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Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Xander: Sarah. Can’t believe it. You’re really here.

Gwen as sarah: Well, yeah.

Xander: Oh, thank god you’re all right. Thank god! [Takes deep breath]

Xander: [Sighs]

Abigail: Kate.

Kate: What? Oh, hi.

Abigail: I see something’s wrong. Did you get bad news about philip?

Kate: No, actually. Nothing on that front. Have you ever been going about your business and suddenly find yourself face-to-face with two of the people you despise the most in the world?

Abigail: Hasn’t happened in a while. Do I know these people?

Kate: Yeah, well, um, they definitely did damage to your life.

Abigail: So it’s gotta be jake and gabi, right?

Kate: Give the woman a big cigar.

Jake: Did I remember to thank you for saving my life back there?

Gabi: I think so.

Jake: If you hadn’t pulled me off that curb, kate would’ve run right over me.

Gabi: Hell hath no fury.

Jake: No, I do not scorn her, okay? I just–

Gabi: Dumped her? Hey, listen. Watch yourself. She may still have the hots for you.

Jake: Okay, okay. I’ll watch myself if you promise to watch yourself.

Gabi: What does that mean?

Jake: My nephew, johnny, he’s got the hots for you.

Gabi: [Scoffing chuckle]

Demon johnny: Checkmate.

[Sighs] I’m sorry, elvis, but the king had to be sacrificed for the greater good, or in this case, the greater evil.

Judge: Jason smith is your last witness. Am I correct?

Ej: His testimony should be stricken from the record. Every word of it was a lie!

Judge: One more outburst from you, mr. Dimera, and I will cite you for contempt.

Ej: [Sighs]

Belle: He means it. Keep your mouth shut.

Ej: Okay.

Judge: Ms. Trask?

Melinda: I have a sworn deposition from the victim, samantha brady dimera, and i request that it be entered into evidence.

Judge: So ordered. It’s unfortunate that mrs. Dimera didn’t testify in person.

Belle: I would like it entered into the record that defense counsel had no chance to cross examine.

Melinda: Mrs. Dimera did not feel safe enough to be present, your honor. Not with her kidnapper being seated at the defense table.

Belle: Objection!

Judge: Sustained. Please refrain from commentary, ms. Trask. Any further witnesses?

Melinda: No, your honor. The prosecution rests.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Abigail: I know how much jake and gabi’ve hurt you, but, I mean, it’s all worked out for the best, right? You’re with roman now.

Kate: And I’m happy.

Abigail: So all’s well that ends well.

Kate: The hortons always say that.

Abigail: No. Actually, that was shakespeare, but.

Kate: Yeah, actually, I know that. My point is that obviously, I do not forgive betrayal as easily as you do.

Abigail: But you got even, though, right? I mean, you voted with ej and chad to fire jake from dimera.

Kate: What are you doing here, anyway? Shouldn’t you be covering ej’s trial?

Abigail: Well, I’m actually working on another story about my cousin, sarah.

Kate: Oh. So what’s up with her? Why did she act like she was with rex this whole time?

Abigail: That’s what I’m trying to find out. I promised maggie. She’s obviously really worried. She thought she knew where her daughter was for the last year and turns out she was wrong.

Kate: Yeah, well, that had to have been tough on maggie.

Abigail: Mm-hmm. And xander is actually really upset, too, so he and I are working together.

Kate: That’s quite an odd couple.

Abigail: Yeah.

[Chuckles] Yeah. But he and i have one very important thing in common, that we both care about sarah and we’re very determined to figure out where she’s been for the last year.

Gwen as sarah: Get off me, you creep!

Maggie: Sarah! Xander has been as worried about you as I have.

Gwen as sarah: Okay, yeah, well, now you can see that I am fine, so you can go back to wherever you came from.

Xander: I’m not budging until you and I talk.

Gwen as sarah: See? Now do you see why I didn’t want to even want him to know where I was? I was afraid this neanderthal would find me and drag me back to his cave.

Maggie: Sweetheart, I know that you changed your mind about marrying xander, but I also know that you were very much in love with him at one time. And he was terribly distraught when you left. The least you can do is give him ten minutes of your time.

Gwen as sarah: Fine. Ten minutes.

Xander: Like, I know I kind of just barged in on you two. Would you mind giving us that ten minutes alone?

Maggie: Um, why don’t we talk about this out in the hall? Don’t you go anywhere. Come on.

Gwen as sarah: [Blows air] Okay. [Takes deep breath] Keep it together, gwen. You fooled the mother. You can fool xander, too.

Chad: Hey.

Johnny: Hey.

Chad: What are yo up to?

Johnny: Oh, just playing some chess against myself. Do you know what happened to nonno’s set?

Chad: Yeah, I replaced it with the one abigail bought. It’s great, isn’t it?

Johnny: You don’t think that’s sort of disrespectful?

Chad: It’s a game.

Johnny: It’s part of who he was.

Chad: All right, look. I didn’t find out stefano was my father until I was in college, so I didn’t grow up hearing about the whole legacy thing like you did.

Johnny: Is that why you didn’t have any problems selling my father down the river in court?

Judge: Is the defense prepared to present its case?

Belle: Your honor, the defense was not offered an opportunity to cross-examine samantha brady dimera and mrs. Dimera’s deposition offered no direct evidence of any connection whatsoever between my client and the kidnapping.

Judge: I’ll take that under advisement.

Belle: Thank you, your honor. It is our contention that the prosecution failed to make a prima facie case against ej dimera, therefore we request that the case be dismissed for lack of evidence.

Judge: So you won’t be calling any witnesses?

Belle: That is correct.

Ej: No. It isn’T. I’ll be testifying. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Belle: Uh, your honor, I need a moment to confer with my client.

Judge: Make it brief.

Belle: Are you out of your mind? Everything is going well. Trask is not making her case.

Ej: Jason smith said under oath that he was taking orders from me and chad got on the stand and backed him up. Their testimony needs to be refuted. I can tell that this judge is not a fan of mine, but I really–

Belle: ‘Cause you keep shooting off your big mouth in this courtroom.

Ej: He holds my future in his hands. If I can’t sway him, then he’s going to find me guilty.

Belle: You are a lawyer. You know if you get up there and testify that trask’s gonna cross-examine you and she’s gonna bring up every terrible thing you have ever done.

Ej: I need to testify on my own behalf.

Belle: It is my professional advice that you not do that.

Melinda: Can we please get on with this? [Scoffs]

Judge: Has the defense reached a decision?

Belle: We have, your honor.

[Clears throat] The defense calls ej dimera.

Chad: Your father swore to me he was being set up, that he had nothing to do with sami’s kidnapping. I believed him. But yesterday, I found out that every word out of that man’s mouth is a damn lie.

Johnny: What do you mean?

Chad: He forced himself on my wife.

Johnny: What?

Chad: In the witness room at the courthouse. I walked in on him and he was slobbering all over her.

[Soft tense music]

Johnny: Maybe it wasn’t what it seemed.

Chad: You don’t think I know what kissing is?

Johnny: What I meant was maybe the feeling was mutual.

Chad: Not a chance. Abigail was appalled. She was sick to her stomach.

Johnny: I’m sorry, I guess I’m just remembering that affair they had back when I was a kid. Mom said they couldn’t keep their hands off each other.

Chad: Trust me, I haven’t forgotten about that. Yesterday, that was all ej. And it was in that moment that i realized that he’s been playing me on every level since the minute he came back here.

Jake: I still can’t believe johnny hit on you.

Gabi: Why not? Guys hit on me all the time.

Jake: Because the horny, little bastard did it right in front of me. And wait, what do you mean guys all the time?

Gabi: Doesn’t matter.

Jake: It does to me.

Gabi: Look, it’s very sweet, but if johnny has a thing for me, we need to figure out a way to use it to our advantage.

Jake: Why?

Gabi: Because he’s voting ej’s shares of dimera’s stock as well as his, so he’s a heavy hitter now.

Jake: Oh, yeah, all right. Look, I see what you’re saying. I don’t like it, but I see it. If johnny’s on our side, it gives us leverage to get victor on the dimera board.

Gabi: And then we’ll be cruising our way to a double takeover. You’ll run dimera and I’ll run titan.

Jake: You make it sound awfully easy.

Gabi: Maggie’s behind us.

Jake: Yeah. Still surprised about that, to be honest.

Gabi: Maggie wants victor to slow down. She’s no dummy. She’s not going to stand in the way of a good idea.

Gwen as sarah: [Sighs] You’re finally back.

Maggie: You know what? I think I’m gonna let you and xander talk privately.

Gwen as sarah: You’re gonna leave me alone with him?

Maggie: Well, I have to speak with henderson about getting your room ready.

Gwen as sarah: I’m not staying.

Maggie: Excuse me?

Gwen as sarah: I got in late last night, so I took a room at the salem inn.

Maggie: Well, you can’t stay there indefinitely.

Gwen as sarah: I’m not. I booked a flight for later today.

Maggie: You just got here.

Gwen as sarah: But… my patients. They need me.

Maggie: Where are you working? I don’t know– where are you living?

Gwen as sarah: I don’t want to say in front of him. I came back so that you wouldn’t worry and now you don’t have to.

Maggie: Then, um… this is goodbye.

Gwen as sarah: Yeah.

Maggie: Okay, then. You need to call me regularly from now on, is that clear?

[Soft tense music]

Xander: She misses you so much. You can’t even spend one more day with her?

Gwen as sarah: [Scoffs] You’re not thinking of her. You’re only thinking of yourself.

Xander: That’s not true, and you know it.

Gwen as sarah: Just say what you came to say. Clock’s ticking.

Xander: Fine. I will.

[Sighs] When you left me that day, I– you sounded like a woman I didn’t even know. And you still do. Why is that? This is the sound of nature breathing.

Jake: I hate to even ask this, but how do you suppose you’re gonna get johnny on our side?

Gabi: I’m gonna flirt with him. Make him think I have the hots for him, too.

Jake: No freakin’ way.

Gabi: He’s a kid.

Jake: He’s old enough.

Gabi: How am I gonna– I’ll have him wrapped around my finger before you know it. And then I’ll be calling the shots.

Jake: Can one of your shots be keep your damn hands off me?

Gabi: Once we have him on the hook, we don’t want to lose him.

Jake: Wait a minute. Are you–are you saying you’re gonna sleep with him to get his vote?

Chad: I’m telling you the truth about your dad. And I’m doing it for your sake. Swear to god.

Johnny: [Sighs] I know this isn’t the first time my dad’s crossed a line he shouldn’t have crossed.

Chad: Abby had to push him off of her.

Johnny: I’m sorry I said that about you guys. I know you guys love each other very much and i shouldn’t have implied that she was fine with what he was doing.

Chad: It’s fine. As long as you still don’t think that.

Johnny: [Chuckles] And my dad had me thinking that he was the real victim here.

Chad: Well, he’s good at that.

Johnny: Yeah. He told me that lucas kidnapped my mom and that you were framing him for it. I guess he wasn’t just lying to you. Sounds like he was doing it to me, too.

Belle: Did you have your wife kidnapped?

Ej: No, I did not.

Belle: You’re under oath, mr. Dimera.

Ej: I’m aware of that.

Belle: Tell the court about the day mrs. Dimera went missing.

Ej: I confronted samantha with evidence that she’d been cheating on me. She denied it at first, but then she admitted it. I’ll admit I was angry. I couldn’t see past her betrayal. But she’s the mother of my children. No matter what she did to me, I never would have chloroformed her and made her my prisoner. I would never separate her from our children, I swear.

Belle: No further questions.

Judge: Ms. Trask?

Melinda: Mr. Dimera, I was so hoping we’d have a chance to chat. You said in your sworn testimony, you stated that you would never chloroform your wife or separate her from her children. Is that correct?

Ej: It is.

Melinda: And has it slipped your mind that you’ve already done both of those things to mrs. Dimera?

Gwen as sarah: I’m the same person I always was.

Xander: No. Something’s off. I kissed you goodnight and the day before our wedding, you told me how much you loved me. But by the morning, you were shagging rex brady.

Gwen as sarah: Yeah. Because I came to my senses about you and he was there. It’s understandable. He’s my ex-husband.

Xander: And you told everyone that you’re running off with him, but you didn’T. You turned on him like you did on me.

Gwen as sarah: Yes, ’cause i realized that I’m in no shape to be with any man, so I told rex that I needed time to figure myself out on my own.

Xander: Well, maggie cares about you deeply. You lied to her about where you were.

Gwen as sarah: I wanted to be left alone and I was afraid that she’d tell you where I was. I was trying to avoid this.

Xander: Oh, so you hate me now?

Gwen as sarah: Yes! You put another woman’s baby in my arms and told me that it was mine! You let me fall in love with her and then you watched as she was taken away from me! How could I not hate you?

Xander: It took time, but you did get past her.

Gwen as sarah: Yeah. I said I did. I even wanted it to be true, but no mother can get over something like that. Not ever. So why can’t you get that through your thick head?

Kate: Okay, so after sarah told rex that she wasn’t going to go with him, this dimera pilot whisked her out of town?

Abigail: Apparently. I mean, he won’t talk to us unless xander or I pay him off. I mean, the guy’s a real operator.

Kate: Okay, but how could someone like sarah commandeer a dimera plane?

Abigail: Well, I think the pilot was freelancing and then he just happened to have access to another company’s old jets? I don’t actually think it had anything to do with dimera enterprises. Although xander did suspect that maybe kristen had something to do with sarah’s decision to leave town. But he dismissed it.

Kate: Why would he do that? I mean, that’s exactly what kristin did to me.

Abigail: Xander mentioned that recently. Okay, so kristin was pretending to be susan and she tried to trick you to leave town, right?

Kate: Oh, my god. All right, so vivian ordered her to break up jake and me. So under the pretext that it was susan, she told me she had a premonition and I should leave. But then when I found that susan was actually kristin, she knocked me out and stuck me down in the tunnels.

Abigail: Oh, good god.

Kate: And at the same time, she puts on a mask so she looks like me and breaks up with jake, who’s a complete idiot. I don’t know why he fell for that, ’cause we were perfectly happy. We were supposed to be going on a vacation.

Abigail: Okay, and so then, he just–he dumps you out of the blue?

Kate: Yeah, yeah. Total 180. Meanwhile, kristin stuffs me in a giant suitcase to ship me out of town.

Abigail: Wait. Did you just say giant suitcase?

Kate: [Laughing] Yeah. Pretty hard to believe, right?

Abigail: Actually, not that hard. My plaque psoriasis…

Abigail: So how did you manage to escape?

Maggie: Abigail, kate.

Kate: Hey. Hi.

Abigail: Where’s xander? Did you bring the money?

Maggie: What money?

Abigail: Well, we found the pilot that flew sarah out of town and he won’t talk to us unless we pay him off. And so xander was headed to your place to see if you’d put up the cash.

Maggie: Well, he never got around to asking me for any money.

Abigail: Well, why not?

Maggie: Well–[Chuckles] I guess it’s not necessary, because xander is now with sarah at the moment.

Gwen as sarah: What you and victor did to kristen and me is unforgivable.

Xander: Yeah, that’s why kristin took so much joy in telling me about you and rex. It was her, not susan banks like I told you.

Gwen as sarah: I couldn’t care less who it was.

Xander: Did kristin get to you? Did she talk you into walking out on me?

Gwen as sarah: That was my decision. So now I’ve answered all of your questions. I have to go check out at the inn.

Xander: Oh, so you can disappear again? How long for this time?

Gwen as sarah: It’s really none of your business!

Xander: You didn’t even say goodbye to maggie. Don’t you care that you’ve broken her heart?

Gwen as sarah: I’m sorry for making her suffer. It’s why I came back. To put her mind at ease.

Xander: Your half-sister died last year. She had to go through that without you.

Gwen as sarah: And I will do better at keeping in touch, so… now you’ve seen me. You can quit obsessing over me and move on with your life. Go be with gwen.

Xander: How’d you know I’m with gwen?

Johnny: [Sighs] Seems pretty clear I need to rethink my relationship with my father. I don’t know if you heard, but he gave me control over his shares at the company.

Chad: Shin told me.

Johnny: You should know that the original plan was to combine our shares and use them to stop you from derailing his agenda.

Chad: You still thinking about that?

Johnny: I’m thinking maybe I lined up with the wrong guy. Maybe I should be working with you.

Melinda: Isn’t it true that you chloroformed your wife, samantha, so that you could leave the country with your children? Your honor. [Scoffs]

Judge: Answer the question, mr. Dimera.

Melinda: Oh, may I remind you you are still under oath.

Ej: I believed my children were in danger.

Melinda: I’ll take that as a yes.

Ej: It was a tense situation to say the least. Samantha had shot me in the head and left me to die.

Melinda: Oh, have the two of you always been in such a violent relationship?

Belle: Objection, your honor.

Judge: Overruled. Answer the question.

Ej: Um… what–what was the question?

Melinda: Have you ever chloroformed your wife in order to take your children by force from her?

Ej: I was trying to protect them. It was an act of love, not revenge.

Melinda: You’ve turned to chloroform once before, haven’t you, hmm? Why don’t you please tell the court about the first time you chloroformed your wife and kidnapped her? Life’s been hard enough.

Jake: Eh.

Gabi: Would you stop acting like a jealous idiot? I’m not gonna sleep with johnny.

Jake: What are you gonna do?

Gabi: It’s called leading him on. I mean, I’ve done it before. I did it with stephen to get control of the company. Worked like a charm.

Jake: Yeah, it worked so well you fell into bed with him and in love.

Gabi: But I am with you now, the love of my life, not some kid. Johnny? Come on. You’re my big, studly, handsome man.

Jake: And don’t you forget it.

Gabi: All right, now that we’re on the same page, I’m gonna go over to the mansion, talk to johnny, feel him up–

Jake: What?

Gabi: Feel him out, feel him out.

Jake: You know what, gabi? This is starting to make me feel anxious.

Gabi: Well, don’T. It’s fine. I’m telling you. I got this.

Johnny: If my dad goes to prison, it’s gonna be a disaster for dimera.

Chad: Vultures like jake and gabi will try to make a power play. You can be on that.

Johnny: Which is why you and I should start working together. What do you say?

Chad: I’m all for alliances, but I don’t want to get burned again.

Johnny: Sounds like you don’t trust me.

Chad: Trust has to be earned, and I barely know you, kid.

Johnny: Look, I know I’m young, but–

Chad: The closest you’ve come to running dimera is sitting on your dad’s lap playing with the keyboard at his computer.

Johnny: I’ll prove myself. You’ll see.

Chad: I’d better.

Johnny: [Chuckles]

[Sighs]

Demon johnny: Eh, I can’t blame you for being cautious, chad. You were just about to make a deal with the devil.

Ej: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Melinda: Allow me to refresh your memory. You once chloroformed a pregnant mrs. Dimera and brought her to a warehouse where your brother andre was waiting to extract stem cells from the umbilical cord of your unborn child. Or has that slipped your memory?

Ej: I respectfully invoke my rights under the fifth amendment.

Melinda: That is the first smart move you’ve made all day, mr. Dimera. [Clicks pen no further questions.

Judge: Would you care to redirect?

Belle: Definitely. No matter what may or may not have happened in the distant past, we are talking about the events of august 11th. On the day in question, did you order that your wife be chloroformed and kidnapped?

Melinda: Objection. Asked and answered.

Judge: Sustained.

Belle: No further questions.

Judge: You may step down, mr. Dimera.

[Soft dramatic music]

Belle: I tried to tell you.

Ej: [Sighs]

Judge: Anything further from the defense?

Belle: No, your honor. The defense rests.

Judge: Then we’ll move on to closing arguments.

Abigail: I just–I can’t believe after all this time, sarah just shows up out of the blue?

Maggie: Yeah, I can’t believe it, either.

Abigail: So is she okay?

Maggie: She–she seems a bit distant, I guess. But otherwise, fine.

Kate: Well, I’m glad that breaking rex’s heart isn’t weighing too heavily on her.

Abigail: So did she say anything about where she’s been all this time?

Maggie: She won’t tell me.

Abigail: What?

Maggie: I couldn’t press the issue because xander showed up and said she wanted to talk to her alone. And I agreed.

Abigail: [Sighs] Okay, well, then maybe you’ll get some answers when you go back to the house.

Maggie: Well, I don’t know if she’ll still be there.

Abigail: Why?

Maggie: She informed me that when she finishes talking to xander, she’s going to check out at the salem inn and take a flight out.

Abigail: [Sighs] Did she say where she’s going?

Maggie: No, she’s just, um… she’s just very distant. [Sighs]

Abigail: Okay, that’s really odd.

Maggie: Yeah, I agree. I was just so relieved to see sarah in the flesh. So then I could stop worrying that anything awful had happened to her. [Sighs] But it’s not like her visit put me completely at ease. She’s just–I don’t know. She’s not herself.

Xander: You don’t even know gwen. How could you know she’s with me?

Gwen as sarah: My mom told me right before you came in. She said you and this gwen person are very happy together and very much in love. Is that not true? Are you… not in love with gwen?

Xander: After what you did to me, I didn’t think I could ever love anyone again. Didn’t want to love anyone. Yeah, then… gwen came along and before I knew it, yeah, I love her.

Gwen as sarah: Great. Then go be with gwen. And leave me the hell alone. My asthma felt anything but normal.

[Soft dramatic music]

Xander: Cake? I ask you to marry me and you want cake?

Sarah: I want you to get me some cake.

Xander: Is this your gentle way of shooting me down?

Sarah: It’s my gentle way of asking you to get me some cake.

Xander: I’m on my knees, unemployed, apparently unengaged. I’m not really in a cake kind of place right now.

Sarah: Would you just open the damn box?

Xander: Oh, this is really weird.

Sarah: [Sighs]

Well? Will you?

Xander: Okay.

Sarah: [Chuckles]

Xander: I’ll have some cake.

Sarah: You jerk!

Xander: Of course I’ll marry you! Don’t you remember I was just on my knees trying to get you to marry me.

Sarah: I know, but I just wanted you to know that it was mutual. That I want this as much as you do.

Xander: Don’t think I’ve ever been this happy.

Sarah: [Chuckles] Me neither.

Kate: So mystery solved. Nothing disastrous happened to sarah, except she seems like she’s turned into sort of a bitch. [Chuckles] You want a drink?

Abigail: Oh, this time of day?

Kate: Oh, come on. It’s 5:00 somewhere in the world, right?

Abigail: Okay. I’ll have a glass of wine.

Kate: Yes. [Chuckles]

[Sighs] And at the same time, she puts on a mask so she looks like me and breaks up with jake, who’s a complete idiot. I don’t know why he fell for that, ’cause we were perfectly happy. We were supposed to be going on a vacation.

Xander: Rex’s mum, kate? She figured out that kristen was pretending to be susan, so kristen knocked her out and stuck her in that secret room in the tunnels. Kristen has all these masks that she can use to make her look like whoever she wants to be.

Maggie: I was just so relieved to see sarah in the flesh. So then I could stop worrying that anything awful had happened to her. But it’s not like her visit put me completely at ease. She’s just–I don’t know. She’s not herself.

Abigail: Oh, my god.

Kate: So red or white? Hey, where you going?

Gabi: Hello? Anybody home?

Johnny: What a surprise. You look beautiful.

Gabi: Thank you. And, uh, you look like you’ve been fencing.

Johnny: I was working with my instructor.

Gabi: Mm. Outside?

Johnny: That’s an intense workout.

Gabi: Guess so.

[Both chuckle] You’re sweating and it’s, like, 30 degrees outside.

Johnny: Well, hot as hell for me. So gabi, what brings you by?

Gabi: I thought you’d never ask.

Melinda: So your fate is in the judge’s hands now. Thank you for making my job so easy.

Ej: Go to hell.

[Ej sighs] Well, that was a disaster.

Belle: One of your own making. Arrogant jerk.

Ej: I thought if I was a surprise witness, trask wouldn’t have the time to dig up the dirt on me.

Belle: Oh, my god, ej. She has been after you for years. She prosecuted sami. She probably knows about every jaywalking ticket you’ve ever gotten.

Ej: Okay, made your point.

[Both sigh] Okay, what are my chances?

Belle: [Scoffs] Well, I tried to do as much damage control as I could in my closing trying to prove that this case was different than every other time you’ve chloroformed my sister, but–

Ej: Thank you for trying. I’m aware that I behaved idiotically and made your job more difficult.

Belle: Well, you still have one thing going for you. There really is no direct evidence of your guilt.

Ej: It can’t be. I’m innocent.

Melinda: Well, we’re about to find out if that’s true.

Belle: What does that mean?

Melinda: The judge is gonna rule from the bench.

Belle: [Scoffs] I didn’t expect to get that decision for weeks.

Melinda: Well, you thought wrong. Apparently, he’s already reached a verdict. It’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Ej: What do you think this means?

Belle: Well, I’m sure you know a fast verdict usually favors the defendant.

Ej: What the hell are you doing here?

Chad: Well, I heard there was a verdict. Decided I wanted to witness your downfall in person.

Ej: You changed your testimony and I have no idea why.

Chad: You know what you did.

Ej: I assure you, I have no idea–

Judge: I am ready to deliver my verdict. I’m sure you’re all surprised at how quickly I came to this decision, but after a review of the testimony I heard, it was clear. In the matter of people V. Elvis dimera, I find the defendant guilty as charged.

Melinda: Your honor, the people request remand.

Judge: Ms. Brady?

Belle: Your honor, the defendant is already out on bail. The defense requests that he get to remain in his home until sentencing.

Melinda: Your honor, the people object. The defendant has power and wealth at his command. He’s a huge flight risk.

Judge: I agree. Mr. Dimera, you are immediately remanded to salem pd holding where you will await transfer to statesville.

[Gavel impacts]

Gabi: I haven’t been able to stop thinking about our conversation yesterday.

Johnny: The one where you said we have interests in common, yeah?

Gabi: Yeah. I wanted to talk to you about what our partnership might look like.

Johnny: You know, I’ve actually been giving that a lot of thought.

Gabi: Hmm.

Johnny: And I was thinking that it might look something like this.

Maggie: Oh, so how did it go with sarah?

Xander: She made it quite clear that she still hates me.

Maggie: [Sighs] I’m sorry. Do you at least understand what caused her change of heart?

Xander: No. She said the same thing she said a year ago. I just don’t understand her, maggie. I was so sure that there was more to the story.

Abigail: Sarah? Thank god I caught you. Um, we need to talk.

Ava as sarah: Abigail, I’m so sorry, but if I don’t leave right now, I’m gonna miss my flight.

Abigail: Well, just answer one question.

Ava as sarah: What is it?

Abigail: You’re not really sarah, are you?

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Nicole: [Grunts] Oh, my gosh, what is this made of, oak? Damn it!

Rafe: Need a hand? Mind if I ask what you’re doing?

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: Must have a roster or something or a softball team photo.

[Dramatic music]

Mother superior: Sister? May I ask just what you’re doing?

[Phone rings]

Steve: Yeah, brady? Listen, kayla’s on the inside. I really hope she’s okay in there. Right, I’ll keep you posted.

Kristen: Kayla will be just fine, father nichols.

Steve: Kristen?

Kristen: See, you’re the one who needs to pray for absolution.

Steve: Whoa, hold on.

Kristen: It is time you were given your last rites, patch. Are you having a moment of déj vu?

Steve: Is that what this is?

Kristen: Well, you caught me off guard, uh, at marlena’s all those months ago, so I’m just returning the favor.

[Tense music]

Abigail: We just have a few questions about a flight that you took last march. Um, do you happen to remember flying this woman out of salem?

Xander: Her name is sarah horton.

Ned: Pretty girl. Definitely not a face you’d ever forget.

Gwen: Ava, where the hell are you? I need your help. It turns out that abigail is not going to rest until she finds sarah, and when she does, it means it’s only a matter of time until I lose xander. Please, please, phone me back. Phone me back.

[Knocking on door] Coming.

[Gasps] Sarah?

Sarah: In the flesh.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Steve: You’re right. It has been a while. So, how have you been?

Kristen: Oh… well, I’ve been a little rankled, truth be told. So, I think it would be a very good idea if you try hard not to irritate me anymore than you already have.

Steve: Is it okay if I sit down?

Kristen: No. Instead of worrying about sister mary elizabeth’s safety, you should really be careful yourself.

Steve: I can see that now.

Kristen: Wow. [Laughs] Xander really wasted his money.

Steve: Xander?

Kristen: Mm-hmm.

Steve: What’s he got to do with this?

Kristen: He hired you to find me…

Steve: [Scoffs]

Kristen: And sadly, the only thing that anyone’s gonna find is a dead one-eyed priest.

Steve: No, no, no, no. Hang on, hang on. Xander did not hire me. So, you see, this is all one big misunderstanding.

Kristen: Huh.

Xander: So, you’re saying you do remember her?

Ned: No, I said she’s pretty. Look, I–I’ve flown so many people over the years. Just after a while, they turn into blurs.

Abigail: Okay, ned, well, allow me to de-blur this particular flight for you. It took place last spring, right before you abruptly quit your very lucrative job at dimera without even bothering to pick up your last check.

Ned: How did you–

Xander: How does she know that? That’s a good question. Abigail, you do seem to know rather a lot of information about this guy.

Abigail: Well, I do happen to be an investigative reporter, and coincidentally–well, coincidentally, my husband happens to be the ceo of dimera. So, I don’t have a lot of information, sort of just scratching the surface, but even though I haven’t begun to dig deeply, I do know I can find out everything there is to know about this particular flight, including who financed it and who profited.

Xander: Very impressive. So, um, sir, perhaps you’d like to take another look at this photo, and just concentrate a little bit harder this time?

Ned: Can I get a drink?

Xander: You’re not flying in the next eight hours, are you?

Ned: No.

Xander: Name your poison.

Ned: Beer me.

Xander: Waitress, can I get a beer for my mate? Cheers.

Abigail: I’m gonna ask you again, do you recognize that woman?

Ned: Now that I–I think of it, she does look a little familiar.

Gwen: I don’t understand, how–how are you here?

Sarah: Oh, well, I called the front desk and asked for xander cook’s room number. They were really quite accommodating.

Gwen: I–I didn’t–I didn’t mean that.

Sarah: Oh, you meant, how did I get off the desert island that kristen dimera stashed me on when I threatened to tell the cops that she was masquerading as susan banks? Which you already knew, because that’s what kristen was using to blackmail you into helping her escape.

Gwen: Sarah, I–I…

Sarah: I didn’T.

Gwen: What?

Sarah: Sarah horton’s still very much on that island.

Gwen: I–I–I don’t understand.

Sarah: [Chuckles] Sorry, I forgot.

Gwen: What on earth are you doing?

Ava: Relax. Gwen, it’s just me. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Mother superior: If you’re looking for something, all you had to do was ask.

Kayla: Well, I didn’t wanna bother you. I–I was looking for a bible. I’ve misplaced mine.

Mother superior: Well, isn’t that, uh, bible right there in front of you?

Kayla: Oh! So it is.

[Chuckles] My husband always tells me i need to get glasses, I’m so nearsighted.

Mother superior: Your husband?

Kristen: Don’t be cute, and don’t lie to me.

Steve: Well, guess the cute thing is out of my control, but I’m not lying. I’m not working for xander. He did try to hire me, but not to find you. He wanted me to track down sarah horton.

Kristen: The runaway bride?

Steve: Yeah. Unless you think that my finding her would lead to you.

[Tense music]

Nicole: What is it look like I’m doing? I’m trying to get this conference table out of here. I don’t even think you and i could get it out of here. You know what, I don’t even think the buccaneers offensive line could get it out of here.

[Grunts, sighs] And as you could imagine, it reminds me of something that i don’t–I don’t wanna remember. Something that should have never happened.

Rafe: I get it.

Nicole: Speaking of things that shouldn’t happen, what are you doing here?

Ava: You got any, uh, oh, lotion? This thing kinda chafed my neck.

Gwen: What in the actual hell? Ava, what is going on here?

Ava: [Chuckles] It was pretty mean, I know, I’m sorry. I just–I couldn’t resist. You should’ve seen your face.

[Mimics explosion]

Gwen: What is that thing?

Ava: Isn’t it obvious? It’s a sarah mask. Yeah, kristen sent it to me this morning.

Gwen: Why on earth would she send you that thing?

Ava: Well, she called me the other day, and apparently steve is looking for her, and she wanted to know if I sicced him on her.

Gwen: Steve’s found her?

Ava: No, no, no, no, and he won’t, not if kristen has anything to say about it.

Gwen: Okay, I still–I still don’t understand, why would kristen send you that mask?

Ava: Well, I–I told her that I had nothing to do with steve looking for her and that you and I do not want her found anymore than she wants to be found.

Gwen: [Sighs] Yeah, well, i would say that that’s obvious.

Ava: And I did end up admitting that xander had gone to steve.

Gwen: Yeah, but steve turned xander down. I told you that.

Ava: Maybe he changed his mind. Who knows. Anyway, I also told kristen that you were freaking out, because xander’s looking for sarah, and since we helped her break out of jail, she decided to return the favor and help us out.

Gwen: Not to mention the fact that she doesn’t want sarah found.

Ava: Yeah, well–[Chuckles]– That’s our kristen, isn’t it? Anyway, this showed up at my door. I think it’s the answer to your prayers.

[Ominous music]

Xander: Better?

Ned: [Exhales] Hits the spot.

Xander: You say you recognize this woman? That’s ’cause she’s the person that you flew out of town on the dimera jet.

Ned: I suppose it’s possible.

Abigail: No one has heard from this woman in nearly a year, so we’re going to need a little more than it’s possible. Surely you have some recollection of who was on that flight.

Xander: Hey, she’s in trouble, big trouble, and we– we have to help her. Did you fly this woman or not?

Ned: Yeah. I did.

[Dramatic music]

My asthma felt anything but normal.

Rafe: Listen, I don’t mean to bother you, okay? It’s just that something has come up at work.

Nicole: Oh, so, you wanna talk to me about police business? Shouldn’t you be talking to, I don’t know, this is just off the top of my head, but another cop?

Rafe: Uh, no, because it actually involves you.

Nicole: Me? What? How? Why?

Rafe: The other day, trask came to me with two different files, okay? Two different files that had the exact same complaint that I had planted evidence to make an arrest, and I think that there is more than a good chance that someone put them up to it.

Nicole: Damn it, rafe, i would never do that to you.

Rafe: No, I didn’t say you. I don’t think that it was you.

Nicole: Okay, but you said it had something to do with me.

Rafe: Yes, I did, because i think it was ava… because of us.

[Solemn music]

Ava: It’s pretty good, right?

Gwen: It’s a bit creepy. Uh…how is this supposed to be the answer to my prayers?

Ava: Well, kristen put a note in with the mask. And first, I need you to know that there were some pretty intense threats about what would happen to us if, uh, she was found.

Gwen: Why? We–we–we–we don’t want anybody to find sarah.

Ava: Yeah, that’s just kristen being kristen. You know, a letters not a letter without some threats. Anyway, she sent it so you could use it to get xander to stop looking for sarah.

Gwen: Me?

Ava: Yeah. Who else? You put the mask on, you go to xander, you tell him that you, sarah, don’t want anything to do with him anymore, and he needs to stop looking for you, and then bing, bang, boom, problem solved. He never wants to lay eyes on sarah again.

Abigail: So, sarah hired you to fly her on a dimera jet?

Ned: She approached me at the hangar, said she heard some of us pilots took on freelance gigs from time to time. She needed somebody to fly her out of salem.

Abigail: On a dimera jet?

Ned: Uh, I’m not the only one who does it, mrs. Dimera.

Abigail: I’m here for “the spectator,” not dimera enterprises. And so, you agreed?

Ned: I said I would do it for the right price. She definitely had the money. I can see how much she must have spent on her clothes.

Abigail: Are you an expert in couture?

Ned: Uh, no, luggage. I saw the size of the suitcase she had. I have never seen such a tiny woman with such a big suitcase.

Xander: Forget the luggage. Where’d you take her?

Ned: Can’t tell you that.

Xander: Why not?

Ned: It’s part of the deal. Look, I didn’t have to tell you that I flew her in the first place. I did it ’cause you said that she might be in danger.

Xander: She is, and if you don’t tell us where she is, we can’t help her.

Ned: Sorry I can’t be more forthcoming. But I get paid to be discreet. But I could also get paid to be indiscreet. So, if you wanna know where i took her, have to cough up some cash. And I don’t take checks.

[Soft instrumental music]

Kristen: If you were looking for sarah, there’s no way that would lead you to me.

Steve: Although, you know how they say that all roads lead to rome? In the past, a whole lot of mysterious disappearances have led to you.

Kristen: Oh, please. Use your head. Sarah went through hell, and she still gave me my baby back. Heck, we’re almost like sisters. So, why would I wanna disappear sarah horton?

Steve: God only knows why you do anything.

Kristen: Wow. May I remind you I have a gun?

Steve: Okay, that hasn’t slipped my mind, okay, but now that we have cleared up that I’m not working for xander, he’s not looking for you, why don’t you put the damn thing down?

Kristen: Because I still want answers, and if you are not working on xander’s behalf, then why are you here, hm? There’s not exactly a roman holiday for you and the misses to dress as clergy and her cloistered and you sleeping single in a double bed. No, I think–I think that you came here to flush me out of the convent, my spiritual home.

Steve: Your spiritual home when you’re facing prison time.

Kristen: Wow. Again, the gun, hm?

[Tense music]

Who paid you to come after me?

Steve: [Sighs]

Kristen: I mean it.

Steve: Brady.

Kristen: Why in the name of god would brady do that?

Steve: Because he wants to know if you’re the one who framed him for philip’s disappearance.

Kayla: Uh, did I say husband? I did, didn’t I? Did I say husband?

Mother superior: Yes, you did. I know some would say we’re a liberal order, but we still draw the line at husbands.

Kayla: I can explain.

Mother superior: I’m all ears.

Kayla: Um, you see, I–I come from a–a very strong irish-american family, and we take the teachings of the church quite literally. So, as I am a bride of christ, that would make him my husband, wouldn’t it?

Mother superior: A husband who nags you about glasses?

Kayla: Well, he talks to me about all my problems. He’s sort of like–like–like joan of arc.

Mother superior: And look how she ended up.

Kayla: A saint. She ended up a saint.

Mother superior: Uh, what we all aspire to. So, take the bible.

Kayla: Thank you, reverend mother.

Mother superior: And one last question, how are you going to read it given that you’re so nearsighted that you didn’t see it right there in front of you?

Kayla: Uh, well, I don’t–i don’t need to read it. I–I find comfort in its physical presence.

Mother superior: If it means that much to you, you–you must have–have all the important passages memorized.

Kayla: A lot of them, yeah.

Mother superior: Then how about you recite one for me?

Kayla: Um, I would be happy to, but I’m not sure I have them verbatim, and you shouldn’t improvise the word of god, should you?

Mother superior: Well, it’s all in translation, unless you memorized it in the original hebrew or aramaic.

Kayla: No, I never–never got the time for that.

[Chuckles]

Mother superior: So, just give it your best shot. [Laughs] I’m sure he’ll forgive you if you stumble over a word or two. He did say, “judge not lest he be judged.” Matthew 7, one through three.

Kayla: Um, well, uh, the christmas story’s always been one of my favorites. And, um, it came to pass that–

Mother superior: Lovely of course, but not, I feel, relevant to your situation. How about deuteronomy 31, 6? How does that go again?

Kayla: [Chuckles]

Kristen: You’re telling me that someone made it look like brady killed philip?

Steve: And they think that someone is you.

Kristen: Why would I do something like that to brady? He’s rachel’s father.

Steve: Yes, he’s also the man you loved who had the temerity to choose chloe over you.

Kristen: Uh, so what, to that end, I–I knocked him out and covered him in blood and then i left a weapon at the crime scene?

Steve: Uh, you have to admit, your plans, uh, tend to be a little serpentine.

Kristen: Right, but they’re always in my best interest. There’s no way I would ever send brady to prison for murder. I love him.

Steve: So, you’re telling me you don’t wanna get back at him and chloe for whatever it is you think they’re doing?

Kristen: I’ll admit it bothered me. Once again, that cow had her talons in him.

Steve: Mixed metaphors.

Kristen: Mm. And I wouldn’t have thought twice about framing chloe. But if you think I’d ever send brady to prison, then you don’t know me at all.

Steve: So, you didn’t kill philip?

Kristen: No, I did not kill philip.

Steve: All right then. No harm, no foul. I’ll report back to brady that this was a dead end and that we’re even. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Kristen: It’s a little late for that, don’t you think?

[Tense music]

Nicole: Don’t you think you’re being a little paranoid here thinking that ava is setting you up? We both know how much she loves you.

Rafe: She loved steve too. Look how that turned out.

Nicole: Is there something you’re not telling me?

Rafe: No, no, no, I have– there’s nothing concrete. It’s just I–I get this weird feeling that something is off.

Nicole: Well, I’d say framing you as a dirty cop is a little more than just off.

Rafe: Okay, nicole, think about–I mean, think about it, ava, she’s–she’s got the underworld connections to make it all happen, and I’ve–I’ve had this feeling before. I had this exact same feeling when I thought that she had decapitated duke.

Rafe: Wait, you think ava did that? No, come on, that–that doesn’t make any sense.

Rafe: Unless…

Nicole: Unless what?

Rafe: Unless she knows what we did on that table.

[Dramatic music]

Ava: So? You’re just gonna stare at it or what?

Gwen: I–I’m just–I’m a bit stunned by the likeness.

Ava: Yeah. It’s impressive as hell, i agree. The ghost of xander’s girlfriend past.

[Chuckles] And the idea that one of those could be made into any one of our faces. Oh, god, I would love, love to get my hands on a nicole mask and then just tell rafe that he is a two-timing jerk and, you know, he can go straight to hell.

Gwen: Okay, can we just stay on topic here? ‘Cause, I mean, what–what– what–what would you have me do with this thing?

Ava: I thought it was obvious. I’d have you wear it.

Gwen: [Sighs] And, I mean, you just wear it and–and I just, what, sort of breathe normally?

Ava: Oh, yeah, yeah. There were no breathing issues. There were no issues at all. Just–just the fun of making mischief.

Gwen: Making mischief?

Ava: Mm.

Gwen: Well, I’d say that that’s a slight understatement with what we are considering doing, don’t you?

Ava: Okay, gwen, do you want xander to leave you? Do you relish the thought of him telling you that, “hey, you know what, I’ve enjoyed your company, and, uh, thank you for the memories,” but you know his true love, the one that, uh–who’s a knockout, has a great career, that perfect bod, she’s back, so, buh-bye and have a nice life. I did not think so. But if, you know–if you’re feeling like you got stage freight and you can’t pull it off, well, then–then don’t worry about it.

Gwen: I didn’t say that.

Ava: Well, you seem awfully skeptical.

Gwen: I’m just–I’m lacking a bit of confidence. You–you really think that I can fool xander?

Ava: Ah, sweetie… there’s only one way to find out. And that is not by sitting around shooting the breeze. Come on, put the damn thing on already? What are you waiting for?

Gwen: [Sighs]

Xander: So, what are you waiting for? Pay the man.

Abigail: Me? Why me?

Xander: You have money. I don’T.

Abigail: [Sighs] Xander, I can’t do it.

Xander: Why? Did chad put you on an allowance or something?

Abigail: No, I’m a journalist. I represent “the spectator.” I can’t pay a source for information. It’s totally unethical.

Xander: Then don’t run the story. I mean, what do you care more about, selling papers or finding your cousin? My asthma felt anything but normal.

Steve: I don’t think it’s too late at all. I’ll just make it clear to brady that you had nothing to do with this.

Kristen: I’m still a wanted woman who broke out of prison. So what, you’re just going to go waltzing back into salem knowing my location? I mean, really? You’re even dumber than i thought you were.

Kayla: Deuteronomy 31-6. Of course. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them. For the lord your god goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Mother superior: You do know your bible.

Kayla: I told you it brings me great comfort.

Mother superior: I’ve always found it to do so. Actually, I–I just came in to get my rosary.

Kayla: Thanks, mom. All the ccd classes really paid off.

Mother superior: I usually keep this drawer locked. Um, thank you for calling my lapse to my attention.

[Tense music]

Nicole: [Groans] You–you think ava knows we slept together.

Rafe: It’s crossed my mind.

Nicole: [Chuckles] Well, wait a minute, this is– this is ava we’re talking about.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: If she found out, she would’ve been in your face. She doesn’t exactly sit on her feelings.

Rafe: No, you’re right. You’re right, and–and when i told her about the perps, she was completely shocked, and she–she was totally–totally behind me.

Nicole: Okay, that’s a good sign.

Rafe: Yeah. Has she been acting strangely, though? She keeps telling me to invite you over for dinner. I–like, has she done anything weird or–or out of the ordinary?

Nicole: No–

Rafe: No?

Nicole: Oh, then now–now that you mention it…

Rafe: What?

Ava: Come on, gwen. Let’s have a look.

[Dynamic music]

Gwen: So? What do you think? Hey, I thought you said I’d sound just like sarah.

Ava: Don’t get your panties in a bunch. Here. Try this.

Sarah: Do you really think that–oh, my god, it works.

Ava: [Chuckles]

Sarah: I mean, this is what sarah sounds like…

Ava: Mm-hmm…

Sarah: Right?

Ava: Exactly. Exactly. So, now you look perfect. You sound perfect. Oh, xander’s gonna be completely taken in.

Sarah: I don’t know, I–I’m not so sure.

Ava: Well, I fooled you, didn’t I?

Sarah: Yeah, but I don’t know sarah. Xander knows everything about her.

Ava: So did rex, and kristen fooled them both.

Sarah: Yeah, but kristen knows sarah. I’m flying blind here. I don’t think I can fool anyone, let alone xander.

Ava: [Mumbles] Maybe you need to take a test run.

Abigail: This is not about selling papers. I–whether I run this story or not, I can’t give a source money.

Xander: Are you serious? You’re gonna let our only lead on sarah slip through your fingers, because what, it’s unethical?

Abigail: Okay, first of all, I’m not really sure how reliable this lead is…

Ned: Hey.

Abigail: Um, and second of all, I–it’s not about ethics. If anybody found out that I paid for information, whether I run the story or not, it could totally compromise “the spectator.” My folks left me in charge of the paper, and last thing i wanna do is run it into the ground just a few weeks after they’ve left town.

Xander: We both know I don’t have the money.

Ned: Okay, well, thanks for the beer.

Xander: Oh, no, no, yeah, you, uh–I’ll get it. I’ll, uh–I’ll get the money. You just keep him here.

Abigail: Where are you going?

Xander: To the first national bank of kiriakis.

[Solemn music]

It’s my 4:05, the-show-must-go-on,

Maggie: Mmm. Henderson, I love this tea! What is it?

Sarah: I don’t know. I’m not henderson.

Maggie: Oh, my god. Sarah?

[Gasps]

Sarah: [Chuckles]

Maggie: I can’t believe– I can’t believe it’s you.

Sarah: Me either.

[Tense music]

Steve: If you think that I’ll tell everyone where I found you, then there’s an easy fix.

Kristen: So, finally we both can agree.

Steve: Just move on. Take off. Find a convent in, uh, outer mongolia or somewhere.

Kristen: [Laughs] Mongolia, right. You–you think I should move?

Steve: Kristen, you’ve got safehouses all over the place where you can hide out. And I swear I won’t follow you. I got some zip ties here in this drawer.

Kristen: Hm.

Steve: Okay?

Kristen: Ooh. [Gasps] Are we looking for this? Huh? Yeah, see, I was here before, and that’s the first place i looked. Wow, for a P.I., You are very predictable.

[Tongue clicks] So, now I think it’s time for my easy fix.

Rafe: Nicole… ni–nicole, what is it? Hey, did ava say something to you?

Nicole: No, no. But it’s just like you were saying, I–I just got this weird feeling.

Rafe: When?

Nicole: The other day at the square, I–I saw you and ava together. You were hugging.

Rafe: Wait, you were– I didn’t see you.

Nicole: I know. But I think ava saw me. And she smiled at me, but it wasn’t a friendly smile. It was more knowing, like she was in on a secret. And afterward, I just felt very unsettled.

[Knocking on door]

Ava: Hey, nicole, you busy? I was just thinking that–oh… rafe, what a surprise.

Rafe: Yeah, I was just talking about you.

Ava: Yeah, you know, this is great, because now I don’t have to track you down too.

[Dramatic music]

Maggie: Oh, honey. Do you know what a relief it is to see you?

Sarah: I’m sorry I worried you.

Maggie: Why the radio silence? I mean, all this time we thought you were with rex, but when he showed up and he said you hadn’t left town with him, oh, honey, I mean, that was weeks and weeks ago. Ever since, I’ve been–I’ve been calling. Do you know that your phone is disconnected?

Sarah: I–I know, and I can explain.

Maggie: Okay… I’m listening.

Rafe: Track us down? What is that supposed to mean?

Ava: Well, it means that what I have to say concerns the three of us, and the two of you are so high-powered and important, you don’t answer your phones and you don’t return calls. So, if I want to speak to either one of you, I have to track you down and talk to you face to face. And don’t argue with me about that, because I was just here the other day trying to invite you over for dinner, and I knew then if it was gonna happen at all, I’d practically have to tie you down just to get you to agree to a date.

Nicole: It’s just that I–

Ava: No, no, no, no, no, I know, I know, I know. It’s okay. You’re so busy. I get that from him too, all the time. So, no more arguments, okay? The three of us are having dinner together at casa hernandez tonight.

Nicole: Oh, I–I don’t know, ’cause I–

Ava: No, no! [Rolls tongue] No, no, no, no. I am not listening to anymore excuses from either one of you. Make it happen, or you’ll incur the wrath of ava vitali. Seriously? The two of you have been moping around here like a couple of sad sacks. It’s really time the two of you just had some fun.

Nicole: [Chuckles]

Ava: Right?

Nicole: Yeah. Okay.

Rafe: Yeah.

Mother superior: Here you are, my dear.

Kayla: Thank you, mother.

Mother superior: Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go talk to sister marguerite about choir practice. But I’ll see you at dinner.

Kayla: Yes.

Mother superior: Good. You can lead the evening prayers.

[Soft music]

Kayla: “Steve, just had a close call. Still looking for kristen.”

[Phone beeping] Okay, good.

Kristen: “Keep me posted, sweetness.”

[Gags]

[Tense music]

Abigail: You know, you could make this a lot easier if you’d just tell us where you took sarah.

Ned: Easier for you. Uh, I’ll be back in an hour.

Abigail: Where are you going?

Ned: Stretch my legs. Maybe look for a new watch to buy with all that money I’m gonna earn.

Abigail: [Sighs]

Sarah: Mom?

Maggie: Hm?

Sarah: I’m sorry that i wasn’t completely honest with you. I would have told you everything if it hadn’t been for xander.

Maggie: So, you pretended to leave town with rex because of xander?

Sarah: He didn’t leave me a choice. I tried to break off the engagement, but he didn’t believe me.

Maggie: As I see it, you didn’t–you didn’t call off the engagement. You called off the wedding, at almost the last possible moment.

Sarah: Just…I wanted xander out of my life, and I had to make sure that he wouldn’t try to follow me.

Maggie: [Sighs] You were that desperate to get away from him? Why?

Sarah: You know, I don’t– I don’t wanna get into it right now, but let’s just say if i never see xander again, it will be too soon.

Xander: Maggie, I have a favor to ask.

Xander: Sarah?

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Xander: That was–

Gwen: Oh, shh. No, no, no. Don’t talk. Don’t talk.

Xander: All right. Now?

Gwen: No. Not yet.

[Sighs] Okay, now.

Xander: Well, I was just gonna ask, are you finally convinced that I’m over sarah and totally committed to you?

Gwen: Oh, I don’t know. I might need a bit more convincing.

Xander: More? Really?

Gwen: Yeah, unless you don’t have it in you.

Xander: I’ll do whatever it takes. How about shower first?

Gwen: Yeah, go get it started. Nice and hot for me.

[Knock at door] Oh.

[Water running]

[Knock at door] Yes. Okay, fine, I’m coming. I’m coming.

[Sighs]

[Knock at door]

Kristen: Hello, brady. Did you miss me?

Steve: Oh, yeah. We got ourselves a bird’s-eye view of the convent from here. If kristen dimera is masquerading as one of the sisters, we’ll be able to spot her right away. Wat do you think, sweetness?

Kayla: Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. I’ve been having impure thoughts.

Nicole: Get it together, nicole. Get it together. When are you gonna forget about that night?

Rafe: I know I won’T.

[Sexy music]

Ava: Rafe. Rafe?

Duke: Rafe isn’t here. Looks like it’s just you and me, pilgrim.

Ava: Duke.

Duke: You murdered me, ava. Cut off my head with this pair of scissors. I’m here to do the same thing to you.

Ava: No.

[Screams]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kayla: Steve?

Steve: Over here. How was your nap, sweetness?

Kayla: A little intense. I think that cacio de pepe I had for lunch gave me spicy dreams.

Nicole: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We can’T.

Rafe: Sure we can.

Nicole: What about ava?

Rafe: I can’t stop thinking about you, and you can’t stop thinking about me. Why fight it?

Nicole: Let’s not.

Ava: You stay away from me. I’m warning you.

Duke: Nowhere to run, ava. Wonder how you’ll look stuffed.

Ava: Keep your filthy paws off me, you overstuffed beanie baby.

Duke: What’re you gonna do with that?

Ava: I will cut off something much worse than your head.

Duke: I’d like to see you try. Gotcha.

Ava: No.

[Screams]

Duke: Ahh! You’re gonna pay for that, goldilocks.

Rafe: Ava, are you okay?

Brady: Kristen, what are you doing here?

Kristen: I’m here to do to you what I did to philip.

Brady: So it was you. Did you hurt him? Did you kill him? What’d you do?

Kristen: [Laughs] What do you think, brady?

Brady: I think we need to talk about this.

Kristen: Ooh. Guess what? No more talking. Hmm? Mm-mm. You see, you cut out my heart, brady. And now I’m gonna cut out yours.

Gwen: Sarah?

Sarah: Hello, gwen.

Gwen: What are you doing here?

Sarah: [Laughs] You know what I’m doing here, bitch. I came to take back my man.

Xander: Sarah? You’re here.

Gwen: Xander. Xander, no. You said that you were totally committed to me.

[Gasps]

Xander: Gwen? What’s wrong? My asthma felt anything but normal.

Xander: Gwen, are you all right? What’s going on?

Gwen: Yeah, I’m fine. I’m fine. I just…had another nasty nightmare is all.

Xander: Oh. Called out my name. I hope I wasn’t the source of the nastiness. Do I need to apologize?

Gwen: No. I called out your name because, well, you’re the only person in this whole cruel, bitter world who knows how to make me feel better.

Xander: Oh, so I was the hero of the piece, eh?

Gwen: You’re always my hero.

Xander: Well, the way you bolted upright, it must have been a really scary dream.

Gwen: It was.

Xander: You’re the toughest person I know. I can’t imagine what would scare you. What was it about?

Gwen: I don’t really remember all the details. Honestly, I don’t really feel like revisiting it anyway, so…

Xander: Fair enough. Probably better to stick with reality. So what can I do to help make the dream go away?

Gwen: Well, for starters, you can chuck that towel away and make love to me.

Xander: Yes, ma’am.

[Knock at door]

Gwen: Oh, don’t– don’t answer it.

Xander: Aren’t you curious about who it could be?

Gwen: No. Doesn’t matter. Everything that we need is right here, isn’t it?

[Knock at door]

Xander: I don’t think whoever it is is gonna go away.

Gwen: Okay, fine. I’ll answer it. I’ll answer it.

Brady: Nicole? Nic. Nic. There you are. Hi.

Nicole: Brady. How long have you been standing there?

Brady: Said your name about three times.

Nicole: Really?

Brady: Yeah.

Nicole: I guess I didn’t hear you.

Brady: Well, you must have been laser focused on those marketing reports.

Nicole: No, actually, I was thinking about something else.

Brady: Must have been important.

Nicole: Not really. Anyway, it doesn’t matter.

Brady: Doesn’t matter? You seem a little flushed. Let me take a stab at this. Were you by chance thinking about the time that you and rafe had sex on that conference table?

Ava: Sorry. I was–bad dream.

Rafe: Oh, must’ve been a rough one.

Ava: Why do you say that?

Rafe: Well, for starters, when I came in, you were growling.

Ava: Growling?

Rafe. Yeah. Yeah, like a lion. And you’re still clutching a nail file.

Ava: Oh. I…

[Chuckles] I don’t remember. Oh. Oh, I didn’t hear you leave this morning.

Rafe: Well, you were sound asleep, so I decided to make a sweet bits run.

Ava: [Sighs] Cappuccino?

Rafe: Mm-hmm. And your favorite. Hmm? Bear claw.

Ava: I think I’ll just stick with the coffee for now.

Rafe: Okay. Okay.

Ava: So why were you up so early this morning?

Rafe: Couldn’t sleep.

Ava: Guilty conscience?

Rafe: What?

Ava: I’m kidding. Come on, what could a good catholic boy like you possibly have to feel guilty about?

Kayla: Um, is there anything to report on kristen?

Steve: Well, as a matter of fact, while you were sleeping off our sinfully delicious lunch, the mother superior called.

Kayla: Oh. With good news?

Steve: Yeah. Turns out our prayers have been answered. There’s room at the convent for sister mary elizabeth.

Kayla: That’s great.

Steve: So why don’t you get out of those clothes and into your habit?

Kayla: Yeah. Um…

Steve: Something wrong, baby?

Kayla: I think I just– I just need a moment or two.

[Knock at door]

Kristen: You wanted to see me, mother superior?

