, clearly, I’m attracted to you.

Chanel: So that means…

Allie: Well, will thinks that I’m bisexual.

Chanel: And what do you think?

Allie: I think he might be right.

Shawn: Changes everything?

Beth: I just meant for a detective price. She still has her husband, thank god.

Shawn: Look, lani told me that you met with eli to discuss your relationship with tr coates.

Beth: Past relationship, and yes, that’s right.

Shawn: Well, can you tell me what was said during that meeting?

Beth: Sort of a private matter.

Shawn: Okay, I understand. All right, but someone shot and gravely injured one of my officers today. And it’s my job to find out what happened to him. Right, in order for me to do that, I need to gather as much information as possible.

Beth: I mean, I doubt anything I would say would be relevant.

Shawn: You’d be surprised ms. Howard, even if it’s the littlest thing, something that you would think that is completely unimportant, that might be what cracks this case wide open. So can you please tell me what you told detective grant? And don’t leave anything out.

Tr: Sorry, I didn’t mean to jump in like that.

Lani: What did you wanna explain?

Tr: Why I’m here. I read about what happened to eli.

Lani: Dad, I thought you said that you asked shawn not to release any information to the media.

Abe: I did. But every amateur reporter is on social media.

Lani: Yeah, I understand.

Tr: Look, lani, I didn’t mean to intrude. I mean, I know that we’ve just started to get to know one another, but I wanted to come and show my support if that’s all right with you.

Lani: It’s fine.

Julie: Can we get back to the subject of eli? You said that he was telling you about the shooting. What did he say?

Lani: He wasn’t awake. He was just murmuring things in his sleep. And then he got agitated, and then all these alarms started going off, and I don’t know. I think he had a seizure.

Julie: Oh, my god.

Lani: And then kayla asked me to leave, and valerie stayed in there to help out. But I don’t know, I don’t know. I don’t know what’s happening. I don’t know.

Paulina: Oh, come over here. Oh, baby, I’m so sorry. Everything’s gonna be all right, baby.

Lani: How is he?

Kayla: Eli had a seizure caused by a subdural hemorrhage. We were able to get that under control, but I’m afraid that he is now in a coma.

[Soft music]

Why do dermatologists

use dove bar at home?

Kayla: As all of you probably know, it’s impossible to predict when a patient will come out of a coma. We are just going to have to let eli’s body heal itself, and then we’ll see what happens.

Lani: Can I see him?

Kayla: Of course you can.

Lani: Dad, can you please call and check in with the sitter?

Abe: Oh, yeah, don’t worry about the twins at all. I’ll make sure they’re okay.

Lani: Okay, thank you.

Paulina: Julie, julie, julie honey, I think you better sit down. Sit down. Oh, my. Everything’s gonna be all right.

Shawn: What’s going on?

Julie: Eli’s in a coma, darling.

Shawn: Oh, grandma, I’m so sorry.

Julie: Did you find out anything about the shooting?

Shawn: I’d rather not discuss this information in front of a stranger.

Tr: I’m not a stranger. I’m lani’s father.

Shawn: You’re tr coates?

Tr: That’s right.

Shawn: Shawn brady, salem pd. You know, I just interviewed your ex-girlfriend beth howard.

Paulina: Beth? I just met her earlier today. That’s your ex?

Tr: We dated a year ago. It’s been over for a while.

Paulina: Well, shawn, but why did you need to speak with her?

Shawn: Eli had just left a meeting with ms. Howard before he went to the park.

Paulina: What was the meeting about?

Shawn: Well, he had some questions about her relationship with mr. Coates here.

Tr: That’s what I figured. You told me that you got clean years ago after going to prison. You swore that you weren’t using drugs and that you had never never raised your hand again to another woman since. Well, I wanted to verify your story. Eli, he offered to help dig, take a deep dive into your past to see if you were telling the truth. Now, what did this woman have to say about her relationship with mr. Coates?

Abe: Well, I’d like to hear the answer to that myself.

Chanel: So are you comfortable identifying as bisexual?

Allie: I think so. I mean, it feels right. Is that weird? I know you’re not big on labels.

Chanel: Oh, that’s just my personal choice, but I would never judge you.

Allie: Thanks. You know, it wasn’t until i talked to will that I realized how much pressure I’ve been putting on myself. You know, to choose, to decide one or the other, gay or straight. And now I know I don’t have to do that. You know, actually, what helped me is remembering what happened with your mom.

Chanel: My mom?

Allie: Yeah, remember when she found out we kissed?

Chanel: How could I forget?

Allie: And you explained to her that you’re not gay.

Chanel: Yeah.

Allie: That sometimes you kiss girls, and sometimes you kiss boys, and I guess so do I, but some people like me, might call ourselves bisexual, and then some people like you might not. And that’s okay. I don’t know. I’m still, like, processing all this, but just seeing myself through a new lens, starting to embrace who I am. I feel good, more at peace.

Chanel: I’m happy for you, horton.

Allie: I just wish that i could’ve figured out my sexual identity before I hurt tripp the way I did.

Chanel: You didn’t mean to.

Allie: It doesn’t make it any less painful. He asked me to marry him and then found out that we’d slept together behind his back.

Chanel: Yeah, do you think there’s any chance that you–

Allie: No, no, like I said yesterday, tripp made it very clear that we are over. He asked for his ring back. And now he’s asked for all of his stuff back.

Chanel: I did talk to him. I made a plea on your behalf, but he wouldn’t listen.

Thanks for trying, dupree. You’re a good friend.

Shawn: I spoke at great length with ms. Howard, and she had a lot to say.

Abe: And?

Shawn: Well, she confirmed that last year during her six-month relationship with mr. Coates, there was no physical violence, and he was sober during the entire time they were together.

Paulina: Well, I’m very relieved to hear that.

Julie: Did this woman know why eli went into the park, why he faced off with a drug dealer?

Shawn: No, no, he just said that he had something to take care of and he’d be back soon, nothing to indicate where he was going or why.

Abe: Well, looks like we won’t have a full picture until eli wakes up.

Valerie: Come on, baby, sweetheart, you gotta stop scaring your mama like this. Come back to me, please, eli, come back. Oh, baby.

[Soft music]

Oh, baby. It’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Chanel: We’re in the same boat, horton. A part of me still loves johnny, but there is zero chance that he and I are getting back together.

Allie: So before I realized I was bisexual, I couldn’t really imagine you and me, us together as a couple. And usually, I’ll be the first one to say that jumping into a new relationship right after an old one ends is a terrible idea, but you’re my best friend, chanel. We know everything about each other, and we obviously have feelings for each other. So I don’t know, now that we’re both single, maybe this is our chance to give us a shot, you know, see if we have a future.

Chanel: As a couple?

Allie: Yeah, unless that sounds crazy.

Chanel: Oh, it definitely sounds crazy. But I absolutely love it.

[Soft music]

Shawn: Grandma, what do you say we go down the chapel and say a prayer for eli?

Julie: That sounds wonderful.

Paulina: I hope you understand why I had eli look into you.

Tr: Of course. In fact, I’m glad you did ’cause now you know I’ve been telling the truth that I’m a changed man.

