Days Short Recap Wednesday, December 21, 2022

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Marlena told John that she was upset about Kristen living with them. She told him Brady kissed Sister Mary because he thought she was Kristen. She said she was afraid that time was running out on their plan to expose Kristen. She said they should tell Kristen they had another fight. He said he didn’t think they could pull it off. He said he almost lost her twice. He didn’t want to tell anyone that they were fighting. He said she made him happy. He said he was the luckiest man on earth. Kristen put a mistletoe over Brady. He didn’t want to kiss her. She told him Marlena was going to need another dose from the orchid so he should be nicer to her. Rachel walked in and wanted to know what Kristen was talking about. Kristen told her the orchids were life-saving medicine. Brady said he thought they could get one for Christmas. Rachel said she wanted them to be together forever. He said he wanted to make her happy. He said he and Kristen were doing what was best for her. Kristen said she and Rachel could go look for decorations. Rachel asked Brady to go with them, but he said he had to work. Rachel left to get ready. Kristen ripped into Brady for dashing Rachel’s hopes. She told him to stop hating her so much and love their daughter more. He said he loved his daughter, but he loved Marlena too. He said that was the only reason she was living there.

Nicole woke up from a nightmare. EJ asked if she was dreaming about Eric. She said she was shocked to see Eric. EJ told her not to read too much into it. He said Eric jumping in bed with Sloan was an indicator that he moved on. He said she should let Eric move on. She agreed with him. He said he knew what could take her mind off of things. He played her the voicemail Sister Mary left him. She said the explosion was his fault because he brought a harlot to his mother’s funeral. She said the explosion was a warning. She said he was in danger if he didn’t heed the warning. He apologized for putting Nicole in danger. She said it was Ava’s fault. Abe went to see Paulina. He told her there wasn’t going to be a bail hearing. He said the court adjourned for the holidays. She said she wanted to put out a press release saying that she was stepping down as governor. She said he could stay on as mayor. He tried to talk her out of it, but she didn’t want to hear it. Abe got a call from Belle. He handed Paulina the phone. Abe and Paulina went to Allie and Chanel’s apartment. Paulina told them Belle went to London and challenged their extraditions. Paulina said Belle won so the charges were dismissed. She said Trask couldn’t hold either one of them. Sloan showed up at the apartment. She got a call about what happened. She told them she was going to make Paulina pay. Eric went to see Brady. He told Brady he came up with a plan to stop Kristen. He said they needed to kidnap Rachel.

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Days Update Wednesday, December 21, 2022

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John brings Marlena breakfast in bed and wishes her a Merry Christmas Eve. Marlena thanks him for spoiling her. John notes that she tossed and turned all night. Marlena tells him that last night when the explosion happened at the chapel, she was thinking about Kristen and then she woke up this morning and realized Kristen is living here with them. Marlena remarks that they are all just pretending that everything is fine and normal. Marlena says being Christmas makes it even worse as she doesn’t understand what is going on with Kristen and why Brady is going along with it. John feels like he got a little closer to Kristen when he told her that they got in a big fight. Marlena complains that it didn’t get them anything and she’s not sure how much more of this she can take. John feels the same after having to praise what a big heart she has. John says that made him want to throttle Kristen, so he can only imagine what Brady feels like.

Kristen joins Brady in the living room and holds mistletoe over him but Brady says no. Kristen hoped this would be the start of a Christmas cease fire. Brady responds that Christmas doesn’t take away from the fact that she’s still blackmailing him and she’s threatening the lives of three women. Kristen argues that those three women owe her their lives. Kristen asks why he can’t see it from her point of view. Kristen says she saved them from death but everyone in this house except Rachel treats her like an interloper.

EJ brings Nicole breakfast in bed. Nicole complains about the time and says she should’ve been up already. EJ tells her that he and Holly thought it was best for her to get a good night’s sleep. Nicole points out that it’s Christmas Eve. EJ assures that Holly is having a good time helping with Christmas cookies. Nicole thanks EJ for everything. EJ notes that he heard her cry out in her sleep and asks if she wants to talk about her nightmare. Nicole responds that she doesn’t remember it. EJ asks if it was about Eric.

Eric wakes up in bed with Sloan, who is typing on her laptop next to him. Sloan comments that it’s about time he wakes up. Eric jokes that he’s officially unemployed, so he can sleep in as long as he wants. Sloan tells him that she has coffee and he might need it before she tells him what she just read online. Eric asks her to tell him. Sloan doesn’t know how to break it to him, but informs him of the explosion. Eric reveals that he already knows and that Marlena and Nicole are fine. Sloan questions him just showing up at her doorstep last night and not saying a thing about it. Eric responds that they had other things on their mind.

Abe joins Paulina in the interrogation room at the police station. Paulina shows him a picture from Chanel’s first Christmas but notes that she wasn’t there for Lani’s. Paulina starts to cry but says that won’t help anything. Abe brings her a box of Christmas cookies from Chanel and Allie. Paulina asks why they sent them here when she’ll be out in a couple of hours. Paulina asks about the bail hearing but Abe reveals that there is not going to be one today. Abe says that Melinda stalled so the court adjourned yesterday until after the holidays. Abe knows it’s a disappointment. Paulina calls it not a surprise. Paulina says she has faith in Belle but Melinda is pure evil by making her miss Christmas with her family out of pure spite. Paulina declares that she’s not going to just sit here and do nothing. Paulina brings up Stephanie’s statement announcing that she will not be sworn in as Governor. Abe says it still needs some work but Paulina accuses him of stalling because he doesn’t want her to do it, but says it’s the only way to ensure that Abe remains Mayor and that’s all she wants for Christmas. Abe tells her that she doesn’t have to do any of that. Paulina demands that the statement be put out now and remarks that Sloan is going to have her revenge on her after all.

Sloan asks Eric about Ava blowing up the church to seek revenge on EJ and jokes that she sounds like her type of gal. Eric points out that Ava was willing to risk innocent people dying. Eric mentions that Marlena is fine, but she did tell him that Nicole was hurt. Eric talks about how horrible they can be to each other when they are hurt. Eric brings up that Nicole was horrible to Jada, but when he heard Nicole was hurt, he ran over to the hospital and questions what he was thinking.

Nicole tells EJ that seeing Eric at the hospital last night was unexpected with how they ended things. EJ tells her that Eric was guilty and knows he was wrong as Jada didn’t have an abortion just because Nicole had a conversation with her. EJ tells Nicole not to read too much in to last night. EJ insists that Eric is not pining for her and how quick he jumped in to bed with Sloan should tell her that. Nicole sarcastically thanks him for reminding her. EJ states that Eric has moved on and tells Nicole to just let him.

Brady tells Kristen that Marlena hasn’t thanked her for saving her life because she doesn’t know that she did since they couldn’t tell her because then she would find out that she only did it to get in to his house. Kristen argues that it doesn’t change the fact that Marlena is alive thanks to her. Kristen warns Brady about how he talks to her since Marlena will need another dose to keep her alive and she’s the only person who knows where that life saving orchid is. Rachel then walks in and asks Kristen what an orchid is and why they are life saving.

John tells Marlena that the closest he got to Kristen was right after insisting that she was a good person at heart and she genuinely seemed moved by that, but before he could get any further, she had to go pick up Rachel. Marlena says they can’t afford to lose that momentum. Marlena adds that she thinks things have gotten more urgent which John questions. Marlena explains to John how Sister Mary Moira told her about Brady kissing her because he thought she was Kristen in disguise. Marlena talks about Brady always having feelings for Kristen and now they are living together and raising Rachel together, so she worries that the clock is ticking.

Kristen tells Rachel that orchids are beautiful flowers and some scientists make them in to medicine. Rachel questions why they are arguing about them. Brady says he was just telling Kristen how much he wanted to get one for Christmas and how it could be life changing. Rachel responds that what she wants for Christmas is for Kristen and Brady to get back together forever. Kristen asks what Brady says about that.

EJ points out that Nicole hasn’t touched her breakfast, but says it’s obvious that the church explosion is still weighing on her. EJ thinks she might need something to get her mind off of things and he might have the diversion to do the trick. EJ then pulls out his phone and plays a voicemail from Sister Mary Moira that she left before leaving town, where she blamed EJ bringing Nicole for the church explosion and said that it was God sending a warning. EJ and Nicole laugh about it together. Nicole jokes that being blamed for almost killing everyone was just the distraction she needed as they laugh together.

Sloan tells Eric that she’d be fine if they never spent another minute dwelling on one of his exes but she thinks it’s okay to have compassion for someone who nearly died. Eric says that getting Nicole out of his head is not something he wants, but something he needs. Sloan responds that satisfying his needs has become one of her specialties but she could always use more practice as they start kissing.

Abe thinks Paulina is rushing in to this, pointing out that she still hasn’t talked to Chanel. Abe says Chanel and Allie spent so much time on her campaign. Paulina insists they will understand that this is about protecting Abe, which was part of her vows 6 months ago. Abe still thinks she’s rushing in to this. Paulina loves him for what he’s doing and she wishes there was another way out but there’s not. Paulina asks for Abe’s phone and says she will tell Stephanie herself to release the statement. Abe still thinks that Chanel deserves to hear it before it hits the wires.

Allie and Chanel sit together at home. Chanel comments on not getting a good night’s sleep and says she can’t stop thinking about how much she hates Sloan Peterson for what she did to Paulina. Chanel says it’s Christmas Eve and now Paulina will probably have to spend the entire holiday in jail. Chanel adds that she should be behind bars, not Paulina. Allie suggests they go there, like they did for Thanksgiving when Chanel was arrested. Chanel loves the idea and says they will cook for Paulina as she then kisses Allie.

Brady tells Rachel that he knows it’s what she wants and he wants to make her happy, but she needs to trust that they are doing what they think is best for her as he hugs her.

Chanel and Allie go through cookbooks to plan what to cook for Paulina. Chanel then gets a text from Abe and tells Allie that Sloan Peterson has done it again.

Eric tells Sloan that he can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve and asks if she has any plans. Sloan responds that she stopped making plans when she lost her parents and her brother lives a million miles away. Eric says he’s sorry and mentions that his mom hosts a great Christmas Eve party at her place and tomorrow, his dad hosts Christmas at the Brady Pub. Eric asks if Sloan is not interested. Sloan asks if that’s really them and reminds him they are keeping this low key. Eric realizes he just invited her home to meet his family and apologizes, saying it’s a force of habit. Sloan thanks him for worrying about her holiday but says she got her Christmas wish this year because Paulina Price is behind bars.

Paulina finishes her call and informs Abe that all major news outlets will have the statement within the hour. Abe worries that it’s going to be a long time before he can make up this sacrifice to her. Paulina says he will do so just by being himself and calls him the most wonderful man she’s ever met. Abe doesn’t want to leave her alone tonight. Abe jokes that he’ll commit a minor crime and they can lock him up in the cell next to her. Abe then gets a call from Belle, who asks to speak to Paulina, so Abe hands her the phone. Paulina is shocked and asks Belle to repeat what she said.

John questions Marlena thinking that Brady still has feelings for Kristen. Marlena calls it a very strong attraction and they know he’s fighting those feelings, but she’s afraid of what might happen if he loses that battle. John decides they are going to have to pivot and come up with a new way to find out what Kristen is hiding. Marlena is afraid that Kristen will see right through them. John points out that Kristen is completely alone and may be anxious to reel Brady back in, but when she’s that isolated, she will take the first friend that comes along.

Kristen tells Rachel that she is going to take her to the town square to look at the Christmas decorations. Rachel asks if Brady will come. Brady says he has to work. Kristen suggests he meet them for lunch afterwards which Brady agrees to. Rachel goes to get her coat to get ready. Kristen tells Brady that he’s breaking Rachel’s heart by not giving her what she wants most in the world. Kristen argues that Brady could stop hating her so much and love his daughter just a little bit more.

Nicole and EJ continue to laugh about Sister Mary Moira’s voicemail. EJ wonders if Ava’s breakdown in the hospital was real as he admits he has his doubts. EJ asks if Nicole has a fix for his guilty feelings. Nicole asks what he feels guilty about. EJ says he put Nicole in harm’s way as his horrible miscalculation about Ava helped lead to yesterday’s disaster. EJ adds that his mother is dead because of how he handled the kidnapping and he almost lost Nicole. EJ states that he couldn’t blame Nicole if she never wanted to speak to him again. Nicole assures it was neither of their faults and 100 percent Ava’s fault. Nicole tells EJ not to beat himself up for it for another minute.

Allie questions Chanel saying that Paulina just gave up on being Governor. Chanel gets that Paulina wanted to protect Abe but complains that the whole thing just seems so unfair and keeps getting worse and worse. Abe then shows up at their door. Chanel says she got his text and can’t believe Paulina is doing this. Abe says he tried to talk her out of it. Chanel knows nobody talks Paulina out of anything. Chanel invites Abe in and says that she and Allie decided to make Paulina a Christmas Eve dinner to take down there. Chanel then questions why Abe isn’t coming in. Abe then steps aside and surprises them by bringing in Paulina. Chanel rushes to her and they excitedly embrace.

Sloan remarks to Eric that she’s sure Paulina is feeling very sorry for herself behind bars this holiday. Sloan wonders if Paulina or Chanel ever thought once about all the holidays they ruined for her. Sloan guesses Eric thinks she should’ve turned the other cheek. Eric feels bad for what she went through. Sloan knows Eric is friends with Paulina so she doesn’t expect him to come fight her battles, but says she just needs to vent every now and then. Eric remembers that Sloan listened to him rant more than once. Sloan suggests changing the subject and asks what they are doing for New Year’s Eve. Sloan then gets a call that upsets her. Sloan thanks them for letting her know and hangs up. Eric asks if everything is okay. Sloan responds that everything is not okay. Sloan says she’s sorry to kick him out like this, but she has to go deal with something right now.

Paulina calls her mom and tells her it’s all over; she and Chanel are free and being extradited. Paulina says she thinks her mom’s prayers did it. Paulina says she has to go but will call her later for a nice long chat. Paulina adds that she will get down on her knees and thank the Lord. Paulina says she loves her and hangs up. Paulina says her mom was so scared for them. Chanel repeats that it’s all over now. Allie asks if they are really free. Paulina confirms that Belle went to London and challenged them over every technical issue she could find and she won. Abe confirms the charges are dismissed and Melinda can’t hold Paulina anymore. Abe declares that this whole nightmare is officially over as they hug.

Marlena suggests to John that they take a step back. Marlena wonders if it’s possible that they overcomplicated this whole thing. Marlena asks what if John told Kristen that they had another terrible fight and their marriage is on the verge of falling apart. John doesn’t think he could pull it off and talks about how hard it was to make Kristen believe that he was upset with her in the first place. John brings up that it’s the holidays and he almost lost Marlena twice this year, so the last thing he wants to do is tell anyone they are fighting even if it’s not true. John tells Marlena that she makes him happy and proud, and like he’s the luckiest man on earth as they kiss.

Brady questions if Kristen is saying he’s a bad dad now and calls her a hypocrite for telling him to put family first, while she plays with Rachel’s grandmother’s health. Brady states that he loves Rachel with his whole heart, but he loves Marlena too and that’s the only reason Kristen is in this house. Rachel comes back in and says she’s ready, then asks if they were still talking about orchids. Kristen leaves with Rachel and then Eric shows up. Brady and Eric wish each other a Merry Christmas. Eric says he wanted to see how Marlena was doing. Brady says she’s okay and that John has been keeping a close eye on her. Eric says that’s great but admits that’s not the only reason he’s here. Eric tells Brady that he meant what he said about Kristen’s blackmail. Eric declares that it’s up to them to put a stop to her which means they have to come up with a plan now.

Kristen brings Rachel to the town square. They look at the Christmas tree, which Rachel says Brady would love. Rachel wishes Brady joined them. Kristen encourages Rachel to never give up on her dreams because they are the most important thing they have.

EJ tells Nicole that she’s right that it’s Christmas Eve, so they don’t need to talk about his guilt. EJ helps Nicole with her food since she has her arm in a sling from the explosion and they end up touching hands and getting close.

Abe, Paulina, Allie, and Chanel have champagne. Paulina announces that she realized being Governor means moving to the capitol and she loves Salem. Paulina declares that Salem is where they belong and they are going to focus on all their many blessings to have a very Merry Christmas.

Nicole tells EJ that she should get ready for the day because she hasn’t even seen Holly and she has to wrap presents and plan surprises, so she has to take a shower. EJ points out what a challenge showering will be with her arm in a sling. EJ jokes that he could give her a hand. Nicole thinks he’s helped enough today and thanks him. EJ jokes that it’s her loss. EJ knows the circumstances for her coming here were not ideal, but he’s happy that she and Holly are here for Christmas because the house needs them to brighten it up which they have done so. EJ then exits the room.

Abe declares that they finally got the Christmas miracle they have all been waiting for. Sloan shows up at the door. Paulina questions what she is doing there. Sloan says they must be enjoying themselves with a holiday toast like nothing happened while two people are dead. Sloan tells Paulina that she may have managed to escape prosecution, but warns that she will pay if it’s the last thing she does.

John kisses Marlena. Marlena thought they were urgently making a plan to get rid of Kristen but John says other things are more urgent as they continue kissing.

Kristen tells Rachel that she knows how much her wish for her and Brady means to her, but she can’t make any promises though she doesn’t want her to give up on them. Kristen says maybe they will both get what they want most someday. Kristen reminds Rachel that until then, nobody is more important to her and Brady than she is. Kristen hugs Rachel.

Brady tells Eric that if he has any good ideas, he’s all ears. Eric talks about seeing a family of three together in the town square on his way over. Eric says they need to hit Kristen where she lives if they plan on getting the orchid back from her. Eric then tells Brady that they need to kidnap his daughter.

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Days Transcript Wednesday, December 21, 2022

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

 Good morning, doc. Merry Christmas E oh oh. Bye.

Wow. Strawberries and whipped cream breakfast in bed. I think you’re spoiling me. You deserve bed so much more. It looks really beautiful. Thank you. You toss and turned all night. Oh, I hope I didn’t keep you awake. I’m not worried about you. So talk to.

Last night at the chapel and when the explosion happened before I even had time to process what happened? I was thinking about, so about someone about.

Lucy’s been known to have God in churches. And then, um, I woke up this morning and I realized that she’s living here with us and we are all just pretending we’ve got this charade going on, pretending that everything is fine and normal and. Something about it being Christmas makes it even worse. I just, I don’t, I don’t understand what’s going on with her.

Mm-hmm. and why Brady is going along with it. Yeah. Yeah. Why is that? Well, you know, I, I do feel like I got a little closer to her once I, I told her that you and I got in a big fight. It didn’t get us. And I’m, I am not sure how much more of this I can take neither doc, because when I was making nice to her and I was telling her so much a great big heart, she had my arms and my hands were tremon.

Cause all I could think about was doing was putting them around her throat. Now, if I am that close to throttling, Kristen, I can only imagine what Brady feels like.

Morning sunshine. Well, again, no,

no. As having such high hopes that this would be a start of a Christmas East of Kristen, just because it’s Christmas doesn’t take away from the fact that you are still blackmailing. And that you have the lives of three women that you have threatened and, and they’ve been through enough. Okay? Those three women actually owe me their lives.

Why can’t you see it? From my point of view? Brady. Huh? I, I snatched them from the jaws of death. And everyone in this house, except for Rachel, treats me like an interloper. And that is the thanks I get.

Ej. Hi. Do you, uh, do you feel out for some breakfast? Uh, yeah. Thank you. Oh my God, look at the time. I should have been up by now Holly. And I thought it was best for you to get a good night’s sleep, but it’s Christmas Eve and she’s having a great time down in the kitchen helping with Christmas cookies.

Thank you for looking out for her. Thank you again for all of this. You’re welcome. Um, just now, just before I knocked, I heard you cry in your sleep. A nightmare. Sorry, Nicole. You were just in a church where a bomb went off. Don’t apologize for having a nightmare. Would you like to talk about it?

I don’t. I don’t remember. Here’s a shot in the. Was it about Eric?

Oh, so you’re awake. It’s about time. I’m officially unemployed. I can sleep in as long as I like. There’s coffee. You might need it before I, I share with you what I just read online. What? Tell me,

look, I dunno how to break this deal. Your mother was in an explosion last night. Nicole too. You ran a church. I know. You’re fine. You just showed up at my doorstep last night and didn’t even say a thing about it. We had other things on our minds.

Hey, good morning. Good morning. Merry Christmas Eve. What’s that? Oh, she is so cute. Chanel’s first Christmas course. I wasn’t there for Lonnie’s. Here you go. Thanks.

I’m not doing crying over Christmas pass. Oh, you’re not gonna help a damn thing. What’s that? Chanel and Allie made you a box of Christmas cookies. Oh, that’s very sweet. But why did they send them here? I’ll be outta here in a couple of hours. Oh, so the, so when did Bell schedule the bell hearing? Hearing what time?

There is not going to be a hearing sweetheart. Not today.

Knew what she was doing by stalling. So the court adjourned yesterday till after the holidays. I’m so sorry.

So what? Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas to me.

Like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

I know this is a disappointment, but not a surprise. Oh, I have faith in Bell, but that Melinda Trask, she’s just pure evil. Making me Miss Christmas with my family. Outta pure spite. Well, I’m not, I’m not gonna just sit here and do nothing. Do you, do you have that statement? I had Stephanie write up announcing that I’d be stepping down, won’t be sworn in as.

Ah, you know, it, it, it still needs work. I I, I think we should wait until after the new year. Abraham. Abraham, I see right through you. I know what you’re doing. You’re stalling cuz you don’t want me to do it. But this is the only way to guarantee that you stay on as mayor and to share that. That’s all I want for Christmas.

Paul. You don’t need to do any of that. Abraham. I want that statement. Put out this.

Sloan Peterson, she’s gonna have a revenge on me after all.

Hmm. So this Ava person, she blew up an entire church, just a secret revenge on EJ Derro. Apparently sound sounds like my type of gout,

Too soon. Yeah. Well, she was ready for innocent people to die. Right. You’re right. You did say your mom was okay. All right. Yeah, she’s fine. She did tell me that Nicole was hurt. What did you do? What made me remember when we’re hurt and how bad we can be for each other when she was horrible to Jada. And what did I do when I found out she was hurt?

I ran over the hospital as fast as I could to see if she was alright. I mean, what am I thinking?

Seeing Eric at the hospital last night was unexpected, you know, with how he ended things. Of course, he went to the hospital, he’s guilty. He knows he was wrong. That woman didn’t have an abortion because you decided to have a conversation with her,

but don’t read too much into last night’s either. Probably some vestigial reflex from his time as a priest because the man who made those horrible accusations to your face is not pining for you. The speed with which she jumped in the bed with that sleazy lawyer. I should tell you that.

Thanks for reminding me. Eric has moved on. Let him

Yeah, you right,

you’re right. It is awful that Marlena hasn’t thanked you for saving her life. But then again, um, she doesn’t know that you saved her life because we couldn’t tell her that you saved her life because then she would find out that the only reason you did it was to get yourself into her house. Okay? That doesn’t change the fact that she is alive, thanks to me, and you might wanna think about how you talk to me.

Oh, because she is gonna need another dose, which will keep her alive, and maybe you’ve forgotten. But I am the only person who knows where that lifesaving orchid is. Mommy, what’s an orchid? And why are they lifesaving?

And God, the closest I got with Kristen. Right after I insisted that she was just such a good person at heart somehow or other that that got her, I mean, she genuinely seemed moved by that, which of course made my skin crawl. But before I could get any further of that conversation, she had to go pick up Rachel.

Well, we can’t afford to lose a momentum that we’ve gotten now, and especially now with things being, I think, a little more urgent. What’s this supposed to mean? I was talking to Sister Mary Maira. She said that Brady kissed her. Fortunately what. Apparently he thought that it was Kristen in disguise and he was going to call her out on it.

Okay. Okay. So how does that make things more urgent? Well, because I think Brady has always had feelings for Kristen and, and they continue and now they’re living under the same roof and they’re helping their raise Rachel together. I think this clock is ticking. Oh, well sweetie, um, orchids are these beautiful flowers and some scientists, they make ’em into medicine.

Isn’t that amazing? Then why are you and daddy arguing about them? Oh, no, no, no, no. I was just telling your mommy how much I, I wanted to get one for Christmas. I, you know, a special one. I thought getting one would be almost life changing. What I really want for Christmas is for you and mommy to get back together forever.

Oh, so what does Daddy say about that?

You haven’t touched your breakfast. Sorry. Don’t be, Sylvia said Your close call at church is still weighing on you. Yeah, for sure. So I think you might need something to get your mind off church explosions and the suddenly promiscuous Saint Eric, that’s not fair. Sorry it slipped out. But I think I might have the diversion.

That will do the trick. What are you doing? I, I, I remember patience is a virtue, not that you are a especially. Excuse me, that’s not me talking. It’s the expert in the field. This is your aunt sister Mary Moy wrote with a warning about your friend, that bombastic blonde beep. Now I’m on a plane about to leave and I think the Lord above that, no one was seriously hurt yesterday, but you caused this by inviting that fornicating harlet to Susan’s.

I go think for a minute that God didn’t notice her presence in his house. That explosion was a warning Elvis. And if you do not he it. I fear for your mortal soul . Your mortal soul. . You’re kidding. That was awesome. I’ve never big hauled a. Before you know what I should do? I should get a tattoo. Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm. even may have planted the bomb, but uh, apparently you are the real reason why we’re almost blown to kingdom. Come try. Hardly like me. We don’t mess around . No. You know

you’re right on the money. Ej. You know what? Being blamed for almost killing everyone is exactly the distraction I needed. No, I thought it might be Harley. Who? You’re Harley. No, you are. I would be fine if we never spent another minute dwelling on one of your exes, but sing as you were an ex priest. I think it’s okay to have compassion for someone who nearly died.

I know how I sound, but getting her outta my head isn’t something I want. Something I need. Hmm. Well it just so happens since satisfying your needs has become one of my specialties, yeah. I can always use more practice.

I think you’re rushing into this. I, you still haven’t talked to Chanel and she and Ali have, they spent so much time on your campaign. Well, Chanel will understand Allie too. This is about protecting you. Something. I distinctly remember being part of my vows almost exactly six months ago. I still think you’re rushing into this.

Abraham, I love you for what you’re doing, and I wish there was another way out, but there. Sorry. Gimme your phone and I will tell Stephanie myself to release that statement. All right. I, I still think though, that Chanel deserves to hear this before it hits the wires

in Africa.

I smoke and drink. He’s already did not get a good night’s sleep. Well, he’s not the only one. I can’t stop thinking about how much I hate Sloane Peterson for what she did to mama. Hey, you and me both, or Colleen and it’s Christmas Eve and and now she’s probably gonna have to spend the entire holiday in jail.

According to Abe, I’m the one who should be in behind bars, not her. Let’s go. What? Remember when you were stuck there for Thanksgiving and we brought you dinner? Oh, we should cook for Ma Omar. We are going make the best Christmas Eve dinner ever. . Oh, I take it. You think this is a good idea? Oh, I will show you how my fishing

Come here. Listen, I know that’s what you want. I do. I do. And you have to know that I, I, there’s nothing more. I want them to make you happy, sweetie. But you need to trust that, that we are doing what we think is best for you. And it’s only because we love you more than anything in this whole big room.

We’ll make this Turkey croquet. Mm-hmm. and. Ooh, this scallop potatoes and this cream spinach. Mama is gonna have so much food. She is not gonna want to eat for a month.

whoever it is. I’m just gonna text them back and tell them we’re busy.

What’s wrong? It’s from Abe Sloan Peterson has done it again.

I can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve. Do you have any plans? Uh, to be honest, I stopped making plans and I lost both my parents too. And my brother, he lives a million miles away. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are just like any other day for me. I’m sorry. It’s a shame. My mom, she does a great Christmas Eve party at her place and tomorrow my dad hosts Christmas at at the pub.

Oh, not interested.

We don’t take this the wrong way, but is that really us? I mean, this is fun, but like we’re keeping this low key. Right? I just suggested that I take you home to meet my family pretty much. I’m sorry. It’s forced to happen. No, I thank you for worrying about my holiday, but I got my Christmas wish this.

Paulina Price is behind bars.

All the major news outlets will have that statement within the hour.

It’s going to be a long time before I can make this sacrifice up to you. You can make it up to me each and every day just by being you. What the most? Wonderful, wonderful man I have ever met

I, I just don’t wanna leave you here alone tonight. I’ll commit a minor crime and they can lock me up in the adjoining cell . Oh. Oh, wow. That’s bell, huh? Well, it can’t be about bail. I wonder what she wants. Huh? Let’s find out. God. Hello, Mel. What’s up? Oh, yeah, of course. All right. She wants to talk to you.

Mm-hmm. , Mel, what is it, honey?

What? What You please repeat that.

So you think Brady still has feelings for Kristen?

It’s a very strong attraction and, and we know that he’s fighting those feelings, but we can’t afford what might happen if you lose that battle area. Right. We’re just gonna have to pivot. We’re gonna have to come up with a, with a new way to find out what she’s fighting. I’m a little afraid that she might see right through us.

In fact, I’m, I’m already worried that she saw through what you were doing yesterday. No, I’m not. It’s like you said, Kristen’s completely along. Yeah. She may be anxious to reel Brady back in, but when you are as isolated as she is, It’s important a storm. She’ll take the first friend that comes along. Do you know what’s in here?

I don’t know. Oh, you come on. You, you don’t wanna guess a doll. All right. You know what? I have an idea. We are gonna go down to town Square and we are gonna look at all the pretty decorations. , daddy? Mm-hmm. . Can you come? Honey? I, I, I really have to work. Uh, well, maybe you can, uh, meet us for lunch after work.

Yes. Yes, I can do this. Yay, Susan Daddy. Ask you soon. All right. You know what? I want you to go grab your coat.

You’re breaking her heart. You know that too, because I didn’t want to go to the Horton Town Square with you because she tells you what she wants most in the world, and you just pour water all over. Now, I know you think I’m constantly working you, but maybe you could just stop hating me so much and love your daughter just a little bit more

I absolutely love this voicemail. You have to send it to me so that way whenever I feel things start to feel a little crazy, I can be reminded of what real crazy is and to think we didn’t get enough crazy from Ava. Oh. I wonder if that breakdown she had at the hospital that got her sent to Bayview was real.

You don’t? I have my doubts, but either way, I’m happy to share the Good Sister’s voicemail

while we’re at it. Do you have a similar fix for my guilty feelings? What do you have to feel Guilty. Besides putting you in harm’s way, my, um, my horrible miscalculation about Ava helped to lead to the disaster that was yesterday. My mother is dead cuz of the way I handled her kidnapping, and I almost lost you.

I could hardly blame you if you never wanted to speak to me again. E. Stop it. Okay. Look, despite what your auntie says, this was not my fault. This was not your fault. It was a hundred percent Ava’s fault. Hey, don’t beat yourself up over it for one more minute.

So your mom really just gave up on being governor? Yeah. She wanted to protect Abe, which I get, but this, this whole thing just seems so unfair and it keeps getting worse and worse.

I’ll get it.

Oh, hey Abe. I just got your text. I can’t believe Mama’s doing this. Well, I tried to talk her. Hm. Nobody’s ever talked Mama outta anything. Come on in. Allie and I decided to make Christmas Eve dinner and take it down to Mama. Why aren’t you coming in? Well, this is why.

I am sure Pauline is feeling very sorry for herself behind bars this holiday. I wonder if she or her precious little daughter ever thought once about all the holidays. They ruined for me.

I suppose. You think I should have just turned the other cheek? Hmm? I think what you went through was awful. I know you guys are. And I don’t expect you to come and like fight my battles for me or anything. I just, I just gotta vent every now and then, you know, Sloan, I remember that. You’ve listened to me.

Ran more than once. Let’s change the subject guys. What are we doing for this New Year’s Eve? Sorry, I have to take this Peterson.

Thanks for letting me know. Is everything okay? Everything is not okay. I’m sorry to kick you out like this, but I have to go deal with something right now.

That’s right. Mama is all over. Oh, did you hear me? Mama? Chanel and I are free. They weren’t going to extradite us. Y Yes mama. I think it was your prayers. That did it. Uh uh. Mama. Mama, I have to go. Um, I’ll call you later for a nice long chat. Yes, mama. I will get down on my knees and thank the Lord. I love you too, mama.

She was so scared for us. Wow. It is like you told her, it is all over now, so you’re free. You’re really free. We both are. Bell went to London and challenged our extradition over every technical issue she could find and won. Wait, so so the charges are dismissed. No, and and trash can’t hold her anymore cuz she’s not facing extradition.

So, , neither, neither of you are . This whole nightmare is officially over. Oh, thank God. Oh God. He, amen to that . You know, maybe we should just take a step back. Um, is it all at all possible that we have overcomplicated this whole thing? Okay. What if you were to tell Kristen that we had a, a, a, a terrible fight again, and that, that our marriage is on the verge of falling apart?

You know, to be honest with you, honey, I don’t think I can pull this off.

You had no idea how hard it was for me to make Kristen believe that I was upset with you the first time.

Come on, honey. It’s some holidays. It’s my favorite time of the year, and I almost lost you twice this year. The explosion yesterday and earlier this year when Orpheus set his sights on you. So honey, the last thing I want to do is to tell Kristen or anybody else that you and I are fighting or I’m disappointed with you, even if it’s not true, because Doc, all you do is make me happy.

You, you make me proud, you, , you make me feel like the luckiest man on the face of.

You know, as much as I love the strawberry cream tradition, I would give it all up in a heartbeat just to hear you say that to me again. I love you, baby. Oh.

I get it. So I’m a bad dad now because I won’t make a big speech about how I can’t live without you. Oh my God, Brady, that is not quite what said. It’s beyond. It’s beyond hypocritical. Cuz you tell me to put my family first while you play with her grandmother’s health. I love that little girl with my whole heart.

But I love Marlena too. And that’s the only reason why you are in this house. Okay. I’m ready. You aren’t still talking about orchids are.

Hey, good to see you. Hey, Merry Christmas. Same to you. Actually, I thought I’d stop by and see how mom was fuming. She’s okay. Dad’s been keeping a pretty close eye on her, so it’s. Actually, that’s not the only reason why I’m here.

I meant what I said about Kristen’s blackmail. It’s up to us to put a stop to wear. That means we need to come up with a plan right now. Look at that tree. It’s beautiful. Oh, you got that right . Daddy would’ve loved it. Yeah. Oh, she came and joined us. I know you do. Sweet. But never ever give up on your wishes and dreams because they’re the most important thing we have.

You’re right, it’s Christmas Eve. We don’t need to be talking about my guilt. That plate must be called by now. Lemme grab you another Oh, no, no, no, no. It’s fine. Look, I just have to learn how to start eating with my left hand. It’s great. Oh, gosh. . No. Can I, can I help? Can I help with that? No, no, no, no. I’m fine.

I am not a child. I can do this on my own. . No, no. I’m sorry. This is just ridiculous and embarrassing. Here, let me, let me, but I warn you that I’m gonna pull out all the tricks that I used on my children when they wouldn’t eat either. So I’m not eating. No, I’m not eating anything. No. Here we go. I’m not doing it.

Ow. Nicole, pay attention. Here comes the airplane open. Hi. Here we go.

Yes ma’am. Here you are,

This is divine. I just want you all to know that, um, that I realize something important. Being governor means moving to the Capitol, and I love Salem . I love the people in it with one or two exceptions. Of course. this beautiful, wonderful town. This is where we. Here. Here, , , and come hell or high water. We’re going to focus on all our many blessings and have a very Merry Christmas

Merry.

That was delicious.

And uh, now, now,

now I think I should get ready for the day, , because I haven’t even seen Holly and I’ve got a wrapped presence and plant prizes and. I can’t do any of that without a shower. Have you considered what a challenge showering will be with your ominous? Good point. Mm-hmm. Mm. I could, I could give you a hand

Yeah, sure you could. But I think you’ve helped enough already today, so thank you. You are loss. Your loss. Yeah. Oh my God,

Nicole. Uh, I know the circumstances for you coming here. Were not ideal for you, but I am happy that you and Holly are here for Christmas. This house needs you to brighten it up and you have done so. Spectacularly

well. Finally, the Christmas miracle. We have all been waiting

What are you doing here? You miserable. Excuse for a human. You must be feeling good about yourselves. Two people are dead and here you are enjoying a holiday toast like nothing happened. Well, you may be managed to escape prosecution. But you will pay for what you did to my family. If it’s the last thing I do count on it.

I thought we were urgently making a plan to get rid of Kristen. Yeah, knock. Some things are urgent, other things for even more.

I know how much your wish about Daddy and me means to you, and I can’t make any promises, but I don’t want you to give up on us. Hmm. And maybe we’ll both get what we want most someday, but I want you to remember until then, no one, and I mean no one is more important to your daddy and me than you are, sweetheart

Flip, brother, if you got any good ideas, I’m all ears. Good because on my way over here I saw this beautiful family of three in the square admiring the decorations and you can just feel them being together how much it meant to them. That’s nice. What’s your point? My point is that we need to hit Kristen where she lives.

If we plan on getting that orchid back from her. We need ton your daughter.

See all that butter. That’s what makes it taste good. And the powdered sugar makes ’em pretty. Yeah, just like snowballs, right? See what’s perfect for this time of year. We always make these for Christmas. So why are they called Mexican wedding cookies? Well, that is a great question. I. Actually, I really don’t know, but in Mexico they’re called means power.

Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas, Santa. You’re not Santa.

That is terrific, James. Thank you. Really appreciate it. Hey, I know you had to pull some serious strings to get this done,

I will. All right. Hey, take care and thanks.

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Gwen let Leo know that Jack didn’t want to do his gossip column. He wondered how she was going to repay him for the favor he did for Xander. He told her it was possible that she could get Xander back in her bed. She said he wanted that to be true because he wanted to get Sonny in bed. Steve and Stephanie went to see Tripp. Steve said it would have been better if Ava died in the explosion. Tripp didn’t like him saying that about his mother. Steve said she was dangerous. He wanted Tripp to stay away from her. Tripp said he wasn’t going to stay away from her. Steve said he understood, but he didn’t like how she got Tripp killed. Steve said he couldn’t lose him. Ava threatened to expose Xander if he didn’t help her get out of the hospital. They argued about it. While they were arguing, he picked up a scalpel. She wanted him to use the scalpel. Sarah walked in on them. He put the scalpel down. He told her he was trying to get Ava to admit who was helping her. Sarah said he should let the police handle it. She wanted to check on Ava. He left the room.

Sarah told Ava her son was worried about her. Ava said it was Charlie’s fault for trying to get even with EJ. She said he made her drive Susan off the road. Tripp came in the room. Ava pointed at him as if he was Charlie. She told him to tell Sarah the bomb was his idea. Tripped tried to talk to Ava, but she got upset. Sarah sedated her. She saw Charlie. He told her this was like her father did to her. Xander called Gwen and asked her to meet him in the Square. He told her Ava was alive. He said she threatened him. He showed her what he was going to use to get Ava out of the handcuffs. He said he needed a driver. She said she would help him, but he owed her. Tripp told Steve that Ava was seeing Charlie. Sarah said Ava was being transferred to Bayview. Xander showed up. Ava said it was all his fault. She said she was going to tell everyone what he did. He was afraid until Sarah told him she was hallucinating. Ava said she didn’t want to leave Tripp. He told her she as going to get better. Gwen texted Xander to let him know she was ready. He told her the mission was off She said he still owed her.

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Gwen and Leo meet at the Bistro for a drink. Leo is hopeful that Gwen talked to Jack about getting him a job at the Spectator, but guesses by her look that it didn’t go very well. Gwen tells him that she’s sorry but Jack doesn’t feel like a gossip column is the right fit for the Spectator. Leo guesses drinks are on her then. Gwen questions him already spending all the money she gave him. Leo complains that it was nothing but admits it was a dream to be wrestling around with Xander. Gwen is just glad it went as planned and hopes now Bonnie will stop saying it was Xander who kidnapped her.

