Days of Our Lives Transcript
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[dramatic music]
[door slams]
Johnny, hey. Hey, where have you been? I texted you, like, a million times.
I know. I know. I’m–I’m sorry. I was busy shooting the rest of today’s scenes. What–what– what happened to you?
Oh, God, you’re not gonna believe it. I somehow threw my back out.
How’d that happen?
[sighs]
Hey, Steph.
Jada, thank you so much for meeting me. ,::, Are you sure that I’m not taking you away from Rafe?
Oh, yeah. He turned in a while ago. Actually, he’s probably up reading his, like, ,-page book on Oppenheimer. He just watched the movie, and now he’s obsessed.
Aw. I’m so glad he’s doing OK.
Yeah. He’s doing very well.
Oh, I’m so glad.
Mm-hmm. So…what’s up?
Well, to be honest, I’m actually kind of freaking out. I–I just had to talk to someone. I don’t know what to do about–
About what? Stephanie, what happened?
[sighs] I had sex with Alex. [light music]
“And that smile, oh, that smile, as sweat slides down his”– oh, wait, wait. First Faith says to him, “‘I love you, Alex– Arrow.’ “Then Arrow rips off his shirt, “buttons flying everywhere, as we zoom in on those washboard abs.” [knock at door] Ay. I’m coming. Coming. Oh, my God, Hattie! No, no, no, no, no, no, no. [jazzy music] [crickets chirping]
[sighs] [tense music]
I don’t believe it. I mean, when–when you said that maybe Fiona was the one that was driving the car that hit Sarah, I didn’t think there was any way in hell that that could be possible, but now…
Brady. Brady!
[groans] What’s go–what’s going on?
I think I hit someone.
Yeah.
Now I’m positive.
She was the one behind the wheel. I wasn’t the one driving the car. It was Fiona.
What are you doing?
What I have to do. You’re the only one that knows the truth.
No, that’s not true. Eric knows. He’s onto you.
He doesn’t know anything. I’m sorry, my dear. You know I’m very fond of you, but you are about to have a terrible accident.
You can’t do this! No, stop!
I’m not doing anything. Someone will find you at the bottom of the stairs. Maybe Maggie. Maybe my son. And they’ll just assume you lost control of the chair.
No! Oh, God, no! Please stop!
Such a pity. Such a pity.
No!
But I suppose no one will be the wiser.
No!
Except for me.
Oh, Xander, thank God.
What the hell is going on here, Mum? Why are you threatening to kill my wife?
I–she–
Because she–she’s the one that put me in this chair. She doesn’t want anybody to find out. That’s why.
[soft orchestration] announcer: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the “Days of Our Lives.”
[sighs] You are not gonna believe this, Johnny.
Try me.
So on the way to set earlier, there was a little extra time, so I went and I stopped by Sweet Bits. And then on my way back, I bent down to tie my shoe, and then all of a sudden, my back, it just went out.
Just like that, huh?
Yeah. Crazy, right? I mean, I’ve never had any issues with my back before. And you know how much of a yogi I am. So it was just really bad timing. And then Abe and Kate, they ended up having to cancel my love scenes with Alex for today. No choice.
I know. I heard.
Yeah, we didn’t even get a chance to rehearse them. [dramatic music]
[door clicks open]
Chanel, I–
Hey there, Chanel, Johnny boy. What’s going on, girl? How you feeling?
[sighs]
[light music]
You–you slept with Alex?
I know. I know.
Hey, I am not judging, OK? I just thought that you both agreed that you wouldn’t, you know, go there.
No, we did. We did agree.
Hmm. So then how did this–
I–I was at the hospital earlier to do some PR work for “Body & Soul.”
Mm-hmm.
And Chanel was running late. So–
So?
So Alex asked me to rehearse this love scene with him in the hospital room.
Oh, I see. So he pulled the whole, come have sex– I mean come rehearse this love scene with me?
[sighs] Exactly.
Mm.
And, well, one thing… led to another.
Mm. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Are you telling me you guys slept together on set on the hospital bed?
Yeah. We did. Oh, Jada, my God, what was I thinking?
I guess you weren’t thinking.