Paulina: Listen–

Tr: Paulina, I’m gonna be in salem for a while. So I have plenty of time to earn your trust, which I fully intend to do, but right now we have to put our issues aside and be here for lani.

Paulina: Eli is her whole world. If she and those sweet babies lose him…

[Tense music]

Lani: Eli, baby, I love you so much, and so do carver and jules. But you take as much time as you need to recover, okay? We’re gonna be fine. The kids will be fine, I will be fine, and you will, too. I know it. I just know it. You’re gonna be okay.

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Lani: Um, they just took eli into surgery.

[Sniffles] I am so sorry, valerie.

[Sniffles] I’m so sorry.

[Sniffles] Mm-hmm. Okay, all right.

[Sniffles] I’ll see you soon.

[Phone beeps]

[Sniffles]

Abe: Aww, baby.

Lani: Hi.

[Sobbing]

[Suspenseful music]

Tr: Go ahead, make yourself comfortable.

Beth: I’m fine here. What do you want, tr?

Tr: Aw, relax. I’m not gonna bite.

Beth: You’ve been using. I can tell. You think I forgot how you beat me when you were high? No, coming here was a mistake.

Tr: Walking away from me would be a bigger one.

Maggie: Jake. Uh, maggie kiriakis here. I just got back from chicago and I was hoping that you could explain to me why there was a surprise dimera shareholder meeting yesterday, and how instead of victor joining the board, as we discussed, johnny dimera was installed in his place. So, um, please, call me. Call me.

[Knock at door]

[Exhales heavily]

Xander: [Clears throat]

Maggie: Oh, xander. What are you doing here?

Xander: Maggie, hello. I’m here because I wanted to, uh, tell you in person.

Maggie: Tell me what?

Xander: Sarah– she’s, uh, back in town.

Maggie: She is. Oh, well. I’m glad to hear that. I’m also surprised. When she was here a few weeks ago, uh, it was terribly hurtful as you well know. But, um… she was very clear that she didn’t want anything to do with any of us.

Xander: That’s because… that woman wasn’t sarah.

Maggie: What are you talking about? Of course it was.

Xander: No, maggie. That was ava vitali in a sarah mask. Courtesy of dr. Rolf. And it turns out that the woman who dumped me on my wedding day? Also not sarah. That was kristen dimera wearing the sarah mask.

Maggie: Oh, my god.

Xander: Sarah became a threat to kristen, so kristen kidnapped her. Made it look like she left town of her own accord so no one would look for her.

Maggie: So… so all this time? Where has sarah been?

Xander: Kristen’s been holding her captive on a deserted island. Luckily steve and kayla and abigail, they– they found her, brought her back.

Maggie: Oh, xander, I can’t believe what I’m hearing.

Xander: Yes, you can, ’cause it’s all true.

Maggie: [Gasps] Oh, my god. Oh, thank god, thank god! She’s safe. But, xander, wait– wait a minute. If this is true, then sarah– she never stopped loving you.

Xander: Maybe. But right now, she only has eyes for tony dimera.

Maggie: What? Tony dimera?

Anna: Well… aren’t you going to ask me how I slept last night?

Tony: How did you sleep last night, anna?

Anna: I didn’T. Not a wink. Because I was in the guest bedroom, wondering why my husband was not beside me.

Tony: Anna… you know exactly the reason why we had to sleep in separate bedrooms last night. It was either that or sarah pitch a fit and try to throw you out on the street. So, you know what? Enough with the outrage.

Anna: Well, tony, here’s why I’m outraged. You don’t have to let sarah do anything. This is your house. And mine. And yet you blithely indulge her delusion that she is… renee dumonde? And you let her call the shots? Oh, and then you play along with her fantasy that the two of you are madly in love.

Tony: Do you think I’m enjoying this? And there’s nothing blithe about what I’m doing here. You heard what kayla said. This was the right course of action.

Anna: Well, kayla is not a psychiatrist. And that woman is clearly out of her mind. We need marlena to talk some sense into that lunatic.

Sarah as renee: If you’re looking for marlena, she’s upstairs, although she is rather busy, dealing with a woman who’s literally tied to the bed.

[Tense music]

Abigail: Oh, well, hello, gwen.

Gwen: Abigail…hello.

Abigail: Why are you so surprised? Oh, surely you’ve heard that chad rescued me off that godforsaken island. Aren’t you gonna welcome me back?

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Tense music]

Beth: Are you threatening me?

Tr: Me? No. It’s like I told you on the phone, I have an offer you can’t refuse. I’ma make you a star, baby.

Lani: I am so glad that you’re here.

[Sniffles]

Abe: How’s eli?

Lani: They just took him into surgery not too long ago. How is he? Do you have any news?

Kayla: Eli’s in the very best hands. The head of neurosurgery is performing the operation, and there is no one better. As soon as I have an update, I’ll let you know, all right?

Lani: Okay. Thank you.

Kayla: We’re praying for him.

Abe: So are we.

Anna: Did you just say that marlena had someone tied up upstairs?

Tony: You know, renee, you’ve been through a lot. Do you think it’s possible tha–

Sarah as renee: That I’m hallucinating? Of course not. And I’ll assume that it is her influence that led you to suggest that anyway. Nor am I hallucinating, in the unfortunate case, that she is still here.

Anna: This is my home.

Tony: Uh, uh–

Sarah as renee: Not for long. Although my attorney did inform me that I will have to provide proof that I’m the rightful owner of this house before I can kick you out on your derriere. But obviously I’m a dimera.

Anna: [Chuckles] Oh, obviously.

Tony: Anna–

Sarah as renee: However, my driver’s license and passport seem to be long gone. And…our sweet tony here is much too gentlemanly to do the deed, so I will have my long-lost brother, chad, attest to my identity. In the meantime…

Tony: What’s this?

Sarah as renee: A contract. To retain my lawyer’s services so we can initiate the divorce from her. The woman whose very presence in this house makes my skin crawl. All you have to do is sign the dotted line.

Maggie: So sarah read renee dumonde’s diary. And now she thinks that she’s this woman who died 40 years ago?

Xander: Yeah, but only because of this damn drug that kristen injected her with. She’s completely delusional, maggie. She won’t listen to reason. I tried to show her a picture of the two of us together, and she didn’t recognize herself. And apparently, when she looks in the mirror, she sees this dumonde woman’s face staring back at her. And when she looks at tony’s face, she sees the love of her life.

Maggie: But–she– she must know that tony is married.

Xander: Oh, I mean, she knows. That’s why she’s hired a lawyer to get the two of them divorced, and anna evicted from the mansion.

Maggie: Well, I’m sure tony will have something to say about this.

Xander: Of course, but– no, tony’s been advised to treat sarah with kid gloves because of her mental state. And kayla tried to get sarah medical attention, but sarah refused.

Maggie: But there are treatments that can help her. I mean, they have– they helped abigail.

Xander: Yes, exactly. And that’s where you come in, maggie. That’s why kayla’s been trying to reach you.

Maggie: Yes, but I was out of town, you know that.