Alex, Sonny, Bonnie, and Justin return home from eating at Buddy’s Burgers. Bonnie compliments Justin for remembering her favorite. Justin says she’s had a rough couple of weeks. Sonny says it was the least they could do. Bonnie plays the scratch off from the restaurant and wins free fries. Bonnie declares that the real prize is having a nice dinner with her family. Bonnie thinks the bad times are finally over and just in time for Christmas. Bonnie then starts to imagine the Clown mask on Alex, Sonny, and Justin and tries to ignore it.

At the hospital, Steve is on the phone with Kayla, telling her that he will call with another update as soon as they let him see Tripp again. Steve hangs up as Stephanie arrives and says she heard about the explosion and asks if Tripp is going to be alright. Steve says he thinks so as Sarah is checking on him now. Stephanie questions what Tripp was doing back in Salem. Steve explains that Tripp felt the need to confront EJ about his mother’s death, but it turned out Ava was alive and was the one who set the bomb. Steve remarks that it looks like Ava’s up to her old tricks again and it almost got his son killed.

Sarah tells Tripp that she’ll probably let him go after she gets his blood work and x-rays back. Tripp assures that he feels fine and is only here because Steve insisted. Sarah points out that Tripp inhaled a lot of smoke. Tripp responds that his mom is the one he’s worried about. Sarah understands Ava stopped breathing and Tripp saved her life. Tripp points out that she may have survived the blast but she’s still probably going away for a long time.

After Ava demands Xander get her out or else she’ll tell Sarah that he was her accomplice in the kidnappings of Bonnie and Susan, Xander argues that she can’t be serious. Ava responds that she doesn’t joke around. Xander questions her expecting him to help her escape police custody. Ava remarks that he is her partner in crime and asks who else she’s supposed to turn to. Xander says not him anymore. Xander says goodbye to Ava but Ava warns that she meant what she said, so if he doesn’t help her out, she will tell Sarah everything she knows. Xander argues that Sarah believes in him while the whole town knows what Ava is now. Ava reminds him that she still knows that he kidnapped Susan and Bonnie and how he did it, so once she gives Sarah all the details, she will know that he never changed and he’s still the heartless criminal he always was. Ava declares that Xander will lose Sarah forever.

Bonnie tries to ignore that she sees clown masks. Sonny asks if she’s alright. Bonnie blames the food she had. Justin offers to get her something but Bonnie decides she can get it and hurries out of the room. Alex guesses she’s not alright after all.

Steve tells Stephanie that things could’ve been a lot worse if Tripp hadn’t showed up to confront EJ, since when Ava found out that Tripp was in the church, she went back inside to warn everybody about the bomb which gave them a split second to cover and may have made all the difference. Stephanie asks if anyone else was hurt. Steve tells her that Nicole and Ava were, but he hears both are going to be fine physically. Stephanie comments that it sounds like Ava has really gone over the edge. Steve thinks she has been for awhile but just didn’t let them see it.

Tripp tells Sarah how he tried to get Ava to go to Seattle with him but she wouldn’t hear it. Tripp feels maybe then none of this would’ve happened as he believes he’s the one person who can still get through to Ava. Tripp states that what she did was horrible, but she’s been through so much as she saw Jake get killed and then EJ put all this pressure on her. Tripp asks if he can go check on Ava again but Sarah wants him to stay put until his results are in. Tripp insists that he feels fine but Sarah reminds him that he’s not the doctor today. Tripp asks Sarah to check on Ava and let him know how she is.

Xander complains that Ava has gotten him in to enough trouble as it is. Ava argues that she just offered him a job. Xander says he was desperate for money and he never saw the money. Ava tells him that he botched the job. Xander argues that the job never included murder. Ava says it also didn’t include letting Susan go and he did that. Ava argues that if Susan hadn’t shown up at the airfield, she’d be living it up now on DiMera millions in a tropical paradise. Ava says because of Xander, she had to drive Susan off a cliff to get rid of her. Xander questions blaming him for that. Ava warns that if he doesn’t get her out, she will be blaming him to the cops.

Sonny asks if Bonnie is still seeing clowns. Alex asks what he thinks. Alex tells Justin that he’s really sorry. Justin guesses Bonnie still doesn’t feel safe and is making excuses not to leave the house. Sonny understands her being freaked out after being kidnapped twice. Alex wonders if the guy would really try again after botching it twice and Xander getting a look at him. Justin hopes Xander scared him off for good. Sonny asks if there’s anything they can do to help. Justin suggests they just go out and get a drink since Bonnie is probably embarrassed. Alex says a drink sounds good. Sonny asks if Justin is sure there’s nothing they can do. Justin assures that Bonnie is his wife, so he’s got this and tells them to go have fun. Sonny and Alex then exits the mansion as Justin states that it’s Christmas.

Leo asks Gwen if she’s thought about how she’s going to cash in the favor she did for Xander. Gwen argues that she was just helping a friend out of a jam. Leo says they both know she thinks of Xander as more than a friend and now he owes her in a major way. Leo encourages that this could be Gwen’s ticket back in to Xander’s heart, or at least his bed.

Ava warns Xander that if she goes to prison, she’s taking him with her. Xander argues that she’s handcuffed to a bed and he’s not a magician. Ava brings up that Xander once kidnapped Nicole and kept her in a cage. Ava warns Xander to act fast because once the cops find out she’s okay, they will be there. Xander wishes Ava died in the car crash. Ava mocks the idea of him hurting her feelings. Xander picks up a scalpel from nearby and warns that her feelings are not the only thing he’s capable of hurting.

Steve and Stephanie check on Tripp. Stephanie hugs him and is thankful he’s alright. Steve asks what the verdict is. Tripp responds that Sarah won’t let him leave until his test results come back, but at this time of night, that could take forever. Steve encourages him to be patient. Tripp wants to see Ava. Steve offers to go check on her for him but Tripp says he already asked Sarah to do that. Stephanie guesses it was a real shock to find out that Ava was still alive. Tripp admits he’s still processing it. Steve remarks that it would’ve been better for everyone if she stayed dead this time. Tripp questions how he could say something like that. Steve complains that Ava is the reason why Tripp got kidnapped and Susan is dead. Steve adds that everyone in that church could’ve gotten killed because Ava wanted to get even with EJ. Tripp argues that Ava just isn’t in her right mind. Steve shouts that’s why Tripp needs to stay away from her because she’s completely out of control and dangerous. Steve pleads with Tripp to promise to stay away from Ava from now on.

Ava tells Xander to put the scalpel down because they both know he’s not going to use it. Xander says he wouldn’t be too sure about that. Xander says if he gets rid of Ava, all his problems disappear. Ava argues that he doesn’t have the guts anymore, because if he did, he would’ve killed Susan when she asked him to, so he won’t kill her either. Xander argues that Susan was a decent person while Ava is no better than the cockroaches in his motel, so he’d be doing the world a favor. Ava dares him to go ahead and put her out of his misery then. Sarah then enters the room and questions what Xander is doing there. Xander claims he was just trying to get answers out of Ava, hoping he could get Bonnie and Justin the name of the hired goon she had been using but she’s not talking. Ava says she’s still weighing her options and waiting to see how things shake out around here. Sarah suggests Xander let the police do the interrogating. Xander agrees it was a mistake to come here and says they should go. Sarah tells him that she promised Tripp that she would examine Ava, so she’ll catch up with him later. Xander refuses to leave Sarah alone with Ava after she just tried to blow up a church full of people. Ava asks how much trouble she can cause while chained to a bed. Sarah tells Xander that she will see him later. Xander then reluctantly exits.

Gwen mocks Leo’s idea of her getting a favor from helping Xander. Leo says he’s just pointing out that she scored major points with her ex and Leo believes it totally makes up for drugging his wife. Gwen doesn’t think Xander would agree. Leo encourages that Xander sees Gwen in a new way and they are bonded by this big secret. Gwen argues that it doesn’t change anything since Xander loves Sarah and they are happily married. Gwen says the whole reason Xander worked so hard to cover his tracks is because he can’t bear the thought of losing Sarah. Leo doesn’t think Sarah is right for Xander. Gwen accuses Leo of projecting and says he thinks that if she can get married Xander in to bed, then he can do the same with Sonny, who is also happily married. Leo argues that he told her that he and Sonny are just friends. Gwen tells Leo to admit that he’s mad for Sonny. Sonny and Alex then arrive.

Bonnie comes back to the living room and asks Justin where Alex and Sonny are. Justin tells her that they decided to go out for a drink. Bonnie worries that she ruined their family night. Justin asks about her stomachache. Bonnie says she’ll be fine and goes to drink a glass of water, but she envisions the clown mask on Justin again and drops the glass in shock.

Tripp refuses to abandon Ava again. Stephanie says they know he loves her. Steve argues that Ava has gone way too far and he’s going to end up getting hurt again. Tripp complains that no one will look out for Ava but him so she’s all alone. Steve says Ava did that to herself. Tripp blames EJ pushing her over the edge. Steve says that’s why he needs to stay away from her. Tripp points out that Ava came back to a town where everyone hates her, just for him. Tripp adds that Ava promised she would be different for him and she made good on that promise for a long time. Tripp wants Ava to know that he still loves her no matter what. Stephanie admits that she gets what he’s saying. Steve then agrees that he does too, but he can’t get past the fact that Ava almost got Tripp killed tonight. Steve cries that he can’t lose him again as they hug.

Sarah tells Ava that her vitals are good while Ava begins looking distracted. Sarah mentions that her son is really worried about her and doesn’t understand why she went to such extremes. Ava questions her and says this was all his idea and he wouldn’t leave her alone until she did what he wanted. Sarah asks if she’s blaming Tripp. Ava clarifies that she means her other son, Charlie, and declares that this is all his fault.

Steve calls Kayla and informs her that Tripp got his test results back and the x-rays showed smoke inhalation but no permanent damage and his heart is fine. Steve hopes he can convince Tripp to fly back to Seattle with him and Stephanie tomorrow but he’s not sure he can since Tripp feels he needs to be here for Ava. Steve says he doesn’t like it either but he’ll keep her posted as he hangs up. Stephanie asks if Steve and Kayla were still planning on spending Christmas in Seattle. Steve says as long as he can convince Tripp to come with them. Stephanie says she’s been meaning to talk to him about that because she has to cancel which Steve questions. Stephanie explains that she spent most of the day trying to convince Paulina to not resign as Governor and she said she would sleep on it, but she says she will make her decision tomorrow, so she has to be here for it. Steve feels that sounds like a lousy Christmas and asks if she wants him to stick around. Stephanie says no and tells him to be with Kayla, Joey, and hopefully Tripp. Steve questions letting Stephanie spend Christmas alone. Stephanie feels she’ll be too busy to even know it was Christmas since Paulina is going through a really bad time. Stephanie says she likes Paulina but notes this has been one hell of a day, so she can use a drink. She invites Steve to join her. Steve hates to turn her down but feels he has to stick around in case Tripp needs him. Stephanie figured he’d say that and says she’ll see him at home as they hug. Stephanie then exits the hospital.

Justin sits Bonnie down and asks what is going on. Bonnie claims the glass just fell out of her hand. Justin thinks it’s a little more than that. Justin assures that he would never judge her. Bonnie explains that she thought things were getting better but she keeps seeing the evil clown. Bonnie cries that she wants to be better and questions why this is happening to her. Justin hugs her and tells her it’s okay.

Gwen greets Sonny and asks how long he has been standing there. Sonny says long enough to know they were having an argument. Gwen says that’s nothing new for them. Sonny asks what it was about this time. Leo tells him that Gwen’s father turned down his offer for a gossip column. Gwen and Leo bicker over the Spectator. Sonny tells Leo that he’s really sorry it didn’t work out. Leo says he’s crushed since he doesn’t handle rejection well. Alex mutters that he should be used to it by now. Sonny tells Alex to knock it off since Leo is broke and out of a job. Gwen gets a call from Xander and steps away to answer it. Xander tells her that he needs help. Gwen questions needing help again. Xander says he wouldn’t bother her if it wasn’t important and asks if she can meet him in the town square. Gwen asks what has happened. Xander says he’ll explain when she gets there. Gwen says she’s on her way, so Xander calls her a lifesaver and hangs up.

Sarah questions Ava saying that Charlie told her that she had to get even with EJ. Ava doesn’t know why she ever listened to him since he’s never satisfied and always wants more. Ava says that Charlie made her drive off the road and always makes things worse. Sarah asks if it’s possible that Ava imagined Charlie. Ava insists that he was always there so he must have come back to life. Ava then imagines Charlie appearing in the room and tells Sarah that he’s right behind her and insists that he’s for real but when Sarah looks, she sees Tripp. Tripp tries to get through to Ava, but she sees Charlie and tells him to stop playing games. Tripp argues that she is confused. Ava talks about Charlie trying to trick her in to killing Tripp. Tripp asks Sarah what did this to her. Sarah is not sure and says it could be a delayed effect of the explosion. Tripp tries to get through to Ava that she’s seeing someone who isn’t there. Ava argues that she wants to see Tripp and asks what “Charlie” did to him. Sarah decides she’s going to have to sedate her to calm her down. Ava’s imagination of Charlie urges that Sarah is trying to drug her like her father used to. Ava then screams at Sarah that she will kill her as Sarah sedates her and Tripp watches on in horror.

Gwen meets Xander in the town square. Xander informs her about Ava being alive and how she’s threatening to tell everyone that he kidnapped Bonnie and Susan. Gwen jokes that she’s glad she didn’t put too much effort in to writing her obituary, but admits she did feel guilty since she was once a friend. Xander tells Gwen to focus. Gwen brings up that Kristen blackmailed her in to helping her escape prison, so she does understand. Gwen asks what Xander is going to do. Xander presents bolt cutters and says he can get Ava out of the handcuffs and the hospital, but he is going to need a driver. Xander says he hates asking Gwen to get involved in this mess again, but he’s desperate with no one else to go to. Xander notes that if Ava talks, he’ll lose everything. Gwen reluctantly agrees to help, so Xander thanks her while Gwen comments that he will really owe her one.

Bonnie tells Justin that she feels like a fool because she’s seeing clowns and dropping glasses. Justin encourages her not to be so hard on herself since she’s been through a traumatic experience twice. Bonnie argues that she went to prison for years, so she’s tough and this isn’t like her. Bonnie cries about clowns being scary. Justin informs her that Sarah thinks she might have PTSD, so the worst thing to do is suffer in silence. Bonnie feels it’s too embarrassing but Justin urges her to talk about it and suggests she see Marlena as there’s no shame in seeing a therapist. Justin reminds her that Nancy saw Marlena for a few sessions. Bonnie guesses it couldn’t hurt at this point. Justin decides they will make an appointment after the holiday. Bonnie asks Justin to call for her which he agrees to do. Bonnie cries that she doesn’t know what she’d do without him. Justin says he feels the same and holds her as he assures he’s got this.

Leo remarks that it looks like he’s been ditched by his BFF so he invites Alex and Sonny to join him. Sonny accepts but Alex says no. Sonny argues that it’s one drink. Stephanie then arrives and greets them. Alex says she looks like she could use a drink which she confirms is why she’s there. Stephanie says he would not believe the day she had. Alex wants to hear all about it and walks off with Stephanie. Sonny then sits with Leo and tells him that he’s sorry the Spectator job didn’t pan out but offers to try again to find him something at Titan. Leo says they’ve been over that it won’t work and adds that he is going to have to get creative about his living arrangements since the motel is kicking him out tomorrow for not paying rent on Christmas Eve. Leo admits he spent his last $300 on skincare products. Sonny asks why he doesn’t move in with Gwen. Leo says Chad is there. Sonny asks what he’s going to do then. Leo hopes an angel comes in to this bar but he knows the odds are not high and admits he doesn’t have a plan B yet. Sonny then invites Leo to just come stay with him. Leo questions if Sonny is really inviting him to move in with him. Sonny doesn’t like the idea of Leo staying on a park bench on Christmas. Leo asks what Will thinks about this. Sonny responds that Will is staying in LA for work, so he doesn’t get a say in this. Leo asks about Victor. Sonny says he’ll talk to him and convince him that it’s a big house and that Leo has changed. Leo promises he’ll be good and thanks him. Sonny asks what are friends for.

Ava is wheeled out of her room with Sarah and Tripp. Tripp informs Steve about Ava saying Charlie was telling her to do the things she did, so she’s hearing voices and seeing things. Sarah adds that she’s going to have Ava transferred to Bayview so they can diagnose her. Xander returns to the hospital and asks what’s going on. Ava says this is all his fault, so she’s going to tell everyone what he did.

Stephanie tells Alex that if things had gone slightly different, her brother could have been blown up by a bomb that his mother planted. Alex says no wonder she needed a drink. Stephanie adds that Tripp is still in Ava’s corner and wants to take care of her. Alex relates to that since his mother did crazy things but he still loved her. Stephanie asks if Christmas is hard without her. Alex admits it is a little bit but says it’s really good to be back with Sonny and Justin. Stephanie mentions that her family is supposed to be going to Seattle, so Steve is flying out tomorrow and hopes to convince Tripp to come with him. Alex asks what about her. Stephanie says she has to stay because of work. Alex questions her staying by herself. Stephanie insists that she will survive. Alex says screw that and declares that she’s spending Christmas with him.

Ava envisions Xander as Charlie and yells at him for making her do everything from the kidnapping to the bomb. Sarah explains to Xander that Ava is having hallucinations and psychotic breaks, so she’s having her transferred to Bayview. Xander says that explains a lot. Ava pleads not to make her go there as she doesn’t want to leave Tripp. Tripp tells her that he’s right there and is going with her. Ava cries, repeating that she doesn’t want to go and leave him. Tripp promises it will be okay and they will get her better. Ava cries that she’s scared.

Stephanie asks if Alex is sure his family will be okay with her crashing their holiday. Alex insists the more the merrier. Stephanie points out that he bailed out her Thanksgiving and now her Christmas. Alex is starting to think it’s going to be the best Christmas ever as they kiss.

Leo tells Sonny that this is going to be the best Christmas ever and it’s all because of him. Sonny calls it no big deal. Leo argues that he kept him from spending Christmas alone on a park bench. Leo then hears a bell and tells Sonny that it turns out, he does have a Christmas angel.

Justin is on the phone with Steve, saying he can’t believe Ava is alive and asks if she named her accomplice. Steve says she didn’t. Justin hopes that if she’s in police custody, she will give him up to cut a deal. Steve doesn’t see that happening because Ava has gone off the deep end, so they are moving her to Bayview as they speak. Steve doesn’t think Ava will be in any condition to answer questions any time soon. Justin hoped he would be able to tell Bonnie that this is all over, but now they may never find out who the kidnapper was. Justin hangs up and goes back in to the living room where Bonnie is desperately trying to clean the water that she had spilled.

Sarah announces the ambulance is there and says she will go with Ava. Ava responds that she wants her mom. Tripp tells Sarah that she doesn’t have to and that he will go with her. Steve decides he will walk down with Tripp. Tripp tells Ava that he’s going to get her the help she needs and he will go in the ambulance with her. Ava continues seeing Charlie and asks Tripp to just get her out of here. Ava is then wheeled away with Steve and Tripp. Sarah tells Xander that she can’t believe she’s saying this but she feels bad for Ava. Xander points out that Ava hurt a lot of people. Sarah gets paged so she tells Xander that she will see him at home. Sarah kisses Xander and thanks him again for her birthday surprise as she walks away. Xander then gets a text from Gwen, saying she’s ready to go. Xander responds telling her to abort the mission. Gwen texts back that he still owes her one.

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Days Short Recap Monday, December 19, 2022

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Eric asked Brady what Kristen had over him. Brady told him to forget about it, but Eric didn’t want to. Brady told him that Kristen used Marlena, Kate and Kayla’s lives to blackmail him. Eric said he wouldn’t say anything. Eric said they would find a way to stop Kristen from hurting the people they love. John tried to get Kristen to tell him what was on her mind. She said she wants to be a good mother and wife. She said she wanted Rachel to know she was safe and loved. She was surprised that he was being nice to her. He said he would be there for her when she wants to talk. She appreciated it and left to get Rachel. He called Marlena and left her a message. He told her he was convinced that Kristen was hiding something. He said he was going to find out what she was hiding. Steve and Rafe were at the pub. Steve asked if Rafe found out anything that could get EJ for kidnapping Tripp. Rafe said he didn’t, but he wanted to nail EJ. Kayla called Steve to tell him Tripp was in Salem. She thought Tripp was going to confront EJ.

When the bomb went off in the church, everyone was under the debris. They called out to each other. EJ went to help Nicole since she was hurt and couldn’t move. Tripp checked on Ava, but she wasn’t breathing. He gave her CPR which revived her. When EJ tried to lift Nicole, they realized her leg was under a beam. The beam was holding up the ceiling. When the debris was falling down, Nicole told everyone to leave. They said they weren’t leaving without her. They worked together to move the beam. EJ and Marlena helped Nicole out of the church. Johnny helped Tripp with Ava. Brady went home and told John about Eric. Kristen came in while they were talking. Marlena came in. John wanted to know what happened. She told them what happened. When John and Marlena were kissing, Kristen said they were kissing and making up. Brady wanted to know what she was talking about. She said John and Marlena argued over Marlena wanting her to leave. Kristen asked what he wanted. He said he wanted her to stay. At the hospital, Tripp asked Ava if she planted the bomb at the church. Rafe and Steve were at the hospital. Rafe arrested Ava. He told her she was going away for a while. She wasn’t convinced. Xander was at the hospital to celebrate Sarah’s birthday. When Johnny said Ava was alive, Xander went to her room. She told him to get her out of the hospital or she would tell Sarah that he was her accomplice.

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Days Transcript Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

 You talked to your dad about my column, right? That’s why you wanted to have a drink. And from the look on your face, it didn’t go very well. Look, uh, I’m sorry, Mattie, he just, he doesn’t really feel like a gossip column is the right fit for the spectator. Well drinks are on you. I guess. You’ve already spent all the money I gave.

It was a pitten considering that dirty little favor I did for you. Oh, come on. You know, you loved having a tussle with Sander. Okay. It was a bit of a dream come true. Only in the dream he was naked. I wasn’t wearing a muscle suit, but I was wearing a clown mask. Okay. Yeah. Well it’s a good thing that it did go off as planned and hopefully Bonnie Riak is will stop nattering on about the fact that it was Zander who kidnapped her even though it was him.

Right.

Oh, I can’t move. The eldest buddy putting those burgers, cement, . You’re the one who insists on having two of them. Look guys, I know they’re feeling, but they are my favorite. You’re so sweet to remember . Well, you’ve better ru couple weeks. Yeah, I mean it’s, it’s literally the least we could do. Thank you. I almost forgot.

This was in one of the bags. There you go. Buddy’s burgers. Scratch off it. See what you got. I, Jack. No, but my next order fries on buddy.

Serious. The real prize is having a nice dinner with my family,

I think the bad times are finally over just in time for Christmas, you know.

I’ll call you with an update as soon as they let me see Trip again. I love you too, sweetness.

I heard about the explosion. Is trip gonna be all right? I think so, baby. I think so. Sarah’s giving him a thorough checkup right now. What was he doing in Salem? Well, he got it in his head that he needed to confront EJ for causing his mother’s death. Of course, Abe is a alive, is it true? She’s the one who’s at the bomb.

Yeah. Looks like she’s up to her old tricks. And they almost got my son killed.

Well, as soon as I get your x-rays and your blood work back, I’ll probably let you go home. Well, I feel fine. The only reason I’m here is cuz my dad insists today trip. You inhaled a lot of smoke. Well, the one that I’m worried about is my mom. You understand that she stopped breathing and you saved her.

Yeah. Well, she may have survived the blast, but she’s still probably going to prison for a very long time. You can’t be serious. You know, I don’t joke around. You expect me to help you escape from police custody. Oh, you’re my partner in crime. I mean, who else am I supposed to turn to in my hour of, not me?

90 more. Goodbye, Ava. I meant what I said Zand. If you don’t help me out, I’m gonna tell Sarah everything I know.

Sarah believes in me, and now the whole town, including her, knows exactly what you are. Maybe, but I still know that you kidnapped Susan and Bonnie and I know how you do it. Once I give Sarah all the details. She’s gonna know that you never changed, but you’re still the heartless criminal you always were, and you’re gonna lose her forever,

like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

Are you all right?

No, I’m not. I just think maybe the double double chili cheese. Wasn’t a good idea. Do you want me to engage you something for your stomach? No, no, I, I can keep it.

Yeah. I’m guessing she’s not All right. After all.

I guess in a way, things could have been a lot worse if TRIP hadn’t shown up to confront. What do you mean? Well, you caught up with him at the church and when Ava found out Tripp was inside, she came in to warn everybody about the bomb. Gave everyone a split second to take cover. Probably made all the difference.

Was anybody else hurt? Yeah, Nicole, Ava, I hear they’re both gonna be fine. Well, Ava’s gonna be physically okay, but I wouldn’t call her fine. Sounds like she’s really gone over the edge. Yeah, I think she’s been out there for a while. She just didn’t let us see it.

I have been trying to get my mom to come to Seattle with me in. She just won’t hear it. You know, damn, I, I should have just hopped on a plane two weeks ago and maybe none of this would’ve ever happened. You don’t know that I am the one person that can still get through to her. What she did was horrible, but she’s.

She’s been through so much and yeah, she really loves Jay cuz she saw him get killed. And ej she’s been putting all this pressure on her. Can I go check on her again? I, I would really like for you to stay put until your results are in, but I feel fine. I’m not short of breath. My chest is okay. Yes, but you are not the doctor today, doctor.

All right. Will you just check on her and let me know how she is, please. You’ve got me into enough trouble as it is. Oh, right. It tarnished your lily white reputation. I offered you a job and you grabbed it. I was desperate for money and you promised it money I never saw, by the way you botched the job.

The job description didn’t include neither. I also didn’t include letting Susan go, but she did that. God, if she hadn’t shown up at the airfield, I would be living it up right now on Jake’s millions and some tropical paradise. But you mean ejs millions. Okay. You know what I meant? Because of you. I had to take that nut Jobb, put her in my car and drive her off a cliff to get rid of her.

You are saying on Toine for that. Oh yeah, sure as hell am. And if you don’t get me outta here, I’m gonna be saying it to the cops.

So is Bonnie still seeing clowns? Sunny boy, you were sitting right there. What do you think, dad? I am really sorry. Bonnie still doesn’t feel safe. She’s still making excuses not to leave the house. Makes sense that she’s freaked out. I mean, same guy kidnaps her twice and he is still out there. I mean, do you think he’d really try to do it?

This guy’s boshed it twice already and now Xander’s had a look at him. I’m hoping Xander scared him off for good. I mean, is there anything that we can do to help? You know, maybe you two could just, uh, go out and get a drink. Bonnie’s probably embarrassed. Well, I mean, a drink sounds good. I, I mean, are you sure?

There’s nothing that we can do? No. She’s my wife. I got this. Go out and you know, have a drink. Have fun. Okay, you say so,

joy. It’s Christmas.

It’s Christmas.

Now that you’ve had time to ponder and. Have you thought about how you’re gonna cash in on that favor you did for Xander Cash in? I was helping a friend out of a jam. Sure. But we both know, you think of Xander as more than a friend, and now that friend owes you in a major way work it. This could be your ticket back into his heart, or at least back into his bed.

I mean it, Xander, if I go to prison, I’m taking you with. You’ve been arrested. You’re handcuffed to a bed. I’m not a magician. Come on, you’re the guy who kidnapped. Nicole, I’m captain in a cage. You better act fast because once the cops find out I’m okay, they’re gonna be here with the paddy wagon. God should been you the died in that car crash.

No careful zandy. You might hurt my feelings.

Your feelings on the only thing I’m capable of hurting.

Thank

So, what’s the verdict? Uh, Sarah won’t let me leave until she gets all my test results back, but at this time of night, that could take forever. Just be patient . You’re like, he be patient in this situation. No, I want to go see my mom. How about I go check on her for you? No, I’ve already asked Sarah to do that.

It must have been a real shock to find out that Ave was still alive. It is. I mean, I haven’t really processed it yet. Would’ve been better off for everyone if she stayed dead this time. Papa, how could she say anything like. She’s the reason you got kidnapped and why Susan Banks is dead. Everyone in that church could have died, all because Ava wanted to get, even with ej, she’s not in her right mind.

That’s why you need to stay away from her. Your mother is completely out of control. She’s dangerous. Please trip. Will you promise me I’ll stay away from her from now on?

Oh, put that down. You know you aren’t gonna use it. Oh, I wouldn’t be too sure about that. I get rid of you. All my problems disappear. You don’t have the guts anymore because if you did, you would’ve killed Susan when I told you to. You’re not gonna kill me either. Susan was a decent human being. You know better than the cockroaches in my motel have been doing the world a favor.

Okay, go ahead, do it. Put me out of my misery.

Sarah,

what are you doing here?

I was just trying to get some answers out of her. I was hoping to be able to give Bonnie and Justin the name of the HAI goon she’s been using. Did she say anything? No, I did not talking. No. Still weighing my options. Waiting to see her. Things shake up around here. Why don’t you let the police do the interrogating?

Yeah, you’re right. There’s a mistake coming here, Masco. Uh, no. I promised Trip that I would examine Eva. What? Yeah. I’ll catch up with you later. No, no, no. She, she just tried to love church full of people. I’m not leaving you alone with her. Oh, don’t worry. I mean, Really even, how much trouble can I cause while I’m changing a bed?

Ready? I’ll see you later.

You know what? You are right. I think I’ll just stroll right up to Sander and say, now that I’ve helped you avoid prison, can you please return the favor and jump my bones please. You need to finesse that a bit. Ah, you can’t finesse crude and pathetic. Mattie, I’m just pointing out that you’ve scored major points with your ex.

To me. You’ve totally made up for drugging his wife. I don’t think Zander would agree with you, but he sees you in a new way, right? I dunno. I suppose so. And you two are now bonded by this big secret. It doesn’t change anything. He loves Sarah, the happily married. I mean, the whole reason he’s worked so hard to cover his tracks is because he can’t bear the thought of losing her.

If you ask me, she’s totally wrong for him. You are projecting again, what does that mean? You are thinking If I can get a married Xander into bed, you can do the same thing with Sonny, who’s also happily married. What? Sonny and I are just friends. I’ve told you that. Oh yeah. Come on, admit it. You are mad for Sonny.

What’s wrong with your face?

Where’s Alex and Sunny? Uh, they decided to go out and have a drink. Well, because of May I ruined our family evening. No, no you didn’t. How’s your tummy? Um, fine. Soon as I take this,

No, I’m not going to abandon mom. Not again. Look, we know you love her, but she’s gone way too far this time. I’m afraid you’re gonna end up getting hurt again. Nobody’s gonna look out for her except. She’s all alone. She did that to herself. No, EJ pushed her over the edge and that’s the reason you need to stay away from her.

For God’s sake, dad, she came back to a town where everyone hates her just because of me. You see, she swore that she c broke all ties off with her family, and she promised me that she was gonna be a different kind of person, just for my sake.

Yeah, I didn’t know what to. Well, she’s made good on that promise for a while, for a long time.

I, I just want her to know that I still love her no matter what.

I get what he’s saying,

I do too, but I just can’t get past the fact that she almost got you killed tonight.

I can’t, I can’t lose you again.

Your vitals are good. What, uh, your vital signs. Okay, good. Oh, okay. Your son’s really worried about you. He doesn’t understand why you went to such extremes. Are you kidding me? This was all his idea. He wouldn’t leave me alone until I did what he wanted me to. You really blaming this all on trip. No, the other one, Charlie, this is all his fault.

Yeah, trip. Finally got his test results back. The chest X-ray shows smoke inhalation, but there’s not gonna be any permanent damage. Thank God. And his heart is. Yeah, I’m hoping I can convince him to fly back there with Stephanie and me tomorrow, but I’m not sure I can. He’s decided he needs to be here for Ava.

I know. I don’t like it either. Okay. I’ll keep you posted, baby. I love you.

You and mom are still planning on spending Christmas in Seattle. Well, as long as I can convince Trip to come with us, I’ve, uh, been meaning to talk to you about that I have to cancel on Christmas. Why I spent most of today trying to convince Paulina to not resign is governor. And did you do it? She said she’d sleep on it, but she’s gonna make her decision tomorrow and I need to be here to deal with it.

Well, that sounds like a lousy Christmas. You want me to stick around? No, no. Go be with Mom and Joey. Hopefully Trip will decide to go with you and let you spend Christmas alone. Well, if the next few days are anything like today, I will be too busy to even know it’s Christmas. It sounds like working for Paulita is a job and a half.

She keeps me hopping. She’s going through a really bad time, and I do like her. But this has been one hell of a day. One hell of a day. I could use a drink. You wanna join me? I’m buying. Oh, baby girl. I hate to turn you down, but I should stay around here in case trip needs me. I figured you’d say that. I’ll see you at home.

Love you. Love you too.

Rug. The rug is we stop. Okay, it’s water Henderson. We’ll see that it’s cleaned up. Not come here. Sit down. All right. Sit down on the sofa. Okay, sweetheart. What is going on? Nothing. The stupid glass fell out of my hand. I think it’s a little more than that. And don’t you know my now and I would never judge you.

Okay.

I thought things were getting better.

I keep seeing him

that evil clown. I wanna be happy, I wanna be better. Why is this happening? To what is happening? Ok. Ok. It’s alright. It’s alright. It’s OK, honey. It’s ok. Hmm. Hi. How long have you been standing there? Uh, long enough to know that you two are having an argument. Ah, yes. We argue that’s nothing new for us. Right, right.

Okay, so what was it about this time? Oh, uh, well, Gwen’s father turned down my offer to write that gossip column That would’ve given his boring little newspaper, little pizzazz. Not to mention he stole it from my mother. He didn’t actually steal it from Herati. No offense, QUni. I know you worshiped the guy, but he sure did take control of it from her in a most unseemly way, which is why he might have given her son a break.

Well, I’m, I’m really sorry it didn’t work out. Leo. I’m not as sorry as. I’m crushed. Actually, you know, I don’t handle rejection. Well get, be used to it by now. Knock it off, Alex. All right. He’s broke and he’s out of a job. Oh, um, excuse me a minute.

Hi. What’s going on? I need help again, I wouldn’t bother you if it wasn’t important. Possibly meet me in the square. What? What’s happened? I’ll explain when you get here. Okay? Yeah, I’m on my, you are a lifesaver.

So Charlie told you that you had to get, even with ej, I dunno why? Why I ever listen to. He’s never satisfied. He always wants more. You, you know, he made me, you made me drive off that road. He always makes things worse. You think that it’s hospital? You imagined Charlie? No, no, no, no, no, no. He was always there.

He was in the crit. He was in the car. I don’t know how he did it, but he came back to life. He did. He did it. He did it. Look, look, there he is. There he is. Easy standing. He’s standing right behind you. You see him? See him, don’t you? ? Now you know I’m not lying. Charlie’s for real. He’s for real.

Tell her, Charlie, tell Sarah that it was all your idea. Thomas, it’s me tr stomach. You stopped playing games with me and you tell her that it was you. You wouldn’t stop screaming at me until I planted that bomb. You know, you nearly killed your brother. Did you know that? Okay. Yeah. You, you’re confused. Are you?

You’re not seeing things as they really are. Touch me. You tried to trick me into killing your brother. You hate him so much because he is worth a hundred and you. What, what this turn, I, I’m not sure. It could be a delete, a trauma from the ball that exploded. The Why are you talking to him? You should be calling the cops.

He’s someone who should be handcuffed. Mom. Mom, look. Who look at me listening to my voice. Okay. It, it’s trip. All right. You’re, you’re seeing someone who isn’t here. Why are you trying to con me? Aren’t you? Mm-hmm. . Hmm. Both of you. I know that you’re both trying to gaslight me. Where’s Trip? I wanna see Tripp.

He’s gonna know that I’m telling the truth right here. What did you do to him? What did you do to my boy? I, I don’t, I don’t know what to do. I, I’m gonna have toed. Where is he? I’m gonna give you something that’s gonna help calm me down. No, I’m gonna do it, mom. She’s trying to drug you just like your father used to do.

No, no, no needles. Don’t you do that. Don’t. So I will kill. Do you hear me? I will kill you. No, no.

Avis alive and kicking. She says, if I don’t help her escape, she’s gonna tell the world that I kidnapped Susan Amani. Oh, come. Well, I’m glad I didn’t put too much effort and time into her obituary. I did feel sort of guilty about her at the time, given she was somewhat of a friend, but I was on deadlines and fo focus s.

Right. Yeah. Sorry. Look, Kristen blackmail means helping her is escape. So I do understand what you’re going through. What are you gonna do?

Are you bloody joking? I don’t have a choice. I can get her out of the cuffs and have the hospital burn. I am gonna need a driver. That’s why you phone me. Look, I hate asking you to get involved in this mess again, but who else can I go to? I’m desperate. Quinn. I mean, if favor talks, I’ll lose everything.

You all right? Thank you. You’re welcome. But you do keep this one thing in mind now. Now you really owe me one.

Ah, now I feel like a fool. Why? I don’t know. Seeing clowns and dropping glasses of water and ace on the rug. , don’t be so hard on yourself. You’ve been through a traumatic experience twice. Twice. Justin, this isn’t like me. I went to prison, state prison for years. I am a tough. And I’m afraid of my own shadow.

I mean, I get it. I mean, Kyle is stark kinda scary. I mean, they have these painted on smiles and they’re not smiling underneath. I mean, it is Never might, Sarah thinks you might, uh, have posttraumatic stress disorder. Oh God, I heard her, but come on, is that even a thing? Yes. It’s a real thing, and the worst thing you can do is suffer with it in silence.

Justin, it’s too embarrassing to talk about. Get over it, please. Okay. You are still feeling terrified and you can’t keep that feeling bottled up. You need to talk about it seriously. Like what Dr. Phil? Well, I was thinking of something more private. Like seeing Marlena, Justin, come on. She’s a shrink, but there’s no shame in seeing a therapist and Marlena’s one of the best.

Your friend Nancy, didn’t she see her for a few sessions? Right? Well, at this point I guess it couldn’t hurt. Good. Okay. Well, uh, let’s make an appointment after the holiday. Would you call for me?

I can do that.

I dunno what I did about you. That works out because I don’t know what I’d do without you two . Come here. I got this. I got this.

Looks like I’ve been ditched by my bff. You gentlemen. Wanna join me for a libation or two? No, not sure. Why not? What come, Alex, if we can have one drink with him. Hey. But now that looks like a woman who could use a drink. Hmm. That’s why I’m here. You would not believe the day I’ve had. Well, I want to hear all about it.

I’m sorry. Uh, a spectator job didn’t. Maybe I can still find you something to tighten. We’ve discussed this already, sunny. We both know that wouldn’t work. I’m going to have to get creative about my living arrangements though. What do you mean? Well, my current residence, aka the Bates Motel, is kicking me out tomorrow for non-payment of rent on Christmas Eve.

Probably shouldn’t have spent my last $300 on skincare products. Oh. Leo, you’re joking, right? It’s Winter Jackson. I’m trying to maintain my boyish appeal. Okay. Oh my God. Um, look, why don’t you just, I’m move in with Gwen or something. Chad’s there makes it a non-starter.

What are you gonna do? Uh, well, I’m hoping an angel comes into this bar and you know, Tinkles Bell and suddenly I have a wonderful life. Okay, well, I think the odds of that actually happening are not very high. Yeah, same here. But otherwise, I have not come up with plan B yet.

If you really are about to be kicked outta your motel, why? Come stay with me.

Are you really inviting me to move in with you? I don’t particularly like the idea of you sleeping on a park bench on Christmas. So, uh, and what does will think about this idea? I told. Will is staying in LA for work, so he doesn’t get his say in this. And the grouchy old Grinch. I will talk to Uncle Vick.

It’s a big house, and I will convince him that, you know, you’ve changed. You have changed. Right. I’m a model citizen now. I will be good, I promise. Okay. I’ll then tell Norman Bates that you have made other arrangements. You are such a men’s Jackson. K. Thank you so much. What her friends form.