Mother superior: Yes, my child. I wanted to share some news with you.

Kristen: Oh. Good news, I hope?

Mother superior: Definitely. You see, just as we did for you, we’ve decided to provide sanctuary for sister mary elizabeth.

Kristen: Oh, hallelujah and praise the lord.

Mother superior: Well, you’re pleased.

Kristen: I’m overjoyed. It is blessed news, mother superior.

Mother superior: I’m glad you agree. I’d like you to help me begin to prepare for her arrival.

Kristen: It’d be my pleasure.

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Nicole: This conference table– I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Brady: Nicole, come on. I’m not being judgmental. Look, I’m just asking as a good friend.

Nicole: Well, it seems one of my other good friends has loose lips.

Brady: Don’t be mad at chloe, okay? She didn’t mean to let it slip out.

Nicole: Yeah, well, she did after I swore her to secrecy.

Brady: Well, she put up a good fight, but I kinda pried it out of her. I’m sorry, okay?

Nicole: It’s fine. It’s fine. It’s really marlena’s fault anyway.

Brady: Marlena’s?

Nicole: Well, the demon was inside of her, technically. When your stepmom was possessed by the devil, she brought deimos back from the dead to terrorize me.

Brady: That was not where I thought this story was going.

Nicole: You think I’m crazy.

Brady: No. Come on, marlena was possessed by the devil twice. At this point, there’s pretty much nothing that i won’t believe. You must have been terrified by that.

Nicole: Well, I-I thought I was losing my mind. So I called rafe, and he came over and he made me feel safe.

Brady: He comforted you.

Nicole: Well, it started out that way. And the next thing I knew, we were on the conference table tearing off each other’s clothes, and… well, you know the rest.

Rafe: You know, you’re not the only one who’s accused me of having something weighing on my conscience.

Ava: Really?

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Ava: Who else?

Rafe: Well, the da and internal affairs have launched an investigation into my policing practices.

Ava: Okay, that’s crazy. What could they possibly suspect you of?

Rafe: Well, one perp has accused me of planting evidence.

Ava: Well, they’re obviously lying, right?

Rafe: Of course. Yeah. But there’s a second accusation. That perp is claiming that I framed him.

Ava: Okay. Why would all this be coming up right now at the same time? You think it’s a coincidence?

Rafe: Unlikely. No. So either these guys got together and decided that they wanna make me look like a bad cop, or…

Ava: Someone put them up to it.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Yeah.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: But who would hate you so much that they would go through all the trouble to ruin your life?

Gwen: What do you want?

Abigail: It’s nice to see you too, gwen.

Gwen: What do you want?

Abigail: I’m here to speak with xander.

Gwen: Well, he’s a bit busy at the moment, so if you’d like to come back tomorrow–

Xander: Did you find something?

Abigail: I did. I tracked down our missing person. My plaque psoriasis…

Gwen: You found sarah?

Abigail: No. No. Not yet. But I did find ned grainger.

Gwen: Who is ned grainger?

Xander: He’s the pilot that flew a private jet out of salem the day that sarah disappeared.

Gwen: Xander, sarah didn’t disappear. She left.

Abigail: What’s the difference?

Gwen: The difference is that that sounds like something very nefarious happened to her. So she wanted to be alone. I mean, what sort of crime is being committed?

Abigail: Well, we’ll see what ned says. I’m meeting him at the pub in 30 minutes. So I’m gonna show him sarah’s picture and–

Gwen: Don’t you think that’s a waste of time, darling? I mean, what’s this ned person going to say anyway?

Xander: I’ll put on some clothes. I wanna come with you.

Gwen: Xander.

Xander: Gwen, I-I wanna speak to this pilot myself and make sure he’s telling the truth, okay?

Gwen: [Sighs] You’re really enjoying yourself, aren’t you?

Abigail: Excuse me?

Gwen: Oh, come on. I know exactly what you are doing. You want xander to find sarah so that he will leave me and go be with her.

Rafe: I have some ideas about who might be setting me up.

Ava: Wait, you don’t think that I did this to you, do you?

Rafe: Wait, what? Why would you say that?

Ava: Well, because you already accused me of mutilating that teddy bear that you and nicole share custody of, which was very hurtful, quite frankly.

Rafe: Okay, I’m sorry. I am sorry. You told me that you didn’t do it; I believe you.

Ava: Okay. I appreciate that.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: But I don’t know why I would possibly have any reason to be upset with you or nicole. I mean, you two are the ones I trust most in this world.

Nicole: Rafe and ava are together, and I accept that. And what happened between us was just a one-time thing.

Brady: You don’t have to explain that to me.

Nicole: I just want you to understand that I never meant for this to happen, and it won’t ever happen again, and we agreed to keep our distance.

Brady: You agreed. Is that what you want?

Nicole: What are you asking me?

Brady: Nicole, I’m asking you, do you wanna be with rafe or not?

Nicole: No.

Brady: No?

Nicole: Yes. No. I don’t know. I don’t–

Brady: Well, at least you’re sure about it, so that’s good.

Nicole: It’s not funny, okay? I feel like I’m going crazy.

Brady: You’re not. You’re not. I’m sorry. I can see you’re struggling with this.

Nicole: Brady, what is wrong with me? I can’t stop thinking about it. I had a dream this morning about rafe.

Brady: What kinda dream?

Nicole: That kinda dream.

Brady: Oh, that–okay.

Nicole: We were here on the conference table, and it was more intense than the first time, and it’s just the way he kissed me–

Brady: Okay, okay. I got it. I got it.

Nicole: Sorry. I’m sorry. I just got carried away ’cause–

Brady: I mean, I get it. It’s hard to let go sometimes. This morning, I had a dream about kristen.

Kayla: Okay. No more impure thoughts. You have a job to do, sister mary elizabeth. Oh. Oh, dear god.

Steve: Sorry, baby. Didn’t mean to startle you. Are you okay?

Kayla: Yeah. Yeah, no, I’m fine.

Steve: Are you having doubts about doing this?

Kayla: No. No, I-I–

Steve: Well, I have to tell you, I am.

Kayla: What?

Steve: Kristen dimera may be hiding in the convent, but some habits, pun intended, are hard to break.

Kayla: You still think she’s dangerous.

Steve: Mm-hmm. To paraphrase matthew 7:15, the woman is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Kayla: Wow. That’s impressive, father nichols.

Steve: If I’m gonna play the part, I have to get prepared. Which brings me to my point. You.

Kayla: What about me?

Steve: Sweetness, this is what I do. Okay? I am trained for this kinda thing.

Kayla: And I’m not.

Steve: No, you’re not. Baby, listen, I’m not doubting your bravery or your talents. I know what you’re capable of. But I also know what kristen is capable of.

Kayla: May I remind you that I just locked horns and lips with the devil himself.

Steve: No, no, please don’T.

Kayla: Well, I’m just saying that after being that close to evil, I’m not afraid of anybody on this planet. Not even kristen dimera.

Steve: Okay. Okay, baby, listen. If we’re gonna do this you have to promise me that when you’re inside, you’ll look for evidence that kristen is there, but you won’t look for her.

Kayla: What if I run across her?

Steve: Do not approach. Do not confront her. You get the hell out of there as fast as you can, preferably without her seeing you.

Kayla: Okay. You have my word. As your wife and as a woman of god.

Mother superior: Now then, is everything prepared for the arrival of our guest?

Kristen: It is. It is. I was just looking at some scripture and saying a prayer for father nichols and sister mary elizabeth.

Mother superior: Aww, how very kind. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.

Kristen: Well, I promise that I will move mountains to accommodate our new sister.

Mother superior: I know you will. Looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone?

Ava: I can’t even imagine how upsetting this must be for you. I mean, after all, it’s your reputation at stake.

Rafe: I’m gonna clear my name.

Ava: Yeah. I know you will. I want you to know that no matter what happens, I will always believe in you.

Rafe: Thanks for that.

Ava: Yeah. I mean, you believed in me when everyone else questioned my character. When the whole world saw me as a criminal and a thug, you moved me into your house and you made me feel loved. Nothing is more important to me than loyalty.

Rafe: Me neither. You haven’t touched your bear claw.

Ava: Well, I am in the mood for something sweet. But I don’t think that’s gonna satisfy me.

Rafe: Oh, no? What will?

Nicole: You had a sex dream about kristen?

Brady: Whoa, whoa. No, no. My dream was not as friendly as the one that you had about rafe.

Nicole: Oh, so you had a nightmare.

Brady: You could call it that, sure.

Nicole: Well, kristen’s a nightmare in real life. So there’s that.

Brady: Yeah, well, she’s always been my nightmare.

Nicole: Are you thinking about her again after everything she’s done?

Brady: She’s rachel’s mother, nicole, okay? I’m always going to– I’m always gonna love her.

Nicole: But you’re never going back to her again, right?

Brady: No, no. No, those days are over.

Nicole: Are you sure?

Brady: Yeah, I’m sure. I’m pretty certain she had me framed for philip’s murder. So that’s a deal breaker in my book.

Nicole: Well, I’m glad to hear it.

Brady: I even have steve looking for her. And hopefully, we can get to the truth as to what happened to philip.

Nicole: You know, in some way, I wish that she’d be gone forever. But I would like to see her brought to justice for what she did to me, for what she did to you and to philip and everyone else in this town.

Brady: We’ll see.

Nicole: Has steve had any luck tracking her down?

Brady: I talked to him last night, and he’s in italy.

Nicole: Italy?

Brady: Yeah. And he has a lead. So far, he has not found kristen.

Kayla: Thank you for taking me in on such short notice, mother superior.

Mother superior: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Steve: Psalm 46.

Kayla: Oh, one of my favorites.

Mother superior: Mine as well, sister.

Kayla: I was just telling father nichols that knowing our scripture prepares us for any and all of life’s challenges.

Mother superior: Amen, sister.

Kayla: Amen.

Steve: Amen indeed.

Abigail: Would you take it easy? Me helping xander find sarah has nothing to do with you. I already told you that.

Gwen: Yeah, you know, I didn’t believe you then, and I don’t believe you now.

Abigail: Believe what you want. I’m doing it for aunt maggie. She asked me to help her as a journalist. And yes, I do believe that there’s a story there.

Gwen: Really? So you’re, what, you’re doing this for your “journalistic integrity” to plant these seeds of this wild conspiracy into my boyfriend’s head?

Abigail: It’s not a conspiracy theory.

Gwen: Really? Are you saying that sarah was just taken from salem?

Abigail: What if she was?

Gwen: She wasn’t, abigail. She walked out on rex, just like she walked out on xander. She didn’t want anything to have to do with him, and now xander has moved on. But you are pulling him back in. You are dragging him all around bloody town talking to randos and getting him all worked up.

Abigail: Okay. Gwen, I’m sorry if this is inconvenient or upsetting for you. But it just so happens that the circumstances of sarah’s disappearance from salem have left people who care about her with a lot of questions.

Gwen: Questions?

Abigail: Yes, questions. And if you’re so sure she left of her own free will, then what does it matter to you if I find her anyway? She already told xander she doesn’t wanna be with him. Xander’s made it very clear that he does wanna be with you, right? So unless you have a reason to doubt that… it’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Gwen: Xander loves me. And there’s nothing you or anyone can do to stop that.

Abigail: Fine. I have no interest in changing that.

Gwen: Come on, abigail. Let’s just be honest with each other.

Abigail: Why the hell would i not be honest about this?

Gwen: Because you’re still not over me sleeping with chad.

Abigail: Chad and I are fine.

Gwen: But you and I aren’T. You claim that you accepted my apology, but you never did. You just stuffed it down and you waited for your time to get back at me.

Abigail: You sound paranoid, gwen.

Gwen: I’m just protective. Unlike you, I wasn’t handed everything in my life. I had to fight for all that I have.

Abigail: Well, let me assure you, there is no one trying to take anything from you. We are just trying to find sarah.

Gwen: Don’t you think that if sarah just wanted to be found by xander or anyone, she would have just turned up by now?

Abigail: Assuming that she’s able to.

Gwen: Now who sounds paranoid? Why can’t you just let the woman be, abigail? And why can’t you just let me have a tiny bit of happiness for the first time in my life?

Xander: Everything okay here?

Gwen: Peachy. Right. Why don’t you go dash off to find this ned grainger person, and then you and I can finish off what we started before we were rudely interrupted by my sister.

Xander: That sounds like a fantastic plan.

Gwen: It’s nice to see you, abigail.

Abigail: Lovely to see you too.

Mother superior: Father nichols, I appreciate your help in delivering sister mary elizabeth to us, but I’m afraid the time has come for you to leave.

Steve: Oh. Well, I thought–

Mother superior: Rules are rules, father.

Steve: All right. Well, thank you for all of your help, reverend mother. Okay, sweet– sweet child of god, please take care of yourself. Stay safe.

Kayla: I promise I will, father.

Mother superior: I’ll see you out.

Brady: Yeah, I pretty much accepted the fact that I’m gonna keep having these nightmares about kristen until steve finds her.

Nicole: Well, hopefully he’ll find philip too.

Brady: Hopefully.

Nicole: Yeah.

Brady: Unfortunately, I don’t see you not having these dreams about rafe anytime soon.

Nicole: Well, the good news is, I’m having trouble falling asleep anyway because of these memories. So no escaping.

[Both laugh] Oh, god.

Brady: You know you’re gonna have to come to terms with how you’re feeling about rafe sooner or later, right?

Nicole: I tried. I tried to move on with ej.

Brady: Yeah, that was a great idea.

Nicole: Okay. All right. It was a big mistake. One I will not make again.

Brady: Uh-huh. Are you sure you can’t just, you know, be with rafe?

Nicole: I care about rafe. And I care about ava. And I’m not gonna come between what they have. Just have to find a way to get him out of my head.

Rafe: You are making it really hard for me to get to work.

Ava: [Laughs] Then I’m doing my job.

Rafe: Yes. You know, it’s always great between us, but that was– I mean, you were–

Ava: Inspired.

Rafe: Yeah. Oh, and before I forget, there was a package came for you.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Ava: From who?

Rafe: I don’t know, okay? It’s on the kitchen table.

Ava: Well, thank you.

Rafe: Okay, what are you doing? What are you doing?

Ava: I’m gonna try to keep you from leaving.

Rafe: Okay. Oh, my god. No. I really have to go. I mean it. I gotta go.

Ava: No.

Both: Okay.

Ava: I understand.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: You sure?

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Rafe.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: I know you’ll find out who’s trying to hurt you.

Rafe: I know I will.

Ava: The truth always has a way of coming out.

Rafe: Yeah. Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

[Dramatic music]

Nicole: Ugh. I have got to get you out of this office.

[Grunting] Oh, my god. What is this thing made of, solid oak? Oh, my– damn it!

Rafe: Need a hand?

Kayla: You must have some kind of roster or softball team photo or something.

Steve: Yeah, brady. Okay, listen, kayla is on the inside. I really hope she’s okay in there. Yeah. Yeah, I’ll keep you posted.

Kristen: Kayla will be just fine, father nichols.

Steve: Kristen.

Kristen: You’re the one who needs to pray for absolution.

Steve: Whoa. Hold on.

Kristen: Uh-uh. It’s time. It’s time you’re given your last rights, patch.

Abigail: Are you sorry you couldn’t hire my uncle steve to help you find sarah?

Xander: Well, I’ll admit he was my first choice, but so far, I’m very impressed with my second choice.

Abigail: Well, I haven’t cost you a dime.

Xander: That’s the best bit.

Abigail: Gee, thanks, I think.

Xander: Do you really think this guy’s gonna show?

Ned: Abigail dimera?

Abigail: Mr. Grainger.

Ned: Ned.

Abigail: Ned. Thanks for coming down here, ned. This is xander cook.

Ned: Nice to meet you. So what’s this all about?

Abigail: Well, we just have a few questions about a flight that you took last march. Do you happen to remember flying this woman out of salem?

Xander: Her name is sarah horton.

Gwen: Ava, where the bloody hell are you? I need your help. Turns out that abigail is not going to rest until she finds sarah, and that means– well, that means that it’s only a matter of time until i lose xander. Please, please phone me back. Phone me back.

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Chloe: Mom? Uh, hi. It’s so weird, I was just talking about you.

Nancy: Why haven’t you returned my calls?

Chloe: You came here from new york to ask me that in person?

Nancy: I needed to talk to you.

Chloe: [Sighs] I know. I’m–I’m sorry. I just–I really don’t feel like talking about philip. There’s no news, and it just upsets me. All right?

Nancy: This is not about philip. It’s about your father.

Chloe: My–dad? Dad, what about him?

Nancy: I think he’s having an affair.

Chloe: Mom, I don’t understand.

Nancy: What’s not to understand? You heard me. Your father is cheating on me with another woman.

Lucas: So do i sound rehearsed? Because I feel like it sounds rehearsed.

Kate: Okay, just–

Lucas: I sound rehearsed–

Kate: Just relax. Relax.

Lucas: I’m dead. That’s it.

Kate: You’re not on trial here.

Lucas: Well, I might be, by the end of the day. If I had known that chad was gonna change his story on the stand–

Kate: Oh, what? Would you have left town?

Lucas: Well, I wouldn’t have left town; that would have made everyone more suspicious.

Kate: At the very least.

Lucas: Well, did you at least try to talk him out of it?

Kate: Okay. Listen. Don’t put this on me, okay? You could have thought twice before you kidnapped sami.

Lucas: Don’t judge me, all right, I got enough problems right now.

Kate: Lucas, I’m not judging you. I told you, I made chad swear that he wouldn’t implicate you in the frame-up.

Melinda: Did I hear someone say “frame-up?”

Abigail: What the hell are you talking about?

Evil ej: From the moment I came back to salem, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.

Abigail: That’s insane. Just get away from me.

Evil ej: I know you’re married to my brother, and I’ve tried hard to push these feelings aside, but it’s impossible.

Abigail: Is this some kind of sick joke? I mean, you have a wife that you are obsessed with. And you were dating nicole.

Evil ej: Only to distract myself. I’ve been using them to try and get you out of my head, but it didn’t work.

Abigail: [Scoffs] You have totally lost it. Just go and get some help, would you?

Evil ej: Abigail, please. I am desperate to get close to you. That’s why I wanted to do johnny’s movie, but it didn’t happen.

Abigail: Will you–can you get out of my way?

Evil ej: How I have longed to ravage you. I never thought I’d get the chance, yet here we are alone, and there’s no time like the present.

Ej: What exactly did chad say to you when you ran into him just now?

Belle: Just that we would be pleased with the outcome of his testimony.

Ej: But he’s the chief material witness against me, and if I’m acquitted, he has to relinquish sole control of the company.

Belle: Both things are true.

Ej: Do you really think he’s on my side? The man used trumped-up evidence to get me ousted from dimera.

Belle: I don’t know. Maybe he realizes he took things too far. He is still your brother, ej. And despite all the bad blood, I think he’s gonna come through for you today.

Abigail: [Gasps]

Chad: What the hell are you doing?

Abigail: Get the hell away from me, you filthy pig!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Lucas: Excuse me.

Kate: Do you have a warrant to eavesdrop on our conversation, trask?

Melinda: You were talking freely in the middle of the hallway. Something about a frame-up?

Kate: Mm. Well, if you have to know, my son and I were discussing ej’s insistence that he was framed.

Melinda: What about it?

Kate: I think it’s baseless. Really the act of a desperate man.

Melinda: I happen to agree, and hopefully, lucas, you’ll help put ej dimera away for a very long time.

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah. That is the plan.

Melinda: I do wish sami were joining you in testifying.

Kate: Well, you have her deposition, right?

Melinda: Yes, but that’s not nearly as convincing as an in-person testimony would be.

Kate: Hm.

Lucas: You can’t really blame her for not wanting to be in the same room as the guy who kidnapped her, right?

Kate: Right, if I were sami, I would avoid contact at all costs.

Ej: I appreciate your optimism, belle, but let’s just say chad has had a change of heart. Would he really tell the truth on the witness stand?

Belle: You mean would he admit to framing you?

Ej: He could go to jail for that.

Belle: I don’t know. He was about to drop some big bombshell, right before his whole coughing fit, so–

Ej: You think that was his conscience bubbling up in his chest?

Belle: I don’t know what it was, but I’ve known chad a long time, and I think he’s a fundamentally good guy.

Ej: Are you implying I’m not?

Belle: All I’m saying is that, if you are innocent, and chad knows it, I think he’d have a really hard time lying on the stand.

Ej: Hm.

Abigail: You son of a bitch!

Chad: What do you think you’re doing kissing my wife against her will, huh?

Evil ej: How do you know it was against her will?

Abigail: What are you insinuating, you freak? It was more than against my will; it was an attack.

Chad: Listen, you want to come against me? Huh? You leave her out of it. You understand?

Evil ej: Not everything is about you, chad. You see, the truth is I could be going away for a lot of years, and I didn’t want to do that without feeling abigail’s sweet lips against mine, one more time.

Abigail: Stop–no, please. The bailiff’s right outside, and he is not worth it.

Chad: You’re right.

Evil ej: Well, I guess I’ll see you in court. Thanks for the kiss, abigail. I’ll treasure the memory… mm. Always.

[Tense music]

Melinda: I can’t imagine. Is she doing well?

Lucas: Yeah, yeah. She’s doing okay, considering, you know, what she’s been through. Sure, sure.

Johnny: That ought to get chad back on board. Now, he’s just dying to send his brother dearest to jail for a very long time. It’s my 3:10, no-exit-in-sight,

Chloe: Here you go.

Nancy: Thank you, sweetheart. Look, my hands are shaking.

Chloe: It’s okay, mom. Just take a deep breath, okay?

Brady: Yeah. Now–now, tell us, why do you think craig is having an affair?

Nancy: Well, first of all, he’s–he’s been staying late at the hospital now, for months.

Chloe: Yeah, but that’s not new. He’s been doing that for as long as I can remember.

Nancy: Not three times a week. Anyway, at first, I kind of thought maybe he was getting bored with me, which was hurtful enough until, when he came home from the medical conference in dallas, I found condoms in his briefcase.

Chloe: Uh, ew, mom. Okay. Ugh. I’m sorry, but did you confront him about it?

Nancy: I did. Oh, and he was so angry for me snooping, of course. But before he stormed out, he said, “they were giving away condoms at the safe sex seminar.” Part of a swag bag or whatever.

Brady: I suppose that’s– that’s possible, right?

Nancy: I–I just don’t know. Sweetheart, please be honest with me. Have you noticed your father behaving differently lately? I mean, has he said anything to you?

Chloe: Honestly, I haven’t really talked to him in a few weeks.

Nancy: Well, now that’s not right either, especially with everything you’re going through with philip.

[Sighs]

Chloe: No. It’s–it’s okay. Have you talked to joy about this?

Nancy: No. And I don’t want her to know. Grad school is hard enough. Obviously, um, parker’s in boarding school, so he has no idea, and–

Chloe: It’s–it’s okay. I won’t say anything to them, but, I don’t know, I just kind of find this hard to believe. I mean, you and dad have the best marriage I’ve ever seen, since forever.

Nancy: I used to think so too, but now I don’t know.

[Sighs]

Brady: Nancy, do you– do you have any other reason to suspect him?

Chloe: Mom?

Nancy: Well, I hate to admit it, but… I logged on to his credit card account, just to see if there were any suspicious purchases. I mean, I felt so sneaky. I mean, after snooping in his briefcase, but–

Brady: Did you find anything?

Nancy: It depends on whether you think $500 restaurant bills are normal business expenses.

Chloe: Um, well– well, where is he now?

Nancy: He’s in dallas, at another conference. I should have just confronted him before he got on the plane. In fact, I’m gonna go do it now.

Chloe: You want to fly to texas?

Nancy: I’ve got to know the truth, even if I end up in the middle of “craig wesley does dallas.” Oh, my god, why am i making stupid, lewd jokes? I guess because being serious is just too painful. I’m gonna let you two know how it goes.

Brady: Nancy, wait. I think you’d be making a big mistake.

Melinda: The judge should be calling us back any minute. Once I’m done with chad, you’ll be my next witness. Are you ready?

Lucas: Yeah. Yeah, I’m ready.

Melinda: You seem nervous. I can count on you to stay cool up there, right?

Lucas: Yeah. I’ll be fine. Really.

Kate: He’ll be fine. Really.

Lucas: What, was that completely necessary?

Kate: Was what necessary?

Lucas: Will you give it a break, okay? I saw the way you looked at me. I’m not gonna hurt sami. I would never do that.

Johnny: Are we talking about my mother?

Kate: Where the hell did you come from?

Johnny: Maybe I’ve been here all along. I hope you’re taking good care of my mom.

Kate: [Sighs] From my experience with sami, she doesn’t need anyone to take care of her.

Johnny: But still. Everything that poor woman has been through. I can’t imagine the terror of being kidnapped and then finding out that it was by somebody you loved, allegedly.

Lucas: Uh, nothing alleged about it.

Johnny: Well, my father says that he’s innocent, and I believe him. Anyway, I’m just so relieved to know that she’s safe and that she’s got you looking out for her.

[Tense music]

Gabi: I can’t believe ej is signing his shares of dimera over to johnny.

Jake: I guess he figures, if he’s going away, might as well give his shares to his son.

Gabi: Yeah, but johnny’s never been interested in dimera. He’s always wanted to be a filmmaker.

Jake: Right, but his film didn’t get made, thanks to a little devilish intervention. Everybody’s got to have a plan b, right?

Gabi: He is ej’s son.

Jake: Dimera after all.

Gabi: It just doesn’t make sense for ej to just give up.

Jake: Huh. Well, maybe he figures he’s going away for sure.

Gabi: Maybe his plan is to control johnny from prison. I mean, he’ll be behind bars, but he’ll still be pulling the strings.

Jake: I don’t know. I wouldn’t be so sure about that, because I talked to shin; according to the legal department, this whole thing was johnny’s idea.

Johnny: Hey, pops.

Ej: There you are. I was wondering where you’d gotten to.

Johnny: Sorry, I uh– I suddenly became very thirsty, and I wanted to make sure I got it taken care of before the trial resumed.

Ej: It’s good to see you.

Chad: Hey, hey. Are you okay?

Abigail: I’m fine. I’m just– I feel rattled. I’m– I was about to knee him in the groin when you came in.

Chad: I would have liked to have seen that.

Abigail: But I just don’t get it; why would he just come on to me, out of the blue like that?

Chad: He’s just trying to stir things up.

Abigail: But for what purpose? He’s been obsessed with sami ever since he got to salem. I mean, he’s loving her, and he’s hating her, and he’s loving her again, and–

Chad: Okay. Shh. Shh. It’s just he hates her again.

Abigail: But his future is in your hands. Why would he practically attack me when you are getting ready to take the stand?

Chad: Honestly, I don’t know, and I don’t care, okay? As long as he’s gone. Prison is too good for that son of a bitch.

Brady: Before you go off and do something you might regret, I want to share something that happened between chloe and me recently.

Chloe: Brady–

Nancy: What is it?

Brady: Well, before philip disappeared, he was convinced that chloe was cheating on him with me.

Nancy: Were you?

Chloe: No. Of course not.

Brady: And we tried to get philip to believe us, but he wouldn’T. We ended up going on a business trip. He followed us, and he burst into our motel room.

Nancy: Your motel room? Singular?

Brady: It was– it was the only room available. It was completely innocent.

Chloe: Yeah. I tried to get philip to see that, but he didn’t believe me. And then his jealousy just got so out of hand that I had to take a step back from him.

Nancy: Are you saying that I’m being irrationally jealous?

Brady: No, what we’re saying is I think you should be absolutely certain before doing something rash. Things aren’t always what they appear.

Gabi: All right, let’s just say johnny found a way to get his dad to sign over his company’s shares. He’s probably doing it to help ej out.

Jake: Mm, you know better than I do.

Gabi: I’ve known johnny since he was a kid. He may be an artist, but he worships ej. He’s gonna vote whatever way ej tells him.

Jake: Maybe.

Gabi: What does that mean?

Jake: It’s just that last time we held a vote at dimera, johnny was too young to vote his shares. Now he’s old enough, okay, that’s– that’s pretty heavy stuff.

Gabi: What, you think he’s trying to make a play on his own?

Jake: I’m just saying. His shares coupled with ej’s shares, it’s a pretty powerful voting bloc. Could do a lot of damage.

Gabi: It could also stop our plan in its tracks.

Jake: Yes, but– okay, hear me out. If johnny really is ej’s mini me, he’s all ambition, no scruples.

Gabi: Which could make him corruptible.

Jake: And an excellent ally for our cause. Hm?

Judge: Please be seated.

[Tense music]

Ej: What’s that about?

Belle: You tell me.

Judge: Mr. Dimera. I trust you’re feeling better.

Chad: Yes, your honor.

Judge: Good, and I remind you, you’re still under oath. Try not to choke this time.

Chad: Yes, your honor.

Judge: Before your dramatic coughing display, you were sharing details about how the defendant’s financial transactions came to light.

Chad: Yes. A few days before the kidnapping, a transaction was made from a private dimera account. An account that only three executives have access to. Me, kate roberts, and my brother. There is no doubt in my mind that my brother is as guilty as sin, and if I were you, I would lock him up and throw away the key.

[Dramatic music]

My asthma felt anything but normal.

Belle: Chad! I mean, mr. Dimera, you just told me–

Melinda: I’m sorry. Are you saying that counsel had an ex parte conversation with my witness?

Judge: Ms. Brady?

Belle: No, your honor.

[Clears throat] No further questions.

Judge: Ms. Trask, you wish to redirect?

Melinda: I don’t, your honor.

Judge: All right. Mr. Dimera, you may step down. We’ll take another brief recess and back with the prosecution’s next witness.

Bailiff: All rise.

[Tense music]

Johnny: Hey, what do you think you’re doing? You probably just sent my dad to prison for a decade. How can you call yourself a dimera, you traitor?

Chad: Why don’t you ask your father that question, after what he did to my wife.

Ej: What the hell are you talking about?

Chloe: Look, mom, I know that dad loves you. He really does, and you guys have such a great connection. You may be hurting right now, but I think that brady’s right. I think it would be a mistake to go confront dad if you’re not even sure that there is a problem.

Nancy: Yeah. I get what you’re saying, and I’m sorry, sweetheart, I– I know craig is your father, and you’re just being protective of him, and, well, I shouldn’t have involved you in this.

Chloe: No, no. You needed to talk about it, okay?

Nancy: Thank you, sweetheart, but I shouldn’t have dumped this mess in your lap, especially with everything you’ve gone through with philip.

Chloe: I’m fine, mom.

Nancy: Well, I just want you to know that, no matter what, I’m still here for you. And obviously brady is too.

Brady: Why’d you say it like that?

Nancy: Like what?

Brady: Nothing. I’m sorry. Nothing.

Nancy: No, no. What?

Brady: Well, it sounded like you were accusing us of a little something.

Nancy: No, no. No, I wasn’T.

Chloe: Just say it, mom.

Nancy: Well, I know you both said that you told philip that nothing was going on between you two, but from the looks of things, I can’t help wondering.

Chloe: Wondering what?

Nancy: If it’s just a matter of time before you guys get together again?

Chad: Don’T. Don’t you play innocent, you understand me? You know what you did.

Ej: What is this about?

Chad: Abby, let’s go. We don’t need to hear the verdict. We’ll see you in ten years– or never. Yeah. Never sounds good.

Ej: What the hell was that?

Johnny: Who knows? I guess chad just wanted you out of the way, like he always has.

Ej: He acted like I did something awful to him– to abigail, actually, and recently.

Johnny: Hasn’t that always been his mo? Paint you out as the villain, so he can play good guy.

Ej: I suppose so.

Johnny: Look, it’s a good thing that you signed your shares over to me. That way, I can protect the company. Which reminds me, I should probably get these documents over to the dimera lawyers to finalize the power of attorney transfer.

Ej: You’re leaving?

Belle: Now? Why? What’s the hurry?

Johnny: The sooner we make this official, the less damage chad can do. This hearing just proved that we can’t trust him.

Belle: Ej, listen, I am– I am so sorry I got your hopes up about chad’s testimony. I really thought that–

Ej: I know what you thought.

Belle: Listen, I don’t understand what happened up there. I really thought he was going to exonerate you.

Lucas: So much for chad clearing ej’s name.

Kate: [Sighs] Yeah. Well, obviously he did change his mind, but why?

Lucas: Oh, I don’t know. I don’t care. You’re not gonna hear me complaining about it. But now that that’s all over, you can go.

Kate: Why?

Lucas: What do you mean why? Trask is gonna call me to the stand next. I don’t want your beady eyes boring into me when I’m testifying.

Kate: Oh, really? Really? Or do you just not want me watching you while you lie up there?

Lucas: No, I don’t want you to see that.

Kate: No. That’s fine. I mostly came to support chad anyway.

Lucas: That’s all right. That’s what I thought.

Kate: You know I love you, no matter how much you mess up, all right? And good luck. Don’t leave town without telling me first.

Bailiff: All rise. Court is back in session.

Judge: Be seated. Ms. Trask, please call your next witness.

Melinda: The state calls lucas horton to the stand.

[Tense music]

Bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god?

Lucas: I do. I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Chloe: Mom, there is nothing going on between me and brady.

Brady: Nothing at all. We’re just good friends.

Chloe: And we’re coworkers, so we spend a lot of time together.

Brady: Exactly.

Nancy: So you’re not living together?

Both: No.

Chloe: Why would you ask that?

Nancy: Well, if I leave your father, I’m gonna need someplace to stay. Will it be all right if I crash at your place?

Chloe: Okay, uh, let’s just take this one step at a time, all right?

Lucas: Yes. That’s him.

Melinda: Let the record show that mr. Horton has positively identified jason smith as the man that was holding ms. Dimera captive at the time that he found her. The same jason smith that was the recipient of cash payments from dimera enterprises, as per chad dimera’s testimony and accompanying evidence in the record.

Judge: Noted.

Melinda: Thank you. No further questions, your honor.

Judge: Thank you. Your witness, ms. Brady.

Belle: Mr. Horton, did jason smith ever state to you that he was hired by my client to kidnap sami dimera?

Lucas: No.

Belle: Hm. Did he imply it?

Lucas: No, we never discuss–

Belle: So you have no direct knowledge that my client had anything to do with the kidnapping of sami dimera.

Lucas: Direct knowledge? No. I suppose not.

Belle: You suppose not. Frankly, mr. Horton, I don’t know what you’re doing here.

Melinda: Objection!

Belle: Withdrawn. But since you are here, I’ll just ask you this. How do we know you didn’t kidnap sami dimera?

Abigail: I just can’t get over how dumb ej was to make that stupid, disgusting pass at me. I mean, here you were all set to let him off the hook.

Chad: He didn’t know that.

Abigail: But you hinted it to belle. Why would he antagonize you, right before you take the stand?

Chad: I–who knows why my– why my brother does anything? My wife’s the hottest woman on the planet. Maybe he just couldn’t help himself. Hm?

Abigail: What exactly were you planning to say today?

Chad: What difference does it make?

Abigail: I know you didn’t want me to know about it in advance, but I want to know now.

Chad: Why?

Abigail: Ej’s not innocent, is he?

Chad: Ej? Ej is anything but innocent.

Jake: You said you’ve known johnny since he was a little kid, right?

Gabi: That’s right.

Jake: Maybe you can help him see the benefit of joining team jabriela.

[Both laugh]

Gabi: I don’t think he’s gonna like that name.

Jake: But he is gonna like what we can offer him. A chance to get out from his father’s shadow, real power.

Gabi: We could consolidate his votes and ej’s with ours.

Jake: We’ll be running dimera in no time.

Gabi: You are good at this.

Jake: No, no, no. We are good at this, and if we got the kid on our side, we’d be unstoppable.

Gabi: We just have to figure out a way to make johnny see things our way.

Jake: Mm.

Johnny: It sounds like somebody’s taking my name in vain.

[Tense music]

Honestly, I thought I was getting my floors cleaned.

Nancy: So you don’t think I should fly to dallas and confront your father? What, I should just sit at home and knit him a sweater and pretend like everything is hunky-dory?

Chloe: No. Of course not. But I think that maybe you should first start by splashing some cold water on your face, and we’ll order something to eat and come up with a plan.

Nancy: This isn’t your responsibility.

Chloe: I love you, mom, and I love dad, and I’ll do whatever it takes to help this work out.

Nancy: Thank you, sweetheart. Now, would you get me something to drink, a little stronger than tea please?

Chloe: [Chuckles] You got it.

Brady: You okay?

Chloe: I don’t–I don’t know. I mean, I guess I’m just a little thrown.

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: I mean, craig and nancy have always been known for their bickering, but I always felt like they were truly in love.

Brady: Yeah. Like my dad and marlena, the ultimate happy couple. Heck, they beat the devil– twice.

Chloe: I guess every marriage has bumps in the road.

Brady: Yeah. Let’s hope that’s all this is.

Chloe: Well, I guess there’s only one way to find out.

Johnny: If you’re gonna be talking about me behind my back, we should at least be properly introduced.

Gabi: Oh, I know you very well, johnny.

Johnny: But he doesn’T. As you’ve probably heard, I’m a man of wealth and taste. Johnny dimera, your nephew.

Jake: Ah, guess that makes me uncle jake.

Johnny: I can’t believe we haven’t met before now.

Jake: Yeah, well, I wasn’t really running with the dimera inner circle.

Johnny: And I haven’t seen you since I was running around in an eyepatch and your brother’s police vest.

Gabi: Now you’re all grown up.

Johnny: You’ve done some growing up yourself. So now that the introductions are all out of the way, why don’t you fill me in on what you were talking about?

Jake: [Laughs] You know, you’re not the only johnny in town, pal.

Johnny: No, but I’m the only one that matters to you. Let me guess. Shin told you that my father was giving me power of attorney to vote his shares.

Jake: Wow. Kid’s psychic.

Johnny: I just know what makes news, although I’m not quite sure how it concerns you, considering you’re no longer an employee of dimera.

Gabi: Oh, johnny. See, that’s where you’re wrong. We may not be employees, but jake still holds shares of dimera stock.

Jake: Yes, and gabi still holds your late uncle stefan’s shares, which means we still have a voice at the company.

Gabi: And we were thinking–

Jake: That it’s very possible our interests could align.

Chad: Ej’s lucky I didn’t tell the judge what he did to you today. They would have charged him with sexual assault. And with his history, they would have added years to his sentence.

Abigail: Yeah.

Chad: What? What’s wrong?

Abigail: I just–I cannot stop hearing ej say how he wanted to take me on the conference table. It didn’t even sound like–

Chad: Wait, what, he– he said that to you? Why didn’t you tell me?

Abigail: Because I knew you would kill him on the spot.

Chad: Yeah, he would have deserved it.

Abigail: It just all came so out of the blue. He came in, I thought he wanted to talk about the case, and then–

Chad: I swear to god, if they don’t lock him up for a very long time–

Abigail: After your testimony, they will.

Chad: Let’s just hope that neither one of us have to deal with him ever again.

Abigail: [Sighs] I think I’m gonna go upstairs, and I’m gonna check on the kids, and I’m gonna take a shower.

Chad: How would you feel if I joined you?

Abigail: I’d feel pretty good about that.

Chad: Yeah?

Abigail: Yeah.

[Soft dramatic music]

[Doorbell rings]

Chad: Hey.

Kate: Hey.

Chad: Is the trial over?

Kate: No, no. Lucas just wanted me to leave before he testified.

Chad: Why?

Kate: He said I make him nervous.

Chad: Because you know what he did to sami?

Kate: Yeah. Probably.

Chad: What are you doing here?

Kate: Well, I’m here because I wanted to know what happened to you up there on the stand. I thought you were going to ride to ej’s rescue.

Chad: That was before I walked in on him with his tongue down abigail’s throat.

Lucas: I had nothing to do with sami’s kidnapping. And you sound as desperate as your client. Grasping at straws, blaming everyone under the sun.

Belle: I’m only asking you.

Lucas: And I’m telling you that it’s ridiculous. All right, ej’s jealous because sami and i wound up together.

Belle: Oh. Well, just for the sake of putting this to bed, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind establishing for the court. Do you have an alibi for the time of sami dimera’s kidnapping?

Melinda: Objection. This is a fishing expedition.

Judge: I’ll allow it.

Lucas: When sami was kidnapped, I was with my brother, philip.

Belle: You were with philip kiriakis.

Lucas: Who, as you know, is unfortunately missing and presumed dead right now.

Belle: So you can’t prove where you were?

Lucas: I’m sorry that my alibi might be dead.

Belle: Pretty convenient, no?

Lucas: Wait, am I the one on trial here, right now?

Belle: No. You’re not.

Lucas: Good, because jason smith named ej the kidnapper. You know there was a paper trail to back it up–

Ej: Which you obviously helped my brother plant!

Judge: Mr. Dimera–

Ej: You are the one that should be on trial here! You kidnapped samantha!

Judge: That is enough.

Ej: And if you lay a finger on her–

Lucas: You’ll what?

Ej: I’ll kill you!

[Dramatic music]

This is the sound of nature breathing.

Brady: Don’t tell me you’re going to go to dallas and confront your dad.

Chloe: Well, let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.

[Phone ringing]

[Sighs] Voicemail.

[Message tone beeps] Hi, daddy. It’s me, chloe. Um, can you please call me back as soon as you can? Um, there’s something I want to discuss with you.

Judge: Order. Order in my courtroom. Ms. Brady, I’m going to pretend I didn’t just hear your client make a death threat in my courtroom, but you best muzzle him, ’cause I will hold him in contempt.

Lucas: May I step down now?

Judge: You don’t ask. I tell. You may step down. Court stays in recess for the rest of the day. Mr. Dimera, I suggest you get a good night’s sleep and come prepared to sit quietly tomorrow.

Bailiff: All rise.

Ej: You know he’s lying, right?

Melinda: It is not appropriate for you to talk to me unless you’re ready to take a plea deal.

Ej: He lied on the witness stand. You should charge him with perjury.

Lucas: The rant of a desperate, guilty man. I’ll be sure to tell sami how far you’ve fallen.

Melinda: I’ll see you tomorrow, mr. Dimera. You should enjoy your freedom while you still can.

Ej: Oh, he can’t get away with this.

Belle: That was not a smart–

Ej: I don’t care! Aren’t you worried that your sister is going to be with the man who kidnapped her?

Belle: We don’t know it was lucas.

Ej: If chad planted that evidence, he obviously got it from the real kidnapper. Who else could it have been?

Belle: We need to focus on beating these charges. I just did my best to impeach lucas’ testimony up there, and we’re just gonna have to hope that that’s enough. I want to know why chad changed his mind up there.

Ej: You really think he was planning on exonerating me?

Belle: I do, which means something happened in between to make him furious with you.

Ej: But what? I didn’t even see him.

Kate: Why the hell would he do something like that to abigail? I mean, I know they have a history, but it’s totally stupid and pointless, and frankly, disgusting.

Chad: My brother’s always been his own worst enemy.

Kate: Yeah, but chad, he’s not a fool. He had to know how you were going to react. It’s almost like he wanted you to send him to prison.

Johnny: I think this proposal has potential.

Gabi: You’re interested?

Johnny: Oh, I’m very… interested. Text me, and we’ll set up a time for me to hear your offer.

Jake: Or we could talk now.

Johnny: Can’T. Sorry. Got to dash. Things to do, you know. It was great seeing you again.

Jake: Is it me, or is that little punk hitting on you?

Gabi: No, he definitely was, but maybe– maybe we can use that to our advantage.

[Ominous music]

Demon johnny: [Sighs] Always thought she was hot, and soon she’ll be mine. [Chuckles] Doing the devil’s handiwork has so many fringe benefits.

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Brady: Got it, steve. All right, thanks for the update.

Chloe: So what did he say?

Brady: He and kayla are in italy. They’ve gone undercover as a nun and priest to get inside a convent that kristen hid out in a couple years ago.

Chloe: So is that where she is now?

Brady: Well, they’re not sure. Kayla’s come up with this story that she needs to stay there. And if the convent goes for it, they’ll be able to start looking around.

Chloe: So, bottom line, we don’t know if philip is alive or dead?

Brady: Not yet.

[Tense music]

Kate: What the hell are you doing back in town?

Lucas: Well, it’s nice to see you, too, mom. I’m here because I got subpoenaed to testify, okay? I thought it would be a bad idea to blow it off.

Kate: Not if you want ej to go down for kidnapping sami.

Lucas: Oh, damn right I do. After what he did, holding her against her will for months and scared her to death, no, no. No, what he did was unforgivable. They need to throw the book at that guy, and you know it. What, what’s the matter now?

Kate: This righteous indignation of yours may work with sami, but not with me because I know for a fact you’re the one who had her kidnapped.

[Soft music]

Demon johnny: Taking possession of your precious little giovanni was a stroke of genius, don’t you think? Just you watch, we are gonna work his daddy like it’s nobody’s business. And, thanks to you, ej’s convinced that there is nothing’s more important than family. And he’s so desperate for his son’s love that he’ll sign over his shares to me, no questions asked. I’ll take over dimera, and your precious heir will rot in prison.

Melinda: This document was printed on december 31st from a dimera computer. Do you recognize it?

Chad: It’s an expense report.

Melinda: Who printed it?

Chad: I did.

Melinda: Why?

Chad: Because I was doing a quarterly audit and saw some payments I didn’t recognize.

Melinda: You’re referring to the large recurring payments made to one jason smith?

Chad: That’s right.

Melinda: The same jason smith who rented a cabin in greenwood, wisconsin, where samantha brady was held captive for several months?

Belle: Objection. Calls for speculation.

Judge: Sustained.

Melinda: Withdrawn. So you’re telling me you printed this expense report because you noticed some irregularities. Irregularities that would have implicated the defendant, your brother, elvis dimera, in the kidnapping of his wife?

Chad: I had some questions about the transactions.

Melinda: So do I. And I’d appreciate if you’d answer them.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Brady: Look, hey, I know how hard this is, but you’re just gonna have to hang in there a little longer, okay?

Chloe: But this is kristen that we’re talking about, and the more time that goes by–

Brady: I know, but, listen, no matter how angry she is, I can’t see her going as far as taking philip’s life just to get back at us.

Chloe: No. If he’s not dead, then where is he?

Brady: Chloe, hey, look at me, look at me. We’re gonna find him. We’re gonna get some answers, okay?

[Phone rings] Okay.

Chloe: [Sighs]

Brady: Who is that?

Chloe: Oh, it’s my mother. She just keeps calling me, and I don’t want to talk to her. She wants an update on philip.

Brady: Well, you’re gonna get one soon, okay?

Chloe: Yeah, well, right now, I just don’t want to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about phillip anymore because there’s no leads, there’s no sightings, there’s nothing. It’s like just philip just disappeared off the face of the earth.

Lucas: What the hell are you talking about? Ej’s trying to pin this kidnapping on me?

Kate: Okay. Just calm down, okay?

Lucas: I’m not gonna calm down. Ej makes up a bs story, and you choose to believe it? Thank you, thank you. I appreciate your support.

Kate: Lucas, I know that you put evidence against ej on the dimera computer. I know that, okay? You made it look like he was making payments to whoever kidnapped sami.

Lucas: So now I’m a hacker? I’m a computer hacker all of a sudden, wow, great.

Kate: You used my password, lucas.

Lucas: I don’t know your password. Even if I did, it doesn’t–

Kate: Chad told me.

Lucas: Make any difference.

Kate: Chad told me.

Lucas: He is such a dimera. That makes me sick; I knew he was gonna say something. You know what? It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter. I know it’s bad, okay? I know it’s really bad, but I was desperate. Do you understand me? I am desperately in love with this woman, and she’s going to go back to ej? The way he’s mistreated her? Treated her like crap. Just taking advantage of her. You know what? I’m not gonna do it anymore. You know what, she was alone. She was in pain; she came to me because I make her happy. That’s what I do.

Kate: Okay, lucas, please–

Lucas: No, listen to me. Ej went ballistic when he found out that we were together, and he kicked sami out of the house. And now, she wanted to go back with him? What am I supposed to do? Let that happen again? I had to do something. Give me a break.

Kate: Okay, lucas, just stop. Listen to me.

Lucas: You listen to me. Sami must never find out what I did. If she finds out, I’m screwed.

Kate: Okay, listen, listen. I am trying to help you here.

Lucas: Oh, are you, really? How are trying to help me?

Kate: Yeah, I am.

Lucas: How are you doing that?

Kate: Right now, chad is at the courthouse. And when he testifies, he’s going to make sure that ej is not convicted.

Lucas: What?

Kate: [Sighs]

Melinda: Did your audit reveal that these payments to mr. Smith were laundered through company accounts?

Chad: Yes, but what I want–

Melinda: Let the record show that the witness responded in the affirmative.

Chad: Hey, wait, I wasn’t done answering–

Melinda: Moving on. And did your audit reveal that elvis dimera signed off on each and every one of these payments, directly linking him to jason smith? A simple yes or no will suffice.

Chad: There’s more to the story than that, your honor.

Melinda: Yes or no? Your honor.

Judge: Answer the question, sir. Now, mr. Dimera, or I will hold you in contempt. Serena: It’s my 3:10

Jake: Ah, where is this guy? Hey, how are you feeling by the way?

Gabi: My throat’s a little strained. Mind doing most of the talking?

Jake: Never.

Maggie: Ah, gabi, it’s been a while–jake.

Jake: Hi.

Maggie: Henderson said you were waiting; I thought you might like some tea.

Jake: Oh, wow, maggie, that’s really sweet. But we’re actually here to be with victor.

Gabi: Yeah, is he around?

Maggie: He isn’t available right now.

Jake: Oh, well, we’ll come back when he is. Thank you.

Maggie: If you’re here about your grand plans to run titan and dimera, I know all about them.

Gabi: You do?

Maggie: Of course. I’m victor’s wife. He keeps me informed. I mean, I’m well aware that you approached him with the idea of running titan. That’s the reason I’m taking this meeting.

Brady: Hey, hey, I know you care about philip. I care about you, too. So I want you to know, if there’s anything you don’t want to talk to your mom about, whether it’s how you’re feeling or what’s going on, you can talk to me. I’m here. I’m your friend first, okay?

Chloe: Thank you. And I really–I appreciate that. And you know you can always talk to me about anything, too, okay?

Brady: All right. Can I tell you what’s on my mind right now?

Chloe: Please.

Brady: Food. Can we please eat? I’m starving.

Chloe: Yeah, me too. I’m pretty hungry.

Brady: Then let’s get out of here and go get some lunch, okay? All right?

Lucas: Are you sure about this?

Kate: Yes. Chad had to do the right thing. He couldn’t let his brother go down with something that he’s innocent of.

Lucas: Innocent? Ej dimera innocent? That makes me sick. You know what? Maybe he didn’t do this particular crime, but he’s done so many other illegal things in the past. This was the perfect time to bust him.

Kate: Okay, chad sees it differently.

Lucas: No, he doesn’T. Chad agreed with me, he agreed. He knew it was time that ej got what he had coming. He said it was the perfect time to frame him. All that he had to do was go to the dimera board and give them the evidence, then he’d be running dimera solo. But, no, not chad. He doesn’t do that.

Kate: Okay, look, he was okay–he was okay with ej losing his job. But having his brother go to jail and to prison for a decade, believe me, it was a bridge too far.

Lucas: Right, so he just throws me under the bus. Doesn’t care about me, huh?

Kate: It’s not about you. It’s about his conscience.

Lucas: He doesn’t have a conscience. He’s a dimera; he’s ruthless, like they all are. They are all animals.

Kate: In business, yes. But this is personal, okay? And, unlike ej, chad does have lines that he will not cross. He has a good heart.

Lucas: Yeah.

Kate: Okay? He couldn’t live with himself if he hurt a member of his family.

Demon johnny: Well, I’ll have to do something about that.

Chad: I know that I’m under oath, your honor. And I’m doing my best to answer these questions. But I can’t answer them with a simple yes or no. It’s more complex than that.

Belle: I think chad is trying to help us.

Ej: How?

Belle: I don’t know. But I think there’s more he wants to say about those payments that trask doesn’t want us to hear.

Judge: Proceed, ms. Trask.

Melinda: I have no further questions at this time, your honor. But I reserve the right to redirect.

Judge: So noted. Your witness, counselor.

Belle: [Clears throat] Let’s go back to those expense reports. You said that you didn’t recognize these transactions. These were fund transfers, right? Money that was moved from the dimera account to the account of jason smith?

Chad: That’s right.

Belle: Okay. And when you were asked if my client authorized those payments, you said there was “more to the story.”

Chad: Because there is.

Belle: All right. Well, we’d love to hear it.

Melinda: I’d love to hear an actual question.

Judge: Quiet, ms. Trask.

Belle: Mr. Dimera, do you have additional information about those payments made to jason smith?

Chad: Yes, I do. But what I wanted everybody to know is–sorry, excuse me. What I wanted everybody to know was how the record of those payments got into the computer system at dimera in the first pla–

[Choking] I can’t breathe– my plaque psoriasis…

Abigail: Chad, are you okay? Can someone get him some water? Are you okay? Oh, my god, oh, my god! We got to get him some water! Come on, come on!

Judge: We’re in recess. Bailiff, help them to the witness room.

Lucas: I have to go to the courthouse.

Kate: Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Lucas: Listen, if the truth comes out, I’m going to prison. Either that, or sami is gonna kill me. Either way, I’m screwed.

Kate: Will you listen to me? Please, listen to me. Chad is not going to let anyone know that you were behind the kidnapping, okay? He’s going to say that he planted the evidence himself.

Lucas: What?

Kate: He is going to testify that he was the one who set up ej. You will not be implicated. No one will ever know that you’re guilty.

Brady: Guilty of what?

Maggie: Victor said that you dangled the carrot of a seat on the dimera board to him and that, in return, the two of you would be put in charge of titan. And, ultimately, titan would take over dimera.

Jake: Right, and in time, the three of us would run both companies.

Maggie: The three of you?

Jake: Yeah. It’s a team effort

[Whistles] All the way.

Maggie: Okay. So this so-called team, victor would be the veteran? The old guy who should’ve retired years ago? The geezer who you can put something over on?

Gabi: No, no, we don’t think that at all.

Maggie: Well, good. I’m glad to hear you say that because victor is as sharp and as savvy as he’s ever been. And there is no way I’m going to let anyone take advantage of him.

Gabi: That was never our intention.

Jake: Maggie, we have the utmost respect for victor, which is why we wanted to enter into this partnership in the first place. We want to create a strong, lasting partnership that’s gonna benefit all of us. Secure a legacy for our children. So, maggie, it would be a shame, a mistake, for you to shut us down without letting us talk to your husband first.

Maggie: Who said anything about shutting you down? I think it’s a perfectly fine idea. I just wanted to make sure that you can deliver on your promise.

Melinda: There is never a shortage of drama when the dimeras are involved. I’ll see you when we reconvene.

Ej: Are you okay?

Belle: Yeah. I just–I don’t know how that glass slipped out of my hand.

Johnny: Hey, dad, aunt belle.

Ej: Johnny. I’m so glad you’re here.

Johnny: I promised you I would be. I’m sorry I’m late. How’s it going?

Belle: We don’t know yet.

Ej: Belle was questioning chad when he started choking and gasping for air. He couldn’t even speak.

Johnny: That’s a good thing, isn’t it?

Belle: No, it was scary. I just hope he’s okay.

Johnny: Well, I think that uncle chad got exactly what he deserved for turning on his own brother. You know what the bible says about cain and abel: “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” This is the sound of nature breathing.

Brady: Come on, lucas. Fess up. What are you guilty of?

Lucas: Just not figuring things out sooner. You know, that ej was the one who kidnapped sami.

Chloe: Yeah. But she’s safe now. You rescued her.

Lucas: Yeah, I know, but if I had figured it out sooner, you know, I could have avoided the whole trauma of this situation. She wouldn’t have been held in that cabin against her will for months, so…

Brady: Yeah. She’s right, though. I mean, she’s safe now, and it’s primarily because of you, what you did. I assume you’re back in town to testify against ej, right? Then you’re gonna give that son of a bitch exactly what he deserves, yeah?

Lucas: Yes, you bet I will.

Brady: Kate, can I talk to you in private?

Kate: Sure.

Chloe: Are you okay?

Lucas: Yeah, why? I’m fine.

Chloe: I mean, you just seem a little bit, like, tense and worked up. What’s going on with you?

Abigail: Take it easy, chad. Not too fast. Hey, easy, just breathe. Should I call a doctor?

Chad: No, no, no.

Abigail: Are you sure?

Chad: Yes, I’m fine. I’m okay.

Abigail: Well, thank god. I mean, what happened in there?

Chad: I have no idea. One minute I was fine. The next I couldn’t breathe.

Abigail: Do you think it was stress? I mean, trask was really putting the pressure on you.

Chad: She’s relentless.

Abigail: I could tell that there was something that you wanted to say, but she wasn’t letting you. So what was it? What were you trying to say?

Jake: So you are on board with our plan?

Maggie: Like I said, yes, I think it’s a fine idea.

Jake: That’s great.

Gabi: We’re just surprised.

Jake: Yeah.

Maggie: You can’t be married to victor kiriakis all these years and not have some of his ambition rub off on you. I’m deeply invested in titan. And I care deeply about titan’s future.

Jake: And you see me and gabi as part of that future, huh?

Maggie: Well, victor’s dream has always been to hand over the reins of his company to a family member, but he has come to believe that it’s time to consider broadening that pool of potential executives.

Jake: Yeah, we discussed that the last time we were here. Victor seemed to accept the notion that the next ceo of titan will be an outsider. I mean, considering xander’s out of the picture, brady’s working for the competition, and, well, justin and sonny they are not interested, right?

