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Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Belle: Hey, what brings you by this evening, oh, brother of mine?

Eric: Well, I saw a book I recommended for mom, so I picked it up, and I thought I’d bring it over.

Belle: Aw, that’s really sweet. Um, she just went to dinner with a colleague, though. But I bet if you text her she’d like to meet you for dessert or coffee or something after.

Eric: Yeah, well, I’ll text her later. What’s up with the bags? You going somewhere on business?

Belle: Uh, actually, no. It’s more of a personal trip. I’m moving back home.

[Both chuckle]

[Phone rings]

Shawn: What’s up, partner? You look a little rattled.

Jada: [Sighs] I just met with da trask.

Shawn: Oh, yeah. She’s a ray of sunshine, isn’t she?

Jada: She read me the whole riot act on why we haven’t closed the abigail dimera case yet.

Shawn: Yeah, I got an earful from her earlier as well. And, uh–yeah. Was she on the, uh– then lucas horton kick or was she on the sarah horton kick?

Jada: Both. And I got a nice long rant about clyde weston. She’s furious that we released him.

Shawn: The guy had an airtight alibi.

Jada: I reminded her of that. But she’s stuck on the fact that he was in possession of the victim’s stolen bracelet.

Shawn: Honestly, so am I.

Jada: Who’s this “guy” that weston claims to have bought it from?

Shawn: I don’t know. But we need to find out.

Nancy: So you saw the guy who–who sold you the bracelet?

Clyde: Yeah, he was here two minutes ago, threw a drink in my face, and ran out the door.

Brady: But you got a good look at him, right?

Clyde: Oh, you bet I did.

Chloe: Well, that’s great. You can identify him now, right?

Brady: And help the police finally bring abigail’s murderer to justice.

Thomas: Look, there he is!

Chad: You saw that man at our house?

Thomas: He’s not a man. He’s a fairy.

Chad: When? When was this?

Thomas: The day mommy went to heaven.

Chad: I want you to stay right here. Daddy’s gonna go talk to the tooth fairy, okay?

Thomas: Can I come?

Chad: No. Listen, thomas? I want you to stay right here. Do you promise me?

Thomas: I promise.

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Phone rings]

Jada: Medium height, brown hair, average weight. You know, I wish clyde would have given us a better description.

Shawn: Well, maybe we should bring him in tomorrow and meet with a sketch artist.

Jada: Good idea. So how did things go with your wife earlier?

Shawn: Actually, it went– it went pretty well. She’s–she’s moving back home tonight.

Jada: Shawn, that’s great! Do you want to leave early? I can cover for you.

Shawn: No, no, no, no. Thank you, though. No, we’re meeting up later.

Jada: Good luck. I know how it feels, hoping for reconciliation. I went through it with my ex-husband.

Shawn: I–I didn’t know you’re divorced.

Jada: [Sighs] It was a stupid thing for me to bring up.

Shawn: No, it’s okay.

Jada: Obviously, my marriage didn’t last, but I’m sure you and belle will work things out. Please, forget I said anything.

Shawn: Come one, jada. Seriously, it’s fine. All right? And if you don’t mind me asking, was the divorce recent? I mean, is that the reason why you moved to salem? You know, to, uh…I don’t know, get a change of scenery?

Jada: Uh, it’s been a while, actually.

Shawn: Oh. Well… are you, uh–are you okay?

Jada: [Sighs] You know, when you–when you get married, you don’t– you don’t think it’s gonna fall apart. So when things do fall apart, you feel like a failure. You know what I mean? I mean, at least I did. But as more time goes on and I can move past that, I–I feel like I can forgive myself. Yeah. In fact, I had a date today.

Shawn: Wait, how–how did– wait, how did you squeeze that in?

Jada: On my lunch break.

Shawn: Oh. That’s what you meant when you were like, “oh, I got somewhere to be.” Was it good?

Jada: Uh, it was.

Shawn: Was he nice?

Jada: Very. Uh, actually, you know him. It’s your brother-in-law, eric.

Eric: Belle, that’s fanta– oh, my god, that’s great news.

Belle: Thanks.

Both: Yeah.

Eric: You want to tell me about it? I mean, you don’t have to.

Belle: No, of course. I’ll tell you about it. Well, you know that evan took the baby back from shawn.

Both: Yeah.

Belle: And, obviously, shawn’s very, very heartbroken about it, and I just want to be there for him. And I thought if I move back in, maybe we could work on our marriage, too.

Eric: Yeah, well, helping him through after losing a baby, that’s very big of you.

Belle: Mm, well, don’t give me too much credit. If that baby had been shawn’s with jan, I don’t know if I would be moving back in.

Eric: Well, that’s not a concern now.

Belle: [Sighs] You know the baby wasn’t the source of all of our problems. There is still the fact that I slept with ej when shawn and I were separated. And that’s not something he can just get over. I know sami never will.

Eric: And shawn? Is he willing to try?

Belle: Yeah, he is. You know? I think we both know that fixing this, fixing us, is gonna take some time. But I think moving back in is a good first step.

Brady: This guy has to be the one that killed abigail.

Nancy: That’s what I’ve been saying all along.

Brady: Clyde, you need to tell the police what you just told us. That–that you just ran into the guy that gave you abigail’s bracelet and he’s on the loose.

Nancy: Yes, now that you’ve seen him again, you can give them a better description.

Brady: Yeah, yeah. Know what? I’m gonna give rafe a call.

Clyde: Not so fast.

Chad: Hey, leo, going somewhere?

Leo: Oh, chad, I didn’t see you.

Chad: Yeah, I think you did.

Leo: Something I can do for you?

Chad: Yeah. You want to tell me what you were doing in my basement the day my wife was murdered? Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Shawn: What, you went on a– you went on a date with eric?

Jada: Are you– are you not okay with that?

Shawn: No, I’m– I’m fine with it. I’m actually– I’m actually more than fine with it.

Jada: Okay. Because I–you know, I don’t want to step on any toes or create any weirdness.

Shawn: How would you do that?

Jada: I mean, you gotta admit, the situation’s a little complicated. Eric was married to nicole, and now she’s married to our boss.

Shawn: Happily married, jada. I don’t think you need to worry about anything, all right? I think everybody’s over it. They’ve moved on. I mean, obviously eric has. And nicole and rafe, they’re still in the middle of newlywed bliss.

Rafe: Knock, knock. [Knocks]

Nicole: [Gasps] Oh, what a surprise. To what do I owe this pleasure?

Rafe: Well, you came by yesterday, hoping to go to dinner, and I couldn’t go. So…I’m here to make it up to you. To take out my beautiful wife.

Nicole: Aw. Well, my handsome husband, I would love that.

Rafe: Yeah?

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: You sure you can knock off?

Nicole: Well, brady and chloe left for the day, so why can’t I?

Rafe: Oh, why? Oh, looks– look at that.

Nicole: [Chuckles]

Rafe: Wow. Upgrade the crutches for a cane, huh?

Nicole: Yes. Yes, I did.

Rafe: I got a better idea.

[Cane clatters] Here.

Nicole: Aw.

Rafe: How’s that?

Nicole: It’s perfect.

Rafe: [Indistinct]

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: You’re perfect.

Nicole: [Chuckles] Oh, stop.

[Chuckling]

Brady: You won’t speak to rafe?

Chloe: Yeah, what’s going on, clyde?

Clyde: I just can’T.

Nancy: Of course you can. If you tell the police what he looks like, then they’ll find him. And–and then they’ll lock him up. And then you’ll be a hero.

Clyde: No, I ain’t no hero.

Nancy: What do you mean?

Clyde: Nancy, when I told you that I knew it was stolen when I gave you the bracelet, it wasn’t the whole story. Nancy, I’m sorry. I have a confession to make.

Chad: The hell were you doing in my house, leo?

Leo: Uh, nothing, because I wasn’t there.

Chad: Hmm. See that little boy over there? That’s my son, thomas. He pointed at you, and you took off.

Leo: As I said before, I didn’t see you. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m late for an appointment.

Chad: Yeah, he told me that he met you in the basement the day my wife was murdered. See, now all of the sudden a bunch of things that didn’t make sense are starting to make perfect sense.

Leo: Like what?

Chad: Like the day I saw you at the park. The day of abby’s funeral. You said your heart went out to my children.

Leo: That was sincere.

Chad: You also said that thomas was a sweet child.

Chad: I asked you how you knew him, you said you didn’T. Said that you heard it from gwen. See, I think you– I think you did know him. I think you met him when you were hiding in our basement. You told him you were the tooth fairy.

Leo: [Scoffs] Now I’ve heard everything. Obviously, he’s making it up.

Chad: Are you telling me my son’s lying?

Leo: Or he’s mistaken. He’s got me confused with some other fairy. Now, like I said before, I’m in a hurry.

Chad: You are not going anywhere but the police station.

Sonny: Hey, chad, it’s sonny. Look, I was just thinking about our conversation earlier, about you taking a job at titan. I know you said you’re fine with alex taking the vp position, but if there’s any part of you that’s interested, I know that there are plenty of positions that you would be more than qualified for. I just–I think you would be a huge asset to titan. And, selfishly, I think it would be a blast to work together. So… also, I gotta say, I’m still pretty pissed off at uncle vic for hiring alex without telling me, but– just…give me a call back.

[Phone beeps] As long as you’re not pissed off at your brother. Flo, you’re here.

Alexander: [Sighs] Man, am I exhausted.

Sonny: From what? I didn’t even see you working all day.

Alexander: Yeah, because i was in hr all day, filling out all that damn paperwork. It was endless, seriously. You’re not, though, right?

Sonny: I’m not what?

Alexander: Mad as hell at me for taking over the exec vp job?

Sonny: No, alex. Look, I already told you, okay? Uncle vic is the one who went behind my back. You were just offered a job and you took it.

Alexander: Without lobbying for it. I swear to god to you, sonny, I–when uncle vic offered me the job, I was incredulous. You know? I knew it was not cool that you weren’t part of that discussion, and I told uncle vic that sonny should be here, too.

Sonny: And then he said, “who’s sonny?”

Alexander: Would you stop? You are uncle victor’s favorite kiriakis brother and you know that.

Sonny: No, actually, I don’T.

Alexander: [Scoffs]

Sonny: I don’t at all. At least not in a business sense. Do you know the amount of times he’s told me that I will never be as successful as he is because I don’t have, like, a killer instinct or whatever?

Alexander: Yeah, sonny. That’s because unlike uncle vic, you actually have blood running through your veins. Not that I don’t love the old guy, but I don’t think either of us should try to emulate him.

Sonny: No matter how hard I tried, I don’t think I could emulate uncle vic.

Alexander: Well, that’s a good thing.

Sonny: [Sighs] Yeah. I guess I just– look, I’m–I’m totally okay with you taking the job. The one thing I’m not okay with is being disrespected. You know, uncle vic, he pushed so hard for me to be ceo. And I took all this time away from will. And, really, I made these big changes in my life. And then he makes this huge business decision behind my back. It’s just–

Alexander: Hey, he knows we’re brothers, that you worship me. Oh, yeah, when we were kids, you worshipped me.

Sonny: Well, in case you haven’t noticed, we’re not kids anymore, so– least not physically.

Alexander: Okay, seriously? I think uncle vic thought, since this is a family business and we are family, that maybe you wouldn’t mind working closely with me.

Sonny: Right, that’S… probably what he thought.

Alexander: But was he wrong? Sonny, you got an issue working with me?

Sonny: [Sighs]

Nicole: Aw.

Rafe: Here we go.

Both: Yay.

Nicole: Thank you. [Chuckles]

Rafe: All right, there.

[Chuckles and smooches] How is the ankle?

Nicole: It is almost 100%. Thank you. And, uh, thank you for letting me lean on you.

Rafe: Always.

Nicole: This is so nice. Dining al fresco on a beautiful summer night. And I am so glad you were able to get out. ‘Cause I know how much pressure you’ve been feeling at work.

Rafe: Yeah. Well, actually, it has eased up a bit, since shawn’s come back from paternity leave, and jada hunter has joined the team, so–

Nicole: Wow, she’s been doing some job, huh? I know she was with you when you tracked down the guy who robbed me. I mean, that had to be really intense.

Rafe: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. [Chuckles] That was. No, um, jake was–was there lying on the ground, fatally wounded, as it– as it turned out. And, um, the guy was ready to shoot ava.

Nicole: And jada saved her life.

Rafe: Yeah. And a lot of cops would have frozen or freaked out in that situation, but… she did the right thing. But she was definitely a little shaken up afterward.

Nicole: I can imagine.

Rafe: Yeah. She killed someone in the line of duty. It was a clean shoot. She knows that. I know that. But she’s still struggling with it. But–[Sighs] That tells me that she’s not only a good detective but a good person with a good conscience.

Nicole: It sounds like she’s working out great.

Rafe: Yes, she is. Uh, she’s great. And, uh, I actually made her partners with shawn, and he really likes her.

Nicole: Oh. So does eric.

Rafe: Eric?

Nicole: Oh. Oh, you haven’t heard. He and jada are dating.

Eric: I have a very good feeling about you and shawn. Especially after I heard you went to see him at the station today.

Belle: How’d you hear that?

Eric: Jada told me.

Belle: Wait, jada hunter, shawn’s new partner?

Eric: Yeah, that’s the one.

Belle: How do you know her?

Eric: Well, uncle stevie introduced me to her when she got to salem. Said that she was looking for a place to live. And I told her that my dad, you know, he rents out rooms over the pub. And, uh, she actually ended up taking one.

Belle: Well, I only met her in passing, but she seemed really great. Shawn seems to like her a lot already. And I’m sure you noticed that she’s very attractive.

Eric: Stop.

Belle: You should ask her out.

Nancy: There’s more to the story? You mean about the bracelet you gave me?

Clyde: Yeah. And it’s time I told you.

Chloe: Okay, well, let’s hear it. All of it.

Clyde: [Sighs] When I met the guy in the pub, he said he had some items that he was looking to sell, specifically some jewelry. He gave me some song and dance about them belonging to a dearly departed aunt, but I knew from the beginning the stuff was hot.

Brady: And?

Clyde: And I offered to fence it for him. And I just–I wanted to give you something special to let you know how much I care about you.

Brady: Nothing says “I love you” like stolen jewelry from a murder victim.

Clyde: Hey, man, I had no idea where he got the jewelry, much less that he killed anybody to get it.

Brady: But you partnered with him. You offered to fence the stolen goods. That’s why you don’t want to talk to the police.

Clyde: Nancy… obviously what I did is a violation of my parole. If the cops find out, they’re gonna send me back to prison.

Leo: Get your hands off of me, chad.

Shawn: Whoa, what the hell’s going on here?

Leo: Chad won’t leave me alone. I mean, I know he’s obsessed with me, but–

Chad: Shut up. When my son and were at the square–

Shawn: Is thomas okay?

Chad: No, thomas is fine. He’s with detective hunter. She’s keeping an eye on him.

Shawn: So what’s leo doing here?

Chad: Long story short, he killed my wife. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Brady: What the hell? Are you really gonna refuse to cooperate with the police when it could lead to abigail’s killer?

Nancy: Look, I know the two of you are upset–

Chloe: We’re upse– you should be upset! You should be outraged, mom. This man has done nothing but lie to you. Now he’s obstructing justice?

Nancy: Stop it. I am upset. And I hear you. But, please, can I just have a moment to speak with him about this?

Chloe: I–I don’t see the point, but fine.

Nancy: Clyde, you promised me that you wouldn’t lie to me again. “The god’s honest truth.” That’s what you said.

Clyde: I know. And I hate what I did. But I can’t go back to prison.

Nancy: We don’t know for sure that you would.

Clyde: Nancy, fencing is a crime.

Chloe: Yeah, but if you tell rafe the truth, then, you know, you could help him catch a killer. And they might go easier on you.

Clyde: Well, even if I do give him a description, there’s no guarantee they’re gonna catch him. He’s probably long gone by now.

Nancy: Well… did he give you–or did he talk anything about himself? Did he–did he give you any clues as to who he is?

Clyde: No. All I know is he’s a wine-swilling twerp in a floral-print suit.

Both: Leo.

Shawn: You think leo killed abigail?

Leo: Based on some absurd story his kid told him. The whole thing is ridiculous.

Chad: Thomas told me that the day abby died, he ran into leo in our basement.

Leo: He also told you that I claimed to be the tooth fairy.

Shawn: The tooth fairy?

Leo: As I said, absurd.

Chad: When we were in the square, thomas pointed at leo and leo took off. Why would he do that if he wasn’t guilty?

Leo: [Groans] Like I told chad, after he chased me down in a paranoid rage, I was late to an appointment. I didn’t see him or his kid. Yet he dragged me down here against my will, and now I’m forced to defend myself against these insane accusations!

Chad: Leo had motive, all right? He hated abigail because she helped me break up his relationship with craig wesley.

Leo: Oh, please.

Chad: You swore revenge on sonny, brady, chloe, me, and abby was on that hit list.

Shawn: Were you in chad’s basement or not, leo?

Leo: Have you been to the dimera mansion? That place is a fortress. How would I even know how to get in there?

Chad: Oh, clever little rodent like you, you’d figure out a way down to the tunnels.

Leo: Guinevere. Thank you for checking up on me. Thanks to your directions, I’m able to wend my way through these tunnels. I was very robert donat, very “prisoner of zenda.”

[Chuckles] Ugh, you are a film illiterate. Well, it’s not the ritz, but it beats sleeping on a bench in prospect park. Plus, there are some very nice amenities here at chez dimera. And best of all, your sister is right upstairs. Tunnels? What tunnels? I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Chad: You know what? You are not gonna get away with this, you understand me? If the cops will not make make you pay, I will!

Leo: Get your hands off of me! Did you hear that? He just threatened my life!

Shawn: You need to calm down, okay? Calm down.

Leo: You need to put him in a cage.

Shawn: One step at a time.

Chad: He murdered my wife!

Chad: You need to step outside with your son and detective hunter, okay? I’ll be with you in a second. Chad, I’ll be with you in a second.

Leo: About those charges–

Shawn: Sit! Stay, all right?

Leo: Where are you going?

Shawn: I’m gonna get the full story from thomas. And–and I’m gonna have a guard watching you every second, so if you even think about leaving, bad idea.

[Door closes]

Eric: [Chuckles] You are always trying to play matchmaker.

Belle: Well, I just want my brother to be happy. So yes, maybe I am. Please don’t tell me you’re not ready, though. Because I love you dearly, but it’s time.

Eric: I know.

Belle: Nicole is happily married to rafe now.

Eric: This has nothing to do with nicole.

Belle: Mm-hmm. Then why don’t you ask jada out?

Eric: Because we already went to lunch today. And for the record, she was the one who invited me.

Rafe: Well, that’s, uh–

[Chuckles] I had no idea that eric and jada were seeing each other. Wait, how do you know?

Nicole: Well, when I went to the station yesterday, I overheard her asking eric to lunch. And then when chloe and I were at the pub earlier, they– we saw them together on a date.

Rafe: Oh, okay. Well, you know what? That’s terrific. Actually, I think they’ll be a great couple.

Nicole: Hmm.

Rafe: Hmm? You don’t agree? We really had our hands full with our two-year-old.

Rafe: So you don’t believe that eric and jada will be good together?

Nicole: Well, I– I don’t know, obviously, and neither do you. But I just hope for both their sakes that, you know, it doesn’t get awkward down the line.

Rafe: Right. Why would it be awkward? Well, because when they came to say hello to us, eric mentioned that jada would be renting a room above the pub.

Rafe: So?

Nicole: So they’ll be right down the hall from each other.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. What’s the problem?

Nicole: Well, I mean, if it– if it doesn’t work out, you know, it might be uncomfortable for both of them.

Rafe: But hopefully it will work out, right?

Nicole: Yes. Hopefully.

Belle: So jada asked you out. I like that. How’d it go?

Eric: It was good.

Belle: [Chuckles]

Eric: We laughed a lot, you know? And we had a lot in common.

Belle: Such as?

Eric: We both like running and dogs. And we’ve both been divorced.

Belle: Ah.

Eric: Well, we were respectful to our pasts, and we tried to stick to the lighter stuff like what our favorite movie was.

Belle: Mm-hmm.

Eric: Favorite foods. And she likes sushi. So do I.

Belle: Oh, good. Well, that’ll make planning your next date a breeze.

[Both chuckle]

Belle: I’m so glad you’re getting back out there. And also I’m sorry about what I said earlier.

Eric: What did you say?

Belle: Well, I just assumed you didn’t ask jada out because you were still hung up on nicole. And I won’t do that anymore. I won’t jump to conclusions about how you feel, ’cause I so hate it when people do that to me. But I am glad you’re moving on.

Eric: Yeah. Well, I’m glad you’re moving home.

Belle: [Chuckles]

Eric: It’s where you belong.

Belle: Oh, gosh. I better get going. ‘Cause shawn is gonna make me dinner.

Eric: Oh, well, let me help with your bags.

Belle: Okay.

Chloe: Leo came by the office earlier.

Brady: Yeah, he tried to– he tried to get me to hire him. He was wearing a floral suit.

Brady: As a matter of fact, you know what I have?

Chloe: [Gasps]

Clyde: What’s that?

Brady: This is leo’s lookbook. It’s got a bunch of pictures of him in hideous outfits.

Clyde: That’s him. That’s the guy.

Chad: Jada told me how much you’ve been helping the police. And I’m her partner. It’s good to see you, thomas.

Thomas: You too, cousin shawn.

Chad: Hey, now that cousin shawn and I are here, you want to tell us what you remember about the man you saw in our basement?

Thomas: Like what?

Chad: Like anything you can remember.

Jada: Thomas, why don’t you tell your dad what you told me earlier? About what you and your sister were doing that day.

Thomas: We were playing hide and seek. So that’s why I went down in that tunnel.

Jada: And what did you see in the tunnels?

Thomas: I saw a man. And I asked him what he was doing. He was kind of scary. He said he was gonna lock me up. But then he said he was the tooth fairy. So I stopped being scared.

Chad: Hey, what’s wrong?

Thomas: Is the tooth fairy in trouble?

Jada: What do you mean?

Thomas: Is he mad at me ’cause I wasn’t supposed to tell?

Shawn: What is it that you weren’t supposed to tell, thomas?

Thomas: That I saw him. He said it was a secret. And I broke my promise.

Jada: It’s okay, thomas. You didn’t do anything wrong.

Thomas: But he said not to tell anybody, especially my parents or I wouldn’t get any tooth fairy money for the rest of my life.

Jada: Did he say anything else?

Thomas: He asked me to get him breakfast, so I did.

Jada: And that was it? He didn’t say anything else after you brought him breakfast?

Thomas: I don’t think so. I’m not sure.

Chad: It’s okay, thomas. You’ve told us a lot. You’ve been very helpful.

Thomas: But I broke my promise. Then I told mom–mommy, then I told you. And then the police. I don’t want him to be in trouble, and I don’t want to be in trouble either.

Jada: No one’s in trouble. Like your dad said, you’re doing the right thing.

Chad: You did exactly what mommy and I taught you. All right? You told the truth. Mommy would be very proud. Are we done?

Shawn: Yeah. Yeah, we’re set.

Jada: Great job, thomas. You did a good job.

Chad: All right, buddy. Now, it’s time for you to get home and get to bed. I’m gonna call grandma jennifer and have her pick you up.

Thomas: What about you, daddy? You’ll come home soon, right?

Chad: Yes, I will. I will be home in time to tuck you in. I promise. All right, but first, daddy has to talk to the tooth fairy again.

Thomas: If he’s not too mad at me, please tell him he owes me $50.

Chad: He owes you a lot more than that. Come here.

[Sighs]

Sonny: Okay, I want to word this right, because I do care about you. It’s not that I have an issue working with you, per se, you know–

Alexander: Okay, okay, okay. No, no, no. Say no more. I get it. Sonny boy, I totally get it.

Sonny: Ale–you– you totally get it? Even though I haven’t even answered the question yet?

Alexander: Well, I shouldn’t have had to even ask the damn question, but there’s obviously going to be an issue. I’m an assertive, confident person in most ways. And that can be intimidating.

Sonny: I am not intimidated by you, alex, okay? First of all, you are my brother, so I have no problem telling you when you’re acting like a total jerk, okay? And second of all, you know, you’re acting like I’m not assertive and confident. But, you know, I’m the ceo of the company, which kind of makes me the boss.

Alexander: Okay, okay, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I misspoke. I shouldn’t have used the word “intimidated.” I just know how you can get a little sensitive about being condescended to especially by me, huh?

Sonny: I’m not sensitive. You make me sound like a little weenie, man.

Alexander: Oh.

Sonny: Come on. You know? And you know why I don’t have a problem being condescended to by you? It’s ’cause I’m used to it. So is everyone else you’ve ever interacted with.

Alexander: Okay. All right, you know what? Can we just stop for a second? Let’s not fight. Let me be honest with you. Let me explain myself, please? Thank you. Sonny, I want us to be compatible in every way possible. Not just at work, in general. You’re my brother. I love you, man. I– I’m letting you know right now that in no uncertain terms am I ever, ever going to steamroll you in this role. Period. You are the boss. I am deferring to you. No comment?

Sonny: I j–I think you’re gonna have a hard time with that. Deferring to me? Having me call the shots, make the big decisions? Yeah, I’m gonna be honest, I– I don’t think you can handle that. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Alexander: Wow. That is really disappointing.

Sonny: What is?

Alexander: Your whole attitude about this whole thing, sonny. We’ve worked together before in the past and it was great. We got along famously, as I recall.

Sonny: Alex, that was totally different.

Alexander: Sonny boy, I have no problem deferring to you. I know that you are more than capable of doing this. And like I said, I love you. You’re my brother. And I am looking at this as the chance to actually make us a little bit closer. To truly bond.

Sonny: You mean it?

Alexander: ‘Course I mean it. Sonny, you’re not just capable, you’re one of the kindest people I’ve ever met in my life. Not to mention funny as hell. Nobody cracks me up the way you do.

Sonny: I hope I don’t make you laugh in the office too much.

Alexander: See, I actually hope you do make me laugh too much in the office. We need that, man. We need that. Even with the most serious, important jobs, we gotta find the humor in it.

Sonny: I guess there’s nothing wrong with a little humor from time to time.

Alexander: No. I’m looking forward it. And I’m also gonna have to fly.

Sonny: You want to– you want to stay for dinner? I mean, the chef is making his famous osso buco tonight.

Alexander: Tonight’s osso buco night?

Sonny: Yeah.

Alexander: Mm, uh… no, I got plans. Do you want to come with me?

Sonny: Oh, um–osso buco. Dinner? And then I got some work I gotta do.

Alexander: I got you. Are we good?

Sonny: Yeah, we’re good.

Alexander: I love you, bro.

Sonny: I love you too.

Alexander: Boss.

Sonny: Don’t ever call me that.

Alexander: Captain.

Sonny: That’s better. I like that. Have a good time!

Brady: Are you sure that this is the guy?

Clyde: Yeah. No doubt in my mind.

Chloe: Oh, my god.

Nancy: [Gasps] Clyde, do you know who that is?

Clyde: Who?

Nancy: It’s leo stark. He’s the little weasel my husband left me for. He’s the con artist craig almost married.

Clyde: You mean–

Nancy: [Giggles] Yes. Your weasel and my weasel are the same damn weasel.

[Giggles]

Chad: I want leo arrested. Now.

Chad: Chad, we need to follow procedure.

Chad: What does that mean?

Shawn: If we get what we need we can place leo under arrest.

Chad: You heard what my son just said. He–he saw leo in our basement, and leo told him to keep it a secret. What more do you need?

Shawn: We need to bring rafe up to speed, is what we need.

Chad: So then get him.

Rafe: He’s gone for the day.

Chad: Okay, after my wife was murdered, I stood in that room, the room where my wife was stabbed, over, and over, and over again. And rafe looked me in the eye and told me he wouldn’t stop until the killer was found. Well, we found him. So rafe is gonna get the hell back here now.

[Phone beeps]

Rafe: What are you thinking?

Nicole: The dover sole sounds good.

[Phone rings]

Rafe: It’s chad. I should probably take this.

[Phone beeps] Hey, chad, what’s up?

Chad: I’m at the station with abigail’s killer.

Rafe: What?

Chad: Just get down here.

Rafe: All right, I’m on my way.

Nicole: Is everything okay?

Rafe: Well, it appears as though there’s a development in abigail’s case.

Nicole: Oh, gosh.

Rafe: Yeah, I gotta go.

Nicole: Okay. Yes, of course. Go.

Rafe: I’d say I’ll be back–

Nicole: Oh, honey, I’m fine. I’ll get something and I’ll see you at home.

Rafe: Okay. [Smooches] Love you.

Nicole: I love you too.

Leo: Ah, finally. I assume you’re here to release me with your sincere apologies?

Shawn: Nope. You’re gonna be here a while.

Leo: Don’t tell me this is about what that screwed up little dimera kid said? You don’t actually believe any of that, do you? The tooth fairy in the basement? Come on.

Jada: I suggest you sit down.

Leo: Okay, look, look. I won’t press any charges against chad for threatening me or demand that that obnoxious little boy retract his lies. We can chalk this up to a misunderstanding and I’ll be on my way.

Shawn: No, you’re gonna sit the hell down, all right? Rafe’s on his way.

Leo: What? Why?

Shawn: ‘Cause detective hunter and I are gonna brief him. And he’s gonna ask you some questions. And you’re not going anywhere until you answer them. This is the sound of better breathing.

Jada: Eric.

Eric: [Chuckles]

Jada: We have to stop meeting like this.

Eric: Oh, I guess that’s gonna happen a lot now that you’re moving in upstairs.

Jada: Well, I don’t think I mind it.

Eric: You just coming from work?

Jada: Yeah, I did. And I think we just caught a big break in the abigail dimera case.

Eric: That’s great.

Jada: I would tell you more, but–

Eric: I get you can’t discuss an ongoing investigation. So we can talk about something else. Hey, how about dinner? If that’s okay.

Jada: Two dates in one day?

Eric: Is that a yes?

Jada: It is.

Eric: Good.

[Jada chuckles]

Belle: I hope I’m not late.

Shawn: No, no, no, no. You’re actually right on time. Grill’s all fired up, steaks are ready to go. I figure while I cook, I don’t know, you can, you know, check out your garden.

Belle: That sounds really nice.

Shawn: Welcome home.

Belle: It’s good to be home.

Chloe: Of all the people that could’ve murdered abigail–

Brady: Leo stark.

Chloe: Yeah, I mean, I know he’s awful, and he’s con artist, a crook, self-absorbed, probably the most narcissistic person I’ve ever met, but is he really a murderer?

Brady: The thought never occurred to me. But come to think of it, I mean, he blamed abigail just as much as he blamed us for ruining his relationship with your dad. He was furious at her.

Chloe: Yeah, but furious enough to murder her?

Brady: I guess we’ll see.

[Phone rings]

Rafe: My detectives have brought me up to speed. It appears that thomas dimera–

Leo: Is a child with a very active imagination.

Chad: Call my kid a liar one more time.

Leo: Why is he here?

Chad: To make sure the animal that killed my wife is put down.

Rafe: Chad, please. Now, thomas says that he saw you in the dimera basement?

Leo: No, he says he saw the tooth fairy in the dimera basement. Maybe he was down there with a pack of wild unicorns as well.

Rafe: You think this is funny?

Leo: No, I think it’s outrageous. I have been harassed, detained, and slandered. And I don’t have to take it anymore. I’m so out of here.

Chad: Read him his rights.

Rafe: Afraid I can’t do that.

Chad: Why the hell not?

Rafe: I don’t have enough to hold him here, let alone arrest him.

Leo: Thank you.

Chad: Rafe, you can’t just let him go.

Leo: He can and he will, because unlike you, the police commissioner knows the law.

Rafe: I don’t want to hold him here unless I have enough to make future charges stick. That could end up blowing up in our faces later.

Chad: Okay, if you let him go, he’ll disappear. We’ll never see him again.

Rafe: Chad, without anyone or anything to back up what thomas says, I can’t keep him here. Believe me, chad, I want this case solved as much as you do. But I don’t have enough to implicate leo. And I don’t have the testimony from a corroborating witness.

Clyde: Oh, yes you do.

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Nancy: I just love a man who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty.

Clyde: Yeah, that’s me. My shift’s almost over. Why don’t you pick out a table and we’ll grab some dinner?

Nancy: Um, I have a better idea.

Clyde: What’s that?

Nancy: Why don’t you and i have dinner with chloe and brady? Unless there’s a reason you don’t think we should?

Clyde: Well, I got one pretty good reason. Your daughter hates my guts.

[Sentimental country music]

Chloe: Hey.

Brady: Chloe, you’ve been staring at that screen all morning. You’re gonna get eyestrain.

Chloe: I know, but I have to get this proposal in by tomorrow morning, and it has to be perfect. I’m not gonna give kristen another reason to write me up.

Brady: I saw your first draft this morning, and it was good.

Chloe: Well, good is not good enough in this situation. Any minute, that petty bitch could come walking in through that door.

Leo: Who are you calling petty?

[Tense music]

Xander: So, we agree that ava and gwen must be working together, right?

Sarah: Absolutely. So what do we do now?

Xander: Well, we have to get ava to admit that she helped gwen escape from statesville, and that she did it on the night that abigail was murdered. Oh, right, and that she knew gwen was gonna kill abigail and frame you for it.

Sarah: Is that all? That’ll be a piece of cake.

Xander: Hey, it might not be that difficult. I mean, gwen and ava, they’re business partners, not chums. Ava already rolled on her partner once before. I can make her throw gwen under the bus one last time.

Gwen: No, of course I didn’t kill abigail. But I had motive, and if the cops find out I had opportunity, well, that’s not gonna look good for either one of us.

Ava: Oh, are you threatening me? After I went out of my way to help do you a favor?

Gwen: No. I’m just pointing out that it would be in our best mutual interest to keep our mouths shut.

Ava: Well, don’t worry. Your secret’s safe with me.

[Tense music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: Sorry, am I interrupting?

Ava: No, not at all. I mean, it is your house. This is my friend gwen. Gwen, this is ej, my brother-in-law.

Gwen: Mm. I know, we’ve met.

Ej: I don’t remember that.

Gwen: Oh, yeah, I’m not surprised.

[Clears throat] It was quite a long time ago. You barely even recognized that I was in the room. You were very focused on getting your million dollars back from xander cook.

[Tense music]

Sarah: Where are you going?

Xander: Gonna have a word with ava.

Sarah: Now?

Xander: Why not? I heard the grieving widow just moved into the dimera place.

Sarah: Yeah, but you have to be prepared if you’re gonna go talk to ava. She’s not stupid. She’s just gonna deny everything.

Xander: Well if she does, I’ll show her the copies we made of the visitor logs and the phone records. We can prove that… ava was in contact with gwen before and after abigail was murdered.

Sarah: Yeah, but we don’t know what they talked about.

Xander: What, you think they were exchanging recipes?

Sarah: All we have is a theory.

Xander: I’ll lean on her. She’ll fold.

Sarah: Mm. I admire your confidence. But ava is as tough as nails. You have to have proof.

Xander: Yeah, you’re right.

Sarah: And we know that ava isn’t the only person that gwen spoke to that day. There’s also her good friend leo stark.

Brady: Mm, what are you doing here, leo?

Leo: It’s a social call. I thought I’d save your asses by saving your company.

Brady: Ooh. He’s gonna save our company. How you gonna do that?

Leo: With this.

[Tense music]

Clyde: Nancy, I know you want chloe and her boyfriend to like me, but… we’ve been going out for a while now, and absolutely nothing has changed.

Nancy: Something has changed, clyde. You and I are living together now. And even though I don’t listen to them, that doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop trying to change their minds about you.

Clyde: Yeah, but you know, whatever you say won’t change the fact that I got a prison record. Now, we’re living together ’cause I need a place to stay here or else I’m violating my parole, and you graciously offered to put a roof over my head when ben and his family left town.

Nancy: I didn’t do it to be nice. I was happy to do it.

Clyde: And that means more to me than you know.

Nancy: You know, I– I think we’re pretty compatible in many ways, even as roomies.

Clyde: Yeah, even as roomies. But you know, you’ve been a really great friend to me. More than anyone else has ever been. Seems like you always got my back. Even when I’m accused of murder.

Jennifer: You ate your whole salad! How about I take you to the square for a treat?

Thomas: I don’t want to go there.

Jennifer: Not even to that place where they serve toffee on the frozen yogurt?

Thomas: I’m afraid to eat toffee now.

Jennifer: Why?

Thomas: My tooth is really loose. See?

Jennifer: That’s the problem.

Thomas: But I can still eat plain frozen yogurt, though.

Chad: I could go for some froyo myself. Thomas. Thomas, don’t run away from me.

[Somber music]

Jennifer: What just happened?

Chad: My kid hates me. It’s my own fault.

This is the sound of better breathing.

Jennifer: Chad, you know thomas doesn’t hate you.

Chad: I wouldn’t blame him if he did. I lost my temper with him yesterday.

Jennifer: Well, all parents do that.

Chad: Not under these circumstances. What? What are you thinking?

Jennifer: Well, I don’t want to upset you further.

Chad: Jennifer, just tell me.

Jennifer: Last night, thomas was worried when you didn’t come home.

Chad: He was?

Jennifer: Yes.

Chad: I should have called.

Jennifer: Jack and i were worried, too.

Chad: Yeah, I’m sorry. I just, I got–I got a little drunk last night and I crashed at sonny’s house.

Jennifer: I know. Sonny texted me, and I told thomas, but he was still scared.

Chad: Why?

Jennifer: Chad. Your son is afraid you’re gonna leave him, the way his mother did.

[Somber music]

[Soft country music]

Nancy: Clyde, I told you the night that we met that I believe everybody deserves a second chance.

Clyde: That meant the world to me.

Nancy: I just–I just wanted you to stop being so hard on yourself. You did the time. And you paid your debt. That’s why, when you were arrested, I felt so bad for you.

Clyde: Well, it was rough, but, you know, it all worked out. And now, here I am with you, and I couldn’t be more grateful.

Nancy: Me too. And clyde, I am sure that the man that sold you that stolen bracelet, he’s the one that killed abigail.

[Sighs] It has to be him, right?

Clyde: Yeah. I just wish I could have given the cops a better description of the weasel. You know, I would have been the hero now, you know? The guy who brought that killer to justice.

Brady: Leo.

Leo: Hmm?

Brady: Don’t get too comfortable. That’s my candy. What the hell are you doing here?

Chloe: Yeah, and what is that?

Leo: I saw your ad online for a brand specialist. And since I am a living, breathing brand of my own, one who’s currently between gigs, I thought I would give you first dibs at my services.

Brady: [Chuckles]

Leo: I was thinking I could bring some color to basic black. No offense, but you two might want to stop dressing like pallbearers.

Brady: Okay. Look, chloe and I are busy. We’re busy, so why don’t you just, you know–

Chloe: Go away. And what is that?

Leo: Ah, this is what they call a lookbook. I put it together to give you an idea of my vision.

Chloe: Okay, well, I know what a lookbook is. But these are… only pictures of you.

Leo: I know. Eat your heart out, david gandy. There’s no question I could bring some fab to the drab here at basic black.

Chloe: [Clears throat] Um, should… you call security, or can I do the honors?

Brady: No, I don’t need security. I can throw him out myself. Come on. Let’s go.

Leo: Whoa, whoa, whoa! What is with the hostility?

Chloe: Come on, all three of us know that you are not here for a job.

Brady: Leo, we’re not stupid. All you want to do is stab us in the back.

Sarah: So gwen called leo stark on the day of the murder as well.

Xander: Yeah, I haven’t forgotten about him. I just don’t see leo killing anyone, you know? And lucas didn’t say anything about seeing drag sarah horton running down those stairs.

Sarah: So, you do think it was gwen.

Xander: Leo’s just a conman, but gwen, I mean, clearly, she’ll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Can’t believe she convinced me she’d changed. What a dummy I was.

Sarah: Hey, no, you have to stop beating yourself up. How could you have known?

Xander: There were signs. I just chose to ignore them.

Sarah: Yeah, but you had been hurt so badly. By me. You know, you just needed to believe in love again.

Xander: I wasn’t hurt by you, I was hurt by that monster kristen dimera. All you’ve ever done is just make me so much happier than I ever deserved to be.

Sarah: No, stop that. You deserve to be happy. And to be loved. And you need to give yourself a little bit more credit. You saw through gwen eventually.

Xander: Yeah, only after she made your life hell. I mean, we both know she wouldn’t have gone anywhere near you if I hadn’t been so stupid.

Ej: Oh, I remember you now. You’re xander cook’s mistress.

Gwen: Yeah, well, xander and I aren’t together anymore.

Ej: Oh, well that’s a point in your favor. But any friend of my late brother’s wife is welcome in this house. I’m sure you’re a great comfort to ava.

Gwen: I certainly try to be.

Ej: Why don’t you stay for drinks and dinner?

Ava: That’s very generous of you, ej, but isn’t it a little late to add another person to the table?

Ej: Oh, we’re very adaptable. So will you stay?

Gwen: Sure. Why not?

Ej: Great. I’ll go shower and change, and then we can get to know each other a little better. Perhaps we’ll even get around to discussing that secret that ava seems to be keeping for you.

[Tense music]

It’s started. Somewhere between a cuddle

Chad: He thought I left him for good?

Jennifer: He was panicky.

[Somber music]

I reassured him, of course, but it was a rough night for him.

Chad: Poor little guy. I’m–I’m sorry.

Jennifer: I didn’t want to tell you, but I thought you needed to know.

Chad: Oh yeah, I did need to know.

Jennifer: Yes, I suppose you did, but I– look, I hate to cause you more pain.

Chad: Jen, I’m not really worried about my pain right now, all right? This is my son we’re talking about. And he thought his dad died last night because he didn’t turn up and he didn’t call. I mean, it’s no wonder he was scared. Him and charlotte kissed their mother goodbye and then went to do see a movie with me, and then when we came back… I mean, my son just wants his mom back, and his dad has no clue what to say to him. I mean, how do I make this okay?

Jennifer: You can’T. None of us can. But the one thing that you can do, we can all do, is we can–we can go through this together. As a parent, I have learned that you cannot always be wise and wonderful for your kids, but you can be there.

Chad: Yeah. I mean, it’s no secret that I’m a mess right now. I got loaded last night because I wanted to feel nothing. Honestly, I am filled with nothing but rage.

Jennifer: I understand that. I do.

Chad: And the truth is I was just too ashamed to face thomas or charlotte last night. The last thing they need is their drunken father staggering around. Not so wise and wonderful, you said? I’m far from that. Yeah, I’m doing my best… to keep it together. And the truth is…

[Somber music]

I’m falling apart, okay?

Jennifer: I know. I know.

Chad: I mean… what do we do without her? You know, what are we– what are supposed to do without abby?

Jennifer: I don’t know.

Clyde: Nancy, why don’t you just take chloe and brady out by yourself?

Nancy: Clyde, you and i are a couple now. Chloe has to accept that.

Clyde: Or we could get some takeout from that chinese place that ben likes, you know, stay home, watch some lady wrestling.

Nancy: Do I have to put you in a hammerlock to get my way? Once you spend time with chloe and brady, they’re gonna learn to love you like I do.

Clyde: Nancy miller, did i just hear you say you love me?

Nancy: I don’t know what I said.

Clyde: [Chuckles]

>>Nancy: But you are gonna have to change that shirt before we go to dinner.

Clyde: Yeah, the fry-o-lator splattered on me. But I do clean up pretty nice, you know.

Nancy: Yes, you do. [Laughs] Okay. Oh, wait, I think you should just go home and shower and put on that new shirt that I bought you.

Clyde: All right. Where will you be?

Nancy: I’m going to pick up chloe and brady, and then– then we’ll text you to let you know where to meet us for dinner.

Chloe: You told my mother that I was on some sort of list of yours, and she knew that you weren’t talking about your christmas card list, so why would brady and I be dumb enough to hire you after that?

Leo: Well, I only said that because she made me so mad.

Chloe: Well, you’re still mad! If we hired you, you’d run this company into the ground.

Leo: Why would I do a thing like that?

Brady: You made it clear that you intend to get even with anyone who came in between you and craig.

Leo: True. But I changed my mind. I decided to be the bigger person and let all that go. If I’m willing to get bygones be bygones, shouldn’t you be?

Chloe: Why would you even want to work here?

Leo: Girl’s gotta eat, right?

Brady: [Laughs] You are unbelievable.

Leo: I like to think of myself as unique, a true original, which is what my designs for basic black would be. Should we talk salary?

Chloe: Get out.

Leo: You two are so tiresome. Well, I guess I’ll just have to start my own brand and bury you. I assure you, it’s nothing personal.

[Mysterious jazz music]

This is majestic.

Xander: Gwen killed her own sister and tried to frame you for it, and you know why.

Sarah: Because she hated abigail. And she wanted me out of the way so she could have a shot with you.

Xander: Right. That’s why I’m gonna be the one to make sure her plan blows up in her face.

Sarah: You know, gwen does seem to be a psychiatrist’s worst nightmare, but there is something about her that I do understand.

Xander: What’s that?

Sarah: Risking everything to be with you.

Xander: Ah, get on with you.

Sarah: No, I mean it. I thought I was losing my mind, but now…

Xander: You’re the sarah I know. The sarah I love.

Sarah: It’s because we’re together. Because we’re really together.

Xander: You did all the hard work all by yourself.

Sarah: No. No, I mean it. We make a really good team.

Xander: Yeah. You’re the brains and I’m the muscle.

Sarah: You are so much more than muscle. Although the muscle is part of your appeal. Do we have to go confront ava right this minute?

Xander: You know, I was just thinking, maybe we should put that off for a bit.

[Sentimental music]

Gwen: I can’t believe ej heard us talking.

Ava: Yeah, well, he doesn’t miss a trick. He’s desperate to get rid of me. Now, he’ll have just what he needs if he figures out that I helped you escape.

Gwen: Why does he want to get rid of you?

Ava: Oh, I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I just inherited jake’s shares of dimera enterprises.

Gwen: [Sighs] So he’s gonna want some answers when he gets back.

Ava: Right. So, we need to come up with another big secret. And fast.

Chad: Hey, pal.

Thomas: Hi.

Chad: I’m sorry I– I’m sorry I didn’t come home last night. I’m sorry about a lot of stuff. I– I yelled at you, and that was wrong.

Thomas: It’s okay.

Chad: No, it isn’T. But I didn’t yell at you because I was mad.

Thomas: It sounded like you were.

Chad: I wasn’T.

[Sentimental music]

I’m just so mad at the world.

Thomas: Me too.

Chad: Yeah. We’re both mad… and we’re both sad… because mommy’s gone, and we both miss her very much, and we would do anything for her to come back. I know… your mom was always– she was always so great at coming up with ways to make you feel better. Taking you to the aquarium, just the two of you. I know how much you loved that. And you remember when she let you and charlotte roast those marshmallows on that fancy fireplace?

Thomas: That was fun.

Chad: Yeah. I know. You know, I was just looking at pictures that she took of you guys that night. I can show them to you.

I want to be… I want to be good… at coming up with great ideas like she was. But I just, I– I don’t think I have it in me right now. I just– actually, I can’T.

But maybe– maybe if you have… you know, an idea or think of anything.

Thomas: Maybe…

Chad: Maybe what?

Thomas: I could make you feel better, then you can make me feel better.

Chad: [Sobs] I think that… that might be the best idea that I have ever heard. You know how much you remind me of your mom? You and your sister, both of you. And anytime that I want to see your mom, all I have to do is look at you guys. I love you. Think you could give me a hug?

Brady: Can you believe that guy? Just waltzing in here, expecting a job.

Chloe: Yeah, well now that he’s gone, I have to admit some of these designs are actually really good.

Brady: Chloe, seriously? Did you see the suit that he was wearing? The only thing missing was a boutonniere that squirts water.

Chloe: No, I know leo does have his own personal style. But this? This is actually kind of different. I like it.

Nancy: Why are you looking at pictures of that horrible man?

[Tense music]

Leo: Chloe lane and brady black wouldn’t know good design if it hit them right in the face.

Clyde: That’s exactly what I should do to you.

You never know

what opportunities

Nancy: You are looking at pictures of the man who destroyed my marriage.

Chloe: Mom, it’s not what you think.

Nancy: He ruined my life, and then he stayed in salem to rub my nose in it!

Chloe: Which is why I don’t want to have anything to do with him.

Nancy: [Chuckles] Don’t lie to me, chloe lane. I may not be a fashionista, but I know a lookbook when I see one.

Brady: Nancy, you’re right. He came in here asking for a job.

Nancy: The nerve of him!

Chloe: I know! Totally! Which is why we threw him out.

Brady: It’s a good thing I don’t keep a baseball bat in the office, or he would have been crawling out with two broken legs.

Nancy: [Chuckles]

Clyde: Well, I’ve been looking for you. And the cops would be too if I had given them a better description. But I don’t think I’ll forget your face now. Now that you got that deer-in-the-headlights look about you. Careful you don’t wet them fancy pants of yours, man.

Leo: Eww. Since our last association was mutually beneficial, I’m gonna forget you said that. How about a buy you a drink? I’m drinking pinot grigio myself; it’s a modest wine, but I think you’ll be amused as its presumption.

Clyde: Never touch the stuff.

Leo: Hmm. Yours is moonshine in a dirty glass? Hey, hey, hey you’re wrinkling my suit.

Clyde: I almost took a murder rap ’cause of you. They had me in for the murder of abigail dimera. Lucky for me, I had an alibi. But I get the feeling you’re not gonna be half as lucky as I was.

Chad: So, what was– what was the frozen yogurt you and grandma were talking about?

Jennifer: Well, I have a good idea. Why don’t the two of you go get it together?

Chad: No, why don’t– you should come with us.

Jennifer: No, another time. For now, I think you two guys need a boys’ night out.

Chad: What do you think, kiddo? It’s up to you.

Thomas: I think that sounds fun. Let’s do it.

[Sentimental music]

Ej: Oh, by the way, gwen, harold said it was no problem to set another place at the table for you.

Gwen: Lovely.

Ava: Ah, thank you.

Ej: To family… and to new friends.

[Tense music]

Mm, I’m eager to know all about this secret the two of you are keeping. And I can’t but help but wonder if it has anything to do with abigail.

Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Nancy: [Sighs] Okay. Now that you’ve explained about talking to that horrible man, let’s not mention his name again, because it just makes me queasy.

Brady: Agreed. As a matter of fact, I was gonna try to convince chloe to get out of here and go get some dinner. You’re welcome to join us if you’d like.

Nancy: Oh, well, funny thing about that, I came here to ask you and chloe to join clyde and i for dinner tonight. Come on, please say yes. I mean, whether you like him or not, clyde weston is the new man in my life. Chloe, he makes me happy. And I just want to share that with the people that I love.

Brady: I hear that he’s living with you now?

Nancy: Yes. I didn’t think I needed to ask your permission.

Chloe: No, you don’T. If he’s the man in your life, then I will gladly go to dinner with–with you guys. And I’ll try to focus on the fact that he makes you happy.

Nancy: Thank you, sweetheart. Brady?

Brady: Well, if you’re good with it, then who am I to argue? I’m in.

Nancy: Great. Okay, let’s go.

[Tense music]

Xander: Here is that mousse you were craving.

Sarah: Mmm, finally. Took long enough to get here.

Xander: Well, you know, takes a minute. I’ve got to find and hunt and kill a moose and whip it up into a creamy dessert.

Sarah: You have a very wry wit, mr. Cook. Mmm. You know what?

Xander: What?

Sarah: That mousse took so long to get here that I developed an appetite for something else entirely different. One that doesn’t require a spoon.

Xander: You know, that’s funny. Because I was getting a bit peckish myself.

Sarah: Hmm.

Xander: But not for mousse.

[Sultry music]

Ava: Why in the world would gwen have any secret that involves abigail?

Ej: Can you answer that, ms. Rizczech?

Gwen: Ah. I see you’ve figured me out then, have you?

Ej: I didn’t put it together until after I had left you. You’re the daughter jack deveraux didn’t know he fathered. The one who returned to salem with a desire to get even.

Gwen: That was a long time ago.

Ej: Must have been. I wasn’t in salem when you seduced my brother and tried to ruin his marriage.

Gwen: Guilty as charged. You see, I was a very angry woman back then. But luckily, I was able to see all the harm that I had caused, and I made peace with abigail, long before she died. My heart goes out to chad. I know how devastated he is over the loss of his wife.

[Tense music]

Chad: Mmm. I don’t care what anybody says, I think that vanilla is the best frozen yogurt.

Thomas: I think chocolate’s better.

Chad: Yeah? What? Are you okay? Is this your tooth? Oh, my gosh, we’ve been waiting forever for this to come out!

Thomas: Will you keep it for me so I can put it under my pillow?

Chad: Will you trust me with something this important?

Thomas: Mom used to do it. You’re gonna have to do some of the stuff mom did.

Chad: I would be happy to. I am gonna guard this with my life.

Thomas: Does the tooth fairy know we’re at grandma’s house?

Chad: Yeah, the tooth fairy’s very smart. She knows where all the kids live, so she’ll find you.

Thomas: Okay, good. But the tooth fairy’s a he.

Leo: You’re looking at me like you think I killed abigail dimera.

Clyde: Tell it to the cops.

Leo: Do we need to involve the cops in this? You’re on parole after a fairly colorful past, and I’ve spent a certain amount of time on the wrong side of the law myself.

Clyde: I told you I’ve been cleared.

Leo: Do the cops know that you fenced the stolen jewelry of a murder victim?

Clyde: [Sighs] I’ll take my chances.

Leo: Well, at least let me finish my wine. I missed happy hour by two minutes and they made me pay full price.

Clyde: Well, drink up, my friend. I’m pretty sure they won’t be serving no pinot grigio where you’re going.

Leo: Well, here’s to the boys in cell block B. Bottoms up.

Clyde: Ahh! Ahh!

[Groaning]

[Up-tempo jazz music]

Ubrelvy helps u fight migraine attacks.

Sarah: I think the last time I was this happy was the night before our wedding.

Xander: Same here.

Sarah: Meds are working. Hallucinations have diminished. I’m back with the man I love.

Xander: Who is soon to be your devoted husband.

Sarah: Mm. That will make me even happier than I am now, if that’s even possible. Ooh, but first, we have some unfinished business to attend to.

Xander: Indeed, we do. We have to make ava cough up what she knows about gwen.

[Tense music]

Gwen: So, will chad and the kids be at dinner?

Ej: No, they’re staying with jack and jennifer. And you two still haven’t told me your secret.

Ava: Okay. It’s about your favorite person, xander cook. Gwen wants him back.

Gwen: It’s true. Yeah. Uh… I thought it was a lost cause, but now that lucas has said that he saw sarah in this house on the very day that abigail was murdered, well, I don’t know, maybe we still have a chance.

Ej: I see you haven’t heard.

Gwen: Heard what?

Ej: It appears that sarah might have an alibi.

Gwen: But lucas said that–

Ej: Lucas and I have a long history. He’s a sot and liar. Soon as I heard he’d implicated sarah, I knew she hadn’t done it. Someone else killed abigail.

I think I might go check on dinner.

Gwen: I cannot believe you told him I’m pining after xander.

Ava: Well, we had to tell ej something, and the best lies have a grain of truth to them.

Gwen: Are you sure it’s a good idea to be living in the same house with the very man who’s out to get you?

Ava: Don’t worry about it. I know how to handle ej dimera.

Nancy: Look who I brought with me. What happened to your shirt?

Clyde: Oh, you wouldn’t believe it. I just ran into the dude that gave me abigail’s bracelet.

Nancy: Really?

Brady: Where the hell is he?

Clyde: He knew I was on to him, threw a drink in my face, and ran out.

Chad: You saw the tooth fairy in the basement of our old house?

Thomas: And it was a man.

Chad: Right. Okay. Look, I want you to promise me that you’re not gonna go down there again, okay, big guy? Those tunnels aren’t the safest place for a little kid, especially by themselves.

Thomas: But I wasn’t by myself. The tooth fairy was there. I told mommy about it. And if you don’t believe me, ask him yourself! Look! There he is!

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Sonny: [Sighs] Okay, look, chad, um, I’ve been thinking a lot about what helped me when I thought will was gone. All right, and I remembered that work became very important to me. It gave me structure, helped me put one foot in front of the other.

Chad: Yeah, but I don’t have a job.

Sonny: Well, a new vp position opened up at titan. And you are more than qualified. I mean, it’s yours if you want it.

Alex: Actually, no, it’s not.

Allie: These came for you, special delivery.

Chanel: Who are they from?

Allie: Don’t know. Guess you have a secret admirer.

Johnny: Uncle chad, can I borrow some shampoo?

[Suggestive music]

Gwen: Ava! Ava, are you in there? I need to talk to you. It’s really important. Kristen, what the hell are you doing here?

[Door opens]

Warden: Can I help you?

Xander: [Irish accent] Hello. I’m father callum o’brien, and I was hoping I could help you.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Xander: Now, I’m sure you’re a busy lass, but I’ll only be taking a minute of your time. You see, our parish is very interested in helping with your literacy program. Fine, fine work you’re doing–

[Phone rings]

Warden: Excuse me.

Xander: No problem.

Warden: Yes, what is it? Damn it, I’ll be right there. I’m sorry, father, there’s an emergency. If you’ll have a seat, I’ll be back shortly.

Xander: Of course, of course. Take all the time in the world.

Sarah: The warden is on her way to a non-existent prisoner altercation in block C. We have ten minutes to download everything we need.

Xander: And may the holy father be blessing the efforts of this poor child to escape taking the rap for a heinous crime she did not commit.

Sarah: Good god, I’m breaking into prison records with the lucky charms leprechaun.

Xander: Hey, that was liam neeson; it was perfect.

Sarah: You’re right, it totally was. And this could all just be a wild goose chase. I mean, who is stupid enough to keep records of when they just happened to lose track of a prisoner? The warden of statesville.

Xander: Yeah.

Sarah: Yeah.

Kristen: Well, my brother and ava let me crash here when I was released. Being here is bittersweet. I was looking forward to knowing jake a bit better.

Gwen: So sorry for your loss.

Kristen: Oh, and yours. I mean, you and jake were together, right?

Gwen: Yeah, before he stomped all over my heart.

Kristen: You have one?

Gwen: [Clears throat] So where is ava?

Kristen: Well, ava doesn’t live here anymore.

Gwen: Where did she go?

Kristen: The dimera mansion. I’d say that is trading up, wouldn’t you?

Ava: What–what is the matter with you? Don’t you know how to knock?

Johnny: I–I did. You didn’t answer.

Ava: What?

Johnny: You didn’t–you–

Ava: Oh.

Johnny: Look, I’m sorry for barging in on you, but what are you doing in my uncle chad’s bedroom?

Ava: Doesn’t anyone talk to each other in this family? Your father invited me to move in.

Johnny: Uh, why?

Ava: Because I married your uncle.

Johnny: You married my uncle chad?

Sonny: Okay, alex, before we go making any more wild claims, I would like to introduce you to my best friend and the guest of the house, chad dimera. Chad, this is my doofus brother, alex.

Alex: My bad. I’m sorry.

Sonny: You know, you always make, like, the best first impressions.

Alex: I really am sorry, sonny. I’ve been told that I can be–

Sonny: Like, a jerk?

Alex: Very direct when it comes to business.

Chad: Well, we dimeras are always very polite.

Alex: That’s what people say. Alex kiriakis. Don’t move.

Chad: Yeah. Um, I can’t believe we’ve never met. I’ve heard about you forever.

Alex: Same here. Same here. And I’m really sorry to hear about your wife, chad. From what sonny told me, she sounded like an amazing person.

Chad: Thank you. She was.

Alex: I’m sorry about barging in like that. You know, and sonny, I’m surprised that you didn’t know about that, like–

Sonny: About what?

Alex: About why the job is no longer available. Uncle victor gave it to me.

Sarah: And I’m in.

Xander: You’re a veritable mozart on this keyboard, eh?

Sarah: Well, it helps that the warden’s still logged in. Okay, so gwen– how the hell do you spell that last name?

Xander: R-I-z-c-z-e-c-H.

Sarah: Woof. And you’re sure that all the prison records are in the same place?

Xander: I’m pretty sure. It’s kind of like your high school report card. They keep track of every infraction, every license plate you make.

Sarah: Ooh. Got it. Okay, so gwen’s files are downloading. About three minutes, and we can get the hell out of here.

Xander: Language, my child. Ugh, this bloody collar’s choking me.

Sarah: Yeah, but it’s so sexy.

Xander: Sexy?

Sarah: Uh-huh. The roman collar is an essential wardrobe component to the hot priest. Makes a woman want to get him to take it off.

Xander: That’s preposterous.

Sarah: Mm-mm, it’s a very, very real phenomenon.

Warden: Father! Exactly what is going on here?

Migraine attacks?

Sonny: Wait, uncle vic gave you the evp job–when?

Alex: Last night.

Sonny: I am the ceo. He cannot hand you a job without talking to me first.

Alex: I’m sorry, sonny boy. I told you I was interested in the position, and you didn’t seem to have a problem with it.

Sonny: I do–I do not have a problem with it, but it is my call, okay? And I don’t like you sneaking around my back like that.

Alex: I wasn’t sneaking around your back, sonny. Uncle victor came to me. More like he summoned me.

Sonny: I see.

Alex: And I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were interested in the job.

Chad: It’s okay. I wasn’T.

Alex: And I’m sorry that uncle victor didn’t tell you about this. I told him that you should have been sitting in on that meeting.

Sonny: It’s fine. It’s fine. Okay.

Alex: Okay.

Sonny: We’ll just–we’ll talk about it later. Anyways, I’m sure chad doesn’t want to watch us hash this out.

Alex: Fair enough. I was on my way to hr. Apparently, there’s a mountain of paperwork for me to fill out. So see you at the office?

Sonny: Guess so.

Alex: Chad, nice to meet you, man.

Chad: [Groans]

Sonny: So you have met my brother now.

Chad: Really reminds me of someone. I can’t think of who, though.

Sonny: Drawing a blank.

Xander: Warden, I can only imagine how that must have looked to you.

Warden: Who is that woman?

Xander: This would be mary frances mchugh, the president of our sodality.

Warden: Doesn’t it make that little episode even more inappropriate?

Xander: Ah, well, I’m afraid that mary frances does have difficulty with impulse control. In fact, we should probably be going, mary frances. I fear that that initial pat down has got her over-stimulated.

Warden: Wait a minute. You look familiar, father.

Xander: Well, I’ve been told that I do bear a passing resemblance to st. Sebastian. Poor lad; that must have been very painful. And truly, the number of arrows was very excessive. Hey, mary frances, we should really be going. I have a feeling that you’re in need of a damn good confession. And warden, may the wind be always at your back.

Gwen: Well, I knew jake and ava were living together. I didn’t realize they were thinking of getting married.

Kristen: Hm. Neither did I. So what is it that you wanted to talk to ava about?

Gwen: Just wanted to say that I’m sorry about jake.

Kristen: Really? “I need to talk to you. It’s so very important. Thank god you’re here.” I mean, it seems a particularly urgent condolence call. So gwennie, what’s the real reason you’re here?

Johnny: You married my uncle chad? Look, my aunt abigail just died. His children just lost their mother!

Ava: Okay, calm down. Didn’t marry your uncle chad.

Johnny: Then why are you in his room? Where is he?

Ava: I married your uncle jake.

Johnny: Ah. Oh. Sorry, my uncle jake’s not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you say “my uncle.” I take it, since I never even heard about it, it wasn’t a very big wedding?

Ava: Yeah, sorry you weren’t invited. No one was.

Johnny: Yeah, I don’t blame him for not wanting to have a bunch of dimeras there. Look, I was never really close with the guy, but, uh, I am sorry for your loss.

Ava: Thanks. It’s good to know that someone cared enough to let you know he was dead.

Johnny: In fairness, I haven’t been around much lately. So my father has invited you to stay here.

Ava: Yeah. He was very compassionate, very generous– as soon as he found out that I had inherited jake’s estate.

Johnny: Ah. Ah. Well, welcome to the family. You might want to think about getting a food taster. I will grab some shampoo, be out of your way. Uh… sorry about that.

Ava: I’m not.

Johnny: Well, I guess we’re even then. Oh, there.

[Door closes]

Allie: My brother is such a dimera. He said, “oh, of course I’m gonna accept chanel’s decision,” but no, no, he knew the whole time he was gonna fight.

Chanel: Uh, horton.

Allie: And flowers? Flowers? Come on. Be original. Like, what’s he gonna do, start writing you sonnets?

Chanel: They’re from my mother.

Allie: Oh. Oh, cute. Um, what’s the occasion?

Chanel: Oh, you know, nothing. Mama doesn’t need a reason to send flowers. It was probably just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Allie: Okay, then why does the card say “I’m sorry?” Sorry for what? Hey. Dupree, come on. What are you not telling me?

