Days of Our Lives Update
Update written by Joseph
Kate sits in the Brady Pub and texts Abe, asking if it’s done.
Abe is at the Body and Soul office and gets Kate’s texts, asking if he told Bonnie there is no way they are casting her as Cassandra Lovegood. Bonnie then arrives and greets Abe, calling him her favorite soap opera producer. Bonnie calls it an honor to read for the part but calls it just a formality because he was born to play the role.
Stefan remains in the living room of the DiMera Mansion with a drink and tells the portrait of Stefano that they are toasting to the health of his marriage since he decided to take Kristen’s advice and not tell Gabi that he cheated on her with Ava.
In the town square, Johnny questions Ava about Kristen hiring her to oversee all new business ventures at DiMera including the relaunch of Gabi Chic. Johnny has no doubt that Ava can handle herself at DiMera, but doesn’t see why she would choose to do so. Ava acknowledges that she and Gabi have had trouble playing nice in the past but they’ve agreed to bury the hatchet. Johnny wonders which one will cut the other off at the knees. Ava appreciates his concern but insists that any animosity that she and Gabi had is a thing of the past.
Gabi questions why Connie thinks Stefan cheated on her. Connie decides it’s none of her business but Gabi says she obviously heard or saw something that has her confused and questions who she thinks Stefan cheated on her with. Connie says it was Ava. Gabi reminds her that Stefan was only pretending to be dating Ava as it was all a show since they were being forced to run drugs for Clyde Weston. Gabi calls it all a ruse. Connie wishes for her sake that was true. Gabi states that they kissed a couple times and it was no big deal. Connie asks if she’s sure about that. Gabi admits a few years ago, if she found out some other woman even looked at her man, she would’ve been horrified and out for revenge but going to prison for a second time gave her a lot of time to think about what’s important and that is her husband and daughter. Gabi declares that Stefan told her everything that happened so they are putting it behind them and so is Ava. Connie guesses that she must have heard wrong then. Connie tells Gabi how excited she is for her vision of the Gabi Chic relaunch. Gabi then asks Connie what exactly she heard. Connie claims it’s not important but Gabi insists that she wants to put whatever rumor to rest so they can get back to work. Connie then reveals that she overheard Ava talking to Kristen and she didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Gabi yells at Connie to just tell her what she heard. Connie then admits to Gabi that Ava was telling Kristen that she had sex with Stefan.
Leo sits in his room at the Salem Inn, typing up a script for Body and Soul on his laptop. Leo declares that after this script, the ratings for Body and Soul will go through the roof. Hattie then arrives at his door, noting that Leo seems surprised to see her so she asks if he was expecting someone else. Leo says no and calls it a new look for Marlena. Hattie reminds him that he invited her over to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race, so she brought snacks.
Roman joins Kate at the Pub and says he knows her look all too well, guessing that somebody is in her doghouse. Kate confirms that’s Abe as she can’t believe she let him strongarm her in to casting Hattie as Charlemagne and letting Leo write a trial script. Roman admits that sounds like a double dose of trouble. Kate says it gets worse since Bonnie is chomping at the bit to play Cassandra and remarks that their reboot of Body and Soul is starting to seem more like amateur hour at the Salem community theatre. Roman encourages seeing a mime showing of Hamlet there. Kate complains that Abe won’t listen to a word she says. Roman suggests just telling Abe to tell Bonnie no. Kate says that she did, so hopefully he’s giving Bonnie the bad news as they speak.
Bonnie asks Abe where he wants her to audition but Abe stops her and says she’s not auditioning today.
Johnny tells Ava that he’s going to be directing Body and Soul as Abe and Kate just hired him. Ava calls that great, given his love for filmmaking. Johnny praises her at DiMera and says that she and Gabi are both very talented, so he’s sure they will be a force to be reckoned with. Ava thanks him. Johnny decides he should get to the production office because Abe wanted him to weigh in on an actress they are looking at for Cassandra Lovegood. Johnny tells Ava that it was good catching up and walks away. Stefan then approaches Ava and says he heard she had a chat with Gabi. Ava confirms that she backed up the story that they only kissed a couple times. Stefan complains about feeling like a slime ball for lying to his wife on their anniversary. Ava encourages that he did what he had to do to protect his marriage. Ava argues that he has a real shot at happiness and questions why screwing that up.
Connie tells Gabi that she’s so sorry that she had to hear the painful truth from her. Gabi argues that it’s not the truth and that Connie must have misheard or assumed they were talking about sex. Connie insists that she didn’t just assume since Ava said “I have this terrible feeling that Stefan is going to tell Gabi that he and I slept together while she was in prison.”