Maggie: Well, most of all, it’s philip’s disappearance really upset victor. He needs something else to focus on, but, more importantly, he needs a win. The idea of bringing his biggest rival to its knees, ooh, that’s a big one.

Jake: We’re with him on that. I would love to see nothing more than my backstabbing brothers get exactly what’s coming to them.

Maggie: And now that ej might be going to prison, they’re vulnerable, and they are distracted. Seems like it might be a good time to strike.

Gabi: We’re ready.

Jake: And we assume victor is, too?

Maggie: Well, he is certainly enthusiastic about the prospect of crushing dimera. But, listen, before moving ahead, he wanted to make sure that i was in favor of teaming up with the two of you.

Gabi: Are you?

Ej: Last night, you said you hadn’t gotten religion.

Johnny: I haven’T.

Ej: Yet now you’re quoting the bible.

Johnny: Because it’s appropriate. Uncle chad is a judas. He came here to stab you in the back.

Belle: I’m actually not so sure about that. He was trying to say something out there that would help us, but trask kept cutting him off. Once I get him up there, I will give him another chance.

Johnny: Well, I don’t trust him at all. Which reminds me, dad, while you have a minute, I was hoping you could sign that document we discussed. I had one of the lawyers of the company draw it up.

Belle: What is this about?

Ej: Much to my delight, my son has realized that his rightful place is at dimera.

Belle: Oh, I thought your passion was making movies.

Johnny: Obviously, after what happened with grandma marlena, I’m not moving forward with the film. The whole experience actually made me realize it’s time for me to get serious about a real career.

Ej: And since I’m sidelined at the moment, johnny’s offered to be my eyes and ears inside the company. He wants to be there to protect my interests.

Johnny: Which I can’t do unless I have power. In case dad goes to prison, which we fervently hope that he doesn’t, of course, I need the ability to vote on his behalf. You understand, right, aunt belle?

Belle: How could I not.

Johnny: Well, then you understand why dad has agreed to transfer over ownership of his shares to me temporarily.

Belle: Ej, are you sure you want to do that?

Trelegy for copd.

[Tense music]

Abigail: Right before you took the stand, you said there was something that I needed to know. Was it about your testimony?

Chad: Yes.

Abigail: Look, I know you’re starting to think that ej is innocent. But you told me that you were not going to lie under oath to help him. Did you change your mind?

Chad: No.

Abigail: So what is it? What do you think I need to know? Look, whatever it is, you can tell me. I don’t want there to be any secrets between us.

Chad: I don’t want there to be any secrets either, but, in this case, I think it’s best that you don’t know. You’ll find out in court with everybody else. That way you’re not complicit.

Abigail: Complicit? Oh, my god, you’re scaring me.

Chad: Do you trust me?

Abigail: Of course I trust you, but you just had some mysterious choking attack, and now you’re being really cryptic, so I’m a little freaked out.

Chad: I know. It’s going to be okay. I’m okay, right? I promise you everything is gonna turn out fine.

Abigail: Can I help in any way?

Chad: You are helping me by being here. Seeing you out there will give me the strength I need to do what I have to do.

Abigail: And you’re sure about this?

Chad: Yes.

Abigail: I love you.

Chad: I love you, too. Now, I have to find belle and apologize for my charming display.

Abigail: Oof, yeah. And I actually owe “the spectator” a little update. So I’m gonna do that here, come to the courtroom when I’m done, but I promise I’ll be back in there before you take the stand.

Chad: Okay, sounds good.

Abigail: Oh, chad, just in case.

Brady: I just want you to know that I’m trying to find philip. I think kristen might have something to do with his disappearance. She may have staged this whole thing just to get back at me. And I hired steve johnson to look for her.

Kate: Yeah, I know. He mentioned it at new year’s eve.

Brady: Okay. Once she’s found, then we’ll be able to determine if she’s part of this thing.

Kate: Okay, well, you know that you’re no longer under suspicion, so there’s really no need for that, brady.

Brady: Kate, I’m not doing this to clear my name. I feel responsible for what kristen did.

Kate: Okay, well, you don’t know what kristen did.

Brady: No, I don’t, but I wanna find out. I need to find answers. I’m not gonna rest until I do. I mean, that’s what you want as well, right?

Kate: What I want is for you to call off this search.

Chloe: Answer me, lucas. Why are you so on edge? What’s going on?

Lucas: I’m worried about sami, you know. Leaving her alone. The outcome of this case is very important to her. So, you know…

Chloe: Yeah, but she’s supposed to be back in salem soon, right? When is she scheduled to appear in court?

Lucas: She’s not. I told her I didn’t think it was a good idea to be in the same room as the guy who kidnapped her.

Chloe: And you actually convinced her to stay away?

Lucas: Well, you know, you can’t convince sami of much, you know. That’s kind of hard to do, but she realized I was right, you know. She gave a deposition to trask. And that, in combination with my testimony, we’re hoping that’s enough to put ej behind bars for a very long time.

Belle: I think that this whole stock transfer is a little premature. I mean, you could be acquitted, in which case, this would all be completely unnecessary.

Johnny: I already talked to my father. Obviously, we’re all hoping that he gets off. But we need to be prepared in case he doesn’T.

Belle: Okay, well, I say we cross that bridge when we come to it.

Johnny: No, we can’T. If this thing doesn’t go our way, chad could act quickly to consolidate power. My dad would be completely shut out at dimera. We need to act now to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Ej: Remember, this agreement is only temporary.

Belle: Can I at least give it a thorough review?

Johnny: Aunt belle, I know that you are my father’s attorney. And I know that you’re general counsel for the company, but I am his son, and he trusts me. With all due respect, this is between us. So if you wouldn’t mind just leaving us alone for a minute?

Belle: Fine, I’ll go see when we’ll be under way again.

Johnny: Look, dad, I know that aunt belle is just trying to protect you. But you don’t need protection from me; you need protection from uncle chad. And that’s what I’m doing all of this for, to make sure that you don’t get hurt.

Ej: I appreciate that. It means so much to know that you’re looking out for me.

Johnny: Of course I am. I love you, dad. And I know that you have always been on my side. I want you to know that I will always be on yours.

[Tense music]

Are you one of the millions of americans

Maggie: I am all in on this plan if you two are successful in getting victor a seat on the dimera board.

Jake: We will be.

Maggie: You have the votes?

Gabi: We believe so.

Maggie: Believe? I’m afraid that’s not good enough. We need an ironclad guarantee. Then and only then will victor sign off on this deal. It was a pleasure doing business with you.

Jake: Well, that was unexpected I mean, yes, we’ve been in the game a long time now, but now we’re playing on a whole new level. You really think we can deliver on this?

Gabi: Hell yeah, let’s go lock down those votes.

Jake: Let’s do it.

Brady: You don’t wanna know what really happened to your son?

Kate: No one, and I mean no one, can know that philip’s alive. What I don’t want is to be told my son is dead. Because I want to hold onto hope for as long as I can.

Brady: Look, kate, I understand that, I do, but if steve can find kristen, kristen can lead us to philip. He could be alive and well somewhere.

Kate: Okay, victor has people who are searching, okay?

Brady: Right.

Kate: So steve is just gonna get in the way.

Brady: The more people that are searching, though, the better, right?

Kate: I’ve made my wishes known, brady.

Brady: Kate, I’ve also made a promise to chloe to find answers, okay, and she’s been in agony about this, and will continue to be until she finds the truth, so I’m sorry, I’m not gonna tell steve to back off.

Belle: Hey, the judge wants us back in five minutes. Are you feeling better?

Chad: Yeah, I feel fine now. Sorry about that. I have no idea what happened.

Belle: Melinda trask happened.

Chad: Yeah, she’s a little aggressive.

Belle: A little? Hey, chad, when you were up there, it seemed like you were trying to get something out, and she wouldn’t let you. So when you get back on the stand, I’ll give you a chance to say whatever it is you want to say.

Chad: Yeah. I–yeah, obviously, I can’t tell you what it is ahead of time, but I think you and ej will be pleased. Sorry, I think I forgot my phone in the witness room. Just give me a second. I’ll be right back.

Abigail: Ej, you shouldn’t be in here.

Evil ej: I won’t tell if you won’T. What are you working on?

Abigail: A story for the paper.

Evil ej: I’m glad I caught you alone. I need to talk to you about something.

Abigail: Look, I know you’re upset that chad’s testifying. But you have to understand, he has an obligation to tell the truth.

Evil ej: Oh, I do understand, better than you think. I, too, feel compelled to be honest.

Abigail: About what?

Evil ej: Something that’s been on my mind a very long time. I’ve tried hard to suppress my feelings, but I just can’t do that any longer. Abigail, I want you.

Limu emu and doug.

Lucas: I’m actually gonna go to the courthouse ’cause I’m gonna be late.

Kate: Okay. I’m going with you.

Chloe: Okay, well, good luck, all right?

Lucas: Thank you.

Chloe: Okay. Well, I am starving. All right, what are we in the mood for? What do you think, burger? Maybe cobb salad, shrimp cocktail? What do you think? Should we split some–brady?

Brady: Yeah, what?

Chloe: Hey.

Brady: Sorry, what?

Chloe: Are you okay? You seemed really distracted. I just asked what you want to order.

Brady: Chloe, kate wants me to stop steve from looking for kristen.

Chloe: Why?

Brady: She’s not optimistic. She says that the fewer people looking for him means the less she has to worry about getting bad news.

Chloe: But what if it’s good news?

Brady: That’s what I said. You’d think that philip’s mother, of all people, would want to get to the bottom of this and find answers as soon as possible, right?

Chloe: Oh, I don’t know. She’s always been odd. I mean, phillip used to always say that his mother was an enigma. Whereas my mother, on the other hand, is just an open book. She wears her heart on her sleeve. And just says whatever–

Nancy: Chloe?

Chloe: Mom? Hi. It’s so weird I was just talking about you.

Nancy: Why haven’t you returned my calls?

Chloe: You came here from new york to ask me that in person?

Nancy: I needed to talk to you!

Chloe: I know, I’m sorry. I just–I really don’t feel like talking about philip. There’s no news, and it just upsets me, all right?

Nancy: This is not about philip! It’s about your father.

Chloe: My dad? What about him?

Nancy: I think he’s having an affair.

Jake: Yeah, that’s great. Keep us posted, and we’ll do the same.

Gabi: I just counted the votes. And without one more dimera on our side, we’re going to come up short.

Jake: Not necessarily.

Gabi: What do you mean?

Jake: Well, shin seems to think that ej’s shares might be in play after all.

Gabi: Wait, what–how?

Jake: Shin spoke to one of the dimera lawyers. Apparently, ej’s considering signing his shares over to his son johnny.

Abigail: What the hell are you talking about?

Evil ej: From the moment I came back to salem, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.

Abigail: That’s insane. Just get away from me.

Evil ej: I know you’re married to my brother. And I’ve tried hard to push these feelings aside, but it’s impossible.

Abigail: Is this some kind of sick joke? I mean, you have a wife that you’re obsessed with. And you were dating nicole!

Evil ej: Only to distract myself, I’ve been using them to try and get you out of my head, but it didn’t work.

Abigail: You have totally lost it, just go and get some help, would you?

Evil ej: Abigail, please, I’m desperate to get close to you. That’s why I wanted to do johnny’s movie, but it didn’t happen.

Abigail: Will you–can you get out of my way?

Evil ej: Oh, how I longed to ravage you. I never thought I’d get the chance, yet here we are alone. And there’s no time like the present.

Ej: I signed the agreement. I know you advised against it and that you have my best interests at heart, but I believe my son does as well.

Belle: You are operating on emotion and not logic. And that is never a smart place to be when you’re making big decisions.

Ej: Johnny is trying to protect his family and his legacy. What’s illogical about wanting to support him in that?

Belle: You don’t find his sudden change of heart about his career and about you a little puzzling?

Ej: Are you saying that you think his intentions are less than honorable?

Abigail: I’m saying that you just handed over a hell of a lot of shares.

Ej: To my child. I never would have done it if I thought there was even the slightest chance he would undermine me.

Belle: Well, hopefully, this is all moot.

Ej: Meaning what?

Belle: Meaning I just talked to chad. Now, he didn’t tell me what he plans to say on the stand, but I get the distinct impression he’s actually on your side. You may just go free.

Ej: Here’s hoping. And while my brother is a wild card, my son is not. I trust that johnny is not only going to do what’s best for me, but also what’s best for the company.

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Chad: I’ll just spin it. I’ll tell shin that I thought ej was guilty and that I didn’t wanna let him get away with it. That I was serving the course of justice.

Kate: [Sighs] Shin doesn’t care about serving the course of justice, okay? He just cares about market share. And when one co-ceo is trying to send the other co-ceo up the river, well, that just looks really bad for the corporate image.

Chad: Well, I-I have to– I have to take my chances. I mean–I mean, ej’s been a real son of a bitch since you got back to town, but– but he’s my brother, and he welcomed me into the family when he didn’t have to, so I’m sorry, but I’m gonna have to, um, I’m gonna have to tell them that he didn’t do it. Tell them the truth.

[Apprehensive music]

Melinda: You’re counsel for mr. Dimera? I was under the impression that he’d be representing himself.

Belle: Oh, well, you were misinformed. About a lot of things, actually.

Melinda: This is hardly standard procedure.

Belle: Well, it is well within my client’s rights. Oh, I didn’t make it official. Mr. Dimera, would you accept my services as your counsel?

Ej: Oh, I’d be happy to.

Melinda: Well, isn’t this an interesting arrangement. One that I can’t imagine will go over well with the board, considering your new client was ousted from dimera.

Belle: Oh, melinda. I think you should be focusing on coming up with a new strategy because you’re gonna need it.

Rafe: This doesn’t make any sense. What the hell is going on here?

Shawn: Everything all right, boss?

Rafe: Not exactly.

Shawn: Now what’s got you so upset?

Rafe: I’m being set up. Someone’s got it in for me.

Gwen: Oh, for god’s sake! Oh, ava.

Ava: Hey.

Gwen: Hi.

Ava: Bad day?

Gwen: Yeah, you could say that.

Ava: Let me guess. Xander still hot on sarah’s trail?

Gwen: [Sighs] Hotter than ever. And now he’s teamed up with my little sister.

[Doorbell ringing repeatedly]

Abigail: Hold your horses, I’m coming!

Xander: Took you long enough. You have to answer the door around here?

Abigail: It happens to be harold’s morning off, and, you know, you might have called first.

Xander: I didn’t wanna waste any time after I got your message, so out with it. What’s going on?

Abigail: I may have a lead on sarah.

Steve: No, brady, I’m sorry. I don’t have any leads on kristen yet. But I’m on the case, and i should have something to report soon. Yeah, you’ll be the first to know. All right. Sweetness? Just about ready in there?

[Suspenseful music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kayla: Uh, how do I look?

[Chuckles]

Steve: You are a vision. Even as a bride of christ, you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Oh. But you’re still having doubts, aren’t you, baby?

Kayla: How could I not? Dressing up as a nun? It’s blasphemous, steve.

Steve: Sweetness, it’s for a noble cause. I think the big dude upstairs will forgive you. Besides, we don’t have many options. We need a way into that convent if we’re gonna find kristen. And this is it.

Xander: You have a lead on sarah? Why didn’t you just say so?

Abigail: Well, I just did.

Xander: Well, what is it?

Abigail: Well, I went to the dimera travel department to see when the jet was last used for non-dimera business.

Xander: And when was that?

Abigail: Well, it-it wasn’T.

Xander: Wait, that’s your lead? How is that a lead?

Abigail: Well, because we have more than one jet. The company keeps several older models as a part of their fleet that can be reserved for personal use, and apparently, one of them was used for non-official business around the time that sarah disappeared.

Xander: Oh, my god, was sarah on that jet? Did you–did you show the pilot a picture?

Abigail: I’m afraid that I couldn’T.

Xander: And why not?

Abigail: Because he’s gone.

Belle: [Clears throat]

Ej: Not that I don’t appreciate this, but just the other day, you went on and on about not wanting to represent me, yet here you are. What made you change your mind?

Belle: Mm, someone may have convinced me that you might be innocent.

Ej: And to whom am I indebted for rising to my defense?

Belle: Nicole walker.

Ej: Nicole stood up for me?

Belle: Yeah, but she still hates your guts, and that’s pretty much a quote.

Ej: And I don’t blame her, but I’m grateful that she convinced you to do the right thing, even though defending me will, in all probability, risk your position as general counsel at dimera.

Belle: Hmm. I can handle the board.

Ej: And what about your other concern?

Belle: Don’t worry. I can handle sami too. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Barnes: The court will now hear the case of the state versus elvis dimera. Are all parties present?

Melinda: Da melinda trask for the people, judge barnes.

Belle: Isabella brady for the defense, your honor.

Barnes: So the defendant has chosen not to represent himself?

Ej: That’s correct, your honor.

Barnes: Well, I applaud your decision. Now that we have a lawyer squared away, we can start with jury selection.

Ej: Actually, your honor…

Belle: Ej, what are you doing?

Barnes: I’ll allow it. What is it, mr. Dimera?

Ej: If it pleases the court, I would like to waive my right to a jury trial.

[Suspenseful music]

Steve: Listen, baby, if you’re still having second thoughts about this…

Kayla: No, no, it’s important, and it’s, uh, it’s for a noble cause, like you said.

Steve: Definitely.

Kayla: Yeah, and, um, and so I’m just gonna put my worries of blasphemy aside, and I’m– I’m going to impersonate a nun. And whatever it takes to find kristen, I am–I’m all in. Do you really–do you really think that kristen’s at that convent?

Steve: Well, she hid out there once before. Stands to reason she’d try it again.

Kayla: Yeah. Yeah, that makes sense.

[Apprehensive music]

Steve: Let’s get this show on the road, sister.

Xander: The pilot’s dead?

Belle: No, no, he’s not dead. He just–he quit, and apparently, not that long after the non-official flight possibly transporting sarah to god knows where.

Xander: Now, that’s not suspicious at all.

Abigail: It does seem to suggest some sort of payoff. Or that he at least knew how to get out while the getting was still good.

Xander: He? So you have a name?

Abigail: Unfortunately, that’s all I have.

Xander: Well, that’s a start. Let’s hop online and track him down.

Abigail: Oh, yeah, him and along with everybody else that’s got the same name.

Xander: Well, how do you suggest we narrow it down?

Abigail: Well, obviously, I’m gonna go back to the dimera travel department, and I’m gonna see if he left any contact information.

Xander: So why do you need me?

Abigail: I don’T.

Xander: You called me.

Abigail: To update you. I’m–it’s your big idea to come and show up here.

Xander: Fine, and I am very grateful for the opportunity, but, uh, I don’t wanna slow you down, so I’m gonna go. Please call me as soon as you learn anything, yeah?

Abigail: Yeah, I–yes. Will do.

[Scoffs]

Gwen: Of course, abigail says their looking into sarah’s disappearance has nothing to do with me. That she’s just trying to look for her long-lost cousin, but you know what, I don’t buy that for a single minute.

Ava: Mm. Little miss goody two shoes, right?

Gwen: Those are the ones that you need to look out for the most. And especially with abigail, it’s all–pfft. It’s a big act.

Ava: Really? Well, you should know.

Gwen: I do. I do know. I’ve seen her dark side. I’ve seen her vengeance. I’ve seen her cruelty. How she revels in payback.

Ava: Oh. Well, that’s something we have in common. Because I am reveling in payback, myself right now.

Shawn: All right, so both of these perps are saying that you planted evidence against them?

Rafe: So they claim.

Shawn: But I mean it’s– obviously, they’re lying, right?

Rafe: Of course they’re lying. Really, you even have to ask that? I’d never do anything like that. Even if I did, you know, in all the years in my career, I have never had one complaint against me, and now I’ve got two in the same damn day?

Shawn: So you’re sure these guys don’t know each other?

Rafe: Right now, I’m not sure of anything. You know, as far as I can tell, no, they never crossed paths on the outside, but I mean, once they’re in the system, who knows?

Shawn: Well maybe–I don’t know, maybe they ran into each other and they realized they had something in common. You know, punish you for– for whatever reason, and they, you know, decided they would, i don’t know, help each other out. Or…

Rafe: Or what?

Shawn: Or someone put them up to it. We hit the bike trails every weekend

Rafe: So you think someone put these clowns up to this?

Shawn: Well, it makes about as much sense as two perps at the exact same time claiming that you framed them.

Rafe: Yeah. Sure does.

Shawn: So can you think of anybody who has something against you? One that might, you know, wanted to get revenge?

Rafe: No. No, not off the top of my head. I mean, look, as commish, you always got the target on your back.

Shawn: That’s right. This person–I mean, this person’s gotta have a real axe to grind.

Rafe: Yeah. Sure does feel personal.

Shawn: So can you think of anybody who might have a grudge against you?

Gwen: So you plan to get revenge on rafe for sleeping with nicole?

Ava: You disapprove.

Gwen: Oh, come on, you know me better than that. I’m just very interested to hear how you’re going to do it.

Ava: Well, it’s already in motion. And let’s just put it this way: Rafe is going to find himself in a little bit of trouble at work.

Gwen: What kind of trouble?

Ava: So I, uh, have a connection with a few gentlemen who have found themselves recently wrongly incarcerated, and I may have convinced them to file a report saying that a certain commissioner planted evidence on them.

Gwen: Whoa.

[Laughs] I mean, that’s a–that’s a fairly serious crime, is it not?

Ava: You bet your ass it is. Cops go to jail for that.

Gwen: So you want to send the man that you say that you love to prison?

Ava: Okay, look. This is just between us, okay? I need you to keep your mouth shut about it.

Xander: Hello, ladies. What does gwen need to keep her mouth shut about?

Abigail: Hello.

Chad: Hey! Hey, what are you doing here?

Abigail: I just stopped by travel to, uh, see what they got going on, but, uh, departmental meeting, so it’s a ghost town.

Chad: Ah, sounds like the new editor in chief at “the spectator” is hard on the trail for sarah horton.

Abigail: Doing my damndest. It’s mostly for aunt maggie.

Chad: Yeah.

Abigail: So you wouldn’t happen to have any information about one of dimera’s old pilots, would you? Guy named ned grainger?

Chad: Uh, ned. Yeah, he was here for years until last spring.

Abigail: Do you know why he left?

Chad: I don’t, but it was pretty sudden if i remember correctly.

Abigail: I don’t suppose you’d happen to have any of his contact information, would you?

Chad: I do not. Yeah, but now that I think of it, it was a headache for payroll. Grainger’s last check was returned, and they were never able to track him down.

Abigail: Well, damn.

Chad: Yeah. Why, what’s going on?

[Knock at door]

Steve: Excuse me. Mother superior?

Mother superior: Good evening, father, sister. What can I do for you?

Steve: Well, reverend mother, we’re in need of assistance, and we’re hoping you can help us.

I may have moderate to

severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Mother superior: Well, of course, I’d be happy to help in any way I can. You are visiting here, I assume?

Steve: Yes, yes, we are.

Mother superior: Would you like some water?

Steve: No, thank you. You see, sister mary elizabeth has been part of an exchange program with a small parish in the tuscan countryside. Very small, in fact, and I’m afraid their convent was lost in a fire.

Mother superior: Well, how dreadful. Was anyone hurt?

Steve: No, no, no, thank god. But there is a matter of lodging. Everyone else besides the sister has been relocated to convents temporarily.

Mother superior: I see.

Steve: And I am scheduled to fly back to the states in just a few days, so I would hate for sister mary elizabeth to be forced to cut her mission short. So I’m hoping and praying that you can take her in.

Gwen: Hi, I um, uh, thought you were on your way to go and see abigail.

Xander: I already did.

Gwen: Oh. Right, well. Okay, you know ava, don’t you?

Xander: In a way.

Ava: Unfortunately, when we knew each other, I was a bit worse for wear.

Xander: In my former life as a caregiver. But don’t worry, those days of altruism are long behind me. So what exactly were you two discussing that gwen needs to keep her mouth shut about?

Ava: Oh. Rafe’s surprise party. His birthday is in a few weeks, and I am getting a jump-start on planning, so I was swearing gwen here to secrecy.

Gwen: Trust me. My lips are sealed.

Ava: Thank you. You too. All right, need to get out of here, I got a lot of things to do, so I will see you later.

Gwen: Good luck with the party.

Xander: That was strange.

Gwen: What was?

Xander: You two. Chatting away? How do you even know each other?

Chad: Hey, I’m sorry I couldn’t be more help, but I really gotta go. I’m due in court.

Abigail: Oh, ej’s trial. Yeah.

Chad: Yeah, I’m the first witness, so I don’t wanna be late.

Abigail: Look at you all excited to bury your brother.

Chad: Yeah, no. I’m starting to think that he might be, uh, might be innocent.

Abigail: Really? You were ready to burn him at the stake, what happened?

Chad: I–look, ej’s been an ass. The whole thing with johnny’s movie, coming onto you to try to get under my skin, trying to undermine me here at dimera. I was–I was angry, but I may have overreacted a bit. Everything ej’s pulled, he doesn’t deserve to go to prison.

Abigail: You found proof that he masterminded sami’s kidnapping. He deserves to go to prison for that, and he will. After you testify.

Chad: Not necessarily.

Barnes: Mr. Dimera, did I hear you correctly? You waive your right to a jury trial?

Ej: I do, your honor.

Belle: Judge barnes, may I have a moment to confer with my client?

Barnes: It would certainly help if the defendant and his counsel were on the same page, so we’ll take a five minute recess. Not a minute longer.

[Gavel bangs]

Belle: What the hell are you doing? I am the attorney; you are the client, which means you sit there and shut up and let me do my job.

Ej: I’m just saving us a lot of time.

Belle: By opting out of a jury trial?

Ej: I’d rather take my chances with the judge.

Belle: Ej, you are an attorney; you know full well it is harder to sway a judge than a jury!

Ej: Considering I’m innocent, I shouldn’t have to sway anyone. Besides, I think he’ll be fair.

Belle: Really? Why?

Ej: I’m feeling lucky, i guess, and again, I’m innocent, so how could I lose?

Belle: What is going on here, ej?

Ej: What’s the big mystery? I trust the system, and I’m willing to let it work.

Belle: Oh, please. You don’t trust anyone or anything. So what is it, you think that you’re gonna get to the judge? Or have you already?

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driving you crazy?

Ej: I just think barnes seems like a reasonable person. And given the details of this case, I certainly trust someone who has passed the bar than the hoi-polloi of this town who would love nothing more than to bring down a one-percenter.

Belle: Oh, god, do you know how arrogant you sound?

Ej: I’m simply speaking the truth.

Belle: Okay, well, then do us all a favor and stop speaking. Okay, we are gonna run this defense my way, or I’m out.

Ej: I am very grateful to have you on my side, belle. So I will leave my fate in your very capable hands.

Abigail: So you’re not necessarily gonna testify about what you know? I don’t get it.

Chad: I’m gonna give my testimony, and it will be up to the courts to decide what to do with him.

Abigail: But that’s an obvious decision–I mean, you have hard evidence that ej is guilty as charged, so I mean, when the court hears that– oh, my god. Don’t tell me you are thinking about lying on the stand.

Chad: I didn’t say that.

Abigail: But you are thinking about it. Oh, my god, chad, no. I mean…

[Sighs] Whatever twisted loyalty dimera thing you feel like you have with your brother, you cannot possibly be thinking about perjuring yourself.

Chad: Look, I’m well aware of my legal obligations. I have to go.

Abigail: [Sighs] I’m coming with you.

Chad: I thought you were tracking down information on grainger.

Abigail: I gave him a message to get back to me. I can’t do anything till they respond.

Chad: You don’t have to go just for me.

Abigail: I’m not. Reporter I assigned to the trial is sick, so I’m covering it for “the spectator.”

[Sighs]

Gwen: How do I know ava? Um, through her son, charlie.

Xander: Charlie dale? My former intern who turned out to be a rapist?

Gwen: Yeah. Yes, that-that charlie. After he died, um, I wanted to offer ava my condolences. It was such a horrible tragedy, after all.

Xander: Did you know him?

Gwen: No, not well, um. We sort of just bumped into each other once or twice. Ended up sharing sob stories. Turns out we both know what it feels like to be an outcast. We sort of bonded, really.

Xander: Oh, so you bonded with a psychopath.

Gwen: Look, I’m not defending what charlie did, I’m just saying that I–well, I saw that he had this other side to him. He just seemed lost. Like he was sensitive, and i felt that ava deserved to know that her son wasn’t just some soulless monster. You know what I mean?

Shawn: Well? Someone come to mind?

Rafe: [Sighs] Okay, this is gonna sound weird, but there’s, uh, there’s this stuffed bear that nicole and i kinda shared custody of.

Shawn: Duke?

Rafe: You’ve met?

Shawn: Well, I-I might’ve, you know, caught a couple of the hand-offs, so.

Rafe: Right, okay. Well, um, yeah, nicole found him on her desk without a head.

Shawn: What? Oh, poor guy.

Rafe: She was totally upset, which, uh, obviously, was the intention, and, you know, the grudge may have been against nicole, but since, you know, I kinda owned duke as well…

Shawn: Well, I mean, it’s worth looking into.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Hi.

Rafe: Hey.

Ava: Hope I’m not interrupting.

Steve: So reverend mother, may we impose on your generosity and ask you to provide a room for sister mary elizabeth?

Mother superior: We’d take in all god’s creatures if we could. In fact, we actually have had several guests staying with us these past few months.

Steve: You don’t say?

Mother superior: And it would certainly be a shame for your– for your mission to be cut short.

Kayla: Well, completing this mission would mean the world to me, mother superior.

Mother superior: Such dedication. Oh, of course, the sister and i will do everything possible to find you a place. I just need to speak with them first. May I get back to you?

Steve: We’d be so grateful.

Kayla: Yes.

Steve: You can reach me at this number.

Mother superior: I’ll call you as soon as I have an answer. God bless you, sister. And you, father…?

Steve: Nichols.

Mother superior: Oh, father nichols.

Steve: Right.

Kayla: Thank you.

Steve: Good night.

[Pensive music]

[Knock at door]

Mother superior: Enter.

Kristen: Excuse me, mother superior. I just saw your visitors leave. May I ask who they were? My plaque psoriasis…

Mother superior: Father nichols was hoping we could take in sister mary elizabeth. I told him I’d have to talk to the sisters, as is our practice, but I do hope we can give him some good news. After all, we do try to find a place for everyone, as we did for you.

Kristen: Yes, and I am so grateful, especially since you’re allowing me to wear this habit, even though I don’t deserve it, given that I’m not one of the sisters.

Mother superior: Well, we do care about you, dear. Even though we would have loved if we’d brought you back in the fold, we understand that your life took you in another direction.

Kristen: Yes, yes, it did. I am–I deeply appreciate you letting me lie low here. I mean, wearing this habit, it makes it less conspicuous.

Mother superior: I understand, and we will always do our best to protect you.

Kristen: Means so much to me.

Mother superior: Well, that pile of papers will still be waiting for me in the morning, so…

[Both laugh] So I think I’ll retire for the evening.

Kristen: Uh, mother, would you mind if I use phone?

Mother superior: Oh. Help yourself, dear. Good night.

Kristen: Good night.

Steve: Well, that went well.

Kayla: I think it did. Don’t you?

Steve: Well, yes.

Kayla: Yeah.

Steve: You were an awesome nun, sweetness.

Kayla: Oh, I hardly said a word.

Steve: Oh, yeah, but your demeanor was right on target.

Kayla: Yeah?

Steve: Yeah, and i appreciated how deferential you were to father nichols.

Kayla: Oh, really? Something you’re not used to.

Steve: No, it’s new. I-I kinda liked it. Change of pace.

Kayla: Mm. Well, so what now?

Steve: Now it’s pretty much a waiting game.

Kayla: That’s kinda how it is in pi, right?

Steve: Yeah, yeah, usually.

Kayla: Yeah.

Steve: But, uh, it’s not usually in a room this nice. With a partner as beautiful as you.

Kayla: Ah. But not deferential.

Steve: No?

Kayla: No.

Steve: Is that over already?

Kayla: Mm-hmm. Once that collar came off.

Steve: [Sighs] Well, truth is, I like it better when you don’t defer.

Kayla: Really?

Steve: Mm-hmm.

Shawn: I’m gonna get some coffee.

Rafe: Ava.

Ava: Yeah.

Rafe: What are you doing here?

Ava: Well, I just thought I’d bring you some food from the bistro. But if you’re busy…

Rafe: Yeah, yeah, actually, yeah, I’m kinda in the middle of something that’s demanding my attention.

Ava: Mm, big case?

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Oh.

[Chuckles]

Rafe: Can’t really get into it right now.

Ava: Got it.

Rafe: Yeah.

Ava: Okay, so why don’t i just go drop this off in your office for later? I mean, if that’s okay.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: Yeah?

Rafe: Sounds great. Thank you.

Ava: Mm-hmm.

[Chuckles] Bye, shawn.

Shawn: Bye. Everything all right?

Rafe: I don’t know.

Shawn: What you thinking?

Rafe: I could be way off-base here, but, uh, I’ve got the feeling that ava is involved in this.

[Suspenseful music]

Ava: Ah, rafe. You hypocrite. Look at you, showing the world what a devoted boyfriend you are while all the time, you are just having sex with nicole on the damn conference table. I thought rafe was one of the good guys, that I had to be a better person for him. Thought nicole was my friend. But she’s just a two-faced whore. They completely humiliated me. I’ll tell you this, pardner. Oh, they are not gonna get away with it. Oh, I hope it was worth it, rafael, ’cause you’re gonna pay for it now.

[Cell phone ringing] Ava vitali.

Kristen: This is kristen dimera. Ava, damn it! Did you sic your little friend patch on me?

Barnes: Ms. Brady, the five minutes are up. So if you and your client are done conferring, I’d like to begin this trial.

Belle: Your honor, I, um, would like to ask for more time.

Melinda: More time? That’s unbelievable!

Belle: My client deserves the best defense I can provide, and I just got the case this morning.

Melinda: Your honor, this is outrageous.

Belle: All I am asking is that we adjourn for the day and begin calling witnesses tomorrow.

Melinda: Judge barnes, mr. Dimera is obviously very pleased with his counsel’s confidence, and he’s clearly waived his rights to a jury trial, so I see no reason whatsoever to delay these proceedings.

Barnes: I’m inclined to agree. Ms. Trask, you may call your first witness.

Belle: Her first witness isn’t even here, your honor.

Melinda: The prosecution calls chad dimera to the stand.

[Tense music]

Get ready. It’s time for

the savings event of the year.

Barnes: Mr. Dimera, nice of you to join us.

Chad: I’m, uh, I’m sorry I’m late, your honor.

Ej: If it isn’t judas himself. Do you see that? My own brother has come to bury me.

Abigail: You ready?

Chad: As I’ll ever be. Uh, there’s something I want you to know before I testify–

[Gavel bangs]

Barnes: Mr. Dimera, the court is waiting. If you would take the stand, please?

[Suspenseful music]

Kayla: I-I can’t– I can’t do this.

Steve: What’s wrong?

Kayla: I just–I just can’t– I just can’t be kissing you in a nun’s outfit. It’s sacrilege!

Steve: Oh, come on! If we were a real priest and nun, I would understand, but come on. Come here. Come on, baby.

Kayla: Mm, ugh.

Steve: Not happening?

Kayla: It’s just– this is weird.

Steve: [Sighs] Okay. Not that I expect you to defer to me on this, but is there any reason you can’t go and get into something more comfortable? Doesn’t make you feel ke you’re being blasphemous and sacrilegious, hmm?

Kayla: I think I could manage that.

Steve: Okay.

Kayla: And it’d be good, too, because then I wouldn’t have to do a whole slew of hail marys or anything like that for kissing in a nun’s outfit.

Steve: Yeah, yeah.

Both: Okay.

Kayla: I’ll be right back. Okay.

Ava: Kristen, what are you talking about? Of course I didn’t sic steve on you.

Kristen: Then why did he and kayla show up here tonight?

Ava: Where’s here?

Kristen: [Groans] It doesn’t matter. Just answer the question.

Ava: Well, I-I-I don’t know. All right? Although…

Kristen: What?

Ava: Well, I know that xander wanted to hire steve to find sarah horton. I thought he turned him down, but I don’t know, maybe he took the case after all.

Kristen: Sarah horton? Damn it. It’s the last thing I need right now is that little caper coming to haunt me. Is there anything else?

Ava: Nothing. Except that gwen is desperate to get xander off sarah’s trail. She’s convinced that if he finds his ex, that he’s gonna leave her.

Kristen: Yeah. I know exactly how that feels.

Xander: Well, no matter my feelings about charlie, it was very kind of you to offer your condolences to ava.

Gwen: Well, she lost a child. I know what that feels like.

Xander: That big heart of yours.

Gwen: Shh. Don’t need to tell anyone.

[Sighs] So what happened with abigail? Did the intrepid reporter have a lot of information? Seems like she didn’t since you’re back already.

Xander: Well, actually, uh, she came up with a pretty strong lead. Might be just a matter of time until we track down sarah.

Ava: Gwen is devastated by the idea of losing xander when they’ve been so happy. You still there?

Kristen: Yes, I’m still here. And since you and gwen helped me, I’m gonna help you in return.

Ava: How?

Kristen: You’ll find out.

Shawn: Do you think that ava is framing you? Your girlfriend?

Rafe: It’s just, uh, a gut feeling.

Shawn: You guys having problems?

Rafe: Well, there’s a jealousy issue. She’s not comfortable with my– my friendship with nicole.

Shawn: What do you mean? I mean, you and nicole have been friends for years. I mean, assuming that is all that it is, right?

Rafe: No, no, no, that’s all it is, it’s just, yeah. We’re just friends. Just, uh, ava can get worked up.

Shawn: Vitalis tend to do that.

Rafe: Yeah, and I also made the mistake of accusing her of killing duke.

Shawn: Oh, wow. How’d she respond to that?

Rafe: Not well, no. She was very upset and insisted I apologize, and then I felt like a jerk for, uh, having accused her of that.

Shawn: So now you’re circling back around?

Rafe: Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t–you know, maybe it’s just my imagination running wild, but..

[Sighs] You know, it–maybe ava did tear the head off of duke, you know? But for her to send those perps after me? I mean, she could ruin my entire career.

Shawn: Okay, ava vitali is not exactly known for playing nice, rafe.

Rafe: I know that, okay? But her history is–I mean, she’s talking about turning over a new life, being a new person. I just–I can’T…

[Sighs] I just, I can’t imagine that she would wanna destroy me.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god?

Chad: Maybe I should tell them that it was lucas who kidnapped sami. Which is why I had no problem getting him fired, but letting him rot in prison for something he didn’t do? That’s-that’s too much!

Kate: If you tell the truth, lucas is going to be in that prison.

Chad: I do.

Barnes: Your witness, ms. Trask.

Melinda: [Clears throat]

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Demon johnny: So last night, now, that– that is what I call a party. Champagne, caviar, chaos, pain.

[Chuckles] Oh, but that is just the beginning. Oh, no, no. Wait till you see what I’m gonna do next.

Ej: Johnny. Who were you talking to?

[Dramatic music]

Belle: Hey. Did you get those contracts I left at your place last night?

Chad: I did.

Belle: Great.

Chad: Signed and initialed.

Belle: Thank you. And I’m glad I caught you before ej’s trial. You’re going, right?

Chad: I have to. I’m a witness for the prosecution.

Ava: Nicole.

Nicole: Oh, uh, hi.

Ava: Hey. Well, what a surprise. You know, rafe and I, we were just going in for some breakfast. Why don’t you join us?

Nicole: I would love to, except I’m running late. I was just gonna grab something from sweet bits. So maybe another time, okay?

Ava: Okay, that was a little odd, don’t you think?

Rafe: Hm? What do you mean?

Ava: Well, I could have sworn she was going into the brady pub and… you don’t think she’s avoiding us, do you?

[Dramatic music]

Melinda: Oh, look who’s here.

Tripp: Hey, melinda.

Melinda: Sorry to tell you, looks like you wasted a trip, tripp.

Tripp: Ha. Yeah. It’s weird, they should have opened, like, half an hour ago.

Melinda: Yeah, I know when they should have opened. I also know that I just came all the way across town just to cool my heels for the last 20 minutes.

Tripp: Well, sorry.

Melinda: It’s not your fault. Adequate baked goods. Completely unprofessional management.

Tripp: Hey, come on. Don’t– don’t post that, okay?

Melinda: Why shouldn’t I?

Tripp: Well, for one, it’s not true. And mainly, it’s not fair. You have no idea why they’re late.

Melinda: And you do?

Tripp: Yeah, kinda. And, look, I’m telling you, this morning… chanel doesn’t need any more grief, okay?

[Tense music]

Allie: Oh, my god. Last night, that wasn’t– that wasn’t a dream? We…

Chanel: Yeah. We did.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: You’re freaking out, aren’t you?

Allie: No.

Chanel: You’re playing with your hair. You only do that when you’re freaking out. Horton. What’s going on? Talk to me. Whatever it is, just say it. I know last night was your first time with another girl.

Allie: Yeah. Yeah, it was.

Chanel: And you’re weirded out, aren’t you?

Allie: No. No, not really. Being with you last night, it felt…natural.

Chanel: Well… it did for me too. But I want you to know that what happened last night, it wasn’t planned. When I asked you to stay, I did not intend for that to happen.

Allie: I know. But it did. We…made love, and it was… in the moment, it was so wonderful.

[Sighs] But… this morning, I just– I can’t help thinking about–

[Phone ringing]

[Dramatic music]

Johnny: You got me. Sometimes I talk to nonno. Crazy, right?

Ej: [Chuckles] Only if you hear him answer back. Telling him about last night, were you?

Johnny: Last night? What about last night?

Ej: Oh, you know, dumping your new bride in front of a room full of people including her own mother.

Johnny: You think I was… indiscrete?

Ej: Indiscrete, melodramatic, self-indulgent. That would be your mother in you.

Johnny: Might have been a little melodramatic, but effective. I just–I hate those long, drawn-out post-mortems. “It’s not you, it’s me.”

Ej: Effective, calculated, and although there were moments where you did seem genuinely contrite… it was still very cruel.

Johnny: And that would be my father in me.

Ej: Touché.

Johnny: Hey, come on. This is your “I told you so” moment. You should be relishing. Your humbled son coming to you saying, “oh, father, I was wrong. You were right. If only I’d listened to you the whole time.”

Ej: Because you never listen to anyone.

Johnny: I never used to, I admit. But… upon reflection, I have come to see that that was immature. Downright juvenile.

Ej: Mm. Not buying it.

Johnny: Oh, no? Well, I’m glad you’re sitting down then, because I’m about to do a complete 180. You weren’t just right about chanel. You… you were right about me.

Ej: Really?

Johnny: Really. I’ve been running from my legacy. I was just telling nonno right before you walked in what I’m about to tell you now. My future, my place in this world, is not in hollywood, it’s here… at dimera.

Belle: I knew you and ej weren’t getting along, but to testify against him? That’S…pretty harsh, don’t you think?

Chad: I don’t really have a choice. I’m the one that found the payments made to the goons who were guarding sami, so…

Belle: Well, yeah, but according to ej, those payments were planted. Someone intended them to be found.

Chad: Yeah. Of course ej’s gonna say that.

Belle: Okay. So you’re saying that you think not only did he make the payments, but he did it with corporate money and then recorded it?

Chad: Wouldn’t be the first time his arrogance trumped his common sense.

Belle: Well, I’m sure that’s exactly the case that melinda trask will make.

[Clears throat]

Chad: Uh, so let me ask you this. If he is convicted, what kind of sentence do you think he’s gonna get?

Belle: I don’t know. Maybe eight to ten?

Chad: Eight to ten years?

Belle: Yeah. It’s a felony offense.

Chad: I just thought it would be less than that.

Belle: Really? I mean, he had his wife kidnapped and held her in isolation so she didn’t know where she was or what was gonna happen to her. God, if you ask me, if ej did do it, he deserves that and a lot more. Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Ava: I mean, come on. You must have seen that. I mean, nicole was headed for the door until she saw us. How lame was her excuse? It’s not even 9:00, I– how could she be running late?

Rafe: Okay, ava. Maybe she didn’t have time for breakfast. Maybe she was just, I don’t– getting something to go.

Ava: Yeah, from here. But then she decided to go to sweet bits. It’s like she can’t be in the same room with you. For my sake. And I don’t know. I mean, how many times have i told her it’s okay? I know the two of you are friends.

Rafe: Ava. I think you’re making too much of this, okay?

Ava: Am I?

Rafe: Mm.

Ava: Because sometimes I feel like… I feel like she just sees me as some overly possessive nutjob.

Chad: No. She does not see you that way.

Ava: Yeah, well, I’m not so sure.

[Sighs] Which means that we both need to work harder at making her feel comfortable around us. I mean, the two of you have gone above and beyond to make sure that I know how much you care about me. So… I don’t think either one of you needs to suffer any longer.

[Emotional country music]

[Door opens]

Belle: Hey.

Nicole: Hey.

Belle: All right, I got chad’s signature. I just need yours. Oh, you’re reading about ej’s trial, huh?

Nicole: I just can’t stop thinking that ej should not be representing himself.

Belle: [Laughs] I think he’s having the same realization. Last night he asked me to represent him.

Nicole: Are you going to?

Belle: No. No. I turned him down.

Nicole: Why?

Belle: Well, I work for dimera, so it would be a professional conflict of interest. Not to mention the personal one.

Nicole: Meaning sami would lose her mind if you took his case.

Belle: Exactly.

Nicole: [Laughs] Seems to me like a really good reason to do it.

Ej: Damn it, johnny, would you sit down? I feel like there’s a vulture circling overhead.

Johnny: [Chuckles] Sorry. Aren’t you gonna eat anything?

Ej: It’s like my mother’s still here. “Aren’t you gonna eat anything?”

[Sighs] No, I’m the one who’s sorry.

[Clears throat] Not in a great mood this morning.

Johnny: It’s okay. I get it. You’re about to stand trial for kidnapping. And that’s the morning that your son who’s been acting like kind of a jerk the last year or so decides to tell you that he is a changed man, that he’s seen the light.

Ej: Don’t say you were acting like a jerk.

Johnny: You don’t think I was?

Ej: Of course you were. But don’t admit it.

Johnny: Right. An apology is an admission of guilt. Learned that one on nonno’s knee.

Ej: So why the change in heart? What happened to your dream of becoming the next fellini?

Johnny: I just… I decided that I… didn’t wanna make movies about other people. I wanted to be the star of my own movie. I also realized that I still have a lot to learn from… you.

Ej: Well, as swell as that is to hear, your timing’s unfortunate. If the da has her way, you’ll be visiting me in statesville.

Johnny: But wouldn’t it be nice to have someone looking after your interests at dimera?

Ej: Such filial devotion.

Johnny: Okay. I’ve also realized that my interests are very closely tied with your interests. “Oh, daddy, I wanna be just like you when I grow up.”

[Both chuckle]

Ej: So tell me, is that why you offloaded the missus last night?

Ej: To do what I wanna do, I need to be… unencumbered.

Ej: And so to hell with chanel?

Johnny: I do feel for her. How will she ever find someone to take my place?

[Phone ringing]

Allie: What do I do?

Chanel: Well, answer it. You don’t want him get worried.

Allie: Okay. Hi, tripp.

Tripp: Hey. I stopped by the bakery to see you, but it’s closed.

Allie: Yeah. Um, I knew chanel was not gonna be in any shape to work today, and I just–I didn’t feel like running things by myself. It was kind of a long night.

Tripp: Yeah, I can imagine. Well, good thing for chanel that she had you. I imagine it was pretty intense.

Allie: Yeah. Yeah, it was.

Tripp: So where are you now?

Allie: Um, I’m home.

Tripp: Great. I have some time before work. I’ll come right over and see you.

Allie: Actually, I, um– I’m running out the door ’cause I’m gonna go check on chanel. I just wanna, you know, make sure she’s okay.

Tripp: Oh, uh, okay. That’s really nice of you. Well, please tell her how sorry I am about what your jerk of a brother did.

Allie: Yeah, I will.

Tripp: No, I’m sorry. That just slipped out.

Allie: No, I understand.

Tripp: It must be kinda hard not to say, “I told you so” to chanel, you know? I mean, it’s not like you didn’t warn her about him.

Allie: Um, tripp, I have to go.

Tripp: Right. Sorry. I’ll stop by, though, after my shift.

Allie: Great. I’ll see you then.

Tripp: I love you.

Allie: I… love you too.

[Sighs]

Chanel: What did he– was he suspicious?

Allie: No. Not at all. He was completely understanding which just makes it clearer that I am the worst person on the planet.

Chanel: You’re being too hard on yourself.

Allie: I cheated on my boyfriend.

Chanel: Well… I cheated on my husband. Not that he gives a damn.

Allie: And now I’m lying to him. I feel sick.

Chanel: I’m sorry.

Allie: I know what i have to do. I have to tell him the truth.

Ava: Hey, stranger.

Tripp: Hey, mom.

Ava: Oh. Now that you are a full-fledged doctor, I feel like I never get to see you anymore.

Tripp: I am putting in a lot of hours.

Ava: You busy right now?

Tripp: No.

Ava: Great. I’m gonna go to sweet bits, get you a coffee and one of chanel’s muffins.

Tripp: Actually, the bakery is closed today.

Ava: Really? Where’s allie?

Tripp: She’s got her hands full with chanel.

Johnny: So honestly, how do you think the trial’s gonna go?

Ej: [Grunts] To my mind, they don’t have much of a case. And the way I live my life, I’ve built up an enormous amount of goodwill with the citizens of salem.

Johnny: A real pillar of the community. Now, do you wanna level with me?

Ej: [Sighs] It’s bad. Trask hates kristen with the heat of a thousand suns, and kristen made her look like a fool. She wants me to pay for my sister’s sins.

Johnny: And putting away a dimera wouldn’t do her political career any harm.

Ej: Exactly. And my dear brother chad will do anything and everything to help her achieve that end. Would you please stop fiddling with that? Put it down.

Johnny: Sorry. I was just thinking about nonno. Chess, strategy, the move after the next move.

Ej: My god. You’re so full of dimera this morning, aren’t you?

Johnny: I am. And I’m thinking if you do go to prison, I am the only one left to get you out. Deal with fredo– I mean chad. And make damn sure that dimera enterprises has a aaa buy rating by the time you get out and I hand you back the reins.

Ej: Quite an agenda. And how do you propose to be able to do all that?

Johnny: Well, I haven’t worked out all the details yet. But I know where it starts. You need to sign all your shares over to me.

Belle: I wouldn’t take ej’s case just to spite my sister.

Nicole: Okay. Then how about a more noble motivation? How about stopping an innocent man from being railroaded?

Belle: You think ej is innocent?

Nicole: I know he is.

Belle: Why, because he’s such a good guy?

Nicole: Oh, god, no. I don’t think–

[Sighs] Look, I know that ej is more than capable of kidnapping sami. And I also know that if he had, he would have never let sami escape. And he sure as hell wouldn’t have left that paper trail at dimera enterprises.

Belle: You really believe that, don’t you?

Nicole: I do. And this is coming from a woman who really freakin’ hates his guts right now.

Belle: Why?

Nicole: Because he dropped me like a hot potato for sami and didn’t have the guts to tell me. And I had to hear it from her.

Belle: [Laughs] And I’m sure sami broke the news with grace and tact.

Nicole: She was insufferable. Ej knew that she would tell me and that she would rub my nose in it.

Belle: Wait, so you think ej planned that?

Nicole: I do. And being the kinda gal I am, I want ej to pay for what he did to me. But he didn’t kidnap sami and he shouldn’t have to pay for that.

Kate: Good morning, hamlet. Something is rotten in the state of dimera?

Chad: You know there is.

Kate: No, I don’t know that. Ej may be facing trial for something he might not have done, but in the history of dimera family business, that’s like pilfering office supplies.

Chad: We both know he didn’t do it and that I’m the primary reason he was charged with it.

Kate: Yes, well, I suggest you wait and see if he’s convicted before you don your sackcloth and your ashes.

Chad: Oh, he’s gonna be convicted. For one thing, he’s defending himself like A… like an idiot. Just now belle told me that– that he could get eight to ten years.

Kate: What’s the sudden attack of conscience? You were totally fine with him taking the fall.

Chad: Well, I thought I was. You know, I figured in my place, ej would do the same thing.

Kate: Yes, he wouldn’t think twice about it.

Chad: Right. But the thing is if I do what ej would do, then– then I’m just like him. And I can’t let that happen.

Kate: Oh, my god. What are you saying?

Chad: That maybe I should tell him that it was lucas that really kidnapped sami.

Kate: Oh, my god. My plaque psoriasis…

Chanel: [Sighs] Okay, you need to calm down and think about this. Are you sure telling tripp what happened is a good idea?

Allie: Well, it’s the right thing to do.

Chanel: I don’t buy that. You tell tripp what happened and one, you really, really hurt a great guy, and two, you could blow what the two of you have out of the water.

Allie: But I’m lying to him.

Chanel: No, you’re protecting him. Look. What happened between us last night, it was a one-time thing. And it was special. You were there when i needed you. But you still love tripp.

Allie: Yeah, I do.

Chanel: And… and don’t you dare laugh– I still love johnny.

Allie: Even after what he did to you?

Chanel: That was not the johnny I know.

Allie: Well, it’s sure as hell the johnny I know.

Chanel: Okay, look, right now we just need to focus on you and tripp. And I really, really don’t want last night to mess that up.

Allie: Well, he could– he could forgive me.

Or he could say “deuces” and kick your ass to the curb. Look, for god sakes, horton, just keep your mouth shut. For both your sakes.

Allie: Like my mom did? She didn’t tell ej when she was with my dad, and by the time she did, it was way worse then if she had just been honest from the start. Okay, no. No, I have to tell tripp. I don’t have a choice.

Ava: Wow, poor chanel. You know, I’m a vitali and i even think the dimera’s are cruel bastards.

Tripp: Yeah, and allie agrees with you. She’s been trying for months to get chanel away from johnny.

Ava: Really?

Tripp: Yeah. At least allie was there last night. I mean, she’s the one who got chanel home. And I just talked to her now and she’s on her way over there to see how she’s doing this morning.

Ava: Hmm. What a good friend.

Tripp: Ma.

Ava: What? You’re the one who told me there was a bit of sappho in that relationship.

Tripp: Okay, note to self: Never tell you anything ever again.

Ava: I’m not judging.

Tripp: No, no. Not you.

Ava: Look, I just want you to be okay. I’m looking out for you, okay?

Tripp: Well, you don’t have to, okay? This thing with chanel is over, all right? Allie… she chose me.

Ava: Honey, feelings like that, they don’t just go away. It’s not like you can flip them on and off just like a lightbulb, okay? I’m just looking out for you and I really– I really don’t want you to end up with a broken heart.

Melinda: I need to talk to you. Look at this.

Rafe: And a cheery good morning to you too.

Melinda: No, it is not a good morning, especially not for you. A serious allegation has been made against you.

Rafe: Oh, yeah? What’s that?

Melinda: What’s that?

Rafe: Yeah.

Melinda: It’s that you planted evidence to get a conviction. So… what do you have to say for yourself, commissioner?

Belle: I mean, I get that the execution was a little clumsy, but you can’t say that a jealous vendetta is out of character for ej.

Nicole: I didn’t say that.

Belle: And that guard, jason, said it was ej.

Nicole: You don’t think jason said what the highest bidder told him to say? Come on, the giant sleuth that cracked the case was chad? The little brother, the co-ceo, that ej effectively neutered? Oh, I’m sorry, marginalized.

Belle: Wait, so you think chad is setting him up? I’m not sure it was him, but I am sure someone’s orchestrating things to frame ej. And I’m also sure that if ej’s not careful, it’s gonna work.

Kate: You knew that I had qualms about this from the very beginning and you convinced me to keep quiet.

Chad: Well, I was angry at him.

Kate: Of course you were angry at him. He’s been trying to stab you in the back from day one. I mean, worming his way into giovanni’s movies so he could have sex scenes with abigail just trying to get under your skin.

Chad: Right, which is why i had no problem getting him fired. But letting him rot in prison for something he didn’t do? That’s too much.

Kate: If you tell the truth, lucas is going to be in that prison.

Chad: The difference is lucas actually committed the crime, so maybe he’s the one that should pay for it.

Trelegy for copd.

Tripp: Allie isn’t going to break my heart, okay? She loves me and I love her to. She and chanel are just friends.

Ava: [Laughs] Yes, I have heard that one before. You know what it could be? It could be a cover. A cover for them just to be together right under your nose and you think you can trust them and then all of a sudden they’re just stabbing you right in the back.

Tripp: We are still talking about allie and chanel, right?

Ava: Of course.

Tripp: It just seemed to me that little tirade sounded pretty personal. Is everything okay with you and rafe?

Ava: Yeah. Perfect. And you know what, it is personal. Because you are my son and i don’t want anyone hurting you.

Tripp: You don’t have to worry about me, mom. Chanel is not a threat. Allie and I are in a– we’re in a really good place.

Chanel: Okay, my mom is gone so the coast is clear.

Allie: Okay. But before I go, I just wanna make sure… are you okay?

Chanel: No. But I will be. Mostly thanks to you. It’s just…

Allie: What?

Chanel: I told you that I’m worried that what happened last night might screw things up with you and tripp. But I’m also worried about us.

Allie: Why?

Chanel: Because… I already lost my husband and… I–I don’t know what I’d do if I lost my best friend too.

Allie: Never. Never. You are never going to lose me. Okay? I’ll see you later, okay?

Chanel: Yeah.

Allie: Okay.

