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Days of Our Lives Transcript

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Ciara: [Sighs] Okay, you are not gonna tell me what’s going on, are you?

Ben: No, I am not going to tell you. I’m gonna show you.

Ciara: Okay. Ha. Where are we?

Ben: Home.

[Eerie off-key notes]

Julie: Who are you? And what are you doing in my house?

Craig: Nancy, we need to go someplace where I can talk privately.

Nancy: I have nothing to say to you–you know what, why don’t you just call your little floozy and ask her to pop open the champagne, because you have finally gotten rid of the old ball and chain?

Chloe: Dad, you said you’d tell her.

Craig: I tried to, but she dumped a bowl of clam chowder on my lap and stormed off before I could get it all out.

Nancy: Get all what out? My husband is cheating, my marriage is over–what else could there possibly be? Obviously you two know something I don’T. Now, which one of you is gonna tell me about it?

Kristen: I thought you might like some dessert. Would you like some peach pie?

Abigail: You can choke on your pie, kristen.

Kristen: [Laughs] Well, you don’t have to get snippy about it. I would let go if I were you.

Abigail: No. Not until you tell me what you did to my uncle steve and aunt kayla.

Kristen: What do you think I did to them? Earlier you were droning on about being a dimera. And how do dimeras eliminate problems?

Abigail: Oh my god. You killed them.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Ciara: Home? Baby, I know what our home looks like, and this is not our home.

Ben: Well, I should have said our new home. Because I’ve been looking at apartments for a while now, and this is the best one yet.

Ciara: You’ve been looking for an apartment without me?

Ben: Well, I wanted to surprise you. Looking at apartments can be stressful, and I think you’ve had enough of that going on already, so I narrowed it down to my top three favorites, and then I asked julie to come take a look at them, and we decided together that this is the best one.

Ciara: Yeah, but ben, I love our apartment.

Ben: But we got a baby coming.

Ciara: Really? Hmm, well, I must have just forgotten about that part then, huh?

Ben: You know what I mean. We’re gonna need more room. I mean, think about it. I mean, maybe we could squeeze in a crib at most, but what about everything else? What about all the other baby paraphernalia–the diapers and the toy boxes and… the diapers.

Ciara: The diapers.

Ben: The diapers.

Ciara: Okay, listen, our baby isn’t gonna need all that fancy stuff–just the essentials.

Ben: Ciara.

Ciara: Mm-hmm.

Ben: You’re a brady and a horton.

Ciara: You’re right.

Ben: I am right. And we are not buying all that stuff. Your family is buying all that stuff.

Ciara: Oh my god, we’re not gonna need a bigger apartment, ben, we’re gonna need a warehouse.

Ben: Mm-hmm. So then maybe I can show you around a bit. Because in the words of our real estate agent, the second bedroom over here is crying out to be a nursery.

Johnny: You don’t recognize me?

Julie: Stay back!

Johnny: Julie, it’s me. Johnny dimera.

Julie: Oh. So it is.

Johnny: So…what’s with the broomstick?

Julie: You broke into my house.

Johnny: I’ve scared you. I’m so sorry. I didn’t–

Julie: I’m sure being raised a dimera, you were told that you do not have to obey the common decency laws of behavior, but you were misled. You do not just walk into somebody’s house.

Johnny: You’re right. It’s a-it’s a real problem of mine. You know, when-when I get obsessed about these ideas, I start turning them around in my head, and all of a sudden I just forget what I’m doing. I really am really sorry.

Julie: Really? When these obsessions are going around and around in your head, do you go into any random building? Do you have a reason for walking into this house?

Johnny: [Chuckles] Actually, I did have a reason. I was, uh, I was wanting to talk to doug.

Julie: Talk to doug about what?

Johnny: Well, I wanted to talk to someone else who knows what it’s like to have the devil inside him.

Craig: Nancy, we need to talk privately. Can we please just go back to our room?

Nancy: It’s my room, buster!

Chloe: Mom, please just calm down.

Nancy: I do not need to calm down! And I do not need to go back to our room and talk privately. Looks like you know what’s going on, and he knows what’s going on. And you know what, I dumped clam chowder in your father’s lap at the pub, so if salem is still salem, in about 20 minutes, the entire town is going to know… that you broke our marriage vows. So, what is there to talk privately about? Wait, did you shag my best friend? Ooh, maybe it was the tramp at the reunion. You know, you need to stop, craig, with that “we need to talk in private” and just be straight with me!

Craig: I will, but not with an audience. I’m going back to the room.

Chloe: Mom, please, he’s trying to do the right thing. Just go be with him.

Nancy: What in the name of god did I do to deserve this?

Kristen: No, I didn’t kill them. I simply…neutralized them. See, they didn’t give me a choice. They were sticking their noses into my business.

Abigail: You know, there are people who think the right to privacy doesn’t extend to kidnapping.

Kristen: And they were humiliating themselves in the process, and, pfft, the two of them were galivanting around rome dressed as a priest and a nun, and they were thought they were play acting, but ironically they really are now living a celibate and cloistered life.

Abigail: Meaning?

Kristen: I mean, I always thought they were skittish. Maybe they found some peace.

Abigail: Are they here on this island?

Kristen: Oh my god, dear, dear abigail, you really need to curb your journalistic impulses. I mean, honey, you don’t wanna meet the same fate they did.

Kayla: What the hell have you done now, kristen?

Nancy: Just… just yesterday, craig, we were in that bed together, and I thought I was the happiest woman in the world. No, I was the happiest woman in the world. Because I didn’t know who you were or what you had done. I was just a happy, ignorant fool.

Craig: I’m sorry, nancy. I’m so sorry that I hurt you. You’re the most wonderful woman in the world. I would–

Nancy: Just stop it, craig. Just stop. I do not want to hear how wonderful I am, and I especially don’t want to hear about how much pain you’re going through or how much this hurts you, and how hard it is on you.

Craig: You’re right. You’re right. Of course.

[Small laugh] I’ve been such a coward.

Nancy: Oh my god. I think I wanted–I think I know why you wanted me to come back here and be alone with me. Oh, craig, you want to tell me that it was all a big mistake, right? That you really don’t love her. That you want my forgiveness. And that you’re never gonna see her again, right? Isn’t that what you want to tell me, craig?

Julie: What are you saying to me?

Johnny: Well, it turns out that the movie I was planning to make is back on, and since now doug has gone through the same thing my grandma marlena went through–

Julie: You know, johnny, it was really nice of you to visit with us when you got back from italy and lovely when you dropped by at christmas. And doug is so appreciative of the flowers and the cards you sent when he was in the hospital.

Johnny: I, uh–

Julie: Right, you never did any of those things. You’ve never bothered with us at all. And now you want to talk to my husband, who’s been through hell… to find out what hell is like. I suppose to make money off of his suffering, off your grandmother’s suffering.

Johnny: Well, I talked to her and she’s fine with it.

Julie: Well, god bless marlena, and good luck to her. I’m not fine with it. You’re really turning out to be sami’s little boy, aren’t you? Combining your father’s arrogance with your mother’s towering insensitivity!

Johnny: Oh my god, I… I offended you. I didn’t mean to. I mean, you’re right about me. I am all those things you said. I’m sorry, really sorry. I…I do everything wrong. I am like them.

Julie: You’re just young and stupid. I was in the same place myself, as I dimly recall.

Johnny: Look, can I… can I just step back outside, knock on the door again, and start over, and this time not act like a jerk?

Julie: Another-another time, johnny. I’m really on my way out now. I’m busy. I am going to take a housewarming gift to ben and ciara.

Johnny: Really? They’re, uh, they’re moving?

Julie: Yeah. Well, they have a new baby on the way. Of course, with everything that has been happening, I want them to be sure they have this, and to put it right outside their new home.

Johnny: I’m sorry, do you smell smoke?

Julie: No. No, nothing’s on.

[Rapid beeping]

Johnny: Sounds like it’s coming from the kitchen.

Julie: My god, you’re right! My god!

[Beeping continues]

Johnny: [Sighs]

[Beeping stops] Oh. This must have set her back 4, 5 bucks.

Ben: So, we could make the room that’s next to the nursery into a home office, if you decided that you wanted to work from home.

Ciara: Okay, but aren’t we jumping the gun a little bit here? I mean, why pay rent for a more expensive place before we even need it?

Ben: Because you are in your second trimester, and this baby is gonna be here before we know it. So, at least if we move in now, give us a little time, fix some things up, and we won’t be under so much pressure.

Ciara: I guess.

Ben: Hmm. But we do need to act fast, because we’re not the only ones interested in this place.

Ciara: Oh, okay.

Ben: Look at this place.

Ciara: What did you just tell me about “no pressure”?

Ben: Good point.

Ciara: Yeah.

Ben: I love this place. I do. But we are not moving in here unless you love it too. So what do you say?

Abigail: What fate did they meet? You still haven’t told me.

Kristen: I told you everything you need to know. I did not kill them.

Abigail: So you said. But where are they? What did you do to them? Because I found steve’s eye patch and their driver’s licenses stashed over there in that drawer, so they’ve got to be somewhere here on the island.

Kayla: You killed him? You killed him? You–you bitch!

Kristen: Let go of me, you lunatic!

[Gunshot]

[Clattering]

[Both shouting] Damn it, kayla! The nuns are gonna be here any second. Oh god, what the hell am I gonna do with you?

Kayla: Steve. Did kristen really kill you? Where are you?

[Thumping]

[Thumping]

Steve: [Coughs] Oh…oh, my god.

Kayla: Oh my god. (Man 1 vo) I’m living with cll

Kayla: Oh, thank god, she said she killed you.

Steve: Sweetness. Sweetness.

Kayla: Thank god. Oh my god.

Kristen: You do know that your evidence doesn’t prove that they’re here. So, if you’re not gonna take my word for it, then go look for yourself, hmm?

Abigail: You’re kidding, right?

Kristen: Oh, abigail, you’re not a prisoner here.

Abigail: That’s exactly what I am.

Kristen: Well, guess what, the warden just granted you a yard pass, hmm? Would you like a magnifying glass or a deerstalker cap? Or maybe a snakebite kit, hmm?

Ben: So, what do you think of this place?

Ciara: Well… I do like the layout. And it would be kind of fun fixing this place up.

Ben: Ah!

Ciara: Yeah. When–when would we sign the lease?

Ben: I already did.

Ciara: What?

Ben: Mm-hmm.

Ciara: No, but–no, you just said that–

Ben: Baby, it’s the first of the month–I had to move quick. Other people wanted this place. I didn’t want to lose it. What? Look, I made the landlady agree that she would tear up that damn lease if my wife didn’t absolutely love it. But since you do, legally, we could spend the night here.

[Both giggling] If we really wanted to. So, what do you think, mrs. Weston?

Ciara: Oh god. I say yes.

Ben: [Whispers] She said yes.

Julie: There was a fire on top of my stove!

Johnny: Whew! Well, thank god for the smoke alarm.

Julie: Yeah, well, thank god for my trusty fire extinguisher. But it doesn’t make any sense. I mean, I never turned that stove on.

Johnny: Ooh, that means it’s malfunctioning. Now, I don’t mean to be an alarmist, but you want someone to look at that right away. I mean, imagine if it happened again in the middle of the night, say.

Julie: Suppose you’re right. But I really think I need to get that cross over to ben and ciara.

Johnny: Why don’t you let me take it over to them? I’d like to do something to get back in your good graces.

Julie: You wouldn’t mind?

Johnny: Nah, wouldn’t mind at all. All I need is their new address.

Craig: I can’t ask you to forgive me.

Nancy: Why not? Craig, we’re not the first couple going through this. I mean, we can get by it. Sure, I’m still mad as hell at you, but… but, hon, if you still love me and I love you, we can get past all of it. All you have to do is promise me that this will never happen again, and–

Craig: I can’t do that, nancy.

Nancy: Craig, are you telling me that you’re in love with this woman?

Craig: I am in love, but it’s not a woman.

[Small augh] I’m in love with a man.

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Chloe: This feels like being in the waiting room at an er, and there’s been a horrible crash, and you’re just waiting to find out who makes it and who doesn’T.

Brady: Chloe, I’m not trivializing this at all, but this is not a matter of life or death. No one’s gonna die here.

Chloe: I know, but I just don’t know how my mom’s gonna take it, you know? Craig is her whole life.

Brady: No, you are underestimating your mom. She’s tough. She is a formidable woman.

Chloe: I know. I mean, I know that she’ll survive, but will she be the same?

Nancy: [Sobs] So, after all these years, I’m just a cover story? I mean, you’re sleeping with me, but you’re dreaming of men?

Craig: No, nancy, I love you.

Nancy: No! No. Just as a friend, right? But you never bothered to tell me how you were feeling!

Craig: That’s because I never knew how I was really feeling!

Nancy: Are you telling me that this is the first person–man–that you’ve ever slept with?

Craig: No. No. When I was younger, I knew I was attracted to men, back when I was in college. We weren’t married then.

Nancy: But you were sleeping with men.

Craig: Yeah. Yeah, I was. I was, and then… I realized that that’s not what I wanted. That’s not the life I wanted to live. So I put those feelings aside, nancy, and I-and I married you.

Nancy: Ha ha ha ha! Woo-hoo! Lucky me! But craig, I have feelings too.

Craig: Nancy, nancy, I did love you. I wanted to build a life with you. I never cheated on you.

Nancy: Until now. Okay, craig, you didn’t just say you slept with this man, you said you loved him. And you know, you say that you love me. Are you bisexual? Come on, craig, after all these years, you owe it to me to tell me the truth!

Craig: Yeah. I do. I owe you the truth. I’m gay.

Ben: In the hopes that that would be your answer, I planned ahead. So, mrs. Weston, there are some of your favorites– marshmallow-infused hot cocoa right over there. But that’s for later. Because for right now, I think, maybe, we should just christen this place a little bit. If you know what I mean.

Ciara: I think I do know what you mean. I saw that you made the bed up. You planned ahead.

Ben: You did see that?

Ciara: My baby’s little planner.

Ben: Oh my god. I just wanted tonight to be perfect… and it’s gonna be.

[Ciara laughs]

[Knock on door] Oh, what?

Ciara: Who on earth could that be? It’s a brand-new apartment. How do they know we’re here?

Ben: You know, it’s probably julie, but I’m gonna tell her there was an emergency. Can I help you? Rob did his best to manage his constipation

Steve: Can’t believe you’re here.

Kayla: I was so scared. What happened?

Steve: [Mutters] Kristen. She showed up at our hotel room in rome. She had a gun. She said you were fine, but I didn’t know what she’d done to you.

Kayla: I don’t even know what happened. I don’t even know where we are. She drugged me, I guess. I just woke up a few minutes ago.

Steve: So did I. Last thing I remember, I was trying to get the gun away from kristen, and she must have knocked me out and drugged me somehow. I-I-I woke up, I was in that trunk.

Kayla: What is this place?

Steve: Let’s see. There are supplies. There’s bottled water, flashlights, emergency kit. Some kind of an alarm on that wall over there. Here we go.

Kayla: Look at this. There’s lanterns and there’s-there’s hurricane safety pamphlets.

Steve: This must be some kind of storm shelter. I bet we’re on an island.

Kayla: I’ll bet you it’s not bali ha’I.

Abigail: You’re trying to scare me.

Kristen: No, abigail, I’m just giving you fair warning. It is a jungle out there. I love saying that, because it’s literally true. But you saw for yourself when you left before.

Abigail: Cameras?

Kristen: Well, yeah. I mean, I don’t want the servants to pinch the silver. Oh, wait, there are no servants. There’s no one out there to help you. See, we are on an island in the middle of an ocean. I mean, you can go out there and play robinson crusoe, make a raft, paddle away. But you’re not the first to try. See, most die in the jungle before they ever see the water. And the ones that do get that far, well, I mean, they just are dashed up on the rocks. You see, abigail, this really isn’t a beach of your dreams.

Craig: I can’t expect you to understand.

Nancy: I understand perfectly. You married me, craig, knowing you were attracted to men. I married you because I loved you. It never occurred to me to ask, “is there anything that you’re keeping from me, hon? Like you’re gay?”

Craig: I didn’t tell you because I managed to control those feelings, nancy. You and I had a good marriage. We had beautiful children.

Nancy: We have a good marriage and beautiful children based on lies. Come on, craig, why now? I mean, why him? Whoever he is?

Craig: It’s different now. I’m in love. And now that I know the way I feel about this man, and that it’s him… I’m sorry, nancy, there’s just…there’s just no turning back.

Ciara: Johnny! Hi!

Johnny: Hey.

Ciara: Oh, so good to see you! Come in.

Johnny: You too!

Ciara: Ben, this is my cousin, johnny dimera.

Ben: Right. What do you want, johnny?

Ciara: Ben!

Johnny: No, no, it’s okay. I get the sense you guys weren’t expecting visitors. But I come bearing gifts, or a gift, from julie.

Ben: Thank you.

Ciara: Wow.

Johnny: Yeah. Happy new home.

Ciara: Wow. Well, that is so sweet, but why didn’t she bring it herself?

Johnny: She had some fires to put out, but she wanted you guys to have this right away. Didn’t want you spending another night here without it to protect you. She wants you to hang it outside.

Ciara: Wow. That’s-that’s beautiful. But why… why does she think that we need protection?

Johnny: I presumed it was because the devil’s after your baby.

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Ben: Was. He was after our baby. But the devil has been exorcised.

Ciara: Yes. Thank god, marlena is fine now, and it is all over and done with.

Ben: Now, you were the one who was going to make a movie about this, right?

Johnny: Is. Is gonna make a movie. Yeah. It seems the producer wants it done right away.

Ben: Oh, well, you know what I’d like to be done right away, johnny? I would like for you to keep my wife, my baby, and myself out of your damn movie. How about that? No, no, because I think you making a movie about what happened to dr. Evans is creepy, and especially the fact that this is your grandmother–you really wanna make money off of what happened to her?

Johnny: Ah, that’s right. You’re devoted to her. She was the person who helped you after you, uh… well, ben, you’re not the only person who’s not thrilled with the idea of this movie. But the truth is, my grandma’s fine with it.

Ciara: Thank you for bringing this over.

Johnny: Yeah, uh… julie sent a hammer and nails with me, so I think she wants this thing up asap outside.

Ben: That’s a great idea, actually. Thank you for bringing this by, johnny. Appreciate that. Nice, uh, nice seeing you.

Johnny: Right. Well, it was great seeing you.

Ciara: So good seeing you.

Johnny: And I think that this baby is going to have one protective father.

Ciara: Yeah.

[Ben hammering]

Abigail: I wouldn’t be so smug if I were you. Your house of cards is crumbling.

Kristen: Well, I’m not smug. I’m self-assured.

Abigail: Let me ask you this. Did you happen to send chad a text saying “don’t worry about me, I’m fine”? Thought so. So, turns out, on the very same day that you decided I needed a little sea air here, I told chad everything that you had done to kate, and mentioned you’d done the exact same thing to sarah. So, how long do you think it’ll be before he figures out that I didn’t just voluntarily leave him and my children?

Kristen: Oh, he’ll figure it out eventually.

Abigail: He will. He won’t stop until he finds me.

Kristen: Oh, well, this is finally property. He’s welcome at any time. So, abigail, darling, why don’t you just sit, relax, rest, and let me get you a drink.

Abigail: No.

Kristen: Okay, fine. Fine. So, nighty-night, and don’t let the bedbugs or tarantulas bite.

Abigail: You’ve overplayed your hand, kristen. This is all unraveling.

Steve: You know, kristen thought that xander had hired me to look for sarah horton. But when I told her it was about philip, she tried to cover, but she looked relieved. And xander was convinced that sarah didn’t leave salem on her own volition.

Kayla: Kristen?

Steve: Maybe. I’d like to know just how many salemites are on this island.

Chloe: Brady.

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: I’m really mad at him. I mean, he’s my father. I love him, and I know that he’s in so much pain, but I’m really, really mad at him.

Brady: It’s okay. It’s okay. I’d be worried if you weren’T.

Chloe: He must have told her by now. Oh god, help her get through this.

Nancy: How long have you known this guy?

Craig: A few months.

Nancy: And after a few months, you know you’re in love with him? Craig, how can that be?

Craig: Because he’S… he’s changed everything for me, nancy. He’s helped me face things that I’ve-I’ve spent my entire life trying not to face. And for the first time in my life, I know who I am, nancy. And I can’t go back to living the way I was. I just can’T. And that’s why… you’re the most–

Nancy: Just stop! Just stop it right there. I do not want to hear another word out of your mouth. Because now it’s my turn. Avoiding triggers, but can’t keep migraine attacks away?

Chloe: Thank you, for being here.

Brady: Yeah, well, that’s what friends are for, right? No matter what, we are friends.

Chloe: Yeah. And I’m just thinking about how this-this changes everything. You know? Like, what’s it gonna be like from now on? Birthdays, christmas… it’s never gonna be the same. I’ve known… I’ve known and loved this family since I was 15 years old, and now I just feel like it’s-it’s gone forever.

Nancy: You are not gonna be the one to say it’s over, craig. It’s gonna be me. Because I cannot be with a man who could just throw our lives away after all of this because he just realized something he should have been honest about years ago. Craig, you should have told me, before I was your wife.

Craig: Nancy, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.

Nancy: I don’t care how sorry you are! You know what, I can’t really stand to look at you anymore. I want you to leave, because our marriage is over. It’s dead. And craig, you are dead to me too. Now, get out of here–I can’t look at you one more second.

Craig: Nancy.

Nancy: Get out of this– my room. Get out of my room, now. Go, craig! I–just–

[Sobbing]

Abigail: I’m not gonna just sit around here and do nothing. I’m gonna find uncle steve and aunt kayla. And when I do, we are all getting the hell out of here.

Kayla: So, you think sarah’s here too?

Steve: I don’t know for sure. But I have a feeling we’re not alone on this island. We need to get out of this place and find out who else is here.

Kayla: I’m ready if you are.

Ben: Whoa, wait a second.

Ciara: What? What’s wrong?

Ben: Nothing. Just…this.

[Eerie off-key notes]

Demon johnny: “Oh, just this.” [Scoffs] And they talk about the banality of evil.

Ciara: Oh, I am gonna have to call grandma julie first thing in the morning and thank her.

Ben: It was so nice of her.

Ciara: Yeah. And so like her. To want to bless our baby, bless us, bless our home, and keep us all safe.

[Intense, eerie music]

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Chad: Jennifer, that doesn’t make any sense. Abigail texted me last night and said that she was headed to boston because there was an emergency with the newspaper, and you and jack needed her help to sort it out. So there’s no emergency?

[Tense music]

Abigail: Come on, kristen, I know that sarah’s here. That’s what you meant when you said that this place is still serving its purpose. You stash all of your kidnapping victims here.

Kristen: Has anyone ever told you that you’re quite annoying? You’re like a mosquito with a press pass.

Abigail: Just tell me where sarah is. People back home are worried sick about her, especially xander.

Gwen: Where are you going?

Xander: [Sighs] Gwen rizczech.

Gwen: What are you doing?

Xander: Gwen, I know I don’t deserve a woman like you, someone so strong, and loyal, and so beautiful. But would you take pity on this poor, pathetic, completely naked scoundrel and grant me the honor of becoming my wife?

Gwen: Don’t you talk about yourself like that.

Xander: Could you please just answer the question?

Gwen: No.

Abigail: You had sarah shipped here after she figured out that you were pretending to be susan banks. And you’ve kept her here ever since, why?

Kristen: Well, aren’t you clever, hm? Wasn’t it euripides who said, “cleverness is not wisdom”?

Abigail: Compared to everything else you’ve done, imitating susan banks is like jaywalking. I mean, you are going to prison no matter what. Sarah never did anything to hurt you; she doesn’t deserve this.