Stefan tells Ava that Kristen told him the same thing after he was convinced on coming clean with Gabi, but Kristen talked him out of it by saying it would be selfish to tell Gabi. Stefan adds that he and Ava never would’ve slept together had they not been wasted. Ava agrees and talks about how Gabi’s wrath would be directed at both of them. Stefan says it’s not pretty when Gabi is angry. Ava calls it all the more reason to keep Gabi in the dark.
Gabi declares that she will kill him and trashes the flowers that Stefan sent to her. Connie asks if Gabi is okay. Gabi says she’s fine and asks when exactly Connie heard Ava talking to Kristen. Connie informs her that it was when Gabi was out with Stefan for their anniversary and she rushed over to the Bistro to tell her because she couldn’t stand the thought of Ava and Stefan making a fool of her. Gabi questions why she didn’t tell her. Connie says she saw how happy Gabi looked with Stefan and she couldn’t bring herself to ruin that. Gabi questions why she’s telling her now then. Connie says she heard her talking about putting the past behind her with Ava but she knew that she didn’t know about this, so she didn’t feel right keeping a secret like this from her.
Hattie tells Leo that she got excited and came over early. Leo talks about their relationship having boundaries as if she is Marlena. Leo points out that he doesn’t have a couch so they’ll just have to sit on the bed as they watch TV. Hattie says it will be so much fun and thanks him for inviting her to hang out. Leo talks about being surprised she could make it. Hattie shows him that she brought pork rinds and root beer which surprises Leo. Hattie then asks Leo what he’s writing on his laptop. Leo calls it a sample script for Body and Soul, explaining that it’s being rebooted in Salem. Hattie excitedly exclaims that she’s the star of the show, leaving Leo confused.
Bonnie asks Abe if they are getting rid of Cassandra. Abe explains that they just think she needs a little more acting experience. Bonnie argues that Hattie doesn’t have experience. Bonnie reminds Abe how she pretended to be Adrienne for months, thinking that counts for something. Johnny arrives and asks if he’s coming in the middle of a scene. Bonnie explains Abe not letting her audition because she doesn’t have acting experience. Bonnie points out that she even fooled Justin while pretending to be Adrienne. Johnny admits that she has a point. Abe tells him not to encourage her. Bonnie argues that they haven’t cast the role yet so he has nothing to lose by letting her audition. Johnny tells Abe to give her a shot.
Connie claims that it kills her to have to tell Gabi this because she’s the last person she would ever want to hurt. Connie asks if Gabi is mad at her. Gabi says she’s grateful to her for being the only person in her life to tell her the truth when everyone else has been lying to her face. Gabi screams that she has to get out of here to find that lying son of a bitch that she made the mistake of marrying. After Gabi storms out of the office, Connie happily remarks that Gabi is going to destroy her life just like she destroyed Li’s.
Hattie tells Leo that she is playing Charlemagne which shocks Leo as he thinks she is Marlena. Leo questions her giving up her life’s work to be an actor on a soap opera.
Roman tells Kate that he knows she’d be reluctant to hire Leo Stark but from what he hears, Hattie’s gotten great reviews. Kate argues that Roman just has a soft spot for Hattie so he’s defending her. Roman points out that they owe Hattie since she’s the one who convinced him to forgive her for the whole Steve/Stefano debacle. Kate says she has nothing personal against Hattie but she’s not leading lady material. Roman encourages that she could grow in to the role. Kate says that Abe said the same thing and decides that she will let Hattie and Leo hang themselves but she draws the line at Bonnie. Kate declares there is no way that she is letting Bonnie near her set. Roman thinks she might be getting all worked up over nothing since Abe might have already kicked Bonnie to the curb.
Abe tells Bonnie that he and Kate have made their decision and they don’t believe she is right for the part. Bonnie says she understands and that she was just over the moon, thinking that she might be on television but guesses it’s not in the cards for her. Johnny stops her and questions how Abe knows Bonnie isn’t right for the part if he never even let her read. Johnny points out that Abe doesn’t know his work and he hired him. Johnny then offers to direct Bonnie’s audition. Bonnie says she would be grateful and compares it to being in a play in fourth grade. Abe tells them to get on with it as they are running out of time. Bonnie talks about being nervous. Johnny wants Abe to think of it as his audition too since he will direct Bonnie. Bonnie promises that if Abe thinks she sucks, she will totally understand. Abe agrees to let them do the audition. Bonnie excitedly hugs Abe, promising that he won’t regret it.
Gabi races to the town square where she sees Stefan and Ava. Gabi remarks to herself that they are probably planning their next sleazy encounter in public. Stefan talks to Ava about the guilt while Ava encourages that he did the right thing. Ava reminds Stefan that they just need to forget it ever happened, so they can all just move on. Gabi then walks up and asks if someone said her name.