I know why mom’s been doing the things she’s doing. She said Charlie’s been telling her to do them. She’s hearing voices. I’ve seen things too. If she thought I was him, I’m, I’m gonna have her transferred to Bayview and they can diagnose her and come up with a treatment plan. Come on, do this, please.

What’s, what’s going on? This is all your fault. I’m gonna tell everyone what you pick.

Things had gone slightly differently. My brother could have been blown up by a bomb, his mother planted. No wonder you needed a drink, and in spite of all that trip is still in her corner. He wants to take care of her. Well. I can relate. My mother did some crazy things too, but still loved her. Is Christmas hard?

Yeah, a little bit, but it’s really good to be back with Sonny and my dad. My whole family’s supposed to be in Seattle with my brother Joey. My dad’s flying out tomorrow and he is hoping he can convince TRP to go with him. Oh, so what about you? Uh, I have to stay because of work. You’re staying by yourself.

I’ll survive. I mean I’ll, and I’ll just throw on home alone and order some takeout. No, no, no. Screw that. You’re spending Christmas with me.

This was all your idea. Kidnapping Susan, killing Susan. The ball in the church. All fame. You made me do it. You dunno what you’re talking about. Tell them the truth. Charlie, tell them you made me do it. She’s been having hallucinations and psychotic episodes somehow her transferred to Bayview. That’s, uh, well, it explains a lot.

Please don’t. Please, please don’t make me go there. I don’t wanna leave trip. I’m, I’m right here. I’m right here. Mom, I’m going with you. You are you really? Here?

My sweet boy.

I don’t wanna leave you. I don’t want to go there. I, it’s gonna be okay. So I, I promise. Ready? We’re gonna get you better. I’m scared.

Are you sure your family will be okay with me crashing their Holland? Of course. Are you kidding me? The more the merrier. So you bailed out my Thanksgiving and now you’re doing it again for Christmas. Well, I keep trying to tell you, Stephanie, I am a pretty great guy. You know what? I am starting to believe?

And I’m starting to think this is going to be the best Christmas ever.

This is going to be the best Christmas ever, and it’s all because of you tonight, son, that big of. Not that big a deal. You are keeping me from sleeping on a park bench and spending the holidays all by my lungs. Do you hear that? Go hear what? A little bell just went tingling. It turns out I do have a Christmas angel.

After all,

I can’t believe Ava’s still alive. Have the police questioned her? Did she name her accomplice? No, she didn’t, but now that she’s in custody, maybe she’ll give him up to cut a deal. I don’t see that happening. Why? Because Ava’s gone off the deep end. They’re moving her to Bayview as we speak. I don’t think she’ll be in any condition to answer questions anytime soon.

Damn. I was hoping to be able to tell Bonnie that this is all over now. We may never find out who the kidnapper was.

The ambulance is here so I can ride with her. I want my mom, uh, you don’t have to do that. I’ll, I’ll go with her. I’ll walk down with you. Hey mom, you need help. Okay. I’m gonna get it for you, okay? I’m gonna go in the ambulance with you,

please. Just get me outta here.

Oh, I can’t believe I’m feel bad for her, not me. I mean, saying her insane. She’s got a lot of people, you know.

It’s never ending. Uh, I’ll see you. Thank you again for my birthday. Surprise.

Good morning, doc. Merry Christmas Eve. Oh, oh

wow. Strawberries. Hmm. Whipped cream breakfast bed. I think you’re spoiling me. You deserve bed so much more. It looks really beautiful. Thank you.

You tossed and turned all night. Oh, I hope I didn’t keep you awake. I’m not worried about you. So talk to me.

Last night at the chapel and when the explosion happened before I even had time to process what happened? I was thinking about some, about someone about.

She’s been known to have God in churches. And then, um, I woke up this morning and I realized that she’s living.

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Tripp rushes up to hug Ava and says he’s so glad to see her. Ava repeats that they have to get out of here. EJ tells Nicole to call the police. Johnny rushes in to the church. EJ assumes this is the mystery woman he was talking about. Johnny confirms that he found her in disguise. EJ guesses she came back to admire her handy work. EJ declares that Ava is going to pay for what he did to his mother and grabs her arm. Tripp tells EJ to get his hands off of her. Ava tells Tripp that she can handle EJ and orders Tripp to just go. Tripp refuses to leave her but she says he has to. Tripp questions what she is talking about. Ava then announces that there is a bomb, shocking everyone in the room. Ava uncovers the bomb underneath the table which is counting down from 6 seconds. Ava screams for Tripp to run and then the bomb explodes.

Eric and Brady hear the explosion from the town square and wonder what that was. Brady suggests it was thunder. Eric wants to get back to the bomb that Brady just dropped. Eric questions what Brady meant by saying Kristen blackmailed him in to breaking up with Chloe and asks what she is holding over his head.

John tells Kristen that if she keeps insisting she’s not a good person, confession is good for the soul. Kristen remarks that it’s too bad there’s not a priest around. John decides she’ll have to settle for the next best thing; an old friend. John asks what is weighing on her conscience and insists that he’s here for her, so she can talk to him.

Steve joins Rafe at the Brady Pub and offers to buy him the next beer. Steve asks if he’s made any progress on building the case against EJ for kidnapping Tripp. Rafe says not yet, but thank God Tripp is safe. Steve points out that he could’ve easily been killed…

EJ, Nicole, Johnny, Marlena, Ava, and Tripp are knocked unconscious in the church after the bomb went off.

Kristen tells John that she spent most of her life on the naughty list but she always felt that she was doing what she did for the right reasons. John acknowledges that she has a big a heart as anyone he knows and sometimes that can lead to inadvertently hurting people. Kristen says what she really wants is a loving family and to be a good mom and devoted wife. Kristen declares that she wants her daughter Rachel to know that she is loved and safe. John responds that is all they want for their kids. Kristen appreciates him saying she has a big heart, but thinks he’s the only person in the world that thinks that. John says they don’t know her like he does. Kristen calls him a good man and says he’s been very kind. John repeats that he’s there for her whenever she wants to talk. Kristen says she appreciates that but she has to head out to pick up Rachel from her after school program. Kristen thanks John for the talk and for understanding as she then exits.

Brady tells Eric that it’s not his life that Kristen is threatening, so Eric asks whose it is. Brady says he said too much already and wants to forget about the conversation but Eric can’t do that. Brady brings up that Eric just quit his job and broke up with Nicole, so he has other things to focus on. Eric argues that this feels like one of those things. Eric says if somebody he cares about is in danger, it’s probably someone he cares about too. Eric asks who Kristen is threatening to hurt. Brady finally reveals that it’s Marlena, Kate, and Kayla, and if he doesn’t do exactly what Kristen wants, then all three of them die.

Tripp and EJ begin waking up in the rubble in pain from the explosion. EJ calls out to Johnny, who then regains consciousness as well. EJ crawls over to Johnny to check on him, who says he is okay. Johnny says the gash on EJ’s head looks pretty bad. EJ says he’s fine but not sure about anyone else. Johnny calls out to Marlena as she then wakes up. They crawl over to Marlena, who asks if anyone is hurt. EJ then asks where Nicole is.

Steve questions Rafe if EJ is just going to walk away free after what he did to his son. Rafe argues that Steve knows how this works as he has to find evidence that EJ was responsible for the kidnapping or that he ordered it and then they will take him down. Rafe assures that he wants to do that as much as he does, maybe more. Steve asks why more. Rafe says he shouldn’t have said that since EJ kidnapped Steve’s son, so it’s not more. Steve asks what he’s talking about and what’s going on. Steve feels this is just as personal to Rafe as it is to him. Rafe admits that it is, as he just found out that EJ is shacking up with his wife.

Johnny tells EJ where Nicole was standing when the blast went off. EJ then locates her as she begins waking up. Nicole complains of her arm hurting but says she’s okay. Tripp begins calling out for his mom. Tripp finds Ava and notes that she is not breathing. Tripp then begins trying to revive her.

Sarah goes to the hospital where Xander and the hospital staff surprise her for her birthday. Sarah can’t believe it and says she’s so touched. Xander presents her with a birthday cake and has her make a wish as she blows out her candle.

John tries calling Marlena but it goes to voicemail. John leaves a message, saying he can’t believe the service is still going so maybe she went to the reception. John says he had a long talk with Kristen and got her to open up a little but she stopped short before revealing what she is hiding. John adds that he thinks even more now that Kristen is holding something over Brady, so now he’s even more determined to find out what it is.

Brady sits with Eric and says he shouldn’t be telling him this but he’s been keeping it inside and it’s been driving him nuts. Brady adds that part of Kristen’s threat was that if he told anyone, all three women would die. Eric asks how. Brady explains that when Orpheus infected Marlena, Kayla, and Kate, Kristen had the orchid to cure them but she threatened to withhold it if he didn’t do exactly what she wanted which was breaking up with Chloe and allowing Kristen to move in with him. Brady says it was the last thing he wanted, but he had no choice as he knows what Kristen is capable of and he wasn’t going to put the three women’s lives at risk.

Rafe thanks Steve for the beer. Steve tells him that he’s sorry about the pending divorce as he knows that has to be tough. Rafe confirms it is and admits it’s a bit humiliating too because he and Nicole were married for like five minutes. Steve argues that he was in love. Rafe calls Nicole the most neurotic, disloyal person on the planet but says it’s all for the best. Steve says he almost sounds convincing. Rafe says he will keep him in the loop on Tripp’s kidnapping and adds that Jada is a good cop, so hopefully she will find something. Steve then gets a call from Kayla, who informs him that Tripp got a flight to Salem and she’s convinced that he’s coming to confront EJ about Ava’s death, which Steve then shares with Rafe.

Marlena joins Tripp and they find a pulse as Ava begins breathing again. Johnny brings up that Ava said she was hard to kill and guesses she was right. Tripp says they need to get Ava to the hospital. EJ asks if Nicole can walk. Nicole says she will try. EJ offers to carry her if not. Nicole then finds her leg is stuck under a beam. EJ and Johnny try to remove it. Tripp joins them and then they look up in worry that the ceiling is about to collapse.

Sarah and Xander eat birthday cake. Xander asks what she wished for. Sarah responds that she wished he would forgive her for accusing him of being the clown that kidnapped Bonnie and Susan because she felt that she hurt him. Xander points out that she already apologized and there’s no reason to. Sarah feels there is because he has worked so hard to make himself a better man, so she shouldn’t doubt that. Sarah says the least she can do is be honest and admit her mistakes like he has. A nurse comes over for Sarah’s help with work. Sarah then notes that Xander looks pale. Xander responds that there is something she needs to know.

With worry about the ceiling coming down, Marlena says they have to move the beam. Nicole tells them to just go but EJ refuses to without her. Johnny says the beam won’t budge.

Eric asks Brady if he and Kristen are really back together. Brady assures that they are not and they are only living in the same place. Brady adds that Kristen knows better than to expect anything more and hasn’t pressed the issue. Eric asks what happens when she does. Eric can’t figure how Kristen has this hold on him and asks why he didn’t kick her out after the women got the antidote. Brady explains that Kristen claims the women are going to need a second dose after New Year’s or they won’t survive. Eric questions believing her. Brady asks how he could take that chance when their lives are at stake. Eric can’t believe Brady has been carrying this secret the entire time. Brady admits it hasn’t been fun holding it inside and says it’s been Hell having to live with Kristen. Brady adds that to top it off, he lost Chloe to Stefan DiMera. Eric asks if he’s going to let Kristen get away with it. Brady says as long as the women’s lives are at stake, she’s going to get away with it. Brady reminds Eric that he has to keep this between them. Eric promises not to tell a soul but says together, they will figure out a way to stop Kristen from hurting him and people they both love.

EJ, Marlena, Johnny, and Tripp manage to remove the beam from Nicole’s leg. EJ, Johnny, and Marlena help Nicole to her feet while Tripp checks on Ava. EJ and Marlena help Nicole out of the building. Tripp asks Johnny for help with Ava, arguing that they can’t leave her there to die. Johnny points out that Susan believed in helping people no matter what, so he agrees to do it in the spirit of Susan Banks. Tripp and Johnny then carry Ava out of the building.

Sarah asks what Xander needs to tell her. Xander starts to tell her but Sarah gets paged that there’s been an explosion at the church and they’ve already brought some people in. Sarah thanks Xander for the birthday party and says she has to go, so she runs off before Xander can tell her anything more.

Brady goes home where John greets him. Brady asks if Kristen is there. John says she went to pick Rachel up from school. John notes Brady’s expression and asks what’s wrong and if there’s something he needs to tell him. Brady informs him that he just saw Eric. John asks how he is. Brady says Eric is not good as he just quit his job at Basic Black and things with Nicole are pretty bad, so he doesn’t want to be anywhere near her now.

Steve tells Rafe that he better get to the DiMera Mansion so Tripp doesn’t get into it with EJ and make things worse. Rafe says he’ll go with him. Rafe then gets a call. Rafe hangs up and informs Steve that Tripp isn’t at the DiMera Mansion, but at the hospital with his mother. Rafe reveals that evidently, Ava Vitali is still alive.

Ava is in a hospital bed. Tripp sits at her side, pleading with her to wake up. Ava then wakes up and they hug as Tripp tells her that she’s okay. Ava is thankful that he’s okay and safe. Ava tells Tripp that she had no idea he would be in the church, so she went back in to get him out. Ava is thankful that she wasn’t too late.

Xander remains sitting at the hospital looking sad. EJ and Johnny arrive. Johnny urges EJ to get checked out since he hasn’t stopped bleeding. EJ insists that he will be fine and needs to be with Nicole.

Sarah checks Nicole out in a hospital room. Sarah says everything checks out and she doesn’t think her arm is broken but she will take some x-rays to be sure. Sarah notes that Nicole is really lucky. Nicole agrees that it could have been a lot worse. Sarah tells Nicole that she’s going to be alright as EJ enters the room and says thank God for that.

John tells Brady that it’s too bad for Eric and Nicole as they’ve had a rough ride. Kristen comes home and says it’s about to get rougher as she just heard that Nicole has leeched onto EJ. Kristen comments on Nicole going from Rafe to Eric to EJ and remarks that some women are just fickle. Brady asks where Rachel is. Kristen says she asked to have a playdate with her friend Amanda, so she couldn’t say no. Kristen asks if that’s okay with Brady. Brady says it’s fine. Kristen suggests they can go pick her up together. Marlena then comes home, covered in dirt from the explosion. John rushes up to hug her and asks what happened to her and what’s going on.

Xander approaches Johnny at the hospital and notes that EJ was sure in a rush, so he asks what happened to him. Johnny informs him that they just came from Susan’s memorial service at St. Luke’s. Xander mentions hearing about an explosion, so he asks if it was a gas leak. Johnny reveals that Ava planted a bomb. Xander argues that Ava is dead. Johnny says that’s what they all thought, until they saw her at the church and she tried to blow them all to kingdom come.

Ava doesn’t know what she would have done if something happened to Tripp. Tripp questions why she would do something like this and put a bomb in a church that could’ve killed innocent people. Rafe and Steve arrive. Rafe says he’d like to know the answer that too. Steve hugs Tripp and checks on him. Tripp starts coughing so Steve wants him checked out but Tripp wants to stay with Ava. Rafe tells him not to worry and assures that Ava is not going anywhere. Rafe then tells Ava that she’s under arrest for five counts of attempted murder and whatever else the district attorney decides to tack on.

Sarah checks out EJ and suggests he follow up with his regular doctor but she doesn’t see any sign of a concussion. EJ jokes that he has a very hard head which Nicole says she can confirm. Sarah says she’ll check on them later and exits the room. EJ asks if Nicole is okay. Nicole says not really. Nicole admits she tried to hide it at the church, but when she was under the beam and thought the roof might fall in, she was so scared. EJ tells her no one is there but them now, so she can show it now. EJ hugs Nicole as Eric then walks in.

Marlena tells John, Brady, and Kristen about the explosion. Marlena says that Johnny went to the hospital with EJ, but he’ll be fine. Kristen argues that EJ shouldn’t have gone in to the church and jokes that she’s surprised he wasn’t struck by lightning. Brady argues that people could have died. John is so glad that Marlena is okay. Kristen comments on John and Marlena already making up. Brady asks what she’s talking about. Kristen talks about how John confided in her that he and Marlena had a fight and he stood up for her when Marlena wanted to kick her out. Kristen tells Marlena not to deny it and complains about Marlena wanting to kick her out in to the cold, days before Christmas. Kristen asks how Brady feels about that.

Eric tells Nicole that Marlena said she was injured, so he rushed over as soon as he could. Nicole says she’s fine and it’s just a sprain. EJ adds that the doctor said she could be discharged. Eric calls that good news. EJ notes that she will still need rest to heal and that’s why she’s coming home with him. EJ thanks Eric for coming as Eric then turns and exits.

Xander asks Johnny is sure that Ava is still alive. Johnny tells him that he can go see for himself as Rafe is there questioning her. Xander is shocked that she’s there at the hospital. Johnny confirms she was caught in the blast. Xander doesn’t get why Ava was anywhere near the bomb if she planted it. Johnny explains that she didn’t know Tripp was going to be in the chapel when the bomb went off, so she found out and tried to get him out, but she was too late.

Rafe handcuffs Ava to the hospital bed. Ava jokes about hearing Nicole moved on already so Rafe is back on the market. Rafe tells her to shut up and reminds her that she has the right to remain silent. Tripp asks if they really have to do this right now when Ava just regained consciousness. Tripp starts coughing again, so Steve worries that he may have smoke inhalation and wants him checked out. Tripp tells Ava that he will be right back as he’s going to be there for her no matter what. Steve and Tripp then exit together. Rafe tells Ava that she managed to cheat death yet again but this time, she’s going to have to live with the consequences of her actions as she’s going away for a very long time. Ava says they’ll see about that.

Kristen asks Brady if he wants the mother of his child to be kicked to the curb and suggests she could stay at the Salem Inn. Brady assures that he wants her here so they can be a family for Christmas. Kristen says that’s what she wants and declares that it’s settled that she is staying. Kristen tells Marlena that she’s so glad she’s still alive to celebrate the holiday with Brady, Rachel, her, and John. Kristen jokes that she believes it will be a joyous time as she exits the room.

Eric stares in the hospital room window at EJ and Nicole. Rafe comes off the elevator and tells Eric that he just heard about Nicole, so he asks how she’s doing. Eric responds that Nicole is doing great as EJ is taking care of her now. Eric then walks away as Rafe looks in through the window and shakes his head, seeing EJ and Nicole laughing together.

Sarah goes over to Johnny and tells him that EJ and Nicole are going to be okay. Johnny thanks her for taking care of them. Johnny notices the balloons and tells Sarah happy birthday. Sarah talks about Xander planning this surprise for her and asks if he’s seen him at all. Johnny says he was right there, but like the rest of them, he was pretty spooked when he found out Ava was still alive.

Xander sneaks in to Ava’s hospital room. Ava remarks that it’s just like old times. Ava brings up how Kristen and Dr. Rolf raised her from the dead and Xander took care of her, so now he’s going to take care of her again. Xander asks what she means. Ava instructs Xander to get her out of the handcuffs and then out of the hospital, warning that if he doesn’t, she’s going to tell Sarah that he was her accomplice in kidnapping Susan and Bonnie.

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John told Kristen that he and Marlena argued over her. Kristen asked why they argued about her. He said he didn’t want to throw her out the way Marlena did. He said he didn’t think she was manipulating Brady. He said she belonged with Brady and Rachel. He said Marlena jumped to the wrong conclusion. He brought up how he first met Kristen when she was Kristen Blake. He said he has seen the old he fell in love with since she’s moved in. He said he wanted Marlena to see what he sees in Kristen. He wanted her to tell him what she did. Eric told Brady that he was quitting Basic Black since he and Nicole broke up. Brady thought it was because of Jada and the baby. Eric told him Nicole talked Jada into aborting the baby. Brady told him it wasn’t fair for him to blame Nicole. Eric said it didn’t matter. He said he and Nicole were too different. He told Brady about the argument he and Nicole had over him sleeping with Sloan. Brady insulted Sloan. Eric reminded him about living with Kristen. Brady said they weren’t getting back together. Eric said he was still attracted to her. Brady said he was attracted to vodka too, but he knew it was a disaster to be with Kristen. Eric said it was only a matter of time before he gave into her. Brady said nothing was going to happen after what she did.

Chloe and Stefan showed up while Brady and Eric were talking. Stefan ripped into Brady for the way he treated Chloe. Brady tried to defend himself, but ended up hitting Stefan. Stefan continued to argue with Brady until he and Chloe left. Eric told Brady that he knew that was hard for him. Eric wanted to know what was going on between him and Kristen. Brady admitted that she blackmailed him. Johnny was shocked to see Ava at the church. He thought no one could have survived the crash. She said she was hard to kill. He asked if his grandmother was still alive. She said she jumped from the car after it went through the guardrail, but Susan didn’t. He wondered why Ava was wearing a disguise. She said she wanted to pay her respects and didn’t want to be recognized. He didn’t believe it after what she did to his grandmother. She let him know that EJ was the one who started the war when he made her leave town. He said she started the war when she faked her marriage to Jake. She said he defended her to EJ. He said that was before she killed his grandmother. She said she kidnapped Susan, but she didn’t kill her. She said all EJ had to do was pay her. He said EJ didn’t pay her. She said he didn’t do it until after he kidnapped Tripp. Johnny asked why she still drove his grandmother off the cliff even when she knew Tripp was safe. While at the service, EJ wondered what was keeping Johnny. Marlena said he was looking for a woman earlier. Mary didn’t want Susan’s service to be delayed any longer. There was a bomb under the altar. Tripp showed up at the church. He blamed EJ for killing his mother. They argued with each other. Mary told them to stop. She went outside and saw Johnny talking to someone. He said he hoped he didn’t miss the service. She told him a young man came to yell at EJ for kidnapping him. Ava went inside the church. Tripp continued to yell at EJ. EJ told him to leave. Tripp said he wasn’t leaving. Ava came in and told Tripp to come with her. Tripp hugged her. She tried to get him to leave, but EJ stopped her. She told Tripp to leave because there was a bomb. The bomb went off.

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 My God, mom. Okay. I’m glad to see you too, baby. But we gotta get outta going anywhere. Nicole called the police. The police. I’m assuming this is a mystery woman you were searching for earlier. Yeah, she showed up in a disguise returning to admire her handy worth. No doubt. But don’t worry, Ava’s gonna pay you for what she did to your grandmother.

Hey, get your hand off. Hey, don’t worry, I can handle EJ Tripp. Just please go. No, I’m not gonna leave. Yes, you have to. Why? What’s going on? There is a bomb. What mom? Whatcha are you talking about? Talking about right here.

What was that? I don’t know. Thunder. Maybe. Hey, well let’s get back to the bomb and you just dropped. What do you mean? Kristen blackmailed you into breaking up the. Or she holding over your head? If you keep insisting that you are not a good person, I don’t think I have to tell an ex none. That confession is good for the soul.

Yeah, it’s too bad there’s not a priest around. No. Yes. You’re just gonna have to settle for the next best thing. It’s an old friend. So what’s weighing so heavily on your conscience?

You can talk to me. Kristen, I’m here for you.

Hey buddy. Hey, how about I take care of the next one? Hello. What’s this? By your favorite commission, beer Day? Well, that would suggest that you’re my favorite commission. And I guess you are, since you’re the one and only damn, talk about kicking a guy when he is down. Sorry about that. I’m more serious enough.

Any progress on building that case against CJ Damara for kidnapping my son? Well, nothing yet. Thank our trip. Safe. But he could have easily been killed.

Like Sands through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

You know, me, John, I, I spent most of my life on the naughty list. But everything I’ve done that that’s been wrong. I’ve always felt I was doing it for the right reasons. I don’t doubt that.

Cause Kristen, you have got as big a heart as anyone I know. And let me tell you something. Sometimes when, when we hadn’t kind of. Spirit and passion that you do. When we, when we so fiercely go after something we, we really want, we can inadvertently end up hurting people we really love. I know this is the last thing you’ve wanted to do.

Yeah. That is so true. That is so true. What I want, what, what I really want most is I want a loving family. I wanna be a good. I wanna be a devoted wife. Oh, but what I want most, what I want most of all, is Sarah. I want Rachel to know that she is loved and that she is safe.

That’s all we want for our kids.

I appreciate you telling me that I have a big heart, but I think you’re the only one on this planet who, who does . Well, it’s because people don’t know that you, like I do.

John, you’re a good man. Thank you. And uh, you’ve been very kind. Yeah. Like I said, I’m here for you whenever you want to talk. I appreciate that. All right. I, uh, have to head out. Gonna be late back. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Picking up Rachel from after school program.

Um, John, I want to thank you. Thank you for the talk and for understanding.

If Kristen is holding a gun to your head, no, it’s not my life that she’s threatening then who’s,

look, I’ve said too much already. Won’t we just forget about this conversation? Okay. When, how am I supposed to do that? I don’t know. You know, you just told me you’re quitting your job. You, you told me you were having issues with Nicole. You got other things to focus on, obviously. So yes, I do, but this feels like one of.

Listen, Brady, if somebody you care about is in danger, probably somebody I care about too. Who is Kristen threatening to hurt

your mother? Kate. Kayla. And if I don’t do exactly what Kristen wants, all three of them die.

I’m here.

You.

Hey. That looks pretty bad,

but I’m sure about anyone else. Grandma come

if anybody hurt. Why’s Nicole?

So after what EJ did to my kid, he’s just gonna walk away. Scott, free fuck. Come on, Steve. Oh, look, you know how this works. I gotta find evidence that EJ is responsible for the kidnapping or that he ordered it. All right? And then we’re gonna take this son of a bitch down. Trust me. I want to do that as much as you do.

Maybe more. More. Why? More? Not more. Not more. Look, I shouldn’t have said that. You know, I mean the guy, the guy kidnapped your son. All right. It’s not more, it’s. Look, it’s just, um, what are you talking about? What’s going on, dude, why don’t I get the feeling that this is just as personal to you as it is to me, because it is.

I just found out that the guy’s shacking up with my. Hey Nicole. She was there. She was standing right there when the glass went off here. . Where did she, where she go? She sit here. Oh, Nicole, gosh.

Sorry I didn’t,

must landed on my arm because it hurts. Like how?

I’m okay. I’m okay. Thank God.

Mom.

Mom.

She’s not breathing.

Mama. Damn it. Mama. Come on.

I can think, I forget your birthday, did you? Love of my life deserves to be celebrated every day, especially today. Baby, this is so sweet. I, I’m sorry that he forced you to stop doing whatever it was you were doing to join this little party, but I was so touch. Thank you so much. And now, yes, candle is already lit, so

make a wish.

Voicemail. Hey Doc, it’s John. I can’t believe that service is still going on, or maybe it went over the dam mirrors for the reception. Anyway, I had a long talk with Kristen. Got it open up a little bit, but she stopped you short of telling me what she’s hiding. But I’m even more convinced she’s holding something over Brady.

Now I’m even more determined to find out what that is.

I shouldn’t even be telling you this. Alright? But I, I’ve been keeping this inside. It’s been driving me nuts. Can only imagine. Part of Kristen’s threat was that if I told anybody that all three women would die. Die. How remember back in September, An Orpheus infected all those women with, with that biotoxin.

Yeah. How can I forget? Well, Kristen had the orchid that was needed for the cure, and she threatened to withhold it if I didn’t do exactly what she wanted, which was breaking up with Chloe so she could move in with you. Exactly. And Eric was the last thing I wanted, but my God, what choice did I have? You know, I’m fully aware what Kristen is capable of and I wasn’t about to put those three women’s lives at risk.

Well, thanks for the bear. No problem. Listen man, I’m sorry about the pending divorce. I know that’s gotta be tough. Yeah, it is. It is. It’s uh, you know, uh, quite. It’s a bit humiliating too, you know, cuz Nicole and I were married for about what, five minutes? Why is humiliating? You were in love. Yes, I was. I was in love with the most neurotic, disloyal person on the planet.

However, it’s all for the best Really. You almost sound convincing. I’ll keep you in the loop on your son’s kidnapping. Jada’s a good cop. Hopefully she’ll find some.

Hey, sweetness. What’s up?

He did what? Ejs. Okay. Okay. I’m on it. What’s going? Kayla just found out that Tripp took a flight to Salem earlier today. She’s convinced he’s coming here to confront EJ about Ava’s death.

I’ve got a pulse. Well, she’s breathing. Thank God when I got her outside she said she was already killed. Yes, she was right When you need to get her to a hospital. We all need to get outta here. And you walk. I’m a little woozy, but I’ll try. If you can’t, I can carry you. Ah. Oh. What, what? Oh, my leg is so good that it’s beam.

I, I didn’t feel it before coming. Johnny. One, two. Hey, help. Okay.

Happy your birthday, Sarah. Another trip around the sun. Enjoy your special day. Thank you so much, and thank you for celebrating with us. Our pleasure. And now back to work. Yeah. Yes, me too. In a minute. soon? Mm-hmm. , you can tell me what you wish for. I’m guessing you’re just a little bit too old for a opponent.

I wished that you would forgive me for making such a fool of myself when I accused you of being the clown, the kidnapped Bonnie and Susan. No, not me a fool. I, I hurt you,

Sarah. You already apologize for that. And there’s no reason to. No, honestly, I feel like there is. Honey, you have worked so hard since we have been together to make yourself a better man, and I shouldn’t doubt that. The least I can do is be honest and admit my mistakes, just like you’ve been honest with me and admitted your mistakes.

Excuse me, Dr. I’m sorry for interrupting. No, no. It’s okay. Sophia, hang on one second, honey.

Yeah, I, I will, I will get on that. Thank you so.

You look pale. It’s because, um,

there’s something you have to know.

Get him by way. Ceiling gonna come down away. Just go what? You have to leave home without you. They won’t budge.

So you and Chris. You’re really back together. No, no, we’re just living in the same house. She knows better than to expect anything more. Uh, she hasn’t pressed the issue. Not yet. But what happens when she dies? I mean, come on. I mean, why? I can’t figure it as how she’s got this Hold on. You. Why don’t you just kick her out?

Out? She give up the attitude cuz she claims that the women are gonna need a second dose after New Year’s or they won’t survive. And you believe her. Eric, how can I take that chance when their lives are at stake. Hmm. You’ve even been carrying this secret this entire time, man. Me neither. It has not been fun.

I let, I’ve been holding this inside and it’s been hell having to live with Kristen that’s been beyond hell. To top the whole thing off. I, uh, I lost Chloe to Stephan Damara. You’re gonna let Kristen get away with this. As long as those women’s lives are in jeopardy, Eric? Yeah, she’s gonna get away with it.

Listen man, you’ve gotta keep this between us, okay? If Kristen finds out Brady, I promise he won’t tell us all you and I together, we’re gonna figure out a way to stop Kristen from hurting you. The people we both love.

Okay. Alright. Okay. That’s right. Oh, go. I got you. We got you. Johnny. Johnny. He’ll be here. Well, Johnny, please, we can’t leave her here to die.

You’re my grandma. She believes in helping anyone no matter what she thought of. So in the spirit of Susan Bass,

What do you need? What do you need to tell

darling? What you need to know is that, oh, sorry. All. Oh my God. What’s going on? Uh, there’s been an explosion at St. Luke’s and they’ve already brought some people in. I’m so sorry, honey. I, I thank you for the party. I’ve gotta go. No, I need some.

Hey, hey. This is, uh, is Kristen here? She went to pick up Rachel at school. Nice face. What’s wrong? You got something you need to tell? That? Um, yeah, actually, actually I do. I just saw Eric. Okay. And how’s your brother? He’s not good. He just quit his job at Basic Black and things with him and Nicole are pretty bad and he doesn’t want to be anywhere near her right now.

I better head over to the Damaris. I don’t want Tripp getting into it with EJ and making things worse. I’ll go with you. Just uh, lemme grab this first Burnett.

Okay. Your son’s not at the Damaris. Where is he? He’s at the hospital. With his mother. Evidently, Ava Vitali is still alive.

Mom, I need you to wake up. Please.

Yes. Yes. You’re okay. You’re okay. Oh God. Oh, thank God. You’re okay. You’re okay. You’re, you’re safe. You have to believe me. I had no idea you were gonna in that church. Why? I went back in so I could get thank.

Hey dad. Hey. Hold off a second. You need to get checked out. It’s just a scratch. No, that hasn’t stopped bleeding since we left the chapel location. Just lemme get a nurse. It’ll take a second. I’m fine. I just, I just need to be with Nicole. Well, everything checks out. I don’t think that your arm is broken, but let’s get some x-rays just to be sure.

Okay. You’re really lucky. I know, and it could have been a lot worse. From what the EMT at the scene said, yeah, it could have been a lot worse. Ain’t gonna be all right. Thank God for that.

It’s too bad about Eric and Nicole. Let’s two have had a pretty rough road. Well, it’s about to get rougher. Ugh, I just heard that. Uh, Nicole leached onto ej. See, she was with Rafe and with your brother and now she’s with my. I guess some women are innately fickle. Where’s Rachel? Oh, uh, she asked if she could have a play date with her friend Amanda, and a Of course.

I couldn’t say no. That that’s okay with you, isn’t it? That’s fine with me, yeah. Okay, good. And then, then we can go pick her up together. Oh my God. Doug happened to you. Honey. What’s going on?

Hey, you are, uh, dad was sure in a rush. What happened to, uh, we all just came from my grandma, Susan’s memorial service at St. Luke’s. I was an explosion, right? I just heard about it. What was it? A gas leak. It was a bomb. A bomb. How did a bomb, David Vitali planted it. Not even vital. He’s dead. Yeah. So we all thought until we saw her at the church and she tried to blow us all to kingdom come

my precious trip. I don’t know what I would’ve done if something had happened. Mom, come on. Why? Why, why? Why would you do something like this? Why? Why would you put a bomb in a church where you kill innocent people? I’d like to know the answer to that too, son. I’m okay. You okay? You look like hell, I don’t sound much better.

Let’s get you somebody to check you out right now. No, no. I, I had to stay here with my mom. Hold, don’t worry. She’s not going anywhere. Are you a Vitali? You’re under arrest for five counts of attempted murder and whatever else the DA decides to tack on.

All right, well set. Make you follow up with your regular doctor, but I don’t see any sign of a concussion. Oh, surprised to Isaiah. I’ve got a very hot head. I can confirm that. All right, I’ll check on you guys later. Thank you.

You okay?

Not really. I, I tried to hide it back at the church, but when I was under that beam and we thought the roof might fall in, oh God, ej, I was so scared.

Well, no one’s here but us. You can shorten up.

So Johnny went to the hospital with EJ at a. He’s perfectly fine. He had a little scratch on his head. He’ll be okay. Mm. Well EJ shouldn’t have gone into that church and you said that uh, the roof didn’t fall on his head. . I’m surprised he didn’t get struck by a lightning. I don’t know how funny all of this is Chris and people could have died.

I’m so glad you’re okay, sweetheart. Oh, ah, that’s so sweet. You’re already kissing and making up. What are you talking about? Oh, well, your father confided in me that he and Marla had got into a fight and, uh, he stuck up for me when Marlena wanted to kick me out. You know what? Don’t deny it. Don’t deny you said as much yourself.

See here we are a few days before Christmas and your evil ice Queen stepmother wanted to kick me out into the. Hmm. How do you feel about that, Brady?

My mother said you were injured. I wished over as soon as I could. I, I’m fine. It’s just sprain. The doctor said she can be discharged. That’s good news. She’ll still need rest to heal. That’s why she’s coming home with me.

Thanks for coming.

Eva’s alive. You’re sure? Look, if you don’t believe me, go see for yourself. Rav’s questioning you now. Wait. She’s here in the. Yep. Got caught in the blast. Oh, I don’t get it. If she planted the bomb, why would she be anywhere near it when it went off? It was her son. If she didn’t know Tripp was gonna be in the chapel when she found out she tried to get him out, but she was too late,

does this man will go and steady again. What I heard pull moved on already. It means you’re back on the market. Shut up. Ava. Get much better. Tasted jewelry back when May today. Maybe you didn’t hear the part about. You have the right to remain silent. It wasn’t a suggestion. Okay, do we really have to do this right now?

I mean, she just regained consciousness and Hey, hey, listen to me. I’m no doctor, but it sounds like you have smoke inhalation. Now let’s go get somebody to check you out, chip, listen to your father,

okay? Okay. But I’ll be back soon. Alright? I’m gonna be here for you no matter what.

Nice. You know, I have a, maybe you managed to cheat death yet again, but this time you’re gonna have to live with the consequences of your actions. You’re going away for a very, very long time. We’ll see him at that.

Brady, do you want the mother of your child to be kicked to the curb? Oh, I mean, I guess I could, uh, Stay at the end. No. No. Chris, now I, I want you here so we can be a family for Christmas. Well, great. That’s what I want. So it’s settled. , I’m staying. Oh, 10. I am so glad that you are still alive to celebrate this beautiful holiday with Brady and Rachel and me, and of course, your charming husband.

Hmm. I believe this is going to be a joyous.

I just heard about Nicole. How’s she doing? She’s doing great. EJ is taking care of her now.

Hey, your dad’s gonna be okay. So is Nicole. Thank you for, uh, taking care of them. It’s my job. Somebody’s birthday.

Yeah, it’s uh, mine actually. Oh, well. Happy birthday. Thank you. As in or planned, this whole little surprise for me. Have you seen him? Uh, he was, uh, right out here, but you know, like the rest of us, he was pretty spooked when he found out Ava was still alive.

Just like old times, isn’t it?

Kristen Damara. Raw raised me from the dead and you took care of me. Now you’re gonna take care of me again. What are you talking about? Take care of your hair, huh? You’re gonna first get me out of these cuffs and then you’re gonna get me out of this hospital, because if you don’t, I’m gonna tell Sarah that you were my accomplice and the kidnapping of Susan.

You talked to your dad about my column, right? That’s why you wanted to have a drink. And from the look on your face, it didn’t go very well. Look, uh, I’m sorry, Mattie, he just, he doesn’t really feel like a gossip column is the right fit for the spectator. Well drinks are on you. I guess he already spent all the money I gave you.

It was a pitten considering that dirty little favor I did for you. Oh, come on. You know, you loved having a tussle with Sander. Okay. It was a bit of a dream come true. Only in the dream he was naked. I wasn’t wearing a muscle suit, but I was wearing a clown mask. Okay. Yeah. Well it’s a good thing that it did go off as planned and hopefully Bonnie Riak is will stop nattering on about the fact that it was Zander who kidnapped her even though it was him.

Right.

Oh, I can’t move. Eldest buddy putting those burgers, cement, . You’re the one who insists on. I’m having two of them. Look guys, I know they’re feeling, but they are my favorite. You’re so sweet to remember. . Well, you’ve better run a couple weeks. Yeah, I mean it’s, it’s literally the least we could do. Thank you.

I almost forgot. This was in one of the bags. There you go. Buddy’s burger. Scratch off. See what you got,

Jack. No, but my next order fries on.

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Kristen questions John telling her that he and Marlena got in a fight about her. John claims it was right in the middle of the town square in front of everybody. Kristen asks if he’s joking but John says that shoppers were stopping and staring because they got so loud. Kristen doesn’t understand why they were fighting about her.

Brady questions Eric saying that he’s quitting his job at Basic Black. Brady argues that Eric had one rough night. Eric says that’s not the reason he’s leaving. Brady asks if it’s the pay or the schedule and offers to fix it. Eric responds that it’s nothing he can fix as he just doesn’t want to work with Nicole. Brady doesn’t understand until Eric reveals that they broke up.

EJ says he can’t imagine where Johnny went since he knows his grandmother’s service is about to start. Marlena mentions seeing Johnny outside and that he said he was looking for a woman which EJ questions.

Johnny finds Ava outside the church and questions how this is possible since they said nobody could have survived that crash. Ava guesses she’s hard to kill. Johnny asks if she’s just been in Salem this whole time. Johnny brings up EJ saying he saw her and then thinking it was a hallucination but he guesses it was real. Johnny asks if this means Susan is alive too but Ava says she’s afraid not. Johnny questions how. Ava explains that she jumped out of the car but Susan did not. Johnny asks what’s going on, why Ava is here and in a disguise.