Kristen: Oh, my god! I’m gonna ask you nicely to just shut up, god! You are getting on my nerves. Oh, you know what, abigail, I need you to just mind your own damn business.

[Phone ringing]

Abigail: Aren’t you gonna get that?

[Phone ringing]

[Line trilling]

Brady: Come on, steve, pick up. Please tell me you found kristen.

Craig: Ah, great. Liquid courage.

Chloe: You can do this, dad. You have to do this.

Craig: I don’t think i can, chloe.

Chloe: Well, it certainly can’t come from me. Dad, you have to tell mom you’re gay.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Craig: It’s not accurate.

Chloe: Not accurate? What does that mean?

Craig: Chloe, I never said I was gay.

Chloe: You said that you’re in love with a man. The terminology doesn’t matter. Mom has to know. She has a right to know. And it has to come from you.

Nancy: Ah, there you two are. Oh, you both look so serious. Is everything okay?

Chloe: Yeah, actually, I was just about to go.

Nancy: No, no, look, honey, I know that I came here because of a terrible, terrible reason, but I think a higher power wanted me here.

Chloe: Why do you think that?

Nancy: Well, after that debacle with philip kiriakis, I knew you were in crisis. Honey, he can stay missing for the rest of life quite frankly, but your father and I are here because we were meant to be to help you get back together with brady.

Chloe: Mom, listen, this is not the–

Nancy: No, no. I’m gonna call brady and tell him to meet us for dinner tonight at the pub. And nothing too la-di-da, I think. Maybe we can just have that tomorrow night, you know, a little candlelight and–

Chloe: Mom, mom, just stop, please. I will call brady, okay? And you two go to dinner, and brady and I will meet you there for coffee and desserts.

Nancy: Okay, I know. We’re gonna just give you a little alone time.

Chloe: Well, I was thinking of giving you two some alone time. Dad has something he needs to talk to you about.

Nancy: He does?

Craig: Yeah, I do, I do. And it’s important.

Nancy: Oh, I know what it is. I know what it is. You’re finally gonna take me on that cruise to iceland. Oh, before everything melts. You know, it’s gonna be so fabulous. Come on, craig, let’s go.

Craig: Okay. Here goes everything.

Chloe: Good luck, dad.

Craig: Luck has nothing to do with this. I need a lot more.

[Soft music]

Roman: You look pretty intense.

Kate: Ej was just sentenced to ten years in statesville.

Roman: Good. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Kate: I guess.

Roman: You guess? He kidnapped sami. He deserves 20 years.

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 traveling 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. Ej and I were close once.

Roman: Don’t remind me. As far as I’m concerned, you and sami are both a lot better off out of that nest of dimera vipers. And now sami and lucas are together and so are we. And I hope ej’s new cellmate has been lonely for a long time.

Kate: Okay, well, I’m gonna get going. I’m going to go see to see how chad’s doing.

Roman: What’s gotten into her?

Gwen: Don’t be upset, okay?

Xander: Don’t be upset? You just turned me down flat.

Gwen: Xander, I can’t marry you, and you really don’t want to marry me.

Xander: Of course I want to marry you; why else would I get down on one knee, naked as a jaybird? It’s you who doesn’t want to marry me. It’s because of sarah, isn’t it?

[Phone ringing]

Abigail: Don’t you think it’s a little rude after everything that ava’s done for you to just not answer her call? Or maybe it’s not ava.

Kristen: No.

Abigail: Maybe it was the dimera pilot calling, asking for more money because he knows xander and i are onto him. Maybe he was calling to tell you just how much of victor’s money maggie is willing to pay to find out where he flew you and sarah.

Kristen: All right, you know what, abigail? You realize I do have a gun.

Abigail: How much time do you think you have, kristen? Wasn’t it also euripides who said, “do not use the same plot over, and over, and over, and over again. Folks are gonna catch on”?

Kristen: Oh, my god! Don’t push your luck with all these questions.

Abigail: Where is sarah?

[Dramatic music]

Avoiding triggers, but can’t keep migraine attacks away?

Chad: Jennifer, just calm down, okay? I am sure that there’s a reasonable explanation. Yeah, I will keep you posted. I will call you as soon as I hear anything from her, okay? The kids are good. I know. I love you too, jennifer.

Kate: So did you hear? Ej got sentenced to ten years in statesville.

Chad: Oh, that.

Kate: “Oh, that”? That’s all you have to say?

Chad: How about “I don’t care”?

Kate: What do you mean you don’t care? That’s a little harsh. I mean, I know he hit on your wife, but we both know he went–

Chad: My wife is the reason why I don’t have time to think about ej, or anyone else for that matter.

Kate: What’s going on with abigail now?

Chad: She’s gone missing.

Abigail: I want to know what you’ve done with sarah.

Kristen: If you don’t shut up on your own, I do have the means to do it for you.

Abigail: Have you forgotten that my last name is also dimera?

Kristen: You married a dimera, abigail. That doesn’t mean you are one.

Abigail: It does to chad. If you lay so much as a finger on me, he will hunt you to the ends of the earth, not to mention how brady would feel about that.

Brady: Hey, hey. Why are we meeting here? I thought we were gonna meet at the club for a dinner with your folks.

Chloe: Well, I wanted to give them some time alone to talk.

Brady: About what?

Chloe: My dad is having an affair.

[Sighs]

Brady: Chloe, I thought it was a misunderstanding.

Chloe: Nope. He’s been cheating on her. But that’s not the whole story.

Nancy: Thank you, sweetheart. I’m telling you, craig, this place is like it’s stuck in time. You know, this morning at breakfast, I could swear that, at any moment, caroline brady was gonna come out of that kitchen.

Craig: Hm?

Nancy: Are you okay? You look awful.

Craig: Yeah, um, you know, can we maybe go somewhere else, some place just a little more private?

Nancy: Oh, no, honey, no. We told chloe that we were gonna meet her and brady here.

Roman: All right. Specials are on the left, but I’m sorry, we’re out of the cod.

Nancy: Wait, roman! It’s nancy and craig.

Craig: You don’t need to tell him that.

Nancy: Oh, roman. I hope you’re not still holding a grudge, are you?

Roman: Let’s just say I don’t feel real warm towards people who use my daughter like you two did just to get ahead at work.

Craig: Okay. Maybe we should go.

Nancy: No, no. Roman, we are sorry about that. But I do understand if you can’t let it go. My kids mean the world to me, too. How is carrie? Is she happy?

Roman: She and austin are very happy.

Nancy: I’m glad, and sami?

Roman: Sami’s good, too.

Nancy: Great, you know, as parents, we are only as happy as our unhappiest child. And well, we know how you feel. We’re here to support chloe too because, well, brady is trying to put her back together again. I mean, she has been through the wringer this year.

Roman: Yes, yes, she has.

Nancy: But brady and chloe are joining us for dessert a little later. We want her to have, like, a normal family life, like the first day of the rest of her life, and–I know that sounds dumb.

Roman: No, no, it doesn’T. I’m sure chloe will love it. So welcome back. And dessert’s on the house.

Nancy: Oh, thank you, roman. Wait, honey. Do you still have that fabulous clam chowder?

Roman: Of course we do.

Nancy: We’ll have two orders, please.

Roman: Okay, you got it.

Craig: Thanks.

Nancy: You know, craig, under that rough exterior, roman really is a sweet guy. I mean, in a weird sort of way, he kind of reminds me of you.

Craig: Really?

Nancy: Okay, honey, he’s not as handsome as you, but, you know, he’s sweet, but he’s tough, and he’s strong, and he shoots from the hip. But he’s still a sweet man. He loves his kids. He loves his family. And well, he’s a real man. You know what I mean? Like you. Life’s been hard enough.

Kate: So the dimera pilot said someone called sarah horton paid him to fly her and an enormous suitcase out of salem. And then last month, kristen somehow finds out that abigail and xander are searching for sarah, and she conjures up a sarah, fake sarah, so they’ll call off the hunt.

Chad: That was abigail’s theory.

Kate: I think it’s true because it sounds just like kristen. I mean, and there are parallels. I mean, it happened to me. She kidnapped me, she put on a kate mask, she breaks up with jake. And then if what abigail says is true, she kidnapped sarah, and she put on a sarah mask, and then she broke up with xander and then ends up at the airport with a body-sized suitcase.

Chad: God, I’m so stupid. I sat in this room, and I listened to abigail tell me what happened to you. And I just went and read the kids a story. I’m an idiot.

Kate: Stop, stop. Don’t beat yourself up.

Chad: Don’t beat myself up? Abigail told me she didn’t think the person that her, maggie, and xander talked to was sarah, that fake sarah went to the airport. I’m just like, “hey, don’t worry about it, let’s have dinner.” Like abigail’s gonna sit at home and do nothing when she thinks kristen kidnapped sarah. No, of course, she’s gonna go to the airport. Why didn’t I go with her?

Kate: Because the whole thing just sounds preposterous. That’s why. I mean, it happened to me, chad, and I still don’t believe it. All right? I’m sorry.

Chad: If kristen hurts abigail–

Kate: Don’t go there. Don’t even go there.

Chad: Where is she? And where the hell is sarah?

Sarah: I can’t read anymore. I’ve read so much, my eyes are gonna bleed. How many hours have I stared out that damn window at the damn ocean? I got to get home. I have to get back to the man I love.

Gwen: Yes. Of course, it’s about sarah. You’ve just spent the last bloody month trying to track her down, xander.

Xander: ‘Cause I was trying to make sure she was okay. And now I know she’s okay, and we can have our lives back.

Gwen: ‘Cause she dumped you again.

Xander: Hey, it doesn’t matter that she dumped me, just like it wouldn’t matter if she wanted me back. I love you, gwen. I want to be with you.

Gwen: Come on. How in god’s name do you actually expect me to believe that?

Xander: Because it’s the truth.

Kristen: Sweet, sweet abigail, hm? See, I don’t need to worry about how chad or brady are gonna feel about this because they’re not gonna know about this, huh? Now I want you to take some time, and I want you to reflect and ultimately absorb the fact that you don’t have any power. I am in absolute control. And you’re just gonna have to make peace with that. Try to eat something. Maybe it’s low blood sugar that’s making you so disagreeable.

[Soft music]

Brady: You overheard him on the phone?

Chloe: Yeah. About five minutes after my mom was going on about what an honest, loyal husband my father is.

Brady: Oh, god. Chlo, I’m so sorry. You shouldn’t have had to hear that.

Chloe: I just don’t know what this is gonna do to my mom.

Brady: Well, he’s not the first husband who has cheated on his wife. But I mean, this girlfriend, do you know who she is, or–

Chloe: It’s not a her, him.

Brady: Him?

Chloe: Yeah. My dad’s been cheating on my mom with a man.

Brady: Are you trying to tell me that your father is gay?

Nancy: Craig, I keep seeing people that I think I used to know.

Craig: Nancy, could you please focus? Just for a moment. I–there’s something I need to tell you.

Nancy: Okay. Are you all right?

Craig: Yes.

Roman: All right. There you go, two chowders. Enjoy.

Craig: Thanks, roman. Oh, god.

Nancy: Craig, what is it? Are you sick? Is that what you’ve been hiding from me?

Craig: No, nancy, that’s not it.

Nancy: But, craig, you are hiding something from me, right? For god’s sake, just tell me what it is.

Craig: Nancy. You were right before. I am seeing somebody else. Rob did his best to manage his constipation

Brady: So craig is gay?

Chloe: I don’t know.

Brady: You don’t know? You just said that–

Chloe: He said that he’s seeing another man. We didn’t exactly discuss the specifics of how he identifies.

Brady: Okay, right.

Chloe: Brady, he’s in so much pain. But he says he loves my mom, but then he also says–

Brady: Says what?

Chloe: He says that he’s in love with this other guy. I don’t know. I mean, I get this sense that maybe he’s been in denial this entire time, but it just feels like it’s really new to him.

Brady: Yeah.

Chloe: But at the same time, I don’t really give a damn about his pain because of what this will do to my mom.

Brady: Yeah. It’s okay, I get it.

Chloe: It’s just–I told him he’s got to tell her the truth. She deserves to know the truth. Brady, I think it’s gonna be bad.

Nancy: I knew it! I knew it all the time.

Craig: Nancy, there’s something else I need to tell you.

Nancy: No, no, no, no. Just spare me the details. I don’t want to find out that it just happened, or that she completes you, or other load of crap.

Roman: Hey, hey, hey, hey. Can we keep our voices down?

Nancy: You mean me? You want me to keep my voice down because I’m the one being loud while he just sits there like the sleazy little wimp that he is!

Craig: Nancy, let’s go.

Nancy: I’m not going anywhere with you, you son of a bitch!

Craig: Oh!

Abigail: She probably poisoned the apple. That’s what witches do. What the hell did she give me? How the hell do I get out of here?

Kate: I don’t know. I don’t think that phone call proves that it wasn’t kristen in the mask. I mean, we know that she has the technology to be me, to be nicole, she can be joan of arc for all we know. I mean, certainly she could fake a phone call.

Chad: She said that gwen had entered as if on cue. Like the whole thing was staged.

Kate: Like an elaborate, nefarious scheme. Like you’re still here, my love. And gwen, gwen’s involved, too?

Chad: I remember something that abby had said to me. She said that gwen was there when she told her parents that she was looking for sarah, that gwen had freaked out. At the time, she thought that gwen was just trying to keep xander from going back to sarah. But… what if she knew that kristen had sarah and… no, that’s too much of a stretch.

Kate: No, I don’t think so. We both know that kristen is capable of coercing someone into helping her. Gwen, I mean, gwen would be open to temptation. She’d be open to blackmail.

Chad: Yeah, but I just don’t see any connection between gwen and kristen.

Kate: What? They’re exactly alike. I mean, they’re both amoral, vicious, vindictive.

Chad: Gwen’s–

Kate: Gwen’s what? Gwen’s changed? Do you realize how many times we’ve said that about kristen? I think abigail is close to the truth. Dangerously close to the truth.

[Soft music]

Xander: Say it again. Say, “no, we don’t love each other.” You can’t, can you? You and I have both kissed a lot of people we didn’t love. But that kiss was different, wasn’t it? Because we do love each other. So why not get married? Why not let me do anything and everything I can to make you happy?

Gwen: You already do.

Xander: I didn’t do this right. I asked you to marry me, and I didn’t have a ring.

Gwen: I don’t want a ring.

Xander: No, no, no, no. I do have one, and as a matter of fact, it’s perfect. This is the ring I gave sarah.

[Knocking on door]

Kristen: Hello in there! Is it all right if I come in?

Sarah: Of course it is! It’s so good to see you.

Kristen: Oh! How are you doing today?

Sarah: You don’t have to keep asking me that.

Kristen: Well, I worry about you.

Sarah: You do?

Kristen: You know I do.

Sarah: Then when can I go home? Kristen, I can’t keep taking this, just inside one room and never going out. I need to go home to him. I know that he misses me as much as I miss him.

Kristen: Oh, honey, honey, we’ve been over this. It’s just not safe right now. You need to stay here so we can protect you.

Sarah: I’m a grown woman. I can protect myself, and I can protect him, too. And you know how much he needs me.

Brady: Can I ask you a personal question?

Chloe: Well, I just told you that my father is cheating on my mother with a man. So I don’t think it gets more personal than that.

Brady: Yeah. Did you ever suspect?

Chloe: That he was cheating?

Brady: No, no, no. That he was gay.

Chloe: I don’t know. I mean, maybe. I always knew he was different from the other dads, but I was fine with it. I liked it. You know, it was cool that he could talk to guys about sports, but then at the same time, he could talk to me about opera. And I like how he loves singers, and broadway, and dancing, and old movies. I always just thought I was lucky. So did my mom.

Craig: Damn it, nancy! That’s hot!

Nancy: Well, good thing. I hope it melts your privates.

Craig: Nancy, wait, nancy!

Roman: Men’s room, second door on the left.

Gwen: Damn it, xander, honestly, do you think that I want her ring?!

Xander: No, I just–oh, god, that was stupid of me!

Gwen: And insensitive and really hurtful.

Xander: No, I get it. I get it, I get it. I just–i wasn’t thinking straight, gwen.

Gwen: I mean, honestly, wouldn’t you know that the last thing, the last thing that I would want is a ring that you intended for sarah.

Xander: Yes, I should have known. But I was just so caught up in wanting to give you a ring, any ring. But, gwen, please forgive me and know that when I have the money, I’m gonna get you the biggest, most ornate ring right out of your rom-com movie fantasy–

Gwen: Stop, just stop. Just stop, xander, stop.

Xander: What is it now?

Gwen: Don’t you see, I don’t want a ring. That is not what this is about.

Xander: Then what is it? Why are you behaving this way? What more do I have to do to prove to you that even if sarah horton walked through that door right now and begged to have me back, I would still choose you?

Kate: Here, you need this?

Chad: No, thank you. I need to keep a clear head.

Kate: Okay. Mmm. You’re a better man than me.

Chad: You know, one thing that we have to hold on to is that kristen is a dimera.

Kate: Yes, she is.

Chad: And what was he always drumming into our head? Family. We can wage war on each other, we can lie, cheat, and steal from each other, but in the end, kristen isn’t gonna hurt abigail. She wouldn’t do that to thomas and charlotte. I don’t know where abigail is, but I know she’s okay.

Abigail: Should have known, should have known a decrepit mansion on a remote desert island, boy, that’s not good enough for the dimeras. No, we got to plant a whole freakin’ jungle around it. Sorry I didn’t pack my scythe.

[Tense music]

Trelegy for copd.

Kate: Well, I hope craig is going to be okay. All right, I’ll see you later.

Chad: Who was that?

Kate: Roman. I just wanted to let him know that I was going to be a little longer than I expected.

Chad: Yeah?

Kate: Yeah, becau we need to figure out together how we’re going to go about finding abigail.

[Tense music]

Abigail: That’s quite a guest list you have here, kristen.

Kristen: Look at what I have. I brought you a treat.

Sarah: I’m not hungry.

Kristen: Oh, not even for peach pie a la mode?

Sarah: Does sound nice.

Kristen: I know, it is nice. And I know it’s your favorite. Mine too.

Chloe: But he always–I mean, he always seemed like he loved my mom so much. He can’t have been faking that.

Brady: Chloe.

Nancy: [Sobs] Your father just told me.

Chloe: Mom, I’m so sorry.

Nancy: You knew, chloe? You knew and you didn’t tell me?

Chloe: You had to hear it from him.

Nancy: So you just covered for him, right, how long?

Chloe: No, I just found out this morning. Let’s go to the inn.

Nancy: Well–no, stop. You know what? To hell with him. And to hell with her, too. I mean, if she thinks that she can give him the decades of love and support–and oh, my god, the things I’ve done for that man.

Chloe: What woman?

Nancy: Really? The woman he said he was–

Craig: Nancy, nancy, please.

Nancy: Stop it. Just stay the hell away from me.

Chloe: Mom, no, you need to talk to him right now. People everywhere living with

Craig: Nancy, please. We have to go somewhere where I can explain.

Nancy: What else is there to talk about? Oh, you know what? Maybe you should call that floozy of yours and have her crack open the champagne ’cause you finally got rid of the old ball and chain.

Chloe: Dad, you said that you would tell her.

Craig: I tried to explain, but she decided to throw a bowl of clam chowder in my lap and stormed off before I could finish.

Nancy: For god’s sakes, what else is there to talk about? My marriage is over. My husband is cheating on me. I mean, what more is there to talk about?

Xander: You’re not saying anything.

Gwen: I’m sorry. I’m just still a bit triggered.

Xander: Of course you are. ‘Cause I’m an idiot. I shouldn’t even be mentioning sarah’s name in your presence, let alone reminding you that I–

Gwen: That you were once going to marry her and that you bought a ring for her.

Xander: Yes. I did that, but that’s over now. All those feelings I had for her are gone. All the love in my heart, it’s all for you now, gwen. I’m telling you the truth.

Gwen: But–

Xander: No buts. Look, I know sarah’s in your head, but she’s not in mine. She’s not in my head, and she’s not in my heart. You are the only woman for me. And I really do believe that I’m the man for you.

Gwen: So do I. Yes.

Xander: I’m sorry, could i hear that again, just a little bit louder and maybe a little bit more definite?

Gwen: Yes, yes. Yes, you are the man for me. I will marry you. I will marry you, xander.

Xander: You have no idea how happy you’ve made me.

[Gwen laughs]

[Soft music]

Sarah: Won’t be long, my love. I’m coming home to you.

Chad: Well, I’m only about 24 hours late.

Kate: Yeah, well, that’s all we’ve got. You have to get yourself out to that airstrip and just see what you can find out. I’m gonna call the police, make sure they’re there by the time you get there.

Chad: Thank you for everything.

Kate: You don’t have to thank me. I am here for you and abigail always. Go.

Chad: All right.

Kristen: Hmm, I thought you might like some dessert. Would you like some peach pie?

Abigail: You can choke on your pie, kristen.

Kristen: Well, you don’t have to get snippy about it. I would let go if I were you.

Abigail: No. Not until you tell me what you did to my uncle steve and my aunt kayla.

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TR: I have business here with johnny dimera, and I’m not leaving till it’s settled.

Paulina: Now, fine, but you just stay the hell away from me. And you go anywhere near my family, I swear–I swear!

Lani: Paulina? Is everything okay?

Paulina: Hey. Hey, you. I didn’t see you there.

Lani: What’s going on?

Paulina: Nothing. Nothing. Why?

Lani: Because it sounded like you two were arguing.

Paulina: No. We weren’t, you know, exactly arguing.

TR: More like you were trying to chase me out of town.

Lani: Well, why would she do that? Who are you?

Demon johnny: I know I’m not supposed to contact you directly, judge barnes, especially on the day of my father’s sentencing, but between you and me, I think you made the right decision. What he did completely traumatized my mother, and I’m glad you found him guilty. My hope is that you’ll put him behind bars for a very long time. Yes. Thank you for listening.

[Cell phone beeps] That ought to do it.

Belle: Okay. Here’s your suit. Well, where’s johnny?

Ej: I haven’t heard from him all day. I don’t think he’s coming.

Belle: Well, I was counting on him to speak on your behalf at sentencing.

Ej: I’ll send him another message, but I get the feeling he’s avoiding me.

Belle: Hmm. Well, is there anyone else you can think of who could vouch for you? Friends? Other family members?

Ej: Well, we can cross chad off the list. Last thing I want is to give my brother a second chance to stab me in the back.

Gwen: Seems like something my simp of a sister would do.

Kristen: Oh, god. Ava and gwen, you ladies both owe me.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chad: Hey.

Johnny: Uncle chad. I’m sure you saw that my father’s sentencing hearing is about to start.

Chad: Yeah. I wonder how hard the judge is gonna be on him.

Johnny: If he cares about justice, he’ll give him the max.

Chad: Do you mean that?

Johnny: It’s what he deserves for kidnapping my mother. Not to mention, practically forcing himself on abigail.

Chad: Yeah, that was disturbing.

Johnny: I still can’t believe he’d do something like that right there, in the courthouse.

Chad: Me neither.

Johnny: I mean, what kind of monster acts that way? I assume abigail is keeping her distance?

Chad: She left town actually.

Johnny: Oh. I didn’t know she was going away.

Chad: Neither did I. She left last night without saying goodbye to me or the kids.

Johnny: You worried?

Chad: I was, ’cause I couldn’t reach her, but she finally texted me.

Johnny: Everything okay?

Chad: Yeah. She had to go to boston, to help her parents. Some emergency with the paper they bought.

Johnny: Hmm. Well, I hope she comes back soon. I need her back in town when production begins.

Chad: Production? On your movie?

Johnny: Yeah, yeah. Big plot twist. “Possessed: The marlena evans story” is making a comeback.

Paulina: I’ll tell you exactly who this man is. This is johnny dimera’s business associate, and what you heard was me voicing my opinion about my soon-to-be ex-son-in-law.