Chanel: Bye, horton.

[Emotional music]

Ej: You want me to sign over my shares to you?

Jonny: Dad, if you go to prison, the second you enter that cell, chad’s going into action. I’m gonna need the power to vote your shares in order to fend him off.

Ej: You already have shares of your own. And on your last birthday, you became old enough to vote on the board, so–

Johnny: No, but that’s not enough to counteract any moves chad might make. And tell me you don’t believe uncle tony and kate are gonna angling for all they can get.

Ej: When I gave your mother power of attorney, she used it to screw me and take over dimera.

Johnny: Trust me. I will look out for you and sydney. And I will make sure that when you’re out you can pick right back up where you left off.

Ej: Well, you’re right about chad and the others. But I–I–

Johnny: Dad. I know. I’m asking you to have faith in me and I also know that I haven’t done much lately to inspire that faith. But bottom line, I’m what you’ve got.

[Tense music]

Ej: Okay, fine. I’ll sign them over temporarily. And only if I actually go to prison.

Johnny: Of course, of course. And I’m hoping that this entire conversation is moot, that you’ll be cleared of all the charges. But we have to be prepared for the worst.

Ej: No, you’re right.

[Sighs] Okay, I’ll do it.

Johnny: Dad, I promise… you won’t regret this.

Kate: I know what lucas did was misguided, but you can’t say anything.

Chad: Misguided? He locked up sami for three months. Now she’s travelling the world with her kidnapper. I think that deserves a word a little stronger than “misguided.” Criminal? Sociopathic?

Kate: Okay, just stop. All right, stop. You said yourself that lucas wasn’t dangerous. He loves sami. He’s trying to protect her. He would never hurt her. But if ej finds out, he’ll kill him. And then he’ll go to jail anyway.

Chad: Okay, you know what? That is really twisted logic even for you, kate.

Kate: Could you… could you just stop and hear me? You know what ej will do if he finds out. Philip is missing. Philip is probably dead. So if I lose lucas too, I’m sorry, but that’s on your head.

Chad: That’s not fair.

Kate: I’m fighting for my son’s life here.

Chad: Okay. I’ll say that I planted the evidence. And I’ll keep lucas out of it.

Kate: You’re gonna lose your job if you do that.

Chad: Maybe I should. Maybe that’s the only way I can keep myself from turning into ej. Into father.

Kate: [Sighs]

Chad: I have to do what’s right, kate.

Kate: Even if you lose everything? Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Rafe: This is insane. I didn’t plant evidence on this guy. I didn’t need to. One more conviction, he goes away for 30 years. Listen, this guy would say or do anything to get out from under this. By the way, it’s not a new story, okay? It’s been done time and time again.

Melinda: It’s funny you should say that, because he’s not the only one making this particular complaint against you. This guy says the same thing.

Rafe: What?

Melinda: These are very serious allegations, commissioner. I had no choice but to investigate.

Rafe: “Had”?

Melinda: I already forwarded the matter to internal affairs. For your sake, I hope you’re telling the truth.

[Tense music]

[Knocking on door]

Nicole: Oh, hi.

Ava: Hey.

Nicole: What are you doing here?

Ava: Well, you said you were gonna get something from the bakery, but I found out that it was closed today, so… figured you might be hungry.

Nicole: Oh, thank you. Mm-hmm.

Ava: Full disclosure, though, I did have ulterior motives. I think it’s time you and i had an honest conversation about what’s going on between you and rafe.

Johnny: I know you’re a busy man, so I’ll make sure all the papers get drawn up.

Ej: I’d better get going. Will I see you in court? It would be nice to have my son there.

Johnny: And good for the judge to see I don’t think you did it.

Ej: But you don’t have to. I understand it could upset your mother.

Johnny: Won’t be the first time, won’t be the last. I’ll see you in court.

Ej: Good.

Johnny: Hey, dad. Good luck.

Ej: Thanks. Well…

Johnny: [Chuckles] “Oh, dad, I promise you won’t regret it.” That was almost too easy. Ahh, everything is going exactly as planned.

Chanel: And what plan is that?

[Tense music]

[Elevator dings]

Allie: Hey.

Tripp: Hey, allie. I didn’t expect to see you till after work.

Allie: I know. Um… but I just wanted to know if you had a few minutes to talk.

Tripp: Yeah, yeah, sure. What’s up? I thought you were going over to see chanel.

Allie: Um, I was. But after what happened last night, I had to come see you right away. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Nicole: Ava, I– I told you a million times that rafe and i are just friends.

Ava: That’s exactly my point. You’re both friends and you’re staying away from each other and it’s not right.

Nicole: Well… we’re just trying to be sensitive to your feelings.

Ava: I know. But it’s unnecessary. I was silly to be so insecure. You know, I really do trust both of you and I just– I don’t want you to stay away from rafe on my account, okay?

Nicole: I’m not staying away from him. I’m just, you know, busy.

Ava: So busy– too busy for old friends? I mean, you and I are still friends, aren’t we?

Nicole: Of course. Yes.

Ava: Okay, good. Then it is settled. You are coming to dinner.

Nicole: Okay.

Ava: Okay. But it may just be you and me, because, ugh, poor rafe. His job, it’s–ugh. Poor guy. He never knows what may come up next.

Rafe: This doesn’t make any sense. What the hell is going on here?

Tripp: You seem pretty upset.

Allie: I am. Um… last night, chanel and I…

Tripp: Go on.

Allie: We had a really long talk. And the more she was talking to me about johnny, the more that i realized that I am so lucky to have you.

Tripp: That made you upset?

Allie: Yeah. Because, I don’t know, I feel like I don’t tell you that enough. And maybe I sometimes take you for granted.

Tripp: You–you don’t have to tell me anything. I mean– when it’s the real deal, you just know. No words necessary. Okay?

[Tense, emotional music]

Johnny: I wish you would have warned me you were coming by.

Chanel: Oh, sorry, did i displease you? I wouldn’t wanna get on your bad side.

Jonny: Look, I’m busy and we really have nothing left to talk about, so…

Chanel: I agree. So…think fast.

[Ring clinks]

Johnny: Thanks. And while you’re at it, could you leave the keys to the house?

Chanel: Oh, I’m way ahead of you. And giovanni? Go to hell.

[Dramatic music]

Johnny: Been there, done that.

[Laughs]

Chad: I’ll just spin it. I’ll tell shin that I thought ej was guilty and that I didn’t wanna let him get away with it. That I was… serving the course of justice.

Kate: [Sighs] Shin doesn’t care about serving the course of justice, okay? He just cares about market share. And when one co-ceo is trying to send the other co-ceo up the river, well, that just looks really bad for the corporate image.

Chad: Well, I–I have to… I have to take my chances. I mean… I mean, ej’s been a real son of a bitch since he got back to town, but… he’s my brother and he welcomed me into the family when he didn’t have to. So I’m sorry, but I’m gonna have to, um… I’m gonna have to tell them that he didn’t do it. I have to go to court, tell them the truth.

[Tense music]

Melinda: [Laughs] You’re here early. Nervous?

Ej: Just trying to avoid the media.

Melinda: Oh, if you wanted to avoid the media, you shouldn’t have had your wife kidnapped.

Ej: [Chuckles] I didn’T.

Melinda: Tell that to the judge. You know, I’m actually glad you decided to represent yourself. I’m actually looking forward to going toe to toe with the infamous ej dimera.

Belle: Some other time, perhaps. Today, you’ll be dealing with me.

[Dramatic music]

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Ben: So are we gonna open it or are we just gonna keep staring at it?

Ciara: Mmm, I thought you were gonna decide.

Ben: Since when are you okay with me deciding everything for the both of us?

Ciara: Yeah. Good point.

Ben: Good point, right. It’s not like the contents of that envelope could change our life forever or anything.

Ciara: No, not at all. No.

Ben: Not at all. Right.

Ciara: Mm-mm.

Ben: But if we do decide

open the envelope, we decide together.

Ciara: Agreed.

Ben: Agreed.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: Good.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: So do we open it?

Ciara: [Sighs]

Paulina: When that pile of glass was about to come raining down on me, you–you called out to me, told me to look out.

Lani: Yeah.

Paulina: Yeah. You called me mom.

Lani: Did I?

Paulina: It happened fast, but I’m pretty sure that’s what I heard.

Lani: Oh, um, hm. I guess I did.

Paulina: Well, I suppose my question is why?

[Door opens]

Tripp: Hey there. I hear someone banged up her ankle tonight. Must’ve been some wedding reception.

Lani: You could say that.

Tripp: So tell me what happened.

Paulina: Johnny dimera happened. I could wring that boy’s neck for hurting my baby. And I would have too if that tacky chandelier hadn’t almost fallen on me.

Tripp: Wait. A chandelier almost fell on you?

Lani: Yeah. Long story.

Tripp: And what did johnny do to chanel?

Paulina: What did he do? Oh, that pompous trustafarian, he broke my daughter’s heart.

Chanel: [Crying] I don’t know what I’d do without you, horton.

[Sniffling] I’m so wrecked, I can hardly stand.

Allie: That’s–that’s what we do for each other. It’s what we’ve always done since london. When the world gets one of us down, we hold each other up.

Chanel: You and me against the world.

Allie: Yeah. You and me.

[Romantic music]

I can’t–I–I can’t do this.

Susan: And why would you call me “grandma” when we both know that you are not my grandson?

Johnny: Of course I’m your grandson. Are you sure you’re feeling okay?

Susan: I am fit as a fiddle. Now that I know why I’m having all those awful, tummy turning premonitions.

Johnny: Hmm. And why is that?

Susan: Oh, because you are not my precious little johnny. He would never do what you did to his wife.

Johnny: What do you mean I’m not johnny?

Susan: I mean you are the mean, mean, mean devil himself. And as god is my witness, I am gonna put an end to your reign of terror once and for all!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Johnny: Grandma susan, i think you should go lay down. You’re obviously not yourself.

Susan: Don’t you touch me! Don’t you touch me. You’re the one who’s not himself.

Johnny: Don’t be silly. You don’t have to be afraid of me.

Susan: I am not afraid! I’m not afraid! I’m not afraid because I’ve got god on my side.

Johnny: You’re being– you’re being ridiculous. It’s me, your dear, sweet johnny.

Susan: Oh, there is nothing sweet about you. I can smell the brimstone on your breath.

Johnny: What? You’re not– you’re not making any sense.

Susan: Oh, I’m making so much sense. I am because I can feel it. I feel it in my bones. And you–you must’ve jumped out of dr. Marlena evans and into my sweet johnny during the exorcism. And you can’t fool me. You can’T. Not anymore.

Johnny: [Scoffs] Oh.

[Demon voice] I guess you’re not as dumb as you look.

Susan: Oh! It’s you! Beelzebub! I knew it! I knew it!

Demon johnny: Congratulations, susie Q. You figured it out. So now what are you gonna do about it?

Tripp: Johnny dumped chanel at their wedding reception in front of everyone?

Paulina: Hm. I thought nothing could be worse than my wedding to abe, but this was way worse.

Tripp: What did– what did chanel do?

Paulina: Well, she ran out in tears, and I would have chased after her, but–

Tripp: So she’s alone right now?

Lani: No, no. Allie went to find her.

Tripp: That must be why she hadn’t returned my call.

Paulina: Yeah, she’s probably busy consoling my poor girl. Oh, she’s a good friend, that one.

Tripp: Yeah. Yeah, she is. Look, I’ll go get this x-ray ordered, and I’ll give her another call, check and see how she and chanel are doing.

Paulina: Oh, do me a favor, dr. Tripp. Don’t tell chanel anything about my injuries. She’s–she’s got enough to worry about. Mm.

Allie: I’m so sorry.

Chanel: For kissing me or for pulling away?

Allie: I’m sorry about what my brother did to you, but I’m–I’m committed to tripp. Okay?

Chanel: Horton.

Allie: No, I have to go.

[Dramatic music]

[Phone vibrates] Hey.

Tripp: Hey there. I just heard what happened at the reception. Is chanel okay?

Allie: She’s–she’s upset, of course. I mean, beyond upset, she’s furious, heartbroken. But she’ll be all right.

Tripp: You’re with her right now?

Allie: Yeah. I– I just put her to bed.

Tripp: At your place?

Allie: No, I’m at her mom’S. But I’m gonna head home now.

Tripp: Okay. I’ve got to get back to work, but just tell chanel that I’m thinking about her.

Allie: Okay, I will. Um, I’ll see you tomorrow. Love you.

Chanel: Horton, please. Don’t go. Don’t bail on me the way your brother did. As a dj, I know all about customization.

Ben: Here’s what I propose.

Ciara: Hmm.

Ben: We lay out the pros and the cons of opening the envelope in an orderly fashion. And then each of us pick a side and we argue–

Ciara: Oh, let’s just open it!

Ben: Whoa. Are you sure?

Ciara: Yes. No. Yes. I–mm, I don’t know. Maybe.

[Groans]

Ben: Great. So it’s settled then.

Ciara: Oh, why is this so hard, babe?

[Knocking on door]

Ben: Maybe we should just ask whoever’s on the other side of this door.

Ciara: Yes, that is a good a plan as any.

[Sighs]

Ben: Shawn.

Shawn: What’s up? Hey.

Ciara: Amazing. Yes or no?

Shawn: Uh, yes or no what?

Ciara: Just pick one, yes or no.

Shawn: I’ve learned never to give an answer without knowing the question first, so.

Ciara: Fine, be boring. Be that way.

Shawn: Is there a problem? What’s going on? I mean, how was the doctor’s appointment?

Ciara: Good. Better than good. It was perfect. It was great.

Shawn: That’s great.

Ciara: Yeah.

Shawn: So do you have any news?

Ben: Well, we had the sonogram appointment today. And a doctor was able to determine the sex of the baby.

Ciara: Mm.Shawn: That’s excellent! So what’s going on? Am I gonna have a niece or a nephew?

Ciara: Oh, we have no idea.

[Groans]

Chanel: I shouldn’t have compared you to your brother.

Allie: It’s okay. I know how bad he hurt you.

Chanel: No, it’s not okay. You and johnny may be twins, but you are nothing alike. You are kind and thoughtful. And you would never humiliate the person you claimed to love. You would never do that.

Allie: Dupree.

Chanel: Please, don’t tell me not to cry.

Allie: I was just going to say that my brother isn’t worth your tears.

Chanel: I know I took it too far before, but if you could, please, just stay, as friends. I don’t want to be alone tonight.

Belle: [Exhales deeply] Wow.

Ej: Mm-hmm.

Belle: I can’t believe johnny would do that to chanel. Man, that is brutal, even by dimera standards.

Ej: First of all, the boy is half brady–

Belle: Half sami brady.

Ej: And what would you have him do, stay in a loveless marriage?

Belle: Of course not. I just wish he would found a more humane way to end things. Or I don’t know, realize he wasn’t ready for marriage in the first place.

Ej: Well, we all can’t be as perfect as you and shawn.

Belle: Wh– hang on. Are you proud of what johnny did?

Ej: Proud?

Belle: Yeah. When I walked in here, you were having drinks with your father. And maybe you and that vampire were toasting to johnny’s cruelty.

Ej: You sound like my mother with all that vampire talk.

Belle: Mm.

Ej: And you don’t seem to mind cashing your sizable retainer from the company that bears said vampire’s name.

Belle: Yes, that reminds me, is chad here? Because I do have contracts for him to sign.

Ej: I’m not the keeper of my brother’s calendar. I have far more pressing matters on my mind.

Belle: Ah, you mean your kidnapping trial starting tomorrow?

Ej: Yes, that.

Belle: Well, from what I understand, the evidence of you abducting sami is pretty flimsy. So I’m sure your attorney will mount a credible defense.

Ej: I don’t have an attorney.

Belle: What?

Ej: I represented myself at the bail hearing. I figured I’d continue to do so at the trial.

Belle: [Scoffs] You have heard the saying, “he who represents himself has a fool for a client.”

Ej: All right then, counselor, why don’t you represent me?

Belle: [Huffs]

Susan: See, everyone thought you were gone, lucifer. But I knew it. I knew that you hadn’t gone back to that fiery pits of h-e double-hockey-sticks where you belong!

Demon johnny: Do you want an award, maybe some ice cream?

Susan: No! I want you gone, devil!

Demon johnny: You know, I’ll give you credit. You are much more clever than one would assume. It’s too bad you won’t live long enough for anyone else in salem to find out.

Susan: See, I’ve faced you before. I am not afraid of you.

Demon johnny: See, now– now you aren’t sounding smart.

Susan: I’m not afraid of you because you can do anything you want with this body, you can, but you can never, ever touch my immortal soul.

Demon johnny: No offense, but who would want to do anything to that body? I mean, it ain’t exactly built for sin, if you know what I mean. Why do you think I had to turn you into kristen dimera in order to seduce john black?

Susan: And how did that work out for you?

Demon johnny: He is a stubborn, stubborn man. I’ll give you that.

Susan: Mm-mm. Mr. John black, he is strong, and he is loving, and he is loyal. Everything that you– you, demon, are not.

Demon johnny: And yet, I’m still here.

Susan: All right. Now what?

Demon johnny: Good question. Um, well, let’s see. I could turn you back into kristen dimera or a cat. Or maybe– maybe I’ll turn you into a bug so I can squash you underneath my cloven hoof. It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Tripp: Okay. So we should have the results of your x-rays back soon.

Paulina: So allie said chanel is doing okay?

Tripp: Yeah, she said she just put her to bed, and now she’s headed home.

Lani: A good night’s sleep will help.

Paulina: I bet she doesn’t sleep a wink, ’cause when she wakes up, that heartache will still be there. I got to– I’ve got to be there for her!

Tripp: I understand that, but we need to get this ankle treated first, okay?

Paulina: Well, can’t you just, you know, wrap it up and let me get out of here?

Tripp: Not just yet, okay? I’m gonna go check on your x-rays. Make sure she won’t make a break for it?

Lani: I will do my best.

Paulina: Ooh. Nothing I hate more than feeling helpless.

Lani: I know. And I know how worried you are about chanel. I am too.

Paulina: I remember when she was little, I used to think, “oh, I’ll be so glad when she gets older, so I can worry less.” But you’ll find this out when your twins get older, a mother never stops worrying about her children, all of her children.

Chanel: Horton, I know I made it weird before, but nothing has to happen between us if you stay. I swear. I just– I don’t want to be alone right now.

Allie: Dupree.

Chanel: My whole life was ripped apart in front of everyone I care about, and I just feel sad, humiliated, lost.

Allie: I would never want you to feel that way.

Chanel: Then you’ll stay?

Allie: Yeah. Yeah, of course I’ll stay.

Chanel: [Sighs] Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me.

Allie: I just have to call nicole and let her know that I’m not gonna be coming home, see if she’s okay with watching henry.

Chanel: Thank you. And I’m–I’m sorry, again, for what I said before.

Allie: I know you didn’t mean it.

Chanel: Sometimes I can’t believe that you and johnny are twins.

Allie: Yeah, me neither. I hate him for what he did to you. I don’t think I’m ever gonna forgive him for it.

Chanel: I thought he loved me. I thought that we were going to spend the rest of our lives together. I don’t understand how I could have been so wrong about him.

Susan: You can make me a bug, but you cannot crush my spirit, because I have the father, and the son, and the holy ghost on my side. Not to mention mr. John black.

Demon johnny: Is that supposed to make me nervous?

Susan: Ugh! It should! It should, because we’re gonna stop you cold and save my poor grandson from this wicked possession of his body.

[Huffs]

[Door slams]

Demon johnny: See–see, now– now you say you don’t care what I do to you, but what about those you love?

Susan: [Whimpers] What do you mean?

Demon johnny: Well, let’s talk about your beloved elvis. Perhaps it’s time I make good on my threat to dispose of him.

Susan: [Stammering] Stay away from him!

Demon johnny: Oh, I don’t want to hurt ej. Like his father before him, he’s always been so willing to do my handiwork.

Susan: Elvis is such a good boy.

Demon johnny: Well, he’s far from good. But if you force my hand, I won’t think twice about walking downstairs and ripping his beating heart out of his chest.

Belle: I can’t represent you.

Ej: Why not?

Belle: I’m dimera’s corporate counsel. That would be a conflict of interest.

Ej: We can get around that.

Belle: Okay. What about the part where you’re being prosecuted for my sister’s kidnaping?

Ej: That’s a plus. My alleged victim’s own sister believes my innocence.

Belle: Who says I think you’re innocent? Besides, chad and shin would never go for that. I’d be fired on the spot.

Ej: You leave chad and the dimera board to me. I’ll make them see that it’s in the company’s best interest to have these ridiculous charges against me dropped.

Belle: Okay. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but the company is doing everything it can to distance itself from you and this case.

Ej: Cowards.

Belle: I’m just saying, they’re not gonna want me anywhere near it.

Ej: I don’t know about that. What if you’re my best chance at making this whole thing go away?

Belle: I think you’re asking the wrong question. Even if by some miracle the board did approve it, what makes you think I’d want to represent you?

Shawn: Okay, so do either one of you have a preference as to whether or not you want a boy or girl?

Ciara: No. Of course not. As long as the baby is healthy.

Shawn: Ben?

Ben: Same.

Shawn: Okay, so then why don’t we just open it and find out so you can get started on what color to paint the nursery?

Ciara: Okay, well, first of all, we are painting the nursery a neutral color because we are not about gender stereotyping our child.

Shawn: Right. Of course.

Ciara: And we’re even gonna teach them that they can choose their own pronouns when they get old enough.

Shawn: Okay. And I’m totally cool with all that, so why don’t we open the envelope so we can find out, right? Woman: Life’s been hard enough.

Ej: Look, I understand your reluctance to represent me. We’ve had our differences. And I realize honesty hasn’t always been my strong suit.

Belle: You think?

Ej: However, I assure you I’m telling the truth when I say I did not have samantha kidnapped. Someone framed me.

Belle: Even if I believed you, and I am not saying that I do, sami thinks you’re guilty. And so I would be betraying my own sister if I represented you.

Ej: It’s not as if sami hasn’t betrayed you, over and over again.

Belle: It doesn’t make it right.

Ej: Look, I’m fighting for my life here. If you don’t wanna help me for me, then do it for your niece and nephew. Do you really think johnny and sydney’s father should go to prison for a crime he didn’t commit?

Belle: Think of the children? That’s your pitch?

Ej: Think of the children.

Belle: Only problem is johnny is not an innocent child. He proved that here tonight.

Susan: Oh. I am not gonna fall for that twice. Mm-mm.

Demon johnny: Fall for what?

Susan: You bluffing about killing my elvis.

Demon johnny: And what makes you think I’m bluffing?

Susan: Because most people think that you’re gone, and that’s just the way you like it, because you’re not gonna kill my elvis, uh-uh, not in the middle of the dimera family mansion. There are witnesses downstairs.

Demon johnny: [Laughs] You think I care about witnesses?

Susan: Yes. I do. I do because you can wreak more havoc on the– on the down low like you did tonight.

Demon johnny: Or maybe people will just think johnny went off the deep end.

Susan: Uh-uh. ‘Cause even if they do, my johnny, my sweet, sweet johnny would never hurt his daddy! Uh-uh. He–he–he would never, ever kill him. And if the second he did– the second he did, people would know that satan is still in salem, and then mr. John black and his hunky stepson, father eric, and all the forces of good are gonna come, and they are gonna vanquish you again, buster! Right?

Allie: Thank you so much. Give henry a big kiss for me, okay? All right, I’ll see you first thing in the morning. Yeah, night. Hi, it is totally fine with nicole if I stay here.

Chanel: Thank you again for doing this. I swear, if you weren’t here–

Allie: Chanel, you don’t have to thank me, okay? I’m your best friend. This is what we do for each other.

Chanel: I’m so, so grateful to have you.

Allie: Okay, so I’m just gonna go sleep on the couch, but I’m right outside if you need me.

Chanel: That’s dumb, horton. There’s plenty of room in the bed.

Allie: Chanel.

Chanel: I’ll stay on my side, you stay on yours. I won’t bother you. Just knowing that you’re here will be enough.

Allie: Okay.

Chanel: You’re gonna sleep in that?

Allie: Oh. Yeah, I guess not. Thanks.

[Dramatic music]

Tripp: You’re lucky it’s just a sprain, but I want you to stay off of it for a few days, okay?

Paulina: Will do. And, you know, dr. Tripp, you got a nice bedside manner.

Tripp: Thank you.

Paulina: And I’m sure you are going to be a top-notch physician.

Tripp: Well, I have a great role model in my stepmom– chief of staff, dr. Kayla johnson.

Paulina: [Gasps] Right. Well, I’m sure she is as proud of you as I am of my girls.

Tripp: And now I’m gonna go get started on your discharge paperwork and prescriptions. I’m also gonna give you a cane, that’ll help steady yourself while you heal, okay? I’ll be back in a few.

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Lani: Thank you.

Paulina: [Sighs] Oh, uh, I hope you weren’t offended by my referring to you as one of my girls.

Lani: No. I wasn’T.

Paulina: Oh, that’s a relief. Now, what about that question I asked you earlier?

Lani: When I saw the chandelier coming for you and blurted out “mom”?

Paulina: Yeah, that.

Lani: I don’t know. I’m–I’m not sure why I said it. I–I saw that you were in danger and I just–I don’t know, I just–I said it in the moment.

Paulina: I see.

Lani: The truth is, I will always see tamara as my mother.

Paulina: No, of course.

Lani: But deep down, somewhere in there, I– I guess I– I see you that way too.

Trelegy for copd.

Demon johnny: You do make an excellent point. Killing your son would be quite impractical.

Susan: Mm-hmm. Impractical and evil. Very, very, very evil.

Demon johnny: [Sighs] But keeping our little secret is essential to my plan. So I’m gonna have to find another way to silence you– permanently.

Susan: Oh, no, you don’t! No, you don’t, because I have the strength of christ, and he compels you, go back, to stay six feet away from me.

Demon johnny: Would you stop it with your infantile babbling?

Susan: Oh, that’s it. Infantile!

Demon johnny: So?

Susan: So that’s why you’re back! That’s it. You are still after ben and ciara’s poor, innocent young-un.

Shawn: All right, look, either you want to know the sex of your baby so you can be prepared or you’re just gonna wait and be surprised.

Ben: Right.

Shawn: Uh, so– so which is it?

Ben: I don’t think we’re going to decide tonight.

Ciara: No, I guess not.

Shawn: Well, come on. I mean, that was anti-climactic. Jeez.

Ciara: Ah, well, sorry.

Shawn: Look, it’s okay. All right, it’s fine. I’m just joking. You guys got to do what you got to do for yourselves, so.

Ciara: Mm. Look, I probably got to get going. You know, I’m gonna meet belle for a late dinner, so.

Ciara: Wait! Could you– would you take the envelope with you?

Shawn: You want– you want me to take your sonogram home with me? Why?

Ben: Y–yeah, why? Why?

Ciara: Well, you know, no, just for safekeeping, you know, until we decide if and when we want to open it.

Ben: You’re scared you’re tempted you’re gonna take a peek.

Ciara: Oh, well, you’re scared that you’re tempted to take a peek too.

Ben: I probably will.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: Take that temptation, please.

Ciara: Take it away. Would you do us a solid and just help us out, please?

Shawn: Yes, I can do that.

Ciara: Cool.

Shawn: But I’m gonna take a peek at it when I get home.

Ben: No!

Ciara: No!

Shawn: I’m joking. Gosh. Come on. It is locked away in ze vault.

Ciara: Okay.

[Ben sighs]

Demon johnny: Oh, there you go again, susan. Being too smart for your own good.

Susan: Well, I am warning you. I am not gonna let you go anywhere near the westons’ unborn child.

Demon johnny: [Laughs] Oh.

Susan: What is so funny?

Demon johnny: Just you thinking that there’s anything you can do about it.

Susan: You–you’re not gonna get away with this. You are not gonna get away with this because, you know what, you can slam doors in my face, but I’m gonna go straight downstairs, and I am gonna tell elvis everything.

Demon johnny: You know what?

[Eerie music]

Ej: We’re family, belle. Whether you like it or not. I know I’ve done some terrible things in my life, but I did not kidnap samantha. As upset as I was that she cheated on me with lucas, I still love her. And we share two incredible children who deserve better than this.

Belle: Ej. I–I can’t–I’m sorry, I cannot represent you.

Ej: Fine. Go ahead. Abandon me just like your sister did.

Belle: Well, listen, I can help you find another attorney–

Ej: Go! Just–just go! Go.

[Ej sighs]

Belle: All right. Will you just tell chad I came by? And good luck tomorrow.

[Dramatic music]

Susan: Elvis! Wait, elvis. Oh, son, son. Hey, hey. I have something very important to tell you! My plaque psoriasis…

Tripp: Okay. Here you go.

Paulina: Oh. Oh, thank you, doctor.

Tripp: And I also want you to take ibuprofen as needed for the pain. And watch out for those falling chandeliers.

Paulina: Will do.

Tripp: And please, tell chanel I hope she’s okay.

Paulina: Okay, then. Thanks, doctor. Well, I’ll be on my way.

Lani: Why don’t you let me take you home?

Paulina: Oh, no, no, no, no. My driver and my car, they’re downstairs.

Lani: Are you sure?

Paulina: Yeah, yeah. You go home to your– your beautiful twins and their beautiful daddy.

Lani: Okay. Um, please tell chanel I’m thinking of her. And I’ll give her a call tomorrow.

Paulina: Okay. I will. Um, lani?

Lani: Yeah?

Paulina: I’m so glad that you were there for me. You can’t imagine how much that means to me.

Chanel: [Sobbing] Horton?

Allie: Yeah?

Chanel: Are you still awake?

Allie: Well, it would be pretty silly if I said no.

Chanel: Right.

Allie: You okay?

Chanel: No. But I’m really glad you’re here.

Allie: So am I. I want you to know, my brother’s an idiot.

Chanel: I already know that.

Allie: No, I mean, I can’t even believe what he’s giving up. You are the smartest, fiercest, most beautiful woman I know. Anybody would be lucky to be with you.

Chanel: Do you really mean that?

Allie: Yeah. I do.

[Romantic music]

Ej: What is it, mother? Is something wrong?

Susan: Oh, no. Everything’s fine. It’s fine. I just–I need to tell you that I’m leaving salem.

Ej: What?

Susan: Yeah, yeah. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, baby boy, but roger needs me. Asap.

Ej: You’re going right now?

Susan: Uh, yeah! Yessiree, bob. I am. I am. I’m on that midnight train to memphis. Actually, no, I’m flying.

Ej: Surely you can wait until the morning.

Johnny: She really wants to go.

Ej: You knew about this? What’s the emergency?

Susan: You’re not gonna get away with this. You are not gonna get away with this because, you know what, you can slam doors in my face, but I am gonna go straight downstairs, and I am gonna tell elvis everything.

Demon johnny: You know what?

[Eerie music]

Susan: You’re gonna let me go?

Demon johnny: And what are you gonna tell him?

Susan: I’m gonna tell him that I’m leaving salem.

Demon johnny: When?

Susan: Tonight.

Demon: Johnny: Excellent. Why?

Susan: Because roger needs me.

Demon johnny: He sure does. Why don’t I help you pack your bags?

Susan: Okey-dokey. You’re such a sweet boy.

Demon johnny: Yeah. Actually, I did know, dad. I’m the one who convinced her to go.

[Dramatic music]

Get ready. It’s time for

the savings event of the year.

Ben: Do you think we made the right decision letting your brother take the sonogram?

Ciara: Well, I’m pretty sure if we had it, we’d be staring at it all night.

Ben: Probably.

Ciara: And there’s still plenty of time to find out the sex of the baby.

Ben: If we want to.

Ciara: If we want to. Yeah. Right now, I’m kind of happy not knowing.

Ben: Right now, I’m going to make sure that I do everything in my power to make sure that we always stay as happy as we are right now.

Ciara: Baby, you brought me back from the dead.

Ben: Hmm.

Ciara: We battled the devil together to save our child. I’m pretty sure nothing in this world or any other world, for that matter, could break us apart ever again.

Ej: Why would you encourage your grandmother to leave salem?

Johnny: Because she’s lonely. She was telling me how much roger wanted to see her. And I encouraged her to go because I could see how much she missed him.

Susan: I do. I do. I miss him desperately.

Johnny: I gave your bags to the driver, grandma. He’s–he’s waiting outside.

Ej: I–I–I still don’t see what difference one more night would make.

Susan: Oh, honey, I’m sorry. Sorry, elvis, you know what, but mama’s made up her mind. Mm-hmm. I love you so much. More than life itself, elvis.

Ej: I–

Susan: But I have to do this.

Ej: I love you too. I–

Susan: I just want you take care of yourself, okay?

Johnny: See you later, grandma.

Ej: What just happened?

Tripp: Hey. Did miss price get home okay?

Lani: Mm-hmm. Her driver dropped her off. I stuck around to check on a patient from one of my cases.

Tripp: Something I can help you with?

Lani: Nope. I just wanted to say thank you for taking such good care of paulina.

Tripp: It’s my pleasure. You know, she’s–she’s something else.

Lani: She sure is. Oh, and when you talk to allie, please thank her again too for being there for chanel.

Tripp: I will.

[Tense music]

Demon johnny: Goodbye, pesky granny, and good riddance. That goes for you, too, chanel.

[Eerie music]

Mortals and your trinkets of affection. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

[Evil laughter]

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Susan: [Shrieks]

Tripp: Oh, I’m sorry. Does that hurt?

Susan: No, no, sir. I just get the tickles real easy.

Tripp: Sorry. I’ll be done in just a minute.

Susan: Okay.

Tripp: Ms. Banks, you mentioned that you had a vision right before you had this attack. You don’t remember anything else that could have contributed to to the pain, your nausea?

Susan: No, I mean, it came on all of a sudden, it just–

Marlena: Susan, you okay?

Susan: Are those new shoes, doc?

Tripp: Why do you ask?

Susan: I already upchucked all over poor dr. Marlena’s blue suedes, and I’d sure hate to ruin two pairs in the same night.

Abe: [Chuckling] Two pairs. Jacks over deuces.

John: Thought you were bluffing.

Abe: I know you were bluffing.

John: Well, not this time, buddy, because I got three sixes, boom, boom, boom. And the pot is all mine.

Abe: 666, the devil’s hand.

John: Don’t go there, abraham.

Johnny: And now, it is my turn and I’d like to start by paying homage to my nonno. And there he is, the formidable stefano dimera whom I loved and revered, and miss to this day. He gave me everything a kid could ever want, and he taught me that nothing was more important than family. You know, they say parents and grandparents, they shouldn’t pick favorites. He ignored that rule. He let me know without question, that I was his favorite, his little giovanni. And I thought he was the greatest, but then as I got older, I realized some people thought he was a terrible person. Some even said he was evil. I never saw it that way. I saw stefano dimera as a man who knew what he wanted and he didn’t let anything stand in his way. I don’t consider that evil. I think it’s smart, something to be admired. And it’s taken me a while to figure out what it is that I want, but I finally have. And chanel, I have come to realize it’s not you.

Chanel: What?

Johnny: I’m sorry, chanel. I don’t wanna be married to you anymore.

Chanel: G, what are you saying? What do you mean you don’t wanna be married to me anymore? Is this some sort of joke?

Johnny: No, chanel, I’m dead serious.

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Marlena: Are you still feeling nauseous?

Susan: A little, you know, it’s like I told you before, sometimes I get this way before a premonition. Bad timing, huh? I mean, I’m not gonna be able to go to that big party that my son is throwing.

Tripp: I assume you’re talking about the wedding reception of chanel and johnny dimera.

Susan: Yeah, yeah. Darn, I’m gonna miss it. I bet you it’s gonna be one heck of a bash.

Tripp: Right, I’m sorry to be missing it myself.

Paulina: You don’t wanna be married to my daughter? You little swine, what the hell are you trying to pull?

Johnny: Just owning my truth.

Paulina: Oh, you arrogant twit, how about you take your damn truth, and you just–you stick it where the sun don’t shine.

Chanel: Oh, I think I’m gonna be sick.

Paulina: Oh, baby.

Allie: Johnny, what is going on? Why are you doing this?

Johnny: Well, turns out you were right all along, sis, I’m just not that good at relationships, you know. I thought this one might be different, but I was wrong, obviously.

Chanel: My god, this cannot be happening.

Johnny: I’m genuinely sorry to be upsetting you like this, chanel. I know before we got married in italy, I did everything I could to sweep you off your feet. But now that we’re standing here in this room, surrounded by our loving families, my nonno’s portrait reminding me of his adoration for me, and mine of him, is urging me to not let anything hold me back. And I realize now that I need my freedom. And then there was my father’s toast. I believe the essence of what he said was that we dimeras are strong-willed, passionate, determined. And right now, I’m determined to undo a mistake that I made, a very hurtful one, as it turns out.

Ej: As I said, my son is his own man. He makes his own decisions.

Johnny: Indeed, I do. And though my father oftentimes disagrees with said decisions, I know he respects my independent spirit. So yes, I chose to marry chanel, and now I’m choosing to end that marriage.

Chanel: End the marriage? Oh, my god, so you’re saying–

Johnny: I’m saying that it’s over, chanel. I want a divorce.

[Tense music]

I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Abe: Well, you know, it’s too bad that we cleaned roman out so fast.

John: Well, you know, something tells me he was more interested in getting upstairs to kate than he was staying downstairs here bro-ing up with the boys.

Abe: Well, you know, it’s nice to see that those two have found each other again.

John: Yeah, it is.

Abe: Well, you’re going big.

John: That’s ’cause I’m feeling lucky, in a lot of ways.

Abe: Yeah, I can imagine. Having marlena herself again. How’s she doing?

John: Better every day, thanks for asking. Of course, you know, I’m being a little overprotective, but I can’t help myself ’cause I came so damn close to losing her.

Abe: But it was your courage and love, and your family’s, thanks to that, we didn’T.

John: Scariest fight of my life. But I’m happy to say the demon’s gone. If he knows what’s good for him, he’ll stay gone.

Tripp: I’ll have the lab put a rush on this.

Marlena: Yeah, thanks, tripp.

Tripp: But your vitals are good so it’s probably like what you said, something that you ate or maybe even a stomach virus.

Susan: Or a premonition.

>>Tripp: Right, yes. I understand that it could be that as well. In any case, I want you to take every precaution because you did suffer a pretty serious wound to your abdomen not too long ago.

Susan: Oh, yeah, when i stabbed myself, right? And I’d do it all over again, I’d saved john black and I’d stop satan from dragging my poor elvis straight to hell. Ugh.

Paulina: You end the marriage like this in front of all these people?

Chanel: Mama–

Pauline: You heartless bastard, I have a mind to just wring your neck.

Chanel: Mama, please, stop. Johnny’s daddy just said how johnny can speak for himself, and mama, as much as i appreciate you having my back, your daughter can fight her own battles.

Paulina: Okay, you go, girl.

Chanel: But, johnny, upstairs just before this party, you told me and you showed me how much you love me. I looked into your eyes, and I saw inside of your heart that all you wanted was to be with me. So maybe this is just cold feet or jet lag–

Johnny: It’s neither, it’s neither, chanel; it’s much more profound than that.

Chanel: Profound?

Johnny: It goes deeper is what I mean–look, chanel, you are an incredible woman, and from the moment I met you, I was struck by your beauty, your intelligence–

Anna: Then why do you want to divorce her?

Tony: Anna.

Johnny: But I realize we’re both young. There’s so much more we need to explore, to experience.

Chanel: You can speak for yourself.

Johnny: Okay, I will do that then: There’s so much more i need to explore and to experience.

Chanel: Oh, like other women, you mean?

Johnny: No, not at all. Although I don’t rule that out.

Pauline: Oh, you son of a bitch.

Johnny: Chanel, please. I understand that you’ve been burned by this sudden turn of events, but honestly, it hurts me as well to break your heart this way. And I hope after you had some time to cool off–

Chanel: Cool off? I will never cool off. Because not only have you broken my heart, but you’ve made a fool of me.

Johnny: No, no, please, don’t–please don’t succumb to feeling foolish. You trusted in my love because you’re a kind, trusting person, and that’s why, in time, I hope we can still remain friends, maybe even friends with benefits.

Paulina: Oh, chanel, if you don’t slap this bastard, I will do it for you.

Lani: And so will I.

Johnny: You can slap me if it’ll make you feel better.

Chanel: No. No, I’m not gonna slap you. But I just wanna know, who the hell are you? And what have you done with my giovanni?

[Tense music]

Chanel: This is not the johnny dimera I know and love.

Johnny: Well, that’s ’cause you don’t really know me. But my sister does, and she warned you, didn’t she?

Chanel: Yeah, yeah, she did. But I was convinced that she was wrong about you because the guy that I knew was wonderful and kind-hearted, and he made me laugh. And he showed me more love than anyone else ever has. Was that all an act?

Johnny: No, no. I mean, not really. I guess I was just trying to convince myself that I was capable of loving someone, that I could commit myself to that someone. But as soon as this marriage became a reality, which it did tonight at this party with everyone addressing us as husband and wife, I realized I’m just not there yet. I’m so sorry, chanel.

Chanel: Yeah, yeah. Well, I’m not. You see, what I’m feeling is grateful as hell that I found this all out now. Because, if this is who you are, if you can turn on a dime like this and toss me out of your life at what was supposed to be a celebration of our marriage, then you are the last man on earth that I would wanna be with. So you know what? You can go straight to hell, johnny dimera.

Susan: This is the last place I thought I’d end up tonight.

Marlena: Oh, susan, you are gonna be just fine.

Susan: I’m not concerned about my flesh, dr. Marlena evans. It’s my immortal soul, and all the immortal souls that are around me.

Marlena: We are all gonna be just fine. The devil is gone. He’s gone.

Susan: Then why can’t I shake this bad, bad, bad feeling that the devil is not done with us? I mean, I think that I have got that feeling, it’s shaking me right back. I mean, look, look, look, my hand is trembling like leaves, dr. Evans.

Marlena: Susan, you were right about the devil before, you were. But he’s gone now. He’s gone, and he will never try to get inside of me again. I promise.

Susan: But you would know if he was, right?

Marlena: I would, I would. You know, john has barely let me out of his sight, and we’re both being so vigilant. So what I can tell you is, the devil’s days in salem are over.

Susan: All right. Maybe you’re right.

Marlena: You okay?

Susan: No, not really. You know, I bet it was the strawberry jelly I had on my peanut butter sandwich at lunch instead of the usual bananas, I mean.

Marlena: Yeah, yeah. Can I get you some water?

Susan: Oh, yes, please. Yes, please. Thank you so, so, so very, very much. You take such good care of me, dr. Marlena evans. Oh, you are an absolute angel. Thank you, god bless you, dr. Marlena evans, and god bless us all.

John: See the thing is marlena’s still struggling with all this guilt she feels about all the people she hurt when she was possessed.

Abe: Well, what guilt? She knows that none of this was her fault. We all know it.

John: Well, true, true, and I’m sure she knows that on one level, but she’s still carrying it with her. And she’s going around, she’s making amends, so just fyi, she’s probably gonna come knocking on your door, apologizing for blowing up your wedding to paulina.

Abe: You know, no apologies are necessary, especially since the devil, I think might have done me a favor letting me know the truth about paulina before I made the mistake of spending the rest of my life with the wrong person.

Paulina: Chanel, baby, wait.

Allie: No, I’ll go. Johnny, how could you do this to her? What are you doing?

Johnny: You can’t be that surprised, allie.

Allie: No, disgusted is what I am. You make me sick.

Johnny: My apologies to my family for the theatrics. And I would like to offer my regrets to the family of the bride, especially you, mama price.

Paulina: Mama? You have the nerve to call me that after what you just did to my little girl?

Ej: Paulina.

Paulina: And you–

Ej: I suggest we stay calm.

Paulina: You, you have the audacity to assume that my daughter is going after your son’s money when anybody here with eyes can see your son isn’t worth a damn? Now, I told you that you would have to answer to me if you didn’t deliver on your promise to keep my baby girl happy.

Johnny: I did, for a while.

Paulina: It was just a big lie. You used her, and then you broke her heart, and then you humiliated her. Now, nobody, nobody who hurts someone I love can get away with it.

Johnny: Seems like I just did.

Paulina: What did you say?

Johnny: Now, if you’ll excuse me.

Paulina: Oh, no, you don’T. Don’t you dare–don’t you dare walk away from me.

Susan: Yeah, that feels much better.

Marlena: Susan, what is it?

Paulina: You hold–you hold it right there! There’ll be hell to pay for what you did, you bastard! No!

[Ceiling cracking]

Paulina: [Screams]

Lani: Mom, look out!

[Dramatic music]

This is the sound of nature breathing.

Abe: Paulina knew just how much having lani as a daughter, how much that meant to me.

John: Mm-hmm, which is why she kept her secret.

Abe: You know, which is why it was so hurtful when I found out the truth. It was even more hurtful for lani. I’m just glad that she’s out of my life.

John: Mm-hmm.

Abe: What’s that supposed to mean?

John: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. It means that, my friend, you have not mastered the poker face ’cause it’s clear as day that paulina still has you in her back pocket there. So that means there’s still a chance for the two of you. That’s what that mm-hmm means.

Abe: No, we don’T. I mean, I may have forgiven paulina, but I can’t trust her.

Ej: What the hell?

Tony: What happened?

Anna: Oh, my god!

Lani: Are you okay? You okay?

Paulina: Oh, oh, yes. Oh, I’m alive, thanks to you.

Susan: It’s happening! It’s happening! Something is happening. I don’t know what it is!

Marlena: Susan. Get up, don’t do this. I don’t want you to cut yourself.

Susan: Okay, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

Marlene: It’s okay, no, no. It was an accident. It was an accident. I’ll just find somebody to clean this up, okay? Wait here, wait here.

Susan: Oh, it’s not all right doctor marlena, it just–it was not an accident. Something compelled me to drop that glass, and when it shattered, something else was broken. I just wish to god I knew what it was.

Johnny: Hate to say this, mama price, but seems like god punished you for taking his name in vain.

[Dramatic music]

My plaque psoriasis…

Susan: Before this day ends, I might need you.

Tripp: Okay, good news is your lab is cleared.

Marlena: Which means you’re gonna be just fine, and I can take you home.

Susan: Oh, lucky me.

Abe: Well, you know what they say, lucky in cards, unlucky in love.

John: Maybe I was wrong about that poker face. Well, partner, looks like I’m all tapped out here. Listen, I told roman that we’d lock up, so–

Abe: I’ve got it; you go home to the woman you love, and I think I’m gonna stay here and play some solitaire.

Lani: Be careful.

Tony: Are you gonna be all right?

Paulina: Just sore here, here, and there.

Anna: Okay, this should help.

Paulina: Oh, what was that?

Anna: Strega.

Tony: It’s one of my late father’s favorite vices.

Paulina: Hit me again, sister.

Lani: Your ankle is swelling. You must have twisted it when I knocked you to the floor.

Paulina: Well, that big old pile of glass might have done more than twisted my ankle if you hadn’t done that. You pushed me out of harm’s way.

Anna: Tony, I told you we should have gotten rid of that ancient light fixture.

Tony: It was an original, louis xvi.

Anna: Yeah, well, old louis got his head chopped off with the guillotine. And history almost repeated itself with poor paulina right here in the family mansion.

Tony: Well, it’s gone now, so you’ve got your wish.

Paulina: I have a mind to sue your family for that big old glass ball almost killing me, and to sue your obnoxious nephew for shattering my baby girl’s heart into a million pieces.

Tony: Well, no need to get litigious. We’ll do everything we can to help you. May I call the family physician?

Lani: No, no, thank you. I just–I wanna get her to a hospital.

Paulina: Oh no, no. Uh-uh, no, no, no. No hospital, no hospital, no. I got one good ankle left, you know, I need to get to chanel, my baby. My baby needs me.

Lani: No, no, no. Better idea, how about you let allie take care of chanel, and let me take care of you.

[Soft music]

Johnny: Thank you. Can I at least have your name, so I know who I’m indebted to?

Chanel: Chanel.

Johnny: Pretty.

Chanel: My mom loved coco chanel, so…

Johnny: It’s nice to meet you, chanel. I’m named after my grandfather, john, but my other grandfather used to call me giovanni.

Chanel: Giovanni?

Johnny: Yeah. I’ll put it in your phone, so you don’t forget.

Chanel: Giovanni is not exactly easy to forget.

Johnny: Well, I hope not.

Chanel: You son of a bitch!

Allie: Dupree?

Demon johnny: Oh, damn, that was fun. As sweet as chanel’s bits are, it had to be done. I had to cut that poor girl’s heart out, and I nearly cut her mother into a thousand pieces. You’d think that bitch, paulina, would’ve learned her lesson the first time she tangled with me.

Marlena: So I’m sorry, but you’ll never have your family back, and you’ll never have abe back. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna check my voicemail.

Paulina: I’m not finished with you, you cold-hearted bitch.

Marlena: Who are you calling a bitch, bitch?

Johnny: That’s twice you’ve laid hands on me now, paulina price. If there’s a third time, you won’t be so lucky.

Ej: Johnny, what the hell’s gotten into you?

To be a thriver with

metastatic breast cancer

Johnny: What’s gotten into me is that I decided to acknowledge my mistake and fix it.

Ej: In a very public way, which was rather cruel, cold.

Johnny: Dimera-like?

Ej: You could say that, although there was a certain element of bravery to it, too. But what struck me as odd was the comment you made after the chandelier came crashing down around chanel’s mother.

Johnny: I don’t remember.

Ej: Well, I certainly do. You said god was punishing paulina for taking his name in vain.

Johnny: So?

Ej: So when did you get religion, son?

[Tense music]

Susan: Yeah, feels much better.

Marlena: Susan, what is it?

Susan: [Screams]

Tony: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I’m afraid you missed quite the party.

Susan: What in god’s name happened here?

Johnny: Don’t be ridiculous. I haven’t found god, not in the least. It’s just what that woman did, it infuriated me.

Ej: You broke her daughter’s heart, did you expect her not to react?

Johnny: No, but I mean, she was really aggressive about it, kind of scary.

Ej: You broke her daughter’s heart.

Johnny: And that gave her the right to come after me that way?

Ej: Yes, I think it did. And johnny, why the sudden 180 about chanel? Did something happen between you two?

Johnny: No, no. Nothing happened between us. Maybe I decided to listen to you, saw the light. Chanel is–she’s a great girl. She’s smart, she’s funny, hot as hell. But long term, I plan to do things with my life, big things, honor the dimera name. So why in the hell would I want to tie myself to someone whose worldview is a bit more limited?

Ej: Not to play devil’s advocate, but you swore you love chanel and that she loved you.

Johnny: You’ll be happy to hear, I think you were right all along. I think what she loved most about me was my money.

Ej: Hmm. And yet you were fairly outraged when I suggested it.

Johnny: I might have overreacted a little bit, but now I’ve come to realize that you were just looking out for your boy.

Chanel: You tried to warn me about your brother.

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Lani: Oh, my god. That feels so good.

Eli: You put in a lot of miles today.

Lani: I have chased down a lot of perps, but this was ridiculous. I think I ran down every alley in salem.

Eli: Well, detective price, tonight you are gonna stay off of these feet.

Lani: Only if t twins don’t wake up.

Eli: What? Am I not capable of getting them back to sleep?

Lani: Of course you are, but we take turns.

Eli: Not tonight. Not tonight, my love.

[Knocking on door] Whoever that is, I’m gonna tell them it’s a bad time.

Lani: Yeah.

Eli: Yeah.

Paulina: I hope this isn’t a bad time.

[Dissonant note]

Anna: Oh, look, tony, how wonderful! They’re throwing a party to welcome us home from europe.

Tony: Oh, it’s not meant for us, darling. It says “congratulations.”

Anna: Oh. Well, maybe they wanna congratulate us on how well we did flying commercial. Can you believe how loud that woman across the aisle from us was?

Tony: And yet you were remarkably restrained.

Anna: Really? You think so?

Tony: I meant after you fell asleep. Ej.

Ej: Welcome back, you two.

Anna: Oh, we are so glad to be back. Especially if we get invited to this party.

Ej: Actually, it’s a wedding reception for my son and his wife.

Tony: Johnny got married?

Ej: Mm.

Tony: Oh. Who’s the lucky girl?

Ej: She’s a gold-digger, actually. And I predict my son is going to have to pay a small fortune to get rid of this one.

Chanel: G, you were right about italian sheets. They are the bomb.

[Dramatic music]

[Line rings]

Allie: What’s up, dupree?

Chanel: Hey, horton. I’m calling because my mom is throwing johnny and me a wedding reception here at the mansion. And I was hoping that you and tripp could come.

Allie: Yeah, of course. When is it?

Chanel: In a couple of hours.

Allie: Talk about short notice.

Chanel: Sorry. I meant to call you earlier, but johnny’s been distracting me.

Johnny: You ready for another round?

Marlena: John, I appreciate your caring, but you don’t have to keep on calling me. No, no, I’m fine, I’m fine. You go ahead and enjoy your poker game with abe and roman. I’m just gonna finish my tea and–and just relax. Yeah. I love you, too. Okay, bye-bye.

[Knocking on door]

Susan: Out, demon! Be gone from dr. Marlena evans once and for all.

[Light piano music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Paulina: Okay if I come in?

Lani: Actually, um, eli and i were just settling down for a quiet evening, so.

Paulina: Well, I hate to disturb you, but I just wanted to come by in person to tell you that I’m throwing a wedding reception for your sister. Tonight.

Lani: Tonight?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. Well, just family. And I want–wanted to tell you in person ’cause it would mean the world to chanel if you could attend. It would mean the world to me, too.

Lani: Thank you for including us. But since I’ve been back at work I only get a few hours a day with the twins, so.

Paulina: Well, you–you know, you wouldn’t be gone that long. You come by, just raise a glass. You’ll be back with those little angels before you know it.

Lani: Sorry, paulina, but it’s a no.

Eli: Paulina, we–we appreciate the invite, but lani’s had a tough day, so we’re gonna sit this one out.

Paulina: Oh. Oh. Oh. Yeah, well, okay. So, well, let’s just get the family together soon for a celebratory dinner.

Eli: Yeah, sounds great. Hey, please, give chanel– give chanel our love.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. Yeah. I will. And you two, you– you have a nice evening.

Eli: You too.

Lani: “Sounds great”?

Eli: Just trying to be nice.

Lani: I get that, eli, but you can’t say things like that to her. You have to remember with her it’s always the same thing. You give her an inch, she takes a mile.

Paulina: [Sobbing quietly]

Anna: Come on, ej, this is happy news. You need to stop being so cynical.

Tony: I’m gonna agree with anna. ‘Cause regardless of how you must feel about this young woman, johnny must love her and you’ll only alienate him further if you do not support this union. So why don’t you just put on a happy face and give these kids your blessing?

Ej: Even if I think it’s a match made in hell?

Chanel: Horton, I gotta go. Why are you looking at me like that?

Johnny: ‘Cause you’re the sexiest woman alive. Let’s make love again.

Chanel: You’re joking, right?

Johnny: Not at all. I feel like I could go forever.

Chanel: That’s great. But just this morning you were completely wiped out. And now it’s like– it’s like you’re unstoppable.

[Tense music]

[Eerie chuckling] Johnny? You suddenly seem so far away. Is everything okay?

Johnny: Uh, yeah. Yeah, it’s fine. I just– I was trying to figure out how I went from being so out of it this morning to feeling like I can take on the world. Must be because I’m crazy in love with my wife.

Chanel: Well, I’m crazy in love with you, too.

Johnny: Yeah?

Chanel: Mm-hmm. And pretty soon a whole bunch of people will be here to celebrate our love, so we need to get ready.

Johnny: Okay. But before we do.

Tripp: So the party’s tonight, huh?

Allie: Yep. Totally last minute. But chanel really wants both of us there.

Tripp: Sounds really fun, but I am on call tonight.

Allie: Can anyone cover for you?

Tripp: Maybe if I was still in med school. But now that I’m officially a doctor, if they need me–

Allie: You have to show up. I get it.

Tripp: But of course I’ll still go to the party, okay? Just know there’s a chance I might have to get called back to the hospital.

Allie: Okay. Well, maybe we’ll get lucky. I really, really want you there with me.

Tripp: For moral support because you’re still on the fence about this marriage? Or to celebrate because you’re really okay with it now?

Allie: I am really okay with it now. I just feel bad about the way I reacted when I first heard.

Tripp: Johnny and chanel accepted your apology.

Allie: I mean they claimed to. But tripp, I said some really hurtful things. I mean, I told my best friend that it was just a matter of time before my brother broke her heart.

Tripp: Hey. You were caught off guard. Okay? And from what you’ve told me about johnny’s past, you had good reason to be worried.

Allie: You know, my brother might have been a serious player back in the day. But I think for the first time he’s–he’s really in love. Just like I’m really in love with you.

Tripp: Hmm. But we don’t wanna be late. So, we should go shower. Together?

Tripp: That is a fantastic idea. Yes.

Susan: Begone, beelzebub! And if this doesn’t work — how about this? Burn, baby, burn.

Marlena: Susan, stop. Susan, stop. Look, I appreciate your concern, really, I do. But it’s marlena. The devil is gone.

Susan: I wanna believe you, I do, I do. But you know what lucifer can be. He can be a crafty son of a gun. And–and he can sneak up on you when you least expect it.

Marlena: Yeah. No, no, no. No more holy water.

Susan: No, I need–I need to vanquish evil.

Marlena: Oh, please, all you’re doing is vanquishing my makeup. Please, please, please stop. I promise you, it really is me. Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Susan: Okay, okay, I believe you, all right. You know– you are dr. Marlena evans, not the devil in disguise.