Xander: I know. And now you’re back, thank god, and we can help sarah together. All you have to do, as her next of kin, is sign right here, and sarah will get the treatment that she needs.

Maggie: Against her will?

Xander: Oh, maggie, it’s the only way, I mean… kayla attests here that sarah’s not competent to make her own medical decisions. Really, you’d only be giving your consent. That’s all you need to do.

Maggie: I have to sit.

[Tense music]

Xander: Maggie, I know how difficult this is. It’s an enormous amount to take in all in one go, believe me, I know. But if we want sarah back, this is the only way.

Maggie: [Sighs] No. No, xander. I won’t sign it.

Gwen: Everyone was so very worried about you. Myself included. And you’re–I’m very happy that you were rescued.

Abigail: Are you?

Gwen: Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?

Abigail: Oh, besides generally hating my guts?

[Scoffs] You know, I have been thinking. Thinking. Chad tried to get a name from ava of her accomplice in my kidnapping.

Gwen: No luck, I assume?

Abigail: No luck, no. But, one question– what possible reason could ava have for wanting me gone? You know, ava barely knows me. Or sarah, or kristen. So she didn’t want me gone. But you have all kinds of reasons for wanting sarah out of the picture. And then when you found out I was looking for her, you were desperate to stop me. So it is pretty damn clear to me, glaringly obvious actually, that you are the person who bashed me over the head at the airstrip.

It’s the most wonderful

time of the year,

Abe: Lani, sweetheart, why don’t you go home and get a shower, change? You’ll feel better.

Lani: Mm-mm. I am not going anywhere until I know that eli is okay.

Abe: Can you tell me what happened?

Lani: [Exhales heavily] Yeah.

Abe: Please, have a seat.

Lani: [Inhales and exhales] I was at the station, when shawn came in and said that there had been a shooting at the park. And he asked me to back him up. And um–

[Sniffles] And, uh, when we got there, eli was on the ground with a bullet in his head, dad. And–and there was a drug dealer just slumped over on the bench with eli’s gun in his hand, and a needle on the bench, and–

Abe: Drug bust gone bad.

Lani: I don’t know. The dealer has been on our radar, but he wasn’t an active case for eli. Eli wasn’t even working a case. He–he was doing a background search on my biological father.

Beth: You’re gonna make me as star?

[Scoffs] Right. I’ve heard that one before.

Tr: [Chuckles] I have the perfect role for you in the perfect vehicle, “possessed: The marlena evans story.” Perhaps you’ve heard of it?

Beth: Yeah, I saw something about it in the trades a while back.

Tr: Mm-hmm. One of my leads wants out.

Beth: Why?

Tr: Personal issues. Nothing to do with the film. But you would be ideal for the part.

Beth: A lead role, huh? Would I be playing marlena evans?

Tr: [Laughs] Your character is celeste perrault. Mm, she’s instrumental to the story. Psychic–whoo-ooo-ooo. Totally steals the show.

Beth: [Scoffs] Okay. But it’s not the celest perrault story. And if she comes off sounding like miss cleo–

Tr: You won’t let that happen. With talent like yours, you will… bring depth to the role, real soul. And I promise, you gonna make bank on this. Given recent events, word of mouth on this film is huge.

Beth: And I suppose you want me to…audition?

Tr: Not necessary. I already know what you can do.

Beth: But you want something from me, right?

Tr: Just…the courtesy… of keeping our private history private.

Beth: Oh. You’re a little too late for that. I already gave every little detail about you to that detective.

Tr: Yes, but… he’s in no position to repeat your story.

Sarah as renee: Let me find you a pen.

Anna: Come here. Since you are so intent on humoring her, maybe you were going to go ahead and hire this attorney and go through with the divorce?

Tony: Of course not.

Sarah as renee: [Gasps] Here we go.

Anna: Should I have harold bring in some popcorn for this show?

Sarah as renee: Here you are, my darling. Soon, you will be nothing but an unpleasant memory. Isn’t that right, tony?

Xander: You won’t sign it? Don’t you want sarah to get help?

Maggie: Well, of course I do. But I’m not gonna subject my daughter to being hospitalized against her will. I need to talk to her! I have to see her.

Xander: She’s at the dimera mansion. Let’s go, I’ll take you.

Maggie: Well, are you sure you should come with me?

Xander: Why wouldn’t I?

Maggie: You and gwen are engaged.

Xander: Yes?

Maggie: And you love her?

Xander: I do. And I also love sarah. I mean, if I had known, if I’d had any idea what was going on all those months ago, then–

Maggie: Then you’d still be together. What are you gonna do?

Xander: Right now, all I can think about is making sure sarah gets the help she needs.

Gwen: You think that I was ava’s accomplice?

[Chuckles] Oh, wow. That is ridiculous. ‘Cause I–I hardly even know ava vitali, and I don’t know kristen dimera at all.

Abigail: Do you think I’m grasping at straws?

Gwen: Well, that seems to be sort of a pattern with you, doesn’t it? ‘Cause the last time you were convinced that I was masquerading around as sarah, well, you turned out to look like an utter fool.

Abigail: But I wasn’t wrong that “sarah” happened to be someone in a mask. I was just wrong about the person who was wearing it.

Gwen: Yes, well this is all really very fascinating, but I do have somewhere I have to be–

Abigail: Mm. I am just getting to the very fascinating part. Okay, so turns out we have two different people masquerading as sarah who break up with xander on two different occasions. The first one is kristen. She’s covering up the fact that sarah has been kidnapped. Now, the second time… well, yeah, you know, I don’t really know of anyone who would have benefited from that very strange, complicated charade… besides you.

Abe: Eli was checking on ray’s background?

Lani: Ray– tr told paulina that he went to prison years ago for stealing from his clients to support his drug habit. But he got clean and he hasn’t used or raised his hand to a woman since.

Abe: So they all say.

Lani: That is exactly why eli wanted to verify his story. So he–he tracked down tr’s ex-girlfriend, a woman named beth. She was at the station this morning when I got there, and said that she had just talked to eli.

Abe: And what did she tell him?

Lani: I never even got the chance to find out. Right as we were about to get into it, shawn alerted me about the shooting. We didn’t even know that eli was at the park until we got there. I don’t–I don’t even know why he was there, dad. And…I wonder if I ever will.

Beth: My god. That shooting that they were talking about when I was at the station? That was your son-in-law?

Tr: I’m afraid so.

Beth: But that just happened. How could you know that? Unless… did you have something to do with that?

Gwen: Ooh, your clever little reporter brain is just working so hard to pin this on me, isn’t it? It’s not that I’m surprised. But it’s really obvious that it was kristen who was ava’s accomplice.

Abigail: I know for a fact that it wasn’t kristen. Because the pilot told me that she was there waiting for him when he brought me to the island.

Gwen: Well, there you go. Maybe it was the pilot. Maybe he’s the one who conked you over the head, abigail. Or maybe it was the–the guy that posed as ava’s lawyer and spirited her out of the police station.

Abigail: How do you even know about that?

Gwen: How do I–it’s all over the news. But, look, the bottom line is– is I don’t care what you think of me, because I had nothing to do with your kidnapping. And now that you’re back from your tropical interlude, what really does it matter?