EJ questions why Johnny would be chasing down some woman. Sister Mary Moira mentions seeing Johnny earlier and says he ran off to go after this woman. EJ argues that whatever it was could have waited until after Susan’s service. EJ wonders where Johnny is and remarks that the clock is ticking, while he is unaware that Ava’s bomb under the table counts down from 53 minutes.

Stefan and Chloe work together at DiMera Enterprises. Stefan tells Chloe that she’s free to go and he will finish up but Chloe says she doesn’t mind staying. Stefan asks if there’s no where else she’d rather be. Chloe tells him about how she and Brady were supposed to be in New York today as he had gotten her tickets to one of her all time favorite operas and they were going to meet her mother for an early dinner, mentioning that she got a new dress and shoes for it. Chloe admits she was really looking forward to it until Brady dumped her for Kristen.

Brady questions Eric about his breakup with Nicole. Eric responds that he’s not sure they were ever back together. Brady remembers Eric being upset the other day when he came to talk to her but he just figured they were having a disagreement. Eric responds that there’s a lot more to it than that. Brady understands things are difficult for them with Jada being pregnant but talks about how Eric was confident that he could co-parent with Jada while being with Nicole, so he questions what the hell happened. Eric says that things changed. Brady gets that it’s complicated and Nicole will be insecure about Eric having a baby with his ex. Brady talks about how Jada will be the mother of Eric’s child but Nicole is the woman he loves. Eric then stops him and reveals that there is no more baby because Nicole talked Jada in to having an abortion.

Nicole guesses the woman Johnny went after must be pretty important. EJ asks if Johnny said anything else. Marlena says all he said to her was that he called out to her but she didn’t turn around, so he didn’t get a chance to talk to her. Sister Mary Moira mentions not seeing any woman. EJ remarks that if any of them were to hallucinate, they’re likely to see someone evil…

Ava claims to Johnny that she’s here to pay respects to Susan and she’s incognito because she didn’t think she’d be welcomed. Johnny is not sure he buys that as he can’t believe she has any interest in honoring Susan considering what she did to her. Ava says she’s truly sorry that Susan became collateral damage in the war between herself and EJ, but argues that it’s a war that EJ started when he tried to make her leave town. Ava says she’s sorry but she couldn’t stand for that and brings up that Johnny couldn’t either.

Sister Mary Moira complains about waiting and says they need to reunite Susan with their lord right away. EJ brings up Johnny. She argues that the kingdom of Heaven is waiting for Susan’s arrival, so she doesn’t want to wait another minute longer, while the bomb counts down from 48 minutes.

Stefan tells Chloe that he’s sorry that Brady ruined her plans for the night. Chloe says it’s okay as he already ruined their entire future and this is just one opera. Stefan understands that Brady hurt her badly, so she’s allowed to be upset, but he was under the impression that she was getting over it. Chloe says she is and knows that Brady only ended things with her and moved Kristen in because it’s what best for Rachel. Chloe argues that Brady could co-parent without moving Kristen in so soon, so it just makes her think that Brady had feelings for Kristen this entire time. Stefan says he’s sorry and comments that it seems to be weighing heavily on her. Stefan promises that by New Year’s, she will have forgotten all about Brady when he takes her off to Miami. Chloe says that sounds pretty damn good as they kiss.

Brady sits with Eric and says he’s sorry as he had no idea what he was dealing with. Brady says Nicole was wrong in talking to Jada, but it sounds like Jada made the decision that was best for her, so he thinks it’s unfair to blame Nicole. Eric argues that Nicole went behind his back and gave Jada this whole speech about how hard single motherhood would be but that doesn’t really matter anymore. Brady questions why they broke up. Eric says they are just different and not good for each other anymore. Eric says they got wrapped up in a forbidden love but came crashing back to Earth and remembered why it didn’t work out. Eric mentions that he and Nicole had another fight this morning after she trailed him to Sloan Peterson’s apartment and railed him for sleeping with Sloan, which Brady is shocked to hear. Eric explains that Sloan offered to take on his case and one thing led to another. Brady asks if he’s sure that’s the path he wants to go down. Eric says he can’t turn back now. Brady acknowledges that Sloan is attractive but brings up her reputation and what she did to Paulina, Chanel, and Abe. Brady questions if Eric really wants to get mixed up with a person like this. Eric calls that really classy coming from a guy who is shacking up with Kristen DiMera.

John tells Kristen that he shouldn’t say anything but Kristen argues that she deserves to know if they are fighting over her. Kristen says it’s obviously on his mind and encourages him to tell her. John then claims that Marlena wants to kick Kristen out of the house, but he’s not okay with that. Kristen questions that since he wasn’t exactly welcoming with open arms. John admits he had his suspicions when she first moved in, but claims he’s softened his stance a little. John explains that the whole idea that she was there to suck Brady back in is all that Marlena sees. John says Marlena gets blinded by her worries about Kristen manipulating Brady. John adds that Marlena doesn’t understand why Brady broke up with Chloe and moved Kristen in, so now Marlena worries that Brady is in danger of falling for Kristen all over again. Kristen asks what John thinks. John responds that he thinks she belongs with her daughter.

Johnny admits to Ava that he was pretty upset when EJ kicked her out, but now he’s starting to think he might have done the right thing. Ava questions what that means. Johnny argues that EJ didn’t start the war, Ava did when she faked her marriage to Jake. Ava thought he understood that. Johnny says he was wrong. Johnny argues that Ava tried to defraud his family while lying and stealing from them. Johnny declares that he was wrong to defend her. Ava questions where this is coming from and brings up how Johnny was as upset as she was when EJ kicked her out. Johnny screams that was before she killed his grandmother.

The priest asks if they should begin but EJ refuses to start the ceremony until Johnny arrives. Tripp then shows up and confronts EJ, calling him the son of a bitch who killed his mom.

Stefan and Chloe kiss until Stefan’s computer goes off with work alerts. Stefan decides he can make it to Susan’s memorial on time. Chloe offers to go with him. Stefan tells her that she doesn’t have to but Chloe says she wants to pay her respects to Susan since she was always kind to her. Stefan says he loves having her by his side so they exit together.

Nicole tells Tripp that EJ didn’t kill Ava as she drove off the road and it was an accident. Tripp argues that EJ was in hot pursuit because he hated Ava and wanted her gone, so he forced her to crash. EJ calls that insane and says he was trying to catch up to them to rescue Susan. Nicole tries to explain and defend EJ but Tripp tells her to save it, because the last person he wants to hear from is the tramp who slept with his mom’s boyfriend behind her back.

Ava tells Johnny that she didn’t kill Susan. Johnny points out that she did kidnap her and asks why she did it. Ava argues that she wasn’t going to let EJ push her around and just run away because he said to. Ava says she needed to hurt EJ as much as he hurt her. Johnny questions her using an innocent woman as a weapon. Ava argues that EJ disrespected her so he needed to pay. Johnny shouts that EJ wired her $30 million dollars, so she got what she wanted and asks why she couldn’t have just left instead of kidnapping Susan. Ava asks why EJ couldn’t have just paid her the money. Johnny says that he did but Ava reveals that first, EJ kidnapped Tripp.

Kristen questions John thinking she belongs with her daughter and asks if he thinks that means she belongs with Brady. John clarifies that he didn’t say that, just that he and Marlena have a fundamental difference of opinion about her. John states that Marlena thinks Kristen is a really bad person, while he does not.

Brady tells Eric that he’s not shacking up with Kristen. Eric points out that he is living with her. Brady argues that he moved her in because it’s best for Rachel and there’s nothing romantic going on as they aren’t even sleeping in the same room. Eric reminds him that it’s exactly how it started last time when Kristen was pregnant and moved in to the Kiriakis Mansion. Eric says that Kristen manipulated him then and wormed her way in to his house and his bed. Brady assures that there is zero chance of Kristen ending up in his bed. Eric asks if he’s still attracted to Kristen. Brady responds that he’s attracted to vodka too but he manages to control himself because he knows the road leads to disaster. Eric argues that it’s only a matter of time before Brady can’t fight it anymore. Brady says he may always be attracted to Kristen but swears he’s not going to go anywhere near her after what she did. Eric questions what he’s talking about and asks what she did to him.

EJ yells at Tripp not to speak to Nicole like that. EJ understands Tripp is dealing with a great deal of pain. Tripp argues that EJ is to blame for all of this and says none of this would have happened if he didn’t order Ava to leave town. EJ argues that if Ava left town, she’d be alive and well, but Ava escalated the situation by kidnapping his mother. Tripp argues that EJ escalated it by kidnapping him, which surprises the rest of the room.

Johnny questions EJ kidnapping Tripp. Ava guesses EJ left that part out and says he was held hostage in Seattle. Johnny asks if he’s alright. Ava confirms that Steve and Kayla rescued him but says who knows what would’ve happened if they hadn’t. Ava argues that she’s not the only one who dragged an innocent person in to this since EJ tried to one up her. Johnny points out that Tripp was freed but Ava still had Susan and EJ would’ve done anything to get her back. Johnny questions why Ava instead drove her off a cliff.

Tripp tells everyone at the church that EJ had him kidnapped. Tripp assumes it’s because he just didn’t want to pay his own mother’s ransom. Nicole thinks back to EJ telling her that he thought he could outsmart Ava and get Susan back without paying the ransom. Tripp points out that EJ isn’t denying it. Tripp calls EJ scum and says he cheaped out on his own mother and bullied his mother, so now they are both dead. Sister Mary Moira says that’s enough and argues that her sister’s soul is hanging in the balance, so she will not listen to another word.

Kristen questions John not thinking she’s a bad person. John says he doesn’t think Marlena does either but her view is colored by their romantic past. John admits he may be biased, but he remembers who Kristen was when he first met her as a social worker. They reminisce about how they did Little League with the kids. John says Kristen made a difference on a lot of people’s lives and that’s not a bad person. Kristen points out that was a long time ago. John says when Kristen first moved in, he didn’t know what his motives were but the longer she’s been here, his concerns have started to fade because he sees the good Kristen that he fell in love with.

Eric asks Brady what Kristen did. Chloe and Stefan walk through the town square and see them. Eric asks Brady again what Kristen did. Chloe tells Stefan they can just go but Stefan confronts Brady and asks him for the tickets to the opera that he was supposed to take Chloe to, so that they can exchange them for another performance and suggests on Valentine’s Day. Eric argues that they were in the middle of something. Stefan accuses Brady of bailing on Chloe and not even remembering, asking if he has any idea how much this night meant to her. Stefan asks if that’s how much Brady cares about Chloe. Brady says he cares about her more than he knows. Stefan says so much that he tossed her aside for Kristen. Brady tells him that’s not what happened. Stefan declares that at least now Chloe is with someone who truly cares about her and treats her like she deserves to be instead of making her feel disposable. Chloe tries to get Stefan to go but Stefan wants to make sure he makes it to the opera. Brady remarks that Stefan can take the DiMera jet and fly the whole company in for a private show. Stefan tells Brady that he really blew it as he had the most wonderful woman on the planet and he threw her aside like garbage while at least now she’s with a real man. Brady then punches Stefan in the face. Chloe asks what the hell is wrong with Brady. Stefan calls Brady out of control just like Eric and says they are both raging jerks who think nothing about assaulting people. Stefan remarks that Eric seems to have calmed down a bit since his stint in jail. Stefan suggests he should call the cops, so they can teach Brady the same lesson. Chloe asks if he really thinks that’s necessary. Brady tells Stefan to go for it and offers him his phone to call the cops.

John talks about the Kristen he knew having a real calling for serving other people including Marlena when she was possessed. John recalls Kristen getting him to see the truth and how they helped Marlena. John calls it ironic that Marlena is so convinced that Kristen has these evil intentions when she is the one who saved Marlena from being possessed. John comments that Kristen was a real friend to Marlena. John says he can’t understand why Marlena can’t find it in her heart to be a friend to Kristen now.

Johnny asks Ava what happened on the road that night, if she lost control of the car or if she crashed it on purpose? Johnny asks if she was going to hurt EJ by killing Susan. Sister Mary Moira comes out from the church and tells Johnny that they were wondering where he went. Johnny apologizes and says he just ran in to an old friend. Sister Mary Moira mocks that getting in the way of the fate of Susan’s soul. Johnny apologizes and hopes he didn’t miss the service. She tells him that EJ refused to start without him and then Tripp stormed in and started yelling at EJ about kidnapping him.

EJ tells Tripp that he’s sorry he’s upset but says they have tolerated this interruption enough. Tripp questions if wanting an explanation for his mother’s death is an annoyance to him. EJ suggests Marlena might be better suited to deal with this. Tripp tells him not to try to pawn him off on Marlena or pacify him with fake sympathy. Tripp declares that they are going to hash this out right here and now. EJ responds that they are going to pay respects to his mother and Tripp is going to get the hell out of here. Tripp then sits down and declares that he’s not going anywhere. The bomb under the table counts down from 13 minutes.

John tells Kristen that he loves Marlena with all of his heart but her lack of care can be frustrating to him. Kristen points out that there was a time when Marlena was willing to try. John remembers when Kristen was pregnant with Rachel and Marlena called it a new beginning for all of them, but clearly it wasn’t. Kristen guesses Marlena still can’t see past her mistakes. John urges that she needs to see how much Kristen loves her daughter and that’s why Brady moved her in. John talks about he and Brady seeing that Kristen is a really good mother and person. Kristen gets emotional and responds that she’s not a good person.

Brady tells Stefan to go ahead and call the cops. Chloe suggests they just go. Stefan brings up that EJ declined to press charges against Eric, so he guesses he can do the same for Brady. Stefan remarks that a jail sentence is temporary compared to the time that Brady will spend regretting letting Chloe go because that’s forever. Stefan and Chloe then walk away. Eric asks Brady if he’s okay. Brady responds that just seeing Chloe with Stefan makes him a little crazy. Eric says he gets it but questions why he gave Chloe up if he loves her so much.

Stefan tells Chloe that he’s sorry about that. Chloe says Brady is the one who should be sorry. Stefan says he shouldn’t have let Brady provoke him like that and that he just hates the way he treated her. Stefan assures that Chloe will make it to the opera with the best seats in the house. Chloe says she can’t wait and notes that Stefan’s bleeding has stopped but he got a little bit of blood on his shirt. Stefan guesses he can’t go to the memorial like that. Chloe thinks it’s probably over by now anyway. Stefan then invites Chloe to join him at the reception at the DiMera Mansion.

After Sister Mary Moira informs Johnny and Ava that Tripp is in the church, Ava begins to panic and decides she has to get in there, so she runs back in to the church.

Marlena tells Tripp that she would like to hear what he’s feeling but this is not the time or place. Tripp knows she means well but says he’s not going anywhere. Tripp questions why he should let EJ grieve for his mother when EJ took his mother from him. EJ then grabs Tripp but Tripp repeats that he’s not leaving. Ava then rushes in and tells Tripp that he needs to come with her right now, shocking both EJ and Tripp.

John asks Kristen what she means by saying she’s not a good person. John says he’s not being judgmental and asks what she did.

Eric reminds Brady that he said Kristen did something and asks what that was. Brady asks him to forget it but Eric refuses since she is living in his mother’s house. Eric demands to know why Kristen is living there since they both know it’s not what is best for Rachel. Eric asks Brady again why he would move that psycho in. Brady then responds that he didn’t have a choice and reveals that Kristen blackmailed him to force him to move her in and to break up with Chloe.

Stefan and Chloe go back to the DiMera Mansion. Stefan wonders what is keeping everyone and says they should’ve been back by now. Chloe says the events can be emotional. Stefan mentions that EJ was adamant about keeping it short since he was the only one scheduled to speak. Chloe suggests maybe they had an unexpected guest…

Tripp rushes up to hug Ava and says he’s so glad to see her. Ava repeats that they have to get out of here. EJ tells Nicole to call the police. Johnny rushes in to the church. EJ assumes this is the mystery woman he was talking about. Johnny confirms that he found her in disguise. EJ guesses she came back to admire her handy work. EJ declares that Ava is going to pay for what he did to his mother and grabs her arm. Tripp tells EJ to get his hands off of her. Ava tells Tripp that she can handle EJ and orders Tripp to just go. Tripp refuses to leave her but she says he has to. Tripp questions what she is talking about. Ava then announces that there is a bomb, shocking everyone in the room. Ava uncovers the bomb underneath the table which is counting down from 6 seconds. Ava screams for Tripp to run and then the bomb explodes.

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Days Short Recap Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Nicole had a dream of Eric. She woke up in Susan’s room at the DiMera mansion. Johnny showed up to look for something of Susan’s to bring to the memorial. Nicole told him she was sorry for his loss. He apologized to her for the way he reacted to her staying at the mansion. He said he hoped things would have worked out between her and Rafe. She apologized for the relationship not working out. She said Rafe was a good person, but she wasn’t. She said she would never be a good person. He found Susan’s cross. He said it represented everything that was important to her. He said she was the truest person he ever knew even though people thought she was crazy. He said he had good memories of Nicole being his stepmother. He said he enjoyed being around her. Eric woke up in Sloan’s bed. She gave him coffee. She noticed that he was distracted. He said he had a headache because he didn’t drink anymore. She offered him something to eat, but he wanted something else. After they made love, he told her Belle was wrong when she said getting involved with her would be the worst mistake. Sloan asked him about his time as a priest. He said he wasn’t going to be a priest for a third time. After they made love again, he told her he wasn’t looking for a relationship. She said she wasn’t interested in a relationship. She told him he was welcome to stay with her if he needed a place to stay. She said they could be friends with benefits. He said it has been a while since he has had a real friend.

Kate went to Jada’s room to check on her. Kate wondered if Eric had come to see her. Jada said he didn’t. Kate was surprised, but Jada was happy he didn’t. Steve showed up in the pub. He talked to Roman about him he was going to Seattle for Christmas. Jada and Kate showed up in the pub. Steve offered to take Jada to work because he wanted to talk to her about a police matter. EJ talked to Roger and found out he wasn’t going to Susan’s memorial. Ava was outside and watched EJ. When EJ got off the phone, Rafe showed up. Rafe said he needed EJ’s statement about the night Susan died. EJ said he didn’t have anything to say. He said Rafe should let it die. Ava walked away while EJ and Rafe were talking. Nicole came downstairs. Rafe wanted to know what she was doing there. EJ said she spent the night. She tried to explain what was going on, but Rafe told him to enjoy his consolation prize. Rafe said he would find out what happened between EJ and Ava. Rafe left the mansion. Nicole went to the pub. She asked Kate about Jada. Kate said Jada wouldn’t want to see her. Nicole tried to defend her actions. Kate didn’t want to hear what she had to say. Roman said he and Kate were rooting for Nicole and Eric. Nicole said she knew she messed up. Roman said Sloan was Eric’s lawyer. Roman said Eric didn’t come home. Nicole left the pub. Eric and Sloan kissed each other. Someone knocked on the door while they were kissing. Sloan answered the door. It was Nicole. Nicole saw Eric behind her. Steve told Rafe and Jada that EJ kidnapped Tripp. Steve said he didn’t have proof. Rafe said if they could prove EJ planned the crime in Salem, they would have jurisdiction. Jada and Rafe said they would go after EJ. While Ava was in the crypt, Charlie showed up. He asked her how they were going to get their revenge. She said EJ was going to die. She showed him a bomb in a briefcase. She told him she was going to do it at Susan’s memorial.

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Days Short Recap Thursday, December 15, 2022

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Nicole pushed by Sloan so she could confront Eric. She told him about starting a drunken brawl and hooking up with Sloan. He told her that he understood hers and Sami’s impulsive behavior. He said it was more fun to be the bad twin. Sloan came back in the room just as Nicole left. She wanted to know if Eric was okay. She told him there was still time for them to have some love in the afternoon. She loosened the towel she was wore and they kissed. They had sex and they showered together. He let her know that he had to meet Brady. She wanted to be with him again and he was willing to do that. Charlie and Ava loved the bomb she created. She wanted to make all of her enemies pay. She wanted to start with Nicole. She knew she would be at the funeral. John and Marlena talked about how they couldn’t let Rachel have what she wanted for Christmas. John thought they had to get Kristen out of Brady’s life for good. Marlena thought he should get close to Kristen again as a friend. She thought Kristen would tell him what she’s holding over Brady’s head. He loved it when Marlena schemed. She thought it was good parenting. She had an idea of how to get Kristen to let her guard down.

Kristen interrupted Brady’s conversation with Tate. She dangled mistletoe in front of him. He didn’t want her to encourage Rachel’s fantasies that they were getting back together. He thought that was good that she was willing to go to Susan’s service. She had a plan so that she could see EJ. Brady wasn’t going to like the plan. Kristen showed up at the DiMera mansion. She told EJ that she wanted to be there for him. He didn’t want her to be there. He wanted her to leave so he could be alone. Brady met with Eric. He let him know that he lost money because he was arrested. Eric quit his job and apologized to Brady. Nicole showed up at the DiMera mansion to tell him about Eric and Sloan. He told her that Kristen showed up at the mansion. Since EJ didn’t have anyone else, Nicole offered to go to the funeral with him. Ava wore a wig and put the bomb near Susan’s things at the church. Johnny was outside the church. He thought he saw Ava. He wanted to know if that was her. She let him know that it was her.

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Days Transcript Friday, December 16, 2022

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So you and Marlena were fighting about me white smack dab in the middle of Horton Square, and it got all heated and everything. You’re joking right? I wish Milick got so loud and looked around. All the Christmas shoppers were just standing and. I don’t understand. Why were you two fighting about me?

Did you just say you’re quitting your job at basic life effective immediately. Okay, Eric, come on. Come on. You had one rough night. All right. I know you feel bad about missing some photos. I do feel bad, but it’s not the reason why I’m leaving. All right. What is it? What is it? Is it schedule? Just tell me.

I’ll fix. Listen, there’s nothing you can fix, Brady. I just don’t wanna work with Nicole. Why not? I know it’s a lot of hours to spend with your girlfriend, but it’s, she’s not my girlfriend.

Not anymore. Cole and I broke up.

I can’t imagine why Johnny went, he knows his grandmother’s service is about to start. Yes, he does. I saw him outside. He, he said he wouldn’t come in with me yet because he was looking for a woman. What woman? Ava, how is this possible? And they, they said nobody could survive that crash. I guess I’m hard to kill.

So what did you just spend in Salem this whole time? So my dad said he saw you at the crash site. He’d been drinking a lot. He thought it was a hallucination, but it was real. What do you think? Wait, wait, wait, wait. So, so if. Survive the crash. Does that mean my grandma’s alive too? I’m afraid not. I mean, how, look, after we went through the guard real, I jumped out of the car.

Susan did not, Hey, but what’s going on? Why are, why are you here? Why are you dressed and in a disguise? Why would he be chasing down some woman? I do not know. I saw him earlier and. Peter ran off shrinking a little of our conversation to go after her. Well, whatever it was about, I could have waited until after mother serves.

Where are you? I ticking.

Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

Okay. According to this update, all of the shipments have been rero. and our subsidiary should receive everything they need by tomorrow night. Great. So Christ is averted, right? . Ask me again once the deliveries have been made. 10 million worth of merchandise. That is a lot of boxes. Mm. Well, I’m optimistic.

Mm. One of the things I love about you That and your ability to navigate a global network of distribution centers. From your keyboard calling. Thank you. No thanks. Necessary. I mean, we needed to handle this crisis and I didn’t want supply chain and issue to keep EJ from his mother’s service. Yeah. Well, I appreciate it and I don’t think I should keep you here any longer, so go enjoy your day.

I will Take care of the tracking myself. I’m no, I don’t mind staying. You sure? Unless there’s somewhere else you’d rather be. No, no. There is nowhere. Uh, not anymore, at least. Um, Brady and I were supposed to be in New York tonight. He got us tickets to one of my all-time favorite operas, and they don’t perform it that often, so it was special.

Hmm. And then got a new dress and new shoes. We were gonna meet my mother for an early dinner. You know, you were really looking forward. Yeah, I was until Brady ducked me for your sister. So you and Nicole broke up. I’m not sure we were ever back together. We were obviously upset the other day when you came to the office and wanted to talk to her alone.

I just assumed you were having some kind of a disagreement. Listen, it’s a lot more to it than that. Things aren’t easy for you too right now, especially the fact that Jade is. Great. Immediately. Look, you, you, you were so confident before that you’d be able to do this man that you could co-parent and be with Nicole at the same time.

What the hell happen? Things changed. I get it. It’s a complicated situation. Nicole’s gonna feel insecure about the fact that you’re having a baby with your ex. Right? Right. But you please can’t give up. You gotta reassure her that Nicole’s alone that you love and Jada’s gonna be the mother of your child.

And Nicole has to get used to the fact that the family is not gonna look the way she thought it was gonna be. Okay. But please, and, and you guys have been through challenges before. You got through so much more than this. All right. All right. Just, just stop. What, here’s some more. Nicole, she talked Jade into heaven.

An abortion,

uh, this woman Johnny ran after. Must have been pretty important. I’m pretty beautiful. Are you glad that my grand nephew is having lusting thoughts in this holy. I was just speculating. Ladies, please, can someone just tell me if Johnny said anything else? Well, all he said to me was he, he called after her and she didn’t turn around, so he never had a chance to talk to her.

Well, this is very disconcerted. As I said, I saw him earlier and, uh, I didn’t see any woman. Well, maybe at a vision of the Virgin Mary. The blessed mother would never appear to a demara. No finish untaken from experience. I can tell you if any one of us were to hallucinate, we’d most likely see someone evil.

I’m here because I wanted to pay my respects to your grandmother, and I’m incognito because I didn’t think I’d exactly be. I’m not sure I’d buy that. Oh, you think your family wants to see me ? Definitely not. What I can’t believe is that you have any interest in honoring my grandmother, considering what you did there, her.

Okay. I am truly sorry that your grandmother ended up as collateral damaging the war between your father and myself, but it is a war. He started when he tried to make me leave town. I’m sorry, but I could not stand for that. And if I recall correctly, you couldn’t either.

Whew. Look, we wait. The longer my sister languish isnt purgatory. Now we need to reunite my sister with our Lord and Savior right away, but Johnny’s still not back, but that is a shame. But the kingdom of heaven win. You’ll have to leave my sister’s arrival to the pearl gates one minute longer.

I’m sorry. Brady ruined a plant for tonight. Yeah, that’s okay. He already ruined our entire future. What’s one opera, . I’m sorry. I’m having a moment. Oh, no. It’s okay. Brady hurt you badly. You’re allowed to be upset, but I was under the impression that you were getting over it. I am. I mean, I know he only ended things with me and move Kristen in because it’s what’s best for Rachel.

At least that’s what he claims. Hmm. You don’t believe it? Well, I believe that Brady wants what’s best for Rachel, but. He also knows that he can co-parent without co-habitating and moving Kristen in so soon. It just makes me think that he’s had feelings for her this entire time. I’m sorry. It seems to be weighing very heavily on you, but I promise by New Year’s you have forgotten all about Brady.

How can you be so sure he does once I whisk you off to Miami? We spend our days on the most beautiful beaches and our nights in the finest restaurants. You won’t have a spare second to think about Brady.

How’s that sound? Pretty damn good.

Man. Hey, I’m sorry I had no idea you were dealing with. It’s all right. Thank you, Steve.

That’s probably not in the business, but I’m gonna put in my 2 cents because I’m your brother and I love you. So here it comes. Wasn’t Nicole wrong in talking to Jada about her pregnancy? Yeah. But from everything you’ve told me, it sounds like Jada made the decision that was best for her. So to try to blame Nicole for somehow talking her into it, I think that would be unfair.

Brady, the decision about the abortion was, it was up to Jada. Let’s not forget. Nicole went behind my back and gave Jada this whole speech about single motherhood and how hard it would be. That doesn’t really matter. Why didn’t, why did you break up? We broke up because of the same reason we got divorced.

We’re different. We’re not good for each other anymore. I mean, we got it all wrapped up in this whole forbidden love and we didn’t follow through with that and we came crash into the earth. And you remembered why it didn’t work out, Heidi? Nonstop. In fact, we actually got in a fight earlier this morning.

She trailed me over to Sloan Peterson’s and she laid into me for sleeping with. I’m sorry, what? Someone offered to take on my case, you know, thing led to another, why are you looking at me like, uh, sorry. I’m just, uh, proof. I’m surprised. Sure. That’s the path you want to go down. It’s not like I can turn back now.

Eric. Eric, look, she’s attractive. I’ll give you that, but her reputation is abysmal. Did you hear him about what she did? To, to, to, to Paul, Lena and, and chan. And indirectly to Abe. I mean, I don’t know if, do you really want to get messed up with a person like this? Oh, that’s real, really classic. Coming from a guy who’s shacking up with Chris and Damara,

I shouldn’t say anything. Oh, come on John. If you and Marlene are fighting about me, I deserve the right to know. Hey, it’s obviously on your mind, or you wouldn’t have brought it up, so why don’t you just tell me,

doc wants to kick you out of the house, and I have a problem with that. Oh, really? Mm-hmm. . Mm. Because you weren’t exactly welcoming me with open arms. I know. I know. I know. When you first moved in here, I had my suspicions, but let’s just say that I’ve kind of softened my stance. How so? This whole idea that you are solely here to suck Brady back in.

I don’t see that, but it’s all the doxys. I mean, she was, I called one night for the night. I came back here. When I came here. You know, this is because she has these worries here and what they’re doing is blinding her to what is really going on For, for example, the other night we came home from dinner, walked in here, Brady had his arm around you.

Okay. Right, right, right. Okay, hold on. But that, he was just comforting me overseas. Exactly. But. Doc, she jumps to this long conclusion. Says there she is. She’s manipulating Brady again. I bet she gave you an ear pull about that, didn’t you? Well, no, she did. She did? Yeah. She warned me that my schemes would never work.

And see that is, that’s so unfair. You were just upset over losing a friend. Right? Yeah. I knew she must to, uh, kick me out of the house only cause she doesn’t understand why Brady broke up with Chloe and moved you in. And now that he has, she thinks that you’re getting too close to Brady and he’s in danger of falling for you all over again.

And what do you think? I think you belong with your daughter.

Yeah. Yeah, you’re right. I was pretty upset when I found out that my dad kicked you out now. I am starting to think he might have done the right thing. What is that supposed to mean? This war between you two? He didn’t start it. You did. When you faked your marriage to my uncle Jake, you said that you understood that and you said it didn’t matter because Jake wanted to marry.

I was wrong. I was wrong. You, you tried to defraud my. You lied to us. You stole from us. I was wrong. I was wrong to defend you, Jonathan. Where? Where is this coming from? I mean, the day that your father threw me out, you were furious with him. You were as angry at him as I was. Yeah. That was before you killed my grandmother.

Shall we begin? Not yet. Ali, please. With all due respect Aunt Mary Marra, we are not starting this ceremony until my son walks through that door. I’ll give you off the sale for me. Stupid. Well, that’s not Johnny. No, I’m Trip Johnson and This’s the summer Bitch. You killed my mom.

I think your computer wants your attention can wait. Not if it’s about the crisis we’re trying to avert. Right. I said when the shipments went out

and, and. Everything is on its way. Ah, there we go. Success. Nice. Now if I hurry, I can make Susan’s memorial in time. I’m sure EJ would appreciate that. I’d be happy to go with you. Oh, you don’t have to do that. No, I want to, uh, I wanna pay my respects to Susan. She was always really kind to me, but if you’d rather go alone No, no, no, of course not.

Besides, I love having you by my. Okay, let’s go then. Let’s go. Yeah. Cute

trip. EJ didn’t kill Ava. Her death was an accident. She drove off the road. Yeah, with EJ in Hopper Pursuit. He hated my mom. You wanted her gone permanently. So you forced her to crash. That’s. My mother was in that car as well. I was trying to catch up to them to rescue her. I wanted Ava to stop. That’s the truth, ej.

Save it. All right. The last person I wanna hear from is the Tramp who slept in my mom’s boyfriend behind her back.

Susan, his death. But I didn’t kill her. No, I thought she didn’t kidnap her. No, that I did. Why? Why would you do that? I wasn’t gonna let EJ damara push me around, turn tail and disappeared just because he told me to. That is not who I am. I needed to hurt him as much as he hurt me. So you used an innocent woman as a weapon?

Look, EJ Damara, he disrespected me. He needed a gun. He wired you 30 million. And then my grandmother showed up at the airfield. You dragged her off at gunpoint. Why You got exactly what you wanted. Why couldn’t you just leave? Why couldn’t he have just paid me the money? He did? No, he didn’t. First he had to kidnap trip.

You think I belong with my daughter? Does that mean you think I belong with Brady? Oh, I didn’t say that. Yeah, but you don’t want my lineage. Kick me out of the house. Let’s, let’s just say the doc and I, we have a, a fundamental difference of opinion about you. Okay. Which is she thinks you’re a really bad person, and I do.

Would you not shacking up with Kristen Joy? You are living with her. We’ve been over this many times. Okay. I moved her into the house cause I thought it was best for Rachel. That’s all. There’s nothing romantic going on with Christopher. We’re not even sleeping in the same room. Okay. That’s exactly how it started last time.

What are you talking about? Kristen was pregnant when she convinced you to move her into the Carus Palace. Okay. Okay. It was a high risk pregnancy. She needed support. It was either move her in or have Dr. Rolf move in with her. Okay? You think I should sign up for that? All right. The point is she manipulated you.

She warmed her way into your house and then into your bed. There is zero chance, Kristin finding her way into my bed. It’s not gonna happen. Brady, you’re so attracted to Aren. I’m attracted to vodka too. All right. But I managed to control myself because I know the road leads to disaster. Okay? It’s one thing when Christian’s on the run and behind bars, you’re living under the same roof.

Get real Brady. It’s only a matter of time before you can’t find it anymore. Am I attracted to her? Maybe. Okay. Maybe always will be, but I’m not gonna go anywhere near her, Eric, not after what she did. What are you talking about, Brady? What does she do?

Hey, do not speak to Nicole like that. If you want to be angry at someone, be angry at me. Oh, I’m angry with you. All right. I’m freaking en raped. I got language. We are the house of God. I am so sorry. Trip. I understand that you are dealing with a great deal of pain. Well, you pay that you. You were to blame for all of this.

You selfish, sadistic bastard. None of this would’ve happened if you hadn’t ordered my mom to leave town an order that left her alive and well, and it should have stayed that way. But Ava escalated the situation by kidnapping my mother, no ej. You escalated it by kidnapping me.

My father kidnapped trip. Oh, I’m guessing he left that part out. It is the God’s honest truth. He hired a couple of goons to take my son hostage in Seattle. Is he all right? Stephen Kayla rescued him, thank God. But if they hadn’t, who, who knows what would’ve happened? So you see, I am not the only one who dragged an innocent person into this.

Your father tried to one up me and here we’re, but you said trip’s. Okay. Yeah. Stop. So your son was free. He still had my grandmother. My father would’ve done anything. So you get her back and said you drove her off a cliff. Why?

It’s. EJ had me kidnapped. I assume it’s because you didn’t wanna pay your own mother’s ransom. It’s not like you couldn’t afford it, you just didn’t wanna part with the money.

I was so bloody certain that I could get my mother back without having to pay the ransom. I mean, how hard could it be to Outsmart Ara Vitali, right? . You see, he, he’s not even deny. God, you are a penny pinching, power hungry piece of scum, and you cheated out in your own mother. You bullied mine and now they’re both dead.

That is enough now, won’t you stand there arguing. My sister soul hangs in the village. Now I will not listen to another word. Father,

you don’t think I’m a bad. You know, and I really don’t thank doctors either. It’s just that when it comes to you and Brady, I think her view is a little old, I don’t know, colored by our romantic best, or maybe she thinks that your view of me is colored by a romantic past, figuring out I might be. A little biased, but then again, I remember who you were when I first met you, Kristin Blake, for crying out loud, you were a social worker,

Can you believe it? Yeah, I can. I was there. I saw you in action. You, you remember that summer we did the little league team with the kids . I know. And you came and helped out and Oh my gosh. Wow. I might have helped them between the lines. You were so great. No, you were. I had no idea. But you were the one who made a difference in their lives.

You made a difference on a lot of people’s lives. And see, that’s not the work of a bad person. That was a long time, John.

Yeah, true.

I thought, you know, it’s like I said, When you first moved in here, I didn’t know what your motives were. The longer that you’ve been here, my, my concerns have started to fade cause I see it. I see her, the, the other Kristen, the, the good. Kristen. Kristin, I fell in love with.

What did Kristen do?

Come on step. Let’s just go, I don’t know. Not yet. Brady. What happened with. Hey man, can I get those tickets? What? And obviously you’re not using them. I don’t even know what you’re talking about, man. The tickets to the opera that you were supposed to take Chloe to in New York tonight. The opera. Yeah, that was, that was, that was tonight.

Yeah. Seeing as Chloe and I aren’t gonna be able to make it, I was thinking we could exchange them for another performance, perhaps Valentine’s Day. Okay. Hey, my brother and I in the middle, not only do you bail on. But you don’t even remember that you have plans with her. You are one classy. S o p. Hey, do you have any idea how much this night meant to her?

Any idea? And you add insult to injury by not even remembering that you have plans. Is that how much you care about her? Huh? You care about her more than you know, so much so that you toss her aside from my sister Steph. And that isn’t what happened. Man. Whatever you say, pal. Hey, at least now she’s with someone who truly cares about her, who treats her with the respect she deserves and doesn’t make her feel worthless and disposable.

Okay, come on, we’re going now. No, no, no. Hang on, hang on, hang on. Unlike Brady, I’m gonna make sure that you make it to. It’s very noble. Hey, you were denier, you got cloud, right? Why don’t you just, uh, you know, fly the whole company in privately so you can have your own private show. That’s a great idea, Brady.

You know, you should be part of a think tank or something. But New York, it’s so magical this time of year and romantic, isn’t it? Yeah, man, you really blew it. You had the. Wonderful woman on the planet, and you threw her aside like she’s garbage. At least now she’s with a real man.

Brady, what the hell is wrong with you? He’s outta control. That’s what’s wrong with him. Just like his brother. Leave him out. Him. Oh, but you guys have so much in common. You’re both rageaholic jerks who think nothing of assaulting people. Although I must say the priest seems to have calmed down a little bit since he’s stint in jail.

You know, maybe I should call the cops. They can teach you the same lesson. Stephanie, do you really think that’s necessary? No. Hey, Go for it.

Holy. The cops, Stephen.

Now Kristin, I knew back then now she, uh, she had this real calling and I’m not talking about just serving other people, but just serving God. Not very well, I’m afraid. Don’t come. No, no, no, no. Don’t do that. Don’t sell yourself short there. You were always looking out for other people. Feel you looked out for dog.

When she was possessed, you remember that you were one of the first people who realized there was some problem here and you tried to warn everybody else. You remember that? Yeah. It was a very scary time. Oh, yo. I was in denial. I mean, you were the one that got me to see the truth and the two of us, we helped her.

And it’s a running, isn’t it? What’s that? The doc is so convinced that you have all these evil intentions, but you are the one who saved her from the devil, and she’s still so suspicious of you now, even though you proved how much you cared about her, you were a real friend who, Kristen, and honestly, I, I just, I can’t understand why she can’t find it in her heart to.

Be a friend to you. Now,

what happened on the road that night? Ava? Did you lose control of the car? Didn’t you crash it on purpose? Is that how you were gonna hurt my father by killing my grandmother?

Hey, you are John Roman. We were all wondering where you were. Sorry. Just ran into an old friend. Oh, isn’t it? Just wouldn’t wanna let a little thing like the fate of your grandmother soul together the way if you two catch up. I, I, I am so sorry. Please tell me I didn’t miss the service. It. Elvis refused to start without you and then everything got toughy turvy.

When this young man came charging in there, yelling at him, shouting, shouting so loud that I just couldn’t take it. Shouting about what? How your father kidnapped him.

Son, I’m sorry you’re upset. No, I am not Yourself, and keep your damn hands off of me. All right. We’ve tolerated this interruption long enough. Tolerated. Oh, I’m sorry. EJ is me wanting an explanation for my mom’s murder. An annoyance to you. My be to suit to address Mr. Johnson. No, no, no, no. Don’t, don’t try to palm me off on Dr.