Marlena: And that’s true. So thank you. Thank you for believing me.

Susan: Oh, I do, I do, finally. You know what? You can have the holy water just in case. Here you go. I’m gonna keep the cross. It gives me comfort.

Marlena: Yeah. Well, come in. You know, after what you’ve been through, I can understand you being afraid.

Susan: Thank you. Thank you for understanding.

Marlena: Susan?

Susan: Hmm?

Marlena: John told me what I did to you. I’m so sorry.

Susan: Oh, hey, I don’t blame you, not one bit. I mean, it wasn’t you who turned me into kristen dimera and that little kitty cat. That was him.

Marlena: It must’ve been horrible.

Susan: Oh, I mean the kitty cat, that wasn’t so bad. But kristen, yeah, that was another story.

Marlena: Yeah. You know, the reason he wanted you to be kristen was so that you could seduce john.

Susan: Oh. You know what? There was no chance of that, nope. Zero, zilcho, zip that it was gonna happen because you know what? John black is true blue.

Marlena: I know. Even in my darkest hour, I never stopped believing in him. I never stopped believing in our love.

Eli: Lani, I know how you feel about paulina. But I don’t see the harm in going the family dinner or the party.

Lani: Don’t you get it? That’s not how she operates. You say yes to her once and next thing you know, it’s–it’s every week. Didn’t you see how she just barreled in here? She has no respect for boundaries. She doesn’t care about what we want. It’s all about what she wants.

Eli: Right now it’s all about chanel.

Lani: And I want to do something nice for chanel. But guess who bought the entire registry?

Eli: The best gift that you could give chanel is to be there for her.

Lani: Well, I wanna be with the kids.

Eli: You– we just put them down. I’m sure they’re– they’re out for the rest of the night.

Lani: Well, where are we gonna find a babysitter this late?

Eli: You’re looking at him.

Lani: What?

Eli: Wha–wait, you should go to the party yourself.

Lani: Oh, hell no. Mm-mm.

Eli: Hey, look, I know that you’re angry with your mother–

Lani: Don’t call–no, don’t call her that, eli.

Eli: Listen, chanel didn’t do anything wrong. I’m sure that she’ll be very hurt that you’re not there.

Lani: Do you have any idea what it’s like to be married to someone who’s always right?

Eli: I don’t– I don’t know about always but in this case, yes.

Lani: [Laughs]

Eli: Go–go get dressed. Be there for chanel.

Lani: Thank you.

Eli: Go, go.

Lani: Okay. I’m going.

Tripp: Wow. You look incredible.

Allie: And you look super hot in scrubs but even hotter in regular clothes. Not to mention out of them.

Tripp: I do love you.

[Phone rings] It’s the hospital. Dr. Johnson. I’m on my way.

Allie: No, it’s my fault for mentioning scrubs.

Tripp: Hopefully, this won’t take too long. And as soon as I’m done, I’ll head straight to the party. Okay?

Allie: Okay.

[Sighs]

[Dramatic music]

Johnny: I love you so much, chanel. And that is why I am so excited for this party tonight. So that both of our families can see that.

Chanel: They think we moved way too fast.

Johnny: Who cares? We know we made the right decision. Look at this. These rings, they mean that we belong to each other. We’re committed. And we’re in love. And we want the whole world to see that. And that’s what tonight’s about. It’s about going down there, and showing everybody that we are proud of the decision that we made. And that we couldn’t be more excited about the incredible life that we’re gonna build together as husband and as wife.

Chanel: Come on, G. Let’s get ready to go see our families.

Johnny: Okay. Let’s get down there and let’s torch any doubts in their minds.

Tony: A match made in hell? What a dreadful way to speak about your son’s marriage.

Ej: It’s the truth. Johnny is being taken for a ride by a con artist.

Anna: Now hang on here a minute, ej. Tony has met chanel and he thinks she’s a lovely young woman.

Tony: It doesn’t matter what I think. Johnny is obviously in love with her, made a commitment to her. I’m at least willing to give her a chance.

Ej: How much of a chance? One that costs us a million dollars? Ten? Twenty?

Anna: Oh, would you stop with the suspicions. You know, not everyone is after the dimera fortune.

Ej: It’s not speculation, I assure you. Chanel married xander cook when she thought he was wealthy. When she found out he wasn’t, she had the marriage annulled. It lasted all of one day.

Tony: Fine. But we don’t know the whole story now, do we? Not to mention the fact it happened some time ago. I mean, doesn’t chanel have her own successful business? And from what I’ve heard, she’s already an heiress. Her mother is very wealthy. A real estate mogul.

Ej: Yes. But it’s new money. I mean, look at that hideous banner and these decorations. I’d say paulina’s taste is a little– well, you get the picture.

Paulina: Well, not me. I don’t get the picture. Could you describe it to me, ej? Spell it out, huh? This is the sound of nature breathing.

Susan: I just admire you so much, dr. Marlena evans. I mean, you’re so wise and, I mean, you’ve helped so many people. And just talking to you right now, I mean, I feel like I can handle whatever comes my way. Like the party at the mansion.

Marlena: Party?

Susan: Uh-huh. To celebrate our sweet johnny getting married. You know, ms. Paulina price, she–that’s the bride’s mama, now she put it together real last-minute.

Marlena: I see.

Susan: I mean, since you’re johnny’s grandma, too, I mean, you should come. We should go together.

Marlena: No, no, no. I can’t do that.

Susan: Why the heck not?

Marlena: You’re not the only person that I hurt when I wasn’t myself. I actually, well, destroyed paulina’s wedding. And I don’t think she would want me there to celebrate her daughter’s wedding.

Paulina: What were you saying about my taste, ej? It’s, like, what? Cheap? Chintzy? Tacky?

Ej: Of course not. I’d call it…festive.

Paulina: Mm-hmm.

Anna: Paulina, hi. I’m anna dimera, ej’s sister-in-law. And this is tony, my husband, ej’s brother.

Tony: Nice to meet you.

Paulina: It’s a pleasure to meet you both.

Anna: I can’t tell you, we’re so over the moon that your daughter and our nephew found each other. Can’t wait to meet your chanel. I’ve heard such nice things about her.

Ej: Tony, I could use your help with the champagne. Come along.

Tony: Excuse me.

Anna: Please, paulina, you have to ignore ej when he’s in a bad mood, which is most of the time.

Paulina: He’s not as enthusiastic about chanel becoming a dimera as you are.

Anna: Well, I just don’t– I don’t think he’s upset about your daughter. I think he’s more in a bad mood because he just got booted out of the family company and he might be going to prison.

Paulina: Oh, I heard about that.

Anna: Mm. And don’t listen to a word he said about your taste. I think the decorations are fabulous.

Paulina: Well, thank you. You’re staying for the party?

Anna: Oh, absolutely. I love celebrating young love. Or any kind of love.

Paulina: I am with you on that, anna.

[Doorbell rings]

Chanel: Horton! Wow, girl. You look beautiful.

Allie: Thanks. And you just take my breath away. Wow.

Demon johnny: We are looking so hot tonight, giovanni. If you’d just stop fighting me, we could set this whole town on fire. The world is full of make or break moments.

Chanel: Where’s tripp?

Allie: He’s on-call tonight.

Chanel: Oh, that’s sucks.

Allie: Yeah, I know. He said he might try and come over later though if it’s not too late when he’s done.

Chanel: Cool. And, horton, I want you to know I’m really glad you’re here.

Allie: I am too.

[Both giggle]

Tony: So when will chad and abigail arrive?

Ej: They’re not coming.

Tony: They declined your invitation?

Ej: I didn’t extend one. It’s bad enough that my home’s been transformed into a vegas wedding chapel. But if I also had to look at our brother’s smug face all evening, I might give the authorities a real reason to lock me up.

Tony: Cheer up, will you? Ej. This is a party.

Ej: Not one I wanted to have.

Paulina: You know, your brother-in-law got one thing right.

Anna: Really? What was that?

Paulina: It is festive!

Anna: Yes.

Paulina: And wait till you try the food, oh! I hired the top-notch caterer. Most amazing reviews. Oh, chanel! Allie!

Chanel: Hi, mama.

Paulina: Baby, oh! You look stunning. Oh, you both do.

Allie: Thank you. So do you, ms. Price.

Paulina: Well, thank you. Chanel darling, this is johnny’s auntie, ms. Anna dimera.

Chanel: Oh, it’s very nice to meet you.

Anna: You too. Same to you. And she’s right, you do look gorgeous. You both do. Aren’t they just adorable?

[Laughter]

Paulina: Oh, that they are.

Anna: Yeah, I mean it. It’s like the minute you walked in, I thought, “holy moly. These two have something really special going on.” I don’t know how else to say it but you just look so right together.

Paulina: Of course they do. They’re best friends, they’re business associates, and now sisters-in-law. But we better get this party started, but we can’t without the groom. Where is your husband, baby?

[Eerie music]

Johnny: No, no. This can’t be happening.

Demon johnny: Oh, but it is, giovanni. I know you can feel my power coursing through your veins. And I know you want it. And you know you want it. Stop fighting. Just give in to it. Give in to it now!

[Thunder booms]

Marlena: Susan? Susan? You’re pale as a ghost. Are you all right?

[Eerie music]

Tackling tough messes can

take more time than you have,

Susan: Oh, god. Oh, your shoes. Dr. Marlena evans, your shoes.

Marlena: Oh, oh, my goodness. No, no, susan, that’s okay. You just stay calm. I’m gonna take you to the hospital.

Susan: Oh, no, no, no. The party?

Marlena: Oh, you are not going to a party.

Susan: I have to. I have to. It’s for our grandson.

Marlena: No, no, no. The only place you’re going is a hospital. But I will–I will call ej and let him know what’s going on.

Susan: No, no, no, no, no. You know what? I’ll go to the hospital, all right, but please, please don’t tell ej. Don’t scare him, please.

Marlena: Okay, I won’T.

Ej: Marlena?

Marlena: Ej, hi. I’m here with your mom and she has a bit of an upset stomach and so she wants me to let you know she won’t be able to make it to the party.

Ej: Oh, that’s too bad. Is there anything I can do?

Marlena: No, thanks. I will keep an eye on her.

Ej: Thank you. Give her my love.

Marlena: I will. Bye.

Susan: Did he buy it?

Marlena: He bought it.

Susan: Okay.

Marlena: And now we’re gonna go to the hospital.

Chanel: I better go see what’s keeping johnny.

Paulina: Excuse us a moment.

Chanel: I thought you wanted to get the party started.

Paulina: I do. I do. But I wanna tell you something first. I invited your sister, but she can’t make it.

Chanel: Can’t? Or doesn’t want to? Mama, you can tell me the truth.

Paulina: Lani doesn’t wanna come because she doesn’t wanna be around me. It has absolutely nothing to do with you. She loves you. She loves you, baby. It’s just that her not being here–

Lani: Sorry, I’m late.

Paulina: Lani.

Lani: We couldn’t get a babysitter tonight, so eli is gonna stay with the kids. But, chanel, congratulations. I am just so happy to be here for you.

Chanel: And I’m so happy that you’re here.

Ej: Here you go. I just got word that my mother can’t make it. So everyone’s here except your husband. Any idea when he might deign to join us?

Johnny: Here’s johnny!

[Eerie music]

(Man 1 vo) I’m living with cll

Johnny: How’s it going, ladies?

Chanel: What was up with that entrance?

Johnny: Pretty great, right? I assume you got the reference.

Allie: “The shining.” Yeah, we got it. It was a little much, don’t you think?

Chanel: Yeah. I think you kind of freaked everyone out.

Johnny: Well, come on guys. It was a joke. Are those not allowed at wedding receptions? Should I not smile, either?

Chanel: You know I love your smile. But it’s just that, you know, I feel like you’re on a roller coaster. This–this morning you had zero energy. And then a few hours later, you were like a stallion.

Johnny: Well, I thought you rather enjoyed our afternoon romps.

Chanel: You know I do. It’s just that I’m worried that you’re running on fumes.

Johnny: Trust me, I’m fine. I feel like a million bucks.

Paulina: Well, enough with this chitchat now. Let’s get this party started.

Johnny: I’m sorry I’m late. But this place looks amazing, and so do you. It’s gonna be a great party, paulina.

Paulina: Oh, no, no, no, no. You call me mama. Oh, mama price. We’re family now.

Johnny: Well, okay, mama.

[Laughter]

Anna: Attention everyone. The father of the groom has a few words he’d like to say.

Ej: Thank you, anna. Good evening, everyone. Thank you all for joining us tonight to celebrate the marriage of my son johnny and his beautiful bride chanel dupree dimera. Please.

[Applause] Relationships between fathers and sons aren’t always easy, especially in the dimera family. We’re a strong-willed lot. Passionate. Determined. And our convictions about what’s right and what’s wrong can sometimes lead to conflict… it’s no secret that my son and I don’t always see eye to eye on everything. I don’t always agree with his choices. But johnny, you’re a grown man now, fully capable of making your own decisions. And whether or not I agree with them, always know that I will love you with all my heart and I want nothing more than for you to be happy. And it’s also so very clear that you, chanel, make my son very happy. Welcome to the family. Mm, we have someone special to thank for organizing this wonderful party, the mother of the bride. Paulina, please, the floor is yours.

Paulina: Well, as you all know, I’m painfully shy.

[Laughter] Well, okay, obviously that’s not the case. Shy I am not. But just a little– it’s a little overwhelming to see your baby get married. And I’ve had a great, great career and I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, but I am most proud of my family. And all I’ve ever wanted in my life was for my daughters to be happy and it looks like, thank god, they are now. And I have such confidence in chanel. And more important, she has confidence in herself. And she’s just like her mama, she knows her own mind and it wants johnny. And it’s safe to say that the rest of her does too.

[Laughter] So, young man, it’s all because of you. And let me tell you something, you do your mama price a favor and you keep it that way, okay? Or otherwise, you’re gonna have to answer to me.

Johnny: Ooh, I’m scared.

Paulina: All right, enough of that now. Who’s next? Chanel, right? Then johnny?

Allie: Actually, before they speak, there is something that I would like to say. I’ve lost count of how many asthma attacks I’ve had.

Allie: When johnny and chanel first got back from italy and announced they’d been married, I wasn’t exactly supportive. And I apologized, but I know that it hurt badly. And so I’m here to apologize again, publicly. And let all of you how overjoyed I am that my brother and my best friend have found true love with each other. And I’m so lucky to have them both in my life. To johnny and chanel, I hope that you are happy together forever.

Lani: Um, what she said.

[Laughter] But seriously, chanel, I wish you and johnny a wonderful life together. I am so honored to celebrate you tonight. And I couldn’t be happier to have you as a sister.

[Baby crying]

[Light music]

And of course, I am very happy to have johnny as a brother-in-law.

Johnny: Well, hey, I’m lucky to have such a hot sister-in-law.

Chanel: Thank you, lani. And thank all of you for being here and for your beautiful words. And I appreciate johnny’s father for letting us know that he respects our decision, even though he doesn’t agree with it. And, mama, thank you for this amazing party and for all of your love and support. And horton, you’re already the best friend I could ever ask for. And now we’re sisters. I mean, how cool is that? And to the whole dimera family, thank you for opening up your home and your hearts to me. I’m so grateful. And I can’t wait to know you all even better. And now I would like to toast to my handsome, brilliant, amazing husband, who I am head over heels in love with. To johnny.

All: To johnny.

Anna: Well, go on, johnny. Kiss the bride.

[Laughter]

Tripp: And earlier in the day you felt fine? No dizziness, fever, or nausea?

Susan: No, no sir. But this morning I did have one of my visions.

Marlena: That’s why she contacted me.

Tripp: And is that– is that unusual, having–having a vision?

Susan: No. No. I have them all the time. But this one–this one, it was completely different. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. It was so powerful, I felt it from the tippy, tippy top of my head all the way down to my toes. I haven’t the foggiest idea what it was, but it literally, literally made me sick.

[Eerie music]

Johnny: And now it is my turn. And I’d like to start by paying homage to my nonno. And there he is. The formidable stefano dimera. Whom I loved and revered and miss to this day. He gave me everything a kid could ever want. And he taught me that nothing is more important than family. You know, they say parents and grandparents they shouldn’t pick favorites. He ignored that rule. He let me know, without question, that I was his favorite. His little giovanni. I thought he was the greatest. But then as I got older, I realized some people thought he was a terrible person. Some even said he was evil. I never saw it that way. I saw stefano dimera as a man who knew what he wanted. And he didn’t let anything stand in his way. Well, I don’t consider that evil. I think it’s smart. Something to be admired. It’s taken me a while to figure out what it is that I want, but I finally have. And chanel, I have come to realize it’s not you.

Chanel: What?

Johnny: I’m sorry, chanel. I don’t wanna be married to you anymore.

[Eerie music]

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Chad: Now the best thing that you can do for lucas is to pretend that we never had this conversation.

Kate: I don’t think I can do that. I’m not sure I can keep quiet about this.

Ej: Keep quiet about what? I’d be very interested to know.

Chad: Ej, what’re you doing here? You don’t work here anymore.

Ej: I’ll answer your questi when you answer mine. Hm. My brother seems very anxious for you to keep something to yourself. I expect you to tell me what that something is.

Xander: And that’s all I know so far about the day sarah left salem.

Abigail: All right. Well, you’ve given me a lot to think about. Thank you. I’m gonna go ahead and walk you out.

Xander: Hang on. I–I want to help you find her, abigail.

Abigail: I appreciate that. You’re definitely one of my sources.

Xander: No, I want to be more than a source. I want to do what ever I can to bring sarah home.

Abigail: [Sighs] Um, I just don’t think it’s a very good idea given the circumstances.

Xander: Oh, if you’re talking about me and your dad, it’s fine. We’re pals again.

Abigail: I’m not talking about you and my dad. I’m talking about you and my sister.

Jack: Do you understand what I’m saying, gwen? Even if xander does track sarah down, she’s made it clear she has no further interest in him.

Gwen: You’re right. Yes, you’re right. Thank you for reminding me of that. Anyway, I should go now.

Jennifer: Gwen, before you go, there’s something that I would like to say to you. It’s very important.

Paulina: Oh, hello.

Chanel: Oh, please tell me that is not for me.

Paulina: I can’t give my little girl a wedding present?

Chanel: Mama, we are gonna need a storage bin for all the presents you’ve already given us.

Paulina: Well, I’m not that bad.

Chanel: 37, mama. I wrote ’em all down.

Paulina: Well, you can’t count china service for 12 as 12 presents.

Chanel: What is this, number 13?

Paulina: No, miss smarty pants. This is a soup tureen.

Chanel: Okay.

Paulina: [Chuckles]

Chanel: It’s so sweet of you to give us all these gifts, but you’re going to too much trouble. Johnny and I are just glad to have your support.

Paulina: Oh, I’m going to give you more than support.

Chanel: What are you talking about?

Paulina: I’m talking about a good old-fashioned wedding bash.

John: All right, dishes are done. Can I get you a refill on that tea?

Marlena: No, honey. It’s cooled down just fine. Thanks.

John: Sure?

Marlena: Yeah.

John: Okay. Comfortable? Maybe an afghan here? How ’bout another pillow, hm?

Marlena: John, I appreciate all you’re doing for me. Really, I do. But I’m–I’m just fine. I’m fine.

[Knock at door]

John: I got it.

Marlena: No, you know what–

John: Doc, come on.

Marlena: I’ll get it. Look, this nightmare is behind us now. The devil is not coming back. I promise you we’re done with all that. I’ll get the door.

John: Hey.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gwen: What is it that you want to say?

Jennifer: I just want to say I’m so glad that you and jack worked things out. He loves all three of his children so much, and I know how much it means to him to have you in his life.

Gwen: Means a lot to me, too.

Jennifer: I’m sure it does. And listen, I know that it might not be easy, but I was just hoping that maybe you could stay on good terms with abigail.

Gwen: All I can say is that I will try.

Jennifer: I mean, maybe it would be easier if you and I got to know one another. I–I have been gone so long settling my mother’s estate. We never really got to work through what my mother did to you all those years ago. What happened in your room the day she died?

Gwen: Yeah, okay. I get it. All this “getting to know you” business was just setting me up.

Jennifer: Wh–what? I don’t know what you mean.

Gwen: You want to know if I killed your mom.

Ej: Chad, perhaps you’d be good enough to enlighten me. I’m not counting on it, though, since you were the one telling kate to remain silent. Seems you’re going to have to spill the proverbial beans.

Kate: All right. I’ll tell you. It’s about lucas.

Marlena: Johnny, how good to see you.

Johnny: It’s good to see you too.

Marlena: Come in here.

Johnny: Hey, grandpa john.

John: Hey, kid.

Marlena: And to what do we owe the pleasure?

Johnny: Of me being here? I–I had to see how you were doing.

John: See? It’s not just me. Everyone wants to make sure that you’re all right.

Marlena: Thank you. I understand. But if you start waiting on me hand and foot, you’re out of here.

Johnny: Okay, no problem. No problem.

Marlena: You know, I don’t think I’ve seen you since christmas.

Johnny: Yeah. And that wasn’t exactly a fun day.

John: That’s a fact. But it’s a new year, so that horrible ordeal is behind us now.

[Eerie music]

Marlena: Johnny? Is something wrong? (Man 1 vo) I’m living with cll

Xander: Look, I can understand why you don’t like the idea of me and gwen being together.

Abigail: I don’t give a damn about that. What you do in your personal life, none of my business.

Xander: And yet you say that me helping you find sarah is a bad idea. What aren’t you telling me, abigail?

Abigail: [Sighs] Look, I just came from my parents’ house. Gwen was there, and I happened to mention that I was going to be looking into sarah’s disappearance. She accused me of trying to create trouble between the two of you regardless of me trying to convince her that I was actually concerned whether or not my cousin was alive and well. So for whatever reason, she didn’t believe me.

Xander: [Sighs]

Jack: Gwen, jennifer’s not accusing you of doing anything to cause laura’s death.

Gwen: The police questioned me that day. I told them everything that happened.

Jennifer: Yes, but you never told me. I didn’t mean to put you on the defensive. That was not my intention. I just want to hear what you told the police.

Gwen: All right. The truth is that I was in quite a state. When I discovered that your mother had paid off my mother to disappear, that decision completely changed the course of my life. So I was quite displeased when laura showed up at my door. And the truth is, yes, we did argue quite a bit, but laura getting hurt, getting killed… that was an accident. I swear, jennifer, it was an accident. I never intended any harm upon your mother, and I only hope that you can believe me.

Marlena: What just happened? Are you all right?

Johnny: Um, yeah. Yeah, I’m fine, grandma. I’ve just been a little off since I got back from italy. Probably just jet lag.

Marlena: Well, but recovering shouldn’t take that long.

John: You made that trip with your girlfriend, right?

Johnny: I did, yeah. But chanel is not my girlfriend anymore.

John: What?

Johnny: She’s my wife.

John: What?

Marlena: Oh! You’re kidding.

Johnny: No. Yeah, no. We got married while we were in italy.

John: Kid, kind of sudden, isn’t it?

Johnny: You know what? Chanel and I, we really love each other. And yeah, we could’ve waited ’til we got back here, but seemed a lot more romantic to tie the knot in italy, you know?

Marlena: And to the groom, we say congratulations.

Johnny: Thank you, grandma.

John: Well, you know, allie just keeps telling us what a fantastic person chanel is.

Johnny: That’s true.

John: Yeah.

Johnny: I am very lucky to have found her.

[Laughter]

Marlena: I’m so happy for you.

Johnny: Thank you.

Marlena: Oh, my goodness. And I wish you both a lifetime of happiness.

Johnny: I’m sure that we’ll have one. Thank you, guys, for being so great about this.

John: Yeah. I mean, why wouldn’t we be?

Johnny: I don’t know. My parents didn’t exactly have the same reaction, so–

Chanel: You don’t have to throw johnny and me a party.

Paulina: If you think that I’m gonna miss a chance to celebrate my little girl’s marriage, oh, you don’t know me very well.

Chanel: But you’ve already been so generous.

Paulina: Well, I wasn’t at the wedding. Please? Please, let me give the reception?

Chanel: Oh, okay.

Paulina: Oh! We can do it tonight.

Chanel: Tonight?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. No time like the present. Ooh, I think I’ll call johnny’s mother. Oh, maybe she’d like to get in on this.

Chanel: You can’t call sammy.

Paulina: Why not?

Chanel: She left town with allie’s dad.

Paulina: Get out. Ooh. Mm. I still don’t understand your hubby’s family tree.

Chanel: It’s complicated.

Paulina: Well, then I’ll call johnny’s dad.

Chanel: Oh. No, please don’T. He’s got a lot on his plate already.

Paulina: What? What could be more important than celebrating his son’s marriage to a beautiful, charming young woman?

Chanel: Actually he’s facing kidnapping charges.

Ej: This is about lucas?

Kate: Yes, it is. And you’re not going to like it.

Ej: I already know.

Kate: You what?

Chad: What? How?

Ej: From nicole.

Kate: Nicole knows?

Ej: Mm-hmm. Allie told her that lucas and samantha left town together.

Kate: Well, there you go. Chad was just trying to delay the inevitable.

Ej: You thought I’d find this news upsetting?

Chad: Yeah. Am I wrong?

Ej: No. I was not amused to find out that my wife skipped town with an ex-husband. What perplexes me, though, is why you didn’t want me to find out. And don’t tell me that you’re trying to spare my feelings. It’s my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on

Xander: You’re not the one that gwen’s upset with.

Abigail: I sure felt like I was.

Xander: Nah, it’s me. She’s not happy that I’m trying to figure out what happened to sarah, even though I keep telling her that it’s over between me and sarah.

Abigail: And she’s not buying it?

Xander: I told her the same thing you did, but I just want to know sarah’s all right, you know, for maggie’s sake.

Abigail: For maggie. Really?

Xander: Yeah, really. Maggie already lost one daughter this last year. I’d hate to see her go through that again. That’s the only reason I’m looking for sarah.

Abigail: You sure?

Xander: I’m with gwen now, and I’m gonna make her see it.

Abigail: Okay. Well, you’ve got your work cut out for you.

Xander: Well, that’s my problem. Are you gonna let me help you?

Abigail: I suppose I could use someone doing the leg work. I do have a daily paper to get out.

Xander: How do we start?

Abigail: I want to know how she left. I want to know where she went. I mean, apparently maggie said her car is still parked in the kiriakis garage.

Xander: Well, she did have frequent-flyer miles with three different airlines that fly out of the salem airport.

Abigail: How do you know?

Xander: We were planning a honeymoon.

Abigail: Right. Well, we could look at her trip history if we had her username and passwords.

Xander: We do. Right here.

Gwen: Your silence speaks volumes.

Jennifer: No, gwen, please. Please. Please, don’t go. I–I just–I needed just a minute. It’s hard to hear about the end of my mother’s life.

Gwen: Of course.

Jennifer: But I do believe you.

Gwen: Really?

Jennifer: Yeah.

Gwen: Thank you. Thank you.

Jennifer: You don’t have to thank me.

Gwen: Regardless of how i felt about laura, you loved her, and I know that that must have been a hideous way to lose her.

Jennifer: I did love her. I know she wasn’t a perfect person. My mother really struggled with mental illness when I was young, and… there’s something else. Our marriage was really on shaky ground when your mother showed up, and that was really upsetting for my mother. So she told me that she lied to your mother because she wanted jack and i to be happy. But you are not to blame for that. That is no excuse for the way that she treated you, and I am so, so sorry for that.

Chad: I had a very good reason to keep you from finding out about sammy and lucas.

Ej: Really? I’d think you’d be reveling in my unhappiness.

Chad: Personally, sure. I’ll always do what’s best for the company. I mean, the last time sammy cheated on you with lucas, you kidnapped her, so god knows what you’re gonna do next.

Ej: [Chuckles] The problem with your reasoning is that I did not have samantha kidnapped.

Chad: That’s your story and you’re sticking to it?

Ej: I swear to you. I did not do it. And I’m sorry to inform you that the person who did is lucas.

Kate: Lucas? Where the hell is that coming from?

Ej: I don’t have any proof yet.

Chad: Surprise, surprise.

Ej: But I know lucas kidnapped samantha and framed me for it, and now chad is taking advantage of that so he can remain in charge of the company. I advise you to think about something. I gave you your job here. How long do you think it will be before he sacks everyone I hired? If I were you, I wouldn’t let him get away with that.

Marlena: So you had a chance to tell your mom about the elopement?

Johnny: Before she left with lucas? Yeah.

John: And I take it that she wasn’t real happy about that.

Johnny: I hope she and lucas stay gone long enough for her to cool off. Still got to deal with dad, but–

Marlena: So he didn’t congratulate you and welcome your wife into the family?

Johnny: No way. But I mean after what he did to my mom, I could care less what he thinks.

Marlena: You think he kidnapped sammy?

Johnny: You don’t?

Marlena: Well, I would say it looks bad.

Johnny: It looks that way because he did it.

John: Johnny, you know that he’s gonna go to prison if he’s found guilty.

Johnny: Good. Chanel and i don’t have to face him across the breakfast table. I don’t want anything to do with him or his money, and I’m giving back everything he sunk into the movie so he’s got nothing to do with that either.

John: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up a second. You’re not still thinking about making that movie, are you?

[Eerie music]

Xander: Nothing.

Abigail: So sarah did not fly from the salem airport.

Xander: Nah, all we really know is that she didn’t use frequent-flyer miles to purchase the ticket.

Abigail: Okay, so she might have still flown from here, or–or she could’ve taken an airport bus out to o’hare.

Xander: Or a train anywhere.

Abigail: But if she paid cash for her ticket, then there’s no way we’re gonna be able to track her.

Xander: There must be a way. She left home. She didn’t use her car.

Abigail: She might have rented one. They would have a record.

Xander: Your family owns a newspaper. Can’t you just get all the passenger lists for that day?

Abigail: Well, I would have to convince them that the public had a right to that information, and I don’t really think I’ll be able to make a case for that.

Xander: Well, maggie has a right, doesn’t she?

Abigail: Okay, um, let’s look at this another way. So the night before the wedding, the night that you left sarah, was there anything off about her at all? Just–just really think hard.

Xander: I mean, she was as happy as I was. Honestly, I just wish that i hadn’t let her talk me into sleeping at the inn that night.

Abigail: Did she just want to keep things traditional?

Xander: No, it was more that, you know, she was just superstitious, didn’t want to tempt fate. She even shooed me out before chloe could deliver the wedding dress. Didn’t want me to see that.

Abigail: Hm. And you’re sure she was telling you the truth about why she wanted to get rid of you?

Xander: I’m sure. And then the next morning she’s just–it was like she was another person.

Abigail: I am at a loss here. Ugh. Well, there is– there’s another way I could track her.

Xander: What? Tell me.

Abigail: I mean, if she happened to charter a private plane, but that just doesn’t sound like sarah.

Xander: No, I agree, but like I say, she was another person that day.

Jennifer: When your mom came here, I was in the kitchen giving abigail supper, and I wonder what would have happened if I would have answered the door instead of my mom.

Gwen: Do you think you would’ve done something differently? You would have invited jack’s bastard child into your home?

Jennifer: I can’t say for sure, but I would really like to believe that I would’ve thought about it rationally and realized that no matter how I thought about jack’s behavior, that you are not to blame in any of this, and I would like to think that we would’ve talked about it and made you a part of our lives, gwen.

Gwen: Well, it’s pretty to think so anyway.

Jennifer: But what I couldn’t do then, I can do right now. And I want you to know when we come back, you are always welcome in this house.

Gwen: Thank you.

Jack: My wife is not in the habit of saying things she doesn’t mean, so we’re gonna be in touch when we get to boston. And if you need anything–

Jennifer: Yes, anything, please let us know. Anything.

Gwen: Yeah, I’ll try. I should go. Um, thank you. Thank you for what you said.

Jack: Bye, sweetheart.

Gwen: Bye, dad.

[Both sniffling]

Ej: You must have some loyalty to me. I ousted jake from this company after he broke your heart.

Kate: You ousted him by one vote. Mine.

Ej: And I rewarded you with a position that allowed you to demonstrate your worth to the company. If you can prove that lucas framed me, I can convince shin to put me back in charge, and your position here will be much more secure than it is at the moment.

Chad: That’s not true. Kate and I, we go way back, don’t we? As long as I’m here, she’ll have a job here.

Kate: Sorry, ej, but I know my son. I know lucas isn’t capable of kidnapping the mother of his children and keeping her imprisoned for months. Chad has no reason to do it, so that just leaves one person who is capable of doing that, and that would be you.

Paulina: Oh. I saw the headlines about ej getting arrested, but I figured it was white collar crime or something.

Chanel: More like dimera payback.

Paulina: Well, what do you think about that, mrs. Dimera?

Chanel: Well, my in-laws aren’t the only dysfunctional family in salem.

Paulina: I’m gonna ignore that remark.

Chanel: I figured you would.

Paulina: [Sighs] Well, both families need to host this party. Now, ej, he’s out on bail, right?

Chanel: Are you forgetting that he didn’t exactly welcome me into his family with open arms?

Paulina: Don’t you worry about that.

Chanel: Oh, yeah. Right.

Paulina: No, I mean it. I’ll get him straight.

Chanel: What did you say?

Paulina: It’s plain to see how johnny feels about you, and ej had better get on board if he doesn’t want to lose his son.

John: Johnny, I just asked you a question. Are you still planning on making that movie?

Johnny: Uh, no. No. There’s no way I would make it now. No.

Marlena: How far had you gone with it?

Johnny: It’s just in the planning stages. Although I did have a deal with a studio to distribute it, but I’ll just tell them I’m shelving the project.

Marlena: I see.

Johnny: Grandma, come on. I told you that I would not make that movie without your blessing, and when you gave it to me, you weren’t exactly you.

Marlena: Yeah. I just hate to see you have to give up on your dreams.

Johnny: Ah, I’ll just find another story to tell. Look, I want you both to know right now, the demonic possession story is officially dead and buried. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Abigail: So if sarah did charter a private plane, it’s going to make her harder to find. Of course, you know, maybe that’s what she wanted.

Xander: Yeah, seems to be. I mean, she did lie to maggie about where she was for a year.

Abigail: Right.

Xander: You know… that airfield where uncle vic keeps the company jet, there’s a bunch of private hangars there. I wonder if the kiriakis pilots know what’s going on with them.

Abigail: Hmm. Dimera uses the same airfield. I could interview both crews.

Xander: You know, some of those other outfits are dodgy.

Abigail: Dodgy how?

Xander: Well, you know, for the right price, some of those pilots will take you wherever you want to go no questions asked.

Abigail: How do you know that?

Xander: Don’t ask.

Abigail: Oh, god. God, I hope sarah did not get mixed up with one of them.

Xander: Yeah, me too. Look, while you talk to the dimera and titan crews, I’ll have a go with the other lot.

Abigail: Okay. Well, I’m gonna head to dimera then, and I’ll talk to the travel department and see what information I can get.

Xander: I’ll get started with the other guys.

Abigail: Great. Okay. Are we done here?

Xander: [Sighs] I just want to say one thing. I know I’m not your favorite person, and you’re only doing this to help maggie and sarah, not me, but I still want to thank you.

Abigail: You don’t have to thank me. All you have to do is help me find sarah.

Jennifer: How’s gwen?

Jack: Stirred up. So am I.

Jennifer: I think it was really good, though, that we cleared the air before we leave.

Jack: You deserve to hear her version of what happened with laura, and you were–you were incredibly decent about it.

Jennifer: The coroner said my mom’s death was an accident, and gwen said the same thing.

Jack: But?

Jennifer: Only my mother and gwen know the absolute truth, and I just have to trust that gwen isn’t hiding something from me.

Jack: It’s getting late. We have one more stop to make.

Jennifer: Yeah. I’m dreading it already, jack.

Paulina: Don’t worry, baby. By the time I’m through with ej dimera, oh, he’ll be as excited about this reception as I am. Now go on. Fix yourself up. Put on your prettiest dress. Oh, you’re going to a party.

Chanel: Look, I know you want it all to work out, but I know ej better than you do. And you may think you got him in line, but he hates the idea of johnny and I being married, and he’s used to getting his way.

Paulina: So am I. And I’ve tangled with the devil. Ugh. And compared to him, ej dimera, he’s a pussycat. How about I give you a ride home?

Chanel: Johnny’s picking me up.

Paulina: Well, text him back you’re coming with me. I’m itching to talk to ej face to face.

Ej: I’m disappointed in you, kate. I don’t know if you’re being mercenary or just stupid. Don’t think for one second I’ll forget this betrayal anytime soon.

Chad: That sounds like a threat.

Ej: How does the saying go? “It’s not a threat. It’s a promise.”

Chad: What’re you doing here? I–I really don’t want to have to call security on you.

Ej: I have the right to remove my personal possessions.

Chad: They’ve been boxed up. They’re waiting for you at the front desk. Oh, wait, except for… this.

Ej: Enjoy that desk while you can, little brother. I’ll be back behind it before you know it.

[Dramatic music]

[ Coughing and sneezing ]

Kate: Well, that could’ve been worse.

Chad: Yeah. You’re telling me. I started freaking out when you started talking about lucas. I thought you were gonna tell him the truth for a minute.

Kate: Yeah, well, I considered it, and then I thought about what ej would do if he found out that you and lucas conspired to frame him.

Chad: You did the right thing.

Kate: I don’t know about that. But I do know one thing.

Chad: What’s that?

Kate: Somewhere out there in the universe, stefano dimera is looking down at you and saying, “that’s my boy.”

[Tense music]

Jack: Well, that was something. Doug’s heart was breaking. He was trying to keep me from seeing that.

Jennifer: Yeah. Even julie held it together as opposed to myself.

Jack: This has been a hell of a day for you.

Jennifer: I just lost track of how much I love this town, jack, and every single person in it.

Jack: Well, come on. This isn’t forever. We’ll get that paper up and running, and we’ll come right back. And boston’s just a three-hour flight away.

Jennifer: Oh, I know. I know. Just– this is my home. And no matter how many times I’ve done it, it is always so hard to say goodbye.

Marlena: I know I’m lucky to have such an understanding grandson.

Johnny: Hey, I’ve got you. I’m the one who’s lucky. And I’m really glad you’re feeling better.

[Phone chimes] Oh. Oh, sorry, I’ve got to run. The wife’s on her way home, so–

John: How does it feel to call chanel your wife?

Johnny: I’m still getting used to it, but I like it.

Marlena: With any luck, you’ll be saying that they rest of your life.

Johnny: Thank you for being happy for me.

Marlena: We are. Mm, darling. Now, if you don’t start feeling better, I want you to promise me you will see a doctor.

Johnny: Grandma, relax. Look, like I said, I’m just a little tired. That’s all.

John: Get some rest, kid.

Johnny: I will.

John: Yeah. Wife.

Johnny: Love you, guys.

John: Love you.

Trelegy for copd.

Xander: Oh, hey.

Gwen: Hi.

Xander: You went out?

Gwen: Um, yeah. I just popped around to jack’s house. He–he wanted to straighten things out before he left town.

Xander: Hm. Did you? Well, I bumped into jack and jennifer at steve’s house, put in a good word.

Gwen: I’m sure that’s what did it, then. So is steve going to look for sarah?

Xander: He can’T. He already took on another big case.

Gwen: Oh. I’m sorry. What’re you gonna do now, then?

Xander: Well, turns out there is another person who wants to find sarah just as much as I do.

Gwen: Let me guess. Would that be my adorable little sister?

Abigail: Hi, this is abigail dimera. I’d like you to pull all of the contact information for the company’s pilots, and I have a question. I– if they decide they’re going to fly for somebody outside of the company, they have to get that cleared, right? Okay. Okay, good. All right. Well, I’ll be down there in a while to pick up whatever you have. Thank you.

[Chuckles]

Chad: Come in.

[Gasps] What a nice surprise.

Abigail: I thought I would drop by and see how your first day without ej was going.

Chad: Well, it wasn’t without ej. He showed up to get his stuff.

Abigail: Oh, how’s that?

Chad: Frosty.

Abigail: [Chuckles]

Chad: But it’s over now.

Abigail: Are you sure you’re not gonna miss having someone share the workload?

Chad: Well, as it turns out, I think I’m gonna be able to count on kate.

Abigail: Hm.

Kate: Oh, no. Who died?

Jack: No one.

Jennifer: Jack and i are heading to the airport to run a local newspaper in boston.

Kate: Well, that’s very–that’s very exciting. Too bad I didn’t get here earlier. We could’ve gotten– I don’t know. All caught up over coffee.

Jennifer: Sorry I missed that.

Kate: [Sighs] Are you still angry over the sad, little fling that jack and I had?

Jack: Kate–

Jennifer: No. Jack, don’T. How could I be angry over something so insignificant?

Kate: Have a nice flight.

Jack: [Sighs] Touché.

Jennifer: Couldn’t help myself.

Ej: Chad got to kate, father. I’m sure of it. They’re all conspiring against me. It seems I have no other choice but to take them all down.

Paulina: Am I interrupting?

Ej: No. No, not at all. Lovely to see you again. I was just talking to my father.

Paulina: Looks like he’s giving you the silent treatment. Sorry to cut your conversation short with your daddy, but you and I have work to do.

Ej: On what exactly?

Paulina: We’re throwing a wedding reception.

Ej: Are we?

Paulina: Mm-hmm. Johnny and chanel. They never had one.

Ej: Ah, I see. And do you have a particular venue in mind?

Paulina: Yes. This is a family affair, so we’re going to have it right here.

Demon johnny: Stop fighting me, johnny. You and I have so much to do together. Give in to me, and I will make you a star. That’s what you want, isn’t it?

[Chuckles] This is gonna be so much fun!

Chanel: Johnny?

John: Last one. I promise, last one.

Marlena: No, that’s okay. It’s all right. That one got cold while johnny was here.

John: Nice of the kid to stop by, wasn’t it?

Marlena: Mm-hmm. That kid is a married man.

John: That bothers you?

Marlena: No, no. It’s just–I don’t know. He just didn’t seem quite like himself today.

Chanel: Johnny? Are you okay?

Johnny: Fine.

Chanel: I hope you mean it because my mom has decided to throw us a wedding reception. Tonight. And I know you haven’t been feeling great, so–

Johnny: Actually, I’m feeling much better.

Chanel: You are?

Johnny: Definitely. And I think that a party in our honor sounds like all the fun in the world.

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Nicole: Oh, this should have never have happened to you, old buddy.

[Sighs] Thanks for always being there when I needed you.

[Knocking on door] Ugh, what are you doing here?

Ej: I thought we needed to talk.

Nicole: Well, now’s not a good time. I’m mourning the death of a friend.

Ej: I thought I tossed him months ago.

Nicole: You did, and you know what? As it turns out, the one who should have been tossed is you.

Ava: Let me get this straight. Somebody cut the head off of that bear that you and nicole passed back and forth, and… you think it was me?

Rafe: Was it?

[Tense music]

Ava: [Chuckles]

[Scissors snap] Why would I do a thing like that to something that means so much to you and nicole?

Rex: Oh, sorry about…that.

Xander: There’s no harm done. Actually, matter of fact, can I buy you a beer?

Rex: [Sighs]

Gwen: You’re working on a story about sarah horton?

Abigail: I just decided. Yeah, aunt maggie hasn’t been able to reach sarah, and she’s starting to think that something might really be wrong, because her phone is no longer in service.

Jennifer: Okay, so that is why xander stopped by steve and kayla’s when we were there.

Jack: Steve had just agreed to take another case, so i assume he’s not gonna be able to help find sarah.

Abigail: Well, then I guess it’s up to me to find her.

Gwen: What? Why on earth would you do that?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Kate: Well, I’ve seen power change hands here once or twice. I’d advise you not to be too cocky.

Chad: Wait, ej was the one that was cocky. No, I’m not gonna feel guilty for enjoying his downfall. He brought it on himself.

Kate: So, you think that he arranged for sami’s kidnapping?

Chad: Well, I mean, it sure looks that way based on the evidence.

Kate: Yeah, the evidence you found in the company ledgers and promptly brought to shin?

Chad: And I would’ve been negligent if I hadn’T. Ej was using company funds to pay for a personal vendetta.

Kate: Yeah, well, I mean, that just seems so incredibly stupid and, you know, easily traceable. You know, kinda surprising. Added to the fact that the discovery was so conveniently timed.

Chad: Are you accusing me of cooking the books to get ej?

Ej: So, you’re still angry with me?

Nicole: [Chuckles] Why would I be angry? Hm? Just because you unceremoniously dumped me behind my back? Ugh! But you know what? I really don’t wanna get into that right now, because like I said, now is not a good time.

Ej: Because you’re mourning a stuffed animal?

Nicole: At least he had sentimental value.

Ej: [Chuckles] Clearly. After I threw him in the trash, you, what, fished him out?

Nicole: Yeah, I fished him out. And who the hell are you to throw something out that belongs to me?

Ej: The bear was a connection between you and rafe, a connection you said you wanted to break. I thought you meant it.

Nicole: Oh, and I thought you meant it when you said you were done with samantha. But I guess you took her back in, even though she cheated on you. I guess–I guess she does have some redeeming qualities, right? I mean, she’s obnoxious and self-absorbed, and not to mention, she likes to behead stuffed animals.

Ej: [Laughs] You think samantha’s responsible for that?

Nicole: Who else would do something so loony? I’m telling you, that woman is starting to scare the hell out of me.

Ava: I really don’t know why you would think I would destroy a cute little stuffed bear. He never did anything to me.

Rafe: It’s not him. It’s what he represents.

Ava: Which is?

Rafe: My friendship with nicole. You know, you haven’t exactly made it a secret that it bothers you.

Ava: You and nicole keep telling me I don’t have anything to worry about, and I believe you.

Rafe: Okay. Good.

Ava: Although if you think I mutilated poor old duke, then has something changed? Do I have a reason to be jealous?

Limu emu… & doug

Rex: Why would you wanna buy me a beer?

Xander: Well, the last time you and I ran into each other, we didn’t get to finish our conversation.

Rex: We did as far as I’m concerned.

Xander: Look, rex, I– I loved sarah, and I still don’t really understand what happened with you two, so…

[Sighs] Come on, it’s one beer. What could be the harm?

Abigail: Sarah’s my cousin, gwen. She’s family. Why shouldn’t I help find her?

Gwen: [Sighs] I mean, you’re–you’re a reporter, you’re not a private detective.

Abigail: Well, I can draw attention to the fact that nobody knows where sarah is, not even her own mother.

Gwen: She’s a grown woman, right? She’s a doctor, isn’t she? I mean, she said to rex that– that she–she wanted to have time to work on herself. Obviously that means that she wanted to have that time to work alone.

Abigail: Gwen, that was almost a year ago.

Gwen: Yeah, but, you know, when you’re having a difficult time, you don’t wanna tell your mum all the details, do you? Why imagine the worst?

Abigail: I promised aunt maggie that I would try to find out where sarah is, and I intend to live up to that promise.

Gwen: Oh, please, that is not what this is about, and you know it. You were just trying to get back at me.

Rafe: Ava, you have nothing to worry about. Nicole and I, we’re just– we’re old friends. That’s all.

Ava: Okay, so, why corner me about the bear?

Rafe: Listen, you said that you were going to basic black the other day to see nicole.

Ava: To invite her over for new year’s eve. And when I got there, she was out, so I left, without laying a hand on the bear.

Rafe: Okay, okay, fine. I’m sorry, all right. It’s just, uh, I’m a cop. You had means, opportunity.

Ava: But no motive. Nicole has been a really good friend to me, and you are the man that I love. I would never do anything to hurt either one of you. And I know that neither one of you would do anything to hurt me.

Ej: Believe me, I know samantha can be vindictive. I just can’t imagine her taking her revenge on a stuffed animal.

Nicole: Well, sami doesn’t want me to forget how much she hates me.

Ej: I think she conveys that rather clearly with her words.

Nicole: [Scoffs] Okay, you don’t wanna take me seriously, fine, but don’t come crying to me when you find a horse’s head in your bed some night.

Ej: If you really think samantha did this, I’ll just ask her.

Nicole: [Chuckles]

Ej: [Clears throat] As soon as we’re on speaking terms again.

Nicole: Well, that won’t be for a while. Sami left town.

Ej: Excuse me?

Nicole: Oh, you didn’t know? Sami packed up and rode off into the sunset with lucas by her side.

Kate: I mean, ej’s a lot of things, but he’s very rarely careless. I find it very hard to believe that he would leave a paper trail for you to follow.

Chad: Well, kate, it’s not like the, uh–it’s not like the payments were in a file labeled “samantha’s kidnapping,” right? There was a–a fair amount of digging that was involved.

Kate: Uh-huh. So what prompted that digging?

Chad: Well, uh, the kidnapper told the cops that–that, uh, ej was the mastermind, so, for the sake of the company, I decided to find out if it was true. I wasn’t gonna let him take all of us down with him.

Kate: I see. Well, I mean, that makes sense, you know. [Chuckles] But I don’t believe it. So why don’t you just tell me the truth? You planted the evidence, didn’t you?

Abigail: Gwen. [Scoffs] I wanna find my cousin, okay? This has nothing to do with you.

Gwen: But it has everything to do with xander, okay? The man that I love. Now, he was hurt terribly by sarah, and all of this is just gonna stir up all those memories again.

Jack: Wait a minute, let me see if I hear you correctly. You are saying that abigail should forget that sarah’s missing and make no effort to help locate her, because you’re thinking that it’ll make it easier for xander?

Gwen: Yes, he’s gonna have to read about it in the paper, in “the spectator” every day, and what good is that gonna do? It’s just a local paper anyway.

Abigail: A big story like that could get picked up by a chicago paper.

Jack: Or the wire service!

Gwen: What big story? Come on. Sarah decided at the last minute that she did not want to marry xander.

Abigail: And that’s the reason that he’s with you now.

Gwen: How dare you?

Abigail: That’s why you don’t want sarah to be found.

Gwen: Oh, my god. Do you hear that? Do you hear that? She’s out to get me.

Abigail: Ugh, you always think that I’m the source of all your problems.

Gwen: Because you are always trying to undermine me. You are always trying to keep me from the people that I love. You first did it with our father…

Jack: That is not true!

Gwen: And now you’re doing it with xander, and I will be damned if I let you succeed.

Rex: And when sarah and i met up to go to the airport, she dumped me, just like I told you before.

Xander: Do you remember her exact words?

Rex: She said that she realized that she was not prepared to spend the rest of her life with any man, that she just needed some time to figure out what she did want.

Xander: I mean, it just doesn’t make any sense. All right, the night I left sarah before the wedding, we were so happy. We couldn’t wait to get married. And then she torpedoed all of that to be with you. And then what? The next day she does another 180? I mean, that’s not the sarah I know.

Rex: I don’t– I don’t understand it either. But I’ll tell you this, she had her mind made up. She basically warned me not to come looking for her.

Xander: This whole situation is…

Rex: Bizarre?

Xander: Right? Especially when you factor in the whole kristen, susan bit.

Rex: What are you talking about?

Xander: [Sighs]

Rafe: Why don’t we just go on home, okay?

Ava: Okay, you know what? I think that you owe me an apology first, ’cause I am offended that you would think that I would do something so deranged.

Rafe: Okay. Okay, you’re right. All right, I’m sorry, okay? I am sorry that, uh, I was suspicious of you.

Ava: Thank you.

Rafe: You know what? For whatever it’s worth, nicole thinks it’s sami that did it, and she’s probably right.

Ava: Huh. You know, now that you mention it, I did see a bottle blonde getting onto the elevator as I was leaving. I didn’t get a close look, but I suppose it could’ve been sami.

Rafe: Oh, yeah? Do you remember what time it was?

Ava: No. Why do you ask?

Rafe: ‘Cause there’s security cameras all over that building, so maybe I can get a closer look at, uh, whatever you saw.

Ej: Samantha… and lucas?

[Scoffs] You must be joking.

Nicole: Rafe heard it from allie. And she said that sami decided that she wants to be with lucas. You know, her first love. So they left town so they could be alone together.

Ej: I–I can’t believe this. I–I mean, I knew samantha was upset with me, but to go running back to lucas?

Nicole: Oh, yeah. It kinda reminds me of– of our situation, you know, you running back to sami. The only difference is I really don’t care. In fact, I’m relieved to be rid of you.

Ej: It’s insane.

Nicole: That I’m relieved to be rid of you?

Ej: That samantha went back to lucas. He was the one who had had her kidnapped.

Nicole: According to the police, that would be you.

Ej: You said you believed me.

Nicole: I also believed you when you said that you were done with sami and you wanted to be with me, but, what– what the hell do I know, right?

Ej: I did not have samantha kidnapped. It was lucas. That little weasel set me up.

Nicole: You got any proof?

Ej: No, but I–

Nicole: No, no, yeah. Well, I guess the evidence is piling up. And the dimera board thinks so too now that you’re out of a job.

Ej: [Chuckles] The latest so-called evidence is nothing but a pack of lies that were manufactured by my own brother.

Chad: I had no reason to plant the evidence. Really?

Kate: Hm.

Chad: Kate, you think that I’m that vindictive?

Kate: [Laughs] Well, I mean, I do know that you were very bothered by the fact that ej was able to worm his way into johnny’s movie, which meant that he would’ve been having sex scenes with abigail.

Chad: Yeah, and he did that to get under my skin.

Kate: It worked. So, framing ej would be perfect payback.

Chad: Yep, you are right. After everything ej has done, I would be completely justified in planting the evidence against him. But I didn’T. So, maybe this conversation should just be over then.

Kate: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. This is a very dangerous game that you’re playing, because if ej can prove what you’ve done–

Chad: He can’t, because I didn’t!

Kate: [Sighs] I want you to swear on your father’s grave that you’re telling me the truth. Oh! I knew it. I knew it.

Chad: Okay, you know what? Yeah, fine, you know what? Yeah, the evidence was planted. But guess what, it wasn’t by me. It was by lucas. That’s right, it was your son. -We are here! -For new homeowners,

Jack: Gwen? Gwen? Would you please calm down? Abigail is not trying to come between you and xander.

Gwen: God, you’re taking her side. Why am I not surprised?

Jack: I’m not taking anyone’s side. This is a bad situation. We’re very worried that something terrible might have happened to sarah.

Abigail: I swear to you, I am only looking into sarah’s disappearance because I’m genuinely worried about her.

Ava: And if it wasn’t for the two of us, right, she’d be in statesville right now. She’s not gonna double-cross us.

Gwen: I helped her escape, because she said to me that if I didn’t, she would go and tell xander where sarah is. If she finds her–

Ava: Okay, I’m telling you, no one is gonna find her, okay? You don’t need to worry.

Abigail: I–I–I think I should go now, so…

Jennifer: Uh…

Jack: Um…

Abigail: That little paper in boston is so lucky to be getting the two of you. I hope you have a wonderful time. Make it successful again. And just remember your promise that you’re both coming back here soon?

Jennifer: Absolutely, baby.

Jack: Absolutely, and you tell the kids again how much we love them, and please bring them out to see us.

Abigail: Of course, yeah, as soon as you get settled, so…

Jennifer: I love you so much, baby.

Abigail: I love you too.

Jack: Goodbye, sweetheart.

Abigail: Dad, see ya.

Jack: Love you.

Abigail: Sorry.

Jack: It’s all right.

Jennifer: Um, I’m gonna walk you out.

Jack: Okay.

[Sighs] Gwen? Gwen? What’s really going on here? Why are you so afraid that you’re gonna lose xander?

Xander: And while kristen was pretending to be susan, she tipped me off about you and sarah being in bed together.

Rex: Wait, so you didn’t know you were hearing it from kristen?

Xander: Yeah, not until susan told me a few weeks ago. I went straight to the police to have it out with kristen. I had to know if she had something to do with sarah leaving me.

Rex: Well, what did she say?

Xander: That she didn’T. That she only did it for the pure satisfaction of being the one to break the bad news to me.

Rex: That would be kristen.

Xander: I can’t believe i fell for her act.

Rex: Hm. She’s creative, I’ll give her that. You know, the dimera’s have this secret deserted island that they use to get rid of people permanently. Kristen was planning on shipping my mother off there.

Xander: What, she thought kate’s family wouldn’t notice that she was gone?

Rex: No, no, she had that covered too. She had this–this mask that made her look exactly like my mom. She wore my mom’s clothes. She showed up here to break up with jake dimera loudly. My dad was telling me that she wanted everyone in here to– to hear her say, “I’m through with jake, I’m through with salem, and I’m–I’m leaving town.”

Xander: So, the story would get around, and no one would ask any questions about where kate was, at least for a while?

Rex: Yep. It’s a nifty way to get rid of someone who figures out what you’re up to. You’re lucky it didn’t happen to you.

Kate: Nope, nope. Lucas wouldn’t do that, not even to ej.

Chad: Yep, I caught him red-handed. I walked in, and he was sitting at that computer.

Kate: He doesn’t have a password, chad.

Chad: He had yours, kate.

Kate: Ugh! Oh, my god.

Chad: Yep. He was the one that made it look like ej was using company funds to pay off sami’s kidnapper.

Kate: Are you sure?

Chad: I am positive. I confronted him. He said that it would be in both of our best interests if we let ej take the fall.

Kate: Oh, my god, so, he wanted ej out of the way so he’d have a chance with sami?

Chad: Mm-hmm.

Kate: Which actually worked, because sami turned her back on ej, and lucas and sami left salem this morning. I–

[Sighs] Oh, my god. But what I don’t get is why would lucas go through all the trouble of framing ej? I mean, they pressed charges against ej already for the kidnapping.

Chad: Well, he was charged, but I don’t think he’s guilty.

Kate: Okay, what does that mean?