No. And neither was Alex. [both sigh]
I remember. [tense music] I was–I was–I was in the passenger seat of the car during–during the night of the accident. Fiona must have moved me and put me in the driver’s seat when she took me home that night.
Just like I said.
Just like you said.
I don’t believe it. All this time, I thought I was guilty, Eric. I was ready to go to prison for a decade.
[sighs] You know what? Thank God you remembered just in the nick of time. I mean, another hours, and you would’ve accepted that plea.
[sighs] I got to thank you. Brother, thank you. If it wasn’t for you, I never would have known that I was– that I wasn’t the one driving that night, that I wasn’t the one that hit her, I wasn’t the one that left her there. I would have never known that I was innocent of this if it hadn’t been for you.
Get away from my wife.
Xander, darling, please listen to me.
No, you listen to me. Get away from her now! Darling, sweetheart. Tell me, what–what happened?
Brady wasn’t driving. It was her. It was your mother.
What?
It’s true, baby. It was. I remember. I remember seeing her in the driver’s seat.
Darling, are you– are you absolutely sure?
I’m sure. Besides, she admitted it.
Mum… is this true?
Yes. It’s true. I’m the one that hit Sarah.
What does she think I’m doing, writing a Facebook post? This is a soap opera. And Leo Stark, the artist formerly known as Lady Whistleblower, is the very busy head writer. [knock at door] No way, Hattie. I’m on a deadline here.
Leo–
No time to schmooze or, worse, be raked over the coals.
Leo, open the door.
And the last time I saw you, you threatened my life.
Leo, Leo, it isn’t Hattie. It’s Dr. Evans. [quirky music]
Dr. Evans? As in Marlena?
Mm-hmm.
No, no, no. I am not falling for that bait and switch again.
Come on, Leo. What are you talking about? It’s me, I promise.
OK. If you really are Dr. Evans, then what’s the answer to this question that only my therapist would know?
OK, go ahead.
What was the name of my best friend at sleepaway camp? Wrong! I didn’t have any friends until I was . And I only spent one night at sleepaway camp before I had a panic attack and my mother had to drive eight hours through the Adirondacks to pick me up.
You didn’t give me a chance to answer.
Oh. I guess I didn’t, did I? OK, then. What was the working title of the book I wanted to write, thought about writing, but then realized nobody would want to read?
Oh… “This is My Life So Far: A Tale of Charm and Chutzpah.”
OK. And what is the name of the doctor that I had the hots for but he turned out to be straight as an arrow?
Mark Greene.
Dr. Evans, it really is you.
I tried to tell you.
I’m sorry. Ow, I’m sorry. I thought you were Hattie. She was incensed with me over these death scenes I wrote at “Body & Soul” where Charlemagne falls stories down an elevator shaft, screaming the entire way down. [sighs] I am telling you, this show is messing with my head. I am up all night every night, eating muesli and watching old telenovelas. Is that why you’re here, because I’ve been seen muttering to myself all over town?
No, but we should talk about that. But “Body & Soul” is the reason I’m here.
Mm, I’m feeling a little doped up, actually. The muscle relaxers that Kayla gave me are working. My back is feeling a little bit better. But…[sighs] I’m really, really sorry, you guys.
Hey, it’s not your fault. I’m just glad you’re OK. I would have come to check on you sooner, but I had to do those scenes with Bonnie.
Alex, you seem to be in a particularly good mood today.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Well, I mean, I guess Bonnie being so elated that she’s not getting fired kind of rubbed off on me.
Right.
Anyway, Kate said that she would reschedule our love scenes for when you’re feeling a little bit better.
Yeah. Yeah, we’ll see how I feel after these meds wear off. But Kayla says that I should be feeling better by tomorrow.
Great! Great. You guys will be undressing each other in no time.
[chuckles]
[light music]
OK, let’s put this in perspective here. Like I said before, it’s not like this came out of the blue. I mean, you guys were in a relationship before, so, you know, there’s some chemistry there, right?
Yeah, yeah, but Alex was so adamant about, “I think it’s best if we’re just friends.”
Well, he obviously changed his mind.
I don’t know if he did.