Abigail: What does it matter? Sarah has lost months of her life. She’s drugged out of her mind. She’s a mess. Just like I was, after you slipped the drug into my drink.

Gwen: Which you almost injected me with. So sarah being “drugged out of her mind,” that is completely on you…

Abigail: [Scoffs] In my–

Gwen: Sister. I’m not finished yet, sister. If you hadn’t left that syringe lying around, she’d be perfectly fine.

Abigail: My heart does go out to sarah. But in the end, I made a full recovery. And I have every confidence that she will do the same.

[Doorbell rings]

Anna: Saved by the bell.

Maggie: Oh, sarah!

Sarah as renee: Maggie horton. Wow, you’ve aged.

[ Mid-tempo music playing ]

Abe: Sweetheart. You’ll get the whole story when eli comes out of surgery. You heard what kayla said. He’s in good hands. He’s young. He’s strong. And he has everything in the world to live for.

Lani: I know.

[Sniffles] But–

Abe: But what, sweetheart?

Lani: [Sniffles] He di– he didn’t have a pulse, dad, when I got to him. He– he was gone. He was gone, and I– I had to give him cpr, get his heart beating until the e– until the emts got there.

Abe: Lani… you saved his life.

Lani: But what if I didn’t?

[Sniffles]

Abe: [Sighs]

Tr: I had nothing to do with eli’s shooting. Seems a deadbeat drug dealer shot him and then od’D.

Beth: So the one person I told my story to ends up shot and killed right after I met with him?

Tr: He’s a cop. It’s a dangerous job. Coincidences happen, beth. And if you don’t believe me, wait until you read this movie script.

Beth: That’s fiction.

Tr: And it’s based on real life. And I’m waiting to hear your answer.

Beth: A psychic, huh?

Tr: Look, I got people beating down my door to be part of this project. So this is a limited time opportunity, sweetheart. You want the job or not?

Gwen: You are just salivating for that to happen, aren’t you? You want your cousin sarah to go back to her old, wonderful self, because you are cheerleading for xander to throw me over for her.

Abigail: Xander loved sarah before he ever even laid eyes on you. He never would have dated you, let alone propose to you, if he hadn’t believed that sarah broke his heart.

Gwen: There it is.

Abigail: You know it’s true.

Gwen: You know what else I know is true? You being so determined to find sarah for maggie’s sake is not about that at all, is it? No. It’s about you wanting to get your revenge on me.

Sarah as renee: I’m sorry, that was…so rude. I’ve–I’ve just– I’ve been trapped on that island for so many years. The last time I saw you, you were chasing after a toddler, who was throwing quite a tantrum as I recall. Alex, what are you doing here? I thought I told you I never wanted to see you again. Oh, please don’t tell me that you let this gold-digger drag you here with the ridiculous story that I’m your daughter. Obviously I’m not, as you can see for yourself.

Maggie: I–

Sarah as renee: And I heard that it turns out, neil curtis is sarah’s biological father. How is he?

Anna: He’s dead.

Sarah as renee: Oh. That’s quite a shame. I rather liked him. He’s a handsome devil, am I right? Of course, he doesn’t hold a candle to you, my darling. Well, since you’re all here, you’re just in time!

Maggie: For what?

Sarah as renee: Oh, well, tony has hired a divorce attorney– the same one that I’m using to divorce alex here– so he can extricate himself from an ill-advised marriage. Then tony and I are free to get married, and live our happily-ever-after that we’ve been denied for so long.

Maggie: [Sighs] Give me that pen. Do you have the papers?

Xander: Yeah.

Tony: What’s this?

Maggie: Oh, I’m gonna make sure that sarah gets all the tests and treatment that she needs.

Sarah as renee: What? No! You can’t do that.

Maggie: Oh…yes I can. And I’m about to.

Is now a good time

for a flare-up?

Abigail: As hard as it may be to believe, not everything is about you, gwen. I want sarah to get well because she’s my cousin, and I love her.

Gwen: More than your sister?

Abigail: She never tried to kill me before.

Gwen: Hmm. Right, if you’re so concerned about family, why didn’t you even bother to tell maggie that her precious daughter is back?

Abigail: Because she’s out of town.

Gwen: No, not according to xander. In fact, he’s with her right now.

Sarah as renee: You can’t do this–I won’t let you.

Tony: But what’s the harm in having a check-up? If the tests prove nothing’s wrong–

Sarah as renee: Nothing is wrong. Nothing at all. And I’m not gonna let you or any of you destroy my chance at happiness.

Maggie: Sarah!

Sarah as renee: That is it. I’m out of here. Don’t you dare try to stop me.

Anna: Good riddance.

Sarah as renee: Oh, kayla, thank god.

Xander: I called kayla before we left. Told her we might need some assistance.

Kayla: Did you sign the consent, maggie?

Maggie: Please, kayla, help my daughter.

Sarah as renee: For the love of god, I am not your daughter. And I do not need any help. Get out of my way.

Kayla: We are here to help you, sarah.

Sarah as renee: Treating me like a criminal. Last chance. Out of my way.

It would be best if you came willingly.

Sarah as renee: Or what? You’ll cuff me? Unbelievable! Tony, don’t just stand there. Do something. Help me.

Tony: I’m afraid my hands are tied.

Anna: Hmm. Lot of that going around today.

Kayla: We’ll take good care of her, I promise.

Let’s go.

Sarah as renee: Get off of me. This is all your fault, you bastard.

Xander: Sarah–

Sarah as renee: Stop calling me sarah! No! Stop it!

Kayla: Maggie, if you want to come to the hospital? Okay? It’s gonna be okay.

Sarah as renee: No!

Kayla: Sarah, it’s okay.

Maggie: [Whimpers]

Beth: [Sighs] So you’re bribing me with a movie role.

Tr: If you don’t believe in your own talents, well, that’s an issue between you and your shrink.

Beth: And if I say no? Is what happened to that detective gonna happen to me?

Tr: You want me to say it again, beth? I had nothing to do with that shooting. But…smart girl like you? I think you know that it would be in both of our best interests if you signed on for the role.

Lani: Every time eli and I walk out that door, we know that there is a chance something will happen to us. So that’s why every time we leave in the morning, we always make sure that we say “I love you.” I’m not even sure if I remember if that was the last thing that I said to him.

Abe: Eli knows how much you love him, sweetheart.

Lani: We didn’t even sleep in the same bed last night. I got home late, and I– I didn’t want to wake him and the kids were with you. And what if that was the last chance for us to be a family together?

Nicorette knows, quitting

smoking is freaking hard.

Lani: I know I should try to be positive, optimistic–

Abe: You can feel whatever you want to feel.

Lani: I think another reason why it’s so hard, I guess, is being here, back in this hospital, where eli and– where we lost our son.

Abe: This is also the hospital where your twins were born.

Lani: Yeah. I guess I should think about that, right?

[Sniffles]

Abe: You should, yes.

Lani: And he is the most amazing daddy to them.

Abe: He is.

Lani: [Laughs]

Abe: I’ve seen that.