Chanel: Promise you won’t get mad.

Allie: No. Out with it.

Chanel: Well, you were kind of right about johnny. He hasn’t accepted my decision to be with you, and he wanted to get me back, and for, like, a nanosecond, mama thought about helping him.

Allie: And you want me to not be mad, even though your mother would rather you be with johnny, and was going to help him?

Chanel: She was just worried about me, but then she realized that she doesn’t need to be.

Allie: Wait a minute, help him–help him do what?

Chanel: See, this is why I didn’t want to come between you and your brother–

Allie: Help him do what?

Chanel: Look, just– just leave it alone, okay?

Allie: No, okay, sorry, no, I can’t do that. Not gonna happen. And if you’re not gonna tell me what he did, then I’ll go get it straight from the jackass’ mouth.

Chanel: That’s gonna go great. Shingles.

Sonny: It makes me so mad!

Chad: Okay. I didn’t even want the job, sonny.

Sonny: That’s not the point. All right, uncle vic had no right going behind my back like that.

Chad: What did you think, that victor kiriakis was just gonna make you the ceo of titan and then go down to the basement and start making birdcages for fun?

Sonny: No, but it’s still my company. And why would he go to alex, of all people?

Chad: You think alex is lying?

Sonny: I don’t– you’re the one who warned me about working with my brothers.

Chad: Yeah, no, I shouldn’t have done that. I was angry at ej. Alex seems like a good guy.

Alex: [Laughs] Sweet bits. Excuse me, I’m sorry. Do you know who came up with the name sweet bits?

Chanel: I did.

Alex: Really? Okay, I’m sorry, you do know there are gonna be some people who might read into that as something a bit provocative.

Chanel: [Sarcastically] No.

Alex: There are people whose minds really work like that. It’s sad.

Chanel: Yeah, it is sad.

Alex: Yeah.

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Alex: So you named this place.

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Alex: Does that mean this is your place?

Chanel: Does that surprise you?

Alex: No. Not at all. I’m intrigued. I mean, you’re out here working the crowds, being hands-on with your business. I like it. What do we got going on? What’s the spread?

Chanel: Let’s see. So we have bear claws, petit fours, and passionfruit mousse.

Alex: Passionfruit mousse…

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Alex: For the win. How much?

Chanel: Oh, it is a free sample, actually, to entice you into the store.

Alex: Here’s a free business hint. You’re not gonna entice any guy to go in there when you’re standing out here.

Chanel: [Laughs] Yeah, I see. You are one of those smooth-talking big city boys my mama warned me about.

Alex: Mm-mm. Sorry, mama. Salemite, born and bred. I’m actually just moving back here to be closer to the family. I’m alex.

Chanel: Chanel.

Alex: Chanel. How french. Oui, oui. It’s nice to meet you. Or should I say enchenté.

Allie: Hey! We need to get some things straight.

Johnny: Oh, hey, allie. Something wrong?

Allie: Yeah, you know something’s wrong. I just heard from chanel that you tried to recruit her mother to help break us up?

Johnny: She turned me down–

Allie: Okay, johnny, that’s not the point. Look, you said that you were going to accept and respect chanel’s decision. I won. And that means that you now need to deal with the fact that chanel and I are together.

Ava: Oh. Are you? Well, that didn’t take long.

Gwen: Paying condolences is very important.

Kristen: Mmm. Since when are you and ava even friends? She got you sent to prison before I got you out.

Gwen: And I’m very grateful for that.

Kristen: Good. So then prove it to me by telling me what you’re hiding. What’s the deal between you and ava, gwen, hm?

Sarah: I just pray to god we downloaded everything before the warden came back.

Xander: I’m just glad that we got out of there before she remembered that I was a guest of the state at one point. So what have you got?

Sarah: Mm, visitor logs, call logs, disciplinary records.

Xander: That is a lot of dress code violations.

Sarah: Oh, my god. Look at this. Abigail was killed on june 10th. This shows that gwen went missing from bed check on june 10th. Unaccounted for for several hours. Which means no one knew where gwen was when abigail was murdered. -Well, I’m not 100% sold yet. -Okay, have you considered —

Sarah: So now the question is, is this enough to take to the cops?

Xander: We still don’t have enough evidence. We can’t prove that gwen left the prison that night.

Sarah: No. But we do know that lucas swore that he saw me at the mansion that night. And I can prove that that wasn’t me. We could go to the cops and tell them that we found that damn mask in gwen’s suitcase and that she took off with it and tried to get rid of it. And now we can prove that she went off the radar that night.

Xander: But–

Sarah: But we don’t have the mask. And we can’t prove that she left statesville that night.

Xander: And that new lady detective ain’t exactly open to hearing what we have to say.

Sarah: Hmm. But we know that gwen did it, so now we just have to figure how.

Xander: Maybe she bribed a guard.

Sarah: Yeah, but then why would it be reported? Wouldn’t a guard want to cover their tracks? Could it be somebody from the outside?

Xander: Let’s check the visitor logs.

Sarah: Wait. Abigail visited gwen that day.

Xander: Well, that is very interesting, but I don’t see abigail helping gwen get out.

Sarah: Mm-mm. And the only other person that visited gwen that day was me. I went to tell her the good news about us getting back together.

Xander: I’m sure she was thrilled for us.

Sarah: I really did enjoy rubbing that particular salt in her wounds.

Xander: Oh, look, so the next day, she sees leo stark and… ava vitali?

Sarah: Ava? That’s strange.

Xander: Right. I mean, ava sold gwen down the river to get immunity. Why would she be visiting her?

Allie: What are you doing here?

Ava: I live here. It’s a long story.

Allie: Right. Ah, well, this is kind of a private conversation.

Ava: Oh, about your girlfriend? That’s sweet. But wait, just explain something to me. Wasn’t it just, like, what, a month ago that you told my son that you loved him?

Allie: Yes, but–

Ava: But you were wrestling with your sexual identity? Right, you were trying to feel your way through, so to speak, and so instead of being direct with tripp, you decided that you’d string him along and give him mixed signals, so basically you just drove him out of town.

Allie: I am sincerely sorry for hurting tripp.

Ava: For hurting him? You broke his heart. He literally died for you, and then you dumped him.

Allie: Ava, I don’t want this to sound like a threat, because it’s not a threat. It’s just the truth. You and I need to be very careful with each other– for henry’s sake, because I want you to be in his life. I really do. But that’s not gonna happen if you speak to me like this.

Ava: Understood. You’re right.

Allie: Thank you. And just wondering, since when were you team johnny? I didn’t even know that you knew him.

Johnny: Oh, intimately.

Allie: Hm? What was that?

Johnny: I said you need to relax.

Allie: Not if you keep trying to come between me and chanel.

Johnny: I’m not. I’m over her, promise.

Allie: Mm-hmm. I know how much a dimera promise means. Just back off, johnny. Or I’ll have to go full brady on you.

Gwen: I don’t see how my relationship with ava is any of your business.

Kristen: I have been frozen out of my family’s business. Meanwhile, ava has inherited jake’s stock, and since ej needs to claw his way back to the head of that company, he has moved ava into my house.

Gwen: So you are looking for something that you can use against her.

Kristen: Mm, maybe.

Gwen: I’m sorry. I can’t help you.

Kristen: Can’t or won’t?

Gwen: Can’T.

Kristen: Fine. You and ava can have your little secrets, but don’t forget what I did for you. After all, I may be asking for something in return one of these days. I was on an antidepressant,

Sonny: I mean, when I was younger, joe and vic could be, like, huge jerks. Like, it was like they genuinely enjoyed making my life a living hell, but then alex would take them aside and, you know, make them reconsider their role as older siblings.

Chad: Sometimes all it takes is the right word.

Sonny: [Laughs] Yeah. If I’m being honest, I used to– I thought alex walked on water.

Chad: Thought? Past tense?

Sonny: I don’t know. It’s just, he seems to think that, you know, he needs to– or he gets to watch over me, like it’s the natural order of things, that he’s always gonna be in charge.

Chad: Is that what happened in phoenix?

Sonny: No. No, I think it was just different opinions on the chain of command.

Chad: Mm. It is so surprising to hear about conflict within a family business.

Sonny: Funny. It’s like, I don’t even have a problem working with alex. I just, I don’t want to fight with him the same way joe and vic did.

Chad: Well, looks that way.

Sonny: I was gonna give him a job at titan. Just not this one. I guess I have no choice now.

Alex: This is the best thing I have ever tasted–almost.

Chanel: Well, come back tomorrow and we’ll have mango.

Alex: Mm? Oh, my god. I can’t believe there is a patisserie like this here in salem. It’s unbelievable. And it’s amazing how much this place has actually changed. Maybe you could, um, help me get reoriented.

Chanel: You know what, there is an app for that.

Alex: An app?

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Alex: I was thinking more of, like, a, you know, night on the town? Maybe a little dinner, maybe a lot of drinks, maybe a lot more dancing in those shoes.

Chanel: Sorry, I can’T.

Alex: You can’T. You have a boyfriend. Should have known.

Chanel: I did, but we broke up.

Alex: You broke up? So he’s blind. He’s an idiot? Oh, he’s both.

Chanel: Neither.

Alex: Neither? So then, what’s the problem? I’m single. You’re single.

Chanel: I didn’t say that.

Alex: But you did say you broke up with your boyfriend.

Chanel: Mm-hmm. And now, I’m with my girlfriend. Oh, and there she is now.

Ava: Sorry I shot my mouth off like that.

Johnny: You know, she really does feel bad about tripp.

Ava: Yeah? Well, I guess I’m gonna have to just get used to it. Speaking of which, did you mean what you said? You’re really– you’re really over chanel?

Johnny: Well, I don’t have a choice. Pining after someone’s not really my style. And I hate fighting with my sister, so.

Ava: Oh, yeah, well, I can see why.

Johnny: You know, the problem is, I’m just– I’m not very good at letting things go.

Ava: Oh, I can relate.

Johnny: Hm. Anyway, uh, thanks for having my back, especially since we just met.

Ava: Oh, well, like you said, we are now intimately acquainted.

Johnny: Yeah. Yeah. Again, I’m sorry about that.

Ava: Ah, it’s all forgotten.

Johnny: Really?

Ava: Well, mostly.

Gwen: You let me know when you’re ready to call in that favor.

Kristen: I will. And give ava my regards.

Gwen: You know, I can’t help wondering. Ava is in your family’s mansion, while you, the dimera heiress, are stuck living in this dump above a garage.

Kristen: Hm. Well, the smell of motor oil makes me feel so close to jake. Truth is, ej offered to let me move into his mansion, but he wanted certain concessions I wasn’t willing to make.

Gwen: Trust me, that mansion is not at all all that splendid. It is bloody haunted, I swear it is. And it looks like a mausoleum.

Kristen: [Chuckling] Well, I will be redecorating it one of these days.

Sarah: So in addition to abigail, gwen made two phone calls on the day of the murder, one before I went to visit her and one after. The first one was to leo, and the second was to ava vitali.

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Chanel: How did it go?

Allie: Well, you’ll be happy to hear that there was no bloodshed. You have mousse on your face.

Alex: Thank you.

Allie: Yeah. You’re welcome.

Chanel: Horton, this is…

Alex: Alex kiriakis.

Allie: Oh, no way, sonny’s brother.

Alex: Yeah, that’s right.

Allie: Hey. Allie horton.

Alex: Nice to meet you.

Allie: Nice to meet you.

Chanel: You’re a kiriakis. I’m surprised you didn’t lead with that.

Alex: Ah.

Chanel: He was just hitting on me.

Alex: Until I found out that you guys were gay.

Allie: Actually, I’m bi.

Chanel: And I’m me.

Alex: And I’m honest. You two are a very, very sexy couple.

Allie: Ooh, not the classic straight guy thinking two women together is hot.

Alex: Yes. That’s because it is. Now, I just got turned down by your girlfriend when I was hitting on her. So maybe instead, I could take out the both of you.

Allie: And why would you do that?

Alex: Because the only people I know in this town are my relatives. And I think it would be amazing to have two beautiful women showing me around town. My treat, of course.

Allie: Mm. I don’t know.

Chanel: Horton, my mama told me to never turn down a five-star meal.

Alex: Five-star?

Chanel: I mean, we deserve nothing but the best, and you look like you can afford it, so.

Alex: Touché.

Chanel: So what do you say?

Allie: Sure. Why not?

Sarah: So I went to see gwen, got her all riled up. Next thing you know, she calls ava, somehow gets out of prison, abigail is killed, and then ava comes back to see gwen the next day?

Xander: And what about leo? I mean, he made contact with gwen before and after abigail was murdered too.

Sarah: Yeah. But leo is gwen’s friend, so he had a reason to visit. Ava didn’T.

Xander: Right. Also, ava has those mob connections. I mean, she’s probably the one person besides the governor who has the pull that you would need to get gwen out of statesville.

Sarah: Looks like we need to go have a talk with ms. Vitali.

Johnny: So if you need anything, just let me know.

Ava: Like shampoo.

Johnny: Just help yourself. We’re one big happy family here. Right, nonno? You.

Gwen: Hi. Yeah, harold let me in.

Johnny: Did he really? Well, it’s great to see you, gwen, as always. Please feel free to stop by anytime. I’ll see you later, ava.

Gwen: Well, wasn’t exactly a warm welcome.

Ava: Well, what did you expect?

Gwen: [Sighs] Nothing. I don’t expect much of anything these days. Look, I need to talk to you.

Ava: Okay. How did you know I was here?

Gwen: I went to your old flat; kristen told me.

Ava: Oh. How is our old friend?

Gwen: Oh, my–bloody hell. Is–is that my ring?

Ava: Yeah, um, I’m sorry. I’m sorry, jake– jake got it for me.

Gwen: Oh, he did, did he?

Ava: Yes, he did. I asked him to bring it back because I didn’t want to hurt your feelings, and–

Gwen: And?

Ava: I was afraid it was gonna bring bad luck. Sorry.

Gwen: Yeah, well, you were right about that.

[Sighs] I never actually thought that you and jake would get married.

Ava: Well, we did. But I can’t imagine that you came all the way over here to tell me that.

Gwen: No. They brought sarah horton in. Turns out that they have evidence that she may have killed abigail. But now she has an alibi, so that means–

Ava: The police are gonna be looking for someone else.

Gwen: Yes. Which is why you have to swear you are not gonna tell anybody that you helped me get out of statesville the day that abigail was killed.

Ava: Is that because you’re the one who killed her? Ubrelvy helps u fight migraine attacks.

Sonny: Listen, chad, um, when I thought I lost will, I mean, I was so overwhelmed by grief that I thought I was never gonna get out of it. So I started talking to someone, a counselor. And it didn’t bring will back, but it made me feel a hell of a lot better.

Chad: Well, the only person I have to talk to right now is thomas, so I’m gonna go home and see if I can make things right with him.

Sonny: I know you will.

Chad: I wish I was as sure as you are. Thank you.

Sonny: Go talk to thomas.

Chad: Yeah. Boop.

Sonny: And I’ll talk to alex.

Alex: Well, I would give you my business card, but it’s still at the printers.

Chanel: Well, I’ll be in touch.

Alex: Okay. And I’ll know where to find you if you’re not, little miss sweet bits.

Chanel: He’s cute, isn’t he?

Allie: Uh, should i be jealous?

Chanel: What, you didn’t think he was cute?

Allie: No, he’s smoking hot. I just–you know, I’m excited to see where he takes us.

Chanel: So how did it go with johnny?

Allie: Oh, well, I went over there expecting to serve him his head on a platter, and instead I got mine handed to me. Tripp’s mom was there.

Chanel: What was she doing there?

Allie: I really don’t know.

[Suggestive music]

Gwen: No, of course I didn’t kill abigail. But yes, I had motive, and if the cops find out that I had opportunity, that’s not–that’s not gonna look good for either one of us.

Ava: Oh, are you threatening me? After I went out of my way to do you a favor.

Gwen: I’m just pointing out that it would be in our mutual interest for both of us to keep our mouths shut.

Ava: Well, don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me.

Xander: So it sounds like ava could be the key.

Sarah: Yeah, she has to be. If we can figure out how ava got gwen out of prison, then we can prove that gwen is the one that killed abigail.

Kristen: Rolf, it’s me. How’s stefan? Any change? Yes, I know you said it would take some time, but as you are well aware, I am not a very patient person. I need this done. Stefan dimera is not staying on ice forever.

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Jada: Nice to meet you, belle.

Belle: You too, detective hunter. Are you new in town?

Jada: I am. And, please, call me jada.

Belle: Oh, well, welcome to salem, jada. Again, I’m sorry to interrupt. I’ll just let you two get back to work.

Jada: No, no, no, you’re fine. I’m actually on my way out. I have somewhere to be. So shawn’s all yours. See you later, partner.

Shawn: Right. I hope that it’s all right that I referred to you as my wife.

Belle: Of course. I mean, technically, we are still married. And it was really nice to hear. I missed it.

Nicole: Hey.

Eric: Stranger. How’s the ankle?

Nicole: It is better. And I am ready to ditch these things soon.

Eric: I’m sure you will.

Nicole: Yeah.

Eric: Yeah, well, hey, um, better head in.

Nicole: Eric, wait. I just wanted to tell you that you look good. I mean, is that a new shirt?

Eric: Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Nicole: I thought so. I mean, not that I’m familiar with your wardrobe, obviously, but I had a feeling that that was new.

Eric: It is, thank you.

Nicole: Anyway, yeah, yeah, you look good.

Eric: Thanks.

Nicole: Guess you’re really going all out for your big date.

Rafe: When did you become such a cynic about love?

Gabi: Well, maybe when my husband was shot and killed.

Rafe: Okay, but you did find love, with jake.

Gabi: That wasn’t– that wasn’t the same. I realize that in a lot of ways I was trying to recreate what I had with his twin brother.

Rafe: Yeah, well, I mean, it doesn’t mean that you should give up on finding love, right? I mean, what about li?

Gabi: I’m just– I’m not sure about that. I mean, we’re having fun, I like him, but I don’t know if we’ll ever really be a thing. I don’t know.

Rafe: Okay. Well, you never know, right? Give it time. I mean, you and stefan– you didn’t guys love each other at first, did you?

Gabi: No, I hated his guts, and the feeling was definitely mutual. Somehow, we fell in love, and we were so happy. And then he was just… gone. It’s not fair, rafe. Why couldn’t I have gotten more time with him?

Rolf: Mr. Shin. I was wondering when you might look in.

Li: Well, you know me. I like to keep an eye on all of dimera enterprises’ assets. Hope you found everything to be in working order on your return.

Rolf: Yes. Yes, your medical staff appears to have done an adequate job. Thank you for providing the funding for the lab while I was unfortunately incarcerated.

Li: Of course. What could be more important than saving the life of stefano dimera’s son?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kristen: I just came from the basic black office, and much to my surprise, it was deserted. And then I find the two of you here, together. Oh, I can’t wait to hear the excuse you cooked up for abandoning work.

Brady: Well, we could say the same thing about you. You’ve been awol for about a day and a half. Where have you been?

Li: It’s funny. When I first uncovered the slush fund for this secret lab, I had all these wild ideas what it might be for. Nuclear weapons, a cure for cancer. Or, knowing this family, something far more sinister. But then I came here and found stefan dimera being kept alive by a mechanical heart. And I must admit, it was far more fantastical, and quite frankly, creepier than anything I’d imagined. And I dare say I did see opportunity… the possibility to leverage some power in the family. After all, this is stefano’s son, his namesake. That has to be worth something, right? So, yes, I continue to fund this operation and awaited your release from prison.

Rolf: You did the right thing.

Li: Did I? So you’re saying it was a good idea that I placed all of this trust in you, only to find out you’ve been holding out on me?

Rolf: I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Li: Oh, no? Then I assume you were just about to tell me. You put jake’s heart in stefan’s body.

[Dramatic music]

Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Rolf: Jake’s heart in stefan’s body? What makes you think I’ve done such a thing?

Li: Well, I’m no doctor. Maybe it’s just a businessman’s intuition. Or would you believe I’ve been calling a lot of those psychic hotlines lately? Oh, you know what? I remember. It was all the surveillance cameras I had installed while you were away. It was that I watched as you and kristen wheeled in jake’s lifeless body and I watched as you wheeled him back out again later, a nasty scar running down his chest.

Rolf: And I was just about to tell you–

Li: I can’t wait to hear this.

Rolf: But I– I didn’t think it was prudent to inform you until I was certain that the procedure was a success. Until then, I thought it best to keep it just between myself and kristen. No one else knows, I assure you. Not even stefan’s brothers.

Li: For future reference, rolf, don’t ever keep me out of the loop, you hear me? As far as you’re concerned, I am the loop.

Rolf: Yes, sir.

Li: I would hate for your funding to suddenly dry up, for all of your work to just disappear.

Rolf: Message received.

Li: Good. Well, now that we’ve got that cleared up, was it a success?

Rolf: Oh, yes. Yes, it was a great success. I just need to give stefan time to acclimate to his new heart, and then I’ll take him off the anesthesia.

Li: How much time are you talking about? When do you get to have your dr. Frankenstein moment?

Rolf: I’d say an hour or two. And then stefan O. Dimera will make his return to the living.

Li: Impressive. It’s very impressive. But I’m afraid that doesn’t work for me.

Gabi: What is up with all the romantic advice? Are you some sort of expert now that you’re married? You growing cupid wings back there?

Rafe: No, no wings. But, you know, I do have a bow and arrow. It’s in the closet somewhere.

Gabi: Where’s the diaper?

Rafe: Oh, wow. Really? Is it such a crime that I want my sister to be as happy as I am?

Gabi: I am happy! Happy enough!

Rafe: Oh, happy enough. That’s wonderful. Great. Okay. I guess cupid’s work is done here.

Gabi: All right, okay. Look, I promise not to be a pessimist, and I will try to believe I’ll find love again. There, you happy now?

Rafe: Happy enough.

Gabi: [Laughs] Cupid’s got jokes now. Great. No, but you know what? You’re right. Maybe li and I will get serious. I mean, we do have a great time when we’re together. The sex is off the charts.

Rafe: No. No, no. Please. I do not–I do not need to hear about that, okay?

Gabi: You were the one poking around in my love life.

Rafe: Okay, that’s all good, but I do not need to–

Gabi: I will say, my one complaint is that he’s a little hard to read. You know, I’m not sure if he’s just guarded or if he has something to hide.

Rafe: Oh, cupid doesn’t like that.

Gabi: I mean, it’s probably nothing, it’s just, you know me. We’re talking about me here. I tend to read far too much into things and–

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Gabi: Okay, exhibit a, I overheard him saying “I love you” to somebody on the phone, and I jumped to secret girlfriend.

Rafe: Not a far leap.

Gabi: It was his mother.

Rafe: Definitely a smaller leap.

Gabi: Suffice to say, I am the evel knievel of jumping to conclusions.

Rafe: Yeah, well, you’re not alone.

Eric: So how did you know…

Nicole: I’m stalking you. It’s just a bad joke. I’m kidding. No, I went to the station yesterday to visit rafe, and I overheard you and the detective making plans, so…

Eric: Why didn’t you say hello?

Nicole: Oh, yeah, the key ingredient when setting up a date with a new person, the ex-wife. Mm-hmm. I don’t think jada would’ve been thrilled. Or maybe she would’ve. I don’t know. Can you imagine anything more awkward?

Eric: I suppose you’re right.

Nicole: Yeah.

Jada: Hi, eric.

Eric: Hi.

Jada: Mrs. Hernandez.

Nicole: Oh, goodness, please call me nicole.

Jada: Nicole.

Nicole: Yeah.

Jada: Sorry I’m early, but I was trapped in an awkward position at the station, and I needed to get the hell up out of there.

Nicole: Yeah, I know the feeling.

Shawn: So… what brings you here?

Belle: Well, I knew it was your first day back, and I wanted to see how you were doing.

Shawn: Well, to be honest, I had a rough night. You know, I woke up in the middle of the night to imaginary cries. I ran down to the crib, and I was half-asleep, only to realize that–

Belle: Right. Shawn, I’m so sorry.

Shawn: You know, I’m glad to be back at work. So it’s good. It’ll take my mind off of it. So how was your morning?

Belle: Oh, well, it was kind of crazy, actually. We had to resolve a lot of legal issues around jake dimera’s death.

Kristen: Well, in case you haven’t heard, my brother was shot in broad daylight, and I wasn’t aware that I needed an employee’s permission to take time out to mourn him.

Chloe: I’m really sorry about what happened with jake, but I didn’t think you two were particularly close.

Kristen: I’m not talking to you. In fact, I came to talk to brady in private. Now, if you don’t mind–

Brady: Don’t treat chloe like that.

Kristen: Well, now that I’m overseeing your company, I can treat chloe any way I’d like while she’s on the clock. Now, chloe, I need to see the merino deal. So if you could send me the file right away…

Chloe: Are you serious?

Kristen: I would hate to write you up again.

Brady: Kristen.

Chloe: No, it’s okay, brady. I would be more than happy to send you that file.

[Uneasy music]

Brady: Was that necessary?

Kristen: Necessary? No. Fun?

[Laughs] You bet your ass.

Brady: Kristen, well, we’re in private now, so what is it? What is it you want to talk about?

Kristen: Us. Shingles.

Shawn: So jake dimera married ava vitali right before he died?

Belle: Apparently. And he didn’t leave a will, so she inherited all of his dimera stock.

Shawn: Fun.

Belle: That’s not really the word that I would use. And needless to say, ej wasn’t pleased, so–

Shawn: Right. So, you know, how are things with you and ej?

Belle: Awkward, but cordial. It was the first time we’d seen each other since I ended things.

Shawn: I see.

Belle: He did ask if you and I were getting back together.

Shawn: And?

Belle: And I told him the truth, that I don’t know. But I do know that I love you, and, well, if it’s all right with you, I’d like to move home.

Jada: There was this weird tension when shawn introduced me to his wife.

Eric: Belle.

Jada: You know her?

Eric: Belle’s my sister. Shawn’s my brother-in-law. Unfortunately, they are separated.

Jada: Ah. So that’s what shawn meant when he said the marriage was complicated.

Eric: Yeah. You have no idea. But shawn, you know what? You’re gonna love working with him. He’s a good guy.

Jada: Yeah, he seems like it.

Eric: Well, now that you’ve got your work situation together, why don’t we work on helping your living situation?

Jada: Absolutely.

Eric: You want to see the room?

Jada: Oh, yes.

Eric: Good.

Jada: Business first, and then after that, we can get started with our lunch date?

Eric: Yeah, let me just grab the key behind the bar.

Jada: Okay.

Chloe: Nicole, hey!

Nicole: Oh, gosh!

Chloe: I’m so glad I ran into you. I’m sorry, did I scare you?

Nicole: No, it’s okay.

Chloe: What are you doing?

Nicole: Nothing. No, I was just fixing my makeup.

Chloe: Oh, well, you look fabulous to me.

Nicole: Thanks. So what’s up?

Chloe: Well, brady and i just had a run-in with guess-who. I left brady with kristen, but in the meantime, I need to send her the files to the merino project. Do you have the latest version?

Nicole: I do, right here in my laptop.

Chloe: Okay, great. Is there any way you can email them to me right now so I can go save brady from her?

Nicole: Sure. Yeah. Hey, you know what? Why don’t we go inside? I’ll pull up the files and get you all set.

Chloe: Oh, great. Thank you.

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Chloe: Do you need any help?

Nicole: Oh, well, I got three legs at the moment. Ready to get rid of these things.

[Soft music playing]

Rafe: And when I saw nicole in eric’s arms, I kind of lost it. He had just rescued her from a life-threatening situation, and all I could think was “get your damn hands off of her.”

Gabi: But now you know.

Rafe: Yeah, well, to be honest, my jealousy didn’t end there. You know, because now I had to go after the guy who had just attacked nicole, and that’s when eric volunteered to take nicole to the hospital and make sure her ankle was checked out and– yeah, I did not like seeing them together like that. Yeah, so just– I mean, just please tell me I’m just being an insecure fool.

Gabi: Not necessarily.

Rolf: I thought you and i were on the same page, that we must do everything possible to revive stefano’s namesake.

Li: Yes, I was totally on board, at first. But since then, I’ve become personally involved with stefan’s widow.

Rolf: You and gabi hernandez?

Li: We’ve become pretty close over the past few months. And if she suddenly finds her long-lost love alive and well and strolling through the square, then she’ll go running back into his arms in an instant, and I’ll be left in the cold. I’m not about to let that happen.

Rolf: So? What are you suggesting?

Li: I need our patient to have an unexpected setback.

Rolf: Are you asking me to pull the plug on stefan?

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Eric: All right, here we are. Like I said, it’s nothing too fancy, but the rent is reasonable. And there’s nothing better than waking up to the smell of bacon and coffee from the kitchen downstairs. You know what? I’ll even throw in the family discount.

Jada: You got a brady guarantee?

Eric: My name’s not on the sign for nothing.

Jada: So which room has your name on it?

Eric: I’m literally right down the hall. You can just holler if you need anything.

Jada: You don’t think that’ll be an issue? I mean, what if our date is a complete disaster?

Eric: We’re gonna be fine.

Jada: Okay, mr. Confident. Well, in that case, I have two questions.

Eric: Shoot.

Jada: One, can I change the artwork? It’s a little too holiday inn for me.

Eric: I painted those.

Jada: You did not.

Eric: No, I didn’T. Of course. Of course you can redecorate however you like. And the second question?

Jada: How soon can I move in?

[Uneasy music]

Chloe: You good?

Nicole: Yeah, thanks. I can’t believe this.

Chloe: I know. Kristen is being so unreasonable, and I don’t see any light at the end of this tunnel.

Nicole: Yeah, that’s awful too. I was talking about eric.

Chloe: Oh, what about him?

Nicole: Well, he’s on a date. That new detective, jada hunter.

Chloe: Oh, I was wondering who that was. So what’s the problem?

Nicole: Um, hello? They just went upstairs? I mean, they’re on their first date. They just went right past lunch and straight for dessert.

Chloe: So you think they’re having sex?

Nicole: Well, I doubt they’re playing checkers.

Chloe: Come on, it’s eric. He’s not the type of guy who’ll jump into bed with someone he just met.

Nicole: I mean, he did just get out of the priesthood.

Chloe: Okay, okay, say that you’re right, say they’re hooking up. What’s it to you? I mean, you are married to rafe, right?

Gabi: I’m not saying you have anything to worry about. I’m just saying it’s only natural to feel a little threatened by eric. I mean, nicole and eric were each other’s first loves, and obviously, they have a bond, a strong bond that could never be broken.

Rafe: Well, okay, great. Excuse me while I throw myself out that window.

Gabi: However, they had their shot at happily ever after, and it ended in divorce. Will told me they couldn’t make it work because they were too completely different people, and that has not changed.

Rafe: You know, I would just feel so much better if eric was still a priest and living halfway around the world.

Gabi: Excuse me, do not sell yourself short, cupid. You are a catch too. Okay, any woman would be lucky to have such a great guy like you. Nicole made a very smart choice. Don’t you forget that. Come here. Get over here.

Rafe: Okay.

Rolf: This is stefano dimera’s son, and I refuse to take his life, and I won’t allow you to do it either! I’m a man of science, but I have to resort to fisticuffs, huh, I will.

Li: Relax, rolf. You can put your dukes down. I’m no killer.

Rolf: But you said–

Li: I’m merely asking you to slow down stefan’s recovery. You can bring him back to life eventually, just not today. I need more time to strategize about how to deal with his return, both personally and professionally.

Rolf: What about kristen? I told her to expect stefan’s resurrection in a couple of hours.

Li: Well, science is tricky, especially that of the “mad” persuasion. Tell her you made a slight miscalculation.

Rolf: I’m not mad. And I never miscalculate.

Li: Look, I don’t care what you tell her. But until I say otherwise, stefan dimera remains on ice.

Brady: There is no us. See, that was easy. Conversation’s over.

Kristen: Whether you like it or not, brady, there will always be an us. We share a child. And I have waited long enough to see her. It’s time you bring her back from california.

Brady: She’s having a really good time in california with tate and theresa.

Kristen: Oh, wow, yeah, and knowing theresa, she probably has our daughter addicted to drugs by now.

Brady: Stop! That’s not fair.

Kristen: Oh, no, you wanna know what’s not fair? What’s not fair is that I am free, I’m finally free, and I still don’t get to see my daughter. Brady, I miss my little girl. And I know she misses me too.

Brady: Fine. Fine, I’ll bring her home. But I’m not about to start taking demands from you about her. She is our daughter, but I have full custody. Don’t forget that.

Kristen: How could I?

Brady: However, you’ve always been a good mother to her. I know that. So I may be willing to reexamine our custody arrangement under one condition, kristen.

Kristen: And what’s that?

Brady: I’ll give you shared custody, but if and only if you resign from basic black and you leave chloe and me the hell alone.

Shawn: You want to move back home?

Belle: Well, I know that you’re hurting and, well, I want to be there for you. And I thought, you know, we could work on our marriage. And just so you know, I’m not expecting things to just go back to the way they were. I thought, you know, I could sleep in claire’s room at first.

Shawn: So, yeah, I’m– separate rooms at first, but you’re gonna be home. And we’re gonna be under the same roof again, so–

Belle: I thought it’d be a good place to start. So what do you think?

Shawn: I think I’d like that very much.

Nicole: Just because I’m not married to eric anymore, I– look, I still care about him, okay? I don’t want to see him get hurt.

Chloe: You’re afraid he’s gonna throw out his back or something?

Nicole: Ha-ha. It’s not funny. You know what I mean.

Chloe: Oh, come on, he just met this woman. You think she’s gonna break his heart already?

Nicole: Or–I don’t know. He barely knows her, so…

Chloe: Oh, my god. You’re right. You know what? I think she’s probably a serial killer, and she’s looking to kill an ex-priest.

Nicole: You are not helping at all.

Chloe: Oh, there they are. So she didn’t kill him. That must mean that they were– well, it was pretty quick. Eric must be out of practice.

Nicole: Quiet. They’re coming over here.

Eric: Hi.

Nicole: Hi.

Chloe: Hey, hi. Eric, hey, how are you?

Eric: Good, chloe. It’s nice to see you.

Chloe: Nice to see you. Who’s your friend?

Eric: This is jada hunter. This is chloe lane. She’s dating my brother.

Jada: Oh.

Chloe: Nice to meet you, jada.

Jada: You too.

Chloe: Haven’t I seen you around the salem inn?

Jada: Yes, I’ve been staying there since I got to town.

Eric: Yeah, she’ll be renting a room upstairs. I just finished giving her the tour.

Chloe: Oh. That’s nice. Well, it was nice to meet you.

Jada: Likewise. And I hope I can see you somewhere besides the salem inn.

Chloe: I’m sure we will.

Eric: Good to see you all. We’ll be going.

Chloe: Okay, goodbye, guys.

Nicole: Bye.

Chloe: She seems lovely, for a serial killer. Oh, come on. At least they weren’t having sex.

Nicole: Oh, no, they’re just living together.

Rolf: Exactly how long do you want me to keep him sedated?

Li: We’ll have to play it by ear for now. Things at dimera have been a little chaotic over the past few years, to say the least. I want to make sure stefan’s return has the desired impact. It’s supposed to be good for the company, and me. Not to mention my relationship with gabi.

Rolf: I never liked that woman.

Li: I’m aware. You nearly got her thrown in prison a few years ago, for purposefully giving her the wrong drug for jake.

Rolf: I did enjoy playing mind games with that annoying shrew.

Li: Easy, dr. Rolf.

Rolf: Yes, of course, sir. But I can’t honestly can’t comprehend what stefan saw in her. She wasn’t right for him.

Li: On that, we agree. All the more reason to go along with my plan. After I solidify my relationship with gabi, she’ll want nothing to do with stefan. Sound good?

Rolf: Keeping stefan sedated will give him more time to heal. That I have no problem with. However, I’m not the one pushing for immediacy. And I don’t like the idea of lying to kristen. To be perfectly frank, that woman scares me.

Li: Yes. She’s a wild card. But I can assure you, rolf, I’m the one you should be afraid of.

Kristen: Wow. You’re seriously using our daughter as leverage against me?

Brady: You forced my hand. Kristen, I don’t want to be negotiating with you like this, but you’re the one that decided to insinuate yourself into my workplace.

Kristen: Yeah, well, a woman’s got to make a living.

Brady: Oh, stop. All you want to do is torment chloe and me. And I have a news flash for you. I’m not gonna sit around and let you harass the woman that I happen to love. So if you want custody of your daughter, you’ll quit!

Kristen: Wow, I have to admit, I’m impressed, brady. I mean, that was a gutsy move. Something that I would do. I have to respect that.

Brady: Hmm. So we have a deal, right?

Kristen: No. You can take your deal and shove it. We women are in the know about everything.

Shawn: I’m–I’m really happy that you’re coming back home, belle. And I think you’re right. I think it’s best that we– you know, we take this slowly.

Belle: Well, I’m glad we’re on the same page. There is one other thing I want to say just to clear the air–

Shawn: No, you don’t have to do–

Belle: Shawn, listen. For months, I thought that jan’s baby was the source of all our problems, and I’ll admit that there were times that I wished that he wasn’t a part of our lives, but I never, ever wanted you to lose him like that.

Shawn: Thank you. I appreciate that.

[Tender music]

[Knock at door]

Rafe: Yeah, come in.

Nicole: Hi.

Rafe: Oh, well, this is a nice surprise. What are you doing here?

Nicole: Well, I was missing my husband, and I thought I’d hobble over here and say hi.

Rafe: Well, I’m glad you did. Hey. Can I take these?

Nicole: Well, sure.

Rafe: I got you. There we go.

Nicole: Thank you, honey.

Rafe: Aww.

Nicole: Okay.

Rafe: There we go. Hi.

Nicole: Hi. Oh, by the way, I met gabi’s new man, li shin. You work with him, don’t you?

Nicole: Yes, he’s attended a few basic black meetings. Seems like a good guy.

Rafe: Yeah. So I hope you’re not upset, but I did invite them over for dinner sometime soon.

Nicole: Yeah, okay, sounds good.

Rafe: Great. Good, good. So how’s your morning going?

Nicole: It’s pretty good. Yeah. Nothing unusual.

Jada: It’s nice you and your ex-wife get along so well. When me and my ex are together, it’s still major drama.

Eric: So you were married?

Jada: For several years.

Eric: May I ask what happened?

Jada: We were both very career-driven people, and we just saw each other less and less. When we did find time to be together, all we did was argue. If I was hot, he was cold. If I wanted a dog, he wanted a cat.

Eric: I’m more of a dog person, myself.

Jada: I knew I liked you.

Brady: I can’t believe that you were willing to give up custody of your daughter out of sheer pettiness.

Kristen: Who says I’m willing to give up custody? See, now that I’ve got a full pardon from the governor, I intended to open up our current arrangement anyway. See, any decent lawyer should be able to get me shared custody now that my record is wiped clean.

Brady: I will fight it.

Kristen: You’ll lose. So, no, brady, I’m not quitting my job, especially now that I need to provide for rachel.

Brady: Okay. Then I guess I’ll see you in court.

Kristen: I’m looking forward to it. Let me know when rachel’s back in town.

[Tense music]

This is the sound of better breathing.

Belle: If it’s all right with you, I’ll bring my things over after work.

Shawn: Yeah, that works for me. I’ll make dinner. You know, I can grill some steaks.

Belle: Oh, yes, let’s sit outside and eat. I missed my garden.

Shawn: Perfect.

Belle: Good. I’ll see you tonight.

[Tender music]

Eric: I would like to propose a toast. To better artwork and warmer temperatures and furry little friends. Oh, last but not least, new beginnings.

Jada: I’ll drink to that.

[Soft woodwind music]

Chloe: Hey. So how did things go with kristen?

Brady: I tried to get her to quit. She didn’t go for it.

Chloe: Things are never gonna be easy with her, are they?

Brady: I may’ve lost this round, but I promise you, I’m never going to let her come between us. Okay?

Kristen: Are you ready to wake stefan up?

Rolf: Actually, I’ve been monitoring his vitals, and the numbers aren’t what I would like them to be. I think we should wait.

Kristen: What? For how long?

Rolf: That’s hard to say. Could be a while.

Kristen: I don’t like what I’m hearing, rolf.

Rolf: Don’t worry, this phoenix will still rise from the ashes, but only when the time is right.

[Eerie music]

Li: Someone’s making herself at home.

Gabi: You like it?

Li: I love it. I’m glad I got to meet your brother today. Sorry I had to run.

Gabi: Oh, he understood. But he’s very serious about having dinner with him and his wife.

Li: Hmm. Are you okay taking that step? Me breaking bread with your family?

Gabi: Why wouldn’t I be?

Li: Well, I’ve told you I’m all in, but I wasn’t sure if you were.

Gabi: Actually, I’ve given this a lot of thought, and I want to see where this relationship can go.

Li: You have no idea how happy I am to hear that.

[Sinister music]

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Jada: Abigail dimera’s murder case is an open investigation. We have no comment at this time.

Shawn: Ah, so you are detective hunter. I’m shawn brady.

Jada: Hi, nice to meet you. And it’s jada.

Shawn: Jada. Jada, well, welcome to salem pd.

Jada: Thanks. I know you’ve been short-staffed with the grants leaving.

Shawn: Yeah, and with me on paternity leave.

Jada: Right. Congratulations. But what are you doing here? I thought you still had a few weeks left with your baby at home.

Shawn: Well, actually, it turned out that the baby wasn’t mine.

Belle: How did you know I needed that?

Brady: Because you haven’t moved from this spot all morning. How long have you been at this?

Belle: I don’t know, I’ve been awake since, like, 6:00 A.M.

Brady: Sis, you are locked in. You almost finished with what you’re working on, or what?

Belle: No, not really. Ever since jake died, dimera enterprises is in complete turmoil.

Shin: [Yawns] I didn’t hear you get up.

Gabi: Oh, don’t mind me. You can keep sleeping.

Shin: You’re already dressed and pacing. What’s on your mind?

Gabi: Ava.

Shin: She dropped quite a bombshell last night, moving into the dimera mansion.

Gabi: Thanks to ej’s invitation. I don’t like it. I don’t like it one bit.

Ej: Don’t look at me like that, father. This is hardly the first time we’ve had to pick up the pieces after one of your children married an unsuitable partner. Stefan’s marriage to gabi saddled us with problems for years. And jake’s union with ava vitali could prove even worse, but don’t worry. I’ll make this work to our advantage. You can count on me to keep the family and the company together. Wonder what’s keeping ava. I hope she hasn’t decided not to move in.

[Doorbell ringing] Oh, showtime.

[Monitor beeping]

Kristen: [Sighs] Where did he go?

Rolf: Where did what go?

Kristen: Jake’s body. Did you perform the procedure?

Rolf: Yes. Yes, I told you I would. I removed his heart and transplanted it into stefan’s body.

Kristen: Rolf, did something go wrong?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ej: You should’ve called to tell me you were ready. I would’ve sent someone for your things. Is the rest of it out in the car?

Ava: No, that’s it. I like to travel light. Well, things do look a lot different from the last time I lived here, when I was john’s guest.

Ej: Not really john, though, was it? More like robojohn, the brainwashed memory-wiped version.

Ava: Right.

Ej: Well, in any case, I trust your experience this time will be better.

Ava: Well, I guess we’ll see.

Ej: Trust me, your my brother’s widow. That makes you family, which means you’re entitled to the full dimera experience.

Ava: Yeah? And what’s that exactly?

Ej: Well, for starters, for as long you stay here, your wish is harold’s command. At any time of day or night, just inform him if there’s anything you need. Your comfort is his top priority.

Ava: Aren’t you laying it on a little bit thick here, ej?

Ej: I’m not sure I understand.

Ava: Oh, come on. We both know why you invited me to stay here. Keep jake’s widow close and his dimera shares closer. Well, that is at least until you get rid of me so you can take them over for yourself.

Shin: You don’t trust ava.

Gabi: Trust her? When she lived with my brother, I almost got a dog as a food taster because I was afraid she’d poison me with her chicken cacciatore.

Shin: She certainly has a colorful past.

Gabi: Ugh, former child actors have a “colorful past.” She was a straight-up killer and a mob boss.

Shin: She claims to have reformed.

Gabi: Oh, please. She’s probably trying to figure out the best way to stab me in the back.

Shin: But why would she do that when you hold all the cards? You know there’s no marriage to jake. All you’d have to do is reveal the truth and she’d be left in the cold with nothing.

Gabi: Question is, is she smart and stable enough to realize that?

Shin: She’s no dummy. We know she’s ambitious. You of all people know the power that comes with being a dimera widow.

Kristen: Rolf, what are you telling me? That both of my brothers are dead now?

Rolf: Relax, kristen. I assure you I have everything under control.

Kristen: What are you–? What does that mean?

Rolf: It means I closed jake up and returned his body to the morgue. No one will ever know his heart is missing.

Kristen: Are you sure?

Rolf: Why would they check? His remains will be interred as befits the son of stefano dimera, in the family crypt.

Kristen: Okay. And stefan?

Rolf: He’s right here.

[Machine beeping] You see? Jake’s heart now beats in stefan’s chest.

Migraine attacks?

Brady: So all this working, are you sure this isn’t just to get your mind off the whole scenario with jan’s baby?

Belle: You know about that?

Brady: I do. The baby is not shawn’S. Marlena told me. So what does this mean?

Belle: What does it mean in regards to…

Brady: Belle, you and shawn, I mean, have you guys talked?

Belle: He came to me yesterday hoping I could help keep evan from taking the baby, but, you know, he had a court order and paternity tests.

Brady: Are you sure those tests are legit?

Belle: Well, kayla confirmed it.

Brady: So shawn just had to hand that baby over to that lunatic?

Belle: Yeah, I was there and it was just as awful as you might imagine. He didn’t have any warning, he didn’t have any time to prepare or say a proper goodbye.

Brady: Poor shawn. I know he was really starting to bond with that little guy too.

Belle: Yeah, and now he and evan are on their way to new zealand and shawn may never see him again. I mean, I could just see it in his face that his heart was just broken.

Jada: So the real father just showed up, took the baby, and went?

Shawn: Yep. That was that. Fully sanctioned by the court.

Jada: I’m so sorry. If you need to take some more time off–

Shawn: No, no, no. Staying busy– that’s the best thing for me.

Jada: I get that. It’s the best and worst part of the job. I mean, you’re in, you’re all in.

Shawn: Yeah. Yep. So how’s your first week been?

Jada: Well, you could say that they threw me into the deep end.

Shawn: Wait, what happened?

Jada: I came across an armed robbery the other day and had to discharge my weapon. The perp didn’t survive.

Shawn: Oh, wow. I–I’m sorry, I didn’t know.

Jada: I had no choice, but–

Shawn: Yeah, well, taking a life, it’s never easy even if it’s justified.

Jada: Yeah.

Shawn: Sure you don’t need a few days off?

Jada: No, no, I’m good, I just need to deal with what happened and just keep moving forward.

Rafe: Well, what jada didn’t tell you is that she’s a hero for what she did that day. She saved ava’s life.

Ej: Look, my only goal is to protect my family. Gabi is a threat, obviously, which is why I need you to vote her out at the next shareholders’ meeting.

Ava: And when’s that gonna be?

Ej: As soon as possible.

Ava: Yeah, you know, I really do appreciate you letting me stay here and all, but I can’t promise you my vote.

Ej: What? Why not?

Ava: Well, because I know that jake was on gabi’s side and I want to honor his wishes.

Ej: Jake had a complicated relationship with gabi at best. You don’t owe her your loyalty.

Ava: Yeah, she also offered me a job at dimera.

Ej: [Chuckles] Has she?

Ava: Yeah.

Ej: Clever of her.

Ava: Mmm.

Ej: You do know I would offer the same thing if I became ceo?

Ava: Yeah. Bird in the hand.

Ej: I understand. Just do me a favor. Think about it. I promise I won’t pressure you.

Ava: I appreciate that.

Ej: Now, why don’t i show you your room?

Gabi: My gut tells me that ava accepting ej’s invitation to live at the mansion is not good news for me.

Shin: You think they’re going to form some sort of partnership against you?

Gabi: Ej doesn’t do anything that doesn’t further his own cause.

Shin: Well then, why don’t you use the situation to your own advantage?

Gabi: How?

Shin: Use your leverage over ava to make her keep an eye on ej for you.

Gabi: And you think I can trust her to tell me the truth?

Shin: What choice does she have? If she crosses you, you’ll blow the truth about her and jake’s fake marriage sky-high.

Gabi: Nothing earns loyalty like a little blackmail.

Shin: I wouldn’t use that word, but yes, I believe she’ll do as she’s asked.

Gabi: I hope you’re right.

Shin: I am. Question is, will you?

Gabi: Will I do what?

Shin: Will you do as you’re asked, when I ask you to come back to bed with me?

[Sultry music]

This is the sound of better breathing.

Rafe: I have no doubt that if jada hadn’t fired her gun when she did, ava vitali would be dead right now.

Shawn: Oh, sounds like some quick thinking.

Jada: I was just doing my training.

Rafe: Oh, no. I saw her in action and we are lucky to have her on the force.

Shawn: Nice, well, I’m excited to work with you.

Jada: Thanks. I heard a lot of good things about you too.

Rafe: Oh, this guy? Shawn? He’s one of the best detectives that we have. And you being back, does that mean…

Shawn: Yeah. I’m back.

Rafe: Good, I’m glad, because we could use the manpower on the force right now.

Shawn: Yeah, I know. I’ve been going through some files and your guys’ case load, it’s pretty heavy.

Rafe: Mm-hmm, yeah, which is why I was thinking that, well, maybe the two of you could work together. What do you think about being partners?

Belle: I was with shawn after evan took the baby. And I just– I didn’t know what to say to him. I could see he was hurting, but this baby is the reason our marriage fell apart.

Brady: Belle, belle. Jan. Jan’s the reason your marriage fell apart.

Belle: I know. It’s not that I don’t feel for what shawn is going through. Of course I do.

Brady: Well, is there a chance you two are gonna get back together? There’s no baby in the way now.

Belle: You know, I should get back to dimera.

Brady: Uh-huh, wow. You know what they call that, belle? They call that avoidance– what you just did.

Belle: Oh, really? Do they?

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Belle: I’ll see you later.

Brady: Okay.

Belle: Oh, god! Hi!

Chloe: Hi. Hi.

[Smooch] Hi, hi. She’s in a hurry.

Brady: Yeah, she got tired of answering her brother’s questions about her and shawn.

Chloe: Is she okay?

Brady: She’ll be okay. I know why you’re here. You’re wondering why I’m not at work, aren’t you?

Chloe: Maybe.

Brady: Don’t worry, I’m not going to leave you alone with kristen at the office. So if you’re ready to go, I’m ready to go.

Chloe: Actually, I’ve already been to the office and guess what. No sight of kristen.

[Mysterious music]

Kristen: You performed the transfer.

Rolf: I did.

Kristen: So his heart is beating, he’s breathing on his own, so I take it the surgery was a success? It was a success, wasn’t it?

Rolf: Well–

Kristen: A simple yes or no answer will do, rolf.

Rolf: Yes, but–

Kristen: But? But what?

Shin: Mm. You seem more relaxed.

Gabi: I am definitely more relaxed, thanks to you.

Shin: Does this mean you’re feeling better about the situation at dimera?

Gabi: Yeah. Thought about it, and you’re right. I have nothing to worry about. I’m the one holding the cards.

Shin: As long as ava’s in your control, there’s no way ej dimera can ever bring you down.

Gabi: [Chuckles] I like the way you think.

Shin: I like the way you do everything. I’m gonna go take a shower.

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

[Sighs]

[Sighs] Nice try, ej.

Ej: And this is your room. Best view of the garden in the entire mansion.

Ava: Mmm. Beautiful.

Ej: Mm-hmm. You’re moving in at the perfect time. The hydrangeas are in full bloom. I think you’ll find it very comfortable.

[Tense music]

Ava: This room–

Ej: What about it?

Ava: This is the room that abigail was murdered in, isn’t it?

Ej: It is, yes.

It’s started. Somewhere between a cuddle

Ava: Whoa. You want me to sleep in the bed that abigail was murdered in?

Ej: You don’t strike me as the superstitious type.

Ava: Oh, it’s not superstition. That’s just grim.

Ej: It’s also one of the loveliest rooms in the house. As I said, lovely view.

Ava: Okay, so what’s chad gonna think about me moving in here?

Ej: Chad doesn’t live here anymore. And the staff will help you make it your own. You can remove anything that makes you feel uncomfortable and replace it as per your own tastes. And look at it this way. What are the odds that a second beautiful woman will be killed in here?

Ava: Is that supposed to make me feel better?

Ej: If it’s important for you to feel safe, then yes, it should make you feel better.

Ava: [Scoffs]

[Soft dramatic music]

Shawn: You want us to be partners?

Jada: You know we met like five minutes ago.

Rafe: I know, right? And look how well the two of you are already getting along. Right? Shawn, you’ve been a lone wolf for quite a while now. And I think that you would actually benefit very heavily from working with someone who knows this town so well. So? What do you say?

Shawn: Well, I say yeah, sounds good to me.

Jada: Sounds good.

Rafe: Great. Okay. Then by the power vested in me as commissioner, I hereby pronounce you partner, partner.

Shawn: Partner.

Jada: Partner.

Chloe: Don’t you think it’s a little bit weird? Thank you. Kristen makes this big, dramatic declaration about how we answer to her now? And she’s gonna make my life a living hell then, ever since then, what? Nothing? Have you heard from her?

Brady: Not a word.

Chloe: Yeah, but she made it a point that sticking it to me and worming her way back into your life was the only reason she came back. So why step away?

Brady: It’s a good question. Maybe something more important came up.

Kristen: Why are you being so cryptic about this surgery, rolf? Is there a problem?

Rolf: As I said, his heart is functioning. However, we don’t know how complete his recovery will be until I ween him off the anesthesia and he wakes up.

Kristen: But he will wake up, right?

Rolf: I’m hopeful that will be the case. And soon he’ll be the stefan you remember.

Kristen: Then do it. Wake him up, rolf. Now.

[Machine beeping] My asthma felt anything but normal.

Brady: Maybe kristen has just caught back up in the dimera family drama. I mean, her brother just died.

Chloe: Yeah, but she barely knew jake. Come on.

Brady: True, but every time a dimera family member dies, there’s this power vacuum. There’s this mad scramble. Everybody just needs to obtain the influence and stock that was left behind.

Chloe: So you think she’s trying to take back power at dimera?

Brady: Could be. And even though she wasn’t close with jake, I’ll bet she has some strong feelings about the fact that he was shot in cold blood.

Chloe: Mmm. I don’t know. I feel like the kristen that we know would be too wrapped up in her own obsessions to care about her dead brother.

[Machine beeping]

Kristen: What are you waiting for, rolf? Wake him up.

Rolf: We can’t rush this. I need to give him more time to acclimate before I bring him back to consciousness.

Kristen: He’s been resting for years.

Rolf: Exactly! And when a body has been on ice that long, there are a number of unknowns.

Kristen: What are you saying? That he could be brain damaged?

Rolf: It’s possible. We also don’t know how easily stefan’s body will accept the new organ.

Kristen: You said that he was on anti-rejection medication, right?

Rolf: Of course.

Kristen: You were awfully confident before you performed the procedure. I mean, come on, you said that jake and stefan were identical twins, perfect genetic matches.

Rolf: All of that is true. I’m simply saying we need to let the heart get settled in its new home before we take it out for a walk.

Kristen: Why does it feel like you’re hedging your bets now?

Rolf: All due respect, kristen, 48 hours ago, you didn’t even know stefan was alive. I’m on top of the situation.

Kristen: Are you?

Rolf: Yes! And it doesn’t help to have you pressuring me! Don’t you have other things to do? You’re in charge of basic black, are you not?

Kristen: Yeah, so?

Rolf: And aren’t you trying to get chloe lane out of brady’s life?

Kristen: Ugh! You know what? You’re just suddenly interested in my love life?

Rolf: I’m interested in doing what’s best for the dimera legacy. You focus on what you can control and let me do my job, please.

Kristen: My brother is hanging in the balance here, rolf. So I need to know. Can I trust you?

Rolf: [Scoffs]

[Phone ringing]

Ava: Hello, gabi.

Gabi: Hey. How are the new digs?

Ava: Oh, it’s just swell– if you don’t mind sleeping in a bed where someone was brutally murdered.

Gabi: Ej put you in abigail and chad’s room?

Ava: Mm, yes, he says it’s got a nice view, which is why I’m sure she liked it too.

Gabi: If you don’t enjoy being there, then just move out. Get yourself a room at the salem inn.

Ava: Yeah, I’m trying to put down roots here, gabi. And as ej said, this is jake’s family home, so it’s mine now too.

Gabi: Hmm. Ej said that, didn’t he?

Ava: Mm, yeah. Why?

Gabi: Remember that jake was not your husband and that’s not your family.

Ava: Okay, so, gabi, is this where you start turning the screws again?

Gabi: I don’t have to turn the screws, ava, because you’re already on my side, right? No matter how much ej tries to win you over with this family loyalty nonsense.

Ava: You sounded just a little bit paranoid there.

Gabi: No, I’m just here to remind you that if you stab me in the back, I’m gonna tell ej that your marriage to jake is a fraud. And then you’re gonna end up–

Ava: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know where I’ll end up.

Gabi: Good. Then we understand each other.

Ava: Hey. What’s going on with that job you promised me? And the board seat?

Gabi: No, shin’s not gonna agree to a seat on the board.

Ava: Fine. I’ll just take the job.

Gabi: All right, I’ll talk to him.

Ava: Good. You better.

Gabi: I just wanna make sure that I find the best position for you to succeed.

Ava: Oh, you damn well better.

Gabi: [Sighs]

Rafe: So we’re good here?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, I mean– yeah, we’re good.

Jada: All good.

Rafe: Great. Okay. Then I will let you two get better acquainted.

Jada: Okay, boss. Thanks.

Rafe: Yeah, and like you said, there are a lot of cases to solve out there, but right now, abigail dimera’s murder is our top priority, okay?

Shawn: Yes, it is. We’re on it.

Jada: Yeah.

Rafe: Okay. Great.

Shawn: So I guess this falls under the heading of getting better acquainted. What brought you to salem?

Jada: Well, my father lived here and he told me some good and bad things about the place, but overall he said it was a good community. He was a doctor. Marcus hunter.

Shawn: What? Marcus is your dad?

Jada: You knew him?

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, he was friends with my dad. I used to hang out with him and my uncle steve when I was a kid. I think he was a good man. Sorry he died. Oh, you know what? Actually, I think I have some pictures of us all fishing. Remind me and I’ll show them to you.

Jada: I’d like that. But for now, we should probably get back to work.

Shawn: Ah, yes, yes. Do me a favor and catch me up on where you guys stand on this abigail dimera case.

Jada: Oh.

Shawn: What’s wrong?

Jada: No, I just– you’re married. I didn’t know. I mean, when you mentioned the story about the child you thought was yours, you didn’t mention your wife.

Shawn: Yeah. Yeah, because that’s– because it’s complicated.

Belle: I pulled together all the paperwork you requested as quickly as I could, if you want to take a look.

Ej: Wait. Before we talk business, belle, I’ve been thinking about you a lot since we decided to end things– or rather, you decided to end things. Wondering how you are.

Belle: I’m fine. I’m just working a lot, long hours.

Ej: As usual. And you and shawn?

Belle: Oh, well, in a crazy turn of events, I just learned that jan’s baby isn’t shawn’S. Never was.

Ej: What?

Belle: Yeah, jan was just trying to trap him, as usual.

Ej: Are you telling me that shawn, a detective, fell for a scam like that? Sorry. It must’ve been hard for him to hear the truth.

Belle: Yeah, it was. It is.

Ej: So, has this revelation removed the stumbling blocks between you?

Belle: You mean, are shawn and I getting back together?

Ej: Yes.

Belle: I don’t know.

Ej: I see.

Belle: If you don’t mind, I’d really just like to get back to business.

Ej: Of course. So have you determined whether or not jake had a will?

Belle: I looked everywhere and I couldn’t find an official record of a will.

Ava: How terrible for you. You must be so disappointed.

[Dramatic music]

Woman tc: My a1c stayed here, it needed to be here.

Chloe: Ugh, you know, I hate this whole waiting for the other shoe to drop with kristen.

Brady: So don’T.

Chloe: Don’t what?

Brady: Just don’t wait. Don’t think about it. Don’t give her another thought. Just pretend like she doesn’t exist.

Chloe: Don’t think about kristen dimera? Yeah, oh, that’s gonna be really easy.

Brady: I can help you. Every time you say kristen, there will be a penalty.

Chloe: You mean like a swear jar?

Brady: Like a swear jar, yeah. Sort of like a swear jar.

Chloe: Ugh, you know it’s going to be impossible to go an entire day without mentioning kristen–

Brady: Oh, eww, god.

Chloe: Oh. What was that?

Brady: That’s your penalty. That’s what’s gonna happen every single time that you say the word kri–

[Smooches]

Chloe: You mean like that?

Brady: Yeah. Totally like that.

Chloe: Mmm. Mmm. This is a way better idea than a swear jar.

Brady: Right?

Chloe: Kristen.

Brady: Say it again.

Chloe: Kristen. Kristen.

Brady: You’re bad at this game.

Chloe: [Laughs] Is anyone else here?

Brady: No. Know what? Let’s continue this game in my room and we’ll just take the rest of the day off.

Rolf: Your father trusted me with his life. You can do the same.

Kristen: You say that, rolf, but I don’t know with you. What if this is a new experiment and you’re using both my brothers as guinea pigs?

Rolf: I admit my research has given me purpose since we lost your father. But believe me, the most important task of my life now and forever is to carry out the wishes of the man I devoted my life to serving.

Kristen: So you’re doing this in stefano’s name?

Rolf: Of course. He would’ve wanted me to save his son and namesake and that’s what I intend to do.

Kristen: And no one will know that stefan is alive until the time is right?

Rolf: I defer to you on that matter.

Kristen: Good. You said that you’ll be waking him up in a few hours?

Rolf: That’s right.

Kristen: All right. I’ll be back, but if anything changes, you let me know.

Rolf: Where are you going?

Kristen: [Sighs] I got something I need to take care of.

[Machine beeping]

[Door slams]

[Knocking at door]

Gabi: Hey.

Rafe: Hey yourself. I was in the neighborhood. I thought I’d deliver your mail.

Gabi: Thank you. Come on in. Whoa. There’s a lot of stuff here.

Rafe: Yeah, maybe because you haven’t been home in weeks.

Gabi: Well, it hasn’t been that long.

Rafe: Uh, yeah, it has. You’ve been shacking up with this shin dude ever since ari left for camp.

Gabi: I–

Shin: I wouldn’t call it shacking up.

Gabi: Rafe, this is li shin. Li, this is my brother, rafe.

Shin: Nice to meet you, commissioner.

Rafe: Yeah. Nice to meet you too.

Shin: I wish I could spend a little more time getting to know gabi’s brother, but I’m actually on my way out.

Rafe: Oh, all right, well, we should set something up soon. My wife and I would love to have you over for dinner.

Shin: Sounds great. It was good to finally meet you. See you later, sweetheart.

Gabi: See you.

[Clears throat]

Rafe: So how you doing?

Gabi: I’m good.

Rafe: Yeah?

Gabi: Yeah. Yeah. Look, yes, I did love jake, so it was very sad that he died, but we moved on, obviously.

Rafe: Hmm. Yeah. I heard that jake was married to ava. Gotta say, that surprised me.

Gabi: Yeah, no, that surprised me too.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Ej: I’m not disappointed that jake didn’t have a will. I consulted belle because I wanted to make sure my late brother’s wishes were carried out.

Ava: Oh, of course. So what happens to jake’s shares if there’s no will and no obvious heir?

Belle: Per the law, everything goes to the spouse.

Ej: You.

Ava: Well, I’m sure that’s what jake would’ve wanted.

Belle: I’m actually glad I ran into you.

Ava: What’s that?

Belle: This is a document that formalizes the transfer of jake’s stock to you, his widow.

Ava: Great.

Belle: Oh. Ava dimera. You changed your name?

Ava: Yeah, I wanted to take my husband’s name so I could honor him– his memory. Is that all? Is there anything else?

Belle: These are the stock certificates. I would advise you put them somewhere safe.

Ava: Okay, thank you, I will.

Belle: Yes. I’m sorry for your loss.

Ej: Well, thanks for stopping by, belle. Take care.

Belle: Yeah, you too.

Ej: Oh, I’d be happy to put your certificates in the safe for you.

Ava: Oh, I appreciate that. But I think I’ll hold on to these. Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Jada: I promise I won’t pry anymore. I shouldn’t have been asking questions about your personal life.