Johnny gives Bonnie her script. Bonnie talks about actors sometimes having a hard time memorizing lines and brings up cue cards but Abe says to just start the audition. Bonnie tells Johnny to direct her as she’s ready. Johnny encourages her to be natural with real, raw emotion which Bonnie calls her specialty. Bonnie starts but struggles and asks to start over.
Leo is having a hard time picturing Marlena as an actor. Hattie argues that he doesn’t even know her and asks what he does picture her as. Leo brings up the people she helps that need her. Hattie remarks that all they do is complain. Leo comments that everyone is entitled to reinvent themselves. Hattie calls that a chapter in her favorite self help book. Leo says that’s his favorite so she must be putting him on. Hattie then says they have to quit chatting because their show is about to start.
Connie says to herself that Gabi should be at the Bistro by now and she wishes she could be there to watch her marriage to Stefan go down in flames.
Gabi says it looked intense and asks what Ava and Stefan were talking about. Ava responds that they were talking about how glad they are that Gabi knows what happened between them. Gabi questions if she means that they kissed a couple times while pretending to be a couple. Ava insists it meant nothing so Gabi guesses there’s nothing more to talk about. Stefan asks Gabi if everything is okay. Gabi asks why it wouldn’t be. Stefan asks if she believes him that nothing else happened between he and Ava. Gabi asks what possible reason she would have to think he would lie about it. Stefan says he wouldn’t but asks why Gabi came by. Gabi says she was on her way to the Bistro and saw them, so she wanted to thank Stefan for the flowers and for her husband to know how much she appreciates him. Gabi then kisses Stefan and tells Ava that she will see her at work. Gabi says she will see Stefan at home and walks away.
Roman tells Kate that she has to admire what Hattie, Leo, and Bonnie are doing by trying to change their lives for the better with legitimate work. Kate insists that Bonnie will have to find another way because she will not sign off on her being cast on the show.
Johnny encourages Bonnie to relax. Bonnie talks about being so nervous that it might not get any better. Johnny encourages channeling the nerves in to positive energy. Johnny directs Bonnie to use a time where she felt guilty to relate to Cassandra feeling guilty. Bonnie doesn’t like to dwell on that as it makes her think she doesn’t deserve Justin’s love because what she did was unforgivable. Bonnie points out that Justin did forgive her even if she still hates herself for what she did. Johnny says he’s sorry to hear that but encourages her to use this in the scene. Bonnie then emotionally begins reading the script. Johnny tells her after that it was fantastic. Bonnie credits Johnny’s directing. Johnny calls her a talented actor who got completely lost in the character and was believable. Johnny turns to Abe, who admits it was wonderful. Bonnie asks what that means. Abe announces that Bonnie has the part which thrills her.
Leo and Hattie finish watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. Hattie calls it the most fun she’s ever had with her clothes on. Leo tells her that he’s really enjoying this new side of her.
Abe joins Kate at the Brady Pub. Kate asks if Bonnie gave him a hard time when he told her that she couldn’t play Cassandra. Abe responds that she didn’t because he told her that she could play Cassandra.
Bonnie tells Johnny that she can’t believe it and she can’t wait to tell Justin that she’s going to be a soap star. Johnny congratulates her but notes that now she has to put in the real work which Bonnie questions. Johnny says he has notes on how to make her performance better, pointing out that her character of Cassandra is using her emotions to manipulate people. Bonnie compares it to how she manipulated him in to caring about her feelings and starts coming on to him, but reveals she was just acting which Johnny admits was convincing. Johnny decides he has no more notes for her and tells her to just learn her lines and he will see her at rehearsal. Bonnie thinks they will work well together.
Stefan asks Ava if she thinks Gabi knows. Ava asks why he would say that. Stefan points out that Gabi was acting weird. Ava insists that if Gabi knew, she would’ve said something and taken a knife to their throats. Stefan agrees and decides she doesn’t know then. Ava tells him that Gabi has accepted what they have told her and she trusts him. Ava adds that she and Gabi are co-existing at work so maybe one day they will actually be friends.
Gabi returns to the DiMera Enterprises office and tells Connie that she’s not going to confront Stefan. Connie asks if she’s just going to let them get away with it. Gabi says she’s not one to do that, bringing up how she almost blew up Julie’s heart. Gabi declares that right now, she needs to focus on getting proof that Stefan slept with Ava. Connie brings up Ava saying it herself. Gabi says that Ava will just deny it if she confronts her about it, so she’s going to need as much ammunition as possible to blow them out of the water and she’s going to need Connie’s help to do that.
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