TR: Spoiler alert. She’s not a fan.

Lani: At the moment, neither am I.

Paulina: Oh, you hear that? Now you got two people telling you not to get involved with that louse. Let’s go.

TR: Wait, wait, wait. I never got introduced to this young woman. I’m terrell raymond coates, but everyone calls me tr. And who might you be?

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Belle: I’m really, really sorry things turned out this way. I feel like I let you down.

Ej: It wasn’t your fault. You warned me not to take the witness stand, but I was too arrogant to listen.

Belle: No, you just wanted to get your side of the story out there.

Ej: And you can see how well that went. If I had taken your advice, I might not be in this position.

Belle: Well, can’t argue with that, and usually I’m right.

Ej: [Exhales deeply] You’re a good lawyer, belle, and I don’t know that anyone could have done a better job.

Belle: Thank you.

Ej: No, thank you.

Belle: For losing?

Ej: For believing in me, when even my own family doesn’T.

Ej: Well… [Clears throat] I guess it’s time to face the music.

Belle: Yeah. Hang on. Sorry. [Chuckles] Okay. Yeah, okay. That’s better.

Chad: You’re still making the movie?

Johnny: I am.

Chad: After what marlena just went through? You don’t think that’s gonna be hard on your grandmother?

Johnny: It’s not something I wanted to do, okay? I didn’t have a choice.

Chad: What do you mean you didn’t have a choice?

Johnny: Producer showed up this morning. Said if I didn’t give him the movie I promised that he’d ruin my career.

Chad: Seriously? He threatened you?

Johnny: Yeah, said he, uh… already promised his investors a big return and that if I don’t deliver, he’ll make sure every studio in hollywood knows I can’t be trusted.

Chad: Who was this guy?

Johnny: His name’s tr coates. He’s a big power player in the industry. Not someone you want to cross.

Chad: Right. It sounds like he’s playing hardball.

Johnny: Yeah.

Lani: I’m lani price-grant.

TR: Price, so you’re–

Paulina: She’s my niece.

TR: Ah, yeah. I can see the resemblance. And these little munchkins are–

Paulina: That’s my family, so you best keep your distance, okay, if you know what’s good for you. You feel me?

Lani: Paulina, isn’t that a little harsh?

TR: Yes, it is harsh. Thank you, lani.

Paulina: You just keep her name out of your damn mouth.

TR: Hey, I mean no harm. I’m just here to make a great movie with johnny D. I didn’t even know you were here.

Paulina: Fine, fine. Go ahead, go on, make your damn movie. Just leave my family out of it, okay? Just leave me alone! Just–come on, lani. Just come on!

Gwen: Yeah, I just texted chad. I’ve still got him convinced that abigail is in boston. Ava, I know that he’s going to figure it out eventually. I’m just trying to buy us some time, so I can figure out what to do next. I didn’t exactly plan for her to see you in that sarah mask, did I? No, ava, I’m not blaming you. We’re just lucky that that pilot has agreed to deliver her to kristen. I have to go. Bye.

[Cell phone beeps]

Xander: Oh. Sorry, love. Didn’t mean to interrupt your phone call.

Gwen: No, that’s all right. Was just wrapping up.

Xander: Thought I heard you mention kristen’s name. Why are you talking about her?

Kristen: [Panting] I really need to hire someone to do this grunt work. Especially since it’s been happening so often.

Trelegy for copd.

Abigail: [Groans]

[Winces]

Abigail: Where the hell am I?

Kristen: Welcome to fantasy island.

Gwen: I was talking about kristen, because I read an article about her today, in “the spectator.”

Xander: What about it?

Gwen: Well, allegedly she phoned abigail denying having to do anything with your cousin philip’s disappearance.

Xander: Well, who were you talking to on the phone.

Gwen: Um, my friend claire. I thought she’d have some insight, since she and philip are family.

Xander: Oh, I don’t think I’d take kristen’s word as gospel. I mean she’s not exactly known as a truth-teller.

Gwen: Yeah, I hear you. Anyway, where were you today, handsome?

Xander: Hmm, well… I was out shopping for a gift. For you.

Gwen: What? What’s this?

Xander: This is a bag. A bag that contains a box. A box that houses the gift I bought for you.

Gwen: Really? What is it?

Xander: Dunno.

Gwen: [Chuckles]

Gwen: [Gasps]

[Exhales] It’s london.

Xander: Look, I know it’s not the same as going there in person, but it’s the best I could do.

Gwen: It’s beautiful.

Xander: Look, I was a complete wanker canceling our plans, just so I could go and search for sarah, who, as it turns out, was doing just fine.

Gwen: It’s okay.

Xander: No, gwen, it’s not. No, I hurt you. I want you to know that I’m really, truly sorry.

Lani: You didn’t need to walk us home.

Paulina: I just wanted to make sure that that man didn’t harass you.

Lani: Why would he do that?

Paulina: Well, who knows? I’m a good judge of character. I got a nasty vibe from him.

Lani: Well, he didn’t seem that bad to me.

Paulina: “Not that bad?” You saw how aggressive he was.

Lani: Actually, you were the aggressive one. I mean, why did you flip out on him like that, anyway?

Paulina: I didn’T. I didn’t flip out.

Lani: You kinda did.

Paulina: You gotta stand your ground with men like tr coates. I put him on blast. Any–any friend of johnny dimera is an enemy of mine.

Lani: I know you have your issues with johnny after what he did to chanel, but are you sure it’s not more than that?

Paulina: What else would there be?

Lani: I mean when tr asked who I was, you told him I was your niece. Why wouldn’t you want him to know I was your daughter?

Johnny: I don’t blame tr for wanting me to make the movie. It’s a great script, and I signed a contract.

Chad: Sure, but that was before the devil came back to salem.

Johnny: But he wasn’t here for that, and plus, he does really seem genuinely excited about the movie. He even said he sees it as a trilogy.

Chad: Whoa, wait. He wants to make three movies about marlena? What are the sequels gonna be about?

Johnny: Well, part two would be about my grandmother’s most recent possession.

Chad: And the third?

Johnny: We’ll figure something out.

Chad: Look, I don’T… I don’t think this is a great idea, but I am happy for you and your career.

Johnny: Thank you. That’s nice of you to say.

Chad: It sounds like you’re not gonna have a whole lot of time for dimera going forward. If you want, I could talk to our lawyers and see about them transferring yours and your father’s shares to me.

Johnny: That won’t be necessary. I still plan to be involved with dimera enterprises.

Chad: You sure? Making a movie is a– it’s a lot of work, you know? And I know you want to give it your full attention.

Johnny: I can do both.

Chad: This is your big break, johnny. I don’t want you to leave anything on the field.

Johnny: I promise you I can handle being a business mogul and a movie mogul at the same time.

Chad: Very ambitious of you.

Johnny: Well, trust me. I’m up for the challenge. I’m ready to make my mark on the world.

Belle: How are you holding up?

Ej: [Screams]

[Exhales sharply]

Belle: I’m so sorry.

Ej: Ugh.

[Sighs] I knew bad news was coming, but to hear those words spoken from the judge, I–

Belle: Don’t give up. Listen, we’re gonna file an appeal right away.

Ej: Both you and I know that that’s a longshot. My fate’s been sealed. I’m innocent and I am going to be rotting away in statesville prison, for the next ten years.

[Exhales deeply] My plaque psoriasis…

Paulina: Are those angels asleep?

Lani: They will be in a few. So I’ll ask again. Why didn’t you want that man to know who I was?

Paulina: Well, I wasn’t sure if you were comfortable with me introducing you that way. Not yet, anyway. You’ve only called me mom once, and that was because I was about to be crushed by a chandelier.

Lani: You had no problem telling everyone I was your daughter, at chanel’s party.

Paulina: That was among family. This man, he’s a complete stranger.

Lani: So?

Paulina: So he doesn’t need to know our business.

Lani: I don’t see what difference it would make. I mean it’s not like we’re hiding anything anymore.

Paulina: Don’t you get it? I’m trying to protect you, to protect all of you.

Lani: How? And from what?

Paulina: Well, like I said, this person, tr? Well, he’s doing this movie with johnny, and with my help, chanel, she’s planning on taking her soon-to-be-ex to the cleaner’S.

Lani: What does the divorce have anything to do with tr?

Paulina: How do you think he’s gonna feel with chanel making half the movie profits? Things, they get sour. Tr, he blames me and chanel, then he comes after us.

Lani: For what exactly?

Paulina: [Stammering] It doesn’t matter. This man–men like that– they they destroy everything they touch. Trust me. It’s just better that he doesn’t know that I have another daughter.

Lani: I don’t know. It feels like a stretch.

Paulina: I’m being cautious. I’ll admit it.

Lani: Are you being cautious, or are you just not telling me the whole story?

Gwen: You don’t have to apologize.

Xander: Yes, I do. I was incredibly unfair. You had to give up spending the holidays in london, just so I could run around playing detective.

Gwen: You thought sarah was in danger. I know that she was very important to you and you were worried about her.

Xander: Yeah, but she wasn’t in danger. She just really, truly wanted to get away from me, and I guess I… still didn’t want to accept that.

Gwen: I know how hard it is to realize when someone you really care about doesn’t feel the same way.

Xander: I didn’t realize how much she hated me until I saw her again. You should have been there.

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

Sarah: I wanted to be left alone and I was afraid that she would tell you where I was. I was trying to avoid this.

Xander: Oh, so you hate me now.

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: I mean you would not believe how angry she was.

Gwen: I can only imagine.

Abigail: Kristen?

Kristen: Hello, abigail.

Abigail: What are you doing here? What-what am I doing here?

Kristen: Well, those are both excellent questions.

Abigail: What is this place?

Kristen: It’s an old dimera property on a deserted island. Hasn’t been kept up as well as it should, but it does serve its purpose.

Abigail: Which is?

Kristen: Here. Juices from the native fruits.

Abigail: I’ll pass.

Kristen: Are you sure? After your flight, I would assume you’d be dehydrated.

Abigail: Flight?

Kristen: Mm-hmm. And this will flush out all the sedatives that you were given.

Abigail: I’m getting the hell out of here.

Kristen: Did you not hear the part about being on a deserted island? Where the hell are you gonna go, abigail?

Abigail: Give it a shot, anyway.

Kristen: Oh, all right. Well, if I can’t make you stay, maybe this will, hmm?

Johnny: So aunt abigail’s still game to play my grandma, right? I know she’s busy with the newspaper.

Chad: I don’t know. You’ll have to ask her when she gets back to town.

Johnny: I have a feeling she’ll say yes. I know how excited she was about playing the part, and who can blame her? I mean, what’s more fun than acting like you have the devil in you?

Chad: I don’t know if I’d call it fun, but I’m sure abby’s up for the challenge.

Johnny: Of course, now that my dad’s gonna be going away, I’ll need to find a new leading man. You still interested in playing john black?

Chad: Me?

Johnny: Well, you pitched the idea before. Ddi you change your mind?

Chad: Yeah, I just have a lot more on my plate now, so– but I’ll think about it.

Johnny: Ah, come on. Can’t imagine you want to watch someone else have sex with your wife.

Chad: Having fake sex with my wife.

Johnny: Of course, of course. I just–I was just thinking could be another good way to stick it to my dad.

Chad: You really think he cares about that?

Johnny: Oh, I think he cares about everything when it comes to you. He tried to steal the company from you. He tried to steal this role from you. Now you get both.

Chad: Your father’s done a lot of horrible things, but he’s about to pay dearly for his crimes. I’m not about to dance on his grave.

Johnny: Don’t you think he’d do the same thing to you?

Chad: Yeah, but no. He’s still my brother, and he’s your father. He’s about to have his whole life taken away.

Belle: Before you go out there, I’m sure the news of your sentencing has already hit the press.

Ej: We dimeras are always good for clickbait.

Belle: There is going to be a swarm of reporters out there, so I’m gonna go coordinate with the courthouse and see if we can sneak you out the back way to the prison van.

Ej: You don’t have to worry about that. You’ve done your job.

Belle: Ej, you’re still my client.

Ej: And I’ll always be very appreciative, but the best thing you can do for me right now is leave. Go home to shawn. Please.

Belle: No, I’m not gonna abandon you.

Ej: I’ll be fine. I just– I just need some time to myself before they take me away.

Belle: Okay. Well, I can give you some time. I’ll just be right outside, in the corridor.

Ej: Damn it, belle. I told you to go home.

Belle: Why? Why are you trying to get rid of me? Oh, my god. You’re planning to escape, aren’t you? -We are here! -For new homeowners,

Ej: Never ask questions you don’t want to know the answer to.

Belle: You really are planning an escape.

Ej: Just go.

Belle: So what? Are you studying kristen’s playbook?

Ej: What do you want me to say?

Belle: Are you meeting her somewhere? Is she in on this?

Ej: The less you know the better. I don’t want you implicated.

Belle: You can’t do this.

Ej: You know what I can’t do is go to prison for the next ten years for a crime I didn’t commit.

Belle: You’re only gonna make this so much worse.

Ej: Nothing can be worse than that. You give me one good reason why I shouldn’t get the hell out of here while I still can.

Belle: I’ll give you two: Sydney and johnny. If you run, you’ll never see your children again.

[Cell phone beeps]

Chad: Breaking news: Judge just rendered his sentence.

Johnny: And?

Chad: He gave your dad ten years.

Johnny: Ouch.

Chad: Ten years. I can’t even imagine.

Johnny: Oh, come on, don’t tell me you’re actually feeling sorry for my father.

Chad: You’re not?

Johnny: He kidnapped my mother, held her prisoner for months. Whatever happens, he did to himself.

Chad: Right.

Johnny: Look, I know I’m supposed to feel sympathetic, because we share the same dna, but honestly, what I feel is relief. Justice was served. Now we can all move on.

Chad: Just like that?

Johnny: I have a movie to pull together, okay? Think about my offer and please, call abigail, tell her I need her in salem asap.

Abigail: You’re gonna shoot me?

Kristen: [Chuckles] I mean, if I have to.

Abigail: Ugh. All right. Well, if I’m not going anywhere, you mind telling me how I ended up here?

Kristen: Hmm. What was the last thing you remember? Hmm?

Abigail: I was headed to the airfield looking for my cousin sarah, because I suspected it was not sarah, but it was you in a mask.

Kristen: Ooh, solid theory.

Abigail: And it turns out it was a mask, only the person beneath it was ava vitali.

Kristen: Ooh, and the plot thickens.

Abigail: Did you put her up to it? ‘Cause I know the two of you are friends.

Kristen: Mm-hmm. Well, I mean it’s true, we go way back. But what happened at the airfield when you figured all this out?

Abigail: Well, I was about to call rafe, only someone came up, hit me from behind, and I think I know who it was.

Xander: I know you said you forgive me, but I hope you really do.

Gwen: I do. As long as you can forgive me too.

Xander: For what?

Gwen: [Sighs] For acting like an insecure child, doubting you, doubting what we have together.

Xander: You have nothing to be sorry for, gwen.

Gwen: I do. I– I completely overreacted. You see, I–I– I saw you obsessing about sarah, and I just–I panicked. The truth is, xander, you– you’re all I’ve got. My father’s moved away, and abigail and I will– we can hardly even be in the same room together. And so, if lost you, I’d be completely alone.

Xander: Here’s the good news, gwen. You’re not gonna lose me. Ever.

Gwen: Do you mean that?

Xander: Of course I do.

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Paulina: Trust me, lani, if chanel and i go to battle against tr, he will exploit any and all vulnerabilities.

Lani: You don’t even know him, right?

Paulina: No, no. No, no, no. Except that he’s working with johnny dimera, which tells me a lot. Besides, I know that type.

Lani: Which is?

Paulina: Charming and affable, on the surface, but something very different underneath.

Lani: How can you tell that from one conversation?

Paulina: You know, just like you’re good at sniffing out criminals, I got a nose for users. You don’t get to be a big time movie producer without being a cutthroat. I’m just trying to protect you, you and your precious children.

Lani: I think you’re being paranoid.

Paulina: Paranoid, cautious, what’s the difference? Lani, just do me a favor, would you? Now, if you ever come across that man again, you just go running in the opposite direction. You hear me? You hear me? I don’t want you having anything to do with tr coates!

Kristen: So who do you think knocked you out?

Abigail: I mean, come on. I wake up here. I’ve got you hovering over me. It doesn’t take an investigative reporter to assume it was probably you.

Kristen: Oh, well, I can neither confirm nor deny.

Abigail: Sure, okay. Let’s just keep playing your games.

Kristen: All you need to know, ms. Abigail, the reason you’re here is because you were sticking your nose where it didn’t belong.

Abigail: You mean I was getting too close to the truth about what actually happened to sarah.

Kristen: What truth is that?

Abigail: Sarah didn’t just decide to leave salem on her own last year. You did something to her, didn’t you?

Gwen: Why is it every time I’m with you, everything just… feels so much better? Like all my problems just sort of float away.

Xander: Well, I hope I can always do that for you. I hope–

Gwen: What? What? You seem like you want to tell me something. What is it?

Xander: Look, I know this isn’t the ideal time to bring up her name again, but I do have one last thing I want to say about sarah.

Gwen: Okay.

Xander: Before she left, she gave me some really good advice. She told me to stop obsessing about our breakup, get on with my life, focus on you.

Gwen: She said that, did she?

Xander: Yes, she did, so that’s what I’m gonna do from now on. No more looking back. I only want to look to the future, and my future is with you.

Gwen: You really mean that?

Xander: I know exactly how to prove it. For rob, it took years to find out

Ej: All right. I’ll stay. I’ll call off the extraction.

Belle: You’re doing the right thing.

Ej: [Chuckles] Oh, I’m not so sure about that. But I am putting my trust in you.

Belle: Well, I won’t let you down. I am going to clear your name. I promise.

Lani: I still think you’re overreacting, but if it makes you feel better, I will stay clear of tr.

Paulina: Thank you. Oh. Ooh, trust me, it will be for the best.

[Cell phone rings]

Lani: This is work. I need to take it.

Paulina: Oh, of course. Go ahead.

Lani: Detective price.

Paulina: Oh. Oh, whoo! Oh, that was a close call. Oh, don’t worry, little angels. I’m gonna keep you and your mama safe. That mr. Terrell raymond coates. He’s never gonna find out that your mama is his daughter. I’ll make damn sure of it.

Johnny: Mr. Coates.

TR: I told you, call me tr.

Johnny: Sorry. Tr, I’ve got some great news. I just spoke to my grandmother about the movie.

TR: And?

Johnny: And she wasn’t thrilled about it, but she understands that I was in a tough position, so–

TR: She’s a go?

Johnny: We’re good to go. We’re bringing the devil back to salem. Come on.

TR: All right.

Chad: Hey, jennifer. Yeah, I’m trying to reach abigail but she’s not picking up. Is she around? What do you mean she’s not with you? If she’s not with you, then– then where is she?

Kristen: What exactly are you accusing me of?

Abigail: We all know what you did to kate last year. You locked her up, you put on one of your masks, you impersonated her, and then you went and you broke up with jake.

Kristen: [Chuckles] News gets around, huh?

Abigail: Yup. Then you tried to ship her out of town, only, she managed to escape.

Kristen: Abigail, why are we talking about this?

Abigail: Because I’m just thinking you probably did the exact same thing to sarah.

Kristen: And why would i do that?

Abigail: Same reason you kidnapped kate, to shut her up.

Kristen: Hmm. You do have interesting theories.

Abigail: I’m right, aren’t I? What’d you do to sarah, hmm? Where is she?

Gwen: Where are you going?

Xander: [Exhales deeply] Gwen rizczech…

Gwen: What are you doing?

Xander: Gwen, I know I don’t deserve a woman like you. Someone so strong, and loyal, and so beautiful, but would you take pity on this poor, pathetic, completely naked scoundrel and grant me the honor of becoming my wife?

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Craig: Yeah. I know. I know. I miss you too, sweetheart. But just think about it this way. It won’t be that much longer till you see me.

[Twig snaps]

[Soft dramatic music]

Nancy: This is wonderful.

Brady: Well, the pub always has the best food.

Nancy: It’s true. That’s not what I meant. Yesterday. Yesterday, brady, I would have been absolutely convinced that, well, craig was lying to me about that being a work call. But today, today I’m perfectly calm because I know that my–my husband, my loving, wonderful husband, has gone out of his way to show me how much he loves me. And even though I came to salem for being terribly upset, then needing my daughter to talk me off the ledge, I’m really happy to be here, to be here with both of you.

Brady: It was wonderful to spend time with you and craig.

Nancy: Even though we sort of surprised you and disrupted your entire lives.

Brady: No, you didn’T. No disruption at all.

Nancy: You know, as happy as I am, there’s only one thing that would make me happier.

Brady: What would that be?

Nancy: Getting you and chloe back together again.

Ava: That’s what you get for cheating on me with that cheap slut.

[Knock at door]

[Suspenseful music]

Nicole, hey. What a coincidence.

Nicole: Coincidence? Why?

Ava: I was just thinking about you.

Shawn: Peace offering. Listen, I’m really sorry about this.

Rafe: Oh, man, come on. You got nothing to be sorry for, shawn. You know, a third con came forward and said that I had falsified evidence. You–you had no choice but to make the arrest, and you got trask breathing down your damn back.

Shawn: Yeah, well, a few ticked-off thugs claiming to be railroaded isn’t exactly an ironclad case.

Rafe: Yeah. The thing is, I’m not out there in the street making collars. I’m usually here, I’m behind the desk. So for these guys to come out of the woodwork saying what they said. It doesn’t look good.

Shawn: Yeah. Well, it’s obvious you’re being framed. I mean, I–I spent hours trying to–to find a connection between these losers, but I know I’ve got nothing. Except maybe…

Rafe: What?

Shawn: The last time we spoke, you said that you think that ava might be behind this. You still think that she’s the one that set you up?

Lani: There’s no way.

[Knocking at door]

[Melancholy music]

Abe: Hey!

Lani: Dad. Hi. Come in.

Abe: Thank you. Thank you. You know, I was in the neighborhood and I thought I would stop by and say hello. And I brought a little something for jules and carver.

Lani: Just passing by, huh? Well, the kids are asleep, but will you settle for me?

Abe: Absolutely. Where’s–where’s eli?

Lani: He’s in D.C., Visiting his mom, so it’s just me and the twins, and I am dying for some adult company.

Abe: Oh. It’s perfect. That works out for both of us.

Lani: You know, you don’t have to have an excuse to visit the twins.

Abe: I do know that, but I was in the neighborhood. And since seeing you always lifts my spirits…

Lani: Bad day already?

Abe: Yeah, I had a–had a run-in with paulina.

Paulina: Ray? Oh, my god.

Tr: Hello, paulina.

Paulina: Stay the hell away from me. Stay the hell away from me. I’ll–I’ll lay you out flat right here and now.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Lani: So…

Abe: Ah, thank you.

Lani: What did paulina do this time?

Abe: You know, maybe “run-in” is too strong a word. We–we were civil. Friendly, even. There’s always going to be tension between us.

Lani: I’m so sorry.

Abe: At least things are better between you and paulina, aren’t they? I mean, you saved her life. Those are her words.

Lani: She is so dramatic. But, yes. I mean, I will probably always have my guard up with paulina, but we are on better terms. And I do hope that happens for you, too, someday.

Abe: I-I don’t think that’s possible. Not when she wants me to… do something I can’t do for her.

Lani: What do you mean?

Abe: Well, I-I don’t– I don’t think I’d ever be able to trust her again, especially after letting me think that I was your real father. And she always knew otherwise.

Tr: You got some fight in you now, I see.

Paulina: I always did. Just got beaten out of me by you.

Tr: You put your fist down now, paulina. I am not going to hurt you.