Evans or, or pacify me with your fake sympathy. We’re gonna have this out right here, right now. We are going to pay respects to my mother, and you are going to get the hell out of here.

I’m not going anywhere.

Kristen, you know, I love Jacque iHeart, but this total lack of understanding and forgiveness, it’s really frustrating for me. No, I mean, that was a point she was willing to try. Yeah, I remember that. I think it was, it was Mother’s Day. You were pregnant with Rachel. Yeah, and she sat right here and she said, this is a new beginning for all of us.

Well, Clearly it wasn’t because she can’t get past this idea that you’re rotten to the corn. I’m sorry about that. Well, you know, maybe she still can’t see past my mistakes. What she needs to see is how much you love your daughter more than anything, John. Well, that’s why Broody moved you in here. He knows how much you love Rachel.

She needs you in your life. You need to be with her so she can see what Brady and I already see, and that’s, you’re not only a good mother, but you’re a really good person.

No, I’m not, John. I’m not a good person.

Go. Call the cops. Stop. And please, let’s just get outta here.

My brother declined to press charges against Eric. Guess I could do the same for Poor Brady here besides. Shall sentence is temporary compared to the time you’re gonna spend thinking about what a fool you were to let her go. That’s forever

you. Okay? Yeah. You’re just seeing her with him makes me look crazy, Eric. I get it. I know you wanna put your daughter first. But if you love her so much, why don’t you give Chloe up?

Sorry about that. No, Brady’s the one who should be, sorry. Oh, I shouldn’t have provoked him like that, but I,

I hate the way he treated you, but I will make sure you make it to the opera. Best seats in the house. I can’t wait. How’s the bleeding? It looks like it’s stopped, but you have a little bit of blood on your shirt.

Damn, it can’t go to the memorial like that. Well, it’s probably over by now anyway.

She’s having a reception back at the house. You ready to join? I’d love to this young man, he, he claimed that EJ kidnapped him more like screaming at the top of his lungs was a trip. Trip Johnson, I believe that’s what he said his name was. You All right, I’ve gotta get in there.

I would very much like to hear what you’re feeling, but this is not the time or the place. I know you mean. Well, Dr. Evans, but I’m standing right where I am. This is not No, no, no. Why should I let this monster greet for his mother when he took my mother from me, right. That’s it. No, I said I’m not leaving

you to come with me. Right. Peter, huh?

What do you mean you’re not a good person? I. It’s okay being judgemental here. What’d you do?

Hey, you said Kristen did something. What was it, Eric, please just forget it. I can’t because she’s living in my mother’s house. Eric, forget it. She’s sure seems like it. Why is she living with Mom and John? And don’t tell me it’s what’s best for Rachel. You both know. That’s bull. Answer me. Brady, why would you move this cycle into foster parents home?

I didn’t have a choice. What? What do you mean? She blackmailed me? She forced me to move her in and break up with Chloe.

Are these peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches? They are Susan’s favorite, have one? Uh, I think I’ll wait till everyone gets here. Yeah. All right. I wonder what’s keeping them. They should have been back by now. Well, it’s an emotional event. People need time. I know, but EJ was pretty adamant on keeping it short.

He was the only one scheduled to speak. Maybe they had an unexpected guest. My God, mom. Hey, can’t you? Okay. I’m glad to see you too, baby. But we gotta get outta here. No, we’re not going anywhere. Nicole called the police death. The police, I’m assuming this is a mystery woman you were searching for earlier.

She showed up under disguise, returning to admire her handy work. No gas. But don’t worry, Ava’s gonna pay you for what you did to your grandma. Hey, get your hand off. Hey, don’t worry, I can handle EJ trip. Just please go. No, I’m not gonna leave you here. Yeah, you have to. Wow. What’s going on? There is a, What you talking about?

My God. Mom, we got, okay. I’m glad to see you too, baby, but we gotta get outta here going anywhere. Nicole called the police anywhere. Yeah, the police, I’m assuming this is a mystery woman you were searching for earlier. Yeah. She showed up in a disguise returning to admire her handy work. No doubt. But don’t worry’s gonna pay you for what she did to your grandmother.

Hey, get your hand off. Hey, don’t worry, I can handle EJ Tripp. Just please go. No, I’m not gonna leave. Yes, you have to. Why? What’s going on? There is a bomb. What mom? Whatcha are you talking about? Talking about right here.

What was that? I don’t know. Thunder, maybe. Hey, well let’s get back to the bombing you just dropped. What do you mean Kristen blackmailed you into breaking up the. What she holding over your head? If you keep insisting that you are not a good person? I don’t think I have to tell an ex none. That confession is good for the soul.

Yeah, well it’s too bad there’s not a priest around. No. Yes. You’re just gonna have to settle for the next best thing and it’s an old friend. So what’s weighing so heavily on your conscience?

You can talk to me. Kristen, I’m here for you.

Hey buddy. Hey, how about I take care of the next one? Hello. What’s this? By your favorite commission, beer Day? Well, that would suggest that you’re my favorite commission. And I guess you are, since you’re the one and only damn, talk about kicking a guy when he is down. Sorry about that. I’m more serious enough.

Any progress on building that case against CJ Damara for kidnapping my son? Well, nothing yet. Thank our trip. Safe. But he could have easily been killed.

Like Sands through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

You know, me, John, I, I spent most of my life on the naughty list. But everything I’ve done that, that’s been wrong. I’ve always felt I was doing it for the right reasons. I don’t doubt that.

Cause Kristen, you have got as big a heart as anyone I know. And let me tell you something. Sometimes when, when we hadn’t kind. Spirit and passion that you do. When we, when we so fiercely go after something we, we really want, we can inadvertently end up hurting people we really love. I know this is the last thing you’ve wanted to do.

Yeah. That is so true. That is so true. What I want, what, what I really want most is I want a loving family. I wanna be a good. I wanna be a devoted wife. Oh. But what I want most, what I want most of all is, uh, I want Rachel to know.

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Brady is at home on the phone with his son Tate. Kristen appears with mistletoe. Brady hangs up and questions what she is doing. Kristen points out that they are under a mistletoe and she’s sure he remembers what that means.

Sloan answers the door to see Nicole and questions what she’s doing there as Nicole sees Sloan and Eric in towels. Nicole tells Eric that she could ask him the same thing.

EJ tells Johnny that Susan was one of a kind and loved him very much. Johnny says it feels like just yesterday that Susan was there with them, enjoying Halloween and now it’s almost Christmas and she’s gone. EJ says that’s courtesy of Ava Vitali.

Ava and her vision of Charlie look over her bomb in the DiMera Crypt. Ava states that it has enough power to wipe out half the church. Ava declares that when EJ shows up at Susan’s funeral, he’s going to be the one resting in pieces.

Brady questions Kristen constructing a paper mistletoe just to hold it over his head. Kristen clarifies that Rachel made it in art class and she hoped that they could hang it together. Brady complains about Kristen encouraging Rachel’s fantasies about them getting together. Kristen claims that she’s encouraging Rachel’s creativity. Brady suggests an art project on the plant that saved Marlena’s life since that’s the only reason Kristen is staying here. Kristen argues that he doesn’t have to continue to remind her. Kristen tells Brady that today is Susan’s memorial so she wants to be there for EJ. Brady can’t believe her as he’s pretty sure that EJ doesn’t want Kristen anywhere near the church. Kristen tells him not to worry because she has a plan. Kristen then exits. Brady wonders aloud what could possibly go wrong.

EJ tells Johnny that Ava took so much from them. Johnny complains that he trusted her and cared for her but he had no idea how damaged she was, that she was capable of kidnapping Susan and driving off the road. EJ admits that even he didn’t think Ava would go that far, but he saw it with his own eyes. Johnny says it must have been horrible for him. EJ responds that he thought it would be the last time he saw either one of them, until he saw Ava at Thanksgiving.

Ava’s vision of Charlie asks if she’s having second thoughts about blowing EJ up. Ava responds that she was just thinking of how great it would be if all of her other enemies could get what’s coming to them too, starting with Nicole.

Eric questions how Nicole found him. Nicole explains that when Roman told her that he didn’t come home last night, she had a pretty good idea of where he might be. Sloan asks if she just started knocking on random doors. Nicole says she used to be a reporter, so it took about ten seconds to track down her address. Sloan calls her a stalker. Nicole walks in despite Sloan pointing out that she didn’t invite her. Nicole questions Eric sleeping with Sloan. Eric confirms that he is and asks what’s it to her.

Marlena and John meet in the town square as they finish Christmas shopping. Marlena tells him about getting Johnny a camera drone and some troll dolls for Holly but she doesn’t know if they will see Holly much over Christmas because of Nicole and Eric. John says they’ll just have to drop that off at Nicole’s and asks if she had any luck finding something for Rachel. Marlena confirms that she did and got her a junior marine biologist kit which excites John. Marlena points out that they both know they can’t give Rachel what she really wants for Christmas and that’s her parents being back together.

Sister Mary Moira appears at John and Marlena’s and complains about the Marlena doll that Susan had given her being evil. Brady remembers Kristen dressing up as Susan and says nice try Kristen.

Nicole calls Eric unbelievable. Sloan argues that Nicole is the one skulking around town, trying to catch Eric with other women. Nicole tells her to stay out of it but Sloan points out that she’s standing in the middle of her apartment, so she’s in it. Eric asks Sloan to give them a minute and promises it won’t take long. Sloan then goes to get dressed. Nicole asks what is wrong with Eric. Eric says nothing. Nicole says five minutes ago, they were planning their future together and now he’s getting in drunken bar fights and hooking up with trashy lawyers. Eric asks how dare she judge him for sleeping with Sloan when she’s hooking up with EJ.

Johnny questions EJ saying he saw Ava on Thanksgiving and asks how that’s possible. EJ admits he had a lot to drink and ended up on the crash site, where Ava was taunting and tormenting him. Johnny questions it being real. EJ explains that Tony and Chad showed up and Ava disappeared, so it wasn’t real and was likely a toxic combination of too much booze and even more guilt. EJ calls it ironic that in death, Ava made him feel as crazy as she was. Johnny is sorry he’s going through this. EJ thanks him for being here with him. Johnny hopes that laying Susan to rest will bring him some kind of peace as they hug. Johnny then exits the room.

Ava tells her vision of Charlie that Nicole destroyed her relationship with Rafe and then just moved on like nothing happened while making a pit stop with Eric Brady in between. Charlie remarks that she moves fast and asks if she and EJ are a couple now. Ava says that Nicole is living in his house so she asks what he thinks. Charlie agrees that she needs to get her comeuppance. Ava says the good news is that Nicole will most likely be accompanying EJ to the funeral which means she can kill two birds with one bomb.

John tells Marlena that this has to be really confusing for Rachel since her parents are living in the same house but they’re not together. Marlena says they know Brady moved Kristen in under duress but she just wonders why. John says he knows that Rachel was doing a lot better when Kristen was gone as they all were and that’s why they have to get Kristen out of their house and out of Brady’s life for good. Marlena then gets an idea.

Sister Mary Moira tells Brady that she came to see Marlena ahead of Susan’s funeral. Brady continues believing she is Kristen dressed as Sister Mary Moira and says this is never going to work. She insists that she is actually Sister Mary Moira. Brady questions her and asks if Sister Mary Moira would be okay with this as he raises the mistletoe and then kisses her.

Kristen goes to the DiMera Mansion and asks EJ for a drink which he gives to her. EJ says she can thank him by leaving. EJ questions what the hell she’s doing here. Kristen asks where else she would be to say goodbye to Susan. Kristen wants to be there for him at the funeral but EJ says over his dead body.

Nicole tells Eric that she and EJ are not sleeping with each other. Nicole says EJ just offered her and Holly a place to stay and it’s just temporary. Eric calls that so generous of him. Eric suggests Nicole should be spending her time looking for apartments instead of keeping track of him. Nicole says she’s worried about him. Eric asks if she was that worried when she encouraged Jada to have an abortion. Nicole asks if that’s why he’s flushing his life down the drain and argues that Jada made a choice, not her. Eric responds that he’s making choices too. Nicole calls them bad choices. Eric says one minute he thought they were going to be together and then they weren’t just like how he was about to be a father and then he wasn’t. Nicole argues that it’s been rough for everyone and that Eric drowning in self pity is not him. Eric asks who the hell he is then. Nicole calls him a good person who is loved and respected while Eric feels he was walked all over which Nicole disagrees with. Eric declares that he realized now while people like Nicole and Sami enjoy being so selfish and sabotaging because they do what they want without worrying about any consequences. Eric understands there’s a bit of rush to it and asks who wants to be the good twin when there’s so much fun being the bad twin.

Ava, in disguise, plants the bomb underneath the memorial table at the church. Ava looks at a framed photo of Johnny and Susan. Ava’s vision of Charlie asks if she’s reminiscing over her adventures in near cradle robbing. Ava states that Johnny was kind to her when EJ was declaring war and Gabi was trying to manipulate her. Ava says that Johnny was on her side and wonders if things would’ve been different if she just let him in to her life. Charlie remarks that Ava may have been Johnny’s cougar fantasy at one point, but now she’s just the crazy lady who killed his grandmother. Ava tells him to go away. Charlie argues that she doesn’t really want that. Ava says she appreciates him helping with her plan but she can do this on her own, so she doesn’t need him here. Charlie reminds her that he’s always with her as her vision of him then disappears. Ava puts the photo down as Johnny then arrives and calls out to her, asking if she’s a friend of Susan’s. Johnny says they aren’t quite ready yet and suggests she wait outside.

Sister Mary Moira is shocked by Brady kissing her. Brady then realizes his mistake and that she really is Sister Mary Moira. She questions what is wrong with him. Brady apologizes and calls it a total mistake. She then pulls out a ruler and starts smacking Brady with it.

Kristen acknowledges that EJ has hated her ever since she sided with Gabi in the DiMera vote. EJ responds that this has nothing to do with business. Kristen questions why he’s being so hostile then. EJ brings up how Kristen treated Susan when she was alive. Kristen admits that they didn’t always get along. EJ argues that Kristen tried to take him away from Susan when he was a baby. Kristen thought they got past that. EJ says she may have but Susan never did and was forever traumatized by what Kristen and Stefano did. EJ tells Kristen that her whole all about family act is not going to work this time because she doesn’t give a damn about him or Susan. EJ adds that Kristen is the last person that Susan would want at her funeral. EJ tells Kristen to get the hell out and let him grieve in peace. Kristen then turns and exits the mansion.

Sloan comes back and comments on Nicole still being there. Eric says that she was just leaving. Nicole tells Eric to enjoy his afternoon delight and says not to say she didn’t warn him as she then exits. Sloan asks if Eric is sure he doesn’t want to go after Nicole and if he’s okay. Eric assures that he’s good and there’s nothing to worry about. Sloan says she’s glad to hear that. Sloan notes that Nicole did make one solid point, that they still have time for love in the afternoon before she has to go to work. Eric likes the way she’s thinking, so they begin kissing.

John questions Marlena wanting him to get close to Kristen again, reminding her that he tried once before and it didn’t work out so well. Marlena clarifies that she doesn’t want him to seduce Kristen, but to be her friend and play on their long history while convincing her that she can trust him. John questions if Kristen would buy in to that. Marlena points out that her family is forsaken and her friend is in prison, so she feels Kristen would be looking for someone to confide in now. John admits it could work and once Kristen is vulnerable enough, he should be able to get her to tell him what she’s holding over Brady’s head. John asks where they start. Marlena thinks she has a way to persuade Kristen to let down her guard. John says the more he thinks about it, the more he likes her plan. John decides if they’re going to get Kristen out of their house, they have to start right now. Marlena asks him what about Susan’s memorial. John tells her to pay respects for both of them because Susan of all people would understand they are trying to save Brady and Rachel from Kristen DiMera. John then walks away.

Kristen returns home to Brady, who is icing his wrist. Kristen comments that he looks like he had a worse day than she did. Brady says she can bet on that. Brady thought she was going to the funeral. Kristen responds that EJ was not interested in her comfort. Brady says he tried to warn her of that. Kristen says so much for family and asks what happened to his hand. Brady explains that he got a visit from Sister Mary Moira, who let herself in, and when he saw her, he jumped to the wrong conclusion that it was Kristen in disguise because it was something she would do. Brady says by the time she convinced him it was really her, it was too late. Kristen questions what he did. Brady admits that he tried to call her bluff by using the mistletoe and kissing her. Kristen laughs at Brady making out with a nun while Brady says it’s not funny. Kristen asks if she freaked out. Brady feels he freaked out as they both were. Kristen continues laughing about it and then asks what would’ve happened next if it was her that he kissed.

Nicole goes home to the DiMera Mansion and pours a drink. EJ asks if everything is alright. Nicole informs him that she just found Eric in Sloan’s apartment and they were wearing only towels. EJ asks if they are together now. Nicole says they are at least for one night. EJ jokes that he didn’t know Eric had it in him to have a one night stand. EJ feels this proves how beneath her Eric truly is. Nicole acknowledges that Eric is troubled and says she shouldn’t be dumping this on EJ, especially today. EJ says it’s fine as he’d much rather be sharing a drink with her than his last visitor. Nicole asks who it was. EJ informs her that Kristen showed up, wanting to accompany him to Susan’s funeral. Nicole calls that nice of her. EJ reminds her that Kristen spent decades tormenting Susan. Nicole understands why he wouldn’t want Kristen to come to the service. EJ points out that Kristen was the only one of his siblings who were available. Nicole questions his brothers not coming. EJ explains that Tony and Anna are visiting Carrie and her family for the holidays, Stefan is dealing with a supply chain crisis at DiMera, and Chad is still grieving Abigail so he couldn’t put him through another funeral so soon. EJ states that it will just be he and Johnny and he doesn’t even know where they stand these days. Nicole offers to go with EJ.

Johnny approaches Ava in disguise from behind but Sister Mary Moira arrives at the church, crying and complaining, which takes Johnny’s attention away. They start to talk and Johnny mentions how hard this must be for her. Sister Mary Moira responds that she wasn’t complaining about that but about Johnny’s uncle, Brady Black which Johnny questions. She responds that Brady gave in to his carnal urges and kissed her which shocks Johnny. She remarks that it tasted like coffee and sin. Johnny tells her to hold that disturbing thought but when he turns around Ava is gone as Johnny says there was a woman right there. Johnny then questions where she is.

Eric and Sloan finish having sex. Sloan thinks they’re going to need another shower and invites Eric to shower with her. Eric says that sounds nice but he has to get to his brother’s. Sloan jokes that he’s no fun. Eric offers to let her go first but she says he can go if he’s in a hurry. Sloan adds that if Eric wants to come back tonight, they can pick up where they left off. Eric says he may take her up on that and goes to shower.

Kristen calls it a thought experiment and asks about if Brady kissed her because history shows that a kiss rarely stops at just a kiss. Kristen recalls times when they would be kissing each other goodbye and then they would suddenly be taking each others’ clothes off and heading straight back to the bedroom. Kristen asks why Brady keeps fighting this when they both know it’s still there between them. Brady tells her to stop. Kristen argues that she knows Brady wants her as much as she wants him. Kristen goes to kiss Brady when John comes home and sees them. Brady quickly moves away. John reminds Brady that he has a meeting. Brady thanks him and says he better get going so he hurries out the door. John remarks to Kristen that it looks like it’s just the two of them.

EJ thanks Nicole for her offer and says it means a lot but asks if she really wants to risk being seen with him in public again. Nicole decides she doesn’t care about that anymore because EJ is her friend and she wants to be there for him. EJ says in that case, they better get ready. Nicole decides to go change. EJ thanks her.

Johnny walks outside the church and greets Marlena as she arrives. Marlena notes him seeming distracted. Johnny tells her that he was just looking for a woman who was in the chapel and looking at pictures but when he tried to talk to her, she wouldn’t turn around. Marlena says that seems a bit odd. Johnny says he turned away for a moment and then she was gone. Marlena asks if he never saw her face. Johnny says she was wearing a big hat and had weird vibes but he just wanted to make sure she was okay. Marlena suggests people just deal with grief in different ways. Marlena thinks they should get inside. Johnny says he’ll be right behind her so Marlena tells him not to be long and heads inside.

Marlena enters the church and finds Sister Mary Moira praying. She tells Marlena that it’s good to see her. Marlena tells her that John is sorry he couldn’t be here today. Sister Mary Moira responds that it isn’t John who needs to apologize, but his son Brady that needs to atone. Marlena questions what Brady did. She explains that she came to see Marlena and instead, her stepson ravished her.

Brady meets Eric in the town square. Eric thanks him for coming. Brady says they have a lot to talk about and asks if it’s true that he was arrested and spent a night in jail. Eric remarks that great news travels fast in Salem. Brady asks what’s going on with him since he missed a whole day at work and he had to reschedule the entire summer swimsuit shoot and rebook the models. Eric apologizes. Brady says it cost him a lot of money and if he wasn’t his brother, he’d probably have to fire him. Eric responds that he’ll save him the trouble and tells Brady that he quits.

Marlena questions Sister Mary Moira saying that Brady kissed her in a romantic way. She argues there was nothing romantic about it but she’s been praying ever since. Marlena doesn’t understand why Brady would do that. She explains that Brady claimed he thought she was Kristen. She guesses that Kristen corrupted Brady’s soul and remarks that Marlena and John should have done a better job keeping Brady away from Kristen. Marlena responds that they are working on that.

John brings Kristen a beer. Kristen asks why he isn’t as Susan’s memorial with Marlena. John calls it a long story. Kristen says she’s got time. John claims that he and Marlena got in to a dispute while Christmas shopping. Kristen jokes about Salem’s greatest lovers having a fight. John calls it a difference of opinion. Kristen asks what they could possibly fight about. John responds that it was actually about her.

EJ and Nicole arrive at the church. Marlena tells EJ that she’s so sorry. EJ thanks her for being there. Marlena says Susan was a friend and she will miss her as they hug. EJ goes to say hi to his aunt, Sister Mary Moira. Marlena then greets Nicole and says she’s sorry about what happened between her and Eric. Nicole thanks her but thinks Marlena should check on Eric since he’s going through some things. Marlena asks if Nicole is here with EJ. Nicole clarifies that they are here as friends since his brothers couldn’t make it, so she thought she would show support. Marlena calls that kind of her. EJ approaches a flower arrangement which he finds was sent from Sami. Marlena calls that very thoughtful. The priest enters and asks if they are ready to start but EJ says they can’t start yet because Johnny isn’t there. Sister Mary Moira and Marlena mention seeing him earlier so they wonder where he could be.

Johnny finds Ava in disguise outside the church. Ava removes her sunglasses and confirms to Johnny that it’s her.

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

 Tate, where do you see this resort in Aspen, buddy? It is amazing. Yeah. You know, first of all, first of all, it has a lobby where you can basically ski right into, and then you can, you can go into this hot tub, which is about the size of a lake. Yeah. . It’s this.

You know what, buddy? I’m, I’m gonna have to, uh, I’m gonna have to call you back. Yeah. Okay. I love you too. Bye.

What are you doing? What does it look like? We’re under a missile toe. I am sure you remember what that means.

Well, are you just gonna stand there golfing or are you gonna explain what you’re doing at my apartment? I could ask you the same thing.

Your grandma Susan was one of a kind. She loved you very much.

Yeah. It feels like just, uh, yesterday she was here with us enjoying Halloween. Now it’s almost Christmas. God, I just, uh, I can’t believe she’s gone.

She sure is a beauty. Yeah. With enough power to take out half the church. And it’s all for EJ Damara. Hmm. When he shows up, it’s Susan’s funeral. He’s gonna be the one resting in

like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

You constructed a paper missile toe. Just so you could hold it over my head. No. Rachel made it an art class. I think it’s pretty good. She was hoping, uh, we would hang it together. Kristen, I think, no, listen, Kristen, what? You know how I feel about you encouraging her fantasies about us getting together? No, darling.

I am encouraging her creativity. Yeah, well, maybe you should do an art project based on the plant that helped save Marlene’s life since that’s the only reason why you’re staying. Well, you know what? You, you, you don’t have to continue to remind me. Where are you going? Today is Susan’s memorial and I wanted to be there for my brother.

You can’t be serious what you, I’m pretty sure that EJ doesn’t want you anywhere near that. Look, I am well aware of my brother’s feelings toward me, Brady, but, um, don’t worry about it. I have a plan. Oh, you saying that you have a plan is supposed to make me not worry. No, we’ll see. See,

yeah. What could possibly go wrong?

Ava took so much from us. I, I trusted her. I cared, I cared for her. I, I had no idea how damaged she was. I mean, that she’s capable of kidnapping grandma, driving them off the road, killing ’em in the process, even though I didn’t think she would go that far. But I saw her in my own eyes. Yeah. That must have been horrible for you.

I thought it was the last time I would see either one of them until I saw a Thanksgiving.

What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’re having second thoughts about blowing EJ to kingdom. Come. Of course not. Then what is it? I was just thinking how great would it be if all of my other enemies could get what was coming to them too? Starting with Nicole Walker that you find me. Well, when Roman told me you didn’t come home last night, I had a pretty good idea of where you might be.

So you what? Started knocking on random doors? No, honey. I used to be a reporter. It took me about 10 seconds to track down your address. Wow. Stalker lunch.

Well, excuse me, I don’t remember inviting you in. Seriously, you’re sleeping with her. I am. What’s it to you?

There you turn. Hey, I am please. My feet are killing me, sir. Tell me all about it, sir. Couldn’t sit down. How did you think? Ow. Well, I did pretty well. I got that. Camera, drone that Johnny’s been watching. That’s good. That’s good. Let’s hope he makes a safer choice for his next movie. How about Holly? I found some troll dolls that she wanted.

I don’t know if we’re gonna be seeing much of her over Christmas, because you know Eric, Nicole. Yeah. Yeah. We’ll just have to drop that off. And Nicole’s this afternoon then. Mm-hmm. . So don’t you have any luck finding something for little Rachel? I did what? I got her a junior marine biology kit. Ah, good job.

You know Brady said she’s really into Wales right now. Yeah. But we both know we can’t deliver her what she really wants for Christmas. Mom and dad back together.

Just what sort of voodoo is this? I’m sorry, what? This style is evil. And is this right here? Dear Lord, I came just in time. Yeah? Yeah. Nice try. Kristin.

You are unbelievable. He’s unbelievable. You’re the one that’s sculpting around town trying to catch him in bed with other women. You stay out of this. Hello? You are standing in the middle of my apartment. I’m in it. Will you give us a minute? It won’t take very long, I promise. Fine. We have to get dressed anyway.

What is wrong with you? Nothing. Nothing. About five minutes ago we were planning our future together and now you’re starting drunken bar fights and hooking up with a trashy lawyer who you spent. How dare you judge me for sleeping with Sloan. You’re hooking up with EJ Tamira.

See? So you’re saying you saw Avon Thanksgiving. How is that possible? I had a lot to drink and I ended up at the crash site. She, she was taunting me, tormenting me, but it was. It was real. Tony and Chad showed up and Abra disappeared. So no, no, it, it wasn’t real likely a toxic combination of too much booze and even more guilt.

Ironic, isn’t it? In death. Ava made me feel as crazy as she was. Dad, I’m so sorry you’re going through this.

Thank you for saying that son. More importantly, for being here with me. Look, I just hope that you know, maybe Bla and Grandma Susan to rest will bring you some kind of peace.

So Nicole destroyed your life to be with Rafe, and then she just moved on. I could never happened. And from what I hear, she made a pit stop with Eric Brady in. She moves fast. Mm. And her and EJ are a couple. Well, she’s living at his house. What do you think? I think you’re absolutely right. A person like that needs to get her comeuppance.

I am so glad you agree because the good news is she will most likely be accompanying EJ to the funeral, which means, which means have to kill two birds with one bomb.

You know, doc, this is, it’s gotta be really confusing for little Rachel. I mean, she has her, her parents living in the same house, but not together. Well, we know that Brady moved Kristen in under duress. I, I just wonder why. The only thing I know for sure is that. Rachel was doing a hell a lot better when Kristen was gone.

We all were. That is why we not only have to get Kristen out of our house, but out of Brady’s life for good.

I may have an idea. Christian Dara. Oh, how dare you. Confused me with that godless rich. Now where is your stepmom? My stepmom, you mean Marlena? Yes. I came to see Dr. Marlena Evans in ahead of my dearly departed sister’s funeral. All I found was screaming Light meers Uhhuh . Yeah. I knew you were good at this, but I gotta say this, this oof.

This is good. It’s pretty convincing. I thank you. Pardon? Is, was this really your plan? You’re gonna go to Susan’s Funeral Justice, her sister, the NUN plan? The only plan that I subscribe to is God’s Divine Plan Plane. Okay. All right. All right, sister. Right. I did not know what you are imply. I am not pretending to be Susan’s sister.

I am her sister. Right. You know, this is never gonna work. I mean, what, what if the real sister Mary Mora shows up? Whatcha are you gonna do Sister Mary mo’s? Okay. Okay. You know what if, if your sister, Mary Mora, you think she would be okay with something like this, I.

You have one of those for your sister, Kristen? Yeah, the one and only take this one. I’ll make another that’s,

thank you for that. You can thank me by leaving this. What the hell are you doing here, Kristen? Where else would I be to say goodbye to Susan? I wanna be there for your mother, for you at the funeral. Over my dead buddy.

How many times do I have to say it? EJ and I are not sleeping with each other. Right? Holly and I needed a place to stay and EJ offered. Yeah, what’s very generous of him? It’s just temporary. Eric. Well, maybe you should be spending your time searching for apartments rather than keeping track of me. I’m worried about you.

You’re worried about me. Were you that worried when you encouraged Jada to deport my baby? Is that while you’re flushing your life down the drain, because Jada made a choice, not me. I mean, do, do you even hear me? Jada made that choice, not me. I’m making choices. Too. Bad choices. Yeah. I wonder why, you know, one minute I thought we were gonna be together and then the next minute we weren’t.

Or I was about to be a father and then I wasn’t. It’s been rough for you. Who the hell hasn’t it been rough for? But you’re, you’re, you’re drowning in self-pity. This is not who you are. Who the hell am I? Nicole? You’re a good person who’s loved and, and, and respected. Yeah. Who’s getting walked all over.

That is not true. You know what I realize now people like you and my sister Sammy, why you enjoy being so selfish and sabotaging Because you do what you want without worrying about any consequences. You know what I understand because it, there’s kind of a little bit of a rush to it. I mean, who wants to be the good twin?

And there’s so much more fun in being a bad twin.

Is someone reminiscing over her near Adventures in cradle robbing. Johnny was kind to me when EJ was declaring war, and Gabby was trying to manipulate me. Johnny was on my side.

Maybe things would’ve been different if I just let him into my life.

Sorry, mom. You may have been little Johnny’s Cougar fantasy at one point, but now you’re just the crazy lady who killed his grandmother go away. You don’t really want that. Yes, I do. Look, I appreciate you helping me with my plan, but I can do this on my own. I don’t need you here. Okay. I’ll scream. But remember, I’m always with you.

Uh, excuse me, miss.

Uh, I’m Susan’s grandson Johnny, are you a friend of hers?

Ah, listen, we’re, we’re not quite ready yet. Maybe you wanna wait outside.

Miss this.

Whoa. How dare you press your unclean lip against the flesh of one of Christ’s sacred brides? Wait a minute. What? Whoa. Wait. You were welcomed. You welcomed Satan into your heart and into your home. Oh God. Oh God. I know you’re taking his name in favor. No, no, no. Listen, I’m sorry. You’re the real sister. Mary got this.

I’m trying to. You walked into this room? No. What is room with your child apparently allowed. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. No, Mr. Sister. I’m I I didn’t mean mistake. Cut was Total mistake. No, doesnt cut in. Mister. What are you talking about? What? Something been done? You a long time. Ow, ow. What you doing?

What? Hey, hey. Stop it. We stop. I know you’ve hated me ever since I cited with Gabby on the Dera vote. This has nothing to do with business. Then why are you being so hostile? Why am I being so hostile? Yes. Do you not remember how you treated my mother when she was. Oh, come on. I, I admit that Susan and I didn’t always get along.

You tried to take me away from her when I was a baby. Yes, but we got past that years ago. No, no, you got past it. My mother never did. She was forever traumatized by what you and father put her through. And this whole, it’s all about family act isn’t going to work this time. You don’t give a damn about me or my mother.

And you are the last. As she would want at her funeral, so get the hell out and let me grieve in peace.

Oh, great. You’re still here. Nicole is just leaving. Does she know that? Well, enjoy your afternoon delight. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

You sure you don’t wanna go after her? Nope.

Are you okay? I’m good. Nothing to worry about. I’m glad to hear that

Nicole did make one solid point though. We still have time for love in the afternoon before I have to be at court. How’s that sound?

You’re thinking

you want me to get close to Kristin?

Come on, doc. I think you remember that. I tried that once before and it didn’t work out that well. You know, my power’s a seduction man. No, no, no. I don’t want you to seduce her. Well then what are you talking to your friend, you know, play on the, the long history that you’ve had. Remind her that she can still trust you.

You think she’d buy. Well, her family has forsaken. Her friend is in, in prison. I, I just think, uh, she’d be looking for someone in whom she could confide about now

and why not her old pal, John Black. Huh? Could work. And once she’s vulnerable enough, I should be able to get her to tell me what she’s holding over. Brady’s head. I, there you have Got it. , when you use your mastery psychology to hatch a scheme, no, no, no. It’s not a scheme. This is just plain good parenting.

Oh man. Okay. Doctor, where do we start? I think I’ve got a way that. Persuade Kristen to let down her card

more. I think about it the more I like this plan of yours. , I thought you might

Yes, but where are you going? Well, if we’re gonna get Kristen out of our house, we gotta start right now. Wait. What about Susan’s memorial? You pay respects for both of us. Susan, of all people would understand how desperate we are to save our son and granddaughter from Kristen D.

He looked like he had a even worse day than I did. Yeah, you can pretty much bet on that. I thought you were going to the funeral. Let’s just say EJ wasn’t interested in my comfort today or any other day for that matter, who I tried to warn you about that so much for family. What happened to your hand? I had a little visit from, uh, Susan’s sister, the nun.

Sister Mary Mork was here. Yeah. Yeah. She let herself in when I came around the corner and I found her. I, uh, I kind of jumped to the wrong conclusion because you were telling me that you had this plan to go to the funeral today. Oh, you. Thought it was me in disguise. I had every reason to. Yeah, I mean, it was something that you would do, so, yeah, I did think that.

And so when she finally convinced me of the truth that it was her, it was a little bit too late. Okay. Too late for what? Freddie, what did you do? I tried to call your bluff, Kristen. All right. I took the, uh, the paper missile toe that Rachel had made. Oh my God. You didn’t? And I held it over her head. Oh God.

And I gave her a giant kiss you made out with, I made out with a nun today. I thought it was you

Don. You know, it’s not that funny. It’s not that funny. Okay. Yeah, you’re right. It’s not funny. You’re right. No, it’s not. It’s, it’s, I mean, it’s even funnier. . Okay. That’s okay. Okay. Hold on, prince. So, uh, what did she do? Uh, did she freak out? ? I was looking, I was the fucking freak out. Oh my God. It’s, she’s a nut.

I’m kissing her . She could, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I mean, it wasn’t funny. You should have seen the look on her face. No, I, I would’ve rather seen the look on her face. We were both freaked out. I know

God.

You know what? What? Oh, I’m good. I’m good. You know, I’m gonna stop. I’m just gonna stop right now because I really need to ask you a question. Romeo. What? So if it had been that nun’s habit and you planted that kiss, what would happen next?

Is everything all right? I just found Eric with his slut lawyer, Sloan Peterson. They were alone in her apartment wearing only towels. I see. Are they together now? Well, at least for one night. Eric Brady had a one night stand. Who knew he had it in him? . Oh, I’m glad you find this amusing. I’m, I’m sorry. I know you still love him, but doesn’t this prove how beneath you, the former Father Brady truly is.

He’s troubled, and I shouldn’t be dumping this on you, especially not today. It’s, it’s fine. I’d much rather share a drink with you than my last visitor. Oh, who was it? Kristen showed up wanting to accompany me to my mother’s funeral. That was nice of her. Nice. The woman spent decades tormenting my poor mother.

Yeah. Well, being on the receiving end of Kristen’s malice, I can understand why you wouldn’t want her to come to the service. And yet she was the only one of my siblings who was available. Your brothers aren’t coming. Tony Nana are visiting Carrie and her family for the holidays. Stefan is dealing with a supply chain crisis at the mirror, and Chad, the poor man, is still grieving Abigail.

I couldn’t put him through another funeral so soon, so it. Me and Johnny. I don’t even know where he and I stand these days. Thomas. Well,

maybe I can go with you.

Dear Zone in heaven, what has now forsaken? We have enough. Very good. And for I’m Mary Mor, so. Is everything all right? Oh, is it you, Roman ? Yeah. It’s, uh, it’s me. Thank the Lord about how you’ve grown. It’s good to see you. Thank you. How long has it been my dear? Great nephew, uh, would’ve been in Italy, was the last time we were together.

You were visiting us while my dad was recovering from his accident. Mm-hmm. ? Yes, yes, yes. Huh? Elvis when he roses from the dead, like Lazarus himself. Hey, you, uh, you seem pretty upset. I, I, I can’t even imagine how hard this must be for you. Oh, it’s just too awful to talk about. I know, I know. The, uh, my, uh, grandma Susan’s death is, well, it’s a tragedy, so I.

I’m not talking about my sweet sister’s death. I am referring to your uncle, the Heathen Brady Black uncle, uncle Brady. What? What, what? What about him? He was just, oh, he was overtake by his car. Urges. What? She kissed me.

Oh boy. Uncle Brady kissed you. He tasted coffee and shin. Oh, you hold that disturbing thought for just one minute, please. I’d rather not. Let’s just, there, there was a, there’s a woman right here a minute ago. Where is she?

I think you’re gonna need another shower.

Wanna conserve water and shower with a friend? As nice as that sounds. I have to go in my brother soon. You no fun. Really? Mm. Okay. Fun. Actually, you’re a lot of fun. But if you’re in a hurry, then you can go alone. Hey, will you want to go first? No, you go. Never let it be sad that I’m not an accommodating host.

I would never say that.

If you wanna come back tonight, we can pick up where we left off. I may take you up on that.

Let’s just do a thought experiment, shall. What if it’s me and the nuns have it and you hold up the missile toe and you put your lips on mine and I respond. What are you asking Chris? I’m just curious. I’m just curious. I mean, because the history is that, uh, I kiss, it really just stops at a kiss. Chris?

Mm-hmm. take, you know what I remember, there were times and we’d be at that door and we’d be kissing each other goodbye, and then all of a, we’d start taping each other’s clothes off, and then we would just go straight back to our bedroom. I mean, that is, we made it that far.

Hey, hey, why do you keep fighting this? Know that it’s still there. Us. You wanna stop? Stop. I know that you as much

Oh, oh boy. Hey dad. Hey son. Why don’t you get a meeting with your I do, I do. I have a meeting. Thanks for reminding me I’m late. I better go.

So, so, so. Looks like it’s just the two of us.

Thank you for your offer. It means a lot, but do you really want to risk being seen with me in public again? Am I get a few more tongues wagging?

I don’t care about. You did before you agreed to move in? Yes, I did. But it doesn’t matter anymore. Ej, you are my friend and I wanna be there for you.

Well, in that case, we better get ready. Uh, I’ll, I’ll go change. Nicole. Yeah. Thank you

Grandma darling. How are you? You, you seem a little distracted. Oh yeah. I was just, uh, I was looking for, Woman. What woman? I don’t know. She, she was in the chapel and, uh, she was looking at pictures, but I, and I, I tried to talk to her. She wouldn’t turn around. Well, that seems a bit odd. Yeah. I don’t know. And then I, I just, I, I, I, I, I turned away for a moment.

She was gone. Hmm. So you, you didn’t Oh, see her face. No, I, I, she was wearing some big hat and I just, I don’t know if she was weird vibes. I just wanted to make sure she was okay. I am sure she’s okay, honey. You know, people deal with grief in different ways, that’s all. Yeah. Yeah. You’re probably right. I’m sure it’s fine.