Lani: It’s just–

[Sniffles] Dad, he was shot in the head, and he was– he wasn’t breathing for god knows how long. Like, I don’T…

[Sobs] God, please just let him live. Please.

[Sobbing]

Beth: Selling out isn’t exactly unheard of in this business, is it? The things I’ve done to get a foot or any body part through the door. A man gladly takes what I have to offer, and then slams the door in my face. Or puts a fist to it, if that man is you.

Tr: Are we having a #metoo moment?

Beth: [Scoffs] I was holding out hope that things were getting better. But I see slimy jerks like you still run the world.

[Sighs] And the biggest role I’ve had is woman #4 in a b movie.

Tr: My film will change all that. Make you the star you always wanted to be.

Beth: Yeah, well, maybe being as star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Is it?

Tr: Are you saying no?

Beth: [Sighs]

Sarah as renee: How could you do this to me? I saved your life on that island. I kept kristen from putting drugs into your food. And this is how you repay me?

Maggie: We’re–we’re just trying to help you, sarah.

Sarah as renee: Renee, you bitch. For the millionth time, it is renee.

Gwen: Right, so why don’t you just go run along now and go tell maggie that her precious daughter is back, instead of popping out of bushes and harassing me.

Abigail: You had something to do with all of this, gwen, and I am going to prove it.

Xander: Something to do with what, abigail? What are you so determined to prove? It’s my 3:10, no-exit-in-sight,

Gwen: Abigail here has accused me of being involved in her kidnapping, even though she has no evidence whatsoever.

Abigail: Well, she sure as–

Xander: Hey, you’re in no position to be throwing stones.

Abigail: I knew that she was gonna do something.

Xander: I just came back from seeing sarah forced to be taken to the mental ward. She’s a pitiful shell of her former self, all because of some dangerous drug you left lying around?

Abigail: I’m–I’m so– I didn’t–it wasn’t intentional. I didn’t mean for sarah to get any–

Xander: Oh, now, you wanted gwen to be your victim. And then you couldn’t be bothered to clean up after yourself. What’s happening to sarah is your fault, abigail. So, no, you don’t get to stand on your moral high ground this time. Why are you still here? I can’t believe you’re related to that sanctimonious–

Gwen: Yeah, I know. She was on a roll before you got here.

[Sighs] Thank you. Thank you for defending me.

Xander: Of course. You’re the woman I– I love you.

Gwen: Are you all right? I mean, I–I know– I can’t imagine you seeing sarah like that. That must have been very difficult for you.

Xander: Well, I’m just, you know, glad that she’s getting the treatment that she needs. And I’m hopeful that she’ll be on the road to recovery soon.

Kayla: You are gonna feel better soon.

Sarah as renee: I was feeling just fine until you showed up. And you.

Maggie: Kayla, could you please give us a moment alone?

Kayla: Of course.

Sarah as renee: Get out.

[Eerie music]

Maggie: [Sniffles] Oh, sweetie, I know how difficult this is. But you–you have no idea how much I’ve missed you.

Sarah as renee: Well, I didn’t miss you at all because I hate you, maggie horton!

Maggie: [Gasps]

Anna: Well, thank goodness maggie and xander got here when they did. And now that woman will be locked away in a padded cell, and never darken our doorway again. So where would you like to have lunch?

Tony: Lunch? Anna, we just witnessed a mentally ill woman being dragged out of here against her will. Have you no compassion? And she poses absolutely no threat to you at all. And yet you were too selfish to even show her a modicum of kindness.

Anna: Selfish? Did you even hear how she talked to me? And the tone she used? Was I supposed to just grin and bear it?

Tony: Anna– I understand… how you must despise renee dumonde. But this woman I loved once, and I’ll never forgive myself the way she was murdered. And all this stuff just comes back and reminds me of how horrible it all was. So I’m sorry, I find you, frankly, to be cruel to poor sarah.

Anna: Poor sarah?

Tony: Yes. And as for lunch, I’ve lost my appetite. So I won’t be joining you.

[Uneasy music]

Tr: All this hand-wringing. You ain’t fooling me, beth. You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t buying what I was selling.

Beth: Your daughter deserves to know the truth about you.

Tr: But you’re not gonna tell her, are you?

Beth: No, I’m not. And I hate myself for it.

Tr: I knew you would see things my way. And you’ll have it in writing, beth. I’ll have the papers drawn up asap.

Lani: It seems like he has been in surgery forever. Do you know how long it’s been?

Abe: Uh, you know, I haven’t checked the time for a while. But we should hear some news soon.

Lani: Okay.

Kayla: Eli is out of surgery.

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Lani: I’m sorry. I was looking for detective grant.

Beth: Oh, sorry. You just missed him.

Lani: Did he say when he would be back?

Beth: He said he had something to take care of and that he’d be back soon to take my statement.

Lani: Did he call you down here?

Beth: Sort of. I came to talk to him about someone he’s been investigating.

Lani: And who would that be?

Beth: A man named tr coates. Do you know him?

Lani: Tr coates is my father.

[Suspenseful music]

Eli: Heroin. Isn’t that your drug of choice?

Tr: Is that one of the lies beth told you?

Eli: Oh, so then you never had a drug problem?

Tr: Like I told lani, I got help. I’ve been clean for years.

Eli: And I guess you don’t put your hands on women anymore either?

Tr: No, never.

Eli: Why don’t you start by showing me what’s in that bag… in your pocket?

Tr: Did you bring the works?

Frank: And as an introductory offer, they’re on the house.

Tr: I was with lani’s little sister, chanel, earlier. And she was kind enough to let me try one of the sweets from her bakery.

Eli: Doughnuts are my favorite. Do you mind if I take a look?

Will: You’re just gonna stand there and watch me eat this?

Allie: I want an honest review. A thumbs up. That’s it?

Will: No. No. Two thumbs up. Great doughnut. You really nailed great-grandma alice’s recipe. I think she’d be very proud.

Allie: Thank you. Okay. So now that I fed you, can you answer my question?

Will: You’re asking me if you’re gay?

Allie: Yeah. Yeah, you’re kind of the expert. But seriously. I mean, I need to figure out why I can’t shake these feelings about chanel and why I let them ruin my relationship with tripp. Am I–I am I gay, and I just can’t admit it?

Will: Why–I mean, I wish I could help you, allie, but those are questions you’re gonna have to answer yourself.

Chanel: Has she left yet? I left allie alone and I– johnny! G? G? Giovanni, can you hear me?

Marlena: It’s true. Ben told me, but I didn’t wanna believe him. Oh, my god.

Demon belle: Oh, why does everybody always have to bring his name into it?

Marlena: You, you stay away from my daughter.

Demon belle: Hmm…. nope, but I am glad you are here, marlena. Come on in. The fun’s just getting started.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: Giovanni, g, please, please wake up. Oh, please be okay, please. Oh, johnny. Johnny, you’re alive.

Johnny: Chanel.

Chanel: Oh, thank god. Oh, thank god.

Johnny: Oh, thank god.

Chanel: Oh, yes. Yes. It’s me. Thank god. What the hell happened? When I left you here, you were–you were talking to your aunt belle.