Paulina: Too late for that. What are you doing here, ray? What do you want from me?

Tr: I go by tr now.

Paulina: Yeah? Well, you can slap on an alias to run from all the skeletons in your closet, terrell raymond, but you’ll always be rotten ray to me.

Tr: Some things never change. Like that mouth on you.

Paulina: I asked you a question. What do you want?

Tr: I don’t want anything.

Paulina: Well, then why did you track me down after all these years?

Tr: I didn’t “track you down.” I didn’t even know you were in this godforsaken little backwater.

Paulina: So, what the hell are you doing here in salem, usa, of all places?

Craig: I’ll be back later today. I’ll talk to you soon. What are you doing here, chloe?

Chloe: I brought your coat. Mom thought you’d be cold. But you sounded like you were pretty hot to me. For rob, it took years to find out

Brady: Chloe and I already told you, we’re just friends.

Nancy: Uh-huh.

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Nancy: Brady, ever since the two of you were singing duets in the park way back when, I’ve known that you are the only man for my daughter.

Brady: Well, she didn’t know that, obviously.

Nancy: And it’s not obvious to me. And in my opinion, the only reason that she went back to philip this time was because you were entangled with kristen dimera.

Brady: Nancy, she and philip were together when he disappeared. And we don’t know if he’s–he’s alive or dead, so there is no way that I can pursue something with chloe right now.

Nancy: But you do have feelings for her?

Brady: Yes, I do.

Nancy: So brady, then you’re–you’re basically in limbo.

Brady: That’s a good way of putting it.

Nancy: But what–but what if we never find out what happened to philip? Are you okay wallowing in limbo forever?

Brady: That might be the way it has to be, nancy, yeah.

Nancy: No, no, it’s not. Not the way I see it.

Craig: I don’t know what you’re talking about, chloe.

Chloe: Come on, dad. I just heard you. “Baby, I miss you”? I hope you don’t talk that way to your co-workers, or someone’s going to slap you with a sexual harassment suit.

Craig: Okay. It’s not what you think–

Chloe: It’s exactly what I think. And mom’s “ridiculous meltdown” when she first came to salem makes total sense. You lied to her, and you lied to me. You are cheating on her, aren’t you?

Craig: Yeah. Yeah, I am.

[Melancholy music]

Rafe: Like I said, I’ve got no proof that ava’s behind this. It’s just my gut. And what happened with duke?

Shawn: The teddy bear that got the–

Rafe: Yeah. That’s right. First, that happens. And then right after that, these guys come forward, and here I am.

Shawn: Yeah. Well, it wouldn’t be difficult for ava to orchestrate a frame-up, you know, given her mob ties.

Rafe: Well, exactly. Yeah. I’m right there with you. Well, she was just so damn proud of leaving her old life behind.

Shawn: And what about the dead mobster you found on your kitchen floor not that long ago? I mean, that shows that her life isn’t that far behind her, but I still don’t get motive. Or you mentioned that ava’s got an issue with yours and nicole’s friendship, but you also mentioned that you and ava have been solid for months.

Rafe: Yeah. That’s not exactly true.

Ava: Nicole, please, come–come on in.

Nicole: Thanks. So you were thinking about me, huh? Why?

Ava: Well, the eggplant parm. You know, I should’ve sent you home with some last night, but I was just too upset to even think straight after rafe was arrested.

Nicole: Well, it is safe to say that neither one of us had an appetite after that.

Ava: My stomach’s just– it’s full of knots. Anyway, I’m–I’m surprised to see you back here so soon. What’s up?

Nicole: Don’t you think you’re being a little paranoid here thinking that ava is setting you up? I came to check on you. How are you doing?

Ava: You know, you really are the sweetest. You–you–you are–you are–you are the best friend. Well, you know, I mean, I couldn’t really sleep a wink last night, right? I just–I kept thinking about what’s going to happen if rafe is convicted and he ends up in prison. It was enough to keep me up all night.

Nicole: Well, I have complete faith that that’s not going to happen because rafe is innocent. And you know that better than anyone, don’t you?

Lani: Please. When you say things like that–

Abe: Like what?

Lani: That paulina let you think that you were my “real father.” You are my “real father” in every way that matters.

Abe: I should’ve chosen my words more carefully. What I meant was that you have a biological father out there. And ever since you found out, I’ve barely heard you mention him. Look, lani, I understand, and believe me, I appreciate that you think that I would be threatened by you seeking out information on him, but you are connected biologically. And I would think that you would be somewhat curious about him.

Tr: I have business here in salem.

Paulina: What kind of business would that be? Waste management?

Tr: Actually, I’m a movie producer now.

Paulina: Movie producer? I can only imagine what kind of movies you make.

Tr: It’s all totally legit.

Paulina: You don’t even know the meaning of that word.

Tr: But apparently, I have a talent knowing what the public likes. And one of the filmmakers I’m working with just happens to live right here in town. He’s a young man from a fine, upstanding family. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. Johnny dimera?

Paulina: Johnny– johnny dimera? That’s the son of a bitch that broke my daughter’s heart.

Tr: You have a daughter? Life’s been hard enough.

Tr: I had no idea you had children, paulina.

Paulina: Well, my family is–is none of your damn business. My daughter has nothing to do with you.

Tr: I didn’t say she did.

Paulina: For the record, I had–I had chanel years after we split, with my husband george.

Tr: Is she your one and only?

Paulina: Yes, she is.

Tr: Well, she is a very lucky young woman to have a woman such as yourself for her mama. And george is a very lucky man.

Shawn: So you and nicole slept together. But ava doesn’t know about this, right?

Rafe: Well, I don’t think so. And ava, she’s–she’s been so sweet and loving and extra thoughtful, really, and not just to me. To nicole too. She’s always inviting her over to dinner and to just hang out. But I have seen this act before.

Shawn: I don’t follow.

Rafe: A few months back, gabi and ava were at each other’s throats, and I mean bad, right? And then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, ava is super sweet. I tell you, it turns out that that was one hell of an act, because while she was smiling to gabi’s face, she was stabbing her in the back. She was trying to screw her out of gabi chic.

Shawn: Okay, so you– so you think that maybe ava does know about you and nicole.

Rafe: And that destroying my career is her revenge.

Ava: What is that supposed to mean? That I would “know better than anyone” that rafe is innocent?

Nicole: Well, because you’re the closest person to him. You know what a great guy he is, how honest he is, how seriously he takes his work.

Ava: Yeah. Rafe is nothing if not honest.

Nicole: So then you know he’s being set up.

Ava: I very much want to believe that.

Nicole: Why wouldn’t you?

Ava: Well, for one thing, the police would not arrest one of their own–the commissioner, nonetheless– without a mountain of evidence.

Nicole: But it’s fake, ava. And I’m sure that’s something else you know.

Ava: What I know is that when I needed rafe to believe in my innocence, he didn’T. So why would i automatically believe in his?

Nancy: Brady, I’ve seen the way chloe looks at you. She loves you too. Now all I have to do is convince her to admit that to herself.

Brady: Nancy, it’s sweet of you to want to try to help, but I-I think chloe and i should handle this on our own.

Nancy: Brady black, do you want to be with my daughter or not?

Chloe: You stood in my office and you swore to mom that she’s the only woman for you.

Craig: She is, chloe.

Chloe: How can you possibly say that when you just admitted to having an affair? Who is she? Do I–do I know her? Does mom know her?

Craig: There is no other woman.

Chloe: Damn it, dad, just tell me the truth.

Craig: I am.

Chloe: You’re not making any sense. You just admitted to cheating on mom, but you deny there’s another woman–

Craig: Because it’s a man, chloe. I’m cheating on your mom with a man.

Brady: Look, nancy, it’s not that simple.

Nancy: Of course it is. You love chloe; she loves you. Now, you just have to man up and put it out there.

Brady: You know, sometimes “manning up” means taking a little step back.

Nancy: You know, that kind of thinking is going to get us absolutely nowhere. Now, are you going to let me help you make this happen or not?

Brady: Well, it’s going to be a little hard considering you and craig have to leave today.

Nancy: Nope.

Brady: Nope?

Nancy: Nope. I’m going to stay right here until I make sure that you and chloe are on the road to happily ever after, just like craig and me.

Chloe: A man? You’re–you’re sleeping with a man? But you–you and mom have been married for so long. I just–I don’t–I don’t understand.

Craig: I don’t either, chloe. Oh honey, come here. I’m sorry. I-I didn’t want you to find out this way.

Chloe: Well, anyway. You don’t want me to find out any way, obviously. I mean, my–my god, dad. I knew that you and mom had problems, but all couples do from time to time, right? I guess I always just thought that maybe mom was just a little bit crazier about you than you were about her. And I just sort of assumed it’s because she’s a more demonstrative person than you are, but… dad, are you–are you trying to tell me that you’re gay?

Lani: I know everything that I need to know about paulina’s ex. Apparently, he was abusive, controlling, cruel. So yeah, I did wonder about who my father was when I was growing up. But now that I know the truth, I have zero interest in meeting him.

Abe: Well, you might have other relatives out there you’d like to know.

Lani: Zero interest in meeting them, if they even exist. Look, I’m convinced that biology is overrated. You are the father that I have always dreamed of when I was a little girl. So why would I want to have anyone else as a dad when I have you?

[Warm music]

Paulina: Don’t you try to sweet talk me. That might have worked when I was an innocent young girl–

Tr: Paulina, you were never an innocent girl. But I didn’t mean to be inappropriate. I know you’re taken.

Paulina: A woman is never “taken,” ray. You know what? That is not a concept I expect you to understand.

Tr: Again, I didn’t mean to offend. Is he with you? Your husband?

Paulina: My george is dead, god rest his soul.

Tr: Oh, I didn’t realize. My condolences, paulina.

Paulina: I’d rather be in a grave right beside him than anywhere near you.

Tr: Look, I don’t blame you for feeling that way. The way I treated you, it–it was unforgivable. And I’m truly sorry.

Paulina: You’re what?

Tr: You heard me. But I don’t expect you to forgive me. And I know this might just sound like words to you, but I’m not that man anymore.

Paulina: So you’re trying to tell me you’ve changed? You got the lord, and you got sober?

Tr: Both.

Paulina: Well, it’s going to take more than a miracle for that. A man like you doesn’t change, ray coates. And never will.

Find your rhythm.

Brady: Look, nancy. I appreciate your enthusiasm. I really do, but I mean, you have to get back to new york, right?

Nancy: For what? Parker’s in boarding school, joy’s in grad school–

Brady: What about craig’s job?

Nancy: Well, he’s been in so many medical conventions. He’s got about a bazillion days of vacation. So, oh, it would be so fun to be able to stay here and visit with my girl. I mean, we could–we could do things like we used to. Get our nails done. Go shopping. It would be so much fun. Oh, please, brady. Come on. I can’t wait to see her face when I tell her.

Brady: Me neither.

Nancy: Oh. Though it’s taken an awful long time for her to get craig his jacket. I wonder what could be keeping them.

Craig: Chloe, I–I love your mother very much, very much. I had two beautiful children with her.

Chloe: I–I’m aware of that. You didn’t respond to my question.

Craig: If I’m attracted to men. Well, yes, it seems that I am. If that makes me gay, then I’m gay.

Chloe: Okay. Well, have you had these feelings forever, and just never acted on them, or what?

Craig: I don’t know. I just–I met this guy. We had great chemistry together. Both of us.

Chloe: Okay. I don’t want to hear.

Craig: Chloe, you have to believe me. I never–I never meant to hurt your mom.

Chloe: Well–well… well, then, you need to call this guy back, whoever he is, and tell him that you’re not rushing back to see him. You have to end this, dad.

Craig: I can’T.

Chloe: Why not?

Craig: Because I’m in love with him.

Rafe: Truth is, I fell into this relationship with ava, and then I convinced myself that it was real. But the whole damn time, I’ve been thinking about nicole.

Shawn: All right. So why didn’t you break it off with ava a long time ago?

Rafe: You know, nicole, she–she didn’t want a rebound relationship after what happened with eric. And then she started dating ej. I was living with ava, you know. I was living with her. She was–she was making me home-cooked meals, and she was being so sweet, and I didn’t want to hurt her. Then I–I just kept telling myself what we had was real.

Shawn: I understand. So now that nicole and ej are over…

Rafe: I realized that I want to be with nicole, that I’ve always wanted to be with nicole, and… I told nicole that I was going to tell ava, that I was going to break things off with her, but I didn’t get the chance because that’s when you showed up and arrested me.

Shawn: Well, I’m sorry for my characteristically lousy timing.

Rafe: It’s not your fault.

Shawn: So what are you going to do now?

Nicole: What do you mean innocence? What did you do?

Ava: Well, I was innocent. Which means I didn’t do anything, boy, but did rafe think that I was guilty as hell.

Nicole: What are you talking about?

Ava: Your precious plushie. Rafe was convicted that I went into your office and chopped its head off. Can you believe that? I mean, what possible reason would I have to go and do something like that to my best friend? Or the man that I love. Who wouldn’t hurt me any more than I would hurt them.

[Eerie music]

Trelegy for copd.

Rafe: There’s not much I can do while I’m in here.

Shawn: Right. Well, give me orders. I mean, you’re still my boss. What’d you need?

Rafe: [Laughs] Yeah, right. Not for long. No, I can’t imagine abe’s gonna leave me in this position, at least until I clear my name.

Shawn: And I’m going to do my best to make sure that that happens. So do you want me to–you want me to dive deep into–into ava’s priors and, you know, figure out the link between these clowns that are accusing you and her?

Rafe: Oh, I still do think that’s the best way to get to the bottom of this. But be careful.

Shawn: Yeah. Always.

Rafe: Shawn, I’m serious. I’m damn serious. I mean, if ava is using her connections–her mob connections, to make this all happen, there’s no telling what she’ll do.

Nicole: Of course I would never hurt you, and neither would rafe.

Ava: No? I did wonder there for a while.

Nicole: Wonder what?

Ava: About the two of you. And sharing custody of that silly little bear. And I will admit, I–I was a little jealous at first. And the old me might’ve gone in there and chopped the poor guy’s head off. Hell, the old me would have aimed for some other body part if he’d have been anatomically correct. The old me. You know, the one who sabotaged steve’s plane and kidnapped kayla. Might have thought about framing rafe. Hell… I may have even thought about how good it would feel to bring him down. The old me might’ve thought once I can’t have him when he’s rotting in prison, then neither can you. You have to admit, it would’ve been perfect revenge.

Nicole: Yeah, it would have been.

Ava: But, of course, I am not the old me. I’m the new and improved ava vitali. Yes, I am perfectly sane. I am a law-abiding citizen who would never believe that her best friend and the man she loves would go behind her back and hook up.

Nicole: Of course not. Listen, I have to go. But please tell rafe I said hi. How’s he doing?

Ava: I have no idea. I mean, I–of course, I would love to see him, but I just think that it’s probably best if stay away right now because I wouldn’t want my… past connections to make anything worse for him. You know what I mean.

Nicole: I think I know exactly what you mean.

Abe: Mmm. Hey, can I help?

Lani: This? One of the perks of being a mom. I am glad I’m not on duty today. The idea of melinda trask on one of her self-serving crusades and had rafe arrested for charges that everyone know are bogus? If I saw the woman, I’m afraid of what I might say to her.

Abe: You know, I completely believe that rafe is innocent. But until he’s exonerated, I still have to find someone to run the department. I don’t suppose you’d be interested.

Lani: Thanks, but I’ve got my hands full.

Abe: Yes. Indeed you do. You know what? I–I’ve got to get down to the pd.

Lani: I’m sorry carver and jules stayed asleep through your visit. But now I just hope that they will stay asleep through me getting them into the stroller.

Abe: Well, good luck with that and I’ll make sure I come see them when they’re awake.

Lani: Come back anytime you want, dad.

Abe: You know, it means a lot you still call me that.

Lani: Well, that is what you are to me, dad, always.

Abe: Aww.

Tr: I understand your doubts, paulina. But I bet I can prove to you that I’ve changed.

Paulina: I seriously doubt that. And I–honestly, I don’t give a damn.

Tr: At least let me take you out to dinner. I mean, for old time’s sake. I mean, I know that I can’t begin to make things up to you. But at least let me help you see that we were happy in the beginning–

Paulina: I don’t want to have dinner with you, ray. I don’t want to have another conversation with you. Now just–just–just get the hell out of my way and get out of dodge.

Nancy: You know, I better take chloe her coat. She is probably freezing out there.

Brady: Do you want me to come with you?

Nancy: Oh no, hon. I am sure everything’s okay. I just bet you anything that they went to the cart in the square to get a hot chocolate. Craig cannot resist temptation.

Chloe: So you’re in love with some guy you just met?

Craig: It’s been a few months.

Chloe: And it’s love.

Craig: I’ve never felt this way before, chloe.

Chloe: But you–you said you–you love mom. Are you still in love with her?

Craig: I never meant to hurt her.

Chloe: Are you still in love with her? Oh, my god. Oh my god, dad. Wow. So you’re–you’re not willing to break off things with this man?

Craig: I won’T. I can’T.

Chloe: Okay, well then at least respect mom enough to tell her the truth.

Shawn: All right, I’m on it, rafe. I’ll report back to you as soon as I know anything.

Rafe: Hey, thanks, man. I owe you.

Shawn: Listen, we’re going to get you out of here.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: Hi.

Rafe: Nicole.

Nicole: I don’t suppose I could talk to rafe.

Shawn: No. Perfect timing. I will leave the two of you alone.

Nicole: Thanks.

Abe: Oh, hey, shawn. How’s rafe doing?

Shawn: About as well as expected. I’m doing my best to try to, you know, keep him out of population. Hoping he’s out from under these charges soon.

Abe: You and me both. But until these charges go away, I need to find someone to step in as acting commissioner. Now, with eli out of town, would you be willing to take on the most thankless job in salem?

Shawn: Do I have a choice?

Abe: Well, you know, if you’re worried about rafe’s feelings, I think he would be grateful to know that the department’s in the hands of someone he trusts.

Shawn: You know, I’ll do it. But when you talk to rafe, I want you to tell him that I can’t wait for him to have his job back.

Nicole: You look pale.

Rafe: It’s only been one night. I’m fine.

Nicole: Well, if it’s any consolation, I don’t think you’ll be in here much longer. I went to see ava this morning–

Rafe: Well, you didn’t say anything to her, did you?

Nicole: No. No, of course not. I played it cool. And so did she. And she didn’t admit to anything, not in so many words, but she didn’t leave a doubt in my mind that she is guilty as hell.

Ava: You’re lucky I didn’t chop off your unmentionables, rafe. Maybe someone will take care of that for me when you’re in statesville.

Chloe: I mean it, dad. You have to tell mom that you’re in love with someone else.

Nancy: There you two are. Is everything okay?

Craig: Yeah. Everything is fine. Everything.

Chloe: Yeah. Mom, dad has something he needs to tell you.

Nancy: Oh.

Craig: Nancy, the phone call.

Nancy: No. No, no. I hope they didn’t call you to ask you to come home.

Craig: Why not?

Nancy: Because we’re staying in salem.

[Tense music]

Paulina: Why are you still standing here?

Tr: Well, last time I checked, you didn’t own this town. Although someday you might, knowing you. But in the meantime, I still have business with johnny dimera, and I’m not going anywhere until it’s settled.

Paulina: Well–well, fine. Fine. But you–you–you stay out of my way. And if you go anywhere near my family, I swear– I swear I’ll–

Lani: Paulina? Is everything okay?

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Nancy: Good morning.

Craig: Morning, sleepy head.

Nancy: Have you been awake long, craig?

Craig: No. Just a few minutes.

Nancy: Craig, you were so sweet and loving last night. I–I’ve missed that.

Craig: I missed it too.

Nancy: I’ve missed you. And this.

Johnny as the devil: My, my. You’re a big one, aren’t you?

[Foil whips] It’s all about seizing the offensive and of course, thrust.

[Eerie music]

[Line ringing]

[Voicemail beeps]

Johnny: Gabriella, it’s johnny. I was just about to do a little fencing. Why don’t you blow off my boring old uncle jake and stop by the mansion? I’ll even let you play with my foil, if you ask nice.

[Doorbell rings] Guess she was already on her way.

Paulina: Do I need to say it again? Johnny dimera ripped out my little girl’s heart, so if he wants a divorce so damn bad then I want that nasty little piece of work drained of every trust fund cent he has. Now, are you lawyer enough for this job? Do I need to find someone else?

[Doorbell rings] Call you back. Speak of the devil.

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

[Soft orchestration]

Marlena: I hope you’ll accept these as a small peace offering.

Paulina: You really think waving a bouquet in my face is the wisest choice after what you did?

Marlena: Yeah. I’m so sorry for what happened at your wedding. I-I-I just–I wasn’t myself and-and I-I can’t tell you how terribly sorry I am for what I did.

Paulina: So that exorcism, it really took?

Marlena: Yeah, it did.

Paulina: That’s what they thought after the first one.

Marlena: But I’m whole now. I–I’m really whole, and I’m– I’m just so terribly sorry for what I’ve put you through. Paulina, may I come in?

Paulina: You can’t blame me for being cautious. When you were breaking bad as a beelzebub, you– you gave me a look that could kill, threatened my life, then blew it to hell.

Johnny: That’s the good thing about playing with bad girls. They never make you wait. W-what the hell are you doing here? For rob, it took years to find out

Nancy: What’s wrong?

Craig: Nothing. You wore me out last night. I’m tired.

Nancy: Oh, I-I understand. It’s okay. It’s just that… I love having you close to me again and feeling that you– I love you, craig wesley.

Craig: I love you, nancy.

Allie: Hey, hey. Where do you think you’re going?

Tripp: Oh, I’m sorry. I was trying not to wake you. I guess I’m losing my touch.

Allie: You’re definitely not losing your touch. But you used to be so much better at sneaking out at all hours of the night.

Tripp: You sound like I’m sneaking around.

Allie: Um, well, those days are behind us because you’re no longer a med student with crazy-ass hours.

Tripp: Yes, I do not miss that.

Allie: I know it’s been official for a couple of weeks, but we never got to celebrate. So…

Tripp: What?

Allie: Congratulations, dr. Johnson.

Abe: Hello, chanel.

Chanel: Hi.

Abe: Oh, you know, I-I was just on my way to your bakery. Get some almond croissants. I hear–I hear they’re out of this world.

Chanel: They are very popular.

Abe: I’m sure. Well, you take care, okay?

Chanel: Abe? I’m really glad I ran into you. I know you’re angry with me for ruining your wedding to my mom and I wanna apologize.

Marlena: I heard what happened at your wedding. And as a mother, I can’t imagine how much it hurt to have your daughter speak to you that way.

Paulina: The way my secret came out at my wedding was on that horned fool, but keeping the truth from abe and lying about it, that is on me. No doubt, oh, the devil– devil did me wrong, but I was the one who lost my mr. Right.

Johnny: Uh, mr. Coates, I’m-I’m-I’m sorry. Please, come in. It’s just that you are the last person I expected to see in salem.

Tr: Call me tr. Mr. Coates was my father. Nice place you have here.

Johnny: Thanks…tr. I-I like to call it “the house that nonno built.”

Tr: And nonno would be?

Johnny: My late grandfather. He was one of a kind.

Tr: Hmm, god rest his soul.

Johnny: I don’t think that he and god were on very good terms.

Tr: I’m more concerned about our terms, johnny.

Johnny: Our terms?

Tr: You and I had a deal and I’m here to see that you keep your end of our bargain. Because no matter how interesting your nonno might be, the only family lore I’m interested in is, “possessed: The marlena evans story.”

Trelegy for copd.

Tr: These last months, I was on location down under. It was summer and it was hotter than hades. And I was off the grid and unreachable. Hmm. So you can imagine my surprise when I got back to civilization, and one of my assistants told me that you left a message that you were shelving the film.