I think we should go inside. Are you ready? Yeah, I’ll, I’ll be right behind. Okay.

Sister Mary Myra. Oh, Dr. It’s good to see you. You as well. John asked me to let you know he was sorry that he couldn’t be here today. Well, he isn’t the one who should be expressing remorse. This ate son of his who needs to. Brady. Ooh, just his name since she was down Mafa. Why? What did Brady do? Oh, I to say this.

I came to see you and he’s dead. Your stepson ravished me.

Hey. Hey, thanks for coming to see me. Sure. Sounds like we got a lot to talk about. What do you mean? Is it true that you were arrested, spent a night in jail? Great news travels fast than seeing them. Yeah. What’s going on with you, man? What? What? I mean? Well, besides me being worried about you, Eric, I mean, you missed a whole day of work.

All right. I’m sorry about that. No, no. I mean, I had to reschedule the entire summer swimsuit. You know, we had to rebook all the models. Look, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry about that. You, you, sorry. You know what? It cost me a lot of money, man. If you weren’t my brother, I’d probably have to fire you. All right.

I’ll save you the trouble. I quit.

Are you, are you saying that Brady. Kissed you in a romantic way? Oh, there’s nothing romantic about it. No. He stuck his fort for a tongue down my merchant throat.

That’s an image I have been praying ever since. Oh, I don’t understand why Brady would do that. He claimed that he thought I was the evil Christian. Well, he thought he was kissing Kristen. I don’t know. I don’t care. That horrible woman has corrupted his mortal soul, which is why you and John Black should have done a better job of keeping your boy away from that.

She deal. Well, we’re working on that.

Beer. Yeah, thanks. Why aren’t you at, uh, Susan’s memorial service with Marlena? Long story. Hmm. Well, I got time,

uh,

duck and I route Christmas shopping, and we kind of got into a dispute. Salem’s greatest lovers. You, I should alert the intruder, eh? It’s more like just a, I don’t know, difference of opinion. All right. What could you two possibly have to fight about? Hmm. Oh, let me guess. should be up at Christmas. Gifts on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas morning.

Actually,

we were fighting about you.

I’m so sorry. Thank you for being here. Of course, she was a friend. I’ll miss her. Thank you.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go say hi to my aunt. Course.

Hello, Nicole. Marlena. I’m sorry about what happened between you and Eric. Thank you. But I, I think you should check on him. He’s going through some things, of course. Uh, You were here with EJ as friends. His brothers couldn’t make it, so I thought I’d show support. Well, that was kind of you.

Lovely arrangement. I wonder who they’re from. They’re from Samantha. Oh, that was very thoughtful of her. Are we ready to begin? Oh yes. Father, uh, no. Is there a problem? We can’t start the funeral yet. Johnny isn’t here. Well, I just saw him earlier. Yeah, I, I, I saw him outside. He said he’d be, Where between Heaven inhale could therefore be,

Hey, hey, stop for

in the flesh.

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Nicole has a dream about getting back together with Eric, but then wakes up alone in bed.

Eric wakes up in bed with Sloan, who brings him coffee. Sloan comments that the coffee is hot but not nearly as much as he was last night as they kiss. Sloan asks if he has any regrets about last night.

Kate goes to Jada’s room and brings her tea. Kate comments that Jada looks good and relaxed. Jada responds that she’s feeling a lot better. Jada adds that she’s not happy that Eric is in jail but admits it’s a relief that he’s not right down the hall. Kate then reveals that Eric is no longer in jail as Roman told her they released him yesterday thanks to his new attorney, Sloan Peterson.

Eric assures Sloan that he has absolutely no regrets about last night. Sloan says she can tell something is wrong. Eric says he just has a headache since he doesn’t really drink a lot these days. Sloan offers an aspirin but Eric says he thinks he just needs some breakfast. Sloan offers a a granola bar but Eric says he was thinking something more substantial as they kiss in bed.

At the DiMera Mansion, EJ is on the phone with Susan’s husband Roger, understanding that he couldn’t change his plans considering Susan’s memorial was rather impromptu. EJ remarks that he hopes the woman who murdered Susan is burning in Hell, while Ava watches him from outside the side door.

Kate tells Jada that she thought she knew but Jada says she hasn’t heard from Eric. Kate thought Eric would’ve at least checked on her when he got out to see how she was doing. Jada guesses he feels there’s no reason to now. Kate feels that Eric owes her that much. Jada disagrees and decides she’s glad that Eric is staying away. Jada declares that she and Eric are history, so he’s somebody else’s problem now.

Eric reminds Sloan about how Belle said that getting in to bed with Sloan would be the worst mistake of his life. Eric states that he doesn’t think she could’ve been more wrong.

Johnny goes to Nicole’s room at the DiMera Mansion to get some of Susan’s things for the memorial. Nicole tells him that she’s sorry about Susan and says she was a sweetheart. Johnny apologizes for acting like a jerk when he found out that EJ was letting her stay here. Johnny tells Nicole that he really likes her and he really likes Rafe, so he hoped things would work out between them. Nicole says she was too but she realized that she and Rafe were wrong for each other from the start. Nicole declares that Rafe is a really good person while she is not and never will be.

EJ finishes his call with Roger. Ava looks to open the door but stops as Rafe arrives. EJ asks Rafe what he can do for him. Rafe responds that he needs a statement about Susan’s death as EJ missed two appointments to give him one. EJ doesn’t know what more there is to say. EJ repeats that the ransom exchange went badly, Ava panicked and drove off the road, killing herself and Susan. EJ calls it very unpleasant for him to talk about. Rafe understands and respects that he is grieving, but he needs more details. EJ asks why and says it’s a bit late to bring Ava to justice. EJ tells Rafe to let the dead stay dead, or rot in Ava’s case. Ava remains outside watching him through the door.

Eric tells Sloan about how he left the priesthood the first time for Nicole, but he went back when things didn’t work out, and the second time was on a technicality. Sloan asks if she can presume he won’t run off to the priesthood for a third time. Eric says that’s a safe bet as he had some clear signs that he was on the wrong path anyway. Eric then continues kissing Sloan.

Johnny opens a jewelry box and takes out a cross which he says is a symbol of all things important to Susan. Johnny says Susan was truer to herself than anyone he knew and she never cared what anybody else said or thought about her. Johnny comments that she never changed or even wanted to and he has to admire that about a person. Johnny says he was just a kid when Nicole was his stepmom, but he remembers that she took really good care of him and Sydney regardless of her relationship with EJ. Nicole says they were a delight. Johnny recalls Nicole staying up with him all night and reading him a bedtime story after he had eye surgery. Nicole can’t believe he remembers all that. Johnny says it meant a lot to him. Johnny adds that as much as Sami may have despised her and tried to convince him that she was a horrible person, he never believed her. Johnny says they loved spending time with her and says she was funny. Nicole calls him very sweet. Johnny says he has to get to the church and exits.

Steve goes to the Brady Pub and greets Roman at the bar. Roman comments that he got back from Seattle fast. Steve responds that he and Stephanie are going to fly back for Christmas to join Kayla, Tripp, and Joey. Roman asks how Tripp is doing. Steve says he’s still broken up about his mother. Roman is glad Steve could be there for him and says he was lucky to be in Seattle when Ava was killed. Steve responds that it wasn’t exactly luck.

Rafe tells EJ that if someone other than Ava was in any way involved in Susan’s death, he would want them brought to justice. EJ questions what he’s implying. Rafe finds it strange that EJ is so reluctant to tell him the whole story about what happened. EJ repeats that it’s very difficult for him to talk about. Rafe wants to start with why EJ didn’t call the police when Susan was missing. EJ responds that Ava threatened to kill Susan if he told anyone, so he thought it would be a good idea to handle it himself. Rafe brings up EJ saying that something went wrong with the ransom exchange, causing Ava and Susan to lose control, go off the cliff and die. Rafe asks what went wrong. Nicole then walks in and apologizes for interrupting as EJ greets her. Rafe is surprised and questions what the hell she’s doing here. EJ tells Rafe to use his detective skills and remarks that obviously Nicole spent the night.

Sloan tells Eric that his stamina was impressive but jokes that he has a lot of time to make up for. Eric tells her that casual sex was never in the cards for him since he had standard dreams of kids and a white picket fence but it became obvious to him that was never really in his cards, so he needed to stop fooling himself and getting emotionally involved. Eric wants to make it clear that he’s not really in to getting in to a relationship. Sloan assures that she is the same and that she’s never really believed in happily ever after. Eric is glad they are on the same page. Sloan toasts to no emotional attachment and just pure, wild, passionate sex if he’s up for it. Eric assures that he is and kisses her.

Nicole tells Rafe that it’s not what it looks like and explains that EJ offered her and Holly a place to stay until she finds a place. EJ confirms they are welcome to stay as long as they like. Rafe comments on how generous that is of EJ. Rafe tells EJ to enjoy the consolation prize since both of Nicole’s exes rejected her. Rafe adds that since EJ is determined to stonewall his investigation in to Susan’s death, he will find the information elsewhere. Rafe assures the case is not closed and he will find out the truth as to what happened between EJ and Ava. Rafe says he’ll be in touch and exits the mansion.

Roman asks Steve why he happened to go to Seattle in the first place. Steve calls it a long story to get in to. Jada and Kate come downstairs. Jada greets Steve and says it’s good to see he’s back. Kate asks how Tripp is doing. Steve responds that he’s hanging in there and thanks her. Roman asks how Jada is feeling. Jada says she’s much better and is actually heading to work. Steve asks if she was sick. Jada responds that she took a few days of medical leave, but she’s better now. Steve mentions that he’s heading to the police station as well and offers to give her a ride as he wants to discuss a police matter with her.

Ava hides out in the DiMera Crypt. Her vision of her dead son Charlie appears once again and says he heard today was the big day which Ava confirms. He presumes she has a plan. Ava says it’s simple, direct, and she doesn’t know why she didn’t think of it before. Charlie asks how they are getting their final revenge on EJ DiMera. Ava declares that EJ is going to die.

Eric reminds Sloan that he originally came over to pay his retainer so he still owes her and hopes that’s not the only reason he was welcome here. Sloan invites him to stay another night if he wants. Eric thanks her but says he should get back to the Pub. Sloan points out that he will run in to Jada there. Eric states that he’ll have to face her at some point.

Nicole goes to the Brady Pub and orders a black coffee to go. Nicole asks Kate if Jada is around. Kate responds that she missed her as she just left for work. Kate adds that she doesn’t think Jada wants to see her. Nicole responds that Jada can decide that. Kate remarks that Jada should make her own decisions. Nicole knows Eric blames her for Jada’s choice but argues that she did not force Jada’s hand. Kate questions if Nicole was doing Jada a favor by telling her how horrible her life would be if she had Eric’s baby. Roman points out that he and Kate were both on Nicole’s side and hoping that she and Eric would find their way back to each other. Nicole asks if he’s saying it’s all her fault and that she messed everything up. Nicole thought the baby was her and Eric’s biggest problem but it turns out their biggest problem is that there is no more baby.

Steve goes to the police station with Jada. Jada asks Steve about making a statement. Steve says he wants it on the record and he doesn’t want any secrets from Rafe, so he wants him to hear this too. Rafe then arrives at the station and asks what he wants him to hear. Steve then informs Rafe that EJ kidnapped Tripp and he needs to pay for it.

Ava’s vision of Charlie says he is confused since Ava’s original plan was to kidnap Susan and make EJ pay them back with blood, sweat, tears, and lots of money. Ava points out that EJ kidnapping Tripp changed things. Charlie questions if Ava driving Susan off a cliff and incinerating her wasn’t revenge enough for her. Ava responds that it wasn’t and she’s not going to let EJ live long enough to ever lay another finger on Tripp again.

Johnny goes to the living room of the DiMera Mansion and informs EJ that he took Susan’s cross to the church so it can be on display at the memorial. EJ thanks him and wishes he told him as he would’ve gone with him. Johnny says he didn’t want him to and acknowledges how hard this must be on EJ. Johnny still can’t believe it’s real. Johnny adds that Father Bernard did ask him if they wanted to arrange for some kind of marker in her memory since there are no remains. EJ admits he was thinking about that since he would like a place to visit where he can feel close to her. EJ suggests a plaque in the DiMera Crypt but notes that it’s getting full in there. EJ jokes that last time they added Jake, Stefan came back, so maybe someone else will rise from the dead this time. EJ then suggests they go to the Crypt to find a spot for Susan…

Charlie guesses it’s a good thing that their plan didn’t work out after all. Charlie remarks that he thought they were going to live happily ever after in the underworld but it turns out that Ava is hard to kill. Ava agrees and jokes that she must be on her 8th life now. Charlie points out that Ava had a chance to end EJ’s life while he was passed out on the roadside but she didn’t, so he questions why she didn’t.

Nicole asks how Jada is doing. Kate responds that she’s about as good as she’d imagine. Nicole tells Roman that she knows Kate is not interested in hearing her out, but she never intended for things to turn out this way and she’s sorry that Eric is hurting. Roman responds that Eric is responsible for his own actions, so it’s on him that he assaulted two people and wound up in jail. Roman asks if Nicole has heard from Eric since his release. Nicole confirms she did as he was with his new attorney. They ask her what he said. Nicole reveals that Eric said he never wanted to see her again. Roman questions when that was. Nicole says it was yesterday and asks why. Roman hopes that Eric didn’t get into any more trouble since he didn’t come home last night.

Eric tells Sloan that he knows he has to go back home and he can’t go back to working with Nicole. Sloan talks about how there’s no escape for him. Eric says he just needs time and a reset. Sloan tells him that he’s always welcome here with no strings as they are just friends with great benefits. Eric thanks her and says it’s been a long time since he had a real friend.

Jada questions Tripp being kidnapped and asks if he’s okay. Steve says he’s fine as he and Kayla managed to rescue him and that’s why they went to Seattle. Rafe questions thinking EJ is behind it. Steve says he knows it. Rafe says it makes sense since he knew something had escalated between Ava and EJ. Jada goes over that Ava kidnapped EJ’s mom, so EJ kidnapped her son. Steve explains that when they freed Tripp, EJ lost his leverage against Ava. Rafe says that made EJ desperate and a desperate EJ led to a ruthless Ava. Jada adds that it’s what led to Ava and Susan being killed in the car crash. Rafe says it all makes sense now as that is why EJ was so down at the crash site, since he knew that if he had just given Ava the ransom money then Susan would still be alive. Jada adds that EJ essentially kidnapped Tripp and committed a felony for nothing. Rafe questions Steve saying that he and Kayla rescued Tripp themselves. Steve confirms that they had to work fast and under the radar. Steve says he won’t apologize for doing what he had to do to save his son. Steve adds that Ava asked for his help while conveniently leaving out her part in getting Tripp kidnapped in the first place. Rafe questions why he didn’t get the authorities involved sooner. Steve explains that Ava begged him not to and he agreed to at least until he found that Tripp was safe. Steve adds that he would’ve come to Rafe right after that, but then they found out Ava died, so he didn’t want to leave Tripp. Jada says Steve is telling them now and that’s the important thing. Rafe points out that it’s all hearsay. Steve confirms that Ava told him that EJ kidnapped Tripp but he doesn’t know or have any proof and the henchman wouldn’t name names while now Ava is dead. Rafe bets EJ is feeling pretty good that there’s no proof of his involvement. Steve says that’s why he needs their help in figuring out a way to make EJ pay.

EJ suggests they go to the DiMera Crypt but Johnny stops him and says he doesn’t know if Susan would really want her marker to be in the family crypt. EJ asks why not. EJ knows Susan is technically not a DiMera but she is family. Johnny reminds him that the Devil held her hostage there so he doesn’t know if she’d want her memory to be associated with it for the rest of eternity. EJ decides Johnny may be right since it is gloomy down there and haunted by so many ghosts.

Charlie goes over how Ava and EJ struggled over the gun at the crash site until he fell and hit his head, then Ava was standing over EJ with the gun. Charlie asks why she didn’t kill him and if she lost her nerve. Ava responds that she wanted to give EJ more time to suffer with the guilt of what he did to his mother. Charlie asks if now EJ has suffered enough. Ava declares that he’ll never suffer enough, but she thinks that more people need to pay for the way they treated her and the perfect opportunity has presented itself. Ava declares that today will be their final act.

Jada tells Steve that she’ll do anything to help but points out that Tripp was kidnapped in Seattle which is out of their jurisdiction. Steve knows that limits what they can do. Rafe points out that EJ probably managed everything from here, so if they can prove that then they have jurisdiction. Jada and Rafe decide they are all in. Rafe adds that he’s all for anything he can do to bring down EJ.

EJ pours a drink. Johnny comments that it’s a little early for a drink. EJ says not these days and certainly not today. Johnny asks what happened today. EJ tells him that Rafe came by and tried to implicate him in Susan’s death. Johnny argues that he can’t do that. EJ remarks that Rafe was just angry that Nicole is staying there and tried to take it out on him. EJ brings up if Rafe asks Johnny any questions. Johnny says there’s nothing he could tell him as he only knows that EJ did everything in his power to bring Susan home safely. EJ agrees that he did and adds that Johnny is more than welcome to invite Wendy to the memorial to keep up the cover of them being romantically involved. Johnny thanks him. EJ adds that the entire family is going to be there, so they need to be very careful of what they say to each other so no one hears them talking about what they know. Johnny assures that if Stefan finds out that EJ brainwashed him, it’s not going to be from him.

Eric and Sloan eat together in bed. Sloan praises his cooking. Eric says he’s been cooking for himself for many years while Sloan says she’s been ordering in for many years. Eric suggests they clear the table. Sloan suggests they pick up where they left off. Sloan jokes about handcuffs and Eric getting his priest collar being a fantasy of hers’. Eric says he’s pretty free without the collar. They decide who needs clothing and agree to go shower together.

Nicole questions Roman about Eric not coming home last night. Roman says he even checked with Rafe to make sure he wasn’t back in lockup while Kate adds that they even checked the hospital. Roman is sure Eric is okay but he’s wondering where he could be. Kate asks if Nicole has any idea. Nicole says she doesn’t. Nicole then claims she remembered she had something to do and quickly walks out of the Pub, leaving behind her coffee order. Roman wonders where Nicole went in such a hurry. Kate thinks she was thrown by Eric not coming home. Roman says he’s worried about Eric. Kate responds that Nicole is too but for a completely different reason.

Eric and Sloan get out of the shower together. Sloan then answers the door to see Nicole and questions what she’s doing there as Nicole sees Sloan and Eric in towels.

Rafe tells Jada that he’s glad to see her back at work and asks how she’s feeling. Jada says she’s fine and tired of everyone acting like she’s a fragile little doll. Rafe says people just care about her. Jada just wants to focus on work and put everything with Eric behind her. Rafe says he would love to do the same with Nicole but it seems the universe is conspiring against him. Jada asks what happened now. Rafe informs her that he went to see EJ to question him and didn’t expect to see Nicole there, walking out in a bathrobe which shocks Jada. Rafe says evidently Nicole has moved in with EJ, which he was very happy to inform him of. Jada says she’s so sorry. Rafe says it’s okay as nothing Nicole does surprises him anymore, but he would like to wipe the smug grin off EJ’s face once and for all.

EJ tells Johnny that Harold will serve a luncheon after the service. EJ talks about how the food and music doesn’t matter as he just wants to honor Susan properly and he doesn’t want anyone to forget her. Johnny assures that no one will forget about her.

Ava says it’s a good thing that EJ was drunk that night and his brothers convinced him that he imagined the whole thing, so he still thinks she’s dead and will never see it coming. Ava declares that now she can get revenge on the whole lot of them. Ava declares it will be a memorable memorial as she then unveils a briefcase with a bomb inside and says it’s going to be a blast.

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 Eric, what do you do here? I can’t stop thinking about you. These last few days have been like a terrible nightmare. Oh God. You feel that way too? I woke up this morning and I realized I made a terrible mistake. I’m sorry for being upset about the baby and lashing out outta you. I’m sorry. It’s not your fault and I don’t want to throw away what it could be.

Our last chance at happiness. What do you saying? I’m asking you to forgive me. I want you to leave here. I want you to come home with me where you.

I, I, so.

Hey. Morning, sleepy. Ed

brought you coffee. Black. That’s okay. Thank you. I’ll be careful. It’s hot, but it wasn’t nearly as hot as you were last night.

Excuse me. Hey, when a man is in my bed, I like to be the center of his attention. I’m sorry you’re not having regrets about last night, are you?

Good morning. Good morning. The bear of tea again. Thank you, Kate. I’m so kind of you. You look good, relaxed. Thanks. I am feeling a lot better, not just physically. Emotionally too. Not that I’m happy that Eric’s in jail. I mean far from it, but I will admit it is a relief not having him so close by. Well, Eric’s not in jail anymore.

Roman told me they released him yesterday. Thanks to his new attorney, Sloane Peterson,

I have absolutely no regrets about last night. Well, thanks for restoring my self. Fuck you ever lost it?

Well, what’s the matter cuz I can tell something’s wrong. It’s just a headache. Like I said, I don’t really drink a lot these days. Shall I get you an aspirin? No, no. I’m fine Nick. I think a little breakfast will kind of do the trick. Oh, well, I’m not really much of a breakfast kind of gal, but I think I have a granola bar somewhere around here.

Well, I was actually thinking of something more substantial. Hmm. I like this.

Oh, of course, Roger. I completely. This memorial service is rather imprompt you. There’s no need to change your plant. Mother will be touched that you left your tour to make a pilgrim, Mr. Grace Lan, her honor. Oh, I’m with you on that. I hope the woman who murdered her is burning in hell.

Like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

I’m sorry. I thought that you knew. No, I haven’t heard from Eric. Well, that’s too bad. I thought that he would’ve at least checked on you when he was released to see how you were doing. Well, I guess he figures there’s no reason to now. Yeah. Well that’s just wrong. You know? He owes you that much. No, he doesn’t, and I don’t owe him anything either.

You know, I’m glad he is staying away. Do you really mean that? I do. Eric and I are history. He’s somebody else’s problem now.

Do you remember when my sister said getting into bed with you would be the worst mistake of my life? . I remember Asha was speaking figuratively, . But I don’t think she could be more wrong.

Oh.

Um, just gimme a minute.

Hey, Tony. Hey, uh, sorry to bother you. I, I hope I didn’t link you. No, I was up. What can I help you with? Well, if you don’t mind, I, I need to come in and grab some of my grandma’s things. I, I wanted to wait, but, uh, I need to get ’em down to the church before the memorial service, so Yes, of course. I, I understand.

Yes.

Listen, uh, Johnny, I’m really sorry about Susan. She was a real sweetheart. Yeah. Yeah, she was. Uh, Hey, I’m sorry again for, uh, acting like such a jerk when I found out my dad was letting you stay here. And part, part of the reason was I just see I, I really like you and I really like ra and I was hoping things would work out between the two of you.

Yes, so was I, but I realized that Ray and I were wrong for each other from the start, and he is a really good person. And as hard as I try to ignore reality, I am not and I never will be. Thanks, Roger. Please, please keep in touch.

What can I do for you? Commissioner? You need a statement about the circumstances around your mother’s death. You’ve missed two appointments to give it to me. I don’t know what else there is to say. As I told you before, the Ransom exchange went badly, Eva panicked and drove off a road killing He. Am my mother

very, very unpleasant for me to talk about this, as I’m sure you understand. I understand. I understand that you are grieving UJA and I respect that, but I need more details. Why? Why? So you can bring Eva to justice. It’s a bit late for that. Let the dead stay dead. In that Witch’s case.

So he left the priesthood for Nicole, huh? The first time? The second time I, the second time

when things working out with Nicole and I. I thought I should go back to the priesthood, you know, and, uh, pick up where I left off. And, um, you know, which I did. Rededicated myself followed. I feel a Bible sized butt coming on another woman. I was defunct on a technical manner that was, uh, the matter of, uh, Canin Law.

Oh, well, you know what? As a lawyer, I can testify that it’s the technicalities that’ll kill you, . So after last night and this morning, Can I presume that you’re not gonna run off to the priesthood for our third shot? It’s a safe bet. I’ve had some pretty good and clear signs that I was on the wrong path.

That’s what you were looking for. Yeah. Yeah. It’s a, uh, it’s a symbol of all the things that were most important to grandma, faith,

family, and the king.

Yeah. She was, uh, she was truer to herself than anyone I ever knew. A lot of people looked down on her for it, called a Rolo to her face, . She didn’t care and she never gave a a damn about what, uh, anybody said or thought. Never tried to change, never even wanted to. You gotta admire that about a person, you know?

Definitely.

Hey, Nicole. Um, yeah, I was just a kid, you know, when you were my stepmom, but I remember that, uh, you took really good care of Sydnee and me, regardless of how your relationship was with, with my dad. I don’t know.

Well, that was easy. You and Sydney were a.

You know, I remember after I had gotten my eye surgery, you stayed up with me all night for a couple nights. You read me goodnight Moon, I, I don’t know how many times I asked you to read Goodnight Moon, but you had to have wanted to tear that book to pieces. . I can’t believe you remember all that. Of course I do.

Yeah, it meant a lot. And as much as my mother may have despised, you tried to convince me you were some horrible person. I never believed her. I love spending time with you. Not only did you read to us, but you were funny. You made us laugh. You’re so funny. Thank you, Johnny. That’s very kind. You know, you’re funny too.

Yeah. And you’re, you’re very sweet. Well, um, I had better did this off to the church on time. Oh, I’ll see you Johnny. See you

Steve. Hey there buddy. You got back from Seattle fast? Yeah, I took the red eye. Yeah. Stephanie and I are. Fly back for Christmas. Join Kayla and Joe out there. Sounds like a planned. How’s the trip doing? Well, he’s still pretty broken up about his mother. Yeah. Glad you could be there for him. I was lucky you happened to be in Seattle when Ava was killed.

Wasn’t exactly look

EJ if someone other than Ava was in any way culpable in your mother’s death. I am sure you’d want them brought to justice. Of course I would. What are you implying? Not implying anything, but I do find it very strange that you are so reluctant to tell me the whole story of what happened. As I told you before, this is very difficult for me to talk about.

Right. So let’s start with why you didn’t call the police when Susan went. Eva threatened to kill my mother if I told anyone. So you thought it would be a good idea to handle this on your own? If I did, yes. And as you said, something went wrong with the Ransom exchange. Causing Ava and your mother to lose control, go off a cliff and die.

Oh, uh, excuse me. Good morning Nicole. What the hell are you doing here? What do you think she’s doing? At more commissioner, put those detective skills to good. Obviously Nicole spent the night.

Oh, your stamina was impressive, but I guess you do a lot of time to make up for no, uh, not. Casual sex was never in the cards for me. Mm-hmm. , you know, when I, I left the priesthood the first time, . Right. You know, I kind of had the standard dreams of kids white picket fence. Hmm. Yeah. So what happened, well, seemed obvious to me that that was never really in my cards.

So I just needed to, uh, stop fooling myself getting emotionally involved. Hmm. I just, I just wanna make it really clear that I’m not really into getting into a relationship. Did I say something that made you think that? Because if so, please just scratch that from the scoreboard. I mean, not the sound jaded or anything, but you know, I’ve never really been the happily ever after type.

Don’t really believe in it. Never have. We’re on the same page, definitely. So, Um, here’s to no emotional attachment. Just pure, wild, unbridled passion. Sex. If you’re, I’m up for it.

It’s not what it looks like. EJ offered Holly and I a place to stay until I can figure out a more permanent situation. I told Nicole they’re welcome to stay for as long as. Wow. How very generous of you and you know, you should, uh, you should enjoy your consolation prize since both of her ex has rejected her.

Re yeah. And since you seem so determined to stonewall my investigation into your mother’s death, I will find the information I need elsewhere. Rest is. This case is not closed, and I will find out the truth of what happened between you and Ava. I’ll be in touch.

Wow.

Son of a bitch. So why did you happen to go to Seattle in the first place? Eh, that’s a long story. I can’t really get into the details. Steve. Hey, glad to see you’re back. Hey, thanks Jada. It’s good to be home. Yes, Sue, you are in Seattle. How’s Trip doing? He’s hanging in there. Thanks. How are you feeling today, Jada?

Uh, I’m feeling much better. Thank you. Uh, in fact, I’m actually gonna be heading to work. Were you sick? I took a few days of medical leave, uh, but I’m better now. Glad to hear it and now I better head to the station. Hey, you know, I’m uh, headed that way myself. Can I, uh, give you a lift? I have something I wanna discuss with you.

It’s a police matter.

What’s the matter? Mommy dearest? Oh, you forget about your dead baby boy already, as if I could. Because I’m here to help. A little birdie told me today was the big day. Oh, it is indeed. I presume you have a plan, ladies. And it’s simple, it’s direct. Uh, I don’t, I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before.

Well, don’t keep me in suspense. How are we getting our final revenge on EJ Damara? EJ is going to die.

Sorry, just one of my clients has an issue, but okay. Done that. More pleasant matters. Listen, I came over here last night because I needed to pay my retainer, right? And then I distracted you, which means I still owe. You a bill or you can just come over here and pay it in person. I hope that’s not the only reason why I’m welcome here.

Of course not. If you want, you can stay another night. Thanks. But I can’t. I know what I should get back to the pub, or you’ll likely running to Jada, right? Oh, it’s not likely. It’s a given. I’m gonna have to face it at some point.

Nicole. Hi. Hey Roman. Can I get a black coffee to go please? Sure thing. So I was just wondering, is Jada around you missed her. She just left the work. But to save you a return trip, I don’t think she wants to see you at all. Well, Jada can make that decision. You know, we both agree with that. Jada should make her own.

Okay. I know Eric blames me for Jada’s Choice, but I did not force her hand. Oh, really? Well what were you being altruistic? Were you doing her favor by? By telling her how awful her life would be if she had Eric’s baby. Nicole, you need to know that Kate and I were on your side. We were both open, that you and Eric would find your way back to each other and it’s all my fault, right?

Go ahead, say it. I messed everything. You know, I thought the baby was, Eric’s my biggest problem and it turns out our biggest problem is that there’s no more baby. Have a seat. Steve,

are you sure you don’t wanna make an official statement? No, this has to be off the record for now. But I don’t want any secrets from Rafe. I want him to hear this too. You want me to hear what

DJ Damara kidnapped my son and that bastard needs to pay for it. Forgive me if I’m a little confused about what? Well, the original plan was to kidnap ejs mother and then make him pay us back with blood, sweat, and tears. And lots and lots of dollars. Yeah. And that plan was kicked to the curb when he snatched your breath.

Yeah. Trip the golden boy. I know. But then you drove Susan off a cliff, incinerating her to the point that they don’t even have a scrap of clothing to remember her by. And that wasn’t revenge of for you. No, it wasn’t. And I’m not gonna let EJ Damara live long enough to ever lay another finger on my boy again.

I, uh, I took Grandma’s cross down to St. Luke’s so it can be on display at the service. Thank you, Johnny. I just wish you told me you were going to the church. It would’ve come with you. I didn’t want you to. As, uh, hard as this has been on me. I know. It must be even worse for you. I, I still can’t believe it’s real.

Neither can I. Um, father Bernard did ask me, um, since there’s snow remains, uh, if we wanted to arrange for some kind of marker in her memory.

I was thinking about that myself. I’d like a place to visit. Where I can feel close to her, perhaps a plaque down in the family crypt. Of course, it’s full to the brim with dead Demis. Although last time we added Jake, your Uncle Stephan came back to us. Who knows, maybe someone else will rise from the dead this time.

Let’s go down and find a spot for shall

so. I guess it’s a good thing that our original plane didn’t work out after all. I mean here I thought that you and I were gonna live happily ever after in the underworld, but it seems you’re hard to kill mother. Hmm. Yeah. I suppose I am. Must be on my. Eighth life by now. Mm-hmm. But you did have a chance to kill EJ and you didn’t take it.

You had him right where you wanted him the other night. He was passed out cold and helpless on the roadside. You could have ended his life right there. Why didn’t you?

How is Sheda doing? Well, I’m just above this good, as you would imagine. Roman, I know Kate is not interested in hearing me out, but I just want you to know I never intended for things to turn out this way, and I’m truly sorry that Eric is having a hard time with it. Eric is responsible for his own actions and uh, on him that he assaulted two people and wound up in jail.

Have you heard from him since he was released? Yeah, I have. He was with his new attorney. And what did he say, Nicole? That he never wanted to see me again. When was that? Yesterday. Why? Well, I’m just hoping he didn’t get into any more trouble. What makes you think that Harry didn’t come home?

I know I have to go back home and I certainly know I can’t go back to work in front. Nicole, live with one woman, work with another. I mean, there’s just no escape for you. I don’t mean an escape. I just need some time. A reset. Well, whenever you need a break, you know you’re always welcome. It’s like we said, no strings.

Just friends with great benefits. Thank you. You know, it’s been a long time since, since what? Since had a real friend trip was kidnapped. Yeah. Is he okay? He’s fine. Kayla and I managed to rescue him. That’s why we went to Seattle. Okay, well that’s good. But you think that EJ is. I know it. Oh, now this makes sense.

I knew that something had escalated the situation between EJ and Ava. So Ava kidnapped E J’s mother, so he retaliated by kidnapping her son, and when we freed Trip, EJ lost his leverage against her. Yep. Which made EJ desperate. And a desperate EJ led to a ruthless ava, which is what led to Ava and Susan being killed in that car crash.

Oh my God. This all make sense now. This is the, that’s why EJ was so down. Why he at the crash site? He knew. He knew if he’d just given Ava the ransom money, his mother would still be alive and kidnapping tripped in a do him any good at all. He essentially committed a felony for nothing. You said that you and Kayla rescued trip yourselves.

That’s. We had to work fast and under the radar, and before you ask, I’m not gonna apologize for doing what I had to do to save my son. Ava asked for my help while conveniently leaving out her part in getting trip kidnapped in the first place. Okay, but why didn’t you get the authorities involved sooner?

Ava begged me not to involve the. And I agreed. At least until I found out if my son was safe, I would’ve come to you right after that. But then we found out that Ava died and I didn’t wanna leave Tripp. You’re telling us now, and that’s the important thing. Yeah. But this is all hearsay. Yeah, that’s right.

Because Ava told me that EJ kidnapped trip, we don’t know. I don’t have any proof of that. And the henchman who was holding trip wouldn’t name names. Huh. Now Ava’s dead. Right? And how bad? Ejs feeling pretty good that there’s no proof of his involvement. That’s why I need your help and which is why you wanted to talk to us off the record.

Exactly. At least until we can figure out a way to make EJ pay for what he did. Let’s go down to the Krypton. Take a look. Shall uh, d wait. I, I don’t know if Grandma Susan would really want her marker to be in the family crypt. Why? I know technically she’s not in the mirror, but she certainly is family. Oh yeah, of course.

It’s, it’s not that it’s just, uh, you know, the devil elder hostage there. I just don’t know if she’d want her memory to be associated with it for the rest of eternity. You know, maybe you are right. It is rather gloomy down there and haunted by so many ghost. Present. You and EJ struggled over that gun at the crash site.

He fell, hit his head, and you were standing over him with the gun. Yeah, I know I was there. Why didn’t you kill him? Did you lose your nerve? Of course not. I didn’t kill him then because I wanted to give him more time to suffer with the guilt of what he did to his mother. You mean what he made you do to his mother?

Exactly. And now he’s suffered enough. Oh, no. No. He’ll never stop. But I think that more people need to pay for the way that they’ve treated me. And, uh, the perfect opportunity has presented itself. So today will be our final act.

I’ll do anything I can to help. The trip was kidnapped in Seattle, which is thousands of miles outside of our jurisdiction. I know that limits what you can do. Yeah. But EJ probably managed everything from right here. If we can prove that, then we have jurisdiction. Well, like I said, I’m all in. So am I.

Anything I can do to bring down EJ Dira, I’m all for it.

Little early for a drink? No. Oh, not these days, Johnny. And especially not today. What happened today? Your former stepfather paid me a visit Rafe. In his typically ham-handed fashion. He tried to implicate me in your grandmother’s death. Fuck, he can’t. He can’t do that. Of course not. He was as angry than Nicole is staying here.

Tried to take it out on me. But if he asks you any questions, there’s nothing I can tell him. Right. I only know that you did everything in your power to bring grandma home. Yes, I did.

Uh, while we’re on the subject of people asking questions, you are more than welcome to invite Wendy Shin to the memorial so you can keep up the cover of you two being romantically involved. Oh, uh, right. Yeah. Thank you. But because the entire family is going to be. You need to be very careful what you two say to each other.

If anyone over hears you talking about our little secret that if Uncle Stephan finds out that you knew Ralph brainwashed him, it’s not gonna be from me. Hmm hmm.

You make a mean cue, . At least I could do. Mm. And who knew you could do it with such few eggs? Well, I’ve been cooking for myself for many years now. Well, I’ve been ordering in for myself for so many years now. Shall we clear the table? I have a better idea. Since you decided to not rush into the pub. Why don’t we pick back up where we left?

I think I have some handcuffs somewhere if you wanna spice things up. Oh, I think things are spicy already. That wasn’t too soon, was it? Never too soon. , next time. Or maybe you have that caller, because I’ve really, really had this like fantasy my whole life. It’s on my bucket list to have my own hot priest.

It feels good to take my collar off and I don’t think it’s going back on. I think, uh, I’m pretty free without it. Are you? Yeah. You know what? Right now I’m feeling pretty free of all my clothing actually. Oh, clothing. I mean, who needs it? Right, exactly. Would you care to take this party to the shower? I am feeling pretty dirty.

Yeah.

Eric didn’t come home last night? No. I am checked with Ray. Make sure he wasn’t in lockup. He even checked the hospital. Yep. Listen, I’m sure he is okay. It’s just, uh, I’m wondering where he could be. Do you have any idea, Nicole? I don’t. Sorry. You know if you’ll excuse me. I just remembered I, I have something to do.

What about your coffee?

Where you supposed Nicole went in such a hurry. Well, I think she was a bit thrown by the fact that Eric didn’t sleep here last night. I’m worried about him, kid. Yeah. So is she. But for a completely different reason.

Stop it. You’re gonna get everything wet. Let’s take this back to the shower.

Nicole Walker, what are you doing here?

Well, I’m glad to see you back at work today. Thank How you feeling? Fine. But if one more person asks me that you. I’m sorry. I’m just tired of everyone acting like I’m some fragile little doll. Okay. Well, just because people care about you, that doesn’t mean you’re fragile. I know. I just wanna focus on work and put everything between Eric and I behind me.

Yeah, me too. I, I would love to do the same thing with Nicole, but, uh, evidently the universe is conspiring against. Oh, what happened now? Oh, I, I went over to e guys’s earlier to question him, and, um, didn’t expect to see Nicole there much less walking out in a bathroom. What? Mm-hmm. ? Yeah, evidently she’s moved in with ej, which, uh, he was very happy to, uh, inform me about, you know, I’m so.

Yeah, it’s okay. You know what? Nothing Nicole does surprises me anymore, but I would like to wipe that smug grin off E j’s face once and for off. Harold will serve luncheon after the service.

I think it’s gonna be one of the first times anyone sees peanut butter and banana sandwiches set next to the critter. Oh, well, grandma would have loved that. No one’s gonna remember what they ate

you, right? Food, the music, none of these truffles matter. I

I just wanna honor her. I want anyone to forget her. Hello? No one is gonna forget about her. You can count on that. Hmm. It’s a good thing that EJ was drunk that night and his brothers convinced him that he imagined the whole thing. He still thinks I’m dead, so he’ll never see it coming. Exactly. Now I can get revenge on the whole lot of ’em.

Oh, check out this baby.

It is going to be a memorable memorial, a colorful spectacle. The sitting Susan bangs. It’s gonna be a blast.

Tate, where do you see this resort in Aspen, buddy. It is amazing. Yeah. You know, first of all, first of all, it has a lobby where you can basically ski right into, and then you can, you can go into this hot tub, which is about the size of a lake. Yeah. . It’s this,

you know what, buddy? I’m, I’m gonna have to, uh, I’m gonna have to call you back. Yeah. Okay. I love you too. Bye.