Shawn: What are you talking about? No, come on, we’re partners. We’re gonna be learning a lot about each other.

Belle: Shawn.

Shawn: Belle.

Belle: Am I interrupting?

Shawn: No. No, no. We’re just– this is my new partner, detective jada hunter. Jada, this is belle, my wife.

Chloe: As much as I would love to just say screw work, we really do have some important business we have to take care of today.

Brady: Do we?

Chloe: [Chuckles] Yes.

Brady: No, no, I mean, I know, but do we really?

Chloe: Yes.

Brady: We do?

Chloe: Yeah.

Brady: All right. I don’t like it though. I’m not happy about it.

Chloe: I’m not either, but it’s to be continued, okay?

Brady: You can count on it. Let’s go work.

Chloe: Okay. Work, work, work, let’s go.

[Sighs]

[Tense music]

Ava: Whoo! Isn’t it a little early for champagne?

Ej: Well, it’s 5:00 somewhere.

Ava: [Chuckles] Thank you. So what are we celebrating?

Ej: I just wanted to say welcome to your new home. I hope you’ll be very happy here.

[Glasses clink]

Ava: I’m sure I will be.

Rafe: Well, it looks like you moved on.

Gabi: Yeah, I guess you could say that.

Rafe: Uh-huh. So? What’s the story?

Gabi: What story?

Rafe: You and li. Is it serious?

Gabi: I like him and the feeling is definitely mutual.

Rafe: Well, that’s good. So he makes you happy.

Gabi: I mean, we don’t have any expectations. We’re just seeing where this goes.

Rafe: You’re basically living with the guy.

Gabi: I wouldn’t go that far. Well, yes, we’re spending time together. I will admit that.

Rafe: Mm-hmm. Do you love him?

Gabi: Is this a police interrogation? Should I bring my lawyer in?

Rafe: I am your big brother, okay? I’m allowed to ask questions.

Gabi: [Scoffs] If you must know, we have not said “I love you” to each other.

Rafe: Okay. Well, do you? Hmm? Do you love him?

Gabi: I like him. I just– you know, the last time that I was in love, it did not end well, so I’m not sure that’s something that I’m looking for.

Rafe: Right. You’re afraid of getting hurt again.

Gabi: Rafe, it’s not even about being afraid. Stefan was the great love of my life. And I just don’t think that anybody could take his place.

[Machine beeping]

[Door slams]

Rolf: I told you I had everything under control, kristen!

Shin: It’s not kristen.

[Dramatic music]

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[Knocks at door]

Maggie: Alex, dinner is almost ready. Victor and I would love for you to…join us. Oh, hello. I was looking for alex.

Alex: Right here.

Maggie: Yes, you are.

Paulina: I’m sorry, honey. Chanel’s gone for the day, and she’s taken her sweet bits with her.

Allie: Okay, it may have taken an extra chapter or two, but henry is asleep.

Chanel: Mm, so does that mean what i think it means?

Allie: It means that we can be together uninterrupted till morning.

Chanel: Mmm, finally.

Xander: [Sighs]

[Knocks at door] Gwen, are you in there?

Sarah: What were you gonna do if she answered?

Xander: Tell her how worried I am that you might be a murderer.

Sarah: Oh, and let her comfort you in that real special way?

Xander: Well, she did say that she was there for me.

[Smack]

Sarah: I’m just glad that she told you where she lives so we can expose her guilty ass.

Xander: That’s what I love about you; you’re always looking on the bright side. Now, let’s hope that my magic fingers haven’t lost their touch.

Sarah: Hurry up!

[Lock clicks]

Xander: [Cackles] After you.

Sarah: Thank you.

[Mischievous music]

No, you don’t think she would’ve hid it somewhere a little less obvious?

Xander: Well, sometimes the best place to hide something is the most obvious.

Sarah: We got her.

[Keys jangling distantly]

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

[Soft orchestration]

[Tense music]

Gwen: [Sighs] God, i have got to get rid of this thing.

Xander: [Sighs]

Sarah: That was close. Thank god she’s not onto uS.

Xander: But we’re onto her.

Gwen: Now that sarah has an alibi, this thing has to disappear so that no one finds out what I did.

Allie: This is really happening? You really picked me?

Chanel: Yes, I picked you, but don’t put it all on me. We are in this together. You picked me toO.

Allie: Yeah, you’re right, and it’s great. I just– I can’t help thinking about–

Chanel: Johnny?

Allie: Yeah. I just feel so bad. He really thought that he was the one.

Chanel: Yeah, the last thing I wanted to do was hurt him, but someone was gonna get hurt.

Allie: Yeah, I guess so.

Johnny: But you are the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I never stopped loving you.

Chanel: I love yoU. I love both of you, but the person that i want to be with– hopefully for the rest of my life– is allie. Look, I get it. He’s your brother. And I think that it’s sweet that you care about him, but are we really gonna let that ruin our night?

Allie: I can promise you nothing is going to ruin this night.

[Knocks at door]

Chanel: Pretend we’re not here.

Allie: Okay.

[Knocks at door]

[Sighs] I just–I don’t want henry to wake up. Hey, I promise I’ll get rid of whoever it iS.

Johnny: I just can’t believe chanel chose allie.

Paulina: Mm, maybe this will helP.

Johnny: I just want a do-over, you know, another shot. This can’t be how it ends. It just can’t be.

Paulina: I know, sweetiE. It hurts. It wasn’t in the cards.

Johnny: So what? I just give up? I mean, you told me yourself you wanted me to end up with chanel. Did you mean that, or were you just saying it to make me feel better?

Paulina: Of course I meant it. The only issues I’ve ever had with you is when the devil himself was making your choices for you. I sincerely believe you can make chanel very, very happy.

Johnny: Let’s do something about it then.

Paulina: Say that again?

Johnny: You want me with chanel, I want me with chanel. Let’s figure out a way to make that happen.

Maggie: I’m sorry I barged in on you like that.

Alex: It’s all right, auntiE. You can turn around noW.

Maggie: But you just got back to town. I didn’t realize you had enough time to…make new friends.

Alex: I’m a people person. This is laura.

Lisa: Lisa. Those sheets are amazing, mrs. KiriakiS. What’s the thread count? Like, a thousand or something?

Maggie: Oh, um, they’re egyptian cotton.

Lisa: Oh.

Maggie: Keep that to yourself; I told your uncle they were greek.

Alex: Your secret’s safe with me.

Lisa: Well, I gotta get going. I have an art class in post-impressionisM.

Maggie: Oh, you’re an art student?

Lisa: Oh, no. I teach it.

Maggie: OH.

Lisa: Thanks for dinner, alan.

[Chuckles] I’m just kidding.

Alex: Huh. Alan?

Lisa: Here’s my number. Give me a call. Love the red hair. I couldn’t pull it off ’cause of my skin tone, but it totally works for you.

Maggie: Oh, thanks.

[Stammers] She’s very nice and outgoing.

Alex: Yeah, a great conversationalist too.

Maggie: But really low standards. You called her by the wrong name, and she wants to see you again?

Alex: Auntie, what can I say? I’m good at what I do.

Maggie: Okay. Okay, I’m gonna go, and you finish dressing.

Alex: All right.

Maggie: Oh! I thought–

Lucas: You th

Allie: What are you doing here? I thought–

Lucas: You thought I was in jail?

Allie: Something like that.

Lucas: They didn’t have enough evidence to hold me in connection to abigail’s murder, so I’m out on bail.

Allie: Hmm, out on bail?

Lucas: Yeah.

Allie: What about kidnapping my mother? That’s still a crime, isn’t it? I guess just not a serious one. I mean, why should you have to spend another night in jail? All you did was lock away another human for three months.

Chanel: Hey, let your dad in.

Allie: No. No, it’s our night.

Lucas: I’m sorry, chanel.

Chanel: Look, i will go back to the bakery.

Allie: No, it’s closeD. We closed it.

Chanel: Okay, well, I’ll open it back up.

Allie: Why, so I can hold my dad’s hand and make him feel better?

Chanel: No, so that you can talk to him and make yourself feel betteR. Look, maybe it’s just me, my experience, but don’t take the fact that you actually have a dad for granted. I know you’re not gonna work it all out tonight, but you have to start somewhere, okay?

Allie: Not tonight’S. It’s our night.

Chanel: Hey, we will have a million more. Okay.

Allie: Bye.

Chanel: Good night, mr. Horton.

Lucas: Night. It’s up to you. I’ll go if you want me to. It’s your call.

Paulina: Your sister, allie, is with chanel now. It’s done.

Johnny: But not set in stone. Chanel just needs to see she made the wrong decision, and that’s where you come in.

Paulina: Me? Please! What am I supposed to do about it?

Johnny: Oh, you know you have influence over her.

Paulina: Mm, not when she sets her mind to something. If I try to change her mind about allie, I will lose whatever influence I do have over her.

Johnny: I know you can’t just go to her and say she made the wrong decision, even though she did. That’s why we need a plan.

Paulina: “We” need a plan?

Johnny: For chanel’s sake.

Paulina: Oh, yeah. Oh, that’s right, that’s right. This has nothing to do with you. Yeah. And, you know, another thing, I don’t like that word “plan.” It sounds underhanded, manipulative.

Johnny: But it’s not about the routE. It’s about the destination. Will you just help me get there, paulina? Let me make chanel truly happy.

Victor: What is this? A fraternity house?

Maggie: He brought a woman home, victor. It’s no big deal.

Victor: He snuck a woman into his room, and then he had his way with heR. Where’s the sense of decency?

Maggie: You know, I always think it’s kind of hilarious when you attempt moral outrage.

Alex: Well, not everyone is as accepting as you are, aunt meg.

Maggie: Oh, hello.

Alex: Hi. I mean, you accept him.

Victor: You’re not funnY.

Maggie: Well, he kind of is, but I’m gonna go and check with cook about dinner. I always feel like maggie smith when I say that!

Victor: You remind me of your father at your age.

Alex: Really?

Victor: It’s not a compliment. Sit down.

Alex: Since you asked so nicely.

Victor: I have a question. The hell are you doing with your life?

Sarah: So even though gwen didn’t see us, she did take off the mask, which is the only proof that she was the one that lucas saw at the dimera mansion the night abigail was murdered.

Xander: And now we have to make sure she doesn’t have a chance to get rid of it. Come oN.

Gwen: [Exhales sharply] Well, we did have a few laughs, didn’t we?

[Sucks teeth] But alas, all good things must come to an end, so goodbye.

Gwen: [Sighs] Why didn’t I just do that that night?

[Sighs]

[Knocks at door] Who is it?

Leo: [Mumbles indistinctly]

Gwen: Who is it?

[Knocks at door] Damn it.

Leo: Who’s hungry?

Xander: Gwen came this way.

Sarah: And came back empty-handed.

Xander: Well, that dumpster. That’s the only place she could have ditched it. We get it out of here, and your troubles are over.

Sarah: And hers get a lot worsE.

Xander: Oh, my god, this must be where putrid came to die! Oh, I don’t see it in there.

Sarah: Somebody must have put another load on top. We’re gonna have to get in there and dig it out.

Xander: Get in there?

Sarah: Yeah, but that’s where the mask is.

Xander: Yeah, but can’t we get, like, a pole or some gas masks or something?

Sarah: Baby. I’ll do it.

Xander: Oh, no, no, no, no! Don’t, don’t, don’t!

Sarah: Whoo! You know, you could have given me a boost.

Paulina: We can’t hurt allie. That’s key.

Johnny: So can I take that as a yes?

Paulina: [Sighs] Ooh, this is against my better judgment.

Johnny: Look, for the record, I don’t want allie to get hurt either.

Paulina: Well, doesn’t that seem inevitable?

Johnny: Yeah, maybe in the short term, but really, we’re just freeing her up to meet the true love of her life, like I know chanel is for me.

Paulina: Oh, it is so touching how you care about otherS.

Johnny: Okay, so we need to figure out a way to get chanel away from allie in a way that’S…permanent.

Paulina: Amen to that. I can’t listen to one more “which twin do I want to be with” monologue.

Johnny: I was thinking maybe a misunderstanding is the best way to go, you know, set something up so chanel ends up feeling betrayed. And there’s nothing allie can say or do to make it betteR.

Paulina: But that seems complicateD.

Johnny: Okay. Pitch me a better idea.

Paulina: Okay, better idea– let’s not do anything at all.

Chanel: Why, hello, you two.

Paulina: Oh, chanel, what are you doing here, sneaking up on me like that?

Chanel: Oh, sorry. What were you two talking about? You were as thick as thieves.

Paulina: I was just giving johnny a shoulder to cry on.

Chanel: Aw, how sweet. Kind of a tell-mama moment?

Paulina: Now, chanel, don’t be mean. Heartbreak is tough.

Chanel: Right, especially when you’re planning to inflict it on someone else, like allie.

Johnny: What?

Paulina: Now, chanel, I think you misheard.

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: “Something we can set up so that chanel ends up feeling betrayed. And there’s nothing allie can do or say to make it better”? I’m sorry. What part of that did I mishear? Now, I half-expect something like that from you, but you? You’re supposed to have my back, not be plotting against me. I hate both of you.

Paulina: Oh, chanel. Now, wait. No, let me explain. Chanel. Oh. Oh, my god. What have I done?

Lucas: Listen, ever since the night of the wedding, things have been kind of complicated. I don’t understand what I did, and I can’t stand to think about what it’s been like for you.

Allie: It’s kind of a pattern, isn’t it? You think about me after you’ve already done what you know is wrong.

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah, you’re right.

Allie: But afterwards, you always feel so sorry.

Lucas: I am sorry, but I’m not here to ask for your forgivenesS. I’m here to tell you something that I think might be able to help you.

Allie: Oh, you didn’t kidnap my mother?

Lucas: No, I did that, but listen to me. Your grandma, marlena, she put me under hypnosis, and I started to remember a lot of things from that night. And the point is, is I didn’t kill abigail. I am not a murderer. I mean, I did go there that night. I went to the dimera mansion because I wanted to confront abigail. I wanted to beg her not to tell your mom that I was the one who kidnapped her, but I never saw abigail that night.

Allie: And that cut on your hand?

Lucas: I did this myself.

Allie: Mm, how?

Lucas: There was a bar in the dimera living rooM. And I wanted to make myself another drink, so I sliced my hand cutting a lemon.

Allie: “Cutting a lemon”? You were blind drunk. You had your back up against a wall. You snuck into the dimera mansion, and what? You made yourself a singapore sling? You couldn’t just take a swig out of the bottle like every other drunk in the world?

Lucas: Listen to me. I didn’t understand what I was doing. I had no idea, but I did see sarah there. I saw sarah running down the steps. She was headed for the door. She dropped somethinG. She picked it up. And then, she left. And the police think that might be the murder weapon.

Allie: Sarah? You saw sarah?

Lucas: Yes, I did. And I know it doesn’t make sense right now, but the point is, is I didn’t kill abigail. You believe that, don’t you? Please just tell me you believe that.

Xander: Sarah, get out of there. You’re gonna make yourself sick. I’m gonna be sicK.

Sarah: Someone had to take charge; this mask isn’t gonna find itself.

Xander: I know we have to find the mask, but there has to be a better way than this. Like, we can, like, tip it over, spill everything out, go through it with tongs. Sarah, get out of there. Sarah, please don’t make me come in there after you.

Sarah: Son of a bitch! The mask isn’t in here. Where the hell is it?

Leo: Does this lovely room of yours come with plates and flatware? Eating off those plastic utensils they give you? So déclassé.

Gwen: Leo, can you please– can you just go, please? I’m really not on the mood for company tonight.

Leo: I’m not company. I’m family. You and I are gonna break bread while you fill me in on the news.

Gwen: What news?

Leo: About saraH. Surely, the noose is tightening around her neck even as we speak. You wouldn’t happen to have a crisp chablis on ice, would you?

Gwen: I have a half pint of vodka, and it’s all minE.

Leo: Oh, gwen. You look like crap. What’s wrong?

Gwen: Nothing.

Leo: Liar. You’re gonna fill me in over some chowder, biscuits, salad. And for dessert, I’m back!

Gwen: Oh, that old thing. What are you gonna do with that?

Leo: What do you think? Marry xander and enjoy the honeymoon.

Gwen: Oh, oH. You’re hilarious.

Leo: I am going to have to have it hollanderized, though. I found it in a dumpster. It is stinky.

Gwen: Oh, my darlinG. Don’t you know you’re not gonna find mr. Right dumpster-diving?

Leo: [Chuckles] Wanna drop the act now? I saw you in the alley, darling. Can you spell “panicked”?

Gwen: I wasn’t panicked. I was just tidying up.

Leo: Oh, save it, s’il vous plait. That won’t wash. You’ve had this thing forever, and suddenly, it’s mask-a non grata? Hmm, well, last time we were together, xander was so down in the dumps about what was going to happen to sarah, like she was gonna be dragged off to the guillotine at any given moment. And yet, somehow she’s still free. Something about an alibi contradicting the entirely liquid lucas horton’s eyewitness account? Just who did he see that night rushing down those stairs?

Xander: Must still be in there. I mean, maybe you missed it. If you want something done right, you have to do it… yourself.

Victor: So sonny tells me you’d like to work with him at titan.

Alex: It came uP. Turns out that working for vic and joe wasn’t everything I hoped it would be.

Victor: Why? Did they actually expect you to work?

[Chuckles] So what do you see yourself doing at titan?

Alex: Shouldn’t sonny be sitting in on this conversation?

Victor: Oh, then he’d know what we were actually talking about. Do you really want sonny to know why you’re actually here?

Alex: Should have known i couldn’t put anything past you.

Lucas: Allie, please just say something.

Allie: I think I always knew that you couldn’t kill someone.

Lucas: Thank you.

Allie: But I don’t believe sarah could either.

Lucas: Me neither, to tell you the truth.

Allie: I think you should stay away from the phrase “to tell you the truth.” So how about I tell you the truth? Okay. I don’t believe that you killed abigail, but I will never forget–forgive–that you were the one who kidnapped my mom, that you hired men to keep her locked up against her will for monthS. And now, you’re in court, trying to get out of it like a coward. I think it’s pathetic.

Paulina: Chanel, honey, wait.

Chanel: Give me one good reason whY.

Paulina: Well, just let me explain.

Chanel: You don’t have to explain. It’s crystal clear. You don’t want me to be with allie. Well, I made my choice. I want to see what allie and i can be togetheR. And as my mother, I thought you would be happy for me, but instead, you’re plotting with johnny behind my back?

Paulina: I wasn’t really–

Chanel: I heard you! You thought he was right and I was wronG.

Paulina: No, I was just worried that you hadn’t made the right choice.

Chanel: Right. I hadn’t made the right choice. I picked the girl, and according to you, the right choice means picking the boy. That’s what this is really all about.

Alex: I guess maybe it did cross my mind that working for sonny would be less taxing than working for vic and joe.

Victor: Oh, bull. Something a lot more devious than that crossed your mind.

Alex: [Scoffs] Come on, unc. I was joking before. You can’t possibly think that i’m after sonny’s job. I know you want him there.

Victor: I put him there. And it was the right decision at the time, but as it turns out, he’s got too much of his mother in him.

Alex: Adrienne was a mother to me too.

Victor: Oh, come on. Don’t get huffy on mE. She’s fine, she’s great, she’s a saint, but she has no killer instinct and neither does sonny.

Alex: So you’re obviously upset about the acquisition sonny was attempting to make– a small company operating out of london.

Victor: Which he let slip right through his fingers.

Alex: And assumed that gabi hernandez had swooped in and took it out from under him.

Victor: Which she denies, and he believed her.

Alex: Even though she’s apparently a scheming liar with zero scruples.

Victor: Would you have believed her?

Alex: It’s hard to say.

Victor: You’re trying to protect sonny, aren’t you?

Alex: He is my brotheR.

Victor: Or maybe you’re trying to protect yourself.

Alex: Excuse me?

Victor: I did a little digging. Wasn’t gabi that swooped down and grabbed up that company. It was you.

Lucas: I mean, I don’t wanna throw my mother under the bus, but she did kind of insist that i plead not guiltY.

Allie: Yeah, she gave me the same spiel.

Lucas: Right, so then you know. You know my plea was based around what happened to abigail. And my memory lapse made it really easy for the police to assume that I killed her, so if I plead guilty to kidnapping your mother, they’re gonna think that I killed abigail too, you know, to keep her quiet.

Allie: I get it. Yeah, I went to that wedding thinking it was going to be one of the greatest days ever. You know, my mom and dad getting back together, it was like a dream come true.

Lucas: I know. I turned it into a real nightmare, didn’t I?

Allie: It’s more than that. That day, my eyes were finally opened about who you really are.

Paulina: You think you understand, but you don’T. I think you’re better off with johnny, not because he’s the boy but because, well, except for when he was possessed, he never hurt you, and allie has. She was all over the map with her feelings for you and tripp, and that hurt you. I saw it.

Chanel: But she wasn’t ready to face how she felt about me then. Now, she has.

Paulina: Well, okay, but she still–she got a lot of baggage, like with that little boy.

Chanel: Nice try, mama, but henry isn’t baggagE. This is about me making a choice that you’re not comfortable with. You want me in a nice, traditional relationship, whatever that is.

Paulina: Oh, you’re wrong. Now, you know I’m open-minded, that i think love is love. Now, chanel, now look at our skin. Don’t we have it already hard enough in this country? You’re making a choice that’s going to even make it harder for you.

Chanel: You wanna know how I know you’re lying? Because it’s one excuse after another. You would never run away from a choice you felt deep in your heart, and you would hate it if I did. Just tell me the truth. Please.

Xander: Oh! Oh, I can’t believe this!

Sarah: I told you.

Xander: [Exhales sharply] I’m not giving up. We may not have the mask, but we know that gwen must have been there the night of the murder, at the mansion.

Sarah: Yeah, but we don’t have the proof.

Xander: We just have to go to the cops and tell them what we know.

Sarah: There’s only one problem.

Xander: What problem?

Sarah: Gwen.

Gwen: This is ridiculous.

Leo: Gwen. Gwennie. GuineverE. I know you too well, and I saw the panic in your eyes when i pulled the mask out of the bag. And we both know this is about more than just the mask.

Gwen: I’m getting the vodka.

Leo: For starters, you have a wretched excess of motive. And two, we already discussed the missing hours at statesville. Even if the guard can’t remember which night it was, we both know the disappearing act spells opportunity. And finally, thiS. This means means! The case against you is more obvious than rock hudson. Look, I am your friend. You know thaT. So tell your friend what happened that night.

Victor: So you were right about one thing– you can’t put anything past me.

Alex: Point taken. Lesson learned. So full disclosure, I knew sonny was out to buy that company, so I formed an llc to hide behind and i bought the company out for a lesser price than what sonny was going to paY.

Victor: So then you moved here. So you are after sonny’s job?

Alex: No, I was trying to help him out.

Victor: Oh, well, this I’ve gotta hear.

Alex: Unc, I swear to god. I caught wind of what sonny was trying to do with that company. I knew about the company myselF. I knew about its financials. So i heard enough of sonny’s proposal to realize he was about to be taken, so I bought it outright myself. I saved him from falling into a trap.

Victor: There’s a far, far better thing you did.

Alex: I have no interest in that company. My long-term plan was to flip it back to titan at the original terms that sonny should have been able to get from the very beginning. I was only trying to help.

Victor: Well, it sounds like you thought of everything.

Alex: I try.

Paulina: You’re right. You’re right. I wanted you with a boY. I was being selfisH. I told myself I was thinking of you, but truth is, I was trying to make you fulfill my dream. I wanted every cliché in the book for yoU.

Chanel: No, for you.

Paulina: For me. The wedding, the handsome groom, putting the ring on the finger, and babies–lots of them. It was everything but the picket fence. It’s too much to give up.

Chanel: You don’t understanD. I want all those things too. You’re just hanging onto an old-fashioned idea of what marriage has to be. I can have all of those things with allie. She’s my princess charming. And I want you in my corner, mama. I want all the things you want for me, but I need you to help me with it all, not fight me. Right now, allie, she’s with her dad. And she may be on the verge of losing him–i don’t know– but I do know that I don’t wanna lose my mother.

Paulina: Oh, baby. No, no, you won’T. You won’T. You won’t, I promise. I promise you, you won’T. You won’T. Come here, baby.

Allie: I guess it’s inevitable. Every kid has the day where the scales fall and they don’t see their parent in the same way anymorE. They see he’s human. He makes human mistakes, sometimes inhuman ones. You set yourself up to be the hero of mom’s life. You were gonna make everything okay after all that she’s been through, but you were the one who made her suffer. And I look at it now, and I don’t understand it. I don’t understand you, and it breaks my heart.

Lucas: Just tell me what to do; tell me how to make it up to you.

Allie: No, that’s not how it works, dad. It’s not up to me. You can’t just tell me that you want things to be different. You have to show me that it’s possible.

Xander: I don’t see a problem. I mean, if we go to the cops and explain that there’s a possibility that gwen was at the mansion that night disguised as you–

Sarah: Yeah, and maybe they’ll buy that logic, but then what? They have motive, but no mask means no means. And her being locked up in statesville that night means no opportunity. All that’s gonna do is let gwen know that we’re onto her. Right now, she thinks that that mask is gone for good, and we have to keep it that way if we’re gonna nail heR.

Leo: So I ask what happened that night, and all I get is a pout?

Gwen: I’m not pouting.

Leo: You’re not talking either.

Gwen: Because there’s nothing to say, nothing to tell.

Leo: Fine. My mistake. I’ll just take this lovely mask back to where I found it and pretend I never saw it.

Gwen: Actually, I would prefer if you would just let me handle it on my own. Thank you; no offense.

Leo: None taken.

Gwen: Mm, lovely seeing you.

Leo: You too.

[Tense music]

Xander: I don’t think I’ve ever needed a wash the way I needed that one, and I am eternally sorry for making you jump in that dumpster first.

Gwen: [Giggles] You more than made up for it in the shower. So tomorrow, we go to statesville.

Xander: Yeah, and get proof that gwen got out the night abigail was murdered. Don’t worry, sarah. We’re gonna get you through this together. Gwen will never see us coming.

Alex: Uncle victor, I do not want sonny to know about this.

Victor: Oh, I’m sure you don’T. Imagine what would happen if I told him what you were actually doing here.

Alex: Imagine what it would do to him.

Victor: Imagine what it would do to you. No one in this family would ever trust you again.

Alex: And what are you gonna do?

Victor: Nothing. Maintain the status quo. You’ll be a fixer for the company, working under sonny but reporting to me, okay?

Alex: Do I have a choice? Well then, gee, uncle vic, I’d love that.

Victor: One other thing. It occurred to me that this little arrangement could be what you wanted from the very beginning.

Johnny: Please tell me you were able to talk her down. We can still salvage thiS. I know we can. Look, just because chanel heard us doesn’t mean it can’t still work.

Paulina: It’s not going to work, johnny, because we’re not going to do it.

Johnny: But you said you–

Paulina: No! I said I want her to be happy, and that means being with allie.

Allie: Oh, thank god you’re here.

[Sighs]

Chanel: How did it go with your dad?

Allie: We talked. And I told him that he would have to show me that things will be different, so he made a decision.

Lucas: This is lucas horton. Yeah, we need to have a meeting about my defense. I want to change my plea in the kidnapping case back to guilty.

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Abe: [Chuckling] Hey, hey.

Paulina: [Chuckles]

Abe: See you have started happy hour without me.

Paulina: Well, it’s a lot happier now that you’re here.

[Both chuckle] Oh, there really is nothing like a cold martini at the end of the day. Here, let me get you one. Honey. Oh, honey, could you get me one of your perfect martinis for my friend here? Heavy on the gin and stingy as hell on the vermouth.

Abe: Ooh, now, are you trying to get me drunk so you can have your way with me?

Paulina: Abraham! That’s exactly what I’m trying to do.

Abe: [Chuckles]

[Phone buzzes]

Chad: What do you want, sarah? “Sorry I killed your wife”? Not in the mood. Hey, schmitty! Let me get another one of these, please.

Eric: Hey, chad. Don’t you already think you’ve had enough?

Sarah: Hey, chad, it’s sarah. I know you don’t want to talk to me, but can you please call me back? It’s important.

[Phone beeps]

Sonny: Sarah.

Sarah: Hey, sonny.

Sonny: What a surprise.

Sarah: [Chuckles] Yeah, I was just coming to tell my mom some good news.

Sonny: Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve heard any good news. So what is it?

Sarah: You know how they talk on crime shows? “There’s been a break in the case.”

Rafe: This is nicole’s statement. I took her at home this morning.

Jada: Thanks. How’s she doing?

Rafe: She’s doing a lot better. Pain’s better anyway, but the crutches are driving her nuts. They slow her down. She does not like to be slowed down.

Jada: Hmm.

Rafe: Abigail’s file?

Jada: Yeah, I’m going through it once last time. I think we’re pretty close to closing the case.

Xander: Like hell you are!

Rafe: Take it easy, cook.

Xander: Get her to stop harassing sarah.

Jada: I’m not harassing her, I’m just doing my job!

Xander: Because she’s innocent. And we can prove it.

Jack: I can prove all editorial decisions through email. I–I understand, I do. Listen, the bottom line is that I–

[Knock at door] I am not leaving salem until I find out who killed my daughter.

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Jack: I’ll call you back.

Gwen: I imagine you’re not too surprised to see me.

Jack: No, no. I heard about your pardon.

Gwen: Well, you are in the news business, aren’t you? Sorry, I didn’t mean to just turn up here unannounced.

Jack: It’s all right. Jennifer and julie took the kids out for pizza.

Gwen: That place that has the window looking into the kitchen, where the children can watch them making the pizza? I love that. Gosh, I remember thomas used to knock on the glass–

Jack: Please, can we just not… take the trip down memory lane? Tell me why you’re here.

Gwen: I’m here because there’s something I want you to know.

Sonny: So rex can vouch for your whereabouts at the time of the murder?

Sarah: Yeah. Yeah, he came to see me at the inn and he stayed there until I fell asleep.

Sonny: That’s great!

[Chuckles] Um… and also, you know, maggie’s been really worried about you.

Sarah: No, I know.

Sonny: And for what it’s worth… I never thought you did it. Okay? No matter what kind of drugs gwen pumped into you, it’s not in your nature to hurt anyone. Especially not abigail.

Sarah: Thank you. You know, there were times, though, when I couldn’t remember everything that happened that night and I just kept thinking like, what if the drugs made me–

Sonny: Hey. You don’t have to think about that anymore. Okay? Rex will testify and you can just put this whole thing behind you.

Sarah: Yeah, I mean, I don’t know, you know? Rex can tell them that he was there, but it doesn’t mean the police have to believe him.

Jada: What do you mean you can prove it?

Rafe: Yeah, what are you talking about now?

Xander: I’m talking about the fact that– sarah couldn’t have killed abigail. So you need to get this woman to back off or we’re gonna charge her with harassment.

Jada: Questioning your suspect is not harassment!

Xander: Sarah isn’t a suspect. And if you’d been doing your job instead of trying to railroad her, you would’ve found out she has an alibi.

Jada: How? She doesn’t remember where she was that night!

Xander: No, but her ex-husband can. Marlena hypnotized sarah and she remembered that she was with rex. And he can and will confirm it. So take one of your little pens here and cross sarah off your list of suspects.

Jada: Sorry, I can’t do that.

Xander: Why the hell not?

Chad: Where did schmitty go?

Eric: Smitty’s off. You’re done.

Chad: I would like another drink.

Eric: I saw your tab and it looks like you’ve already had enough.

Chad: Yeah. I am going to have quite a few more. As my son so eloquent– eloq– as my son says, you are not the boss of me.

Eric: I kind of am. I’m legally bound to refuse service to anyone who’s obviously over their limit.

Chad: Are you having a good time, father?

Eric: I know you’re not.

Chad: You know the problem with priests? Sorry. Ex-priests. Is that you think you’re god on earth.

Eric: You know what I think? I think you’re hurting.

Chad: [Chuckles] Wow. Such insight. Such compassion. The man whose wife was stabbed to death by her hopped-up cousin is hurting. You should have a talk show.

Eric: I’m calling you a cab.

Chad: No, you are gonna get me the drink that I ordered. And I’m not leaving until I get it. This is the sound of better breathing.

Xander: Didn’t you hear me? Sarah’s not a suspect anymore. She has an alibi.

Jada: Right, an alibi. A colleague of dr. Horton hypnotizes her and then…

[Snaps fingers] Her memory comes back? And who confirms it? Oh, wait for it. Her ex-husband.

Rafe: Dial it down.

Jada: Tell him to dial it down. Here’s the one that charged in here claiming that I’m harassing sarah horton? Railroading her?

Xander: You blew up her wedding!

Jada: And now he’s ordering me to stop the investigation because he’s come up with some out-of-the-blue alibi?

Xander: You just listen to me.

Jada: No, you listen to me. Lucas horton swears he saw sarah horton at the scene of the crime on the night of the crime.

Xander: You know as well as I do that lucas horton is a drunk and a liar. He’s only pointing his finger at sarah to save his own skin.

Jada: [Sighs] Did you know mr. Horton was also hypnotized by your very own dr. Evans? Mm-hmm. And he remembers being at the dimera mansion that night and he saw sarah walking down the stairs.

Xander: So he’s faking it. He was just pretending to be hypnotized.

Jada: So he fooled dr. Evans? Is it also possible that perhaps she was also fooled by dr. Horton?

Xander: Maybe, but sarah has an alibi. Rex brady was in my room at the salem inn with her on the night of the murder.

Jada: Oh. Does he have a habit of visiting his ex-wife alone in a hotel room?

Xander: Well, he never really got over her, really.

Jada: Oh, he never really got over her, did he? And now he’s covering for her murder charge. Hmm. It’s always nice when a divorce is amicable.

Xander: He wouldn’t lie about something like this. You know he wouldn’T.

Jada: Mr. Cook, I admit this is a troublesome case and I’ve had my fair share of he said-she said, but this is my first he remembered-she remembered.

Xander: This isn’t funny, damn it.

Rafe: Xander, listen. We will follow up on everything you’ve told us and we will talk to rex.

Jada: But your fiancée is not yet off the hook.

Xander: You know what? You’re idiots. You’re both idiots.

Jada: [Sighs]

Rafe: Well, you told him. Everything you know about the case.

Jada: [Sighs] I’M…sorry.

Rafe: Might wanna work on that.

Jada: [Sighs]

Sonny: Hey, come on. I’ll walk you out.

[Phone ringing] I’m sorry. Um, I gotta take this. Hello?

Eric: Hey, sonny, it’s eric brady.

Sonny: Oh, hey, eric. What’s up?

Eric: Hey, I’m sorry to bother you, I just didn’t know who else to call. It’s about chad. By the looks of it, he’s been drinking all afternoon down here at the brady pub and, listen, I refused to serve him another drink but now he won’t leave. And I have an appointment to make, so–

Sonny: Yeah, okay, I’ll be right there.

Eric: Good. I was hoping you’d say that. Thanks.

Abe: Now, haven’t you noticed that you don’t have to get me lubricated to succumb to your charms?

Paulina: Mm, well, it’s true, I am a goddess and you are helpless before me. [Chuckles] Unless…

Abe: Unless what?

Paulina: Well, I’ll be honest. When it comes to your career, you can be downright stubborn.

Abe: Because it’s my career.

Paulina: And it’s been very nice so far, but you are not poised to take off to reach for the stars.

Abe: To do what you want me to do.

Paulina: This isn’t about me. It isn’t even about you, it’s for the people of this state.

Abe: Oh, I know how you worry about them.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. And do you know how many state governors went on to be president?

Abe: Almost as many that went to jail.

Paulina: That’s why we need an honest man like you. I can’t believe. Oh, governor mitchell, he pardoned those killers. Mm, he’s proven himself unfit for the office.

Abe: Then why did you want me to grovel for his endorsement?

Paulina: This–this is my point. If I as so much as bring up the topic of your political career, you get oppositional. Just like a two-year-old.

Abe: Oh, well–hey! Hey, nicole. Over here.

Paulina: Uh-uh, uh-uh. I know what you’re doing.

Abe: I’m just greeting an old friend.

Paulina: It won’t stop me.

Abe: Nothing ever does.

Nicole: Hey.

Abe: [Chuckles] Hey, hello.

Nicole: Hi, paulina.

Paulina: Hi.

Abe: Here, come on.

Nicole: Thank you.

Abe: Why don’t you join us? There you are.

Nicole: Goodness.

[All chuckling] So.

Abe: Well, isn’t this great, huh? Huh?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. It is! It is. Because now nicole can help me talk some sense into you.

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Paulina: We have to get you a drink, but first tell the man he should be governor.

Abe: [Chuckles] Look, why don’t we, uh, see how nicole is doing first? Like how’s your ankle? And how did you feel after being held at gunpoint?

Paulina: Oh, he’s right. Shame on me. Feel free to open up. I know exactly what you’re going through. When we were robbed at gunpoint last labor day, I don’t think I slept for a week.

Abe: Yeah, why don’t you just tell nicole how you felt, paulina?

Paulina: Oh, he’s right. We were talking about you.

Abe: We were trying to. I just thank god eric came along when he did. It sounds like he saved your life.

Nicole: I think so. I mean, I thought that guy was gonna shoot me. And somehow eric talked him down.

Paulina: Well, that’s so romantic! Oh, so tell me when are the two of you getting back together?

Abe: Paulina.

Nicole: [Chuckles]

[Phone ringing]

Eric: Detective hunter?

Jada: Hi, eric. Thanks for coming in. It shouldn’t take long, I just need to ask a few questions about the other night.

Eric: Of course, not a problem. First of all, I just– how are you are doing? Since I saw you last at the hospital?

Jada: Better. Thanks for asking.

Eric: Yeah. That’s good. But I think everybody would understand if you weren’t better.

Jada: Yeah, I mean, it was a clean shoot, but I still killed a man with a soul. It stays with you.

Eric: Of course it does.

Jada: [Sighs] I mean, I– with you being a priest and everything, I’m sure you’ve dealt with a lot of people and people who dealt with guilt and a lot of difficult emotions. I feel like you would understand.

Eric: Yeah, I do. Hey, if you ever need to talk about it, you know I’m here, okay?

Jada: Thanks. Let me get that file. Oh, just had it here somewhere. Oh, damn it, damn it, damn it! Ugh. [Sighs] I am not in a good mood.

Eric: Really? [Chuckles] Hey, you know, on my way over here, I saw xander cook leaving the office. He wouldn’t have anything to do with your mood, would he?

Jada: Oh, no. I just love hyper-aggressive overbearing alpha males who shove pens in your face and call you an idiot and you end up getting in trouble by your boss. I mean, the man’s a total jerk! He’s not your friend, is he?

Eric: Definitely not my friend.

Jada: [Laughs] Okay. That seems kind of out of character for you, but what did he do?

Eric: Well, for starters, he slept with my wife.

[Phone chiming]

Xander: Those bloody cops! No, that bloody cop I tell you what. She’s got her mind all made up and no pesky facts are gonna change it.

Sarah: I take it it didn’t go very well.

Xander: That’d be an understatement.

Sarah: Maybe you should’ve called the lawyer.

Xander: I thought I could handle it.

Sarah: You usually do.

Xander: Well, listen to this. When I told rafe that rex could confirm your alibi, that hunter woman, she was all over the fact that he’s your ex-husband.

Sarah: He is my ex-husband. What’s wrong with that?

Xander: I might’ve let slip that he never got over you and she took that to mean that, you know, he might lie for you.

Sarah: Well, that’s not good. That’s not as bad as lucas’ testimony, but that’s not good.

Xander: Lucas is a lying drunk.

Sarah: I don’t think you can lie under hypnosis. I wasn’T. And I know that I was here when lucas said that he saw me there.

Xander: But he didn’t see you. You couldn’t be in two places at once.

Sarah: Except I was before, wasn’t I? Remember?

Gwen: I saw jenn leave with the kids. You should know I didn’t want to just turn up here. I know jennifer’s already going through enough to have to deal with finding me on her doorstep.

Jack: What did you want to tell me?

Gwen: I wanted to tell you that the pardon was not my idea. It was kristen who got me out, who intervened. Now, I’m not going to pretend like I’m not happy about it, but I didn’t scheme to get it. I was absolutely prepared to serve my sentence.

Jack: Except you didn’t have any choice in that, did you?

Gwen: I mean, I understand that I deserved it and that I need to pay for what I had done.

Jack: I appreciate you saying that. I have to admit, when I heard you’d been pardoned, I didn’t know what to think. But hearing you now… I understand that you truly wanted– you truly want to atone for what you did to sarah. And to abigail.

Chad: Where the hell are you, ewwic?

[Laughs]

[Inhales deeply and sighs] Okay, fine, I’m gonna get it myself then!

Sonny: Chad!

Chad: [Laughs] Uh-oh. Did eric call you?

Sonny: Look, he said you needed a ride home and clearly, he was right.

Chad: Nope, I just need another drink.

Sonny: Okay, chad, chad, no one is going to–stand up. Hey, look at me. Look at me. Hey. No one is going to serve you. All right?

Chad: Well, then I’m just gonna go find another bar.

Sonny: I’m telling you, I think it’s time to call it a day.

Chad: [Chuckles] Wanna wrestle?

Sonny: No, I don’t want to wrestle.

Chad: Move.

Sonny: Chad.

Chad: Move.

Sonny: Chad.

[Chad laughing] Ow! My asthma felt anything but normal.

[Light music]

Jack: What can i do for you, rafe?

Rafe: I came to update you on abigail’s case. Oh, gwen.

Gwen: Commissioner.

Rafe: That’s right. I did hear that you were pardoned. I guess congratulations are in order.

Jack: That was kristen’s doing, not gwen’S.

Rafe: Oh.

Jack: So, what did you learn about abigail’s case? Please, tell me.

Rafe: Yeah, right. Well, turns out that sarah horton may in fact have an alibi for the time of the murder. She remembers being with rex brady at the salem inn and word is he’s willing to confirm it.

Jack: Well, thank god. Especially for maggie’s sake.

Gwen: What about what lucas said? Didn’t he say that he saw sarah at the dimera mansion the night that she was murdered?

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, that is still a question mark. So, obviously until we speak to rex, sarah’s not going to be completely cleared.

Jack: But once you’ve confirmed that rex is telling the truth?

Rafe: Well, then we’re going to have to look at lucas’ statement a hell of a lot harder. After all, sarah can’t be two places at the same time.

Sarah: You remember when I came to you and told you that I couldn’t marry you and that I was going away and didn’t want you looking for me?

Xander: That wasn’t you.

Sarah: I know. It was kristen. I think I was in a suitcase at that point, but it certainly seemed like I was somewhere that I wasn’T. You would’ve even sworn to it.

Xander: The mask.

Sarah: The mask. The mask that kristen loaned gwen. “The part of sarah horton usually played by kristen dimera will tonight be played by gwen rizczech.” For all I know, she still has that mask.

Xander: That bitch.

Sarah: That bitch. We’ve seen the lengths that she’ll go to get rid of me. And she’s the only person that I know that flat-out hated abigail.

Xander: She was wearing the mask that night.

Sarah: And killed two birds with one stone.

Jada: He slept with your wife?

Eric: Now my ex-wife.

Jada: That would be nicole, the commissioner’s wife?

Eric: [Sighs softly]

Jada: So xander sleeping with her, that’s why you got divorced?

Eric: [Sighs] Well, that was the catalyst.

Jada: Mm.

Eric: But the truth is, I wasn’t much of a husband. I was out of the country most of the time and I was just focused on my work and– listen, to be honest, I really wasn’t paying attention to my marriage. Or nicole.

Paulina: It’s like a romance novel! Our hero saves the heroine’s life and all their problems melt away like april snow.

Abe: [Chuckles] Paulina.

Paulina: Oh, you know. I know chemistry. I could sense the chemistry between you two at our wedding. If chanel hadn’t caught that bouquet, ah, I know you and your ex would’ve been the next ones married.

Nicole: Yes, well, I was.

Paulina: Huh?

Abe: You see, nicole is married. To rafe hernandez.

Paulina: Oh! Honey! You should’ve talked to me first. Oh.

Jada: But the two of you are still on good terms?

Eric: Uh, yes. I only wish her the best.

Jada: More than that. You risked your life for her.

Eric: Well, when I saw the guy holding a gun on her… I knew at that moment that he could pull the trigger any minute. I just realized that–

Jada: You were still in love with her.

Eric: What I realized in that moment… is that I wouldn’t want to live on this earth without her in it.

Jada: Well, thanks to your quick thinking, you don’t have to.

Eric: I don’t know about that. You know, I kind of think I am the reason why it happened.

Jada: Say what?

Eric: Well, that morning, the guy, when I saw him stealing tips out of the jar, I should’ve called the cops.

Jada: Aren’t you being a little hard on yourself?

Eric: Am I? I mean, if I had done something, nicole, she wouldn’t have had a gun pointed at her. And if I hadn’t let the guy get away, jake wouldn’t be dead.

Jada: You can’t think like that.

Eric: Yeah, well, it’s all I’ve been thinking about.

Jada: Look, I know all about going over and over things in your head. But the only person responsible for what that man did is that man. Not me, not nicole, and not you. So don’t blame yourself for what happened.

Eric: Thanks.

Jada: So let’s get that statement.

Paulina: So you were hanging out at our wedding on your wedding day?

Nicole: Well, it was sort of a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Paulina: Mm, oh. Well, congratulations.

[Phone ringing] Oh. Oh, it’s the exploratory committee.

Abe: Exploratory committee?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. I had them set up some focus groups, see how the average joe responds to the name abe carver.

[Chuckles]

[Phone ringing]

[Sighs]

Abe: [Chuckles] You know, we were hoping that our marriage would bring her out of her shell.

Nicole: Uh-huh. Must be really hard to pry an opinion out of her.

Abe: Ah.

Nicole: It’s okay. I mean, she’s not the only one that thinks that way about me and eric. Even rafe thinks something’s going on.

Abe: Rafe?

Nicole: It’s just– after eric scared off that guy with the gun, he was trying to talk me down and rafe showed up and rafe misread things and he freaked out on eric.

Abe: Wow.

Nicole: But once rafe realized what was happening, you know, he felt bad. But I just–rafe doesn’t have anything to worry about.

Abe: Are you sure?

Jack: Well, if rex really was with sarah that night, then lucas saying that he saw sarah at the dimera mansion doesn’t make any sense. Again, lucas was drinking. Maybe he doesn’t know what he saw.

Rafe: Yeah, that’s a distinct possibility.

[Soft tense music]

Gwen: Well, that’s good to know that sarah probably didn’t have anything to do with abigail’s murder. I would hate to have to live with the responsibility for my sister’s death.

Sonny: Chad. I’m serious!

[Chad laughing hysterically] Chad, I’m serious, man! Get off me and sit down! Chad. Come on. Chad. Just– right here. Chad. Come on, man.

Chad: Oh, I told you there was another bar.

Sonny: Chad, don’t do it.

Chad: [Laughing] Why not? Well, thanks to you, I had my own designated driver.

Sonny: What? Your own designated– what happened today?

Chad: “What happened?” My wife was stabbed to death. What, did it slip your mind?

Sonny: No, what happened today? All right, what set you off like this?

Chad: [Sighs] It’s just– don’t worry about the–

Sonny: Chad! Hey, focus! Damn it! Chad! Wait, is this about sarah?

Chad: Oh, man. She’s crazy. What, does she think? That I’m gonna pick up the phone from the person who killed my wife? [Scoffs]

Sonny: Look, chad, I don’t think she was calling to tell you that she did that. I think she was calling you to say that she was innocent. She has an alibi.

Chad: What?

Sonny: She was with rex at the time of the murder.

Chad: [Chuckling]

Sonny: Chad.

Chad: So what you’re saying is, first, clyde didn’t do it and then lucas didn’t do it and now sarah didn’t do it? So what–what does it mean? That my wife stabbed herself to death herself?

[Laughs]

Sonny: Chad, I know–I know how hard this must be, okay? Not knowing who did this horrible thing.

Chad: [Sighs] See, it doesn’t even matter. Because even if we find out who did it, it’s not gonna bring her back, okay? Nothing will. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Chad: Do you wanna know why I went out drinking today? Because thomas didn’t want to go to the aquarium. I told him that we could do something else. He wanted abigail. And I snapped at him. Because he wanted his mother. I don’t want to be around my own kids. Because I don’t want to have to worry about causing them any more pain.

Sonny: Kids know about more than you think they do. Thomas knows you didn’t mean to hurt him.

Chad: [Laughs] Even so. I’m supposed to make him feel better.

[Chuckles] I am supposed to suck it up and make my kids feel better.

[Laughing] I am not. I am just causing them more pain!

[Chad crying]

Jada: Sign here and here.

Eric: Do you need anything else?

Jada: I don’t think so. Everything you said matches up with what mrs. Hernandez said.

Eric: Oh, you already got her statement too?

Jada: No, commissioner hernandez.

Eric: That’s great. So were you– did you find a place yet? I mean, or did you look at the rooms above the pub?

Jada: [Sighs] No, I haven’t had time. But I better make time because I am bleeding money staying at the salem inn.

Eric: All right, all right, enough. Tomorrow, you’re gonna come and I’m gonna show them.

Jada: That would be great.

Eric: Great.

Jada: And then after, maybe I can take you out to lunch?

Eric: [Chuckles] You don’t have to do that.

Jada: I didn’t mean it as a thank you. I meant as a, well–

Eric: Detective hunter, are you asking me out on a date?

Abe: I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said anything.

Nicole: Abe, it’s fine. I think what everyone is picking up on is the fact that I will always care about eric. I am so happy with rafe.

Paulina: [Laughs] Good news! The focus group’s numbers are through the roof! The committee loves your chances!

Nicole: Ah, well, congratulations, abe. Paulina, thank you for the drink.

Paulina: Oh, we’re just ordering some dinner. Join us.

Nicole: Oh, no. Three is a crowd. Besides, I’m on my way to the station.

Abe: Oh, well, let me drive you.

Nicole: No, no, abe, I’ll take a cab. I don’t want to keep you from your dinner. Besides, with any luck, maybe I can convince rafe to take me out on a romantic dinner of our own.

Xander: So she put on the mask, murdered abigail, and then on her way out the house, happened to run into lucas.

Sarah: Do you know what I think? If she hadn’t “happened” to run into lucas, she would’ve “happened” to run into somebody else. She didn’t want to just get away with it, she wanted to pin it on me.

Xander: There’s a whole lot of premeditation in that.

Sarah: Well, isn’t gwen known for her organizational skills?

Xander: I was about to marry someone so… sick.

Sarah: It’s just the hard part is getting someone to believe us. I mean, gwen was in prison.

Xander: Gwen wasn’t in prison. She was in statesville. I know flea markets that have tighter security than that place. And we’ll get the police to believe us by showing them evidence. We’ll prove that gwen had the mask.

Sarah: How do we do that?

Xander: We search her room. She texted me where she’s staying, wanted me to know that she’s there for me, since it looked like you were the killer.

Sarah: Oh, she did, did she?

Xander: I think she’s going to regret sharing that bit of information.

Sarah: Mm-hmm.

Xander: Let’s go. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Chad: Thank you, for being such a good friend to me.

Sonny: [Sniffles]

[Chuckles and sniffles] You’re a good friend too. And you’re a good dad.

Chad: No.

Sonny: You are. And like I’ve said a million times before, I’ll always be there for you, okay? Let’s get you upstairs, all right? Let’s sleep it off. Come on, come on. Come on up. There we go. No. Thank you. Come on. One foot in front of the other.

Jack: I meant what I said about you being able to clear sarah. Especially for maggie’s sake.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Jack: It must be hell to wonder if your daughter is capable of doing something like that.

Paulina: Sorry if I put my foot in it before. But I know chemistry. It was plain as day at our wedding.

Abe: So you were thinking about nicole and eric, not about me?

Paulina: Oh, abe. Now, stop. Of course I was focused on the handsome groom.

Abe: [Chuckles]

Paulina: But how could you not notice the sparks flying off those two? Yeah, nicole? She might’ve run off to marry the commish, but I have no doubt in my mind she still has feelings for eric.

Jada: I’m sorry. The way you were talking about your ex-wife, I just assumed you were single. But if you’re seeing someone–

Eric: No, I’m not seeing anyone.

Jada: Maybe you’re just not interested.

Eric: I never said I wasn’t interested. I’d love to go to lunch.

Jada: Great. Then it’s a date.

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Shawn: Hey, shh. I just got him down.

Belle: Okay.

Shawn: Look, thank yoU. Thank you for coming.

Belle: Yeah, of course. What’s wrong? You sounded upset on your message.

Shawn: Evan got the court order.

Belle: For the paternity test?

Shawn: Yeah, we did it earlier this morning at the hospital. And evan was telling the truth. Shawn christian is his son.

Belle: Are you sure?

Shawn: Yeah, I had my aunt kayla oversee the testing herself, and she ran it three times.

Belle: Oh, my god. Shawn, I’m so sorry.

Shawn: Now, evan’s gonna take him away.

Evan: The results of the paternity test came back exactly as you said they would.

Orpheus: Congratulations, son. And don’t worrY. I’m gonna get you all set up. Soon as we’re done here, we’re gonna get a crib and a stroller and anything else you need.

Evan: Actually, dad, I don’t need any of that.

Orpheus: What? What are you talking about?

Evan: The reason I asked you here is to say goodbye.

Gabi: Jake and ava’s marriage certificate hasn’t been filed yet? What? So cut the damn line! Brenda, listen, you cannot follow the rules when you are committing a felony. Submitting phony paperwork is a misdemeanor? That’s a fun fact! Here’s another one. If ej finds out there is no certificate filed, he’s gonna know that jake and ava were never married, and I’m gonna be out of a job, and so are you.

Ej: I’m calling your bluff, avA. Getting city hall on the line right now.

Ava: What for? You just checked with them, and they told you that the paperwork for my marriage license hadn’t been filed yet, which makes sense. Between the backlog and the bureaucracy, things over there take forever, and jake and i were just married yesterday.

Ej: At the courthouse? That’s where you claimed to have wed my brother prior to his demise?

Ava: Yeah. That’s what I told you.

Ej: Then I’ll speak directly to the county clerk. He’ll be able to track down the paperwork…If it exists.

[Keypad clicks]

[Line trilling] Yes, hello. I would like you to track down a marriage certificate for me, please. Thank yoU. The names are jake dimera and ava vitali.

Kristen: Rolf, don’t you play with me. What are you talking about? You just said that you couldn’t bring jake back.

Rolf: That is correct. This young man’s life has been tragically cut short. He won’t be rising from the ashes today or any other day. His twin brother, stefan, however, is an entirely different story.

Kristen: Oh. Oh, my god.

Rolf: Not god. It was all me. How fortunate we are to have an heir and a spare. Behold, stefan O. Dimera.

[Monitor beeping]

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

[Soft orchestration]

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Gabi: Brenda. Brenda, no, no, no, no, no. I pay you generously to perform tasks that my nine-year-old could do asleeP. How long does it take to file a damn piece of paper? I want it done yesterday!

[Sighs] Li.

Shin: Did your assistant mess up your coffee order again?

GabI: Oh no. There was just a little problem with the goldenberg contract. Some paperwork was filed incorrectly, so it’s holding up the signing, but it’s gonna get donE.

Shin: I signed that contract when it was executed last week.

Gabi: I–thank you. I didn’t know that. Thank you for telling me that.

Shin: No problem. Now, why don’t you tell me why you’re lying?

Ava: You’re wasting your time.

Ej: And your time is running out. Now’s your chance to admit what you’ve done. If you confess, I’ll be less inclined to include the authorities.

Ava: My husband’s body isn’t even cold yet, and here you are calling me a liar? Making threats? Begrudging me any small bequest?

Ej: My brother’s shares are no small bequest. You used his death to your advantage.

Ava: Oh, isn’t that what you’re doing here, ej, hmm? Trying to get your hands on jake’s shares so you can take over as ceo?

Ej: I’m not trying to take over anything. I am taking back what belongs to me. The company’s called dimera enterprises. I’m a dimera, and I will reclaim what’s rightfully mine.

Kristen: Is this really stefan?

Rolf: Yes. As you’ll recall, when he was shot, gabi begged me to revive him. However, after my evaluation, I concluded there was nothing that could be done.

Kristen: Not even your magic serum could bring him back?

Rolf: Sadly, stefan had lost the spark of life.

Kristen: So obviously it was too late.

Rolf: So it seemed. But then i told myself, nothing’s impossible, and it wasn’t!

Kristen: It wasn’t?

Rolf: Well, not exactly.

[Monitor beeping]

Belle: I don’t understand how evan could have gotten a court order this fast.

Shawn: I don’t know. I’m thinking it’s whoever strongarmed the governor into pardoning him made it happen.

Belle: I had every intention of trying to fight this.

Shawn: But, I mean, can’t you still? Belle, that’s the reason why I called you. I need you to stop this. We cannot let evan take my son.

Orpheus: What do you mean goodbye?

Evan: I can’t stay in salem. Everyone here thinks I’m a psycho.

Orpheus: Who cares?

Evan: I do, so I need to start fresh as far away from here as possible. I’m going to new zealand, and I’m gonna be with zoe and david.

Orpheus: What?

Evan: I talked to zoe about it. I told her that I understand she has full custody of david, and I won’t fight her on thaT. I want to get to know him. I want my kids to get to know each other, and I want to be there for theM.

Orpheus: Well, how are you gonna get to new zealand? You’re broke.

Evan: I got myself hired on a houseboat. Just to chicago. I’ll earn some cash and go the rest of the way when I’m ready. I’m in no rush. I just want to spend some time alone with my little guy and, you know, not be hunted down by shawn brady or jan spears.

Orpheus: Jan’s dead.

Evan: With her, you never know.

Orpheus: [Sighs] I finally get out of prison, and my whole family’s on the other side of the world.

Evan: You’re welcome to join us.

Orpheus: Yeah, maybe somedaY. I still have unfinished business in salem. No, I just made the mistake of asking brenda for that contract. Obviously, she had it all wrong. Forgive me. I’ve been off my game. It’s been 24 hours.

Shin: I’ll say. Ava vitali coincidentally married jake on the day he died. And suddenly, she has a legal claim to his dimera shares, which certainly benefits you.

Gabi: I’m sorry?

Shin: Ej’s trying to consolidate enough power to oust you as ceo. If he were to get his hands on jake’s shares, he’d be sitting in your chair in no time.

Gabi: Yeah, but that’s not gonna happen.

Shin: Provided you keep jake’s widow on your side since she’s now the beneficiary of those shares. I assume that’s why you left me a message, asking if I’d approve a position here for ava with a six-figure salary and a seat on the board. What are her qualifications again? Mob boss? Makes a mean baked ziti?

GabI: You want ej running this company?

Shin: NO.

Gabi: Well, that makes two of us, so it’s in both our interests to keep ava happy.

Shin: I’m still wondering about the paperwork you wanted filed. Heard you tell brenda you wanted it done yesterday.

GabI: Figure of speech.

Shin: Was it?

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

Shin: Or did it have something to do with making jake and ava’s sudden marriage seem real?

Ava: Your brother is dead, and all you can think about is your stupid company.

Ej: Yes, I’m still here. I seE. Thank you.

[Hangs up]

Ava: Oh, let me guess. They found the marriage certificate? Take your accusations and get the hell out.

Evan: What kind of unfinished business are you talking about?

Orpheus: Nothing you need to worry about, but as soon as it’s done, I’ll be visiting you and little shawn christian.

Evan: That’s not his name.

Orpheus: What?

Evan: I thought I’d keep christian, since it’s my real name, but I want him to be his own person, separate from me and all my mistakes.

Orpheus: Okay, well, what do I call my grandson?

Evan: Maddox frears.

Orpheus: Mm.

Evan: It’s got a nice ring, don’t you think?

Orpheus: Who’s that?

Evan: My lawyer. You can finish thiS. I’m going to claim my kid.

Shawn: Belle, you know this whole thing is shady as hell.

Belle: Shawn–

Shawn: No, we’ve got to fight. We’ve got to fight! I mean, clearly there’s something fishy with this court ordeR. Why don’t we start there? We could try to prove that it was illegally obtained.

Belle: Because even if we could, the paternity results would be the same. The fact is–

Shawn: I know I’m not the biological father. I know that, but, belle, I’ve been there since the day that he was born. I sat there in the nicu. I was praying that he would survive. I have been feeding him. I’ve been changing him. Look, I’ve been singing him to sleep every single nighT. I love the little guy. I love him with all my heart.

Belle: I know you do.

Shawn: So how am I supposed to just hand him over to evan frears, all right? The guy who killed his other son’s mother? I mean, he was planning to kill ciara. He held our daughter hostage at gunpoint. Why would a judge give a baby over to some psychopath?

Belle: Because unfortunately–outrageously– he’s been given a full pardoN. That means criminal record’s been wiped clean.

Shawn: Yeah, but we know that he is dangerous. He is clearly an unfit parent.

Belle: I know this, but there’s nothing that I can point to in a court of law that proves that. And he’s got those test results. You know how biology plays in a custody hearing. Shawn, I know how much you love this baby, but the bottom line is you– you don’t have a legal claim to him.

Shawn: He deserves so much better.

Belle: I know, and he was so lucky to have you. I wish I could help you hang on to him, shawn, but really, there’s just nothing I can dO.

Shawn: [Sighs]

Shawn: I know it was a lot to ask.

Belle: No, it’s not. I mean, you just want what’s best for this baby’s future, and I respect and admire thaT.

Shawn: So what am I supposed to do now? I just give up?

[Doorbell rings]

Belle: I’ll get it.

[Baby babbling]

Shawn: My sweet, little guy. I’ve loved you since the moment I saw you. I’m always gonna love you.

[Footsteps approaching]

Evan: I’m here for maddox.

Shawn: Who?

Evan: My son.

Rolf: I knew stefano would have wanted me to do everything possible to save his namesakE.

Kristen: You’re right about that.

Rolf: So I accepted the challenge and began to toil away in my laboratory, modifying my serum with the hope that it would be powerful enough to revive young stefan.

Kristen: And?

Rolf: Unfortunately, by the time I was ready, gabi had already donated his heart to julie williams, which made things a bit more difficult.

Kristen: Yeah, you don’t say.

Rolf: I was able to resurrect the rest of him, but your poor brother is heartless in the most literal sense of the word.

[Monitor beeping]

GabI: If you’re implying that ava faked her wedding to jake, that’s news to me.

Shin: Think about it, gabi. Jake was mortally wounded right in front of her– she almost died too– and still had the presence of mind to hatch a plan to grab jake’s shares? Even for ava, that’s–

Gabi: No, no, no, no, no. She’s as cold-blooded as they come. She tried to frame my brother as a dirty cop.

Shin: But she didn’t do it alone, right?

GabI: No, she used some of her slimebag friends from her past to help her out.

Shin: Accomplices, like she’d need to pull this off. While she played the grieving widow, she’d need to get someone to doctor the paperwork, someone to make sure it was filed yesterday.

Gabi: Are you implying that I helped her?

Shin: You were at the hospital last night when you called to tell me about jake’s death and the alleged marriage.

Gabi: Li, I went to pay my respects.

Shin: And while you were there, did ava ask you to help her make it look like she and jake got married yesterday?

Gabi: Ava and i hate each other. Why would you think I would help her?

Shin: That’s not an answer, gabi. Did ava vitali rope you into some crazy scheme to fake a wedding so she could help herself to jake’s shares.

GabI: First of all, it was not crazy, and second of all, it was all my idea.

Shin: Hmm.

Ava: You need to leavE.

Ej: Not until I’ve apologized to you. It was terribly insensitive of me to come to you while you’re in mourning and accuse you of using jake’s death to line your own pockets.

Ava: Yeah, it was.

Ej: What I should have done was offer you my condolences and welcome you to the family. I am truly sorry, and welcome to the familY.

Ava: Thanks, I guess.

Ej: My father would have been terribly disappointed in how I’ve conducted myself. He taught me a lot better than this. Family and respect were everything to him.

Ava: Yeah? Even when he was trying to put a bullet in your head? I’m just joking. My father was the same way.

Ej: Well, being the child of a powerful man, it’s complicated.

Ava: [Snorts] Yeah, that’s one word for it.

Ej: Well, if there’s anything I can do to make this time easy for you, just ask.

Ava: Oh, okay. That’s so nice. You know what? Now that you’re mentioned it, maybe you could speed up the transfer of those shares into my name so I could pay the rent here this month.

Ej: I have a better idea. There’s plenty of room at my housE. Why don’t you move in with me?

Shin: It was your idea to fake jake and ava’s marriage?

Gabi: Genius, right?

Shin: How did you–

GabI: Kate was here yesterday. She came to give me a heads-up that she and chad were just giving up their shares to ej.