Johnny: Not belle.

Demon belle: You didn’t really think your little christmas miracle would send me back to hell for good, did you?

Marlena: My son eric and all the people that love me drove you out.

Demon belle: Only they didn’T. They made a lot of noise, but I left your body of my own free will.

Marlena: No.

Demon belle: Oh, yes. You see, as much as I’ve loved our time together, I’ve grown tired of our little dance. It was time for a new partner. So I just waltzed my way into your precious isabella, made of passion and infidelity.

Marlena: Leave my daughter alone.

Demon belle: Can’t do that, doc. I’ve got big plans for her. Ben and ciara are chasing their tails, convinced that little johnny is my new host. But you and I both know I prefer the female form.

Marlena: Susan told me that. I was praying that wasn’t true.

Demon belle: Yes. I’m well aware that the insufferable susan banks tipped you off, but what are you going to do about it? You’re powerless to stop me.

Marlena: Oh, no, I’m not, and I’m not afraid of you. I want you to leave my daughter immediately.

Demon belle: [Chuckles]

Beth: So you are tr’s daughter. Your husband told me about you.

Lani: Tr is my biological father. We actually just met.

Beth: I see. And you work here.

Lani: That’s right. Detective lani price.

Beth: I’m beth.

Lani: What made you come looking for eli?

Beth: I got a call from someone named billie reed. I was passing through chicago and figured I’d head down and tell detective grant what I know.

Lani: And how exactly do you know tr?

Beth: I used to be his girlfriend.

Lani: Used to be.

Beth: We broke up about six months ago. I told your husband all about our relationship.

Lani: Would you mind telling me? I have some questions.

Tr: I’m sorry, eli. I know you’re my daughter’s husband, and I’m not trying to get on your bad side.

Eli: Show me what’s in the bag.

Tr: I’d rather not.

Eli: And why is that?

Tr: Because I got the last brownie, and I don’t trust you not to snag it from me.

Eli: So you won’t even let me take a look, huh?

Tr: I’m not in the sharing mood, and I don’t know you that well.

Eli: Why don’t you and your brownie come on down to the station so we can get to know each other a little better?

Tr: No, thanks. Excuse me. Get your hands off me.

Eli: Is that what you told beth and paulina before you beat them?

Tr: [Scoffs]

Eli: Well, did I say something funny?

Tr: What the hell?

Eli: I tried to do this the easy way, but I’m kind of glad you gave your reason to put my hands on you.

Tr: You don’t wanna do this, man.

Eli: You don’t know what I want to do. ‘Cause what I want to do will make me lose my badge.

Tr: Is that how you operate here in salem? You just stop any brother who’s walking through the park with a bag?

Eli: Don’t play that brother card with me. All right? You know I don’t care what color you are. All I know is I’m keeping you away from my family.

Tr: You can’t keep me away from your wife and my grandchildren.

Eli: Watch me. You’re under arrest.

[Gunshot] Migraine attacks?

[Dramatic electronic music]

Beth: Why does this suddenly feel official?

Lani: I don’t wanna do anything that’s gonna make you feel uncomfortable. It’s just, I haven’t known tr very long, and my mother has said some very distressing things about him.

Beth: Your husband told me he abused her.

Lani: Yeah. Tr swears he’s changed and that he is no longer using drugs. Is that your experience? I swear, anything you say about my father will not leave this room.

Shawn: Oh, sorry. I thought this room was free.

Lani: It’s okay.

Shawn: I’ll leave you to it.

[Phone beeps] Oh, no.

Lani: What is it?

Shawn: There’s shots fired at the park. Detective, would you be available to back me up?

Lani: Yeah, of course. Will you please stay here until I get back? I really wanna finish this conversation.

Beth: Sure. I’ll be here.

Lani: Thank you.

Allie: Maybe I’m gay and I’m just in denial about it. I mean, that’s how it was with you, right?

Will: Well, even when I was closeted, I knew I was attracted to guys.

Allie: But you had a baby with gabi, so–

Will: That’s right. You know, I cared a lot about gabi. I still do. But if I’m being honest, I don’t think I was ever really sexually attracted to her.

Allie: Seriously?

Will: That surprises you?

Allie: I mean, it’s just, gabi is, like, super-hot.

Will: Are you attracted to gabi?

Allie: No. No. At least I don’t think I am.

Will: But have you been attracted to other women?

Allie: No. No. And I’ve had a lot of close female friends, but I’ve never felt that way about them.

Will: Except one.

Allie: Except one.

Will: Okay. Then maybe we should talk about chanel.

Johnny: [Groans]

Chanel: What the hell happened? You said it wasn’t your aunt belle.

Johnny: I need to explain something.

[Loud crash]

Marlena: Belle, fight.

Demon belle: Always fighting me, marlena. Aren’t you exhausted after all these years? Don’t you just want to give up and let go?

Marlena: Never.

Demon belle: Yet I can feel your life force slipping away. In a few moments, you’ll be dead. And with any luck, I’ll see you in hell.

[Laughing]

Tr: I warned you, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look what you did.

Frank: I got your text. You need more already? The bag I gave you had enough to kill a horse. What the–oh, god.

Tr: Look at me, frank. Look at me. Look at me.

Frank: Look, I don’t know what happened here, but I didn’t see nothing. It’s none of my business.

Tr: I just made it your business.

Frank: What is this? What are you doing?

Tr: As you can see, I’m in a little bit of a jam, and I need you to help me out.

[Dramatic music]

It’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Allie: When chanel first kissed me, I didn’t expect it. We were good friends, nothing more.

Will: Okay. You didn’t think about being with her?

Allie: No. No. Not her or any other woman. I mean, I’d only ever dated guys.

Will: Mm-hmm. But I mean, you liked it when she kissed you?

Allie: Yeah. Yeah. I really liked it.

Will: Okay. Well, what did you do after? Did you–did you freak out?

Allie: In the moment, I think I just tried to play it off, like there was no big deal, and I mean, maybe inside I was freaking out, but I just pushed those feelings aside. Like, I didn’t know what to do with them.

Will: Yeah. In my experience, pushing feelings aside isn’t usually, like, the best strategy.

Allie: Yeah, no, because they were always there. And after that, every time I thought about the kiss, I just would make excuses for myself. You know, like she caught me off guard or she kissed me, I didn’t kiss her.

Will: Mm-hmm. Did you talk to her about it?

Allie: Yeah. Yeah. I told her that I didn’t feel that way about her. And we moved on.

Will: Mm-hmm. Except you didn’t, not really.

Allie: Yeah. We kissed again on the 4th of july. And that time, I couldn’t pretend that I didn’t like it. I mean, actually, I think I might have been the one who initiated it.

Will: That was a big step.

Allie: Yeah. But then I pulled back again and I just threw myself into this relationship with tripp.

Will: What is it like when you–when you see her now? Is it weird?

Allie: No. No, it’s the opposite of weird. When I’m around her now, it’s like there’s this charge between us, this pull that makes me wanna kiss her and touch her all the time. It’s like I almost can’t breathe.