Johnny: I can explain–

Tr: No, I don’t want your explanation. I want my movie.

Johnny: And I understand that, but you see the thing is I kinda promised my grandmother that I wouldn’t tell the story about what happened with her and the devil.

Marlena: Paulina, I am so sorry that you lost abe. I-I saw the– I saw the love between you. The strength of it. Do you suppose that in time, the two of you could hope to find your way back together?

Paulina: I opened up to you once before about my love life and now I’m a very single lady.

Marlena: Again, I’m sorry. I will never forgive myself for the– the way that I betrayed your confidence.

Paulina: Well, it wasn’t you, was it? But I will say this, I know that man still loves me seven ways to sunday and I go to bed every night, I wake up every morning, hoping he’ll remember that, but he has made it crystal clear he’ll never trust me again.

Abe: Look, what happened with your mother and me, it’s not your fault. All you did was tell the truth, which is something paulina should’ve done a long time ago.

Chanel: Maybe, but it was her truth to tell, not mine.

Abe: You had no choice in the matter.

Chanel: Even if the devil made me do it, I saw how happy you and mama both were that day. And I see how unhappy you both are now. And well–

Abe: Well what?

Chanel: I think all that bad karma came back around and bit me.

Abe: What do you mean?

Chanel: Don’t tell me you haven’t heard that my husband dumped me out of the blue? That my marriage crashed and burned.

Tripp: A caduceus. Wow, this is awesome.

Allie: Yeah, I thought– I don’t know–I thought maybe you could pin it to your jacket since it’s an ancient symbol of medicine.

Tripp: Actually, it’s– it’s not.

Allie: What do you mean?

Tripp: Well, even though the caduceus has come to be the symbol of medicine in modern times, the ancient symbol is actually the rod of asclepius. Not sure if I’m pronouncing that right but it’s not important.

Allie: Hey, sure it is.

Tripp: No, no, it’s not. No, what is important is that you got me this very sweet gift and I love it.

Allie: Tripp, tell me what the caduceus– tell me what it actually means.

Tripp: Well, with the two snakes in ancient times, it’s associated with alchemy and thieves, and liars.

Allie: 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.

Tripp: Allie, are you okay?

Brady: I’m really glad that your parents are back on track. I know you’ve been stressed about phillip’s disappearance, so this is one less thing you have to worry about, right?

Chloe: Yeah, it is. And since you’ve been so supportive, I wanted to know if you wanted to join my parents and me for breakfast? They-they’re leaving town but they wanna meet at the pub.

Brady: Yeah, sure. No, I’d love to come.

Chloe: Okay, cool. And can you do me a little favor? Can you not mention my mom’s meltdown when she first got back to salem? You know, the awful misunderstanding with my dad?

Brady: Yes, chloe, I have no intention of bringing that up.

Chloe: Okay, thank you. I think it’s better if we just all pretend like it never happened, you know, just be happy for them.

Brady: Agreed. Let’s go eat.

Chloe: Okay.

[Soft music]

Nancy: Craig…

Craig: Hmm?

Nancy: I’m so sorry that I doubted you.

Craig: Nancy, no apologizing.

Nancy: But I have to. Sweetheart, look, I’m ashamed of the way I-I ran at chloe. I-I confronted you angrily. I should have trusted you. I should have trusted us. And I fear that– no, no, I am not gonna talk about my insecurities anymore, except maybe to my therapist.

Craig: Okay, okay. Listen to me. There is no reason for you to feel insecure, okay? You, you’re a wonderful person, darling. You got a great, kind heart, and you make me laugh. That wicked sense of humor of yours which, you know, is one of the reasons why I love you most.

Nancy: I love hearing that, craig, but there’s– there’s still a part of me that needs to feel like you’re still attracted to me.

Craig: Oh, okay. If–if you’ve been feeling that lately, that one’s on me. All right? Nancy, I love you, and I’m truly sorry.

Nancy: I’m just so happy we can talk so openly about this, but now, as much as I’d like to stay here in bed with you all day, we need to get dressed so we can go have breakfast with our daughter.

Craig: Yes, we do.

Nancy: Craig?

Craig: Mm-hmm.

Nancy: You just make me so happy. And honey, I just feel so guilty.

Craig: Uh-uh–uh-uh. No guilt–no guilt.

Nancy: I love you.

Craig: I love you too.

[Soft music]

Okay.

Allie: I’m-I’m sorry. It’s-it’s just, uh–

Tripp: No, no, I’m–I’m–I’m sorry. I’m sorry. You–you gave me this awesome gift. And I just go all nerd on you with useless trivia. I’m–I’m sorry. I’m sorry you’re stuck with such a geek for a boyfriend.

Allie: Hey, no, there’s– there’s no one that I’d rather be stuck with.

[Tender music]

Chanel: I don’t understand it, abe. It–it wasn’t like it was just some fling. We talked about our future, what we wanted. We–we both wanted the same things. We had real plans. Right before the reception, johnny told me how much he loved me, and then he just totally humiliated me. Like everything we shared was a lie.

Abe: Well, you know, I can’t imagine how that felt how that must feels now.

Chloe: Like hell. That’s how it feels. And that’s why mama thinks we should bleed johnny for every penny that he has.

Abe: Is that what you want?

Marlena: Paulina, I can’t tell you how grateful I am to at least try to make amends.

Paulina: Well, I think I have a vase those might fit in.

Marlena: For what it’s worth, I know how happy you made abe.

Paulina: Did he say that?

Marlena: No. Um-um, no, sorry. I haven’t–I haven’t spoken to him. I mean, after what I put the two of you through, I’ve just kept my distance. It’s also why I didn’t go to the party for johnny and chanel.

Paulina: Whoo-hoo, and what a party it was. I’m sure you heard.

Marlena: No, heard what?

Paulina: Instead of a celebration, it turned into one big nightmare… for me and my daughter, anyway.

Marlena: What happened?

Paulina: I won’t go into the gory details. Let’s just say your grandson broke my little girl’s heart.

Tr: You promised your grandmother you wouldn’t make the movie?

Johnny: I did.

Tr: Now that’s disappointing. And I hate being disappointed. So I suggest you rectify the situation.

Johnny: There’s not much I can do. Things got a little crazy when the devil came back and possessed my grandma again.

Tr: Again? That’s even more reason to do the film. You’ve got a built-in sequel. Hell, it practically writes itself. And if we put our heads together, I’m sure that we can come up with “possessed part three” without too much trouble.

Johnny: I do have some thoughts.

Tr: So what are you doing about it? Sitting around in your pajamas all day will not gonna make you rich and famous. You gotta get up off your ass and think big, son.

Johnny: Oh, don’t worry. I have plenty of ideas.

Tr: It takes more than ideas. It takes some guts and energy, which is what I thought you had the day you knocked on my door to pitch your project.

Johnny: Well, no guts, no glory. Isn’t that what they say?

Tr: I told you when we met that you needed to be motivated, to stay motivated, that the film business was cutthroat.

Johnny: And I told you that cutting throats wouldn’t be a problem for me.

[Eerie music]

Looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone?

Tripp: Oh, now that was the best possible way to spend the morning, and i won’t even be late for work. Although it would be totally worth it.

Allie: Go, go save the world with your mad doctor skills.

Tripp: Well… could you?

Allie: Yeah.

[Gentle music]

Tripp: Now, you know, I have a couple of minutes, so if you want, I can wait for you to get ready and drop you off at the bakery.

Allie: Oh, I’m actually spending the day home with henry. Nicole had some work emergency, and the babysitter is sick.

Tripp: Is chanel gonna be okay?

Allie: Yeah, I texted her earlier. She said she’s got it.

Tripp: I mean–I actually meant, you know, what happened with johnny.

Allie: Oh, yeah. God, tripp, he–he really screwed her up. So sweet of you to ask.

Tripp: Pree’s your best friend, right? And you love her. So that means she’s important to me, too.

[Delicate music]

Chanel: At–at first, I–I didn’t want johnny to pay, but then allie told me she saw him kissing some girl. I mean, already? God, it’s just–it’s all so horrible and complicated.

Abe: Yeah. Hey, come here. Come here. Yeah, it’s okay, it’s okay.

Chanel: Oh, god. I’m sorry. I hate falling apart like this.

Abe: Don’t be sorry. You know, the way johnny treated you, nobody should be treated that way, but remember, you’re not alone in this. You have your mom. You have your friends, and your family. I know how much allie loves you. And I am so glad that you have such a good friend to help you through this.

Chanel: Yeah, I’m very grateful.

Abe: You know, lani and i are– well, we are closer than ever, and I hope you and i can stay close, too. If that’s what you want.

Chanel: It’s definitely what I want.

Abe: [Chuckles]

Marlena: I don’t understand this. You know, when–when johnny came home from italy, he–he told us how–how much he loved chanel, how happy he was to be married to her. Oh, I’m so sorry.

Paulina: Not as sorry as that fickle young man’s gonna be once I get through with him because–now don’t get offended, ’cause I know he’s your grandson, but I’m gonna make that boy pay for what he did to my daughter.

Brady: I hope it’s okay that I join you for breakfast here.

Nancy: Of course. I was telling chloe that I hoped you would be here too.

Brady: Thank you. That’s kind of you.

Craig: It’s great to see you, brady.

Nancy: You two were privy yesterday to my meltdown. And I–I wanted to say that I’m ashamed if I was–if I was any way accusatory of my–my good and honest husband. And, I also wanna say to my daughter, which is very close to what you said to me, brady, when I got to salem and was sort of out of control, like I said, and that is, sweetheart, don’t ever make accusations against the person that you love unless you have strong evidence that you’re–you’re not imagining that they betrayed you. I guess what I’m trying to say in all of this is, don’t ever be like your mom. Don’t let your insecurities take over and–and doubt the devotion of the person that loves you.

Chloe: Okay, thanks. Got it, mom.

Nancy: I know, sweetheart, that you’re not insecure like me. I mean, you’re beautiful, and you’re smart–

Chloe: Stop it. So are you.

Nancy: But I don’t always feel that way. And I impose too much on your dad to–to reassure me.

Craig: Nancy, you don’t impose on me ever. I obviously have been deficient as of late, especially in making you feel secure about our love for each other. Our marriage. But I love you, and… I’m deeply, deeply, sorry that I hurt your feelings.

Nancy: You’re the best man that I know, craig wesley, and I love you so much.

Craig: I love you with all my heart, nancy wesley. All my heart.

[Warm music]

Is now a good time

for a flare-up?

Craig: Well, this looks delicious.

Nancy: Oh, it does, doesn’t it?

Craig: Mm-hmm.

[Cell phone beeps] Oh. Oh. [Sighs] I–you know what? This is about a patient I have to call in. I’m gonna step outside for a second, okay? Um–

Nancy: Of course.

Craig: Honey, I’ll be right back. Please start eating. Don’t let this get cold, right? I’ll be right back.

Nancy: Hurry back, sweetheart, please.

Chloe: Mom, I’m so happy for you and for dad.

Brady: Me too, nancy. It’s great to see you’re working it out.

Nancy: Me too, and I’m so glad also. In fact, I’m over the moon, and I really have the two of you to thank for all your support, especially you, darling, for always being there for me.

[Eerie music]

Tr: So what’s it gonna be, johnny? You willing to pay the price to get what you want? Or are you gonna lay around on your daddy’s money?

Johnny: Maybe you’re right. Maybe I gave up too soon. Subject matter was brilliant, if I do say so myself. But what do you suggest I tell my grandmother?

Tr: Well, I’m sure your dear old granny thinks you’re a good boy. So if it’ll make things easier for you, I’ll be the bad guy. It’s not like I don’t have experience in breaking promises to little old ladies or anybody else who doesn’t understand my dream.

Johnny: Whatever it takes, huh?

Tr: Gotta crack a few eggs, johnny. Not that I would be anything but a gentleman to your grandmother. What’s the worst that’s gonna happen anyway? She skip church bingo so she can crack a cane over your head?

Johnny: You, sir, do not know marlena evans like I do. The woman’s got plenty of fire, trust me.

Tr: Oh, I don’t doubt that she’s a tough old bird. After all, she did outsmart the devil twice.

[Laughs] But now she’s got to deal with me, and this is how it’s gonna go down. You gonna tell granny marlena that you can’t get out of this deal and that if you even try to screw me over on this film, I will ruin you.

Johnny: You’d really do that? You’d ruin me?

Tr: I am capable of many things. But hell, no, man, I ain’t gonna ruin you. I need you. But that’s what you’re gonna tell your grandma.

Johnny: Oh, you had me worried there for a second.

Tr: Nothing to worry about. We’re a team. I take care of my own so long as you don’t disappoint me. What do you say?

[Uneasy music]

Johnny: Man, I feel like I’m making a deal with the devil.

Tr: I may act like a badass, johnny, but I’m actually a very gentle soul unless I’m crossed.

Paulina: Oh, oh.

Abe: Paulina.

Paulina: Hello. I–I was just headed into the bakery to see chanel.

Abe: Oh, wait, wait, you just missed her. She–she wasn’t feeling well, and she headed home.

Chanel: Oh, what are you doing, dupree? Stop it.

[Knock at door] Tripp, what are you doing here?

Tripp: I hope you don’t mind me dropping in like this, but there’s just something I’m wanted to tell you. My asthma felt anything but normal.

Chloe: Dad’s phone call is certainly taking a long time, right?

Brady: Mm-hmm.

Nancy: That’s the way it usually is. They call with one question, turns into a hundred.

Brady: Well, it’s a shame his eggs are getting cold.

Nancy: Not just his eggs. The man forgot his jacket. He’s gonna get a chill.

Chloe: You know what? I’ll bring him his jacket after I keep eating his eggs. I’ll be right back.

Nancy: Thank you, sweetheart. This is wonderful.

Brady: I know. The pub has the best food.

Nancy: That’s so true. That’s not what I meant. Yesterday, brady, I would have been absolutely positive that craig was lying to me about that being a work call, but today, I’m perfectly calm. Because my loving wonderful husband has gone out of his way to show me how much he loves me.

Craig: I know, I know, honey. I miss you too. I do–I do.

[Melancholy music]

Chanel: What did you wanna talk about?

Tripp: I didn’t just wanna say this over the phone. I wanted to talk to you about in person.

Chanel: Okay.

Tripp: Allie and I– we’re both here for you, okay? And what her brother did to you was the worst. And I just wanted you to know that you deserve a hell of a lot better than johnny dimera, okay?

[Soft music]

Johnny: What can I tell you, grandma? I got caught up in the romance of italy being with a beautiful woman. One minute, I was eating gelato with chanel, the next minute, I was proposing. And by the time we got back home, I realized that I had made a huge mistake.

Marlena: Well, it’s–it’s one thing to acknowledge a mistake, but johnny, you were cruel.

Johnny: Not my finest hour, I admit. And I’m sorry for that, for hurting chanel. But I’m even sorrier that I’m gonna hurt you, grandma.

Marlena: Me?

Johnny: By breaking a promise that I made.

Marlena: By breaking what promise?

Johnny: The one about my movie.

Paulina: Did chanel tell you that she and that no-good dimera boy are getting a divorce?

Abe: Yeah, she did. I’m sorry.

Paulina: Phony little creep. He gave me his word that he would make my little girl happy. Well, I guess a man’s word isn’t–isn’t what it used to be. At least for some men.

Abe: Well, right, right. But, you know, I–I–i did do my best to give chanel some comfort.

Paulina: Well, if you tried, I’m sure that you did. My baby–she thinks the world of you.

Abe: As I do of her. Hey, I, you know, heard about your near miss with the dimera chandelier. I’m–I’m glad to see your ankle is okay.

Paulina: Well, lani– she’s just too modest to admit it, but she saved my life.

Abe: Yes, I–I heard that, too. Well, I should go, and have a nice day, okay?

Paulina: You too, abe.

Tr: Paulina?

Paulina: Oh, my god. Ray?

[Dramatic music]

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Rafe: You know, the more i think about it, the more it makes sense. Ava didn’t tell me where she was or what she was up to. Maybe nothing came up. Maybe she was just planning on walking through that door in the hope of seeing…

Nicole: Seeing what?

Rafe: This.

[Dramatic electronic music]

Ned: How’d your meeting go? Oh. By the looks of things, not too well.

Xander: I’m sorry; did you want something?

Ned: Obviously. I want my money.

[Phone beeps]

Chad: Abby, what’s going on? Where are you? Johnny said–

[Doorbell rings] Belle.

Belle: Hey. I’m sorry to just show up without calling, but I wanted to pick up some toiletries for ej.

Chad: Oh, what, the shampoo in the lockup isn’t good enough for my brother?

Belle: I thought he would appreciate having some of his own things. Would you mind getting it for me?

Chad: Yeah, no, I’m not doing anything to help ej, not after what he did to my wife.

Belle: What did he do to abigail?

Abigail: I knew it! I knew it was… you? Ava vitali? What the hell?

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

[Soft orchestration]

Belle: Ej did what?

Chad: He forced himself on my wife.

Belle: Are you sure?

Chad: Uh, yes, I’m sure. I saw him with my own eyes.

Belle: Where did this happen?

Chad: At the courthouse during the recess that the judge gave because of that coughing fit or whatever the hell it was. You remember–I ran into you in the hallway? We were about to walk inside, and then I had realized that i forgot my phone in the witness room, so I went to go get it, and there’s ej, attacking my wife.

Belle: What did he say when you walked in?

Chad: Well, after abigail slapped him across the face, I asked him what the hell he thought he was doing, and he wasn’t even the least bit apologetic. Just sat there, staring at me, smug as ever.

Belle: Oh, my god. I–I just can’t believe he would do something so disgusting.

Chad: I was gonna kill him. Abby asked me not to.

Belle: You know what? It really doesn’t make sense, though, because, I mean, you were about to get back on the stand, and you made it pretty clear that we would be pleased with your testimony, so why would ej sabotage himself like that?

Chad: Because ej is an arrogant bastard who thinks he can do whatever he wants, not to mention an entitled pig that thinks he can help himself to whatever he wants. Do you know what he said to my wife? He said that he was gonna take her on the conference table. Take her.

Belle: Ugh.

Chad: I mean, who knows what would’ve happened if I hadn’t shown up when I did?

Belle: God, well, no wonder you were so mad when you came back from that recess.

Chad: Yeah, well, he’s gonna be spending the next decade in prison, so maybe he’ll learn to keep his hands to himself.

Belle: I am so, so sorry for what abigail had to go through. I mean, there is no excuse for ej’s behavior. But he is still my client, and so if you could just point me to the bathroom, I’ll grab the stuff and go.

Melinda: Ah, mr. Dimera. We meet again. You’re looking a little bit, um, defeated.

Shawn: Look, we’d love to stay and chat, da trask, but ej’s got somewhere he needs to be.

Melinda: Oh, the only place he should be is downstairs, awaiting sentencing.

Shawn: He’s meeting with his lawyer.

Melinda: I hope not to discuss an appeal.

Ej: That’s between me and my attorney.

Melinda: Well, it’s your money, but I should warn you: It’s a waste of time.

Ej: We’ll see.

Melinda: You are so damn arrogant. All of you dimeras are. For years, I’ve tried to take one of you down, but you always seem to slither out of trouble. But at last, all my hard work has paid off, and I get the distinct pleasure of sending one of your kind directly where you belong: Statesville prison.

Xander: Your money?

Ned: Yeah, that’s where you’re headed, right? After the meeting I had with you and abigail dimera earlier today? You went to procure payment for our little exchange? You remember? Last spring, sarah horton needed somebody to fly her out of salem. I’m the guy who did the job. I told you I would tell you, but it was gonna cost you.

Xander: Yeah, right. Hi, ted.

Ned: Ned. Ned grainger.

Xander: I’ve got a lot on my mind now, so if you’ll excuse me, I–

Ned: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you trying to pull?

Xander: I’m not sure what you mean.

Ned: You and mrs. Dimera were very anxious to get information out of me. You told me to sit tight, and you’d get my cash. Now it seems like you forgot the whole thing.

Xander: I didn’t forget. I went to ask sarah’s mum for the money.

Ned: So let’s have it. She did give it to you, didn’t she?

Xander: Actually, I didn’t get a chance to ask.

Ned: Well, I sure hope you have some other means of funds, because I’m not gonna tell you squat unless I get paid.

Xander: I don’t need you to tell me where you took sarah. I already found her myself.

Abigail: You’re the person who’s been wearing this mask? I–I mean, I knew it wasn’t really sarah, but I just thought the person masquerading as her was kristen or gwen. I never would’ve guessed that it was you.

Ava: Surprise.

Abigail: This just doesn’t make sense. I mean, do you even know who sarah is? What reason do you have to be impersonating her? What are you doing, ava? Why are you doing this?

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Xander: Sarah was at her mother’s house when I arrived.

Ned: So?

Xander: So I know where she is. Obviously, I don’t need you to tell me.

Ned: We had a deal.

Xander: Yeah, the deal’s off.

Ned: I was counting on that money. I just bought a watch. Cost me a small fortune.

Xander: Well, I guess you’re gonna have to take it back, eh?

Ned: I can’T.

Xander: Why not? Still in the box. You haven’t worn it, have you?

Ned: No, but I can’t take it back. I love this watch!

Xander: Unfortunately, ned, sometimes, no matter how much we love something, we still end up losing it.

[Dramatic music]

Melinda: Mrs. Brady. I heard you had a meeting with your client.

Belle: Ej was supposed to be brought up from holding.

Melinda: No need to file a complaint. Your hubby already brought him to the interrogation room. I’ll tell you what I already told mr. Dimera. This meeting is a waste of time.

Belle: Thanks for the input.

Melinda: He was found guilty, all right? And considering all the damning testimony against him, I don’t see how you’ll convince a judge to come to any other conclusion.

Belle: Why don’t you let me worry about that?

Melinda: Ooh, you must really be kicking yourself, huh, for letting him take the stand like that?

Belle: [Scoffs] Excuse me?

Melinda: Any first-year law student knows that a defense attorney never lets their client testify unless it’s absolutely necessary. I mean, whoo, when you opened that door for me, I was thrilled… but I was also shocked, because someone with your experience to make a rookie mistake like that? You must be mortified.

Shawn: Oh, let me guess. Our esteemed da is doing a little preening.

Belle: Oh, no, she’s just showing me all her insecurities. She’s a little nervous that I’m meeting with ej.

Melinda: [Laughs] I have nothing to be insecure or nervous about. I won.

Shawn: And is this the part where you say that you’re way more of a force than belle in the courtroom and that you’re a better attorney because you’re so damn tough?

Melinda: Seems like a reasonable position, considering someone has to have her husband fight her battles for her.

Belle: Oh, please.

Shawn: Listen, I can assure you that my wife is more than capable of defending herself.

Melinda: Yet here you are, riding to her rescue.

Shawn: Not at all. Actually, I just know that she’s had a really busy last few days, and I just wanted to give her a little break.

Belle: Aww.

[Soft music]

Nicole: Rafe… we have to stop.

Rafe: Yeah, I’m sorry. I s–I shouldn’t have done that. I…

Nicole: It’s okay. Obviously, I wanted to kiss you, too. But we can’t do this. You are with ava.

Rafe: I’m with ava. I know, I know. I’m sorry, and I don’T… I don’t know what I was thinking. I guess I just let my frustration get the best of me.

Nicole: Frustration because you don’t know if your girlfriend is playing you?

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, like I said, ava’s been– she been acting weird the last few weeks, and–I don’t know. Maybe I’m just being paranoid because I feel guilty.

Nicole: Because we had sex behind her back.

Rafe: Which I still don’t understand how she would know about.

Nicole: She might not. She’s been pushing for the three of us to spend time together.

Rafe: Yeah, and what’s the end game with that?

Nicole: Being able to spend time with her friend and her boyfriend without being all weird.