Chad: It means that I’m pretty sure that the kidnapper was lucas.

Nicole: So, chad actually framed you, huh?

Ej: Do you honestly believe I’d be sloppy enough to leave a paper trail?

Nicole: No.

Ej: Chad concocted those payments to samantha’s kidnapper, so he could put the final nail in my coffin. He’s always wanted to run the company on his own. But he knew shin would never get rid of me.

Nicole: So, in your version of events, lucas kidnapped sami. Then why did the hired goon point the finger at you?

Ej: On lucas’s orders, I’m sure.

Nicole: And chad phonied up evidence to make you look guiltier?

[Chuckles] That is some conspiracy theory.

Ej: I’m telling you, I’m innocent. I didn’t have samantha kidnapped, so therefore I’d have no reason to make those payments.

Nicole: I don’t care…

Ej: [Scoffs]

Nicole: Okay? ‘Cause it’s over between us, both personally and professionally, and now that you’re out at dimera, I suggest you leave before I have you thrown out.

Ej: Not until I do what I came here to do.

Nicole: [Sighs] I shudder at what that would be.

Ej: I have to tell you how sorry I am for hurting you. I’m praying that you’ll find it in your heart to forgive me.

Ava: Sorry, rafe, I was– I was just rushing around. I have no idea what time I left nicole’s office.

Rafe: That’s okay. It’s fine. Actually, you know, all I have to do is look at the footage from the one camera that covers the elevator, and I’ll just– I’ll scroll through the last 24 hours.

Ava: Are you seriously gonna go to all that trouble over a stuffed bear?

Rafe: It could have been someone sending a message to nicole.

Ava: You just said yourself that it was probably sami, so, what are you gonna do if you see her on those tapes? Are you gonna arrest her?

Rafe: No, I’m not–no, I’m not gonna arrest her. I’m not gonna do anything, because she left town this morning.

Ava: Oh, well, then you better call the isa, because the stuffed bear killer is on the loose.

Rafe: Okay, I overreacted, all right? But cutting up that bear, it’s a little juvenile and petty, even for sami.

Ava: Excuse me? Nicole slept with sami’s husband.

Rafe: Estranged husband.

Ava: I don’t care. I mean, if you ask me, nicole is lucky sami didn’t do much worse.

[Tense music]

Trelegy for copd.

Rex: Well, look, I have a flight to catch, and I haven’t even packed yet.

Xander: Going back to chicago?

Rex: Yes, my doctors without borders tour is over.

Xander: I just wanna thank you for making the time to talk to me. Wasn’t that bad, right?

Rex: Beer makes you easier to take.

Xander: Rex? If you hear from her, will you let me know?

Rex: I will. You do the same?

Xander: Deal.

Rex: I hope you find sarah. You deserve to get some answers.

Xander: [Sighs]

Gwen: I was awful to abigail.

Jack: Yeah. Yeah, you were.

Gwen: It’s just that… I have never, ever loved anyone the way that I love xander. And nobody has ever had my back the way that he does. And, well, he makes me laugh, which is why I’m so scared of– I’m so scared of losing him.

Jack: Why? Why is that? I mean, it seems like the two of you have a really good thing going.

Gwen: He told me how much he loved sarah. He told me all about her. And if she were to come back into the picture–

Jack: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, wait–there is something really important that you need to remember. Sarah dumped xander on the morning of their wedding, and when she did it, she told him the reason was because she realized that she could never forgive him for switching her baby with kristen’S. And you need to understand that even if sarah does come back, that’s not the sort of thing you can just forget. Why don’t you just calm down and believe that everything’s gonna work out just fine? You have nothing to worry about.

Kate: You think lucas had sami kidnapped? Lucas?

Chad: Yes, lucas. He basically admitted it.

Kate: [Stammers] Why? Why would–why?

Chad: Why? To keep sami away from ej. What do you think? You know–you know how much lucas loves sami, and love makes you do really crazy stuff.

Kate: No, no, no, no, no, no, I–no, I–no. I don’t believe it.

Chad: Look, I know that it’s hard right now, especially after what happened with philip.

Kate: What do you mean by that?

Chad: Well, you know, one son went missing, and then the other one kidnapped his ex-wife. So, must be a very hard time for you.

Kate: It is a hard time for me, because this means that I’ve failed two sons.

Chad: Well, I mean… I’m not gonna tell anybody. So, the truth never has to come out.

Kate: Yeah, well, maybe it should.

Nicole: Thank you for your apology. But as far as me forgiving you, that’s gonna be a hard no.

Ej: I know I made a mistake.

Nicole: Oh, a mistake? You humiliated me in front of sami, and you let her prance around and gloat that you chose her over me again.

Ej: Everything was happening so fast.

Nicole: Oh, okay. Sami said that you ripped up the divorce papers before you were arrested. Was she lying?

Ej: No, I–

Nicole: No, no. Okay, do you remember christmas day? Remember me taking time away from my daughter to come see you in jail? Do you remember the very long conversation we had about, “who could possibly have railroaded you”? And do you remember in that conversation, we were talking about sami being kidnapped, and it didn’t occur to you to tell me that you weren’t gonna get a divorce?

Ej: I was focused on proving my innocence.

Nicole: Oh, and you couldn’t stop thinking about yourself long enough to tell me that you were gonna work it out with your wife?

Ej: I realize now that was wrong of me.

Nicole: Congratulations. I know. I know why you kept your mouth shut about sami. Just in case she dumped you. Well, she did. And now you’ve come crawling back to me. Well, I am sorry to disappoint you, because I sure as hell will not be your consolation prize. Hi susan! Honey?

Jack: Let’s not forget that xander found sarah in bed with rex on the morning of what was supposed to be their wedding, and she told him she wanted him out of her life. Why would he want her back now?

Gwen: Why wouldn’t he?

Jack: [Laughs] Because he cares deeply for you. He covered for you when that whole mess came up about the drug running.

Gwen: He did that for you. He did, he–he–he wanted you to think well of me.

Jack: You don’t know that.

Gwen: Yes, I do. He told me.

Jack: That man was ready to go back to prison for you. For you. He wouldn’t give up his freedom for some girl he cares nothing about. I know him. I know how deeply he loves you. There’s nothing in the world, not even sarah, that’s gonna change that.

Ava: Oh, hey, did you get a warrant for sami brady’s arrest?

Rafe: No, I resisted that temptation.

Ava: Mm? Well, you were gone a long time.

Rafe: Yeah, well, I was getting you this.

Ava: [Chuckles] You already apologized.

Rafe: I did. I just wanted you to know I’m really sorry. I jumped all over you, and I made you feel like I didn’t trust you.

Ava: Yeah, well, most people don’t trust me, so, I’m used to it.

Rafe: Sorry, it’s just, uh, someone breaking into nicole’s office and destroying her personal property just made me uneasy.

Ava: Well, I wouldn’t worry about nicole too much. That’s one woman who knows how to take care of herself.

Ej: I–I should’ve told you I was thinking of reconciling with samantha. It was disrespectful and dishonest.

Nicole: And don’t forget cowardly and craven.

Ej: Hm. The whole thing was a major lapse in judgment. I–I never should have torn up those divorce papers. I shouldn’t have even entertained the thought of getting back together with her.

Nicole: [Scoffs]

Ej: But it did accomplish one thing. It made me realize that you’re the one I truly want.

Nicole: [Chuckles] Oh, yeah. Because sami dumped you for lucas.

Ej: I don’t want you because samantha is with him. I want you because you’re an extraordinary woman.

Nicole: Oh, please, would you just stop it? Please just stop. Do you know how many times I have heard that? Oh, sure, sure, you want me right now, but ultimately you will choose sami. Eric wanted me, but ultimately he chooses god. And rafe! Rafe wants me too, but you know what? In the end, he’s choosing ava. Do you know how sick and tired I am of men wanting it both ways? When is someone gonna put me first?

Ej: Nicole–

Nicole: You know what, no, just, mm–just leave, okay?

Ej: No, I think we should talk about this.

Nicole: I don’t want to talk about it. I’m calling security.

Ej: Please don’t do that. Please.

Nicole: Fine. You stay. I’ll leave.

Kate: I mean, of course I don’t wanna betray lucas. I mean, that is the last thing I wanna do. But to frame ej? I mean, he didn’t do this.

Chad: Okay, look, lucas finally has everything that he’s wanted for so long. He has sami back. Yet if you take that away from him, he is never gonna forgive you. I mean, ever. And more importantly, you’re probably gonna be sending him to prison, or bayview if–if he plans on, you know, pleading temporary insanity. Would you really do that to your own son?

Kate: No! Of course I wouldn’T.

Chad: Okay.

Kate: I mean, really? The point is are we gonna send ej to prison for something he didn’t do? I mean, actually he doesn’t deserve that.

Chad: Look, sure, ej may not have kidnapped sami, but it’s not like he is some noble, wonderful guy. I mean, you know damn well that he’s ruthless and corrupt, and he’s caused a lot of pain to a lot of people. You think lucas is– is a good guy, right? I mean, sure, he went off the rails a little bit with this whole kidnapping thing, but he did it for love. He’s a–he’s a devoted father and a loving son. I mean…

Kate: [Sighs]

Chad: Or do you disagree?

Kate: No, I don’t disagree.

Chad: Okay, then. But, kate, please, keep what I told you a secret. Can you do that? Woman: I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Rafe: So can we get past this? Can you forgive me for acting like a jerk?

Ava: [Chuckles] No, I can’T. You can take your apology and shove it!

[Dramatic music]

Rafe: Ava? Ava, did you hear me? Do you forgive me?

Ava: Yes, of course I forgive you.

[Both chuckle]

Rafe: Aww.

[Soft tense music]

Jennifer: Is everything okay in here?

Gwen: [Clears throat] Yes, um, I just wanted to say that I’m sorry for how I– I treated abigail. I’m– I know today has been a very difficult day for the three of you, and I’ve made it a lot harder.

Jack: If you need anything, you need me to stick around? Put off the flight to boston.

Jennifer: Yeah, we can.

Gwen: No, you don’t need to do that. And I promise I will stay out of abigail’s way.

Jack: If you need anything, call me.

Gwen: Thanks, jack.

Jack: You can call me dad.

Gwen: [Chuckles] Thanks, dad.

Jack: Thanks.

[Inhales deeply]

[Exhales sharply]

Ava: Okay, well, best be going then.

Jack: You remember what I told you. Sarah made her choice. She left xander of her own free will, and he knows it.

Abigail: What are you doing here?

Xander: Well, maggie said that you were maybe looking into what happened with sarah?

Abigail: Right, yeah, I am.

Xander: I wanna help.

Abigail: You know, I was gonna call you, actually. I’m hoping that you’ll tell me everything you remember about the day that sarah left town.

Xander: I was just talking to rex about that day. He was probably the last person to see her.

Abigail: Tell me everything that you know.

Xander: [Sighs]

Kate: If I keep lucas’s secret, and roman finds out that I let sami leave town with her kidnapper, he’s never gonna forgive me.

Chad: Whoa, okay, first of all, you keep calling lucas her kidnapper. You–you know as well as I do that–that lucas would never hurt sami. I mean, he’s crazy about her. And secondly, you know, you’re worried about roman finding out the truth, so, you’re gonna choose your own happiness over your own son, your own blood?

Kate: That’s not fair at all. I’m thinking of lucas too, chad.

Chad: Yeah? How?

Kate: How? Lucas kidnapped sami. He kept her a prisoner for a long time. That’s not like him. He might need professional help.

Chad: Well, you know, he didn’t seem unbalanced at all when I talked to him.

Kate: [Sighs]

Chad: You–you know as well as I do that sami’s in a sick relationship with ej, so, in my opinion, just in my opinion, I think he did what it–what it took to break ej’s hold on sami, you know, because he loves her so much. So if roman finds out, you just– you just tell him that. The best thing that you can do for lucas is just pretend that we never had this conversation.

Kate: Really? I don’t think I can keep quiet about this.

Ej: Keep quiet about what? I’d be very interested to know.

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What the hell?

Ava: How long, rafe, hmm? How long have you and nicole been making a fool out of me?

Rafe: Ava?

Jennifer: You’re not talking very much. Are you having second thoughts?

Jack: I have been thinking… and I’ve decided that our baby will be in good hands with our other baby.

Jennifer: I agree. I agree, jack.

Abigail: Psst. Happy new year, aunt maggie.

Maggie: Oh, it is so good to see you. Happy new year to you too, my darling.

Abigail: I hope it’s okay I came over here this early on a holiday.

Maggie: Oh, you know you’re always welcome here, but I did wonder you wanted to talk to me. You sounded pretty urgent on the phone.

Abigail: Yeah, I just wanted to tell you about a story we’re working on that’s a little sensitive.

Maggie: Oh, okay.

Abigail: It’s about philip’s disappearance. The paper decided they wanted to focus on that, and I just wanted to give you and victor a heads-up.

Maggie: I see. I see. Well, I’m glad you told me that.

Abigail: And I want to let you to know that if we do find out anything, anything that could upset victor, that I will let you know. That way he doesn’t have to read about it in the paper.

Maggie: That’s very thoughtful of you. Let me ask you something, okay? While you’re out trying to find out what happened to philip, would you help me find sarah?

Gwen: Bloody…what?

Xander: I know.

Gwen: Know what?

Xander: That you played dumb. It’s over. I know where sarah is. She’s been there for months, and you knew about it all along.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gwen: Xander.

Xander: Don’t touch me.

Gwen: I can explain.

Xander: Explain what? How you kept your mouth shut while the woman I love, the woman you know that I love is out there somewhere being terrorized by a sociopath?

Gwen: Xander, no, wait…no.

Xander: And you also knew that sarah never betrayed me with rex. No, that was that lunatic kristen who orchestrated that, and she told you all about it. Didn’t she? Didn’t she?

Gwen: Yes.

Xander: You decided i didn’t need to know about that. It didn’t fit in with your plans for me to know about that, did it?

Gwen: Please, please, you have to hear my side of things. Kristen threatened me, and I– I just loved you. I loved you so much, and i thought that you loved me too.

Xander: That was before I knew who you were, what you were, I mean. My god, no wonder your own father doesn’t want anything to do with you. I thought I was a bad person. I want you out of this room today.

Gwen: Where are you going?

Xander: Where the hell do you think I’m going? To find sarah.

Gwen: No, no, xander, please don’t leave me! Don’t leave me! Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.

Xander: Gwen, wake up. You’re just having a bad dream. That’s hell of a way to start the new year.

Gwen: Oh, gosh, you’re here.

Xander: Where else would I be? Oh, it’s okay. It’s all right.

Gwen: Yeah, it’s okay. It’s okay.

Xander: Hey, gwen, in the dream you were begging someone not to leave you. Were you talking to me?

Rafe: You seemed upset when I came in; is everything okay?

Ava: Yeah. We’re out of espresso, I had to settle for a regular.

Rae: I can go to the store and get more.

Ava: It’s a holiday.

Rafe: Right. It’s just that the look on your face seemed more intense than, “I don’t like this coffee,” so you sure there’s not something else?

Ava: Don’t you know by now I overreact to most things? So what are we gonna do today? Should we do something with gabi and jake?

Rafe: You’re voluntarily offering to spend time with my sister?

Ava: It’s the holidays; we are supposed to spend time with family. Okay, we can invite over tripp and allie and henry, maybe nicole and holly.

Rafe: Do you know what? Actually, I was hoping that you and i could just spend time together alone for once, you know, watch the parades, maybe you can condescend to me while I watch football.

Ava: [Chuckles] Sounds wonderful.

Rafe: Okay.

[Phone rings]

Ava: It’s nicole.

Rafe: Yeah. I’ll call her back later.

Ava: No, you should get it. It’s a holiday. She wouldn’t call you if it wasn’t important.

Rafe: Okay. Nicole, what’s up?

Nicole: Oh, rafe, I need you to come over to basic black. It’s an emergency.

Rafe: Uh…all right. Well, I’ll be right there. Yeah. She says it’s an emergency.

Ava: Oh. Well, then you better go.

Rafe: You sure?

Ava: Yeah, of course. Go. Go, go. We can–we can catch up later.

Rafe: Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Ava: Okay.

Rafe: All right.

Ava: Happy new year.

Rafe: Happy new year. Ahh!

Abigail: So xander told you that rex and sarah left salem but not together. And they’ve not been together since they left?

Maggie: Right. And now her phone is out of service.

Abigail: Okay. Well, have you gone to the police with any of this?

Maggie: Yeah, I called shawn.

Abigail: And?

Maggie: Well, he said that since sarah left town on her own free will and that since she has contacted me that it would be really hard to classify her as a missing person.

Abigail: Right. Okay. And I imagine everything that’s going on with marlena and brady and philip that the salem pd is probably pretty swamped.

Maggie: Yeah, that’s exactly what he said. So that’s why I’m turning to you. Abigail, I’m worried. I’m really–I’m beyond worried. I’m just– I’m very frustrated that there is something very wrong. So if you and your paper could help me try to find sarah…

Abigail: Of course I can. I will do everything that I possibly can.

Maggie: Oh, well, that’s a relief. Bless you, sweetheart. And if there’s anything I can do, any questions that I can answer, I mean, if I can help you in any way in your search…

Abigail: Right. I think–I think right now the first thing I need to know is just when was the last time that you actually did hear from sarah?

Maggie: [Sighs]

Gwen: No. Sometimes I dream that I’m a little girl again. It’s not surprising I had that dream last night. Life wasn’t always great for me, but holidays were really awful.

Xander: I’m so sorry.

Abigail: No, don’t be. All I have to do is just wake up next to you, and I know that that’s all in the past and that I won’t be alone again.

Xander: Well, at least not for more than a couple of hours.

Gwen: Well, where are you going? We have all morning.

Xander: I’m sorry, but I have to go and see your uncle steve.

Gwen: On new year’s morning? Why?

Xander: I’m gonna hire him to find sarah.

Kayla: Oh, you have everything you need?

Steve: Yeah. I think so. I’m sorry, baby. This isn’t the way I wanted to start the new year.

Kayla: You can’t put it off even a couple days?

Steve: No, I’m afraid kristen might have too much of a head start already.

Kayla: You know, it’s been hammered home again and again that there’s nothing that kristen wouldn’t stoop to.

Steve: Yeah?

Kayla: But I think in her sick, weird way she really loves brady. And he is rachel’s father. I just have a hard time thinking that she would frame him for philip’s murder.

Steve: Well, maybe she has some twisted reason we are not aware of.

Kayla: And what reason would that be?

Steve: [Sighs] You know how stefano was always banging on about chess? “The move behind the move behind the move.” Maybe kristen’s making some kind of chess move.

[Doorbell rings] Hey.

Jennifer: Hi.

Jack: Hey.

Jennifer: Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Steve: Hello. Hello.

Jennifer: Happy new year.

Kayla: So good to see you.

Jennifer: Oh, my goodness. How are you guys? Oh, wait, I hope we’re not too early.

Steve: No, no, actually, you’re just in time, because I’m on my way out of town on a work trip.

Jack: Well, that’s a coincidence, because we’re leaving salem too. This is the sound of nature breathing.

Rafe: Damn it, nicole. This better be good. What happened?

Nicole: That happened.

Ava: Happy new year, nicole. Oh, what a surprise. “Oh, my little bear has a boo-boo. I need you, rafe.” Yeah, didn’t see that one coming. Oh, and in other news, rafe goes flying to her side. Wonder if he’ll be able to find a way to comfort her. Bet they’re on that conference table as we speak.

[Knock at door] Just a minute.

Gwen: Thank god you’re here. Who were you talking to?

Ava: The gods of vengeance. What are you doing here? We can’t be seen together.

Gwen: I know; I had to come. You’re the only one who can help me.

Abigail: And so there’s nothing after this last text?

Maggie: No. I’ve left messages but nothing.

Abigail: Hmm. Could you forward these texts to me?

Maggie: Yes. Of course. See, what I– what I don’t understand is, if sarah didn’t leave town with rex, why didn’t she tell me that? It doesn’t make any sense. Sarah’s always told me everything. Well, almost; we’re very close.

Abigail: I know that. So I think I’m gonna try to get sarah’s phone records so I can find out who else she has been in contact with.

Maggie: But you’re still gonna keep looking for philip, because I’m also terribly worried about victor.

Abigail: That’s so you. Here you’re going through the same thing he is, and you’re worried about him.

Maggie: Well, for all of his blustery, he’s just not as strong as I am.

Abigail: I don’t think many people are.

Maggie: Oh. Thank you.

Abigail: Although I do hope– I hope I’ve got just a little bit of your strength, I think I’m gonna need it.

Maggie: Really?

Abigail: Oh, yeah, I’m running the whole paper now.

Maggie: Well, that’s wonderful. You’re gonna do a great job. But what about your dad?

Abigail: Well, actually, he and my mom have other plans.

Kayla: So tell us more about this boston newspaper?

Jennifer: Well, I started reading it while I was there with mike settling my mom’s estate, and I mean, it’s just a small, you know, local, old-fashioned newspaper just dedicated to local news. But apparently, it is going to go under if we don’t take it over.

Kayla: So there’s an urgency to this? You need to save the paper.

Jennifer: Yeah, definitely. And I mean the owners are relieved, not that we’re just taking it over, but that we’re going to keep it exactly the same. We’re not gonna slash the staff, we’re just gonna– just kind of beef up their tech and social media. I mean, it’s gonna be complicated for sure, but…

Jack: Yeah, I mean, small newspapers are challenged all over the country. So we just figured let abigail take care of the “spectator,” and we’ll have a new mission.

Kayla: So you’re moving.

Jennifer: Well, no, no, no, not permanently.

Jack: No.

Jennifer: We’re gonna come right back as soon as we have it going on its feet.

Jack: Right.

Steve: Good.

Kayla: Because we’ll all miss you so much. But I’m impressed. I’m so impressed as always with what you’re doing.

[Knock at door]

Jack: Oh. Hey, let me get that. Oh, xander. How did you know I was here?

Xander: I wasn’t looking for you, jack. I need to talk to steve.

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Maggie: Well, I am gonna miss your folks, but the paper’s in good hands. Listen, if you don’t have time to look for sarah.

Abigail: I will make time, okay? And I’m gonna talk to xander. I understand he wasn’t real happy with her when she left.

Maggie: Well, honestly, xander’s the one who came to me. He’s very worried about sarah. But he’s moved on with someone else.

Abigail: Yeah, gwen. I know. You know, any port in a storm.

Maggie: Yeah, well, I think it’s more than that. He seems pretty serious about her.

Abigail: Well, if that’s true, god help him.

Xander: I’m sorry to interrupt, steve, but can I talk to you alone for a minute?

Jennifer: You know, actually, we’re heading out. We’re gonna meet abigail at the house before we go to the airport.

Jack: Yeah.

Xander: You’re going on a trip?

Jack: Oh, well, we bought a newspaper in boston, and we’ll be there for a while.

Xander: Leaving town? Does gwen know? Oh, wait, I know that she doesn’t know. Would you like me to tell her for you?

Jack: No.

Xander: So what, have a nice life?

Jack: Well, you have a nice life too, xander. I–look, I mean it. I mean, it. I really do hope things work out for you.

Jennifer: He really does mean it. Gwen has not made it easy for jack to have a relationship with her. He’s not the villain here.

Xander: You’re right. I–so one more time, do have a nice life. I’ll never forget that you were my mate when I really needed one.

Jennifer: Oh, gosh, now we gotta do this before I start crying.

Jack: Hey, listen, come to boston, world-class orchestra, you know, the symphony.

Steve: I can’t wait.

Jack: Good. Good.

Kayla: Yeah, we will do that. We will. Okay.

Steve: I’m gonna miss you too, baby.

Kayla: It’s amazing.

Jack: It’s–cool, we’ll go.

Jennifer: All right, we just need to go.

Jack: Take care.

Jennifer: No tears. No tears.

Jack: All right. All right.

Steve: Stay safe.

Jack: Okay, bye.

Xander: I’m so sorry; it’s really bad timing. I’ll come back.

Steve: No, you’re here already. Tell me what the hell you want.

Xander: I want you to help me find sarah.

Gwen: I know; I wasn’t thinking. Is anyone here?

Ava: No. His bitch of a sister isn’t around, and rafe has been summoned by his sidepiece.

Gwen: What?

Ava: Yes. He’s probably on the conference room table with her right now.

Gwen: He’s having an affair?

Ava: Yes. And today I have provided him with his cover story. She called him to show him the dead body that I left in her office.

Rafe: This is sick. Oh, my god. Who– who the hell would do such a thing?

Nicole: You and i both know exactly who did this. My nunormal?

Rafe: You know who did this?

Nicole: Isn’t it obvious? It’s sami.

Rafe: Sami?

Nicole: Oh, please; it reeks of her. It’s vindictive and vicious, and we both know how she likes breaking and entering, and it’s totally childish. She checks all the boxes.

Rafe: I don’t know.

Nicole: Yeah, well, I do. She’s just paying me back for breaking up her marriage to ej.

Rafe: She should be on her knees grateful for what you did.

Nicole: Oh, grateful? I’m sure she breathes fire at the mere mention of my name. Let’s face it, it’s sami. Who else hates me this much?

Gwen: You decapitated a stuffed animal?

Ava: Yep. Rafe and nicole share custody of him.

Gwen: Oh, well then, i suppose you didn’t have a choice, did you?

Ava: No, not really. So again, what the hell are you doing here?

Gwen: It’s xander. He’s not gonna give up until he finds sarah.

Ava: Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Calm down; calm down. When kristen makes sure that people disappear, she’s really good at it, and so wherever she’s got sarah, she’s gonna stay there.

Gwen: Yeah, I keep telling myself that, but…

Ava: Okay, and if it wasn’t for the two of us, right, she’d be in statesville right now. She’s not gonna double-cross us.

Gwen: I helped her escape, because she said to me that if I didn’t she would go and tell xander where sarah is. If he finds her–

Ava: Okay, I’m telling you, no one is gonna find her, okay? You don’t need to worry.

Gwen: Except for the fact that xander wants to hire steve to help find her now, and he’s good, isn’t he? He’s really good.

Ava: Yeah. Yeah he’s good. Okay. You do have to worry.

Kayla: Well, I thought that sarah was working with rex for doctors without borders.

Xander: Well, he was, alone. And he had no idea that everyone here thought she was with him.

Kayla: But maggie’s heard from her, right? Does maggie know about this?

Xander: Yeah, I told her.

Kayla: She must be a wreck.

Xander: Oh, she’s pretty tough. But we both just wanna know for sure that sarah’s all right. So what do you say?

Steve: Let me ask you something. Isn’t it possible that sarah just decided to move on from your relationship?

Xander: That suddenly? On the day we were supposed to be married?

Steve: It happens.

Xander: Not in this case. And believe me, I–I really did talk myself into thinking that’s what happened, but now that I know she’s not with rex and rex has no idea where she is, I– look, I think something is very wrong.

Steve: Well, I’m sorry you’re so worried and that maggie is too. God knows I’d do anything for her, but I’m on another case; I’m on my way out of town. Maybe you should talk to my partner.

Kayla: John, after everything that he’s been through with marlena?

Xander: Well, I’m gonna ask anyway. I’m sorry, but I just have to know what happened to sarah.

Maggie: So I called melissa, nathan, and melanie, and no one has heard anything from sarah.

Abigail: Hmm, I bet they’re pretty worried now too.

Maggie: Yeah, very.

Abigail: We’re gonna find her, aunt maggie. I promise.

Maggie: Okay.

Abigail: Now, I’m sorry; I have to go. My parents, they are leaving for the airport soon.

Maggie: Oh, go, go, go, listen–

Abigail: I’ll be in touch.

Maggie: Oh, listen, tell them both how much I love them.

Abigail: I will.

Maggie: Thank you, honey. I love you.

Abigail: I love you. Okay.

Maggie: Happy new year.

Abigail: Happy new year.

Maggie: Okay. Oh. Please… mickey, bring our girl back home. (Man 1 vo) I’m living with cll

Jennifer: I think it’s great that you had a chance to talk to xander and just clear the air before we leave.

Jack: Yeah.

Jennifer: And he’s just a friend; he’s not even family. She’s your daughter, jack. You have to say goodbye to her.

Jack: I can’t believe that you’re worried about gwen.

Jennifer: No, I’m worried about you. Don’t leave like this; it’ll tear you up inside, jack.

Jack: When I think about what she did to you and did to abigail…

Jennifer: I know–more than anyone in this world, I know how much your children mean to you. And she is your child. You are going to call her, jack.

Xander: You were right, kayla. John’s not taking any cases until he’s sure marlena’s all right. I guess I’ll have to find sarah by myself.

Ava: Oh, yeah, well, I can see why you’re worried. If anyone can find sarah, it is steve.

Gwen: Well, don’t sugarcoat it.

Ava: Oh, could work out for you.

Gwen: How? How is this gonna work out for me?

Ava: All right, if steve finds sarah without any involvement rom kristen, then no one is gonna know that you knew anything about what happened to her.

Gwen: Great, so xander won’t kill me, and then he’ll just ride off into the sunset with her. He’ll let me down gently and ride off into the sunset with her. And either way I– I still lose him.

Ava: Well, no, you don’t know that; he could choose you.

Gwen: Me?

Ava: Mm-hmm.

Gwen: Over the perfect, sainted dr. Horton? No, that’s very bloody unlikely.

Ava why are you selling yourself so short? What’s so special about her anyway?

Gwen: Well, I mean, look at her; she’s got brains and class, and she’s got a perfect body. Oh, yeah, and she’s a good person. No one ever says that about me.

Ava: Okay, fine, fine. You know what? If a guy can’t see– you know what? If he’s so stupid that he can’t see what he’s got, to hell with him.

Gwen: Are we talking about xander now or rafe?

Ava: Both of them.

[Phone beeps] What? What is it?

Gwen: It’s my father. He wants to talk to me. He wants to see me. I have to go. I have to go. Thank you so much for listening. And sorry about rafe.

Ava: Not as sorry as he’s gonna be.

Rafe: Okay, allie. Well, give henry a hug for me. Bye. Well, sami left town with lucas.

Nicole: Okay. Well, she could have done this before she left.

Rafe: No, I don’t think so, but I’ll check it out.

Nicole: Well, thanks for coming by.

Rafe: Yeah. That’s it?

Nicole: Well, what else is there? You’re on the case now, and I came here to work, and that’s what I’m gonna do.

Rafe: I know, but you’re upset.

Nicole: Look, besides, it’s a holiday, and you should be with ava.

Rafe: Right. Okay. Well, I’ll keep you posted. Happy new year.

Nicole: Same to you.

[Sighs] Well, this new year is off to a hell of a start.

To be a thriver with

metastatic breast cancer

Steve: Kayla? I’ve really got to get going, baby.

Kayla: Be right there. Okay.

Steve: Okay. What’s that?

Kayla: A suitcase.

Steve: I can see that. Where are you going?

Kayla: With you.

Steve: No.

Kayla: Yes. John can’t be your backup, so I will be.

Steve: Baby, I’m going to find kristen. I don’t want you anywhere near that psycho.

Kayla: And I don’t want you near that psycho either, but that’s not gonna stop you, is it?

Steve: It’s my job.

Kayla: And I’ve helped you out before. In fact, I have saved your butt on several occasions.

Steve: Okay, but…

Kayla: But what? Okay, listen, we could get in a big debate about marriage and partnership and equality, and I would win, and then I’d go that trip, and I would sulk, and I would give you the silent treatment for a few days, or you could just concede right now that I am right, and then we go on this trip; we could even leave earlier, and we’ll be happy as clams. Your choice.

Steve: You know what?

Kayla: Hmm?

Steve: I just had a crazy idea.

Kayla: Yeah.

Steve: Why don’t you come with me?

Kayla: Well, you know what? Now that you mention it, I think I’d like to do that. Okay.

Xander: I wish I had better news, but steve has another job, and john won’t leave marlena. I’m sorry.

Maggie: Well, that’s too bad, but I did find someone to help. Abigail’s gonna look into it.

Xander: She’s a reporter, not a private eye.

Maggie: Yeah, but she’s a great reporter, and she’s tenacious, just like her folks.

Xander: You know, I– I just saw them. They’re leaving town.

Maggie: Yeah, I know. Abigail told me. So how was it seeing jack?

Xander: [Sighs] Well, you know it… ended up being a good thing. We kind of buried the hatchet.

Maggie: Oh, I’m glad.

Xander: Yeah. But when I tried to get him to talk to gwen, well, it looks like I’ll be the one who has to tell her that he’s gone.

Jennifer: Okay, I will leave the two of you alone.

Gwen: Thanks, I guess. I got your text.

Jack: Thanks for coming.

Gwen: Yeah. So what do you want?

Jack: To tell you I love you.

Gwen: I’m sorry. That’s not what i expected. That can’t be true. That can’t be true, not after what I’ve done.

Jack: Yeah, well, like jennifer said, you’re my kid. I can–I can get mad at you; I can be–

Gwen: Disgusted by me.

Jack: By what you did. But what I can’t do is stop loving you. I tried, but I can’T. You’re my kid.

Rafe: What are you doing, man? You’re with ava.

Nicole: Oh. Mm. Focus, walker, focus.

Ava: Oh, that is the least those two deserve. I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Steve: Okay. Car’s all packed. You ready?

Kayla: Yeah, I am ready.

Steve: Well, let’s rock and roll, partner.

Kayla: Okay, partner. I like the sound of that.

Steve: Come on.

Kayla: Okay.

Xander: You know, I just thought of something. Maybe abigail won’t want to work with me to find sarah, because of how, you know, she feels about gwen.

Maggie: Well, of course she will. Abigail is totally professional. And she can control her personal feelings.

Xander: Unlike gwen, right?

Maggie: You said it; I didn’T. Besides, abigail has already said she needs to talk to you. She’s not gonna let anything get in the way of her trying to find sarah.

Xander: Let’s hope you’re right.

Abigail: Well, the return of the prodigal daughter.

Gwen: We were just saying goodbye.

Abigail: Don’t let me interrupt you.

Jack: Abigail, I’m sorry if it upsets you. I just couldn’t leave without–

Abigail: Dad, I told you I’m not gonna get in the way of you having a relationship with her, and I meant it.

Gwen: Thank you, abigail.

Abigail: He’s your father, he loves you, and as a parent myself I respect that love.

Gwen: That’s very kind of you, abigail.

Abigail: I also happen to believe strongly that people can change, and so I’m hope someday, someday you and I will be better able to understand each other.

Gwen: I hope so too.

Jennifer: And I hope that as well.

Jack: And I–I– I second that. I third that. I–I agree wholeheartedly. Um… okay, so tell us, how did– how did everything go with victor and maggie?

Abigail: Oh, well, I only spoke with maggie. I just–I felt like it would be better for her to tell victor that we were gonna cover the disappearance of philip.

Jack: Good, good idea. It’s a good call.

Abigail: Yeah. And I picked up another story, one that’s very important to me. It’s also very important and urgent for aunt maggie.

Jack: Oh, wonderful. What is it?

Abigail: It’s the disappearance of sarah horton.

[Tense music]

Rafe: Hi.

Ava: Hey.

Rafe: I didn’t know you were going out.

Ava: Oh, I just needed some air. So how’s nicole? What was the big emergency?

Rafe: Yeah. Remember duke?

Ava: Yeah, how could I forget?

Rafe: Someone cut his head off.

Ava: Really?

Rafe: Yeah. You wouldn’t happen to know anything about that now, would you? <

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Roman: You know what, i can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year than with good food and great company.

Kayla: Neither can I.

Kate: Well, I think it’s just about that time. So, what do you say?

Roman: Start it.

Kate: Okay. Ten…

Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

Roman: Oh!

All: Happy new year!

Roman: Muah!

[Both laugh]

Steve: Don’t worry, sweetness, it’s still me. Not marlena, definitely not the devil. Oh, I’m sorry. Too soon to joke about it?

Kayla: Kind of.

Steve: Oh, baby. Come here, come here. Come back, come here.

Kate: [Laughs]

[“Auld lang syne” jazz cover]

John: Happy new year, doc.

This is going to be our best year ever.

Marlena: Thanks to you, we have this year and many more to come. You know, I wouldn’t be here without your love.

John: No, doc, you wouldn’t be here without the love of your entire family.

Sami: So, what are you thinking?

Lucas: I was just thinking that this is going to be a really great year… if you meant what you said.

Sami: Yeah. I meant it, every word. I’m done with ej for good, and I wanna be with you… if you’ll have me.

Allie: Happy new year.

Tripp: Happy new year. And happy new year.

[Chuckles]

Chanel: At least for you guys, it’s happy.

Allie: I thought johnny was going to be down in time to toast with us.

Chanel: That’s what he said, but obviously he’s not here, so whatever’s keeping him must be more important than his first kiss on new year’s eve with his wife.

[Ominous music]

Demon johnny: Happy new year, salem. You didn’t think you were getting rid of me that easily, did you? Oh, marlena, I can’t wait to see the look on your face when you find out I haven’t gone anywhere. And I can promise you, as well as anyone else who thought i was gone for good, it’s gonna be a hell of a new year.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Lucas: What do you mean “if I’ll have you”? Of course I’ll have you. I love you. You know how much I love you. You’ve always known that.

Sami: Right, but I just kept pushing you away.

Lucas: But this time is different. I mean, it is different, isn’t it?

Sami: It is different, okay? I–I know what I want now.

Lucas: All right, just to be clear, all right, you’re not kissing me and making big plans because you’re frustrated that ej kidnapped you, right? I mean, this is about us. It’s about you and me. It’s not about payback or–or revenge or–or the clock striking midnight. Okay, that was a really good answer. But–but listen to me, please. I was 100% in when we started this, when we reconnected. And you were ashamed. You were humiliated. You didn’t wanna tell anybody, and you told me you never wanted it to happen again, and now here you are.

Sami: Yeah, well, I’m all in now, okay? I just felt guilty, so guilty, for cheating on ej that it just blinded me to the truth… that I love you and I respect you, and–and you respect me, and that is so important to me. Okay? You’re my soulmate, and you always have been.

Lucas: I know that, i believe that, but do you believe that? Or are you going to go running back to ej again like you always do? And–and then he becomes your soulmate all of the sudden. Then what happens to me? What happens to me? I’m left nursing a broken heart again because of you?

Kayla: Uh, kate, I’m–I’m glad that you’re celebrating with us tonight.

Kate: So am I. It’s–it’s nice to be included.

Kayla: Well, it’s no secret that you and I have had our differences, but you make my brother happy, and so I am happy for both of you.

Kate: Well, that’s very gracious of you.

Roman: Yes, it is. It means a lot, little sis.

Steve: How about another toast?

Kayla: Yes.

Steve: To a better year for all of us.

Kate: Ah, here, here.

Roman: Yeah, here, here.

Kate: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Kayla: And to philip being found.

Steve: Yeah.

Roman: Speaking of which, i have business for black patch. I’m hoping I can hire you to… find kate’s son.

Allie: Maybe johnny still hasn’t forgiven me for being a jerk about you guys getting married.

Chanel: No, you heard him, it’s all good. And I know he’s really glad you guys came over to make peace.

Tripp: Maybe it’s just that he’s still not feeling well.

Chanel: Yeah, yeah, it could be that he’s sicker than he let on. You know what, I–I–I’m going to go check on him.

[Dark ambient music]

[Eerie notes]

Demon marlena: Whoa! No!

John: Doc? Doc?

Marlena: John?

John: Doc, is it really you, honey?

Marlena: It’s me. It’s me. You saved me. You all–you all saved me.

Demon johnny: That sanctimonious family and all their drivel about love. Well, they may have driven me out of marlena but her grandson is all mine now, and he and i pick up right where marlena and I left off.

[Maniacal laughter] Ah… this is the sound of nature breathing.

[Ominous music]

Chanel: Johnny? Hey. Hey, are you all right?

Johnny: Uh, yeah, yeah. Fine.

Chanel: Okay, good. I–I was afraid that you still weren’t feeling well.

Johnny: No, no, no, I’m– I’m–I’m–I’m totally fine now. It just, uh, took me a while to get dressed. How do I look?

Chanel: You look great. And that suit! That suit is fire. But johnny, you missed the midnight toast and our kiss.

Johnny: What? Is it–it’s that–it’s that late already? I’m sorry, I must have, uh, lost track of time. But, um, nothing says that you and I can’t have our new year’s moment right now. Happy new year, mrs. Dimera.

Kate: You don’t need to hire steve to–to look for philip.

Steve: Well, actually I’m already on the case.

Kate: So, what does that mean? That someone else hired you to look for philip?

Steve: I got a call from brady earlier today, and he wants me to track kristen down.

Roman: What’s that got to do with philip?

Steve: Brady and chloe believe that kristen framed brady for philip’s murder. Now, if that’s true and I can track her down, she might have the answers we’re looking for.

Sami: I know this seems out of nowhere, and I know that i can be impulsive, but lucas, I–I promise you this time it’s different, okay?

Lucas: God, I hope so.

Sami: I know so. I do. I finally see ej for who he really is. It’s what you’ve been saying to me all along. And now that I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it. I mean, he’s the kinda man who would kidnap me and throw me in a–a locked room for months. I couldn’t see my family. I couldn’t see all the people that I love. I can’t love someone who would do that to me.

[Tense music]

I’m gonna get you back, ej. Whatever it takes. Gabi? Is anyone home?

[Gasping] Lucas? What’s wrong?

Trelegy for copd.

Steve: So the theory is that kristen is so mad at brady for ending things with her, she staged the whole thing.

Kate: There was so much blood.

Roman: Yeah, but, you know, whatever kristen was guilty of in the past, you know, her, uh–generally her M.O. Was not to kill. She’s more into hiding people.

Steve: That’s true. And that’s why I think that kristen is holding philip prisoner somewhere while this thing plays out.

Kate: So you believe that philip’s still alive?

Steve: That’s the premise I’m working off of. And I’ll do everything I can to bring him home to you.

Roman: You okay?

Kate: I’m–I’m sorry, I just–it’s–it’s–it’s just a lot to absorb.

[Sighs] Do you–do you mind if we just call it a night?

Kayla: Of course not.

Kate: Thank you.

Kayla: It was great to see you…

Roman: Okay.

Kayla: And happy new year.

Roman: Yeah.

Kayla: I love you.

Roman: I love you. Take good care, baby sis.

Kayla: Yep. Kate.

Kate: Thank you.

Steve: Happy new year, man.

Roman: Happy new year buddy.

Steve: Okay. Kate, if philip’s alive, I’ll deliver him to you personally.

Roman: [Exhales] Well, that’s great news. If anybody can find philip, steve can.

Kate: Steve’s not going to find philip.

Roman: You don’t know that for sure.

Kate: I do know it. I know exactly what happened to philip, and I know exactly where he is.

[Soft music]

Allie: This is the best new year’s I’ve had in a really, really long time, maybe ever.

Tripp: Me too.

Allie: But I am wondering what happened to chanel and johnny?

Tripp: If johnny really is sick, maybe I should go check on him.

Allie: He seemed fine before. Maybe we should give them their privacy.

Tripp: Well, that would give us a little more time to celebrate on our own.

Chanel: Hello. What are you doing?

Johnny: I’m trying to make love to my wife. Can you think of a better way to ring in the new year?

Chanel: No, but you’re the one who invited allie and tripp to stay to share a midnight toast that you never showed up for.

Johnny: Oh, yeah. Right, uh…sorry, I–I must have forgot.

Chanel: Are you sure you’re okay?

Johnny: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fine. So, what do you say we go celebrate this new year?

Lucas: Wrong? There’s nothing–nothing wrong, not at all. I mean, do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for this moment?

Sami: [Chuckles] Oh!

[Laughs]

Lucas: This is gonna be the best year ever. It’s gonna be a great year.

Sami: Yeah, it is. And I’m so glad, lucas. I’m just so happy I know that i can trust you, I know you’re gonna be honest with me. You are the best man I know.

Lucas: Well, don’t make me out to be a saint, because I’m not, so…

Sami: I know you’re not a saint, but you are my rock. You were there for me during the whole allie situation. I mean, oh, my god, that whole thing that happened with charlie dale? You kept me sane.

Lucas: Well you plead guilty to a crime you didn’t commit, so, eh, not so sane there.

Sami: Yeah, well, maybe sane is a relative term. But then when we were locked together in that dimera dungeon I really thought we were going to die, and–and you were there for me, you comforted me, made love to me. And like an idiot, I still went back to ej. I’ve wasted so much time, and i don’t wanna waste another second.

Lucas: All right, so, what does that mean? What are you saying?

Sami: I wanna leave salem. Now.

Get ready. It’s time for

the savings event of the year.

Roman: [Chuckles] So philip framed brady for his own murder? And that’s why you’ve been holed up in your room? You were hiding philip?

Kate: Yes. Yes, I was. And now victor and I are doing everything we possibly can to get him the help he needs.

Roman: Yeah, well, I’m–I’m all for philip getting help, all right, but are you sure this is the way? There are a lot of people worried about philip, mourning him even. Are you really okay with letting those people think that philip is dead?

Kate: Roman, I am so sorry about it. I really, really am. But…philip is my number one priority, and it’s just a decision I had to make.

Roman: Yeah, a decision you didn’t think you could come to me with?

Kate: Roman, I just didn’t wanna burden you with it. I didn’t wanna force you to lie.

Roman: Kate, listen to me–

[Sighs]–You could’ve told me. You, your well-being, that is my priority.

Kate: Well, you know now along with lucas and–and victor.

Roman: Yeah, would you have told me had I not asked steve to look for philip? Or did that force your hand?

Kate: Roman I feel so guilty about not telling you, I–i really, really do, but you know now, you know, and I–I can’t tell you what a relief it is to me, because now we can go into the new year and there are no secrets between us, none. But please, I have to ask you not to tell anyone about this, because if you do, philip and i could be in a world of trouble.

Marlena: Mmm, you know, I’ve never felt safer than I do right now.

John: Mmm.

Marlena: I love you so much.

John: Only half as much as i love you, doc.

[Knocking on door] Oh, brother.

Marlena: What? What?

[Laughter]

John: Coming! Coming!

Marlena: That better be a pizza.

John: Coming.

Steve: Happy new year!

Kayla: Happy new year!

Steve: Hope we’re not stopping by too–too late.

Kayla: We were driving by, and we saw the light on, and we thought we’d like to say happy new year in person.

John: Never too late for you–we’re just enjoying a quiet little celebration at home. Get in here, get in.

Kayla: How are you doing?

Marlena: Um–oh. Oh–[Chuckles]

Kayla: [Chuckles]

Marlena: I’m glad you’re here. You know, john has been filling me in on some of the things that happened, and, uh, I just owe you such a huge apology.

Kayla: You don’t owe us anything. As a matter of fact, you’ve already apologized so many times.

Marlena: I couldn’t apologize enough. You know, as I said, john was filling me in on stuff and some of it I remember, and there are so many things that I’ve clearly never realized or–or forgotten. Maybe it’s a very good thing that I’ve forgotten those.

Allie: Well, since johnny and chanel are so occupied, maybe we should just head home.

Tripp: Hm.

Johnny: You don’t wanna ring in the new year with your favorite brother?

Tripp: Oh, there you guys are. We were starting to worry.

Allie: Wow, where did you get the suit?

Tripp: Yeah, that is some kinda sartorial statement.

Johnny: Well, chanel and i just got back from the fashion capital of the world. What better souvenir? Except maybe this.

Chanel: [Laughs]

Allie: Well, you seem to be feeling better.

Johnny: Like a million euros, so, uh, let’s get on with the celebrating, shall we?

Allie: Yeah better late than never.

Johnny: Yeah, sorry about that, uh, memory lapse. I totally spaced on the toast thing, um…

Tripp: Hey, nah, I’m glad to see you made a speedy recovery.

Johnny: Absolutely. Nah, it’s just jet lag. Uh, but what better way to cure some jet lag than celebrating with my loved ones? Wife?

Allie: I’d like to make a toast.

Johnny: Ooh, can I stop you there before…

Allie: Okay, very funny. To two of my favorite people in the world, my brother and my sister-in-law, which is so weird to say, but I will get used to it. I wanna apologize again for being a jerk. I love you both so much, and i sincerely hope that you guys have a very long and very happy marriage.

Chanel: [Chuckles]

Johnny: Brava. Salud.

Lucas: Hold on, hold on, uh, of course I wanna be with you. I would do anything to be with you. But why do we have to move? We live here. Our family’s here. Our daughter’s here. Our grandchild?

Sami: Yeah but this is about you and me right now. We should be able to be together with no distractions.

Justin: As in ej you mean?

Sami: Well, yes, fine, ej. I mean, he’s out on bail. When he finds out that we’re together, he could come after you the same way he came after me.

Lucas: Fine, let him come after me, I don’t care. I can handle ej. I don’t sweat it.

Sami: I know that you can. I’m just saying, we don’t have to put up with him, right? We could go to europe if we want to. We’re adults, we can do whatever we want. We could go to phoenix and visit will and sonny and ari. We could buy a house somewhere out west.

Lucas: Wait a minute, you wanna buy a place?

Sami: Yeah, sure, why not? But you know what, I don’t care where we are, lucas, as long as I’m with you.

Lucas: As long as we’re not here, you mean.

Sami: You know what we could say goodbye to everyone first thing tomorrow morning and be gone before ej even realizes what happened. What do you say?

Woman: Life’s been hard enough.

Roman: Kate… I would never wanna do anything to hurt you, but if brady went to jail?

Kate: No, no, no, no, no. That won’t happen. After victor and I rescinded the document we signed to declare philip dead, it forced trask to drop the charges against brady. So brady’s free, philip’s getting the help he needs, and victor and me and lucas and you are now the only ones who know that philip’s alive.

Roman: Yeah. I just wish the people who care about philip could know the truth too, just for their own peace of mind.

Kate: It’s too risky.

Roman: Yeah. Yeah, I know that, yeah. I’m just glad you trust me enough to open up to me like this.

[Sighs] You’re a mother who is just trying to protect her son, and I definitely get that. So, yes, kate… I promise. I will keep your secret.

[Solemn music]

Marlena: You know, what– what I–what I do know about the havoc that I wreaked just terrifies me. And I don’t know how I ever apologize for putting tripp in a–in a coma or–or–or what i did to you.

Steve: No tripp’s just fine.

Kayla: And-and I’m fine too. It was a–it was a simple bump on the head, nothing more. I’ll tell you what really shocked more, was when…

[Suspenseful music]

Marlena: Was when what?

Kayla: Never mind, you know, I really shouldn’t have brought it up.

Marlena: No, it’s all right. You were shocked when…what?

Kayla: When you kissed me.

Marlena: When I what?

Chanel: I’m so happy you came over, horton.

Allie: I wasn’t sure how you guys would feel about us just showing up, but I felt horrible for going off on you and johnny and the way that I did, so i had to come over and make things right.

Johnny: This just sealed the deal.

Allie: Well, I’m just happy everything’s cool with us again. You too, dupree.

Tripp: Is that still your name or, uh, are you a dimera now?

Chanel: Mmm, I do love being mrs. Dimera.

Johnny: Yeah but it’s such a hassle to change your ids and–

Chanel: Not for a woman in love.

Allie: Well, whatever you decide, I’m still going to call you dupree, because dimera just doesn’t have the same ring.

Johnny: Well, I don’t care what anybody calls her, as long as I can call you “wife.”

[Clears throat]

Chanel: Are you sure you’re feeling okay? You still seem a little off.

Johnny: Busy few weeks. I’m just–just tired.

Tripp: Are you sure? I can–I can check you out.

Johnny: Uh, no, no, it’s fine. Just–like I said, just, uh–

[Exhales]–A little jet lag. A little sleep’s all I need, especially with my beautiful wife next to me.

Allie: All right, well, I’m going to take that as our cue to go.

[Laughs] You do know how lucky you are, right?

Johnny: I do.

Allie: And you do know how brave you are, right?

[Both laugh]

Tripp: Well, congratulations you guys. I can’t think of a better way to start the new year than mr. And mrs. Dimera.

Johnny: Thanks.

Tripp: Happy new year.

Johnny: You too. And now this is the first time all year that I have had my wife all to myself.

Chanel: [Chuckles]

Lucas: It–it–it sounds amazing.

Sami: Fantastic, now let’s get you packed, we gotta go.

Lucas: But wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Sami: What? What?

Lucas: We need to think this through a little bit, you know?

Sami: What is there to think about?

Lucas: I–I just think we’re going too fast is all.

Sami: Too fast?

Lucas: Yeah.

Sami: Lucas, you and I have known each other for more than half of our lives. I love you, you love me. What’s stopping us? What’s stopping you?

Lucas: Nothing, nothing is stopping me.

Sami: Nobody knows you better than I do, lucas roberts and that is definitely your “something’s bothering you” face. What is it?

Lucas: And despite all the pain that ej’s put her through, she’s–she’s not ready to give up on him yet.

Allie: I just don’t get that. I mean, she’s put up with so much mistreatment from him, but to kidnap her? I mean, to keep her locked away against her will for all that time? It’s–it’s just cruel. Sadistic, really. I don’t know about mom, but i will never forgive him for it.

Sami: Okay, look I know it’s hard, but we can’t screw this up again, okay? If this is going to work, we have to be honest with each other, both of us. And I know it’s sometime really hard, but we’re going to do this right, okay? So, lucas… what’s bothering you?

Plaque psoriasis, the tightness, stinging…

Marlena: So…

[Chuckles] I kissed you? I don’t–I don’t under–what– how did that happen?

Steve: Well, um, the devil transformed into me, and then–

Kayla: And as soon as the kiss was over, he transformed back into you.

Marlena: Well, that’s a good thing, hm?

Kayla: Like I said, I–i shouldn’t have brought it up.

Marlena: No, no, it–that’s all right. It’s fine.

[Chuckles] I just have always thought of myself as enlightened, and… this is a first.

Kayla: For me too.

[Chuckles]

Steve: Are these two just friends?

Kayla: Oh would you stop it? Honestly.

Steve: I’m sorry. Kayla thinks it’s too soon to joke about it.

Marlena: Well, I’m glad we can talk about it, you know, just as adults, talk about what happened and be open and frank with each other, and, uh, you know, if it’s awkward, we can even make a joke about it. So, to answer your immature and insensitive question…

John: [Chuckles]

Marlena: No, we’re just friends.

John: [Chuckles]

[Laughter]

Steve: Well…okay.

[Light music]

Tripp: Hey. Hey, how’s henry?

Allie: He’s sleeping like an angel.

Tripp: Well, I hope you aren’t too sleepy.

Allie: What did you have in mind? That’s exactly what I was thinking.

Tripp: Mm, that’s good to know. Maybe we can keep this celebration going all day tomorrow.

Allie: And miss the bowl games?

Tripp: Aww, you’re right, you’re right, I did promise henry I’d watch the parades with him.

Allie: You’re so good to him and me.

Tripp: I might be very good to you right now.

Johnny: [Clears throat]

Chanel: Mm–okay, you are going straight to bed.

Johnny: Ooh, yes please.

Chanel: I meant sleep. But first I wanna make a toast.

Johnny: Okay.

Chanel: To our first couple of weeks as a married couple. I have never been happier.

Johnny: To making you happy every single day for the rest of our lives.

Chanel: [Gasps] Johnny, are you okay?

Johnny: [Groans]

Lucas: Listen to me, I am all for honesty. I am, it’s important. It’s–it’s very important. There’s something that you need to know–

Roman: Happy new year.

Sami: Oh!

Kayla: Are the two of you celebrating new year’s together?

Roman: Yeah what’s going on?

Sami: Well, I wanted to wish lucas actually a happy new year because I think this is going to be the best new year in a very long time for both of us…at least I hope so. What do you say, lucas?

[Tense music]

Lucas: Well, I say that, um, you guys are the lucky ones. You know, um, you’ll be the first to find out that sami and I are back together, and not only that, we’re, uh–we’re leaving salem…tomorrow.

Serena: It’s my 3:10

Roman: So, you two are back together again? Since when?

Lucas: Just now.

Sami: [Laughs]

Kate: And you’re leaving town tomorrow?

Sami: We are.

Kate: But isn’t that a little…

Lucas: Impulsive, it is.

Kate: Ah, well, that’s one word for it.

Lucas: Right, I know it might seem like that, but you know sami and I have loved each other forever. You know, we’re just uh, trying to make up for wasted time, right?

Sami: [Laughs] Just like you and kate, dad.

Roman: Yeah, well, uh, guess it runs in the family.

Sami: Kate… I hope you can be happy for us.

Kate: If lucas is happy.

Roman: Well, then I am thrilled for both of you.

Sami: Thanks, daddy.

Allie: You hear that?

Tripp: What?

Allie: Silence. Peace. Right now in this moment, everything is perfect. And after the year we had, i mean, with all the scary stuff, wouldn’t it be great if it was always like this?

Tripp: Well, then that is my new year’s resolution, to make life as perfect as I can for you.

Allie: You already do.

Marlena: I must say, for the first time in a very long time, I’m feeling relaxed and calm. Looking forward to the future, a wonderful life with the love of my life.

John: Amen to that.

Kayla: Yeah, well, I’m just, uh–I’m–I think all of us just want things to be a little less exciting around here.

[Laughter]

John: Yeah, well look–look, um, before you two go, I wanted to, uh–I wanted to thank you. Um, you know, there were times in this madness here when I–i thought that I had lost her forever. Hell, there were–there were times when I didn’t know if i was even going to survive, or any of us, but… you just need to know it was your love and support that pulled us through to the other side, so, thank you.

Kayla: Well, we’re just grateful that you’re both back.

Steve: And we thank god that the devil’s reign of terror is finally over.

[Soft music]

Chanel: May–maybe I should take you to the er.