Shin: So he’d have more ammo to come after you with.

GabI: And i told her I wasn’t scared of ej. And as I was walking her to the door, my brother called me, and that’s when he told me that jake was dead. And of course, we were in shock. We were sad. I know you were too.

Shin: I was very fond of him.

GabI: Then I realized I couldn’t sit around crying because ej sure wasn’t. He was going after jake’s shares, and then after my job.

Shin: How did you get from there to a phony wedding?

Gabi: Well, after that, I went to the hospital, and ava told me that jake was killed defending her from a thug that was trying to steal her engagement ring.

Shin: So they were actually engaged.

Gabi: Yeah, and she had a big, honking ring on her finger, and that’s when the lightbulb went off. If jake had a widow, she–not ej– would be his next of kin.

Shin: And inherit his shares.

Gabi: Mm-hmm. If ava and I worked together, she’d be set for life, and I would still be running the company. We’d both win.

Shin: But, as you said, you and ava despise each other. What makes you think you can trust her?

Gabi: Oh, I can’t trust her, but she’s not gonna double-cross me.

Shin: Because you know the marriage is a sham, and if you expose her, she’d be left with nothing.

Gabi: That’s right. Without those shares, she’s got no money, no job, no home. That skank needs me as much as I need her.

Ava: You want me to move into the dimera mansion?

Ej: It’s the family home, and as I’ve said, you’re family. You’re my sister-in-law. And I can tell you one thing– my father would be appalled to see any dimera living above a garage.

Ava: Hey, don’t knock it till you tried it.

Ej: Something tells me you prefer turndown service and a personal chef.

Ava: I don’t know, ej. Feels wrong considering you never wanted jake under your roof.

Ej: [Sighs] I regret that my brother and i weren’t on better terms before he died, and I’d appreciate it if you gave me the opportunity to make amends by treating you the way he deserved to be treated. So, sis, would you like to move in?

Kristen: So you’re telling me that stefan has been alive without a heart for four years?

Rolf: That depends on how you define “alive.”

Kristen: I don’t believe this. That means my best friend, lanI, didn’t kill him after all. I mean, she’s gonna be so relieved to hear that, not to mention that my brother here is the frickin’ tin man.

Rolf: I beg your pardon?

Kristen: Okay, just hold on. Let’s just go back. So stefan’s heart went to julie? And then?

Rolf: I appropriated his body. Meanwhile, gabi believed her husband had been cremated and his remains interred in the dimera crypT.

Kristen: Which obviously wasn’t truE. And then what happened?

Rolf: With stefan’s blood pumping through artificial means, I began the process of acquiring a new heart for him.

Kristen: What, like ordering one online? Shipping takes four to six weeks.

Rolf: It’s much more complex than that, I assure yoU. But my plans to make him whole again were rudely interrupted when I was sent to prisoN.

Kristen: Which begs the question–how did you keep him alive when you were gone?

Evan: You didn’t think I’d keep calling my son “shawn,” did you?

Shawn: That’s his namE.

Evan: That’s your name. And you’re nothing to him, so we’ll be going noW.

Belle: I’ll need to see a court order that gives you permission to take custody.

Evan: Read it and weep.

Shawn: Who’d your daddy threaten to make this happen, huh?

Evan: Back off, man.

Shawn: You should be in a cage.

Evan: Not according to the governor of this great state. Now, step asidE.

Shawn: This is nuts. I haven’t even had a chance to get his things together.

Evan: We don’t need much. We’ll be in a boat, traveling lighT.

Shawn: Boat?

Evan: Maddox and i are leaving. We’re starting over.

Shawn: To where?

Evan: New zealand, with my sister and his brother. I want him to grow up around family. Now, stop stalling and hand him over.

Belle: Okay, evan, just– can’t you have a heart? Just give shawn a few minutes with the baby.

Evan: No.

[Somber music]

[Baby sobbing]

Shawn: I’m so sorry about this, little guy.

[Sniffles] I’m gonna think about you every day.

Evan: Say goodbye.

Shawn: Goodbye, sweet boy.

Shin: Congratulations, gabi. Well played.

Gabi: I can’t tell if you mean that.

[Chuckles]

Shin: I’ve always admired your ingenuity. I just don’t understand why you kept me in the darK.

GabI: You’re on the dimera board. I mean, if I told you I was perpetuating a fraud, I’d be putting you in a terrible position, one that you are in right now.

Shin: Well, i like all of the positions you put me in.

Gabi: So you actually approve of me teaming up with ava vitali?

Shin: I approve of you doing whatever keeps dimera at number one. Gabi, you have my backing as ceo precisely because you’re capable of moves like this. I just need to know you’re making them. Next time, trust me.

Gabi: I will. I promise.

Ava: Ej, I’ve been through a lot these past couple of days, and I just–I don’t think that I can handle any more big changes.

Ej: Part of the reason we have extra room is that chad moved out. Being surrounded by memories of abigail was just too much for him to bear. Perhaps a change of scenery would be beneficial for you as welL.

Ava: But I don’t want to forget him.

Ej: Of course not. Moving wouldn’t be about that. It would be about helping you to heal, and that is very difficult to do when you’re on your owN.

Ava: [Scoffs] I can’t believe he’s actually gone. You know, none of this feels real.

Ej: I know, and it’s going to take some time, but I promise you it will get better.

Ava: [Sniffles]

[Monitor beeping]

Kristen: Don’t patients in his condition need round-the-clock care?

Rolf: Not if they are patients of mine.

Kristen: Oh, my god, rolf. I mean, you’re gooD. I know you’re good, but you’re not good enough to be in prison and looking after my unconscious brother, let alone for four years.

Rolf: That’s what all these machines are for! They tend to stefan’s every need. As long as the power doesn’t go out, it requires no supervision.

Kristen: Wow. Okay, that is seriously impressive. Well, I mean, you must be racking up a hell of an electric bill, but kudos. So what’s the next step?

Rolf: We need to acquire a donor heart.

Kristen: Oh, well, like you were saying, your search was interrupted when you went to prisoN.

Rolf: That is correct.

Kristen: Well, where are you on that? I mean, is it gonna be difficult to find a match?

Rolf: Mm, all that is required is that the donor and the recipient have the same blood type. Of course, there’s always the possibility of rejection… unless the donor and the recipient happen to be identical twins.

Kristen: Jake’s dying…

Rolf: Is the best possible scenario!

[Laughs] Not that anyone wished he would have an untimely demise.

Kristen: Okay, so you’re telling me that you can take jake’s heart, put it into stefan, bring him back to life as if nothing ever happened?

Rolf: We won’t know for certain until the deed is done, but I will, as they say, give it my best shot.

Belle: Here. Shawn, I wish I could have done something to stop this.

Shawn: No, you don’T. This is what you wanted all along.

Evan: Ready to hit the road, maddox? I guess I should say the river. It’s gonna be perfecT. Just you and me.

Jan: And mommy makes three.

Gabi: I’m sorry for not being upfront with you. Thank you for being so understanding.

Shin: Well, we’re still getting to know each other as romantic partners, but in business, I know exactly who you are.

Gabi: Is that right?

Shin: You’re an intelligent, dynamic, ambitious woman who goes after what she wants, and if that means lying, scheming, and making a few enemies along the way, then so be iT.

Gabi: Mmm, you really do know me.

Shin: I embrace it. I embrace you. Every inch of you.

[Sensual music]

Are we going to–

Gabi: And we’re not going to apologize about iT. Check this out. So one of the sleazy dimera brothers had this desk tricked out with a secret button.

[Chuckles]

Shin: All right.

Gabi: Mmm, now where were we?

Ava: [Chuckles] There goes my reputation for being tough.

Ej: You’ve had a terrible loss. You’re grieving, but I do think it’s wise for you to get out of here.

Ava: [Sighs] So do I.

Ej: Then it’s a yes?

Ava: Yes, I gratefully accept your invitation, but I do need to– I need to pack up my things.

Ej: I’ll alert harold, the butler, and just let any of us know when you’re readY.

Ava: You know, ej, you don’t really have the reputation of being such a nice guy, you know, but this is very generous of you. Thank you.

Ej: It’s the least I can do.

Shawn: The baby’s gone, and he’s never coming back. Are you happy now?

Belle: Happy? What? I’m devastated, for you and for that baby. This is not at all what I wanted.

Shawn: Look, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t snap at you like that. I’m sorry.

Belle: No, I get it. You’re angry.

Shawn: But not at you. Look, I’m angry at evan and jan and the world, but mostly jan, okay? Why would she let me get attached to a baby that’s not even mine and make me believe that I’m the father?

Belle: Because she’s–

Shawn: Yeah, of course, because she thought it would get us closer together. But where did it get her? Got her dead in the water.

Evan: Jan? I thought–

Jan: What, that I was pushing up daisies? Not me, honeY. Too mean to die.

Evan: How did you–

Jan: Survive? Sheer will. You see, I wasn’t gonna let belle win, so after that bitch pushed me in the water, I kept saying to myself, “hang on, jan. All you have to do is pull yourself to shore and get to safetY.” And that’s exactly what I did.

Evan: But the coast guard dragged the river, and the search came up empty.

Jan: Well, maybe they should have looked in the yacht where I was stowed awaY. That’s it right there. The squidlife crisis. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been hiding out, working on my plan to see my son. I just happened to look out the window, when who walks by but the two of you? Fate, don’t you think?

Evan: You lied to me, jan. You kept my son from me.

Jan: It was nothing personal. I’ve missed my baby so much. May I please hold him?

Evan: Not a chance.

Jan: Just for a moment.

[Baby sobbing] Look, he hears my voice. He needs me. Oh, my gosh, I’m leaking. Evan, damn it, just hand him over.

[Chuckles] Aw, shawn christian.

Evan: His name is maddoX.

Jan: Maddox?

Evan: Okay, you held him. Now give him back.

Jan: I don’t think so.

[Water splashes]

[Baby babbles] And then there were two.

Belle: We don’t know that jan is dead.

Shawn: Well, her body was never found, and it’s been weekS. There’s been no trace of her.

Belle: Well, still, i think we’ve learned the hard way not to underestimate jan’s ability to resurface.

Shawn: Look, whether she does or not, doesn’t change the fact that evan frears is leaving salem right now with the son that I thought was mine.

Jan: See, mommy took self-defense classes while she was in prisoN. Yes, she did. Boy, did those come in handy. Am I right, my little angel? One kick to the solar plexus. Instant unconsciousness. And I know you want daddy shawn back in the picture as much as I do, but for now, it just has to be us. So you and mommy, we’re gonna be going on a little trip. But don’t you worry, my sweethearT. Salem hasn’t seen the last of team spears.

GabI: Now that you got your workout in, what’s next on the schedule?

Shin: I actually have to run to a meeting, but there’s no rule against working out twice in one day, is there?

Gabi: Not that I’m aware of.

Shin: Then, I look forward to repeating this later. Okay.

Gabi: Yeah.

[Chuckles]

[Phone ringing] What’s up?

Ava: Well, ej was just here, and he almost busted me. What the hell took you so long to file that marriage certificate? I was sweating bullets.

Gabi: Ava, if I told you I’m gonna do something, it’ll get done. Don’t worry about it.

Ava: Well, I’m just glad that ej’s gone.

GabI: Did he leave satisfied that you and jake were married?

Ava: Oh, so much so that he invited me to move into his house, you know, considering I’m family and all.

Gabi: What’d he say when you turned him down?

Ava: Oh, I didn’T.

[Eerie music]

Ej: I asked the widow dimera to move in here. I trust you approve, since I’m following your sage advice– keep your family close and the pretenders closer.

Kristen: Do you really think this is going to work?

Rolf: I am cautiously optimistic that when his heart is beating in his twin’s chest, stefan O. Dimera will rise again!

[Evil laughter]

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Xander: Sarah? “Had to go out too. Be back soon.” Dear god. Where did she go?

Marlena: I’m gonna have you take another deep breath. As you exhale, let all the tension flow out of your body. Be aware of your breathing. When you feel comfortable, you can go ahead and close your eyes. You’re going to remember everything we’ve talked about here. Right now, we’re going to talk about the day that abigail died.

Kristen: Oh. Well, when we got out of statesville, I told you to lie low until I needed you, but I didn’t know it’d be this soon.

Rolf: Your father always said I must stay ready to avoid having to get ready.

Kristen: He was also fond of saying “it’s good to be back.” I just wonder if jake will share in that sentiment.

[Knocking on door]

Ava: Go away.

[Knocking continues]

Ava: I said get the hell out of here!

[Loud banging on door]

Ava: Okay. All right. You have a hell of a lot of nerve–

Jake: That any way to greet the man you love?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Xander: She shouldn’t be out alone. She could have another episode.

Gwen: Hi. Are you on your way out?

Xander: What I do is none of your business, gwen. What do you want?

Gwen: When leo and i saw you just now–

Xander: Yeah, what about it?

Gwen: Well, you seemed upset that lucas had been cleared. Is that because you were afraid that sarah might be charged with abigail’s murder?

Marlena: Sarah, I ran into you at the hospital. You were looking for kayla. Do you remember what we talked about? Oh, hi sarah.

Sarah: Hi. Um, is kayla on duty?

Marlena: Um, she is. I think she might be in surgery.

Sarah: I need help. I think the antidote is wearing off. I was afraid that the antidote to the drug that kristen gave me wasn’t working anymore.

Marlena: That’s right. What else do you remember?

Sarah: I said that I– I saw kristen coming at me with the syringe, but… it was just victor with a pen.

Marlena: Do you remember the advice that I gave you? I also think you might want to talk to abigail. She’s been through all this.

Sarah: Yeah, that–that’s a great idea. Thank you so much for talking me down, marlena. You said that I should speak to abigail because she had the same experience with the drug that I was having.

Marlena: And did you take that advice? Did you go to see abigail? Sarah, it’s okay. Take your time.

Gwen: What are you doing here?

Sarah: We haven’t been properly introduced. I’m sarah horton. Oh, come on. My face has to seem a little familiar, seeing as you borrowed it to break up with xander as me. Gotta be a little strange for you, huh? It’s like looking into a mirror. I went to statesville prison to see gwen.

Marlena: Oh. What did you do there?

Sarah: I confronted her. About everything.

Marlena: What’s “everything”?

Sarah: Not telling xander that she knew where I was. Putting on a mask that looked like me and breaking up with him. Giving me a second dose of the drug that kristen gave me. All of it.

Marlena: And how did gwen react?

Sarah: She said I wouldn’t have gotten the drug at all if abigail hadn’t left a syringe full of it where kristen could find it.

Marlena: When you left the prison, did you go to the dimera house? Did you–did you find abigail?

Ava: You–you can’t be here. I saw your dead body at the hospital. Oh, I’m losing my mind again.

Jake: No. No, you’re not. My old man, they didn’t call him “the phoenix” for nothing. Turns out I take after him.

Jake: [Shouts]

Ava: [Screams]

[Chuckles]

Jake: See? You’re not getting rid of me that easily. Oh, no, no.

Ava: [Chuckles] Oh, my god. You’re really here!

Jake: Come here.

Ava: [Gasps]

[Breathing heavily]

Ava: It was a dream. It was nothing but a dream.

Kristen: Well, it is a good thing you made me go to the hospital as soon as you did.

Rolf: If we hadn’t, those imbecilic orderlies would’ve taken him away and had his remains incinerated to dust.

Kristen: Mm, we couldn’t have that, could we?

Kristen: We’ve got big plans for brother jake.

[Monitor beeping]

[Sinister music]

Rolf: I admit to being pleasantly surprised that you got on board so quickly with my latest lazarus project.

Kristen: I barely knew jake. But still, he’s my father’s son and that means a lot to me.

Rolf: Stefano would be very proud to hear you say that.

Kristen: I hope so. Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s give jake here a new lease on life.

[Knocking on door]

Gabi: Hi, we need to talk.

Ava: Oh, by all means, come on in.

Gabi: You were great at the hospital yesterday.

Ava: Thanks.

Gabi: We can’t stop there.

Ava: What does that mean?

Gabi: Did you see ej’s face when you flashed the wedding ring?

Ava: Yeah, he bought it. So did kayla.

Gabi: Yeah, but he hates it and he’s gonna do anything he can to freeze you out. We need to lock down the claim, your claim on jake’s estate, before ej and tony figure out this whole thing’s a scam.

Tony: So ava’s claiming that she married jake just before he was killed?

Ej: Mm-hmm. Convenient, don’t you think?

Tony: Do you think there’s a possibility that she engineered the marriage and then put a hit out on her new husband?

Ej: I don’t think so. The gunman tried to kill ava as well. The police are treating it like a robbery/homicide.

Tony: Oh. What did the gunman say?

Ej: Not much. He was shot and killed by a policewoman.

Tony: Oh, I see. So your only concern here is ava’s possible claim on jake’s shares.

Ej: What else would I be concerned about? As should you. I mean, it’s bad enough that father’s company is being run into the ground by a former waitress.

Tony: Oh, come on. Gabi hasn’t been doing that for a long time.

Ej: She’s also the current mistress of young mr. Shin. If she and ava have formed some kind of an alliance, shin could back them and you and i could end up out in the cold.

Xander: [Scoffs] You used to be better at playing the game.

Gwen: What game?

Xander: Come on. You love the thought of sarah going to prison for abigail’s murder. It’s written all over your face.

Gwen: The last thing I want is for sarah to be found guilty.

Xander: And why is that?

Gwen: Because I feel terrible for what happened to her. I mean, I’m partly to blame for her being the way she is now.

Xander: If you feel bad it’s only because your plan didn’t work out the way you wanted it to.

Gwen: Look, you don’t believe me, but I did come here to help you.

Xander: You’re right, I don’t believe you.

Gwen: Why don’t I come up with an alibi for sarah? I’m quite good at doing things like that.

Xander: What sort of alibi?

Gwen: Why don’t you say that she was with you?

Xander: Because she wasn’t and the cops know it. I was in new york and sarah doesn’t remember what she was doing that night. Lucas horton swears he saw her running down the stairs and I don’t know a single person that can prove he’s lying. Now, are you happy now?

Marlena: Sarah, when you left the prison, you know where you went next?

Sarah: Seeing gwen was so–

[Sighs] She didn’t care what she did to me. I was so angry.

Marlena: I understand. That’s why I want to know what you did next.

Sarah: I went back to xander’s room at the inn.

Marlena: Was he there?

Sarah: No. He was in new york. He had a job interview.

Marlena: So you were alone. Can you tell me what you did?

Sarah: I just wanted to sleep and forget the whole day, so I took a sleeping pill, then I got into bed.

Marlena: Were you able to sleep?

Sarah: For a while, but…

Sarah: I had a bad dream and it woke me up. I decided that I had to see abigail right then and there. It was supposed to rain so I grabbed my raincoat.

Marlena: Lucas mentioned a raincoat.

Sarah: What’d you say?

Marlena: Nothing, I’m just making a note to myself. Please, I’m sorry, go on.

Sarah: Uh… I was about to go to the door when– before I could leave, somebody knocked.

[Knocking on door]

Sarah: What are you doing here?

Marlena: Sarah, this is very important. Can you tell me who was at the door? I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Ava: Jake died yesterday. I could’ve died along with him and yet here you are, again, scheming to get your grubby little hands on his dimera stock.

Gabi: I thought you were on board with our plan. What happened?

Ava: Oh, my god.

Gabi: Are you having second thoughts, ava? Because right now is not the time to grow a conscience.

Ava: Okay, you were involved with jake for a very long time. You said that you loved him.

Gabi: Yes, I was crazy about him.

Ava: Okay. So why are you behaving like it doesn’t matter that he is dead?

Gabi: We really have to go through with this again? Without your claim on jake’s estate, you have nothing. You don’t even have your name on this dump.

Ava: Okay, it’s not like I’m walking away from a sure thing here. We lied to ej about jake and I being married. You don’t think that he’s out right now hiring a pi?

Gabi: Should go for it because he’s not gonna find anything suspicious.

Ava: Yeah, you don’t know that.

Gabi: Oh, but I do.

Ava: What’s that?

Gabi: The answer to our prayers, otherwise known as your marriage license, mrs. Dimera.

Tony: Yes, I agree that ms. Vitali is a threat that must be dealt with.

Ej: Finally.

Tony: So how do we do it?

Ej: When I learned about jake’s death, I went directly to the hospital. Gabi hernandez was already there and she knew all about the marriage.

Tony: I think she was there because she was visiting a friend who’d lost her husband.

Ej: Mm-mm-mm. I checked. They barely spoke until poor jake’s untimely death. Gabi undoubtedly followed the ambulance to the hospital so she could propose this plan to ava. And then she saw to it that ava was listed as jake’s legal next of kin by the hospital.

Tony: But– but isn’t jake’s dear old mum the logical next of kin?

Ej: You want to drag vivian alamain into this?

Tony: Well, she’s in it whether we like it or not. She’s gonna find out that she lost yet another son. You don’t think she’s going to be upset about all of this?

Ej: I hadn’t thought of that.

Tony: Well, you should think about it now. And I think we should go and visit father’s ex-paramour as soon as possible.

[Monitor beeping]

Kristen: Uh, shouldn’t he be opening his eyes or something?

Rolf: I don’t know what to expect. I’m usually able to administer the drug much closer to the time of death.

Kristen: Okay, then, what are you saying? That this might not work?

Rolf: For the serum to be effective, the individual must have some latent spark of life for it to work on. Jake’s body was left alone for hours after he was shot.

Kristen: So there’s no hope?

Rolf: I’m afraid that may be the case. I seem to have been too late to help him.

Kristen: [Scoffs]

Marlena: Sarah, is something keeping you from telling me who was at the door?

Sarah: I just– I can’t remember.

Marlena: All right. You’re doing fine. Just take another deep breath. And as you exhale, let those memories come back to you.

Sarah: It was–

Marlena: No, don’t rush it. Just let it come to you.

Sarah: Rex? What on earth are you doing here? My asthma felt anything but normal.

Marlena: Rex brady was at the door?

Sarah: Yes. I was so surprised.

Rex: I’m sorry that I didn’t call first. I just had to see you.

Marlena: Sarah, you’re doing just great. Try to remember what rex was doing there. Why did he say that he had to see you?

Sarah: He told me that he hadn’t been able to get me out of his mind.

Rex: I’ve been wanting to see you ever since my mom told me that you’d been rescued. But I–I wanted to make sure you had some time to deal with what kristen did to you. Good lord, she kept you prisoner for a year? She must be insane.

Sarah: Yeah. Um…I heard that she put on a mask that made her look like me and told you that I wanted us to get back together.

Rex: Yeah, and she was still wearing the mask when she dumped me about a minute later.

Sarah: Rex, I am so sorry that she put you through that.

Rex: Are you kidding me? You should not be apologizing. This is all my fault. I should’ve realized that something was off about you.

Sarah: Oh, my gosh. No, no, no, please– please do not blame yourself. Kristen had everyone fooled.

Rex: [Sighs] It still bothers me that– that I wanted to believe what kristen told me. I wanted to believe that you had come to your senses and realized that you wanted me and not xander, because– oh, hell. Um… because I still love you, sarah. I’ve never stopped loving you. And I’ve never stopped hoping that there was a chance for us.

Sarah: Oh, rex. Honey, I’m so sorry. Xander and I are back together and we’ve never been more in love.

Rex: Right. Um, I–I under–I understand.

Rex: You’re wearing your coat, so you were obviously going somewhere when– when I arrived, so–

Sarah: Yeah, I was.

Rex: Yeah, so, um…I won’t keep you any longer. [Chuckles]

Sarah: Okay.

Rex: Whoa! Sarah? You’re not feeling well?

Sarah: No, I’m okay, I’m just–

Rex: Okay, okay. Come here, come on.

Sarah: I almost passed out.

Marlena: I’m guessing it was the combination of the sleep medication and the other drugs in your system.

Rex: Okay. The only place you’re going is right here, to bed.

Sarah: Mm.

Xander: Don’t do that.

Gwen: Sorry. Comforting you is still an instinct for me.

Xander: I don’t want comfort from you, gwen. I have sarah for that.

Gwen: Of course. And who knows? I mean, maybe with the right solicitor, she might get off.

Xander: What are you talking about?

Gwen: What? I’m just saying that even if she doesn’t have an alibi and god forbid she did it, well, she wasn’t in her right mind, was she? Isn’t there something called “temporary insanity”? What are you doing?

Xander: You are leaving.

Gwen: No, all I’m saying is that bayview is a far better option than statesville.

Xander: She’s not going to either place if I have anything to say about it, gwen.

Gwen: You don’t, do you? Look, even if she does go to statesville, governor’s quite free about giving pardons out these days.

Xander: Yeah, how’d you pull that off anyway?

Gwen: Um… kristen vouched for me.

Xander: Kristen. [Scoffs] Should’ve known you two would get along. You’re both out our minds. Kristen lent you the sarah mask, right? The one that fooled everyone, including me. Scares me to think of you two back out on the street. God only knows what she’s up to now.

Kristen: Rolf, there has to be something you can do. I mean, you’re a genius for god’s sake.

Rolf: I appreciate your confidence in me, but I doubt whether even my best efforts will yield the results we want. I fear this young man is too far gone.

Kristen: Don’t tell me that. Don’t you dare tell me that. Not after you got my hopes up! No, you keep working on him until you bring him back and I’m not leaving this creepy, god-forsaken lab until I can take my brother with me.

Gabi: Ava, I would love for jake to walk in through that door and straight into your arms, but unfortunately, that’s just not gonna happen. But if you sign this marriage license, you’re gonna stop ej from grabbing jake’s stock and telling you to get lost.

Ava: Okay. So what if I do sign that? What happens next?

Gabi: I’ll take it from there. You just trust me.

Ava: Oh, gabi. That was the wrong thing to say.

Ej: You think vivian alamain is the answer to the problem? That’s like throwing kerosene on a brush fire.

Tony: Why, do you have a better idea?

Ej: Better than going into business with a woman who has a habit of burying her enemies alive? Yes, I think I do.

Tony: Well, I’d love to hear it.

Ej: The first thing–

[Phone beeps]

Tony: What? Is it another problem?

Ej: [Chuckles] To borrow from the bard, it seems that our fretting over jake’s merry widow may turn out to be much ado about nothing. Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Marlena: When I count to three, you’re gonna be wide awake. You’ll feel refreshed, relaxed. You’ll remember everything we talked about. One…two…three. Open your eyes.

Sarah: Rex was there that night, in xander’s room. He helped put me to bed. He said that I was too out of it to go anywhere.

Marlena: He was right.

Sarah: What if I never left the inn? What if I never went to the dimera mansion? What if– what if I was nowhere near abigail when she was killed?

Marlena: That would be a great relief. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Sarah: No, you’re right. I can’t trust my mind. Maybe rex was just a hallucination.

Marlena: Let’s find out.

Sarah: Who are you calling?

Marlena: I’m calling rex, of course.

[Line ringing]

Rolf: There is one more thing I can try.

Kristen: Do it.

Rolf: It’s very risky.

Kristen: What does he have to lose? Look at him.

Rolf: I’ve been tinkering with my formula. I developed a prototype for a much stronger serum.

Kristen: Perfect. Use it.

Rolf: You don’t understand. It’s untested.

Kristen: Oh, okay. So when does a mad scientist wait for fda approval? No, no! Use that drug on my brother! Go! [Groans]

[Monitor beeping]

Gabi: What–what is it now?

Ava: You keep saying that we both have a lot riding on getting jake’s stock in dimera. But I’m the one who’s taking all the risk.

Gabi: Excuse me? I am helping you defraud the dimera family and that crazy little bat vivian alamain. You don’t think I’m taking any risk?

Ava: Okay. Let’s say that this blows up in our faces. Yep, you’re gonna lose your gig as ceo, but you still have your late husband’s shares in dimera, right? Mm-hmm. Yes, along with that little clothing company of yours. Not to mention a few bucks in the bank. I gave up my family money for my son. And as you say, I don’t have a dime to my name. And you know what? I’ll probably end up in jail. So you know what I’m gonna need? I’m gonna need more than a promise from you of some dividend checks.

Gabi: You want more. Like what?

Ava: Oh, I’m so glad you asked. I want an executive position at dimera enterprises, one that comes with a nice, six-figure salary and a seat on the board.

Gabi: Yeah, no problem. Yeah, I’ll talk to shin, the dimera brothers, tell them all about your business resume. I’m sure they’ll be super excited to have you on board.

Ava: I used to run my own company. Plus, I know how to prove myself. I’m not stupid.

Gabi: You’re a mafia princess!

Ava: Oh, please. Like the dimeras’ hands are squeaky clean? Listen, if you want to keep your position as ceo, you better find a way to get the necessary players involved. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Marlena: Hold on, rex. I’m gonna–I’m gonna put you on speaker. Okay. Can you hear me?

Rex: I can hear you just fine.

Marlena: Okay, I’m– I’m with sarah right now.

Sarah: Hi, rex. I really need your help.

Rex: Okay.

Sarah: Um, can you tell me if you came and saw me at xander’s room in the salem inn?

Marlena: That would be on june 10th.

Rex: [Sighs] I was kind of hoping you’d forgotten about that. It would’ve saved me a lot of embarrassment.

Sarah: So you were there? You really were?

Rex: I really was.

Marlena: Would you give us your version of what happened at that point?

Rex: I decided on a whim to see sarah so that I could tell her that I still loved her. Just hoping there was still a chance for her and me. And she turned me down flat. And she was walking me to the door and she felt woozy so I led her over to the bed and I monitored her pulse and her respiration. They were both stable, so I knew I didn’t have to take her to the emergency room. And then she fell asleep. And I watched her sleep for a bit, you know, just to make sure she was gonna be okay. When I determined that she was, I left.

Marlena: How long were you there?

Rex: Couple hours maybe. I do know that I did not leave until after 10:00.

Sarah: Thank you, rex. You have no idea how much you’ve just helped me.

Rex: I’d like to know. What’s going on?

Sarah: I’ll call you later and I’ll explain everything, but thank you so much.

Rex: Sure. Bye.

Sarah: Do you know what this means?

Marlena: I do. It means you have an alibi for the time abigail was killed.

Gabi: You’re blackmailing me.

Ava: Blackmail? This isn’t a police procedural, honey, this is real life. And what I’m doing is negotiating. Ej thinks that I’m the one who is married to jake, so I hold all the cards here.

Gabi: All right.

Ava: All right, what?

Gabi: All right. I will talk to shin, I will talk to the board about getting what you want. Now, will you please just sign this marriage license so I can take it to city hall and get it filed?

Ava: All you had to do was ask nicely.

Gabi: Just–just–

Ava: You forget something?

Gabi: Did you really love jake?

Ava: I really did. I think he was pretty much what I was searching for all of my life.

Gabi: I feel very sorry for you. Yeah, I cared about jake a lot. But I was really only with him because he reminded me so much of his brother. Stefan was the love of my life. And a love like that only happens once.

[Monitor beeping]

Rolf: I’m sorry. The new serum was no more successful than the other.

Kristen: But his heart is beating again.

Rolf: Yes, it is, but there’s no brain activity. Jake is dead.

Kristen: Damn. Really thought I was getting brother back today.

[Sinister music]

Kristen: Rolf? What are you thinking?

Rolf: That you may still get your wish.

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Xander: Where have you been? I was so worried!

Sarah: Honey, I have the best news.

Xander: What? Tell me.

Sarah: Okay. I went to go see marlena and she hypnotized me and then I remembered something.

Xander: What?

Sarah: Rex was here.

Xander: He was? When?

Sarah: When you went to new york, but I forgot about it.

Xander: Rex was here? He came here to this room? When I wasn’t here? You didn’t tell me?

Sarah: Well, honey, I didn’t remember.

Xander: What made him show up?

Sarah: He wanted us to try again.

Xander: Cheeky bugger! Who does he think he is?

Sarah: You don’t understand. I told him that I love you, okay? But as he was leaving, I started to feel funny.

Xander: Funny how?

Sarah: Like I was gonna faint, so he helped me over to the bed and then he stayed here for like two hours.

Xander: The nerve of that bastard! I–

Sarah: Will you please stop with the jealousy thing, honey? Just listen to me! This was on the night of the murder.

Xander: Oh, well, you didn’t mention that part. Does–wait, does this mean?

Sarah: I couldn’t have killed abigail. Rex is gonna tell the police that he was here with me when she died.

Xander: Then you have an alibi.

Sarah: Mm-hmm. I didn’t do it, baby. I didn’t kill abigail.

Xander: Oh, sarah! This is the most wonderful news. God bless rex brady!

[Both sigh]

Sarah: Wait, what is it? What are you thinking?

Xander: Not what…who. Lucas bloody horton. Son of a bitch swore he saw you at the dimera house the night of the murder. I knew he was lying.

[Dramatic music]

[Knocking on door]

Ava: Oh, for god’s sake, just leave me alone.

[Knocking continues]

Ava: Oh, my god. If that is gabi again, so help me god. Ej, what do you want?

Ej: I came by to advise you to give up the scheme. I know you were never married to jake.

Ava: When jake died, he and I were husband and wife and you got a lot of nerve talking to me like this, especially right now.

Ej: I checked with city hall, love. There’s no record of any marriage between jake dimera and ava vitali.

Ava: His death certificate probably isn’t there yet either. Doesn’t mean he’s not dead.

Ej: You’re making this up so you can get a hold on my brother’s estate.

Ava: Okay, will you just do me a favor? When you get home, call the city clerk’s office again and ask about the marriage license. I’m sure it’ll be there.

Ej: How can you be so sure?

Ava: If you’ll excuse me, I didn’t get much sleep last night.

Ej: Oh, I have a better idea. Why don’t I call the city clerk right now?

Kristen: Rolf, don’t you play with me. What are you talking about? You just said that you couldn’t bring jake back.

Rolf: That is correct. This young man’s life has been tragically cut short. He won’t be rising from the ashes today, or any other day. His twin brother, stefan, however, is an entirely different story.

Kristen: [Gasps softly]

[Dramatic music]

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Leo: Guinevere, i just heard the good news about the part, and I haven’t been this excited since… they freed britney.

[Somber music]

Leo: So why are you crying?

Lucas: Where’s my lawyer?

Xander: I have no idea, but right now, the dummy at the front desk thinks I’m your lawyer.

Lucas: What do you want with me?

Xander: Why are you trying to frame my fiancée?

Lucas: I am not lying. I saw sarah at the dimera mansion.

Xander: Sarah didn’t kill abigail. She couldn’t kill anyone. Now, you tell these cops that you made it all up, or I’m gonna tear you apart with my bare hands.

Sarah: “Out doing an errand. Be back soon. Love you.” What errand?

[Knocking at door]

Sarah: Chad.

Chad: Can I come in?

Sarah: Sure. I heard about your brother. I’m really sorry.

Chad: I’m not here to talk about jake. I’m here to talk about abigail.

John: [Sighs]

Steve: Thanks for meeting me on no notice.

John: Well, you said it was an emergency. I assumed you’re talking about orpheus.

Steve: Can you believe our idiot governor put that sociopath back on the street? John, we need to deal with him, before he hurts someone we love.

Marlena: [Gasps]

[Intense music]

Marlena:Get out of my chair!

Orpheus: Ah, the good doctor is in.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gwen: Jake. He’s dead. Someone’s shot him.

Leo: He can’t be dead. I heard he just signed a deal for a new movie.

Gwen: What?

Leo: Jake gyllenhaal?

Gwen: Oh, for god’s sake. No! Not that jake. My jake.

Leo: Oh, him. Don’t scare me like that.

Gwen: Bloody hell. Honestly, you have the sensitivity of a doorknob.

Leo: What am I supposed to be sensitive about? The two of you broke up eons ago. He cheated on you with gabi hernandez, and you hate him now.

Gwen: I know, but it doesn’t mean that I wanted the poor prat dead. I just didn’t know I’d be so worked up over it. I guess I’m just remembering all the good times that we had together.

Leo: Yeah. Well, you’ll always have philly. I am sorry.

Gwen: Thank you.

Leo: Anything I can do to cheer you up?

Gwen: Like what?

Leo: We could get mimosas and have a toast, in jakey’s honor.

Gwen: Oh. NO. I’d just get drunk and morose.

Leo: You cannot be morose! You just got out of prison. Jake is your past. It’s time we think about your future.

Gwen: What future?

Leo: Oh, come now. I know you’ve got a plan to get hunky xander away from sarah hortoN.

Sarah: I guess you talked to rafe?

Chad: He said you gave a statement. I want to know what was in it.

Sarah: What do you wanna know?

Chad: Lucas… said that he saw you at the house the night that abigail was murdered. He said that he saw you running down the stairs, and you dropped something on the way out. He thinks that it might have been the knife that killed abi. So what I wanna know iS… did that really happen? Were you there that night?

Sarah: I would tell you, if I could. I just don’t know. I don’t know.

Lucas: I never said sarah killed abigail.

Xander: Right, you just put her at the scene of the crime possibly holding the murder weapon.

Lucas: Because that’s the trutH.

Xander: The hell it is! You’re just trying to put the blame on sarah, ’cause you’re trying to cover your own ass.

Lucas: If i thought that i killed abigail, I would own up to it.

Xander: These– these memories of yours, how come they only came bubbling up to the surface once your back was against the wall?

Lucas: I was under hypnosis when I remembered those things, all right? If you don’t believe me, ask marlena evans.

Xander: Hypnosis. A load of crap. You just close your eyes and say anything you want to.

Lucas: I think marlena would know if that’s what I was doing. And you know what? You should look her up. You won’t find a more respected psychiatrist than she is.

Marlena: How did you get in here?

Orpheus: The door was unlocked.

Marlena: I’m calling security.

Orpheus: Marlena, by some miracle, I just got out of prison. Do you actually think I would break in here the next day?

Marlena: I wouldn’t put that past you.

Orpheus: All I need is a few minutes of your time. We can leave the door open, if it’ll make you more comfortable.

Marlena: You’d better make it a very fast few minutes.

Orpheus: I’m sure that by now you’ve heard that my son is the father of jan spears’ baby.

Marlena: YeS. I’ve heard that evan is claiming that. I imagine that shawn is a little skeptical.

Orpheus: Well, christian– that’s his birth name– is gonna prove he’s telling the truth, and that’s why i need your help.

Steve: So when orpheus said he wanted a new start I suggested he do that someplace other than the scene of most of his crimes.

John: And?

Steve: He said he’d been thinking about going out west. Maybe seattlE.

John: Where all your kids are.

Steve: That’s right. He’s planning something, john. I know it.

John: Come on, man. It’s in the blood, i mean, look at that crazy kid of his. He’s trying to take away the baby from shawn.

Steve: Yeah. I know. Kayla told me that he’s saying the kid is his, but even if he is the father, what moron judge would take a baby away from a man like shawn and hand him over to someone who murdered the mother of his first chilD.

John: What moron governor grants pardons to felons and murderers?

Steve: Right. You know, orpheus couldn’t care less about that baby. He’s got a bigger agenda in mind. Something way more personal.

Marlena: What kind of help could you need from me?

Orpheus: I think we both agree that my son is… mentally unstablE.

Marlena: People who kill people usually are.

Orpheus: Hm. Well, the last time he got into trouble, it was for doing the bidding of your granddaughteR. Allie, is it?

Marlena: She– she was possessed, at the time.

Orpheus: Oh, I see. Is that how you let the members of your family off the hook? With that line?

Marlena: You didn’t tell me what you want.

Orpheus: You’re so hostile, marlena. I can only guess that you’re still resentful of when i asked you to get christian out of bayview.

Marlena: You didn’t ask. You threatened my great-grandchild.

Orpheus: Yeah. Well, I thought I was doing my son–I thought I was doing what was best for him.

Marlena: What’s best for your son is to be in bayvieW. He should be there right now.

Orpheus: Well, he certainly needs help. Especially now that he’s gonna be raising my grandson. What I want–what I need is for him to get good counseling.

Marlena: Are you asking me to readmit him to bayview?

Orpheus: No, no. I’m asking you to be his psychiatrist.

[Elevator chimes]

Evan: It’s about time. The lab tech’s waiting for uS.

Shawn: There’s been a change of plan.

Evan: What does that mean?

Shawn: I’m not agreeing to this test, unless we do it my way.

Evan: You do remember that court order I showed you?

Shawn: I’m not gonna trust something this important to some lab tech that you paid off. My aunt kayla’s gonna oversee this test personally, so that I know the results are real. And you’ll know, too.

Evan: Fine by me.

Shawn: Just let’s get this over with.

Gwen: [Sighs] I didn’t tell xander that I knew that kristen had sarah, so I just assumed that we were a lost cause. But now, it looks like sarah might be a person of interest in abigail’s murder, so I don’t know. Maybe I have a chancE.

Leo: That’s the kind of talk you only hear in salem.

Gwen: Are you saying that I’m crazy?

Leo: Totally. It’s one of the many reasons i adore you.

Gwen: I might be driven, yes, and I might not be very nice, from time to time, but I’m not crazy. You get that straight.

Leo: Well, now, sarah, she really is bonkers, and she went all lizzie borden on abigail. And now, you have a chance with randy xandy.

Gwen: It’s still somewhat tricky. Xander pointed out that sarah’s mental state is partially due to the fact that I gave her the second dose of that drug.

Leo: So you need to be careful about using the crazy against her.

Gwen: Exactly. I did pay xander a visit yesterday.

Leo: And?

Gwen: Well, you should have seen the depths of my remorsE. You would have been quite impressed.

Leo: Was xander?

Gwen: I think so. He was receptive, but then sarah turned up. Thought I was kristen and she lunged at me with a knife.

Leo: So he saw the crazy for himself? I have to congratulate you on your sense of timing. You get out of the big house, right as your romantic rival is on her way in. [Laughs]

Chad: Sarah, I need you to help me here. I don’t understand how you cannot remember being at my housE.

Sarah: I said in my statement that I remember… Going to see gwen at statesville, and then coming back here to lie down because my meds were making me feel out of it, and I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew it was morning.

Chad: Which means you didn’t see abigail.

Sarah: Not necessarily. I had a conversation with marlena that day and told her that I’d had another hallucination. And she suggested that I go speak to abigail, because she got the same drug that I did.

Chad: Rolf’s drug.

Sarah: Right.

Chad: Her flashback hallucinations were scary. One time, she thought that I was ben, and i wanted to strangle her. She said it seemed completely real.

Sarah: Yeah, those are what– that’s what mine are like, too. I thought that victor was kristen coming at me with a syringe, and then yesterday, I–

Chad: What?

Sarah: I found gwen here with xander, and I thought that she had a gun, and she was pointing it at him, so I grabbed a knife, and I threatened her with it. And that’s not it. I threatened and attacked nicole, and xander’s ex-wife chanel. Sometimes, I feel like I should be locked up.

Chad: Do you think that it is possible that you… had a hallucination the night that abby died? And do you think that it is possible that you went to see her that night? And then you thought that she was kristen? And that you… might have stabbed her to death?

John: You know, for starters, we can put a 24-hour tail on orpheus, and–

Steve: No, no, no. I’m done with being careful with hiM. Why wait around for him to make the first move?

John: You know, partner, it seems to me like you already know what you wanna do.

Steve: We need to stop him dead in his tracks, and the sooner the better. There’s no other choice, johN. We need to eliminate the threaT.

John: It sounds to me like you’re talking about killing the guY.

Steve: It sounds like that for a reason.

Marlena: You’re seriously asking me to provide therapy for your son?

Orpheus: Why not? You worked wonders with the necktie killer. The word is you were going to begin seeing jan spears, so what’s wrong with adding one more reformed murderer to the roster?

Marlena: Because you despise me. Why would you want me to work with your child?

Orpheus: Because I can separate facts from feelings, and the fact is you’re a gifted psychiatrisT. Beyond that, you were an important mother figure for him when he was a child.

Marlena: You were holding me hostage.

Orpheus: But that doesn’t discount the fact that you and he formed an important bond. I think he would respond well to you. What do you think?

Marlena: I think he would do well with therapy. I will find him somebody very talented, but that will not be me.

Xander: Let’s pretend for a second that you aren’t a notorious liar. Maybe you’re just so terrified of going to prison that your psyche invented these memories of sarah at the dimera house.

Lucas: I think marlena would have known the difference.

Xander: I don’t give a damn what you think.

Lucas: Listen, I was drunk out of my mind. I was, but i was conscious, and I remember things. My memory’s becoming clearer and clearer, and I know that I saw sarah there.

Xander: You’re certain it was her?

Lucas: You think I want to incriminate maggie’s daughter? My own cousin? I have no choice because she was there!

Xander: So prove it.

Lucas: I can’t prove it! But this morning, the police came up with new evidence that backs up exactly what I said.

Sarah: I swear that i don’t remember being at your house, but I can’t rule out the possibility that I was there, in some sort of fugue state, especially if lucas says that he saw me.

Chad: Don’t you normally remember your hallucinations? Abby always did. So it seems that if you thought you had saw kristen, that you would remember it.

Sarah: Yeah. I usually do, but my dosage was off, and my brain was so hazy. I don’t know. It’s just– it’s possible that I forgot what happened.

Chad: Thank you for your honesty. I appreciate it.

Sarah: Chad, I loved abigail. She was a wonderful, kind person, and in my right state of mind, I would never hurt her. It’s just that I’m not always in my right state of mind.

Chad: I have to go. If you remember anything–

Sarah: You’ll be the first to know. I promise.

Leo: So do you know if the cops are planning to charge sarah with murder anytime soon?

Gwen: No. Hopefully it will be soon now, though.

Leo: Thank god it wasn’t you who bumped abigail off.

Gwen: I can’t believe you still thought it was mE. I told you I didn’t do it. I mean, how could I have killed her from prison?

Leo: Uh, you’re forgetting the part where the guard said you were missing that one nighT.

Gwen: Uh, I was reading in the library, and I fell asleep in a corner. I told him that.

Leo: You? Reading in the library? What? “Little women,” maybe? Don’t make me laugh. And by the way, I asked the guard which night you were gone, in case it was the same night abigail got hers.

Gwen: Mm, and what did he tell you?

Leo: That he couldn’t remember.

Gwen: [Scoffs] I can’t believe you didn’t trust mE.

Leo: Gwenny, you told me to get a knife and to kill abigail. What was i supposed to think?

Gwen: I didn’t mean any of that!

[Tense music]

Evan: You headed home?

Shawn: Aunt kayla said the results will be ready in an hour. John’s asleep, so, nO. I’m not going anywhere.

Evan: Me neither.

Shawn: Why the hell are you even doing this?

Evan: Uh, because that’s my son in that stroller.

Shawn: Even if it is, you’re not exactly father of the year material.

Evan: Ask rafe how well I took care of david.

Shawn: Ask my sister how many times you tried to kill her in bed.

Evan: I’ll admit I was a little out of control when that happened, but my sole focus is to be a good father for that baby and his brother, david.

Shawn: And what if you snap again? I’m not gonna let you hurt this innocent baby.

Evan: I would never hurt my own chilD. I’m going to be a wonderful dad to that little boy.

Shawn: If he is yours.

Evan: He’s mine. You’ll see in one hour.

Gwen: Chad. I didn’t expect to see you.

Chad: Well, I would totally expect to see you two with your heads together.

Leo: I hope you weren’t eavesdropping on our private conversation, chadwick.

Chad: I don’t have the slightest interest in anything either of you have to say. I see you wormed your way out of prison.

Gwen: [Sighs] Look, I know that you hate me, but I want you to know I’m terribly sorry for what happened to abigail.

Chad: After the way you treated her?

Gwen: Come on, she was still my sister, and I’m very sorry she’s gone. Poor little charlotte and thomas. I had a really good rapport with them, so if you need help with anything, at all–

Chad: You’d be the last call I’d make. Stay the hell away from my children.

Xander: What new evidence?

Lucas: My lawyers asked the cops to do another search of the dimera mansion, specifically looking for a paring knife that I cut my hand with, and it was on the bar.

Xander: Why didn’t they find it the first time they searched the house?

Lucas: I don’t know. It must have fell into a little cranny or something, but they did lab work on the blade, and the only blood found was mine. It didn’t belong to anyone else.

Xander: And that proves that you didn’t stab abigail?

Lucas: Yes that proves that. I mean the paring knife didn’t match her wounds. They said it was something more like a steak knife.

Xander: All that proves is that you didn’t stab her with your paring knife. Maybe you found some other knife in the house.

Lucas: What? Then went downstairs and made myself another drink?

Xander: I don’t know. You rummies will do anything, won’t you?

Lucas: I remember leaving the house after I cut my hand. Just like I remember seeing sarah.

Xander: None of this proves you’re innocent or that sarah’s guilty.

Lucas: No, but it proves that my story’s starting to make sense to the police.

Sarah: I can’t live like thiS. I have to figure out if i killed abigail. But how? What the hell? It’s worth a shot.

Chad: Hey, buddy.

Thomas: Hi.

Chad: I thought grandma and grandpa were taking you and your sister to the aquarium.

Thomas: I said I didn’t wanna go. They let me stay here with aunt julie and uncle doug.

Chad: Are they upstairs? Why didn’t you wanna go? You love penguins and baby sharks.

Thomas: Mommy was supposed to take me. I don’t wanna go without her.

Leo: You’re very quieT.

Gwen: Next time you accuse me of being a murderer, how about make sure that the victim’s husband isn’t within earshot!

Leo: How was I supposed to know he was lurking around?

Gwen: [Sighs] Well, I just don’t want him to get any ideas, okay? He already hates me so much, as it is. If he thinks that I killed abigail, he– look, I didn’t do it, okay? So just keep your bloody mouth shut!

Leo: I’m sorrY. Let me make it up to you. Forget the mimosas. I’m gonna pop for that champagne brunch.

Gwen: Where’d you get that kind of money?

Leo: I’m good for it. That’s all you need to knoW.

Gwen: Since when are you good for anything? You don’t have a job.

Leo: Oh, please, please still be here. Ah. Yes. I’d have preferred an alamainian emerald. But you will do just fine.

Gwen: Leo? What are you not telling me?

Leo: NothinG. Nothing. And you know me. I always find a way to make a buck.

Steve: I know what I’m talking about is extreme. I mean, just yesterday I was warning justin not to take the law into his own hands, but then orpheus threatened my children. Do you wanna live like this, knowing that he could come after marlena, or brady, or rachel at any time?

John: No. But we can’t kill the guY.

Steve: I don’t see why not.

John: Come on, man. Who are you, anyway? What have you done with my buddy steve johnson?

Steve: John, when we were with the isa, they told us to take out threats before they could do any harm.

John: We’re not with the isa anymore.

Steve: That’s not the point.

John: Listen, man, I wanna neutralize orpheus just as much as you do, but we’ve gotta come up with another option.

Steve: If there’s another option, I’d love to hear it.

John: Oh, come on, maN. You and I–we can come up with stuff on orpheus the government doesn’t even know about. We can put him away foreveR.

Steve: And while we’re doing research, orpheus is two steps ahead. If we don’t take him out now, I think something very bad is gonna happeN.

Orpheus: I thought it was your job to help people.

Marlena: I can’t help everybody who is in need. My schedule’s pretty full, and evan needs the kind of attention that I can’t really give him. And I think you like playing mind games, and that’s what i think you’re doing right now.

Orpheus: Mind games? We’re talking about my son’s sanity.

Marlena: I’m sorry. I can’t treat your son, but I can find him somebody very capable that can help him.

Sarah: Marlena, I was just– I’m so sorry. The door was open. I thought you were alone.

Marlena: This gentleman was just leaving.

Orpheus: You’re dr. Sarah horton, aren’t you?

Sarah: YeS.

Orpheus: We haven’t met yet, but–

Sarah: No. I know exactly who you are. You’re the reason that my child is dead.

You’re referring to the accident you were in–

Sarah: There was no damn accident. You and your pervert son kidnapped my mother. And one of you was driving so fast that you swerved in front of adrienne kiriakis, and you killed her! And you killed my baby. You’re a monster.

Orpheus: I’m so sorry for your loss, but if I’m a monster, what are you?

Marlena: Get out of here.

Orpheus: Oh, I’m going, but according to the news, I’m not the only one who took a life, dear. As i understand it, poor abigail dimera is dead. Stabbed to death by her own cousin. I do hope you can help her find a way to live with herself, marlena.

Marlena: I’m so sorry about that. He’s a vile man. He’s got no sense of caring. He’s got no hearT. He’s got no empathY.

Sarah: He said it like it was a fact. Abigail dimera stabbed by her own cousiN.

Marlena: He’s trying to provoke you.

Sarah: What if it’s true? My god. What if it is true?

Orpheus: How’s it going?

Evan: Shawn brady got kayla johnson to run the paternity test. He went to go find out when she’ll have the results.

Orpheus: Well, we both know what the result will be.

Evan: Well, I’m still nervous. Bradys like to stick together, and shawn’s still got my son.

Orpheus: Just try to relax. Don’t draw attention to yourselF.

Evan: What are you doing here?

Orpheus: I tried to convince marlena evans to take you on, as a patient. I was unsuccessful.

Evan: I don’t need a shrink.

Orpheus: I beg to differ.

Evan: If that’s what you think, why’d you pull me out of bayview?

Orpheus: I see now that was a mistake.

Evan: I told you I’m fine. Or i will be, once I have my son.

Gwen: To jake. He was always so good with his hands, and not just in the body shoP. Xander?

Xander: What do you want, gwen?

Gwen: Um– I can’t stop thinking about yesterday.

Xander: What about it?

Gwen: You know, sarah attacking me.

Xander: That wasn’t her fault.

Gwen: Yes. I know, and I just wanted to say I’m sorry. Don’t give up hope. I mean, her hallucinations don’t mean that she necessarily killed my sister, so I still think it was lucas horton.

Xander: Well, actually it’s looking more and more like lucas is innocent.

Chad: I’m really sorry, buddy. I know how much you miss your mom.

Thomas: Everybody calls me names since mom died.

Chad: What do you mean?

Thomas: Buddy. Champ. Kiddo.

Chad: Well, sometimes people will make up names for people that they like.

Thomas: Well, I hate it. Where were you?

Chad: I had to go see someone.

Thomas: Who?

Chad: Someone you don’t know.

Thomas: It’s all you do now is you go and see people.

Chad: Well, i’m here now. So what do you say we… Go into the backyard, and we kick the soccer ball around?

Thomas: I don’t want to.

Chad: Well, it’s a nice day. We can go to the park, and we can fly that new–

Thomas: I said no!

Chad: Well, you can’t sit cooped up all day playing video games. It’s not good for you.

Thomas: I don’t care! I don’t like it here! I wanna go home!

Chad: Well, that’s not an option, so what do we say we go outside, and we can play a game of horse, and then you can do whatever you want?

Thomas: I don’t wanna play horse with you. You always let me win. I just want mom back!

Chad: Hey, you don’t think I wouldn’t do anything to bring her back? I can’t! She’s gone, and there’s nothing that we can do about it!

Chad: Thomas, I’m sorry. I’m sorrY. Look, I didn’t mean to get angry with you. Thomas. Thomas? Thomas! I’m sorry.

[Sighs]

Gwen: So lucas’s story checks out?

Xander: Seems to. The police say that the paring knife isn’t the knife that killed abigail.

Leo: How do they know?

Xander: The depth of her wounds.

Leo: Eww.

Gwen: Have the police found the knife yet?

Xander: No, but they know what they’re looking for. It’s a steak knife or something that looks like one.

[Tense guitar music]

Shawn: The results are in.

Evan: And?

Shawn: I haven’t opened ’em yet.

Evan: What are you waiting for?

[Tense music]

Well?

Shawn: [Sighs]

Evan: [Laughs] I told you sO.

John: Can’t help you on this one, partner. You’re on your own.

Orpheus: What a coincidence. I was just chatting with your lovely wife.

John: About what?

Orpheus: Oh, I’m sure marlena’ll fill you in later. Have a good day, gentlemen.

Steve: You still wanna play by the book?

Marlena: Sarah, do you remember anything, anything at all, about the night that abigail was killed?

Sarah: Just that I had it in my mind to go and see her.

Marlena: Right, I think I suggested that to you.

Sarah: You know, abigail told me once that she felt guilty. That she was a reason that kristen got a hold of that drug that she gave me, and… what if I did go see abigail and hallucinated that she was kristen?

Marlena: How can I help you?

Sarah: I wanted to know if you would hypnotize me the way that you did lucas.

Marlena: I can, if that’s what you wanT.

Sarah: I have to know the truth, marlena, even if the truth is that I killed abigail.

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Chanel: So I’ve decided which of you I want to be with.

Allie: That’s– uh, that’s really great.

Johnny: Sure is.

Chanel: And I want you to know that I know it’s taken me forever, but I just–I care about you both so much, and–

Both: Just tell us.

Kate: To jake.

Paulina: To jake. A hell of a man.

Kate: Ooh, well, that’s pretty kind considering the fact that you didn’t know him from adam.

Paulina: I’m taking your word for it.

Kate: [Chuckles]

Paulina: Kate, I’m sorry for your loss.

Kate: Yeah, I don’t know– I don’t even know why his death is hitting me like this.

Paulina: Mm. You two had a thing, didn’t you?

Kate: Yeah, we did. We did, and it was pretty good for a while until he dumped me for gabi hernandez.

Ava: What is your problem?

Gabi: What?

Ava: Jake’s body isn’t even cold, and you’re talking about voting shares?

Gabi: Ej’s coming after me. He wants my job. And, you know, some of us still work for a living.

Ava: Yeah, and you know, some of us aren’t living at all! And all you can do is think about what jake’s death is gonna cost you.

Gabi: This is not personal. This is business. If ej gets his hands on jake’s dimera shares, then I’ve got nothing that… there’s no way I can stop it. Or maybe there is. Ej wouldn’t get jake’s shares if they went to jake’s widow.

Ava: What widow?

Gabi: You, babe. If you and jake were married, those shares would go to you, and there’s nothing that ej could do about it.

Ava: Yeah, there’s one little problem here. We’re not married.

Gabi: Says who?

Ej: Don’T. Don’t give me that look. I told chad he could stay in the house. It was his decision to move your grandchildren out. Can I help it if this house is so eerily quiet?

Kristen: Not anymore, it’s not.

[Chuckles]

Ej: Kristen.

Kristen: Hey, ej. Long time no see.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: Okay, so what I’ve decided is… is that blood?

Johnny: Huh? What?

Chanel: On your face.

Johnny: Uh, no. No, that’S… actually, that’s cherry.

Chanel: But how’d it get there?

Johnny: Um–

Allie: I threw pie in his face, okay? And then, he threw one in mine, so…

Johnny: We’re just a little competitive over the pie-tasting.

Allie: Among other things.

Chanel: You guys, I hate what this competition is doing to you, especially the one about “other things,” me being “other things,” I assume. So I just want you to promise me– please, please promise me– that what I’m about to say, it won’t come between you. It won’t make you throw more pie in each other’s faces.

Johnny: Just tell us what you’ve decided, okay? And I’ll act like a grown-up from now on.

Allie: Yeah, I will too. I promise.

Roman: So chanel’s having an important talk with johnny and allie, huh?

Abe: Mm-hmm, about the future. Right. And paulina and I decided that we should clear out of the apartment for a bit.

Roman: Well, I hope you put away the breakables before you left.

Abe: [Laughs] Well, I sure hope we don’t need to.

Roman: There you go.

Abe: Ah, thank you.

Roman: Mm-hmm. So how are eli and lani doing?

Abe: Well, eli’s got this great apartment in D.C. And valerie is helping with the twins, so you know, things are working out as well as can be expected. Me, I– I am missing them like crazy.

Roman: I know what you mean. You know, when I thought lucas and sami were gonna get married, I was hoping they would settle down here. And now, nothing’s settled and won’t be for a long time.

Abe: Yeah, who would’ve thought lucas would have kidnapped sami? You know, no one had any idea it was him.

Roman: Some people did– kate, for example.

Abe: Kate knew?

Roman: Yeah. She let ej go to prison for a crime her son did and she let lucas take my daughter, the woman he kidnapped, off to europe.

Abe: I am very sorry. Well, what does that mean for you and kate?

Roman: There is no “me and kate.” We’re done.

Kate: I was feeling a bit bitter, vindictive, so I used my power to make him suffer for what he did to me.

Paulina: Got your revenge, huh?

Kate: Yeah, I got my revenge, but it didn’t feel that good, you know? Because, deep down, I was actually really hurt.

Paulina: I hear you.

Kate: So it took me a while, you know, to– to open up my heart again.

[Sighs] And roman was so patient, and he was so kind. Now, it’S…

Paulina: Aw, kate. Well, I felt so bad when you told me he broke up with you, especially because you seemed– you two seemed so happy together. What’s wrong with that man?

Kate: Not a damn thing. It’s my fault.

Ej: When I heard about your miraculous pardon, I knew you’d show up here eventually.

Kristen: Huh. I didn’t come to see you. I came to offer my condolences to chad.

Ej: Well, you’ve come to the wrong place. Chad and the children have moved out.

Kristen: Huh. Well, then you obviously have even more empty bedrooms here than usual, so I’ll be moving back in.

Ej: [Laughs] Really?

Kristen: Mm-hmm.

Ej: You just decided this?

Kristen: Well, it’s better than crashing with jake and ava. And you know what, brother? This place is very big, and you and I don’t have to see each other.

Ej: Actually, I could envision us getting close again.

Kristen: Mm. And why would we do that?

Ej: So we could join forces. Vote gabi out once and for all and take back our father’s company.

Kristen: Hmm…

Ava: Who is gonna believe that I married jake on the same day that…

Gabi: Is there anybody that can prove that you didn’t marry him this morning?

Ava: [Sniffles] I guess not. We got robbed right as we bought the rings.

Gabi: Where? What jewelry store?

Ava: The one off the square.

Gabi: Okay, that’s perfect. That’s a block away from city hall. Okay, here’s what we’re gonna do–we’re gonna say it was a spur of the moment thing. You didn’t have rings. After you tied the knot, you went to go find rings to make it look authentic–

Ava: Okay, will you shut up? Please shut up. You’re talking about me being your partner in crime? Have you forgotten than the man that I love is lying here dead? Have you forgotten that I actually despise you?

Gabi: Okay. Forget about helping me, but maybe you’d like to help yourself before your life comes crashing down.

Ava: Oh, that better not be a threat. Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Sonny: Okay, so this is the lasagna that maggie made for jack and jennifer. Obviously, she didn’t know you and the kids were showing up, but I mean, it should be enough for you all.

Chad: I’m sure it will be. Actually, we’re not visiting. Kids and I are staying here now. I just moved us in.

Sonny: Oh. I mean, I guess I see why you wouldn’t want to be staying at the dimera house.

Chad: That’s not why we left.

Sonny: What happened?

Chad: Ej kicked us out.

Kristen: Oh, I couldn’t double-cross gabi. She’s been very good to me since I’ve been out.

Ej: [Chuckles] “Good to you” how?

Kristen: Well, guess who is in charge of basic black, hmm? Which is right where I want to be.

Ej: Mm-hmm, between chloe and brady.

Kristen: Oh, you know me so well.

Ej: I do. And that’s why I know you’ll want to hear me out.

Kristen: I’m listening.

Ej: I’ve just come into possession of chad and kate’s shares in the company.

Kristen: Ooh, how clever of you.

Ej: Mm-hmm, and if I could have yours–

Kristen: Oh, you could take over the world.

Ej: “We.” We could take over the world. You could keep your lofty position at basic black and move into your old suite here. Rachel could have the one right next to yours, assuming you win custody.

Kristen: Hold on, hold on. How do you have chad’s shares?

Ej: He betrayed me. It was the price he had to pay.

Kristen: Oh, and how am i supposed to trust you that you’re not gonna betray me?

Ej: Oh, I’d be a fool to do that. I need your shares. Do we have a deal?

Ava: I’m not gonna help you take on ej dimera.

Gabi: I wouldn’t make such rash statements if I were you. Now that you’re on your own since jake’s life was cut drastically short, you don’t have a dime. Without my help, your life is gonna fall apart.

Ava: And why would you help me?

Gabi: I’ve read the company bylaws, and I know that if you and jake were married, his shares would go directly to you. Think about the lovely dividends that you’d be receiving into your account every single month.

Ava: And why are so concerned with my finances?

Gabi: You’re right, no, there is something in it for me.

Ava: Surprise, surprise.

Gabi: Ej wouldn’t be able to generate enough power to kick me out as ceo.

Ava: Well, I’m actually surprised you did come up with this plan.

Gabi: Why?

Ava: Well, let’s say you’re right and I do get those shares. What’s to keep me from teaming up with ej to help him bury you?

Chanel: Okay, now that I have both of your attention, I want you to know how hard this decision was. But what hit me was that you and I never even would’ve been together if–

Allie: I’d just been honest with myself about my feelings for you.

Johnny: But we were together, chanel. We were.

Chanel: I know, and our time together was the most romantic few weeks of my life… until you broke my heart in a million pieces when I thought that you didn’t love me anymore.