Rafe: Uh-huh, right. Is it? Is it, or is she just playing nice? Meanwhile, she’s on a revenge rampage. Right? Started with her cutting the head off of duke, and then she’s setting me up to look like a dirty cop, and you said the other day that she was acting weird in your office.

Nicole: I know. No, but maybe–maybe I’m being paranoid too.

Rafe: Uh-huh, yeah? Okay, what about tonight, huh? What about that? She insists that we all have dinner? She’s not even here.

Nicole: Something came up.

Rafe: Did it? Did it, or is she just leaving us alone in the hopes to catch us doing something?

Nicole: Rafe, ava is my friend, and I would like to give her the benefit of the doubt, that if she knew what happened between us, she would be direct. But honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know.

Rafe: Yeah. So I guess I got tired of waiting for the other shoe to drop and took action. Let the chips fall where they may.

Nicole: I got it. I feel the same way.

Rafe: I don’t like being tested. And I don’t like playing games.

Nicole: Maybe that’s not what’s happening. For all we know, ava could be completely innocent.

Abigail: Let’s hear it, ava. Why are you running around town in a sarah horton mask? Why are you impersonating my cousin?

Ava: Eh. It was a prank.

Abigail: A prank.

Ava: Yeah. You know, just having a little harmless fun.

Abigail: Harmless? Are you joking? It’s bizarre, and it’s twisted, and it’s evil.

Ava: Oh, okay. Well, not all of us have lives as exciting as yours, abigail, so every once in a while, I like to spice things up.

Abigail: Do you seriously expect me to believe that? Okay, fine. Let’s see if you can come up with another explanation here for your boyfriend, the police commissioner, hmm. Let’s see if he’s available.

Ava: Abigail, you don’t have to do that.

Abigail: Oh, I think I do. What am I supposed to do, just let you walk away–

[Dramatic music]

For rob, it took years to find out

[Soft guitar music]

Shawn: If you’re here to gloat to my wife some more, I can give you a call as soon as she’s done with ej.

Melinda: I actually need to talk to you… about your boss.

Shawn: Rafe? Why, what’s going on?

Melinda: He’s under investigation for planting evidence in several cases.

Shawn: Uh, two cases, and it’s obvious that those perps are lying, so the whole thing is a joke.

Melinda: I don’t think so, and neither does internal affairs. They take police corruption very seriously.

Shawn: Come on. There’s no way that you can believe that rafe is corrupt.

Melinda: My opinion is irrelevant. But when these allegations are made, I have no choice but to investigate.

Shawn: And you’re gonna come up empty-handed, ’cause rafe’s record is spotless. What, all a sudden, what, he’s a dirty cop now? Why would he do that?

Melinda: My guess: Pressure. Under his leadership, this department has become a complete laughingstock.

Shawn: Oh, all right, you know what? I would not go that far. We’ve hit a few speed bumps here and there, but that’s about it.

Melinda: I read about it every day, how crime is up because salem pd won’t do anything to put the bad guys away. I think rafe needed to turn the heat down by any means necessary.

Shawn: He would not manufacture convictions. There’s no way that he would do this, because he’s a good cop, and he’s a good man.

Rafe: You’re right. Ava might be innocent in all of this. She might not be setting me up to look like a crooked cop. But what I’ve come to realize is… it doesn’t matter.

Nicole: You don’t care if ava’s trying to ruin your career?

Rafe: No, of course I do. Yeah, it’s just, whether she is innocent or not, it doesn’t change the way I feel about you. I can’t get you out of my head or my heart. I’m just thinking I need to– I need to end things with ava.

Nicole: Are you sure that’s something you really wanna do?

Rafe: Yes. Yes, because whether she is innocent or not, it doesn’t really matter. It’s not working. I mean… we can’t go on like this.

Nicole: Rafe, I don’T… I–I don’t think this is the best time to make a big decision like this. I think maybe you should wait until things settle down and the investigation is over.

Rafe: Okay, just hear me out. Either ava knows what’s going on, and she is trying to punish us, in which case, obviously, I can’t stay with her…

Nicole: Or she has no idea, and she’s coming from a totally genuine place.

Rafe: And if that’s the case, I still can’t be with her.

Nicole: Why not?

Rafe: Because it’s not fair to keep the woman that I am with in the dark about the woman that I want to be with.

[Soft music]

Xander: Gwen? Hmm. Maybe she’s in the shower.

[Knocking at door]

Chad: Hey, is abigail here?

Xander: No. No. Why, what’s going on?

Chad: She ran out of the house, looking for sarah.

Xander: I found her. I just came from uncle vic’S. Sarah turned up there. She went to see maggie… and made it very clear that she’s done with me for good.

Chad: Yeah, can’t say that i blame her.

Xander: Oh, well, this will make you happy. Abigail was investigating sarah’s disappearance for the “spectator,” and I was assisting, but now that sarah’s been found, my partnership with your wife is over. Wait, didn’t she tell you all this?

Chad: Yes, of course she did, but I thought she might’ve come here to see gwen.

Xander: Why?

Chad: Because she thinks that she doesn’t have the whole story yet. Look, she’s convinced that the woman you found with maggie isn’t the real sarah.

Ava: Gwen, how did you…

Gwen: I heard abigail attacking you over the phone. I figured you might need backup.

Ava: Thanks. Timing was perfect.

Gwen: Yeah, I can see that. So I suppose the jig is up.

Ava: Yeah, your little sis ripped that mask right off my face.

Gwen: Ah, damn it! I thought we’d thrown her off of sarah’s scent for good. What happened?

Ava: Oh, she goes talking about how something kept bothering her, how she knew that I wasn’t really sarah.

Gwen: Can’t believe this. You were right. My sister really is like a dog with a bone, and now that she’s seen you with the sarah mask, she’s never gonna stop looking for sarah. What do we do?

Ava: Treat her the same as you would any dog you can’t control. You put them down.

If you have postmenopausal

osteoporosis

Rafe: Breaking up with ava is the right thing to do for all three of us.

Nicole: She will be devastated.

Rafe: And I hate the idea of causing her pain. I do. That’s why I’ve stayed with her for so long. But I need to do this. I need to be honest with her and with myself. I wanna be with you, nicole.

Nicole: [Sighs] Are you sure that’s how you really feel?

Rafe: Yeah. Unless that’s not what you want.

Melinda: I have no interest in your personal feelings about commissioner hernandez.

Shawn: No, it’s not just me. Rafe has the respect of every officer in this department.

Melinda: Okay, being respected, liked, and even loved does not preclude you from having committed a crime. Your sister is married to a serial killer, is she not?

Shawn: Okay, you know, are we done here? Because you know what, I’ve got some work I need to get done.

Melinda: Look, my point is, I’m only interested in the facts, and it sounds like you are, too, which is why I want you to go through every recent arrest that rafe has signed off on with a fine-toothed comb. You know, anything with his signature on it. Just–I want details.

Shawn: Details?

Melinda: Yeah, review every report, page by page. Go talk to the people he’s arrested. See if you can uncover a pattern.

Shawn: Do I have a choice?

Melinda: Not if you don’t want me to think you’re covering for your boss. I’ll even get you started. Top one, perp came in last night. He’s still down in lockup. Why don’t you go down there, have a little chat with him, and see what you can find out?

[Melancholy guitar music]

Ej: Ow. Where the hell are you, belle? Oh, finally.

Belle: I would have been here sooner, but I had to get this logged. Your toiletries.

Ej: Thank god. I don’t know how I’d survive another night without my shea butter moisturizer. That was a joke.

Belle: Yeah, I’m not really in the mood.

Ej: Right. So shall we get down to business? What news of my appeal? What’s your plan to stop me from spending the next decade behind bars?

Belle: Before we get to any of that, I think there’s something you and I need to talk about.

Ej: Sounds serious.

Belle: It is. I just talked to chad. He told me what you did to abigail.

Xander: So let me get this straight. Abigail thought it wasn’t really sarah that I saw at uncle vic’s? It was someone in a sarah mask.

Chad: Yes. At first, abigail thought it was kristen because she had done the exact same thing to kate.

Xander: Right, right, that makes sense. Wait, what does this have to do with gwen?

Chad: Well, it wasn’t kristen, so abigail thought it was gwen.

Xander: I–I don’t get it. Why exactly?

Chad: Who has a motive to pose as sarah, right? Hey, think about it, xander. You’re in a relationship with gwen. Now, what happens to that relationship if you find out what really happened to the woman who was your fiancée, the woman who you love very much? So sarah–sorry, fake sarah– shows up, tells you she wants nothing to do with you, and that effectively ends you searching for her.

Xander: So abigail thinks that the woman I saw, the woman who broke my heart for a second time, was actually gwen?

Gwen: Put her down? You C… come on. You can’t be serious.

Ava: It would solve our problems.

Gwen: And it would create loads more for me– no, I’ve already been suspected of two murders in less than a year. I’m not gonna add another one to the list. Plus, she’s my sister!

Ava: Half-sister.

Gwen: That is not the point. Look, yes, I hate that she’s trying to get payback because i slept with her husband, and i hate that she’s trying to break up xander and I, but I don’t want her dead.

Ava: Okay, but you know we need to think of something, because she was about to call the cops when you knocked her out.

Gwen: Okay, how about, when she points the finger at us, we’ll just say she’s having another one of her delusions?

Ava: No, no, rafe’s never gonna believe that.

Gwen: Well, we’re not gonna know unless we try.

Ava: No. Okay? He thinks I’ve gone legit, and we need to keep it that way. I’ve set all these plans in motion against him, and I’m seeing them through. He needs to pay for cheating on me, sleeping with that slut nicole.

Gwen: Okay, what do you suggest that we do, then?

Ava: No… we could leave her here. No, maybe she won’t remember anything when she wakes up. I mean, you did hit her pretty hard.

Gwen: She’s already seen you in the sarah mask. I’d say that that’s quite difficult to forget, wouldn’t you?

Ava: [Sighs] Okay, then let’s figure out a plan later. Right now, we need to get her out of here.

Gwen: How exactly are we supposed to do that?

Ned: Evening, ladies.

[Dramatic music]

Trelegy for copd.

Nicole: Rafe, it’s just that I’m barely divorced.

Rafe: I understand. I do. So we can take this as slowly as you want. Unless…

Nicole: Unless what

Rafe: Well, you had said that you wanted to get that giant conference table out of your office because it was a reminder of something you wanted to forget.

Nicole: I was trying to forget that we betrayed ava.

Rafe: Okay. But not what happened between us.

Nicole: No. That was pretty unforgettable.

Rafe: Okay. All right, so just to be clear, it’s not that we’re not together because we don’t wanna be, it’s because I’m with someone else.

Nicole: Someone that we care about.

Rafe: Yes. Someone that I want to end the relationship with.

Nicole: Oh, I– rafe, I just want you to really think about this.

Rafe: I have been. I have been for months, and now I finally wanna do something about it. I mean, don’t you? Aren’t you tired of holding back, and wouldn’t it be great to finally be out there with how you really feel? Stop hiding?

[Knocking at door]

[Softly] Oh, my… that?

[Knocking at door]

Nicole: You better get that.

[Dramatic music]

Ej: Chad said I did what?

Belle: He said you kissed abigail.

Ej: [Laughs] That’s insane.

Belle: He said he saw it with his own eyes.

Ej: When? Where?

Belle: At the courthouse, after he had that coughing fit. He said he walked into the witness room and saw you forcing yourself on his wife.

Ej: That’s impossible.

Belle: Well, something happened during the recess that made him furious with you.

Ej: It certainly wasn’t that I hit on abigail.

Belle: Then why the 180? Why would chad suddenly decide not to give testimony that would help us after he just implied that he would?

Ej: Maybe he was never intending to help us. He could’ve been toying with us the whole time.

Belle: No way. That’s not chad.

Ej: I’m telling you, I never left that courtroom.

Belle: You sure about that?

Ej: Absolutely. During that recess, I was with johnny, signing that agreement you advised me against. You were there.

Belle: No, actually, i wasn’T. Johnny asked me to give you some privacy, so I was out in the corridor, trying to find out when we would reconvene.

Ej: Oh. You didn’t see me leave, did you?

Belle: There are other exits. If you left a different way, how would I–

Ej: I didn’t! The only time I left my seat was when you called me up to the witness stand. If you don’t believe me, then ask my son.

Xander: So after abigail realized sarah wasn’t kristen in a mask, she thought she was gwen in a mask?

Chad: Right. Well, until gwen showed up.

Xander: What? Why didn’t you say that in the first place? Obviously, gwen wasn’t impersonating sarah!

Chad: I don’t know! I’m sorry! I–I don’t know what the hell is going on, either. I’m just trying to find my wife.

Xander: Well, did you try calling her?

Chad: Yes, of course I tried calling her. She’s not answering her phone, so I thought she came here following up on something.

Xander: But if abigail knows that gwen wasn’t impersonating sarah, ’cause she just saw them together, why would she come here to follow up?

Chad: Because she is not convinced that it was sarah.

Xander: Even though she’d just seen the proof right in front of her eyes?

Chad: My wife–she’s a reporter, right? She gets these instincts. Right now, she has an instinct that somebody’s running around salem in a mask.

Xander: Are we sure it’s the journalistic instincts talking and not the voices in her head?

Xander: Watch it.

Xander: Mate, look. The mystery is solved. Think you need to tell abigail to let it go.

Chad: I did. We were at home, having a relaxing night. I went to go check on dinner and came back, and she was gone. Johnny said that she flew out of the house, so I assumed she came here.

Xander: Well, she didn’T.

Chad: Great. Let me know if you see her, will you?

Xander: Yeah, sure thing, mate.

Ned: Now this is what I call serendipity.

Ava: Yeah? What are you talking about?

Ned: I overheard your dilemma. Here you are, trying to get rid of this woman, and here I am, about to fly my bird out of dodge.

Gwen: And you’d be willing to take her with you?

Ned: Sure… for a price. As a professional bull-rider

Belle: If you say you never left the courtroom, then why is chad so sure he saw you kissing abigail?

Ej: Isn’t it obvious? He’s lying.

Belle: Why? Why would he do that?

Ej: He’s out to get me, or did you not see him testify to a room full of people that i orchestrated my wife’s kidnapping?

Belle: Ej, before you made a pass at his wife, he was ready to exonerate you.

Ej: For the last time, I did not make a pass at his wife.

Belle: Okay, well, then, for the last time, why would chad say you did, then?

Ej: If you ask me, he’s being eaten alive by guilt.

Belle: Guilt?

Ej: For sending me away for something that I didn’t do. Chad knows full well that i wasn’t behind samantha’s kidnapping. He’s conspiring with that moron, lucas horton, to frame me. But if that ever got out, he would be fired from dimera, publicly disgraced, and end up going to prison himself, correct?

Belle: Possibly.

Ej: That reality must’ve set in during the recess, and so he decided that he would make sure that the truth would never come to light by giving false testimony that would guarantee i would end up in statesville. And the only way he could live with what he did was to somehow convince himself that I deserve it.

Belle: Hmm. By making up the story that you came on to his wife.

Ej: Chad has been so paranoid for so long about his brothers lusting after abigail, he may have found a reason to see things that aren’t really there.

Belle: Oh, so you’re saying he’s delusional?

Ej: I’m saying he committed a betrayal of the highest order. He doesn’t have the constitution for it, so he found a way to cope. He’s probably not even conscious that he did it.

Belle: Oh, my–now you sound like my mother.

Ej: He came up with something believable, didn’t he? I did take that role in johnny’s movie that involves sex scenes with abigail. It’s not a stretch that I would make a play for her.

Belle: But you didn’T.

Ej: Of course not. But if chad believed I did, then for the next decade, he could tell himself that I’m a low-life and he’s a good guy for doing the right thing.

Ej: Wow, that is very machiavellian of you.

Ej: Have you met my family?

Belle: Okay, well, listen. I seriously doubt that chad subconsciously is trying to alleviate his guilt, but let’s just say he is. Why would abigail go along with that, let him tell everyone that you were forcing yourself on her if it wasn’t true?

Ej: He’s her husband. She’s going to support him, no matter what.

Belle: Oh, god. Listen, ej, I know you’re upset, but what you’re saying is insane.

Ej: It’s the only plausible explanation, because I swear to god, I never laid a finger on abigail.

Ava: How much to fly her out of here?

Ned: I’m afraid I can’t offer much of a discount.

Gwen: Why not?

Ned: Well, I happen to know that’s abigail dimera, and i have to imagine that her very well-connected family is gonna wonder what happened to her.

Ava: Yeah. So what?

Ned: So that makes this a premium job.

Gwen: Meaning what?

Ned: I can’t just dump her in a field the next state over. The resources those people have? They’ll trace it back to me in a heartbeat. To make this lady disappear, really disappear, it takes some effort. It’s gonna cost you. Come on, wheels up in ten minutes, ladies. What’s it gonna be? You want me to fly your problem up, up, and away?

[Suspenseful percussive music]

Shawn: I’m sorry to interrupt your evening.

Nicole: It’s okay. Don’t–don’t worry about it.

Rafe: Uh, come on in, man. What’s up?

Shawn: Well, it’s trask. Right, she asked me to look into some recent arrests.

Rafe: Oh, which ones?

Shawn: All the ones that you signed off on.

Rafe: Okay, great. So let me guess: She wants to go over some cases and see if i have planted evidence.

Nicole: Oh, my god. This–this is ridiculous. Rafe didn’t do anything wrong. He’s c–this is so obvious that he’s being set up.

Shawn: I’m assuming that you two have discussed this.

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Nicole: Yes, and this investigation is outrageous.

Shawn: I completely agree with you.

Nicole: So can’t you just go back and tell trask to–

Rafe: Nicole… it’s okay. Mm-hmm? I understand. She wants someone to go over all the cases, and, well, I’m just glad that it’s you.

Shawn: See, I told her that i think that you are completely innocent.

Rafe: Yes, and I am ready to prove my innocence, so whatever it is that you need to do.

Shawn: I spoke to a guy who was arrested last night.

Rafe: Wait, the b&e at the pawn shop down by the docks? Yeah, I signed off on that arrest. It was totally clean.

Shawn: Actually, he’s claiming that the evidence was planted, rafe.

Rafe: What?

Shawn: Yes, he’s claiming that, whatever the cops found at the scene it wasn’t his, he’s never seen it before, and it was planted there to make him look guilty.

Rafe: Okay, well, it’s a lie, right? I mean, obviously, this is all part of the frame-up. I mean, listen, trask knows that, right?

Shawn: I’m sorry, rafe, but trask actually sent me here to place you under arrest.

Nicole: Oh. Life’s been hard enough.

Melinda: Oh. Where’s your attorney?

Ej: My meeting’s over. I’m waiting for someone to escort me back to holding.

Melinda: Oh, don’t look so glum, mr. Dimera. You’re about to get some company.

Rafe: You’re here to arrest me?

Nicole: Shawn, you can’t do this.

Shawn: Listen, believe me, i do not want to, but I don’t have a choice.

Rafe: Oh, my god.

Ava: Oh, I am so sorry I’m late, but I brought desserts. What’s going on?

Shawn: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights as I’ve read them to you?

[Suspenseful music]

[Door lock beeps]

Xander: Oh, I was wondering where you went.

Gwen: Yeah, I just, um… popped out for some window shopping. What have you been up to?

Xander: Chad dimera was just here, telling me this crazy story about a mask. Honestly, I had a hard time believing it.

Gwen: A mask, eh? Tell me all about it.

Chad: Abby, where are you? Why aren’t you picking up?

[Doorbell rings] Abby, hey, look, I’m getting worried. Call me when you get this, okay?

Belle: Hey. I’m sorry to bother you again. Listen, I just saw ej, and i wanted you to know, he adamantly denied making any kind of pass at abigail.

Chad: That’s great. Anyway, belle, I don’t have time for this right now, okay?

Belle: Why? What’s going on?

Chad: I can’t find abigail.

Ned: So glad those ladies coughed up the cash, ’cause this is a lot of work, mrs. Dimera.

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Gabi: What are you doing here?

Johnny: I wanted to see you again.

Gabi: How did you know I was here?

Johnny: Well, what can I tell you? When I want something, I always find a way to get it.

[Jazz music]

Chanel: I’m glad you’re here. I have something to tell you, and it’s kind of a big deal.

Allie: You look upset. What’s going on?

Chanel: [Sighs] My mother saw us together.

Allie: What do you mean together?

Chanel: I mean together in bed.

[Soft dramatic music]

Paulina: Ugh. Stay out of it. Stay out of it, paulina. No, no, oh. None of your damn business. It doesn’t concern you at all.

Tripp: Okay, great. Patient talking to herself. Please tell me you’re not gearing up to tell me off.

Rafe: Fine, I’d be more than happy to talk to internal affairs. The sooner the better.

[Knock at door] You’re not– you’re not listening, ms. Trask. I want them to investigate because if they investigate, they will see that i have been set up. Come in already! Yeah, and then they will find that I have nothing to feel guilty about.

Ava as sarah: Let go of me!

Abigail: Not until I see who’s underneath that mask. It is over, gwen. I’ve figured it out.

Gwen: What on earth are you doing, abigail?

Abigail: Gwen?

Gwen: Well, who else would it be? And why are you assaulting that woman?

[Dramatic music]

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

[Soft orchestration]

Gabi: That powerful last name, all the posh schools, all that time spent in italy, and you’re just another american clod.

Johnny: Scusi?

Gabi: Women just love to be called “something” and “it.”

Johnny: [Chuckles] Let me rephrase. When I find myself in a conversation with a charming, smart, drop dead gorgeous woman, I do whatever I can to… continue the conversation.

Gabi: Well said.

Johnny: [Chuckles] I love talking to you. I just love it. And since my sister so rudely interrupted us earlier, I decided to follow you here. I hope you don’t mind.

Gabi: I guess what I am is flattered.

Johnny: Well, I am very happy to hear that. What do you say we get out of here and go someplace more private?

Allie: Your mom saw us in bed together? Okay, okay, well, well, we’re best friends, and you had just been publicly humiliated, and you didn’t want to sleep alone, so I slept over.

Chanel: When she saw us, we weren’t sleeping.

Allie: You mean she saw us?

Chanel: Yeah.

Allie: [Sighs] Oh, my god, okay. I don’t feel so good. What, does she have, like, a spy cam in your room or something?

Chanel: Apparently, when she opened the door, neither of us saw her. We were busy.

Allie: Well, I need to talk to her. Is she here?

Chanel: No, no, she went to the hospital. She had a doctor’s appointment.

Allie: Oh, my god. What if she runs into tripp?

Paulina: Why would I be telling you off?

Tripp: ‘Cause you’ve been waiting here for way too long. I’m sorry. We’re swamped tonight.

Paulina: Oh, I can see that. I just didn’t think I was going to see you.

Tripp: Yeah, well, luck of the draw. So how is the ankle doing? Is it still tender?

Paulina: Not so fast! Okay.

Tripp: Excuse me. Is there a problem?

Paulina: Yeah. Yeah, there is. I want another doctor.

[Soft dramatic music]

Gwen: Ooh, don’t look now, abigail, your mouth’s hanging open.

Abigail: I don’t– I don’t understand.

Gwen: You don’t understand? Well, you– I’m used to you attacking me, but a total stranger?

Ava as sarah: Yeah, well, I’m not a stranger, but she did think I was you.

Gwen: Thought you were– we don’t look anything alike. Do we? I mean– you do look a bit like– I’m sorry. Are you sarah horton?

Ava as sarah: That’s right. Abigail’s cousin.

Gwen: Yes, I’ve seen you in photographs. I’m gwen rizczech.

Ava as sarah: Oh, that’s right. You’re xander’s new girlfriend. Yeah, my mom told me about you.