What are you doing? What does it look like? Or under a missile toe. I’m sure you remember what that means.

Are you just gonna stand there gawking, or are you gonna explain what you’re doing at my apartment? I could ask you the same things.

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Well, thanks for dinner. I’ve never had Ethiopian before. What was that? That marinated minced beef stuff. That was Marin the chili powder. S marinated. Yes. Oh God, I’m so good. And then there was spongy like sour flatbread thing the way wrapped it up in it’s called inna. Yes, both of them. So good. Well, I’m glad to expand your horizon, huh?

It’s the least I could do.

I’m sorry. I, I came over here to sell up my attorney’s fees and I ended up talking area off about Nicole. I don’t mind really. I promise. I mean, breakups are rough. Plus it sounds like you really loved her. Yeah. Did She’s, um, certainly already moved. Just shacking up with her ex, her other ex-husband.

We left the bloody doors open.

Woo. I finally got Holly to bed. Only took two and a half stories. . Well, I hope she doesn’t find it too difficult to fall asleep in an unfamiliar. Well, you know, I think she’s has some fond memories here when she was living with Chloe and Stephan, so I think it’ll be an easy transition. Thank you again so much for doing this.

Oh, you’re more than welcome, Katherine. Night cut. . I thought she’d never ask.

I can’t get it fast enough.

So, how was your day? Well, I um, woo. What’s going on in here? Hmm. I got here just this room, Michelle, with the stage of sin in

it was Xander who kidnapped Susan. And Bonnie Lockhart. God, I hope no one can hear you. This is all top secret. So why are you telling me I have no choice tonight? Bonnie found out that Xander’s the culprit and I really need you to help me get her off his scent.

Xander Zander. Wake up. Oh, stander. What’s going on? Where are we? You tell. Would I go, come, I know you’re the clown. Me pull

like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

It is just not like her Rafe to disappear like this and, and not tell me where she is. Okay, thanks. I’ll see you soon. Rapes on his way. Okay. So Maggie and Sonny went down to the garden shed. Yeah. Although I highly doubt that Bonnie would wanna revisit the crime scene. Yeah, I talked that too. And Mimi, you said you were gonna call her.

She hasn’t heard from her mom either. Why am I getting a sickening sense of dejavu? Honey, I already told you many times I, I’m not the one who kidnapped you and Susie. Yes you are. I had your ass dead to rise. And I was about to tell Justin when somebody knocked me out from behind. Was it one of your coconut conspirators?

Oh, of course. No. Sure. Can’t be even Vitale because she did a film in Louise with Susan Banks trapped inside the car with her. Oh, tell me who are you in cahoots with now? Huh?

I’m sorry you had to come in through the back, but honestly it it’s best that nobody sees. You heard that week who often, so what do you need me to do? Okay, well, Knocking out Bonnie was really only a temporary fix. Um, soon she’s gonna wake up and she’s gonna go blab to the police about Zander. So I came up with a brilliant genius idea of making it look like Zander is also the one who’s kidnapped.

They’re both currently tied up in a warehouse that is truly inspired. Miss Busybody, how do I fit into this? Right? Well, Bonnie needs to see that Zander and the clown are two different people. So you my dear darling, lovely friend, I need you to give me your best rendition of sending the clowns,

okay? So let me try to get this straight right within a matter of weeks. Nicole was married to the commission, got back together with you, and is now possibly hooking up with the Town Mobile. Sounds about. I mean, is this typical of her? Like, seems so fickle? Well, when she and I were married, she was fighting her attraction for Reef and she had a one night stand with Xander Cook.

So yeah, Nicole, let’s swell part for the.

Hi Mary. I, I mean, sister, uh, Nicole and I were merely sharing a nightcap. And you do think that’s a problem? No, I don’t. We are laying your poor mother to rest tomorrow. And here you are canoeing on the chauffeur, drinking the devil’s juice with a woman who is not your wife. No, but she used to be, uh, excuse me.

Could you two stop talking about me like I’m not. And again, maybe I go No, you’ll do new such thing. Nicole. This is my mother’s sister, sister Mary, my I exactly who she is. Mm-hmm. . Yes. She’s the Godless, slipping him up. Love her sister’s bed.

Nicole is my invited guest, as are you, and if you wish to remain so I suggest you apologize to her post-haste. Hey, apologize to her. Okay. I’m leaving. No, you are not.

Well.

I’m sorry,

youre Godless Trace sister. You are the Jebel who lured father Eric Brady out of the first two. And how did you repay him,

which caused the sacred union to end in divorce.

She

want another. Okay. Um, you know, actually I should, I should probably, I

do. You seem kind of reluctant.

You know, to be honest, I’m not really looking forward to going home. My not. Much a welcoming party right now.

Yeah. Jada, she, uh, lives right down the hall from me. Right. It’s not exactly very easy not running into her without being reminded of what she’s done. I know it’s, it’s not fair, and I know that it was, I should respect her.

That you thought to stop doing that? Doing what? Denying yourself of your feelings. I mean, you are entitled to be angry or sad or, or both about this abortion. I mean, especially if she told you she was gonna keep the baby. I just wish you would’ve told me she changed her mind. I know it’s not fair. It’s her.

It’s not about Jada. Actually, I’m not mad at her. It’s, it’s Nicole. I mean, why couldn’t you just keep her mouth shut? And I don’t wanna take my anger out on Jada, and I’m afraid if I go home tonight, I just, I might do that. If I see her and

I’ve got a solution. Don’t go home.

Just stay here instead.

So Bonnie is still not answering your phone and, and once I found her scarf in the park, Look, I know Ava is dead. Yeah, but her minion’s still on the loose. The guy in the clown mask. Yeah, exactly. Listen, I understand your concern. My problem is Bonnie’s only been missing for what, a couple hours now. So I can’t declare her a missing person, but I will tell my officers to keep an eye on and, uh, so I’ll put out an alert.

In fact, let me step outside. I’ll put in that call right now. Okay, good. Thanks. Okay.

So and mad, you didn’t find any signs of Bonnie at the shed? They left. They’re taking a drive to check out some of her favorite spots. It’s a good idea. Where are you going? I can’t just sit here and wait. Don’t do the same thing. I’m with anyone. Then who the hell knocked me over the head? It was a kidnapper.

Of course. That is impossible because you are the. How my title next to you, Bonnie? I don’t know. You’re working with him or you did it yourself. This is just nonsense. Listen Bonnie, you’re about to answer Justin’s call when suddenly this muscle band cla in a blue suit, came outta nowhere and knocked his boat out.

I put up a fight, but he was strong as hell and you got the best of me. All right. And you look kind of beat up exactly. And the next thing I know of her, I wake up tied to this chair and, oh, Bonnie, you have to believe me.

You want me to pretend to be the clown of the kidnapped Bonnie? Yes, and you’ll be absolutely brilliant. Matt, you are a world class impersonator. You are. Um, um, miss Peggy is just cracking. That’s true, but I hate clown. Mother sent me to clown school when I was a child. I was exceedingly talented, but all the other young clowns were a bunch of bitches and they hated on me.

I vow, I would never again dom that sacred red nose. Right? Well, technically this is a mask and also I do have a job now, so I can pay you handsomely.

I am financially challenged at the moment, as you know. I won’t accept anything less than $300 deal. I was gonna pay you double. Ah dammit. Okay, hurry. You need to make your grand entrance. Oh, there’s just one problem. I’m no stranger to the gym, but I am not as pumped up as your ex boy toy. I’m more lean muscle, not to mention I stand a few inches shorter.

There is no way Bonnie’s gonna believe I was the OG clown. Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of that and this is gonna be an absolute slam dunk. I assure you.

Justin, what brings you by? Um, thanks. Um, I don’t suppose you heard from Bonnie. She’s not home yet. No. Your mother told me about what happened at the pub, how she freaked out and took off, and I thought since you were there, you might have some idea about where she went. I don’t. Sorry. She said that she needed some air.

I think she was embarrassed about attacking Roman. Maybe she just wanted to be alone for a little while. Yeah, well I thought so, but then I found her scarf at the park and there was no sign of her anywhere. So I called Rave to look into it, and I may be overreacting, but. After what happened to her last time?

I just, yeah, Justin, I’m so sorry. I mean, I, I can kind of relate because Xander went for a run a really long time ago, and now he’s not answering his phone and I’m, I’m sure it’s probably just a coincidence, but. But what? Just say it, Sarah.

I don’t wanna be disloyal to my husband. Sarah, please. Whatever it is. I mean, if you can help us to find Bonnie.

There was a moment where I thought, Maybe Xander was the clown that kidnap Bonnie.

I don’t know, man. You and the clown are the same height, same build. I’ve been in that shed, Bonnie. It’s, it’s pretty dark. Well, you admitted to Sarah and the others, so you’re terrible at describing people. Okay. I said that. I mean tonight you said the same phrase that clown said not once, but twice. Andrew uncommon phrases Bonnie has already pointed out is it’s just a coincidence.

Okay, fine, but how about this for a coincidence? The minute I accuse you of being that clown, he all of a sudden just shows up out of nowhere, may maybe he was following you. Why would he do that? He’s probably worried that you can ID him. You don’t know that. And Susan are both gone. You’re the last Luc end and that’s, how am I?

All right. You talk. I’m buying it, man. My God is telling me that you are the creepy clown. Who are you calling? Cur.

Hey, Alex Ray. Hey. Any update on. Hmm. Afraid not. Where’s your dad? He went to go look for her. Ah, I’m staying back here in case he returns. Okay, great. I’m gonna head back to the station. Just, uh, let me know if there’s any news. Okay. All right. I’ll wait a second. Re um, before you go, I just wanna apologize for what it was.

My idea to put Eric in the Nicole in the cover of Bella, they were resistant to it at first and. I practically forced it on them. Hmm. I see. Had I heard about you and Nicole splitting up if I caused any problems for your marriage at all? Man, I am truly sorry. No, no, no, no. Nothing to be sorry for. You know, in fact, you may have bought the situation to a head.

So yeah, as, as painful as it’s been, it’s uh, for the best. Wow. Okay, then. Well, thank you for being so cool about it. I’m unlike Eric Brady. Oh, yeah. What does that mean? Oh my God, the guy’s been a complete jerk. He just blew up on me the the other day, just because I suggested that he and Nicole do another.

Well, uh, I did hear they had a pretty major fight. Oh, well that explains it. Are you good now? I don’t know. And, uh, to be honest, couldn’t care less. Sister. I’m not kicking Nicole out. She’s a friend of mine and she’s in a bind one. Luckily she calls down her own. She’s a corruptor of souls. Well, I’m not exactly a saint either.

And the same can be said ej. It’s, it’s okay. You don’t have to defend me. And you’re right, sister. I am a sinful person. The Corruptor agree and I’m worse than you think. I did commit adultery and I’ve been divorced, and now I’m getting another divorce. You know why? Because I was lusting after another man.

Oh my word. Oh, the devil. Stronger in you than I thought. Yes, he’s, I left my husband so that I could reunite. With Father Eric Brady. But don’t you worry. Don’t you worry St. Eric and I are not getting back together. He ended things because I talked his girlfriend into getting an abortion. An abortion.

Joseph, and thanks to me, Eric will no longer be a father in any sense of the word. What do you think about that sister? Huh? I

thank you. For the offer. I, I can’t impose. We only met this morning. Yeah. But it feels like we’ve known each other much longer. I mean, I’d welcome the company, especially if I’m such a charming guy. I don’t know how charming I’ve been seeing that. I’ve been complaining about my life all day. Besides, how do you know I’m not a serial killer?

You’re Brady. Your family Sterling reputation proceeds? No. You obviously haven’t met my twin sister, Sammy. Mm. Or my cousin Teresa. And don’t forget, you and I only met because I was in jail for assault. I’ve been around my fair share of dangerous men, and I don’t really feel like my life’s in danger around you.

Oh, I’m the bad way. Anyway. Look, do what you want, really. I mean, the place is yours if you want. Not exactly the Dira Mansion, but I can promise you you’re not gonna run into any Xes here. That’s a big plus. Just one caveat though, we would have to share the bad. I mean, nothing sexual has to happen. Of course.

I certainly wouldn’t mind it.

Oh my God. It’s true. Someone else is the clown. I told you. Who are you? You freak. Tell me your name. I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you. Although to be. I’m gonna kill you anyway. No, don’t get away from me. Don’t, don’t touch me. I’m wanting you clown Julie. One finger on my mate’s wife and you’ll have me to answer to.

I’m cranking in my boots. You’re all tied up. Your big A I’m gonna finish. You can do about it.

Nothing yet. Come on, Matthew. I hope we can pull this off. Where exactly did you get this? It was part of, uh, Doug and Judy’s costumes from this last Halloween. Ooh, I’m digging these platforms. Are they my size? It doesn’t matter. You’ll squeeze your feet into them, won’t you? Now get the suit on. Get the shoes on.

You’ll be good to go.

God, I hope this works. Better. Be careful. Don’t worry. Bonnie, this creepy clown is gun down.

Please answer to you. No, it’s all a popup. Who the hell would it be? Dumb off. Can’t believe you. And Gwen really pulled this off. I think it’s really working. I know I’ve never felt so butch in my entire life not to be a service. Time for the grand finale. You know what to do.

Alexander, are you okay?

Fuck you messed with the wrong family clown. And now you’re gonna pay for what you did to put a Get him. Get him. Knock him out. Hell yeah. You’re not too strong for me. A big

go. Go get him. Don’t let him get away. Go, go.

All those little coincidences, like the blue suit that started to add up, that made me suspicious. But then I looked up Sanders’s company and it’s legit rednecks. Yeah, it has a website and everything. So I realized that. You know, he couldn’t have been working for Ava after all. Hmm. Well that’s interesting because I offered to bring legal action against rednecks on Xander’s behalf to sue them for wrongful termination.

What’d he say? He was adamant I shouldn’t do it. Maybe he just didn’t wanna get tangled up in a legal battle. Well, he wouldn’t even give me his boss’s. Maybe that’s because he really was working for Ava Vitali. We’re jumping to conclusions. No, no, no. It’s just like you said, it’s just another strange coincidence that both Bonnie and Zander are Mia a you know what I, I shouldn’t have said anything, Sarah.

Just to be on the safe side, can you come with me and tell your theory to Rafe, what. No. What if I’m wrong? I don’t wanna get Xander in trouble, but what if you’re right? You could be saving Bonnie’s life, Justin, even if it was Xander, he would never hurt Bonnie. If Xander really is behind this, then we don’t know what he’s capable of.

Sarah, please. I’m begging.

Okay. Yeah. And maybe in the end this will prove Sanders’s innocence.

You came back. What happened? Bastard got away. I’m so sorry. Oh, please don’t be you. Save my life. Let’s get you home to Justin. Thank you. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Oh God. I’m so, so sorry for accusing you of being my kidnapper when you were telling the truth all the month. I was totally, totally wrong about you.

I’m sorry.

Mrs. Kiki is a blonde now to Brunett. You got the wrong woman. Thanks. So nothing still? No. Sorry to get your hopes up, grace. I was hoping you’d still be here. Can you sign up, Bonnie? No, not you have, but we’re still searching. Okay. Look, uh, Sarah, I might have some information that could be. Okay, what’s up? Uh, um, well just, just remember that this is probably a long shot and might be totally off base.

Okay. We’re open to anything at this point. So what is it?

Right under the covers, just waiting for you to warm. Are you okay? No, I think that beer’s kind of settling in right now. You are such a lightweight Oh, my , which is very cute, by the way. Well, I haven’t been much of a drinker for years now. You’ve been through a lot lightly. I, I think a drinker too is an order, ah, you know what?

Enough about me. What’s going on with? Amy with Pauline and her daughter. I think you pretty much heard the gist of it. Yeah. I heard that’s been pretty hard for you to carry all the anger and resentment with your parents’ death. Yeah, it was.

I know earlier today you said that our situations. Pretty different, but in some ways they’re actually quite similar. You know, I’m like, we’ve both been wronged by these people who keep excusing their actions and telling us that they’re justified and, and we’re not supposed to be upset about it. I’m sorry.

I let it go sometimes. Why should we need to, I say, screw it. You know, I’m entitled to be. And so are you?

Well, my aunt took to her bed. . You really rattled her? Yeah. Well I thought she was gonna burst out in tongues. , I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I. never gone off on her like that. There’s nothing to apologize for. She treated you terribly. Oh, she did just lose her sister. Grief is no excuse for bad behavior, but I must say you, uh, you’d handled that swimmingly.

It was nice to see that side of you again. Oh, really? Mm-hmm. , you enjoyed seeing? Shock your aunt with my laundry list of sins. What I enjoyed was seeing you fight back and stand out for yourself. You’ve reminded me of the, uh, fierce take no prisoners. Nicole Walker, I first fell in love with.

So what’s your theory? What Justin and I were comparing notes. We realized that it, it could be possible. Justin. Hi. Oh my God. Oh my God. That is so, oh God, me, I am now, now that I’m home. You baby.

You didn’t have anything to do with this, did you? He did. He happened to be there. Why that guy attack me and he saved me. Did I understand my life?

Come on. What’s taking me so long? Where are you, Mattie? Alright, Beverly G. Bloody. Hello. I guess I do remember a thing or two from clown school. Oh, for God sake. Nevermind that. How did it go? Ah, it was so much more exhilarating than I imagined wrestling with Xander, getting manhandled by him. I’m not talking about that.

You bloody nutter. I’m saying Bonnie. Bonnie, how’d it go with her? Did she buy it? Oh, you doggone better belief. She did. Our plan, worked like a charm.

And then Xander used just superhuman strength to break free. And then he went after that guy and then they got into this huge brawl. But that, that clown was no match for him. He was so brave. I mean, it was nothing really nothing. It was like a UFC fight only. I couldn’t enjoy it because I thought I was gonna be dead any minute.

Well, we’re happy that you’re alive and will, and most importantly, you are homesick. Yeah. Amen to that. Well, it’s all because of that amazing stud. That stupid clown was no match for him. Uh, where’s this clown? Oh, nice to get away the coward. Okay. Well, did the clown have any distinguishable features? Uh, tattoo, like anything we could use to identify him?

I didn’t even look. Nothing I can think of. So we still don’t know who this maniac is. I’ll make sure to have the whole squad on alert. I mean, I think he was just one of Eva’s old mob contacts. You know, he just seemed like your typical low level henchman for whoever he was. He was determined to kill me.

And you, Xander saved my life. You’re a real hero. Oh God.

My aunt will be departing to her own a boat once this funeral is over, so you don’t have to worry about her for too much longer. You don’t have to kick her out on my account. Well, it’s not just for you, frankly. I’d send her on a way sooner, but she’s my mother’s sister. I am just so sorry that she treated you so belligerently.

Honestly, it wasn’t that big of a deal. It’s just after the day I had, it was the last straw. I’m so sorry that you had such a bad day.

Just Eric and I run into each other and we went at it again. I will spare you all the gory details, but suffice it to say our relationship is over once and for all. I’ve heard that before, . I know, but believe me, there’s no going back for us. Eric and I are done for good,

allowing myself to be angry. It’s something I’m used to just kind of taking the high road and more accepting and forgiving, you know? Mm-hmm. . Well, you definitely give up. Good guy, vibe. I’m surprised you don’t have a big S branded into your chest. . Are you always like this? Well, if you recall earlier, I reminded you about my twin sister, who’s always been the troublemaker.

Mm-hmm. . I guess in some ways it’s just kind of navigated me in the opposite direction. Yeah. So you were kind of forced into the good role of the twin group . I went as far as even becoming a priest. , no. Hey. No laughing. I You get out of here. I did. Oh God. Just didn’t work out.

But despite my honorable good efforts, you know, and I’ve just kind of been somewhat in shambles, have you ever just thought about not trying to be so perfect all the time and maybe giving into your impulses for once? Oh, like helping you finish up that six pack of beer earlier? Yeah, that’s a start.

Listen, I really appreciate your encouragement, but it’s just, I’m so sure it’s in my nature. Well, you should really give it a try, please. He just forget about everyone. Do what you want.

Well, as eventful as this evening has been, I should get going. So I’ll, um, I’ll see you soon. Nicole, before you go,

I would say that I’m sorry about you and Eric, but I’m not, I never thought you two were a good match.

Instead of appreciating who you are, Eric, just stifled your fire and your your spirit. You’re better off with a, you’re better off being just your. Spirited Firey self.

I’m not taking advantage of you and hearing me here. Stay. Am I.

I’m thinking very clearly, this is what I want. This is what I,

sorry to waste your time. No, it wasn’t a waste of time at all. Especially if this can lead us to finding this joker. I’m gonna head to the warehouse and look for clues. I’ll be in touch. All right, thank you. I’ll walk you out. Okay. Thank you

sweetheart. I’m so sorry you had to go through this again. So am I. Now on, on. I am not letting you out of my sight. Well, that won’t be a problem. Why is. That’s because I don’t ever plan to step foot out of this house ever again. At least not until that evil clown is caught.

Um, 300 theft. I hope you find that sufficient. I hate taking money from my bff, but I do need to eat. Thanks, QUni. The next time you need to stage a fake kidnapping, you know who to call. By the way, do you mind if we keep this muscle suit gearing up for next Halloween? Are we? Mm. That and it might actually help me get a few days, you think.

Go on, take it, consider it a bonus for a job. Well done. Thanks. You really went above and beyond for your ex tonight. I hope he appreciates it. Yeah, I’m just really glad he’s not behind bars. Honey, not only did he avoid prison, he went from being the number one suspect to town hero over. He really owes you.

I hope you find some way to collect.

Oh, what was that for? Well, it’s like Bonnie said. You are a real hero tonight, which makes me feel even more terrible about my unfair accusation. I, I, I have to admit, when I didn’t know where you were, nevermind poison, you can tell me. I, I guess I should, I, I don’t want there to be secrets between us. Um.

Justin and I for a minute thought that maybe you were the clown that kidnapped Bonnie and we almost sold Ra Sarah. I know, I know. It’s really stupid and it was disloyal and I just, I feel really, really bad about it. You’ve been working so hard to turn things around for yourself and, and I’m so sorry and I hope that you could forgive me.

Of course I can. I, you know, we won’t make mistakes. Love you so much.

So now I am going to go run my strong hero, a nice warm bath because I bet you need to relax after the night that you have had. Yeah, love.

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Eric talked to Sloan about what happened with Nicole. He didn’t want to go home because she didn’t want to take his anger at Nicole out on Jada. He couldn’t believe Nicole moved on so fast with EJ. Sloan suggested that he stay in her apartment with her. She told him that she only had one bed. She promised him that nothing would happen. He joined her in the bed. She talked to him about her situation. She believed they both had a right to be angry. Sloan thought they should forget everything. Eric kissed her. They got passionate until she stopped them. She didn’t want him to think that she’s taking advantage of him. He insisted that he wanted it and needed it. They went back to making out. EJ poured Nicole a drink when Sister Mary Moira walked in on them. She didn’t approve of them being together. She didn’t approve that he was with someone who isn’t his wife. She couldn’t believe that he would do that on the eve of her burial. Mary Moira called Nicole a tramp. EJ got upset and made her apologize to her. Nicole told her everything that she did when she insulted her. Later, EJ told Nicole that he was proud of her for standing up to his aunt. She reminded him of the woman that he fell in love with before. He welcomed her back. She told him that she and Eric were finished. EJ told her that she was better off without Eric because he stifled her spirit.

Rafe arrived at the Kiriakis mansion to talk to Justin. He said that he couldn’t declare Bonnie missing yet. He did put out an alert out on her. Alex walked in the room to tell Justin that everyone was checking Bonnie’s favorite spots. Justin wanted to do the same thing. Alex apologized to Rafe for putting Eric and Nicole on the cover of Bella together. Rafe said the breakup was painful, but he thought it was for the best. Leo met with Gwen at the Horton house. She asked him to dress up as a clown. He thought about his childhood trauma about clowns, but Gwen was willing to pay him to dress as the clown. She gave him what he needed to look like Xander in the clown suit. Bonnie wondered why Xander what stunt he was trying to pull. He told her that he fought with the clown. She had a feeling that he was the clown who kidnapped her. The clown burst in the room and Xander pretended to be afraid. Bonnie realized that Xander wasn’t the clown. Bonnie cried out while Xander took off his ropes. He went after the clown. Xander and the clown moved into the hallway. Leo took off the mask. They went back into the room when Leo pretended to overpower him and ran off. Bonnie thanked him for what he did. She apologized for accusing him of being her kidnapper.

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Eric and Sloan have dinner together in her apartment. Sloan thanks him for cooking. Eric apologizes since he came over to settle his attorney fees and ended up talking her ear off about Nicole. Sloan promises she doesn’t mind and says break ups are rough. Sloan comments that it sounds like Eric really loved her. Eric confirms that he did but remarks that she moved on quickly as she’s now shacking up with her other ex-husband..

EJ enters the living room of the DiMera Mansion and questions who left the side doors open as he shuts them. Nicole comes in and tells him about finally getting Holly to sleep. EJ hopes she doesn’t have trouble sleeping in an unfamiliar house. Nicole says Holly has fond memories from when she lived here with Chloe and Stefan, so she thinks it will be an easy transition. Nicole thanks EJ again for doing this. EJ then pours them drinks as they sit together. Nicole asks how his day was but they are interrupted by Sister Mary Moira walking in and questioning what is going on here. She declares that she got there just in time.

Gwen reveals to Leo that it was Xander who kidnapped Bonnie and Susan. Leo is shocked as Gwen reminds him that this has to remain top secret. Leo questions why she’s telling him then. Gwen explains that she had no choice because Bonnie found out that Xander was the culprit, so she needs Leo to help get Bonnie off of Xander’s scent.

Bonnie wakes up tied up in a chair and looks over to see Xander knocked out and tied up as well. Bonnie calls out to him to wake him up. Xander asks where they are and what’s going on. Bonnie says for Xander to tell her because she knows he’s the clown who kidnapped her, so she questions what he’s trying to pull.

Justin calls Rafe and says it’s not like Bonnie to disappear without telling him where she is. Justin thanks him and says he’ll see him soon as he hangs up. Justin then tells Alex that Rafe is on his way. Alex informs Justin that Maggie and Sonny went down to the gardening shed, but he highly doubts Bonnie would return to the crime scene. Alex adds that he called Mimi but she hasn’t heard from her either. Justin remarks that he’s getting a sickening feeling of deja vu.

Xander insists to Bonnie that he’s not the one who kidnapped her and Susan. Bonnie argues that she had him dead to rights and was going to tell Justin when someone knocked her out from behind. Bonnie asks if it was one of his co-conspirators which he denies. Bonnie adds that it can’t be Ava, so she questions who Xander is in cahoots with now.

Leo goes to see Gwen at the Horton house and asks what she needs him to do. Gwen explains that knocking out Bonnie was only a temporary fix so she came up with the brilliant solution of making it look like Xander was kidnapped as well, so they are both currently tied up in a warehouse. Leo calls that truly inspired and asks how he fits in to this. Gwen explains that Bonnie needs to see that Xander and the Clown are two different people, so she needs Leo to wear the clown mask.

Sloan goes over to Eric how in a matter of weeks, Nicole was married to Rafe, got back with Eric, and is now possibly hooking up with EJ. Sloan asks if this is typical of Nicole and says it seems so fickle. Eric explains that when they were married, Nicole was fighting her attraction for Rafe and then had a one night stand with Xander, so he says it’s about par for the course.

EJ tells Sister Mary Moira that he and Nicole were merely sharing a nightcap and he doesn’t think that’s a problem. She argues that they are laying Susan to rest tomorrow while EJ is here with a woman that’s not his wife. EJ points out that she used to be. Nicole offers to go but EJ stops her and introduces Nicole to Sister Mary Moira. Mary responds that she knows exactly who Nicole is and comments on her sleeping in Susan’s bed. EJ argues that they are both his invited guests and warns Sister Mary Moira to apologize to Nicole, so she does, but then she calls her a jezebel who lured Eric out of the priesthood and then cheated on him, causing their sacred union to end in divorce.

Eric finishes his drink and says he should probably head home. Sloan points out that he seems kind of reluctant. Eric admits he’s not looking forward to going home since Jada lives right down the hall from him, so it’s not exactly running in to her without being reminded of what she has done. Eric knows that’s not fair and he should respect her choice. Sloan urges him to stop denying his feelings because he’s entitled to be angry or sad about the abortion, especially if she told him that she was keeping the baby. Eric just wishes Jada told him and knows it’s her choice. Eric then admits he’s not mad at Jada, but at Nicole, and questions why Nicole couldn’t just keep her mouth shut. Eric doesn’t want to take his anger out on Jada and he’s afraid if he goes home tonight, he might do that. Sloan then suggests Eric stay here instead.

Rafe goes to the Kiriakis Mansion. Justin explains to him that Bonnie still hasn’t come home and he found her scarf in the park. Justin says he knows Ava is dead, but her minion in the clown mask is still on the loose. Rafe understands his concern but says Bonnie has only been missing for a couple hours so he can’t declare her a missing person, but he will let his officers know and put out an alert. Rafe then steps outside to make the call. Alex comes back in and informs Justin that Sonny and Maggie didn’t find anything in the shed, so they decided to go take a drive to check some of Bonnie’s favorite spots. Justin calls that a good idea and decides he can’t just sit here and wait, so he’s going to do the same thing.

Xander tells Bonnie that he’s not in cahoots with anyone. Bonnie questions who knocked her out then. Xander says it was the kidnapper. Bonnie calls that impossible since he’s the kidnapper. Xander points out that he’s also tied up. Bonnie suggests he’s working with them or he did it himself. Xander calls that nonsense and claims that Bonnie was about to answer Justin’s call when a muscle bound clown in a blue suit knocked them both out. Xander says he put up a fight but they were too strong. Bonnie acknowledges that Xander does look beat up. Xander says the next thing he knew, he woke up tied to the chair. Xander argues that Bonnie has to believe him.

Leo questions Gwen wanting him to pretend to be the clown who kidnapped Bonnie. Gwen insists he would be brilliant and praises him as an impersonator. Leo points out that he hates clowns after his experience in clown school. Gwen notes that she will pay him. Leo acknowledges that he is financially challenged at the moment, so he wants $300 which Gwen agrees to. Gwen tells Leo to hurry to make his grand entrance. Leo points out that he’s not as muscled as Xander and he’s a few inches shorter, so there’s no way that Bonnie will believe he was the original clown. Gwen tells him not to worry as she’s already thought of that.

Justin goes to see Sarah and asks if she’s heard from Bonnie. Sarah questions her not being home yet. Justin says that Maggie told him about what happened at the Pub, so he thought maybe Sarah would have an idea of where she went but she does not. Sarah says that Bonnie said she needed air and suggests maybe she wanted to be alone for a little while. Justin says he thought so but then he found her scarf in the park and called Rafe to look in to it. Justin adds that he may be overreacting but he remembers what happened last time. Sarah tells him that she’s so sorry. Sarah relates because Xander went for a run a really long time ago and now he’s not answering his phone. Sarah is sure it’s probably just a coincidence. Sarah then says she doesn’t want to be disloyal to her husband. Justin urges her to say whatever it is if it could help them find Bonnie. Sarah then reveals that there was a moment where she thought Xander might have been the clown who kidnapped Bonnie.

Bonnie argues that Xander and the Clown are the same height and build. Xander argues that the shed is pretty dark and Bonnie has admitted to being terrible at describing people. Bonnie brings up Xander saying two phrases that the clown said. Xander calls it just a coincidence. Bonnie questions the clown showing up out of nowhere as soon as she accused him. Xander suggests the clown could have been following her and worried that she could identify him since Ava and Susan are both gone. Bonnie admits he talks a good game but she’s not buying it. Bonnie says her gut is telling her that he is the creepy clown. Leo then comes in wearing the clown mask and asks who she’s calling creepy.

Rafe comes back in to the Kiriakis Mansion where Alex asks if there’s any update on Bonnie. Rafe says he’s afraid not but asks where Justin is. Alex informs him that Justin went to go look for Bonnie while he’s staying there in case he hears anything. Rafe decides to head back to the station and tells Alex to let him know if there’s any news. Alex stops Rafe and says he wanted to apologize because it was his idea to put Eric and Nicole on the cover of Bella and they were resistant to it at first, but he practically forced it on them. Alex adds that he heard about Rafe and Nicole splitting up, so he’s truly sorry if he caused problems for their marriage. Rafe responds that there’s nothing to be sorry for and admits that it’s been painful, but it’s for the best. Alex thanks Rafe for being so cool about it and they shake hands. Alex adds that Eric has been the opposite as he blew up at him for even suggesting that he and Nicole do another cover. Rafe mentions that he did hear Eric and Nicole had a pretty major fight. Alex says that explains it and asks if they are good now. Rafe doesn’t know and says he couldn’t care less.

EJ tells Sister Mary Moira that he’s not kicking Nicole out as she’s a friend and she’s in a bind. Sister Mary Moira calls Nicole a corruptor of souls. EJ points out that he’s not a saint. Nicole tells him it’s okay and he doesn’t have to defend her. Nicole admits that she is a sinful person and she did commit adultery. Nicole adds that she’s been divorced and now she’s getting another divorce because she was lusting after another man. Sister Mary Moira gets upset and comments that the devil is strong in her. Nicole goes along with it and talks about leaving her marriage to get back with Eric, but he ended things because she talked his girlfriend in to getting an abortion. Nicole declares that thanks to her, Eric will no longer be a father in any sense of the word. Sister Mary Moira is shocked and thinks she’s going to faint.

Eric thanks Sloan for the offer but says he can’t impose as they just met this morning. Sloan feels like they’ve known each other a lot longer and says she would welcome the company, especially from a charming guy. Eric doesn’t know charming he’s been since he’s been complaining about his life all day. Eric jokingly asks how she knows he’s not a serial killer. Sloan points out that he’s a Brady and the family’s reputation precedes him. Eric jokes that she obviously hasn’t met Sami or Theresa. Eric reminds Sloan that they also met because he was in jail for assault. Sloan responds that she’s been around her share of dangerous men and she doesn’t feel like her life is in danger in a bad way around him. Sloan tells Eric to do what he wants but the place is his if he wants. Sloan jokes that it’s not exactly the DiMera Mansion but promises he won’t run in to any of his exes here which Eric calls a big plus. Sloan then adds that they would have to share the bed and notes that nothing sexual has to happen, though she certainly wouldn’t mind it.

Bonnie can’t believe it’s true that someone else is the clown and demands to know his name. He says he could tell her but then he’d have to kill her and then says he’s going to kill her anyway. Bonnie screams at him not to touch her. Xander warns that if he touches Bonnie, he’ll have to answer to him. He reminds Xander that he’s tied up and says he’s going to finish what he started with Bonnie and nothing can be done about it. Xander then breaks free and starts fighting with the clown as Bonnie screams.

Gwen waits to hear back from Leo and hopes he can pull this off. Gwen thinks back to dressing Leo up in a body suit and platform shoes to increase his build and height. Gwen repeats that she hopes this works.

Bonnie screams for Xander to be careful. Xander tells her the clown is going down as they struggle on out of the room. Xander then asks if it’s really Leo. Leo lifts the mask and confirms that it is. Xander can’t believe they pulled this off and says it seems like it’s really working. Xander says it’s time for the grand finale and asks if Leo knows what to do. Bonnie screams out asking if Xander is okay. Xander then brings Leo in the clown mask back in to the room and says he messed with the wrong family, so now he’s going to pay for what he did to Bonnie. Bonnie screams for Xander to knock him out. Leo says he’s not too strong for him and fights Xander off, then runs out of the warehouse. Bonnie screams for Xander to go get him and not let him get away, so Xander follows out after him.

Sarah tells Justin about all the little coincidences like the blue suit that made her suspicious, but then she looked up Xander’s company, Rednax, and it’s legit with a website and everything, so she realized he couldn’t have been working for Ava after all. Justin calls that interesting because he offered to represent Xander and sue Rednax for wrongful termination, but he was adamant about not doing it. Sarah suggests maybe he didn’t want to get tangled up in a legal battle. Justin points out that Xander wouldn’t even give him his boss’s name and maybe that’s because he was working for Ava Vitali. Sarah argues that they are jumping to conclusions. Justin calls it just another strange coincidence that both Bonnie and Xander are missing. Sarah regrets saying anything. Justin asks Sarah to come with him and tell her theory to Rafe just to be safe. Sarah says no because she could be wrong and doesn’t want to get Xander in trouble. Justin argues that if she’s right, she could be saving Bonnie’s life. Sarah says even if it was Xander, he would never hurt Bonnie. Justin argues that if Xander is really behind this, then they don’t know what he’s capable of. Justin begs Sarah, so she agrees to go with him and hopes it will prove Xander’s innocence.

Xander returns to the warehouse and tells Bonnie that he’s so sorry but the clown got away from him. Bonnie tells him not to be sorry as he saved her life. Xander says they will get her back home to Justin as he begins untying her. Bonnie apologizes for accusing him of being her kidnapper when he was telling the truth along and she was totally wrong about him. Xander smiles behind her.

Rafe finishes a call and tells Alex that there’s still nothing. Justin comes home with Sarah and asks if there’s any sign of Bonnie. Rafe says no but they are still looking. Justin then informs him that Sarah has some information that might be useful so Rafe asks her what’s up. Sarah calls it a longshot and might be totally off base. Rafe says they are open to anything at this point, so he asks what it is.

Eric gets in bed with Sloan. Sloan jokes about Eric being a lightweight at drinking beer. Eric responds that he hasn’t been a drinker for years now. Sloan says he’s been through a lot lately so she thinks a drink or two was in order. Eric says enough about him and asks what’s going on with her. Sloan thinks he heard most of everything with Paulina and Chanel. Eric knows it must be hard for her to carry around the resentment and anger over her parents’ death. Sloan knows Eric said before that their situations were different, but she thinks they are quite similar since they have both been wronged by people who keep justifying their actions like they aren’t supposed to be upset. Eric knows it’s hard to let go sometimes. Sloan asks why they should need to. Sloan declares they are entitled to be angry.

EJ returns to the living room and tells Nicole that Sister Mary Moira has gone to bed and jokes that Nicole really rattled her. Nicole apologizes for going off on her like that but EJ says she treated her terribly and that grief is no excuse for bad behavior. EJ comments on how Nicole handled it and says it was nice seeing that side of her again. EJ enjoys seeing Nicole fight back and stand up for herself as it reminded him of the Nicole that he first fell in love with. EJ welcomes her back as they take a drink.

Rafe asks Sarah what her theory is. Sarah responds that she and Justin were comparing notes, but then they are interrupted by Bonnie and Xander arriving. Bonnie runs in and hugs Justin. Bonnie cries that the clown kidnapped her again. Alex asks if she’s alright. Bonnie responds that she is now that she’s home. Sarah asks Xander if he had anything to do with this. Bonnie responds that Xander happened to be there when the clown attacked her. Bonnie declares that Xander saved her life.

Gwen questions what is taking Leo so long. Leo then comes in with the clown mask and startles her. Gwen asks how it went. Leo calls it so much more exhilarating than he imagined. Gwen asks if Bonnie bought it. Leo confirms that she did and their plan worked like a charm which makes Gwen happy.

Bonnie tells Justin, Alex, Rafe, and Sarah about how Xander used his superhuman strength to break free and wrestled with the clown. Bonnie says the clown was no match for Xander and compares it to a UFC fight. Alex says they are happy she’s home safe. Bonnie continues to praise Xander for saving her. Rafe then asks where the clown is now. Xander says he managed to get away. Rafe asks if the clown had any distinguishable features to identify him. Bonnie says nothing she can think of. Justin points out that they still don’t know who this is. Rafe says he’ll get the whole squad on it to look out. Xander comments that he thinks it was just one of Ava’s old mob contacts as he seemed like a typical low level henchman. Bonnie points out that whoever it was, was determined to kill her. Bonnie declares that Xander saved her life and calls him a real hero as she hugs him.