Obviously, he did. [laughs]
Mm.
So what did he say after it happened?
Well, we didn’t even get a chance to talk about it. I had to go deal with a PR crisis. And our now former star Hattie stormed off the set without filming her exit scene.
Oof, so you had to make sure that news didn’t get out, right?
Exactly. [sighs] Jada, my whole job is containing fallout. So why am I so bad at doing it in my own life?
I– I don’t understand this. [dramatic music] You were driving the car? [baby crying]
Oh, my sweetheart. She sounds upset. Let me go and take care of–
Sarah, would you– [baby crying] Would you go and see to Victoria? My mother and I, we need… a moment alone.
Because before she tells the cops what happened…
She’s gonna tell the whole story to me.
My father, he fought tooth and nail for me from the beginning, even when I didn’t want to fight for myself. I mean, the facts seemed apparent. But you, you– you knew something was– was wrong about that night, and you kept digging. Eric, if–if you hadn’t– if you hadn’t told me that Fiona and I left that bar that night together, I probably wouldn’t have remembered anything.
Listen, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that Fiona betrayed you the way she did.
[sighs]
Crazy thing is, is I actually– I actually cared about her. I leaned on her when this whole thing happened.
Yeah.
She was the one that told me not to go to the police. And I didn’t understand that at the time, but I sure as hell do now.
Fiona’s living in her own hell.
[sighs] You know she came to visit me? She told me that she had something to confess. I wonder if she was gonna tell me the truth.
Well, obviously, she didn’t.
No, she didn’t, because Kristen– Kristen barged in and interrupted the whole–
Oh, Kristen. Kristen, she said that she was– she was gonna get me out of here. God knows what she’s planning, Eric.
All right, you know what? Stop worrying about Kristen. We’re gonna get you out of here, Brady. And Fiona, she’s gonna pay.
So you’re telling me that after you hit Sarah and left her for dead, you just–you, what, you– you dragged a drunken Brady into the driver’s seat and let him take the fall for you?
I panicked, Xander. I was desperate. And it’s not as though I meant to hit Sarah. It was an accident.
Oh, you–you drove drunk. You knew you were drunk!
I was a hell of a lot more sober than Brady.
Oh. Oh, wow. Really? Yes. Yes, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, please bear in mind that the drunk driver was ever so slightly less sloshed than the drunk passenger.
Listen to me, Xander. After it happened, I did stay with Sarah. I was going to call for help. Really, I was. I had my phone in my hand. And then you arrived. I’m not a monster. I would never have left her there.
But you did leave her there!
[sobs]
You fled the scene! And pinned it on an innocent man. I mean– and then you made yourself completely indispensable to us, never once letting on that– that you were responsible for all Sarah’s suffering! I mean, my God, I– I almost broke Brady’s legs with a baseball bat. I was gonna murder him!
And I stopped you.
Yeah, you stopped it. But you’re still too much of a coward to tell me the truth.
I couldn’t tell you.
Why the hell not?
Because of you.
You’re here because of “Body & Soul,” not because of that unpaid invoice? Because I’m good for it.
No! No, no, no. Abe called and said that you had something important to discuss with me. And he said you had left him a long-winded text.
Let’s see. Sorry, I was so busy with these last-minute product placements.
Mm.
Arrow eats a KIT KAT bar while doing crunches. Oh, Faith feeds a shirtless Arrow some milk of magnesia in bed. Aha! Here it is.
Finally.
OK, so as we all know, Hattie was, like, a total prima donna who complained endlessly and was a real pain in the tush.
Oh.
So we had to kill her off. But she stormed off the set in true diva fashion before we taped her very dramatic death scene but not before cursing out production and taking a bunch of little sandwiches with her from the lunch buffet.
[laughing] Oh, no!
Yeah, “oh, no,” is right. And now yours truly has to come up with a solution. I mean, we were prepared for this possibility. But a bunch of people chitchatting about the death of a very important character off camera, it’s just so undramatic, you know?
Mm.
Especially when we have… alternatives.
Well, if you have some alternatives, that– [jazzy music] No. You–you don’t want me to talk to Hattie, do you?
No, no!