Gwen: Right, um, well–

Ava as sarah: Look, no, we don’t need to say it’s nice to meet you. It probably isn’T. But don’t worry. I only came back to salem so that I can show everyone that I’m fine. Also you should know that I told xander in no uncertain terms that it is over between us.

Gwen: Oh.

Ava as sarah: Yeah. So you are welcome to him. I just want the past to stay in the past.

Gwen: Well, thank you for telling me that.

Ava as sarah: And now one more thing. My mom knew who I was. The man that I lived with for over a year knew who I was, so now I’m hoping that you know that it is really me, sarah, and I am not wearing a mask. Right?

[Dramatic music]

For rob, it took years to find out

Rafe: I have to go. Always a pleasure.

[Phone beeps] Ugh, trask.

Nicole: Figured as much.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: She’s not backing down?

Rafe: Oh, no. She’s having the time of her life.

Nicole: Oh, gosh, I’m so sorry.

Rafe: Yeah.

Nicole: I brought wine.

Rafe: Mm, thank you.

Nicole: Rafe, listen, I can’t stop thinking about what you said earlier. Do you really think that ava is the one who set you up? Oh, my god. Oh, my god, me and my big mouth.

Rafe: No, no, it’s okay she’s not even here.

Nicole: What do you mean she’s not here? She came to my office two hours ago and demanded that I show up here for dinner, and she’s not here?

Rafe: Yeah, I know.

Nicole: What? Well, what, is she playing games with us? Where is she?

Rafe: See, that’s the fun part. I have no idea.

Ava as sarah: Abigail, use your head. Do you really think that I’m gwen wearing a mask when she’s standing right there?

Abigail: [Sighs] No, I guess not.

Ava as sarah: Good.

Gwen: But no apology, right? No “sorry for assaulting you and grabbing your arm really hard and clawing at your face”?

Abigail: I– I am sorry, sarah, but I just–I– kristen tried to do the same thing to kate.

Gwen: Kristen? Kristen dimera? What does she have to do with this?

Ava as sarah: Gwen.

Gwen: I mean, really, you’ve lost your mind, abigail.

Ava as sarah: Gwen, let’s all–let’s all just calm down ’cause I’ve put my family through a lot of stress and worrying about me unnecessarily. Okay? I do have to go, but I really don’t want to leave with any bad feelings between us.

Abigail: Right, yeah, no, I’m sorry. I–I’ll let you go.

Ava as sarah: Okay. Abigail, you get some help. Okay.

[Soft dramatic music]

Gwen: Satisfied?

Abigail: Guess I have to be.

Gwen: Got that right.

Ava as sarah: That was close.

Gwen: Really, really close, but thank god you pulled that out of your hat, ava.

Allie: Tripp’s on duty. I mean, what if she sees him?

Chanel: It doesn’t matter. Mama wouldn’t say anything to anybody, especially not to tripp.

Allie: God, I hope that you’re right. It would just kill tripp if he found out.

Chanel: Yeah, I mean, that’s exactly what I was trying to tell you. I’m glad you finally figured it out for yourself.

Allie: I was face-to-face with him earlier, and…

[Sighs] The way he was looking at me, I mean, he was worried about me. He’s such a good guy. I really don’t deserve him.

Chanel: Oh, that is not true.

Allie: I just couldn’t hurt him. And yes, I did finally realize for myself that he cannot find out, especially because you know what happened between us is never ever going to happen again, right?

Tripp: Why would you want another doctor?

Paulina: Oh, it’s nothing personal

Tripp: Well, it kind of is. I mean, did you have a problem with the way I treated your ankle before?

Paulina: No, no, you did a great job.

Tripp: Okay, then why would you want to be seen by someone else?

Paulina: Actually, I don’T. I apologize–just go ahead. Go ahead, treat me. Go on, go on, doc. Whew. I’ll just sit here. I’ll sit here. I’ll just keep my big mouth shut.

Gabi: I don’t see why we can’t continue our conversation here.

Johnny: Well, we could. It’s just kind of loud in here. I want to make sure I don’t miss a word.

Gabi: [Chuckles]

Johnny: [Chuckles] Actually, it’s not that loud in here. Okay, I know. I just wanted to be alone with you.

Gabi: That sounds provocative. You want to show me your etchings?

Johnny: I don’t have any, but I do have a very sizeable block of dimera shares. I think that could be really useful to you.

Gabi: You want to be alone with me to talk business?

Johnny: Among other things. My sister interrupted us before, so why take the chance of someone else interrupting us?

Jake: Ah, you mean someone like me?

Is now a good time

for a flare-up?

Chad: Hey, better late than never.

Abigail: Sorry.

Chad: You want a drink before dinner? What can I get you?

Abigail: [Sighs] I’m fine.

Chad: You don’t sound fine.

Abigail: [Sighs] Sorry, it’s just something happened.

Chad: Okay. Are you all right?

Abigail: No, I’m fine, but something’s off, like, really off. I mean, I was proven wrong and everything, gwen was there. And then it wasn’t kristen because kristen called me, but then I just– I can’t figure–

Chad: Hold on, wait a second. So kristen called you? And you saw gwen? I’m sorry. I think I’m missing something here.

Abigail: No, it’s because I don’t even know what happened, but I just–I found sarah.

Chad: You found sarah? That’s fantastic.

Abigail: I mean, I didn’t find her. She came to town on her own just because she wanted to tell maggie not to worry about her?

Chad: Okay, so then that’s great, right? That’s good for maggie.

Abigail: I don’t know. I’m just not sure because I talked to sarah myself, and I’m not really sure that it’s her.

Gwen: So let me ask you this. How did abigail get the idea that it was me under that mask?

Ava: Well, she didn’t start there. At first, she thought that I was kristen. Then she wanted this whole song and dance about how I kidnapped kate, and then I wore a mask to break up with jake so jake wouldn’t follow her, and then she decided it was you with a sarah mask doing the same thing so xander wouldn’t follow sarah.

Gwen: Wow. Well, she got pretty bloody close to the truth, didn’t she?

Ava: Sure did.

Gwen: So then tell me. How did she… how did she go from thinking it was kristen to thinking it was me?

Ava: Oh. Well, kristen called right in the middle of her tirade.

[Chuckles] So it was clear that sarah was not kristen. And I tried to make her realize she was being absolutely ridiculous thinking that you were sarah, but she did correctly deduce that you are the one with the motive.

Gwen: [Sighs] Well, thank god you and i switched places after I was sarah, and I kicked xander in the teeth for the final time. Otherwise, this whole thing could’ve been an absolute disaster.

Tripp: Okay, so the swelling has gone down, but you should still ice it if it bothers you.

Paulina: Will do.

Tripp: Good news is that you won’t need the cane anymore.

Paulina: Oh! And she threw down her cane and walked! Hallelujah!

Tripp: Well, take it easy. Take it easy, all right. First, no 5ks or anything. All right?

Paulina: Oh, darn it.

Tripp: I’m sorry.

Paulina: Well, at least I’ll be able to make it from the living room to the kitchen. Chanel, she’ll be ecstatic. Won’t have to hear my clomping around in the morning.

Tripp: Yeah, how is chanel doing?

Paulina: Well, she was devastated at first, you know, johnny dumping her. Miserable little creep. But she’s doing a lot better thanks to allie.

Chanel: Of course, right. Never again. What happened between us, we agreed on it. I was just in really bad shape, and you comforted me. That’s all because you’re such a great friend. I just feel bad that I… that I made things weird between you and tripp.

Allie: It’s fine. Just don’t worry about it.

Chanel: Uh, so you never told me why you came by in the first place.

Allie: Oh, right, um… I tried to talk to johnny.

Chanel: Oh, and how did that go?

Allie: Not so great.

Chanel: What did he say?

Allie: It’s not– it’s not really what he said. Uh, look, I don’t know if I should be telling you this.

Chanel: Well, now you have to.

Allie: Okay. When I went over to that stupid mansion, I walked in on johnny kissing another woman.

Johnny: Uncle jake, how nice to see you. Gabi and I were just discussing a potential alliance. I still think we could be quite useful to each other.

Jake: Huh, you come up with any other ideas?

Johnny: One or two, but we got interrupted. That’s why I came here, to pick up where we left off at the mansion.

Jake: Mm, and what exactly were you talking about at the mansion?

Johnny: I wouldn’t mind starting with you.

Jake: So one of you gonna tell me?

Johnny: Sure.

Gabi: No, uh, let me.

[Jazz music]

Do you struggle with occasional nerve aches

Tripp: I’m glad allie was able to help chanel.

Paulina: Yeah, she was wonderful. She was wonderful. You know, made sure she got home, she got her in bed. Then she left right away. Uh-huh, that’s just what she did, she left right away. Oh, allie, she’s such a good friend, uh-huh, and chanel, she needs a good friend. That’s what she needs. That’s all she needs right now.

Tripp: Paulina, you seem a little nervous.

Paulina: Do I?

Tripp: And I think I know why.

Chanel: Oh, johnny didn’t waste any time, did he?

Allie: No, he didn’T.

Chanel: [Sighs] Who was it?

Allie: It doesn’t matter.

Chanel: Who was it, horton?

Allie: It was gabi hernandez. She lives with his uncle, jake.

Chanel: He was making moves on his uncle’s girlfriend?

Allie: I know. It’s gross. But I swear, when I tried to talk to him, too, it’s like he’s hit some new personal low.

Chanel: As always, my mother was right.

Allie: That johnny’s a jerk?

Chanel: A real jerk. Never loved me. God, lied to me.

Allie: Hey, good riddance to him, chanel, okay? He’s bad news.

Chanel: Then why does it hurt so much?

Allie: Hey.

Chanel: [Sobs softly]

Gabi: Well, johnny and i didn’t get to talk very much because his sister interrupted us at the mansion.

Johnny: Yeah, she’s mad at me for divorcing her best friend.

Jake: Mm, well, that’s unfair seeing as you, what, gave it your best for a week or two?

Johnny: Act in haste, repent at leisure.

Jake: Huh.

Gabi: Jake, why don’t you get us some drinks, and then we can tell johnny here all of our ideas and how we can all work together?

Johnny: Ooh, that sounds super fun.

Jake: Sure. Get you a beer?

Johnny: Actually, I will have a hot toddy.

Jake: Can I get you a shawl with that, johnny?

Johnny: [Chuckles]

Jake: Gabi?

Gabi: I’m fine.

Jake: You good?

Gabi: Mm-hmm.

Johnny: I noticed you didn’t tell your boyfriend that I kissed you. I take that to mean you’d like to keep that our little secret? And that you wouldn’t mind if it happened again.

Chad: So first you thought it was kristen, and then you thought it was gwen.

Abigail: Until kristen called me, and gwen walked out of the inn.

Chad: Sure, so doesn’t that mean that it was actually sarah?

Abigail: I know it seems that way, but I–

Chad: But what?

Abigail: I just can’t stop thinking about how kristen abducted kate, then wore a kate mask and went and broke up with jake. It just all feels so similar to what’s going on with sarah and xander.

Chad: Yeah, it is weird. I mean, first sarah dumped xander, and now xander is with gwen.

Abigail: It’s awkward. I mean, I just feel like– I felt like I was in some kind of a bad play.

Ava: I know that I got upset when you asked me to take over and put on that stupid mask again, but…

[Chuckles] Did it turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Gwen: Literally.

Ava: Whoa. What do you mean, you want me to play sarah again? You already got maggie to buy that her precious sarah is safe, and you dumped xander. Hard part’s done.

Gwen: No, no, I–I am done. I tell you, I almost had a complete freak out wearing this bloody mask. It is absolute bloody hell, and I’ve got abigail breathing down my neck.

Ava: What, so you want me to do it? You know, it’s not exactly my problem. I think I’ve already gone above and beyond here.

Gwen: I’m sorry, I can’T. I can’t do it. I walked in the room, and I saw her drinking tea.

Ava: Who, maggie?

Gwen: And then she saw me– no, she saw sarah. She saw her daughter, and she flew across the room, and she hugged me.

[Soft dramatic music]

In my entire life, my mother has never looked at me the way that she– the way that she looked at me.

[Sighs] And I tried to keep it together, but xander, when I could see it, he still–he still–

Ava: Okay, you need a drink.

Gwen: I need you. I need you– I need you to help me. Please, if I go out there as sarah, and I run into somebody who knew her, who loved her… I could lose it. And then all of this is gonna be for nothing.

[Sighs] I can’t do it. I can’T.

Ava: Well, lucky for you, I am such a nice person.

Gwen: I owe you. I do know how much I owe you.

Ava: Big time. But… you need to get going because sarah needs to get to the airstrip.

Gwen: No, couldn’t– couldn’t you do it please?

Ava: Uh-uh, I’m gonna have to say no this time, sweetheart. I’m having the dinner with rafe and nicole.

Gwen: You’re having dinner with them? You hate them.

Ava: Yeah, I know that. You know that. They don’T. Well, not yet.

Nicole: Well, this is fun. You must come to dinner. I won’t take no for an answer. It’ll just be the three of us, only I won’t be there.

Rafe: Oh, sit down. Have some wine.

Nicole: Rafe, you are the one who came to me and said you think ava got the perps to say that you were the one that planted evidence on them.

Rafe: Yeah, I know.

Nicole: And you think ava’s the one who cut poor duke’s head off.

Rafe: I thought, yeah, maybe.

Nicole: And she came to my office not just once, but twice to set up this dinner, and now she’s not here.

Rafe: You see, that’s why I shouldn’t have told you any of this because you’re all worked up.

Nicole: No, no, look, I already felt a little weird before you told me anything. All her friendliness. Oh, you and rafe are friends. You shouldn’t not see each other because of me. It just seemed forced. But now that I think about it, it’s not just forced. It’s calculated. Okay, rafe, this is your cue to jump in and tell me that I’m overreacting and my guilt has me paranoid.

Rafe: Yeah. Yeah, just I don’t know that you are.

[Dramatic music]

Honestly, I thought my floors were clean.

Gabi: I didn’t tell jake that you kissed me because I didn’t want him to beat the crap out of you.

Johnny: You know, gabi, I advise you to rethink your relationship with him. I mean, that kind of behavior doesn’t indicate mutual trust.

Gabi: [Chuckles] Yeah, johnny, keep on giving me relationship tips. How’s chanel these days?

Jake: Here’s your toddy, johnny. Hopefully the bartender didn’t get too trigger happy with the cinnamon sticks. So… let’s finally get down to business, huh?

[Jazz music]

Chad: Don’t you think maybe you just want this to be true?

Abigail: No, I want the person that I talked to to actually be sarah. I want sarah to be safe, and I want her to be making her own decisions. That’s what I want. I mean, think about it. What if this were kate? Okay, if kate had not gotten away from christian…

Chad: Mm-hmm.

Abigail: What does that look like? How does that play out, okay? We get periodic text messages that say, “hi, don’t worry about me, I’m fine.” Et cetera, and then her phone loses a connection, and we never see or hear from her ever again just like the text messages that maggie got and just how sarah’s phone got disconnected.

Chad: I see parallels.

Abigail: [Sighs] I am just worried that sarah is still in trouble or worse, and this is all some big charade to make us stop looking for her.

Chad: Well, kristen of the masks isn’t here, so it’s not kristen in the mask.

Abigail: And it wasn’t gwen. But I barely got off the phone with kristen, and then gwen comes out of the inn. It just all felt so staged.

Chad: Well, if it is, then there’s another actor involved.

Abigail: Maybe it was a fake call. Maybe it was gwen in a sarah mask, and then kristen calls me from the inn and then walks out in a gwen mask? Oh. My head hurts.

Chad: [Chuckles] I can see why.

Abigail: I’m really scared for sarah. Whoever the person is that I talked to, that sarah was on their way to the airstrip, so just means tonight is my last chance to get to the bottom of this.

Gwen: Oh, come on, you hate rafe and nicole so much. You’re throwing them a dinner party? Let me guess, you’re making penne out of strychnine?

Ava: I cannot let them know that I’m onto them. Not yet.

Gwen: Look, I just– just phone them or something and tell them that you’re running late. I–I can’t– I can’t take the chance of anyone seeing me as sarah. I–I’m not gonna be able to pull it off, and you’re– you’re really, really good at this, you are. You’re so good. Please. Please come. I won’t ever ask you for anything ever again.

[Soft dramatic music]

Nicole: I feel like I’m in “fatal attraction,” only, this time, the wife is glenn close.

Rafe: [Sighs] I’m sorry. I am. You know, maybe– maybe we’re just being paranoid.

[Phone rings] It’s her.

[Phone rings] Ava, are you all right?

Ava: Yeah, look, I’m so sorry. Something’s come up, but the salad is already made, so just put the eggplant parm in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes.

Rafe: Oh, no, that’s okay. We’ll wait for you.

Ava: No, no, no, don’T. Um, I don’t know how long I’m gonna be.

Rafe: Ava, what’s going on? Is something wrong? Ava? She hung up.

Nicole: Well, did she say where she was or when she’s coming back?

Rafe: No.

Nicole: [Sighs] Oh, my god, rafe, do you think she left us here alone on purpose? People everywhere living with

Chad: Okay, abby, there are some weird parallels. But let’s think about this here. Maggie and xander both talked to this woman, yeah? Did either one of them express suspicions?

Abigail: Maggie did not, and I haven’t spoken to xander since he saw her.

Chad: Okay, he probably would’ve called you, though, if there were. I mean, you two have been working on this thing together. He knows as much as you do, and he thinks that’s sarah.

Abigail: I guess.

Chad: Okay, look, look, just–hey, just relax, okay? I’m gonna go read the kids a book, and then we can do dinner. Then, when I get back, pew, pew, pew. I’m gonna do everything in my power to take your mind off of this sarah.

[Soft dramatic music]

Paulina: Oh, oh, oh.

Tripp: Look, and I know that there was a point in time that chanel and allie were a little bit more than just friends.

Paulina: So you know about that?

Tripp: Yeah, allie doesn’t keep secrets from me.

Paulina: Is that right?

Tripp: And I know that they kissed a couple of times in the past and that it’s over. Allie loves me.

Paulina: Mm

Tripp: And that she and chanel are just really good friends.

Paulina: And the check is in the mail.

Tripp: I’m sorry. I didn’t catch that.

Paulina: Oh, no, I was– I said, “I’m so happy for you, dr. Johnson.”

Tripp: Oh, please, tripp.

Paulina: No, here in the hospital, you’re dr. Johnson. Here, oh, get my cane. Give it to somebody who can use it. Well, I’ll see you later. Oh.

Tripp: Well, you can kind of see where chanel came from.

[Chuckles]

Allie: I’m sorry. Ugh, I shouldn’t have just blurted that out. I just–I just thought you should know. That’s all.

Chanel: No, I– I’m glad you told me. It’s not your fault. I needed to know.

Allie: Just please don’t cry, okay? He’s so not worth it.

Chanel: Oh, you’ve been telling me that from the beginning, and I wouldn’t listen.

Allie: I didn’t want to be right, but I mean, the brother that I grew up with, my ally, my friend, he’s gone. I mean, I don’t know what happened, but he’s gone.

Chanel: Yeah, apparently.

Allie: Hey, want to talk about it?

Chanel: I will, but just not right now. Okay?

Allie: I got it. Okay, well, call me if you need anything, okay?

[Soft dramatic music]

Chanel: [Sighs]

[Sobs]

[Sighs]

Jake: So we’re thinking we pool our shares, and we work on getting a heavy-hitter on the board at dimera.

Johnny: Who do you have in mind?

Jake: I don’t know. Somebody like victor kiriakis.

Johnny: The competition?

Johnny: Why not? Think about it. We get him thinking we’re interested in an alliance, right? We bring him onboard, sic him on chad and ej, and when we get rid of them, we get rid of him.

Johnny: You know, I like the way you think, but I’m not sure that’s the move.

Jake: I don’t know. It could pay off big-time.

Johnny: And it could blow up in our faces. I need some time to think about this. Something or someone would really have to persuade me into thinking this is a good idea.

[Jazz music]

Jake: So… what are you not telling me, gabs? Like pulsing, electric shocks,

Rafe: You thi

Rafe: You think ava planned this?

Nicole: Maybe. Maybe she’s testing us. Or maybe she’s putting her money where her mouth is. She says she trusts us, and leaving us here just proves it.

Rafe: Or maybe she’s playing some sort of sick game. The more I think about that, the more it makes sense. Maybe nothing come up. Maybe she was just planning on walking in here in the hopes of seeing–

Nicole: Seeing what?

Rafe: This.

[Line trilling]

[Phone ringing]

Gwen: You’re there already?

Ava as sarah: Yeah, i just got here.

Gwen: Yes, and?

Ava as sarah: And I made sure that a couple people got a good look at me on the way. I’ll make sure that the security camera has a clear shot of me, and then I’ll get out of camera range and take off this damn mask and get home.

Gwen: [Sighs] I really can’t thank you enough.

Ava as sarah: Just remember that. You owe me.

Jake: He kissed you? That fricking snake.

Gabi: Relax. I slapped him across the face.

Jake: Doesn’t seem to have put him off much.

Gabi: Well, I didn’t want it to. The more I push him away, put him down, he tells himself I’m protesting too much. That inflated ego of his is putty in my hands.

Jake: I don’t like it.

Gabi: Well, you’re gonna love it once he puts victor on the board, and I know he will.

Jake: He doesn’t give you the creeps? Guy creeps the hell out of me.

Gabi: Okay, yes, fine, but women know how to compartmentalize their feelings, and now that he’s gone, I get to concentrate on you.

[Jazz music]

Allie: Hi.

Tripp: Hey, what are you doing here?

Allie: Well, I brought you chowder from the pub, and a slice of chanel’s pecan pie.

Tripp: Oh, my favorites. Thank you so much.

Allie: I didn’t want you to have to eat hospital food, and also mainly I missed you.

Tripp: I missed you too.

[Tender music]

Paulina: Hmm. No more cane!

[Laughs] And good riddance.

Chanel: Mama, that’s great. That’s really great.

[Soft dramatic music]

Paulina: Out with it, baby. What’s wrong?

Chanel: I’ve– I’ve been thinking about what you said before. You were right.

Paulina: Of course I am. About what?

Chanel: Johnny. Why should he be living the high life while i have to wake up at the crack of dawn to make a living? And mostly because of what he did to me, you said I should go after a divorce settlement, and that is exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to take that little worm for everything that he’s worth.

Paulina: It’s always good to have goals in life.

Johnny: [Deep voice] Oh, gabi. You think you’re so smart, but you have no idea who you’re actually up against.

[Indistinct eerie whisper]

Chad: What are you doing here?

Johnny: [Voice normalizes] Not thrilled to see me?

Chad: Nah, it’s just that abi–abigail was just here. Where is she?

Johnny: She was just leaving as I got here. Drove off like a bat out of hell.

[Eerie dramatic music]

Abigail: I knew it. Oh, oh. I knew it wasn’t– I knew it was… you?

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Abigail: Sarah? Thank god I caught you. We need to talk.

Ava as sarah: Abigail, I’m– 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?

Ava as sarah: I beg your pardon?

Abigail: You heard me. You’re not my cousin, sarah horton. You’re kristen dimera.

[Suspenseful music]

[Phone ringing]

Kristen: Huh. Sorry, sweetness. Steve can’t come to the phone right now.

Kayla: Steve, call me back as soon as you get this. No, no, no. No, better yet, why don’t you get here. I’m in the reverend mother’s office but she could come back at any minute. I think if we want to find anything on kristen, it’s gonna take two of us.

Chloe: Hey, dad. It’s me again. Why haven’t you called me back? Mom is here and she’s a wreck. She’s convinced that you’re having an affair and I can’t talk her out of it, so we need to fix this now. Please call me.

[Sighs]

Craig: Why call when I can come in person?

Chloe: Daddy.

Craig: Better late than never, huh? Mm. Mm.

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

Johnny: When you said we had interests in common?