Johnny: Uh, no, no, just, uh–it’s probably just the franciacorta going straight to my head.

[Clears throat]

Chanel: Okay. Well, if you won’t get checked out, then the sooner we get you tucked in, the better.

Johnny: You go on up, I’ll– I’ll be there in a second.

Chanel: You promise?

Johnny: Yes, I promise.

Chanel: I love you, husband.

Johnny: And I love you, wife.

Chanel: [Chuckles]

Johnny: [Sighs]

[Ominous music]

Demon johnny: Felice anno nuovo, nonno. And I promise you, your little giovanni is going to make you very proud this year.

[Chuckles]

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Jake: Ah, whoa, easy there. We don’t want shin to think you’re drinking on the job.

Gabi: It’s virgin. I will move on to something harder once we know he’s on board with the plan.

Jake: All right. Speak of the devil.

Gabi: Oh, let’s not do that.

Jake: No, no, no. It’s shin. He’s on his way from the airport.

Gabi: Oh, okay. Well, this is it. You need to sell shin on getting victor a seat on the dimera board. And then that way in return, victor will make me in charge of titan. And then in the long run, we’ll be running both companies and I will be ceo of titan. You’ll be on top of dimera.

Jake: Can I get a word in, please?

Gabi: Yeah. What?

Jake: We need a new plan.

[Knock at door]

Rafe: Yep.

Ava: Hi, rafe.

Rafe: Ava. Hey.

Ava: Hey.

Rafe: Ah, everything okay?

Ava: Yeah, I was just–I was in the neighborhood, and I thought I’d stop in, say hi.

Rafe: Well, perfect, actually, because I was just about to call you about making plans tonight.

Ava: Oh, you mean with me?

Rafe: Yeah, of course with you. Who else would I be making plans with on new year’s eve?

Ava: I just thought you might have other plans.

Sami: What did you just say?

Ej: That lucas is the one who kidnapped you.

Sami: Ej. That is crazy. What would make you even think that?

Ej: Actually, because of nicole.

Nicole: I was just spitballing. Look, I even told ej that I regretted putting that in his head because I was sure it was not lucas. And if he had thought about it–

Ej: I have. And the more I do, the more convinced I am it’s true.

Chad: How did you get into that computer?

Lucas: I just–I–I borrowed my mom’s password.

Chad: Why?

Lucas: Why? Well, as you know, your brother was arrested for kidnapping sami, and he managed to make bail. And you and I both know that he’s guilty as sin.

Chad: So what does that have to do with you sneaking in here?

Lucas: I’m not sneaking in here. Not at all. I’m extremely worried about sami right now.

Chad: Why? Sami’s back. She’s safe now.

Lucas: No, she’s back, but she’s definitely not safe.

Chad: What makes you say that?

Lucas: Ej. Ej makes me say that. You know, he–she is determined to give him the benefit of the doubt. She flat out refuses to believe that he’s the one who kidnapped her. So, you know, and now she’s gonna be in danger. And when she’s in danger, she’s gonna go back to him. But she doesn’t believe that she’s in danger. So I actually have to find the proof. That’s what I’m doing right now. I’m looking for the money trail.

Chad: So that’s why you decided to hack in. What the hell are you really up to?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chloe: Well, thanks for checking in, mom. No, no, they haven’t found philip. I would tell you. And every day that passes, it just becomes less hope. I know, I know. I know, positive thoughts. You’re right, but–no, I haven’t seen brady since they dropped the charges. But I really do need to get back to work. Okay. I love you. Give parker a big hug and kiss for me and dad too. I’ll keep you posted. Love you. Bye. What are you doing here? It’s a holiday.

Brady: Well, it’s a holiday for you too, yet you’re burying yourself in work.

Chloe: Yeah. Well, you know, it helps keep my mind off of things.

Brady: Yeah. Well, it’s time that I start pulling my own weight around here. I mean, I’ve been mia for a while now. In and out of the hospital, jail, I mean, helping marlena.

Chloe: How is she doing?

Brady: She’s good. She’s gonna be released from the hospital today.

Chloe: Wow. That’s a miracle, isn’t it?

Brady: It’s literally a miracle. Yeah, I just pray that that’s the last time the devil appears in salem.

Chad: Did you make these fund transfers?

Lucas: I did not. No. Look at the dates that. That was weeks ago, man.

Chad: Well, I didn’t authorize them, and nobody has access to this account except for ej and kate.

Lucas: Well, my mom hasn’t logged into those accounts in eons. It wouldn’t be her. Note the recipient and the recurring–all those payments. Look at all the payments, recurring payments. Went to the–what is this? Jason smith first bank of milwaukee, come on.

Chad: Who is jason smith?

Lucas: He’s one of the guards that held sami captive when she was a prisoner.

Chad: Well, I’m sure there’s a lot of jason smiths in wisconsin.

Lucas: Look at the account number. It’s the same thing. It’s the same one every time. I’m positive that that is the guy who was keeping sami prisoner. I know it. And this just proves it, man. This proves that your brother’s behind kidnapping sami. He stole dimera funds. He committed a crime. He thought he was gonna get away with it. He didn’t think anyone was gonna find out. He almost implicated you and your whole company, chad, you realize that?

Chad: This is unbelievable. It’s maybe a little too unbelievable.

Sami: Why would lucas kidnap me?

Ej: Why else? He wants you all to himself. And a desperate, depraved plan was his only shot.

Sami: Okay. It’s an interesting theory. But do you have any proof that lucas laid a finger on me?

Nicole: He laid more than a finger on you.

Sami: All right. That’s enough. Look, ej, we’re back together. You don’t have to go around making wild accusations.

Nicole: Excuse me? What do you mean you’re back together?

Sami: Oh, yeah. Ej and I had a good talk, and he ripped up the divorce papers.

Nicole: No, you did that, sami.

Sami: Right. No. Yes. I ripped up the first set. And it was very upsetting, but ej had more were drawn up, and then he ripped them up himself when he changed his mind about us. Oh, you hadn’t had the chance to tell her yet? Oh, this is awkward.

Brady: Chloe, I’ve been–I’ve been–I’ve been thinking about you nonstop. I’ve been worried about you.

Chloe: I’m hanging in there. It’s okay. But I’m just really relieved that trask dropped those charges against you.

Brady: Yeah. Thanks to you for going to bat for me with kate. I mean, that couldn’t have been easy.

Chloe: Well, it was worth it.

Brady: Well, I am very, very grateful to you.

Chloe: Well, like I said before, brady, I know who you are. I know your heart. I–I know that you’d never be capable of killing philip or anyone else for that matter. Oh, but all this waiting, being in limbo, not knowing if I’ll ever have answers or knowing whether philip is alive or dead, it’s just–it’s hard. You know, it’s been–it’s been really hard.

Gabi: A new plan, you came up with this, it’s genius. What are you talking about?

Jake: Gabi, she–

Gabi: No, jake, listen to me. Shin agreed to meet us here. Victor’s on board.

Jake: Victor? Victor hasn’t returned any of my phone calls.

Gabi: Because his son is missing.

Jake: Right, and maybe that’s causing him to have second thoughts.

Gabi: About taking over dimera? No, his entire family could go missing and he would not have second thoughts about that.

Jake: Can you just hear me out for a second? All right. On the way over here, I got to thinking that maybe there’s a more direct way to get what we want.

Gabi: Well, will you hurry up and tell me what it is before shin gets here?

Shin: Hello, friends.

Rafe: Why would you think that I have other plans tonight?

Ava: Well, I thought that if you had wanted to hang out with me tonight, you would have said something about it sooner.

Rafe: Yes, yes. You’re right. You know what? And I’m sorry about that. Because I was supposed to maybe have to cover for eli, but now I’m off the hook. So a little last minute, but I’m sure we could maybe get reservations somewhere and do something fun if you’re interested.

Rafe: Sure.

Ava: What do you have mind, commissioner?

Rafe: Oh, well, dinner, fireworks.

Ava: Or we can invite a couple of friends over to ring in the new year with us.

Rafe: Okay.

Ava: Of course, I only have one real friend, but she’s your friend too.

Rafe: You’re talking about–

Ava: Nicole.

Rafe: Yeah. Do you have a problem with that?

Nicole: Oh, sami. At some point, this just becomes pathetic.

Sami: Oh, I agree completely. And I think you hit that point about a thousand walks of shame ago.

Nicole: You can click your heels together and say ej wants you back as many times as you want.

Sami: He does want me back.

Nicole: Really? Then why is it just a few days ago ej said that you deluded yourself into thinking that you still had a chance?

Sami: I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that you surprised ej by showing up here. I mean, it’s not like you had new year’s eve plans. Am I right?

Nicole: He just got out of jail.

Sami: And the first call he made was to me.

Nicole: While he was arrested for supposedly kidnapping you.

Ej: Which I did not do.

Nicole: Wow. He speaks. Is that all you’re gonna say?

Sami: He had a lot more to say to me when he told me that he loved me, he can’t live without me, and that I am the one true love of his life, and nicole will do in a pinch.

Ej: That is not what I said.

Sami: It was not what he said, not those words exactly. But it was the sentiment.

Nicole: [Chuckles] Oh, my god. It’s true, isn’t it?

Ej: [Clears throat]

Lucas: Ej is definitely behind this. You know it; you saw the payments. What’s there not to believe?

Chad: Well, my brother swears he’s being framed.

Lucas: Yeah. Really? By who?

Chad: By you.

Lucas: By me? That’s totally insane. Come on.

Chad: Yeah. I thought so too. But then I left this office for a few minutes, and in that time you managed to hack into my accounts and find a smoking gun.

Lucas: I got lucky. All right?

Chad: Police didn’T.

Lucas: What?

Chad: Police. Yeah, the police. I mean, I gave them access to those very same accounts. They combed through ’em for hours, but they didn’t manage to find anything.

Lucas: Well, what can I say? They’re cops, you know, maybe they didn’t know where to look.

Chad: Yeah. Or you planted the information. And the only way you would have that information is if you were the one that paid that person who kidnapped sami. My brother was right. You did it. One of the worst things about a cold sore

Brady: If philip is missing because of kristen, chloe, all I can say to you is, I’m so–so sorry.

Chloe: It’s not your fault.

Brady: Yeah, it is. If kristen went after philip, it was only because she wanted to get back at me for leaving her or she wanted me out of the way to try to take rachel again.

Chloe: Well, a part of me really hopes it is kristen, because her specialty is making people disappear.

Brady: Yeah. Kristen could be holding philip somewhere.

Chloe: And as strange as it sounds, I’m praying for that. I just hope she has him, you know, locked up in a warehouse or wine cellar somewhere and he figures out how to escape or we find him and bring him home.

Brady: Sure, sure.

Chloe: And I remember all that blood all over your body, so–

Brady: Chloe, chloe, chloe, as much as I never wanna see kristen again, I’m gonna do everything in my power to find her, everything I can do. I owe that to philip. I certainly owe that to you.

Gabi: Mr. Shin, thank you so much for coming.

Jake: Hope you had a nice flight.

Shin: Eh, no complaints. It’s nice to see you both in this fine establishment.

Gabi: Yeah. It’s not exactly the ritz, right? But we just wanted to keep this meeting under the radar.

Shin: Well, you said it was important that we speak in person. So what is it we’re speaking about?

Jake: Just follow my lead. Mr. Shin, gabi and I are well aware that your time is valuable. So I’m gonna cut right to the chase here. We think you need to remove ej as ceo of dimera.

Shin: Well, you’ve thought that from the moment he and chad ousted you from the company.

Jake: Right. But now that he’s been arrested for kidnapping his own wife, I think we can all agree that doesn’t look very good for dimera.

Shin: Hmm. Not only do I agree, ej does as well, which is why he’s allowing chad to run the company solo until his name is cleared.

Gabi: Oh, excuse me. But what if his name is never cleared? I mean, ej’s legal battles could go on for months, even years. And the pr would be devastating. We would lose deals, clients. Stockholders would lose confidence. And jake and I, as board members, we are extremely worried about the future of the company.

Shin: Mm-hmm. We all are. And while ej was not my choice for ceo, profits have soared under his leadership.

Jake: Okay. But let’s be honest here. The economy’s hot, right? Ej’s leadership skills not so much. I mean, you’ve seen the projections for next quarter. They’re already down.

Gabi: Probably because ej is so distracted with all the drama in his personal life. I mean, it’s one tabloid story after the next.

Jake: Right. So how could he put any energy toward running dimera? I mean, he’s risking everything we’ve worked for.

Gabi: Bottom line, mr. Shin, is, he has to go.

Shin: I assume you have someone in mind to replace him. Yourself perhaps?

Gabi: Oh, yeah. Jake has been the best eo that dimera has ever had. I mean, you yourself put him there when chad resigned.

Shin: Speaking of chad, have you looped him in?

Jake: On what?

Shin: Your plan to make him collateral damage in a hostile takeover?

Chad: Admit it. You kidnapped sami.

Lucas: No, I didn’t kidnap sami. I’m the one who rescued her, remember?

Chad: Yeah, maybe you wanted to play the hero. You know, you save her life. You bring her home to her kids. That would score you a lot of brownie points.

Lucas: Why are you so damned determined to let ej off the hook after everything he did to you? The way he screwed you over? Don’t we want the same thing here?

Chad: Yeah. What’s that?

Lucas: For ej to get what he deserves, for him to be out of our lives.

Ej: Nicole, I’m sorry.

Sami: Me too. I’m really sorry. This must be humiliating for you.

Nicole: Oh, no, no, not humiliating. In fact, I’m actually grateful to be reminded of what an amoral, shallow, insensitive son of a bitch ej is. And I am done wasting my time with you. So you can have him back, because you deserve each other. And by the way, I never really wanted ej. I just wanted to make you miserable. Looks like you don’t need any help. Ej will take care of that.

Ej: Nicole–

Nicole: No, no, goodbye and good riddance. Enjoy making each other miserable for a lifetime or however long this will last again.

Sami: Happy new year.

Nicole: Don’t care. People everywhere living with

Chloe: How would you even start to look for kristen? The police have been trying for months.

Brady: Mm. Let’s just say I have methods of getting to her that the cops don’T.

Chloe: Well, please be careful, because if anything ever happened to you, I couldn’t take it.

Brady: Well, hey, hey. Kristen–kristen would never hurt me. Well, not physically anyway. I don’t think she would hurt philip either, not the way I did.

Chloe: What are you talking about?

Brady: Philip is in love with you. He has been forever. He just wanted your relationship to work. And I just made things worse, is what I did.

Chloe: That’s not true.

Brady: I think we both can admit that it is at this point. I mean, he said, “brady, you know, you had your chance with chloe, and you blew it.” And then he said, “you couldn’t accept it. So you just tried to screw up my chance at happiness with her.” And he was right. I mean, I was selfish. I was petty. And I just want to apologize to the man.

Chloe: Well, me too.

Brady: Why would you need to apologize?

Chloe: Because I knew that you and i being close drove him nuts.

Brady: Chloe, you and i are friends.

Chloe: I know that. But he also knew that you had feelings for me. And even though I tried to reassure him that that didn’t matter, that I was secure in our relationship. I guess truth is, I don’t know if I was very clear about how I felt, because I wasn’t sure about how I felt. And he might have thought–

Brady: Thought what?

Chloe: I don’t know if kate said something to philip, but–

Brady: What–what is it?

Chloe: Well, kate was under the mistaken impression that you and I had sex on this conference table.

Brady: What?

Rafe: Why are you suggesting that we have nicole over? You know that–I mean, you know she and i are trying to keep our distance.

Ava: Still?

Rafe: Well, yeah.

Ava: Come on, rafe. This is silly. All right? We are adults. I think we can handle celebrating new year’s eve with someone we both consider a good friend.

Rafe: Yeah. Well, it– but she’s also–she’s dating ej now, and I can’t stand that guy’s guts, and I really don’t want to ring in the new year with him.

Ava: Yes, but ej’s in jail.

Rafe: Oh, no. He just got out on bail.

Ava: Okay. Well, I can’t imagine that she’s gonna stay with him after that, after the terrible thing that he did.

Rafe: Well, you know, ej has done plenty of terrible things to her, and yet she’s willing to go another round.

Ava: Okay. Well, I’m sure it’s over now. I am. And honestly, I– I’m actually surprised that she ended up dating him again because she seems like she’s into the nice guys these days. You know, I’m gonna go over to basic black. I’m gonna check on her, see how she’s doing. And if all she has planned tonight is some lonely, sad night at home, you don’t mind, right, if I invite her over to join us, no?

Rafe: Of course not, no. Of course. Of course.

Ava: You’re the best.

Rafe: Yeah. You too.

Ava: Hmm. See you later.

Rafe: All right. Okay. No problem. Yep.

Ej: You didn’t have to enjoy that quite so much.

Sami: Well, it’s not my fault nicole was here. And you could have let her off the hook a lot sooner.

Ej: I’ve been a bit too busy fighting bogus felony charges. But I was going to tell her about us.

Sami: What us?

Ej: Oh, for god’s sake, would you make up your mind? Yes. No. What is it that you want?

Sami: Depends on whether or not you’re the one who kidnapped me, ej, and held me for what seemed like an eternity.

Ej: You’re just clinging to that as an excuse to push me away, because you’re upset I slept with nicole.

Sami: No, look, it wasn’t my deal that nicole was here, but that’s not about that. Ej, I just–I need you to look me in the eye and tell me you’re not the one who kidnapped me.

Ej: I didn’t kidnap you, samantha.

Lucas: This could be the final nail on ej’s coffin if you want it to be.

Chad: No, I want you to leave me the hell out of this.

Lucas: Just hear me out. Hear me out for a second, okay? All you’ve got to do is take this evidence to the police or the dimera board. And in a matter of days, you’d be running dimera solo.

Chad: Yeah. You think that if ej was gone, sami would come running back to you.

Lucas: Well, this way we both get what we want. Snacking can mean that pieces get stuck under mike’s denture.

Chad: Before I walked in here, what was your plan to get the information to sami while keeping your hands clean?

Lucas: I didn’t have a plan before I came in here. I didn’t know what I was gonna find, but maybe it’s best if you keep my name out of it. You know, maybe it’s best for both of us. You’re not saying anything. Does that mean you’re in?

Chad: I just–I need to think about it.

Jake: I never said anything about getting rid of chad.

Shin: But you were thinking it.

Gabi: Oh, mr. Shin, you know jake so well. I mean, of course you do. You’ve always been his biggest champion. If it were up to you, he’d still be running the company all on his own.

Shin: True. But a change this big, it’s–

Jake: Yeah, it’s enormous. Which is why we gotta take it one step at a time. Right? Step one, we get rid of ej as ceo.

Gabi: I mean, seems pretty easy given the circumstances.

Shin: Well, not as easy as you might think. Ej has ardent support from the board, and he’s innocent until proven guilty, which means I have no cause to fire him…yet.

Jake: Ah, yet. All right. Look, gabi and I put together a proposal. We’d like to send it your way. It’s got some stuff in it that’s gonna have you very excited. So if you could take a look at it and get back to me, that’d be great.

Shin: Of course.

Jake: All right.

Shin: Oh, I have to take this. It was lovely to see you both.

Jake: Yeah. Likewise.

Shin: I’ll be in touch.

Gabi: Mm-hmm. Better get to work on that proposal.

Jake: You were amazing.

Gabi: Well, i was–I tried my best, but I mean, my head is spinning. I mean, yours must be too. I mean, you’re going all the way up at dimera. Do not pass go.

Jake: Okay. What am I getting here? You don’t seem happy.

Gabi: Well, you know, because we’re changing things now. We’re not going after titan. Just makes me think, where does that leave me?

Rafe: Nicole.

Nicole: Oh, hi.

Rafe: Hey. Ava and i were just talking about you. Actually, she’s on her way to meet you at basic black.

Nicole: Well, I’m off today. Was it anything important?

Rafe: Oh, well, I was just telling her that ej had gotten out on bail, and she was worried about you. And have you seen him yet?

Nicole: I sure have.

Rafe: Oh, that doesn’t sound good.

Nicole: You mean that ej kidnapped sami or that he’s getting back together with her and conveniently neglected to tell me?

Ej: [Chuckling]

You believe I’m innocent

Sami: Well, you’re not doing yourself any favors by going around making wild accusations against lucas, you know. What would his motive even be?

Ej: I told you. To keep us apart.

Sami: We were already apart. You had kicked me out. You told me that you never wanted to see me again.

Ej: Perhaps he knew it wouldn’t stick. I mean, it never does, does it?

Sami: Never does. But wait, you’re forgetting. Lucas is the one who rescued me, much to your dismay.

Ej: I was not dismayed.

Sami: Well, you certainly seemed dismayed.

Ej: He happened to be standing there when you called allie for help. What other choice did he have, but to play innocent. To pivot to the role of hero and rush off to fetch you, when in truth, he would have preferred to keep you in that room indefinitely.

Sami: I just don’t buy it. He’s the father of my children. I just don’t think he would really do something like that.

Ej: I’m the father of your children too, and you think I would.

Sami: Well, the cops think you did.

Ej: Apart from the kidnappers dubious statement, there isn’t a shred of evidence against me.

Chad: I wouldn’t be so sure about that. If you’re washing with the bargain brand,

Brady: Kate thought that we slept together. Why in the hell would she think something like that?

Chloe: She said she was here for a meeting a few weeks ago and she overheard how we were talking about nicole having sex on that conference table.

Brady: Oh, no.

Chloe: Yeah. And kate jumped to the very wrong conclusion that we were talking about you and me. And I don’t know if she told philip or not, but I had to convince her that it wasn’t true.

Brady: And how did you do that?

Chloe: Oh, I had to swear on parker’s life, but if I didn’t, you could still be facing murder charges.

Brady: Well, I’m glad you smoothed that over. I mean, I know nicole did not want secret getting out. We agreed that we weren’t gonna tell anyone.

Chloe: I know, but I didn’t feel like I had much of a choice. At least, I didn’t tell kate that nicole slept with rafe.

Rafe: What a pig. I can’t believe that ej would do something like that to you. Actually, I can. I can’t actually believe that sami would take him back.

Nicole: Sure, you can.

Rafe: Nicole, I have told you so many times you deserve so much better. I know one of the reasons that you went back to ej was because of me.

Nicole: Oh, stop. You are not responsible for the latest of the many, many horrendous choices I’ve made.

Rafe: You’ve been under a lot of stress. You’re doing the best you can.

Nicole: Really?

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: Because I think I’m a hot mess. I cheated on the love of my life with a man I detest. I blew up my marriage and drove eric back into the priesthood for god’s sake. And I slept with you, a man who is in a committed relationship with one of my best friends. And I run to a guy who has burned me twice and is in love with a woman I hate with a passion.

Rafe: Okay. So that’s a little messy.

Nicole: You think? Okay. That’s–it’s enough. Just go enjoy your new year’s eve.

Rafe: I hate to leave you alone like this. You are upset.

Nicole: I’m fine, rafe.

Rafe: You got plans tonight?

Nicole: Well, I’m not gonna be with ej; that’s for sure.

Rafe: Yeah. Do you want to spend new year’s with ava and me?

Ej: Run a long, chad; we’re in the middle of something here.

Chad: Yeah, no, I think sami’s gonna wanna see this. I found this while I was auditi dimera’s quarterly expenses, this large recurring payment to jason smith laundered through the company and signed by your husband.

Sami: Oh, my god. You lying bastard.

Jake: Look, getting you into titan is the next step. I just figured we had such a great opening with ej’s arrest… here’s hoping it goes well.

Gabi: Where are you going?

Jake: Got a couple errands to run, but you stay here. Finish that drink, enjoy it. And hopefully we will have something to celebrate come midnight. Bye.

Gabi: Bye.

Ej: Let me see that. I never made these payments.

Chad: Well, I sure as hell didn’T.

Ej: Well, maybe kate did. She has access to that account.

Chad: Really?

Ej: Yes, really. I did not do this.

Chad: I might have believed you if all the cops had was a statement from the guy who held sami as hostage. But now we have that statement and this. I would say we have you dead to rights.

Sami: So would I. Do you have any idea what I went through in there, how horrible it was to be trapped alone, and I didn’t know where I was; I didn’t know if I was ever gonna see my family again?

Ej: I am being framed.

Sami: Right. You are trying to pin this whole thing on lucas? Do you understand he wouldn’t do something like this?

Ej: Samantha.

Sami: But I know that you would. I know that you are capable of this, and I bet you loved every minute of it. I bet you loved knowing how much I suffered and that you were the cause.

Ej: Samantha.

Sami: Just stop. Goodbye, ej, this time for real.

Limu emu… & doug

Brady: So I’m guessing you do not have plans for tonight, right?

Chloe: No, other than going home to put on some sweatpants, absolutely nothing.

Brady: Oh, do you want some company?

Chloe: I–I don’t– no, thanks.

Brady: No, thanks. Are you sure?

Chloe: Yeah. I think so.

Brady: All right. Well, if you change your mind, let me know. But I am gonna try to convince you right now to knock off early and get out of here, because it is a holiday.

Chloe: Okay? Sure.

Brady: Oh, okay.

Nicole: Oh, right. I am sure ava would just love to have me crash your new year’s date.

Rafe: It was actually her idea to invite you.

Nicole: Well, she’s a friend, and she’s just being nice, but I’m sure she doesn’t really want me there. And if she ever found out what happened between us…you know what? I just decided what my new year’s resolution is. I am swearing off men.

Rafe: Okay. That’ll last.

Nicole: Okay. You know, I get why you say that, but you watch.

Rafe: Okay. All right. Well, you know what? Good luck with that. And back to tonight, you sure you don’t wanna come over?

Nicole: Positive.

Rafe: Fine.

Nicole: You go kiss ava on new year’S. I will be at home in bed alone.

Rafe: Okay. Well, nicole, happy new year, whatever it brings.

Nicole: Same to you.

Rafe: Thank you.

Ava: There you are. Oh, duke. I’m sorry to say that this shared custody arrangement is officially over. I thought rafe was one of the good guys, that I had to be a better person for him. I thought nicole was my friend, but she’s just a two-faced whore. They completely humiliated me. I’ll tell you this, partner, oh, they are not gonna get away with it.

[Tense music]

Lucas: Please don’t look at me like that. I know what you both are thinking. How can our grandson do something so nuts? I know. I know. I get it. What I want you both to understand is, I feel unworthy being a horton after what I did to sami. I need you to understand why I did it. I had no choice. I did it for love.

Gabi: Sami? Are you okay?

Sami: No. No. I am most definitely not okay.

Gabi: Oh. Okay.

Sami: [Sobbing]

Ej: You son of a bitch.

Chad: Don’t shoot the messenger.

Ej: Oh, don’t give me ideas.

Shin: Oh, good. You’re both here.

Ej: Mr. Shin, what– what brings you by?

Shin: I have news. Ej, you’re here by removed from your position at dimera enterprises leaving your brother, chad, as the permanent sole ceo.

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Ben: [Sighs] Oh. Doug and julie are asking if we want to come over and watch the ball drop.

Ciara: Seriously? I thought that old married couples went to bed as soon as the sun went down.

Ben: Your grandparents know how to party.

Ciara: Yeah, well, with what happened there on christmas eve, I’m kind of done with all the excitement for now.

Ben: So you’re saying you want us to be the old married couple?

Ciara: What I’m saying is, I want to stay here and watch the ball drop with you and our baby.

Chanel: Hi.

Johnny: Oh, hey.

Chanel: I thought you were working out.

Johnny: Oh yeah, I–I stopped halfway through all of a sudden, I just felt like I got hit by a bus.

Chanel: Oh, no, are you feeling sick?

Johnny: Eh, it might just be jet lag, or maybe it’s the after effects of going ten rounds with il diavolo.

Chanel: As dramatic as that sounds, you’re probably just fighting a cold.

Johnny: Yeah, well, definitely fighting something. Look, I don’t think I’m gonna be very much fun tonight. Maybe you should just go ahead without me.

Chanel: Like hell I will.

Gabi: Sami, what’s–what’s wrong?

Sami: I just got proof that ej is the one who kidnapped me.

Lucas: Please, don’t look at me like that. I know what you both are thinking. “How can our grandson do something so nuts?” I know. I know. I get it. What I want you both try to understand is, I feel unworthy of being a horton after what I did to sami. I need you to understand why I did it. I had no choice. I did it for love.

Allie: You did what for love, dad?

Tripp: Yeah, I’m–I’m just getting off shift now. Yes, yes, dad, I feel fine. No, thank you for the invite, but allie and i are just gonna have a nice, quiet new year’s together. Yeah, yeah, I’m just grateful I’m not going into the new year stuck in the coma unit in jan spears’ bed. Yeah, no, I’ll be happy if my first encounter with the devil is my last.

Marlena: Oh, tripp, going down?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Marlena: Gosh, I’m sorry that I startled you.

Tripp: Oh, no, it’s okay. It’s good to see you knowing that it’s you.

Marlena: Yes, it’s me. Look, I’m glad I ran into you. I–I’d like to apologize.

Tripp: You don’t need to do that, okay? I know that everything that happened wasn’t your fault. It was him.

Marlena: Yeah, him.

Tripp: And I have to admit that when I first heard the stories about this happening to you before, I–I didn’t believe them.

Marlena: Well, I’m not sure I would have either. Kind of a lot to take in, you know, devil possession and battle between good and evil not exactly based in science.

Tripp: Well, you’ve certainly made a believer out of me.

Both: Hey.

Jake: You don’t look like you’re getting ready for a big night out.

Ben: Oh, you’re looking at a big night out.

Jake: Come on, it’s new year’s eve and the last new year’s eve you’re not gonna have to search for a babysitter,

Ciara: Yeah, well, it’s not like I can really go out partying.

Jake: But you can still have fun, can’t you? So come on, losers, get out of that bed. Come out with me and gabi.

Gabi: Ej kidnapped you?

Sami: My husband, the man who’s supposed to love me and our children.

Gabi: Oh, why would he do that?

Sami: Revenge. Get back at me for hurting him. Who knows?

Gabi: I wish I could say he’s not capable of doing that, but he’s ej dimera, the most morally bankrupt human being on this planet.

Sami: Yeah, that’s right. Okay, let me have it. Don’t hold back.

Gabi: Look, I get it. I’ve done some terrible things in my life, but I would never hurt the people that I love. I mean, what–what kind of man terrorizes the mother of his children?

Lucas: Hey, allie, I didn’t see you there.

Allie: Yeah, I was just closing up at the bakery. We were getting some complaints about a sad guy walking around talking to inanimate objects.

Lucas: Were you really?

Allie: No, I’m kidding. But you do look pretty beat up. Is this about mom?

Lucas: Yeah, yeah, it is.

Allie: I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but you know, when you’re talking to yourself in public…

Lucas: I wasn’t talking to myself. Thank you very much. I was talking to my grandparents.

Allie: You were saying something about love, but you sounded guilty.

Lucas: Guilty?

Allie: Yeah, like you were confessing something. Look, just instead of pouring your soul out to great-grandpa and great-grandma, why don’t you just talk to me about it.

Trelegy for copd.

Chanel: If you’re staying home, I am staying home.

Johnny: No, no, why–why–why should your new year’s have to be ruined just because I’m not feeling well?

Chanel: Well, I am not leaving you here, so…

Johnny: I’m probably just gonna fall asleep anyway, so…

Chanel: Well, then I’ll be lying right next to you. I made vows, remember?

Johnny: In italian, a language that you don’t speak.

Chanel: Still, I knew what I was saying. “I took you, giovanni roman dimera, to be my lawfully wedded husband,” and I’m pretty sure “in sickness and in health” was a part of that, right?

Johnny: It was.

Chanel: Hmm-hmm. Well, then when you’re sick, you’re stuck with me, and I am stuck with you.

Ciara: Tempting, but I’m sorry, jake, we’re out.

Jake: You sure?

Ben: We’re sure.

Jake: You two are about as fun as a case of scabies, you know that?

Ciara: Yeah, well, in my defense, a few days ago, the devil did try to steal my unborn baby.

Jake: I’m sorry, what?

Ben: Oh, it’s news to you that marlena evans was possessed by the devil?

Jake: No, no, no, I heard about all that, but I didn’t know she wanted to take your kid.

Ben: Good times, huh?

Jake: Man, what the hell does she want with your child, anyway?

Marlena: I know that what happened was beyond my control, but people were hurt. Tripp: But we’re all fine now. And it’s nothing compared to what you went through. I’m really glad to see you on the other side. I know how worried allie was about you.

Marlena: Thanks for saying that, and I’m glad she has such a nice young man in her life.

John: And I couldn’t agree with that more.

Tripp: Hey, john. How you doing?

John: Tripp, good to see you up and about.

Tripp: Yeah, yeah. I have to say that it really means a lot that you both approve of my relationship with allie.

John: Well, it’s kind of like what doc said, we’re just very grateful that she has you in her life.

Tripp: Listen, well, I am very lucky that she is in mine.

Marlena: We won’t keep you from her, except to say happy new year, tripp.

John: Yeah, happy new year, kid.

Tripp: Happy new year to you both. You deserve it.

[Elevator dings]

John: Yes, we do.

Lucas: Well, you know, I–I feel guilty, because I’m the one who had to talk to your mom. I had to get her to accept the fact that ej is the one who kidnapped her.

Allie: Right, that couldn’t have been easy for her.

Lucas: No, it wasn’T. It broke her heart. And despite all the pain that ej’s put her through, she’s–she’s not ready to give up on him yet.

Allie: I just don’t get that. I mean, she’s put up with so much miss treatment from him, but to kidnap her and to keep her locked away against her will for all that time, it’s– it’s just cruel, sadistic really. I don’t know about mom, but i will never forgive him for it.

Gabi: How did you find out it was ej who took you?

Sami: Chad, he found this record of a financial transaction ej had used dimera funds to pay this guy, jason smith, who was his accomplice after telling me that he had no idea who that guy was, had never heard of him in his entire life.

Gabi: Pretty dumb to leave a paper trail.

Sami: Yeah, ej’s not stupid. He’s just arrogant. He didn’t think he was gonna get caught. I’m the one who’s dumb.

Gabi: No, don’t say that.

Sami: I believed him when he told me that I was the love of his life. I believed him.

Gabi: Well, maybe that isn’t a lie.

Sami: The worst part is…

Gabi: What? Go on.

Sami: The worst part of it, he’s still the love of mine.

Gabi: You still feel that way?

Sami: So–so if ej and i are over, what am I supposed to do with the rest of my life? We hit the bike trails every weekend

Gabi: Look, I’m probably the last person that should be giving any relationship advice. I mean, I’ve always dated the wrong kind of men, men who didn’t respect me, who lied and cheated. It took me years, but I finally learned my lesson.

Sami: And jake treats you right?

Gabi: Yeah, yes, he does. He respects me. And more importantly, it doesn’t matter what happens between him and I. I learned that I will never settle for a guy who does not see me as his equal.

Sami: Good for you. Neither will I.

Gabi: Well, I don’t–i don’t think there’s a guy out there who’s your equal, but you definitely deserve better than ej dimera. I mean, he’s–the guy is hateful. I mean, the way he ousted jake from dimera. It was disgusting. Snake.

Sami: So not a fan?

Gabi: No, not a fan, but I am one of your biggest fans.

Sami: Thank you. Gabi, that’s really nice of you. That means a lot.

Gabi: Yeah, you know, you really helped me through some of the roughest times in my life. And I learned how to stand up for myself because of you.

Sami: Well, you are a quick learner.

Gabi: Still got a long way to go, but thank you. I know that we’ve had our differences, but you’re will’s mom. You’re ari’s abuela. I’ll always have your back. Remember that, okay?

Jake: So marlena tricked you into taking her to the cabin so she could steal your child?

Ciara: Mm-hmm. And we still have no idea what she wanted with our baby.

Ben: And frankly, I don’t give a damn. I’m just glad that ciara is okay and the threat of the devil is no more. John and everybody else who loves marlena cast him out.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: Mm-hmm.

Ciara: That poor devil never had a chance. Your try to come between us and our baby, you’re gonna get all types of hell. I don’t care who you are.

Jake: Yeah, lucifer didn’t know who he was messing with, right?

Ben: The prince of darkness. That’s no match for my pregnant wife. Look at her.

Ciara: Uh-uh, and he’d better not forget it.

Jake: All right, so I guess that’s a good enough excuse to lie low tonight.

Ben: Yeah, you and gabi are gonna have to celebrate without us, my man.

Jake: We’ll try. Happy new year. Enjoy the evening.

Ciara: Happy new year, jake.

Ben: Happy new year, my brother.

Jake: Oh, and happy new year, baby weston. Can’t wait to meet you. Good night.

Johnny: Tea?

Chanel: Uh-huh, I know you like more of a cappuccino, but it’s good for you.

Johnny: Thank you for taking care of me.

Chanel: You don’t have to thank me. I’m your wife. I do things for you. You do things for me. It’s in the contract.

Johnny: Well, I owe you then, okay?

Chanel: Damn right you do. The next time I’m not feeling well, I expect to be treated like the queen I am.

Johnny: Yes, your majesty.

Chanel: And besides it gives me a good excuse to skip work for the next few days, so…

Johnny: You know, chanel, I can probably manage to avoid my sister well into the new year, but you, you own a business with her, you know? You’re gonna have to talk to her eventually.

Chanel: Yeah, but it doesn’t mean I have to seek it out and not after the way she went at us for getting married.

Johnny: I probably didn’t help things by accusing her of being jealous of wanting you for herself.

Chanel: Yeah, that was awkward.

Johnny: Sorry.

Chanel: You do know that there’s nothing going on between us, right?

Johnny: Yeah, yeah, no, it’s just–

Chanel: Allie and I are just friends, nothing more.

Johnny: Yeah, you know, my sister and I, we–we’ve just been so competitive, you know, since we were babies with toys, friends, our parents’ love, but this one, competing for your heart was a new one. And I’m just not sure allie’s over the fact that she lost.

Allie: I wish they were around long enough for me to get to know them.

Lucas: Me too. They were the best. So everything okay with you and tripp?

Allie: More than okay.

Lucas: Really?

Allie: Yeah.

Lucas: What’s going on?

Allie: Well, remember how you were telling me about trying to save mom from ej?

Lucas: Yeah, yeah.

Allie: I kind of tried to do the same thing with chanel and johnny. When they told me they’d gotten married, I was completely blindsided.

Lucas: So wait, let me guess. You didn’t give them your blessing?

Allie: No, kind of sort of cursed their union.

Lucas: Oof, you cursed their union? That’s not like you; come on.

Allie: Well, it’s not just chanel that I’m worried about. I mean, I don’t want to see johnny get hurt either.

Lucas: No, I get it. I get it. I get it. They’re both young. They haven’t been together that long, but when it comes to matters of the heart, you know, people make their own choices. You don’t agree with those choices, then there’s a chance they’re gonna cut you out of their life.

Allie: Even if it’s bad choices?

Lucas: Yeah, even if it’s bad. I mean, johnny’s your brother, and she’s your best friend. I would hate to see you lose both of them. As a professional bull-rider

Sami: You know, ej had every right to be mad at me. I cheated on him with lucas.

Gabi: I’m sorry, but did he have the right to put your life in danger to make you suffer like he did?

Sami: I thought we were beyond all of that.

Gabi: Doesn’t surprise me. You know, I just hope that one day you will be grateful that you finally walked away from that sadistic creep.

Sami: Yeah, and I am. You know, a part of me is already. It’s just that… a part of me misses him.

Gabi: And that’s–sami, that’s okay, girl. Cry it out. There’s no shame in that.

Sami: Yes, there is. I hate it. I hate that I miss him after what he did to me. It just makes me feel weak.

Gabi: Hey, come on. You are a lot of things, sami, but weak is not one of them. So yes, you’re going to mourn as long as you need to, and then you’re gonna pick yourself up, and you’re gonna figure out what you really want in life.

Allie: I know I have to make peace with johnny and chanel, but what are you going to do about mom?

Lucas: Well, there’s some things–

Tripp: Hey, found you.

Allie: Oh, hey, you.

Tripp: Hey.

Allie: Hi.

Lucas: Hey, tripp, how you doing?

Tripp: Hey, how you doing, lucas?

Lucas: Good to see you. So what’s going on? You guys got big plans for tonight or what?

Tripp: Well, nicole has offered to babysit, and so we’re gonna get dressed up and see what kind of trouble we can find.

Allie: Yeah, what about you, dad? Got any plans tonight?

Lucas: You mean for new year’s eve? Yeah, I got plans. I got–I got big plans. I’m gonna go home and watch tv and snuggle under a blanket. It’s gonna be great. You guys go out and be young and have a great time.

Allie: Okay, well, happy new year’s, dad. I love you. And be easy on yourself. You don’t have anything to feel guilty about.

Lucas: Thank you. I love you too.

Johnny: So I guess we have managed to alienate ourselves from both of our families.

Chanel: Well, it wouldn’t be a first time for me.

Johnny: Me neither.

Chanel: Although my mom, she did start a wedding registry at three different department stores. She’s already bought half the stuff herself. Pretty soon we’re going to be swimming in crystal and china.

Johnny: Well, that’s nice of her, I guess, right?

Chanel: Buying gifts is just her way of saying she’s sorry.

Johnny: I knew I’d win her over eventually. What do you think it was, my–my charm or just my good looks?

Chanel: I think it was probably your good looks, ’cause you’re not that charming.

Johnny: Hey, hey, I’m sick, remember? I don’t want you to catch what I’ve got.

Chanel: If what you got is contagious, then I’m pretty sure I’ve already got it after what we did this morning.

Johnny: That is an excellent point.

Chanel: What? What now?

Johnny: I’m sorry. My nose is stuffed. I can’t–I can only breathe through my mouth. I’m sorry.

Chanel: Okay, see, this is what I mean about the whole charm thing. No. A stuffy nose is not that sexy.

Johnny: Yeah, I hear you. Well, let me tell you what. How about we, you and I…

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

Johnny: Go ahead and start our own holiday traditions.

Chanel: Oh, and you don’t want sharing the flu to be part of it?

Johnny: Well, we are both here together, so I was thinking maybe we could do what married couples do when they are in bed…

Chanel: Oh.

Johnny: Watch a movie.

[Laughs]

[Crowd cheering over television]

Ben: Babe, come on. We can watch the house buying shows any time. This is a bowl game. It’s the fourth quarter.

Ciara: Oh, and what game is this between two teams that you’ve never cared before–

Ben: Babe, that– that is not the point.

Ciara: Oh, yes, you’re right. You are correct. The point is, I’m pregnant with your child. So I get one and a half votes, baby, and that means that ceramic countertops and floor plans win.

Ben: Fine. But we are switching during commercials.

Ciara: We’re streaming it, baby. There are no commercials on peacock.

[Knock at door]

You have no idea what you’re getting into, so come over after–

Ciara: Give me the remote.

[Laughs] You’re so annoying.

Ben: Dr. Evans, hey. John.

John: Ben.

Marlena: I hope we’re not interrupting.

Ben: Never, no. Come on in, please.

Marlena: Hi, ciara. Happy new year.

Ciara: Well, I’m sorry. It’s just that I haven’t seen you since…

Marlena: Christmas eve.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: How are you feeling?

Marlena: A little tired, a little tired, but I’m so grateful for all the love I have around me.

Ciara: And we are very grateful to have you back.

Marlena: Thank you. I appreciate that. Look, I know there’s been a lot going on. I just wanted to come over here and ask for your forgiveness.

Ben: You don’t have to do that, dr. Evans.

Marlena: Well, after all that’s happened maybe–maybe there’s something I can do to–I don’t know, to make it up. Make it easier for you?

Ben: Really. It’s–it’s–it’s not–

Ciara: Actually, well, there is one thing you can do.

Marlena: All right.

Ciara: Would you mind telling me why the devil wanted our baby? I love my hardwood floors.

Marlena: Oh, the baby.

John: Doc, if this–if this is too hard for you, you don’t have to do it right now.

Marlena: I want to.

John: Okay.

Marlena: I can’t keep running away from it.

Ciara: Thank you.

Marlena: As I said, I want to. The thing is, I– I really can’T. I– I don’t remember what happened.

Ben: You don’t remember anything?

Marlena: No, emotions, images, but no real memories. Ciara, I–I don’t know why the devil was after your baby. I’m sorry.

Ciara: It’s all right. I–I understand.

Marlena: But if I–if I do remember anything at all, you’ll be the first person I come to.

Ben: You do not have to apologize. You have done so much for me.

Ciara: For us. I mean, without you, we wouldn’t be together. And we wouldn’t have a little family.

Marlena: John told me that I was encouraging the two of you to have a baby.

Ciara: Yeah, yeah, well, I’m–I’m pretty sure we would’ve done it anyway, but…

Ben: I mean, I–I had my concerns, but ciara made me see how amazing it could be. And she convinced me that we could be good parents.

Ciara: And we’re gonna have a beautiful life with this little one.

Marlena: Ahh, yes, you are. I’m so proud of you both.

Ben: It’s good to have you back.

Gabi: Hey, you know, jake and I, we’re gonna have dinner at the bistro tonight. Why don’t you join us?

Sami: Oh, I don’t know if being a third wheel is really good for my mental state right now.

Gabi: All right, I’ll ditch jake.

Sami: What would you say to him?

Gabi: That an old friend needs me. He’ll understand.

Sami: No, that is seriously the nicest thing ever, but I cannot allow it. It is new year’s eve, gabi, and I am irish and incredibly superstitious. So it is your job to get a great kiss at midnight, ’cause it gives you good luck the whole year round. It’s a complicated thing. So please be with a man that you love and the man that loves you.

Gabi: Thanks. Well, what about you?

Sami: Me? I have big plans. I’m gonna go home to my mother’s, which is an amazing thing to say at my age. And I’m going to cry all night into a pillow on new year’s eve.

[Laughs]

Chanel: Oh, no, tarantino, you are not picking the movie this time.

Johnny: What? Why not? I have great taste.

Chanel: Yeah, if you like zombies eating people’s faces or demons dragging teenagers to hell.

Johnny: I wasn’t gonna choose a horror movie for new year’s eve. I chose a classic.

Chanel: Yeah, that’s what you called, “vampire dingoes from outer space.”

Johnny: First of all, australian indie horror is underrated. Second of all, this is not that. I chose something with heart, with romance. Just give it a chance, please. For your husband.

Chanel: Oh, you’re pulling the husband card now are we?

Johnny: “In sickness and in health.”

Chanel: And I’m–I’m pretty sure that “until death do us part” is also part of those vows.

Johnny: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Chanel: Yeah, well, that’s what might happen if this movie that you’re picking gives me nightmares.

Johnny: Okay, there will be no nightmares. I promise. Now…

[Indistinct chatter on tv]

Chanel: [Sobbing] She kept the painting.

Johnny: She did.

Chanel: And he thought she ghosted him at the empire state building. She really never stopped loving him.

Johnny: Mm-hmm, I told you.

Chanel: So beautiful.

Johnny: “An affair to remember” is a classic. Cary grant, deborah kerr. What more can I say? What– what are you doing?

Chanel: I don’t want to wait till next year to watch it again.

Johnny: You want to watch it again right now?

Chanel: Mm-hmm.

[Knock at door] Who’s that?

Johnny: I don’t–come in.

Allie: Hi.

Johnny: Did you guys come here to let us know what horrible people we are and how our marriage is doomed?

Allie: No, I came here to apologize.

Chanel: Really?

Allie: Yeah, when you told me you guys were married, I–I was just caught off guard, and I reacted really badly.

Johnny: Did tripp put you up to this?

Tripp: It wasn’t me. She said she couldn’t enjoy our night unless we stopped here first.

Allie: I don’t want to lose you, either of you. And if I could have a do-over, I would go back. I’d take it all back, and I would just say congratulations. And I’m hoping that as the sister of the groom and the best friend of the bride you guys would do me the honor of ringing in the new year with us, and we drink to your happiness.

[ Echoing ]

Some of us were born for this.

Chanel: On behalf of my husband, we accept your apology and your booze.

Allie: Well, I am very happy to hear that.

Tripp: See, I told you it would be okay. So what do you say? You guys want to hang with us tonight?

Chanel: Johnny’s not feeling too great.

Allie: Oh, what’s wrong?

Johnny: Just a little rundown. I feel like I might be fighting something, but I think we can probably manage to rally. Ooh, franciacorta. Nice.

Allie: Italian sparkling wine seemed appropriate considering we missed your wedding in italy.

Chanel: That’s very thoughtful of you, horton.

Allie: Yeah, well, you deserve only the best, dupree.

Johnny: Finally something that my twin and I can agree on. Now, maybe you two could run downstairs, see if you can find a couple of glasses for this fine bottle of spirit.

Tripp: Absolutely.

Johnny: And I will hop in the shower, and we’ll meet you downstairs for the countdown at midnight.

Tripp: Sounds like a plan.

Johnny: Allie, thanks.

Gabi: When they say seven courses, they really mean it.

Jake: You know, I’d only like name half of them if I had to. Was it weird that they served sorbet in the middle of the meal?

Gabi: I guess so, yeah. Hey, did you know I was gonna ditch you tonight for sami?

Jake: Oh, really? You were gonna ditch me on new year’s?

Gabi: Not that I wanted to. She’s just going through something.

Jake: Oh, you mean like finding out that her husband’s the one who kidnapped her?

Gabi: Yeah, I mean, she’s devastated. Apparently she still loves the guy.

Jake: Yeah, well, I don’t know sami the way you do, but I’d venture to guess that she’s gonna land on her feet.

Gabi: Apparently we can’t say the same thing about her husband.

Jake: What happened?

Gabi: According to this text I just got from shin, ej dimera out as co-ceo dimera enterprises.

Jake: Shin cut ej loose?

Gabi: Uh-huh.

Jake: Ha-ha!

Gabi: Ej, is out. Happy new year to us.

Jake: Happy new year.

[Acoustic guitar music]

Lucas: Well, that’s good news. At least I cost ej his job. That’s something, I guess. Oh, well. No sense hanging around here for new year’S. Not gonna matter that much to me anyway. Sami, hey, what are you doing here?

Sami: Chad found proof that ej is the one who kidnapped me.

Lucas: Oh. Oh, man, I’m–I’m sorry. What–what does that mean?

Sami: It means I am through with ej for real this time, and I am never going back to him.

Lucas: Well, I can’t say I’m sorry to hear that. What, did you come in here for a drink?

Sami: No, I came to tell you about ej, not just that I’m finished with him but that I want to begin again with you.

John: Okay, so according to dr. Taylor, you’re not supposed to have any champagne, so I bought some strawberries and whipped cream in the fridge for a backup.

Marlena: Oh, that sounds heavenly.

John: All right. Let me grab them, and I’ll be right back. Don’t go away.

Marlena: I–I’ll be fine if you’re gone for a minute.

John: Yeah, but will I?

Marlena: Oh, think there’s time to catch “new year’s eve with carson daily.”

[Television static crackling]

[Eerie music]

Demon marlena: Won’t you let me back in right now? Let me in, marlena. It’s so much simpler not to fight it.

Marlena: No, no. Oh, dear god, no, please. No. (Man 1 vo) I’m living with cll

[Television static crackling]

John: Yeah, that thing’s been doing that a lot lately, doc. Got to have a glitch somewhere, but you know what? Every time I monkey around with the wire back here it seems to–ah, there it is. Gonna have to call the cable company, get someone to check that out. Hey, baby, what’s going on? Are you okay? What’s going on?

Marlena: Yeah, yeah, I’m okay now. I’m okay. Look, it’s–it’s it looks as though they’re about to start the countdown to new year’s, huh?

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah, t-minus one minute to go.

Marlena: Yeah, there’s no place on earth I would rather be than right here with you.

Jake: Ej out as ceo of dimera. That’s the first step. And here’s to a happy new year.

Gabi: A year that is filled with us running titan and dimera.

Chanel: Hey, johnny dragged himself into the shower. He’ll be down as soon as he’s dressed.

Tripp: Oh, well, he better hurry if he wants to make it by midnight.

Allie: Actually, too late, ten seconds, nine, eight…

All: Seven, six, five… lucas: Are you–are you sure this is what you want?

Sami: I’m sure.

All: One. Happy new year.

Sami: Happy new year, lucas.

[“Auld lang syne” playing]

Demon johnny: Happy new year, salem. You didn’t really think you were getting rid of me that easily, did you?

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Nicole: Well, if anyone can do it, it’s you.

[Knocking on door]

[Emotional music]

Jack: Well, look who’s here.

Jennifer: Oh, aunt maggie, hi.

Maggie: Hello.

Jennifer: Oh, we missed you so much on christmas

Maggie: Oh, I’m so sorry that I couldn’t join you, but I wanted to stay close to victor.

Jennifer: Yes, of course. Is there any word on philip?

Maggie: No, I’m afraid not. But we’re doing our best to stay positive and– I noticed you took down the tree.

Jennifer: Yeah. We were up early, so we thought we would just pack it all up for next year. And this sweet angel, do you remember her?

Maggie: Oh. Yes. Oh, my goodness.

Jack: It was laura’s and, you know, when we heard about what happened to julie’s angel, my angel of a wife decided to give it right back to julie.

Maggie: What a lovely gesture.

Jennifer: Listen, I’m just so glad that– that marlena is okay and– oh, let me get you something to eat.

Maggie: No, no, really, really, I’m not here for that. I’d like to talk to you, jack.

Jack: Me? About what?

Maggie: Gwen.

Xander: Something could be really wrong.

Gwen: We don’t know that, do we? But what I do know is that if we do not go to the airport now, we will not make it in time to london for the holidays, so–

Xander: You’re joking.

Gwen: Joking about what?

Xander: I can’t possibly leave now, gwen. I have to find sarah and talk to her directly.

Gwen: Are you really–

Xander: She lied to me about where she’s been, about where she went. I have to find out why.

Gwen: Poor sarah. Stuck on a deserted island somewhere. Pining for you, I’m sure. I can’t let you find out. Because I would lose you.

Chad: I thought the kids were supposed to be doing that, cleaning up the puzzle.

Abigail: Yeah, well, it was obviously a rush job.

Chad: Yeah, now they’re on a playdate with jackson and rosie. I saw the nanny pick them up.

Abigail: Hmm, no wonder it’s so quiet around here.

Chad: I do miss hearing them laughing and playing. You know what I don’t miss? Is ej crowing about all his brilliant business decisions.

Abigail: Oh, come on, surely you miss his delightful company at dinner.

Chad: Not in the least. It has been downright peaceful and homey since he landed himself in jail on christmas eve. And a little bonus– it’s been an entire week since we had to listen to his stupid accent.

Abigail: [Laughs]

Ej: Oh, you don’t like my accent?

Sami: Lucas, we need to talk.

Lucas: All right, what is it? Is it your mom? Is she okay?

Sami: No, my mother is fine and devil-free.

Lucas: Well, then, what’s wrong?

Sami: I went to the police station. I went to see that guy jason smith, the son of a bitch who held me captive after I had been kidnapped.

Lucas: Well, that wasn’t a smart move. You need to stay clear of that guy.

Sami: After everything that I have been through, I deserve to look him in the face and make him tell me why he did it.

Lucas: And what did he say?

Sami: He said that you’re the one who hired him.

[Tense music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Lucas: Wait, wait, what, me? No, no, why would I hire someone to kidnap you?

Sami: You tell me.

Lucas: There’s nothing to tell, it’s insane.

Sami: Don’t try to deny it. Lucas, you’re the one who chloroformed me outside of rafe’s house, you dragged me to some cabin in wisconsin, and then you hired that animal to keep me there.

Lucas: Wait a minute, sami, listen to me, okay?

Sami: And then now you’re trying to blame ej? The hell’s the matter with you, lucas? How could you do something like that? What is wrong with you?

Lucas: Listen, I love you. I love you more than anybody I’ve ever loved in my life.

Sami: So you decided to keep me hostage in the middle of nowhere?

Lucas: I had to do it, I had to keep you away from ej.

Sami: Oh, my god.

Lucas: I never meant to hurt you.

Sami: Lucas, you are keeping me by myself away from everyone that I love and you thought that wasn’t gonna hurt me? I thought I was never gonna see my children again.

Lucas: I’m sorry, okay? I was desperate.

Sami: Well, rafe is on his way here now. And he’s gonna arrest you. And then you’re really gonna know what desperate feels like.

Lucas: Wait a minute, wait a minute. You and me, we had something really good, sami.

Sami: You and me? Lucas, there is no you and me. I want you out of my life forever. I hate you, lucas. I hate you. Lucas? Hello?

Lucas: What? I’m sorry, what’d you say?

Sami: Where did you just go? I told you that I went to see that jason guy and you totally checked out on me.

Chad: What are you doing here, ej?

Ej: I live here.

Chad: Yeah, last I heard you were arrested for kidnapping. Shouldn’t you be in a cage?

Abigail: Did sami drop the charges?

Ej: She didn’T. But the courts are backed up during the holidays and the judge finally got around to granting me bail.

Chad: Why would any judge grant you bail?

Ej: Isn’t it obvious?

Chad: You bribed him.

Ej: I was set free because I’m innocent. Not only are these kidnapping charges against me completely bogus, I was framed.

Chad: What are you talking about? Who would frame you?

Ej: Oh, there’s a long list of suspects. And at the top of it is you.

[Dramatic music]

One of the worst things about a cold sore

Abigail: That’s a ridiculous accusation. Why would chad set you up?

Ej: Why else? So he can run dimera.

Chad: I already run dimera.

Ej: We run dimera together– an arrangement that you detest. And so putting me in prison would pave the way for you to have the position all to yourself.

Chad: Yeah, but I don’t need to cook up some legal scheme to do it. I’ll just keep doing my job better than you.