EJ tells Nicole that Sister Mary Moira will be going to her own place after the funeral. Nicole says he doesn’t have to kick her out on her account. EJ assures that it’s not just her as he would send her away sooner but she is his mother’s sister. EJ is just so sorry about how she treated Nicole. Nicole calls it not that big of a deal but says it was the last straw after the day she had. EJ is sorry she had a bad day and asks if she cares to share. Nicole responds that it’s just that she and Eric ran in to each other and went at it again. Nicole says she’ll spare him the details, but their relationship is over once and for all. EJ jokes that he’s heard that before. Nicole assures there is no going back for them and declares that she and Eric are done for good.

Eric tells Sloan that allowing himself to be angry is not something he’s used to as he was taking the high road to forgiving. Sloan jokes about his good guy vibe and asks if he was always like this. Eric reminds her about his twin sister Sami always being the troublemaker, so that navigated him in the opposite direction. Eric adds that he went as far as becoming a priest which surprises Sloan. Eric says that didn’t work out and despite his efforts, his life has been in shambles. Sloan asks if he ever thought about not trying to be perfect and giving in to his impulses. Eric points out that he started by helping her finish off the six pack of beer earlier. Eric appreciates her encouragement but he’s not sure it’s in his danger. Sloan suggests he give it a try by just forgetting about everyone else and doing what he wants. Eric then kisses Sloan.

Nicole tells EJ that she should get going, so she’ll see him soon. EJ stops her and says he would say he’s sorry about her and Eric, but he’s not as he never thought they were a good match anyway. EJ argues that instead of appreciating who she is, Eric just stifled her fire and spirit, so she’s better off without him and being herself.

Eric and Sloan continue kissing in bed. Sloan stops and asks if she’s not taking advantage of him in an inebriated state. Eric assures that he’s thinking very clearly and this is what he wants and needs as they continue kissing.

Justin apologizes to Rafe for wasting his time. Rafe says it wasn’t a waste of time at all, especially if leads to them finding the clown. Rafe decides he will head to the warehouse to look for clues, so he’ll be in touch. Alex walks Rafe out. Justin tells Bonnie that he’s so sorry that she had to go through this again. Justin says he’s not letting her out of his sight from now on. Bonnie responds that it won’t be a problem because she doesn’t plan on stepping foot out of the house ever again until the evil clown is caught.

Gwen pays Leo $300. Leo jokes that next time she needs to stage a fake kidnapping, she knows who to call. Leo asks if he can keep the muscle suit. She tells him to go ahead and consider it a bonus. Leo remarks that Gwen really went above and beyond for her ex tonight, so he hopes that Xander appreciates it. Gwen is just glad he’s not behind bars. Leo points out that Xander went from being the #1 suspect to the town hero overnight. Leo adds that Xander really owes her, so he hopes Gwen finds some way to collect.

Xander and Sarah go home and start kissing. Xander asks what that was for. Sarah says it’s like Bonnie said, he was a real hero tonight which makes her feel even more terrible about her unfair accusation. Sarah brings up not knowing where he was and admits that she and Justin thought maybe Xander kidnapped Bonnie and they almost told Rafe. Sarah knows it was stupid and disloyal, so she feels bad and is so sorry. Sarah hopes he can forgive her. Xander says they all make mistakes. Sarah says she loves him so much and hugs him. Sarah suggests a warm bath so Xander can relax after the night that he had.

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

So Chad is a fan of habanero salsa. Yep. Spicier than better. It’s surprising even his otherwise vanilla lifestyle. Maybe he’s more interesting than I give him credit for. Well, I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to know that his, uh, his order met standard. I am sorry he had to skip out on his dinner, but his loss is my game.

This fa is delicious. , you made this mm-hmm. . It’s my secret weapon. My um, neighbor who gave me the recipe said it. Perfect date dish and I wanted to make a really romantic dinner for Alex. So well, you succeeded. I’m sorry that you wasted your perfect date dish on me.

Mm. Bunny told you she was going for a walk at this. And it’s freezing outside. Uh, well, I don’t think she noticed that it was, uh, the time or the temperature. She was, uh, quite upset. Distracted. Distracted by what? Well, I, I’m sorry to say. Especially after all that she’s already been through, uh, uh, there was an incident at the pub and it took her up.

What kind of incident? Bonnie obviously is still dealing with the effects of this ordeal in, in, in the garden shed. And, and, and she was convinced that she saw the person that kidnapped her and it freaked her out.

Bonnie, what hell are you talking about? What was me? Aren’t you terribly intersect with me? You creep, you know what you did? No, I, I really don’t. Fine. You wanna play that game? I’ll spell it out for you. You are the sicko who kidnapped me. Zander Cook. You’re the muscle bound clown

like sand through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

So, how’s the job search going? Any bites? Not yet. Apparently the Leo Stark brand is not as delectable as these nots. Well, I’m sorry to hear that, but don’t be too discouraged. You haven’t been looking that long. Says the CEO and Nacho Hog, born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Hey. Okay. I’ve been kicked around plenty of times before and I got right back on my feet, and so will you.

All right, because you’re smart and you’re resilient and you’re gonna figure something out, Leo. Yeah. Well, it may take a while. That’s the problem. Since I am, as you have no doubt, observed a bit of an acquired taste. Hmm. Usually I get what I want by making it impossible for people to say no to me. Okay, well then just do that.

Or better yet, create a job for yourself. Find some unknown niche, and then fill it in English Jackson. Okay? Um, come up with a unique way that only you could be an asset to accompany or a person, and then go out there and make it. Im. For that person, our company, to say no to you. I mean, that’s, that’s worked well.

It’s worked for you in the past, right? It has. I did actually pitch myself to Gwen suggested that the Spectator could use a fabulous new gossip columnist. That’s great. How’d it go? Well, uh, she didn’t pounce on it, nor did chew laugh in my face, so, okay. Well then there’s hope. Depends on her boss. Mr. Jack, Debra.

Jack. Hi. What a surprise. I hope I’m not bothering you. No, no, of course not. Um, is everything all right? Yes, yes. Everything’s fine. I’m just stopping on the way home from the Spectator. Wanted to talk to Xander. Is, uh, is he home? Come on, man. You love, you’re not making any sense thinking that, that I. Muscle band clown.

I mean, it’s, it’s absurd. Where’s all this coming from? Straight from the clown’s mouth, apparently. I just heard you say, I’m not gonna let this situation destroy my life. So, so I heard the clown say the exact same thing. Only he didn’t have an Irish accent. I’m Scottish. It’s the same thing. No, they are not.

Yes. You know what? Who cares what your accent was or wasn’t? You said exactly what that clown said. That’s how I know you’re that horrible evil clown. Darren, would you keep your voice down? Down, would you? How was that? The clown said that too.

Bonnie hit Roman with a tray and knocked him. Yeah. Yeah. She thought he was the clown. The kidnapped her. Oh my God. Was Roman hurt? Well, no, thank heavens he was very kind about it. Oh, Justin, I feel so bad for Bonnie, but Sarah sh she, she thinks that maybe Bonnie is suffering from ptsd. T S D sounds likely.

So where’s Bonnie now? Is she walking home? I dunno, she didn’t say where she was going so. You just let her wander off into the night in that state of mind? Well, she rushed out so quickly. I, I, I didn’t occur to me that I had to chase after her, but I wish now that I had chased after her or somebody had, and I’m so, I’m sorry, Justin.

Okay. You know what, Maggie, it’s, it’s okay. It’s okay. You didn’t know she would just. You don’t go missing. Why would you correct to find her? Everything you’re saying and the way you’re saying it, the clown said it too. But Bonnie, I mean, it’s not as if the clown and I were quoting Shakespeare reciting poetry.

I mean, we just said ordinary things that people say all the time. Or are you gonna tell me that the clown said that too? Not that I can remember. There you go. You see? You just. What’s the difference is Bonnie, focus on the many differences between me and your clown. It’s not my clown. Okay. I mean the clown like whatever.

I’m not him. No, you are that clown. I just, I just know it. You’re the horrible evil clown that Ron Clowns for me forever. You please to keep your voice down. How could you do that to your family? I mean, you and I are blessed. You and I aren’t pleasant. Chewing just an are, just like Mimi and I.

That’s your daughter, right? How’s she doing these days? Mm-hmm. , that clown knew I had a daughter named Mimi. And so do you, lots of people know Mimi Hunters, maybe even for heaven. My daughter Traum. Of course not. I’m just saying that she’s very popular. Bonnie. All, I mean, is that all these reasons that you have for thinking I’m that clown?

They, they don’t hold up. Yeah. Are you or are you not? Muscle. I mean, I like to stay fit, stay in shape. No, no, no. You and the clown have the exact same build. So there’s a lot. Supervisor gyms are full of people that love to work out. People like you. You’re obsessed with your body. Oh, and say, I’m obsessed and highly disciplined.

Like I’m saying it, this muscle bear clown. I’m not him. You tell it to the judge, Hey, what are you doing? What does it look like I’m doing? I’m calling the cops.

All finished. Oh my God, that was great. . But uh, yeah, I’m definitely gonna want some seconds, but maybe we should get to the working part of this working dinner. You’re right. I just. I hate having to do this. Paulina put in so much hard work, all of us did, and for her to step down now before she even gets a chance to start, well, maybe she’ll change her mind, decide she doesn’t wanna release a statement.

I wish, but she sounded pretty determined. On the phone hall is saying, there’s part of my mind that’s still worrying, trying to come up with a way out of this. Do you have any thoughts? Not yet. And at the end of the day, it’s her decision and we have to respect it. So I guess this is the end of the road.

Yeah. For Paul on in the end for us too.

So did Gwen think that Jack might be interested in noting a gossip column? All I know is that she was gonna run it by. But you didn’t think he’d be too excited by the idea. Okay. Well, if I know anything about my uncle, it’s that he has very, very high standards, especially when it comes to the spectator, the subtext being that a gossip column would be too low brow for the Almighty Spectator.

Okay? First of all, if you do get the chance to talk to my uncle, don’t be your normal, irreverent, hilarious self, okay? Because when it comes to his company, he has no sense of humor. Also, your part. Brand of humor may not just be for wants. So duly noted. Although I am somewhat insulted. Okay, well, don’t be, and if it’s any consolation, I actually think you’re pretty funny when you’re not pushing for a laugh.

You think I push for laughs? Uh ooh. Sometimes. Yeah. Yeah. But you think I’m funny. I just said that, didn’t I?

Did I ever tell you? I tried doing standup once. He was in Chicago at this place called the Comedy Cellar. I had to audition five times before they finally booked me. How’d it go? Mm, it was a tough crowd. A bunch of crotchety, old boomers. Mm-hmm. . I totally bombed. I never should have trotted out. My mis piggy impression, that’s where things really went.

Although I think you would get a kick outta him. No, no, no, no, no. I won’t. Or I don’t, please. Okay. I’m not in the mood for your Miss Piggy impression, and I think you should stop focusing on standup and start focusing on this gossip column, which I actually don’t think would be too low brow for the spectator, but it would be too low brow for you.

Am I right? Sadly, you are not. Uh, I actually have a bit of a, a weakness when it comes to celebrity. Wow. Jackson. Yes. How? I love hearing that you’re human, like the rest of us. But there’s a caveat. It can be interesting and it can be juicy, but it can’t be mean spirited. My uncle’s not gonna go for that. Oh, well there goes my column.

Jack. I’m so sorry. You just missed Sander. He went out for a run. Oh. . Yeah. Um, but honestly, in this weather, I can’t imagine that he will be gone for long. If you wanna wait. Well, actually, I put in an order at the pub. I don’t want it to get cold, so, uh, I, I just wanted to come by and see how he’s doing. See how things are going with the new job.

Huh uh, well, I can fill you in on that one. He, I guess he didn’t tell you, but, um, he quit. Why? Uh, I guess his boss wanted him to do something that he wasn’t comfortable with.

Bonnie, please don’t call the police. You don’t have any evidence. They’re just gonna think you’re crazies. Crazy. I mean, misguided, definitely mistaken. Let’s just calm down. We can talk about evidence. You know what? Let’s both go to the police, both tell our stories and see who they believe. Oh, This is interesting.

Well, who is he? You know what I’ve decided? I’m not gonna call the police after all. Oh, good girl. That’s such a relief. I, I knew you’ve realized. Yeah. I’m gonna tell Justin. I think you’d be very interested to know what his cousin did to his

Bonnie. Hey, it’s, it’s me. Um, Maggie just told me what happened at the pub. Obviously I’m really worried about you, so please, sweetheart, call me as soon as you get this.

You welcome.

What do you mean is the end for us too? S J P R has plenty of other clients. Yeah. Well, I, I only signed on as a consultant for Pauline’s campaign and I planned on staying through her transition into the governor’s mansion and how that’s not gonna happen. So I think that my work is done not by a long. I asked you to work on the price campaign to see if we worked well together, and we do.

Yeah. We work well together. Sure could. So if it’s settled, you’ll stay on as a consultant. Yeah. It’s not just that, I just, I don’t think it’s a great idea. Why?

Because of Alex.

Sohan didn’t give you any idea where she was going. All she said was that she wanted some air. Okay. Well, she could have gone very far on foot. She’s probably downtown somewhere, so I’m gonna go go find her. I’ll come with you. I do. No, no, no, no, no thanks. But you stay here just in case she comes back. Okay.

Uh, yeah, you’re right. I didn’t think about that. It when, okay. The minute she comes in, I’ll call you the minute she walks through that door, . Okay, let’s go. Sure.

Oh, she’s now cold. Still breathing. Thank God. Well, course you think I would actually kill her. How would I know what was all that about Anyway, what was all that about? That was, that was about me saving your undeserving hide. How did you even know what was. Well, I was on my way over to give you that employment contract that I’d dummied up.

You’re welcome for that too, by the way. And I heard Bonnie accusing you of kidnapping her and she was gonna tell Justin everything. But now thanks to my very quick and clever thinking, she’s not gonna do that, is she? So how about instead of worrying about the woman who threatened to put you in prison forever, you show a bit of appreciation to yours truly.

That would be nice. Yes. Thank you, Gwen. It’s just that I’m, I’m not so sure you saved my hides so much as delayed. It’s inevitable ending. Ending. What are you on about? She’s in no state to go tell anyone any anything. No, not right now, but when she wakes up, she’s gonna scream her head after anyone that will listen about what I did.

Hey, have, at least I’ve brought you some time, haven’t I? Sorry. Any ideas? Well, I have been in this situation before when I’ve tried to avoid having somebody just shooting their mouth or foot over the place. But, um, yeah, you’re not gonna like my suggestion. Try me ship off the Damara Island. You’re right. I don’t like it.

Well, do you have any other better ideas then? No, maybe she just turned myself in. She wakes up. I’m gonna be outed as a clown. Not necessarily.

That is terrible that Sandra’s boss would ask him to do something unethical, but I’m proud of him for standing his ground. Yeah, me too. I’m just sorry. He had to lose his job to do it. I, I would offer him something in the spectator, but I, I, no, I don’t worry. He, he understands why you can’t. Xer told me that you didn’t think it was a good idea for him to work at the Spectator because of Gwen working there.

I, I thought that for everyone, it’d be better to keep some distance between them. You thought that Gwen was still in love Withand, given their history, it seemed a, uh, a wise choice. And what about now? Do you, do you still think that that’s the case?

Wait, I’m sorry. You, you, you’re not gonna do the, the gossip column if it can’t be mean-spirited. I was kidding. My gossip column will be witty and informative. The only tea I serve will be very sweet. Oh, you mean like a little feel good article you gave to the intruder about Chad coming on to you? Alright, well that might have been a teeny bit mean spirited, but as you know all too well, I was devastated over losing Craig and lashing out at everybody.

I blamed for it. Yeah, instead of blaming yourself. Look, I did a lot of things I’m not proud of. I’ve admitted. To Chad, to Brady and Chloe and to you. I really am sorry about that. It’s, it’s fine. Okay. You already apologized to me. Remember the night you came to my office. Granted it was a little less memorable than what happened afterwards.

Oh, you mean finding you flat on the floor about to bleed out and then being accused of stabbing you. And while I didn’t attempt to murder you, considering everything else I put you through. The apology bears repeating.

I mean it sunny. I feel awful about what I did. You’re such a good guy and you’ve been so cool and forgiving about everything. Not always. Well, recently, once you knew how much I regretted being such a jerk, how ashamed I was.

I wish there was a way I could make it up to you.

And what does Alex have to do with you not wanting to work with me?

So you’re totally. With Alex staying. Stephanie, why wouldn’t I be? Steph is gray. Dan seems like he, he won her over som getting pretty cozy the other day. How was that for me? Fine. Chad. Hey, you don’t have to lie to me. Hey, it sucked. Yeah, of course it did because you were jealous.

I think I, it, it, I, I think it’ll just be, uh, uncomfortable. For who, for Alex, obviously. He, he, he was before, I mean, when we first started to work with working together, he thought that we were sleeping together. Okay. But that was a while ago and I said him straight about that. Besides, he knows that you and I are just colleagues and friends.

And I mean, it would be different if something romantic were going on, but you made it very clear that that couldn’t happen because you’re still mourning Abigail, which I completely and totally respect and well, Alex and I both know that you’re not ready for a relationship, right. So, If he doesn’t have a problem with it, and I really don’t think he will.

There’s nothing stopping us from working together unless, and is there some other reason why you’d rather not

Sunny Boy. Hey, I’m glad I ran into you. Hi. Have either of you seen Bonnie? Bonnie, your dad’s wife? No. Why is something wrong? Well, hopefully not. My dad’s been trying to call her. She hasn’t answered, and he’s starting to get really worried. You know, she’s been having a hard time since she got kidnapped. She was kidnapped.

It’s a long story. Look, do we know who the last person is here was? Maybe they have some idea of where she went. Maggie and Sarah took Bonnie by the puppy to try and cheer her up, and then she took off all alone. Nobody knows where she is. Bonnie. Bonnie, are you here?

I, I actually don’t know that much about Gwen’s feelings at the moment, but I’m guessing or hoping that she’s way more interested in her work at The Spectator than in Xander. She’s really throwing herself into her writing. , so I’ve heard mm-hmm. . Yeah. In fact, uh, she offered to write an article about Xander’s company.

Really? I, I, I, I didn’t know that. Yeah. See, that’s why I asked about Gwen’s feelings, because I wasn’t so sure that there was an article. If this was just an excuse to get close to Xander? Well, either way I don’t think it would’ve be a problem. It would be a problem for me. Yes, yes, I understand that. But my, my, my point is this, but no matter how Gwen feels, she knows that Xander loves you.

She knows that Andrew’s completely committed to you, and you know that too. Of course. Yeah. Yeah, of course. I dunno. You really think this could work? It has to. It’s our only option. I think you’re right. We need to do it fast before Bonnie wakes up. Let’s get cracking. I need to do so.

I need you to me as,

so is Xander looking for another. . Oh yeah, definitely. I just, I hope that what happened at rednecks isn’t too discouraging for him. Well, he did stand up for himself. I have to admire him for that. I do too. I’m sure he is gonna get another job soon. Uh, please just tell him, tell him I said hello. Of course.

And please give your mother my love next time you see her. Oh, I, I definitely will. Gonna be talking to her in a little while and asking about how poor Bonnie’s doing. Oh my gosh, what an ordeal that was. Yeah, and she’s still very traumatized by it.

So dad’s out looking for Bonnie right now. Yes. She’s not answering her phone, so the only way of tracking her down is driving around to see where she might have gone and asking anyone if they’ve seen her. Is there anything I can do to help? I wouldn’t want to interrupt your dinner plans. You’re not okay.

We just happened to run into each other. Believe me. It’s not planned. It was more like kismet. Shut up. That’s probably dad. It is Dad. Hey dad. Did you find her? No, no, but I think I’m getting closer. I found something of hers in the park off the square. Can uh, can you meet me here? I’ll be right there. Did he find her?

No, but he thinks he found something of hers in the park off the square. Let’s go. I hope you find her and I hope I get that gossip column. Lady whistleblower’s going to have a hell of a lot to dish.

Sorry. You want me to what? Pop me a good one Right across the face. You honestly want me to hit you? Gwen, this isn’t gonna work unless you do Zander. What? Just make a fist and give a go. Oh, I just don’t think I can do that. What are you talking about? He’s just not Bonnie, our Cole. Yeah. I didn’t have the bloody look at her when I did it did.

What if I hit you from behind? Well, I’m just a bit worried that you might be too good at that and we can’t risk you actually knocking me out. Can you hit yourself? Ah, the, the bruises won’t look right. It’ll be much more convincing if you do. Wait is all this hemming and horn because you’re worried that I’m gonna blame you for whatever damage you do to my face.

Don’t worry, Gwen. I absolve you of any blame. Give you full permission to knock my block off. Believe me, I’ve got it coming.

Gwen. Time is a factor here.

Oh God. I can’t. I just can’t. I can’t do it. I can’t. Why not? Oh. Because when I’ve hit someone before, it was because I was really upset and I’m just, I’m not really upset right now. Well, how about this? To meet your blood boy, I show Sarah over you.

Chad, is there another reason you don’t want us to keep working together?

No.

No, there isn’t. Um, I’m really glad you want. Stay on. I enjoy her collaboration. It makes two of us

poor Bonnie tied up and held hostage by masked maniac. Can’t imagine how scary that must have been for her. I know, and unfortunately she keeps reliving it. Mom and I took her out tonight to try to get her mind off of things. We were unsuccessful. Um, Bonnie thought that she saw her kidnapper in the pub.

Oh, the woman has definitely been traumatized. Yes. You know, I, I’m keeping tabs on the police investigation of that. Are there any leads at this point? A’s accomplice is still out there, but sooner or later with luck, they’re gonna catch him. And when they do and bring him to justice, maybe that will bring Bonnie some peace of.

Dad. Hey son. Hey. I ran into him in the square. He said he wanted to help out. You said you found something at Bonny’s. This is hers. I found her lying on the ground. She must have dropped it when she was walking. Yeah. And from what Maggie said, she’s still very upset about what happened at the pub.

Apparently she’s seen things she’s saying like what kind of things? Like people wearing clown masks, like the one her kidnapper war. Do you think maybe she saw something in the park and. You ran away,

g Guinevere. What’s up? Did you talk to your father About my column? Uh, no, sorry, I haven’t had the chance. Oh, so you’re not calling to tell me I got the job. Actually, I may have a job for you, Mattie, if you’re interested.

As much as I dread writing this statement for Paulina, we should probably get down to business. Uh, at least we can start tonight on a positive note. Here’s to our continued successful relationship, N SJ P R. Fast.

Color me. Intrigued. What’s the job? Do you remember that I told you that Xandra and I have a secret? Hmm? How could I forget? Well, I need to let you in on that.

Oh, did you find Bonnie? There’s no sun of her yet. Yeah, we were hoping she came back here. No, I’m sorry. I’m trying to tell myself not to worry, but I think it’s time we call the police.

Tina, I know that you are committed to your cardio. This is a long run even for you.

Street of voicemail.

Oh my God. I know how to get that

Well, thanks for dinner. I’ve never had Ethiopian before. What was that? That marinated, minced beef stuff that was. Married the chili powder. S marinating. The chili? Yes. Oh my God, it was so good. And then those spongy like sour flatbread thing, the way wrapped it up in, it’s called inna. Yes, both of them. Oh, so good.

Well, I’m glad I expand your hair horizon, huh? It’s at least I could do.

Sorry, I, I came over here to sell up my attorney’s fees and I ended up talking your off about Nicole. I don’t mind really, I. I mean, breakups are rough. Plus it sounds like you really loved her. Yeah. Did she’s, um, certainly already moved on. She’s shacking up with her ex, her other ex-husband.

We left the bloody doors open.

Woo. I finally got Holly to bed. Only took two and a half stories. . Well, I hope she doesn’t find it too difficult to fall asleep in an unfamiliar house. Well, you know, I think she’s has some fond memories here when she was living with Chloe and Stephan, so I think it’ll be an easy transition. Thank you.

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Days Short Recap Monday, December 12, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Sarah talked to Jack about Xander. She told him that he quit his job. Jack was proud of him for why he left the job. She talked to Jack about not giving Xander a job because of Gwen. He said that he thought Gwen was in love with him so he didn’t want them to work together. He told her that he thought Gwen was more focused on working and not on Xander. He looked at her and asked her if he thought Xander was over Gwen. She told him that she didn’t think he was in love with her, but she didn’t look like she was sure about it. Sarah told him about Bonnie’s kidnapping. He said that he was investigating the kidnapping and he was convinced that Ava’s accomplice would get caught.

Maggie told Justin and Alex that Bonnie attacked Roman because she thought he was the clown that kidnapped her. She had no idea where she went. Bonnie accused Xander of being the one who kidnapped her. She let him know that she was going to tell Justin what he did to her. Her phone rang and she was about to answer it. When she tried to answer it, Gwen hit her in the back of her head with a rock. Xander checked to make sure she was still alive. Gwen told him that she was helping him keep Bonnie quiet. He felt like she only put off the inevitable. He didn’t know what they were going to do. Justin left a message for Bonnie. He and Alex left to find her. Justin went to the park and found her scarf on the ground. He wanted to call the police. Xander and Gwen were by a door. He was carrying a rope. He wanted Gwen to hit him as hard as she could. She wanted to know why she had to do that. He said it was the only way they could see what happened. Bonnie woke up in a storage room and saw Xander tied up next to her.

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Days Update Monday, December 12, 2022

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Sonny and Leo eat together in the town square. Leo says he’s sorry that Chad had to skip out on their dinner, but notes that Chad’s loss is his gain.

Chad and Stephanie eat dinner together. Chad calls it delicious. Stephanie talks about how her neighbor called it the perfect date dish and she wanted to make a really romantic dinner for Alex. Chad tells her that she succeeded but he’s sorry that she wasted her perfect date dish on him.

Justin and Alex question Maggie about Bonnie saying she was going for a walk at this hour when it’s freezing outside. Maggie explains that Bonnie was quite upset and distracted. Justin asks what distracted her. Maggie is sorry to say but there was an incident at the Pub that shook her up. Justin questions what kind of incident. Maggie informs him that Bonnie is still affected by what happened in the gardening shed, so she was seeing the person that kidnapped her and it freaked her out.

Xander questions Bonnie saying it was him. Bonnie tells him not to play innocent and that he knows what he did. Xander claims not to know what she’s talking about. Bonnie says she’ll spell it out for him and declares that Xander is the one who kidnapped her, the muscle bound clown.

Sonny asks Leo about his job search. Leo says he hasn’t found anything yet. Sonny encourages that he hasn’t been looking that long. Sonny adds that Leo will get back on his feet because he’s smart and resilient, so he will figure something out. Leo says it may take awhile. Leo jokes that usually he gets what he wants by making it impossible for people to say no to him. Sonny encourages him to make his own job or to come up with a unique position that only he could fill and make it impossible to say no to. Sonny points out that it’s worked for him in the past. Leo mentions pitching himself to Gwen at the Spectator. Sonny asks how that went. Leo says she didn’t pounce on it but she didn’t laugh in his face, so it depends on her boss, Jack Deveraux.

Jack goes to Sarah’s hotel room. Sarah calls it a surprise and asks if everything is alright. Jack says he was just on his way home from the Spectator and wanted to stop by to talk to Xander, so he asks if Xander is home.

Xander argues that Bonnie isn’t making any sense and calls it absurd as he questions where this is coming from. Bonnie explains that she just heard him say he won’t let this situation destroy his life which is exactly what the clown said, so that’s now how she knows he was the horrible clown. Xander tells Bonnie to keep her voice down, which Bonnie remembers the clown saying as well.

Maggie reveals to Justin and Alex that Bonnie hit Roman with a tray and knocked him down as she thought he was her kidnapper. Justin can’t believe it and asks if Roman is hurt. Maggie says he is thankfully not and he was so kind about it but she feels so bad for Bonnie. Maggie adds that Sarah worries that Bonnie is suffering from PTSD. Justin questions where Bonnie is now and if she’s walking home. Maggie admits she doesn’t know. Alex questions Bonnie not saying where she was going while Justin questions if Maggie just let Bonnie wander off in that state of mind. Maggie explains that Bonnie rushed out so quickly but she wishes now that she chased after her. Maggie apologizes. Justin says it’s okay as she couldn’t have known she would go missing. Justin decides they have to find her.

Bonnie complains about how everything Xander is saying is what the clown was saying. Xander argues that it’s just common things that people say. Xander tells her to focus on the differences and claims it’s not him. Bonnie insists that he was the clown that ruined clowns for her. Xander tells her to keep her voice down. Bonnie questions how he could do that to his family since she and Justin are blood. Bonnie then mentions her daughter Mimi and how the clown knew about her. Xander argues that a lot of people do. Xander says her reasons for him being the clown don’t hold up. Bonnie points out his muscles and having the exact same build as the clown. Xander repeats that he’s not the clown. Bonnie tells him to tell the judge because she’s calling the cops.

Chad finishes his dinner and tells Stephanie that it was great. Chad says he will definitely want seconds but suggests they get to work. Stephanie hates having to do this since Paulina put in so much hard work, so for her to step down before she even starts. Chad suggests maybe she could change her mind. Stephanie notes that Paulina sounded pretty determined on the phone. Stephanie says part of her mind wants to figure a way out of this but she doesn’t have any thoughts yet. Stephanie declares that at the end of the day, it’s Paulina’s decision so they have to respect it and guesses it is the end of the road. Chad points out that it is the end of the road for Paulina and also for them.

Leo tells Sonny that Gwen was going to run the idea of hiring him by Jack, but she didn’t think he would be too excited by the idea. Sonny talks about Jack having very high standards for the Spectator. Sonny advises Leo not to be himself if he talks to Jack since Jack has no humor when it comes to his brand. Sonny admits that he thinks Leo can be funny. Leo talks about trying stand up comedy one time in Chicago but he totally bombed. Sonny encourages him to focus on this gossip column which he doesn’t think would be too low bro for the Spectator. Sonny admits that he has a bit of a weakness when it comes to celebrity news. Leo jokes that he is human. Sonny says it can be interesting and juice but it can’t be mean-spirited as Jack won’t go for that. Leo jokes there goes his column then.

Sarah tells Jack that she’s sorry but he missed Xander as he went out for a run. Sarah can’t imagine he will be gone long in this weather if he wants to wait. Jack says he has an order at the Pub and just wanted to check on Xander and his new job. Sarah then informs Jack that Xander quit because his boss wanted to do something he wasn’t comfortable with…

Xander asks Bonnie not to call the police as she doesn’t have any evidence so they will think she’s crazy. Bonnie suggests they both go to the police station and tell their stories to see who they believe. Bonnie then gets a call from Justin. Bonnie declares that she will answer and tell Justin because he will be very interested to hear what his cousin did. Gwen then appears and knocks out Bonnie from behind.

Justin leaves a message for Bonnie, saying Maggie told him what happened at the Pub and he’s worried about her so he asks her to call him when she gets this.

Xander is surprised to see Gwen, who tells him that he’s welcome.

Stephanie questions Chad saying this is the end for them too when SJ PR has plenty of other clients. Chad points out that he only signed for Paulina’s campaign and planned to stay on until she was sworn in, but now that’s not happening so his work here is done. Stephanie says not by a long shot and that she asked him to work on Paulina’s campaign to see if they work well together and they do. Stephanie decides it’s settled that Chad will stay on as a consultant but Chad reveals that he doesn’t think it’s a great idea because of Alex.

Justin questions Maggie having no idea where Bonnie went. Maggie says that she only said she was going out for air. Justin says she couldn’t have gone far on foot and guesses she’s probably downtown somewhere. Justin decides he’s going to find her. Alex says he will go with him. Maggie wants to go too but Justin asks Maggie to stay in case Bonnie comes home, so he exits with Alex.

Xander notes that Bonnie is out cold but still breathing. Gwen argues that she wouldn’t actually kill her. Xander questions what that was all about. Gwen says she was saving him. Xander asks how she knew what was going on. Gwen explains that she was on her way to deliver his fake employment contract when she overheard Bonnie accusing him of kidnapping her and she was going to tell Justin everything, but now thanks to her, she’s not going to do that. Gwen suggests he show her some appreciation. Xander thanks her but is not so sure that she saved him instead of just delaying things. Gwen argues that Bonnie is in no state to tell anyone anything. Xander worries that when she wakes up, she’ll scream her head off about what he did. Gwen says at least she bought him some time. Xander asks if she has any ideas. Gwen admits she’s been in a similar situation but feels he won’t like her suggestion of shipping her off to DiMera Island. Xander admits he doesn’t like it but he doesn’t have any better ideas. Xander wonders if he should just turn himself in, since when Bonnie wakes up, he will be outed as the clown. Gwen then says not necessarily.

Jack calls it terrible that Xander’s boss would ask him to do something unethical but he’s proud of him for standing his ground, though he’s sorry that he had to lose his job to do it. Jack mentions that he would offer him a job at the Spectator but Sarah assures that Xander understands why he can’t. Sarah explains that Xander told her that Jack didn’t think it was a good idea because of Gwen. Jack says he thought it would be better for everyone to keep distance between them, given Xander and Gwen’s history. Sarah asks if Jack still thinks that’s the case.

Leo talks about his plans for his gossip column. Leo admits he’s done a lot of things he’s not proud of and apologizes to Sonny for that. Sonny reminds Leo that he already apologized to him. Leo recalls being accused of stabbing Sonny. Leo tells Sonny that he means his apology because he feels awful about what he did and Sonny has been so cool and forgiving about what he did. Leo talks about how much he regrets being a jerk and how ashamed he was. Leo wishes there was a way he could make it up to him.

Stephanie asks what Alex has to do with Chad not wanting to work with her. Chad thinks back to talking to Sonny about his feelings for Stephanie. Chad tells Stephanie that he thinks it will be uncomfortable for Alex and points out that he was before when they first started working together. Stephanie says that was awhile ago and she set him straight on that. Stephanie adds that Alex knows she and Chad are just colleagues and friends. Stephanie states that it would be different if something romantic was going on but he made it clear that can’t happen because he’s not over Abigail which she completely respects. Stephanie declares that she and Alex both know that Chad is not ready for a relationship. Stephanie doesn’t think Alex will have a problem with it, so there’s nothing stopping them from working together unless there’s some other reason that Chad doesn’t want to.

Alex walks through the town square and finds Sonny and Leo. Alex asks if they’ve seen Bonnie. Sonny says no and asks if something is wrong. Alex hopes not but notes that Justin has been trying to call her and she’s not answering, so he’s starting to get really worried. Alex mentions Bonnie having a hard time since being kidnapped. Leo questions that but Sonny calls it a long story. Sonny asks if they know who saw Bonnie last. Alex explains that Maggie and Sarah took her to the Pub, but she took off and nobody knows where she is.

Justin goes to the park looking for Bonnie and then finds her scarf on the ground.

Jack tells Sarah that he doesn’t know much about Gwen’s feelings at the moment, but he hopes that she’s way more interested in her work than Xander since she’s really throwing herself in to her writing. Sarah mentions that Gwen offered to write an article about Xander’s company which Jack did not know. Sarah says that’s why she asked about Gwen’s feelings because she wasn’t so sure there was an article or an excuse to get close to Xander. Jack doesn’t think it would be a problem either way but Sarah says it would be for her. Jack insists that no matter how Gwen feels, she knows Xander loves Sarah.

Xander and Gwen go to a room with rope. Xander asks if she really thinks this could work. Gwen calls it their only option. Xander says they need to do it fast before Bonnie wakes up. Xander then stops Gwen and tells her that she needs her to hit him as hard as she can.

Jack asks Sarah if Xander is looking for another job. Sarah says he definitely is, but she hopes what happened at Rednax isn’t too discouraging for him. Jack admires him for standing up for himself and encourages he will find another job soon. Jack tells Sarah to tell Xander he said hello and to send his love to Maggie. Sarah mentions that she will be talking to Maggie soon to ask how Bonnie is doing. Jack comments on what an ordeal that was. Sarah says that Bonnie is still very traumatized by it.

Alex tells Sonny that Justin is out looking for Bonnie since she’s not answering her phone. Sonny asks if there is anything he can do to help. Alex remarks that he wouldn’t want to interrupt his dinner plans. Sonny assures that he isn’t and that he and Leo just happened to run in to each other. Alex then gets a call from Justin, informing him that he hasn’t found Bonnie but thinks he’s getting closer. Justin tells Alex to meet him in the park so Alex and Sonny rush off together. Leo calls out that he hopes they find her and that he hopes he gets his gossip column because he will have a lot to dish about.

Gwen questions Xander wanting her to hit him. Xander says this won’t work unless she does it. Gwen doesn’t think she can. Xander points out that she just knocked Bonnie out cold. Gwen says she didn’t have to look at her while doing it and offers to hit Xander from behind. Xander worries that she might be too good at that and doesn’t want to risk her actually knocking him out. Gwen asks if he could hit himself but Xander feels that won’t be as convincing. Xander asks if she’s worried about him blaming her for damaging his face. Xander says he gives her full permission as he has it coming. Gwen insists that she can’t do it because when she hit someone before, she was really upset and she’s not right now. Xander then reminds her that she chose Sarah over her which then leads to Gwen punching him in the face.

Stephanie asks Chad if there’s another reason that he doesn’t want them to keep working together. Chad says no and that he’s really glad she wants him to stay on because he enjoys their collaboration.

Jack can’t imagine how scary it must have been for Bonnie to have been kidnapped by a masked maniac. Sarah talks about how Bonnie keeps reliving it. Sarah says she and Maggie tried to take her out to the Pub, but Bonnie thought she saw her kidnapper in the Pub. Jack comments that she’s definitely traumatized. Jack then mentions that he’s keeping tabs on the police investigation of that. Sarah asks if there are any leads. Jack says at this point, Ava’s accomplice is still out there but sooner or later, they will catch him and bring him to justice so maybe that will bring Bonnie peace of mind.

Alex and Sonny join Justin in the park. Justin tells them about how Maggie said Bonnie was still very upset and is apparently seeing things like people in clown masks. Sonny wonders if she saw something in the park and ran away.

Gwen calls Leo, who asks if she talked to Jack about his column. Gwen says she hasn’t had the chance, but she may have a job for him if he’s interested.

Stephanie tells Chad that they should get to writing the statement for Paulina. Stephanie says at least they can start out on a positive note. Stephanie toasts to their continued successful relationship at SJ PR.

Leo asks Gwen what the job is. Gwen reminds him that she said she and Xander have a secret and she needs to let Leo in on that.

Justin, Alex, and Sonny return home and inform Maggie that there was no sign of Bonnie. Justin declares that he tried to tell himself not to worry, but he thinks it’s time to call the police.

Sarah remarks that Xander has been on a long run even for him. Sarah tries calling Xander but it goes straight to voicemail.

Bonnie wakes up tied up in a chair and looks over to see Xander knocked out and tied up as well.

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Days Short Recap Friday, December 9, 2022

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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl

Maggie, Sarah and Bonnie were hanging out when the conversation turned to Susan. They talked about what happened to Susan. Bonnie admitted to them that she was worried that the kidnapper was going to come back to get her. She wanted to put everything behind her. She walked out the room. Maggie asked Sarah about Xander. She told Maggie what happened to Xander. She told Maggie that he had proof that he was innocent. Maggie was happy for Xander. Sarah was relieved he was innocent. Bonnie came back in the room and said that she was afraid the kidnapper would come after her.

Justin showed up at Xander’s room and they talked about the debt collector. Justin was proud of him for quitting a job that wasn’t ethical. He wanted to help Xander by helping him sue them for wrongful termination. Xander wanted to forget the incident happened. Justin insisted he had a case, but Xander wanted to forget about it. Justin apologized for being so pushy. Xander just wanted to give Sarah a good life, but he messed up. He was about to tell Justin the truth, but he blamed everything on the job. Justin assured Xander that he was going to investigate the job and he wouldn’t stop him until he helped Xander. He walked out of the room. Xander began to get nervous. He called Gwen and asked her to create a fake employment contract for him. She wanted to bring it to him because she didn’t want to have a paper trail. Xander met with Gwen. They talked about the contract. Bonnie was in the area and heard Xander talking. She realized that he was the one who kidnapped him once she heard his voice.

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