Oh. [laughs]
We do not want to be tangling with Hattie. This is a much simpler ask. Dr. Evans, we need you to fall down an elevator shaft.
What’s the matter, G? You don’t seem very happy about me and Alex getting back to work.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I just–I just don’t– I don’t want you to rush into anything. You know, your health is more important than this job.
I know, I know, but everybody is counting on me. And plus, you know, it costs money every time they have to move scenes around.
Well, that is very thoughtful of you to be so, you know, concerned about the budget.
Mm. All right, you–you OK to get Chanel home?
Yeah, yeah. I think I’m good.
OK, cool.
Yeah.
Get well, champ.
I will.
All right.
[sighs] That was nice of him to stop by.
Johnny, you– you seem a little off.
What? Off? No, I’m–I’m–I’m not off. [dramatic music]
Yeah, you are, OK? So come on, Johnny. Tell me. What’s wrong?
[sighs]
Steph, I am happy to be your sounding board. Really, I am. But I feel like– don’t you think you should be talking to Alex about this, not me?
And I will. I will.
Mm-hmm.
I’m just– I’m just a bit rattled. Actually, freaked out is more like it.
I know, I know, but look, look, look. Like I said before, look, you slept with a guy that you used to go out with. It’s not exactly a scandal. And hey, it–it might be the start of something great.
Yeah. Yeah, maybe. But what if it isn’t? What if this completely ruins our friendship?
Then it wasn’t a very good friendship, was it?
Hold on a minute. [dramatic music]
What? What is it?
Sarah–Sarah told the police that she remembered that I was the one driving the car. Why would she do that? I mean, is she protecting Fiona?
No. I talked to Sarah. She had no idea that you and Fiona were even together.
Then I don’t understand.
I don’t want you to worry about that right now. We’ll get to the bottom of that eventually. But right now, we need to– we need to get Fiona behind bars, where she belongs.
You’re blaming me for this?
No, of course not. Xander, please, try and understand. You’re the only good thing that I ever had in my life. And I’ve fouled it all up, almost from the get-go. One minute, I was feeding you porridge and reading you “Peter Rabbit,” and the next minute, I was on some bender and too ashamed to come home and face my little boy. I knew I was a terrible mother. You’d have been better off without me.
Oh. Oh, is that what you told yourself?
I did. Yes. For every year that we were apart.
And then when Sarah invited me to your wedding, I thought it would be my second chance.
And it was a privilege to see you as a grown man, so handsome and so accomplished, and your lovely wife and–and sweet little Victoria, who’s just as heavenly as you were.
All this time, I– you know, I always thought I took after Dad, Titus… the felon, the–the black sheep.
Turns out, he wasn’t my father at all.
But I am your son, aren’t I? The liar, the reprobate.
Well, at least you’re not an addict. You were spared that. If only I could have resisted.
Resisted what, the siren song of– what was that horrible pub called? The Queen’s Head. Or are you talking about how you’re still on the bottle?
Xander, I was sure that if you knew I’d relapsed, you would never forgive me.
I understand that addiction is an illness, one that you’ve struggled with your whole life. And so yeah, you– you did what addicts sometimes do. You fell off the wagon.
But you didn’t have to drive drunk. And you didn’t have to leave Sarah lying in the street. And you didn’t have to frame an innocent man.
Xander–
See, that’s what I’ll never understand! That’s what I’ll never forgive.
[sighs]
And you’re absolutely sure your memory of the account is correct, Brady? [dramatic music]
%.
Well, I like that you’re so confident. But unfortunately, I’m gonna need a little bit more than just your say-so. Look, this case is going to depend on credible eyewitness testimony.
Go talk to Fiona.
Talk to Sarah.
I believe you’ll find all the proof you need.
Xander, please. You have to understand how desperate I was, a lifetime of feeling bereft.
You know, I might be more inclined to feel something for you, Mum, if I hadn’t just… walked in on you trying to murder the love of my life!
Oh, stop it! I wasn’t actually going to do it.
You threatened to push her down the stairs, on the heels of everything else you’ve done to her!
I know myself.
You sounded determined to me!
I wouldn’t have done it!
I wasn’t thinking clearly. I was panicked.