Demon belle: Oh, you had a good run as the heart and conscience of this town. But it’s time to say good night, marlena. Salem is mine.

Chanel: Jesus!

Demon belle: Guess again.

Chanel: No, dr. Evans.

Demon belle: What’s the matter, girl?

Chanel: I can’t move. My feet are stuck.

Demon belle: Wonder how that happened.

Chanel: Let me go.

Demon belle: Well, why would I do that? You’ve got front-row seats to the best show in town: The death of dr. Marlena evans. Plus, I want you to stick around so I can kill you next.

Chanel: No.

Demon belle: Don’t worry. I won’t drag it out. I’ve waited long enough. I can snap her little neck in an instant.

Marlena: Oh!

[Panting]

[Uneasy electronic music]

Tr: What did you do? What the hell did you do? You’re supposed to have your act together. You’re tr coates. You’re better than this. That was lani’s husband, your son-in-law, a cop. And I know–I know he pushed your buttons. I know he made you angry, but…

okay. Enough of that. I gotta clean this mess up.

Lani: Oh, god, eli. Eli. Shawn, he’s been shot in the head. Eli. Eli, baby. Hey. Hey, wake up, wake up. Talk to me. Eli.

Shawn: Lani, this guy has got eli’s service weapon in his hand. He looks like he just shot up with heroin. Talk to me about eli. What’s going on?

Lani: He has no pulse. He is not breathing. Come on, eli.

Limu emu and doug.

Lani: Come on, eli. You got this. Come on, come on.

Shawn: All right, I got an officer down. Gsw to the head and I’ve also got a civilian with a possible od. I need immediate assistance now. Now!

Lani: Eli, baby, baby. You got this. Come on. You got this. Please stay with me. Just stay with me. Stay with me.

Tr: Okay. No reason to panic. You did what you needed to do. You left the gun in frank’s hand, and he’s not talking. I’ll get dressed, and then I’ll find a place to burn those bloody clothes. And nobody will know I was there, especially not lani. Beth who?

Eli: Save it. She’s at the police station right now. She just finished telling me that everything that you’ve been telling lani and paulina is a load of crap. You’re still using. And you used beth as a punching bag last year.

Tr: She’s lying. I didn’t use her in my last movie, and she didn’t take it well. There’s always a woman that gets in the way. Guess I’m gonna have to do something about beth too. I’ll be damned if I let her or anybody else come between me and my daughter.

Marlena: Belle? Belle, can you hear me?

Chanel: What’s going on?

Marlena: It’s the devil. The devil is inside her. I don’t know how it happened. Why didn’t I stop it?

Chanel: She was trying to kill you, and she said she was gonna kill me next.

Marlena: It’s not belle. She’s not in control.

[Intriguing music]

Johnny: Grandma, I’m so glad you’re okay.

Marlena: Thanks to you. How did you know?

Johnny: Once chanel left belle and I alone in the study, her–her eyes, they just–they started glowing, and then she attacked me. I thought she was gonna kill me.

Marlena: Thank god you’re all right. It must have been terrifying.

Johnny: Never mind me. What are we gonna do to save her?

Together forever and

never to part

Will: These feelings that you have for chanel– they are not going away?

Allie: No. If anything, they’re getting stronger.

Will: Okay, so have you answered your own question?

Allie: I don’t know, because I’m definitely attracted to men. Like, what I had with tripp– that was real.

Will: Okay. Are you sure that you aren’t just trying to convince yourself or–

Allie: No, no, definitely not. I cared about him a lot. And when we were together physically, I mean, it was great. There was never a moment where I was faking it or pretending to like something that I didn’T. I really–I loved being with him until I screwed it all up.

Will: Well, you didn’t mean to hurt him.

Allie: Yeah, but I did. And I hate that. But the entire time that I was in that relationship with tripp, I was also battling my feelings for chanel. And then, one night, she was just there and so hurt and being so vulnerable. And I just wanted to comfort her, but more than anything, I just wanted to be with her. And we slept together.

Will: Was that your first time with a woman?

Allie: Yeah.

Will: And how was it physically and emotionally?

Allie: It was great in both ways. And ever since it happened, I can’t stop thinking about it.

Will: How did it compare to being with a guy?

Allie: Well, I mean, it was different obviously. I mean, for one thing, tripp and chanel are very different people. I guess it’s kind of like– it’s kind of like ice cream. Like, you can like two different flavors at once, right?

Will: Yeah. Sure.

Allie: Oh, god. Did I just compare sleeping with men and women to eating ice cream?

Will: Yeah. I believe that you did.

Allie: Do I sound ridiculous?

Will: Honestly, you sound bisexual. What? What are you thinking?

Allie: I… it’s just, I have a gay brother who I worship and adore, and, you know, I think I’m pretty woke. And I don’t know, I start talking about this, and I just feel really ignorant.

Will: About which part?

Allie: I don’t know. Is bisexuality a real thing? You know, is that not just something people call themselves so that they don’t have to decide or they can keep their options open?

Will: No, no, it is definitely not that. Bisexuality is very much a real thing. Yeah. I mean, in fact, bisexual people are a big part of the lgbtq community.

Allie: So you’ve researched this.

Will: Yeah, I mean, I’ve read about it, and we have bisexual friends we’ve talked to. I think being bisexual means you can fall in love with a man, woman, someone who’s trans or non-binary. It means you can be attracted to or love someone regardless of their gender identity.

Allie: Wow. So you know a lot about this. Well, thank you. It’s really helpful.

Will: I’m glad.

Allie: Okay. Well, I guess I’m bi.

Will: Yeah, I mean, if that’s what feels right to you.

Allie: It’s so weird, ’cause the feelings are one thing, but then finding a label that fits is just very confusing.

Will: Well, I mean, go easy on yourself. You don’t have to decide who you are today. I mean, when I was kind of trying to figure out who I was, I talked to a lot of people.

Allie: Mom and dad?

Will: Like, eventually. It took some time definitely. But, you know, they came around to try and help.

Allie: Yeah. You know, I love those two maniacs, but the last thing I need right now is them hovering on me.

Will: I don’t blame you. Yeah. Hovering aside, you know, they’re gonna love you and obviously be there to support you no matter what.

Allie: So if you didn’t talk to them at first, who did you talk to?

Will: Grandma marlena. Yeah. Honestly, she was a godsend. She helped me be proud of, like, who I was. You know, who I am.

Johnny: Is she all right?

Marlena: Yeah. She’s fine for right now. I just–I don’t know what to expect when she wakes up.

Chanel: We should call someone.

Johnny: Like who?

Chanel: I don’t know. The cops, a priest?

Johnny: Grandma, tell me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think we have time to wait. I mean, given that she tried to kill us both and threatened chanel’s life. I mean, we can’t take the chance of her coming to.

Marlena: I think you’re right. If we’re going to help belle and keep her from hurting anybody else, going to have to neutralize her.

Chanel: You’re talking about fighting the devil alone? Because I did not sign up for this.

Johnny: Chanel, wait.

Chanel: Let me go.