Ej: Then perhaps your motive is more personal. I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but you didn’t seem all too pleased that I cast myself as john black opposite abigail’s marlena.

Abigail: Do you really think this is about johnny’s movie, which might not even happen? Given everything that marlena just went through, why would anyone move forward making a movie about her being possessed?

Chad: Any more stupid theories, ej?

Ej: Well, damn it, somebody set me up. And there’s no shortage of other suspects.

Abigail: Like who?

Ej: Well, there’s our brother, jake, there’s rafe hernandez… and then there’s lucas horton.

Lucas: I’m sorry I just spaced out a little, I was, you know, thinking about my brother.

Sami: Oh, lucas, you must be so worried about him. Any sign of him?

Lucas: No, no, not since they found his leg. But, you know, getting back to what you were saying earlier, you know, you said that you went to see the guy who held you prisoner?

Sami: Yeah, yeah, I went to the police station and I saw him in jail. I thought if he was lying about ej being the one who hired him, he wouldn’t be able to just say that right to my face. But he stuck to his story.

Lucas: Well, you know, what do you expect? Ej’s been known to make irrational decisions from time to time, right?

Sami: I suppose.

Lucas: But now that you have proof about what your husband did, does it change the way you feel about him? Are you ready to give up on him now?

Nicole: Hey, father.

Eric: I’m sure you weren’t expecting this.

Nicole: Come in. Actually, I just read about it. Looks like you took your vows in the nick of time, huh?

Eric: I’m just glad I could be there for my mom when she needed me most.

Nicole: I’m glad marlena’s okay. But, you know, even if I hadn’t read about your return to the priesthood, it really wouldn’t surprise me because it is your true calling.

Eric: I spent a lot of time debating whether it was the right choice, but after I made it, I felt peace with it. Not that our marriage was the wrong choice.

Nicole: Our problems were not because of your devotion to god. Besides, I take great comfort in the fact that I ruined you for all other women.

Jack: So xander asked you to put in a good word for gwen.

Maggie: Well, I know it may seem insufficient considering everything that she’s done.

Jack: Willfully so.

Maggie: Look, I hate that gwen caused abigail so much pain. And I’m not here to make excuses for her. I came here because of xander. I care about him. And I can’t help but feel responsible for the broken heart that he suffered through.

Jennifer: So this is about sarah?

Maggie: Yes. My daughter. My daughter hurt him badly. I mean, honestly, I don’t understand why she did what she did. And I can’t defend it. She seemed like she loved him. But… if gwen reconciling with her father would make xander happy, and I can make that happen, then I suppose I would feel like I was repaying sarah’s debt.

Gwen: How do I do this? How do I get you off of the sarah track?

Xander: [Grunts] Morning.

Gwen: Morning.

Xander: [Sighs]

Gwen: Did you sleep all right?

Xander: Oh, like the dead. Yeah, I mean, this room, it cost a fortune but I can’t complain about the thread count.

Gwen: Yeah. Well, it’s a good thing that you’re rested because we’re probably gonna be up very late watching the ball drop and drinking lots and lots of champagne.

Xander: New year’s day. Time to let go of the old and embrace the new.

Gwen: I wholeheartedly agree.

Xander: So is that what you meant when you said you need to get me off the sarah track?

[Tense music]

As a professional bull-rider

Xander: So whenouay t with the old, scifically.U kn, at good si hla m all right? Not forever, just until all of this gets resolved.

Ej: And how long will that be? Damn it, chad, I’m innocent. Why the hell should i back away from dimera?

Chad: Did I not just explain it?

Ej: I won’t do it. I don’t like it.

Chad: Well, whether or not you like it is completely irrelevant. What is relevant is you need to do what’s best for the company and right now that is keeping a low profile. And me being the face of dimera.

Lucas: Are you seriously asking me why your husband didn’t kidnap you sooner?

Sami: I’m just saying it doesn’t make any sense. I mean, he had already busted me for cheating, you had just left, he had me all alone in the mansion. Why didn’t he chloroform me right there and then?

Lucas: There are plenty of reasons, I’m sure.

Sami: Such as?

Lucas: Well, off the top of my head, you know, maybe he didn’t decide to kidnap you until after you left.

Sami: You mean it was a spur of the moment idea?

Lucas: Well, you said yourself you were going to see gabi at rafe’s house. You know, to try to persuade her to let you back into the mansion. So that’s probably when ej started stewing. You know, showed up at her house and put the rag over your mouth and boom, lights out. Who else could it have been?

Gwen: Look, all I’m saying is that before maggie got sober, I’m sure that her addiction caused plenty of trust issues between her and sarah. I’m sure it damaged their relationship unbeknownst to her.

Xander: I mean, I’ve never seen anything like what you’re describing. They’ve always been very close and maggie’s been a good friend to me–and you.

Gwen: What has she done for me?

Xander: I told you. She agreed to put in a good word with jack.

Gwen: And apparently that was an epic fail, wasn’t it? Unless I missed the note that he left at the front desk? “Oh, dear gwen, all is forgiven. Love, dad.”

Xander: Well, to be fair, maggie never actually told me how that went. Maybe I should go and talk to her, yeah?

Gwen: So you can ask her about sarah?

Xander: Yeah. Look… the sooner I figure out what’s going on, the sooner you and I can… let go of the old and embrace the new.

Maggie: Well, it was lovely seeing you both.

Jennifer: Yes, aunt maggie. I love you so much. Give our best to victor. We’ll be praying for you guys.

Maggie: Thank you. Thank you.

Jack: Happy new year, maggie.

Maggie: Oh, thank you, jack. Same to you. Bye.

Jack: Bye-bye.

Maggie: Take care.

Jennifer: Yeah. Love you.

Maggie: Love you.

Jennifer: Wow. That was, uh, unexpected.

Jack: Maggie going to bat for gwen? I’ll say.

Jennifer: Did it work? I mean, jack, I know that there’s issues with gwen but she is your daughter, you can’t just write her off.

Jack: Write her off? You make it sound so final.

Jennifer: And I do agree with my aunt maggie. The holidays are really a time for families to come together. But I also understand it’s a really big decision, so I want you to know that I support you no matter what.

Jack: The question is… will abigail?

Chad: Well, are you gonna do the right thing for dimera? Ej, come on!

Ej: Fine, fine! I’ll keep a low profile, for now. I’ll work behind the scenes.

Chad: Okay, good. Well, I’m glad you’re on board.

Ej: For now. But make no mistake, I have no intention of slinking off into the shadows. As soon as I clear my name, I’ll be back behind my desk.

Chad: I am sure you will. But for now, I’m gonna have to go into the office and update shin.

Abigail: Okay. I’m gonna come with you. I want to stop by my parents’.

Chad: Ej… happy new year.

Ej: [Sighs]

Lucas: Ej did this, sami. I know you don’t want to think about it, I know you don’t belie it, but he did the motive and the means.

[Phone rings]

Sami: It’s ej.

Lucas: What are you doing? Don’t get it.

Sami: Well, I– ej, I thought you were in jail.

Ej: I was just released on bail. It’s good to hear your voice, samantha.

Sami: Why are you calling me?

Ej: I need to see you. Can you come by the house?

Sami: I’ll be right there.

[Line disconnects]

Lucas: Be right where? Where are you going? Don’T. He’s gonna feed you a bunch of lies, you know it.

Sami: I just want to hear what he has to say.

Lucas: She doesn’t believe that ej’s guilty. I gotta put the final nail in the coffin. But how? Ah. Bingo.

Only daisy cottage cheese will do

Jack: How do you think abigail will feel about me reconciling with gwen?

Jennifer: I have no idea, jack. And the only person who can answer that question is abigail.

Abigail: Well, then it’s a good thing I’m here. Hi.

Jack: Hey, sweetheart, hi.

Abigail: Hi, what’d you want to ask me?

Jennifer: Uh–

[Phone rings] Oh, excuse me. Sorry. I have to take this. Hello?

Jack: Uh, well, actually, I– I am the one with the question and I have to tell you right now, it is not an easy one.

Abigail: Well, then I’m guessing it’s about gwen.

Jack: Yes, it is. I am thinking of reconciling with gwen. But, honey, I know how much she has hurt you. I know. And I’m not gonna do anything until you tell me how you feel about it.

Xander: Henderson let me in.

Maggie: Hello. I’m really glad you’re here. I just came from talking to jack. Put that good word in that you asked me to.

Xander: Thank you. Thank you, maggie.

Maggie: Listen, I apologize for not doing it sooner.

Xander: It’s no worries. How did he respond?

Maggie: Best to give it some time, okay? Yeah.

Xander: Regardless of the outcome, I’m very appreciative of the effort. And I’m sure gwen will be too.

Maggie: Yeah.

Xander: But I’m actually here about sarah.

Maggie: Sarah? Why?

Xander: I ran into rex the other day and he told me they’re not together anymore.

Maggie: What? They’re not?

Xander: In fact, he told me they never were. They didn’t even leave town together.

Maggie: Wait a minute, I can’t believe this.

Xander: That’s why I wanted to talk to you. Didn’t you tell me that you were receiving texts from sarah saying how happy she was overseas with rex?

Maggie: Yes, I had been, but–hmm. You know, I haven’t heard from her in quite a while.

Xander: She didn’t text you on christmas?

Maggie: No. I texted her, but I didn’t get a reply. I just– wow, I just assumed that she was busy or that she was someplace where there was no cell signal. But now, I mean– oh, xander, this is– this is very strange. And this is very worrisome. Oh, god. [Breathes sharply] What could’ve happened? Why didn’t sarah tell me?

Ej: You can do this, ej. Just tell samantha the truth. She loves you. She’ll believe you.

[Doorbell rings]

Ej: Nicole!

Nicole: Don’t be too excited.

Ej: Sorry, I–

Nicole: You were expecting someone else.

Ej: I was just surprised, that’s all.

Nicole: I saw on the news that you made bail so I just wanted to come by and see how you were doing.

Ej: Very well now that I’m on the road to clearing my name.

Sami: What the hell is she doing here?

Chad: Don’t worry, shin, I’ve made it very clear that ej needs to stay away from dimera. Well, he’s not happy about it, but he understands it’s the right thing to do. Absolutely. I actually have a meeting with the pr team here in a few minutes. So… yes, I’ll keep you updated. Great. Thanks.

[Suspenseful music]

Okay, we’re not gonna ask for

Abigail: You’re right, gwen did hurt me. And, honestly, you know, I’d be happy if I never saw her again. But if I forbid you from seeing her, then that hurts you and I don’t want to do that. So if you want to rebuild your relationship with gwen, I’m not gonna get in your way.

Jennifer: How’s it going over here?

Jack: Well, my very gracious and understanding daughter has given me her blessing to try to repair my relationship with her sister.

Jennifer: You really okay with that, honey?

Abigail: I mean, we’re moving into a new year and I just wanna do whatever I can to make it a really good one for us.

Jennifer: Amen to that.

Jack: Amen to that. Well, I’ll tell you what, I’m gonna try and give her a call right now. And we’ll just see what we can do, okay?

Jennifer: Wait, wait, jack, but before you do that… I have some really big news that is going to have a big impact on all of our lives.

Xander: Look, why don’t you try and call sarah now, see if you can get to the bottom of it?

Maggie: Yeah, I’ll try, yes, but, you know, in the last couple of weeks it’s just gone to voicemail.

[Phone beeps]

[Line ringing] Oh. Come on.

Automated voice: We’re sorry, the number you have reached is not in service.

Xander: What? What happened?

Automated voice: Try your call again.

Maggie: Oh, my god.

Xander: Maggie, what? I can tell she didn’t answer, but why didn’t you leave a message?

Maggie: Because it, um… it didn’t go to voicemail. I got a recording. It said, “this number is no longer in service.”

Ej: Nicole just stopped by to see how I was doing.

Nicole: Should’ve locked the door behind me. Kept all the riffraff out.

Sami: Will you please ask her to leave?

Ej: Nicole can hear what I have to say. Which is I’m not the one who kidnapped you, samantha. I was framed.

Sami: Really? Who do you think framed you?

Ej: Isn’t it obvious? It was your ex-husband, lucas.

Sami: [Scoffs]

Lucas: Sorry, mom, if you didn’t want me using your password, you shouldn’t have written it down in your planner. I have no choice, I have to do this. It’s the only way I can make sure that ej goes down for sami’s kidnapping.

Chad: Of course, I forget everything that I– lucas? What are you doing in here?

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Johnny: You know what I’m starting to think? I’m starting to think this doesn’t even have anything to do with me. I think that you’re just jealous.

Tripp: What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Johnny: You know what it means. Your girlfriend here wants my wife all to herself.

Allie: What are you talking about?

Johnny: What do you think I’m talking about? You’re still in love with chanel, allie.

[Dramatic music]

Brady: Thank you for getting the charges dropped.

Belle: Well, don’t thank me. They shouldn’t have been filed in the first place.

Brady: Yeah. Well, they were, and I spent christmas in a jail cell. So thank you.

Belle: Well, then you should also thank chloe. She’s the one who got victor and kate to drop the declaration of philip’s death.

Brady: Yeah. It’s the first time, I think, chloe has ever been successful changing either one of their minds.

Belle: Yeah. And without that declaration, the da really didn’t have a case. Everything was circumstantial.

Brady: Yeah.

Belle: So you’re in the clear.

Brady: I’m in the clear. It’s all I wanted for christmas this year was to get out of jail. It’s a little christmas miracle I guess.

Belle: Let’s hope for another one.

[Phone ringing]

Brady: Marlena?

Belle: Yeah. Now that she’s been caught, dad is gonna try an exorcism.

Brady: And you’ve had all this on your mind, and yet you’re still down here for my sake. Come here. I’m sorry, belle. I’m sorry.

Belle: Well, at least here I can do something.

Brady: Yeah.

Belle: I’m really scared, brady.

John: Oh, thank god you’re here, kid. Please come in.

Eric: As soon as we hung up last night, I booked my flight. How’s mom?

John: I honestly don’t know. ‘Cause we’re not dealing with your mom, we’re dealing– we’re dealing with “it.”

Eric: Are you alone?

John: Lucas and sami are here. They’re in there with her now. Hopefully… holding the devil at bay.

Sami: What is my mom talking about? Have you been lying to me?

Lucas: It’s not your mom, it’s the devil, and he’s trying to stir up trouble.

Demon marlena: Yeah. Well, that’s true ’cause that’s what I do. But the truth is you are keeping a secret from her, and we both know it. For starters, I ow what you did. See, people think of you as the boring one, but I know what a little bad boy you are.

Lucas: Yeah, I’m so boring that your mind games won’t work on me.

Demon marlena: Really? You see, I know that you’re the one that kidnapped sami and held her captive. That’s not very boring. So she’s going to find out one way or the other. Do you want to tell her? Or should I tell her?

[Chilling music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Allie: That is ridiculous.

Johnny: Is it?

Allie: Yes, okay? I am in love with tripp.

Johnny: Then why are you so against me marrying chanel?

Allie: Because I know you, and I know your history. She’s my best friend. I don’t want to see her get hurt.

Chanel: Except I’m not your best friend anymore.

Allie: What?

Chanel: I’m your sister-in-law. And I was really hoping that you would be happy for me. For us. Do you think you can do that?

[Dramatic music]

Sami: Lucas, just tell me. It can’t be that bad.

Demon marlena: I wouldn’t count on that.

Sami: You shut your mouth, or you’re going to get a face full of holy water.

Demon marlena: Ungrateful sow!

Sami: [Sighs] Lucas, please. Just tell me whatever it is.

Lucas: You want the truth? The–the truth is– is that I’ve been lying to you.

Demon marlena: Good start. Come on, now. The truth will set you free.

Sami: Ignore her.

Lucas: I’ve been lying to you– I’ve been lying to you about my feelings for you. You see, I– I love you so much.

Sami: Yeah. Of course you do.

Demon marlena: “Of course you do”?

[Laughs] What hubris!

Sami: Lucas, you’re not lying about that. You and I have talked about it. I know.

Lucas: Sami, there’s something more. There’s something you don’t know.

Demon marlena: Here we go.

[Tense music]

Eric: I’m so sorry you’re having to go through this for a second time.

John: Ah, don’t worry about me. We just have to focus on casting this demon out so we can get your mother back to us.

Eric: Is there any luck so far?

John: I’ve read scripture on casting out the devil, but he has such a strong hold on her. And he doesn’t– he doesn’t fight fair. He doesn’t come right at you. He surrounds you.

Eric: John, you must be exhausted.

John: I can’t afford to be, eric. I just needed to take a moment here just to try to recharge a little bit.

Eric: Well, you have backup now. And I happen to be well-suited for the job.

[Dramatic music]

Look at this guy.

Allie: I wish I could be happy for you, chanel, but you’ve made this mistake before–xander?

Johnny: You’re comparing me to xander now?

Allie: Well, there are some very striking resemblances.

Tripp: Allie–

Chanel: Okay, horton, listen to me. Johnny and I are in love. He’s been there for me like no guy ever has, and we are in this for the long haul.

Allie: Dupree, I’m sorry, but you’re wrong, okay? He’s gonna break your heart sooner or later. It’s just a matter of time.

[Dramatic music]

Kayla: I still can’t believe that tripp was the one that was in that hospital bed and not jan. I mean, thank god he’s all right.

Steve: Thank god. Well, shawn is taking jan back to statesville where she belongs. So things are looking up.

Kayla: Well, not quite. We still have to get the devil out of marlena.

Steve: John said he’s gonna try an exorcism today.

Kayla: Is there anything we can do to help?

Steve: I guess all we can do is pray and have faith that john and family can get marlena back.

[Dramatic music]

John: You know, when you told me last night you went back to the priesthood, it just– it just seemed to me that god must’ve had a hand in this, that he was giving us just what we need to get your mother back just when we need it.

Eric: I agree. It was god’s will.

John: So why now?

Eric: Well, when everything was blowing up with nicole, there was something– something she said that really hit home. She said when I decided to take the collar off a few years ago, it never really changed who I was. So when I went back to the congo, I inquired to the church. I just didn’t want to say anything till it was a done deal.

John: Well, your timing couldn’t be better because you have the strongest faith of any man I’ve ever known. And, by god, son, you’re gonna need it.

Lucas: What you don’t know is how much I love you.

Demon marlena: How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?

[Sizzling] Ow! Oh, you little brat!

Sami: Okay. Lucas, you have to do this faster, okay? What? What is it?

Lucas: Listen, I love you so much. I love you so much that I would do anything– I would do anything for us to get back together.

Demon marlena: Oh. Look what the cat dragged in.

Eric: Sami.

Sami: You’re a priest again?

Eric: Yeah. Maybe you heard nicole and I broke up.

Sami: You–eric, I’m so sorry.

Eric: Not now. We have more important things to do. It is written that, “you should not put the lord, our god, to the test.”

Demon marlena: And are you my lord? Are you my god?

Eric: Let’s just say I work for him.

Demon marlena: You know, I’m kind of surprised. I mean, I thought you were busy sharing your wondrous gifts with strangers in a strange land and to hell with your own family.

Eric: Actually, it’s going to be to hell with you.

Demon marlena: Cozy as it is down there, my work here is not finished yet.

Eric: You’re finished. My mother is coming back to us.

Demon marlena: I’m afraid it’s too late for that.

Eric: You’re afraid I’m right. You’re outflanked. She’s not given up. She’s in there, but she is fighting you with all she’s got. My boss and I are going to make damn sure she wins.

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Johnny: You know, I am sick and tired of you constantly trashing me. I’m your twin. You’re supposed to be on my side no matter what.

Allie: Okay. Well, I’m sorry that us sharing a womb for nine months doesn’t give you a free pass, johnny!

Johnny: You’re as bad as mom.

Allie: Oh, you’re as bad as your dad, which is really, really bad.

Chanel: Johnny, let’s go. Let’s just go.

Allie: Chanel, it’s not you that I’m mad at.

Chanel: This is christmas morning, and this isn’t very merry. Come on, johnny.

Johnny: Chanel is my wife, and that’s not gonna change.

[Emotional music]

Allie: God. My brother is such a jerk.

Tripp: Maybe. Was he right?

Allie: About what?

Tripp: Are you in love with chanel?

Eric: I think it’s best if I do this alone.

Demon marlena: Yeah, right. Right. Those two aren’t exactly the god squad, are they?

Lucas: Come on, let’s go.

Demon marlena: Hey, lucas, remember–remember that a relationship built on lies is just like a house of cards. Remember I–

Sami: Get our mom back for us.

Eric: I’m gonna try my best. I think you should go too.

John: You’re sure that I can’t help?

Eric: You can pray. For now, I need to do this alone.

John: God help you, eric.

Eric: He will.

[Eerie music]

Demon marlena: You’re gonna do this alone, huh? Isn’t that a little arrogant?

Eric: I’m not doing this alone. “The lord god is in our midst. And he is mighty to save.”

Demon marlena: You arrogant little man. You really think all that’s gonna help you? Let me warn you, if you try to challenge my power, you will die.

[Chilling music]

Sami: I hope eric knows what he’s doing, what he’s up against.

John: Well, I’m praying that he’ll be all right. If he needs our help, he’ll let us know.

Belle: Look who I found!

John: Oh!

Sami: Brady!

John: Hey, kid.

Brady: Hey.

John: You’re out? You’re free?

Brady: I’m out. All the charges are dropped. So–

John: Nice.

Brady: Lucas, um, look, I don’t–I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t do anything to hurt philip, I swear to you.

Lucas: I believe you. I believe you.

Brady: Thank you ’cause it’s the truth. How’s marlena?

John: Eric’s here. He’s with her right now.

Brady: He’s alone?

John: Well, there’s–there’s something you don’t know. Eric went back to the priesthood. So, no, he’s– he’s not facing her alone.

[Dramatic music]

Eric: In the name of the father, and of the son, and the holy spirit, amen.

[Chilling music]

Demon marlena: Tell me something, handsome, is that a halloween costume? I thought they defrocked you years ago.

Eric: I’ve been reinstated.

Demon marlena: Oh. Well, I guess it’s all right for the church to forgive you, but what about all of those poor parishioners who had to sit through that video of you fornicating with that ridiculous foul woman? What’s her name? Oh, yeah, kristen.

Eric: For something to be a mortal sin, it needs to be committed with knowledge and full awareness. Kristen had drugged me.

Demon marlena: Oh, I get it. So if you had been drugged, that lets you off the hook, huh?

Eric: Even then, the cardinal gave me permission to return to the priesthood. I turned him down because I felt that I had lost my calling.

Demon marlena: Hmm. Now you’ve found it again?

Eric: That’s right.

Demon marlena: Well, that’s funny. Because based on that video, I would have thought that your true calling was the adult entertainment business.

Eric: You can throw that video in my face all you want. I’ve put it behind me.

Demon marlena: Oh, have you?

Eric: Yes.

Evil kristen: What do you say, father?

[Dramatic music]

You wanna make a sequel?

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Steve: Ho, ho, ho!

Kayla: [Laughs]

> Steve: Patchy claus

patchy claus

patchy claus is here

Kayla: Jolly as ever. Wait a second. Wait a second. Wait a second. I want to take a picture.

Steve: Whoa, wait a minute.

Kayla: Okay, smile. Smile.

Steve: You’re not going to use that to blackmail me, are you?

Kayla: Don’t be silly! I’m gonna send it to stephanie and joey and show them what they’re missing.

Steve: Oh, man. I sure do miss them.

Kayla: I know. Me too. It was so nice having joey here last year, wasn’t it?

Steve: Sure was. Well, it’s too bad he’s stuck in seattle with stephanie, but at least they’re together.

Kayla: True. And this party, I mean, I can’t even count how many years we’ve been doing it.

Steve: Mm.

Kayla: All the memories.

Steve: Mm-hmm.

Kayla: It really makes me think about the people who can’t be here.

Steve: I know. But, hey, the whole point of this thing has always been to try to brighten up christmas for the little ones who can’t get home.

Kayla: Right. It’s great to be here for the kids. Okay. Okay, patchy claus, merry christmas.

Steve: Merry christmas.

Kayla: I don’t know if there’s a way–

Steve: Come on, let’s try. I want a kiss. Santa wants a kiss.

[Smooching]

Allie: How many times do I have to say it? I am not in love with chanel, okay? She’s just my best friend. I wanna see her happy.

Tripp: Come on, allie, you have to admit that your reaction was a little more emphatic than that.

Allie: Okay. Well, it was “emphatic” because–because I know it’s not going to work out with chanel and my brother, and that worries me, obviously. But tripp, don’t you know by now? You’re the one that I love. Okay? Please tell me that you believe that.

Belle: Eric went back to the priesthood?

Brady: That wasn’t long. I mean, he just got his divorce finalized a little while ago.

Belle: Did he say why he did that?

Sami: If anyone could make a man swear off women, it’d be nicole.

John: I think it was more a matter of faith.

Belle: Well, whatever the reason, it’s really good for mom. Is he doing the exorcism?

John: He just started, yeah.

Brady: Dad, I don’t know. Priest or no priest, I don’t think he should be in there alone fighting the devil.

[Dramatic music]

Eric: How did you–

Evil kristen: Father, you of all people must know that the devil can take many forms.

Eric: No. You’re just an illusion.

Evil kristen: I don’t think so.

Eric: You’re just–

Evil kristen: I’m a lot more real than you think. Why don’t you come a little closer and see for yourself?

Eric: I’m not interested.

Evil kristen: You were hesitant the first time too. But eventually, you came around.

Eric: No. I was drugged.

Evil kristen: So maybe that’s why things are a little hazy. Perhaps this will jog your memory.

[Bright tone]

[Dramatic music]

Eric: I wasn’t myself.

Evil kristen: I think that you were the real you, without all of your priestly inhibitions.

Eric: No.

Evil kristen: Just give in, eric. No one will ever know.

Brady: Eric, don’t listen to her. It’s just another one of the devil’s tricks.

Find your rhythm.

Evil kristen: Oh, brady, you don’t have to be jealous. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for you. You want me to prove it?

Brady: That’s a hard pass.

Evil kristen: You’re so silly. You never could resist me.

Eric: You can try to lead us into temptation, but it’ll never work. You’re just wasting your time.

Brady: Hey, let’s go.

Eric: Thank you for bringing me back to reality. I was–I was starting to fall.

Brady: Hey, I got your back.

Demon marlena: You two are such a drag.

[Scoffs] You’re no match for me, you fallen priest and the boozy brother. You won’t win.

Eric: You’re right. He’s absolutely right.

Brady: Eric, what are you talking about? We’re not giving up on this.

Eric: No, no, we’re not giving up. We’re just gonna take a whole new approach to this.

Sami: So you found shawn in bed with jan spears?

Belle: Well, the devil made her look exactly like me.

Sami: Right. We should have used that excuse with ej.

Belle: It’s not funny, sami.

Sami: No, sorry. I’m just–

Belle: Jan wouldn’t even be back in our lives if it wasn’t for you. I mean, you broke her out of shady pines while she was still dangerously nuts.

Sami: Okay, if you wanna blame someone, blame nicole. She’s the one who was trying to steal my grandchild away from me.

John: You stop it.

Belle: Of course. Right.

John: Stop–no, no, no, we’re not going to have a house divided here.

Sami: Okay–

John: We’re fighting satan, not ourselves. We have to maintain a united front here. Take your sister’s hand.

Eric: John’s right. None of us are strong enough to beat the devil. We need to set aside our differences. We need to work together as a family. It’s the only hope we have of saving mom’s soul.

[Dramatic music]

Allie: You believe I love you, don’t you?

Tripp: I do. And I love you, too, allie.

Allie: I know. Or else you’d never agree to wear matching bracelets.

Tripp: That’s right.

[Phone rings]

Allie: Oh, it’s grandpa john. Hi, grandpa john, any news on grandma?

Demon marlena: Oh, marlena. Looks like your loved ones are circling the wagons. And the fight for your soul is about to begin.

[Chilling music]

And I am going to win it. Forever. Such tree-mendous views.

Steve: Come on, sit on patchy claus’s lap.

Kayla: You’re not gonna give up until I do it, are you?

Steve: Nope.

Kayla: And it doesn’t matter to you that I find it terribly embarrassing for me, chief of staff of this hospital, to sit on santa’s lap in front of all my colleagues?

Steve: Oh, no, I don’t care. And besides… I have something for you.

Kayla: You do?

Steve: Here. Here.

Kayla: Aww.

Steve: Open it up.

Kayla: Aww, steve, it’s beautiful.

Steve: You know, my number one elf, tripp, told me that bracelets are the trending christmas gift this year, and I thought it would go nice with the necklace that I gave you on our honeymoon.

[Sentimental music]

All these years later, you’re still my anchor.

Kayla: Thank you. I love it. And I love you.

Steve: You know what?

Kayla: Mm?

Steve: Now you’re kissing santa in front of all your colleagues.

Kayla: I don’t care.

Steve: That’s the christmas spirit.

Tripp: Hey.

Chanel: Oh. Hey, henry, merry christmas. Hey, tripp.

Tripp: Hey. Look, I’m–I wanted to say I’m sorry about before and I just hope that you and I can still be friends.

Chanel: Yeah. Me, too. We’ll just keep it neutral like switzerland.

Tripp: Right. Well, did johnny get a call from his grandfather? Allie did.

Chanel: Yeah. I hope dr. Evans is gonna be okay.

Tripp: Yeah. Same here. Well, I was about to take henry to the hospital.

Chanel: Oh, what’s wrong?

Tripp: Oh, nothing, nothing. Every christmas the hospital throws a party for the kids that can’t go home. And since johnny is otherwise engaged, you want to come with us?

Chanel: Sure. I’d love to.

Tripp: All right. My dad is actually dressed up as santa claus, so it adds a little bit to the fun, right?

Chanel: Definitely. And I’m sure he’ll pull it off great.

Johnny: Looks like we both got the same call.

Allie: Look, about before–

Johnny: Look, look, it’s– today’s about grandma, okay? Everything else can wait.

[Knocking on door]

Sami: Oh, hey!

Allie: Hi. Hi.

Sami: I’m so glad to see you! Oh, look at you. You’re both here. Oh, I’m so glad that we could be together. I wish it was under different circumstances. Johnny, would you go on in? I want to talk to allie for a second.

Johnny: Sure.

Sami: Hey, um, I know this isn’t the right time for this conversation, but, well, chanel’s mother told me something that I wanted to talk to you– I wanted to verify with you.

Allie: You’re right, mom. This is not the time. Not the time at all.

Sami: Oh. Right. No, of course. Let’s go in.

Allie: Uncle eric? I didn’t know you were back.

Eric: Yeah. Well, it’s–I’ll explain later. But right now, we need to focus on saving your grandmother.

Lucas: You know what? I think I’m gonna go. This is definitely a family situation. I’ll be praying for everybody. Call me later, okay? See you soon.

Sami: Thank you, lucas. Johnny, listen, I know things didn’t end well–

Johnny: Look, like i told allie, today’s about grandma.

Sami: Thank you.

Johnny: So what are we doing?

Eric: An exorcism. I want you to all know upfront that this is gonna be very emotionally and physically exhausting… and very dangerous. If there’s anybody who doesn’t want to be a part of this, please, let me know now. There’s nothing wrong with saying no.

Allie: On the way over here, I was just thinking about everything she’s done for us. I’m not leaving.

Johnny: If she can take it, so can I.

Eric: I think it’s a good sign that we’re doing this on christmas day, the day that god sent down his only begotten son to save us. And I know that allie is not alone when she’s thinking of all the good things that mom has done for us. So now it’s time for us all to come together in her hour of need.

[Dramatic music]

Demon marlena: Well, well, well, the gang’s all here. Even the grandchildren. I suspect johnny is here to do some research for his movie.

Johnny: I’m here for my grandmother.

John: Johnny, don’t engage her.

Eric: Let’s begin.

Sami: [Mouthing words]

[Mouthing words]

Eric: Let’s join hands as we say the lord’s prayer.

All: Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread…

[Eerie tone] And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen!

Demon marlena: You can pray all you like, but nothing is going to bring back your precious marlena. She’s mine! She’s mine for eternity!

[Cackles]

[Laughing deepens]

[Chilling music]

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Eric: May the blessings of our almighty god, the father, the son, and the holy spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever!

Demon marlena: [Screaming]

[Chilling music]

Sami: [Pants]

Demon marlena: [Cackling] Is that all you’ve got?

Belle: Oh my god, this is so much worse than I thought it was gonna be.

Demon marlena: Oh, belle, were you about to throw in the towel? I figured you’d be the first to fold. And, remember, you were the first to give up on your mother when she was in a coma. How’s your marriage? How many times have you betrayed your husband? You’re nothing but a cheap slut!

Sami: Don’t talk to her like that!

Demon marlena: Oh, my, it’s the professional slut defending the junior slut.

Eric: Don’t engage! Everyone, focus! Talk to her–talk to marlena. Speak to her. Pray to god that she will hear you.

Kayla: “Then, all at once, in the night sky, a vast number of glorious angels appeared– the very armies of heaven. And they all praised god, singing, ‘glory to god in the highest realms of heaven. For there is peace and good hope given to the songs of men.'” Yeah.

[Gentle music]

Lucas: God, please forgive me for what I did to sami. Please watch over her today. Watch over her today and watch over her and the rest of marlena’s family.

Demon marlena: Ahh!

All: Pray for us sinners…

Demon marlena: Ahh!

All: Mary, mother of god…

Demon marlena: Ahh!

All: Now and at the hour of our death, amen.

Demon marlena: Ahh!

Eric: The beast is getting weaker.

Demon marlena: Your united front is getting weaker. Your family is a sham. You’re always at war with yourself.

John: But we always pull together when it counts. And what counts most right now is all of our love for marlena!

Eric: Depart, transgressor! Depart!

John: This is it, doc. It’s now or never.

Eric: Depart, seducer, full of lies.

John: We need you to fight! We need you to come back to us!

Demon marlena: It’s too late!

Eric: The foe of virtue, persecutor of the innocent…

John: Look around you! Look into the faces of all of your family members! Remember how much you love them! Remember how much they love you!

Demon marlena: No!

John: Yes!

Eric: Give way, you monster. Give way to christ! For he has already stripped you of your powers, laid waste your kingdom, bound your prisoner, and plundered your weapons…

John: Oh lord, please remind marlena what is at stake!

Eric: He has cast you forth to the outer darkness!

John: Please remind her that we need her! Remind her that we love her!

[Emotional music]

Sami: I love you so much.

Marlena: I love you.

And I will delight in you… all the days of our lives.

Demon marlena: No! No!

John: Doc? Doc?

Marlena: John?

John: Doc, is it really you, honey?

Marlena: It’s me. It’s me.

[Cries softly] You saved me.

[Gentle music]

You all–you all saved me.

John: Thank you, god. Thank you, god.

All: [Laughing]

[Gentle music]

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Julie: Well, doesn’t it make you feel all christmassy?

Eli: Yeah, it sure does. You know, grandma, looking at this beautiful tree, you would never guess that the devil tried to burn it down last night.

Julie: It’s going to take more than demon possession to stop this family or your grandmother from having the horton christmas tree. That reminds me I have something for you.

Eli: Okay.

Julie: Yeah. You hear that? Well, actually, it’s for you and lani. But actually, it’s for my precious grandbabies. Yes, it is. But you are a little small to undo the box. And so daddy is going to do the honors.

Eli: Maybe we should wait until lani’s done helping doug in the kitchen.

Julie: No. I’m too impatient. I want to see it now. Open it, darling.

Eli: Okay. All right. Grandma, thank you. Look. Guys, these are for you from your great-grandmother and you’ll put them on that tree there every year.

Julie: Can we hang out together? Just you and me right now? It would give me something so lovely to remember.

Eli: Sure. Let’s do it. You want to see?

Julie: You want to watch? This is you and this is you, little jules. Okay.

Eli: Which one–

Julie: What do you like? How about there? Okay. And there she is.

Eli: Right. I’ll put carver right next to jules.

Julie: Good idea.

Eli: How’s that?

Julie: Well, I think it’s perfect. Can you see, honey?

Eli: Yeah. See?

Julie: Do you see them on the tree? Do you see ’em?

Eli: They have your names on them. Now you guys are officially part of the horton family christmas tree tradition, and you always will be.

[Soft music]

Allie: You’re up early. Is that because you know it’s christmas? It’s christmas.

Tripp: Hey.

Allie: Hey. Hi. Sorry. Did henry wake you up?

Tripp: No, no. That’s okay. It’s okay. Merry christmas. And merry christmas to you, hank.

Allie: Merry christmas. How’re you feeling this morning?

Tripp: Not bad for a guy who just came out of a coma.

Allie: But at least it wasn’t your coma.

Tripp: Yeah. Was that just a bad christmas eve dream? Or did your grandma really turn me into jan spears in a coma?

Allie: I really wish that i could say it was a bad dream, but I can’T.

Tripp: I know.

Allie: But hey, hey. It’s over now. Okay. It’s over. And I don’t want to talk about demons anymore. It’s christmas. It’s the one day of the year when miracles really can happen. And you and i and henry are all together, so let’s just be happy. Okay.

Tripp: Sounds good to me. Hey big man. You want some–are you hungry? Want some pancakes?

Allie: Want some pancakes?

Tripp: Want some pancakes? Yeah. You want some pancakes.

Allie: Hold on. It’s johnny. He says he’s back from italy and he says he has news. Wonder what it could be.

Tripp: Hmm.

[Soft music]

Johnny: Hey. Hey. Morning, mrs. Dimera. Buon natale.

Chanel: Mrs. Dimera. I like the sound of that.

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: What else did you say?

Johnny: Buon natale. It’s italian for merry christmas.

Chanel: Why does everything sound so much sexier in italian?

Johnny: Because it is.

Chanel: Think your parents are getting used to the idea of me being their daughter-in-law?

Johnny: I think that my parents have bigger things to worry about than you and me.

Chanel: Yeah. Like what?

Johnny: Like my dad is in jail for kidnapping my mom.

Nicole: Merry christmas.

Ej: I was surprised when they told me I had a visitor. I thought you’d be with holly.

Nicole: Well, maggie and victor asked if they could have her. So I just dropped her off. Did you get any sleep at all?

Ej: Not much. The accommodations aren’t up to my usual standards. Why are you staring at me?

Nicole: Did you do it? Did you really have sami kidnapped?

Sami: Come on, mom. You have to beat this. Hi.

Lucas: Hey, you all right?

Sami: Come in, please.

Lucas: Well, I just heard that ej was arrested.

Sami: Look, I can’t think about him right now.

Lucas: What do you mean you can’t think about ej right now? Since when?

Sami: It’s john has locked my mother in their bedroom, tied her to the bed.

Lucas: Are you kidding me? What are they doing in there?

Sami: God only knows. And I mean that literally.

John: I know you’re still there, doc. It’s christmas morning. It’s time for you to come home to me.

Demon marlena: Nice day for an exorcism.

[Laughing] Good luck with that.

[Laughing]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: You’re putting me on, right? Your dad didn’t really have your mom kidnapped.

Johnny: Yeah. I mean, I don’t know. The cops must think so or they wouldn’t have arrested him.

Chanel: Wow. Wow. Okay. So, well, what do you think? You know your dad better than the cops do.

Johnny: Nothing my dad does really surprises me, you know. He is a dimera.

Chanel: So are you.

Johnny: Starting to have second thoughts about marrying into my crazy family?

Chanel: No way. I’m in for the long haul.

Johnny: Hey. What do you say that we forget about my parents’ latest drama and go see allie. It’s time we gave her the good news.

Chanel: Oh. Yeah, okay. If you want to.

Johnny: Hey, whoa–where do you think you’re going?

Chanel: To take a shower.

Johnny: Without giving me my christmas present?

Chanel: You want a present?

Johnny: Yeah.

Chanel: Have you been naughty or nice?

Johnny: I’ll be whatever you want me to be.

Ej: The police can’t possibly make a case against me, because I’m innocent. I’m serious. I had absolutely nothing to do with samantha’s kidnapping.

Nicole: Well, I heard the cops caught one of the guys who was guarding sami. Why would he say that he worked for you?

Ej: Because he’s lying. Someone is setting me up.

Lucas: Your mom set fire to the horton christmas angel?

Sami: Yeah. Right out of currier and ives, isn’t it?

Lucas: That angel’s been in my family for generations. Doug and julie must be freaked out. You know, they’re scared of your mom right now.

Sami: Well, they have every reason to be. She’s pretty scary. John keeps reminding me that it’s the thing in her that did this, not her. But it looks a lot like her.

Lucas: I can’t–i just can’T.

Sami: It’s happened before, you know. I mean, as it turns out, my mother is the devil’s favorite place to go for the holidays.

Lucas: Well, I just didn’t think it would happen again is what I’m saying.

Sami: Me neither. I just hope john knows what he’s doing. I hope that we get my mom back before it’s too late.

Demon marlena: Why can’t I do this?

John: Because you are losing your power. You’re not as strong as you used to be.

Demon marlena: That’s not true.

John: I think you’re making it true.

[Dramatic music]

Our father, who art in heaven–

Demon marlena: You’re not really starting that–

John: Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done–

Demon marlena: He can’t hear you.

John: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven–

Demon marlena: You’re wasting your breath. You aren’t even a priest.

John: Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses–

Demon marlena: Your precious marlena is lost to you.

John: As we forgive those who trespass against us.

Demon marlena: [Laughing]

Limu emu… & doug

Paulina: Abe. Fancy meeting you here.

Abe: Hello, paulina. Merry christmas.

Paulina: Merry christmas to you. I’m just finishing up my christmas shopping.

Abe: I’m surprised there were stores open.

Paulina: Ballistix was open till noon. I made it in just under the wire. Good thing too. I have a new son-in-law to shop for.

Abe: Well, you know that eli and lani have been married for over a year.

Paulina: I wasn’t talking about eli. And I’m sure he doesn’t want a present from me anyway. I’m talking about my new son-in-law. My chanel, she came home from her roman holiday married to johnny dimera.

Johnny: Hey. What’s wrong?

Chanel: Just hold on a minute. Okay?

Johnny: Do you not want to tell allie that we got married?

Chanel: No. No, it’s not that. It’s just I’m worried about how she’ll take it.

Johnny: Why? Because you guys played around with kissing for a while? That’s way in the past. Look, you’re my wife now.

Chanel: Yeah, I am. I married to my best friend’s brother. The brother she warned me about. This could be weird for her.

Johnny: Look, okay, she’s gonna find out eventually. She might as well find out from us.

[Knocking]

Allie: Hi. Welcome home.

Chanel: Merry christmas.

Allie: Merry christmas. Hi. Oh, you guys should’ve come by earlier. Tripp made pancakes.

Chanel: We got henry a present; where is he?

Allie: That’s so sweet. He was up really early, but then he got really sleepy after his big breakfast. So tripp is putting him down for a nap.

Johnny: Oh. He’s here?

Tripp: Yeah. He’s here. Merry christmas.

Johnny: You too.

Chanel: This is for you. It’s from johnny and me.

Allie: Aww. Well, I got you guys stuff too. I mean, I figured we’d open it all together.

Johnny: You guys want to– you guys want to wait a minute on the–on the presents. Didn’t you get my text? Don’t you want to hear the big news?

Allie: Yeah, but I realized that I already know what it is.

Chanel: You do?

Allie: Yeah. Johnny’s dad kidnapped our mom.

Nicole: Okay. Who would want to set you up for kidnapping sami?

Ej: I’ve made more than a few enemies here in salem. Victor kiriakis blames me for titan’s financial problems. Melinda trask hates me for making her look like a fool in court. And then there’s–

Nicole: Okay. You might want to narrow down your list to one possible name that you can give the police.

Ej: As a matter of fact, I already have.

Sami: John’s been in there for a long time. I hope she hasn’t turned him into a goat or something.

Lucas: Turn him into a goat. You’re wearing out the rug. Come on, sit down for a second. Take a look. Well, so I don’t–I don’t know–I don’t know a lot about exorcisms, but I’ve seen a couple movies about them, you know, and i just know it takes a while. Right?

Sami: Exorcism. You know, my–my mother should be enjoying her christmas with her children and her grandchildren.

Lucas: I know.

Sami: Instead she’s in there battling for her immortal soul. If anyone deserves to be possessed by the devil, it’s me.

Lucas: Would we be able to tell the difference if you were possessed by the devil? Would we be able to decipher that? I’m just kidding. Trying to keep your mind off things. Okay. I’m try and change the subject, that’s all. I know that you’re very scared for your mom right now, but we should probably talk about this ej situation, right?

Sami: No. Lucas, I don’t want to talk about that.

Lucas: What do you mean you don’t want to talk about your very own husband kidnaps you, hold you against your will? Please tell me you’re done with that guy. People everywhere living with

Johnny: I still can’t believe that dad would do that to mom.

Allie: I can.

Johnny: Come on, al.

Allie: What? You saw how he treated her when we were all in rome.

Johnny: Yeah. And then he followed her back here and they got back together.

Allie: And then he found out that she was cheating on him.

Johnny: Well, let’s just agree to disagree. Okay. That’s not the news that we came here to tell you.

Tripp: Okay. Okay, you guys have the floor.

Johnny: Chanel and i got married.

Tripp: Get out.

Johnny: Yes.

Chanel: We’re not just best friends anymore. We’re sisters-in-law.

Abe: Johnny and chanel, are they really married?

Paulina: Oh yeah. I’m trying to make the best of it, but–

Abe: But you’ve heard a lot of far-out stories about the dimera family.

Paulina: Yes, I have. Although I know your–your late wife. She was a dimera. So–so that makes your son theo half-dimera, so–well, there’s obviously some goodness in that gene pool.

Abe: Definitely. Besides, every family has its problems.

Ej: And there’s chad. He wants dimera enterprises all to himself. He makes no secret of that. Jake knows that I organized the campaign to oust him as ceo. Gabi hates me for that and for throwing her out of my house–

Nicole: Okay. I thought you said you narrowed your list down to one name.

Ej: But out of all those people, I don’t think anyone hates me more than rafe does.

Nicole: [Scoffs] Rafe? Oh, don’t be ridiculous. First of all, he would never do that to sami. And second of all, he wouldn’t break the law just to get to you.

Ej: He’s always been jealous of me and it’s even worse now that I’m with you.

Nicole: Rafe?

Ej: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: Jealous? That is patently absurd.

Ej: I disagree.

Nicole: Okay. Well then since we’re sitting here talking about people who hate your guts, what about lucas horton?

Sami: Look, I’ve heard chapter and verse about how you hate ej. I don’t need to hear it anymore. Listen, I have to be here for my mother right now.

Lucas: I know. I get that. Okay. But he–he did kidnap you for weeks and weeks. He held you there and he tortured you. Why would you go back to a guy who tortured you? How’s that going to help your mother?

Sami: We don’t know that it was ej.

Lucas: Yes, we do. Why would the salem pd arrest him? They wouldn’t arrest him for nothing. And please tell me you’re not still fighting the divorce.

Sami: Well, ej doesn’t want a divorce now.

Lucas: He what?

Sami: Yeah, he was just telling me that he–mom.

John: Very impressive. Even shackled to the bed, you have telekinetic powers, but I have god, our father, the son and the holy spirit on my side, not to mention marlena’s love. Shall we begin? Revelation, book 12, verse 9. “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent called the devil, and satan, who deceiveth the whole world was cast out into the earth, and all of his angels were cast out with him.” Cast out. Cast out.

Demon marlena: [Screaming]

[Dramatic music]

[Screaming]

[Dramatic music]

[ Echoing ]

Some of us were born for this.

John: First peter, chapter 5, verse 8, “be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

Sami: Stop. Stop.

Demon marlena: Sami. Sami, please help me. Honey. Honey, you’ve got to help me. This is what he did to me. Look at this. This is why I ran away.

John: Samantha, it’s not her.

Sami: No. John, you have to stop. Okay. Please. You have to untie her. This is torture.

Johnny: Samantha, it’s not her. It’s the devil just playing with you. It’s not her.

Demon marlena: Sami. Sami, help me.

Sami: John, I can’t stand to see her scream.

Demon marlena: Sami, help me, please.

John: Let’s take a break. Let’s take a break. Let’s take a break. Come with me. Come with me. Come with me. Lucas, let’s go.

[Dramatic music]

Demon marlena: Not so fast, mr. Horton. You and I have to chat alone for a moment.

Ej: You actually think lucas horton has the brains and the nerve to set me up?

Nicole: No. All I said was lucas hates you, not as much as rafe does. I don’t think either one of them would do this to you. I think you’re just grasping at straws.

Ej: I don’t know about that. I didn’t put lucas on my list of suspects because he always seems so ineffectual. But maybe it was him.

Lani: Let’s go.

Paulina: Can I at least wish you a merry christmas?

Eli: Merry christmas, paulina.

Lani: The kids have probably worn doug and julie out by now. We should go pick them up and I still have a lot to do for our christmas dinner. Dad, we’ll–we’ll see you later tonight, right?

Abe: Of course you will.

Paulina: Well, I thought you want to know you have a new brother-in-law.

Allie: So you guys are really married?

Johnny: Yes, we are. Yes.

Allie: When did that happen?

Johnny: While we were in rome. Do you remember that church that mom used to take us to? That little church.

Allie: San carlo of the four fountains?

Johnny: Yes. Yeah. That’s–that’s where we got married.

Tripp: So, congratulations.

Johnny: Thank you. Thank you.

Chanel: Allie? You’re not saying anything.

Allie: Okay. You want me to say something? You just made the biggest mistake of your entire life.

Itchy?

Johnny: I can’t believe you just said that.

Chanel: I thought you’d be happy for us.

Tripp: I mean, you guys just did throw this at her.

Johnny: No, we didn’T.

Allie: How long have you been dating? A couple of months?

Johnny: Long enough to know we love each other.

Allie: Okay. How many times have I watched you fall in and out of love?

Johnny: I’m not a kid anymore. Okay. This is different. Chanel and I know that what we feel for each other is real.

Allie: What do you know about real? Our giovanni here is always the leading man in his own movie. The plot is always the same. It’s just the girl who changes. Okay. They go for romantic strolls by the tiber, and then they walk over to the piazza navona. That’s your regular route. Wasn’t it? And then he takes her to the one trattoria where they know him and he orders for her in italian. Sound familiar? I guess you needed a bigger ending for your movie this time ’cause you married the girl before you broke up with her.

Johnny: Are you done yet? Or you still–okay.

Allie: No, I’m not done. The movie’s over. Okay? You’re back in salem now. What happens when those magic feeling goes away and you’re stuck with a guy who’s bored of being a husband?

Sami: [Crying]

John: Hey. Here you go, kid.

Sami: Thank you.

John: Look, I know how hard this is on you and I know how much you hate what I’m doing because I hate it too. But a successful exorcism is the only chance I have of bringing your mother back to you.

Sami: I understand. And I brought grandma carolyn’s rosary, ’cause I wanted to help, but it just so hard. It’s really hard to see her like that.

John: That wasn’t her. That was satan preying on your love of her. He wants you to stop me.

Sami: I just–I love her, you know, that right, john? I love her so much, even though I don’t always show her how much I love her–

John: She understands that. Sweetie, wherever she is right now, she can feel that love.

Sami: Wherever she is?

John: You know–whether you realize it or not, what you’re doing right now is helping her. It’s making her stronger and I need you with me on this right now. I need you to be 100% all in.

Sami: Okay.

John: It says in the bible that, ‘a house divided against itself shall not stand.’ And we’re up against the forces of darkness here, so we–we have to be a united front. All in, samantha.

Nicole: Okay. Just slow down a little bit here. Okay? I don’t really see lucas as the kidnapping type.

Ej: Why not? He pretended to have a brain tumor so he could get close to chloe lane.

Nicole: No, no, no. Sami put him up to that. Because your lovely sister said that she would tell the whole world about sami and lucas if sami didn’t get chloe away from brady.

Ej: What about the fact that lucas almost let samantha receive the death penalty for a murder he committed? He didn’t need prodding from kristen then.

Nicole: Well, lucas finally manned up and stopped the execution.

Ej: With seconds to spare. I’m sorry, but lucas horton is more malicious than you give him credit for.

Lucas: There’s nothing I can do for you. So stop playing games and open up the door.

Demon marlena: No. We’ve got a few things to get settled first.

Lucas: You and me? What do we have to talk about?

Demon marlena: For starters, I know what you did. People think of you as the boring one, but I know what a little bad boy you are.

Lucas: Yeah, I’m so boring that your mind games aren’t going to work on me.

Demon marlena: Really? You see, I know that you’re the one that kidnapped sami and held her captive. That’s not very boring.

Lucas: You don’t know anything about me.

Demon marlena: I know you’re an imbecile and I know that I gave you the idea.

Lucas: Wait a minute. You made me kidnap sami?

Demon marlena: “The devil made me do it”? That’s going to be your defense? I’m sorry to disappoint, but I didn’t make you do it.

Lucas: What the hell did you do?

Demon marlena: Well, I just planted the idea in that little booze soaked brain of yours. The rest of it, you did yourself voluntarily because you couldn’t resist the temptation.

Lucas: Oh, my god.

Demon marlena: Oh, and lucas, if you don’t get me out of here, I’m gonna tell sami everything. Are you tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

Lani: So chanel ran off to italy and married herself a dimera. That girl knows how to keep life interesting.

Paulina: Mm-hmm. You can say that again.

Lani: Thank you for telling me about chanel and johnny. I will send them a wedding present.

Paulina: Speaking of presents–

Lani: I thought I made it clear to you that I don’t want anything from you.

Paulina: Even if they for my grandchildren?

Nicole: When am I going to learn to keep my big mouth shut? You cannot pin this on lucas

Ej: If it isn’t him, then who is it? Samantha didn’t kidnap herself.

Nicole: Actually, I wouldn’t put it past her.

Ej: Don’t be ridiculous.

Nicole: Well, in case you’re interested, you still haven’t convinced me that it wasn’t you.

Sami: I am with you, john. You have my attention now. I am with you 100% all in.

John: We can do this. You know, we’re not gonna stop until we save her and we’re going to need all the support we can get. We’re going to need it from our kids. We’re going to need it from our friends and especially from the man upstairs.

Sami: Yeah, especially from him. And speaking of our kids, you know what, lucas, maybe you could call–lucas. Where is he?

John: I don’t know. He was right behind us when we left the bedroom.

Demon marlena: All you have to do is untie me and I can make sure that your–your precious sami never knows you kidnapped her. I can do things like that, you know.

Lucas: If I set you free, that means you can do whatever you want to marlena. Sami will hate me. Everybody would.

Demon marlena: Well, everybody’s going to hate you anyway, once they find out that you kidnapped sami and you–you framed– you framed ej.

[Laughs] You’re just– you’re screwed no matter what you do. So why don’t we do this my way? You know what? I’ll make it easy for you. Just–just untie one hand. I’ll do the rest.

[Unsettling music]

Sami: Lucas! Lucas! Lucas, what the hell are you doing? How did olay top expensive creams?

Chanel: I need to talk to allie alone.

Tripp: You want to go take a peek at your nephew?

Johnny: Sure, I do.

Allie: You didn’t hear a word I said, did you?

Chanel: Like I don’t know that johnny’s had girls before me?

Allie: A lot of them.

Chanel: I’m telling you, this is different. Yeah, it was a spur of the moment thing, but it was real.

Allie: Okay. Well, johnny is not the only one who does think spur of the moment, chanel. All right. You remember your what a day and a half as mrs. Xander cook? What was that, five minutes after you got to salem?

Chanel: That was a scam. This is love.

Allie: Are you sure about that?

Johnny: Damn it, allie. I love chanel. Chanel loves me. We got married. Why can’t you just accept that?

Allie: Who cares if I accept it? It’s your life.

Johnny: You’re my sister. I thought you might like to see me happy, but I guess not.

Allie: I do want to see you happy, but I’d also like to see chanel happy and I feel like you’re going to make her miserable.

Johnny: I just–you know what? I had a thought. I’m starting to think that maybe this isn’t about me at all. Maybe you’re just jealous.

Tripp: What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Johnny: What do you think it means? It means your girlfriend wants my wife all to herself.

Paulina: It’s kaleidoscopes of pictures of your–your big mama and paw-paw when they were first married. And me and tammy as little girls. You and chanel when you were babies. The whole family.

Abe: That is very thoughtful of you, paulina.

Paulina: Me and tammy had them when we were little and I made one for chanel too.

Lani: My mom made me one. I used to stare at that thing for hours.

Paulina: Sort of a price family tradition.

Lani: I’m sorry. I-I can’t accept that.

Eli: Come on, baby. It’s christmas.

Paulina: Please. Please let me do this for my grandbabies.

Lani: Thank you, paulina.

Paulina: You are more than welcome.

Nicole: You and I have gone out to dinner several times and we’ve had sex once. I still don’t know who this new ej is and what he’s capable of.

Ej: I told samantha our marriage was over and that I wanted a divorce. She was sobbing–sobbing when I ordered her out of my house. Do you think I’m such a sadist that I also had her kidnapped?

Nicole: Well, when you put it like that, no. No, I don’t think you’re a sadist.

Ej: So you believe me now.

Nicole: Yes.

Ej: Thank you.

Nicole: Don’t thank me yet. We still have to figure out who kidnapped sami or you could be ringing in the new year at statesville.

Lucas: I was on my way out and she loosened the restraints. I didn’t want her to break loose.

Sami: Really? Oh no.

Demon marlena: He’s lying about everything.

John: Heavenly father. I know it says that you never put more on us than we can bear. But this is a lot. I don’t know if I have the strength to see this through, so I need your help, lord. I just need–I need you to give me a sign that it’s your will that doc’s soul will be saved for a second time.

[Knock at door]

[Tense music]

Yeah, hold on.

[Dramatic music]

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