Johnny: But that wasn’t me talking, chanel. You know that. Look, you are the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I never stopped loving you.

Chanel: I love you. I love both of you, but the person that I want to be with, hopefully for the rest of my life, is allie.

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Paulina: You knew a long time ago.

Kate: That lucas was the one that kidnapped sami? Yes, he told me after she was rescued, but I kept it to myself.

Paulina: You were protecting your child.

Kate: At the expense of roman’s child.

Paulina: From what I’ve seen of sami brady, she can take care of herself.

Kate: Oh, yes, but she is roman’s baby, and he’s not going to forgive me.

Paulina: Abraham is like roman, and I’ve broken his trust more than once.

Kate: Yeah, but you were protecting lani.

Paulina: And my pocketbook. Remember price town?

Kate: Mm-hmm.

[Laughter]

Paulina: What I’m trying to say is, the two of us, we come from the same place. We both started out with nothing. Got beaten down by men who claimed they loved us. It’s hard to trust after that, and not just other people– ourselves too.

Kate: I appreciate you trying to let me off the hook.

Paulina: You have to let yourself off the hook if you expect roman to.

Kate: I don’t expect roman to.

Paulina: Abraham forgave me, didn’t he? I’ll never forget running into you at the hospital. You told me, “be patient. Don’t give up on the love between us.” Kate, you need to take your own advice. Don’t give up on roman now.

Abe: What can I say except I’m sorry?

Roman: Yeah, me too.

Abe: Do you think you might be willing to give kate another chance?

Roman: No way. After what she did?

Abe: You know, I said the same thing about paulina. I thought that I would never be able to trust her again, but now, we’re happily married. You know, people used to say you need to give happiness a chance. You were one of those people. I’m just saying.

Chad: Honestly, I don’t know if I can stand living in that house anymore. I mean, everywhere I looked, I– I saw abby. Getting dressed up for a night out, reading to the kids, goofing around with them. You know, the last time I saw her alive was in our bedroom. We were hoping we’d made a new baby.

Sonny: Jeez, man, I don’t know what to say.

Chad: Well, I never wanna see that room again.

Sonny: I’m really sorry, chad.

Chad: Ej gave me the push I needed to get us out of that house, and honestly, it’s a relief. The kids love this place, and I don’t know what we would do without jack and jennifer. You know, I just have no idea what we’re gonna do when they go back to boston.

Sonny: I have one idea.

Chad: Yeah?

Sonny: Yeah. There’s room in my house. You, thomas, charlotte. You can stay there as long as you need.

Gabi: If you team up with ej, those shares of yours? They’re not gonna be worth a red cent.

Ava: Oh, and why’s that?

Gabi: [Scoffs] You spent too much time playing domestic goddess with rafe. You’re slowing down.

Ava: I asked you a question.

Gabi: I know that you and jake didn’t get married. You double-cross me, and I will out you in a hot second. You will be left with less than nothing.

Ava: Oh, so you are threatening me?

Gabi: I can’t take what you don’t have. The way I see it, you’ve got two options–you work with me and we both win, or you screw with me and we both go down for the count. It’s your choice.

Kristen: Hmm, we most definitely do not have a deal.

Ej: You do realize I’m offering you quite a significant upgrade on your current situation.

Kristen: Uh-huh, but for how long? See, I can call the shots with gabi.

Ej: [Chuckles] Oh, I wouldn’t be so sure. See, your new friend is on the outs with jake because he’s been sleeping with ava. What does gabi feel about you sharing quarters with jake and ava? And since when do you have a close relationship with our brother, the grease monkey?

Kristen: I wouldn’t be such a snob if I were you. Have you forgotten that I took care of you during your vegetative state? And the thanks that I got from you was that–

[Secret panel creaking]

Ej: Rolf, what the hell were you doing in there?

Rolf: I needed somewhere to stay after I was pardoned. I didn’t want to impose.

Ej: And here I thought the house was feeling quite empty.

Rolf: I take it you haven’t heard about your brother?

Ej: Which one?

Rolf: The dead one?

Ej: [Sighs] You’re going to have to be more specific.

Rolf: Jake. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Kate: Well, I do appreciate the encouragement, but I don’t know if I can take myself off the hook, you know? And roman isn’t the only one who’s having a hard time forgiving me these days.

Paulina: Mm, who else?

Kate: Sami’s kids– my grandkids– allie and will.

Paulina: I don’t know will, but allie might be in a more forgiving place after she talks to my daughter.

Kate: Really? Why would that be?

Paulina: Right now, chanel is telling allie and johnny which twin she wants to be with.

Kate: [Gasps] Wow. Okay. Well, she might be in a better place then, or she might be in a worse place, depending how it goes.

Allie: Oh, chanel, I am so happy. Um, johnny, I’m really sorry.

Johnny: No, you’re not.

Chanel: See, this is why it took me so long to make a decision. I hated the idea of hurting either one of you.

Johnny: When you just touched my face before, don’t tell me you didn’t feel something between us.

Chanel: My feelings for you are still there. Why do you think I had to make a list of what I loved about both of you?

Johnny: [Scoffs] I take it allie had the longer list?

Chanel: Allie has just had more time than you have. We’re best friends, and we work together every day, and we still love each other, which is pretty amazing. And we’ve never really had a chance to see where things might go between us, and I think that we deserve that chance. Can you understand that?

Johnny: No, I can’T.

Ava: You can’t pull this off. The board of directors is gonna want to see a marriage license.

Gabi: I’ll take care of all that.

Ava: How?

Gabi: Money talks.

Ava: Yeah, jake just died this morning, and all you want to talk about is money.

Gabi: [Sighs] I want to talk about the future, okay? Yes, jake was not the love of my life, but I cared about him and he cared about me. And at the end, we were not right for each other, but I– I wanted to see him happy, and he wanted the same thing for me. And I’m not gonna be happy if I lose this job, and I know jake’s not gonna want to see you out on the street.

Ava: I need time to think about this.

Gabi: I’m sorry. It’s now or never, okay? What’s it gonna be?

Sonny: Look, I’m serious, okay? I already know uncle vic and maggie would love to have you and the kids at the house, and you already know how big it is.

Chad: Yeah, I do.

Sonny: But in the spirit of full transparency, I should probably let you know my brother’s already there, so…

Chad: Which brother?

Sonny: Alex.

Chad: You didn’t tell me he was coming to town.

Sonny: Oh, I didn’t know either. He just sort of showed up. Apparently, he’s not having a blast in phoenix or with joe or vic.

Chad: How long is he staying?

Sonny: Oh, he’s not going anywhere. Yeah, apparently he wants to work with me at titan.

Chad: And how do you feel about that?

Sonny: I don’t know yet. You know, he just sort of assumes that I’ll give him a job because there’s no reason not to.

Chad: I can think of a few reasons.

Sonny: Oh, yeah?

Chad: Yeah, you’d be working with your brother. In my book, that’s a really bad idea.

Kristen: Jake is–

Ej: He’s dead?

Rolf: He was shot by someone attempting to rob him. They got him to the hospital, but they couldn’t save his life.

Ej: I’d better go over there.

Kristen: Why? You don’t give a damn about jake.

Ej: Someone has to take charge, act as his next of kin.

Kristen: Oh, I get it. You don’t want anyone to beat you to those shares of stock he owns.

Ej: Owned, and of course I don’T.

Kristen: Oh, I guess you won’t be needing me anymore.

Ej: You rejected my offer. I expect you to be gone when I’m back.

Kristen: Well, he wasn’t what I’d call “prostrated by grief.”

Rolf: Unlike you?

Kristen: I barely knew jake, but I didn’t hate him on sight like the rest of my family! Okay, I’m not racing ej to the hospital to take advantage of that poor guy’s death.

Rolf: Perhaps you should be.

Kristen: [Sighs]

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Allie: It sounds like you’re not accepting chanel’s decision.

Chanel: You promised you would.

Johnny: You’re right, I did. You’re a lucky woman.

Allie: I know.

[Tender music]

Johnny: You be good to her.

Allie: I will.

Johnny: Uh, okay. Well, I got to go. See you around.

Paulina: Mm, nothing from chanel yet, so I can’t go home. Oh, neither can abe, so he’s hanging out at the pub. Hmm, speaking of my husband, if he were to run for a higher office–say governor– could he count on your support?

Kate: Oh, well, he’d be a hell of a lot better than the cracked clown we have in there now, wouldn’t he?

Paulina: So you would support him?

Kate: Of course I’d support him.

Paulina: Oh.

Kate: Is he thinking of running?

Paulina: Let’s just say I planted the seed.

Kate: Hmm, actually, you did the same for me.

Paulina: I did?

Kate: Yeah. I’ve been thinking about what you had to say, and I think I’m gonna go over to the pub, and I’m gonna talk to roman.

Paulina: Oh, I’m so glad. I’m so glad; you go ahead. Go get your man, honey.

Kate: Thank you.

[Laughter]

Paulina: Oh! Mmm.

Roman: Well, you know what, abe? My situation is a whole lot different than yours was.

Abe: Why? Both kate and paulina were keeping a secret to protect their children.

Roman: Yeah, what about my kid?

Abe: You don’t really believe that lucas would put sami in danger?

Roman: Hell yes! He kidnapped her, abe.

Abe: Well, he used bad judgment. I mean, there’s no denying that, but I think that he did it because he loved her so much.

Roman: You know what? That’s what kate thought, and it’s not like I’ve been a great judge of character lately.

Abe: And why would you say that?

Roman: Well, for one, my ex-wife and two of my grandkids were possessed by the devil, and I didn’t have a clue. And you know who’s making your chowder right now? Clyde weston, the felon I vouched for when my niece took off on a trip around the world. And soon after I hired him, he bought some stolen jewelry, got locked up for abigail’s murder. And now, his old partner in crime is being let out of jail by the governor.

Abe: To call it a rough year would be an understatement.

Roman: Yeah. Do you have any idea why the governor would let somebody like orpheus out of jail early?

Abe: Wish I did.

Roman: Yeah, well, at least he can’t run again in november.

Abe: Paulina thinks I should run.

Roman: For governor?

Abe: She even invited mitchell to dinner. Had this big plan to get him to endorse me.

Roman: [Chuckles] I assume that was before he pardoned a whole lot of people like orpheus.

Abe: Thereby making his seal of approval totally worthless, which means, among other things, that paulina’s big plan is not going to work out.

Roman: Yeah. Well, there are not a whole lot of things working out lately, so tell you what. I’m gonna check on your dinner.

Abe: [Sighs]

Rolf: I live by one creed: “What would stefano do?” Hmm? In this situation, there is but one choice to make.

Kristen: You really think you can do it?

Rolf: Yes, with your help.

Kristen: [Sighs]

Kayla: Oh!

Ej: I just heard about my brother.

Kayla: Yeah, I’m so sorry.

Ej: [Sighs] He was so young. We had gotten quite close recently.

Kayla: I did not know that.

Ej: When you release his body, I’d like to have him buried in the dimera crypt.

Kayla: Well, there’s some paperwork that needs to be filled out by his next of kin. I was guessing that was vivian.

Ej: She’s a convicted felon. I don’t think the hospital wants to enter into any sort of agreement with her.

Kayla: Good point. Well, how do you suggest?

Ej: Myself. I am the head of the family now.

Kayla: Okay. I’ll get the forms.

Gabi: I see the vultures are already circling.

Ej: Yes, so it seems.

Kayla: I would definitely read it over before you sign it.

Ej: Thank you.

Gabi: What is that?

Kayla: It’s forms that need to be signed by jake’s next of kin.

Gabi: Wouldn’t that be his wife?

Ej: Jake didn’t have a wife.

Gabi: Until this morning.

Ava: [Sniffles] Your hand is so cold. Hmm. This morning seems like a dream.

[Sniffles]

[Chuckles] We were so happy when we bought these.

[Somber music]

With this ring, I thee wed. I will always remember this morning. And I’ll always love you. My a1c stayed here,

Kate: Hey, abe.

Abe: Oh, hey. Aw. So I thought you were with paulina. I mean, she texted me that you were hanging out.

Kate: Well, yes, we were.

[Laughter] But I knew you’d be here. You’ve been exiled from your apartment, I heard.

Abe: Not for too much longer, I hope.

Kate: No, I don’t think so.

Abe: No?

Kate: No. So I thought I’d come by and talk to roman, you know? Is he around?

Abe: Um…

[Chuckles]

Kate: Hey.

Roman: Hi.

Kate: Um, I wonder if you have a minute to talk.

Johnny: [Chuckles] Hello, paulina.

Paulina: Oh, johnny!

Johnny: You’re safe to go home now. Chanel announced her decision.

Paulina: From the look on your face, you’re not here to celebrate.

Johnny: [Chuckles] No, definitely not. She, um– she wants to be with allie.

Allie: I am the happiest woman in the world right now.

Chanel: No, I am.

Allie: Dupree, I want you so bad, but it just feels a little bit weird to celebrate when johnny’s miserable.

Chanel: Yeah, I know what you mean, but how long do you think we should wait before we, you know, celebrate?

Allie: I don’t know. It feels like we’ve kind of been waiting forever.

Chanel: Yeah and the whole point of being together is to really be together.

Allie: When you’re right, you’re right.

Chanel: I think we’ve waited long enough.

[Tender music]

Chad: I shouldn’t have warned you about working with alex. I’m sure he’s nothing like ej.

Sonny: No, you were honest. You know, I get along with alex just fine. It’s just, you know, I’ve never been my big brother’s boss before.

Chad: Tony, what’s going on? What? Are you sure? Yeah, thanks for letting me know.

Sonny: What’d he say? Is everything okay?

Chad: It’s my, brother jake. He was shot.

Sonny: What? Is he okay?

Chad: He’s dead.

Gabi: Oh, you haven’t heard? Ava just told me that she and jake got married.

Ej: Bloody hell. When did this happen?

Ava: If you’re talking about me and jake, we were married this morning.

Kayla: I’m sorry, ava. I did not know.

Ava: No, you know, everything was happening so fast, it didn’t even occur to me to tell you, but jake and I were husband and wife when he was…

Kayla: Well, I’m sorry to bring this up now, but there are some forms that need to be signed by jake’s legal next of kin.

Rolf: Are you ready to go?

Kristen: Wait, wait, wait. Rolf, rolf, rolf, rolf, not until you tell me what sort of help you need from me.

Rolf: There’s no time for explanations! We must act now!

Kristen: [Sighs] I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Roman: I don’t have time to talk, ’cause I just found out my broiler is on the fritz, and to be honest, I don’t have a hell of a lot to say to you.

Abe: Well, don’t give up hope. He’ll come around.

Kate: That’s what paulina said to me.

Abe: Yeah, well, she’s a wise woman. You know, I did talk to roman and I told him he should give you another chance.

Kate: Well, thanks, but I doubt that he’s going to do that.

Abe: I don’t doubt it at all. Just give it some time.

Kate: [Sighs]

Paulina: This one’s on me.

Johnny: You didn’t have to do that.

Paulina: No, no, I wanted to. Between us, I was pulling for you, kid.

[Tender music]

Chanel: I love you so much, horton.

Allie: I love you too.

Sonny: Chad, I don’t know what to say.

Chad: Yeah, me neither. I mean, I wasn’t that close with him, but he was abby’s friend. Now, both of them?

Gabi: Nice try, ej, but no cigar.

Ej: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Gabi: Sure you do. You were about to sign those next of kin papers. Now you can’t get your hands on jake’s shares of dimera stock.

Ej: Hmm. Don’t be so sure. This marriage came out of nowhere and is awfully convenient. If you don’t think I’ll get to the bottom of this, then you don’t know me very well.

Kayla: Oh, the orderlies are here to pick up jake’s body and take it to the morgue. When you’ve made your funeral arrangements, he’ll be released to you.

Ava: Funeral arrangements, on my wedding day.

[Suspenseful music]

Rolf: Ah, jake. It is you. Ready for your next adventure? [Chuckles] Shall we?

Kristen: [Sighs] I really hope you didn’t lose your touch while you were in the slammer.

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Tony: Said Simple Simon to the pieman, let me taste your ware.

Allie: What?

Tony: “Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair”?

Allie: I’m sorry, do you need help?

Tony: No, no, I’m sorry. No, it’s just a silly old nursery rhyme.

Allie: Oh.

Tony: You know, they used to use it to amuse the young folk in my day, but that was long before your “tic-tacs.”

Allie: You mean tiktok?

Tony: Mmm. I’m almost tempted to recite “hickory dickory dock,” but I’ll spare you. So, where is your partner in this patisserie?

Allie: It’s just me today. I’m actually trying to answer the age-old question, cherry or peach pie? I’m taking kind of a census. And chanel is taking a personal day, she actually has a very important choice to make of her own.

Tony: More important than pie? Oh, that’s hard to believe.

Allie: I know. Believe it. I don’t know about simple simon, but I’m hoping that simon says she makes the right choice.

Johnny: Forget about simon, johnny says she’s gonna choose me.

Tony: Ah.

Chanel: Why is this so hard? Giovanni or horton? Horton or giovanni?

Paulina: In my experience, when a girl is talking into her coffee, it’s usually a boy that she’s brewing over.

Chanel: A boy and a girl.

Paulina: Oh. You still haven’t made a choice between allie and johnny?

Chanel: I told them I would come up with a decision by today. But I don’t know what to do, mama.

Paulina: Oh, well, baby, mama’s here. And she’s on the case.

Chad: Rafe. I just read “the intruder–” “the intruder!” And found out that sarah horton was brought in for questioning. Apparently, she was at the mansion the night abby was murdered. Yeah, if you wouldn’t mind giving me a call back please at your earliest convenience, I would really like to know what the hell is going on and why my wife’s murderer isn’t behind bars yet. Thank you!

Ej: You see, I’m wondering if you’re planning on joining your wife’s murderer in lockup. I need an answer, chad. Are you giving me your shares or am I sending you to prison?

Ava: He didn’t make it? Jake is–he’s dead?

Kayla: I’m sorry.

Ava: Are you sure?

Kayla: Ava–

Ava: No, you’re wrong. You’re wrong. This is just like tripp. It’s just like tripp. You said that he was gone and he wasn’t, so you’re wrong.

Kayla: No, tripp– it’s a miracle he’s alive, but that is not the case with jake. I’m sorry. He’s gone.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gabi: Oh, to what do I owe this displeasure?

Kate: Well, I think we both reached the point in our relationship where we accept the fact that we don’t owe each other anything, do we?

Gabi: Yeah, I agree on that, thank you for stopping by.

Kate: Why I stopped by is to warn you that you have a target on your back because ej is gunning for your job.

Gabi: Well, that’s nothing new.

Kate: Oh no, what’s changed it is the fact that he now has the ammunition to do it because I’ve signed all of my shares over to him and I believe chad’s gonna do the same thing.

Chad: Your latest power play hasn’t been one of my biggest concerns, in case you forgot my wife was murdered. And now it turns out that sarah horton might’ve had something to do with it. Or at least know who did.

Ej: Hmm. I have accorded you a significant amount of sympathy for your loss, but I’m afraid your bereavement leave is over.

Chad: How dare you?

Ej: How dare I? You sent me to prison. You and kate, for a crime I did not commit. Your latest power play caused quite the concern. Or have you forgotten? Well, chad, it’s time to pay the piper. I’ll accept two forms of repayment for your treachery as discussed. So ask yourself, are you going to continue grieving here in this house? Or locked up for your crimes? Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Tony: So, chanel has to make a choice and you’ve put her on the clock.

Allie: May the best twin win.

Johnny: Oh, he will. And I’m sure my uncle tony is rooting for me, right? Dimeras all the way.

Tony: Oh, please consider me switzerland in this morass. Anna and I are very fond of chanel. And as my wife would be the first to point out, it’s chanel’s choice and her choice alone. So what do I say? I wish you both the best of luck.

Allie: Wait. You didn’t answer which pie you prefer. Cherry–

Johnny: Or peach?

Tony: Ah, I think I’m gonna go inside and get some tea cakes.

Paulina: Well, baby, I’m glad that you finally realized you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

Chanel: I know, I have to choose one. But the problem is I love them both.

Paulina: Well… you have to ask yourself now what do you prefer? Penis or vagina?

Chanel: Mama!

Paulina: What? We’re two grown-ass women. I had the talk with you years ago. There’s no need to be embarrassed about what god gave us.

Chanel: I’m not embarrassed, it’s just it’s not about that for me. Do you love abe because of his–

Paulina: That’s one reason.

Chanel: Why did I even ask that?

Paulina: Sex is very important in a healthy relationship.

Chanel: Probably not the most healthy thing to discuss with your mother. Fine. Sex isn’t a problem, with either of them.

Paulina: Okay, so what? You’re 50/50 across the board? 51/49? Either way?

Chanel: It’s not something I can put a number on. To me, it is about the individual person, not their equipment.

Paulina: Hmm. I see. Um. Oh– whenever I have to make a business decision, I break it down into pros and cons, okay? So let’s do that with your twins. Then, maybe… the choice will become clear.

Ej: Kate has already made her choice. She’s surrendered her shares to me, and as far as I’m concerned, you’d do best to do the same.

Chad: You know what? You can have the shares, all right? And since you’re in such a hurry to consolidate power to feed your bruised little ego, I’ll go upstairs and I’ll get you the certificates right now.

Ej: Good. And while you’re at it, why don’t you start packing your belongings? Because I want you out of this house.

[Door opens]

Kayla: Take all the time you need.

[Somber music]

Ava: Jake.

[Somber music]

After trying lots of things to manage her

Chanel: Okay, let’s not do cons, I wanna keep this positive.

Paulina: Sounds like the right attitude to me. So who do you wanna start with?

Chanel: Mmm, let’s start with giovanni. But don’t read anything into it. It’s just my relationship with gio is a lot less complicated, that’s all. So it’ll just be easier to do him first.

Paulina: Okay, okay.

Chanel: Okay.

Paulina: Giovanni it is. So what do you find appealing about johnny dimera? What makes you two compatible?

Chanel: Well, he’s funny. Very funny. He can make me laugh even when I feel like crying.

Paulina: Mm-hmm, a sense of humor. That’s good.

Chanel: And he’s so handsome. Great smile.

Paulina: Also a plus.

Chanel: He’s very smart.

Paulina: And rich!

Chanel: Mama! Whose list is this?

Paulina: I’m just saying. All right, all right. Please, proceed.

Chanel: Well, like some people I know, giovanni is persistent. He doesn’t give up on anything or anybody. He takes chances, you know? Like when we were in naples, we found ourselves in this little karaoke bar and johnny told me he wanted to sing “mona lisa” for me.

Paulina: Nat king cole, huh? Oh, the boy knows his music.

Chanel: He does. So he hops up on the stage, grabs the mic, and he turns to the prompter as the song starts but the words weren’t in english. Now, now, johnny, he speaks a little italian but not serenading his love in front of an audience italian.

Paulina: Well, well, what, what? What did he do?

Chanel: Now, this wasn’t some touristy place full of americans, no, it was full of locals ready to hate him. Now, johnny could’ve grabbed me and we could’ve run out of there, but he didn’T. He didn’t hesitate for a second. He belted out that love song in his best broken italian. He did it at full volume and with his whole heart. And he won over the crowd. And me. And he wanted to show how he felt, and he was fearless.

Paulina: Mmm. Fearless. Romantic. Speaks italian. Loves nat king cole. Loves my very special and beautiful daughter. This young man sounds like a keeper to me, chanel.

Chanel: Yeah. He does.

[Sighs]

Johnny: Look what I did. It seems everyone prefers my peach pie samples to your cherry samples. Why am I not surprised?

Allie: Why am I not surprised that you’re getting all up in people’s faces and forcing your peach samples on them? They just wanted you to go away.

Johnny: What? They were licking their lips begging for more.

Allie: Also, why am I not surprised to see a man taking credit for the work of a woman? Now, remind me, did you bake that pie? Or did I? Oh, that’s right, I baked them both. And I don’t need to go around telling everybody how great my pie is. I can just sit back, let them come to me, and then I’m gonna give them the time and space to make up their own minds. And they’ll come to the realization that the only choice is cherry.

Steve: Hey, kids. What’s good today?

Chad: You think I’m gonna move out of this house? You can’t be serious.

Ej: Do I look like I’m joking? And, frankly, you don’t deserve to live in this house that father built. While it was under your care and much to my horror, you allowed this house to fall into gabriella’s greedy hands. Had I not been around to get back the deed and title to this house, it may never have been restored to its rightful legacy.

Chad: What do you mean? I’ve been as much a part of that legacy as you are.

Ej: You’re a traitor to that legacy and this family. Which is why I’m banishing you.

Tony: Oh, these cookies, they’re absolutely delicious. And I thought I would– oh. Maybe not. I’ll come back later.

Chad: Wait, tony, wait. You should know that our brother here is trying to kick me out of the house.

Ej: Because our brother here is a duplicitous snake.

Gabi: So that given that ej will come after me, I mean, we have this whole roadrunner/coyote thing going, but I have proven time and time again that the best man to run this company is this woman right here. He’ll soon find the edge of the cliff behind him again and me waving as he plummets to his– well, you know.

Kate: Yeah. Well, it looks like you have it all figured out, don’t you?

Gabi: Actually, I do. I do. And I know that you unfortunately don’t have a job right now, which is fine, but I am gainfully employed and I am running a multi-national corporation, so best be going, okay?

[Phone rings] Busy, busy. Oh, rafe. Hey, listen, can I call you back because I’m dealing with a pest control problem– what? Yeah. I–I understand. Okay. Okay.

Kate: What did he say?

Gabi: Jake– jake– jake’s dead.

[Somber music]

Jake: Okay. I thought getting shot in the gut was bad. The hell was that for?

Ava: You lied to me. Flo, you’re here.

Jake: When did I lie to you?

Ava: Every time you smiled at me like that and you gave that look.

Jake: What look?

Ava: That one! That one, the one that told me that we actually had a future together. The one that said you’d never leave. The one… that said you really loved me.

Jake: I do–

[Sighs] I did love you.

Ava: I told you. I told you I didn’t wanna get hurt again, and I told you that I didn’t wanna lose you. You knew about my past because I shared it with you. You knew about the guys that I loved and who left and then you convinced me, you convinced me that that was not you. And then you put a ring on my finger, jake. And I believed you. Because I’m stupid. I’m a sucker just like I always am because I believed that you were gonna stay and now you have left and I’m alone and it is your fault!

Kate: Jake is what?

Gabi: Rafe– oh, rafe says he was shot and they rushed him to the hospital but that he didn’t make it. Kate… he’s gone. Jake’s gone.

Ej: I’m sure it’s not news to you that chad was willing to let me rot in statesville for a crime I did not commit.

Tony: Listen. I understand that miscarriage of justice and you have every right to be upset about being wronged. But I truly believe this is not the time to be seeking retribution. This man, he just lost his wife.

Ej: So did I.

Chad: You are not seriously comparing the two. My wife was stabbed to death, ej, murdered in this house. I found her upstairs. You–your wife walked out on you! Again! All you have to do is wait. I’m sure sami’s crazy ass is gonna come walking through that door–

Ej: You watch your mouth! You are in no position to be throwing stones about crazy wives.

[Tense music]

Chad: Shut your mouth.

Ej: I did not take abigail away from you, damn it! What happened was awful. Tragic. But it had nothing to do with me. What happened to me on the other hand, had everything to do with you!

Chanel: This is too much. I need to take a break. It’s just no matter what I choose, I have to hurt someone that I really care about. And I might break apart a life-long friendship. They’re twins, mama! I can’t–I can’t take that away from them.

Paulina: Baby, the heart wants what the heart wants. Whatever choice you make, whoever gets hurt, they will recover, my darling. Johnny and allie are both young and resourceful. Stop worrying about them. Take care of you.

Chanel: Right. I’ll try.

Paulina: You know what? You know, I can see how much you’re struggling with this so, baby, let’s you know what I say? Let’s put this on hold for now.

Chanel: No, no, no. I owe it to them. I need to finish this. I’ve kept them in limbo for too long.

Paulina: Okay, okay. So then moving right along. So… what do you love about allie?

Chanel: I love that to me she’s horton and to her I’m dupree. We have this rich past of friendship and we’re best friends, truly. And we’ve known each other for what feels like forever. But we still find ways to surprise each other. I love her laugh and her smile. And I even love her sadness.

Paulina: You love her sadness?

Chanel: Johnny takes everything in stride, but allie, she feels it all. She feels the world’s joy and its pain.

Paulina: Hmm.

Chanel: The other day, allie and I, we went for a walk in the square and we saw this little girl who’d skinned her knee and I looked over to allie and she was looking at the little girl and the look on their faces, it was the same.

Paulina: She’s an empath.

Chanel: Right. Right. It was like she really felt that little girl’s pain, really felt it. Like I could tell, I could tell. And it was like she wanted to take some of it for herself so that the little girl could feel better faster. And of course she went running right over to her to comfort her.

Paulina: Mmm. It’s like I’ve always said, it’s good to find the helpers and keep them close.

Chanel: And then on that same walk, we saw this old man who had lost his wallet and allie helped him look all over for it. And when he finally found it, he was so relieved, so happy. And I looked at allie and she, she was just as happy as he was. It’s like she’s so connected to this world and everyone in it. How could I not wanna be connected to her?

Paulina: Yeah. I get it, I get it. And I can see why you’re struggling. I hear it in your voice how much you love them both so much. They are very lucky to have you in their lives. Somebody who appreciates them the way you do.

Chanel: Yeah, yeah, but now I have to choose just one.

Johnny: Well, this one is richer.

Allie: But this one is sweeter.

Johnny: A little too sweet if you ask me, almost sickeningly sweet.

Allie: Well, this one is really just empty calories.

Johnny: Well, this oneis a little tart.

Allie: Excuse me?

Johnny: You heard me.

Steve: Um, I’m not sure what’s going on here, but I’m gonna skip the pies. I’m going inside to see if I can find myself some cookies.

Allie: I just wanna make sure that I didn’t imagine you calling me a little tart?

Johnny: Hey, sis, if the pie fits.

Allie: Okay, well, you know what? When chanel finally makes her decision, I’m not gonna be the one with pie all over my face.

Johnny: What? Oh!

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[Playful music]

Johnny: You know what? You’re right, the cherry– the cherry is delicious. It’s the perfect amount of sweet and tart.

Allie: Yes. See? I told you. And chanel knows, too. See, she won’t be able to resist my pie.

Johnny: Oh, but you haven’t tried mine yet.

Allie: You wouldn’T.

Johnny: No. I wouldn’T. Or would I?

Paulina: Honey, oh, I’m sorry, I don’t think we’re even close to an answer.

Chanel: Thank you for trying, mama.

Paulina: Oh, baby. Well, I don’t know who you should choose or who you’re going to choose, but I do one thing, whoever that boy or girl turns out to be, they will be the luckiest person on the planet. Because there just isn’t enough paper in the whole wide world to write down all there is to love about you. Oh. [Laughs] Mm.

Jake: I didn’t mean for this to happen.

Ava: Yeah, but you couldn’t let it go. You had to be the tough guy, just like you were back in philly. Right? You couldn’t stand the idea of some other hard case getting the better of jake dimera.

Jake: No, it wasn’t about the ring. Okay? The ring could be replaced. It was about that moment you and I just shared, right before. Right? I wasn’t gonna let anybody take that away from us.

Ava: Jake, life isn’t about one moment, it is about all of them. And, yeah, we could’ve replaced the ring. But I can’t replace you. Now all I got is this stupid ring. And that memory, that one memory of right before you died. I would give anything, especially this ring, to have you back.

Jake: But I got such a good deal on it.

Ava: It’s not funny.

Jake: Come on. Guy threw in the wedding bands for free, remember? I still got ’em in my pocket. Huh?

Ava: All right, okay, well, I guess in that case it turned out all right. Jake, what am I gonna do now?

Jake: Well… you’re gonna mourn me for a respectable amount of time. And then, come on, you’re ava vitali. You’re a survivor. You’re thee survivor, right? You’ll figure it out because you always do. And then you’re gonna be okay. Come here. Hey, come here. All right.

[Somber music]

Ava: [Crying]

Jake: I’m sorry I’m gone. But you gotta remember one thing. I didn’t leave you. Okay? I didn’t leave you. I’m not like the others. And what we had was really special. Didn’t last very long, but… it was special. And you’re gonna carry that with you for the rest of your life. Okay?

Ava: I will. I will.

Gabi: Just left this horrible voicemail this morning screaming at him for not showing up to work. I was so stupid.

Kate: No, there’s no way that you could’ve known, gabi. Look, I’m so– I’m sorry for your loss, I am. I mean, I know that you moved on but he meant a lot to you.

Gabi: Yeah and to you too.

Ej: I did not kill abigail, but frankly I’m shocked I haven’t been framed for that. But you– I lost samantha because of you. Because of your shameful disloyalty to me and this family. Your–your malicious lies.

Chad: I’ll own my part in coming between you and sami. But you–you slept with her sister all on your own.

Ej: Belle and I are through.

Chad: My condolences. Now you have more free time to roam the dark halls of this mausoleum blaming me for all your problems.

Ej: Which is now none of your concern since you’re moving out.

Tony: Ej! This is our family abode. Think about the children, thomas and charlotte! This is the only home they’ve ever known!

Ej: My niece and nephew are welcome to stay.

Chad: You think I’m gonna leave my children here with you? Never. They’re coming with me. It’s clear there’s not enough room in this mansion for anything other than your bruised ego and self-pitying paranoia.

Ej: Don’t let the door hit you on the way out! And don’t forget to bring me those certificates for your shares! Ubrelvy helps u fight migraine attacks.

Allie: [Laughs] Oh. You really think chanel is going to choose an immature little child like you?

Johnny: You started it!

Allie: Did not!

Johnny: Did too.

Allie: Oh, you are ridiculous!

Johnny: You know what? Let me she who is without sin cast the first pie.

Allie: You called me a nasty name so, yeah, I threw a pie at you.

Johnny: I called you a little tart.

Allie: Ohh.

Johnny: Which is a term, a term of endearment.

Allie: Yeah, so is this.

[Phones beeping]

Johnny: Wait. Truce. I am going to slowly reach my hand into my pocket. Just put the pie down. Put the pie down. And no phone will get hurt. It’s chanel. She wants to see us.

Allie: She’s ready to choose.

Kate: Well, don’t leave me in suspense, it’s not every day that I make a romantic proclamation in the town square. And I am definitely not used to waiting for an answer.

Jake: You wanna know if there’s still an us? After last night? Does that answer your question?

Paulina: Why are you here drinking all alone? Where’s that handsome boyfriend of yours? I was talking about roman brady. Unless you have some other handsome devil in mind?

Kate: Roman and I broke up.

Paulina: Oh, well, I’m sorry, I’m sorry to hear that. So you’re drowning your sorrows?

Kate: Actually, I just found out that someone I was pretty close to has passed away.

Gabi: What did you do to him?

Ava: Excuse me?

Gabi: You. You pulled him back into your mob nonsense, didn’t you?

Ava: You have no idea what you are talking about. We were mugged. Somebody tried to steal my ring.

Gabi: You two were engaged?

Ava: Yeah, jake and I were. We were engaged.

Gabi: I’m sorry, I– he and I–our breakup was bad, really, really bad. But he still always had my back, even voted his dimera shares so that ej and chad wouldn’t kick me to the curb.

Tony: I can see how much you’re hurting, brother.

Ej: You still have your sight then?

[Sighs] Sorry. I’m not myself. Or maybe I am. Not enough liquor in the world, right?

Tony: Chad’s in pain, too. You know, father used to lash out like this when he was hurting.

Ej: That he did.

Tony: But he put family first, no matter our differences and no matter how badly we hurt each other.

[Somber music]

Chad: Congratulations.

Ej: Chad. I don’t want you to go.

Chad: You know, I haven’t spent a single night in our room since abby died? I’ve been sleeping in the guest room. A guest, in my own home. But it doesn’t feel like that now. This isn’t my home anymore. Not without her. I’ll have harold pack up the rest of my things.

Chanel: So I’ve decided which one of you I wanna be with.

Paulina: I’m sorry about your loss. Even the ones who break our hearts, they still keep a place there.

Kate: You got that right.

Paulina: To jake.

Kate: To jake.

Kayla: There was nothing we could do, steve.

Steve: Poor ava.

Ava: What is your problem?

Gabi: What?

Ava: Jake’s body isn’t even cold and you’re talking about voting shares?

Gabi: Ej is coming after me. He wants my job. And, you know, some of us still work for a living.

Ava: Yeah, and some of us aren’t living at all. And all you can do is think about what jake’s death is gonna cost you.

Gabi: This is not personal. This is business. If ej gets his hands on jake’s dimera shares, then I’ve got nothing that– there’s nothing– there’s no way I can stop it. Or maybe there is. Ej wouldn’t get jake’s shares if they went to jake’s widow.

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Sonny: Hey, uncle vic? We gotta talk.

[Dmatic music]

Alex: I am not uncle vic.

Sonny: What are you doing here?

Alex: Hmm?

Sonny: I said what are you doing here?

Alex: Now, is that any way to greet your big brother?

Sonny: Alex, what are you doing, man? Alex.

Alex: [Laughs]

Sonny: What’s going on?

Steve: Justin. Thanks for meeting me.

Justin: Of course. You said it was important.

Steve: It is.

Justin: So what do you wanna talk about?

Steve: This.

[Tense music]

Eric: I mean that I’ll take you to the hospital.

Nicole: Guys, I can drive myself.

Rafe: No, actually. You can’T. You can barely even walk on it.

Nicole: Let’s not make things worse.

Eric: Listen, rafe, I’m sure you need to catch the guy who did this, all right? So I’ll give her a ride.

Rafe: Thank you. Are you sure you’ll be all right?

Nicole: Yeah. I’ll be fine. You just get this jerk, okay?

Rafe: Okay. Okay. I’ll call you as soon as I know anything. All right. Take good care of her.

Eric: I will.

Rafe: Got it?

Eric: I got this.

Nicole: Oh, okay.

[Grunts] Okay. Thanks.

Eric: All right, let’s go.

Rafe: All right, thanks.

Ava: Okay. Okay, relax. You can have–

Jake: No. No, he can’T.

Ava: Jake, what are you doing?

Jake: You’re not giving him your ring. Look, pal, we just got engaged. Put the gun down. You don’t know who you’re messing with, do you?

[Gunshot]

[Tense music]

Ava: Jake, jake. Jake. Jake, no! Jake. Jake.

Jake: [Grunting in pain]

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Sonny: Alex, come on. I’m serious. This suit’s really expensive. Alex! Alex!

Alex: Oh, my god.

Sonny: You’re soaking wet, man.

Alex: I’m sorry, bro.

Sonny: Seriously?

Alex: I’m sorry. What can I say? It was so nice out, I had to get a swim in. I just ran in here to grab a drink. I’m headed back. And you’re coming to take a dip with me.

Sonny: No. Thank you. Kind of feels like I already have.

Alex: [Chuckles] Uncle vic, huh? Hell of a setup.

Sonny: Yeah.

Alex: It’s like a damn resort. He’s got the olympic-sized pool, the cabana, and not to mention this delicious arnold palmer that hendo whipped up for me.

Sonny: Hendo? I’m sorry, do you mean henderson?

Alex: Oh, it is the absolute best. Do you want me to make sure he makes you one?

Sonny: No. I’m good, thank you.

Alex: More for me.

Sonny: So what are you doing here?

Alex: Do I really need a reason to come back and visit the family homestead?

Sonny: What, so you’re just here for a visit?

Alex: Well, originally. But I mean, after getting back in this space, I might stay a while, you know? It’s really strange. The second I stepped foot in salem, I felt right at home.

Eric: Take it easy. Keep leaning on me, all right?

Nicole: Yeah.

Eric: There you go. There you go.

Nicole: Okay. Thank you for bringing me.

Eric: Yeah.

Nicole: And thank you for being so kind. But I’m here now, so I mean, you can go.

Eric: I’m not leaving till I know you’re okay.

Nicole: Eric, I’m fine. I’m sure once they take a look at my ankle, I will be as good as new.

Eric: Yeah, well, it’s not your ankle I’m worried about. What happened in the park had to be some serious trauma.

Nicole: Not my first.

Eric: Stop it. Stop pretending like you weren’t scared. A man just attacked you and held a gun on you. All right? So I’m not leaving, all right? So whether you like it or not, I’m staying right here.

Nicole: [Sighs]

Rafe: Send all available units to the square. Let me know the second you find something.

Jada: Hey, boss, you called in a robbery?

Rafe: Yeah. Guy tried to take the tip jar from the brady pub.

Jada: That’s pretty low.

Rafe: Well, that’s not all. He came to the park and he pulled a gun on someone.

Jada: And he’s still out there?

Rafe: Yeah, and he can’t have gotten far. And consider him armed and dangerous.

Ava: [Panting] Okay. No.

Jake: [Grunts]

Ava: No, no! No. No. No, no, no, no! Jake. Jake. Jake, can you hear me? Jake. Come on. It’s gonna be okay. You’re gonna be okay. Stay with me, jake. Help! Help! We need help over here! Don’t you die on me. Don’t you die.

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Alex: Why am I getting the impression that you’re not happy to see me?

Sonny: No, it’s not– it’s not that I’m not happy to see you. I’m just, you know, a little surprised.

Alex: Well, what is so surprising, sonny boy?

Sonny: Well, you seemed pretty locked in with the business out in phoenix, and when I told you and the twins I was gonna be taking the job at titan, you said you guys could handle it.

Alex: And we are. Trust me. Joe and vic have it all under control while I’m here.

Sonny: And you’re fine with that? With them totally steering the ship without you?

Alex: [Sighs] Joe and vic are always trying to tell me what to do anyway. So I figured, let ’em do their own thing.

Sonny: I didn’t know you guys were butting heads.

Alex: Just have a different vision for that company. Came to the point where they started second-guessing every decision that I made.

Sonny: What were you guys fighting about?

Alex: Different stuff, sonny. Who knows? They were in sync. I wasn’T. Maybe just chalk it up to working with twins. I don’t know. It doesn’t matter, okay? We’re still family, right? Yeah?

Sonny: Yeah, you are. But is that the only reason you left?

Alex: I didn’t want business to come in between us. That’s all. So I figured I’d step out. I wasn’t ready for another blistering summer in arizona. I wanted to head east, come to salem, and see some of the family. Where the hell is everybody, anyway?

Bonnie: Sonny? Is your da– oh. [Laughs] Oh, um, who do we have here?

Sonny: Bonnie, this is–

Alex: Allow me. Alexander kiriakis.

Bonnie: [Gasps] Alex. Oh, my gosh. It’s so nice to meet you. I’m b–

Alex: The woman who killed my mother.

[Tense music]

Steve: Why would mitchell go along with something like this?

Justin: Because he’s corrupt. He might as well just hang a sign that says “bribes accepted.”

Steve: Didn’t even try to hide it. But I’m less interested in how orpheus managed to get out than in what you plan to do about it.

Justin: What do you mean?

Steve: You know what I mean. The man responsible for adrienne’s death is free. Are you planning to go after him?

Kayla: Nicole.

Nicole: Hey, kayla.

Kayla: What happened?

Nicole: It’s nothing serious. I just twisted my ankle.

Eric: It was hardly nothing. A guy attacked her in the park.

Kayla: A random attacker?

Nicole: He wanted my purse.

Eric: He pulled a gun on her.

Kayla: That must have been terrifying.

Nicole: Well, thankfully, eric came when he did.

Kayla: Don’t tell me you fought off an attacker.

Eric: No, I just talked to him. Just wish I was able to stop him.

Nicole: Hopefully they’ll catch him soon. And if I know rafe, he won’t stop until he does.

Jada: Should we start canvassing the park? See if anyone has run into this guy?

Rafe: Yeah, I’m working on getting a photo right now. He was at the brady pub. Hopefully the security camera got a good angle on him.

Jada: Do you know what he looks like?

Rafe: Yeah, I got a pretty good description of him from my wife.

Jada: Your wife?

Rafe: Nicole is the one who was attacked.

Jada: Oh, man, I’m sorry. Is she okay?

Rafe: Yeah, she’s gonna be okay. I mean, she’s pretty rattled. The guy threw her to the ground, and she sprained her ankle.

Jada: I’m sorry. Where is she?

Rafe: She’s at the hospital right now, getting checked out.

Jada: By herself?

Rafe: No, she’s– she’s with her ex-husband.

Jada: Ex-husband?

Rafe: It’s not like that. He just happened to be at the scene. Would you just focus on finding the guy?

Jada: Say no more.

Rafe: Oh.

Jada: What is it?

Rafe: I just got a report of shots fired.

Ava: Jake. Jake, come on. Come on, stay with me. Wake up. Wake up; you gotta stay with me. Come on. Come on, jake. Jake, answer me.

Greg: Is he dead?

Ava: No. No, he’s not dead. No thanks to you, you son of a bitch.

Greg: What’d you expect me to do, huh? It’s his fault. He should have just given me the ring.

Ava: Oh, you want this ring? Is that what you want? You shot him over a stupid piece of jewelry? Take it! Take it!

Greg: I don’t want it now.

Ava: What the hell is wrong with you? Huh?

Greg: Hey, whoa, whoa. What do you think you’re doing?

Ava: Calling for an ambulance.

Greg: Put the phone down. You’re not calling anybody.

Ava: What, you’re gonna shoot me now too, huh?

Greg: Sorry, lady. It’s nothing personal. I can’t have any witnesses.

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Bonnie: I’m sorry, I don’t know what you mean.

Alex: Oh, then let me refresh your memory, bonnie. A few years ago, as you were posing as his mother, adrienne, you killed my mother, anjelica devereaux.

Bonnie: Oh, anjelica. Yeah, I–I didn’t kill her.

Sonny: Yeah, no, she’s right. Your mom died from a heart attack.

Alex: In your hotel room. And from what I heard, you left her for dead. So bonnie, give me one good reason why I shouldn’t return the favor.

[Tense music]

Justin: You’re worried I’m going to what? Murder orpheus?

Steve: It’s not exactly a big leap. Do I need to remind you what you did the last time you were in a room with him? You pulled a gun on him while he was in police custody.

Justin: Mm-hmm. And if I remember correctly, you convinced me to turn the gun over to you so you could do the deed yourself.

Steve: That’s right.

Justin: But you were just playing me in order to get the gun out of my hand.

Steve: I was trying to save you from throwing your life away.

Justin: I could have made that decision on my own.

Steve: No. Not in that moment. You were grieving. You weren’t in your right mind.

Justin: I’d say I was pretty clear.

Steve: You see? This is what I’m talking about. It sounds like you feel cheated. Like you wish you had pulled that trigger.

Justin: [Sighs]

Steve: So now that orpheus is out, I need to know, I need to make sure you’re not planning to finish the job.

Orpheus: I would like to know the answer to that myself.

Kayla: Okay, there you go. I think you just have a bad sprain. If you stay off of it and rest it and ice it for a few days, it should be good as new. You’ll be on your feet.

Eric: But for now, she just needs to rest, right?

Kayla: Yep.

Eric: Anything else treatment-wise?

Kayla: Nope. She can just use over-the-counter pain meds, and if things get worse, you can call me, and I’ll prescribe something stronger.

Nicole: Okay. I should be fine. Now that you wrapped it nice and tight, it feels pretty good.

Kayla: Glad to hear it.

Nicole: Although, what would make me feel better is if rafe gets that maniac who did this to me off the streets.

Jada: Where were shots fired?

Rafe: Outside the jewelry store off the square. Let’s go.

Ava: Look. Look, I don’t know what’s going on in your life, but… you don’t need to shoot me. All right? I don’t give a damn about having you arrested. I’m no friend of the cops. Okay? I just need to get an ambulance here… to help my boyfriend. You don’t want him to die.

Greg: Just put the phone down!

Ava: Okay, just go. Just go, all right? I’m not gonna tell anybody what I saw.

Greg: Yeah, nice try. But as soon as I turn my head, you’re calling 911 and I’ve got the entire police force after me. Then they’ll lock this whole town down, and I’m stuck. I can’t have that. I’m sorry. But at least you get to be with your boyfriend.

Rafe: Police! Drop the gun!

Jada: He said drop it now!

[Tense music]

[Gunshot bangs]

Greg: [Coughs] Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Orpheus: Sorry to drop by unannounced. But I figured you gentlemen might take exception to my release.

Justin: I wonder why you’d think that.

Steve: What do you want?

Orpheus: Well, as you know, I’m not one to sit back and let things happen, so rather than wait for you to appear at my doorstep, I thought I’d come by, say hi, and get a sense of your intentions.

Steve: Our intentions?

Orpheus: Namely, justin, are you intending to come after me?

Justin: You think I’d tell you if I was?

Orpheus: Actually, yes. You’ve always been a very straightforward guy. You’ve never hidden your animosity towards me. Although it’s based on a misunderstanding.

Justin: Misunderstanding? You killed my wife.

Orpheus: Accidentally. Look… my hands may not be the cleanest in the world, but I did not intend to hurt adrienne. It was simply the wrong place at the wrong time.

Justin: You cold son of a bitch.

Steve: If you’re trying to make things better here, it’s not working.

Orpheus: I’m just stating facts.

Justin: The facts are, you ran adrienne of the road, and you were too busy framing maggie to call for help.

Orpheus: I… I don’t deny that I was in the midst of tying off loose ends.

Steve: Is that supposed to excuse your actions?

Orpheus: No. No. I’m not making any excuses. And for what it’s worth, I’m sorry for your loss. Truly. But I’ve gotta get on with my life, and I’m here to find out if I should expect retaliation from either of you.

Justin: When I lost adrienne, I really didn’t think I had anything left except to kill you. But when steve convinced me that I shouldn’t blow you away, I realized that even though you had taken adrienne away from me, I still had a lot to live for. I have four incredible sons, a beautiful granddaughter, and I was lucky enough to find love again.

Orpheus: I heard you’d remarried.

Justin: Mm-hmm. And if I had killed you, I would have been tossing all of that away. I promise you, your miserable life isn’t worth one second of my time with the people that I love.

Orpheus: So we’re good.

Justin: No. No. We are far from good. I eagerly anticipate the day you start to rot in hell. But I am not going after you because you’re already dead to me. It’s good to see you again, steve.

[Tense music]

Sonny: Whoa, whoa, alex. What the hell are you doing?

Bonnie: Okay, I–I’m sorry. I didn’t–I really didn’t wanna leave your mother in that hotel room.

Alex: But you did. And she died.

Bonnie: No, I– I just was already in so deep. And you know what? It was her idea, you know. She came up with the idea for me to pose as adrienne.

Alex: No, I knew you were just caught as an innocent in the mix of all of this, right?

Bonnie: Well, no. It just– I never thought I’d just–

Alex: You would leave a trail of bodies behind?

Sonny: Alex, just put the tie down.

Bonnie: I am really sorry. I am sorry. I know I’ve made about a million and a half mistakes, but the truth is, I just was desperate to stay out of prison.

Sonny: It’s true. I’m telling you, it’s true. And we have all forgiven her. Dad did too.

Bonnie: Please. I’m really sorry about your mother.

Sonny: Alex.

Alex: [Laughs] Relax. The look on your two faces. Are you kidding me? Did you really think I was gonna do something with this? The hell do I look like? A necktie killer?

Sonny: What?

Bonnie: Wait, what?

Sonny: Are you– it was a joke?

Alex: Call it a test.

Bonnie: Oh, my god. Thank god. I thought you were going to–

Alex: I know what you thought. I just wanted to see how you’d react. Look, bonnie, I’m not happy about what happened to my mother. But I do know she wasn’t a saint. So I’d be willing to bet that whatever trouble found her, she put herself in that position.

Bonnie: [Sighs] Then you really don’t hate me?

Alex: Dad says you make him happy, so even if you’re the worst person in the world, how can I be mad at you?

Bonnie: Oh, thanks. I think.

Sonny: And, I mean, what you did to sonny’s mom was way worse, and this guy was able to forgive you, so why the hell shouldn’t I?

Bonnie: [Chuckles] Right?

Alex: What are you waiting for? Bring it in.

[Bassy jazz music]

[Alex exhales]

[Bonnie chuckles]

[Tense music]

Rafe: He’s dead. Call it in, hunter.

Jada: Okay.

[Phone beeps] This is hunter. We got two shootings in the park. Perp is deceased. One victim, critical condition. Send an ambulance.

Rafe: His pulse is weak, but it’s there.

Ava: He’s lost so much blood, but I can’t get it to stop. I’m putting pressure, but it won’t go.

Rafe: Detective hunter’s calling in the emts, so they’ll be here shortly.

Ava: How could this happen? How could this happen? I can’t believe this happened to jake.

Rafe: It’s okay. He’s gonna be okay.

[Tense music]

Alex: [Exhales]

Bonnie: [Laughs] Whoa. Whoa! Oh, my–ooh. I’m spinning.

[Laughs] I mean, we went from potential murder to shirtless hug in a matter of seconds.

Alex: I said what I needed to say. I got it out of my system. I don’t believe in holding on to bad feelings. It creates negative energy.

Bonnie: Yeah, well, that hug had plenty of positive energy.

Sonny: Yeah, at least he toweled off before he hugged you.

Alex: Well, I was indulging in a nice swim, working on my breaststroke when I greeted my brother here.

Bonnie: Can’t blame him for wanting to take advantage of the pool, sonny. I mean, he obviously likes to keep in shape.

Alex: Oh, thank you for noticing.

Bonnie: I mean, really. Look at those abs.

Alex: Ah.

Bonnie: You could grate cheese off those.

Alex: Ah, well–

Bonnie: There’s more than six. One, two–

Sonny: Okay, bonnie.

Bonnie: Oh, what? I’m an admirer of the human form. So sue me.

Alex: I think she’s a very flattering woman.

Bonnie: And those are very flattering trunks.

Alex: Thank you. Thank you.

Bonnie: I’m sorry. May I just–ooh.

[Laughs]

Alex: Easy! Easy, killer. I’m ticklish.

Bonnie: It’s like, wow.

Alex: What are you doing?

Justin: So…

Bonnie: [Laughs]

Justin: I see you’ve met my son.

Bonnie: Yes, justin. I was just–

Alex: There he is. Papa’s home. Now it’s a party.

Bonnie: [Laughs]

Justin: Alex.

[Chuckles]

Kayla: All right. Well, the nurse should be in any minute with your crutches, and then you’ll be on your way.

Nicole: Sounds good.

Eric: Thanks, kayla.

Nicole: Yeah. Thank you.

Kayla: But listen, nicole, you might think about making an appointment with marlena. Talk this out. I mean, everything seems okay right now, but then, you know, ptsd could hit when you least expect it. Okay?

[Phone beeps] Oh, sorry. Uh…

Eric: Is everything okay?

Kayla: Yeah. I gotta get going. I’m sorry, I have a incoming gunshot victim.

Nicole: Oh, gosh. Yeah, go. Go.

Eric: I’m gonna get her home, but thank you.

Kayla: Okay.

Eric: Good luck. Hey. All right, um…

Nicole: Uh… you know what? If you hadn’t shown up when you did… that might have been me.

Ava: Jake, you hang in there. Hang in there. Help is here.

Kayla: Is this our gunshot victim?

Rafe: Yeah.

Kayla: Jake.

Rafe: It was a robbery gone bad.

Kayla: Another robbery?

Jada: He’s lost a lot of blood.

Kayla: Ava, you all right?

Ava: I’m fine. I’m fine. Please just help him.

Kayla: Okay. We’ll do everything we can. All right. Don’t see an exit wound anywhere. We need to get him to surgery.

Ava: Okay, kayla, he has to make it. Please, please tell me–

Kayla: Okay, I’ll come talk to you as soon as I know anything, all right?

Ava: Okay, jake? Jake?

Jada: Why don’t we go sit in the waiting room?

Ava: Okay. I will be here. You come back to me, okay, jake?

Jada: Let them do what they need to do.

Ava: Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

Rafe: Ava, listen. I know we’ve been through a lot, but I’m here for you if you need me. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Alex: Did I tell you guys? Hendo’s got a gift.

Justin: Hendo?

Sonny: Ah, yes. Hendo. Apparently, that’s what we’re calling henderson now.

Justin: Ah.

Bonnie: But isn’t it just half iced tea and half lemonade?

Alex: Oh, there’s a lot more to it than that, bonnie. This is an art.

Justin: Well, it is refreshing. So alex, what prompted this visit to salem?Pted this visit I mean, not that I mind.

Sonny: Well, apparently it’s not just a visit. Apparently, alex was thinking about staying for a little while.

Justin: No kidding.

Bonnie: Great. Happy to have you. Here. Happy to have you here.

Justin: So what about the business in phoenix?

Alex: Dad, I needed a little break, to be honest with you. And I thought it would be nice to just see some family, hang out by the pool… see uncle vic, aunt maggie.

Justin: Well, they’re gonna be thrilled to see you. So are we talking about a few weeks?

Alex: Well, that’s what i thought originally, but then after seeing how relaxing this place is, I might just take the summer off.

Sonny: [Chuckles] Really?

Alex: What? It beats hanging out in a blistering arizona desert. And I get to spend a couple more months with my baby bro. So we are gonna go work out. You are gonna show me around town, take me to some of those little bars you like so much.

Sonny: Right. Yeah. That sounds awesome.

Alex: Good.

Sonny: But, um… you know, titan actually has me pretty busy right now, so–

Alex: Ah, yeah. Maybe I’ll come work with you.

Sonny: Uh…

Steve: So…

Orpheus: So…

Steve: Well, let’s hear it.

Orpheus: Am I supposed to know what that means?

Steve: You can save the innocent act for someone who doesn’t know you. And we both know you got that pardon for a reason.

Orpheus: I don’t know what you’re implying, steve. I did my best to be a model prisoner, and now that I’m out, I’m just trying to keep my nose clean.

Steve: Sure you are.

Orpheus: Which reminds me, I need to find myself some gainful employment. You happen to know if they’re still hiring here?

Steve: You wanna work at the brady pub?

Orpheus: Well, my old pal clyde works here. Word is, roman’s in the second chance business.

Steve: You think you’re only on a second chance?

Orpheus: Hmm. Sometimes it takes a few for it to stick. Look, I… I know I’ve caused my share of pain, especially to your family. But all that’s behind me now. Instead of infamous villain orpheus, I could just be… milo harp, short order cook.

[Chuckles]

Steve: Huh. Well, if you really want that kind of work, there are a lot of restaurants outside of salem that you could choose from. I mean, why stay here where everyone despises you?

Orpheus: Oh, maybe I like it here.

Steve: Mm. Well, you’ll never be able to live down your past. So if you’re really serious about cleaning up your act, why don’t you go someplace else? Get a fresh start.

Orpheus: Well, maybe you’re right. Maybe that makes more sense. I’ve always wanted to live out west.

Steve: How far west?

Orpheus: Well… they say seattle’s beautiful this time of year. Hey, while I’m there, maybe i could look in on your kids. What are their names again? Stephanie, uh, joey, and… tripp?

Eric: Easy does it. And remember, small steps.

Nicole: Okay. I know what I’m doing.

Eric: All right. I’m just making sure you don’t stumble.

Nicole: Okay. Rafe.

Rafe: Hey.

Nicole: Hey.

Rafe: Hey. How are we doing?

Nicole: Uh, actually it’s just a sprain, but I’ll be fine.

Rafe: Oh, well, that’s good.

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: How– how are you feeling?

Nicole: Well, you know what? Kayla wrapped it up nice and tight, so it’s good. And I’m working on my crutch skills.

[Chuckles] Um, listen, any– any luck on finding the guy who attacked me?

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, we found him.

Eric: Oh, that’s great. Is he in custody?

Rafe: No. No, he’s dead.

Nicole: What?

Rafe: Yeah. We came upon him. I mean, detective hunter and i came upon him, and he was in the midst of committing another robbery.

Eric: Who else was he trying to rob?

Rafe: Ava.

Nicole: Oh, is she all right?

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, he was– he was going to shoot her, but detective hunter shot him first.

Eric: Oh, I hate to hear the loss of human life. We should be grateful that nobody else is gonna get hurt.

Rafe: Yeah, unfortunately, that’s not the case, ’cause, um… as it happens, jake was with ava and… before we got to the scene, the gunman shot him.

Nicole: Jake?

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Eric: Kayla’s patient, the gunshot victim.

Rafe: Yeah. He’s being rushed into surgery as we speak.

Nicole: Is he…

Rafe: We don’t know.

Nicole: Oh, my god.

Rafe: Yeah. I’m just glad you’re okay.

Nicole: Yeah.

Eric: Well, looks like you can handle things from here.

Rafe: Yeah, listen. Before you go, I just wanna say… I’m sorry for how I acted, you know, at the park.

Eric: It’s okay. You already apologized.

Rafe: Yeah. Thanks again for bringing nicole to the hospital.

Nicole: Yeah, thank you, eric.

Eric: You’re welcome. Just remember, take it easy. Rest well.

Nicole: Oh.

Jada: Is there anything I can get you?

Ava: No. Thanks.

Jada: You sure?

Ava: Look, I’m fine, all right? I’m not the one who just took a bullet.

Jada: Ava, I know we just met, but my father used to work at this hospital, and from what I hear, they are the best. Jake is in good hands.

Ava: Yeah.

Jada: You wanna talk about it?

Ava: Look, I don’t know what you’ve heard about me, but this isn’t the first time I’ve seen somebody shot in front of me. All right? The life I grew up in, it’s pretty much a regular occurrence. But seeing someone that you care about… bleeding out in front of you on the ground, that is something that you never get used to.

Jada: Sounds like you love him very much.

Ava: Yeah, for the first time in my life, I finally thought that I could… hold on to the person I love. But, um… I will not be weak.

[Somber music]

Jada: You’re not weak. You’re just scared. Listen, why don’t I get you a bottle of water, maybe a granola bar?

Ava: I’m not hungry.

Jada: Jake might be in surgery for a while, and you need to keep your strength up.

Ava: Okay. All right, thank you.

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[Tense music]

Steve: Are you threatening my children?

Orpheus: I didn’t threaten anyone.

Steve: You better not even think about going anywhere near my children.

Orpheus: Steve… you’re the one who suggested I leave town.

Steve: What is this? What kind of game are you playing?

Orpheus: No game. But if my moving is gonna create trouble… you win. I’ll stay in salem. Guess I’ll be seeing you.

[Tense music]

Sonny: You wanna work with me at titan?

Alex: Unless you don’t want me to.

Sonny: No. No, actually, I don’t have a problem with it, but, I mean, didn’t you just say you wanted to take the summer off?

Alex: I did say that.

Sonny: So then why don’t you just stay in phoenix, you know? Tough it out in the twins.

Alex: Yeah, I don’t wanna tough it out with the twins. I told you I’m sick and tired of knocking heads with joe and vic.

Justin: Knocking heads? I didn’t know the three of you were having issues.

Alex: Dad, we just have different ways of thinking, especially when it comes to business.

Sonny: And what about you and me?

Alex: What about you and me? You and me have always been good. You’ve always gotten me. Am I wrong? You get me.

Sonny: Actually, I think I do.

Alex: Well, then there you go. Sonny, think about it. Kiriakis brothers working together again.

[Makes blast noise] How awesome is that gonna be? Think about it.

Sonny: Sounds pretty good. Okay. Okay.

Jada: [Sighs]

Eric: Jada. You okay?

Jada: Eric. I, uh…

Eric: Hey. What’s wrong?

Jada: I killed a man in the line of duty today.

Eric: I heard. It must be very upsetting.

Jada: That’s, uh– it shouldn’t have been, though. It shouldn’t be. He was about to shoot that woman. I-I know I did the right thing. I did the only thing. I–it’s my job. But still…

Eric: Life and death. That’s–it’s a heavy situation.

Jada: And it’s never gonna get easier. And to be honest… I don’t think it ever will be.

Eric: Well, from where I stand, you should be proud of yourself. You saved somebody’s life today.

[Soft somber music]

Nicole: How badly was jake hurt? Is he– is he gonna make it?

Rafe: Um… I don’t know.

Nicole: How’s ava holding up?

Rafe: Not good.

Nicole: I had no idea they were so close.

Rafe: Yeah. I didn’t either. But now, seeing how broken up she was, I… can tell it’s really serious between them.

[Somber music]

Ava: Kayla. Kayla, how’s jake? Is–is his surgery over?

Kayla: There was no surgery, ava.

Ava: W-what are you talking about? That’s where you said you were taking him.

Kayla: Jake coded on the way to the operating room.

Ava: He coded?

Kayla: His heart stopped.

Ava: Oh, god.

Kayla: We took him to the er. We tried to do everything we could. The trauma team, they really tried, but they could not get his heart beating again.

Ava: No. No, no, no. No.

Kayla: Ava, I’m sorry, but jake didn’t make it.

[Somber music]

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Chloe: Did you just refer to yourself as our new boss?