Right. Course. A lifetime of excuses.
I’m so ashamed of myself. I really am.
Well, I’m just surprised that all that shame hasn’t compelled you to– oh, I don’t know– cut and run. Isn’t that what you usually do?
I should have.
I should have.
But I couldn’t bear to lose you. [crying] Please.
You’re gonna have to bear it, Mum, because you have lost me now. For good.
[sobs]
Forever.
Look, I have already told Abe, in words that dogs and cats understand, I do not want to be in this production.
Oh, come on. It’s just one scene. [jazzy music] You know, if you’re not interested, we’re talking to… Diane Keaton.
[laughs] No, you’re not.
OK, we’re not. But will you do it, pretty please with sugar on top?
Why didn’t Abe ask me about this?
Because, as you said, you already turned him down once. And he thought you might be more receptive to my overtures, given that we have such a wonderful– well, I don’t know that it’s a friendship, per se. You are my therapist. But we have a great rapport, don’t we?
I suppose.
Look, it’ll take all of an hour. The set is down the hall from your office. We could do this on your lunch break. Think about it. You say a few lines. you fall on a mattress. Bing, bang, boom, your acting career begins and ends in the span of eating a poke bowl.
You just don’t quit, do you?
I am bad at so much, but I’m good at being persistent. I’m also really annoying about it. Plus, we are on a shoestring budget. But the fans will go ballistic if they don’t get to see Charlemagne plunge to her untimely death.
If you don’t want to do it for Abe or for the show, would you do it for me?
[scoffs] Nothing. Nothing is wrong. It’s just–just been a– oh, it has been a long day. I’m wiped.
You sure?
Yes. I’m sure. Let’s just– let’s go home, hmm?
OK. Because, you know, before, you seemed like you were OK with the whole love scene thing. But just now, I was…
Was–was what?
Getting a vibe from you.
A vibe?
Mm-hmm.
What sort of vibe?
Like a jealousy vibe.
Jealousy? No. No, there’s–what’s there to be jealous about? It’s not like you and Alex are actually having sex, right? [dramatic music]
Alex. Hey.
Hey, I was literally just texting you. Yeah, I was wondering if maybe we could talk about what happened. We just wrapped a little while ago, and… if it’s not a good time–
No. I think it’s a good idea. [soft music]
OK.
Ouch.
Sorry about that. Do you–do you need anything else?
Yeah, you.
[chuckles]
Coming to bed?
No, no, I’ve actually– I’ve got a bunch of scenes I have to block for tomorrow, so…
Oh, OK.
Yeah.
I guess.
All right.
Johnny?
Hmm?
Could you get me a pill before I go to bed so I’m not tossing and turning all night?
Sure, yeah. I’ll get you a glass of water.
OK. Thank you.
What are husbands for, right? [dramatic music]
[sighs] Can I get you anything? Tea, glass of vino?
No, I’m good.
OK.
How about we just talk?
OK, yeah, let’s– let’s talk. Steph, I hope you know that when I asked you to rehearse those scenes, I wasn’t, like, trying to–
Oh–oh, no. I–I do know. And neither was I.
OK. All right, I just got a little too caught up in the scene. [both chuckle] A little too method.
Oh, of course.
Yeah.
Leo Stark. I mean, who knew he was such a romantic?
[laughs]
Take notes, Nicholas Sparks.
Oh, right? No wonder Johnny was so worried about Chanel and me, not that that would ever, ever happen between her and I. You know, it’s not like you and me. [soft music]
Look, let’s address the elephant in the room. Clearly, we have a physical attraction. There’s always been. But we both know that that’s not enough to build a relationship on.
Right. No, it–it definitely is not. [clears throat]
And–and you said it yourself. You just want to be friends.
Well, that’s what you want, right?
I think that’s for the best. Don’t you?
Absolutely. I messed up a lot of things, Steph. You know, I don’t want to– I don’t want to do that again. And it took us a very long time to get back to this place.
Right. Right, and we both know that… this, you know, being physically involved like we were, demonstrative…
[sighs]
It’s a–it’s a high-wire act, to say the least. And I value our friendship too much to risk it.