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

Johnny: You know, I’ve been giving that a lot of thought. And I was thinking that it might look something like this.

Gabi: Uh!

[Panting] Uh!

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

[Soft orchestration]

Chanel: Hey, mama. How’s your ankle?

Paulina: Never mind about that. We need to talk about the other night.

Johnny: You really pack a wallop. Made me bite my cheek. You drew blood.

Gabi: Is this some kind of an act?

Johnny: Oh, come on. I was reading your signals loud and clear.

Gabi: What signals? I am in a loving, committed relationship to your uncle, jake. Do you remember him?

Johnny: To be honest with you, the family tries very hard not to think about him.

Gabi: Ah, well, the family’s making a huge mistake.

Johnny: Teasing. Hey. C’mon, what’s the big deal? You got a boyfriend, jake. A hot second ago, I had a wife. Things change.

Gabi: You’re old enough to drink?

Johnny: Yeah. Can I make you one?

Gabi: No. No, thank you. You may have sabotaged your marriage, but I am in a loving, committed relationship to jake. You got it?

Johnny: Got it. You’re with the grease monkey. Doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun on the side.

Craig: I got your message, and I booked the first flight out.

Chloe: Oh, I miss you.

Craig: I miss you too, sweetheart.

Chloe: But you have to set mom straight.

Craig: [Laughs] She driving you crazy?

Chloe: Well, yeah, naturally. But I understand. She–she thinks you have some other woman on the side. And I’m trying to tell her she’s being ridiculous, but she won’t listen to me.

Craig: Thank you for your concern. And I’m sorry she dragged you into this.

Chloe: It’s okay, it’s not your fault. I know you’d never cheat on her.

Craig: [Sighs] Well. You know how your mother gets when she gets these things in her head, right?

Chloe: Yeah.

Nancy: It’s all in my head. Is that what you want chloe to believe?

Ava as sarah: You think that I’m kristen? Are you having another one of your episodes?

Abigail: My mental health has never been better, thank you.

Ava as sarah: Okay. I don’t know what’s going on here, but if you’re not sick, then this must be some sort of a mind game that I really don’t have time for, so.

Abigail: It all makes sense.

Ava as sarah: What makes sense?

Abigail: You kidnapped sarah horton, you stuffed her in a suitcase, and then you put on your sarah mask to make all of salem believe she left town of her own free will.

Ava as sarah: Are you just gonna say that with a straight face? Do you even hear how delusional that sounds?

Abigail: You tried to do the same thing to kate. She’s telling everyone who will listen to her that you abducted her, and then you put on a kate mask and you went and you broke up with jake.

Ava as sarah: I would start you on anti-psychotics, but I didn’t bring my prescription pad. So I’ve put up with you for as long as I’m going to.

[Phone ringing] Do you want to answer that? It might be a hot tip that amelia earhart running around in a jimmy hoffa mask.

Abigail: Do not move.

[Sighs] Abigail dimera. Hello? Who’s calling?

Kristen: It’s your sister-in-law, kristen dimera.

[Dramatic music]

It’s my 5:52 woke-up-like-this migraine medicine.

Brady: Xander, what are you doing here?

Xander: Drinking. Care to join me?

Brady: No, I–I don’t drink. As a matter of fact, I’m here to pick maggie up for an aa meeting.

Xander: Ah. Oh, yeah. Well, I think she’s upstairs. I figured she wouldn’t mind if I helped myself to some of uncle victor’s lovely scotch.

Brady: Okay. Well, I hope someone is giving you a ride home.

Xander: No. I’ll take a taxi. Brady, before you go fetch maggie, can I ask you a question?

Brady: Go for it.

Xander: How do you drown your sorrows?

Brady: What?

Xander: I mean, since you don’t drink.

Brady: Oh. Well, xander to be honest with you, I really don’t drown my sorrows at all anymore. I kind of allow myself to just experience them. I talk to people I trust about them. I vow to make better choices in the future to avoid having more sorrow, and eventually things seem to get better.

Xander: Yeah, well, that’s– that’s the problem right there, brady. I mean, I’m just not as patient as you. For me, eventually just isn’t soon enough for me. God, it sounds like an eternity.

Brady: I’m gonna see if I can find maggie.

Xander: Please tell her that I– you know, I admire her for not drowning her sorrows either, for facing them head on. You know, dealing with adversity with courage and fortitude and not even a drop of barley brew.

Brady: I’ll pass that along to her.

Xander: Bloody, bloody hell!

Brady: What is wrong?

Xander: [Scoffs] Sorry, brad. I hadn’t meant for you to hear that. Look, just– why don’t you just treat me like you normally treat me? Just ignore me or–

[Sighs] Just treat me like somebody you want disappear or just you wish would leave you alone. Trust me, I’ve been getting a big dose of that recently.

Brady: Xander, what– what are you talking about?

Xander: Sarah. The woman I thought was the answer to my prayers, the love of my life, she– she dumped me again.

Abigail: Who is this really?

Kristen: God. It’s me, of course. I understand you’re editing “the spectator” now. Well, I have a story for you.

Abigail: Go on.

Kristen: [Scoffs] Well, so much for gratitude. I could be giving the scoop to “the intruder,” you know.

Abigail: [Huffs] What sort of scoop are we talking about? Keep in mind you are speaking on the record.

Kristen: Fine by me. Here’s the gist. I had nothing to do with the disappearance of philip kiriakis. And I would never, ever frame brady black. He’s the father of my only child. I’m an innocent woman, and you can quote me on that.

Ava as sarah: I could hear who you were talking to. It was kristen, right? The person you keep insisting I am? It seems like somebody needs to brush up on their girl reporter skills. So as I said, I do have a plane to catch.

Abigail: I am not done with you yet.

Chanel: I was scared to death for you, mama, when I heard that that chandelier almost fell right on top of you. You could’ve died.

Paulina: But I didn’T. I just turned my ankle. That’s it. Lani took real good care of me. Baby, it’s you I’m worried about. I haven’t talked to you since the reception.

Chanel: Quite a party, huh? My new husband made a fool of me in front of both of our families.

Paulina: How are you holding up?

Chanel: How do you think?

Paulina: Mm, don’t you worry about that eurotrash little poser. We’re gonna make him pay, you best believe that.

Chanel: What do you have in mind?

Paulina: You just leave everything to me.

Chanel: Okay. Now I’m worried.

Paulina: You didn’t sign a prenup with him, did you?

Chanel: No, it didn’t even come up. Why?

Paulina: I am talking to one of the top divorce lawyers in the country. I hope johnny dimera is ready to be starched and pressed, because we are taking him to the cleaners.

Johnny: Well, I won’t tell if you won’t tell.

Gabi: Down, boy.

Johnny: Come on, gabi. You’re a hot, beautiful, smart woman. Are you really ready to limit your sex life to jake dimera for the rest of your life?

Gabi: I never said I wasn’t attracted to you, johnny.

Johnny: That’s right. You didn’T.

Gabi: But jake and i are committed to each other.

Johnny: Ever heard of an open relationship?

Gabi: [Laughs] That– that isn’t for us. Jake is very traditional.

Johnny: Hm. Well, I can think of a couple traditions I wouldn’t mind starting with you.

Allie: You two? Seriously?

To be a thriver with

metastatic breast cancer

Johnny: Hey, sis. Nobody told me you were stopping by.

Allie: No kidding.

Gabi: Johnny and i were just–

Johnny: Discussing the company’s quarterly report.

Allie: Mm. Must’ve been kind of hard to talk with his tongue down your throat. And since when do you give a rat’s ass about the family’s company?

Johnny: Well, since my dad signed his shares in it over to me.

Allie: Are you making that up?

Johnny: No.

Allie: So much for bragging about never turning corporate.

Johnny: Well, I realized it was time for me to step up, take my rightful place at dimera enterprises.

Allie: Hm. And, um– and you were just coming over to offer your congratulations?

Gabi: I’m gonna head out.

Allie: Good idea.

Johnny: We’ll continue this conversation some other time.

Gabi: Yeah. Allie, I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t go trotting to jake and tell him what you saw.

Allie: Trust me, you and jake are way down my list of priorities.

Johnny: What’s your problem?

Allie: My problem is that my brother is even more of a disgusting jerk than I thought.

Chanel: I don’t want you to go after johnny’s money.

Paulina: Why not?

Chanel: Because I’m a strong, independent woman, just like my mama.

Paulina: But–

Chanel: But nothing! Forget about johnny and his twisted family’s fortune.

Paulina: Okay. For now.

Chanel: I should’ve listened to horton when she tried to warn me about her brother. And I wouldn’t be in this mess now.

Paulina: Hm. I’m glad that you two– you two girls are such good friends. I saw the way allie ran after you when you left the reception.

Chanel: Yeah. Horton’s the best.

Paulina: I take it she was able to make you feel better?

Chanel: I– I wouldn’t have been able to get through that night without her.

Paulina: I already knew that.

Chanel: You did?

Paulina: I saw the two of you in bed.

Craig: What do I have to say to convince you there is no other woman?

Nancy: Well, you have to say, “I’m not having an affair, nancy,” and mean it. But you can’t, can you?

Craig: For the love of god.

Chloe: Guys, I’m getting a real dysfunctional family vibe–

Craig: You know, I can’t believe you brought her into this.

Nancy: She’s a grown woman. She has every right to know that her father is a lying, cheating womanizer.

Craig: Okay, that’s it. I give up!

Ava as sarah: How can I be kristen when you just hung up the phone with her?

Abigail: It was a phone call, not a video chat. If you can put on a mask and pretend to be sarah, I’m sure you can get a voice double for a phone call.

Ava as sarah: That’s really reaching, don’t you think?

Abigail: Who else would have a motive to come to town dressed as sarah just in order to break up with xander all over again?

Kayla: This should work. Why would a mother superior need to lock her drawer?

Kristen: Her cigarettes, maybe. Well, there’s no need for you to commit a mortal sin, sister. ‘Cause your search is over.

Kristen: Well, look at you. Huh? Oh, you seem to have found a true vocation. And here I thought you and steve were a love affair for the ages. Mm? I mean, are you really gonna give all that one-eyed passion to become a bride of christ?

Kayla: You can just save all the little peppy patter. You and I both know I’m no nun. I’m helping steve look for you.

Kristen: Oh. Why is that? Is it bring your wife to work day?

Kayla: Because I wasn’t gonna let him come and find you alone. And he thought that you would be hiding out here.

Kristen: [Chuckles] Why?

Kayla: Because it’s what you did before.

Kristen: Oh, gosh. I mean, I hate being predictable. But I am afraid that steve will not be able to bring me in this time.

Kayla: Where is he?

Kristen: You know the old saying–

[Laughs] “Curiosity killed the patch?”

Xander: She called me a creep, a neanderthal, and made it very clear to me, again, that she is absolutely done with me, wants nothing to do with me. And the only feeling that she has for me is disgust.

Brady: That sounds pretty brutal.

Xander: You know, I think I had it coming. I’ve hardly led an exemplary life, as well you know, brady. I’m a– I’m just a terrible person. I think maybe sarah finally realized that.

Brady: Xander, I know how much you loved her. And I know how devoted sarah was to you. Maggie would go on and on about it. She was really rooting for the two of you.

Xander: So you don’t think I got what I deserve?

Brady: Actually, in this case, I don’T. ‘Cause I think your feelings for her were genuine. And I know how much you wanted to marry her.

Xander: Yeah, but then instead of tying the knot with me, she jumps into bed with her ex, brady, on my wedding day, I mean– and then she turned around and dumped him shortly thereafter. Not that that softens the blow at all.

Brady: I’m sorry. I know better than anyone what it’s like to have a relationship just–

[Scoffs] Blow up in a spectacular fashion.

Xander: You and kristen?

Brady: Yeah. And now, I got steve johnson trying to hunt her down.

Chanel: Look I– I was so messed up after what johnny did. I didn’t want to be alone. And horton was cool enough to hang out with me until I fell asleep.

Paulina: Chanel? Remember when you were a little, bitty girl? What did I always say when you were scared to tell me something you thought might get you into trouble?

Chanel: That I could always tell you the truth.

Paulina: That’s right. I know I haven’t always lived up to that. But it still stands. You can tell me the truth about anything.

Chanel: But I am telling you the truth. Look, all we did was cuddle. I know it might look–

Paulina: Chanel. Chanel. Stop. J–just stop. Now when I say to you that I saw you two together, I mean I saw you together.

Allie: First, you dump chanel, and then I catch you trying to come on to gabi. I mean, what do you suppose will would think about you trying to hook up with arianna’s mom?

Johnny: I don’t know why he’d care. He obviously wasn’t that into her. You on the other hand–

Allie: Johnny, shut your mouth.

Johnny: Were you jealous?

Allie: Shut up!

Johnny: Lighten up. It was a joke.

[Sighs] You want something?

Allie: No. And when did you start knocking back booze in the middle of the day?

Johnny: You could stand to take the edge off too. Believe me.

Allie: Johnny, this isn’t funny.

Johnny: Well, it’s a little funny. You marching in here with your righteous indignation. You’re a joke.

Allie: And you’re a jackass.

Johnny: Mm. Always was, always will be– at least in your eyes. Don’t you ever get tired of running around passing judgement on everyone that you meet?

Allie: Thank god chanel is through with you.

Johnny: You warned her I’d hurt her. And you were right. Come on, doesn’t that make your day?

Allie: No. Okay? That’s not what I wanted. I was actually hoping for chanel’s sake that you would be different this time.

Johnny: Sorry.

Allie: No, you’re not. I always knew you were a player, but I’m realizing now that you’re also a soulless creep.

Ava as sarah: For the last time, I came back because I found out that xander was making my mom worried sick about me.

Abigail: But how did you find out? Because nobody knew how to reach sarah.

Ava as sarah: I have my ways.

Abigail: Tell me about ’em.

Ava as sarah: Look, abigail, I know that you want this to be a really big story so you can drive traffic to your newspaper’s website, but the truth is, I broke up with somebody that I shouldn’t have been with in the first place. That’s it. End of story. What do I have to do to convince you?

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 at this time in my life?

Abigail: You couldn’t convince me as yourself, so you’re trying to convince me as sarah.

Ava as sarah: What are you babbling about?

Abigail: You’re not kristen.

Ava as sarah: See. Finally.

Abigail: How did you get your hands on the mask, gwen? This is the sound of nature breathing.

Ava as sarah: You’re not gonna let this insanity go, are you? First I’m kristen, now I’m gwen. Who am I gonna be next? Grandma alice coming to get her cut of profits from donut sales?

Abigail: You can deny it all you want, but I’m onto you now. And I got to hand it to you, pretty resourceful.

Ava as sarah: Okay, I’m done with this.

Abigail: Okay, you push past me, and I will make a scene right here in this square that my great-grandparents built. I will say poor sarah’s having a breakdown, she needs to go to the er. You really want to risk that?

Ava as sarah: You’re the one having the breakdown. Wouldn’t be the first time.

Abigail: Who was it that told me to stop looking for sarah, hm? Wasn’t her mother. Wasn’t xander. It was you. You, and I ignored you. And I kept looking anyway. And I’m onto you now, and you know it. And you are so desperate to keep xander that you will do anything. Right, gwen?

Nancy: [Chuckling] Don’t you know, craig, that every cheating husband has used business trips, working late at the office as cover-ups for an affair? And I want to thank you for turning what I thought was a good marriage into a cliché.

Craig: Do you see what I have to deal with?

Nancy: Don’t talk about me like I’m not even in the room!

Chloe: Mom! No one can even talk to you ’cause we can’t get a word in edgewise. And I don’t know if you care, but I– I believe dad.

Nancy: You–you do? Really?

Chloe: Yes, I–I really do. And I know him really well. Wouldn’t you agree?

Nancy: Better than anyone.

Craig: Which is why chloe knows I’m telling you the truth. Nancy wesley, do you not know how much you mean to me? That there is no other woman in the world for me? Mm.

Nancy: [Crying]

Chanel: It–it just happened, mama. Okay? And–and I’m not ashamed.

Paulina: And I don’t want you to be ashamed. But baby, you– you went to bed with a brother and a sister– twins, no less. That’s a dicey situation.

Chanel: Well, you messed around with abe after you knew he’d already been with aunt tamara.

Paulina: Now hold on, baby girl, now, don’t you go getting yourself into grown folks’ business. For the record, there was thirty-odd years between my relationship with abraham and your aunt tamara. You, you hopped into bed with allie on that same night that your husband told you your marriage was over. How long has this been going on?

Chanel: It hasn’t been. Horton’s in love with tripp.

Paulina: Now, you and I both know that is not exactly the case. You and allie, you had a strong connection way before you ever laid eyes on johnny.

Chanel: Maybe. All right, but it never went beyond a couple of kisses.

Paulina: Until it did. Listen, dumpling, I know you believe that it wasn’t planned, but I think you need to take a step back, search your heart. Come to terms with how you feel about johnny and allie. The situation is already complicated enough. Don’t let it get completely out of hand.

Allie: Do you know how much you hurt chanel? She really loved you. She thought you were the one.

Johnny: The one?

[Laughs] Me? Don’t be ridiculous.

Allie: Excuse me?

Johnny: Oh, we both know who has the key to chanel’s heart. And it ain’t me.

Allie: What are you talking about?

Johnny: Well, I’m talking about you, alice caroline horton, my beloved sister. The one who always did like to ride the fence. She sits in judgement on her pious perch as a horton. All while quietly enjoying the fact that her mother married into dimera money. She runs around with her noble do-gooder, tripp johnson, the brother of her dead, rapist baby daddy, because he’s safe.

Allie: Do you enjoy doing this to me?

Johnny: And while tripp is off healing the sick, allie’s playing kissing games with her bff, chanel. And then when chanel up and marries allie’s brother, does that stop allie from lusting after chanel? No, it does not.

Allie: You’re a pig.

Johnny: And you’re a hypocrite. I saw you fly out of here after chanel took off. You couldn’t wait to console her. I bet you consoled her right out of her clothes and into bed, didn’t you?

Ava as sarah: You know, if the journalism thing doesn’t work out, you could try your hand writing those cheap thrillers– the ones that the plot doesn’t make any sense, ’cause that’s what this is.

Abigail: Insult me all you want, gwen. I’m still gonna prove that it’s you underneath that sarah mask.

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

Ava as 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. I meant–

Ava as 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–

Ava as sarah: I didn’T.

Gwen: What?

Ava as sarah: Sarah horton is still very much on that island.

Gwen: I–I don’t understand. That doesn’t make sense.

Ava as sarah: Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot.

Gwen: What on earth are you doing?

Ava as sarah: I’m really done with this. Goodbye, abigail. Let go of me!

Abigail: Sure. Right after I take a good look at that mask up close.

Chanel: I love horton as a friend. And I’m physically attracted to her. But I was in love with johnny. Really in love. And I thought he loved me too.

Paulina: Aww. I’m so sorry that monster, he treated you the way he did.

Chanel: I don’t even know that guy who stood up and told our families that we were through. My johnny, he held my hand and he showed me around rome. And one night, we were in this restaurant and some dude was talking in italian about johnny being white and me being black, and not in a good way. You should have seen johnny, mama. He shut that dude up. He didn’t want me to feel bad for one minute. I just–I just don’t even understand what happened.

Paulina: Baby, you’re gonna get through this. You’re gonna get through it. You are. You are. And you’re gonna find the perfect person to spend the rest of your life with.

Chanel: I wish I had your faith.

Paulina: Well, baby, until you do, I have got enough for the both of us.

Chanel: [Crying]

Paulina: Oh, baby. Well, you know, I’m– I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Baby, I hate to leave you. I hate to leave you like this, but I’ve got to– I’ve got to go. I’ve got a follow-up appointment at the hospital.

Chanel: You go. You–you make sure that that ankle is healing right. Even if my broken heart never does.

Allie: I actually hate you.

Johnny: Looks like I struck a nerve.

Allie: No, hate isn’t the right word. I hate the things you do, but really I feel sorry for you. You’re just as delusional as most of the twisted members of your dad’s side of the family.

Johnny: And the horton’s are so together–

Allie: I’m going to try and get this straight to you one last time. I am in love with tripp. And chanel is my best friend.

[Huffs] I thought I could come over here and try and talk to the johnny that I loved when we were kids. Maybe I could ask him why he did what he did to a wife who loved him. I was dumb enough to think that I could come over and talk some sense into you, get you to go over and apologize to her.

Johnny: Well, I’m never going to apologize for what I am. That’s not the dimera way.

Allie: Great, giovanni. Be a good little dimera. Make your crazy father and your precious nonno so proud. But while you do that, keep something in mind. You used to have a twin sister. You don’t anymore. I have one brother, and his name is will. You’re on your own.

Demon johnny: Oh, allie.

[Laughs] You don’t know the half of it.

Xander: You hired steve to track down kristen?

Brady: And bring her to justice, yeah.

Xander: Well, I hope to hell he finds her. I’m sure you know I’ve had my own share of miserable headaches thanks to kristen dimera. You know, honestly, for a while there I suspected that she might have had a hand in sarah’s disappearance.

Brady: I can understand why you’d think that.

Xander: You know, I actually hoped that she was involved for a while. It would have been a lot better for my ego. But no, it turned out that sarah left me of her own free will.

Brady: So what, she– she’s just leaving again?

Xander: Yeah. Bound and determined to get far away from salem and the likes of me. And since just the sight of me repulses her, there’s nothing I can do to stop her, nothing anybody can do.

Kayla: Steve is not dead. You’re just–you’re just trying to throw me off balance.

Kristen: Oh, please.

[Laughing] I have been one step ahead of you this entire time. I was watching when kindly father nichols brought poor, misplaced sister mary elizabeth in here. And see, while you were in here making a pathetic attempt to toss mother superior’s office, I was at your hotel room taking care of steve.

Kayla: Taking care of him? What does that mean?

Kristen: Well, I did what had to be done. Hm. Who do you think disconnected that phone call to him an hour or so ago?

Kayla: You killed him? My asthma felt anything but normal.

[Doorbell rings]

Chanel: Oh, mama must’ve forgotten her keys. Coming. Horton.

Allie: Hey, dupree. We need to talk.

Gabi: Hey, call me back when you get this. I mean it, jake. I have to tell you about this meeting I had with johnny. Apparently he’s more of an operator than I thought.

Johnny: Should my ears be burning?

Craig: Mm. You know what? Why don’t I take the both of you out for dinner and we can celebrate. Hm?

Nancy: Well, it sounds great.

Chloe: Yeah, it does. You know what? There’s a new place in town called the bistro, and it’s pretty good.

Craig: Let’s eat there.

Nancy: It’s a deal.

Craig: Okay.

Nancy: But I want to go back to hotel room and freshen up first.

Craig: Okay, sure. Chloe and I will meet you there in, what, about an hour or so?

Nancy: [Giggles] Again, it’s a deal. And craig, I hate repeating myself, but I’m so happy.

Craig: Bears repeating.

Nancy: Okay, one hour.

Chloe: Love you. See you soon.

Nancy: I love you too.

Craig: Bye, honey.

Chloe: [Sighs] I knew it. I–I knew that you wouldn’t cheat on mom, but she wouldn’t hear it from me. She had to hear it from you.

Craig: Yeah. Mm.

[Sighs]

Kayla: You killed him?

Kristen: What are you doing?

Kayla: You killed him? You bitch!

Kristen: Let go of me, you lunatic.

[Gun fires]

[Suspenseful music]

Ava as sarah: Let go of me.

Abigail: Not until I see who’s under that mask.

Ava as sarah: What?

Abigail: It’s all over, gwen. I have figured you out.

Gwen: What in god’s name are you doing, abigail?

[Dramatic music]

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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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[Both laugh]

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.

[Knock at door] Coming.

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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?

Dry eye symptoms

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?

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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!

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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.

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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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