Kristen: Mm-hmm. That’s right, kids. You both are working for me. And I like my coffee with cream, no sugar.

Brady: Okay. Okay. You’ve had your fun. All right, you need to get outta here because we actually have some work to do.

Kristen: Well, so do I. And as I said, I’m in charge here now. And if you don’t believe me, give gabi a call.

Sonny: We have to talk.

Gabi: Now is not a good time, sonny.

Sonny: This is an emergency.

Gabi: Is ari okay?

Sonny: Oh, she’s fine. She’s fine. She’s at camp. This is about business.

Gabi: Okay. I’m listening.

Sonny: Okay. Well, I had my eye on a very small but very promising company out in london. And the deal was all but closed until someone swooped in and scooped it out from underneath me.

Gabi: And?

Sonny: Oh, and… I think that person was you.

Jake: Ava, I don’t like that you feel that I’m not serious about this relationship. And I really don’t want you feeling like an also-ran, because you’re not. And I already told you gabi… is not the love of my life. And gwen certainly wasn’t either, but… maybe you could be. Maybe you are.

Ava: You’re saying you wanna marry me?

Jake: I’m saying that… I want you to believe as much as I do that I’m serious about this relationship and we have a future.

Ava: Okay. But rings. Come on. Don’t you think that’s a little soon?

Jake: Not for me. It’s you, ava. You’re my first choice and my only choice. I don’t wanna be with anybody else, so yeah, from here on out, I only wanna be with you.

Eric: Just take it easy. Okay? Nicole, everything will be fine.

Greg: You two know each other? What, is she your wife or something?

Eric: No, she’s my friend. Listen, neither one of us want any trouble, just… just let her go.

Greg: Well, then tell your friend to give me her purse, or I’ll shoot her–now!

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[Soft orchestration]

Ava: Jake, you do not need to buy me a diamond ring just ’cause I was feeling insecure.

Jake: I know I don’t have to. I want to.

Ava: Oh, so you wanna get married?

Jake: Eventually.

Ava: Well, eventually.

Jake: Look, I don’t want there to be any pressure. All right? It could be a year from now, two years from now. Whatever you’re comfortable with.

Ava: But it would be an engagement ring?

Jake: Yeah. A way for us to signal to the world that we plan on being husband and wife. More importantly, us saying to each other that we are committed to this relationship. In it for the long haul.

Ava: You sure this is what you want?

Jake: You are what I want…now and forever. So yeah, let’s make it official.

Sonny: Okay. Listen to me. Did you…or did you not buy this company?

Gabi: Buy it? I have never even heard of it.

Sonny: Come on, gabi. You’re trying to make a good impression as ceo. And what better way than to snatch a promising acquisition outta your biggest rival’s hands?

Gabi: All right, you gotta go–you’re wasting my time. I’m busy.

Sonny: Oh, I will…as soon as you admit it–you got up early this morning, which would’ve been afternoon in london, and you closed the deal.

Gabi: All right. You wanna know who I was dealing with this morning? Kristen dimera.

Sonny: Kristen dimera?

Gabi: Yeah! That psycho is out of prison because apparently the governor granted her a pardon.

Sonny: I mean, yeah. It’s a bit shocking.

Gabi: What’s even more shocking is I walked in here and I found her sitting in this chair.

Sonny: Is she after your job?

Gabi: That’s what I thought. But actually, she wanted something else. Back in at basic black. And li and I agreed that it was not worth fighting with her about it. So we just…well, she’s chloe and brady’s problem right now.

Kristen: Well, I just left gabi’s office, and she approved of my new position.

Brady: Why would she ever do that?

Kristen: Oh, it’s simple, brady. She owed me. I’m sure you heard about the last dimera shareholding meeting. Yeah, ej and chad, they were trying to boot gabi out, and they failed, thanks to me. And now she is just showing her gratitude.

Chloe: In other words, you didn’t give her a choice.

Brady: Kristen, I don’t know what gabi promised you, but nicole and I run basic black. We have multiyear deals. It would cost dimera a fortune to buy us out. The board would never approve it. Nice try though.

Kristen: [Laughing] You think I’m trying to replace you and nicole? Oh, don’t worry. You and blondie are still “co-ceos.”

Brady: You just said–

Kristen: I’m your boss. Yes, that’s true. You are looking at dimera’s new executive in charge of basic black.

Brady: Ooh. What in the hell does that mean?

Kristen: I’m gonna tell you what it means. It means that you, nicole, and chloe here are all gonna have to report to me.

Eric: Just lower the gun and walk away. There’s no harm, no foul.

Greg: You’re lying to me again, just like you did at the pub.

Nicole: What are you talking about?

Greg: Your friend here caught me stealing tips, and he acted all nice like he wanted to help me.

Eric: ‘Cause I do.

Greg: Then why’d you follow me? Huh?

Eric: I didn’T. I just went home for a run.

Greg: Bull! I made a break for it, and you tailed me. As soon as I let her go, you’re calling the cops. Forget that. I’ve been to prison before. I’m not going back.

Eric: I don’t want you to go back to prison. Really… I’m just trying to help you.

Nicole: I know him. He’s telling the truth.

Greg: Your purse now, or I blow her away!

Eric: I get you, man. I understand. You need the money. Which means you don’t have a job. No one’s gonna hire you when you have a record. How else are you supposed to put food on the table and keep a roof over your head? Listen to me. There’s a solution. There’s a way out. And no one has to get hurt. I didn’t call the cops. I won’T. I swear it. Right now, I just want you to put that gun away and let her go.

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Eric: No cops. I swear. How about you just hand me the gun?

Nicole: Oh, thank god.

Eric: Hand it over just nice and slowly. Nicole!

Nicole: Oh!

[Whimpering]

Ava: I don’t know. I don’t know, jake. You know, we haven’t even said, “I love you,” and you wanna get engaged.

Jake: I love you.

Ava: What?

Jake: Seriously, that– I was trying to tell you back at the apartment. I didn’t wanna scare you off.

Ava: So you love me?

Jake: Yeah. Don’t you see? It’s what I was trying to say to you when I was telling you how lucky I am to know you, the real you. I was trying to explain to you all the reasons I love you.

Ava: I love you too.

Jake: Really?

Ava: Really.

Jake: You okay?

Ava: Yeah. I just–I don’t know. This is new to me, you know? I don’t really know what to say or, uh…what to do.

Jake: You don’t have to say or do anything. If you’re on board with this, all you have to do is nod that pretty little head. I’ll go to the jewelry store and surprise you with a diamond. All right, then. Sit tight. Be right back.

Sarah: What if I did it? What if killed abigail?

Maggie: She was your cousin. You loved her. There is no way you would’ve ever hurt her.

Sarah: Not in my right mind, but we both know I’m not.

Maggie: Your medication is working. Your hallucinations are under control. Now, I promise you, sarah, everything is gonna work out.

Sarah: You don’t know that. I…I don’t know that. And I’m so–I’m so scared, mom.

Maggie: You’re not to blame. Now, none of this is your fault.

Sarah: Oh, that much I know. This is all on kristen… and gwen.

Xander: What are you doing here, gwen?

Gwen: I need to talk to you.

Xander: I have nothing to say.

Gwen: It won’t take long. I promise it’s really important.

Xander: [Heavy sigh] Just turn around while I throw on some clothes, yeah?

Gwen: Well, it’s nothing I haven’t seen before.

Xander: Do you wanna talk to me or not?

Brady: We’re not impressed with your little title, kristen.

Chloe: Yeah. Obviously, gabi gave it to you to get you off her back.

Brady: Nicole and I still run what’s important around here.

Kristen: Yeah. Subject to my approval of course.

Brady: All right, I’m done with this. You know, we’re gonna go get some coffee. Okay? If that’s all right.

Chloe: I would love that.

Kristen: Uh…excuse me. We’re not done yet. See, I have a very important announcement.

Brady: What is it? What’s your announcement?

Kristen: I have made my first executive decision.

Chloe: Oh, exciting. I can’t wait to hear it.

Kristen: And guess what, chloe? I can’t wait to say it. You’re fired.

[Laughing]

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Chloe: What? No. No way. She can’t fire me. Can she?

Brady: No, no, she can’T. Those contracts I mentioned– it gives nicole and me final say on all personnel decisions.

Kristen: Oh, I know.

Chloe: Then why would you say that?

Kristen: Would you relax? I was just having a little fun. Engaging in creative visualization. See, I use mental images to create the future I want where you are nothing but a bad memory.

Chloe: Wow. Did you miss the part where you have no power to force me out?

Kristen: Well, I can make your life so miserable that you’ll wanna quit.

Sarah: That’s another thing that’s stressing me out–gwen.

[Sniffles] Xander and I ran into her last night.

Maggie: I can’t believe she was pardoned.

Sarah: Neither can I. She’s caused so much pain and suffering, all because she just wanted to hold on to xander. What if–what if she goes after him again?

Maggie: Well, she’d be a fool because she knows he loves you.

Sarah: [Sniffles] I should have just married him when I had the chance. He wanted to finish the wedding. You wanted to finish the wedding. I was the one that wanted go down to the police station to answer all their questions.

Maggie: Yeah, but you wanted to do whatever you could to help.

Sarah: But I didn’T. Everyone wants to know if I killed my cousin, and I can’t tell them.

Maggie: You didn’T. And I’m sure of it.

Sarah: Yes. But lucas saw me at the crime scene the night of the murder, mom.

Maggie: Lucas was drunk.

Sarah: Yeah. But it’s a really specific memory. He said that he saw me running down the stairs, upset. And as I ran out the door, I-I dropped something. Possibly be the murder weapon.

Maggie: That’s impossible.

Sarah: But it’s not.

[Maggie exhales] It’s not, mom. During… one of my hallucinations… I threatened chanel dupree with a knife. What if I did the same to abigail? What if I stabbed her, thinking that she was kristen?

Maggie: May I ask you something? Have you been fully cooperating with the police?

Sarah: Yes.

Maggie: And has anyone accused you of a crime?

Sarah: No.

Maggie: Mm. Well, then you need to live your life. You need to have your wedding just as you planned.

Sarah: Now?

Maggie: I’m available.

Sarah: Mom, I–[Mutters] But–

Maggie: No, no, no, no, no. No buts. You, my darling, you need to be happy. And there’s no reason that you can’t be. So you go out there, and you find that xander… and we will have a do-over. You will be married within the hour. So how is that for a way to relieve your stress?

Sarah: It’s perfect, mom. Thank you.

Maggie: Oh, my sweet.

Sarah: [Sniffling] Love you.

Maggie: I love you too.

[Sarah chuckles]

[Soft, emotional music]

Maggie: [Sighs] Ohh…

Xander: All right. You can turn around now. So what’s so important?

Gwen: Did you read the story this morning in the “intruder”?

Xander: Oh, about you and all the other criminals being released from prison? Yeah. I saw it. Made me sick.

Gwen: No. I meant about sarah being brought in for questioning about my sister’s murder.

Xander: She wasn’t brought in–she went there voluntarily. She wants to help the police figure out who killed her cousin.

Gwen: The story implied she’s a suspect.

Xander: It’s the “intruder.” I’m surprised they didn’t imply that she’s an alien from outer space. Just ignore what you read, gwen. Sarah’s innocent.

Gwen: Are you sure? She’s been suffering from hallucinations.

Xander: How’d you know about that?

Gwen: Because she told me when she came to visit me in the prison. Is it true that she sees kristen everywhere wanting to kill her?

Xander: You have some nerve bringing that up when it’s all your bloody fault.

Gwen: You’re right. And if I’m the reason that… sarah snapped, causing her to kill abigail, I just would feel… so terrible. I mean, I’m free, and… my sister’s dead, and… I just wish I could have been there. You know, maybe I could have helped or done something. And I would–I would have helped her. I would’ve tried to save her. I would’ve done everything in my power to save her.

Nicole: Ow.

Eric: Are you okay?

Nicole: Yeah. Eric, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry he got away, and it’s all my fault.

Eric: No, it’s not your fault.

Nicole: Look, you could have gone after him, and then you didn’T. You stayed here to help me.

Eric: I wasn’t gonna leave you here. I wasn’t gonna leave you alone.

Nicole: Thank you. I mean, he just– he just came out of the bushes, and I was…I was so scared. And I don’t know what would’ve happened if you wouldn’t have come when you did.

Eric: Hey. It’s okay. It’s okay. I’m here. I’m here, and I’m not going anywhere. Migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

Rafe: Get your damn hands off my wife.

Nicole: Oh–

[Whimpering]

Chloe: I don’t know what you think you’re gonna accomplish by trying to force me out.

Brady: You would just be hurting the company, kristen. She’s a very valuable asset here.

Kristen: You’ve always been blind to her shortcomings. You thought she could sing too.

Brady: We need chloe here.

Kristen: No, we don’T. She’s just in the way.

Chloe: Yeah, right. In the way of you trying to get brady back. It’s so obvious that’s what this is all about– your sick obsession with him.

Kristen: I’m sick? You’re the one who moved in on my family. Do you actually think you can replace me, chloe?

Chloe: Do you actually think that getting me to quit is gonna give you another shot with brady? This is ridiculous. You can pull any desperate, juvenile stunt that you want. It’s not gonna change a thing. He and I will be together. And there’s not a damn thing you can do about it.

Sonny: It must be hard… you know, knowing the two of them are together.

Gabi: Jake and ava? I admit at first I was angry, disgusted at the thought of that skank being in his bed. But the more I thought about it, more I realized that jake and I were never really right for each other.

Sonny: Well, then why’d you invite him back to dimera?

Gabi: Just because we didn’t work as a couple–I mean, in business we make a great team. And besides, he isn’t the only one that’s moved on. I am with shin now.

Sonny: Oh–ugh!

[Coughs] Eww! Mr. Shin?

Gabi: Seriously? Are you–no. He’s like 100 years old. His son, li.

Sonny: Oh, duh. Li.

Gabi: Yes.

Sonny: Right. Wow. Yeah. No, he’s hot. How long has that been going on?

Gabi: A little over a month.

Sonny: Okay.

Gabi: What?

Sonny: No, I’m just saying, you know, do you really think that’s a good idea? Getting involved with someone you’re in business with?

Gabi: I can’t help that I am attracted to driven, ambitious men. And shin, he’s not my superior. He’s my equal. Okay? So there is no ulterior motives at play. There isn’t an imbalance of power. We’re just colleagues who enjoy each other’s company outside of the office.

Sonny: Is it serious?

Gabi: Well, I mean, I like him, we’re having a fun time. But is he the love of my life? No. No. There was only one of those.

Sonny: Stefan?

Gabi: Yeah. Stefan. There will never be another love like that for me again.

Jake: Well, I picked you a winner.

Ava: Yeah?

Jake: Yeah. I picked out the most beautiful ring they had, and hopefully you agree. What do you think?

Ava: Sorry, jake. I cannot accept that.

Xander: Here.

Gwen: It’s my fault. Oh, god. It’s all my fault.

Xander: Just–gwen, pull it together.

Gwen: Those poor children. I mean, my own niece and nephew.

[Sniffling] Their lives are never gonna be the same, and… I did this to them. My god, I’M…I’m a monster. I’m a monster.

Xander: [Sighs] Come here. Hi, sweetheart.

Sarah: No, don’t sweetheart me. Why is she here? Why aren’t you wearing a shirt?

Xander: I was fresh out the shower, I heard a knock at the door–I had no idea it was gwen.

Sarah: Okay. And when you saw it was gwen, why didn’t you tell her to go to hell and slam the door in her face?

Xander: Because she told me she had something very important to tell me, right?

Gwen: I read about your troubles in the paper, and I just– I just wanted to come here and say sorry to you and xander.

Sarah: Oh, my troubles? You mean the sheer hell that you have put me through, the horror show that will not end?

Gwen: I am so sorry. When I switched those vials, I…had no idea that that drug would push you to such extremes. I mean, I certainly didn’t dream that you’d kill abigail.

Xander: She didn’T.

Gwen: I didn’t–I’m sor– oh, god, I’m sorry, I, um… that just came out wrong. I’m just really upset.

[Sniffles] Look, I meant I’m sorry for what I did… and I know that I have no right to ask you this, but… could you ever forgive me?

[Suspenseful music]

Did you hear what I said, bitch? If I can’t have xander, no one can.

Sarah: No.

Gwen: I’d rather him dead than with anyone else.

Sarah: I won’t let you hurt him. I will kill you first. After trying lots of things to manage her

Xander: What are you doing?!

Sarah: I had to stop her. She was gonna kill you.

Gwen: What?

Sarah: She has a gun, xander. You have to call the police.

Xander: It’s all right, sarah. Calm down. Everyone’s safe.

Sarah: No, you need to make them take her back to prison. She pointed a gun at you. She was gonna shoot.

Xander: Darling, you’re mistaken–there was no gun.

Sarah: No, she pulled it out of her purse, and she obviously put it back in there–show him! Show him what you reached for.

Gwen: D-do you mean this?

Jake: So what? You changed your mind? You don’t want to get engaged anymore?

Ava: No, I do. Just not with that ring.

Jake: Why? You don’t like it?

Ava: It’s beautiful. But I happen to know that’s the engagement ring that xander gave to gwen.

Jake: You’re kidding.

Ava: Nope. I recognize it. And now that gwen is out free, she could recognize it on me.

Jake: So what?

Ava: So what? I sent her to prison. Remember?

Jake: Yeah, and you apologized for it.

Ava: Yeah. She’s gonna be ticked off all over again. Besides, it could be a bad omen.

Jake: You believe in that crap?

Ava: Yeah. What, you don’t?

[Jake huffs] Look, I associate that ring with a wedding that ended up in disaster. I don’t wanna think about that every time I look at my hand.

Jake: All right. All right. Well, I don’t want that either. So…let’s go back to the jewelry store together. All right? And pick you out something that makes you happy. Huh?

Ava: All right.

[Overlapping low chatter]

Nicole: Rafe, stop. Eric was just helping me. I was almost robbed.

Rafe: What?

Nicole: Some maniac pulled a gun on me and pushed me to the ground, and if eric hadn’t come along when he did, I might have been shot.

Rafe: Oh, my god. Are you all right?

Nicole: I’M…I’m just a little shaken up.

Rafe: When did this happen?

Eric: A few minutes ago. He ran off that way.

Nicole: You gotta catch that son of a bitch.

Rafe: I’m gonna call it in right now.

[Beep]

Kristen: If you’re wondering what I’m doing–

Both: We’re not.

Kristen: I’m writing chloe up for inappropriate behavior.

[Brady sighs]

Brady: Kristen, you want to write someone up, why don’t you write me up?

Kristen: ‘Cause she forcibly kissed you.

Brady: Hmm.

Kristen: That makes you a victim. And sadly, we have seen this inappropriate behavior before. Some poor pathetic employee thinks that they can get ahead by sleeping with the boss.

Brady: You know what? That’s enough, kristen.

Kristen: It’s gonna be so easy to build a case against her! Hmm? See, I witnessed the whole thing. And as you well know, basic black has zero tolerance for sexual harassment. Which means you’ll have no choice but to fire her. I’m gonna go down and have someone type this up.

Brady: Ignore her.

Chloe: Even if I do, you know that she’s not gonna quit. It’s only gonna get worse. Ugh! Maybe I should just resign.

From prom dresses

Xander: See, sweetheart. It’s only a handkerchief.

Sarah: But I s– I saw a gun. Oh, my god.

Xander: Are you all right?

Gwen: I’m fine.

Xander: I should go check on her.

Gwen: Mm-hmm. Yeah, of course. I’ll go. Um… don’t worry. I won’t phone the police. I don’t want sarah getting into trouble.

Xander: Yeah, I appreciate that.

Gwen: But, you know, xander, I am quite worried. I know you don’t think that sarah killed abigail. But after what just happened, you have to admit it’S… at least possible. I mean, what… what if she does it again? What if she comes after you?

Xander: You should go.

Gwen: Yeah. Just promise… promise me that you’ll be careful.

Rafe: And remind all officers that he is armed, and they need to approach with extreme caution. Thanks.

[Beep] I’m sorry, man. I, uh, I was a real jerk.

Eric: Don’t worry about it.

Rafe: Sure you’re okay?

Nicole: Yeah. I’m just–I’m ready to go.

Rafe: All right. Okay.

Nicole: Oh–ah–

Rafe: All right. Sit down.

[Nicole groaning] Let me take a look. This one?

Nicole: Mm-hmm.

Rafe: That hurt? No? How about that?

Nicole: No, not really.

Rafe: No? Alrighty. Well, let’s try it one more time. Okay? Come on.

Nicole: Aah!

Rafe: Still hurt?

Nicole: Yeah.

Rafe: No? All right. All right, sit. Okay.

Brady: No, I’m not gonna let you quit, and I will not let her ruin it.

Chloe: I can get another job.

Brady: Of course. Chloe, of course you can. You can get another job like that, but… but [Sighs] It means a lot to me that you are here. You know, my father started this company. And you, nicole, and I have made it the success it is today. We’re building something here, something great. And we’ll not let her ruin it.

Chloe: Okay. So what’s the plan?

Brady: You stay here. I’m gonna try to fix the situation.

[Ava laughs]

Ava: Okay. You’re right. The ring you picked for me, it was the most beautiful one they had. Nothing else compared.

Jake: Yeah?

Ava: Yeah.

Jake: Ava, seriously, you don’t have to keep it just to make me happy. If you don’t like it, we can go someplace else–there are plenty of other jewelry stores.

Ava: No. No, that’s the one. I mean, really, what difference does it make that it used to belong to someone else? It’s mine now, and I love it.

Jake: You sure?

Ava: Yeah, absolutely. Look. It’s gorgeous, and it fit perfectly. We don’t even need to get it sized or anything.

Jake: No, they gave us a great deal. I mean, I can’t believe he wanted us to have it so badly he threw in in the wedding bands for free. It’s gotta be a good omen, right?

Ava: Listen, if gwen gives me any trouble, I’ll deal with her. Right now… I wanna enjoy being engaged.

Jake: Oh, yeah? Then how about I put this ring on your finger?

Ava: Oh, yes, please.

[Both chuckling]

Jake: All right then. Ava vitali, will you marry me…eventually?

[Both chuckling]

Ava: Yes, jake dimera. Eventually, I will.

Jake: Oh, my god. Ha.

Ava: We just did this.

Jake: We did.

Greg: That’s a nice rock. Hand it over.

[Tense music]

Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Nicole: Guys, I-I’m telling you, I’m fine.

Rafe: Nicole, you can’t walk. I need to take you to the hospital.

Eric: I agree.

Nicole: Fine. Fine.

Rafe: Okay, good. I’ll drive you over.

Nicole: No, rafe, you need to find the guy who did this to me before he attacks anyone else.

Eric: Hey, you know what? I can take her.

Ava: Okay. Okay. Relax. You can have it.

Jake: No. No, he can’T.

Ava: What are you doing?

Jake: You’re not giving him your ring. Look, pal, we just got engaged. Put the gun down. You don’t know who you’re messing with, do you?

[Gunshot]

Brady: Kristen? Kristen, really?

Gabi: I-I’m sorry. Did we have an appointment?

Brady: Gabi, listen. You can’t do this. You can’t dump her at basic black.

Gabi: I had no choice!

Brady: I know she threatened to vote you out, okay? But you’ve gotta stand up to her. Look, she’s a bully. She’s a tyrant. You can’t put up with this.

Gabi: And she’s your boss. Okay? She’s your boss. And whether you like her or not, you have to make it work. All right?

Kristen: Where’s brady?

Chloe: He stepped out.

Kristen: I sent my report to hr. And it’s only a matter of time before I get you out of this company, out of brady’s bed, and out of his life.

Chloe: Okay, go ahead, kristen. ‘Cause you know what? I can give as good as I get.

Kristen: So…declaring war, are we?

Chloe: Hell yeah. And I don’t plan on losing.

Xander: I was just coming to check on you.

Gwen: And I was just leaving.

Sarah: Um…[Sniffles] Gwen, I’m sorry.

Gwen: No, that’s all right. I…I understand. You’ve been through so much lately. Most of which is my fault. Take care.

Xander: You’re right. I shouldn’t have let her in. I’m so sorry. I feel terrible that she upset you so much.

Sarah: Why won’t it stop? I just want it to stop.

Xander: It’s gonna be okay. I promise you. Everything’s gonna be all right, sarah.

Sonny: Hey, uncle vic, we gotta talk.

Alex: I am not uncle vic.

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Kayla: [Scoffs] Was yesterday get out of jail free day?

[Scoffs] Have you seen this? Have you seen what our r neearn’s’sone? Did you see who he pardoned?

Steve: What, you don’t think sociopathic murderers deserve a second chance?

Kayla: Kristen dimera and orpheus have already had 327 chances.

Steve: [Sighs] Well, I really don’t think we should be joking about this, baby. Because you can bet the one thing kristen and orpheus share is an overwhelming thirst for revenge.

Nicole: [Inhales deeply] Good morning. I’m back. Where’s brady? Ugh. [Sputters] Okay, you know what? If I can haul my butt out of bed this morning and catch the first flight out of new york, uh, you’d think he could get here before 10:00.

Chloe: Nicole–

Nicole: ‘Cause it’s not like I don’t have good news or anything. Not only did I change schneider’s mind about pulling his business, I got him to double his order next quarter. We had a three-hour dinner at the soho house last night. It was great. You haven’t heard a word I said, have you?

Chloe: And obviously you haven’t heard the news.

Nicole: Well, I just told you. I’ve been on a plane since dawn, so what news?

Brady: Kristen called.

Chloe: What? What did she want? I’m sorry.

Brady: Same thing she always wants. She wants to see rachel.

Chloe: Mm. Well, I think we should make this a kristen-free evening. What do you say?

Brady: That’s a good idea.

Chloe: What do you want to watch?

Brady: Let’s just–

Chloe: Baseball or a movie?

Brady: I don’t care.

Chloe: Governor’s emergency press conference? Wonder what’s going on.

Mitchell: In addition, I am also issuing a full pardon to kristen dimera.

[Dramatic music]

Brady: Look. I want you to double the security at the inn, at my parents’ house, and the office. Then hire more guards, damn it. Just a–

Eric: Hey. Hey, whoa! Brady, it’s just me.

Brady: Sorry. Listen, just call me when everything’s in place, okay? All right. Sorry.

Eric: Yeah. You don’t really think kristen’s gonna come at you like that, do you?

Brady: Eric, I don’t know what she’s going to do, but I know that I’m not gonna get a hell of a lot of warning.

Jake: [Groaning and wincing]

Ava: Oh, oh. Oh, ooh, ooh.

Jake: Ugh, damn it. Oh!

Ava: Jake, another spasm? Hey, hey, hey–

Jake: [Groans] This happens every time I sleep on this air mattress. Every damn time.

Kristen: Oh, get over your tired self. Try sleeping on a cot in statesville.

Ava: She’s up.

Kristen: [Yawning] Oh, my god. [Inhales deeply] You woke me up in the middle of such a lovely dream.

[Sighs] And thanks to the enlightened governor, I’m gonna make those dreams come true.

[Sighing contentedly]

Jake: [Groaning sigh]

Kristen: Mmm.

Shin: Okay. You know I love you too.

[Soft tense music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gabi: I hope you didn’t end that call on my account.

Shin: Oh, I’m sorry. Did I wake you? Some coffee?

Gabi: Sure. And then you can tell me who you were exchanging I love yous with.

Nicole: Pardoned? From the governor?

Chloe: That’s right.

Nicole: How the hell did she pull that off?

Chloe: [Sighs] I have no idea. Maybe she put on her governor mask and decided to hold a press conference.

Nicole: Oh, brady. Have you talked to him? Is he all right?

Brady: Look, I don’t– I don’t want to overreact.

Eric: I’m not sure it’s possible to overreact when it comes to kristen.

Brady: [Chuckles dryly]

Eric: Hey, what about rachel?

Brady: [Sighs]

Brady: Rachel. That’s what worries me the most.

Chloe: A couple of hours before we found out about the pardon, kristen had called brady from statesville asking if he would bring rachel there to visit her, and he said “no.” And then–

Nicole: Oh. And then?

Chloe: Well, she just kept pushing him, and so he just finally told her that rachel’s still in california with theresa and tate.

Nicole: Oh. So now kristen knows where rachel is.

Brady: So I talked to theresa. And she’s going to talk to shane about security just in case kristen plans on going down there, but that might not be the first thing on her agenda.

Eric: Do you think you know what that might be?

Brady: [Sighs] Eric, the only thing that I am sure about is that I never know what the hell kristen’s thinking.

Nicole: So is brady beefing up security?

Chloe: Yeah, that’s what he’s doing right now. But, you know, we could have all the security in the world.

Nicole: And it’s kristen. Mm-hmm. And after everything she’s done, I mean, if she could still get a full pardon, who knows what else she could get away with?

Brady: [Groans and yawns] Excuse me. Yeah, I didn’t get much sleep last night.

Eric: I can imagine.

Brady: I was up all night just waiting for kristen to walk through that door. Course, that’s not her style though. She would love the idea of me just waiting up, knowing she’s loose, and not knowing where she is. It’s a very special kind of hell.

Kristen: Mmm! My god, ava. This coffee is absolutely out of this world. Mmm! Really, I might never leave. And ava, sweetheart, thank you. Thank you for the loaner. It’s milano, right? Ooh, incomparabile. [Laughs] You don’t know how it feels compared to the prison-issue polyester blend. Jake, fratello, a splash more cream, per piacere.

[Kristen laughs] This is such an indulgence! Oh!

Jake: [Groans] Damn it.

Kristen: Oh, you know what? I’m sorry about your back. You know, you don’t have to get the cream. Ava can get it for me.

Jake: You’re such a peach.

Kristen: Hmm. I’ve had many people tell me that. And although I feel very bad about commandeering your bed, on the other hand–

Jake: On the other hand–

[Groans] Gabi and i both owe you for your vote the last dimera board meeting.

Kristen: Oh, gee. I’d forgotten all about that.

Jake: Yeah?

Kristen: [Laughs] As if.

Jake: Oh, so what? We’re even now?

Kristen: [Laughing] God. No, jake. Not even close. Uh-uh. Ava, sweetheart, you know what? You didn’t have to sleep on the floor. No, I mean, you were right next to me when I drifted off last night.

Ava: Yeah. Well, don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re the biggest cover hog that I’ve ever slept with.

Kristen: Oh. Well, that’s funny. No one else I have been in bed with has ever complained about that. Or anything else for that matter.

Jake: Or maybe they were scared. Kidding.

Kristen: [Soft, fake chuckle] You know what? As fabulous as this bed and the coffee and the company is, lounging around is not part of the agenda. Mm! I am going to stir up the pot around here and there and everywhere.

[Smooches]

Jake: Wow.

Kayla: You know, if orpheus on the loose, maybe we shouldn’t even be out in public.

Steve: No worries, sweetness. I’ve got my ear to the ground. I’m not about to be surprised.

Jada: Steve?

Steve: Jada? Hey, look at you. Oh! Why didn’t you tell me you were coming so soon?

Jada: It all happened so fast.

Steve: Kayla, this is jada hunter, marcus’ little girl all grown up.

Kayla: I really loved your dad, and he was a great doctor too.

Steve: A great man. My friend since the orphanage days. I still miss him.

Kayla: I was really sad to hear that he had passed away.

Jada: Thank you.

Steve: So when’s the interview?

Jada: Yesterday. I got the job.

Kayla: Oh!

Steve: That’s great. You know, I told you I recommended jada to rafe.

Kayla: That’s great.

Steve: When do you start?

Jada: Uh, yesterday. I hit the ground running. I didn’t even have time to call and thank you.

Steve: Rafe’s got you working already?

Jada: Yeah. He actually assigned me to your niece’s case.

Kayla: Oh.

Jada: As a matter of fact, you were my next call. Moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin.

Kayla: You were coming to see me? Why?

Jada: Sarah horton was brought in yesterday to answer some questions.

Kayla: Sarah? Why?

Jada: I can’t go into too much detail. I had questioned her about where she was the night of abigail dimera’s murder.

Steve: What reason would you have to question sarah?

Jada: I really can’t get into it. But I’m more concerned about her medical condition, her hallucinations.

Kayla: You don’t think that sarah–

Jada: I don’t “think” anything. I’m just trying to understand the situation, and in order to do that, I’m going to need to access dr. Horton’s medical records.

Kayla: I can’t just hand them over. I mean, there is such a thing as medical privacy.

Jada: And exceptions for law enforcement is also a thing.

Steve: I have an idea. Why don’t we talk this out at the pub over breakfast? My treat.

Eric: Listen, I get that you’re upset and how worried you are, but kristen is rachel’s mom, so maybe all she wants is contact.

Brady: [Scoffing] Yeah. That’s what kristen said on the phone yesterday.

Eric: Wait, wait, wait. You–you spoke to her?

Brady: Before I knew about the pardon. She wanted me to bring rachel to statesville to come visit her. Thank god that rachel’s in california. Gave me the perfect excuse not to do it. I don’t want rachel to have to go through a prison visit.

Eric: Yeah, but then–

Brady: Well, now that kristen’s out, I can’t stop her from going to california. Hell, I can’t even tell my daughter that she can’t see her mom.

Eric: Right.

Brady: I just–I need to find a way to control how and when she sees her.

Eric: Well, I’d get justin started on that as soon as possible.

Brady: Yeah, yeah. Well, it really bu–it really bugs me the way this whole thing started though.

Eric: Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. Started?

Brady: When she got caught, I thought it was just because she got careless, because she was so desperate to see rachel. But eric, she got caught almost as soon as she got into town. Which makes me think, “did she plan that?” Right? And then, right–and now I sound paranoid, right?

Eric: Again, you are talking about kristen.

Brady: I just have a very, very bad feeling about all this.

[Soft dramatic music]

Kristen: Oh! Whoo! Well. [Laughs] That night on the air mattress really took it out of you.

Jake: What was your first clue?

Kristen: Uh, you know what? I’m gonna make it up to you. You’re gonna stay home, you’re gonna rest up in your little hovel, and i will make your excuses to gabi when I see her in the office.

Jake: Ah, you’re gonna go collect on that favor, huh?

Kristen: Yeah. I’m a quid pro quo kinda gal.

Jake: Okay. Just a heads up, gabi and shin aren’t gonna be as willing to give up their bed as we were.

Kristen: Mm. Well, I’m aiming a bit higher than a sleepover.

Jake: What’s that mean?

Kristen: Oh, my god. Think about it, jake.

[Chuckles] You know what? You’re my brother. You’re family. Gabi, blessedly, she means nothing to me. That makes my vote for her a sizable favor, and I think a sizable thank-you is in order.

Jake: So what exactly do you want from her, huh? Huh?

Kristen: Mm! Grr. [Laughs] Calm down, hmm? Don’t go all caveman about your little girlfriend.

Ava: Ex-girlfriend.

Kristen: Of course. Whatever you say.

Ava: I say “ex-girlfriend.”

Kristen: Fine, whatever. Anyway, I’m sure gabi is gonna be thrilled to see me and be ready to do whatever it takes to get me back on my feet. And I’m sure she remembers all the support that she got when she was released from prison. Mmm. Mm-mm-mm. Hmm? Oh! I’m just giving her the chance to pay it forward. Ciao!

[Door slams]

Jake: Well, that was fun.

Ava: Yeah, no. No, that was not fun.

Jake: [Groans] Ooh, hmm. Well, I’ll go take a shower. Long, long hot shower. See if I can unknot this thing, huh?

Ava: Mm.

Jake: Hey, ava? You think I should call gabi, warn her?

Ava: Jake, if she reads the paper, she already knows that kristen’s coming.

Jake: Yeah. You’re right.

[Sighs] My god. What a morning.

Shin: Is that a hint of jealousy I hear in your voice? Maybe I should be flattered. But don’t worry. I was just talking to my mother.

Gabi: Your mother?

Shin: [Laughs] You sound surprised. I do have one, you know.

Gabi: Well, we’ve been dating for over a month now and this is the first time I hear of her.

Shin: Hmm. Well, that might be because my father has such a huge presence. He tends to dominate any conversation has to do with my parents. Should I call her back? Would that convince you?

Gabi: [Scoffs] Great. Then you’ll resent me for not trusting you. If you’re genuine, that is.

Shin: Sounds like a standoff.

Gabi: No, no. I was just–well, I realize that a month in, I might not know you as well as I thought.

Shin: Hmm. A little mystery is a good thing. Keeps it interesting.

Gabi: So you whispering sweet nothing into another woman’s ear while I sleep is interesting? Hmm. Meanwhile, I’m an open book.

Shin: Says the woman who has an unusually close working relationship with her most recent ex.

Gabi: Jake? Oh, please.

[Scoffs]

Shin: In the beginning, he was put off that we were together, but no longer. Maybe he knows something that I don’T.

Gabi: He doesn’t care. He’s with ava now.

Shin: Does that bother you?

Gabi: [Chuckles and sighs] Let me show you how little that bothers me.

[Light music]

My moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

Nicole: Just remember, whatever kristen tries to pull, brady loves you. He knows what that lunatic is all about.

Chloe: Yeah, I know, I know. You’re right. I do trust brady. It’s just that the two of them have this weird bond.

Nicole: Tell me about it. Ugh.

Chloe: It’s like she still has this hold over him, even when he knew that she was bad for him. I think that maybe, like, she’s still kind of under his skin.

[Sighs] But I guess you know what I’m talking about, right? Sometimes when you’ve both moved on, but you still have this pull to another person.

Nicole: Yeah, quite a pull. And it worked out great for us.

Chloe: Oh, you’re talking about rafe.

Nicole: Of course I’m talking about rafe. Who else would I be talking– oh, come on. Not you too.

[Sighs]

Eric: Been working really hard for those tips. It’s not really fair to just take it away like that, is it?

Greg: How do you know I wasn’t leaving a tip?

Eric: Because you were taking money out of it and not putting money in. Listen, we know what’s going on here, and it doesn’t have to be this bad.

Greg: Calling the cops?

Eric: Whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. Just hear me out. If you’re in a situation, if you need money, there’s people out there who can help. I can help. Let me just give you my card.

Greg: Shove your help, man!

Eric: Hey.

Steve: Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dude! What did we miss?

Ava: Don’t be an idiot. Do not be an idiot.

Jake: What’d I miss? Why are you suddenly an idiot?

Ava: That was a private conversation.

Jake: All right. Well, what is it you don’t want me to know?

Ava: That I– that–okay, I’m trying really, really hard not to be the same jealous idiot that I was that screwed up my last relationships.

Jake: Huh. You’re jealous?

Ava: I’m trying not to be.

Jake: Okay, I’ll bite. You’re jealous of who? Come on, not gabi.

Ava: Okay, listen. I know I sound crazy, but when kristen called her your girlfriend, you did not contradict her.

Jake: You beat me to it.

Ava: Yeah, I know, I know. But then you wanted to call her and warn her that kristen was coming. I’m sorry, but that got under my skin.

[Chuckles] And the irony of all of this is the reason I went after you in the first place was to get under her skin. And now I think I’m falling for you, jake. Look, I didn’t plan it… but there it is. I just don’t want to set myself up for disappointment if you’re still in love with gabi.

Gabi: I think I made us a little late this morning, but it’s definitely worth it.

Shin: Gabi, there’s something you should know.

Gabi: What?

Kristen: Morning, sleepyheads. Your mission: Stand up to moderate

Jada: Who was that guy? Everything okay here?

Eric: Yeah, yeah. Everything is fine. Just a misunderstanding.

Jada: Have you got cctvs? I can track him down.

Eric: Um–

Brady: You could? I’m sorry. Who are you?

Jada: I–

Steve: This is jada hunter. Her dad was one of my oldest friends. She’s the newest member of the salem pd. Jada, this is brady black and eric brady.

Jada: So the brady pub is your place?

Eric: Ah, it’s my dad’S. Yeah.

Brady: It’s nice to meet you. Look, I gotta go. I got to make sure chloe’s okay.

Eric: Yeah, yeah.

Brady: Heard about the pardons? What the hell was he thinking?

Jada: Mm-hm.

Steve: I don’t know.

Kayla: Gabi heard about the pardons. Kristen and orpheus and the homicidal son.

Steve: It’s like the governor released a plague of locusts on us.

Gabi: What the hell?

Shin: As I was saying–

Gabi: Did you break out of statesville?

Kristen: No.

Gabi: Oh, you’re going right back. How stupid are you? You should hightail it to the border when you had the chance.

Shin: Gabi, wait.

Kristen: He’s trying to stop you from going off half-cocked and making a fool of yourself.

Shin: She was pardoned.

Gabi: What? Pardoned? They have enough on you to throw away the key.

Shin: The governor pardoned her yesterday.

Kristen: Ah. Kinda gives you faith in the political system, doesn’t it?

Gabi: Why would he do that? What did you–[Gasps] Did you– did you put one of his family members in your dungeon?

Kristen: Shh! Shh.

[Exhales deeply] We’re not going to talk about me, we are going to talk about business and how I can help you clean up the mess that you made of it.

Gabi: [Sighs]

Jake: You think I’m still in love with gabi?

Ava: I don’t know. But I do know that I have been second choice a couple of times, and I do not want to go down that road again. You know, with steve, it was always kayla hovering around, even when she wasn’t there. Rafe and nicole was the same thing. Deep down, I always knew. Ava vitali, also-ran. Consolation prize.

Jake: And you think that’s what you are to me?

Ava: I’m asking you if I am.

Jake: [Sighs] All right. When you said before that you got into this whole thing with me because you wanted to stick it to gabi, right? And if I’m being honest, it was the same for me. Probably not the best way to start a relationship, but… but I’m not steve. I’m not rafe. And you want to know the truth about me and gabi? I was an also-ran too.

Nicole: [Scoffs] Yet here I am, trying to tell you how happy rafe and I are, and you go there.

Chloe: I didn’t say that you don’t love rafe, but come on. You and eric?

Nicole: Okay, okay.

Chloe: All along, the both of you–

Nicole: You know what? I’ve already heard this from allie. What is it that I have to do, huh? Take out a billboard so everyone gets the message? Eric being here is irrelevant, collar or no collar. I am a happily married woman.

Brady: Chloe, you okay?

Chloe: Hey, yeah.

Brady: You’re okay. Okay.

Chloe: Oh, any news?

Brady: No. All is quiet on the western front so far.

Nicole: Hmm. Look how that turned out.

Brady: [Sighs] You’re back.

Nicole: Yes, and given what’s going on, maybe I should’ve stayed in new york.

Brady: [Sighs] Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Kayla: So bo and roman are both my brothers.

Jada: Your father?

Kayla: Yeah, and they’re both cops. And shawn is bo’s son, and he’s a cop too. And this place has always been known as where the cops hang out as long as anybody can remember, right?

Eric: Yeah. You’ll feel pretty much at home.

Jada: You know, I’ve been here once before. I had a run-in with your dad’s short-order cook.

Eric: Clyde.

Steve: Oh, yeah. He’s a real charmer, isn’t he?

[All chuckle] Right at home in the hospitality industry.

Eric: My father believes in second chances.

Kayla: So how many miles did you run today?

Eric: None. I was on my way and I bumped into brady.

Jada: You’re a runner? Me too.

Eric: Really?

Jada: Mm-hmm.

Eric: Well, yeah. There’s some great trails that wind through the park and, well, if you ever have any time, let me know. I’ll show you.

Jada: Thanks. I will.

Eric: Yeah.

Jada: So what do you do? Sorry, I didn’t mean to pry.

Eric: No, no. You’re not prying. It’s just that, um–

Kayla: Um, he’s sort of between things.

Jada: Hmm.

Eric: That’s the brady irish american way of saying I used to be a priest. Now, I’m just trying to figure out what to do next.

Jada: Oh.

[Chuckles softly]

Nicole: I’m just kidding about the whole new york thing. Brady, you know that I have your back.

Brady: I know you have my back. I’m just worried about rachel. I mean, I was talking to eric this morning and–

Nicole: Oh, you saw eric?

Brady: Yeah, he was tearing out of the pub and headed for his morning run, and I was just–I was so on edge, I– I mean, I almost tackled him.

Nicole: Yeah, okay. Well, I’m sure you want to check in with theresa, and I’ll give you some privacy. I have an errand to run.

Brady: Hey, if you hear anything–

Nicole: Yeah?

Brady: About kristen–

Nicole: I’ll let you know. Bye.

Brady: Bye.

Chloe: Bye.

Brady: [Snaps fingers]

Chloe: [Sighs]

Brady: Are you okay?

Chloe: Well, now that you’re here, I am.

Kristen: Hmm.

[Sighs] You need to redo these projections.

Gabi: Why?

Kristen: Because they don’t account for inflation, and because… I told you to. I’d like you to remember why your name is on that door.

Gabi: I will never forget that it was you that made it happen, and I’m very, very grateful for that.

Kristen: Oh, as you should be, because if it wasn’t for me, you’d be out on the streets. You are intimately familiar with the bylaws, aren’t you? Now, correct me if I’m wrong. It’d be fairly easy to push gabi out, wouldn’t it? And all it would take would be another vote, one with slightly different results.

Jake: Look. Gabi had already found the one before I came into the picture. My twin brother stefan, okay? And the truth is, they’d still be together if he wasn’t dead. But that doesn’t mean that she didn’t love me and vice versa. But in the end, it was amazing how quickly, what we had, how it fell apart. Because we were all passion, all heat, nothing underneath. No foundation. So yeah, bottom line, we didn’t trust each other. And it hurt at the time, badly, but I realized that I wasn’t the love of her life, and she wasn’t mine. So if you’re asking if I’m still pining over gabi, I’m not. I’m over her. I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Ava: So you’re over gabi?

Jake: [Sighs] Yeah. Even her pawing all over shin doesn’t bother me that much. I got something better to think about. Wait a minute. Did you say you’re falling for me?

Ava: No, I–

Jake: Did I–

Ava: I-I-I think I said, “I think.”

Jake: Oh, you “think”?

Ava: Think I’m falling for you.

Jake: Okay. Well, I think that I’m falling for you. Scratch that. I know I am.

Ava: Yeah?

Jake: Yeah.

Ava: How?

Jake: [Scoffs] You want me to count the ways?

Ava: Mm-hmm.

Jake: All right, all right. I sit there at work and I stare at the clock counting down the time till I get to see you again. You know I got a speeding ticket the other day? Wasn’t paying attention. I just kept driving faster and faster the closer I got to home, to you.

Ava: Mm. I stare at the clock too, like a stupid little teenage girl just waiting for the phone to ring.

Jake: Hmm. Well… most people… they can’t see past that tough exterior you put up.

[Chuckles] But I? I see right through it. I see the woman who says what she means, means what she says. I’ve seen the real you. A woman who looks at you in a way like you’re looking at me right now. It makes you feel like you’ve won the damn lottery.

[Soft dramatic music]

Gabi: She can do that? She can force another round of votes?

[Chuckles] All right. Well, you want my job? Okay. Since you’re asking li about the bylaws, why don’t you also ask him what your chances are of getting voted to take my place? Because the odds are zero! Ej will never go for it and neither will chad.

Kristen: You’re right. They’d rather torch the place than hand it over to me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t throw all things dimera into utter chaos.

Gabi: [Scoffs]

Kristen: Gabi, sweetheart, we got off to a tense start, hmm? I am happy to have you in charge. I come in peace only to cash in on a favor.

Gabi: So you don’t want my job? But you do want something, something that’s in my power to grant you.

Kristen: You are so perceptive.

Gabi: All right. I have two questions for you. What exactly is it that you want, and am I going to end up in prison for giving it to you?

Eric: It was nice meeting you, ms. Jada.

Jada: Have a good run.

Eric: I will. I’m sure you two are going to be showing her around town?

Steve: Well, we offered, but she’s too busy with work.

Jada: Yeah, which hasn’t made it easy to find a place. I mean, the salem inn is nice, but it’s not sustainable on a cop’s salary.

Eric: What? My dad, he rents rooms upstairs that are pretty reasonable, I mean, if you can get past your issues with the cook.

Jada: Oh, thanks. I’ll keep that in mind. And maybe I’ll see you on a run.

Eric: [Chuckles] Sounds good.

Greg: Your purse, lady! Now! My a1c stayed here,

Ava: I don’t know why we’re here. I mean, kristen finally left. We have the place to ourselves.

Jake: Yes, but this is where the jewelry store is.

Ava: What do you want with the jewelry store?

Jake: They sell rings there, don’t they?

Ava: Rings?

Jake: [Sighs] Ava… I don’t like that you feel that I’m not serious about this relationship, and I really don’t want you feeling like an also-ran, because you’re not. I already told you gabi… is not the love of my life, and gwen certainly wasn’t either, but… maybe you could be. Maybe you are.

Ava: You’re saying you want to marry me?

Gabi: [Sighs] Well, that was something.

Shin: It could’ve been a lot worse.

Gabi: I had to give in what she wanted, but at least she’s someone else’s headache now.

Brady: So there’s no sign of her out there, right? Okay, good. Listen, theresa, please don’t say anything to rachel until I know exactly what kristen is planning.

Kristen: Well, that won’t be a long wait. So…who’s gonna get their new boss some coffee?

Jada: I should get going. About earlier, I know you’re loyal to your patient– your friend, and I’m not trying to make things tense. I just really want to see justice done for your niece.

Kayla: Right.

Steve: Good luck today.

Jada: You think I’m gonna need it?

Steve: A salem cop needs luck every day of the year.

Nicole: You stay back. I have mace.

Greg: If you did, you would’ve hauled it out by now. I’m not telling you twice. Your purse.

Nicole: Eric!

Eric: Hey, let’s all take a breath.

Greg: You just back off!

Eric: Hey, hey. Nobody wants– nobody wants any trouble. This doesn’t have to end badly.

Nicole: [Yelps]

Eric: Whoa, whoa.

Nicole: Oh, oh!

Greg: I said back off, and I meant it.

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[Baby crying]

Shawn: Sorry, he’s–you know, he’s a little fussy.

Belle: Oh, no, no need to apologize, I remember when claire was that age. She was up like three or four times a night for the first year. I hope that won’t be the case with shawn christian.

Shawn: Yeah, well, we’re gonna see, I guess. I mean, last time, he only woke up once.

Belle: Oh, well, that’s good. I didn’t have a chance to tell you before, but I’m really gladyou got to bring him home.

Shawn: So am I. Look, thank you. Thank you for coming over.

Belle: Yeah, no problem. What did you want to talk about?

Shawn: I wanted to apologize.

Evan: Dad, the governor’s press conference just ended. It’s official. We’ve been granted pardons.

Orpheus: No thanks to you.

Evan: Look, I know I shouldn’t have told kristen dimera our plan, but it all turned out okay in the end, right? We’re all three getting out of here.

Orpheus: Barely, the governor was none too pleased by kristen’s special requests. That woman nearly tanked the entire deal.

Gwen: What happened to you?

Kristen: [Chuckles] I used the concrete wall as a punching bag. I don’t recommend it.

Gwen: Duly noted. Guess you’re having a bad day.

Kristen: Mm, I was, I was. But things are starting to look up.

Xander: Don’t worry, maggie. It’ll all be straightened out. Sarah will be just fine. I promise. Listen, I’ve got to go. I’ll keep you posted. Oi, commissioner! You need to let sarah out of here immediately. This is all terribly unfair.

Rafe: Oh, calm down, xander. We just need to ask her a few questions, that’s all.

Xander: Oh, and that couldn’t wait until after we finished our wedding? Your newbie detective came crashing in right in the middle of our ceremony and treated my bride like a common criminal. And my god, as if sarah would even ever say a harsh word to her cousin abigail, let alone murder her.

Rafe: Well, right now, sarah is just a person of interest. That’s all.

Xander: Whatever you want to call it, rafe, she shouldn’t be talking to the cops without a lawyer.

Rafe: Well, she insisted she didn’t need one. That decision is hers to make.

Xander: I just hope she doesn’t end up regretting that decision.

Jada: As I told you earlier, an eyewitness placed you at the scene of the dimera estate the night abigail dimera was killed.

Sarah: I know that you couldn’t tell me earlier, but now it’s just the two of us, can you tell me who the witness was?

Jada: It was lucas horton.

Sarah: I see.

Jada: But before we get into the night in question, I wanted to ask you something that you mentioned at your mother’s house.

Sarah: Yeah, sure. I’m happy to cooperate.

Jada: Great, you mentioned you’re on medication. For what?

Sarah: To help control the aftereffects of another drug that I was given.

Jada: And what are these aftereffects?

Sarah: Hallucinations.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ava: I love you too, sweetheart. And I miss you so much. You too, bye.

Jake: That your secret lover?

Ava: No, dummy, it was my son.

Jake: Uh-huh.

Ava: You know I’ve only got eyes for you.

Jake: Mmm.

Ava: Mm-hmm, how was work?

Jake: Thrilling. Let me tell you, watching gabi and shin’s love fest makes you want to gouge your eyes out.

Ava: Mmm, so things are getting pretty serious with them, huh?

Jake: Looks like it. Anyway, enough about them. How was your day?

Ava: Well, before I was talking with my secret lover, I mean, tripp…

Jake: Uh-huh.

Ava: I was watching a pretty interesting press conference.

Jake: Sounds like a contradiction of terms.

Ava: Oh, so then I take it you haven’t heard the news.

Jake: About?

Ava: The governor issued several pardons just now, including one for your sister kristen.

Jake: Huh.

Kristen: It’s funny. I was pretty much resigned to finishing out my sentence here, with the occasional escape, of course, when this amazing opportunity for a full pardon just fell right into my lap. And I was never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Gwen: Well, congratulations. I guess this is goodbye then.

Kristen: Actually, it isn’T. No, see, you are coming with me.

Gwen: What?

Kristen: Yes, what, did you think I’m gonna leave you behind? No, hon–ouch. I got you a full pardon too.

Shawn: I spoke to chloe earlier. And she really helped me understand just how unfair that I’ve been to you since the moment that little shawn was conceived.

Belle: I don’t want to go back there.

Shawn: Belle, please, I just–let me just say this. I was wrong. I was wrong to let you believe that jan and I never had sex. I should have told you. I should have told you the moment that it happened so that you wouldn’t have gotten blindsided by her all those months later with her telling you that she’s pregnant. And I’m sorry. I’m sorry about the decisions that I made that affected the both of us. Letting jan move in, and telling you to keep your distance from her? Look, all I was trying to do was protect my unborn son. But you are my wife, belle. You’re my wife, and I should have involved you in every decision that was made. And I should have made it clear to you and to jan that you and I–that we’re a team.

Belle: Well, I didn’t really make that easy for you. The idea of jan having your baby just drove me crazy, and I shut down, and I shut you down.

Shawn: But I should not have let you. I should have worked with you. I should have worked harder to find a solution, a different solution. Like, to have jan–to have her live someplace else. Okay, but no, I didn’T. I put you in an impossible position. And for that, belle, I am so sorry.

Evan: Governor mitchell didn’t mention kristen’s two other demands when he started his announcement. I was worried he was going to renege on that part of the deal. But he managed to sneak them in at the end.

Orpheus: He was probably embarrassed by what kristen made him do. I can’t say that I blame him. I don’t know what that woman was thinking.

Rolf: I just heard the wonderful news! Ah! Thank you for securing me a pardon from the governor. I am so honored that you would even think of me. Of course, I did help you escape that one time. But you’ve been a little standoffish since they brought you back. I was starting to think you didn’t like me.

Orpheus: I don’T.

Evan: Dr. Rolf, your release was kirsten dimera’s idea, not my dad’S.

Rolf: Ah. I should have known the dimeras would once again come to my rescue.

Evan: I don’t get it. Why are you so loyal to that family?

Rolf: Stefano was the first person to acknowledge and encourage my scientific genius. Apparently, his daughter shares his wisdom and values my considerable talents as well. Ah, that kristen always was the shrewd one.

Gwen: Okay, let me get this straight. So you had evan tell his father that he need to secure a pardon not just for you, but also for dr. Rolf and for me?

Kristen: Yeah, I mean, I have a certain loyalty to dr. Rolf as well. Better yet, he may come in handy for me.

Gwen: Well, I get that, but why for me? Why would you ask for a pardon for me?

Kristen: Oh, silly, I’m a good and loyal friend.

Gwen: I didn’t realize we were friends.

Kristen: Of course we are. I mean, do you think I’ve forgotten how you helped me escape police custody?

Gwen: Because you blackmailed me.

Kristen: Okay, granted, our friendship didn’t exactly start on a level playing field. But you and ava, you know, you came through for me. And I felt I owed you one.

Gwen: I see. Well, this is incredible.

Kristen: Isn’t it? This must be how oprah feels. You get a pardon. You get a pardon. Everybody gets a pardon.

Gwen: Yeah, well, not everybody.

Jake: So my sister kristen’s a free woman now, huh?

Ava: Yep. Along with orpheus and evan.

Jake: Did the governor mention why he issued these pardons?

Ava: Yeah, I don’t know. Tripp called during the middle of the conference; I didn’t get all the juicy details.

Jake: You wouldn’t have anything to do with this, would you?

Ava: With kristen getting pardoned? Why would you even ask me that?

Jake: Because I would imagine that you still have a certain amount of influence over your old mob ties, right? You and kristen were friends. You helped her escape police custody, what, twice?

Ava: I had nothing to do with the governor’s pardon. Although, I kind of like that you think I got that kind of power, that I could pull off something like that.

Jake: Well, I think there’s no limit as to what you could pull off, ava vitali, what with your charm and your brains. You are a woman of many talents.

Ava: Yeah. And don’t you forget it.

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Xander: Well, can you at least tell me the name of this supposed eyewitness? Who’s claiming they saw sarah at the dimera estate the night abigail was murdered?

Rafe: Not at liberty to say.

Xander: Was it lucas? Heard some cops talking about some hypnosis session he had with marlena? Sounds totally bogus to me.

Rafe: I just told you I am not revealing the identity of the witness.

Xander: Of course it was lucas; who else could it be? He’s your main suspect, right? And what, he just happens to recall seeing sarah. Come on, it must be painfully obvious even to you that he’s just trying to point the finger at someone else.

Rafe: Okay. Let’s say you’re right. Let’s say it was lucas. Why would he implicate sarah, of all people?

Xander: I don’t know. Maybe it was the first name that popped into his wee head. But we’re talking about sarah, rafe. She’s a doctor. She took an oath to do no harm. Not to mention she’s the kindest person on earth. She would certainly never murder anyone, especially her own cousin.

Jada: Can you tell me some more about the drug that causes these hallucinations?

Sarah: It doesn’t have a name. It’s experimental.

Jada: Is it recreational?

Sarah: I didn’t take it willingly, if that’s what you’re asking. A woman named kristen dimera injected me with it.

Jada: Why would she do that?

Sarah: She was keeping me hostage in the dimera tunnels. I found the syringe on the floor, and I was planning on using it against her to try to escape. She overpowered me and used it on me instead.

Jada: Do you know how a drug-filled syringe would just happen to be on the floor?

Sarah: I did not know it then, but I have since learned that abigail left it behind.

Jada: Abigail dimera?

Sarah: Yes.

Jada: So, in a way, abigail was responsible for your hallucinations. I’m sure that made you very angry with her.

Sarah: No, no, of course not. This is all kristen’s fault. She’s the one that I’m angry with, and I am more than angry. She is a vile human being. She’s a sadistic bitch, and I hate her for what she did to me.

Kristen: What do you mean? I mean, who else was I supposed to get a pardon for? One of those lamebrains we see in the exercise yard every day?

Gwen: How about your bff lani?

Kristen: Yeah. Well, believe me, I would if I could have. But the governor doesn’t have jurisdiction now that she’s serving her sentence out of state.

Gwen: Well, that’s too bad. For her. But you and me, I mean, we’re really going home tonight.

Kristen: Yes, yes, we are!

Gwen: Really?

Kristen: Yes!

Gwen: Oh, my–ah! Oh, my god. Thank you.

Rolf: Well, I must go and gather my things if we are to leave this vile penitentiary tonight. What a delightful turn of events, huzzah!

Orpheus: What a freak show.

Evan: He’s excited. That’s all. He’s got his life back, and so do I, and as soon as I’m out of this hellhole, I’m going straight to shawn brady’s, and I’m gonna claim my child.

Orpheus: Well, if that’s your plan, you’re gonna need this. It’s the original results from jan’s paternity test. It proves that shawn brady is not the father of her baby.

Evan: Thanks. Although, I wish you’d told me the truth a lot sooner.

Orpheus: Right. Because you’re so discreet.

Evan: I get that I let you down. And I’m sorry.

Orpheus: It’s fine. Just go get my grandson. He belongs with us, not with marlena’s dimwitted son-in-law.

Belle: In the beginning, I wanted to lay all the blame on you, but I realize now that I can’T. I made some mistakes as well. I pretty much did what I always do when things are rough between us, and I sought comfort and assurance from someone else, when I should have been trying to work things out with you. Every time we fought, I turned to ej, even though I knew how much it bothered you. And I guess, on some level, that’s probably why I did it.

Shawn: Look, I know that part of you ran to ej to hurt me. But is that all that it was? Like, in the end, did– in the end, did you fall in love with him?

Belle: What–no, no. Ej was there for me, but it was never love. And I want you to know i didn’t file for separation so I could be with ej. I really did feel like we needed that space. But I do admit that having those separation papers helped me rationalize that it was okay to be with him. I told myself that I wasn’t betraying our vows because we were legally separated. But I do know that it was a betrayal. And I am deeply sorry I hurt you.

Shawn: We’ve established that you and I are both sorry. So where does that leave us now?

Jada: Do you still suffer from these hallucinations?

Sarah: I have them less often now that my medicine has been adjusted.

Jada: Can you give me an example of how these hallucinations manifest themselves?

Sarah: I imagined my stepfather was kristen, and she was holding a syringe, but it was just him with a pen.

Jada: I see. Any other incidents?

Sarah: I mistook a woman named nicole walker for kristen. And I attacked her.

Jada: Attacked her how?

Sarah: I grabbed her by the arm to try to get her away from eric brady. Xander stepped in and helped me realize that I was hallucinating, made me snap out of it. Nicole was fine. She wasn’t hurt at all.

Jada: Have you hallucinated that anybody else was kristen dimera?

Sarah: Xander’s ex-wife, chanel dupree.

Jada: And did you attack her the same way you did nicole walker?

Sarah: Sort of.

Jada: Sort of, can you please elaborate on that?

Sarah: I threatened her with a knife.

Xander: Sarah and I should be celebrating our wedding night right now. This very minute, we should be enjoying champagne, and cake, and lots and lots of newlywed sex.

Rafe: Yeah, well, I really don’t need to hear about your honeymoon plans.

Xander: Once again, all our plans have gone to hell. We were kept apart for so long by kristen and then gwen. I really thought this was our chance, finally, our big moment, our happily ever after.

Rafe: Okay, listen. Believe it or not, I am not completely unsympathetic to your feelings, all right, so if you could just put your frustration aside and have a little objectivity, okay? So if it turns out that sarah was at the dimeras the night abigail was murdered…

Xander: Which she wasn’T.

Rafe: Then we need to know everything that happened, right? And if it turns out that sarah is innocent…

Xander: Which she is!

Rafe: She might be able to shed some light on the investigation.

[Phone rings] Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to take this. Hey, abe, what’s up? No, I did not see the press conference. You’ve gotta be kidding me.

Shawn: I guess there isn’t an easy answer.

Belle: No, there isn’T.

[Cell phone beeps]

Shawn: I have to check this. It might be work, okay? What the hell?

Belle: What, what’s wrong?

Shawn: Governor mitchell pardoned five people. And you are not gonna believe who they are.

Ava: So did you figure out why the governor pardoned your sister?

Jake: No, it’s pretty vague about why he was letting her go. But I did come across a related piece of news you might be interested to hear.

Ava: Yeah, what’s that?

Jake: Well, toward the end of the press conference, governor mitchell announced that he was issuing two more pardons, one for dr. Wilhelm rolf, and the other for your own pal, gwen.

Ava: You’re kidding. So the governor pardoned orpheus, kristen dimera, evan frears, gwen rizczech, and dr. Wilhelm rolf. Talk about a rogues’ gallery. And as of tonight, they are all free to do whatever the hell they please. Research shows that people remember ads with young people

Jada: You said at your mother’s house on the night in question that you were planning on visiting abigail dimera.

Sarah: Yeah, dr. Evans suggested that I go speak to my cousin because abigail had had a similar reaction to the same drug.

Jada: So what happened when you went to visit her?

Sarah: I didn’t go, it turns out. I went to statesville to see abigail’s sister gwen rizczech.

Jada: And after your visit to statesville?

Sarah: I went to the salem inn. I needed to lie down. I was just–I was feeling off because my meds hadn’t been adjusted yet.

Jada: So you’re saying that you never went to the dimera estate that night.

Sarah: That’s what I’m saying.

Jada: Well, lucas said he saw you there.