I’ll say it one more time. I don’t want to do this.
I know you don’t. But think of it this way. I will spend so much less time on your couch kvetching about what a failure my TV career was before it even began.
Leo, I am psychologically astute. And I am immune to manipulation. That’s what I do for a living. So this–this emotional blackmail will not work on me.
What about bribery? Just throw out a number.
[sighs]
You know, we have spent so much time arguing about why I won’t do this. In that amount of time, we could have done the scene. So I guess I concede.
What? Whoa, whoa, wait. Was that a yes?
That’s a yes.
Oh, my God! Dr. Evans, you are the greatest! Oh, thank you. Thank you.
OK, OK. But there–there is one thing. And this is very serious. I will only do one scene. My twin, Samantha, was the actress in the family. She was the thespian. I am not. I am–I am just a psychiatrist.
And a brilliant one at that.
Yeah. [phone rings] Oh, oh. Sorry. Hold on. Yeah. Hey, is everything all right?
Mom, hi. I was wondering, can you come down to the police station? There’s some good news that Brady and I want to share with you.
Sure. I’ll be right there.
Great.
[sighs] I don’t–I don’t know. Are you sure we should start telling people? I mean, what if–what if–
No, no, no. There’s no what-ifs. Brady, I have no doubts that all the charges against you are gonna be dropped.
[sighs] All right. OK.
You know, I wonder sometimes whether or not Xander knew if his mother was involved all along. [dramatic music]
He was so angry, Eric. He literally wanted to kill me. No, he had no idea.
Yeah, well, we’re about to find out. And he’s gonna find out the hard way.
You know, Mum, the– the rage I felt towards Brady, I– The way I feel now, it feels nothing like that.
‘Cause this isn’t just rage. It’s–
It’s shock and disgust, heartache, shame.
Never in my life did I think I’d have to call the cops on my own mother.
You don’t have to.
Detective Hunter, are you–
I’m up to speed. Fiona Cook, you’re under arrest. [handcuffs clinking]
[dramatic music]
[liquid pouring]
Can you believe it, Nonno? I walked in on my wife– my wife– having sex with her on-screen costar. And what do they do? They act like nothing even happened. Hmm. They lie right to my face, mocking me, humiliating me.
Ah! I was gonna confront her at the hospital. Then I realized there’s not really any point. It’s not like she would admit it. [scoffs] Chanel made me feel like a complete fool for being jealous at all. Well, turns out, I was right. Hmm. I was right, damn it! [glass shatters]
I’m really glad we talked.
Me too. [soft music]
I guess I should probably let you get to bed, then, huh?
Yeah. Yeah, that’s a good– [yawns] Yeah, I’m beat.
Yeah. Yeah, me too. Maybe I’ll see you tomorrow.
Maybe.
Good night.
Good night, Alex.
Abe? Marlena said she is on board. Isn’t that the greatest news? No, just one scene. She was very, very firm. However, I do have an idea to bring Charlemagne back from the dead– I mean, someday, I mean. Yeah, yeah, I guess we’ll see. [jazzy music] [laughter]
This is such wonderful news!
Yes, it is, which we wanted to tell you in person.
[sighs]
I’m glad you did. I’ll hug you, too, as soon as you get your bracelets off. [laughter]
Right. I know. I can’t–I can’t believe it. It’s like I’m getting ten years of my life back just like that.
You know, I understand why Sarah was so confused. She said that the person she saw behind the wheel, she thought was somebody she knew. So I–I assumed it was you. I’m so sorry. [dramatic music]
You two have been there for me every step of the way. And naturally, look, I’m relieved that it wasn’t me. It wasn’t me that hit Sarah. It wasn’t me that put her in that chair. But now I have to– I got to stay the course, and I got to stay in treatment. And I– I just want to make the most of this second chance that I’ve been given.
You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you.
[sniffles] Sarah, I–
I thought I was doing a good deed by having you come to Salem. I–I trusted you with my daughter. I was grateful to you. What an idiot I am.
I don’t know what to say. I’m so, so sorry.
Not as sorry as I am.
Let’s go.
Believe it or not– believe it or not, I– I really do love you.
Let’s go.
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