Johnny: Look, look, look, I know. I know that I hurt you and you have every–you have every right to hate me, but I know that you care about my sister. And belle is allie’s aunt, too. Please, she needs you. Will you stay and help us?

[Dramatic music]

[Cell phone rings]

Beth: Hello?

Tr: Hello, beth. Long time no speak.

Beth: Tr. I changed my number. How the hell did you get–

Tr: Bethy. Now, you know how I like to keep track of the people I share secrets with. You didn’t think I would just let you go, did you?

[Siren wailing]

Lani: I’m not letting you go, eli. Do you hear me? I am not letting you go. He–he’s–he’s not–he’s not breathing. Is he–is he–

Emt #1: Nice work, detective. Looks like you got his heart going again.

Lani: Oh, god. God, please let him be okay. Please let him be okay. How did olay top expensive creams?

Beth: I’ve got news for you. What you did to me isn’t a secret anymore.

Tr: I heard. You ratted me out to detective eli grant, right?

Beth: How did you know I talked to him?

Tr: That’s not important. What is important is for me to know if you told anybody else at the police station what you told eli.

Beth: Well, I mean–

Tr: Sounds like you didn’T. Good girl.

Beth: I just met your daughter.

Tr: What?

Beth: Lani. She seems like a good person. I was just about to tell her what a poor excuse of a human being you are.

Tr: What’d you say to her?

Beth: Nothing. She got pulled away for some shooting in the park.

Tr: Really?

Beth: But when she or her husband returns, I’m going to make an official statement. I’m gonna tell them everything you did to me, all the abuse. And then we’ll see about filing charges.

Tr: I’m not so worried about those charges, beth. You need to listen to me. Before you say another word to the cops, you need to talk to me first.

Beth: Why would I do that?

Tr: I wanna make you an offer. I promise, you won’t be sorry.

Emt #1: Do you wanna ride in the ambulance?

Lani: Yes, yes, I’m his wife, and we cannot lose him.

Emt #1: We’ll get him to the hospital as fast as we can.

Shawn: Just hang in there, eli. I’ll be praying for you.

Allie: Can you believe I’m someone’s mother when I’m so all over the place?

Will: Hey, first of all, you are a great mom. Secondly, you have so many people who love you and support you. And if and when you decide to come out and whatever you decide you are, we’re all gonna be there for you.

Allie: Thank you. Well, I guess I have a lot of thinking to do, huh?

Will: Well, I mean, eh, give your brain a rest and listen to your– listen to your heart. Gay, straight, bi, trans, pan, you know what they say love is–

Allie: Love. Yeah, I got that part down.

Will: Well, I’m proud of you.

Allie: You are?

Will: Yeah. I mean, this is–this can be really scary and emotionally heavy stuff. And I know that, but you are amazing and strong, and I love you.

Allie: Love you too. All right, bye. Thank you. God. I wonder what’s taking chanel so long. Hope johnny’s not being a jerk to her again.

Chanel: You think this will hold her?

Johnny: As long as we make it tight enough.

Marlena: I know the devil’s inside of her, but I don’t want her hurt. That’s my little girl.

Johnny: Look, grandma. I don’t have to tell you the devil is strong. We can’t be too careful. It’s for aunt belle’s own safety.

Marlena: I know. I just–I hate seeing her like this.

Johnny: Me too. Is there anything else we can do? She’s not gonna be happy when she wakes up.

Marlena: Well, my medical bag is in the car. I could–I could sedate her until we know what’s gonna happen next.

Johnny: Good idea.

Chanel: I should go. We’re supposed to be meeting with allie.

Marlena: Okay. I’ll go out with you.

Johnny: Chanel, thank you. I owe you.

Chanel: I’ll be in the hall when you’re ready.

Marlena: Okay. And thank you.

Johnny: Just glad I was here when you needed me.

Marlena: You’ll be okay alone with her for a few minutes?

Johnny: Yeah. Yeah. I’ll keep an eye on her. Are you okay?

Marlena: Yeah, I’m shaken, but I’m okay.

Johnny: I know how hard this is for you, considering everything you’ve been through. We are going to help belle. We can drive the devil out. I know we can.

[Eerie music]

Demon johnny: Alone at last.

To be a thriver with

metastatic breast cancer

[Uneasy music]

[Knock at door]

Tr: Beth, I’m glad you came. Come in.

Beth: Can’t we meet in the lobby? I’d like to be somewhere in public.

Tr: I’m afraid I can’t do that right now. I have something sensitive I wanna discuss with you.

Beth: Forget it. This was a mistake.

Tr: Now you’re gonna want to listen to my offer. Now, I get why you’re nervous. But I promise I will not hurt you.

Beth: I’ve heard that before. I have 911 keyed on my phone. All I have to do is press send.

Tr: That won’t be necessary. You’re safe with me.

[Uneasy music]

Emt #2: We lost this one, commissioner brady.

Shawn: Son of a bitch od’d, huh?

Emt #2: I’ll let the me make the final call on that. But it looks like what was in that needle was enough to kill three people.

Shawn: Right. Thanks. What the hell were you doing here, eli? How did you let some low-life drug dealer get close enough to grab your gun?

Lani: Hey, hey, I love you. I love you so much. Just hang on a little longer. Okay?

Emt #1: Sorry, detective price. We need to get your husband to a trauma room.

Lani: Okay. Okay. Okay. Of course. Hey, wait. Hey, I’m gonna let you go, but just for a little bit. Okay? You better come back to me, eli. Do you hear me? Because we need you, carver, jules. We need you. Please, please, please. Okay, okay, okay.

[Somber music]

Chanel: Hey, horton. What?

Allie: What do you mean what?

Chanel: What’s with the look?

Allie: What look? I’m not–I’m not giving you a look. What kind of look?

Chanel: I don’t know. You seem a little confused.

Allie: Dupree, I can assure you I am no more confused than I have always been. But maybe now I’m a little bit more aware of it.

Chanel: Am I supposed to know what you’re talking about?

Allie: Don’t worry about it. So are we out of the movie? Did you talk to johnny?

[Eerie music]

Marlena: Okay. I’ve given her a sedative. She should sleep for a couple hours.

Johnny: Maybe you should get some rest too. I mean, no pun intended, grandma, but you look like you’ve been through hell.

Marlena: Well, I feel like I have, too, but there’s no time. I need to try to reach john.

Johnny: Of course. I’ll stay with aunt belle while you look for him.

Marlena: And johnny–

Johnny: She’s tied up. She’s sedated. Like you said, she’s gonna be asleep for hours.

Marlena: Yeah. Listen, you call me if there is any change at all. The slightest twinge, you call me. Do you understand?

Johnny: I will. It’s all gonna work out. I know it is.

Chanel: Johnny and I– we didn’t get a chance to finish talking about the movie.

Allie: Why not?

Chanel: Well, let’s just say we got interrupted.

Allie: By what?

Chanel: Horton, you better sit down.

[Disquieting string music]

Demon johnny: Well, now that I’ve succeeded in convincing people that you’re the one who’s possessed, we need to make this look good. What do you say we practice a few moves, auntie belle? Oh, oh, she’s got the devil in her for sure!

[Laughing]

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