Sarah: That’s impossible. So lucas is lying, or he’s mistaken. I don’t know.

Jada: I’m just telling you what he said he saw. He said he saw you fleeing down the stairs. You had an object in your hand. You dropped it.

Sarah: I couldn’t drop something if I wasn’t there.

Jada: I’m just telling you what lucas said. Even though he didn’t know what you had in your hand, allegedly, I think it was the knife, the same one that killed abigail dimera.

Rolf: Ms. Dimera, please accept my heartfelt thanks for securing my freedom. You have no idea how hard it has been for me to coexist with all those neanderthals in there.

Kristen: You are very welcome, rolf. I know father wouldn’t have wanted me to leave you languishing behind bars. And now you can continue his work.

Rolf: Indeed. And am I correct in thinking you may require my services in the future?

Kristen: Oh, you know me too well. I will get in touch soon. But until then, lie low and stay out of trouble.

Rolf: Understood. I shall await your instructions.

Gwen: So what services of dr. Rolf will you be requiring, ms. Dimera? What exactly do you have planned?

Belle: Well, please be safe. Okay, I love you too. Okay. My mom heard about orpheus, so they’re on the alert.

Shawn: That’s good. That’s good. Did you get ahold of brady?

Belle: Yeah, he knows about kristen.

Shawn: I left word for ben and ciara. Thank god they’re halfway across the world, where evan can’t get to them.

Belle: That’s a relief. All right, so everyone we love is safe.

Shawn: Yeah, and they’re gonna stay that way.

Evan: Sorry to interrupt. Door was open.

Shawn: What the hell are you doing here? If you’re looking for my sister, then–

Evan: I’m not. I’m here to get my son.

Shawn: Your son?

Evan: The one you call shawn christian. I’m sorry to tell you–actually, no, I’m not. I’m proud to say it. He’s not your son. He’s mine. After trying lots of things to manage her

Sarah: Look, abigail was my cousin, and I loved her. She rescued me from kristen. I’m profoundly grateful to her. Why in god’s name would I ever hurt her?

Jada: You obviously wouldn’t in your normal state of mind, but, dr. Horton, you’ve admitted that you’re subject to hallucinations. Isn’t it possible that you thought abigail was kristen dimera and felt that she was a threat? I mean, you’ve admitted to brandishing a knife against ms. Dupree. You could have done the same thing to abigail, except this time, I don’t think that anybody was there to protect her, to stop you from taking your revenge.

Sarah: Am I under arrest?

Jada: No.

Sarah: Then I’d like to leave.

Kristen: Oh, you know me, I always have a plan. But I’m not ready to share the details. Let’s just say I intend to get back everything I lost. And I assume you’ll do the same?

Gwen: Well, I might be able to repair my relationship with my father, but xander and I, we’re a lost cause, especially after what I did to sarah. I don’t think he’ll ever speak to me again, let alone take me back.

Kristen: Hey, you never know. At least you have a fighting chance.

Gwen: Good to know one of us thinks so.

Kristen: Oh, honey, I know so. You are beautiful, and smart, and definitely more interesting than that ditzy sarah horton. I can’t stand that moron xander. I never could. But for some reason, you love him. And we both have been given a second chance at freedom, and I think you and I need to go after what we want and not let anyone stand in our way.

Xander: What’s taking so long? Oh, you okay–what happened?

Sarah: Will you please take me home?

Xander: Of course.

Evan: Is that him? Shawn christian?

Shawn: You take another step towards my son, and I will kill you.

Evan: Look, I didn’t come here to fight with you.

Shawn: Okay, well do yourself a favor, turn around, and get the hell out of my house now.

Evan: I understand why you might not believe me.

Belle: Yeah, maybe because you’re a psychotic murderer.

Evan: But I swear I’m telling the truth. I’m the father of that baby, of jan spears’ baby.

Shawn: How do you even know jan?

Evan: She and I hooked up when she first came to statesville. We met in the infirmary. It got pretty hot pretty fast. I didn’t know at the time, but she wanted me to get her pregnant so she could pass the baby off as yours. I guess it worked out fine.

Shawn: Look, I have a paternity test that proves that I am that baby’s father.

Evan: Yeah, a test that my father helped jan alter.

Shawn: Orpheus? Why would he do that?

Evan: He had his reasons.

Belle: This doesn’t make any sense.

Evan: Look, I have the real results of the paternity test right here. It says that you’re not the father, as you can see.

Shawn: How do we know that that isn’t the fake, huh?

Belle: Yeah, even if these results are real, they don’t prove that you’re the father.

Evan: She named the baby after me. Christian is my birth name.

Belle: She also named the baby after shawn.

Shawn: She named my son after me.

Evan: Look, I’ll take a paternity test if you want to. In fact, bring it on. See, the sooner that we get this all sorted out, the sooner I can be with my son.

Jake: All right, so you remember the dimera board meeting a little while ago. Kristen attended virtually.

Ava: Mm-hmm, yeah, ’cause she was on the run, as usual.

Jake: Right, well, she voted against my brothers, which kept gabi in charge of the company, and in turn kind of saved my job too.

Ava: So in other words, she did you a major favor.

Jake: Right, and she called me afterwards and basically said that in exchange for that major favor, that maybe the two of us could collaborate, that we would do great things together.

Ava: Yeah, like what exactly?

Jake: I don’t really know. To be honest with you, I kind of forgot about it after she got arrested, but now that she’s free, changes everything.

[Knock at door]

Kristen: Hey, jake, open up. It’s your sister. It’s kristen.

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Sarah: I can’t believe our wedding was ruined again.

Xander: I’m so sorry, sarah. But it’s all gonna work out.

Sarah: Xander.

Xander: I promise you.

Sarah: How can you say it’s gonna work out? I’m a murder suspect.

Xander: Let’s just–let’s not talk about that right now.

Sarah: How can we not talk talk about it? This could change our whole life. I’m sitting here, and I’m worried about me when my cousin abigail was just… how could this happen? How could someone take her life?

Xander: It’s gonna be all right, okay? It’s gonna be okay.

Sarah: How could this day get any worse?

Gwen: Hello, xander, sarah.

Xander: Gwen? What the hell?

Gwen: Guess you haven’t heard. Yeah, the governor set me free. Full pardon. So I’m free as a bird. Isn’t that just the best news ever? Right, well, see you around.

Rolf: It’s good to see you again, stefano. As I’m sure you’re aware, my experiments were on hold for quite some time. But, thanks to kristen, I can finally get back to my important work. I hope I continue to make you proud.

[Dramatic music]

Jake: Ah, hello, kristen.

Kristen: Evening, jake. Hey, ava. Well, since your jaws aren’t hanging on the floor in shock, I presume you heard my wonderful news.

Ava: Yeah, we were just talking about your release. Congratulations. You must be so relieved.

Kristen: You have no idea.

Jake: So, kristen, I was actually just telling ava that you could be knocking at my door any minute ’cause i sort of owe you a favor.

Kristen: Oh, there’s no “sort of” about it. Matter of fact, since I saved your job, in my calculations, you owe my multiple favors.

Jake: How many is multiple?

Kristen: Well, as my lawyer would say, it depends. In any case, I’m here to call on my first one.

Ava: Which is…

Kristen: Which is, I need a place to stay. Yeah, and though it does fall a bit short of my personal standards, I think this little pied–terre of yours will do me just fine. Thank you.

[Sighs]

Evan: Should we all head over to the hospital now, get the ball rolling on the paternity test?

Shawn: Look, my son is not going anywhere.

Evan: Look, I understand you’re upset. Jan lied to us both. But I am telling the truth, and deep down you know that.

Shawn: What I know is that you need to get the hell out of my sight before I rip you to shreds.

Evan: I’ll go, for now. But I’m coming back with that court order for that paternity test.

Belle: Which we will fight.

Evan: Goodnight, shawn christian. Daddy will be back soon.

Jada: You really don’t need to buy me a beer.

Rafe: What–no, you had a great first day. You earned it. Plus, it’ll give me the chance to get you up to speed on the five felons that the governor pardoned today.

Jada: I read about that announcement.

Rafe: Yeah.

Jada: Why would the governor set so many dangerous criminals free?

Rafe: I–well, what do you know? Here comes one of them now.

Orpheus: Evening, commissioner.

Rafe: Yeah. Listen, I don’t know how you managed to pull this off, but you should know that I’ve got my eye on you. So if you came here looking to cause trouble–

Orpheus: Oh, no, no. Wouldn’t dream of it, no. No, from here on in, I’m gonna be a model citizen.

Rafe: Yeah.

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[Edgy music]

Chanel: Horton, wait. I am so sorry you had to see that.

Johnny: I’m not.

Paulina: Oh, ha ha ha! Hi! Abe. Ha ha. Abe the babe. How was your day?

Abe: Well, it’s a lot better now.

[Both laughing] Oh, I see you, uh, put out big mama’s good china, huh? So what’s the occasion? Chanel planning on some celebration?

Paulina: Mm. Chanel isn’t joining us for dinner. We’re having a surprise guest.

Abe: Oh!

Chloe: Hey. I hope this is okay.

Shawn: Yeah. Come on in.

Chloe: I come bearing gifts. Or rather one gift for the baby.

[Both chuckling] Oh, can I hold him?

Shawn: Yeah. Here you go.

[Baby fussing]

[Shawn chuckling]

Chloe: Hi buddy. You are precious, aren’t you?

Shawn: Let’s open this up. What is this? What–[Laughs]

Chloe: Um, it’s a velcro pacifier holder. It’s the newest in baby tech. Trust me we didn’t have that when parker was little. I’m very envious right now.

Shawn: Aww. Well, thank you, chloe.

Chloe: You’re welcome. Listen, shawn. I know what it’s like to be a single parent, and I know it’S…it’s not easy. But just know that you’re not alone. You have me and you have belle.

Shawn: Well, I, uh, I guess you didn’t get the memo. Uh, belle doesn’t want anything to do with little shawn, and, uh, now that she’s sleeping with ej, she doesn’t want anything to do with me either.

Belle: Hey.

Brady: Hey, you. Dad or marlena are not here. I don’t know if you wanted to see them, but–

Belle: No, I came to see my big brother.

Brady: You did? That is a pleasant surprise.

[Phone rings] I like that. And this is not a pleasant surprise. This is statesville.

[Ringing] Okay.

[Beep] Yeah. I’ll accept. Kristen?

Kristen: [Huffs] Who else would I be?

Brady: What do you want?

Kristen: Well, you…you said once I got settled in here, you’d think about bringing rachel to see me, and I’m officially settled in. I miss our daughter so much, brady. I really need to see her.

Evan: [Sighs]

Orpheus: Stop pacing. You’re making me dizzy.

Evan: You’re dizzy? My head won’t stop spinning. I already lost one son, dad. Jan trying to make off with my other one? You can’t blame me for being upset. Thank god they stopped her. Now that she’s outta the picture–dead or on the run or whatever she is– I’m supposed to just sit by and watch shawn brady raise my kid? I can’t let that happen. I have to get outta here.

Orpheus: And I told you, you will.

Evan: But when? You said it could take weeks, months!

Orpheus: Or…[Exhales] It could be today.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Abe: So who is this special guest supposed to be?

Paulina: Nope. Mm-mm. No spoilers, as kids say. You’ll just have to wait and see.

Abe: Ah. Ah. [Sniffs] I smell bacon?

Paulina: You and that keen nose of yours. Bacon-wrapped pork-loin.

Abe: Ooh. Well, this must be some kind of special guest, isn’t it?

Paulina: Mm. Buckle up honey.

[Both laughing]

[Knock on door]

Abe: I got it.

Paulina: Ah, here we go.

Abe: I got it. Governor mitchell?

Paulina: Ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, thank you. Thank you so much for joining us this evening.

Mitchell: Well, when paulina price calls, I answer. Is that bacon I smell?

Paulina: Ha ha ha ha ha! I know it’s your favorite.

Abe: So you two… know each other?

Paulina: Oh, well, we’ve crossed paths a time or two. Now, abraham, don’t get your nose out of joint. Governor mitchell and I were old friends, but I asked him here for you.

Abe: For me?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. As you know, ed here–excuse me, governor mitchell will be leaving office at the end of his term. And his endorsement would go a long way in deciding the next election. And, well, I was hoping that you’d endorse abraham.

Mitchell: Mayor carver, I hadn’t realized you were interested in running for governor.

Abe: Neither did I.

Channel: Johnny was just–

Johnny: Proposing… to the woman that I love.

Allie: What?

Jonny: Look, I told chanel that I don’t wanna hide how I feel anymore, that I love her and I wanna marry her–

[Thump] Ohh! [Coughs]

Chloe: Belle isn’t sleeping with ej anymore.

Shawn: Well, only because sami found out, and then she paul revered it all the way to my doorstep because she couldn’t wait to tell me the news.

Chloe: She wanted to tell you herself. I know that.

Shawn: You know, what, chloe, it doesn’t matter–it doesn’t matter how I found out. What matters is my wife… my wife belle cheated on me again. And, uh, this time I think it’s over.

Brady: I can’t bring rachel to see you right now.

Kristen: What? Well, why not?

Brady: Oh, for one thing, she’s in california.

Kristen: She’s where?

Brady: We went to visit tate and theresa in california. And she was having such a good time hanging with her brother, going to the beach… she begged me to stay a little longer. So I discussed it with theresa and–

Kristen: You left my kid in california in the care of that maniac? You didn’t even think to talk to me first?

Brady: Theresa’s a good mom.

Kristen: And, what, I’m not? Is that what you’re saying?

Brady: Look, kristen–

Kristen: So she’s braiding rachel’s hair, reading her bedtime stories, building sandcastles at the beach while I’m stuck–

Brady: It is not theresa’s fault that you’re in statesville, okay? And it’s not mine, and it’s definitely not your daughter’S.

Kristen: I am her mother, brady. Me. Not her. You can’t keep my daughter away from me.

Brady: Kristen you know what? I’m not gonna do this. I’m not gonna do this. I will talk to you later.

[Beep]

Belle: So…how’s kristen?

Kristen: Ugh!

[Loud thud]

Evan: What the–

[Thud]

Orpheus: The cell block C. Those ladies are always fighting over the remote. Look, son… you need to relax. Things are falling into place for us. See, before jan went, uh, swimming with the fishes, she provided us with a very valuable service. She came through with a password to the salem pd mainframe. My guys have been digging and digging… and they finally hit pay dirt.

Evan: Really?

Orpheus: Yeah. We’re gonna be outta here soon. You keep that under your hat, boy. Just go do your shift in the infirmary and play it cool, right? Don’t do anything that could jeopardize your release. You got it? Smooth sailing, son.

Evan: That’s great news. You got it, dad. Smooth sailing.

Kristen: [Moans] Uhh! Where’s the damn doctor?

Evan: I can get you some ice for your hand while you wait.

Kristen: Oh, right, right, ’cause, that’s what passes for medical attention here? Ice?

Evan: Only the best for america’s incarcerated. It’s what I can do for you for now. The average wait time here is two to three weeks. So suit yourself.

Kristen: Great.

Evan: Who’d you clock?

Kristen: The wall was looking at me funny. You know, what is it to you?

Evan: All right. If you don’t wanna talk about it… we just heard the commotion and thought you girls were fighting over the remote again.

Kristen: Oh my god. Gimme a break. Us girls? Eavesdrop much, sonny boy?

Evan: Forget I mentioned it.

Kristen: Hey, I was upset. I, uh, I miss my little girl and I…just don’t know when I’m ever gonna see her again.

Evan: Sorry to hear that. I know exactly how you feel.

Chloe: Shawn, I know that you are hurt and you’re angry and you have every right to be.

Shawn: Listen, please. I don’t want to hear that it wasn’t technically cheating just because we were separated. It doesn’t make a difference to me, all right, I didn’t even want to be separated in the first place.

Chloe: I know that. But you have to try to understand belle’s side of this.

Shawn: I was the one who was assaulted–me. And then she’s acting like I cheated on her. I mean, come on.

Chloe: Belle understands that what happened between you and jan was not in your control. But what was in your control was letting her know that you’d had sex with jan, and you could have controlled your reaction to finding out that jan was having your baby. But what did you do? You helped her get outta prison. You moved her in here. Belle saw that.

Shawn: Yeah, but belle had already moved out.

Chloe: Well, of course she did, temporarily, to wrap her mind around all this madness. And then jan starts having labor pains and asks you to keep belle away from her, and you did that.

Shawn: Yeah, because jan is carrying my baby. I mean, what am I supposed to do? I was looking out for his health.

Chloe: What about looking out for your marriage?

Belle: I’m sorry, brady. It’s so hard when a child’s involved.

Brady: The only thing that matters right now is what’s best for rachel. She’s getting older. Think she’s developing these little anxieties. Everything petrifies her. Even g-rated movies. She made me stop “snow white” the other day.

Belle: Well, that evil queen is pretty scary.

Brady: I just don’t think statesville prison is the right place for a kid, especially rachel right now. She can’t handle it.

Belle: Yeah. I don’t know, brady. You’ll figure it out, you know? It’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon.

Brady: Well, I’m exhausted, belle.

Belle: But you only have your whole life left to run it, so there’s that.

Brady: So comforting. How are you doing?

Belle: Ah…

Brady: I mean, what do we have to talk about?

Belle: Wow. Well, how am i doing? Um… my husband has a son with a low-life criminal, and we’re separated. And ej and I are through. And I’m staying with your girlfriend, which I’m sure now that you’re back in town, you greatly appreciate. But other than that, can’t complain.

Brady: I assume it didn’t go too well when you told shawn about you and ej, right?

Belle: Ah, yes. That’s the other thing. I didn’t tell shawn. Sami did. She beat me to it and…wow. She took great pleasure in spilling the beans. As if things between us weren’t bad enough already.

Brady: So what’s the deal then? I mean, with jan outta the way, I guess the question is, do you want to try to work out things with shawn or not?

Johnny: [Coughing] What is your problem?

Allie: Chanel asks us to back off, so you sneak behind my back and give her an engagement ring?

Johnny: Oh, did you not just come here to see chanel?

Allie: Not with an engagement ring, you weirdo. No. I came to see my best friend, my best friend because I just got some really upsetting news.

Chanel: What happened, allie?

Allie: I just found out that my grandma kate knew what my dad did, that he kidnapped our mom.

Johnny: What?

Allie: Yeah. I mean, she didn’t find out until after mom was rescued, but still…

Johnny: Oh my god. So she covered for lucas, and then he turns around and kills aunt abigail?

Allie: No, he didn’t do that, okay, or at least–I don’t know. I don’t think he did that. Grandma marlena hypnotized him, and he uncovered a memory that might clear him.

Chanel: Okay. That’s great.

Johnny: Yeah, he still kidnapped our mom. Okay? He admitted it to us all. And then he had the nerve to plead not guilty. Or did he come up with a memory to get him outta that too?

Allie: Are you trying to ruin every part of my life? Do you want my dad to go to prison? Is that what you want?

Chanel: Just stop. Stop. Both of you.

Mitchell: You didn’t have paulina reach out to me about an endorsement?

Abe: No.

Paulina: Abraham’s such a humble man. I knew he’d need a little push. You’ve seen what he’s done here in salem. Now just imagine what he could do for the whole state.

Mitchell: You’ve got yourself quite the representative here.

Abe: Mm.

[Phone rings]

Mitchell: Oh. Excuse me.

[Beep] Yeah. Yes, hello?

Orpheus: Governor mitchell?

[Ominous chords] This is milo harp.

Mitchell: Who?

Orpheus: You might know me by the name orpheus.

Mitchell: I don’t know how you got this number, but I’m hanging up.

Orpheus: I got your number from your personnel file.

Mitchell: You what?

Orpheus: You might want to hear what I have to say, governor.

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Chanel: I said I needed time and both of you agreed, but instead of being patient and honoring that, you two are acting like contestants on “the bachelorette”– bickering and squabbling. I heard you were even going at it at your mom’s wedding.

Johnny: Chanel, you just told me you love me.

Allie: What?

Chanel: It’s not news, johnny. I love you. And I love allie too. I just, I–

Allie: Need time? Well, how much chanel? Okay? ‘Cause, it’s been weeks, and we’re trying to be patient. At least I am, but come on. I mean, we can’t go on like this.

Johnny: I agree with my sister for once. You need to make a choice chanel. Now.

Shawn: Belle doesn’t want to raise jan’s kid. She doesn’t–she doesn’t see him as an innocent baby. She can’t separate him from– from, you know, from everything. And to be honest, chloe, I didn’t think that I could either. And…then I saw him and, uh, looked into his eyes and he’s my boy. And, you know, steve and kayla keep offering to babysit, but… I don’t wanna be separated from him. You know, especially since I almost lost him.

Chloe: Yeah. I get that. And he really is beautiful. But I guarantee you, the moment that bella holds him in her arms, her heart is just– it’s gonna melt.

Shawn: Yeah, well, it’s gonna be kind of difficult considering she can’t be in the same room as him.

Chloe: Well, she’S…she’s upset, shawn. And I know that you’re upset too. But as someone who had a front-row seat to you two falling in love all those years ago, I’ve just…I’ve always believed that you and belle… you’re meant to be together.

Belle: Do I wanna work things out with shawn?

[Huffs] Of course, I do. He’s the love of my life. And I know now that sleeping with ej was a huge mistake.

Brady: Ohh… I am so proud of you for figuring that out all on your own.

Belle: Brady, our problems started way before ej was in the picture, okay? I know that it’s not that baby’s fault, but… listen, I wish I could be the better person and just suck it up and forget that that little boy belongs to jan and shawn, but honestly… I don’t think I can do that.

Kristen: Oh, you’re evan frears, right? You have a son commissioner hernandez was raising for a while.

Evan: Unfortunately, my sister took him halfway around the world. I don’t know when I’ll see him again, but…I have another newborn son too, and I’m gonna be with him very soon.

Kristen: Ohh… wh-hold on. I thought the policy here was no visitors under two.

Evan: Well, I didn’t say that.

Kristen: Hey… are you saying that, uh, you’re getting outta here?

Evan: Yeah. I’m, uh… up for parole in a couple of weeks.

Kristen: Ha. No, you’re not. You have a rap sheet almost as long as mine, and you just got back here, after a prison break no less. I’m well aware of those consequences.

Evan: How do you know so much about me?

Kristen: Well, apparently you don’t know who you’re talking to. You see, I’m kristin dimera. I know all. And what I don’t know, I make it a point to finding out. So, mr. Evan frears, tell me. How are you getting outta here to see your son?

Orpheus: Are you still there?

Mitchell: How did you get access to confidential records?

Orpheus: Tip of the iceberg, governor. You might have thought you buried the, uh, the anderson file deep, but I’m afraid it looks like you’re sunk.

Mitchell: You son of a–

Orpheus: Easy there, ed. You might want to consider who you’re talking to. I know everything you did.

Mitchell: What do you want?

Orpheus: There ya go. That is exactly what I wanted to hear. If you’re washing with the bargain brand,

Brady: Look, you are a very good person, and yes, yes, shawn christian is jan’s baby, but it…is also shawn’s baby. And shawn has found a way to step up and be a parent. So you probably can too… especially now that jan is outta the picture. You know, that little boy is gonna need a mother.

Belle: We don’t even know that jan is gone. She’s been gone before.

Brady: Not “at the bottom of a river” gone.

Belle: Okay. Listen, even if I were going to try, I slept with ej. Shawn won’t even talk to me.

Brady: He loves you. We both know that, but he’s stubborn.

Belle: Ha. Most stubborn guy I know.

Brady: But you are the one that can get through to him. So talk to him. Look, belle, you’re not gonna get anywhere unless the two of you let each other know how you feel.

Shawn: If belle has something to say to me, she can say to herself.

Chloe: Okay, shawn. I know that you are mad, and I’m not making any excuses for her, but belle knows that what happened with ej was a mistake.

Shawn: A mistake? I could think of several other words for it.

Chloe: I’m pretty sure she would have some choice words for you as well. It’s not like nothing happened between you and jan the last couple of months.

Shawn: Well, I didn’t sleep with her.

Chloe: Okay. Maybe not that.

Shawn: Come on, chloe. We’ve been through this.

Chloe: I saw you kissing her.

Shawn: No, I did–no, I did not kiss her–she kissed me. Come on, gimme a break here.

Chloe: Okay, fine. Even so, you were running out to get her cheeseburgers at every hour of the day, you were rubbing her aching back when she was pregnant and gushing over your beautiful child together. I mean, come on, a baby… a baby bonds people. You felt that, didn’t you? And belle felt that too. When she saw you and jan together bonding. Do you think that was easy for her? The baby was never the problem. It was jan. Jan’s always been the problem, but she’s out of your lives now. And so is ej. So the only two people standing between you and belle are you and belle.

Shawn: It’s not that simple.

Chloe: Well, it’s only as complicated as you wanna make it. Come on, just… just call her, talk to her, try to figure things out. Try to find your way back to each other. ‘Cause I know if two people could do it, it’s you guys.

Mitchell: I’m sorry, paulina. I have to go. There’s been an emergency,

Paulina: But I just took dinner out of the oven.

Mitchell: I’m sorry, paulina. I’ll have to take a rain check.

Paulina: Oh, well that’s just too bad now–I hope that you take what we discussed under advisement. I mean, abraham, he would be the most worthy successor that you can imagine.

Mitchell: Yes, I-I will. Good night.

Abe: So paulina… price carver… you have some explaining to do.

Evan: I never said I was getting outta here.

Kristen: Oh, heaven. You are such a terrible liar. You know, this would be so much simpler if you just tell me everything.

Evan: I can’T.

Kristen: Hmm? You can’t? Oh… is daddy threatening you, hmm? I know orpheus can be so scary, but I promise you I’m scarier.

Evan: What the hell are you doing?

Kristen: I am gonna push this pencil through your eyeball and push your pea-sized brain out your skull unless you tell me how the hell you’re gonna break outta here.

Evan: I never said we’re gonna break out.

Kristen: Come on.

Evan: Oh god.

Kristen: Ha ha ha ha. Oh. Oh, you know what? I hear the wait for medical attention will take a long time. What did you say? Two to three weeks?

Evan: Okay! Okay! Okay. I’ll tell you. Announcer: Type 2 diabetes?

Kristen: Oh, so that’s what orpheus is up to. It’s very impressive.

Evan: You can’t tell my father I told you.

Kristen: Ohh…I won’t say a word, but you will.

Evan: I can’T.

Kristen: Quiet. Go get me a piece of paper. I got a new job for you, nurse evan. Delivery boy.

Mitchell: I had to tell the warden some cockamamie story about wanting to see my prison reforms in action.

Orpheus: [Chuckles] What prison reforms? The only thing you’ve done in office is line your pockets. You’re just like the rest of the suits, aren’t you? You lock guys like me up, working guys, and throw away the key, right? You sip your martinis and sell the prisons to the highest bidder. Where’s my martini, ed?

Mitchell: There must be something I can do for you. A transfer perhaps?

Orpheus: Ha ha ha ha. I’m not negotiating, governor. From the moment I was placed here, I started to work on a plan to get out. And here you are. Ha.

Mitchell: Sorry. That can’t be done.

Orpheus: Well, that’s too bad. But you seem like a smart guy. A smart guy would see… that the power has shifted. Now, you wouldn’t know that just looking at us, but right now, your only choice is to do precisely what I say. Otherwise, your shiny legacy of public service–well, I’m just gonna have to flush that right down the toilet. And you can say goodbye to your blissful retirement and your lucrative consulting gigs that you’ve got all lined up…and say hello to bruno, your new cellmate.

Mitchell: I can’t possibly justify this to the people.

Orpheus: You’re a politician, ed. Do what you do best. Lie.

Paulina: Abraham, I know your reputation took a hit because of my crazy scheme with price town. I wanna make it up to you.

Abe: By pitching me for a job that I don’t really want.

Paulina: Now, come on. Don’t tell me you’ve never seen yourself, you know, in the governor’s mansion… and with me as first lady on your arm?

Abe: Ah! Now I see what this is all about.

Paulina: Am I being selfish? Yes. Would I love to be first lady? Yes! And why? Because I’m proud of you and I’m proud to be your wife. And you’re a decent, honorable man. No one would make a better governor than you.

Chanel: So you guys just decided out of the blue that you’re not gonna respect my wishes?

Johnny: It’s not that we don’t want to.

Allie: We just can’T. Not anymore. This situation is driving all of us crazy, chanel. Look what just happened with my dad. He was so obsessed with winning my mom’s love that he went off the deep end.

Chanel: Oh, so you’re gonna kidnap me now?

Johnny: Chanel. Just–

Chanel: Do you guys think that I’m enjoying this? Do you think I’m just kicking back and watching the show? I’m not your mom. I’m not playing you against each other.

Johnny: Maybe not on purpose.

Chanel: Excuse me? Who got dumped…twice? Who got hurt…twice? Who had to watch both of you go after someone else? Okay? It’s not my fault. I didn’t create this messed-up situation.

Johnny: No, we know that, but you’re the only one who can fix it.

Chanel: You know what? I should just tell both of you to go to hell. But I’m not gonna do that… because you’re right. I need to make a choice.

Orpheus: Ah, just the man I wanted to see. It’s done my boy, all taken care of. Wait, what are you doing back here so soon? I told you to keep your head down–your shift can’t be over yet.

Evan: Dad, better take a look at this.

[Tense music]

Orpheus: You…idiot. Time. It’s life’s most precious commodity,

Paulina: I’m sure chanel would love the perks of living in the governor’s mansion. And you would love the satisfaction of running the state properly. Helping the good people here. And with your heart breaking over lani and eli and the twins gone… what you need is a good distraction–to dive in head first into what you do best and to give the rest of us what we need. Governor abraham carver. Now, don’t tell me the thought has never crossed your mind.

Abe: [Small laugh] Well, if it had–

Paulina: Aha! I knew it! You just had to be pushed out of your comfort zone, and I was just the right woman to do it. Ah ha ha! Ooh. Now, if I just– just had a little more time with the–with the governor to plead your case. I wonder what was important to make him out of here like that?

Orpheus: You’re lucky that the governor’s still taking my calls.

Evan: Dad. I’m sorry. I–

Orpheus: Stop. What’s done is done. Forget about going back to the infirmary. Just sit tight where I can see you and keep your big mouth shut until the plan is executed.

Chloe: Hi.

Brady: Hi. Did shawn like his baby gift?

Chloe: Yeah, I think so, but he’s just…hi, belle. What are you doing here?

Brady: She was just ignoring her brother’s love life advice.

Chloe: Yeah. Two peas in a pod. Shawn was just doing the same with me. I was trying to talk some sense into him, but he was not being very receptive.

Belle: Well, yeah, he’s almost as stubborn as me.

[Phone rings] That’s shawn.

Chloe: Well, answer it.

[Beep]

Belle: Hi.

Shawn: Hey, uh, I was hoping that we could talk. Is there a, uh, a time that you could come over?

Belle: I could come over now.

Chanel: I didn’t think it’d be this hard to choose.

Johnny: Well, I’m endlessly charming and witty and…attractive. Allie is too, I guess.

Allie: Will you just be quiet?

Chanel: Listen, my first marriage, it lasted a day, and my second one wasn’t much longer. I wanna do it right this time. So, johnny, I’m sorry, but I can’t accept that ring.

Allie: Wait, so are you saying that…you choose me?

Chanel: I’m not choosing either one of you.

Allie: But you just said–

Chanel: I said, I will make a decision, but just let me sleep on it. I-I can’t make a decision with both of you staring at me.

Johnny: That’s fine. We get that.

Allie: Yeah. Of course, we do.

Chanel: Yeah. I’ll see you tomorrow.

Allie: Good night.

Johnny: Sweet dreams. So…when she does make her decision, are you gonna be able to accept the fact that it’s me?

Allie: I should have absorbed you in the womb.

Johnny: No, seriously. We’re gonna be cool… whatever she chooses? Just with everything going on with mom and us taking each of our dad’s sides and all this stuff with chanel… I miss my first best friend.

Allie: I do too.

Johnny: So we’re gonna be cool no matter what happens?

Allie: Yeah. We’re gonna be okay.

Johnny: All right.

Paulina: Oh, I’m so excited. I knew it. I knew you’d be on board with this.

Abe: Well, governor mitchell hasn’t endorsed me yet.

Paulina: Oh, ha ha ha…

[Phone chimes] Oh. Mm. Ooh, look, the governor’s giving a press conference right now! Quick, quick, turn on the tv, abe, come on. Oh, this is it! This is it. Oh, abe, abe, it’s happening, it’s happening, abe.

Mitchell: As my constituents are aware, my term is ending in november. And before I depart,R. I would like to talk to you about a constituent named…

[Paulina mouthing words] Milo harp.

Paulina: What? Who in the hell is milo harp?

Abe: Orpheus.

Paulina: What? Who is orpheus?

Mitchell: I am hereby issuing him a full pardon.

Abe: What?

Mitchell: The same goes for his son, christian maddox, aka evan frears.

Orpheus: We did it. Should be happening as we speak.

Evan: And the first thing I’m going to do when I get outta here is claim my son.

Shawn: It’s okay, daddy turned off the radio. I feel the same way about taylor.

Kristen: Don’t you worry, rachel. Mommy’s coming. Mommy’s coming.

Brady: Kristen called me.

Chloe: What? What did she want? I’m sorry.

Brady: Same thing she always wants. She wants to see rachel.

Chloe: Well, I think we should make this a kristen-free evening. What do you say?

Brady: That’s a good idea.

Chloe: What do you wanna watch baseball or…

Brady: I don’t care.

Chloe: Governor’s emergency press conference? Wonder what’s going on.

Mitchell: In addition, I am also issuing a full pardon to kristin dimera.

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Allie: I don’t know how to feel. It’s like one minute my mom and dad are getting married and then the next, he’s arrested for her kidnapping, and then she’s gone.

[Knocking at door] Uh, hey, someone’s at the door. So I have to go, but thank you for checking in on me, tripp, and tell joey and stephanie I say hey.

[Phone beeps] Hi, grandma kate.

Kate: Hi, honey. I just wanted to check on you– see how you’re doing.

Allie: [Sighs] How I’m doing? Um, well I’m just praying that my father isn’t a murderer.

Kate: Well, hopefully, today your prayers will be answered.

Allie: You don’t think he killed abigail?

Kate: No. No, I don’t, and I think maybe we’re going to get proof of that today.

Lucas: I just wish I could remember every single detail from that night.

Marlena: Well, I think the hypnosis got us part of the way there. Maybe we can get some– some more clarity after they interview sarah.

Lucas: [Sighs] What was sarah doing at the dimera mansion when I saw her?

Marlena: Only she has the answer to that.

Lucas: [Sighs] I hope she can prove to me and to rafe and to chad that I didn’t kill abigail.

Rafe: Chad, I just wanted to give you a heads-up. I’m bringing in a person of interest.

Chad: A per–a person of interest, what does that mean?

Rafe: Well, we aren’t sure yet.

Chad: All right, well, I’m comin’ down there.

Rafe: Uh, no. No, you’re not. No way in hell.

Maggie: Who are you?

Jada: Detective jada hunter, salem pd.

Maggie: And you have an objection to this marriage?

Sarah: Do you know her?

Xander: Never seen her before in my life.

Jada: I’m afraid I have to bring you in for questioning.

Maggie: Oh, no, xander. What have you done now?

Jada: Not him–her. I’m here for dr. Sarah horton.

Maggie: Sarah?

Sarah: Me? Why?

Xander: What could you possibly need to question sarah about?

Jada: The murder of abigail dimera.

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chad: Well, I need to know what information this person has. Are they a suspect? Does it mean that lucas didn’t do it?

Rafe: Listen to me, chad. I’m doing everything by the book here, and you’ve shown to me that you can’t restrain yourself.

Chad: This is my wife’s murder we’re talking about.

Rafe: I understand that, chad. But if you go off the handle again, you could jeopardize the entire investigation.

Chad: Rafe, just tell me who it is.

Rafe: I’m sorry. When I know more, I will let you know, but I need you to promise me to stay out of it.

Chad: How–how the hell am I supposed to do that? You want me to find somebody to chain me to a chair?

Sonny: Oh, I could do that if you need me to.

[Cell phone beeps]

Xander: Well, detective hunter, you’ve obviously been given some bad information.

Jada: I don’t think so.

Maggie: How come I’ve never heard of you before?

Jada: I just got hired today.

Xander: [Laughs] That explains it.

Jada: Explains what, mr. Cook?

Xander: You’re anxious to prove yourself on your first day, but I promise you, harassing a couple of upstanding citizens isn’t the way. Go talk to commissioner hernandez about it.

Jada: He’s the one that sent me here.

Maggie: Rafe sent you, why?

Xander: Because he made a big mistake. Sarah doesn’t know anything about the murder of abigail dimera.

Jada: I’d like to hear her say that.

Sarah: I don’T.

Jada: That’s funny, because we have an eyewitness who puts you at the scene of the crime on the night mrs. Dimera was killed.

Migraine attacks?

Allie: What I don’t understand is, at the wedding, my dad admitted to kidnapping my mom, so why is he pleading not guilty?

Kate: Well, because I convinced him to fight the charges.

Allie: Why?

Kate: Because I was afraid that if he confessed to kidnapping your mom, that they would just go ahead and charge him for abigail’s murder.

Allie: Are you sure he didn’t do it?

Kate: Allie, of course he didn’t do it.

Allie: I don’t wanna believe it either, but if my dad was capable of kidnapping my mom, lying about it for months, keeping it from all of us…

Kate: [Sighs] Look, um, there’s something that I have to talk to you about.

Chanel: Johnny. What are you doing here?

Johnny: Uh, waiting for you. Look, I need you, chanel.

Chanel: Well, I’m right here.

Sonny: So you need me to stop you from going to the police station?

Chad: No, I need to go to the police station–

Sonny: I don’t think that’s–

Chad: Stop! I wanna find out who killed my wife!

Sonny: And you will! You will, okay? But in order for rafe to find out who killed her, he needs to be able to focus on the case instead of dealing with you.

Chad: All right, so well then, what do I do then? Just sit here and do nothing while I’m losing my mind?

Sonny: I’ll keep you company, okay? I will help keep your mind off things until we have just a little bit more information.

Chad: And how am I supposed to think about anything else? Because I just keep running the same questions over and over again, which is, could it be true that lucas killed abby and could he be that desperate to protect his secret?

Sonny: I know. I mean, will was asking the same exact questions before he left.

Chad: Where’d he go?

Sonny: Some new project in hollywood. I–I practically had to force him to go.

[Scoffs]

Chad: And does he think that his dad could be the–the one who did it?

Sonny: No. No, and neither do I. It’s just not the lucas that either of us know.

Chad: Why? He kidnapped sami. He’s off the wagon. Who knows what he can do?

Sonny: Okay, fine, but we can’t jump to conclusions.

Chad: Yeah, well, you and will should probably accept the fact it could be him.

Sonny: Okay, and you have to accept the fact that these new pieces of information coming out could totally vindicate him.

Chad: Oh, we’ll see.

Sonny: We all want the same thing, chad. All right? The truth, and it’s rafe’s job to find that. So just let him do his job. Okay?

Rafe: Excuse me.

Marlena: Of course.

Rafe: Sarah is being brought in as we speak. In the meantime, lucas, I’ll need to get a statement from you.

Lucas: All right, I’ll say whatever you need me to say.

Rafe: Yeah, well, just explain everything that happened that night– whatever you remember.

Lucas: All right. I’m ready. I mean, I can do that now.

Rafe: Great. I’ll just grab my recorder.

[Dramatic music]

Lucas: Thank you for helping me remember. I mean, I know it was a lot to ask after everything I did to sami.

Marlena: You know, I can’t begin to understand why you did what you did, and I certainly don’t condone it.

Lucas: I’m so sorry that I hurt her. I’m sorry I hurt you and my kids, and I know I lost sami forever, and I know it’s my own damn fault.

Marlena: I don’t disagree with you there.

Lucas: But now that i remember seeing sarah at the mansion, I can remember more, right? I mean, that’s possible, right?

Marlena: It certainly is possible for memories to come back days, even weeks after hypnosis.

Lucas: Good, ’cause I kind of feel like it’s doing that now. I feel like, you know, the fog’s clearing.

Marlena: That would be good.

Lucas: I hope so. I just hope that sarah can prove that it wasn’t me–that it wasn’t me who hurt abigail.

Xander: Wait, who is this person who claims they saw sarah?

Maggie: And what exactly did they see?

Jada: I can’t give you that information, except to say that the eyewitness placed your daughter at the dimera mansion on the night of the murder.

Xander: Oh, well, I can assure you that sarah was nowhere near the mansion that night, and wouldn’t have even had a reason to go there, right?

Sarah: It’s not true.

Sonny: Chad, come on, buddy. You’re gonna wear a hole in the floor.

Chad: Can’t sit still. I don’t know what to do with all of this anger and guilt.

Sonny: G–guilt about what? You didn’t do anything wrong.

Chad: Guess you have talked to ej.

Sonny: Ej? Why–what would ej have to say?

Chad: He’s bitter that kate let him rot in prison when she knew that lucas was the one that kidnapped sami, and what he didn’t know was that I knew about it too.

Sonny: I’m sorry–wait, what? You knew?

Chad: Yeah, I discovered lucas planting the evidence that incriminated ej in the first place, and I kept quiet.

Sonny: Why?

Chad: ‘Cause he was trying to cut me out of dimera, and he kept–he kept trying to cause trouble with abby and me.

Sonny: So you sent your brother to jail?

Chad: Yeah, I’m a great brother.

Sonny: I’m not saying it’s something you should be proud of, but I mean, I’m sure you had your reasons.

Chad: Yeah, I had my reasons.

Sonny: So what now? Is ej gonna press charges?

Chad: No. Not if I sign over all of my shares of dimera to him.

Sonny: Are you gonna do that?

Allie: This sounds serious, grandma.

Kate: It is serious.

[Sighs] Um, you were talking about your dad and your mom and the kidnapping, and, um–

[Knocking at door]

Allie: Um, hang on.

[Door clicks open] Oh, hi.

Marlena: Hello, sweetheart.

Allie: I have both my grandmas visiting. Well, come in.

Marlena: I didn’t know you were going to be here.

Kate: Yeah, well, I came over to tell allie about lucas’ hypnosis session with you, and maybe you can tell us both now. Were you able to get him to go under?

Marlena: I was.

Kate: So did he remember anything about the night of abigail’s murder?

Marlena: He did. I wasn’t going to discuss it with you, except that lucas has asked me to share whatever he recalled with his family, and yes, he did remember going to the mansion that night.

Kate: Oh, god.

Allie: Did he do it, grandma? Did he kill aunt abigail?

Marlena: Uh, he remembers getting there, and nobody answered the door, so he went around the back through the french doors.

Allie: [Sighs] So he was definitely at the mansion?

Marlena: He was, and he was making himself a drink when the knife he was cutting the lemon with slipped, and he cut himself.

Kate: Oh, my god, so he didn’t use the knife on abigail.

Allie: Did he remember anything else?

Marlena: He did. He said there was somebody else there that night.

[Recorder beeps]

Rafe: So tell me again how you entered the dimera mansion.

Lucas: I let myself in through the living room doors.

Rafe: And what did you do once you were inside?

Lucas: I made myself a drink, and um, I went to cut a lemon, but my hands were shaky and the knife slipped, and it sliced my hand.

Rafe: And what happened next?

Lucas: I walked toward the foyer, and that’s when I saw her.

Rafe: Who did you see?

Lucas: Sarah horton.

Rafe: Did she see you?

Lucas: No. No, she was agitated. She was running towards the door.

Rafe: Agitated?

Lucas: Yeah, I’d say she was in a total panic.

Sarah: Actually, I did have a reason to go to the mansion that night.

Maggie: Sweetheart…

Jada: What was the reason?

Sarah: To see abigail.

Xander: Sarah, you don’t have to do this.

Sarah: I want to.

Jada: Why would you be looking for your cousin?

Sarah: I had a conversation with dr. Marlena evans that day.

Jada: The psychiatrist?

Sarah: Yeah, she’s, um, she’s been treating me.

Jada: I understand you’ve recently been through a trauma.

Maggie: A trauma? She was kidnapped. She was drugged. She was held hostage by a maniac.

Xander: I don’t see what this has to do with anything.

Jada: What was the conversation you had with dr. Evans?

Sarah: We, uh, we talked about adjusting my meds, and she suggested that I go speak to abigail, because she’d been through something similar.

Jada: You think that was a good idea?

Sarah: Yes.

Jada: So you admit you went to see her that night?

[Dramatic music]

Chanel: I’m really sorry your family’s going through this.

Johnny: Thanks. I just want my dad to be okay.

Chanel: Well, he seems like a tough guy, kind of like his son.

Johnny: [Chuckles] Yeah, I don’t always feel that way.

Chanel: Are you kidding me? Look at what you’ve gone through this year. You literally battled the freaking devil for your soul, and you came out on the other side.

Johnny: I still lost you.

Chanel: [Sighs] Things happen, G.

Johnny: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, things happen. I mean, my mom and dad, they could’ve found a way back to each other, but now my mom left town. No one knows if or when she’ll ever come home. My uncle chad just lost my aunt abigail forever, and I don’t want that to happen to us.

Chanel: I’m not going anywhere. I’m still your friend

Johnny: But I want more than that. Look, I wanna give us another try. Before the devil ruined everything, you and I were so happy. We were so happy. Meeting you, falling in love with you, getting married in italy–that was the best time of my life, and I think that you were pretty happy too.

Chanel: So much has happened since then.

Johnny: Not for me, because the feelings are still just as strong. They never went away. But these are just words. I wanna show you

you never know

what opportunities

Chanel: Giovanni, what–what is this? What are you doing?

Johnny: Open it.

Chanel: This was my engagement ring.

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: But I threw it at you.

Johnny: No, you threw it at the devil. I found it stashed in a bureau. The second I picked it up, I just–all these memories, they came rushing back. You remember that day we were walking by that church I used to go to when I was ten?

Chanel: Yeah, I was staring up at the stained glass, and it was so beautiful, and then i turned around, and you were down on one knee.

Johnny: You know, I put that ring on your finger. You said it was the most beautiful thing you’d ever seen.

Chanel: And you said I was the most beautiful thing you’d ever seen.

Johnny: You still are. We were married that night, and you called it the most romantic day of your life.

Chanel: Why are you doing this? I already told you what I needed right now, and you said that you would respect my wishes.

Johnny: I tried, chanel! I tried, okay? So hard. But I can’t do it. I just can’t keep pretending that I’m not still in love with you.

[Dramatic music]

Allie: Dad saw sarah in the mansion the night of the murder?

Marlena: That’s what he said.

Kate: But what the hell was she doing there?

Marlena: We don’t know. Rafe is sending a detective to talk to her. Maybe she can remember something that could help lucas.

Kate: Yeah, well, assuming she’s not the murderer.

Allie: Why would sarah kill abigail?

Kate: I don’t know. I don’t know, but anything’s possible.

Marlena: Rafe said he would contact me if has any news at all, so if I hear from him, I will let you know.

Kate: Look, I wanna thank you for helping. I know that–I know that you’re upset with me and with lucas, so…

Allie: Wait, what? Grandma kate, why would she be upset with you?

Chad: Ej can have my shares. I don’t care about them. They mean nothing to me.

Sonny: Really? You don’t–you don’t care about them at all?

Chad: No, honestly, I owe him after what I did. This morning, he pointed out my hypocrisy.

Sonny: Hypocrisy? Your hypoc–how are you a hypocrite?

Chad: Well, I went after him for allowing clyde weston to stay free when he was a threat to the family. Meanwhile, I did the exact same thing with lucas.

Sonny: Okay, well, I don’t think it’s fair to compare lucas to clyde weston.

Chad: He kidnapped sami and it may have cost abby her life.

Sonny: Okay, we don’t know that.

Chad: Well, if it is true, and lucas did kill her, then I could’ve prevented it if I told the truth. He would be behind bars, and abby could be alive still.

Sonny: Okay, chad.

Chad: If that is true, I will never forgive myself.

Sarah: I didn’t say that I was at the mansion. I just said that I was planning on speaking to abigail.

Jada: Seems like you’re parsing your words, dr. Horton. Were you there or weren’t you?

Maggie: You have no right to harass my daughter.

Jada: I just want her to answer the question.

Xander: Sarah, don’t say another word.

Jada: Please stay out of it, mr. Cook.

Xander: Listen to me, sarah. You don’t have to answer anything. You don’t have to talk to her at all if you don’t want to.

Jada: He’s right, but it would make me wonder what it is you’re hiding.

Xander: Detective, that’s enough. In case you haven’t noticed, you interrupted our wedding, and I’m gonna have to ask you to leave.

Rafe: You said sarah headed for the door? Did she run off?

Lucas: She stopped in the doorway.

Rafe: Why did she stop?

Lucas: I think she dropped something.

Rafe: Did you see what it was? Was it a knife? After trying lots of things to manage her

Johnny: Look, I wanted to be patient. I tried to give you your space, but I watched my parents’ lives fall apart. I watched my uncle chad have his heart ripped out, and all i could think about was just how– how quickly it can all go away. One minute, you’re starting your new life together; the next–gone, and so it became impossible to wait… because every minute that goes by without me telling you how I feel is a minute wasted, and I’m not gonna do it. I’m not gonna stand back and risk losing you, chanel, because I know that you’re the right person for me, and I’m the right person for you, and I know you might have feelings for my sister, but I believe in my soul that we belong together, and we can’t lose any more time.

[Dramatic music]

Will you marry me, chanel?

Marlena: You didn’t tell her?

Allie: Tell me what? Will somebody explain to me what’s going on?

Kate: I was about to tell you when um–when marlena knocked on the door. Allie, I just–I don’t know how to say it. I knew that your dad kidnapped your mom.

Allie: What? You knew the whole time?

Kate: No, I didn’T. I didn’t know the whole time. I found out after she had been rescued, because believe me, if–if I had known while she was still missing, I would’ve told someone.

Allie: Yeah, easy to say now. You let me go on and on about what a hero my dad was, and meanwhile, you knew–you knew that he was–I don’t even know what to call him.

Kate: He is still your father, allie.

Allie: No, he’s a kidnapper and maybe worse.

Kate: No, we don’t know that.

Allie: Why didn’t you say anything? You just sat at the wedding with your mouth shut while they– while they exchanged vows, they exchanged rings?

Kate: Yes. Yes, because I believed that they loved each other.

Allie: He kidnapped her! The whole thing was based on a lie. If chad hadn’t burst in, they’d be married right now.

Kate: Allie, I’m just– I am so sorry. I’m so sorry.

Allie: Does grandpa roman know?

Kate: Yes, he does, and um, he’s broken off our relationship. He doesn’t want to see or talk to me anymore.

Allie: Good. Neither do I.

Sonny: Just relax. Sit down. Okay, you gotta take one thing at a time, all right? Rafe is gonna find out if it was lucas or somebody else, and then he’s gonna bring that person to justice.

Chad: Great. I mean, as much as I want to find out who the killer is, it’s not gonna change anything. I mean, abby’s still gone. I’m nothing without her.

Sonny: Hey, knock it off, okay? That’s not true. You still have the kids.

Chad: Yeah, I’m about as good a father to them as I am a brother to ej.

Sonny: You are a great father, all right? You love them, and they know that.

Chad: Yeah, I love them with every fiber of my being, but it’s really hard to be a loving dad when you are so filled with…rage and regret.

Sonny: Chad, you’re doing your best.

Chad: Am I? Doesn’t feel that way. You know, when abby used to put them to bed, she would–she would always tell them this long, beautiful story with a new adventure every night. She would do all of the… voices and sing songs, and it was the best part of the day for all three of them and me most nights. It’s all–it’s all I got– just to read a chapter without breaking down in front of them.

Sonny: Okay, fine, but you’re with them, okay? And they feel that. You’re trying, and that’s all that matters.

Chad: Yeah, but what if it’s not enough? What if I’m not enough?

Sonny: Okay, hey, look at me. Listen to me. The next time you’re feeling overwhelmed–that you feel like you need backup, you call me, all right? I’m your friend. Actually, I’m your best friend the last time I checked. Okay, so if you need help sprucing up a story, taking the kids to the park, movie theater, I’m here. I’m here, no matter what, and that means I’m also here for you–any time you need to talk on the phone, any hour of the day or night.

Chad: [Sniffles] You’re running titan though.

Sonny: Doesn’t matter. I don’t care. I promise I’ll always make time for you, no matter what.

Rafe: So what sarah was looking at on the floor, was it a knife?

Lucas: I don’t know.

Rafe: What does that mean? You know, like, you didn’t see it, or you don’t remember?

Lucas: I do remember. It’s just her back was to me, and I saw her bend down to pick something up, and then she shoved it into her pocket, but i couldn’t make out what it was. Then she ran off. Sorry.

Rafe: Okay. So then what did you do next? Did you go after her?

Lucas: No.

Rafe: Did you go upstairs? Did you see abigail?

Jada: I’m afraid I can’t leave without getting answers to my questions.

Xander: You’ll get your answers, I assure you, but not right now.

Maggie: Please, detective. Give them a chance to get married.

Xander: I promise you, sarah will be in touch. But right now, we have to finish our wedding.

Jada: Is that what you want, dr. Horton?

Sarah: Baby, I’m so sorry. I can’t do this right now.

Xander: Sarah, I know this has been very upsetting, but clearly, the detective has made a big mistake.

Jada: So you’ve said.

Xander: Detective, please. Look, tomorrow, we’ll go down to the police station together, and we’ll straighten all this out. But right now, today, all I wanna do is marry you, to finally make you my wife, and– maggie, help me out here.

Maggie: We were almost up to the vows. It would be five more minutes, and the two of you would be married.

Sarah: Honey, I can’T. I can’T. This is–this is too much. Like, how can I give our wedding my full attention when–

Xander: None of this matters.

Sarah: I wanna cooperate. She’s trying to solve abigail’s murder, and I loved abigail. She rescued me. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be here with you now.

Maggie: I understand. Of course.

Sarah: You understand that I have to do everything I can to help–answer all of her questions? I’ll go with you.

Xander: Sarah, no.

Jada: Good decision.

Sarah: I have nothing to hide. I’ll make a statement. I’ll tell you anything you want.

Xander: Detective, can we– please, can you at least give us a moment alone?

[Dramatic music]

Lucas: I remember now. I remember; it’s all coming back to me. After sarah left, I didn’t go upstairs. I didn’t see abigail.

Rafe: What did you do?

Lucas: My hand–my hand was throbbing, and I looked down, and it was bleeding, and i didn’t wanna bleed all over the place, so–so I went back to the bar to grab another towel. Once I wrapped the towel around my hand, I went back out the way I came in.

Rafe: You left through the french doors?

Lucas: Yes!

Rafe: Okay, so where did you go?

Kate: Allie, if you could just give me a chance to explain–

Allie: There’s nothing to explain. You lied. You protected a criminal.

Kate: I protected my son, because I didn’t want him to go to prison.

Allie: I can’t listen to these excuses. Grandma, I have to get out of here. Can you watch henry?

Kate: I’ll watch henry.

Allie: No, you stay away from him. He’s sleeping; do you mind?

Marlena: No. But I do–but–

Chanel: Johnny, get up, get up!

Johnny: Okay, okay, okay, I’ll get up, because you asked me to. But I’m still waiting on an answer. You–you admitted how happy you were with me, and we would still be together right now if not for the devil.

Chanel: Maybe.

Johnny: No, not “maybe.” Right now, you and I would be looking forward to celebrating our first anniversary together.

Chanel: So much has happened since then.

Johnny: I know. I know, I know. And–and–and we’ve lost a lot of time, but we don’t have to lose any more. Look, I want you, chanel. I need you. I love you… and I know you love me.

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[Dramatic music]

Sonny: Here you go, man.

Chad: Thank you.

Sonny: [Sighs]

Chad: Did you hear something?

Sonny: Hear what?

Chad: It sounded like there was a car in the driveway.

Sonny: No, I didn’t– I didn’t hear anything. We’re safe.

Chad: That’s right. It happens all the time. I hear a car in the driveway, or someone outside the door, and for a moment, I think that it’s her, and she’s gonna walk into the room and light it up with her smile. Every morning, before I wake up, before I open up my eyes, there’s a–a second or two while I’m still half asleep, and–and I think to myself that when i roll over, she’s gonna be right there next to me.

[Sobbing] But she’s not– but she’s not at the door, and she’s not lying in bed next to me, and she never will be.

[Sobbing] I’m sorry.

Sonny: Come on, man. You don’t have to apologize.

Chad: [Sobbing] It’s just–it’s just that i feel–I feel so lost, and I– and this just takes everything that I have to hold it all together.

Sonny: You don’t have to– chad, hey.

[Glass clanks]

Sonny: You don’t have to.

Chad: [Crying]

Lucas: I staggered out the doors, and I remember thinking I had to get out of there as soon as possible. But I was so drunk. I kept falling. But I kept gettin’ up, and I made it. I made it to the salem inn.

Rafe: So you went straight to the inn from there?

Lucas: Yeah! Yeah! I mean, I don’t know how I ended up in my room, but– you know what this means? This means I didn’t do it, rafe! I didn’t do it! I didn’t go upstairs! I didn’t kill abigail! I didn’t do it! I didn’t kill her!

Jada: I’ll wait in the foyer for you, dr. Horton.

Maggie: I’ll walk you out, detective.

Xander: Sarah, this is crazy. There’s no reason for you to answer questions about abigail. You didn’t go over there.

Sarah: Yeah, but I wanted to.

Xander: But you didn’T. You said it yourself. You loved her. You had no reason to hurt your cousin.

Sarah: But what if I did?

Xander: Don’t even think that.

Sarah: I don’t remember everything from that night, xander.

Xander: So what?

Sarah: So what? You know that I have been hallucinating, seeing kristen all over the place. It happened that night that I saw victor with the pen. I thought it was a syringe and he was coming after me.

Xander: We don’t have to talk about it now.

Sarah: I attacked nicole. I pulled a knife on chanel.

Xander: And they’re both fine.

Sarah: What if I did the same thing to abigail? What if I went over there that night, and I thought that I saw kristen and I murdered her?

Kate: Well, looks like I’ve screwed up my relationship with my granddaughter as well.

Marlena: I wouldn’t give up on her just yet.

Kate: I don’t know, I mean, she’s–she’s been through so much, and I just made things worse for her. But you–you didn’t mean to hurt her.

Kate: That doesn’t matter. She hates me. She hates lucas. She shouldn’t be alone right now.

Marlena: Yeah, I know you’re worried about her, but you can’t be the person to be there for her.

Kate: No, I can’T. So I’m just grateful that she’s surrounded by other people who love her.

Johnny: You do still love me, don’t you? I can see it. I can see it in your eyes.

Chanel: Yes. Yes, I do, I–I love you too.

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Xander: Why not? I mean, if kristen hadn’t shipped you off to that godforsaken island, we’d have celebrated our first anniversary by now. I don’t see any reason to wait. Unless you’ve changed your mind?

Sarah: No, no. No, I can’t wait to marry you. But, like–but don’t you want a wedding with all of your family and friends?

Xander: [Snorts] Those are few and far between for me, I’m afraid. My best–my only mate just reminded me there’s no guarantees in this life. You have to seize the day.

Sarah: Carpe diem. We learned that the hard way, didn’t we?

[Chuckles]

Xander: [Sighs] The only thing–the only person I need for a real wedding is my bride, the woman I love with all my heart and soul. So, sarah horton…

Sarah: Mm-hmm?

Xander: Will you marry me, today?

Sarah: [Laughing] Yes!

Xander: [Sighs]

Sarah: Now you can put that ring back on my finger.

Gwen: [Groans] Great. Maybe I should phone up “law & order: Special library unit” to find out the case of the missing bloody pages.

Roy: Rizczech.

Gwen: Roy. What’s up?

Roy: Brought you some company. Meet your new cell mate.

[Dramatic music]

Nancy: [Chuckles] Well, if it isn’t my least favorite…weasel. Hmm, have you heard the news?

Leo: You’re leaving town to join the circus? I always thought you’d make a great lion tamer.

Nancy: [Chuckles] You think you’re so damn funny, don’t you?

Leo: Ugh, what is your news? I don’t have time for schmoozing.

Nancy: Just forget about it. It’s all about my fella, and what’s it to you anyway?

Leo: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Your fella? Clyde weston?

Nancy: Yes. He was exonerated. He has an airtight alibi for the night that abigail was killed.

Leo: Whoa. Color me shocked.

Nancy: I told you all along that he was innocent. The only thing that he’s guilty of is, well, buying a piece of stolen jewelry. The person that he bought it from, that’s the real killer.

Marlena: I want to take you back to june 10th. Do you know where you were?

Lucas: I’m at the pub.

Marlena: Are you alone?

Lucas: No, my mom’s here with me. She just told me that abigail knows the truth. She knows that I’m the one who kidnapped sami.

Marlena: Okay. Tell me what happened next.

Lucas: I’m freaking out. I know that if abigail writes about it, if she–if she tells anybody, if she tells ej, that that’s it for me.

[Breathes shakily] My mom’s trying to tell me that abigail isn’t gonna say anything, but I– I don’t believe her.

Marlena: And then what?

Lucas: She–she left. And I, uh… I’m going around the bar. I’m grabbing a bottle of liquor.

Marlena: What happened next?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gwen: You’re my new cellmate?

Kristen: Disappointed?

Gwen: Bit surprised. I mean, how does a mastermind criminal like kristen dimera end up here?

Kristen: [Chuckles] By choice.

Gwen: So in other words, you mean the authorities have finally caught up to you, then?

Kristen: Oh, please. I could have outrun those morons for the rest of my life. But I missed my little girl. I couldn’t bear the thought of never seeing her again.

Gwen: Well, that is just bloody fantastic. Not only am I stuck behind bars, but now I have to bunk with the woman who destroyed my relationship with the love of my life.

Xander: About your ring…

Sarah: You still have it, right? Kristen gave it back to you when she was pretending to be me and called off the wedding.

Xander: She did. But, um…

Sarah: But what?

Xander: I’m no longer in possession of it.

Sarah: Did you throw it away when you thought that I broke your heart?

Xander: Of course not. I wouldn’t do that with something as important as your engagement ring.

Sarah: Oh, thank god.

Xander: No, I sold it.

Sarah: What?

Xander: There was something I really needed to buy.

Sarah: What?

Xander: This.

Sarah: Oh, it’s beautiful. It’s–it’s very different than the other one. Is that the idea behind it? Was it, you just wanted to get me something new? A fresh start?

Xander: I, um– I didn’t buy this ring for you.

Sarah: Mm. Who’d you buy it for?

Xander: Gwen.

Gwen: You sold my ring to buy one for gwen?

Xander: [Sighs] Sarah, you have to understand. At the time, I thought there was no hope for us. I had no idea you were trapped on that island. I thought you’d run off with rex and wanted nothing more to do with me.

Sarah: Mm, and that was before I’d been given a second dose of a mind-altering drug by the woman you were about to marry.

Xander: I’m so sorry, sarah. Look, if I had known what gwen was capable of, the lengths she was gonna go to, I never would have bought this ring.

Sarah: I know. And obviously, I understand why gwen was so desperate to hold on to you. I just wish she would have chosen to do something a little less extreme, like challenge me to a cage fight or a duel or something.

Xander: She put your life in danger with that drug. I’ll–I’ll never forgive her.

Sarah: Then how about we forget her? Hmm? My meds are working. I mean, it’s probable that the hallucinations have just stopped, so–

Xander: I hope so. I know how terrifying they’ve been for you, looking at someone and seeing kristen dimera instead.

Sarah: And wanting to kill them. Xander, I’m– I’m so lucky that there was always a third person there to talk me down. I could’ve really hurt someone.

Kristen: Don’t blame all of this on me.

[Chuckles] You wouldn’t even be with xander if I hadn’t shipped sarah off to that island.

Gwen: Oh. Oh, kristen, darling, I’m so very grateful to you. I mean, look around here. I’m living the dream, thanks to you.

Kristen: Well, I can’t help it if you’re not smart enough to stay out of this joint.

Gwen: Excuse me, I am the one who helped keep you out of prison. You blackmailed me into helping you escape. You said if I didn’t, you would tell xander the truth.

Kristen: And when xander started looking into sarah’s disappearance, I’m the one who gave you the mask.

Gwen: So that I could pose as sarah and go to him and tell him to leave her alone and go back to me, which I did.

Kristen: And did he buy it?

Gwen: Yes, but–

Kristen: But nothing.

[Chuckles] Oh, my god. I gave you everything you needed to walk down that aisle with that stupid ape, and abigail is the one who got in your way. So if you want to blame someone for destroying your relationship, blame your little sister.

Leo: The cops already have someone in custody for abigail’s murder.

Nancy: Already? Who? Lucas horton?

Leo: Mm-hmm.

Nancy: That’s impossible. He’s abigail’s uncle. He loved her.

Leo: I assume he loved his fiancée too, and yet he’s accused of kidnapping her. Sounds like herr horton was on quite a crime spree.

Nancy: This isn’t possible. I’ve known lucas for years. He’s–he’s incapable of murder. It must be the brain tumor.

Leo: He has a brain tumor? The article didn’t mention that.

Nancy: Oh, that’s right. He made it up.

Leo: He lied about having a terminal illness? Even I’ve never sunk that low. Well, I don’t know if he’s lost his marbles or what, but he sure sounds guilty to me.

Nancy: No, lucas has done some terrible things in his life, but he would never have killed abigail. The police are barking up the wrong tree. Psoriatic arthritis,

Clyde: Man, I could lose everything, thanks to you. My job, my girl, my freedom. But I’m gonna get me some payback when I sue you and the rest of the keystone cops for false arrest.

Jada: You could sue, but you’d lose.?

Jada: I’m sure commissioner hernandez explained that he had every right to bring you in. You’d been in possession of stolen property which was linked to a murder.

Clyde: Young lady, I was wronged by the cops, and I’m gonna hold ’em accountable.

Jada: Fine, bring your suit. But just know that if you do, what you did to ej dimera will most likely get dragged into this.

Clyde: How do you know about that?

Jada: Admittedly, it’s his word against yours, but a good prosecutor could really build a strong case against you. And from what I hear, melinda trask is desperate for a win and will do anything to get it. So instead of borrowing trouble, why don’t you back off?

Clyde: Who the hell are you?

Jada: Jada hunter. Pleasure to meet you, mr. Weston.

Clyde: I’m gonna take my break.

Rafe: I have to admit, that was very impressive.

Jada: Does that mean I’m hired?

Sarah: So what are you gonna do with that ring? Do not say give it to me.

Xander: Of course not. I’m gonna trade it in. I bought this at the same pawn shop that I sold yours, so I can just do a simple swap, and then we can get married.

Sarah: Do you think they still have my ring?

Xander: I’m very optimistic.

Sarah: Hmm, okay. Well, then all we need is someone to officiate.

Xander: Your mum can do it.

Sarah: My mother?

Xander: She got ordained online. Yeah, last fall, she married justin and bonnie.

Sarah: Oh, I bet victor loved that.

Xander: Actually, I heard he behaved himself and they had a lovely ceremony. In fact, there’s a rumor going around that bonnie and vic are getting on rather well. And if that’s possible, then pulling off our wedding should be a piece of cake.

Sarah: So we’re really doing this.

Xander: We are really doing this.

Sarah: [Squeals]

Xander: [Chuckles]

Gwen: You want me to blame abigail for my troubles?

Kristen: Well, I guess you can’t blame her that much since she’s dead, but don’t take your frustration out on me.

Gwen: Doesn’t really leave too many people to take them out on, does it? Why are you looking at me like that?

Kristen: Well… it just occurred to me that your sister was viciously murdered, stabbed repeatedly in her own bed. Clearly whoever did that was filled with rage.

Gwen: Or maybe it was a robbery, and abigail was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Kristen: [Chuckles] No, I don’t think so. Mm-mm. See, I think this was personal. See, whoever came at abigail with that knife hated her with a passion. Like you, gwen. See, you despised your sister for exposing you right before you were about to marry the love of your life. You came so close, and she took it all away.

Gwen: So I’m your prime suspect then, am I?

Kristen: Mm.

Gwen: You know what? I think you’ve been reading too many of these.

Kristen: Are you saying that you didn’t have a motive?

Gwen: I had motive, yes. But you see, there’s a tiny little problem there with your theory. I couldn’t have killed abigail. You know why? ‘Cause I was locked up in here.

Kristen: Mm.

Marlena: Lucas, you took a bottle of liquor from behind the bar at the pub. Did you–did you stay there and drink it?

Lucas: No. No, I went to the park.

[Groans] I was beyond upset. I knew if abigail told anyone what I had done, I’d lose sami. I’d lose everything. I just–I just wanted to forget, so I kept drinking. But then…

[Grunts] I left.

Marlena: Where did you go when you left the park?

Lucas: Abigail. Abigail, it’s your uncle lucas. I need to talk to you now.

[Breathing heavily] Oh, my god. Oh, my god, I was there. I went to see abigail.

Nancy: Clyde?

Clyde: Oh, nancy.

Nancy: Clyde… I heard you were released.

Clyde: Yeah. Good to be out. Even better to see you.

Nancy: Mm. I’m glad. So I hear you have an airtight alibi?

[Both sigh] The security footage from the dock.

Clyde: Yeah. Kind of glad big brother caught me fishing.

Nancy: Well, like I said, I’m glad for you. I mean, I know you’ve done some questionable things, but, clyde, I knew there was no way you could have killed that innocent young woman in cold blood.

Clyde: That’s one crime I swear to you I did not commit.

[Sighs] But I have to admit, not all my misdeeds are in the past.

Nancy: What do you mean?

Clyde: I owe you an apology. It was dead wrong of me to give you that stolen bracelet.

Leo: Hey!

Xander: Watch it.

Leo: Oh. [Gasps] My, my, what do we have here?

[Gasps] Xandy. I’ve dreamt about this day. The answer’s yes.

Xander: Just be careful with that.

Leo: What, it’s not for me?

Xander: Course it’s not for you, you idiot. It’s for sarah. We’re getting married today.

Leo: What about gwen? Oh, is she just out of sight, out of mind?

Xander: Gwen destroyed our relationship when she poisoned sarah with that second dose of rolf’s drug.

Leo: Well, if you’re getting married today, she must be okay now.

Xander: Gwen didn’t cause any permanent damage, thank god, but sarah’s been struggling for months. They’ve only just figured out her dose, and she’s finally back in her right mind.

Leo: Are you sure about that? I mean, she’d have to be nuts to marry you with that heinous ring.

Xander: I have a wedding to get to.

Leo: Yeah, for the record, gwen only did what she did because she loved you. And you led her to believe you loved her too, or have you forgotten? It wasn’t that long ago you were putting a ring on her finger.

Kristen: So… you were in prison when abigail was murdered? Huh?

[Chuckles]

Roy: Hey, rizczech.

Gwen: Oh, hi, roy.

Roy: Mm-mm. You missed bed check. Where the hell have you been?

Gwen: That’s right. And thanks to abigail outing me at my wedding, I was already serving my time here for helping you kidnap her.

Kristen: Hmm. And giving sarah another dose of that drug? Yeah, word gets around.

Gwen: So then since I was locked up, it should be obvious to you now I could not have possibly killed my sister.

Kristen: Hmm. Well, I suppose, to the average person, I’d consider that an airtight alibi. But a criminal mastermind like me? There’s plenty of ways of getting in and out of this place if you know what you’re doing.

Gwen: Mm. And if you happen to have a woman that looks exactly like you and who is willing to take your place.

Kristen: Well, they say everyone has a twin.

Gwen: Well, not me. I don’T. No. No twins, no friends, and…no way out.

Kristen: Aww. Well, then I guess you’re right, gwen. Hmm? You do have an alibi.

Maggie: Oh, sarah. Oh, my goodness, are you a sight for sore eyes.

Sarah: Hi, mom. What’s wrong?

Maggie: Oh. [Chuckles] I was just reading about lucas.

Sarah: [Sighs]

Maggie: You know, I am still– I’m trying to process that he’s the one that kidnapped sami.

Sarah: [Sighs] You know, as a kidnap victim myself, I can tell you that some people will just go to extremes for love.

Maggie: [Sighs] Yeah. And as awful as holding sami captive was, I cannot believe that he is the one that murdered abigail.

Sarah: No, I–I don’t– I don’t think so either. But it does sound like he fell off the wagon pretty hard.

Maggie: Yeah. He must have been in a very– a very dark and desperate place. And god knows I know about that myself. Hey, but you know what? The lucas that I know, he’s not capable of that kind of violence.

Sarah: Yeah. I agree, mom.

Maggie: I wish someone would convince the police.

Rafe: Detective hunter, as much as I appreciate the assist with clyde, we still do have to go through the formality of this interview.

Jada: Course, commissioner. Steve johnson let me know that you’re very diligent.

Rafe: Oh, well, he had many good things to say about you as well. In fact, he couldn’t recommend you highly enough.

Jada: Well, that’s very kind of you, but he was one of my father’s oldest friends, so you should probably take it with a grain of salt.

Rafe: Ah, yes. Marcus hunter.

Jada: He was a doctor here in salem for years. He always said that this was a great place to live. So when I heard you were down a couple detectives, I took that as an opportunity to bone up on the abigail dimera case.

Rafe: Clearly.

Jada: So, uh, mr. Weston, his alibi, is it solid?

Rafe: Yeah, rock-solid. Time-stamped security footage. But we do have another suspect in custody.

Jada: Lucas horton. I read about that. But unless there’s something you’re holding back, it doesn’t seem like you have much to hold him on.

Rafe: Well, I don’t have a problem telling you that the evidence we have against him is, well, thin. But we are working on that right now.

Marlena: So you went to the dimera house that night.

Lucas: I was banging on the front door. I was yelling for abigail.

Marlena: Did she answer?

[Knocking at door]

Lucas: Abigail, I know you’re in there; open up. No, no she didn’t answer. I tried the door, but it was locked.

[Dramatic music]

Marlena: Lucas, did you leave?

Lucas: No. I went in through the french doors. Abigail, are you in here? Abigail! She wasn’t there, so I decided to fix myself a drink and wait.

[Lid clatters]

[Burps] I was slicing a lemon, and the knife slipped. Aah! Ow!

[Groaning] Ow! [Groans] Ow.

[Groans]

Marlena: So that’s how you cut your hand? It was on the knife that you used to cut the lemon.

Lucas: Yes.

Marlena: What did you do next? Did you leave?

Lucas: No. No, I started slicing another lemon for my drink, and that’s when I heard a noise from upstairs.

Gwen: There’s just so much that I wish I’d done differently.

Kristen: Regrets are a waste of time, sister.

Gwen: All I have is bloody time. You were right. If I had been more clever, careful, if I hadn’t made so many stupid mistakes, I’d still be with xander.

Kristen: You are better off without him. The guy is a monster who made me think that my baby was dead.

Gwen: That’s only because he couldn’t bear to tell sarah that she’d lost her own.

Kristen: Oh, oh. So…he did it for love, and that makes it okay?

Gwen: No, I didn’t say that.

Kristen: Oh, good, good. Good, because what–what he did was sick and wrong and twisted.

[Sighs] I mean, sarah did give me rachel back. I mean, I did have to chase her all the way to paris.

Gwen: So you don’t blame her, then?

Kristen: No. No, I don’T. She was a grieving mother. And xander made her pain a thousand times worse with his lies.

[Chuckles] So hey, if she wants to be with him, let her have him. You just gotta sit back and relax and just watch their relationship combust on its own.

Gwen: Yeah, like that’s ever gonna happen.

Kristen: [Chuckles] I don’t know. What I’ve seen is, uh, sarah is still a bit…off.

Maggie: Come on. As worried as I am about lucas…

Sarah: Mm-hmm.

Maggie: Right now, I want to hear from you. How are you doing, sweetheart?

Sarah: I’m doing better. Yeah, I, uh–my hallucinations are under control, thanks to my meds. And…I haven’t had a kristen sighting in a couple days, which is good.

Maggie: I’m glad. You know, I was really worried that what gwen did to you would keep you from getting on with your life.

Sarah: Yeah, I don’t think that you have to be worried. I’m, um… I’m hopeful about the future. And I want to seize the day.

Maggie: Okay.

Sarah: So…are you busy?

Maggie: Uh, no. [Chuckles] Why?

Sarah: Xander and I were wondering if you would marry us.

Maggie: Oh, now?

Sarah: Mm-hmm. Yeah, we don’t want to wait. He’s–he’s picking up my ring as we speak, and then we’ll be good to go.

Maggie: [Sighs] Are you sure that’s what you want?

Sarah: More than anything.

Maggie: Well, I know that’s what xander wants.

Sarah: [Chuckles]

Maggie: I saw him while you were gone, and he was a broken man. I mean, all those months, he never–he never got over you.

Sarah: Well, he doesn’t have to. I’m back. And we can finally start our life together.

Jada: Did you find the murder weapon?

Rafe: The knife? Not yet. But there is another person of interest in the mix.

Jada: Oh?

Rafe: Yeah.

Jada: And you’re looking into it?

Rafe: Yeah. But the description that clyde provided has been, well, let’s say less than helpful. So at the moment, uh, lucas is the person of interest that we’re focusing on. Speaking of which, I should get back to the station, see if there’s anything new. You coming?

Jada: Does that mean I got the job?

Rafe: Welcome to salem pd.

Marlena: Lucas, tell me about what you heard.

Lucas: I’m not sure.

Marlena: What did you do next?

Lucas: I walked towards the foyer, and I heard some sort of commotion, so I stopped.

Marlena: And then?

Lucas: I saw someone rushing down the stairs toward the front door.

Marlena: Who was it?

[Suspenseful music]

Lucas: Oh, my god.

Migraine attacks?

Maggie: Sarah, are you almost ready?

[Sighs]

Sarah: [Giggles] Well? What do you think? It’s not bad after months in storage on a tropical island.

Maggie: Sweetheart, you look beautiful.

Sarah: [Chuckles]

Xander: I’ll second that.

Sarah: [Gasps]

Maggie: [Gasps]

Sarah: Oh! You clean up so nice.

Xander: Well, especially since I have this.

Sarah: Is that the sporran I got you?

Xander: It is. I found it with the note that you left me after I thought you’d left me. You were right. No kilt would be complete without it.

Sarah: Just like I’m not complete without you.

Xander: Well, in addition to being very handsome, it’s also quite practical. Look.

Sarah: [Gasps] You got my ring back. They still had it. Thank god.

Xander: If they hadn’t, I’d have gone to the ends of the earth to track it down for you.

Sarah: Hmm. So all we need now are wedding bands.

Xander: Hmm, as I said, very practical.

Sarah: [Chuckles]

Maggie: [Laughs] Well, I believe we have everything now. So come on, let’s get on with this thing. Let’s make you husband and wife.

Clyde: I wish I could tell you how much I’d like to waltz into one of them fancy jewelry stores and just buy the most expensive bracelet they got. But I can’t afford that. So if I’m gonna give you the kind of present you deserve, I gotta cut corners.

Nancy: Clyde, you don’t have to give me fancy gifts to impress me.

Clyde: Well, that’s what you’re used to, isn’t it? I mean, I’m guessing that doctor ex-husband of yours would give you anything that you wanted.

Nancy: [Chuckles] Except for the one thing I wanted most, clyde. A man who loved me.

Clyde: He didn’t love you?

Nancy: No. He di–he does. Clyde, craig was never in love with me.

Clyde: Yeah.

Nancy: He spent years lying to me and to himself.

Clyde: Well, that’s tough.

Nancy: So, um, the best– the most valuable thing that you could ever give me is honesty.

Clyde: Okay. From here on out, it’s nothing but the god’s honest truth. Though I do have to say that even though I lied to you about how I acquired that bracelet, I wasn’t lying about who I got it from.

Nancy: Some guy.

Clyde: Yeah. I just wish I could remember exactly what he looked like.

Rafe: So there are a couple empty desks. You can feel free to take…

Marlena: Rafe…

Rafe: Either one. Yes? And this is dr. Marlena evans, the psychiatrist who hypnotized lucas horton.

Marlena: Nice to meet you.

Jada: Dr. Evans.

Rafe: So how’d it go? Was lucas able to remember anything about the night abigail was murdered?

Marlena: Yes. Absolutely.

From prom dresses

Nancy: The police have someone in custody right now.

Clyde: You don’t sound too happy about that.

Nancy: Well, I’ve– I’ve known this person for years, and I don’t think it’s possible for him to have killed abigail. I mean, I– clyde… I want you to take a look at this picture and tell me if this is the person who sold you the bracelet.

Clyde: Well, that’s lucas. Kate’s boy. It wasn’t him.

Nancy: [Sighs]

Clyde: No.

[Scoffs] I wish I could figure out who this weasel was, make him pay for what he did to me.

Nancy: [Chuckles] I just had to deal with my own little weasel. Leo stark. The man that my husband left me for.

Clyde: You ask me, he did you a favor. He did me one too.

Nancy: Thank you. That’s very sweet, clyde, but…

[Sighs] Leo stark is pond scum. He makes whoever sold you that bracelet look like a prince.

Clyde: Well, maybe. But if I find out who it is, little hustler who jammed me up, man, there’s gonna be trouble.

Lucas: What did rafe say?

Marlena: He said don’t worry. He’s on it.

[Phone beeps]

Rafe: Chad, wanted to give you a heads up, I’m bringing in a person of interest.

Maggie: We are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. If anyone can show just cause as to why these two people should not be joined in marriage– I can’t imagine who that might be, but speak now, or forever hold your peace.

Jada: I can.

Gwen: What do you mean, sarah seems off?

Kristen: Well, before I was transferred here, she came to visit me at the police station in salem. She chewed me out for ruining her life. Told me that she was still having hallucinations. Apparently she sees me everywhere.

Gwen: So I heard.

Kristen: Yeah, it seems like she’s, uh, still feeling that aftereffect of the second jab you gave her. So cheer up, gwennie. If sarah is stuck in crazy town, then maybe she and xander won’t be riding off into the sunset after all.

Maggie: Who are you?

Jada: Detective jada hunter, salem pd.

Maggie: And you have an objection to this marriage?

Sarah: Do you know her?

Xander: Never seen her before in my life.

Jada: I’m afraid I have to bring you in for questioning.

Maggie: Oh, no, xander. What have you done now?

Jada: Not him. Her. I’m here for dr. Sarah horton.

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Sonny: Morning.

Will: Morning. Oh, my gosh, it’s so late. Why didn’t you wake me up?

Sonny: You had a late night. I thought you could use the rest. Yesterday was…pretty rough.

Will: Yeah, I was kind of hoping that everything thappened with my dad was just a horrible nightmare.

Sonny: Well, I kind of wish I could tell you it was.

Lucas: Ow.

[Door opens] Jj, listen to me–

Jj: I just came from the courthouse. I heard that you pled not guilty to kidnapping sami. Even after you admitted that you did to a room full of people. Maybe now you want to admit that you killed my sister?

Kate: Roman told you.

Marlena: You’re damn right he did. Do not come back here.

Kate: Okay. I need your help.

Marlena: You know who needed my help? My daughter needed my help. When your son kidnapped her, and terrorized her… and you said nothing? You covered for him.

Kate: Sami is fine.

Marlena: Sami is fine, physically. In every other way, she is a mess.

Kate: Okay, look, I’m sorry.

Marlena: You’re sorry? Really, you’re sorry because you got caught. Look, it’s bad enough that you knew that your son had kidnapped my daughter and you said nothing about it, but then you sat in that church in front of god and everybody and you were about to allow your son to marry my daughter.

Kate: Okay, for the record, when I learned about lucas, what he had done, sami was already free.

Marlena: Well, you know what? Ej wasn’t free.

Ej: Samantha says she’s leaving salem for good. I think she means it. You know, father, you always taught me that there’s nothing more important than family. And look what I’ve done. I’ve lost samantha, disrespected belle, christian’s turned on me, and I’ve alienated my grieving brother. I haven’t seen or heard from chad in days.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Xander: Oh, bummer. You got dressed.

Sarah: Honey, I left you in there about a half an hour ago.

Xander: I was exfoliating. I rinse the mask off too soon, it doesn’t achieve its full effect.

Sarah: Mm-hmm. You do realize that your skincare routine is about 10 times more elaborate than mine?

Xander: That’s because you’re a natural beauty, darling. The rest of us have to work at it.

Sarah: Oh, is that so?

Xander: Mm-hmm.

Sarah: Well, I happen to think that you are irresistible just the way you are. So, now that you are all scrubbed and polished, are you gonna stand around in that towel all day or what?

Xander: If that’s what you want.

Sarah: I’ll show you what I want.

Xander: Mmm. That’s what I want too.

[Sarah giggles]

Kate: Thank you for letting me in.

Marlena: I didn’t want the neighbors to hear my tirade. Kate, I’ve always known that you could be a little selfish, but I never dreamed that you would let an innocent man rot in prison for a crime he did not commit.

Kate: Ej is hardly an innocent man.

Marlena: He did not kidnap sami. And he did not deserve to go to prison for a crime your son committed.

Kate: Oh, what about all the other crimes that he committed that he never paid for?

Marlena: It doesn’t work like that, kate. You can’t take something that ej did in the past and try to make him pay for it instead of what your son needs to pay for.

Kate: Okay, well, you know, I actually did feel badly for ej and that’s why I led belle to the evidence that exonerated him.

Marlena: And what about sami? Did you feel sorry for her? Because she was the victim of a horrendous crime.

Kate: Oh, please. Sami is nobody’s victim.

Chad: I saw sami on my way in. She leaving town?

Ej: She’ll be back. Her parents are here and her children.

Chad: I thought that now that she knows you didn’t kidnap her, I thought maybe the two of you had a shot of getting back together.

Ej: [Small laugh] So did I.

Chad: Look, um… I’m here because I owe you an apology. I was wrong. Not just wrong. It was, um–I– I made a terrible accusation blaming you for abigail’s death. I was angry that you didn’t tell me that clyde weston threatened our family, but I shouldn’t have gone off on you the way that I did. I jumped to the conclusion that clyde was the one that killed abby… and now it’s clear that it’s someone else.

Lucas: You know how much I loved abigail.

Jj: You loved sami too. Didn’t stop you from hurting her.

Lucas: I know you’re in pain, and I’m sorry.

Jj: I don’t want your damn sympathy. I want answers. And I’m not leaving until I get them. So did you do it? Did you kill my sister?

Lucas: I don’t know.

Jj: How can you not know if you stabbed someone to death?

Lucas: Because I don’t remember anything.

Jj: I can imagine you would wanna forget doing something that horrible– the terror in her eyes, her screaming, crying, begging you to stop… all that blood!

Lucas: Yeah, I understand. I wanted to remember everything, but I can’t because I was drunk. I was–I blacked out!

Jj: Then why do you look so damn guilty?

Lucas: Because I’m ashamed. I hate myself for what I did. I hate myself for kidnapping sami, I hate myself for falling off the wagon, and I hate myself for not knowing what I did after!

Jj: Maybe you just need a little help.

Lucas: What?

Jj: You don’t seem to be having much luck on your own. So maybe I could jog your memory. Maybe I just need to beat the truth out of you! Once upon a time, before jill said yes.

Marlena: I’m aware that sami has gone to extremes when it comes to helping her family. That does not excuse lucas.

Kate: Okay. Lucas made a mistake, but he doesn’t deserve to go to prison.

Marlena: He was just arraigned for kidnapping his fiancé. And he’s under suspicion for killing his niece.

Kate: Lucas isn’t capable of killing anyone, marlena.

Marlena: You know, in my profession, there’s a concept we call “denial.”

Kate: Okay, look, I know that you’re angry. You have every right to be angry. But you don’t really believe that lucas killed abigail, do you?

Ej: I’m sorry again about clyde. I should’ve told you right away that he threatened to hurt our family if I told anyone he was responsible for my shooting.

Chad: Yes, you should’ve.

Ej: I thought making a deal with him was the best way to protect everyone. But as soon as I heard that he was arrested in connection with abigail’s murder, I couldn’t keep quiet any longer. So I went to rafe, and it was too little, too late. You were right, chad. I was arrogant and selfish thinking that I had this all under control.

Chad: It’s the dimera way.

Ej: Hmm. As is putting family first. I am going to help you get justice for your wife. Whatever it takes. So, now we know clyde has an air-tight alibi–

Chad: And lucas does not.

Lucas: You want to hit me? Go head.

Jj: Were you in my sister’s house that night? Did you go up to her room?

Lucas: I don’t know.

Jj: Think! Did you ask abigail to keep quiet about what you did to sami? When she refused, you stabbed her? Ended her life? Answer me!

Lucas: I don’t know! I told you, I told everybody I don’t know! I want to remember, but I can’t, all right? I wish to god I could, but I just can’T.

Jj: Then I guess I’ll have to beat it out of you.

Jennifer: [Gasps] Jj, stop!

Xander: Oh, look at you. You’re glowing and you didn’t even have to exfoliate.

Sarah: Yeah, it’s a gift and a curse.

[Giggling] I think what we just did is better than anything you can buy in a store.

Xander: Well, you know what they say– can’t have too much of a good thing.

Sarah: I can’t, I can’t, I can’T. I have to go to the hospital and pick up a refill of my prescription.

Xander: The adjusted dose seems to be working, yeah?

Sarah: Mm-hmm, yeah, yeah, I haven’t had any hallucinations in a few days, which is just so great, but I don’t think it’s enough that we’re out of the woods yet.

Xander: Well, I’m very optimistic.

Sarah: Yeah, I’m just– I’m so grateful that I didn’t hurt anyone all those times that I saw kristen, you know? I would… I’d never be able to forgive myself.

Xander: I’m so sorry you’re still dealing with all this.

Sarah: Yeah. Well, hopefully it’s done and our life can just finally go back to normal.

Xander: I wish I could say the same for my best mate.

Sarah: Yeah. I noticed that you didn’t talk to jack much at abigail’s funeral.

Xander: Oh, you know, he was surrounded by family. I didn’t want to intrude.

Sarah: I bet he’d really like to hear from you. And better in person.

Xander: Yeah, you’re right. I should stop by. Offer my condolences. And to jennifer too, of course.

Sarah: Mm-hmm.

Jennifer: Jj, what are you doing?

Jj: Trying to find out if your brother killed my sister!

Jennifer: No, let him go! Let him go!

Jj: Not till he answers me!

Jennifer: Jj! Jj, please! I need you to listen to me! I need you to look at me, okay? I need you to let go of lucas and I need you to look at me! Look at me!

Jj: Mom.

Jennifer: Sweetheart, I know, I know, I know.

Jj: [Whispers] She’s gone. Abigail’s gone, and I need– I need to understand it. I need it to make sense.

Jennifer: I understand, I know, I know. We all do. And we all want answers, sweetheart. We all want answers, every single one of us. And when we get those answers, and I promise you, I promise you we will get those answers. Your sister being taken from us is never gonna make sense. I’m sorry.

[Exhales] It was wrong of him to put his hands on you.

Lucas: You and jj have every right to be furious with me. You do. You can yell at me, you can hit me, do whatever you want.

Jennifer: Hit you? I wouldn’t hit you.

Lucas: Why not?

Jennifer: Because you’re my brother, and I love you.

Lucas: Stop. I’m not worthy of that, not now.

Jennifer: Don’t say that!

Lucas: It’s the truth. I made a terrible choice. It wasn’t a slip-up, it was a choice. I chose to drink that night. I knew what would happen if I drank–I knew my life would be turned upside-down, but I did it anyway because of me, because of my pain. I wanted to numb my own pain. I didn’t care about the pain I caused other people.

Jennifer: Lucas. You are a good person.

Lucas: No, I’m not! I’m a coward! I didn’t come clean until my back was against the wall! Don’t you understand that? I did this, jen. I lied. I denied. I framed ej. I did that on my own! So if I go to prison, if I go to a psych ward, or if I get the death penalty, I don’t care. I don’t care because I deserve it.

Sonny: Will, I cannot imagine your father killing anyone let alone his own niece.

Will: It’s like I told allie. If you’d asked me a week ago if my dad was capable of killing anyone, I would’ve said no. Crazy. But I just found out he kidnapped mom. He kept her captive for months.

Sonny: That was totally different! He was scared and terrified he was gonna lose the person he loves the most. Both you and I know what that’s like. And it’s a huge jump from kidnapping to murder.

Will: It’s not that huge, if you’re drunk and you’re desperate. He truly thought he was about to lose everything.

Sonny: And he thought that killing abigail was the solution?

Will: He wasn’t thinking, sonny, that’s what I’m saying. He was operating on emotion, on adrenalin, on fear. He like spent months building up this whole house of cards, and it was about to crash down.

Sonny: Will.

Will: He has the motive, he had the means, he had the opportunity–he has this huge gash on his hand.

Sonny: Will. Will.

Will: That looks bad! How do you explain that?

Sonny: Will. Breathe. Okay? Can you really imagine your father stabbing abigail?

Will: I couldn’t imagine us rolling leo stark’s dead body up into a rug, but we did.

Sonny: That’s totally different.

Will: How? It was anger that turned to violence. My dad was angry and scared. It is entirely possible that he got drunk, he went to confront abigail, things got heated, and he did what he thought he had to do to keep from losing my mom.

Sonny: No. No, I don’t think that’s what happened.

Will: I mean, I hope you’re right. This is all speculation anyway. I don’t know what happened. You don’t know what happened. He doesn’t know what happened. He doesn’t remember anything about that night.

Kate: Even after what he did to sami, there is no way that lucas could’ve killed abigail. No way. I don’t care how drunk he was.

Marlena: What are you doing here? What do you want from me?

Kate: I want you to help my son.

Ej: I knew from the start that lucas was responsible for samantha’s kidnapping but no one believed me. And to add insult to injury, according to roman, kate knew he was guilty and said nothing and was perfectly happy for me to take the fall. I mean, kate and I have had our differences, but I never expected that level of treachery from her.

Chad: But what about from me?

Ej: I’m sorry?

Chad: Kate wasn’t the only one who knew lucas was behind the kidnapping. I did too. I knew you were innocent all along. So I said, “yeah you’re saving hundreds

Will: My mom texted me. She’s leaving salem. And she vows to never, ever, ever come back to this. And the rest is… uh, just profanity.

Sonny: Mmm. Well, she’s very upset, very understandably. Okay, but once she calms down, I promise you she’ll come right back to town.

Will: Can you please distract me from all of this?

Sonny: Okay, well, how about…[Imitates drums] A sweet treat from sweet bits? I got you a blueberry scone.

Will: Oh!

Sonny: And an iced coffee.

Will: Oh, my favorite. Thank you.

Sonny: Mm-hmm. Oh my god, you’re like a scone monster. You’re getting crumbs all over the bed.

Will: Maybe you can help me with that?

Sonny: All over your chest.

Will: Mm-hmm. Get it off. Ohh…

Xander: I’m just so sorry about abigail, jack. I wish I had the words.

Jack: Well, sometimes words are overrated. I saw you at the funeral.

Xander: I wanted to approach you, but… I just kept my distance out of respect.

Jack: And fear of julie.

Xander: Yeah, that too.

Jack: I’m glad you were there, xander. It meant a lot to see you there.

Xander: So many people loved your little girl.

Jack: It was A…[Sniffles] Such a lovely service, wasn’t it? I can’t believe we got through it.

Xander: You’re really strong, jack.

Jack: Yeah. I had jennifer there by my side the whole time. Thank god chad had his brother.

Ej: When did you know it was lucas?

Chad: When I caught lucas planting evidence on a dimera computer.

Ej: The evidence that led to my false imprisonment.

Chad: Ej, I know it was wrong, but I was so angry at you that you kept trying to get under my skin. Johnny’s movie, trying to cut me out of dimera.

Ej: And by conspiring with lucas to frame me, you could run the company on your own. You get what you want, he gets what he wants.

[Light laugh] Makes perfect sense.

Chad: I’ll be honest. I was fine with you getting booted from dimera. But as soon as belle told me that you could be sentenced to 10 years, I– I couldn’t go through with it. I planned to come clean at your trial. I was gonna say that I planted all of the evidence, then I saw you, what I thought was you, forcing yourself on my wife at the courthouse.

Ej: When the devil morphed into me.

Chad: You hurt me, and I wanted to punish you.

Ej: I’m the one in the family that everyone says is as ruthless as father. Turns out I’m not alone. You said you were planning to testify that you planted the evidence. What about lucas?

Chad: I promised kate I wouldn’t implicate him.

Ej: [Laughs] Oh, how big of you.

Chad: All I cared about was keeping you out of prison. I figured that lucas would hang himself eventually. I didn’t see the point in bringing him down with me.

Ej: Ah. And I’m sure kate appreciated that very much. Probably why she didn’t throw you under the bus when I confronted her.

Lucas: Why are you here?

Jennifer: To tell you that I know you loved my daughter, and I know you didn’t do this.

Lucas: You can’t say that, jen, you don’t know that.

Jennifer: Why did you keep this to yourself? You were sitting there comforting me over the loss of my daughter, and all that time you were thinking that you were the one that might’ve hurt her? Why didn’t you just tell me?

Lucas: I guess I was scared. I was really scared. I kept thinking about what happened with will and how we almost lost him and it was devastating. It was devastating to think I inflicted that same kind of pain on you, my very own sister.

Jennifer: I wish you would’ve just…told me.

Lucas: I couldn’t have told you then. I didn’t want to put that on you. You were going through too much.

[Crying] But you know what? Every time I looked at this bandage and I every time I looked at that bottle that I drank, I thought of abigail. I thought about how much I loved her. I remember when she was little and she used to sit on my lap and I used to read her those nancy drew books all the time.

[Jennifer laughs] And I remember that one year I gave her that pink typewriter for her 10th birthday I think it was, and I remember she used to type out the salem news all the time. Do you remember that?

Jennifer: Yeah, I do.

[Weepy laugh]

Lucas: She wanted to be a reporter just like her parents. She was doing it, you know? She was on her way, and she turned into a beautiful woman with two beautiful children, a wife to a husband she loved. And now…now they’re gonna have to go on without her. So the reason–the reason I didn’t tell you is because I could barely tell myself. I could barely tell myself that I might be responsible and it might be me that… that I took abigail away.

Chad: Ej. I’m truly sorry for what I did. These past few weeks, you’ve been there for me and for my children. You opened your heart and you were a true brother. And I just hope that you can somehow find a way to forgive me.

Ej: I have to give the matter careful consideration. Your betrayal has cost me a great deal… including what may have been my last chance with samantha.

[Quiet, somber music]

I know you’ve just lost your wife. And I respect you admitting this to me.

Chad: I just really hope that we can find a way to get past this.

Ej: Ironic, isn’t it? You slam me for not reporting clyde weston, yet you did the same with lucas. Kept quiet about his crimes, allowed him to remain free. And that may very well have cost abigail her life. I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Xander: I’m surprised to hear ej stepped up for chad.

Jack: Well, abigail brought out the best in everyone.

Xander: Except maybe gwen. I’m sorry, mate. It was stupid of me to bring it up.

Jack: Xander, you don’t have to tiptoe around me–I know that you had your issues with abigail as well.

Xander: At first, I… I did blame her for leaving that syringe in the secret room of the dimera house, but… then I realized your daughter wasn’t responsible–she had no way of knowing it’d be used to hurt the woman I love.

Jack: That drug warped abigail’s mind. She felt awful about what happened to her cousin, how much she was suffering.

Xander: Yeah, but in true abigail fashion, she actually did something about it. And she got to the bottom of kristen’s crazy scheme, found sarah on that deserted island, and she risked her own life to bring her home to me.

Sarah: Jj. Hey. I barely had a chance to talk to you at the funeral. I just wanna, um… I want to tell you, I’m so sorry, again. What’s going on?

Jj: I, uh…just came from the police station where I confronted lucas. I asked him if he killed my sister.

Sarah: Oh. What did he say?

Jj: He doesn’t remember.

Sarah: Do you believe him?

Jj: I don’t know what to believe.

Sarah: I know that rafe is going to fight for justice, just like abigail would.

Jj: Yeah. I heard that you were injected with the same drug as abigail. How you doing?

Sarah: Uh… better, you know? But I got a double dose of that drug, so it’s taking a lot longer to get it out of my system. I have hallucinations. I see kristen everywhere. Just…wanting to kill her.

Lucas: I must be losing my mind.

Jennifer: Will you, uh… will you do something for me?

Lucas: Anything.

Jennifer: Will you forget that I’m your sister… and just…just talk to me like I’m a reporter.

Lucas: All right. I’ll tell you whatever you want to know.

Jennifer: Okay. Great. I want to know everything. Let’s start with the kidnapping.

Lucas: I was desperate to get sami back, and I did something insane. I, uh, I kept her locked up where no one could find her. But she was safe. She was safe the whole time.

Jennifer: And, uh, you set ej up, you sent him to prison.

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah, but I mean, it worked out because he was released. And sami thought he was guilty, so I thought I was gonna get everything that I wanted. Then I found out that abigail knew about the kidnapping.

Jennifer: And then what did you do?

Lucas: I panicked because I didn’t know if she was gonna tell anybody, and I knew if she told people, that I would lose sami and she’d go back to ej and I’d end up in prison.

Jennifer: And after you talked to your mother?

Lucas: I knew I was done. I knew I-I had one final night of freedom, so I went crazy and I polished the bottle. I drank myself into oblivion.

Jennifer: And you don’t remember anything you did that night?

Lucas: No! I told jj. I’m telling you now. I’ve wracked my brain. I don’t know anything. I want to remember, I need to remember. Not knowing is killing me.

Kate: I mean, you know from personal experience how painful it is when someone you care about has no memory.

Marlena: Well, if we were talking about somebody that I care about, I might be inclined to help.

Kate: You cared about abigail, didn’t you?

Marlena: Very much.

Kate: Then hate me. Hate lucas. But do it for abigail. Because if you help my son get answers, you’ll help get justice for abigail too. I was on an antidepressant,

Will: Can we stay like this forever?

Sonny: Mm. You mean blissfully in love?

Will: Yes, but, um, I mean literally like this. Just the two of us in bed, shutting out the outside world.

Sonny: Except ari.

Will: Oh yeah. And blueberry scones.

[Both laughing]

Sonny: Sounds like a plan.

[Phone chimes] And so much for shutting out the rest of the world.

Will: Sorry. Oh my god.

Sonny: What?

Will: Looks like my mom might not be the only person leaving salem.

Sarah: Just, uh, picked up a refill of my meds.

Jj: Are they working?

Sarah: Getting there.

Jj: Abigail beat rolf’s drug. I’m sure you can too.

Sarah: You know, um, when i had my first hallucination, I was…I was really scared. And I thought that I would never be cured again. And marlena suggested that I should talk to abigail because she’d been through it. And the night she died, I was going to. Maybe if I had gone, I could’ve stopped the killer.

Jj: Or you would’ve been killed too.

Sarah: I just can’t help but think–

Jj: Yeah, I keep having the same thought, sarah. Same guilt. But I have to keep reminding myself that the only person responsible for taking my sister away from us is the person who murdered her.

Sarah: Do you really think it was lucas?

Jj: I really hope not. But whoever it was… god help them when they face me.

Xander: Well, I hope it’s at least a bit of a comfort for you and jennifer to… to have jj back, I mean.

Jack: Unfortunately, nothing is much of a comfort right now.

Xander: I understand. And as if jennifer isn’t already in enough pain, now her… her brother’s a suspect?

Jack: I’m praying for his sake and ours that he didn’t do it.

Xander: Well, no matter what, I’m here for you, mate. I hope you know that.

Jack: I do. So you– tell me about you and sarah.

Xander: Well, kristen caused a lot of damage. We’re still feeling the effects.

Jack: But still… you got a–you got a chance to start again with the woman that you love.

Xander: I do. And I realize just… just how lucky that makes me.

Lucas: My mother went to talk to marlena, and she thinks that if I get put under hypnosis that it’ll all come back to me. But I don’t know why she’d help me after everything I did to sami.

Jennifer: And I am sure marlena would do whatever it takes to…find out what happened to abigail.

Marlena: She’s right about that. W as ktonowhat happened to theirs. A

[Dramatic music]

Pool floaties are like whooping cough.

Will: Remember that streaming service I wrote the “alamainian peacock” miniseries for?

Sonny: Yeah, you did the movie “a very salem christmas” for them too.

Will: Yes, exactly. So I pitched a bunch of new projects to them, and they want to do one.

Sonny: Oh my god, will! That–that’s incredible. What’s–what’s the project?

Will: Well, it’s top secret, of course, but what I can tell you is that they want me to come to la. Possibly to direct.

Sonny: Oh my god, that’s an amazing opportunity.

Will: I know, it is. But I have to turn it down, ’cause I…I gotta stay here for my dad.

Sonny: Are you ser– will. Your dad wouldn’t want you to put your entire life on hold.

Will: Well…[Sighs] What about you and ari?

Sonny: We’d be fine. She’s on summer vacation. She’s very flexible. Okay? And once she’s back in school, we’ll come visit you out in la, you can come visit here. I mean, it’ll work out perfectly.

Will: Are you sure?

Sonny: Yes, a thousand percent.

Will: Okay. I love you.

Sonny: I love you.

Lucas: I want you to know how incredibly sorry I am about what I did to sami.

Marlena: Your mother asked me if I would hypnotize you… in hopes of helping you remember what happened the night that… abigail was killed.

Lucas: I’m grateful you agreed.

Marlena: I’m not doing this for you. I’m not doing this for kate. I’m doing it for abigail and her family. Rafe is letting me do this with the understanding that nothing discussed here will end up in court. But we all think it’s important to find out the truth about what happened.

Lucas: I need to know if I did this.

Marlena: Then let’s begin.

Kate: Marlena has agreed to hypnotize lucas. Maybe he can remember what happened the night abigail died.

Ej: Oh, kate, I’m glad you’re here.

Kate: Really? I thought that I was your enemy.

Ej: Indeed. And now chad is as well.

Chad: What? I thought that you said that you were gonna take time to think it over.

Ej: Oh, I have. And my first thought was to have you both thrown in prison, but upon further reflection, I believe there’s another way you can make restitution.

Kate: Oh, boy. What’s that?

Ej: If you wish to remain free, you both have to sign over your dimera shares to me.

Xander: Got your meds I see.

Sarah: Mm-hmm. Did you see jack?

Xander: I did. And while he was talking about abigail, I was reminded of something. That we have to make the most of each and every day.

Sarah: I wholeheartedly agree. So, how shall we make the most of today?

Xander: Well, I was thinking that maybe…

Sarah: Yes?

Xander: You and I…

Sarah: Yes?

Xander: Could get married.

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Marlena: Hmm. 12 hours ago, the world absolutely knocked you down, and here you are, up and pretending like it didn’t even hurt.

Sami: Mom, u don’t have time for a therapy session with me today.

Marlena: Oh. “Kidnapper groom arrested at wedding.” I see you’re reading the “intruder,” talking about the worst night of your life. Is that a very good idea?

Sami: My other option was to stay in bed and cry into my pillow all day, so…

Marlena: Yeah. What I do know about you is, when you really get hurt, you’re able to build this wall all the way around yourself. You know what amazes me? That you even got up this morning and that you were even able to get yourself dressed.

Sami: I’m fine.

Marlena: I know you are.

Sami: It’s–it’s just…

[Sighs]

Marlena: It’s just that what?

Sami: When I slow down, when I stop and think about it for a second, I think I might cry, and I’m pretty sure if I start crying, I am not gonna be able to stop.

Lucas: You didn’t have to come.

Kate: I know I didn’T.

Lucas: Actually, I don’t want you here. I’ve put you through enough.

Kate: Okay, one of the perks of having a terrible mother is that you don’t have to worry about hurting her feelings.

Lucas: I mean it. I don’t want you to see me like this.

Kate: Okay. Well, I don’t want to see you like this either, and that’s why I have hired the best defense attorney in the midwest. And they are going to get you out of here because you are going to beat this.

Lucas: Not if I plead guilty.

Ej: Johnny’s not here.

Roman: I didn’t come to see him.

Ej: Uh-huh.

Roman: I came to see you.

[Knocking at door]

Brady: Where were you? I’ve been knocking for, like, five minutes.

Chloe: Hey. What are you doing here?

Brady: Well, I’m back in town. I wanted to see my girl.

Chloe: Well, you didn’t call me; I thought you were coming back tomorrow.

Brady: Well, this isn’t a very nice homecoming. You know, there was a time when you used to like…surprises. Chloe, what’s going on? There someone in the bathroom?

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Ej: Would you like a coffee? Juice?

Roman: Oh, no. No, I’m good. Thank you.

Ej: Did you literally mean you came to see me? That usually implies to see and talk.

Roman: [Chuckles] This is not easy for me to say. I owe you an apology.

Ej: [Chuckles] It seems there really is a first time for everything.

Roman: I’m saying sorry. Maybe you could lose the smirk.

Ej: Oh, excuse me. I’m afraid I was a little taken aback. We are on new ground here.

Roman: Yeah, because I have never been wrong about you before, but I was wrong this time. I blamed you for kidnapping sami. And hell, I’m a cop. I should know better than to rush to judgment.

Ej: Samantha’s your daughter. I’m not always impartial about my children either, especially when someone does them harm.

Roman: I misjudged lucas even more than I did you.

Ej: I wouldn’t be too hard on you myself. He fooled everyone.

Roman: Not everyone.

Ej: Someone was on to him?

Roman: His mother.

Kate: This is no time for jokes, and that was in particularly bad taste.

Lucas: I’m not joking. I’m serious.

Kate: Lucas, if you plead guilty, you could go to prison for life.

Lucas: The punishment would fit the crime. I kidnapped sami, and I pinned it on an innocent man.

Kate: Okay, ej is a lot of things. Innocent isn’t one of them.

Lucas: No more, mom. No more.

Kate: What do you mean “no more”? No more what?

Lucas: No more covering for me. No more blaming my victims. No more cleaning up my messes. I did this on my own. I have to face the consequences, okay?

Marlena: Honey, we were all so wrong about lucas.

Sami: And you know what’s really awful? I mean, not just awful like “he kidnapped me” awful, ’cause that’s, you know, hall of fame awful, but also what’s awful is how I spent all night laying there in bed. I was only able to sleep for, like, ten minutes at a time because I was just–because I was just thinking about him.

Marlena: Of course you were.

Sami: And it wasn’t just what he did to me. Mom, I was thinking about all of it. Everything. I was… I was thinking about this one time when he and I–when we taught will how to dance. I was thinking about this other time where I tried to make cookies– and I bake just as well as you do– and he was helping me, and we made this–we made this big mess in my kitchen. And then one time, I got in a fight with the rude parents, these moms, and lucas was right there by my side. He was ready to get in a food fight with me ’cause he was my friend. And so, yeah. Yeah, last year, I was having trouble in my marriage, and I confided in him. I confided in lucas because he was my friend, because of everything that we have been through. And last night, he just– it’s like he blew it all up right in my face, you know? That’s what he did.

Marlena: Yeah. Sami. I know how upset you were, and I know that you came in at bride’s room and you threw your rings across the room and you– and you stormed out, and I’m– I’m wondering where you went.

Sami: I–I went to see ej.

Marlena: Mm. How was that?

Sami: Not great. He was…otherwise engaged.

Chloe: Yeah, brady, there is someone in there. It’s the person that I spent the night with. Do you want to knock down the door and fight them?

Brady: I don’t find this very funny.

Belle: I’m sorry to be such a nuisance.

Brady: Oh.

Belle: Oh, hey, brady.

Brady: Hi.

Chloe: Not even a little bit funny?

Kayla: Hey. You know, we can really hire somebody to put that together.

Steve: Waste of money. I’m almost done.

Kayla: Right.

Shawn: I think that he’s asleep. I don’t know. I don’t know whether or not i should leave him or what, so…

Kayla: Well, you know what? I brought some baby monitors, and that way, you can hear when he cries. And in fact, I put them all over the house, so there’s gonna be no getting away from him.

[Baby crying] Oh, there it is. I’ll go check on your son. Maybe you could help steve put this stroller together.

Steve: I don’t need any help.

Kayla: As he says through clenched teeth.

Steve: [Sighs] It might be easier if the manual wasn’t 1×2 centimeters. I mean, the stroller’s the size of a hummer, and the instructions are, what, smaller than a postage stamp.

Shawn: [Exhales sharply]

Steve: Aw, dude, come on. You got this.

Shawn: No, what I got is, I’ve got you and aunt kayla showing up and, you know, acting like this is normal and, you know, that this baby is a good thing, that he’s not what belle called him–like an obstacle. I can’t tell you how much this means to me.

Steve: Listen to me, buddy. That little baby in there, that’s bo’s grandson. Bo was kayla’s brother and my best friend in the whole world, so that means that little guy is stuck with us for life. And so are you.

Shawn: [Sighs] You want a beer?

Steve: It’s 9:00 in the morning!

Shawn: I mean, guys, they have beers when they put together strollers.

Steve: You make a good point. Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Kate: Okay, well, I’m not going to let you wallow in your guilt, as soothing as you seem to find it.

Lucas: You want me to just shrug off the fact that I kidnapped a woman and held her captive?

Kate: No, what I want you to do is think. Think about it. Focus and think.

Lucas: I am thinking about it. I’m thinking about what I’ve done and what kind of man I am.

Kate: Yeah. No, that’s not thinking. That’s wallowing. So, right now, this morning, I want you to think about someone other than yourself. How about your children?

Lucas: If I plead guilty, my children won’t have to worry about me. They won’t have to go through a horrible trial. They won’t have to read headlines about their loser, drunk father who kidnapped their mother.

Kate: If you plead–if you plead guilty to kidnapping, that will all but make chad’s case, just like that, and you’ll be charged with abigail’s murder. Do you think that’s gonna be good for your children, lucas?

Ej: Kate knew about lucas? How long has she known?

Roman: January 5th.

Ej: Blimey. That is quite early on the game, isn’t it?

Roman: Yep. She kept it all to herself until she found out it was all gonna come out anyway and there was nothing she could do to stop it.

Ej: Ah, and then she was really, really sorry.

Roman: She did say that, and I do believe her.

Ej: Yeah, that just must have been last night. And now, here you are, bright and early.

Roman: Like I said, I wanted to apologize.

Ej: And let it slip about kate.

Roman: No, no. No. No, that was not my intention. Not at all.

Ej: Well, finding out what lucas did to your daughter and that your best girl knew about it and said nothing– you can’t be expected to be discreet. You know, my father said that the bradys were just as fierce about their children as we dimeras are about ours, and anyone who hurt them must pay.

Roman: That’s what the justice system’s for, right?

Ej: Right.

Roman: And I’m trusting you won’t take the law into your own hands.

Ej: Well, roman, you know you can always trust me.

Roman: I mean it, ej. Do not take the law into your own hands with kate. I’ll see you later.

Marlena: That must have been so upsetting. I mean, ej is ej and I’m sure he believed that you were in the process of marrying lucas, so he probably thought it was all right to date someone else.

Sami: He wasn’t just dating someone else, mom. He was sleeping with someone else. And it wasn’t just someone. It was my sister.

Marlena: [Gasps] Oh, god.

Sami: It was belle– your perfect, little belle– and she was pleased as can be about it.

Marlena: I can’t believe that’s true.

Sami: She’s been looking for a moment like this her entire life, waiting for an opportunity to get back at me. She saw that ej was vulnerable, and she took it just to hurt me.

Marlena: No, sami, no.

Sami: Yes.

Marlena: No.

Sami: Yes, mom. She was hiding in the bathroom, but when she heard that I thought it was nicole and I was gonna just leave, that’s when she came out. Your perfect, little girl came out of that bathroom in ej’s robe on purpose so that I would know, so that I would see that it was her. That was the whole point.

Marlena: No.

Sami: Don’t defend her, mother. Please don’t make excuses for her to me right now.

Marlena: No, I– I’m just aching for her, and I’m aching for you. This shouldn’t happen to anybody–anybody– on their wedding day, but please don’t take your anger and your upset out on your sister because you won’t just be hurting her. You’ll be hurting yourself as well.

Sami: Right. That’s what I always do, isn’t it?

[Sighs]

Marlena: Honey, just take it easy. I’ll make us something to eat.

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Chloe: Yeah, that’s right. You got me, brady. When you and rachel were visiting tate, I took it to the next level with your sister.

Brady: Wow. Okay, that’s funny. That’s funny. So things didn’t work out at chez dimera? Was the service bad over there, or…

Chloe: Brady.

Brady: Did you finally realize that ej is an arrogant, selfish jerk?

Chloe: Brady, stop.

Brady: Or that he makes his father look like papa noel? Which? I’m sorry, what’s– hey, what happened?

Chloe: Um…

Brady: Belle.

Chloe: I think she doesn’t want to share with someone who’s being judgmental and self-righteous. Didn’t you just use the word “arrogant”?

Brady: Yeah, I’m sorry. Hey. Tink, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Just the thought of you being with that jerk pushes all my buttons.

Belle: Yeah, well, you don’t have to worry about that anymore.

Brady: No?

Belle: No. Boy, did I get my comeuppance.

Brady: I didn’t want that.

Belle: Mm-hmm. Yeah, well, I got it when sami found me in bed with ej. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Steve: I understand jan whacked you pretty good, huh? With an oar, right?

Shawn: Yeah, and belle whacked her back pretty good too.

Steve: Any word from search and rescue?

Shawn: No. Uh-huh. You know, jan hitting me wasn’t the worst thing that she did.

Steve: Hand me that wrench there, will you?

Shawn: She, uh– she pretended like she was holding the baby, and it was a sack of oranges, and then she just– she threw them at me.

Steve: Oh, dude.

Shawn: I mean, what kind of a person could do that? What kind of a person could even think of doing something like that? I mean, I know that jan’s crazy, but I mean, I thought that she loved the little guy. Just kind of proves that I don’t think that jan could love anything.

Steve: I’m sorry.

Shawn: No. No, it’s all right. It teaches me a lesson. Teaches me that if jan comes back, all right, she can’t be anywhere near my son. There’s no way I can let that happen. It’s just gonna be me and him.

Kayla: And steve and me. Your son is sleeping like an angel.

Shawn: Oh, thank you.

Kayla: You know, my little two cents in here. You know, when I first found out about tripp–I mean, I know it’s not the same, but it’s like I was kicked in the stomach. I think I was in kind of emotional shock, but over time, my resentment towards him turned into loving him like my own son. And I think, in the beginning, it was really because of my love for steve.

Shawn: Well, I’ve never stopped loving belle.

Kayla: And I don’t think that she stopped loving you.

Shawn: Yeah, I mean, that might be true. I mean, that’s what she says, but I don’t know. I think that she’s moved on.

Belle: So, sami– well, it was quite a tirade.

Brady: Ooh. No surprise there.

Belle: Yeah, but when she first saw that it was me– you know, before her defenses kicked in–she was so hurt. So she left, and then all of a sudden, ej took off after her. And I didn’t really know why, so I followed him, and from what he said to her, it was pretty obvious that he’s still in love with her.

Chloe: You didn’t tell me that part.

Belle: I already knew.

Brady: Well, sis, you might already know this too. She will retaliate. She’s not gonna keep it to herself.

Belle: Oh, my god.

Brady: Yeah.

Belle: Shawn. I owe it to him to tell him myself.

Brady: I hope she’s not too late.

Sami: Oh, there you are! I heard voices. You know you have your front door unlocked? I just came in.

Steve: Hey, sami.

Sami: Hi.

Steve: You all right?

Sami: Oh, you’re talking about my aborted wedding. Yes, well, I decided a little short-term humiliation was better than being married to my kidnapper. I’m sure you know all about it, right? It was in all the newspapers this morning.

Kayla: Sami, have you had any sleep?

Sami: It’s the story of my life. My mom’s a shrink, my aunt’s a doctor. Everybody knows my feelings better than I do.

Kayla: Well, you just seem a bit wired.

Sami: Yeah. Oh, yeah, definitely. You know, I’m sure there’s a big crash coming, which is why I came over here. I want to talk to you, shawn, before, you know, the inevitable meltdown.

Shawn: Me? What do you want to talk to me about?

Sami: Well, I’m guessing I’m the one who’s gonna have to break it to you that– well, your wife is sleeping with my ex-husband.

Kate: Okay, now you’re not going to have a lot of time with your attorney before the arraignment, so just plead not guilty now. Lucas, don’t burn your bridges before you even get started.

Lucas: I think I burned my bridges a long time ago.

Cop: Lucas horton? Time for your arraignment.

Kate: Okay, come on. There’s no need for that.

Lucas: Will you go home?

Kate: Okay, I need to be in the room when you talk to the lawyer.

Lucas: No, I’m gonna do this on my own! I told you that! Go!

Ej: Really, lucas? Is that any way to talk to your mother? After all, she was the one who made you the man you are today.

Lucas: Get me the hell out of here.

Ej: I’ll catch you later, lucas. You and I have a lot to talk about. Kate, what’s the rush? It’s almost as if you’re trying to avoid me.

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Kate: He told you, didn’t he? Roman told you.

Ej: He was very upset. He let it slip. Let it slip that you knew your worthless son kidnapped sami. Let it slip that you knew and said nothing as he framed me for it. Let it slip that you knew and said nothing as I went off to prison. Let it slip that you knew and said nothing as sami prepared to marry the little worm. Actually, he didn’t let slip that last part. I just figured that out for myself.

Kate: And you live high in a moral dungeon now, don’t you, having lived such a blameless life?

Ej: Ooh, you’re trapped, so you’ve come out swinging, kind of like butch and sundance. Remember what happened to them?

Kayla: Look, sami, I know that you’ve been through hell, but do you think, once in your life, you could think about somebody other than yourself? Shawn does not need this this morning.

Shawn: No, no, it’s okay.

Kayla: No, it’s not.

Shawn: I can’t unhear what was just said, so I might as well hear more. What happened?

Sami: Well, after my wedding blew up, after lucas confessed to what he had done, I went to see ej.

Kayla: You went to see ej?

Sami: Well, yeah, aunt kayla. He was accused of kidnapping me, so when lucas confessed to committing the crime, I thought he should know about it.

Kayla: Hmm.

Sami: So that’s when I saw him and belle in bed together.

Shawn: Wait, you saw them? You saw belle?

Sami: She was hiding in the bathroom at first, but then she came out because she wanted to make sure I knew it was her. I hate having to tell you this.

Belle: Like hell you do.

Sami: [Chuckles]

Chloe: Well, it’s nice that rachel gets to stay with tate and theresa for a while.

Brady: Mm. Yeah, it is.

Chloe: But it’s also nice that you and theresa are getting along. Look, honey, I know that you’re worried about belle.

Brady: Oh, you think? I am.

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Chloe: Well, look at how you and theresa have worked things out. That could be belle and shawn in time.

Brady: Chloe, my sister is on her way to tell shawn that she slept with ej dimera. How is he gonna get past that?

Chloe: Brady, your sister is more important than your hate for ej.

Brady: Chloe, I don’t just love my sister. I know my sister, okay? And through all their ups and downs, she has only really ever been happy with shawn. But thanks to jan spears and ej dimera, I think this time, their marriage may be over for good.

Belle: You don’t hate telling shawn about ej and me. You’re having the time of your life.

Sami: Oh, trust me, belle, I am not having the time of my life.

Belle: Oh, yeah, I know what you went through last night. Do you know what shawn went through? Do you care? No, I didn’t think so. Because telling him about ej and me– even though he just went through three circles of hell– that’s the way to inflict the maximum amount of pain on me, and that’s all that matters to you. I will never forgive you for doing this to shawn, not that you care.

Sami: I did this to shawn? He’s going through hell while you’re sleeping with ej, and it’s somehow my fault?

Kayla: You know, sami, that’s enough. Why don’t you just go? You’ve done your damage, you’ve had your moment, so just go, okay?

Sami: Okay, guys.

Kayla: I mean, go.

Sami: I’m going, I’m going. Shawn, good luck.

[Laughs]

[Slams door]

Kayla: You know, steve and i are gonna go and let you two have a moment. If you need anything, call us, all right? Come on, steve.

Shawn: So I guess we have to finally have a talk, right?

Marlena: It must have been quite a hard time for you. First, the wedding, and then having to hear kate’s confession. It must have been a very difficult thing to hear.

Roman: Yeah. Well, the hard part was that kate seemed genuinely miserable, like she was really sorry– and I mean really sorry.

Marlena: I’m sure she was.

Roman: Yeah, but I just couldn’t get past knowing she was only telling me ’cause she knew it was all gonna come out later.

Marlena: Well, that would be our kate. I can imagine how difficult it was for her to tell you, and I can also imagine how difficult it’s going to be for her to tell ej.

Kate: I led belle to those files that got you out of prison.

Ej: But I wouldn’t have been in prison if you hadn’t have once again enabled the pathetic, spineless drunk you spawned.

Kate: What can I say? Protecting my son.

Ej: Hmm, the things we do for love.

Kate: [Sighs] So what are you going to do with me?

Ej: Well, I do have a myriad of options, don’t I? Anything from civil litigation to something more visceral, more hands-on. But the fact is, while I may seem the very model of british decorum, inside– oh, inside–the italian side of me is seething. But my father has always been adamant that revenge is a dish best served cold, so you’re just going to have to wait until I feel rational enough, ruthless enough, to have decided your fate. See you around.

It’s started. Somewhere between a cuddle

Chloe: Oh, my goodness. This is lovely.

Brady: You like?

Chloe: Yes, I like.

Brady: With all the drama with my sister, I forgot to let you know how much I missed you, and I wanted to give you that.

Chloe: Aw. Can you help me put it on?

Brady: I’ll try. Thank you. Wow.

Chloe: Hmm?

Brady: You look good.

Chloe: Mm. I missed you too, brady.

Belle: I came here to tell you myself.

Shawn: You came here when you realized that sami wasn’t gonna keep your little secret.

Belle: Okay, can we just leave her out of this?

Shawn: Okay, fine. Sure. Okay, you came here to tell me. Well, thank you for the update. I don’t want to hear any more details, so thank you very much.

Belle: Shawn, listen to me. I am so sorry about how you found out, but you had to know we were headed this way.

Shawn: I wasn’t headed any way. I’m here, okay? I’m the one that’s here, in our house, in our den right now.

Belle: Shawn–

Shawn: No, you’re the one that headed out. You headed out, and you went straight to ej’s bed.

Marlena: Belle, you’ve gotta call me back right away. It’s really important.

[Hangs up] Oh, please, god, don’t let sami be doing what I think she’s doing.

[Doorbell rings] What the hell are you doing here?

Kate: I need your help.

[Tense music]

Ej: You came back. Thank god. This is the sound of better breathing.

[Sultry music]

Brady: Oh! I love it when you take charge like that.

Chloe: I know you do. Welcome home, brady.

Brady: It’s good to be home.

Cop: You know, when you pleaded not guilty back there, you looked like even you knew it was a crock.

Kate: So you gonna let me in?

Marlena: Am I going to let you in? You knew your son kidnapped my daughter, and you said nothing. And you knew they were about to get married, and you still said nothing. So your question is, am I going to let you into my home? Why in god’s name would I do that?

Belle: Shawn, you and I were having problems long before I got involved with ej.

Shawn: Yeah, yeah, we had problems. All right, jan spears and the devil tricked me into getting into bed with her, and then, all of a sudden, you decide that I betrayed you.

Belle: No, I didn’T.

Shawn: Well, you sure as hell played the injured wife perfectly. Belle, something terrible happened to both of us, and from day one, you’ve been acting like it was only you. You’re acting like you’re the victim and that I’m the bad guy here.

Belle: No!

Shawn: Yes! You walked out on me! You walked out on me and our marriage! Look, I was dealing with a psycho that was pregnant with my baby, okay? How am I supposed to protect him without dealing with her?

Belle: It was too much, okay? After everything she did to me and to us, to know that jan spears is having your child? I know that jan tricked you into bed. I never blamed you for that, but you didn’t tell me. For all that time, I had no idea that you slept with her, and then there’s just a baby!

Shawn: And this baby has no choice of how he was brought into this world.

Belle: God, you refuse to understand!

Shawn: Oh. Oh, yeah. Okay, well, you know what, I’m sure that ej understands, right? I’m sure he understands perfectly. Yeah, oh-so perfectly you just run right into his bed.

Belle: I’m leaving.

[Somber music]

Sami: “You’ve come back. Thank god.” Is that what you just said?

Ej: Yes, and I meant it.

Sami: Ej, your arrogance never ceases to amaze me. You think I came back to be with you, don’t you?

Ej: Haven’t you?

Sami: So walk me through your logic here. I was about to marry lucas last night, but that didn’t work out, so I come to see you, and i find you in bed with my sister, and that just brought back all the old feelings, did it? Should we get married? Should I call belle and ask her to be my maid of honor?

Ej: I take it you haven’t come back to me.

Sami: Good guess. I came to say goodbye to johnny.

Ej: Goodbye?

Sami: This is it. I’m leaving salem.

Ej: I see.

Sami: I have been ping-ponging back and forth between you and lucas for the better part of two decades, and I’m sick of it. You’re not worth the powder it would take to blow you up.

Ej: I would like to point out that we’d be together right now if you hadn’t believed his lies.

Sami: You’re right. You are right about that, ej, so thank god. Thank god it happened the way it did so I could learn my lesson, because I can’t even count the different ways you have found to break my heart. So I’m done. Good luck with belle or whoever comes after her. I hope you make each other miserable. This is it. I’ve had it with you, with–with this place, with all of it.

[Dramatic music]

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